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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

CAvALRY.-We insert to-day, an excellent article
from the Charleston Mercury, on the importance of
bringing into the army Of the Confederate States, a
full complement Of cavalry. The utility Of cavalry
in this contes. cannot be called in question 1t is
an expensive arm of defense. No State will bear
the equipment Of more than two regiments Hence,
in our last we urged upon our people the raising of
volunteer mounted riaemen, every man furnishing
his own equipments and horse-the State or Con-
federate States to furnish sabres and pistols and pay
all damages to the horses Even six months VOL
nnteers thus equipped, should not and We believe,
will not be rejected What terror would 900 such
troops produce upon = body Of Yankeess
But while We insist upon having proper supply
of cavalry, and artillery We do not undervalue OF
discourage the raising Of infantry. This, after all
is the chief reliance on the field Of battle.
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Wlliaun ii. Hardy.

Il :.
Col Ksrs6aw gives the following notics in bis
Official report Of the lamented Hardy. Hesas the
son Of Dr. J. F. = Hardy, Of Ashsyills NC He
was with Col Kershaw At the bombardment Of Fort
Sumter. His father lost son in the Mexican war,
and has two more in the Confederate army at York
town. We sympathize with the patriotic and devot-
cd father. 1t is deeply to be lamented that the bo-
dyd Vim. Il. Hardy has not been found or identi-
lied since the battle of Manassas Plains. Col Ker-
shaw speaks of him thus:
zone of my personal aids, Mr.. Vim. Il. Hardy,
Was most serviceable during the engagement gal
lahtly bearing order after order with promptness
and intelligence. Having been sent by me to con-
duct Col Preston's regiment to position on my
left he was shot in the breast at the head Of that
regiment before be had proceeded sixty yards, aud
died instantly. A youth of pure and gentle spirit
ne evineed on the field the COOL sefpossessed hero
ism Of the veteran soldier" aa
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PatriOtim (O


A friend writing to US under the above heading,
the part Of several men in one Of the Counties of
this State, in connection with subscriptions to q
volunteer company; which examples, with some
comments Of his own, he desires US to publish He
states that the men referred to worth, together
over half million Of dollars; that they subscribed
to volunteer company, amounts by no means
large for them; and that they afterwards made out
their bills for the amounts subscribed and presented
them to the finance committee of the County for pay
ment! That such persons descToe 70 have their
names published there can be no doubt; but We
would suggest to our friend that it is not expedient
to do now, it might arouse hitter personal feel
ing and also party feeling At time when, if at all
possible, our people should be unit as to every
thing which concerns the war. We have heard of
similar cases nearer home than the place mentioned
by our correspondent but with him We rejoice that
we have heard of no such conduct on the part Of
the old Union men. The LAST to abandon the old
government they were the first to spring to the de-
fence of the new. Their money and their blood,
without stint and with no thought Of repayment
are at the service of the Confederate States So far
as the service is concerned, not many Of them are
on horseback, and few Of them have ~riting COM
missions; but they are in the ranks ready to suffer
/ and die for the South. -'..-
The day Of reckoning will come The names Of
skin-Aints and towards, and pretenders, and johnny
Hooks will be given then; and the people will sit
on these dead excreseenees the body polite both
IS judge and executioner.
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Field Omcers-..False Insinnaaiea Corrected.
1t is not true that The 8saa1srdt ID noticing :
number of gentlsmn who would maks efficient neld
officers intended to digit thoss already in s.rvice;
for expressly referred 70 such a are enet connect
sdWita tho ssrois.n .A
The writer who has attempted to produce the i'm
preston that We are disposed to regard the brave
men already in the ranks - not worthy of promo
ton, has perpetratsda ialsehood Of which he was
entirely conscious. He tnss he was penning that
which was untrue. l6r our article was before him.
Nor is it true that the Staadard has ever sought
popularity at the expense Of truth and right It is
one Of the most independent papers in the Confed.
crate States It is true to the people, and it is
friend Of the brave mea who have gone forth to fght
our battles and tits because Of this that it is assault
cd and misrepresentsd BY tosdies and sycophants.
The Editor Of the Sta~dard Is not partzan but he
is Democrat He holds that the people are the
source Of oil power and he believes that represen-
htve Democracy is the best form of government
known to man. He is therefore, = Democratic Re-
publcan-one Of the truest and soundest in the Con-
federate States; and in this respect he agrees with
W suo PS0tt0 VI 1>oi uA'OAioAA1o>
whether formerly Democrats or Wings If the
toadies and sycophants referred to could only drive
the Editor from this position, they would consider
the work which their masters have given them to
do, accomplished
The right Of the people to ruiz, without regard to
parties, caucuses, cliques, or conventions is our
motto Under the new Confederacy we start do
noeo; but we adhere to those imperishable princi-
pies Of Democratic Republican government sane
toned by the fathers Of the old Republic, and by
such founders of the new IS Davis and Stephens.
There are modern lights, which those who carry
them say are Democratic, but they were not
kindled at the true fountain. We judge men
by what they do-not by what they say.-
Those who say the people have all power, and in
the next breath deprive them of this power and pro-
coed to exercise it Themselves are not Democrats,
but aristocrats and oligarchs. Our only hope for
the success of the new government is in the people
themselves The right Of the people to rule is about
all that is left to us; let us see to it that this right
is guarded with sleepless vigilance.
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The One Thing Needfal.

ine One Thing Needfuls
Military knowledge strategic skill, and qu,ckness
Of perception necessary in military commander.
Men who do not possess these or the mental capaci
ty to acquire military knowledge readily. ought
never to aspire to the command. But necessary as
these are, nothing can compensate in an officer for
the lack Of COOL personal courage and large stock
oft A man who would seek command, or &C
cept Of it under any circumstances, who is timid,
easily jostled cowardy Is both fool and knaye
The South wants no such craven-hearted poltroons
in its staff, from corporal to the highest officer.
If North Carolina has such among her troops
sure the voice Of her people demands that they
should resign and 60 home to the plough or some
thing else. Our brave old State has no use for q
coward, timid tremulous blockhead on the field
If ever men had cause or inducements to play the
part Of men fully on the field the Southern people
have it now. Thank God our brave troops have
shown themselves equal to the hour-at least vast
numbers Of them have. Should any of them prove
otherwise than true men-men who will do or die
in any emergency them retire to some sequest-
cred spot and never tell it that they were born in
the old North State.
Clerks Elected.
We add the following to those published in our
last:
Surry.-Columbus Hampton, c. G., j. q. Dob.
son. s. C.
Wayne-S. II. Denmark, c. c., G. c. Garris, sc.
Aecklenbury.-W. K. Reid, G. e., j. B. Kerr, sc.
Ca6arrua-N. Slough, G. C., J. o. Wallace, sc.
Forsyth.-C. L. Banner, G. G., ~ anier, s. C.
Stokes.-J F. Hill, G. e., Jas. Rierson, jr., S. c.
Randolph-J. H. Brown, c. c., B. B. Bulla, sc
Daridson.-J. K. Peryman, c. G., H. N. Heit
man, S. C.
gay, S. c. -,.
Guiyord L SWAIN c. c., W. D. Trotter, S. G
Buncom6e.--W. B. Baird, C. Gu RWeaver, sc
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100" 4 new Mem00rOs -
GunToRD.-Peter Adams, Esq, has been elected
to the State Senate from that County, in place Of
Gov. Morehead, resigned. a. H.
AsHE-We learn that James N. Gentry, Esq,
has been elected to the House of Commons, in place
Of Capt Crumpler, resigned.
BuScoxBE.-Geo W. Gambler Esq, has been
elected to the Senate from the Buncombe district,
in place of Col. Marcus Erwin, resigned. Mr.. Can.
dler is gentleman Of ability, and will no doubt
make an efficient and useful member. 4
WATAUGA.-Wel learn also that Mr.. Farthing has
been elected to the House Of Commons, in place o.
G. N. Folk, ESQ.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

Is =, q. - .r.ss Il Laaest News
: + NOW turns eatf that the burning Of Hampton
Wa done By order Of Gen. Magruder Is military
necessity, to drive The Lincoln forces from Newport
News into the Fort He made several attempts to
engage the enemy, but could not induce them TO
leave their entrenchments. The Enquirer says, the
eatisens Of Hampton aided in the burning.
Prince Napoleon had visited the battle field Of
Manassas, and dined with Gen BeauregMd 1t IS
expected that he will visit Richmond, ~ *.
1t is rumored that Hon. ". n II. Smith, Of this
State recently visited New York. and has been taken
prisoner. The report needs confirmation.
4. Nothing is known of the movements of the army
Of the Potomac.
The news from Missouri IS conflicting. Ore re-
port is that Gen. McCulloch has captured Gen.
Ly on, and another is that he has been killed
Col Tyler, of the Confederate Army, on visit
to Cincinnati to meet his wife, has been arrested.
The success Of Southern privateers is exciting
great uneasiness at the North.
The 4th North-Carolina Regiment left Suffolk on
the 10th for the vicinity Of Smithfeld They left
one hundred on the sick list ct Suffolk. We regret
to learn that Capt Miller Of the Townsville Rifles
il there quite sick .FS
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- correspondent requests US to copy from
.,s Charlotte Bulletin of the goth July, the pro.
csedpps of public meeting in that place, in honor
os,he late Col C. F. Fisher. We would do SO cheer
en-, g NO had the Bulletin of that date.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

CHOLERA MEDIcIsk-One Of the best remedies for
cholic, diarrhea and other affections of that class
which are so common in our soldiers Camps is DR..
Worthngton's Cholers Medicine. He resides in
Murfreesboro, N. c., and the medicine ought to be
obtained from any of the drug stores.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

rur FIRST SHERIFF TO SErrLE.-W. W. Long,
r.. the Sheriff of Yadkin, was in the City on Fri
.r last to settle his public taxes Mr. Long is If
w. d,vs ahead of the last day fixed by law. Such
nromptituds, especially in this crisis is highly com.
rsndable, Mr. Long informed US that Yadkin paid
.h;s year about 5000 more than she did last year.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

PAID OFF.-"The State Of Tennessee has paid her
army of 81, 600 volunteers all the money that was
due them up to the time they were mustered into
the Confederate service"
That State did the clever and the right thing
The daughter did what the mother should have done,
Int which she has failed to do thus far.
We rejoice, however, to be able to announce that
the North Carolina soldiers in Virginia are being
paid off by the Confederate government We per-
ceive that the Paymaster visited the Sd and 4:h
Regiments, near Smith6eld on Monday and Tuesday
to paw them off, We are glad that our brave men
can now pay the little comforts and neces
saries they must have.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

FosrER.-Our readers recollect something about
the renegade Charles II. Foster, late of Murfrees-
boro. His wife, whom he deceived, Miss Carter,
satisfied Of his treason and unwortaness declares in
card in the Petersburg Express, signed Sue A. Car
ter that she is no longer his wife, will no longer
bear his name, and will apply to the Legislature to
restore her name. She is right She was no doubt
deluded by the scamp. Our girls are too easily en-
trapped by strangers. Hold them of, girls, with
forty-foot poe, until you Enow who they are.
DRAFr.-The Salisbury Banner after consider
ing the subject concludes that the people Of North
Carolina will have to submit to draft in order to
raise the quota Of troops necessary from this State
to carry on the war. We had warmly hoped 9TH
erwise. We believe that this war can be better
fought out and sooner closed up by volunteer troops
than by any other. 1t would be far better to en-
courage our people to volunteer, than to think o.
any other plan. But We begin to fear from present
Indications, that sufficient number Of volunteer
will not be raised in time We ought to have
$4,000 men in Virginia. Ifthe Government should
attempt to raise 500, 600 men. North Carolina mus
furnish upwards of 60, 600 of them. If our peopl
could feel the necessity it really exists, we hav
no doubt the requisite number Of volunteers woult
be raised. ... -s .,s-.
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sickness in the Camps.

More uneasiness may be felt in North Carolina
about the sickness and suffering Of our soldiers in
the Camps in lower Virginia, than from the bullets
Of the Yankees At Suffolk our soldiers have suffer-
ed much, but not so severely IS the accounts We
ceive lead us to fear they are now suffering at
Yorktown. A scathng exposure of the condition
of our troops is furnished that paper by an inteli
gent correspondent of the Richmond Esaminer.-
Gen. Aagruder is severely censured for much of the
suffering on account of his injudicious management
The attention of the Government should be careful
" directed to this subject Its care is Is much de-
manded in preserving the health and comfort of our
soldiers as in mansvering them skillfully on the
field of battle. But what the government fails to
do for sick soldiers should be done BY the people Of
North Carolina. Let us, fellow citizens look to this
matter
SCHOOL Books.-Mr R. Fl. Brown, of Richmond
County, practical teacher, has been dsvoting him
self for some time to the preparation Of series of
Southern School Books. We learn from the Fay
etteville O6sercer that he has Spelling Book and
English Grammar ready for the press. The South
must produce her own School books, and I'VE hail
with pleasure every effort to promote this great end
Mr.. Brown must not wait however, for publishers to
open correspondence with him. Let him start
the ball.
SrRAwBERRIEs-Our contemporary, the Fayette-
vile Observer makes our mouth water talking about
strawberries in August Mrs. E. Fuller has sent
Mr.. Hale an abundant mess Of delicious strawber-
res-large, ripe and luscious Only think Of il, ye
Raleigh ladies. And those strawberries are from
the second or third crop. Who has any such
strawberries about heref Mr.. Peabody, of Colum-
bus, Georgia, has strawberries every month in the
year, but one. Why not get the vines in Raleighf
HOSPITAL At CHARLorTsvnLR-A portion of the
wounded at Manassa was carried to Charlottesville,
Virginia, where they have been kindly cared for
At the last accounts there were 261 Confederate
wounded soldiers there, and nine Yankee prisoners
wounded Eleven South Carolinians had died at the
Hospital and one North. Carolinian viz: ]. W. VIII
der, announced in our last The following North
Carolinians are there wounded: R Brannan, back
and arm, and very bad; J. W. Miller, wrist not
bad; Sergt Jas. Parsons, breast not severe; and
James Redmond, leg broken, severe, all members Of
the 9Th N. G. regiment Of State troops.
TIE Hoe CRoP.-Farmers should turn tLeir
thoughts to the matter at once. A pig taken in
hand now and properly fed will make good bacon
by February. The regular stock hogs by the same
feeding begun at once will double the usual average
of pounds by December. The abundance Of corn
will enable farmers to adop: this system immedate-
ly.- The subject is too important to be neglected.
Without meat, we cannot wage successful war, nor
secure our independence. Whig.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

SEVENTH REenENr.-The following field officers
have been elected by the seventh regiment station
ed on the Cost: ~ .ss
Colonel, WI. Martin /; Rev. q. W. johnson,
Lieut.. Colonel. and Il. A. Gillian, Major
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

GRAVE CuARGE-We see it stated in one Of
the public journals Of this State, and copied into
.notber that a member Of the State Convention re-
csnt]v visited Camp Carolina. near Norfolk, land
n his intercourse with the volunteers, soas heard on
,,,,ral occasions to utter sentiments hostile to the
.nu,s of the South, and friendly towards the Runsp
government Of Lincoln" Who is this member Of
the Convention! Let the public have his name. If
!, he true-and we do not believe it is as we have
No evidence of the fact-that he was heard to utter
continents hostile to the South and friendly to Lin
coins government then he ought to he driven not
only from the Convention but from the State but
;ftbe charge be untrue, sOhat ought to BE- done Nth
the author of It? Let the matter be thoroughly
sifted; and let the punishment no matter how con-
dgn or terrible be visited either upon the traitor OF
tbe Ibeer. As there can be no apology for treason,
so there can be none for one who falsely charges
treason on felow.citizen.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

CHANCE FOR MAJ. BREcKNRIDGE.-The Confede-
rate Congress has passed an act authorizing the
President to grant commissions to raise volunteer
regiments and battalions, composed Of persons who
nave been residents Of Kentucky, Missouri, Mary
iahd, and Delaware. Here is an excellent opportu-
m'y Tor Maj. Breckenridge to distinguish himself
ne was an ultra Southern rights man last year. H
Can do no good in Lincoln's Congress. As well
might Peter have demonstrated with and denounced
Judas after he had betrayed the Saviour, as for Maj
breckenridge to remain in the Senate and remon-
s'fate with Lincoln. He can very easily raise .
brigade Of Kentuckians-as good fighting men as
ue world contains. By the way, where is Gen. 10
Iane' He has not yet redeemed his pledge to draw
Ills sword for the South. Whenever he does SO we
Will give hun full credit for it.
FIRE ZouAvEs.-The following extract IS charac-
'sfsc of the treachery of those villanous Zouaves
'sSed from the dregs Of Gotham, by Ellsworth, to
goat upon the blood of the South. It is taken
~" Col Kershaw's official report Of the battle Of
aanassa:
81, Captain Richardson was wounded early in the
ssU.a calamity leading his company. Upon being
S sa the rear he too was captured by the Zouaves
Su' afterwards rescued The escape Of no many Of
u Aouaves to our rear was accomplished by their
sms down, fegning to be dead or wounded, when
Dseharged over them, and then treacherously turn
hs upon US, they murdered one Of our men in cold
:, 1a alter he had surrendered; and one attempted
- Kill another Of our number, who kindly stopped
c,m give h'm water, supposing him wounded. The
unom a1nd OF Capt. Richardson's company devolved
through the day."
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-08-14

Gov. Harris, Of Tennessee, has been reelected
The vote for the permanent Constitution Of the
Confederate States is very largo
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22

The Albany Erening Journal thinks our acqui-
escence in the call of Federal Constitutional
Convention On evidence that we have ceased to
"wnlk on stills" Move have not begun. We
have ever been ready to do whatever is just and
equal, but not 10 submit to injustice nor bully
ing We want no Constitutional C0nyentlon-no
change in the Constitution; but, if the Slave
States want it, we have objection. But We
give them fair notice that, should such con.
yention be held, we shall endeayor to have
its action aid the diffusion and establish
ment of Freedom rather than Slavery. If
it be held that negroes are not properly
men, then We shall insist that they be not re-
garded as an element nor basis of political
power-that representation in Congress and
power in the Electoral Colleges be hencefOrth
based on Whites alone. If such Convention be
held, we shall ask it TO consider the propriety Of
letting every man catch his own slaves, or Of
leaving each State free to catch other States
fugitiyes or LET them run, as il ehan see ut.
And if the Border States shall be willing to enter
into some arrangement whereby Slavery shall cease
on or before the 4th of July lS16, condition that
ample provision be made for the free passage 10
Liberia, Hoyti, Central America or elsewhere OF
all negroes who may see fit to leave the country
"for good" We shall be ready to urge tha'
" adjustment" In short, while we DO not urge
a Convention, we confidently trust that should
one be called and held, the cause OF freedom
would lose nothing thereby. Making concessions
to Slavery ueder threats of dissolution OF the
Union. il horse Of another color
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.

There now lies on the table Of the House Of
Representatives, or in the drawer Of the Post
Office Committee or in the pocket of its Chair
man, q bill which has already passed the Senate,
abolishiug the FraDkiDg Privilege, and obligDg
Members of Congress and their correspondents,
like the Queen and Aristocracy of Great Britain,
to pay their own postage, as common people do.
There are several cogcnt reasons 10 Members)
why this bill should be defeated; but they are
not such as they feel able to stand On before their
constituents; so they do not venture to take 1t
up and reject IT, but choose to stab it in the
back, deeming that way safer than the other and
just as effectual.
Sef-respect forbids our impOrtuning Republ!-
cans further on this subject; but as the Demo
cratic party has obtained well-mcrited credit for
passing it through the Senate, we hope some
Democrat in the House will yet make the right
move on this bill and call the Yeas and Nays
AS Gen. Taylor said of his Cuba bloodhounds
we do not want to worry Hon. gentlemen, but
We would extremely like to know where they
are to be found.