The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-13
The Rebel Commissioner PcyfoD ON the
Rebel Union.

70 TIE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TIMES,
have been greatly surprised o learn my arrival
in Iondon chat effort has been male shrou IN hi
cations in the English rress to create the suppression that
there is much dlsalection towards ,hc Confederate
government in all tite Southern Sasn Of America but
particularly among the people Of Nortt arolra ana that
the proceedings OF what pGfpors to lryc been meeting
Of influential ana respectable citigcs OF the county
HYDE in that Stare, have been pnbrd authority FIX
the numerous Statements Which lave been made urn
thr sub Get. sn directly from te city Of Raleigh The
capital OF the State Of North CHrona, having az
passenger ~ the Confederate States
,lc which ts Charleston TIE 10th October sra cast
am hor ssyalnmIr he n OF this month ard have
been sincs Aagust with Tho exception Of brefv,ss TO
Virginia, naancy in The " stern portion y. Re State
whore TINS dsalItion is sais 70 exist and tho nceng
hay tsssn place and need not say how mgs gratiea
am ,Mss opportunity rs Afforded Of rrolouncng
tic crce stdfy 1T ery devoid Of trutid every rar-
ticuss No stch dsaIecsion exists in Ntfth Carolina
and r'o suehhretng hassser been held fhe people OF
Morn, farpn, united and th3sastii IN their sup
lete If the Cenfcderatcf vernncnt. anfre determined
G,fr no circumstances to ground their aims ill tho in
&rendence>of the ceafcrscy ID Acknowledged by
easemy. swiorc | left America the as4lc had ssnt to
a.e war ia w ,uia ftily srs~ Il add equipped
Ks eco volunteer troops, infantry ard riiemen aei
splendid regiment q cavalry, nsms tng 0a4. There
'woreS go troops I'm the STATE coist and camps
stf1oti@l establishes at Raoigh RSgeway and Carcys
burg AID the nuntS er Of volunteers stt offering was 80
great tnat Genera Marn Conw# lder.in CHIEF OF tho
Sa,e Forces under orders Of his Exc ency the Governor
had issued proes nnaiion iriormn The people thar
further troops needed couli be received
pie statement Of these facts is sr efficient refutaon ~
the idea which sir President lda"on earnestly ami
porf stenty sccsss to abrua that there IL Ccn
party in the Confederate states The further s;atesa a,ts
Of the papers of the United States which have been
teisvey repr duced in the British press, thar large
nlmbcrs-mu stitudes indeed---o the people OF North
Carolina had the fall Of EG. Hatlcras gouc ia ed
taken the oath Of allegiance % The government ct the
UntedStatcs likewise devoid truth the isolated
and barren strip OF sand where Fort aeras situated
there several hundred wrcckcrs who support aen
selves principally by decoying vessels their
by displaying false Lights &s- and about hanSs
these dcspeE ADDE'S, who live without the any
duty they to God man, and who did nos wish
10 be disturbed by their nrs neghbors, went IN and
took the oath after the fort fell II the Yankees
were dsodgcd to morrow, sley would take q second
oath, with equal aacry TO ehoey might ocupy
the waste. II any meeting favorable 10 Mr.. Lincoln over
took place in North Carolina, which DO not believe
could only have been composed Of these wrcckcrs setting
under the auspices Of their heaged friends the Yam
kec invaders, and the sautRry restraints imposed by
martial law aad guns of the Fort Hatteras.
BY giving this hurried note place in your corrnns
where the II IL intended correct haze a
pcared, you will much oblige
Your most obcdient servant, j. l.. PEYVGN.
LONDON Nov. %.
j. S.-The statements in the alleged proceedings u the
meeting III Hyde county, that the writ Of habcas corpus
the freedom Of speech and Of the press ami the rn OF
trial by jury had all been suspended in North Carolina
are utterly false. I'LL. Z.