Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-09
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

THE CRISIS-EXTORTIONER
The following burning words from the pen of |
President Thomas, OF Emory College, Georgia, writ
ten to friend:
IT, with the knowledge of Yankee character in
Ceneral-if with the facts Of this before u.s. and
the ayowed purpose and policy Of Northern func
tIcnaries and newspaper editors together with the
obvious necessity of keeping in our midst strong
and rapacious military force in order that we may
he pcrpeually into subj cction and coerced to
pay the expenses of this nhumsn war--if with all
this in full view, withheld anything Of toll or
means which our Government may need, surely the
heritage of fathers has been uGwOrthily bestow-
cd, and we deserve even a worse state OF bondage
than Yankee cruelty can intiict upon
Contemplating the SupincneSS Of thousands who
have done nothing, as yet TO aid the Southern
cause, and the cuid-bloodrd mercenary craft Of
thou sands more who have lost sight of,evCry int r
est bu: that of growing rich out of the Spoils Of this
war and that, too at the expense of the poor sol
der and his family, who have laid their all upon
the altar Of our country, ! am constrained TO
knowledge that had mSconceived Southern char.
acter-greatly over rated Southern patriotism in
surprising that we had but few if any such creatures
among Us. 1 mere money maker, in this hour Of
peril to the country, is i monster, whose infamy
ought TO he comInemorated in opprObIious legend
song, through all succeeding generations
Yet far more infamous and detcstablc is the man
who for the sake of making money, will not only
for but VINO, when patriotic men have gone to meet
the foe, will aid and abet system OF monopoly
which aggravateS the poor soldiers burden and Suf-
ferngs, bcggarS his poor family, mpovershcS the
country in all the and appliances of war.
and thus indirectly subsidies the enemy i'll his
work Of SuJugati0n All such men, together with
those who arc dong what is worse than to destroy
the cereal products Of the country BY Transforming
them into poisonous fluids and then charging the
most enormous compensation for achieving the work
of ruin. All such men these ought to have their
names enrolled III "black boob, and their mem
cries ought 10 be SDreseryeCt but to he excCIatrd
down to the rcmoteSt generations. | once knew
narrow. soulcd muckrake, whom Ito my shamel
admitted to temporary intimacy, during which
tiUnc ne related DIRE I'M he had. lie drcaued that
the devil met him one night and proposed to pay
him one hundred dollars if he woId steal and carry
an infant to him. down to his internal smoky cavcrns
below" and" said he strange to tell, ratified
the contract and fulfilled its stipuations.' should
not think it strange if all the diStlcrs all cxtor-
TONERS and all money makers in this crisis of
our countrys peril should without hesitation ratify
a similar contract ifopporunity shonll he presented
Satan, however, will hardly trouble himself about
them He feels sure of them any way If any
cases can defy the atoning blood, these men have
good reason to quake with fear and trembling. o,
my countynen! implore you TO denounce tlsse
monsters Let them be Scowled upon by the intel
ligcncc and patriotism Of the land, and let their
names be handed down upon the scroll of infaIny.
We have no time, now, for anything but the best
expedients for clearing out enemies. Let there
DC general uprising of our people, from one end
of the Confderacy to the other. Let all our means
if necessary, be directed to this glorious object.
What is pelf when the foot Of invasion is upon
SOIL and when our alrof treasure-our liberty
our atarS-our wives and our chiltrCn-all are i'm
pered? We know not what is to be the issue of this
struggle but we do know that ANYTHING else is bet
ter than subjugaton. We may not make a success
full defence, but thing We dove can die
noby, every one of us-wc ought TO do it rather
than submit to such foe. Ii will be glorious
martyrdom. God will honor orr devotion Our
wives, our children and other dear ones will love
our ashes, and our memories will be revercd by I'M
born generations.
If We fall it will be our own fault God will be
side If will permit Him to be, but He
! helps those only who help themselves. Let us do
! our best then We can trust Hin. This Southern
Couederacy is the last hope Of freedom and the last
! hope of pure Gospel. God will help if We honor
! Him and do our duty.-AtLdntG COnfederacy.
! The BIBLE CoNvESrIox.-This body adjourned
the Dist, after adopting constitution and elect
ing permanent officers. The Society is called &" The
Bible Society Of the Confederate States of America"
Augusta, Ga. is fixed for the present the loca-
ton of the Societys business. Annual members
pay 50 year; Life members $50 at any one time I;
Life Directors $3.50; Patrons $1,000
The officers were elected by ballot, as follows
Judge j. Ii. LumpkIn, President.
Naaagers--Rev. S, S. Davis, Rev. Dr. j. r.
Wilson, VIM. A. Walton, E. NJ. Thew, Dr. !. P.
Garvn, DIR. E. II. Myers, w. G. Derry, Dr. A. F.
Mann, Rev. a, J. Huntingdon, David D. R. Wright,
Rev. w. |. Hard D. r. Plumb, DR.. L. D. Ford, DR..
]. Milligan, Rev. VIM. Clark, w. p Carmichael,
E. L. Kenisa, John A. Inglis, W, L. Michael, Col
onel j. NJ. Chambers, VIM. r. A. Baker, W. c.
Means, Rev. Dr. Woodbridge, Jas. E. Broome
Vice Presidents.-Daniel Ravenel, South Caro-.
lima Rev D. Willis, Georgia; f. A. Holt Alabama
Rev. Joseph Anderson Florida Rev. Mr.. Court
enay, Virginia; Hon. Nathan Green, Tennessee
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, North Carolina.
The next Meeting of the Society will be held a
/ Augusta, on The fourth Wednesday in hpril 1863