Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-04-09
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The following burning words are from the pen of
President Thomas, Of Emory College, Georgia, writ
ten to friend:
IT, with the knowledge OF Yankee character in
genera-if with the facts of this war before US, and
the avowed purpose and policy of Northern func-
ticnares and newspaper editors, together with the
obvious necessity Of keeping in our midst strong
and rapacious military force, in order that we may
be perpetuaiiy awed into subsection and coerced 10
pay the EXPENSES Of this inhu,nan 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 unwort.!y bestow
ed and We deserve even worse state OF bondage
than Yankee cruelty can in:ct upon us.
Contemplating the supincness OF thousands who
have duuc nothing As Yet, to aid the Southern
cause, and the co!l-biooGrd mercenary craft Of
thousands more, who have lost sight of every inter-
bat that of growing rich out of the spos Of this
war, and that, too at the expense of the poor sol
der aud his family, who have laid their all upon
the altar OF Our country, am constrained to
knowledge tina. hal III conceived Southern char
acter-greatly ratcu Southern patriotism in
supcosing that had but few if any such creatures
among VI. i mere money maker, in this hour of
peri! to the country, is monster, whose namy
ought TO be COMMUNICATED in opprobriouS legend
or song, through all succeeding generations.
Yet far infamous and detestahe is the man
Who for the sake of making money will not only
skulk from his luty when fighting men are called
for, but who, When patriotic men have gone to meet
the foe, viii aid and aGet system Of monopoly
which aggravates the poor soldiers burden and sui.
terings. begcars his poor family impoverishes the
country 10 al the resources and appliances Of war.
and thus Indirectly sVJsi!Ze, tie enemy in lis
work OF sGbjugation. All such men, together with
those who 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 as these ought TO have their
names enrolled in black book" and their MEM
cries ought to be preserved but to be execrated,
down to the reniotest generations. | once knew
narrow souied muckrake, whom to my shaine)
admitted to a temporary intimacy during which
time he related dream lie had lie dreamed that
the devil met him one night and proposed to pay
him one hundred dollars if he would steal and carry
infant to him, down to his Internal smoky cay ems
below" and said he, Strange to tell, ratified
the contract and fulfilled its stpulations" should
not think it strange if all the distiilers all extor
TONERS and all mere money makers in this crisis of
counrys peril should, without hesitation, ratify
asmllar contract opportunity should be 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 countlymen implore you to denounce these
monsters. Let them be scowled upon by the intel
ligence and patriotism of the land and let their
names be handed down upon the scroll of infatny.
We have no time, now, for anything but the best
expedlents for clearing out our enemies. Let there
be general uprising of our people. from one end
OF the Confdcracy to the other. Let all our MEANS
II necessary, be directed to this glorious object
What is our pelf when the foot of invasion is upon
our soil, and when our all of treasure-our liberty
our altars-our wives and our chidren-all are i'm.
perled? We know not what is to be the issue of this
lint vo do kpou hat Lok
ter than suhjugation. We may not make success
full defence. but one thing We can dove can die
nobly every one OF us-we ought to DO it rather
than submit to such foe 1t will be glorious
martyrdom God will honor our devotion. Our
wives our children and other dear ones will love
our ashes, and our memories will be revered by un-
born generations.
If we fall it will be our own fault. God will be
| on our side if We will permit Him to be, but He
helps those only who help themselves. Let US do
! our best; then We can trust HiS:. 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.-Atlanta Conysderacy.
THE BIBLE CoNvEsrroS.-T body adjourned
the 2lst, after adopting constitution and elect
ing permanent officers The Society is called &C The
Bible Society of the Confederate States of America
Augusta, Ga is fixed for the present as the oca-
| ton of the Society business. Annual members
pay S. year Life members $50 at any one time
Life Directors $3.50; Patrons $1,000.
The officers were elected by ballot as follows:
Judge j. II. Lumpk,n, President.
Managers-Rev. s. S. Davis, Rev. DR.. j. R.
Wilson, VIM. A. Walton, E. NJ. Thew, Dr. I. P.
Garvin, DR.. E. H. Myers, W. G. Derry, DR.. A. F.
| Mann, Rev. A. j. Huntingdon, David D. R. Wright
Rev. W. |. Hard, D. R. Plumb, DR.. L. ID. Ford, DR.
j. Milligap, Rev. Vim. Clark, W. P. Carmichael,
E. 1. Kenisa, John A. Inglis, W. L. Michael, Col
onel j.. N. Chambers, VIM R. A. Baker, W. G.
Means, Rsy. Dr. W oodbrdge, JAS Z. Broome. !.
Nce Presidsnts-Da Rasenel, South Caro-
lima; Rev D. Willis, Georgia Re A. Holt Alabama
Rev. Joseph Anderson Florida Rev. Mr.. Court
enay, Virginia; Hon. Nathan Green, Tennessee