Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-17
a For the Standard.
OUR sTATEIlnRE COMING, WINTER

esa For the STANDARD.
OUR sTATE-FRE COMING WINTER
1t Is the duty Of every citizen in the present con
dit on o: our old State by every means which God
sn'iBature" have putinto his hands, to protect and
de lend her soil from the pollution of vile and reck
less enemy. The late proclamation of the Yankee
President is utterly reckless and abandoned in its
character. If We are supposed to g contemplate and
are held responsible for the necessary tendency of
their actions this measure must bel egarded as that
ola fsnd. Already in those Portions pflthis State
and Virginia, which have been overrun and pos
sessed by the enemy scenes Of atrocty and violence
daily occur which only parallee by those of St
Domingo when overcome by the irIsurgent negroes
during the French revolution. All idea Of restoring
the Union as it is called must have. long since been
banished from the mind OF every sane man. The
land heretofore the abode of peace and happiness,
where the master and slave lived in centent-the
slave protected provided for in health and sickness,
and regarding his master With gratitude and conf
dence is now moistened by the blood of her brave
boys, and echoes with the walIIgs of bereaved
mothers. For what is this war now prosecuted?
For what but to wreak vengeance upon the South
and to excite a servile insurrection?
Ferewarned, we should be forear1aed. The enc
my are sounding the note of preparation and our
coasts and rivers and creeks arc to be visited this
winter by gun boats and every other mode Of war
fare that may be deemed ayalabief for their fell pur
poses. The deuded slaves will be ore of their prin-
cpal objects, and all kinds of provisions will be
seized and destroyed Itbecomes ou- farmers to be
active in removing these from ther. grasp. En-
ployinent may be found for the slaves on the Rail-
roads other works now constructing or In ope-
ration. -
The crop which is now maturing and nearly ma
tured might be fed to the hogs and they driven into
the interior aud killed. 1t is very apparent upon
little reflection, that as the enemy advances, the
negroes will either be taken by them, or they will
he hronoht into the interior Unless the plan Sug-
gested or some other better be adopted, it may be
asked with anxious apprehension, how are these
negroes 10 be fed? And, indeed, the apprehension
may extend further, and embrace the whole pop
ulatiOn.
When in addition to these reflections consider
the defenceess state Of our coast and the Eastern
and North eastern part of our State, the bosom of
the patriot may well heave with anxiety. We are
happy to learn that excellent and patriotic Gov
ernOr is alive to this state Of things, and will do all
in his power to remedy it Thousands of our
bravest and best are fighting the battles of the Con-
federacy, while their homes and family affairs are
left unprotected and exposed to barbarous foe
This may be all right and proper, and we presume
not to question its necessty-but certainly some
scheme might be devised to restrain and Danish the
brgands who ROM with impunity over our planta-
tions, and burn and destroy at will. In aid of any
relief by the government it would be eminently
proper for the several counties to establish vigi-
liant and active military police for ferTeting out and
promptly furnishing any INSTRUMENTATION on the part
of the slaves and while this is DONE care should be
taken to discriminate between the faithful slave and
those who avail themselves of the first opportunity
of going TO the enemy and betraying their
Justice and good policy alike require this course OF
conduct have thrown together these ideas with
the hope that they may excite vigilance and prevent
disaster to many of our fellow-citizens.
A N0RTH-CAR0LINIAN.