Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-03-15
Our Unhappy Nefshbor.

OuI uhLdppg uelSuoOT OF tue NsgtSIoF-udS OeeH
dscharging his popgun at us for several weeks past,
but, having mora important matters to attend to,
we have not noticed him In his last issue he says:
when the call of President Davis for 10000
more troops from Virginia shall have been obeyed,
Virginia will have in the field at least 100000 men.
And yet, the other day the Editor Of the Raleigh
Standard threatened in his puissance to advocate
the withdrawal of all the troops of this State from
Virginia SOIL unless certain Virginia editors wrote
more to his satisfaction of the affair of Roanoke
Island. In other words the Editor of the Standard
would leave the people of Virginia to the tender
merces of the Yankees, because of the writings Of
three or four Editors over whom they have no con-
trolw
Now, we will not sag that our neighbor has ib-
bed in the above article but we will prore that he
has.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th February
in its account Of the battle of Roanoke Island said
"Indeed, the defeat of our handful of heroes is
attributed less to the superior proves of the enc
my's hosts, than to the alleged cowardy detection
OF a North-Carolina regiment, whom not even the
knowledge that they fought for the defence of their
onw tresides, could it appears, inspire with
age to dare the worst"
In reply to the above, we said:
1.-The Enquirer has made not only grave but
mortal charge against North Carolinans Where
fnd-as we believe we will-that the Enquirer, af-
ter claiming all the credit for Virginia troops has
belled brave soldiers and if shall have good
reason to believe that the Enquirer is sustained in
| making this charge by the common government at
| RichE!Ond and by any considerable portion Of the
people of Virginia, shall advocate the withdrawal
of our troops from the soil of that State, and the
| adoption OF such measures will protect our own
State against the enemy. We deeply regret to have
to such language but we shall defend the char
acter of our own noble old State at all hazards. We
have nothing to say against Virginia Virginians.
| We lament the untimely fail of Wise and Seldom,
and other glorious spirits from Virginia, who poured
out their blood in that unequal conflict; but while
| we lay the cypress upon their tomhS, must be
| permitted to claim for own sons as much credit
| for gallant bearing on the occasion referred to as
! has been accorded to Others"
| We now leave it with The reader to say whether
the Register has correctly represented our language
The Register itself had and has no word of reply
TO this monStrouS Islander in the Eaqgirer IL said
nothing by way of bringing home to the Enquirer,
and to the other papers i'll Virginia the fact that
they had hbelled our brave troops on Roanoke
Island; but on the contrary, careless as its course
shows it to have been of tie fame of our troops,
and vexed because ,co had thought proper to queS-
ton any statement emanating from a TjrJinia
source, it asSals u.s. and endeavors to produce the
impression that would abandon portion Of the
Confedcracy to the enemy, on account Of the con-
| duct of a few newspapers. Our neighbor has no
State pride himself and he rebukeS those who have,
especially if they show it towards Virginia. The
truth is the Register is to all intentS and PURPOSES
a Virginia newspaper. Strike ont its head and
date and many of its issues would be taken for
! Petersburg issues The Editor twaddlcS about half
Major, whom he knew some twenty or thirty years
| ago 1t is well known that he bitterly and yehc-
| mently opposed the Richmond and Danyille Road,
because it WIS to run to Richmond, and not to Pe-
tersburg; for like all small minds his attachments
are confined to circle, and PctcrSbYYy-
clever old town as it isis his especial idol 1t is
not that he loves Virginia less, but Petersburg
more. Now, we do not blame our unhappy neigh
Dor for his attachment to his native State hut We
do think he ought now and then to bear il mind
that he is resident of this State and that, as he
draws his support from our people, he owes it to
himself and to common justice to defend the State
when she or her troops unjusty assaied, ever
though the assaiants should be Yirginians
y. C.. TRooPS.-The Greenvlle CTcnn) B7Hnel
announces the arrival in that town of 1t Col Davit
Coleman, with his battalion from Western Caro-
lima The battalion will do good service under it.
: brave leader