Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-05-29
PROGRESS OF OPINIONS In NORTH
CAROLINA

From the Raleigh Standard. April 12-l
There is no good reason for urging a
levy en- naosse on the people. and it is both
wicked and dangerous to attempt to force
free men to do what they have been doing.
and will do voluntarily. We are inaexibly
opposed to calling into the field as ilireling
soldiers. all our fighting men between
eighteen and thirty-tive. aud then disarm-
ing the remainder of the population. as
proposed by the President in his request
to Major Ashe. Our liberties might not,
in the end. be destroyed in such a course;
but we are not willing to trust any man.
or any Government of delegated powers.
under any circumstances. with the exer-
else of such power. The price of liberty
is eternal vigilance.
We are glad to fine the press OF this
State is generally opposed to conscription.
lFrom the Fayetteville Observer
Hero and there is found man with q
wife and half dozen to dozen children.
dependent upon his labor alone for bread
and his presence for protection: shall such
men be carried off to the army? God for
bid. II they all go. who is to raise food
for the family. to say nothing Of the army?
We tell the authorities that there are at
ready serious and alarming oppreAensions
upon the latter point. We lately received
letter from an upper county. begging us
to call attention to the fears felt there that
there will not be laborers enough left Gin
. section where there are few slaves. "a
reap and save the crops of small grain,
now nearly ready for the sickle. Give the
President standing army. consisting o
all male citizens between ito ages of eigh-
teen and thirty-6ve. with power to call in
to the field as many as be pleases. with
out saying to the Governor of a State .bJ
your leave" and not only is the Consti
tuition subverted. but personal liberty j.
no more
We naust retain our self -possession, onc
our liberties. ton. in the progress Of this soa,
or re riH look in rain for them at IL
close.
Correspondence RaIeigh(N. CO. Standard
RALEIGH. N. c.. April %. 1862.
In speaking of proper candidate 70
Governor. . correspondent says:
al care not what may have been his oil,
political affiinities. so that he be not pro
scripture secessionisf. and then an a skor
time ,ce wiR remove the hoary fog rhiel
nos0 eavelops as; the ship Of state will stee
clear OF the breakers ahead; confdenc,
will be re-established once more in on
land, speculation, foolish expenditure o
the public money. and incom petent off
GERS will all be bsnished from the lane:
and in . short time an honorable and ,
lasting peace will be made. when we ma,
all rest under our own vine and fig tree
and read the Standard or any other pape,
we may choose"
From the Raleigh IN. CO. Standard, April Is.
When Hatteras was surrendered will
but small loss of killed and wounded
and when Roanoke Island vas taken. AND
but few were killed on our side. Virgins
snd South Carolina papers went into fits
at the cowardics of the North Caro.ini
ans. The news to President Davis was
"humiliating." Who talked Of cowardict
and who was "humiliated" when Port
Royal surrendered with smaller loss?-
Fort Pulaski gave mp with none killed
and few wounded Who charges coward.
ice upon the men at Fort Pulaski? Is any
body "humiliated'' ct the fall of Fort Pm.
laski? The truth -is North Carolina has
borne this species of prejudice and Unjust
Ice until foEbearsnce ceases to be virtue.
Our boys in Virginia and elsewhere. who
are taunted In this sort of afvIe orpht : a