Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-21

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voice ct NORTH sEolins and Ne hope Il Is 10 sess
q the whole South. The iass 81 esaeaAelsS INST
Virginia and than North Cafolha md ressing vEsh
The army into the cotton States let II snce
Thought Of By the government or the people hen
we determine on this, we may as wel sivssap the
contest - 8 q Bs'r = 70
We are glad to see that the spirit # the old Do
minion il up. President Davis, and Gov Letcher,
and the House of Delegates and the people Of Rich
smond, seen, determined to defend Richmond md
tie rest Of the State to the last extremity. Were
get that this purpose was not entered into long
$50. Roanoke Island was the back door to Norfolk
and Norfolk was the back door to Riehmond-hoth
being open but increases the danger and the diff.
Guilty. s.sss;;., 4, -, X
Peradventure it may not be too late yet We
have talked quite enough-blastered and Dragged
over what we were going to doenough- talked of
the impregnability of this point and, that shed
oceans Of blood with ink and paper-killed thou
sands Of Yankees and whipped the whole North by
high sounding words, but alas! the puff of a Yam
hoO Suu-ooos hoS Sau4Su OuT ulOOu anu Sct uS W
strategzins and falling back, until the interests
Of the South are perilled deeply and fesrfully.
As we have said for months, we must fight if the
country is to be saved. Our people-the rank and
file will fight, If our officers will let them-if they
could see in them true courage and selfsacrice and
a determination to win--if the confidence of our
soldiers in the ability Judgment and success Of their
officers was what it should be, they would fight as
men never fought before -.
Let the old Dominion, we say, be defended to the
last extremity. On her soil our armies first met the
foe; let them contest sharply every inch of ground
with the enemy upon her soil. Let Georgia and
South Carolina and North-Carolna join hands
with Virginia to do or die there Had we the spirit
Of our fathers-were We half as patriotic and valor-
Gus and determined as we talk or app ear to be- our
aims would be soon accomplished
GEN. VANcE.-We learn that COL z. B. Vance
has been appointed Brigadier General by Presi-
dent Davis. This will be gratifying news to the peo
pie of this section with whom the gallant "Zeb is
great faVorite. He will wear his new honors most
worthily.-Asheoills Ness
Col. Vance ought to have been, but has not been
appointed Brigadier but we learn that Col. Cling
man has been made a Brigadier. Soon after the
proclamation of Mr.. Lincoln in April, 1861, Col.
Vance entered the service on foot as private, and
was elected Captain and he was subsequently on
his merits elected Colonel of regiment He has
recently raised legion for the service He has
shown himself good officer and brave man. He
acquitted himself we'll in the battle of New BERN and
has taken his chances for his life amid the sickness
of camps and in the face of the enemy; but then he
labored as long as he honoraby could to preserve
the old government and avoid war; and SO he is not
to be Brigadier. This is, however, but another
verse in the chapter Of prescription. Mr.. Davis and
Gov. Clark appear to think that this is party war
Nearly all their appointments of party charac-
ter. Mr. Davis would not associate with him in his
Cabinet any one who was for the Union up to Mr.
Lncoln's proclamation; and nearly all his Briga-
diers were original secessionists Col. Clingman
was of this stamp and hence his appointment. We
have no doubt, however, that he will make much
better officer than Gen. Branch, who was also ap-
pointed solely on account Of his politics.
Party spirit destroyed the old government, and
placed our liberties and our property in peril Will
the same spirit save our property and liberties?