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W. W. IIoLpES:-I have seen enough to satisfy
me that the camp is proper place to open the
fridge box, but not the ballot-box. Those who make
the law for soldiers to vote, must look for political
discussion among them. ! sec from the HillSborO'
Recorder that DIR. Jones is candidate for the SEN
ate and William F. Strayhorn and j. J. Stewart for
the Commons. DIR. Jones with Mr. p. C. Cameron
candidates for secession and Convention against
Gov. Graham and Capt Berry. The people OF Or
ange beat them one thousand votes. When
the war began the DIR. very properly headed COM
panv and went into the fight. His company is now
upon the battlefield near Richmond, and they can
truly say the man who led US here has left U.s.
have heard only one reason assigned for the DIR.
leaving his company, to wit: offended at Gov. Clark
because men Of inferior rank were promoted over
him. North-Carolina would have few troops in the
cl ifall left who dissatisfied with Gov. Clark.
When the Dr. returned home he was voted fer by
some as a captain of militia company. Capt
Lynch was elected l understood he would not be
a candidate for Colonel o: the militia, but il elected
would serve. He voted for for Colonel but not
elected. lie was subsequently elected General Of
the milish. venture he will not take men over So
for his aids but he will have some seceders son on
his staff who ought to be in the army All this may
recommend the DIR. to certain scceders in Orange
who pledged themselves to the fight before the
began. but very clear of going. | would
as soon think Of voting for Mr.. Johnston for Gov
ernor, who quit the army too, so far as know,
without any reason Mr.. Strayhorn is young
man. though over 81, a warm scceder, and if he was
a true man, he would take the battle, and not the
legislative field Mr.. Stewart is a young scceder
under the conscript age, and he waxed exceeding
wroth against the Yankees until the fight began,
and now his neigh5ors represent him as having
cooled off amazingly. l hear he has a school in
Chapel Hil which cxen,pts him as conscript-
Fighting boys is safer than fighting Yankees. !
think school masters under 35 who wanted to fight
before the war began, and now refuse to 20 in the
army, ought to be required to wear hoops until the
war is over. Graham, Berry and Patterson will do
for soldiers to vote for Graham has five sons in the
army, Berry has one, and yet there are some men
who wish to question their fidelity and patriotism
When hear it always mark the man as a hvpo-
critic and coward destitute of truth and integrity
don't know how it will be with the old folks at
home, but the soldiers in camp remember this one
fact there is not single prominent and leading Sc
ceder from the county Of Orange in the army, and
they begin to doubt if there ,er will be one. If
they are not submissionists, tell me who are? If
they are not watching and waiting for Vance to do
the fighting, why don't they 90 and help him Ex-
cept Coils. Haywood and Cantwcll and Gen. Branch,
learn that the leading seccders of Wake are sub
hitting to Lincoln and watching and waiting for
Vance to do the fighting. Yours,
| A SOLDIER
Camp Mangum July, 1862.