Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-05

Eur the STANDARD
M EDIroR: There is an effort being made in
this county TO get UP meeting Of the citizens or
portion of them, and fear it will be the case in
other counties in the State to make some move to-
wards having the ordinance against the diStillation
of grain repealed, as soon as the Convention shall
again convene am very sorry that there should
be any citizen much less any considerable portion
Of the citizens Of this, any other county in the
State, so blind to their own safety and good and
that Of their families and property to say nothing
of that of the whole Southern Confederacy. At
present there are but three grain growing States in
the Confederacy, (Tiz:) Virginia, North Carolina,
and Tennessee. large portion of Virginia and
Tennessee is already oyerrun by the enemy Fiji.
teen or more of the best grain counties in North
Carolina are, at this time at their mercy; (f they
have any } add to this the fact that the entire mi.
LIZA of Virginia is called out and that 90 per
cent of that of the other States are or will in a
few DAYS be in the field. And who doubts but the
remainder will be called for in less than three
months Who is or will be left to make bread and
meat for. the wives and children Of those who are
fighting the battles Of their country and for those
who fight? No one but the women children. old
men, and the negroes the Yankees may leave. Can
they do it? No intelligent man would suppose for
moment that it was possible if the distiliaton of
grain is permitted. From what source do we ex-
pect to draw supplies for the helpless families at
home, our men, and horses in the army? Suppose
we have a severe drouth the coming sumner
Should this unfortunately be the case, if there is
not another bushel of grain distilled will be in
great strait and with dstilling permitted, utter
ruin is upon U.s. II will be impossible for US to
carry on the war. Then those who would dstil
would invite the enemy to a helpless prey.
Who would be 80 forgetful Of humanity, saying
nothing of his country, as to take the staff Of life
from the mouths Of the families of those who have
gone forth to meet the enemy and defend the homes
and property of those who, for little gain, would
change bread into a curse? For such liquor has
proved to be to armies for several months past
There has not been a defeat except one, which we
have suffered, but what intemperance has been ac
cuSed of having much to do with it It has been
said by intelligent men Of the army, that if they
wished to defeat the Southern cause, they would
not ask any surer plan than to pour liquor into the
Southern armies.
Then let every man who loves his country, home
family and liberty, rally to the rescue, by holding
meetings in every county, instructng the Conven-
ton not only not to repeal the present ordinance
against the dstillation of grain but to make it q
fixed law during the war. Let every good citizen
consider it his duty, and part of his business, to
attend to this matter, and that the ordinance is
secure, and its provisions carried out .-
Let every company and regiment of North. Caro-
linians now in the field, and preparing to go in,
send up their resolutions approving the ordinance,
! or memorials asking for its continuance. Such 4
course, if adopted, will secure the ordinance and
save the country, under The blessing and oyerulng
power Of an s1i-wise and. just God But turn the
bounty ESQ lavishly bestowed upon US, in this our
greatest time of need. into curse, and we have
4 nothing to hope for in the future. < 7sstgr
| ss 81 80 w. R. s..
Il, Davie County, N. c. oE.h