Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-07-11
4 Patriotic Letter from Senator HILL
LAGRANas, CA, June 2S, 1852.

II UGFIOGtC AettcT .JFOWG CeVUtOT' H2tks.
LAGRANas, GA., June 2s, 1852.
Messrs Editors:
am asked to give my views of the Con-
script Act. aud the controversy on. that SUBJ
lect. decline. The duty Of patrotisfn now
is TO encourage our troops, not TO dissatisfy.
them to keep people united, not dvede
them. States rights and individual rights are
to be saved by soldiers--galiant satisfied sol.
diers, and not bv issue makers and abstract the
orzers. And as for ambition, let me beg its.
votares to consider that the times are inoppor.
tune for such aspirations now. Look upon
this scene Of fdisorganization, blood and DEATH
the legitimate culn,natio of ambition, made
folies-and be shocked to silence for q sea.
SOD.
Al the proper time, if I can any good
likely to result. will give my views Of this
law. At present allow me to say it is the dus
ty Of every body, of Sta tes ard people, to obey,
it without reluctance and without quibng. We
know the enemy greatly dreaded this law, and
hoped it would be resisted bot the soldiers
and people everywhere, Except perhaps in
East Tennessee) are nobiy responding to its
| call and when those affected are satisfied,
there is surely nothing in State rights which re
qures the dlsturban Of this harmony by those
not affected
1t cannot be so important to leave few
young men under 35 to drill privates that.
much to inaugurate and is doing much to
defend the new Government, to set the 6rstFex.-
ample of resistance to it's laws.
Having said this much by way of remor-
STRANGE, and certainly intending to censure no
man, dimss the subject.
One word on another subject The admins
tration ought to be supported cheerfolly and
without misgivng No good can, bot much
harm will, come of opposition. Every blow
h. Mr. iS in
spects, noble example to all. Execroive oth-
GERS. He usurps no authority he exercises
no power without Legislative grant, ks. inter-
feres with no private rights, and hghs none but
the common enemy. Eves.dropping libelers
unmoested under the windows of'his Of
fce and slanderers find freedom in the light Of
his midnight lamp. lie will never be dicta'
tor.
Above all, let us preserve our unity. obey
the laws and help not abuse. each other. With
this resolve we certain of success, and'
when the struggle is and we resisw it,
with calmness, shall be astonished, not at"
SO many, but at SO few reverses-not that so
little but that SO much was DONE
When the contest began, the enemy had g.
great navy a regular army al organized gov
ernment well filled armories and magazines >
a redundant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gathered
from every cline immense manufactures s.
eAuduSIISSS ICSou'SCS o0tso~o @AS +" "s>4.,.'s
and unrestrained access to all the world. We
had organic government no armY-not a.
soldier a small white population, largely uri-
used to exposure and labor no navy-not q
war ship inferior arms, and bnt few OF them ).
very limited munitions Of war very few mans
ufactories, and very little raw materials out Of
the bowels Of the earth; and no name, standing
or credit among, and no access to, the natlons
OF the earth.
Let us be true to our only frend-ourselVes
Let us preserve our only strength--our unity.
Let US always remember the one great fact,
swallowing up every other fact, IN this great
struggle Our enemies invade te destroy, in-
suit and enslave. We defend to- save:. a~enge
and be free. Thus deserving, we cannot poss-'
bly, fail.
} Yours. very truly, B. H. HMI-
THREE METHoDs.-Ihe Lincontes are adopt
ing three methods to get the Southern people
to reioin the Yankee Union. At Newbern and
Washington, Edward Stanly is making fair
: promises and telling many hes st New Or
T laens, Butler is hanging Southern inen and al
lowing his soldiers to outrage respectable we-
men /, at Nashville, Andy johnson imprisons
all who refuse to obey his tyrsnicai orders ALI
al these have the same end in xiew-the subluga-
ton of the South and the con6scation OF our
property. While few are bowing the knee
willing to these Villains and a few are doing 50
YAfrom fear, we are gratihed to learn the main
y j. >Etion of the people within the Yankee lines