Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-26
owe have no, Borne, Arms.n

The following from the Richmond Examiner hits
off the blood and thunder destructires, who talk,
talk but who can't dragged into the war except by
a rope. The gentry of that school are filling the
offices of the South, and will back and back, as the
enemy advances, to the Gull, unless they can find
hiding place sooner,-or will go over to the enemy
"horse, foot and dragons" Let the government
purge the Offices of the land for cOnserpts and make
them fight:
"The bare conjecture of the possibility Of the ene
my reaching Richmond has been enough to develop
the meanneSs and cowardice of q number of our bo-
gus patriots, who are intent TO save their car
cases and property, and who congratulate themselves
that they have not committed themselves in any
way that the enemy can reach them, as they haUe
not borne arms" We do not invent this wretched
congratulation to put in the mouth of any man.
We have heard it from the lips Of man who had
boosted while ago that he drought on secession"
and who, day and night, from telegraph Office to
War Department. and from street corner to street
corner has gone about complaining that our troops
are towards; that the government is not redho
enough; and that separation with the Yankees
should be made wide and impossible by the living
hell of an endless war.
1t is sickening to see the amount of timeserving
and trucking meanness in a considerable portion of
human creatures. ANY one who the display of
regeneration last spring in Washington city, in
which fire-eaters suddenly became petitioners for
office under Lincoln and hot blooded secessionists
were transformed into "hen husses" to take care
of their women and children, may be prepared to
witness in Richmond, if it should ever be occupied
by the Yankees, similar displays on the part Of
Original disunionists," whose only part in the
has been to bring it on to talk belligerenty at the
telegraph office, to banker around the War Depart
ment, and to spit fire on the street corners
Some Of these brave streetcorner politicians
constantly giving desperate advice to others; and
while rich Mr.. FIreeater is advising all penniless
men to leave THEW families to sarve and fight for
liberty" sooner is his own name enrolled for the
militia than he puts pitch.plastcr on his back,
sneaks by stealth up to the Board Of Exemptions,
and gets certificate Of exemption for weakness Of
the spine. So Mr.. Fire-edter does not bear arms"
and, although he has been writing political tracts
all his life, in way firing the Southern heart,
or preaching orally damnaton to the Yankees, he
expects, should they get to Richmond to save his
money, stocks and plate because "he has not COM
mitted himself in any way that the enemy reach
him."
Shame unutterable shame, for such plea! The
truly brave and patriotic man, who, by his misfor-
tune, has been prevented from serving in the field
for his country'S cause, will not only diSdan to
make this plea for his safety. lie will be glad
for the trial Of his manhood-he will rejoice to
answer to the enemy who conronts him, that though
his hands have not borne arms his soul has-and
he will be proud thus TO relieve himself of the dis
grace of not being found in the field by explaining
come to brave spirit, and not towards refuge"