Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-03-26
PARTISAN WARFARE,

The enemy having at last pushed his lines with
in our territory and embraced. large districts Of
country loyal 10 the South, the duty oil operating
within bis lines now dey Dives upon our pcnple IL
is not in human nature to permit an Invaer 10 oc
cupY this country IN quiet and security, and NE
must resort tn the measures of the y anlArdS, and
of all patriotic people, in making his occupation as
hazardous and uncomfortable possible To this
end our enIerp sing and daring spirits must make
o their valuable skill in the saddle and with
the gun, and their intimate know ledge of ways
fords and passes, TO waylay the enemy and inlet
all the injury upon him that brave and adventurous
parhaES have, in all ages anu all countries, been
effective in dealing. Marion, Sumter and Hamp-
ton; Mct'niloch, Hays and Chcvallie are the types
We would fan hope to initiated by hundreds Of
Nirginians III the counties about to be oSerrun
by the enemy. -....
The mythical " black horse" and masked bat,
tcrieS" that have figured 50 largely in the enemy'S
imagination ought now TO become realities; and
tho recent astonishing featS oil Jack Morgan n
kentucky and Tennessee afford examples OF what
enterprise may do in emergencies such as that in
which so large portion Of Piedmont Virginia and
the lower Valley now finds itself Of course no
operations OF this Sort can be prosecuted except
within the lines Of the enemy and as West Point
abhors the names equally with the tactics OF SUN
ter, Marion and McCulloch, ii will be i'll vain TO
expect countenance from the regular army. The
only course open to pursue is for these cnerprlsng
partizan warriors TO o6taih commissions from TIVE
authorities and to enter With tnis warrant upon
their work. They can in no way interfere with the
business Of the army and it is quite likely that
few hundred men in detached squads nhct
more loss upon the invader than twice as many
thousand Of our regular troops. .r -..s..
1t is well for these partiZan warriors to recellect
IN all their operations. one important fact. The
enemy has now taken to land, and depends for
success upon his transportation. To Kill or take
fr1f0 q hn ar
aentto starving ten men; and to blow up or burn
two wagons is to disablea whole company Our black
horsemen, therefore, ought to make the capture Of
draft animals and the destruction Of transportation
their leading object and everything else secondary to-
that main purpose. To shoot down officer or
soldier Is no great achievement, inasnuch his
place can be supplied rd intinitum by the popuous
North but to shoot pair two Of horses or mules
Is to disable cannon, or to Starve hundred men.
In all ambusheS that may be prepared strict in
structlons should be given to let the personnel of
! the enem" pass by unmoiested and to reserve the
dash and tbs fire for animals and transportation. By
the energetic prosecution Of this plan of operations
! against the enemy within their lines few hundred
daring horsemen and marksInen soon diss Die and
reduce to motonless hulk whole army Of invaders
| By this system Of warfare every people in earnest
Tor their freedom have succeeded in t. To it the Swiss
owe their IL dependence; the SPaniards their rescue
from The iron grasp of Napoleon !; Spanish America
aer release nom the dominion OF old SPAN; the
Southern colonies their triumph over CORVALLIS
anu Texas her deliverance from Mexican r1isrule.
We trust that many brave spirits within the lines
-oi the enemy win take the public defence into their
own hands and ihamstyiRg the enemy IN his rear
Tniie our brave armies Are lighting him in 'front.'
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