, 1862-03-05
LOYALTY or THE PEOPLE OF EAST
ERM NORTH CAROLINA,

The New FORK Tribune publishes several
very interesting letters, giving IN account Of
events On Roanoke Island and On the adjacent
mainland. The writer shows. that The cap
tured rebels were exchanged, not simply pa
relied, as the telegraph suited As f;st as we
were to send their captiyes to Fortress Mon
roe. We having surplus, the excess in num-
ber are passed to tho Government credit, and
the released rebels kept from re-enlistiug un-
til actualiy exchanged The chief difficulty to
be appreGeudcd is, that tile rebels, in their
soldiers to remain idle The expedition to
Edenton, on tile 18th, proved most clearly
that the people Of Eastern North Carolina are
mainly Union. The writer says that the resi-
dtnts of Edenton were very mnch alarmed on
the approach Of the feet, having been told by
the rebels that its errana was to piilagc and
destroy; but on being reassured, they became
yc,y communicative and friendly. 4 brisk
cotton trade will doubtless spring up in this
vicinity, as loyal men Own large quantities
oft.
LOYALTY OF TILE NORTH cARoL1s1ASs.
Wc-quotc the following paragraphs:
The authorities Of Edenton said that they
had not taken up arms asaiast the Union, or
suffered any Notifications to he erected about
or near the city, Or mcnaccd the Government
in any manner WAnteYer. On the contrary,
lAe} clSaNNt4 t1oH co11ERut ab Ing c0H'
merceMtnt Of the rebellion, aad continued to
keep it mp until late day, when they wcre
hnuily obliged to'take e neutral position, in OF
der to Eare their ltves and property from the
vengeance Of the Virginia rebels. The county
it appears, is Union, two to one; SO also arc
all the eastern counties Of the State, we are in
formed By tie people. thonxh they dare moi
The citizens here arc 1nure loyal than a
/ Elizabeth City, where they come to us in del
.egations without number, claiming the pro
lection Of the Stars and Stripes, and begging
/ force and give their property and lives th'
| protection they were entitled to; WHICH res
sonable request, I trust, Will soon be compile.
| with. It appears that the city was ordered t
| be fred by Wlse's Legion, and that the citi
zeIs, Or all the property holders, were oppose:
to such rash course. 1t is truly an affecting
scene to see with whas reverence these oT
| pressed Union people looked upon the Star
and Stripes. saw group Of men under it
ample folds, relating how much they had s1l1
| fered since they had been deprived OF its pre-
tcctiou, kissing their hands Mt the proud eli
b1e1n as they took their departure, wishIn
that their eyes might never again be insulte
lion. I Lave been Informed BY many prom
nent Union men tl,ut just as soon Us our forcc
can assure the people Of this section Of on
ability to afford them permanent protection
that not only Will we see at least two-thlrd
Of the people aTraying themselves openly O
the side ef the Union, hut any number %i
volunteer to fight for the old Hag.,
TIE BRECKENRIDGE HETEROGENEOUS DEyE]
| oPNENT3.
Among the many valuable documents ca]
tured on tie rebel flag -shlp-60me Of which
send you for publications. the damoEs BEccl
inrid.e letter, which was written to Calhoun
| Of Elizabeth City, in October, before the Pre-
idential election; in which letter he says
I loves the Union, but the South he loves be
| ter. THIS letter found Its way into the Nor1
| Carolina papers, and created great cxcitemen
that he would lose the yote Of the State,
authorized the editor Of the Southern to pr
| nounce it forgery. 1t is IN autograph lie
| ter, and Mr. B. knew it was no forgery.
From papers found on the rebel fag-ship '
| learn that they are building six gunboats
Norfolk also, that contract was signed
Charleston the day that the city WAS SO near
burned, for building ten gunboats there; Il
machine shops we're al burned, which pI
vents the boats from being built. We Ill
learn from the same source that evcrythis
is to be got in readiness by the rebels to bu
Norfolk the moment it becomes evident
them that they cannot hold it. Tue lett
fiom President Davis to the rebel fag-o:fic
goes On and urges "the importance Of su
pressing tie Union sentiment existing amol
The people On these Sounds without q N
ment's delay; u growing danger springfng !
in different sections Of the Confedcracy, viii
| will soon, if not put down, give us mo
| ttn1,hle than Che Northern foe =,