Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-04

My dear Major, have tried in vain
from participating in the contemptnons :; refrain
tertained by almost every one for the Upoh en-
SO eager Tor war-who denounced the YorII ONO Was
towards, and declared he could whin b~nSeS as
them himsel-and also for him who ro mJitured Of
the hgnthg for dime, and wipe up all tSo 10 10 all
split with his pockethandkerchief &c 'le blood
then settled quietly down into snug "sh,d anG Who
ana oelied all his pretensions and professioOnV
ny oPl.ol VI s.'ch man am irresponsible u 90
cannot help it; and l grieve to tell w., for
that there are many others likewise 49, MAJOR
for whose sentiments please do not 5po"Slole"
spons6le But in order to afford Won an IN. Inc re-
nifty OF retrieving your character silencin oPPortu
about your want of pluck and obteratinGs: ielarkS
temptuons opinion Of you almost nnrS maj Con-
dulged in, propose that you and I en;ss III
Yates IN the army repair at once to Ricb,no.S pr,
there hight side by side, long as We srn and
each OF US entering into an obligation f. needed,
office, and to stand by each other as no
battle" each shielding and PROTECTING TSuaaeS in
far as he can; and if it be any inducemonoo 'ner as
offer you bounty of $50, and will n" 10 You,
Treasury, Confederate, or Bank notes a. Pay you IN
choose, without the deduction of anv ~: YOU may
whatever? Do you accept the propositd percentage
Your witness, dear Major, Ca pit Fonj Tn
known to me; and you probably know e. az s un-
DO OF his reasons for volunteering his evi5 muca as
l beg through you, to tender him nv tbsrE but
corolaiiy endorse his declaration that the r" as
traitor VINO tries to cast shadow" upon nan nan Is a
of Confederate notes and with this ppJnu sue Value
his evidence leave the man or men r. tof
there De, who have deprecated them to ~! such
Capt. Foulkes. Do with them as Won H. 'u SnQ
MAJOR, II you consider Confederate notes H.. Dul
treasury notes, as Capt. Foulkes did wer ~ ulah
depreclatlng the value of Confederate notoE W not
changing them Ito a large amour" with Ca
Foulkes for Treasury notes? Sometim,s UaPI
wiling witness proves too much; ard Gait Forn:
may De reprehensble for taking ADVANTAGE os -
simplicity, and getting from you Confederate Souf
m mIlnoui paying you any premium in excbsngn e.,
Treasury notes, which he says edo mt nsSn lOr
the State except at discount" and he Out Ol
asks Are they Confederate notes. not 6eter tba
NJ Carolina treasury notes" Major. he mnSt S tu%u
oVerreacned you in those "exchanges to L.
amount ana fear some one will think Won arc o
competent to the discharge of the duties oF par,
master, II you thus permit your witnesses 70 tt
that you exchanged one kind of money for an",L
OF less value Perhaps your safest nan uo,,IS III
to pay the soldiers with the money furnished 70"
for the purpose as there would then be M on1or
| centage. ' PIT
/ might say much more-I might cbar,o th..
soldiers are put to inconvenience 6y being Maid ="
bills OF large denominations; and | might nrova
that hundred dollar bill is sometimes paid tn trO
soldiers Tor them to get changed and divide between
them, DC. But what ayailS it? Are there NOT
men in power who have resolved that the Offices
belong to the saints, and that they are the saints
Is it not treason to lift the voice against the acts Of
such men? Donot they, either to shield themselves
from responsibility, or with natural selccopse.
quence, try to identify their own official conduct
with the cause cf the South, one and nseparabIe
making it treason to hold them to account equally
with opposition to the cause? If such men Wonld
prosecute the war with half the zeal they exhibited
to bring it on, they would be much more useful
than they now are.
l remain, Major,
Your ob't ser'vt
FRANK. l. WILSON.
RaIeioh limo 1890