Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-08
AN APPEAL TO THE PATRIOTIC.

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l.. AN APPEAL TO THE PATRIOTIC.
MILITARY COLLEGE FOR ORPHANS.
Fsllow- ens:-On the day last appointed by
the President Of the Confederate States as day OF
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for His blessings my
upon our arms, few gentlemen in theto OF Wal
son, North Carolina subscribed over So Ooo (since
increased to over So, 0OO as the beginning OF luna
to be no! less than 100000, to be devoted 70 tne
endowment of Military College in Wilson, n; ",
as have fallen, or may hereafter fall, IN deence OF
the Confederacy. The plan SO far as matured Is as
follows:-
l. Not more than one-6fth Of the amount OBJ
tanned is to be devoted to the purchase ct buildings
for the opening of the College. Ample arrange
ments have been made TO secure sultaoie property
on these terms
O. The balance of the fund is to be invested in
some safe and profitable manner-the principal
never to be invaded and the interest to be devoted
to the support and education Of orphan Cadets.
g. The institution is to combine the Characters
tics Of thorough Collegiate and thorough militia
nv course and is to receive paying Cadets on terms
usual in Military Academies and all the profits from
this department are to go to swell the endowment
fund.- and thus increase the capabilities of the Col
lege to educate orphans
4. The first fund of 100000 is to DO obtained
as follows: Every gentleman making donation Of
$50 or more is thereby to become a Trustee of the
College and to have one vote in the Board for every
$50 given by him to this fund. 1t is apparent that
this at once secures the College from ever becoming
sectarian or sectional. Any lady making dona
ton of $50 or more may designate some gentleman,
as Trustee to represent this amount The dona-
J tions may be made in bonds of five equal amounts,
payable annually, and bearing interest from Janua-
| ry l. 1863. Thus: gentleman gives five bonds
for 5000, each payable severaly on Jany l, 1864,
Jany l, 1865, Jan'y l. 1865 Jan'y l., 1867, and
! Jan'y !, 1868, all bearing interest from Jany !,
1868. This is donation Of 600. None of these
bonds are to be considered binding until 100000
i be thus secured.
5. Every donor may designate the County or
State to which his donation is to be assigned: and
orphan cadets will be taken nearly as practicable
from different sections of the Confederacy, in pro-
f, portion to the amounts received therefrom.
6. Any individual contributing $4,000, shall
have the designation Of orphan cadet to receive
the benefit of this fund during the donors natural
life.
Z. When there shall be no longer any claim up
on the fund in behalf of orphans of soldiers who fall
in the wars Of the Confederacy other orphans shall
receive the benefit of this endowment in some
ner hereafter to be designated by the Trustees.
This, fellow. citizens, is the enterprise to the
compl'shment of which we respectfully solicit your
co operation it is philantropic project. Boys who
would otherwise grow up in neglect will be trained
into excellent citizens and many an anxious widow.
The College will train accomplished soldiers to
take the places of those who cut OFF, and many
man will more free y enter our armies and men
now in the field will be still more ready with glad
heart to sacrifice henScl: cs for their country when
they know that their boys are to be handsomely
cared for. 1t is Christian project. The God of
eternal truth says, blessed is he that conslereth
the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trou
b'e." And He also says, lie that hath pity on
the poor lendeth to the Lord, and that which he
hath gwen, will He pay him again" Let all who
love their land and trust their God come up to our
help speedily.
The Rev. DR.. Deems has beer appointed the Fl.
nancial Agent. All communications may be adj
dressed to him at Wilson, n. c. Persons sending
subscriptions will please specify the amount they
desire to give, and their Post Offices Proper bonds
to be filled will be sent them.
Now is the time for action. Let as remember
that erery subscriber to this Jund gres assurance to
all hi. feilowcuizsns that lie has .tuiM in the linal
sueeess ofour cause and thus Helps to increase the
trust Of our friends and ,ceakea the confidence OF
our enemies
EDMUND MOORE,
ZENO. IL. GREENE, .
JOHN 7. BARNES,
S. s. SATCHWELL,
JAMES W. DAVIS.
Wilson, n. c., Sept 26th, 1852.
REvESuE-Thc Confederate Congress is consider.
ing the best to adopt to money for the
support of the Government. Last week the chair
man ofthe Finance Committee reported bill to the
House for this purpose. The following are its prin-
clpal provisions
THAT on the first day of January 1868. there
shall be levied and assessed each person resident
in the Confederate States, for the support of the
Government and the defence of the country the fol.
lowing tax, to-wit: One fifth the value of wheat
corn, rice, rye, oats, potatoes, hemp flax, peas,
beans, barley, hay, WOOL rosn, tar, pitch, turpen.
tine, cotton sugar, molasses, and tobacco produced
by him in those States during the previous calendar
year; also fifth of the value of the increase for
| the preceding calendar year of the horses asses
cattle, sheep and swine; and also, one fifth of the
profits made in the preceding calendar year by the
feeding of swine, sheep, cattle, mules Also one
fifth of each persons yearly income for the proceed
ing calendar year. from all whatever except
from the sources herenoefore described and except
from the interest on Confederate bonds, certificates
or Treasury notes Provided That said tax so levi
ed and assessed shall be due, and payable on the
first day Of April, 1868 Provided further, That
foreigners, resident within the Confederate States
Shall not be required to pay, except from the afore
said articles produced by or for them, or from in
profits derived from business conducted by
them within those States; shall airy tax be levi
ed upon the products of residents, where the total
value Of such products during said year is less than
five hundred dollars, nor shall any tax be levied
upon the income of residents, where the total value
of such income is less than five hundred dollars"
How They FIRE IN BArrlE-An army cores
pondent says:
You wonder whether the regiments fire regu-
larly in volley, whether each man loads and fires
as fast as he can. That depends upon circumstances;
but usually, except when the enemy is near at hand,
the regiments fire only at the command of their Of
hcers. You hear drop, DROP drop, as few of the
skirmishers fire. followed by rattle and roll, which
sounds like the falling of building, just as some of
you have heard the brick walls tumble at great
fire. Sometimes when body of the enemy's cav.
airy are sweeping down upon regiment to cut it
to pieces the men form into square, with the off
GERS and musicians in the centre. The front rank
stands with bayonet charged, while the rear rank
fires fast as it can. Sometimes thew form in four
ranks deep-the two front ones kneeling with bay
onet charged so that fthe enemy should come upon
them they would run against picketfence of bay