Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-12-08
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The vandals in North Carolina.
From the RaIeleh Progress, Dec. 2.

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PASSENGERS, by the train from Kinston
this cvcnirg, report AGolitioni,ts at Core
Greek, sixt, en- miles this side Of New bern,
supposed in force. If this be true onr
authorities ought to look well to other
points and not forget this.
The news from Newtcrn We consider
of \ startling seharactcr, aud such as to
call for instant action on The part of the
Legislature, and VIC sincerely hope that
body will rot suff + another day TO pass
without the necessary legislation for the |
rising Of fdlcc for State defence
# there arc fifteen thousand Yankees at
Newborn, and We arc Induced to believe
there are at least that many, instant prep
aration should DC made to meet them for
to supp Sc that such force will settle
down there qliety for the winter is am
absInlity. Tncy are for action, and if we
mean to prevent an advance and protect
prperry H,st Of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad, and the roaI itself. we
mnst act, and act at once. The Confed
crate Government has its hands full in
Virginia and elsewhere, and though VIC
may expect whatever aid ii may be able
f. to give us, our people expect and demand
that Ten Regiments for State defence be
raised as suggested by Governor Vance
in his message, and if the necessary bill
had been passed, as it coui1 and should
have been the second or third d 4y of the
session, whole companies could have been
raised, and put in camp by this time
What is the Assembly waiting for? Hun
dreds and thousands of our people are
waiting to volunteer in this service, and
are impatient, waiting for the call to be
made.
Oar ears are sa'uted daily, almost hour.
", with the most disHessing and heart
renling tales BY refugees who are fl, ,ng
from their ho'pes aud propclty to escape
the brutality of the ravaging enemy, In
TIE name Of injared ihnocence --in- eho
..S. 49,. .l.A.zai. old age==-ss,.aaes name
otSIttsticJ an 7Fit4-artt IN tile Tamt 8
high Heaven, we beg the i 'gi,l-tlrc fo1
help for our blce ling Et>teru Counties =
Aged men and WOMEN, whose sons. are il
the army, are forced from their homes in
to the woods aud swamps BY ruff n sol
diery delicate young ladies', whose broth
els and fathers have rendered up thci
lives in tile common defence are f, in
from fate Thousand times worse tha
death mothers and tender children, who's
husbands and fathers are harciag the
brcas's to the so9 in other Siates, are war
dering ragged and peunllcss, being drive
from their rade homes 10y the Abolition il
vadcr; slaves arc being aimed and age
= citizeGs butchercd, and yet the State L.!
islture, to whom all looked for speed
relief, HIS passed seven DAYS in taIkin
aad h,s done noting for their protectio
Why stoud a co.umttuc consume
week in pgop4riug i till that might
drawn up Ia an hour, and Why should II
Assembly take time to discuss a matt
about which al are agreed Gov. Van
IS ready, Wilti"g and anXious to nerfof
his duty in atforJin rrcicf to the suffer-
Elst, tat he can 10 nothing until the \
senbIy passes a bill to raise the troops.
The eueu.v are no doubt concentrating
Newbern and making the necessary pre-
aratieus lor au advance, which adyar
NAV be made next week, or DELAYED thu
months, Lut which must be u.et by
sooner or later
We hope it will not be many days |
fore we shall be able to announce that
necessary legislation has been done .
thai the troops are,bcing raised.
T. S.-Just as we had corcluded
above. article. the following letter ,
handed us with request TO publish
is from gentleman If high standing
his section, aDd Q,.c who statements L
be relied op /: .-.
r.. Rnrlcu, n. c., Dec. l, 1867
J..L. PEISlxGroN, ESQ = Sir: Il
ing Just returned from the Albemarle
,ion, deem it my duty to acqnaiut
public with the terrible condition of th
which exist thclc The country is c
pletely overrun by The enemy, who
burnt houses, destroyed crops, stolen ST
driven If negroes, and committed on
grs of cvery descfipti upou the pee
But this is no all; they have armed
negroes in some instances; and sent t
abroad TO mulder and steal a. their
Discretion. a guhboat arliyed at the
of Thomas NeWby, Sr, of Perqnip
conntv, on the goth ultmo, from viii
band Of armed 'ccrocS Landed and
cecd,d 10 The house, whelc, after kl
Thomas Nowby, Jr, ia coll blood,
proceed 70 beat the old man severely,
20 rob Aipi Of ,scrlthing in his po
sion. Similar sccnss were enacted OIL
same night in other localities, and
widest terror prevails through ont