Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-02-27
c. g. MEUMTNGER,
Secretary of Treasury.
CANp Pace" VA, Feb. 18th, 1862.

:" CAMP PRICE," VA Feb. 18th, 1862.
M, Editor: Very many Of Us 10 this reglm Mt, 81
n G. Troops, have very many friends in OIL ona"
regiment 8th n g, Troops aud IN Col Martins re-
gimelt the 18th \. G. Troops. We are anxious to
know something OF their Whereabouts
SnnDosinq them to have been at Roanoke Island, we
have been amentrg their hard te as prs neis IN The
hands OF The enemy From this cause or grei however
we have been most happily relieved. The Virginia pa
pes assure Us that oil the fighting was done by certain
Virginia troops aud this, we conclude that our
friends were not the sa"d Nor is this conclusion
at all unreasonable. There IS Col. rice, than Wnom
braver man never livei We know and s. do you that
if mere was fight any where within lis reach, he would
be certain to take hand IN it. There Is Major Hll.
He was thought have had command OF certain
batteries We feel assured thai those batteries
would have been well served and as long deendtd
under bis commJnd as under Tat OF my mortal Ilau
There are Martin an: aiker a0d MclIle, and W right
and others-al good and truc-all devote d TO The
Southern cause and wi iug. cheerful j. TO give their
lives Or its success he Virginia papPrs assure Us
that t.ey did none Of the fighting al q the c'Hcusoh
is Irresistible hey could haUe teeH on the island
Bus W. are oppressed now, with new cause tor aux
rtv II thy did Lone of he fighting, they we're not
ON ~ ISLAND | they rot the lsianf, they are
not lsontrs in Tie hands OF the tnemy II they are
not in the hands OF the en- my, "h r. are 'hty ho!-
I7nrs ought to know every thing. Wi you please inform
! u-?
u at Us ask you d few more questions
Isl How Is il HAT North Carolina, with !orce OF
s m hing ko ipr'y thousand men IN the held better
q armed aud he: jer uuppe ms whole than aCy troops
VIZ have cannot ge SIX Thousand troops 10 dtehn
her coast
+ ID How Is it that our troops complied to serve
nnde. Generals ..ppOn:e0 lG0W other states which, III
proportion to populations. ave done hothIng Ike
much for the war? lie "e understood that W" have
no onioc;io 10 tie Generals commanding u, persona
to them but surely North Carolina can iaFnsh quite
as good IS some that have been appointed
3D. How long VIII the patient orbeaTance OF the Ole
State submit to subordinate position which she oc
cupe under the old Government and which 1t is deter
mined force upon her IN It's Responding nOhly t.
every demand that has been made, how long will she
permit her sons to be whised off with hOniCd words,
when the rewards o. good deeds are to be distributed
> Fighting braveiy upon every battle field, and IN amos
every State how often will size permit others 10 swallow
up the glory which properly belongs to her? wouIC
not have her follow the example OF Virginia, who's
rules OF action to be (lst get all you can-(Zd
prevent others from getting the balance; but wou(
have her assert her rights and obtain them or know
l. the reason why
| am we'll awarp, Mr. Editor, that it Is rgalded a
impoe to pen remarks like these, lest the enemy ma
be led to belitvs that We divided among ourselves
That is all ndge-intended for the purpose of Sitting
J., complaint North Carolina has but one heart ard on
mind in this Il she had arms independent OF he
force now in the COnted rate service she could deeD
e her own coast without aid from others but, havin
freely given all that she ad to the Confederate Goverr
re nent-aruS with men to use them-she has right I
ask for some assistance in times like these Ii this AZ
u sstance bad been granted in time, the City OF Rel
e mond would have been furnished with the argumer
which it is using for the construction of the Dar
at vile Road which it has long been seeking con
mcrciat necessity" to that city-which it is now urgn
9s as military necesSuy;' and which will become N
cessery f it becomes necessary at aD only as " en-
II du for military bLundes But, if it be tnat
at remarks have the t,ct which ascFbed to them, h
d the fault with those WHO have given for
plant, and have power TO remove 1t. North Caroir
IS not hard to please.
G. We have no news in clmDs The ground cOvere
e. I'D o.ot o.;n f,u;,,r
v Mcclellan is not likely to advance
e. CAFE FEAR