Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-03-05
Re.eAlisting and Volunteering:

Re-eAlistins and Volunteering.
at no period Of the war have our people mani
tested greater spirit and aacrity in coming up to
the help Of the State and the South than at present
From all points We learn that our brave volunteers
are re'enisting for the war, and every where new
recruits and volunteers are rallyng to the standard
Of the South
In some sections, however, discomfort and appa-
rent unwingness to volunteer We learn, prevails
We cannot suppose that this can be attributed to
our reverses North Carolinians are not the people
to be discouraged by misfortune, or to back out
when the pinch comes. To suppose such thing,
would be to ignore the whole history of our people
No race on earth have shown more united and
sterner resistance to wrong, to injustice ard an in
vasion of their rights, than North Caronians. To
shrink now or to be Indifferent to the results of the
great contest would prove to be degenerate sons
Of noble and courageous ancestry.
We are constitutionally jealous of our rights
stubborn and intracta5le, under the goadngs of
those who are disposed to Cypress US but equally
sensitive and unyieding, when sense of wrong, Of
indscreton, of ineiciency prevails as to the con.
duct of our own. authorities.
That real and deep discomfort prevails in regard
to the manner of the draft among our people, can.
not be dened-that very general dissatisfaction ex-
lists in regard to the inefficient and partzan course
of our authorities since the war began, is apparent
to every one who will take the pains to talk with
the masses of the people. But no true North Caro-
linian or patriot should allow these things, were
they tenfold worse than they really are to dampen
his ardor in the great cause of Southern constitu
tonal liberty. The honor, the liberty, the rights
and the property of the South are too dear to be
compromised or to be lightly weighed, in contest
like this Our recent reverses can be chargeable to
nothing so much as the imbecility and ineficiency
of the State and National authorities. But what
then? What If they have been bidding over petty
| Offices, and arranging and maneuvering to secure
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of personal or par.izan favor
tes and laying the foundation for future partizan
schemes, shall the true friends of the country and
of the South let their arms hang down and their
knees become feeble at time like this? Never,
never. Let the people rally to the standard of the
country-let them drive back the foe, and strike
| for their homes and their fresides with tenfold
SSoi. II uTc all INCUBUS upon TIE
efforts of the people-if they lie in the way of an ef
fcent, energetic and successful prosecution of the
war, let them be removed, and let their places be
filled by more competent, more prompt, and wiser AMI
better Never let it be said that our hands are
tied BY the withes of incompetent and inefficient
leaders. Let the wthes be broken like fax before
the flame, and let the people rise in their might tc
| SURRENDER OF ROANOKE IsLAND.-President Da
Wis says, in his message, that "enough is known o.
the surrender of Roanoke Island to make us fee
that it was deeply huniliating, however imperfec
may have been the preparations for defence"
the preparations for defence not adequate, thu
blame for it does not rest on the troops who wer
sent to defend the island. The Secretary of Wa
and Gen. Huser were both warned, time and again
that the island was in danger but they turned
deaf ear to these warnings, and Gen. Huger ha,
never even visited the island to see for himself it
condition. Mr.. BENJAMIN is the subordinate of tn,
President Why did not the latter see to it tina
his officer did his duty? Why did President Davi
remove Gen. Hill from the command of the Island
Gen. Hill is one of the ablest officers. and one o
the most persevering and accomplished fortitiers il
the Confederate States; and believe that if h
had been in command he would either have save,
the post, or made provision for the escape of tn
troops, with their arms and ammunition. But Gen
Hill was removed on representations from til
highest authority" in this State, and political Ger
erals and political Colonel were appointed in hi
place. The island then fell, and the President lay
the blame as much on the troops who were there a
on those who commanded, for he makes no di.
tnction between them. If he means to ntimat
that the troops from this State did not perform the
duty, We tell him that he does gross injustice to a
good and as true men ever drew sword or har
died musket
The truth is, Roanoke Island fell because partiza
governments made part,zan appointments Of pc
sons who have proved themselves unfit for the
places; and unless We have less partyism
future, and more regard for merit without regar
to party, the Confederate cause itself aciU be en-
dangered.
Burnside ExPEDITIoN.-We have heard nothin
of the movements of this expedition since our las
The CONFEDERATE TAx.-We published in GU
last the Ordinance passed BY the Convention maxim
provisions for paying the Confederate tax. We lear