Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-29
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-piCy Correspondence between "A ssebe
ds"j"r-asenersii and Union Military
/ Governor.
Major General EHl 10 Governor Stanley
GoLDsRoRo. North Carolina March "a. 1868.
To His Excellsney E. Stanley, Muiary Governor Of
North Carolina:
SIR: A letter from you to Msjor-Gen. French
has been referred to me as bis successor Il was
with'deep modification ard pain I perceived
that son IF the proud aud honored house oil
Stanley should SO far forget his noble lineage as
to descend to low sbuss of his own people feI
the sake Of pleasing bis Yankee masters. L is
/ true that some houses were burned in Plym nth
by Confederate troops. It is alleged that it was
done to oust soTne YANKEES thieves and marau-
ders who had tahen shelter in them. hope that
this is so, aud that the act was not one Of wan
ton wickedness. Il is plain, however, that if
the Yankee scoundrsls had been at home, at
tending to their own business, Plymouth Wsud
not have been disturbed. The burden of the
sin rests, therefore, upon The brutal invaders of
peaceful and peace'loving psonle.
May not hope that your Exeelency, the
military governor Of North Carolina, having re-
buked Confederate atrocities, viii devote Dor-
ton of your valuable time to the exeesses of the
internal Yankees In the gubarnstorial pere-
grinations Of your EKcslency from CurTituek
to Cherokee-the seaboard to the mountains
you must have been struck with the remarka-
Bile fact that there ere more houses burned IN a
few eastern counties than all the rest of the
great State in which your ELcellency presidss
1t is Observable that the counties so desolatsd
are those in which the Yankee friends of your
Excsllency have been able to penetrate. Your
Yankee mssteT, Foster, is accustomed TO make
raids wherever be learns that bis forces exceed
the Cohfedsratss five to one. Your Excsllencv
is well aware that the path of this murderer and
freebooter has ever been marked by the glare
burning churches, sehoolhouses, private -
deneeS, barnes, stables, fences, etc. y EK
cellency may have some influence With these
brigands, and gentle hint to them that this
may not be the best wsy Of restoring the Union
would doubtless meet with their respectful at
tentiou-
North Carolina is peculiarly happy 10 have
two Governors in this SD crisis Her civil
Governor at Raleigh has often barred his bosom
70 ths deadly bullet in defense Of his native
State. Her military Governor has not thought
it prudent to expose his gubernatorisl person in
battle. It ia to be hoped however, that whan
he has organized his negro brigade, his Excel
ieney the military Governor viii (having laid
in a. abuDdsnt supply Of otto of Tosss and eau
de colOgne) put himself at its head, and strike
for his own, his native land
The parallel between Governors suggests
another between Generals There was . Yam
kee General named Arnold, who turned tory
there was Southern General named Washing
ton, who was q rebel The British honored the
rebel and despise1 the tory North Carolina
has q civil Governor and military Governor
a rebel and tory. Mean as the Yankees are,
they respect the former and loathe the latter
II conclusion, permit me to assure your Ex-
cellency that, with the distinguished considers-
ton due to your exalted position, subscribe
myself your obedient servant,