The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-04-28
GEN HILL AND THE TRAITOR
STANLY.

The New York Herald of a late date publishes
letter from Gen. ID. H. Hill 10 the traitor Stanly,
at Newbern, N. q. We give Gen. Hills letter
as follows. IL viii be seen that he makes the
fur fly, though We doubt the prOpriety of engaging
in correspondence with such man ss Stanly:
GoLDsBoRo, N. G, March "a, 1868.
His Excellency Il. Stany, Military Governor Of
North Carolina:
SRA letter from you to MsjOr-G eperal
French has been referred 20 me as his successor.
1t was with deep mortifcation and pain per-
ceived that q son Of the proud and honored house
of Stany should so far forget his noble lineage as
to descend 10 low abuse Of his own people Cor tho
sake of pleasing his Yankee masters IL Ia truo
that some houses were burnt in Plymouth by Con.
federate troops. 1t is alleged that il was done to
oust some Yankee thieves and marauders who had
taken shelter in them. / hope that this is so, and
that the act was not one Of wanton wickedness.
Il is plan however, that II the Yankee scoundrels
had been At home attending to their own business,
Plymouth would not have been disturbed. The
burden Of the sin rests therefore, upon tho brutal
invaders Of peaceful and peace loving people.
May / not hope that Your Exocllency, the
Military Governor Of North Carolina, having re-
buked Confederate atrocities, will devote portion
Of your valuable time to the excessas Of the internal
Yankees. In the gubernatorial peregrinations
of your Excellency from Currituck to Cherokee
the seaboard to the mountains--you must have
been struck with the remarkable fact that there
more houses burnt in a few eastern counties
than in all the rest Of the great State over which
your Excellency presdes.
1t is observable that the counties so desolated
are those 10 which the Yankee friends Of YOUR
Excellency have been able 10 penetrate. Your
Yankee master, Foster, is accustomed to make
raids whenever he learns that his forces exceed
the Confederates Eve 10 one. Your Excelency is
well aware that the path Of this murderer aud
freebooter has ever been marked by the glare Of
burning churches, school-houses, private residen-
ces, barns, stables, fences, DC, sc. Your Excel
lency may have some influence with these brigands,
and gentle hint to them that this may not bo
the best way Of restoring the Union would doubt
less meet with their respectful attention.
North Carolina is peculiarly happy to have two
Governors in this sad crisis. Her civil Governor
at Raleigh has often barred his bosom 10 the deadly
bullet in defence of his native State Her mill
tary Governor has not thought il prudent to ex-
pose his gubernatorial person in battle. IL Is 10
be hoped, however, that when he has organized
his negro brigade, bis Excellepcy, the military
Governor, will (having laid ia an abundant supply
of ottar Of roses and eau de coiognc) put himself
at its head, and strike for mis- own, his native
land. "a
The parallel between Governors suggests
another between Generals. There was Yankee
general named Arnold, who turned tory. There
was Southern general named Washington, who
was q rebel. The British honored the rebel aud
despised the tory. North Carolina has civil
Governor aud q military Governor--a rebel and
tory. Mean the Yankees are, they respect tho
former and loath the latter
In conclusion, permit me TO assure your Excel
lency that, with the distinguished consideration
due to your exalted position, 1 subscribe myself
your obedicnt servant, IL II. HILL,
Major-General, Confederate States Army.
stanly replies to tho above ia q very abusive
letter dated March 9th, and winds up by saying
that he is about leaving for his distant homo in
California. The villain has fed from tho wrath 20
come.
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