Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-16
For the Standard.

Mr. HOLDEN so much has been said about the to,
ries and traitors of this County, and it must oe aamsa
that we have many amongst but as lase
sion seems pervade the public mind as to wno these
tories are must claim enough space in your widely CIR
Saars S tRS se Your readers
will recollecft the FIRST charge Of disoyay
from a communication signed Traveller, HneA hpps1,,Su
in one Of the Richmond papers more than
Traveller in his Ourneyngs is supposed 70 have
even sOoIrned awhile at place miscaBed toed Sprng
Judging from the venom that Is % tS;H ansS sDd
whilst there e have Ssep q - Ssa
from whence all these sanders how when in reality the
former supporters of certain men had good reason 70
expect something better in return for past confidence ana
support Every uuprejudiced mind knows that Forsyth
has done its whole duty in supporting the present unhaP
Ply in which are engaged, although large maori
we'll as every where else went The war; whilss the
cesionists with few exceptions skulked at home to sec
in the exceptions alluded to comparatively few wenl
into service amongst the rank and file and when closely
examined it will be found that many good commission
secured in advance Of volunteering in connection with
good pay safe place clear of danger an i'm
portaiion had to be nude all The from Georgia for
commssary for North Carolina Regiment thereby doing
great injustice to brave boys who were volunteers
saying nothing Of the ncompetency of these inerlopers
After volunteers le the secessIonsts who remained
home turned their attention to Specializing and sucking
the life blood OF the people by specuatlng ana monoPo
LIKING those articles which udispensaby necessary
not only for the soldiers maintenance but also to keep
alive their he pless families that Shoes clothes and
food could not be bought except prices far beyond
the reach of the poor soldier at eleven dollars month
The consequence is that whilst they have vastly enriched
themselves they have nearly beggared one else aud
ruined the Southern cause whilst at the time pro-
Tossing great loyalty to it having done break
down than all the armies of enemies They have even
gone far as to speculate upon the poor crippled soldier
who returns home MANNED object of charity for the rest
Of his life; and to illustrate will give you Just i'll
stance. young in this place than year ago,
being humble circumstances though highly respected
aud esteemed with dependent family was induced to
substitute into service for of these red mouhed
dyednhe. secessionists who drafted but who
had more money than patriotism and had no notion Of
posing his vile carcass to Yankee bullets This young
had the sad misfortune lose his e leg below the knee
and LETT next the shoulder and surviving this dread
FIJI mutilaOn he came home and TO make something ar.
tca to walk with two leather straps were necessary to
attach wooden stump the remaining part of his
tated limb and for these straps tanner by the Of
LeUin Hrge, magistrate of the old ST. ips and member
of the firm Of Hne Co. was applied to in charitable
way by benevolent individual III behalf Of the poor Grip
pe and for enough rough unfinished leather 10 ounces
weight this vile extoroner had the face TO charge the
cripple $5, dropping i've from his original price.
Now both these have refused to list their profits in the
last State tax list and question the right OF the Legislature
to tax extortoner thereby refusing bear their proper
onate part of the burdens Of tina which they
zeaousy active in bringing upon the country IN order to
get an opportunity of eurchng themselves upon the mis-
fortunes Of others. II Conservative UniOnist had
made such protest these very men would have wanted
him hung These also indirectly refuse 70 take
Confederate money, by refusing to sell for money at all
any Of der lsddsr," demanding tan "Park or other
country produce in exchange, when common report says
they have enough already on hand years These
work. least pretend TO work under the 70 per
cent law and Hne made affidavit to that effect to get his
exemption but the rates al which they sell their
leather especially to crppes shows that they have
forfeited them and If Gov Yauce will do them justice be
will certainly have them put into the army.
Another will briefly mention of how these stayat
home secessonsts take advantage the msorunes of the
poorer classes and deprecate Confederate money poor
couscrpt discharged at Raleigh and coming home died.
He len nothing Of his except helpless widow and
small children. For two of ground containing their
humble home he indebted for the greater TO
of these who love suck the hebood Of
the poor, and to secure home at least voluntary SUBJ