Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-02
For the Standard.
TO THE SOLDIERS. OF NoRrH.CARoLINA.
September %, 1868.

TO THE SOLDIERS, OF .N0RfH-CAROLINA.
Some of you have no doubt seen, ere this, COM
munication in tile Bulletin of the 7th ult, signed
The Young Ladies OF Rutherfordton." Now, this
gentleman (for we believe it to be one,) thought,
by getting behind the young ladies, no one would
shoot at him, but we intend TO show him that We
ladies bave not lost the spirit conOsded to us from
all time This piece is full of misrepresentation
and talSehoOdS, which we will try to show. IL the
first place, he says, the meeting was held by
portion of the citizens of Rutherford county," in
siuuatng that the meeting was small The meet
inS numbered between four and five hundred, if
you call that small, when SO many Of our men are
already in service. Next he says, blush" (see,
boys, how he traps himself; he says 1, and yet the
piece was written by committee of young Ia
dies, "to say composed Of conscripts," &c
What conScripts? Those from forty to forty five
Have they not promptly responded TO the call of
the enrolling master, and are now awaiting orders
to march into the field? In proof of which We will
state here that these conScriptS leave for the army
next Monday, with Col Harris. They are not re-
quIred to 60 before they called. VIII this gen.
tleman please inform us when, how, and where
these conscripts have used every means to evade
the call of their oppressed country? Besides the
conScripts, there d" Teo timid Union men
in tue meeting. If he means to say they are Union
men a0c, his lips give the lie to his heart, if he
SuppoSes them to retain the given them before
this war commenced. He speaks falsely again,
when he calls them timid. Did you not come in
contact with little of their spunE on the day of
the meeting, Mr.. -? Did not thu sons broth
erS and younger husbands and fathe.S among these
men respond 10 their eOantrys first cali to one
Ito the seceSSiOnstS - And these of whom you
speak so contemptuouSly nave renamed at home I'M
til now, because their services have been more
needed nere-aId now that they are called, they
are ready 10 so. Honored SIR are none of your
family of hasn bao-t TOD
Union men were of some responsibility" Please
| Inform us who they were. We think if one dis
loyal man Is Odious, all are equally So He next
Speaks OF Col Harris and is very particular to tell
the soldiers that he is militia Colonel The hon.
est inference IS that this gentleman thinks militia
officers are but small affairs We ask, do not some
OF his kin " bear militia titles-Itles too which
were given in less troubious times? Col Harris
duties for some time have been scarcely less than
an army officers, and even MS enemies must admit
that he has ever faithfully discharged them often
at the risk OF his own lie. Where is a secession
Colonel who has done more? As to the resolutions
drafted and adopted we refer you to the Standard,
IN which the proceedings Of the meeting may be
! found.
Next, Maj. H. D. Lee was called upon to sneak.
&c. Let me say here, this was trap to catch the
Conservatives. The DeStructiveS had said that the
meeting SHOULD not be held, and one of their lead
ers went so lar rs to send messenger TO the coun-
try to urge his friends to be sure and come "for"
he added, 'if they do not fear the Conservatives
| will be too strong for u.s." His fears were con-
| trmed. Failing In their object. to suppress the
meeting, Maj Lee was chosen to occupy the time
| by speaking, exciting the people, creating DIS
turbance and thereby thwarting the purposes of the
! opposite party. Knowing this, the Conservatives
refused to let him speak, unless he would endorse
| their platform. As a soldier, we commend and
honor Maj. Lee; he preached secession and he
Practlced 1t He has redeemed his principles, and
that is what few others of the party have done
Ihere is another. error in this gentlemans piece
| Just here. When Maj. Lee refused tobsinterroga-
ted as to his Conservative principles, 0r. A. r.
Bryan asked him "if he endorsed the resolutions
OF the last legislature ?" 10 which he replied in
the affirmative Then" Mr.. BRYAN said. YOU
are as good Conservative as am" not as any in
The house, as he has it. lie took the second
thought here, and didn't say l. just as well have
| how. ~
The writer also says I" this meeting was ingeni.
ouSiy planned and carried out to perfection by the
ieaaer Oh TINS union party, Gen. G. w Logan whilst
ne renamed IN his Office holding q leYee with his
followers, seemingly not at all connected with itn
Unite compliment General, to have aScribed to
you tne leadership OF such majority of the people
as 70 MS holding levee, &c, it is utterly false
he knew nothing Of what was to be, or was done
oelole inc meeting, except that a Conservative
meeting was to be held: q lie is an aspirant," &c.
we Don't think so, but if he is, and if that is a
ortm t the member to the Legislature is equally
suuty, o" smaller scale. This much we do know,
S II .e 1Sheral does run for Congress, he will
support the conservative platform before and IL ha
Snoula be elected, after his election Heis not the
man ma 70 run on the "big side" simply 20 be cleo.
teu, ana then desert his constituents Mr.. r aIsc
says the Conservatives refused to define what thew
! .ernea an honorable peace. Mr. Bate Carpente,
Me the question, we think to Mr. B. directly
ne also informs US that this meeting was directi,
opposed to the cause of freedom and Liberty e.
mncn we are contending." This is not true, TIL
uien VINO composed that meeting are as warm advo
: cates as liberty has; but they wish to strike wild
.ne weapons of Mars in one hand, while thet sras
y o'Se oranch In the other. They can't see tn
'"''''' I" paying men eleven dollars per month