Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-03
The Roll Of Honor.

Ihe visits OF angels in oden time to the denlzens
Of earth were "few and far between" and 70 fen
and for 6stwsen are the accessions we receive to
our roll of honor" '.--'< =
A friend writing from Pleasant Retreat, Mellow
ell County, informs us that
"Thomas Hemphill, Jr, and Thomas Y. Green
lee, of Mcdowell county, N e., have persisted in
selling corn at dollar per bushe, and wheat at
one dollar per busheI and every thing else in the
same proportion, Notwithstanding the high prices
demanded by others; they have moreover made it
their business to render all possible assistance to
soldiers and their families during the severe winter
giving corn, &c. in short they make it their con-
slant aim to do all they for the families of sol
diers, aud to keep down extortion."
Another correspondent furnishes three names
from Montgomery County, for inscription on the
roll Of honor. He says:
"Mr. N. Bingham, one Of my .neighbors is SCI
ling his entire lot of bacon at forty cents per pound
to soldiers families, refusing higher prices from
spectators. Mr.. B. has no sons Of his own, but
has three apprentices who are all in the service,
whom he keeps well clothed, besides helping other
poor people to clothe their relatives in the army
Mr.. W. N. Thayer, of the same County, sells
corn at s. per bushel, when he could easily gets
Mr.. Burney, who owns mill on Uwharie River,
in Randolph county, sells corn at 81 per bushel ana
-four at five cents per pound Such men, says our
correspondent, will not be forgotten at the close
of the war. 81
We clip the following from the Mllon Chronicle:
"INscRsBE HIS NAME ON THE Roll OF HoNoR-We
understand that Richard /. Smith, ESQ, Of this
county, has never sold -four, corn and bacon higher
than the prices these things commanded before the
war. O, for few more such men in this Southern
Confederacy! 1t is pleasant now and then, to find
q name deserving place on the roll of honor; the
instances, however; are too few and far between.
At least seven tenths of men who ought to be will
ling to "divde the last pea in the dish," seem to
nothing for country, but leaving it to the care
and protection of Others they scufhing to make
fortunes and hoglike, the more they get the more
they want"
We learn that Wilfrsd Turner, who owns the
Turnersburg Factory, in Iredell County, has dis
tributed two thousand dollars worth Of sheetings
and yarns gratis to the INDECENT families ofsoldiers
in Iredell.
We learn also that Dr. j. T. Leach, Of Johnston
County, has sold and is now selling what corn he
spare to the families of soldiers at one dollar
per bushel and meat at correspondingly low prices
Dr. L has been careful and active in saving from
spectators and others all the he could in his
neghborhood, for the benefit of soldiers families.
Wesley Jones, Esq, of Wake County, has also
sold his corn at low prices to the families of soldiers
and others in need in his neighborhood. He has
also supplied the needy who have applied to him
from Harnett and Chatham Counties.
Gen. Alney Burgin, at Old Fort, Mcdowell Coun-
ty, is selling at dollar per bushel, and ba-
con at twelve and half cents per pound to the fam
lies of soldiers.
Let these men, and all men and women who have
dune likewise, be remembered and honored. And
now for the
Roll of Dishouor.
A soldier writes US as follows from Goldsborough
l. Mr. HOLDEN Please publish the following: A
young soldier, a member of the 46sh regiment N.
G. troops, an only son Of widowed mother, pur-
chased two pounds extract of logwood in Charles
ton, S. c., which he desired to send home. Soon
after his regiment left Charleston for Wilmington
| and on arriving at that place he met with an Old
neighbor who volunteered to convey the small pack
age home to Randolph County. How do you sup.
pose the soldier boy must have felt when he learned
the fact that his mother had been charged three
dollars for the conveyance of such small package
so short distance, by man who has been grow.
ing rich since the war commenced2 The same man
| has four nephews who arc liable to consumption,
but they have all shrked out OF going to the war.
We have responsible name for the above. The
creature in human form who charged the widowed
mother Of the soldier boy for carrying the package
her, ought to be put in the ranks and placed in thu
forefront of the hottest battle but for the fact tha
his presence under arms would be disgrace to thu
flag.