Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-05-26
For the Standard.
- VIRGINIA TRUTH AND JUSTICE.

- VIRGINIA TRUTH AND JUSTICE.
Mr.. EDITOR A gentleman of our State has just
returned from the battlefield near charlottesville
which he visited to obtain the body of his heroic
who fell in the terrible charge upon the enemy
breastworks on Sunday morning. lie has related
to an incident which occurred during his absence
that should be put upon record, that our North
Carolina boys may know how some cowardly and
ungencrouS Virginians SANDER their good NAME
Upon the arrival of the cars in Richmond on the
Wednesday after the fight, our informant, anx-
ious to CLEAN some tdingS Of the battles, entered
one of the and asked if there were any North
CarolinianS aboard, A So.called Virginia gentleman
(?) member Of some committee, was standing at or
near the door, replied Oh yes, these are all North
Carolinians. They always manage to get off with
slight, trhing wounds" Such is Virginia truth
and justice. This poor slanderer unfortunately rep
resentS large class of people in Virginia who
have done nor never will do Justice to State
They are euvious traducers of their equals in
every Tespect-at least in truth, patriotism and
manly courage. The battles around Richmond
battles fought in defence of Virgnias Capitol fur
niShed record which tells that North Carolina lost
perhaps tcice the number that Virginia did in those
memorable conflicts. 1t was probably SO in Mary
land, and l have no doubt when the statistics are
gathered it will be in the recent sanguinary bat
ties. | understand that the troops in Virginia from
other States generally do soldiers full justice,
but NirginianS never do.
1t is now the 18th day since the battle Of Monday
and yet, no out of North Carolina would ever
know from Virginia paper that there was a pr-
vate from State in the late great battles There
seems to be studied neglect on the part OF Virginia
editors. One Of their regiments losing forty or fifty
men, will have a column OF two devoted 10 recount
ing its exploits, but North Carolina regiment, like
the 18th, may lose 24S out Of 40 men, or like the
7th 1879 out of 3D. aud yet, there is great proba
DiiIy that not one line will be published IN
Virginia paper to chronicle the fact More than
halr of d. H. Hills division, and nearly quite half
of 4. p. Hills CarolinianS, but this you
will never learn from Richmond paper. Why,
only the other day some correspondent compliment
ing d. n. Hills old division, said it composed
If regiments from three or four Southern States,
but took to leave out that State which had fur
PINhed perhaps three fourths Of the troops
Now, Mr. Editor, these things have existed from
the fight at Bethel fear that North Carolina need
never expect any thing from a vain-glorouS Virgin
ian but cool contempt and gross SANDER. 1t seems
10 be ingrain-to be part of the texture Of Virgin
ia character to traducc and slight that people who
have stood by the Old Dominion IN all the fiery
trials of the past two years. 1t is to be apprehend
ed that those NirgnianS who have essayed to write
the history of these troublOus times may treat the
Old North State with the same injustice that she
has been subjected to by the sprgs of Virginia aris
locracy. But of that we shall know more hereafter
/ have the honor to subscribe myself
A THOROUGH NORTu- CARoLINIAN.
Caswell county, n. &.