Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-23
Correspondence of the q endersonvlle Times-l
NORTH AND SOUTH. CAROLINA.

CHICKAMAUGA, ola. Ringgold, Ga, Sept %, 49,
Dear Times My last letter was dated at Frank
lin, n. @. From that point after spending day
or two in that neat and quiet village went direct
ly to Walhalla, S. g., through Rayburn county,
Georgia AT Walhalla took the train to Column
bia, s. c., where arrived at 6 o'clock, p. m. L
procured an omnibus to carry me to the Congaree
House, on arriving at which l said to the negro
who carried me up from the depot. whats the
fare, boy p b." One dolla, sah,P pulled out 81
N. c. Treasury note and presented it to the negro,
on taking which he exclaimed: "0hf dis no good,
no good, sah-dis Is; North 0aliher money-North.
Caliner money no good here, sahP paid the
negro IN other money.
/ thought but little Of the circumstance until
saw, the same evening, North Carolina soldier at
tempt to purchase some bread with North Carolina
money, which he could not do This was the first
time learned that NOFth-Carolina soldiers could
not buy something to eat with North Carolina mon
ey, however hungry they may be, while passing
through the State of South Carolina
do not know whether this disposition to receive
North Carolina money in this ddskiRg State, is gen
eral or not If it is, it is the duty of the people
North. Carolina to refuse South Carolina Treasury
notes-keep their shins out of our State.
WHAT THEY THINK Us.
Afer spending one night in Columbia, 1 left for
Augusta. On the way down, three South Carolina
gentlemen occupied the seats Immediately opposite
gentlemen called Major, remark
81 really think North. Carolina is the tail end Of
the Confederacy and Tennessee is but little behind
her-bOth these States rotten to the core
neither of them is possessed Of any national pride.
The other two South Carolina gentlemen concurred
in the opinion.
felt indignant at the remark, and as the gentle
men presented the appearance of responsibility, |
felt inclined to resent the insult offered to my
tive State-so, after apolOgizing to thegentemen
for nterrupting their conservation answered their
majesties:
"Sr, what are your reasons for making such
remark about North Carolinaf'
"Well, have a reason for thinking So"
eL, ! claim at least the privilege of asking
"why do you claim such rghtr'
because, Sir, l am North aroIinian TO the
manor born, and feel insulted at your Opprobrious
remark"
The South. Carolina Major coughed, spit, cleared
up his throat and repeated the operation, and after
q rather lengthy pause, during which his GccompH-
eeS seemed not a little confused, at length said:
"Your State is for reconstruction"
felt still more indignant, and rather tartly re-
piled: 81 ask your pardon, Sir, but that is posi-
lively fase-there is not one in North. Carroll
ma who is IN favor Of reconstructiOn-l feel conf
dent you have greater proportion Of reconstruc'
uoniSts in South Carolina than we have"
My antagonist seemed little confused, bot gath
cred courage and retorted: North Carolina has
never furnished the proportion of troops nor have
her troops won the distinction on the battle field
that South Carolina troops have"
In reply to this very ungenerous charge, | re-
ferred the Palmetto worst ippers to the fact that it
was North Carolnian who fired the first gun of
the war; that North Carolina regiment won the
first victory (at Bethel j that North Carolina
regiment (Col Fisher's) captured the first Yankee
battery; that North Carolina troops have won dis
tinguished aurels at Manassas at the Seven Pines;
during the "Seven Days Fight before Richmond,
in which they lost half as many troops as all the
other States together; at the second battle of Ma
nassas; at Sharpsburg Fredericksburg, Chancel-
louisville, Gettysburg, indeed wherever her troops
have been called into action.
This gentleman only replied that he was not ia.
mar with what North Carolina had done. told
him l hoped he would never again be guilty of
making such an ungenerous remark about State
and q neonle of which be so ignOranL