Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are theys

Long Grabs" in of his letters from Rich
mond to the Fayetteville Observer, says Judging
from the Confederate almanac and other sources
there are but few North Carolinians in office here"
He then speaks of trO North Uaronians N office in
Richmond, and adds in his dry way, that he hopes
these two will exert due share ofInfuence among
the Executive heads Of the nation Adjutant Cen
eral Cooper is a native of New Jersey, Quartermas-
ter General Myers is native ofASouth- Carolina
Commissary General Northrop is a native of South
Carolina, and Surgeon General Moore is native Of
South. Carolina Long Grabs" says the latter is
"a sour looking individual some fifty years old, a
harsh, pro!ane man, not possessing in my Judgment
qualifications and disposition for that position. v
This man Moore, We understand, entertains pecu-
liar dislike for North Carolina.
Nearly all the othcets at Salisbury, and at the
camp Of instruction this City are Vrginans or
Aarylanders. North Carolina has one doOrkeeper
and one Clerk in Richmond, but no member of the
Cabinet, and no foreign minister. Her people, or
rather large majority of them, would not regard
this but for the fact that they suspected persons
and are therefore not invited to participate in ex
pounding or executing the laws, This is bad enough
but it is worse to appoint strangers them from
other States. The appointment of Marylanders and
! VTgnians TO offices in our midst when have so
many men of our own well qualified to fill these
Offices Pr0Ues that our State is under the ban at
Richmond We cannot change the policy in this
respect of the administration, nor prevent future
sights, not to say outrages of the kind referred to
but We at least enter our indignant protest
against system which deliberately prefers South
NJ
nores North Carolina to her face, on her own soil
An INTELLIGENT MEMBER OF CONGRESS- The last
Charlotte Democrat contains the substance of Mr.
Lander'S remarks submitted in+he House of Repre-
sGntatives at Richmond in support Of the conscrip.
toR law, &C. Towards the close of. his remarks
Mr.. Lander says:
And as to the Conservative party, have nothing TO
say except to state thai thcORY principles which know
they advocate and adopt put the ms out and outs in
This, we suppose, is a specimen Of Mr.. Lander's
intelligence. A majority of thirty five Thousand of
the people of his State governed by no principle,
and going to the ballot box to engage in the work
of putting men out of and men in Office! Mr. Lam
der must surely judge the Conservatives by himself
He knows what rule governs his political conduct,
and he takes it for granted that others like him.
self Office, Office has been the great object of his
political life. We trust the people of his District
will vote at the next election to rid him of the
emption from military duty which he enjoys as
member of Congress, and permit him to take the
field and show his ardor in fighting in this war,
which he was so anxious to bring on. But Mr..
Lander is in" Office and out" of the war. In
fact, he did not bargain for the war. He was for
'PeOEea6ls secession"