Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-03-25
For the Standard
.HEADouARzRRs 61sr N. C.. T.

JAMES ISLAND, S. C., March 18th, 1881
Nix. EDIToR:-Without any idea of interesting or
amusing any body, write you this letter. It is
done only to gratify myself You.can do as you
please about making room for it in your paper. It's
q matter Of no consequence to me.
You will SEQ that write from the qyeat socereion
Ssues of South Gurolina. Sir, Pm sorry for it. l
would feel better, look better, think better, pray
better and write better from any part of North Car
olina, even if we're in the middle of swamp, With
nothing but tadpoe water to drink just such as the
Savannah Republican said the immortal Personne
fattened on during his glorious sojoufn among our
people. l wonder that Pefsonne don't recommend
missionaries to be sent from South Carolina par
tialy cioIse and en hten the various tribes scat
tered up and down the Cape Fear region, and from
the Seabord across to the mountain country in the
far wcst as far northRard as the commonwealth of
Virginia. Tis q large scope Of neglected territory.
The patriotic Christian State of South Carolina
might say less and do more Til great little State
to chronicle the glorious deeds of their chvalrous
soldiery sometimes, when they were not present
when the glorious deeds were DONE It is grca.
little State too, to forget to give North CAROLINA
troops any credit for anything, for all of which,
North carolina troops don't care fig.
Our regiment arrived in Charleston on the 18th
Of last month from Wilmington. We wore sent to
Savannah on the I'd instant, and returned on the
9Th. We are nov about four miles from Charleston
but . few hundred yards of Fort Pemberton Our
brigade, consisting of the Sth 3st 5lst, and 6lst,
are all encamped together While here, we don't
want any of our friends to come to see u.s. We are
in little Sahara. We have plenty of wind, rolling
clouds Of sand millions Of black gnats, (werse than
mnsquit@s) and scanty supply Of what the boys
call depilish poor bull beef When we first came
out here we had no water and had to dig holes all
about to get some of Personne's No. L South Caro-
lima tadpole water. There is at Fort Pemberton,
understand, a we'll of good water. The gentleman
in command Il don't know who he is, and am glad
of it, as soon as We got here, had guard thrown
out around the well with instructions to allow none
of US to use one drop of it. Had | had my ,oay
would have taken the whole brigade and marched
them straight back TO North Carolina and l.t South
t Carolina to drink her own waters and fight her own
battles.
. We are subjected to great many little annoyan.
ces down here ;.in fact, we must confess, that we
don't much like the country or the people, We
would much prefer to 60 somewhere that our ser
vices would be properly appreciated, anil where We
and ohr money would be respected. There is great
deal Of ruled shirt cod fish aris,ocracy in this lit
tie State. They teheve'in god lace, brass buttons
| and South Carolina -'..'.-'
A few days agoI went to the Charleston post of
| fes, and handed a North Carolina two dollar note
to, one Of the clerks and requested him to give nt
some stamps. with q considerable of an air; ht
handed the bill back, saying, hs would sell stamps
only for Confederate money After expressing my
indignation and contempt for the insult, in a few
plain Eagtiah words returned to camp. On yes
tsrday, gave gentleman in Charleston South
| Carolina ten dollar bill, and got him to 90 to tn,
post Office and see if it would buy stamps. 1t wa
not refused. Besides, he bought some for hi,nsel
with shia plaster, oman Augusta Insurance Co
Still North -Gar0lina money Is refused Our @. NJ
! Wanted to subscribe to the "Aercury" a shor
time ago, and our money was not considered GOO
enough to pay the subscription for SO conteu,ptibl
4 sheet It's refused on the streets, in the marke,
and in tho stores 1t is an insult that barely hav
the pa.ier &c to endure, aud thiuk that any South
Carolnixn who would refuse to akc North Carolin
money, ought to be put in the. chain gang for fv
years with fifty pound ball tied to his leg: q.
The officers, you know, have to buy. al they cal
IN Savannah, the government price for bacon va
thirty 1--we cents Here it is only sizty.tsoo. Soy
folks don't understand this think do. Her
i we have been unable, SO far, to draw anyo o,
pay due from the government, and the order h,
gone forth to all conmissaries positively forbhhlz
them to let-apy officer have anything without pa
ing cash. This is . capital arrangement is,rt i
Some folks may understand this. / don't, n
yish to be relieved from duty in this StAts IN
.dsnr esU where thsy send ". We AFe willing