Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-24

| wisely published IN the Raleigh StQndGTG-Where,
If anywhere, the deserters will see it-an earnest
call upon all absentees from his brigade of N. q.
cavalry, to return promptly to their posts. He
says,
mo pardon can be promised deserters. But it
is believed that many have been mised by the I'M
fortunate teachings of others In such cases (no
special sggrsyation appearing) they mag be saved
by !. prompt return to duty. II arrested, they can
not but expect the death penalty, SO recently in
ficted on two of their command in this Brigade"
The Standard, with good sense equal to the Cen
erals, has the following:
I'VE call attention to General Orders No. %, by
Brigadier General Barringer, in relation to absen
tees from his Brigade We trust this appeal will
have its effect Nothing will justify soldier in
veterans, who are needed in Virginia and Georgia.
Peace can never be obtained by assertion, out on the
contrary, the war is prolonged by it and the per.
sonal honor of the soldier is furnished"
| Capital This will bring them in, we hope
Several have already since the result of the election
mas been known, voluntarily surrendered to Col.
Draughon, in this place. If they have come in in
like proportion throughout the State, there is pro-
oaoiy pretty good sized Regiment already added
TO the regular army and subtracted from the woods
Brigade.-Fay Observer.
The 0ossroer attempts to produce the impression
thai Gen. Barrnger published his appeal to deser-
ters In no paper but the Standard, when the Oh,
server KNOWS that the same appeal was published
In all the daily papers Of this City. We say this,
not with the hope that the Observer will do US
justice, but for the information of those who might
otherwise be misled by that paper.
Inc Observer and other Destructive journals have
been dilating good deal of late on the allegation
made by them, that all the dsserters voted for Eo,.
den for Governor; and We understand the Chief
Magistrate Of the State himself declared to gaping
crowd few days since, the streets of this City,
That one hundred ieserters voted for us at one pre-
c'nct or in onaCounty! We do not know how
this is, nor do We care, but we know two things,
and we will state them First, if deserters preferred
us to Gov. Vance, they had no foundation for such
preference far the crime of desertion is con-
cerned, for We have uniformly discountenanced de-
sertion and urged deserters to return to their col
ors; and secondly, if there were hundreds Of de-
serters, o. any deserters in this State who attempt
ed to vote, Or who did VOTE it is the fault of Gev.
Vance, and not our fault lie has been armed for
year past with the amplest power to arrest de-
serters and return them to their regiments and yet
we are told the State is swarming with them, and that
neither life nor property is SAFE What are his mlitia
and home guard officers doing3 What is he doing
that the laws OF the country against desertiop
not enforced? Formerly, when no election was
pending he issued proclamation after proclamation
warning deserter. to come in, and urging his officers
to be active and vglant in arresting them; but we
| have had no .proclsmat lions on this subject for
months past, and no urgent orders, so far as we
know, to militia and home guard officers to Go their
duty. Was the Governor afraid that if he repeat
ed these proelamations, and spurred his suberdi-
mates to unusual activity, be would lose votes in
families to which deserters belong, and fret and Of
fend some of bis subordinates, and thus lose their
votes? We nov call u Bon him, as the election is
over to do his duty. If our brave boys who have
never deserted but who are still patiently strug-
Cling with the enemy, are to tight until he'll freezes
over" it is highly proper and highly just that every
deserter, and every skulker in shade Office and every
able bodied Destructive who voted for Gov. Vance
should be forced to the front, there to suffer and
struggle Also at least until thin scum shall begin
to form that of horrors and we trust the Gov
ernor will lose no time in informing his militia and
home guard officers that he will hold them respon
sible and not his late opponent for any deserters
tina. may hereafter be found in their respective dis
tricts A little more attention to duty, Governor
and little less gasconadng on the streets abou
your humble opponent You need not fear u.s.
We are dead There will be no resurrection fos
US as long as the people remain in 6ondage and !.
free ballot is denied them. You are "snaster q
the situation" Your humble opponent behold
you afar off and is very deeply impressed Will
your consequence. You can d. as you please, Gov
ernor. Let not the Numidian lion be disturbed b.
the noise made by poor little mouse. 1t is onl!
nibbliag nibbling; but the net may one day be cut
and LIBERTY let out And then, Governor! Blu
the future will take care of itself
Our readers know that we have uniformly de
nounced desertion a crime, and urged our sol
diers to stand by their colors. The following ex
tracts from the files of the Standard, of May an
October, 1858, contain views on the subject
STAND BY TIE FLAG!-We have appealed here
tofoe to cur brave soldiers to be true to their celo,
under all circumstances, and not to desert for an
cause. If one remain in the service, and under
20 its necessary priva.ons, all can. 1t is exceed
ingly impcrtan. Just now, that the ranks of oG
regiments in this State should be full The enemy
folied at Charleston, is mixing efforts to penettat
the interior Of Cur State. Hls eye is on the Raj
, driven back, and held where ne is Let ever
soldier who is absent from his post return, and re
turn at once There is no safety for any one excep
e in the path of duty. We know that the privation
Of the soldier ere'great; but those who are in to
. the war should remember that the hope of the cour
try centred in the army and that these privation
if patiently and cheerful!y endured we'll shed add
ti6nal honor on those who shall submit to them t
the end. We>cannot tell whether the end is nea
or renote-no can tell but the true soldierfee
e tina: duty must be performed, and that peace car
? not be secured by absence from the ranks. Stan
by the flag, boys Never soil your good names b
d deserving it-Standard, May lst, 1868.
n DsssRrERs CAuGHr.-Two companies Of the HON
r Guard Of this County, Captains High and Fine
:. commanding left here on Thursday last for tn
northern part of Wake to look for deserters and IA
J. cusant conscripts. They captured two, two volur
tarily reported themselves and one was killed
We have not heard all the particulars as to the Kill
ing but learn that adeserter named Ray was caugh
IS tied, cut the rope, and was shot in attempting
/, escape.
% This movement will have good effect. We lear