Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-03


Rogers, the Presidentess of the Ladies Raleigh
Hospital Relief Association, to state that the As
soc'at'on, as an organized body, took no part in
the electoneerng in the hospitals, by the females
or ladies' referred to in Extra of the goth Of july
Mrs. r. states that the females referred to by US do
not belong, as we supposed they did, to the Society
that is, they are not members of it. but she also
states that they had Heretofore visited the hospi
tails in the State smbulances, as auxilisries of the
Society," to distribute ita benefsctious among the sol.
dies Welsarn that they visited the hospitals on the
day referred in State ambulances. Mrs. has also
authorized to state that though she had declined
to be one of an electioneerng party and felt that
every citizen should be allowed to vote he pleased
yet she herself did ask ono two soldiers to vote
TOR Gov. Vance. though she employed no undue
means to influence their votes. 1t is not true that
tickets from soldiers or endeavored to force Vance
tickets on them Others did this, but neither she
nor the committee for that day did it. But she is not
to be understood As either censuring or appauding
anyo for what they did that day, her sole object
being to protect the Society itself from the injurious
consequences to its usefulness which would result
from the impression that it had taken part in the
election, a. a Society," among the soldiers.
We believe We have made the statement precise
ly as we received it from Mrs. Rogers, an6 with ev-
cry disposition to do her and the Society Justice
We have no argument-no comments to make.
We shall not even hazard the opinion that there is
distinction without difference between the Society
and its auxaries. 1t is due to Mrs. R. to say that
she exhibited great frankness in her statements to
us on the subject, and we believe she would be
grieved if she thought the usefulness of the Society
over which she presides would be injured by what
took place on Thursday last.
The subject is very unpleasant one to us. We
offer no apology to any one for what we have al
ready said on the subject and will simply close
with the remark that if the conduct of the females
or ladies' women, persohs referred to on the
casion 1--WE all these terms to avoid the imputa-
ZION by even the most sensitive of any purpose to
reflect on any one belonging to the gentler sex,)
was reprehensible or improper, the male members
of their families who advised or permitted it are
mainly to be censured.
The Confederate of Monday contains several
Cards from the Chief Surgeons of hospitals in this
City in reply to our Extra Of the 29h. The state
ments in relation to the Peace Institute hospital,
signed by ten soldiers, and that of Pettigrew hos
pital, signed by sixteen, were rendered to u.s. and
they charge US with falsehood It may be said in
reply that this was not intended but gentlemen
will bear in mind that this intention would not
appear in the statements Any statement respect.
ful in its character made by any one who supposes
We have done him injustice, shall always have
place in or columns
So far as Dr.. E. Burke Haywood is concerned,
we expressly stated that be did all in his power to
have fair election. We also stated that by his
direction "the names Of the voters were marked on
the back of their tickets" 1t turns out that this
was a mistake, but that the names of tho Counties
were so marked by the inspectors. Our statement
is, therefore, substantially true We got the state.
ment that the of the soldiers were SO marked
from friend, who received it from Mr. Geo. D.
Hardie; and Mr.. Harde has informed US that he
made tile mistake himself in his statement to our
friend. Mr.. Hardie says the names of the Gounties
and not the men, were marked on the ticketA
There is, therefore, no issue between DR.. Haywood
and ourself But DR.. Haywood no doubt acted
under orders in thus marking the ballots, and We
now call on him TO produce his authority, 20 that
the people may know wba is responsible for hsving
thus tempered with the i0edom of the balIo. box,
Our statements as to the other hospitals were Oh.
tanned from vssious persons. and we believe them
to be true. We have the names Of these persons in
confidence. We will not surrender them, for If we
were to do so they would DO sorely punished There
is no law to compel us to give their Names and no
amount of physical force can extort them from US.