Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-14

ExsMp1s IN VIRelN1A.-The Richmond, Khig
says; IL has been stated in Virginis alone there
are 40 goo men detailed, exempt, etc, who ought
70 oe 10 the sffny; while in the Confederacy at
Afge the number Of "shade offcers' and the like,
reaches the astonishing figures of 100000 These
less skuikess unk nown to conscript officers
Ihe estimate of men who might, without detri-
ment to any industrial interest," be added to the
army may be exaggerated; but none will deny
that just enforcement of the laws would add at
least 60 900 troops to those already in the field
shall they De forthcoming at this crisis, will we
wait till it is too late p So
Forty thousand men in Virginia who ought to
be in the army land three fourths of these no
doubt red hot secessonists. They can talk, but
they are not prepared to fight. Are they liz earn.
est III their wish for independence? 1t would seem
not.
1t is our deliberate opinion that if the cause of
the South should fail, the failure will be mainly
attributable to those intensely strong war men
who refuse to fight, but who want every body else
sent to camp while they stay at home to speculate,
and to vent their spe.n by impesching the loyalty
Of all those who will not agree that the Richmond
administration is immaculate. We believe there
is full brigade of detectives in the Confederate
States and we believe there are enough detcc-
tives, useless mule. huyers anu comparatively idle
contractors to make Up full division. But these
men are fayorites and will never be sent to camp.
Then there are thousands and thousands who are
at home under the fifteen negro lava most un-
just and odious law. Why should they be sx-
empted from the common duty of fighting for the
country? A poor white man may have ten chill
dren, but this is of avail to him; he is required
to want In the name of God let our government
and people do justice between citizen and citizen,
while they pray for mercy and deiverance! Let
the proud, the arrogant the Idle, the corrupt, who
are skulking in every conceivable way, be forced
into camp; and let it no lorger be said and known
that favorltism, or certain stripe Of politics, or
money can prevail to keep those out of the army
ment Of absolute political equality. There should
be no class legislation and no class action in the
enforcement of the military laws. No man should
be forced into camp because he is Conservative,
and no man kept out on light duty, or on no duty
at sill, because he is Destructive If the country
IS " NC SaFcu, CSOi hloh WIZ Sou SSdA uIVob
GO in and meet the enemy.
Reader, do you know why it is the Standard IS
reviled and misrepresentei by certain classy 1t
is because we tell such truths as the above.
Turning over the leaves of Debow's Review for
January, 1861, We happened to see the following
notices Of sermons delivered in New Orleans in the
fall Of 1850. Wonder where these gentlemen are
nows Are they in or out of New Orleans -
Doubtless they are doing their duty as Christian
ministers wherever they are, but We curious to
know where they are and what their political
status is at this time.
Wehave been requested to publish the splendid
Thanksgiving discourse OF Dr. Palmer of New Or
leans delivered recently, upon the existing revolu
tion, and shall do so in next Its influence has
teen felt wide and near. We have only space now
Tor the closing words:
"The position of the South is at this moment SUBJ
lime If she has gracs given her to know her hour
she will save herself her country, aud the world
1t will involve indeed, temporary prOstration aud
distress; the bikes of Holland must be cut to save
her rom the troops of Philip, But warn my coun-
trymen, the historic moment once passed never re-
turns. If she will arise in her majesty, ana speak
now as with the voice of man, she will roll back
all ttlS CuIoc tuaL 10 UpVu II sue
cnmb now, she transmits that curse as an heirloom
to posterity.
"We may, for q generation, enjoy comparative
ease gather up our feet in our beds; and die i'll
peace; but children will go forth beggared from,
the homes of their fathers. Fsbermen will Cast
their nets where your proud commercial navy now
rides at anchor, and dry them upon the shore now
| covered with your bales of merchandise Slapped,
circumvrBted, undermined, the institutions of YOU
| I'LL b.
ty years, the history OF St. Domingo will ue the
record Of Louisiana. II dead men 8 bones can trem-
hle, ours will move under the mnttered curses of
sOGs and daughters, denouEe!ng The blindness and
love Of ease which have LEI, .he az ahertaAce of
woe.
IL have done ny duty under as deep q sense of
responsibility to God and man have ever felt.
Uuder full conviction that the salvation of the
whole country is depending upon the action Of the
South, | am compelled to DEEPEN the sentiment OF
resistance in the Southern mind aud to strengthen
tie current now flowing toward union Of the South
iii defence of her chartered rights. IL is duty
which shall not be called to repeat for such awful!
| junctures do not occur twice in century,"
The Thanksgiving discourse of Dr. Leacock OF
New Orleans, Was equally decided in its views as
| the following extract will show. Thus is New
Orleans shoulder to shoulder with Charleston, Say.
annah, and Mobile:
II Ieel aS O0alnerner. GOutneTn nOnOr Is my
honor-Southesn degradation is my degradation. =
Let no man mistake nay meaning or cali my words
| idle. AS 'Southerner, then, l will speak, and |
give it as nay 6rm and unhestating belief, that moth
ing is now left but secession. do not like the
word but it is the only one to express my meaning.
We do not secede-our enemies have seeded. We
are on the Consttution-our enemies are not on the
\ Constitution; and our language shsud be- If you
will not 90 with US, we will not go with you. You
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administer among ourselves the Constitution which
our fathers have left US. This ehould be our Ian.
gusge and solemn determination Sneh action ON
honsr demands; such action will save the Unioh, il
! anything can. We have yet friends left US in the
North, bat they for us till have acted