Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-09-13
.Frnm the Inta1,-.Ii. ,S.utinel.'
he''ci from Hon, u. w. Yocrhres to BTisadIeT
General HCls- R-FFiustOu.


From the Intr7,-. IN. ,ss.rtinel.'
he''c' from Hon. u. w. VOORHEES, to BrisadIeT
'er'rai Hca:J .. CarrinSton'
'sA mr. H. CIrr,Ay,,a. IndisnlpolS, lniianA:
q" i'ir iavCr Fl the 10Th is =, hand, IN winch
a" ,"io-mtd that certain letters belonging TO NE
''e "e"n stolen. Yf.p 90 not directly state wheth-
: you enmmilted toe ih.k yrprseif or whether You
-hftoyoa some one else, hi, irssuIcii aS yuu have
ror L 81 the sSoicn proI crtv. a0i avow 1t as u
,, 1u none so'ncth'ng % be fl-oud o. YOU will OF
nj 10y ooject 70 oe'': considered IS the princi-
Tbers .,'9 act oi pe''y a'neny and lock picking
md - some u''Ts dstinctlon which you claim,
yon bv ,t' are no.' SsVe, generally cOnceded 10
your r,h, !, ,r;S "ne, however, will dispute
,opv.v :. t,e -; - N yonr communication to
stance ,rlr Itch - - IN regard to the crcum-
nv priV.te cor,asnond.' examined and purOncd
locked mo 1osL d. &C. In No7ember 1863 |
-. - 60 r. us and Office in the ,s,,,I
-. = ~ - IT., AShington City. | dill NJ,
III W ere 49, antil the l0.h OF June Isss
DuIlnB my aos."ee authO.rZed the owner Of ,h.
70 Ient = take charge Of my boulls ami
papers lie Fen'eu u SOue time in the Spring to -,
man oy tue haUhe VI Slzzy, and with a mistak ar
commence, suueieu eeTythIng belonging to me to
remain under nus cnnrol. Here, General, was your
easy opportunity. was nearly n thousand miles
away. polItical er.ny had possession of my desks
ND drawer and II'you had to do was to apply
and YOU at oncek access TO my private, confdtn
tial CorreSnordrk embracing q period of seven
wears | have I've reason To believe that You
read il all. letterby.tter You took your time
and ike the furttse lieving magpie, narTOSly in
sDectei each line anHOrd find, II possible, some
aggression Of oph hiURhich your seIVe political
creed holds 10 be.diyal. Thsr- wete many let.
ters there from dhered frierhs ~ao are dead
There was bundle - from az Sifa III regsr4 10
our domestic sfsrs # you have StoCn these. ai5o
please return then, they car he Of no va'Le ex.
cePt 10 the owner ave heard of generous house
breakers and pckp~stS dong as much as that.
| confess to one vY dsagreeable sensation IN
regard to this affair IL is the thought that the
evidences OF oCg va, of friend hip and affection
should be subjecled The scrui,ny Of such an eye
as yours.
You the uniin Of brgadier general, and
! believe vou area c. 0el in the regular army
Do you ina CINE tha, ,uch All act as robOing pr
vate drawers and IlliShing private letters will
bring honor to yonr rHk in the estimation OF gen
tlemen? Have You syer read here and there
scrap of hstOrrl D. you know in what light
the Shiny lntormeT, lie eaveSdrOpper, the pIllu
spy upon the atf4irs i domestic and private lie,
nave always been rrgaried 10y honorable menH-
Did you ever reai Ihs Hvectves Of Curran before
the jures Of lrekHi against such conduct rs
yours If you have not, | advise you 20 do 50,
and you will there Sc yCurS cit in mirror AZ 9th
erS see you At All tlmS Tins Oates pretended to
discover plots, consp'aces and treasOuS just as
you pretend that You are doing He got rich at
1t, as presume you az doing. IL sacrificed the
lives OF many OF the best clrzens Of England. You
may do the same in this country by yOur scnSa-
tional falsehoods and reckless disregard Of the
public press.
But the parallel MAJ 90 further. healthy re-
acton took place, and Titus OLtes, the plot finder
OF England stood in the stocks and was peted by
the multitude. His ears were cropped to the head;
he was whipped at the tail Of a cart dozen times
through the streets OF London. These acts OF
vengeance against him we're only expressive of the
leelhgs which vlrtuoUs mankind every where enter
tam against the wretch who turns universal wit
ness towards his fellOwmen-whO, in times OF great
Puoic excitement and trouble, seeks to agIraVate
ne Pg6Ie Py d513ress b by Pretending to find every
who crawls into bedrooms, who ransacks bureaus
VINO picks locks, and pliers the private thoughts Of
friends. EoC have studied this great English in
former as your example; woul you not DO well to
study his fate Popular deluslOns do not last al
ways, and the day is even now at hand when your
presence among gentlemen will be regarded as the
signal to cease conversation for fear you will he
tray it whom your presence in room will cause
its occupant TO secure every loose letter or paper
that may be IN sight for fear you steal it and
when your presence III a town will cause every
body to lock their Offices or remain in them To
guard your approach.
am told that you have been often ordered to
the field to meet the armed enemies of your coua
try. haSe'formerly oppressed my surprise that
you did not 60. You we're educated, il am not
mistaken, at West Point by the Government and
my experience among army officers has been that
as class, they were men Of courage, high breed.
ing and honor. They hiVe generally esteemed it
Their duty to be in the front in time Of war But
all general rules are proven by their exceptions and
you are the exception his instance. | shall no
longer wonder that yu remain IN Indiana nor
shall be surprised t. upon another invasion If
our State, you are agar pnt und-r arrest and re-
heved Of your command Your vocation is certain.
ly not the sword. Yoo s5ouild iay it aside as too
honorable for you to wsG, an / in It's place as the
emblem of your calling you should wear a bunch
of false keys and a = Of BURGLARS tools Nor
should you keep the u.tor1 Ct me soldier anr
longer-its place shOu. Je sCTL.i=l by the usual
disguises, false faces, rs AMI gam elastic shoes,
which night providers IL hClse .r".kcIs usually
wear.
But word OF two, teral n regard 20 the le.-
ters themselves. You .7e rak-d dag u., over
many years of my mosjriva'e corresp)ndraca--
What did you get aGtgH youT baSeEeSs GGd all
your labor? The re-, viii hardly pay YOU for ,
the universal detes,atC which will always cling to
your conduct Let usee. One Of my friends
rites me that he fearr liberties will be destroy
Ell IN the hands of thosgho arc now in power
lie predicts that Mr. Icoln aided hy such willing
instruments as vou, w,ttemPt to erect a dcspo.
tl,m on the ruins OF t.Republc. His fears and
his PIE Lotions thus eessed in June, 1861, have
been fully verified says peaceabs separa-
ton W ii have beoetter than this. II Is Lot =
HStr ,,r,,. Ink such SENTIMENT ! have
htarU you puoici 4presS your great admiration
for Mr. Chase n.y. the same doctrine EXPIRES
sed ~ Mr.. K'sGncos at later date than Nr
RI.unes letter re, YOU 20 the speech o. zen.
b air on that point j. the Indianapolis .LsurUJL
sand the sane TAN !" in stronger terms 50
iid the Clncnnau oem ~ci.l the " I. Trijtne,
and many other .eallns -publc:u Orglas. What
Importance tAeh can 10 .,tacn to sucI an express
sion OF OpiuIC7:
But YOU foGnd so OH .ter from nv GOOD old
uncle IN Virginia Poor snd,l mon .,.I - Won are
cannot even permit w .Irh enjoyment IN that.
was in Harr~onbUrgin me 1850 Mr. LjncnI1
vas not elected. LL,re no talk Of secession in
Virginia. On the cpHtrar, no fscj;p, N bcb,Ifnf
Inc Ch,oh WAS over net. But there was a
IeeP YET III 'ne IIar mind in regard to
Ine 0S'1 D'o"H F@.u' Hh' lad but recently oc-
made short speech. ALI 70 tio -nn-5s-o,,-
~ So u "'. sun .! Soh. Soh. .sOwn, ! stated that
'~OI useI, ".'y o'"ieiil1e the State where