Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-06-17
rhe RaIeirh Meeliny-Col. McRae.

On Monday night last portion OF the citizens OF
Raleigh met at the Courthouse to devise means to
resist any raid that may be made by the enemy,
Col. W. II. Harrison, Mayor of the City and COM
mander of the Home Guard of the County, in the
chair. 1t seems that portion Of our citizens not
satisfied with the Home Guard organization, were
anxious to have organization of volunteers, the
officers to be appointed by the Adjutant General Of
the State or by Gen. Holmes. On Monday night
statement or report made to the meeting by
Adjutant General Gatin, to the effect that the
Home Guard organization existed in accordance
with law, and that those who properly belonged
to it could not be permitted to attach themselves
to any new organization, but that persons
over fifty years Of age could volunteer and
organize if they desired to do SO. This very
proper decision Of the Adjutant General excited
the ire, We understand, of Colonel Duncan
X McRae, who was present. 1t is stated that he
rudely interrupted gentlemen who were speaking
and at length declared that he could not serOe in
the Home Guards-that he insisted on a separate
organization, to be under Confederate CONTROL and
also said that he had heard the report that Col.
Harrison had already determined TO make no de-
fence but to surrender the City in the event of
attack
Col. Harrison, we learn, promptly eontradicted
this statement He also told Col. McRae that
if the occasion should require it he would make"
him do his duty in the Home Guard, in case
the City should be attacked. Altogether, we
learn, the conduct of Col. McRae was exceedingly
factiOus and reprehensble on the occasion, and was
evidently deplored by his political friends who were
and Others by their manner deprecated his conduct
and Col Mcliae retorted by intimating that certain
gentlemen talked way in one place, and another
way in another, and that he would resist the at
tempt to make him serve in the Home Guard, if he
"stood alone"
Col. McRae, though conscious of having acted
badly on the occasion, felt bound to notice the meet
ing which hc has done in his paper of Wednesday.
He resorts to the ptful shift of declaring that he
objects to the Hcme Guard of the County because
"Col. Harrison is an active friend and sympathizer
Of Mr. Holden !"-because other officers are repor =
to have said and So and to be so and so and be-
cause, in ine he does not like the political senti-
ments and action of the officers Il" This fire eat
ing gentleman according to his own declaration, is
not willing to fight in defence Of his own home
unless he can do so under officers who agree with
him in political sentiment!
But Col McRae, in his lame apology for his con-
duct at the meeting, says:
1--WE had heard it stated that Col. Harrison had
proposed, when the former raid was threatened, to
surrender the town. In this we are free to say we
may have mIsstated the rumor, though we are not
responsible for that, as it given to US precise
ly rs We stated it bat we should have stated that
Mr. HOldan ranart.l IN haya ail 70 in 10
dies, that if the enemy came here he should ad-
wise the Mayor to surrender the City,"
"Oh my prophetic soul, my uncle!" Was the
like ever heard before? When our accuser, Col Nc
Rae in his latest not last effort to convict us OF
disoyalty, takes refuge behind crnoline surren-
der. We can ha We no dispute with ladies. Col McRae
has proved something on US at last. First he re-
peated with great gusto Gov Vance's statements OF
our private conversations about the brandy; sec.
ondly, he aided in 6shiHg out ridiculous certi6.
cate from Mr.. Hampton, based on private CONVEX.
sation, to prove a seceder; thirdly, he published
extract from some paper, to the effect that a
coupl, of ladies' who had crossed the lines to the
enem had said were a reconstruction;st; fourth.
ly, be published letter purporting to have been
addre ssed by Ar. Everitt to US, the original or
copy y which was stolen from the Goldsborough
posto fOe to convict US of dslOyalty; and now he
caps he climax Of his proofs by the repetition of
"rDaaor" that We had told certain ladies that il
the e,Iemy should come here, we would advise the
Mayor. to surrender the City. Let the shade Of
Chltty hide his diminished head, for greater than
"Chi .ty GA Evidence" is here. We surrender and
leave it to the Colone himself to say whether We
are entitled to quarters.
Bu: seriously, We are ready to defend the City
again st federal raids as any person in it. We be
long, in case OF invasion or insurrection, as Col
NcR,se d.ees to the Home Guard of Wake County
and i. the enemy should threaten this place, VIZ
Inten Ito obey our officers and aid in making such
delen ce as they may direct Col. McRae will dc
the S line, find himself in our opinion, unde,
yuarI.