Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-05


daily bread but by the discharge of my professional duties
The emouments which received Colonel OF my regi-
off by its unconstitutional Reorganization.
which refused recognize time the ground OF
its ilesay in April l62 and my resources for the sup
port of nv family taken away when my moral char
acter DESTROYED Finding myself in this condition.
requested copy of the evidence for immediate publication
but refused preense or another until 100 Ste
to be of service in counteactng the injurious nnu
Of e verdict of the cOurt humbly petitoned the
President for redress but not being bishop in an EPseo-
pal sensesmy petition treated with diguihed silence
asked for martial and that also refused As
final resort petitOned Congress for rehearng OF The
case but that honorable body could not egisate on
matter which ALREADY udciay decided by military
tribunal, and all my reward for what bad done ID
behalf Of the to bear with me forever tne
Stigma of disgrace and namy without any hope oil reei
Had the government, however stopped here and ceased
its persecution ntoerabe and hard to bear as it was,
would have eOntented myself with passive endurance un-
til tue return of peace To our distracted land when In
tended avail myself of Constitutional rights for re-
dress But did the authorities ascertain that
not in the discharge of my ministerial functions than
they took for granted that the courts Of my church mad
dealt with id regard TO the crime which they hao
unjusy fastened upon me- and had reduced me on tha
account To the condition of ayman than this Paternsl
government Of ordered me to be enrolled as con-
script the ground that was "a sincd suspended or
deDoed cLsgggnaan" This charge which rebulIed by an
Official certificate from the stated clerk of the PTesbytery
of Fayetteville is file in the office of Col MaIlett,
at Raleigh But genius is perseverlng and our po-
ltcal authorities exception to the rule Determh-
ed to degrade all hazards, during my absence from
home attendance upon Presbyeris business ON the 90
of September last the government had &c PITt testimony
taken under OATH show that for the period OF more than
mast, had charge OF church, anu the copse-
o1ence was that Immediately enrolled as eOnserp
afurlough thirty days given me- and the Coone OF militia
for nv district ordered to hold me in custody ready TO De
sent the camp of instruction when SO ordered lmne
datey appealed from this decision to headquarters at
Richmond and de rmned test whether the enrolling
officer received his inspiration from the fountain head
based INV appeal s upon the Partially Of the officer in
the discharge of his duty ID upon his personal dislike
70 nrs.T al unop the fact that had a right to be
emped on the ground that pastor of a church when
entered the service, and only lost that position by my
patriotism which ought to be used against me tor
the purpose Of reducing me- t. ranks that to
the principles of equity government bound to recg
uze occupying the same status which did prior to
my entering the service the practice OF the govern
ment in relation to of five years standing sim
larry situated with myself September passed away, Oc
tober SsS Sno T tba WA. to be treated
by OCT rulers in this instance in The same way was IN the
of the court of inquiry and Percevng that the en-
rolling officer had never been lneriered wh taougn
had Obligated myself prove all the charges which pre-
ferred against him, l took immediate steps to leave a
country where justice, though blinded had no balances to
weigh matters impartially Being Scotchman by birth
an American by adoption and a NOrthCarOlnlan by
choice and realizing the bitter truth that was treated as
au alien Notwithstanding my naturalization, my attach
the So nth and its institutions manifested by me
on her batteeds in her defence thought the best way
was leave until Mr. Davis, by Constitutional limitation
should cease sway her desnies. Finding, however, at
this crisis that legally owed military service to my
adopted country and having no faith in the justice OF the
administration, sued out writ OF Ad6edS corpus on the
ground that having resigned my office OF Colonel
having also refused to be candidate for reelection to the
office the organization of the regiment and having never
been discharged according 10 the eleventh artce OF war;
but simply "konoraby reLie0d from duty an TIE LIST br
glie army of PdmLie0 was still in service IN the ca
plcty of Colonel, awaiting either discharge or an order
for active service in the capacity OF Colonel and In no
other capacity.
was on nv way to Chapel Hill be tried this issue
when attempt made to arrest me by order Of Gen.
Whiting. At the same time received an exemption from
the Bureaux of Consumption at Rchmo nd in reply Ia mr
appeal from the decision of the enrolling ohce and have
haG my exemption papers made out accordingly But TO
continue the system OF persecution and to leave me no rest
or peace until should be compelled to leave the country,
this last and cruwung is committed. A minister of
the gospel and who had served as Colonel 10 the
Confederate service is rudey torn from his bed and from
the bosom Of his already suffering family amid the bayO-
nets Of soldiers and gnoniniously hurried away like
vile criminal be abused and insued by military despo,
whose most tender merces are cruel
BY the vexatiOus efforts the government has made to
eouScrbe from time TO time and The corresponding e
forts which situation demanded of for my defence,
they absorbed my little all pecuniary MEANS that
have no resource but the promise of Him who eedeh
the ravens when they him. and clothes the eS
of the field. am to Id by Him that bread and water will
be unto me, aud blessed be His name He will
MI Davis by this last of his subordinate has done
great injury to me minister which he is in justice
bound atone for by speedily removing from charac
ter the blot which be has long permitted to upon
it, This blot found and already stated in the verdict OF
the Court of Inquiry aud is as follows: The
retreat was in until the report q" pursuit by the
enemys cavalry; that he (C"l Slncar) then consulted
with his men as to surrender sanS lhst vol Lee re,
commended surrender, Ciereas Co LIE ad0ised such
course but on TIE contrary urged D (he mem to make
Sqnd The testimony supposed TO sustain the above is
as follows: Immediately cal-d out to them (the mem
that had advised nothing of the kind, "a surrender
words to that effect but the contrary was advising the
formation rear guard for their security &C. Pending
nv remarks the Colonel ncla) rode mp and told me he
had misunderstood ne, and told me moreover should
hay. a rear gaard &C. Cross examined BY Col Sinclair
Col Sinclair offered his services the guard with
The remarks made by Col Sinclair in relation to the
misunderstanding to the surrender, were made mme-
diatpv after told the not to surrender. Col. Sim
clair said afterwards it dsgraceiu for North CARROLL
niaus 10 surrender. 1t with little difficulty that
he procured the guard talking to them and urging
the matter and advising them form guard This
was after the remarks made b. me, telling them not
surrender During all this time Col Sinclair appeared
COOL though am not acquainted with bis usual manner
and bravery"
was charged with uttering gross fasehood but The
testimony entirely fails to sustain the charge The
point TO which the testimony can be pushed, will
only show that there misunderstanding between my
sell and Col Lee the object for which the guard
was to be organized have never denied that under
stood Col Lee 10 ask for guard which should be
prepared to gh or surrender TO save the bal
ance of the regiment and the 37h aud 9th regiments
the time in advance of my regiment Indeed.
understood Col Lee counselling such course and
So advised my men, when he interrupted me above,
whereupOn Immediately rendered apology for my mis-
take COL L and organic ed the guard tor the
specific object mentioned in his testimony, the repuse of
the enemy.
At the time that Col Lee came up with me. cavalry in
squads the casns and carriages of field artillery and
futves Ncwbern in all sorts Of vehicles rush.
ing through my ranks, and creating much confusion
that with the low tone OF voice peculiar to the gallant Lee
in times of danger and excitement when speaking
one and giving command caused me to hear but
perfectly what he wanted. Although his senior in rank
such was my confidence in him officer and nv love
for him a man. that would have unhestatingly car
red out any suggestion which be might been pleased
to make and hence the whole misunderstanding II there
any fault or crime committed on my head let be,
and the noble chivalrc Lee But God who search
eth the hearts Of men, knows that nothing but what
best thought and understood it, for the cause
der the circumstances, entered mind in the whole
ter Am now because misunderstood Col. Lee to be
branded with utterng downright, deliberate alsehood
and to be hunted down like wild beast because am not
willing to quietly down with such disgrace pressing
daily deeper and deeper into the mre and filth
of intamy?
now in conclusion desire my fellow citizens of North
Carolina 10 do the Justice to understand the position
which Occupy in regard 10 my adopted country. have
never altered in my loyalty to The South entertain the
same opinions The rights of the South that did on
the 2lst of July 1884, the bloody field of Manassas