The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-04-12

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either on The coast or the 7.yers, shat sb'
anc,nv has been abba - .lss for three year
vas fhe late movement from yicksbnrss T.
Meridian and the speedy turn Of that hoves
,nent shows nothing Isss-o clearly than the
difficulties and disadvantages arteahing all
such these things s.snssis he nated and mark
ID in considering our present situation and
tn;. prospects Of the fnttte. In ali our LOSSES
m IN ti..s 4i.,... 40 vital blow has ever beer,
rug, 81 si,el- Il, t,,,r caa<e pr elr energies
~ -4i.. ho!.i f;hn-,t, -ftcr repeated elior,s
:. q 'xp il, h.,tu ny i.-e1 aa,i strategy We
still, uo,t an tso Cali, AuiIir. anu On the
Ocean front. Wilmington, Ssyaanah and
Charleston These places hssc been. a,s,1 are
still held against the ulast so7midaais naval
.rn .ment ever put aosas
At Charleston the siieny seem to direct all
their power, land and Earai. that eau ba
brought to bear IL combtnat;on-au their
energy, rancour aud rcnxsaacc. ~Csurfhaeo
dc,sIsM Sst' Is their vvw ~ to this devoted
city Every Iaeans that laonry can com.
.a,a,,l and iuse,.~ity suggest from the huxest
engi...s of war never before known q, the
iiend,sh resort ct ureek ;irc, have besn and
are trinE applied for i.s obstruction. For
;ipar.y nine tnsnths the cry, under the skill
of our copsunn.aie co,aa, skier, his ssarbordi-
mates, aid tbs heroic xx;ri2 tAcf esr nsatahlass
.,r. ". u. th..s-.nks. 81. ,sst sg&iaas .ls
I the LISsa snntages of = d8isfsce without suit
able naval aid. That she may Continue to
| bcld out. and arr soil never be polluted by
the unhal owed k5ve prints OF her vandal
| bcse gers, Is. Of course, the earnest wish OF
| al. Bat even il SO great disaster should
happaa TO US as the loss of Charleston, be
not dis,nased. indulge no sentiment akin IL
| that of d-spair-sChAres,nn Is not vital
part. We may lose that place, Savannah,
| Mobile, Wilmington, and even Richmond, the
seat OF government, and still survive. We
may lose a1! our s;rong places-the enemy
may tras~rse our great interior IS they have
lately done in .1is,'>sil'pi, and We may still
survive We should, even under such calam-
tiles. be no we Sc utf than our ancestors were
| IN Their struggle for independence. During
the time thai tried mems souls with them,
every city ,n the coast, from Boston to Sa-
v.nn.n, Vas ;:,k+::. by thu enemy. Philajel-
/ phia Was taken, and Congress driven away.
| South CarcliHa, Moth carolina, portion OF
Georgia, tirginia. and other States, were
! ovcrruu aud occupied by the enemy as COM
ple,ely as KENTUCKY, Missouri. Louisiana and
Tennessee ere now. Take courage from the
! example Of your ancestors disasters caused
nuh tnc:h notians ike di may or despai1
they only aroused spirit OF reserved energy
and iortislde. The priSciples ti,ey fou st,t
for suffered and endured so much tor, arc the
same fyr wnic!i We ire now struggling
State Rights, State Sovereign ty, the great
principle Sci forth ia the declaration Of inJe-
pcnGencc-the light of every State 20 govern
itself u. it LEASES. With the same wisdom,
uru Ie.ce io:ccaste and patriotism; the same
; or equ.i craftsmanship on the part of our
rulers in directing and welding our resources,
oar material OF war, that controlled public af-
fairs at that time in the camp and in the
cabinet, and with tho same spirit anlniatiuE
the breast ot the people, devotion to liberty
aud rix,t hatred. Of tyranny and oppression,
affection ios the cause for the cause's sake !;
with the same sentiments aud feelings on the
part Of rulers and people in .tke.e DAYS as
were in those, mi sht and .nav be overrYn
as they were !; our interl.'r may be penetrated
b. superior hostile armies, and our countr.
laid waste VI t!,eIrS xas. hntsz1k>an never DC
t.i.oure.i, as they never coata De The iss uss
ct VI AT ,,crend quite rs muck upon States
mans.jp AS G.-netalship quite as much
upon " hat Is do.e 1T the council board aS
upon VIVA. il done in the field. Much the
:ic.ttr l.i; OF all wars. Is busluesS-PluIn,
uract.cai. very q y life business; there ls in
It no art mystery or special knowledge,
except good, stio <, common sense-this re
ites 20 tne finances, the quartermaster s and
C an nrs,ry's depart n,ents, the ways and
means ,,ro;,er-in u word to the resources Of
u country alJ it's capacities for war. The num-
Der Of men that can bc spared from production,
without Weakening the aggregate strength
the prospect Of supplies, Subsistence, arms
and munitlons OF all Kinds. Ii is as necessa-
ry that men called out should be armed,
clothed, s.,od and fed, as~th.t they should be
put in the tield--su,. .iStence is AS essential as
men. At present We have subsistence suffi-
cirnt for the year, if it Is taken care Of aud
managed With economy. Upon moderate
eatimatc, ono within reasonable bounds, III
the tythes Of wheat and corn for last year
were not less, in the States east of the AIsslS-
S,ppi Ito say nothing of the other side, than
ight-en million bushels. Kentucky and
tennessee are not included ia this estimate.
This would bread an army Of five hundred
thousand men and one hundred thousand
horses Tor twelve months, and leave co,',ld
erable marg in tor waste or loss. Ihls we
have without buying or impre>slnS bushci
or pound. Nor nesu bi:shel OF 1t be lost on
account of the want Of transportation from
points at distance from railroads. at such
places it could be fed to animals, put into
beef and pork, ahd thus lessst1 the amonnt OF
these articles If food to be bought. Upon u
like estimate the tythe Of meat. for TIE last
year, will supply the army for at least six
months-,e en Iering the purchase OF supplies
of this article necessary for only h.if the
year --ihe surplus in the country, over and
oove the tytt,es, is ample to Meet the de-
fccncy All that is wanting is men Of busi-
ness capacity, honesty, integrity. economy
aud ind dlstrs in the management and control
Of that department.. There need be no fear
of The want of sabsistcnes this year, if our Of
fc Is do their duty. But how it will be
next year, If the policy adopted by Congress
at i.s late ses,ior, is carried out, No one can
ely venture to say,
This brings me 10 the main object of this
address, a review of these acts Of Congress t.
which you attention has been specially cali
ed by the Governor, and on which your ac-
ton is invoked-ihese arc, the Currency, the
Military, and the Habeos Corpus Suspension
Acts 1t is the beauty of our system Of gov
ernment, that u! iii authority are responsible
20 he people. II Is, too. always more agree
able to approve than to disapproye what our
agents have done. But in grave and impos
tank rnat.erS@ however disAyreeable or even
painful it my nc to express disapproval, yet