Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-04-07

THURSDAY ANIL Z, 1854.
! LETTER FROM GEN. CLINGMAN.
1 We copy the following letter from Gen.
Clingman from the Com n1ederate
Camp near Petersburg, Va, ]
March 25th 1864.
/ GENTLEMEN Il. have been informed
that an impression is sought to be made
In certain quarters that another candidate
will be brought ont for the Office of Gov
ernor in North Carolina at future dav,
and my name has been spoken OF among
others. 1t may be proper therefore for me
to say that as long as the war continues,
while able to do. military duty, I do not
intend 10 leave the field for any civil sta
. ton. Regarding Gov. Vance's public po-
sition as right OH the great Issue before the
country, Think he onght to be cordially
supported by all who are in favor of a
vigorous prosecution of the war now being
waged, not only for'independenee. but for
! everything Of value to MS as a community
and as individuals.
The State of North Carolina. by an u
unanimous vote OF her Convention, seeded
and united her fortune with those OF the
Confederate States. This action met the
universal appreciation OF her citizens at
the time, DO one lifting his voice against
1t. Nopnblic man in the State can, there
fore, without personal dishonor, and with
out covering himself with the deepest ig-
nominy, advocate the abandonment OF the
cause of the Confederate States, and desert
our brave soldiers who have gone into the
field to maintain that cause. a
Our reasons tor continuing the war are
thousand told stronger man they were
tor embarking in it originally. The Stale
seceeded because of apprehension that our
rights might be invaded, and because Lin
coin. by proclamation, called for a few
hundred men to assist him in his war a.
gainst the Gulf States. Now in such por-
tions of our State as his armies occupy,
he forces into his ranks, by conscription
every man, white ard black. Not only
does he arm the slaves against US, but his
government has, by a series of acts Of
Congress, confscated fer it's use all our
property, both real and personal. Should
we be subjugated and our property seized,
and our lands divided among his soldiers,
both black and white, our entire popula
tion, men, wo,nen and children, must ei-
ther perish from starvation, Or become the
slaves OF our conquerors, aud labor for a
subsistence on such terms as they might
grant. Yankee masters were always no.
torions for avarlce and cruelty, but the a.
trocities which they have committed with
in the last three years have caused hu-
manity to stand aghast with horror. lie
whom they have selected to carry on the
war against ns, by the universal acclama
tion OF European as we'll IS American civ
iIization has been denominated "The
Brute" And , ct, if he bezEot fair type
of our enemies, why was it that he not on
ly received ovations in the Northern cit
les, but by deliberate vote of the Con-
gress oe the Lincoln government, he was
declared worthy to wear the sword he had
stolen. These acts, as well as his reten-
tion Of q high command, SHOW him to be
the firing representative of those who
control the action OF our enemies. know
of no variety OF the human race whom we
ought not to prefer as masters to the yam
KEGS, whose leading traits are avarice and
!; for to the sdnpiicity and cum
ming ofthe fox, they add the .rapacity Of
the wolf and the venom OF the serpent.
To protect MS from snch enemies, to save |
our women from becoming cooks and
house servants, we have nothing to rely
on but the favor OF God and the valor OF
our armies. IT those armies be properly |
sustained BY the country and wisely dI- |
rected by onr government, they will in
the end give us independence, peace, safe
+ - al y,1 honor TTrl looc thorn ara ohtaif,af1 1