Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-28

grof Theyare more valuable in agriculturalpur-
50 and do not wish to go into the army. The
Pr palrestraint upon them now is the fear that
4 u leave, the enemy will compel them to fight;
b1l We make them take up arms they will de-
aer BIZ thousands. We cannot expect them to fight
for c6htinuation of the enslavement Of their wives
and idren, and whenever we establish the fact
tha4 hey are a military people, we abandon our
tho Of slavery
complains of disproportionate taxation by
Con yresS and says it is much more Objectionable
BIZ lftisS imposed by men who act without respon-
sibiH 10 constituents. He takes the administra-
ton ask for illegal lmpressments unauthorized
ARE ,ot citizens by provost guards, the passport
SYST and its partiality to men of wealth, who
are 'trl nominal positions to screen them from
the inys while poor men are bodily forced into
tpimadverts severely upon the military
car of the President during the war, says the
gov poeut is now military despotism, drifting
z mi RsEchy, and if the Presidents policy is per-
81 must terminate in reconstruction with or
sahingation. He is utterly opposed to
bolt pt should he favor either he would give the
Pres34s Pocyan earnest support as the surest
rethd Of breaking the spirit Of our people, driving
them in despair to accept that government which
they loathe and detest as refuge from Tyranny
and acnre for present evils. He recommends the
repeal ef the conscription act, the observance Of
good isith with the soldiers prompt pay, &C., the
abandonment of impressInents, and no more repre-
sentatton without constituents, and finally the
taking from the President his power as Comman-
=. trral. II 1c H.
States 70 amend the Constitution and concludes
as follows:
s.The night is dark, the tempest howls, the ship
is lashed with turbulent waters, the helmsman is
steering to the whirlpool our remonstrances are
unheeded and we must restrain him or the crew
must sink together in irretreVable ruin"
From WILMINGTON.
The GoIdsborough Journal of the oath contains
some information from Wilmington, most probably
furnished by the Editor Of the Wilmington Journal
who was in that town. We shall get no more pa
pers from Wilmington soon. 1t is believed that
9agooGs brigade, with the exception of the 7th
battalion, were captured by the enemy. Our troops
rctreated across the northeast branch of the Cape
Fear, at what is known as Big Bridge Ferry. They
were pursued by the enemy, and some skirmishing
took place. The Journal complains that the su-
thorities were too sen. in relation to the approach
of the enemy and the probabilities of the capture of
the town about the sacking of the town Of
| Wilmington" says hat paper, i've believe very
little Off, indeed almost nothing. All citizens were
out as guard for private residences, especially
those in which ladies resided Ofcourse there will
be suffering, but all those who compelled to stay
| in Wilmington ought not to be denounced. They
are there and physically and pecuniarily they are
unable to leave. There are good and true men and
women among them.
Gen. Schofeld is probably in force no further
north of Wilmington than Northeast River, some
fifteen miles, at which point the exchange Of pri.
soners is oiug- ON. VIZ fear that a considerable
portion Of our forces fell into the hands of the ene
my. We have no idea of the number of our troops
in that quarter. Those mainly engaged with the
enemy were of Hoke's division. We notice con.
lecture in the Confederate of Monday morning. that
Schoield twill try next the Fayetteville route, OF
attempt to effect junction with Sherman"
Congress.
We have received no Richmond papers for sever
al DAYS, and therefore have no reliable news from
Congress.
1t is reported that bill has been passed in secre
4 session providing for arming large number of ne
groes The Sentinel of the 2lst says it is under
stood bill the subject passed the House yester
will pass the Senate to-day. There is but lIttl
doubt of the adoption of the measure"
Congress has passed bill to diminish the mum
Der of exempts and details, and a bill to regulat
the business Of conscrption which shall appear il
our next