Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-25
.'0asrases BY Tories and Other s.

Olay Oounties have been recently treated by . ro-
calling themselves Confederate soldiers
For the Standard.
TORIES! TORIEsll
Mr.. EDIroR: For the sake Of women and chill
dren, and for decency's sake, permit me to state
few facts. A band of tories, about 100. calling
themselves Confederate soldiers, entered Cherokee
county, N. c., from Georgia, last week. In Chero-
kee, they robbed and stole horses, &C. Capt It'd
well stationed at Murphy and others followed and
forced them to give up the property. The tory
officers, as l have heard, promised Capt. Tdwell
tina: they would commit no more depredations in
them to pass on. But after Tidwell left them, they
Immediately resumed the glorious work of robbing
and stealing butreserved their most glorious sarts
for night attack upon the true and unsuspecting
people of the eastern part Of Clay county.
Here the tories seemed to be in their oaon element
and glory. Divided into squads they secured the
whole country, across mountains, into the little
coves, &C., and robbed and stole nearly every horse
in the country. No doubt these tories thought
they had it all their own way; but little baad of
citizens served them up breakfast just as they
were about to leave somewhat after the manner the
Wings, under Marion, served their tory brethren Of
1776.
These citizens suddenly charged, and fred into
them and wounded several, and routed and scat
tered the cowardly rascals! In the rounds they
captured eight Of the tories and about twenty-five
horses and mules In their flight the tories left cot
ton yarn jeans cloth, leather, needles, spoons scis
sors, baby Clothes women's clothes, bed-clothes,
knives, thimbles guns, boots, and hats, &c, &C.
Also mail bag which contained the records of the
Superior Court of Fannan county, Ga, &C.. &c.
The tory prisoners stated that the whole gang
WAS made up chiefly of deserters from the infantry
who had mounted themselves; that there were four
captains along, namely: Thompson, Cowan, Odell,
and Garrett Others Of them said, they were sent
here to take horses and Other property from Onion
men, Others said, this country was abandoned to
keep it from the Yankees; and that the whole gang
belonged to Graham's command and came from
Athens, Ga.
The above are the facts as reported to me by eye
and ear witnesses, and presume it is all substan-
TALLY true
Now who is responsible for this tory raid from
Georgia into North Carolina?
Tories, in the Revolution of l776, we're hung with
out mercy. By that law, this whole gang ought to
be hung. If commander Graham, Of Athens Ga,
sent them be ought to be hung as tory leader
If Gov. Brown sent them, he is a tory and ought
to meet worse fate. If JEFF: Davis sent them, he
is the chief of tories and ought to be hung high
IS Hannah by the same Law.
If Graham, Brown, and Davis, inAict merited
punishment on the actual tories who have piunder-
ed US, and give redress, they will be acquitted;
if they do not the people Of these counties in
North. Carolina-than whom there are no truer, or
more loyal citizens any whsre-wil hold them,
Graham, Brown and Davis responsible as terry
leaders! If Gov. Vance quietly submits to tory
raids from another State upon his citizens, he ought
to be BACKED and kicked into some gentleman's
kitchen to wash dishes and carry slop to the pigs
as position and occupation suiting his genius.
These bands who steal, rob, abuse women and
children and murder, are tories, because they do
the deeds of the tories Of ITS. Why they sent
upon US ? Our men are in the army. Our women and
children toiling like negroes for food and clothes
even clothing their men in tie army. And yet,
bands of tories arc permitted to rob and STEAL and
curse and abuse women at their will.
These independent irresponsible companies are
curse to any country or cause. If the authori.
ties do not put them down, the people will be ut
tery ruined, be compelled to turn out, devil like,
to Sushwhacklng.
Just think Of III man and. his sons serving in
the Confederate army at $500 per month, and a
gang of tories comes to rob and steal from their
wives and children tbimbles, combs, baby clothes,
&c Oh! is not this the quintescence Of oppres.
| sion, of tyranny, of devilism?
But all this is the legitimate fruit of the aceursed
secession doctrine that one person must be punish
ed for the crime of another.
good man has son, independent of his father.
That son in spite of his parents goes to the Yankees
Then by permission, = tory gang falls upon the
| father curses him, hangs him awhile, robs him q
money, horses, provisions, clothes, &C., and what
| for F? Because his son, over whom he had no con
troll, has acted as he chose. sins. the father
is punished A woman's husband, whom she cam
control, goes to the Yankees. Immediately, the So
tanie agents of power pounce upon her, curse and
abuse her, hang her or one Of her little children t.
force them to tell where the husband, his none,
is and then strip them Of horses, provisions clothes
spoons, baby rags &C., and why?. The sin Of tn.
father is visited upon helpless women and innocent
babes.
1.-THE memory of the wicked shall not"-ss6o
! NON Children yet unborn will curse the memsry
| of men now living, and confinement in the "laks
which burns with fire and birthstone" to all eterni
ty will alone be an adequate punishment for thei
4 crimes.
Justice will ultimately be done, but how long
how longl! R. W. D.
/ Our correspondent has used very strong language
i and we feel it to be our duty to publish his comms
nication pretty much As he has written it. 1t Can
not be, however, that the President knows of thes
outrsges or, if he does, he is certainly making Of
forts to prevent their repetition. Our people natu
rally look to him and to our Governor for protec
lection. If they cannot get protection they vii
soon become Indifferent As to what flag waves oxs
them.
Que readers have doubtless heard much as to tn
outrages perpetrated on the old men, and wamer
and children Of Randolph and other Counties, b,
certain of the Home Guards called out to arres
deserters. Every good citizen is opposed to deser
ton. Every good citizen win do everything be cal
in reason to aid in returning deserers to their com
manda But there is right way and a wrong wa.
in every thing 1t is right to arrest desesers. Blu
it is wrong to arrest and torture women and chill
dren and to destroy property on mere suspicion
that this or that old man, or this that woman ha
harhored deserts or can tell where they are. I
is wrong to arrest aud torture the wife Of deseE
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