Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-22
January H., 1865.

For the STANDARD.
: MR. EDITOR II have seen and heard much Of
late said in the papers, and heard various classes Of
people express their opinions relative to letter
ssdto be written by Gen. Lee, in which he recon-
mends the unconditional emancipation of al our
slaves, and the putting in the army Of SOC, 600 ct
them. And, As an additional Indictment ito. make
them fight for the Confsderacy, he proposes to re-
ward them with bounties Of money or land, or
something else of value. =. -
Can it be possibesthat the Commander in. Chief
Of the armies Of the Confederacy has written such
= letter containing 50 monstrous proposition Or
have our authorities at Richmond determined to
conceal from our view everything relating to the
management Of the war Surely it is high time the
people should know these things especially those
in the army as well As those who own slaves. For
one 1 confess that am slow to believe that Gen.
Lee has written such a-letter or that Congress will
attempt to carry out any such scheme. do not
doubt but that the madcaps from Missouri and Ken
lucky are favor of anything proonging this war and
the uncertain tenure of their seats But from. this
State surely there is no member who f>vors such =
barbarous and inhufnan measure. And yet fear
there are some of our members who are willing 70
Try this scheme, IN ORDER to secure independence %
they think. Heaven deliver US from all such
statesmen, and such Independence Is would be
thereby secured. <t,.-.+. -.
| do not think hazard much in saying that those
who advocate this negro measure do not intend
! shouldering their maskets, and taking place in
the rank and file of our armies, alongside the negro
t. Besides, Mr.. Editor, any one acquainted with the
Generalization Of camplif must fear, aye, shudder
at, the consequences which will follow the placing
Of the negro in tie army. 1t is enough to expose
our white men to the hardshps Of camp life, with
out compelling them to herd With negroes, and for
get that distinction of CASTE which now divides the
two races How hard for the battle Scared veteran
to come down to live with freed negro and divide
honors with him. 1t is too much for the Anglo
Saxon to endure for day.. - -
To have our slaves freed at once is bad enough,
but to have them raised to the level Of the white
man and then turned loose amongst US is horrible.
What say our womenf They can but execrate it.
! Will North Carolina submit For one, I know
enough of,the temper and mind of out peSplein and
! out Of the army to say they will not Let oul
members Of Congress vote a. they may, We ere moi
going to stultify ourselves.
| Greensboro, Feb 18Th, 1856. :.
t" III is true u hinted by our correspondent, thai
Gen. Lee has written letter proposing to arm
large number Of male slaves. and to provide for
the gradual emancipation 81 Al the -slkses. VI,
have seen copy of the letter. 1t is addressed t
citizen Of Virgins. We think the letter should
be published The opinions Of Gee. Lee On %,
subject entitled to consideration; and besides
: the people of the South, all of whom are deeply
interested in this vital question: have right to fal
information as to what is said or done by their ser
wants in relation to so grave matter-Stondard.
4 ;JApAsEsE LITTLE FoLK&-Dufmg more than
qusrrel among young or old. have never seen .
L. A.
hsehildFsn ct their sports flying kites on the iill1
4ndno amount ofintsrtangled strings or kites lodge
,tsees provoked angrywords efimpatience. l hsv
. cen them intent on their games Of jack stones an
marbles under the shaded gateways Of tho tcmplss
, nut have never seen .-an approach to . quarrs
moug them. They are tansht implicit obedisnc
o their parents, but have nsvsr seen one of Their
, ehastsed.- Respect and reverence to the aged
) universal. crying child is rarity seldom hear
, or seen. We have. nothing to. teach them in ttj
8 respect out of our abundant civilization. spsa
, what know Of the little folks of Japan, for MOI
D than any other foreigner have btsn amsng then
y Of all that Japan holds there is nothing lik
. half so we'll IS the happy children. Ishall Away
f remember their albs black eyes and rudy brow
, faces with pleasure. have Mayed bsttlsdore Wit
). the little madens in the streets and flown kites
fields with as happy set Of 6oys asone could wis
: to see. They have bssn my gnidss in my rambls
e shown me- where al the streams and the POND
were where the flowers lay hid in the thicke
q where the berries reripsn,ng On the hills the
y have brought mo shells from the ocean and bio
. SONS from the field, presenting them with all Il
modesty. and with less bashfui saspcss- thao
IS American boy would do. We have hunted the TO-
holes together and locked for tho green and golds
If ducks among the ;sedsA They have laughed
# my broken Japanese and Taught me better, and 4
n happy, good natnrsd set of children, l will tn.
out my little japanese friends against the world
, God bless tho boys and girls. Of Nippon i--Ge
. Home .Iournsl - -. - SIS: q
u ...s.J. 70.
d Never think that which you do for religion
It time or money mialpsnk : -. -. ?.
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