Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-01

grosa They are more valuable n agricultural purs
suits and do not wish to 80 into the army. The
principal restraint upon them now is the fear that
If they leave the enemy viii compel them to fight;
but i We make them take up arms they will de-
sert BY thousands. We cannot expect them to fight
for continuation of the ensayensnt Of their wives
and children, and whenever we establish the fact
that they arc military people, we abandon our
theory of slavery. . -f....,..,.,.> $3.50,
He complains of dispropoFtionate taxation by 1
Congress- and says It is much more Questionable |
BY being imposed by men who act without respon-
sibility to constituents. He takes the admnistra-
top to task for illegal rmpressments unauthorized
arrests of citizens by provost guards the passport
system, and its Partially to men of wealth, who
are given nominal positions to screen them from
the army, while poor men are bodily forced into
the ranks ' .-r-
He !animadverts severely upon the military
career Of the Presidens during the war, says tho
government is now military dsspotism, drifting
into anarchy, and if the Presidents policy is per-
sisted in, must terminate in reconstruction with Or
without subjugation. He is utterly opposed to
both. but should he favor either he would give the
Presidents policy an earnest support as the sursst
method Of breaking the spirit of our people, driving
them in despair to accept that government which
they loaths and detAt as refuge from Tyranny
and cure for present evils. He recommends the
repeal of the CONSUMPTION act the observance Of
good faith with the soldiers, prompt pay, &C., the
abandonment of imprsss,nsnts, and no more reprs-
sentation without constituents, and finally the
taking from the President his power as Comman.
der.in. Chief He calls for Convention Of the
States to amend the Constitution j. and concludes
| a. follows: ..-i'... ~
"The night is dark the Tempest bowls, the ship
is dashed with turbulent.waters, the helmsman is
steering to the whirlpool, our remonEtrances are
| upheeded, and We must restrain him. or the crew
must sink together in irretrievable ruin"
| :: From Wilmington. .-
| The Goldsborough Journal Of the 9th contains
some information from Wilmington, NEST probably
furnished BY tho Editor Of the Wilmington Journal
who was in that town. We Shall get no more pa
pers FROM Wilmington ssoon.i 1t is believed that
4agood's brigade, with the exception of the Hh
battalion, were captured by the enemy. Our troops
retreassd across the northeast branch of the Cape
Fear, at what is known As Big Bridge Ferry. They
were pursued by the enemy; and some skirmishin.
took place. The Journal complains that tho su
thoritiss were sen. in relation to the approach
of the enemy and the probabilities of the capture o
theTs IN. about the sacking Of the town o
Wilmington" says hat paper, 1--WE believe yer,
little of it, indeed almost nothing All citizens wer
out as guard for private residences, especially
those in which ladies resided. OF course there viii
be suffering, but all those who compelled to sta.
in Wilmington ought not to be denounced. The!
are there and physically and pecuniarily they ar
unable to leave. There are good and true men an
women among them.
Gen. Schofeld is probably in force no furths
north of Wilmington than Northeast River, som
fifteen miles, at which point the exchange of pr
soners is gong on, We fear that q considcrabl
portion of our forces fell into the hands of the enc
my. We have no idea of the number Of our troop
in that quarter. Those mainly engaged with tn
enemy were of Hoke's division. We notice a cor
Schoield evil try next the Fayetteville route q
attempt to effect junction with Sherman"
t.. Congress.
We have received no Richmond papers for seve
al days. and therefore have no reliable news trol
3 Congress- ...
It is reported that bill has been passed in seer
session providing for arming large number Of nj
groes The Sentinel of the 21st says, it is unde
stood bill on the subject passed the House yeste
!. day, and it is believed one of the same charact
}. will pass the Senate to-day. There is but hit
doubt of the adoption of the measure"
Congress has passed bill to diminish the nuu
u Der of exempts and details, and bill to resula
the business of consumption, which shall appear
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