The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-04-08
Union Men to be 'sHustled'
. as. a,,a from the Polls, 'o1''g ',l''
The People Called upon 20 Arrest ana
Shoot Deserters.F b9Lsi1s ID
BY TIE GOVERNOR OF NoRTH-CARoLINA,
-. A PROCLAMATION, '~iAa

IN I . =
,,....,.;., A PROCLAMATION.
NTHEREAs, / HAVE LEARNED WITH
w great pain that there have been lately mn.
merous assertions from the ranks or our gallant
army. and that there are many persons In the
country who incite and encourages these deser.
lions and harbor and conceal thess misguided
men mems, at home, instead Of encouraging them y
Now therefore, I | zzEBuIoN B. VANCE, COZ.
ernor ofthe State or North Carolina, do issSe
this my proclamation, commandng all such assal
disposed persons 10 desist from such base, COW
ardly and reasonable conduct, and warning them
that they will subject themselves to indictment
and punishment in the civil courts of the Con.
fcderacy, as well as TO tn" everlasting contempt
and detestation of all good an honorable men,
Certainly no crime could be greater, mo- cow.
ardice more abjcct no treason more base, than
for citizen of the State, enjoying its privileges
and protection without sharing its dangers, to
persuade those who have had the courage to 20
forth in defence Of their country, vlely to desert
the colors which they have sworn to uphold,
when miserable death or vile and ign0mini-
Gus existence must be the inevitable consequen-
ces. No plea can excuse it. The father or the
brother who does II shohld be shot instead Of his
deluded victim, for he deliberately destroys tic
soul and manhood Of his own flesh and blood
And the same is done by him who habon any
conceals the dcserter. For who can respect
cither the one or the otherg What honest man
will ever wish or permit his own brave SOM or
patriotic daughters, who bore their parts with
credit in this great struggle for Independence, to
associate even to the third and fourth genemtione
with the vile wretch who skulked In the woods,
or the stillyile coward who aided him, while his
bleeding country was calling in vain for bis help
Both are enemies-dangerous, enemies to their
country, before, whom our open foes viii be H.
fnitely preferred. Both are foes to their own
Kindred and noble countrymen who are electri-
flying the world by their gallant deeds, and pour
Ing out their blood upon the field of battle TO
protect those very men who are sapping the VI
tails of our strength. And woe unto you, deser-
tiers, and your aiders and abettors, when peace
being made and independence secured these
brave comrades whom We have deserted inIthe
hour of their trial shall return honored and ty-
umphant to their homes! Ye that hide your
guilty faces by day, and prowl like outlaws about
by night, robbing the wives and mothers OF your
noble defenders Of their little means, while they
are far away facing the enemy, do you think 70
can escape just and daiiining Vengeance when
the day of reconning comes And ye that sbsltet
conceal, and feed these miserable depredaten
and stimulate them to their deeds, think you
that ye will be spared? Nay! rest assured; OBJ
serving and never FILLING eyes have marked yod,
every one Q And when the ovetjoyed wife iwel.
comes once more her brave and honoredu hns.
band to his home, and tells him how in the long
years of his absence in the lonly hours Of. the
night, We who had been his comrades rudely en-
tered her house, robbed her and her children of
their bread, and heaped insults and indignisles
upon her dcfehceless head, the wrath Of that be-
roic husband will make you regret IN the bitter
ness of your cOwardly terror that you were eyer
born. Instead of u few scattered militia, tie
land will be full Of veteran soldiers. before whose
honest faces you will not have courage to fSlbs
hyour eyes from the earth. II permitted to livsan
the State at all. you will be snfnnosss You will
be hustled from the polls, insulted in the streets,
Jury of your countrymen will not believe. You
on oath, and honest men everywhere will shun
you as pestilence; for he who lacks courage
and patriotism can have no other good quality
or rcdeemiug virtue. Though many VI you BE-
jected the pardon heretofore offered you, and
. am now not authorized to promise 1t, yeti am
assured that no man will be shot who shall vol.
UNFAIRLY return to duty. This s the only chance
to redeem yourselves from the disgrace and fg-
nomfuy which YOU nte mourning. 9h' lo' eA
esi Again our troops have met the feussay ana .
great and glorious victory has beeuwonJ Butsev-
Ieral thousand Of opr soldiers fellin aehievina It
for us. Every man ls needed 70 replace the Gpl-
liant dead, and preserve an unbroken front to our
still powerful enemy Unless desertion d BIO.
vented our strength must depart from our ar
miles, and lesertion can pevcr be stoppedaw hlle
either through falese and plstskea ympsthy or
downright disloyalty, they receive any coupte-
I nance or protection ut home. Itherefore appsal
to all good citizens and true patriots In the Bt3ts
to assist my officers in arresting desertsr, md
to ffown down all those Who aidand sssl5t am.
Place the brand upon them and ,naks sthsl1 81
the scofn and contempt Of an outraged pyople.
Unless the good and patriotic all over the land
arise as one man to arrest this dangerous evil Il
may grow until our army is well nigh ruined.
The danger Of starvation having happily pSsSsd
avs y-the approaching and apparently bcante-
9ous harvest giving evidence of ample suppiss 1br
the coming year-our great army IN, yiFgiaia
again jubilant over mighty yictoryTTI am ,Esll
assured that our danger now lies in the disoVln-
ization produced BY desertion. You can Srrtst
II, my countrymen, II you viii but make Z ".
erouS effort, II you win but bring to bsissAs
weight Of great, apatrioticaad unitsd eolD1nn-