The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-08-11
The Reason Why.

1t is often asked, says the Wilmington
/ Post, why do not the Southern States pro-
gIess like their Western sisters, and many
reasons are given; few coming nearer the
truth than is usual to men fearing lest they
give offence, Having no fears of this kind,
and only sctuatcd, by Il strong desire to per-
form ur'wholeduty as journalist-point-
ing the evils that correction may f.llow-we
will proceed totell the whole truth and in
doing SO will +" nothing extenuate or set
down aught in malice"
We of the victorious National Republican
party are requested to oiforget the past, and
receive into the arms of the Republic men
of all grades and classes, whatever their
offences may have been. Especially in this
city of Wilmington are we called upon to
do this thing. We acquiesee and almost
have the hewandering goats within the Ma
tional corihl when such exhibitions as we
feel compdlled to notice in the late Railroad
meeting puts US OH our guard and tells us
to be careful lest wolves and not lambs OBJ
tain entrance within our party doors.
The IMPOSITION again asks why does GOV.
Holden seek for men outside of Wilmington
to occupy places of honor and trust. The
reply comes because leading men like Judge
Person exhibit Malay spirit of hatred to
everything Republican and American that
we would rather see the Governor select di-
rectors from - than fron, class so bitter
" opposed to everything looking like prog
ress and material growth. The spirit of the
old managers Of the Wilmington and Ruth
erford Railroad but typi6cs the spirit of the
leading sham-democratic minds that for thir-
| ty years have led this State and section to
ruin. Governor Holden, as a man of and
from the people, fully comprehends the char
acter of the once controlling minds and
now in their hours Of defeat and despair
| will not give them one crumb of comfort
A New Branch in the Naval Service.
Like all other al is, says the Philadelphia
Enquirer, the art of war is being changed
and improved by the new discoveries made
in science. And it is the duty of every
nation to profit by the suggestions offered
by scientific men, Many of the modern dis
coveries in eath-dealing implements and
means of defense were put to practical test
ddring the late war for the Union. We
0figinated the now famous Monitor pattern
Of ifan-clads, and by their construction and
use rezelutionized naval tactics and warfare.
The-nations of Europe were not slow to
avail themselves Of the startling experiment
in Hampton Roads in March. 1862. And no
sooner did the official intelligence of the
novel and desperate marine duel between
! the Monitor and Merrimac reach England
and Trance in an official shape, than the
Government dock yards of those countries
were at once changed, and urretships and
iron clads were hurriedly built to take the
place of the suddenly obsolete WOO len walls.
Torpedoes, it will be remembered, played
an important part in our late struggle; they
were employed principally by the Rebels,
and were so clumsily constructed, and so
awkwardly managed, as to render them
particularly Inefficient. Had they been as
effective as they were numerous, our navy
in the inland waters, and off most of the
blockad"d ports, would have been annhila-
ted. We, too, employed torpedoes, and the
brilliant exploit of Lieutenant CUSHING,
who penetrated the lines of the enemy, and
by means of a torpedo destroyed the rebel
ram Albemarle Will ever be remembered
among the most daring fcats of the late war;
With full appreciation of the Importance
of torpedoes in future warlike operations
the Navy Department is about organizing a
torpedo corps. to he composed of naval
officers, under the direction of the Bureau o1
Philadelpha, Portsmouth. N. H., Boston
Brooklyn, ,Norfolk, Pensacola and Mare Island
After being properly instructed in the con-
struction and use of forpedoes, the officers
Of the new corps will carefully examine all
our principal harbors, inlets and navigable
canals, with view of rendering them i'm.
passable to the ships of an enemy, by means
of torpedoes. They will also be required to
adapt the torpedo to offensive as well de.
fensivc purposes. This is step in the right
direction. AS one of the great maritime
powers Of the earth, it behooves US to be the
masters of every arm in the naval service
and among the most important of these
must now be ranked the torpedo.
Prooress IN Ianau