The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-17
RALEIGH, Nc n

RALEIGH, N. C., Dec
ence to the recent co A~ln rst.,
tween Gen, shermsuv' ,troversy IT.
Davi 10 which n. aid Jtfynos
f tne Ia ter With having ' 'h,se CHARGED
c"%nftd.r"cv. it il STATE. remain IN tt 10
letter COZ t'ini,v ,I I'VE" mat DavU,.s,
write" t" G v Vance. ' 'n't1, va
,''t,s stnst r. i'll rtrl, t +" Cnl,N
I has been stated aI,, ~ 5 h lsn
IT DAVIS hal been d-,lr"y.d 'he ieltr
Is q mistake. the litter y Tut lhis
now IL the possession Of "ete aNds
of Ra'tivn. 1t is a f,,ll eenlleusu
R'GHMo D Va N ". IL lse0
HIS EXC. LIZA cY, Gov. V'i'oz.~1a
LEIGH. N. Co., Geur & iA'GE' R4
The honor to acknowIecu. l have
t"e % ult., and rtgrtt tIS" "u,'s Of
p"lntIm+nt to which some "e olsap'
from Nor'h Carolina have reerura
jected. ! concur with ,ou o "" sub
policy of allowing cons.rIpI az !" Tie
US slate service will permit, 70 az IA,
the COMPANIES AID repims,t''e tt
which they are to serve. Tha %
secured by law of Tie voIuItslsl
select his own company wa. La, %
is true, by the eniollmen,s h" '"l l
policy Was SO obvious Of sssno; 10
men together who would best Ss!
monlze with each other, that !, a "
my purpose to continue the n,i"u va
beyond the limit fixed by law 'Fs
The danger to the coast If w.,
Carolina, and our inaLilitv to 1 %l
troops from the army of no,t i'aS
Virginia rendered it nroper thst u. 10
| greatest exertion should be mads A y
mediately to fill up the regiment. y y
Gen. French's command; hut this ~ y
not interfere with allowing copsc,in a
to select among those regiment. as'
to which they would b. assigned Wy y
long as vacancies exi.ted in the c,n
panies chosen, and that | exr4e,u
would have been done. | will SOW;
your letter to the War denar,mauu.1
with q copy of this reply to YOU s~
hope for the future there will h. ~
ground for d;ssati. faction; and Fl,
as far as feasible the disappointment
to which you refer may be corr1ta
by transfer.
feel grattied to you for the cu
dial manner in which you have m
tanned every proposition conuets
with the public defense, and I'm,
that there will always be such coin
telligence and accordance as will o,
able US to cooperate tor the pvbI
good. The conscript act has not be-
popular anywhere out Of the aruy
then, as you are aware, 1t serves,
check the discomfort resulting fm
re;ainingtwelve months men beyor
the term oftheir original engag-mep
and WAS fairly regarded a. a messD
equitably to distribute the burdvl
of the public defense. But the : a
authorities have nowhere offered an
opposition TO its execution, or Wit
held their aid, except in the STATE
Georgia; and so far AS the cadets
the mint Try institute are concerle
In the state of Virginia, | shall d
dravor by a judicial decision to set
the question raised in these lV
States.
Iu the meantime l have be-
chrered by the--vldrnce Of pOpu!
sentiment which supprr,s any mes
ure necessary to protect oar count
aud secure our political indtpen
-nce Like yourself, | have hoo
the PARTY distinctions that existed
Il former time. would I've turled
the graves Ut the gallant mrn vi
have fallen in defense OF their bIl
right, and that we should all, as
banh of b'o,hels, strike for the
hi ritance our fathers left U.s. vi
sincere regard =! All
Respectful ~ and truly,
j. FFERstN DAVIS