The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-02

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were as good material for soldiers as
there was upon the continent, and that
under auspices they would shed as
much glory On the name of North Car
as their brothers had in Virginia
and Middle Tennessee.
General s. G. French, writing from
Petersburg, told Vance he had sent or
ders to Colonels Martin and Cantwell
to move on Plymouth. Neither Of those
officers happened to be with his regi- |
ment and so the letters were forward |
ed to them, as they were marked per
sonal." Then Colonel Radcliffe was or
dered to make the advance with Mar |
tins, in place of Cantwelrs.
March II, 1863, Governor Vance wrote
to James NJ. Mason, confederate states
commissioner at London (of Slidell and
Mason fame) that he had sent John
White to England as agent for this
state for the purpose Of effecting a
loan and purchasing supplies for the
North Carolina soldiers, who by agree
ment with the confederate states were
to be equipped by this state. The gov
ernor says: Il met here the Hon.
Francis T. Lawley, Of London, who
said he could perhaps secure a loan of
81, 900, 900 on favorable terms, by the
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fuence which he could bring to bear,
at s per cent. interest on bonds re-
deemable in cotton at the present
prices in the cOnfederacy, (abOut II to
20 cents), to be delivered at Whining
ton within three months after a treaty
of peace. You can issue the bonds
yourself, having them printed, etc
send you a power of attorney authOrlz-
ing you to represent me in the matter.
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White at least half the amount, or
enough to purchase a steamer and
cargo of such supplies as he is to buy"
The governor wrote MIR. White to buy
cards, also machines for making
them and added: Cards are now the
want Of our people"
The governor wrote Colonel D. X.
MacRae that he need purchase only
2 800 rifles, instead of 10000, the num-
Der at first proposed. He gave as a
reason the refusal Of the Legislature to
raise any state troops. Dieter dated
March II, 1859 The governor added
tina he wanted Colonel MacRae, and
not Saunders (who had also been sent
to have the negotiation of the
state script: that he had mo intention
of letting Mr.. S. hawk our ape about
through Europe. % and Mr.. White
put your fortunes together, ship
your purchases together etc"
John Pool was rendered the COM
mand, with rank Of lieutenant colonel,
of a battalion of partisan rangers
raised in the counties east of the
ChOwan river.
March 18th, John c.. Wilder rendered
his resignation as captain and assist
and %adjutant general in the state SER
vice.
March 14th Daniel G.. Fowle was ap-
pointed adjutant general.
The governor wrote General r. E. |
Lee that he had ascertained that GER
tain soldiers belonging to Ramseur's
and Hoke's brigades were being tried
for desertion; that the cases Of these
men came under the terms Of his Off
cial proclamation extending a full par
don to all who returned to their cOlOrs
by March 5th, and be enters his SOL
emn protest against the punishment OF
these men as a gross violation OF JUS
tice and good faith.
The state Of Georgia bought a half
in machines for making cot
cards. Governor Vance sent a man
to Georgia to see the machines and
make drawings, at Governor Browns
suggestion. There was intense friend
ship between Vance and Brown and
letters of each are full of compli-
ments and kind words. Brown declar-
ed that "if a supply Of clothing and
provisions can be made we "a fight
for a score of years"
Here is a characteristic telegram |
e-o- yo~o lofn1 NHorob o. |
1863, to Secretary of War Seldom: Cen
eral Pillow has sent a detachment of
into western North Carolina
to enroll and arrest cOnScripts, without
the shadOW of law and in defiance OF |
the proper authorities. Please order
it stopped, through Colonel Coltart, |
Tenn. or there will be re-
sistance and blood she'd"
|
The most interesting of all the letters
in Vance's letter book is the following
from him to President Davis, dated
July 9th: Last week the steamer Ad- /
vance, purchased by this state in Eu-
arrived at Wilmington with a
cargo of soldiers clothing. / went to
visit her and vent on board. Before
doing SO l obtained the permission Of
the commissioners of navigation and
the military authorities (she being be-
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with the quarantine regulations. On
to the wharf Lieutenant Col
onel ThOrburn, who vas in command of
the town, refused TO admit me to land,
alleging that the regulations were vio-
lated. Upon showing him the permits
sion Of the commissioner and assuring
him OF he assent of General Whiting,
demonstrating with him in person,
he replied that he did not care for
Vance nor Governor Jesus
Christ: that / should not come off that
in fifteen days, and accordingly
placed a guard OF the wharf, with or
1ers to shoot any n attempting to
get Il / was SO detained until the
chairman OF the board Of commission
Frs came to my relief. n thus lost
he train for Raleigh. Having thus
deliberately, wilfully and without ex-
,use inflicted a gross insult upon the
OF North Carolina, through her
chief magistrate, in their name / de-
nand his removal from the state and ]