Year: 1863

Mn. M see IN the State Journal and also in
the Wilmington ournaI attacks of malignant character
msde upon you by correspondents of those dirty Sheets
1t seems that every means to crush you has been
haused in the way of sneaking and indirect assaults and
now these low, fotlickng scoundres making at
tempt to take you by Storm Sir have nothing to do
with your defenceyou can take of yourself in that
but have few facts to relate in connection with myself
and part at least of the rest Of the people Of North Car
oina These very sheets and their correspondents Ia
boring hard to create public opinion to which when they
give expression they are simply giving birth to the lille
gltlmate bantlngs OF their own morbid fancies Place
these scoundrels the 'front.' in Gettysburg battle OF
two and their wives equal footing with the common
soldiers wife, and they would then feel grateful to you a.
the soldier and true patriot feels for the stand you
have taken.


Sir, am North Carolina soldier and in my senses am
Tired OF soldering and my wife and children tired Of
living on the charity of the rich secessOnss ut home
and am satisfied this is the wi every North Caro-
lima soldier worthy of home among civilized men. I
have not read your paper in long time, until my aen


oE was called to by these correspondents procured
the number referred to and gave careful perusa and
I'm proud to say it contained my views precisely. It
speaks ont the language and the wishes entire Of all with
whom Ihave associated in the army at home and abroad
wherever duty calls me. am now in county of North
Carolina bordering the chivalrous State of Caroina
deal Of property stake but their whole cry for peace
They say we will get nothing but honor 10 this war; and
that have quite enough Of hatsno to quit upon
teachings certain newspapers here to the contrary
withstandng Gov. Ellis mmortalzed himself with Ger
tain in State BY overriding the Constitution and
gng his most sacred oath the gs And now seems





thing in taking steps for the suppression Of the Standard
Sir neither will Gov Vance President Da, Is interfere
with you. If the Standard its editor is moested il
will raise howl from the people of North Carolina thst
viii wreck The Confederate government at once. Gov.
Vance is servant and his first duty is listen the
hrobbngs Of the great heart Of the Ste and to
y out the wishes Of the people indicated by this popu
lar tbrob.


No Sir, could say to these astute writers for these
sinking the frogs said to the little boys
who were pelting them with stones may be fun for
you to write "but it is death to us to soldier it. The
charity of the rich secessonss at home towards wives
and little ones is as cold ice Sometime ago. the star
vaton panic rife but it discovered there was
plenty in the country to sustain the army suppose
True, my raons increased Iittle but my wifes
have not been Every letter receive from her, she says
she has meat, often bread and the children crying
gerry often with hunger" And still. suppose we must
not complain but lie down and die Of hunger fear the
enemy finds 1t oat will stick to the South as long -
the South will stick to onow at it-but nsy pa
trosm requires feed to place it that high and hono
bic level with the truly Spartan pluck Of these Journal
correspondents VIDE


July 80, 1862