Year: 1864




with their note declining Its publication. IL will
be seen that after having done me very gross in
justice-after mi representing me and placing me
IN false position, they refuse me hearing. SucL
is the depraTity of some hearts that when they
njure . man, they hate him with ten-fOld malice
leave the public to decide the matter, and to say
whether or not the ialsehoods Of the editors were
wilful and malicious l have no paper, daily or
weekly, to combat them, but once tried Bulletin
Board with very good effect | car have another
erected on Market Square where / can post sheet
daily that will have as many readers in Raleigh as
the Confederate has


have never shot like Q rocket into the vortex of
war and returned to "bomb proof position"
because was not promoted for having regiment
slaughtered; neither have | been generally con-
sIdered cipher, in my Office or abroad. If the
Senior and Junior of the Confederate see them
selves in this glass, they should be thankful to the
mirror for possessing quality they do not-hOnest
reflection.


But dislike to trespass further upon your space
If The Conted editors proiong the war, look to my
Bulletin Board. FRANK l. WILSON.


MR FRANK /. WILSON We return the enclosed
communication at your request We have twice
published articles of yours, accompanying them
with such comments We saw proper to nake.-
We cannot consent that columns should be
further cumbsred with keeping up this controversy.
If you desire its continuance, you must employ
some other medium, and We shall notice. or not
We choose. EDITORS CONFEDERATE.


For the Confederate.


EDITORS CONFEDERATE: Gentlemen lin your
issue OF the I4th Is an article the head of which
my name stands prominent. This article is unjust
to me and unworthy of you, as 1t abounds IN
truths. You assert that left here to visit the
Army of Northern Virginia, LOADED down" with
Standards, circulars, tickets, and the ProgresS !
did not carry one single copy of either the Sian
dGrd OF the Progress. l carried but four news
papers, all told two copies Of the Confederate and
two of the Conservative, though did not know
what they we're until | arrived in Petersburg and
examined my packages. should have taken others
had they been furnished. l carried tickets for
several candidates, and would have carried for all,
had they been furnished. Your assertions as to
what articles the Standard and Progress which
carried, contained needs no notice. as | carried no
copy Of either paper


You know as well as do, that gave notice
through the three Daiies published in this City OF
the 9th, that would leave for the army on the l1th.
left q carpet bag at the auction store of Messrs.
Tucker, Andrews, & Co., in which were deposited
letters, packages, &c, for me to carry. On the
morning of the 1lth got the carpet bag, selected
the letters and put them in my haversack, reser-
wing the carpet-6ag for packages and provisions
These are truths plain and papable, and cannot be
refuted


As to your opinions about what ought or ought
not to be permitted to circulate in the army"
you are entitled to them; and Others are equally
enItled to differ with you. Your Righteousness
about q" the boys" putting me in fight" no
phi" &c, can pass for what 1t Is worth. Ii so
situated hope | should stick.


But did it never occur to you that such articles
the in your paper Of the l4th are calculated to
excite the passions of thoughtless youths, to en-
courage the wicked and malicious, to iDstigste to
deeds of violence the reckless and depraved-in
word to inaugurate reign of terror in the form of
mob law, with al! the fury of unbridled passions
in their most revolving formsi You must have had
some idea (Iot to say intention) or why after ex-
pressing your opposition to "practIcal jokes" do
you add, but we never could help laughing at
them" Should one innocent mau fall by violence
instgated by such articles would you be guitleSs
Could you Laugh" at such "practical joke "?
Surely you would not apply such Jokes" to all
who differ with you in opinion.


repeat that the object of my visit to the army
was not political l visited but one company in the
army, and that was Capt Manly's IN which have
q son whom have not seen for about year. |
was received by the whole company with joy, for
carried them the first news they bad heard from
and also had the pleasure of bringing from them
letters to relatives and friends who mad not heard
from them for long time.


And has il come to this that father cannot visit
son or brother in the army, without having his
motives aspersed and being subject to false accusa-
tions and at the same tiIle having the soldiers ad-
vised to put him in pit" or play some "practi-
cal joke" on hIm--the little "oke" of hanging, for
instance


lam willing to compare my record as southern
man with that of any man. Since the war com
meGced have known no political party, but have
always favored energetic prosecution Of the war.
As private citizen have not felt it to be my duty,
and it has not been my incli"ation, 10 be blatant
about men. have my choice, and shall vote As
! please, and trust all others will do the same.
l regret the necessity Of thus coming before the
public but cannot tauely submit to misrepresen-
ton and such Misrepresentation might endanger
my life among the thoughtless or the vicious
hope you will give this place in your paper
TO morrow. If you decline Its publication, please
return it to me.


FRANK !. WILSON.
| Raleigh, July 20, 1854