Year: 1863

in path the shape of Opposition to despoc
and the courage If him aud his minions has been broken


Volunteering for the armies of our ecemY has entirely
ceased ony small number of the conscrpts d:afed can
content ed mutinous ard worthless soldiers His
and disprited by repeated defeats and a their
Leaders driven in Disgrace from command Even the par
loss of the strong the Mississippi have
to revive lis hopes of charge any
recruited 30 IS to add material Strength
during this campaign He daily sending de-
some cases whole regiments and brgades
DOUBTLESS his hest troops to keep by Of


spirit OF discomfort among his subj cts which s:opa


little short OF acua rebellion Add to this the rapid
hausOn Of his material resCurces you fal
see powerful causes at work to bring about the
aration for which contenang upon which will
secnre to us ndependence and the blessings of


suits hn thoe Of North the bopes
emies sought to be inspred by stories of Un
e: oo hs
Of her troops the field ard how fercely they fight
| it now?


That there an Union feeling her people
we cannot believe on the contrary there is believe


unanimous sentiment of hostility any settlement
difficulties, except upon terms that sban
this belief eyes to the conviction
that there parties in State, who endeavorng
combine certain of discomfort party feeling
into faction to make for unhoy purpose upon the
s to bring the ghsous cause in which We are
the Of patriotic in their abors for the public
terance principally through the columns Of the Raleigh
Standard.


Movements for peace have been proposed in North
hold convention of the peop:e OF South inviting


9 foe % the o aa ii nH So IN Ct
these propositions terms upon which their
forth In some is true hs term "henorabIe peace is
n s dhe aS 50 Pan
not Of actual and dsloyay that with
hold minds from conviction that if their ideas of
honorable peace made known they would fall TAR
short OF the dictates of manly spirit and OF wishes ard
expectations of patriots.


In turthsrance tn design parties take
hold OF every apparent cause to excite feeling OF soon
Confederate Estates They represent that the
fence of our State has been wiluly neglected. ard
coast and portion of territory. wluly abandoned
to the They say soldiers do procure fair
share of military honors in the shape of promotions and
that newspaper correspondents OF administrative
gaos fail to award to North Carolina valor and merit the
just need of praise.
scent noticing this last topic of complaint and the only
reply Shall make that the soldiers of North Carroll
do not feel poor in fame find necessary
y upon ephemeal puts of ignorant correspo
of reputation They content abide the criticism OF
the Generals who command them, and the impartial
Carolina officers, inclined to discuss lest we
render ourselves obnoxious to the of claiming
more for them than awarded by the impartial Judgment
Of Others


The complaint that the defence of North Carolina has
been neglected. is IL our Judgment wholly without found
ation That all has hot been accomplished the soil Of
cur own State which was apparently within the power of
this point we do not profess to have sufficient knowledge
il
ted to ourselves the military skill mah just criticism
But there be the least doubt that concentrating
for cur own defencs the true military Principle has been
adopted and it to be hoped that when the fact
pointed out, that twice In the history of this plan
CT operations has compelled the to withdraw his for
ees from on our for the afey Of his main invading
side was Withdrawn in of McCleans defeat
quence OF Hookers defeat and the op
erations which followed And taat people have
people large Virginia. attributable to the
adoption of this principle defences, God forbid
that should be abandoned except upon the most mper
atve necessity.


shall be said that the enemy ought never to have
been allowed to gain foot hold upon SOIL it may be
we had not the time and to enable US TO
place Hatteras in proper state of defence before was
attacked After this disaster, the fall of Newbern became
Inevitable unless more troops could have been spared from


beher the q. the of Se Gene e1 of the
Department of Norfolk sufficient to have saved Roam
general of skill all the available Govern
men placed at his disposal With the which
command these places might, possibly, have all been
held but it is human to and have to
sentiments combang) exempt from the COM
raity large and productive region of State By
been occupied him. but show conclsiyely how fac
tous and unworthy of North Carolinans this complaint
only point to the fact that the largest and most
opuent city of the South has fallen into the hands of the
and the fortified towns Of the ne Mississippi Miss ha to be
ages Is there faction in Louisiana Mississippi that
Ware wfuIy neglected or snrrendered Ard can it be
supposed President of the Coederacy has deb
eraey chosen to 1Bct by his neglect greater up
his State and people, than upon the poor
off people of North Carolina? No. Our Countrymen
persuaded will yield to the voice of charity and reason,
and say with The President not nfalibe he may
in instances have erred in the choice of and of
means he may have been unduly Influenced by the udg
Of Others but surely he could have been
sibe the preservation of his reputation ard raa
Of it possible to deny him higher and nobler
of conduc wiuly neglect the defence of any
portion uf the country. Certain is that have
had more general voice of s men of his enemies
and of the world, to sscrioe to them greater political wis
dom, f-mress integrity and dignity than President Davis
admnstT alton OF Government under the most
ing circumstances.


And here may take occasion to remark, that it to
him we may ascrbe the preservation Gents Lee, John
ston, BeauTegard and Bragg fr eade eshp of our
great military chieais Las compelled them in turn to
pas5 cloud when popular clamor called for their
ds missa HHppy for the country, he did initiate, in
this the example OF his bundeIog contemporary OF
Washington.


But beyond demonstrations hostility pre-
sent administration the faction declare that is
demanded North Carolina than any of her sister States
and that of them have not been called upon, have
not furnished many soldiers for the field in proportion
population North Carolina and that for this and other
they resolve that Noh Cafohna WI" no more
troops to the field


That North Carolina has been called upon for larger
onoa of troops than States you may well
no particular Iuber each State. The call Is for all
between certain ages all the States and this sufficient
yield themselves the spirit of faction. If the people of
any of haves failed to respond to the CALL then
they escape the charge of dsoyaty and violation
pledges made at the beginning of the contest This
is the accusation made by the factioa in North Carolina
and they pro- themselves to adopt the dislo al
copducG. Their avowe6 sentiments lead to this
All mu6 be held, morally and legally to intend the
and the necessary OF their acts and
lie the conclusion Irresistible that when these
called upon to render support to the cause OF
subulss1on