W. W. HOLDEN, ESQ:

My Dear Sir - As the names of some gentlemen have been suggested to the public as suitable men for Governor of our State at the present crisis, I shall take the liberty also of presenting to the public the name of a gentleman whom I think highly qualified to fill that important station. It is Gen. Samuel F. Patterson, of the county of Caldwell. – He was once clerk of the Senate, then State Treasurer, then President of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, and has been Senator from the county of Caldwell several terms. All of these important stations he filled with distinguished ability, with great credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of the public. He was at one time thought of as a suitable man for an appointment in Fillmore’s Cabinet. He is a man of decided ability, of excellent judgment, firmness and energy, and great prudence. He has experience, also on his side, being now a little over sixty years of age. In time of great danger, when it is necessary that our most able, discreet and prudent men – men of wisdom and experience, should be at the head of affairs, I know of no man I would sooner trust in North Carolina, then Gen. Samuel F. Patterson. He is a man of high moral character, and nothing can be said against him, either as a private citizen, or as a public man. There is not a more loyal man to the South in the Confederacy, and no man has been more liberal in his donations to the support of the army, since this war commenced. I am making no idle boast, and using [no] exaggerated language; all that I say of Gen. Patterson is well known to the citizens of our county, and can be substantiated by undoubted testimony.

I am, very respectfully, yours.
CALDWELL.

– Published in The North Carolina Weekly Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 16, 1862, p. 1

Important and highly interesting news . . .

. . . has been received from Port Royal, by the gunboat Seminole, which arrived Thursday at Fortress Monroe. For thirty days Fort Pulaski had been invested by the National forces, and was momentarily expected to surrender unconditionally, the garrison – 500 in number – having offered to retire with the honors of war – a proposal which Gen. Sherman naturally declined. By Commodore Dupont’s official report, dated “Flag-ship Wabash, off Port Royal, March 27,” inclosing that of commander Gillis of the Seminole, we learn that the formidable batteries on Skidaway and Green Islands had been abandoned by the Rebels; the guns being withdrawn for the immediate defense of Savannah. By this abandonment, the national batteries have now complete control of Warsaw and Ossibar Sounds, and also of the mouths of Vernon and Wilmington rivers – all forming important approaches to the City of Savannah.

– Published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862

Important and highly interesting news . . .

. . . has been received from Port Royal, by the gunboat Seminole, which arrived Thursday at Fortress Monroe. For thirty days Fort Pulaski had been invested by the National forces, and was momentarily expected to surrender unconditionally; the garrison – 500 in number – having offered to retire with the honors of war – a proposal which Gen. Sherman naturally declined. By Commodore Dupont’s official report, dated “Flag-ship Wabash, off Port Royal, March 27,” inclosing that Commander Gillis of the Seminole, we learn that the formidable batteries on Skidaway and green Islands had been abandoned by Rebels; the guns being withdrawn for the immediate defense of Savannah. By this abandonment, the national batteries have now complete control of Warsaw and Osibar Sounds, and also of the mouths of Vernon and Wilmington rivers – all forming the important approaches to the City of Savannah.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, April 9, 1862