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sent in the meantime to embarrass either him or the Government by initiating myself, or allowing any one else to initiate, any civil policy. From my own experience in matters of this kind, I am sufficiently embarrassed atready in taking note of civil cases that absolutely require immediate attention. The occupation of North Carolina thus far is entirely military. Another very serious objection to the assembling of such a meeting as you propose is, that I have never been informed by any one that it was in contemplation. None of the citizens have repletanted to me that they desire a meeting of this kind, and officers and soldiers of the army have no right to originals or organize political assemblages. I beg to say that I do not question the honesty or disinterestedness of your intenition, but the wisdom of your cause is clearly open to criticism, and the meeting cannot be allowed to assemble. Emerges E. Burnsike, Major General Commanding Department of North Carolina.