North Carolina Newspapers

The Battle at Bethel Church. THE 1st N. C, REfilFEM k VIRtJIKIA TROOPS DEFEAT TDK ENEHY. t OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. Special Dispatch from Col Jlill to Gov. Ellis. Yorktown, Va., Jane 11th, 1861. Hon. J. W. Ellis, Governor of North Carolina. 4W- ...... Sl& : I have the honor to report that 800 men : 4f my regiment and 260 Virginians were engaged ""for 5 hours with 4 J regiments of the enemy at - Bethel Church, nine miles from Hampton. The enemy made three distinct and well sustain ed charge, but were repulsed with heavy loss. Oaf cavalry . pursued them for six miles, when their retreat became a total rout. Fearing that heavy reinforcement would be sent up from Fort ress Monroe, wc fell back at nightfall upon our works at York town. I regret to report the loss of bite man killed, private Henry . Wyatt, Kdge--combe Guards, and seven wounded. The loss of the enemy by their own confession M 150, but it may Le fafcly estimated at 250. . : Our regiment behaved most gallantly. Not a , . man shrunk from his post or showed ajtup - ioms of fear. When more at leisure I will give . ' you a detailed j-eport of the operations. ' Our Heavenly Father has most wonderfully in terposed to shield our beads in the day of battle; unto His great name be all the praise fur our sue ces. With much respect, D. II. HILL, Colonel 1st Regiment N. C. Volunteers. " FURTHER PARTICULARS. Correspondence of the Democrat. , A Glorious Victory The Lexington of the War ' i 1st Regiment from North Carolina covered fill over Kith Glory. Yorktown, Va.,' June 11, 1SG1. Editor of Democrat: A battle was fought near ' this place on Monday last, and I hastily send you . a short account by our friend, Mr Wni. Tiddy, " bearer of despatches to flov. Ellis. The first great battle for Southern Independence has Leen fought. It is the Lexington of the war. 'North Carolina and Virginia shoulders the glory ' of a hard-won field. A detachment of our force at Yorktown, consist ing of the 1st N. C. Regiment Volunteers and some Virginia troops, numbering in a'.l about 1,300, ! proceeded to Bethel Church, 15 miles below York town, entrenched themselves, and was there attack- ed n the -morning of Monday the 10th inst. by r4,500 of the enemy, including 300 of the famous " 7th New York Regiment and a Regiment of New ; York Zouaves. After a severe conflict of four or - five hours the enemy was repulsed with great -slaughter. They left 15 or 20 dead near our lines, - others lay dead further off, and no doubt they car ried off a large number of dead, dying and wound td Their last and final retreat was in 44 double quick," throwing off their knapsacks, cartridge boxes, &c. Lieut. Col.' Wardropc of tho N. York Regiment was killed private Buhmann of the ' Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, and pri vate Mclver of the Charlotte Greys, contest the honor of having killed the abolition leader. The T Yankee Colonel was standing on a log rallying his -men, when one of our gallant boys picked him off. Only 5 or 6 of our companies were really en gaged in the fight, the ground not permitting the action of more. N rth Carolina and Virginia fyr ees were all that were engaged. Three companies of Cavalry arrived in time to pursue the flying tneuiy. A house being in the way of our guns, fur of Capt. Bridges' company, the Edgecombe Guards, Tolunteered to charge right in front of the enemy j ,to burn the house. They faced a murderous fire, ! .but in the attempt, one gallant fellow (Wyatt) was shot in the head and died in a few hour. The other three lay down on their backs and returned the fire, and finally succeeded in getting back into their lines. In the meantime the house was set on fire by our guns. The Hornets' Nest Riflemen, under command of Lieuts. W A Owens and T D Gillespie (Capt. Williams being sick and absent) behaved with great bravery : as did also -Capt. Roes' company, ihe Charlotte Greys these two companies being j nearest the point of attack. Indeed, all our men acted nobly, whose praise is in every mouth. , Only one of our whole force was killed and 7 wounded ! Surely an enemy, numbering nearly four to our one, raining cannon balls, fchell and grape shot like hail, for three mortal hours, and doing such little damage, must have been con founded by that hand that ever sides with justice .and eternal rectitude. ' The Fayetteville companies and Lincoln Stars are composed of as good grit as ever shouldered a gun; and all in all,, our Regiment is composed of abe finest soldiers in the world, because of their moral and intellectual qualities. ' -Col. Hill deserves ail the honor that can be .heaped upon a noble soldier. His experience, as i well as bravery, placing him in the fore-ground of .command. Indeed, our success in putting such ! a powerful enemy to such a shameful defeat, is to j be greatly attributed to his coolness and courage. Lt. Col. Lee and Maj. Lane are all that we could defeire them to be : qualified for their port and strangers to fear. Gen. Magruder commanded lhe whole force, and is a brave and daring officer. One of our guns, which had been disabled by .our owa gunners, fell into the hands of the enemy; but they kept it only a few moments, for the Edge combe Guards charged upon them and recaptured it, driving off some 1500 of the enemy. We, took only, three prisoners (not having much tuae for prisoners). I have just conversed with .one fellow who is from Vermont. He is only a 3 months' soldier, and says when the time expires thousands will return home from this unholy war. He reports 5.000 men in Fort Monroe and 5,000 at Newport News.. They. are dissatisfied and de sert on every opportunity. Our force returned to Yorktown, cheerful, in good spirits, the wounded being but slightly in jured, had a good night's rest, and are ready for the enemy again. It is thought a tremendous battle will oon be fought here. During the battle, a company of the enemy's Zouaves practised their tilting and tumbling ma noeuvres op within a few yards of a niatked bat tery of oars, hoping to scars some of us by their moo k'ey actions; but when we opened fire, the column fell like wheat straw before a scythe blade. Many a poor fellow tumbled over for the last time. ' The peopla are fleeing from fhe lower end of the peninsula in crowds, leaving their farms, stock, at the mercy of the enemy io. order to save themselves. ' Every man is conscious he is fighting in a just can?, and is' determined to know no defeat. Be sides, we art not fighting our battles alone: " and if God be for us, who shall be against us. ;Ymra truly, . SOUTHRON. figy Mr Win. Tiddy, Sr, of this place, bearer of ,dijtehcB frojji CoL Dill io Got. Ellis, nrrijed jo Charlotte on Thursday, and at the request of our eitiiens immediately proceeded to Trcloar's Hall where he related many incidents of the battle. A very Uree audience of ladies and gentlemen had assembled to hear him, who greeted him with cheer after eheer. The following is the substance of Mr Tiddy's remarks : Col. Hill's Regiment (about 900 men) and some three or four hundred Virginians, left York town for Bethel on Thursday the 6th instant, taking along a battery of four howitzer uns, manned by the Richmond Artillery. On Satur day the Edgecombe Guards, Capt Bridges, were out souting and killed some seven or eight of the enemy. The time between the arrival at Bethel Church and the engagement was devoted to entrenching the position taken by Col. Hill and our inform ant ays the ground was admirably well chosen. By Sunday night everything was in readiness breastworks complete and the place made impreg nable. On Monday morning the troops were beat to arms before day, and advanced from their position some two or three miles, when they were met by an old lady from whom they learned that the Yankees were in force in that neighborhood. This being confirmed by the scouting parties, the com mand of Col. Hill was ordered back to their en trenchments. The enemy's advance was reported i as they progressed by our scouts. An attack was now inevitable. Col Hill delivered his' final in etruetious to his troops, having seen every man at his post, and ordered that strict silence should be observed and that no man should fire before the word was given. The Lincolnites were now in sight. The artillery, under order of Col. Hill, waited till the enemy was in full range and then opened upon them. The first shot, as was learn ed form one of the wounded, killed four or five and wounded several. This fire was opened at .V.0 yards range. The action commenced about 8 o'clock a. m. Tho enemy promptly returned the fire from their artillery, but did not fight with spirit. Shot and slicll were showered at our troops, but nearly all passed over the entrenchments and did no harm. A flank movement was now attempted on the left of our Hue, but that was gallantly repulsed by the Charlotte Greys. In this attack Col. 1). W. Ward rope, of the N. Y. 7th Regiment, fell mortally wounded. (Col. Duryea was not present, and hence the statement of his death is incorrect.) On the right of our lines, a swamp intervening, 'riis posted a number of Virginia troops, with one howitzer gun. By some means this gun became sj iked, owing, it is said, to the needle used at the touch-hole breaking in the vent. The enemv. seeing this gun silenced, charged upon it and took CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY AND PRESI DENT LINCOLN. All the great leading organs of public opinion and influence in the North have cowered before tt iiift-natinns of the Government of the unltea ANOTHER BATTLE AT PHILJPPI. Great success of the Southerners reported. It appears from the following, if true,-that the Southern troops have recaptured Phillippi, a town in Western Virginia. We quote front- a. Lynch burg letter in the Richmond Dispatch: ; A report reached "this city yesterday evening from Phillippi, via 31anassas Junction, to the. ef fect that Col. Ashby had sent word to headquar ters that our forces had retaken Phillippi, by as saulting the enemy at that place. It is stated that largely over 100 of the Yankees were killed, j lhe arms, baggage, munitions, &c, were retaken, together with a large number of prisoners and ruimnn TIiik wn tnld me together with other nar- ticulars, by a most reliable gcntlemaB, who left l and unscrupulous despot. . . Mn Jiinotmn vistrdav mnrnincr. chPrA he I The venerable' Chief Justi . j j D, was immediately construed into sympathy with the 1 Confederate States, which made a press an enemy ! to the North. To avoid the unpopularity or danger of such imputation, the Northern press, THE STAY LAW. There is undoubtedly "g"' all our We -can serve the State strong DDOSltlon to ine,uj. K . . ' r ji late legislature. sides to explain Wc have been urged on its provisions, anu me usurpauuus wi - - - r. , W isin serve t States. . To say anything against these usurpations .opinion as to its ?;ne!f,e tbj Xnornr into RtrmTMithv with the Fnnr friends much better Dy giving mem our menus mucn Opinions of others. , The Convention has had the matter under con- A Inrire committee exammeu w bum- -0- gideration. with a few insignificant exceptions, where. it has ject thoroughly, and at last J. H not approved, has been mute. This, of course, from its further consideration. The opinion very he ped on President .Lincoln in nis usurpations, i generally prevails mat- , tstuiinonai. .me ---r.- The consequence is, the Constitution of the'United j unconslit . . . ii i . i- l - J II I TT; T 1 states is virtually aooiisncu, auu ue ruies mc uur tpd States bv the force of the bayonet, an armed jrot the information. Our Recent Brilliant Victory. The let ter of Col. Hill in another column, announcing his recent brilliant victory over the enemy, was received in the Convention on Wednesday with every demonstration of joy. On motion of Mr Badger, the Conven tion unanimously returned its. thanks to the Governor for the information communicated of this glorious result, and assured hiui of its wish to unite with him in any testimonials to Col. Hill and the gallant officers and men under his com mand, as may be thought appropriate, and worthy of the State and of them. Raleigh Standard. possession ot that point threatening our riht. Capt. Bridgers was ordered to retake that position, wiiich he most gallantly did, sustained by the fire from the battery, and drove some 2,000 men be fore hiui with about 85. They fell buck under cover of a house some thirty to forty picea in front. Capt. B. called for voluntecre from his company to firo the building. Some five stepped forward to the hazardous task, amongst them the brave Henry L. Wyatt, who immediately fell, pierced with a rifle ball. He died that evening. A companion of Wyatt's Ehct the Yankee who bad killed his comrade, and the house now being on fire by a shell, the four comrades returned to their ranks. The Lincolnites mado another attempt to dis lodge our troops, and failing, retreated, followed shortly after by our Cavalry who were out on Fcouting duty. The Licolnites hid quite a start of the Cavalry, but were so hotly puisued that tbey abandoned their accoutrements on the road, and left everything behind except their arms. The forces are set down by out informant at 4,500 Lincolnites, (on the authority of one of their wounded) and 1,200 Confederate troops, including the First Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers. The Infantry did not pursue, and left for Yorktown soon after the fight, where they arrived about midnight. The attack of the Edjiccombc Rifles on the FROM RICHMOND. Correspoudence of the Petersburg Express. Richmond, June 11, 1861. A gentleman just down from Manassas, who had an interview with a party who left Alexan dria Friday, says that the villainous craft Pawnee, which received such a riddling from our Aquia Creek batteries week before last, has suuk in very deep water, near Fort Washington, on the Poto mac River. She tarried opposite our batteries for several dayi, and patched up as best she could, nnd also lightened herself of all heavy armaments by transferring them to the decks of an unharmed consort. She then started for the Washington Naw Yard, but could not sret further than the j vicinity of Fort Washington, where she went down in deep water. She will probably be ruised, ! but it will be at a cost of pevcral thousand dol lars. As it will be also a rather slow and tedious process, the obstruction to the channel will prove a serious hindrance to the movements of Old Abe's piratical craft. - I hear also that the Virginians have burnt two bridges on the Loudon and Hampshire Railroad. One at Berlin and the other at the Point of Rocks. The bridges were tho most costly on the road, and will seriously interfere with Old Scott's transporta tion of troops, munitions of war, etc. I am gratified to learti that our troops near Ma nassas have torn up the track of tho Orange and Alexandria Railroad, for a distance ot several miles beyond tlia point. The sills have been j burnt and the iron conveyed to a place of secrecy as well as security. Io replace the sills Old Abe will be compelled to return to his former occupa tion of " rail splitting." The sinking of the big gun "Union" at Balti more lat week has caused much regret here "over the left." 'This gun was intended for Fortress Monroe, where it was to have been placed in a position which would have commanded Sewell's Point Battery. It weighs 60,000 pounds, carries a 400 pound ball, and will reach, with deadly effect, a distance of nine mile. It was lost in removing it from the wharf to a steamer, and is said to have sunk in six feet water, with six feet, of soft mud below that. Such an immense bulk of avoirdupois Kas probably gone down to a distance that will defy all efforts to reclaim it. It will be remembered that two enormous Columbiads intended for Fort Mc Henry, were effectually spiked in Baltimore week before last. It is now hinted that the same rascally secessionists, who were employed to place the monster gun "Union" on board, purposely let her slip into the depths below. It would probably have been spiked but in his place in Convention, saia tne o ner uaj, u we recollect his words precisely, "the law is both impolitic and unconstitutional." All persona therefore who have a proper respect for the opi in states, however, will not bow the knee to this ions of Judge ltuthn, win an suumiu . u., ij.i . .h, Ku nn -th rnnsMtntion of Pinvorifmn nnuld not tin dertake to amend an u-- iinUnA Rfat. and rrnl:iiina him to the neonle ! institutional law there was an unwillingm 8?, In -the very able and conclusive j. . . , XT 3 ice ot tne united bow the knee to this -. " GOVERNMENT OPpJJp - resident, Jefferson Davis, of Mi ' Vice-President, . Alexander H. Stephens ofn ! Labtnett j Robert Toombs, of Ga, Secretary 0f Q. I C G Meraminger, of S C, Secretm Sf1 I . L P JValkcr, of Ala, Secretary of fi J P Benjamin, of La, Attorn ey-GeJf Howell Cobb, of Ga,: President of Con?L ! J J Hooper of Ala, Secretary of Cod ' i Gen. Scott says that he means to ota, cities of Riehinond, Va:, and Memphis ? the 1st of July,. It is very doubtful 2.000 Lincolnites, is tsaid to have beeu a gallant j . T, , , ..... i. a.. t t .1 1 I 1 T aa'i a o vuu tiliiu. liUMLttlt ll H lit uu as little damage at the bottom of the Patapsco as affair. And the manner in which the Richmond Artillery manned their gnus won fur them well nierited praise. Indeed, the coolness and courage of all the troops, under Col. Hill, is said to have been admirable. The losses arc believed to be accurately reported in the dispatches above pub-, lished. if it were in Kauischatka The fortifications in every direction hereabouts, arc in an advanced state, and the guns will be mounted in a day or two. We shall then be able to defy the myrmidons of Lincoln, even though they come iu numbers as numerous as the army worm, or as the sands of the sea-shnrn. rtum me iwcnroonu wispaicn. SKIRMISH ON SATURDAY, THE 8TH. W. F. McKesson, Eaq., of Morganton, N. C, arrived here yesterday, by the York Kiver cars, having left Yorktown in a small skiff on Monday morning, by which means he reached West Point iu time for . the train. He brings with him a musket taken from the prisoner mentioned bolow, which is to be tent to Dr. J. F. K. Hardy, of Asheville, N. C, as a trophy, captured by the com pany from that place. Also, a large knife taken from the same prisoner. ' Mr McKesson furnishes us with the following particulars: Tho Confederate forces, under Col. Magrulcr, were stationed at Bethel Church on the lino between I j'iiizaDetn vity ana xort coun.ies. l n y c in sisted of not more than 1,800 or 2,000 men. This place is eix miles from Newport News, sixteen from Yorktown, and eight from Hampton. On Saturday afternoon, Captain McDowell's company from Ashcville, North Carolina, one hun dred strong,, were out on a rccon noitering expe dition, with Lieutenant Gregory and ten men some distance in advance. Coming within a mile and three-quarters of Hampton, they encountered 200 of the eneuiy on a similar excursion, who also had GEN. BEAUREGARD'S PROCLAMA TION. , Gen. Beauregard has issued the following proc lamation to the people of the counties of Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William: A reckless and unprincipled tyrant has invaded your soil. Abraham - Lincoln, regardless of all moral, legal and constitutional restraints, has thrown his abolition hosts among you, who are murdering and imprisoning your citizens, confis cating and destroying our property, and commit ing other acts of violence and outrage, too shock ing and revolting to humanity to be enumerated. All rules of civilized warfare are abondoned, nnd they proclaim by their acts, if not on their ban ners, that their war-cry is "Beauty and Bootv." All that is dear to man your honor and that of your wives and daughters your fortunes aud your lives, are iuvolved in this momentous contest. In the name, therefore, of the Constituted au thorities of the Confederate States in the sacred cause of constitutional liberty and sclfgovernment, for which we are contending iu behalf of civili zation and humanity itself, I, G. :T.- Beauregard, Brigadier-General of the Confederate States, com manding at Camp Pickens, Manasas Junction, do 1 ,J t i Tr ii- into uiy utuuiaiuaiiuu, aim luvueauu enjoin cu.rdof ten men approached within thirtv-fivc ! 1"' hy wj oonaiUenrtion dear to the hearta of j Rafter the bombardment, and the wretched to be an usurper - . . . . opinion in the Merryman case, at Baltimore, ne traces out the origin of the Habeas Corpus Act, and showshow.it was wrung from reluctant power by our British ancestors, to protect the citizen in his person against the intervention or aggression of the Crown. He shows that the Sovereign of Great Britain has no power to suspend this benc ficient act; but tl at it Can aloue be suspended by Parliament; and that our ancestors, iu creating the Constitution of the United States, Vested this power only in Congress. When, therefore, Presi dent Lincoln not only assumes the power himself to suspend or abrogate this act, but authorizes his military officers to suspend and abrogate it, also, he plays the part of an unscrupulous and audacious tyrant. If the Queen of Great Britain should dare to usurp the power of suspending or abroga ting this act so sacred in the eyes of all of the Anglo-Saxon race it would cost her her throne, and the Ministry who counselled sueh an usurpa tion would be executed. Yet, a President of the United States not only abolishes this act, but usurps all the power of an omnipotent despot, and virtually abolishes the whole Constitution of the United States, with the guarantees for liberty it contains. The " higher-law" of the sword is uow the law and Constitution of the United States. The unconstitutional and nefarious war the Northern people are waging upon the Confederate States will only hasten and increase the weight of ruin, which must fall upon themselves, in trying to subdue us to their domination, they create for themselves a master. In attempting to strike down our liberties, they completely overthrow their own. That want of principle, which made them faithless confederates, makes them now the fit subjects of a despot. Charleston Mercury. A FOREIGNER'S OPINION. The fifth letter from the celebrated " war cor respondent" of tKe London Times, now travelling in this country, is published. It wa? written from Charleston, soon after the capture of Fort Sumter. We have not room for it; but the following para graphs are of interest : The physique of the South Carolina troops is undeniably good. Now and then undersized, weakly men may be met with, but the great ma jority of the companies consist of rank and file, exceeding the average stature of Europeans, and very well built aud muscular. The men run very large down here. Nothing, indeed, can be more obvious, when one looks at the full grown, healthy, handsome race which develops itself in the streets, in the bar-rooms and in the hotel halls, than the error of the argument, which is mainly used by the Carolinians themselves, that white men cannot thrive in their State. In limb, figure, heijrht, weight, they are equal to any people I have ever seen, and their features are very regular and prominent. Many of these who serve in the ranks are men worth from 5,000 to 10,000 a year at least, so I was told and men were pointed out to me who are said to be worth far more. One private feeds his company on French I ates and Madeira; another provides his comrades with unlimited champagne, niost grateful on the arid sand hill; a third, with a more soldierly view to their permanent rather than occasional efficien cy, purchases for the men of his "Guard" a com plete equipment of Eufield rifles. Yesterday morning I waited on Gen. Beaurc pard, who is commanding the forces of South Carolina. His Aides de Camp Mr Manning, Mr Chenut, Mr Porcher Miles and Colonel Lucas accompanied me. Of these, the former has been Governor of this State, the next has been a Senator, the third a member' of Congress. They are all volunteers, and are gentlemen of position in the State; nnd the fact that they are not only con tent but gratified to act as aides to the profes sional soldier, is the best proof of the reality of the spirit which animates the class they represent. The General was seated at his desk. Any one accustomed to soldiers can readily detect the " real article" from the counterfeit, and when General Beauregard stood up to welcome us it was patent that he was a man capable of greater things than taking Sumter. He is a squarely-built, lean man, of about forty years of age, with broad fehoulder; and legs 4fmade to fit" a horse of mid dle height; and his head is covered with thick hair, cropped close, and showing the bumps, which are reflective and combative, with a true Gallic air at the back of the sknll; the forehead, broad and well developed, projects somewhat over the keen, eager dark eyes, the face is very thin, with very hig cheek bones, a well shaped nose, slightly aquiline, and a large, rigid, sharply cut mouth, set above a full, fighting chin. In the event of any important operations taking place, the name of this officer will, I feel assured be heard often enough to be my excuse for this little sketch of his out ward man. . , After describing the condition, of Sumter as he steps ot the enemy, when a tweeti them, each party endeavoring to q other. Finally, a large man of the eneuiy, who stood near Lieut. Gregory, cried out, " I know you are friend! I belong to the Second New York Regiment!" whereupon Lieut. G. placed his pistol near the New Yorker's head and exclaimed, Drop your musket, or I'll blow your brains out ! You arc my prisoner !" at the same time calling upon his men to firo. The order was obeyed by Lieut. Gregory's guard and by some 25 of Capt." McDowell's command; some 80 steps in the rear, lhe xankees return ed the fire, but none of our men were injured. From 12 to 15 of the Yankees were killed and wounded by this discharge, and Lt. Gregory sc oured the prisoner. The enemy retreated and our troops were withdrawn. In their retreat, the Yan kees carried their dead and wounded in two carts and a boggy to Hampton. The prisoner was seut to Yorktown in charge of a gallant youth named .William Lo ranee, and another private whose name we have not heard.. . parley took place be- I 'Vc'T .P0';',,1 Uie , ivorin.' to quiz the I J' "vo.utionary ' "d by the purity and aauumj ui jiwr uouie&uc uresiues, io rauy io the staudard of your State aud country, and by every means iu your power compatible with honorable warfare, to drive back and expel the invaders from your l;md. I conjure you to be true and loyal to your cjuntry and her legal and constitutional authorities, aud especially to be vigilant of the movements and acts of the enemy, so as to enable you to give the earliest authentic information at these headquarters, or to the officers under my command. I desire to assure you that the utmost protection in my power will b extended to all. (Signed,) G. T. BEAUREGARD, Brigadier-General Commanding. Officials: Thomas "Joed an, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. It is said that the Confederate Commissioners have purchased two steamers in Europe, which will soon sail under English colors. O H Browning ha been elected to the T7 S Sc patf from Illinois in place of Douglas, dee'd provision made by the government for its defence, mr juusseu s:iys: " Had Major Anderson been properly provided so that he could have at once sent his men to the guns, opened fire from those in barbette,, thrown shell and hot shot, kept relays to all his casemates and put out fires as they arose from red hot shot or shell, he must, I have no earthly doubt, liave driven the troops off Morris' Island, burnt out Fort Moultrie and silenced the enemy's fire? His loss might have been considerable; that of the Confederates must have been very great." The Battle of PaiLurpi. A gentleman from Richmond informs us that 'the venerable Bishop John Karly, of the Methodist Episcopal! LChurch, was in Pbilippi on the day of the battle, j naviogjubi returned irom tne session 01 some; Western Conference over which he feid presided. We understand that Bishon Earlv renorta nnn 1 THE FEMALE ORGANIZATION 4s often 3 frail as that uf tender flower. Many of the sex enter into marriage relations without being able to undergo the labors and trUls of Maternity. Io this country, thou sands of young and beautiful women are sacrificed every year from this cause aloae. HoMetier's Celebra ted Stomach Bittera will aave many of this class from an untimely grave. This medicine has bven used with great benefit by immense numbers of people through out the republic, and the proprietors hare received grateful commendation from all sections of the country. The Bitters will be found to be very pleasant to the taste even as a beverage, and prompt and powerful in its effects as a medicine. ' H infuses-Dew' ritalitr into he frame, and strengthen? the whole system, so that that Bishop Earlv reports one ! women wo use it are enabled to cro through with huudred and twenty-three as the number of Lin- ! 'Dors which wpnld, without it, be certain to prostrate colnites who fell in that engagement. This may j tbJ in . R NYE HUTCHISON & CO be received as entirely rejuble. Veterslurg Ex. iqd hy Pruggis generally. " - ' - MaV?l8?i. . . . - w rrhnns rn have anvthinff to do With It. first, because the exigencies of the times really seem to demand that something should be done to relieve honest debtors and mea, who, have entered the army. Secondly, the Legislature very properly aimed to meet the case, without intending to give I countenance to roirues and dishonest men. and per haps many in the convention feel an unwillingness to do what would be construed into a censure or reflection on the Legislature," when it is so easily in the power of the courts to set the matter right. We have heard no remedy suggested. It is certain that under the Constitution of the Con federate States which we have adopted, no law can be passed which impairs the obligation of pri vate contracts. Our advice therefore to all the people is, act as if the Stay Law had not been passed. Be honest, be industrous and economical, and determine to pay your just debts as soon as possible. If avari-, cious, hard-hearted, narrow-souled, skin-flint, close shaving people won't let you alone if they will rjress you unmercifully and force you to it, why make a mortgage or a deed of trust for tho benefit of, not yourself, but for all your creditors. Ral eigh Standard. ' , . EETALIATION. The Richmond Dispatch quotes from the New York Tribune a very decided remark, that the negroes enticed away from their owners and put to hard work by the Lincolnites on the fortifications at Old Point, "can never he given vp to their former owners, nor even jaid for under any settle ment." This is strong ground. In view of such a de termination, and of the seizures an J destruction' of private property' at Hampton and elsewhere, (wherever indeed the vandals have had force enough to take it,) the Dispatch recommends the establishment of a Court of Claims in the South ern Confederacy, before which every man who has had private property taken from him, whether slaves, provisions or goods, shall be allowed to prove his loss, whereupon he shall be paid by the confiscation of all real and personal property held by Northern men iu the South, of all debts duo by Southern men to Northern men, and of all stocks of Southern States, &c., hclJ at the North. We have been an advocate for every Southern man paying his debts to Northern men, to the last dollar. But we expected the war, when it came on, to be conducted upon civilized principles. In view of the monstrous outrages perpetrated, and the still more desolating furies intended to be showered upon the South, we have changed that opinion, and agree with the Dispatch, that a court should award compensation to our fellow-citizens who have been robbed. It is a necessary retalia tion. It is jus'ice to those who are in a situation to bear the brunt of this malignant, devilish war. It is estimated that Southern people owe at the North from thirty to sixty millions of dollars. There are perhaps as many millions of Southern State bonds held there. These will furnish an ample fund out of which to pay for Southorn property confiscated,, by Lincoln and his myrmi dons. Fayetteville Observer. IOTICE. T. k O. R. It. Co., IREASCRER S OFFICE, A., T. & O. U. R. Co., 1 Charlotte, N: C, June 3, 1861. f The FOURTH installment of the capital stock in the A.. T. & O. R. lt. Co.. subscribed in the town of Statcs ville, it, -due and payable on the 5tU July next The SIXTH installment of the stock subscribed at Mount Mouriie, Iredell co., and the SEVENTH install ment of all stock subscribed in .Mecklenburg county, is due and payable ou the 21st July next. If the Stockholders desire the work to continue, they MUST be more prompt in their payment. This is do idle talk; the Treasurer must hive"MONEy. - ?w . M. L. WRISTON, Treas. EMtri.I'V WAITED. I want to purchase, immediately, 2 or 300 bushels of BARLEY, for which the highest market price will be given. - MARTIN MUNZLER: Charlotte, Mav 23, I8G1. 1m. HAVE receive.! the Tax -Lists for the year ISS0. and hold them ready for inspection, and r-'iuest infor mation of amy failure by persons not making their. re turns according to law. I will also recieve Taxes due on said Lists, tor which purpose I will attend at the usual. Muster Grounds on the day mentioned in the following table, to which table the names of the persons to take the returns of Taxable Property for the year 1801 arc added : Dennis', Morning Star, Providence, Sharon; Steel Creek, Berryhill's, Xorment's Store, Long Creek, Lemly's, Deweefc's, . Mallard Creek, Harris-burg, Crab Orchard, July 2d, 3d, " 4th " 5th " Gh " ih. " Oih " 10th " 12th " 13th lath " 18th " 19th A C Flow, J P. Robert McEwen, J P. William liea, J P. James Hannegan, J P. Moses N Hart, J P. Thomas li Price, J P. William Means, J P. R B Monteith, J P. R F Blvthe, J P. K B l Sloan, J P. R L Dearniond, J P. J Sample Uavi?, J P. do do Charlotte, week of July court, W J Haye., J p. The necessities of the times require that every tax payer punctually attend the above appointment, pre pared to settle his taxes promptly therefore begin now to lay up. money sufficient to pay your taxe on the days above appointed. W. W. (JRIKR May 28, 1861. " Sheriff Mecklenburg County. Stall of N. Cnioliiia, HI cklciibur(; Co. Cowr of Pleat and Quarter Sets ont April Term, 1861. Jefferson Berryhill and others. v. Thomas P. Bcrrr hill and others. Dtcisavit vcl. nn. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendants in this case. Tboa P Berrjbill and wife Cyn thia M., John N Todd, Shadrick Lentile and wife Mar? David Emberfon and wife Adaline, James Emberson and wife Esther, and the heirs at law of Susan Baker dee d, are not residents of North Carolina, but reside beyond the limits . thereof ; it is therefore ordered by said Court tljat publication be made in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published in the town r pi... . ,15, ll.,, SMITH & Cf; ft .1 - . . 8UClaUM M J B. r. BOOSI t WHOLESALE AND KKTAIL DEAL; BOOTS ! . AND S 3E3L O 3B3 Q Leather, Calf-Skius and Sko CHARLOTTE, March 26, 1801. tf 1. C. I- BOOT AND -SHOE- EM FOR IU Charlotte, N. C. t I, ARE receiving. a choice-stock of Boots tad r the best quality (warranted) which they win LOW-PRICES FOll -r. March 2Cth, 1861. tf To -our' Customers. I We would say to our prompt-parinf cuitm, that we propose to ' ; Continue the Credit Busing And, to enable us Io do so, we MUST Lh,, CASH SETTLEMENT OF ALL PRIOR CLAIMS. -ThU become awi.. as we cauuot now purchase without the montr. ' Should we hereafter have to adopt the Cifk Sjn our customers may know their waut of proujiK forced us to do so. FISHER. & BURROTUIIS. : May 2V186I. - lm CO.TIJIO.V SCHOOLS. j . 'OrriCK or the Literary Boud.i IUleiuh, May 8, 1861. j The following distribution of the Literary Fund h the tirst six months of the year 1861. among tbemm! counties of the State is ordered by the Board t lit Iar gtatemeut whereof is annexed. i The amount due the several counties will be paid a ' the Treasury Department to the person entitled tor ceive th fame, vpon a compliance with the profiii of the law upon the subject. The Board have thought proper, in viswof thedt ranged condition of pecuniary affairs, to mule d tribiuion of only one half of the amount usually d tributed at this season. Allrghany, Madison snd Polk counties will recehi their shares from the counties from which thtyttn respectively formed. Jackson county will receive 3t f per centum of the amount allotted to SI neon count and the balance of its share from that allotted to lUj wood. JOHN W. ELLIS, Gu aii am Davks, President ex officio. Secretary to lh Board. Counties. Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, -, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba . Chatham, Cherokee, I howan, Cleavcl.ttui, ' Columbus, Craven. Cumberland, Currituck, D.ividson, Davie, . Duplin, . . Kdecombe, Foray the, Fraukliu, Gaston, Gates, GranvilU, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett," Haywood, Headerjon, Hertford, Hyde, Iredell, Jankson, Johnston, Jone, Lenoir, ' Lincoln, Macon, Madison,-, ' Martin, McDowell, Meckleub Montgomery, Moore, Xah, ' New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pasquotank, Peniuimaua, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, . Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrel, . 5 Union, Wake, l.t fa in e!i4 r . i . j 1 u coniormjiy ip iaw, noijri-,ne said ueienaanis to. be and appear before the Juo;. Zr ! Wo-, Court of Pl.-a aDd Quarter Sessions, at the next Court Washington, to be held for said county, at the Court Jloase in Char- I Watauga, lotte, On the first Monday in July next, then and there ! Wayne? et. tO Sfe nmrMllinirt in (hi: oeo anrl tn n -1- - . 1 -. , ... ..i, v w uic inemseirea partiM to said issue if thev shall think proper to do so Witness, W. K. Reid, Clerk of our said Court at oftW tae 4th Monday of April, 1861, and the 85th year of Yancey, 3-6t ' W, K. REID, aerk. Wilson. Yadkin, IJ. Population. 10,!C . 10,756 - 8,539 . 11,716 9.073" 8,024 . 6.9.'l 12,338 6,yif 8,674 5.836 5,174 G.208 12.161 -3,234 . 16,U55 6,703 t 5,253 " 8,iru7v x ' 5,308. 1 2,39 U,34 ' .257 . 14,123 ,698 11,111 10,018 10,627 9,510 7,228 -. 6,8T8 17,303 . 5,320 ' 1R.480 " ;. 13,007 7,0811 6,907 6,883 6,636 6.585 13,062 11.149 3.35)5 6,181 6.924 6,158 t . 6,861 5,741 11,724 6,ice . 8,553 Y,t05 14,236 10,731 T.040 ' 14,954 7,708 . 6,030 8V825 10,745 , 15,167 7,936 11,080 12,363 12,329. 12,398 12,311 6,348 8,490 8.133 :- 4.453 a,258 21,123 , 10.366 4,780 348 1017 11,642 6.754 3.511 . 8,068 Spring Dutrfati J609 H 300 18 645 31 512 34 702 it 481 44 i y..7 ot -740 18 415 14 ; 520 44 350 1( 310 44 37148 729 ti 494 04 563 30 40118 SI5 11 . 581 M ,. . 318 48 " 73 1 . " 638 03 375 4i 84? 38 419 88 6tit 88 - 60108 637 87 570 11 433 412 8 1038 18 , 319" 1108 84 780 41 425 34 414 41 4IJ9 399 36 395 10 783 71 778 l 235 10 37i84 415 44 370 14. 417 6 344 48. 703 44, 369 78 513 13 474 30 154 1 643 34 422 4ft 897 4t 462 48 361 8 529 50 (44 70 7.52,543 : $45,113