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it i: 'it - if. 4' if I 14 Hi . C i 1 ir. v: !( IV" Sit Pi ii ? hi ii T : .; It? ' 1-f Hi 4 '-u m t , Site in r t a S I1? f ill Si;-.! 1: . N. C. LEGISLATURE. On Monday, Feb. 2d, in the Senate, the dis cussion of the bill'" introduced by: Mr Graham to nArv th Stav Law was resumed, Mr Graham epoke io favor of the passage. of the bill. Hall opposed it, ami moved.-to lay it upon table, which was adopted ayes 2i, nays 18. the Thiy consideration of the bill to permit free"; 'persons ot color to enslave themselves was men resumed, and debated by "Messrs. Carroway, Gra ham, Hall and Sharpe. The Senator from Uun corabe moved to amend by authorizing free per sons of African descent to ffell or hire tlfir labor for the term of - ninety-nine years, which was adopted. 31 r Murrill moved to amend uy insert- Mr Murrill moved to amend bv ir.g the word -,.and all free negroes ho hM "ot agree so to hire tl.eir labor before the 1st January lbO-Wbe expelled from the fetate. Messrs Hall, Graham and others opposed the amendment j unconstitutional, though decidedly politic. .Mr Sharpe moved to lay the bill and amendment on the table, which was carried ayes 2o, noes lo. Tn iht TTnusp Mr Sheijherd nresented a me- n-;l fmn, .Tf.Spnh S. Dunn and other citizens of Randolph county, complaining of the outrageous conduct of certain traitors, principally from Mont- gomery county, who were plundering the citizens r Mr.im,r o,l itnrwlnlnli PmmtiM nf nrii-.a ,v" i ... . and provisions, and stating that unless speedily nrnte.ftted. thev must abandon thflr homes. Ihe memorial was referred to the Military Committee The committee to whom was referred the pe tition to allow a Mr Carr, of Union county, to run distillery, reported against granting the request. Intha Senate, on Tuesday, the 3d, the bill to amend the charter of the Piedmont Railroad Company was put on its second readint. Tt pro vides that the guage of the lload now being built from Greensboro to Danville shall be the same as the Richmond and Danville Railroad. Mr Younj supported the bill in an able and forcible argu ment. Further discussion was participated in by Messrs. Rrown and Sharpe, and the bill was rejected yead 19, nays 22. In the House, the bill to amend the charter of the Chatham Railroad, with a Senate amendment reducing the appropriation to 8250,000, ws read, and the Senate amendment was concurred in. On motion of Mr Sbenhord, the bill to inmr- porate the town of Dallas, Gaston county, parsed its sereial readings W:pnfi. v Feb. 4. I moved to ! Sknate. Mr Taylor, of Chatham, reeon.-idcr the vote tn the bill to au.enu tiie charter of the Peidnront Railroad Company; he j had voted under a missajpreheiision ol' t!i mcas- l ure and presumed other Senators miht have done the same. The vote was reconsidered. Mr' Young suf ported t lie bill with great earnestness, j contending that the constiucriou of the road, be w .1 I 1 t . l. fore the tti initiation of the present war, depended upon the passage of this bill. The bill then passed its tteond reading ayes 22, nays 14. House. The Senate bill concernin the State K'lucutional Association of North Caruiin i, passed j its several readings. j The bill in favor of W. W. Grier, and A. B. Downs, passed its several reading. Allows them : to collect tax arrears Also, the bill to incorpo-; rate the Shelbyand Broad River Railroad, passed j its fcevcrul readings On motion of Mr Staneill, the bill to exempt men over the ago of 45 years from military service, passed its several readings. Mr Person, from the Committee on Military Affairs, introduced a bill t aiding and abetting deserters. pumsn pci sons tor Mr Shepherd called up the resolution authori zing the Governor to contract for salt. Mr Shep herd moed to amend by limiting the contrast to 20,000 bushels at a price not exceeding $7 per bushel. Mr Harris of Chatham, opposed the en tire resolution. Mr Real moved the resolution be indefinitely postponed. Mr McKay opposed the motion to postpone. The motion to indefinitely postpone wag adopted yeas .2, nays .34 iur mciay movea to laKe.up me dui auuion- j zing tne Govcrnor to appoint Judges to hold Courts of Over and Terminer in tbc "several counties, when necessary. Mr McKay said he was instructed by his constituents to oppose the repeal of the Stay Law, and therefore introduced the bill to allow criminal trials to take place whenever the Governor deemed them necessary. Mr Shepherd spoke in favor of the motion. There were a number of criminals in several v-vuK iiv3 uMuiiiiiii ii iui vu tainidi tutu m'O. xi nilc . . f-i, i ii i t necessary that the bill should pass to have them i put on trial without further delay. Mr Stanford i was in favor of the bill, as there were four negroes j in his county jail awaiting trial for capital felo- j nies. Mr Allison was opposed to anv measure which proposed to break into the Stay Law by ! tlirCB.TTlMl. All nnrrllt fi- Kr rnnnnlm rr nnnn piece-meal. -All ought to be repealed or none. The motion was agreed to, and the bill passed its J flvrml rofwlinrra . -' o On motion of Mr Lemmonds. the bill in favor I P. Austin. RhPrlffnf ITninn i ,aaay -a r i Thursdat, Feb. 5. Senate. Mr Young introduced a bill au thorizing the sale of certain property belonging to Sharon Church, in Mecklenburg county! Passed its several readings. Mr White introduced a bill authorizing the sale of lands belonging to minors, which was re ferred. The bill to amend the charter of the Peidm.mt railroad company was put upon its third reading and debated by Messrs. Adams, Hall, Jones and others. The bill was rejected 21 to 22. Hoi'SE. A message was receive! from th Senate, transmitting the resolutions relative to the I prisoners in Salisbury. After striking out the first i resolution, which authorizes the issuingof clothing, ' bedding, &e., to said prisoners. Mrliove moved to lay the resolutions on the table. Mr. Fowle ! spoke in favor of the resolutions. Mr Love said ' he tad alwavs orroscd these resn utions Th. ' V 11 A . State had oothing to do with these men thev were prisoners to the Confederate "Governmpnr I federate "Government ! . i .i ,i ' ! and as they had refused to take the oath of alle take tne oatll Ot al e- giance, he would not interfere in their favor, and would vote against the resolutions. The House refused to lay on the table yeas 27, nays 61 Mr G rissom hoped the House would accept the ' resolutions as amended bv the Senate. Mr! Reeves could not concur in the resolutions, which j favored men chanred with treason, and thou-4t i ine von:caerate Government would not arrest innocent men. If these men were out at liberty, it is probable they would guide - the Yankees to future raids it! the State. The resnonsibilitv ! rested with the Confederate Government and not i with the State. Mr Foy spoke in favor of the-' resolutions, ine liouse concurred in the Senate amendment, and passed the resolutions. Mr Fleming, from the judiciary committee, re ported a bill to establish a court to investigate charges against citizens of North Carolina, im prisoned for alleged offences against the Confed erate Government. Passed its several readings. Mr Shepherd, from the Committee on Confer- ence.on the Revenue bill, reported the amend- menta. as agreed upon by the committee, which were concurred in without opposition. On motion of Mr Person, the bill to punish nprsons aidinc and abetting deserters, was taken r . - , j Mr Sherwood objected to the second section up which construed persons enrolled as conscripts as , deserters and-subject to the bill. Mr McKay j thought the section unnecessary and would vote against it. as it was mere surplusage. Mr Fowle objected to the section, that it recognized the constitutionality of the Conscript law, upon whieh point, great difference of opinion existed. If the section was not stricken out it would brin? on a ! debate npon the constitutionality of the Conscript ! l.iw which he wished to avoid. Mr Cobb snw no : Ftiikrn? out the section. If the Confc(erate Government was to be supported, enr(jI!eJ conscript8 0nght to come under the act. ne wouJ vote fur Uie 'etention 0f, he section. Mr ! Aisojj yote for gtrikin? out tFje section. f of cha(liam tiOUht it too late now j Jo stior the right of enforcing the Conscript ! Act-Tlie C-ction only warned persons, who; v:ould nroteet conscriDts from arrest, what the I eonsenuence would be. He wanted every man to j ... 1 ... . . . i discharge his duty and was tor making them uo it. He was for punishing all who threw obstructions in the way of' the law. He hoped the House wr.nlfl nnnrt t ho SPAtinn. j Mr Amis said the question whs not the constitu- tiona itv of the conscript law, but whether it would be recognized as law. The Governor had issued orders to enforce it, and he wa3 sustained by public opinion and applauded for doing so. If : the law was not enforced, it would lead to the utter demoralization ot the army. ine uov crnor's ofiieers ought to be enabled to execute the law. He was in favor of the section. ! The debate was continued by Messrs. Henry, of Bertie, and Amis. Mr Love saw the bill was ap- proved of by the Governor, and thought it re i matkable that bis friends voted against it. The j motion tc stiike out the section was agreed to ! yeas -19, nays 40. I On motion of Mr Fowle the penalties of ths bill were struek out. and persons convicted to be fined ! and imprisoned at discretion of the court. Mr Persori offered 'an amendment: that any person aid ing, abetting and enticing a conscript to avoid du ty after being enrolled and called 'out, should be subk-ct to the penalties of the bill. The amend- lnent Was adopted yeas GO, nays 26. Mr Cowles offered an amendment, which placed the militia under the articles of war, "at the dis- cretion of the Governor." - The amendment was adopted. The bill passed its third reading- yeas ; 80 nays 1. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. In tiie Senate, on the 2d inst Miss., submitted a bill to fill , Mr Brown, ot Executive and Judicial ofiices with person not liable to military duty. The bill provides that it shall be the duty ! of the Secretary of War, after the passage of the ' act, to cause all white persons between 18 and ! 45 years, now in Government employ, not in the 1 arniv or navy, to he forthwith enrolled as con- scripts, unless this has previously been done, and cause the places to be filled by competent persons m,t now liable to military duty. It is made the duty of all officers of the Government to supply ,;ie r,iacC8 0f all such persons in their employ -with competent persons not. -liable and immediately thereafter to report the name ol the person whose office or place has been thus supplied to the Sec retary of War; and, on receiving, such report,, it shall be the duty of the said Secretary to cause such person ro be assigned for duty to some regi- ieht then in the field. in the House. Mr. Conrad, of La., introduced a joint resolution to provide a homestead .for the officers and privates of the Confederate army. Referred to a special committee to consist of one from each State. Mr Bridges, of N. C, introduced a resolution inquiring into the expediency of taxing incomes of extortioners and othersreceiving large profits Agreed to. Mr McLean asked and obtained leave of absence fur his colleague, Mr Lander, ot JN. C, on account of ickrjcss. Mr Farrow, of S. C, introduced a resolution in- structing the Committee on Ways and Means to enquire as to the propriety of putting into opera tion the Mint at Chailotte N. C. Adopted. . FROM THE WEST. Vu'KSBUito, Feb. 2j A Yankee iron-clad ram passed our batteries this morning. Several shots it r l ' l a l were fired at her, only three of which struck , , ' ir- t i She attempted when opposite the steamer Viclfsburg to grapple her, but was prevented by our sharp-shooters. The name of the iron-clad is unknown. The shots which struck seemed not to niako the slight est impression. Our forces are all on the alert and " v desiring to attempt a like ex- T A' . , len deserters from the 31st Wisconsin regi- . . i l- ,l men a"lvf.u,,,e" .evening. state iai Sreat atisia( rrrpnr fiT.cnn.Tinnrn .n v er t r r a in iran qt,i..T' nnii -vmv vi- uu tuiitv. null LAln l? Ill Li i v J uunvv tA-tny, uiivji they conhrm the arrival of Grants army, makinsr the.Peninsula. Grant supercedes McCleinand and takes command of the whole expedition. Reliable information from MempJiis has been received, which states that many of Grant's men had to be forced, at the point of the bayonet, to embark on the boats bound for Vicksburt;. It was reported at Memphis that the Confede- rates captured at Arkansas Post, 2,500 in number, becomiug exasperated by cruel treatment and the j absence of absolute necessaries four having died j from the effects of hunger and cold overcame i their guards, burned the boats and escaped. ! The Indiana Legislature has voted down a rc- so,utlun appointing a committee to inquire into sccret societies opposed to the Government. Gov. rton it appears, refuses to deliver his. ravage to tli0 biegisl iture. The majority say he must c,"luo (lowu a,Jd obey the Constitution, " tnc Indiana House of Representatives, a mo- ,lun a m uxc to aujm uov. cuvmour s inessaire .. W 1,1 heuof Gov. Morton's, uhiah had notbetn fur ' lshc; ao a resolution to suspend hostilities aud 'shc'd; ko a resolution to suspend hostil rail j rinvrnti,.n TI, 1... I " T iuuer was itieireu. r fort 10 ...ml. . a A 1.1 - . . ' 2 W Jlrlt . !, "ere drafteJ' tb,r'"tW0 ; 1 ll i1i-,l ,n Wt X' "1 t f ! v.v.fcVU1lgUi 1 Jackson, Miss., Feb. 3. New Orleans papers received at Ponehatoula announce tho. raisinsr of the blockade at Sabine Pass and the capture of thrce Federal vessels by the Confederate troops. particulars reccivea. Latest from the Nortii. The . Richmond Enouirer has Northern dates to th S.P vu negro bill has passed the House yeas 8S navs i 54. Three Republicans voted asainst tho' K;n four Unionists and two Democrats for it. The arrest of deserters has been, resisted in ' Morgan couuty, Indiana, by the mob. who fired ; upon the cavalry sent to arrest them. Great ex- i citement prevailed. Ex-Gov. Morgan has been nominated for Sena tor in New York by the Republicans. Gold went as high as 160 in New York, but closed at 158. Exchange 177. WESTERN DEMO CEAT, CHAELQTTE, WAR NEWS. Kinston, X. C, Feb. 2,1863. Three Abolitrcn deserters came into our lines to ' Capt Whitford's pickets, on yesterday. " They say that great dissatisfaction exists among the FeJtral tops at ewberri and Moreheaof city, The )8th New yfrk It iment stacked their arms at Morehead city on Thursday, refusing to fight another dav. until thev were paid off. Three aiuia regiments were immediately disSatchel from ewbern to Morehead, to quell the rebellion, but they had accomplished nothing at the. last ac- counts. The mutiny was still raging to a fearful extent T Transports and gunboats continue to leave New- bern for parts unkuown. Correspondence of the liakhh Journal. Another Battle at 31urfreesjioro. The enemy advanced-12 miles from Murfreesboro', the other day, with a brigade and six pieces of artillery, foraging, and 'made a vigorous attack on our Cavalry, shelling us - back a short distance. We marked ourselves in some timber near Forest- ville, when Anderson's brigade happily arrivin j c imiseu mem wn. a w mice uuuureu I killed and wounded. Small loss on our side, j Heavy skirmishing may be looked for daily. Gen. jJohnstonhas issued a congratulatory address to ..i i .u :u c 4 1 i j i the Army of Tennessee, and will direct further movements He was serenaded at Tullahoma. A despatch dated McMinnville, Feb. 3d, states party of four hundred xankees, with forty wagons. Morgan succeeded in bringing off eleven w;.gons thirty prisoners, and burning some plunder. THE FIGHT AT BLACK WATER. The fight at Rlackwater near Suffolk, Va., be tween the Federals numbering, it is stated, from ten to fifteen thousand, atd the Confederates under-Gen. Pry or, commenced Friday morning Jan. 30th, about dawn, our pickets being suddenly driven in, and the enemy shelling our camp by thfc light of its fires. Captain Cort's (S. C.) battery and a section of Captain Wright's battery replied to the fire. After the artillery duel was over, the fight was maintained about one hour with musket ry, when the enemy ceased firing and retired. Gen. Pryor fell back eight miles to Carrsville. Our loss was not over fifty killed and wounded. Among the killed was Col. Poage, of Pulaski county, commanding the 54th Virginia, and Capt. Dobbins, of the 27th Virginia. In Wright's bat- tery Capt. Wright, Lieut. Watkins' and private George B. Watts, of Haliiax, were sligntly woun ded. Reliable intelligible from Suffolk states that General Corcoran commanded the enemy. The enemy admits a loss in killed and wounded of 500. Among the killed is a Lieutenant Colonel, name not recollected, and Captain Taylor. General Gibbs was severel' wounded. All the hospitals in Suffolk were filled with wounded, and the Bap tist Church was seized for a hospital. The army of Peck at Suffolk, Va., is represented as being greatly demoralized, and our informant saw over three hundred Yankee soldiers marched into Suffolk Friday afternoon, under guard. These men had thrown dtwn their arms, and de clared that they would no longer fight in Lincoln's behalf. WHAT ITAPOLEON MEANS. The London Times has the following editorial comment ou the Emperor's speech : "The speech of the Emperor on opening the French Chambers, was expected this year with even more than usual curiosity. It was known that he could not help referring to the American" war, and, from the proposals made to England and Russia a few weeks since, there was reason to believe that he would not lose the opportunity of again counselling justice aud moderation. This expectation has been fulfilled. The Emperor, in his speech, on Monday, adhered fully to the policy of M. Prouyn de L'Huys despatch, and more than intimated that he should renew bis attempt at mediation. Sr iking of the distress which the war has brougl t on French industry, he says : 'I havd made the attempt to send beyond the Atlantic advices inspired by a sincere sympathy; but the great maritime powers hot having thought it advisable as yet to act in concert with me, I have been obliged to postpone to a more suitable opportunity the offer of mediation, the object of whieh was to stop the effusion of blood, and to prevent the exhaustion of a country the future of whic'. cannot be looked upon with indifference." That the Emperor would retain his opinion on the subject of the war was to be expected, but it was not at all certain that he would explain so decisively to his Legislature and the world that his plan of mediation had not been ; abandoned. The speech of the Emperor is another ! step in the direction indicated by the despatch oi uis roreign luiuistor. Again the Americans are told in effect that the war whieh the North is waging against the South will be without result, that the country is being exhausted in a contest, the evils of which are felt more widely than those of any other of the present age, and that Europe cannot remain indifferent to the barbarity which shows itself every day more and more. There can now hardly be a doubt that the French Emperor will take every occasion to urge on the Federals the necessity of bringing this war to a close. It is probable that the United States Minister, Mr Dayton, has already heard all that, he can say against the entemrise in which the i Federal Government is now engaged. The.de j liberate judgment of Europe has been given by i the mouth of the Freneb Empejror, and though no ' formal offer of mediation has yt reached Wash ington, -et morally a most earnest interference has taken place. The speech of Monday is but the . solemn reiteration of those opinions which the Emperor has never concealed from either belli ; gcrent. ' It is a declaration that the progress of the Witf during the lat two months has but confirmed him in the wisdom of his former policy and that the time is approaching when a European oovereigu may miy uuerpose 10 fctop the slau "liter. . ... . . a 0,,n- , . " iiuminuu ii.- oumivi, noinncuil Uiay UB satisfied with the accuracy ol his judgment when h lll that the 8..i U nM".bit and could not be subjugated. Since M. Drouyn de L'Huys wrote his dispatch, the fortune of war has more than ever inclined to the side of the Confede rates. 1 In a great battle they have defeated the main army of thir enemies, and demonstrated that Virginia and Richmond may be held indefi nitely agaiust all the hosts that President Lincoln can send against them: Such be'Asr the condition of the war. the French Emueror mav instlu net w.hether Europe is to sit stiil and make no effort w.hether Europe is to sit still and make no effort to save a. civilized and Christian society from the miseries that are coming on it. The exhaustion f the country and the, brutallizing of the peoDle ?re the only results which maybe clearly foreseen 11 tbe war lasts, .nd the Lmperor will do a irood work if by any wise and temperate advances he can persuade the Federals to desist from their hopeless enterprise." Napoleon may interfere, but we fW it will be a long fime first. CHARLOTTE & S. C RAILROAD. Th renort of the' President congratulates-! i the stockholders on the fact that, the business of the road lor tne past year nas peen more man Hmihle that of any previous yean that the trains have been run with much regularity, considering the difficulties of the times and the pressure of I i . , . i 1 business upon them, ana mat no serious acciaent has occurred. The Company baa purchased 40 slaves to be used m working the road, and 1,000 bales of cotton, as a medium of exchange and basis of credit abroad, in order to procure supplies upon the return of peace. The report alludes to the fact that while the income of the road has been I greater, the deterioration, wear and tear of the property has Deeu in a corresponding ratio. The tabular statements show the receipt for the pat vear to have been $641,520 76, and the ex - ! 452-186 55, on a capital stock of about 1,500, penses clcy,do4 zi, leaving a neii income oi 000. This income exceeds that ot last year over $259,000. The operating expenses are 29 per cent, of the earnings, being 5 per cent, less than last year. This road has had more than the usual amount of business thrown upon it, owing to the interrup tion of communication by the routes via Wilming ton and Lynchburg. The early completion of the AtlanticTennessee and Ohio Railroad. to States ville, and the assurance that the Greensboro and Danville connection will be made duribg the pre sent year, give reason to rely upon a permanent and increasing business. One more important link, the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad is wanting to place this road upon the principal high way of the country. Columbia Carolinian. We Jearn that at the meeting of the stockholders of the Company, the old Board of Directors was re-elected. At a subsequent meeting o.f the Board, Wm. Johnston, Esq., was unanimously re elected President. TO THE PEOPLTi Of Northern and North-eastern Georgia and South-icesfern North Carolina. Headquarters, Daiiloneoa, Ga., January 26th, 1863. General Order, No. 1. The General Commanding this Department, having been reliably informed that there are a number of deserters, tories, and conscripts resisting the laws in Northern and North-eastern Georgia, and in South-western North Carolina, has dispatch ed a force under my command to suppress any insurrectionary movements, to capture deserters, and generally to restore tranquility to this part of the country. This I desire to do "peaceably if I can, forcibly if I must." But-wbilst I am fully prepared to car ry out the orders of the Commanding General at the point of the bayonet having a well disciplin ed, thoroughly equipped and provided force under my command, yet, lam clothed with plenary pow ers to offer such condition? as may prove concilia tory, and insure a peaceful return to duty of every man now occupying a hostile attitude to the Gov ernment. And I shall pursue the latter course it I am co-operated with. I hereby desire to assure all malcontents, that if they will report to me at these Head Quarters within ten days that I am authorized to put them into companies, battalions and regiments upon the coast that are not filled up to the maximum num ber, or to organize them into additional companies for the post at Atlanta. In all cases, where they have not rendered them selves obnoxious to the charge of having perpetra ted violent infractions of the laws of the State or Confederacy, a free and full pardon iciil be gran ted. If, on the other hand these malcontents persist in arraying themselves against the laws of the land and continue in open treason, I will pursue them iuto their fastnesses, and use all the power and means at my control, to arrest and bring them to condign punishment. My men will be' ordered to fire upon them, and at all hazards to capture the last man, until tii treasonable movement is com pletely suppressed. I appeal to you all to close in with the over tures of offered amnesty, and array yourselves un der the banner of your country, to rally to her support in her hour of need and to prove the Southern blood that flows through your veins, by upholding the authorities of your country by repelling the rapacious invaders of your soil by pushing on the car of revolution to its de stined ultimate success that future generations may inscribe your honored names upon the roll of the noble and patriotic defenders of liberty and - that you may bequeath to your children a name to cherish, of which they shall be proud to the latest posterity and not a memento of shame and disgrace. It will be a fruitless attempt to war against the Government, and.. must result in the most disastrous defeat to all who may be so deluded as to attempt it. The late victories in Virginia, Tennessee and Mississippi, have inot triumphantly established the fact that the arrar of the Southern Confederacy will be crowned wuh success in the end. The country is, much better pfepared at this time than at the commencement of the war, both in arms and men to contend successfully with our enemies abroad and put down treason at home. Earnestly anxious for the good of the people of this section, and"feeling as we all should do, a profound solicitude for the welfare of the Govern ment in its hour pf peril, I am constrained to urge you to accept the terms I now offer you. I am authorized to pay each man mustered into service, bounty and commutatien money the same as all other soldiers who have been or may be mustered regularly into service. Enrolling Officers, and all good Citizens, are requested to. aid in currying out -the objects 'mentioned in these orders, and are assured of prompt assistance should it in any case be uecessary. G. W. LEE, Comd'g. jgj-A correspondent of the Yorkville Enquirer, (a member of a South Carolina Regiment,) writ- ing from Kinston, N. C, feays: There is much bad feeling among the officers of our Brigade. Charges have been preferred against General Evans by Colonel Goodlet of the 22d Regiment S. C. Volunteers, and he in turn has several -Colonels and other officers under arrest. Among them our much esteemed Col. McMaster. What the charges are against him, he docs not know. His offence is presumed to be a petition to be transferred to some "other Brigadier General. The action of an honorable court will soon decide the differences. In the meantime -we are all uni ted against the enemy, and will fight as hard as ever if they come upop us. High Prices of Negroes. Walter B. Metts, Esq , Commissioner in Equity for this District, sold on Mendy last, seven negroes- belonging to the estate of Prudence Reidk deceased, under de cree of the Court of Equity, for the sum of $6,165 n eac c . i r u an average oi ?oou. one was h nrro ienow over fifty years old, and three were infants in taeir mother's arms. Torkcilla Enquirer. O NORTHERN ITEMS. . Id the New York Legislature, on the 30th ult.j a petition was presented, asking the Legislature to use its influence to terminate the war. Thomas A. Hendricks, a friend of peace, has been elected Senator from Indiana. In New York on Friday, gold closed at 1581; Cotton 06 cents; United States sizes, redeemable in 1881, declined to 94. The large Pork House of Evans, Gaines & Co., in Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire on the 27th ult. Loss $125,000. General Hunter has resigned on account of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says the debate in the Yankee Senate, ! upon the subject of emancipation in Missouri, ; oeirayca toiueiuing use uespair as io ine resuu ui ! the war. Greeley is play in a hi I rr oo m a to bring about recognition outside or his newspaper. Senator Saulsbury has apologized for his free speech in the Senate. $rWe understand from Northern sources that Edward Stanley has resigned his Governorship over North Carolina. The alleged cause is his opposition to the Emancipation Proclamation of Lincoln. This fact if true, is significant, and shows that the old coasters are making tracks for ! a harbor before the storm of revolution overtakes them. The recent scene in the Yankee Senate. -We have a somewhat fuller account of the scene re cently in the Yankee Senate, with Mr Sauls bury, of Delaware, as the chief actor. Continu ing his castigation of the Administration in spite of the calls to order, the Vice President said if the Senator did not take his scat, he should order the Sergeant-at-Arms to take him in charge. Mr. Saulsbury Then the voice of freedom is not allowed in the American Senate. The Vice President The Sergeant-at-Arms will take the Senator in custody. Mr. Saulsbury was thereupon taken out of the Senate, displaying a revolver, which he took from his coat pocket. After u short time, Mr. Sauls bury came in the Senate again aud began to speak. Mr. Doolittle called him to order, on the ground that he had been called to order for contempt of the fcenate, and could not be allowed to go on without leave of the Senate. Mr. Saulsbury- Does the Senator from Wis consin say that I am in contempt of any honora ble man ? The Chair (Mr Clark) The Senator from Delaware will take his seat, as he is out of order. Mr. Saulsbury Just as I please or otheiwise. Cries of "Order." The Chair The Senator will take his seat, and the Sergeat-at-Arms will take him in custody. After further discussion, Mr. Saulsbury attempted to speak, The Chair The Senator will take his seat. Mr. Sauksbury No sir! Mr. Sumner rose to the question of order that the Senator from .Delaware had been committed to the custody cf the Sergeant-at-Arms, and be saw him on the floor." The Chair said the Senator was in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and if he made further disturbance would be removed from the Senate. Mr Saulsbury took his seat, shaking his fist and swearingat the Sergeant-at-Arms and Mr Sumner. NOTICE All persons indebted to FULL1NGS & SPRINGS, by uote or account, are hereby notified to call npon Wm. W. Grier, ex-sheriff, and make immediate settle ment. J. M. SPRINGS. February 3. 1863 tf Ofllcsi A., T. & O. Ilailroadf Charlotte, Jan. 19, 1863. The annual meeting of the Stockholders in the At., Tenn. & Ohio Railroad will be held in Charlotte on Thursday, 1 2th February next. Stockholders will please be present or have their Stock represented by proxy. ML. WRISTON, Scc'y. Jan 20 3t EXECUTOR'S SALE. Will be sold, on Tuesday the 10th day of February next, at the late residence of Thos. A. Wilson, dee'd, all the unwilled property of 6aid deceased, viz: one Negro man (a blacksmith,) three head of Horse?, Cora and Fodder, 1 set of Blacksmith's Tools, about fifteen Sheep, five or six hundred pounds of Pork in the pickle, five bales of Cotton, his inierent in the Planta tion on which .Margaret Wi'son now lives, aud all other property not willed. Terms made known on day of sale. Persons indebted to said deceased will make pay ment, and all persons having claims will present them in the time prescribed bv law. THOS. M. KERNS, Executor. Jan 20, 1863 4t-pd ARJ1V E1UBIMIETS. Proposals will be received from parties residing in the States of North Carolina and Virginia, until the 10th day of February, 1863, for the manufacture of the following supplies for the army, viz : CAVALRY EQUIPMENTS. 20,000 Saddles; 20,000 Bridles, with bits; 25,000 Halters; 5,000 Carbine Slings and Swivel; 5,000 Double barrel gun Slings and Boots; ARTILLKUY KQCII'MKNTB. 1,000 Sets Artillery Lead Harness; 300 44 " Wheel " INFANTRY EQUIPMENTS. 10,000 Cartridge boxes; 10.000 Cap pouches;' 10,000 Bayonet Scabbardof 20,000 Knapsacks. GKNERAL STORES. 50,000 Curry Combs; 10,000 Horse Brushes; 100.000 Horse Shoes; 20,000 lbs. norsc-Shoe N.iils. 600 Felling Axes. 600 Pif k Axes, per lb.: 500 long handled Shovels. Leather equipments to be made of well tanned and finished leather. AH seams to be sewed; no tying with th'ng will be received. Stitching to be not less than eight stitches to the inch. Saddles to be made on Trees furnished by the De partment at ten dollars each. Wooden Stirrups, oiled or varnished. Iron work to be made of best iron, subject to a test and inspection by the Department. All the above to be furnished within live months from this date, aud subject to a deduction of 30 per cent on contract prices in caso peace is declared be fore the expiration of the contract. No personal application will Le received. Address, Majou W. S. DOWNER, Sup'dt of Armories, Richmond. Feb 3, 18C3 2t NOTICE tTO DEBTORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of Patrick J. Lcwrie, deceased, are requested to call and make im mediate payment to SAML. P. SMITH, Dec 30, 1862 Attorney for Executrix. NOTICE. All persons having claims against the estate of Rr. J. B. Watt, deceased, are hereby notified ' to present them for settlement previous to April Term of Meek- ,enbur2 coon'r court, or this notice ill be pleaded in ! bar of tbelr recovery. W. II. NE AL, i Jan 20, 13C3 4t Ag't for the Executrix. Fire. We regret to. learn that the h0uso of Jas.D. Crawford, Esq., on Fishing Creek burned on the night of the 28th ult., the fa' escaping with great difficulty, and savin tut small portion of the raluable household br-int The fire was first disenvered ahmit 3 - - i ana irotn """"fi"' lutcnuiarj. me irequcnt occurrence of such villianous acts io our District, calls for tl utmost vigilance and the summary punishtuert 0f the guilty parties. We deem it not imnroner to nn 1. j hag fastened upon some individuals who arc sus ; posed to know something about these cowirliJ and malicious acta, and if the testimony thickens they will, like all other transgressor. hv k. , i road to travel before they are aware of it. (74ffr J Vi ft 14 14 f i. l .Clothing. The Richmond Examiner of Mon day says: "A visit to the offiee of the Clotbia Department for tho army io this city furnishes the most gratifying evidence of the active and stei,,. ed opemtions for the comfort of our troops. These vast establishments are no-r rool,.J JUlvttc goods and importations from Europe. Goldsboro, North Carolina ) Jauuary 23, lbU3. ' j General Orobiui No. 5. I. CnmmiDdf ri of Brigades will plte to Ihe efRrtri detailed fVr recruiting service, (one from each (Vi,,,,,. n'y,) special instruction to arreit and forward to 't Companies all enUdtrd men absent without compeUut authority. II. A full pardon, except as to forfeiture of pay the period of unauthorized absence, is hml.r p-0. claimed to all enlisted men. absent without leavw who may voluntarily return to their respective coiotuttuJi or. or before the 10th day of February. III. All etilited men who do not voluntarily rrturn witnin the time- upeciiied, and all who slintl, after this date, absent themselves from their commands wi'liout proper authority, will be charged with denrrtion and tried by the new Military Court now in f.i,,n. jf found guilty, they will be-sentenced to (Kml), a bather present or absent, and commaudiTS will be vrU red to execute the sentence whererer the condemned can t arretted. IV. In Companies all theealisted men of wlmh art present for duty, except tliOi abumt under r?t orders or upon regular eick leaver, Division, bi.-irict and Department Commanders ure authorized to grunt furloughs, at the rate of one for every twenty. fne mm present for duty in each tri ijiany, and f(.r periods which, deducting the lime iiveescary for Irani, will permit the parlies to rimiiii at Lnui foiirtfru dr. Whenever they ure authorized by the f.nti io npj a certificate, which Will be required in every itUui, that no enlisted man of ike company ii altnt with, out competent authority, Company and 'l trurnt -1 Commanders will forward, through the re.ihtr tdmn. nets, at the rate and upon the conditions almvr np i i fied, recommendations of the men most . ruvriturioji ami deserving of furlough. V. All enlisted men who overstay their regulat iik furloughs, or those granted as abore, will be irctt.f. diatrly arrested on their return, an examination nt-: into the circumstances of each Cane, and the fact rr. ported to the Brigade Commander, who will ei'Ur punish the delinquent, cause charges to be prefVrrrJ, or return him toVuty iinpuninhed, a the circuuuuiu-u of the case may in his judgment require. VI. Major A. t Cone, Chief Quartermatr, will cause thefe orders to be advertised once a wek lor three weeks in every newspaper published io North Carolina, and in the newspapers published in (Ylum bia, Anderson, Creenville and Yorkville, S. Caruliua. IJy eomniaad of Mj. Gen. (I. W. Smith: AM. W. MKLTON", Major and A. A. Imq. A PROCLAMATION BY ZEBULON B. VANCE, Governor of the State of North Carolina. ' Whereas, It has been made known to me that a lar number of soldiers from our armies ate abcent bom their colors without proper leave in this il h.ur of our greatest need, and it being confidently bi !irv i that a large majority of such were impelled to tl ii course by a natural and almost irresijiiLIo. d'irr to see their. homes and friends once more after so Ion;- absence, and not because of a cowardly dctcTmiiiiiti ia to leave their brave comrades to share all the duufM and hardships of tho field alone; and wbemn, M.ij Gen. G. W. Smith, in command of the Departmtnt ( North Carolina, by conseut of the Secretary of Vir, has published an order declaring that all w ho nnr voluntarily return to duty by the 10th day of February next, shfcll be received into their several cumin:. nil with no other punishment than a forfeiture .f ihr'.r pay for the time they bavo been so absent without leave; and declaring further that all who do not ' turn by the said 10th day of February, elmll, wUn apprehended, be tried for desertion, and upon comic lion, be made to sufTer death : Now, therefore, I, Zkki ton B. VAsrr, Governor nf the State of North Carolina, do issue this my r r!v mation to all soldiers from this State, serving in tl. armies of the Confederacy, who are now i!Iir:i'!y absent from their colors, commanding them toniu-n to duty with their comrades, and exhorting them to avail themselves of this opportunity of saving t!;e.r friends from the disgrace and in fumy which will rlirg forever to the name of deserter Iroin bi country cause, and themselves from a ft Ion' doom. Msnr, after carrying their country' fltg in triumph through various bloody conflicts and making lliernilvei name, of which their children's children mijjlit ln been justly proud, have forfeited it oil Ly hIj-c ntit-ir themselves at a moment when their own ,Sute ij i ri valed and about to be desol.ited by a bruin!, half svac"5 foe. Now is the time to rein-tate l!n-rn",l ' i by a prompt return to duty. I upp al to tin m to Mar 4 by their country yet a little longer, and not tosui.y i f desertiou the bright and glorious reputation of t tnt, which they have helped to win on a hur.drel hut 'J fought fields; and I appeal to all fi"- ' wr"l '"A' citizens throughout the State to give their infl ien'S to induce these men" to return. L t no one , unmovej by this appeal to his pMlrintmn and honor, m: that he can remain at home with iwpi.iiky; tl' ' power of the State anthorities, aided if iioed t c by t h Confederacy, shall be put in force t arn k! i.im bring him to punishment after the luth day of F bm ary next, and there ball be no rest for the demur in the borders ol North Carolina. And let nmW- fl ense their desertion by declarir;? that they go homo to take care of their fainili-; tl iywi'l add nothin t the comforts of their farniik by being like guilty n en in the wood? by d y, and by plundering their iici!l bors by nigh'; tiny only brings shame nd fiilTef r,' npon the head of the innocentfand nhtir little. hiM ren, when gray headed old men, will have the fi- fr " scorn pointed at them and the bitter Uunl " il fi' ' in their ears, "Your father skulk'-d In U 'J ' keep from fighting for his country." The State is now trying to provide food rr 7J J families, and each county is rnakiajr iroi!r "T ' and as your Chief Magistrate I pro nt-e yo-i his duty, shall share Ihe last bushel of mem i ' last i.ound of meat in the State. Let every f r tre t K UnH i.sirft with aM bi influence in the eierub"" of this proclamation, and our victorious r-1'.' again be filled, aud our country soon be rid ol enemy. . In witness whereof, Ziarto B. Vasc, oar . ' l r.t : .. n.K.,.1 mA rnmttnni1cr.ll!--1" hath signed these presents aud caused tbc great of the State to be affixed. Done at onr City of Ualeigh, on the 2C'.h dT ci r January, in the year of ouf Lord, 1863. Dy the Governor: A. U K. H. Battle', Jr., Private Ssc'v. Feb 3, IB 03 31 VANCE. YOUNG I, V DIES' SEJIINlK' AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE, N. 0. The exercrises of this Sein'm-ry commenced oo t 19th inst. Tcrmtfer tttsion of five monlh$: Spelling, Reading, Writ'.ng, Arithmetic and Geography.-.-. .. M " nistory, Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemistry, Botany, Algebra, Geometry, &c If a French and Music Class cm be made up, ul " ble teacher will be provided. ,mtT Mm. Dm. W. A. 0LT Jan :0, 1863 4t 1 '5 -' . '7'-- Pfc"i ..--TV - ',- :