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the
ic
‘I'hid
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in THE M ATTER OF ALEXANDEK WILLIAMS
ITabfdt ('orput from .Hoo -- Ccunty
The I’etitioncr bein" liable to military pervivjc,
was dTniled in :iod furnished a ^ulTuituto
OTcr yp.irs ol' The ^^^lbsntu■c ^as ncccnt-
eil, mustored into service lor tare ) y .:4irs or
war, auJ K:.:. ^ ,crn'.^-ifarly di.ohnr., J.
Tho. Petition, r is no*' una.-r arro.^c ly
the EaroHujj: c-tHccr ol‘ Moore county, andor
act oi Ounfrres-* lippioVL'd Jau’y ! Jl.
no person .sh.il! bu cxcu^pt a tioai miiif
rice by reason of his b.ivinij luraisiud a
tute.” ^
Petitioner iijaisis that ti’c A*'f ol
ia viol'iiiou ot the OoDi.llu i.'U il 'h -
rate 5>t«te«, and Ju.s arr.'i is ii’- nii.
‘“The ^uosdon wbi:t!:.'r .i Ir- is vui
puuDincy ='* tbc Co'ist.ii ’tion ::
ot much d. lioaoy, which OHi'ht s- ld >n if e\ -r ■ ■=
decided iu the allrmari lu a donl>^!^i c \
Court, wbca imji.'Hcd l>y duty to vender j h a
judgment, wou'.d bo unwortbv of
could it bi" unminui’al ot' titc p>1o--ti r.
which t'at st'iti.m iTK'pai, s i- ' • >
slight iniplic.ition and v:’e;ue conj-^cMirr-, ^
Legisl-iture is tn be pi'ono!iT;C0'i tal'. '.' v ■=''
ceudod its pcirerii. and v? actr. to c- n- ' ■ ■’
void. The opp -^ition betw’OT\ !i- ('
and thi law ^iioaid be s;iJi, fha‘ ;l;o rl ^-.ct ■ ’ -
a clear nr»d str.iiv conviction ol' tl; if inr. m-
bility With ea-.)j other. As the (’ourt '".n r . r ‘
be uinuindfal '>i' i->e -iol.’ujn dat}- itiir- d on t*’.
judicial dopartiueut, when a cLuuns'.-Ufiy'r* 1
an act who'll c3nilicts with the 0'i. Mt i ion, so
th* Court c;*n nc-vor bo un-n>Rdi'al 1' j.s -u.y
obey kwii vHiiir'h sre :iuthori2'-u by tiu-t i = ’"u
mcot.’’—Mar>li/ill, 0. J , I'lctcbor v. 1'=' '
Craoch nnd U. 8 v**. Fisher, o = 'rai'fb
Thero ig nothing in tine Constitu^i' n ' ’
Contederatc States which torpids Con^rt-?- to ; ;i-
laws violating the obligation ot crntracN. t^.■
•ucb power fs denied to the sever..! !;■ i
which torbiSs the Lojrlslaturc of n t>ut,c to cx r- _
ci«e jsdiciai lunctions; iior which npplics-lo sj
State law which divested rights, v^^ted by lr»w in *
an individual, provided its etiect be not to itr.pair '
the obligation ot a contract; nor to retro^pfctiv.- j
laws which do not impair the obliga:ion of con !
tracts or purfake of the character of j' p .s/ /.> ■/>-/ j
laws. Evsns v. Eaton, 1 Veters-' C C. K ■>~2: j
Sauerlee v. Matthewson, 2 iVters’ li. 4lo; \V«r- j
son V. Mercer, 8 Peters' SS; Charles River l3rid^o i
T. Warren Bridge, et al, 11 Peters’ j
So it is not every act which in some view luay i
SMm to be a great hard^kip on the citizen, >'r |
against our preconceived notions of right and oa-
tural justice, which is against the Con-titution ot
the Confederate States. We could not a^'’y our j
Declaration ot tiights and State Con*titution. a“ |
a square and level to any and every act of our i
own Legislature, which might work inc-tnveal i '
or hardship, or which might seem to be arbitrary !
legislation; and in considerinif the ipieifinn •■t'On-, j
wbgther an act of Congress ie in violation of tht.- !
Constitution of the Confederate .States, the srroat j
rights secured by our Declaration of Kighfc? sad :
Stat« Constitution are abstract. '■
“Can the construction of the Federal Constitu-1
tiou depend upon a rel'ereneo to a State Consti
tution and by 'rhicb the act complained ot i«*as-
certained to be I«ral or iliegaJ.’' By this doctrine,
tho act, if done in eoatormity to th‘ S*ate Con
stitution, would be tree Irom objcctiorj under the
Federal Constitution, but it this conforoiity do
not exist, then the act would not be free from | '
such objection. This, in effect, would incorpo
rate the State Constitution in and make it p^t uf
the Federal Constitution. No such rule of con-
Btruction exists," Charles Riv-r Bridge Co. r.
Warren Bridge et a!.. 11 Peters’ olO
Arguments founded upon hardship wid be er»i-
tled to great weight trben ihc words of a sta'ui
are obecure and -ipen to construct! ui, but ca:- nev i
er sanction a eoustructlon at variance wira r-c j
jinanifest meaning ot the Legis.uturo, cxp.i-r J '
in plain and unambiguuu"- terms. The argiiai jut |
ah iticonvenifntio is under m^py ciro; •nci '
valid to this extent, t!;at the law will roon: i saf ;
fer a private mischiot than a public ir. o!!?- iouco i
It is better'to saifcr a wiiu b '. i ,■ -
to one, *b^n an inC'tnvenietiC*' wUicii ;!;.iv ; i.! ,
dice ni;jny Brovvii’s L ‘ . i*. -
et ax vd. Biill ft ux, 3
Evans vs. Jordm, '= ’r -ch i-!.
It has b-'ca urgrd tb ' .ict, r
only retrospective in 'srs npera'i n,ui\
ed rights, but is an‘‘l-.t’r • •
ofjusticii in luiking c j- -i'a
eipal fir what hft bn' p.id t> uir
the^forriier act, wh^-h ' oriz. i
a substit'it*’. Tii‘-r- mo
stitution
tive in p-. r,-
rights. ‘ w-.:
Con.«titution n'!~
true that tuo Con iLuii. ^
States prohibits Con^r _ , n
P'jit fui-to /■/'-' or law de.jj.'i r
right of pr operty in negro -laces;'
b? R?(*«»9B
d'Tfd bi'.t
V 0 .Pt »,id'o A judgment, rUjhiful ^hen ren-! -rhieh the Oon^pp^y a-e authorised T
This la the
girm
f t miMt fcBl'J*' ’ ' Kilters / Charlet Iti^er. above or below the
11 i.^Te r-owr to and unpport j bridge. No riffht ^> erert anotber^ridpe tkemteheM, norlo
ta TcV ■ ml- : for’ rOv.Tnnivnl I rc?u- ' prerent otfivpenont Jrom Erteting one
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A’b engagement
r-' mfiV« ^ frotn (hr Staff, that anotfurr »h>iU not be •reeled, end no
o>* e*!' ry- I nndfrtnkipt/ not to sanction enmpetition, nor to m'ike
’.r>} r’1 ofb«*p ! ir^'p'oiftvierftii that mjg dtmitiifh the amount of thetr
c-nTf-rria-'! ’ ii'came On git thete tubjectf the Charter i* vUnt-
io«-3' 'r .te- i f^e oi iri» «e prop.>n.y are h o eJ'y
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f ciriie-i*. InSs'^se
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0' ^■;ctc'i ‘ufti'.':.; '0 aiap^o" of it-
1' r. y u t«-i'-n» 1 • supp th ,t ihf
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term ex. f> \
p ;riod lur;ir .'iut- ri ir
etitatioa ui ih ? 1 # ,/
legislator*, an,'i ,t' d v; : -
relates tj p-,’nal a:;d criu^Lial ’,,,'.vs
punishment- or forfeiture-;, and r’,/:
n rur,
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ultcd ^laitd wus c iniincd :o crijuina'
J, o, deci.-^ioa wiiieh le.tv-;.s
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tan
ca>c3 os-
e class'of
ceedings which
ly. \Vati'jav-i.
Butt, 3 liiii .
Dickinson v.-’. 1, ,i
Federalist; Kiau:
etitution; Kcnr; r:
In SatteriOL- vs. ’•I-;‘'h''-W'an, li P« ;o
Justice .J ihnsoa vs. “■ i'- „i , .
cuity ari.---i:., ; ut of tual
|>hrase :■/
iusiv
arbitrary Icgiiiati.e icl.s -i tho prohibition
ot the Constitution.-’ What.ver may be tho ef
cc 0 the decision—“ifu I, x arripfit fst”—an
a Qitional argument might be drawn, if one were
needed, to show its a-.im'.itod restricted applica
tion, in tue .sccurify which is now specificjJIy
given tu property i i -iaves, agAinpt legislation i»y
ongress, the clause above quoted troni the
Lonfedorate ConsiiiutioQ, sec. 'J. cl. 4: “No bill
0 attainder, ex ji'jx' jacfo law, or law denying or
impairing the right of property in negro slaves,
shall be passed.”
“Principal.s” and-others will .say, that it would
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u., - ’ ; i^ ,1 1 ;t ‘ F-rry-.Tl t:«
J ■ t ■rjkV •, h (■ . ■ ‘ i’ ‘ I ic 1’
t„^ -V ''11^ » -f tn* l’n';ni-li'^ utiucr the
rhft. f"-r (;i ‘ f‘riii-e^!l»•ru'5»loa cf’ne
jK,i» of tbc •''jr-' of M '!« tho
i • 'o ^ I ■ nvi!er*3i*rilj Imi.lied, (bat Ltie
j...gj-L,»mr.i n-rtiill ji it. ‘»ui*'i..,ri7.’ »VjOtn?r br dge, atiU
,;3;V'cir*lly » fr>-* oni, by tlie .^iJe of t.he C’h^irles Rlvnr
i !d):e, ■0 *^ - rrao.»h:.'5.’ wh'>h th-'y hell W'u!d bp
of n.0 valu''; .ind that tbisgr.nt of th! frnnchiB'i of th»
b'e/ry to tbo Ooll^Re, and the urant - f th» right of
portt ifre CO tne proprietors' of the Ch;.r5e» bridge,
IS (^coutract .wh:cb i>? impairol hy the law aaihoriZ'Dg
th? erection''f th* hn«ijfc In th* course of
b.» a'-g'*mpnt M** \V..‘r--'ter sivi*, “Thi? oou^£i*l fir tbe
■a---) tiare ■’ li l ihit ihp PS lin >t}'i oavf eusfaiaai
uo 1- 's bni iJj'it of tb. ir jrnMen pmsp. ct!*. Tncy hiiTe
lost al'. »oe> prorert.; a property worth three hundred
I'd d''U.ir-> before lb' n?w briJi^e w?.^ b-ai‘t, and
uow ni't W.> 1 ;J .r'j d -r.are x.t ' r;jj;h's,oi the Pl*iu-
tiffd .T.r'J D > nionopo y. TUnr ar-> tu? *"j')yni3Bt cf the
propwr^y for .-fliich ii'd pvid j'! a'lT-*nco; and which
•0 b; the ia-»r. ti!-/-w»>re eniii.lnd to
Jfe%r8 _v«t to CO. e. They cl'iita to
tmrr rig'll-. HPd t- hip ir'e«« ;»n(I W(«!l bfliag '"f
.>v.,4 ; oit'z- T) 'cpfnd- fT» f.iithful pref»erTft‘i(tn.
1 is wfry clrnr, iho-f in IU» ftij! in wbioh • -is
10)0? b*for^ liij, biMns; a wii' of error to a 3f^'« I'nTj’’*.
h-> ifilTf* jn cii'futr.c U'jii-.t'’ *-i*her ot.*b«'S' t'i;'>-ts
[n>> f.oint'* rrr. i" > ,7 ‘^T^. Vv j,-* hm'i'.J must pkoe fn-m-
-o'vi'.d t .o T'JOii'J of c.-n ri--t, i.t> 1 cmuot »u\^port
J !v>8 ppon the priaoip!!i'lat llie isw di7.*st«
I r>i»'le. It wf-'l settifd l>> ih*} docn icnis of this
oar-: tr-»{ ii.'' -iie liw n-'vy b’ rf>tro.ap?eii7‘ !n it-s i
*-i»cuT ft’jd tr ly dives' v.-dt,'d r'uhts, ftrxi yot n^t »irlfne
!h«) n-’.v.sfi'111 .i a of ta"' L’uit**-?'tinl -'^i i' -vN’
•.'■i-i--, -ht ..a if cdu; !k z t
418 S^^tor'fjr this C urt, iii gpe^iki’ip wf
ih" j w 'hen b»tor> I Hen Rud interpretif'g t’’'
•ict o!«'in ti>(>i o'jtis''tit'i' j • .lO Uaitpd SiaSf’A w.-.if-
{' •rMd''* tl" Si >!)•• ’|--iv ■ ' '■ ■' -i'rinjr
,1’ u^t-p f.'l.. w:= ,^ Un«us.?. .• “It. (tVir
c.'utv i.f*) :s >’ii! to be rftr.;sp,-e: ve i«! it. ro. IVii re-
!i>?i-aw v;;ich (jn c;>Li*-p.'r tbo i-n o'
e - r«Sr or n ef t^* c‘j;*vi5'c'r of ex poxt taelo
iiiws. .nrc fi'f c II |( ioned or » ir^-ia.i»*n by ar:y # t of
ihHt ’n\’’ (th? c tr^'iMit-.oc -"t sh-j U. S i and n
■If.,!brr'.-.‘i? •t'f* :a ;‘i" -I *'!0 ''- uii sny, ••‘l.e
[.fj.*(M!0Q, >n>»t pr^-ned upon tue ''oun,
■hi' Le'li • f'f tHi-’ 'if't. wM > 'itve.-*t rianti" - which
tri'-re ’.)y i* ’ 'D iSHTifrlei* T.-frn . c(**‘fi.;aly «o
t I C' >•* .'ii'i'ifi of tnc U S. whioh Rppl'f*)* ’O s.
Stft-e ^n-vr 'tf t-iiij d'«or!j’'i u; nor tr- #o «iw-T'.
/ a» y r.* t.. t "* ■? Circui* 0 -urt w* o
tj-ir ■: ':-i mi eii -jct. 1 •' u{ T - hi.* gco'ind, v^'Vi.; ‘J
i s *'•' ur.i tf i'a;.'s.ii' I' e i ' {"^tion of a c*riir»: t
Tse t Ai-ip trin."rp Rtii -njfd in ihia c tirl iu
• \ t? o' Mtr r'. Jtoi!©•{ in 1834 b
?=t 110 ‘-.A* to the ?.r«t pvio', (S%y the CoO*-t.) it is
oi-»r i^a* I.'.nr- h-s ao r'^'it to pronoucc* n acr
of the Stk^* Li.-ii' ^lure voi i, »b cocfriry to tii(* Coniti
mii’.n of the IT. S from i.tio that it d»Tf5t*
* '••oe'i-n' r rtst* ..‘f pri>p(*rty. I’tjn Coa-dituMoii of t.-p
tT S ao.-!i »!0t proiiioit tKe .■» tro-o puMian reiro-
.-►•ective I.iW3, irene. nlly; but ^'uly ejr poit facto lavs "
Tue obj.'C- *nd rad a*' ali g'V^rnwro: kiio promote »re
-■JtppiQ"** fttii ; ropp'rity vf 'he coiiniiuniiy by which
c. Jt c^n ne»cr r>c a?'uiaed, hat tbe
-’aver‘ifu«»T3f I'ntcudid to diraiui“h i's T'i*wer of vcnc-n
ashiu* tof* *nj for wnic.- ji w^b cre«*i('d A Si«t
■ li ht tssvtr to bo p-t-junitd to surrender this power, be-
CiU.if>, I 'tUs •-I ig pow. r, lOf woo:e commuauy
.Tl- :i;i inlpr ^t m preserving it cp stmiai.shvd Tu^
contiii-a'“d esini'jnce of »« guvoriiin-’M wou ^ be of » •
^r-ai value, a t'/iwp!i'’atioas aaa pri-cinap'ioDS, ii »*3
uftitiei of fl\* pot*T3 in.Ct»-.»ry lo *ccout}'anh i.oe
- i.iUH tf Its c '•■-iiof; ;»ud the tuuciioHs-jf was dt*l•^gne»l
'o pertorui, ir«iig;«rir^a lo ite MnJ« cf privilegsd wOr-
^•jr&tj ‘Oj
fi. ij IS A n Jc’a sir vijiT'-r . afe frbni our ( wn Suf r. ci'>
la Mc'U-I i..nu-giob huj K)ileig>i R. tt i'o ,
A ’SC, ujd;r kb net ui A-'Seuibly ia l7iC, Herr u,
un'*»rw- . ii in* ; l^t-iUll^reg ilarly w^a ku
- 'r'i^a rtC' »0'1 ii i'P up Ik »o;l b’’idg? ttt tie
NVrm £•*•>1 .irauo‘! itie C.»pe i sr, i tivi it was ex-
■ tr!y p.' . ■' ' ii! t ^ ; 'M-irior thui -tt tKailnot be
'ul fjr any t trton wha^'inr to k«ip ang ferry, but 'd any
bn-iyc, or tel ung pert/n or pertont, carrtuge or camagrt.
cattle, hwg* ur »htp, oifr the »aid rmtr. for fee or rt
icard. Wit.lilt tu rn:ej of the tarne, uniUr a penaitg of tutenftf
fvrea-ti andeoery offenct*' i *it> oridifC w.*«trc it
ei Wiiii u t.iiie pre5.nl)>; i »o i kap- u;; a toll bridge
Here J' an “esA.iifii^e prj-.iltge gi*»a to theai ov#r lae
oi ’iiie Non-i tit lacu of ttieC*pe tVitr,
wiitin siX mues ■•,»t'0»« > nd oeiow tac^criUpte. ’ Uer#
IS toe '■i^b' iwertci .ibn lg**, »»ud ‘io pr^vfiii other p*r-
ti.ws from e"*ci:sg oue," wtiiiju ihe uta>' ilere it "fcn
('(.(TAgemetjt rruat thi* iSt«t« ib^i- •aatfaer 8n«l! not be
tr ct.-d. ” AcU here is “au uudertAkiug not to Biiuctioo
o,-tti}»eiition' n.-r any iimig eliu “ti'st ui>*» d;minr«a the
.luuiutof LhQir int..Ilf.' ■ Oa ail ih*s.: sutj-cts ttie
oa-ii-.er im ' «rxprtss. Toe Rkilr->i>J vJomn.*ny, ty vume
vi ’III cH%rter, gr.»ai«J in i&JX, •rectea >i bnOge h« p»trt
■-,f tUe Railroad, over the I^ur;n Emi iirtioca ot thi* C*jie
Ke.ir. •rtiia aix tntle» ot ise br.d^e site of tae Plaiutin.
J uug? P*'4r»on, Jeiivenng tt»i >>piuiou of ttie Courr Baj.s,
■ i'he nrsi quettiou is :Ut lacAaing j the p .r'lr?,
-nd. oi (jOt:.,-«, tiij ticcp- ;»aJ opertktiou ol (ne Cui:tr»c!.,
Cviofi at d to to* itrries, cr-.Jg;« tuner ui;.des of Ret
tiug pc-.moas aai pr>i^ ^r j vv *r tutnv-.-r time
»u. WQ.auO i;» uafcT Or >» •« tt tue ot the ^r-
iieti, ivjii w»9 i: ia taeir c.;a'.;aipt>viivu, lo confer up.jo
il-irou, L.H ui Iff '»«1 ;si,.-u-, H p*Mpcun. iin^a»puly •
ctir.;r fer>OQf ^ a-i pr.'pcriy o»t;r i..e itTet, by .ni'^iis
• f h.s t.:.*: !■ 'huuiU u- vtr taeroafter be tu
ti.e pi,w'r . I I'll- ti jvefiur, vJ-juiiCtl nc 1 A>3.;tub;y, no
mJlter uhit tnijkt be t'\t cA-inje tn the cj’.daton of lAingt,
.■Utivr 1.. isK-’iiiOB to ifl . ai-u»--’'s.lv i^,r rinjs-
p'jriii tuc liTvr, :r ae tiuprvtc i luuje-* ol tr.ins-
■ -n, to aiiii*,.ria3 *ny o,u«r aii.u«s ol oru!»s;;i^ iu«-
: >Vo :.f3 I’ luiv hr.a^iic uu''
1J.D4- to l'i« cj:ivJiUsijU t.iiii ii.e -k-ier is t it, iruu oju
V riic; -tl ol inc uarea-sOQAbie
a^ju i-»rt ji ii»i -a c nsi-JcTi-'ijn tiio rci f tco»
luat u' w.u) >o p;rtonju, to txiui »ny duou ■•t.puuiivu,
^a-1 t>i.04Ue it w»f uur,‘i*t,auA-ts laai tiio Ooteruor,
! .uncU .--J Airca»biy, tn coqs •Jerc.tioa of builJirijh
to c aifr .i pvri.«tu.ii uio;ir>pv iy a-i I />ke Irooi
“■.f.i.s .T- s :iB i 1“ it -,Jor a:i tine tij cone, ihe
• -w r Ji U'f ; ; • 1 jr :iiiu aa u: e r
I ^ ;t- i.J—p-i- t.i" gf.Trnl weiia e bg aiopting iucti
! .'uturet uu I ufic «i"» of i^ingt innitL necetaarg.
; • i t iM'.. •'» * .'i‘be •» ■•uca 1 -.pi ovciaema -tuu uivta-
1 i, hs .v5 1.UT -c * -r t>e o n- fi- oi Ut>.
j I li' w. •'» »i u-.rf ■»'.iaaU la tuppvte thal
I ..‘I'l/ i it'h l' i !>/ f'trreii *r (Ue me ins, ig w ttcU in-g tnm
j th^r lU- i- .■'.f.-r.’ rn-i Ui'rtafler be'ttmb f4 to fjeet t'lepur-
f.-r la'hidi ikeg 'cere crnt>d andjjrmed into ajovtr^i-
:..‘:nt.
u r jjjt'd th*?e c»fes as tne exponents fhe prin-;iple
iav-M»tfa tu lue qutswOJ uow p.-t-eenied, an i as oj thei^j
.1- ji oiiC't tani tne r«‘*peeti»e uc 8 of tee L >g.slatures
I . CV1 ^■s. orwivctii, in q u-st ■n, are nji a Viol*tt-: ol
tji .t ci’J? .N.» I'JA't Co'>!*.i-.u loa wi?'.o:j txprint^
;'o.'iio 'i 111 -* e- fr )itt p-s-iog ihws iajj.atcing ai-
b' “ *' 1 u of 0 n-1*** a>* •»5 ,tUe l/oa^trii . .».f
,'■ :u!..-a' rat.e O' » J do-'- not ezprestly prohioi: Oougrcff.t
om pa-.ii-.g %'iy 8U.JI1 i«w, so I con.ilude, a foriiort,
■ , !i ij; prijvTijw iTed, !^hi thi Aa. o: C jireoj tu
(j;i.'*- ie:i Id ii'.-i tu Vi ’.aiiou ol •» iDcSirurarnt
Up'iii c u.s!'er.«iiyu it i$i or'ier^d aad adjuJg?i. th-vi
Uie i'e‘Hiou?y-, Alex'iU'Jer Wiliums, be rem^adeu ta lae
cu-iod>' ol N Currie, and that tue I’etiiioncr
i ty tc.' coBis of Lilts prooe.'ding, to ue taxed by tie
clerk ut las Aoperi-jr t,\iuri oL Moore Joualy.
it d FtlKNOH. Judge S. C. L.. Sc Eq.
Lamber ".n. J ' I'y lMi, t
have been but justic in Cont'rcsa to restore tho j by h contr --ct
amount, or some portion whildi was paid to «ub- i «'ajoy ‘or tw.nty ye%rs >«t to co. e. They chiui
Stitutes und^r the act which trave them aothority pnycha^ed. Tnese who h^ve ;
„ t -* -1 iwe act wuiOB gave j satiwi thi proprrfy b v.i f-.ken if fro-o theiE- havp fair
to employ thoTn. nr fn Tr^n.kp notne compensati(»n „,i .■ . m.. ’
iploy thorn, or to make some compensatitm
for what is lost to tbcm by the act in juestionj
but this view, thouirh perbap.s an equitable one,
Cannot have a controlling influciicc. lii the Ij.
S- vs. Schooner Peggy, 1 Cranch 1U3, .Marshall,
J-, eays, “It is true that in mere private cases,
between individualn, a Court will and ought to
struggle hard a^ainHt a construction which, .\jriII,
by a retrusper.tiVO operation, affect the ri^its of
parties; but in grtiat national concerns, where i>
d’vidual acxjuircd )>y war, are sacrificed
for national purposes, the contract (rcferrini? to
the Treaty between France abd the U. S. in 18U1)
toiking the sacrifice, ought always to receive a
Ci>nstructi n conforming to its minifest import;
‘‘rid if the nation ha:J given up the ve-tcd rijihts
it.8 citizens, it is not for tho Court, but for the
'Government, to consider whethQr it bo a case
proper for compensation. In such a case, the
. - liken
aVl froio lh>m ritboul C',rapen«iat.ion. Thia presents tl’o
qiii'diicn w.iotbe*- tbe Constiiutioa of the Uaite'l States
lit»s b?rn violated? There is no other is,n ’ matio on
this record. The Piaiot.’ffa do not ,«eek to interrupt the
j-rogreos of iraprovenfents, bu( they ask to stay revnlu-
lioii, a revolution againdt the foundations on which pro
perty rcste; a revolution^ w.iicij is attempted on the
-^n ''f rnonopolyj we roii^t. the clamor HgniiiAt
IcpielatiTf* j;o;b whfcfi nave vested’ rights in- individuals
ou prir cf eqasil juRtiots to the Slate and to those
wu^ hold th-'.-e rights under the provisions of the law.
The ttrticHoa of-the bri l?e was an undertaking of great
lmnr«. and f'o r^-gult of tiic elTori to oonslrnot it was
Consid»rpd exoeed.nely doubtful It cannot, therefore,
be euppo?>’i that the fraichiic to be diminished,
and Its 'ryoyin.•>it to be IiDti('’H. Nothir»g of this t«
expressed, »i d n^thini; ■ouure4«oii%ble oan bj implieA.”
Mr t) J. f iaey, m dolivering tne opinion of the
Court says: ••Th*s 4ct of ineorporation is in ftie usual
form and the privileges such as are commonly ^iveu to
0-rrporations of that kind. It confers on them tbe ordi
nary faoultiss of a oorporalion, for the pttfpose of build-
BUSINESS BEFORE COXGRBSS
Congress IB now most earnsstlv engaged with the
various meanurep, military and financial, which
the crisis so urgently demanda, and they will be
issued in the form of law.s at a very early day*
The military bill, passed by the*Senate Saturday
laft, now before tho House. Itfi provisions
have ’)ot boon given to the public, bat 1
make a gue* at them and lay a small wag*»r for
its correctness
It is understood that the bill oxteoda the «on-
scription age to all ?ble bodied crtizens ander
fifty five yenrs ot age and over eighteen; those
over forty-five to be employetl in home duties,
such as the (Jilar.t»rtua.9t«T and Commissary de
parttnents, enrolliusc officers, provost guards for
towns an4 cities, j^uards for railroad lines and
bridgos, and auch like omployments; tho-ie now
onf:.nir''d in them to b; trausferred to active du
ty in U'.o fichl, together witli all p®rBonrf enrolled
und.^r forty-Sve yeara of age- Tho exemption
i.sf i- onlars'od upt>n that originally reported, to
the Senate by the Committee, It ejubraees min-
istt'rs of udigioti iu charge of regular congre_ga-
tions, phvstcians thirty-five yrar.s of age and over,
who have h«;on ^ievon yfiars in regular j)raetice.
tcaeaers of est iblished nehools of twenty scholars,
one editor to each newspnpt r pub*lish» d prior to
th'.- IGth of April, 1862, fi>gethfr wisfc pueh jour
neymen printers as he will ?wear arc absolutely
neccssary for iTcrpin^ tip bis journal (^book keep
ers, mail clorlf^, reporters, fngttioer# and pref^s-
raon arc rjot included in tho bill as it stands);
on''f'icemsk^r to every three hundrel inhabitirit'*, ^
t> be over forty five ye.arfl of age and selected by | hody down
the county courtft. Theso are all the ppecial. ex-‘ *
omptions, though a discretion is vested iu the
President and Spcretar}' of \V^ar to detail such
persons as may be required by the absolute no-
cessitie."* of the community. The bill T/ill likely
pa.«s the House without any material change
The House impressment bill, whieh seeks the
repeal of tho odious features of the old law, was
before the Senate yesterday and discussed in open
session. .''Ir. Wigfall made a speech. His idea
was to dispanse with all appraisers and all present
payments for produco necessary for the support
*t the army, as the present system, owing to tlif*
embarrassed condition of tbe currency, would
evidently bankrupt the country and break down
the cau.se, when everything would go by the
board. Confederate notes were »>o depreciated
that the planters did not want them, and refused
to sell at all except at a fabulous price, and the
matter would be but little bettered by the inter
vention uf appraisers. He proposod that the
oUicers of the Government seize such surplus
{)roducts !LS may be nee«ssary for the support of
the urmy, giving ia each ease a certificate stating
quantity and tjuaUty, and binding the G^overnment
to payment u/trr fUr cfotr of the K:ir. He argued
that it would save millions to tho Govtrnutent,
relieve th- treasury from ao immense burthen,
dispense with the necessity for any great addi
tion to Confeioriite notes now in circulation, and
at tbe same time far Lett«r for the planter him
self, for he would r^-eive his conipcn.saticn in a
currcncy ba/^ed on specie, anti not in the present
depreciated paper. The plan was adopted in the
last war with England, worked w«U, and neither
the statesmen nor the demagogues of that
day discovered anything unconstitutional about
it. If the planters could thus cheerfully come
to the aid of their Government when only honor
was at stake on the contest, he felt assured they
were equally patriotic and would do it now in a
war whefe liberty itself depended on the result.
The whole matter was laid ever until to-day.
Editorial 'or. S'lvnnnnh Rrpubliciin.
Airocitias of the Enemg in Nffrth Alahafnn
A Colonel, and for the last campaign, a Brigadti
commander, furnishes the following facts, which
stamp with eternal infamy, tlie atrocious conduct
of the enemy in North Alabama
About twenty-five Yankees, headed by one
Ben Harris, a torv from Madison county, crr>*»s»d
the Tennes^ca River into Beech iKiaud, wnd C3i>
turfd Benjamin Raden, an old man, his .••on, his
nephew James Raden and his*aon, rnd »uo*^h r
man whose name i» forgot.tcn—all privjto altixerfi*
—and phot *hem, killing four dead, and threw
them into the rivor, thri-e of wtios« bo'^irs were
afterward)' f iind The fifth caught ).*oMot
bushes whe*-! tlarris oruerwd them to cit hi-^ /tcaJ
of} with their sabres, which they attefuptfd, l^it
could not r aeh -him; ho then or'^rrod them t'>
knock his brains out with » *f>,nce rtii), and failing
in this, thrj fired two guns, and he lropr?'l bis
betid in the water as if d*-i’d, and tho flen*^
posinrr hiai dead, derarteil. I he same ero'v»l
wen* to the house* of ^Iaii"’on Kitchi*'. th? pon-
j-cribing ' liKT!, and took him OQt ol hi.s b'd xnd
drtvve him in front of *hpni two or tlsreo
‘nilps to Piiint Rock lliv r, atid made t'ini watif
in about inidwiy and rhot. bim, putMng svvca
halls through his body. These wf*re all iirofFe')d
ing c'»;7 ’'’s. Henjinnin Kader. wn=‘ an old man,
•Tiin. 2S.—Capt. Stroi-hfr, -1th V;-.
tured 12 i'ankcei^, ne.ir Jsi'ues •
county, on ' uesd ?y eve’iTntr, o?'''ti.
teams, '^quipmcnts
WeaUn r very v m, mp * !•
the .'shad*.'. Roads in Snt- •uviifjon
Oli.\.MJK C li
Cav:,;vy.
i'y. Mail is,;,
■“ r’ .
If
i;.v; CHptUirJ
n'ln.,- kill
sixty-ti.rco yevrs old
They hung an- over.seer—Who liad formerly ta
ken the oath to l.>i;)CoiQ—his sole ofiancc couraf,■
ing iu asF.i*tini: his amploy^r to get hi* *tock
across the river.' They put, a n»»tiee on ths tree—
that it would he death for any, one to tako hi'^
They went to P. Rallins, foTieriy a Captain in
Cel Hale’s Rf*giment, who had resigned in con-
eequoncc of ill health, r^nd robbed him of r>everal
thousand dollHr.:—giving hiTii #n minu‘es to
cross the Tennessee River and threat'^:ni’ig to
hang him and leave him han'.iag till tha buz
zards should pick his eyes out, if he ever retnrn-
ed. They have issued an order for all to tr^ke
the oath, or leave their iine.s. ,
Such are a few of toe m.my atrocWrs these
Yankee fiends—the n-p.resentatives of “the best
Government the world ever saw,” are inflie‘in:;
on the people of North Alabatiia.
Rirhmon^l Wknf.
roa 'faE .
at ni*" f-iiii’t s '':.ii4- n ;*■ iVioiitgomory Oo, N C,
iiin»r I-'.I, ls65.'lu t.atj ‘,ioi j,*ar ot his age. John Mti-
n CrKWi-ira, i m>>a; r ot Uo. O, 14it» N. Ri'g’t,
t uusL.« f-ii! u oae 80 youag and pr.imiaing ;u lae
psniHg ot m*tih:>oo. Milion •as a good atid kpu-
er. us J juog man, w-jkS almired and beloved by ati ais
acquaioiaaocs. lie oitiimes cotnplimcatod for his
morality auJ piaua deportment. He served hia coun'
try lor neiir;/ tea moT.tas; 7>w c.%^ured by fjie enoiay
at SharpabHrg, aaJ remained wim taem moro than
thre« numhs, diitiD^ WToh tim'j he auff^reii much
f'om eickncds; be;ure ho fia.lly ifcov’red he hastoned
to rrjoia hiB ooiapaniona, wnere he was always ready
♦ o obey orders la th«! memorable battle of Chanoel-
iorsvill* he received a severe wowad in the right arm
it was amputated and he was ooaveyed to Richmond'
where he took the typhoid tever; he bore it nil with
much patience, with a smile oi» his coaateaanoe, fleem-
ID?: to be rt-tiigaei to tUe will of «od. His father an
hearing the sad ate of his son, weat immodiately after
him and brought him home, where he survived only a
few days. Mil'oa iu early life aoueht and fo*hd tht»
pearl of grea' price; he joitvei the church at the age of
fifteen, and lived up to the du!i«s of a meek ani hum-,
ble chriBtiao, and Oies a true soldier o^ tbo cross.
• Dear .Miltou, thou hast, suffered
By this fierce and cruel war,
But thy confliQts now arc eudedj
Thou oanst. feel its p ingg no more.
Thou hast heard the oannon’s rattle,
Thou hant soea the wounded fall-
In Chtmcellorijville’s bloody >»attle'
Thou wast pierced by a fatal ball.
Pond parpnts, weep not for tljy son, ‘
Hia Buiferiugs now are o’er;
He has fought his battle, tbe viotory won-
And is now on Ganain’s happj shore.
In the bright—brlght-oourtg of heaves
A portion he doth share; ’
By sin it is not blended—
No fe^r of war is there.
Dear Milton, thoa art h.appy now,
Thy soul from aQguish free;
Thou art in^that lovely dwelling
Wherfe thy spirit longed fo be.
• ContiH M,
'*oan must decide uocordmf to axiaiing laws; and if It ^ bridge, and establishes oertaia rates of toU^
^ «aiiir»tack «af^
AP^T to ' MoLBAN
Her. 28, IMS. 88-M
The Vriitx.—Dr. Klliot, thie patriotic Bishop
of Georgia, i» a late uermyn preached in Savan
nah, exhibits the alternative before us, in a few
sentences pregnaut with all the fire of a prophet
and palrtot. These are, indeed, words that burn:
“Forward, my hearers, with our shields loeked
and our trust in God, ^ our only movement now.
It is too lute to go backward. We migh''. have
gone backward a year ago, wh«n our armies were
victorisusily thunacring at the gates of Washing
ton, and were keepiug at succosaful bay the
Hessians of the West, had we been content t«
hear humiUation for ourselves and degradation
for our children.
But that is no longer left u.^. It ia now victo
ry or unconditional submLiiiiou; submission not to
the conservative Mid Christian people of the
North, but to-n party ot infidel fanatics, with an
army of needy an i grouay soldiers at their backs.
Who shall be able to restrain them iu their hour
yf victoryl When that hour approaches, when
tiie (Tanger ahad seem to be over, and the spoilt
leady to be divided, every outla* will cush to
Gil their ranks, every adventurer will rash to
swell their legion;*, uud they will sweep down
upon the South as the hosts of Attita upon
the fertile fields of Italy. And shall you find in
defeat that mercy whicli you did not in victory?
You may slumbt r now, but you will awake to
'!i fearful reality. You may Ue* upou your beds
ofca.se and drtara that when it is alt over you
will be welcomed back to all the priviicges and
immunitivjfl of cuizcrs, but how terrible will be j
your d:!*appoi:;tmentI You will have ati igflo-
ble homo cvorruu by hordes of iusolcot slaves and
rapacioa? soldiers. You will wear the badge of
a con(juered race. Pariah.s among your* fellow
creatures; yourselves degraded, your delicate
wives and gentle children thrust down to menial
service, insulted, perhaps dishonored.
Think you that the victorious hordes, made np
in the larger part of the sweepings of Flurope, will
leave you anythicg? As well might the lamb
expect mcrcy from the wolf. Power which is
checked and fettered by a doubtful contest is
very difi'crent from power victorious, triumpbant
and irresponsible. Tho friends whom you have
known and loved at the North, who have sympa-.
thizcd with you in-your trials, and whom you
might have looked for eomfort and protection,
will have enough to do then to take care of them
selves. The surges have to sweep over us and
will carry them away in iti refluent tide.
Oh! for the tongue of a prophet, to. paint for
you what is before yo*, unlets yon repent and
turn to the Lord, and realise that “Hia hand i«
upon all then? for good that seek him.” The lan
guage of Scripture is alone adequate to describe
it: ‘‘The earth mourneth and languisheth, Leban
on; is ashamed aud hewn down; Sharon is like a
wilderness. They that did feed delicately are
desolate ia the streets; they that were brought up
in scarlet embrace dunghills._ They ravished the
women of Zion and the ‘maids in the cities of
Judah. They took the young men to grind.
The joy of our heart is coasea; oar daace is turn
ed into mourning. Tbe crown is fallen from osr
head; woe unto us that have eisned!”
An Attack on Apprehension exists
at Mobile that tbe city is threatened with an- early
attack by the enemy. In connection with the
stq^ments of late United States papers that a
“secret expedition left New Orleans on the 30th
of December to operate against Mobile,” and that
an intrenched camp is to be established at Pasea-
goula, “to facilitate operations when the rainy
season ends,” the Mobile Tribune says informa
tion baa been received that extensive operations
are on foot at Ship Island. Heavy transports
have passed along the Atlantic coast southward,
for some destinatfon not' stated. Whatever may
be the enem/s intentions, we ar« pleased to learn
that if they are resisted with tolerable spirit no
doubt is eatertam«d of their repolM.
Vinuhiusm.—The desperate wickcd-
licss of the yanktCs, and their disregard of the
opinions of the civilized world. Is fully and f4irly
illuotratsd'in their bombardmciit of the city of
Charlc5t/in. They can offer no excuse or ju^ilifica-
tion which will be received )»y the world, for
such wanton and unnecessary vandalism. It
bears upon it too plainly the impress of spite and
malignity. Failing to reduce the defences aroun 1
the city, after fix months of continuous and zeal
ous effort, and de.spairinjj of ever obtaining a
foothold, they now point their batteries at Charles
ton, and with devilish malice hurl their redhot
shot and their Greek-fire at private property, and
non-combatapt citizecs. In the history of the
world there has been no such instance ol unre
strained malignity. Tbe bombardment of Copen
hagen by tbe British fleet, is the nearest approach
to a jiarallei case, but even that was done for a
purpose, while the conduct ot the jankees at
Charleston has not about it one single palliating
circumstance. They are trying to batter and
burn the city, because they cannot take it. If
they succeed in levelling it with the earth, it will
not advance their military programme a single
inch. It is true,
•‘I -will f*ed treir revpape,”
and that is the only object they now have in
view. But the contempt and execrations of civ
ilized man will follow them, and impartial history
will revenge iti^clf upon them, and vindicate th?
manhood of our race, by consigning the distards
to the infamy their villainy so richly deserves.
Chattanoojn ReL*l.
Battle s Bri’jfide.—Among our gallant soldiers
who have promptly come forward and renewed
the p'edge of fhcir lives, if need be, to defend
our sacred cause as long as the public exigencies
require it, is Battle’s (formerly Rodes,’^ Brigade
of Alabama veterans, of the Army of Northern
Virginia. Thia action on the part of our gallant de
fenders, who have voluntarily re-enlisted, ia in
deed like tbe bursting of tbe rays of the sun through
a dark cloud; and those whft are at all conversant
with the spirit which has sustained them through
the hardships of the long and weary march, the
bivouac add tbe dangers of the battlefield for three
long tedious years, without hope of reward, save
the achievem^t of our inuepeodence and the
gratitude of their country, are not surprised at
t his frttsh and mo# cheering manifestation of it.
Richmond
Ydnlcce tolorf.—As the yankee army is half
white and halt black, it cannot be denied that
thty, at least, go out of a fight with all their co
lors flying.
, , ,iXOTI€K.^
I)ERSONS in ;bts vioiunv woo .ii»v> n.it h rpto-
X foie vacciO'-i*‘d, a-e '■rquir‘u a on'ie -> v,i;c
tfj, by ord(?r of th- lorn iiififtji'ner.i. Dr. W C .'iei)tif-
flo is tbe v!*-^ein^ aq jut fo’ Cv»!a''er’T.n.l o 'U-a v
.-S M3L.5:: vN. •'{-^or.
, Jaa’y 2o. I8v4 i
2 Hili opt‘n a ^tichool
-ou ifarntig on Iiili on tb« tet'j.
Ttrraa tl5 ppr ^u'jr:«r oi 10 wee»s.
JOHN GRlHAM.
li'it'pd'
A w
Y a jroutii; lu-ia wDv ci*K tive tae bes^ of ri“t>rsr?'?s
as to ch>ir%ott‘r and»«rhoUirfth!p > Apply iramt-di-
tiiely* stale a *liiry, &ud addnss I'UTOR.
• Carthsj-e, N. C.
CaTtb«e'. Jan’j 2!j. 1 2-rd
¥e iTe'dV
FROM THE-
GENUII9E CHINfiSE TEA. PLANT,
Gruica in the open /rounl, within three miles of
- Fat/ettevillCj without ant/ jirotectio/i from
cold or heat, rain or drought!
The Planfs'which produced theso ijeeu oan be ee*n al
Mr. Jarues M. Suitn's resideaoe near this pl>^ce.
THE FLA VOR OF THE TEA IS EQUAL TO TUE
BEST imported:
Plant nntil 1st .\pril in rich or good land, three seeds
in a hill, one inch d^ep, eewn feet each w»y and keep
clean durin»( the who> j-ear.
For dale by S. J. HINSDALE.
Jany2«» liStpd
_ waSted,
Two WIVES—that is, a wife for each of ns whose
names are subscribed below. One maat be twenty-
nine years old, and .ond of all domestic duties On?
wlio was given to milking the cows and feeding the
ohickeas in early yciith, and who is not aahamed of
it now, preferred. She must have red hair and blue
eyes. If her temper be rather sharp so mack the bet
ter. She icnst be iaolined to be strong, and fond of all
sorts of display—t»Be who delights in going to *he the
atre and all public amii8ea>ents where ladieo are ex
pcted. The other must have black h»ir and ^y«?s, soft,
tender and insinnating. Must never have seon a caw
or chicken only as steak and friokasee. Bhe mnst be
foad of music, books and danoing. If given tn inno
cent flirtations eo mutjh the better. 4ge 14. If there
be twe saoh ladies who wish' to marry two boneat, up
right soldiers, Set them address
HEAVr DGQOK & LIOHTFOOT,
Starr’s Li«ht Battery, Qreenvllle, N C.
Jan’y 25 l-2tpd
Jan’v 28
B'
J'’rof>y thr S'ntll >ri >■'.
— Col. Jeff. E.
and all the nrt:ro‘'K >• '
d««tvoyi^>-' t'le ox‘ ur-' v.':iv‘»n-
uojiio**" l-a»i' 8ir''V''d ' -re.
t-’ I'.'porf fiT-
y.tukefN 'ilr .» un ti p f r‘ fic’i^
th*; iliroction ol
ed t'^ h,> evjic’.ri*t-(l
Tii;> tT:tii«p'r!; nr"’ -• i.s
rivr'r arc rep jrtr 5 = t V z
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—T-^v'} lt'’gir;]rrjts o- y:!’'' **'-
on ?u'T'f>if'i v'ii}f','in ' • ,i.
homf> e'OL.'”'is ’d r- *T' ii> :* ■:
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T'ni'. gankc' f i,;- ih- • —On ! :
last, two yrii.k,. r . ‘ . ^ n..,. (
liver as.far a- H i>■ 1 . ;
About o m-:i 't:v. i .\ a:
village, burae i sev‘>ral
about 10,000 pou-i'^ of '=rc>-rr7.:iiciit v-.^a \vi';
had most impi ude:it!y b ■■ n ‘.v ,j t j r-.n-i n
there. They also rohbe ■ "'•rir/jc j-s’iv,--
earricd cff :en or rwolvo i'lair-? a d Li.!;;d kMi,*
that tnf?y not get 'iwav. As M»oy werf^ re
turning to the gtTnhoat-, pome ot our eatairv
csme upon tb^ju, kiiled several of theuj ki.’:
wounded o‘' i:r3 Ot-ly one oi our men rm
woatided (plishily,) llariellsvillc is about two
miles from Ciiywan river, an i alio’U tweniv
below 'lurfreesbor/.—Kxfrr.-^i.
Raid o>> Br ind')v.—Through a gentle-
man from the vicinity, wo havt: some euurelv re
liable partieulirs eoiiceruittr the teocnt raid upo:,
the Jjower Brai;d>'r: osut.c . r'ver, wLicIi
was referred to in rhe Kx- ic.'? ui .
Tl-o O’ie'i.y up.J.ai ;s r'v-'>r, I'^i.nu-ij i-.
bringing '.vi!;t thi-m t-.r-.»‘as.d iwvt'.':
boatf Th:'y hnd two full r'-ginient.--', ijifLi.n^,
and two c^iJipnniei of ouvi.lry. Ti e -xj.'.'li:: i
was eomui.'tndrd by jen Grai nm, l)u!i « ;ju!i-
day night, thev latjd?4 two eoiiJp;:!ji!?.s of i’ifu!jir\
ar a retuote point above iirai.dm. .Lho cinipi
n;es were piloted tltr-ju h the woou.- by tL.e tn ,..-...
blachsmirk at Brs.ntlun, a very int- iii^v;Dt fc!, st,
By makirrg a circuit they got iu the re;u- uf our
.signal etatiow at Biaadoii, aud came upou ■■■u:
men Monday i’rom tr.e direction of j^ijiiivU
Church, thus rendering -.hcape im;- . i'.le
of eight n)f*n employed at the statr-u. ! :it cae >;5-
caped, who secreted hira?elf' in a thiek ; 7 iie
enemy also captured Dr. Plobert I’ufohic, a Lrv-
ther of Mrs. ilarrison, the owner of ti;e Jirauaon
estate, and the twi:- overseers, :^^•s-r5. Cox aud
.^immons. They dc;‘troyed all th’ cora, (-juje
two thousand barrels) » large quaulity ot styii
wheat, oats, shacks, fodder uud ll.>ur. Aii iht
out buildings of every description were burnt, and
all the negroes, hotses and mules, carried oiT.
The dwelling wa.« entered, all *he wines arjii
litjuors appropriated, and the furniiure generarij
demolished •
It is generally believed fh?it the enemy coi»-
templated a very extensive ruid, but that they re
ceived informatioD which changed their plans
Lower Brandon was on-c of the few estates which
escaped mole.sfation wh.-n the enemy under Mc-
Clelian, devastated that section in 1''62.
1^‘tcrfJivrg Kcprcss.
From Tenre.'infi.—A special despatch to the
Montgomery Auverti.^ r, liom i>altO'>, s^ys:
Gen. Fyrre.st isdoinggoi>d service, he had whip
ped the euemy at.~L*Grat:gc, Collioie.'ille aud
Germar-rov!n. Yoa:;g men woto fi-jekirig to hij
corumand froi'i all q;;artcr.s. There is a large
force in West Tennessee roudy to join him. The
prospects are bright for tho spring campaign
Ktnldy’s comma&*i, near fuscuiubia, Ala., is re
ported to be iu splendid condition for service.
The enemy are compelling uil citizens to leave
Huntsville who relu.se to* take the oath of alle
giance to the L nitcd States.
Rc-fnlisfment of Jonnsfon's -V C. Bn'gaJt —
Ricumon'U, Jan. 2S—Johnston’s Brigade of
North Carolina troops. Army of Northern Vir
ginia, have re-voluut ,*eri;1 tor tbe war.
Prisoners.—At the LiOby yesterday, a number
of yankee pri^foners were admit ttu from East
Teuufssee. UpMurds of otjc thou-a.id prisoners
have been received iroiu that quarter since the
movctueut of G‘.n. L-.*:ig.s. r.:ci's at my from Kai5x-
ville. Tiie wiiole nuinbjr in Iliehmond and
Danville is nigh on to fiiteea thousand
Rtchmoiid E.iiimlnrr.
Reporfpd Destruction of IhicKn in Tennes^te.
—A report has r-. nchod u^,. s:iy? the Appeal of
the -A'J, to«the elf.-ct that the towns oi Jackson,
, ia I'jn-
by * -- 1-' di r ,i I j.'co-
bceii vi -ue in revtt!i.'e
tvud'^red by the peopla
Huntingdon and McL-ui 'r^.-vilio
n\«sce, iia'-c I'U i
This, as is sap.-.'SBd. L s
f.r tue weie-juo- reC.p;iou
ttiere to Gen. Fonest.
ATOIV E. aAI^L, ,
rtrwar^S & ConuBissioo Herchaiit,
WILL giv6 «|iu»k deapateh to goods o«t:ts}|m«l to kiac
Particular attention given to »U produce sent Ub>
fw fldb. 0««rifmenU of Movm, t«r «sJ*
akta^nlMtoi.
I Jaa*w
I'rum the ^yrth.—The Sew York ileralu t
the 2lid January cim ains no item of news ol tbe
least intet est except that gold in thar city is wrth
157i. The Herald of tne "2G:n reports it un
changed.
Foreign dates are to tho 10th Jan'y. ^‘The
Holstein question” had a threatening iook, and
G0,000 Geiaiau troops ar6 c .dkcted oTi the borders
of mat Duchy. T;;e 1‘riuctSiof Wales has a^?n.
Anotht'.r Setm»^r lu.—Another ste, mer, laden
with government freight, .says ^ho Mobile no;:i'-
ter of the 13th, has slipped into pjrt Th- bloek-
aders saw her aud tried to cut her off, but she*
had too mucb heels for them. She is called the
Donbigh, and is made of iron and i.s a “good one
to go." She comes to a well known house iu
Mobile to -vshich'^he belongs.
The Conf'f-deru^e Fin-nncis—A communieati)n
from the Seert:;ry of 'he Treasury, oovcrios:
statements from tbe ilcgi'ter of the Trea.^ary. in
response to a res. lution of the Senate, was laid
before that body Monday. xVceording to Mr.
Tyler’s statement, the Confederate debt i? about
as follows:
Funded debt * 52^7,^71,650
C.^ certificates 8tf’2‘J6 7T0
IntereBl bearing Treaeary notes 102,465,4w0
Non interest do do ' 720,898,09i
Total
• $1,210,441,9(30
Klection in Orange.—Gov. A ance ha.s ordered
an election to be held in Orange county, on the
18th of March, iov a Senator to fill th** vacancy
oiicasioned by the reaignatiou of Gov:. Graham
Fire.—We regret to If-aru that the barn of Mr
Clement Smith, eight miles west of thi.s place,
was burnt on Wednesday last, at noon. The
barn was a new weil-finiihed building, and con
tained a heavy quantity of grain, forage, i*tc., tho
loss being estimated at SI0,000. Supposed to be
Jthe work of an incendiary.—-G're^ijitoro’ Patriot.
White Shad.—The first pair of white pbad
eaaght in the Cape Fear^ which have mada their
appearance in oar market, were offered this mora-
iag »t $35.— WU. Journ^i 21th.
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