i.Biiop prĀ»P()SIT(C'N' I nĀ»noā. lu fata coktm.
, .1 ā¢>7,1, nublishi'^ I would rally uround yoa ftU that ia bĀ«t nob es
The K-ileigh Cousurvativo ut tin. H' P>^^V, | in year 8tĀ»(e. nnd yoar trianph would be bloodU?^
e followitiK oorresp.>iiaeuce between PresiJent ,. e^ntr^ry pol.oy Ā»>e adopted. I much fe.r you wUl
_ v! wa-x aetit to the i V,. uĀ«Ā« of foroe to r^preM treMon. Ia
ftk&cp. lu this COKTM. fraa.kl*ā ā¢ā *}
the follow in oorresp
Davi, and (iov. Vanco. _
3.egiĀ«lature with the Gov.nnorH 1 vte
or NoĀ»tu rA*oi.iĀ«A
ExsocTits DKr T. ^ Ā° '
Mt BbaĀ« ā¢ Ā«b: 'r ('ā Ā»rotum, 1
;'iTbā"ap ";iW" ā Ā» 1'. āā Ā»>>'
clndfd *hĀ« i-w ā wi'ti ih*
mak>H(T "oĀ®'*. !. nf ih-* Fc ā. 'r-l H .tiur K uU
T'ā*TH?nUCāo^r-r7 liuic hJ ,r...ly r.ciCJ
ilVt^nfclle '**Ā« northern ā¢lni .. u.
? r aw promise'* hv Ā»"
.hat if f-iir ..rmĀ« .rrj..Mct, i> r..ll l.uj
I ā¢ d. fftVi Vo th/ uĀ«Ā«of foroe to rt^presa treason. Ia
either eĀ»**ut. ho we Ter, be assured that you will have ^
ittv oon'i** rtonourtenoe and aasistMoe in maia.ainint; |
viĀ»h >ou -5Ā»o hoiinr. dicaUy and fair n^mĀ« of your ,
aud in yoar fff)rls to omĀ»h t'-eaaon, wh'sther in- i
eij>irp!. Ā»t 1 Ā«t now to b?, or mire matured, aĀ« j
1 tĀ«?lie*e. {Ā» not firinly wāĀ», it will in our futara innTt- |
t ā^'!y bfc.irc**. j
\ UATt' Ā»bĀ« honor la l.e Vi;ry rf^p'āv yours. i
JLFFERSGN DAVId |
Hi- ii* !eU->Uiiy Z B. V&iioh, Vlarernir of North!
('.-ToliDa. Raloifrb, H. C . j
irĀ«at!y ā0 Ā«-rn>Ā«thfn .nJ mtc-isi.y the ..uJ
till rally *11 ao.ore o-i UkI .upfor. āf :hfc
Ā»orerr.Mon* -^n ' al'houRh our p^suioD ih Ā»cĀ«11 known.
^dem'-nJin* pnlĀ» he IM aione. yet it seem Mo use
llial f-r the eakc cf hĀ«ZD*oity, witb lui hĀ»>iuĀ« on;
wesk or Improper Biotivet* Jittritut.?! to un we uilffbt,
with rripri^^y. couetandy ler.iler Lffi itiaiuui In
doiuK "J W-* coi-piflU Mi-āiy h fore r - )r!.i
B discUiffltr of onr r'ev'oaĀ«ibU= y f n the pre.v olHu?>i:rr
ofour'i-c. 9-dc rvin-.- 'h ' t . r oMt
,,jip *.hā ā ini'^'irpā'hn *h"
QoTerumeni 18 . ,Ā»( !*.ā¢ r !i nl āi:irpine-s knii
would col pro'.r>og ibair bUlJ w. *ā i>iii
monieiit- TLougā. c;ii.csa'';;n u g t reg?r - I'lis ā *s >*r*e
leM, tlie people fil. ul'I, au- 1 iciit ā¢ur LMUbe n;ll bo
ā¢treng-hened tiicruby. 1 liavt lo* *e>* ābo uieihoii
of these negoti i^iv/n-' or inei'UTim. Vue fifort to ob
tain peace is the priooifāal in'vttt r
All w me to beg your raraĀ»et coneid*rĀ»tioa of tn-a
inggesiion Very reppeci/ully joura.^ ^ VAN E
Excovtive OfĀ»ioĀ«. \
Re*-Ptcui, jKiU'trr h j
D Ā»r āā : i n^ceive.i 7 our l^-Mer
ooniaic'.rg ā }j.āijā.s'.i''
for the purr'H" of i- cubing
in N jrt-*i ^
ttanti liy t!ā *s 1 o-'
you to t>eB*
read to me-
{Ā»robĀ«f''> n->-
ndic*'-d Ā»nbcrf exrn's-^ia^ an opiMcn
merits of the rr^n.-^J Foi'.'r- I ā if- *'ā*7'',
In* ycur lĀ«*tter n icv.te fugneMiona as to the roetbod of
aMnine neg-tiViou-. vil &8 to the terms which yon
thouffht obould 1-? t.ffored to the enemy 1 feit persuad
ed you wculd the difticultice -*9 s .ou h*. yc.jr
atten'-ion w .8 C+ 'CJ t-c* n.'oĀ»'i'y of con^id^r rg the
iubjtct in deta'.l nKa./o'.V I irfer ' wno h%TP t^'us 8->uzht to Hiab lhair mother because ehe
loucMDgthoin.nner ofo-romirg he o 8 .c. untouoaeJ bv .be
that yon wfre u,t by Vr bor ch 0. r. | ^
marks to h:m. rr
lue h II a
he nieaā>ii''*s to be a i pted
Ih' S !iroiĀ«i of dWcOU n
,.uā 'f '50 ictt r Ā«krc sub
-f a'l'.l'- i.y
-r lĀ»^r Ob. rtiTA.^ ā¢ f t>v Hoi
I r?m-r^ 1 10 Mv. iĀ» .nc^ th - y. u we e
*7,r.- r.f ot 'o t-.e ā¢ ur-*' > u
Ih-
HABRA* c-KlifUS -mof. VAHOB TO rMSIUBHT DATC0.
ST*1B Ot rfoaTH \
StKCunva l>Ā»p T R-ileigl, Feb 9 h, 1SH4 /
li.>) V.i.f cncy. Jarraasjn D*ti3: -
M Y UiKtL Sib- ^lace reo iviajr your 1 ?ttcr of the 8fh
uU , twhich il was Ā»'y inteaiion to h*Ā»e replied JĀ»*i-
f ire tSi-'. rt p 'rtM reaohcd iwe from Riohmond,
^.liioh. if true, would T*Ā»nder n>y reply unneoeaearv.
1 lie^r. wi!>* ^eoj' regrr't. that a bill is certainly ex-
|?>Tctl !>' the (Vair-s-i. miĀ«pen>iinR the writ of
! iLe,n t t>ir-"f haiit the PL.nfedrracy, and that
f'r;iin Kill* H ā¢vi 1 inMTi-diateā.y bo niftde In North Parv
1 n't t>f L-*i;rP!ā. if Oon.;r*8s Ā»nd your Ezo^'llfncy bt?
J,ufcn ihU fis tie ouiy nieans of repre^sinir
iliKtUVo ioiJ in ibis Htm\ it-would he a nierj waste of
tiUe for me t-' ā¢'rĀ«?u^ Ih^ malt*tr. And yet I nhould not
hold nv'K'U fullfie-'S of tb^ onsoqaencefl which I fear
vill fjMi^w, dll 1 not add yet another word o' expoRtu
Ibticn to thf* ni-tny I haĀ»e already spoken If the bill
r* ferrcd t.'>, about which 1 can form no opinion until I
eie it he 8rioily within the limite of the ConĀ»f.itn ion,
1 iniigine the p 'Ople of th'B State will puhmit ro itāso
grfai ia their rrjt^rd for Uw If it is a-ijndgod. on the
conirnry. h- in vioHii-n of tbat inatrume^t and
r-. jluiiocTy 'r! its-'if. it w;V. be r?8iflte BaouU it
bfco.'' e ic Uw flioD. I carnoB'ly adviee you to h- chary
xT>>9jrj^ the powers with ār't iih i? did inT'ā^( you
li 0 n' nt ; 1-7 a* l^ast for a whil'*. the tn >r>*l
ff h t>-i p're^ o'*Ā«r the he-^dn of diss nienteJ
Pie" hef -r-* -h'^ok'D^ Ā»11 woriĀ»i>ipperH of th* aotn'non lĀ»w
ā¢ )āirho'ā* t''.f> TK'T d, I'v hurling frt^^n.ra in*o āhpr fF
If'fi d irjr^oD^ for opinion ake. I d > no* 8r*eāĀ»*i tnin
( ā cf usly. cr bv way f f a flo in-b Nor do I believe
ibat a-i an cnlāub'en^d lawyer, and a chā*i-'tian (ā¢tales
man. you could fe*l any pleasure in the performanoe
cf sue*) an uoj;raoi'>uĀ§ laak. I am on the contrary ojn
vinced that yon beh**Te it to he the only way to secur**
K-rth CaroVna in the p^rf-'riBance of her o^'ligaMOB*
to lor Tonfederatee. Th^Ā» misfjrtaue of this belief is
the sham''will liiiht upm those unwor.hy gone
mar*s o c.iu. reason ai.d p'ltriotirttn of the people at the ballot,
Arirt frnm in'u'^rarle ohjecM ni to the nui* Cl roil ā n j ^ Ā» 11. r ā¢
* , -K. K I -till rrospti W aivorti ' * nundrvdĀ«t cf giod and true men now acting with,
cT Ten ErcDJPC. ! *ni to wnioH 1 win preueD ly . . njĀ«-i
cy jen J- p ^ ..rj hn ā pos3es9āfg tbe conflience of the party called Con-
I cannot *iee how tbe nore material ohstaples are to be
Burmounted. We haTe made three distinct etT.rfs t(*
oommunieaie with the authorities at Washington, and
haTe been inTwiably uaauccessfal. ConiisiBsionere
wsre sent before hcstiliiiej were begun, and the Wash-
iigton goTernment refused to receive inem cr hear wh*t
they had to psy A second lime 1 sent a r^ilitary cfii
oer with a comtaunicaiion auJressed by hiraĀ«elf lo
FresiJent Lincoln The letter was reccirei by Oen
Scott, who did not pĀ»rBiii the ctfioer to ^ee Mr iiincolu, |
bat prā'mi~i J ih^.t an ii'HĀ»i r w:u'd It- ā¢ā eni. lio ,
answer h-*t eĀ»cr been receivid Tue ttjir.l i.me a feĀ»Ā» !
eritletn^n wis toiit ^ -s'tion, i
p0S3PS8't>g tee Ot>Dfl tence 01 the party
str7ati8ts. are at work against ike dangeruua moTe-
EDvuts fjr a OouT>ntion; and whilst ciTil law remains
intact will wjrk zealously and with heart I expect
uijself lo take the field as soon as the proprict.es of my
p sition w:ll allow me. and shall exert every effort to
rrstriin the reToluiioniry leniency of public opinion
Sever, yet, sir. have thĀ» people of Nona Carolina re
fused to listen I'l their pubiio msn if they show right
at.l reiMon on theār bide. I do not fear to trust
ā¢ 1 e is=ue n^w o thpse pote&t waapouB in the hands
of' uch men as will wield (hem next Bummar. I d
i\ \r (t)' trus bayonets and d^ogiocs I euA'avor
months Ā»g 1. a geritlem'in wis soiit t sātion, i ā¢ XT. *
ā¢baracur sni repufvicn were suca a. t. ensure his ! Ā»oou aĀ»ier iny accession to tie Chief !kUg.Bt-a4y
reception, if the enemy were not determined to rece^Te 1 Nortn Carolina to mUe you aw^re of both the
ā al. whateTer froui the gjvernment. Vice ; I'm! of disaflsction in tnis rftat* and the cause o:
>'ei);.enā! m.Ā»de a pa.rioiio tender of his . >' IĀ« add.ii.n to the miny letters t* you, I have
I trie h-pe of beiaittH-ti promote the oauspi'W'ce Ā»-sited RiohĀ»ond, expressly to give you in
:t ar.iV.Uhoapb lii'l- belief wĀ« en ervvBcd ā ^ rmai:n on this point Tne truth iĀ«, as I haTe oft-i
n'fls. I cheerfully jltld.J to his sugcMtior. 8 i'l ^>*ā¢^'āā¢6. that ihf gr.āat body of omr pĀ«ople haTc beei
reoep
no prt p^taās whateTer iroiu the g^Tcrnment.
President >'.ej)i.ens m.ide a pa-.rioiio tender
serriocd in
gf huisaui
of bis suciXtis
that the cxp*rimeat should be tried. The eneiry re
fused to let bim pasa thr ough iheir lined or to hold ary
oonferf>ocs wi.h tbcta H* wĀ»s sioppei befire he ctc '
reached F.irtress Monroe on Li^ way tc Wasbicg'ca
To atteirpt again (in the f^ce of these repeated rej.Ā»c
oft'Ā»n
been
by their g>Ternment, perhaps beoaus* of ttie
retuotADOe wi'h wniob t&ey gave up me aid Union; anl
1 know you will parion me for siyiog tha; the con
sciāun^^s of ttāeir being suspected baa been greatly
sirengttened, by whiit seemed to be a studied exclusion
tlons of all conference wit*i us) to send Pommi^sioaers t antiseoessi jnists from all the more important
or Agents to pr-pone pe*ce. is to inTlte iaĀ«ult atid con i ā^cis of thi g)Tirnm-ui, erea fr^in thas* promitiona
tumely, and to stIjjoi o'.srselTe
to ind gnity wi'hou*
the iliffhtes' c' a-ce of be.rg li.stened to
No true citiien. no imu wb : Hm of' cause at heart
oan d^s^rf* htjJ ih? g ; i fĀ®?pl- N f-b t'arolin*
would be tbĀ» la?t 10 appro? _ā¢ of >uih an altemp*. t'
aware of a'l toe fac"Ā». Ho f%r fr-ini rpm'^vir g ā¢ā¢sourc -s
of disO' n'tn' " auch a cours-' TPruād ro ā¢ive. iiS i' wouid
merit, the c-nirmnaiiou of thos" fuĀ» pairi- is who have
given their bl:- ;d and tbeir trp^aare to n aānta>n ih*
freedom. f4U-Ā»!i:y ^Ā»nd independence wh'c*Ā» deftccndcd
to them fr''m the immortal hero?s cf Kirg's M- untain
aod other haul? fiĀ«ldĀ» of the reTohuion. If. tben, these
proposals c%nn -t be made through envoys, because tbe
anem; would not reoeiv* iber-, haw ib it possible to
oomrruniCite our desire for p3*os, otherwise than by
the puhio announcemects contained in almost every
meestgo I ever sent to Cc>ngrt86?
I cannot recall at this time one instance ia which I
have I'iil d tn aanounce ihat our onl? desire was peace,
and the only terms which f'rmĀ»d a xi*Ā« qua non. were
precisely these that you ^cg:^ei' 'd, nara ly. āa demĀ»nd
only to he let alone ā liut suppcso it were pract c-i-
ble to obtain a coufereace iht- ugh com Jtsflioners with
the goTer'iinent of Pre^idsnt Lincoln, is it at this mo
meat that we are to coniiier it d.-airible, or ev^n at
all admi>stbLi? Have wĀ« not ju't been apprised by
that d'.spat that wy oan only ā i-.eot hi-* gracijus par
don by emaiitip> ting tU our sl-i^ef , rw aring; alkg-
anoe sad ob''dien:Ā» t . him &n i hi-i pr icUnjati>n. nod
beoooiing in point of f*ot tae slaves of our own u gr .es?
Can there be in North Carolina one cuis-:a so fallen
beneath the dignity of his ancestors as to accept, or to
enter in*o conference on the bttsis of ther e terras? Tha'
there are a few traitors in tbe 8tate wno rouId be wi 1
ing to betray their fellow citiz us to such a d'graded
condition, in hope of being rewarded for treacaery by
an escape from the common doom, may be true Bat I
do not belieTe tbat the TiUst wretch would accept such
terms for himself. I caacot conceiTe how the people
of your 8tate, than which none has sent noblĀ»r or more
gallant soldiers o the fieli of battle (on' of wh it i->
year bone*" to be.) can have been deoeiĀ»pd by anyt mg
to whicft you reff r ia āthe r cent action of tbe Fed r*l
HoaĀ»e of R prfsontr-.ive^..ā I ^ av.-scea no ao ion of
that House taĀ»t lot*s noi. indioĀ»?ā -..y a ve-y dĀ»*cidĀ£d
msiaruy, th* purr os- of be e-iemy to ffu'i" >11 >*rms
to the ''Oāl'li, ex -pā all āu s. uitc-inji 10 ;*1 mhjugi
lion or ,x r::.iiii'i a. Mui H it ware otherwis-. i.yw
are we to !rĀ»(Ā«t wiā.a .he of R.epr-s?nta'-ivet? It
is wit!i Liaocln alone tt.at wāi v> r cjuiJ cj;.fer, aad
b.s own p'ir:i?aa3 a: ihe Nort' a?ow untnuivocally that
his p rpose It- his inesiĀ»g ! a^-d prooUniv.: i a was to
shut ut all hrvpe that hi woul 1 ever trea: ai h us oa
any terrjs. If wo will bre.fc up our goT;'rnment, dis
solTe the Confed-r'Acy, d^baad i ur aTmien, efuanoip .tc
our slaTes, take an oatti of allefiincv;. biadi-g our
BcWes to obedience to him and of disloyalty to ou.* owa
States he f r." pcses n pardan ua ^nd not 10 p/ander us
of anytbitig oi.tb tiian the property already stolen trou
as, Ā»'td sucn ''.Utps is 8M1. reiu%in In order to reuiir
hi propo.*Ā»ls so insuliing as io Ā«!*t ure āhc;r t^ .ct.on
hej3iLS tu ibera a i-r. i * 10 sappoit wi;a nu ..rmy
one tenth of ire ā^eviāie 'j! ^ny Biate w.o will atĀ»eia;;i
to S t up a g ā¢v.vrr'a .it ."rrr tbĀ» -n: er niue-ācnitie, tuus
seskir g ty 'ow disc T.J ir.d uspi-: a /imeii. toe pe ā
Tile of tao itsTerĀ». ii.at .0, iiid ā¢ xc;it t em 10 civi
war 1a funber .ac- of bia 1 Ā«. ow Ā»?e!l it w.juia
bĀ« iroiosjible t# ft 1 jouā l ejple, it they rosseysed fu 1
kn )wli dj:e cf ' 'Ā»c:s, lic-ns-nt fj;*i pro{iOf>aip
Bhnnid now De tnaJi b" ns to ttc.-e wao control me
goverumrst at I'n-jb n* >n Y jur own weliajownde
voilon to I-jc fcr-.-ai cause n Ubcrly an^t ind*peudi!nco
to Whicii We havt* all c.'inmii..rd vhatcver w* hitie ol
ā¢arthly poss'H-ii.iuH, wou d laiiuce you to inku thejitad
In repchirig lae bare tb^ugat of sabmis8i.m lo
th# *uā my let p ace 00 other terms ia uow iMpossi-
bl*. 1.1 ob'am tne Sule terms to wtiic y. u or 1 cvuld
listen, ihtH rtruggie u.uĀ« c.jui.uue uotil liie t^uetay is
beaten out of bis vaia cot fl.tencā! io our suijug.ii]ii
Theu, and not ti;l then, will it be possible lo troat ot
peac* Tiil then all tender of terms to the enemy
will be received as projf that we are ready for luboiitf-
don. and will encnurage bim in the atrucious warfare
which he ia wtkging
I fear muca tro.a the tenor of the news I receive
from North Carolina, that an auempt will be made by
Bome bad men to Inaugurate movem';ata whioa must bs
eontidered as equivaknt to aid aud cjmtort to the ene
my, and which all patriots should oombiue to pul down
at aay cost. You muy couni on my a;d m evo.y tttjii
scents cf ciTil warfstc, wnich
will d^af J* ā 1 s ^c.. ; i* ti,o J. .:iā J of the-e trauvrs
bĀ«8ufterc., onako ce .d iLm. w ih.t yoa wiU plĀ»v;
ycarbrif II. , ..r ugu.ma.e p. .in -n t..,- r,f tho.e
who will L.t huTvr I*.,: N r.b biato lo
be bUckeni-i i,y a K-.a n. 7 ā r'^^rdon me
sugfccs.isg . mj V . . . re - . f .Ktiie ou tL:
Bulj.c aiiBcfi ,L., ...... ^
ihe fcCUOli IJilCU iiO..
*0 over earned 4cĀ«te oonciUauou men
whom ycu I eve to be , _
alty iS more than suspec.ed jqu wiā ber-
mitthmto Ā£,..!her tu&h btrecgih Ā»!. lo rĀ«ua .e morĀ«
Tiolent meaeuits luan are now nesdeu? y, i ,
fluELOd ir*i Ibe promoters ut t unded
* diBconteuls n,w prevaltiit m your duii wouiu lo put
down v'Uioat the uĀ»e of p^^nioAl tores, it you woui^
ftbtfdoB a pdliey of conoUiatioo, aud aet tnem at aĀ®.
in ihĀ« sriOT, which many ot 'hem had won with their
b oo*. Was this suspicion Jjst? And was ttiere butfi
cient etf irt made to disprovo that it existed, if ii rea ly
did not exist in KichuioadT Disoussion, it is irud. hĀ»s
bee i uoāimiifJ ani bi:ter, and unrelenting criticiiu;
upon your adminisirĀ«ti ..n hiis been iniulgedin. but
wcere an'ā ween h-ive our people f*iled you in b*itU*
rr withheld either their hlood or tfteir vast resourc.s?
To wuiki exaotion haTe thĀ«y not submittci, waat draft
up a their psiriotism have tbej yet dishonorea? Con
scription ruthless ani unr-lenting has osly bien ex
c;eded in tbe 8eTeri y of its execution by the impress-
rneM of pr.'perty. frt-quentljr entrusted to man unprin
cii'l-ii, dishonest, and filled to overft-iwiBg wiit> all the
peity meanness of small miai-) dr>,esed in a little brief
au.hority
The flies of my offioe are pile) up with the UDATail-
ing coraplairts of outraged oitix>ns, to wnom redress
is im]xis8iol>) Yet they hĀ«ve t-ubmitted, and so far
pprf *r!n i wiin honor, their duty to tneir country.
ā¢ hou^b the V .ice of iheir very natural muroiurs is set
doĀ»āi to dis: y-illy I >1j not aoii you respāusible for
a ! tut petty Ā»uu3yaucĀ«s, ā¢ā .le lusoienje of offi^;, uuder
w^iic'i ā¢ ur people lo>Ā« lieĀ»ri and panenou. Ā£vt:n if I
did, I cau .0. forget in>t it is mf country ittut I am
:rTiug, not the ruiera o( that country 1 oiiso ao
hreat. 1 dedire only With sinsleneas of f arpose and
sincerity of heart, 10 speax tause wurds Ā»f sooerness
aad truth, wiich n.ay, with tbe bleesiug of Outl, best
8i^i'rTe the cause of my euffcring cjuuiry
Those words 1 now believe to De me tkdvice herein
g Ten, t:> refrain from exurciaing me extraordinary
powers about to be given you by tne Coogress, at least
uaiil me last hope of moral ibfliience being Bufficieat,
IS extinct Though you express :d a fear in yuur last iel-
iLT tha' my continued efforta to coacillate were injudi-
cioua, 1 cauaoi yet sea jujt cause fur aDaudoaing it.
Perhaps 1 am unduly 0 assed in my Judgment concsra-
iag a pe pl3 whom 1 loTe, aad to wnom I owe so much.
Tnouga I trust not. Oar succeaa depends not on me
numbers e.:gigĀ«*d to support our oausĀ», but upon their
11*1 and aff;uuon. Hiuon I hivo eTery hope in persuai-
not on- ia foreinf me aymt atoiea of an unwillicg
Ttie oeg SI*, are of this diafe meets next .M^y.
Two -nirds are v,;vjj;reJ by our Coaaiuuii lu tu o*ll a
Cof.Tcaiion 1ms uUiab*r caanji be ontatned; a bĀ«re
mj nty vote for submitting tue proposition, wul, m
at) opinion, be impojsibie. Uaicr no circu-nstanc-s
chu a Conveatiou bs assjmt)le.l la Nortb ā¢ arolma dur
ing taep-estai year, in my juJgmeHt, and daring
n XI summer tie jĀ»pproa3hiag dta;e eleoiioas will af-
f..r t oppjr uauy tor Ā« lull and comp*ete discussion
of Ā» I ttt 'is:.utfs. me rcsuit of wnica I do not fear, if
le't iQ (ur^eivcB If tuere be a peopie on earth given
ā Ilie Bobar second taought amenable to reĀ»aon and
r Ā«,*rdfuL of taeir piighted u :aor, I bilieve tuai 1 may
cia m flat 11 is th. ptop e ot Norm tJaroana.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, '
K liVANtJB.
OB 'Kii.iL AodJi.VIiiijlf OF NOaI'U OaKOUINA.
in S^nit-, on WaJucaJty, Mr. ^m>ta*s reaolutij-, to
>tnpcui ti'o uoileoiicn of ttiXiS in certain ouutiea was
t; bic.i, >Ā»ad anw^i;ar otf ;rei by Mr Lissuer dir .c.lag Ā«
-uSy'Ji:iu.j tiiro'igo)U( 110 At ale in oĀ«se mnOuu(eJ>{ratd
G /āi nĀ»y $ ā¢ xKJ 000 lata ihe rra.taury by Juiy 1st
l .e liaLeat CorfUt ../omuiiti.ee rep.jns cĀ«me up, aau .Mr
111 I u^uiid tu i^vur uf fats minority roport ikU 1 of th-a
>us{-enjiou Meeara Wi'^rreu auJ Browu loliuirel oa
me otoer side, iae vote WM then taken ou auustitai
ing tbe minority repoic (declaring an expro8si.>u ot
npiuKiu inexpedient) and it was tc||ooted, ye.-s 1, uays
.Vr Bjydtn spoite in favor of the ut*J jrity report,
.vir Carioway agaiast it, an 1 Mr -opuiand off.>red a sab*
atiiu.e leaving me whole buaiaeas to Gangreaa
in tne Oomoiuiit!, oa Wedu..sday, Ml. dacpiierd in-
>roduoe'l a tilt to extend limita of FayutteTiile; aUo, a
bill 10 bmend ccarier of Florence iiuU t*y. K R. Co ;
^ad 4U0 ner appri>pri.ā*iing ^OO.OvW to Ā«id tne road.
Tne Babta* Corput r.pjrt was t>*aea up, and t]f. Wad-
'^eii odere. Ā» auosLituie declaring the HuapsuBiou unwise
Had a mag its repeal, wuioa Mr tilriaaom opposed as
eTaaivc. Mr Beall spoke against the report and the
enbstiinte, arguing that the euepession was neoeouĀ»rj
and Denefijial Measni. Orissom and McKay foUjwed
on the ottier eido and Mr. Beall r(;)oined I'na question
oa dtiiking out eo as to subsaiute Mr. Waddell'a reso
lutions reauited: Yeas 87, naysfitf. Mr. Peebles moTed
10 strike out Ā»tl alter 'āreeolTedā aid iusert resolutioas
that while there was no neoesĀ«:ty lor the suspension so
far as this State ia ooneern^d, the Legislature does not
tict cĀ«>led ur cn to judge vf the neceaaity 0/ Ā»Uw equally
tlccting all tuo Ui&>ca ttt jcoieu. Tae Com'Uitiee b
resolutiuus were '^bu sviopiea, t>5 to 83, as follows:
ItesolTed, Taat while the peopie of North Caroliaa
ua>e ever ^āea .lud still are lioxious to sirengthen the
j .Ā»omiu;-vrHti*iĀ« of the Ounleder*ie goTernmant in every
1 L'if lojate way, and to pruiaote the uuoocsb ot the com-
ā :*au tiiat i-y j 3.ja cause, in order that we may have a speedy aud
" ' ijonoraoie ptāace, they view witu deep concvru aud
M.larm every infraction of the Coastitution by the Con-
grtea of tue Confe leraie 8tatea, and this Gleaeral As-
aeiubly doth, in'tbeir name, protest against auoh iufrao-
tions as of pernioto js example and fatal tendeucy.
ResolTcd, Taat tno aut of me late Congresa, entitled
*-An aoi to Btiapend tUe priTilege of the writ of Meat
aorpm in oeruiu TioUMs tbe faadMteatal t..ā-
im of re'paVlMiiB ^i/rumtat Wlifek N'tfalna ā¢
ā MHBaasBsnsBSEnennBMBnHBHHH
Uoa of the deptrtmenlB of power, olotVtec tbe Bxesutiva
with judicial f-ānetions which Oongresa cannot consfi-
tut^onaMy confer even on the judiciary it-^-slf, and seta
a nuifbt tbe most emphatic and solemn g āarautites of
the (J >urtti'ution
Resolved, Thiit Ā»hU General Assembly, representing
Ihe people of Nirtb Carolina, d.i*b not consent to tbe
B^c^ifi^^* of the vital prinoipl-?s of tree goveromcut ia
wroĀ»rricdon 9.iliĀ»ly ā¢> acou.ās and perpiituws them,
aud doth ieclsre ib>Ā»tn') āCi*ndiiions of puhlic d*ne*r. ā
pj'fS nt or prospective, prohabl* or posvible. oa* rfnder
the iibt*rii^8 of the fenple 5ficĀ«nipuibla wiih Ihe p-.jMic
sĀ«e'T
R >solvc>d, I'ha' the act of the same Cnngreas. entitled
āAn act to orenai** forces to setTe daring the war.ā
dĀ«-taring alt wHi*e men ā¢ā¢esidcn'a of tbĀ» Confe^e'ate
Stairs b'twei*n the ages of S'^vanteen and ftfty to ba in
the military service, embraoing in itN provisions evwry
K'ats ofli 'er in all the departmenta. Exeoul've, Lf^'sla-
tive and Judiotikl, aaJ subJ*ctiDg all 'he imiuatrial pur
snrtn of tht country to irtlitary aaperviaioD aud ā¢ jat.rol,
r:tiuoās the dtat* govcrumenl^ to mere provisional ad-
nlniat.'ietioiiS. i4>peDdeut oa Ā« graoe and fa^or of Con-
grPBāi and thn Exi?outiĀ»f, ia destraotiv* of State *'ā¼ā¢-
reāguty aud imports an assertion of the p>wer on the
part of CongrĀ»B to convert the Confederate OTarnmeal
iiuo a oo'isol'il'Me i military d^>spotism
tte'olvi*i, That this Osueral AĀ«Ā»embāy doth there
fore rr4 ieat our Spn.^tors and Representatives in Con-
g e:'ii to "se their best end-avoā-s to procu>āe b repeal of
the first mentioned aot, and such Modifications of the
seovu 1 as shall aeoure Ihe rights and preserve Ihe in
tegrity of tbe S ates of ihe ronf. dsi-aoy
Rpsolved. Tba* a copy #f lhĀ»s.^ r*solutions btĀ» trans
mitted tn each of our Senators an t Represaatatives in
Congress
The vote w*fi:ā
TĀ«iĀ«āMp'srs .Allison AlbrUton, .Alfiiri), Anil*. Avrm. Biirn-
hnfdl, Barringpr. Hrnl>urv. BoĀ«t. n.4i). ā uriin, t.'nrpenier. t'.min.
tāl) vlpv (ām e. Dunn, riynl. Puy, Gentry, tilenn, (Jreene, Urlstoiii.
n iiHitnn, llnrris (if' hHih.ni H irriĀ»i n. HĀ»*nry (>f IWnie. t>ei>ry of
Hfndfrsim, Hp.'nlpn, Hi>UinĀ£s'M>rlh, lliiwitrl. Horion. Inurani. Jen
kins. Jiiyner. Ijiws, l.āitheM. hting. Ia'Ip. .Msnn i>t Hyde. Mmn of
PMsqm>iank. ^lc^.āeIl. .Me ā ā¢rtirck, .MtKh\ . Mc.Npill, Mt-Rrtr. >iiĀ»Ā«en,
r.ilterson. 1āeHrcp. PprVins. Riililick. R Her. I!iĀ»tiuinĀ«. Riis. Riigern,
Kuss^ll of tr in^vt irt. !4brrĀ»uHi, 5miih ol Oiillford. VVsddell. Uāa!-
Ipii, WrI-mt \\'Ā»lĀ»on. VVell.iorn, tViHidall. Toungut Iredell, Toung
of Tai cĀ«-\ āfia
iNitssr B lU, Bri>Ā«n. R iniiKisK. Bnrii*. t'otib, t'iĀ«tner,
l.'fcl. tiHViA. lJiikĀ«. .KhiiiM. (irflM. lĀ«UliAu>, H ttris
of*-Rtmrnis, Il.nwe^. Met.cler^*Ā»n. lltxrgpA. Jti-tRins Riri*y
Iāee lta. tVrMin, K-\u di, Rhodes. Ku'tttr>ini>u. I!iveĀ«.
R >biiisĀ«in. tihephrrd. Smith of VVnstiiiiglon. :*iauciII. VV'illlnintā33.
In iti*^ S 'paio. on 1 nurĀ« :ay mr liak^at U.rpui Hi
cussioow' ouniinu"d Mr Ccj-'l-t.d a .Ā» o*ting aia sub
Bt\iute, Mc'^srs Hherpe aud Brown tb? ooiumitieeās
resoiuticns, an 1 Mr Outlaw air ktast them The reso
lot ons (see them in House procee./ibgd above) werĀ«
adocied a- foliow.-:ā
YĀ«Ā»i ā.Aditnis of I)nTidĀ»in Ad.tm^ of Guiltur , .Arendell, Kagley,
Iterrj, Hlount. Boydpn, Hrown. H.trri9 ol' Rulherford, J nes.
ler. l.Ā«\icti. Muirill. .Nenl. f^Hon. Pairtck. !> mder^.
Sharp*ā, alaanhlfr, Siiilih ot Msron. rtinitb of f*iaiily, Tsylor ol
t'nilhaiii. VV.irrt-n. W.mley, VVr.eht ā
,\iT( ā .Aycovk. Cartoway.C..pelnnd, Uickson, KlliĀ». Fal-jin, (tall,
llarf.s ul t'runklin. tlukp. Itulema.i, l^iu.ii.y. (latKw, i'ltrblunt,
Piiwell Slui|>son. Sraāib of .Anton, VVbtif >rd, ITiggtĀ»s, TmngāItf.
At ih.' at.w nooa srsaioa tue reaoluiion tor exemption
of dL.Ā«te otuoers was pa8^Ā«;d. vr^riuus aa...udmeLts to give
up to ooukoription miiitia cfiioers, &o., having been re-
jectej.
In Ihe Commons, ou ThurĀ«dĀ»y, Mr Shepherd, from
the cuiuujiiiee of Finance, reportea a resoluiion con-
cerniug Ooafedvraie TreaĀ«ury Njtes ia tue State Trea
sury, HUi a bill tj appropriAie money for the m.tiiHry
pstĀ»bliBhmeot of tbe Kinteā(appropricitca ā¦l,'jU5.fcuO )
.Mr McL'ormica irooi the j nut asit ct commiitee oa lui
preiTmeuis, i e^>orted a oili to difcui'e tap oitis^un of N octa
t'ar.uiui from Ā«2.kt impresam-'ntd and othei se^laieo
cf property i'-ie resulutions ounceruit.g U iv V^^ace i SO Jitys
wrre afctn up, *u 1 ihe question recurring ca tue aupna-
ment offer.:d by .Ā«li. t'.uob, cxpreasiv* ot aoi ilenc* in
the patriotism aui integrity of Presidetit Uatib, the
amendment waa withdrawn and the resolutions as seui
f sm tie ijĀ«a.t(.e wcro adopted Mr Snephcru s reao-
iutiau* in rcft-rouoe to a b^iaia of Peace were t*kĀ«3n up.
Tae^ Were: ā
Roolved. 'I'hil :hĀ« ri-itrt-MTiiatlT ā¢ nt itie peopip of .^orih l'Ā«ru.
liMu. c nveneJ In il.Ā« (>i;^er.>l .A^x.utily u( ihe ^taie. graiefuHy
avki uw.edging the ^.a>.infĀ» of .A ru.ghiv l>jd at the present and iii
t!ie pn.t. a.-:d buuiuiy iiuploiinK Hi* help and dehircr&Dc* In Ihe
days to come, nnxioua.y. >Ā«. pai.autly auU laiitifuiljr look fi>rward
ill ihM happy sea in wueii tUere thill txj an end ol tiliMidilied aud
c.irnaifp. wnen pt-ace. purchax-.d Ā»u it will ba with tbe uiuai pre
Kious ot liuuian blood, and etlntiliibed oa the twuis of honor and
ln)lepeBdrc.e. ahasi Uiseli ouce luore wiibiii our b it4er*.
deĀ»o.vr(l. 'I'hat nt-K.iiiatiouĀ« lor peace b> Ibe leparaie act on of
aiiy.aeof tha Conttdaraie :^ialei ot .Anirrlra wheiher in a Cob-
vpulioii ut tbe people or . iherwiK, la without ao) tanctloo in our
lorm ot (ii.vtruiiiaai. ai 4 U icclly ag iinst lb- provisiuiis ul o ir
Coua.ituti ID. I* luii .>1 tbe lU'ist srriuu* utiscbiei, ap.irt tmm it*
treasotiable letiiltfucy. lu proouong Uiviaions atiuing our^telves. in
tiriu.;iiig teproacu aiid duU.Mior upi>u tbe uaine aivl charncer oi
the ^UkU , and 111 !.uiuui'tii0Ā« (U lur.liĀ«r rlTuits vf conquest tbe
spirit lud temp r >I oar u.iirlul aud uruial Im s
Kts .l.ed, liiailbr liii>or> oi .\urtli t'arulina tbruUi|bout ttie
pre^eiil Mar. the iĀ«adines. wlia Hiiich tier aa lior.tieii b tvr re-
npuiiiWd I ā¢ all the cnilaol ilie (.uu..ir>. her lai^s saciiaĀ«t;s in men
and iiiouet- ibe fix- d detrriiiioition of her ptrupie never iĀ» >ttlnDil
to riinquestand i>ubjugaliia, nor to a re louhuucIIou of the Uiiuni,
,Ā»bich ID suijiigaiion loli.ra:el wiih iuitierlie aud uniii uiy t..rbtar-
anoe.j ail auc5t me s ncenty aud lb* etrDCSlues> ot our dev ti in tu
the cause ot ludeiendruce. aud ibe esialilit ilog of our guvarniuea.
oa the U1041 hoo.irAbie U.isis
Kevi.ved. rhut the pĀ«..ple of .N.irth Carolina do not desire and
will never ask lor uny peace which does not guvautee indcpeu
dence to iho^ie of the Couiederaie Stales. wb.>sf destinies b tve
been fairly united wi h the Couirderacy h> ihe voice ul tbeir peo
ple. and the privileĀ«e ol a tree clivdce to ihusĀ« fvaicb have kĀ«ea
tous de.-td d"U iful.
Keso.Trd, Tnai we a,-^e upon the c- nsi.iuiioDal autburlUea ol
the rouiitry, Pi oiuii uo fining opp rluuity of ā >rit-ring peace lo tbe
eueiuy.oii me terms >et lorih in im Ā«e rooiations. yei having lull
c..and lice m tlie p.iiriotisiii and fldeUty ol tlie t'res.danl and of
the .-Senate of Ihe oulederaie l>overnuieu(. Ā»aau dt- t>> lue.r judg
ritini as ui the in.Mle and t.nir of .e d. .'iiig ntg>iiiMĀ»ias i.i tbe au-
tliiiiiiie:! .'t the tāui.ed .'laiet iie.ifvintf .i.at a ioiiiiiiou feel.u^ ol
b'liior, inleiesi and sateiy will act iiiip.isa tUe happy results
lor Ul and .āUr p->ilĀ»;my
llesolvrd, 1 iiril a cojiy of f ese rrsĀ«,ui;oni be iraiismitied by His
ticelleiicy, me i.overn.ir. tĀ»* me Iārrs.deni of lu* Woaiederaie
(Stiles and to our i!ei.aiors iu ('oBgrcu.
.\tr Viti.iata & r**d iQt .'oiljwiug aa a Bubsuiuie:ā
Resi-iTeJ, hy me Goueral Assembly of tae Stale if
Nofih Caioiitit, r>.ai Wiiiht wo r.g^ra i^e preveui. Wai
oeiweeu tae . untelerate atates aua toe Uuitcil Stuiea
as a war of self aeleuce, a me part of the tJoafnieraie
Statea, yei we do not hesitate to declare, mat, for me
aake of humanity, it becomes our goTerunient, tarougu
iia appropriate oousiiiuuoaal departmeais, lo :ise iis
earaast efforts to put au en.i te mia unuatural and ua-
chrisiiaa work of carnage; and to this end we earneaiiy
reoommeiid taai. our govcrnmeni, after signal sujcesses
of our arms, itnd oa oi&er oooĀ«aious, waea none can im-
pu e Its aciio'is lo alarm, insieaU of Ā» sincere deaire
Lr peaoc, shall mate lo the goveroineat of our enem^
jio oĀ£c:al olter lur peace, on me uaais ot ludepeuienue
tad aiii JualKjr, witn me propoeitiou that me doutiifui
b./rjĀ«.r diĀ«toa aualt aeti.le luu 4ueation for i.iiemaelTea,
'>y eouireuiiouB to De elected lOr mat pu p^ae, after tut
wtihdraWiki ot ail military force* ou both sues irom
tueir liiur.s.
Hssolvtd, Taat we belieTe this course, on me partol
our givcrum-ut, ā¢ ouiJ be tioiled i.y our pevipl- an.
ail'd ery ni an asĀ»urince thit pf.ice will not be unneceaiariiy de
layed. nor tbe r i>nIferiiiK>UKne:e't.>..ril> prolnniied
Ke.Ā«oived, That wiiile ttie m egou'g is an expression of ihe sentl-
iitenif of ihn tieneral \s4i-mb.y tcspccong tba iimnner in wh.oh
peice should lie sougtil. we renew our pleilgas of toe resources an4
|mw-rs ol the >lale lo thi; p-oĀ«fi ui!..n ol the war. defensive on our
p irt, uiui* ptf-ice 11 obiaiiieil. u,.ou Just and honor iRie terms, and
noiil the iiiilep'.āiidcm.e and nationality ot the Confedcrata StaU;*
Is esiablistKxl.
Un motion of Mr Person, a division of toe queatiou
waĀ« I'rdured, aad ice qjestijii Waa lirst upou tae uiotiuu
ti) atrke out .Mr 8icp.ad dāa rcdoiuiiona: ā
THl CAMPAWN IH WORTHlRIf TIRGINIA
Correapondenoe ef the Riohmond D'spatsh, !it d inst
SroTTaTTLTaaia C. H., May 18 āTha oalm which has
tt ^Killed: Lovet Brown ^onntlad: Capt 1 H Arm*
Btrong. 8gt O O Hill, Gorp R R Splrht, Regimnnt.
W L Wilkins, M ^'arr, W Reeoa, B Reeoa Car^iurd:
8roTTBTi.TaĀ»ia u. tt.. May lo āme oatm wnion l j fJendervon. Site O C Hill. J P Ke*obaĀ«. J Q
prevailed along the Hn#- aiĀ«oe the great baitle of the [ Capna, L J Cottle, A Etibanks. Ebi D.
lāi h waa broken at an early hour this inornlnc **' ā
dawn of day, before any of us bat tbe bravĀ» men who
keep watcb in tba trenohsB hĀ»l left our bUrkctfi. the
enemy opened a furious artillery ire 'ipno M*j O n.
Gordon, of Bwellāa airpa. 0!ācourafl#?n L'lf?. form
erly of Sen Ljaāa Btaff, a*sd now oimmitn liDg H**ā
artillery of B well's eorpa, was not si w in r'turnin*
this early morning fĀ«a'utaion of the Pcderit? a-my
For nearly two hours the oanmmie f^inllĀ®d t*'ai Ā»ā¢
Geltysbarg Tha eacniy sysm^a to bava lOK^spd bis
B F Hiirgins. T F Uewitt. C J uses J S Janes, W E
Iif1*unĀ» MoCullen, R Merdona. R Odom, L Philiipf.
T, P ok r, W VI Sut'on, A Sirapsnn. Wm Thomp^nn,
W Wilder, J.io Wiggiud, BB Rpbertscii, A Reh, P R"g
f'O. R Saniihn
1]āK lied: C'^rps Wm Sikes, W D Watson Wi'uiidrtā;
Vf f Toifg āĀ»r>*nred: Lts Z H Lowdermil*, H
Lyoi.*; dit'B U A Sikes, D J HavgroTP, i W Siinder. H B
ETer.'lt, CāĀ»*āps T B J.R R Aldridge. J M
Brady, T Rush. W B jiia, B CrnTaa, B ā¢ Cv>ble, 1> Bl
heaviest and best (-ins on thai p.iri of the lines wht'e'i , p j MoMiUan, J Ā«ol.eod, A C Pope. A B?rtng*
be had aaaanlted Bvae^sffully on the 12tn. and aU sup j ^ ,p Toung
posed tbat another death atruggie for the aiaslery was
about to oaear
The atiĀ»Ā«k was begua aa soon it wm ligbt enongb
for tbe enemy to aeo how to train kia splendid guna
upca oar position. Tbe fire was v^ry heavy, and wse
1āWounded: L' C H ^raige, 8?t W S Plyan. C'>rp-*
J Nial. T H l^elvin B B D^miels, J Hollsman, K B
J.ao", Asa W Waters, (with Regāt.) 8 Winfield CĀ»r>
lured: Capt H Stone. Lt T B Barron, Sgt J W l>:Ā»y, W
8 Baru*it Corp B F Rassell, J T Bishop, W Brant(Ā»ii,
Garri-8. J L Johnston, T J Lnine. T H LĀ»ntpr T W
Millā, T Moore A \ Taylor, Jno D Walton, K B Walton
ToĀ»al, killed 8, wcundedai 74, captured 28"^; escapĀ».d
Grard tp'^l 848 o irrie-^ into action May 6ā-h. 1S64
S. D THR03TON. f'oL 8d N C. Infy.
kept up without inlarmission from near fear oāclcsk , ^ DĀ»niĀ»!s, J B Davis* W B Ferrell,
until six, when tba i.^fantry were brought forward to j ^ ^ V Hodgin. A King, Sami Potter, A J
carry the worka. The asianli by the latter. Ijowover, j g ^ Riohardson. B B Tingle, P F Thomason,
waa Ā»ery feeble, ths enemy at no time coming nearer 1 j Y^rby
than 75 yards from our entrenobments. At many , K_Wouaied: Capt K B Pouns, LU A J I'iastine, Geo
places they kent at ihe raipeotful distance of 3 and | K B iwen, B Rivenbark, i A Ennie, T.
800 yard# The artillory llrs waa rer?wsd at seTt^n , j ^ M Upasg, F M Meeks. R H Piner. E J
oāolook far half aa hour or more, and again at nine, Rāgae51.-, S Waller Captarod: Sgtg R L Player, J W
anl fresh and earnest efforts were made lo br.ag tbe j (j^rp W W C Ā»wan, J B B'akc, M C Bowden.
Infantry np lo their work aa on the 12th, but aM to no j Cbsdwiok, T J CowĀ»a. J M D*al, 0 W Foy, J R
purpose. They would advance, but vould not fight as
heretofore, beiag easily repulaed, in many intianopR by
our sharpshooters and skirmishers alon*. No attsck
Wie mad*" upon other parts of the lines A ^rw pri.^on
cn were taken, who report that tb** aasanlticg e'lunin
oonsiate ' o* 8 000 msn from the Spcond -cd >*ix h oorps,
wbn. Ib rrspon'e to a o tll from Gea G. ant li;Ā»d vokin
ā¢cerad their servicfs in tae attack T'je rrisonars rc-
rort, aāso, the arrival of a division yesterday under
Of*n .Augur, compised of tiie ewp.'ping-j of tbĀ® h .sriiliĀ»ls.
jAvl* liitd pr-jvo&i-^aarvl hois* a Thes*? rjre b l.er>'d to
be the last reinfcrirm'ats that cĀ»n b* *cnt lo ā¢ran-'.,
unlfss a portion of the forces op*r*tinit In N"" t'*" G?.'ār
ijia and aKamst RioHrooā^d frcm bi-liw are rĀ»'a'ljd
Correspondence of the Richmond Di'palch, 24 h inĀ»t.
NsAm K*oTraTi.Vasi( Ā« C H . M HO
About three cācloek on y*:>it8 Uty aft^ruO'Tu. (i*^n
Ew-11 oiovĀ»d farwari wi'J* a suffi-iieat fircc in ordir io
.'-el the enemyās position on their cxtre'ae riebt, '*or
I*ft Gen. Ā£ struck their columns near the u*in roa^
leading from Fredeā^ioksburr to Spotiaylvaaia C. 11 . 8
miles irom the for'r.er and 4 miles from the latter placs,
%hout 4^ oācl.iok in the aftern'von. From tcia lĀ»me un
til Ā» oāclock at night, the battle rag'd and roared mfisr
furiously The enemy hav'Pg rppuls^d our attack at
tempts J in turn to press ua, wheu tney w re hurled back
moBt Buccc.SHfolIy. At one time our line of skirmi^bere
reached the enemyās wseon tran. whioh was passing
along tbe high road, bat were foroed to givs back with
out doin;; them any ba^m eave shooting and capturing
a few mules About f o clook the firhting ceased, aud
our bova fell biok to tbair entret'ohed position During
the eafagement we losl s:>me 2&0 men killed, wounded,
andmisBiog Gsa Bwallāa horse was shot from uad;r him.
riving him a hard fall, bnt he is all righl^galn, and 1^
to day in tbs saddle. [C^l Boyd of N. C was killed ]
It is soDjeotarsd tha* the enemy musi have lost fully
5*0 in killed and woun Jed. At least tbair prisoncra.
of whom we captured Ā®0 or eo estimate
Oar loaaea ia Ihs sinoe the s^mpaiga begat:
Ā»ill, I am told, foot up bVB 12 000 killed anJ wound
ei, of whiok 8000 wāll W *ble to rsiarn to daty io
Fonrtttnth N C TāLee't Army
A.āW iiodpd: K H*rdiPloĀ»i M seing: Sg'ZTā>beĀ»u'ln.
P.- V?.;un If ; R M MciJtttcbiĀ»n TD Andrews
C.āWoundp.1: tāorol A B Morton, J H Alfori, 8 R
Gnddy A A WaddiU Misaint;: A 1) Lilly
DāWouudc": ā K S Mc*"Ā«
āK.lliĀ»iJ: J .M Wrrods Wonndei. W A 8ānrd'vant,
{ā CnnrĀ» J RoeĀ« W Co ly
FāW. isa Kād: 8gt J M Wbitm;r-, Je'se Stepp
1āK'i; d; L* C Cloi^^cllpr. Wounded: C A Hediick
J JB W rfeni'i'. H S Mo-is
HāKill'd: H Puss r Woundād: Ca.pl E Loud-r, I
Dry W E Dav!s J J H Clodfrltr, 0 Melton, G Bar
riEger
Fourth y C TāLet's ilrnijr
AāKll-d: N d B'awley Wounded: J W Hobbs.
W N G Hand, Thes Onristie, J W Coan, J B Stinsoa
CāWcuciifd: Cfrpl F A Shuford, M 8 Artbar
Missing: Sgt W M Adams
DāWā urded: N Lw, Ā£ Groom, 8gĀ» Mies-
iue: W Johuson.
FāKilled: Corel J B Farmer. Wonnded: B Flora.
0 āKilled: J P Sdivea Wcnadcd: A Anthon, H A
Wise
HāWounded: L Lambert
IāVi-Ā«iing: Private Foster.
KāKilled: Sgt O Holshouser.
WAR NEW8
From Gen. Lfe\ Armg ā^'FATl.oiMVii.i.ii,
May 25-āThere waa no cngageiueut lovday atjU
ā¼ery little skirĀ»iĀ»hiug. (iraui bus stioug turti-
ficatioDb in our Iruiit and i? supp 'tied u> bo luoviav
kis main body arosnd stiil uw re tu uur
There have been heary fir* s Ut laj exlĀ«ading baĀ«k
several mileĀ«t od the Itu * ol the t.euiral Kailromjj
anti it is conjectured timt tiie enemy are burniDg
tbe track and depota It. is aisu leportoc flj.1i lii,
ā¢neuiy w dcotruyin^ the track b-;iKecu .Uiliyi-i
and (Jhestertie!d, oa Ftidcrittk>Ā«burg liailri.aa
This saems to indicate that Gram iatauds stiaugia^
his base toward 4 the Peninaala
Fium Nuiilt^rn ileurf.a.āAxkAJfTA, May 'Ji
āV*'i tttward aLd eaĀ«tward to Coluoibus, the iioiue-
ieĀ«B piropie ot >orthern tieurgia arc crowUiiig mi*
thiĀ« oi^y t-> await the itisue uf tha iuipeudiag
strtt,;gle botween oar army and the eu^ay. Xh*
YaDkeea are reported to ba oioving down tj Dailu
in foroei this moruing. Somt akiruiiahiog took,
place on our extreme left. Several days mtj
eUpat3 before a general engag'oeot takes piagg
Atlanta, May āWheeler attasked tāagĀ»-
ville '1 ueaday and deleated Wolloru s (Javalrj
brigade, burning lt>0 and bringing off OU nagooa
and 150 priaoners. The yauaees are runaiag
cars to Cass Station. SooutĀ« report tbat cLres
yankee corps have crofsed Etowan river on the
road to Dallas, and aā.ill CfOhaing. McPherson
ooeupicd Dallas lucsd^ty evening. Slight akir-
mishiug t*>a( afternoon and Wednesday moro-
ing with Polkās corpi. Toe yaukoes le?y heary
contributions as they march, and burn all milla
factorius and good reaideuoea. Where owutn
have left, they destroy everything.
Fankee Raid.ā K.lNsros, May 27.āA raid
ing party of Col. Ktpkyās >aukee cavalry moved
on Ihursday, towards iht Wiimingtou aud W'ei-
dĀ»n Haiiruad, irotu Siii phcrdaVtils, aud wcrs met
at Smithās Mills, Uaeiow couuly, by ths 2d Stale
Troops Battalion Artiliery, and subs cavalry,
undar Lieut. Cul. iiear.i of Foik'a re^msat.
They were driven back m conluaion. All quiet
now.ā Goldtln.roā State Journal.
Mr MoAJen'a aubsiuute was tnan adopted, as follows:
yĀ«*sāMessrs. .Allison. Albrittnn, Alford, Arala, Avera, Dam-
bardi. Marriiiger, Reall, Beam, Btabury, Best, Hond, Uryan, Burgln,
Bariis. ā.irter. Costner. Cowvies, Cr.i(^ Uuke. Dana. Kuy, Uentry,
Ulenn. t:reene, tirisioiii, Hampton, Harris of Oiiarros, Harr la of
Ciiathtm, llarriMin. Henderson. Haiiry ol Berue, Henry of Hender
son. Henden, Howard, Horton, Ijigraia, JeDkins, JudRiut, Keeaer,
l>i*a, i.Ā«aiiiers, Ijove, Ijyie. .Ms.ud of Hyde, .Mann of l*asqautanfc,
.McAden, .Mct.'ormicK, McKay, .VIcNeiU, .McKae, Masen, Paltersiin,
Iāearce. Pe.kms. KhiKle^, ttiddick Richards in. Robbins. Kucars,
Kasiell of Brunswick, csherwuiid, sihober, riinliti of Suiifu^,
iSuruill, Waddell, Wallen, Wakser, WaUiia, Wellborn, WotMluU,
lounir ol Iredell, Toung of Tanaeyā71.
Navsā.M*Ā»iĀ«ni. C.ibb, CrawfoBl, Davis. Oaakln*. CUIIam, Rodgn.
Ivlrby, i^oweil, Reynoldj, Rivaa., Shepherdā11.
In mo SĀ»aate, oa Prida^^, dir. Boyden presented a bill
for securing tae n^ht of ibe k^em evrpne writ. The
bill 8 ispeudiug State laxsB waa rejected. That appro-
pnati 1^ ;|)76,tAK) lo Deaf ftnu Daint> Asylum was passed;
aias, ibr^i apiirajriating Sl,000,00J for families of indi-
geti .^oi'lierh. The llouat' resolutions relating to basis
of piitco were Huopced. Uoaso bill requiring milldrs to
irt>i.i. f>r I 10 iĀ» ,j p.tLified.
lu t le Cjmiu ai, oa Friday, Mr. Person introdacau
a rcrtoiafion eiprisstng oonfideuce in toe ability ana
latGgriiy of me PreaiutrSt and thanks to our soldiers,
wuich waa refeiTta ;o a Gom'mittee. Mr. 8hep-
heiād repm-od reuoiutioi.s aaifaofjiing the Qovernor to
api'Oint two or more fin-.tnsial agsnta to managa the
bl0!iit*de ruuuing boaiueas Bills authoriaing extra
Heshions of the Supr-nue Court, and to prevent liqu>.r
were p
ā¢A
To the FreaiUdQ of Camberland County,
Bv reqasat, i .sgain auuouuce myaeif ā * candiaate lor
the offioe of daeriff of Cumberiaad oouaty. Snoold
1 ne elected, I can only promiae as before to clidoharge
Its dut.dB wtth wltM ainiM|f I aia/ poaaesa.
Near laaovsr Junction, 'i4ay 23 ā\bou; dusk on
S^tnrday sveniog a lin* of ba'tle. conslstinr 8oal''sās
* d LĀ«asās N. C. and Davisās Miss. brig%dĀ»B. mcvsl
forward from ihe entreacbments in front of **p tiĀ«ylva-
nia C H, and, aided by a brisk artillery fire from our
ā¢wn gans, aBiauttel and carried the enemyās breast
works tbsn hsld by a eingls line cf skirmiehsr* from
tlie Sāxth army corps, capturing a few r-riB''nsra, buā
1 )sinf rather heavily in killed and wounoed, inasmuch
as the enemy were posted oebind strong cntrenflh
menis and oar llns of advaacs lay tbrx'gh a taagltd
and Tgrcwth
This reoonaolseanoe, for susb it waa. revealed the
fact that tbe enemyās whole army was certainly in mo
tion Gon Lse had supposed as mnch e>rlter in the
dĀ«y, and daring tb* morning Bwellāa oorpa left lbs
^ront, moviof ia tbe ā¢Mreatlon of CheeterflĀ»;.i fetation
So aorn as this recontioissanor was maj* cverylhtng
started rearwardsāa general ekedaJdlirg am tg am
ra'atoes and wagons. Ju^t aft^r dark the wbcle ar
my ā-was iu moiioa.ā .^11 that night the team* w-rc
ā āioving rearwards The troops, however, bad a ebon
r.-apite of rrst, but wrre again on tbe msrch before dttj
break .411 day to day the iroops have been pushing rap
i lly forward through tbe heat and dust with a will
aad spārit tbat speak their own common H'kb
Orrrespondeace of tbe Rāchmond Dispato'i, 25 b iast
HaMOTsa Jcssrioa, May 'It.āTĀ»Bterday ths arrav
took position bthiad the NortI Aboa river, s*b* 25
oiiles due North frĀ«m Richmond Bf reference to the
map the reader will ass that Grant, haviag move i lo the
r5Ā«rbt of Spottsylvacia 0. H . across tbe Ny, the north
ern brand of the Matiapony, might safely throw his
ā¢imy down the east bank of the latter ttrĀ»am on our
right flank advanoing all tks timt apon tbe ars of a
circle in ths direction of Riobmond Gen L*e was i.n
^cirn^ad of this movemen!, and suoo*e.lf.l iu ctiettttnp u
mjmrntarily on tbs evenicg of the I9th, when Ewsli
aarcbed out of tbe trenc' ss aud struck the enemy in
flank and rear Ths F'd^ral atmv having heā*n tr*ns
f rred to the e:at side of the he'tdwaters of the .Matia
pony, which it was imp.>Ā»sih e to prevent, and havia*
-lAmmsoced to move down and proba^'ly 85ro-Ā«s to tbr
I'lith side of that river, do a'.āernaiive was lef- G-nāl
L'e but to make a new dispoeiiion of his forces The
iatervention of the river and the dense woods betwe a
ihe Mat, tbe Ta, the Po and tbe Ny (from whioh is de
rived th* name of the comu;''n stream which they form,
lbs Mat-ta-po-ny,) afforded tirant a good screen, and
enabled him to conduct the movement with comparative
secrecy
Booth of the Rappahanaook, Qen Lseāj proper po
sition, as any one of common intelltgenoe can perceive,
is behind the North Anna or tbe Pamunkey It ia
stronger than the position at Spottsylvania C H , from
which all of f rantās army wag enable to dislodge him;
it gives him a shorter line hy one half to defe-d. aad
wo railroads over whioh to bring b;B supplies. Ia pro-
p->rtioD. toe, as the lengm of his 'iwn line of com.uum
canon is diminished that of his antagonist is increased,
unless the latter change his base from the Rippahan-
nook to York river. P. W. A.
CARVALTIER IN N. C. TROOPS.
9d N. C TrooftāLeĀ»e Army. M^y 9th to 15'4.
Field ani S>affāWounde -: CjI 8 D rhruatun,
r C James, Sgt Vlajor R C Moiiee. Uapturtrd: Lt C .d
W M P*ral*v M*J W I Enneit.
AāKilled: J L Cole Wounded: Lt Uti.^ry Bryaat,
Corp R U Sagg. Jno Alien, J *V jiay. H -yw >od Hcaia,
titfbj Jones, Geo Shirley, J H B^si. and J R B >at. ap
lureii: Lta Joa DĀ«rdvu aad C C Lisae. Sgia .H F Ratt
iolph, W M Bryant and Olia Moore, Oorpa U R Prid
8Ā«eĀ»nd If C TāLtt't Army.
BāWonnded: Wm Rowe Missāng: Martin Tfaomell.
CāWounded: W H Hopkins ?ad F M Morgan, seri
ously. Miaaing: C B Joires
1>āW:nn'*ed: S Keith Missing: 8 Pettiway.
BāM.asl"r: Lt J M Hobāton Killed: A SimaoBB
Wounded: J F Thompson J Ward; O G Steele mortally
ā ainc^ died
FāWoun^ed; Torpl Falsb'fs W W "oward
GāWounded: A Hu?gina, H H Tosnd, W A Lane
^'āntid^d: tāl rtl PitlĀ«; J F Rawiss, mortally, dĀ«Ā«d
M'Ā«si!17: C'rpl Wade.
KāWocnded: N F Budd Miaaing: J D Oliver
Firtt y C TāI/u't Armji
FieldāWjandt.d: Col H A Browa, dasgeront, la~Ā»;
M%J L C Latiiam, abd men Misaiag: Lt Coi J ^
Howrll
AāWoun l*.t L*. J A Morgan. Miasing: Capt T L
JobBSon
B-K !lĀ»d: L' L J Curtis
CāWcundfd: fāapt W H Thompsoa, Lt Cbarlsa.
Miftfixg; Lt McMillan
DāWoun^c-J: Capt Williamson. Killed: Lt Howard.
G-Mi*Btng: Cap: N J WhileharaL, Ltj J A Lalham,
J M Hurget
HāW'ounded: Capt A Mitell Misaing: Lta J M
Onithi>r, J B Coffi^ld
IāMiss'ng: Ca^t Fowler. D Beartateld, Lt Carver.
Wi,nadād: Lt PĀ»:tergon
KāMissing: Capt W H Day. Wounded: Dr C
Branch, sine* 4?ad.
T^irtuth y C TāLte'$ Army.
A ā Toandcd: Color S?Ā» Wm P nningtea. J M Kelly
Mifl'inr: Cjrpl W E Btsn, R McKicsey, L W Johnson
BāWonnde': Peter Baff, D U NeaJ, M 8 Pegram
Miaajnv: Sgt J D Sbearāa. Isaac R ggan
CāWoun led: Rraben Fmith Missing: R Hiokmae
DāW->un>led: W H Moore, Walter Bl wards. Mias
Ing: R H B Thomas
EāKilled:. J W Wells Woande.l: B W Bistick
t W (āi*To lauglj, Adin Evans Misstag: J W Br*y
F-K llsd: Sgt W T WhitĀ«>hC!rBt Wounied: Capt W
M B M lore, Corpl R E Pit mao, T R Et>p!ss, Jas Jjbn
s n. Il.'id Phillips, L w algteia. Missing: Jas Hatbway
W 8 t'nap, W Corbet'.
G āK IIcJ: Corpl WPS **more.
H ā K il.'i!: Sgt S .Mor.'isju Wounded: ā MoLoyd,
J icks> T+vlor, G W Cole Mtfsing: W 0 Cox, M J
raom^s
I āMissing: Wm Griffin
KāKālied: .āāaudv Johnson Wounded: 8 L Diokson,
J O 4all. ā M^sengale, D W Miller Missing: Wm
dample. Geo Dann, Wm Bailey.
. V'EisāMessrs. ,,7;': y. _ ^ H U*m, J H AlJnd.;e. T J Applewiitv Wilev
BarrinKer. Benimry, l|pl. Ā» ^^ ^ xti^WK i m Ā«i.!āk..._ b Ā» 'Ā»
try. Uienii. Uri>..Ā«.>iii. llani|i ā¢Ā». llarriMin. Ilcnr> ol U. rile, Howard,
llorlun, Ingram, Jenki >.. K.e;uer, l.aws. .Mann of f.t3i(UoiaDk, Mc-
.A.ien.''t* iifiiiicK. .McKa,. .^Ic.Neiii, .McKae .Sis..en, Falkrson,
Peaire. Perk n:., ithmles. Rifldick, R.iiler. Itoabins.' Kngent, Rossell
of Briiiiswirk, ShoHer, .-miil1i .iI (iinil ird. S,ifuill, VVaiien, VViWser,
VVat'on, VVelilMiin, VVĀ«a) all. You. gotlrede l. Vo.iiig i.| V ancfcf āit.
Avaā.\les3rs. .Aiiil->, IK- I. Br.*.vii. U.^ai. Huinp.-is.t, Hti.gm,
Burns, I o.>lĀ», Ā«;o-āiutt, ā¢ laWI.ird. Uavis, Kuke. r'.i>. Georue, Uil-
liaiii. Hari IS of C tU.irrUi, ii irris .il iia.Umi, H twus, Henderson,
Hea^'-n, Henry of liemler'toii, Hudgas, Joyuer, Judkins. Kirliy,
Ljelbin.i Ids, oxan, . .oiiif, l.ove, Liy le, ....eathers. i*ar..>n, Puwell,
Reynolds, Relnii irdl, Kichardtuu, Uivaa, ftass, cinepberd, Sher
wood. iStmclli, W.iddaliā42.
tarlor, Jaa Pn^ Jno Ruff. B A Ruff J T Rsndoipu,
kV L Ran lolph, W Skinner, W Sairley, J H 0 iāĀ»ylur, J
W fayior, T I Faylur, J Waiawrigot
BāWonnded: Onpt JoUu B cirown, Lt G W Ward,
'orp A Lanier, W Deal. C K Hua er B W L^nte', tl R
WMoaurn, J PĀ»rker, L Htgisi. r, W i Rivoubark. N
Waiifirid. Captured: ftgte A J J fen^on, A B F ederiok
r J Whufleld, orp B G Lamer. J 0 Bsll, J T Bishop,
F W Brinson W D Chambers, W Davia, W Hall, J W
Haackey, H W Hunter, Bii Lamer, Lowir Lanier, H Q
xfasnbarn, G B McGowan, N L MoLauohii i. W Page,
W H Pioket, M Sumner, B Thigaea, P B W -riey
CāWoandech Bgts H B Bailer, Corpa P Bain. David
Williford, W G Davis, Allen Arnett, Jr, D R West.
iJaptnred: Gapt U W Horne, Liect C P Malictt, Sgts J
r Mullins, DanI Robertson, If H Ameit, J C Bryant. G
I Ualcutt, A M Fields, T W Guuon. W B Horae, ft Jobn-
aon, A h Ledbetter, O MoPhatter, N MoCall, B R New-
b11> a j Ray, C P Riley, W J Smith, W Taao.ktion, J
Ml L W allaoe, Sion Williford, H J Williford, J A Fisher.
DāKilled: Sgt Jesse R Jernigan, Corp R W Best,
(bounded: Corp D W Wood, Jaa Needham, J B Neel. W
Wallaue, W X Stine, J F Branen, J Smita, W Baggios.
Captured: Jno Gowan. Sgt Jno Caatine, iTey /nieu, Ja
cob Beasley, Ribl Ohase, Z Caetine, J P Davia, Geo
English, Chas Bnglish, Ā£ Frederick, P Frederick, Jaa
Ganey. J H Harrell, Mattnew Hart, W Jolley, T N Man-
atag. Noah MoCumber, Orem MoCumber, Luke Mo-
Liawhora, Alfred MoLkwaotn, J T Rioaelte, W B Taei.
āWoUudea: Sgi U H MiUis, J J C^naly, L H.Ā»rti
an
K
Hoooa,
tiarbor,
doru**,
Captured: Capt J L Cantwell, LtalJ Picket, C MoOlam-
my, G M Crapou, Sgts W A Montgomery, J D Sollara
J B Smith, Corps TaoaPrevau, J P Prevatt. J A Whiteā
Geo W Brantly, M B/Ā«aor, B Braffork, A W Moore N
Carter, A Charles, C Davis, A O Duanigaa, Jas Hioka
PE\CE PROPOSITIONS IN OONGRE3S.
In the Hccae of Representatives, on Monday last
Mr. J. T. L-^aoh, of North Carolina, submitted tbe f>l
lowing preaiable and reaolationB, whioh were read by
the Clerk, creating quite a sensation on the floor,
among the privileged seats and the galleries:
"Wnereas, The unoonstitulional enaotment of lawt^
by the Congress of the T7ailed States upon eubjeets of
vitsi importanoe to the narmony and independence of
tae States, tbe happiness and prosperity of the people,
the preservation Mid perpetuation of the Union, against
'tie demands of Juatioe. ths appeals and aJmonitions f
her best and wisest statesmen, madĀ« it our painful duty
;o f*ll hack upon tbe rignts for whioh the colonies
maiatained the war of tno R^ivolutian, and wbioh our
.orefataera asserted and maintained to be clear and
iaai.enable.
ā¢ā¢Rfsolved, by the Cjogress of the Conffderate
Slaves, Tuat tbā deleg-vte.i trom each State, aotiaj in
iiti f.ov.'rrign and independent oiiaraoter, for the pur
pose rif sliiitig moral to our phyeioal force, arid plaoinc
our^tives praperly before the civil i .i world, do DĀ»aat
earneaiiy appeal to the President, by nnd with tfco
ā vdvict* an.d cotisent of the Sena'c, to appoint coaimis-
Bl'-cers, whoāo daty il shall b. to propoae an araisilc
of ninety days to the proper autbor>t:Ā«R cf the Federal
Government, preliminary to negotiation upon St*ir
sovereignty and Independence; and the said conmis
"loners anan report tĀ» -wg.t.ssg ta the Presideiit the
*nawcr received from the Federal OoTernment npon the
lUbJcct
ā¢ā¢Resolveil, that should the praoe ma'&ing power of
ā ie.FĀ«*d;ir%l Goverumsnt Hcoede lo t a proposiiion for
ftu aim S..100 ot ninciy dit^s. the Pre.^idvm be request
ed lo coavfue tae Congre^s of the ConfederaU; 8iĀ»teĀ«
lor the purpose of appointing oomāni-sionflrs. by and
with the conssot and advice of the Senate; and tiiat he
oe also riqaest-.'d to notify the Exec^ttiTe of the several
States of 'ne fact, and a>k their oo-op>traiion by ap
poindag oomniiiiioners, either by the Legislatures or
by t.'on entiea, to ej operate with the ocmmiasioners
appointed by the President, and to negotiate with the
commissioners appointed by the Federal Government
upon suoh terms of f .*aoe as will be oonsistent with the
honur, d'gaity and iadependcnoe of the Slates, and
compatible with the safety of our soeial and politieal
rigsie
Resolved, That in maintaining the rights guaranteed
to us by the blood and treasare o* oar tevoluiionary
fathers, and dear at all times to freemen, we desire to
be it*! alone. We ask no manās property; we fight not for
conquest, but for our rigits, the independence of the
States, onr equality, our eivil anl religioaa hhertiea.
āResolved. That saoh terms of peaee as sgreed to by
ihe oommissioners ought to be endorsed by the Presi
dent and Senate, aad auSmitted to the people for their
ralifioati-jn or rejectioa.ā
.VIr. Fooie movĀ«*d taat the reaolaiioas b* referred to
idgera aad Logan did not vote
Most of ttie
Hieka,
J W8iiĀ«|r.
iiiiroduetion inopportune, anddeolared that North
( arolin!a wanted peace only with indepecdsuoe. Mr
Fdller, like hi.-* ooasiiiuetiis, was āā¢wiolly opposed to
any idea of reoonjtruouoa or of affiliation with tho
Norta on any other terais 'has reoo jarion and inde
pendenoe.ā Mr. Leaoh said hia resolutions did uet eoa*
temgjate ā fr^KnuHuouoa on ssfiaraie
Reliable Xcwt from the Iram-Miuittippi
A friend was prcscat in Augutiui, Iriday after
noon, at the i'iantersā Hotel, where a pariy of
gentlemen had the pleasure ot nearing a very
intcrebtiug narrative oi events which have reecui-
Ij transpired on the wc*Bt bank of the 31igsuaippi,
irom three prominent citiiens of that pait ul tne
Confederacy, one of wtiom was a general oficer
wbo lett the field of operations on the bth Ilsi.
The narrator said that Steeleās army uumbere^
about 1Ā»,00U men, with a tine equipment ot ma
terial ot war, all of which was captured by PnoĀ«
His entire force (except 24UU minted troopij
had been either killed, wounded or lakeu prisooen
Bknksās army numbered about ij2,UUU, ooij
o,Uv)U of whom had made theii: eacape, tUe rcBidu*
having been tliBpwaed of in the tauie maacar m
the coumand ut Sieele. The lore^s ot Kub)
Smith Lad only 16 t> pomad rifltiguua witliwtiiefe
to light Banks's forcea, but he now-luu 71 pmoss
of artidery, eight ot wtiiob are pounder i'aitots,
torty seven l2 pounder ^iapoleona, and aizteen ^
pounders. Among the fttores were 16 wagoo*
loaded with medicjues, ambulances, (ths lirtt
tbat our army had ever seen) all ot the eaemy'i
ordnance, eommissary and |4artermaster's itorea,
and 20,0uU emali Ā»ru.is, aājuounuog to a eomplete
outfit, which they had never hau t/etore. They
now feel able to say to their breihren on this
side of the Mississippi, that they weuld give ā¢
good account of the remnant of the enemy left 10
their department, or in other words that they in
tended to clean ttiem out, and establish Contuder-
ate independence west ot tne Mississippi.
Sa9annah Republican, 24ih.
The fight on the J^rrth Anna.āOf the tight
at the telegraph Bridge, mentioned by (itn.
Leeās dispacuii in our laet, the iiichmond Du-
patch of ttie 2dth says: We are inlormed tha(
the bridge was detended by the Ā«i7th and ilid
North Carolina regiments, aud that the fight wu
of the most desperate enaraetor. Our men stood
their ground m.iutu(iy, aud only retired afier
nearly all were killed or wounded. About >
hunured of those wounded in this figut were
brought to tue city yesterday.
Reportfd t apture 0/ u Blockade Runner.ā
The steamer Greyliound has been captured by ibe
blockading fleet off W ilu.ington. She had SUO
bales of (iovernment ooitou ou board, ana amoug
her pa:jscngers was Mr Jadward A. Pollard, uf ibu
city, wlio was on his way tu i^urope tu superintend
ttie publittaUon ot his History ot the War.
Richmond Dapatck.
Change in the Military Department of Rich-
m*>n l. ā VV'e understand that Brig. Gen John
H. Wiuder was yesterday relieved ol his oom*
mand in this Department, and ordered to report
to Cxeu. Beauregard) with headquarters at Golds-
borough, N. C. It is understood that Gen.
Winder will be assigned 10 the field.āExār.
Loue* in Leeāt Army.āGen. Lee haa received
the reports of all hta Guuerals up to the Ifith.
His eutire lossākilled, wounded, and missing,
can be covered by a Ugure not excoediug 14,UUU.
Grunt has lu^c live to.l>is one, and the inequality
uriginallj existing has almott been overcome.
Richmond Vitpatchf 'lAtk.
Well Deserved Proinoti*nāAt the instance
ot the General oun:ia>aadiag the Trans-Mississippi
Department, Major Gonorai Hichard Taylor nai
bad cunlerred un him tbe rank and title ol Lieu
tenant General.āRichhwnd
Death of Gen. Jcnkina.āWe are truly sorry
to auuuunce ibe death ut Geu. Albert G. Jeukiai,
who was severely wuunded lu tue late figbt near
Dublin Deput. Hia Wuuud Was SUCH to re
quire the removal ot au arm ai tbe shouider-joiot
āan operation trom woich he did not recover.
The Wounded.āA.ocotdiag to official estimates,
the number of wounded now in this city is be-
tweĀ«a SIX and seven tliousand āRich.
ā - V
Col. Avery.ā We r^oioe to hear that the rumor
of the death of Ool. C. M. Avery ia not true-
We sincerely trust that this faithful and gallant
oftcer way be spared, if not to serve longer in tiis
field, to his family and iriendsj for the State doth
not oontaia ā¢ better, nobler loa than he.
Raleigh tJonfederaH.
Wilmington Money Market.ā7 30 notes are
current at $8U. Specie has declined, and the bro
kers are now baying at the following rates: Gold
$16 for onej Silver $15 for one. Bank Motes
ā Virginia and South Carolina $2 for one; aod
North Carolina $2 50 to $8 lor one. N. C. Trea
sury Notes $1 25 for one.ā Hii. Journal 2bth.
HldO ttIilĀ„ARO.
OSf ia Faye iu\iiie āu ..oc _o.a or A'iiti ot April, or
. J ou me Faynttevilia aoa Aloeai rie Plaac Hiad, s
1:'AvJBAGE of .vIONjSY, 00 isting of lO'a, 20āa aad I
Ā» n.y. I wiu p*y t**Ā®
AO may havs found it il
50 doUai: oill, Coafedar-
aoove reward to aay pen
they will leave it at the O
uie.
FayetteviUe, May 24.
Slieetlagg,
6000 -
Ā«r ofije or deliver it w
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86-2t^ ^
id TĀ«ba0O9
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ThĀ» 81TCAT10
gtnj material cha
^rant t> ar
nearer tu Hiehm
ae usual. TLc
indeed it u tuuK
Johnstuu Las
There is Ibe n
from the Trans-]
The peopie ar
Thi HaBSaa
vailed to a conai
North OaroliDa,
ewrpus by the lai
ā¢ statement by
stances exiating
In a speech in C
this State edectc
said that the Pre
cret session.) ref
disloyalty and tn
from spies, incenc
no special referei
distinction was dr
delegation, dividi
the passage of th
honor and seDsiti
edtiaens, bad nevĀ«
manner in which
State, or of any
guage or thought
Message had nut
in it but what w{
that the Prewiden
ftom our own peo
cirO.amstancea wh
to the enemy.
W'e are glad to|
Tdk Vhrt Kr
notions, the offspi
the so-called pea(
with appareut tĀ»ai
treaty of peace tl
tttates to a vote
tias introduced th
Congress laid upt
ther and atipiilaii
eommis^ioners to
federate States
tsuch propoBitio
Confederate guvei
the iJonstitutiun,
The pt-ople the ms
the Confederate g
rights, such aa th
with proper undei
mong these is thi
elare war and mak
full of brains mas
the people cannot
Leaoh and Mr. H
know this. But it
pie to tell them tl
treaty of peace,
but it is an insult
flatter, for did no'
power iu the Coni
gognee pretend ti
they were about,
which they had eo.
the Confederate g
foelery.
ā¦ioT. Ghaham
Richmond papers
Uvered by Gov. G
on Tuesday last
The Whig couipli
āMr. Graham,
length on the hal
ground that the a
writ was not only
tion, bat also eiic
sucb a stringent
disaffection iu om
us that uo such
concluded his ren
Carolina Iruni im{
em cause. Tne
cellent temper, ai
elegauce of rhet
which secored for
ā¢ of the Senators p
In a brief skett
given by the Exj
course was for m
Imprison disloyal
right to do, āāand
as any one in paĀ»
Generals who, by
had arrested inao
āMr. Graham s
one supposed tha
State had at any
law, that opinio
When Lincoln, b
war, she .said tliet
threw herseil, he*
in the manner in
coQtnbutiun to tb
valor of her sol
might challenge c
Confederacy, li
General of North
tributed to the wi
ments. the mustĀ«T
ceiv(ād. Of this 1
the Held. When
Wilderness with tl
of the world, one-
ians. Ue knew o
dacetl by the dĀ«*ai
wounded in the hi
āHe did not thi
either necessary
prepared to say t
ent law shoald r
limitation, lie
on the necks of tl
if a bill, properly
habeas corpus, si
know that ne she
The vote wsvs 1
^uire into the ex]
sion I aod it was
There are sevi
jCongre?6ionai pt
torial remark.
"With ail our el
make room for t
CoMMCXK ATIC
ā¼ irginia we had'
band, and the lu
mast be patient,
ttiem. Proceed
and politica. 8j)t
ring events ->f th
RELIl
Acknowledged i
Received trum I
Uf- Kyle, 5 pieeT