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TO THI PIOFLI or nOBTir OABOLBVA FMm Oii%mn»: Th« BeoeMdtiM of onrooon^, , tf NprtMnted bj oir Confe46rAt6 anthoritiMi iaip«l B« agsin to AppMd to jow geaeraity. Tott u« tfaiiit in oonsequenoe of intet-' ruptioB to o«r ndlroad oommiuiioAtioni bj reeent moTtmeBti of the enoibj, the sobiisteiioe of Gen. Lee's enoj hu become greatlj jeopardiied. For at leMt » few mooths tbat armj will haye to rely for »u^8!stenee upon North Carolioft and Virt^inia alone I am intormed by the Oommi^sary depart ment, tbat the usnsl methnds ot oollecting sup pliee will be iosolfioitfnt for the purpose. - In refer*Doe to this point, I need only eite the authority of General Lee himself, who writes aa follows in r-frard to a similar appeal tp the peo ple of Virginia: eannot permit myself to doubt that the peo* pie will rrspond to it^ wh n they r'flfot upon the alternative presented to them-. They have siu)- ply to choose whether th^^y will contribute such eommissary and qnart^rmaster stores «s they can possibly spare to support an army which has al ready borne and done so miich in tiKir behalf, cr retdbiog their stores ■ maint'aio the army rf the •nemy engaged in their subjigation I am a inre, that a general obligation of this nature, rests lightly on most men—each beins disposed to leave his discharge to his neighbor—but I am confideut that our citiions will apprec^a^e their respoosi- bility in the oa^e, and «ill not peraut an army, which, by GodV bleraiDg an'i their patriotic sup* port, hts bitherin afiorta oi tlx* mo my, to saffer now tfarosgh thair nefcleot/' It seems, therefore, that our all depends upon the Toluntsry action of the f eople of North Caro Una and Virginiaj aod trostiog tliat whatever yo« have to spare, will be promptly and patriotically brought forward for the use ot your country, in its hour of trial»the following plan if> rubmitted, which in being acted op^n in the State of Tir> ginia wuh the best results It is understood als«, that prorisions will be receiTed either as sales, loans or donations. 1st Let every citiien who can, pledge himself to urDis*« the rations of one soldier for 6 months, without designating any pariisalar soldier as the reoip’CQt cf the contribution. 2. T et thoee thns pledging themselves furnish, say 80 p'unds'of haeon >^nd 180 founds ot lour, or tfaeir equivalent in beei or mca), to be deliver ed to the nfarest commisaary agent. 8 Let the donor bind fainieelf to d'^ltver ont- half of the amount above stated, vii: 40 pouodp of bacon and 90 pounds ot Hoar (or its eqaiva'« iMMKPiATBliT, and the remainder at the end ol thre« months, uolees He prefer to adopt the better p*an of advanoiag the whole amount ple«lged, at once. 4. Let the pledge of eaeh individual, subsc:ib in? snd urnisliing tl^e ra'ions of one soldier for six months, be made the basis of larger subsorip tions. Those whose generosity and whuse means wiU oDftble them to do so, may oblif'ate themselves to provide the rationn of 5^ 10, 20 or any number . of soldiers for 8 months; wbi’e even tbe poor, who could not effo>^d to supply the rations of one man, msy. eombiniog, authoriie one of their num ber to make tbe de«ignated eubscription of, at least, one ration for one msn for six months To effect thi», I earnestly recommend tha* ^•«nty gbd neiffbbo'hood meetings ttc immediate* ly held in every porticn ot the State, at which subscriptircs may be t»ken up; and, that a com> mittee of responsible and reliable gentlemen be appointed by s^eh meetings, to wait on those who do not attend, and ascertain what can be raLted at the earliest pobsihie moment. Ard reet asanred, that no patriot can better serve tiis eoantr'y, th»n in bo dointr By tbik m'Uis evry pon ible cnnoe of pr'>yisicns which c»n be 8 *r- d ior the support t f our army, may be aade ?vwLbU Should you nut, Fellow Gi’ii 'os, respond t«» ♦ hif» call, j^ou calcoUtc, net cnly up 'n -ccinj? } our own sun« in the army buffer and b>' defeated in the field, for want of ih"se supplies, but you will have the o;or'ifi^ati«n to behold them seised and appropriated to the support of the enem^ who oomes to destroy ns Advancing as he docs, through the interior of the land, without 'ither water or rail'oad cjmmunications in his rear, he is BOW subeisting bv th> plunder and tbe ruin of the people of South Carolina, and mu*>t neeeesari ly do so, when he entern our State Be aaeurt-d, therefore, that every pound of bacon or beef, and every bu»hel ot meal which you withhold from jonr owB armj, is » oertsin AootribatioD to thm maintenance of that of the enemy. Foa bave, therefore, to choose whether you will feed your ■ons, wno are bleeding in our defence, or our ruthless en.emy, who arms our slaves and lays warte pur country To show you, fellow citiseps, the earnest im- premion I have of the necessity of this action, and that I will call upon you to make no Baoritce which 1 will not share wit^ you, I have tendered to the C.oministtary Department one'half of mj entire year's supply, ard expect to put my own fiam ly upon the limited rations allowed to onr sol diers, regrpttin? that I have so little to offer. That whioh is left me to sul sist up >n will be doubly swert, because it will be the bread of honor and.independenee Confidently relying upon the generosity and patriotism of a people to whom I have often ap* pealed and never appealed in vain, I am, fellow oitiMBf, Your obedient servant, Z. B. Tanox. By the GovniMoK: A M. MoPhiktus, Private Sacretary. 8r«e*4 JExchange$.-^The telegraph reported last week the passage of a bill by thn Senate an* thoriiing the Secretary of the Treasury *Ho receive si>ecie from the several States and use it for their beoefft.” The bill wsa introdnoed some weeks ago by Mr* Orr of S. C., and is as follows:— **The Congraas of the Confederate Stftes of America do enaot. That it shall be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury, under the dlreoti^D of the President, fo receive specie from any State in the Confederacy on the terms following, to wit: Be shall exdbange the same at market rates for Treasury notes, and credit the amount of Treas ury notrs acquired against the taxes to be> paid by the eitiieos of the State, in such manner as may be agreed upon between him and the proper anthoiitiee of the btate/' The Oon$cript — In the Senate last week, in reply te a resolution of inquiry, a mes sage was received from the President enoloibf a communication from the Secretary of War - which States, says the Whig, tk j number of eon! script- assi(;ned to the army from camps of in struction. 81,993, Deserters returned to the arn»y, 21,056 Assignments under section 8th of the act of February 17th, 1864,7,738. Approximate estimatesof men who have joined the aruiv without ras'ing the camp of instniotion, 76,206 Total nnmher of *xt mpts 66,586 Agriealtural d‘'tailp, 2.217 Detailed on soeount of public neopssity, 5,8«*3- For di tails, bnreatis and departments, not inciuding 3r«ia.inB aud mcohanicf, 4,612. De> tail of oontraetors to lurnish suprlies, 717, De« tail of artlaans and mechanics, 6,960. Ouilfo^d Taxet—County tax ia the same as that levied by the General Assembly lor State pnipo^es, to^wit: One per cent on all ariiolee and ■aujecU taxed ad «a2o»*e«n, and the same taxee «b •rtialtf ■peciftoally (•zed.—(Ttmim. nOM TSS KOBTB OAROLfirA SOLDISaS rOB TBB OBSBaVBB. « Oamp 8d N. C. Oat., Feb. 27, 1866. Measrs. Editors: Cireumstanoea have long de nied me the pleasure of oven an otcational letter to you, but it would be presumption perhaps to atteiapt aa apology. Long since I intended to have told yon the particulars of a large Divisitn Convention to renew our pledges of devotion to our country, and deteimination to resist as long as an enemy attempts to enslave us. Then, I in** tended to have given yon an accctunt of a grand Tournament and Coronation party by our brigade —who wre the gallant Knighta—who was the sucecssful one—what lady wss crowned Queen of Beauty, and such like. But all of these interest' ing events followed in sueh quick sueoession, em vironedas tj^ey were with other sterner duties, that it w»s then impoMible and has now become inex pedient. Oar lesolntions fbr war and mistanee bad been adopted but^a few dayc, when we weie call ed upon by the enemy to endorse them on the fi 'Id of action. But of ail this you have doubt** l^ss heard the ^art taken by the third Ueg't and the heavy figbtiag by our infantry on Hatober's Rttn, to The Railroad is again eoinpleted to Stony Creek az-d we are more convenient to onr work near tbat place-still guarding our right flank The sitnation about her* remains unchanged, so far ss I ean learn. Indeed, if we can look at the roA^e ud ooDBult reason, all would m^ee that no move in foree by either army will prove prac i- ea^>le for some time to come Still we have seen enough of this war to convince us tkat the course whioh fcems meet impraotir>ble is the one more commonly pursued For instance, there oomes a very inclement spell of weather, rain, hail and snow, and the men snatch a little comfort from the reflection that the enemy cannot move,—a right's repose has not b^n oompUted before a bogle sounds '*booti and saddles,” ‘a ehange com«^s over the spirit of their dreams’^ and they are off in mud and mire to meet the foe. Such thines are constantly traDspiring around uf; to much so, that he is considered an almost fcol wLo reasons at all. So, Messrs. Editors, you and your readers munt attribute any laek of reason whish may appear in my communications to this con> viotion (charitably.) Bst all eyes are now turned to the movements of Shcrjian, as he is making his fearless stridef? {hrough States, and is now pressing the border of th^ old ^orth State. We do not like the idea of a fire in our rear and there never wa? a soldier that did; and we do not intend to etand it Dc y^'u want to know how we wiJ avoid it? If no other way and Sherman comes too cl so up Gen Lee will have his grand old army to open ratks from the leit to the right, flank face his rear r*nk “about," and at the command “forward,” with hearts of steel and ' A derotion as pure aa that which brlnfs To hi> Idols the Indian’s offering, Tet as proad ae that whiah the priesteoB feela W hi^ e she narses the flame at the shrine where she kBsels,** trusting in the God of battles, they will move forward aeainat’a foe flushed with conquest, an^i make them bite the dust or in retreat crimeon the land they have wade desolate. Tour corres pondent is firmly persuaded that such disaster will sooner or later overtake the enemy that now threatens our rear Qod in His Providence will surely prov.de us means if we will but be truo to Him and to ourselvea. This struggle is just now becouiing sublime, tho’ it has all along been terrific It is now more than ever a “time that tries men’s souifi,” and tries the stuff of which men are mede. He w^jo passes through this oBdeal without flinoh> ing may take position alongside the ncble few Such oircnmetaQees as those surrounding us give birth t« Heroes of whom any nation might and mil be proud—Heroes for whose sakes the coun tcill be saved. Then let a noble emulation spring up between ci'izcns acd between soldiers as to who do most, endure most, and sacrifice most for their own and the public good. If property must bo sacrificed, lay it upoa the alt«»r of your country and pray God to sanctify it If your ..ife is claiu’ed sell it as-dearly as pos«ible, feeling tba^ it is an obiation worthy of such a *&u^e; and if die we all must, we will do «!>—exulting with tbe old Roman 4:hat “it is sweet and glorious to die ♦or one’s country.” Let North Carolinians arise and emphatically give the lie to the slanderous imputation on their characters that they were disloyal. Xet every one do hia duty «nd will yet bequeath to comiag generations a rieh boon ->and if at last we are overcom», then “Freedom will shriek as we fall." But. my eountrynasn, in the language of one inspired, ‘I am persuaded better things of you ” So mote it be. Tours, ^c., NBiouf*. THB nilLSBORO’ CADETa. roa.TBB o—vm Hillsboro’, N. C , Feb’y 24, 1865 Messrs. Edi ors.*—“Tho Cadets” wore ordefe*^ to Raleigh la)t Sunday moroiog (15th) lor what purp(Se we did not know, but we hoped »to get equipments and assist in driving Sherman back. It would have cheered the most gloomy to have heard the long, loud shout which seemea to fihake *the very hills. We took the train and arrived safely in Raleigh, were ordered to march up town, quarter in tho “City Hall” and wait for further orders. We found the “City Hall” a large, warm and commodious room and made arrangements for lodging at once. No rations could be diawn on Sunday, so we “wicked Cadets” who obeyed the Governor’s orders and violated the Sabbath had to furnish our own rations till Monday. Every thing was plenty and we made out very vrell. On Monday we drew plentiful rations of flour and meat, the Qommissarj was making up ior lost tim6. Tou ought to have seen what extensive cooking operations we had under way in a few minutes After we were quartered in tho “Hall” many Cadets found friends among the people of Raleijrh, some who p‘cuHar^y fortunate visit ed the young ladies, aird we all had a fine time gene' rally The people were very kind to iw. The Editors of tbe Standard and Progress sisemed to vie with each ether in praising our little band, but both seemed to infer that we were *t9o young far service and ottght fo be $ent hom-e to our mothers; when we get into action we will endeavor to show them tbat wo are gallant sons of noble iircs, who eart not for hardship, suffering or dan ger, if in the disoharga of «ur duty to our ooun> try and loved ones. On Tuesday we were ordered to Hillsboro’, but some prisoners having arrived we were ordered to remain and guard them. I l«ft the Battalion on Wednesday doing guard duty and under orders to march to Oamp Mangum. Capt Tucker is in oommtnd of the Battalion, Maj. Gordon being elsewhere, and the Boxt in commacd rick. He is a very fine gentleman. I neglected to state in the first f'f my letter that b11 the sick and several small Cadets were left h«re, but no Cumberland boy teat U.Jt bt'hind V'sry respectfully, L’Inoonnu. A JS^evD Rebel ^am.—The statements from abroad ure too positive and circumstantial to ad mit a doubt tha: a powerful ship, flying the Con federate: flsg, is on the occan. She sailed from the eoafit of France, ooaled a French and arm. ed by taa English steamer. She is said to ba Biore powerful than the Merrimac, and her d'^tL nation was tho ight in luropo t« be Charld's.w. The Y«Md IB tha Oliide. FORBION BIOOOKITIOR ros THB OBflKBVaa. It is undeniably true that too many of our peo- pl«>, in the early stages of the war, placed too much confidence in tarly foreign sid to cn^ the struggle, without reflecting that European gov** emments are controlled, in their policy and action, by self'interest; and while wo had, and, I have no doubt, now have, the sympathy of the people, ve need not expcct any lavorable action of foreign government^ until their mterest prompts them. In tbe Revolution of 1776 this was the else, and it is certainly so now. We only received recog* nition and. aid then, token we had deterved if by endurallce, and when the interest of France and Spain, and^ particularly the former, determined her sovereign to come to our assiiitanoe. A re., currence to this interesting part of our history will clearly manifest this; and the circamstanocs and situation of that period and this will show when and how foreign interyention was then ob. ta'ne'^, and the pronabiliiy of it now A war betw -en France and Eag’and had only terminated in 1768, and Franoe bad seriously impaired her dnaf)0(6,'and her miliiary and murine eatabliehc; tafnt« were in a st’to of weaknrss which ccuid scarcely be imagin'd . Franco and’S^aia stood, in rtrlation to the Bii^ish Colonic?, in nearly the identical situntion of Francj sod Eagland n^w in relation to the Confederate Sfatee. We sent Oocc- miesiont^rs then to them, under high ezpect'^cns tbat they would give us adsisticco in separating from, and thereby weakening, the BritisK atppirc —tho great rival po^er in Europe; but we obr> tained no recognition, ai) or assistanao for sev^rftl years. I here note the arguments then employ=d by Miaist‘>ra in France against recognition. Ic 1774 the Count de VeTgennrs, tie nuinistar of foreign affairs under Louis XVI, a young man and who had receitly non'mencrd hia rt-’gn, pre» sented .a memoiial to the King in relaticn to the probabilities of maintaining peace with the cono tinen*Bl powers of Europe, in which he says: “If affcr having taken a view of the Continent, we turn onr eyrs to the Occan, do wo perceive there greater motives for securi y? We tee by our sld» an unquiet nation, more jealous of tha prosperity of bor neighbors than anxious for her cwd hap piness; powerfully armed and ready to strike the instant it may suit her to threaten. Let us not dcoeive our‘^^vcB with respect to her. Whatever parnde the British ministcra may make cf Uieiv pacific dispositions, we eaT'noc count on thoso •iispo4ti*(us longer than their domcptic embarrass ments may continue. These may cease They may even increase to snob a point as to deteroiinc ihe government to give this restlessness of spirit a direction against external objecu. It it not without examples for the cry of war with France to be the fignal of anion to the parties which divide England.” In 1776 the Count presented another m. morial, in reLtion to the manier in wVich France and Spain ought to oootn$rlatc the consequences of the quarrel between Great Briuin and her colonies. Uponjthis we bate the reflections >f Mr. Turgot, to show the ideas then entertained*by the Cabicet ot Ve.eailles on the pubject Ho says: “In gomg over with Mocsiear De Vf rgQnnes the vciicus practicable tnodes which the quarrel between Eoglaad and her coloui(B may terminate, it has appeared to me that the event, the mo8t desirable for the interest of the tv(o crowns (France and Spaiij) would be, that England should corquer the resistance of .her colonii's and forcc th^m to submit to her yoke Tiie reas''ns for this opinion are, if the colonies should only be sntjugited by tho ruin of ail their resources, E g)and would lose the advantar^cs she has hitherto drawn from them, during peace by tbe increaBe of her oommeroe, and auriag War by tbe use she has been able to make (jff their strength. If on the contrary, the vanquished colonirs prc!^crve their riches and their population, tJ'cy will preserve their courage and iheir dcsi-e of independesoe, and will force Englacd to employ a part of her toroes to prevent another iDSurreco tion The supp si(i».>u of an alsolute separa^ioa of the colonies from tho mother country appears to me infinitely probable. Whr never the iHde« pendenoc of the colonies 8balt«bo complete, and bhall be acknowledged by the £n^lish themselves, tfiere will result irom thence a toial revolutioa in the political and coicmcroial connexion between Europe and America; and I believe firmly that all the European powers will be compelled to abandon all empire over their colonies, to leave them an entire liberty of commerce with all nations, and to be content with partaking of tbat liberty in oommon wtch others, and preserving with their colonies the bonds of friendship and relationship. A JO COE cliatiou above all, and a spaady reoooo ciliation, between England and America, appears to me to be the only state of things in which tho two orownfl can have to apprehend immediate danger.” Mr. Turgot proceeds thtn: “With re., spect to the measures which ought to be pursued by the two crowns to prevent tbe danger which may threaten them, I think precisely with the Connt Da Vergennes, in the nrcsssity of rejecting every plan of aggression on our part ” The me» moriol c nc'udes with tbe-e fuggcptions: “First, t^ watch attentively a’l thos? eircumstanccs which might notiiy the approach of danger. In particular, to obs(rve the 8eacoa9ts of the isles end the .gulf of Mexico, to procare frequent infi>rmalion of what was pas«ipg on the bank of Newfoundland To observe in E inland the condition of their troops, and of their armaments, as well as the state of the public credit, and of that of the min.. ister. To endCavo^ to be infornwd of what is passing in the English colonies, avoiding in the meantime every thing which might create an opinion that we liave there any direct or author ized agent. Second, to lacil'tate to the colonists the means of procuring, in the way of commerce, tbe articles, acd even the mon^y, which they need; but without departing from neutrality, and without giving them direct succors- Third, to re establish ani without eclat our marine; to fill our magazines, repair our vessels, and put ourselves in a condition to fit^out with dispatch, when it shall be necessary, a squadron at Toulon, and anotV er at Brest, while Spain shtill fit out one at Ferrol Fourth, if we shall have just cause to fear still more imminent danger, actually to fit out the squadrons but detain them in port.” The hietoiian says: “It was deemed of the last im portance to avoid a war with England, and to prevent a speedy reoocoiliation between Great Britain and the Colonies; although it was thought most desirable that the cosiest,, whenever it: did end, should terminate in the subjugation of the latter.” You will here see that int^Tesi—interest is the controlling motive that suggests these re flections And during this time 'Lhe impression that a reconciliation between the mothor country and hor colonies would certain!/take plsce was carefully enforced by Lord Stormont, the British minister at the court of France, and produced real apprehensions that a settlement of differences between the two countries would be followed by serious eonscquenoes to their islands in the West Indies.” How similar the impression attempted by Seward that tbe rebellion would be crushed in 90 days and then attention would be directed to Canada and Mexico! And now, may we not rea sonably specalat?, that similar argumente have been used in reference to the Confuderate Statesf But after prevailing for years they wore abandoned by France and Spain “to seize tbe present mo ment (1777) to revenge past injuries, humble the haughty rival of France and dismember the em pire cf Britain.” May not the time approach in mx biBtfxj when il bbj teea tho isltZMit of Fnuice and England to se:z-9 this oocasion to sup port Maximilian in Mexko snd ecoot^a to Eng land the colony of Canada? When Fiarce deci ded to act it was paid “Tne enmity ot the oolosibs hafl proved itself formidabb to Britain :»nd the^r friendship becao.e desirable to Franc-. Hating kelprd themaHvet they found it less difficult to dbtain help irom others ” And Mr. Girard, one of tbe King’s council of St^te, said: “Ncr "^as it pretended that he (the KiTg) acUd whoI]y ft their ssk^’s, (in making the treaty,) s^inca b»»ides his real good will to them, it was manitns.ly the interest of.FrAnce that tie power of England should bo disiinisheu bv the separation oi the colonies from its government ” The treaty fiist Epjde public was one (jf I'riendsbip and commerce only, without stipulating any peculiar advaotagfs to Et ance; bi’t an eventual treaty of alliance was secretly concluded in caso recognition resulted in a war between France and Euglai,d. War aid en^uc. Fiance gave us her aid, our independence WB8 soon secured and peace was concluded be tween France and. Ecgland. The reasonable oonclueicns from 'ho‘ above arc: Firet, ^®e most unwaveringly, and if potsiolc unitedly, prosecute our defcnct—“help ouisel'.ts”—and thereby find it less difficu’t to obtain help fioin ethers. Se. cond, it biiog tho manifest i7il>7est of foreign powers to weaken the Unitjid Stales, phyeica’ly and commercially, and to maintain becurely their power on this ci;3tinent, may veasonaoly ex- p ct recognition although it may involve a war with the United Stales. Lat none, ho^rever, in oulge hrpe tt such resuU'uutil wo farther anfF:ir ia this saored caua'; aad if ^‘the mind remains unsahdujd”—ss I fervently pray it may—our ndcperdenoe is obtained and our higbent bopes are realized! ^ Publive. ThrWing Affair in Rohrson ^our,ty—A Lady met a R'pente'" with Fearful ^ffext.—On Tues day morning, about 1 o’clock, a Land df deserters and escaped Tackee prisoners, 16 iu cumber, and led by a Yankee naval pffioor, attacked the house ‘*f Mrs. Df. McNair, in Robeson County, and, ftw pp^ding nearly an ho.nr in tbe attempt, forced an entrance by breakiog down the frontdoor, '^r. Wm. Stouten, of this Couaty, was staying at Mrs. McNair’s on tbe night iu question, and b^ ing called by t^-at lady to her as^i8ta’:oe, soon af ter the attack commepced, promptly “reported for duty.’^ An excited contcst flowed, Mrs Me. Mtir and Mr. ^tantc»‘ both being provided with Colt’s repeaters aid a rifle, which they used tricii 'atal effcci; one of the attacking party being kill ed aad another wounded in the breast We rc. gret to leara that Mrs McNair was badly burned and her face otherwise injured by friigments of glasEd and powder. Mr. Stanton was also slightly wounded. Mrs. McNair and Mr, Stanton having exba’Dst- cd their ammunition, the Utter, at the urgent so licitation of Mrs McNair (who feared the despe radoes would wreak vcsgcance on him for the death of their comrade,) retired, and she re^ luaincd alone to brave their fury. On approach- lag her, the Yankee officer in command was so struck with her boid and determined mien, that, mstcad of harming her, he complimeuted her war&ly on her beioic conduct, stating that she wus the first person, man or woman, who had oftcred any resistance to Lis band. They carried off nearly all the valuables they o'-uld find, including silverware antj jewelry, six tboufaod v-ollais in Confederate notes, and two breastpins, containing th« piclurea of Mrs. Mo Nair’s husband and son; the latter of whom fi.»ll in defence of his country on one of tho battle fields of Virginia. The courage and determina tion of this noble woman savors more of romafhoe than reality, but the incidents gtvSn in thiR ar ticle are literally true. It carries one back to the days of tho Revolution, when the fearless won’cn ot the Colonics performed so maay^fcats cf won derful dar'ng. The example of Mrs McNair is worthy to he imitated by many of the male sex 'Yhosftknccdnrc piritirg together, like Belshazzar’s, lest they be attacked by deserters and other rov. inp desperadoes —Fr'yettei^lle Telegraph. Dticriert Shot.—The artful deserter, well known throuajhout this communi y, by the name of Dial, accompanied by a young man purporting to be from Raleigh, by the name of Fann or Fant, was arrested in the' Northern portion of this county, on Sunday last, and both shot. The oir' cumstanoes, as ^we learn, are these. The party was dosed upon while in the house of a friend and their surrender demanded, whr'oh was at first made, bUt subsequently, while yet in the hou.se, both t'ho parties eprang forward, ono towards the door, the other, the B«air oue, but ipstMitlj Capt. Wil.'isms, an ofSccr on reeruiting service in the cummunity, who was in command of the guard, fired upon D^ial, tho ball taking effcct in bis left hip and penetrating, as it is supposed, around the bone and passing out near the groin. Instantly turning he fired upon the other man, F»nn, the ball penetrating his bowels, and is believed to have inflictcd a mortal Wound. It has become a coarmon occurrence for the sta^e coach, on the Hign Point road, to be at tacked, and an5^deserttr that might bo on trans* portation turned loose.— Winston Sentinel, 3d. Lenoir, N. C.—A private letter to us from Lenoir, Caidreil county, says: “We feel saftr than ever in Lenoir. We have soldiers gnough o protect thisrogion, and there i.s, we think, no danger. Occasion&lly a house is robbed over near the mount»ins; but deserters will be hunted out of ther fastnesses. We understand also that Watauga will be put right.”—Sali$. Watchman. - ^ Gamp S/oA;6«.—The Greensboro’ Patriot sums up the operations of this caaap near that place commanded by Maj J. R. McLran. From Oct. 22, 1864, to Feb 18,1865,1777 oon.icripta were enrolled and thus disposed of: Light duty men assigned te vatioas appropriate duties, 397; men sent to tho field, 1,199; men discharged by Med. Ex. Board, dropped, or irregularly enrolled, de serted, &a., 187; deserters received and sent to army, 438. Bonded Farmers.—Conaress has passed the bill to relieve agriculturists exempted and detail ed, under tbe aet of February 17,1864, in certain oases. It provides that when all or 'any part of the bacon or beff, or animals out of whioh the meat mentioned in said act is payable, has been, or may be taken ox destroyed by the enemy, and not recovered by the owner, tho officers oollooting the came may remit the payment thereof, in whole or in part, in proportie>n to the lofw of the obligor, upon satisfactory proof thereof. iTnportant t^ the Reserves—Goneral Orders No. 8, Eicbmond, Feb. 2S, dircet that Goneralg of reserves will immediately p^ace upon active duty every man belonging to that class who is not specially detailed, or has not been turned over to generals commanding armies, departmen ts or districts. They ^11 organile them into con venient bodie^ and will emj>loy them vigorously in arresting and returning to the army all de serters and absentees. This service will, for the present, constitute the prinwi^ duty of officers of the reserve forces, and they will enter actively upon it. Generals commanding armies will re. turn to the genecals of reserves for this duty all the reserve forces in active serNace that are not indispensably necessary in the field. It is not intended that these orders^hall affect the reseves emplojed in gowr^g bh4|;e«. OONSOBIPTION EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Tho followincr repnrt of the Superiatendent of Coasoriprion ha-t bee*» tr.nnBmittrd to the Confedc- rate Senate by the Si-crotary of War: — Bi'KKA.r or CosBORiPTioii nioliinor), ‘«b’y '7. Mon. John C. Brtckinridgt Stcrdary of W»r: 8u: Yonr re'creBoe of f-aolat’?n w*' icscivei at tbii on tku 17tti '‘Bescived, Thst ihe Secretmr/ e>f W t hj Isttruoie-'i ^0 infrrm . 'witii »« iittli ’J-l-ty as po6: t'>« auajfser or .cirsoript Ecl'iiqr'? hsva bfO*> arc'' State of tic G."nfpifcr»cy and p!f.c» «3 scr'ise tho fi W; wh^tier ibore b- *n ar»y to t'T-'iile ls,l> of coj;acroi;oii in f jay i>r r - sctn . f E'wr cause otter tfcaa its ocoucati-d >.y its • ner y; fO- wiy it kM aot be>;*'wi*fc ucif'ja a’»- lACiirlitics where tc3 cperst’Olia of «he e'Ji-niy hfc»r* ui»!r pre’tcn.o*’".” Tee OlljWitr thf anAi'fr of o «i»erip».s si»fEei ^0 the fcTitjy oc*^i?6 vf j n'S-ed by the reports of ccxa to -*i cuu.cTipJ^ of th*! S /-e?; VjTjini*, 13 93^^- C«rsUn?i, 2’,U48 8'atb 0»jo lina 9 12C; Qecr£j», 8 998; A a-bsnjii., 14 871V eTei»’Si'*e of op3ratirn8 of Ger Pillow; M'i>ji»aippS 8 CBl, «£ oln?«Te -I* ''-ftrvUrr.s cf G ;ii Plilov: iIorI -% S'‘2, Jaa’j 1884; Eatt L n' Uri, 81, or part A- gaet ‘■r.d ‘ aimaiber 18G4; iStui Tsaaaksc ', 5 2 *0 Toul 81 993 I' is! CO; j?otnr«-d tbat nr&riy »qa?I d itobcr ha.j‘ erne Jino iLe S'Tvice acd b-^n nho not r«oor jeii ic of oiiom The rcturas •re-r,cciira?e to ih-. four i^t -»e*of V»igici\, North "aro Lea, d'iuiii Cst liaa ftiiJ Cor>gt» la th» mf’&ih nf Jnrp 18€3, f^at^er e? t o.'i JK tbd asi^^i'M-pi atd T^Tin«^^re was t*rV;n frots t; « f of thi? r uresa Mid in tho iiarub o' S GcO. PiU* w. who o-:u- MDucd to ada-lnietef it uu il Jae*^ 18C1 Thia htrj-ia -»• to *r nT^CHrtxtf the Gjcrati'-n cf •.'cmoriwtioB !b thr»fe Bta'eec'or'uf ^ha‘ period pf 84vet> a’cstba It ie ie}?‘V>‘d aose taiet. Mpoh of tb.e -ear 18H4 wf? fxbaceted In Ibe ea^tcavcr 10 2el rid of tis sy«t»in of Pii'ow R’vire eitnblhh £ Tocre uaJform an t eta- *“nr ecririco. It ie LeliiV^id tfte gicvc March 18S4 frtin tbcs# SLftteB »kre aear’y oor^-crt I'l Jho BtiLis of Flcr'iH, Alii’ sniii, T'Dr.es'fe f}»er^ las c'tu ■ ;ai'arft’' tc eiccu'-e ‘>e law of co'‘80?iT't!on for the r-a^oan riatf’d stsrc,. In tlie •;th:r Sutss it h»« ^es’^ ixccut'd as xatjob: ari forreity and Ttfor •(! th^» ajtecrUa lr> da^y aed the cSrcnmetaoces of tbo cructr^ aJl-'W. 'Wt-re ih.ore h'.-vp aprtarcd tfc>y bate refulttjd the la ^he iSl'ifBOy of cfSoerej, tbC oppofition of State anthoriii>>". the resiettnee of ooiPiDaEit!#?, and the ex roi»'e cf the (lisarsticB vestei ‘n tSie ExPOB'i?e. Iu manr lccati«i«8 bordering on the liofs of the eneroy fervo rtqnired diflfcro'tt pro- oe»djrj*a /?onj tbor* anrlioable to t)i* Interior la erms of tccc*. Vf?&t lonienoy j Bomn. tuc^ rigor »« iiidT’^cd tbe Ez^entive to ob«ae iwiiitaT‘7 oem wUb tht 8=f-vie?. Ijj s-hs* sesiioaa con dition 0? rrp-.lRt'ooB dfiinar.do^ )*nI»’no7, cttora »d- /nittct the n'ojcst ri or. Jatoary. 1884. in a1! tiie States e%5t of the Slifislssippi, the same gencrs.1 syistem his jrevailp;?. In8tn:ctio*j[3 to Icoal offioi»’'S h»v.'* be»i» aniform witb tb^ npeoial ▼ari*tio3» indfORted T^e t^ifiWrsocp i« the retarBS ef the four Etstem Ststeo is fn'ly a'^ccnnted f9r, thss: Id Virf|l»>ia •'ad Pooth ^aroliaa ttr“e bn nefof hoftn exhibii«*d the sJifhte«t '>{’*’C£Hinn to t^e oonnsifi'^tion l»v and a'ter ?.t8 p-^sBaf?^ l'‘‘T?e oua>hi*f8 of msa na£B«d into t'^e servloa «ittioa bcL-p oocpelled t) eo thron^h the eampe, thus eradisg th« lav cc one poin^ to obey H in aaotter way In North QtroiiQa •Qd deorcia, there waa popular aad oonst.tut«d rnaid' tauoe. Tbe ocQffqnenco waa tbat vhUe is Vir»!nla there were bnt i4-0»0 «ni}crinie. tbfcr» tt* SfT.pcS'.-'l to bo 16,0t-0 ^uasi »oiur.leers; while in JTcr'h t’i,ro-!n’.5 • ^ere *re '’1,f.C0 conp-r'ptfl. tufj. ■ tiir 4 00 guasi Ic Qeo>‘fi^ ilia o^o^ i3 cnt, an-J p>-9ge9t!T this aarnct: Tbat sp violt-nt v».« h»* r>re- ju'iioe af'aicst c^BPcription tbat o^ily ^b•ut 9 OCO i&ve be'a reiuroed, tnd y»;t, tha people cbaoeia; tteir j&we ajs>d? of ecinfr intn gtrrl e have aent, it la suppoestf. ab'iut 26 OOS fusti ycIqb^O'S Ti>»» eor.etacl sad p^r swlcnt effaii of fbjs bur-^au hae b::;a pr«r»r?e nti- fnra:i'y ai>d p&ll’.ata kII inotitable distar^asoe^ ia tht Kdldi&ietrstiots cf the law I remain a a reepep'faily. Year cbodieDt servant, JoHH A. PmisToa, Brig. Gea’l and Superioteodent. Blockade Runni-^g.—The WiJiaf»'gton cor- rcsT)ondcnt of ttie London Times writes on the 27 th December;— “It would be rather a blessing than otberwise to the Confederates if tho port of Wilmingfon were sborfcly closed. So long as the war cant tiaues there will be a dcmaud for muskets, nitre, mcdioiocs, blankets, army clothing and shoes, notwithstanding the abundant intrcductioil of those articles which has already taken plaoc; but it is doubtful whether a sufficient supply could not be sucked in through the numborlees crcrks and rivers which intersect the three thousand or four thouaaad mitcs of seacoast between the Bio Grande and Chceipeake Bay. These riverf are now becoming tcdl ktiovsn to the blockade run" ning captains^ and, come what may, whether Vrilmington or Qhnrleston fall or not, it is ab surd to think that the coast of Sxana can ever be hermetically sealed ” Negoti^ons Ahroad.—The New York Her aid’s Paris corrcispondent Britos that the Oonfede- rate Government has made formal propoHitionB to France and Ecglsnd that slavery would bo abolish ed if recognition would thus be secured. And further, tbat if France «ad EogUnd would lead us j)Ositive aid the Confederate Goverment waa prepared to retura the assiataaoe in kind. The corrcapoadcnt thoucht the overtures were ccrtain to fail. The Quarter Mosfer Bill.—In tho Senate, last week, the SQPSte bill to aboHsh tho officcs ol post quartermasters, post commissaries, etc., with House amendment, was taken up. The Houso amcndmcat otruck out so much of tbe bill as pro vided for aboli«hiner post quartermasters and (quartermasters engiiged iu the'collection of the. tax in kiad. The amendment was agreed to and the bill passed. The Neg'o Bill in the Senate.—This bill was indcflnitely po=tpqped by the Senate on the 21st, by the following vote: Yoas.—Measra Bukvr, Barawel’, C&pertor, Ghirlsnd, Sraoara Haaur. Jcbn»ou of Qsorgta, Johnson of Mu ("uri, Maxwc!t,'Orr a&d W’gfsi!—11. N*J8.—'fesera.^rown. Burnett, Fayaea. He^ry, dldbaoi, 6eiair>«8, l^mii>8,¥est, Walserand Wstsoa—10 The Virginia Senfttors, HtBiter and Caperton, have since been instructed to vote for the bill, thus reversing the situation. €OiliFi.J»EBATjE TJkX HOTIUE, RICHMOND COUNTY. The Collectors .wi^h ds'^essor* will mtiet the Tax payers at t^e followiag times asd pl&oe*, to-wit: At Laarel Hill, on Monday aad Tuesday 13th and 14th Mttroh. At S'ewa^toTiile, on T7ednceday aad T-hureday 16tb and 16:h Marob. At WiHiameion’a, on Friday 17th March At Eoolrlnj^hani, Msad&y and Tuesday 20th and 2I^t, Sap^rior G urt veck. At Bteelc’9,' Wednesday end Thunii|,7 22d and 23d MaroK At Mineral Springs, Friday 21th March, To aa«c88 and oclleot tha foUowics t»xes, cow dae, Tax on Privileges; 0ro».'s quarterly sales; - Additicaal tax on profit? made by bajiag and eeliiag betwcea 17th Feb’y and 1st July 13’^*; laocmes, Bala- rl«s and profits for 1864 Additional tax on profits ejo*eding 26 per oeat. Bade by any oorporation or joint atook Oo., doriug the fear eading 81st Dee’r Also, 1 per cent on all agri* ouUural property not heretofore colieo ed Persona fa>ing to meet oa at the above avpointmeatB will have but ono more oi^portnaity of making returos, &o , on Monday and Tueoday of April Court, «fter wbich time the books will be olosed Hereafter, gross rucoaut of quarterly s»les mcst tee made promptly on 1st ^atrr* d|y of April, Juiy, Oct’r and Jan’y, at the Court House io B'Tokingham, or the penalt/ will be C'nforo>d in eTer, instaaoe. All persona tn arrears ftir tax must meet me and pay aoon, or the extrems penalties of the law will be e^orced. L W. MoLAUBIN, Tax CoL 88d Dist. N. G. r«b’7 28,18W. 14i21Mk THE WFW T^X LAW Od the 23d uU , the Housu of Keprerootatives look up th' f-,2c b* i«g upju its CDgr j.-oBuc i M.'ierHtiou by sectioo** ''•‘ving » eca iv mpl.fUu. V'lirjot’s &ubstitotee were o!lere^, and r«»jt.cied, and then Mr. Gilmer, oi N- C , offftr d tht »-ri;;jnal tax bill raported by tiie C-Jxi^niitfco oi »eans, with the 2d aud 4tix sections £>t*ick;-rn out, and witu t»’^ ametd- rconta cif«;r?d by NJejsrs Fcnst?t., of Virginia, j.od Logan of Ncrth Carolina, (relative to ejccnxpt" ir g distrcffl ovf'rt'iu by the enctcy and tbe f*ni- .ilirs of Boidiera irom the tux in ciiicj added thereto, la a subptitute for the bill of the a>a' jo it7 oi the oommiitce of thirteen, as i, ford the House ifho vote beinx th? n.otio£i to buJ^stifu^ W23 adopted—yea^ 41, nays 35; and the cmstfob being f rde^ed t-n itu the vtsfe re.*ulte«l— yc^.s*44, nays 80. S« thu bill (as cffsred by Mr. Giimer) passt'd, and is as follows: A bill to »e entlt>d Aa Act to aidi*i3i.Rl >.x. ^ (cr tr •» n-ar f"T tJ. * tnT.to'' o' The OoDgrcts ol tbe CuSife'ierate Siatei of A- m^rica do enaot, That upon aU subjects of tira^* lion under exi-^tiog t.»x laws' levying taxes for Uto present year, except as bereiorjter othprwi^e vidod, ttiere shall be a^^aessed and levied an t>dci- t'soral tax of 100 per ce nt, upon the present tax the same subjects of and for the year 18(}5, in- cl ad in®: tbe specific tnxes a^d, all tfixcs on saU-j during tbe year 1865, whether luude before cv after the passage of this a«t, and bot expre& lv excepted or otb-^rwise pro-rided by this aci: wi.itfi tax shall bo payable in Cocfedersto Treasury u^ctH ot tho new issue at jpar, or in the certiliaatcB ot ' indebtedness authorized by “An act to redsct ti e currency and authorize a new issue ot noi?* and bonds,'• cpproved Fcbwary 17, 1864, at the r^te cf one hundred and five dollars for every ciw buodrod dollars of Pf-id cert5fieatc£,j but witho*;i any sflowacce for interefit, and tbe aame shall bs coUected at the same times with tbe other taxes ou the same subjects under existing laws And whero any tax for 1865 has- been collected prior to the pussag*) of thi*? act, the oi;o hundred per cent, additional tax thereon Bhall be colleotcd'aa soon as practicable after ?ts paEKagc Seo..2. In tbe year 1865, snd in each succeed iog year thereafter during the continuanee of the existing war between the United States and tbe Gocfederate Sjatee, these bIieII be levied and 'cclleetfid the tax ki'kind (m the products of pro perty emplcyed in agrioulturo as now provided by law, without deduction or abatement from the assessed tax on the property, so employed: Pro vided, That tbe families of sf-ldiers in tho anny and tho3e goldiers discharged or reliied fron^ ac- tiv#> fervice in the field on acconct ot physioal diGabiliiy, whose fsmilics are coiapoeed entirely of wlite uierobers, end whose farms are cultivat ed fxnl-.-sively by the members of the family, shall cot be liable to any taX'in kind Seo. 3. That upon tbe failure of any person, copartnership, joint stock company, corporation, or any other association ot persons, to pay the taxes lovied'by this act, at such times and pla}e8 cs the collector may preFcribe by public uotioe, such persons, co.^partr-erships, joint stock oom pat 'fs, corprrStio^s or as.sociatiocs of pereons, fchall be deoaed aixf'held as defauiten^, and shall |:«y a penaltj of ton per osnt. upon the amount of tax due, be subject to all the provisions cf existing laws authorizing the seizure and sale of property for non>payment of taxes. 8co 4 If any Stjito shall elect to pay the ttxes iaipcscd by this act upon its eitiseos, no tice thereof must be given to the Secretary of th« Tieasury on .or b/^fore the 1st of April next, whereupon 1^ gball estimate the probable sum of tlJC U»JC n>r £140 StaU: itu «iid tllO Governor thereof, and upon the payment of not less than threc.foaitbs of the sum so estimated being made on or before the 1st ot June, 1865, it shall be the duty of rhe Secretary of the I'rea. 6ury to instruct the tax ccllectors m tbe State se making payment *to suBpend the ocUection ot tbe taxes imposed by this act And when the full returos shall have been received and the true sum of the tax ascertained, then the final settle, ment with the State shall be made and the sum of the remainder be collected, and when paid the Sectelary of the Treasury shall give notice that tho said taxes have been fully paid and discharged to the tax collector of the said State. See 5. That when tbe property (real or per sona!) has been injured or destroy»d by the eneN my, cr the owner ihereof have been temporarily deprived of the use thereof, or in the case of real estate, of the meaDS of cultivating 4he same by reason of the presence or proximity of the enemy, the a.'^sessment on such property shall be redao^ in ptotortion to the damage euc(;&ined by the own er, or Vila tax thereon may be rcdubed in the same ratio by tho district coWeotr^r on uttlafactory evi* denee saH’nittfd to him by the owner or assessor. From the South —We learn from a gentleman who is just through from the South, that Colum. bia is now entirely clear of th^ enemy, and re fugees have been returning for three or four days pa3t. About thrco.fourths of the city was d?stroycd by fire. Gen. Wade Hampton, with a patriotism and eclf.sftcrifioicg spirit, em'nently ch&racterlstia cf the man; applied the torch with his own hands to his elegant family maasion, and saw it iu ruins before he left the place. It was reported that Thomas was preparing for a grand raid through Alabama. Gen. For. rest had a.^umed oommaud of aU the forces in that direction, and the people were rallying to his standard with an alacrity and enthuFiasm worthy the first days of the war. It is ^^erally believed that it will be the roughest march Thomas has ever undertaken.—Pet. Ex., 21th. East Tf-nnessee and Southwestern Virginia.— A letter from Wytheville, dated the 15th instant, says: “The enemy, 4,500 strong, under Gillem, are reported to be advancing through upper East Tennessee. Their outposts are north of Green ville. Prisoners brought in by our seoats state that it is the intention of the enemy to occupy the whqle State, if possible, on the day of the election—22d instant. The same deeds of mur der that East Tennes.'^ee h?s witnessed daily since the war commenoed are still being exeented. No man’s life ia safe an hour." The same writer adis: ‘Giltner’s brigade of K>ntucky cavalry had an engagement last Saturn day at Bali’s bri%e, in Lee county, Virginia, 25 miles north of Ctunberland gap, resulting in a splendid victory to our arms. Our loss was not over 60 killed and wounded. Richmond Examiner. Hajidsowie T-itfle Fight.—A very handsome little afifoir oceurrcd one day last week, in the vi* cinity of BurwcH’s Bay, in which about 250 Yaa* kces, belonging to the cr^Iobraled Naval Brigada, were defeated and routed by a comparatiyely soall force of Confederate soouts assisted by a party of the Independent Signal Cor^. This force of the enemy had been sent out to intercept and capture a secret expedition kaown to have been despatched in tbat direction recently by our Q^vemment. While resting at Burwell’s Bay, this force waa vigoroosly attacked by the scouts and sienal corps men, who eventually succeeded in killing and wounding a number and patting the balance to flight. Sixteen dead bodies were Bubee)aently found.—Petersburg Express. Deep River FoundrySenate has passed 'the House bill to establish ao arsenal ansi fovadry in the yi^ey of Deep Biveri in this State.
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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