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t. a- bl 'at, . a I i h- tkb. VT ':n J't,'. vol;; XXI. SALISBURXi N.- C , DECEMBER 21, 1863. 2i UaM I; lit. eVarwit. u D. sad IT fc 3t a." MS ri-4 s. , I.' JV DM cY In- ha r -A- ISM 'I lb. i er. Ub "-, I sid aa aa ive tbt ib y .. j.'brunf.iv aoiroa SKft fROHKirrOH. frreTSTWeTiperr 'We fin J it &bluttf aeresaary to ensure f ; -aorseltes aj-aiust ks ii publishing tb ppef, . to advanoa the rate of subscription,' The price will, therefore, be, from tl 7lh, ioiUnl, ; XnEEE DOLLARS for Six month' For lb present wbscipuuee will lot be receiv T 4 for longer Hue. ; - ; JsofmWf. 18G1 .. ': Caar o rut RinnAirVjL, 1 r. Decfitb, 1843. . A Ami mpafaIiatktolu mxd fthai miofJi2eU ami "qnarUr mlutrr Auato" lot fa dijficmU' A ntght manA-J ej UttUlivcidtnii- Yenhet' rtb4 mAnt m Jfkt Owryyo wfcr to amp, Jtc . ,VY baro just Jbaea pot. firoe another eazopaigu, tbe resell of which, though not whU they Jiiij&t have been, aryet more fa Torabto than ths which axUnded our re treat from th Uaffahaaoock. " , To gir 4 dftAikri ooooaot of our rcceol 4pmii0st woukl require tnor paper arttl tun than t cau appropriaM to dtat porpu i but lor Ufcj jjtati&Jalwft of joimroua ral ra I will eoocavor lo jin a few brief tkrtclt-!r-at -4-tm?Ctbi TWnder7TJifnTrflr - umt tmportaitoe, can be vopphod from tm-; ' About 2 o'clock on last Pn4jr worming, tha 27ih olt, we wero qototlj routed from our eoatfortabb banks and marched bruklj la aa eatterlj T.rectioa aome Cr aiW, when wo halted aad proceeded to throw op letn porary bvworta be&ro tao mommf atar appeared We tbe horiaoo, Tbt (rroand was frotenUard, wo was opoated op io wet tjace ooi bate blue, (at leeat tbejf felt to, we eouWa't tee) our earn froet-biuen, baodi CeTUOttbed,otmo of H was ttkea "mtocxmderaUbn; abaule wh expected at eanteem' wai heard : 11m hi own (tak Imh Ltw dren'snit Arm tlir.ul. ' il- ' wiue w wiwnL.aua muea . jvinea no the ii.mi ..Mtm tit eelJf f f' "V" our J. ? 'Ci,ro;aa-f ftf SLj AJjreJ Sa Ktl eTtpf,vr waa turned id thai A4im 1 . t r . I j ' ilrekxk; r A dim, frhoat-Jilce iKht waa iprcad orer ue bill aud fiekla, Ui rOt-ct of the dena CJoooi ttetweea ut aod tbo noon nearl lull, r'1 priate's tl.C0O.CCO. Mi) and It thia light we were enabled toitick At evaa a. J. J . . vt svoie Degree oc oonuort etui Mtisracuon. , lo thirf "Bianoer wo travekxl aboot one and a half mitee, tlien falling in mm uimpiKe we wmea back towards Urar.ge aod oo the weat aide of UinoUuo lormed line of battle at 3 o'clock on Baturda' morn. Hg. After the anna were atacked we laj dowo on the rockj hill aide aod alept aoundlj ntil after daylight, wbe we were awaked or awrhikle v(re Minv J ue moa m. aiated br it Bring of BMiaketry two we thnw biftjdred yardi to oof front Upon looking roood we discovered tbo aa raard af ih enemy d.lred on die Lifl aid 4ooUng Into our akinuUiera with coo4derar bie venfoauce. The raio fcB thicker aod hearier and wiOi it increased the firioft'be twwBTle akirruisbera, wtio were now wilbin two liondred yardrtif each other. We ex-. ,yiwjctl Ute enemy to adramx with a rush. each irh, anJ When day dawnetl the work waa fknM to he left half an hxnir alterwank joat a we eaiwcted; weli, m we eouM do waa to hooe Utat other poor rrheb fderlt) -might be beoeoied ty-4tiewamne day. -At mawm we ajratn louk up our une ot Okarco 0tm laranl.aiiid afi-r ntartr haha wr frnmd oor- aeleea, at Id k, a. ok, ia tbe rfcioity of Locu Urte (i brbere tkey eaU it) on the turn4ke trading (roni Orange C li. to fred arfbng aiHliu tJi vicinity of yankeee also, ,2..0tt.aiU.i.,'lh4tto.'oc. yow peaoi-able eort eK 1 ther, f r no mcttter were they approed of onr J they did noiatiO we did not know how ono they mighL aod to make onraelrea more vcore we ieU back fifty yarda (orther, to UJe loot of tbe bill on which we bad bivouaoed the preceding nigbt, aod, acreened by die tLick underbruab in front, we proceeded to throw op earthr work wKfcaH poarble haste, Bf noon the rain ceamd. tlie ckid broke. partially eleared away, leer ing the air chill arw iruoty to mat our Iroxeu garmenta rallied like dry raw-hide After dark" Oar eharp ahootera were relieved by fresh eorpa Our boys who came ia were well nigh frozen, (-gone op the apout" they said) aud crouch lug round the pitiful fires related soma amna- THJ f nciuVuTa. Tbe pickets were so r ear each otbafUbat they could converse with all and an moeaaaut jawing was tbe consequence. -An bull you reU said an old vanluw wouklu't you like to bare a cup of hot cof fee this cold morning V with a peculiar irih brogue. "Oot plenty Confederate coffee," said reb in seply, M wouldn't you like to have a chew of tobacon T " Don t care if I do." ud yaok. I W'efl, here are some ofo'd Jeffs Elk M adaoce"--aotJ away would go Urol of halls that niada tli VAI lie ftiir4tM tatl tn- to the ground trying to lie dose, Both par ties were lying flat in aa old acid-Mather an aocomfortable position doraig a pelting rain of nv or six hours, but the alighteat move Was sore to draw dosuo bullets, beoos, it was to tbe interest of each that be should L An act to amend act to cwiiaolidate the fore . paaeJ to Inoor; Slaterilhj is) Iredell cdiidv; 2. An act to iooori grew Slonyment Amtiou, the IctentiiWun ariws acts herelo- ratt the town of rs the the ftU- ths charter of tb M' Advocate Joint atiy. i , ! the North Cro I. An act to ameb North Carulioa Chris. Slock rublialing Cbn . 4. An act eoncern lina Institute for the Uf. Dumb aod'tho piind,. ';.-;;:;. - :T . V-Aa ad to amfijan au e&uUedlnii net fU the relief vl tveiaiw Batiks f .lbo Stale and tlw people." r 4 'f , o. An act to repeal third sect ton of an act entitled ao act ki ieVhle the StaU in to ten OiiBgTeaMooal.Uitricta.". 2. ,i :u 7Ao act oooewrotif Kut bvrford Acs de my, Ao act in relatoa to "the oombenst tk of toe tax wTIeior of Johnston coun ty. : ,-...--,V; 0. A a act to ammractioa 85 chapter 34 o'llevkil Codd ; . 10. Am act to adhorize A. J. McBriJe, Sheriff of WaUaW county, to collect ar rears (laxav-J 11. aa act lo aplaia ani aroeod sec tion 68, chapter )bl of Keviavd Code. . 12. An act cxmierninz the Insane Ay lunw : . ' 13. Aa act in fclaiion to larceny and robbery. -, - T- -, . - 14. A a act -to jacreaao-tbe- fjoi -wiv- aesaea and juronX- . - lSTAn act cotcernioir wnpresameata. . 16. Aa act ia relaiioii to the Governor's 17. An act to incorporate the town of Hickory Tavera ia thscvuuty of Catawba. 18. Ao act to incorporate the Fayette illo Kerosene Company! . 1 9, An act to Jncr-e the fee of the Special Magistrateof thstovrn of Wiltnvng too. I . . 20. Aa ct to incorpfrste f he Lockville 60. An act furtlu r lo define fo duties of Tressarer 'of the Lherary Fund and for other purj08-. ' - ; ' fl I. An act to exrmi)t certain caters and employees of tbe Slate from coascrip tion. " 62.' '& act to incorporate the Cornstock Mining and Sineltinjv Comanr. . 1 63. An act in rUlioi to aalarn-a anu fees." " .' -- "'. . ' ' 1 .'' 44. Aa act to amend an act ratified on the 11th 'day of FVbiiary 1863 entitled "Revenue." ' Tsxt Iiiuranco Companies ineorport'd out of tlie Stnte . fArer pef nt o! tbe ir cruM lecripts j - : ' ' 1 66. An act to euroroa Uie eriminal laws of (be State. AotnvrtAn trial for crimes cmn'mitted in coantie "where-, Supeiior Court cannot be held ' by reason - of the presence 'pr proximity of .the enemy, be fore the Superior Court of adjacent coaa tie. ' v v-' 66. An act to provioe aeamet a possible deficiency in.: Treasury. ; Aothorize - an iHsue of Mate Donas, a saleol Mate treas ury Notes, or both, to ibe amount of $2,' 000.100. -:- , - 67. Ao act. making an appropriation to purchase Cotton to bo applied to purchase mx Europe. ApprofVialea-324.0(fQ.J 08. An art 10 incorporate raunyra Lodge of A. Y.. Masons JSo. , I 47t located in Averasboro, Harnett count v. 69. An act concerning the Gorernor salary. r . ' ' -v - 60. AO act ouUiorijingiir JiistlcW-of lie-counties of Carteret and Craven toap poiat a Commisfiiontf and (ut otber-bal pufpoaea., ' V''" ' aesoLCioxav.T ; -;fvf 1. A resolution concerning the printibff of the Treasnrer's Report . v it. nesoiuiion requesting our oeuaior and Representatives in Conjrre to secure an increase of the pay pf apldiers, ' 8. Resolution in favor of John W. liin- davfiiditana preparation must be made for T pertectuy tilL Ua another point of C-i docit thik l ever saw meo-work withii Jmm awjheep came straggling jetweeu toe pickeu; ayaukee shut one' aod eallicg out to. a rebel opposite said, u Don tyou want to go .tudveim'auino'nihK7f Yes, I wouldn't mind it.". Com over then." aod each threw down 4iis guo and walked up to uie sneep, woere uiey bad a good, jolly time over-toe oowie kmves aw mutton sarin boon Meantime the picket on each side Were peppering away at each oilier, careful. however, -not to disturb" the butcher who were working with might, chatting good fau nioreuiy aud aa much uncoueertwd as though titere were neither abolitkyiiiiU nor Degroe! la- -1 - ,u..m.l in America: and w ben dona thev divulMt balls into tlic fees around us and aending ' the neat fairly and honestly ; each taking his 26. Aa act oonceraiif slavhtbor oo publio works. , 27. An act to regnta e the fees of the Clerks aud Sheriff in lL county of UuiK 4 son, Sheriff of Dupiin County. 4. Resolution in relation to the arrest Mining and Manufaotuiliig CompanT. I "d imprisonment of EUSwanner of Beai- 21. Aa aet.to incorporate-the Salem J county: ( , r ; aod High l'oiaa. llaabfoad Couipanr w- V . 5. .Rcaolulion concerning the jtar diem ' XZ. Aa act to tocornoraU the lender i inurg w iu mrmovrj w we venev Monameat Association. -tSrA irV WTTtriei 1 mW et entitled Revenue," ratified the litis day of Febu- ary lfi63. r 24. An act to incorporate the North Cawliaa-VoluaWr Navf Company. 25. Aa act m regard lo the Mutual Inv au ranee vompaay in- Fayette vilie. al Assembly. 6.RworatTOn'inTt1onostteT4 and confiscated lands in North Carom 7. Resolution in favor of sick and Ufatia, from the Committee cn lliU--tarj AfT.Jrs; rt j rrtcJ JLrddi till ' in' regard to tlio frt!ifbilio;i iuf tho" etnjdojjnof eutelitufcs in the amy, , Hie bill whs discussed at torn u length, and finally. 'jisscd. T'.3 fullavrirj- ' . it copy :. ' ' ... The Coup-ess (f tU C .eJr- ''-. ale State of ' Amirit:a do 4natt9 TLat ' no pemntj Jiahlo ,to military tor- , ' vice eliallliereafter be penaitlcd or " ' allowt4.io Urui auUtitatoi' Li " i, . euch acrvice hor tball any tobtitot , ' , ; be received, eiilifed or enroled io tbe ' . ' . ; loi liury . service of tbe Confederate t State ; end that U law heretofore' .V passed permitting or aJIowIng-per--j . - . i aooi liable to (nib'tary aerric tdftir-' ' 1 V; i v . tiiili ub8titatea ibr the tame; 'or :;Vf! ;! thorixiow the acceptance, enlistment' k '.' or enrollment of any ocb substitute in tne nuiiiarT . service, be and the - same are hereby repealed." Jliere are two contrnction4 pat'l opoii tlie above hUIT , Some contend that It id only intended to mean that -lieresfter no person liable to milita- ' ry service shall be allowed to furnish 'r a sobetituje. hite" otheralcoutend" that, as it repeals all laws heretofore ' passed, permitting or allowin? per-? i sons liable to military service to far nish substitutes, those ' who hate done so will be reanired to enter the army,' should the bill "become a law."" The following, proceedings oo the'' in the House of ReDresentatfves FrfJ ' day, trjay' throw additional light on- , Hie xloase toot tip tbe pen ate bill pnttihs: a stop to substitution. and providing that no more substi tutes shall hereafter, be receired m, the army.----. ': j Mr. Miles, of Booth Carolina org- bill wounded soldiers. 8. Iwesolution in favor of Jomtt rum ttrr Jul Urt (-iH) away ovec us Ihi'way Wjdiuiieks"WenL" Our Crsl - wrp of tm,rp-loou-r waresent forward wtM wvre oon hotly eoaaeed and called Kir reinlVrtxiiwiits; the second rorp was sent so thtv awitrfaiK-e-, whk h, with tbe first, du ring the remawdi-r ot lite day. Md. the enc? my at bay ami thus nrrveoCed a general en gafrituiti, tl.ouh (he fire was kept np with oirit b-tweea tWskirmiahera unui'dark put . . . . . i a afop to it- oilc una was giang on in half and bidding tlie other rood-hve, with much good lock, returned to bis respective - bou and spent toe ereinug amusing tnetn setve with their Kiiflckls. (Two much hur ried and mixed up to correct grammatical error.) Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tin the aspect of afiwr remained ' un- citsngutL The two armies lay in sight of each other, wbue the aharpMiooters were in cefeMitly firing between. Our troops were behind splewlid breastworks and were very retail tn to dfpoaitioii 30. An act to amebian ad approved 20tb September 1861, entitled Militia. 31. Aa t to author Si courts of Oyer and Terminer.' -. ' . Sheriff of Blgecomhcpnnly. 9. fiefolution in tavor a son, late. Sheriff of Alamance 10. Resolution in favor , of Wtioten. - t... Cobb inty Coo ed the im mediate passage of the 1 1 oat rating in the course of bis re- uutrks, the.evils of substitution. He thought there could be no dpnbt as to the nece6eity of putting a stcrp to . II. KeolntiQjn. requiring . certain Sher iff to refund money into the Public Trcaar 1 28. An act eoncernin Cherokee Lands, f U,T, " j 29. An act in relainn to detoition. i. iwution in lavorot m uawswi. 13. Restdutinn in favor' of Jieoery IL Sandlin of Onslow county. : " ' " 14." Resolution 1Tfavorlf t)rory King. IS. lieiHlutioii in favor of the Siakei. tront. on our iell Mbj. Ueo. Johnson was r bard picMc and bt-seion, all aide with blue . oelues. Ordtiianiy lb old gentleman (John son) has his head swamped in a huge, black ' "aat, and ou this occasion eye, tlia enabling tbayaukre lo get in his rear; be tbisaail may the gvnersj got bu eye open in time to fight his way out. During two hours baltle --raged funoowr; tbe-wood to .wmcti fought kxk hke thef bad been visited by a young tornado. The enemy toowd Ibey bad " eauirbt a larlar and were aHad enoujrh to let - bra -tor-"! iiarr -neTer heard a correct ac T eount of his Mas. but the blow ne dveit tne - yankee was severe, manyof tlieir dead lay an the fUd unburied Ia4 Tmirsday morning. Aller the retreat of the enemy and Johnsons deUveraw evei vthinii became peifcct'y Quiet . along ilm. hifea Night had wt tn,- at iiitei- f -Vseeptnw ronsgnnd vm heard "Mrrttie SaOOomiidos rimitliDpof l he aniMiUoceftovef ff ttro lti l k llvU to the hospilaia in the r-ar, - At mkhiiht mm (fUiuaeUi's brigadr) stood in we road i woiriinUrtMiynnismrearoi in? cai- lie hoe j thte rebels had fled lo parts unknown, I bad no idea w here they were gone, we could .bear of aoiw except the few around us and w had oi ckf s lo keep very quiet the ene an jra scouts were prowling nearand at any moment ' whole column of yankee might caVh on Presently we began our march Kejewvlyra wm.; oarury- taul a taaitIuuitiiA.noce a rvypwuu aomochraaioe waa iH-cnaarv to prevent Ibe hast possibl noise.': The liu aaa was really paiulol it made us fell cbuV ry. - i be mew- cofiTeraed W toes scartxrty above a tiiimr or wars awed into the moat (Kmvuuw miKumj bo raiutog m m w i , .' . ij. jt t anxious for the enemy to advaove. Our sus pense was great, and situation oot an enviable one Vy any mean. A liule 'shelling was go ing on oo both sides but nothing serious oc curred. On Tuesday tiight, Dec 1st, tbe en emy began to retreat, unknown however to us uniu awui j ocioca oo me next morning, when our divuion, with Early' also, was snatched, quick time, to pursue. Ramseur's brigade was in the van aud picked up several hundred stragglers, broken down, it, a we atranoed towards Oemiana fird, where the yankee had barely crowed ere we anired in sight on the south side. In their retreat thev destroyed all the property belonging lo.Citi sen islong the root' I counted the smoking ruins of bee "different fairu botiees,'ome of which bad oeeii costly buudinga, for 12 milus mmm ajaik barn, or oihor onihousp. was lefL All or Oeailv ill .the?lock. and potthry fir tlie whole wrtry had been killed to fVd the Hiarviiig'hiirde; ami, and yet the Drivers Wu rd i about IrucI itimtss, wuce one of the nri- sooerS offi-red a silver watch for a dosen of crackers, whrh uniortuiutelyi cwild. Hot be I raised among the rebela etuier. l'eople at hooi cad lorm ho idea of the straits .to which w are sometime reduced. . . When withiu sight of the river further pursuit wai deemed inexpedient, and the whole column "was turned homwarda So many it lad fellows I never saw before, T A bloodieas victory! On Tharsday morning 32. An act to allow s fee to the Aasis tant CJerk in th Treasury for reguttration of Mate bonds. : ' 33. Aa act explanatory of an act load mit proof of the handwriting of lt-:injf wunewen iir certain caaev 34. Ao act to ' tneorrste the Miners Mining and Mnelting Compam.. i 36.- An . act to . provide lor the - Pay of Judges, holding courts of -Oyer and.Ter mimr. .'" :. : : v, 36. An act to incorporate the Trustees of the North Carolina Endowment Fund. , 38rAn act to repeal tllli!i seciiou of chapter 23 Revised Cod. ' " 31. An act in relaiiou to the crime of 39. An act to Incorporate' the Nor'.h Carolina Expresa Company, 40, An act to aniemnite Oib section of chapter 101 Re vied Code. ili.:An act lo 4glat4flW- 1wot-t certain ouiees. f 4tl,s Aa act -'making' apprr'jrTtwn -foH .f ': :i:.' i . .1 . 1 fmtnrWirljitei am mflnM.''sis ondreifaudt'i J ' ,J''-"7-""' " iiv!i.i.L Mwh worrt ami patcfrH;- nur uiuuwiu uonir f i,vi',vvv , , ,, , ., ,". . 43. Aa actooocerninit thevffic-if aher, . "giUSi!"'11' dttitdfnhwA. CH" iienr nine ami a.ii tMiueavor of LUbe rsrand happy till,- rfjay and happy. VT and happy, r IH be gay and happy still" tm NAt: f theCounty kee county. ' - 44. An act antborixing the Governor to accent the service of Cherokee Indians to repel inrastoo or insurrectiou. 45. As Set to smed,sn act entitled "Revenue," ITates Express Companies five per cent on gros receipts. 46, An act ta, ,aMBL,oUfrT3 u Be- fcoee, lJ-- - --.r-j: 48. Aa act- to restore the Courts aod tor etW poiposeav Clrk. and Uoorkeeiier. . 16. Itesolution in relation to impress,-. w . 17." IteWotmn in favor of Charle Kelly. Id. Resolution relative to W tu. B. Wynn.; ; . ' -- , . ' . ; - -1 p. Raolntion Iro.linjf the, A udir tor of Publie Aocooiif4 to-inquire whether a better system of keeping the accounts of disbursing oficers, and. better cliecks on their accountability may not be introduced, ami whether, a' better mode of cancelling the vouchers of the I'uulic Treasury may not be adopted." """" ' 20 Resolution in favor of ElixaKetli A. Gordon of Gates county. .'" We are requeated to state that a amall deaf mute lMy,"lelV the. Insti tution in tlii City 011 Sunday List, aQ is sjiojMtiMWo.jyienrtevf-in to iiiako Ins way f tits' liomu (j II A I fef f J . Cj tt 11 1 jrVarJ 1 trTtham t i $ year old, spare utnte, and wore u aitar widl to articulate. Any iufuriiiation his wlierealMinta will te gladly re ceiVed by the Priiii ipal of the Insti tution. JPrOxnu 167A. Tliero was - another explosion at the Powder Mills of Messrs. Wate hotw aad Iwei;ty)esdv ternoirin."' Ye learrrthat the incor porating A0U44 wa again blo wn p. No lives lost. . We have not been able to ascertain the amonnt of dam- ago. lyogrtM 46. - ItTien lyjnestidft those persons who previously fur-' nished substitutes shouldybe made to go in the army. ' Matty though and the President hiiijiself, there was v no obligation on th jtart of the Go . verniner.t whiclrciuld be regarded" as preventing sucit a ' coarse. If It w proper to do sti, and he perhaps aeuuiesceu in tins view. - - - r. Odh'er, of Virginia, thought that the effect of the bill just passed liy the benate would be to jpot in service 11 jicrsOns who have already enlist itte8 in the -array. ' He had talked with a number of senators on" the subject, and. 'tliey told him that ' allele was-the oliject of the bill-'-tb - -include those who now have tfubstK " lutes ui the tnuy.vrV-'f K? Mr. Lyons ' was "opposed to the lull passing in its present form. It , was not well guarded in its language.' If it should pasa io its present form, " its effect would be to repeal the whole of the conscript law, and tnrti loose onr nny': fle thooght it , hd licit er. firstrle !nstderwryrthe Committee on Military Affairs. ' Mr. Foot e said he was satisfied tlTat Congress had the constitutional rightneeljr leion who have pjuttnwbstitntj imt eSlBprlleiith ,-IoTps" into tWar-J3 my. There wa no contract n the' roTTfw GirWnWf ft was but privilege that the Ootrerntnent had implied understaiiding ; that if it - ' shvujd hereafter becotue necessary . " ' to avail itself of their services, it should, Jiave the risbt to do so. There was no contract except be tween' the principal and substitute. Tlie subject of sulistitbtion had giv- en rise to nothing but discoutent, -aJ twbitaK.-EeV.all laws op the . ., suLjectswept into oblivion! i T1 Kill waa finallv vcfarred to' tie iliiitary Cotflmittee and orders edtobe J:. ! 1 -tr
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