! i ii ft ! i Vi 3 ? , 4 flip" 3-. ft 1 r lf:' . it 'If- Hp t at t ! ''I 4 - ! f A VOICE rao JOUXSON'3 ISLAN& W publish U low a communication ad dressed to Gov. Vance, by tbe ofticer nd soldier bavo Un and, w believe, are Kill bold fa captivity 00 Johnson' Island ii LakeErie. It b eapilal pro "." d action, written remarkably well, and Jir sent fact and 'argoment (rom a Und- point and under circumstances Ibat cannot fail to carry conviction Tlb taJnd.ofef art boneat and impartial reader. The gen tliinen who eiffned thi paper have bad opport unities Ibr observation and the f cilitiee of ealbarinff facta, that enable them . toaeVfcrtl tbe object Md"purpoiea"bT oar enemies; aa well m the itopea ana tear tmr fnao4a rmpaUMr t tu .North, knowingly ad uaderetaeingly."-' Tb getting up of thU paper waa no party movement. Tbe algae, aome of them gentlemen ao unknown to fame and of recognised ability, bare belonged to differ ent political partie, and, we presume, bad no idea that there would be any contest (or .Gubernatorial honor in this Bute next aammer. The. tribute to Got. Vance was . aa bonesi one, and no let merited tban bonest and disinterested in intent. There . are 227 signers, wbo represent nearly ev ry county in tbe State. Comenqjtitt. - ' . - fcj. S. lirtJTAET PaiaoiC L "IbTSnsoo'e Wand, Mwcb SI, 1884" J Gorjcaioa VaJcs : ' Sir At a meeting of the officers from North Carolina confined io this prison, yes terdaj, wt, the uojrfersigued, were appoint- - ed a ooowuiUe loexpress to you the in tense satisfaction with which we hare marked the distinguished ability and lofty patriotism which they have characterised your administration. It has been "with peculiar pride during this our long and tedious imprisonment, that every wind that bas brought to our ear a whisper from the j land pf oar birth and' of our unchangable. j lore, we bare, heard the utterance of our own seatim nts, Uia echo of our prayers, of er highest hopes and purest pira lions ia the manly aod pa&riolia language of the Governor of our State. Exiles from our homes and country, captives in the land of those wbo bate and would destroy lis, we watr-b with- anxious concern the progress of events and tbe course of the war, and -note with - tramingled pleasure the manifestations of ardent patriotism and unyielding firmness among the masses of Use people of our own State. But, sir, it is with more than ordinary pleasure that we rerlrt to your late nob! effort at Wilke boro', so genuine in its arguments, and 'withal so hopeful aud6on6dent of success, lhaafevery son of the old State felt a glow of pride in the reflection that these grand Utterances emanated from bis own honor ed chief magistrate. Sir, your exposition of tbe policy of the Federal Government, your alartliog. portraiture of the miseries that would be endured by our onhappy country, andflbe oppression and indigni ties that would be heaped upon her in case of submission,. are so forcibly verified by tbe action of tbe dominant party in this country, that no reasoning man, enjoying at w do. tbe unlimited access to the lead , ing journals of all political parties here, cau fail to realise tbe fact, that even the most ' appalling apprehensions of misery th.it - hare presented themselves to the minds of our tuost sagacious statesmen, even tbe most hideous: pictures of ruin that have been painted by our most eloquent coun trymen, would falHar shorrof the realities of tbe tioom that would await or? should we be ao demented as to lay down those ' orrb aod disband those armies, that have hitherto protected n from tbe fury of our enemies. Those who delude themselves wilb the hope, that theie ia still a Conser- ' rati re party 'here sufficiently strong to re store mem again even to loose precarious right they enjoyed before the disruption pf tbe .union, are indahng A rain, a dan eerooa hope. We bare it daily manifested to us here, (bat thW" party is utterly powerless to pro tect ka own right and liberties from the aggressions of, the dominant party. Their danger is more imminent tban ours, and iheir only hope or deliverance is in tbe triumph of oar cause; they grow weaker wilb every defeat of ours; Ibey grow ttroag or wilb every soccese. At present they are writhing io belplees wretchedness. Tbe One great idea of tbe people of this eoun try, is to subjugate ibe people of tbe South, acd to appropriate our property to tbe I nidation of-their stupendous dsbt: and the dominant party is stronger or weaker, as tbe prospect of success ts neareror more remote. Lt ear - peoplr. br any events either through aubmissiou or subjugation, be thrown on lb mercy of thie nation, aod ine great plan win bare been .consumma ted and their suecoss will "have" ensured ibe perpetuity of to uepuwtean party. What policy that party would pursue in the cererament of our eooatrr. is but too plainly -manifested already. We gather it daily from their Congressional action, from tbejr' party eoaveolioos, from ,lbir lead iagjooraad. We bear it from their own Hps. Tbat policy would be so to bumili ate the Soatb, ao 'to cripple her resources, ao Ut dwm her, e to crush her spirit, so to ooeoch her hopes, that oerer within her wide borders shall ereo a whisper be beard Ia claim of freedom. They stedare that tbi war rnest be waged, sot only until the gated, tut ll.aUit must la prosecuted, un til the possibility of its recurrence is for ever gone. To accomplish1 this design, ibey declare that it. is both the right and the duty of Congress to confiscate tbe pro perty of our people, both real and person' J, and apportion it among their soldiers and freedmeu our slaves, whom they bar stolen and liberated. -They propose to take too arms from the whites and put them ia tbe. bands of the blacks: they propose to extend the right of 'suffrage to tbe blacks,' while among the white it ii be restricted loatbos who have been hostile to their country througtiourTii "war. In short, io their blind, vindictive rage, they would make of our country one vast ruin, aOidUVihal faxrfdo04uWjh CMUOg agee of mankind it may stand as a ghastly warning to deter the rash ptript,J that would claiin freedom as a birthright or republican government as a heritage. War may cover the Ubd with sorrow end mourning ; but peace, on. the terme of - submission, would cover it with the blackness of the shadow of death. War bas alill the blessing of hope ; but in such a peace tbere is only, the darkness of dee nair. Io such a state of existence, the or der of nature woujd be reversed; life would1 be tbe king, of terrors, and death its oly solace. I a tin id, eternal separAion Me our ooly hope, our only safely, v'b ei term were dishonorable were danger ous. As soldiers V North Carolina, as cilixens of our young Confederacy, we cao be content with no peace that does not recogbiz us ss a free and indepndnl people. , , So long as you tread the path of duty, with the same roaoly, unfaltering step as heretofore, so long will our hearts go with you in gratitude ; so long will we hail you as among tie great deliverers of the Slate we reverence, from a tyranny more revett ing tban the visage of death: We have the honor to be, sir, With distinguished esteem, Your obedient ervanU, - W. J. GIIEE.V, of Warren, CaV, TUOS. S. KEEN AN, Duplin, - II. C. JONES, Jr, Rownnt JOS. S. DAVIS, Franklin, HEN. S. JORDAN, Terson, Commillet.-.... . J. M. Mato, EJgecombe, -SV- From Ibe Wilmington Journal THE IRON CLAD RALEIGH AT SEA. .Fokt Fishsb, May 7th, 186. The monotony of garrison life has been disturbed by an act of gallantry on the part of our navy. List evening tbe iron clad Raleigh, Lieut,' Pembroke Jones com manding, bearing the broad pennant of flag officer Lynch, steamed out of New Tnlet in quest of the enemy. Not long after leaving tha bar the Raleigh lot a blockader cruising about, and gave her a 7 iuch shot crashing through her ides ; tbe Federal vesel being unused to such an .encounter immediately left. Junking signals to the fleet. The iron clad continued her cruise Until after midnight, when an un suspecting blockader taking her for a block ade runner, fired a shot and ran to pick up a prize, but instead of receiving tbe surren der of an unarmed Anglo rebel, Jonathan was complimented by a ball llial as more surprising than agreeable Thinking in his wonder that he had been fired on by que of the squadron through mistake, the blockader displayed the uiu.il signal of h bright blue light, when the Raleigh bing very near, sent a rifle shell whistling through her bulwarks. The Yankee tdous ed his glim" with unexampled alacrity. Very soon the red and blue signals of the enemy were seen flashing in different di rections, giving the alarm to each other. f Nothing more was seen or heard during- the nigut, and we wbo awaited tbe result on the ramparts of Fort Fisher were reliev ed when the dawn commenced to roll the curtain from tbe scene. Daylight first disclosed the small steamers adkin and Eqoator about two miles from shore awaiting the orders of -the Raleigh, which they accompanied over the bar. Soon the horizon was clear and we discovered the iron-clad eight miles to sea, in quiet pos session of tbe blockade anchorage.. Soon after the bioctaders that bad run on Ux sea appeared in tbe horizon, and the little black dots developed themselves into gun boil. First, came two well io view, and one approaching within range of the Rileigli greetetr by a snot ; a long ta"j eDgHge- ood Wockader joined; bul the enemy were soon snniciently amused and ran off, git- inir Ine rut umcer a WKle oertn. six sail now appeared, bu only one, bad the temerity to exchange shots with Ibe iron clad, and she soon decamped beyond range. Aboil six o clock eight blockader came ia aiirht, but notwitbstandinz tbe Raleigh steamed defiantly around their anchorage, eight miles from- tbe guns of Fort Fisher, not one dared to take no tbe gauntlet. At 7 ocJock, the nag urhcer wisbin? jto . a a a aa . W-St rM a a save tbe tide on tbe bar, signalled (or hi bteamer and turned the Raleigh's prow to shore. The little trio formed in line some re mile And steamed slowly, io, lh Con federate flag waving saucily 'bqr their deck. Tbe Fort greeted tbe Raleigh with a lra!4f M a1 'n' J. Uhat d.iine de iron c!aJ , io the two Vewtls sl.e trui:k, i not known. She ss not itrutL Tbe callant conduct of the officers anJ men on the lialeigh are I worthy of our young Republic aud give an earnest of what we my expect from our Nary, if the enemy should ever attack our port.",, - i,T C. a A., " UNION" CONVENTION IN TEN- ' Through a privaU Murce we have some information oftte - Union" Con venjioa that latefy met at KooxvHIe, for tbe pur pose of 'forminiir svp'aratr Slate 'out of that portion of Tennessee. 1 Tbe leading spirit of the Convention was lion." T, A. ..J. w.. m , . , . 1 ' "Hta .-'fine ;llve.: iSuou; boce. iLprtje&laur iroto ieav nessee ia the Uniud States Congresa, and who, it wil) ''be recolleeted, was arrested and brought on to Richmond, wbere he was some time confined, ia the early part or the war, oa charge of disloyalty, aud treason, lie procured hi release by cer tain promisee and pledge oa bis honor to the Government, which he seems to have entirely disr4garded,beijng now heart A soul with the Yatkee iu all their treasonable scheme in tsamwaeor la bis speech, this " Colmiel" NtttoeV a he- ia now dubbed by the Yankee, aSuded to thete pledge Which he Lad rkew to the Confederate Government, but wy mpted'to excuse tlw violation of then by rguing that the re bels had "Molen hi, property and threat ened hi life." Wit this fliimy excus for his breach of .bonds, he alluded to the active political serrice. he bad sine ren dered the Yankee in Tennessee, and avow ed himself in favor of eVcting a Legisla ture, a Governor and Members to the Washington Congress, sl applying for admission into the Uuion. t In concluding his remarks he declared,' pVmly and une quivocaHr, that her win ht Mr. Lincoln against the Confederacy. . After ibis speech, a member of the con vention introduced a resolution providing that a committee be appointed to i inn ine and ascertain whether tbeu'was not disloyal ineo sitting as members of the convention. Anot hta- member move.ltlt this resolution be laid on the table. Here arose a perfect slorio of excitement. Sev eral, members declared that perjury and treason was tbfrey- andjjbat jhere were, men particiiuitinz in ' the deliberations of the body who had "eervH JeffJUvis two years ago in tbe rebel artiy." This gave ne to a terrible quarrel between trie raui- cab and conseryativeA, in ?h fU the eiaiy, w Uq;onn convention c-dlafiied bketb last flickering of a tallow dip. Rich. Ex. CLOTHING. The Progrtit indulges in a ridiculous attempt to make il appear that the troops from this State have not been properly clad, and insinuates that' Governor shoe lias ln negligent in tbat particular. We simply desire to state a few facts, so that the people may form some idea of the ces- paralton-of those who favor tbe eleCtiou of Mr. llolden. I. Thiroodi r tin ported from EoglaBuT have been of tbe very best material. 2. More than enough clothing and shoes have been turned over to the Confederacy to fill the requisitions of every Quarter maslet from this State io lb service. 3. The fact that North Carolwa soldiers are better clad and shod than those from other Slates, hsspiqducedTduclrdsc6n tent and dissatisfaction among the lifter, as to induce the Quartermaiter General to propose to lake the clulliitig contract from j the hands of our State MiiihOritie, to that j all the troops in the service may be placed upon tbe same footing The Governors of Virginia and Georgia are making prepara tions to import supplies for their, troops, so as to imitate atlie example .f North Carolina in furnishing proper clothing for her soldiers. r ' 4. During Gov. Vance' visit (o the ar my be received the thankl of every Gen eral, from Lee down, for 'the manner in which be(had clothed the North Carolina troops. 6. State officials are not dad in tbe w besf cloth," but in that of an inferior quality. Tbey were not even allowed to purchase that until enoogJi had been im ported for the wants of all in the field. 6. Wilb the manner of distributing clothing lo soldiers'in the field or Mon fur lough" Gov. Vance - ha nothing to do. (lis bus! ansa to Sa -wfr ,U, to (writ it over to toe Confederate Quaitermaster, aod then to see thai it is paid for. 7, The Adpanet' has been a -Wtidid i t. - I uccess. iR,Mery parucuiar. We simply ak a candid consideration ( of fliese fsctt sll of which can be estab lished by the most conclusive proof. The statement that our soldier bar been poof ly clothed by (Jot, ; yaoes, has about as much truth in it a tbe assertion that the army will vote tot Mr. liolden. They are both .manufactured out of the " whole cloth." ,: SioyiricAXT-We learn that while the train containing the Yankee prisoners cap tured at Plriooutir passed throuch Wil son, they shouted and bozzaed lor W. W. liolden, who. tbey declared, would be the rext Governor of North. Carolina. Thl Yankee, altboecb a rile despicable race. are uot as nnzratefal wretches as some other people. Tber remember their friends.-- Courmti CAROLINA MiM -RLlsnURY,NVO: BOSDifVESIXC. Mil ! rtlJTKM WISTED-Twe f-cd steady Brlotsra are wanldit this" offies." Apply W- inrdi'slsly. s , .. 1 W bad very beary rain here.laai week, Weather cool IKATA-W mrM rscf smmIi Usl Iks avMf vst MM.IJ la tkt sxlnwu of s IHSir rreai ss lvtrUfAait Umi marah!r'2 boertr, win loUsm sffor la sprh,l,"t"Be- I th errars sr srl (ypogrsphlesl s4 wUI bt rts. 4H7 eorrwto kj Um laUUIfMl tA ; as r 1bUbm A .ran Wmsm jv Utukimf s4 ,kr klfk nysse vWmU dAtcl woaUl rrci t4 eW U UUkt to U r"V' psrtj-ttl K frstlf. U pUc Iks MM Is anlllatoJ. T " TMis M rubllaW, -1 iuM Irwsr4 mi(k s JT". ," b-I Auk fcrtrsie, stesrin tktm to dost S Us fcrt w ful m snlbU 5 wlh s yill, satosSM u wlwW Uf, thf tiktf. WTortossfcM W Pr TlistsUs. Mr. Holdx says it is not trdb that be hid under Gor. Vance's beb a rdatrd "by us. Our Informant is a rsliaWe man ; and as Hob den admits he was at tlie Gorernor house on the night in question, seeking protection from the mob : and thaLhe asked the Gov. for a drink onrunrfy, it poorjy becomes him ta tlrnr irptiino under The bed. .Htr memo ry on one other important point is admittedly bad, aud it is so doubtless in this abo. j I UtchanicJ SkSl at tht Prwoa. Under the Suporintendance of Capt. S. Galloway, rVtinmandant of the Confederate prison at this place, be convicts are turning out some excellent arUcles of utility. We have ou our table two wooden bowl of Uieir.production, which are really elegant in shape and supe rior in workmanship. Capt. S. is now furnish ing tbe prison and guard bouse with these bowls, which will doubtless add considerably to lh cumfort of tSie men. Would lheGovMfnmVnt furnish the tools an materials reqowrte,- the convicts in this eooM be put to work in several other important braoclies of business. We believe it might be inaJo"almoit a self'-sueta'iiiing m- stitution. At any rate, the Government could certainly derive considerable remuneration in horse-slto9, wajtons, ambulance, Ac" for tbe use of the army by the labor of the prison ers under sentence ; and as it would condujc lo their health to give them employment, we can Si.e no good reason why it should not be done. " . . L The Progrt$$ ar.d its master, JMden, seem determined to get up strife L4 wwn the peo ple of the Siauv If tey til succet'dod rvkb their " peace meetings" 4ud their Convention sobeme liereM eo-doubt a bitter civit war- would now be rsging in this State, and the cause of the Confederacy probably JosL Bul they failed. The people took the alarm in lime to save themselves from the deep de signs of the mwchievdus leaders of tboee movements. But the end. is not yel reached, ajidlo,JbjE eflorlJs renewed in. a different shape. They are now trying to array tle poor against the rich, and the non-slaveholder against the owner of slaves. The VojrraM may boast of its patriotism and devotion lo the Confederate cause as much as it pleases ; but wkUo it labors to array on class of our people against another as is done in its iwe of the II ill, and other date, it only prove how utterly false and .uuwoithy are all its : pretensions. . u'-.W' . '-' '- FROM'JOHNSONSSLAND. ' Tire aruclajn another column, signed by officers of the Confederate State, and prison en of WaT, will,; do doubt, be read with ea gerness by every one whoe eyes tnav hap pen to fall upon it It is a voice from those who know, and have UinUd the sweets of the Lincoln idea of freedom, sid what tlie lpl oT tbat Uberttf-lott land, are anxiously waiting and Iioptng may soon be the lot of the people of tbe South al.-to. These men know -what they say, having every opportunity of hearing and reading the sentiments of their public men and journal. Would it nrjt be wise for us to heed Uc warning m time? The arli- L,k.wi4 written by uut Jm4 and patriae young citizen, II. C. Jon Jr., now'paying llie nlty of his devotion to Southern ftee- doin in a loadiiie Northern prison. " Bahama (IeralL" genlleman of this place has banded us a copy of a newspaper of Ui above name, dated Nassau. April 23d, 1864. . Almost the only thing about this paper which makes it differ in appearance from the paper of our o wo country, is tlie Court of I ARM in tbe bead" tbe lion and the nni corn fighting frjr the crown." The adver- I tiacmenU of Dentists, DwtOTBvMerehants, In surance Cos, Hotel keeper, Tailor, ifJlera, Tanner, Shoemakers, Quack liedicraes, Al, Ac, all remind one of . the halcyon day of former year this coontry. ' :; V iauuoi !. t-vlly iufuvortftl.f r l i t . . oiiiciicracy, ann stews cpjiuuunl- , Uiiui its lie vol ion to our causa. About the first jling that meets the eye, on taking up thla pr.pM II a pot tle scrsptnU. tied " The Southerp Girls," from which w make the following extract ! - VJZST Tn fvmwwrm uirai win bw iweieei Wllk fMds tlul'f MMhni mutim, . f W xra to vw a f arof aUk, - . i i . . -v Aa wssr Mto U -- HifTrnk. karrali I r Ik mm; fwita, . :.. Tkl nlh m " :r -;c Ail nirM racers rnr w HonaMpaa rw Tks Swuhcra Uwlltt r, w. Tk BaaUwra luS't s fkjriM laa, ' 3 . Aa .faiitoa ai, in i MiiiwwMMBMawawac "btn kK' tor ckvtn (or BuaUMra rlabls. Wfbsv kT mbi oar fwavauMAt to Um vsrs. ' al Saar flrla aavrr ailan. a - 0r aaMlara Utoy wilt MW fcrgat The firfc Umjt'vs ton WalM. linrt, kamh I. Uto sua Mtk, ' aL, a. i. ,t Then ome a lengthy " debate in die I louse of "Assembly, on the bill for raising an additional revenue for the Daliama Isl ands," ia which the subject of laying rtax cotton from Hie Conkderatc States it pro posed and discussed. In the cotirao of this debate one of the speaker alluded to the pro fits made by the shipper of jbotton to that port, iu which he employed tbe word "rnor moii"" fabulous," &a. Then we have under the heading of " the situation," compend-of the -war new from the United States derived from .Northern sources almost exclusively, and very wide of the truth. Among oilier statements (riven, it says" It is reported' ibat Geo. Steel has captured Shreveport," Aa And theo there is au ably written article on the "American Prospect.,", in which the writer appeals tp Napoleon of France to in terfere for the purpose of arresting llu lar barous and wicked war, w aged agaiat the South." . v ' ' . But best of all it the ful lowing , whih w find jn the editorial columns under the head of . " LOCAL - M Suttf Woar. A bcautifut tpectmWbf tliis wotk has just bevp i completed by Messrs. t Scnmsliaw A Motrin the shape o a Cons 4il ereeted -to tnemrmory vl hc rmtnortal General Stonewall Jackson. It stand 9 feet hieb. ha on one side (io shell) the list of bat lies In" which he took so bi ave a part, one the Southern VUg with his last words, one an inscription to his metn oryJaad anotiier lite word, " Bulwark of the field, a host his presence, and his ann a shield, mIm Eved be uSeej "' glorious4 II i iiileud-' ed to be placed for exhibition, iu a few days, in tbe i'ublic Library, then,' we understand. subscriptions wilt be taken up for its pur chase by those who are aiixious.lo send or U Hub fJonrederacy a UsiiiuoDutl. however small, of their b'.gh appreciation of the lio of tliis truly good pun. , - - - . 3ATTLE OX THE RAPID ANN. We bare reooiveil no Richmond papers jm week, an J the' Telegraphic dispatclrfs from tle Scat of War, have been few and iwt'oafibetior news from the battlefield in Virginia. ' The -Richmond ExroioT of. lbofllh was received at Raleigh Ind the (fcrvaiivt of v the 13th is filled wilb reports of more or Jes interest copied from that paper. From' it we gather llie Ibllowing: The CTWMT1JP advanced upon Port Walthall "junction on Friday night the Cth. On Satuiday they weie repulsed with a loss of frcm 100 to 160. On Sunday they renewed the attack with reinforcements. A severoand long fijjht ensued, and about 0 o'clock in the evening the enemy were again driven back, and our forces, during the eight fell back to Swift creek bridge, 1 1 miles ffom Petersburg, Ho protect tliat iiH(tortant struc ture. The enemy, 10,000 strong, were on- der tbe Command of Qeu. Butler: our, an der Gen. Ttushro'I Johrtsort ; but the credit foVthe vigorous eOcrgy of the moveinenU of our forces south oil the James river is accord ed to Gen. Ransom, wbo is in command of this department. One of the ciicny's gun boat was captured on Satunhry in the James and blo wn up to prevent its being recaptured . The' victory of Gen. I-ee over Grant, tip to -Sunday the 8lh, is fully -coriflrmod.' Each suocewivO dispatch from him seem better and better. About 7 o'clock in the evening of that day, lie sent forwaid die following : flaS)u'aa Aaev Noams Vs., i . May,m4. S "IhnoralU SutHiuy Wart "Tbs eaeaiy ;'4ve fivarfjn?, lf rr pasiVto. . aaaa.ti!latlchiif iwrl Frinlf rcktarj. rSijase') . R. E tF.E. If the enemy has Iwm driven from hi pm UOMt it is clear that "hu wltole pi ogramme has been frustrated """" r--r-- Ho reliable estimate lias been made of our loss on die Rapid Ana Brigadier General J. M. Jones, of Virginia; Jenkins, of Souib Carolina; and Stafford, of Louisiana, were killed. Geheral djongU-eet was wouuded. " Tlrii enemy' loss ts rem Urire. All ao-. count say the carnage waa terrilJe. To yankeea fought with great drsperatioiw Thi bare lost three llajor Generals Wadsworlh, of New Tork, kffled ; aod SCytooet aod S leroaptuwd.., : - Theco was a cavalry fight near Bpotttjl- nia C IL ou Saturday, ia which w are re ported to have lost K) in killed, grounded