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"sALIsnUUY.N.Cj t MOtDlT EVKXISC. OCT. I. I'M. 1 1 remained forfhese Confederate State of America to present to the world t,Ue Imposing pelade of five millions of free burn whites contend iuVKCc68follaii.y. ited and combined aruiies of twenty mil lions, continually reinforced by the conct, criminal, and wrfhdering vagrants of every lund. -This devo ted people, linblblug the spirit of their aires, uuu uo.-..-,, t array of numbers, though scattered over a broad expanse of territory, allied Wth witU a purpose and una nimity unparalleled in the annals of historv to meet in soliu piiaian baugtl.y armies the North, which came seeking their overthrow, to rifle them of their property, 1 de prive them of liberty. LUwrty, which elevnles man above the beast, was involved, in the momentous is bQe. No stronger inducement was necessary to fix a purpose in the hearts of freemen, to die rather than see this priceless heritage subverted. They counted not the cost in blood and treasure-the q notion of time was rwl brought ir the. estimate ' , . , the object huoerilcd w U oml i computation. Thus our people went into the contest. Thus they resolved, with nt xrrd to the dangers of life, limb, or property, to defend their Hmb. or properly, w "t"-,,w Claims. isinstth insidious en J . . v..,.i,n nnif'w J . c.u-x. V..rtl,rn noL'fi- croacnmeuiso r 7 M verbal had aubmitted with .mere verbal I. l,a f o imii nrv mifV had submitted protest. " Longer snbmisslon was sheer folly. They claimed the right of revolution, the very bulwark of republican liberty, and assumed that of self government. Tlie old Con stitution had become a by-word aud reproach amoog both peoples ; and the bond of union that of oppression. Tie repeated violation of the one, and the perversion of the other by the people cf the North had render ed these sacred ties odious in the eyes of many Southern patriots, and their further supremacy over them intolerable, if ot impracticable. The armiea of the North were alrea- i - .. tnr tda infiiri'.iinpnt of usurped aattxorinesi anuauum i - t l I -AAA . ' ion" train of grievances and prerned itated wrongs, there was nothing left Soatherners but insult and pros pective vassalage. They were com pelled to accept the issue. Between liberty and tlavery there was no al ternative but aa interminable civil war. Relactantly they yielded up the quiet pu rsuks of peace and hap- -..1 L!k. pmess ana appeaiea 10 iue arour ment of the sword : jet heedless of sacrifice, or the terrible consequen ces incident to war, they assumed the fearful responsibility, and for more than three long years they have shown to an admiring world that the blood of freemen is the most precious oblati m on the altar of lib erty, and their graves monuments of "pride in comparison with the chains of felavery. The niobt powerful and magnifk centiy equipped armies the world ever saw have been met and hurled ba'k. broken and discomfited ; tbo most adroitlv planned capigs niouspiopiei -have, been ferried" of their object and rendered disastrous by the strong arras and brave TSt-arts of tbe Corifeiberatfes ; and through a lon series of tbe fiercest and blood iest battles of this or any other age, they have not only . preserved their organization but their spirit of re sistance. W by not : wiuitue ngiu of three rears experience before t'u.m. they can no longer - 1 a 4 ft UOOul lue reA r.Rturo of the struggle, and the woeful consequences of defeat. Tlie J obje ct of tbe cruel war proscuted by jjie. northern mitions is now well undtfrbtood. The baseness and in Lomanity of the fanatical and deUti- cal VaukM nation Lave been folly iyfi"ped, v are thus enableJ to most adroitly v annea capigsiieit"fm -ieu - - -my vmuy.. fyer ofeMitem v,l.vw"i-fVn"";-' T 7ryr7.i..Vf.i,w ;7i, ik. .J.o r,...t0. comprehend our duty and our da.- .compri iv. j ... I jjer. lA-teai is aosomiw mo.. cannot entertain tho idea for a mo- tnent IWtter ace the extremity vf human suffering, cities and towns!" . doom mora, oppressive than death. But should we relax jmr purpose t independence, and thus secure onr conquest by tho uhmeicilul and, un scrupulous people of the north, wc .hall have procured for ourselves snd posterity all tho "degradation, misery, and contempt that it is po- rillllCU, limn " ble for- any wlv t email on themselves and country. The' beat mat me rrc..., - ; lUrB. wm lvti' -t i " i rV i lintitrwl-Tawal.ie-. T L'wurs of wo...! mid is soctntanu We shall be he .iu-ori nf u-uft-i1 tn tltu luMv rsortn , iiikn the dillonrel servants oi , ,e who have umrdered our, brothers fatht-rs and husbands tlie Urv..,t. f-.v..a. Who can im ! fi!.. r. t IumI ctmililiim l' niui iuh ... - - - - - - r Litfholtl the pe.-pli- ! the f"" j.wh..le world h:s autjecta haU ie gtrippe.I of thi-.r property, their fair , J t n - (if rt.8tleiSnei women placet! u t -n an equality with . i .i i ' .... the negro smi mane cie o"o ; vant and waiierwomen for tlie hated yanKee their towns jjarrisn ei by 'negro troops and their n.en kept in subjugation by the bayonet; Our condition as a plo would be TirWopnMiTXTiTTttTntoreta W4h my the eerMoid of England. To thoeie who Iimvo been aclually engaged in i lie wu inu ii'dvi ; crippled by wounds, death would be j a lu-Lut wrtiHinr lii a lift, of iiilserv, ; ili war uikd t it.se wlio nave ihjim . . t, ,. ,Ir ,fl K.rtut,n.,.lhfy would ,e 4hy objects i.J iinjiinsi uiuyr j-ci- eeuti.in and rspionagw that it is bible, br tiie devilish ingenuity of a :j vindictive enemy to dvisev It is j then, aacreii ,J,.,y we vwe , and postvnty rendered obliga nry , urm posrvriij, reiiuticu j Flcaven. to tiiTht on and fight ever for Heaven, to tiht on and fight ever tor i.wl..nti.liu thin irreat Deo-: l!,,,'" - v - - : V - .. - ,e' W,J av,,,d l,'H r" ' r our count rv and tl e d e- ; .... ... . " r:(.., fetruction of civil libefty hi Amertc:i. ; GtKi's power and mercy were special-. WaU Jna favorite fli-'bt trom Egypt to the Land of Canaan, ami 7ec,tt7" have not been less potential, anu probably riot K- conspicuous in our, struggle. Hut as tlm children of Israel wi-ro required t- und rg many hardships endure muctisunr- ;H tl fai,er tltat pi(tietit his ing, an.Unbmit to many sacrifices iiUJ j. WJ, 4 mU kriown tl(ttt in their wearv wandering it brunch !ne wildemeis befcro tfy reached.; that was necessary, was to return the promi-w land, s ust we expect j to Abraham's bosom and join mt.ie to suffer much and submit to many , grand jubileo and thanksgiving, os sacrifices bef-re we achieve the Sc- j t.bly, to ""God. but really to Abra cur.ty of our liberties. Every thing j r ?ici . am, R(m bon. depends upon tbo strong anus and . . . . . T. ?. u fires rose in every Wngh and v"l'i. . . I i ' .... u n ..oJtr t..p. i, . i iHB up ,r ' ... j in tlin ThHU'uP nf tfli Thoonl r nopo o nn eawy or per- manetit peace is in the power of the sword. Our experience has shown us the ntter impossibility of securing anything like an honorable or fair settlement with the enemy by nego tiation, x To tight, and fight to the bitter end is tho only, alternative left tis. As long as there is an able bodied man left in tho South, that man should carry a musket as long m there ia a horse left, that horse should carry a cavalryman, or draw artilje ry. Much of our territory is alrea dy devasted. but there is still enough J F left to raise corn for subsistence; ana suDSisience: anu while there is bread to eat and g ! n.tlc jjiit nae o, grca, "J-vs--powder and lead to bo obtained, we ! The rich fields and spoils of the South most determine t fight it to the very j are then held on to excite the cn- Inat. Let no man think it nniust if he is called to the field, and espe cially if he has not yet taken a hand in this struggle for too defense of his home ami freedom, Let very shame bring ibrtli those .men who have tin. ' An flirt " m.d let tlMfitt ha-iteu to fho camp: flic .i . i : i'i. ..i- r,.m ry able bodidinan, if he would see ! places of thoso killetP: and to this biscorintry saved the agonizing Im- 'f indiffererco we may attribute our raility ml ififsmy o:Yaiabe...'rri-1ate re quest and despotism. , ' ' j It sotxiis bad to hear an nble- We mention it as a fact at ' ,0(ijfc( ,an wi,0 has studiously nnat nr0't aI1i. thiit ntimhers of'.i - 1.:. .nnt. .UfUn.." " ' onr subscribers have, of late, either -d Dr0mi8ed to pay. for their II c j : r,rAn: .t 1,1 ,.iu nnrl papers in produceat old rates, and i get the paper at old rates. This, it is true, is but fair and jnst; but at a time wbetKSo many are racing af - tcr the highest possible cent foi r - ery thinjr tbey have toseIl.it is praiseworthy in those who restrain ;IMC m yt 'J ... .wi there coyetous desjre. . l . tit - : j,,; uavo ecn il.u salvation, of the rjrfcoln adfulnUtratlon in tho North, unfortwiato events for ua in tho bVesetit political 'campaign ' i here, tnofo i than a mere probubili- IV. lliey Have proven rem vjv"- Mriid to bisdet-liniug fortunes. -Di- aster after disaster hud befallen his jMiwerful armies; hU tnarinO Inter.' ls had been jjreatly cnrtuiled, and i'nceed were in daily jeopardy from ti tVw inaiicniticNitt rebel crafts or iril!uVniei:. his tiiianciaslTairs r .Vaduiin" it dPir r- nui,,W ujiijvW...,..., ihrwitininjr ,itiituUe xoId . ne' ....lUi.tii ml two dd lars una Qitr V I wff- .f tho trenrytuires, or ' , k if H rjH ,!(1 Vow.erf uu.i.m, ... tr,e and compara U'e y uitolibtructed coiuiiivreo. with tlte ml iiicrtdnjity despite tho lying bulletin of victory and upeedy cm-qu-it ilailv heralded forh from the uracleat '.Vashingttm. They began 1 1 dialoifv iheir iiiiml un4 cart AbauLfor a change of rulers. ThtfJ even went o far a to ojvtily pro claim in tlie 'dominions of Lincoln, tlte! re :r . lje f-ther (f his ppl,., .. . . i . i f . I!it .lu . f.u- hrii lain Lmco n, was nesirieu noi "rH' ' c .... - " dings came of victory, at last for pe4iera't arms. The wires rapidly j ,Iie o ,,(,ri,,ns news' fr.m t( thu ukrf Htu, ,a. trt,mbl;tl!r ... . . ...M ... lt.ard with the biieneoof deatb, K.ar,i ,tli li.bUe.nceo.iuea, ti .... t....., ,.,.t wI...ilur ti rt-ioieeV- ttl,., hy H,l or .mourn and bo .r .' r . . .. . ni rowTul. I he fall of A pin, u possi- , f r b!e, might hav l.een heard through- . lt.:ds rn dii.t ami ash e,, momentarily exacting x lie J i sun, ned to tbe gu.llohne, or be 'Vanished forever from their native j jaIui lt 6,n the oracle spoke. & Ant .ooiitu tutlltiifia i( I SR. iowo, - - j keo throats rang forth the jubileo of . . .i M9 j! i victory and renewed the fiendish howl for more blood and carnage. So much for the peace party of the North. But there is another feature in tbe Yankee victories that deserves" the consideration of all concerned.. A people so versatile may easily be led into extremes by every little vicis situde of fortune. The astute and ingenious Seward is fnlly aware of this: Hence every little succss is ... pidity of the foreigner and the Insty yankee. Tlieir early conqnesr is promised and with some 'plausibili ty, jiauy areindiicedto volunleer,. nd oibeM am forced to do so while the wi:rIo vortroiafor War. Hi as they - make all. their victories pat. lhc South gjtir.s a victory, and lulls away k ftr.. ... 0 -. - , . a- i honr: fimkinT an effort, to fill tin , .iii,nnf i..fiL-itir an pffort to fill tbe 1 ' ' -' - m- J ;-!.- - j vKS " 'r- BlllrK'JU Ullljr ill ins vwuun o ucigiilc ! byTeTrycTiceivablo manner known ! trt .i... ct (ftr nf kAea cornux and tjtft Y.nrr. Office," fitting "V - " M 1 .. . nm..-.:i.:... t urounu tjie treot corQeri criticizing the ; generaig;,ip 0f i0me of onr bravest ; afd rto,jegt generals,- Such men i j d ,0WP. and ,ltTe as littlo to , . ' .. . . j 7bout matters of wbicli they j Avnow oouirng m pvniuic. . IVm- .h.f.mt of I- urlr 111 tbo V alley f ir- uro chid t)Sto tl.ut t-..r j;ov crnmentU at last making move in tho right direction. It wU ap pear from .the following extract of General Order, No. 73, that one St least oftho numerous bomb proof Departments, is "to bo subject ton thorongU cleansing, and we liope, as the necessities of the country de mini I !.- tho t?f od work will be energetically prosecute! tinui every sble man of the proper age suan ye ent tothe'field. The 'order snya : A won prclicsU, HI ffirs krJ mm now mployd ia tha earoJImg Mr vicn Whwr m nriUing ofliej .ca i iiMl. rlrk. or lhrwr, ticM a aw rrlinHl or aiga! to -fight r.;1J). pr J7 wt U -r ,;. i k. j-.-;u fr...n ik. K-ervs Fvrc ...i i iK Many of our exciiange ro pro pounding tho very i m portsni ques tion wliar Khali be do-no witfi the militia Otticers and Magistrates un der 43 years of age ? We would like lo answer this quention wo would like to bu able to show that tlte ser vices d'ilise officers lit home fro Indispeifsable to tho publio welfaie and that they are needed worso here than tlieT are at the front ; bo we CAiffinn Wa tbrrikrit n vryl2ev'- 0 oiis, not to ay stupid policy, that persists in withholding the' services of probably eight or ten. thousand much needed mldiers, in this State alone, from tbo defense of the coun try. These officers are needed at the front We are now in the crisis of our fte,mHt will be a poor satis faction after all is lot, to lament oror this injudicious stickling of the Lcg- (itarnre opoTi which may dcpcfd the fat e of the country. Tli ere has been a gool deal of eoiiiplaint, b.r cme time past, by Voldiers chiefly, also in part by citi- xenf, r tho inab.Itty ot the Quarter. Maatvf at this post to pay off just claims. For months the funds sup plied to this iKt have leen largely deficient to meet tbo deniands which. must, or should he, paid off here ; j and these coinplaiuts having liecome very common we called on Captain GojUiuan to hear bis explanation of it, for we knew there must be a cause for it over which he had no control. He states that it is no fault of his ; but that be lias done every thing re quired by him by the Department at Richmond have complied with all tbe regulation., and given a.l the - --cj - j m-cessary estiraiten. That he has I . .:ll been assured that his reqasition will be placed subject to bis order, and he believes it will be, but cannot explain the delay. We mak this statement as weM for the satisfaction of those concerned as for tho relief of CapL Goodman, wlio we know has suffered much annoyance if he has not been em barrassed in thobnbfnesaofhisp.osf, by the apparent negligence of offi- cinls at .Uichmond, who, m turn, U all Clie jniill was Known, iuj mav have a good excuse. Son Tajcalle Confederate Bond. The sale of these desirable Bonds wiH closed nt this place, on the 30th .... ' .i I . of this month, for the present, at 'east. It is thought the price will bo considerably advanced when of fered again I , Tbi, publicniioa of this paper is now rpadu ffom (fhrtrl-.tU', N. C. W have rnui veil tin third No. of tbe new serins. TLs IultU'xjmctr ii i ery " noitly gulteo up paper, and i'Uy edite!. 1 Price, 15 for tbrte month, and $10 tot mootbs. X. C. Volunteer JVVpv. Cerlifi cafes of stock will soon belssncd by . LUI. I tm t w - J . ' r .1 t' .... t lie ireasurer 01 tins uonirniiy r subscribers in redemption of tUe re . ceipts they now bold. 'There are tweotf -oo Jforla Carolina regiratots io lbs army uudsr Osa. Early ia tbs Vslly. U 0 " Va t 1 1 t!.j t ;!', L u-, ! .. I m.!;i-int-r, tit 'it t!. iu war it pem-o, J tiny b'"in to c it." Hal. J'rints. Hero Is ft mcanji low attempt to" fix tho responsibility of tho further prosecution, of lbs" war upon Gov, Vance and such nun as voted for, and act with him. This tory sheet would hav tji(s'popl believe' nj cruel war povr waged against us by the enemy for Ibo, arowed purpose; ot the -destruction of our liberties and riirhts of pruperty, or our sub. jogatton, Jttprolonged solely by our Goveriiineut lor tbe orontotiuu of mere personal vr private ends WlTat quibbling, - garrulous rodo inoniad aiul.-ttuscrupu4an-uuuda--city are resorted to, in order to es tablish this point only vimUlo to tho gilted prpicnity and oiiijimcience of this Lemonade vudcr7' His infill once and that of thosu with whom tie acts, buMever, Mtnotint'to notU ing, w bliown by "the lat election. Tlie people, as a whole, niidcM.wd 1 i in perfectly, h i, ihvK i-'iv, ut terly useless for us to thne tin- l.il sify of bis concision. . Hot leait a few ignorant men boiled nt.i trou ble by hisdisloyAl teaching, we con- 1 dcC"d. to notigo hi in. II t says : The end, whicii imtny think not distant, must come by ne goiiation or subjugation." Thin sim ply means that the people of the South should surrender at once ill their cherished rights, gie up all their leaders above, the rank of Colonel jn the ..field ami Cap tain, in tho Navy to bo hanged for treason, turn a deaf ear tthe claim of their falleni heroes, andjiiaiuied and poverty. strickeji Vldicr jub- uiit .to any wiong or dMgraco tbo devilish spir itjofj. a y i ru? i ct i y e n te my may iuflict upii them, or bo 'subjugated at dint" day. Ate tho people of North Carolinn ready to accept this props;tion, which is the very bet that lias been offered us by the bated Yurikee Gov ernment, or its euiuarie wl.reido among us i We tell this Le.nonado V ... 1 1 a ra lint !K-atilI Hill W nder. they are not. IXspite kis iiiisrepreseiiiation of their purpose lliey are Tor war rather than submit t. ttueb iufanir. and war they wiil wMuu and saffer. until the viie-ch- iny agrees lo negotiate ou fair and bunorabU terms. Our iiovrnment, bH" lH,e ft,M' national want peace. It is as much m ilo-ir inierent to t-roc 11 re it. as it is to the people tbe people is tho government. They have exhausted every honorable means to procure it. In fact they bavebecn ratbet lax of dignity in one or two instances, in their eagerness to bear propositions for, ana taiH ot makers loomng o, ' .. . . . . . 1. . . peace witit fiie enemy: wnai u bave already stated, is me ocsi mac baa bseii offered them. But the 1'rogreM further aays; Tlie time for certain persons and classes to skulk out, and mako mon ey by tbe sufferings an I horrors they are making no effort ro e'op, b Lin! inl anil tluv unr 111 lift 1)0 r . t . . I i . I iii m 1 1 iii I ' m,2rv mHn ,n,,,t tnk h. . , t . bis turn at the 'trencln " Oi' couro no Southern man U bno a to be willing to accept t ie diiraeiii'l terms offered 11 by i;n ' eremy, rather tl.au take Iih -tutu in tho trendies, liirt-wb it '.' iii ' '''o rjrt mean bv "cone -Kin nod ne gotiation t" tins is in t tJ.e lir-t tin.a it has advocated" the p-diev ot run cension and negotiation. W hat ha o We to concede i A'l we a.-kjs ' " let alone, to manage our '(wn atl.ii'" tbe Conquest Of t be rlli, H'nl we are fightingit because the pe -pie t befo re fuse to -allow us to govern onr sel ves ierause" fbey co'iiti nlib " aehd their arinjM ns to devastate our countTy, to lay waste our towns an 1 cit ii-s, destroy crops and farms, and dishonor -ur women an plunder our property. Will tho I'royreK be kind enough to !,fonn the few ignorant men iiw - ' n .. ;t itiflnonw. what it means try , 1 nunvii itinti liiev 11 ""v - - coii i-sion and negotiation. They v,i!! doubtless be glad to kaow the meaning of these high sounding words. As for intelligent men, they folly understand tha treasonable purpose of tb findictire Lemonado vender. ;
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