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i -i i ; t -: 4 I- 3 THE CONSERVATIVE. -" - - - o at.tztAtt W n.:-SEPTEMBE& 22. 1864.- Th Tot CoxiniTAtiTB nTrowL-The supremacy of tbe . dvir over military law. ? s? -T'-: : . " A qa!etnomlselon to all laws whether good or bad, while thej remain upon our fUUto doom, i ; --. An onbrpken front to tb common enemy ; bnt. timely and repeated nejrotiations for tza.ce Cy the proper aamonues . -..nr.t statu action thronrrti & Convention : no counter jtrvrkintiftn ? nio combined re&istance to the roverpment. Opposition to despotism in tjtrj form, and tbe prescrratlon of Republican institution In aJl tbolr parity. . ' We hereby nolifj the subscribers of. the Conser- -r: ,.m when the times their subscripUons h CrPireVor e About to trust our daily ad week! risiUtiong hare been sofflciently -fim. v?nnr onr friends to ren s jr their snb- Ciwuie vi ' , . . i - thri titEB loat. vie will inus De encouraged to mkrdur Twiialioiis still moro ac ceptable. J - --,.-l. - " TnB onfedebate Armiks need recruiting. This is the language we Jicar from all quai tere, and the 'press takes ifop ml sounds the rail jcrjt re?fuit 1 recruit! That both of ;oar "grct armies need rein forcing cannot bo denied. Arailable men, men al. rracixfVpared for th? field; are mwc "needed- for the rmerrenciVi bate lost Kcayily by :deatb;lby -n,ir,a and ncknef P." and by desertion. Many of the wounded and sick are recovering, and will s cn be at ihtxr posts. Many deserters, thank Heaven, ao comiqg in. But cur ranks are: thinned more largelypcrhaps, by. furlough'and by, detail, than by any other cause. Our skeleton regiments must.be filled up and new regiments formed, j need be. The enemy is 'rtceiring large additions to his force by Tari6us;mcans Thousands' of than have, served out their terms, hare been sent home, or are left in Confederate prisons to pine and die, because Lincoln refuses to exchange them, ani yet they are filling up Ihcir ranks b rcveril.istmcnt and recruits, by placing the mSitia end 100 day meir into ihe forts and out posts and r guird duty, and fending their rested regiments into the field. .-; . What i3 to..llo"done ? More men must be had, and - the question i, frora. wher.ee shall they come f This is ih& question of the hour. Cool icfkction, fore caste and coruonon sense ought to decide it. Some who, undertake to answer it, appear to be very poor- . ly acquainted with Ihe internal state of the country with the&Ute of things at home, and the imperious ".: deramds, both of our home people and the army, for food, clothing, shoes,- quartermaster's stores, &c. Moreover,1 they seem to think w must have men, whether, the. clss of men called out will add anj thing to ihe efficiency of the army at present or not '. One proposes' inore legislaiion by Gongresit, and another more by the State Legislatures., The militia officers and the magistrates mast be forced out, and the boys of 16 and 17, and the men from 45 to 55 must be brought forward. One thinks the laws must ' be made more.stiingent arid more explicit .that the Judges cannot release men upon mere technicalities, or the writ of habeas corrivs must be again sus pended. ' " ; : ' . -"'We "regret to see such ' ideas again mooted. Oar people are a unit in the -prosecution-t-f the war. Every man btlieves.-lhat every mm who can serve thecountry better in the field than at home, lought to go. B it the, people demand evenshanded justice in thU. matter,. and the army demands it. This in judicious fling at the judiciary will not meet the ap probation of Chinking .menj An hents , S)usd ju diciary, is-the right arm of a Republic,- in peace or war. Any.atterapt lo degrade, .or smite it down, will bo resisted to the deaths There is no evidence thafany Southern judge has, or would soil bis er mi ne,"by pandering to the vicious, or that they can be bought up.. If we. have pure, patriotic I citizens at all, theare found among the judges, or cught lo . be, and wo Jefy the prccf that they are n t Nor is it judicious to threaten the'pcople with the sus-: pension of tho privilege of the writ of hzbeas Corpus again; at least, until the necessity is absolute and imperious7 :The camel's back has been fortified by the repeal of the lteoff nsive act. A repetition except for the most ; unquestionable reasons, might break it' . w- s. " - ' -- - The cause of the Confederacy, Iwc judge,:.has been more irjurtd by too mvchi than by too little legisla tion. A score of years, prior to the war, would not exhibit ji fithe.as much injudicious legislation, as the last three years have produced. W hat we need most, is the prompt and just enforcctuent of all good laws, and the early'abrogatioa of all'lhe bad.North Carolina is constantly twitted about retaining her militia cfficeis ' and magistratcp, and Georgia and Got. fBrown 'are constancy ridiculed for its policy. We have" no defence for Georgia,' because we do net know the facts, but if othtr State's have been as tho roughly, raked over by the comb , of conscriptioa as North Carolina," no blame can be attached to any of thcra. ..We belicTe thatthe. conscription of every able-bodied man between 18 and 45 years of age, excepting thoso, txewpted ' for, ; good ; and sufficiant cause,-will afford an army sufficiently large, if pro perlydisciplined .cuippeaW provisioned, Vml thjsVprQperly'.hanIcd, to meet every demand upon the country.- Those exempted as a general rule," vare necessary, for. the enforcjement of tho laws, the home defence, and making the necessary provisions for the army and the; people at home. If every able bodied man rvguJarly enrolled, who is nto alU to do duty' in the'jteld'. iscfe at AU post., ve 'should have force, enough. SAt leasf, this is an opinion' which we have entertained for some lime, and which we now hold. This opinion i sustained by fac's,- and Ike judgment "of many lotliUrjr'ine'n, s jn whpse wisdom, skill and sbuhd discretionwe hare confidence. - 5. Were the present laws enforced--were all the men, experience in w l9 seme of its - hardships, and jfamilUr with its duties; who hare de sertecl ind are at Kome,Vnd , those recovered from wound j and sickness but now detailed, perhaps im properly, and those" detailed for. enroning provost guwdinWS5arj and quartermaster's duty, sent to thefield, and their dutie assigned to disabled men, and those beyond military age ox bow in the senior and junior reserve force, jw .should have J an army sufficient -to" dfiVexrant and Sherman fre m their present position anperhsps destrpjr tnem. - We1 reproduce the faUowing, copied a fewdsys ago into - these columnvby a : soldier" at-Reims Stationis ';.. - - mi m 1 ' .a y '!w.wyw.iaaiieisim ""T'i!: I ; containing much ' good sense,; end deservinj the at tcntion ef the authorities. He proposes the plan as ono by irhicli.tho war could bo endedrftt feixtydayf:. ConpresA oWerinff into tbcnks allJable bodied sol dies detailed in the i several departments, and repla cingHhem with disabled soWie're or persons OTer for-r QT?rAA,Wto the' field all the'fresh. and; f jll mm man da occuuxh'.z forts and carrisonF- guanlin .fcr.:?r8aeea. &c i- and reblacinjrthtfa with-skeli eton companies and regiments" requif in 5 rest and re- cru;tjng. I j -.;-:-'T - ' : 3. .Traftsferring: to infantry, without j exception, evarvf cava3ry man twho fails to mount biaaself-after thirtr daTS. ii : Allmr mm fnd.l nnother.SU'rsreSirO' : Juet :xTer-. nor Smithof Vircinia. and! all bther'State 'Execu tives, issue" nroclamations smdar tc that cf Oo.ver . nor Vance, of North Carolina; promising, on the one hind, pardon-to alt absentees wno rejurn imrorai atclr : azudon the other hand, callingut the whole reserve ferce. to sweep the country arid arrest all wht fail to return to their commands by a giren day, After this let there be an end to proclamations 'and pmrdons. 1 Let tbeword be discipline, discipline, dis- CJPLtsK, eren xe tne aeatn y uur; armies tun auu cffic;cct, and the worKis done." V .' f" We believe that the present is the most important period f the war tathe Confederacy. A few signal successes in the next two months,-would save per haps, years of conflxt-and ! rivers of blood. The de feat of Grant and Sherman woul l prrpare the North ern mind Wore readily for peace, than any other hu man event To" do thip, we need tried men men who have, some knowledge of the duties of a soldier mfi who have smellrd gunpowder. T- ' " In this State, we judge a fine brigade might be raised of just fuch men. Place them, under the command! of Col. Mallett, who has well earned the position byf long service in .tne vexing du'les cf Con- senptor as Brigadier, orofCJ. M-cKe of the Coti- federate, who'is a Iricd fighting mm, and we should expect soon to hear glorious results from them. I O.i the other hand, fill our ranks with militia officers and magistrate?, and with boys ar.d old men, most of whom are' farmers and,plewboys, or necessary me chanics, you lessen greatly the means of home p;o duc'-ion of the necessaries of life, and. at the same time add !iut little at present to the xnitcrhl strength of the a my.' ; ' We .o not deny that there are men, both among the militia officers and inagi.Htrite?, win ougf t to be in the field ; who could dA more for the cause in the army, than at home.. B it haw can we discrimi -nate ? The large majority of them arc needed at hbrre-rtoen force the laws and to nuke bread ; vet it is proper that the State should have them organ'zed, with all wthr exempted" citizsns capable- of doing military duty, training and preparing for any emer gency. - j ; -V . . j y This article is already much longer thsn we in tended, but the following remarks tf the Charlotte JJt m oeratj in the m an so nearly accord with ourown views, that we witV pleasure append them; 1 i i . : 44 Wc agree with the Confederate that it would be well to assemble the Le'r:sjature erli2r:this rear trim usua suggestion justices of j , but. we uo notpcntirely agreo with its inregard lo put'ing mtliti fBcers arid ths peace in Cjnfoderate service. The lige majority f these officers are farmers ; and in asmuch as some sections ot the country are already too much f tripped jof agricultural lbor, we think if would be better to'exhaust all other means of rein frcing our '.armies -before taking more farmers. It may become i c pessary to take militi i officers and magistrates, but b'foro that is dono wo think, rein fercemcnts can be procured fiom anoi her quarter. It is bclievied thit there are toommy useless officers and hangers on in State and Coqfedorate Guv6rnaient employ, locate J at the different towns, and posts, AVe do np' suppose -that Gov. Vance or Prasident Davis is to blame fir this, fir certinly they havo no idea of the: hundreds and thousajads cf men (consum ers, not producer)? kept from field service in this way. Ererybody-know3 that some of these officers axe neojssary, but it is thi jughi that the number culd;br!e3ced;bno half without injury, to the public s'ervfee! '".The Prorcst offices might be abol ished, and , if there are any necessary duties connect ed with them they could be performed by '.the enroll ing officer; the medical purveying establishment, the nitre and mining. bureau, the quartermaster and oommissiry departments, the tithing department, and contract establishments, could be shorn of many men who are not actually necessary. Let an tfiort be ma.de to reinforce the army from these places before making further drafts upon -the producing classes; If it is found impossible to get enough in.n in that way," then take all militia officers and 'mtgistiates under 40; years of age. . j . . -: ! -. We- do jnot advocate the exemption ef any man because He happens to be a militia officer or mvgis trate, Hut as that clas3 are ; gen erady producers, arid as they are exempt by special enactment of the Le gulture!.we suggest thafj before cjnscribing them, trial be made to see how many men can be procured from other classes; then if it is really necessary to take more farmers let it be done. . But whether militia officers and justices are "conscribed r not unless something is done to dirmriish themumber of what are called shade 'officers, the. cause w.ll con tinue to "suffer for the want of men and the war be" prolonged' -Jr !-v. -. -r. v, -. : : - - f:-- it- -SoMSTniNo more about the gold on . board of tho Adzancs. We learn dtfimtQly that the entire shiri- oent of gold ion thpAdocirvce was made by private- parties on their own account and 'for which they paid the-usual freight. Neither. Gov, Vance nor the State were inUreatetl a dollar in it, except in receivf ing tb e !,freigh L , l.The State's interest "in the cirgQ was email, exUnoj of eotten. Neither Gov, Vance no? fhe State have berrored any gold from the Banks, or any one else, to send to Europe. ;-N There has been no necessity for it The State -owes no debt in E aope at ' aU,'.inas much as an obligation to j pay is not; considered a debt' in; commercial parlance until.it is due. Six months after the signing cf a treaty of peace between the TJpited States and the Confederacy, tho State-of xiori.a vyaroiia win owe cercaia. parties in .rmgiand a certain ameunt oil money, payable only, in cotton and naval -stores, delivered at the port of Wilming ton, for! the redemption of the State's cotton-and tiaval stere'bonds. - A large portion. of the : cotton and naval stores tomato that payment, is' already en hand at points away from the enemy's reach.- So far from .Gov. Vance having to borrow gold from the.Btnks on State account, he would be glad to sell a considerable amount of exchange on England. . Majof Robert B. MacRae, late of4 the 7th NC Regiment, and more recently Controlling Quarters -master of the' tar in kind for this Sta te was chosen Sheriff of -New Hanover :-at; the election In Agust, an9 has entered ba his daties as such. Mj. MacRae -f l.HaH.inAM O r lr 1. 3?" artillery battalion, . and a;brbthei of Geo.; WUUam uuru Wftuen. juieiue.'Dow. cnmoiaziuinan Macrae, commanding 4the. brigade lately known as Kirkland's, CapUia: TalterMacRaVT! tberTth Reglmint now a prisoner, and of the late laigeaje'd enrj, Macrae, Major of the,8th. RcgimenL-v ""WiLJrryOTOi? is btlieved now -to be a .point, which ihe enemy has' marked for-an eailv attacs. itu- fhsil; -thatrrag btfeletediereiroV tha t purpose . ; Thec docs riot bnwerer. -dDnear to be ariV crobd , croued for -the'ruV mbr. TKc prcsecc4i f ot fo' many Yankee war (resseU re centiv. pit vane J?'ear lit ver wa aoHOuessinuuceu y the supposed presence" of the TfU Ms-tee at that Dlace.- rievcriueLCBf, oeinc: itrcwarncH, it is uesi 10 be forc-atmcd. ; - t i We Jire gladio learnthatiifcthe XS"1 QIl f our best engineers in the army. that its fortidcatiohV irrid rritnns ol defence areadmirableCfii.hnmg' -ddoe-him$cir much credit by .thfknl and. ability shown, in far tiffing the piact. T We eon bt seriously, if the enemy canrreach4frby wafer, and a: lare lnd force- would berequired, ivhibh fort una telythe en emy; cannot now spared Our 'forces at command pught to bej fully able to defend the place against all idds7 .Vv-. ."rs. --ri' l-f-l ;h'; 'f ri-'V- t-:.''-;- ' : , ., ::- ' TnirTELEGRApn innojincel therdeatb in: battle at Winchtstcr, of Major General It E"Rodes, of Ala bama, and Brigadier General Archibald C, Godwin, of 'Nortfe ' Carolina. : '.-'j- ::'; t r'-V GenRodes was well and faveralily krOTn in this State"- as. the Dirisin Commander .jjf Jehnslns, CoxV, and Grimes1 North ;CafoDfca Brigades. His deaU will be much laaicntetLr ,j - - 1 - -Gen -Godwin was aVativevi we Relieve;- tf -porta- riioutb Virgirial:: Eirlyirf tlicj war hewas appoint ed ProvostUlarslial, at tfichmend, kM was niter- wards transferred to Salisbury. N. "where he had command oOhe forces guarding the military prison at that X'Ucg. In July,a363;tbe7th pF.Rt; raifed in the . vicinity of Silisbiiryrx elected himCwL onel. IJo was in the battles of f Fredericks burr, CnanceMersville, Gettysburg and Mine Run, in the latter of which he wjs captured, lie had bure cently returned from imprisonment, and had jast re ceived Ms'cbuimitsion as Brigadier General, and been - assigned to the Brigade known as Hok.es. He was a gallant officer, and i much respedted by those who knew him- We learn that a letter 'has been received in thi3 City from Capt John C. Gornjan, of the 2nd N. C. Regiment . Gpt G. has beeul a prisoner since .the opening of the present campaign. He! is now sick in t?Te hospital at Beaufrt, S.' C. having been sent here with many other Confederate prisoners le be pljccd in a; position to receiya the fire from our Batteries. ' -- - ' - I- We learn further that Captfll. D Fowler; Liaut Carver and Lieut. HartsfiJd, all of Co. I, 1st N. C Regt, and from ttvs Gounty, ar among ih?se officers. Also Chailie Uusbee cf this city. j -. We are glad to bs able to correct an error in te which vre had lallcri, in regard to the examination of sick or wounded furloighedmen, by the Surgeons of the Hospitals- of this -citv.s We learn that the present regulation -in t? is city! is, to examine every. soldier that comes Tor ex nnnat'on on the day he arrives, and wh3t is Rtillrbt-tteV, f bit arrangements are made tor the board and lydjrins: of every such man at th Hospitals, free of charge. This is as it should be, arid we hope that-the arrangement will become general. , v . , - David Betiiune, Ef q., cf Rnbcson, is at the Petti grew Hospital, instead of the Peace Institute, and is doing well. We. were led into I the error by one of our city cctcmporaries The amputation, we learn, was handsifmely performed by Dr. E. Burke'-Hay wood. Chief Surgeon of the Petigrew Hospital, as sisted by. other Surgeons, whose names we have not lesrne.fl. 5fr. Bethune is kindly cared for, arid it i believed he will soon be able to return honrc. Ciptain. S.-M. Finger hns been promoted to the position-of Controlling , Qmrtermaster of the' Tax' in kind lor this SlatP, with th drank of MBjr.f Com munictions for him should be addressed to Char lotte, N. C. . ' . ,. ; , . '. '-.' j. . - . We are requested to 8;iyjiiiatMrj.JI. ITtly,-of his city, ho'ds himself in constant readiness to act aa iirmy messenger, titrier on government account or for private partus. Having considerable experience in this business, he is prepared to ex6wte it with dispatch. : 0 iw'"'' : Captain W E. Pclrce, the active and efficient Quartermaster at this Psr, naw has on hand more than two thousand cords of A pod for the Qse of the hospitals, cffices,,v5jbc., here during the coming w.in- ter. ..'''' - ' . '- " :A- ; ' - : Resign ed. Cap t. S. M. Stanford. 5 1st Regiraeiit and Capt. Joseph O. Cherry, C9ih Regiment N. C. Troops have'resigned. , i ' LATEST NORTHERN NEWS: .Frora the New York THhurieM.xho 15ih and lGth, just received at the Rich mind Wkig office, we gather late and interesting news rrem. tbe United States. ' ' ' FaOM TUB VALLEY. " 1 " ' It appears that something; has been going en in the Valley, from the following1, fyrhich isjSheridan'u official report of ' r ! AN ENGAG13IEST NEAR SUillllT POINT. , . I War! Dbpartmlbnt, Washington, To Mafar General Dix: : Sept U;.18G4 f . it me louowmg aispaica iiasiusi oecn received lrom General Sheridan : w. 1 . Near BerrtvilleJ Sept. 13, 7 P"M. -.This morning I sent Gerii Gatty's Divisien, cf the Sixth Corps, with two brigades of cavalry, io the crossing of the Summit Point and Winchester .road, near Occoquan Creek. Rodo's. Rinseur's, GvrdoVs and v Warton's. "Divisions "wei e found on .the west bank. At the same lime Generals Wilson's awd Martiridale's Brigades of. Cavalry dashed up 1 the Winchester pike drove the rebel cavalry .at run, came in contact with Kerskaw's Division, charged it,'andcaptured-the Eighth Seuth Carolina Reg -meut, sixteen officers and one hundred and forty -Atc men, and ibs battle. flag, rand ,Ct Henuegan, com-, naanding a brigade, with ihe loss of. only 'two killed and three, wounded, j ,. ."xL., (Jreat credit is due to GeneraU Wil?oiv and Mack intosh, and the 3d New Jersey and -2d Oh ioT : Thc charge was a gallant one. - h ! 4 . i Aportion of the 2 J Massachusetts Reserve Brig ade made a charge on the Iright of the line and cap, tured an officer and cleveri men of Gordo.Vs Division of Infantry. v - , . ! . Our loss in: the reconnoHsance is very light ' ' : : P. Hv SHERIDAN, : M-j. 3en. -No report of active operations htvc"becn received from other commands. 1 i : ?: --:-t-;: EDWIN M. STANTON, cc-or'War: ? This is.posterior-to the announcement published in this paper last week, to the effect that on thv 11th our forces hid driven the Yankees through Mar, tinsburg. I - s-.-.:- .-4 V.; v,xV..' m ' . 'ZIZ .' ; ,.'.ACE DEM-CKAT3 IJf ; COUCli..tl-'tTi: '- The Peace Demecrats :jt NewYoTk?oityrheld a meeting at the Saint Nicholas Hotel, en Saturday, to take action upon Gen: McCIellah's letter and to .con sult upon the best means of organizing VPeace Par ty, ani ofslecting a Peace candidate for the Presi cicricy.: The 'meeting was called to brder by Mr. Mullaly, editor of the Metropolian. Mtcerdf mtio was tben chosenj Presiden -jrhi ttofctixeltfeie (through BenWood,) Xht-Freeman's Journal were all represented. - .y..., .55. - S. T. Lent,-cf New York, presented the following resolution as the ssnee of all tho? e present ; : Or. JRoZrf,-That the call be addressed tcHhe jf&r sonlari Democrats to met tat CideTrinatL' Ohio, i n thV J a cUdatajrepresenUngthat WacVolhkPime? I. 1 course or tne present for the purpose orappoiotin ;cxailc pirtyf.which Jhe letter oj weacw u comple'ely ignores. ..' '' ' :' " , r '--7 ' ml j : The resolution' : was V nnnimouslyadptea- ' meeting then aurneUto : diMirgSished i?; be pxm?ttlte 4 Arriane the candidates: nmed tor we-fJ.V f r ifoeccft Honnor Ot .. tuiesi iiyor wtro. mvoc , r ,r ;: . - -Yi, and 'Longcf'obio5 1 1 -5G0 coyyzRAf fs BtroRTsn at nosipnAic - . . . .- i - , . 1 L C i ll flanri tack on 'PaitiTsen.'-- ZftV&.iri&i?-- The followini ithe latest from that section : . Hm (lrn 7. TJtr it ft ' " ; - . : . ' 5:-- ITava itisl-heaVd rroav tho" forcesIisent-'6ttr:Hcdef Captains McClinfuctand Edwards. Theyrac on th forces of Colder. Clarke andiM-j -jr Parrot m Dunklin co-unty and drove them outr the btat iriii. v r,r tu,r, 'rintnrcd'2 orisoners arid a numbrr Viii T ftfMhum 5 cantured' 2 prisoners of hnf and arms. Lieutenant ?U 1' f C. '2d IL S M severtly; weunded in the neck r ' V..r. rl tjnlM rC ni f)lT Slue. " ' ' ' - . No a r r.t f.Yrjirft ift'ouWiir forwird you the official report asori as tbeyetufn. r IJ.- M.: MILLER, LVCol. Com ' ':-" NevS FROM EtJKOPB-, , . ' -'i - .T- .Tho stpamip "Arabia from Liverpool SeptemEm Sentembcr 4tbt arrived at Hall fax oh "Wednesday nigbt. V r ; r . , ti, ki TAiriv nnnin for tho sinkine fund of , rrtltrtp. loan took slace on the IsU, IMeany one-sixti part c the loan has already, ben redeemed,. v:z :. 31Cf 000 : sterling, y cotonand L8,000 by the (jinking fund. v.. :J- :''-, , '.- ; ... -' ., Ouf 'Northein dates furnish us aNO with the rafi s of the strarocr City of Manchester, from Qaeenstown on the 1st and Liverpool en Xke 3lst.-: H , C' The news rs iutercstmg, and contains lmponani the uipror of Mexico in Italy. ... " . , Trom the Rickmosd Bcntin'il ,RAMSUR'S LATE OPERATIONS, : . , Caip - Sept, 7tb, 1864. To the EJitorsof Ifte Sentinel:.! have been wait ing ec me time in the hopo that seme cne, other than royselfr.wenld undertake to Temove the erroneous imr.rwairn whifth. has been- made utn the public mind in regxrd U the engagement of the 20th ef IJu Iy, 1564 between-the forces o!er Mjr General S. l).' Ramskur and these cf the enemy, under General Averill: .rr y..- - v ' .'r - , - It wruld bo amusing; if U were not frequently checking to one's Sense of justicevto hear the rtreors which reach you of the deings of this army of the Vfcftry IMstrict Whether it, be the distance, the difficulty of commiinioation, oMbe circuity of : ths cfcannol?, through which truth must travel, i is certain yon usually kno w ' as little of Ihe history 'ti.c trftrr nr rnkHv- as if vcu were depeodent " w v . CI J af - - upon no ocetsirn, has rumor out-rHmoreu rvcii, y fj:e utter disregarding cf all the facts, than tbe ane referred to above. Just a slight suspicion of the truth was, mingled with the story which went abroad concerning that affair ; . to give it flavor and render it palatable. The story ws swallowed, and a most uncoromcri. bolt jt -was ;" the popular appetite f as satisfied ; reputa tions icq-li red by officers end men ttrouh years of battles, daniiged, arid way mac lor the next uvea!. - On the 19th of Jhly, 1SG4, Eirly's divis'oi, cftm niarided y SI yr General S;"D. Rimseur, then rpiv eucktd near the road Tending, from Berry viKe- Jo Char iestOTr n, pe veral miles -from the firmer p'ace re ceived ordrrs to make a rapid night march to Vin ' Chester,. (d:saat seventeen miles,) to checka repcrt ed advance of theriern)' frcm the direction'of M3r tiusburg until all . bur ikk and wounded a nip plics coold be rcaioved from tht place, then!) pro ceed 'to Newtown;, (aine miles. distant) ard encamp Beginning h myc an hour.ertwp before "8UnsV tho troftps marched all the bight of that oUyand by' early d.wn n the mor ning of the 20tb, f und thism e'jfv'es on the pike rnnning from. Winchester to ar tinsb'urg A bo at two miles from 'Wroehester the command ..was- halted, and placed in' an orchard for iest,Vand to wait fur ther developments. About su. rise eur cavalry, I consisting of Vaughan's and Jck sii's brigades under te command oCB'rig fit-n. Vaughn, in pursuanca of orders frboi Mfjor Gen jral Ramseur,' moved elowri the road to find the en;ry and derelope his force. Some time after sunris' came in the first report from ,' General .VaUglui.. I-irtt then. General Rrneetir is informed that the enemy. i;i i froyt,.in small.foics, nd retired tpwards Bnnkr Hi 1. Second report :' General R. is informed that it is amall cavalry ferce cf the enemy, whicbj he (Gen. Vaoghn,) is driving before, him.. Third, re port : That the enemy had a four gun battery, afd a request; that a battery b3 sent to him,, f General V,) - in. order that.e migbt compete.with.the eiiemy's.ar tillery and the more easily drive him.- A section of artillery was sent in compliance with thu request Report fourth, asking how far the enemy should, be driven ?' The'reply! to this was, " to Bunker Hdl, er bjond, ' as" opportunity offers. ' Report fifth,. brought, by a staff .officer, requesting General R. ta lay an ambuscade for the entmy, whose frce. 'consiAted'offour reimetti of cavaliy, into fhich he (General V.) wuld draw him. This General R. dtclincd for the reUowing riasonsVwhich were tent veibl'y to Gem V. by the. staff-officer mentioned: Fu.st : .-x The open nature, cf tho country frendcreo such an eC'ort impracticable. Second: The sickjaud stores were now (two o'clock,) nearly all (removed, ard the division, in tbe next hour, or so would be started for Newiown. In such a manaer,-did tho morning wear away; the tioops,f "the divi-in Sn the, meantime, endeavoring to and compensation fir tae loss of a night's rest, were sleeping quietly in the shade of the orchard. " ' - j 4SatiKfied there was no work to- be done that ay, as the enemy, abut that time, must be ia the'neigb borhood of MaTtinsburg,' with head weH' -directed to the Ptcmac, sndhearUi bent upon reaching, tha de sirable stream.- You may imagiae the astonrabment nt everj- ee, about' 4 o'clock, when the reports ef liflis were heard,' fallowed by boe'or two 'from ar tillery, apparently not more than two Hiiles is front ' ' , -,';. rkp-y-?jLg z.:h- Thcdivi&ien commander, fo'Iowed by His st-ff, ira riu-d U tely , red e t o tha front to ascertain the cuse of the nrarness of the firing. And comprehending th t our cavlary frce I must be filling -back, he' ordcrtd one cf bis brigadiers to form his command si'td u pye do vr ri the "pike and rthfn, to' make the matter, dou Uy sure, ordered t h e -1 wo other brigadiers . 6 form and foilow." Ths'wbole divisien. ", was .then r'put in rrioiiorr, and proceeded in the direction indicated.- Arrived at a, body, cf woods about two miles from the orchard where tho troops had been - bivouacked, the division; commander discovered t our cavalry drwri jup in liae of battle on either side of, the pike, with skirmiahers to the. front, engaged io cccasirnal firing at the advance of the , enemy,1 at immensely long -range; Hcre Gen. H. met GeK VV, who, Ingres', ply to, the questfons as to the enemy's force, stated that it wais :qaite small." I have scenbut one regimentof infantry, cne of cavalry, and four gns ' It will be bserveld that Gen". Y..had been skirmish iog with -the cntmyiri ;''a'n--iopeq1.eountryt"' from . eaily in the morning up to this time, (fpor ocli&ck,)r '- and under srich circumstances, of course hisjeport was credited arid acted on. ? Thefd Vasnoroiher soni cer6f .information. ? ? Subsequent events showed Averid to have had engaged 'a force " nearly double cur own ; A t this time however, the force and po" sition of tbe enemy was concealed" ry "asmill body : of woods held Ibyy b is kinnishef sii-; fj B.e9Q hoi teriBgll IBbo gro.und as (here u ghly as pps sfble. an order;was seut baeV-by Gen.' K., to form a liqeef-balUe, pluri phe brigade oa the right of the ;i3Afdij?patch diM Pilot Knob, SepUll, to.Gencai Evinr: states that 1,500 Confederates were at Dorii-;, iniiir,nra with rpp-ard to the Rams, the comraeiiU o, iuc -.-v-r yv:tY ZJ7..AJr r the force of the and touching tne movciuenw 01 iu Awro.y Kif.r l. for inf . rmation upon tne columns oi tne new ipr preps. Those who could infoim'yoUj hav'nt the ttrne m wri-.e: those w ho do. hav'nt the time to see.r And - - - - pikc ,one on i ,thoj left, and the -third tV be. ha!d i reserve in-line in the rrar.of the scconi Irffade 'i tbo biased 1 as 'circlimstancca might rtoiir. n... rders yrere obeyed r ihe lines jvere :formd . i . tcuriSwereJoadedandt fkirniishers thrown but a ar. ntsiancer m oroer. io conceal me-prcsence of oi r fa ntry' troops, "OOdent with such a lKp,.sit jcn cf bis irccs nothing reuiaiurd but to alvsoc 1 (hat; to edvance,' wes te drive lb 6 srnaU force cf tV 'enemy reported, word was sent to, the c. vilry to hjj itself in readiness to follow upclsly,and, takin. ad vantage. of, the Jnfant ry's jpuccoss, ,to capture at many prisoners as posibla But the tucmy advar.c.' jr-and adyancedisQ ppidlr there: :ftw -flot'tho' bsual preliminary skirmishing. .Throw ing Ml whole forca into a.. single, line, contrary to the .usual' custom the Yankees, A verfll pushed forward his tben i) gjcat spirit s Tb. enemy's lino, overlapped our ii., ou both flnks- Still, on. tho riglit he was aa . w iually'chcckcdXy the first volleys that tho or?ff " charge bad been given, ard was then, being cariic to regimental , officer, w hen ihe division conar..'. Vho wa5 immediately behind,' the right of htsr IJn directing its opfratirns and encoeraginer llo rnn' was Manned 6y ;-a courier that the left Ivd ciT(n way being overpowered by the enemy's rihj Almost refusing to eredit the report, he dahed in the left and painfuHy realized jts. verity. It ianot necessary, to inentien here, in tho fourth year of the war, in rpeaking.jof officers who have illustrated bv' their valor so m-.ny battle fields, and who bear upon their persons so many marks, cf Lostilo le"d that every fffort was made fo raMy the brcken line" It is feneugh lo say the left having fallen hitlt "tho whole line' was forced to retffe, before tbe mVrvo brigade could be placed iu poitin on the extrcrao left The enemy; not pur.uibg, the troose were rr foroied in the breastworks defending Winchester on U Martinburg pike, abut a railo from town. This is a simple statement of the facts. Thee ' was no surprise,; no wandering with an an.'biiscadc or fighting a Jine of battle with a column.. The' officer commanding the inftutry received ioforma- proveu io oo incorrect, respecting enemy. Lie meved ent to attarV :' nowled ge cf Avcrill's furce. ha mij. have assumed the defensive ; though that policy ty). Sbuthorn troops is questionable. The 'battle f Kernstown was fonght under similar circtiuistinc g' by Gen. T "J J ickson.. The force-cf tbe enemy was iai?juged Ion that occasion by Col. Aahhy, (lc ctramanding eur cavalry in the Valley, and Iheaction was joined on his report , After a disaster it iseasr tft discover, how jit might have been aioidvd wi h the aid M facts brought to light during Its oooir ren-;e: But. efficera in the nVd are required to act suddenly; upon such reports as are made to then if these be erroneeus, tEovomenfs connequer.tabe'co.T are likely fo be crreneou. Br.t that anf:isrr so acting should be decried as havicg exhibited I culpa -b?e negligence or wariof military capacity, bear a very strong family likeness' to injustlca or malic. And when these accusations, coming from gentlt roeo "who live at homa at their oascr," are mide upon vagua rumors traceable to no rcliiMe s'ouro, and yet received as if fro tn an oracle. cfiicerK and t soldiers may be pardnnad if "they exhibit a littlo 1 rfstiveness, and consider it rather, hard, if not Lor deTing upon an outrage, that, while they are perilinc their lives daily in dfcneo of their country, their reputations (nd; most of them have nothing 18e) Rhould be thus assailed, and their prospects blighted forever. - ' . '. . j;---" - ;'. ', QARNETT. Wc learn frg rj the Journal that nine" Dersnna oh- tainad license to retail spirituous liquors iu t.r town of Wilmington at the recent terra f New Iftnov.-r. County Court. - The detailed riicn "in Mecklenburg co'irity . wcro rg4nized into companies-on SaturJiy :'lat, by W. J. Hoke, commandAnt of the Post, and L'cut. Er H. Davia, Loo.1 Enrolling, Officer I thie city, oo Wednesday mtrniuz, AT E'j A t T K LULL, wife f;Dr j W. G. Hill, and daugiter of th V. a'o Lijecphiiu jttactr. ty tuiB vuinjty. . ' 1"b funeral tervit cs will .tak pluo from, tho Ala&odist Cburcb thiH.iMorniig . 10 o'clink. tV fritnU cf tt'io fau: axwj ihi puljlis generally invited to attoadj ' ' ' WE ABR AUrtlORTZED TO ANNOUNCE JIa lircii art Ci BurttftT, of Wake coatity, now connected -witu t,Vr tJri mt s brig-ad, as a candidAto for ABfiataut Clork oi flu suuaie. DOOSKSlPER OF TH3 SENATK.' rp,HE TJNDER-IGNED BESPECTFULLY ' 'X NNOI NCE.H JL htmaclf as a.'candtdata for tho C1C "r Ai.ictant D mr keenfr ta tbe Ssaate tf Noph Carolina at the cncuin" n'loit f the XxrgJslatar. I I hare ben iu the service, wan w-mnded sua am nw on ngacnnty. ir elected l will do all uu Iu verve the sena.c iaittrull aad acceptably. JNO. II. LOWDERMIOIC- Sopt. 24, 1881. B00BKE5PE a OF THE COMMONS. THE UNDERSIGNED ItESPECTFULLT' AN0irS'CE3 himself as a candidate Ur tbe office or Principal Door keeper tit. tbe Hoes of Conimotia f North Carolina at Uo nsnlaj eessioo ef thoXffiilature. It alcctod 1 will ti.nre no pains nnr Tdax any nffort tt serve the Uone of Ctmnom ' acceptably and faithfully. I 1ist, ben in the str rice, was wounded ai;d am now detailed for lijl.t work. - ' ' ' . MEimiLL P. BECK. - September S2,18C3. ' . 181-wltfd. NOTICE .10 AB3ENTEESI rURSUA TO ORDRRS FJtoJl LIEUT. GFN. BAlfl.T, t'oinmauiiirjf ylrj Department. (Virginia,) I herthy -it liotice to nil absentee lr.m tho 3rd ItcLao.it N. .'. Infantry, fro w mhauv. t cause, whether sick, M ounded or d tailrd, u report to mo in pcrton, (r by ldter, if to appear in prruon be rMPiiBi.E,) in c rdcr thit their flinci's fortiuty, r thtirrhlms to :rrtiremfit majr exralncd into and considered by a Medical Examining Hoard. I will attend from Tbnrday. S2 iat.. until furtbsr rtatice, at ths offlce of MeBsrs. O. O. Taralty fc Co., eornrr of Ci cl nat aad North Vtatr streets, at which placo all bonieM (withont Kxctptien.) from countlta contfeaous to YTiiai!rtoa are expected to repo t promptly. . SarffeoDB in char-e or Hospitals "where there are sick or wonndei, Spperipteadeota of ftailreads, Arsenals, Si.fpYsrde. &d , having detaiud men jrom tbe above aamd comaiaod, are resprctfiil'y requested to give to tho.rjr(.Vr their charge" every facility for cpniplyi if wiUi tho abovr, as no ordinary cxcutMrwill bo t nUriid. bnt f he men held etrktly accouuU ble fur non-compilanco with thitf order. - . -t Appointrueiita will be wade for lfaleih srd Faycttevlllr. of which dae notice till be given i - - L WM.- M. PARSLEY, ': . Lit. Col. od Ilsjiaatnt Ti. C. IlcUv. Spt22. lS64Ul-6t . . -VT C YOLITNTEEII 1TAVY COMPANY. 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The Daily Conservative (Raleigh, N.C.)
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