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ClUnfetote. U. K. WcKAE, A. EI. (il)RM4S EDITORS j2ir All letters on business of tho OfSc, to be directed to A. M. GOEHAN & CO.-S WEDNESDAY, NOYEMBEK SO, 1SG4. Tj ' avoid Formal Ohj, clions hitherto Raised, and Jbjyectually open Negotiations for the Termination of this most unfortunate and Destructive War. ' Resolved, That five commissioners be elect ed by this General Assembly, to act with commissioners from the other States of the Confederacy, as a medium for negotiating a peace with the United States. Revolved, That each of the other State of the Confederacy be respectfully requested to create a similar cornmisMon, with as little de clay as practicable, and to co-operate with North Carolina in r questing of President Davis, in the name of thes? sovereign States, that he tender to the United States a confer ence for negotiating a peace through the me dium of these commissioners. Resolved, That thp Govynor make known to each of the other States of the Confederacy this action of the General Assembly cf North Carolina, and endeavor to secure their co operation. Resolved, That whenever any five of the States shall have responded by the appoint ment of commissioners, the Governor com municate the proceeding, officiary, to Presi dent Davis, and request his prompt action upon the proposition. We republish this morning th3 Iicsolution3 of Mr. Pool ; and, telling aside the impolicy and injurious effect of such resolutions wleu . ever they have been thrust before the public, we propose to discuss their value, a3 an avail able injure of peace. Are they well tinv d? The election in the United States is just pass- J. In opposition to Lincoln, a candidate was run, whose political platform bound him to a cessation ot hostilities, to the. opening of r.cgotiatiuijs, and to a Convention of States. This feature of the platform was used ly a1! tsen, even the most ultra opponents ctf the war, as a guarantee that McClellan, if elected would cpen the door for negotiations. This m for the peace men. Put thus slated, Mr. AleCioII.m offered no inducement to 'union men and thereupon he superadded Lis letter of acceptance, clearly defining that this opening of negotiation" was to be for the restoration of the Union, and that no conclu sion short of that would be trie rated. Lin ruin, on the other hand, grappfed the question boldly. .lie too was in favor of peace t ut s !ly on the condition that the liebels should ! y down their arms, surrender their lddirs, abandon their Government, and acknowledge allegiance to tne United States. Lincoln has been elected by an overwhelm iM;j tnnjoi-ity, ivi.1 ihis power of the Govt-rn-Hi-nt is still in his hands, and since the elec ti n ho has not in the slightest degree relaxed' hi.; demands. On the contrary, they are of fu tally re-asseverated with emphasis. So far as the north then has given a sign, bth par ties all parties arc opposed to negotiation xeept for reconstruction both seeking our subjugation ; the one by war, the other by 'diplomacy. If. is in the very moment of this determination, so sternly and int'uUin'Tlv ex pressed, that Mr. Ptol proposes to ;Pppoint Commissioners for negotiation. It is very much like the attitude of a man begidng for -an explanation of another who had spit in his face, and with all passible respect for Mr. Pool, we cannot help thinking that tuch pro positions savor of pusilani'.iity. ' Hut there is nothing practical in these lie solutions, for another reason. No oilier. S:atc in the Confederacy has held out theho.o vl following our example.- In Georgia, where most of all the other States this question has u.eu bruited, the attempt to ei.gage State ac tion has been a signal f -a lure the Senate of that Stle having voted unanimously, that t lie independence of th- Southern Confeder acy is the only ba-is for negotiation tint Georgia would tolerate. And now what is the condition of Georgia? ll?r Legislature have run to the four winds like -a fl.ck cf wild turkeys, and those who have been cur ticgand abusing the Confederate Govern ment, are rejoicing in the succor that it gives them, ard basing their hopes of safety upon its activity and vigor. Then suppose the Jive Commissioners proposed by Mr. Pool, are t lected by the Legislature, who are the "me (.ium'' (we use the technical term employed by Mr. Pool) to be put in communication with "media" a very properly s-elecled cog nomen, for as far as we cm sce, they are not lilvly to lind any other intercourse than with "spirits." What an attitude North Carolina will 1 e placed in with her five commissii ners, with Mr. Pooi at tbe head ; for we pre.-un.e he will of course be select d ; with probably Mr. Dick, Mr.' Samuel Phillips, at present onlva commissioner of blockade matters and ukiu her of the Assembly, our frieud Mr. Ahord of Wake, and Col. lluss, for associates. No one can find fault with the stalwart ap pearance of these "media." All are as ro bust, athletic and vigorous ''media" as one could well find out of the army "media" capacious enough for cny given number of t-pirits. Wc fancy these worthy gentlemen elected and thus converted into "media": then what is to become of them ? Why, they are to wait untir similar "media" ard created by five other States. In the mean time they are to have no spirits to com-nuLicate with, until the thirty "media" all start even. In the came of common bumanity, we protest against eo cruel an innovation "into this most unfor tunate and destructive war." But there is another objection to these Re solutions. ' They propose to commit not only an act of supererogation, but they propose a direct violation of the constitution of the Con federate States. The power to make treaties, and by consequence to negotiate for treaties, as also the nomination and appointment ot Embassadors and Ministers, are expressly con ferred upon the President of the Confederacy, by arid w ith the advice and consent of the Senate. Now, Mr. Pool's Commissioners would be Ministers or Embassadors, however Mr. P'ol disgui es them with the appellation of ''media"; and the attempt of six States to impose their selection on the President, would be as palpable a violation of the Constitution, a3 though they undertook to supercede him in the appointment altogether. It is the contemplation of that instrument, that the President shall exercise this power untrammelled ; md Mr. Pool may be sure that Mr. Davis would nevet submit to see tbe Constitution annulled.through any " media.1 He would simply reply to the thirty Commis sioners, when they should present their cer tificates of election " Gentlemen, point out to me under what authority in'the Confede rate Constitution, the State of North Caroli na, or Geergia, has elected you Commissioners, who are to be " media " " for negotiating a peace with the United States ? " One of the delegation would probably furnish an author-' ity from " Mr. Ilallam on constitutional law and another might invoke the aid of the "Lie- brew Melodies ;" but in the Constitution, i could 'no where be found no more than can be found the right to a seat in the Senate of North Carolina on one hundred and twenty six acres of land. And the next we should see of our " media," they would be return ing frcra their interview with President Da vis, most confoundedly rapped over the knuckles for their pains. But the gravest objection, besides the utter worthlessness of these resolutions, is the im plied want of confidence in the President cf the Confederacy. What has President Davis done that Mr. Pool should lack confidence in his capacity to cenduct negotiations for pecef or his willingness to do so? Let us test the relative merits of these two publio officers for Mr. Pool invites the contrast which of the twain now has the. greater stake on the issue, President Davis, or Senator Pool ? The former, it is well known, is regarded as the head of the rebellion its chief prop and main supporter.' If the struggle end in dis aster to us, he will be the first victim his name will head the list. Senator Pool would make only one of a class. By the time that He was reached, there might be a hope of cessatiun of blood, and his etcpe is possible. In a personal, individual point of view, so far as clanger is concerned, the President unquestiona bly has the advantage. Which of the two has offered the greatest sacrifices in the war ? Ot the President we can say, $ has lost. all. lie was a wealthy man, with an ample compe tence for trie comfort of his family ; his en tire estate has been sacrificed, while &ll.bi3 time has been devoted to the interests of the country. Whether Mr. Pool has niade simi lar sacrifices, we are not prepared to say. Which has rendered the most service tothe cause? The President has now been engaged in constant toil for near four years, perform ing intense labor and suffering inteuse arxi ety, iu -tiio midst of all the surroundings of war, and the di . of battle and its carnage. LIU labors show upon Lis person. It Mr. Pool's employments havo been equally bur densome and harassing, he has the good for tune most wondrously to bear up under them: we never tsaw him look younger, or in better health. Or tha relative value of the actual' tervice rendered by these two public officers, we shall only claim for President Davis that he has gre-tec oppoitunity lor service than Mr. Pool. With similar opportunity, Mr. Pool might have done more. There is no telling. Judged, then, by these tests, we sec no rea son for manifesting the distrust in the Presi dent which Mr. Pool's resolutions imply; ad with this conclusion, wo commit Mr. Poot's Resolutions to tbe hand of history. He and Dr. J. T. Leach have both maue their mar. Legislative Summary. Ouv reports of yesterday's proceedings are full, and 'interesting, to which we refer our readers. The resolutions looking to. a revocation of all unnecessary State exemptins, were laid on the table ; and a new series pf nondescripts introduced, in the House. A balloting for Secretary of State was had, but the result was not announced. We learn, however, that no election was made. Our subscribers who have left home on military duty, and others, frequently write to us to change the address of their papers to their present location, and generally omit to state to what Post Office it is now sent. . Tnis failure readers it almost impassible for us to comply with their requests, from the fact ttat we cannot possibly remember- the home Post Offices of all our subscribers. Wo hope all will in future state what P. 0. to change from, as well as what one to send to. We have some requests that we cannot comply with, for ihe want of this information. At Messrs. Creech & Litchford'a Auction Sal ot Bonds, on Saturday last, North Caro lina Sixes, itsued for the benefit of the Chat ham Railroad Company, brought $3 and $3.03 for one ;cne Confederate 8 per cent., due I860, brought 93. Wake county Bonds brought $1,G4 and 1,65. At the Auction Sale held by Messrs. Creech & Litchford, on Tuesday, the 29th, the follow ing prices were obtained : For negro girls one 17 years of age, $5,950 ; one 15 years old, $5,700 ;one 12 years old, $5,200; and one 1G years old, $5,150. The War. We learn from the Richmond papers of Monday, that nothing of importance has oc curred on the lines in front of P.iehmcnd and Petersburg within the last few days. Our batteries have bren t-fcclling vigorously the two hundred unfortunate nerroe3' that Bu'ler has at work en his canal, and there has been some cannonading on- our right centre, off towards the Weldon read ; with this excep tion, everything may be said to have been quiet. , The Richmond Whiq of Monday, savs the latest news from Georgia is encouraging, to I use the mildest term. We care not to enter, however, into the fell particulars that are in our possession, because the- Northern press so far is positively without infajmation from Shermaoexcept the meagre details which the Richmond pr-ss has so far, in the exercise of a commendable discretion, published. The Petersburg Express cf Monday, says the enemy is evidently threatening an advance on our extreme right, though no definite movement has yet been developed. Some shelling occurred yesterday in the vicinity of Forts Mahone and Louisiana, in which both the Yankee and Coufederate batteries took part. ' Picket firing, which slackens greatly dur iDg- the day is resumed with great vior ou the approach of darkness and is kept up du ing the night. The Yankees fire very rapid ly at night, for the purpose, it is supposed, of preventing desertions from their army, which of late have becoaie very numerous. The discharge of a musket can be counted for every second ot. time, and we presume the practice is quite successful in keeping deser ters back. Notwithstanding these eflorts, however, a number of men who have become tired of the Yankee service, daily enter our lines. Yesterday ten or a dozen cameio, and the same number on Saturday. In conversa tion with one of these men, who, by the way, - is a very intelligent one, we were given to understand that thousands are waiting behind to desert at the first favorable opportunity. They deny emphatically that Grant is receiv ing reinforcements, or has received anything like the number leporleel. Everything is reported quiet on the Chester fieltl lined. The enemy have a considerable fleet be tween Dutch Gap and Bermuda Hundred, but the vessels lately assembled in Hampton Roads have not come U thus far. Intelli gence received through a source entitled to confidence leads us to infer that this fleet is intended and has sailed for Savannah, or some harbor in that vicinity, to co-operate with Sherman, should that officer succeed in march ing his army through Georgia. Type-setting and proof-reading by craek ling tallow candles, is an up hill business, by which it is almost impossible to avoid and de tect typographical errors. Such is ti e light we have to work by now ; and we discover e.very morning, by day-lijht,. not a few errors in cur paper. We make this explanation so that our readers may mak all due allowances for errors they may delect. We hope the gas supply will soou be returned, when we shall have a little "more light on the subject." By the way, if there was a little more spirit of accommodation sowewmre, might not the present darkness be remedied? Who' is to blame ? The latest news we have received from Con gress, is that given iu onr issue of Saturday morning. Th telegraph then informed us that one Mr. J. '1'. Lieac? we are sorry to say a member Irom this State has thought himself called upon to offer certain peace res olutions, which, wo infer from the small vote they received, are entirely incompatible with the spirit and feeling t-f our people. Wc are told they received only three voLs in the House of Representatives all from members from North Carolina. This is sufficient to damn them in the eyes of ali patriotic men for we believe we could put oar linger upon those who voted for them. They are not our Iriends, nor the fiiends of our detracted country. It is the Misfortune of North Carolina that the keep ing of Uer honor and imperishable fame, has fallen into the hands of these self-constituted Solous these incorrigible twaddlers. They are of the school of the conventionists, with whom we were curbed iu the summei of 18G3. The broad marks cf theunprincip'ed politi cian isjndellibly stamped upon their brow aud the smooth oily roll of the tongue warns us ofthe asp. We do nut mean that all politi cians are unprincipled men. But we know that many are, and we believe that these men that we have in our minds are of this detested class. By their low, cunning - demagagism t.ey deceived the people into foe belief "that they were the most suitable champions of their interest, and now tne evidence is that they are laboring to betray the- high trust im posed ii them. They are taking up the precious time of Congress by ilisca.-sing "peace resolutions. We all want peace we do nut believe there Is scarcely a truly patriotic man In our whole country, who would not be willing to sacri fice eveu his right arm, to bring honorable peace and independence to our loved country, and suffering people whenever it can be had' upon teams consistent with our iustitutioes ai.d rights as a Iree people. This is all that we are contending for. But we have not seen the resolutions : nor do we wish to see them. For the honor of North Carolina we would that they were burned. The most ardent peace man is not our best friend. He betrays a disposition that is inconsistent with the cherished princi ples for which we are daily pouring out our blood and treasure he shows a bearing to wards the enemy which finally, results in his fulling into their arms. After doing us all the injury he may he sets off, by some under ground railroad,- through East Tennessee or West Virginia, to tee what can be done to wards bringing about peace.'' This is the last we hear of him until we see him figuring in the groveling capacity of a spy in the secret councils of our mertal enemies. Let the people be warned of ultra peace- conventionis;s and negotiationists. They will surely bring us to grief, if we trust them, Salisbury Watchman. GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0F NORTH CAROLINA. SENATE. Tr-rcriA-ir "Cnr 9Qth 1 fifi4. The Senate met at 11, a. m., and was open- ed with prayer by Pev. Mr. Atkinson of the Presbyterian Church. It was then" announced that hereafter the arrangement for opening tbe sessions dally wirh praver, would be as follows.: On Monday, .uev. jjr. iuason, episcopalian, would officiate ; on Tuesday, Itev. Mr. Atkin son, Presbyterian; on Wednesday, l?v. Mr. Pritchard, Baptist; em In'irselay, liev. nr. Craven, Methodist"; on Friday, llfv. Mr. 1U- ven M-thodist, and on Saturday, Rsv. Mr. Lmsdell, Biptist. Air. DiUuos, irom uie cuiuu.iuwu uu uiimoij affairs, reported back a bill to furnish mem- bers and onVers ot the Ueneral Assemoiy with government ' sto es, soldiers "pay, etc. with recommendation that u do not pass. The bill to increase soldiers pay to per month, was so amended as to call upon the State deiesation in Consress to endeavor to "obtain some increase, and in that form passed, aves 43, nays 3. " A message was receiveei from the House, proposing to withhold the printing of some correspondence relative to the Salt Works at Wilmington, and concurred in. Bills to incorporate tho Wilson Academy and the Fayette vi lie, N. C, Iron Works, were taken up and referred. The Judicial salary bid passed on its third reading. - The b,ill to authorize the appointment of an Assistant County Kelief Commissioner, was laid on the table, and, under a suspension of the rules, a bill to legalize certain advances to the Insane Asylum, was passed. . On motion, a message was sent to the House, proposing at half past 12 oVleck toga into an election for Secretary of State: Messrs. Bain, Tiichardson, Williams, DockeryHuske, and FarribauU being nomination. On the first vote there was no election, and pending the announcement of the result of a seborid ballot, the Senate adj.urned till 11 o'clock to morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Tuesday, Nov- 29, 18G4. House proceediugrs were opened with prayer j by Rev. Dr. Craven of the Methodist L-tiUtcli. Mr. Bethune of Robeson, member elect, ap peared in the House, and was duly qualifbd, the oaths, by ieave of the House, being ad ministered to Mr. B., in. bis seat who is still suffering fr.m the effect 'of severe railroad in juries received some time tii.ee., Mr. Carter of Bcaiilort, irum tbe J.mr.ciary Committee, reported a. bill to reclaim Swamp Lands, with the recommendation that it do not pass it being ihe seufe of the Committee that its contemplated provisions are 111 viola tiou of the constitutional guaranties of private property ; a bill to allow twenty-one Magis trates of Wake county, to transact all county business therein, with a recommendation that it do pass; a bill to incorpe.rato the Bingham School., recommending that it do pass, after striking out so much as exempts $100,000 worth of property, and a verbal .alteration, in the second section ; a bill to incorporate the Ockuock Iru Company, with recommendation that it do pass, as amended ;and a biil to. pro tect citizens from enforced s'pecie payments during the war, asking to bo discharged from the further consideration of the same. S ) ordered. lir. Waugh of Surry, from tbe Commltt -e on Corporations, reported a hill to incorporate, thft N. C. Company of Chemists, with a re commendation that it do pass, after extending its provisions to thirtv years. Mr. Mann of Pasquotank, reported from the Committee a bill to aid the Florence and Fnyetteville Railroad, with a recommendatieu that it do pass. Mr. Grissom of Granville, from the Military Committee, reported a bill- to appropriate 5000 for the relief of North Carolina prison ers of war, with a recommendation that it do pass from the Joint Standing Military Com mittee, a bill to provide North Carolina sol diers with transportation ; a bill to exempt mechanics, teachers and physicians from Home Guanl duty, and a bill to exempt sim ilarly certain bonded agncultuists, with a request that the Committee? be discharged from their further consideration.- So ordered. Mr. Shepherd of Cumterland, frerni the Committee on Finance, reported resolutions to remit fines of $1,000 each, to the SheriO ef Watauga,'and D. M. Rae, Tax Coliext( r iu Madison County, and two bills on the sul ject of coupon bonds ; one to authorize the Chief Cierk to act as Treasurer in endorsing, etc., coupon bonds. Mr Bryan of Rutherford, presented a me morial, pray in r an increase of toll on tbe Hickory Nut Turnpike. Mr. Carter of Beat. fort, moved that a mess age be seat to the Senate, asking" concurrence in a proposition rescinding so much of the Executive correspondence as relatts to the production of salt at Wilmington. Sj order- ee. 1 Mr. Person of New Hanover, introduced the following resolution?: Resoled, That his Excellency, the Governor, be respectfully requested to inform the House, who the efficers or classes of officers may be, spoken of in his Message as 'officers whose espeeial services are not indispensable and may be turned "over to conscription," without detriment to the. public. In bringing this forward, Mr. P. weot on to say, he wished to obtain this information from his Excellency, in order that the vote of indefinite postponement on the - proposed bill to repeal State exemptions might not en tirely put it out of the question to' com ply with the Governor's recommendation to nar row the list of State exempts. Mr. Shepherd said he. bad never believed Congress bad the right to take any State offi cer; to do so wou'd disorganize the State gov ernment, and tbe Courts had decided against its legality; but it was best to see if, "of our grace'-as the Message had it, we could not spare some of the State officers. Some the Legislature could not reach the Constitution protected them; but others were within its jurisdiction, and might, if not indispensable, be jriven to the army. Mr. McLean of Harnett, thought the pro posed measure wouid eventuate in a mere list of State officers. Some of them, even were both Houses unanimously desirous o'f so do ing, could not be touched; others again were, supernumerary, and while willing the State should say if they could be Fpared, he en tirely denied the right cf any Congressional enactment to operate in thi3 way on Mate offi cers. Mr. Fowle of Wake6aid the proposition was a firebrand thrown on this (pointing to his own) side of the House. Mr. Person disclaimed any intention of meaning it as such. , - Mr. Love of Haywood, said it was no fire brand. . He had acted in accordance with the wishes of his constituents. Mr. Fowle rejoiced. A proposition to re- pcal tbe State exemption laws was a firebrand. rP These Stata'ofiiceis held their positions by X virtue ot tne cor.smuuou, uu mc ioiiui MnA nnt Hnrive them ot commissions gua rantied, nor would Sta e sovereignty permi; these men to be surrendered to th Confeder ate authorities. No matter how small tne oi fice or insignificant ihe man, he would newr consent that tbe band of thn Confederate Gov ernment shoufi be laid upon a f ingle State officer. (Great applause among th members and in the lobby, which the Speaker frund is difficult to repress JVe men wno were so zealous how in urging this auti-St-ites rig its measure, were once arnent m meir atKcmoa on - i . ,i . : i ,tt tl n-- rrii.ciolcs the? now ign re But the other day, North Oxrolii a hid been slandered in Con cress, and statements nvda ti.-t hp kent 15 009 men from the hzld, vv. i.e Gcergia's 30,000 received no notice. II kn-w how these figures were made tJ tell against the State. Men were counted twice, thrice, even five times over, according to the number of DOsitions they held. Xvorth Laro liua mi'bt have trien exempt, but they were necessary lor ner nome aeieaco again iawa 1 and other dingers. Were it in his power that day, he would even enlarge uer exemption act, and hid favored at a previous s3sio., aa was known, the ' fen Regm.eJt bill." Iu conclusion too, be wouid say, nc iovcu tbe Gjufedt-tate States, ironi the diy ot te- cession, iadenendence had bean bis foulest hope; but when his State, attcr ending from 120 000 to 130,000 soldiers out of a voting population of 120,000, was asked to give up the few men now at home keeping up the State government, he felt be could not acci de to the d.'m tnd. Were he to do so, were any inetnbvr to do so, he could not meet his cou s tituents alterwards. There vould be no well kdone good and faithful servant" frr.such uti ene a man who would weaKiy give way 10 the behests of power. . Mr. Person cumbatted tho remarks of the gentleman from Wake, declaring that in Con gress a disclaimer of any iusult to North n.imlit.R had been yiven. aud so far as Ueor- nia was concerned, another's misdeeds afforded no extcuuatiou for our own. There Were of ficers not necessary to the State, whom the Legislature could reach. 'They should be brought out and made tu terve their country. It was not intended that the Con federate au thoritics should take tt:em, but tha Ihe States, where she had the powr, should give them un. Mr. Grissom thought tho resolution disres pectful to his Excellency, aud would take the onnorttinitv of caving, th'.t the Cmfe derate Government should not take a single State of ficer Irom North Carolina. He would move the resolution be indefiaiteiy pestl)ned. Mr. Ami of Granville, thought the. mo lutiem disrespectful id so. Tiie Adjutant Gen eral had already given this mfotmation, and it was improper to presa matters in this way. After some further debate, Mr. Grisnm 'witiulrew his motiou to indefinite! j postpone, and moved t he-resolution be laid ou the table; which was done, by ihe following vote: Yeas. Messrs. Allison, Alhritton, Ami, Asheworlli, Banks,. Beam, Bcnbury, Bet, Blair. Bond of Bertie, Bryan, Caldwell, Callo way, Calvert, Cirson of Alexander, Carbon of liuth-rlord, Cirter, CUpp, Cowries, Craige, Cunninpbam, Davis of Fi mklin, Duke, Ealoe, Erwin, Faucette, Fiynt, Fowle, Gibbs, Gid ney, Grissom, Hadley, Hanes, Harrington, Ilairison, Ileaden J. II., Headcn W. J., Henry, Herbert, Ilolton, Horton of Watauga, Horton of-Wilkes, I-ell,' Johnston, Jordan, Little, Lowe, Lyle, Mann, McAden, McCor miek, McGehee, McLean, McMiliian, Morri sey, Murrill, Patterat-n, Patton, Peace, Per kins, Powell, Ikiddick, Bogcrs, Buss, Russell, j Sharpe, Shepherd, Siiober, Simmons, Smith f ot Johnston, Sdpe, Waugh, ' Wheeler and Young 14. Nays Messrs. Alston, Austin, Baxter, Bethune, Boyd, Brown of Madison, Drown of Mecklenburg, Caho, Cobb, Crawford of Bow au, Crawford of Wayne, Davis of Halifax, Faison, Farmer, Gaskins, George, Gri'-r, Harris.-, llassell, Hawes, Joyner. Judkitis, Lane, Latham, Lewis, Love, Murphy, Out terbridge, Person, Ib-iuhardt, Shipp, Smith ot Cbarrus, Smith of Dupiiu, Stantdl, Strong, Vanu, and Wooteu 37. Mr. .Fowle introduced the following pream ble and resolutions, ar.d moved that they bo priuted,- which was so ordered : Resolved, That the people of Ncrth Caro lina are a law-loving ?.nd Constitution abid ing per pic; and that they believe that in evay crisis which may arhe, all constitutional rn'odes of redress ought to bo fairly tried and fully exhausted, beore any resort hbould bo had to extreme measures, likeiy to terminal) in civil saife, and convert our already unhappy country into a scene of havoc and desolation. Resoled, That for the purpose of obtain ing the independence of the Southern Con federacy, it is cxepedient, ou all suitable oc casious to proffer to nrguci ite with tl.ecnemy, and that the cause of Humanity demands that the further. effusion of blood sh"uhl be stayed, or that at least an effort fchould be made to that eflfcet. Resttlved, That the President of the Con federate States, by and with the advice and consent of the. Seuate, being the constituted authority under the Constitution for the ne gotiation of Peace, is hereby requested to ap point Commissioners for the purpose of nego tiating an honorable peace, and that publica tion thereof be mstde.o the wcrld. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be lurnished to tile Prudent of the Confede rate States, our Representatives in Congress, .and also to the Governors of the several States composing the Confederacy, with a request that they be laid before their respective Leg islatures, to the end that their co-operation may be secured in tho attainment ot this ob ject. The bill Jot the relief of Sardig Academy was thep passed, and the House went into a:i election for Secretary of State ; pending tbe announcement of tho result, an . adjournment was car ried. For the Confederate. Messrs. Editous : The Legislature in their mWiori Lave specially exempted the Mayor aud Commiioners of certain towns in the State from conscription. What peculMr cervices do these exempts rci.der to tho )iib lic at large to entitle them to this priviledge? Are they mure entitled than overveers of the public roaels, or the hands that arj called uton to-labor oc the reads? Is it because living in toWLB they have the greater opportunity to speculate- on the necessities of tbo s-ddiera fatmlies, and the old men and women left at home? Look at the men now holriiog the offices of .CommUbionersin the several Iowds, you und them to bo generSly vouog, bale, hearty fel lovvs, as able to cboulder a mutket;as their lehs fortunate neighbor, the overseer of the road . who is marched off, without ceremony. ' Do ask the Legislature to rental un t. class legislation and rdarn all n footing. Yours, - Justice. . TjVT T? p 1) A DlTTn JJj j J2j VJ IV IV 1 XI J I j . REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered ccordin- to ct of Conjrrew in th . j Thrasher, in the Clerk's ot , o'th Dimiet Court of th Confederate Ku fr the Northern District of Owrjrin. 1 From nichninnd. RICHMOND, Nor. 29.-Gcn. Jom-ph K. j,im eton arrived here tLi? morninj;., ticorcc Ji. pnti lico (ii (.us i,uuHHuc ui rim, HriiYeu left llU'lf . . . , - a vuit tMus on, by pcrmhtion of the Cot federate authorities. Confederate Congress. RICILVOND, Nor. 29. -The Senate pats. d the bill declaring four per cent, bondi and cct tlHcuteg receivable in payment of all txi Hue and ja?. ble for the year 1864. The Joint Ui-Kolutioci introduced by Mr. Ilenry, declaring the detm mio- tn f Congress and the people of the .Conftd.J .wB n.. ....Vui n ufpttu. ence is acknowledged, were taken up. Mr. llenry addressed the benato at length, in eapt-ort of tb reiolutions. Iu the House, a till was reported from the Ju- diciary Committee for the ettablbhmcnt cf a ganreme Court. .XotLinff ttse of ceneral inter. est open session. Northern News. RICHMOND, Not 29-The VTatblr,glon ClW. Isle of Sunday has been received by the Whig, A Nashville telegram of the 2Cth, says lloou'i army, forty thousand strong, have been for ecvcial dai concentraticg south ot Columbia, ieuuegseeeur forces (Yankee) bavo evacuated Pulactci, Huu. villc and Decatur, which places the letels occupy with their forces. Near Columbia, e n th2tl,' severe skirmishing eiuued j some heavy liiniu expected in a few days. Nashville is tilled with thieves and murderer. Tho river is twelra feet nd 1 isin. Thj opjilic tion of the St. Allans raiders to dispatch a uiec seugnr to Kichuiond to obtain evidcuci1 nutviinl to their defence, has been rejected by the Catift. dian Government. Th attempt to ekftitv the Hotel at New York, caused great exutamijt. Dix's order requiring eoulbernt-iK to lehtet x names, will bo euorced. Nothing tbe cf inteuoi. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. N O T 1 CK ! 2 Q TI C i: 1 1 hare a good -air of 4 iVet UUKll STONL'S, that 1 will Mi ll tor Cami. Any one wishing to puteha.se, will apply 1 ir.? at Warren ton, N. C. - nov i0-eUt S. W. DOWTIN. W A Is T E D A GAllDENER ply to nov 30-d2t AND HOUSE (J1RL. A.p llKS. II. W. Jlb!K!t. F O IX U E K T On Til U US DAY, DKCKMntiU 8tii, 1 will i-tu on the prenii'en", my HOUJSE and LOT at Vi.l.e Forest (Jo I lege,, lor thc year 1S(;", to the hiLf-t bidder. The flouts i brick, with 8 good rooms, ai.d mi excellent Kitchen m.d all cecetsfary eut hou.M.--Tho lot contain three acres, with a lai ii.li gat den, and a well of puro water. foaseesion given January let. HAAMJKb S. BIObbK. Fercstville, N. C, Nov. 3U-d7t w A N T C J). To rent for the next year, a (i()01) KAUMin Kowan, or adjoining counties, pullicient lot ten or liiteen Hands. 1 have for hire on the tnott reasonable terms f r the remainder of this var, and probuLI v tbe 10 it, HJi;u LIKELY Yu'L'Ml NUtiKO 'WuMr.X, without chi'dirn. A g"vd tv ok. v aher antJ io.i. er, alfo a lady 'a Chamber Sen ant and two v4 tie hi hands. "Addiem A. J. K. Care of Col. T. J. Ji v n, tor 30-dnt Company Sin j n. L O S T At the N. C. Railroad Depot, on FundaT 1 i;lit, the kOth inst., a email leather Tit UN K, Ml frame, the top be' t in, mrkcd on the vim! n card, M;ij. F. tieorce, WhitTilte, N. ('. In m taind the tolhiwir.g papers: A nicmoi il "I t!u citizens of Co.umhu., concerning: the 1 Mi 1 1 J " in the Kwamp. Land Wur rants in fi "! JcKenzie; one 4 per cent. (Vi titfatc 1 Samuel Klnvd, to the amount or f ?')' ; out to Amy lllackman, to the amount cf ,$ -"U ; ! d. of $100 to Ji f. ItlBckmati. Any information in icg.ird to it, wiM b' t It : r k -fully ieeiv. d ar.d the informer lib 1 a!Jy ni!J and no ejuetions iked. Apptr rr nAdr YAKDOUUUGI1 JlOl.'SK. roT30d2t ltaktgb,..C B E A U BEAUTIFUL DKAUTIFCL . , FIGURED . FIUUKED F I G U H i; V WORSTED GOO I) S , vr o n s t.e duo o d s . W O R S T ED GO fi I) S , AT KIXSEY &-WAi:!. AT KIKSEV & WAKE'S, AT K1KSEY & WAKE'S. Italeigh, Nov. 30-d4t JXSPECTION NOTICE. . In accordance with Par. U, General flrdft v PI. A. & I. O. O. -current titt, nil I1: 5tk Cr.nprf ssioral Dittrict between the- , and 5Uyearc, Lolding certificates cf pe-m c' exeroptinn "by reaion of disability, b" ! if".;. sind to light duty" will Feport at tie lol""-" timea and places for infpection : COUNTY. AV akn, Franklin, (iranvillo, Warren, JN'aeb, TLACK. llilliboro', Raleigh, Louisburg, Oxford, . Watrenton, JS'atDrille, lire. . .4 5,t;.' " 1?, ' . t Prompt compliance with the notice is 'M'. icd any perton or pereons failirKto attersd. , subject to arrest by tWcriptCiuurd d.for!ll0, ed lor re-txauiination by htlect JSoara t u 1 Holmes. , k- Where tbe party ia unable on tu-routit -f ' J , nets ta attend on the data appointed, the ", ids phrtician'a. certificate wvtt be l,'tK;li.lB which oiuat contain tbe exact physical ce.no 1 of tbe partythu nature nd extent of tbltr ' orwtund. WM. 41. SWA' nov 30fdl2t Capt. A Injector 5th ViiU
The Daily Confederate (Raleigh, N.C.)
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