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THE STATE JOURNAL: RALEIGH, K G." SATURDAY, JAKUA RY 4, 1802. I i i For the State Journal. y TbetolowDg beautiful lines from the origin! jnann crjpt fctre! teen" banded na friend, nThrj were written bfa Maryland Refugee, and hTe been published onee berpr. : "-.--j , ':-!.-. t ' ' ' I : -f -Maryland, - v , : .' ' w " : " . I L-L.V,. J Maryland I ' - . f Tb dMMM ireaa u on tnr ihnm xiu wca u m j temple aoor -- , , i- -f i v i Maryland 1 my Maryland I " A venre the patriotic gore 1 . That ileek'd the atreetrof Baltimore t ' And be the Battle Queen of rore, i j f Maryland liny Maryland! Hark to a wandering son's appeal, i ' f, j I . Maryland f tny Maryland I ' My mother's Sutel to thee I kneel' i i . Maryland I my Maryland I For life and death, for. woe and weal, L And gird thy beauteoua limb's with steel, ' j , i Jrjjna my .Maryland. Thoa wflt'nbt cower in the dost .' ' dryland I my Maryland 1. Thy beaming aword ahall nerer rust, ' j r 1 .Marylandl my Marylandl Remember CarroU'a aacred trust, !'"' Renumber Howard's warlike thrust, 1 And all thr slumbwers with the just, y juaryianai my Maryland I . Gome 1 'lis the red dawn of the day i t .' Marylandl my Marylandl Come 1 in thy panoplied array t ti ; - Maryland I my. Maryland I . With Rrnn1H'i irt' Cnm, tV. With Wtann'a til.vwt at M i "With fparlpjn I.nwj inH T Avnl rw r aivtmi JUBJ Maryland rmy juaryland J Comet for thr shield is bright and afrnno- ! aryiana i my Maryland I Come 1 for thr dalliance does thee wrong ' 1 i J Maryland 1 my Maryland I Corne l to thine own heroic throng, That Stalks with f.ihortv atnnn- And gir a new key to thy song, i. I Maryland! nqr Marylindl Bear mother t burst thy tyrant's chair . : aiaryianai my jviaryli Tirginia should not call in rain, a -X i Marylandl my Mmnd 1 She meets her sisters on thRain. ! Ste Semper," 'tis thKud refrain, -That baffles minmPJSck amain, ' - ryland I my Maryland 1 r I see the blush upon thr cheek " J! " Maryland ! my Marylandl But thou wast eyer bravely meek ft- V dryland ! my Marylandl -But lo 1 there surges forth a shriek, ' From hill tf hill, from creek to creek, Potomac eiiJs to Chesapeake, - , i ; Marylandl my Marylandl Thou will not yield the randal tolI,v -. is Marylandl my Marylandl Thou wiu not crook to his control, S I,!' Marylandl my Maryland I Better l ie fire upon thee roll BetUr the blade, the shot the bowl, -Than crucifixion of the soul, J : Maryland I my Maryland 1 ! , 1 hea- the distant thunder hum ' J i Maryland 1 my Maryland I ' - The " Old Line's" bugle, fife and drum, : J I Maryland I my Maryland I Sbe i i not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb ; HnZ' a 1 she annrn ifi nnriW. bha breathes 1 she burns I she'll come ! she'll come 1 .Maryland : my Maryland! ;J . 1 vl6a") "Ct. AujAiiti-Miiiisterial View of the Seizure of I? rrom me London Herald. Tiut-hn- nPn.n n i I ! i Mason and Slidell. Tjie news from the United States leaves ns liale. if ui, airoiaing war., it 19 qQ,tc clear that the few Jiunest journals and respectable men in' the North ' ?hockcJ and disiJsted at the act of 1) , T hey Woukl not at any time dire war with hngland, they would at a great sacrifice avoid it under bresent; t:irr!iimst?inroi ,.,,n r , 1 . , OU CMIUV VI OOU.- eOOmen .menace their Southern frontier, and when they vc6uld not spare a ship or a regiment from their . present duties to wage war on us in Canada or on the sea.! above ali' these men dre and detest the idea, or war with England in a Lad cause. They know that on this occasion Europe is with us,; riht is wfthus ; the law of nations is on our si,lfl thv kr thatjve fight ot for greed, nor for empire, nor for ms wonnor for glory ; buf .from the necessity of defend ing the honor.of our flag, and the freedom of the seaiC Tieknow that their Government has ere now strain- w tu unermost by lawless ar- re8ft W tidfe caPtures by a paper blockade ; 'J !J EnS!a"d ha tome these outrages patiently, rathf r than, with a single doubt hanging over her cause,;appeal:to the God of Battles. They are grate ful for f the unprecedented, forbearance of the grehtest naval jtower m the world. They are ashamed of the Teckjes aggression and wanton insolence of their back woods statesmen and half educated stump orators. Ihey are glad that we have so long abstained in ten- iZfSVtemVnralishterinS'PaiDfuI1y the ig noracf Mr. Lincoln- and chastising condi-nly the braggart impertinence of Mr. Seward. In one word CirAiTF'ji We ao ,10W grievously we have , a how long we have refined from ifTS - men ?f the Connlry were "the guides of natiojaj opmtons and public policy there would be no r sfc t war. Disagreeable though it miVht lc the ronnOV f t KPSV0U!d avc been sent befure,a "3Sf 1 Bll Pi'y tto educated elates n Amcca are practically j disfranchised. The mob is "Pjne; ade moVis ruled by passion, and not by fshSf;1 '7 of havinginsultedthe Brit- wi,? 'FT"' saving aenea tiro law of 'r8-"1? W'J-hey-are proud of vnc cpuire by a man of war of four unarmed srentl- uppoardian unarmed mail steamer. They will reasouj ey care nothing for right J Taw of USS f thC Kn,Pirety overthe capture ofjhe, rebel j envoys is avi additional- evidence of a temper wbchimakesus shudder at tin proS prolongation of the present civil conllict Twould personal Tutred to their antai min es iuhis war to a degree never before witnc sed ixn, itrere in the gurrillia war of Spain "S i Iho Srenf To get hold of four Sout hZUn? -cmeiitncorthwill risk a stride with v' - ioSr Spmen they Z m$ ei'd with the South a war to the knife nnl "re t,,mmcdiate "ecutiou of every S MZS 0n the rreposterolon fSvK? f the ,C rew f a Uonfedei ate vessel, Mr 5lV1!ry Pr0Per'y dered a nunber of Federal offil ioO XvSTCmCnt' Sivi"S ncice that the ex wSrS 5 y f ? 6 Pnsonc taken in the Savannah of captives. ' The - icpnsais is painful to anvnn a- fnv u,?fc Wlt" Uiosc who begin the no! 7:MrJ, -rderof prner the S3,f uam auie andiueftaceable stain on PnKkS"r- .i the DljgrCat Seu"al America ever Difcfeh!1' rariptl thezure'of the of thvr J d0t'e lntnd to tfiake a precedent hi rn,l assassination of Andre ? . IS h WuSrr1 hat h-eSade fl3 wUhlean ? .h haVnV0lrcd himself in a war wun ureat Bntam the 0'iMt ..:.f ... , wmbis distracted fTad frV E ESS donate and tcckless as has been SI Tvf-' WC d0 carhcstly trut that he will Sif ifLf lt-S eitreme and wantori wickedness' icsiuiux ois wnat once were th ITnWi Uted fel& an atrocUya that apPareutlv nxxli SlvT1111 thc rthern Stes Would Jifff1 h7 the intetion of the civ er.P?? t0 PPress at Government altth xnkiud and a disgrace to civuW i IS timeavffi116' be aPPrated Aese dth&n "f Gen. Jackson; go,ta4o Kadalwav0Uf na, hirty years had Btto r i0bTrda tbat Pw who of theS blood hea'mZ & last dp firstXrgly PartiCUlar a'Jt the I5l- Tho Mason Slidell affair. Tone of the . . . . . British Press. . .:; :. - THE WAR FEELI5TG IN ENGLAND NO MIDDLE COURSE . 1 From the London Chronicle. No middle course is open. . Either our demands, , as stated by Lord Russell, must be complied .with to the letter, or they must be enforced by the action of a , fleet, which, as the Yankees will learn, rather too soon ' for. their dignity, is not the same as that which, en-,, countered three-fold odds in 1812. In this emergen cy wc naturally glance at the immense material re-, fources! of the French empire, and speculate upon the probabilities of an Imperial alliance. For once these astute adventurers are out in their calculations. The crime of which they have been guilty is one that fiends, not England alone, but every maritime pow r. It is a blow struck against the commerce of .the ivorld. 'France' has no less an interest in resenting it than Great Britain herself. 'In point of fact, every government that signed the treaty of Paris is bound by the principles of political consistency to denounce as piratical the achievement of the San Jacinto. Every important journal in the empire has given its adhesion to the doctrine of international law upon wliich Lord Russell's dispatch to Lord Lyons has been founded. .Therefore, if the Americans want an ally, tbey must seek one beyond Behring Straits, and not on the other side of the British Channel. England indubitably commands resources which, in the worst event, would enableher to hold her own both in Eu rope and in the Xew World ; but there are ten chances to one that France would seize, upon the oportunity to co-operate with her, and share her triumphs in the American waters. ' . j It is amaryel where those individuals had their or igin who are at present counselling us to adopt the language of conciliation towards the Xorth, as though the North had been the victim and Englaud the ag gressor. Mr. Bright's followers suggest that if we cancel all that has leen said, admit our national er- rprs, and send our love to New York, we may hope that, the Federal faction will consent not to fight. d)f course there may be picked up anywhere half a dozen scribes willing t recommend humiliation and ignominy; but tho wonaer is that Englishmen can be found to endure their degrading cant. ' Still, it is', worth something to know what is thought at the fag end of political society, and when the four 1 commis sioners arrive in the United Kingdom, whether sur rendered at our summons or brought home by a vic torious fleet, they may be introduced to those curios ities of Quakerdom, who esteem, the British Union' Jack no more than they would the handkerchief of a begging Lascar. In the meantime, the general unanimity of public opinion is unwavering. - Except ing the paltry knot of sectarians, who invariably turn their backs against the light, every respectable jour nal in the country has, however tardily, arrived at a conclusion hostile to the American claim, and a sim ilar harmony of sentiment will unquestionably pre vail should the Northern States drive us into war. j It is alleged, in the only quarter where a disposi tion to capitulation exists, that the American 'cause is supported by acknowledged authorities. Of course there is always an acknowledged authority on every side of a question. We have been wrong and we have been right every time we have met an enemy by land or by sea. Thp difference isone of principle. The right of an'Englishman is.the wrong of a Qua ker', just as the faith of a Christian is the infidelity of a Jew. But where would England have been, had the Cosmopolitans prevailed?' India would have been a French possession. Constantinople a winter cap ital of the Czar.'Egypt a Napoleonic highway, China a second Japan, France the first maritime power, and Ireland a sot t of European Mexico, forever weltering ,-i 1 its own blood, and descending by degrees to the lowest stage of barbarism. Happily the nation; has h?fd another iheory, although, if this single' outrage wore tojeratcd, it would deprive us of more pres ti 50 than could vbe 1 egained by fifty future victories. A suspicion most dishonouring to the American character is naturally engendered" by what has trans p red at New. York. In no version of the proceedings on board. the Trent do we discover the trace of an al ksion 10 any seizure of dispatches ; and yet certain !(ciunei'its.have conveniently turned up for trans .mission to; President-Linculu. We have no right to suggest how these papers may have been obtained, bit there would be little inconsistency on the part of t!io North were it to fabricate a set of spurious dis patches, and palm them off as the contraband which justified the arrest of the Trent. Dispatches or no dispatches, however, the kidnapping of the four com missioners stand inexcusable, and upon this point the whole controversy turns. The Yankee press informs it constituents that, as usual, we shall exhaust our selves and our indignation in empty words.; but for onjee- they have' been too confident. There will be no second thoughts in England upon this question. America is not yet privileged to con cept a new international law for herself and the rest ofjthe civilized world. She may be prompted to acts of linfatuated-recklessuess by that Irish spirit which has converted her largest city into a second Dohny brook, and transplanted a curse from the Old World to the Xev. . But before the time for a final decision arrives, before Cdngress has passed its resolutions, le fore Mr. Reward has answered Lord Russell, ' the North will be wise if it convices itselfbeyond a pos sibility of doubt, that Great Britain is serious in this matter, that her resolve has been taken, that she has uttered no word by which she will not abide and that the one alternative of the Federal Government is to give way with procrastinating, or trust to the ar bitrament of war. : FEELING OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TOWARDS THE ; "- SOUTH.. : . . From the London Post. We draw attention to the rational and friendly manner in which the Southern President alludes to the! attitude maintained hitherto .towards America bv this country, because we regard : our relations with the( Southern States as henceforward of very consid erable importance. These States, have now attained such a position that we must bring ourselves to be lieve in the permanence of their independent . Confed eration. We have differences with the North in which the Southerners are directly interested, and we have just concluded a treaty with the Juarez' Govern ment of .Mexico for a settlement of our loiig stand'm claims upon that country, under 'the "Aldham Con vention," and other recorded obligations. Our naval expedition to the Gulf of- Mexieo is charged with the execution of these terms; and, pro bacy before February next, the system of sequestra tion of customs revenue at Vera Cruz and Tampico will have been put into action, and , the proceeds b accifmuhuing for distribution uhder the Mixed Com mission: batwen the despoiled residents and the wronged bond holders. We must look upon the inter vention as one that may be in operation durin a'con siuefable period of time, and while the Northern Gov erntneni is too distant to admit of its attitude enter ing materiallv into thp niiPsH.r. l.uti r . e 1 eration, on the other hand, stretches for :v great uis taucp along the froiuiers of Mexico, so as to render its fnerl!y .Uspitio-a 10 the authors of the intervention of mo shght Ci.ns-qUence. The Northen Govern ment has invariably raile-d at our. neutrality, but the Soufhern, witi,, statesmanship, and moderation has reco-mzed in u all that we 'could' do for eiiher party and Kvlwther with a view to our transactions in Met ico, or to '.ur relations viih the Cabinet of Washing ton ;jthefr?end!y forlxjarance of the Southern Confed eracy is an important point in our favour , TPE BRITISH ARTILLERY ORDERED TO CANADA. . ! ' Tl with ed in Artil Li. .wiu me ijonaon lironicle, December 4.1 uie "rinern states of America- has lk.)v.,,.L Bristol the battery of the Fourti Brigade Field -''.jiilu u:t ueen in our mi, cf n. : j. ,p,t ' icccivwi meir raute tor Canada' . 1 he battery-Hir at least that portion ofitvh kh nas.noenst;Uio.nedat.the Herfield Barracks num bers $sx orhcers - liinetv gunners, seventv dri .L comnkissionrtl officers, &c., and is suppl.al with six Armstroag guns.- The dptlimpnt a,vn,i xii.-- . . - - " unit tv I Li lljilS city trom bhorncliffe nine months ago. The -nffir arc ptain Vasey, (the ommandant,) Capt. Turner' ,V 1 "'. 1 j 1 r n-ngiana. and Siirr,-,n Mon lan. . lhn nrder nnrl artinmmnn.n 1 , -1 ...... ....uugtmcuis tiiai-nave bwn ade thereupon evidently. show that the au- 7i e3 nei? the emergency brooked no di lav 1 he dispatch ordering the detachment t, hold ' itsf $T & sta.wbei1 route was received nt V i ing officers on Saturd:w night -By mjddle day yesterday the guns and wagons were ?;llehf tbe SUon' and rdghtfallthe w! gage Jad been pacd and the harness seen' to and SEiTg erCOf Proceeded th . We believ'e that Jo route has been receive,!, and that the artillerymen will leave this city by special train this morninf for fi e -Melbourne, a fast'steam Trans port, will be in. waiting for them, and will sail 0a the foUowmg niormns for Halifax, Nova Scotia England Must Brca the Blockade. , From Beynold'a London Weekly. , I . One important fact which ought never to be lost sight of in this controversy is, that the Southern peo- J)le and statesmen are extremely anxions to be on riendly political and commercial relations with, this country.. .They want our manufactured goods in ex change for their cotton and" tobacco.' - The produce of the Lancashire looms of the Scotish and English foundries, of the engine manufacturers of the Tyne and Clide,ofthe steel shojjs of Sheffield, of themetar works of Birmingham, now excluded from the South ern and Northern States by the Morrill and other pro tective tarifis, will be eagerly welcomed by the South ern States when once their indepenence is established r rather as soon as the blockade is raised, for the in dependence of the Confederation is now an accom" plished fact, which pot all the might ot moon-strick" en Yankeedom 'can undo. When in addition to this it is borne in mind that the storehouses of New Or leans, Mobile, Savannah, and other1 ports, are qram full,tpiledfrom cellar to ceiling with tliaTraw cotton, for the want of which our looms are standing still, our artizans statving, a!nd our manufacturers becoming insolent, it is impossible not to preceive"that an over whelming case, in favor of the immediate raising of the blockade by the British fleet has been made. The idea of procuring from other place enough of cotton to save us from the impending disaster is sim ply fatuous. Taking the two elements of quantity and quality into account, it is safe to assert that not from any or all ports of the world can we find an equivalent for the American cotton of which we are now deprived. As for the East Indies the region from which the most sanguine expectations are now cherished nothing but the grossest ignorance could haveiven birth to the delusion. That it is a delu sion to believe that njow, or for years yet, a sufficient supply of cotton can be procured from that country to lender us independent of American, everybody who has looked into the j matter must admit. To grow enough cotton in Indja, and to provide the ways and means by which it can be transported to England at such terms as will inilucemanufacturers to purchase it cannot, on ,the moit moderate computation, be ac complished in less thin ten years. But even if enough of (East India cotton could be instantly and cheaply procured, it would not enable the Lancashire mills to keep working. The reason is obvious. East India cotton is both coarser and short er in fibre than the American. "Nowv in nineteen out of every ; twenty mills in this country, the' machinery was constructed for the manufacture of the longer and finer fibred product of the American cotton. To adapt this machinery to the East India cotton would necessiate a clbmplete revolution and recon struction of our machinery. . This indispensable alteration could, not be effected , in less time than. 12 months, or at less cost than fifty millions sterling. But, in the meantime, what i3 to become of our unemployed and ' famishing citizens? Why, the very evil which we dread and which we are doing all in our power to prevent, would have ta ken, place, so that before the cotton of India could be got or the machinery prepaired for its manufacture, the probabilities are, that we should have no mills to, refit, iio operatives to employ, no commerce to secure and no country to save. . j Once more, then, we call upon our -country, ;aye,' and upon our countrywomen, to' take instant and en ergetic action in this matter. But, to the working classes in an especial and emphatic manner,' we ad dress our appeal.' Why should they see their wives in rags, their children famishing, their cupboards empty, their grates fireless, their homes, deluded of every article of furniture, themselves pressed into pauperism or coerced into crime, because the mad and mean government of the Northern States diss 'com mitted itself to one of the most foolish and wicked .wars ever waged by one power against another? Were they to be guilty offeuch complicity in their own extinction,-the verdict of the rest of the worid, Wviild be, that their cowardice was only equaled by their criminality, so that a set of rrore unmitigated imbeciles rfever walked or crawled upon the face' of the eaith. litis therefore, the mostsacred and bounden duty of the; working classes, and, indeed, of allclass-es-r-but of the former in a pre-eminent degree -to rake up this questiou and make use of all the con stitutional machineryat their disposal, in order to in duce the British Government to interpose its power for the preservation of our commerce from ruin, and our citizens from starvation. GEN. FLOYD TO HIS AEMY. General Order No.' HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF KAN cajtawha, ") in Depot, v al861. .J Camp Near Dublin , ' December 2Gth Soldiers of the. Army of flte KanaicTia: The campaign in the Western potion of this State is now, as l'ar as you arc coucerned, ended. At its close you can review it with pride and satisfaction. You first encountered- the enemy five months since on his unobstructed march into the -interior of the State. From that time until recalled from the field, you were engaged in .perpetual warfare with him. Hard contested battles and skirmishes were matters of almost daily occurrance. Nor is it to be forgotten that laborious and arduous marches by day and by night were necessary, not only as furnishing you the opportunity of fighting there, but of baffling the foe at different points upon the march of invasion. And it is a fact which entitles yu to the warm congrat ulations of your General, and to the thanks and grat itude of your country, that, in the midst of the trying scenes through which 'you have passed, you have proved yourselves men and patriots, who, undaunted by superior numbers, "have engaged the foe, beaten him in the field," and baffled and frustrated him in his plans to surprise you. On all occasions, under all circumstances, your patriotism and courage have never faltered nor forsaken you. I With inadequate transportation, often ill clad, and with less than a full allowance of provisions, no pri vate has ever uttered a complaint to his General. This fact wa3 grateful to his feelings ; and if your hardships have notJ been removed, or allevated by him. it has been because of his inability to do so. But your exemplary and patriotic conduct has not passed unobserved nor unappreciated by the Government in whose cause we .are all enlisted. It is an acknowledg ed fact that you have made fewer claims and imposed less trouble upon it than any army in the field, con tent to dare and to do, as becomes true soldiers and patriots. j - - . Now, at the close of your laborious and eventful cam paign, when you may have looked forward to a sea son of rest, your country has bestowed upon you the distinguished compliment of calling you to another field of aotion. That you will freely - respond to this call, yoyfrpast services so cheerfully rendered, furnish the ami)! assurance. Kentucky, in her hour of peril, appeals to Virginia, her mother, and toher sis ters for succor. This appeal is not 'unheeded by their gallant sons. The foot of the oppressor is upon her. Trusting in the cause of justice, we go to her relief, and with the help ui Him iwhois its author, we will do our part" in hurling back and chastising the oppressor who is desecratiug her soil. Soldiers ! Your country your friends whom you leave behind you, 'willexpect you, in your new field of labour, to do 'your duty. Itemeniber that the eyes of the country are upon you, and thujopon your action, in part, depends the result. of thx greatest - etuggle the World ever" saw, in yolvinonot only .-your freedom, your property and yourives, but the fate of political liberty every where. jvemembenng this, aud relying uron Him who Controls the the destinies of tfatioiw, as of individuals, you need not fear the result. By order. ' " ' Brigadier-jGer.eral JOHN B. FLOYD. H. B. Davidson, Major and Assistat Adjutaut Geueral. CountyJUngers. Gov. Clark has commissioned one Captain in each of the counties bordering on the State of Tennessee, with instructions to raise and equip a company of. Bangers, for the protection of our citizens against incursions from abroad. Itis'a good idea, and the Governor has been fortunate in the se lection of men to carry it out. as the following annoinr.- tnentsJftyill show ' Cherokee N. S. Jarrett. - Macon J. W. Dobson.. Jackson G,l. W. II. Thomas. Haywood r Robert H. Penland. Madison Dr. J. A. MeDowell. Yancy Col. John W. McElroy. We have not learned the names of the annnintpps in the other border counties. , AshevillcNeics. Ihe names of the other, are : . John B. Palmer and Isaan A County. ! .. - " :4': Virginia. v'v'; ' The following extracts from Governor Letchera late message to the Legislature of Virginia, need no com ments : ; J " , . j " -' . It would be unreasonable to expect success in every engagement, in a war conducted upon such principles as the enemy have adopted. We have officers in charge of our troops, of tried skill and courage, and of enlarged experience in all military, matters. They enjoy the confidence of their men and of the country, and they have discharged their duties with -fidelity, zeal and judgement. We h ave at the head of the Con federate Government f tbourough educated military man who has served with distinction and success in the field, who is devoting all his energies, and tasking his intellect to. the uttermost in devising plans and "originating measures calculated and intended to ad vance the cause and to bring the war to a speedy and successful termination. With all these great advan tages, we must expect to meet some reverses. We' must be prepared for them, and if they come, we must not permit ourselves to be discouraged. We must "bate not a jot of heart or hope but steer right onward." If driven from the field to-day, redoubled energies, re newed spirit and courage will enable us to regain it to-morrow. Heed not the croakers whose fears and diseased imaginations prompt them always to look upon the dark side of every picture. We have men of this class &mongst us who grumble and complain wheu they can find a listener ; but the number of such is exceedingly limited. Ninety-nine men out of every hundred ate confident of success, and aie .working with a will a resolution and a determined purpose to achieve Sou thern independence. They intend to es tablish a ge eminent of liberty and law, equality and justice. Nt men ever struggled in a nobler cause, and we must press forward, therefore with strong heart and stern resolution reposing an abiding confidence in the guardianship and protection of that Providence which his hitherto watched over. us, and given to our arms such signal victories. v The ladies of Virginia and the other States of the Con federacy have manifested the deepest solicitude, fnr tha success of the ca.nse, and the strongest interest in all who were engaged in the service. They have, been unremitting in their efforts to promote the comfort of the soldiers, and to administer to their wants. They have exhited a singleness of purpose, a self-sacrificing disposition, a zeal and a thoughtfulness in efforts to provide, for those in the field, and to relieve the sick and wounded. Those delicate attentions which wo man alone knows how to bestow, are exhibited in our hospitals, and wherever else objects deserving of their attention are to be found. Well have they performed . their duties in this struggle, and thousands of grateful tongues will chant their praises and celebrate their virtues. i When our independence shall be established and re cognized, as it will be, what will be its effect upon the material properity of Virginia? With the best port in the world, our commercial advantages must, be great. We may fairly and reasonably conclude that an extensive, valuable foreign trade will at once spring up, which will give vitality to all the various interests in our State. It will stimulate manufactures, mining and agriculture, greatly augment production, and thus furnish profitable and constant employment to our population. The hoarded capital, easing itself from the restraints. now imposed upon it, .would find profi table investriients in lands, mineral and agricultural, in the pursuits ot mining and . manufacturing, and in all tho various branches of mechanical industry. No State in tho Confederacy abounds in greater natural resources and advantages, and in everything she re quires to establish her prosperity in their develop ment. Direct-trade with foreign nations. will give to us immense advantages that we have not heretofore en joyed, and which, under the legislation of the United States Government, it was cot possible for us to obtain. Fishing bounties, bounties to steam linesthe protec tive policy, and indeed all the laws regulating com mercial intercourse in sea going vessels, foreign and coastwiset had a direct; tendency to the concentration of commercial power and influence in the North and such has been the result. The establishment of our independence, and its natural consequence, direct trade, :.will increase Our population, enhance our pros perity, and add immensely to our wealth aud influence as a State. , . ' It is expected that the Military Institute will be again open for the reception of cadets in the month of Januaiy next. In a crisis like this I consider it i mat ter of the first importance to keep that institution in operation. In the past six months we have had abun dant reason to appreciate it3 value to-the State. The services which have been rendered by the professors in5 cadets have been invaluable, and it is difficult to see how tfiey could have been .dispensed with without serious detriment to the Commonwealth and the South ern cause. This institution deserves to be fostered and supported, and I trust you will provide liberally and generously for it. The Northern Congress and the Tariff. Late advices from the North say that the Congress at Wash ington have adopted the following tariff bill : Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That from and after the date of the pas sage of this act, in lieu of the duties heretofore impos ed by law on articles hereafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected and paid oirthe goods, wares and merchandise herein enumerated and provided for, im- . ported-from foreign countries, the following duties aud rates of duties; that is to say: j 'First On all teas, twenty cents per pound, j Second Coffee, of all kinds, five cents per pound. Third On all raw sugar, commonly called Musco vado or brown, sugar, and on sugars "hot advanced above No. 12, Dutch standard, by claying, boiling, clarifying or other process, and on syrup of suar, and of suar cane, and concentrated molasses, or concen trated melado,two cents and a half per pound ; oii white and clayed sugars when advanced beyond the rav state, above No.; i2, Dutch standard, by clarifyiiig or other process, and not yet refined, three ceifs per pound; on refined sugar, whether lump, loaf or pulT verized, five cents per pound ; on sugarafter being refined, when they are tinctured, colored, or in any other way adulterated, aud on vsngar candy eight cents per pound; on molassessix cents per gallon, provided that all syrups oftfgar or sugar cane con centrated molasses, or concentrated melado, entered under the name of molasses, or any other name than syrup of sugar cryof sugar cane,, concentrated mo lasses or concentrated' melado, shall be liable to forfei ture to the United States, and the same shall be for feited. Terrible Exploit of a Rifle Cannon Ball. The Boston Courier publishes a letter of a correspon- Ktfent on board the United States steamer Massachu setts (if Ship Island, October 28, giving an account of the affair between that vessel and. a Confederate steame in which the following extraordinary exploit of a ri fled conncn ball is chronicled : During the action, I think we hit her foui' times, and I know she hit us once with a Mxty-eight pound rifled shell (that is the way we got the exact size of her rifled gun.) The shell entered rn our starboard quarter,, just above the iron part of the hull ; it came through the side, angling aft (as it were a little abaft ' his beam when it struck us.) aud took the deck in the passage way between tlie two state rooms and com pletely "cut off eighteen of the deck planksand then struck a beajri, whi?h caiitcil it up a little, so that it taok the steam heating pipes under our dining-table, cuttting off five of them, and tearing our'dining-table all to pieces then went through the state-room bulk head and ceiling oil the ship on the opposite side, and struck one of the j -outside timbers aud broke every outside plank abreast of it' short off from the 'spar, to the gun deck ; it then frll down cn to the cabin deck "and' exploded, knocking four .state rooms into one, breaking all the glass and crockery, ware, shattering the cabin very bad!, breaking up the. furniture, and setting fire to the ship ; but wehad three streams of water upon the fire at very short notice, and "pnft it out before it did any damage keejjiu-g up our chase as though nothing had happened. What the Wkst-has Done. The ten mountain counties West of tbe Blue Ridge in this State, have raised and fcent into the field- forty-nine companies of volunteers, averaging over 100 men each. Can any portion of the State make a better exhibit? , Buncombe has furnished eleven companies, and has fonr Colonels and three Majors ia the field, viz : Col. Stephen Lee, 16th Regiment. Col. T. L. Clingman, 25th " Col. Z. B. Vance, 26th . " Col. R. B. Vance, 29th " Major John W. Woodfin, 2d Regiment North Car-, olina Cavalry. . ' , .; Major Marcus Erwin, Wise's Legion. ' .'- "f Major David Coleman, Coleman's Battalion, Ashe stile Xeics. ..'' f': ''" rti'or the State Jftarnll. Messrs. Editors : Please bear with me while I drop you these few lines, expressive of my view? on some passing events that surround us. I would call thk at tention of the citizens of North Carolina to look di rectly m the face of our difficulties. . We are now under the pressure of u heavy taxation for county, State, and the Confederate or war tax; 4vith the enormous burden of obtaining the necessaries of lite: the stay law, on one side, to prohibit collecting debts; and the State aud Confederate States law to 'col lect money What can the people do ?,. Then tWo is the Wh Carolina State. Convention withunli nit ed powers draining the Treasury of the people's mo ney which they obtained by the sweat of their frees. I believe sir, that a large majority ,of the voters 'for Convention were not apprised they were voting for an unlimited Convention. Their intention was, that the Convention were to take the State of North Carqhna out of the Fedral Union in a. formal way. That was the primary object of the voters at the ballot box. In a day or two,! the Convention did this to the general satisfaction of the people. This, with a few supple mentary acts is all the people expected. Further than tins, the Convention represented only itself generally But this AtrcnsT body has "unlimited power ! "--50 law to curb them. The President of the Confederate States has his Constitutional bounds ; the Governor'has his bounds, and neither of these have any control over the Convention. Well then, who has any power over the Convention to check it ? I answer, the people from whom it emanated. They are tbe supreme, temporal government of North Carolina, and I believe the time has arrived when the people should resume4 their so rer eignty that they gave out of their hands. I cons der the Convention has held it long enough. " Thev met n Convention according to law, they have doue the worK they were sent to do, and more than they M ere required to do by the people who sent them then stayed for the "big of the thing" and to spun?e the money out of the Treasury. Then they adjourned to meet again I believe, in November last; they met and sat for weeks, and did nothing of much importance, except the appropriation w micrauunrea xiiousatxadoA lars to carry on the salt works, I suppose, near Mfre head city. Now they have taken a recess or adjdrn inent until the 20th of January, Then they propose to ueet again in Convention with all the accumulated expenses in these hard times for money. ' When, Mes srs. . Editors and fellow-citizens, will they say i!t is enough our work is done ? I, for one, cannot ay, unless there be no money in the Treasury to pay them'. They return again the 20th of January, 1862, creating etrrcse upon expense. Their daily pay, the clerk's fees, the doorkeeper's fee, the fuel expense,. the lainW &c. &-c.-, which you, the people, must'pay by taxation, while many of you are hard run to pay your tax, And ven deprive your wives and chiideren of the necessa ries of life, live hard, and sit by a fire made of old field pine. 'If there is no Jaw nor conscience to restrain them from such unfeeling proceedings, then I earnest ly entreat ydu, my fellow-citizens, to hold your meet ings, in every county in the State of North Carolina, to instruct your members in Convention to stay1 at home. If they refuse to obey your instructions.! let them never comnlain of the Abolition or YrinVf.fi liiirrV,- er law power, as the right of instruction is generally vumtucu. jiOhu mrume in getting up your meetings, and take to yourselves again- the reins of goverumnty and never trust it out of your hands again fur-less than it cost. A great meeting is exported in Pol Wake county, 011 the 1 5th of January, 1862, for that puipo.u. j.ne people 01 wake County generally are retiuested to attend there on that d nv find T liorip t bn jwople throughout the State, will hold their meetings 101 iiiu same -purpose, . .-inougn tlie convention may conclude, like ex-President Tyler, when appointed overseer of the road, "That office i3 hard to get, Lid lie sjiomu iiolu on. - - I A LOOKER ON For the State Journal Camp Wyatt, N. a , December 25th, 1801. . Messrs. Editors State Journal : Allow me through your paper to tender my thanks-and thanks of my company to the following ladies for tides received for the use of my company, viz: the ar- -Mrs. BenjaJ Dunn, 4 blankets, 5 pairs socks 2 cn flannd shirts, 2 pair flannel drawers ; Miss Sarah Ov . 1 -aa-'-ri m.. ' . , pairs socks ; ., Miss M. Ji. Campbell, 2 pairs soc iuiss xuartna .j. rowel 1, 4 oiankets, 2 shirts, 4 prtirs socks; Rev. Mrs. A S Bennett, 2 blanket, 2 p'riirs socks, l.over coat ; Mrs. B. D. Mann, 2b!aukeLs; Mrs. Margaret N. Harrison, 2 pairfc flannel drawers, 2 pairs socks, lover-coat; Mrs. D. A. T. RicksL 6 pairs pants, 7 pairs sbeks; Mrs. II. G. Williams, 8 pairs socks, 2 pairs blankets. This makes us a llull supply of all those articles needed for winter bed clothing.' We feel grateful indeed to those kind and 'patriotic ladies and friends of ours, who have been so attentive to our wants. . r ' . How could soldiers feel otherwise, than determined .-ir,:;i .. 1 i:..'. f i ucicuu iuc ijuiutro iiiiu jucs 01 iu.'&c woo art; evervH day laboring to make them comfortable ? We fed sincerely thankful that we have friends dctcrnrided to supply our wants, and that by their kindrress ai.d devotion'. We are now in good condition tostand the storms of winter. Very respectfully vours W. T.'a-RRINGTON; Capt. Ladies Guard, Co. IOth Reg't N. C. V. IFor the State Journal, The Board of Claims, 1 GoLnscoRo'. January-2. 18Cl. Messrs. Editors: Iast J nne. bvrpniirst nf Can tains E. D.lla'll and Cole, I boarded, nursed, and "suv;u i eiuis. bumiKis, tb my nouse, cuargiug 1 State fifii-c&)ils a (lav rach. Mv liill nmonntfd m -J J " " . sixty dollars aud twenty cents, whh-h was rnrtifipd hv v .- - - both of the captains and presented to the Board of Claims for liquidation. I .have visited Raleigh, th reel times costiuir me twelve dollars for fare besides ho expenses. My last trip was made to-day when, wit out any explanation or cause assigned lor the action of the Board I received lit'tu dollars. Deducting fifteen dollars for three trips to Raleich. three, dollars L lost time, which is a dollar a day, aud ten dollars aid I... i 1 1-11 Tt 1.- 11 1 .! twenty cents wnicn me uoaru uisauowea ana lor no reason assigned, even after the Captains had certified K) tlie justness jot my account, and you will readi perceive how I have been treated. Deduct $28,20 ironi oo, ana 1 receivea 3l,u, or a traction oyer 50 per cent, of my just dues. ' I am a poor but I hope honest man; and comment is unnecessary my ill low citizens win uraw their own conclusions. S. SATTER WHITE For the State Journal. ; Morehead City, January 1, 18G2; Messrs. Editors. The two negroes tho fell in our hands bv the wrees ot tlie r Literal' I ranstinrr. II Ion and tint into Forfc-?J.icon for sain kw-iiiixr imaJli A . ...p, pany witu anotner negro, a iree uoy, wno was waiter . ..i- . ... . r 1 t . ! in Captain (jrinon s company. liaviug eluded I v5uil:iTfv nf tlif .Rpnttripli in m "iTrin Wav t rv Ktno '0- " r f . jt i" boat called the " Jeff Davis" and made their escape, it is thought to the blockading fleetoff the bar. Iain sorry to be compelled to communicate such news, to my feliow citizens, but if a more efficient coast guard be not organized and put on active duty, we will haye more of the same sort to retail. Cannot some means' be devised whereby boats may be secured as to pre vent them from falling into the hands of "Contra- V im 1 id i" uIki rnnv f(H)li.slitv flpsirp to taktv nri thpir quarters with tlie Yankees on our Gmst ? 1 th if 11 k this is the duty of the citizens inhabiting the" counties ,on .1 -.- .1 T .1 - 1. ... ..i 1 i .. 1 . . .1 I :.t. .1: ttie coast; auu x iiniis- 11 wuuiu ue aiicmiL-ii wau iije hanniest results, 11 a uapuun was commissioned to raise a company in each county for that'purpose and otner special coast uutv. ai. A 9 ! For tho State Journal The Tract "Work Progressing. K'tTtn niir fsftf nm!t;r rfiort iva. Ii.af rffpi v4rl $923 70 in donations and purchase of tracts priuted here by the General Tract Ager.cy, which has been in succerislu 1 operation since tne nrsc 01 last dune, witn the aid and approval of all the Pastors of this city, j ' The above amount nas enabled us to print and cir culate, mainly among the soldiers of all the Confeder t fo'tr..c 1 0.".0 r?ifffi TVi wlif-.lA nmniinl. printed here &i oje J une tirst is, 2,423,300 pages, which lias been done afc cheap as at tbe North 1500 pages r . L 1 l, '-.i 11 fi 1.- T II 11 V O 1 ior one aouar. au't iume wj ousus; mur ooui-t Is It Safe ?.. " A" Call to Prayer, by Rev. J. C Ryle," each at 3 cents'. "These gospel messages ftave been scattered among the soldiers mainly by Chaplains, officers, and aboiit SO Colporteurs! in Virginia and 'North Carolina. Many thousands, of these tracts have, been and a:fe still being given by the CO colporteurs, superintended by Rev. A. E. Dickinson, of Richmond, for whose un tiring labors, under the Divine blessing) the Southj- ern Confederacy will itude to God. Many others iVTll fC States are doing a noble nart bv dnnt;. m tributing. One gentleman in Rsvonn.i. n r and die' abled as to send out about isn nnn -''fil ing sent to him, and the other we distribute,? " Chaplain in one of the Georgia Regiments' tn .1 A vita svn a n .m C iLA - 1- . . .... ' Whom o o'""-"U. 10 we CavA Mart nt tho'ihnTu r;fnn i ii . :. . inat the S(1i,t; - m were generally glad 19 get them, and their intermit -religion is increasing, several of whom have ber-n i lr fully converted recently." tl0Pe-' An intelligent officer said lo rn 1.. -1. , know the value of tracts, being wholly indifferent them, until since being in camp, where they hid Ly made agreat blessing to him ; and ho wished a Q ular supply for himself and his soldiers, beintS the kind of reading they needed, after the ScSt ;.' A Chaplain Ticv. W. B. Owen thus writes to fromLeesburg, Va., "A package of tracfS T Capt Ivey 17th Mississippi Regiment came to ha and I am glad of the opportunity to thank you & them. I assure you, had you been present as'l Pa.v ed up and down every company in our Regiment di " tributing them, and. seen how eagerly they wer" read by the soldier's you would be stimulated to nf forth every exertion to scatter such blessings cumin ually among the soldiers. We have had considm ble religious interest in our Regiment, tome have been converted, and others are seeking Jesus. If you can do send us more tracts of different kinds and lii copies or more of that excellent tract, " Come to jl BUS. ',';''" Such evidence is abundant, calling forth prai.. to God, and should encourage christians and patriots hi continue their donations, prayers and efforts 4n sim plying our noble soldiery with religious truth j to VeN them constantly see and trust God, their1 refu4 ;strength, shield and deliverer from the great Uverla' jr 01 lueir souis, as wen as cartnly Iocs. - Yonrs truly, ' " W. J. W. CHOWDER, Tract Agent. Raleigh, N. C.Dec.. 1861. - taments from Nashville, Tenn., suitable forsJidi " . Facts and Rumors Tlie Asheville News says that Messrs. W Hanly, R. L. Colemen. J. M. M. K. Summey, are recruiting for the reorganization'of ' U:'e I Buncsmbe Riflemen. These gentlemen won an e-nvU anie popularity during the late campaigu, and Till u0 iwuut biieeeeu in tneir patriotic eilort. i t ''. . . ..... : : " V ' I . Two more bridge burners, Henry1 and Jacob I hr man, father and Hon,' were hung at Knoxville. on the 1 17th hit. They were from Green county, ancUiuifrs ;sed their guilt. The old man llarman yfe wortli 50,000. ; '" Lieut. Col. Linton Stephens, of the 19th ' Oo. irri i j Regiment, a brother of the Vice-President, hai been ! forced to resign on account of ill-health., The Cost of Making Salt. By an estimate made by Thomas Spencer," (who was once .State Su- ' Iperintendent of the New York Salines,) be shows' that by the erectiou of vats and evaporators, salt uf the best. kiud cguld be made at less than 4 cents. (These vats'to manufacture 1,000,000 btisheL woiilj I cost less than $100;000, and are in the nature of a permanent iavestinent. Fay. Observer 1 , . -V . Fort Fisher, Dec. 80th, ISCI. 3Iessrs., Fulton & .rrice : Sirs : For several days ' i':v two U. S. vessels have been off New Tnlft TV,r . .. ja steamer, (supjtosed tole the Monticello,) tho other a barque. These vessels for two nights have 'shuwii ja light in their rigging. Thk has not been the ncretoiore, ana we suppose it is lor the purple ,f directing contrabands to their vessels.' Three negroes escaped Ironi this poinClast niilit and are now no doubt in the hands .of the Yankees? , - ' Yottrs, J ' umiiKjion oouruui . War News. The scouts of the Seventeenth Reg iment visited Rockvillc on Sunday last am! !?;..-. two oi tne enemy s gnniioats near by,' but there Were' no Lincolnites in the village. :'VJie'Mai"n Ixnly "of the Senenteenth was posted about eight miles off, and jthe First Kegiment of Rifles was located at a 'short distance from' them. A report has reached this city jwhich says that an exchange of shots took place on Sunday last neaf. White. Point between a section of the Washington Artillery, binder Lieift. Salvo, and a Yankee gunboat.' Charleston Courier. Derem- 'jer, 31. ' . . '. . ''..'.- A': Pad CaseOf Suicide. George . Lee, whoso , property in New Orleans has just been con fiscal! .by jthe rebels, committed suicide at Rallston Spa X. Y., :!a day or two. since. The Iqss'of a hundred 'thousand!' dollars caused him to become insane. . .1 j - . . , . ' .-'.' . . I Rk-Arre.st of Parson Browxi.ow. The Knox-' vill Register, of the 27th ult., says: j BrownluW was arrested and rfmandwl to prison liv Col. Monsarrat, Commhndant of this post, inimcdiute ly on his discharge by the civil!authorities. I Arrival of a Vessel from Havana at Moniri:. The Blockade no Obstruction. A schooner arrived at Mobile, Ala., on the 27th ult., from Havana, bring ing a cargo of colfee, sulphur medicines, frc' ThV blockading' fleet saw her as's-he came into jitn t, but couldn't catch her. Good seamanship and good pilot age brought her through. . x .. destroying amcng other property, 2,000,0cf) worth cf Government stores. . . '- j Reported Arrival of tiie Gladiator." The .ugusta Constitutionalist, of Friday evening, 27th ui;,, says a report prevails in that city that, the jjteairibhip Gladiator has arrived at a Confederate port with 30,00d .iuwv.,,...!-. ui Plural i.iwica vn Li IU oUU I Urn J Confederacy. The Coiistitutionlist has reason to be lieve the report id true. V ,.( ,v !, .- The Charleston Courier of Fridav t :-l uj ins uaiuuuni) Juan j lllu LI Ippil llg Ul .V another of the enemy's srunboats Wednesdav Hf'tcr- ,.. . .. . 1... 1 C .. 1. 1 r . i . t r noon. A. detachment' of Cap.t. Moore's 'North Caro lina Artillery, under the command of Lfent, Baker, fired on one of ; these roving crafts at Buckingham . Point, with gorxl effect, and inflicting .serious damage to the vessel. Tlie wheel house was knocked away, and- the splinters we're .seen to fly in every direction. This vessel afterwards drifted with the" tide towards Ililton Head shoes; aud is now lying up high and dry, ronlnlptel v lis:ibloil . After runiiin" iii shore thn i 'f J -----a f on ooard.sent up rockets as. a bingual xf distress. The saucy cralt returned one fire for a time, but with out 'doing any 'damage. . ! Later Since writing the above we learn that the firt steamer that drew off returned at a late hour in the evening," in company with four others, and an chored immediately opposite; Cole's Island. It is'sup posed that an attack is intended this morning. ! - Wil. Journal. Tun Results of ax Emancipation War Pkicv -Tiie New York Times say.: (if dngros should 'decree the emancipation of the k1:1vps- ami ineortior.itf th hl:irkt nt tli Sntth -!tK the arniy that is fighting against rebellion, we should prbbaoly witness the. following events in. subtantially. the fol!jwingxrder : -. .1. The annihilation of the Union pariy, .ud of the Union armies in Missouri, Kentucky, Wesjtern Vir ginia, and Maryland and x he secession of-those State a" from the -Union. ' ' 2. The resignation of a very large proportion of the union Generals, and the disbandonment of more than half the exieting Union armic -now in the field with the cessation of enlistments and the impossi bility of supplying fresh troops. S. The formation of a Peace party'in the Northern States which would resist and defeat the collection of war taxes, paralyze the prosecution of hostilities, and throw evervthinr intr turnioil and rfinfiitinn hpr Jit honie, and secure either the reegniz3d iudependenco . of the South, or the reconstruction of the Union by ;. giving slavery all the guarantees it ha ever dreamed of asking. . - .. ' WANTED. ' VXE Matron, one Assistant Matron and ten pood nur- . V.ses for the General 3liliUry Hospital at Kaleign, 4". .11., aroona. Appb; to UURKE UAYWOOD, - isnrgeon; sw&w 12 tf, Dec. 25; 1861. Tioliiiont Select School. THE SPRING SESSION OF 1862, will commence on the 13th January. For circular apply to the Frin- fi. H. liriTfi. Brownsville P. 0., Graarille County 5. C. w3wi January 1st, 1862. 3i.;v
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