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. r : lairs of t&e Confederaje States. . ' (BT AUTHORITY.) . (No 334.) AN ACT MAKTNGr APPROPRIATIONS TO COMPLY, IN PART, WITH TREATY ; STIPULATIONS MADE WITH CERTAIN INDIAN TRIBES (CONTINUED.) For hire of two wagon makers, forSenecas, and Senecaa and Shawnees, for three months, ending February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, at one thousand two hundred dollars, (under article thirty-seven of said treaty) three , hundred dollars. For houses, shops, tools and materials (under article thirty seven) one thousand dollars. (' For the purchase of guns and ammunition (uoder article thirty-nine of said treaty) to be . distributed to the Senecas, and Seuecas and Shaw nees, one thousand two hundred dollars. For medicines lor the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one-(under article thirty-five of said treaty) two hundred and fifiy dollars. r KESEBVK INDIANS. : j For four hundred and one thousand five hun dred rations of provisions the same being daily Rations to twy thousand two hundred Indians, at sixteen cents per' ration furnishad and to be JfurnishedtheWachita, and other Reserve Indians, by Charles B. Johnson, contractor, from Au gust sixteenth, eighteen, hundred and sixty-one, jto February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and six- , two, (under article fourth of treaty made with iia jServe Indians, August twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,) sixty-four thousand two hundred and lorty dollars. For purchase of oxen, wagons, plows and other implements, (under article fourteen of said trea- , ty.) ten thousand dollars. i i For the present purchase of cows calves, and other stock animals, to be distributed from time to time, by agent, (under article fourteen of said treaty,) three thousand dollars. For hire of smith, assistant and wagan-maker, for three months, ending February eighteenth, : eighteen hundred and sixty-two, at seventeen hundred and ten dollars per annum, (under ar- r tide sixteen of . said treaty,) four hundred and i twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents. For shops for smith and wagon-maker, iron, ";. steel, tools and materials, (under article sixteen of said treaty,) four thousand dollars. For purchase of medicines for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-? wo ( under article sixteen of said treaty,) iour uunareo; dollars. j For compensation of physician of Reserve In dians, for three months, ending February eigh tcenth, eighteen hundred and sixty two, at seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum, (under ar ticle sixteen ot said treaty,') one hundred and - cighiy-seven dollars and fifty cents. i For pay of ten farmers, for three months, en' ding February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, at five hundred dollars per annum each, (under article sixteen of said treaty) one thousand two hundred and lifty dollars. For hire of twenty laborers, for three months, ending February eighteenth, eighteen hundred una sixty-two, at niteen dollars per montn, eacn, Cunder article seventeen of said treaty,) nine hun dred dollars. For subsistence often farmers and; twenty la borers, tor three months, ending February eigh teenth,, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, (under . article sixteen-and seventeen ot said treaty,) one thousand dollars. For. purchase of materials, &c, for the erection of houses for farmers,: interpreters and Indians, (under article seventeen of said treaty Jfive hun dred dollars. . CAMANCIIE INDIANS. .' " For three hundred and twenty spue thousand rations of provisions the same beiui? dailv "'ra- tions to three thousand ndiaus, at sixteen cents per ration furnished, an 1 to be furnished, the Camanches, by Charles K JohnsoD, contractor, from November first, eighteen hundred and mx. ty-oui, to February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two (under article fifteen of treaty ma le with the Camanches, August twelfth, eigh tecui hundred and sixty-fur?) fifty-one thousand three hundred and sixty dollars. -. For purchase of oxen, wagons, carts, plows, and other implements, to' be distributed to the Caman ches' (under article ; fifteen of said treaty) five thousand dollars. ' . . . For present purchase of cows, calves, and other stock animals, to" be distributed, from time to time by the airont Sunder article fifteen of said , treaty) twentyfive hunderd dollars. ror hire-ot smith, striker, and wagon maker, for three, months, ending February eighteenth, eighteen, hundred and wxty-two, at seventeen hundred and ten dollars per annum ('under ar tieje seventeen of said treaty) four hundred and twentyseven dollars and fifty cents. For shops', tools, iron, steel, coal and materials for smith and wagon maker (under ' article sev-, cntecn of said, treaty) one thousand dollars. ' For purchase of medicines of Camanches for year-eight en hundred and sixty-two (under ar ticle seventeen of said treaty) tour hundred dol lars. For compensation of physician for three months, ending February eighteenth, eighteen t. i i i . . . . .nunarea ana sixty-two, it seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum (under article seventeen of said treaty) onj hundred aud eirhtyscvcn 1.1.11 1 ri.. uojiars ana nity cents. For paving individual Seminoles for horses jBioieu Dy Lamancnes, ( under article tweutysthree jandchedule B. of saidjreaty) three thousand jfour hundred and eighty-seven dollars. I For purchase of materials, &c., forthe erec lion of houses, (under article eighteen - of said treaty,) five hundred dollars. SectiOv2. And he it fn rt! i - i - -. w - M llUb the sum ot three thousand five hundred dolhir pe, and the same is hereby appropriated out of f") money ia ine lrcasury, not otherwise appro priated, to, provide for the contingencies of office Office rent, &c., of the f-uperintendency of . ndian affairs, and the contingent expenses, re pairs, &c, of the several Indian agencies, for iiue raonins, ending February eighteenth, ei-h " teen hundred and sixtytwo. SfPTInw Q A .1 1 II f...ll '.'.' I unu.i m auu uu it luriner cuacrea, lrnt tue aggregate amount appropriated by this act, the sum of two hundred and sixtysfive thous and and nine hundred and twenty-seven doll irs, qnd twenty-five cents being the whole amount uj arrearages, annual payiucatg, and interest, due the said several Indian tribes, nrl to Kr rlno im the thirtieth dav of Decernhnr. nf tlm h.&1 jcar, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one -f-may.be paid in coin, if the President shall so uiruci. Ana me sum or eighty thousand dollars ,is nereoy appropriated tor the purchase of coin, lt e-o roucn oe ueccssary. I section 4. And be it further enacted, That the '4DproDriat:ons herebv made mnv. nt. tha ri;c- cfetK nofthe President, be forthwith paid into ine nanas ot the proper officers or agents of the 'Gi'Vinment .and transmitted in nr-Aar that miiy be promptly paid over to the said tribes of Indians, under the said treaties, when theainend merits made by this Government shall have been ratified as parts of said several t reaties by the re spective tribes. ' . Appiovcd, Dec. 24, 1861. CQMPTBOLIEB'S BEPOBT. REPORT OF THE OOStPTROLLER pF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FOR TliE FISCAL YEAR END ING SEPTEMBER 30, 1861. PUBLIC FUSO DISBCBSEMENTS.NO. 11.1 1861. Sept. T. J. Pitchford, Senate, Warret (J)., $134 40 ICowan, 150 Cumberland, 130 80 Cumtuck, 42 Rockingham, 136 J. G. R Mtnsay, Duncan Shaw, B. T. Simmons, F. L. Simpson, J. P. Speight, N. II. Street, I Jasper Stowe, , . L. Q. Sharpe, J. B. Slaughter, Jona Spencer, J. R. Stubbs, C. II. K. Taylor, J. .U Taylor, W. D. Thomas, Jotiah Turner, John Walker, J. A. Waugh, M. C. Whitaker, C. S. Winstead, S. II. Walkup, Jonathan Worth, J. W. B. rWatson, it tt Greene, 85 Craven, 131 Lincoln, 118 20 Iredell, 86 Hertford, 153 80 Hyde, 35 40 Martin, ' 121 Granville, 132 Brunswick, 142 Jackson, . 186 Orange, 118 60 Mecklenburg, 104 60 Forsyth, 143 56 Halifax, Person, Union, Randolph, Johnston 132 124 163 18! 124 40 W. T. Dortch, Spk'r Commons, YVayni, 1 32 B. G. AllJritton, F. E. Alfred, 1 G. W. Autry, E. G. L. Barringer, Phillip Barrow, Jos. B. Batchelor, B. M.Baxter, J.G. Blue, John B xithe, . J. V. Bowman, J. G.Branch, R. R. Bridgers, J. M. Bullock, C. H. Burgin, Turner Byiiurn S. H.Cannady, J. M. Carson, C.C.Clark, E. B. Clark, Jonas Cline, A. C. Cowles, M. K. Crawford, C. T. Davis, A. II. Davis, S. W. DavN, 11. S. Donnell, J. L. Ewell, J. A; Fagg, N. C. Faison, Thos. Farthing, " D. D. Ferebee, , Allen Fisher, N. N. Fleming,, J. II. Fouit, J. II. Foy, A. B. F. Gaither, R.iwicy Galloway, J. M. Gentry, J. L. Gorrell, R.-N.. Green, Lafayette Green, II. B. Guthrie, N. F. Hall, Lewis Hanes, J. S.' Harrington, W. S. Harris, G. W. Hayes, . r. T. Henry, ' S. P.Ilill, H. B. Howard, P. Horton, . W. II. P. Jenkins, J, P. Jordon," ,T.' J. Judkins, 7 II. P. Callum, Alex. Kelly, C. Q. Lemmonds, . J. R. Logan, . S. L. Lovp, V. A. McBee, Ciias. McClees, Alex. McMillen, A. H. Martin. T. p. Meares, Giles Mebane, C..P. Mendenhall, A, S. Merrimon, James Mitchiner, . N. Newbv, B. II. Padgett, W. N. Pattersjn, J. II. Pearson, W. W. Peebles, C. Perkins, J. F. Puindexter, ii. l. Poik, W. B. P,.pe, J. M. Potts, S. II. Rogers, J. P. II. Russ, Daniel Sliaw, C. E. Sliober, Ii. II. Small, A. D. .Speight, J. D. St:widford. Jno. Tapscotfc, W. P. Taylor, A. G. Waters, W. II. Wats. m, H. M. Waugh, J. II. White, P. . W.' Whitehurst, J. P. Wilkerson, J. C. Williams, 1L G. Williams, . J. T. Williams, ;N. L. Williamson, T. L. Winslovv, Eli Wishart, E. K. Withers, J. S. -VV.wiard, H. G. W.Mxlfiii, J. C. W mten, C G. AVright, J. J. Yeates, 1 Henry Moraecai, it tt tt ti it Pitt, 1 146 Craven, 142 70 Sampson, 91 40 Montgomery, 144 90 Forsyth, J 29 80 Warren, 118 Currituck, 164 80 Richmond, 134 Gates, 162 Yancey,5 ' 184 50 Duplin, I 136 Edgecombe,1' 142 Granville, 127 Mc Powell, 155 Chatham. 126 Granville, 118 40 Alexander.- 163 30 Craven, 138 60 " Davidson, 141 " Catawba, 146 " Yadkin,: 156 40 " Wayne, 130 " Bladen, 159 40 " Halifax, 124 " Mecklenburg, 145 " Beaufort, 152 " Martin, 142 " Madison, : 220 " Sampson, 137 " Watauga, . 171 35 " Camden, i 162 " Jackson, 225 40 " R.iwan, 152 40 " Randolph, 138 " Onslow, 147 " I rede 1, 06 " Rckingham, 145 " Ashe,.c 166 - " Guilford, 136 Chatham,, 107 " Stanly, 159 " Orange, 127 60 Rowan, 150 " Davidson, 138 " Harnett, .123 50 " Cabarrus, 149 Cherokee. 227 " ' Bertie, 156 63 " Caswell, 138 " Davie, 147 " Wilkes, lot 20 " Granville, 130 " Henderson, 180 " Warren, 87 90 " 1 Stokes, 90 M.K)re, 133 20 " '. Union, 89 " Cleaveland, 165 " Haywood, 180 " Lincoln, 146 20 ". Tyrrell, 170 80 Robeson, 105 80 " Wilkes, 1Q7 20 ' Branswick, 149 Alamance, 120 20 " Guilford, 94 " Buncombe, 175 " Johnston, 119 " Perquimans, 66 " Polk, 204 " Orange, 120 80 Burke, 163 60 ii Northampton, 1'42 Pitt, 142 Forsyth, 00 Anson, 112 40 Halifax, 79 Mecklenburg, 157 80 v ate Wake ,54 112 New IUnovcr, 135 Guilford. 127 .Chowan, 163 Greene, 138 Duplin. , 126 - Alamance, 119 Chatham, 79 Cleaveland, 114 Job nst n, 126 CO Surry, 152 Gaston, . 167 Carteret, ; 63 Person, y . 13 J Cumberland, 125 60 Nash, .133 40 Pasquotank, 164 Columbus, 144 60 Randolph, 131 Robeson, 151 Caswell, 138 t. Igeeombe, 122 40 i- Macon, 248 20 Lenoir, 138 Cumberland, 132 Hertford, ' 108 80 o - v . Alspaugh, Principal Clerk of the Senate, - 337 J. A. Englehard, Assistant Qerk of the Senate, 268 J.H. Moore, Principal Clerk of the House of Gmmons,' 343 49 JB.. M. Hardy, Assistant Clerk of House ofConmious, , 144 40 R. II. AVhitaker temporary Assistant Ciei k of House of Commons, 10 u ames i age, l'nncipal Door Keeper of " the Senate, C. (X Tilly, Assistant D(r Keeper of tt 208. . W--T-Vlter, Principal Door Keeper of House of Commons, iq AV R. Ii-tvell, Assistant Poor KeeDef of 191 50 ii .-vi ii u.-no 01 commons, M. H. Pinnex, Engrossing Clerk, Jilward Vail, . " Sundry temporary' Engrossing Clerks as follows ; ' ' L. S. Perry, r' O. II. iVrrv,- P. Wl Baiii, ! T. H. Hill, D.B.Allen, John H. Br van, jr., P.F. IVscud, J W.T.Oates, ,1 B. W. Starke Sundry ,s for interest on Coupon E. Snialhvool.intprpsf. nn Qf. t. tertHt Bonds. J. W..Orne, Judge Superior Courts cernficates from 3rd Circuit! John Kerr Snliritor pro tern, f0T 3 cer- w:r romc h rcuit, Fall, 1861, W m. Lander. Solif-; r a ...- e ' eeruncates Tut- r. ' ioui, John Kerr, Solicitor pro tern, for 1 81, 184 178 20 20 20 12 4 4 4 80 4 48 00 195 60 80 t vificteJ"rm 4th Circuit, Spm. 1861 20 r n o Bai,JudS SuriJr dlurts, ' E W. Jones, Solicitor tem, for 2 cer- tificates from 1st Qrcuit, Fall, 1861, 40 1861. - - , - ; Sept. H. C. Jones, Reporter to Supreme Court, ' . bis last half year's salary tor 1861, $300 B. F. M'ore, as Commissioner of the Board of Claims, 396 Warren Wiuslow, Mil. Sec'y, for pay- ' . ' ment of officers and crew of steamer Winslow, 91198 W. H. Ramsay, as messenger to Board of Claims, from 31st July to 31st Au gust, 1861, 12 80 F. Nash. Clerk to Board of Claims, from 31st July to 31st Aug., 1861, . ' 80 .Warren Winslow, Mil. Sec'y, for pay ment of officers and crew of steamer Winslow, ' 704 60 S. J. Person, Acting Q. M. & P. M. General, for the use of that Depart ment, 50,000 A. M. Lewis, Paymaster, for the use of that Pepartment, 10,000 A. M. Lewis, P. M., for the payment of 1st Regiment. N. C. Volunteers, at Yorktown, Va., 20,000 Jos. Lusk, Sheriff Gaston County, ex- '' penses incurred in collecting arms be longing to the State, 13 . S. F. Phillips, as C)mmissioner of the Boad of Claims, 66 Capt. A. W. Lawrence, Chief of Ord nance Pepartment, for the purchase of . arm i, accoutrements ana uranance Stores, 30.000 P. II. Winston, Jr., as Commissioner of the Board of Claims, ' 50 John Psvereux, Capt. Cornmissary and Subsistence Pepartment, for the use of said Pepartmeut, 20,000 . Josiah Hodges, Sheriff Pitt County, ex penses incurred in collecting and for warding arms owned by the State, '8 ' Samuel J. Person, Acting Q. M. & P. M, General, for the use of that Pepart ment, - 60,000 John G. Williams & Go , per order of Wharton J. Green, Col. Independent . N. C. Regiment, ; 15,000 J. G. Martin, Adjutant and acting Com missary General, for the use of the Subsistence Pepartment, 30,000 S. J. Person, acting Q. M. & P. M. Gen . eral, for the use of that Pepart ment, ; . 100,000 Waterhouse & Bowes, for purchase of . Steam Engine and Boiler for Powder Mill, 500 , O. S. Pewey, for expenses on account of Coast Defences, ' ' 4,011 42 T. VV. Atkin, for advertising for Ord nance Department, in Asheville News, 2 50 T. S. Howard & G., expenses of labor on fortification and repairs to Steamers "All)tmarle" and ' Postboy' 5,410 77 Benj. Eilis, for lumber furnished for the construction of. Forts on Coast, and freight on same, 5,400 08 '.'John P. Cunningham, under resolution of General Assembly, in favor of claims allowed by Board of Claims, 76 71 S. G. Worth, under resolution of Gene ral Assembly, in favor of claims allow- - ed by Board of Claims, 4,006 67 - T.ie following additional persons under resolution of General Assembly in fa-' vor of claims allowed by Board of Claims : Tho's. Williams . ', : 1,098 84 J. F. Foard, .179 52 . Peter Mnllctt; , 147 60 W. H, & R. S. Tucker, . T 1,030 B: T. Simmons, . .' ' ,100 Jacob-Parker, 1,527 hmmet Cuthbert, ' 565 99 Capt. Geo. W. Hayes, . ' 661 62 0. S. Pewey, Navy Agent,. for payment of Captain and Crew of Steamer Post- . boy, : 1,156 63 - Wharton J. Green, Col. Independent N C. Regiment, oa account of app'ropria- tion fo.rfcaid Regim nt, 17,000 MarsJiail Parks, N. C. Navy Agent, for expenses on accoir.it of Coast Defen ces, 6,425 33 John B othe, under resolution of General Assembly,' in favor of claims allowed by Board of Claims, 640 22 Syme & Hall, advertising for Board of 1 Claims, 3 J. A. Park, Deputy SherifT, Davidson County; expenses incurred in collect ing arms belonging to the State, ' . 4 25 Sundry persons, under resolution of Gen eral Assembly, in favor of claims al lowed by Board of Claims, as follows : L. E. Heartt, 37 19 H.L. ''Evans, 820 J. W. Alston, 51 ' N. M. Long, .160 R. W. Pdmundson, ' 99 60 G. F. Whitfield, 110 05 R. C. Duval, 54 days extra service, as Paymaster' on Steai'ner "Beaufort." under resolution of General Assembly, 313 48 M. A. Bledsoe, Assistant Q. Master, f.ir the use of that Department. ' 10,000 J. R. Anderson & Co., for sundry articles for Coast Defences of North Carolina, 5,524 96 Wharton J. Green, Col. Independent N. C Regiment, on account of appropri- ' at ion for said R-giment, 10,000 Sundry persons, under resolution of Gen eral Assembh', in favor of claims al lowed by Board of Claims, as fol lows : . C C. Henderson, : kkfoeted toa thk statb jocrnaL-. - North Carolina State Convention. Adjourned Session. Twenty-ninth Day, Fbiday, Feb 21. ine Convention was called to order, at the usual hour, by the President. Prayer by Rcv'd. Mr. Hardie, of the Presbyterian The Jur?al of yesterday was read. Mr. Manning introduced an ordinance suppplemen tal and amendatory of the ordinance heretofore adopt ed, for the assumption aud payment of the Confeder ate tax. Mr. Wilson introduced an ordinance providing for the payment of bounty due to deceased soldiers, raised by authority of North Carolina, which passed its first reading. On motion of Mr. Wilson, the rules were suspended referred to Judiciary Committee. . I ' Gov Reid, from the Committee to whom was re ferred the memorial and ordinance in relation to the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, re ported thereon, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration, which was agreed to. Mr. Gilmer presented a petition from the Clerks of the Military Department, praying an increase of their salary. Referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Gilmer, Long and Foy. - I 0 Mr. Starbuck, from the select committee to whom the subject was referred, reported an ordinance to ex empt persons over 45 years oil from ordinary military duty. The rules were suspended, and. on its third reading, the ordinance was rejected. Yeas 33 noes 49. j ' Mr. Meares offered a resolution in favor of W. L. Lovell, for services rendered to, and money advanced for sick soldiers referred to a select committep,' con sisting of Messrs.Gilmer, Meares and McNeill of Cum berland. Mr. Warren offered a resolution, authorizing .the President to appoint a select committee to enquire in to the expediency of re-organizing the Paymaster's Pepartment. w ! . Mr. Carson offered a resolution, directing the Gov ernor to issue his proclamation, commanding military men to abstain from the destruction of private prop erty, and to use their utmost exertions to prevent it, which was rejected. Mr. Graham offered a resolution in relation to the pay ment of the expenses of the Board of Claims, which was adopted, uuder a suspension of the mips. Mr. Leak introduced an ordinance providing for the appointment of an Executive Gwincil, with powers to. declare martial law, &c, which passed its first re.nl . ing. j Mr. Badger moved to take up the ordinance intro duced by himself to exempt members of the Six-iety of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, from milita ry duty, which was rejected. Mr. Rayner moved to take up the Consideration of the ordinance to define and punish sedition. Pending the consideration of the motion," on motion of Gov. Reid, the Convention went into secret session, to consider a communicatiotpfmm the President of the Confederate States, where they remained till the hoar for recess. I j 39 48 j. o. Mornss, J. H. Hyman, J. H. Daniel, Jesse Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, - G. W. Stanton, P. Pender & Co., Norfleet & Co., J. M. Sprajrgins. P. Pender & Ok, Ilyman, Pancy & Co. Walker Meares, C. H." Barnu'n, ' R. S. McLean,. J. T. H. Murphy, E. C.Bartlett, W. H. P .dd, Briggs & Podd, J. B. Slaughter, E4 P. Jones, J. B. WIh taker, James McKimmon, . Baker & Parslpy, W. V McDowell, J. M. Towlcs, Agent, A. Fraps, J. B. Gord in, A. W. Burton, J. R. Hairison, C. W. P. HutchiMgs, 'J'Ihks. Webb, . P. II. McPade, Lovvenbury: & Bro..- 14 87 114 1,068 39 199 95 50 63 97 42 150 ' 725 02 266 93 61 74 12 44 103 25 378 30 2,000 375' 226 197 20 '97 1,134 25 66 -44 353 80 213 74 3,240 99 3,249 18 17 25 41 ' 723 69 879 82 82 50 379 50 351 36 261 62 1,283 45 338 80 Buard of M., Grausman, Synie & Hall, advertising for Claims, 9 50 H. J. Brown, under resolution of Gene ral Assembly, 2d extra session, 1861, 3 50 b. F. Phillip, under resolution of Gene ral Assembly, 2d extra session, in favor xf U. C. Strowd, 105 A. M. Lewis, Paymaster, for the use of the Quartermaster General's Pepart ment, ; 25,000 Capt. John Pevereux, for the use of the , Pepai tmeiit of Subsistence, 30,000 Pr. John Yancey, traveling expenses while in the service of the State, 55 70 G.M. Green, Sheiiff Cleaveland Go.T ex penses incurred in collecting arms be longing to the State, 21 F. Nash, Clerk to Board of Claims, from 1st to 25th Sept., 1861, 100 J. B. Hare, Sheriff Hertford G., expen ses incurred in collecting arms belong ing to the State, 20 81 C.C. Blackuall, under resolution of Gen eral Assembly, in favor of claims al lowed by Board of Claims, 1,000 II. G. Spruill, for payment of laborers . cm ployed in the . construction of works -of defence at Oregon," ' 1075 37 AFTERNOON SESSION. The Ctmvention was called to order liy the Presi dent, and proceeded to business. Mr. Strange moved to reconsider the vote of yester day, by which the ordinance to prohibit, for a limited time, the distillation of spirits from grain, was adopted. ' Mr. Gilmer hoped the motion would not prevail. Too much time had already been consumed on this measure, and he did not wish the question re-opened. Mr. Rayner urged the adoption of the motion en the ground thut gentlemen, he thought, were ignorant of the facts connected with this question, when the ordi nance was adopted. Did he not think so, he would not say a word. The corn of the North-eastern coun ties would fall into the enemy's hands, or have to be destroyed to prevent such a calamity, j Farmers, with their negroes, would have to" move into the interior of the State, aud surely their fellow-citizens of those re gions would not wish to see them starve. He ' re garded the claims for bread, which women and chil dren had upon the country, higher and holier than the smiles or the frowns of heartless whiskey distillers, and he h(ped, ihat in this respect, he was not alone. He would reduce the time allowed to distillers, by the or dinance from ihe 15th of April to the loth of March, arid, in this, he was Influenced alike by the dictates of humanity and patriotism. He appealed to gentlemen to divest themselves of all prejudice, and allow the mo tion tq prevail. ' r ' . The ouestio:i bei yeas and nays were ordered, on motion of Mr.-Gilmer, ana resuitea, yeas noes 46 so the motion did nut prevail. . Judge Ruffin offered the following resolution which was adopted : . Waeheas, certain rumors are current that in the late battle of Roanoke Island, between the forces of the Confederate States and those of the United States, einiA ,P .... 1 1 1 1 11.- . .. 1 - .1 oujiiu ui tou ioiiuvi oeiiuveii oauiy, and wnercascertiiiii regiments and companies of North Carolina formed a part of the Confederate army there engaged, and it is the sincere desire 0 the Gmvention and of the people of this State to remove as soon as possible, such impu tation on them, if unjust:. It is therefore resolved, that the Senators in Omgress from this State, be instructed to call for the official report of the said battle, and to send to this., body a copy of the same, and a!s of the proceedings of any ..court of inquiry or 'court martial that may be held ..touching the defences of said Island, and the behavior, of the troops from this State, en gaged in said battle. Judge Ruffin, from the' Judicial Committee, by e? in sent, reported an ordinance to make some provision' for the families of deceased soldiers, which, umk r a sus pension of the rules, was adopted. (The ordinance pro vides that the bounty and arrearage ofpa of soldiers dying intestate shall" be pai.l, first to the widow, if no widow, to his children ; ami if no wjdovv or children, to the next of kin ; and is intended to save the expen ses of an administration. Mr. Rayner moved to take up the consideration of the ordinance to define and punish sedition. Mr. R. deprecated debate on th s question, and hoped that gentlemen would allow a direct vote to be taken upon it. There was no statute in thjs State, under which treasonable or seditious language could be punished, aud if the civil authorities were not invested with power to.try and punish such offenders, the military authorities would be constrained to hang them. Mr. Graham said that Jaws against verbal sedition and treason were not congenial to the spirit of the government under which we live, aud oughtnot to be pas;ed. " Mr. Gilmer said the military authorities were n t likeiy to hang any that did not deserve it, and the mat ter had better be left in their hands. The question being on the motion to take up and consider, Mr. Gilmer demanded the yeas and noes, -which resulted yeas 37, noes 41, as follows: Yeas Messrs. Atkinson, Barnes, Battle of E., Rattle of N., Brodnax, Bunting, CaldweliCuuningham, Par den, Dickson, Durham, Edwards, Foy, Green, Hicks, Holmes, Howard, Kelly, McPuffie, McNeill of , Michal, Miller. Myers, O'slx.me, Rayner, Reid, Roys ter, Ruffin. Schenck, Spruill of T., Strange, Strong of M., StroiJgtf W., . Thompson, Thornton, Turner, Woodfin and Wboten 37. ' Nats Messrs. AllrsorBattlcof AV., Berry, Bogle, Calloway. Cannon. Cln-istiarirConrir-il Dick D.mfhit Ellison, Foster of A ., Foster of R. j Fulte, Gilmer. Gor- reu.uranam, neaaen, tloli ten, Jones of C, Jones of R., State Troops, or to be raised under the ordinance, en titled an ordinance to raise North Oirolina's quota of Confederate Troops, the same shall be filled by pro motion of the officer next in grade in said company, and whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of ju nior secoud Lieutenant, the vacancy shall be filled by election by the noii-romufssi ned offieers and privates of the company. ' ' ' The question being on the adoption of the amend ment to the substitute proposed by Mr.Thompsou, it prevailed. . i Mr. Satterthwaite moved to amend the amendment by providing (as the reporter understood?it) that all company vacancies shall be filled by election by the non-commissioned officers and privates. Mrv Jones moved to lay the motion on the table, but withdrew the motion to allow Mr. Manning to ex plain. ' ' Mr. Manning said his" ordinance did not affect the State troops now in the field, except in the cas of ju nior second lieutenants, who it proposes shall be elected when vacancies occur,; by the rank and fiK Mr. Battle, of Edgecombe, moved to lay the whole matter on the table, but, by request, withdrew the motion, and on motion of Mr. Thompson, Jt was re ferred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Thompson, Howard, Manuing, Holmes and Green. Judge Howard, by consent, introduced an ordinance to provide for the collection of arms telopoin" to the cu.... 1 1 1 . . . r. . own;, wiiicu was reauanuorueren to be printed. Mr. Speed, by consent, introduced an onlinancein favor of Rev. M. II. Vaughan. On motion of Mr. Green, the Convention adjournal. Thirtieth Pay, Saturday, 'Feb. 22. Shortly after assembling, the Convention went into secret session and remained therein till about xhe hour of adjournment. - f. PH TT Tj nnnnin.... To the Senate and House o7 7W SA&E, " I'll In obedience to the constltu'tio 1 ' ing the President, from time to tim .00 ingress nuormatiou of the state uf tu iT arm rc.. imeau 10 ineir consideration ZXvJ as he shall judge necessary and exn 1 '5 l communicate, that since my ,nesb.Pf , 'J X kv J sion of the Provisional CZT1 U i strated-that the Governmt' rL! W than it had power buccesslully : tu a; , -'."PUM' in the effort to pted, by our am" fe- ..lljj tern orv 01 the Cjuredmf. f.,,... ' 'r nmti ,,, . AFTERNOON SESSION. . The Gmvention re-assembled at 4 oclock. After the transaction of unimportant business, Mr. Strange introduced an ordinance to raise a force of 20,000 men for the defence of th State. Made the special order for Monday at 1 1 o'clock;. ; The Convention next took up for coiisicteiation the ordinance.supplemental to an ..rdinance Ui raise funds for the support of the government -and for the issuc of treasury notes, on its secoiid reading. i! Mr. Woodfin explained the provisions of the mcas sure. It was proposel, he said, to make the treasury notes convertible into State bonds bearing six per cent interest, and re-convertible into treasury notes, at the option of the holder. It was farther proposed ' that the treasury not3s alone, or gold and silver, should be receivable in payment of all taxes, State and county, and m payment of all public dues; and that bank bills should not be received for those purposes. This was the proposition of the committer on finance,, and they were satified it would resu't in keeping the notes at par and give full relief to the Treasury: It was the feature which distinguished the .Confederate Notes and made then of equal value in all the States of the Confederacy. By enabling holders of these treasury notes to invest them in interst-bearing bends, and b giving the holders of tViibrnds the o vtr to demand treasury notes for them '.at pleasure", with interest on the bonis during the time they were he'd, they secured a system of limited loans conven ient, profitable and useful. ' f, ' In the c;iirse of his explanation, Ir. Woodfin sub mitted the result of a conference with a committee of the bank Presidents, held between them ant "a sub committee -of. the committee- on finiiice. A. portion of the banks only were representl'd by this com mittee, and they w.re not pledged by the action" of the committee. But the committee approved the plan of making the treasury1 Lotes convertible 011.0 oLa:e ooniis. etc., nut insisted that a perma nent fund of eight per cent, bonds sh..uld bo cre ated, and that a temporary fund of sixj per cent, bonds should also be created, into each ofjwhich the treasury notes might be converted. The 'committee of finance had. rejected the proposition as to the ht per cent, bonds, thinking it unnecessary.Tlie' b.uik committee expressed their willingness t().nse and issue the treasury notes, if restricted in their "issues.: They thought the miliion 'dollars' nf "rhun&o .tn"' fi. one and two dollars and the fractions wo"utd pass by universal consent, as a convenience to the public ; and that two millions additional, in fives and tens, might safely be issued, but beyond this they could counten ance no further issues. Mr. Woodfin also submitted a Mnthy cornmunica- non irom ine rrcsiUent ot the -B hna'in reference to the treasury refused, as did. we think- the .m go into the conference at all, aud resolved upou an independent course of action, and this being the case, the smaller banks were powerless to act. Mr. Wodfin. did not think hardly of the banks. ' In the main they wore well conducted; but he drew atten tion to the tact that upon a very .limited specie basis, and upon the credit of real estate, tfiey .were- permit ted to issue three or more dollars of paper for one of c ipi al, and the people were asked to give them credit' lor their ability to redeem their notes ; whereas the State had issued treasury note to conduct the war, based upon the'entire property of iheSt.te, and toan amoupt of less than one per cent, of that property ; and now they were told by the banks that thai" se curity was not sufficient, and a fund of eight per cent w .s demanded.-. -For what ? -For the purpose, said Mr. Woodfin, of enabling these banking corporations to invest the millions of paper money thev had on deposit, without demands for i ; He " asked if the security olli-red by the State was not as. good as that offered by the banks ? If the enemy swept-over' our lands, what became of the hank security 7 . Pending the remarks of Mr. Woodfin-,-. and during the reading of Mr. Mordecai's communication, the Gmvention adjourned till Monday next. , land, we . uCS? it ter serious disasters. When the C.nr 1 e"Uri; formed the States comnosiiur if -''Ucv character of the.r pu.suits, aud a 'f ,thc Ktnl d-incem their former associates to a c,,4 destitute of the means for the i)ruLeat CW war on so gigantic a scale aslhafwbid, tT hS ed.. The workshops and artisans were ,J?ai,V found in the Northern States, ad o'ueof 'S10 W' ties which devolved upn this Govern uienV rst d tabhsh the necessary inanufactuiiey and in J time to obtain, by purchase from abroad practicable, whatever was required for tb' "V fence. No effort has been spared'to cQl-ct 1' i'c euus, ami mougn ine results have not l0l hopes, it is believed that an impartial iud rn! '' upon full investigation, award to the v-aiiun''11. " ments ot the Government credit for havitl i . which hunian jowei' aud foresight euabl,i v"e t accomplish. , ' tllent The valor and devotio-i of the pe. ple n., - sustained the efforts of the Government but 1 1 ' far to supply its deficiencies. ' Uve The active state of military preparation am nations of Europe in April last, the dateui""5 tlw agents first went abroad, interposed iinavoi.l n'u,lr lays ih'the procurement of arms, and t'le w' navy Jus greatly impeded our efforts tj iim'l? lf tary supplies of all sorts'; , . 'i,Jrt n.ili. I have hoped for several days to receive ofR .' j ' "ports in relation to our disjointitureat U . nn.l-Vi , rt" and the fall of Fort Ponelson. Tncy Imt : reached me, and I am, therefore, unable tj coini' cate to you s tch informatiou of thos,'. events 'i i'" 1 consequences resulting from them, as wou',1 nn'i 1 " to make reeommendati ns founded un n tL,.''' .1 1. ..... 1 . . t ,i:in; cohilition which they have produce!. EnotKri, j'X3-"6 1 o the st r.mder at Roanoke Island to maki,fe (' 7a it wasdeenlv humiliatintr.h w.-vi imi',.,.r. :.: ' ' t entertained that our reported losses at Fort bf have beeil creatlv exasperated, iniivn.'iwa. ..t auk of North Ciro- lotes. ..This bank k of Capa Fear, t Joyce, Leak of II., Long, Mann, Manning, Metmoe, Shipi). Smilin .ii ir.. -tin r . . . Jincneii. jiurrui. danders. Jtattf-rthwaifo K him of J.. Smith of M., Speetl. Snrouse, Starbuck. Warn u, Williamson ana Mison- 10. Mr.'Thompsim moved to take up the consideration of the ordinance to regulate toe appointment or pro motion of commissioned officers, which having been agreed to, he offered the following a a substitute ; Be it erdained, That all vacancies which occur among he commissioned officers of the -sompany or companies, raised under an Act entitled an act to raise ten thousand State Troop. shall be filled by grade of commission in the company in which the vacancv oc curs ; and, in case all Ihe offices of the Lieutenants of a comnanv become vacant, then the vacancv to lw snn. plied by election of the comnanv or companies in which said. vacancy occurs. Judge Howanl moved to amend by sfriking out so much of the nroixsod substitute n rplarp to fiilinT 1 1 ; o the offices of second Lieutenant leginning w th the words. "in case, which motion did not prevail. ' Mr. Manninrr moved t amend tho nmpndmnt btA striking out after the ordaining clause, and inserting tne loiiowms: : That whenfivpr a varanpv rwnrs ln-rtliA nnmmJc- sioned offices of any of the companies of this State, raiseu unuer an act enimeti an act to raise ten thousand 1 A Prosperous State The llillcd-eville, Ga., Federal Union of the 10th inst., makes the following cheering statement relative to the "state ..yf the finances of Georgia why is North Carolina so far -belling her southern lister in this respect? : - Some of our contemporaries noticed some days since that Gov. Brown had offered to pay . Secretary Mem rninger from one to two millions of dollars on the Georgia quota of the Confederate war- tax, provided Mr. Memminger would allow the State .seven per cent, interest till the money should become duo from the State to the Confederacy on the 1st of April next. This proposition was declined by Mr. Memminger. Governor Brown having the money on hand, and no immediate use for it, then deposited it with the agents of the Confederacy in Augusta and Savannah, under the late act of Congress, which authorizes any person having gold or silver, oiCon federate Treasury notes, to make a deposit on ' call, with these Government agents, which deposit under the act, draws interest till called for at six per Cent. ' The amount thus deposited by Gov. Brown at six per cent, under the act of Cngress is $2,000,000. On the first day of April next wuen the Gmfederate war tax comes due fr. m the State, the Governor will call for the money with the. six per cent., and will have it placed to the credit of the State in payment of the tax. He will also le prepared to pay in advance the balance of the sum due bv the State so samn n f f,. ! Secretary of the Treasury is able to in form him from the returns of tho assessors what will bo Georgia's full quota of the tax. ! i We are informed thai tho bids for the seven per cent State bonds at pa rare cotninr in mnidlv ..in,r will probably far exceed the whole amount to W is sued. Bids have already lxen made' by capitalists of other Suites. whi h the Governor has bcen obliged tti decline, as lie has felt it his duty to giyethenreference to citizeus and corj)f rations of this Stated The portion of the public debt which falls due this ycar4sjbcing jiromjitly pafd at maturi ty. Georga'i debt is small and her resources are .-abundant. Her seven percent, bonds are'eho'erly siught after by capitalists, and are very hard to obtain as the number to be isssued will siiply but a small part of the demand for them. ' -The State lioad is paying $40,000 per month in to the Treasury of the State as usual. ' In order to realize the immense sum paid to our soldiers, wc have only to compare on r expenditures' with those of other nations. The French Budget for 1860 was $05)00.000 for a force on a war fbutiuc i "l iuu,vwu uitu. jnr expeuuuures neretotore have leen on an average of $1,000 annually per man, rank and file. If we have 600,000 men in the feld, we are spending at the rate of $000,000,000 ajnnallv. We must add $150,000,000 for the navy, jcoait defences, and the civil list. It requires very little calculation to uiscover mat tne war cannot be wageu very Jon" at such a cost. Tins is one of the strongest arguments for an immediate and vigorous movement bf all the divisions of our armv tfm Y. Tribunei ouly unwilling, but unable to believe that a lar -e a r. f .kill Iim.u L.nMinn.l....,..l rH effort to cut their way through investiu f.irccs w' ever may have been iheir ntunbers; aixftoenlu'iv'1'" make a junction with 'other liviionS ,f tl''., But iu the aksence of that exact itilV.nn.iii.u? wl,ic'"' only be afforded by official reiorts, it would bff,rcp? tore to pass judgment, and niy own is leservtd w t trust yours will be, until that information is re In the meantime, strenuous efforts have been mA' iiiuy jui ,uu leiuiorceincms to me ainiks.'it tiien sitions threatened, aiid I cannot .doubt that the 'bit'.." 'disappointments we have Un ne, by nerving t;iei,,,i to still greater exertions,, will speedily J;.J', mole aiiuiim wiiu our just e.ectatiou, and xs f.u,,r. imiv uui v"iw m tnude wuiuu niarscu the e.ulr periods of the war. ', The; reports' of the Secretaries of War ami the X4. y will exhibit the miss of. resources for the comk't of the war which we have been enabled to acciiinu late, . notwithstanding -the very serious . difiicultv against which we have contended'. ' They afford the heering' hope that 'oiures-jurceH, limited as they were at the begining .( ih . cuntc will " -during its prosress. be -ome l'. l..r....l . .' an exteut as fully to meet our future wants . i rut i- . . " : . ihe policy of enlistuieiit for sjiort ' fvrms;:i inst which I have steadily contended from th( ). ,?,,.,' cement of the war, has in my judgment, c .nlnlmUsl iu no immaterial dofne to tl. rvM, rM .. C w " v 1 1 u i v ui l which we have suffered, and even now render it .lift-, cult to furnish you an accurate stati'meat -of tho army. When the war first -broke out yi.iuy-'of mir people could with diflicultv be Perxii'.,!.-.! ii.o ;t would be long or serioiu. It was not dccine f nos.,i b!e that "any tiling so insane as a. persistent attempt to' subjugate these States "could bo m,I , atili km chn. the delusion would so far prevail as'to give to tu;'v,ir the vast proportions whicii it has assumed. T'ae ik'k- plc, incredulous of a long war, were niturally avtrsv to long enlistments, and the early Iegislatkufrf ' Coii gress rendered it impncticablii to; obtakivoliiiitri for a greater period than twelve m mths. Now tint it has become probable that the war will be conti.uirl ".' through a series of years, our hirh spirited n il .u- lain soiiuers, wnile goaera ly rj-en!)stitig, are, rrca ; the fact of havinc eoLorud t!i sni-vi.-.u fiir-a xiirf. form . compelled in many instances tt" go home to nukj the necessary arrangements for their ' families during their pro!on"'d a!iimu-' . Tue quota of nevv: regiments for the -war, C;i!!e1 fur from the different Spates, are in rapid progress of or ganization. Tlie whole l) ly of new levks .an 1 fe enlisted men will probably ba ready in the ranks with-'. in the next thtriydiys. Bwrju tho m.-miiui", it ii exceedingly dilli'ult tt give an accurate statement u thenumler of our f orces in the field. They. in. iy, i t general term, be stated at four hu i-lred regiments of infantry, with a proportionate ' force of"-cavalry ami artillery,' the ijetails of,which will bo shown iy the ; reiiort f the Secretary of. War. 1 deftn it pn-jK-r Pi advert to the fact thai the process-of furh tiiglirand rc- : enlistment in progress for the last month, had 'so-far uist)rgaiuzed and wiaenel our IVces as to impair.'' ourahilfty for .sujeesstul defence ; but I hirtiiyOn- gratuiateyou tliat tins evil, which I had foremen ant was powerless to prevent, may now be s.udto he miU 6tantially at an end, an ! that wj shaiKiot aim fing'the war bo exposed to secingT)iir troiigt!"i tli minished by tins iVuitful ca:ise6'f tli'sa.Aer-slort' cu-,- . listnients. ' . - -. . The people 'of - the Confederate -States i)ciii jiriiifi- ' Pallv en'rai'?d ill .ttIi-ii'II m-l im-nil Av-i'i-i' ilnnrnVi- i , r o-'- --- "o- F .-" "y - ""i-- tiea at coni:nen :einj:it of hostilitioi wtta hlup4. ship-yards, inateri ds for ship-buildinz, or-skilled" m. I.'Ii.i.il n . I ......... .. C. . ..... T .. ..... i . J .. ...v..j.iiijv.o aim -.iujuii in suuiuicni. nuiiiuei .i, i ui.i the prompt creation of a navy a practical tak, tvcii if tho required appropriations had been made for tin purnosR' - Tif wii l.vt ,uwt i;iii.il rfHoiir- ces, hnvever, tho report of, the . Secretary will exhibit to you a satisfactory progress in preparation, -anl a. certainty of early completion of vessels of a. iiuinher and claims on which we may confidently roly for contest- -1, ing the vaunted control of the enemy over our w icrs. V. The financial system devised by th'. vis.loin of your predecessors, has proved adequate to siipplyi" all tho wants of the.g )vernment, notwithsUnding the unexpected and-very large increase of expjii'lit" resulting from the great augmentation in the neccssi ry means of defence. Th-J r-ep irt of the tfeJretary uf the Treasury, Avill exhibit the gratifying fact, that -we V have no floating debt ; that the credit of. th jjiovern- i ment is ufiioipaired. and that the total rxnemiitureof , the Government f r the year, has been, in nunl "ura" ' . - ' ' -ill -- . ; oers, one hundred and seventy million cd tloiiara , , less than one third of the sum wasted by the initny, in his vain effort to conquer us less than the 'va'tio of a M.ngie article of export the cotton crop el .year.- .'.,' "-', . Tfic report of .thePosf master-General will show llio condition of that Department to be .steadily iiiipr"v ing its revenues increasing, and already "aff.rda? the assuiance that it will be self-sustaining at tljelatf requirwl by f.e Coustifution, while affurdn'S a"'i'J1'' mail facilities for f ho people. V In tin- 11, ulcs the - - .xv.t. .uivut 'ill .llLllv, " ....-- . tn. t . - 1 . II" . - . ' '1 ..... I'ltlVC mole me aiiennon or uoiiLMes to t uu v "i p- r- . " ii i.. lji. ..jiiiil. it. nt r jii i.n..b ... ' accordance with the mandateof ihe.G.nstitution. :; J refer yon t( my message communicated to Provisional Congress in Xo ember lai-t,forMich further inforniation touching the condition of public Afhlir' " as it might be useful to lay before you; the, short in terval which ha since elapsed not having pndjicel any material changes in that cond tion other than Uk" to which reference has already been made." in "-uotiuNion, i-coruiatiy welcome icjn'""- . who, recently chseii by the, people, are fully in.hiHM with their views and feelings, and can so ably i esc .... a o lire m-eoiui provisions lor me puuov I assure you of my : hearty co-operatiou io all T efforts for the common' welfare nf the country. ; . jEFFERsgx da The Weather. The weather is unusually finf Oi, - - . iiir.n,- x ire YH'ciiiici if to-dav. Fridav weaiher we have had, we aw in a fit conditiun to I preciate it.
Daily State Journal (Raleigh, N.C.)
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