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SAJUUDAY, September 6, 1862.
To Correspoxdehts. Persons writing to us on
their own prif ate - basiness, and requiring -an&wcw,
will please inclose stamps to pay postage, We will
accommodate alt our friends if vre can and will give
them the use of our envelopes and paper, but we do
Dot think they require us lo pay postage. It is simply
ari ' oversight. '
The Tendency of Growling. I '
To destroy confidence in President Dais, or rather
the attempt to destroy' it, is simply an attempt, how
ever unintentional, to weaken our whole political ays
tern, and can tend only to disastrous result. He is the
chief magistrate of our -young, struggling Republic.
Chosen our 'Provisional PrcVi lent, by the Provisional
Congress, amid the first throes of the Revolution, he
was unanimously elected President by the people, as
, soon as .they were allowed to signify their choice
through; the ballot box. Duringthe protracted peri
' od of five years, from, the fourth of March next, unless
sooner removed from oflice, by death, resignation, im
peachment or counter revolution, he 'will continue to
fill the high , but arduous station he now dignifies and
adorns. It is a Jeered duty which all men owe, as
well personally t President Davis as to the causa-of
-the Confederacy, to stand by him as patriots to their
country and martyrs to their faith. Why is he our
" President? Would all the honor and all the wealth
" which the richest Rations can bestow requite for the
mental anxieties- cares aid troubles, and bodily fa
tigue, labor and. privation, which he is constrained to
undergo ? What man of ordinary wisdom, regarding
his personal ease and comfort, would .vidh, to change
places with President Davis 7 An implacable enemy,
guilty of every, vice and crime which has giverrchiefs
and leaders to thtgreat council-chamber of evil epir- j
its, is thirsting for his blocxl. and threatening our com
- nion ciuntry ' with conquest and subjugation. Ilo-
jtatids, under God, as a; wall of nfe between us and
thnt enemy, exposed, every hour, to all the harrassing
' cares and perplexing anxieties and debilitating toils
to which any man, in any age, in any situation has
hcen'caljii upon to endure. A Contemporary has
well paid that Jeffersoh. Davis is our Moses lead
.iiig tin through the wilderness of Revolution and War.
to the Canaan, the promised land of independence and
prosperity, and each one of us should, like Aaron and
Uur, hold up .and strengthen, his bauds that, under
his' lead, and the guidance of God we may prevail
against the 'Northern Amalekitos and smite them ef-
i'ettllaliy;
We need tnot advert to the state of the country
when President Daviwas called to the management
of its affairs. We had no armies, no navies, no mu
nitions of war. We were hut out from all the world
where supplies could be obtained. Our proud, op
pressive enemy had double our population,, a 'large -army
and navy and access to all the ports of the
whole civilized world, ; whence it could purchase and
import every -element of strength which we did not
posbicjis on ouivown soil. Notwithstanding all this,
we have fought him for uearly two years and Avhip
jipil him unmercifully on almost every field where he
du'd to meet us. A volume would not eontain the
glories of our achievements, when the disparity of
forces and material -employed are taken into the ac
count. Another volume, equally large, would -not
contain the commendations due to President Davis
f.-r -tiTe wisdom and prudence which enabled him
with such, small means to achieve sudi mighty results.
The wonder is, not that more has not been done, but
lhatmr country-is still free and our armies still vic-
'..- torious under his mild, just and virtuous administration-.-
The" Lord is on his side and with him; and
il'dwappototed and eruvious malcontents will leave
the management of. affairs where they legitimately
belong, our independence under God, with Jefferson
Davis as his instrument, may already be enumerated
among the realities of life. - . -;.
It. would perhaps be unfair, and we know it would
be unwise, to impugn the motives of those who have !
.crrtered upon a crusado against President Davis and
his administration, and feeni to be pursuing hira
with relentless hate. . Fair criticism of men and mea
sures -is', a laiidible work, but when criticism degen
erates into denunciation, the country must sutler. It
takes not the spirit of the Seer to point out the errors
which experience has brought to light, and he who
prates most about ; the'' blunders of others after time
has, revealed them,.-would mot likely have made thera
tenfold worse, had lie bad the management of the
aiiairs wnicn ucveiopeu incui. -
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Those who are ctKi2tantly censuring President Da-
vis and the adhtfnistrationlio it chieljy by expressing
regrets that Washington had not been captured,, that
victories have not been followed up, tliat Ilattera
.11 anoke, Norfolk and other places bave been wrested
.from us, that the war fias not been aggressive. Inad
' diti'on to this; officers of the army and navy arid mem
hws of the Cabinet are denounced by name and with
oat stint, and arraigned and condemned without a
' trij.r the means of making a defence. That many
' . deserve censure thre cannot be a doubt. President
Davis says that many offices, elective and by appoint
ment, have been unwisely filled. He recommends a
remedy for the evil and requests Congress to apply it.
If he have committel errors himself, it is only be
cause be is rot - feupf rbumau. Let Jiim, among bis
accusers, w lio is free from error cast the first stone.
Vina hnd .1 Th rr'nlonn task to rwrform nnrl vitK nn
illivj uviviiij, J'nui 'i.iiii'o uuii iuv
. led, that task hag thus far been -performed.
. Kesultu speak ' for themselves.- Let the Adminis
- t ration of President Davis be-tried by results and the
world will express amazement, and his friends delight
and astonishment. These results we cannot enume
rate. The whole .Yankee army, or at least its flower
and boast, demoralized and on the retreat, bespeak a
result which needs no comment. Reverses have over
taken us, but what army since the first war trumpet
was soundedi has nrt had its reverses ? The great
. preponderance of victory has been on bur side and to
au extent wtiicn Das cxmd ttie aamiration anu plau
dits of trans-atlantie soldiers aiTd statesmen. No Pre
iident, since the days of Washington, either as sol
dier or statesman, ever receivd higher commenda
. tions by the press and statesmen of Europe.
Jf.fkkksok Davis is pre-eminently vorlhy of the
unqualified confidence and undivided support of the
7 Southern people. As man, he i not unknown to
them. As an orator, a statesmau and a soldier, he oc-
tuoica uo equivocal position Derore tnem. unaer tne
old -government he was equally the ornament
o the Seriate chamber . and the Cabinet. On
the plains jpf Mexicohis gallantry and courage thril-
ded the hearts' of his victorious comrades and stamped
Lirn one of his country's bravest spirits and rarest fa-
Sorites. , Since his unanimous election as Chief Ma
gistrate of the Confederacy, hi every act and seuti
1 ment has tended to increase the entire confidence of the
. - people iu hisisatriotism, tniffritT and abilftT to vmn
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from the grasp of the Northern tyrant the complete
emancipation and independence of the South. 5 "
In conclusion, we cannot better subserve the cause
of the South than by trarniDg tljo pooplc agHtofit the
-voice of grumblers and fault-finders. 3ensure for
.cause, duly arid temperately specified,' ia bwthdDoissa
ble and commendable, but indiscriminate censure will
yf ork the ruin W our cause. Let the people see th t
their confidence in the administration, and especially
in Jefferson Davisr be Dot lightly shaken, i .V
Col. Vance on Conscription and jthe "War.
The following sketch of a,j8peech made recently in
Asbevillc, by CoL Vance, U tiiken from the Ashevlllc
Nines of the 28th. ( We have no doubt otj its' correct
ness, and we pronounce it the best speech ever made
by Col. Vance. . We are truly glad to see the bold
ground here taken by the Governor elect. Let him but
hold to the course he has thus far marked out for him
self and he. will have a bodyguard of the people to the
Axteht. of ninftv-nlnfT" VninrlrotKa nf Me pntire mass.
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Whan I .rl V inna oo'ti-1 fh (Vinicnnhnn lnr "WIS As
measure of necessity, and that it should receive the
cordial approval of every patriot"-4-he said only what
every patriot hns been saying since the law was enact- -ed.
Still we regard the statement coming from Col.
Col. Vance at this time not merely as an expression
of his own opinion but, as an intimation to those who
have heretofore denounced the law, publicly and pri
vately, that fheii course shall hereafter meet wih no
favor at his hancLj.' The Conscript law lias been re
affirmed and rerenacted by Congress with all the
light which experience can 'throw upon it, and it
should'now1 be the duty of evrry man Jo proclaim ;
himself in favor of its rigid -enforcement, as the only'
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And now wi 1 the Standard support Col. Vance 8
administration in reference to the Conscript law ? It
is useless toi go over the record of that paper on this
head. It has been against the law and las done much
to render it inoperative. Will it continue in that
course? And Gov. Graham, too, what will be his
course ou this question ? We learn he stumped the
couuty of Orange against the law. The election is
now over. "Will Gov. Graham now lend his support
to Gov. Vance and "stand with him for the county'in
the vigorous prosecution of the war ? Gov. Graham
will be a controlling spirit in tht new legislature. In
what direction will he throw his influence ? There can
be but one of two courses. The Conscript-law is the only
practicable means by which our army can be kept up.
Volunteering has scon its day. A thousand Volun
teers could riot br raised in this State in three months
for ordinary military service. -Those opposed to the
Conscript law are-opposed to fighttn;. But fighting
must yet be done, and therefore the necessity for the
law. This law, then, must be sustained or opposed.
He who opposes it, in view of its necessity, is opposed
to the independence of the South.
The following is the extract to which we have
referred : ' - ;. -' . - -
"Four volunteer companies were in our town on
Saturday last two from Haywood and two from
Tfansylvnia belonging to Col. Love's regiment, on
their way to the' rendezvous at Jonesboroligli, Tenu.
Gov. Vance being in town was called on for a speech,
and' responded in a brief address. It was arT that the
most ardent Southern lnn could desire. He pledged
himself to enforce" the conscript1 law, or make the SWte
too hot to hold the recreants said that the law w.u
a measure of necessity, and that it should receive the
cordial, approval of every'patriot. lie gave 'the vol
unteers, much good advice, and assured them that the
Confederate government had done. and would con
tinue to do, all iu the power of man to provide for 'the
comfort of the army.
We; in common with the large crowd present, were
well pleased with Gov. Vance's speech . It was pa
triotic, encouraging and well-timed, and is, we be--lieve,
an index to a vigorous and patriotic-administration
of our State affairs. , - , t
Gen. Branch.
The Fayctteville Observer in noticing the success
ful vindication of Gen. Huger, alludes to the injustice
done to Gen Sidney Johnst n, and then makes the fol
lowing remarks in reference to. Gen. Branch:
" We had a case nearer homei Our General Branch
entered the service without experience-aa mere- po
litical General whose appointment. we regretted, as
did many others'. He did not acquit himself well at
Newborn ; and if his enemies had then labored to de
stroy him with the zeal 'displayed -by tho enemies of
Gen. linger, he would 'doubles have sunk into con
tempt ; but it is due to .truth and justice' to say, that'
we believe he is proving himself a gallailt and valu
able officer, and we are proud to say it, no .matter to
what party he' bolpnsrod or may hereafter belong.
Justice comes tardil The Observer' is like the
old "damning with faint praise." Of 'all tho "polit
cal Generals" appoiuted and amongst them are many
of the very best we have -General Branch seemed
to be the only one waoye appointment, was "regret
ted" by certai'u politicians. And how comes it that
the -Ob-server should talk so flippantly, of General
Branch "not acquitting himself wellat Newbern ?"
Who says so, beyond those who previously "regret
ted" his appointment? He did acquit . himself ' no
merely well but very well at Newbern, if President
Davis be any authority. And yet, though General
Branch drew a remarkable letter of commendation
from General Lee (to whom- he was even personally
unknown) for his gallant conduct and able General
ship at Slash Church, and though he and his com
mand were p"uolicly thanked on the battlefield of Ce
dar Run, by General Stonewall Jackson, the acknowl
edgement comes very tardily from those whose "re
grets" had been so swift, or are wholly held back and
kept from the public, so far as such defamers as the
Editor Of the Standard cau do so. But General
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Branch has justified his appointment, and he will yet
have justice done his gallantry and his merits.
The First false Step.
1 We -see it annouaovd.that the inauguration of Co-,
lonel Vauce, as Governor, is to be made a matter of
"jubilatiou" here on Monday next. It is to take place
in the "public square" we are told, and a military
band has been engaged in Virginia for the occasion.
We regret to see this. It is unnecessary and unu
sual. With the inauguration f Governor Vance will,
also be inaugurated a system of circus flap-trap and'
show, incompatible with the character of the office
and the spirit ot Republicanism South of Washington
City. It is in fact to be a kind of mimic or puppet
Presidential inaugu.ation.
Is there ?ny necessity for this show aJa musica
ls a party triumph to bo celebrated, as such triumphs
never have been ? Is it intended to allay party strife ?"
Is the thus or the occasion fitting foi the indulgence '
of such nonsense? We repeat, in all seriousness, that
we are sorry to see this first false - step taken. Our
Governors, heretofore, have quietly .taken the" oath of;
ofJfice indoors, delivered their addresses in a dignfiod
way and quietly entered upon the duties of their oflice
without show or parade of any kind. Governor El
lis' last inauguration was "celebrated" privately in
his own office, we believe, without even an address.
We trust Colonel Vance is no party to this petty pro- ,
ceeding announced for. Monday, and that on his arri
val in this city he will set his face against it. '" By
doing so be will "do himself credit. . - ' , ;
The Atlanta InfeUigeneer mentions a report, which
it regards as probable, that Buelt had resigned hi
commission and left Tennessee. The cause assigned
is the return of the Federal General Mitchell to his
ianmand jn Teniiessee, notwithstanding the charges J
' by denenrl Buell Against him. ,
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a General Beauregard has recovered, reported for du-;
ty and is assigned to the command of the District of
Sojith Carolina. ...
, .Glorioua Victory on Manassas Plains. -
Praised b God, 'our troops have shed ew lustre
on our caused and aded Another glowing chapter
to their own fame. f Manassas, already bred by Fame,
is now smiled apon by Immortality ; The sun which
shone upon the flying hosts of the insolent, untrained
enemy in Julj 186 1, looked down again in August,
1862, upon the scattered remnaut of the trained. hire
lings as they fled before unconquerable Southern val
or. The combined armies of the Rappahannock and
the Potomac' have been dissipated ai'd the soil of the
old Dominion may be said to be free from their pol
luted treads
The details of th's sanguiniry struggle reach us
slowly, and are so indefinite as to leave us ia com
plete ignorance of the whereabouts of our own troops or
the destination of the flying invaders,
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Enough, how
ever, is known to enable us to state that our triumph
is complete and that the cause of the Lincoln governr
-ment-'has received a blow from which it. will not
readily recover. , . , . . : .
We will now sketch the victory as best we Can
from the few materials at our command.
The battle which terminated this struggle, on Sat
urday, was fought it appears on the already famous
Pjiatniof Manassas our forces occupying the identi
cal position of the enemy in July 18G1, they ours.
The movements which led to this diP.'wuuou of thej
relative forces arc said to have been the following:
On Monday, General A. P. Hill moved down from
Salem along the Msnaasas Gap railroad. andonTues-'
day took possession of M.anas-ias Junction, capturing
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several hundred prisoners and -eight or .ten guns. -
General Ewell followed General Hi!!, and Genera!
Taliaferro com mauling General Jackson's old divi
sion, followed General E. veil. General Taliaferro.
reached' Manassas Wednesday evening just as the
troops of Ewrll and Hill were evacuating that posi.
tion and falling back towards Bull Run in the dirpc-.
tion of Centre vi lie- General Taliaferro occupied Ma
nassas, and made a show of throwiag out heavy pick
ets towards the enemy,. who was at Brjstow station
on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, five mile3
distant in a, touthwe-terly direction ; but shortly af
ter nightfall, calling iu iris pickets, he also fell back
towards Centreville, and took position nvar Grovetorij
where he remained all night. His pjsitioti was to the
right of Generals Hill and Ewell. At dawn the next
(Thursday) morning, occasional rep rU of cannon and
musketry 'began to be heard towards the left, which
were kept up at intervals until evening. Still no en
emy had yet been seen on that portion of the field
occupied by General Taliaferro's division. But about
five o'clock, P. M.,-they were' suddenly borne dowiu,
upon by several heavy columns of the enemy, uum
beriug, it was estimated, twenty thousand men. The
fight was tpened on both sides with artillery ; at first
at long range, but gradually the eneniy drew up his
batteries to our lines. By six o'clock the distance
between the combetants had been reduced to musket
range, and the fight along the. whole line of Taliafer
ro s hweu s and Hill s divisions beam j gsnorL The
enemy fought with great obstinacy, .being inspired,
it is thought, by the supposition that they "had cau?ht
General Jackson in small force, andliad an opportu
nity of crushing .him. Bat as often as they charged
our lines, they were driven back with thinned ranks
without being able to 'nuvo us from our positija.
Finally, night closed over the scene, and the enemy
retired from the comflict. The b.ittb was, however,
kept up until nine o'clock by the artilierists on both
sides. -
Oar men rested oh their position that night, and on
Friday morning moved forward a mile in tho direc
tion of the enemy. '
Our loss in this battle is estimated at between eight
hundred and a thousand killed an 1 wonti led. Ths
enemy's is -known to have been more thau double
that number, v s -.
The accounts represent our losses as heavy. In all
probability our brave men ha I to contend in thin-conflict,
with far greater odds than heretofore the com
bined armies of Pope and-MeCtellaft, with Bumside's
reserves being massed; Against them. But the enemy's
loss far exceeds that of our own f roes. Th-3 follow
ing brief account of Saturday's fight was furnished by
a participant to the" Richmond Enquirer :
After a severe cannonade a great portion of the
morning. (Saturday.) the battle commence 1 in earnest
about three o'clock P. M. The enemy at first con
tested steadily every i.ich.of the ground, but were fi
uoliy repulsed, flying in confusion. Several of their
regiments were almost utterly annihilated.- The
slaughter was immense, and the field for three, miles
was covered with dead and wonn (led.
The fight commence I on the Warren to:i . tilrnpik-J :
and "gradual became geu -ia!. Our troopj fought
with an'imatioTi and o'ostin icy.
Th Divisi-iii under the i:nm-?diato command of
Brig.' Geo. Kemper, captured tiuee batteries (some
thirtypioces ) We have ciptured uum r hh stands of
colors, arms, and thousands of prisoners.
The casualties among our officers are greater in
wounded than killed. Ooa. Jenkins was wounded in
the chest and leg; Geu. Trimblo was shot in the head;
Gen. Field in the thigh ; Gen. Ewell in the right leg;
Col. Baylor, in 'command of the "Stonewall Brigade,"
was kiiltl. Col. Bee. of South. Carolina, was wound
ed, not seriously. Lieut. Col. Fieury, of the 7th Vir
ginia, wx" also wouuued.
It is reported that Poje and McDjwel! are both
mortally wouudod, and that Sickles, of Barton Key
notoriety, was killed. ..,'
A friend just in, states that when he left, the whole
Yankee army,, pursued by ours, was flying towards
Washington. -
From last night's mails we gather the following
particulars of this fig'it :
Our army having previously "headed off the Fed
eral army under Pope, had possessions of Manassas
plains, Centreville and a post some eight or ten miles
east of tha Manassas Junctjjfin, ' forming the segment
'of a circle, the design of which was to force Pope back
deprive him completely of direct communication with
.Washington or Alexandria, and eventually induce his
surrender or annihilation. But it appears that Mc
McClellan;by a circuitous route, striking south, and
then west from Alexandria, succeeded in forming a
junction with Pope. The Confederate amy now
fronted to the South, and. the Federal army towards
Washington TJie advance corps from.Burnside was
marching on rapidly from Fredericksburg to complete
the amassment on the Federal side. .
Gen. Jackson command! the. left (east) wing of the
Con federate army. Gen. D. H. Hill the righ t, rest
ing on the Warrenton turnpike, and. Generals Long
street, Anders m and others (ormi,ng the centre.
The 'battle cummea.ccd on our right, the enemy
making tlie attack. Burnside's advance forces reach
ing the ground in good time, rendered the resistance1
of the Federal army, against our advancing columns,
an impediment to a speedy success of no insignificant
nature. : ,'-- -;-"" --'' ,-" ' . '
Th tide of battle, however, was soon developed hi
favor of our arms, and the enemy defeated on all sides,
as our fojees closed upon them, retreated ac.rosV.the
railroad, into the road taken by McClellaU, and thence,
it is presumed to Alexandria, leaving behind vast quan
tities of (arms and munitions of every , description,
large numbers of dead. and wounded, and upwards of
'10,000 prisoners ' . "'. ', . Z-r ".
The army of Gen. Pope,-it ii estlmaledj did not
escape with tne half of its men r Tdae mcVement on
the part of "the enemy was a daring one and was de
signed, no doubt, with the view of rctreuing ia the
direction take, as the only means of eitricating Pvpe
j ;wo?? i Gordonstile, in Satrmlay night siyg,
the enemy outnumber, d us, by their own statement,'
pearly three to one. . 't; ' ";J ' f u '-- --'
Gen Jackson's corps is supposed to have lost from
600 to 800 killed and wounded. ...... .
. Tne enemy were reported to be retreating in the di
rection of the Occoquan, hnt the troth 'seems to be
that the position of either army was not definitely
known. . -S ' .' - ; , ,,-
Of the North Carolina troops engaged we hive no
intimation beyond, the fact that A. P. Hill V division
took an important part tin" the battle, and that con
tained Gen. Branch' celebrated brigade,ud Gen. G.
B. Anderson's brigade also.. These brigades arc com
posed almost exclusively of North Carohnians. "'5i
Bat we must await particulars, and in thexnean
time the people of the South , may lift up their hearts
to God in thankfulness and rejoice as patriots, whilst
they mourn the gal ant dead.i ! : :
m v iiThe Conscript Law.
Jt is very certain the conscript law will be so amend
ed as to bring into the service all white men between'
'the ages of 35 and 45.' The necessities of the war
need this, amendment -.and we may as well make-up.
our miud to sustain it. We are decidedly in fovor
of the.measure. ,It is folly to talk of lisittgWuto
meet the hew Yankee levies of 600000 men by en
listment. It can't be done, and the man who. iusists
upon it is either a knave or a fool, or worse.
We believe, too, that the substitute system is an
evil, and that we , should have- no system of exemp
tions The proposed amend meut will take us and
we are in favor of it. : We claim and ask no exerap-'
tion. -'. ' . ' . ' - - '
Besides this, we think the idea of some of our
would-be officers that the State should organizs and
officer Hies? new'.leviesv is ruinous. The conscriits
should be. made to fill up the skeleton regiments now
in service, where they will be officered by veteran who
kuow their duty, and who, if they had no advantage
from their "training and their familiarity with fire and
death, deserve, richly ' deserve, as a reward for the
great voluntary services, the commands sought to be
given t taw and untrained officers. The regiments
now composing our army arc not more than half full,
while the cost of officering them is as great as if they
were full. This sapient proposition would entail up
on the country the expense of thousands of new offi
cers to command full regiments of inefficient men,
whilst the old,-experienced commanders would be
left with skeleton regimenis.
We trust Congress .will "see to this. Let the old,
regiments first have their full complement of men,
and tten let new regiments be organized out of the
conscripts remaining, and let the gallant old volun
teers who have shed immortal glory upon our arms
be pro.noted to officer them. ,- -
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Death of Maj. Gen. McClellan 1
A pri vate dispatch received here this ( Friday) inorn-
ingstates on the authority of the B iltimore San, that
Major Gen George 'If. McClellan 'is dead. He died
'of wounds received in thTlate bloody battle of Ma
nasssas'l'laius. - . ,
Taking this for truth, wo cannot refrain from the
expression of a feeling of sorrow, for McClellan wis
one rtf the few gentlemen commaudiug the Northern
army. . We can say this of-him at least. That he was
a great general we never believed; for with tliejmeaha
t his command and tho 'opportunities vouchsafsd to
him, he did absolutely nothing.' But we believe Mc-"
Clellaii t have' beed .a good w, and a humaue gen
tleman. As such we sa peace to his ashes. His
death wilt not give place to a bettor niao and it is
another staggering blow to tho invaders of the South.
Substitutes and Exempts.
In our last a paragraph on thw subject was much
marred and rendered almost unintelligible by the fai
lurc'cif our cornpositiots to correct our proof-sheet.
We intended to say in that article, speaking of the
Senate bill regulating exemptions, that the proposition
to exempt the owners of fifty slaves and upwards was
wrong, and that the reason for it as ridiculous, viz:
that such large bodies of slaves should not be left with
out a head. We intended to say of this pretext,
that there are huudreds of men holding commissions
in the army whose slaves have been left in the charge
of others, and that the mro accident of the owners of
such masses of property being drafted into, the army
AsprioJtcs did not afflict thj safety of their prop
erty; In other words, fifty slaves belonging to a pri
vate need no more watching than fifty owned by a
'commissioned , officer. . ...
: Secretary or theNavt. We copy a long arti
cle, to-day, from the Richmond Enquirer in defence
of Mr. Secretary Mallory, of the Navy. He has been
the object of much censure, and wejare i; clined to
think uujustly. Mr. Mallory is confes sedly a true and
tried patriot, and hts no doubt used all tho means
within his control to advance the causa iu which we
are all so deeply concerned.- Under the circumstances,
wc can't see how much' more, if anything, could have
been done. The favorable results have . been few,
though much work has been done, bat they depend
ed on contingencies which Mr. Mallory could hot
control. . v
...Thirty-First - North- Carolina Troops.? The.
companies composing this regiment were oidered by
their commanding officer. to rendezvous at Baleigh on
Wednesday last. Promptly to the hour company I '
the "Caps Fear Boys' of Harnett, arrived at the en
campment, determined, as they vow, to revenge th-?
fall of Roanoke Island, where they were taken pri
soners. This company is commanded by Captain J.
A. D. McKay, and the first Lieutenant is the gallant
C. II. Coffield the other officers we do not remem-
ber; This company was not merely the first, but wc
4 - lrn it .was the only one that reachol here on
Wednesday. The others will have doubtless found
their way to camp by this time. The regiment is to
be reorganized here.
Money to Spare. The bills for advertising Blue
Mass, authorized by this paper, are requested imme
diately. A Dabixg Spy Hung. A man named Mason, a
resident of Fairfax county, Va., but a native of Penn
sylvania, was hung near ' Gordonsville a few daya
since. The division commanded. by Gen. Lougstreet
was pushiug for a point which it was known the en-r
emy desired, to reach and occupy. - As the column
-was pressing forward a courier, pretending to have
orders from Gen. Lee, halted each brigade until he
reached the last, whea. Longstreet, observing the
movement, desired to know what it meaot.: He wpT
told that General Lee hail ordered the halt, and upon
demanding to know the authority for the order from
General Lee, was pointed to the courier, who had not
had time to mike his escape. The man was iranie- "
diately arrested by Loogstreet, who frustrated his de
signs. He was examined and condemned oh the spot.
Forged orders to both Jackson and Hill were found
on his person, those for Longstreet having been deliv
ered, and be acknowledged that he had been acting
as a Confederate scout for eleven months, and all tha t
time was, a traitor and a py.. He was th?n 'con-;
demned and executed in about fifteen mmutes. -TZcA-,
mond Dispatch, --'. k
; Pro Ibos'. This article ia very scarce just jnowaod
ready sale U found for 11 bffeTed. Small lots of Scotch
pig sell "at $200, and Virginia iron at $100$125
pr ton. Good scrap cast iron ' b selling readily at
thres cents per pound. Dujpaich. ,
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ASOTHER GLORIOtra; VICTORY THREE tttOCSAKD
' "- .;. . PKISOSERS. . ,y
Chattasoooji, Sept. 3 The following dispatch
rrorn General Kirby Smith, dated Richmond, Ken
tacky, has just been communicated.' W? bad three
hghts on the 30th near this place. The enemy were
completely routed. ! Gen. Nelson was wounded in tho
thigh. Gen. Miller was killed. Three thousand pris
oners were captured, Including Gen. Manson and stiff,
together with all their artillery, small arms, wagons,
&c. Our loss small. ' " . ' - '
- KVACITATIOS Or FREDE RICKSBURQ, ' f f.
The Yankees evacuated Fredericksburg on Sunday
last, and departeil in the direction of Acuia creek.
They had been engaged for e veral days in the work
of destroying all the'property in their possession, and
.the Federal commander, Kiogsbury, previous to leav
ing, transferred -tho government of the town to the
icivil authorities,' and advised them, to place a force of
fitizens on guard, Sund y night, to protect private
property from plunder b the army stragglers; Tlie
advice was followed and nearly every citizen kept
watch through thextighj. The enemy set fire to the
three bridges, Which fer injured by explosions of
gunpowder placed there for the purpose of browing
them up. Large fires were seen burning; during the
whole night on the opposite side of tho river, in Staf
ford, where all the expensive depots of provisions,
commissary stores, bakeries, reuts, &c, were located.
They were all destroyed, together with the large barn
of Major Lacy, on the Chatham estate, which was fill
ed with stores. "' They accomplished their work very
thoroughly, as if they had no intention of returning.5
A letter from a citiren of Fredericksburg4 says that
refugees can safely return to their homes and families.
Several men of Union pn clivities, including J. W.
Hunnicut't, editor of the Christian Banner, went with
the Yankees.
YAKKEES nEISFORCIKG AT SCFFQLK.
The Petersburg Express says the Federals havo
now a force of 10,000 troops at Suffolk,. It is said
they anticipate an attack and have pushed an ad
vance guard to Franklin and Black water. t ' 4
MORE GLORIOUS NEWS CAPTURE OF BULL NELSON'S
A KMT OF TEN THOUSAND MEN !
To the pjlitensss of Mr. Du'.in, of the Southern
Express Telegraph, the press of .this Cit3' is indebted
for the following dispatch receive .1 oa Tours lay nigbi
last:
Knoxville, Te'nn Sept. 3;
A letter from Captain McElratli, Quarurm ister of
General Smith's army, just received fii.ro Rieiinroiid,
Ky.f dated August 30th, 9, P. M.-,.says : ") ''Coloil
John Scott's Louisiana cavalry just returned, report
General. Nelson's whole army .captured, numbering
10,000 prisoners. Our loss in killed and wounded !s
not 'over 200. The enemy lost between 4 and 500.
There is. 'no enemy now between this place and Lex
ington, Ky. God be praised."
A I'icii Haul in the Chesapeake. -On Friday
night last, a steamer, having some twelve or fifuen
loaded barges in tow, pasted up the bay from Fi r
tre?s Monroe, in a heavy ;ale, and -pon reaching:. a
point opposite the counties td Mathews v and, Mid
dlesex, seven of the barges bioke from the tow lines
and were dashed ashore. The citizens next morning
-took' pgssessiou of them, and captured nine Yankees
who were thrown with them ou. the shore, each of
whom was armed with a -musket ; and after the con
tents of the boats were secured, thy were marched
iuto a safer locality by Lieut. Fitzhugh, of the Ma
thews Cavalry.
One of the barges contained n hundred and
thirty thirteen-inc'h shells, 100 Enfield rifles, 5,000
knapsacks, and other articles. Two others were load
ed, with wagons and harness. Another, contained
numerous boxes of axes aud engine tools, overcoats,
baggage, &6. Others contained tents and tent poles,
eighteen boxes of haversacks, .faboyt 2.800 in l achj
and all sorts of army equipments.. The prisoners,
while in the custody of Lieut. Fitbugb, were under
the belief th.it a large fores of ''rebels" was in the
vicinity, and submitted docilely.. They were tolled in
admirably by the astute Lieutenant.
Confederate States Congress.
SENATE. . '
Monday, September 1st, 1862.
Mr. Simms, of Kentucky, offered the following pre
amble and resolutions, which, on, his motion, were
laid upon the table fur the present :
Whereas, our country must ever cherish with a
grateful pride the heroic achievement's of its brave and
patriotic soldiery, who, in a noble struggle for inde
pendence of and resistance to the invaders and deso
la'tors of our homes, have won for themselves and our
armies imperishable glory upon the field of battle;
and whereas, these achievements, thus signalized by
deeds of daring and personal valor worthy of any age,
and rendered doubly dear to the hearts of our people
by the precious blood that has been shed and the,
brave'patrioU who have fallen, : must ever form one
of the brightest pges in our history, and through all
tithe challenge the admiration and approval of the
bravo and generous of every nation; to the end,
therefore, that our whole country may in the most
honorable manner give some especial token of its ap
preciation of the noble services of its brave and hero
ic defenders:
Be it Resolced, That the President cause to be pre
pared medals, or badges, with suitable designs or in
scription thf reon, to be presented to such of our offi
cers and soldiers as may have, or shall hercaf'er, dis
tinguish themselves by deeds'pf personal gallantry
upon the battle-field; which, medal or ' badge, ; when
presented, shall be to such officer or private a latinz
memorial of a nation's grateful' tribute to its patriot
ic and heroic defenders. -
Be it further Resolced, That in all cases where such
officer or soldier shall be killed by die enemy upon
the field, after having performed siich. deed's of per
sonal bravery as would entitle him, if living, to 6uch
medal or badge, the President shall cause the same to
be delivered to hi3 widow, or children, if any, and if
there be no widow or child, then to th father or moth
er, if any.
Be it further Rtsohed, That in order to execute
faithfully the intention of Congn ss, as above cxprcsn
ed, the Secretary of War shall prescribe such regufa
tions to determine the claimsof eaehoflijer or private
who by bis conduct in battle may merit this especial
honor at the hands of his country, and in cases of es
pecial merit he is hereby authorized to confer upon
brigades, regiments, and battalions, or other corps,
such evidences of appreciation as will impress up n
the mind of each soldier that lie is in the service faf a
country proud to do honor to its patriotic sons.
Mr. Davis, of North Carolina, from the committee
on claims, reported back tho memorial in behalf of
General Harden, in connection with his work on Mili
tary Tactics, and requested to be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject, the committee.
being unwilling, at this time, to inaugurate the poli
cy of bestowing pecuniary rewards upon persons,
however meritorious. Tho memorial was laid upon
the table. . . '
The bill concerning subfetttutes," which was ost
ponetl from Friday last, was taken up. - ,
After much debate the bill Was passed in the fol
lowing form : . . . ,
Sec. 4. The Congress of (he Confederate Stales do
enact, That hereafter substitutes for persons liable to
military dnty shall not be allowed, except in cases
where the person offering the substitute is skilled and
actually employed in some mechanical pursuit, the
prosecution of which, - at the time, th Secretary of
.War may declare o be important to th public inter
est r Provided, Th&t in all cases where substitutes are
received, the person furnishing the substitute shall
guarantee his fidehtt, snd in case 'he deserts, tha prin
cipal shail be held to service as if ho substitute had
been, furnished by him. ' ; t
' f Sec. 2." That the Secretary of War and command-,
era of brigades anJ divisions shall detail to any farm
of plantation worked by slave, when the owner there
of is xfanmetde, a minor, of Vperson in the series
of tho Confederacy, otie cnrolleAprivate for police du
ty thereon, and to act as overseer, under the direction
aod control of the owner thereof, or bis legal repre
sentative: Provided, That said detail be made upon
tho application and designation of the owner, or the
Latest News.
representative of thi (tw lirmZ
tion, and that tbe person so dotaJled shallbo -drawn
upon Uke application of such ownsr or hfc"K
resentati ve : And provided furOet, Thai saO pthaU
shall uot, whilst so detailed, receivi any pay W al
lowance from tho government, but shall bo psil by
the owner of the farm of plantation an tmotrnf to
agreed upon between them; and srhen recallsI; saf4
deUiled private shall immediately proceed to brijad
tenuquarurrs ana report tor duty, imder the penalty
ot oeiug punisnea at a deserter.
"-'.'' -"'- - ' ROVSX Of. BIF RESENTATrvK. ' V. :
Mr. Curry, of Alahima, offered a joint resolutkm of
thanks to Captafu lUphael Semmea, and tha oncers
and crew of the steamer SumUr.for fallaut.awl fn- .
itorious conduct in inflicting injury upon- the twui
merce of the enemy. Adopted uiumimoosly.. ..!.
Mr. Hanfey, of Arkausas, introducod tu act to
Vide- fjr tha payment of mail contractors, fof sen ivo ,
performed by them, after ihelr States had foceded
from the United States, and before the Confederate
g wcrnmcnt kk,k cout rol of ths service. Referred
the committee on pbtofficea and roads. " ,:',-.. ?
Mr. GartrelT, of Gijprgia, pressutod & resolution tliai s
the committee on miliary aflairs be instructed to iu v
quire whether tho oOkers aud men oi tho Provisional :
Army have been regularly paid; and if not, what le
gislation is necessary tu insure their prompt uajUK.-nt.
Agreed to. ' . r ,- T ;. . ... -.
Mr. Trippe, of Georgia, introduced a memorial i:t
reference to the projeriv of the infant chiLlrco of Ste
phen A. Djugl.i. -Referred,' without roadiuf f U tho:
commutes on chwms. ; . . , , ... v
Mr. Moore-of Kentucky, introduced- a resoiuiifr
that n be refei rcl to the military committee to inquire
into the expediency of increasing the medical corjMwf
tho Provisional Army of the" Confederate State.". - ' - -.
Mr. Brace, of Kentucky offered a resolution k re '
fer it to the committee n ways and means to inqiiire
into the expediency of "employing a coruplet corp .f
enmpetent reporters and printel s to publish substan
tially .the debates and proceulings of this Hou:.
Xot agresl ten, - , , , - -o:'.
'Mr, Lauijr,.of North Carolina, introduced a i 4;V -to
amend the aet to cxe npt certain persons fn.t V-1
rollmcnt for service in the armies of the Coufed jr:
Staffs. Referred to military comrai'ttec. ' - - '-
Mr. Smith, i.f X.i tu Carolina, offered tho folio V
iog, which was referred 6 the milit ry conwnitt-?:
Whereas, conflicting opiidoiis exist as to the m it
of fijling vacancies in the ollices of the regiments .-r-, '
gauized under the authority of tlw States and
ferred to the ConJler itever. meat, and still r. -taining
their. organization :Criieifore, - - . '..,":. --
Be it enacted by Ik: Con-Jkesi of the Confer, a t .
Slates, That woerc any sirh vacancies now exii,
may her Jafter occur, the sanio shall he filled ac(X'rdi-i; :
to the laws of the rosp;ctivo StVes from which ;f.h
regiments ! are recei ved, applicable thento.
Mr. Milcs: fiom'tho committee ou military aff.tir .
iv ported a bill. to provido for the fidiiwr ur of ttu s
companies, squad n battalion.-', ad r gimsnts. t d ,
to increase the Provisional Ar.ny of the CnfedcrHlo
States. Toi bill provides for the extension of th i
.Conscript act so. as to (nibacc all pei sons beltrW-.-tl.oagcs
or 35 and 45 years.' lis ' moved 'that it.bj
iaid'on th.e tublc, printed, and made tbe necial oriL-r
of the -day for Wvdncsdiy next at 1 o'clock. Agreed to.
2
inc noune men luiioumed.-
' ' " Tuesdat, Sept;
In the House, a communication from the Preside-' t
tr-iusmiuing copies of dispatches fronv Oenj JjCC,, w as -read;
'.'
The President snjs thai from these dHpatcIlCffit fll: .'
1 o seen that God has aain, extended ..His shield o cr "
our patriotic army and blesel the cause of the C !
federAey with a second signal victory oil the fiel-1 V - ;
ready 'memorable by the gallant achievements 'of "irr" '"-t s
troops'. Too 'umcli praise cannot Imj bestowed 'i:p -it :'
the skill and daring of the commanding General
conceived, atn! Vu valor aud4irdihood of tho" troopV' "
who executed the brijifuint movement whoso resTilf u ''
now eonimunicated. ' . ', .
la the .Senate tiwlay the bill eoncerniug Partiz.n
Ringers, w;is rejected after a lenglliy discussion -ye h
9, nays .12. - . '
A resoluti m of tliariks to Comnnxlore Eben Fnrrand
.liid other ofirns and men tiuder his command for
gallant aud n: itorious services at Fort Drewry; Vvn
adopted V : . ; "
In the 11 nise the resolution for the appointment tf
.three additional .standing committees toTelieve 't e . ,
pressure ol businoss on tho committee on mmtary a
fairs, was adopted. v '
Tite IloiiHu ihlj nr.-ne l at an early hour to draw ' f r
seats in the Hail recently refitied for their accotiitfj - '
da lion. .5 "'" " . ' , .
Wednwlay. Sept. :;. V,
'Iu the Senate t -lay, Mr. Henry, rf Tcnftessf e, ?
tnducd a bill to extend the provisions of 'tb!"N '
queEtration Act to ci iters who refuse anegianco 7 ,
the Cbtifcderato government. '' .- ;
Hiuse bill to discharge minors fn m the' army w ,.1 ' '
indefinitely postponed. .
Tito House resolution of thanks to "conwaan-Vr Pi- '"
pbael Semmes and his command was co icwred in.'
Tiie Senate bill to make provision for coins .f tbo
Confederacy was pasted. ' t ' .
' In the '..House the Conscriptio-i U wai taknitip .
according to o:ler. Various amendments were t;V I
rhitted and 'discussed. , Pending the cousidi ration t
the bill the House adjourned. ' ' v ?'
Tribute of Respect.
Camp ska it Orcri's Btrrr,'Aug. 2-j,' HA2. '
- At a meeting of th -oi'Jiesr of tin 43rd regiiujot N. .
troops, held to-day at lb? litadjwart3ri of thsmtm, en tui
tion of Cant. U. T. lial!, Col. Tho. S. Kenan toW the eh-io-
i an.i Lieut. II. Boverly' RtteJ aj Secretary. l'I. K-.ii i
.Drienv staiea ins oojjci oi xus ui"jii .... .
appointed the following Committee viz: Capt. R.T. II I
f. P. V, ..It-aiart and B. II. Battle l draft c.
f lutiojis expressive of the feshnxs of tha meeting lo r-g'
to the death of Captain w. .U' uown, mir .. .
who has died iu tli3 regiment. Th3 committo reti j I.
and in a short t rae reported tho following.: .
Where as, it h pluased the All wise I)MpencroreT o;
to remove from us bv duatb, iu the prime ot'Hfe sn.l i.i th
raidit of uvfulne, bur eat?euicd fii.-nd and broth;r n
arms. Captain W. A. Dowtio, of Warren county, ....
therefore resolved, .',''..' , .
1st. That we ar pained tolearoofthi d-athof CsMi-
Dowtin : that in his demUe the.rd regisMBt has !-t
r ... 4 mi.t aUui o.'fic-Jtg, the rtat, t ,
of it3 supporters that at such aUmoit could ill affo. t .
lo, society one of it iot atraigktforward and h on.v.t
citizens, aud th M. E. church, to which he has for yar?;
belonged, one of iu mc-t devoted member. '
?n'T. That we heartilv ijmpaihiM with the sfflietnd
familv that our friend has left behind loin. - ". ,
3rd. That to express our. senso of th loss m tained i f
the cause for which we are now strarliBr, bv the rep
mcnt to which he belonged, and the hUte of which V
was a citiz-n, a copy of th-rwolations bo seat t.. lb
Petersburg Express Tand the . lUhtpli "rttats Journal K
publication, and a eopr bo cndA to the wife or th ,
d Thredutions ''were unanimourly adopted, snd tht
meeting tdjourncd. , xKZSS, Chm'a.
II. BeterlT, Sec'y. ', '.'.-
Wilmington Journal and SUudard picas copy. V
HEADQUARTKHt', 43i Kko't N. C. Taoors, V " ;
Camp near Drury'saiuff, Sept. 1st, 1862.
THE following: iv a list of the men belonging
" thU command, who are abmt w.th.mt proper au-
Xoiipann B.-P- irate H. B. Robinson;
' h. lrsoiw. ; . ;
G. W. SwiO, dcaertea.
Oriffm, - ' .
rr..-aT,T C.-rrivatc J. J. Bosweii, acterteo-
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J. It. BosweU,
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KIiai..mb,
U A, Hunt.
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' Ilent Carter,
Company R-PHvste J;epb Webb,
company r. -. if' j ?;, " -
J. C. Hntchinaoii. v
. . ComPaarK.-Priv.teW.H.Meek.,de8ertd.. ;
Br. order of Col. tsx VKVfLY LACY, Ja., Adfi.
. . 84-41
Septs
SADDLE
SADDLE TREES- - :l,
" Or all deacriptlona and atylei can bs made on rsasoaaMe
terms, at shortest, notice. -y, '5'rl '-, -;' l-
Twenty hands wanted whits or colored. - Conscript.
Jappi. :: " ;T3? "SWSKW-cl
juiyV . ' " ;
TAMES J.PAmit. hBSSf!
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pation
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1001. i '. ' .. ' n. v 4.4 P...1m
Lieut. Uommanainr w. r, v -V '
Camp CampbeU, JalvHttrlBCJ. - 7S-
1 AVXj J-iv
r complexion, pre ii kb miuw yi - - j
a carpenter. Pavne wsi born in - ForsytJ; ijhii .
:a si ureensuoro , wuuw w v - . . ,
E. B. KIMr.
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