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Will!1 i VOL XLiii.j FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNE 15, 1863. NO. 2402. PRINTED EVERY MONDAY'. KDWAItD J. HALE & SONS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. . At $1 00 per annum, paid in advance. Price for the Semi-Weekly Observer, $(i 00. Advertisement iuserted for 1 per square of 10 linen for the. first, and 50 cents for each huc- ceedin; publication. Advertisements not ex ceeding a half square (8 lines) 60 cents for the first and oU cents ior each succeeding inner! ion. SPECIAL NOTICE. From and after this date, no name of a new subscriber will be entered without payment iu advance, nor will the paper be sent to such sub scribers for a louder time than is paid for. Such of pur old subscribers as desire to talce the paper on this system will please notifysus wuen making remittances. j Jan'y 1,1858 w " r irrrv -v t o t o lrro IN THE MATTER OF CARTER HABEAS CORPUS June 1st. lHtlS. ! The facts are..Carjer js thirty-one jeara oi aye. he U killed M blacksmith and was actually employed in his trade, at the time he was enrolled aud -ordered into servioe, to-wit: March 6th 18(53, and had been so ao tually employed; working habitually at his trade for the publio a his regular vocation for several yearn be fore: ex cent from fxh March 1SI12 t 11th Jun't during which time he was in the service of the Con federate States as a Commissioned Offioer, 2d Lieut. Jr.; he never enlisted or volunteered but was cotnmia- i sioned by the authorities of the Confederate State 5th March 1862, and acted as 2d Lt. Jr. until 11th Jan'y 1803, when by sentence of a Court Martial on a charge or "conduct highly unbecoming an otuoer and gentle tiian," he was dishonorably dismissed from the army tbe sentence adds "and that his name be returned to the Enrolling Officer for immediate enrollment.'! He then im mediately came home and sot to work at his trade, and bat been since so actually Employed, working for the publio; he has made the affidavit required by the Ex emption Act. " J McCorMe,for Petitioner, submitted the following Argument, From the fasts-disclosed, tbe Petitioner ought te be discharged, unless there be something, either in his originally entering the military service, or in the action of the Court Martial, which deprives him of the benefit of the ''Exemption Act." It may be said 'that the act of the petitioner in entering the military service as a Commissioned officer for three years, and his subse quent dishonorable dismissal, was a breach of contract on his part from which he could take no advantage. I concede that in accepting the commission, there was an undertaking on Petitioner's part to perform, not only the duties of his office, but also to. demean himself pro-; perly. If the act of Congress had been enacted for the benefit of the perton exempted, then the question would arise "how can a person take advantage of his own wrong?" 'But in our case no such principle can apply.' Although an officer tenders his services for three years to the Qov't, which are accepted, yet the army regu lations recognite his right to resign; vide Army Regu lations section 23. The same does not apply to an en listed man, he can only be discharged from the service by either mental incapacity, or physical inability to perform the duties of a soldier. Upon being enlisted, the oath administered to him is different from that re quired of an officer upon the acceptance of a commis sion, (vide Army Reg., sec. 1404. ) 'The art&les of war reoognize a broad distinction between an officer and soldier, the former can oulv be tried ut on anv ch&rire . I o by a General Court Martial," whilst tbe latter can, (viJe Army Reg. 417, Art. 75. Ibid, 415, Art. GO.) A mark ed distinction between an officer and soldier likewise pervades tie first conscription bill. Troops who had volunteered for a less "term than three years were con tinned in service three years "from the date of their ori- sioned by the Government and had never been enlisted were not continued in the service nuless re-elected. Had the Act of Congress inteuied to have embraced them, it would not merely have said to "serve three years from the date of their original enlistment, but also "and from the date of the acceptance of their commissions." Petitioner did not unconditionally, as an enlisted man does, tender his services for three years, but upon con dition be was to occupy the position of a Lieutenant to which 'he had been elected. . Suppose the Government, after the organization of the company, had refused commission petitioner, H is apparenv no wuu... -been no longer connected with the company for only such men as hud enlisted or at least had coractcd. to en list, belonged to, the company. His eemng a Conn mission was a condition preceded hls nkterin8 military servioe. This he d--" longed to the service JTOW what was tbe nature of that commission" was a trust and confidence re- COSed in bin- "J lue "UTeruuieui, uuimuj uiuic, uo had wi1- 108 approbation of the Conferring Power a rik. to resign that trust: on the other band the Gov ernment had a right to dismiss him if he abused the trust confided to him. Upon the acceptance of an offi cer's resignation, he becomes a citizen, is liable to con scription, and like other citizens is entitled to tbe pri vileges of the "Exemption Act." There can be no dis tinction between him and other citizens he has merely resigned his irust; to treat him otherwise will be equiva lent to excluding him from the operations of the Conscrip tion Acts. - . ! , If then an offioer can resign, and return to tile walks of civil life, become liable to conscription and entitled to the benefit of the "Exemption act," what effect cad it have on the officer who does not so resign, but is de prived of bis office by tha. action of a Court Martial and ordered to be enrolled for abusing the trust confided to him? The first inquiry is, had the Court Martial a ""in., n , ..k: w right to pass suoh a sentence? if not, then can Courts of Common law enquire into the legality of the action of Courts Martial which have exceeded the jurisdiction given? Upon this point ths following authorities are conclusive. Gould vs. Grant, 2 II. Bl. 09. Tbe King vs. Suddis, 306. The Court Martial exceeded the juris diction given. Tbe Petitioner was arraigned upon a charge of "conduct highly unbecoming an offioer and gentleman." The Articles of War in Army Reg. 417, section 83, declare that upon tbe conviction of an offi cer for "conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman,',' he shall be dismissed the service.' This then was all that could be done, but they were not content with passing the sentence prescribed in such cases, but attempt indi- reotly to accomplish mat which cannot be, directly done, to-wit: a reduotion of petitioner to ths ranks. Petitioner then returns home. What becomes1 of him then? He In the nharMt of th oOlo.r, ni lapoeo in(o the cUuen, resumes bis trade, In Jan y ibW, and whilst engaged in said trade as required for those claiming exemption was enroneu. nrnai nas ne done to deprive him of his exemption? j Congress did not P&ss the "Ex emption Act" aa a lavor to any one therein exempted. but iu provisions were enacted upon higher ground that of the publio good. Congress supposed the public good required that certain, mechanics should be kept at home that their services would benefit the Government more there than in the Army. It did not require the past history of each meChauio to be inquired iuto ' whether he bad ever been an officer dishonorably dis missed from the service for moral delinquencies? but as in our case the legitimate inquiry to have been by the Enrolling Officer was, "Is he a blacksmith skilled in bis trade, habitually engaged in working at said trade for the publio up to the lime of the call tor oonscripta," ir so men ne was enmiea io exemption not for his bene Jit but for lhat of the public good. Piarson, Chief J ustioe. I am of opinion that the por lion or tbe sentence oi ine veurt Martial, "that his name be returned to the enrolling o nicer for immediate enrollment," does not aneot ine question of tho Pett. tioner's right to exemption; because the Court had no j authority to make it the sentence, fixed by law is dis honorable dismission from service; whether he there upon oeoame uaDie to uocriptioa was a Question da pending upon the construction of tbe Conscription and exemption acib, wnion a uourt Martial had no right to determine. . , The matter being relieved from this objection, comes as it seems wj iu wuum my decision or Mills a shoe maker, Angeit, wagon-maker, and N cholann amiiu,. " So Carter is entitled to Exemption on the ground that he was actually employed at his trade, aooordmo. the requirements of the Exemption Act, "at the time he v was enrolled and ordered into servioe." 6thM&rnh iRRa TheConaoription Acts either do, or do'noL tmwi OScera the Annj cammiaaioned priot to the enactment, of the Aots, in the event of their leaving the service, either by a tender and acceptance of their resignation, or by the sentence of a Court Martial, the effect of either mode of leaving the service being the same in this point of view. If the Conscription Aots do embrace them, then the Exemption act extends to them likewise: and if the aots do no cmbraco them, thev are uot liable to Conscription by a csorss omissus. So that, taking it r:tlcr way, the Petit iouer is not li able as a Conscript, lkA I am not called on to express an opinion, as to the t.i. i.rr construction of the Conscrip tion and ExemptiM : . j regard to this question. So whether there is a ''.'''fenoe between the case of one who like the Petit!,-:. .- nsver enlisted, bull was oam uiis.ioned without twf 'oeing private, and one who bad enlisted, and was afterwards promoted! and com missioned, la a question not presented. For! the Peti tioner by the legal effect, of the sentence or the Court Martial being deprived of his Commission fell, back to bis status as a citizen of the country, and if embraced ly the Congcription .Act is 'exempted as a Blacksmith apcording to ray decision in the oases referred let. and if uot erul raoeJ by the Couseripiion Act was illegally ar rested. ' j It is considered by me that Wo. M. Carter be dis charged, with leave to go wherever he will. !' It is also considered that the ousts of this proceeding allowed by law to be taxed by the Clerk, pf the Superior Court of Montgomery oounty, aooordiug to the Aot of the Gen eral Assembly, be paid by CoL John F. Cottou. The t'ievk wU file papers in fctiia pr,H!4iig usuoag the papers or his Uthce and give copies. ' The Right of Conscripts. We have been permitted to copy (cays the Raleigh progress,) the following; letter from President Davis to Gov. Vauce, which shows that Conscripts have fio right to choose their eompantes: ( IS X TRACT.) I ' Richmond, Va., May 22, 1863. His Excellenc? "" V, Vance, Governor of North Carolina: Dear Sir: 1 L. . received your letter of the 13th iu- slant, and fuHy r ri,eciate your efforts. , I t" ; . Orders were lonj since issued to meet- one of the evils you mention, and 1 do not understand how the impression prevails that Conscripts are not allowed to select their own companies. j In General Orders No. 82. of 3d November, 18C2, Paragraph 2d, Section 5th, it is expressly enjoined en the Commandant of Conscripts in each State that "he will consult tho wishes of the Conscripts in assigning them to companies or regiments so far as may be con sistent with their proper distribution, and will not sepa rate men from tho sirae county, district or parish, if it can be avoided. .Tho same rules will be observed by Commandants cfCcpa in assigning Conscripts to com panies." ! Under this ci-dor each Conscript can select his com pany, (unless it bo already full,) and is secure from be ing forcibly separated from his friends and neighbors in service. j , "- Very truly cui respectfully yours,' : Jiffieson Darts. Deaths or Soldiers. At Fort Fisher, 1 9th May. Serg't Daniel T. McKeithan. of Bladen county, of Capt. George Tail's artillery company, in the 32d year of his age. 1 ; "I In the hospital at Weldon, April 15th, private James '. Phifer, aged 29, from Iredell county, au3 a member W. of Co. B, 42d Reg'tN. CT. j In Concord, 21th ult , Wm. R. Gorman, aged 27, a member of the. excellent 4th N. U. Reg't Band. In the 2d North Carolina hospital, Petersburg. 3d May, .Wm. C. H irris, in the 22d year of his age, of Cabarru9 county, N. C. . ! At Akins' Landing, August 5tii, of typhoid fever. Mr. Obediah W. Pearce. of Co. A, 24th Ree t N. .C. T. ! Major D. P. Rowe, fell mortally wounded, at the bat- tie of Fredericksburg, May 2d, while acting a Colonel of the 12th N. C. Reg't. I - ' I FOR THE OBSERVER.: " !: raolCLtil,MfeiiiCJ'vKoi4. Fever, in the Chimho- I of Calvin W. Wooley, Esq , of Mo:.'gomery Co. N. JJ The deceased was horn I be Tin day of August 1811. He had a frail constitutiou, but was too spirited and manly to claim an exemption trom service. He volun teered in the 44th N. C. Reg't, reached camp on the Saturday previous to the advance of our troops on New bern. Though wholly unaccustomed-to military life and to hardships of any kind, be discharged all the duties- devolving upon him promptly and faithfully, throughout the campaign from Newbern till', after .tbe falling backofouF forces Trom Washington, and from tbe representations of many soldiers, they saw very hard times. When the brigade to which he belonged reach ed Richmond, be was taken sick and sent to tbe hospi tal. In a very few days his father reached him and had everything done for him that was in the power of man to do, but all to no avail. Thus has perished an other noble youth in defenoe of bis country. Preston was generous, high-toned, intelligent and brave. And during his short service in tbe army won the admira tion of .his officers and the friendship of his associates. At home na young man could have been more popular. His youth foreshadowed a life of great purity and use fulness. His remains were brought home by his afflict ed father, and now quietly rest within sight of his home, while we trust his spirit is in the bright abodes of ever lasting happiness, A tRlBMD. A Card to the Public. 1 fESSRS. EDITORS: I see a Card in your paper in III reference to myself signed by R. A.. Andrews, al leging a fraudulent transaction on my part between us This charge is false and maliciously false. I can so estab Usa it. The tacts are these: 1 had purchased a lot of Beeves in tbe counties of Anson and Montgomery, in tending .to drive them to Fayetteville for consumption in that market, when R. A. Andrews came to my house for the purpose of buying my beeves, representing him sell to a Government Agent, invested with plenary autuoruy ettner to buy on Uovernmtnt account or press Having no cause at that time to suspect his representa lions, 1 sold the lot of cattle to him at a very small profit, tor niucti less money to the Uovcrnment or its Agent than to aay private individual. He said at the time of tbe BMe ihat he intended to take them to Wilmington lor trie use oj me uouernment, Dut 1 have it from un doubted authority that he took them to Fayetteville. and butchered and retailed the beef in the Fayetteville Market On his own individual account.: At the time of the first transaction between us 1 took bis note for $1250. WiUtin a few days thereafter he paid me $1100, alleging at the time neither misrepresentation nor fraud. These beef cattle 1 had bought on my own aocount, nei ther for tbe Government nor any individual, intending to realize therefrom whatever sum the market would justify. i This self-constituted Agent buys them of me, and failing to realize a satisfactory sum from his patriotic action, he now charges deception ou me, with a view to increase his prints from my private funds. In conolu sion i charge R. A. Andrews with fraud and deception in professing to be a Uovernment Agent to enure to his own private means . Such men should be arrested and estopped from such operations. The mania of the d iy,,tend8 strongly to speculation, but when men like R. A. Andrews are permitted to assume an official po sition, they should be handled roughly by Uie legal authorities of the country and consigned to infamy by tbe public generally. WM. J. BOGGAN. Clark s Creek, Montgomery Co., June 2. 853tpd NOTICE. 1 THE Subscriber having qualified as Administrator on "the Estate of G. W. I. Goldston, Dec'd, at June Term of Cumberland county Court, gives notice to all persons indebted to said instate to make immediate payment, and tnose caving claims against said Estate to present them duly authenticated, within, the limited time prescribed oy iiaw, otnerwise mis noticr.will be pleaded in bar of a recovery. j , FURTHER NOTICE. WILL be sold to the highest bidder on the first day at JULY next, at the Store house recently occu pied by the dec'd, en Hay street in the town of Fayette- viae, nis stock of Goods on Hand, consisting or Hard ware and Cutlery, Shoes, and a small lot of Salt and other articles which may be on hand, one Carriage and Harness, ao.; and at the same time, at his residenoe, one mile out of town, known as the Leete place, his Household and Kitchen Furniture and other articles too tedious to mention. Terms made known at sale. -Q. W. GOLDSTON, Adm'r. Jana 1,1803. . ft&3t 1? A VOTTf.TIf .f .1? . xm. m Jfc-i jl a ju w lUaiaJ. THURSDAY EYKXISO, JUNK II, ISC.. On hkw Tkrms. Sevefal persons who had paid for the Observer just before it became necessary to increase the price have seut or offered us the difference between the amount paid and tbe presentence To save trouble and expense about, the matter we trt ate that wg cannot reoeive such payments. All contracts will be fulfilled as they were made. During the past ten days we have received, many let ters remitting mooey for tbe Observer evidently mailed to us before the change of prices was made or before notice of the change could have reached lhePost offices ofbe writers. All such persons have ben credited at the rates existing when they wrote, for we would rather give the paper than give reason for .a. thought that we had taken ''snap judgment5' oti any one There has now been sufficient time for the notioe to reach all our subscribers, and we direct the attention of those seud- h)jMnoae to the new prices accr lioj tp.WJjriniip sent will be credited. -Cotton at thb North. About three months ago the price of cotton in New Y'ork wag bot ween 90 and T(K) cents per pound. It has gradually gone down to about 50 cents only a few cents higher than -the article sells for here. What has caused this remarkable, fall? Ev idently nothing else than the facility wjth which steam ers run the blockade, carrying large quantities of oot lonto Nassau, from which place the yankees take it to New York Instead of being entirely destitute of that great necessary of life, as they should have been be fore this, they now: have no occasion to complain of its want And in return for this mark of Southern kind ness in supplying their pressing need, they send us all sorts ef manufactures of their own, not even disguised by a pretence of an English mark. .We go on as we used to do when they pretended to be our. friends, sup porting their manufacturers and mechanics and trades people; and they in turn arc hiring Irishmen and Dutchmen to come over by every ship from Europe to murder and rob us. It is a strange state of things. Strange that Congress has not put a stop to it. Not a vessel should be allowed to enter one of our ports ex cept with a cargo of the absolute, necessaries of life or war implements, and without the clearest evidence that none of them ever saw a yankee port or acknowledged yankee owner. It must come to that, and speedily. Add we therefore caution our readers'who may take a fancy to speculate in blockade stocks, that the demands of public opinion will be obeyed and the business stop ped. Then what will be the value of the stocks in block-, ade-running companies which people in Charleston are now rushing to buy at ten times the original cost? But the evils above alluded to, great as they are, are not so great as thU to which we have heretofore more than once directed the attention of our readers, viz: the effect upon our currency. This is depreciated by every ship's cargo that enters our ports, but more than all by the blockade running across the Potomac to Richmond. - t is amazing that this has failed to arrest the attention of the government and to induce it to propose the pro- per remedy to Congress. The multitudes of speculators rilling to give any price for in Richmond have been gold, silver, bank notes, prfi "wmta to buy yackea goods." Confederate notes' being the only thing that will not pass there, is the only thing that the speculators reject, and so they have been sinking constantly while the others rose. ' Tbe newspapers generally - abuse the blockade run ners, but they are not ine parties to oiame. xnoi oniy is there no law against such a traffic, but it is known that the government has been urged to put a stop to it, and has refused. A military commander at one of the ports where tbe steamers, arrive is known to be strongly opposed to the whole system of indiscriminate importa tions, and to have remonstrated against its continuance, but without effect. Ths Debi&i fob Pkacc. The Raleigh Standard says, "We verily believe that a large majority of the peo ple in the two sections prefer peace to war, but they are so committed and hampered tbat even negotiations looking to peace seem to be impossible. We cannot bo well judge about the North, but as to the South we go fartherthaa tbe Standard,! and verily believe that uii the people desire peace. But the diffi culty is bow to secure peace? We do not for a moment impute to either the Standard or the people the wish to secure. what would be but a transient peace at the ex pense of tbe righki and interests and honor of the South. And it is utaniPidt that except at such a sacrifice there is no-opening as yet for the South to propose peace, or even negotiations looking to peace. ? The case is differ ent with the North. They can propose peace, and even stop tbe war, whenever they please. But supposing majority in that section prefer peace, tbe government is unfortunately in hands utterly opposed to it. And so we think the South has no alternative but to beat into the yankee government a desire to stop the war. Nothing but b ird knocks will bring Lincoln to terms. These, we are thankful to know, our gallant troops con tinue to give vide Port Hudson and Vicksburg. But we by the last papers from the North the strongest indioations yet afforded of a determination there to demand peace. : Great meetings in New York. Philadelphia and New Jersey have openly declared "for peace and against the war." Th's seems to be a begin ning in earnest, and it affords a fit and fair. oppsttQuity for the formation of a great peace party tbat may con Irol the yaukee government, provided the friends of peaoe there be as strong as the Standard supposes; and provided also aud always, that our armies continue to whin the Yankees. These meetings are the manifest result of our victory at Chaacellorsville; others will follow those at Port Hudson and Vicksburg. The more Confederate victories the more peace men and peace meetings, i - Stbamrr North Carolina Sunk. Lutterloh's steam er North Carolina struck a snag on her upward Iri about 12 o'clock ou Saturday night, aud uufe in shal low water about 10 miles below Elizabeth Town. There were a. good many passengers, who suffered no further inconvenience than some fright and detention. The CargO, ponsiSCing OI auuui uuu wunu ui sail.. i nearly all lost. ; 1 The boat is understood to be but little damaged, will doubtless soon be afloat again. . and A Rarb Instakor. The bill for our usual supply of printing ink (from W. 8. Johnson of .Columbia, S. C.) is accompanied by a note calling our attention to the fact unparalleled in these days that the proprietor has reduced his prioes! Is Mr. Johnson a candidate for quarters in the Lunatic Asylum of his beautiful city? or does he really entertain such an old fashioned article as a conscience ! By the way, it is right to say, that his ink is the best we have, been able to obtain in the Confederacy, though we nejed not tell oar readers that it is not aa good aa we eoull wisa. "8 Murm to bs callbd iMTO Ssrvi.'k ,-We learn from the Rale gh Progress that President Davis has called upon the Governors of the States for troops for loeal defonce; Rod that Gov. Vaaoe will U-ue Procla mation in fer days calling for thousand men for th-.L purpose. J They will be taken as volunteers, if a SKil.rticnf unmier oome forward. U not, a draft will be re fled to. They are to be ready by the 1st of August. I0rve for si months, and not to be carried out of the Sate. Their Jmodewf organization,- &o. will be fmiud in the act passed by the last Legislature, which we copy in o day's paper. It will be' seen that persons between IS and 45 are liable, except as expressly exempted. Of course .militia officers, magistrates, and persons who have employed substitutes in the army, are all liable. The object of this movement is said la be, to enable the govemmeut ta send to the great armies the many ti-eps now sc Uerod over the States for the protection of, particular sections of each Stale. It is doubtless a' necessary measure, inconvenient as it may be to many, ami aa sueh wil be acquiesced in with tbe acoustomed pai. iotism of the people. We must establish our imie f'" no matter at what sacrifioe, otherwise we sao- r aUrroperty, liberty and honor. ti- ' - y " ca bt tbi Mo0HTAm ConKTir. In reply & representations made to him of the great danger to the property and eaoe of Western North Carolina arising from the disaffeotion of the Border of Tennessee and de serter resorting thither. Gov. Vanoe has proposed to thi people West of the Ridge to arm them for their own defence. Companies are to be formed of non-conscripts, furnished with arms and ammunition by the Stale, and sworn into the' servioe of the State, but to serve with out pay, not to be removed from their own counties without their own consent, and to remain at home ex cept when actually called out for temporary servioe, to repel invasion, break up and arrest gangs of deserters, preserve order, and enforce tbe laws. In all other re- speots they will be State troops and subject to the ar ticles of war. till Vieqisia Elsctiohs. The Wilmington Jour- nal, remarking upon an article in the last Observer, says that we are mistaken in classing the Richmond Sentinel among the supporters of Mr. Manford that it supported Gen. Smith. It may be so; we do not see the Sentinel and only judged by what we saw copied from T - . " it into other papers. We refer to' the matter because tie Journal appears to think it of consequence. We don't see the point. It in no way affects the view taken ly us of the case, because Munford and Smith are both f the same party with the Sentinel. ' ' We were not so fortunate as to see the party appeals for Mr. Flournoy to which the Journal refers, and for a reason we shall give must be permitted to doubt their having been seen by anybody: it is exceedingly impro bable that the Richmond Whig supported Mr. Flour noy on old parti grounds, for the Richmond Whig and Mr. Flournoy were of different parties, the Whig hav- log been for secession and Mr. Flournoy a Union man. The Whig teas a Union paper while Mr. Ridgway was Editor.' Butthi Whig is or was owned by a stock com pany, aad the pioprietors not agreeing with Mr. Ridg way changed its: editorial management. But all this by the way. We are inclined to hope that the Journal has postponed its purpose of organis ing ft party here! on aooount of the Virginia eleotion. It oaghl te do bo, for the Virginians have exactly ful aal it complaining theft must trt, ttie'Jaanmt -nuw not be the grumbler. Crop in Awsoh. A letter froji a subscriber at Waiesboro', 6th! inst., says: "Crans are looking fine in this section. If old Abe thinks of subjugating us by starvation, just let him try iu the people ot Anson are determined to see him out. Ooicitizen, with very few exceptions,. have turned their attention exclusively to the culture of something upon which our army! may subsist. All seem untiring in their efforts in behalf of the soldier and their depend ent families." A letter from Cedar Hill, June 8, Bays: "We are now cutting wheat. The crop is heavy and th mrain of excellent quality. Our corn is small for the season or ine year. Montoomkei Crops. A friend at Troy writes on the! 8th inst: "Crops of wheat tolerably good; oats poor; corn small The oat and corn crop have suffered for rain. Onr pea- si are working and with good seasons will make quite a support. ThiB we barely did last year owing to the failure of the wheat crop. There is less ground in wheat this year than last but the yield will far exceed th&t of lost. We had some refreshing tain last week but barely enough for corn. This morning is fair and coeh" I i 1 1 1 Whcat is Moorr We learn thaf some wheat har vested last week proves to be excellent in quality and large in qctantity. 3 Cahdidatks- foa Conorrss. Advertisements , in the ; newspapers reauest Hon. Jehn A. Gilmer to run for Congress in the Gth, and CoL Taos. I. Faison in the 3d District. The 6th is now represented by Hon. J. R McLean, and the 3d by Hon. Owen R. Kenan. Thb Cumberland Plouqu Bo'ts. A letter from aa offioer of this company at its new location at Ivor sta tion, Va; (on the railroad from Petersburg to Norfolk,)' says that "the health of the company is excellent." Ah Outraq. The last veBtige of liberty must be gone at the North. At the late great Vallandigham and peace meeting in Newark, New Jersey, while the proceedings were going on quietly, a eampany of sol diers with fixed bayonets was marched up to the main Stand! The indignation was universal and profound, and expressed strongly by all the speakers. .Finally the sheriff threatened the commanding officer tiat un less tha troops! were at once withlrwn he would xaU nut the Firat ftrimAnt of tha National Guard. Soon after which they were marched off. - I JL : -h . Thr Post Qmoit Dkpabtmbnt Pats. For tbe six months ending'Dec. 31st (the first six months during whiqh letter postage was 10 cents) the Confederate mail receipts were $1,489,957 87, the expanses $1,447,3.1 22 showing a profit of $42,640 65. During the 12 preceding months the expenses were m4re than the Receipts by $l,t)13,l01 43. VtKoisiA Taoora. At on time and another curiosity to know tba number of troops rurmiaea ine CoatVderacy by Virginia has manifested itself. For some reason the Virginia papers have not gratinea tne ouiriositv. ThL. I.i ..lection, perhaps, furnishes ft key to i tha TtTVflt artr In i n ft election returns we see the vote of the 640x regiment no number beyond that re ported. IVallmdighaln en the wag to Nassau A friend arriv ed! by this morning's boat from Wilmington, informs US that he saw Mr Valbtndigham there yesterday, aooom panied by XI r buli. the Confederate Commissioner for exchange of; prisoners, on his way to Nassau Mtavy r.UMomL, June 9 The 8panish steamer Salor. Boil leDgersumd Amonsr thna - frofm Havana for this port, was lostao muea ou w;'"OT"r,"r," 4i.-l -1st June 6. says that Point in aster.., on th.26th. May Of the PT I .TtrJ, .n f Mond.y (1st.) At mid.ight eraw 421 in number, oniy were sveo. l a.-.tio mm roiar en in the -TJl'a OoL BharpV of Gen. Bnckner'. oatha same day '"rt?" lZri tt ataS 'cr Qajgo va ts&i4 aJt (SCOCCd. LATEST WAR NEWS. From Fredericksburg. Richmond, JuneO. Contrary to expectation, the yankees on yesterday still remained on the south bank of tbe Rappahannock, at Deep Run. Tbey occupied the angle-formed by the creek and the river; aud were throwing up a line of entrenchments of a mile in length, extending from Bernard's house up lo Deep Run. By aid. of field glass their dirt digging operations could be distinctly seenfrom the hilh above Hamilton's Crossing, but H was impossible to form any oorreot estimate of their numbers. Beside the ditchers, only about wo regiments were visible. On the Staf ford bills, jupl opposite Deen Rim mUht ba non bon( ft thousand men, apparently cavalry There bad been no skirmishing or cannonading since Saturday. We e no reason to change the opinion hitherto ex pressed, that this demonstration of the enemy was de signed solely to disconcert or retard some supposed plan of General Lee. That it has been a dead failure is al ready known to the yankee General. ' Where Hooker, with the main body of bis forces now is, js a matter open to oonjecture. He may be at Kel ley's Ford, thirty miles above Fredericksburg, at Dum fries, on the Potomao, or even so far away as Manassas Junot ion We would most strongly incline to the belief that he was at one of the latter places, were he not tbe great "Fighting Joe," and in command of "the finest army on the planet," composed of the victorious vete rans of Chanoellnrsvillo. But with such a nam and such an army he cannot turn his back upon a foe he has always pretended to despise. Wherever he is, we have no' fears but that we shall spoo hear 'from htm. Even while we write a great battle may have been join ed. Examiner. , , OJlcial from Oen. Lee Richmond. June 10. The following official dispatch from Gen. Lee was roceived to-day: Cclpkpkr C. II.. June 9, 1863. To Gen., S. Cooper: The enemy crossed the Rappahannock this morning at 5 o'clock, at various fords, from Beverly's to Kelley's, with a large force of cavalry, aooompanied by artillery. After a severe contest till 6 o'clock, P. M., Gen. 8t,uart drove them across the river. R. E. Lia, Gen. i From Vicksburg. Jackson, June 6. via Mobile, June 9. One yankee gunboat left Red River owing to low water. Pemberton has sent word that he can hold Vicksburg, and for Johnston to take his time to organ ize and disoipline his forces.', The Chicago Times of the 2d says Grant admits ft I"7 i088 nd that hhas fallen back to the Big Black, where he is awaiting reinforcements from Banks.. The Memphis and Charleston railroad has been stripped of troops. Rosecrans is reinforcing Grant via Louisville. All the steamboats at Louisville and Memrhiahwhn' pressed for that purpose 4,500 Confederate prisoners had. reached Memphis. The officers go to Sandusky, Ohio, and the men to Indianapolis. Gen. Hurlburt has been ordered to prepare hospitals at Memphis for 30.000 . wounded. Grant asks Hurlburt forSO.OOO mm Hnrl. burt replied that he did not know where they were to oome from. Their own figures foot-up a loss of 60,000 men. ...... Jacksoi, June 8. A scout just in from Vicksburg reports all working well. The men are somewhat wearied by lying in the trenches and being exposed to the sun, but are in good spirits. Grant ia slowly ad vancing by building parallels which are 400 yards from our outer works. There hasjeen no general assault for ten days past. We have i plenty of ammunition and provisions, and tbe soldiers and citizens are per fectly confident of the result. Our entire losses during the series of assaults do not exceed COO. Heavy firing of musketry and artillery was heard all day yesterday. Artillery tiring going on to-day. Mobile, June 9. A private dispatch from Jackson. dated the 8th, acys Vicksburg is all right.. Kirby Smith is in possession of Miliken's Bend. Later from Jackson. Jackson, June 9. Our scouts report tbe enemy's pickets ten miles deep. 'Every avenue is apparently closely guarded, and the greatest courage and care is required to reach Vicksburg. Grant eommunioatet with the Federal fleet by signals, the lights of which were seen .last night constantly. The si-aai betokens a movement, or ft renewal of the assault, continues this morning An officer, captured by Grant's pickets but who sub sequently escaped, arrived this morning, tie reports tbe yankee army muoh depressed by knowing tnat uen. Johnston is massing a heavy force in their rear, and that certain death awaits them in front. (Officers say that certain defeat or annihilation awaits Grant. From Louisiana. Woodvilli, Miss., June 4. Grier- son's cavalry, ten thousond strong with 8 pieces of ar tillery, attacked Col. Logan, at Clinton, .La., yesterday afternoon. Logaa, 400 strong and several pieces of artillery, drove Grierson baok six miles, capturing two pieces ef artillery and killing and capturing 35 prison ers. Our loss two allied and several wounded, ine enemy threw several shells into the town, killing one man. , More Rumws Olorious if True. Mobilb, June 9. Special to Tribune, Jackson 8th, says there are many rumors, the most reliable of which is that Kirby Smith, instead of being at Port Hudson, had taken Miliken 8 Bend with ten thousandjnen and cut off Grant's supplies. It is reported that Jackson's cavalry had out tbeir way through to Vicksburg. Jackson has evidently done something. ' Heavy firing beard Irom Vicksburg. Grierson believed to have been driven' 5 miles from Clinton, La. v . The Port Hudson Fight. The Jackson Misslssippian of the 2d says: A, A surgeon just from. Wood ville.'con versed with several Confederate soldiers who were in tie fight at Port Hud son last week, and he confirms the news ef a complete viotory to our arms,- The soldiers informed him that Gen. Gardner pursued the flying yankees after the re pulse at the entrenchments and routeddthem completely. He also confirms the rumor of Grierson's defeat. LATEST FROM THE NORTH. 'Northern- papers of the 6th inst. have reached Rioh mood.! The Dispatch makes a summary of the news as furnished by the- Herald, from which we copy all that is of interest, as follows: Yankee News from Port Hudson. The steamship in;n. star whioh left New Orleans on the snn uii.. brings an account of the first day's fighting at Port Hud son. Banks commanded in person, and the fight was ?n o-mmr on at the time of the departure oi ine morn in Star The attack commenced on the 27th, and the Herald's correspondent says it has been "one oftif not the bloodiesf battle, that has yet been fought on this niin.ni " The Confederate force within tne woras is .atimiiteJ at from 10 to 12,000, and the assault is rep resented by the yankee letter writer as having been at tended with "terrinc siaugnter. ine auaca wo uju hv land and water. Farragut's fleet bombarding ine town while isanks a ooinmns ennfru oiuim uui, fortifications. Th Wdinir attack was headed by Sherman, who wasfiiooiUbe Star Foundry in FayeUaville, by .iwonni nn an. ana naa io reure wilu euuriuuuoj o ' - ... Joss. '. A negro regiment, wnicn was put in auvauce, v .,aV.vv " , . . . . 1 ,'i I- trick. 1 lost OUO men out oi uu. onermau lost his leg. Gen. Neal Dow was also wounded, and Cols. n vl. Cowles and tsmiin were kiueu. it mu ganaud 128th New York eacn lost aoouinau meirmeu, .n,ni.. other regiments suffered severely. The Her- i.i' onn-nRnnndent savs the yankee loss, in killed and -.,n,lA.t will reach at lesst 3000. So much for the beginning of the fight With regard to tne second aay s rht he savs: "We have no defini;eAinforroation regard rC . . .! (TTl. tl. J. kjmL 'Dg 10 day S operations. i ne -newm u. k u e.. . . . . mi: 3 : ...... - until the Held U von or iOSl. A nis huuuus ery uiu.uuuo for the yankees, and (roes lar toconnrm our leiegrapma mwi announcing the final and crushing defeat of Banks. . . . r- . 1 v ; . The Baltimore American ot tne evening or ine ota has a dispatch from New York of that date which ssys The fight commenced at 1 o clo"k on Wednesday, tbe 27lh. and lasted until 5 o'clock, when Gen. Banks order ed his troops (o fall back to their original lines, the nlace however, being still invested. , r . . xt rv.i ii e jnnfl - Ine reoeis in new isneaus ijr wo iub. irvui u tv -xww in killed and wounded in the assault. Gen. Sherman has a compound fraoture in one of nis ia rfteiTd frfttn ' ft Minnie ban. llovts are enter tained that he will recover, FVom Vicksbura.Tnt nes from Vicksburg is verj n,...,. A lavram riatari Washington. Jane 5, (mif tK .tit thn m advioes from Vicksburg Z.-'l' ;. t.l thosa of the Slet of May, but that "a few additional particulars gave rather cheerful indication of good result .w.t.rai (nrfiaaiian v srtiuu aw-w- a I MnUIDOnK 9mmmwm " " v' . ' ' oe moving towards Jackson. Another dispatch, from Cincinnati, reports Joe Johnston as aJvancing in foroe on Memphis " - - Sir . , r . I'T?-10 ful1 tl" grams concerning the bombard- ' mtnt of Vicksburg: ... . Cairo, June 5. The dispatch boat, Gen. Lyon, from Vicksburg Monday night, has arrived Firing was kept up all of Monday. . . - ; When the Lyon left, at midnight, a conflagration was going on in the city. Some supposed our shells had set the buildings on fire,; while others oonjectured that the rebels were destroying tbeir supplies, preparatory w Burreauinog. . : Gen. Grant's numbers and position would be abso lutely impregnable in a few days. Particulars cannot be given, but they are of a most cheering character. Chicago. June 5 A special dispatch from the rear of Vicksburg, dated May 31st, saysr.TJie bombardment of Vicksburg continues.' All the guns in position opened fire at midnight and oontinued their fire until daylight The rapidity of the firing was unparalielled, and it is believed great damage was inflicted. Twelve rebels were captured at daylight yesterday, endeavoring to run our pickets and gel into she oily. There were 200,000 percussion caps found in their pos session. One of them, boy, came out o' the city ten uays ago, iqok tne oath or altegiauce, and was allowed to go home, five miles baok. He will probably be con demned as a spy. j Gen. Joe Johnston is reported ta h mnin. tr,.r.t. Jackson, but not in sufficient foroe to attack ua. 1'HiLADSi.PHiA, Juae 6v A special dispatch from Cincinnati to-day to the Bulletin, but entirely discredit ed by that paper, says:. ' ! I "A report is current to-day that- fleu, Joe-Johnston instead of marching oh Grant's rear to relieve Pember- . ton is advancing on Memphis. ! The report , oomes in various shapes, and is somewhat credited." Great Peace Meeting in ATew York. An immense meeting-of the "peaoe democrats" was held on the 3d in New York. The Herald says it numbered over thirty thousand people, and the New York democraoy, under Fernando Wood, "have declared en masse in favor of a "vigoro.ua prosecution of peaoe.'.' an armistice, and sep arate conventions of the loyal and rebel States," and predicts that this peace platform will be that of all the democracy, and that with it they will carry the Presi dential election. ; j. The Herald says: "The platform of the Democracy in the Presidential campaign of 1864 will be peaoe, and what is more the candidate will be elected, no matter who he is, the principle controlling all other considera tions. Tbe new President, whatever might have been his antecedents or opinions, will, upon assuming offioe, be compelled to suspend the operations of the war, pro claim an armistice, and propose a Convention of all the otaies. i The New York Peace Convention. The Cinoinnati Commercial, of the 4th, has New York dates to tbe 3d. At the peace Convention, one of the speakers presented strong resolutions which were passed. The resolutions . declare fealty to the Constitution, and state that under that Constitution there is no power to ooeroe a State by mHftary force.. The war is contrary to the Constitu-' lion, and should cease. The claim of dictatorial and unlimited military power, and the trial of citizens by courts martial, is monstrous and execrable. ' The reso lutions protest against the cowardly, despotic, inhuman ' and accursed aot 'in the banishment of Mr. Vallandig han. The Convention has recommended a suspension of hostilities, and the call of ft Convention of the States to take into -consideration some manner of effecting . a reconciliation. '! i ; Legislature of Illinois. SpaiNoricLU, III., June 8. The House has unanimously passed . resolutions con demning Burnside's order suppressing papers, and call ing the attention of the Government to the infringement of popular rights, and Ibe invasion of the sovereignty of Illinois. . , i)i0, ; In Pittsboro', 2d inst., LEVIN LANE, Esq of New ' Hanover oounty, aged 70. Thus after having acopm pUsheLJu8..4?thfts isor,e veara and. tnlhaa naaaxlu, en, a true friend, a devoted husbaud, an affect lonats and generous father, a kind and considerate master." For nearly half a century a consistent member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, he died as be bad lived, a christian, and is now gene, as we feel assured, to enjoy tbat "rest that remaineth to the people of God." Of the strictest honesty, and of great independence of character, it may be truly said of Mr. Lane that he was ithout fear and without reproach. - His most striking characteristic however was his sincerity being alwaysj what he seemed to be, and although unobtrusive in the expression of his opinions yet he always uttered his real sentiments. To his country and society the loss . of such a man is great indeed, but to his bereaved an? sorrowing family it is irreparable. H. j At his residenoe, in Anson county, N. C, May 18th, pUNCAllSfN, in ye 76th year of bis age, a native of Scot land A UAItE CHANCE FOR JIlBiV OF MTBUPRISBl AS I wish to change my business 1 now offer for sale my , i ' " J FOUNDRY, with a full supply of MATERIALS for carrying on the business to a large extent, in connection with ft large MACHINE SHOP with all the neoessary tools. . The Steam Engine now used for the business is in good order, and mate rial a plenty for keeping it so for 10 years to oome. Two Extra Steam Engines, one .an entire new one; j . Turning Lathes, Planelng Machines. Drill Presses. Extra tfeltln ; r . .. and other material too numerous to mention. Also a lot of LUMBER and TIMBER, with a , ' .fiOOD SAW JIILL attached; I. Saiall and large Oircular Saws, Whip Saws, Mor ticing Machine, Sash Machines. -1 j' with all the neoessary Cutlers to tbe above Machines. For further information apply te 1 M. A. BAKER, Fayetteville, N. C. ' June 4, 186:1. 84-lmlm ' The Star Foundry and Machine -op 13 now in foil operation, and will be so conlirfued until further notice Castings of all kinds done at the starrest aotioe. RAILROAD CASTINGS ef ftll kinds, S-KIUM BOAT WORK. COPPER WORK ftud MA,- i 4 CiiiliB WORK of all kinds, will receive prompt ftltea- -xz r k a u 4 FPU IT m. n. BAKER, Offioe on Hay St., Opposite the Old Wagon Yard. I 34-lmm June 4, 1863. A SOLDIER WANTS EMPLOYMENT. 1111 E Subscriber having served 16 months in the BBta . Reg't N: C. T , and having been discharged on ao- count of bad health, is desirous of employment 0 sup port his family. He is a House Carpenter By irwe, but unable to do heavy work. Could carry tbe mail, or superintend a small number of hands, or ancuv w grocery or 8teward at a Hospital, Ao. j Little's Mills, N C.. JuneJ. ; S53tpd, , State ot iVorth Carolina, RICHMOND COUNTY. Count v Court Clerk's Offioe, May 20, I8C3. irk.mu UlDSOU, iutui"."v. , ,Uvm-u ... jmt-, l no""" " . , : .i i j ,v micbael, dec u, vs- auj vbi iuiuubc. uu uwen. 4 Vtition to sell Real Estate for Assets. IT appearing to my satisfaction that Hugh G. Lucas and Sarah his wife, John Carmlchaet, Hugh Carsai- chael and Archibald Uarmicnaei, Uetendaats ia inn -ease, reside beyond the limits of this State: Ordered that publication be maae ior six weeks sucoeasivety.ua. the Fayetteville Observer, notifying the said Defend-, ants te do ana appear ai our next uourt or rieas ani Quarter Sessions to be held for the County of Richmond, at tbe Court House in Kockingham, on the 3d Monday of July A D., 1863, then and there to plead, answer or demur, otherwise this Petition will he heard ex part and judgment pre confesso rendered as to them. Witness, Louis H. Webb, Clerk of Richmond County Court, at QSHoe In Rockingham, May 20, 186S. &C.?H L. IL QV
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