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THE ikt-arolin:a Ste" WILLIAM W. H OLD EN, Editor akd Propeiktor. TERMS OF THE WEEKLY Too Dollars psrJiMum invariably in advance. ' r, ' TERMS OF THE SKMI-WEEKLYRw DoOare per annum, invariably in advance ... AU vapers art discontinued at th expiration of the UOt for which they Aaee been paid. .- .v." -vl Term of Advertising in Semi-Weekly Standard Oar rceular rates of advertising are as follow: - - ' One square, (14 lines or less) hrst insertion, -- fl 00 Each subsequent insertion, - 25 Loneer advertisements iin proportion. - . . - -. Contracts will be made with advertisers, at the above twular rates, for six or twelve mouths, and at the close of the contract per cent, will be deducted from the gross' '"professional or business Cards, not exceeding: five lines will h inserted in either fbe. Weekly or Semi-Weekly, for 6 for six months, or $10 tor twelve months ; or in both papers fur $10 rr six mootns, or f 15 Tor twelve months. Terms of Advertising in Weekly Standard. One dollar per square fur the first insertion, and twenty five cents fur each subsequent insertion No deduction vM be made on weekly adBtrtiecmente, no matter how long they tnagrun. Only a limited number of advertisements will be admitted into the Weekly. All advertisements, not other wise directed, are inserted in the Semi-Weekly, and charg ed accordingly. When the number of insertions is noj marked on the advertisement it is inserted until forbid. Money sent us by mail is at our nsK. RALEIGH: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 18G2. The Latest News. The public anxiety for stirring news cannot be gratified at present There is but little by telegraph or the papers which can be called news. A severe skirmish took place on Wednesday, on the right of the York River Railroad, not far from Richmond, with some of the forces of Gen. McLaws' division and the Yankees, which was kept up du ring the day, infantry and artillery being employed on both sides. Our forces drove the Yankees back a mile. It was a bush fight, but lesulted in the loss nf about 40 killed and wounded on our side. The enemy's loss is said to have been about 300. Severe skirmishes of this sort may soon precipitate a general battle. We have but little from Jackson's command. Fremont is said to have fallen back to Harrisonburg, and it is said that Shields had been reinforced and was again advancing. Our cavalry routed the ene my between Harrisonburg and New Market, cap turing a number of prisoners. Gen. Pettigrew, we are glad to learn, had been sent to Baltimore and paroled. His wounds were still painful. We learn privately that he was at th house of his relative, Mr. Bryan, a native of this city. Col. Lightfoot, Lt Col. Long, ten other officers and 207 privates, had been sent to Fort Del aware. Rumor states that BueU's Yankee army was inarching eastward from Corinth, and had reached Tuscumbia, Ala. It is also said that Pope's division had been attacked by our forces, and was retreating. We hear but little except rumors from Beaure gard's army. We judge that his reported move ments ought not to be made public No fight had taken place near Cumberland Gap. The enemy was extending inland from Pensacola. The rumored defeat of the French troops in Mexi co is confirmed. Their loss is said to have been 500 killed" and 700 wounded. The French will march on the Capital and the Mexicans will de fend it The reported recognition of the Confederacy by France, still needs confirmation. British troops are being forwarded to Canada again, it is said, which stirs up the Yankees not a little. The rumored killing of Butler and Andy John son is not believed, . Back Numbers. Our friends frequently desire to commence their subscription with the back numbers. We cannot supply back numbers. The demand for the Stand ard is so great, we cannot do it To the Soldiers. Our subscribers in the army must be snre to keep ns advised where their regiments are, and in whose brigade. They must also give us the letter of their companies and the number of their regiments. Postage. It will be borne in mind that according to a law recently passed by Congress, that from and after the 1st of July next, letter postage will be 10 cents in stead of 5 cents. Tub Dodd Mineral Spuing. The Dodd Mineral Spring, near this City, undjr the management of Mr. Cole, is much resorted to by our citizens, and strangers visiting Raleigh. There can be no doubt that the water is beneficial. Mr. Cole deserves credit for the arrangements he has made for those who visit the Spring. High Compliment. It is stated by the Richmond correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, that when Stonewall Jackson communicated to the War De partment the death of Gen. Ashby, he asked that the vacancy be filled by the appointment of Gen. Robert Ransom, of this State. Freshet is Roanoke. The oldest inhabitant we are assured has never witnessed so large a freshet as overflowed the Roanoke River last week. The most painful apprehensions are felt for the total loss of the immense corn crop, because of the difficulty of re-planting in time. At the farm house of T. P. Devereux, Esq., in Halifax, the water was never known to be so high before by 19 inches. His dwelling is situated on a bluff, overlooking the farm. The water arose so high around his dwelling as to prevent all egress or ingress, except to take it up to the armpits or in canoes. His highest dykes or levees were sub merged. The loss of the crops, cattle, hogs, &c. on the river, both in Halifax and Northampton, must have been very considerable. We learn that CoL J. H. Whitaker, besides other losses, had three ne gro men drowned. Even houses are 6aid to have been borne oft by the current down the river. Cotton Factoky Bubsed. The old Lincoln Cot ton factory at Lincolnton, N.'C, was burned down on Monday night last The fire was supposed to be accidental. The loss is said to be about $40,000. It was one of the oldest factories' itt the State It was the property of Messrs. I D. Childs and W. J. Hoke. - '- The Conscript Law. It appears that the full meaning of the provisions of this act are not yet fully understood. Every few days we learn some thing new about it The following is the latest opinions in regard to it we have seen :. We learn, in a communication which we have re ceived horn the War Department' at Richmond, "that officers between the ages of 18 and 85 years of age, who were defeated in the recent . re-organi-zation of 12 months' regiments, are subject to con bcriptiou." Countryman. The" Governorship- Col. Vance's Letter. .. We have the pleasure of announcing to our read ers to-day, that CoL Vance has consented to the use of his name for Governor. His letter on the sub ject, which we publish below, is admirable in con ception, expression, and sentiment We endorse every word of it, as we believe a large majority of the people will do, not only when they read it, but at the polls on the first Thursday in August next CoL Yance is emphatically the man for times. He is not a party, but the people? candidate. He has not sought the office; but the people are calling him out and bidding him occupy it, in - the belief that he can be of more service to them and to the cause as Governor, than he could be in any other position. As one of the people, he could not dis regard this call. Read his letter, and then hand it round among your neighbors : Headquarters N. C. Troops, ) Kinston, June 15, 1863. j Editor op the Standard : A number of pri mary meetings of the people, and a respectable por tion of the newspapers of the State, having put forward my name for the office of Governor, to which 1 may also add the reception of numerous letters to the same purport, I deem it proper that I should make some response to these flattering indi cations of confidence and regard. Believing that the only hope of the South de pended upon the prosecution of the war at all haz ards and to the utmost extremity, so long as the foot of an invader pressed Southern soil, I took the field at an early day, with the determination to re main there, until our independence was achieved. My convictions in this regard remain unchanged. In accordance therewith I have steadily and sincere ly declined all promotion, save that which placed me at the head of the gallant men whom I now command. A true man should, however, be willing ;o serve wnerever tne public voice may assign him. If, therefore, my fellow-citizens believe that I could serve the great cause better as Governor than 1 am now doing, and should see proper to confer this great responsibility upon me, without solicitation on my part, I should not feel at liberty to de cline it, however conscious of my own unworthi ness. In thus frankly avowing my willingness to labor in any position which may be thought best for the public good, I do not wish to be considered guilty of the affectation of indifference to the great honor which my fellow-citizens thus propose to bestow upon me. On the contrary, I should consider it the crowning glory of my life to be placed in a position where I could most advance the interests and honor of North-Carolina, and, if necessary, lead her gal liyit sons against her foes. But I shall be content with the peoples' wilL Let them speak. Sincerely deprecating the growing tendency to wards party strife amongst our people, which every patriot should shun in the presence of the common danger, 1 earnestly i ray for that unity of sentiment and fraternity of feeling, which alone, with the favor j of Unci, can enable us to prosecute tnis war for .Lib erty and Independence against all odds, and under every adversity, to a glorious and triumphant issue. Very sincerely jours, Z. B. VANCE. The People of our Eastern Counties. We presume there is not a man in the State of ordinary sympathies who does not feel deeply in terested for the people of the Eastern Counties who have been so unfortunate as to be within the ene my's lines. Their situation is a trying one, and yet we hope they are bearing their isolation from the rest of the State, which we trust is temporary, with the courage and fortitude which becomes true men, who are resisting the tyranny of their op pressors. In such circumstances they need the sympathy of their fellow-citizens. Their condition is one which they could not well avoid. Thousands of them are non-combatants, compelled to remain be cause they had not the means of escape, their fighting men, we presume," are mostly in the Con federate service, and others remain purely to pro tect and preserve their property. Whether the thousand and one statements of the cruelties and savageism of the Yankees be true or false, their con dition is a bad one, and one which we hope to see j soon relieved. That they are and will continue to ! be loyal to the State and to the Confederacy, we j have no reason to doubt Ignorant, debased and j bad men, as well as the timid and those, who regard j a little property of more value than character and j country, may be swayed from their fidelity ; but j the masses will sacrifice neither. j Of the state of things in the Eastern: Counties we j have no means of knowing. We have no corres- j pondence to keep us advised of the deportment of our people or of the Yankees, or what Mr. Lincoln's Governor, Mr. Stanly, is doing, hence, we do not publish much that we see in the papers or bear, simply because we have no responsible authority for the statements or rumors afloat, many of which have been afterwards contradicted. But we take it for granted, that the population are in the main loyal and will continue to be. vVe should be glad to receive true and correct accounts from that quar ter, but as we do not send the Standard there, we have no means of getting information. " Let our friends therefore in the East, who may by chance see this article, bear in mind that they have the sympathies of their brethren. Let them keep their spirits up and hope for a better day. In the meantime, we hope they will resist all the persuasions or threats of the Lincoln authorities to take the oath of allegiance to the Lincoln govern ment or the oath of neutrality. The Yankees have no right in law or in reason to demand it of them.. They have ever been a loyal people to the govern ments under which they. have lived. They were not disloyal to the Federal government, 'until Lin coln forced North Carolina out from it They have never taken an oath of allegianee either to the Fed eral or Confederate governments, and what right has Lincoln to demand of them an-oath of allegiance to his government? They are in no wise under that government only as the chances f war have thrown them within the enemy's lines, and com mon humanity and the laws of nations claim that . they be dealt with as non-combatants. . But our forces in the East and the people of the State ought to manifat their sympathy. Many, we fear, are too ready to believe the false and injurious statements gotten up and circulated by personal and political enemies in regard to them. Indeed, from what we have heard, it would seem that some of the officers of the army and many people, regard sll or most of them as traitors. Even persons re siding this side the lines of the enemy, have found too little protection or sympathy from soma of our officers; Can any one justify such a course f .., r When Nev-bern,' Washington and Beaufort were taken by the enemy, our forces retired from them because they could not hold them. We have not attempted to retake them because we could not hold them against the enemy's gun-boat". Now, it does seem to us, that the wise policy was Jo have drawn our lines as closely around the enemy as possible, and while any attempt on our part to go'overthe line to worry and destroy them, could only inflict slight injuries and make the enemy more oppres sive towards our people in their power, which ought to be avoided, we ought to have kept him. in his lines, and prevented marauding parties from pil laging and damaging our people on this side of them. The facts which have come to us do not warrant the belief that this policy has been pur sued in all cases. " Attacks on the People's Candidate. The Raleigh Register and Charlotte Democrat have already commenced their bitter attacks on the people's candidate for Governor. The Democrat says': " Mr. Vance has allowed himself to be used as a tool by the enemies of the State and Confederate administrations, and the Standard manufactured a big tale of his exploits at Newbern for party pur poses." CoL Vance is a "tool" in the hands of others, because he has thought proper to allow his name to be used for Governor. This is the language which a no-party . paper uses towards a gallant soldier. The hounds of party are to be let loose on him, and he is to be torn down, simply because he was not an original secessionist The Democrat slandered Col. Vance by saying he was " not in the fight at Newbern." That paper afterwards made a sort of apology for the slander, and took it back to a cer tain extent ; but it did so reluctantly, and it has not yet adnitted the fact that Col. Vance fought near Newbern one hour and a half after its political Gen eral, Branch, had left the . field and burnt the bridge. But the Democrat says we " manufactured a big tale of the exploits" of CoL Vance at Newbern; " for party purposes." There is not a word of ruth in the assertion. We gave an incident of thV'battlp, immediately after it occurred, which was highly creditable to Col. Vance ; but it turnejTout that he was not on horseback in the battle, as we represent ed him, but on foot Whether he used the exact expression, by way of encouraging his men, which our informant attributed to him, we do not know ; but we do know that he encouraged his men, both by voice and example, and that his regiment was the last to leave the field. We had no party pur pose in view in describing the battle, but we did justice to all who were engaged in it The Demo crat was no doubt fretted when it learned that Col. Vance had borne himself gallantly in the fight and it feared, inasmuch as Col. Vance was not an origi ' nal secessionist that the Stall federates would be in jured, in some way or other, by the reputation which Col. Vance made on the occasion. Th? "exploits" of the Democrat' candidate for Governor, Colonel Johnston, are confined to a nar row circle. He won his title among the pork and beans of the Commissary Department The Register of Wednesday last, acting as the decency organ of the office-holders and Stailfed erates, calls upon Col. Vance to say " whether he is or is not a candidate." That is tolerably cool. Col. Vance will, of course, make a polite bow, and an swer Mr. Syme at once. Being an enemy of Col. Vance, he is entitled to a respectful and immediate answer. The Register insinuates, and in its next issue will no doubt charge, that Col. Vance, " for purposes of his own ambition," is disposed to leave bis soldiers " to the privations of the camp and dangers of the battlefield," in order to secure "a snug civil office for himself." Col. Vance has never shrunk from either the privations of camp life or the dangers of battle. If the soldiers are ready to part with him at the call of the people, and to vote for him for Governor, as nine-tenths of them will do, what is that to Mr. Syme ? The people are determined to promote Col. Vance to the office of Captain-General. Civilians have been placed in high military offices, and others have been promoted, not on their merits, but because they were original secessionists ; but there is no promotion for Conservatives like CoL Vance, no matter how great their merits may be, unless ike people take them up and award it to them. CoL Vance, as Governor of the State, may be called upon to lead our forces in the field, as Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, and Gov. Johnston, of Kentucky, have done. ' All feel that he would do this in a mas terly and gallant manner; and every friend of his knows, that as Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief, he would be just and kind to the army and would do equal and exact justice, without regard to party, in promotions and appointments in the army. You would never find him placing a Captain over a worthy Major, to promote party ends, or to grati fy certain cliques and families. BHt Col. Van:e would prove himself equal to the crisis, whether in war or in peace. He is not only a hero, but he is a statesman. We know it will be . charged that he is a young man ; but so was Ham ilton when he stood by and counseled Washington, and so was Napoleon, when he swept over Europe at the head of the French armies, and made France the most powerful and wost respected of European nations. The "atrocious crime of being a young man" was charged upon the elder Pitt by office holding Walpole, but it was not long before this same young man was guiding, with a master hand, the government of England. Col. Vance was old enough to go to the Legislature he was old enough . to go to Congress he was old enough to volunteer and come down here, on foot, from Buncombe, to fight for his country he wa9 old enough to com mand a regiment at Newbern, and fifeht right on for nearly two hours after his General had left him ; and he is old enough to be Governor, as he will be in the month of September next The people have called for him, and they intend to elect him by about TWENTY THOUSAND majority. '. Partizan Mendacity. The Register and other partizan papers are endeavoring to injure the pros pects of CoL Vance, by falsely alleging that he is the "Holden candidate." . They seem determined to make a great man of us in spite of all we can do. Of course, the design is so transparent, the people will readily detect the object But as usual they do us injustice.- We desire not to wear laurels we have not won. The honor of nominating CoL Vance for the Governorship belongs to the people of Ruther ford County first and second, to the people of Wake. - We havoonly seconded their motion. : Col. Vance is the people's candidate, and Holden has endorsed. Hi,.. That is enough to make him sweep the State our enemies theinselv being judges. ,"y, - nortaCaroiiMi Bonds?, 3'.-- ; ' - Our opinion having been asked in regard to the value of the several issues of N. C. State bonds and the causes of the difference in the market Talue, we. give onr readers the benefit of our information on the subject ... ..- .. .. .. -' . ;-":: Old 6 per cent. State bonds, it is known, com. mand a higher price in Richmond and elsewhere, than the new issues' of certificates of 6 or 8 per cent, stocks, for several reasons. First the demand has been very great for them about Richmond, for the purpose of remitting by under-ground Railroad to the North, of which it is said the Jew and the Gen- ' tile speculators have a monopoly, because they stand higher in the New York market than any other Southern stocks. Why they stand higher there, the reader .must be left to conjecture. Sec ondly,, as they have coupons attached, the interest is collected without trouble or expense. The new 6 and 8 per cent State stocks are issued in certificates, and not in bonds with coupons at-' tached, for the reason, we presume, that the Treasurer has not been able to procure the requi site plates. Consequently, as thete are no coupons attached, holders' must come to Raleigh to obtain their interest Some persons prefer the new 6 to theU per cent stocks, for the reason, that the 6 per cent stocks are convertible into cash or treasury notes when ever the holder desires it An eminently successful battle at Richmond on our side,would have a happy effect on Confederate bonds aiid bring them fully into competition with State stocks. A result most devoutly and anxiously desired by every true friend of the cause, The Stalliederate Conclave. 'On Tuesday last Mr. William Johnston, President of the Charlotte and Columbia (South-Carolina) Railroad, was in this City, engaged in a conclave with a number of office-holders, in devising plans to defeat the people's choice for Governor, CoL "Vance," and in making arrangements to continue the present office-holders in power; We saw several office-holders oursclf, and we learn that many of them were in the City taking part in this caucus. The impres sion prevailed that this secret meeting would with draw Mr. Johnston, and start some one else for Gov ernor; but this movement, if contemplated, was no doubt prevented by the personal presence of the President of the Charlotte and Columbia (South Carolina) Railroad. We learn that the President aforesaid was certain ly in close consultation with one Englishman and a couple of Irishmen, all of whom are office holders, or deeply interested pecuniarily in continuing the Stallfederates- in power. Are the rights and liber ties of our people to be entrusted exclusively to such persons ? But all this selfish plotting against Col. Vance will come to nought He will be elected in spite of official, or South-Carolina, or British, -or Milesian influence. The Confederate Conservatives of the State will sec to that Secession was eitber right or wrong. If right the conduct of secessionists is to be commended. If wrong, the conduct of the entire State Conven tion is to be reprobated. Iredell Express. Secession was right when Virginia, North-Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas seceded ; but it was wrong when South-Carolina and the other cotton State's seceded. We seceded for cause; they seceded because they 'had determined to break up the gov ernment The people of Charleston fired guns and shouted for joy when they heard of Lincoln's elec tion, because it gave them an excuse for dissolving the Union. Our neighbor of the Register was for fighting South-Carolina in order to keep her in the Union, and the Express no doubt at that time agreed with the Register; but now they are both in favor of a South-Carolina candidate for Governor. Gen. Robert Toombs. A late number of tbe Spirit of the South contains the following preamble and resolutions unanimously adopted by the Committees of Safety at Cuthbtrt, Ga., and Eufaula, Alabama : "Whereas. Authenticinformationhasbeenreceiv ed that Gen. Robert Toombs, of the C. S. A. ; Col. A. P. Rood and others owning large plantations on the Chattahoochee river influenced, as we believe, more by avarice than patriotism, have planted un usually large crops of cotton, thereby curtailing to that extent, the provision crop necessary for the support of our suffering country ; therefore. Resolved, That Gen. Robt Toombs, CoL A. P. Rood, and others who have followed their pernici ous example, be requested to withdraw all their available negro labor from the cultivation of their cotton crops, and place it in charge of the Com mittees appointed to superintend the defence of the river. Resolved, That although it may not be regarded as pertinent to the objects for which this meeting has assembled, yet we cannnot withhold the expression of our unqualified indignation from those who have recklessly disregarded the wants and necessities of our army, by planting more cotton than is sufficient for domestic use. .. Their purses may be better filled but we trust they will not fail to receive the reward due their unpatriotic conduct" The above is a specimen of the patriotism and de votion to the Southern, cause of Gen. Toombs. He has given practical evidence that he cares more for himself than he does for the cause. The army must be fed, and the poor must be fed, but what is all that to Robert Toombs ? He makes cotton. This same individual was so anxious to break up the Union that he would not wait to build a powder mill, or make a musket, or raise one more, crop of corn. He has boasted and threatened a great deal, yet though a General in the service, we have not heard that he has fought a battle or spilled one drop of blood. We hear of m any other persons, original secession ists, who have planted large crops of cotton. And yet these very persons, who think more of them selves and of their miserable cent per cents than they do of the suffering poor or their bleeding conn try, will boast of their devotion to the South, and impeach the loyalty of the " best and truest men among us I Since writing the above, . we find in the Georgia papers the following dispatch from Gen. Toombs in answer to the resolutions of the committee of public safety of Randolph Co. Ga. and. Eufaula, Ala. ' ' r Richmond, June II, 1862. To Messrs.; Geo. Hill, A. F. Newsom, and Wm. Carter,. Committee; Gentlemen : Your telegram ha been received. . I refuse a single hand. '. My property, as. long as I ' live,, shall never be subject to -the orders of those cowardly miscreants, the Committee of Public Safety - of Randolph county and Eufaula.; You may rob me in my absence, but you cannot intimidate me. (Signed) Robert Toombs. Whole Number 1421. - vi wv wmi i Local) iuu ill its results, tho Convention and Mr. Johnston occupy ?r y the Mme P"tion. Iredell Express. Aue : oinerence between Mr. Johnston and the Convention iathis: The Convention BeCeded from the old government only in the last resort; but Mr. Johnston labored to break up the Union, and en dorsed the precipitate action of South-Carolina, long uwure iue convention assembled. We understand that Mr. Johnston dMlrl tmK. licly, on the eve of the vote in February, 1861, which negauvea tne proposition for the first Convention, that he would not submit to the decision of the peo ple. We understand also, that be denounced in his speeches, by name, Guilford and Iredell . Counties for being too slow in the work of revolution and civil war. Mr. Johnston tne people, by refusing to submit to their voice in February, and he showed bis bitter Dartizan feelings by denouncing those who would not go wun aim ana his beloved South-Carolina in the work of -disunion. Every one, therefore, who. wun ooutn-Larolina, preferred to break up the government, and who labored to do it before Lincoln's proclamation was issued, and who has not repented for so doing, will vote for Mr. Johnston. The truth is, Mr. Johnston has interests and sym pathies with South-Carolina as well as North-Carolina He has a residence in Charlotte ; but he is the President of a South-Carolina Railroad, and has his office and transacts his business in Columbia. Only about fifteen miles of his Road are in this State. Is it certain that f Governor of the State, he would not throw his influence in favor of build--ing up Charleston and other seaport towns of South Carolina, at the expense of our own ports? It would be much better to select a man for Governor who is thoroughly identified with our own State, and who is in no condition to be tempted to do injustice to our own commerce and internal improvements. Conservative. The Register belittles itself and exhibits the usually bad effect of bad association upon its manners, by an attempt to slur and de grade tho conservative citizens of the South,' by styling Picayune Butler,' Andy Johnston and Ed ward Stanly, "Conservatives." The taunt is de signed as an insult to the people of Wake and of the State, who cannot follow in the lead of those who are aiming to male this at party tear, and whose chief object seems to be, to possess the offices of both the State and National governments for them. selves, their lamilies and Iriends. With ho princi ples in common with each other except "the five loaves and two fishes," they attempt to decry all who do not lend them a hand in getting up to their arm-pits in,lhe public crib. But it won t do, neigh bor. The people know tho breed too well they have weighed you all in tbe balances, and found you wanting. The remains of Capt Simonton, of the " Iredell Blues," and of Lt Jos. C. White, of the "Saltillo Boys," who fell in the battle on the Chickahominy, have been carried home to Statesville, Iredell Coun ty, for interment - The Conscription. It will be seen by Maj. Mallett's advertisement that the enrolment under the conscription act is about to commence in this State, and that the neces sary officers will soon be at work in every County. We believe that persons who are liable to conscrip tion are still at liberty to join companies of Partisan Rangers now forming, and we call special attention to the companies of Lieut CoL Guy and Capt J. J. Evans, recently started. Lieut Col. Guy may be found here, we believe, and Capt. Evans at Graham. Persons may also still enlist as recruits for special companies, under properly appointed recruiting of ficers. Much confusion still exists in regard to substi tutes, &c As we understand it, a soldier cannot furnish a substitute except to join the company which he wishes to leave. In other words, a " sub stitute" must take the place of the man furnishing the substitute. A conscript presents his substitute to the Commander of the Camp of Instruction, or to a regular enrolling officer, who accepts his substi tute. Major Mallett would probably do a good service, to explain this whole matter through the papers. Tbe citizens of Norfolk we are glad to hear, still resist all attempts of the Yankees to cajole or force them to take tbe oath to Lincoln. The disgust manifested towards the Yankees is said to have led the British officers theie to change their dress. The rumor of the large French fleet spoken of as being off Charleston, and the large British fleet in Hampton Roads, seems not to be confirmed. CoL Wade Hampton has accepted the commis sion of Brigadier General, tendered him by Pres ident Davis. President Davis returned to Richmond on Wednes day morning last His health had somewhat im proved. Opinions. The Supreme Court have rendered opinions in the following cases : " Br Pearson, C. J. In doe ex dem, McCormick Legget trom Robeson; judgment reversed and venire de novo. In Mason v White, Perquimons, judgment affirmed. In den ex dem, Jones v Willis, from Washington, nonsuit set aside venire de novo. Bv Battle, J. In State ex rel. Bond v Billings, from Perquimons, judgment affirmed. In McRay v Sinclair, from Robeson, in equity, order overruling the demurrer reversed, &c. In Green v Harrison, in equity from Wake, motion for certiorari refused. By Manlt, J. Fagan v Williamson, from Wash ington, judgment affirmed. In Brooks v Walters, from Washineton. affirmine tbe iudement - In Dillion v bessoms, in affirmed, dismissed. equity, from Washington, How the "Contrabands" Treat the "Doodles." A few nights ago a negro entered the Quarter Master's Office in Staunton, tipped his wool and said : " Mar's 'Annan here a prisoner." " Where did you get him ?" " Massa sent him and tole me to see him shot up safe, andde key turned on him." '- Well, Sambo as you have brought him safely so far take him over to the jail and see him locked up;" " Thank'e Massa come along Yankee and he proudly marched off his prisoner to the jaiL--Richmond Whig. . , '- ' ." '-r" Stonewalls. Gen. Banks,. in his official report of disasters in the Valley, says of his own forces at Winchester: "The regiments were strongly posted, and near the centre, covered btstomb walls from the fire of the enemy;" strangely neglecting to add, that a certain "Old Stonewall" suddenly fell upon and awfully crushed his "covered" regiments. TBEGOVEQESBll1' ' The Raleigh preaf Vhavfc resented ns a1 couple of candidates in the perwns of a' Mr.'Jolmgftttv who. we believe i the Preeident ofatb-Cafriri Bxil Ready but of whom we jtobwjSry: little, Kstf'the Hon. & B. Vance, one of Jtorta-Caroline' most distinguished and patriotic sons, who know serving his country in the battle-field. - w.e perceive, with some regret, that few paper in the State object CoL Vance because be wae not a before bMkfastaeceasiont, and austain Mr. Johnston for the reason that h .i jection, it seems tarn, .is a very uncharitable and unuiy wuo, waen we remember that CoL Vance not only advocated etamal separation from the North as soon as all hope of a fan- and honorable compromiae failed, but gallantly drew his sword and went forth to meet the enemy, while Mr. Johnston has stood aloof I Could any man with a spark of gratitude in his bosom hesitate one moment to say which one of the two he Would choose 1 We judge men's " pa triotism " in, trying times like thes by their acts I and the man who voluntarily bies to the battle field and combats the enemy gives greater proof of patri tism than he who stands far off. and says " ao. boysV'-lfilftn ChronicU. ;vVi ; For the Standard. Numerous friends of C. B. Sanders, Esq., earnest ly request him to become a candidate for a seat as Senator in be next Legislature. We have un bounded confidence in him as a citizen, and as a statesman. His sction as a member of the Conven tion proves he is a man for the times. His totes prove that ha did what he promised the peopl ; ho did not deceive them as some others have done who have been sent from this county to the Legislature ; and being a strong and ardent supporter of Colonel VANCE, the people will vote for him almost to a man. MANY VOTERS. Johnston Co., June llr 1862. I : A Heroins. A lady in Hanover, hear- the Old Church, on Friday last s the Yankee cavalry wore flying before the gallant Stuart arrested a Federal omcer, ana arawing her pistol on him said, I have me oiooa 01 we wasbingtons in my veins I order you to lay down your arms and surrender." The poor uDoodln looked hither and thither, and see ing no chance for him, surrendered to the gallant maiden, wio held him in durance vile until some of Stuart's boys came up and took him in charge. ; Anecdote or Jackson. On the retreat of Banks, one of tbe Stonewall Brigade, which was in the van, wearied with tramping over the bad roads, said to a comrade, f1 I'm tired of pulling my legs out of the mud,' I wish an the Yankees were in h U "No no y said his friend ; if that were the case, "Old Stonewall " would be in stone's throw, and the 1st Brigade would be in the lead." f' Jackson's Charge. After the defeat ot Shields, Jackson led his cavalry in the pursuit for six miles', and right gallantly did the brave boys follow " Old Stonewall," and heaped up tbe Yankees to the manes of the heroic Ashby. f : Coolness' of Jackson. In one of his late fights " Old Stonewall " found himself in a tight place. He found himself surrounded, with only one way of escape, whjch was over a bridge raked by a battery of the Federals. The old Hero saw in a moment his strait 'With his cape over his uniform, he rode up to the battery and said " Boys, you have this battery in he wrong place; move it to that emi nence," pointing to a hill in a short distance up. "Limber uand be in a hurry." The order was obeyed, and,as the artillery was taking the new posi tion, "Stonewall" safely rode across the bridge. Richmond Whig. WAR NEWS. RICHMOND. Rut litilo Viic fwvMirrpri riiuhirH nnr lines finnnt. Richmond si rice our last except occasional skir mishing on a small scale, and the usual picket duty. Nothing is said about McClellan's withdrawing. Some speak-of in early fight others think it doubt ful. The Yankee gunboats had been shelling tho woods in the neighborhood of Drury's Bluff. Intelligence received at Richmond states that the loss of McClellah's army in the fight on Chickahom iny is estimated by Northern accounts at 10,000 men. STONEWALL JACKSON. Considerable reinforcements have beon forwarded to General Jackson, upon whom all eyes are now turned. Several North Carolina regiments are no doubt embraced in these re inforcements, but we have beard no mention made of any except the gal lant 6th. We ook for stirring accounts from his command in a short time. the MISSISSIPPI. , The naval fight at Memphis is represented as having been a most terrible one, which lasted only thirty minute&X The Lovell and Rebel, Confederate gunboats were unk the Jeff. Thompson, the Beau regard and thei.Sumpter were badly damaged the Gen. Bragg, Gek Price and the Earl Van Dorn, es caped. The Federal ram Queen of the West was destroyed. The tight was a regular butting affair, after the example, of the Merrimac. Vicksburgwas still holding out The Federal fleet left on Tuesc ay and went down tbe river. rSOM CHARLESTON. A most desperate battle was fought on James' Island, four milesifrom Charleston on the 16th. Five Yankee regiments advanced upon our battery at Secession ville to take it at the point of the bayo net CoL Lamar commanded the battery. We only had a few hundred troops, mostly from Charleston. CoL Lamar allowed'thetn to approach within close range, then opened on them with grape and mus ketry, mowing them down. The enemy was re pulsed, and rallied" twice, but was finally driven back with great slaughter. The loss of the enemy was about 400 in killed and wounded. A number of prisoners were,1 taken. After the battle com menced, Col. Simonton's Eutaw regiment came to the help of Col. Lamaa we gained a complete vic tory." " It was a most brilliant triumph. Our loss is estimated at 12 killed and about 40 wounded. BKAUKEOARD's ARMY. Tbe papers are giving currency to supposed move nients of Beauregard and his army, which we con sider injudicious.at this juncture to announce. Tho public and the enemy will find out time enough. i ARK ASS AS. A fight is saidHo have occurred near Little Rock recently, in which Gov. Roane attacked-and routed the Yankees. 1 is also said that Gen. Hindman attacked and routod them at Jacksonport .VAST TENNESSEE. Mitchell's Yankee forces are still near Chattanoo ga and threatening the place. It is also said that the enemy 18,000 under Gen. Mofgan, had ialleih back from Powell's Valley to wards Big Creek Gap, on the advance of onr forces. Geh. Neagle withMl.000 Yankee troops is said to be advancing upor(Kinston and Knoxville. A bat tle is looked for between General Kirby Smith and Morgan-in that quarter. ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, 'kALEIQU.N. C. Rt. Rev. Thba. .Atkinson, D.D.L.L.D., Visitor. Rev. Aldert Smedea, D.D., Rector. rwHE FORTTqFIRST term of this school JL will commence So tbe eleventh day of Julv, lRfii Tbe charm for tutiotfin all the branches of ititdy will re main as heretofore; bat dni-iog thecoDtioutnce of the pre eeat high prioea, .an additional charge will be nude for board and washing,' of 11.25 per weak. For eirenlar. euDtahinur full narticnlars. apply to the Hector. . i .. - Jane M, 182. i T S0,"t-. - JST Fayetteville Observer. WBminrton Journal, Rich mond Enminer, and Enquirer, Petersburg Expreaa, ttwr loUe Bulletin. Saliebary Waiiun.wiU pTeiiwert three times, and iend their billa to'4be offiee of tbe fcjtnUrd. -'LAND FOB BALE. I OFFER HY TRACT OF hkSJ FOE 8 ALE IN Vnitklm Conntr N. C, on the coonty read leading fronTHede 14 TM! V . fWim the KaJeiarfc and GaatoD Bui- 1 roE SSm Miaerd-fiprinand 8 miles f E fcS&SrTbe tract eot.Uin.7li aeree, Soo cleared. .nd the remainder in original arowth. TBiii "n ' very fertile and adapted to grain, Am tobacco and cotton ; the lace ia well improved; a eommondiona dwelling ana ail neceefarr outbuilding!, good owharda, with almort every Jlrirty?f frnil. It is i beantiiut and healthy Ration, eonveniea to ecboola and eberchea. Any pereon dewring information about the above wiU addiwe the eubeenber at Oafcrd, Granville County, S. C. fi CREWg Uey '-7, 1862. SM-wtf.
The Weekly Standard (Raleigh, N.C.)
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