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THE.
Horilj-Ciirolraii ItoiM
WILLIAM W- HOLDEN,
EDITOR AND PROFRISTOR.
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" three months, t
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various corporations and trotting men. having estimated
fire dollar Confederate bills at two-thirds of their value,
we are compelled to do the same. Persons sending fire
dollar bills will be credited for two-thirds of thtir face and
no more, and no bills due the office can hereafter be paid
in fires, save at such discount. Twos and ones and new
issue preferred.
Advertisements inserted at two dollars per square often
lines or less, tor first insertion, and one dollar for each
subsequent insertion. Thavcry large circulation of the
Standard renders it a taluable medium for advertising.
RALEIGH: FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1864.
To the Conservatives of Northearolina.
Fellow-Citizens : I understand a plan is on foot '
to Induce or require me to withdraw from the con
test for Governor, and this fact will furnish my
apology for addressing you in this mode and on this
occasion. I shall speak plainly, and deal with pro
positions, facts, and events as I understand them to
exist; and while I shall not assail the motives of
those (outside the circle of Executive influence,)
who have suggested this plan, 1 shall nevertheless
defend my own motives and views, and shall show
that any attempt to rally the Conservative party on
Gov. Vance would fail ; tyid that, even if it could
succeed, it would' prostrate the party at the feet of
the Destructive leaders, and thus sink its principles
and destroy its usefulness.
In July, 1863, percebing that fighting merely,
would not end the war, and believing that the
Southern States could obtain better terms then
than they could when they should be still further
exhausted, I took grounds in favor of negotiations for
peace. I was not mistaken as to public sentiment
in the State. The great mas3 of the Conservative
party entertained the 6ame views that I did, and
they spoke out in numerous meetings for negotia
tions. My competitor, Gov. Vanes? was opposed to
these meetings, and did all he could by letter and
otherwise to discountenance and put them down. -At
his special personal request I stated in the Stan
dnrd, at the time, that he was opposed to these
meetings and to negotiations for peace. Having
taken my position, and the people sustaining me
in it, I maintained it Soon after, the Fayetteville
Observer, a paper avowedly neither Conservative
nor Destructive, moved no doubt by Gov. Vance or
one or his Aids, Col. George Little, assailed my
peace views, at first moderately and by argument,
but at length passionately, and by misrepresenta
tion, invective, and abuse. IThe'05sener was sus
tained by the State Journal, the Richmond Enquir
er, and other Destructive journals ; and then we
lad the so called " array Convention," which I have
Tcoson to believe Gov. Vance encouraged and an
proved. Then came the mobbing of my oS-e by
certain Georgia troops, acting under orders. Gov.
Vance said to this mob, among other things, that tie
and I differed politically, of course on tbe subject
of peace ; and he also said I had not yet committed
treason, but that if I did, he would have me arrest
ed and punished. In t conversation I had with
him on the 22d of September, thirteen days after
Ihe mob, of a public official character, he declared
to me, after having labored in vain to induce me
to change my course, so fixed and bitter was his
ipugnance to the peace movement, that if I persist
ei in publishing the peace meetings and encourag
fig the peace movement in the South, my property
frould be laid in ashes by an .armed mob, and; I
tould meet a violent death. Meanwhile the Obser
ter, known in this City as the organ of Gov. Vance,
(an effort having been made by persons near the Gov-
!rnor to induce the Editors of that journal to re
love to Raleigh?) continued its assaults on roe, de
claring that Gov. Vance had no more personal sym
lathy with me than he had with John Spelmau
hat the mobbing of my office, though it was wrong
a itself, would turn out a good thing in its re
ults if it would only induce mo to change my
ourse that the peace meetings were unpatriot
c and dangerous, and that the proposition to hold
I State Convention to pave the way to peace, was
Paralleled iainfamy only by the Hartford Conven
Son. In December, 183, or January, 18C4, Gov.
fance was invited to deliver a speech in Wilkcs
lorough on ihe;22d of February. It is my opin
ion, from information in my possession, that De
itructive leaders first suggested or got up the invi
tation to the Governor, if he did not suggest it him
self; and that Conservatives acquiesced in the
invitation as a matter of courtesy to fbe, Governor
of the State. Previously to this, however, he had
written letters to all portions of the State against
the peace movement, ;and had boasted, especially
that he would " nip the Convention proposition in
the bud ; "..and in. the election for membsrsf Con
gress in November he took an active partAhrow
; i ng his influence in the scale against Messrs Logan,
Christian, and Rev. :,Mr. Smith, -and sympathising
'but little, if to any extent, with Dr. Leach
against Col. McRae. He seemed to prefer. Dr.
Ramsay, peace candidate, to Mr. Lander, and Mr.
tTurner, peace candidate, to Mr. Arrington,, on
account of some particular antipathy to Messrs;
Lander and Arrington ; and although Mr. W.
)"N. H. Smith agreed with him in his , views
on the subject of peace, and Dr. Warren differ
ed somewhat with him, and agreed substantially with
Messrs. Logan, Christian, Turner, and others, yet
be seemed to prefer Dr. Warren, obably because
he was a member of his -Staff. But he' went to
'Wilkesboraugh and made his speech. It was a war
speech of the most ultra character. The friends of
peace were falsely charged with a design to call. a
Convention to secede from the Confederacy, and the
.-State was, threatened, il such, an event should occur,
-with coercion- by Confederate troops. :The act of
Congress suspending the writ of habeas corpus was
vsubstantially.endorsod, and the people' were exhor
ted to "stand lip to it" as a constitution measure.
.And so far from advising negotiations with a view
(to peace, the Governor, said -we "must fight it
out" and he pointed to the examples of the Hoi-
landers, the' Prussians, and the Scotch to encourage
the people to fight indefinitely. His next speeches
' Were delivered to the anuv. and were also of the
most ultra war character. But in his -Fayetteviih
speech -he chaoged his tone, claiming the crodir. nf
the Georgia movement in favor of peace; anq in his
recent message to the Legislature be takes strong
grounds in favor of. peace. He also takes .ground
in his message in favor of the repeal of the act, km
pending the writ of Jutlieas corpus. And generally,
he makes an effort to place himself fairly and square
ly on the Conservative platform.
nn . - n r ! i -i: t.
ims is we peace man, juitu.w uiuici, won pan us
for negotiations, and who endeavors to show that As
iis the author of the peace movement! What as
surance 1 . "
Gov. Vance, as.. I have shown, commenced to dis
organize the Conservative party in; July last; and
he- continued in this course, opposing the peace
movement and sympathizine.with the Destructives,
lappointine- Destructives to office and favoriiur the
jelection of members to Congress who were support-
pj y uesmictives. ana prostrating bunseii at me
Footstool of Executive never in Richmond, and at
We footstool of Conferaje. military power here at
Vol. XXX.Np. 11.
home, until at length he -was abandocod by the
great body of those who elected him, and found
himself the choice tor Governor of the Destructive
leaders. I did not announce myself fpr Governor
until I perceived, that unless pome tree Conserva
tive announced himself Gov. Vance would Tyleriie
and destroy the party. I am in the field at the
earnest solicitations of manv citizens and soldiers,
and I will not withdraw My Conservatism is
above suspicion. There s no cause why should
"repent an do my first works over." 'Jain; not
put to the necessity of obtaining or re obtaining the
confidence of the Conservative party, for I have it
already.
I am opposed to caucuses and conventions. The
people alone have the Tight to rule through mass
meetings and through the ballot-box. Caucuses
and conventions were more or less instrumental in
destroying the old government, and they should bo
avoided under the new. I have no right to agree
to any compromise which withdraws this man and
puts up that man, and assigns one office to one man
and another office to another. These things belong
to the people at the ballot box. The Conservative
party cannot succeed tinder an" effort to v:nmit it
to Gov. Vance, who has departed from its princi
ples, and made war upon the great body of the par
ty ; and even if it could, its success would enure
substantially to our political enemies, who now con
stitute the bulk of his supporters, and such suc
cess, if it can be called so, would necessarily entail
upon the party endless feuds, heart burnings, and
divisions, l'here is no ground for hope except in
" the strattest sect" Nor does it follow, because
Gov. Vance despairs of his election and is prepared
to withdraw from the contest, that I should with
draw,also. Oil the contrary, it furnishes the strong
est reason why I should remain in the field, for if
is a .virtual admission that I will be elected, and
that the people desire that I should be.
Gov. Vance has no claims on me personally or
politically. He endeavored, in his Fayetteville
speech, in his allusion to the mob, to degrade me
personally and destroy my good name, and that by
a wilfully false statement as to what occurred at his
own house. He said, in his recent speech in Ral
eigh, that I "ran like a scared dog" to his house
the night of -the mob. He also said, that if I was
not a tory all the tories and deserters in the State
were my friends the same charge which was made
against him by the.Destructives in JS02, and against
which I defended him ; and he repeated the cast
off calumny of Spelman's press, that the Yankee pri
soners taken at Plymouth cheered for me on the Rail
road. I have no mors sympathy with the invaders
of my country than he has ; and if such a thing hap
pened, which I do not believe, the prisoners refer
red, to were bribed to do it by some unscrupulous
Destructive. "He encourages the Confederate, of
this City, in its defamatory attack on me; and he
has procured to be established by his official influ
epce another journal, the Conservative, which is
devoted to indiscriminate abuse of me .and indis
criminate praise of himself. .One of bis Aids, Col.
Little, who enjoys the special privilege of sending off
hia cotton online Advance, and gutting in exchange for
it the luxuries of the Yankee and English markets,
s known to be an active manager of the Conserta
tice establishment, and devotes much of his time in
the Executive office and on the street tp electioneer
ing against me. He is using the patronage of his
otlice without stint to build up a Vance party to
ra lect himself, and to prostrate the Conservative
party; and even if I were to withdraw, and thus
aUatnHro K-tri-loIon of th .narty to his tender
mercies and those of Spelman, Little, McKae,
Ezekicl Jones, and Jim Morr.s, he and his
minions would still pursue mtj with a malice
which would have no bounds. And jet he says
he js friendly .with, me,, and wants a compro
mise! Yes, such a compromise as the wolf gives
to the lamb or the kite to the dove. I verify -believe
that he, and. many of those who are about
him and do bis work for. him, dislike me so much
because I am true to the people and the soldiers,
and have their confidence,. and am .an honest man,
that. if they had me in their power, and could do.it
without fear of punishment, they would not onl
render me infamous personally, but they would con
fiscate my property and then "break me on .t!ie
wbeeL" But my trust is in the Conservative people
of the , State. : I am an, humble .newspaper Editor,
possessd of no patronage,, and. surrounded Jy no
troops of favorites to urge my claims; but evcn.if I
possessed all these things, I would scorn to use tbvin
to deceive and mislead he people and -swjre
my election. Thank God, . I can -say -with Mr.
Burke, V I have no arts but honest arts." -Strong,
in the consciousness of right, panoplied with truth
and, justice, and standing on principle, I can defy
alike the stratagems and threats oi my enemies. I
appeal to my friends, the true Conner vatiYe-.in all
. parts ,of the State, to 6tand- firm. My election is
L -c.er.tain, if my friends will but stand by their princi
ples and go to the polls. -The Conservative party
will th.us be saved from, the disorganization -which
threatens it through the treachery of Gov. Vance ;
the, party, will be purified, its .great principles will
be -maintained, civil liberty will be preserved, and
the cause of blessed peae will be promoted and
finally established on lasting foundations.
W. W. HOLDEN.
May 10,. 1804.
The Pbblic"Pkinting. We completed, several
weeks since, the Journal of the Senate at its last
session, and would have completed the Commons
Journals as to have had the volume on Ihe desks
of members, but for a misunderstanding in the
transmission of the latter to Raleigh. .The-Journal
was finished and sent by Mr. "Colton, in time, to
Yarbrough's Hotel, in this City, but not having had
notice that it was here, it was not -obtained until
the 13th instant When the Assembly met on the
17th,. we bad nearly completed it, but have been
compelled to lay it aside on account of the pressure
of other work which must be done at once for that
body.
-Wo shall print the Governor's Message, Treas
urer's Report, and documents accompanying the
Message as soon as possible; but as we may not bo
able to complete the accompanying tocuments in
time, we have concluded to print the Message anil
Treasurer's .Report at onee for members, as tbey
wilLrrant to consult them, especially the latter.
We publish to-day the Message-of Oo v. Vance to
the. Legislature, now in adjourned session. Then
are several points in this docutneatvhich we will
notice hereafter. .
The Legislature will probably sit not more than
-e'ght or ten days. A quorum wa3 present in both
Houses on the first day.
, ..L.I
.The fact that Gov. -Vance attempts to give in bis
rdhesion in his recent Message to Conservative
principles, will injure -him both $rith Conservatives
and Destructives. The latter -will not like it, and
thi former, though they may take him on proba
tijn,.wiU watch him closely and .withhold their con
fidence until be " brings forth '.fruits meet for re
pentapce." lt is notorious thafr Gov. Vance nnver
would any he was a Conservative until be bad op
position for Governor, and if he say so now, it only
shows that he is very. anxious 4cr votes.
-We take pleasure in stating, that Lewis Hanes,
Esq , of Davidson, is a candidate for the Commons
in that County. Mr. Hanes is-a gentleman of much
ability, and a Conserfaiive "after the straitest sect."
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNES
a The news from the battles in Virginia is not dis
couraging. Gen. Lee, with his glorious troops, still
maintains his ground, and hag made awful havoo
with the enemy. Our losses, too, must he heavy.
In th language" of .Gen. Lee, our only hope is in
" the heroic valor" of this army, and the blessing of
Alniighty God."
We shall give the lists of the killed and wounded
as we receive them.
- Latest Newt.
' The Petesburg papers have been received np to
the 18th inst, and bring us fuller accounts of
operations in Virginia. There were, heavy bat
tics in Virginia last Friday and Saturday in Which
the enemy were repulsed with great loss estimated
at 20,000. Our loss said to be 2,000 men, and 18
pieces of artillery, principally from Page and Cren- -sha
w's brigades, Johnson's, division. Prisoners say
that Gnat expresses the determination not to re
cross the river while he has a man left The troops
upon both' sides fought with unabated ardor.
General Daniel of North-Carolina is reported killed,
and Gen. Ramseur slightly wounded. There were
about 1,500 prisoners captured during these fights.
Our troops have been marching and fighting and in
line of battle for 12 days, but their spirits are still
fine and their resolution invincible. The aggregate
losses of the enemy in these fights are estimated at
60,000, ours at 15,000. The Yankees admit a loss
of 27,000 men and 10 General officers. Another
account says 45,000 men and 81 General officers.
Thus far wo have lost 17 General and 35 field
. officers killed, wounded and captured. Grant made
a new disposition of his forces on Saturday last,
intended to cover Aqiia Creek Railroad to facilitate
the transportation of supplies. Gen. Lee has is
sued a congratulatory address to his troops, re
viewing their succesess, &c.
Gen. Beauregard has driven the enemy to his en
trenchments at Berraudi Hundreds, and the turnpike
between Richmond and Petersburg has been open
ed. There was, however, heavy skirmishing along
our lines in that vicinity upon the morning of the
18th, and it is reported that fighting was goingonall
day the 18th between Petersburg and Richmond.
There is a reported landing of a force of Yankee
infantry at Cbaffin's bluff, ten miles east of Rich
mond. Tub Fiqhtixo near Dhewkt's Bmrr. During
the spirited fights which have been going on around
the fortifications covering Drewry's Bluff, the spir
it and gallantry of our troops were admirably dis
played. On Saturday night about 8 o'clock, the
enemy made an attacx upon the right of our line,
and charged on Kemper and Clingman, who repul
sed them with comparative ewe. Their loss was
very heavy.
There were two desperate attacks mide upon the
right of our lines around Drewry's Bluff, west of
the Petersburg turnpike, on Saturday night, the
first occurring about dusk, 'the seond about eight
o'clock. - The enemy was promptly repulsed, Corse's
brigade taking the principal p-urt, and charging them
Over Kraietisn'lia Py-J j . Hrjaw,
18th.
TIIE FIGHT ON MONDAY LAST AT DBEWKV's BLUFF.
The battle was opened on the left at 3 o'clock,
by Gen. Grades' Brigade, and soon became general
President Davis was on the field, but was not seen
by many of our troops.
A large portion of Gen. Hickman's Brigade was
captured, including the General and all his staff.
We alsti captured four stands of colors. Our in
formant heard of sixteen pieces of artillery taken,
but onlv saw five, viz: two 10 pounder Parrots,
two 20 pounder Parrots, and one 12 pounder
Napoleon.
We succeeded in turning the enemy's right flank,
and getting between it and the river, at an early
hour ; and later in the day a vigorous attack upon
the enemy's centre, by Gen. Ransom, succeeded
in picicing it through, and this gave us a large
number of prisonors and several pieces of cannon.
Gen. Beauregard presented the Washington New
Orleans Artillery with four beautiful Parrott guns,
captured from the enemy, for distinguished artillery.
The enemy lined the woods with sharpshooters,
and succeeded by this mode of warfare in killing
and wounding at least 200 of our men. Our casu
alties will probably reach 800, the greater portion
of them wounded. Th9 wounds generally, we are
pleased to hear, are very slight
The turnpike is now clear of the enemy, and the
railroad will be immediately repaired and put in
running order. Petersburg Express, May 18. -fkom
gen. Johnston's akmt.
Atlakta, May 18.
Our lines are continually changing to meet the
development of the enemy in front by the recent
dank movements' on their part. The Yankee force
operating against Gen. Johnston has been under
estimited. It is now ascertained to be over one
hundred thousand. Flank movements in force, on
both wings, are going on at the same time; one by
Lafayette arriving at Resaca; one by Spring Place
and old Federal road to Est Tennessee, arriving at
Carters rille. Gen. Johnston has foiled every at
tempt to flank him, and embraced every opportuni
ty to punish the enemy's inspection of his lines.
Our casualties op to last night were about twenty
iive hundred: The Yankee casualties twelve to fif
leen thousand.
Yesterday afternoon sharp skirmishing was going
oo at ifour Uaks, tnree miles above Adairsville. Ihe
Yankees were severely punished. An attack was
made at Rome by the enemy, where they were re
pulsed. The xankea force on the old Federal road
was reported about fifteen miles from Kingston yes
terday afternoon.
Our army meets every new development of the
enemy .with admirable spirit They have implicit
confidence in General Johnston, and no one enter
tains a doubt of the final result Yankee prispners
confirm the surrender of Banks. They sty it is in
the Northern newspapers received in Sherman's ar
my. FROM THE TRANS MISSISSIPPI
Mobile May 18.
Wirt Adams telegraphs the'Mobile Register, from
Summit May 17th, tim he can learn nothing den
nite from Banks. . He is at Alexandria, unable to
getaway. On tbe 11th, six thousand men landed
at Mrs. Ockland s plantation, and moved right back
to the river to relieve Banks. Tho True Delta says
nothing of Banks, and denies Steele s capture on
tbe authority of, members of Congress who left
AdtUe'Kock on the 25th ot April.
SECOND DISPATCH. '
Mobile, May 18.
Authentic news has been received from Brook
Haven to the 18th. Banks escaped to New Orleans
with five thousand men. Alexandria surrendered
t to Taylor with eight thousand prisoners, twenty
guns, twelve hundred mules, fifty boats, twenty-six
of them in running order, the rest damaged but can
be repaired. Baton. Rouge is evactuated, the Con
federates in possession. Natchez burning; two
squares gone; fire still raging. Eogine and hose
destroyed.
PROM GIN. BANK'S AMIT.
A gentleman just from Shrereport, Louisiana,
furnishes the Petersburg Express with the follow
ing summary of the battles between Bnks and
Taylor in Louisiana :
The. first of that series of battles occurred at
Mansfield, some fifty miles, below Shreveport, on
DAY, MAY 25, 1864.
the 8th of AnriL; For several- da vs m-evioua. IW
Taylor with a handful of men, had been falling back
before tbe advancing forces of Banks. Having his
army now increased to eight thousand by reinforce
ments, ne resolved to make a stand and try the is
sues of battle against twenty thousand of the ene
my. The fighting was fierce and obstinate, but
numbers were compelled to yield to valor, and tbe
enemy was palsied and broken if not vanquished,
when darkness closed the terrible scene. On the
9th the battle was renewed and raged with increas
ing fury during; the day. but nieht did not strain
spread its pall over the battle field until the un
daunted bravery, tbe determined purpose, and the
wild enthusiasm of our noble apldiers had won a
glorious victory and routed the foe in every part of
the field. In tbe hot haste of the enemy to escape
every encumbrance was cast off, all order broken
up, and in a state of complete disintegration the
niotly group fijade Ujeir best possible speed towards
Alexandria, quickened and. urged on by pursuing
cavalry. They lelt iaur hands 4,000 prisoners,
7,000 stand of arms arjj 22 pieces of artillery. We
lost Gen's! Mouton and Green (in a subsequent
battle) and many other commissioned officers. -
On the 13th, occurred the battle of Blair's Land
ing, in which General Green was killed. In this
conflict our forces were drawn un on both sides of
me river, and oraveiy and successfully fought tbe I
several of the latter and caiituring many prisoners,
after a great slaughter. Bbth armies, after the first
fight at Mansfield, were largely reinforced oUrs,
siiuj vii puuis "UU lit UI9 KUIlUUttUi, UUft UU V III If
probably to tbe number of 20,000, and that of the
enemy to more than 80,000. Numbers, however,
availed the foe but little, as he was vanquished at
every point witn great loss, until, when our infor
mant left, he had fallen back to a position on Red
River between Alexandria and Fort De Russey,
where he lav under cover of his gunboats Gen.
Banks himself having retired across tbe Mississippi
and established his headquarters at Natchez.
FROM KOKTI1EKN VIRGINIA.
Battle Field Near Spottsylvakia C. H., May
18, via Milford 17. The enemy during Saturday
abandoned his position on onr left, requiring a new
disposition of forces. This move on the part nf
Grant is evidentfy for tho purposo of building up
and covering the railroad in order .to use it for
transporting supplies.
The enemy thus tar are reported to acknowledge
a loss of 31 General officers and 45,000 men. The
enemy left their hospitals, containing abont 700 of
their wounded and a few of ours, near Yellow
Church, on Sunday? The enemy also left a large
number unburied dead on our left, from whence
they retired. No general engagement to-day, only
some slight skirmishing and cannonading late this
evening.
The Yankee cavalry came within a mile and a half
of Guinea's Station to-day. The enemy also left
on Our front yesterdiy 12 caissons and 21 giin car
riages, thus showing they left this part of their line
hurriedly.
Gen. A. P. Hill is not in command of his corps,
but is on the field lending the aid of his presence to
Gen. Early.
Large quantities of arms were left by the enemy
on the battle field, which have been appropirated by
our men and taken off.
The army is still in bright spirito.
Gen. Lee yesterday 'issued a congratulatory order
to the troops, recurring to our success, in various
parts of the Confederacy, and concluding as follows :
MThe heroic valor of this army, witti the bless
""8k in oa has ikq!tir pJiecked. the ad
vance oi the principal army of the enemy a!iu in
flicted upon it heavy loss. The eyes nd hearts brt
your countrymen are turned to you with confi
dence, and their prayers attend you in your gallant
struggle. Encouraged by the success that has
been vouched to us and stimulated by the great in
terest that depends upon the issue, let every man
resolve to endure all and brave all until, by the
assistance of a just and merciful God, the enemy
shall have been di iven back and peace secured to
our country.- Continue to emulate the valor of
your comrades who have fallcti, and remember that
it depends upon you whether they have dicl in
vain while you have tbe power, under God, to de
feat the lastgrc.it effort of the enemy. Strike for
the independence of your native land and earn the
love and gratitude of your country and the admira
tion of mankind." , '
The enemy are fortifying their lines and are evi
dently massing their troops.
CONGRESSIONAL.
RicnuoNn, May 17. The Senate today adopted
a resolution favoring a adjournment on the 31st
May, tine die.
The House was chiefly occupied in the diaoua
sion of a resolution requiring a two thirds vote to
resolve into secret session. Existing rule on sub
ject adhered to by a decided majority.
From th Confederate 1
CasualliesCooke's Brigade, If. C. T.
We have received a list of casualties of Cooke's
brigade of North-Carolina Troops, coexisting of the
16th, 27th, 46th and 48th regiments, in the battle
of the "Wilderness," up to the 8th inst
General and Stafl -Killed Cpt R W Anderson,
Ordnance Officer. Wounded Capt James A Gra
ham, Brigade Inspector, badly in knee.
fifteenth keriment.
Company A Wounded Privates Joseph E Ste
phenson, in hand, slightly; J W Pate, hand.
slightly.
B Killed Pnvate W L Scott Wounded srgt
J B Long, slightly in neck ; corpls J B Sikea, slight
ly in hand; J M Austin, thigh ; privates W.W Al
exander, slightly in face ; J R Dostew, arm, since
amputated ; W H Lemmond, in arm ; J C Sikes, in.
hand ; 0 B Sikes, in hand ; R E Summer, in hand ;
L M Thompson, in hand; J B Stegall, in arm and
thigh; M J Waters, severely in arm.
0 Killed A M Love, C Jacobs. Wounded
Lt W R Hardin, slightly on head; srgt J B Love,
color bearer, slightly in head; corpl G Blunton,
band; prive9 W L Blunton, hand ; J W Champion,
hand; J A Hamrick, neck; E Hunt in arm ; P G
Humphries, knee; G W King, foot; J McGfaw,
breast; PP Spake, shoulder; R Simpaon, thigh ;
C B Pannell, arm ; D II Ilamrick.-in foot
D Killed Srgt J A Riggsbee, private Joe Hat-
ley.
y. Wounded Privates T C Council, slight in
arm;
W Hathcock, severely, m thigh ; W A iNeal,
in hip : L Hatley, severely in arm ; '1 B Marks, m
arm ; W P Cooke, slightly in hand ; J G Bennett
slight in hand; F MRiggsbee, slight in face; II
Williamson, slight in shoulder; G W Eubanks,
slight in arm ; J R Webb, slight in hand ; J E
Riggsbee, slight in thigh ; J M Cole, in hip; W P
Cole, not known.
E Killed Private R R Moore. Wounded Lt
John A Morris, slight in leg; Scrgt W G Hrt,
slight in breast ; Capt R Holden, seriously in shoul
der, and Jno B Davy, thigh broken ; privates W H
Allen.' badly in hand; J R Card, severely in back ;
Levi Bailey, slight in band and elbow ; Dennis Car
ver, arm broken ; J H Frazier, severely in arm ; G
W Falkner, slight in breast ; W-H Goswick, slight
in head; D Harris badly in arm; M C Holmes,
slight in shoulder; W J Long, arm fractured; W
T MacCraw, slight in knee ; B G Morton, slight in
thigh. .
F Wounded Sergts A D Hollond, slight in
hand; G Lixtpn, severely in thigh; Corp'ls John
Horioe, severely in shoulder ; G D Spence; slight in
side; Privates J M Bullard, badly in thigh; T H
Barnes, slight in bead ; John Black, slight in the
thigh; W C Colvil, in arm; John Gilbert, slight in
shoulder: W H Hewitt knee ; F M Jordan, in arm ;
John McDougald, in hand; John McRusy, in arm:
J A Mock, in hand ; L Mock, severely in arm and
breast ; A Matthews, slight in thigh ; T L Robinson,
severely in arm.
G Killed Private H Allen Wounded Sgt W
C C G.ipton, slight in head ; Corp'ls II H Gilliam,
slight in Wot; J A Longmire, in thigh ; Privates W
Whole Number 1514.
N Harris, bad in bead ; J R Harris, in ar; indepen
dent volunteer, Wm Cutler, slight in hand.
H Killed J W Harris Wounded Lt D S
Thompson, in shoulder, slight; Private G W C
.AV r Witaon, in shoulder; D M Garrett severe in
hand ; W Ray, in shoulder, and W P Roberts bad
in band.
n J ""ded-Lt B T Hart, alight in arm ; Sgt'a
W S VI' severely in both legs, right since am
putated ; J C Bass, slight in face; corp'l R P Rick,
slight in head ; privates W Black, shoulder, ; A Gar
nett arm; W Holland, shoulder; H Pate, head; A
Waddle, leg; WJIowelL, serious in groins.
K Killed Private W R Brown Wounded
Lieutenant H H Griffin, neck and 'shoulder; serg't
W. G Fisher, slight in arm ; corp'l R D Long, slight
in head ; J R Womble, hip ; privates W Bartholo
mew, hip; W II Fisher, chin shot off; W H Free
die, wrist; J Hill, knee; R Hinkle, bowels; D D
Leonard, face; Dal Leonard. leg ; E J Moore, elbow;
D D Moore, bad in face; H Martin, shoulder, slight ;
John Melton, head; J D NeaL band,, slight; C
Robins, bad in back; G W Thomas, slight in arm ;
Joe Whitley, face; D Loonts, very slight in. back ;
D Hendrick, face; Jas Long, neck; J D Boseman,
slight, thigh. Missing J O Jordan, H Ha.tley, J
North Carolina papers please copy.
S. W. HOWERTON,
. Chaplain 15th Reg't.N. Ct T. -
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
ADJOURNED SESSION. '
SENATE.
Tcbsdat, May 17, 1864.
Senate met at U o'clock.
Speaker in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Deems.
The roll was called, and, a quorum being present,
the following members answered to their names :
Mr. Speaker, Adams of Davidson, Arendell, Ay
cock, Bagley, Berry, Dickson, Ellis, Faison Hall,
Harriss of Franklin, Harriss of Rutherford, Hole
man, Jones, Lagsiter, Lindsay, Neal, Outlaw, Patton,
Patrick, Pitchford, Sanders, Simpson, Smith, of An
son. Warren, Whitford, Wright and Young.
Messrs. Boyden, and Berry appeared, presented
their credentials, and were qualified in accordance
with law.
On motion of Mr. Simpson a message was sent to
the House stating that the Senate was duly oiganiz
ed and ready for business.
A message was received from the House stating
that it was also duly organized and ready for the
transaction of business. .
On motion of Mr. Simpson a message was sent to
the House proposing to raise a joint select Commit
tee of two on the part of each House to wait upon
His Excellency, the Governor, and inform hiut that
both House were duly organized aud ready to dis
patch public business.
A message was received from the House concur
ring. .
The Speaking announced Messrs. Simpson and
Jor.cs as constituting the Senate branch of said
Committee. '
Mr. Jones reported that His Excellency had been
waited upon and would report in writing at 12
o'clock:
The Speaker appointed Mr. Berry in place of Mr.
Graham on Finance Committee.
On motion of Mr. Simpson the Senate adjourned
until to morrow at 10 o'clock.. .
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was called to order by the Speaker at
Hi o'c.ock, A. M.
Tbe roll was called and a quorum appeared, six
ty-nine members having answered to their names.
On motion of Mr: Suepberd ainessage was sent
to the Senate, informing that body that the House
was organized and prepared to execute any joint or
der.-
Mr. Leathers, member elect from the county of
Orange and Mr. Reinhardt, member elect from Ca
tawba county, appeared and were were qualified.
On motion nf Mr. Grissom, leave of absence for
several days was granted to the principal clerk of
the Housd.
A mcssaze from the Senate announced the due
organization of that body and proposed that a joint
select committee, consisting of two on the part of
each House, be raised to wait on His Excellency, the
Governor, and receive any communication he might
wish to make.
The House concurred, and the Speaker appointed
Messrs. Shepherd and Shober as the House branch
t the Committee. .
Mr. Shepherd, from the Committee to wail on the
Governor, reported that His Excellency would com
municate with the two Houses by message at Vi
o'clock, M.
the residue of tbe session was devoted to tne
reading of thr Message and the accompanying doc
uments, which, on motion of Mr. Sheph.rd, were
sent to the Senate with a proposition to print -
The Speaker appointed Mr. Russell ot liruns-
wick, a member of the Committee on Finance, in
place of Mr. Berry, resigned. . -
Un motion or Mr. A-vera tbe uouse aqiournea un
til to morrow II o'clock, A. M.
SENATE
Tcbsdat, May 18, 1864.
Senate mot at 10 JJock.
Speaker in the Chair.
Piayer by. Rev. Mr. Landsdale.
The Governor's message, together with other nub
lie documents, was received from the Hoose, with a
proposition to printj which proposition was concur
red in.
, The message was read, also several other docu
ments, when Mr. L'ndsay moved to suspend farther
reading. Not agreed to. '
Subsequently, on motion of Mr. Ellis, their far
ther reading was suspended.
A bill passed, authorizing three justices of the
peace in the counties of Carteret and Craven, to trans
act business whicu heretofore required four.
Mr. Adams of Guilford, introduced a bill to
amend an act passed at the second extra session,
entitled, "An ast to cnange inejunsuicnon oi vac
courts, and the rules of pleading therein." Passed
its first reading and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Boyden, a committee of five
was appointed to consider that portion of the Gov
ernor's message relating to conscriptions and ex
emptions; and Messrs. Boyden, Pntton, Holeman,
Aycock and Pitchford were appointed.
Mr. Warren moved that a message be sent to the
House proposing to raiso a joint select committee of
two on the part of each House to consider that por
tion of the Governor's message relating to Meat
corpus. . Agreed to. .
Mr. Young moved that a message be sent to tho
House, proposing to raise a joint select committee of
two on the part of each House to consider that por
tion of the Governor's message relating to poor and
indigent families. Agreed to.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until to mcrrow
at 10. o'clock, A. M. . .
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was called to order at 11 o'clock A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Deemsot the M. E. Church.
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr. Shepherd introduced resolutions, which were
adopted, referring those portions of the Governor's
message which relate to Finance, to MHiUry Affairs,
and to the holding special session of the Supreme
Court, to the appropriate Joint Srandtng Commit
tees ; also a resolution proposing to raise a joint se
lect oouimitteeon that portion ot the message which
relates to the recent legislation of the Confederate
Congress in reference to hi vkide running, etc.
Mr. Shepherd also tatroced a resolution request'
ing an inquiry by the .Judiciary Committee, as to
what legislation is necessary to save from loss guar
dians and others holding in trust on the first day of .
Aprillast Confederate Treasury notes or fonr per
cent bondsof tbe Confederate Stales, procured by
such trustees with Treasury notes in funding under
the act of Congress, ratified" February 17th, 18G4.
Adopted.
Mr. McCortnick, a rf solution to raise a Joint
Select Committee on that portion of the Governor's
message which relates to Impressments. Adopted.
Mr. McKay,' resolutions exempting State and .
other officers from conscription. .Refcred to a Select
Committee. :.;
'Mr. A vera, tbe following resolutions concerning '
the suspension of the privilrges of the writ or hub
etu wrpus, which were read, referred and ordered to
be printed:
Resolutions Condemning the Suspension of the
Privilege of the Writ of Jl'tbeas Corpus.
Whereas, It is declared in the Constitution of
the Confederate States. Art 1st, Sec 9th, part of
paragraphs 15, 16, "That the right of the people
to be secure in their persons, houses, 'papers and
effects against unreasonable searches and seizures
shall not be violated, and that no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to
be searched and the person or thing to be seized, and
no person shall be held to answer for a capital or
otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment .
or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases aris
ing in the land or naval forces or in the militia when
in actual service in time of war, nor be deprived of
life, liberty or property without due process of
law."
And whereas, it is declared in the Constitution of
North Carolina, Bill of Rights, Sees. 7, 8, , ll;lt,
13, ''that in all criminal prosecutions every-man
has a right to be informed of the accusations against
him, and to confront the accusers and witnesses
with other testimony. That no freeman shall be
put to answer any criminal charge but by" indict
ment, presentment or impeachment, nor shall be
convicted of any orime but by the unanimous ver
dict of a jury of good and lawful men in open court
That general warrants whereby any officer or mes
senger may be commanded to search suspected
places without evidence of tho facts committed or to
seize any person or persons not named whose
offence is not particularly described and supported
. by evidence, are dangerous' to liberty and ought not
to be granted. That no freeman ought to be taken, .
imprisoned or diBsc:zad of his freehold liberties or
privilrges, nor outltwed, or exiled, or in any man
ner destroyed or deprived of life, liberty or proper
ty, but by the law of the land. That every freeman
restrained of his liberties is entitled to a remedy to
enquire into the lawfulness th' reof and remove the
S8ine if unlawful, and that such remedy ought not
to be denied or delayed,"
And whereas, the writ of habeas corpus, the great
Mgna Charta of the people of tho Confederate
States, distinguishing a free Republican constitu
tional government from an absolute despotism, was
on the loth day of February last by the Congress
of the Confederate Statets, so suspendedas to de
prive persons arrested or detained by order'of tho
President, Secretary of War or General officer com
manding tho Trans Mississippi Department of the
privileges of said writ
And whereas, one clause of sai J act provides that
the President shall cause proper offl.'ers to investi
gate the cases of all persons so arrested thus plac
ing in his power to confer on military tribunals
(appointed by and responsible only to him) to de
termine the l:fe add liberties of the citizen instead of
leaving it where the Constitution, and laws have
placed it to the proper judicial tribunals of the
country, which, in the opinion of this Legislature is
a subversion of the spirit of the Constitution both
of the Confederate States and the State of North
Carolina. And whereas, the preservation and per
petuation of constitutional liberty is the only object
our people and heroic soldiers have in our present
struggle with the federal government : Therefore,
Resulted, That in the opinion of this General
Assembly our salvation and final success in achiev
ing our independence depends on nothing so much
as our Unflinching devotion and preservation of con
stitutional. liberty.
Eesolted further, That the act of .Congress sus
iTdanerouaThee of ,lhe writ of habeas cbrput
makeS
and establish a precedent of a d mgerous "aiW 1 flMff
ous character and should bo repealed at an early
day.
Jlenoleed further. That so long as this Act shall
L remain upon the statute book and is the law of the
land, it will be respected and supported in Worth
Carolina unless declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court our highest judicial tribunal. Yet
L this General Assembly would prove recreant to its
trust as guardians of the rights and liberties ot the
people, should it failo enter a protest against any
eneroachmunt upon the 'personal liberties of the
humblest citizen of North-Carolina, aud do there
fore demand the repeal of said Act
Eesolted further, That our Senators in Congress
be instructed and our Representatives be requested
to make an earnest effort to Secure the early repeal
of said Act
Eesolted further,. That His Excellency Gov.
Vance is hereby instructed and directed to forward
a copy of thtse resolutions to President Davis and
to the Senators and Representatives in Congress
from North-Carolina.
Mr. McAden, a resolution looking to a suspension
fir the present year ol the collection ofSutte Taxes.
Referred. ,
Mr. Henry, of Bertie, a resolution requesting the
Governor to lay before the House all correspondence
of the Executive with President Diya in relation
to peace propositions.' Adopted.
Mr. Harrison, a resolution in favor of the Sheriff
of Caswell county. Passed its several readings
under a suspension of the rules.
BILLS ON FIRST hEADlKO.
Mr. Iran is of Cakan us, a bill to legnlize invest
ments in Confederate bonds. Authorizes guardi
ans aduiinistrittors aud other trustees to make such
investments of't'rust funds.
Mr. Bur, in, a bill to amend the fourth section of
an act entitled an-act to restore the courts and for
" other purposes.
Mr. Brown, a bill to amend the chatter of tbe
town of Charlotte.
Mr. Sherwood, a bill to amend the 9th section,
87th chapter, Revised Code. . .
Mr. McAden, a bill for the benefit of the legal
representatives of deceased soldiers.
Mr. Logan, a bill to amend tbe charter- of tbe
Shelby and Broad River Railroad Company.
Mr. Howard, a bill to protect cattle.
Mr. Love, a bill to establish a general criminal
, court for the 8th Judicial District
Mr. Shepherd, a bill to exempt from taxation all
corporations and societies for the education- of sol-
dicr orphar.s and tbe relief of the indigent wives
and kmiliej of soldiers. '
- Mr. Dunn, a bill to authorize a special session of
the County Court of Lenoir county for the purpose of
levying Uxjs.
Mr. Sherwood, a bill to incorporate 'the Trustees
of the soldiers' Female Orphan Home, in tbe county
of Faisyth. . ' ' -
Mr. Shepherd, a bill to incerporate the Trustees
cf theGeneral Ascm'uly of the Presbyterian Church
of the Confederal States of xVmerica.
Mr. Lylc, a bill for the better regulation of the
Western Turnpike Brad.
All of the foregoing were referred to a)ro
ptit lc comxittces.
A message from the Senate annowtatmr&jn
sal of that body to print twenty copieJTflb Got
crnor's message for each member of assembly, and
proposed the printing of five copies only for each,
member The House concurred.
The Uouse also concurred in a proposition from,
the Senate to raise a joint solect committee on that
part of the Governor's mesjiage which relates to the
suspension of habeas corpus; also in a proposal t
raise a like committee on so much of ths message
as relates to supplying tbe wants o( la'geut fam
lies of soldiers. - ' '
Mr. Shober announced lb?, death of h'wc4!eigUA
Capt N. N. Fleming who was killed at the head of
his company ia oueof the recent battles on th
Rapidan, and submitted resolutions commeawratiT
of his virtsei' . ' '
Fotlit'g aWn1 ilpquent tributes wcrapiid to tbe .
neuiory of ' the gallant dead by Messrs. Shober,
Sfifj-herd, Carter add, Harris 'olCabaVrus.
The resolutions were then adopted pursuant to
which the House adjourned. . --..