North Carolina Newspapers

srADAKjbi wKUJNEbbAx. SEPT. 21 ! im: 5 ilartljfiroliiia Itankril ... From tbe Macon Coufederafe " THE SOLDIER WHO DIED TO-DAY. Only ah bumble cart . Threading the careless crowd, -And t his head," """..' With sotema tread, An aged wan oi God. - . Only a coffin of pine, .And a suit of Confederate grey, . To shroud the form, AJ1 wasted and worn, Of the soldier who died to day. : Only a mound of earth, Heap'd roughly Qpou the breast, r And a stake at the head . Of the narrow bed,' Where the Saklior ia taking hi? rest. ;Sr" Only the evening Wind ' Sends forth a walling moan, Arid a violet near, " Drops a crvstal tear - On the grave so newly grown. . Yet some one will watch and wail ' ' In a distant Southern hemic, ' . ; Eager to meet . Xbe coming feet .. . , That will never, never come. . , Ay, watch till the eye grow dim, And the heart wax faint with pain, - lime Will coufe and go, . In its ceaseless flow, .. But h.e will not come again. ' y tJnheeding your watch he sleeps, ' Unheeding the. lapse of tjroe And the grass will wave . O'er his lonely grave, . . . Ere the roses reach their prime. . .).. Not in the ranks he fell, - heie the soldier is proud to die, Where the muskets flush, ..- And the sabres clash, . At the ringing battle cry. . Alone on the feverish couch, ' Where disease had laid him apart, The icy breath Of relentless death Ctull'd the fountain of his heart. Yet a nation of Southern hearts With grateful accoid will say, Hero's renown t And a martyr's crown For the soldier who died to-day." SEWAED'S SPEECH AT AUBURN. From the New York Herald, of thie 7th we take the following : On Saturday evening last a large crowd " of the citizens of Auburn, N. Y., includ ing several hundred volunteers who were waiting to be mustered into- the service of the United titates, congregated in the gronnds adjoining William H. Seward's, residence in that city, and called for the Secretary to address them. In response to tho iu vitation Mr. Sevard camo forward and epoke as follows : My Deab Pkiends : It is so that I like to see you" come marching to the time of national airs, under the folds of the old national flag. I thank you for this hospi table and patriotic welcome. It proves that, thongh you deal rigorously with your public servants, exacting reasons for their policy,. energy in their conduct of affairs, and explanation for failures and disap pointments, in their administration, yet you are nevertheless just, because you willingly allow them to rejoice with yon when you have successes, victories and triumphs to celebrate. 'The news that brings us to gether is authentic. This victory comes in the right connection. It falls .in with the echoes of the capture of Forts Gaines and Morgan, which I understand to be the particulars of Farragnt's naval battlo in the Bay of Mobile a battle equalled by no other in American history but the naval achievements of the same veteran Ad miral at New Orleans, at Fort Undson ; and all these have no parallel in naval warfare but. the battles of the Nile and Trafalgar. . . . , . : .. TDK CONFEDERACY. COMPARED TO AX EGG, EUT A HAED ONE 10 BEEAK. The 'victory at Atlanta comes at the right place. The rebellious district is in the shape of an egg. It presents equal resistance on Us. whole surface. But -if you could break tho shell at either of the two enda Richmond and Atlanta the whole .must crumble to pieces. While Sherman, under Grant, has been striking the big end, Meade, trader Grant, has been striking just as hard blows upon the lesser, end. The whole shell will now be easily crushed, for it lias grown brittle with the exhaustion of vitality -within. - HO DEAFI WILL BB MADE. This glorious victory comes in good time for another reason. Jnstnow we aro- cal ling upon you for three hundred thousand more volunteers, it yon will drafted men, if we must to end the war. You were getting a little tired of long delays and disappointed expectations. In Indiana a portion of the people, instigated by rebel plotters, at the Clifton House, in Canada, were importing British revolvers, in boxes, which passed the Custom House as sta tionary,' under- pretence of arming to de fend themselves, but really to resist tho draft and bring the government down to . rum, through a subordinate and auxiliary civil war. True, 'do arms have been im ported here ; ye delegates went out from among you, and eat- down in council at Chicago with'those Indiana conspirators. and agreed with thein not only that that importation of arms should bo defended in the election canvass, but also to demand xhe cessation of the war, npon the ground that success in restoring the Union is un attainable. Already under the influence of the cheering news from Atlanta all this ' discouteut and this despondency have dis-. appeared: We shall have no draft because the arniy' is being reinforced at the rate of live to ten thousand men per day by volunteers., .. ; Y ' ' . WHY' LINCOLN SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED. The war is at its crisis. It is clear, there fore, that we are fighting to make Abra- . ha:u ;TJncoln President of the whole Uaited States, jpridur. the election of IStfo, tbtoatione until the 4th of March, 1865. v Jn 4 veting for it President of the United JStftes, can we wisely or safely vote ont the.idontical person whom with force and arws we are: lighting into the Presidency I You-justly ay-te It would, be nothing rhiui to irie dp the verv'obiect of the " .i ifMWhrflIot-lox. - The moral strength ?. -' '! Xrii. lrtral nnftitlnn "imnrfi&na- vhlCQ ma- r - ----- o ..i.i . from us, and when that IJ WflllttJ I - moral strength has passed away material j forces are no longer effective, or oven available. By sucli a proceeding we shall have agreed with the enemy and. giTen him tiQ victory. But iir thst agreement the constitution and the Union will have por'whod, becanso when it shall have pnce been proved that a minority can by force or circumvention defeat the full accession I of a constitutionally chosen President, no President thereafter, though elected by j ever so large a. majority, can hope to exer-. j cise the executive powers uuopposed- throughout tho whole couutry. One of 4 two things must follow the fatal error. Either a contest between your newly elected compromise President, and the same nsnrper, in which the usurper mnst prevail, or else a combination between them through which the mnrper or his successor, subverting your constitution and substituting his- own, will become Presi dent, King or Emperor of the UnitedStates without foreign, aid, if he can, with foreign intervention, if necessary. (That's so.)--To be sure it is so, nothing is more certain than that either the United States and their constitutional President, or the so called Confederate States -and their usurp iug'President, must rule within the Haws of this republic. 1 therefore regard the pending Presidential election as involving the question whether hereafter we shall have a constitution and country left us. ' 'now shall we vote, then, to save tne coun I try.frora this fearful danger ? (Vote Lin I coin in again.) You have hit it exactly, i my friend.' We must vote Lincoln in again, and Jig Id him in at the same time. If we do this tho rebellion will perish, and 1 leave no root. If wo do otherwise, we : have only the alternatives of acquiescence in a perpetual usurpation, or of entering - an endless succession of civil and social wars. . WHAT SEWARD THINKS OF THE COICAGO.CON VEN2WN. To me, therefore, the Democracy at Richmond and the Democracy at Chicago, like Caspar and Pompey, seem to retain all their original family resemblance. They are very much alike especially Pompey. But it is not in mere externals that thwir similarity lies. They talk very ranch . , alike, as I have shown yon. When you . consider that among the Democrats at Clu- 1 cago,the Indiana Democrats were presen t, who have imported arms to resist tho na tional laws, and that the Democrats there assembled agreed to justify that proceed ing, I think yon will agree with me that tho Richmond Democrats and the Chicago Democrats have lately come to act very much alike. I shall now go further and prove to you that they not only have a common way of defending it, but they have even adopted that .publicly in con cert with each other. Yon know that when the Chicago Convention was ap proaching in July last, Georgo Sanders, Clement C. Clay, and J. P. Holcombe ap peared at the Clifton Honso, on the Cana da bank of the Niagara river, fully in vested with the confidence and acquainted with the purpose of Jeffersan Davis and lys Confederates at Richmond. You know also that Chicago Democrats resorted there in considerable numbers to confer with these emissaries of Jefferson Davis. Here is the'frnit of that confeiencc, and no one can deny the authenticity of my evidence, ffcis extracted from the London Tim-es, the common organ of all the enemies of the United States. Tho New York corres pondent of the London . Times - writing from J lagara Falls nnder date of August 6th, says : Clifton Honse has become a centre 'ot negotiations between the Northern friends of peace and Southern agents, which pro-, pose a withdrawal of difterences from the arbitrament of the sword. .- The corres pondent then goes on to explain that an effort is to be made to nominate a candi date for tho, Presidency on the platform of an armistice and a Convention of State?, and to thwart by all possible means the efforts of Mr. Lincoln for re-election. Mark now, that on the- 8th of August, 18CJ-,. Northern Democrats and Richmond agenta agree npon three thiDgs to be done at Chicago,. namely First, a withdrawal of the differences between the govern ment and the lusurgenuj from the arbitra ment of tho sword ; Becond, a nomination for President of the. United States on a platform of an armistice and nltimately a Convention of tlie States;"third, to thwart by all possible means the re-electioifof Abra ham Lincoln. Such a conference, held in a nentral country, -between professedly loyal citizens of tho United States and the agents of the Richmond traitors in arms, has a very suspicious look.- But let that pass; Political elections must befree,.and therefore they juetly'excuso many extrav- agancies. HOW THE WAB WILL CEASE- " When the insurgents shall have disband ed their armies and laid down their arms, tho war will instantly cease, and -all the war measures then existing, including those which affect slavery, will cease also, and .n : i a .,i:i:..i questions, as well as questions affecting slavery as others which shall be existing be tween individuals and States and the feder al government, whether they -arose before the civil war began, or whether they gow out of it, will, by force ot the Constitu tion, pasB over to the arbitrament of courts of law and tho councils of legislation. I am not nnsophisticated enough to expect that conspirators, while yet unsubdued and exercising an unresisted uespousm m .me insurrectionary etates, win euner.sne ior or even accept aji amnesty based on tho snwender.of tho power they have so reck lessly usurped. Nevertheless, I know that if any such, conspirator should tender his submission npon such terms, ho will at once receive a candid hearing, and an an swer prompted purely by a desire for peace, witir tne niainneiiiiucB ui uiu v"i. Uu t iio other .hand, l-.tio expect proposi- tions ot peace, with a restoration oi ine Union, tucoiiio wot from I he Confederates in' authority nor through them, but from' citizens arid States nnder arid behind them. And I expect such" propositions 'from citi zens and States to cotuo over the Confed erates in power just as lass as tliose eiti lens and States hnli t.Mai;.AMl. htr-i.' federal arms from the wmrD-rtion bv which they are now oppressed. A.H tho world knbws that so far as I am concerned,nd I believe so far as tho President is con cerned, -all' such applications will receive, just snch an answer as it becomes a great, magnanimous and humane people to grant to brethren who have come back fron their wanderings to seek a shelter in the common ark of onr national seenrity-and happiness. The sun is setting. So surely as it shall rise again, so sorely do I think that the great events we have now cele brated prelude the -end of onr national troubles, and the restoration of the nation al authority, with peace, prosperity and freedom throughout the whole land, from tho lakes to the gulf, and from ocean to ocean. And so I bid you good niht, arid iimv God have von with our whole conn- try! always ip His holy and paternal keep- A FREE PRESS. . The State of Mississippi once fostered a free press. It will startle onr readers, to see the statement in type that snch a time honored custom, and hitherto highly es teemed privilege, has been swept away in ,t'ie mad . whirl of foolish and desperate legislation. We mourn to say it, but there d.ios not and cannot exist to-day a ffee rtrepfl in MiasisBtnni. It ia finite true thaf no ejfort.lias yet been made, on the'paff ot the would be petty sub-despotism that rules at Macon to control the tone or char acter of all the newspapers in the State ; but it will be seen from the subjoined ex tract from an official note that it is de signed to accomplish the work of destroy ing the boasted "freedom of the press," so far as Mississippi is concerned, id a far more summary and effectual way. - The extract to which we allude is from an offi cer in high favor, and is couched in the following language : " I am authorized by Gov. Clark to say to you that no exemptions will be granted to any printing establishment except the State organ, the (the Daily Clarion and, only those in tnat omce that are necessary ' to carry on the same. Yon will, therefore, I presume, have to close- np in Jackson for at least thirty days or nntil the emer gency shall have passed." 1" The Congress of the Confederate States have thought it wise policy to exempt a snuicient number ot printers to keep np the newspapers of the country. The an- thoritiea of every State in the Confedora cv have pursued the same policy. In Georgia, a State run by innumerable raid- ing parties and threatened by the most ; powerful army that ever penetrated our interior, and where there are ten papers . ana hlty printers to one m Mississippi, the newspapers were and are undisturbed iu " their high vocation of disseminating intel ligence and inculcating wholesome princi ples among the masses. In Mobile, where the guns of the enemy's fleet are pouring destruction npon our works and the whole population are ordered to the trenches in tact, throughout the State ot Alabama, menaced and engirded as it is we have yot to hear of the suppression of a single newspaper by either Coufederato or Statd authority. This exemption of newspapers was not . the result of favoritism in any sense, but of a proper deference to the great princi ple of lha freedom of the press which has been not inaptly styled the " fallidiam of onr liberties." Hitherto the freedom of the press has been uninfringed by our gov ernment froia no desire.to pamper a fa vored class, but from a solemn conviction that the'eattse would bebetter served there by. Tho few men engaged in its conduct were exempted fronimihtary duty because it was supposed they could do better ser vice to tho country in their avocation than in tho ranks of the army. We shall not st"p now to argue the cor roctne'ss of this view of Congress and the a.iihoritie3 of other States. It remained for (hv. Clark to make war npon this ancient bulwark to spurn the high examples before him, and crush all tho newspapers in Mis sissippi except ojo to wipe out every medium of intelligence to destroy every channel through which public sentiment could flow except one the "State or gan" his organ. The " State organ," thus licensed, and having a complete monoply of the whole business of disseminating news and edu cating the public mind in morale, litera ture, science, and politics, (for be it re membered that tho same sweeping act that struck down the liberty of the press also broke np all the schools in the State,) will doubtless find the position highly lu crative at least, and it may be slow to find fault with that order of things which show ers so many material benefits npon it. Wo have tq reflections whatever to make against the " State organ " in the premises, but we earnestly submit to the people whether, a newspaper, fostered as it. is by State - patron age, and screened -as it is by Executive favor, is likely to be, under all the circumstances, the safest and best advo cate of the pobpie's rights I The subject is. worthy of the most se rious reflection, ahd we shall take occasion to refer to it &m.Missimppian: - T, . -, . . . . , ' If Diogenes used a lantern, in broad day, solely ni;d uinply for the purpose of discovering an honest nan. thin proceeding was not-consistent with his ...... ..1 a UnlamnrAnln nflTa hill usual sagacity. A lantern would have been a more appropriate appendage, if he had been in search of a rogii ; for such characters skulk about in holes and corners, and hate the light, because their deeds are -evil. But I suspect this philosopher's real mo tive lor, using a lantern in mid-day, was to provoke inquiry,, that he might have the cynical satisfaction of telling all that asked him what he was searching for, that none of them at least were, the men to his mind, and that his search had hitherto been fruit less. It is with honesty in one particular, as with t wealth, those that have the thing, care less about the credit oi it tcan tnose wno nave it not Wo poor man can well afford to be thought so, and the less of honesty afinished rogue possesses, the less he can be supposed to want it . Duke Chartres uFel to boast that noman could have less real value for charactor than himself, yet he would gladly give twenty thousand pounds for a good one, because be could immediately make double tbat sum, by ine?.ns of it I once heard a gentleman make a very witty reply to one who asserted tbat he did not believe thete Tas a truly hor.est man in the whole world :.' "Sir," said he, "it is quite impossible that any one man should know all the world; but it is very pos sibte that s:me one man may know hivMef.n Laeon. ' ' The WVstiirigtoii Clironicle devotes its editorials to abuse of the Chicago Convention, which it char acterizes as a miserable peace conspiracy. McCIellaa's Letttr of Acceptance. Orange, New Jersey, Sept 8, 1864. ' Gestlembn: I have thehonor to acknowledge 9ceipt of jour letter informing m of my nmniB ion by tbe Democratic National Contention, te .eutly assembled at-Chicago, a their candidate- .be next election for President of tbeTJiiited States. It is unnessury tor we to aay to you that this tomination comes to mc unsongir; I am happy to . j;now thrt, when the nomination waVmade, the re jord of my public life was kept in view. The effect. of long and varied service in the army, luring war and peace, baa been tostrengbten and make indelible in my mind and heart the love and reverence for the Union, Constitution, laws and flag of onr country, impressed npoa me in early youth. These feelings have thus far guided the coarse of tny life, and must continue to do o to via end. Theesi?tence of more than one jrofernment over the region which once owned our flag is incompati ble with the peace, the power, and the happiness of the people. The preservation of our Union was the sole avowed object for which the war was commenced. It nhould have been conducted for that object only, and in ac cordance with those principles which i took occa aion to declare when in active service. Thus conducted, tbe work of reconciliation would have been easy, and we might have reaped the bene fits of our many victories on land and sea. The Union was originally formed by the exercise of a spirit of conciliation and compromise. To re store and preserve it, the same spirit must. prevail in our councils and in the hearts of our people. ' The re-establishment of the Union m all lU in-, tegrity is, and must continue to be, the indispensa ble condition in any settlement. .. So soon -as it is clear, or 'en probable, tbat our present adversaries 'are ready for peace upon the basis of the Union, we should exhaust all tbe resource of statesmanship, practiced by civilized nations, and taught by the traditions of the American people, consistent with' the honor and interest of the country, .to secure', such peace, re establish the Union, and. guarantee for the future the constitutional rights of every State. The Union is the one condition of peace we ask no more. Let me add, what I doubt not was, although un expressed, the sentiment of. the Convention, as it ia of J the people they .represent, that when any one State is willing to return to the Union, it should be received at once, with a full guuranfee of all its constitutional rights. - If a frank, earnest, and persistent effort to obUin these objects should fail, the tesponsibility for ulte rior consequeuces will fall upon those who remain in arms against the Uuiou ; but the Union must be -preserved at all hazards. I could not look in the face of my gallant com rades of the army and navy, who have survived so many bloody battles, and tall them that their labors and the sacrifice of so many of our slain am! wound ed brethren had been in vain that we had abandon ed tbe Union for which , we have so often periled, pur lives. A vast, majority of our people, w bather in the army and navy or at home, would, as I would, hail with unbounded joy the permanent restoration .of peace on the basis of the Union, updar tbe Con stitution, without the tSusion of another dry of blood., .But no peace can be permanent without Union. As to the other subjects presented in the resolu tions of. the Convention, 1 need only say .Lt I should seek in the Constitution of the (Juilol States, and the laws framed in accordance liierevritli, the rule of my duty and tho limitations ot wjcecjtive power ; endeavor to restore economy ia tta public expenditures, re establish the supremacy of law, and, by the operation of a more vigorous nationality, resume our couiuiaudiug position among tbe na- The condition of our finances, tbe depreciation of the paper money, and the burden thereby iaed on labor and capitalhow the necessity of a return to a sound tinaociid r.yetn ; while the rights ot citizens and the rights ol S;att ami the iindi;. authority of luw over Fiei,iuent, army and pcoj.lu. arc imb-. jecu cf iiot lesa vital importance in war than in pefcce. Believing that tho views here t-Jtprassed are those cf tbe Con vent: on and the people you rep- 'mieot, I accept the noonrtir'on I realhtd the wr.ig'it of ths. responsibility to he borne should the people ratify your ciioice. Con cio us of my own weakness I only seek fervent Iv the guidance of the Ruler of tbe Uistverse,- and, re'yiug on his all powerful aid do my best to restore urvlou and peace to a suffering people, and tstabiish and guard their liberties and rights, . ' I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, GEORGE R McCLEtLAN. Bon. Horatia Seymour and ethers. Committee. The Persimmon, or Amebic an Midlar, Dar ospykos. It ia something singular tbat a fruit with as many good qualities to recommend it as tbe Per simmon has, should have been neglected by horti culturists. As an ornamental tree, with its beau tiful shape glossy foliage, its profusion of rich orange fruit, hanging among, its autumn-tinted leaves, and in some varieties holding its fruit alt winter, it has tew superiors. It is perfecly hardy, and will grow in any exposure on tbe bleak, br-. ren hillsides, exposed to the stormy winds or sn the low lands, among the marshy and stsgnunt swamps. Captain John Smith, of Pocahontos notoriety,, describes it among tho luxuries found in Virginia. He says : " We duily feasted with good bread, Vir ginia peas, pumpions, and putcbam.us, fish, towls, and divers sorts of wild beasts, so fat. as we -could eat them," Ac. He elsewhere describes " putcliamins . as a species of indigenous plum, with fruit much like a medlar, first green, tnen yeiiow, ana nu when ripe. If it be not ripe, it w.ll draw a man's mouthawry with much torment ; if ripe, is delicious as an apricot." The valliant Captain's description of the fruit is a good one. There is nothing so un pleasant as a green persimmon and very few fruits so grateful as a ripe one. Tbe persimmon sports very much in the quality of its fruit. Some oi the trees ripen their fruit in August and September, are gone before the fell, and others ripen all through October and November; while we have seen the fruit hang on the tree until the bursting buds of spring push them oft ' Some are flat, depressed at both ends ; others globose oblong. Some are a light lemon yellow ; other orange; while tntuis aga:n are red, beoenring almost black when thoroughly ripe. Some are bo soft and watery that, as tbey fall from the tree, they are mashed, and the contents run like thick molasses, while others are so tough that they re bound tike an India-rubber balL Some are never Et'to eat, retaining to the last that bitter, astringent quality which makes one pucker up his lips as if to whistle, while the best of them are perfectly lusci ous. . The froit is, in- making a most delightful beer, far preferable, in ray estimation, to lager, or et.y of the drinks we have under the .name of beer. It yields an enormous product of whisky whei. uislil- led. It can be dried ana put away like jaisma, in ! filcW gonM) yarfeties dry themselves upon the tree, j hen the, cn be put up in boxes, and kept in. dt.finite pJeriod. Tno pulp can be separated from - 1 . r . .. r the seeds, spread upon earthern dishes,, and dried like peach leather. A syrup can be made from the fruit, superior in flavor to tbe best molaes. The wood is very close grained, heavy, a?d sti ceptible of the highest polish, and so hrd and ' smooth that 1 doubt not it would answer every par pose of more costly wood in engraving of wood cuts. Horttculiufalui. ' ' .. .. - Manure for Froit Treks. A most excellent ma nure for fruit trees, whether newly transplanted or otherwise, consists cf about two thirdsswainp muck , and one-third of stable- tennure, with a small portion of ashes, iecLtvl or otherwise. As this requires sorn; time for working over, Xbe materials should be timely collected ; and in some instances it may bo . done now to advantage. Trees that are of feeble growth have been im mediately restored to vigor by spreading a thick coating ot old manure (xr new," if o!d- could not be had) in a broad circular space rouod iheree, during winter, with a portion of old asbe?, and -then spad ing in early in spring. :The spading should be as deep as practicable without injuring-the roots., - Three or four inches of manure, for apples, pears and peaches, where the soil was po r, have been of great use. The quantity of ashes should be just en-jui;h to cover the surface, say the tenth of an inch .thick, which will be about a bashel or two for a large tree, and a half peck to a peek for a small tree. ' The Battle of Joaeetora. To the Atlanta InUlldaencer we are indebted for the first .succinct and intelligible account we have ret had of tbe battle that preceded, tne tall of At lanta;: ' . . On Wedrwiay morning, August 81, the enemy advance in heavy force against tho position which General Hardee held at Jonesbgro' in accordance with orders. A severe and most terrible battle en sued during the day: General Hardee being in command of tbe two corps in position, placed bis own corps in charge of Cleburne, on the left, and Lee's corps under the charge of that commander. Six'corps of the Yankee army advanced against tbe line across the Macon and Western railroad,-and penetrating on our right almost to the McDonough road. The advance of Sherman's forces was checked and their assaults ropelled with the ORual bravery .liiat has ever marked our veterans. - At nightfall, the line was nearly In the same po sition thtt it occupied in the morning. During the night. Lee's corps, by order of General Bood, moved to the right to form a connection with Ptewart's corps and tbe militia forces in Atlanta. Thus a large amount of the effective strength of Hardee's command was withdrawn and his line fearfully weakened. Early on Thursday, the. Yankee array, consisting of six corps, led in person by Sherman, advanced on the enfeebled line held by Hardee's command Then ensued the hardest fought battle of the war. The vetorans of the brave old soldier, Hardee men who lud never been defeated on any field--1 stcod grimly, and fought with unsurpassed bravery and gallantry. They bore the fury of the .storm if battle during several hours, and though they knew the most treUiSndous power of the foe that assailed them, and' were well aware of their own weakness; ibey stood unconquerable and undismayed. Xhat isolated but undaunted corps, smalt as it was, con tinued to figh until night closed one the scene. Cleburne s division occupied tbe right, and against his position, mainly directed against Qovan's brig ade, the enemy massed in tremendous force. These veterans, who have never turned their tack on tbe foe in fight, fought with desperation never surpass ed in battle, but finally were forced, by detail, from their position, but not until the enemy lay thick and deep on the sanguinary field. The enemy continured to push their forces in heavy massed divisions, in lines, ten to one against our thin and almost worn out battalions. Night at last closed over the bloody scene, when tbe want of ammunition, and want of men, and the imminent danger of capture by a heavy flank movement on the part of the enemy, together with the destruction their enfilading fire was producing, caused General Hardee to withdraw to Loveioy's station. This movement was consummated with touch suc cess, all our wounded being withdrawn and every thing being saved but six or eight guns which were auvnduned for the want of horses competent to draw them. . ' On Friday, the Yankees were engaged in clearing tbe battle field of the debris, and little disposition ws exhibited on ther part to renew hostilities. The gellaai men who had fought them so bravely ar"lJeSien.Uly the day before still confronted them a- undaunted as ever, and eager for tbe fray, though their ranks exhibited a battered and worn appear-. ar.ee that was very saddening to- their war-worn General. Thus was ibughtone of the mostdesperate battles, and against the most terrible odds, that the army jut Tennessee has j et engaged in. Hardee's corps fought alone against almost the entire Yankee army, im mediately L.ider the eye and command of Sherman. That the meed of unmeasured praise i(justly their due and that they saved the-army of Tennessee lrom utter rout and annihilation, is incontestibry true. - ' . ' - ; . Bducatioa T Disabled SoldijMS. The following extract from a 'cironlar of the Uni versity of Virginia, will be of inter-at to our dis abled soldiers. We trust tbat all who eao will avail themselves of the opportunity to extend their studies, and acquire an accomplished education. . The men who have been disabled in theif country's defence, should he its teachers and profesieial men, and should qualify themselves 'io snefat doties. if j any are too poor to embrace the opportunities offer ed, benevolence caunut find a more eligible field ior iU ministrations, than in rendering the needful, assistance : An act oi tbe Legislature, passed at the last ses.. s;on, provides that disabled soldiers from Virginia, who are unabl to pay the University charges, in cluding iiiaimci'iMion acd tuition fees and room rent, 6l.ul- be atuuiued as students free frooa thase charges, i.on ttstimnials of their inability to pay the samu. J'he Faculty will admit a"? students dis abled soldiers from any State of the Confederacy free Itoin tuition fees, on like testimonials. They Lava no power to grant exemption from the pay tiHMit ef matriculation feea and rents. These char ges, however, amount to-only $30 per session. The Secretary of War has authorized us to Bay that' such disabled soldiers, net discharged lrom-service as may become students of tbe University, wil be. furnished by tbe Government with the usual rations. During the list session some of tbe students form ed messes, furnished their own supplies, and. had them served up by their own sji vants. This ar rangement proved economical and not . devoid of cemfort Similar messes might be formed, next session, Uoub.less with satisfactory results, by s:udccts drawing unions from Uie Government and J others who can conveniently bring1 with them-or procure, the necessary supplies. Students -who wish 10 become members of mas es are advised to bring with them bedding and otbr transportable room and table furniture. . Students should come provided, as far as prac ticable, with the necessary text books. It will be difficult to procure some of them here. - Many can, doubtless,' be procured from former students of the institution, resident, before the war m almost eVery county and town of the Confederacy. S. MA-UPIN,, . - Chairman p the faculty. There' are three railroads which terminate at ' At lanta the Georgia road, connecting Atlanta with Augusta; the Macon and Western road to Macoa, and Western and Atlantic road, to Chattanooga lean. A law miles south of Atlanta branches the Lagrange railroad, connecting Atlanta with West Point, on the' Chattahooche river, atthe Alabama line, 75 milesais tant - By means of these railroads Atlanta in for mer times was connected with all parts of the Uni ted States. ,.,... The city was laid out in 1845 and has now be-, come one of (he most populous in Georgia. In 1860 its population consisted of about 12,000 resident in habitants, ana since the war has increased to almost double that number, the surplus being made up of government;, omciais ana employees Xbe city con. nin3 several uotcls, a courthouse and some fine olorksofbixidiDgs. isince tne war it has become aa extensive government depot and manafacturmg eea? vnj. . L;ei e hn totavea tne prmcipainops ot the rail roads, joining the piosi extensive rolling mill in the eourn. loununns aui uiacniae shops, pistol factory, shops for 'Im uianafucrureof miscellaneous eovetn- toeni articles, and two laboratories. DISTAKCES. From Atlanta to Chattanooga ia 125 mjW 44 . " ? Augusta, 171 11 ".Mucoid 108 " :- a w point , 87 . " " " Savannah; 263 - u . " " " Lovejoy, the present pos.itf.on ot our army, as miles. The navy list shows the British navy to contain at present in c xnunssion zu steamsnips ot alLsixes, lrom tbe stately three decker down to the tinv cm boat These mount between 230 and 240 suns: they are tninned by about 4a, 000 men and boys, and are propelled by a atcara power exceeding 60, 000 horses nominal. Id addition there are sail ing vessels, mounting upwards of GQO guns, and -manned by shout 6,500 men and boys. The sailing vessels are naturally only fit for harbor duly and training ships. Tbey are never intended to go to see again, and, therefore, should n t be regarded as belonging to tho effective naval force. Shuttles fok Powxb Loons. We have-been ?hon specimens of the above articles, made by W. C. Petty of Uiooniipgton, in this country. . lo point : ot workinsiisuip and tnush, to-;se shuttles are. equal j to those formerly broughtTrom tile Northern man ' ufsctorins. Mr. Petty ia a very ingenious ulocbar.ic, and ive take great pleasure in ommendiDg; him. to I the publia t rtenabonf Ciluuu BOOK WOEK! PSES8 W0Ei AND JOB WORK! Done ia the" JSBATEST STYLE at lhe . "STANDARD OFFICE." BLANKS of au. cixds on hand or tnA-.y. . . . Ord, A fine POWER PftEgS, good rollert axa THE BEST SOUTHERN INK, With coastant attention to bnsinuss, will nbl ffoarantee TUB BEST STYLE OF PSINTIHQ Plata aad Faoey . : . JOB WORK, PLACARDS, BuainMS Cardi, Posters, Handbills, in fact, trwj .- OF JOB WORK, 7 Veatlv and expeditiously. exeeuled at tba " STANDARD OFFICE," On H AUG ETT STREET . Ra!eisli, h. c. September Sth.lSM. sa it TITHE PSANUTSi , OFFICE OF CK1BF QUAkTEBMASTKR ) Ralxtob, 'iUi Stpltmljtr, ld4 'f POST QUARTERMASTEBS TUftOUcn ont tbe State are reqneattd to instruct their T County agents to collect all the "Teral " TITHE PEANUTS at some eonveaieet depot on tbe line of tho nearest Nil road as early as possible, and send information to tfci. office, so that an Agent may be sent to receive them W. W. PEIBCE " Major Chief Q.M.Dist v'0 September ta, 1864. 6fr-4t ' NOTICE TO FARMERS. Quartermaster's Department.) Kalkigx S. C, Stpi. J8, !t f I HAVE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING NA. med' places a small lot of BLUi. STONE, to be so d to tbe Fashibs in tbe surronudiug Cooatiea, at $10 nur ponnd In NO instance i any one to bare irore lu.a heat three POIM,ft leS8 according to crop of Henderson, Hillabnfo, Greensboro', Lrinjtci. Salis bury, Charlotte, Graham, Liocululon, Uuriranttm. Suite ville, Asbevillc, SaVa, Asheboro', and Rileijh n A. DOWD, September 15, 1 3? k 55 tt. SORGHUM SEED WANTEDi" SEVERAL THOUSAND BrskELS W .NT ed, for whicfc I .wtll pay tho tollowiug pricen : it Cleaned seed, cr buanel,. . $5 Seed in broom, it ibebes ataUc.) per 100 lb. i o i,- M. KELLY, - lUleifh, S.O. September !j mi' ol irAsvrtmpd. s?ECiAL2Toiici ; ., ' Beadonnrtera 3d IHilitnr niatrtj. i . Uep't. N C . ASDdooranax Va, V -: - Wilmington, JS. 0, Augutt ZOth, 1864. ' ' ' A 1.1. PERSOSS If OTP RESIDENTS OT SMI1UVILLB are requested to aaraAia from applv injf at Headquarters for nnission to visit the Forts or to go down tbe BiVS r in tbo Government Steamers. This ia addresard to , pcrooas living at a distance, especially LADIES, in tbo ho, of pi'even;ing- a fruitless journey from their hciLoS rjpt-n WO CONSlliEUATlOv, for the present st least,, vriil p-imMian be riven to paM npon tbe Govera mect 6nls ' ifhen c:rCQHMlances will admit of a relaxa tion of this rule, dm notice will .bo (fiveu. Packages for soldiers, at tbe d'flereut posts will be deliv ered to Oapt. GitAiKGRB, A. Q M: Tbey Should be auita bVy rmrked and.be wtll boraspoDsifale for their safe, iaiimr ei t through bis ag-cnta. . Uajur ticnsraU' Jaaas H. Bill, Major and i. A. Geo. ' ; ' ' . September tb, ltt4. . . . . 6 6W MEDICAL COLLEGE 01 ViEGIMA, . SESSION 1864-'65. fJHE AJfUUAX. COVWiE OF IfECTFRES JL will cominjr.sa un tbe FIRST- AIOXU4T in Novem. ber.and enntmne ut.il-KlttST of MARCH, under ib same organisation as barelofore : . V. ATKICtJLATION. . jae- rKUUKtvSOhS' MCKS, each,. $"i0' DEMONSTRATOR OF ASATOUT, so CMIAOUATIUM.- fSO Vov. further iafecmatioa, or cop' ot tbe fatalogue. aor . dress ' " Dian tf thr Faculty; Biebmond. Tfc . M-St(d. September IS, 1864. - - SECRETARY'S' OFFIE, ) Baleioh, Au?. 25th. 1884. r IEALEDFROPUSAI S WILL S RBCEIY io tdtt ibis ffiee ujlil MON'D tV, the th of S"ptem- oer, to rurnisn a auut'-ieni qnautity oi - WOOD for the ase of lhe State, in the Capitol, daring the ensaiog. winter sua spring;. Tbe wood to be soaneV oak an(. hickory.,. to . b dt hrered aod measured in tbe wod bimse. on the CniWt rouuda, from time to time as required, aud to oe cut iota suitable length! nw the. sereral hce-p'acea. oiunera-wiLi ih tat gno per cora at woicn tnaj wot furnish-it'. ' ' - Tha vieht of reject tn bida Dot adrsnuzeous to tbe: State ia reserved . . J$ti, P. H. BUSS, HeeMtarr of State. Sentember 1, 18(4. . . ; , . 51 td; t-if Proeress, Cou5wlerata and Conservative pleate- oopylill day, Primitive Baptist Aoclation THE ANNUAL HEEriNtt OP THIS AS ociation will cirrvene at CHDftCH, sis miles nortbea.t of Raleich, n FRIOAY BEFORE Till. L.ST SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT. Parson from a distance arriving at Kale-.jth by BiJIroad will be furniahed with convoj&nce to tba u'.ao of mee! lnK. ' , Sept 6, 1864. , . - 52-td. FOR S1LEI $50,000 WAKE COUNTY BONDS t ON THE 3D J AY OF OCTOBElt NElTi 'ii.tvtt i v r w:..n..;..a. !... t At i ..V!rvr of authoriiy ot oor Vuuntv Court, I shal. tell at tbo Auctwa Store of TvAtf; AntkiM Co, in the City of rU.o'g". Fifty thoasaod dollars ot Wake Coaty. Boeaav Tbese Bonds are 'n sums of l,rtuo. J0 and $ . to run tor Tax years, with coupous at'ached, paysb.'e setai annually. JOHN FHCTCHIMS, - Comity Tnistse. - TUUKKJt, AJiJUtV. 8 A to.. Auctioneers September 12. mi. (i-td; TITHE TOBACCO. BY AUTHOBITV OF THE GENERAL Tobaco Agent for Norb Curoliaa, Coonty Agw are authorised to extend tlie tin j for the collection of uw TITHE TOBACCO, till tha . FIRST OF orTOBER,,prox. Tobacco raisers of WAK aud ORANGE will have fkJ. Tithes deliTsred by thai lime, as that ia ibe fa'Jff " eroc. XAS. X- WHITTED Agent for Waka and Orange Counties. The Tobacco fiom WakeCouuty to be delivered to JH W. CO.su V. lUuuca. . Sep'.euiber 1 (, i8t. U-- WOOL NOXICE. tVJARTERMASXEB DcparliKBCt, galeigb. June . 184. I aw aw preparod 10 exchange Cotton Yarn for Wool, upon tb lowing terms vix: . , m t uJt One banch of Yarn for thme pcunde washed wool, a ooe bunch for four pounds unwanhed. ak Agents have beau appointed t- make tbe exehange tbe fi.flowina; placed : Oxford, Tarbcro', Kinstpn.W" ville, Koxboio', Aa'uovillo, r-itisboro'i Limisburg, rJ" villfe. Colerator and at this place.- . .,. fersoaschippiur wool l. this place will please "-"fli. the uackams who they are fioui, aud the caiton yarn j be forwarded imnvMistely I hope the people will patriotically respond to the aw 1 notice, aa the wool is foi clotLtojc the N: 0. Troops . at. a. nun i.. a., ,.- July 18, 13K4. . . LJ--- 1 1 1 ' . aa R8. KILLER CO NJiNiTES TO AC" .' raodate Boaroera by tba.or, wsea, o.0'I!Ljl August I, IW4,