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" RALEIGH : FRIDAY OCT. 14, 1864.
Tbr President's Sphcb at Grsensbobocgh.
W'e are indebted to an esteemed correspondent for
a sketch of the President's recent speech at Greens
borough, from which it will be seen that the Presi
dent said the conscript law had been more thorough
ly enforced in North Carolina than in any oth
er State. We have known this all along. North
Carolina has contributed not less than one hundred
and ten thousand men to the Confederate service.
One half of Gen. Eaily's army In the Valley of Vir
ginia, is composed of North-Carolinians; and one
third of Gen. Lee's army around Petersburg and
Richmond are orth Carolinians.
We learn that the Governors of the Confederate
States will meet each other and consult on the sUte
of the country it .Augusta, Georgia, on Monday
next Gov. Vance was expected to leave for Au-
ut on Thursday night last We have no means
of knowing the particular object of this consulta
tion - but it should be distinctly understood that
North-Carolina, having done more than her duty in
this contest, cannot spare any more men without
leaving her people at borne to the depredations of
deserters and slaves, and subjecting her people to
the utmost distress for food and clothing. If these
Governors are to meet and consult as to the best
means for ensuring a speedy peace, then the prayers
and good wishes of the great body of our people
- in .ttund tt.em hut we fear that war. and not
TV ill fcwe )
peace, will form the burden of their consultations.
ncTiii.tn Men. It will be seen by the order
which we publish to day that all detailed men, in
cluding those who have entered into bonds to furn
ish provisions to the government, are at once or
dered into service. The order is to bo executed
within the shortest possible time."
To say nothing of this palpable breach of faith
towards the bonded men, this order placing in ser
vice all detailed men, and the State order placing
the Home Guard in the field, will cause the loss of
a large quantity of corn, peas, potatoes, and the
like, and will prevent the seeding of thousands of
acres in wheat. We cannot hope to cope with the
enemy in numbers. We should look rather o
strategy and rapid fighting. If all the able bodied
farmers and mechanics are taken away and put in
the army, the country must, sooner or later, be
come a desolation. But it is useless to protest, or
to argue with those who have the control of public
affairs. They will have iheir way at all lax. ids
and to the last extremity. Wise, forecasting,
thoughtful persons can only sit down and awai; re
sults, hoping at the same time that Providence will
have mercy on the country and overrule every thing
for good.
The late call for the Home Guard to turn out and
defend the soil of the SUte against the enemy, af
fords an excellent opportunity to those original
secessionists to volunteer who have been constant
ly saying they would go to the war whenever their
services were needed. Note is the time, gentlemen.
The soil of your own State js to be defended, and
every man will be needed. - Do not hide behind
imaginary diseases or lifcle Confederate commis
sions. Our columns arc open to record the names
of volunteers, and we will take particular pleasure
in publishing the names of such original secession
ists as may volunteer in the largest sort of letters.
The Confederacy has placed its destiny in the
bands of President Davis. We hive no desire to
transfer it to other hands. Conservative.
We dcr.y the proposition. The Confederacy has
not "placed its destiny" in the hanJs of any one
man. Iu destiny is in the hands, of the army, of
the Congress, and of the people generally. Mr.
bivis is merely an Executive officer. He is no
Dictator, though it must be confessed that he fre
quently acts as if he were one.
The Conservative says it has no desire to see our
destiny as a people transferred to other hands. We
differ with that paper. We should be much grati
fied if Mr. Dvis would resign, and let Mr. Stephens
take his place. Mr. Davis stated, in one of his re
cent Southern speeches, that he did not desire to be
President that he felt he had some military talent,
and that be preferred to serve in the field. The
time has come when the services of every man of
military genius are needed.
We do not see how the Conservative can claim to
le Conservative in its principles and Fentiments
while it thus unequivocally endorses the adminis
tration of Mr. Davis. That administration has been
uniformly and bitteily hostile to every principle
held by the Conservatives of this State, and has
made a name in history by its special opposition to
those great princi pies of civil liberty on which the
Conservative party was established.
W no was 11? A report of a speech recently
made by President Davis in Macon, Georgia, rep
resents that gentleman to have used the term
" scoundrel " in reference to some person who had
"atcd that he, President Davis, had abandoned
Georgia to her fate, the fact of the President's
laving used the expression at all, and if so, to whom
ie resigned to apply it, still remains in doubt We
"wselves hardly think he did use it as reported.
It w not his tone ; nor, even provided he did use it,
L0 we think he intended to apply it to Governor Jo-
")v-i Hi. Brown. lndcCv.ro us enough under any
circumstances, it would be jrendercd doubly so ifap
jieu by the President of the Confederacy to the
u"tf Executive officer of a sovereign State.
tuC AlLtllln T.. ia Jinan- ia e.t (ha nniniAii fktf
the term was not designed to apply to Governor
"'own, but was intenoV-d to app'y to the writer "fan
ariR-Ie, for that .aper, in which the charge, so gall
"'S to the President, wa uudo, and which bad the
ict of exasperating him and seducing hint from
D1S propriety. W ilmington Journal
The word "scoundrel" osed by the President in
h: speech referred to, was no doubt meant to ap
fhe t0 'T,re1 1 whitaker, Erq., the proprietor of
e AManta Intelligencer, who is S'ste Commissary
Borgia untler Gov. Brown. The President
!)tri..l .
"lt ,Jov. Brown through one of bis officers,
0 happens to be the Editor who charged the
JMdent with a disposition to abandon Georgia to
aid V II 'S Ri8nificant fiict that the President
' ' ov. Brown bad no interview when the former
in Georgia on his recent visit, and that the
anient made no allusion to fw it in .r nf hk
ychw. -'
Vol. XXX. No. 32.
GxN. SbxRXAW AMD Got. Runww The rnnrv nf
Got. Brown to the proposition submitted to him by
uen. onerman, tor a meeting with a view to consul
tation for separate peace, explodes the report that
the proposal was received with favor. Got. Brown
expresses very just views of the relation which Geor
gia sustains to her sister States, and avows a vir
tuouaand manly determination to discharge the
duties of that relation with the utmost fidelity. -
inert is one part ot bis letter which excites un
pleasant sensations. It Is that in which Gov. Brown
stoops to communicate to the miserable Sherman
his complaints of the Confederate Administration
thus laying family differences before the family's
bitter enemy 1 It may be said. It was because
Sherman presumed upon these differences that he
submitted his proposal, and that, therefore, it was
pertinent for Gov. Brown to refer to the subject by
way of correcting Sherman's inferences. But this
Involves the confession Of a .grave 'impropriety on
the part of Got. Brown, in having pursued a course
that rendered him liable to be thus misunderstood.
It is no compliment to Governor Brown, and Mr.
Stephens, and Senator Johnson, that they should
have been singled out by Sherman, and invited
by him to an inadmissible conference ; and although
the dishonorable proposition was unqualifiedly re
jected, the fact that it was made, showed that, judg
ing them by their course, Sherman considered those
to whom it was addressed as occupying an equivo
cal position. He is now taught his mistake ; but
we trubt he has also taught tbeut that citizens hold
ing positions so prominent should be above the sus
picion of either friend or foe ; and that they owe it
.to themselves, their countrymen, and their country,
not to compromise themselves ami encourage trie
enemy, by exhibitions of seeming factiousness and
discontent It is creditable to Gov. Brown to have
spurned Sherman's proposition it would have been
far more so if Sherman had felt that be could not
dare to insult his virtue by offering it. Richmond
Sentinel
The Sentinel is the organ of President Davis, and
the above was no doubt written after due advisement
and consultation. Gov. Brown is exceedingly dis
liked in Richmond because he has favored peace
measures, and defended the rights of his Slate..
The draft for the Home Guard of Wake County
took place in this City on Wednesday last The
attendance was not so full as it should have been.
We learn that those belonging to the first class will
serve for thirty days, and then he relieved by the
second class, and the latter relieved by the third
class. None of the officers are exempted, but all
of them will have to go in one of the classes.
With the exception of a few State and Confederate
officers, and such as are actually necessary on Rail
roads andwin government workshops, and a few
printers, physicians, and ministers of the Gospel,
the whole of our male population from seventeen
to fiftv are now under orders for service. The fif
teen negro men belong to the Home Guard.
Madness. The Richmond Enquirer and Lynch
burg Virginian are urging Congas'" to raise negro
troops to fight under the Confederate flag! Has it
come to that ? ' The preposition is worthy only of
politic! desperadoes. It is so ridiculous, so ruin
ous even at the first blush, and so full of madness
that we shall not discuss it Wc merely allude to
it as one of the signs of the times. If we cm not
maintain our freedom without calling on our slaves
to aid us on the field of battle, we had as well give
up the contest.
We are truly pained to announce the decease of
Mrs. Mart Suepakd, of this City, which took place
at her residence on Wednesday last, at an advanced
age. The long, and in many respects, eventful life
of this distinguished lady can scarcely be alluded to
in a very brief space. A gentleman well acquainted
with her remarkable trails of charae'er, has promised
to furnish for our next issue an obituary in some
degree calculated to do justice to her many virtues.
Her life was checkered from its intimate relations
with those who in furmer years have shed a lustre
on the nation, as well as on our beloved State, and
is, therefore, possessed of a degree of interest at
taching to but few persons of the present generation.
We arc still anxious to retain the attitude we have
always kept, of defending Gov. Vancu in his patri
otic purposes, and not to be harsh upon bis snort
comings, for the sake of the cause. But if (as his
employment of a secret organ, with an editor bid
out of sight discloses) his purpose be to shrink into
the small clothes of a petty partizan necessitated to
resort to shifts, as small politicians are his sup
port is not within the scope or design of this journal,
sntNwt in harmony with the feelingR of its Editors.
The people of this State have, without doubt, seen
how loyally we have relinquished political bias in
our support of Gov. Vance, If wo ara obliged to
deviate from our past course, it will be because our
farther support of him will be inconsistent with the
interests of the country. It will be because he
chooses to he more a partizan than a patriot Con
federate, Oct. lUh.
We wish the Confederate and Gov. Vance, and
Got. Vance and the Confederate a " good lime gen
erally." The entente eordiale seems to be in- dan
ger of being broken.
Tbe record f Gov. Vance is above- suspicion.
Intimations of inconsistency, or of a disposition to
ignore his avowed principles, or to violate solemn
pledges, are alike uncharitable and untrue, arrd
spring from a chafed and unmanly spirit, or from a
purpose to dobim injustice. Conservative, Oct. Isl
The idea, nevertheless, has become strangely pre
valent among some persons, that during this war,
there should be but one party in (be South, and that
.parly must acknowledge but one head and leader,
and that leader President Davis. That his princi
ples, his views of public policy, his plans, his. ap
pointmer.ts, must be the views of all tint they are
to be embraced, approved, praised, and carried out
with unquestioning obedience, without criticism oi
remonstrance, under pain of being branded as dis
loyal, or being set down as a doubtful supporter of
the government By what process of reasoning car.
tbe advocates of such views prov, under such a
regime, that this is a Republic, under a written con
stitution, or that the people of the South and the
people of North Carolina are a free people T Con
wreathe, Oct. 2d.
" Intimations " even that Gov. Vance has or can
lo wrong, are not to be entertained for a moment ;
but the most earnest protest is entered agninst the
assumption that they are disloyal who are not ablj
to approve all that Mr. Dvis does. The latter may
1 e opposed and criticized, but lha conduct of the
farmer must not be even questioned. S says the
Governor's newspaper. Wait a fine thing- it is to
have an organ !
We publish to day a list of .casualties in Cling
man's Brigade, in the recent" charge upon Fjrt Har
rison, near Richmond.' Tbe Brigade was nearly
entirely destroyed by this charge, and, whit makes
the blood of Njrth-Carolinians boil is the fact that
the Brigade wis sacrificed because other brigades
or regiment failed to support it in tbe charge, as
they should hve done.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNES
Jtr. Bovee's fetter.
We daft the fallowing in tbe laat Columbia South-
MBssjiS. Editors : Permit me through roar col
umns to soggest-to the people of this District tbe
propriety of a public meeting, to discuss the policy
recommended by Mr. Boy eels President Davie, in
his letter recently published in the Daily South
ern uuaratan. . tt the views of Ur. Boyca are we
views of a majority of the neoole whom he repre
sents, let us know it But if his proposed policy if
considered unpatriotic and prejudicial to tbe suc
cess" of our cause, as we believe- it to be, no feeling
of personal tindnesa should restrain an unanimous
denunciation of it, and demand upon him to leave
uis uign miiea ana give place to anotnei, woo,
asking bo terms from Northern friend, will devote
all bis energy and abilities to the establishment of
Southern independence. ,
If no voice of disapprobation is raised, this dan
gerous letter will go forth to the world, perhaps to
hifltory, as the expression on the part of their rep
resentative of the senthuaota. of the Sixth Congres
sional District of South Carolina.
RICHLAND.
Correapondanee of the Augusta Chronicle k Sentinel.
The Preaideat'a TUit to the Araar.
Palxxtto, Sept 96, 1864.
The visit of President Davis, which has just
terminated, is the event of' the calm we have been
enjoying and the circumstances that marked his
intercourse with the army and its officers have been
of the most significant character.. He came un
heraldeU, and without a known object except as far
as he chosi lo divulge his plans on the route. So
far as th?se purposes were announced, they were
to inspect tbe tield.in Georgia in person, to ascer
tain the morale of the army, to endeavor to reeon
cile the differences that were known to exist, and
to ascertain and endeavor to accommodate the
wishes o( all, r fficers and men. How far these
aims were attained subsequent events must -show.
It iR useless, and can do no good, to disguise the
fact that the. President's reception was not an en
thusiastic one. . On the contrary, it was cold
There was no disrespect manifested,, neither was
there any enthusiasm none of that general expres
sion of personal admiration for " tbe man," that
characterised the visit made after the battle of
Chickamauga. The reception this time was given
to the " President of the Confederate States." As
such no compliment can be made of it And, if
any would have it otherwise, tbey must at all times
remeinoer that this army, as well as all tbe armies
of the Confederacy, is made up of thinking men.
and not machines, and govern themselves accord
ingly. .
Tbe time of the President has been fully employ
ed in iuterviews with the Commander in-chief, the
corps commanders, reviewing the troops, and final
ly in a protracted meeting with all the generals of
tbe army. From the outset it was palpable that
great dissaiisfaciion prevailed, but ignorance of its
cause was expressed. Delicacy, I suppose, sealed
the mouths of the corps commanders. Ba;lhe ex
pression of the troops could not be mistaken.
ibey did not attempt to hide their reelings. And,
so marked was the change iu their conduct during
the grand review, as compared with that on a simi
lar occasion last fall, that upon returmug lo head
quarters the President insisted upon being inform
ed as to the reason. . Yet no one spoke out, and the
consequence was a convocation of all tbe generals.
My information is direct that at this meeting.
from which Gen. Hood very properly absented
hiuJ3fcTf,' a full interchange of views as to the con
dition of the army, its desires and feeilings. took
place. There was nothing concealed. The general
wish tor a change of commanders was made known.
and by some it was positively urged that a change
was necessary to insure tbe morale of the troops.
Ibere was no enmity displayed toward Gert Hood
all his eminent soldierly qualities were admitted
but the naked truth t at another would better
serve lo satisfy the wishes of the men, conciliate
existing differences between officers, and inspire
greater .confidence throughout the whole army, was
bluntly avowed. The President was no longer in
ignoracco.
At the same meeting preferences were expressed
for a new commander, and Gens. Johnston and
Beauregard were the great favorites the former,
however, receiving by far the strongest expression
in his lavor. Tbe assemblage separated after re
ceiving assurances from his Excellency, that he
would consider in his own mind the propriety of
relieving Uen. Hood and sending uen. Beauregard
to the front ; which declaration is considered here
as equivalent to saying that Gen. Johnston is out
of the ring.
The President was twice visited by organizations
of tbe army, serenaded, and called upon for a
speech. He complied cheerfully and addressed the
men earnestly and eloquently, as did also Gov.
Harris, Gens. Hood and Cobb, and others. The
lovefcast extended to tbe " we sma' hours ayont the
twa," and noihing occurred to mar the proceedings
except the vehement expressions of tbe men for the
change noted above. - Under the circumstances
these should have been dispensed with, but we must
remember a soldier is. a free thiuker if not tree
actor !.
We learn that the following officers have been
ordered to Goldsborough for duty with the Home
Guard:
field omenta.
Col. J. R Cole, Guilford.
Lt Col. G. C. Moses, Wavne.
Lt. Coi O. R. Rand, Wake.
Lt OoU T. H. Brem, Mecklenburg.
Lt Col. K. Murchison, Harnett
Maj. W. F. Green, Franklin.
Maj. W. A. Alien, Duplin. .
Maj. W. P. Lloyd, Edgecombe.
Maj. J. W. Lea, Alamance.
Maj. W. A. Pearson, Halifax.
Maj. C. Dowd, Moore.
Mj. R. Anderson, Stanly.
Maj. W. T. Webster, Chatham.
Maj. S. F. Patterson, Orange.
Maj. H. C. Walser, Davidson.
medical department.
Surg. J. W. McCauley, 48th Bit Home Guard.
" Wm. R. Wood, 12th u u "
" J. B. Alexander, 63d u
" W. W. Verdin, 5th " "
AsstSurg. L Husscy, 7th " " "
" II. Turner, 59th " " "
" Tbos. Banks, 1st Reg't " "
' " J. B. Owens, 1st Bat " "
" " W. O. Bittle,8Sth " M "
" " W. H. Watson, 34th Bat " "
qUAKTEKHA-TEll's DEPAKTH NT.
Q. M. Jos. flilderheimer, 4' h R?t Home Guard.
Q. M. W. P. Grimslev, 49th Bat " "
Asst. Q. M. Bonj Ha'chcr, 1st " "
" W. B. McKay, 24th
" Julius G. Price, 63d " u
- Conurvative.
We readily foresee the cne which the disguised
editor of the Consereatite is about to take, in ref
erence to the action of the State Council. We
shall t prepared for it ' Honest people begin to
think that less mystery and less subterfuge would
lie more becoming, in higt places: Een to obtain
tbe little good we get, it will not be possible always
to tolerate political dunliRiiy. ' f begin with ; the
real editor of the Cemeroati'e had better show biff
face. Confederate, Oct. 13?, V '. '
Wc learn that the recent frost was a killing one
in Rockingham and tbe surrounding. Counties in
this State. Ail tbd tobacco uncut was killed. At
- least one-baM of tb-crnp w mtppoxed ioT have been
lust
DAT, " ; OCT. 19, 1864,
-war HEWS. ' ,::'J:-
, Froae Richaaoad.
The enemy are reported to be-very busy strength
ening their works st Fort Harrison, coostructing
Domb proofs, 4c. Our troops are not idle etthsr.
It Was thouifbtnn tha 11th thai ftnnt arna than
transferring mors troops to the North side of Jamas
river. This mav h nrohahla. aa it ha Imm his
tactics heretofore to mak taints upon oar works
there, and then - make an actual stuck on the
Southsida road defences below Petersburg. There
are two corps, the 10th sad 18th, on the Nortnsi.de
of the river already.
Frew Petersburg.
- On tho nieht of tbe 11th there waa a liMrr arlil.
lery and musketry firing for an hour or more, grow
iug oui oi an alarm on the part ot tbe pickets. All
else quiet in the immediate front
the enemy at Bermuda Hundred resorted
uemonstraung on tne 121b, probably to draw atten
tion to mat point and cover, some movement else-
wnere. ibe night before tbe enemr were busilv
engaged in moving pontoons tothsNorthsideof the"
James. . They are Heidi v inspecting hospitals.
wagoa camps and other places, and reauirintr all
able bodied men to report at the front and disabled
men ana negroes to take their places, aa far as pos
aible.
Butler give an account of the fight below
Richmond, en Friday last He says the rebels at
tacked Rants' cavalry with spirit in .their entrench
ments and drove them back with a small loss of
men, but with the loan of his artillery, but says
.Birney subsequently advanced and regained Kauti's
.1 J t L. i A . . - ... -
urn puBUHju bihi iiuius iuc euemy in ine mner tine
of entrenchments around Richmond. Butler says
we had much the best of this day's work one
thousand of the enemy being killed ad wounded,
and one hundred prisoners taken and a bloody rev'
pulse.
' From the Valley.
Sheridan still continues his retreat. Northern
papeis publish an order from Grant commanding
the destruction of mills, crops;-Ac., in the Valley.'
This is doubtless meant to impoverish that region
so mnch, that it will cease to be longer s source of
supplies to us and, therefore, not worth contending
for. "His troops have destroyed milU, crops and all
property of use to the rebels.
Our cavalry on Sunday last after -pressing the
enemy with much success for several days, pushed
forward too far, and got in among the enemy's in
fantry. We we're repulsed with the loss of eight
guns the loss in killed and wounded in not given.
The fight occurred near.Kwing in the Valley.
Erem Georgia.
A despatch dated at "Lagrange, Ga., Oct 11th,
says that the flank movement of Hood has been
completely successful. The railroad from - Big
Shanty to Rinston, a distance of 33 miles, has been
entirely destroyed, even the cuts filled up ; and all
the garrisons are captured for that distance.
On Wednesday, the 5th, French's division of
Stc.vart's corps madean attack upon Altoona which
failed. Subsequently the whole corps went to his
assistance, When the town was captured together
with 4,000 prisoners, and an immense quantity of
tbe ma'erial of war.
The Yinkce account, via Chattanooga and Nash
ville, says that the attack failed and the Confede
rates retreated precipitately, leaving 4 or 500 dead
Lanwjundfirti atttotnot say anything of a sub-
seqm.ni atiacK ana loss oi me piace ana garrison.
At last accounts our army was on the Kiogston
and Rome railroad. Geu. Beauregard was with
Hood.
Gen. Iverson, who remains in the rear of Hood
with his cavalry, attacked East Point a few miles
South of Atlanta the other day, taking 50 wagons
in good condition and the wrecks of many more.
Slocumb's 20th corps slone remains in Atlanta,
Sherman having dung his main body across the
Chattahoochee. Iverson' s pickets are said to be in
one mile of Atlanta. Its evacuation is daily looked
for, but it is said that Sherman has no stock with
which to haul his artillery, commissary and other
stores, and he has no railroad.
Sherman's conduct has been strange since the
commencement ot Hood's flank movement Both
armies are necessarily enveloped in some mystery,
but the whereabouts of our troops has been often
told, when that of the yankces has never been
plainly located. That Gen. Sherman should allow
Hood to pass quietly into his rear without a battle,
is strange, but that he should let him press on de
stroying railroads and capturing whole gaiTiaons,
without at once bringing on a general engagement
where bis numerical superiority might tell, is
stranger stilL The Yankee commander is however
a wily and audacious man, and bis strnnge passive
ness, while Gen. Hood rides roughshod over his
communications and rearguards, has for it some
reason, which the future alone can unfold. The
report that he lacks stock to draw his artillery, c.,
which seems impossible as long as he has cavalry
horses, is the only reason that appears adequate to
explain his remarkable quietude. Perhaps the whole
tale has not been told. May we may not hope,
however, that be has at laat met his match, if BOt
his superiors, in Beaurega: d and Hoed T .,
From the North. .
Tbe Washingtou Chronicle of the 8ih has been
received in Richmond.
Important movements were still progressing in
Missi uri. Price failed to cross the Osage river at
Castle rock, being repulsed by Yankee troops on
the other side. It is supposed that he will try
again. It is also reported that several hundred
Confederates have crossed from Missouri into Mont
gomery county, Indiana. Bridges over the Gas-,
conade river and Cole's creek have been burned.
At the latter point SO locomotives and 30 cars were
destroyed. The Confederates appeared in front of
JefferFon city on the 7th. It is not known wheth
er a battle as fought or not Tbe movements in
Missouri are thus given. Price had advanced with
three columns, including Marmaduke's force of
2,600 and Shelby's of 1,500. Price is with the
main column. Shelby's force took a more northern
route operating principally on the railroads which
were greatly damaged, especially tbe southwestern
branch which was torn up in many places, and cars,
depots, bridges, trusties and tanks burned. At last
accounts Price was between the South Branch and
main Pacific Road, with a train of two hundred
wagons.
A. J. Smith was at Franklin. A'l q iiet at Jef
ferson City, although telegraphic communication
was cut off. - Ewing is reported to have arrived at
Rolla with eighty men. of the Pilot Knob Girnson.
Various rumors prevail. - Confederate are moving
with great rapidity.
The anio'tnt of damage to the Pacific Railroad is
three hundred thounand dollars, and troiu the pros
pective load of business the same amount. U-te-crans
reports that Ewing bad arrived at Holla.
Nashville dates of the 4:h say that Forrest, after
destroying the Alabama and Tennessee niiroid,
advanced by Duck River and Spring Hill and went
toward Florence. " Guerilla bands are numerous
around Nashville, capturing corotuinsariesand fomge
trains, disabling wagon iiil-carrying off mules.
Two upward height trains were captured between
Nashville and Louisville. : Telegraphic commjuica-'
tion is open to Chattanooga. A largo force i at
work on the Atlanta and Tennessee Road. The
cars would be running to Pulaski within a week and
the telegraph working to Athens. Passengers troiu
Chattanooga report that a portion of Frret4's foroa
bad demanded the surrender of Dalton.
New York is preparing grand ovation to Wins
low, of the Kearenge.
Two hundred aimed men in Crawford county,
,Iud., endeavoring to resist the draft wei e being rein
forced from the adjoioirg eountie sad Rwiucsy.'
Whole Number 1535.
Neither Stanton or the Press give anything from
the Amy of the Potoraae.
r Grant is to Washington.
Gold in New Yerk, on the night of the 7th, 202,.
Later.
From the Etprem of the 13th, we cull the follow
ing additional extracts. It appears that Yankees
claim the victory at Allatoona and we claim it too.
Stanton telegraphs as follows to Gen. Dix, Nw
York:.
" Chattanooga, Oct 7. The rebels have disap
peared from Allatoona. Our victory there yester
day was complete. The rebel surgeons sarreoder
ed their hospitals into our hands, with from four to
six hundred rebel wounded. An entire division at
tacked Allatoona, under French."
"From Florence, Tenn!, learn that Morgan has
Forrest cornered, has captured bis transportation
and that tbe gunboats prevent all retreat across the
Tennessee. '
. , Satisfactory reports of the operations In pragma
oeiore menmond and Petersburg bare been receiv
ed, but their details are not at present proper for
puoiicauon.
A despatch from General Stenhenson renorts an
officer of Sheridan's staff just arrived. General
onenoan was still at UarnsonburE. His boddIv
trains were coin on all rieht oecasionallr intcr-
rapted by guerilla parties, the only rebel fore -on
the road."
The Richmond Dhvateh of the 13th un that
Gen. Sherman was on a trip to Nashville, and that
iimum. uiutemmicut ii i m on, leaving xnomas
in command of Atlanta and the Yankee army.
Other accounts say that Thomas is in Nashville,
looking after Forrest and organising the Tennessee
troops, while Sherman remains at Atlanta. The
latter is more probable. 'Stanton teleirranha that
Sherman is pressing Hood's rear. We think'
heavy battle cannot much longer be delayed.
For the Standard.
PRESIDENT DAVIS IN GREENSBOROUG H.
Mr. Editor: I happened to be in Greens
borough' and at the ' denot on the day that Preai.
dent Davis arrived, on hia return from the army of
, , r. - .
ueorgim, ana neara ms speecn. so soon as the
train came to a halt, a simultaneous rush wss made
for the hindmost coach, and no little curiosity and
impatience was exhibited to get a sight of the Ex
ecutive of the Confederacy, and to hear him sneak.
This feeling was manifested in various forms, but
apparently to no purpose for some time, when at
length, becoming weary of delay, some turned in
chagrin and more were despairing, when, lo I to the
great joy of all and amusement of a few. Mr. Ezekiel
Jones came bolting out of the end door of the ear, just
ahead of tbe President, and informing the impatient
gazers, "he is coming I he is coming," waved his
hand, by way of showing the little crowd present
where and how to stand.
The President commenced his remarks by saying
that since be had last passed this place, he had been
on a visit to the army in Georgia. On his way
thither he had found some depresSTen smong the
people of Georgia, but the nearer he approached
the army the less despondent were the people, and
when he arrived in the army, he was happy to say,
he found none. That gallant army was hopeful and
cheerful, and had resolved to redeem their character
from all suspicion when they again come in contact
with General Sherman, and that event, he thought,
would soon come. An engagement might now be
going on. General Hood was no doubt well in the
rear of General Sherman, and to use the expressive
language of that gallant officer, he expected to
select his own position on the railroad, and if once
he laid his paws on Sherman's rear, he expected to
bold them there, wait for him to attack and then
whip him. And this, continued the President, I
feel confident he will do. He could not fail were
all tbe stragglers and absentees to report at once
for duty, and this they are doing.
The loss of Atlanta and the defeat at Jonesboro
were both accidents nothing more. Gen. Hood's
strategy was good snd the army fought well, better
soldiers never handled a musket, but a portion fail
ed to obey orders, and thus for want of a little time,
they lost tbe day. But what was the loss of one
battle or the fall of Atlanta f They were misfor
tunes and to be regretted, but they did not render
our cause hopeless. Tbe Goddess of wsr was a tickle
Goddess. We could not reasonably expect her to al
ways smile upon our army, we must look for some
reverses.
But notwithstanding, he continued, I think our
prospects for peace are bright and daily growing
brighter. Sherman cannot remain much longer in
Georgia, but would be compelled to leave the State,
and would then be driven out of Tennessee and
Kentucky, even across the beautiful Ohio, by our
advancing and conquering armies. Then we shall
have thousands of recruits from Tennessee and Ken
tucky, that will so augment our armies that our
foes will sue for peace. The. Governor of Tennessee
had assured him, that if Sherman could be driven
out of Georgia and Tennessee that the last named
State would furnish the Southern army at least 50,
000 volunteers. Since they have tried Yankee rule
they have bren disgusted with it The same would
be the case with tbe " Old Hunter State." He had
also been to Montgomery and had an interview with
the Governor of that noble State. He had called
the Legislature together, and they would bestow
upon tbe Governor additional powers to call out
more troops.
' North-Carolina had done nobly. The conscrip
tion laws bad been enforced more thoroughly in her
borders than any other State of the Confederacy,
and her officers and soldiers bad behaved as gallant
ly in the front of the enemy.
But, General Lee than whom none were more
patriotic and self sacrificing he felt confident if the
General thought he could be more useful, he would
throw aside his sword and shoulder a musket and
enter the ranks, but could do much more good
where he la but' General Lee needs men. He
could assure them that of every man sent to Gene
ral Lee a good account would he rendered. Tbe
army must be filled up and the Yankees whipped
to obtain peace. If any one supposed peace snd in
dependence could be obtained by compromise, ne
gotiations, or conventions, they were on the wrong
side of tbe line. There was no probability of re
construction, if any desired it, without losing eve
rything and becoming a degraded and servile peo
pie. Who would not prefer to die than to thus live
in degradation and vassalage f
After Preaident Davis retired the crowd called for
Governor Morehead, who at length came forward
and in substance said we must whip' the Yankees
.A e had to send to the field all our men up to 60
or 55, 60 or 70. He felt that he was young enough
to go and handle a tousket If we could not keep
large armies in the field we could carry on tbe war
by raiding parties, &c, Ac.
7 WAYSIDE
In the Alabama Legislature, now in session, Mr.
Reeves has ofieied a joiut resolution for the enroll
ment and organization of all able butiied materUres,
which was referred.
Gen. Dix, in s Speech on the 25ib ult, at San
dusky, Ohio, used ibe following lr-guage:
" I will say one word, however, on the subject
-which lies nearest the heart nf every leva) man 1
mean the rebellion. It b".g been my omuiction
from the beginning that te can have no honerablie
peace until tbe insurant armies are dispersed and
tbe leaders of the reMlion expeUod from the coun
try. I believe that a ceesatioa of hestilittes wootd
lead inevitably and directly to a recognition of the
insurgent States; and wV I say this, I need
hardly add that I ca aa. so part in, any political
movement or sToir iftt Chicago, "fW.t-rni is the
basis." 1
State and NaUeaal Educational Aaaeeiatiowr
The next Annual Meet ing of the State Education?
al Association' of North Carolina, whl be held in
Charlotte, on Tuesday, November 8Uw- The Educa--tional
Association of the Confederate States will
meet in the same place on November 9th ; and the
friends of education in North Carolina thus have an
opportunity of attending, during the same week,
and by one trip, both the SUte and National Socie
ties . r
There never was a, period in our history when
the duties and responsibilities of those engaged in
tbe instruction of t?o rising generation were more
obvious and important; and those who neglect the
opportunities' of this day of derision must expect to
be arraigned and condemned ot the bir of the fixture.
C. H. WILEY, 1
Supt. Com. Schools, X C. 1 Ereev
S. LANDER, I fta
. Keeordtng Secretary. ' f- f Com
x , W. J. PALMER, mittrt.
Corrpponiing Semtary; J
THE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION- Ot TUB C05FEB1BATB
STATXS OP AMXRICA.
The next Annual Meeting of this body will be
held in Charlotte, N. C, on Wednesday, -the 9th
day of November next - Yielding to the suggestion
of some of its members, I recalled tbe appointment
or us meeting at Atlanta, wita tbe hope that a .la
vorable turn in the affairs of the Confederacy might
soon offer a more auspicious season for its assem
bling. That hope has failed. The war is still ra
ring, with little prospect of its speedy abatement
In tbe meantime, the interests of the rising genera
tion should not be overlooked. I therefore invite
the friend- of education to assemble at Charlotte.
The Committee appointed at the meeting in Co
lumbia will, it is hoped, attend to tho matter en
trusted to their charge.
Tbe following article from the Constitution sets
forth the terms of membership :
M Any male eitiien of tbe Confederate State, who
may be engaged in the profession of teaching, or
who has, in any way, identified himself with tbe ed
ucational interests of the country, may become a
member in the following manner, to wit : He must
be nominated at an annual meeting by a meiutier of
this body, elected by a majority of the votes then
present, and sign this constitution."
J. L REYNOLDS,
President of tbe Association.
Columbia, S. C, Sep. 27, 1854.
tW Papers of the Stale will please copy the
above notice.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT N. C.
Adjctakt Gemrral's Officii.
Raleigh, Oct 11, 1804.
Gehbhil Orders.)
No, 25. (- - '
THE 1ST PAPAGRAPH OF GENERAL
Urdcra No. 17, ia amended so aa to read a foMowa:
Commanding Officer of each Brigade and Regiment of
Militia, Attorney Uentral, Solicitors of tbe tereral Ctr
euita. County Commiaaionera appointed nnder an act en
titled "an act fcr the relief of wives and families of sol
diers in the army." (oaa for each County,) all physician
over tbe agr of tbirty years, who are and for tbe last sefen
years have been in the actual and regular practice of their
profession, (but the term physician does nt apply to den
tiats) mail carriers, ona editor, three printers and two
mailing clerks for each daily newanancr. on nlltni.
three printers to each semi-weekly newspaper, one editor
and twoprinters to each weekly newapaper, and one drne
riat to each drug store ara exempt from doty in the Gnard
wr mi ui o u deuce, rxcepi wDBn we uonntr in which they
reside is invaded by the enemy, Preridid. in the caae of
the drugstores and newspaper establishments there ia not
that number of persona employed in said atnre or estab
lishment liable to duty in the Quard for Home Defence.
By ordir of Gov. Yakcb:
it C. GATLW.
Adj Gen'l.
October 18, 186. 68-8t.
OFFICIAL.
CONSCRIPT
OFFICE,)
Baliiob, N. C, October' 10, lsn.
Cireular, J
No 49. (
I ENROLLING OFFICER8 WILL PRO
e ceed al once to a rigid execution of General Ordera
No. 7(1, from the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office,
herewith published. 1 he exceptions embraced in para
graph I, are not constituted to inolnde producers detailed
under hood fur supplr of provisions to Ibe guTernnieut.
Bonds so given will be returned, if upon' examination tbe
parties are pronounced by the " select Board " at Camp
Holmes, fit for the field.
II. In pursuance of paragraph IV. of said General Or
dera No. 76, and of General Orders No 12, from tbe Lieut.
General eommandiLg, Enrolling Officers will see that all
men recommended for light duty, and not assigned, report
to Camp Holmes without delay.
III. Enrolling Officers will at once perceive the neces
sity for a thorough exwsaipn of this important order
No excuse will be admiSM for any failure to carry it out
to the letter, end within the shortest pWsible time. If
additional force be required. Enrolling Officers will, by di
rection of the Lieut -General commanding, employ de
tachments from tbe Reserves, for the use of which, au
thority ia hereby given.
By Order of the Commandant,
E i HARDIN, Adjutant.
ADJT AND INSP GENUS. OFFICE,
Richmond, October 5, 18G4.
General Ordert,)
No. 76. J
I ALL DETAILS HERETOFORE GRAN
O ted under authority of tbe War Department, to per
sons between the ages of 18 and 45 years, arc revnki d ;
and all sucb detailed men. together with those within tbe
said ages, who hold furlonghs, or temporary exemptions
by reason of pending applications fr details, will be
promptly assembled at tbe camps of instruction, aud ap
propriately assigned among the armies for service ; exm-pt
that men detailed and now actually employed in manufac
turing providing, collecting and forwarding munitions
snd other indispensable supplies for the uiuiv and nary,
or in work indispensable to military operations will be
continued in their present employment until their details
shall be revised.
II. The Heads of Departments and Chiefs nf Bureaux
will, wilbin the next twenty 'H') davs, forward to tbe
Generals ot Referees, lists ot all detiiltrd men in their
employment, in tbe several Hlates, acilly, diatingnisb
ing and certifying thooe who ara experts arid tb- se abso
lutely indispensable for. the perf .nuance of the above
mentioned government work and business; and all de'ail
td employees not so certified within tbe prescribtd period, '
will upon tbe expiration thereof, be forthwith assigned to
ibe army.
III. All persons called nut by this Order, who claim ex,
emption on account nf pbjsical disibility, will be examin
ed by select medical boards, after their arrival at tba
eampa of instruction.
IV. All men fouud for light duty, who are unassignrd,
will at nnee report to the camps of instruction, under the
penalty of being foitbwith assigned to tbs active forces.
By order, 8. COOPER.
AdJ't. and Insp. General.
October ! 9, 1364. tin lt.
The following order No. 77, dated Rit hmond, Oc
tober 8th, 1864," by Gen. Cooper, supersedes and
revokes the above order No. 76. The minds of the
people are confused by tbe number of orders, and
by tbe new orders taking tbe place of old ones.
Ttere ought to be some system in these things,
and there would be, if tbe officials knew thorough- -ly
what they weTe about:
I. All details heretofore granted, under authority
of the War department, to persons between the ages
of 18 and-45 years, are hereby revoked ; mr.d all such
detailed men, together with those within the said
ages, who hold furloughs or tempoiary exemptions -by
reason of pending application fc.r detail wUI be
promptly aftsemb'ed a' the Camps of Instruction and
appropriately tvigned among the armies for ser
vice ; except that men detailed and now actually em
ployed as artisans, mechanics, or persons of scienti
fic kill Mid those detailed and aew engaged in the
manufacture, collection and forwarding of. indispen
sable supplies for the srmy and navy, wiU be con
tinued in thuir prefect employments it-il their ro
spectiv oVsta-'U be revised.
1L Tbe Heads, of Department an OWa of bu
reaux will immediately forward to the Generals tf
Reset ve in the several States lists vi all detailed
men in theii employment in the said Stages, .certify
ing in eaok eare of a perron between IS and 43
years, tbone who era experts and absolutely- iniis
peexable fur tbe puh'tc service,- specifying the em
ploy . ment of each individual ; and detailed employee,
who are between the r.re of 13 and 45 ) ear?, hot
m certified, will he forthwith assigned to the at my.
A duplicate of the above list will, at the same time
be furnished to tto Adiatant snd Inspector General
for tbe action of tba Secretary of War?
III. All persons called out by these orders, who
claim exemption on account of physical disability, -will
be exiioired by select Medical Biards at tho
Camps of Instruction.
IV. All tueo fouud St for light duty, wbo ate un
aligned, will at twice report to tbe catnrn of instruc
tion, under the penalty oi being forthwith assigned
to, to active forces.
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