THE lioitlj-iotnlina IV ILL-1 AM W. HOLDEN KDJTOR AMD PROPRIETOR. Our Terms. ' , . Pcrsnns subscribing for the Standard will please observe that our terms ere as follow : Weekly 6 months $10 ; Semi-Weekly 6 months we regretted to have to advance our prices, but wo could not possibly afford the paper at for IMOr rates. We are under obligations to those who have promptly renewed in accordance with our new terms. Advertising: &ne square of ten lines or less, $3 for each insertion. KALEIGH: FRIDAY, NOV. 11, 1864. We bad no mail from Richmond on Wednesday a4, and did not, therefore, receive the President's nJsagein time for today's paper. We give a synopsis of the message to-day, and will publish it iu full in our next Ye have the pleasure of laying before our readers to Jay that portion of Gov. Brown's message which treats of "Confederate Relations." This is the boldest and ablest document of the kind which has yet proceeded from the pen of the Governor. We commend it to jour readers. It has our warm and unqualified approval. Tbe Confederate, of this City, is not willing that its readers shall have the privilege of perusing Gov. U'own's message in its columns. It not only re fuses to let its readers see the message, bat it de clares " vre have not" ourselves " read this produc ts'and then the Editor proceeds at length to ridicule and assail Gov. BroJra for penning and issuing a document which he, the Editor, confesses he has not read 1 This is a specimen of candor which would excite generll attention at any other tune thn this. The attack by the Confederate on Gov. Brown reminds us of the sparrow hawk dashing at the ca:'le. We may admire the courage of the former, but we can have but little respect for its judgment. The annual meeting of the stockholders ol the Wilurngton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Coropanv will be held in Lincolnton on Wednesdy the 30th November: and the annual meeting of tbe stockholders of the Wilmington Railroad at Wil mirigton, on tbe same day. The people of the United States voted on Tues day last for President and Vice President We have no returns at the time of writing this, but it tee ms to be conceded that Mr. Lincoln has been re elected. What dos this mean ? It means that a vast ma jority of the people of the United States are deter mined to prosecute the war against the South for the next four years. This is so, and wo might as well look it right in the face. Well, what then f Can five millions ot white people, situated as ours re, successfully resist twenty millions of white people four years longer? Sliall we of the' South grow wronger or become weaker as the war progresses ? Is it the part of wisdom to hold out and fight on, knd meanwhile make no effort through the Congress or through tbs States to end the conflict by nego tiation ? What wouiu independence be wwih with three-fourths of our male population slain, with the Eiaves bet louse, and the women and children beg gared, and som of theui starved 1 Suppose the North shoul 1 say to us, go, and take what you hive, would we be willing to establish an independ ent government over the Slates and fragments oi States in our possession J And if we have not been at.le to recapture Newborn or Norfolk, islt by any m?ans certain that we shall have the good fortune to drive our-eatmies off the territory they now oc cupy f Three are questions which are calculated to ex cite tl.e deepest interest among tbe people. We hear them frequently asked and discussed. Depend upon it, our wisest men must put their heads to gether and device means for obtaining an hmorable r. nee. What says the Congress, now in session f Vhal say the members of our Legislature, soon to assemble? If we are able to hold out and fight on for four years more, then let us do so ; but if not if starvation and extermination are before us, then in the name of God and humanity in the name of our wives and little ones in the name of both races in the South in the name of every thing sacred A and dear to man, let something be done to close the war. Negotiation must end this war sooner or later. Then why postpone it ? If the worst is in reserve for us, let us know it; but if tbe worst is not ahead of us, but, on the contrary, success and good fortune, let us have a taste of it, and that right soon. . But if we are to fight four years longer, no matter what the result of the conflict may be, eve ry thing like liberty will depart from us, and we shall be the poorest and most thoroughly ruined people the sun ever shone on. It will do us no good, but only gratify our vengeance, to know that the North is ruined also ; but that will neither give 'is the means of future prosperity, nor mend our fortune. nor preserve our liberties, nor restore to us our dead of both races, both sexes, and all ages. Facts. That our government has doneall in its power tn put down manufactures, and production, there can be no doubt That tiie government has done all it could to de prieiafe its own currency, there can be no doubt Ronton (Go.) Countryman. If there be no doubt about these "facts" and we do not say they are true how are they to be counted for, and what is the enemy ? It is not ,0 1 supposed for a moment that "the govern ment" has done these things intentionally. But if 'ney hare been done, is it not clear that those who lre at the head of " the government" are too self-will-ignorant, and short-sighted to conduct " the gweraoient" as it should be conducted? To put On Droduplinn nni mnnfiitiir0g unit tn Avatrrwr the currency is to destroy the Confederate cause. " is the remedy ? It is in the people. Let lltra Instruct their repsesentatives to change their ?oll(:y. But suppose they should do this, would l'r representatives, exeeutive and legislative, flbeTthem? Aye, "there's the rub." A remedy Hhout the power to apply it is no remedy at all Be Bank of North-Carolina has declared a divU & of C per cent, in the capital stock of said Bank w the last six months, payable in the I per cent nds of the Confederate States at their face ; and f sums under one hundred dollars payablo in Cori th'T6 Treasury Notes at a deduction ot one diMlT8"1 Dividcn1 PayaWe to the Stockholders an,i 2lb icstant at the Principal Bank, Branches u -agencies. Jhe Di?idefc-of Tarboro', Newborn, Wilming- and iof T payable t Raleigh, mtworth Agoacy at Milton. itankrn Vol. XXX. No. 36. For the Standard. Mr. Holder : Does your recollection of th'e speech made by Mr. Boyce in the Yarborougb House, in December, 1860, accord with what he now says was bis position at and before the beginning ot tms contest? I think you-wore present on the occa sion; and if he counselled "moderation" then as he now says he did, my memory is greatly at fault, or his ideas of " moderation " are different from those vie entertain. " Can any good come out of Nazareth ? " Ad mitting the possibility of his being right now, and no one can deny that he argues his cause in a most able, dignified and candid manner, I must doubt the propriety of following the teachings of any South Carolinian hereafter: " Timeo Danaot et dona ferentei." Call this prejudice and bigotry if you will, but I most adhere to the belief that the doctrines of Pal mettodoiu are always dangerous. t - By the way, do you remember Mr. Ashemore s speech on tbe occasion referred to? Blood thirsty and venomous, he howled, and ranted, bordering closely on blasphemy, and creating the impression that his diet consisted of brimstone, fire and hot shot! But, like many of his class, when the storm burst upon us, that they had raked, he went out of sight and out of danger I. The last I heard of him he was mail ajent on- a railroad! ! , NUP SED. We recollect very distinctly, and shall never for get, the two speeches referred to by our correspon dent The speech of Mr. Boyce was much more moderate, as it was more statesman like than that of Mr. Ashemore; but Mr. Boyce-was in favor of secession on account of Mr. Lincoln's election, and he so told and advised our people. But Mr. Boyce was " moderate" in his views in 1S50. lie opposed secession at that time on account of the so-called " compromise measures," and he delivered a speech in which he emphatically declared that the dissoiu tion of the Uuion for any cause would result in the destruction of the institution of slavery. Our cor respondent will recollect that a meeting was called at the Courthouse the night these gentlemen spoke, which was addressed by the Hon. Z. B. Vance, then a member of Congress from the Mountain District; Mr. Vance referred in the course of his remarks to this same speech of Mr. Boye, in 1850, and used it to break the force of the speech j ist delivered by that gentleman in the Yarbrough House. We concur generally with our correspondent as to tbe teachings of South-Carolina politicians. With a few shining exceptions, the public men of South Carolina and the public men of Massachu setts were the main disturbers of the peace of the old government! But we subscribe to the truth by whomsoever uttered. Mr. Boyce is a statesman and a gentleman, and we ought not to allow our aversion to the course and teachings of the great body of the politicians of his State to prevent us from agreeing with him when he is ri.;ht, or from commending him for unselfish, or courageous, or pa. triotic conduct as a public man. We cannot ex pect a permanent peace between the two sections until prejudice and passion shall have been dis- carded, ana leison shall have resumed its sway in the minds of our people and our public men. Yes. we do remember Mr. Ashemore. He did make a " blood thirsty " speech ; and having done his duty, as he conceived,' with his tongue, the gen tleman retired to a mail agency on the Railroads. But in this as in other respects he has shown his consistency. He said secession would be "peacea ble," and he has acted accordingly. We observe that Col. W. L. Siunders and Maj. W. J. Saunders 'have both declared, in the papers, that they are not candidates for Doorkeeper to the Senate. As the advertisement referred to first ap peared in this journal, it is, perhaps, proper that we should state that the gentleman, W. J. Saunders, who announces himself for the office, is a soldier on li&ht 'duty, and is a citizen of Stanly County. The Standard, we observe, notifies the Conserva' tive members of the Legislature, to meet in-this city on Friday or Saturday before the meeting of the Legislature, to organize for the purpose of de feating the aims of the "Destructive" party. In this it assumes to be the organ of the Conservatives. You, fellow citizens, do not acknowledge such lead ership. The Conservative newspaper will not, while under the control of the undersigned, seek to ins truct you or your representatives as to your or their duty. You and they know it and will fearlessly perform it. . . J. B. NEATHERY. In the last issue of the Standard we said : " The Legislature ef North-Carolina will assemble in this City on Monday the 21st November. We respectfully and earnestly appeal to the Conserva tive members to be in Raleigh on Friday or Sat urday preceding, so as to unite in some way to pre vent the Destructives from controlling the organi zation and legislation of the two Houses. This is a matter of paramount importance, and ought not to be neglected." In the first place, we "notified ". no one to attend, but simply appealed to Conservative members to do so ; in the second place, we never bave, nor do we now " assume " to be " the organ " of Conservatives, but only the Editor of a Conservative paper ; in the third place, we have not sought to " instruct " any one as to what they should or should not do. We now repeat our appeal to the Conservative members to be in Raleigh at an early moment, so as to make arrangements to defeat the aims of .the Destructives. There are four parties or divisions among the members elect as follows: Conserva tives " after the straitest sect " Vance Conserva tives elected by Conservative votes Vance Conser vatives elected by Destructive votes and Destruc lives. We have made a careful calculation, and find that the Vance Conservatives elected by Conserva tive votes, and Conservatives "after the straitest sect," have a small majority in the two Houses; and therefore, by uniting, as they should do, and as the Conservative voters of the State expect them to do, they can shape and control the legislation of the State. There may be, and there are, no doubt, a few Conservatives elected by Destructive votes who can be relied on, but, as a general rule, these gentlemen will vote with the Destructives.' Having made these suggestions, our skirts will be clear, whatever may be done or o rait ted to be done. We do not even "assume" tospevk for the "strait est sect," but have expressed only our individual views. But of two things we are sure : First, that the "straitest sect" rdj and willing as they are to harmonize with all true Conservatives, will do nothing to compromise their principles or forfeit their own self-respect ; and secondly, that hi no event will they vote for or unite with the Destruc tive either as to men or measures. If this is not true Conservatism, then pray tell us what is. 1 RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESl ConfreM The President' Message. Richmond, Not. 7th ,1864. Congress met to-day pursuant to adjournment, and the message from the President was received and read. ' It begins wifth a review of the military operations since the adjournment of Congress in June, and recognizes the protection of Providence in enabling us successfully to withstand the utmost efforts of the. enemy for our subjugation. We have recovered Texas, from the enemy, and Arkansas with the exception of a few fortified posts ; nearly the whole of Northern and Western Mississippi, Northern Alabama and Western Ten nessee are again, in our possession. All attempts to penetrate from tbe coast have been baffled. In Southwestern Virginia successive armies have been routed. A portion of Eastern Tennesse has been re conquered by our troops. The enemy's main army, after a series of defeats and constant repulse of repeated assaults, is still engaged in an effort to capture Petersburg. The army of Sherman having succeeded in obtaining possession of Atlanta, )8 unable to secure any ulti mate advantage from this success. Had we been compelled to. evacluate Richmond as well as Atlan ta, the Confederacy would have remained as defiant as ever. ' No military success of the enemy can ac complish the destruction of the Confederacy, nor save the enemy from constant drain of blood and treasure which must continue until he shall discov er .no peace a' tamable unless based on the recogoi tiou of our indefeasible rights. No change in the conduct of foreign affairs can be announced.. The recognition of our indepen dence is withheld from us on the assumption that recognition would be valueless without intervention. We wish no intervention. We know ourselves ful ly competent to maintain our rights and indepen dence. ' Peace is impossible without independence, and it is not to be expected that the enemy will anticipate neutrals in the recognition of tiiat independence. The total amount of tbe public debt on the first of October, was eleven hundred and twenty six millions ot dollars. No additional appropriations are rcqu ired for meeting tbe needs of tbe public service up to the first cf July, as the unexpended apuropriations exceed the estimates for that time. The Secretary of the Treasury recommends that tbe taitb ot toe government be pledged that notes shall ever remain exempt from taxation; that.no issue be made beyond that already authorized and that a portion of the receipts from taxation and the tax in kind be pledged to the gradual redemption of the entire circulation. Referring to tbe report of the Secretary of War, the President says the exemption from military duty of persons in certain specified pursuits or professions is unwise and indefensiole in theory. Discretion should be vested in the military author ities, so that a sufficient number of those essential to the public service might be detailed to continue to exercise their pursuits or professions, but ex emption from service of entiro classes should be wholly abandoned. Various recommendations of the Secretary of War are referred to and approved, among which is the reorganization and consolidation of reduced regiments. In regard to prisoners of war, the' Piesident says, each government will hereafter be allowed to provdc necessary comforts to its citizens held captive-by the other. The subject of employ ing hegioes tu the army is discussed at some length. The President dissents from those who advise a general levy and arming of slaves for the duty of soldiers, but recommends the employment of forty thousand to be employed as pioneer and engineer laborers, in addition to duties heretofore performed, He favors the acquisition for public service of the right of property i i the labor of the slave, govern ment engaging to liberate the negro on his dis charge, alter service tailliiully rendered. The President closes by reiterating the willing ness of this government to negotiate for peace. Peace is manifestly impossible unless desired' by both parties to this war, and a disposition for it among our enemies will be best and most certainly evoked the demonstration on our part of ability and unshaken iletermination to deb-nd our rights. Let us then, resolutely continue to devote our united, unimpaired energies to the defence of our homes, our lives and our liberties. This is tbe true path to peace. Let us tread it with confidence in the assured result. Confederate Congress. "The- two Houses assembled on Monday last in Richmond. Mr. Graham and Mr. Dortch, of the Senate, and Messrs. J. T. Leach, Fuller, Turner, Gilmer, Ram say, and Gaither, of this Stale, were in their seats. Several resolutions were offered in the House, as the States were called. The message of tbe President was sent in and read. It is not a lengthy document, W e give below from the daiiy papers the follow ing telegraphic summary : Richmond, Nov. 9. In the Senate several resolu tions were submitted und referred to appropriate committees. The delaying of the payment of troops was in cidentally discussed, and a purpose evinced to adopt at an early day, measures to secure prompt pay ment in future. la the House a multitude of propositions were iniroduced. Mr. Foote submitted a resolution that the recommendation of the President in his message lor detcding Editors and necessary employees of newspapers, is one which the House can by no means approve. He declared that without the freedom of the press there could be no freedom of the people. The press was recognised ia all coun tries as the bulwark of public liberty, and the de struction of its independence would reduce us to the most degrading servility the world ever saw. The army would not be strengthened, but a piece of tyranny be inaugurated. He was no friend "noi favorite with the press, and Kought not to win its favor, he was governed solely by public considera tion, in the resolutions submitted. Mr. B irksdale defended the President and denied that he desired to tram el the press. Here,. under the very shadow of his office, the press was as free as the air. He moved the reference of the resolution to the millitary committee. Mr. Foot resumed the expression of his views to a considerable length, and with great emphasis.. Mr. Baiksdale's motion was agreed to, and 'the house resolved itself into secret session. We learn that the Commissary at this place finds it difficult to keep op full supplies for the prisoners and guard at the C..S. prison in. this place, and there is consequently,' a feverish state of the public mind springing up outside of that establishment If it shall induce those who can assist the Commissary in his difficult task to come promptly to the rescue 'twill be well for all concerned. Flour, meal, beef, bacon, &c, &c, are the daily heavy requirements of the Commissary at this post It may relieve some timid persons to inform tbem that the men in command and on duty at the garrison are cool and confident, and have a smile of pity for those whose imaginations subject them to the anguish of two or three deaths a day. Salisbury Watch man. Member from Montouvert. We see it stated,' in a list'of the Senators and Corrfmoners published in the last Conservative, that E H, Davis, Esq., is put down as the Commoner elect from -Montgomery county. We had the pleasure of seeing Allen Jor dan, Esq., some weeks ago and he informed us that he was elected by some twenty odd majority over Mr. Davis and had received tbe certificate of the Sheriff of his county of his'election. Mr. Jordan is a true Conservative and will doubtless, make a good and acceptable represenativa. Greens. Citizen. DAT, NOV. 16, 1864. WAR NEWS. From Richmond and Petersburg. There has been no change in the two armies since oar last A telegram from Petersburg of the 9th says that the Yankee videttes report that on Tuesday last Warren's 5tb corps voted for McClellan for Presi dent overwhelmingly, and that the army of the Po tomac has done the same thing throughout They Bay New York City gave him 40,000 majority, and Kentucky has gone for him by an immense vote. They report the Lincoln officers in .the army aa very uneasy. The Yankee pickets in front of Richmond states that a telegram has been received at their head quarters, announcing the capture of the Privateer, Flon-Ia, ofi; the coast of San Salvador. Sothing additional from Wilmington or Georgia, except the statement in the Macon Telegraph that the federal girrison at Atlanta has been largely re inforced recently, and the trains are running through from Chattanooga. It is rumored that Gen. Thotn: as, with 40,000 men is confronting Gen. Hood, and that Sherman has four corps in Atlanta. 't he Lute Operations in East Tennessee. We condense from the Asheville jVtw of the 3d inst, the following account of tbe late operations in thi quarter : When Colonel Palmer with a portion of his com mand advanced into Est Tennessee a short time since, Gen. Vaughn was orr!L-red by Gen. Ei-hols to 'a 1 back and defend t he .al works and thus t he object ol that expedition failed. Col Palmet then threaten ed the rear of the enemy who had loliowed Vaughn to Carter's depot, forcing them to fall back, when the two commands of Palmer and Vaughn were again united and moved forward, pushing the enemy hurr edly from Bull's Gap to Strawb-rry Plains, where he began to fortify. Gen. Vaughn moved as far down towards them as New Market. Gen. Gillen commanding the Federals having se cured reinforcements now established himself :,t Panther Springs, whence he moved forward with his entire force against Vaughn on the morning of October 28th. The same morning Palmer moved his command from Bull's Gap to Russi-llville, while Vaughn began to fall back from Morristown, resist ing the advance of the enemy at every step. Pal mer now selected a good position for his troops, when Gen. Vaughn ordered him to a different posi-1 tion in the rear of Russellville, and while this move ment was going on Vaughn's Virginia cavalry stampeded and lied in tbe utmost confusion Pal mer, however, rapidly moved the 29th and 6'3d N. C. troops into line of battle, threw forwaid skirmishers,-began the fight and with the assistance of Jester's battery, checked the advance of the enemy and ultimately caused them to retreat One mountain howitzer was deserted by Vaugh an's cavalry and captured by the enemy. Had his troops done their duty the fortune of the day would have been very different Subsequently the "Tar Heels" being unsupport ed were ordered to fall back, which they did in good order, covering the retreat and bringing off all the stores safely, besides destroying the railroad, 4a From the North. New York and Philadelphia papers of the 4th have been received in Richmond. A correspondent of the Jlerald, writing from Gaj lesville, 24th, says Sherman's headquarters to !ay are ai. Gaylesvilie. The army bas been here five days, subsisting off the country around. - A telegram from Nashville, 5tb, says on the 3d a rebel force attempted to cross the Tennessee river at the mouth of Blue Water, but was repulsed with considerable loss. Another Nashville telegram, same date, says yes terday, at daylight the gunboat Andre, captured a few days ago by the rebels, came through the Shute at Reynoldsburg island, and landed rebel troops, who then tired her and left at 8 o'clock. The gun boats steamed down near the west side of Reynolds burg island from Johnsonville and engaged the re bel battery of 24 pounder parrots. The gunboats were driven back and badly dam aged. At two o'clock the enemy's batteries, oppo site, above and below . Johnsonville, opened on the disabled gunboat. They responded until ammuni tion was exhausted and'were then blown up. Their crews are at Johnsonville. This morning the rebels are crossing live miles above Johnsonville. Gun boats from P.iduach are in sight Schotield takes command of the post Tbe steamers Lacy and Anna, each laden with cotton and tobacco, were captured oft Wilmington last week. Butler has issued an order stating that by the direction of the President he has assumed com mand of the troops detailed for duty in the Stale of New York to preserve the peace of the United Suites, to protect the public property, to prevent and punish incursions into the borders, and to in . sure calm and quiet The JJeriM intimates that Sherman will return to Atlanta and' iintugurale an offensive campaign from l hut point, leaving the 4iu corps to operate against Hood. lie that is good, will infalliMy become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for i vice, virtue, and ume, are three things that never stand still. Tbe Second Class of Home Guards has been called cut to' relieve the first class whose time will expire in a few days, the following is the order: Executive Department N. C 'lee, I 1864. ) Adjutant Generals Office, Raleigh, N. 0., Nov. fi 1864. Special Orders, No. 137. I. Commanding Otticera of the several Regi ments and Battalions of tbe Guard for Home De fence will at once call out for field service the sec ond class of their respective commands as organ ized under General Orders No 24, arm and equip them as far as practicable and send them, without delay, to Goldsborough, with instructions to report to Brig. Gen. 0. Leventhorpe. Those persons who were drawn with the first class, but failed to report lor duty with that class, will b ordered with the second class to Goldsborough. Commanders will at ' the same time, send to Goldsborough for examina tion by a Board of Surgeons all persons of the first and second class claiming exemption on account of physical disability, but who do not hold certi Scabs (A disability approved by the Surgeon General -and Adjutant General, or exemptions or certificMes-of disability from the State Examining Boards. In case any one is physically unable to proceed to Goldsborough to appear before the Board, he will be examined by the Medical Officer of the Battalion, who will send to the Surgeon General a certificate on honor describing hii case. Tbey will likewise send to Goldsborough ml rifle and masket accoutre ments in their possession to be turned over to Lieut Josiah .Collins, Ordnance Officer. Commanding Officers of Regiments and Battalions are admonish ed that they will be held responsible for a prompt compliance with the foregoing orders. .They will each report to thifoffice the date, on which these orders are executed, and at tbe same time iorward a return of the troops sent to the field. IL The following named Field and Staff officers will repair to Goldsboro', and report to Brig. Gen. Leventhorpe for daty with the second class of the Guard for-Home Defence: Lieut CoL T. H. Brera, Mecklenburg. " " K. Murchison, Harnett " " R. R. Ihrie, Chatham. Major W. C. Drake, Warren. " 0. F. Dowd, Wake. " D. Settle, Rockingham. " 0. Dowd, Moore. " L. G. Hielig. Cabarrus. " A. Summers, Guilford. Whole Number 1539. Surgeon W. O- McDuffie, Cumberland. " J- B. Robertson, Johnston. T. W. Keen, Rockingham. . . Assistant Surgeon A. G. Lee, Sampson. ' " " . F. M. Rountree, Greene. " " J. H Branch. Halifax. . " Quartermaster W. T. Plummer, Halifax. " " L. P. Tyson, Moore. " " W. B. McKay, Harnett HI. As these troops arrive at Goldsborough, Gen. Leventhorpe will organize iheru into regiments, and send them to reliere the regiments of the first class. When so relieved these latier regiments will be dis missed and sent to their homes, having previously turned in their arms and accoutrements to the Or dnance Oflicer, Lieut Collins. The design being to require thirty days' service from each individual, those of the first class who may not have completed that period at the time the regiment to which they are attached is relieved, they will be required, to serve out the remainder of the time in the next reg- Bv orAw nfOn. vanM. .5L R. C. GATL1N, Adjutant General . The Newspapers. In an able article on the in dispen sibie importance of the Press to the country and society, especially in our great Denlin:r strug gle for independence, the Augusta Ga. Leg inter re m:trks : "Our honest opinion is that no class of our coun try men, except our soldiers, have done more lor our success than newspaper men. This is our candni opinion after maturely considering Ihe subject. They have giveif tone to public sentiment and aroused '.he yatriotism of the people to every de mand made upon them. In the emergencies of our country, many harsh and grievous laws have been passed, many orders and regulations hard to be borne have been adopted. In some cases designing men, in others well meaning ones, supposing they were doing their duty, have done much to arouse all the feelings of prejudice and opposition by the people to these supposed usurpations and tyrannies. Just here the press have come in and by their dai ly pleadings, their patriotic appeals, reconciled ap parent differences and allayed all opposition. They have educated the minds of the people to eveiy great and important change in the policy of our government, and have, with all their powers, sus tained the cause of our country. Blot out the newspapers of the country and you will have no general policy among the people. There will be as many opinions as there are In dividuals and as many leaders as there are commu nities. Rumors will be rife all over the land, and in the absence of reliable information, as now obtained, the people will be subjected to imposition and will always be depressed by dangers real or imaginary. Newspapers form a kind of bond of union a com mon medium of the interchange of ideas, and next to our organized armies are the most powerful en gines within' our country for the attainment of its independence, by holding, up the duty of the citi zens on the one hand, and the rights of the govern ment on the other; the grounds for encouragement on the one hand and the necessity for endurar.ee on the other. From the President to'the humblest cit izen lrom the General to the private the high and the low, the rich and the poor, would all feel tbe need of this common source of information and ofc-'f" longed not fo us, but to tho generation that intro comforL Woe be unto our country when it is de? J duced it here: that it was an inheritance, irood or troyedl" From tbe Progress " Wbom the Gods wouiil Destroy, Tbey first make Mad." Mr. Editor : It is related of the celebrated Dr. Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham and author of the i immortal " Analogy," that he was accustomed to walking in his gtrden during the darkest nights which the year affjrded, and that during such walks ho was in the habit of holding the following collo quy with himself: " What security is there agairist the insanity of individuals ?" " The physicians know of none, and as to divines, we have no data, eitner iroin scripture or reason, to'go upon in Tela tion to this affair." " True, my Lord, no man has a lease of bis understanding any more, than of his life : they are both in the hands of the Sovereign I Disposer of all things." "Why, then, might not whole communities and public bodies be seized with fits of insanity as well as individuals V " -VI y Lord, I have never considered the-case and. can give no opinion concerning it." "Nothing but this princi pie, that they are liable to insanity equally at least with private individuals, can account for the major part of-those transactions of which wo read in his tory." This was thought to be an odd conceit of the great philosopher and divine in his day, and attracted but little attention at the time. But I imagine that many thousands of intelligent persons who have read the history of the French Revolution which oc curred since his time, and many thousands who will in after years read the history of the present revo lution, will be enabled 'to account for them, or at least for many .of the "transactions" of them, in no "ther way than that in which Bishop Butler accounted for "the major part of those transac tions of which he had read in history." Many ' our lcudiu public journalists, and the great bod;, of our public men and statesmen seem to have lost all powers of reason in fact to have become per fecly demented They remind mo of the simple ton who, in the midst of a great storm at sea, in mortal fear lest the ship should go down, lashed himself la?t to the anchor, so that Tie at least might be safe. ' So. too, they seem to be disposed to tic themselves Tast to the anchor of some fatal measure or measures, and it is greatly to be feared, if they do not speedily desist, that " the genit.s of gravita tion will carry them all so straight and ho profound )y to the bottom that not a bubble will ever rise to mars tbe spot where tbey went down These reflections have been called forth" by the great favor with which the proposition to arm our slaves has been received by a part of the Press and many prominent public men in the South. Certain ly these men have never calculated for a moment the'awful consequences likeiy to flow-frcm such a fatal measure. Let us but consider for a moment the present condition of our country. ' Conscrip tion has been carried to its last limits." No exemp tions Lave been allowed except for State officers and those who may be adjudged by an examining board of physicians to be physically incapable of perform ing military duty. Ji early all details have been re cently cancelled, and even the invalids are being sept to the army. Add to this the fact that most if not all, tho State officers are likely to be absent in the service of the State, apd it will be seen tbat we have no white population at home except the women and children, tbe boys under sixteen, and a few old men over fifty The probability is, faking the Confederacy as a whole, that we have more than ten male slave slaves at home to. one white man. Excite the negroes to phrenzy by pssmg a law to conscript them, and all the probabilities are that we would have an immediate insurrection of them. Is there a man living wise enough to tell ns hew such an insurrection, if general throughout the Sooth, could.be put down ? But suppose no such insurrection should occur, but that they would submit to be collected together in camps of instruction, and formed into regiments and brigades, and receive arms, the danger would be increased a thousand fold. Just imagine 250,000 negroes well armed, with all their malignant pas sions aroused, and the women and children left de fenseless. In that event we should undoubtedly have re enacted among us all the horrid scenes of the massacre of St Domingo, where, in the graphic language of Burke, "every demon of destruction seemed to be let loose, and hell itself appeared te yawn." Or if this should, perchance, net occur, they would most likely go over to the enemy in a body, as the Yankees would hold out greater in ducements to them of liberty to themselves and their families than q do. And, bo&lea the events Or war, the vast numbers of them that have volun tarily gone over to the enemy whenever a favorable opportunity presented itself to them, and, in many instances, joined their army of their own free cho ice, proves beyond question that they would place much more reliance in their promises than they wouli in ours. But it may bo said that they would not be formed into separate regiments and brigades, bo would be sent to fill up our depleted regiments.. So it is not to be supposed for a moment that our brave and high-minded soldiers, who have been a thousand times assured that they were fighting against an attempt on the part of the Yankees to ptaca them on the same level with the negro, would thus submit to be placed on that same tavel by the action of the Confederate government I know but little of them if they wouH. The consequence then would be, that our army would become thor oughly demoralized. A conflict between our white and black' soldiers might at any moment, be ex pected. These reasons would seem to he sufficient to cause our statesmen to recoil lrom the proposi tinn with horror. But thero are still other very r powerful reasons why it should be n-jcrted. Even ii none oi me -consequences mentioneu aouve snuuni be realized, there can be no doubt that thmisinds of them, headed by some desperate white characters, which will always be found in armies as large aa ours, especially when such armies are created by compulsory conscription as ours are, will desert and every where infest our country as armed ban ditti Then neither life, nor property, nor female honor would be safe. Such scenes as wo may an ticipite in that event beggars all description. .Vice President Stephens, who is. without doubt one of the ablest statesman and purest patriots in the Confederacy, assured us in his great speech before -the Legislature of Georgia, that no nation could place permanently in the array more than one-third of its arms-bearing population without eventually being subjugated ; and in this opinion he is sustain ed by all great writers on political economy. On that occasion he also assured us that if the conscript law of the last Congress was etxecuied, then, in his opinion, the country would be ruined. That law h.as been rignrouf ly executed, and most of the State troops are in the field. In fact, all the white labor ers have been taken permanently, and noW it is pravely proposed to take at least one half, if not two thirds of the slave population capable ot bearing arms If this ins.inp proposition should be carried intoiffect. it must be apparent to every thinking -awn, that if we should even be so fortunate as to escape horrors of a servile war, the Yankees could sut jiigite us by starvation within the next year without any further aggressive movements, but by simply acting on the defensive themselves. Just imagine the war ending in that way. Such scenes of suffering, distress and anarchy, as have seldom cimed any country, would transpire among ns. The civil authorities, already greitly weakened, would be completely overawed, and mob law would reign supreme. Then wo be to the authors of such a fatal measure. They would do well to remember that .they may be heaping up wrath against a day wrath. But there is another important point in the .case ' which ought to be considered, and that is, tbe effect ''the measure would have in Europe. I candid'y con fess that I approach this pnint with great diffidence. The great sensitiveness of Southern -gentlemen on the subject of slavery is well known. The almost universal opposition to the institution among the Christian nations of Europe is also well known. It may be doubted whether the course pursued by Southern statesman, Southern writers and Southern divines, has been a politic and prudent one. Instead of discussing the question in tbe abstract as thev werc'always doing, endeavoring to convince all Christendom that slatery was a divine institution, and morally justifiable per se, they should always have treated it solely as a practical question. This they should have done, if for no other reason, out of respect fo the opinions of the civilized world. iney snouia have taken the ground that whatever wrong, if any, that attached to the institution be- bad, that had descended to us from a remote anci s- . j try ; that finding the institution here, we saw no way ol ridding ourselves of it without ruin to the ne gro This they could have demonstrated by nu mert'us arguments not necessary to be repeated here. Such a course such a respect shown to their opinions would undoubtedly have averted much of that indifference, if not hatred, with which we are now regarded by the great mass of the peo ple'of Christian Europe. But so it is, we are cer tainly not high in favor with any of the great pow ers of Europe. All that we bave been able to ob tain at their hands thus far, has been a not too ira- " partial neutrality. Aaopt this fatal measure, and it is by no means certain that we can retain even such neutrality as has thus far been, obserfed be tween the two beligerents now warring against each other on this continent Nay,- is it not almost cer tain that from neutrality their course will be changed to hostility towards us T Wc cannot justify our course to them by pointing to the course of Mr. Lincoln in using our slaves against us. They see that transaction in very dif ferent light from, what we do. Their feelings being all against the in-titution of si ; very, and against us for foolishly justifying it per se without necessity for our doing so, they probably regard with great com placency, the course of Lincoln in liberating a part -of our slaves, and. using them as soldiers to fight for the liberation of the remainder. But that we should use a large part of slaves as Soldiers as fhy will beliert to perpetuate the slavery of the remainder is an idea at which they will be horror stricken1, and which will most piobably make them change. their course towards us on the grounds'of what they may believe to be humanity. But supposing them not to' be actuated by any such motives, is it not highly probable, nay, almost certain, that they will regard 'he measure as afford ing conclusive evidence that we are exhausted, that our cause is hopeless, and that it iV, thciefore, their duty to interpose at once as mediators, and saji to us, "It is now a self evidant face that you must fail in this struggle, and in the name of humanity, of civilisation .and Chiistianiiy, we feel it to be our duty to interpose to stop this unnecessary effusion of blood. Return again to your former allegiance to the Federal government of the United States. Having commenced this .struggle- to perpetuate the institution of slavery, and having failed, you are now required to place it upon a basis of ultimate, if not immediate, extinction," And if they should take this latter view of the case, and of their duty therein, what will there be, surprising about it ? Surely, those persons who propose this measure, have no confidence in our ability to succeed without the aid of -the negro as a soldier. This conclusion is drawn from the fact, that no such proposition was ever made at a time when we had a sufficient number of soldiers to make headway against the enemy; and from the further fact that from the time when Mr. Lincoln first commenced using them as soldiers, we have constantly ridioiiled the idea, that the negro posses sed any fighting qualities whatever, or that it was possible to make a soldier out of him. If they are correct in their opinion that we cannot succeed without the aid of the negro as a soldier and I have no objection to using him for any othcrservice then I do not hesitate to say that our cause is lost, end that we should open negotiations for terms of restoration as soon as potsibl. I cannot possibly say anything else, for my whole argument is to prove that this measure of arming the slaves would ruin our cause, even if it we:e prosperous, and 1 conscientiously believe that I am correct If Congress does not take action in the matter before that time, I hope the Legislature will speak, out in tones of thunder against this nefarious pro position, for if it should be adopted, then may God have mercy upon the defenceless women and chil dren of this devoted Confederacy. VERITAS. . MAflRIED, At the residence of the bride's father, on t 14th September, by James S Turner, Esq.,- Richard Harris, member of House of Commons, to. Miss Anx M. Lakiek, all of Stanly County.' At the Church in Summervtlle, on Wednesday evening last d inst, by the Rev. Neil McKay, Mr. John W. Howard to Miss Fankie, daughter of Gen. A. D. McLean. At the residence of Dr. Allison, on the 80th ojf October last by J. J. Allison, Esq., Mr. Elkiss FETTIORKW to MISS AMANDA J. MURRAY, all 0 0 V Orange County. ' ' ' - 4

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