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j "I THE fijrfjHtoliro Itauteu wTlliam wTh olden IOITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Oar Terms. Persons subscribing for the Standard will please jbserve that our terms are as follows : Weekly 6 month 10; Jemi-Weekly 6 months ( 15. We regretted to have to advance our prices, but we could not possibly afford the paper at for mer rates. We are under obligations to those who have promptly renewed in accordance with our new terms. ' Advertising: One square of ten lines or less, $3 for each insertion. RALEIGH: FRIDAY, NOV. 18, 1864. The ensuing winter will be the hardest ever ex perienced by our people. The poor and " their name is legion "will suffer acutely for food and clothing, and some of them must starve, if suitable provision is not made for them. This, must not be. The families of the soldiers are entitled, as well by the laws of nature as by every principle of patriot ism, to a sufficiency of food and clothing, as long as there may be any of either in the country. Those who have must bestow on those who have not County and town efforts, associated efforts of what soever nature, are not adequate tothf work, which embraces a large majority of our people. There must be some general law on the subject ; and we trust the Legislature soon to assemble will give to this matter the most careful consideration, and de vise and adopt some plan by which those who may have a surplus of food and clothing may be required by law to contribute to the wants of the needy. The people of North-Carolina have no secure hold on "liberty" or "property," but those of them who are at home, and who are not able to enter the army, are entitled to " life." The soldier must take his chances for " life," but he cannot bear to tear that his wife and, children at home are freezing and starving. Such information would palsy his arm, and render him a burden instead of a help in the day of battle. We take the broad ground that those who may have a surplus should be required by the Legisla ture to contribute a portion of that surplus for the support of those who have little or nothing. We make no Agrarian proposition we propose no scheme for a division of property ; but in this cri sis, in a matter of life and death, we ask that the Jaw shall intervene and compel the close-fisted, whose barns and smoke bouses will be well filled, to share a portion of their abundance with the needy and forlorn. The first duty of the State is to take care ot its poor, and at the same time to provide, to the extent of its means, for the comfort of its sol diers in the field. A law upon the subject would secure uniformity as well as certainty in these con tributions. We most respectfully appeal to the Legislature to act in this matter, and to act prompt ly. The Ceunty Courts might be invested with discretionary powers under a general law, or the State Commissary might be empowered to levy con tributions for general distribution. Something must be done, or the most distressing scenes of want and wretchedness will be witnessed intevery neighbor hood in the State during the ensuing winter. We have but little matter of interest from Con gress thus far. The two Houses have already de voted a considerable portion of their time to secret sessions. We presume that nearly all the leading measures of the session will be matured and passed with closed doors, so that the public will know but little of the discussions and reasons that led to -their passage. There seems to be no means of prevent ing these secret sessions, A n iron- banded majority, . representing States more or less occupied by the enemy, forces them on the minority from States yet comparatively unsubdued, and still -contributing -lavishly of their means to support the war. The three leading measures of the session appear to be, first, the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus; secondly, arming the slaves; thirdly, de tailing ministers of the Gospel, Editors, and all others. One of the foundation stones of our system is personal liberty, and the existence in their full vig or of the Courts of law. The suspension of the writ would destroy personal liberty and suspend the action of our Judges in vital matters. One of the foundation stones of our social struc ture is slavery. To arm the slaves would be to de stroy that structure, and pave the way to emanci" pation, negro equality, and servile war. Another of the foundation stones of our system is the freedom of religion an d the freedom of the press. They are both guarded by constitutional enactments. To make ministers of the Goppel and Suitors dependent on one man in the performance of their duties, would be to destroy the independence. the usefulness, and the constitutional existence of both. These are our opinions, briefly .expressed. We d not plead for ourselves, but for Liberty, Social r ir, and the Constitution of the country. - The adoption of the above measures would radically change the character of our government, and launch us on the full tide of unbridled military despotism, e trust the Legislature of this State will speak out in the boldest terms on these subjects, p The Legislature of this Stato will Assemble in- his Clt7 on Monday next. We have made arrange ments by which we shall keep our readers wl Pstel in the proceedings. The Legislature will probably be in session until Christmas. John Pool, Esq., of Bertie, S. F.Phillips, Esq., -of "ge, Gen. A. J. Dargan, of Anson, and Dr. P. T. Henry, 0f B ertie, are in the City. The Standard will be furnished to members at 3 for the session. Xorthbun Presidential Electii. The New Trk Tribune claims all the New England States, "d Pennsylvaaia, Delaware, New York, Maryland, hl. Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min nesota, Towa and Kansas for Lincoln, making a to 11 of 190 electoral votes, independent of the Pacific ftes Wn'ch it says have probably .chosen llLin 'n electors. - 11 is staled that McClellan has carried New IWsi.it tr.. . . -y, n-emucisy, and Delaware. The New York McClellan paper, concedes Lincoln's re gion. Je 3iew York Herald of the 14th says sufficient 3, eJD? hT keen received to warrant the announ.ee- Pod l L,ne(,,n has over three hundred thousand fc WUr majority. He has earned all the States fe, ? and m have a majority jf 192. in the atonal College t flieV Jchmond Satinet of the 14ft, the organ of Off ""'IHJLIUHKAO 1 r ii ! ..11 1. y"1 T eiri uiKt auata. unvxov. niowa. '6n. Vol. XXX. No. 37. ; The Fayetteville Observer very strangely main tains its opposition to the employment of slaves as soldiers, even after the President has taken ground for the proposition in his message. We shall see how long the ObserverrWi maintain this opposition. We predict that if the measure should be adopted, no matter how disastrously it may-operate, the Ob urter will make a cordial support of it the testof loyal ty, and denounce as croakers and traitors all who may demand its repeal, or who may even point to the. rain it will cause. Buf the Observer is already preparing for a change of position by misstating the position of the President on the subject It says : " The second point upon which we dissent from the President is one which has already caused far more discussion than has been either politic or use ful, and upon which debate has already begun in Congress We mean the employment of slaves as armed soldiers. The President is opposed to this, it is true, at present ; and so far, well. But he fa vors the purchase .of a large number' of them by the government, their employment as cooks, &o., &c, with a provision for their eventual etoancipa-4 tion as a reward for faithful service Now, it is not true that the President is opposed to the employment of slaves as armed soldiers. On the contrary, in the concluding sentence of his message on the subject he says : "If the recommendation above wade for the training of forty thousand negroes for the service indicated, shall meet your approval, it is certain that even this limited number, by their preparatory training in intermediate duties, would form a more valuable re serve force, in case of urgency, than three fold their number suddenly called from field ol labor; while a fresh levy could, to a certain extent; supply their places in the special service for which they are now -employed." In the first place, in .another part of his message on this subject, he asks for "a radical modifica tion" of the present law relating" to the employ ment of slavelby the government,; in the second place,, he calls for forty thousand slaves as pioneer and engineer laborers; and in the third place, he distinctly says that' the forty thousand thus called for, after being trained, " would form a more valua ble reserve force, in case of urgency, than three-fold their number suddenly called from the field of labor ; while a fresh levy could, to a certain extent, supply their places in the special service fur which -their are now employed." What does that mean ? Why, it means that the forty thousand pioneer and engin eer laborers are to be armed,7." in case of urgen cy," and their places supplied by fresh levies. This part of the message, it is true, is distinguished for its ingenuity and shrewdness, but nevertheless the President takes ground for the employment of slaves as soldiers. The policy is to be gradually fastened on the country, as conscription was. The subject is a delicate and dangerous one, and it is, therefore, handled with great caution in the mes sage. Tbe Observer says the discussion of this question is neither " politic or useful." We say the same, but who is responsible for it ? Who started this incendiary proposition f Who proposed that the slaves should be armed, and then forced to fight against their will, and then emancipated ? Who, by proposing to adopt Mr. Lincoln's policy of arm ing and freeing the slaves, would trample on State rights and ruin this country? Not Mr. Stephens, or -Gov. Brown, or Mr. Boyce, or the Conservatives of North-Carolina, but the peculiar champions of slavery and State rights, and the special haters of Lincoln and abolitionism. We wash our hands of it. We denounce -it as an incendiary proposition. Let Congress adopt it, and it will say by its conduct to tbe whole world, that these States are already subjugated, and that their rulers at Richmond liave destroyed their own cause, and with it the institution of slavery, by foolish, desperate, wicked legislalieu. Thb Pclpit and thb Press. The Charlotte dem ocrat haa the following pointed and sensible re marks on the proposition to detail preachers and editors : " It would be far better to conscribe editors and printers and pu them in the army, than to subject (he press of the country to be trammeled by a de tail ; it would be far better to conscribe ministers of the Gospel and put them in the army than to detail preachers of religion. A detailed press and a detailed -Gospel wonld be a nice thing for- a free government.! Under such circumstances whenever a detailed editor undertook to approve and -sOstain the conduct of our authorities, poeple would be jus tified in supposing that he was seeking favor from his masters. No independent, honest editor -would feel free to call on the people to sustain the author ities (as nine-tenths of the editors are now doing) when he knew that he was doing so by virtue of a detail from said authorities. The Constitution of the Confederate States recognizes the 'freedom of the press, 2nd it ought to remain free or let it be wiped out entirely. If the privileges and freedom of the -press are abused, let -the guilty be exposed and punished. "But for freedom's sake never iet us have a detailed Gospel or a detailed press is the Confederate States, .subject to the, caprice of cor rupt and drunken or honest and sober officials. As individuals, editors and printers claim ne ex emption, but as conductors of the press they claim simply what the Constitution guarantees nothing .more nor nothing less. We. can understand why. some. (ew officials -of the government, and others, who fear exposure from . the press, should want it restricted, but we cannot understand why an honest, upright man like Pres ident Davis should make such a reccommendation. - These remarks are not prompted by a fear that editors and printers will be put in the' army, for we have no doubt they would be detailed to remain at home but we object to placing the press under the control of any one man or set of -men. So ed itor would feel free, as an- editor, with a detail, in his pocket Therefore, we repeat, conseribe the members of the press or leave them entirely free." We agree with the President that should the al ternative ever be presented of subjugation or the employment of the slave as a soldier, there seems to be no reason to doubt what would then 'be our decision. Wilmington Journal. ?In all candor it seems to us that the employment of the slaves as soldiers in any event, otld be a confession of subjugation. The slave himself is already in-a state of subjugation, as he -should be. If the free white men of the Southern. States can not make good their separation from the old govern ment, then in vain would they rely on their -slaves as soldiers to effect this result The only .papers, as -far . as we have observed, that have endorsed Mr. Davis's proposition to' detail Min isters of the Gospel and Editors, and his proposi tion to call into service forty thousand negroes, are the Confederate, of this City, and the -Salisbury Watchman. We are not surprised at the course of these papers. The Confederate subsists on gov ernment patronrge, and the Watchman is most abject concern. " RALEIGH, N, C, WEDNES WAR MEWS. Front Petersburg and Richmond. All remains quiet in front of both of these cities, except the usual picket firing, and shelling. .Butler has been transferred to New York city, where he now commands. " ' From the Valley. We clip the following from the Richmond IHs patch of the 14th : ' 44 General Early passed through Winchester Sa turday, at one o'clock, on bis way towards the Po tomac. His army is efficient and enthusiastic. Our cavalry had a successful engagement with the ene my on Saturday some six or seven miles beyond Winchester, on the Martinsbnrg road. We have no particulars of the fight. iV Sheridan's a;my had, as stated in Saturday's Dispatch, been .weakened by sending two corps across the Potomac in the direction of Washing ton." There is nothing else definite from the Valley. From East Tenueseee. Gen. Lee telegraphs the War Department as fol lows: . "Headquarters, Nov. 16. To Son, Sec'y of War: Breckenridge reports that on the. night of the 12th be turned Bull's Gap, when the enemy at tempted to retreat About one o'clock on. the 14th, with Vaugban's and Duke's commands, he s truck their column and routed it Several hundred pris oners, ten stand oi colors and six pieces of artillery, with caissons and horses complete, fifty loaded wagons with teams, ambulances with medical sup plies, &c., were captured. (Signed) R. E. LEE." - From Gen. Hood's Army. Gen. Hood crossed the Tennessee river at Tus cumbia, Ala., and did not capture Decatur as whs reported. . Gen. Sherman it is said has returned to Atlanta, whence with four corps he contemplates an onward movement towards Charleston or Macon, leaving Thomas in' Tennessee with 40,000 men to look after Hood. Another account, however, seems to indicate th'e evacuation and destruction of Atlanta by Sherman, and the concentration of his forces in Tennessee. The latter is more probable. Gen. Beauregard telegraphs from Tuscumbia, Ala,, as follows : 44 Tuscumbia, Alabama, November 5, 1864. General 8. Cooper, 44 Adjutant and Inspector-General: "General Forrest reports on the 5th inst, "that he was then engaged fighting the enemy at John sonville, having already destroyed four gunboats, "of eight guns each, fourteen steamers and twenty barges, with a large quantity of quartermaster and commissary stores, on the landing and in ware houses, estimated at between seventy-five and one hundred thousand tons. Six gunboats were then approaching, which he hoped to capture or destroy. G. T. BEAUREGARD." Johnsonville, which is named after Andy John son, Military Governor of Tennessee and Vice President elect of the United States, is on the -east bank of the Tennessee river, four miles above Rey noliJsburg, and is the terminus of the Northwestern railroad, which connects Nashville with the river at that point Andy Johnson caused the Northwes tern railroad to be completed to this place in order to supply Nashville by the Tennessee river when ever Uie Cumberland should be too low for steam boat navigation. Since the completion of the rail road it has grown to be a place of great importance, being the depot of supplies for Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Atlanta. Latest from the North. Chicago telegrams of the 9th say that Sherman has only made a show of pursuing Hood, while he has been busily engaged preparing bis forces, repairing the railroads and accumulating supplies for anew -movement of the greatest importance. AfW galher ing sufficient supplies, he will start with five porps on a winter tour through the Cotton States, leaving Schofield's force to hold Chattanooga and look after Hood. It is probable the coming week will witness the starting of this expedition. Washington correspondents of several Northern journals, assert that offers are being made to induce Lincoln to send Commissioners to Richmond to sound the authorities upon theubject of peace. The Republican papers had discovered a tremen dous conspiracy to destory Chicago and release the Camp Douglas prisoners. Large quantities of arms -were found in the houses of Southern sympathisers. Several hundred citizens had been arrested, includ ing Gen. Marmaduke's brother. The Washington government has received informa tion that Capt Senimes has gone to take command -of the Sea King, a large staunch screw steamer built at Glasgow in 1864.' Yankee loss in government stores at Johnsonville six million. They say the fire of Forrest's batteries was terrific. No heavy iron clads north of Mem phis ; low water prevents them going up. Rosencrans is superceded by Meade. The gunboats btlow Johnsonville are unable to proceed up, owing to Forrest's batteries commanding the stream. No gun boats or transports above Green bottom bar. New York correspondent, Oct. 29, says Buckner captured Moftansea on the 25th. He held the foit seven "hours "raptured 1,900 prisoners and carried off all the Federal artillery, destroying all the siege and war materials. Price is reported at Fayetteville, Arkansas. He is supposed to have crossed Arkansas River, Guer rilla troubles continue in the State, though the main bodies left with Price. The Florida was captured just before daybreak, on 'the 7th October, in the midst of the Brazilian fleet in the harbor of Bahia, and under the guns of the port Twenty minutes only elapsed from the time of the firstattack upon her till the Wachusett steamed to sea, with the prize. The Brazilian fort fired two shots at the Wachusett as she left without. rlnino- nv damage, and two war vessels pursued her next day for twine uisiance inenectual v. Una ha f thn lonrfa screw were on shore. th ntw half nrr asleep on the vessel She was to have left the next night on a cruise. During the stay of the two ves sels at the port, an affair similar to that of. the Alabama and Kearsage was attempted to be gotten up, but failed. The Yankees then cut the Florida out, as their last desperate resort Washington City, D. O., . October 12, 1864. Mb. Editor : Below you will find a list of offi cers belonging to Clingtnan's brigade, captured at J?ort Harrison (eight miles from Richmond,) on tho :$0th ult, and now conned in the Old Capitol Prison, . Washington City, D. C, which you will please pub lish for the information of friends, viz : . Major A. J. Rogers; Capt L. R. Breece, Lt. A. H. Gregory, Lt T. W. Butt, and Lt. M. L Barn liardt, of the 8th N. C. regiment Capt J. T. Bradley, Lt J. R. Nowell, Lt J. C. CarnesfLt J. II. Hughes, Lt J. D. Gatling, Lt J L. Everitt, Lt J. C. Williams, and Lt G. F. Dar den, of the 31st N. C. regiment. ' Lt J. P. Pittman. of the 51st N. C. regiment Capt W. M. Stevenson. Capt W. A. Darden, Lt J. Q Jackson, Lt D. F. Dedditt, Lt S. E. Eoonce, Lt. J; F. Guthrie, of the 61st N. O. regiment, and Capt W. H. & Burgwynn, A. D. C. Capt L. S. Barrett and Lts. R. P. Edwards, J. W. Taylor, and C. E. Harper, captured the same day on the Weldon Road are also with us. I am, very respectfully, yours, &c, , W. A, HARDEN. We learn that the Senior Reserves have beena ent home for the present Gen. Holmes has thus acted -wisely, and we trust he will not call for them again except in a case of extreme urgency . DAT, NOV. 23, 1864. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. SENATE Mondat, November 14, 1864. The Senate met at 12 o'clock, M., and the pro ceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Burrows, of the Baptist Church. Mr. Garland, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to exempt from Confederate taxation cotton and wool en cards, paper and other articles purchased by the State of Arkansas for the use of its people and for the State government Referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Barnwell of S ut'i Carolina, introduced a bill to repeal that part or the twenty-sixth section of the apt to alter and amend the act entitred "an act for the sequestration of the estates property and ef fects of alien enemies," &&, which authorizea . the payment to the Confederate receiver of debts due f-alien enemies in 4 per cent bonds. Referred to , the judiciary committee. Mr. Barnwell, from the committee on finance, re-, ported the lollowing bill to amend the third section of the ''act to organize forces to serve during the war," approved February 17, 1864 : " The Congress, of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the bonds authorized to be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury to non commissioned officers, musicians and privates by the third section of the act entitled 4 an act to organize forces to. serve during the war,' approved February 17, 1864, shall be redeemable October 1, 1864, and' the interest on the same payable semi annually on the first day of April and October in each year." Passed. Mr. Barnwell also introduced the following bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to ex change coupon bonds for seven-thirty treasury notes : "The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer ica do enact, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized, upon application, to exchange coupon bonds, redeemable January 1st, 1865, bear ing six per cent, interest per annum, payable on the first days of January and July of each year, for treasury notes issued under the authority of the third section of the act entitled an act authorizing the issue of treasury notes,' approved April 17th, 1863; said treasury notes being of the denomination of one hundred dollars each, payable six months after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States, and bear ing interest at the rate of two cents per day." The bill was passed. A ballot was taken to fill a vacancy in (he com mittee on Post offices and Post-roads, and Mr. Gar land, of Arkansas, was eested, the vote being: Gar land 15, Caperton. The President pro tern, laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury relative to the cotton bonds, to be read in secret session, which, on motion of Mr. Sparrow, was transferred to the secret calendar. On motion of Mr. Orr, the Senate resolved into secret session ; and the doors being opened, adjourn ed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 o'clock. Prayer by Rev . Dr. Read, of the Presbyterian church. The Chair laid before the House a communication from the President, transmitting. reports from the Secretaries of War and of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House making inquiry con cerning the tax in kind, called for in 1863. Ordered to be printed. Also, a communication from the President con cerning official reports of battles fought by General Forrest. Ordered to be printed. . Mr.tCbilton, of Alabama, introduced a bill to abo lish distributing offices for mail matter, and to send it direct to its place of destination. Referred to the Postal committee.- Also, a bill to increase the compensation of mail agents.- Referred. Mr. Garland, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to provide payment for property illegally impressed in the Trans-Mississippi Department Referred to the committee on Illegal Seizures. Mr. Shewmake, of Georgia, introduced a resolu tion of inquiry as to the expediency of increasing the pay of commissioned officers of the army below the rank of brigadier generals. Referred. Mr. Bell, of Georgia, introduced a bill providing for the discharge of soldiers in certain cases. Refer red. Also, a resolution as to the expediency of framing a general tax law on the basis of ad valorem duty. Referred. ' . Also, a resolution of inquiry as to what legislation is necessary for the relief of bonded agriculturists now in the military service. Adopted. Mr. Echols, of Georgia, introduced a resolution recommending the strictest observance of the Sab bath by the army and navy of the Confederate States, and to dispense, as much as possible, with inspections, parades ami reviews on that day.- Re ferred. Mr. Read, of Kentucky, introduced a bill to au thorize the Medical committee to examine into the condition of the military prisons of this city, and that they have power to send for persons and papers. Adopted. Mr. Clapp,, of Mississippi, introduced a resolution of inquiry as to the expediency of the Confederate government receiving certficates of indebtedness in return for taxes. Adopted. Mr. Miles offered a resolution that the military committee inquire into the expediency of supplying the commissioned officers of the army with clothing, arms, insignia, &c, at the expense of the govern ment. Adopted. ' Also, a biil to provide for the payment of officers horses lost in service. Referred. Mr. Foote. of Tennessee, offered a joint resolution - of thanks to General Forrest and his men for thsir numerous victories, by land , and water, over tne enemy. Refered. Also, a resolution declaring it inexpedient to fl a maximum of prices for provisions; but that it is de sirable that the families of soldiers should be Sup plied with food at government prices. Mr. Foote introduced a resolution requesting the finance committee to bring in, at as early a day as practible, a general financial bill which shall reflect as much as possible the views of the Secretary of the Treasury. Adopted. Mr. Oluskey, of Tennessee, introduced a bill to amend the law providing the tobacco ration. Also, a bill for the general organization of hos pitals. - On motion of Mr. BusselL of Virginia, the House resolved itself into secret session. ' Adjourned. ' ' . . In the Senate, on Tuesday last, the Judiciary committee was instructed to inquire whether it is tneicessary to provide for the sequestration of the property of persons who, being liable to military duty, leave the Confederate States without permis sion of toe authorities. The committee on military affairs was instructed to inquire whether the late order No. 77, revoking the details of all men between 18 and 45, requires modification by legislation, to preserve the produ cing and iudustrial interests of the country. In the House, the Speaker laid before that body communications from the 2d Auditor, in relation to certain claims of Louisiana and North-Carolina against the Confederate States, which were referred. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Bridgers, of N. C, who is detained at home by sickness in bis family. The Home Guard in the counties of Ptarry, ut:ii... iii ftwK ami Rutherford, and of IT 11&CB, AACUbll, v - - ..... , - - the counties west, is called out for the defence of . t . I. r 1 : ftn 4l;j1 n fiitn oar. western moriu-aiunua. vuc mm. iu&u vice immediately and to report to Brig. Geo. J. G. ISartin. Whole Number 1540. Resolutions of Hon. Linton Stephens Relative to a Convention of the States. - The General Assemblylof the State of Georgia do Resolve That the independence of the Southern Confederate States of America, based upon tbe con, s'titutional compact between the sovereign States, composing the Confederacy and maintained through nearly four years of gigantic war, justly claims from the world its recognition as a rightful fact. Resohed, That all the States which composed the late American Union, as well as those embraced within the present United States, as those embrac ed within the Southern Confederacy, are what the original thirteen States were declared to be by our fathfgs 01770, and acknowledged to be by George the third of England, independent and sovereign not air one political community, but as States, each one of them constituting such a " people " as have the inalienable right to terminate any government of their former choice, by withdrawing from it their consent just as the original thirteen through their common agent, acting for and in the name of each one of them, by the withdrawal of their consent, put a rightful termination to the British government which had been established over them with their consent JSesoiced, That the sovereignty pf the individual States is tbe only basis of pe; uiunent peace on the American continent, and will, if the voice of passion and war can once be hushed and reason allowed to resume her sway, lead to an easy and lasting solu tion of all the matters of controversy involved in the present lamentable war, by simply leaving all the States free to form their political associations with one another, not by force of arms, which ex cludes the idea of " consent," but by a rational con sideration of their respective interests, growing out of their natural situations. Jiesolred, That as the very point of controversy in the present war, is the settlement of tbe political association of the States, no treaty of peace can be perfected consistently with the sovereignty of the individual States without State action, on the part of at least thrse States wboRe preferences-may just ly, be regarded as doubtful, and have not yei. be$n xpresbed through the appropriate organs ; and mereiore opposition to an state cooperation in. perfecting a. peace cannot be consistent with a desii o lor its establishment on a basis of the sovereignty of the States. Lesohed, That we hail with gratification the just and sound sentiment coming from a large and grow ing party in tbe North, that all associations of these American States inusfrbe voluntary, and not forcible, and we give a hearty response to their proposition To suspend the conflict of arms, and hold a Conven tion of States to inaugurate a plan fur permanent peace. . - ' Resolved, That the appropriate action of such a Convention would be not to form any agreement or compact betweea States, but only to frame and pro poe a plan of peace ; and the assembling of such a' Convention, for such a purpose, would be relieved from all possible constitutional objection by the con- sent of the two governments ; and with such consent, ; the proposed convention would but act as coin mis- i sioners for tbe negotiation of peace, subject to the ' ratification Cf both governments, .and in all points revolving the sovereignty or integrity of the States, : subject alto to the fatitication of the particular States whose sovereignty might be so involved. Resolved, That we respectfully, but most earnest ly urge upon our own government the propriety and wisdom, of not only expressing a desire for peace, through Presidential messages, and Congres sional manifestoes, bat of making, on all suitable oo- ' casions, and especially just after signal successes of ' our arms, official, open and unequivocal offers to . treat for peace through the medium of a Convention , ol States, leaving our adversary to accept our tilers, or by rejecting them, to prove to his own people tbat ' he is waging this unnatural war, not for peace, nor the good of bis country, but for purposes of tbe most unnoly ana dangerous ambition. Un motion, two hundred copies were ordered to . be printed. i The Presidential Eleciion. The New York Tribune oi the 12th gives the fol- lowing summary of the results of the Presidential ' election:- ' j We are entirely out of the woods in New York. ' Tb States gives Abraham Lincoln about 8,500 ma i lority. Governor Fenton has probably over 9,500; the whole Union State ticket is chosen, of course. ' -Tbe Senate (holding over) is twenty-one Union to ' eleven Democrats ; tbe Assembly probably seventy- , eight Union to thirty-eight Democrats. Union ma- - jonty on joint ballot fifty, or thereabout Nnur.TprfiPV irivpfi lvfoPlnllnti ahnnt 7 0..0 mftinrif v in the Senate the Democrats have five majority ; the . - j . ., j j , House is about even. i New England presents a solid front for the Union ; the six States will give (including the soldiers' votes) about 150,000 majority, as follows : Maine, j 20,000 at least ; Massachusetts; nearly 75,000 Ver mont, 30,000 ; New Hampshire, 3,500 ; Rhode Is ' land, 5,000, (home) ; and Connecticut, 2,4000, borne.) Pennsylvania shows handsome Union gain on the , home vote, and bids fair to roll up soldiers inclu-, ded from 20,000 M 30,000. Delaware follows New Jersey. The Unionists do not seem to nave made aajthmg-like a canvass here. They might have saved- tho State, and are . doubtless heartily ashamed that they did not Maryland marches nobly on in her new career as ' a Free State. Tbe Union maiprity ought to reach 10,000. . West V irginia (the Vermont of the Allegnamesi . votes right almost unanimously the secessionists having declined to enter the field. Ohio does not think it wonn wniie to count ner ; majority, as lb is Buy nuei irum w,wv w av,wv, as the soldiers may determine. i : . r u l in AAA A Qn Din Michigan stands by the oui. nag, more steaaiasuy than ever. " We are routed horse, foot and dra goons," is the report of the- leading Democratic pa per. The Union majority win aououoss oe larger than ever before. Indiana is good for first reports, increasing large ly en Governor Morton's splendid majority. Illinois sends greeting, and premises from 20,000 to 80,000 majority for bee "Uncle Abe," in spite of the desperate efforts of tho opposition to carry the State for moral effect. Wisconsin is not much heard from at this writing, but enough is known to. set down a large majority for the right side say iUuu. Minesota promises at least z,ouu union saa Iowa never laiiers. 000 ni inui unanimity for the good cause, her majority being reported at the magnificent figure' of 50,000. Missouri is inst heard from. Large Union ma jorities are reported, and everybody concedes tnaU ' . . . . .i O . . 1 I . .1 ... tbe Unionists cany ne iautLB j uaimwiiniHis, The entire Radical State ticket is thought to be elected. Kansas, Nevada, California and Oregon have thus far failed to report; but there can be no doubt as to the result in-any of thorn. Some persons' are un certain about California, but she cannot escape the Union whirlwind. . Kentucky holds fast to her idols. We bad some hopeful Union majorities along the Ohio border ; but farther back the secession sympathisers came out strong for MeOlellan, and tbe State will give him about four-fifths ofall his " majorities." Congress. We cannot yet make up an accurate table of members, many districts not having been reported, and a few being very close. We 1 se one in Delaware ?and one in Maryland. Tbe Copper heads in Pennsylvania are trying bard to. keep -out aoldiers' votes tbat wilt deteat UoUroth and Dawson. but all will cone out right at W ashing! on. Brooks, of this city, will probably get the certificate, but his seat will be contested. ' Humphrey, Raymond. Dar- linir. Ketcham. Griswold (War Democrat) and Conkling are cleai gams. We also gain Newell in New Jersey. In Ohio, the 8oldiers vote elects De- lano, giving us seventeen of the nineteen members. So far-, we have inlllinoiS ten members sure, and one district is stilfth donbt This is a gain of five. In Michigan, we defeat Baldwin in the Fifth dis trict a gain of one for us. In Wisconsin, we have a reported gain of two members. Missouri will pro-. bably give a Union gain of two members. So there is no doubt of a two-thirds rote for the Union and Einatutipation in the next House of Representa tives, and something over to spare saying nothing of Tennessee-and Louisiana, which may send up about a dozen Union members. The President reiterates tbe disposition of the government for peace, but thinksfhat it would be fully to attempt further negotiations unless invited by the enemy. We do not entirely agree with the President on this point We think Commissioners ought to be appointed and the Yankee government frequently no'ified that we are ready to' negotiate for ?ace on the basis of the independence of the Confederate States. Let the Commissioners' names be published to the world, and thus prevent all further misapprehension or mteconstcuction of the views of our authorities on this matter. This is in 'accordance with views expressed by us more than a yoar ago. Vharlolte UemocraU The suspension of the Habeas Corpus, tbe Con scription of Slaves to be used as soldiers, and tbe Revocation of all Exemptions seem to be the most prominent measures before Congress. Whether the representatives from Kentucky, Missouri and Ten nessee, the majority of whose constituents are in the Yankee army or in sympathy with the Yankee, cause, can carry these measures or not, remains to be seen. Should they all pass we should not at all be surprised to hear that the scenes enacted at Wash ington in" the early part of 1861 were re-enacted at Richmond. There are men in tbe Confederate Con gress that have some regard for the constitution and for the solemn oaths have taken to support it Progress. What Gkn. Lrb says of North Carolina. The Virginia regiments .are now- very fulL Pickett's division is stionger than it ever has been. I am told that Gen. Lee says " Virginia has done nobly in response to the last call, but North-Carolina has done even better." All honor to the old North State. Rich. Cor.' CliarUston Mercury. Startling Rumor. A gentleman just from Rich- mond saw an intelligent officer of the army,, who told him it was currently reported in the city, that intelligence had been received by a citizen there, to the effect that his cousin, who had just returned from a secret expedition, had heard from the most unquestionable sources, that a man had been heard to say recently, that an ofllcer high in official posi tion at Richmond had understood from a lady just arrived by the morning train, that she had heard it staled on the cars day before yesterday, that a lady had said, a few days ago, fhat her husband had told her a runrnr prevailed, and was -to" some extent credited in official circles at Richmond, that there was still a few gallons of apple brandy left in the Shenandoah Valley: which possibly accounts for the recent defeat of the army of General Early. South? Carolinian, ' We are in the midst of a Revolution,' as the fellow said on a treadmill Faith in our cause helmets for salvation.. and trust in God are the ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER TO THB COMMONS. THE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY offers himself as a candidate fur Assistant Doorkeeper. He U a soldier on light duty, permanently diseased and unfit for field service. - lie is a shoemaker by trade, and, in tbe intervals or tbe Session, bis services would be fn valuable in a district where there is no Shoemaker. He hopes to see the members personally in Raleigh, and re-. quests tbat a fair hearing be given to him. JOS1AH li. ROBERTSON, of JuhnsloD County. Nov. 14,1864. . 72 -It. DOOEKEEPERSHIP OF THE COMMONS.. THE SUBSCRIBER ANNOUNCES HI5T self as a Uauuidte for Principal Doorkeeper to tbo ensuing Legialaiure He is a disabled soldier in. the ser vice of Ibe Confederate States, on detailed duly. He is moreover a Shoemaker, and thus dnring tbe intervals of the session, should the office be solicits be awarded him, his services couM be bad in supplying the wants of a neighborhood full of soldiers' wives, where there is no Shoemaker, and where tbe people are suSering. He. pledges himself in the discharge of botb duties to have in end the only view of serving bis country and mure es pecially its helpless women. JAMES WESLEr TINSLET: of Henderson County. Nov. 10, 1?64. 70 ltpd. DOORKEEPER TO THE COMMONS. THE SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY" announces himself a candidate lor tbe office of As sistant DOOKKliKPfclt to tbe House of Cninmons of the next 1 cgislature. Jf elected, a he hopes he will be, be i-A . k;m..u I.. .ii..j f..)kr.iiw in tw l i4 I. f i .m:-? 4- i riuuiuv- . dujcb. i. (, uaanuci, of Wake. Nov. T, 1854. TO tdpd. DOOBKEERERSHIP TO THE COMMONS. THE SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY announces himselt a Candidate for tbe office of AS SISTANT DOORKEEPER to the Honst of Commons at the approaching session of the LejrNlature. He is a sol - dier in service If elected be pledges himself to a faith- iui uiecoarge u auij. October 27, Ht. JOHN R. WHITEHEAD. 67 td. D002KEEPERSHIP TO THE SENATE. d THE SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY announces himself a CANDIDATE for tbe office of PRINCIPAL DOOltKEE.'RK to tbe next SENATE of North Carolina. ' tie bas keen in tbe war ever since April, and is now disabled and an light dutv. It' elected be pledges hisaself to a faithful discharge of dntv. W. J. SAUNDERS. Octobtt 24,1864. 6-td DOOEKEEPEE8HIP OF THE SENATE. T HE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULBY announces himself m a caxmmtc for tbe office of ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER to the Shut of North Carolina at tbe ensuing session of the Legislature. I have been in service, was wounded; and am now on light dntv. If elected, I will do ail I can to serve-tbe Senate faithfully and aeceptaWv. J. H. LOVDERMiLK. September 29, 18S4. & tf. DOOliKEEPERSUIP OF TBE COMMONS. THE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY announces himself as- a candidate for tbe office ot PRINCIPAL DOORKEEPER ol the HOUSE OF COM MONS of North-Carolina, at tb ensuing session of tb Legislature. If elected, I will spare o pains nor efforts to serve tb House of Commons acceptably and faithfully. Irhavefeen in tbe service, was wwnnded. and am now de tailed i light work. MERRILL P BECK. Sept. a, 1864.- btt . ' AXES! AXE3U AXEStTt WE VN,L PAY FROM 5 TO fT FOR OLD AXES, or will put steel in maaa r two old axe. Five and Six inch STOVE PIPE made to order. SBAY, WILLIAMSON Co.. Noitta 8uU Iron and Bresa Works. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 20, IS it. " 6 -1 nipd. Br. STEED, OP RANDOLPH, KE ftpectfully inform the Members of the U-jom of Common of the ensuing Legislature that he is a candi date for ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER. . October 10, 181 88 tml. IXBCtitlVE DEPT. NOETH-CAEOLnrA ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Raleigh, November 10, 1804. Special Orders, - No. 138 . I THE SECOND CLASS OF THE HOME a Guard for llome Defence called into Field by Special Orders X IS7, must be fonwatded to Goldsboro, by thetr respective Battalion Commander with all. possible di patoh. . By oraer oi uov. vasce. tt C. GATLfNy Adintant General. 72-H. Kov. 14, 184r 1 1 l-.l
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