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T II E lortlj-tolina Mail vvilliXm w. hcTlden 1DITOB AND PBOPBIBTOB. . Oor Terms. Persons subscribing for the Standard will ploase jbserve that our terms are as follows : Weekly 6 months $10; Semi-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, $8 for each insertion. RALEIGH: FRIDAY, NOV. 25, 18(14. The Legislature. We gave in our last a summary of the proceed ings of this body on Monday, and we publish to day the proceedings of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs day. Giles Mebane, Esq., of Alamance, has been re elected Speaker of the Senate, and Richard S. Don nell, Esq., of Beaufort, has been re elected Speaker of the House of Commons. These gentlemen are thoroughly informed in parliamentary law, and are, in all respects, well qualified for the arduous duties assigned them. Their unanimous re election is not only a high compliment to them personally, but it affords practical proof of a determination on all sides to promote harmony in the Conservative party. C. fi. Thomas, Esq., of Carteret, has been re-elected Principal Clerk of the Senate, and R. C. Badger, Esq , of Wake, Assistant Clork. And Maj. Rufus S. Tucker, of Wake, has been elected Principal Clerk of the House, and John A. Stanly, Esq., of Beaufort, re elected Assistant Clerk. These gentle men will all make efficient officers. Messrs. Thom as and Stanly are model Clerks. Xeiil McKay, Esq., of Harnett, M. J. Moore, Esq., of Stokes, and F. Phillips, Esq., of Edgecombe, have been elected Engrossing Clerks. These gen tleman are well qualified for their duties, which are much more important than they are commonly supposed to be. " - On Thursday Gen. 0. n. Brogden, of Wayne, was re elected Comptroller of State, and 11. H. Bat tle, Esq., of Anson, was elected State Auditor, both without opposition. Both of these gentlemen are excellent officers. Nor should we omit allusion to the Doorkeepers. Mr. Page was re elected Principal, and Mr. Tally Assistant Doorkeeper to the Senate ; and Mr. Kings bury was elected Principal, and Mr. Hill re-elected Assistant Doorkeeper to the Commons. Messrs. Page, Tally, and Hill have performed their duties acceptably during former sessions, and Mr. Kings bury will no doubt make an active and efficient of ficer. There are several important offices yet to be filled by a joint ballot vote. We trust that the same harmony and unanimity will prevail in future, as in most of the elections already, held. The great duty of the Conservative party is to maintain civil liberty among ourselves, to aid in defending the country against invasion, and to make earnest and persistent efforts for an honorable pece. We appeal to all Conservatives to stand firmly by their principles, to present an unbroken front to the Destructives, and to resolve that the in tegrity of the Conservative party of the State shall be preserved at all hazards. Georgia. The imminent danger which threatens Georgia has called forth the last and most extraordinary re sources of that commonwealth. We see published in the Macon Telegraph of the 21st, an address from a portion of the Georgia members of Congress, as suring their people that President Davis is exerting his utmost strength to relieve them in the present emergency ; and calling upon every man to fly to arms, remove their negroes, horses, cattle and pro visions away from Sherman's army, and to burn what they cannot carry, together with all bridges, and to impede his progress. by further blocking the roads. The Augusta Chronicle Sentinel of the same date says that reinforcements are arriving in that town, and that Gen. Breckinridge is moving upon Sherman, as fast as possible, from East Tennessee. Gov. Joseph E. Brown has also issued a stirring proclamation, calling out the militia of Georgia en matte, from 16 to 55 years of age ; and inviting the judicial and legislative departments of that State, which are exempted from compulsory service, to report to Gen. G. A. Smith, as volunteers for 40 days' service at Macon or elsewhere. His calr ex empts only Express, Telegraph and Railroad opera tives, and ordained ministers of the Gospel. All others must report or be subject to the penalty of desertion, and all State officers are required to bo active and vigilant in the execution of his orders. The Governor says " the enemy has penetrated al most to the centre of your State. If every Geor gian able to bear arms would rally around him, he could never escape." But Sherman has a large and disciplined army, flushed with the memory of for mer successes, and is rapidly pressing forward up on Augusta and Savannah. He can only be oppo sed by the militia and a comparatively small body of regulars, and we fear opposed ineffectually. Where is Gen. Hood's army in this, the hour of trial? Secret Sessions. The Hon. J. T. Leach intro duced in the House of Representatives, on the 18th, a resolution declaring that secret sessions are in compatible with a republican form of government, and should be dispensed with, except when indis pensably necessary. Much of the evil in Congres--6ional and State legislation has resultad from aecret sessions. The most tyrannical and unpopular meas ures adopted by Congress were passed in secret lession ; and much of the indebtedness of this State, incurred since the war, may be traced to legislation ith closed doors. It is time this abuse was ended. It ii impossible for any people to be free whose rep-: wsentatives do their work in secret We respectfully call the attention of the Editors of the Conservative and Confederate to their state ments in the proceedings of the two Houses on Tuesday, m their issues of Wednesday, in relation to the election of State Printer. Pending the election on Tuesday, Mr. Jones the Senator from Wake, and Mr. Rogers, one of the Commoners from Wake, stated by our request, in heir respective places, that we were not a candidate lor re-election as State Printer. The proceedings as published in the Confederate, do not contain: this . fret ; and the proceedings as published in the Con mathe, state that the " House proceeded to the ejection of State Printer, Messrs. Neathery, Holden, Gorman, and Pennington having been nominated fw that office." We had hoped that these journals, in their issues Thursday, would correct Jbis mistake, but as they Te nt done so we respectfully call tkeir attention t the matter. We Me under obligations to the Hons. G. W. gn, J. T. Leach, and Josifch Turner and toJames He, Esq. Doorkeeper of the Confederate Senate, ,or "Dportant public documsntg. Vol. XXX. No. 33. For tlir Standard. Mb. Editor: Will you allow a subscriber a small space in your paper ? I do nut propose to ed ify yourself or numerous readers oh the all absorb ing topic of War, or that much more desirablenbject Peace. That I leave to abler and better men, such as Messrs. Stephens and Boyce, and the sentiments announced through and by the Standard and Pro gress. I most heartily endorse the utterances of such journals and such men, and 1 do not . cxagge rate in saying that three-fourths cf the thinking and voting men of this County concur with me. It would be a sad disappointment tommy, yety many, should you or they ever be driven from :' d fence of the great, truths you have put, forth w th world. And, Mr. Editor. I agree with you ih.it the loUer of Mr. Boyce to President Davis h l eidedly the ablest paper that has appeared jn print since the war be gan. But I propose to confine tny6elf mainly to local matters matters of very great importance to the people, and I am sorry to say, of but small import to those who govern them. I desira to call the attention of all those whom it may conci.ru, to the status of af fairs in this section of North-Carolina. In the first place, the crop of corn, nearly all of which is ungathered, is consequently exposed to heavy loss and depredations from many causes, and will, therefore, in wy opinion be much lighter than was at first supposed. This country is deprived of nearly all the white labor in it, the males being al most constantly performing some species of milita ry duty, and obeying apparently senseless orders of some modern military Napoleon I mean the Home Guard commanders. It is certain that the crops of small grain bav barely averaged half ; wheat in particular, which owing to the great scarcity of bread last summer is now nearly consumed. Besides not moro than half a crop has again been sown this fall. Owing tt the same scarcity, the vegetable crops are nearly ex hausted also. Stock of all kinds is exeee-iingly scarce, such as hogs and beef cattle, and I venture the assertion that one hall the white population will have to live without meat next yeftr, ami hundreds of the poorer classes will have to go without shoes. Winter, long, dreary winter is last approaching, and soon the armieB of the contending sections will bitouac in their winter quarters, und then wo may again expect thousands of famished, worn-out horses to deluge the country. These horses und their ri ders will have to be fed and recruited, and it is this thought which so much disturbs our people,, when we look back to the scenes of last winu r und spring. Should such be the case, sad indeed would be the condition of many, if not all, who live here I trust the Legislature of North-Carolina now convened, will look to this thing, and as the Confederate gov ernment will have reetivtd its full tithe of all it requires, it surely will not need more. Why not require the military authorities to establish en campments where the tax in-kind is deposited, and forage the cavalry there ? They shculd not be for aged on private property without the means, and ollen without the disposition, of renumeration ; and it is a well known lact, that "the receipts already given during the present and last year, amounting to many thousands dollars, have never been paid, nor have uch losses been credited on the tax in kind. So that it really seems as if this government from principle repudiates its promises to pay, on the account of such quartermasters, Colonels, Cap tains, &c, perambulating and livingon the country. Yet the poor farmer has no- alternative. If he respectfully informs these military gentry, that he has nothing to spare, without subject." his family to distress ; or if he refuses to let them have all they want, the usual course of these brave soldiers is to dismount and in all probability take all you have, to your last bushel of corn, or stack of fod der, oats or hay, and then damn your soul in the bargain. And this too while the government has thousands of bushels of corn rotting and wasting. Mr. Editor, I am all the time willing, and have always been willing, to comply with the law and de mands of charity towards those who really deserve it; and 1 imagine the history of the world will not yield a parallel to the people of the South, who have given up to the Government not only their substance, bat the far greater boon of their personal rights and liberties in this revolution. Still the cry is mere blood and all your treasure. Will you al low me to ask you a question ? How can the poor men, in moderate circumstances, who buy and sell not,nor speculate, how can they live and meet these heavy demands ? Our property is not worth as much as it was prior to the war. and yet a snmll house and farm is taxed $1,300, winch farm is bare ly sufficient to support a f..imiy. Once we met, gave in our brief lists and departed ; nov nearly every third maD in tie Confederacy is a tax gather er or some kind of revenue officer, and every change of the moon brings them to your door. Their re ceipts are multifarious in form, and some, I am in formed, run ninety-nine years, the extreme age of hie imprisonment This does not include the tax in kind. That may not be so complicated. I do not apply aught of the above to the assessors &c, ol CaldwelL They are gentlemen,' albeit hot war men. Mr. Editor, I will close this article by saying that I hope the Congress just assembled will do some thing for the country. I hope they will not allow agents to impress promiscuously, after the govern ment has taken its tithe. If.such be the case another fall, will not our Legislature have to double its appropriation for the wives and families of the soldiers? , A LOOKER ON. Caldwell county, Nov. 10, 1804. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. Richmond ,Nov. 2L 1864. In the Senate, Mr. Semmes submitted a resolu tion, declaring that the quantity, quality and value of articles deliverable as tax in kind to be ascertain ed, ia case of disagreement between tax payer and assessor, by disinterested referees. After a protract ed debate the further consideration of the resolution was postponed until to morrow. The House adopted a resolution re-affirming the declaration of last session, of the unalterable deter mination of the people of the Confederate States, never upon any terms to have any affiliation, poli tical or otherwise, with the people engaged tn -the invasion of our soil or butchering of our citizens. A bill was introduced to organize corps of details composed of officers without command. Mr. Foote, in a personal explanation, delivered a phiilipic against the Editor of the Examiner Tor a criticism upon his speech of Sarbrdav, in favor of referring peace propositions if submitted by the United States, to the sovereign States. Richmond, .Nov. 22. In the Senate, Mr. Henry from the Committee on Military, A flairs, reported a bill increasing the compensation of free negroes em ployed in the army and authorizing the impress nient of forty thousand slaves. The bill was placed on the calendar. A message from the President in response to the resolution of Mr. Maxwell, stating no State of the United States had intimated a willingness, directly or indirectly, to enter into a. convention for the ces sation of hostilities, or other purposes. . The House passed the Senate bill, authorixingan exchange of six per cent coupon bonds for seven thirty notes ; also adopted a resolution of thanks to Gen." Forrest, officers and men, for he victories recently gained. Nothing further of interest in open session. Richmond, Not. 23. The Senate passed a bill conferring the rank of Colonel on his Assistant Henry's declaration resolutions were made the order of the day for Tuesday, and it then went into secret session. - In the House, among the bills and resolutions in troduced one was to abolish the passport system. Tntn went into secret session. RALEIGH, N. C, WBDNES LEGISLATURE OF NORTH-C AHOLD? A' SEN A.TK. Tdesdat, Nov. 82, 184. Mr. March.. Senator from Rowan and Davie, was quali fied and took hi seat. The Speaker announced tbe following standing Com mittees : ' Oa Propositions and Grievances. Mean. Smith. Ay tock, Wiuslead, Speight, Odom, Blount, McCurkle and Jones Pri? ileges and Election: Messrs. Wright, Ellis, Bagley, Orier, Hortou, Kirov and Saunders. - Judiciary Messrs. Warren, Wright, Leiteh, Bogle, Bi Tsnn. W instead and Dick Inttrnil Improvement. Messrs. Leitcb, Horton, Mat thews, E'lis. titration, Jones and Lassiter. Claim. Messrs. Sjwight, Powell, Taylor, Adams, Snead, March and Ward. Elueation a ml Literary Fund. -Messrs. Dick, Lassiter, Lindsay, McEacbern, Bigler, Long and Whitfori. Banks and Curnney. Messrs Bagley, Winstead, Long, Miller, Patton, Courts and Bryson. Corporations Mars Arendell, Smith, Wynne, Harris, Berrv, Blount and Ajcock. Agricultural. Messrs. Powell, HcEachern, JlcCorkle, Jones, Lindsav, Adams and Odom. 8SNATS BBIXCB OF JOINT STilCDlNQ COMMITTER, fuine. Messrs Wiggins, Pool, Courts, Patterson Berrv, Lone. Harris and Lassiter. -Veaf, Dumb and Blin dAsylum Messrs. Arendell, Odom and Ciump. iS'Oitmp LumU -Messrs. Lindsav, Wynne and Mann. PMie Buildings and Crwoait.-rMessra. Berry and l'Bwrll. Public Library. Messrs. Ellis, Speight and Lassiter. Cieoke Lindi and Western Turnpike. Messrs Bry son, Uortou and Pat! on Insane Ay'vm. Messrs. Pool, Miller and Arendell. Military Affairs. Messis. Stubbs, Patton and Pitch ford. Committee on Enrolled Bills or tie West. Messrs. Winstead, Lassiter and Leitcb. A ine.-sipe was received from the House informing the Senate uf ihe organization of that bodr. Messrs. Leiteh and Winstead were appointed the Senate branch of a joint committee to wait upon the Governor and inform him of the organization of the tiro Houses. Messrs. Lassiter and fool were appointed tbe Senate branch of a joint committee to prepare rules for the gov ernment of the two Houses. Mr. Leiteh, from the joint committee to wait upon the (rowruor, reported that his Excellency would communi cate in writing, wiih the two Houses, at 12, M , at which hour the message w is received and read, and five Copies for each meinbei ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. -Wright a message was sent to House proposing to go into an election for State Printer at 2 o'c'"ck. Messrs Wiggins and Adams were appumted to suieriutend ihee'ectiou Mr. Jones in behalfot'Mr. Holden, present State Prin'er, said that he was requested by Mr. Holdtn to return his thanks to tbe Senate, and to say urthat body that haring ex ecuted the Sta'e Printing for two yeirs past at cons.der-tbl- pecuu ary sacrifice, Le did not desire a re-election. Mr. Wiggins nominated Mr. J. B Neathery, who re ceived 45 rotes. Mr Wiggins reported thewho'e number of votes cast to be IS9, of which Mr. Neatherv received Iu4, Mr Gorman, V0, Mr. Koldeu 7. Mr Pennington 4. scattering 1. Adjourned to 10 o'clock to morrow. HOUSE OF COMMON'S. The Hone was called tn order at 11 o'clock, a. m. Prayer 1t the Kev. J. M. Atkinson. Tlu" journal of yesterday was rea and approved. Ttie following members appeared and were qualified, riz: Messrs Beam, Alford, Crawford, Davis and Hassell. A message was received from the Senate aunouueiug the due organization of that body. Also a message proprosing to raise a joiut select com mittee to wait uu lis Excellency, the Governor, and an nounce their organization and their reidiuess to receive any-message he might wish to communicate- Concur red in. Also, a message from the Senate proposing to raise a joint committee to establish ru'cs of order to regulate the intercousc between the two bodies. Concurred in. Mr. Sliepheid ottered a resolution proposing that the rules of the last session be held operative until others bhould be adopted for the government of tbe House Adopted. . On motion of Mr. Wangh a committee was appointed to prepare rules for the government of the House. Mr. Waugh introduced a resolution in favor of W. S. Webster, which passed its several readings. Mr. Phillips introduced "a bill to incorporate the Bing ham School. Mr Love a bill repealing all laws exempting SUte and other officers from conscription. Mr. Fowle a bill to amend the Mb section of an act entitled "an act to restore the Courts and for other pur poses." Passed its several readiugs under suspension of the rules. The committee appointed to wait on his Excellency, the Governor reported that he wou d communicate by message at 1- o'clock m. At nmn the mssaga was received und read. On motion five copies, of tbe message and two of tbe accompumng docuuieuts for each member were order ed to be printed. The House then voted for Stat Printer. Before 'he vote was takeu, Mr. Rogers stated that Mr. Holden was not a candidate. The rote for State Printer being declared. Mr. Neathery was found to have received liH out of 13itvotes cast and wus accordingly declared elected, after which the House ' adjourned. SENATE. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1864. XIr. Warren introduced a bill to extend the time for he registration of deeds, grants, &c Mr. Wright called for the reading of that part of the Treasurer's report accompanying the Govern or's message, which had not been printed. It was read accordingly. A message was sent to the House proposing to go into an election for three Engrossing Clerks at 12J o'clock, and the following gentlemen were put in nomination : M. J. Moore, W. A. Huske, Neil McKay, Wm. Fife, A. Pierce, W. W. Dunn, S. A. Taylor, N. Al ston, F. Phillips H Newsom, J. M. Mason, Col. S. S. Cooper, W: F. llilliard, J. T. Leach, Jr., J. Q. Barhain and C. A. Cameron. On the first call of tbe roll, Mr. McKay was elect ed, he having received 95 votes in the two Houses. Mr. Moor received 59, Huske 56, Alston 86, Dunn 85, Leach, 18, &c The 'roll was called a second time for election of the two remaining Clerks, and before the result was announced the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Messrs. Yann of Hertford, Riddick of Perquim ans, Bond of Gates and Sharpe of Iredell, presented their credentials and were duly qualified. Mr. McCormick presented a resolution instructing the judiciary committee to inquire into the expedi ency of passing a law to suspend specie payments during the war. Mr. Mann of Pasquotank, from the joint commit the on rules for the government of the two Houses, reported that the committee recommend the rules of the former Assembly.- The report was concur red in. " The Speaker announced the 'following as the House branch of the joint atanding committees : Finance Messrs. Shepherd, Amis, Brownof Meck lenburg, McGehee, Murphy, Phillips, Cunningham and Lowe. military affair. Messrs. Grissom, Cowles, Stan cell, Pool and Gaskins. Public Buildings. Messrs. Albritton, Caho, and Calloway. Pullic Library. Messrs. Benbury, Smith of Du plin, and Stipe. Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. Messrs. Mc Cormick, Holton, Joyner, Costner and Latham. Insane Asylum, Messrs. Carson, of Alexander, Riddick, Baxter, Peace, and Smith, of Cabarrus. Swamp Lands Messrs. Bond, of Gates, Wooten, Perkins, Cobb and Carter. ' Cherokee Lands and Western Turnpikes. Messrs. Young, Asheworth, Banks and Polk. Mr. Shepherd, a resolution instructing the milita ry committee to enquire into the expediency of re lieving from Home Guard duty, these farmers bonded to the government under act of Congress, Feb. 1864. Mr. Shepherd, a bill concerning the salary ol Judges provides for payment of their actual ex penses during term of courts. ' Mr. Brown of Mecklenburg, a bill to punish per sons going to the enemy. Refered and ordered to be printed. A message was received from the Senate, propos ing to go into election for Engrossing 'Uerks, th;s day, 12 M., and announcing the names of sveiai DAY, NOV. 30, 1864. ?.e-?,t,wnen' )ch were added the names oi T. H. Hill aim J L. tfVeii On motion of Mr. Shepherd the ballot was had with written tickets. The Speaker appointed Messrt. Smith of Johnston a u el1, comntt to superintend tire election, and the two Houses proceeded to vote, with the fol lowing result : Mr. McKay, 95 ; Mr. J. Moore, 59 ; Mr. Huske, 66; "F. Phillips, 51; Mr. Austin, UC; w. W. Dunn, 85 ; T. H. Hill, 81 ; the rest scattering. Neccessary to a chojee 81. Mr. McKay was alone elected. . A message was sent to the Senate proposing to go into an election for the two remaining clerks, which was agreed to. Pending the announcement of the result of this election the House adjourned until to-morrow morn ing 10 o'clock. SFNATE, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1864. The journals of yesterday were read and ap proved. Mr. Patterson, from the committee to report rules of order for tbe Senate, reported the rules of the last session without alteration. Report concurred in. Mr. Moore was reported elected 1st Assistant En grossing Clerk. He received 81 votes.- Whole number cast 151. Mr. Odom introduced resolutions protesting against the emancipation of slaves for services ren dered in our armies, and against the policy of arm-, ing slaves. Referred to committer on military af fairs, and ordered to be printed. The bill to extend the time for the registration of deeds, &&, was read a 2d time and passed. Ex tends the time two years from Jan. 1, 1865 The Senate proceeded to vote for 2d Assistant Engrossing Clerk, when Mr. Phillips was elected. He received 82 votes. Whole number cast 144. Mr. Odom moved to send a message to the. House proposing togo into an election for C. S. Senator to morrow at 12 o'clock, which was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Leiteh, a message was sent to the House proposing to go into an election for Au ditor to morrow at 12 o'clock. Mr. Leiteh nomina ted R. H. Battle, Esq. The House amended by proposing to go at once said election, which was concurred in, and Mr. Battle received 40 votes, being the whole number cast in the Senate. The committee to superintend the election of Auditor reported the whole number of votes cast 142; or which Mr. Battle received 137, and Mr. T. 11. Hill 5. The Senate concurred in a proposition to go at once into an election for Comptroller, and C. H. Brog.len, Esq. was elected Whole number of votes cast 143, of which Mr. Brogden received 143 An engrossed bill from the House providing for two terms of the Supreme Court to be held in Ra leigh each year, on the 2d Mondays of June and December, was passed its three readings under a suspension of the rules. Also, an engrossed resolution in favor of Wm. S. Webster. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. House met at the appointed hour. Mr. Shepherd from the select committee on rules lor the government of the House, reported the rules of the former Assembly, together with some amend ments, which were adopted and the report concur red in. Mr. W. 11 Flynt, of Stokes, and Mr. Faucette, of Alamance, presented their credentials and were qualified. The following Standing Committees were then announced : Judiciary Messrs. Carter, Fowle, Person, Sho ber, Cldwell, George, McAden, Dargan, Sharpe, Morisey and J. H. Ueaden. Claims. Messrs. Patterson, Smith, of Johnston, Grier, Vann, Gibbs, Russ, Boyd, Isbell, Wheeler, W. J. Ueaden and Reinhardt. Propositions and Grievvnces. Messrs. Allison, Duke, Cobb, Murrill, Russell, Alston, Flynt, Har rington, Costner, Lyle and Faison. Education. Messrs. Henry, Best, Crawford, of Wayne, Hawe?, Davis, of Franklin, Clapp, Polk, Beam, llrwin, Patton and Bryan. M Ayr isuuure. aiessrs. rerkins, Uutterbridge, Simmons, Little, A!frd, Strong, Harris, Shipp, Johnson, Brown, of Madison, and Davis, of Halifax. Internal Improvement. Messrs. Mason. Jovner. Powell, McLean, Rogers, Harrison, Jordan, Craw- lord, ot itowan, .McMillan, Love ana uidney. Private Bills Messrs. Bond, of Bertie, Hassell, Lane, Fanner, Lewis, Judkins, Blair, Faucette, Be thune, Powell, Horton, of Wilkes, Waugh, McMil lan, Carson, of Rutherford, Crige, Enloe. Privileges and Elect ions. Messrs. Hawes, Hen ry, Carter, Murphy, Person, Fowle, McGehee, Sho Oer, Sharpe. Horton, of Watauga, and Phillips. Mr. Powell, from the committee to superintend the election of Engrossing Clerks, reported the elec tion of Mr. M. J. Moore. Mr. Shepherd, "a bill to aid the Florence and Fayetteville Railroad Company." - Referred. 0 A message was received from the Senate propos ing to go into an election for Engrossing Clerk. Agreed to, and Messrs. Horton, of Wilkes, and Da vis, of Franklin, were appointed to superintend the election. Mr. Phillips was elected. The Speaker announced that he had two commu nications, addressed to him as Speaker, containing depositions contesting the election of Mr. Faison of Duplin by Mr. R. B. Houston, and the election of Mr. Rogers of Northamton by Mr. Calvert. Re ' ferred to the appropriate committee. Mr. Shober a bill to amend ' an act for the relief nf the wives and families of soldiers in tbe army." Laid over. BILLS ON THEIR SECOND RIAEINO. A bill to do away with all exemptions. Referred. A bill to incorporate the Bingham school. Re ferred. A bill concerning the compensation of the judges. Passed its second reading. A message was sent to the Senate proposing : go immediately into an election for-Auditor Pa" lie Acciunts. Agreed to, and Messrs. Johnson ! Simmons were appointed committee to superure election. Mr. Phillips nominated R. H. Battle, Jr. Mr. Smith, of Johnston, nominated Mr. 1. il Hill. Mr. Battle received 137 votes. Mr. Hill re ceived 5. - A message was received from tae Senate accept ing the proposition of the House to go into an elec tion for Comptroller of Public Accounts. Messrs. Isbell and Costner were appointed committee to su perin tend, election. Mr. Shepherd nominated Mr. Brogden, who re ceived 142 votes, ands was declared duly elected. Mr. Shepherd, a resolution to refer so much p the" Governor's message-as relates to military affiirs, the abolishing th Home Guard and that part which i elates to the resolutions of the Governors at Au gusta, to the joint standing committee on military affairs. Adopted. ' On motion the House adjourned till to-lborrow, 10 o'clock, A, M.' WAR NEWS. From Petersburg. All quiet on tbe 22L The roads tare now deep in mud and streams much swollen. The recent ac tivity of the enemy on our right, it is thought, grew out of an apprehension of attack by us. There i3 a rumor that Sheridan's arrny having' devastated and retired from the Valley, is now rein - frrcing Grant, and that he will soon make a move ment upon our lines neax Petersburg. am Whole Number 1540. Trom the Taller. Two divisions of the enemy's cavalry came two miles this aide of Mount JacVs0n oa the morning of the 22d. We attacked them ana drove them below Edinburg, a distance of ten r.r eleven miles. Our loss was seven or eight killed and wounded ; enc cmy's loss not known. Th following dispatch is from Oen. Lee. Hsadqi-artbrs, Nov. 23. Don,, J. A. Ssddon: General Early reports that the enemy s cavalry in considerable force, drove in our cavalry pickets this morning, and advanced to Mount Jackson and crossed over the river." It was met by some infantry and one brigade of Rosser's cavalry, and driven back. Rosser pursued, driving the enemy beyond Edinburg in confusion and com pelling him to abandon his killed and wounded. Larly thinks it was a reoonnoissance. R. B. LEE, Gen'l from eor;ia. A telegram from Augusta of the 22d says that "the central train from Daviaboro. reports that Milledevi lie and Gordon were captured yesterday by the enemy. The store houses, Governor's Man sion and Penitenriary were burned at Milledgville. Gen. Wayne. holds the Oconee bridge- Nothing from Macon. , Passengers from the Georgia road report that the train went up to Greensboro' to day. The enemy appears to have all gone in the direction of Milledge ville and Macon, but nothing certain is known. A scouting party went into Atlanta after the Yankees eft They report that all the business portion of the city was destroyed." Gen. Beauregard has issued an appeal to Geor gians to rise in arms and expel the invader. He was expected in Augusta on Wednesday, the 23d. The Augusta CLroniele ini. Sentinel of tbe 22d says that a laige body of troops were on their way from the west for that place, and would arrive in a few days ; and that the Governor of South-Carolina has ordered his militia forces to rendezvous at Ham burg, opposite Augusta, on the Savannah river, to act in a case of necessity. It .further states that orders were received at that place on the night of the 22d to provide rations for 20,000 troops. Sherman' destination is in doubt, nor can it be said that he will attack any particular place. He will act according to circumstances in giving or de clining battle, but in the meanwhile press steadily forward to the seacoast Beaufort Harbor and Charleston, S. C. are spoken of as being the points for which he aims; but we think it more probable that he will attack Savannah. At present he ap pears to be marching on Augusta; and if so, cannot be further than 50 or 60 miles from that place. We learn that the Secretary r.f War has prohibi ted the publication of telegraphic despatches from the seat oi war in Georgia. . From the North. The Philadelphia Enquirer of the 19th has been received in Richmond. It says great excitement prevailed at Memphis on the 18th, in consequence of reports that Beauregard was marching against it with a large force from Coiinth. The Chicago Journal says a furloughed officer of Sherman's staff, states he has been ordered when his leave expires to rejoin his command at Savannah. The Louisville Journal of the 15th, says Thomas is at Pulaski with the 4th and 23rd army corps and heavy details of other corps. The Baltimore Ameriean says Grant, aceompa- nita oy a portion ot ms sun, arrived at Baltimore on Friday on his way to Burlington on a brief visit to bis family. The same paper sava the blockading fleets will soon be largely increased and rendered so strong that it will be impossible for vessels to run through them." A St. Louis telegram says Sherman's army con sists of four corps, commanded by Jeff. C. Davis, Ostcrhaus, Blair and Slocum. The Washington Chronitle of the 20th, contains nothing of interest except the admission of a defeat in East Tennessee, and a proclamation from Lincoln, raising the blockade at Norfolk, Fernandina avid Pensacola. Gold closed on Saturday ia New Yrk 220. Sherman is reported in New York and Baltimore papers to be advancing toward Savannah in two columns one to go to Macon, the other to Augusta and Beaufort, S. C., bis ultimate destination, where he intends to make the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron his future base of supplies. Only such buildings at Atlanta at could be of henefit to the rebels were destroyed. The extensive Kolling mills, stables and store houses at Rome, were destroyed. New Orleans papers of the 12th stale that French s roops have evacuated Ma ta moras. At Brownsville iere is a small rebel force. Gen. Canby's wounds re so serious that be will not be abie to take the addle for six months. Everything quiet at Little Rock on the 9th inst A Chattanooga telegram of the 16th says the rebels attacked our forces at Strawbury Plains yes terday; the fighting continued at intervals all day. Che rebels were repulsed on evory attack. GilUra is safe in Knoxvilto. Gold ex- iced, advanced to 225, and fell 216 and closed at 223. Presidential Election. The following are the majorities for Lincoln and Jofinson, as far as ascertained : Lincoln. McClellan. Maine, 18 000 New Hampshire, 2 000 Vermont, 20 000 Massachusetts, 70 814 Rhode Island 5 061 Connecticut, 2 41 New York, 9 00(1 New Jersey, 6 500 Pennsylvania, 15 000 Deleware, 450 Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia, 7 000 2 000 SO COO 10 000 25 000 81 000 10 000 5 000 25 000 5 000 10 00O 2 000 25 000 2 000 25 000 Or.io, Michigan, ' diana, r"inois, V isconsin, ilnnesota,1 ;-ws, 'ittsouri, K-ir.sas, Nevada, '.'alifornia, Oregon, Total in 24 States 334 356 31 950 Kansas must be reckoned as wholly for Mr. Lin coln,, the McClellan electoral ticket having been either withdrawn or very feebly supported. We place it at the moderate tmjoriiv of 10,000. Ten nessee we have not reckoned. The whole majority ..f Mr. Lincoln will be about 350,000, or about 200,000 over his majority in 1860. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. RicnuosD Nov. 19, 1864. Mr. Staples, of Virginia, from the select commit tee to inquire iuto the expediency of appealing to the several Status in order to effect a decrease in the number of exemptions under State authority report ed the following resolution : Looking to tbe appoint ment of a joint committee consisting, on the part of the House of one member from each Str-.te, whose duty it shall be to ascertain the number of ex'emp tions by State authority in each State, and if such number seem larger than necessary, tbe committee be instructed to inquire into the propriety of issu ing an appeal .tn, the State Legislatures that-action shall be takn so as . not tn CX40J?, persons bo tweea tbe gw of 18 and 40. Mr. Staples said it was obvious that some action should be taken on this subject. The records of the Burcan of Conscription exhit it more than 80.000 exemptions of able-bodied males between 18 end 45, under this clause, as follows : In Virginia, 1.400; North Carolina, 14.600; South-Carolina.. 400 ; Alabama.. 1,074 ; Mississippi., 110; Georgia,, 12,000 to 15.000 perhaps more besides a large number of railroad employees, fcc., whom the Governor refuses to have enrolled. Such a state of affair was unjust to those States-which have restricted themselves in this particular in or der to increase oor armies. No man was more favorable to States Rights than he, but wa should not press the Jotrine too far at the expense of our national liberty. Oor great work was to establish our independence. We had better do anything than submit. GentUwn may talk a'-out. an armistice or a convention of State2. When or where have the North proposal such a thing. Every advance on our part would he considered as an evidence of failing resources and despairing hopes. He believed that tbe end might be a pros'rate and ex hausted country, but it would be one whose mountains- and streams are swept by the divine air nf free dom. Mr. JT. Leach, of North Camlinn, said he was surprised at the language used by the gentleman from Virginia, in which North Carolina, it seems, comes in for her usual (.hare of. criticism North Carolina had furnished more men to th't army in proportion to population than any other State Sha had sent 118,000 men o the field, of whom one and a third per cent, had sealed their devotion with their lives. What has Virginia lost? A little over half of one per rent. Virginia may be chivalrous, but her sons, it seems, have been more fortunate. The gentleman says injustice and injurv is done to other Sttes by the action of North Carolina nud Georgia. When othfr States rotne up tn tbo mens ure of their duty, as North Carolina Ins don, fhn.i will be less cause of complaint lie s-mnn-North-Carolina were to send nil berw l.-ii dren and negroes to the armv, k woiM , ' r;" ' admitted that she had perhr. d"' ( half W- The gentleman from Virginia cbiims to be ji S Rights man. but he hss a poor wav r.f t ho inc He is a consolidationist. As for Hmself, be to.:k occasion to say, lhat he endorsed evry wmd writ, fen und spoken by Gov Brown and Vice President . Stephen--,, and also the views expressed hy the gen 'le man from South Carolina (Mr. Boyce.) He was aware that an avowal of such sentiments was looVed :ipon by some as discovering a taint of din'ovaltv. '"nt he was satisfied with his company, and when bey were hung he was content to ask the por-r 'Mvilege of bcinj hung with tbm. Mr. Miles, of South Carolina, said it was alwa- s jainful to him, when subjects requiring p'te M.rJ ileliberate consideration were introduced in t' House, to see undue manifestations of party err--went and slill more of sectional jra'onsi.f s. i ?mly hope of final success is in a cordial, irieix! and fraternal union. Division, much more, disn rH and exasperated feelings, will prove fatal. He 1-i.u never beard in this House one word to excite the jealously of any member from the S"vte of North Carolina It was not necessary for the men.ber to reiterate what we all gladly acknowledg;.-. thai N rth Carolina has done as much as was possible, with the means she has been able to put forth. A. to say- ing that one State has done more than another, he thought the statement was improper and hastily made. He thought that all hd done wall. If the conscript laws were properly executed, k was evident that the burden of the war would fall equally upon each State. If such was nut the case, it was due to the necessary imperfections of legisia lion. i The question before the House was, whether each State could not carry on State government with t' atue relative proportion of exempts. Ha thought that there whs nothing necessarily imouting any lack of patriotism to any State or any Governor in asking the Legislature to lonk into this matter of State exemptions Perhaps there were offices v hich . bad been crea'ed bv the Laislatures whirL. the Governors are bound to GU, but which thpw Legi - latures might themselves ileeta nr.npcesssrv in war'w disjointed times, ar.d which they would be willing to disperse with. Mr. Logan, ! X. C. finterrnpunir I.i No' , exemptions; ami the Governor ,nierei. 'rrus . .t their will and'onler Mr. Miles said that fact made nn v.op:l to h Legislature ilxre appropriate, as hav' the tn. t: especially under its coii-rnl. The genl'.eiiian from N .rt'' Ciri'in-i (r. Leacb) had taken occasion, very iin'-eo-- ,;'-t in bis jiii men t,ta ex press his appv.. -.! , nutse ih1 views of G 'V. Brown and V - 1 Stc'ph - lie must confess that the t'flvct ! sue 'i;xbtb 'lit on his m'.nd waft to' produce, not so tmv h a Ming of surprise, fi-r it was natural that the h-nvv bur dens of war should render mcr impatien- x;l re less; but lie Cin!d not but be smi-izkI thit in v. v mid-1 nf a di'H'ii sirugg'd g'M:tli''i)e-i should rnmst in exercising their irit lie .-is :i such subjvets'; as much so as if they fbijuld seriously pmn e to send a deputation to the Eiupcror of Clii'.a to explain to his celestial majesty the theory of popul ir liberty, on which our government is founded. He believed there would be as much use in sending such an' embassy as it would be tn send propositions of peace upon the basis of our independence (and he . hoped no one here was prepared to accept jess) to any portion of the -rth. He believed that the whole North dreamed of nothing less than our su mission; and ny advances on our part would be received as indication of weakness end despair, Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, rose to call atten tion to what he considered as inherent coi-Iotw of the incorrectnoss of the tabular statement relative to the numbers of exempts in each State which hd een introduced into the House. He regarded the tables as utterly unreliable. . Mr. Foote, of Tennessee, opposed tho solution in its present f.rm. Ho was Pr giving eaeh State credit for what it had done. Gentlemen had gone out of their way to attack the Vice Presidont Mr. atepnens nan no seat, on tnis u r, aim no ngni ir speak in bis own defence, and, therefore, contumely was heaped an pon him, a ,l skulking attacks were made by members who dared not meet him face to face in open debate. Mr. Lester, of Georgia, raised a point of order, Tbe debate was not confined to the subject under discussion. The Chair. The gentleman is out of order. Tbe gentleman will proceed in order. Mr. Footh (excitedly). Yes, sir, I understand how this is. The Vice President has been arraigned here to-day. and no restriction was placed upon the debate then. It seems to be very much in order to denounce, entirely out of order to defend, him. Mr. Miles, of South Carolina: The gentleman said something about skulking attacks having been made on the Vie.: Preaid. nt in this boii-se. He be. 1 eved he had -'id something in reference to that gea tleman, and he wished the gentleman to say whether he meant to intimate that he had made any skulk ing attacks. Mr. Foote : No, sir, a very open on. I desig nate as skulking attacks all those, sd in secret session. Correspondence of tbe N. C. Standard ! Isdia Chief C. R. Smr, Charleston, Nov. 21, 1864. f . Mr. Editor : Thinking you would like to hear bom the North Carolina buys about Charleston, I :irop you a line or two for your columns. On the 4ih instant thirty six of our boys left Camp Holmes to join the marine service at t hi place. They arriv ed safely k id were received on poard the Indian Ci'iief, known as the Confederate States Receiving Mil p. W e have on noanl about one hundred and fifty men, most of whom are from North-Carolina, and a goodly number from Chatham County. Our rati ms arc much better than most of us anticipated. We get plenty of beef, purk.crackers, sugar afi3 cop tee. Our duties are solar light. We have prayers tvey evening on the vessel, and our meetings are c inditcied by our wortbp. comrades Edmund Wad dell and Samuel Womble, of Chathrm. I hope it will be a ci.nsol-ition to the loved ones at home fc) bear that amidst all tbe temptations of Camp. ihei e is a sptrit of prayer in our midst. ' Nor is this all, Mr. E'i-'.or. There is a great spirit for peace m mg us. We are looking to such men as Gov. B 'iTn anl Mr B-vce wv the way to an honor tM -eie.;. Miy God hwn it for .our bleeding cuui.iry. r