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LAWS ! I'atted by the extra teuton of the General Aemlfy of X, Carolina convened in JlaJrigk May I, 1861, -0 THE STAT JAW. The following ia the Sta Law ratified on Friday last: AX ACT to provide againtt the tmcrifice of property, and to Mspend proceeding in certain cate. . Sec. 1, Jit it enacted, 4pc That no Meeution oT fieri facia or venire exponas founded upon a judgment iq iaay suit or action for debts and demands de on bonds promissory notes, bills of exchange, covenants for the payment of money, judgments, acroncts and ail other Xijcualracts for money, demands or contracts for specific articles, others than those upon official bonds, or in faror of the State, or against non-residents, shall be --jssaed from the passage of this act, by any court cf record. Or magistrate for the sale of property until .qtherwise provided hj law, nor shall there be any sales'' antler deeds of trust or decrees, unless by the consent of parties interested until otherwise provided by law. . -.-Sac. 3. Where such executions bare issued, and are bow in the bands of officers, whether levied or not, the officer bavin; such executions shall return the same to the magistrate or eocrt from whence they issued, with ' . jout further execution thereof, and executions upon the tame judgmests shall not issue again until the operation of this act ceases: Provided, That this act shall not I construed to discharge the Jien which has already : beeo acquired by the taking out such execution. Sbc. 3. There shall be no trials of any cases requi ring the intervention of a jury, nor upon warrants before a justice of the peace in any suit or actiop for jdebts or demands dr.e on bonds, promissory notes, bills .of .exchange, covenants for the payment of money, ; judgments, accounts and all other contracts, for money .(Uuiands or contracts for specific articles. Sec. 4. This act shall not apply to liabilities upon the ?' part of public officers, either to the State, counties .corporations or individuals; nor to State, county or cor .poration taxes, nor to debts hereafter contracted, nor ,,o debts due the Stale, nor to debts due from nou ' residents, nor to the annual collection of interest: Pro " vided, That no note, bill of acceptance, or other oblijra- -'tioti, the consideration of which is any debt or obliga i. -tion at present existing, shall be held or considered as --Ji debt hereafter contracted. :v; 'Sec. 5. The interest which bas accrued since the 1st day, of January, A. D. I860, or which may hereafter accrue upon any bond, or promissory note which was payable before the passage of this act may be collected h lii'iwin rtf ifpht nr iiinmniiil ttpfnrr an t- tnsrir-f nf ihp peace,. if the amount of interest sued for be within his jurisdiction, and if not, then in the County or Superior Court: Provided, hotcever, That no warrant or suit shall fce brought except for the interest for one year or more, ? -(always making an even number,) by computing the - time from the day when the intesestupon such boud or promissory note begau to accrue. Svc. fi. That any person who is about to remove bis property out of the State, without the consent of his creditors,' shall Hot be entitled to the benefit of this act. Hv.o. 7. That all mortgages and deeds in trust for the benefit qf creditors, hereafter , executed, whether regis tered Or not. and all judinnent confessed during the '.continuance of this act, shall be utterly void, and of no , effect. Sic. 8 The time during which this law is in force hall not be computed in auy case where the statute .of limitation comes in question. Sec.' 9. That this act shall be in force from and af fer its ratification. CAPTIONS. A joiut resolution for special messen gers 6f the Executive Department, if An act to repeal the Oth section of the Y6th chapter a the Revised Code entitled "Oaths." Joint resolution concerning t be equipment and pro visioning of Volunteers. An act to authorize and require the Governor of N. Carolina to call a Convention of the people. An act to repeal restrictions upon fishing. Au act to raise ten thousand State troops. An act to provide for the mauufacture of arms and -other munitions of war, Resolutions on Federal Relations. An act to amend the charter of the city of Raleigh nd other cities and towns. Resolution to pay Commissioners to the Peace Con ference at Washington and the Congress at Montgom ery $G per day. refutation of thanks to bis Excellency, the Governor f the State. Resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint a 4'ommissionw to Montgomery. ., An act to repeal an act appropriating 2,500 for lighting and heating the CnpitoL An act for Patrols. ' ' An act authorising the Volunteers to vote fur dele irate to the State Convention for their respective coun . Jies, the vote to be seut to the Sheriffs by captains. . . .An act to raise twenty thousand volunteers. Wo do not think the above is a complete list of Captions, as it was made up bj the Raleigh Jour nal, we suppose, before the Legislature adjourned. Ualkk.ii Percussion, !ap Factory. Owing ! :-to the kiu of Professor Luimons in making the composition, and the mechanical dexterity of Mr vuarhs ivuester in using it lor the requisite pur- pose, we shall have as much of that article so es sential in war, percussion caps, as we may need. IVe have seen a specimen of the' caps, and they fully answer the end in view. Prof. Emmons has j also suggested the mode of manufacturing any quantity of the right sort of powder. This is a beginning of enterprises by Southern people to upply themselves ' with those things for which they have been so long dependent on their North ern enemies. We shall expect to see tanneries, manufactories of leather, of hats, and every requi site for the comforts and necessities of life spring ing up all over the South. Raleigh Register. tsS-The New York Day Book says, '-That -papers received at our office, which arc published int small cities and country towns, are for the most part entirely free of the war-spirit, which appears in ike journals published in the larger cities ; of thirty-two Northern country papers which we re ceive, twenty-six denounce the war spirit as sure to lead to hopeless disunion, and natioual ruin." " .TENNESSEE. Tennessee has been declared out of the Federal Union by the Legislature. The people will vote on the secession ordinance on the 8th of June. A military league will be formed with the Confederate States, and confirmed by the Legislature : the war exponse to be borne by the Confederacy, and the army to be under the Con federate authorities. In addition to the secession ordinance, a bill has also passed the Legislature , calling for 55,000 troops, and appropriating five millions dollars two millions positively and three uillioDs conditionally. . Maryland : Proposes, to Act as Media--tor, In the Maryland Senate the Committee on Federal Relations reported a resolution proposing a joint Committee of each House two members from each to wait . on the President of the United States, the President of the Confederate States, and the Governor of Pennsylvania and the Gov ernor of Virginia, and propose a suspension of hostilities until the fourth of July, so that the Congress of the United Slates may provide for a settlement of difficulties by the ballot-box. j Steamsqif8 Seized. The splendid steam ships Texas, Tennessee, and W. G. Hewes,of the New Orleans and Tex.s line, were saixed at New Orleans, Monday, by order of Governor Moore, of Louisiana. They are owned in New York, and the seizure was influenced bj a despatch to the agent to order them northward. They will be allowed to continue their trips to Texas, under ihe direction of Southern officers. " The authorities at Napoleon, Ark., took possess ion," on Monday, of the steamboat Hetty Gilniore, another boat owned in Cincinnati. They are de termined to "hold and possess" all steamboats owned in Cincinnati, t least ' till the arms and ammunition belonging to Arkansas are delivered P,:i"ri.V, , ' '.Or , INTEBVIEW WITH PRESIDENT LINCOLN. The Hon. Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, who re cently visited Washington for the purpose of consulting with tho President and other members of the Government, in reference to the National troubles,;, furnishes the Louisville Journal'with a lengthy account of his interview 'with' President Lincoln, from which we make the subjoined extracts ; found the President frank and calm, but decided and firm, fie expressed deep concern and regret for the existing condition of public af fairs, and his hope that there would yet be a restoration of the Union, and peace and amity among all the States. He remarked that neither he nor any other President who had been elected tir a nnwtT u-iiilrl fiilminisf pr the fSirirnni(nt in accordance with his own., opinions and judgment, J but. must make some departure to satisfy those who had placed him in power. That, before the Carolinians had made their attack on Fort Sumter, he had deciJcd not to reinforce or attempt to reinforce its garrison, but merely, and only, to supply its handful of famishing men with food, and that he had distinctly communicated these pur poses to the authorities of the Southern Confedera tion. That he had also determined that, until the meeting of Congress, he would make no attempt to retake the forts, &c , belonging to the United States, which had been unlawfully seized and wrested from their possession, but would leave the then exiting state of things to be considered and acted- upon by Congress, unless he should be constrained to depart from that purpose by the continued military operations of the seceded States. The President further said that events had now reached a point when it must be decided whether our system of Federal Government was only a league of sovereign and independent States, from which any State could withdraw at pleasure, or whether the Constitution formed a Government invested with strength and powers sufficient to. up hold its own authority, and to enforce the execution of the laws of Congress. That he had no doubt of the truth of the latter proposition, and he inten ded to make it good in the administration of the Government to the extent that he should be sus tained by the people of the United States. He remarked, also, that he had expected all the States upon which he had made a requisition for m (,r an, . K; r. otii. thn loora tr. ; !.,i-i,- ttia srt r,f ! Kentucky, which had been so loyal to the Union and faithful in the performance of all her duties. That he greatly regretted that she had not acted up to the principles of her great statesmen now no more, and for which she cast her vote in the late Presidential election, "the Union, the Constitution, aud the Enforcement of the Laws." That he intended to make no attack, direct or indirect, upon the institutions or property of any State ; but, on the contrary, would defend them to the full extent with which the Constitution and laws of Congress have vested the President with the power. And that he did not intend to invade with an armed force, or make any naval movement against any Stato, unless she or her people should make it necessary by a formidable resistance of the authority and the laws of the Uuited States. SPEECH OP STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. Jle shout tht: cloven foot at last. Stephen A. Douglas, who, becoming alarmed at the state of things in Washington, fled inglori ouly from Abraham's bosom, addressed both Houses of the Illinois .Legislature in the Representatives Hall, at Springfield, on the night of the 25th of April. He said: A war of extermination and oppression is now being waged against the Government. Walker boasts that on the 1st of May the Confederate flag will wave from the dome of the Natioual Cap itol, and on .the 4th of July the army will occupy Independence Hall. Already their piratical flag is uufurlcd against our commerce, and the naviga tion of the Mississippi is obstrueted, and we are 1. .-I. . . a mm a required to pay tribute at its moutn. lne ques ttoti is: fehall we allow this to proceed, or tliCct r the oppression? He said there was no cause for this rebellion; that no evidence had been present ed that their institutions were insecure; that the fugitive slave laws were never executed with more firmness than recently at Chicago. Are we to in augurate. the Mexican system in the United States? Had the candidate of the dtsunionists been : elect ed, and the IlepnLlicaus of the North rebelled, I would have u?ed my lest efforts to crush them The first duty of American citizens is obedience to courts and laws. In my opiuion, it is our duty to lay aside all party creeds and platforms until you have rescued the country from her assailants. I will never acquiesce in any warfare upon the constitutional rights or institutions of the South. If any attempt is made to iuvade these rights or i incite servile insurrections ainoujr them, I would t be the first to rush to the rescue, yet thcy must j distinctly understand that I will never acquiesce ! in their .invasions ol our constitu;ional nirhts. - a . It is crime against constitutional freedom to at tempt to gulch the United States out of the map of Christendom. Jle appeals to the men of all parties not to allow their passions to get the better of judgment and not to attempt to manufacture partizau capital out of the miseries and struggles of their country. To Democrats, he would say, dou'i allow party considerations to make you trait ors. The most stupendous and unaniiubui pre parations for war is the shortest way to peace. The greater the unanimity the less blood will be shed. Every friend of liberty must feel that this cause is his own.; The seceded States ' have proceeded to obstruct our most inalienable- riht of naviga tion of the Mississippi. The people of the Missis sippi Valley can ticvcr consent to be excluded from free access to the Gulf of Mexico. 1 will never cease to urge my countrymen to take up arms and fight to the death in defence of these rights. ' It is a war of self-defence. I believe it is a duty we owe to ourselves, our children and our God,- to protect and sustain our Government and flag from every assailant. Ho was frequently interrupted with enthusiastic applauses. - Can Mr Douglas show one instance where the South has attempted to invade the constitutional rights of the North, or obstruct the free passage of the Mississippi River. While pretending to wont to allay passion, bis language is calculated to arouse the passions of the Northern people. Rf-sioned Lieut. Solomon Williams, a native of Nash county, (brother of II. G. Williams, Com moner from Nash,) has resigned his commission io the United States Army, and has returned from New Mexico to place himself at the service of his native State. Lieut. W. graduated with d is ti no tion at West Pointv has seen much active service and is reputed to be a most gallant officer. The State needs such men. Raleigh State Journal. Distribution or Arms In an interview with Got. Ellis, we learn (unofficially of course,) that the rule whicb will be adopted in the distribution of arms, will be to grant them to military compa nies when they are called into service aud utt efore. Raleigh .Christian Atlrffcate. 2ESTitJCTIVE STOHM. . On Monday evening, May 6th, a very destru-. tire wind storm passed over portions of Jtfeith and South Carolina - 3j ""A correspondent of the Columbia Carolinian, writing from prajJgeburg, S. C, says rf- V'" " About six miles to the North of the village, it assumed the form' of a whirlwind. In its course it has laid waste the forest, making an open passage about a' quarter of a mile wide. Immense oaks and pines were torn up and flung here and there like little play things, while the smaller growth is torn away entirely or swept of verdure, and the fragments of trees standing are stripped even of their bark. Its track unfortunately lay dhectly across the premises of .Mrs pi O'Cain and VT J Ijt jentms, ana mere is a scene oi inqescno able desolation Dr Jenkins' premises, are. a com- plete, total, utter wreck, liis oeautitui mansion lias disappeared almost as completely as if swal lowed by an earthquake, and its remains are scat tered along two miles.1 Not a house is standing, and chimneys and fencing are prostrate. The im mense timbers of the dwelling lie scattered here and there in broken fragments. Some idea may be formed of the awful power that was at work, from the fact that the cotton screw, made of the heaviest timbers, fastened in the earth to the depth of four feet, and weighing several hundred thousand pounds, was lifted from its fastenings and flung en masse some thirty feet. The fields where the ftornado passed are swept bare 'of herbage, where a premising cotton 'erop was grow ing, and even the earth in some places torn up. The doctor saw the storm approaching, and cried to his family to fly to an open space, as he feared the falling of the trees about the dwelling a mo ment after their leaving, the house disappeared. Himself knocked down by a filling tree, while crawling from' under it, was 'knocked Insensible by a flying beam. His wife was tossed aloBg the nrth for some distance and escaped badly bruised. His nurse, Sib, flying' with the youngest child of three years, to which she clung with touching affection, was knocked, senseless by a piece of fall ing timber, and lies now in a precarious state. ThL,,.,.! reached here Sondav last, fronrMont- child had its arm broken. The girl Hannah, who was encienfe, when . the doctor urged her to. fly with him, loving her mistress more than her own life,; rushed into the house after her arid was instantly killed'A girl, 'Rachael, was killed; by the 1311111" VI Hie H. 11 C 11 I'll, UI1U. UUUlllCr BUUIUII i "uivi K ..i ta I lies seriously wounded. SOUTHERN CONGRESS. MoNTCOMF.Y, May 7; Mr Curry, of Alabama, presented a bill fixing the time of elcctionof Rep resentatives to Congress; also, providing, for the election of President ' and Vice-President under the permanent Constitution. An act was passed, from which the injunction of ' secrecy was removed, recognizing the existence of war between the United btates and thc.Uontederate States, aud "conceining letters" of marque, prizes and prize goods. The preamble recites the acts of Lincoln and his proclamation, and the necessity for the Confederate States to accept the war thus commenced by him. The act authorizes the grant ing of letters of marque and ieprisal on certain conditions. A proviso announces the doctrine-J that free ships make free goods, and thirty days are allowed Federal vessels now in poits of the Confederate State for purposes of lawful commerce to return to their home ports. Five por cent, of the prize money is to be reserved as a fund for the widows and orphans of those killed on private armed vessels and for (he'support of the wounded. May 8. In the Congress, to-day, Mr Cobb read a dispatch from D. P. Hill, Commissioner from Georgia, announcing that the Arkansas Conven tion had passed unanimously an unconditional ordinance of secession. . , Mr Norton, of Florida, offered a resolution of inquiry as to the propriety of appointing chaplains to the navy. Adopted. The Postal Department is ready to take charge of the mails at any moment that Congress directs. The office seals", books," blanks, routes and clerical at' wuipautv - m uciuiii.iuua iu ' lilt tiicaiik? Lincoln Government. May 9. The Congress was fnostly in secret session to-day. It is understood that they were eujiajred in making arrangements for a .vigorous aud successful- prosccutiou of . the war -placing the Confederacy in the best possible condition of defence. It is also understood that, contrary to what was : supposed, the Confederacy bad control of sufficient arms, ordnance and ammunition of every description, to put into the field 150,000 inen fur one year's campaign. : Congress also passed an act to raise an additional f.rce to serve during the war, and authorizes the President, to accept the services .of volunteers withoufc'regard to their place pftenlistment. Sf Another act authorizes the Postmaster-General to issue a ; proclamation any day .he in ay select, taking entire charge of the postal matters of the 11 X" 1 . f . r - Confederate' States. PROCLAMATION FROM LINCOLN. Whereas existing" exigencies demand immediate and adequate measure fur the protection of the National Constitution and the preservation of the National Union, by ihe suppression of a the insurrectionary com binations now existing in several States for opposing the laWs of the Triion arid obstructing' the execution thereof, to which end a military force in -addition to that called-forth bf my pfocUniationof the fifteenth day of April, in,.the present year,, appear to be iu- dispensably necessary. . n , f Jf , ... ; ' " Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President f the vnucu amirs nu vruiiiuiaiiuri-in-viiiri vi 111c -vrun aatl: Navy i hereof and of the Milt'la of the "several States, when ealled lnt aciive service, do hereby call jnto the service tof, the , United State forty f-t wo thou sand and thirty-four volunteers, o serve, or the. period Of three years, unless sooner discharged und to be niH3tcrcd into service as infantry and cavaTry. The proportions of each arm and the details of enrolment and organization wilt be made known through the De partment of War, , , , ? ,1,.. . And I . also direct that the repular army of the Uuited State be increased hy the addition of eight regiments of infantry, one regiment of caValry,and one regiment of artillery? making altogether a maximuni ajrgregate increase of tweui v-two thousand seven handred and foartcen officers and enlisted men; the details ol which increase will also be made known through the Depait ment of War. ,' ' t - And I further-direct the enlistment, for not less than one or more than, three years, of eighteen thousand seamen, in addition to the present force, for the naval service of the United Stages. Jhc details of the enlist ment and organization will- bt Bi&de kuavn through the Department of the Navy. The eall for volunteers hereby made, and the direc tion for tha increase of ike regal ur army and for the enlistment of seamen hereby given, together with the plan and organization adopted for the volunteer and the regular forces hereby authorized, will be submitted to Congress as soon as assembled. In the meantime I earnestly- invoke the eo-cperat ion of all good citizens ia the" measures hereby adopted for the effectual suppression of unlawful violence, for the impartial enforcement of constitutional laws, and for the speediest possible restoration of peace and order. and, with these, of happiness and wrosperity through out our country, v 1 - ' ' In testimony whereof, I hav herewato set nay hand, and caused the teal of the United States to b affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this third day of May, tn the year of onr Lord one thousand eight han dred and sixty-one, and of the Independence of the United States, the eiphtv-fifth. , t RAIIJIM LLVCOLX: - --4s. WAR ITEMS. i ALfXANDRuT Vaf May Q.Tbc travel tween'this city .and Washington, land between Washington and the North is now uninterrupted. Five hundred Kentuekians arrived at Harpers Ferry on Tuesday lasVto reinfofee t&e Virginians tit that point. Another' detachment ot wonnera troops arrived in W ashington on yesieruaj. gatisfaction to some extent exists among the regi ments, now in Washington,- - ' The rumor about the occupation of Alexandria by the Federal troops is not credited. A party of fifty West Point cadets were de tained in Philadelphia last night by the police, on the supposition that they were about to join the secessionists, information, having .been received that they had purchased, arms in New York The vote in Arkansas on the secession ordinance was sixty-nine for to wie against it. Richmond, May 9. -The authorities are evi dently well posted as to Scott's plans. Ffteen hundred troops arrived at Perry ville .from Phila delphia, last night. Several attempts were made on yesterday to fire this city one next door to the Bank of Richmond. The city is full of spies. Special messengers leave here every day for Washington to give the enemy information of our movements. Petersburg, May 9. Twenty-three ,V. S. Steamers are in the Eastern Branch of .the Poto mac. Vessels containing Lincoln troops and war munitions are daily passing . up the , Potomac to Washington. , All quiet in Alexandria, r Eleven hundred Alabama troops ; reached here last night via Lynchburg. . An immense entertain ment at the depot. . i .- . I ' Latest from Gen. Bragq's Army The Bat tle to Commence. The Columbus (Geo.) Sun, of Monday, Msy 9th, says: We are in receipt of a private letter, dated the 3d. from a friend connected with the army under Gen. Bragg before Fort Pickens. He states that a fiht is expected to occurr some time during the present weekj and the men generally are well and j anxious tor the conflict gomerynto the effect that general! 4ragg has re ceived notice "?;tp quit" from ; the commander of. FortPickens, under the pain of having his bat teries opened upon him to-day. We-suppose that the last dav of eraee eriven bv old Abe's rroclama- ftion was approacniiiir, ana perceivm; no mspusi- . t j: ' tion on the part of Gen. Bragg and his men to "disperse." the judicious commander thought it proper to. jog the General's mcuiorj.f- Norfolk, May 8. 4,000 troops are now here, including two Georgia companies. The authori ties are fortifying Norfolk and Hatter as Inlet. , ,v lrgmia troops are reported as concentrating in force at Harper's Ferry.'- Gen. Lee snys that the Virginians shall not cross the State ' line unless attacked. Frankfort, Ky., May 8. Governor Magoffin, in his message, denounces Lincoln's movements, and inclines strongly towards the South, but re fers the whole matter to the people recommend ing a Convention. Baltimork, May 8. Several rioters engaged in attacking the Massachusetts . troops have been arrested. The Legislature has done uothing. The Committee from Maryland, appointed to wait upon President Lincoln, assert that a war is to be waged to reduce all the seceded States to al legiance to the Federal Government, and that the whole power of the Government will be exerted to accomplish that purpose. Maryland certainly will not secede. Harper's Ferry, and not Baltimore, seems to be the intended point of the first attack. Virginia has a strong force there. Fifteen hundred free colored men in New Orleatis have offered their services to fight for the South. The Washington government received informa tion by the steamer Adriatic that Minister Faulk ner had presented the Commissioners of the South ern Confederacy. r Minister Dallas refused until recciviu instructions from Washington. It is said Mr Faulkner acted in violation of his instruc tions. It is reported that the Washington government has purchased twenty-five additional vessels, and will, within twenty days blockade eVcry4 Southern It is reported from Washington that Judge Campbell, of the Supreme Court, has resigned. Col. Van Dorn, of Texas, at the head of a force of State troops has captured at Indiauola one hun dred United States soldiers under command of Major Sibley, who surrendered. The officers are on parole. The men have the option of joining the Confederate army or taking the oath not to fight against it. St&F' Commodore Armstrong who was in com mand of the Pensacola Navy Yard when it was surrendered, to the Florida" terces has been court- martialed aud sentenced to be rcprimandedfby the Secretary of the Navy, and suspended from service for five years, half the time without pay. A War. oj? Subjugation or .Extermination. An intelligent gentleman who arrived lately in this "city, from Washington, stales that .he heard Lfncbtn makea speechfcOU Thursday night last, in which he declared that the present war must end in the subjugation or extermination of the South. lhat in the purpose of the administration, be- ! yond all doubt. Richmond Dispatch., L -w 4 - ; , v ' v t, 'jti. V DETERMINED TO ESCAPE. s ' ' A more determined and successfully carried out plan to escape from the tyranny ; ol the North', says the Norfolk Herald, is hard to find than that of Capt. O. t liue, of the schooner J. M. Taylor aud Capt. Sallyer of the schooner Francis Burnett. These vessels were laid up in New York harbor and the captains being Southern men (from North Carolina) were anxious to got home to their fami lies.. Accordingly on Sunday aiight the captain of the Tyler embarked in a yawl boat with, three of his crew, and taking on board Capt. Sallyer, proceeded down to Staten Island, where they were taken in tow by a schooner and carried to Cape May. Thence they crossed to Cape Henlopen and hauled their boat seven miles to the next inland water, proceeded south as far as that .would carry them, and then disembarked and dragged the yawl five miles further until. they reached the water be tween the mainland 'and " the Islands which skirt the coast of Maryland and the eastern shore i of Virginia. Down this they tuade their way to Cbincoteague inlet whence they emerged into the Atlantic and finally landed ia Lynnhaven, where their boat was eairied three miles further and launched into the Eastern branch of the Elizabeth River. They arrived, here on Friday evening having suffered occasionally for want of provisions and water. Capt. Rue. ays j that, the xdtement a jfew York is calming down, and the enlistments were confined to those who bad nothing else before them but starvation. He saw a conipauy of men .with out coats or shoes who were to be sent South, but the men were more anxious to go where thev could get something to eat than to fight. ' " Deling at the north. fv i&ttdn" from the tone f some of f be? leading ...V- . . Vnrhm twiners, we suppose that;hili the ing- there is unanimous iofavor; Bf offending Washington and resistinH,invoitC a Jree State, it is by no means unanimous-for invading the Southern States by Northern armies. m The N. Y: Journal of Commerce, after expressing a desire for peace and deprecating war,' says: - At all events, we arc vigorously preparing for war, and must prepare for it. True, the South has not yet invaded the free States at any point. There have been rumors of an attack upon V ash ington, and also upon Cincinnati; but none has yet been made; and it is at this moment a matter of doubt, we suspect, whether anysudi attack is intended, or whether the demonstrations made, and "the threats which are said to have been.ut frprl wprfl nnf. designed as a feint to prevent too large a force from being sent to :tho lSothern J norts. until the Secessionists there could complete their fortifications. But however this may be, our government did right in summoning a large force to defend the Capital; and would have neg lected its duty had it failed to do so. The whole North will sustain it in doing all that , may be necessary to defend not only the capital, but every portion of the non-seceded States. And if, for this end, it should accumulate1 solarge a force as not only to deter the South from invasion, . but also to dispose them for any honorable terms of peace, rather than encounter the hazards and hor rors of a ferocious war, it will be an auspicious result. One thing the South should understand, viz., that to the extent above indicated, the North is now a perfect unit in seyitiment. And further, that if an attempt should be made upon Washing ton or any other free territory, the same public sentiment will justify retaliation in kind. If the South indulge the thought in any aggressive move ment, armed co-operation may be expected from any portion 'of the North, the sooner they rid themselves of this fatuity, the better it will be for bothsections, andthc? sooner, will HhejishuB be cleared up.' : There is' no easy road to victory through a divided. North. Politics make strange bed-fellbwsnow;'or rather,' politics are altogether ignored, and partizans have united en mats for the commonweal. - We cannot but hope that when both parties be hold the vast proportions that the. war will assume, incase the two sections 'shall be brought into deadly conflict with each other, the counsels of peace will prevail, and an adjustment of differences be made, in some way honorable to both parties. And we are the more encouraged to hope this, when we see in leading llepublican papers, as we occasionally do, such sentiments as the following: From the Ilartfoi d Courant, April 12. , Public opinion in the Xortli seems to be gradually settling down in favor of the recognition of , the now Confederacy by the Federal Government. The thought of a bloody and protracted civil war. except as a mat ter of absolute necessity, is abhorrent to all, and its issues may be as perilous to the victors as to the van quished. To subjugate the seceded States by force of arms and to compel them to remain in the Union, if it be possible, must involve great expenditure of treasure and lifer and can result only in changing the present alienation into deadly hostility and iucurable hate. If they remain in the Union, they must do so oa peers of the other States, and not at conquered Province. lint here a new peril meets us. Do we not by the recognition of the Southern Confederacy, recognize the principle of secession? Seven Sttites have seceded from the Union. The act is revolutiounry, and may justly be puuished with all the severity which the crime of unprovoked revolution demands. But the -movement was not checked as it might easily have been, at the beginning. The Cabi net of Mr: Buchanan, if not Mr Buchanan himself, helped on the treason. The present administration must deal with the matter as it stands; not simply as a question of constitutional law, but, also, as a question of practical politics. The forcible subjugation of these States, under existing circumstances, is not to bethought of. We learn that a sermon much in this vein was preached in Northampton, Mass., by Rev. Mr Eddy, of that town, on the occasion of the recent Fast; and that it was generally approved, even in that rather ultra Republican community. From the Bangor, (Maine) Democrat. .We are glad to learu from the Portland Argus, that the Democracy of the Western portion of the State will enter uon no war against the South. In this portion of the State, we are happy to pro claim, that the universal sentiment of the Democ racy is to take no part in a civil war, unless it be on the side of State Sovereignty . From the New Hampshire Democratic Standard. Some immediate measures ought to be taken by the Democrats in this city and everywhere in the State to have weekly meetings to consult together in regard to the. sad coudaion of our eonntrv. Let there be a unauimous feeling for : , f... i: j?... g ior peace, ana together in con stand shoulder to shoulder cert. Let what may come, stand firm together. Our forefathers fought for the independence of the white man. Let us follow in the footsteps of our glorious ancestors in maintaining the freedom of the white man, if we perish by our firesides in the end.- rhlS we are firmly resolved upon" &poa tit nil hazards. From the Carthage (Illinois) Republican. Neither do we justify the Southern States in their secession ordinances. We think they acted toa hastilyy too rashly; they should have waited for concerted action on the par of the wholeSouth. Still' they -are 0Ur countrymen," "sod -we cannot coerce them into the Union by fighting them. War can do no good to either party after mil lions lot jtreasure has been spent, and" rivers of blood have beeu spilled, it will then have to be set tled by negotiations. Neither section can be sub jugated to the otner Let the Democracy then stand where they have always stood, for the Union; fcustaiu, thegoveruuieut in every Just. aud consti t utionul measure. " - . . "The Ju.valuske Zouavks."- Col. W. II. Thomas, Seuator from Jackson, has at the service of the State one of the most remarkable bodies of meu in the couutry. It is' a company of Cherokee Indians, organized for battle, and Styled the " J unaluake Zouaves-" It appears that CoL Thomas, who is the business agent of the Chero kces, lately called a council of the Indians and ex plained to them the condition of the country. The chiefs discussed the matter, .and said after consultation, that although they did not under stand the national difficulty, they did know North Carolina and would stand by het. They were ready for any position iu her defence. This is most remarkable. Out of a nation of 1500, they muster 200 warriors for the defence of North Carolina. The Cherokecs are expert riflemen. They know nothing of military tactics, but show them ther work and then they have only to be told wheu to cease fighting. They fight iu their own way and every mau for himself. The Zouaves" aro ready at a moment's notice.-72a-leigh Stafe'Johrual. ' "-' v; Spies in the South. We have little doubt that Lincoln has his agents in eTery Southern lo cality, and a strict look-out should be kept for them. Strangers, especially, no matter how pal cific the pretenses ou which thev nrofeas ------- y f - VVUIj should be closely watched, and, it' necessary, pre- From tht Frauklin (N-c ) Ca """l it T.. mi a. t l ne prospect ior wbeat was promising in this country. ; And tU .7 V cate.- determination of-our farmeri to? pajfin the work of raising -m.mJJV cyop of corn. This is right. Let oa to eat, if the Union is dissolved. fV The County of Clay. This new eon ? be.pur . neighbor and - is constituted nrin!? V the Southern part of Cherokee.. Itcontat1' valuable lands, a hardy,' energetie nd0,: ings. w e are pieaseu mat the people v tperl the countyTand trust it. will too, J place among the other counties, creaitabln and profitably to itself . JtS tv i i .. . ruc hi. "We are sorry tot learn rn that E. D. Da,;, tV . elyifnotfatall,, Pannelt. The .vj of Jacksonwas -seven by ai.blow from !. oho trying to suppress an affray on Saturday U J the fatal blow 'was, given. He was speechU to 11 o'clock Sunday. V Be Calm. We heartily advise moderatioj these exciting tinics ' Suffer not yourselvei' neglect other business. Crops have to bead all our other industria! pursuits must be carried with the same regularity as before the war beJ! Let us remember our accountability to God a ever be obedient to the laws of our goododgtut &3jr The Governor of Missouri sent in Vu sage to both Houses of the Legislature of tU' State on the 3rd instant. He says that the . pathies and. interests of Missouri are with jj.'i South; that Lincoln's proclamation calling c troops to subjugate the seceded States is uncontti. tutional and illegal,, .and tends to a consolidate despotism. He says that Missouri is at war titl eitberide, -but recommends that she he ioii&e ately put in; a state of complete defence. .r JUrestev for ..Treason. Mr( Charles i Grciner, a merchant of Savannah, recently paid, visit. to Philadelphia, his native plnce, andwaiB. rested on a charge of treason, based upon the 6a that, he was a . member of the Chatham Artillerj, when that corps took possession of Fort Pula under orders from the Governor. He was eon. mitted to prison, and after a lengthy examinatim, the latest news is that he has been admitted U bail in S10,000 , treason is not a bailable ot fence, the concjusin'is that the whole affair in spect men of petty malice eminently worthy of th broad-brimmed authorities of the city of Brotherfj Hate. . . .', ' ' J). II. SMITH & CO, (SUCCKS30R3 TO J. B. P.- BOOS!,) W II OLES jtLrAN D ET AIL PALEES 13 v BOOTS axd . Leather, Calf-Skins and Shoe-Finding, ciiaklotte, nr. c. March 26, 1801. tf ' ' ' ' ' North Ciroliiia made Soots ftrxca. Slioes. B. R. SMITH & CO. bare Just rereired and will keep coqatantlv on hand, AT M AVJFACTUBHi RETAIL PRICES, a good supply of Boots and Show made at Thouiasville, N. C They are thought bj many to be superior to any Northern-made Boot w Shoe. TRY Til KM. They are warranted to be of (Ii best material and will not rip. Call and examine iLii work at B. R. Smith's Boot and Shoe Emporium op posite the Bank of Charlotte. March 26, 1861. tf BOOT AND. SHOE M P O IS, I U 91, Charlotte, N. C. ARE receiving a choice stock of Boots and Sbof the best quality (warranted) which they will sell at LOW PRICES TOR March 26th, 1861. tf CHARLOTTE DllUG STORE, E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO. ." RETAIL DEALERS 1H Foreign and , Domestic Drngs, Medicines, Chemicals, Perfumer, sr. Fancy Artieles,. Oils, Paints. Vf &TtZss. nisnes, ninaow uiass, ruj, Stuffs, Turpentine, Burning Fluid, JEjt Teas, Field and Garden Secd,e. fig? Havinc closed our Books, we intend herwfttf to sell for cash.. , - r . May 7. 1861. . . .. i T IVOTICE. T''c TA, LIST, forth Jar -I860, is now in J handl, ready for inspection. "All' persons are request4 to inform me of any taxablei which may not be li,f4 All TAX PAYERS are requested to prepare tberoielr to meet their TAXES promptly. W. W . GRIEH, W , April 16, 1861. tf GROCERIES. JUST RECEIVED, 10 Sacks Sait ' 100 Sacks Coffee Rio, Laguire and Jar; 50 Ilhd. Molasses, Cuba and Muscovada; 50 Bbl.i. N. O. Molfl?se; 30 Ilhd.. Sugar, assorted ; 75 Bbls. A. B. and C. Sapar; 100 Bbl., half-barrels and kits Mackerel, 1, 2 and 3; 100 Kegs Powder, rifle and blasting ; Shot, Lead, Rice, Teas, and a general assortm"" 01 Groceries, for sale for CASH.; ELIAS & COHEN- April 30, 1861. - Cash System Adopted. On anitf after this date, my stock 6f Boots; Shoes, f will be sold cheap for CASH exclusively. Persons owing last year's accounts, will sare to'1 by calling and setUiag the same immedUttly. April 30, 18HI 3t WM. TRELOAB- THE'TaTEST NEWS! A large Stock of. IiltY GOODS jost reced ed, selected bjf one 0f 6or firm in Baltimore. We bought for Cash at pmnic price; and will sell 1 Cask very low. : Oar usual Stock of Hardware, SlaU, Boots and Shoe w on band, rery cheap. . ar received.. AST- C;r a m. call. April 23 1 8I ; 3t ." , BROWN, TATE CO- paid by 4-, , . . . EM.AS A COHfcN. making people, and, will soon be organic r! establish menfof the town of Uayesville, th ins Ol a court anu uie erection of J- February Zfi, 16 1
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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