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THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature adjourned oa Satordaj to meet again
nn the 25th of June. We publish the Captions of Laws
on oar second page. Resolved,' That the cause of Maryland, Virginia,
Two military bills hare been pasted. One provides ' Keafleky, Tennessee and Missouri, is the cause of North
for accepting a Volunteer force of ,we-.y thousand i 1
men, cavalry, mounted riflemen, artillery and infantry, regarded by this meeting as a declaration of war u'po
to serve mr is monius untess sooner umcliargcd. Toe
rire cron of the bMit ninlilv
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gress, but circumstances hating changed, of course j same maj be said of this county. If Providence
no nomination was made. Hon R. t Purvcar. J. blesses "the South with eood ctods this vcar. she
will be abley not, only to' rhip and subdue the
M- Leach, and others, made speeches, urging all
southern men to stand firm against the Republi-
The following resolutions were passed:
Governor to arm, clothe and equip the t'olunteera, ex
cept the mounted men who are to furni.oh their own
horses and horse equipments. The sum of $10 (as
tionnty money) is to be paid to each man on being
mustered into service. The Governor is authorized
to tender the services of these volunteer to the Con
federate States of America. Another bill provides for
entitling tea thousand men to serve daring the war
ofliecrs to be appointed by the Governor.
The Miliaa law passed at the laBt session has been
rrprnlcd.
A Stay Law to prevent the issuing of Executions or
the collection of debts by law, ha been paased. From
what we have learned of the provisions of this law, it
will have a deleterious effect on the business of the
State. Xo reasonnble man would object in times like
these, to a law preventing the sale of property under
execution, but the creditor ought -to be allowed to se
cure his debt in some way. Creditors are frequently
deserving of as much sympathy as debtor?. The law
in full will be found on the second page. The best law
yers pronounce it unconstitutional
An appropriation of $200,000 has been made fur the
purpose of Manufacturing arms at the Arsenal at Fay
etteville. A bill eiabIUhing a Military Board, to act
a advisers to the Governor in the military ope
rations of the State, has passed. An act was pass
ed allowing volunteers in camp to vote for delegates
to the Convention for their respective counties, the
polls to be opened in camp by the Captains or other
officers iu command of the respective companies,
and who arc to fimiUh the vote thus taken to the
Sheriff? of the counties iu which the'votsrs arc entitled
to residence.
Ralkic.u, X. C, May 10, 18C;.
The Fiua.ice Committee to-day made a Report pro
po.Mujr to raise (if necessary) five millions of dollars to
curry on the war, in the following way :
l-t. Issue five hundred thousand dollars of Treasury
Not of the denomination of five, ten, twenty-five and
fii'ir cents and oae and two dollars. 2d.' UorroW from
the H:nks of the State one million dollars. 3d. Issue
another five hundred thousand in Treasury Xotes of
the denomination of I, 2. 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100
dollars. 4ih. Borrow another five hundred thousand
from the Hanks; and so on until the five millions are
obtained if it should be needed. No interest is to be
allowed ou the Treasury Notes issued:
A Bill has passed, authorizing the Governor to have
t!ie m:iil tarried as at present, and at the present rates
if deemed necessary, should the U. S. Government
ca?e to carry the mails and if present rates of
postage fails to pay, then the treasury of X. C. to pay
the deficiency.
A general law has passed authorizing towns and
counties (by special or general courts) to raise, main
taiu, organize and equip companies of volunteers, and
legalizing all that they have done or maj- do iu that
direction. For Police regulations, counties and towns
iiriv tax themselves.
The State proposes to refund to connties or indi
viduals subscriptions and donations for the raising,
equipping, Ac, of volunteers (if they prefer the claims)
to a reasonable extent I suppose, which will be audited
by proper committees.
Military Boahd. We learn that Gov. Ellis has ap
pointed Capt A J Bradford, Hon Warren Winslow and
II W Guion, Esq, to constitute the Military Board of
this Mate. These are good selections.
Scperior Cocht. The Spring Term of Mecklenburg
Superior Court is in session this week Judge French
presiding. This is the first trip of Judge French on a
Western Circuit, and we are pleased to learn that the
bar and people generally are well satisfied with his
manner of doing business. By his courteous and kind
deportment, and energy of character, he has shown
himself to be r.ot only a gentleman but a just and
competent Judge.
The X. C. Rkgivext. The following companies
compose the Regiment just formed for service in Va.
1 Edgecombe Guards,
2 Enfield Blues,
3 lioruct's Nest Rifles,
4 Burke Rifles,
5 Buncombe Rifles,
ti Southern Stars,
" lUndlesburg Rifles,
8 LaFayette Light Infantry,
! Orange Light Infantry,
10 Charlotte Greys,
On Saturday last an election for field officers of this
Regiment resulted as follows : D. H. Hill, Colonel; C.
C. Lee. Lieut. Colonel; J. II . Lane, Major.
The Regiment will leave Raleigh this week.
sooth
ration, js
n
the people of all the southern States, and ought to meet
witn determined resistance from each and all of them.
Resolved, That we fully endorse the course of our
Governor .In convening the Legislature, and taking such
steps in advance as he has done to protect, the people
of old North Carolina from the invasion of northern
fanatics and hirelings. -
Resolved, That in view of the ordeal through which
the country is now passing, we consider it unnecessary
iu mac iiuiuiunuon lor iongresa. i rr t
Resolved, That we will sustain the action of our State ! tent,ons' Would UVe no offence at suck precaution-
authorities in their resistance to old Abe Lincoln and
his cohorts at the point of the bayonet, and to the last
man and the last dollar, , .;' i '
.These resolutions were adopted without a dis-
vandals and vampires of the ?torth, but support
her own people in independence and comparative,
affluence. With plenty of bread and meat our
people can get along very well if a ship never en
HEWS TTEUS.
A tovtfiern riff tirntmirfJ-Tiltx-
V S steamer Pawnee stfpoed
ag at . the Washimrton Jiavr
to Alexandria. She now lies
wharves, with ftort holes onen
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nu guns ran out.
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CaaaLssTos, Iay il. The U. S- war steamer Niag
r arrived off this por this morning for the, purpose
of blockading the port. She lies just off the bar.
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BxLTtxoas, ilay 11. In the Maryland Lgislatare,
the Committee oa Federal Relations have reported
that war is unconstitutional, although tbey sympathize
deeply with the Sooth. They implore Lincoln to ac
cept the olive; braach: held wit br the Confederate
.1.' ' States,. They luk peaceful reeoenitioa of Southern
v a euutiwtu . uuik 1UL tile UCXb NV - , j j - . - . " ...
JCJ " -. -I Priori is a flagrant violation of the Constitution. In
TriES. We hare the best of reasons for believ- i ' ".c uon 'T w
ing that northern spies are lurking about in this
State and throughout the South. Every stranger,
whether purporting to come from a northern, or
southern State, should be watched and; made to
identify himself. An honest man, with good in-
senting voice.
Capt. John L Bridgers,
" D B Bell,
Lewis S Williams,
C M Avrrv,
W W McDowell,
Win J Hoke,
A A Erwia,
Joseph B Starr,
Richard J Ashe,
Egbert A. Ross.
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THE ELECTION.
On yesterday, the election for members to the Con
vention was held in this State. The following gen
tlemen were elected in the counties named :
Mtcklenlurg Hon J W Osborue, Wm Johnston.
Lincoln Wm Lander.
Citon Dr S X Johnston.
CLacdanJDr W J T Miller, Dr J W Tracy. ;
(Viffrrw C rhifer. ' ' ' '
liuuan Hon Burton Craige, H C Jones, sr.
m
Tub 20th of Mat. Next Monday, the Wth
cay of May, the North Carolina Convention will
assemble in Kaleigh, and on that day the Secession
Ordinance will be passed and made final. On the
20th of May, 1775, Old Mecklenburg declared her
independence of the British crown, and the anni
versary of that memorable occasion is a proper
time for North Carolina to declare her indepen
dence of a Government controlled by worse men
than ever ruled Great Britain Kincr fit.-orerc mav
rightfully be considered a saint compared with
-He Lincoln, and the subjects of the latter worse
Cut loose' am onnectiost. We are one of
those who desired to maintain 'friendly rtlations
and intercourse with the North, if consistent with
a proper regard for the interests and rights of our
own section; but events have proved that such a
course could not be pursued that the people of
the North were determined to continue to unlaw
fully interfere withf the? rights op the South, and
deny her citizens equal privileges; therefore we are
fyr cutting loose all connection between the free
and slave States, whether civil, religious or other
wise. And we are gratified to see in the last N.C.
Presbyterian a communication from the- Rev. D.
A. Penick, Sr, in opposition to sending southern
delegates - to. the Presbyterian General Assembly
which meets in Philadelphia this year, and we are
also gratified that the editors of the Presbyterian
agree with Mr Penick. Like the Methodist church,
the Presbyterian church north and south must di
vide we never believed that northern Presby
terians were any better than northern Methodists,
and it is well known that the latter are violent
abolitionists, a fact which would have been
equally as well known about the Presbyterians at
the north if policy and a hope of getting southern
patronage had not caused them to 'kcep dark" for
a while. We hope no more contributions will go
from the South to the North for Bible, Tract or
Missionary societies let us build up such institu
tions at the South and send no more money north
to be managed by our enemies. It is likely that
all money contributed for such purposes now would
be seized by the northern managers to buy arms
and send cut-throats to murder the donors at the
south instead of using it for spreading the gospel
in Siam and Africa. The fact is, we have more
hope for the future welfare of the Siamese and Af
ricans withont the gospel, than we have for those
who sit under the teachings of Beechcr and other
northern preachers of that stripe. We say. then,
let ns cut loose from the North entirely and have
no dealings with it other than may be guarantied
by treaty stipulations.
Provisions. There is a good deal of complaint
here, as well as in other towns, about the sudden
advance in prices of provisions and groceries. We
have been requested several times to sayaomething
about the matter, but we did not think it would
do any good to say much about it. If dealers are
not satisfied with reasouable profits, we don't know
what can be done. We know that some of our
merchants are disposed to be fair and sell out what
they have at a reasonable rate. There is no ne
cessity for an exorbitant advance on any article ex
cept such as are imported. Corn, flour, meat, and
such things should be kept at usual prices.
We fiud the following notice ijc the Newborn
Progress, and commend the plan to the attention of
others : .
To the Pkoplk of CnxvES corXTY. The Committee
of Public Safety for the county of Craven, beg leave to
inform the citizens generally that they have taken pro
per steps to supply their wants in the way of provisions,
and expect to be able to do so, so that there will be no
necessity to submit to any exorbitant prices: pork, ba
con, meal, &c, will be sold at reasonable prices as soon
as it can be received. ' By order of the Committee ot
Safety.. " - ' "'
Some of the county courts Cumberland for in
stance -appropriated 15 or $20,000 aud appointed
an agent to buy provisions to be sold again at cost
to the poor and others whose means are limited.
eral troops
Thirteen , hundred troops, from Perrysville, have
moved towards Washington.
It isTeported that the mountain forest On the Mary
land side hare been fired." . .
Eight hundred Kentuckians and Virginians are; or
dered to man the batteries at Jefferson.
A body of Lincoln troops passed through Baltimore
about 3 o'clock on Thursday, in this way: A fleet of U.
ary measures. V e have lately heard or several i xm0Ff comin up to paUlpSC0 Rivpr uuioT ne gxtai of
persons, soldiers and. SailoriL have joined the F'ort McHenry. The vessels were the. steamers Mary -
.1 p ,i 1 i iiiiu, rnuaueipiiia, me ice uvai, anu inree propeiers,
vice. All such should be detained in close quar
ters until their true character could be ascertained.
A nohbeWycii
might do a great deal of fnjury to our cause. 7 So
far asour immediate section is concerned, we hope
the Charlotte vigilance committee , will continue
their investigations. , ....... .;
MiLrTAitY EkcAMPments. In addition to the
encampment at Raleigh we understand that en
campments are to be established aUWeldoo, tates
ville, and Salisbury or Charlotte. The Statesville
Express says that the camp at that'place will be
the rendezvous for volunteers from Alexander, Al
leghany, Wilkes, Ashe, Watauga, Yadkin, Iredell,
&e. The camp wil be under the command of Capt.
J. B. Andrews. v" .y - . - -
Taxation in Viugnia. The
Virginia
Con
vention, on the 20th ult., passed , the following
Ordinance ;
Taxation shall be eqnal and uniform throughout the
Commonwealth, and all property shall be taxed in pro
portion tP.its value, which, ebajj be secrained u $uch
manner vaV .may be prescribed'by faw-jitrt Sny property
may be exempted trCm taxation by the vote of a ma
jority of tha whole number of member! elected to each
House of the General Assembly
This Ordinance shall take effect on the first day of
July next, when ratified by a majority of the votes of
the people of this Commonwealth, cast at. a- poll to be
taken thereon on the fourth Thursday in May in pur
suance of a Schedule hereafter to be enacted.
This is ad valorem, and we suppose the late
change in the relations of the State makes it
proper to adopt such a system of taxation.
An Important Work. The following rc-
under convoy of the Harriet Lane war steamer. 'The
fleet had on board about 2,700 men. . The .transports
approached ibe whatf af Whetstone Point 'and! lauded
the troops there,' while the Harriet Lane stood off with
her port holes open ready to protect the landing. 'vi,,As
soon as the troops were landed they were transferred
to special train and passed oa to Washington; "
Washixgtox, May 11. It is rumored that the Mis
souri State troops, under G,y Jacjisan, have invested
St. Louis, and aome eight "Ihousafidunder Blair, are
defending-the ettf. - " ' "-"' J" r ' ,
' Large numbers of Confederate troops, With "heavy
ordinance are concentrating at Alexandria t " r
A large Confederate force i marching towards-Harp
ers r erry-j It u supposed that, a, beavy torceriSs ftn
the way juto f ennsytvaaia to casa a diversion of the
Jrederal forces. ; . nur
- The Federal Gorernment was thoroughly alarmed
yesterday, and called for more arms and troops', from
New ork, saying the capital was In immediate peril
The Washington Cabinet is reported to have had
under consideration a plan to capture President JJavis
and Vice-President Stephens. Gov. Letcher has anony
mous letters from Washington to Hie samejene:t.
Several mote arm f-oflk-efs hareircii'gne4 t"hlr com
m'gjions. Those resigaingjire natives of Virginia and
Alarjlaad.
CiiAMBKHSnr.ro. Mav 10. It is reported that the Vir
ginians are fortifying' the heights i-tlie-MarylH6d side
of the Potomac. There, are about six thousand Con
federate troops there. ... . . . .
Washington, May 10. -Judge Scarborough, of the
Court otClaims. has resigned.'
w uiaro s noiei vis saveu rrotn eonnaerration trom
the adjoining buildings bv the New York Zouave?. It
was set on fire in five idaces.' ' -'
- The War Department has learned that fifty thorjnnd
men are within'-two dars march bf Richmond. Gen.
Scott has ordered a rapid augmentation of forces at
ashmgton. --' a -
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Mo May 19 Two companies of Ball!
more volunteer parsed through . . here to-duy, on their
way to join the V irginia army
Mo.NTttOMEBV, May 9, 10 p. m. Reliable information
be in the Confederacy earlyin Jpiia.$;Mr X'Hogman is
here from North Carolina. Favorable advices have
- iii.uiU) uiiu uic Duujcvu ui me inner worBe i bciccicu iu uti ineui fjusiucsa rmvu,
e nemicis to our people than were the subjects of not want them solely forlhe purpose of
the turner. e prefer the rule of Qucen Victoria ' i- i u : i tn ii
to that of the desflots at Washington. It is a set & hveV wholll do righ with
tied point that the State will formally secede oo
fiIIon. T. L. Clinginau has been appointed
to the Confederate States.
Offices anj Office-holders. Now that we
are about organizing a new aud permanent Gov
ernment, we would like to indulge in some plain
talk about offices and office-holders, but as it might
and no doubt would offend some of those who want
to hold the offices, and would get us no thanks from
those we design to benefit (for experience has satis
fied us that a scheming demagogue' can easily get
up a hue and cry amongS'the4 people against those
who oppose him) we1 will merely remark at this
time that as few offices as possible ought to b cre
ated, and the best men in the country ought to be
selected to fill them bsihcss :mco, 'Dncn who do
procuring
to the chances of a re-election. W e must have an
economical Government; and in order to have such
an one, let us select good, straight-forward, busi
ness men to assist in administering it, whether they
fiS?" The New York Journal of Commerce says
there are between fifty and sixty millions of
dollars in specie in tha Banks of that city, and
that money is so plenty it cannot be loaned upon
any security that is considered profitable. Money
may be' plenty in. New. York? how. but the day is
not far distant when it will be scarce and- the in
habitants of that modern Sodom will cry for bread
as well as gold. We hope New York will gekno
more Southern patronage. '-- '-' -
I The Boston Post publishes a letter from
Ex-President Pierce, which concludes as follows :
The very' idea of the dismemberment-fithe Union
has always been to me one of terrible significance.
Still, if it holds a place in the inevitable inarch of
time if the noble fabric must, totter toils fall there
is, 1 humbly hope, no inexorable necessity that its
ruins-be stained with gore. If our'fathers were mis
taken, and time has developed in our system, or if the
madness of their sons has planted there the germ of an
" irrepressible conflict ' which foronls ns longer to live
together in peace, then in peace and on just terms jet
ns separate. Fearful will be the responsibility of those
who would cast 4he last element' of h(iman woe that
of arras for fratricidal slaughter into the general
chaos. The wisdom of man fails .may. God. iu mercy
guide us. ,
Few Powder Mills in the South. There
is but "one powder mill in Virginia and eight in
Maryland, and none in the rest of the South, while
Delaware has nine and Pennsylvania sixty-
W-l . !! 1 1 a I
seven, rrotu tnis win pe i seen mat, u iary
been received from Kentucky apd Mie-Qurl.M ii i) )
.' Russell, the cbfrespondeut of the Lon'doh Times, left
to-night, fully ceofirmed xpf; thCperjninifiiybf the
military resources of the Govern went of the Confedrate
States
marks of the Wilmington Journal are timely and i received in official circles, states that eleven States will
proper : - -
But a small portion of the Railroad between the
mineral region on Deep River and Fayetteville, re
mains to be finished some twoorthree miles. This
ought to be finished immediately, even if the State
has to take it in hand. Iron is a great necessity
alike of peace and of war. We have on the upper
and lower Cape Fear,' takings Deep River, an
affluent of the Cape Fear, as a part of the upper
course of that River, not only the iron ore but the
coal with which to meltitand theshell marl affording
a sufficiently pure material to be used as a flux.
At Fayetteville we have a good deal of the
machinery necessary for the - manufacture and
alteration of small., arms, and' there and at Wil
mington we have foundries for the casting of can
non, shot, shell and other kinds of ordnance.
This matter of an access to the coal and iron
region of our State and the means for the develop
ment of its resources, becomes a matter not simply
of State but of Confederate importance, and we
trust that our Legislature will not fail to bestow
upon it that attention which it deserves.
Ixr-nuTAST Notick.--We are requested on behalf of
Ins Excellency, Gov. JSIIis, to give noUee jthat all appli
cation! for office,' civil and military,, wilt hereafter be
filed in the proper departments, and will receive re
spectfnl attention, and those who receive appointments
will be promptly notified of the fact. Applications
having become so numerous that to answer each of
them is oat of the qucsiionr therefore,; 4oly those 0f
the appointees will hereafter be answered by a notifi
cation of the appointment, . This course has become
absolutely necessary in consequence of the great in
crease in the business of the Executive Department.
KaUigh Journal.
The Wilsxs Valley Guards. A splendid companv
of some ninety men hav e been enrolled ii Vlkes,-called
the .' Wilkes YaJlcGuards,'M, S Stokes, JCaptaia; J. B.'
Gordon, 1st Leiutenant; M. A. Parks, 2d Lieutenant,
and T. L. Bonchell, '3d Lieutenant. This company is
said to be-fine of the Very-finest to the .State. ' aud- wHl
be ordered into service ad soon as equipped. Raleigh
Journal.' ' 1 ' " 1 '- ' " "
Lieut. Gordon was in this town last week making ar
rangements to fully cqnip his company
Maryland and Virginia. F-om what we can learn,
after weighing things carefully, we hare come to the
conclusion that Marland will not secede from the
Northern Government. We may as well make up our
mind to that fact. The. Ptamoc, IZivcr and the Che.-
peake Bay must be otr "defensible" lihes. The course of
ML-sonri hereafter, mar be, with some, a matter of
donbt. It i uot with us, . Mjasouri is not with the
South. ! I i
Virginia will stand up. If her people ratify the or
dinance of secession, which they are1 sure to do, she
will feel her honor bound, and that she wilt not violate.
Harpers Ferry,-Norfolk, liichmoad and Alexandria
may be attacked: at any. moment. Nothing will lafuse
the proper life and vigor into the movements of the
Virginians, or give them the proper confidence in them
selves and their cause unfit theyarf ri the Confederacy,
and their troops commanded by Confederate Generals.
The belief is that the batteries guarding all the apw
proaches, to, Norfolk are folly equal tails protection,
but there is not sojuuch confidence. felt iu regard-to
Harper's Ferry. ..viui - h I -
Ou several of the, recruiting flags .hoisted fa Pennsyl
vania,, they have emblazoned beside. : the . stars and
stripes, the motto adopted bj4he Bririnh-ia lltci?- attack
upou New Orlf ana .T' B-auty and Boats: asd cambers
of the Pennsylvania papers have called attention to the
fact that Baltimore Ktrhmond are celebrated for
beautiful women, aud that they will be part of the re
ward o victory. . ni( pyople are1or nertbjrn
brtihrtn .' 'To ttfclwrarerrel to say, that we recops-.
mend the motto of'No Quarter.''" we ' would sooae
spare a tiger or a 'hyena, ' Let none go back, that j-ou
can kilt. Such men are not"soldlcr tbey are brutes.
land aud Delaware are kept in the Union with j freat toem a. Deasts ot jreyi. m,ngio,ur ;.y,
their powder mills, the solitary powder mill iu , .... . -- ' ' " - ,
Virginia would bethe: only oneT lo Supply the Ikoow as v. Cabiket ABOur to., move
South. In Pennsylvania the vast extent of the West. A telegraphic dispatch' from Chiesgo'
minmn intrrt noKMtioiM tbelarrre number of states that a special messeiiffcr from . Washiiiffton ,
sua www - - - I
W I
uutugoiDerv
He left on Tuesday ! Lwer8' farraer8' doCtor! mecha tics or mer-
j chants.- Let the trading, scheming politicians he
IVotice to Subscribers.
We have a large number of subscri
bers wba arft in n-Aar tnr r h a Xm m n
w - . - " m mj m v w tm
C, l iuesum they owe amounts to three or four
pou!an(i dollars. Some owe for one, two and three
. rs, and a number owe for the current rear. If those
i 0 owe for more than the present year want the pa
continued to them they ff pay within the next
ortw. or we shall strike, their uames from the
nd collect the amount "hereafter if we can. We
plain because we need the money due us, and
iu j those wht owe i( re b,e lo P if tbeT r
leip8C t0 do 80- MnJr are iQ rrert no doubt, from
an eiDce "nd not from a disposition to evade payment:
U hU U . Wf linn. Ill - -. . 1 - r 1 ... . . i
fc-h- , Mvrii ecuic lunuiiiD. vaa. -loose
low lor a while at least.1 Let us try some new men,
and don't let us impose all the honors on one man.
powder mills, and those in Maryland are doubtless;
owin to the same sort of interests in the Cumber
land coal region. Ex. Paper. .
The above is not correct. ' There are two or
three Powder Mills in South Carolina, and one in
Georgia wo think. 1
A True Man! We have heard a good deal
of talk against some, portions of Governor Ellis'
course, and some of his appointments. We con
fess that we have rather felt inclined to fiud fault
ourselves with some things that Aare been done,
as also, with some things that have not been done.
Without discussing the rights or the wrongs of
these matters, we can say this: while Maryland
We are striking at no particular individual, but I has an undoubted traitor at the bead of her affairs,
intend our remarks to have a general bearing.., and while Virginia may have doubts of her Gov
' -, - . ernor; North Carolina has a Governor, in whose
thT prcaeni year wm please pay now if
ihli, a"lJ ,ake advHn,age of the lowest rat-s and
I v. US b's,dr9- we "turn thanks to those who
I 'T'-'of.-.i-e promptly paid tln-ir SHbs.-ription..
UThe N. Y. World, an abolition paper, in an
article favoring the prosecution of. the war against
the South, says: ' 7 ' ' . "I
"We know we the North are the stroagast, and we
intend. to use our suength in the very. wJ which it
can be mad -most effective active aggressive ? war.
Short of that there is eo obedience on the one part,
nor safety oa the other."
The World will very oon find out its mistake.
The southern troops have determined never to lose
a battle Jhfy will fight to the hist man.
devotion to the cause of the South, she has the
most implicit coofideuce. ! John W. Ellis may
make mistakes of the head, his heart is always
richt. Wilmington Journal.
UtJLO Qcaanas, Adj't Gxa's Orrics, 1
-.:-- - Raleigh, May 6, 1861.
The name of Colonel Bohaoao and Captain ' Giles
Hatcbins. both of the 106 Regiment of North Carolina
Militia, have been stricken from the Rolls, for treason
able conduct to their native State.
Bv order of the overBor,
" - X. F. HOKE, Adjutant General.
had arrived in that city,. With fall powers to make
final arrangements for the removal of Lincoln and
his Cabinet officers, to Chicago, within the next
" twenty dayitwrrrt is alsB WicTthaf 'they will be
accompanied' by such officials as re required to
carry oa the Government. -Gen. Scott havlng be--'
come quite imbecile will accompany' theml Tt Is'i
reportea that au eminent "Surgebq of. the Cnijed i
States A rty. has recommended the removal of
(ien. ott from ashmgton, on tbe ground that
he is evidently king bis5.miad, caaied, it
is supposed, from the incessant foil be has been
compelled to undergo the past two months, as well
as from old age. H " '
L 'Corrnpoudect of tht Witter Democrat. r
SHOOTING APPAIB.1
Vf a r :i ' BAtrtoa, May l,othVl8ei. .
'-Sffi'EJUttt: Yesterday- our eommunlry was thrown
into great, exciteraeat by the wilfal shooting of Capt.
Erwia, of the Randlesburg Company from your eoanty,
by one of his privates named Wilson.. It appears that
Capt- Erwia had tendered the services of , his company
particularly and folly with bis men; and this was made
a pretext by private Wilson far refusing- to continue in
the service, and for bringing others into rebellion. The
captain remarked that be was sorry his men were de
serting him that it was cowardly, or words to , that
effect when 'private" Wilson levelled his pistol and
fired but a by-ttaader knocked his arm down so that
the ball passed throagh theinnerand upper part of the
thigh, graced the femoral artery, and passing ont be
hind. The wound is not a very bad one, and the Capt.
is doing well, though be may be confined for some
weeks. Wilson was immediately arrested.
'"- Yours, ...
' " POET MACON. . . - rs
May 9th, 18G1.
Me. .EDiroRt Col. Tew can bow muster nearly
400 men. . The Fort is in : pretty good order for
receiving company; 'and the boys are anxious that
some one should coW they care very little who it
is. or what it is, so they flythe "starsand stripes"
r-now bO longer the flag of the free and the brave,
but,-, the emblem of . oppression and despotism.
Neatly all the guns are mounted, but we iiv ex
pecting by every: train two large 8-ineti ho witters,
which are now oa the way" to rthe Fort.- When
the minions of Lineoln arrive here we'll give them
the contents of these dogs of. war for dinner, and
finish oil with Capt.- Bragg' dessertwgra'pe and
Canister.'' . :!- ' ,.' -n-.-n ! -p-. .
, h It, is said that this Fort wai planned-by one ef
Napoleons corps of engineers; and it: is certainly
K well-eoostracted,aofarTi lam capable TjfjTtdgtng.
L Iheattefywhich, mentmneal jtOny JastT.f s
Lbprogiftithe epurse Of -erectrorttm HShacklefofd's
Point, has been gtv?piHp,a an4inj)olijCic jiove, as
it might in ( case.pf a severe attack,, cripple, the
efforts of Fort. Macon. . , , j ,. .
r," Several vessels laden with corn, havo been pre
vented from going to sea, and are now safely
anchored iu the harbor. So that, lct.the.war.be
long 'or short, we'll have fish and corn bread for
many days to come. . ,. .
The daily routine of duty is, drilling, working
the guns, moulding bullets, making cartridges, efo.
The recreations are, sea-bathing fishing and read
ing. Bibles arc numerous in the Fort, and those
who read the most are found to be the best
soldiers. : ff J J jf ii :im atT.''
r. Charlotte is represented here by Mr B.,G. Gra
ham.v !Ue belongs to the ..Guilford. Greys'- and
makes an efficient and fine looking soldier. -
The waV spirit-1-the general uprising of the
people in defence of their rights -is unprecedent
ed. The cry of mothers, daughters and soos-A-ot
men from, the -pulpit to the humblest occupation,
is, 44 Resistance to tyranny is service to God;" and
when the hirelings of fanaticism arrive, they will
fiud strong hparts and ,aipis ready to ".hew Agag
irr-pieces before the Lord.5 "'
Just at this' Writing a vessel Is'eoming into port
with the Confederate flag at her mast-head.- "
Yours, Ac., COLUMBIAD. '
The North Carolina, Banks. The Presi
dents of several of the Banks of this State held' a
meeting in Raleigh last week for the purpose of
agreeing upon some plan to aid the State in the
present emergency. r We learn that it was resolved
that each Bank should , loan the State twenty per
ceut. of its capital making an aggregate of about
sixteen hundred thousand dollars.
la Bladen eoaaty, or. the-SOlli tiJu, DW.Gtloa,
Esq, of LincointOQ, to Miss leaar oaly.dangfcler
of the late Governor Owen. ' -j
In this countv, at DavldsoaAConege, on (be 25th alt,
Mr P. P. Maxwell to Miss Margaret C, daughter of.Hr
James Hunter. . .. - f . . x ' :.f--J
In Statesville, oa the 29th alt, at the UcLeaa IJoase,
Dr. S. C. W bitted to Miss S. If. McLean.
In Lincolatonoit the dthlastMr T W LladseV to
Miss Carie Adaujs.. , . -, .. -,"..-;; ry'
In Cleaveland eoaaty, oa the Jth ult, Mr Joha'Msdt
to Miss Maney Ka!p. " ' v i 1; . ,1
la York District, on the Id inst., Mf J A-fimUbMo
Miss Mary Jane Hosrue. . i
In this town, on the 9th inst., Mary Emily, daughter
of Mr Neill Wilkinson, aged S years, t . . . r , ,, j;
Near Statesville, on the 29th alt, Elizabeth Aaa,
daughter of Charles and Martha J. Goddard, aged 19
yea rs and 4 months. - k " " -4 ' '
Conrt t:ierk of Mecklenburg coonty.
ljr ft, IOUI. - t
RAGS. :
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NKUSE MAStpACTURINQ COMPANY;-: '
Our customers Vlli please hold np their Rags foy a
few weeks, until we ea find or make a" market for our
paper. Thi will probably be soon after the 20th .of
May, of which notice will be given In the public; prints.
For the present we only want enough to seep the mi
chine froia ruating. . . i i yf.
'..WON II. ROGERS, President.
.tauress n. w. hv'stkd, treasurer, ,v
Kalei'Mi, May 14. 1SGT, 31
1;
ft
Charlotte iTIarkef, Mat 13, .1801
Corrected weekly lp ' Oaf is J William.
. 22 85
IS. fk
Uacos j ' , .Corrst
Hams, per lb, 13 00 j, Jlio, . .
Sides, U QhiOO Laruira,
Hog round,. 13 . 14 ; Jaicaica, 00 Oil
Laub, ""'' ' 13 (.rj j4 Java " '33 0(
Fi.oL-a . . r . jSpcASS '.
Extra inbblaO 00i 0O0 New Orleans I2J e
u orto Kieo 10 (a ii
Coflee sugar 12JQA 00
do. iu bags 4 li0(i, 0.00,
SuiVtine " 3 75 0 CO!
3 50
Fine
Grain
Wheat.while,; 45a.l 10
' red, 1 ''305 1 10
Com, 95-gp'-7'
Rye, 80 (-0'
I'ea., 1 00 (i . m
Oats, 55 4 ,10
Mkal ,rt ii U
Cotton '' "
Good Middl'g 10j--f!f
Middling lJ(Vi)
Opdiitary , V
V 001 i crushed
IS (4 00
I
j .granulated,
JlOLASSIg . t - i
1 Xew Orleans C2 6
- Sugarlloase, C5 00
West India, 43 (i 50
Porto Rico, 60 00
jllCTTEII, -. 18 fot-M
jUCEBWAX, 24 Vt tt
.CniCKExs,' 15 0 20
Hers, . 12 15
Ou.tb&hoof. j 6 (
tiy retaiir 7 10
Is
t Dry 'i ..; f 1 (4 ):?12i: ialt, peraack 2 I0(ht 0 00
$ri?npt : w .5 & jl'oTAtovs , ' ,
DoiiEsiic Goons, il !lri?h, bbl, 4 QOfc 4 Lft
k4-4 'Bheetlrr; ,tD;(5r hoij Sweet,' 00 00
li'vr Osnabai1Il(te '0M CaJtbtfc-' ' '
The Bank of North Carolina has declared
a "semi-annual dividend of four per cent., payable
on the 1st of June. The annual . meeting of the
stockholders of this Bank will be held in Raleigh
on the second Thursday in June.
Ordered TOLAVLWcearir, from a letter
received atlhis' office, thai at a meeting of the
citizens of Murfreesboro', N. C held oo Monday
last. May (LdCharlea JL.Fostsr.was ordered to leave
the town in two days, it is said that he had con
nected himself wTth f he Cassius M. Clay, Guard at.
Wafhington, and took the oath of fealty to Old
A be '8 government.- Foster is a native of Maine,
but has resided for the past few years in Virginia
and North Carolina having" edited a paper at
Norfolk and then at Murfreesbbro. . He married
not long since at Murfreesboro' and was a candi
date for the State Convention of North Carolina,
at an election held some two or three months since.
Persons atengjbe Uthctirailf&ads are CauticKUf
to be on the .look out for this Southern individual
with such strong Lincoln, proclit itics, rPtJcrsLar
jjj-j.uyitS tiH'i.fti4 1 asm CkaiJ
This man Foster published I (he Murfreesboro Citizen,
and is .the fame individual wlio-tried tooavkt Gv.
LUIs of nnirrepresentatlon last summer in regard to the
purport of his speech at Murfreesboro in a discussion
wnh Mr PooJij? .".iirti jiimm. )
Our County Court Ess' been iu session this week.
The most important - action had was an appropfiafj
tion 'of 50,000' for the aidf 'the vioTdjiteers fiomf
Rowan, and tbe families they left behind.! . Suits,
and prosecutions against absent roluuteers were
either dismissed or laid 9ver. -fcalitlury : )Yakh-
vy tnilVaTlfrt
CorrxKAsCLevitlai . lsjf lfl Adamantine, 25 'Se
,Lin8ey.; , jiO-i ,w-3ii; j. Mperm,;"T 40 OA
Cotton" Vab--- ., jj Tallow eandles 20 .25
tNo. 5 to 1"0. 1 OO 0 00 i IMacihel .
Bi:dri,w ; ' xb. r 2. i bbl f o $is
J ?3 4 op
ir (d. 16 f in Kit.,
no .vi jffsrtsiTs - ,
fi..i a i-.rii live Wbitskev.' 60 00
4 U
5 -Corn.
ii Apple llrandy. CO a
W reach' .'; 75V .1
a
Ca,
no
Gunny'-
UA).KRo-Kf.
Comnio.u, ,
nbiied, '
REMARKS.. . , . . ... I
. . We advance, quotatiena for Bacoa-it is ia demand.
Flour ii in good supply," snd is slightly on the decline.
Xo Cotton ofenug the foreign newt 'reports an ad
v since Corn is io demand at 9i to- 07 cer.ta. ' Coffee
has. Advanced to 22 and 33 rents per lb. .Salt $2 60
per wtek." We consider prices foralf articles nnsteady
they may advance or recede ' according to elrcumi
stances.! .. .sjin-,, ' i "' - ';'?
COLTj M B I A , May' 1 1 .Cotton 8 to liextrcmcii; Cora
$l''l0 to $r 15 per bushel; Flour 54 25 to $4 75 per.
sack;' Bacon 15 to 10 hog round; Oatt 63 Xo 70.'
' VORKVlLri:, May. io.CoUon8!ioIO---no faler,
Fldi)r$3 85 to f 4 per-sack: Hcon,14 to.Wj.hog
roond-sides and bams 15 centa." Corn $1 per busheU
Enquirer. - '
.. t t . . . - r . r
;ttIBiFE..ff-Qn(X.l2ATIOJf'iss6tte'a as frail at
t II Q f A tnniU. )ffnwA U.H.Jlf ill. . A l.tn
nuvrriagc rdafionwitboat - being able to undergo the
labors and trial of Materpity. In .this country, thoU
saii(s of young und beautiful women, are sacrificed
eve-ty year from ibis cause alone. Ilostetter's Celebre--ted
Btomach Bitters will save many of this class front
an tin timely grave. This" medicine has. been used with
great! benefit! by immense umbers of j.eoplc throngh-
k 1 1 r fliA So Ik ii tl ! 1 nil t ha Motmlala fm baea mt
"s-l wwaaa 'uv ri iwtvi ( aioa w t wa lv
priUpfiil coiMimiidation from all ccUob of theeountryt
The Bitters will .be found.' to be vey pleasant to th
taste even as a beverage, and prompt and , powerful lu .
its effects at a. medicine. J It infuses new vitality Into
tbe frame, sad trefa'gtben the whole system, -6 that
women who Ajse:it? afe enabled to go throagh with
labors which wouldj without it, be certaiu lo projtrale
For mim( n Charjorie fc. WYE IIUTCIflSON A CO .1
and bi lfa generally j ' -.i May, 1861. 1 '
T :' ttt '" '"i -1 - . it it ii 1 1 i T',
t 'I ! i
J - "1
jSssaWe- -are authorized 1o an-'
U3f J " tMwneeW. K. 'ltEID a' candtdstr'
CaMri vrk, ote klqubwrg (Jounty. ltctioaOD tba
ilii li M ratU ;tu-" t- fZt?' Iw'-t x
The C bash at TtfirNotttn-VStJirii' the fast
few : days a; ereat naraber of mercantile failaresf f
nave occaryea in AsT? na IB rniiaaei-
nnia. j.n t-ipraiu mri z ''i
r i Ty 7
4 .
We have seen list of about fprtT bouses in this
eity, comprising! soum old and zreapected same
which- have .suspended, ;withiatht past mpcp.
These firms are mostly in tbe dry cooda trade, but
not exclusively. .Two . or three leading.. grtraJ
onabromiaent 1wrware'hoase, aad Uwoer hree
bouses in the prod nee bosinesa, are among; the
number ' . s
Later accounts represent the number of failures
as mi the increase.
J 5 . - J
Military Movements. We- learn that seven
companies, among whom are the Warren IxoaruaJ
Cleaveland Grays and Oranvilte Grayshave been
ordered to leave herefbr Weldon to-day, where
iiiey win uieeimp coiupauie j airesuy suuuueu at
that point. , The whole t force, wen assembled at
W'eldoo, : will be organized -iiito one regiment.-
rtaleiyh lletjhter. 1 ' '- - ' ' '
l'jnsurfeiio ut liuatan. New Orleans, May
2.T- The schooner Araaioaata, from Raatan; report si
an insurrection in Ruatan by the Indians. Fifteen
British officers are said to have been killed by tbe
nsurgeuts. , Capt. Dunn s W est India regiment
bad left for tbe scene of action. - : . -.
Great Earthquake jn South America!-
The city of Mendora , was destroyed by
earful earthquake, and some eight thousand peo
ple killed, on the 20th of March. San Juan was
also
the
earthquake.
i'.'i-, ifl1
TJII. thy; t,sf of .aaaaf nest; oo ONder4e terms
JJ ( a likely jpaDgrargro vomai, (Can cook and
nooM. ur 1 1 1. -IRC n nviUMianu. AVV'l IHIS ODICC
... .- U4? b.trii!'.ii ..i.JiL
2t
. oxrotloe.
THB. clalrasof BOONE t.to!, .and of J. B. V.
BOONK having been assigned to ns for collee
tlon. Those indebted to either firm are reouetttd -to
mako'attlemetit at an early day. " " ' '
IICTCllISON ft ''BROWN,' 1
v- -I' - Trustees. .
Mat .V18CJ, ;?t
tS ttrs";
flTliiB naderxigaed baviag obtained general letters '
.JJl.nf administration from the Coaaly Coart . of
MeekienVurg County, at its April Sessieo, lCl,oo the
estate of jhe late IT. Delia Springs, all persons indebt.
ed trtihe'estate of the Intestate are required to com
furwaea mmd MikTMyiDeBtyad "ttresr lurvltig claims
itoainat the aame ir rnuired to nrrtLtlim arlihln
reported. iOihave tbeeO tdestrOyed?ahe bed of the time prescrWdr.y Uwirthi nc Will be pleaded '
. " Thk Wheat Crop. So far aa we can gather
from oar exchanges the prospect for wheat and
oat crop seem to be very flattering. In our own
District we think a greater quantity than ordinary
has. been sown and eo far as our observation has
extended and inquiries baa been made, . we are sat
is&ed, if no mis tor tune befalls tbe growing crop
there will be the most abundant wheat crop gath
ered that ire haTe hid fort eara. C7irier Attaint
etra. - -; -.- . . - ot;
. jr 3 J' i T l,m ' m ' -'. --."-
. PiasT-CmszaK Sija Cams. We would
urge. oar frieada generally to plant Sugar Cane. Tit
make excellent molasses and when LmoLtsses ia
aellinz for 50 cts it would be a creat aavinc:' A
-J gentleman informs us that, any "quantity of seed
can oe ootainea in ureensooro.: iesxaes maaiog
excellent molasses it is very good feed for stock
generally GreeitsLnro Time.
May 7,1861
A! OY STEELE,' Xdm'r.
THE Tax Lists' 'for lie year 18C1 areaowjnmy
haada for collection, Tas-payers will pleas
take notice, and bold themselves ia readiness to pay."
1 Tl- W. ROBISON,
May 7. 1861.. ; . - . Tax Collector.:
.Dry. .Goods for,, Cash.; ; .
TJnUI further notica," WE "WILL SELLi'NO GOODS"
ON TIM B after Teaday,. 7th May, 1851.
Under existing ircomtances, (the disturbed eoa
dition of tha ceuntry aad tbe scarcity of money,) we,
ia order to get node to pay oar debts, for the present
adopt'; " '' J -
. The Cash System,
aad shall be happy fo'enpply our friends with Good
tery low. "
BROtVX, TATE ft CO
Mav 7. leCl 3t
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