North Carolina Newspapers

N. C. STATE CONVENTION. From the Raleigh papers ire condense the pro ceedings of the State Convention. It seems that ft great deal of time is consumed in useless debate. The simplest propositions are discussed for hours, when the members were about as well prepared to Tote at the commencement as at the end of a dis cussion. The "old men" of the Convention do not expedite business anj better than the "young men" of the Legislature. On the 31st, Mr Ilolden introduced a resolution that a committee of ten be appointed to prepare And report an ordinance providing for the election often delegates to the Confederate Congress by the people, one from each Congressional District and two from the State at large. 31r Craige, as a matter of economy, advocated the election of five instead of ten that extravagance had been the curse of the old U. S. Government, and if it had not broken down on the slavery question, it would have done from its own . corruption. Mr Ashe thought that we ought to have a full delegation there would be more wisdom in ten heads than five, lie was in favor of appointing them by the Con vention. Mr Ilolden defended his resolution arid contended that there was lime for an election by - the people. Mr Badger thought the number too large, but that the people ought to elect. Mr ircen agreed as to the right of the people to elect their public officers, but he thought in this in stance they did not expect or demand the exercise of it. Mr Barnes concurred with Mr Ashe. Mr Ruffin said that in the Congress the vote on ques tions was frequently taken rr capita, although by the rule each State was entitled to but one vote he therefore thought it better to follow the ex ample of the other States and send the number to which we were entitled, electing them by the Con vention. MrOsborne was for electing the smallest number by the convention on the score of economy. Mr Patterson was in favor of sending a full dele gation that all the other States bad sent the numbers to which they were entitled under the late U. S. Government, and he thought North Ca rolina should follow the example. On motion of Mr Fcrebee the subject was postponed. Mr Badger introduced a resolution instructing the committee of Finance to inquire into the pro priety ofmodif) ing, altering or abolishing an act passed at the late session of the General Assembly for the issue oi treasury notes, ile stated that it would take the proper officers about three years to feign the bills and prepare them for circulation, even if they were now ready, but that the plates for striking them g!F had not yet been prepared. Jlie resolution was adoj ted. 3Ir Smith of Halifax moved to take up his ordi tiauce for the Letter protection of the eahoard, providing for the raising of fix regiments of infan try and one of cavalry from the counties east of t lie Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, to be armed by the State. Mr Reid opposed the ordinance be cause he thought the Convention could not pro perly conduct the details of a war. Mr Howard stated that Gen. Gwynn had called for seven regi ments to defend the coast. Mr Badger opposed the ordinance. Mr Houston of Dupliu said he was opposed to it because it was calculated to cnibar ja.s the Military Board and the Executive, as well as the military officers who are already engaged in planning the means of defence which the resolu tion contemplates. Mr Ruffin and Mr Rayner also opposed it. After cc ruideraMe discussiou, the or dinance passed its second reading. On the 1st inst., Mr Ruffin offered a resolution which was adopted, to raise a special committee to inquire whether the Constitution should not be so amended as to require that all bills shall be read three several times on three several days before they LecoDie laws; 2d, to invest the Governor with the Veto power; 3d, to elect the Governor by the Legislature; 4th, to create the office of Lieutenant Governor. Mr Johnston introduced an ordinance to repeal the Jewish disability clause of the Constitution. The subject wan discussed till adjournment, but no one particularly opposing the ordinance. On Monday the 8d, Mr Osborne offered a reso lution directing inquiry to be made as to the ex pediency of amending the Constitution so as to require the Legislature to meet annually, holding elections annually, and fixing a period for taeh sehsioD. Mr Graham offered a resolution inquir ing whether it is necessary to continue the enlist ment of State troops, or whether the levies should not be volunteers to be mustered iuto the tervicc of the Confederate States. On Tuesday, June 4th, the President announc ed the following Committee: To inquire into the expediency of amending the Constitution so as to restore annual session of the General Assembly and restore annual election of Members Messrs. Osborne, Howard, Battle of Wake, Thornton and Gilmer. By Mr Hicks, a iGsolucion of inquiry, that no person under the age of 25 shall hold a seat in the House of Commons, and no person under 35 a seat in the Senate. Adopted. By Mr Speed, a resolution to reduce the number of the Senate to 32, and to elect one-third every year, so that the entire body will be changed every six year, an J election for the House of Commons be held so thai one-fourth shall be elected every year and the entire body be changed every four years; and to reduce the number of the IIoujc of Commons to 100. Adopted. Mr Houston of Duplia offered a resolution that this Convention ad journ on Monday next, to meet agin on the 2oth of July. Mr Pettigrrew moved to refer the question to a special committee. Ajrjoed to. yeas 5, nays 53. A communication from the Governor, on motion of Mr lraige was read iu secret session. After some time speat in secret session, the doors were opened and the unfinished business of yesterday was taken up, it being the ordinance to adopt tho per manent Constitution of the Confederate State. Mr Graham addressed the Convention at some length in opposition to the ordiuAuce to adopt. Mr Graham said we acquire no rights by the ratification of the Consti tution to repreent;t:ou in the first Congress; nor in the first election for President under the permanent Consti t at ion. Mr Badger desired to reply to Mr Graham and has the floor to-morrow. Committee ou the Machinery at Harper's Ferry. Messrs Woodfin, Craig find Giabam. Mr Rayoer from the Committee ou Finance, to whom wag referred an ordinance to neate a Board of claims, reported a substitute, and recommended Messrs. DiHard of Rockingham, Sawyer of Buncombe and Norfleet of Buncombe, to constitute said Bward. Objection wera made by Mr Spruill of Bertie, aud the OrUiuaucc wsi not read the 2d and 3d time. On Wednesday, Jone 5th, Mr Jno. L. Holmes, delegate from New Hanover, appeared and took his seat. Mr Stewart's resolution offered yesterday, that no member shall be allowed to pc&k more than twenty minutes on any questiou until after tbo adoption of the permanent Constitution of tbe Coufedetate States of America, and the election of delegates to tbe Confed erate Congress, resulted, ye:is 60, nays 50. The Contention then went into sect et session about an hour. The doors were then opened, and the ordinance to adopt tbe permanent Constitution of the Coufedcraie Slates was considered. Mr Badger, after some remarks ia relation to the proposition which was rejected this morning to lioU discussion to 20 minutes, proceeded to consider the two main propositions in the question of adoption one to postpone till the 20th of August, and the other to submit to a vote of the people. Mr Badger differed with gentlemen who Lad spoken iu favor of each prop ositioo, and proceeded to give his reasons therefor, ad -. dressing the Convention at some Ieigth in favor of the j Immediate adoption of the permanent Constitution ofj the Confederate States. During Mr Badger's forcible and eloqaent remarks he was several times heartily j applauded by the members of the Convention. I Mr Manning and Mr Dick both replied in favor of ! reference to ibe people. At a late hour in the after noon tbe Convention aujuruu. . On Thnrsdav. June 6.b, the Standard says, the Cob- vention was in session most of the day. In the even ' ing, the Permanent Constitution of tbe Confederate States of America was adopted by a unanimous vote. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OP THE WAR. We published, the other day,, a patriotic call' of Gov. Brown, of Georgia, upon the people of that great State for voluntary contributions for I the support of the war. The scheme was a most I judicious one. The contributions were to be ! der .sited with the clerks of the counties, and the ! ... i ii. j t ri.j I names OI the nonoraoie uonons were w ue uieu, a perpetual records of patriotism, in the archives of j the State. "While the young men were facing the j i enemy, this proposal provided a means by which ! i their elders might render full as effective service, IOOUJIU at OOlIlt. uui ctuciut vuuiciu'ianu i ; gifts to the State, with no promise or expectation ! of rcinburscment. j The Southern papers bring us advices of another j proposition to the people for supplying the funds requisite fr the war. It is known that the Con : federate Congress has authorized loans of sixty-five millions in the aggregate, tor the expenses ot tne war tud of the Government. The loan is to be based on bonds and Treasury notes. For the first loan of 515,000,000, Congress levied a 10 percent, j export duty on cotton, and pledged the proceeds of that duty to the payment of the interest and re demption of the principal of the loan. The security is ample, for the natural export of cotton by the South is nearly two hundred millions of dollars worth a year, ten per cent, on which would pay off the loan in one year, and five millions to spare. But the war may cut down the exportation very considerably; though certainly not to the meagre figure of twelve and a half millions of dol- j lars, which would still be enough to pay the eight per cent interest of the fifteen millions loan. I he ten per cent, export duty on cotton would j certainly produce a surplus over and above the atnount needed to provide for the fifteen million i loan. But the Confederate Government have ! thought it prudent not to rely on that duty to give j creuu io iue new loan inni nas oeen since auinor- j ized, of fifty millions 1 he fact is. that the Gov-j ernment has a plenty of credit at home ; but her I planters, with whom it enjoys credit, have their ; capital invested in lands and negroes, and not in ! cash funds. The desideratum has been how to ' use tins credit with her capitalists so as to procure ; nmncj ir ner mimarv operation, n win hoc do to rely on paper money to carry on the war. ! Paper money is a spurious and dangerous system of finance, which however it may answer for a time, is sure to explode, sooner or later, with terrihle disaster. The object is to avoid too great an infla tion of the paper circulation of the country by utilizing in pome way the credit which the Gov ernment enjoys with the planters. A very simple process has been adopted by which to effect this object. It is this, to call upon our planters and farmers to subscribe to the loan, and to ray their subscriptions, not in money, which they have not, but in crops, which they have If a ' planter subscribes a thousand bales of cotton, the government receives it.gives a receipt for the number of pounds and stipulates to deliver bonds for the amount for which the cotton if sold when the sale shall be made. The tobacco planters may sub scribe tob;icco; the wheat and grain growers, wheut and grain ; the lice growers, rice; the inland farmer, beef and bacon, in the same manner; though these latter articles, so far as required for provisioning the army, would be received at agreed prices and paid for in bonds or treasury notes at the time of the delivery of the produce. But it is expected that the greater portion of these contributions will be by cotton planters, and ihus the Government le put in possession of a sap!e which would enable it to treat advanta geously with European capitalists and Govern ments. We trust that this loan will be liberally encouraged by the peoy.le of the South. The suc cess of the loan wuld itself contribute a mor; force equivalent to a dozen great victories. Noth ing contributed more to fixing Louis Napoleon firmly iu his imperial scat than the enthusiasm with which the French people subscribed to his loans. Since the result of the first loan was pro claimed, the imperial throne of Napoleon has been the staunehest and firmest of all the thrones of Europe, though some of them have existed by a prescriptive right of centuries. Rich. Dixjxttch. The Confederate Loan. The Macon Citi zen says: Col. John B. Lamar, of this city, subscribes GOO bales of cotton to this loan, Benj. Locket 800 bales, T. R. Bloom 50, and L N. Whittle one half his cotton crop, whatever it may be. The planters, geucrally, will go into this movemetit a3 the safest and best investment they can make, besides con tributing " material aid" to the Government iu its hour of ueed. Good Signs. In the State of New York there are fifty papers opposed to Lincoln's Army invad ing the South. In Ohio there are fourteen pa pers which in despite of mob law and threats of violence, have come oul in opposition to Lincoln's war policy. And the time will come, observes the Circleville (Ohio) Watchman, "when there will be more. And the time will come when we shall hear those who have hurrahed loudest for civil war, declare that they always opposed the war." We believe your prediction will prove true, Mr Watch man, and may God speed the day, as we believe a more unrighteous war was never waged any people. against Blockade of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi river is now effectually blockaded at Vim nt nnlr fiiniti..nanr ic:.r h..t rr;.; r all kinds, coal, timber and manufactured artit-W I being prevented from going to anv of the slave!?.' Mates. W heat, corn and other products of the great West are thus deprived of a market, w hich will be a death-blow to the interests of that section In addition, no less than sixteen hundred steam boats run on the Mississippi river and its tributa ries, nearly all dependent, directly or indirectly, upon the Southern trade; these, of course will be compelled to tie up. The value of these boats is estimated at sixty million of dollars, aud they five Pinnliivinnnt tit narlu Itrn Iiihii)m,1 t ,r .... -I nersons. who will bv this Mockailn h. ...r.r r a means of subsistence. We very much fear that I Mr Lincoln, in his great desire to "starve out" the Southern States will inflict a greater blow upon the people of the North. Jomttboro 111.) Cu zeite. Necessity vs. Convenience The editor of the Brook haven (Miss ) Advertiser offers the fol lowing unique argument in favor of raiding more corn than cotton : We have always been persistently in favor or planting a large crop of corn, even if cotton has to be a little neglected, particularly in times like these, when communication with the Ohio may be cut off at any moment. Corn is a necessity, but cotton is only a convenience. A man can live very well without a shirt, but what can lie do without whJskv ? WISSTBRN DEMOCBAT, OHABLOTTIS, DEPREDATIONS BY THE ENEMY, j Wherever tbe Lincolnites have landed on Vir-' committed tbe grossest out " rases oo the people. In addition to murder, in suiting women, stealing money and property of all kinds, they cut down and trample upon the grow ing crops. From our Virginia exchanges we copy the following accounts of some of the outrages of the villains: At Newport News they commenced on the farm of Wui. Smith, which they left a complete wreck. He had a fine fieldof wheat besides a number of truck crops. These the scoundrels completely de- vastated. besides stealin and snooting aown tne i .i i .tn i. r.. .. poultry wuicii mey iouiiu ihhh im. .Mr Smith thought he would be a little beforehand with them in saving his bacon, and had it buried in the woods when be saw the troops approaching; but a treacherous negro told upon him, and the rooucro ftau Hit iuci uiemi-ti tu . v v-. ,j uv . This fellow with several other negroes they took to Fort Monroe and rut to work on the fortifica- tions. Mr Smith s loss is about oio.vuu. They next visited the adjoining farm of Mr West which they treated as they had done Mr Smith's, cutting up and completely destroying the crops of all kinds. At Mr West's they unluckily found a unilorm coat, upon which they held him a close prisoner and sent off his two daughters, grown m m a a jt4"Whb women, to the Fort as hostages for his good beha- viour. Nothing was alleged against them, but it was the simple arbitrary act of Lincoln's hell hounds. They then passed over to the farm of Wui. Lee, which hud on it one of the finest crops of wheat in the county, besides other valuable pro ducts. This they completely devastated, as they had done other farms. In short, they continued the work of ruthless and reckless destruction on every farm fronting Hampton Koads froni New port News to Hampton, committing every species of atiocity and outraging the persons of negro wo men and girls. t The families residing on this range of farms had generally moved off to the interior, and thus avoid- ed the insults and infamous treatment of the bar- baric enemy. The woods back of Hampton were lor several Cays nilea witn tne iugitive lamiues iroui tne viuage. . . I ll is said that at least 300 slaves belonging : to ; Elizabeth City county have been taken to lort ; Monroe. Some of the owners went with a flag of ; truce to request their return, but the demand was i refused. The bridge near Hampton creek was j then burnt by our people to keep the enemy from , cro.iu-. incvwiu mi-iuuuij .a estimate . 1 O .I 111 It! Ill I SoUU.OoO. When the vandals occupied Hampton they went to the ore of Mr Lattinier and demanded posses sion. Jlr Jjuttimer replied that tney iuigut nave his goods at a fair value. They swore they would have them and not pay a cent, and an officer drew liis sword and slapped Lattinier in the face with it. Lattimer then drew a revolver and shot the officer dead. Lattinier was then takf n to the Fort aud hung The officer killed was a Lieutenant. He met a do-r's death in a do's cause. A gentleman named Morrow was captured with a uniform on. He was stripped naked and marched through the streets of Hampton and then carried to the rort as a prisoner. Can such things be done in this enlightened as:c and not rouse to boilin" heat the blood of ev cry southerner? Will not every man who can shoulder his musket and help drive back the vil lains from Virginia soil? The following extract from a private letter to a ' gentleman in Memphis, dated Jronton, Mo., May j -o, 1861, gives the particulars of the invasion of that town by the Lincolnites, and affords a faint picture of the Black Republican atrocities now being perpetrated in Missouri : Early yesterday morning a gentleman came gal loping up to our house, warning us to hide, that the Lincoln soldiers would be on us shortly. He said they had already shot at him. One of my sons was in the field plowing, and I ran to tell him i ! to hide. By the time I returned 1 heard the guns unrig in every direction, and toe women in tne valley screaming. 1 theft ran off and hid myself where I could see the soldiers. .They soon came along, some ou horses and some on foot My son, who was plowing in the field, was seen by them running through the rye field, and imme diately two soldiers on horseback started after him. They threw down the fences and pursued him. They commanded him to stand and yield himself a prisoner; he paid no attention to them, but ran ou. They then shot at him, and came near strik ing him. Finally he gained the woods and escap ed. Up to this time they had committed no depre dations in the house. The horsemen then return ed from the chase to the house. They got an axe and broke up my furniture, stole every cent of money we had, split open my closet doors, and scattered my groceries all round. A gold watch was ban-ring in one of the rooms. Thev stole that. They also stole a new coat, a pair of new boots, a pair of pants, also a rifle, saddle and one horse. They took an old Doctor of our town prisoner. They even tok his pocket knife from him, but in consideration of his decreptitude and age released him after two hours detention. An old gentleman named Brown, a very strong secessionist, aged near 80 years, they knocked down, jumped upon him, trampled on his breast, j and injured him so much that he is obliged to die. The Fight at Aqi ia Creek. In an extra of the Fredericksburg Herald we find the follow, ing in relation to the fight at Aquia Creek : A letter, dated June 3, say : " The Pawnee was f s 1 . 1. ? t 1 . .. . mjuicu very niucn. mere is no UoUOl oi tins, as ihe. U day yesterday opposite to our station "an.ined her with a larire spv 'lass. and hircc hoi in lmr r.il.rt. r i - ii'uiiu iiiiu a inrgc noic in ner uu.trier, 1. e i icar the water h the ne, under the side of her stern! ' iu a boat mending her port side ' at 9 e also saw men amidship iou may rely on this. Our batteries shot 74 2hot aud bhell, aud struck six or seven tini's." We are also informed, third handed, that a minis ter on the Maryland side told a person who brought ! the uews to this tide, that he, the clergyman, was i j present (though not officiating) at the burial of j " PeM,s l,Ken ,roul persons taken from ou boird the vessel after tJhe.bi,,,,f of 'urday, ard who bad been killed ine lcuo Correspondence Extrordinart Tcombs us. Scott. R-cently, a gentleman from Wash ington, on a visit to Montgomery, brought Secretary Toombs a verbal message from Gen. Scott to quit lit rh! nAnciiBA. tiA V. fl.. r. T i starve out the South before harvest, if they did i " doe"'t',,s' as w as y mconve not choose to kill them off. A few days after-i ! thf"r W,U cheerfully home for the , . .... J rnmnmn oruu wards. & Ttlalltor on th lMmi nr Mnt M- l Toombs a basket of roasting ears. He at once se lected an ear packed it carefully in a box, and -4vitM tv um i u35 auu x camera, j iiaueras inter, nave captured the brig Lydia without a word of comment. A plain card was ! Frances, of Bridgeport, Conn., and a barque- the attached to the box, with the name "R Toombs," j former loaded with sugar and mahorau y loss tbe AflT I r lv AV aM 4tL.'unM. .4 L'..tL ft 1 II ... I 1 . 1 inscnoea on it. e consider this one of Bob's latter with lard, flour and white pine all of which best letters. Atlanta Conrderacy. ' has been confiscated. - ' 1 NORTH CAROLINA, ITEMS. TniRD and Fourth N. C. . Regiments. The following are the officers and companies composing the third N. C. Regiment now at Suffolk, Va.: Co'ouel W D Pender. Lieut. ColonelV? S Guy. . s Major D II Hamilton: Rry. Qnar. Matter David Pender. Rry. Cuvimissary Thos Cain. COMPANIES. 1. Yancey ville Grays, Capt. Graves. 2. Randelsburg Rifles, Capt. rwin. 3. Milton Blues, Capt. Mitchell. 4. Leasburg Grays, Capt. Hambrick. 5. Alamance Regulators, Capt. Ruffin. 6. Davie Grays, Capt. Clement. 7. Edgecombe Rifles, Capt. Hyman. - 8. Rockingham Guards, Capt. Scales. 9. Rockingham Rangers, Capt. Settle. 10. Dixie Boys, Capt. Bailey. . The following are the officers and companies of the 4th N. C. Regiment, now at Garysburg, but ordered to Suffolk: Colonel Junius Daniel. Lieut. Colonel Geo P Lovejoy. Major Paul V-Faison. . COMPANIES. 1, Roanoke Minute Men. Capt. Johnston. 2. Thomasvillc Rifles, Capt. Miller, 8. Anson Guards, Capt. Smith, 4. Cleveland Blues, Capt. Dixon. 5. Oak City Guards, Capt. Faribault. 6. Roiiirh and Ready Guards, Capt, Vance. 7. Reid Guards, Capt Slade. 8. Stanly Marksmen, Capt. Anderson. 9. Lexington Wild Cats, Capt. Hargrove. 10. Raleigh Rifles, Capt. Harrison Raleiyh Standard. The Dallas and King's Mountain Railroad. Agreeably to notice, Edward Whitesides, Lawson Wilson, Moses II Rhync, Jacob Froneberger, J F Pegrani, Samuel Jarret, and J G Lewis, being a majority of Commissioners appointed by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, passed at the last session of 1860 and 1861, of the Dallas and King's Mountain Railroad Company met in the town of Da n Saturjav the 1st day of Jane, 18G1; and on motion of J F Pegram, Esq., Samuei Jarret, fcsq , was appointed Treasurer, who b()n(j as ref u;re(j y tne ct 0f tue semDy j jj . Wliie and J Froneberger bein" appointed fl comm;ttee to asce'rtain what Amount of stock had b subscribed, reported that the sum of fifty th,,isand do lars had been subscribed to the cani- I tal stock of the Dallas and Kind's mountain Rail j road Company, the required amount to secure the ; charter for said road; and there being a lanre ma ! jority of "the Stockholders present, they came for ward and paid the first installment of five per cent, on their subscription?. On motion of J. H White. Lawson Wilson and J G Lewis were appointed deJcgates to represent our Company in a meetins of the Commissioners of the King's Mountain Railroad Company, to be held in Yorkvilje. South Carolina, on Monday, the 3d day of June, 1861. Yorlcville Enquirer. Home Made Writing Paper. The Mills of Messrs Oatcs and Wiswall, Lincolnton, N. C , are turning out the various kinds of writing paper ilCouimerical Note," Letter," "Cap," and "Flat Cap" ruled and unruled, blue and white. We have a specimen of their "Cap," which is very good. They have large orders on baud, and are driving their business right ahead. This is an important branch of business, and if the blockade continues, must succeed completely. It ou;ht to have succeeded long ago; for a similar enterprise was started by Geo. Mosteller, Esq., near Lincolnton, some years ago, and kept up by him while he remained in connection with the paper business. He also manufactured blank ! books Ledgers, Dockets, Day Books, &c, &c; which, by-the-way, is not less important at a time like this. Salisbury Watchman. Pork We are pleased to learn that a large lot of Pork from Kentucky, has passed through this place for Newhern. We understand it was purchased by the Committee of safety of that place, fur the benefit of its people aud surrounding coun try. This was a most fortunate purchase, and as no speculation wc learn will be allowed on it, speaks well for the forethought of the Committee. Goldsboro Tribune. Death of R. P. Merkell. Mcrrell, the Sher iff of Madison county, who was shot on the day of the election in an affray at Marshall, died last week. Like every one else, Mcrrell had his faults, but a kinder hearted man and a truer patriot never lived. He deserved a better fate. Ashe ville Xeics. Gen. Beauregard. By the following extract of a letter to the Richmond Examiner, we learn that Gen. Beaureard has taken command of the South Carolina Volunteers and V lrgimaus at iuanassas : Gen Bonham has relinquished the command to Gen. Beauregard. ; The former has enjoyed, in a high degree, the confidence of the men. They lelt that in him they had a brave and chivalrous leader, who would not yield an inch to the foe, but would figl.t him, no matter at what odds. We are glad to know that he will remain with us second in command. As to Gen. Beauregard, nothinjr need be said. All of us feel that in him we have a much abler General than the enemy can boast of. All we want now is a fair field and open fight. Muskets vs. Rifles We have been struck at the very general desire among our volunteer troops to be armed with rifles. The desire is na tural to those who are used to them; but we are inclined to think that the number of rifles in an army should not be so great. The muskets with ll,e IU"- nrm Da3'Onel ls e weapon most needed -i i f i - . ,:' war next to artillery. What the artillerv Can"ot do ,,,c bayonet must, and wc should mostly Pretr tl,c 0,d J0" to the improved sabre. Dexterous hands with a good bayonet could nn ship every nfie sabre in a twinkling. But mus kets with a single ball cartridge do but little ex ecution; the cartridge lor a musket when drawin H . C'os,; encuu,,,tr should be made of powder and 15 tuck 8!lot' lrthat fai,s to do the work then comes tnc death encounter with the bayonet. The test we think will show then that the old havonot is the instrument. Raleiyh Standard. Passes NoRTn ward. The Richmond Dispatch says : "We are happy to learn that our authorities have concluded to issue no more passes to persons trav-lling to tbe North. This is a wise and just determination. It can cause no inconvenience at this time to any but a certain class of persons, or, Prizes. A correspondent of the Petersbnnr Express, says: That our troops, stationed at Cape 2SJ-. C. WAE ITEMS. Washington, Jnne T! Lord Lyons has received dispatches which . are un favorable to the Federalists Tb C-b,oet ha. been in session every dij Affairs, which is believed to be ominous; A theological student from lOWO troops in "rd TsXherreceVveTbe Government relative to the Southern strength. i u th Marvland Leetslat ure eevezai memurrs v , . " recently visited Richmond doubtless to con .i . t i J a tfrfisrit lffl. fer Trustworthy information indicate that South f.,t- the federal lines on tn erne i luicnu iu nv-. . , Washington side of the Potomac, crossing abote Arlington heights and Aiexauuna. Richmond, June 7. It is generally believed that Gen. Beauregard is preparing to attack Alexandria. A battle is reported to kave taken place at Phillippi, Barbour county, Va., between l,OW of Va. troops and 3,00 of Lincolnfs men, from . . .. . ... i.' t- : curl Ohio. Indiana and Virginia, in which i. that Colonel Kelly, of Va , a traitor to the South, was Kiiieu anu niiecn oi iue ovuuicm iww. ter accounts say that there was only a skirmish ' i ,i t;n;n rf 1 r four troons h doubted, as they had no horses, of which accord ing to iNortbern accounts, many were iaeu. our batterv Pig's Poiot, at the mouth of Nansenioiid river, Va., and got the worst end. The Brooklyn. A gentleman from N. Orleans says that the blockading Steamer Brooklyn, at the. mouth of the Mississippi, went ashore before he left, and that she careened to such a degree ti.. Ki r.iinQ fuuiM nut ho nmrlo to hpnr on any thing. He further reoorts that the inhabitants were alive in preparation tor relieving tne urooK Ivn and niacin? her undef Confederate attention .j t o Later advices state that the Brooklyn was taken t i . as a prize oy a iOUieueraie sieaiuer. Alexandria, June 2. A majority of our citi zens continue strong in the secession feeling. At 9:30 every evening the citizens are all required to be in their dwellings. After this hour the city is eloomy in the extreme. Wilcox, a Virginian by birth, is endeavoring to ingratiate himself in the favor of "the Alexandrians. An engagement between the Federal and. Con federate forces in this vicinity must take place soon, unless the latter prefer to retreat towards liieli mond. Catch them at it. Vhen they retreat, it will be towards nushmyton.j Louisville, June o. Sumter Anderson is sick, and will probably not report ior duiy for sometime. COTIUO SCHOOLS. Orrics or the Literary Board. Raleigh, May 8, 1861. , The followiriff distribution of the Literary Fund for tb first six months of the jear 1861, among the several counties of the State is ordered by the Board a tubu lar statement whereof is annexed. The amount due the several counties will be paid at the Treasury Department to the person entitled to re ceive the same, upon a compliance with the provisions of the law. upon the subject. The Board hare thought proper, in view of the de ranged condition of pecuniary affairs, to make dis tribution of only one half of the amount usually dis tributed at this season. Alleghany, Madison and Polk counties will receive their shares from the countie from which they were respectively formed. Jackson .county will receive 30 per centum of the amount allotted to Macon county and the balance of its share from that allotted to Hav wood. JOHN W. ELLIS, OnAHAif Daves, r President ex officio. Secretary to the Board. . Counties. fed. Population Spring Distribution, Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, 10, !C6 $609 96 5,003 300 18 10,756 45 36 8,539 512 34 11,716 702 96 9,973 588 32 8.0J4 481 44 5,931 357 06 12,338 740 28 6,919 415 14 8,674 520 44 5,836 330 16 5,174 310 44 t,203 372 48 12.161 729 66 8,234 494 04 16,'55 63 30 6.7Q3 .. J-402 18 "57252" 315 12 8,697 581 82 5,308 - - 318 48 12,329 7:J9 74 10,634 C38 03 ,257 375 42 14,123 817 38 6,998 419 88 11. U I 666 66 10,013 601 06 10,627 637 87 9.510 5T0 ll 7,228 433 69 6,878 412 68 17,303 1038 18 5,320 319 26 13,480 1108 64 13,007 780 42 7,08a 425 34 6,907 414 42 6,883 412 98 6,656 3S9 36 6,585 395 10 13,062 783 72 11.149 778 86 3.395 23C 10 ,181 370 86 ,924 415 44 6,158 270 14 6.9fil 417 66 S741 344 46 11,724 703 41 6,166 , 3(J9 78 8,552 R13 13 7,905 474 3u 14,236- 854 16 10,731 643 36 M40 422 40 14,954 897 42 V08 462 48 6,030 36i go 8.825 529 50 10,745 644 70 15,167 910 56 .936 476 16 11.080 64 80 12,363 74! 78 13.329 739 74 12,398 743 28 12,311 738 66 6.348 380 83 8,490 509 40 487 92 4453 267 12 ,258 855 48 21.123 1267 38 10,366 621 96 .80 286 80 3.348 200 83 1M1T 619 05 11.642 698 52 6-54 405 28 9.511 570 66 8.068 484 08 .! $49,113 51 Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Larteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Cleavelani, Columbus, Craven. Cnmberlani, Currituck, Davidson, Davie, Duplin, Edgecombe, Forsythe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Granvill, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Henderson, Hertford, Hyde, Iredell, Jankson, Johnston, Jonc, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Nash. New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Grange, Pasquotank, Perquimaus, Person, Pitt, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stanly, Stokes, Sorry. Tyrrel, Union, Wake, Warren, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, WUkea, Wilson, - Tadkia, Yancey, Federal Troops in tue Fieldi?" ted that the force of Federal troop now;U(Sl at the different points, which raay be J! : seats of vrar,.amounu to about 95,000 TV does not include the men in the varioi. jwhnse location is not yet decided 0tmnS wiw. oa I0llQj t rationed ana couimanriaH n t . 1 . Jj&calton. commander a, Soatkiide of Potomac.Brig. Gen. McDowell" vDow, Fortress Monroe-. ......... -Maj. Gen. Butf., """V nuuiUKwu) . ...... . vii. "'anStleld Pen n'a. West .... .Mai. Gen. Keim " Cincin'ti i West Va Maj. Gen. McClet'S Cairo and vicinity.. -Brig. Gen. Prentis Baltimore, &c ......... ...... Brig. Gen. Cadwni'r'i Philadelphia,- &e Maj. Gen. Pnttcrjon -.l,i; Totftl . r "-5ji The South has equally as large a number in the Eg?- Bishop Otej, of Tennessee, has writu. ? letter to Seward, which we find in the Appeal, appealing to him to stop the ar appreciate the good Bishop's motives, but V( S his labor is in vain. BATES OP POSTAGE. . i r 1 . I . n . Tlie law WHICH wcnuuiu oncrniron on IK. e T.. n A rnnifi nrciiiivnirnt In mnnev n,:i .l " sary stampa and stamped envelopes can be pr at the rate of five cents per letter, weighing m than half an ounce, for any distance not exctedinr? hundred miles, and five cents additional for ttert l ounce or fractiou of an ounce; over five hnndrej 3'. double these rates. Advertised letters will be eh, two cents in addition to the regular postage. T-: letters and letters placed in the office for delitm J will be charged two cents; newspapers, iircolari i w ether printed mutter, placed iu Ihe office for fay? only, will be charged one cent. The postage on J? Iy newspapers within the Confederate Stutei len cents per quarter; for a paper published ij '? per week, six times that amount, and for other cations in proportion. Monthly magazines weirij,' not more than one and a half ounces will be tbr one and one-half cents per quarter, and period; published quarterly or bi-monthly will be cbar(iritn; cents per ounce. Transk-ut newspapers, pamikv? periodicals, engravings, Ac, not exceeding three ou in weight, and published within the Confederate Sta- v two cents. For all mnttcr coming from beyoJ J Confederate States double postage will be rbar Publishers of newspapers are entitled to send mdV! ceive from their respective offices of pullicatiot copy of each publk-ittion free of postage. 15. It. SMITH & CO, ; (51-CCKKSORS TO i. B. F. KOOXE,) WHOLESALE AND KETAIL DEALERS H BOOTS AND r Leather, Calf-Skins and SIio c-Findicjs CHARLOTTE, N. C. March 26, 1861. tf . , BOOT. AND SHOE EMPORI 111 Charlotte, N. C. ARE receiving a choice stock of Boots and Shoeitl the best quality (warranted) which they will wlla LOW PRICES FOK March 26th, 18G1. tf BAKLEY WAiVrUD. I want to purchase, immediately, 2 or 3t0 busheliil i BARLEY, for which the highest market price will l' given. .u.iuiiJ 4MU.ti.tm Charlotte, May 28, '.861. la. 1HAVE received the Tax-Lists for the year 1880, ad hold them ready for .inspection, and request inft mation of any failure by persons not making their re turns accordins to law. I will also recieve Tmeidtt on said Lists, for which purpose I will attend at tit nual Muster Grounds on the days mentioned in iw following table, to which table the names of the person! to take- the returns of .taxable Property for Hit jmi 18C1 are added : Dennis', Morning Star, l'rsvidence: July 2d, A C Flow, J P. " 3d, Robert Mr Bwen. J P. " 4th William Uea, J P. u 5th James Uannegan, J P. " 'h Moses N Hart, J P. 44 tub Thomas B Price, J P. " 9th William Mtans, J P. " 10th R B Mouteitb, J P. " l itb R F Blythe, J P. " IHth K D Sloan, J P. " 15th R L Dearnioiid, J P. " 18th J Sample Davis, J P. " 19ih " do lo Sharon, Steel Creek, Berryhill s, Nonucnt's Store, Long Creek, Lemly's, " Dewecse's, Mallard Creek, Harrisburg, Crab Orchard, Charlotte, week of July court, W.J Hayes, J P. The necessities of the time require that eterj t1 payer punctually attend the above appointment, p" pared to settle bis taxes nromntlv therefore begin V to lay up money sufficient to pay your taxes on tlicd;i above appointed. W. W. GKIKH, appoii May 28, 1861. Sheriff Mecklenburg Coaty w ,.... w v i)Ln n3 r .ina u UOUUVC . iW. IVJilL ma " for rp.e1f-linn n lh( office of CoH'J Court tjlerk of Mecklenburg county. Election on ti rst Thursday in August. May 7, 1861 te-pd We are reouested to non nee J.' B. KKRk as a candid" w If3fi& re-4-li.rlinn to lit i'Aee of SuP" ourt Clerk of Mecklenburg county. I May 14, 1861. f "To our Customers." We would sav to our prompt-payiug cafto" that-we oionose to - . Continue the Credit Rwiiie, And, to enable us to do so, we MUST bre ' CASH SETTLEMENT OF ALL PRIOR CLAIMS. This become uece7i as we cannot now purchase without the mouer. Should we hereafter have to adopt the C"sn sj,r our customer? mav know their. waut of rroaip1"1 forced us to do so. FISHER & BUlUlOl'GBb. May 21, 1861. lm Stat of h. chla. !TJi kl nbW'S 1 ' Court of PUas and Quarter Sessions April Term. 1 Jefferson Berryhill and others, v. Thoms P. Berr-f hill and others. Devisavit vtl. non. David Embcraoa and wife Adaline, Jaruea Em"7 1 m . . . nd the heirs at law of 2usn acca, are not resideut- of North Carolina, DU,,v;b. berond the limit, tw.,-r. i ia therefore ordereo ) m jjcvitavw vtl. non. . It appearing to the satisfaction of the Conrt tht defendants in this ewe, Thos P Berryhill and w" aid Court that publication be made in tbe Democrat, a newspaper puUisbed in tbe town of to Mi ia said county, in conformity to law, notifying8 defendant to be and appear before the Justice w ' ' Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, at tbe next W to be held for said county, at the Court House w i tj lotte, on the first Monday in Julvnext, then Dfl,,T( to see proceedings in this case, and to make w111'"- parnes to said iftsue if thev shall think preper to o Witness, W. K. Reid, Clerk of onr said Conrt p . the 4th Monday of April, 1861, and the S5tb Ju America Independence. ,v -6t w. K. REIP, Cle