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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER
14, 18(52.
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CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. President.
Alex II Stephens, of Georgia, Vice President.
J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary ot State.
G. V. Randolph, of Virginia, Secretary of W ar.
C. G. Memminger, of South Carolina, Secretary
j of the Treasury.
S. II. Malh.ry. of Florida, Secretary of theNavy.
Thos. II. Watts, of Alabama, Chief of the Depart
ment of Justice or Attorney General,
i J. II. Reagan, of Texas. Postmaster General.
' MEMBERS OP THE FIRST PERMANENT
CONFEDERATE CONftRESS.
I SENATE.
)i SBrstern Srmorrnt.
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AN APPEAL TO THE PATRIOTIC.
A MILITARY CULLKCK FOR ORPHANS.
Fkli-.iw-Citizess: n the day 1 i,t r.ppointe.1 by the
President of the Confederate M.n s a day ot 1 ha.u..
evi,yr t Almighty bd tor Hi, Ue.sii.gs u,on our
:ui.i a f.-u- -Htb-Hien in the 1 " 1 U ilson, .Wtn
-r.,ii:i:. s.bVrib.-d over ' ("e inor-ed to
over it',;, the br:nuin :l 'uu 1 to ,,e "ot U's
it ui !'f. ..', to I'- d.-vofM 'he endowment of
Mdhar. i.'.'di.-ge Wilson. N. -, for the education ot
,i. or,;i.:... f.vs of,,,. !. soMiera as have fallen. or
i,,., ..,1;,.r in defence of the Confederacy. I tie
..i.ui m Mr :- matured is as I'-dlows:
Not ni-rc than oiie-lifth of I lie amount obtained is
to i.e "dev i i tlie purchase of buildings for the open
'ii." of the r,,;'. :e. Ample arrangements have been
ii al to .-. !..' Miitable property on the.-c terms.
Tli - l.;i!:i!i',e of the fund is to le invented in some
f.:te ...id j.!u.':i iide manner. the jiiinei,al never to be
iMiided ;iad the interest to be deoted to the suj'j.orl
mid e.im-i:i"ii of " orphan t.'adets.
S. The institution is to combine the characterise
of a tii'jniiiL'h (.'olivriate sind :i thorough inilitiiry
oi,re. and is to receive jmyinjr Tadets on triins usual
ia Military Academies, and "ali the jnohtsliom this dv
j,.u!uie!,t ";:re to 'o to swell the endowment fund, and
t litis ineu-a-f the capabilities of the College to educate
orphans.
4. Th- first f'i:id of $i00,ooa is to be obtained as
f.iilo'.ii : Every gentleman making a donation of 50
cr inoie. is thereby to become a Trustee of the College,
:i i to have one Vote ill the Hoard for every $50 given
by him to this fund. It is apparent that this at once
re. an tiie Coilvg- fioni ever becoming sectarian or
c.ctivdial. Any lady making a donation of I?."0 or
i,i .,re. iu;iy de.-igun'.e some gentleman as Trustee to
r. j'P sent this amount. The donations may be made
ia bonds of live eipial amounts, jiayable annually, nnd
be. iring interest from January 1, 1-V.I. Tims: a gen
tlemitii gives live bonds for c-'bt each, payable sever
uliv on Jan'v 1. IstiJ, Jan y 1, lso'r, Jan y 1, 100,
JaiVy 1, 107, and Jau'y 1, 1;-CS, all bearing interest
froui J.ui'y 1st. lt-;j. This is n donation of $1,0U0.
None ol these bonds aie to be considered binding until
loo. ooo be thus secured.
.". Kvery donor may designate the County or Slate
to whie;: his donation is to be assigned: and orphan
cadets will be taken as nearly as practicable from dif
ferent set lions of the Coiifedet acy, in piopeit'on to the
amounts received therefrom.
G. Any in.m idual couti ibnting $2,500, shall have
the designation of one orphan cadet, to receive the
benefit of this fund during the donor's natural life.
7. When there shall lie no longer any claim the
fund in behalf of orphans ot soldiers who in the
wars of the Confederacy, other oiphaus shall receive
the benefit of this endowment, in some manner here
utter to be designated by the Trustees.
This, feilow-ciiieiis, i, the enterprise to the accom
plishment of which we respectfully solicit 3'otir co-operation.
It is a jluttuthri'm project. Roys u ho would
otherwise grow up in neglect, will be trained into ex
cellent citi.ens and many an anxious widowid heart
will be made glad. It is a patriotic project.
The College will train accomplished soldiers to take
the pl.ii.es of those who are cut off, and many a man
will more freely enter cur armies, and our nun now in
the field will be still more ready with a glad heart to
rsicriliee themselves for their country vh.-u they know
that their boys are to be handsomely cared tor. It is
n Christian project. The Cod of eternal truth says
"Blessed is he that cousidei eth the poor; the Lord will
deliver him in time of trouble." And he also says,
He that hath pity on the poor leiideth to the Lord,
and that which he has given, will lie pay h'.m again.'"
Let all who love their hind ami liust their tlod come
up to our help speedily.
The Rev. Dr. Deems has been appointed the Finan
cial Agent. All communications may be addressed to
li i in at Wilson, N. C- rersous sending subscriptions
will please specify the amount they desire to give, and
tiieir Post Oliices. Ploper bonds to be filled will be
8eiit them.
Now is the time for action. Let us remember that
every subscriber to this fund gives assurance to all fiis
iellovv-citiiens that he has faith in the final success of
our cause, and thus helps to increase the trust of our
tib-iids and weaken the confidence of our enemies.
EDMUND MOO EE,
ZliNO. II. (J EEENE,
JOHN" T. EAICXES,
S.- S. SA'i'Cll WELL,
JAMES W. DAVIS.
Wilson, X. ('.. Sept. 'it-.th, ls;j.
ALAI1AMA. .
Win L Yancy,
Clement C Clay.
ARKANSAS.
Ilobut W Johnson,
Charles; li Mitchell.
H.ORIDA.
A E Maxwell,
J M Laker.
GKORGIA.
Leiijatnin II Hill,
John V Lewis.
I.Oi:i!?IAXA.
Edward Sparrow,
T J Senunes.
JIISSISSIITI.
Albert (i lirnivn,
James l'helan
VII'.I.IMA.
II M T Hunter,
Win B Preston.
NORTH CAROLINA,
George Davis,
Win T Dortch.
SOUTH CAUOLIX...
Kobert W Barnwell,
James L Orr.
TKXXKSSEE.
Langdon C Haynes,
Gusitavus A Henry.
TKXAS.
Louis T Wigfall,
W S Oldham.
KENTUCKY.
II C Burnett,
William E Simms.
MISSOURI.
John B Clark,
li S Y Peyton.
Total number, 2G.
HOUSE.
Thomas S.
1'ocock, Speaker.
AEAIJAMA.
(I W Chilton,
7 I bivid Clopton,
H James L Pujjli,
I) E S Dargan.
Thomas J Foster,
Win K Smitli,
John P Kalis,
J L M Curry,
! raucis b lyon,
ARKANSAS.
Felix J liaison, 3 Augustus II Garland,
Grnndison D lioyster, 4 Thos B Hanly.
KI.OKIOA.
James B Hawkins, 2 Hilton.
GEORGIA.
Julian Hartridgc,
C J Mnniierlyn.
Lines Holt, "
A H Kenan,
David W Lewis,
G William W Clark,
7 Kobt P Trippe,
8 L J Gartrell.
1) Hardv Sfrickland,
10 A B Wright.
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KENTUCKY.
7 II W Bruce,
8 S S Scott,
D E M Bruce,
10 J W Moore.
11 K J Breckinridge, Jr.
1-2 John M Elliott.
Alfred Boyd,
Jolin W Crockett,
II E Lead.
George W Ewing,
J S Chrisman,
T L Burnett,
LOUISIANA,
Charles J Yilliere, 4 Lucien J Dupre,
Charles M C'onrad, 5 John F Louis,
Duncan F Kenncr, 0 John Perkins, Jr.
MlSSISslI'i'I.
t II C Chambers,
( 0 K Singleton,
7 E Burksdale.
Jidm J Meliae,
S W Clapp,
lieuhen Davis,
Israel Welch.
John liver,
Casper W Bell,
George W Vest,
A II Con re w.
North
W N H Smith,
liohert 11 Bridgers.
Owen li Kenan,
T D McDowell,
Archibald Arlington,
SOUTH
W W Bovce,
W Poreher Miles,
M L Bonham,
MISSOURI.
5 W W Cook,
0 Thos W Freeman,
7 Thos A Harris.
1 J T Hei.-ki ll,
Corn Wanted.
I v':ii t. purchase a large b.t of Coin. Poisons hav
ing corn V s. U wo,.5d H well to call at the livery and
f.lio si.-ibies o: l.iovvn V Wad-vvorth. nearly opposite
thej-ul. J. W. WADWOKTII.
Sept :". ISuJ -tt
ATTKA'MOA TO ALL.
"200 Eeams of Writing Paper,
100.000 Envelopes,
Just received at the store of
KUOIWIAXX & PHELPS.
May 27, 1S:;2 tf
WiL, Charlotte k Ruth. Railroad--
WEST KILN' DIVISION.
On and after Monday the loth instant, the Pussemrer
Mil Mail Train will be run on this Uuad d.iilv iSuudav
excepte.i) a j follows :
coixt; WEST.
(i Swimii,
W H Tebbs.
E L (iaidetishiie,
II S Fo.de,
MP Gentry.
CAROLINA.
G Thomas S Ashe.
7 James li .McLean.
8 William Lander.
B S Gaither.
10 A T Davidson.
CAROLINA.
4 John McQueen.
5 James Farrar.
G L M Ager.
TENNESSEE.
7 G W Jones,
8 Thomas Menecs,
D J D C Adkins,
10 Bullock,
11 David M Currin.
John A Wilcox,
Peter W Gray,
Claiborne C Herbert, 6 B
VIRGINIA
TEXAS.
4 Wm B Wrigl!t,
5 Malcolm Graham.
F Sexton.
M li II Garnet t..
John li Chambliss,
James Lyons,
Iioger A Pryor,
Thomas S Bocock,
John Goode, Jr,
James P llolonir.be,
Dan'l C Dejarnette.
Total nuniber 107.
D William Smith,
10 Alex li Boteler,
11 John B Baldwin,
12 Waller li Staples,
13 Walter Preston,
14 Albert G Jenkins,
15 liobert Johnson,
Hi Charles W Busseli.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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11 50
12 17 P. M.
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Sharon.
I'.rward.
Chaib.t:
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Arkive.
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V. A. McP.EE.
NOTICE.
Our terms are now three dollars per year.
JJSajf The Democrat will le discontinued to all subscri
bers at the expiration of the time for which it in paid.
Those u-ho tcant to continue must reneto before or al the ex
piration of their time. The dunning business is unpleasant,
and ice do not want to engage in it again. Those who are in
arrears, and whose papers have been discontinued, will ob
lige us if they will pay up without'putting u to further
trouble about it.
The Federal Losses. General McClellan,
in his official report, states his loss at the battle of
Boone&boro' or South Mountain, as follows :
Killed, 483
Wounded, 1,106
Al
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Total, 2,315
He states the loss at Sharpsburg or Antietaui,
as follows :
Killed, 2,010
Wounded, 9,416
1,043
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Total, 12,4G9
Loss in the two battles, 14,796
We publish the above simply as McClellan's
confession that his loss docs not fall under the
figures he gives. His statement has no further
consequence. His conjectures as to our losses, are
entitled to no attention. Even his positive asser
tions where he has a right to know the truth, have
long ceased to be of any authority except as
against himself.
The Varerougii Will Case. This import
ant ease was argued and decided at the last term
of Wake Superior Court, (last week) Lis Honor
Judge Heath presiding. It appears that Col.
Yarbrough, during his last illness, made two wills.
By the lirst he gave to his children his real estate,
and to his wife eight thousand dollars in cash;
and by the second will he gave the real estate to
his wife, and the cash mentioned to his children.
The lit st will was made the 21st, and the last the
2.jth of March, a few days before he died. The
Hon. George '. Badger and II. A. Badham, Esq.,
appeared for the first will, and B F. Moore and G.
Y. Haywood, Esquires, for the last. The case
was very ably argued on both sides, and the jury
declared the first will to be the true one. The
real estate, (the Hotel) therefore, goes to the chil
dren, and the eight thousand dollars to his widow.
liahinh IStanthird.
Worthy of Imitation. The State Conven
tion of South Carolina at its late session, adopted
a resolution providing for the public registration
by a proper officer of all the Sanies of-the officers
and soldiers of that State who have or shall fall
during the war in the service of their country,
whether killed iu battle or dying from wounds or
disease contracted in the service, with the compa
ny or corps to which they belonged, eve. We
hope our next Legislature will cause such a record
or memorial to be made of all the dead of this
State, with a proper notice of any remarkable in
stances of daring, c. Ralrtyh Standard.
, , MUT ot 'Transportation
Lineoluton, April 4, I SGI ""
l Y. BECK W ITH
Ha constantly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &c.f
Of the best English and American manufacturers.
CaM and pxumine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
itch crystal nut in for 2.". cent,
J.Hi'i.lry, y
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GOVERNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Z. B. Vance, Governor. Salary $3,000 per
annum.
Ii H Battle, Secretary to the Governor. Salary,
exclusive of fees, $.'300.
Kufus H. Page, Secretary of State. Salary $00.
Daniel W. Courts, Treasurer. Salary $2,000.
W. Ii. Kichardson, chief clerk to the Treasurer.
Salary $1,200.
C. 11. Biogden, Comptroller. Salary $1,000,
Oliver II Perry. Librarian.
The Council of State is composed of the following
geiitb. inen: Council Wooten of Lenoir, President,
John W I'utiniiiirham of Person, David Murphv
of Cumberland. Wm A Ferguson of Bertie, J F
(J raves of Surry. J J Long of Northampton, W
L Hiliard of Buncombe. '
Governor's Aids David A Barnes, Esq., George
Little, Esq.
Literary Boaro Zeb. B. Vnuco, President ex
officio; A rch'd Henderson of Kowan, Jas B Gor
don of Wilkes. Win J Yales of Mecklenburg.
Internal Improvement Board Zeb. B Vance,
President ex oflicio; James Fulton of New Han
over, X M Long of Halifax,
The General Assembly commences its session on
the third Monday of November every alternate year.
VESUVIUS FURNACE
IKON WORKS.
The subscriber informs the public that he is ruanu
. fact tiring Pig iron at his Furnace in Lincoln county,
five miles north of Sharon Station on the WiL, Char.
v U'itacrford U.iilroiuL He is also prepared to cast
Machinery, such as Mill Gearing. Thrashing Machine
. Irons, &c; also Hollow-Ware and Salt Pans.
J. M. SMITH,
i Ye-iiv'uis Fnrmre T O. July 1 a. ! KC2. y-pd
Molasses and Sugar. The Selma (Ala.)
Keporter says that the Mississippi Valley is full
of molasses aud sugar, and these articles are now
selling at very nearly the old prices at Yicksburg.
Indeed, says the Reporter, we are informed that
good sugar can be bought there at tea cents per
pound, and molasses at twenty-five cents per gal
lon. As our Western market will soon be re
stored to us, we may confidently look for prices to
come down, and that speedily.
The Cheuokees. We learn from the Fort
Smith Jiidhlhi that the people of the Cherokee
Nation have exercised the right of all freemen
they have reorganized their Government which
John Boss would have "sold to the Dutch." We
now know who our friends are all honor to Stand
Watie and his associates the people of the South
will sustain and uphold him. The people of the
Chcrckee Nation have elected for their principal
cheif, Stand Watic; assistant principal chief, Sam
uel Taylor : treasurer, Stephen Foreman; delegate
to Congress, IJoudinot. The Convention passed
an Ordinance, and the new Chief delivered a mes
sage, both of which documents are strongly patri
otic and emphatically with the South.
A Sample of Life at the North. The fol
lowing extract is cut from the Albany (N. Y.) Ar
gus :
A white child who was bound out to a negro
master by the Philadelphia' Board of Guardians of
the Poor, has recently died from hoirible treat
ment in bis apprenticeship, and his relatives, dis
covering the whole of the facts, are stirring up
public opinion upon the subject. The Guardians
should be held personally responsible.
ACCOUNT OP THE BATTLE OP IUKA.
A correspondent of the Jackson Mississippian,
: gives the following Confederate account of the
, fight near Iuka:
Fri day morning, Col. Ord sent in a flag demand-
I inrr tb
j-army,. stating that the army of Gen. Lee had : P lore breakfast
j been destroyed in Virginia; Longstreet and Hill,
j with their entire divisions captured; that the war
J wa3 virtually closed, and as he wished to prevent
i the useless shedding of blood, he demanded n
unconditional surrender. That he (Gen. Price)
was completely surrounded by an overwhelming
force, and could not escape. j
Gen. Price replied that whenever the ipde-j
pendence of the Southern Confederacy was j
acknowledged, her rights respected, and the van- j
dal hordes of the North were driven from her i
soil; that then, and then only, would he and his j
army be willing and ready to lay down their arms. !
General Price, in obedience to orders from Gen. j
Van Dorn, and being almost destitute of forage,
unable to cross the Tennessee river, preven
from passing down towards Corinth by the un
favorable condition of the country, and the enemy
having possession of the western bank of Y'ellow
Creek, determined to fall back to Baldwin, and
there unite with Gen. Van Dorn.
The order to fall back was issued Friday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, when no one dreamed of an
attack. On Friday evening at 2 o'clock, the
enemy, in line of battle, approached our outpost.
Heavy skirmishing ensued. At 3 o'clock Gen.
Price ordered up the 4th brigade When they
reached their position they found the enemy in
line of battle holding a good position on a hill.
The order was given to charge them, which
charge drove the enemy back two hundred yards
into a ditch formed by the rad from Fulton to
Eastport, and directly under their cannon, which
UNDERRATING AN ENEMY.
It is a wise maxim never to underrate an enemy.
The North is beginning to realize the philosophy
of that rule. We suppose if ever there was one
proposition clearer than another to the Not them
mind, it was that the Norh could eat the South
No kind of doubt was ever
entertained on that subi'ect. Other things misrht
; admit of question, and the Northern mind, which
j is greatly given to scepticism, had, in point of
i fact, questioned almost every olher theory and
'creed received . among mankind. But that the
North could whip and wipe out the South with its
were masked. Gen. Price had now reached the
fi'jld. The firing had almost ceased. Gen. Her
bert and Col. Martin, commanding brigades, with
Whitfield's Legion, being all the forces in line.
Gen. Price ordered up Gem
Gregg's and
Green's brigades, to form on the left, charge the
enemy and press them down on Gen. Murey's
division, he being on the right Before the
arriv::! of their brigades, Gen. Price ascertained
that the enemy were lying in the road sheltered
from our artillery.
They were firing but one gun, and that on our
right. The gallant and" lamented Gen. Litrle
suggested that as they seemed to have but one
gun in position, if the line would move forward,
the battle could soon be won. The order was
given. Our men immerged from the underbrush
in line. They were then met by as terrific a firo
from masked batteries aud concealed musketry as
was ever encountered. Uut the invincible 3d
Louisiana, 3d Tennessee, and 37th Alabama stood
like statuary.
When the order to charge was given, they rushed
headlong through the sheet of fire and lead, drove
the enemy from their position and guns, Whit
field's Legion pressing on the right, the enemy
would resist and fall back until they were driven
half a mile, losing nine guns. It was now dark,
Gens. Green and Gregg arrived, but too late to
enter the fight.
One hour of daylight, "and the entire Yankee
division would have been captured. We held the
field all night, brought in the wounded, and
evacuated the place in accordance with the order
issued in the morning. Our loss in killed,
wounded and missing, 482; that of the enemy over
800. Gen. Price brought off his entire train and
captured stores.
Clothe the Soldiers. A correspondent in
the army writes as follows about the necessities
of the soldiers now in Virginia:
No army on this continent has ever accomplished
as much or suffered as much, as the army of
Northern Virginia within -'the last three months.
At no period m the first Revolutionary war -not
even at Valley Forge did our forefat?.ers in arms
encounter greater hardships, or endure, them more
uncomplainingly.
But great as have been the trials to which
the army has been subjected, they are
hardly worthy to be named in comparison with
the sufferings in store for it this winter, unless the
people of the Confederate States, everywhere and
in whatever circumstances, come to its immediate
relief.
The men must have clothing and shoe3 this
winter. They must have something to cover
themselves wheu sleeping, and to protect them
selves from the driving sleet and snow storms
when on duty. This must be done, though our
friends at home should have to wear cotton and
sit by the fire. The army in Virginia stands
guard this day, as it will stand guard this winter,
over every hearthstone throughout the South.
The ragged sentinel who may pace his weary
rounds this winter on the bleak spurs of the Blue
Ridge, or along the frozen valleys of the Shenan
doah and Rappahannock, will also be your senti
nels, my friends, at home. It will be for you and
vour household that he encounters the wrath of
little linger, was a self-evident fact, which a man
would have incurred the risk of a mad-house for
disputing. It was believed that the South ex
isted only by the sufferance of the North, which
was three or four times greater in wealth, popula
tion and resources. The Southrons, sparsely set
tled in a vast territory, would have their hands
full in keeping down their own negroes. The
valor of their people was believed to be an im-
rcj j pulsive, hot-headed, transient flame; which would
soon ue quenciied wnen submitted to the cold
water bath of Northern determination. Such was
the universal and profound contempt in tlu North
of the relative military strength of the South,
that James Watson Webb even proclaimed in his
Courier and Enquirer that the New York 7th
regiment alone would be able to conquer all the
Southern States! Such was the pitch of bloated
self-sufficiency to which the North had arrived,
and which had so far imposed upon other nation",
that the South was everywhere looked upon as the
Ireland of the American Union.
This sentiment manifested itself at the time of
Virginia's secession ir. an outburst of frantic rage
and vindictivcuess, which, in all the history of
civilized nations, has been quite unparalleled.
In thirty days the State was to be brought to her
knees and her leaders hung up as high as Hainan.
Lincoln called for seventy-live thousand men to
accomplish an object for which he now demands a
million ! The thirty days extended to ninety, and
the thunderstroke of the batilc of Manassas
opened the eyes of the North for the first time to
the magnitude of the enterprise it had undertaken.
Gen. Scott's magnificent army running like
hounds from a force of not half their numbers;
the Irawney laborers of Europe and the athletic
firemen of New York, who filled its ranks, scat
tered like chaff by the "delicate and effeminate"
children of the sun; regulars whipped by volun
teers, and nearly every- cannon they had taken
from them at the point of the bayonet these
were the astonishing disclosures of that Manassas
which taught- the North the important lesson,
" Never underrate an enemy."
The same wise maxim is worthy the considera-
a
tion of the South, although there has been little
danger that it should overlook it, so far as the
enemy's numbers and material of war are con
cerned. There has been a disposition, however,
common enough among all combatants, to under- !
rate the courage of their antagonists.' The pro
gress of the war thus far has shown no ground
for such an imputation, nor, if it were just, could i
we claim much glory by out victories over such a
foe. Wenay safely assume (he superior military
spirit and aptitude of the South, without denying
to the North that quality of physical courage
which is common to all races of mankind, but
which iu their case is paralyzed by the incubus of
a bad cause and an uneasy conscience. It is wise
to :ive them credit alike for their strength and
ferocity, that we may summon all tho energies
necessary for success over such an adversary.
J'irh m on d I) is a tch .
"Stoneavall" Administers the Sacrament.
On the morning of a recent battle near Har
per's Ferry, after a sermon by one of his Chap
lains, Stonewall Jackson, who, by the way, is an
Elder in the Presbyterian church, administered
tlie sacrament to the church members in his
army. He invited all christians to participate in
this ceremony. A Baptist, tho straightest of Lis
sect, thoroughly imbued with the idea of close
communion, was seen to hesitate, but the occasion,
and the man who presided, overcame his scruples,
and thus it has happened that the prospect of a
fight and the eloquence of Jackson, made a Bap
tist forget that baptism is the door into the
chu'-eh. In all Jackson's army an oath is rarely
uttered. A religious enthusiasm pervades it,
which makes every man a hero. Conscious of the
justice of our cause and imbued with the strongest
convictions of patriotism, his men are irresistabie.
In this incident, we have an explanation of Gen
eral Jackson's invincibility, and we are thus ena
bled to understand why his men are all heroes,
and why they endure without a murmur the se
verest hardships to which any troops have been
subjected during the war. When peace is re
stored, it will be honor enough for any man to flay,
"I belonged to the army of Stonewall Jackson."
Knox idle Register.
The Exemption Bill. One clause exempts
post masters appointed by the President and con
firmed by the Senate, and such clerks in their
offices as are allowed by the Postmaster-General.
How they Fire in Battle. An army cor
respondent says :
"You wonder whether the regiments fire regu
larly in volley, or whether each man loads and fires
as fact as he can. That depends upon circum
stances ; but usually, except when the enemy is
near at hand, the regiments fire only at the com
mand of their officers. You hear a drop, drop,
drop, as a few of the skirmishers fire, followed by
a rattle and roll, which sounds like the falling of
a building, just as some of you have heard the
brick walls tumble at a great fire. Sometimes
when a body of the enemy's cavalry are sweeping
down upon a regiment to cut it to pieces the men
form into a square, with the officers and musicians
in the centre. The front rank stands with bayo
net charged, while the rear rank fires as fast as it
can. Sometimes they form in four ranks deep
the two front ones kneeling with bayonets charg
ed, so that if the enemy should come upon -them
thev would run against a picket fence of bayonets.
When they form in this way the ot!;cr two ranks
load and fire as fast as tl.ey can. Then the roar 13
terrific, and many a horse and his rider goes down
before the terrible storm of bullets."
the tempest and the dangers of the night. He j Another exempts such employees of newspapers
suffers and toils and fights for you. too, brave, ; as the proprietor shall certify on oath are essential
true-hearted women of the South. Will you not to the publication of his newspaper; another ex-
clothe his nakedness then; n 1 li you not put empts one person, either as anent, owner, or over
shoes and stockings on his feet i Is it not enough
that he has written down his patriotism in crimson
characters along the battle road lrom the Lappa-
! bannock to the Potomac'' And must his bleed
I ing feet aLo impress their mark of fidelity upon !
! the snows of the coming winter? I know what
! your answer will be. God has spoken through
the women of the South, and they are his holy
I oracles in this day of trial and tabulation.
1
! Consul's Protection. We find the following
in the Baltimore correspondence of the Philadel
phia Inquirer:
Baltimore, Aug. 8th, 18G2. The British
Consul here has published a card forewarning all
, foreigners who have heretofore voted at any elec-
seer on each plantation on which one white person
is required to reside by the laws or ordinances of
any State, and on which there is no white male
adult not liable to military service ; and in States
having 1:0 such laws or ordinances, one person as
aircnt, owner, or overseer on each plantation on
which are worked twenty or more negroes, and on
which there is no white male adult not liable to
military service ; and furthermore, for additional
police for every twenty negroes on two or more
plantations within five mile3 of each other,- each
having less than twenty negroes, and on whicli
there is no white male adult not liable to military
service, one person, being the oldest of the owners
or overseers on such plantations.
See the Exemption Hill in full on the inside.
learn
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Congress passed the bill making appropriations
lor the Lxocutive, Legislative and Judicial ex
penscs of the Government for the year ending the
31st of December, 1SG2. These appropriations
amount, in the aggregate, to nearly $55,000,000,
and embrace in them tho repayment to the State
of North Carolina the excess over her quota paid
into the Treasury on account of the war tax,
amounting to 8111,764 G9, and an advanoo on
contracts for tho production of iron and coal of
82,000,000. To pay claims upon the Confederate
Government for vessels seiied by the naval and
military authorities, there is an appropriation of
810,237 50.
The principal expense is for tho War Depart
iiieiit, for which there is appropriated for the pay
of officers and privates of the army, volunteers and
militia, and for quartermaster's supplies of all.
kinds, transportation and other necessary oxpen
ses, 15,03,049; for the support of prisoners of
war, and for rent of necessary guard houses, &c.t
8200,000; for bounty to each non-commissioned
officer and private in the service for three years,
83,000,000; for purchase of subsistence stores and
commissary property, S22,59S,041 36; for the
ordnance service in all its branchen, $2,200,000;
for the engineer service, $200,000; for medical
and hospital supplies, 8400,000; for pay of nurses
and cooks, 48,060; for services of physician,
30,000; for the establishment and support of mil
itary hospitals, $59,500; for ordnanco service ia all
its branches, including the purchase of ordnance
and ordnance stores imported, 84,000,000; for the
erection of winter quarters for officers and seamen
of the navy at Drury's Bluff, SI 1,000; for the erec
tion of winter quarters for the marines stationed at
Drury's Bluff, 15,000.
The bill also authorizes the Secretary of th
Treasury, from any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to take up and redeem
such Treasury notes as may from time to time be
called in for the purpose of being cancelled, and in
place of such Treasury notes so cancelled, other
Treasury notes to the earn amount may be issued.
UNIONISM IN TIIE SOUTH.
Edward Everett, who deals in fnncies, and
makes speeches according to rhetoric instead of
fact, in a late speech in Massachusetts &id :
"There are many, very many, Union men in
Southern States held down by the strong hand of
arbitrary power, who call on you, freemen of Mas
sachusetts, to come to their aid. In the nauio of
that Union which they and you equally cherish, I
appeal to you. Go to their assistance relieve
them from bondage to a government they detest.
They will welcome your coming- -they will re
ceive you with open arms thoy will hail you as
deliverers."
Fremont who has since spoken in tlie eame
State refutes this patent falsehood in tho follow
ing: "Nor do I bhare in tho belief that there J8 A
large body of Unionists iu the South. In my in
dividual experience I have found thctn few, and
in the progress of tho war they have been last ,
decreasing.
"In the whole valley of Virginia I do not re
member to have met a Union man, and certainly
not one Union woman. Laughter. This ele
ment of their strength must not bo underrated. It
serves to show how thoroughly the feelingd of the
South are in this contest, and leaves no doubt as
to what will be the trainin-g of the growing gen
eration. Not only 'verc the people not desirous of
returning into the Union, but they did not enter
tain the idea in any shape their only conjecturos
were as to the manner iu which the separation
would be finally effected. I do not think that
our Northern people realize how many years the
South has been preparing for this struggle.
"Wc are at war with a people who have been
educated to believe that they are contending for
their liberties ; they are carrying on this content
with unity and determination ; their armies have
acquired the solidity and consistency of regular
troops. To reduce such a rebellion will require
the utmost exertion of our force, and the immedi
ate use of every advantage which naturally falls
to our share in the contest. Their determination
to obtain success is unconquerable to subdue
them, their designs must be made impossible, and
the unity which gives them strength must be ours
also." Cheers.
For once, Fremont tells the truth.
Good Effect. Hon. Thos. A. II Nelson ha
come out in a long address to the people of Ejet
Tennessee, condemning the recent proclamation of
Lincoln, and declaring it the most outrageous act
of usurpation ever contemplated in Europe or
America, lie says : I shall feel it my durjf to
encourage the most persevering and determined
resistance against the tyrant and usurpers of the
Federal Administration who have blasted our
I hopes and are seeking to destroy the last vestigo
j of freedom among u3. Let every man who is able
I to fight buckle on his armor, and without waiting
i for the slow progress of conscription, at once vol
j untecr to aid in the struggles against the usurper.
God will not prosper a man or Government which
heretofore hypocritically pretended to wage war
for the Constitution, but now throws off the mask
and sets it at defiance. Tho address will baYc
'reat effect in Fast Tennessee. He will raise a
regiment.
Nelson heretofore was considered an East Ten-
nessee tory.
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1 At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Theological Seminary of the Synod of South Car
olina and Georgia, iu Columbia, a committee, con-
: sisting of D. McQueen, T- It. English, S. K. Tal
madgc, 1). D., T. L. McIJryde, I). D., and Gen.
(jillam, was appointed to prepare a minute ex
pressive of the views of the Board upon the la
mentcd death of Rev. Jag. II. Thorn well, I). D.
Rev. B. M. Palmer, D. D., was appointed to fill
the vacancy in the chair of theology create by the
death of Dr. Thoruwell until a permanent professor
shall be elected. It b the desire of the Board
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near Haywood- ; and the design of the professors to keep the Senv
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acted upon in the thence up the norm Dan 01 ucep river, uy icc- , "j - j -r-" 7. "
sential to justice. ' ville, to the Coal Fields. Ranjh Standard. j two in these times of trouble and discouragement.
that
tion in the United States, that they cannot claim
protection nf the British Government," and will be The Chatham Railroad. Wc
subject to draft. This causes quite a fluttering ' the Directors of this road have resolved to locate
amongst them. it from Raleigh by way of Page's, on the N C.
n- 1 1- u .i 1 i 4n L;f i..t 1 T?;irnarl. riht miles from Raleigh; thence on the
timoro Consul's decision, but because it is affirmed i ridge to Haw river, crossi
! that a different rule has been
I Confederacy. Uniformity is e