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WiCSTEiHK BEMOOJIAT, CHABLOE,: . C. MESSAGE OF GOV. VAXCK TO THK GUMKKAL ASSEMBLY 0' X. CAROLINA. -Y- in nforcing. their efforts to maintain te efficiency of totar armies. i 1 ww aTanii v r f 1 1 kjihc nn wi ir a nawn rti I a fi man r - - - a.vaw mine ani wi r w riAnvia ...... .j . . J f " v nam nic ciuhuiiu, ; cmiTU viuu wuia uu uc uuw uciui XCBUT IU j JtC, adapted aoout iw aeuiea id operation, mating near i-uu l begin operations on a ecaie sumcient 10 mate about adequate, w bushels per dav. Owiocr to . his aiekuess the ; 4.000 noun Is rer week. ; J a-ble spectacle SarwfIlitAnrIarit vx!k mad nn nffini.il nnnrt fr ni t Thle linaivv tnvnlvArl at Y nnr! I f tii- n( t SO fill try tO made superintendent of the works. With com- i ed and soon .afterwards blown up and destroyed niPfldahla eiiererv hf ha nnchoil ti.i-ronl hi nn. i finn flV rrvoo-J n AtVniah fhom tba manr o 7::17: ll.C -JT " " 5 rfV:; ' " "7 ':rr? w The ordinary penalties prescribed byour Militialawe v n:piru ui, ,.n.pin: ucw cou-rac iuej MTe foP ,t panihi4ent ofoMfet difobedieiw of orderfc to peace timet, are found now entirely ia- isning to spar oar citizens the disagree i of Confederate soldiers traversing the gather op delinquent conscripts, deserters and absentee from .the army without leave. I decided to employ the militia for that purpose. In general, jt has answered admirably, mo5t of the officer! having displayed great zeal and efficiency in gathering op rapidly all persona subject to military-duty without offending the sensibilize of our people. But, in some instances, deserters and other shirking characters, have set the officers at defiance, and are enabled to evade arrest by the assistance of others who conceal them, feed them, and, in some cases, resist the officers in the discharge of their duty. A the crime of desertion, so far as I know, is not an offence against thecomtnou law so the concealing, aiding and assisting a deserter to avoid recapture is not punishable in our courts. To aid the military au thorities in arresting such persons, I recommend that an act be passed for the punishment of any one who shall aid and assist them, or in any manner prevent their recapture; and also to punish more severely the disobedience of orders by the Militia. It also becomes my dutv. gentlemen, to brintr t.n ' - : " The Honoralle, the Gemeral Attemhli: VrtTnlv TWifilature haa never been con- -vened in the State of North Carolina to protect of his operations and expenditures. j nej beyond that appropriated by the act referred greater interest or meet greater responsibilities. I recommend that jour Honorable bodj shall to; $12,000 haviofc been advanced the contractors Eighteen months ego, when the Sure entered i tak immediate stepa to prevent the exportation j by Gov. Clark and $3,000 by myself, into the war, which is now waging, all was life and from the State of salt, leather, shoes, wooleu cloth, j Of these sums, the money advanced by Gov. buoyancy and excitement. The novelty of our Cotton doth, yarn, pork and bacon, flour and pota- , Clark is to be refunded in four equal annual instal undertaking, and the enthusiasm of our people in , except for the army and by regular agents ' merits, and that by me by reserving 10 per cent, support of our cause, not only rendered the coune ' f 'h government; and except when purchased by ; of the paymeut3 (as they become due) on powder of the Legislature and the Executive eay, but county and corporate authorities of our sister j to be furnished the State. The Confederate actually preceded and marked it out. Jiut the States, under such regulations as will amount to J States will furnish the mills with about 3,000 continuance of the contest, the slaughter of iur ; satisfactory proof that such articles are for private J pounds of nitre per week. soiuiera, me occupation ol our territory oy tne a-,c uuuiuuuoa to toe poor oi &uca aue utrpartmciu na euu iracieu wnu manuiac enemy, the destruction of our homes, and 'the counties, towns, &e., and not for speculation not, turcrs in the State for about 300 new rifles per blockaded condition of oar coast, have reduced us howevet in violation of any existing contracts month, and arrangements have been made where .to straits and civeu rise to a class of evils, in the ' n,aJe ,J our citizens with citizens of other States. : by, after the 1st of January, about 300 old rifles .presence of which ephemeral patriotism must 1 This u all the remedy I can suggest for the evils j and muskets out of repair will be rendered fit for perish, and the tinsel enthusiasm of novelty give extortion history and common sense having j service. And it la hoped the department will place to that stern and determined devotion to our taught us the danger of trying to force trade, ' soon be able to keep 1 ou hand a supply for five -cause, wnicn atone can sustain a revolution. wnicn reiuses o oe governea Dy any Dut natural . niouau men. j aetauea report ot the opera- j your attention several serious matters connected with laws, au we can ao is to aid these weil-estab- j tiona of tre Adjutant Uenerals depar lei Is -driven by the tempest, and clouds and (larknesa f alas! too plainly the mercy we ar. i "C ! rv..i j t v . .. . xccji luitcsacu mtt i ufttvucm wna at importance ftfthis subject,, I Lave been anxious at the same time to avoid any unnecessary conflict with the Confederate xl"rt if 0. ""Urn.. 1. 1 r A M -I . r k.: L.m.j .i i 1 lQe w uwi ui uwj uave even shown . ,0m nation to re-enact the horrors of St. Dowlnl ,rn,i let loose tne hellish passions of servile insu 10 authorities. I have therefore waited patiently for vonr revel in th .U.nUiInn of ' e ,l?u Section , assembliag, confident thatyoa would take proper steps j the next generation will bless the merir P' of r the eouneil i." th rescue their country from these horrors r ,M lo to deserve their praise, and may the ble-sin . or attend our soldiers and our statesmen who a gling to defend a isoble people and a noble Executive Department, Nov. Kth, lf' VXVR. PBOil TBS WEST. Rosencraoi arrived at Nashvill n with three divisions, making five div!.;, l i l i . . . ,,,0oiH iucic. Auuiucr reuerai uiviaion is Htb. Bcli. It now becomes the dutv of vou. the General Assembly, to set an example to your constituents j jisbed laws, as the skillful physician assists nature j herewith appended energy; ,n tne cnecaing ot disease. V lolent and forcible , The finances of the State will doubtless since been condemned bv . anxious coiisiuwittion. department is lorn engage your of firmness, prudence, determination and to correct the errors of the tast. to Drovide for the i measures have ! l . . i . f T1 I J . M : f J V exigencies ot the future, and to use well and i civiuzea statesmen, ana could now only serve to. Inv """, pursuant oi vrainance o. wisely the power vested in your body by the Con- ijupthe soutce, of oft industry, and les,e the j XoX tXZ xtuution, for the protection of our right and ! productions of the country. Ihe same remarks J 8i2f to be j2o.93.36t oi, subject to be diminished Jibcrtiei. J apply to seiaures of private property for public I by the amount of the Sinking Fund, at that time about Ihe subject of firfet importance is the prosccu-1 use wnicn ought never to be resorted to except in i $fon,ooo, and the debt due the Stale, from the Cohfed e A- i i'rnit i ifivirnniFnr nni vuon n a a r i v m Ana w . tion of the war, and the means of defending our extreme cases, ana men only as a temporary ex- cr,lie oeiweeu nveanu six minions, stui State against the invasion of the enemy. The pedient. ....... Xe-islature. bv several acts in 18G1. crovided that t lo provide against the possible sulTerinir of the "7a ' "r 1 :' CZT:..: ""-".LI "r in case the Confederate government ahonld fail or wives ana children of our brave and eIt-deDvinr n wrnml hv nn nririitinn.i i.n. rTr,r. ' J - . I neglect to provide for the defence of N.Carolina, the 'soldier, I also respectfully recommend the pur .Governqr should be authorized to raise a certain J .chasing and storing, at some safe point, in the in . number of troops for that purpose, and made ap-! tcrior, of at least two hundred thousand biuhels jroprjation .of money for their support. Iin- OI corn un1 nve hundred thousand pounds of pork, ;pressed with the defenceless condition of our to be Fold to them at rates sufficient to cover tli ie eastern counties when' I came into office. I had : cowt tnisporfation, &c. It can now be bought fully determined to avail myself of this authority, j a tne Eastern counties at moderate prices, and is and would have proceeded at once to do so, but for j " danger of destruction by the enemy, if not re ,the intervention of insurmountable difficulties. 'OTed at an early day. Anticipating the neces "The principal of these was the conscript law j fly 01 tuis measure, and also thinking it proper passed by the Confederate Congress subsequent to 111 a military point of view to have some surplus ,the passage of the several acts referred to. Jy j on hand, 1 have already ordered the buildiag of this law, as extended in its provisions a short J large cribs on the X. C. 11. Road, and made other '.time before the adjournment of Congress, all preliminary arrangements for purchasing on a able-bodied men, between the ai?es of eighteen ' large scale. the administration of Justice in the State There is great danger of lawlessness ovefrrtning the land; and in thegreat abundance of military rulers and j arbitrary authority, people are beginning to forget that ! there is still such a thing in existence as civil law wnicn is me mazier or as an. i tiougu pre-eminently a cooservatire and law abiding people, our society is aireauy Deginmng 10 saner serious detriment from the vioieni ana law-aerying tendencies of the times - .Murder, arson, disregard of obligations, oppression and injustice are more common in seme districts than they have ever been known. Not long since, as I am informed, a Confederate officer refused to permit the execution of a writ of haleat corpus within his camp, i.Ufd by competent authority, and drove the officer with denunciations and -jue from his presence. It should be our pride, as it is cur duly and safety, to show our enemies abroad and our law-breakers at home, that the same glorious old common law which our father? constitutes a part of the capital ef the State debt, and notf"-ed and observed, in tlie midst ot sultenng and lutnuiiijr, mioiiij; nn iiu jjuwer nuu luojvsiy, a third by getting from the Confederate Government the sum due the State. Indeed, this sum, when re ceived, outrht to be applied forthwith to the extinguish ment ot tue deot otthe state as far as it will go, for it ought to be applied, when returned, towards the extinc tion of that amount of its capital. Upon correct print ciples, therefore, of financial economy, the debt ought not to b allowed to grow any larger, if practicable to prevent it; and if the payment of the entire amount of interest cannot be provided for by taxation, as much at least as possible ought to be so raided. In regard to the subject of taxation, interesting at all times, and rendered rioubly so at this eventful crisis, I have but few remarks to make. There has been such a disturb ance in the industrial pursuits of the country within a very recent period I shall, therefore, the subject, because that it is difficult for one who mav 'nut At once have been nri'.cnt in nil nnrt nf tlm fitni j j . 7. , ij f.t ... . ! ... .. . ------- r " - --i ana loriy-ive years, Decanie liable to enrollment ! 1 uecm rinis matter oi tne very highest impor- t0 r'y realize it. Hu bring with you this know as soldiers of the Confederate States. To raise an I lnce- Nothing would so cheer and encouraee If!(1J?etftad can better apply it from what you have seen .adequate force for State defence from our citizens i our soldiers in the tfischarge of duty, as to know .beyond the age of forty-five, and submit to this vast ! that the'r State was providing for those at home .drain besides, I thought entirely impracticable. I ! d?ar.er, t0 tnC,D ,"an li,e; a"d nothing would so Jiopod, too, that by aiding and assisting in the ex- j dispirit and demoralize them as to know that ecution of the conscription law, I would be effect-' those doar ones were suffering, ually providing for State defence. This reasons- Indeed, the soldier, shivering through the ,ble hope has, 1 regret to say, been disappointed; ' nws of the coming winter and offering his blood and although North Carolina has a greater extent i da' y day for our defence, has a right to expect .of sea-cost than any other State, she has fewer ! that his country will not permit his wife and little troops given her for its defence. i ones to cry in vain for bread: and while there is a ,lt is not necc..ary gentlemen, that 1 should call : morsel in the land it should be divided with your attention to the abounding wealth of this j them. 1 beg you. therefore, Gentletneu, to make than trom what I can recommend venture but one suggestion upon oi wnat I nave uard. By ordinance 'o. 22. of June, 1861, which is now a part of the Constitution of the State, it i. provided that land" and slaves shall be taxed according to their value, and the values of both taxed alike; and that the tax on lnves may be laid on their general average value in the State, or on their value in classes in respect to age, sex and other distinctive properties, in the discre tion of ihe Genera Assembly, and the value be assessed in luich modes as may be prescribed by law. Now, while land, even of the same qualities, but itoate in different places, fronn their local and immovable char thr,.afo,.H rt;nn f c... ' V:n-.. ! K.,h nr,U;,in j' ' - lV ?rc r" "iea ai a.nereni rales, because ..-. uicu wim every-. t urciu uwnn reiercnce i ot their relative proximity to markets and for other necessary ior tne comiort of our army ar.d . w l,,e matter, ana at as early a day as possible, substantial causes; and for such reasons the General our people or to the suffering and ruin of its ' ana ,et the gratifying assurance go forth to the AMtnbl' itef can neither accurately value real es Joya), patriotic inhabitants. Vou are aufficientlv cai,1P of our armies thnt the wives and children ot :.. r. i : . . i . .ur . .... Mioruieu in rcgaru tnerete. it is lor you, there-. Uur Micrs. snaii not saner so long as their State fare, to say whether you will suffer our defences, as ia8 money or food to give them, heretofore, to remain exclusively in the hand of j I eg leave to call your attention to the great .the Confederate authorities, or tako steps to carry ! an( almost insurmountable difficulties encounter ut the will of the last Legislature, and raise j cd b3' thc Quartermaster's Department in provid troops enough on State authority to strengthen j '"if clothing, shoes, and blankets for our troops, the weak haud of the General Government ou out i Iu""?: the administration of my predecessor, an coaet- . . arrangement was entered into (according to a rcs- I unhesitatingly recommend the raising of at olutioo of the General Assembly) with the (Juar least ten regiments of reserves, to be accepted fori n5ter'e Department of the Confederate States, three or four months, and dismissed in time to ; u whieb North Carolina was to receive the com piteh their crops in the spring. j mutation clothing money of her troops and clothe This force, auxiliary to the Confederate troops, i a,,d sll them herself. And on out agreeing to would probably be able to prevent an advance of j m11 ,nc Confederate authorities all the surplus the enemy into the interior, and while subsisting J supplies that could be procured in the State, they on the abundant supplies in our eastern counties I reed to withdraw their agents from our markets, would benefit the whole State, by aiding iu with- Ild ,fTe xhe State agents the whole field, with drawing vast quantities of provisions from ex- out competition. This would have enabled the posed points. j State to clothe and shoe her troops comfortably, Inasmuch as it may become necessary for slave ' and OOU,J ,lave furnished ' to the Confederate labor to be employed on State defences, and my 'Kttt' H that was to be had anyhow at reasonable authority to force such labor may be questioned j r,es ,Jut immediately violated. The by some, I would respectfully recommend the pro- ! country was stain, and is still swarming with agents priety of the passing of an act whereby sueh j of th Confederate Government, stripping "bare authority may be vested in me, in case such i our markets and putting enormous priees upon our prgent necessity shall arise, as will justify it. agents. This is especially the case in regard to Next to the defence of the State trom the ' KhoeS and leather. The consequence has been enemy m importance, is the defence of our people ; our tro,rs CuU'd gct.onlj half supplies from home, against extortion and starvation. Notwithatand-1 IU(i '-thing at all from the Confederate Govern' ,theofllure of tIlG cror in tbe Western part j njenti because of our agreement to furniah them of the State, it is believed that there is within ourselves. When a large portion of our army this cur borders an abundance of grain for the supply fa'l by the accidents of battle and other causes of our people, and a surplus for the use of the j lo8t ,hfir bngKage, it was found impossible at once army. The lands heretofore devoted to cotton t0 replace it. Sorely pressed as to the best course ' and tobacco have been planted in corn very gene-! t0 be pursued, I published an appeal to our dcopI rnllr find t l:n .-,r .-i v - , ;. l..l..lr..rii. . i. .1 . ... f 1 - j, wPv,i vuib eoeonnai proauci is per-1 " wciiau ui mcir orotners iu the held, and em- I hapa larger by many hundred thousand bushels ' PloJcd he militia officers for the collection of ar- than has ever been known. When th.m i. ; tides donated j , -Li. -..- vii- iM(;ii mc response sidered, together with the immense crop of pea, 1 has been at once gratifying and patriotic vet iti potatoes, fruit, &c, there would acetn to be little ! necessarily slow and uncertain; and danger of actual suffering among our people nor ' that the heroes of lioonsboro', Sha ..u.v. wictc uu, wum uau oe properly distributed and at reasonable prices. But the demon of specu lation and extortion seems to have seined upon .nearly all sorts and conditions of men, and all the .necessaries of life are fast getting beyond the reach of the poor. Flour, which if properly left to the laws of sun- 1 J auu ueanu couia not have risen to more than 1 regret tosav other glorious fields, have suffered and are still suffeting greatly for the want of shoes and cloth- their relief; but while the agents of the ConfnVr. t th,, 10 further swell the volnrn. f,. ;..i..: .. , j ft"-- "- tate uor can do so by any general Slate commissioner, yet tome steps my be taken towards equalising the tax 011 slaves, which, under the present mode of assess ments may be, and I understand is, various in many counties of the State because of the different standards or valuation adopted by the owners and assessors. It is very desirable that the tax should be uniform, and 1 suggest as the most likely means In accomplish that ooji-ct tne propriety or classifying slaves bv their aires or by sex and ae, and affixing for two years the tax able value for !) class. In consequence of the mov- .arue quality or this species of property, it is not subject . 1. : 1 . . a . . . . . iw me 11 regularity oi assessment which attend land. tne value ot slave property at any one place in the Slate is, for ay practicable purposes, the same as in any other; audit is not difficult therefore to make the tax ootn equal and uniform by the classification of slaves 111 the manner already mentioned. Lnder the discretionary powers vested by the consti tution in the Legislature to exempt the infirm and dis- nitgiii!u me mecname from the field laborer, it appears 10 me uiai me legislative assessment, discreetly made, will conduce better than the present mode to a uniform taxation throughout the State. Each county is inter- esiea that the taxable value of slaves should be alike in all the countit-, and whatever tend to equalise the tax on slaves tends to equalire that on land, inasmuch as both species of property must be taxed alike on their respective values. A precedent for this mode of tax ing slaves, how?ver imperfect, may. be found in the legislation of 1782, ch. In order to meet the interest on the public debt, and to make up the sum due from counties where the tax cannot be collected on account of the presence of the enemy, I recommend an increase of at least 25 per cent on the present amount of taxation. The great abun dance of money and consequent high prices of proper tywould, I think, enable the people to pay it cheer- I also recommend that a tax of 25 per cent be laid upon the nett profits of all who have, during the pre sent war, speculated iu the necessaries of life, such as com, bacoa, flour, pork, shoes, leather, cotton cloth and yam and woolen goods, and to be continued dur ing the next year or longer if necessarv, the proceeds to be applied to the support of wives and children or . "iows oi soldiers whose property, as listed on the tax 1 books, mail fall below a certain sum. This law, if" : Properly enforced and guarded against false swearing, j would be made to answer a valuable purpose, and J would be eminently just in its effects. I am clearly of the opinion that no more Treasury ! notes should be issued, if it be possible to avoid it, as ods acy are allnwed to oouipete with ours, and tion. spec-1 The following is a statement of the debt of the State II . " uiators are allowed to carry our leather bevond 00 tl,e 30 of September. 1 86i our ooruers, it will be impossible t Kimolr th, T -.rr,-r.l , . rrv -. t . ii.wi y iccuu mrnn an mh..n .. . i. : . - . HI I -XJ U I M III I i I I i - 1 ... - uouDle peace rates, can now be used only bv the ! "Ude, as before mentioned rich. . - Iht Everything has a tendency proportion leather, woolen am ftnRpi thT uwva i M w IU able to state that ih . r .t . .... . i m 'rev ui out , s lenuency upward in the same ; cul,w" ciotus at reasonable rates is atnin" ouueu ueot ,...$14,812,005 00 Temporary loans 2,550,443 00 Interest uapaid on coupon bond debt 432,065 45 " " temporary loans and bonds without coupons 52.351 0 Amt. of lreaury notes in circulation 3.136.G50 60 Total ...... . -lulter thin it rlnfl. an.t ...nn. i has been. The st.wklir.l.l. .u i ... . j!,, - v v ii , v.uvia vi ma iockosii man- gooas have been made the eapecial means of ex-4 ufacturing company have asrreed m ull .ki. tortion. As if ...at-. .i ... i r.,u,...; . -r. ' w" v" ' . v v nnac uul niiiiirumi iu rafiAn.ii ui k ui, h iif ii x a . iisi- iftnr a. v ... i i . - i . , , "J """Ul,u; , , ----- t-w. ,v..i. ujiuii ctwt, ine rate a - , axes received rroru permanent sounes udst, speculators from rlsranr St,.,. , lowed bv the eremnt on bill -,i:.t. r... v "nent sounn - - . w V I V, O -f viBBs 1 II I J IS Will rfSllllPfl I S . O hi 1 . filvirm an iha I J rr . . - l . ' wwwv , - -j . $20,983,361 01 strengthening, protecting and sustaining our people, an it eer will strengthen and sustain those who re spect it. The General Assembly, at its last session, actuated, no doubt, by the most patriotic motives, passed an act snspending the regular sessions of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and Equity. This act, considered by many unconstitutional, was, in J11! judgment, to say the least of it, unwise in some of its provisions. That some remedy ought to have been provided protecting property generally from sacrifice, and particularly the property of our brave 6ldiers wh6 had left -their homes and business for our defense, (if indeed an enlightened and patriotic public opinion had not already guaranteed that protection.) no one will question, and to this extent meet my approval. But the Courts themselves should be opened and Ihe fountains of justice unsealed. The criminal law especially should be diligently administered, for it haa been wisely said that "the commission of crime is pre vented more by the certainty than the severity of its punishmnt." Again, persons charged with crime and confined in prisou, even if unlawfully convicted, can not have their cases reviewed in a court ot higher jurisdiction for many months, thus violating thaf sacred proviM 'ti in our Declaration of Rights, which says "that every freeman restrained of his liberty is entitled lo a remedy to enquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to remove the same if unlawful, and that such remedy ought not to be denied or delayed." I therefore recommend that the regular sessions of the .Supreme au superior uonrts be restored. I am also convinced that whilst the soldier in the field should have his property protected from seizsre under execution, there exists no reason why, in the great plenteousness of money, and the high prices of property, any man should desire to be excused from paying his debts. I think it probable, that it might also exert a favorable influence on prices, if men were compelled to part with Iheir surplus property lo satisfy their creditors. In this connection permit me to respectfully recom mend that our present circuits be re-arranged, adding at least one additional circuit and another Judge there of. The necessity for this change will be apparent from the following considerations: Some of the circuits embrace an extended area of territory with a large amount of business. The 7th circuit comprises eighteen counties, other? more than twelve, and to some, two weeks are allotted. Accord ing to existing statutes, the Judges are allowed an an nual salary of nineteen hundred aud fifty dollars, with the proviso "that in all cases where a circuit of the Superior Court shall exceed twelve weeks, the Judges holding said Courts at any regular term shall be en-? titled to a compensation of ninetj dollars for the Conrt'of each county exceeding twelve held by them, to be paid by the public treasurer on the first day of January and July in addition to their'salary aforesaid, and each week in which a Court shall be held, shall be considered a term.'' Special terms of the Superior Courts are also held, and for this service a compensa tion of ninety dollar! is given to be paid by the county in which the Court is held. Upon examination it will be found that the amounts thus paid for additional and extra Courts exceeds the salary of a single Judge. The fourth section of the 102 chanter of the Revised Code provides that "every judge shall produce a cer tificate of the Clerk of each countv of his havinir held the Court of the county according to law; ' and for every such certificate omitted to be Droduccd. there shall be a deduction from h dollars. Portions of certain circuits are occupied br the enemy, and it is impossible for the Judge to pro cure the required certificate. It mav be noeetsarv. therefore, to modify this provision, to have efTect only pending the war. The Hon. Thomas Ruffin. Ji.. rcsidmtr in the fourth judicial circuit, having resigned his plaee as one of wie juages oi the Superior Court of law and equity, my immediate predecessor, with the advise of the Council of State, filled said vacancy by granting tem porary commission to the Hon. John Kerr, of Caswell, which will expire at the end of your present session. j. is your duty to hit this vacancy permanently. The office ef Attornev General has tsn boon rrtJ by the former incumbent, Hon. W. A. Jenkins catering .iv muiy nuu RCCeDUlie an otnea umler tk n.MfitHi oiaies. mere are also several of the Circuits. There are confined in Salisbury hr the f!orVdert authorities a number of citizens of North Carolina r. rested for alleged political offences. How long they to maintain the laws and preserve the rights of our who, whether in the field or people. It becomes my duty, also, to call your attention to the abject of officering our troops ia the field some conflict of opinieu existing in regard thereto. The right of the State authorities to commission the officers of the regiments ariginally raised for the war, is not doubted. It is conceded by the Act of Congress of April 16th, 1862, known as the Conscript Law. But the Confederate authorities claim the right to comruis. sion the regiments of twelve months' men, continued in service by this law, and also all regiments whatso ever raised since it went into operation. And in both cases they have claimed to commission and appoint all regimental staff officers, even when they concede to the Executive of the State the appointment of the offi cers of the line. Again, while aonointinir And commi. sioning field officers, the Secretary of War has declined to appoint the company officers. To remedy, if possi ble, this confusion and to avoid conflict, I called in person to ee the President, who promised to take the opinion of his Attorney General on the subject at length. I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing that opiniou, and lay the matter before you, and recommend you to take such steps as will preserve the rights and honor of the State. It may well be doubted if the officering of the whole of our troops does not belong exclusively to State authority, as bv strict rrferenn m the Constitution they may be found to be in point of j P'ce oil Saturday, but left after destroying law, militia. It is mortifying to find entire brigades j ral houses and plants tiona in the neighborhood ui .'vi I. vmuiina futuitrs in mc uimu couimanueu uy strangers, and, in many cases, oar own brave and war worn Colonels are made toigive place to Colonels from distant States, who are promoted to the command of NorthCaroliua troops over their heads to vacant Briga- uiersnips. Some of these promotions are charged to . auv.uwa mm lluuCllSrillR !( - . .1 Gallatin. Rosen era nit declaro Kt. j-.. . er t to subdue the Southern people as he nr,"1.01 The alternate will be offered, be says, 0f ,Ef k to the Union or forced within the rebel liDe8e will apply the same kw to women and child His idea is to throw an immense population 0D South, in order to consume what he eonsM our limited supplies, and thus starve us int0 ? jeciion. A force of ten thousand Federals are neul.. banou, a body of whom made a dash int.. X Zi North Carolina, which enables the authorities to say that we have had so many appointments, when in fact we have uot, the appointees not being citizens of our State. This is fast breaking down the prjde and pa tience of our officers, many of whom are reporting to me their intention to resign, alleging that the road to honorable promotion is almost closed to our citizens. This is not right, and forms a just cause of complaint both in our army and with our people at home. We are willing that our soldiers should follow any General capable of leading them, but we contend that as a matter of sheer justice, our soldiers are entitled to re ceive their fair proportion of the honors won by their gallantry and endurance. I would alvo recomm end that tli TU;nn .i,:k: vtion against the distillation of spirits from all kinds f fc.u uo toniinuea- during the war. There is no grain to spare for such purposes, and all the medical needs of the country and army, can be abundantly supplied by the liquors made from the fruit crop. Should even the supply for the army fail, it cannot be dwubted that It is much better for the soldier to go without spirits than that his wife and child should be without bread. 1 also recommend that a law be uassed nrovidini for a rigid punishment of all persons who may be convict ed of speculating in any of the necessaries of life, un- .1..- . V. .. I . . I ucr mc inise pretence oi being government agents. In order to keep the highways bf the country in bet ter condition, they haviug since the commencement of the war been permitted to cet in verv bad renair. 1 re commend that the Revised Code be so amended that the age, to be reached to entitle a man to exemption froai working on the roads, shall be liftr ve.ars ixntHurf of forty-five, as now. The term of the lion. Geortre Davis. Confederate States Senator from N. C, will expire before the next regular session of the General Assembly, and it will be your duty to provide for filling the vacancy. I take great pleasure in informing you that the edu cational interests of the country have not been over looked since the commencement ef my administration. Uwing to the great drain upon the Treasury daring the first year of the war, the Literary Board deemed it ad visable to make only half the usual teini-annual dis tribution of the common school fund for the fall of 1861, and noue at all for the spriug of 1863.' Feeling that this pressure had passed away, and that the mat ter was one of great importance to our people, the Beard, at its recent meeting, ordered the usual distri bution to be made, increased by ten thousand dollars from the sum due for the back distribution, and re solved to add that amount each spring and fall, until the whole shall have been appropriated. "There has been some disposition manifested to take this fund for war purposes. Should there really exist a terioui 4e- ttgn on tue part or any one to do this, which I hardly think probable, 1 earnestly hope you will promptly de feat it. This small sum could add but little to the vast amount required to conduct the war, and it abstrac tion would be an absolute robbery of the poor children of the State. On the contrary, it should be your duty to carefully preserve and if possible increase this fund, make provision for its regular distribution, and do ev erything in your power to educate the riing youth of the country. While war is desolating our coast and the tide of revolution is flowing all around us, let the young children of the Slate be still assembled in their log houses and primitive academies, in the niounUint and on the plains, aad let their first lesson be to read of our great struggle for civil and religious liberty of the patriotism and sacrifices of our people, and the glorious bravery of their fathers and brothers upon the blood-stained fields of the South. It is of the very highest importance thaf the war should not carry away everything useful and civilized in the land, and cause our children to grow up in ignorance and crime. So one has beenenore impressed with the importance of this matter than the able and worthy stuieriutenJent of common schools, who has labored faithfully and diligeutly in behalf of his little charges, an has suf fered no excitement or misfortune to turn him from the path of duty. To him, in a great measure, is due the keeping alive of the interests of the people in the well doing of the schools in these times of trouble. Our time-honored old University, though thinned, as have been our male schools everywhere by the patriotism of the boys who have rushed to fill up our armies, is still in full operation, the President and Faculty having bravely resolved to hold their position as loug as thev bitve a squad to muster. The female schools of the State are generally as flourishing as in times of peace. Both of the Asylums in this city are prospering un dcr the present efficient matiagemeut a great charity to our people and a credit to the Stale. ---- - - I c ueig Col. Adam Johnson's Cavalrv Madisonville, Ky., last week, killing fcrtJ MJ wounding one hundred and fifty. The eneai, fled to the Ohio Hirer, but were preaaed. W, succeeded iu capturing three steamboats, md brought back forty wagon loads of army supplies. Hiun thick of Negroes Capt. MeMsaai tBforms us that he attended a sale of the estate of Archibald Laney, in Union county, N. C, lalt weea, at wnicn eignteen negroes were Bold at average of 5boU bd each. awarru io tne land offering fabuLui prices for j t,,e Prce about one-half; fcd mc eeven or ei-ht fJlCS.5f 'teyCarb,.lJ- And in ,nanTinSU,.ces,4t'er companies have intimated an intention of' in our own n . , , f 734,650 10 for 1863, 7 15,763 39 TI. falltnrr ..IV ta a 1 1 .. V. .. . . 1. 1 . ., tnl-inr A rs..t, P .i.l . ' . , i. Z n-eu an lUTention OI ; , mose counties and o o- -"c patriotism oi our people, "wwing tneir praise wort hv example We mav 1 counties in me possession or the enemy The they represent themselves as agents of the Gov-! reasonably hope that most of the other mills in dt,!u th'n for'lue1 nl J"' ! "'11 greater, owing eminent, purchasing for the army-thus obtainiu- ; the State can be induced to do likewise The ' . delrunion of P'operty, Ac. what they could not otherwise do. woolen factorie. seem more incorrigible. Som, f! t, .T ? the . -me supply oi salt will, 1 hope, be sufficient I them when asked to fnmivh b;. .-c k.'.' i . j .? ""ties item but th S subieet. tnn. ne, l..;.:..:' . .: " , : e., av.a " iu per . . "iiicmuis bciium. ir. - "t-iicv cuiireiv. ann ntheiv u"""i recommenu ine creation or the offir- t,r .,a: 1 . In. ..f UnVK. A . . . - f J, j. . . . j, - uiiiers agree to UO SO .muuii, iu com nine so long as mav b ortn, toe salt commissioner anroiated bv th hy fixing enormous nrnfin nn th r i deemed necessary, whose dutv it shall b. tf. ; .J" mm j s - i v- wow ui Hie raw . . .... m c-aviiffiie a . IK " wf Convention, has been lndusirionsly at work; but ; "terul and then addintr the lh ner.r nn k I nd eul 11 giust the State, Ac He has not produced a great ooantitv. owi.m t i finished article, nii.;...; ... ' l"m ot. tne ,res"1 ur of Claims shall .t i - rv i. j ' p -'. . ' vn uiuuia even I'rearpr me aimcuities which he has meutioned in his re-1 lh before. It is reatlv Pria. xx is ursc worss, at Jlorehead City, were ! u,e ,uosl UKe,u "d to-be-eherished iai.cn oy tue enemy before be had fairly gotten ' enouia Put themselves in a uosit profits even greater .will still be necessary to have som to oe regretted that institutions e such estigate When the "pire, it Of our internal improvement system, I deem it un necessary to make any mcution. Since my introduc- s : p .1 il, ac ,ion wflice' 1 b8V reeeived no official reports or in- Sol.ctors to be elected for frrnMioa &9 to tht condilion or wanu of 1 of lhe public works requiring legislative action. Should any j thing of this nature be brought to my attention, 1 shall ! lay it before you in a special message. j In i1dit!iin tn the maOi-rc b.rain kr..,.,.l.t ..... are to remain incarcerated co one can say but thuse tion, there are averal of an important nature about which .n, PPrebended them. What their guilt really con- ; it is not dermed prudent to speak publicly, but which I SIStS in I do not know, but this much it hn-mn .tk will lain nlraxnr in ntnlimmn r A......:.. ..t..n you and me to know in view of the oaths we take apon with you when desired. Many others I have doubtless entering into office, that they were not arrested by j overlooked for which, as well as fur the hssly preparation lawful process, and as citizens of North Carolina t!i t and disconnected form of thin instrument. I hrtr that mv are entitled under the Constituion to a speedy trial by j recent inauguration into fiffice, and the many heavy drafts jur u tucir peers, ana to De contronted with their leucy ) accisers. i nave laid their cases before His Kxcell the President of the Confederate States, and urhn h;. reply is received you will be informed thereof. Should there t-xist any grave State reasons why they are de nied a trial, it is dua at least that we should be in formed of them. I have not seen an official copy of the Act, but learn from the uewsnaoers that Conrr.. has conlvrred upon the President the power to suspend 1 P the writ of habeas corpus in all eases of arrests made j P' bv Pinifederiite kinhnriti- Ir.l.:- k : . tl ".i " - . i mis uc u ii i. r numil ! man is e;ire from the power of one individual ID Amone these werstK. usual number of old negroes and children, him, fellows ranging from $1,350 to 1,430. Thetermi of sale were six months credit. The price, of negroes were never higher in th country than they are at present. Every dtr the war continues strengthens the contidenesof the people in the ability of the Confederate Statei to ultimately secure their independence, avid with it the permanency of the institution of slavery: henee the readiness with the people to invest no. ey in this species of property Lnn'iter wfyr. NOTICE. On Tuesday the 35th inst., at the late residsnr ef J. W. Barnet, dee'd, I will expose to sale the following properly, vis: Corn, Fodder, Wheal, Can, Hop, Sheep, 3 Mules, 2 Wagons, 1 Carriage, Balu Cotton', Household aud Kitchen Furniture, and other srticlw not cecesary to mention. At the same tirns md place, I will hire out the Negroes aad Rent the Uiti belonging to said deceased. tt&jTl will also isll os the 27ih inst., at Ihe late ml. deuce of Mrs. aJarvarat Barnet, dee d, the followiq property : Corn, Wheat, Fodder, Cotton, Cattle. Hogs, Shn, 1 Wagon, 1 Carriage, 1 Buggy, 3 Mules, 1 Horn, Household and Kitchsn Furniture, and other ariiclH not necessary to mention. At the same time and pint I will hire out the Nfgro-s and Rent the Lands bsloitf ing to said deceased. tkkV I hereby give netiee to all' creditors ef V Margaret and J. W. Barnet. deceased, to present thi claims, duly authenticated, within the time limited hr law for that purpose, otherwise this notice will ii pleaded in bar ef their recovery. Debtors lo tui estates will also please make payment immediately, 4. w . jsuKKim, Admi. Vev. 4, 1983 4r CfJTOCTAT AUCTM. Having qualified as administrator, with the will sn nexed, of James A. Kims, dee'd, I will sell on Tuesday, the 2d day of December next, to the highest bidder, si Morrow's Tnrn-Oiit, Twelve Bales, of good pscked Col ton. A credit of six months, with interest from the date of the sale, will be given to purchasers sieeuiiog bond with approved security. All persons indebted to said .estate are aequired t make immediate payment, and all persons hsfirf claims against said estate are required to present this for payment according to law. JOIIS W. KLMS, Adm'f. Nov. 11, 1881. Jl-pd A DM INIST It ATO Jl'sF SALT Having obtained Letters of Administration on t Estate of W. S. Caldwell, dee'd, I will expoitto pnblis sale, at the late residence of the deceased, on Rocky River, in Cabarrns connty, 10 miles west of fontord, on Thursday the 27th day of November, one N'1T boy aged 2S years, one negro girl aged 28 yean, 3 hid of Horses and .Mules, stock of Hogs, Cuttle, Wagon .nf Gear, lot of Corn.. Wheat, Cotton, Hsy n.! Foddir, Farming Utensils, Household and Kitrhea Farniliri, togethet with a lot of wtber articles. Terms made known on dar of hI. M. W. JOHNSTOK, Aim't. Oct. 28, 1862 41 By permission of P. T. Hammnnd, Ksq., Ordinsry for Lancaster District, we will sell on the 2 7 lb snd 28th inst., the personal estate of James Faulkner, de ceased, at his late residence in Lancaster District, con sisting in part of Tivciity-tuo IVegrroc, nearly all of whom are young and very likely; three Horses and four Mules, all young and well broke; fine let of cattle; a lot qf Pork aud Stock Hops; about 1500 bushels of Corn, and a quantity of Fodder; lot of baled Cotton; Teas; a l-.t ot fine seed Wheat and seed Oats; one sack of Liverpool Salt: two roi Wagons and Harnees; one new Buggy and Harnii; Blacksmith Tool; Farming Ulensils, Household wd Kitchen Furniture, and a variety of other articles. TtftMB All sums of $.' and less cash; all su-n over $, a credit of twelve months, with interest from d of sale; the purchaser to give note with two or mors approved securities. St W. L. FAULKNER, 1 ,I fI A. J. K1BLKK, Kot 11, 1862 IXECUTOU'S SALE. The undersigned having qualified as Executor of wis ihe late Andrew Zrwi, .t. ? : .. j ! ineni operation. II is next effort at Wilmin"- f cUse t,,en l he execrated bv our w i.ruttfiui in proaucing about bushels ' n:4arn Ul rce. uut as the free .1 it a ?.....!.. .; . t .1 .1 i . i ...i.. . are nue nnr riai-. ir:i urn viriu luera no fruuirinfr annnnrt an offi couia at pleasure seize any citizen of the State with C .7. ... .u. . " . " 51 ,nr: h",uI.d noted:e,,1'1"hI. to establish 10 U.u.,u,sh there wuhout relief-a power that I am I our official acts b-t us remember, that it is the snirit of the lying man. To sub- ; people which tyrants cannot subdue. On this depends pinion be establish- j all. So long as they continue, harmouions, willing, self- per day for some time before they were interrupt- i Pretc1 1 ed bj the yellow fever, which has caused their ! termined As the restilene b.c ; existence ot the war. ion, which will ;' "C,v"."-B ,un 1 recommend that the Board ! unwimn lw 8e entrusted to anyl people on the : "v vwUi.ur u auinurizea to iioid short i 1,1 1 1 "c",,c ia iu my i ,. I n-"" v i uc Brraiitrca in trn. 1 ,ua r"""" "gcruiis ana p tiade nolic v on- i..n ..n i -,:- ik- b u n Pro -r. i. . " . .. r ' r iv .4j.n inuui , Lrrmc. xiiuniiic a irruriie sii nriirjiii I upon my time, may be considered an apology In conclusion, gentlerm-n, allow me. to urere anon you J the vital importance oi Bringing lortn an me powers and resources ot the State for the common defense of oil', conn try and our eause. The two great dangers we have to meet will be found connected with our currency and supplies tor our army. Men enongh to protect us and ! Is,t will and leetament of drivn back th invader, we can always get, if we can I dee'd, will sell to the highest bidder at onblic ierly clothe and feed them. Let ua do thia and i the Public Sauare of Charlotte, on UnnHtr the Ji reserve our paper from depreciation and all will be well, j day of December next, e valuable House and Lot, wits If hn nm .nmiii.j : an-our iiiinwu.- " "i" uii iMm vi our young a gooa Micnen ana omone house attached. Slt'f,, iflbe.0:nC,Q,m, tcd.n; Confederacy, having demanded firmly the rights whicl ! iut back of the Enisrooal Church . i.eV' . naif.let t j c... t... ... t .! I .... feet square, and Jronting on the side street. A credit ef six months with bnn.l .,. incut tu iiiues oi ruii. c- ,. j , . . . . i j neul uw inuwuiruuiuoi iuc Li u era rv coard be al)nvt ; to nave no mercv nnon .1.. I to ammim TrM.r m i.t. :.. . . wea : 1 uuiiug nic j . ,rr . ...v vukc ui ui awn rundi 1 recommend th. - ! "itta a s.tlarv to- be fixed bv the Board. Thi. . ' they will of course be immediately aaiii j cnder mercies, gentlemen, and would resnectfnllT I Pr!s,nlLreaU on lh StHte Treasurer, and he law re- operation. The whole amom.t m, t?.M suggest that you adopt such meas,.r I ,uirM hira keeP the fund nd vidences of debt. Ac. . r. . I . . . v. w u,,. . i.f,,... . .... ..., fmm in- xtk.. f. I.- .. . oy me acate aaa private indiv fuala nrAK.i.i. 5 practicable lor eecurmir budd He m ... ... ' 1 t: " j" . . iT 3 V 1U"US ia " "nnds .ir.o uwucu per uay. dearly all 0f that I IBU& "ral maae on private account other ctates and temporary suspension abated, they put into ujjiiiiun ue esiaousn- ail. So looir as tne- continue tiarmouions. wiiiintr. ernicioas in the ex- : sacrificing, the united armies of this continent may be - J r.. :.u ..,..., . , . r.i. i - . .. .l nuu muuiui 10 tneir : nunea arrainst ua in Tain; wiiu aucu a niuuirr ana sum cause as ours, where disloyalty is the rare and solitary i a people we might set them at .defiance. Our heroic exception to tue gcueral rule, I can see but little good i soldiers, shiv THUS. C. ALLISON, Executor vering in their rags and splashing with their naked feet through the snows, have already, even through the chronicles ot our foes, excited the wondering admira tion of the world, aud great Generals and brave people e lor curing supplies to our own eiti- ! The duty could 'much more convenientl .ndXtuaUv and to reduce if possible the price of; be Performed by the Board's own officers. When th are the terms of sale. Nov. H, 1AJ ts. 'ORW WAATIiD. The subscribers wish to purchase CUU.V. Appl their Livery Stables. BROWN k WADSWORTH. Charlotte, Nov 11, 18G2 if sa uouunt Dt citisena of ' coiwn yam, wihou is so essential to SUDDl'via? th 01 uus iunu is considered, (the amount r a;, carried off for SDeculatioa t ! hand looms of our farmer's wives. 1 '""orients being double that of the whole State fir 1 .tn t . . . 1 t l-.- 1 ... . i ernment two reara acm.t with th r,.,t.. . . a. mj per ousnel. rcuuon hi oruuauce stores, 1 will mention I twiee m. -If " 'r 7 ."ct la , (iov. Clark, also entered into nrly a year ago, a contract was made by mv I annuaiiv for n 'at .Ta-. iost ffh a. W. Woodfin and Geo. V predecessor, under the aet of the Legislature an-1 to look after and collect the debta nf tho R.j ?T. Flour Mill for Sale. The subscriber, havine entered into a enntrael to' prices ranging from Jly predecessor, a contact, throa, Moxdccai, Ems., with Stewart. Buchanan t (o of Saltville, iu, for the privilege of rcanufaetur id 300,000 brishels 9 salt, arf Mr. Woodfin waa propriating $10,000 for the purpose, with Slessre. aterhouse at ifowes, lor the erection of powder mill. The money jraaexpendedj the mills erect- Jh,rlndoplio. of the suggestion would be OI matermt u ft 1- . :. : . .. uc -- --t -'umgc lu iu luiercsis. . ,-'Te m,Lke certain suggestions in regard to .-v.-.-t - ,u.6 uc vonieaerate authorit ies but a vast tide of intfowincr evil from these in.rdint stretches of military power which are fast disgrjuMevr 11s equally with our Northern enemies. A free Rer...h. lic that must needs cast off its freedom in every time '' beyond th-distant waters of the sea stand aghast with of trouble will soon cast it off forever. Freedom can- ' astonishment at the feats of freemen struggling for their 1. Amhrn..Ml Am ..j j - ' rUkt. I .r 11 Jfirn nf fhm init hv ci-nl ttnA rtirf rr steadfast and constant' worship'can alone -ecuri T'her dfiplayed for the general good, show to the world that i .Railroad Ifrotn Dauville to Green.bore, J constant blessints. Her chosen instrun.Th ?J " ' we are worthy to preside over theae gallant and patriotic ! desirous of devoting his whole time to that work, an stitution and the laws were made the sure covenant ' .t. 1 v v u hj of her everlasting residence amone us: our delight Tn 1 Many of the matter,, to which I have called your at. times 01 pence ana prosperity, ana in the day of trouble and calamity, the Uine when we should abide strictly by their stern decrees and walk uprightly in the narrow path they have marked out for our footsteps. We should, least of al!, torsake the helm and Ihe compass when the ves- oar Wnin. .ii .Kf i ntion, if done at all, require to be done promptly. Thia Now irlV. ! -4 meciy th in " th" rg of tioop. for rictW bV heir lL ! Stte de,ff.nCP',n-d !.lajrin? emh"B UPa th anes OI Hie reierr-u Remember lastly, that you are laboring for the very salvation of our people,. The bitter cup that our cap tured cities and districts have had to drink shows us, t offers bii STEAM MILL for sale The property U 't uated in the town of Charlotte, on the North Carol"" Kan Koad, bas six run of Mill Stones, and the f'u"' has a high reputation throughout the SoutheraC' erncy. " It has also a Barrel Factory, with improved Mc!Jn?j ry, and Cooper shops attached, which will with the Mill or separately. JOHN WILKES- Sept. 16, H62. tf
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