North Carolina Newspapers

III III ' ' IV VJ II iii i ii i mi eynmw ay , ' OS THE CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THB GLORY OF TUB ONE IS THB COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER. pei? annum WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET A in Advance Tfl 3. T&Tlti!, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, -N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, .1863. ELEVKNTII VOLUME If UMBER 551. 1 1 V 1 THE id XI A JU AAA! ..J,Ul.J.A..u i 9 (3PubIisUcd every Tucsday,Q) BV WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AXI 1HOPRIHTOE. $3 IX ADVANCE. ,y-T-v.n-ient advertisements must be paid for in i-ivarice. i,irr.rt'.?oiTi(nij nfit marked on the manuscript r a lie time, will be inserted until forbid, and j i.r.l' ' coordlnly. j Hides and Tan Bark. I w:it to i'vrh;c (Jrern and Dry HIDES for the pii-use of uuinin-; al.-o a lnrjr" quantity of TAX fiARJv. Tr t.-;e articles tbe highest market cash jirice will If t.aid. JOHN TRELOAR. Cherte, Oct. 28, IFC2 Cm-pd .T32LITIA JTTICK. IlKADqi'Af. . i:r:s S'.tii Hkqt. X. C. iflLITIA, 1 Ch-Ti'.uc. Uct. 23, 1802. Pv.'fii of f'om)j.n:ea. bt-'oneing to the 85th Keg't, will order tlx i." i -si"cti r t-omm j nds to parade at ifair uual A; !'.--tr Grotui once in each week for inkjie rt'ofj Hr..i iiill, armed as the law directs, with tn :bi; c"S of jowdcr nud 1:11. Those failing to oir''v nvL thi oiJer will be held to strict account. ' ' L S. WILLIAMS, Or t ?ih. Col, 85 th Iteyt Militia. ;V aiXUFACTUKIXG. COMPANY. (ri-'.siTE c. s. navy works.) ST El':' 5," W'HDTT & IHcLEAW, nuiritiEToas. Wp tkw manufacturing, by steam-power, all kil l-1 f Bvd.-te.id. Tables, l.'uairp. Wahstnd.;, and tveri tiling aji-i taining to the Furniture and Cabinet I', u -1 ii e . Vi t- arc nIo miking a XrJ Prt'y durable and Tie:ir Wood Canteen, to wTich c invite the special att'-titioii of officers .-ntd tobliers. i t ..... a i i:. .ti.- ... s;-ri t!ul!y solicited, as we are confideiit in our ability lc ieie ihe inoit fustidious. Orders proinjjilv filled. J. II. STKVKXS, W. H. SCHUTT, 'har!rtlU. Nov 4, 1862 if J. A. Mcl.KAN. . FLAX SEED. THE AYR OIL COM PAN Y will pay the highest price Tr Tlajc Herd, in :my quantity. Aj'ply'ai E. Xre ;iu!cliiou k I'o.'s Drug Store. October 14, 1802 ' lm ProKpcetiiK of Hie DAILY STATE JOURNAL. On and after the 1st day of November, the State Journal will be published Daily, Tri-weekly and Weekly. TIrv Daily State Journal will contain all the ro ws received up to the late?t Lour before mailing, and will consist of two editions daily. The Morning Edi tion will contain the news by the evening mails, and all telegraphic news up to 10 o'clock the previous night, and will be supplied to city subscribers and sent by the morning mails North and East; the Evening KJition will be printed at 3 o'clock p. m , and will r.Kitain the additional news by telegraph up to 2 o'clock p. m., and will be sent to subscribers by the ti ti:i west mid by the Fayetteville mail. Thus s;.b f - liici.-, mo matter in what direction the- hiay live, nil! have the news up to the departure ot th mails. Arrangements have been made to procure telegraphic inv.v from. all parts of the Confederacy, expressly for the St:; if Journal. Oeneral news by mail will be piuiiipily puli'.ishtfil. The Markets will be fully re j.oi te.l . Ueliiil.le Correpondeiits will bs secured in the V:i:iv and elsewhere. The Legislative I'rdceed intrs v ; . 1 bv reported daily by competent Krporter The State Joarnul will be esentially a newspaper. Tkums: For thi Daily 12 months. 0; G months. .t r.o; mou;!-.--, -J; 1 mouili, 1. F r t he Tri-Weekly 12 moiitiii, c : (" month-1, $' S"1; 0 montli5, $1 50. Ar-vtKiiaiNi U'.r;s: r quire, d do do A ST. oo I sq t ite, 5 days, $1 50 75 1 do 1 week, J 75 01 1 do 3 weeks, 3 00 -.' 1 do 1 mouth, 5 00 0 1 1 days, dayi , Ton lines make a square. r the Daily will be inserted in the charge. This is an inducement 1 verti Week' -v-metif s T ri w lich enniiot fail to attract the attention of advertisers. The ab 'e :atv apply onlv to the dailr paper. Ad- ve-t m -lit' will b? in-erted in the Weekly paper at tie i-ua! regular rates, viz: One dollar oer-sau 're for tbe scq :r.-t in-i tiou, ud twenty-tive cents for each sub- iit i r.svrt i.iu. Ad'ii c, Oct. 11. 1SG2 JOHN SPKLMAX, ' Fditor and Proi.rietor, Kaleiirh, X.C Flour Mill for Sale. The f nbscribe-. ha iag rnte: ,- into a contract for building the ltr.lira.l t'ror.i '. uivilie to Greensboro, is denoiis of devsit,.' his whole time to that work, and :ier. his SI K.'lM .MILL torale. The property is sit uate! in the town of Charlotte, on the North Carolina Rail Road, h.ns s;i run of Mill Stones, and the Flour has a high rcpu.atioa throughout the Southern Confed eracy. It ha ab o a U.irrcl Factory, with improved Machine ry, and Cooper shops attached, which will be old w. !, the Mi'i or ftpar.ttcly. JOI1X WILKES. Sept. It), J62. tf VESUVIUS FURNACE . IKON WORKS. , :,'ib.-criber tuforms the public that he is mana-'"f,lin"- Pii-r ,ro, t his Furnace in Lincoln county, nve ,ni!t.s !lorlh of Sharon Station ou the Wil., Char. A Iv.itheOord Railroad. He is also prepared to cat Macuuery. smli as Mill Gearing.. Thrashing Machine i'"a, ic.; al0 Hollow-Ware and Salt Pan. - . J. M. SMITH. - LlUS Furn!lC(; P- - Julj- 15, 1802. y-pd .ft OTIC 12. I wMi to lure 10 or 15 negro men to chop I aio want tu inin-lmcc r.. .. -. ji rood. ' or fit negro men. n. . , J. W. DKRR , , Spring Hill Force, am prepared to cast machine irons of all kind-boUow-ware, salt r.lni, 4c. 0, Jcrs !qUci Julr 22, 1RG2 ly-,,d "V1 I J - pi 'ng II ill Forge The King's Mountain Hotel in Yorkville, S c is oTcred fr sale. The property is situated 'on Main ?treot; a few hundred feet north of the Court-House Measuring about lo0 feet ou Main street by about 400 deep: The buildings are txtensive and good, cm br.uing two well finished store rooms, about forty bed room-, wiih dining room, parlor, hall room, &c. Also, the Fiiruiiute belonging to the house. Address me at idiiclai..?,, X. 0. JASPKR STOWE. I-' rJ lc-f.' tf LINES Written for Mrt. Kevtll, vpon the death of hr ton Hon. My hope for future years is fied, For oh! a son much loved is dead; That noble, cheerful, hopeful boy. On whoai I built my hopes of joy. I hoped on him, in ae and fears, To lean for help in future year, But now he's gone, und I am left Like manv others, sore bereft. He's gone and oh, it pains my heart To know that thus we had to part, That I could not hesiife him stand - -And press his brow with my own hand. ' --- Twas thus wltcn far, yea, far away, To camp-di-ense he fejl a prey, No father, mother, by lushed, Xo sister'3 hand to raise hi head. Cut hush, my soul ! why thus complain, May not niy lo.-s be his great gain? And then may not afflictions be Sore blessings in disguise for me? God gave the cup, and should I b Afraid to drink? Its good forma "If I love God, He for the best . " Will lead my soul to endless rest. Theft, though I weep, I'll not resent, But with my fate I'll be content, Content to-suffer toil and pain, Until I meet my son again. Tjhcn, Lord, support me every day, And let me ne'er forget to pray, That when I die, I'll die forgiven, . And that I'll meet my son in Heaven. J. R. MEANS. Robertson Hospital, Richmond, Va , Nov 20, 18G2. Lincolnton Female" Seminary, LINCOLNTON, N. C. S. LANDER, A. M.f Principal. Mis M. J. Ti'ckbr, Mrs. C. IIoskvas, Mil A. M. Hacem, Mrs. M. J. Lasgdox, Mr. L. A. Lakdkr, AsiK-tants. The Spring Session, 1863, will begin on Monday, February 2nd, and close on Friday the 19th of Jun. "CHARGES PER SKSSION. Board, including fuel and washing, at $4 00 per week S0 00 Incidental Tax, .1 00 Regular Tuiion. including Latin and Singing, from... $10 to 20 00 French 10 00 Music on Piano or Guitar,.. ? .... 20 00 Use of Instrument, . 2 50 Pupil furnish their own candles, towel, and toilet oap. Traits: Seventy-five dollars required in advance; the balance at the end of the sefsion. No deduction for absence unices in cases of serious illness. The Town of Lincolnton has long been proverbial for its healthiness. It has daily Railroad communica tion with Charlotte, from which it is only two hours distant. For the benefit of pupils from sickly sections, our long vacation is in the winter. Our building will accommodate about sixty boarding pupils. The bearding department is under the imme diate charge of the Principal and his wifev who, with most of the other teachers, habitually eat at the sarue table, and lodge under the same roof, with the girls. The fact that we have semi-annual classes enables us to enforce a higher standard of scholarship than is usual in the best institutions conducted on the ordina ry annual jdan. Diplomas of Graduation will be given to those w ho complete our College Couri. Thankful for the liberal patronage given ns while at High Point, we appeal with confidence to the public for a tcntiuuance of the same in our new and superior location. For additional information address the Principal. Nov. II, 1862. ' 4m-pd THE SOUTHERN . Hepatic This combination nf medicines was first prepared by the proprietor in 1 825, when he was pronounced by three eminent physicians in a Southern city as in an advanced stage of Consumption. These -pills cured him. He is ndw over seven y years of age and iu dis charge of active professional duties. Their good ef-fck-t upon others created such a demand for them that he was compelled to desist from ujplying them gratu itously. They are xot recommended by the proprietor as good for all diseases, but onlv such as arises from DISORDERS OF THE LIVER. Many persons have testified to their good effects i:i Chills and Fever, bil ious Fever, Yellow Fever, Pneumonia, Dvspepsia, Ac, ic. They are an excellent FAMILY MEDICINE. . Read the following : S. D. Wallace, Esq., Treasurer of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road, (Aug. 30, 1862,) say : '-It has been said that ''Dyspkpsia" is our national disease. However this may be, it caused me long and severe sulfering. Providentially a friend furnished me with a few. boxes of the "Hepatic Pills," and the use of them has perfected a cure. In my family .they have been used frequently w ith eminent success. Among my ac quaintances, many cases originating from diseased liver, have been relieved and currd by them. 1 regard them as an invaluable medicine, and take pleasure in forwarding this voluntary tribute." Col. Jon.i Wright, of Goldsboro', N. C, (Aug. 14, 1862.) says: "I have used the 'Southern Hepatic Pills' in my family here and also ou my plantation in Ala bama, and always with success. I have a valuable servant girl who had been a long time under treatment for consumption, without receiving any benefit. Al most in her extremity I was induced to try the 'Hepatic Pills.' Thoy were given according to directions, and site is now well, entirely restored by them. A similar ca.-e occurred among my servants in Alabama. For liver and lung diseases I have perfect confidence iu them." Full directions and other certificates will b found on the wrapper bf each box. The great rise-in the priee of medicines, compels tbe proprietor to put these pills at 50 cents a box. At it may soon not be possible to procure all the ingredi ents, it w onld be well for the afflicted to order them at once. From the price above stated, a liberal discount will be made to dealers as long as the pill can be furnished. Address GEORGE W. DEEMS, Wilson, X. C. For sale in Charlotte, N. C, by F. SCARR, Druggist. Xov. 25, 1862. r The market price paid for Hides, by . May 13, 1862 tf S. M. HOWELL. Copartnersliip. WILLIAMS Sc OATES flaye this day associated with them in the Mercantile and Commission business, LEWIS W. SANDERS. Ihe style of the firm will hereafter be . WILLIAMS, GATES A CO. -,TICII"TAn rons indebted to the late firm of Williams 4 Oates will please call and settle an, as wc wish to close our old business ' - Peen, mz tf WILLIAMS A "OATES. - CHRONOLOGIC RECORD OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS OP 1862. : j January. ' ) 1st. Battle at Port Royal, S. C. Party of the 1 enemy landed, and ?ere driven back to their gun boats. Engagement at Fort Pickens, i'restdent; Davis first publie levee. Ma.on and SHdell left Boston. 4th. Lezislative Council of Kentucky elected. Henry C. Burnett and Wm.'E. Simuis Confederate States Senators. Judge Jno. Hemphill, of Texas., died.' :". ... . - . 5th Skirmishing at Hanging Rock, near Rora ney, Va. 6th. French man-of-war approached Ship Island under a neutral flag, for the purpose of business with the French Consul at New Orleans, and Was fired into by a Yankee vessel; an apology soon made. 8th. Skirmish at Silver Creek, Mo. 9th. Burnside expedition left Annapolis. Col. Lubbock-, of Texas, died. 10th. Battle of Prestonburg, Ky. Enemy re puhed by Confederate forces under Gen. Marshall. 12th and 13th. Barnside expedition left Old foint, ana caugnt in a succession oi damaging storms before and after reaching Hatteras. ft 16th. Battle near Ironton, Mo. Confederate troops under Jeff Thompson, drove the enemy towards Pilot rvnob. 18th. Ex-President Tyler died. 19th. Battle at Somerset or Mill Springs, Ky. The Confederates defeated; Geu. Zollicoffer slain. February. Int. Skirmish at Bloomey, Western Virginia. 3d. Three Federal gunboats opened fire on Fort Henry, Tenn.' 4th. Fort Henry taken by Yankee troops. 8th. Roanoke Island taken by Federal troops. 9th. Federal gunboats reached Florence, Ala. 13th. Battle commenced at Fort Donelson. 16th. Fort Donelson surrendered after three days hard fighting, with heavy loss on both sides. 17th. Provisional Congress terminated. 18th. Permanent Congress of the Confederate States organized. R. M. T. Hunter, elected President pro tern, of the Senate, and Thomas S. Bocock, of Va., Speaker ofthe House of Repre sentatives. 22d. Jefferson Davis, inaugurated President of the Confederate States. 24th.. Nashville surrendered to the Yankees. 26tb. Yankee army occupy Nashville. 28th. Day of Prayer and Humiliation in the Confederate States. Marrh. 1st. Martiosburg and Charlestown, In the Val ley of Virginia, occupied by Yankee troops. 2d. Confederate forces evacuateColumbus, Ky. 3d. Martial law declared in Richmond, Va. 6th. Battle of Pea Ridge or KIkhorn, Ark., commenced and continued till the 8th Generals McCulloch and Mcintosh were killed. 8th. Naval battle near Norfolk, Va. The Con federate steamer Virginia played havoc among the Yankee vessels. 9tU. Confederate army evacuate Manassas and Centrcville. 15th. IsIancrNo. 10 attacked by Yankee gun boats. 21st. Battle of Valvcrde, in Arizona. The Yankees defeated. 23d. Battle at Kearnstown, near Winchester, Va. Gen. Stonewall Jackson, with about 4,000 men, engaged about 18,000 Yankees, under Gen. Shields. The Yankees repulsed. '. April. 4 6th. Battle of SLiloh, Tenn , commenced and continued until 7th. Yankees defeated. Gn. A. S. Johnston was killed. 7th. Island No. 10 surrendered to the Yankrcs. 11th. Fort Pulaski, Ga., suriendcred to the Yankees. 24th. Federal fleet succeeded in passing the forts near New Orleans. 25th. Fort Jackson surrendered to the Yankees. 26th. Federal gunboats arrive in front of New Orleans. May. 1st. New Orleans formally occupied by Butler the Beast. 5th. Battle of Williamsburg, Va. Confederate loss, killed and wounded, 1,600; Yankee loss, killed and wounded, 3,600. 7th. Battle near West Point, Va. 8th. Battle of McDowell," Va.V Gen. Jackson putting Milroy and forces to flight. 9th. Pensacola Navy-yard evacuated by Con federates. 10th. Norfolk evacuated by the forces under Huger. 11th.' The Virginia was put on shore in the vicinity of Craney Island, fired and, after burning fiercely for upwards of an hour, blew up a little before five o'clock on the morning of this day. 15th. Yankee gunboats attack Drewry's Bluff, and were repulsed. 23d atd 24th. Battle at Front Royal, Va ; Yan kees defeated. Battle of Lcwisburg,- Western Virginia; Confederates defeated. 25th. Battle at Winchester, Va. Gen. Jackson defeats the Yankee army, puts it to flight, takes a large number of prisoners and a vast amount of Yankee stores 26th. Bombardment of Vicksburg commenced. Skirmish at Hanover Court House, Va. 29th. Corinth, Miss , evacuated by Confede rates. 3 1st. Gen. Jackson falls back from Winchester, Va. Battle of Seven Pines commenced. June. ' 1st. Battle of Seven Pines ended, with advan- tage to the Confederates. General Jackson de- feats the enemy near Strasburg, Va. i Ath fin(lpralA fnrMt prapnifa Vnrt' T'LlloW. I 6th. Skirmish near Harrisonburg, Va.; Geo. Ashby killed j 6th. Gunboat battle in front of .Memphis. The ' city surrendered to tnd occupied by tbe Yankees. 7th. By order of Butler the Beast, W. B. Mumford was hung in New Orleans. Battle of i Cross Keys Va.; Yankees defeated. j SthandSth. Uattle ot r'ort lieputjuc, va.; we 1 armies of Shields and' Fremont defeated and put - I to flight by Jackson. - - 1 14th.' Gen. Stuart makes an expedition among tbe Yankees oh the Chi?kahominy, and destroys a large quantity of. property. Battle on White River, Arkansas, near Languelle. loth. An engagement t Secessionville, S. Q.; t Yankees defeated. Great battles before Rich-! tnond. - ) 26th. Battle of Mecha-nicsvill. :27th. Battle of Gainesville, or Gaines' Mill. 29th. Battle of Fraxer's farm. . 30th. Battle of Willia' Church. - In all the last five mentioned battles; ihe Yan kees were defeated. r. ' " . . . 1st. Battle of Malvern Hill; the Yankee army completely routed. 22d. An agreement for a general exchange of prisoners between Confederate and Yankee Gov ernments. 24th. lankee gunboats abandon the contest at Vicks-burg. 31st. Gen. Morgan reports a successful expedi tion into Kentucky. ' Augutt. . f 2d. Gen. Parsons surprises a Yankee force near Madison, Ark., and nuts it to flight. Skirmish at Orange Court-House, Va. 5th. Battle of Baton Rouge," La. Confederate forces under Gen. Breckinridge defeated the Yan kees. 6th.The Arkansas, a Confederate gunboat, de stroyed on the Mississippi river. 8th. Lincoln calls for 600,000 more men. Bat tle of South Mountain, near Culpeper C. H., Va ; Yankees defeated. 22d. Gen . Stuart captures and destroys a large amount of Yankee stores at Catlett's Station, Va. 29th. Battle near Richmond, Ky. Battle at Manassas commenced and terminated September. 1st. inemy defeated. September. 9th. Confederate army cross the Potoinae into Maryland. 13th. Battle at Cotton Hill, Va. Gen. Loring defeats the Yankees. 13th or 14th. Gen. Jackson captured Harper's Ferry, taking about 11,000 prisoners. Battle of Boonsboro, Md. McClellan checked in his ad vance to relieve Harper's Ferry.. 17th. Battle of Sharpsburg, Md. 19th. Gen. Lee moves his army aerosa the Po- tomac into Virginia. Battle of Iuka, Miss. 20th. Battle near Shepherdstown, Va. ' 26th. Gen. Beauregard assumes command of the army on the eoant near Charleston. Ovtoher. 3d. Battle of Corinth, Miss., commenced, continued till the 5th. 8th. Battle of Perryville, Ky : Yankee and de- feated. 9th. Galveston, Texas, occupied by the Yan kees. 10th. Gen. Stuart starts and makes a successful expedition into Pennsylvania. . November. 5th. Brisk skirmishing near Warrenton, Va. Gen. McClellan, of the Yankee army, relieved of his command. Gen. Burnside takes his place. December. ' 7th. Gen. Hindman defeated the Federal Army at Cane Hill, Arkansas, driving it 12 miles, and capturing prisoners and stores. 11th. Burnside crossed the Rappahannock at Fredcricksburc 13th. Battle of feated. Fredericksburg. Yankees de- 12th, Gen. Foster, with a large Yankee army left Newbern for the purpose of canturing Golds boro, N. C. He was held in check for two days by 3,000 North Carolinians, and was finally de feated and forced to retreat back to Newbern CI. Confederate victory near Murfrcesbore, Tenn. THE YANKEE ARMY. We find the following in a late United States paper: . .Mr Stanton, in his report, says he has 800.000 me hinder arms. This statement suggests some figuring. Under the three calls of the President there were 1,17000 men ordered, out, 300, 000 of. whom were to be drafted. These, if all are in the field, added to the regular army, would make a total of, say 1,250,000. But of tLe 300,000 drafted men there are not probably over 150,000 jet mustered into service. Dr. Bellows, Superintendent f the Sanitary Commission, stales that 150,000 men are sick, and accordiug to the New York Tunes, 180,000 are stragglers and dVserters, making in these three items alone, 480,000 men, which, deducted from the 1,250,000 of the entire levy, would leave 770,000. From this we must further deduct the dead and wounded during the existence of the war, which few readers will be-disposed to place at less than 300,000, and many considerably over that number. These are plain facts, and would show that the War Department keeps troops in pay on paper, who have probably never been in service, and dismisses, as it did within a week! past, in disgraee, officers and men killed in battle, and dead six -months, without its knowledge or record." Another statement of the Yankee army is sug gested by Stanton's figures. He says he has $00,000 men under arm. We presume this means that this is the number now on the muster rolls. Now if 1,100,000 have been mustered into service, as above stated, since the war commenced. the figures confess that thre hundred thousand men have been killed, wounded, and permanently disabled on the part of the enemy since tbe war began. A fearful host of sacrifices, but probably under the true number. . Of the 800,000 now on the rolls and drawing pay, we are told aDove lou.vuv are bick bru icw,- r 000 straggling or deserted. Aaiu,uwior our surplus of prisoners, and we have a deduction; of j 350,000 to make in order to get at the efficient 1 strength of the army. So that the enemy would j seem to have only 450,000 men actually with arms j in their hands. . . " j ' . wr ine rrfswem 9 - uCr i - pending the writ of habeas corpus in the citjr of ij. a .k eu;nnn(i;n 1 t on and abduction or iave waa oneoi me mode !i'Tu1ru,n,i..:. nd,nSe0tt0Hofw.rf. .d,P,! b7,th. Brituh, ,.d l.rg..j STOLEN AND DEPOBTED 8 LAVES- The New Yoik Herald, in a late article on Lin coln's Emancipation Proclamation, which it de clares can hove no effect, except Vhere there are armies in a position -to carry it out, has the follow ing paragraph : "The Constitution definea treason and prescribes the niode of punishing it. .Whole communities cannot Jbe legally made traitors by proclamations, nor their property seixed and confiscated and if .Congress passed fifty laws on the subject they would have no jegal efficacy , Consequently, it slave property should be taken away from the citi zens of the United States by Generals of tbe army, in virtue of the proclamation of the President, the property mief be rtttored or paid for by the Uni ted States Government, unless the persons from wjiom it had been taken should be convicted of treason in a court of law, and after a full and fair trial." The Herald is correct. .,The slaves taken from our citizen during the war will have to be ac counted for at its end, either by restoration or in demnity. . The matter will not admit of controver sy, fur, in addition to the obvious propriety of such a course, the exact question has been adjudicated by the United States, and stands on record agaimt them. At the end of tbe Revolutionary nar, and again at the closo of the warof 1812, this point came up, and it was settled iu the Treaty of Peace i' i too i it? ri' ni ioij ui i.i co, mm in me xreaiy oi uocct in ion, in favor of the restitution of slaves abducted by mili tary authority from the South A Southern con temporary, who has taken the trouble to refer to the record, presents tbe following abstract of his tory touching the case: "It is true that Great Britain long and strenu ously resisted the fulfilment of these articles in the two treaties, and as to the first, finally succeeded by wearing out the' patience of the American Gov ernment in causing the claim to be waived or drop- pea. jjurmg me revolution, inousanas ot staves were carried away by the British upon precisely the grounds as is now done by the Yankee Gen erals, to wit: for the purpose of weakening and annoying their enemies, and because as property of enemies, slaves were lawful prizes of war. History presents us with another parallel between British policy and Yankee policy and its results It informs us that in Virginia alone, 27,000 ne groes taken fnun their masters, perished of disease in British camps. jtrThe same destruction of life is now going on in Yankee camps frwiu disease, ex posure, privation and neglect. The statesmen of tbe Union never remained satisfied -with the inexecution of the treaty of 1783. In flic seventh article of that treaty, it was specially stipulated that the evacuation (by the British trooops) should be made "without cairytog away any negroes or other property belonging to the American inhabitants." Yet thousands were carried away without restitution or compensation. The Congress of the Confederation, and afterwards the Federal Government, continued, to insist on indemnity until the cliim became obsolete by be ing waived l the conclusion of Jay's Treaty of 1791. But what Gen. Washington s admimstra- uon contended tor in vain was conceded alter a protracted negotiation and struggle alter the war of 1812. The United States Commissioners at Ghent provided against this old difficulty in the first ar ticle of the treaty, iu these words: ' "All places taken, Sec, shall be restored without delay, &c.,or carrying away of the artillery, or other public property orginally captured in the said ports or places, or ny slaves 6r other private property. Plain as this provision was, Great Britain made it the subject of a long continued controversy with the United States, and after seven years ot vain efforts to come to an understanding, the two pow ers were utiaUe to accomplish it, and it was agreed to refer the question to arbitrament. Ihe Empe ror Alexander of Russia accepted the post of ar bitrator and decided in favor of the United States. The decision of the Emperor was as unintelligible to Great Britain as the treaty stipulation had been. A second misunderstanding gave rise to another negotiation which ended in an agreement to pay the value of the deported slaves. This took place in 1827, John Q. Adams being President, and some twelve hundred thousaud dollars being the amount of the indemnity. Tbe case was solemnly presented to the Lmpe- ror Alexander, the United States represented by Mr Henry Middleton, the minister, and Great Britain by Sir Cbarles Bagct the Counts Nes?cl rode and Cape D'Istrias receiving the arguments to be laid before the Etnpcror. His Majesty's dc- cision was peremptory, "toai me unuea states are entitled to a just indemnification from Great Britain for all private property carried away by the British forces and for all such slaves as were carried away,'' &c. Explicit as was tbe decision, tlTe British minister raised the point that it did not apply to slaves who voluntarily joined the British troops to obtain jheir freedom, and he sub mitted a note to be laid before tbe Emperor on that potnt. "To this note, says Mr Benton in his 'Thirty Years' View "Alexander gave an an swer which is a model of categorical reply to un founded dubitation. It was again against Great Britain, and that Power having exhausted every diplomatic pretext iur ueiav, bdu uotng oouna lo obey the arbitrament of the Emperor, concluded a convention ior carrying me decision into encct. The value of deported slaves was settled by a com mieston and paid into the United States Treasury, aud at the commencement of the session of Con- cress 1827- 28, President J. Q. Adams was able ; t0 communicate the fact of the settlement of this important aispute. The important bearing of this scrap of Ameri-1 can history as a precedent upon the issues of the j j present struggle, ean not be better illustrated than I by naoting from Mr Benton, and remembering ; i tnat be wrote before the present contest began: "The sum received was large, and ample to pay j - a r a' tu. ...u mAA th nrfneinfo -..k:.; -.JaS ,- nforeement of such a demand against a government so powerful, and alter, to onca resutaacv, u cuuutniunivu which it carried, and the responsibility which it f ihi was the frrand advantage j fPr.Y SI'S ?fw. Libera tion and abduction of slave was one of the modes counted on at a means of harraasiog and injuring one-half of the Union. It had been practiced dor- i ing the revolution, and . indemnity avoided. If I avoided a second time, impunity would hare banc wuiicu iu practice ana renaerea u inveterate; ana in future wart, not only with Great Britain, but with all powers, this mode of anooyanco would have become'an ordinary resort, leading to serrile insurrections. The indemnity exacted carried along with it tie condemnation of the practice, as a spoliation of private property to be atoned for; ana was both a compensation for the past and a warning for the future.. It implied s responsi bility which no power, or art, or time could evade, and the principle of which being established, there will be no need for future arbitration!." The following parage occura further on in Mr. Benton's history of tbe transaction. It is in structive to read now, and shows what was tha spirit of the statesmen of the old Union before the traifeof the Black Puritan defiled the Cabinet Board and the Senate House: "Northern men did their duty to the South in getting compensation (and, what is infinitely more, establishing the principle that there shall bo com pensation in such cases) for the slaves carried away in the war of 1812. A wajority of the commis sioners at Ghent who obtained tbe stipulation for inuemnuy were aortnern men Adams, iu;$olit Gallatin, from therce, and Clay and Bayard frn i the slave States. A Northern negotiator, (Mr Gallatin,) under a Northern President, ( Mr John Quincy Adams,) finally obtained U; and it is a coincidence worthy of remark that this Northern negotiator, wlio was finally successful wan tho same debater in Congress in '96, who delivered tho best argument (in rnj opinion surpassing ven that of Mr. Madison) against' the grounds on' which the British Government resisted tbe cxecu tion of this article of tbe treaty' NO ROOM FOll DOUBT. The Knox ville Register gives the .following rea sons why we ahould be confident of success in our war for independence. The white males in the Confederate States, between 18 and 45 years of age, aud thus liable to conscription, exclusive, of Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, and Delaware, are one million onejtund red and eighteen thousand." Between the ages of 18 and 40 now called for, there are over nine hundred thousand men, exclu sive of the Border States. Deducting 200,000 sick and disabled from this number, wo still have seven hundred. thousaud men in and preparing fcr the ucla As we draw nothing from abroad, our finances only concern ourselves and we can thus maintain the value of our currency, which would be impossi ble if the blockade were raised. Let every true Southerner to day rest assured that the South will triumph. Calamities may be tai us, ana aeiest may hurl track our armies, but we have only to bear patiently all present and fu ture ills, till the North abandons the combat in de spair. I It is evident from the sentiment North, that the bsckbouo of the invasion has been, broken, rind that the Southern Confederacy la fast trettin inti bositioo from which it can desciv the dawo of independence in the distant borizou.' Large Dk'idend.20 per cent, by the Pcteri' burg railroad, its 3d enormous dividend io'ooe year. L' Ten ThuutanJ Dollars Reirard. President Davis having proclaimed Benjamin F. Butler, of Massaebnset, to be a felon, deserving of capital punishment, for tbe deliberate murder of William B. Mumford, a citizen of the Confederacy, at New Orleans, and having, for that and other outrages and atrocities, pronounced the said Benjamin F. Butler an outlaw and common enemy of matkind, and authorized in the event of his capture, tho offi cer in co in maud of tbe capturing force to causo biro to be immediately executed by hanging, tbe undersigned hereby offers a reward of ten thousand dollars for the capture of the said Benjamin V. Butler, dead or alive, to any proper Confederate authority. Richard Yiado5. Charleston, December 2971862. Rev. M. D. Hoot The Rev. JtWe D. Hoge, D. D., pastor of the Fifth Street Presby terian Church. Richmond, has sailed from a Con federate port for Europe, on a mission to procure Jsibles. Ihe irgima Bibli Society has author ized him to procure 35-.000 Bibles and Teatainents, and has appropriated $1,000 towards the object. Other societies in the Confederacy havo joined ia tbe effort . School. We hope that all our citizens will see the necessity of puttiog all their childrco to school and keeping them there constantly until tbe war is over. The mind of children should bo kept as calm as possible and. improved for fu ture usefulness. The boji of the present age will be called for at the age of early manhood, and It should be the pride of our-Southern friends to pre pare the minds of our youth, malo and female, for the stations they are to assume. By all mesne, in all partt of the Confederacy, build np schools. ii OnstavAKCi! or the Sabbath. Gen. Bragg has issued an order to hU army respecting the necessity of a proper observance of the Sabbath, in which he says: "All military duty not required for discipline and defence, or the necessary col lection and preservation of supplies, will be dis pensed with on tbe Sabbath while tbe enemy is atationary. and every facility and convenience j practicable will be anorded chaplains for the cele- oration of Divine service; and officera and into will be encouraged to attend." Tite NrxT CoaM Crop. A"re our planter and firmcm preparing for a large crop of provis ions in 18631 With or without a continuance of the war. it ia . important that there should be ! preparations made for a very full crop of provu ' ions. If our ports are open to iunpeaa trade, t ot surplus bread gruns ill find ready markets at remunerative pnees. ii t ior we miaresi a the country, whether there U peace or not daring the coming year, to plant a large corn crop. ; We wy 10 pi- j crop .Ik. . 1 t aav to all planter, do not fail to raise a large ooro.