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CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1864.
THIRTEENTH VOLUME N UtlC E R 652.
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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OP
M MOBTH CAROLINA.
SENATE.
Pasquotan
k and Perquimons W H Bagley.
. tr-v a r v -t t i
Pnm-ipn and CurntucK u mcu iinusey.
Gates and Chowan M L Eur.
Hyd.?nnJ Tyrrell Edward L Maun.
Northampton J Odoin.
Hertford Jaiiifls M Wynne. "
lleitio Jidin Pool.
.Martin and Washington J R Stubba.
Halifax Mason L Wiggins.
Edgcomoe and Wilson J II Powell.
itT Ir E J Hlount
H. aufort E J Warren
Craven N A Whitford
Carteret and Jones Dr M F Arendell
Greene and Lenoir J P Speight
N Hanover Eli W Hall
!j.lin W U Ward
On-dow Isaac N Saunders
JilauVn. Urunswick and Columbus John W Ellis
'uinbcrland and Harnett W B Wright
Sa:n:son William Kirhy
Wayne Itenj Aycock
J..hn-toii T 1) Sue ad
Wake W D Jones
Nash A J Taylor
Franklin W llarri
Warren Dr T J Pitchford
;ranvilt R W Lassitcr
Person C S Winstead
Orange John Berry
Alamance and Randolph lion Giles Mebane
Chatham E II Straughn
Moore and Montgomery Dr J M Crump
Richmond and Robeson Giles Leitch
Anson and Union Col W C Smith
Guilford Robt P Dick
Caswell William Long
Rockingham D W Courts
Mecklenburg W M Grier
Cabarrus and Stanly Dr J E McEachern
Rowan and Davie W Ii March
Davidson Henderson Adams
Stokes and Forsyth J E Matthews
Ashe, Suirv, &c Jonathan Horton
Iredell, Wilkes. Ac A M Bogle
Burke. McDowell, Ac S F Patterson
Lincoln Gaston, and Catawba M L McCoikle
Rutherford. Polk, Ac Dr W J T Miller
Buncombe. Henderson, Ac M Patton
Macon, Haywood, tVc S C Bryson
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Alamance R Y McAden, C F Faucett
Alexander J M Carson
Anson A J Dargan, L L Polk
Ashe Mr McMillan
Beaufort Hon R S Donnell, D M Carter
Rertie P T Henry, Jus Bond
Bladen J W Rus.s
Brunswick D L Russell, Jr
Burke J J Erwin
Buncombe J M Gudger
Cabarrus P B C Smith
Chatham J II Headen. W J Headen, W P Hadley
Caldwellr-J M I'bell . .
Camden W A Duke
Carteret Stephen D Pool
Caswell Moutford MeGehe,-, S S Harrison
Catawba W P Reinhardt
Cumberland and Harnett Hon J G Shepherd, AD
McLean. Dr John McCormick
Cherokee G W Hays
Chowan L C Benbury
Cleaveland D Beam. J W Gidney
Columbus Forney George
Cruven Win Lane. T II Gaskiua
Currituck
Davie R F Johnston
Duplin Zach Smith. R B Houston
Davidson C F Lowe, Lewis llanes
Edgecombe David Cobb, L D Farmer
Franklin W K Davis
Forsyth W 11 Wheeler. W B Stipe
Gaston W T Shipp
Gates Richard Bond
Guilford 1 F Caldwell. A Clapp. A S Holton
Granville P P IVace, E Grissom, J S Amis
Halifax II Joyner. All Davis
Haywood Samuel L Lov
Henderson M M Pattou
Hertford J B Vann
Hvde Mr Gibbs
Iredell T A Allison. L Q Sharpe
Jackson W A Enloe
Johnston W A Smith. W G Banks
Juues F G Simmons
Lenoir, Allen W Wooten
Liucoln, Ambrose Costucr
Macon, J M Lyle
Madison, W H Brown.
Martin, S W Oulterbridgo
McDowell, W F Craige
Mecklenburg. John L Brown, E C Grier
Montgomery, Allen Jordan
Moore, ElamJ Harrington
Nash. G C Lewis
New Hanover. Saml J Person, J R Hawes
Northampton. S T Stancill. W J Rogers
Orange. S F Phillips, W N Patterson
Onslow, AJMurrill
Pasquotunk, W E Mann
Perquimon?, J II Riddick
Person. John W Cunningham
Pitt. B G Albritton. C Perkins
Randolph, Joel Asheworth, E T Blair
Rowan, F E Shober. W II Crawford
Richmond, B F Little
Robeson. David Bethune. T J Morisey
Rockingham, Mr Strong. A J Boyd
Rutherford. J L Carson. A K Bryan
Sampson, L A Powell, Patrick Murphy
Stanlv, R Harris
Stoke's. W II Flynt
Surry. Mr Waugh
Tyrrell.
Union, C Austin
Wake, D G Fowl. G II Alford, C J Rogers
Wayne, M K Crawford. J M Caho
Warren, Wr T Allston, T J Judkins
Washington. L C Latham
Watauga, Wm Horton
Wilkes. A S Calloway, P T D"'rtoo
Yadkin, A C Cowles
Y'ancy,
D M Younj;.
SCHEDULE OF PRICES
For North Carolina.
The period for the publication of the Schedule of
Prices to govern Ageni of the Government, far the
next sixty days, having arrived, the Commissioners of
the State of North Carolina adopt the last Schedule
with the exception of the few changes shown below.
The illness of Mr Mordecai, depriring us of his services,
we have calUd in Mr. Wm. H. Jones of this city, who
has kindly given us the benefit of his judgment as um
pire on the present occasion
Apples, dried, good, peeled, per bushel of 28 lbs,
unpceled
Axes, with handles, each
" without handles, each
'Bacon, per pound, hog round .
Beans white or cornfield per bushel of 60 lbs
Brandy, apple, ptrr gallon
" peach, per gallon
Beef, fresh, nett per pound
' gross, per pound
"- salted, per pound
Candles, tallow, per pound
y adamantine, per pound
Chains, trace, per pair
Cloth, woolen, for soldiers' clothes. yd wide, 10
ounces to yard, and pro rata as to greater or less
weight or width, per yard
Cotton, raw, per pound.
Coffee, Rio, per pound
Corn, unshelled, per bushel of 70 lbs
Corn Meal, sacks not included, per bushel of 50 lbs
Drills, cotton yd wide, 3 yds to pound, per yard
Floor, extra family, per barrel of 196 lbs
extra supertiue do
" superfine do
" fine do
Fodder, baled, per 100 pounds
' nnbaled do
Hats, wool, each
Hay, baled, per 100 pounds
" unbaled do
Hides, dry extra, per pound
dry, per pound
" im.i'11. n-r nound
$5 00
3 50
12 50
J2 00
3 00
7 50
10 00
10 00
1 00
50
1 50
3 00
8 75
11 50
6
1
4
00
00
50
5 00
5 20
80
45 00
41 25
37 50
33 75
4
3
5
4
3
3
2
1
1,000
00
50
00
00
50
00
50
50
00
Horses, artillery, first class per head
" artillery, second class per head
House rent, per room per month
Iron, pig. No. 1, per ton of two thousand lbs
pig, No 2 do do
" pig, No 3 do do
" bloom do do
' smith's square- or round do
" serviceable Railroad, per ton of 2249 lbs
Jeans, wool, domestic, per yard
Kettles, camp, iron per pound
Lumber, good, per one thousand feet
Lard per pound
Leather sole per pound
upper per pound
" harness per pound
Molasses, cane, per gallon
" sorghum per gallon
Mules, first class, per head
" second class per head
third class per head
Nails. p,-r kejr
800 00
20 00
350 00
314 00
278 00
710 00
1030 00
400 00
10 00
30
50 00
2 75
6 00
7 00
7 00
, 5 00
10 00
1,000 00
800 00
500 00
100 00
5 25
4 50
4 00
Oats, sheaf, baled, per one hundred pounds
" sheaf, nnbaled do
" shelled per bushel
Osuaburgs, cotton, yd wide 7 oz to yd, per yard .
" cotton, i yd wide 8 oz to yd, per yard
1 50
1 75
8 00
Onions per bushel
Oxen, work, first quality per yoke
" second quality, per yoke-
Peas, cow. per bushel of 00 pounds
Potatoes, Irvh, per bushel of 60 pounds
" sweet do do
Peaches, dried peeled, per bushel of 38 pounds
unpeeled do do
Poik, fresh, nett per pound
salted do
1,000 00
600 00
7 50
4 00
4 CO
8 50
5 00
2 00
2 52
1 40
gross
do
Pasturage, first qualiiy near town per head per month 8 00
" common do
" first quality in country
common do
do
5 00
do
do
7 00
4 00
56 00
50
40
5 00
3 00
1 30
1 10
1 75
20 00
35 00
25 00
8 00
15 00
10 00
2 00
35 00
3 00
1 00
75
4 00
75
1 40
5 00
8 00
1 50
3 00
2 50
1 75
1 25
2 50
2 00
1 00
10 00
7 50
50
1 50
1 00
8 00
6 00
350 00
250 00
8 00
Quinine good per ounce
Rice, new per pound
" old do
Rye, good per bushel of 56 pounds
Sack;;, two bushels, osnaburgs, each
Shirting, cotton, f yd wide. 44 yds to lb, per yard
" cotton, yd wide, 3$ yds to lb. per yard
Stripes, cotton, 3 yards to pound, per yard
Salt, coast, per bushel of 50 pounds
Liverpool do
" Virginia ' do
Steel, cast per pound
Shots, army, per pair
Shoe thread, flax per pound
Socks, soldiers' wool per pair
Sheep, fat per head
Sugar, brown, common per pound
Soap, hard per pouud
" soi'i. per pound
Shucks baled per one hundred pounds
Shorts good per bushel of 22 pounds
Shipp stuff, good per bushel of 37 pounds
Tea, black, per poftud
green per pound
Tent cloth, cotton. 10 oz to the j'ard, per yard
Tobacco No 1, extra, per pound
No 1 do
" No 2 do
" Lugs do
Tallow, clean per pound
Vinegar, cider, per gallon
" manufactured per gallon
Whiskey good per gallon
Wheat good per bushel of 60 pounds
" brau. per bushel of 17 pounds
Wheat Straw, baled, per one hundred pounds
" unbaled do do
Wool, washed per pound
unwashed per pound
Wagons, wood axle 4-horsc new. each
wood axle 2-horse new, each
Yarn, cotton, per bunch tif 5 pounds
Hire of Labor, Teams, Wajon$ and Horses:
Baling long forage, per hundred pounds - 75
Shelling & bagging corn, sacks turn, by gov't, per bu. 25
Hire ot two norse teams, wagon and driver, rations
furnished by owner, per day
Hire of two horse teams, wagon and driver, rations
furnished by government, per day
12 00
7 00
Hire of four horse teams, wagon and driver, rations
furnished by owner, per day
20 00
Hire of four horse teams, wagon and driver, rations
iuruisbed by government, per day
Hire of six horse teams, wagon and driver, rations
furnished by owner, per day
Hire of six horse teams, wagon and driver, rations
furnished by government, per day
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by owner, per day
" rations furnished by gov't, per dav
10 50
26 00
13 50
4 00
2 50
" rations furnished by owner, pr mouth 90 00
rations furnished by gov'f, per month 45 00
Hire of horse, per day - - 2 00
The Commissioners respectfully suggest that if it be
found practical, the producers should be allowed to re
tain a fourth part of" their surplus, to be sold ai mar
ket rates, to pay tor their necessary plantation sup
plies, which they have to purchase at high market
pruts. They earnestly call upon the farmers to bring
forward their corti now so Deceseary to the support of
the army in their immediate front, aud which alone
will prevent the loss to the enemv, of all their crops,
stock, negroes, &c, &c. The commissioners would al
so recommend ihat the impressment should be univer
sal and uniform, leaving out no one
For the information of all persons concerned, we
publish the following instructions, with the hoie that
ibey will be strictly wbeyed.
"No officer, or agent, shall impress the neccrv
supplies which any person may have for the consump
tion of himself, his family, employees, slaves, or to car
ry on his ordinary machanical, inanufacturiug or ag
ricultural employments." "
The next meeting of th poard will be held is the
Senate Chamber, in the City of Raleigh, on Monday,
the 6th day of Feb'y next, unless sooner changed. Im
pressing agents-must furnish good and satisfactory
reasons for disapprovals on appeals, or the award of
local appraisers will be approved. All communica
tions should be addressed to the Secretary of the
Board, Raleigh, N. C, '
H. K. BURGWYN, Garysburg, N. C.
R. V. BLACKSTOCKStocksville.NC
Com. Appraisement for State N. C.
Wm. H. Joxis, Umpire
Raleigh, Dec. 7, 1864.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
8& Tbe jaukces express a good deal of alarm
at the idea of the South employing negroes as sol
diers. They know that if we ever put our negroes
in the field to fight against the white, black and
foreign slaves of Lincoln, they never can subju
gate us. A correspondent of the St. Louis Repub
lican writes from Washington city as follows :
"The agitation of the rebel leaders and the press
of the policy of drawing upon their able-bodied
male slaves tor fighting men, is received by many
able minds on our (yankee) side with ominous
forebodings of the consequences, while the interest
and attention is is known to excite in-official circles
leave no doubt that the (yankee) Government fully
appreciate the advantages the rebellion will derive
from the proposed measure, and at the same time
leels itself poorly prepared to counteract them.
Mr Lincoln has confessed he cannot succeed
in the war without the assistance of 200,000 ne
groes now in Federal uniform. Suppose the South
put3 three hundred thousand negro troops in the
field, and more than neutralizes the military power
of this two hundred thousand ? Why, then, ac
cording to his own promises, it will be impossible
to put down the rebellion. No wonder the pros
pect of the South calling on her slaves striked him
with consternation."
This is a strong argument in favor of fighting our
negroes against the yankces. And would it not
be better to use a portion of the able-bodied negro
population in the army, and release the white men
over 40 years old and the boys under 18 ? White
men are forced into the army, and why not use a
number of negroes rather than submit to ruin and
subjugation? The jankees are stealing our ne
groes and forcing them to furht against us, and if
we are subjugated they will confiscate every negro
in the South. We had iuuch Letter fight them
against the yankees than permit tin; yankees to
take them and fight them against us. While some
white men are obliged to send their sons to the
army, it would be nothing unfair to compel others
to send their negroes.
Meeting foe Western Defence. On Satur
day night, the 17th, a meeting of the members of
the General Assembly from the Western counties
was held in the Commons Hall, to concert some
measures for the protection of that portion of the
State against the ravages of deserters and tories.
The attendance was quite large, and among those
occupying seats on the floor was His Excellency,
the Governor. After some discussion of the object
of the meeting, a committee of five was appointed'
to take the matter into consideration and report a
bill to the Senate or otherwise. Raleigh Conser
vative. Returned Confederates. Among the pa
roled Confederates who arrived at Charleston on
Thursday evening last, by flag of truce boat from
Fort Pulaski, we find the following names belong
ing to North Carolina Regiments:
Colonel G N Folk, 65th Regiment; Capt D S
Cockcrham, 54th; Capt S J Parbam, 54th; Capt
J E Gorman, 3d; Lt II T Gash, 6th; Lt J K Gil
bert, 57tb; Lt M C Good, 0th; Lt E E Gatb, 34th;
Lt E W Barton, 17th -
JBSy The late foreign news informs us that Lord
Russell had replied to the manifesto of the Confed
erate Congress, expressing equal friendship foi the
North and South, deploring the war, and pledging
England to strict neutrality.
A meeting held in Bristol, England, to celebrate
Lincoln's re-election, was broken up in a row. Af
ter cheers for Jeff Davis and Gen. Lee, and groans
for Grant, Butler and Lincoln, the speakers were
driven from the platform.
,
MOHEMMEDAN JUSTICE. ,
A certain merchant left in his last testamcnN
seventeen horses, to be divided among his three
sons, according to the following proportion: The
first was to receive half, the second one third, and
the third a niuth part of the whole. But when
they came to arrange about the division, it was
found that, to comply with the terms of the will,
without sacrificing one or more of the animals,
was impossible. Puzzled in the extreme, they re
paired to the Cadi, who, having read the will, ob
served that such a difficult question required time
for deliberation, and commanded them to return
after two davs.
When they again made their appearance, ihe
judge said: "I have considered carefully your case,
and I find that I can make such a division of the
seventeen horses among you as will give each more
than his strict share, and yet not one of the ani
mals shall be injured. Are you content?"
"We are. O. Judtie," was the reply.
"Bring forth the seventeen horses, and let them !
be placed in the court," said the Cadi.
The animals were brought, and the Judge or
dered his groom to place his own horse with them.
He bade the eldest brother to count the horses.
"They are eighteen in number, O, Judge," he
said. . - v . .
"I will now make the division," observed tuo
Cadi. "You the eldest are entitled to half; take,
then, nine of the horses. You, the second son,
are to receive one third; take, therefore six; while
f rnn ibo vniimrest belongs the ninth part, name
ly, two. Thus, the seventeeu horses are divided!
among jou; you have each more than your sharo, ;
and 1 may now take my own steed back again. I
"Masbaliah ! - exclaimed tuff oromers win
light; 4 0 Cadi, your wisdom equals that of our
Lord, Suleiman Ion Daoodr Notes on Nitrah.
HT. C LEGISLATURE.
Saturday, December 17.
Senate Mr Wright, from the Select Com
mittee, made a report that, in the opinion of said
committee, the present restrictions on the commer
cial operations of the State are not warranted by
the meaning of the act of Congress, and recommend
a resolution instructing the State Congressional
delegation to procure, if possible, the removal of
these restrictions. -
The same committee reported resolutions to claim
and "insist on" payment for the steamer Ad Vance,
aiid recommend S. F. Phillips, Esq , to investigate
thv operations of the State steamers in the impor
tation of goods. -
The Military Committee reported a resolution'
requiring the abolition of the passport system in
North Carolina.
5Ir Courts introduced a resolution, that no per
son, within the conscript age, should be recom
mended for appointment as magistrate, unless
otherwise exempt. Mr Courts said he feared too
many men, who would otherwise be put in the
army, would be exempted as magistrates, and stated
that one county he knew had already sixty-niue
and wished for more.
After some desultory discussion, Mr Arendell
moved to lay the resolution on the table. Not
agreed to, yeas 16, nays 25.
The vcte was then taken on the adoption of the
original resolution which passed by yeas 23, nays
18, as follows : .
Yeas Aycock, Berry, Bryson, Courts, Crump,
Ellis, Grier, Hall, Ilairis, Horton, Long, March,
McCorckle, McEachern, Miller, Odotn, Pitchford,
Powell, Smith, Speight, Taylor, Wiggins aud
Wynne.
Nays Adams, Arendell, Bagley, Bogle, Dick,
Jones, Lassiter, Leitch, Lindsay, Patton, Pool,
Sanders, Snead, Straughn, Warren, Whitf'ord, Win
stead and Wright.
A message was received from the House trans
mitting the names of 427 persons nominated by
that body for appointment as magistrates.
Mr Pitchford moved the ages of the parties be
declared as the names were read. Not agreed to.
The list, as coming from the House, was then
read, some few additions made thereto, the whole
concurred in and the Senate adjourned.
House. Mr McLean, from the committee on
the supply of salt, reported the following resolutions
which were adopted :
Resolved, That His Excellency, the Governor,
be directed to notify the Governor of Virginia
forthwith, that the conduct of the authorities of
Virginia la diverting to the' use of the latter an
engine and two trains of cars, hired to this State for
the transportation of salt from Saltville to Dan
ville, is regarded by the General Assembly, now in
session, as a serious departure from the comity of
States, and as an act of great mischief and injury
to the people 'of North Carolina.
Resolved, That the Governor be directed to
forbid to the State of Virginia the use of the rail
roads in this Slate for the running of cars and for
any transportation, unless reparation be made fur
the injury done in such mode as may be satisfac
tory to him and in a manner conformable to the
honor and dignity of the State.
The House then proceeded to the recommenda
tion of persons for appointment as magistrates, four
hundred and twenty-seven nominations in all be
ing made.
Monday. Decembsr 19.
Senate. A bill from the House, alio ing new
ly appointed Magistrates to qualify before the
County Court Clerk where the county is in pos
session of the enemy, and prevents the qualifica
tion from taking place in open court, was passed.
A resolution from the House, to adjourn on Fri
day the 23d inst., till Tuesday the 17th of January,
was adopted.
The revenue bill was taken np for consideration.
On motion of Mr Grier it was amended so as to
exempt from taxation 1000 worth of property
belonging to soldiers, their wives or orphans.
House. Several bills of a private nature passed
their third reading, and some new bills and resolu
tions were introduced.
Rev Dr C F Deems, and M McGehee and D M
Carter, were elected Trustees of the Universityj
A T Davidson was elected Counsellor of State.
THB FIGHT AT PBANKLIN, TENN.
The Montgomery Appeal publishes the follow
ing despatch from Gov. Harris :
Headquarters Army of Tennessee, near
Nashville, December 5, via Bartow and Mobile,
December 10. We pursued and overtook the ene
my at Franklin, where he bad that morning
thrown- up one line of breastworks and . had com
menced two others. The enemy evidently inten
ded to hold permanently the line of Franklin and
Murfreesboro. We attacked him in position about
4 o'clock p. m., and successively carried their two
lines.
At dark, we had reached and stood upou the
outer edge of their interior and last line of works,
where the fight continued until 11 o'clock:
We held our position during the night, expect
ing to renew the fight in the morning; but, unfor
tunately, under cover of tLe darkness, about 12
o'clock the-eneray retreated, leaving his killed and
wounded on the field.
We were unable to use our artillery, on account
of the presence of the women and children in the
town. We massed about 100 pieces of artillery
that night to open on the enemy at daylight, ex
pecting the non-combatants to have been gotten
out before day.
We have lost an unusually large proportion of
officers. Gens. Cleburne, Granberry, Adams,
Strahl and Gist were killed. Geng. Brown,
Quarlcs, Carter and Scott were wounded.
We have captured about 1,300 prisoners, and
have picked, up on the battle field about 6,000
stands of arms. We have also captured four loco
motives and trains, and are Tunning the Tennessee
and Alabama Railroad Other trains are cut off,
wbieh we hope soon to have in our possession.
About 5,000 of the enemy are cut off at Mur
freesboro The'army is in fine health and excellent spirits,
and confident of success.
The people aj3 delighted and enthusiastic at our
advance.
ATLANTA-AS LEFT BY THE BITE MY.
Atlanta, Oa , December 7, 1804.
To IVs ExceUenry, Joseph E. liroxen, Governor
of G eurnia ;
In obedience to orders of November 25. to in-1
spect the otate property in Atlanta, and the city
itself, and protect the same, I have the honor to
make the following report :
The property of the State was destroyed by fire,
yet a vast deal of valuable materials remains in
the ruins. Three-fourths "of the bricks are good,
and will be suitable for rebuilding, if placed under
shelter before freezing weather. There is a quan
tity of brass ia the journals of burned cars and in
the rains of the various machinery of the extensive
railroad shops; also, a valuablo amouot of copper
lrom tno gutter ng ot the State depot, the flue
pipes of destroyed engines, stop cocks of machine
ry, &c, &c. The ear wheels that were uninjured
. . . .
Dy nre were rendered useless by breaking the flan
ges. In short, every species of machinery tbat
was not destroyed by fire was most ingeniously
broken and make-worthless in its original form
the large steam boilers, the switches, the frogs,
Ac. Nothing has escaped. The fire engines, ex
cept Tallalub No. 3, were sent Notth. Tallaluh
has been overhauled and a new firo company or
ganized. Nos. 1 and 2 firo engine houses were
saved. AH the city pumps were destroyed, except
one on Marietta street. The car bb"cd, the depots,
machine shops, foundries, rolling mills, merchant
mills, arsenals, laboratory, armory, sc, were all
burned.
All business houses, except those on Alabama
street, commencing with the Gate City Hotel, run
ning East to Loyd street, were burned. All the
hotels, except the Gate City, were burned. By
referring to my map, you will find about four hun
dred houses standing. The enemy have destroy
ed from four to five thousand houses. Two-thirds
of the shade trees in the Park and city, and of the
timber in the suburbs have been destroyed. The
suburbs present to the eye one vast, naked, ruined,
deserted camp. The Masonie Hall is cot burned,
though the cornerstone is badly scarred by some
thief, who would have robbed it of its treasure but
for the timely interference of some mystic broth
er. The City Hall is damaged but not burned. The
Second Baptist, Second Presbyterian, Trinity and
Catholic Churches and all the residences adjacent
between Mitchell and Peter streets running South
of East, and Loyd and Washington streets run
ning South of West are safe, all attributed to Fall -cr
O'Riley, who refused to give up his parsonage
to Yankee officers, who were looking out fine
houses for quarters, and there being a large num
ber of Catholics in the Yankee army, who volun
teered to protect their church and parsonage, and
would not allow any houses adjacent to be fired
that would endanger thtui. As a proof of their
attachment to their church aud tore for Father
O'Riley, a soldier who attempted to fire Colonel
Calhoun's house, the burning of which would have
endangered the whole block, was shot and killed,
a-id bis grave is now marked. So, to Father
O'Riley the country is indebted for the protection
of the City Hall, churches, &o.
Dr Quintard's, Protestant Methodist, Christian
and African Churches were d est toyed. All other
churches were saved. ' The Medical College was
saved by Dr D'AIvigny, who was left in charge of
our wounded. The Female College was torn down
for the purpose of obtaining the brick with which
to construct winter quarters. All institutions of
learning were destroyed. Could I have arrived
ten days earlier, with a guard of one hundred men,
I could have saved the State and city a million of
dollars.
There were about two hundred and fifty wagons
in the city on my arrival, loading with pi lft red
plunder, pianos, mirrors, furniture of all kinds,
iron, hides without number, and an incalcuablc
amount of other thing?, very valuable at the pre
sent time. This exportation of stolen property
had been, going on ever since the place bad been
abandoned by the enemy. Bushwhackers, robbers
and deserters, and citizens from 'the surrounding
country for a distance of fifty miles have been en
gaged in this dirty work.
Many of the finest houses mysteriously left un
turned, are filled with the finest f irniture, carpets,
pianos, mirrors, &c, and occupied by parties who,
six months ago, lived in humble stylo. About
fifty families remained during the occupancy of
the city by the enemy, and abont the came num
ber have returned since its abandonment. From
two to three . thousand dead carcasses of animala
remain in the city limits.
Horses were turned loose in the cemetery to
graze upon the grass and shrubbery. The orna
ments of graves, such as matble Iambs, miniature
statuary, souvenirs of departed little ones, are bro
ken and scattered abroad. The crowning act of
all their wickedness and villainy was committed by
our ungodly Toe in removing the dead from the
vaults in the cemetery and robbing the coffins of
the silver name plater and tippings, and depositing
their own dead in the vaults. I have the honor
to bo, respectfully, your obf dient servant,
W. P. HOWARD.
Do Two Wrongs Make a Right. This pro
position has been generally denied; the converse
being assumed, that two wroogs da not make a
right; but a friend mentioned the other nigbta bit
of logic which he beard cited recently, and which
would almost seem to upset the old maxim :
Two wroags never make a right, said one dis
putant to another. -
Yes they do sometimes, said bis antagonist.
Never, replied the other eolloqiHat.
Thev do. I tell too. and can prove it. The
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other dav somebody passed on me a five dollar
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counterfeit bill. That was wrong, wasn t it ? 4
Wa'a?, I wasn't goiu' to be cheated out 0f fiva
dollars; eo I pasJ it off among aome good bill.,
onto another man. Wasn't that wrong f
To be sure-a. mu as the first.
Wa'al that makes twe wrongs, don't it? .
Ye .
Jes' so; but it made me all right. ,
Passing the moral of the wfitWftt it would, at
first blush, appear that the la.t speaker had tbe
best oi it I
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Tbe woman who undertook toacour tho woods has
abandoned the job owio to the high jricc cf scap.
TO THB LADIES OF UOBTH CABO-LINA-
The State Educational Association, at its aanoal
meeting in Charlotte, on the th of November, ap
pointed the undersigned committee totddrtsa the
educated ladies of the State and urge upon them the
importance of aiding in the education of the young.
As an appropriate introduction to what we would
say, we ask an attentivo perusal of the followiog
paragraph from the Message of oar honored Gov
ernor to the Legislature now io session :
"The subject of Common Schools is one which I
beg you will not forget amid the great concerns of
the war. The efforts making by the friends of
education with our zealous and indefatigable Super
intendent at their head, to prevenrtTio pubtle'lrom
losing sight of this great interest, is' worthy of our
admiration. I earnestly recommend to your con
sideration the whole subject,1 and especially tho
system of graded schools advocated by the Super
intendent, for whioh memorials will be presented
by the Literary Board, tnd the Educational Asso
ciation of North Carolina. I also suggest that
regular teachers be exempt from State military
duty whilst employed in teaching. Though fully
ware of the impcrtance of their vocation, I have
not felt at liberty to excuse them under existing
laws. The Common Schools should surely be kept
going at every cost, and if sufficient inducements
cannot be offered to disabled soldiers and eduoated
women to take hold of them, the neeessary male
should be exempted. S urely, though, if convinced
of the great necessity, our patriotic country women
would assist, io the absence of these male instruc
tors in preparing the minds of the rising generation
to appreciate tho Government, which this one la
bleeding to establish. When we see to little doing
to educate the youth aoon to succeed us, and be
hold abroad the vicious and demoralizing iofluenees
everywhere blighting the land, It is enough to fill
one with shuddering for the future. Truly the
mental furrows aro gaping for the seed, and if the
good be not put in the crop of evil will le sponta
neous and fearful. It is with pride (hat I observe
the publication in our State of yarious new school
books, creditablo aliko to the authors and to the
public which has demanded them. Our great sys
tem of ComtnoD Schools is, after all, our only true
and solid foundation for publie education, aa4 da
man Js your constant acd fostering care."
If no other inducements can be offered that will
prevail upon you to devote your time to this labori
our but noble work, will you nut as patriots come
forward in this hour of your country's trial, when
every strong arm is needed to defend you and jrtur
homes from a merciless foe ? Many of you, we
know, must look for such employment as will be
remunerative ; but there aro many others who ate
not compelled to labor for a support. These we
would urge especially to engage io this work, sinoe
the compensation must necessarily be less than we
would desire. Teach, not for the pay, and, it may
be, not for the luvo of the work, but tcacb for the
sake of tho cbildrenof our State who ro,ust grow
up in ignorance, if you do not instruct them.
Fully 4,000 teachers are needed in North Caro
lina, and 4,000 able-bodied men (Ian not bo spared
from our armies to do this work, which the ladies
can do so well. Consider tho subject well, and do.
what your conscience and your patriotism say U
your duty. And now we would say a word
to the parents.
It is well known to every ono who will reflect,
that the small amount paid the teachers of our
public Schools will not supply them with food and
clothing, and for this reason few are willing to
teach except such as desire by this means to be
exempt from military service, You feel the neces
sity of having your children taught, you are un
willing that they abould grow np in ignorance, and
be unfit to enjoy and maintain tho independence
for which we are so earnestly striving.
Is it not your duty then to sec that those who
devote their timo to tho instruction of your
children, receive a competent support, po - far as
you aro able to give it? Let some one In each
neighborhood secure such contributions as the
parents can give especially in provisions snd articles
of necessity, to be added to the public funds, and
we feel sure that every District io the State can
support a teacher, and somo competent laly can be
fouod to teach every school.
J. I). CAMPBELL. ")
T. R. GAINES, VCom'tce.
8. J. STEVENSON,
Hon. A. II. Stephens and the Right or
Secession. In a letter of a recent date, which wo
find in a Georgia newspaper, Hon. A. II. Stephens
makes the following clear and emphatic remarks:
"It is also true that I opposed sccesrion in 1850,'
as a question of policy, but not as a matter of
right. The charge that l ever, at any time, or on
any occasion, uttered the sentiment that secession
would be "a crime," is entirety without the shadow
of foundation. The cle.;r right of a Stateunder
the compact of 1787, to resume tho full exercise
of all Iter delegated powers by a withdrawal front
the Union whenever -her people in tbeir deliberate
and sovereignly expressed judgment should deter
mine so to do, was never questioned by me. This
was the doctrine of the States Rights party of
Georgia, under the lead cf the illustrious and re
nowned Troup tho correct teaching of the Ken
tucky and Virginia resolutions of 1708 sod '09.-
Io these principles I was reared; by them I have
ever been governed in my political acts, and by
them I expect to live and die. Hence when
Georgia seceded io 1801, even agaioat my own
judgment, I stood by her acts. To her alone I
owed ultimate allegiance. Her cause beoame my
eause: her destiny became my destiny. From that
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J V1" Z"rpjZ A.' ... r"
or my neari, ueau sou soui, anu in u vney win cou-
Un J0 l)fl euIistcd tho bUtcr t0(L Should that
end be the estabiiahment of this principle of "the
;'". ll!olule c"1 Te"1
; j ut tbn
rnato for all the loss of blood and treaaurc of tin.
unjusUy waged ngaioat her and Lei Wed.
eratcs, great as it has been or may be. - Thia doc
trin one firmly sjablishcd, will I doubt not,
Pc t0, bo tbe. "If adjustti.g pnnciple-contineo.
! "Su at?r-iD our rrcsent or any future system
of associations or confederations of 6tatca tbat may
arise. I make oo boat of Consistency, so" far as
party relations are concerned these 1, hive cflea
: changed; but principles, bctcj" '