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CHARLOTTE, N. C, T UESDAY, ' DECEMBER 26. 1865. A fourteenth tolcjie.s c m d e a W
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WILLIAM J. vY A T E S ,
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TIIE UNDER WRITERS' AGENCY
OF NEW YORK,
(Cash Assets, Three Million Dollars,)
Is3uc Policies of Fire and Marine Insurance, made
payable in Gold or Currency.
Negotiable nnd Bankable Certificates of Insurance
are issued by this Association.
HUTCHISON & SPRINGS. Age nts, Charlotte, N C.
Nov 6, I8G5 3m
M 12 II C II A IV T
We are pleased to inform our former patrons and
friends that we are once more on the maiket, with
n, nice lot of Cloths, Cashmeres, Yestings, and Tail
ors' Trimmings, together with
OciitleiticiiS Fiiritishing' Goods,
We will bo in receipt of our usual stock of
CLOTHING,
manufactured by ourselves, in a few days, when we
will be able to suit all sizes uid taste.
From unr kuowlcdge of the Clothing business, and
facilities for manufacturing, induce us to believe
that we will continue to merit the patronage here
tofore so liberally given by the citizens of Western
North Carolina and the upper Districts of South
Carolina. - FULLING S k SPRINGS,
Store under Democrat Office.
Sept 18, 1SG5
Jlercliasit TaiSoring-.
The subscribers will continue to carry on the
Merchant Tailoring business as heretofore, at the
store formerly occupied by Thos Trotter, Jeweler.
Prices will be regulated according to the times on
the cash system. Country produce will be taken in
payment for Cutting or work done. We. hope our
friends will not ask for credit, as we expect to do
up work in the best style for CASH or its equiva
lent in something to eat or wear.
JAS. A. CALDWELL & CO.
P. S. Persons indebted to us will please call and
settle by cash or note, as earlj- as possible.
- June"2G, 18G5. tf . J. A. C. & Co.
New Goods.
. HI. QUERY,
Next Door to Spring's Corner,'
Has. just received and opened an extensive assort
ment, of
DRY- GOODS,
consisting of Calicoes, DeLains, Merinoes, Poplins,
Flannels, Alpaccas, Cashmeres, Jaccouetts, Lawns,
Swiss Muslins
Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts,
Linen Handkerchiefs, collars, cuff's. Also, a com
plete assortment of Ladies, Gentlemen's, Miss-cs',
hoys', Youths' and cliildreus'
Boots, Shoes and Gaiters;
together with a great variety, of II ATS,, of all styles
and prices, all of which will be sold at extremely
low Prices.
A few dozen Cotton Cards.
Please give me a call, as I charge nothingor
i-howingmy Goods, being determined to please and
tell to the public.
Sept. is, 1865 tf , C. M. QUERY.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING
S TORE.
T77H3XXjXj c&J OO.
The subscribers respectfully call the'attention of
their friends and the public to the Tact that they
havt fitted up the store room in Mr. David Parks'
Building, 011 Tryon Street, opposite Mr. Beckwitb's
Jewelry Store, for the parposc of conducting the-
Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods
and Clothing Business,
,in all it? branches. They have just received and.
offer for sale a large and t-xiensive assortment of
Fall and Winter Goods,
comprising every description of Cloths, Cassinieres.
Ladies Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Gloves, Gaunt
lets, Hoisery, Ladies Huts, Bonnet Kibbous, Linen
and Cambric Handkerchiefs, Balmoral Skirts, Hoop
Skjrts, Dress Trimmings, kc, kc.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
Our stoc k of Clothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing
Goods is complete. As special aud personal atten
tion have been given to the selection of these Goods,
aud long experience in that line will cnableTusto
jrive general satisfaction in juice, quality and styles
unsurpassed by any one.
We have Boots, Shoes and Hats,
of erery description and m:iffi at very low rates.
A call is solicited. We shall always try to please,
and take great pleasure in showing our Goods. "
. WHOLESALE "BUYERS
will find it to their interest to call and examine our
Stock before making their purchases elsewhere, as
we have the facility to oQ.r great inducements to
that trade. - . A. WEILL & CO.
ABRAHAM WElI.t.
Oct. 1, 18.J5.
A. B. MAYR.
If
BLUE STONE I BLUE STONE!! l
For ale at
SCARR-S DRUG STORE. I
August 28, 1G5. i
JAS. L. HATHAWAY 6c UTLEY,
. Shipping and Commission I
i?lEUCIIAITS, !
171 Pearl Stuet, NIJW YORK.
Consignments of Cotton and all other Southern
Products solicited. (
JAS. I. II ATII A WAT. - WM. tt. t'TLET. i
Nov 27, ls'C5 Cm - i
consisting ot blurts, L naer blurts, Urawers, cravats,
Ties, Collars, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hosiery, Sus
penders, &e. Also, a select stock of Cassimere and
' CALL AND SEE
McLE0D ' & STEELE,
Who are now receiving and opening a hatfdsome
and well selected Stock of .
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Hardware
GROCERIES and CROCKERY,
which they will sell at wholesale or retail, low for
Cash or Barter, in the Store lately occupied by J.
M. SANDERS & CO, 3d door North of the Springs
corner, and 5 doors South of the Charlotte Hotel,
on Tryon Street.
A share of public patronage is most respectfully
solicited. , ' E. A. McLEOD,
Nov 13, 18G5 tf . , M. D. STEELE.
Come one, come all ! come big, come small !
Come young, come old I and tee bargains sold,
AT
KOOPMANN dt PHELPS'
. CELEBRATED OLD. STAND.
We would respectfully call the attention of all
friends and customers to the fact that we are re
ceiving one of the largest and best assorted
Stocks of Goods
to be found in this place. We intend to do an ex
tensive CASH BUSINESS,, amfare determined to
sell oiir Goods at the very lowest prices.
Til B LADIES are especially invited to call and
examine our Stock, consisting in part of
Dry Goods
as follows : Fancy Goods, Trimmings of all kinds,
Blankets, Clothing and Furnishing Goods, Carpet
ings. Hats and Caps, Hardware and Cutlery, Boots
and Shoes, Roping & Bagging, Leather.
Also a large assortment of
Family Groceries.
Country Merchants who desire to purchase from
a select and complete stock, are respectfully invited
to ins'pect our goods, before purchasing elsewhere,
believing it can be made to their interest to do so.
KOOPMANN & PHELPS.
December 4, 1865. y
A Valuable Tract of Land for Sale.
The subscriber offers for sale a Tract of Land ly
ing on the Statesville Road, about one mile north
of Charlotte, containing about one hundred acres.
On the Tract is a valuable Gold Mine.
For particulars apply to me or to W. F Davidson.
JAMES M. HENDERSON.
Oct a, 1SG5. tf
II. B. WILLIAMS,
Is now receiving and opening,
Store of C. W. Downing & Co., 2
in the New Book
doors north of the
National Bank, .
Fall and Winter Goods,
embracing most of the articles kept in other stows,
and many that are not to be found at other places.
Dry Goods, Crockery, Glass and China Ware. A
splendid stock of SHOES of every kind, J. Miles &
Son celebrated Ladies, Gents and Children's Shoes.
A large stock of Saddles, Bridles, &c,
Grooeries,
Baggiucr, Rope, Bale Yarn, Rifle Powder, Shot, kc,
White Lead, Sole Leather and Calf Skins, Ladies
Hoop Skirts of a superior make, Clover Seed, Flour,
Superfine and Extra.
All Goods we have will be sold cheap for cash or
cotton. No credit given.
Oct 1C, 1865. H. B. "WILLIAMS.
RELIABLE SOUTHERN INSURANCE.
The National aud Yre Insurance Company oj
New Orleans, Capital $565,000
The undersigned beg leave to inform the insuring
public that they have been legally.appointed Agents
for the above named Company, and are now ready
to take risks at customary rates. Thfs Company
was organized in January, 1815; and its assets are
the most secure in the country.
HUTCHISON & SPRINGS, Agents,
Nov C, 1865
3m.
Charlotte.
Charlotte Foundry & Machine Shop.
PA KTICCLAR NOTICE.
The public is respectfully informed that I am pre
pared to. build and repair Steam Engines and do
all kinds of Machinery work. Also, make Castings
in Iron and Brass. I am well-fitted up, and guaran
tee work to be done as well and ad cheap as at any
Shop in the State. .
Old castings bought or taken in exchange for
work. . 'J. M. HOWIE, -
Oct 16, 1865 6mpd" Proprietor.
Desirable Residence and Furniture
FOR SALE.
Having determined to remove, the subscriber of
fers for sale his Dwelling House, with about 35
acres of ground attached, lying in the northern
edge of the town of Charlotte.
Also, an elegant suit of PARLOR. FURNITURE,
Rosewood-curved and Brocatelle Upholstered, to
gether with Carpets. Rugs, Window Curtains, &c.
Also, a superb Seven Octave PIANO, double
front, sn le of Louis XI V.
As purchasers are respectfully invited to examine
the above property, a further description is deemed
unnecessary. Possession given on or before 1st
January.
JOHN J. BLACKWOOD.
December 4, 1865. tf
csiEAriii:, cheapest:
Before gett;ng on a large stock of Winter Goods,
BERNHEIM k SINCLAIR are now ofTering to their
friends and the public who have so largely favored
them with their patronage, the remainder of their
Stock of
'Dry - Goods, Millinery,
Hosiery, Boots, Shoes and Hats, at unprecedently
low rates. Gents' Clothing cheaper than ever of
fered before in this market I At our well known
stand, Springs' corner.
BERNHEIM & SINCLAIR.
November 27, 1865
PETER MALLETT,
General Commission and Shipping
Ulvrcliunt,
No. 23 North Water St., Wilmington, N. C.
Consifirnmenta of Cotton, Naval Stores, Lumber t
and other Produce for Sale or Shipping, respectfully
solicited. Liberal advances made when desired.
gsf Orders accompanied with Cash promptly
executed. ' '. '
Nov 27, 186 j. ' 3m L
Iime ! Lime ! !
30 Barrels Thomastown Lime, a superior article
for whitewashing, plastering, or for Tanners' use,
for sale at the Ch'arlotte 4 8 C R R Depot.
A. H. MARTIN.
December 4, 1865
tf
THE EVACUATION OF THE CON-
FEDERATE CAPITAL. v-": :
From E. A. Pollard's "Fourth Year of the WarX
The Day of Evacuation. Tbe morning of
Sunday, the 2d of April, broke calmly and pleas
antly over the city of Richmond.' The usual
crowds were collected at the Post-office and the
War Depaitment, asking for news,-diseasing
common-places, and idling away the irksome
hours of the Sabbath in R-'ehmond. . There was
not a breath of excitement in the general com
munity. It is a remarkable circumstance thkt,
outside of official circles,- not half a dozen per
sons in Richmond kncw,on that: Sunday morn
ing, of the three days' fighting that had taken
place around Petersburg, and at the distance of
only a few hoars' ride from the capital For
months past the Government had been reticent
of all military news whatever; the newspapers
had been warned not to publish any military
matters, but' what should, be dictated to them
from the War Department; and he public was
left to imagine .pretty much what it pleased
concerning the progress of tAe war. Indeed,
the idea - current in the streets on this Sunday
morniog was rather pleasant andreassuririg than
otherwise; for there was a general impression
that Johnston was moving to Lee's lines, and
that the combined force was to take
the offen
sive against the enemy. Beyond this general
anticipation, the Richmond public had, on the
day referred to, not the slightest inkling of the
situation. The news which, a few hours later
was to overwhelm them, of Lhe reverse of .Lee,
and the forced evacuation of Richmond, was to
burst upon them like a thunderclap from clear
skies.
The News in the Churches. The first
breath of the report' was obtained in the chur
ches. While President Davis was seated in his
pew in St. Paul's church, the services were in
terrupted by a messenger handing him a dis
patch. It was from General Lee; it stated that
his lines had been broken in three places, and
that preparations bhould be made to evacuate
Richmond by eight o'clock the ensuing night,
in the event that he should be unable to re
establish his lines. Tfic President left the
church with a measured; '.t nervous step. It
was the constrained cafifcfce'ss of despair. No
one but himself knew the exact contents of tho
dispatch; -but an uneasy whisper ran through
the congregation, and, as they were hastily dis
missed, the rumor was caught up in the streets
that Richmond was to be evacuated, and was
soon carried to the ends of the city.
In another of the churches, the news was
more plainly told. Dr. Hoge, the beloved pas
tor of the Presbyterian church; than whom there
was no brighter Christian or nobler patriot with
in the limits of Richmond, had, at the conclu
sion of his sermon, given out a beautiful hymn
to be sung by his congregation. Before they
raised their voices, he told-them, with his own
voice broken with emotion, that he had sad
news to communicate; that our army had "met
with a reverse;" that whatever might be the
nature and extent of it, there couid be no more
appropriate place for the reception of evil
tidings than the one where th?y were then as
sembled; that there, in the House of God, it
became them to seek that tranquility and com
posure which could fit them for the events of
His Providence; and that if anything should
prevent their meeting there again, he com
mended them to the love and care of Hini who
had sustained them in all past trials..
Then followed a few parting counsels, of such
tenderness aud pathos, that there was not a dry
eye among all those dismayed facewhich hung
upon his words.
Tele Excitement in the City. Men,
women and children rushed from the churches,
passing from "lip to lip -news of the impending
fall ot Richmond. And yet, it was difficult to
believ6 it. To look up to the calm, beautiful
6ky of the spring day, unassailed by one single
noise of battle, tb watch the streets unvexed by
artillery or' troops, stretching away into the
quiet, bazy atmosphere, and believe that the
capital of the Confederacy, so peaceful, so ap
parently secure, was in a few hours to be the
prey of the enemy, and to be wrapped in the in
fernal horrors of a conflagration !
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Preparations
for the
Evacuation.
It
was late in the afternoon when the sijjns of
evacuation became apparent to the incredulous.
Wagons on the streets were being hastily loaded
at the Departments with boxes, trunks, etc , and
driven to the Danville depot. Those who had
determined to evacuate with the fugitive Gov
ernment looked on with amazement; then, con
vinced of the fact, -rushed to follow the Govern
ment's example. Vehicles suddenly rose to a
premium value that was astounding; and ten,
fifteen, and even a hundred dollars in gold or
federal currency was offered for a conveyance.
Suddenly, as if by magic, the streets became
filled with men, walking as though for a wager,
and behind them excited neiirots with trunks,
bundles, and luggage of every description. All
over the city it was the same wagons, trunks,
bandboxes, and their owners, a mass of hurrying
fugitives, filling the streets The banks were
all open, and depositors were as busy as bees
removing their specie deposits; and the direc
tors were equally active in getting off their bul
lion. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of paper
money was destroyed, both State and Confeder
ate. Night came, and with it came confusion
worse confounded. There was no sleep for Jiu
man eyes in Richmond that night.
Destruction of all Liquor in the City.
The citv council had met in the evening, and
,, , j e 1 e nj .
Hundreds of barrels of liquor were rolled into
the streets and the beads knocked iru The gut- j
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ters ranwiih a liquor freshet, and the fume u-
filled and impregnated the air- Fine "cases
fir
vl '
liauors were tossed, into the street Irom third
story windows, and wrecked into a thousand j
pieces. A8 tne wont progressed, some sirng-;
w . f - i
'1; .nidi.. r.tiBthnh the citvl man-!
i.agecTto get bold of a quantity of .the liquor. 1
resolved to destroy all the liquor in the city to ; j u Iilded 5 cindcrs and strug. jjTed ad ourthoiM use eTer onet effort to
avoid the dtsorder consequent on for breath. Bencatn the trees, on the command their respect.
to drink at such a time.- About the hour ot - 1- .. 1 ;. f,ni iIia n,a r inrtrpnsniM
- , j j:, : sward, were piles of furniture, dragged irom tne CUAS 1. Y ICrkHoilA JI,
midnight the work commenced, under the dircc-j . , - . ' j Mt t?.., 11.; a c'f
tion of committees oi eitizens in all the wards. . . r ..,.. i - - - - - :
t.From that moment law and order ceased to ex-
ist Many of the stores i were pillaged, and the : ries of the fire. Commencing at the Shoeko
sidewalks were encumbered with broken glass, warehouse, the fire. radiated front and rear, and
where the thieves had smashed the windows In on two wings, turning down to, but ,fiot dea
their reckless haste to get their hands on the j troying, the store No 77 Main. street, south side,
plunder within:. The air was filled with the j half-way between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
wild cries of distress, or the yells of "roving pil- I Btreets, and back to the river, through Gary and
lagers. jail the -intermediate' streets. Westward, on
Burning of the Tobacco But a more Main, the fire was stayed at Ninth street, sweep
terrible element was to appear upon the scene. 1 ing back to the river. On the north side of
An order bad been issued from General EweU's
headquarters to fire, the four principal tpbacco
warehouses or toe cuy- namely, the public ware
house, situated at the head of the basin, near
the Petersburg Railroad depot; Shockoe ware
house," situated near the .centre of the city, ide
by side with the Gallego flour mills; Mayo's
warehouse, and Dibrell's warehouse, on Cary
etreet, a square bejow the Libby prison.
Late in the night, Mayor Mayo had dispatched,
by a committee of citizens a remonstrance against
this reckless military order, which plainly put
in jeopardy the whole business portion of Rich
mond. . It was not heeded. Nothing was left
for the citizens but to submit to the destruction
of their property. The warehouses were fired.
The rams in the James river were blown ud.
. The Richmond, Virginia, an
all blown to the four wine
d another one, were
ds of heaven. The
Patrick Henry, a receiving ship, was scuttled
Such shipping, very little in amount, as was
lying at the Richmond wharves, was also fired,
save the flag-of-truce steamer Allison..
The bridges leading out of the city namely,
the Danville Railroad - bridge," the Petersburg
Railroad bridge," M ayo's bridge, leadiog to Man
chester and the opposite side of the James, were
also fired, and were soon wrapped in flame3.
The Great Conflagration Scenes of
Horror. Morning broke upon, a scene such as
those who witnessed it can never forget. The
roar of an immense conflagration sounded in the
ears; tongues of flame leaped from street to
street; and in this baleful glare were to be seen,
as of demons, the figures of busy plunderers,
moving, pushing, rioting, through the black
smoke and into the open .street, bearing away
every conceivable sort of plunder.
The scene at the commissary depot, at the
head of the dock, beggared description. Hun
dreds of government wagons were loaded with
bacon, flour, and whiskey, and driven off in hot
haste to 'join the retreating army. Thronged
about the depot were hundreds of men, women
and children, black and white, provided with
capacious bags, baskets, tubs, buckets, tin pans
and aprons; cursing, pushing and crowding,
awaiting the throwing open of the doors, and
the order for each to help himself. - .
About sunrise the doors were opened to the
populace, and a rush, that almost seemed to
carry the building off its foundation, was made,
and hundreds of thousands of pounds of bacon,
flour, etc , were soon 6wept away by a clamorous
crowd. ' -
Entry or the U. S. Troops Into Rich
mond Exciting Sckne. In the meantimo
let us see what was passing on the Federal lines.
When- General Ord withdrew to the lines in
vesting Petersburg, he carried with him exactly
one-half of his army. On the north side, occu-.
pving his entire, line, he left Weitzel, with
Kautz's division of the Twenty-fourth Corps,
and Ashborne'snd Thomas' divisions of the
Twenty fifty Corps t m-.
..While the "fighting Was in progress around
Petersburg, Weitzel's entire line was perfectly
quiet, not a shot anywhere. His command had
orders to mr.ke as great a show as possible At
eight he set all bis bands to work upon national
airs, and -the night was fiiled . with melodious
strains. . v -
Towards midnight this musical entertainment
ceased and a silence, complete and absolute,
brooded over the contending -lines. At this
hourthc enemy's camps were startled into life
again,, by explosions heard in Richmond.
To Weitzel's brain the full, meaning of the
event came home at once, and he did not need
the confirmatory lurid light he saw hanging over
the Confederate capital to tell him that the hour
had come II is orders were to push on, when
ever satisfied of his ability to enter the crty.
Day had no sooner broke fhan Weitzel dis
patched Major A H Stevens, of the Fourth
Massachusetts, and Major EE. Graves, of his
staff, with forty cavalry, to investigate the con
dition of affairs.' The troops rode steadily into
Richmond. On a trot they prooeeded to the
Capitol, and creeping to its summit planted the
stars arid stripes. The symbols of the United
States thus hoisted by the halyards, consisted of
tw'o guidons from companies K and H, of the
Fourth Massachusetts cavalry, of which Stevens
was one of the field officers. The colors of the
enemy fluttered in the early morning light over
the Capital of the Confederacy.
As the day advanced, Weitzel's troops poured
through the streets of the city. ' Long lines of
negro cavalry swept by the Exchange Hotel,
brandishing their swords and uttering savage
fhouts. These shouts, the roaring of devouring
flames, the endless processions of plunderers
passing from street to street, tugging away the
piizes they had drawn from the hellish circle of
the fire, made up an indescribable horror. Here
were the garish Federal troops sweeping up to
wards the Capitol Square, with music and wild
cheers; every where almost, the pandemonium
of fire and Dillace: and in the midst of all the
wild agony, the fusitive distress of women and !
1 o y
! children rushinz towards the open square for a i
I breath of pure air, all that was now left- them in .
heaven s great bollowness. And even mat was
not to be obtained there. The air, even in the
streicnea on- 1110 biupes ot iuc un,
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ments 10 protect wieir miie uuit, ouu iw .
V , . - . vnrau. fort !
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Ins Burnt Uistbict. In the alternoon tne ,
firit hoi htirn f ifcalf ftllt.
It had consumed the
very heart of the city. A surveyor could j
scarcely have designated more exactly the bust-
: enmrn nt inn I :5iTurr,i wan aiinuii cuuiiui:. ouu in sum nann wlin wnom von iiivd iiiiiii
; nese portion of the city, than did the bounda-
Main the flames were staved between Thirteenth
end Fourteenth streets From this Doint the
flames raed on the north side of Main'up to
Eighth street, and back to Bank street. .
. AmOng some of the most prominent buildings
destroyed were,, the Bank of Richmond, Traders'
Bank, Bank of the Commonwealth, Bank of
Virginia, Farmers' Bank, all the banking hoascs,
the American Hotel, the Columbian Hotel, tbo
Enquirer building on Twelfth street, the Dis
patch office and job rooms, corner of Thirteenth
and Main streets; all that block of buildings
known as Belvin's Block; the Examiner office,
engine and machinery rooms; the Confederate
Post-office Department building; the State Court
House, a fine old building situated on Capitol
Square, at its Franklin street entrance; the Me
chanics' Institute, vacated by the Confederate
War Department, and all the building on that
square up to Eighth street and back to Main
street; the Confederate arsenal and laboratory,
Seventh street.
The streets were crowded with furniture nd
every description of wares, dashed down, to be
trampled in the mud or burned up where it lay.
AH the government storehouses were thrown
open, and what could not be gotten off by the
Government was left to the people
Next to the river the destruction of property
was fearfully complete. - The Danville and
Petersburg Railroad depots, and the buildings
and shedding attached for the distance of half a
mile from the north side of Muia street to the
river, and between Eighth and Fifteenth streets,
embracing upwards of tweuty blocks, presented
one waste of smoking ruins, blackened walls,
and solitary chimneys. "
TO THE FHEEDMEN OF SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF N. G-
Headquarters Freedmen's Bureau,
Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 11, 18G3.
)
You are free men. Men, women and chil
dren, you now bejong to yourselves. You are
at liberty to seek your own happiness. The
Constitution of the UoitedStates is the charter
of your liberties. The Government of the
Uuited States is lhe guardian of your liberties:
the object of the war, through which we have
just passed, was the preservation of the Union
oue of its results is your freedom- " It came
suddenly and it is not strange that much mis
understanding and coofusion should exist.
During the war almost everything has been de
stroyed; houses, fences, cattle, tools, &c, were
swept away; many of the plantations were aban
doned by their owners; the future was all' un
certain.. But war has ended, aud with the re
turn of peace have como the busiocsj and rela
tions of civil life. All people both black and
white, should study these relations, which have
been so radically changed by tho war; they
should devote themselves with- all possible in
dustry to restoring the prosperity ot the coun
try which is now so much reduced. This can
only be done by constant and unceasing labor.
All unjust prejudices must be laid aside, all
causes cf discord and strife must be avoided.
You must Btrive to be virtuous, "intelligent and
industrious, thus you will deserve the privileges
of freemen and the respect ot all good citizens,
you must now work your way upward. For the
present you must labor for others. Murmur
nut at this. Be patient, yoar tvages are now
your own, and if you are economical and save,
you can in time purchase .and on houses and
lands yourselves. This is the only way in
which you can obtain property. The United
States Government has no lands aud conse
quently can give none away, as many of you
seem to think. It has given you your freedom,
aud will protect you in your persons and prop
erty, and this is all that any oke can expect,
either black or white
Accept the situation s it is, and trust to
Divine Providence for the future, when you are
prepared for something different and better.
That God who has led you thus far will provide.
Remember that, whatever privileges or proper
ty you acquire in the future, you must labor for
and. earn. Remember alio, that your employ
ers have rights as well as yourselves; their pr
sons and property ate to be respected; -the law
willrcquire you to respect them. All bargains
and contracts should be sacredly observed. Be
willing to work just as' you agree to work. If
contracts are broken, do not let the blame rest
upon yon. The law will require this of you.
It requires it of all men, black cr white, North
or South. To be free is to be subject to the law.
In obtaining'- redtess for your wrongs, seek the
justice of the law and of lawful authority only,
do not attempt to redress your wrongs your
selves. If this were permitted, society would
be one continual $cene of riot and bloodshed.
Freedmen, the order, prosperity and happi
ness of the country is, in a great measure in
your hands. Be patient, industrious, virtuous
and pious, and satisfy the Government, and
your fnend3, North and boutu, that you are
worthy, of the freedom that has been given yon.
y0u should also cultivate and encourage a re-
gpee'tful and polite demeanor toward those with v
whom you are thrown In contact. itememDer
that you are to Jive among aud be governed by
Sir Robert Lush, the newly appointed Jos- ;
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becacje be i an American.,
! captions :
Of the Acts and RcmJtttiont pound by lit
- Gemeral Aiumlty, called Setsioit lbC5.
-. Resolution concerning the per diem and
j mileage of the officers and atetnbers of the Lig.
J islature; allow the Speaker of the two Homes
ten dollars per day; each member six; Princi.
pal iierx seven each; Doorkeeper, each aevaa
dollars per daj and twenty cenu per tsilt to
and from the Capital . --'..
Resolution adopting the Oonstiiotbnal iraeod
mcnt abolishing, slavery within tb United
State; declares that neither slavery nor tnvolun- -tary
servitude, except for crime, wherwof the
party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist
within the United States, or a 07 place subject
to heir jurisdiction. ' . , - .
Resolutions declaring theloyalfv of tb peo
ple of North Carolina, declares that the people-
of this State are loyal to the Government of the
United States,' and are ready to make any eon
cession, not incoooistent with their hon jr and
atetyj for the restoration of that harmony opoa
which tbi ir prosperity and nnfety depends.
An Act to authorize the construction of a
bridge across the French Broad River, hi the .
eounty ot Buncombe.
An Act to amend section third, chapter 8&V
Revised Code, amended by adding alter tbo
word "Court House" "or inch other pUcea as a
majority of the Court may agree upon."
Resolution in favor of Hon Z. B Vance, de
clares that we have entire confidence in bia loyal
ty and honor, and would be pleased to aee an
extension of the Executive clemenoy io hit par
don. An Act to amend an act patted at the leMioo,
ofl85i-i5, to incorporate the Little River .
Turnpike Company.
Ati Act to modify an Ordinance to orzanita
a temporary force foe the preservation of law and
order, provides that' when the forcea bate not .
been organized, the officers shall be elected by
the citizens enrolled instead of baiog appointed '
by the Justices of the Peaco. '
An Act to extend the time cf registering
Deeds and other Conveyances exteuda tbt
time jo threo years from and after the ratifica
lion of this act, ,
An Act to exteud the charter of the bank of
the State of North Carolina; extends the char
tcr to the firet day of January 18G3, and givea.
it the power of making an alignment - of all its
assets for the equal benefit of all its creditora
whenever it may deem it expedient to do so. .
Resolution authorizing the Secretary of State
to send Convention documents to the Clerk of
the County Courts of the State, requires teo
copies to be sent to each Clerk. '
Resolution of instruction to the Attorney
General to bring suit against Rail Roads, for
forfeiture of Charter, when they have granted -exclusive
privileges to person or Companies.
An Act to qualify the Superior court clerk
lately elected. Requires the chairman of tho
county court aud lour other justices of the peaco
in each county, to cause the- Superior court
ckrk elect to couie before them at the eounty
site and enter in bond and take the usuaToath.
An Act to.autborize the Raleigh and Gas too
railroad company to establish a furry at Gaitoa
for the transportation of passengers and freight,
ucross the Roatioke river. ' ,
n Act authorizing and directing the renewv
al of certain State bond io the hands of tho
Wilmington Charlotte and Rutherford railroad
comp'any, Provides that upon the surrender
of any of the State bond .to the publio. treaau
rer (the stockholders in central meeting firat
giving their approval of this act) be shall iu
to said company buna to an amount not exceed
ing 845o,(M), beauug 0 per cent interest with .
coupons, payable cemi annually in good and law -ful
money of the United State.
An Act to amend an set entitled fan act con
cerning the county site of Mitchell county,"
aud repealing the same. Repeal the act rati
fied February 11th, 1862, and declare the act '
of December 2d, 1862, in full force.
Resolution concerning tbe North Carolina in
stitution for the deaf and 'dumb and tha blind.
Requests tbe board of directors to reiaoie tbo
regular exercises of the iobiitutton on the first
day of January, 1866, and request the Proi
ional Governor to furnish such fundi a may bo ;
absolutely ncceueary for the support of tho in
stitution during the cootiontoce of tbt Provis
ional Government. . - ; .
In addition to tbe above', fire other Acta
were passed which are not mentioned, became .
of a local nature, and of no importance to our
readers. . 1
mm
Refokmatios NaDED. Tbo unregenerato
inust bo having matter pretty much tbn'r own
way in the North. Tho Cincinnati Euquirer
ays : . - '
We have four time as many thieves, four
time a many highwaymen, four lims at many .
swindler). ppcul.itor, gambler andprotitutB
as we bad before tbe war. Society seem rotten
to the core. The salt of he earth has manifUt!
jot it savor. Ladies in reapecuble position in
society a tbo Gazette of late teitifiod -vi-it ia
number the places devoted to sentu.il vice. ' fhj
le$ that i said about the places to which tho
correspondingf gentlemen retort, the better. The
clergy lead the way in pertonal profligacy, and
now and then perform feats in that department
which ordinary men find it hard to emulate. Do
we not need a Free-man's Bureau among uT
The alluwon to the clergy is particularly abode
ing, but we fear, not unfounded. Ouo ofiho .
most fashionable'.' preachers of tho city was c- "
cused, and found guilty of incest, but tbo matter
being known, only to a few of tho elder" of bis
church, they agreed to conceal 'the oflenco a
condition that ha would leavo Cincinnati, and
abandon tho pulpit He promied both, and
took bi leave, but before tbo year waa utjnfof :
inationwn received that bo had reasoned hit
pulpit miaistreuoo. Tho secret then came out
and proved to be tbo parent of maoj simiUr
secrets. ' ' " . ' . ' "' " . '
It is of coarso needle to add that thl good
shepherd wa an intensely loyal political parson,
who devoted tho rebels to unconditioual damnv
tion with foltlesa reguUritj and most edifyic :