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. .. . - . 7".. r-t "1'"'. . j-- . ' . ', T-"- -'x' L t i 'H- .ri.-if---f-. . i . Hi 1 mmmmmmmMm mm i .--i m mmtMwx.nX,,;,,, ....... ' . L .. . -t- . i .-TV i TL :J-y, r tn y tn.i- .j "i i ; M011NING EDITION. WEDNESDAY, December 3, 1862. 'i - . " Terms ' ;vg-;i i V For the present, the lernis of the DAILY paper will4be 'as follows: : ":x,-:' -''vtV, " vll' 12 'months j.-.....:..:..'..v.....".. ......... .:.t....;..J... $6 oo r p u 1 ' r ' inii . f 3 ,a - 4 For the TRWEEKLY, the terras wilf be : : ; J . S " ' 12vmonth8..V:vv.v.r'v?v'w"V'w 0 k 2 50 t ,........;"..-.l...:...............,...;U..;. 1 50 -For the WEEKLY. PAPERS v.. h .- , ; :f f t r 12. month3:......r.....i......;.M..:.,.rf.;.;.:.; $2.00 Ko subscription, to the WeekljsgiU be-feceired for leas than six' months. 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Our telegraphic columns contains a s avtling an- nwuncement; 'but deserters generally tll startlinglsto- ries and are not to be depeuded u pon . Ve p res u me nl I is ready to, receive the Yankees and give tliem a AfKihi reception this cold weather.: AVc believe .that Vi min"ton will be another star in the galaxy of Sqiith ' ern cities that have beat back the invaders.; r ! U: We copy tire fblowiiig from thellichmoncl Vts$$ich ' of yesterday : ' , - ' ' ' ' A UAUINGi EXri.0IT. . i; , .' . i CjI. James tt. Howard, of theWUbam cival?y, reached Kntixville recently from a scwutiu Kentucky .as'', far as Biirksville i The Register says lie enloun j - '. . tered; on thc'20th ult., a; lam, force of Aboiitiorif cav-'i airy and infantry oh the C'lutnbia pike, aiid ajfter a i brisk engagement Touted themj killing thirty:. Our Joss was four killed, and three wounfled CoL low- ard captured 5,000 hogs, and after two sevpreifskir-j mish'es drove back the enemy, and saely brought out -the hogs, j -I ins' is oue . ofr the most briliiantj feats which has lalely crbwned our arms. ' FKulf FREDERICKSBURG. - ;S There was nothing new with reference to pera'i- tions aroind -Fredericksburg brought down b pas sengers yesterday, j Nf decisive demouslrativ)i has been made on either side, though the impressifiii bb-r '.tains tlvata fight cabnot jorig be', delayed j i ji, From what we gatherjt is the gBneral ppiuin that Buniside will attempt to throw a' column of. hi army across the . Eappahiinnoek at Port Royal in Qarpline coun where he can j have the 'benefi t' of his' gun- f boats. i i LATE YANKEE UAIDI2JTO GBEENBtUERf ! A Correspondent, writing from Lewisburg, Tiriishe8 Us with some particulars of the recent plundering ex : pedition of the Yankees into Greenbrier, j It ppears that the Quartermaster of Gen. Jenki nVbrigade: had provided some three hundred bushels of whet ai the farm of Lharles McClung, in the exticme Northern corner ot the county, oa am King creeK, r yuo?-riaay-, the 7th of November, five "four-hoT.'e wagpns, and two two-horsa wagons were sent for thi gramvThe wheat was stored in a small out-house or family school-f house. The wagons arrived there just before night, and - were" only partly loaded;;. when darkness came on Tlie enemy 's cavalrv scout of near one hundled men j (from Summertiile, via Oherry Trec Bottom jand Cold. Knob,Y doubtless ad vised of the circumstances by scme traitor had, from J the mountain r.ortb. of "the farm watched tho arrival of the wagons, anii mhde a descent from towards the Cold Knob after nlghsur-j punding the premises, Capjtured the wagofi masterj ; and teamsters, and twenty-four good horses; an1 har- ness. Placing the wagons, partly loaded in cpnti- I guity to" the school housej they fired the iass, and. then took their departure with the prisoners, horses; and harness making a hasty retreat back to Sum-; merville, and oh to Kana wha Valley, below to Gaii ley bridge,' from whence: two citizen prisoners cap- 'tured, have returned to GreenbTier. " I ! :: . ; . - ; I . . j 'Governor's Message. ''An Enquirer,,iis inform ed that we are not the 'public printer, and therefore cannot tell him why "the message delivercxl upwards' of two weeks ago is not printed." Two ylars ago we purchased new materials from Baltimore, had them brought here and put in order, and printed the mes sage ;in less time than it appears to takphc expedi tious State printer.- .V ;'-. , -' J : Vealth of THSoiTTHrCoTT05r.Te find in a Southern exchaTige an estimate of cotton n; hand; jn the South ; theg enrgl conclusion - oC tb statistical PTTiasitiorr beinc that at the market price of cotton to-day, our bow useless Vtaple is of valu enough to pay, 01 risen, every uonar wuitu m vuuicci" j ' m j W- n.nUAi. At this moment there are 3,000,000 bates of cotton within the cotratrV, which, at the ruling pricesrof the staple now, is worth $700,000,000. Since the world . began no nation, has ever had in its haofls so niuch j wealth in a ! single articla of production. j j ' The consumption of cotton is increastug in a ratio far faster than the increased means of its fprodnctton, . and this' results,. in a great' degree, from jt he new; fa- ' brics tolwhTch it is being applied- to sayj nottipg of ' the increase of the -rbil's population,-a civilization which jmmediatolyriequires ifs use. fc Re garding these interestinig facts and statistics withf rd- spect to Uns annual store oi weau;, is istr iropqpsip-ie ..... 1. 1 t . . to supDOse that'the sum of debt which this war will accumulate can' be unmanageable or fall with intoler mn ,. flEKEBAJ, ASSEMBLY OF NOTn.CJLBOliNl. wAtiveu, irorn tne House concurring in the proposition to raise tijoiut.comuiitfcc to consid er that portion of t&e Governor's messase relative rfi a supply of salt.. , ., -"v"'- -message was received : from1 the' Governor trans njllting reports from the Adjutant and Quartermas- Generals in response t a xesolutton of enquiry, f Tlie following bills and resol utions were read first time and appropriately referred:" ; j I ByMr, Lassiter, a resolution of cbrgratulatiton the soldiers and people of North Oarolina. "jf -thai : ;s v a By Mr. SkughterJ'-a bill-for Imldiiig Curts'iii; Hert-: ford couniy. Authorizes courts to ; be held ; at any place on which two thirds of the Justices may agree; " By Mr. Smith, of M., to afned 1st, 10th and 23rd. sections f .chap. 17, aets of 1860-61. , The Unfinished business of yesterday; the consider ation of the -bill io purchase provisions, was resumed, and the bill passed its second reading, .j . !A message was sent to the House proposing to elect the Council f State to-d iy at 12 m. Subsequently a niessage was returned concurring in the proposition. ; Pho Senate now went into secret session to rni va the report of the committee appoin(ed;.to' waiuppo. me irresmenc. . :: .Z'j. - :J f ;' Pending the consideration of. the reportj the hour for tli e execution of ; the joint order arrived, and the .Senate went into the election for Gmncil'of State. Pr-udiug Uie vote, the Sen te' adjourned until to morrow morn big at .10 o'clock. . . ' HOUSE OF COMMONS. -" At 11 o'clock the Speaker called the House to or der.; : " . Prayer by the Rev. far. Craydon. ; Messrs. Henry and Bond of Bertie; and Mri Bez jsell, of Sampson, were sworn and took their seats. A "message was received fromthe Senate proposing to go into an election of Coanciliors t)f State 4at 12 o'clock, and stating the following gentlemen were in nominations Messrs. Jesse 11. Stubbs, of Martin ; F. B. Sattei th waite; of Pitt ; L. Eldridge, of Johnston ; It. P. Dick, of Guilford; J. 11. HArdgrave, of Anson ; Dr Jas. Callaway, of Wilkes ; Jas. A. Patteu, of Uuncombe ; and Geo. F. Davidson, of Iredell." 'Reports were received from the several stapdihg and select committees.; .' ;;r '.".''; ' .. , .' j; RESOLUTIONS READ AND 'APPROPRIATELY REFERRED Mr. Bryson, in favOr of M. L. Britton. Mrr Crawford, to enquire 'into the expediency of authorizing the Governor to remove all tUea salt in the State pav of reach of the enemy fc ' fv ? Mii Waf'son, requiring the Public Treasurer tore port the sales of State B nds, and the terms on' which thfy were sold. ' ' . - Mn Keener, requesting the Governor to appoint commissioners toexaminc the books and papers of the Cherokee Agency ' r ; ? r v" r Mr. Alford relative! to-tho enforcement of the Con scription Law in the State, by Cpnfeileiate officers. BILL8 ON THEIR FIRST READING. V ; Mr.. Waddell, to authorize the' Govern or to Organ- S ize Patnjls.in the. several counties of the State. , !Mr. Bcal, to" amend an act passBd in 1860, entitfed I ''an act for the relief of the Banks and "'People. '" On motion of Mr. Mch.ay the House- agreed to go into secret Session t receive the report Of the Com missioners returned from Richmond; r. I - V 1 ' Oa motion of Mr. Shober a committee of two was appointed jtO: wait on the, Govern jr, to invite him to be present. v ' ; ! ; ' The House then proceeded to vote for 1 Counccllors of State. Before the Committee appointed to super-, intend. the election rcportedjthe House went into se cret session. ".,.!' l 1 ' CORRESPONDENCE STATE JOURNAL. . ' , KiNSTON, Dec lj 1862. (. ' Dear Journal: I took dinner by the. wayside lait Thursday, about 16 miles from Newbern.v Nether cut t's Rangers, Captains Robinion and Davis, weae . moving. arounii and Keeping an eye omhe abolition istJV On that day the following: "'exiles from home'' earn c; out' of Newbeiii by flig of truce, and, were re ceived by onr pickets.- I saw most of them at Tren ton: James E Morris, Starkey Gardner, wife, 4 chil .dren J and grandchild, Capt. T.. A. Robbins, P. G. Gillikin and wife, Wm. Charlotte, Wife and child, D. Ambrose, G . A. Williams, , wi fe, 4 children and sister, Mrs. Ingles, Capt; James Gordon.1 James 1 W. Bright; Frank Ogilsby and wife, Ym. E. Hollowell. and phild Miss Frances Wallace and sister Olivia, MrsrS irah Baker, Miss Frances Baker,' Mrs.. Eliza Mcintosh and 2 children, John Pitlmau, wife . and sister-in-law and " Miles Beach-r-lhe latter a very di- ;tninutive grey-beard from Yankee land, not m very good odor among the other exiles;' also the following paroled prisoners : . - ,, .v: .-,:jr. CapV Jrmes, Lieu t. Skinner Ci pt.r Ila'skio s, pri vates T. II. Smith, A. Lu Heath, and R. L. Smith. V; Thes refugees or exiles draw a disgusting picture of the doings of the abolitionists in Newbern. One of them', ah old acquaintance and reliable gentleman; told" me hesaw Yankee officers gallant the" col ored girls around the streets, carry their parasols and help them in and out of the carriage.., A majority of tlie negroes are ia a.pitiable plight, but those qualified .to fill seats in thefabolitiou seraglio, fare better than .common. :'4( " - :.-" . ' ' -; -! ! . thlle corroborates the statement made by telegraph ',' 'aat thy are dyiug1 at the rate o;f fifteen per day at rn encampment across the river. The town is rep-' tesented as a vast collection of brothels too disgusting 6 tie. described on pnper. ' V " f - . The exiles na'med had no alternative but take.the oath of allegiance br; quit their homes,5 leaving all they possessed, except a little bedding and other personal property, in the hands of the abolitionists. So will it be with all fchose who trust themselves and their' prop erty "to the rnercies of the abolition freebooters. ' AH who-rcmaiu in the Yankee lihrs will, havd ultimately to espouse the Yankee cause,-or have their property ' con6scated, and themselves subjected to all sorts of indignities and outrages.. Let all our feliow-citizens tkc warning 'while they may 'and flee from 4 he wiath of Abraham the, Baboon and Butler the Brute. Nothing-of importance transpiring in this region. : , I regard intervention ia American affairs thy the Kurnnean miwera as :i snara ami fleliision wnich our ' vf r , , - Tr --. Zir : : "most fight it out, looking toGod for a 'prosperous is sue. 1 HERMES. 1 During'the late seson of the .Virginia' Conference of the Methodist E. Church at:Petersburgj a mission ,ary meeting "was held, and a collection taken up amounting to about $3,000, which together ; -with that contributed in the Conference 'during ; the past year sums up $14,000. The following persons were made life members cf the Missionary meeting, i . "I President Jenrsoil Davis,' General Robert E. Lee; I Gen. Stonewall Jackson, Geh. Longstreet, Gen. J. E. l-C .ine'bsnate convened at" 10 o'clock 1 t' "! J Messrs; E J Blount, Senator elect fronvPitCand' DiX M- Oatlaw Senator elect fron Bertie, were i sworn imd took Iheir'a-CJy t amrZtt. .-: B.rStuart,;Gen.:D.' II..Hill, ,Ge:n. AP.;HilK and N. 'C.;. WEDNESPkY, ; DECEMBER 3, ..1862:, '.V TELEGRAPH Reported exprerislyjfbr thState JournaL From tbc East. Xf V.Twa deserters just in from Washington report that the abolition fleet iiat Newbern; and that Wilming ton UJo be VaUacke4.:;'.i1iisy a s skirmish at Core Cracky reporttsl this morning is " un- fbuudcd'l3'? ?x'i'x-ii-xri rxx.'zu-ii'ti :j-,:gA -'- CaptuVcor Sitspicloui Contrabands. ' L ' - f -:V3irLA'n'r-,,'Js-''. ' Charleston, Dec. 2. j " - Our SCOUts Canturedf hn Sunila-v nMr ICrriAUiiri- j ville: four .negroes ging off fn boat fto the fleets One was dressed io a Yankeeunifyrm, and had a min- uio mucij wnu various oiner-.-. artieies presented to him by the Abblitionrsts. He admitted having ; had; constant communication with the Yankees. ' 'x J- ' . From latest Northern'papore wsiitV-W 'Allow ing . The Late dash Into Maryland. ' - ' : - - Richmond, Dec. 2. . A dispatch dated 26th Nov., givos an account of the Confederate dash .into. Montgomery Qunty. j It says, this morning at day break, a body of rebel cav alry supposed to be sixty strong enteied Poolesville, i seized Otierry and Sergeant Government telegrap.rjop erators stationed there in bed, paroled them and permit-' ted them to telegraph their mishap to Washington. The boldness of the rebels .caused much' excitement iu the neighborhood. . .. ' Affairs in the West. ' - Nasliville is said to be encircled by a chain of rifle- pits and farts. The. streets have been barricadedl in and out of the city, j - - ' : . . ' The next battle is expected to ccur on Diiok river, near Elkridge, unless the Con federates should advance on the city. : , ': -'. ' ' ' . . -' .- 1 , ' Rosencranz's line extends from" Nashville, the right nring to Iiebdnow, thejeftwing to the railroad, j 1 : Communication betypen Louisville sind; Nashville is complete. A;traiu went through on Wednesday; '-last.- x -:: ' ' . .-: r ' '. ',t''-:: - rff,"' . A dispatch from Nashville dated 25t,h; says, 60 pa roled rebel officers and soldiers took the oath of alle giance to-dy volunteering, as did alsa a . numbej of re Del citizens.."-. ";, :; , A dispatch trom Giiro, Nov. 26th says, Gen Ho- vey' expedition, - consisting of 7 transports, carrying about 10,000 men, which left Helen a some days since, has returned. On Friday it proceeded to the'.month of White rivcrv- but owing to its lowness could go no f.trther.' Its destination .is said .to have been Little i Rock. '.". "'; ' ' ' ."''.';'. ;'.,-V' -' .. . m- Banks' "Expedition " " Tlie expedition of Gpn. Banks was at Fortress Mon roe on the 24th, and was to sail tor its destination in a day or two. The Baltic is the flagshipnd the :"r umber of men composing the, expedition is ihded'at ... J Hr '"-""" 'xW. ' Great Distress in England. " - The London Times in an editorial shows' that dis tress in England is.growing to a alirmihg extent. The general Relief Committee, in their report for the .last week in October, say, the ' number of persons in . receipt of parochial relief, in tweniy-four Unions of : Districts, had "risen to 208,723 an additionof 45,224 ' during the month of October. One hundred and eighty-two thousand four" hundred and one thrown 'out of employment in one District. . ' The Emancipation Proclamation. A WasliingU.ii correspiindent of the Herald tele graphs that Lincoln - will submit the Emancipation Proclamation to Congress for,rcconsideratn and mod ification. ' . , "' . -.'' j ' ' Over 3,000 sick soldiers arrived in Washington du ring the last 'few day's from'. Burnsjde'saf my. V" Jersey Settlement Lands for Sale. ; THIS plantation is on the Yadkin River half a mile from Holtsburg Depot, on the N.C Railroad, in J)avfdson count v contains "eight hundred acres,- half cleared1 and in cnltiTation. The balance is wood land. 125 acres river, bottom land in cultivation, and 75 acres of the best quality of uncleared creek bottom compose a part of the aboye tract. Tbere is a good dwelling? and out hous se on the4 place,- orchard, &c. Persons desiring to look at the place will call upon the subscriber; who- will If be? at home until Christmas. - " v ' -' ":Jt $ '. ANDERSON ELLIS. Dec 3 ,' 36-d2m Old Sws Wantert- T wiUnav fft? old Ylircnlar Mill SawsJ rrom" JL three feet upwards in diameter, fifty cents per poundj; - and fonionc, heayv saws fortv cents per pound, delivered' ito- I'i -T J4.; V L, FROELICKS f ,, ' v Confederate States Armory, .-.' t - - , , r j' '"-' " " ,. "Wilmington;! N. C Dec 8 ' :"l l'. ' : 'c-1 ' f . ' ' 36-d2w-pd .-, - Register and Spirit of the Age copy to the amount of $3 and send bill to this office. ' ' ' -"' - : i For Sale, A HOUSE and Lot iff Mocksville, Dayfe conntj, N. C. The lot contains 18 or 20 acreB part of which is wooded land, with alb necessary outhouses. For. further particulars applrat this office. ; ; 5 '' .-' it-' Dec 3 :- ' ; '; " ' 3G- ". Drivers Wnne3 l I A WIIITB Drivers for Stste teams Wanted; A J to haul com at Tarbfro', Xi . , for thlr Depart ment. ' . j THOMAS D..HUtiCf -Cap t dec 1-tf v Commissary, Departtoentj Raleigh, ;N. C. ; HillsDoro' N. C sniitar Academy;; The Filftti Academic' Year of tills Institution will commence on the FIRST WEDNESDAY -IN FEBRUARY, 1863. J For information and circulars apply to r SDP'T H. M. ACADEMY, HilbboroN N- C. Nov 1 28, 1862. : . V ' ..n. i 32 d3m. . . ; Conscription , L mhnnsan'ds fri the Confederate States,! JL L to the different laws "and.r exemption bills' passed by the last two sessions of the Confederate States Congress, are so mvstified as to their reaTduties that-they know not 1 . . J . . .TIT- -JI 11 l. r wnac course mj pursue. e xurue an uo rcauj uoioc theraselTes subject to the law to report immediately atthe respective camps appointed for the enrolment of Conscripts in the different States. To those who believe themselres . exemptr we -would respectfully say, that on seenriag our. fee, which is Five 'Dollars we will furnish them the ion bearing on their 'cases and every addi tional information which we hare gleaned from the action of the authorities in parallel cases, and we are prepared to take alt the re- : Bponsibility'of sach advice. : We will do nothing bat a L citImatb business. t Those whom.we find are really liable, we will inform accordingly. Those who are not (and there are thousands in every ptate who are not) we j will give them our advice with the law bearing upon their -cases. " f T Having every facility, wc are prepared to give every in- vTAHK"tBr LEET AT KEWBBBKWILMIKGTOIITO f Btt X:ir WMACEDTHIs'wEEr; U 1 ir-A'i; . ijrj v '.x il Siit -' Kinst.n, Becw 2 formation regarding any other; business connectea witn ine army- a ' !" 'V51: :X..,-T ':--.'-' :. "::!! , . Owing to the heavy expense incurred in procurragthis information, we wilt notice no communication unaccom panied with our retaining fee of Pipe Dollara ii.f.'v 1 THOMAS J.ONES A CO Box 258 P.O. Raleigh, N. C. ... t . . . ., ' . ..... -. . . . ... - HJSX-' :.f;L"ADYjaBTISEMENT j MR. GODFREY -A2TD THE BOGFSGOTERNOR t ST1NI1V , Edeuton, N. C, ijiOTcmber 91862.; Mit.EniTOBi jPermit tme through -the-mediahi, yourValuable paper, to giTe an acconnt pf my by lilirard jSta.nl y, ;Military :tovernor;?.of-. Carolina, in order that : a' just public, may jdecide whether or hot I should again place myself, in tho bands of the .enemies of my country,; or should dis- I : regard ray parole andi array myself , with , the brave iuw: tt uo are uguuug iur vur uuinn uau hi( mat as dear to; nx 'The facts are simply : these iQn the first of July las.t. Edward Stanly, in. company with'Gjoi. Rowan andiGipt: Flosser, U. S. N:, arrived at) EUen- ton on a nboat, and, alter consultation .with some lof thei traitors of, the town, arrested me, an unarmed, d(n&Sce .citizepdeclaring that; I was to be hehl.'as s sa hostage for cine Jiaker : Whit e, deserter f roift the Confederate Army; who had been previously captar ied while ia the service of the encmybj .our. military; authorities. I was taken to Newbern, and placed in the common jiil, ,trhere, amidst filth aud vermin I'll . I 1 i 1 . i . .- ' ' I -w ' mained until, the 21st- day of. August., I was then paroled, according to the term and conditions, of the following document , ; . :.,Vx-i ';' ';: ' ' .:. . .w DepAutment of North Carolina, NewberaMnguI21st, 1862.7 j . The bearer, JosephXr. Godfrey ,5of Edepton North Carolina, is released onparole ,anct has permission to go to Eden! on, withiri7ur lines, Taud to pass tljvough j;nes .. , . . ,;;.,..- , ; .--C , He has .permission toTeturn to this' place 4 within thirty days, and to come ou' any vessel or steamboat in the service of the United States. :fH- .It is understood; however, that if Baker; White, late of Edenton, is released vand allowed to, come within the lines of 4he United State troops, the said Joseph G Godfrey is discharged fr6m his parole, v" In going to Edentony aud in returning he will re port to the officer in; command of the Uuitetl States forces at: Roanoke Island. '. ' ' V4" : .;...: :-x: v -.,;-r:, ;; x ' : EDWARD STANLY. : ; .. Military Governor of North Carolina. , V...... - . .-'....i 1 . . .. J ., l: v-j 4' i - ' :-; Upon this paper the Secretary of War niade the fol- ; lowing endorsement: v , Richmond Va., War Dkpartment, September 4th, 1802. Tho release of Baker W'hite is declined. . . - G. W. RANDOLPH, . Secretary of -War.: Failing to secure my exchange, I returnpd to New bern and reported myself to Gen. Foster, command ing the post, Governor (?) Stanly being then in New York, and was paroled within the limits of tho town. Upon the. return ot trover nor (:; otauly, 1 reported myself to him in due ...form," and was still allowed the liberty of the place, according to the parole exacted by the commanding officer. , On the 24ih of October he again parple 1 ine accord ing to the terms of the succeeding document, saying, at the same time, "Get Judge R. R. Heath to see Gov. Vance and induce him to have the exchange t made for you." , , ... f, --j' - x - .'. .: . , -X Department hr North" Carolina, '. . Newbern, OctobcrJ24th, i 862; . '5 The bearer, Joseph G. Gotlfrcy, of Edenton, North Carolina, is released on parole and has permisaion to go to Edenton,' within our lines, and to pass tlirough our lines.- f- ,1 ' "' - '"... He has permission- to return to this-plaee before the first-day of December andjto come on any vessel or -steamboat in tho service of .the Uuitetl Slates. x: It is understood, however, that if Raker White, late of Edenton j: is' released and allowed is come wi th in the lines of the Unitdl States Troops, the said Jo seph G Godfrey is discharged from his parote. .'' - In going to Edenton, and in returniup:, he will re port to; the officer in command of the United States forces, at Roanoke Island, t ; ', i ,lu if f x: -n ED WARfl STANLY, r ' j -Military Governor of North Carolina.' The following is Governor Vance's responsa toi my application, which was' immediately,;; made Upon my arrival at Raleigh : ? , ; . . '. n'v:-.';:';;:- ( '. State-op N. C, .ExeciJtive D epabt u en t j : V , ! Raleigh ltov. 151862 Mr. Josephi G.t Godfrey, present: :z : f Dear Sir : Your application. to be exchanged: for one Baker White, now confined in Salisburyby Con federate authority, is inadmissible. 1 can neither do if myself, nor conscientiously recommend ' the ! Presi dent to do so, fox the Tcason that whiist you . wera ar rested as a peaceable citizen : simply, this man-AV'hite was arrested as-a. deserter from otur colors who had ac tually, taked service with theenemy. The punishment for this offenco Jis death by the universal; custom 4 of nations, and no' civilized natipn in modern times has ever claimed the right to protect such persons,, by treating them as prisoners of wari M- ' v; - ' Very respectfully, your ob't servant, x;i:-, x : I- -v: i ' ... V t Z. B. VANCE. - ::;, .H)!V:::':'V:-V rx . : Gov . Vance having thus rfcfused to. interfere for the release of White, I requested Gcu Martii to permit me . to communicate his decision to Stauly by j means of a flag df truce from Kitiston. He very promptly gave toe a let'er to the ! commanding 'officer at t(feit place re questing him to comply with my swishes, tuy arrival at Kinston, Jqtdgo Heath accomplnying ma, I found Gen. Evar.s, of South Carolina, in command, -to whom I presented Go rl Vance's letter, with that ot Gen. Martin, requesting the flag of ttuce for Xhe pur poso referred to above.; ,The following U a copy ;of,iti;'''f''.-,i'M 'fei- '-x'xx' i : 'xft . 'r ,: ' i- -'4 ": '. '! X ?: ' v .-x v'., Head QrJABTEfls Distbiot N. G. V , . t r Raligh, NO.VNov.,15, 1862 J ' .; 1-CoLONEL. : Will you pleaa send by a special fLig of trucev a letter from ilr, Jv G.i Godfrey, . who was allowed by the Hon. Edward Stanly; to leave Ncwf bernc, to see if he could be exchanged. ' i-The letter of course will be examined by you. ou i xCt vt-i . .' $r. Yourt respectfully,'-x f";'r '.- xx ix-A Mf...hVxJiG. MARTIN, BrigL- Gen'L j'- ft. Kinston .- Gen. Evans peremptorily refused to grant me the flag of trace; and1 p&lirey9proWUe& mt.from cross ing hU'lines, upon'the ground, that my eeizuro in the first place, Was illegal ahd:unjust, as Uie laws of war did not sanction the arrest of a private citizen as a hostage for a soldier, i arid .that my parole, bsing in: contravention of the uses aid customs of all'citilized bellisrerarite was entirely, nugatory, k He then direct- red me to take' my passes to thts Secretary of War. and to inform the Department of the coarse be bad pur sued and. his reasons for it toll v- 'k''--Judge Heath very kindly consented to sse the Sec retary of War i a person, and: to Iayi all my passes be fore him, with aw accnrate.statcment of my whole case. x I After mature deliberation, and a thorough cxami-, nation of all the facts, , the following , lei.ter was ad dressed to Judge Heath, from the War Department at k Richmond: - : ' kj-?? a . LiONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. ERICA, " , . z. ,t x'x-:-':- . V " f -),Wab Department, ;Vf : r T-- Ricmrdin Y!a Nov. 24, 1862. Y9 Sir V The papers connected with the case pf Joseph ' M AJodfreyi 'person seized a a bostae, by the lel fhedi We cahhjt Consent to the exchange of! Baker t ?Wbite forMr. Godfrey! Tbi seizure of Mr..Goxlfrjey .was; in the judgement Of, this Department, arj abuse, sanctioned' by no law oif :war; "a" tyrannical employ ment of pjwer; to the injury of sT person n it engaged in the war, is the only ; aspect iiv which it can beve s'girdtdrby ws'i-.afr drfow':y?.V.ri u JR) 9neJ'ai orders. Nj; 64, paragraph 6; thU De partment said, V It isv hereby anhounced that.no oath of allegiance t6 the United Sfate3, and no' jaro!e,'by -a person not in military rvicei-ledgirig himself not Ito bear arms against th4 United States, will be te- garded, as an exemption, from service, in the-armies of the Uonfederate btates ; but persons liable tojeousenp rtin taking sucH! oath or giying such parqlo will be enrolled for service. If eapturel by the esemjr they will Ih demanded as pilsoners ot wir' hUt order. be'rig dated in September last, it shows the settled ipihion of the" department that Mr. Godfrey is not rightfully a prisoner ;ahd that Ave regard his parole iiuKwiug no uongHfcioi upon in is ioparuneui. ;Tte Department will not ;interfro to jrrant Mr, - Gffrey'a passpprt tp crDss.our liuwy ,1, , i By order xl Secretary of War . ' ' : 'V '- w J. A: CAMPBELL. C. S. A. 'Judoe-He-atiN. 0. : ' 'i' . ;' ''.. ;T ',' t Tf . ;.t;; ' . :. J. jit:X ''.' t ,,, ti"Judge.IIcatli forwarded this letter to mo, with tho accompany itig one from bin sjlf '; -1 , h" : k : W !1icumond, Noy. 25, 1865 'Joseph-O. Opdfrqf; Esyx x,,v r -r. .' Dear Slit: Afier ftdliing at Raleigh tn get you ex changed for .White. I proceeded to Richmond on the same business. ,1 have seen the authorities thre," and have received ;their vievrs verbally,' and which s they ; have promised to relnce to writingahd to, foWard me They fay , in. substance, tl ley dp not yeconire the right- . fulness of ybu seizureour being a mere civilian at the time of your arrest, and White; being a soldier of the r Confederate Statesa deserter and guilty of trrason to wards the Confederate States and liabfe to punish- ! men as a deserUr and traitor, the punishment being death. They .say further, tl.attbey-do nof recognize your promise on paroiefas of any binding, obbgation ' whatCver-T-that the coaimanding 'officer at Kinstpn was right in hot perniitiing'ybu to send thfoug'j a Mlag of truce to Newbero," and also in refusing to give you leave to pass through the Confederate liues.V'-aiid tliat ik leave : to pass you, through their lines will be granted. In ths complication I can not ad- vtse you how to act j you ti'iuti act cnr yo'uri otvii; - judgment; on one ride is j'our parolef on the ' ulfer,l the Gmtederate States recognize no validity in your promise to return, jhasmuch, as tbey vsay your, arrest wa3 wrongiiii ana uie pi onusc, inerewre, noi oiuuing. It seems to inV'to bo the old! fable 5 of Scylla ahtl Charybdis ; ia avoiding auu you falUato tlw Other. 1 ' v ' -X iours respcctl uiiy,; - '! '' T T TtVATir I. S. Sfnce I wrofc the alovo I have receivctl the reply, ol the Department : 1 it' is not quite a free ! es the-verbal reply to me A tho written reply," however,'; is the one to be-relied oh, an dus enclosed herewith. -. From these facts, it; will be perceived that my case is truly a hard one. . Seizea by the United States in uftcr violation of the rules ' and usages Of civilized -warfare, and retained, for- weeks iu j.glo6my ar.di. loainsouie prison, mcun ouiy a private cinzen, as hootage for a soldier and a deserteri I am finally re b'ased on a pafolel which the Confederate Government i declares utterly hull . a'ul void, and' rcftises to recog ivzo, cVeft'td far.a-to permit to cross i ttie linesand re-, turn to the enemy accortling to its provision. Thoturh , guilty of no crime, I am seized and punished as a mah" factor. Though a Ijya citizen of theCnfcderacy, I "ani denied the right of iii'cxchangc, and refused, tho privilege of regardingniy 'bblifeationi 'Wh'it aitfT to du under sudi circiimstances 7 ' I am made .a poor man by the war, and have a. helplesi family depend Jrg upon me for happiness nudstippurt. ,, , A gloomy prison nouse ami a i ouz! c. liifine'meut await my return J I hava made two hoinest but unsuccessful efforts to ef foot my xijharige. My country requires ray services n tho. field, whUo s ..and deniei lies me permission to obey ats obligations, by ack to ine enemy. Under the circumstances " goinj; b and'after cbn'sultattori l-wittif thos' whse characters for iVonesty, TiOnornnd jdrtice 'are abvo all reproach I have concluded not toi etiirn.co. Newbern but to'de-. vote hit eneririe and rovdife if beccssarv; to the de- , fence o the southern Uonlederacy,' t shall rely upon a i lair-rsinucu ami patrioiic men io.susiam me iiiiins 'determination. x-.f. ..:x .r':'-:-.-vm ST- - JOSEPH G. GODFREYj of Chowan. Mr' JZiilor : $inco f the ; above transpire!. I have Khowh my determination to serve my connty, by dash- V 'iii into Edenton withm thB enemy's lines, and bring- irtrr mi f1ir Vonlroa rlltMurfira artrl nn' Tin R":il r f l-attn '. :i and handing them bveito the Confederato authorities at Petersburg and Rah sigll. i t' - "'-' A ;f :. josg. Godfrey. ' Thirty, Dollars Inward. T OST at Gdldborc onlast Friday a large, i I J black carpet bag, cpntainiog a suit of undcrclotbidg, and a few nfchpr articles of weariog apparel. The bag also contains a red accoint book, About 9 inchei toosr 'and Is . large, black: pocket beok, containirig a, lot of private pa- ' r iLT-irt et ti wi .i j ' " i. :will be paid forlths return of the bag. ."ii.-j? perj, anu iqb win oi ii.iu. opruwi. Aue aoore rewaru nov 25-29-d7d chapel inn; N. c. I'.' OX Saturday thc.3th ct December,, I wll sell . ' . at the Court House! door, in Raleigb, a line pair. of Bay ilorses i 'Also, a single borse cart, tne property ot tne state Uenerai U'.H.Hranch. m T.uua 61. n.Mth..iJi infanilli innmnH unnnl. ff Tnrt-Atiriri:, WM A TtT.OTT XT. J . 7 Arfm.J Tsaxs: Six month nor.28-d!0tAwl x OFFicK.WiiviiiKq'fo & Weldon R.;R. Cq, 1 ,WiImipton,N.C.; Nov. 20th, 1862. n ii , :'y. ,i rs mnE adjourned incr ting of the Stockholder of JLthe Wilmiagton A Weldoa Iiailroad ConpT 'will ',. ba held on the 4th day of December next, at .Wilmington . ;,-, V . - 1 ' S.,DL WALLACE, rretprp - ' 1 1 tvu gooa anrarmsnea uooas to let. in me M central rart of th ritr. with or witliont board. I . JJ -.!.-: -i i ";..tv 1 ;.-f,.i.-l LYll '. f ,t " 22dtf - - - , M -j-. - If XT - TH E BE S T -1 HI SE G L U E THIEM & t FRAPS W ft-KALEICFil, ; C.s-rt i of I 'erai-authorities f. at Newbep, North Carolina, for que i arrest 1 ,:Baker yhite, deserter from tue.Cjnreierato army ' North r to' thesefvice ?tf .'the United States, ii'ave bedn exam- "i'-M . tf Oct. 29, 1862. '': i 1.1 ' ii .11. ;- . i , r ? '- ; - i i -, '.'v li: . able weight upon our' people.-Exam'inet: - , ' ! ' ' : . - if lien, rrench.
Daily State Journal (Raleigh, N.C.)
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