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the merest matter of form. The organ of
the party, the Suie Journal, said : "It is a
Mrange but pleasing coincidence that the
tirswoutnber ot our new volume should tw
thoTicrald to oui readers of a new victory
by the triumph of the elettorial ticket ad
ratei by this paper and it political .con
frorcn," And it said further of the Con
Hfrvutivcrt, thai they hould hare "a hide
"UN mark upon their brow, by which they
whuuld be known by the people."
Now, in what wai the "victory?" Ovor
whom wu i? For what was the "hide
out mark?" If the election was for a
I'lTKidtfrit, and aU voted tor the aino
J I'rrmdrnt, where rould be th victitry f one
parly, or the infamy ot the other: Wu it
rouhl be complained of, except that the
Destructives net up a ticket, avowedly
u purty ticket, for which till did not vote,
and thci.eby opposed, not the President,
not the Cmilederacy, not tlie State, but
nit acknowli ded oran'zed parly
"political cottticies." Jlere, then, isfuli
j rool thai the Dftuctivs had organized
n party, and jj;iikt-ti every man who did
i.-t atl with it, even 11 milter ol lorm.
ti lit struct 1 :ts.
;- j c .v k' f!oil . "S If I'i'i
( 1 iju i T'.'i a-it li tm-fj
ri t o -;y, wlia: du lhe-"
v an- xt luoi 1 I r tn :ill
1 :he St.-le. u'lh 'Ultii "e
ijwit t .ak. U. in ; uhI ai-
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't.'lioi Mr f, nut t ;ll a ict''y
!ii no il o 11 u., We nay. pi-ure1 o il i.ur
I lo' .l ai.l l rcjfpiui i' lor tlie Stale, I m tho.-e
li 1 hnT d'.m- litile of en her, we are
1 aioi s, ai d hav im.rked uh in i1k Iom
lo ;il k (hi 111 all limo to i-ome, we and
oui chiltlien may be Known and haled
What must b'.' done? The locnin sounded.
Arouse ! Arouse yourselveH ! rang from
one cud ot the Slate to lh othe; ; and the
people ran to th polls, and by mu h a vote
us never wan given before, drove the'
libellers from power, and put in betier men
Bui truth requires thai it should be turther
aid, that not tor this only were they driv
en out, but because it was tound thai lht-y
had neglected the best interests of lliu
Sia.e,and were us imbecile before the
enemy as they were malignant towards
their friends.
Bui what a howl is raised by the Des
tructives from one end of the Sialo to the
other! What is it for f They have been
turned out of office! Well, w.iy did thej
allow it? Why did no. tno "political
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arrested without a canse, to keep Virginia "former party." I concexfa 'tottHiff by the board. TbeSprinrfeld Re,
in countenance. world was nevor made on purpoae bat
Her press, the Enquirer itself, for hire, just fappened so! I believe ihai Mr.
publishes daily or its own money jobb ts Davis i n thoroughly partisan that hv
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i r r aceiu t" 'l:itik Liii.l we
;!. -I-.I .J toaiiwer some (jiiftiot
; t i r . ! i 'O J Mono vevk ail. co. hi
, rn-lakcn. W ? nhull mn'l all
.pi-lioii mouruwo 'vay arid tim
W(. ; o J. tai riin our readers from I In
trrat we have in rv fur them:
l N ' i II f 1 1 i'AKOLIN AS HUM?
irn I.-.! lothis humiliating inquiry by
r .'!:! a M tj rurrent cventb in and oui of the
MVo' I fiei'ly concede ihat l hero ought to
i . ii.. !, on or Plrile among the people
i, ;ii.v Hi', or among lh- Siatfi them
. At - Arid he who originates hti ife is alone
'.1 I. :iiii ' ; lr it is not, id human natuic to
ri- r v.' nHonao without retort, and self exi-
i"" r reijuirea nelt deleni e. It iv ciiurged,
:l,:il llioiewlio n w oj oni North-Carolina,
dav f;iued dirixiuus an'ioiig ihe pcoplr;
'uvi i'1iinizcd thciiisolv s into a part),
r.ii 111 1 .mc r 1 1 .I'll m 1 1 11I lici'a: 11ml Ioltp inatii'iir
u-.'d in.-aaur.-i. mi.irioiiN lo the common Wrires" triumph in the election ? Why
1 ... 1. 11...1. i.,t.-....h - not "another victory ? Wavwasnotthc
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: i-agr'it ' lirne It they are not so, it is
.1 :r'. tiandor A t 'J ! ha Meter of' ihone
r, . i r. .i'id tin' .liai.M t'T ol the Stale
I'-ilt. require that 'io- truth should he
Ki n's n by uU who will j r't" j.istly; arid that
t!.oi.," who an ue, m. ni.nl Ito; trull), should
III' ' X pOM'li
Ni n ali.r liinco n clt'i-lion, the propri
., ol cnliirij' a Con vriiiioii to hecede, was
l. tl.o l..'gik'ture then in secession, sub
tn .1: .-.I to a vole of thr proplv. The people
I- : !' J to . all a Con ven lion at all, and the
vanity, vue
r l v. in no1 oui -r -xcit in
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and vei in" .
ilio 'jii e-s Vi rginia'' dfvolo i 1st-If
to 1 ho pie vrvaMon ol tier own morals;
and win-it it can present Vii 2110a, not as a
a .
; inr iio'inhera at the same time, indica
l ihe people weie
for any caue thtn
"mark on the brow"-plainer ? Aha! Did
tney have, and have they lost the people's
ciiUilence T Tli:it u mo fu ii.. uumu r
tlie Conservative! It they wre mistaking
in suppos:ng they bud the victory aid
the people's confidence, what right have
ttiey to claim what they never had ? If
they had the victory and the confidence,
by what blunder, or treason, have they
lost them, and turned evury body againsl
them? One of two things is true, it was
false to claim the publ'C confidence, or it
was a shame to forfeit it. And now yod
publican has an article oa peace ia iu issue
of yesterday, in wbtc-b it nays :
''The country is gelling tired of unsue
cosalul war; of blunders in field, of doubt
and besiution and confuMon in council, of
fraud and rascality everywhere Uniew
the success in battle, whrch M. Lincoln at
last confesses is the pnrae necessity of the
hoar, soon com us, thete will be a clamor
for peace from all aides that cannot be re-
These are itrong words, and probably
represent the real foeling of the Republi
cans, wbo have lost heart at their own non
aaccess. There is, however, no probability
that the war will stp until the opposition
bave a ebanco to see what they can do to
ward suppressing the rebellion either by
vigor in the field or wise ami conciliatory at
tioo in the cabiriet. Tho prosorit party in
power can never end this war. Ver Yoti.
World,
For the Patriot.
Justice to a Soldier.
Guilford, Jan. 12th, 186.3.
Messrs. Editors : I ee that Thomas Ii
Gieason, a private in Capt. John SkanVs
company is advertised as a deserter. A few
days after he was notifi d of his excha""c
1 examined him, and sent a certificate t
his Captain, stating that in my opinion he
was altogether unfit to - perform military
duty. About a month afterwards 1 sent
another certificate of the same import.
And 1 have good reason to beliere that he
is still unable to discharge the duties of a sol
dier aud have advised him to that effect.
Hut, until then, let indued,) then North Carolina musl tu ke i l Bera8 to me that jnst'co requires thu'
the depreciation of tho Confederate money, does not recognize, and ia Ihe ' sense, mar
at its very capital. 30 per cent, below its "not roro ember" any but bis own.
own bank notes, which are themselves 300 And as North Carolina is denoanced by.
per cent. blow the specie standard. She tho organs of his party in thia Stale, and
is indignant ibat any body or any party by his own organ at his elbow, aa inimical
should think of the spoils, or honors of to thu South, and has so lately been dc-
office or place or should "care a bit" for nounoed by his pet, General Winder, as "a
tho disgrsco of being denounced or exclu- 1 nest of damned traitors,'" it may be, and,
ded as unworthy of trust; yet demands truth to say, I oelieve it will bo concluded
and receives for her own citizen almost as be well onoogh to let ber tafier ft tittle for
many of these, us is yield-! to the wholo her temerity.
South besides. She puts her skeleton roi Why do other Stales want "State re
men's, full officer o, upon the public pay, serves? Why not turn thorn over to the
and boasts of her disinterestedness. She Confederacy ? Is it answered, because
claims Richmond a-, ihe vitals of ti e Con- the Confederacy does not want them? If
federacy, as if ihe South could not breathe the Confederacy does not want them, it
without, when, trutli to say, ah can must be because the Confederacy already
Hearcly breathe with Casth) Thunder, and has en -ugh to defend the whole South, and
could not ihiik without the brains of the every part of it. If she has enough, then,
Enquirer, which . so stolid as to boast tell me, why hag North Carolina been
that us master, the President, does not negUced ? The excuse has been, that the
"remember" almost the only ihing lie ever Confederacy has not the men to spre
kne the existence of party. She impu- Aha! Then she needs more men, and, ac
ilently rchukis North Carolina within cording iheir own showing, Virginia and
wii .so ten iiori raked by tho fine tooth South Carolina must yield up their "re-
contb of Kiebmond de'ectivcs, not a trait selves." It will not do fjr them to say,
or can be found, tor her want of devotion to thai they have furnished as many as North
the common c ause, wt.ee Virginia herself Carolina besides iheir reserves, because,
ha iei-led aim s'. a mu- li strength to the usido from that being untrue, it will not do
N r h a to iheS.ith. In what, then, is f r Virginia l do as vcell as North Curo ma,
Virjiima slip, ii.tr to N r tli Carolina? tor he claims to be ai example for North
Carolina lo do better !
It the treatment which North Carolina
has received, wh t lie best that could be
done or if her afflictions have been the
rou of mere mistake or oversight, it
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virgin undefiied, for that were impotable, woul j be best to excuse the past, and hope
hulas a woman ivtornied. and North Curo- to amend ihe future. But if it has been
lina should not then be, as he is now, with- by design, if it was in tho plan, if it had
out a hh-mir.li, we wili yield to our more been thought of and determined on before
virtuous siftur (!) ihe compliment d copy- and, ( hieh 1 admilought not to be lightly
ing oer reiormaiion. ivji, until men, lei mailed, ; then JNonh Carolina musl take
her not flaunt her toggery. Lot ber, like . care of herself ; must know her rights and
an imperious courtesan, affect al least make others know them. There musl bo
enough of reserve lo bo sought alier lesi notiifling with a sovereign State; her lion
it bo aid of her, as was said ui Jerusalem : or and her life ean be given to the care of
And the contrary is in thee irorn oilnr no other. If ihe President does "not re-1
women, in thai thou giv. st a reward t they member" any but those who call him mis '
lovers, and no rewaid is given unto the." ter, -eiier arouse him from his torpidity,;
But w hat ia ihe ground of tins tirade and imII him plainly that he is only a ser-!
against Norlh Carolina? What has she vant, to be praised when he does well, and
uui e : nai na sue ten unuono ; mere to be col l ected when he errs
ftie tand: d'aw neater. The veil of her ; E
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mooeiy neeu 1101 ue raiseu 10 uicovtr to r.1
thai t-lie bus turni-hed as many troops as not
uiiv Nlit 111 tliti Niiiith In ti.rht f, r thr ..a I... I i.. I.. .
.v... ... v.. ,.M v.. . vaoiu in mnusamiic, ur, more appro- u m.,iw, so vi , c t ll
Sa.nl. n.O r.no t firrl.l u.iM,..t. O .1.. ............. I M- V 001)1110, Z. MlS .M. II.
w,.., ....v iv "s-..- .t. H, iuiu , a-? acvytcc in ineireereinonies. pn.i, c-. ,r, u ti u. a u...... p .,,.r.
The "press ot Virginia" admits that she For i n the campaign pamphlet of ihe cotton ?T ! ' f ' r .n g, H n ; V '
had provided for them better than any St.t -s in lsr.O ivnich rL ,hr.,h ,hr.. 8 ' h"8 h. V 1 V,a'1 . VVS
ti i o .. . , V 7 .1" -',lli to.Ui,il, 31 1 s, o. l..aJ-,:
a j H-'i " - eoi i ' in wioeu uie pians Ol lue U''-
.vi ore ol tier territory lias been tihen t.y trucincs oi a I laid down and their
the enemy than of any other Mate, eA ... ... . .. . u ,
Tennessee. Less has ''eon done m her aini"st liierahy" loiti.l. d, the quemion 'tnaled u- many ar'ie! - I o l.n &.
delence than ;n defen e ol any oth r Siaic. p,ii : liu i i il asked whether the border mv cftmnanv'' fre'tMi1 K" ".eiuher-.
There is not a fortification deservir g ih. Si..tes w .11 join us in ihis move f"' It is not fell ihanks, and lrut they may ever feel a
name in her wliolt land rew tr ois
been allowed her, and they have
some explanation should be made in hi-ca-e.
Yours truly.
Di. J. A McLEAN.
For the Part riot
Donations by tbe Ladles ol Lex
ington. Mrs. W. C. Hargrave 810, Mrs M. W.
Heigh, S3, Mrs. S. E McK..y, S10. ('. P. i,
: ,""U5U7l"7 ,B f . ,., :ry, 82, Mrs. V. Adderton, S2. M.b. M-.r .
.vents remind me of what I do not like r j R $, Mpfc L
r-men.ber that North Carolina wa- j0,inHlltl) $1) Mm. W.C Payne. S:j. M, .
invited to th.K feast as a 7ue, but was E A.C. U ge, T. T. K. g.$f M.s
M .we,
leather w.o ih S3
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Toiai flOo.
the a ove I he
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commanded by off! cr wh won d not ho
trusted with forces else w here In almest
evory conflict with the enemy in her hor
ders, there has been ju-t enough ot
resistance to enabk turn to l)0at a victory
. d that hey Will, nor IS It desired f U'M.-iinii in h:tv:nS' done so much
thai ihey should atfi:8t. It is preferred to render the noor soldier comfortable.
iliai in.-v shuuld stand as a break-water
between us ami the North, until we get
upon out foul." (This is the substance, I
have not the pamphlet by rne.) It is a
credit lo N-rih Carolina to forgive the
JOHN II MABKV.
Cap'.. Co H. -1st i. N. C liegt
' I tliMt two thirds
o (".-( d to Mirn oii
i x -!mg lull, iii n short lime, evenis
t ' irird vi inch induced these atuo people
o oi. in Convention, and sreedo by h
.'. n.m.it,' vole. I p lo that tune, the two
I V nfia ,t!iMi tlie people Were called
: o , Tin nial.'," i4inl "S, i !iioit. '
I ih .- h.imi. tiuU iml im:hI the ti
'.' of vaeh parly Alt. r n t' -came tire-
-:ir I i veredr, aod tlie people- Wfre
i i. a'. i iitoii", the i gui'i ' I ui'-niit" I o h'tlg
r left a ted thr . ni no n t o uny part v or
"t ImiiU ; for i7 Wei e ,. '4 ees n 1 n 1 ls,
u'. d'll in Ihe aline n.'. no lii.1 ur'Mm1
I rk.iniiM tti'iK t"i- on -ii'.h.ut
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; 1 1010 ' m a 1 I fie Sur't'.uoi o. I 1 1 . e 1 . 1 1 1
VlrginlH .IliddlerN.
The Ricun nd Enquirei- is said to be
the organ of the Liovei ntiien' . H ?, can
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who so lately Mtutted conqueror; wbo Ij lo make her feel tho degradation ot nil-nee, but it would bo a shame on her
mI toil iverv nleasant n ace vours: wbo. i w .. .1 v... o.r. ..ti..... 1 ... r. tlie oruan
....... , , rf - . ' 1 ueieai. 11 11.11 urn ninio uj it "i no piuoeneei.oio'gei.ii. I ' I vil
bv V'ur prowess, bave preserved every . hl,pn mdre.i to be destroyed 1 1 is nt leani. n:irdonable caution, to tako not tho government spa. e it a lime a 1
il.',, ;,. ix.ni i.tn vi hie h I Iw imiimi.' ilul . r . . . . " . , .1 . . - 1 J . c, 1 m rail 1 , So 1 r TO 111 Ihe v. a V that O
1 11 1 1 1 u 1 11 ivui uiiii. v... - " 7 i...i,.,f 1 1 1 ... i ..mi Mi... hud 11 it rn ip ir fir. hi' hn uui ri rpnrpns mwr n ti n oe 11 01 - - -
f- - !W, 111 I 1IIIIUO, I. II. I S.W- ."V ..'.V.. ' V.ll lll.lb IIV. II HU UU H.1.(1W 111...V...V.
nol wait, and muioncenuy suirenueieu 10 ,,-....,. in tIie ('Mtjlll
.1 . ry .. .. ....... .1.1 . r- id. 1
huch a crisis. it. And il is tho verv weakness of cxccurni u-vnimr i-,,.,,,..
,ii, u every thing which be desired; ! ( Nlirlh CH,0h,ia were to call her soldiers c.edul it v to believe, 1 b-U ho who will make office u has been don.g ir jury to tnj c .11
had no friend that you did not halo and j . ,l, .ulIli f..,js to defend her own, who a hiold of me lo day tor his own safety.
rou d I. lame her ? But she has done no wiii expose huns-lf tor my safety to-morow.
mi. h thing She has only called for 10.000 Ii may ho l hat lie will "not care a fig"
abd.it rat'; oreen so much as "remember
me.
who. ii 1 lo
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did not hale and
no en-my thai you did not tear; leare,
eea-e to iiowl as a hound kicked I r um tit-
H1aici o pai.oi a- o..Mlt, t-- ..." j- u( Kr r,llzo 3 w l0 urt. nnl ,,, lnL. service,
and try to catch the spintof the ti'. lo voontwr in her defence. This is all.
and act like men, and some good may be i,er crime
H. co.nplished in the future, aud much It is said that N rth Carolina 10 do this
error t j,giMi you in thu past tQ ,u y xy lu!I S(.f in t.unfllut vVj,, vi,e C m-
Nut only has th:s injustice b -n done tcJ,.,ai.y. W--li.be 1 1 so. f'WhaV is the
us by oar eppoiie.iiu the Stale, fuit o 1 C-nt. deracv hut her servant? And who
iet.iK by ...n eel the press ot 'thei Stat e- j t., j lS, lo. ,,,. I. "onted.-raey the right to
h l e eorne to the a' !.. k. 1 H'' ll.l. "HI ! M.ie,ll.Oi I lo ro oi.nel e of fhe ill 1)1 11 H"V-
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organ i Uion a a p.triy; .aimed tne ol
jtrfe-sion at a party liiumph, and pioscrib-
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na may owe ihlnjutiuns to wt bister .svi tT
t'jui, l.n an owe- no duty to her Strrd7tt.
1-rr.ml thilrd e s under obligations lo
ooe uiinot. atie wilt, her t-isterw in
in- U' " 't s ' i vj- 1 . B r doe- t hat t'o to
It is said that if North Carolina reserves
a force tor herself, she will bo abandoned
by ihe Confederacy ! I would not wonder!
sJ... i.m.i i , i i 1 1 o i u liriLr iV'itfr nr iiiitti-
.t.ool nal'MnMbiT Mflll SiIIlP II III C UiU A
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iu. uui hiin, as tney lurn io icave, x o
would tell them that if they leave for su h
a cause, with oil that, they would have
mon cause by iis North Carolina arli le
liu present object seems t bo to lir n;
polilic.il strite in North Caroliua, (to winch
a very tew of our pe q.l" t.ro at all disji'
sed,) and to eonvinee tho yankees tin..
Norlh Carolina, if not already with them
may be on their side at. t o distant day.
Barring its bitter predjudices agaitt
North C.rolma, the E.iquirer has been a
A. . i... t ..v ehe. it service to the cause n
prvsiml course is quite a injurious as tha.
ot lis r.eighbor, the- Examiner, was some j trufj t w,.re r.-coKn'JeJ ljy name as iodepfuilout
BESSiLCB
PREsroEifTjm
r tht Stnttmmd
Houtof Rtprtfntmtirtt
tht Confmltft S:n, ;
At th dateer your last adjournment ttaprcpara
nons of the enemy for farther hoauliiks haU atuai.
tti so mean ing an aspect a to excite in suu BMads
apprehensions ef oar ability to meet them with suf
ficient promptness to avoid serious reverses. These
preparations were completed shortly after your de.
parture from the seat ef QerernaMat, and the ar
inies of the United States made simultaneous ad
vance on oi r frontiers, on the western rivers and ea
the AUsntic coast in me-sea so great as to evince
their hope of overbearing all resistance by mere
weight of numbers This hop however, like the
previously entertained by ur fea has vanished
la Virgiuia. their fourth at tent pt at ia vision bt sr.
mies whose assured success was confidently ipre
dicted. haa met with decisive repUe. Our tiubie
defenders, under the ronsumate leaderbhip of their
utu""- " again, at r redei icksburg iaflicteU on
tbe forces Uuder OenersJ B.i.B.ide ihe hk ,i;rn.,-
overthrow as tiad Deen previously ruffered bv! the
successive invading armies commanded bv Qererals
Mlk n ii .... .
"wen .ticieuan ana t'ope j
In ihe We9t obstinate battles have been fought
with varying fortunes, marked by frightful carnage
ou bo h sides, but the enemy's hopes oi derisive re
suits have again been baffled, while at Vicksburg
another formidable expedetion has been repulsed
wiih inconsiderable loss, on our side and severe
damage to tbe availing forces. On the Atlantic
coast the enemy h been unable te gain footing
beyond the piotectnig shelter ot his fleets, and the
city ot Ualves on hasjust been recovered by our
forces, which succeeded not only in the capture of
ihe garrison but of one of the eremy's vessels of
war, which was earned by boarding parties from
merchant river steamers- Our lortified positions'
have everywhere been mueh strengthened and im
proved, affording assurance of our ability to nwet,
with success, Ihe utmost efforts of our enemies, in
spite of the magnitude of their preparations for
attack.
A review of our history of the" two years of our
national existence affords ample cause lor congrat
ulation and deman 's he most fsnent expression of
our ihankiulnes to the Almighty Fathrr bo Lm
bles-ed our cause We are justified in asserting,
wi.h a pride, surely not unbecoming, that the'
Confederate Htates have added Nnother to the les
sons idughi by history .or the instruction ef niau.
ihat they have afforded another examp'e of the im
possibility ot subjug iting a people determined to he
Ire.; and have demonstrated that no superioiily o.
nuni'iers or rtVdiluble resources can eveicotne tL-
resiBtancr ofloid by such valor in combat, such cosi
sian.y under xuffi-ring and such cheerfal eaduranci
of pro ation as have boen conspicuously displayed
by this people in the defence of their rights an
liberties.
The Hiiticipations with which we entered into
coiie-ji i.ave nnw ripened into a conviction wbiti
no: only haid wiih us by I hecoutinou opin l.
neutral i.aii.mM, bu. is evileut:y tu viLg . sell
ur .-nt .ii.ea Uh.miisivi-8. If w tnik te his u.
of the pr. i-ni i ar by I t.nluu pi i svvrrance ii. i
pai ti we have iiii berio pursu. d ; bv vigorous tfl
in Ihe devlopem-ut of all our iefour. es lor dsfei.
and by ihe continued exhibition of tbs same as),
u nils; cnuragc in i ur soldn-rs and able cm
i heir 1. a-lei s i hafedisinui-li.d tbe pa. . w -
v i v re - .o:i te ei ' CI ll a' io - ... ,t
!' u i lie w . I i,. i . .. i . ; m ,n,, ,
.v v. a - eii loi K-i ci ii li.ii.fc i i . . I ni a. La '.
ii i. J rn m.- ji'iii j !i.!i Kim? pi), i pMed in!o a
anu nlji' iurv u--J o v vterr ' conqm t
bYledied in ? i-cotid dsigu, our sl . nave
evi itiol) ei iii' 1 o j .u ii anellipr. whicti can l.svs c
oti.rT i itiui. i. -..- and t iii t. l otJ in i
plui.'ier ot priv-ne property. bui Iviwever ufla.-i-lile
tlie) may l.e be, tney au huu lb r 'La
il iinr ilic rt uirci-a revuirsi tor a loi.r'h ysai
stnijjg e uciieered by any hope of ucte.; sej. a- -c
solely ior the indulgence, ot mer.etiar) aid.
piiSMonh aud lit'iiiaiiiliug so xliauhlive an vjp-.
lliu- oi blood ii nd money as baaunherio Seen impo
sed on their people. The advent of psss viil be
hai ed with joy. Our desire lor it has never Wen
concealed. Our efforts to avoid the war lorceu on us
as i. Wds, by the lust f conquest and insane pus
siotis ot ourfnes, are known lo mankind. But ear
rit -i as lus been our wishes for p. ace aud great as
line bi-.-ti our .-aciiricea and s..tferii gs dunug tfie
w.ir, the di terinin.il ion ol Hia p. "pie t'S iil each
Bitcce.Miing iimiiih become inor uuahsiably lived to
endure t-ufl. lings und continue any sacrihees,
liow.-er prolonged, until their right to self-govern-ui.
-nt and me soven iguty and indepen 'encg ot these
Ma.es si. ail lnive beeu triumphantly vindicated and
tii iu v established.
In this cmiuciion the occasion seems not unsui
table tor some refeience to i he relations between
i i .r t'.iutederac-. 'ind the ne"tr l powers ot Europe
I -ii '-e the S'-jiara iou of those Siaies Irom the former
I I mon.
hour ol the States now members of the Confed-
. i .
sougru -nine outer.
1 (in not maintain thai il is best for North
Carolina to have a reserve force. I think,
howeve. , that after doing all they can for
ihe general defence, it could not bo wrong
tor e.o-h Siate to iiiivu a rcorve force. But
time &o.I'iyt:ttecllc Observer.
In one
Gibraltar
The Watcbw rd,
of the great rock galleries of
tw Brili-h soldiers
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k',,- ma! o ld
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he d. - i e i ' It so
. i.r oi c s ili' i s ii i hi . ni
." Vi'gpoa has In r reserve
ir.'iina ha her. Ihe G"V
i , i i
crn r- I .M ifM--iiiiii aid tii"Mi i nave
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v u"rl ' i i ecOtiuin nil. il 'de in I their-. It i- s.inl,
le, iriet -er inc. e wa- a.iy luiko j,o a e . er, . n at V-rirtni .,SoU'h Car..! n.t. and
: i n sto.-a in. oc t e -' oi.i rui .on .' ' ,..,,!. ,i:.. ,i, , ...i-.. , . I v- .-u-.-n
j ..i :n..icating by th- quesiion, ih.- j tU; ag (j, u.deracV d.d not want ll
. - h .go that such hope is -lurking" am o,- miuMl (U ,,. la, u",.a (,ev have kept
ibem that wuile they are pretending lo ba(;k q, HH lni. , ,1,., a. y . leu. and. d
s . 1' i s .1 I
im lie ior iii'ienetoience. llit v are meuita
pr iposji ion I niiMi -
ii by the vole
ri'id h I lie o: e t
w in) was not ot
t he m .
An prim! ol ihe fir-!
t "ti, lha' although, as
l i'loi e thr (.'on von' loi
'In1 Lite Stale election-, t w o third of the
p-.q.le were again-t the urminul secession
yet, the I 'on vec lion did not a Mng.e
.i i . I a party i hataciet; piosciibed n bo
I', and a-pe"?ed iiobo-ly. At tbe I'reio
1 t'l!! election, that same year, Ihev
tu.i.ie n opposition to the oiigmal -i ces
'"ii 1'iiident, but gave turn a unani
tn 'U- Vote.
- proof of the second proposition, pass
t iniii H thai the secession its did in
' ' onu niion thcr proposed ordinance
vtid eery man to the guillotine who
" d qt.t-t on tin- iti.iuaru acy of their
" 't tuea-ure-, and the like, 1 mixtion
'" ' o '. that- alt hougii el!i, es w ore, f lie-,
' i - ), grcally mill' iph, ,, un,l iililmuh
l..e t 'ousel'Vnlli t'A W v le IWotoone III num
1 ' .mil giiine ni lliciii in any a- good as
"-loiusts, ye not one otbee in Utiy was
-e nw e.l l be tilled by ibem. Atter tlie
''i.M'lential clertion, which w a- ut.ani
" "i tor Mr. DiVis, they .burned thai
' " ' i 'on as a pai ty triumph, Minply be
' "'.o- ill (Jivj i,,,! ui.ito upon tlie name
' . uv us cUctoi.-; which was, of course,
tu g treason. It luitbei aslis wtiellier w
i ... ....... i .i
niui "any regrets lo indulge or any wialli ,
Wi L'i'alilv over the secei.si.'ti of the Stale,"
tlierebx plainly indicating that we have j
.-ueh liyieiN
I Bui the Iv ouircr does riot coctineits
Hliiclures lo the Conservative as a parti,
but presumptuously attacks the Stale it
sell, Hnd denounces' her Legis.alu re as very
uni liCl'ous," and as ".a-'.mg in violation
other duty," an 1 praises Virginia and
hoivJs her up as an example tor NoiihjVpari
Carolina.
Now, all this in tho ''press of Virginia,"
ii pardonable presumption and vanity,
scariely) but that the press of Norlh Car
olina thuuld join wiih ihe press ol Virginia
in the praise ot irgwna and the denuncia
tion of North Carolina, is insufferable.
1 would not, unprovoked, remind Vir
giniaof her mitortu nes or mortify her with
herlaulls; but scit i espec l requires self-
defence. fiat i lher., then, in irrinta
b tier than in North Carolina? A large
portion of Norlh Carolina, it is true, has
been ravished by tho enemy; but a much
latgcr portion ot Virginia has played bar
lot, "opened her leet and called on every
pa-ier by lo come in." Sue has pulled
down hur old pri-ons and built new ones, t
hoU her owri "rtu-peeted and the unsus
I .r il isi s;tnl -.bat not a siiirte .le in me
S ut exeeuted the . onsenpl law except
N i 111 C.irol i m;i, a"d -be did execute itl
ihe letter. (ieoiia a'd SoU'.h Caiohna
openly letu-ed to exeeute i'. Bu' what
matte s
whether that he ?o or not, Noi ih Cai olna mounted guard, one at each end of the
is her own judge. And, a- aho never lias, vast lun' el. One was a believing man,
o I h .pe s,lie never will do anything, which whose soul had found test upon Ihe
ha even the appearance of a want of c-.rdi- Kock of Ages, tho ol1 er was sevkii-g
alily, orciurtesy, towards ber sisters; or ri Hl but bad not found it.
devotion to the common cause. h was midnight, and these soldiers
Nor iii Cat olm 4 n.ust, at all hazards, havo weregointr their round.--, the one m d
'o r E is'eru eoasi defended belter than it jutting on the blood which hud lroi.g:;
hi-b.-eu. 1 1 the Confederate government peace to tiis soul, the other tlar kiy
va d o it, il is what we mosl desire, what brooding over his own di-quietudes
we havo earnestly pleaded for. If, however, aui t .u,is. Sud len'.y an officer pan
tile President has not t fie fv ice to spare, Cp, fhallet ges tbe former, and demands
and Virginia wii nol spare her reserves tht. watchword. "The precious blood
then Not ih Carolina must call oui hers. ol Christ" called out ihe startled vet
eran, forgetting for a no ment the pa-
word of the night, ami uueiing uncon
Heioiislv ihe thought wh.i b was a th.it
j
II tin- splitting hi'.r.- The
Almost one t bird of the Sate is overrun
Alhetn .rle Sound in the North eas. , Painli
I- the middle, and NeU-e turther S 'Ut h,
reach i almo-t a h nidr.'d miles Torn the
s, a l'ue enemy has them ail O ir peo
ple have Ih-.-u drivoo away, and havo scat-
s. i:.
coiiimon enuse ba ihe i iglu, n .1 t . any par
ticular poi t on or i liss of tue ' 1 1 z ns .t tne tered over tho country unlil
se verai .. ai es, but lo ai ihe lot e wnicn
a. y St u r,m $ ire. Who is to be t-.n
juige-.l w oil she can siate? Kvidenlly
l ne Slate her-t It It N-.rtti Car-dina au
uioie fiau s.ie has alread done,
'ho oug'it lo do i'. out roe ni ls' by tie;
judge. If all ih .1 can fe rai-ed in due to
the cminon cause, then Virginia and tlie
ot her Stales musl give up their "reserves"
But it is asked, wtiyd es Norlh Caroli
na waul any Slate tr ops ? Why "t.oi i-r Iv
tlu re is no
wher e t o hole families are ncslliiiir
in tbe liailr .af cars. ("Damn thei r s u Is '."
sa s Gen. Winder in his arm Cti air.)
And they must and shall be proteeted.
Aod their detainers in the State and out of
ihe S ;i e, sbail know that No-to Carolina
will i.roteei her o.vn wufler insj citizens, and
.ii a--,iwl ..rer ho t st.-i .d fast, a a "break sou
ii ii o v . no ws
moment tilling his soil'. .Next in-'iii-'ii!
he correct- d himself, ai d the dii . i
doubt amazed, pass u on.
no
1.
ke had runt'
d entered ihe
i
But the word
through the trallery,
......o . bid t.dii.vv-siil.lier al the ol.i i em.
4 I C V 1 i " .
like a messag Ir-m heaveri. I' seciio'd ;is
it an a. gel had p - k. n, or rather as if G-d
him If had p roc I a I ih ' g' 'd i-ews l
tnat s.id hour. "fin or e.ous bo d 1
Christ." Yes; thai was p. a e! Hi ti-ub ed
I v.i at rest. Th.il nioiuight voice nao
him. and tjoU
With or tj-ience on the general defent e ?
I answer, ihat we have confide I, and do
confide. Bu our confidence has teen abu
sed I will not say inienlionaliy N.utb
Car-'lc abas had no pla- e b side the C'in
m in er in Chief. Our claims may havo
been oivr'. 'kel, because l he e wa no one
0y to pull his -iC'-ve. Bui that is n l all.
Mr. Davis is !u' a .nan. Tlie E'.quir.-r,
bis organ says ihat he "does not ruim-maer
or car a tig, about former par ly di i mo
tions." A. d y -t. in a thou.-a d ippo nt-
meuts io othce, I challenge ih E .qutr.-r
wale," for thorn, against the enemy that spoke, the good news L bun,
would take their property - and live, and h-td carried home ihe rr.-?:!g-
the more dreaded enemy that would des- precious blood ot .hr.t. siringe out
troy their reputations. VINDICATOR blessed watehwerd, rruT to be iorgot-
J 1 . . i c A., Hnd i i:es. it vtt uld be
.... t c ,l.,d HiolvearN.lt vtt Ulu ue
1111 I til 111 . ' 'J u t - .. - - - J
the rejoicing of his heart.
It is a glorious consolalton to one asrailed
i. i i i i ii-hf-i. rr.nrarinr iininer-
So tar no cotisorva' we organ oi public opin- oy sianuci, upo.. ,
J - r r .. ir.'d i juries have been heaned. to rett--ct.
has sato a worn iniavurui ucmc moras j t ; f., v
"l r .u... i:.v i-Hn n. tut1 s a n ct lniainv
mat uu" - j
upon the human brow.
It is noticeable hat the clamor for peace
is confined as yet l ) ihe radical Republicans.
sovereignties in a iienty of pen.ee, concluded i.. the
c;irl"sJ, witti one of the great maritime povrem
, Wvsti-in Kur.jpe, and nnd besn, prior to that
period, allies oi wnr of the olber Io the year 1778
ituy fo.nid a Union with o ne other States under
:oe,.-le, ol Conle 'erution. Disi..tiried with that
lonon, Wiee .'1 them. Vngiuia fjouth Carolina nd
'tie.,! gi:i, togftl.er wiih eight of the Slates, now
ir.einbers t the United Siutes eeretled Irom it in
Us1.., and these eleven receding States formed a
second union iilthougu by the terms of the Articles
ut Corn, derati jn express provisions were made that
the first union should be perpetual. Tbeir right
to secede, nolviithsUnding this provision, was
neither contested fy the Htates from which they
si aratt d, ni.r made the subject ot discussion Willi
uny third yor. W hen, at a later period. North
t'nr.ilina s.-cded to ihat second union aud when,
soli idter, the other seven States, now memlisrs ol
'i.is Confe.iei -acy . be ume also meuibers of the same
Union, it w.ts upon ttie re-ogiiii-d footing ofequa.
:tnd indej emit nt. sovereignties, nor had it then en
tered into the umnis of men tlmt sovereign Strt!s
could be compelled, by lorce, to remain inembr
ol u coutederution int.. which they hid entered oi
ih. ir own tree will, if, at a subsequent period ih
defence ol their safety and honor should, in tbeir
judgment j.istity withdrawal. The experience of
ihe past lnid evinced the futility of any renuncia
uouol sucii inherent rights, and accord. ngly the
nro-.i.-ious fjr perpetuity contained in the Articles
.,1 Coiitediriitii.n of 177 was omitted in the Con
s it ut i i.n of 17 s'... When, therefore, in lhOl eletr. n
,,f the Mate- ng.iin thought j.ropor, lor rcasi-
..atisiac ory to rr.eruseiiws, to secede-frum the sec n )
uui. ii mi I to lorm a third one under an arneu .
' .. .i : u. i.:.. I. i.. .
1 ii ition. Tnpy exerciseti rjg.u wunu,
i n i.e. en ; , required no justification to fore gn nai. .n
an I vHiieli lutei natiuual law did not permit then, i
que lion The usages of intercoure beiwtei
nations do. however require that official comn ,
nication be m-ide to friendly puwers of all orgs:
changes in the c"!i:i:ution ufS'ates, and there.
..bvi.,us p.op.k-ty ia gi.ing pr.uipt a-surance
. ur de-ire t . continue ami-.-able relations With ..
mankind. It as un kr th influence of the-e
cou-i.ieration- that our pred.ce-sr, the provis
ional (, .v.Tiim.i.t. took early mc.-uies for r-tn-hnrt
to l.iiP't" i mm;-- oners rnioy.- i -o-. - :
,t the Uineien' y ers, an j
ion
. I . I T T
i brought w ih it a restoration oi tne un
ion. Mr Conwaw, of KanSiS, in the
peeled ol North Carolina, who have beeu to count uu who were nol of
House, w-slies to stop the war and define . careful tousoida glo uny, and t
boundaries, while nearly all the radical pa- cberi-h a cheerful temper. Be habitually
S t L I..I nn.l nn.i! LHili.
Da. I' nera favor a final beparation unleas slavery cuenui, auu voiu . .
-..in. I '
I , twi ii,:r lb- calU'-'tlS
I TI1 x ing .or.o. n.. ins for the opening .1 rr.or
! i-mh.J iipio:.t : ii.iert'ourse. ....
I'n-.r. to..ev.T. t ) the arrival abri a t ct Me.--:
' ( oui.-ni-.-ioiiers the United Mates bad corumenc d
' h. si.lit'es H-mnst the Confederacy by despatch. -g a
;-eciei expedition to. ttier reinforcement of rn
' t l. m, r.uf rai '.
sumter, ;ilter an elpresB pron isc to
and w, 'h . duplicity which h been tolly unveil .
' ,.v ha.il also 'u.v-
communiciiionsto the d.ff.rent Cabinets ol Lu
rope, iu which they assuaied the altitude of be.n
1 1