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W.'T. EDWAUD-LETTER.
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' Poplae Mo'ufcx,
'"LETTER, . ' j nothing oallingfor the exercise of the high and
, 4tu Oct'r, 1SG2. . extraordinary -powers confided to tbo. President.'
Dear. Sir I duly received,' under your cov-
' 1 f "'!.. A. II
er,, two momouajjuui a portion or uiy leuow citizens,-
for whoso intelligence, patriotism and worth
I entertain tho highest reipeot, requesting me, as
President of the 6tate Convention, to reassemble
that body " at an early day j" and a few. other
eminent citizens, by letter or otherwise, express
ed a similar desire. Their suggestions have been
duly and maturely considered, aod I bare consul
ted several gentlemen, whose talents,' experience
and publio services entitle their views upon any
question connected with our State policy to great
weigui, auu, aitcr a carciui ana aaxious review
- of the subject in all its bearings, acd availing toy
! self of all tho lights accessible to tae, I-have
been unable to perceive uny sufjeient cauxo, at
; thU time existing, for calling the Convention to-
ccthcr. llespect for the opinions of my fellow
citizens, as .well as"for tho imposing character of
the solicitations made to me, and jumcc to my
self require that I should state some of tho lead
ing reasons which have lod to this conclusion. .
The ineuiorialut represent, that another session
of the Convention is rendered necessary ly " the
unfinished and imperfect condition in which tho
.Constitution ofihe &tntcwa.ikft at.theJa.tond
jourument while. others dfiro'one totliCet the
exigencies of the war. The Convention, on the
uOth of April last and at its fodrth session, passed
a resolution in tacso words :
" AWm, That this Convention do, on Tues
- day, the loth otilay ucxtr at 2 -l-M.y adjourn,
subject to the call of the Prcs'tot ; andrin tte
of hi death". inability or rVsiation-t Mfjsrs
iufio', llrownVfirlhan!, p.-JwrW.aqlf 'SuTuVftt
jluUuxor,iu ipi v ueaiu ot jouepr. uar
of them, then ths residue; at any lime froai now
; until the lt Xorembar, 1862 $ and if thert
.called together bv that time!' that thi? Con ventiari
; dyMnd. disked." t r:Z: r : :
' u're-iiiujJtLjJttig tha.0ootlttiiiv- fbere U
, reason to believe that ail further acU6n to tanttnd
' tf tVabnJoni bvtlic OonventKm itself Other-
as it did ou three farmer occai
left it a a Matter of discretion with its presiding
oScef, or his nlternaie, tj call it together, or not
as tht'Y tnijrht think rrocr. Vhetlier arocod-
raenU wero reeded or uot certainly depended very
littlo indeed upon future cuutingcucie, to be judgt
- ed of, in the eours? of a fer months, by me or any
one the, in tho exercise of a discretionary power
The Convention, at tho time of the pavago of tho
- resolution of adjournment, had the facts bcforisitin
reference to th i Constitution as fully as the Presi-
-ilent coul l hare them in tho reccsw, and could de
termine fjr itself at the time, without devolving
the duty tjpon lum. A careful reading of tho
Journal towards tho close of the last session, will
I think, satisfy any oho that it would bo assum
ing ttinuch to eupposo the Convention contem
plated amendments. " ..
My own imprewjon decidedly is, thr.t tuo final
dissolution of tbo Convention postponed to tho
ht of November in conRoquencs of the War and
for that cause only. There see;r.r, tj inb very lit
'tie reason torduubt but that a 2nal and absolute
adjounuueut would have Taken place, if the coun
try had boMi in the enjoyment of "cace. h'uch
an adjournment would have llso taln place, not
withstanding tho war, if the CouvintiWlad been
satisfied that nothing would uocur uptothe time
designated in tho resolution to require the excr
tio'n f i tj high powers. The Convention-perceived
that ciroumstances might occur iu the pro
gress of hostili'tics'tor render another session ex
. pedient. For instance -the State mtght be inva-
vded W 9) stong a force, and many counties so couiv,
piouuy overrun uy -..nostuo armies, jisojijaK:eit
impracticable for tho peoplc"'oruTrargo section to
r elect members of tho General Assembly, perhaps,
-Jn'xm a
the enemy in tho mighty efforts then going on in
...... .. ...y., .. y-f m i i i:,w-7v: - ,
and acntimcnta. They may be presuu;c d.to'iuuw
f what. the people desire,. and wiiat hardens they
jr.aoie tod willing to teat for the Iaadbhi pur
poses above mentioned, or,any ciher olju-t de
manded by State exigenciea.: and I cauijot iuiEsr-
itie for a moment but that (bfrLegiluttirc'shcwcn'
by ths intelligent and pntri'tie Freemen cf
rth Carolina, will, v!:h eni'rcuvar.irAly, mcin-
the invasion- of iririnia hv tho nunicrous and
powerful army tinder McClellan, .might leave Nortli
Carolina in a very ex posed condition. The Presi
dent was therefore clothod with discretionary 'pow
cr to act upon emergencies a. they aright ariso,
in t'ic coiitingt-ngicii luentionew, anui otnurw wuien
, Xuu.va The Oath. A very shrewd, sensible
man. Ifi Mjinrv fnnr!iir Tonti "whri lmrl hpn- i
ii?iheconiraryathcJ:rm thcre
Binoo been attended with eplondidauecc3d--far be- but ho. ftfmr flint, ho
-j !.... , . ' .---v e r
Mu.y.r uiuetoangume nopes anu our ptyspects
were never more bright and. cheering.' The
strength of the enemy iu North Carolina is greatly
diminished, and he has made no pr egret a in the
invasion of our territory. He bra been driven
from Virginia, with tho exception of a few of the
Kastcrn and Northwestern counties, and in other
sections the events of the war have been highly fa
vorable to the causo of our national independence.
Where, then, is the necessity for a fifih session
of the Convention s(r far as the waf is concerned?
What reason exists for any fiirthcr'action on-the
part of that. body, which did ppt exist, in na full
forco in April and May la t as it does now '( It
is trne that the Government of the U nited H.utt h
recently made arrangements to brim: into the field
arcatly increased force, but the Conftderats Gov
ernment has also-pascd an act wLich greatly
augment ours.
In relation to any action rn the part of tbo
State of North Carolina, vrbich the safety of t!.e
State and her necessities may require, it appear
to tno ttaUbe General Assembly has ample au
thority to do 'everything which the criiis'may
demand. It is i well established principle, that
the-Gncrat AsscnjWy" hartfolf &15 W ' lSvvs"
nut prouiuiica oy me ;tate cr- ti:c -titdcrate
Constitution.,' The Legislature', tBcrctVcyJia'j be
foro it a broad and extensive Cold oi -bower.-
Measures fetich as those alluded to sooni to ne r.v.st
Southor'a man; wrnt to Columbia one dar, and
wus bfo6gU before General Negley. ' " Well said
General Negley, "M; li.you musit tak'ethe oath
before you home." .
" Very cll," said U., u jnst havo it boxed up,
uencraj, i ll take it out."
hers have.Leen - rccentlyelecteil :-br- thc;frceiiit3" iscidier,-whh aTixiety,) No, I think not.
of the State, and are familiar with" their, futlinss Ijady. Ob 1 do want to do something for you.
t4in tho r.rniiil . riii:f inn vsl t
the .L.u!iVwT;tiun
nunm iuviv vnrei ' , . , . , J ,
rf t'yjaiVBJS!1t3 fkffi y,wB0ta eitioo ft the ctcrlaT-rrj.TS?ar;Cn"
casVns, and not have f ?orth Carolina from tho United States," and
inn with it rtrosi .limr the independence forever cf the Southern Con-
that.
i
repel
idependence
federacy, at any and every sacrifice; and
they will, with liko unanimity, "indignantly.
the foul slanders upon our good old State by
Xurihcrn journals and Northern officials, in rep
resenting that a large portion -of her people en
tertain " Union" sentiments and' Uniou" sym-
patnie?.- , . .
To eendense-my ricwrio: a rcry-BTTcdnct foTin7
1 will say, that 1 cannot, aeecrdir.g to my under
standing of the'truo meaning c.i the rnrpes of
the Convention, go, in scireh of roaj. ns f ir ro
assombling: it, behind the datoof the cdjeurn-
ment, and that no event lm since cceurrcd.to re
quire another sefsion.
ror these, reasons, I am constrained tj. decline
acomplianco with the solicitations made to mc.
It I wera dearly catisSsd that public ujrinidn de
manded another session of the Cunvtniion, I
might yidd my own convictions and act accord
ingly: but-from the best information I have been
ablo to" obt:in,":'Tttohc" opinion neitlvif "dc:ca'ade
n6r "would approve i t. ' Itls proper to state that
tho memorials are signed' only by eleven persons.
and that but a few others, havo intimated ti me,
by letter or otherwise, a desire that the Conren
tion should be recalled." N "
. Tho iower conferred upon n:e by tb.at enlight
ened and patriotja body theCirventkm t'f Ntntlr
Carolina, whose tokens of favor-and .ccnfdencc
will ever exist amongst the most treasured me-
A ! V
monais or my puone me, ; is qne ot ;;rr.ye responsi
bility, deep importance, and great delicacy-a power
tobe exercisod with the highdtreef care and
caution, llegarding it in this - light,' tho ":eauso.
for its exercise should bs clear and tatisfaetory.
I see none such-nt thb time.
With sentiments of. high''"fegaTp'r'7"
" . rourobeuieuFse rvant, '.
- ' ' ' V. N. KUVVAKDS
stand ino ; you must take tho oath to support. the
Uovernmen; ot tbe United estates.
;Vhy Genera!," said friend !,, " I have a
wife and several children, and it as much as I can
do to suppc t them. I am a poor man, and I can't
think ot. Eutrorting the wholo U nited States
thrt'sj rather too l.'iuch.". - .
-.ly this iine Negley becasio rather impatlont.
,( ilere," nil he, handing j. tho printed oath,
""read it for yourself."
I can't rjad," said B. . . '
Mo! then," raid Negley, turning to the Pro
vest Mar?hd, 44 give him a pa3 anyhow; lie has
no sense."
And thus he. went home without taking the
oath. Th? Yankee General was outwitted that
titne. Wo jrive this incident as vouched for by
oheTf tb&'cschrnged Bonelsou prisoners.AVi
but theio will be others, I hope, that will be, en
titled to higher claims. ...
J)wiaghepxcgrc,oiJheta8kJ)cfore.ine,J
will write for any editor, on subjects that may be
jTsefnl ' Riistriininir stinh nrinrinlo nnVv ns'T innv .
approve. For this I expect to be paid as a
lucaus of presenrslibsistcnce. , " ;!L.
.Further remarks, on this occasion, I think un
necessary. j;A more fuITand complete exposition
of my yiewron the Subject, and the object of the
"Oh ?" said Gen. Negley, " you don't underjpublication, will appear in nn Introductory, at the
proper time, which 1 believe the press w gen
eral will insert for 3,e.
I intend to try one volume. - If it succeeds,
well. If not, well. . "
' ' . . T. LORING.
GoldsboroV VG., Sept. 20, 1802.'" " , . , - ,
- Sci:nk in A IldsriTALLady (at the bedside
vi n sick co'uicr) How d'yOvdo-? Is there any-ibingy-ju
v.aut ?
Soldier, (curtly.) No, I believe not.
Caiwt I fraJi your hands aod face ?
Soid:--7 Well, if you want to right bad," I rec
kon 'you i? ; but if you do, yoa will be the four
teenth lady, who has dene so this mowing!..
ll.ev. Jo?c
r-h Ci
oss, a
."dethodist clergyman,
)!a:n in Bragg's army, attended the baggage
train-across from Tupelo to Chattanooga. lie
eh a"
says:
4 'One dry halting
it. a we!!
for water, an old
colored woman, who sat there knitting, whilo half
s dozen younger ones emptied their buckets and
pitehcrs down .our , parched throat?, hailed me
with s .
"Well, my.master, are you going to heaven ?"
-'.'ToTcnnsce lirtt, aunty-1 ansWereu,," to
hcr.ven afterward.;."
Oh",' niastor V she exclaimed, "it ought to b'o
heaven first, and l8tt'g!:d al'the time."
-"And. w:t ltf aur.tv," I said, "out I am anx
ious to gv) home to Tennessee now;- and . when
there, I don't care much, how soon I go to heav
en.". ... ' . .
ribune. '
Fi'ou the CviasboroZ
Auto-3i agrpJy. .
In answer to repeated inquires which my friends
are. pbr.s"u to mak. in regard- to my.-autc-bi-ography,
1 tahe leave tp str.tCf thr t, indications are
alr.cr.dy- tHvorablo that 'my health vill soon bo' suf
ficiently restored. tc. warrant my undertaking the
work, lalkei cf iOLcOirie linio past. . -
A distinguisheJ Grecian, who taught the "Ait of
Memorjv--- - . - ; - - -:
Tll?Cu:iBEHLA.l pKESS.IJERIA.NS.-ThoCum-
berland Presbyterian Church of the neighborhood
of Green'eville, East Tennessee, at a late meeting :
of theTr Presbytery, adopted tho following resolu
tions. . Several ministers of this churchwho were . ...
acting a3 leaders of the tory party, have been de
ppsedThe Greeneville Banner has no doubt, -
frcmhendicatioTiJtfnhij'-Iato-ineeting'of'the
Presbytery,, that the Cumberland Presbyterian - '
Church will soon pirrge herself of all disloyal mem ' :
bcra : ' '. '
- A - r
.3Vherea9, the country isnow undergoing: a
great revolution, and, whereas,-every person has .
to take a political position with one or other of '
the contending parties, and acknowledge their ,
right to rule and govern, and ask their protection
and share their .fortune in war; and whereas, our
national right are indentified with the Confed- t.. .
erate States of America. . ,
v EcsoIveJ, therefore, That we, the members of
the Kaoxville Presbytory, cf the Cumberland "
Presbyterian Church, acknowledged allegiance to
no politicici power save tho Confederate States.
'TJtcwlctd, further, That while "wd'eerjly 'de- '
plore the horrors cf war ; that our sympathies and
our prayers, and outlaid are due and shall be giv
en to the Confederate States, until an honorable
peace be secured in her independence, and we
recommend to the membership of the congrega
tion under cur care-strict obedience to the powers
that be. " "": -
THE. FITTER. '
i desire the reader to understand, that it is not
intended to publish the. work; at this time, for I
,vuld net be instrument"!, in even -a tiiiling de-
ih diverting the public mini from the great
National. lndependencc-r-bouthernV
hich has becu, and is with me
nd a principle, AV'hea th;;t work is
gree
eet ef
dependence use
In
a TMsion
done, whieli proximate a glorious' consum'mation,
natters of .a. more triiiing import may be proper
ly entertained, - .
" The biography will embrace- perhaps, two cr
Uhic'CA'uluc-s
eise-'how much it will maiv '
"Although. the thermometer has fallen to a little
over sixty and the rain has ceased, we regret to
say that tho reports of the physicians for the last '
two days shew no fahiug oft in the number of new
cases, Bor from all re can ascertain, docs th&.mor
tality at all diminish. ' -
On Jlonday thcro were S7 new cases, and on
yesterday (Tuos'dny) there were 74. We are un-
able, 'to ascertniiv.tho. number' of deaths, but from
.whafwc have heard, we think ifCJuinohave been
less than' fifteen in each of the two days just
past. .-. . - ,
- The cpidemic,w'hichjs no respecter of persons -
lias-iiivaded alike-the homes; of "the poor and of
the rj lib, "the native end the foreign-born .citizen. -It
has spared neither age nor sex. It has turn
ed aside for no profession or calling, no matter .
how sacred or how useful. -It has at last entered
the" sacred . desk and
taken
off one- of the most
Mv friends will plonse.o
bse'rve, that the ccmpo-
t .1 t. , ..11 ..... ..... -
StUOil oluiiC T'Oiiv si:u.uu..uu..uiiy own uic jno-
dueUofi-of any ..ow'u .ndnd.aud .uder.tho-:''dictat'cs:
jf my own heart,
1 do not say' that I may not submit tho numbers "pator
ia which it will be written, to tho pc'rizsd cf judi-1 Pr.
honored .ministers of, God,, while here at his post
attending to the spiritual welhire of his flock. lley,
K. 15. -Praiiel). D.. live tor of St. James' (Epis-.
copal)Xhurch, uiea here last -nightat-about 7
O'clock. ' ' ' ' ; ""i"''--- " .-r
-.- This is'aTKjss' ;vieii will "be .felt by 'etery mem
her of i;!s churt h, and by the conmmnity at larger
of which Dr. Dranc was a highly respected and
useful member., Those whose hauds he had join
ed at the altar,.thoso whom ho. had .baptized, or;
eontlrmed; will .miss the face of their friend and
mrgTit be readily conceived, another session of
tho Convention might havo Jbectr deemed neces
sary ; but nojsucb scssioq, as I conceivo, was con
templated, except in consoquenco of some extra
ordinary event arising after tho adjournment. Mj
acttcrptmnriTrfgtfrthtrtruo mcanTug"pf tuTTeso
lutioh and the evident intention of the Con von
tion, is restricted to events of subsequent occur
rencoupou which the body could not actt and
does, not extend to those which had already taken
place. 1- - - ' ' --''' :; '.-'
I twill be remembered that, at the timo of tfie
passage o( tho reseJution, "Tlli'erafjaIrsor .tbo Con
federaey were in a critital coudition, and there
. wiw much to excito the apprehonshns oftho xu,h:
- further action oT
Definitive Trtafirof tenee1 Iftl tcwem ihc I 'nited
.States of America and Hit .liriuinttic MajcfUj.--Xv
ticlk 1. Ilia Britannic !jesty ncknoWieJses t! taid
united States, -namely: NfW IlaLiiuiaK', M:t-:icliu-
ppusuay, unouo lsltniu aua i iwviacuco riauuugt;,
Ooiinccticut, New ; York, Js'etr. Jersey, PcnnsiylVaiii:i,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and
Georgia'; to be i'prrrym and independent Slates;
that hj3 treats with t hem as such, and for liinitf, his
hetrs and successors reliuouihes all claims to the
ititferuwa VfrefHlet jinl-4erri.tariil rights of the"
same, and every, part theror"---r-;'-
It will thus be seen (saya tie $ayannah Ropublieri)
that aur indepeniieiiceVasiot a-eltho''!eJjclaa. a A'ti
tion, but the. sovereignty and independcacs of each
separate Stale, and that . the King of GrCat L'rltaia
treated, "with tftetrtia i such1' This State sovA-i i'igut;
Las never tH?en given up, but -wa--f(ci vid m thxrirr1
tioles of Confederation as well as in the-C Jnsiituriaii oi
tho UHirStatfifnl all attempt's, to subf-titutehe
wordjiioJopWw?j
"- K kw roTMA8TBr-Char)wrm(r.Tt:7 hjwciFf
anpoiuted t'ostmaster at Chnrlott. The ifoifitmcnt
Dratio was a native of 3Iarvland, and, we.
eiouit-mcnus.4or. tiicir..opinion--oiu .uiey w-ui not snouia inuuc, somewnac over wty years oi age. .
eomo under the dictation of any man. j feel that )VTo.liear of the death cf Other highly esteemed '
I need no help whatever in this regard. If I did friends within tho last two daysT Wilfning(n
fulfill the task, I would no
There will be no attempt at display in style or
r ! . .1 1" it
manner, l win strive to acuvcr a piam unvar-
nished tale," both as regards myself afld the pub.
lie incidents with which I have been connected.
1 am conscious of many .occurrences regarding
mvself,.: that .IS would prefer nut to ' record. ; In
this respect my inclination .wouta auopt tne .lan-
guage of a friend: . . - . . -
.. If Teethe hiUh tho f oyer to blot, ; - VV : '
Ami raso tnl loruier images; -.- ;
'.y--.GiY0 ma'tutf'cup-i'H cuvy not, -."'" ,. V
Xii i talents ofSimonedcs. '. . t ;;'-"
But I will nevertheless do my duty, and relato
whatm .scKe..s
The Price of Flour. A contemporary, in
considering he high price of. flour, says' r1' The.
millers pay on an average "about- two dollars and
charge seventeen dollars for superfine flour. Now
iu our day, it used to be that four, and a half bush -elsjifgaod
wheat would, make one barre.Lsupery .
fine flour, leaving offal,, and allowing an eighth
for the profits of grinding. "This calculation would :
make this quality of flour worth 611: Then why
Is it held-at 17X'Has wheat taken tho disease
-HanyhFmin ground into flour, or is.it pure .unadulterated? ex- J
t