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( Bt not barih and nnrjirlnir, .
Lit and loTf,-'tJ pleasant liylng,
rnran airgrjrinin' ihdald tattl thce,
And assail thee Indiscreetly,
- Tarn not tboa again and rend bin;
Lest thou needless! offend htm.
Show him lore bath been tbj teacher
, Kindness Is a potent preacher; "
, Gentleness U e'er forgiving . '.
Lire In love, 'tis pleasant liviog.- ',
Vlhj be angry with each other?
Man was made to lore his brother;
Kindness is a human dutjr,
Meekness Is a eeletial leant! ; .
Words of kindneKi spoke in season;
Have a weight with men of reason; t
Don't be other's follies blaming,' 0
And their Jitlle vices naming,
x Charit's a curt for railing :
, Suffers much, is all preralllng.
Courage, then, and be forgiving; -
Live in love, His pleasant living. "
Let th loving be a passion,
Not a eomplifuentl fashion.
Love Is wisdom, ever proving
True philosophy i loving;
Hast thoa known that bitter feeling,
tiendrd by oar hate's concealing?
Better love; though e'er ao blindly;
E'en thy foes will call It kindly.
Words are wind; 0, Let them never
Friendship's golden love cord sever!,
nor ne angry though another
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TSeorn to cU thee, frlenJ or brother'.
"Drother," ray, let's U forgiving,
, .Live hi love; 'tis pleasant living.
MESSAGE OF Jl IS EXCELLENCY.
GOVERN Oil 1. B. . VANCE.
to mi otxwuL Asssifstr, cailko sibsios, 1863.
Oentlcsuen of the Senate and' House of Cemmons:
The reasons for my calling you together
lit sacb an unreasonable time after your nd-
journment will be found in the accompanv
ins alilo nml interesting report of the Pub
lic Treasurer. The gravity of the question
whether considered in reference to its pro
bable effects Upon the finances ntid credit
f 2 ttct or wrr inft o'he. fcp
pie nnd theoccics of our common eause,
Af iilf rtruiUconstiiutean ample apology for
my action in calling you together, in which
1 need not say I was. unanimously sustain-
' ed by the Council of State.
By a recent Act of Congress all nonin
tereM bearing. Confederate Treasury notes
were cla?si!icd and a limitation put nn the
time of funding them as eet forth in the ac-
"compaP) ing report of the Public Treasurer.
' By tliis action, intended to reduce the
pceaV volume of paper money in circulation
by causing it to be funded, 4he notes of
two issues referred to were rendered of less
value than thoso of later issues, and though
-to thatritem it Avas a repudiation of them,
no i action would have been necessary on
AUo part of the Legislature had the mat-
ter ended there: But the Legislature
of the State of Virginia, then being in ses4
sion, immediately provided against these is
sues being received in payment of taxes with
a view, as was said, to aid the operation
of the Act of Congress by hastening the
Amdicg process. ' . ,
. And soon thereafter the Banks of the city
of Richmond, actuated no doubt by the
saitfe patriotic nut untortunate motives, ac-
clinig to receive them, it at oncebecame
a matter of serious concern with th'e Treas
urer and myself whether some Legislative
action would not be required in self defence.
And if any wcrrf required it must be had
soon, as the Vollection of Taxes begins in
jJu'X:JkCr'nance Convention
Feb. ScssioCftSmaTvTr
'the Treasurer to receive these issues ; but if
. he were invested with power to reject them
: it evidently would not pecorae him to exer
cise it under circumstances so different from,
nnycotntem
Urdimtnce. , To continue to receive them
. after this partial repudiation of Congress
"and alVr ihe Legislature and the Metropo
litan B;ntks ofA Virginia had refussed them,
would nf course have subjected that officer
- fa the tlanger of filling the Treasury with
notes greatly depreciated it might .be, or
perhaps entirely uncurrent. There Mas no
telling how. soon tjie other thanks of the
countrt miht follow the example of those
. of Richmond, nor what action other States
might'take. Arid of course it being impossi
ble to fund it all a nd i neon vienent to fund any
so long a it would pass, it might be rushed
Sf'. into this tate ind "paid into wt Treasury,
sach a result would be ruinous' alike to her J
creditors her officers and her soldiers. This
created a responsibility too great to be borne
by theTreasurer without jCegislatiyie sanc-,
turn, and the rnatter istherefore submitted
to you. -
After a careful survey of the situation I
confidently recommend to you to provide
for. the continued reception of these notes
as the safer and more honorable course.
So far no State - has followed the example
of Virginia, and no banks outside of Rich
mond in the whole Confederacy have re
fused thera. Our example may have b
most happy infiueoce upon tho contempla
ted action of others. No more deadly blowt
could be stricken against our cause than
the repudiation of bur currency, and that
the honest, olshioned debt-paying State
of North Carolina should be among the
first to dishonor the money paid her citi
zens for their subsistence, and her soldiers
for their blood, is something I should regret
living to see. If one issue o( Confederate
notes are good, then all aro bod,ince the
same honor is pledged for their xittimate re-J
deraption. It is exceedingly dangerous to
take the. first step towards dishonoring, in
the. slightest degree, MT.j?n.oous;Tolum
of paper currency. SThe action of one for
ces the action of another; when, if all stood.;
firm, the public credit1 might be saved. A !
refusal tdreceive these notes fronrwhatever
cause, and however weighty the reason,
would create among the non-commercial
classes the most general alarm, and even
distress, and the want of confidence, would
become universal. The dangerpan now
be stopped; if we fail to check it, in rhy
opinion, it , will be . beyond remedy.. . ; .
The suggestions of the Treasurer in re
gard to the manner of providing against
any probable loss nre well worthy of your
consideration, andfliHave ,p6 doubt will
have greaweigktiamrrrberations'
Desirinc to detain you but a fewdays at
this busy and inconvenient season,! refrain .
from bringing before Vou various other
matters which might well claim youratten
tion at a regular session. I will therefore
only call to your notice one more subject.
The i President of, the Confederate States
having called upon me for seven thousand
miKtia, it becomes important to amend the
existing militia laws in certain particulars
both to faciliate their raising and equip
ment with all possible speed, and to enlarge
the lists of exempts for the proper protec
tion of the State. In regard to these amend
ments I will take pleasure in consulting
witu and assisting your Military Vommn
tee.. : '
Permit me to thank you for your prompt
assembling at my call and to congratulate
you upon the improved condition of our af
fairs, State and National. Since your ad
journment our gallant armies have again
won grtfat victories and driven back, with
8laughter;and confusion, the vast forces of
the enemy.- The danger of suffering for
lack of food has happily passed away, band
ihe goodness and mercy of God has visited
us with a harvest almost unparatled, while
tho growing crops everywhere" promise
equal bounteousness.
- Let us gather fresh courage from these
Divine blessings, and struggle with renewed
strength for the honor and independence of
tho country. . Z. U. Vance.
VVo have received from the best authori
ty the facts of the encounter at Lovell, al
luded to in . our paper of yesterday. We
conceiveit proper that theyvshould be laid
before the public, because- very important
consequences may be dependent upon the
relations to the public of a man who might
again be called to" high i command,And who
is put forward already in various quarters
forrramcmt7polUiciaf-statifm
several communications, upon . the subject,
entering much more into, detail than we
purpose to do ; we prefer to give the more
important parts of the narrative as we ob
tain it from the lips of the relator. As we
learn the facts, -they are 'aTollowsr-'-::
"MivRussel, . who is a7masonTm
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was employed hyp' Mr.' Eastman, the ,agent
of Gen. Butler, to lay the pipes id a drain
which Eastman had dug on the General
pemises. The laying of the pipes was near'
I v completed, one only of the sections Ivfrigby
the side of the trench. At this time General
Butler came toward Mr. R. and ordered him
to remove a large stone within theside of the
drain, and some distance beneath the sur
face of the ground, saying it would interfere
with the plow. To this Mr. Russell object
ed, bating that U was his business to lav
the fipes, and not to dig the drain, which
had been prepared for. his . work' by East
man .Thereupon, General Butler, with
violent and profane language, ordered him
to leave his premises Mr. Russell told
him be was employed by another person,
and did not look to him for his pay, and
snouia nnisn'.nis woric. uenerai euuer
kicked the section of the pipe into the drain,
which Mr. Russell picked up, and placed
again in its former position. Repeating
the offensive language. General B., kicked
the pipe over again, and as Mr. Russell was
aiempnng to replace ii, ne receiveu a vio
lent blow in the face.';. We understand that
subsequently, Gen. B. alledged this to have
btjn; accden it jr but statements - upon - the
otner side do not correspond with that view
of toe case. Mr. Russell immediately jump-'
e3 from the ditch, and as quickly Gen." B.
was fiat upon the ground, and Mr. Russell
had him by, the throat and held him there.
General Butler, is alleged to have made no
resistance; but after holding' him as long
as he thought necessary, Mr. Russell allow
ed him to rise, and accompanied him a hun
dred or two rods out of the field.: .-.'.. y
. We learn that Mr, Russell told the Gen;
eral that he was an old man over sixty
years of age, and had never before"' been
assailed in. this. way ; the; General must re
member that he was in Massachussetts,
aninot inXyX)rleans, and that such con
duct as hfs would riot be "tolerated on Eng
Jand soil. He also told him it was no wonder
that we were beaten by the rebels when such
officers led our men ; that, for his own part,
he was the grandson of a revolutionary pa
triot, who was killed by the British in his
own house, (at Lexington) and he himself
.ind the other descendants of that man had
been true to their Democraric principles.
Reminding the General of his action at the
Charleston Convention and of his politicial
tergiversatiorisin general. Mr. Russell then
left. him. We are not disposed to make
tny -comments on this transaction, We
give the facts as they were detailed to us;
wid,a!srvera r i n for rrielr"t h oa ffaTr'was
witnessed by a number of persons.
Boston Courier.
Anecdote op Gen. Jackson. The Lon
don Times contains a letter from Charles
tin, dated March 4th, from which the fol;
lowing extract is taken : '
I brought out from Nassau a box of goods
fyr Gen. Stonewall Jackson, and he asked
rie when I was at Richmond to come to his
camp and see him. I left the city one morn
ing about 7 o'clock, and about 10 landed
it a distance some eight or nine miles from
Jackson's, or, as his men call him: "Old
fack's" camp, A heavy fall of snow had
covered the, country for some time before
. .o the depth of a foot and formed a crust
ver the Virginia mud, which is quite as
illainous as that of Balaklava. - The day
jefore halnnTand yer7anaur
,jey was made in a drenching shower, which
joori cleared away the white mantle of snow.
i.'ou cannot imagine the slough of despond,
I had to pass throu gh.--Wet to the skip, 1
tumbled through muds I waded through
:reeks, I passed through pine woods, and at
ast goinlo.carap about 2 o'clock. I then
made my way to a small house occupied by
the general as bk headquarters I ..wrote,
down' my name and gave it to the orderly,
and I was immediately told to walk in.
The general rose and greeted me' warmly."
I expected, to see an old untidy man, and
was most agreeably surprised and pleased
with his appearance. . He is tall,liandsome
and. powerfully built, but thin. : He; has
brown hair and a brown beard.His mouth
expresses great determination, "The lips
arathln and are.corQPfessed fimly .together
bis eyes arciAlue andlAfK; with keen -and
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searching expression : i.ws jofhat. his5
general who is indescribably sirpple and v:
tinaftctedin alf bbVays;tbofc off mywet v !
overcoat witfi his bWli hantfs1, made1 tp7(ne u j
fire, brought wood formed put my feetcnlov -J
keep thern warm while nrjrwotjr were tyyf - '
lng, and' then began;to i4sk;fBeqaestionsonv ? ;
various subjects. Al the dinner -hour we - ;i
went out and joined the members -of Ws ; y
staff. Al this itneal the general said grace ':, I i
in a fervent, quiet manner which, struck ihe . ;;
much, j r- After dinner I returned to- his roonx ;. .'Aj
and again talked fdr : a long tinie; ' ATho . ; ;-T-J
servant came in and took his inattreiss out.;
of a cupboard and laid it on the floor; ';
As I rose to retire, "the Getierairaidr
Captafn, there is' plenty bf room on my v ? f
bed; I hope you will share It with tmer ; I " :$
uuisaia "uooa nignt,' ana slept m a tent,
snaring mo vwnnei oi oneoi nis aias; in
the morning at . breakfasi-;;time, :t no
ticed the. General said trrace before the-'
trrace
meal with the same fervor I hafi remarked J
before "An hour or two afterwards it was
time for'me to return to the station; on this
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occasion, however, I had a norland I turned L
opto, the Generar5.hea.dquattejstp(,n
adieu. His little room was. vacan't, so I .;
stepped inland stood befdre'the 'fire." I i '1
then noticed ray greatcoat stretched before
it on a chair. Shortly afterwards the Gen
eral entered the room. -. He said V " Captain,
I have been ; trving;to dry yoof greatcoat,'
but I am afraid I have not succeeded very
well." ;This little act illustrates the man s
character. With the care and responsibil
ities ot a large army on his shoulders-,, he
finds time to do acts of kindness and thought
fulness which' make him the darling of his
men, who never seem to tird of talking of
him. . . . : .. -
DU'Asone of the hospital wagons was
proceeding slowly"fcoward the grave l yard
the other day .with1 a load of coffins, the
driver was disturbed in his ehant,.(he' was
whistling M Dixie, to the time of a dead- '
march) by a rattle in his rear. He turned
"i ft ' l a . .
and looked in some trepidation upon the
long, narrow boxest Rap! Rapt The-
reins fell from his hand Thumvl Thumpl
Then a voice cried , out : Hallo f. ho there!"
Driver was sorely frightened and replied;
" What's the matter ? Can't you rest
quietly and peaceably ? What's the use of
takm7 it so hard for ?" But I ra not dead!" .
returned the voice, making a desperate ef
fort, and wrenching out. two screws from i
the lidT";4 The devil you sayrf No I'm not,
let me, out of this." " Oh, go long!..
You'd better be quiet we'll be there present
ly.'LU" Be where V Why to- the 'erave."
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Another prodigious plunge and three more
screws out. Lid by this time halt off and
one arm and part of a leg protruded." "Ob
Lord," roared the terrified driver, M don't 1
they'll Iay.the whoje of it to me.'l Well let .
riie out then." The driver craokedhis whip ;
the horses dashed forward and away went
the dead and the semi-dead and the wouldn't,
stay-dead and all, at a gallop, the coffin of r
the obstreporous corps croaking and rbck-V
ing to and fro, and the voice of inmate cry
ing. -Wait till I get but efhere and if I
don't give you- !' At length the grave
yard was reached, where the poor- fellow ;
was relieved by the workmen and sextons
present. He was full of fight and swore
ilyagainsUthafarn'djascal that; '".;,.tm
waneu iu uurj unit ueau or auve, uui on
explanation and expostulation he agreed to
be pacified; and rode back to town sitting
upHghtjn h
and will join his eommtuid in a dar or two.
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lOJEdie,;whoa
000 of the funds of James H. Taylor; of
Charleston, after an investigation before .
the Mayor, was discharged. This is upon
the plea that Edie's offence was, by the lawn y
of South Carolina, only a breach , of irust,
and not a criminal offence,. and therefore,
coul J hot be remanded to the State for trial
oh requisition. ". " : ' x- '
.Remember what wdirld of gossip and
slander trould this be, if "it ins only borne la
mind -that .the'perspn who t.yonof tho f--rV ' '
of others intends to tell others cf yoqr fcX, v :
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