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' MESSAGE;
HIS EXCELLANGY Z.
TOTUt
General Assembly f Acrlh
The solution ryferriag Id, tne of
the armjais w j'rtby of your special and earnest aiteff-
ttuu. .lie Supremo Coart baflog ia the case, of 3iiu
oo r. Malleti afiinnoJ the opinion advitaced by tne
in myia-n message, that tb exemption of oiling S feitl
genu or ue sute u Oar.vtU rroili timber g rbuuda than
the act of Congress, thus placing it hi favorably as tbj
friends of Sute sovereignty desire, It bes-owes us ttejt
amine oerefallv to see if there he nut uiaoy bo coul I.
l wn W frt4 t-tW nrn tat1 b rww :
' . V7 l Koqw tnat the gfowiug tUHposilioU of tuu pub
Ho 40 dotbis bus received a sever chei.1; ia tbeYevo
cation of Metils hy biol( the .War' Department has
t,-ippeJ the' country bar of iU iaott valuable and it)
, dispensable tnephinics and artixans.- Still theeaie
quite a number of our officers w!iose official se rvices
are not iodispensable, an J wh are neither firmtis
nor BKcuanioi. With the rstsution cf a-tTl do not
; tt tbe brJ of f$eoi oumpartire luloaert,
others bAT tbv haat ni turtliea t the bu! I
'jot no tkiok . proprr lo tura tb u orcr t foastnp
tioa, then I thiuk d.BSrtfiioo hou! J to Tested ia ti
Exeoutivt whra )&s njmcr thin tL wlif! of tu
inilitior ba:o gUr.l is oulle-1 fyr to di.HTiiiiiute
jiaat tbo. vb jm.Dpiar Jluir j.aria.alL-iiici.
Aoi If ia th ro-orDitatin of tUe uiiliti t the povr?r
"w$ nested ia tbe Uonrnur to uppoir oificvri.cnlj
itrniers or usea! uiscbiujic?, tiiuob gooj might bt ac-
'. complishei u4 uuoh diat!sfaetioD runixTe J fi cut
rin an J peopJi;: 'Mj obrTfction bits leci tj ,t it is
B4 muci tbe m abw as tbe cbartcttr of lite tx-
eapted pcroa, luanj of wboa m oY ppeculatus,
which ctusf tbe Ji4tisfctiou. A poliejr cull
pon us to femofe il, if; not bj tbe mcao I fcufgest,
tbeu in some olLerNraj. ' .
Bjb recent agreement entereJ into between oar
fovernneiU anJ tuat of the enetaj, it is provideJ tbt
etch may bate the pritilvge of aappljius.iti s-oldiers
heW as priaoders of Var by tbe other m'tik
cur Stt of' various nw school look.-r. end
.to tie authors' and tj t'je f ublio tU U ku
them. ' Our gnvu ryatcm t Common ScIuh.
allf our un'y true uud eoiid foundatioa (or
uoatioy, and ceia.iudi your ouiistuut wn3 fostJ
Tiie fx-cution of tbe Sawj become more
(iifTicu.t, owing m4 so much to the iucitai
iji my (4 Iniou, ne t the wuftt of boldnvis
insist; i.tj. Many roniprJnts continue t
iroui an i".ru 01 jue Mimo cf ueprea,imr.
rriu of ifrap:!r.K jjuiainrn, illegal iaiprv
prvpeviy nyU'idJratfl agifnH,' srni njry
ed Tiol;tious of civil rijihU brraiktarr co
Wt'of tbe hulfewt appcul to me for redrt
-smi oftrn unabie to nlT-.td them. They forg
inw ftia txirw, anJ that it u thcrMfbta
i'P J t'i'"bco:crJiiu4b:-buisocvrr utf
tbe dnriept wy, Ij." y'Jl?n -in f om.ni
private tuiiJur p.tte, way be itua'tuuuld
bU'Mlik
LlllMlhif
ibiij td
:iS caie
. C1I1JIC
be .iv
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encu me
.r.d out
Ui'liU o
cbinud
wbiob
tb.-tt the
iluty t
ted, in
JlS'UtlS
of tbQ
ininliiry
fur, to cu
y tue i.vr
itarpci!
for uny cCuce.aHint the ricbti or lib'
cii.ieit, and if ri'tic-tauee is n ude, tbo wl
force of tbe Su:e would le Lronjlit to
forco fuhraisyn.. U'i wrooi rexu iie l
would te wortS twu'r reduced by t'xec
to the Hojierior officer of the offcodor.
In tins coubt'ctlvn I cuil your attention t
dcieney of the ry; of.our Juic's. Th
SiivTuri trttriftfi' wtitn-t cmhalrculrwUii
tioa oiA'.e amoimt, at least. I regird th
ur tpja.V'P'tt wores tban any other pubyci
aiin cjroeotiy tuvito juu to iLe remedy. !
lhe war fti 1 dnr it klow Icnstb uloni
Las befti niaiciiiiliy ifiuforcvd. and !l lil
ttly texture of .rctef!ui-2 ud liicbioooi X
pteJv" i)hr pe pie ti'.ul atuih-s with won.U
ticity of r.iHt have rccovticd from iht -ttC
ifcU-rsn iu u e f j!evof'ircin:- and in tbe M
The enmpaiu tf Iri3lt!i' tloodiet by far vitay yot
the
expt'tiNe.i
ltuati-m
ei vauta,
irii. Le
b of tlio
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ef, our
tbae.
jecess i'v
artic!ee, Judge CH1J, car OvtamU-ioner of Eicbii',;.',
iaiornu me, tunt tb same privilege will be. exteu 1 t
to me e tales, f J lhertore ak joui conurt to ejjeul,
Eooa.a it t necessary, a porMoaof our fundi ;roa J,
not exceeding jjOuU iterlioi, f jr the benrflt of Nr-J
aroiiiiA bolder held in Xortbera prisons i.tacer
f and mtm. I nndrretafld the Uuited Sfites wiH parole
. any officer deaignated for thi4 purpf, which wou!J
gaaranteeaai-ay an J proper ui p iGon qf the fands
laereporioi liie toutgeon UtueraL wlncu 1 seut
in, h worthy of ygar consideration.. I. daubt if ny
department of "the iftato.. Government h is djiie 'uioe
good to oar Bolsters with co ! au expea iture vt
none. Jiwy effort will be mde t tPcraa iu u-e-fulneae'ani
eaiealiti aid wherevera suf.-r.u.j soldier
-ao be foaad. t
I desire also to call your attention to the ul'j.' .1 f
the supply cfsaJt. -The muutbiy rcoit"..f Mr. jj (T
Vortb , fipe rint endi-nt of tha htiU wura nHSUnUu
jtoa,re herewith 'eubaiKed From these it wifl 'o
etta that owia to tafl auwarrantod (as I coawive)
ioterferefice of the General eotnnn.-i,llug that depart
aeat, tkf rodwotroa ef -iJt frontrtbut sovrce hi
greatly fallen off and coDsi'lirYle"l(ss h is oeeo in
curred lit labor aad material. 'Alter apffeulirg iu vain
to Gen. Eanrcgard a3i the SecrrUry of Wr, au J be-
iog ayprfbensive fiualiy of tiivir d itructioa ia casef
n attack upon Wilmington, I bavo at Uagth "ordure i
'the removal ot the proper'iy to the railn, iniy in
'Wntion was to re erect them at some other pait, if
such conlJ be found where silt is not hali in ejch
esteem and its manufacture would tot be deemed iu
Jjgrioas to the cease of the Confederacy. Tbe corres
pondence with Confederate official ca this subject b
also submitted, and I shall await yoar alvie m lo
th'e -oper place for patting them ia operation &guia,
' which I think indispensable to be done.
I have received no written report for many months
from Mf. Wood5n,oorCommiaioner at Siltville. Va.,
buiunderstaad tbeyare racking a-bouAjjiLbaiheLti"
per flay. Toe principardifficuwy at that point u in
uiii 11:1 i. it? iu:iiiiiri!4, mcs imr 10 Close wiuolil u
pa.rnc;e ot vult tge lo cur euerai, if not witLho&ititc
aivante to our urutct. . . . , .
yajjy nis jetsuitea ana vrrta suilicie rutre ni
tody will, Uuiibg (lie Couiiug seaua. But lit eni cf
tUis War an 1 the return of peace eevias el ill id from
human Vision." Wbeu it ebia.ll come, how it ioall be
nied, and i;li what lody itbaU come, a qjt
ti-uis it ia, nut ia my power to answr. Th .wuuitf.
ig.prvt-ectwe tliouot we saw iu iherpriu, nJvar
ly sumuiec ff J to bava vttuisLe l. , ,
If u uatur of tin i vongratul.ttitiu, . owever,
tb il the'yooJ emee-ahd ener Titlem if - tu peepla
ljuve le-cueJ our i'ic iipui the ruiut f aiemputi
to seek for it by ? parate action. Their unjeniit U-J
un.iiiiiui'y Mt tta pli tins put to ntt all vtif t.pfire
litUMoiis ou th( :t:, uuJ Mti-Cei our entities and
uur ia.vu.2s i.i ii y.uiiu i aruiiu wjw snare iu
we t- t!8 1 f i er CoiUetieruits. A ntUli r ut
W-1 'Ivi tViti't Uilml Hi,,t
aa 1 peopLua latity anew lhe pligbted bono
11 1 ......
-in oiuM-suty j iMie uapjx DS lo t.'ielot oitiiaUu
.uJvr.rg lueti aad V.iu 11 nna tbi.Jitu at bic., 1
wea.iea mu o.Oiti-siaue i ?uti;ers ba tbvir knevs iu
Un trR.-Kea at relurecur. iib wiiUie' t'.it erwb
Irth MM mm,
. TKANK. DA U LEV,
Ej)ITOH A'ND V
AND i'UltLIBUER.
TnUUSDAY::::::::::::DK0KMIJEiri5,'iSCi.
1
.FROM CO.Bi31sTN. C. T.
, Oa tut Links una Hichhoud, Va 1
' ' December, '' .
VcArAriiutt We, as soldiers, are suffe'rlnir rnn.H
erably on uccount of, abort rations, tad clothes- an
no pay: but ftlLtheso we ofl!dbear witbruurh L,,i
hude U we could act an occasional letter rnBei
loved ones Ht iiouie. This Is a bleaslos? we b.. 1.....
ulwoit deprived of for be past moi.th, especlajh
those uf our eoihpnny who get their inaiLfroin, Lie
ville. ' Others wle letters ara mailed at.ltAk.
Tee Dee get theiif by eery wail; but ia vain tbe Lile.
- , y ww vwi r tucm , Xiow
XT SuUcriittn 5.00 a year, In atltaaro..1
, tela utontha f S.OO, -
tioo, and $1 1 5 for ench subsequent tnsvtiob.
er five hnert per fOM.o
don't undersUiid me to be cotaptalnbig f the p. if
. bt Lilcsville, for I Jou't know wbo he is In faot we
. ' hardly know lerff nww that then Is such pUec.
irs we kuow that tbvro onco was', and that It wae Inhab!
tkbituativsovet
-Ttu pie make a square.
ild-i4jeJMMMira4iMMb ewf 'tTr"rNedr""S
Id the 1. 51. there Im wb he nay we don't believe
fhere is anything wrong alnt Wtu; bnt we do believa
il . . ! ' .a.. a a. . 1 W
tfmgtv ..ltviticiocnts U oine oue between berettad theij tha'tfefend
Jot:utoJ .our eomiunnication cntirejy. As fr me t
have no father or toother, wife or sweetheart tLr to
write to me, but I have friends, and believe tkey
write to n.e if they Jo or do not it'a all the sasie t
me. . 1 also bear town who, have witee there evme
aianei Laviug at htt ..Ires CCT H'J the roilithry j ut Jng wlves-rsy Uey sre- dtw mie three and
uutUriUee, in ejection vth the A, Tt r
, " r " cuiiui OI.CB
wa-, abd Is again about to be oepenfed'fr the bene
fit of the "Tarheels," bit we did tut think the nn!.r
- J wuiu
teiieve y0 will do any.
aoiorcr, anj we Know
He was not muh known as asking editorially, yet f.nd 0ut tba reaM.il no taail eoiaa td wa t-m '.k..
editorial duty. oT.ev devolved uoon hini until early in. J office you will cteat'y ob'ije' .
of ie.s than tin lines couated a qure.J "
" V TO TUB r.l'ULlC ,
.The' resignation cf the comiuittsion cf the under-
and Vtiih tofue tiepiJaliou aunouuecs that be takes
full chariro of its mhlorhl and pntlisbuig maoaicweot
To many of you ho is knn as one ofiu publUhers uPDd the wa'.l alao. We .kel
it . l. 1 l: ..:-!- . . i
A Tasuisst. or TIU StA!TT StCT.
We give "TuaheolV' letter an liMtvvS?, with the
hope that it wilt a'rast the alremiua of sometne in
hoe power it js toVomovt the difficulty of which he
couipjaius. -Mr. S.tELires, the regular appointed
po.t!rtarat Lji,,,itie j4 with tha.iteuior Ildar..
with. He lopi s, however, w.ith the klstance of a j JjlrS i1'Ce in tba lield, with the (tospect of
81 , wlten he entered the service jsj voluoteer, in'
tLe C' st rompstiy that loft te coan:y. , .
In uuRiuig the full clitpe of tlij pnper tho wauVr.
bigusd luuo the. uyjtibiitli:lc he U'.; tpou ll-a;
se.f out the (ii.ticuiiics be wt.l uuve to couti-uJ
totrous public t ) overcome lC6e uimc ties tn a
measure: and ia addition 4. your moral suppott l
sks that you wiil use your influence to extend th:
circulation of the Jyfcand to send to it those other
means of eaptott.to 4 newspaper, advertUiot and
HorI. Give' hiialteeT.1rraiTy, udloali3Tri
ve what so uiioy of yea desire &t this point a
r-r. . ' -.
To mrmy, tlie Argua, owlrg to the very bad mail ar
memo at nuJ facilities in' this ecciion cannot be a
'ir pff, while to a few. perhapa, il is. ' Hy uaii'let
0-1 ind i.i'lustry we nope, howevtr, to make it
ui,; ii.iojgo tueir r.kins they c,a.s; tui-i'e WA'ts.vU.
rani uiucr iu iiie jij.ile l4-k iif uj-.ioiii,'ig
Lt ,ov it t a(ir atut! ana tue iaie.HU i-ai; or , t.uir
cuimiiy; rrtcri e e rinraa-itit ,n nrt xns-'h fx ti i
a .?!. i.tiij .i our ultiaiate tiiuoipli,4 owe t:i.t f thi
aio.N la .uig :kiUiu geueral.y great nd g.dUutanii'a.,
auipa vl n if wr mr iau o. ir m i'i-ii ).ire an j uii.-eu-iiii
rtr;otis b wuuh g.ows ia Vie tiosoiu of our pecpie.
Iu Ki;e of iil .wo tte of tLe w.tys, oi hu;o.ni nature,
fae gret- J of ga.u, etjrliua sal rapaciry, s fijUa-ss,
gna iiii tee potrrju'iiSieacet iu. ugonie of "ur
cv jotry.auJ-.i: toe m)nj tie b.k tieaaud i.it trav.tu
prophttiea 4 4ho uupatituiij, I Lave ;e, iu tny two
years v( Cioseinteroouree w.ta the neopie of wy uiit.ve
tatevverfuuada pi re aad uu Jyiu tlnineof tint 2trig'ut
ao . pjri-iui io?e of couatrXr -.!; cau taake the
potr t widjw or the buuiblest boy a kinsaiaii ofhe
Angela. And I -have saidv it caouojt be that Go J aiii
r-jccl al! this sacrifice antcouet as naught ail thi.
patifiit uui Toog sufiering because of the wickedness
of bjioct that tiie iittie nils of tKitriulii loVe tiictliu
f.oiii th'c ruouLtaiu gorge, flowiugviward through the
p am and. receiving its tributaries of Uooliu ere'ry
vaitey, mujl jet rrncii tbe sea, iu ttreutli ani-fol-UJui
uiiguly tfloUgh to beaf in triumph theWk of
getting it awsr, the transportation being entlrely uu- wra irtcaoo wuicn we are srrug-ung - to jauocii
. . . .' . . r . 1 unn:i ltw l.nn .in 1.1 rti .nhini.lniul...n ,...-..,-
tcr tne control of the r-infeJerate yaeprnmcTii , -i-- - , ....am-.
hr Sute TinnaiaTBa
ing to hire or buy engines te put on the Virginia roads'
to transport ear salt, and hope to succeod. Without
this, the chance for gettiug awar any is bad, ex
ctpt in wagone. Through Mr. WooJfin I have alo
male aa excellent contract with Stewart, Duchanan
lO., Tor tne purchase of ol.OO') bushels nt ix dol
lars per bushel, deliverable at tbe works 1 A conriJ-
erable aoanuty of tnia has already been delivered and
aid tnmtjfrlaijTillTBean.s
Aa appropriation is Called for to beet this. amount,
which caj be refundet to.he Treasurer when the salt
is sold. r A small appropriation is also required to p!iy
' tb atuonnt of taxes levied, womewhat to my surprise,
' ty the State of Virginia upon oar property at the
vjprks, likewise a. somewhat larger .one for the erec-
tion of tkose at Wilmington. The papers submitted
will enable yoar committee to estimate the amounts
required. JfotwithsUading all the difficulties.thrown
ia' our way, I think I could safely assure you of a sup
ply of salt provided transportation can be had. ' -;:
The so,bject of oar Common Schools is one which I
' beg you will not forget amid "the grt conoertw yf the
-war:-ine eaorts malting by tbe friends of edueitou
sawrrntt rtfaTTzaJile Suef iok:n lnt a'
their head, to prevent tbe public from losing-i,igbt Yf
this great intcrestr'is worthy of oar adaii&tion. I
giTj i mav wuujtiiui ana vicior: jus arjjy every jos
.ioie physical and moral support; let us while waaHi-
ii;g aiiXieusly every 'visible, aud rejonable iijje.ws
peace, eocnetv every piaublrf by pa til whose mile
darks' point to ruin aud Ufsbonor; iet us accept tho
ei.upTf ta.tii it tao patriot ia the justice of our caus.1
which lea leiii to salvation, auu avoid th! ltur.itl
sxt'titcr-mie'Ttoffbtir-wbieh taketb hrild oir bell,
govei-nment aoa butnan freedom could uefiie. wi, na
tion purj.fi ed by sorrow, strengthened by suffering 'apd
whilom f oiu the bloody lesions of civi war, thAi yet,
1 humbly tiejht in God, establish and perpetuate for
their more fortunate chilUj-en, a gjverntaeat rich iu all
the tiaitions of liberty and ci vkuarito. ""'
, " '. ZEUULUN D. VANCE:
. aia rj;eciaiiy toe ysiemi pra leu echooU
advocated by the Superintendent, for whicn uieixioritls
will be f resented by the Literary Board, and the Edu
cational Association of. North Carolina," I also iggst
' that regular teachers be exempted frani State mihtiiry
'iu,ty whilst employed ia teachiog(. Though fully aware
of the importance of their vocation, I haee cot felt at
liberty to excuse them, under existingjaws. The coal
men schools ehoa'id surely be kept goiog a every eo-t,
and if sufficient iodaements cannot be offered to dU-
fc.i-a - j .
.lyL:.nytaeaiega3jeji
tnem, tne necessary tnIes should be exemDted Sure-
ly, thoogh, if convinced of the great necessity, our pa-
' ttriotia country-women woalit assist, in the absence of
these Jamie lasiructers, in preparing the minis of tbe
rifjing generation W appreciate the Government which
, this one isiUeeding.to establish'.- When we see so little
doing to educate the youth soon te succeed us, -and, bo
bold abroad the vicious and demoralizing infltjerjees
rery where biightiDf' the lanlt it is enough to fill one
- wha T5hatfdertqfor fljetajuferTrnly tbe inentaTTufT
row are gaping for the seed, and if the good'be not
put in', tie crop of evil will be. "pontaneou and fe ir-
f il. It is witipriJo that I observe the paUicaticrfin
K2i-The New Tfi-k "Herald," of theflOth ult.,hrj
a most. ch:iracteriiic Heraldic leader oi "North Car
olina for Peace, "anO lhe resolut:ons offered aud voted
for y thmcre notorious oflhe Norih Carolinamcm
btrs. J. T., Leach. The ariicie is unusually irnpuletit
aoJ swa-raeiinz. even for tbi "Heiald '' InA i,nnU
urn-iicu in , kiiii me, in am unci iMwnuiv.gu trj. rtry
few eubmissiou'iBts in and of the South! ,f whom North
Carolina, withstanding what has ben saiJi baa hot
'Tftti a -oicen't minor tty'ucsHy sniiJ efforts. aolT
ap-ils of the Milerald," aud kiodred jouroals. shoald
be read arfj lamtnetl ocoHni 011 ally "by our statesmen,
ar.d geiitrids, an j leaders, but,theylfibou!d not be.ie
prnted as fully nd prompily as orae Confederate
j umals generally reprint from Yanked paper. , -',
, r f Charleston t'oaritr.
TIIE FLQKIDA AFFAIR.
The Yankee tricks with regard to lb! Tlorlda affair
are Dot 11 -:-.. to avail anything. Ioformation has
erertedron 4n bied-authorit w tbat-firatif
. k . . .- .
lias notmed tne lniteu states that the will make the
seizure a ecuiu htlti nnless the. -crew and vessel are
restored and ample apoWy made for the oatraceJ In .
mis ii is iurtoeruwiemoou mat sue will oe supported
by England ani Prance. Exchonyt. . .
" ' FJJOM EASTleRNJlOtiNA.
We lern7tlint the enemy .'some -three lwidreI
etritrg, land ed from JhM r jprv hoa Is 'in Chowa nij ve r,
on Sunday Tant, and proceffil! to."!urfreesboro''f j"n
Ilertford county, here they destroyed all oi oar com
rui.mry stores, aud carried off a nainber of horses and
mole. Kal. Cutuftvatirt.
rtmainwig an me winter, and pel bans lner. If ba
cauaot b lele id jo Cwmi hesiie i irlum brs dntia
M poetuwMter, and (0 dichrj other l:opwtant du
ties dcvolvilig upon hta, we Upe soiai wie will baap-
poitteJ to n.Vhatjie I 1m Urn! the ofike who is
f'ee from all iiab'Uty te sailiUry smiew. Eo; Awes. J
"ilEPORTi VifoM TH E FIGHT IN TENNESSEE.
. Tck ru, Ala., IVa. 4. via TaJUSraejer. M.dlsna
and Dovto.tnwo, IV. 6. XHe foHe-wiogisaauirmeM
of lUv. Me trowaisf, just from the Army f Ten
nessee: A fight took place on the iUib , betweea
llrpeb Creek od Fra'ikltn, ia which the enemy ws
XlMclIraLoJii-Lhaei Wiitka.-JujLiif killed Mi-
wuu awl o ut0 pn-oi.e-s. tbea Urn's eorps Was
prifceipally egge.. Tbe eaemy e tiling back to-MnrfteesUno'.-
ft.rrnt ia ivpoiJ U be at iteatwa
ter, betwen the encmaod Naahvil.'e. 7"
TLi is --rbt in which iheTaokees, as per heir
aceoijuts pnbHsht4 by ns lat wek, clalmeil fb have
rated II ..kI, and kidwl and wondvl from 5,000 to
G,(m 4 bis mra, aaj fmk l,OoOpriswnsr,thebattl
lis'ui oritd n'ghl. And yet, no'wItbstatJinr tLe
Vanlee caiwl th.y had dohe all this they had Mleif"
back or rrtn-aied elzhteen tnlles by 8 o'clock tn(
morniPg. within the fortiflcatioes of Nashville.
I .iter Taflkea aeeuni ia this week's paper, io which;
they virtaaPy atkouwledge themselves whipped.
bumntnru of the Lnltt JrVtr. ,
l?e LejisUf at e "of Yi ginUajsemblsi in Richmond
on fhe j tiJint.-Cov. jSlaith ia his nessnge recom
neu Is the armlnsr of a portion of the slave DonuJation
U be ready for the log campaign. lis would em.
P'oy the;a "to &ht tbe negro fore cf the enemy, aye
the Yankees themselves." ,
IVoogh Yaukee sou tees, the latest dispatch from
Nashvilie is to tbe .tub. No ckaoge in tlie military sit
oat:on reporUd. The destrnciV of "Rebel" property
to fsci itafe the defence of Nashvillo was immense,
Chattanooga and Bridgeport are afe. Several Fede ,
ral g'iniio ils attempteni uosucoessfuMy on the aight of
the 7th to d'slodgt our, battery fourteen miles below
Nasbvilfe, on the -Cumberland -river.- Forrest la ra
poite l to have crossed the f?umber!and, and the im
nn-l like liicv. wf 1 command respect foaiy P TLfi' " ?ia.MfcrU Hwi tflC0
b .uu uu vuiui.ucca a taovemeai vo -
en-
,-iii-iii t,h ? -
Kith po.U'cs ia a pr!y teve, Juiinjj the troubles
that r.re now utt'tiu, the 0'a rs'j;ne I will hive noth
rr to d. He" know bnt.o?ft pr:y, if it i-o may be
ciilrd a'vl that is the touth. An I for .outhsrn in
Jeetidence (a its fullest seo'e, bvttb from Noithern
j dntnioition andff'.rrti .h'-aldom in any shp or f r.n,
? siiull evpr con.ten 1. Uer olunnv"1' oeiwys
V-swt heweve-ff t all wh rasy wiU to discuss 4ny'
La.ucsh-jr.s aptating tLe'piiblia reind.xr wbo may J-
lue
e puU'O nnytbiax cpucein eg t
sie io lay l furu the
gnaral welfare.
CONFCDEKATB STATES SENAT03.
, Witb ples-ure we announce thtt our f&llow.fowns--tho,
Hon. T. S. Ashe, was on the f8sh iot., elected
hy the Legislature, C. Senifor, in phc of Hon. Wgj.
T. Dorlch, whose term expiies on the 2Jd of F'-braarr,
1?5, The elect ion of Mr, Afbe was alt-geth'r oa-
expected, as tbe place was not sought by bim. In
d awing bim from bis rdiiencbt, tbe Legislstore has
d ine Well. We know of no one wbo Is actuated by
purer motives, or a higher sense of defy, or fiUetJ
wiih loflier aspirations "for his Slits and his be-
ioei nooin. ue win te a worttiy jtroiieajrue or
tlist other tue Southern ccnrltmsn "and statesman.
wnoTFpTH?nt tbe Old North 8r.e on the floor of the
Hon. W. a. Urabam,
higher Itoose of Congress, the
orter
Tbe act of tbe Legislatare in electing Mr. Ahe we
accept as a.pWge tbat that bodyas occasion rf (ni"es,
wdl rise supfnnr to the partyisme that eom" bse at
lenrjed to in'use tntci its oounsels, and that in future
mnv Iru't its actions on all great nationalqnesnons.
In the roregoiijgyemnrks.we Jo not Wish to be uo
rstood s making any inviduaus reflections against
sny oi tne gentlemen woo were run witn sir. Ase lor
otir( we uo nor,
tan We have some indefinite 'Information relative
lo a plot bvinz discovered atxanir the neiroes in the
rpper e-ije ibf Richmond coooty and in Montgomery,
f lhe neighboVhood of Troy, having forits object tbe
njpideting of the whites, Ac. The plot was discovered
oil the I'b iost., and tbo "rising" was to have taken
place onhisttoaseve. A large number of f he negroes
have been arrested, some of whom are' confined in Jai!
at Eocljingbam and some at" Troy.; Among tbo ring-
wards Kentucky.
Jas. Wafson Webb, Yankee Minuter to DraiU, has
assured the Eraiilian GoveVnoVfpt that l' ewpture of
the FloikU was unauthorised by bis Government, and
tbat all tbe reparation which honor and jastkteao ex
act will be freely oflcied., .
Liceoln, lo kia message to tbe Yankee Congress on- .
tbe 6tb lost., notiaes tbe eonilauaaea at ha war with i
1-iaow. personally f4hoeault!sjJiich,he egardBa Impertaat- H rsfers to
-nis eieciioo as aw eviuence or Lbe parpose of tne peo
ple of the ' 'loyal States" to maintain tbeiotegrity of tho
Union. "On careful consideration it seems to him no
.ttompt at negociation with the insurgent leaders could
resaU in gooJ. Tljey wonld accept nothing short of
a severance of the Union, which he could not volunta
rily yield. VLeiesne can onjy be tiled by war and
be decided by victory; but the Southern people can re-
'j -. .... rt t.. i .
accepi. cuion, ana toe amnesty ooereu one year ago is.
still fprn to all, on fcondifioo' to make a free choice,"
He will not retract or modify bis emancipation procla
mation, and ia stating a single condition of peace he
means simply to say that war will cease on the port of
leaaerswreeBunsaiiuaiovoi ammuoiuon were toumi. ,ho United State- fift..nm. it .hU
!J4iill2!lieJmj ... e u r i.
hnt'nhna'fif these have vet bean arrested an far aa a T T . iiY"' . .r'. " -"" """-'IS'- L
have been able to learn. . : "7
; t -t-1 fc r -- ; v i: il -'?.5'I -. "i lK -WUIIHIUllll It VUVl USUO i VDV
liiformafKin leading us to believe the plot was more lntinna 1 . '
exieimiTC innu ursi QUjpoaeu
Some of. the
nejiroes'rn their con'fessiorra say they were instigated
Jo rjw JJjJ.ej1Il.J,J5!.j'. Yankee ciUojejfwJihavf
made their escape ifr6m the pcits about Florence, and
who had nradt! their way up into Richracnd and Mont
gomery. ThAe of the negroes, liog-ieaders, are op
for summary execafion. r ' . '
; - . i I y ;.. .
Weai e happy to see, from Legislative proceed
ings, that Lieut. L. , L Polk, Commoner i-om this
county, isatlaFTn his 8elT7IIeodm'esdTre'cTTr&'aT
the array in the Valley of Virginia,' in whose glorious
achievements the- pat summer he hotj been nn active
participant.'. . '
. 5 Amengotfier Confederate soldiers recently re
ported to have' died at the Yankee pi Ison at Ehni.ra,
New York; we notice tbe name of JasT. Parker, Co.
Af2:ldIiC. T. . .V-
SSiT That Arab of.tbe SouthiM-u Press, tho Cwa
noijgn flritl, lias again .t'urne'lup, after more than,a
moithTs silence at Solmo. Ala. .-U was last printed
at GrifiiofGa. ..
excellent opportunity is offered to- several teaileaien
of the Legislature, after this, last proannaiamento of
Lt: Day tern, of tbe 12th Virginia cavalry, attacked
two companies of the 21st New York cavalry at 'Mill'
wood,;lrk-;cOuiTtyV4ny of Virginiai'oa the 4lR"
inst., killing and captaring 40 of the enemy, and
liioging off iKToMaas. , , . . , -
About noon of the 10th Inst., Ue first 'division of
the 2d corps, of Grant's army, supporting" their eav
atty, forced back oar cavalry pickets on the Vaugban
road.below Petersburg, and advaooed towards Din-widdle-Court
Housella the Uth oar cavalry, rtin
forced by infantry, drove the Yankees, back across
Hatcher's 'Hun, capturing a few prisoners and re-es-
,tablishing our lines. . '. . ; . .
Tbe latest news from Earope represents Confederata
loan as advancing, doling at 02. . i .
. ' .. . ,n i .,'. (
it3T It is reported that tbe Yankees recently sent
a '"grand raiding party into Loudon and Fauquier
counties, wbo destroyed many barns and bouses, and
burnt up much slaughtered meat, and drove off sll,
the cattle and haorstis they conld find, as retaliation,
they Hege, for the people of those e,ountici taking
Care of oshj. ll-v'.. .:. a , . ..-,ju