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THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW8-THE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY
rtt. XLV.
HILLSBOKOUCH, N. C, JANUARY IS, 1865
No. 2279.
Ai Act U licrtait tha Efldeacy cf Urn
Ileal Onard Orgailiatlon.
Sac. 1. i?e if enaettd by tht Gentrml At
ttmbly Me ie AVrA Cbrotn. and
if if htrtby tntettd by Me maturity Me
earns, That whenever tht Guard lor Heme
Defence ehtll bt callH iiltiervictbtjaad
Ike limits ef their respective ceittiei, tke
Oevcrner wtj citee two r mart caapa
ice tt be cvaiflidittd inte ie ceivpur,
at to nake i Ivsi tbia iitvftr mt'n,
raik tad fie, t nk rmpaiv')ai(l cn
pin io ceiiotKltteil inell eUctfrm Ike
Cepttiot ceaanaadinr; tke cempaies 10
Mlii!aUd a Captau tt cn&ed such
ctttiiUtrd cvmptij, and (fm tke First
Lienteanti( Secvad Licateaaals aod Ja
nier Secead Lieettruati af each cmpa
nir , aa eficer f eack af said risks ka
euitaed ta datj with suck csastlidated
oa pan, each af tht cera af cenpanics
aa ceasalidated aa aaajr aat be elected far
crice witb sick eeatvliated cwsapanjr,
shall be reairtd l perfvrai service as
nenceaifliissiatd eClrcrs ar privates is
Ike cwatelidated cameanv faraitd af tkeir
ri(iaal canpanies. sad wkile sa sertiaf
their cvfasntsstaas thill be ttiaeadetf.
Src.f. fit it furthtr enmetei. That tke
Otveraer ma ta like maaaer caase ta r
re bsttaliaaa ar rrtifarats ol tke Heme
teard whea catted tatosarvice beroad
ikeir bslUliaa ar rrrimtatal linits,
kea catted iata service witkia sack limits,
ia caavectia witk atker pnrtiaas af ick
frce, ta be caasatidttrd, aaid battalions
kea a caasalidsied, to be campsed at tat
Itsa than three cwmpaeits, aad said reri
meats arkea saconaalidsted ta be cempoeftd
ofaot mora tkaa teacompaaice. Tke Go
eraar bjij asiia ta tke comasad al sark
atatoiuuiei battahfB ar rrrimait tar aa
tar or officers Irani tke )MtuUat ar rtft
meitaaifHdated. -1 ' '
Sec. 3. Bt it furthtr rurtt4. That tke
Gavernor mav, ta kis ducretiea, ia coa-
atitatiar tkecaasotidstioa ceiapaaies con
teaip'atcd by tke Irs! station hereof, take
the aae faertk. eiathirl, or oae-hatt af
. ear rompaav aa at preaeat t'tiaised with
ailaaproportioaof itsaQeers, oat of which
ta eeatitite sack ciaiolidsted cam pan?
aad sack af tke aCcers af eampsnies as at
Dreseat artaaizod, as ni; be p'aced with
rsctiaas of their catapaqiet, ta larm a cao
aolidsted coattaav as ntir aat be elected
ta camnsad aacb coalidated company,
shau be required ta serve ia seek consol
Is ted cevpaar'as aen-cannniuianed wfH-
era or privates, aad while soitrviag their
niiiana aaaii oe iiipenoeu. j aa uv
vemar ksll have power to ditcriaiiaate to
lavor f farmers aad oaechsaici, when he
calle aat a less nemberthaa the whale af a
'('mptav.attv ta tieclare vacsat ihe aSre
l aa ameer who ts declare J bv a medirs
board pcraasaeatlf diaablcd far f eld date
'k-r fi'e coitltiaor Heme Gssrd,er a
. Jlcit wna aksceads t tke e array.
tec. 4. lit it furlhet twcttJ, That at
Oaarternitaters and Cammisnrievaf rtgi
tents or batiliaas af Heme Gasrds as a
lirraeaterftnized, that way aat be atiga
i J t laty by tke Oeveraorwifk a eunseli
dated battaliea ar rrcisicnt, shall ba re
;uird t serve aa ua-camtaiiiaaed afi
ears or privates, la some aae company
iltir preieat comataod, aad whi so sarv
btT their coinaaisaiona ihsU be seipended.
alee. a, tit it Atrtktr tnactti, that the
Xt'tena RearrsT, br aad with tka advice
! ronteat of tke Ueveraor, shall appsin
a 'hfediesl Hoard fer rack Cenireaaiena
Uiiriet In ihia 8tate, wKass buaineas it
htall be ta assmiaesll pertaas clumisj
temptiaa from Heme Oasrd doty aa sc
event of khtsical disability, that these ct
amiaatiaas ihsll be made at suck time aad
uader each rules and regelauoatasma be
eatalilisheil by the Sarj'ea Oeaeral, aad
iat the Riembcra af said Dosrds shall ra
else tke same psy tad atlowaace while aa
itr as ike Confederstt Cauaerbt Beards.
ec. j. JJt it further tnattti, 'hat wkea
, ath eampanies, batisliene ar tfjlmeali,
I ave beta coDsoHdalsA as bereia provided
l i, they aSall centinie ia such erf&nisa
i as aatil farther previsieai shall ba laadi
Sec. r. Bt it furthtr entcttd. Tfcat thai
second sertiaa of " aa act ia retatisn to the ;
Militissnd a Oasrd for Home Defence."
ratified the 7th day r laly, 1883, be, and
the same is hereby amended, by strikinj
out the word these" in the 9th line af
said section, aad inserting the ord ' the
that tka third eection af "an act te amend
aa act in relatien to the Militia and Oasrd
far Hame Deleace." ratified tke 14th dar
of Deccavker, 1863, he and the same is
kereky amended, by insertiag between tka
warns rernlar "and millers," the wnrde
aad public, aad by interline between
the words tn titers " and blackimitbs"
lha word aad, aad that the pre viae at
the end of said 3d section be aad tka same
is hereby repested t That in addition ta the
exeaapiteas specified ia '.he acts aforesaid,
there shall be eieaupt from Home Guard
daiy all county trustees, tegular sad public
taaners, hatters sad shoemakers skilled ia
their respective calliajs, aad wka were
em played ia the sams prior ta the 1st day
oi January, a. u., ibos, aa have coatm
aed to be to employed siacc that time.
rrttxM, taaaera shall sell aae-third af
their leather to iadircat said tar's wives
and widaws fr their on a ae, at schedule
prices.
rmutti, that bo provision of this tel
shall be so caastracd as to ckempt from
militia service any persua mentioned here
in, ia cseefactaal eervile inaurrection ar
iavssUmnf the ceaatr la which he resides,
by Federsl farces, escept the persons and
ctasaes mentioned in td section of an act
in relation to the Militia aad a guard far
Ilme j)cfeace, ratified she 7th af July,
1863.
See. I. Bt it furthtr tnatlti, That this
act shall be ia force from aad after its rat
ification.
Read three times aad ratified ia Geaeral
Assembly this 44 day of December, A.
U., I Baa. ' r
- Shall harl hi aanl tram beam,
And fiala ehail catch al
keep tke Sabbith baly as to them, with lorried ia iafamT.igh apaa the rails of
L,V.,"-!il!.AU:.bM,ki .? !? u& dafaste. while it fin?
K-r:" 4.T.!T "v? ? ther shall meet at tka iaai
.v.. ... lH Hanuo mare iron is. " compt," tke wi4owa leak
r"r""l,H nssus an size ai ier
ice, than any establishment ta England
which waa aepi ia oneratioa oarior the
labbsth, . 8.
In New Tork. tke miad of a maa wh. Gp Ovkbthxowi Nations." At what
made lull a mdlioa a year went out ia the M"taBtN God epeaketk, a aatioa'a aver
aisniui maunessatdan ear v rrave.ia un-Hrow ia tare, as an sources ar road are
lj two rears. Iram the verv atraiu uoon it at Hu dispasal, sa are all causes of evil.
by a variaty of enterprises, every oae of 1 Wh Ht ptatileiee, storm, and fa
which succeeded. I mine eater upon their terrible work, who
'iiwiu take iveyears to clear them or," caD "r ravages r rae demon of
svm aa enaervaat master .fan Ok in -...! I war lie coniroia.ana overrules the wrath
beat, atlading to the weiring oat influences f B&fl 1(1 thlt il h11 eff"t His Vrposes.
6a the bwatmca, who warked oa Sabkaths Who can preserve what God designs to
a. . ii a . I 0 . . If . .. .a
as wan aaaa other days. As to the boat- ac,rV. r ne can. master the vtry ale
men ana Bremen on steamora an tha Waa. memo into mo war aa wates asainstaaa
tera rivers, which never lay by en gab. tien devoted to destractioa. Theheavene
baths, seven rears ia tke averare af kuu. I h ll be brass over tkeir heads and tka
Ufa. Tke observsacc. therelora. af th. rains withheld for a aesian. aad the rtsaad
- wl-w'"ll. .1, . w .
seventk partiao al our time, for the pur-18"11 reiu,e increase, and gaant lamino
aeiceef rest, is demonatrahl o. Dhv.i.u. estirpste a wretched people. The dcs.K
gical nccessitj, a law ol oar nature. ,e,ce hall marshalt its invisible armies
nirt Jal J HeullJL una aari laeai, in iweepiag rain, ever tie
' iiano. ur, one goaieas nation tie mar
THE WIDOW MAXES, make His red far the paaishment af snatk-
1 TV. .:.i..' r .L. t: I ae atill mora wicked. What ia th kiatrir
. mmw l.ww. n Will I VHICUIIIC8I . . . . . - - w.mw.j
condenaed inte aaaprtthegm a short mai r RC w-rId b,t lht Blltrj nat'iona
im which embodies the resell of care ol p!ted, ailded, and then slacked
labor ia the sesreb after trath aad ia this " Pu,,ei and -e,tr,Jre- Has net
coaveaieat form passes into evervdsv ,hu beeB "" " the Assrian king-
speeca, ana serves to guide the conduct f igna io woai
eeery day life. Know tkysslf."says ana. d.el" n. thf " iU E-pnrates-tke Fer-
-.koowthe occaiian." saya anatker, aad aian, reignimg irnon ma laaus to tne Ue
the smnunt of practical wisdom which jit'rraneaa-Damaseos and !damsaJa.
these msiima cantaia. aae recommeaded dea aad SamariaGreeee aad Rome! Tka
them ta tka adantiia rail r.4ii. .... warlike states of the Fhilistiaes. aad tka
as eicslleat mottoes to be remembered tad commercial reaablica of Phoenicia kavi all
observed, ia tke formation af oar character, D,Mm Z .... "a aeeiJM'
aaa- the dispasitiaaar oar plaai aad purpo. "". V r""M ' lW9m
ata. i r - r r try vamaked? V here arethoae ramparta
la like maaaer. a ma as ckarsater is "'.""i1?,? f Fersepalistkasa
R.S.DONNELUi.H.C.
G1LKS MKBAKE.S.8.
8ABBATI FHfSlOLOOf.
Tke Almighty retted one eeveatk at the
tire of creation, commtndinf aaa to ob
serve aa eeaal reeie. The neglect el
this injuaetioa will slwsys, soeaer or later.
krit meats!, moral sad phyaical desth.
Rest is aa iBvsrisble law of animal life.
The busy heart beats ever, from iafaacjr ta
age, aad yet far a urge part af tke time it
is in a state ol repair.
William Pitt died of tpeptesrattheear
ly age af forty-ea. Wkea thr destinies
of natiwns bung ia large measure upaa "hit
doings he, Ult, compelled to give an ears
miuiagaiieatian to aaairs oi oisie. oao
bath brought no ret to him, and sa the
unwilling brain gse signs of exbaattiao.
But bis presence in farliameat was con
ceived to be indispeaaable far einlsnstian
aad defence of the public policy. Under
sack circamitances, it was his custom to
eat heartil of asbusatial food, most hirhl v
seateaed, jstt before goisg to his place, io
order to afard tke bedr that'strcagth aad
to eicite tke miad to that activity deemed
necetaarv to the menientea eccaeiea. But
aader the hir.1i teation, bath brain aad body
pemhed prematarely.
Not laar tea. oae of the mat active bu
siacaa men in England faaad bis afiaira e
eitended thst he deliberately determined
to devate kis Sabbaths labia accounts. His
views were so comprehensive, so Isr see
ing, that weJth cesjs apea him like e
Heed, lie parchated s country nit, at tke
cost of loar thoaaand dollars, declaring
that he woald oe katc rest and quiet. But
it was too late. As he stepped on we
threikatd.aftcra survey of his last par
chaae, he became apoplectic. Although lils
was nut aestroyeif, na eai lives to oe ma
wreck of a man.
It uicd ta be said that a brick kila
must be kept baraing ever Sabbath)" it is
a kaawn to bo a al acr. 4 rare cio as
no must" agsiast t divine command
Even now. it is a rsceived opinion, thai
iroa blast furnaces will bring rain if not
keat ia continual eperatiea. Eighteeo
sometimes sammed ap ia aaa phrase, aad "S'jan jertsajewf wear
a name is given la kirn, as iadlcatiag tkat ?rTJr' h ck Trd of Arttl.
character, b which he will be known ia all lhe. 'k,hP f Sidoa The k.sury of
aabaaHat kUtr .J .kw .tn ..r.. natt'ina has been n hiatorv af rise. prorresa.
ta Jiatinraiak him. aa iaitiai Jn.l tratm
prosperity, decline, decay and fall. Phi.
all his race, for the possession of thoae i!"PDr h,UB kaman causes af all
good nr evil qualities which have mace his th" d,M' "to tliey have faand
designation appropriate. Tkua w have t a profoander philosophy. look-
tack appsllations as "tke rood." -tke LnS. beneath surface theories, anifsrml
wiae "the meek.- "tke bold," as indi fi.nU-, "f1. "'hasemeat forerasaiag na-
eating that their totsesaors were diatia- urn' ,n',,,M! coanecting the one
gaisked bv the exhibition of these virtaes. ,"tr ! the cnceptieaefa
Such surnames ss "the butcher,- "the J ruling God.
"Ih. t..t. .M..P...r.. -Tr... When, wt anaieaslv inquire, bf what
siona by cantcmporariea ot what must be 18Wer9shkU w? P"f t1i,d B?PB;
the jadgmeal of history oa the character of J rwW onaii inoaigaawi
tbaao who are deemed to bear them. Z ,.... V xaz" r"
Bat haw aameaning are all these oppro- P" 'MPPoi'er--wt sJo net enter npea
..... . lthylll(BSf, F tha ana mmm h.)iI mhiii
priaua names, and now eiignt ia their sug ' ,7 " -. r-.-i,
gestion ofwickrdoessrb the side of that . iirncies our faith rests up.
spplied by the New York Day Beak, to the '. " dubt that the power be
President of the United State.. longeth onto Him. . BntWK
" Tha widow-maker !' What I coares
trstiaa f ill that is horrible in the crime Tna NawsrApaa Bouaeii. Wkitever
01 narder, is to be round in tnis " new laUemay be said of aewapaper men, it can -asme,"
which tke jadgmcnt of kis own not be aaid of tkem that tbev are extor
people lias added to the msnv by wkicn tinners. A lew figures will show tliit. For
inai moat onioriuaate 01 an ruiera is even almost every article they consume in their
now kaawn tbreuphout the civilized world, families or in their buaineaa thee hata ta
We caaa.t ditacutfrora the sppellatioa as pay pricta regulated by Confederate ear.
beinz aaworthilv bestawed, when we ro-lreicv naid foKiruld coin. At nreaant una
' . . . ... 1 ... 1 .. .0 r
inentocr tn.' long, long cstsiegne 01 nes- gold in;iar demands from fort? to nltT
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uiaaa waa nave oecn oarriea ia. inair
gravea
world
.11 iL . O. I . U a U . a. 0- B - - L . a aL.f Olt a.
an mo oioou mat nas oecn ancu, irum iaai una uoi ar and a bait oer vear in ra
af the first martyr in this revelation, down fore the war no msn woald think ten dol
to the Isst msn who has fielded his life is Urs per year toe much for n daily paper,
this destructive war, Ihree milUene.ef At. that rate ear subscription priee should
men have periaked aiace the United States new be Jour hundred doUtrt, and yet we
began tke invasion of tke South,' aad charre but tixtxi. When newspsnsr read
throughout bth sectiaas of a once hippy I era murmur at the advance of tke price of
laad the wail of tke widow and the orphan newspapers let tkem just thiak of this.
has never ceaseS to pierce the skies. That I The Wiliningjea papers have just raissd
ar asceads day sad sight, and calls fori their rates af subscription aad advertising.
vengeance upon aae anhsppy maa -the au Hie daily papers or that city new are 5
tkar of all this misery. Aad that cease for three months, aad advertising ia $5 per
Isaa cry will ka heard aad answered. If -quire for each insertion. Tna lira pi a
net in tkis world skill coma the retributive truth is newspapers willhaveta increase
judgmtat. at lent at tke bar of divine jus I their rait I or stop, or elie a great change
!...t.-J -.1. ..I !J M.JIIi"..lf.L .. .. l - . . T . . n -
er tkv' long, long catalogue of has gold dollar demands fram fort? to fifty
1 wha have been hurrie4 to. their ronlrderatedollaVsuy forty. We charge
a by the nod of this despot of the new fur oar.dail paper at the rate af lixtf
I. Far' we meat hold him guilt vf Cwafederate dollars per year, wbickia just
e blood that has been shed, from that una tlol'ar and a half per year in gold. Ba
ilee the demsnds ot the widw wilt be met I in other matters mast take place. Soma
aad answered. "The name of the wicked (general standard of Value must be rscog
shall rat," but tha memory af the wicked laiied, and tie doa t cars taach whit they
ears igs, ad Englishman determined to
im ueir aciiaiit
man. "ine wiaaw.miscri win 0; v p.f may ue, 5o Jiwrna,