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THE DAILY JOURNAL. COM OATH BTATEt Of AXKR1CA. "TTILKnGIOS, H. U, TUEbDAT. MARCH 25, IW. nones. As Ut KO AOUTTS, n (unm sabserfbUif far the IV'.v or WteUy Joerael, U my p-raos t persons Set too- netted wit UiU office, Btt look to each person or persons far their piper. Mnvlll Ix responsible for e receipts Civen by parties tot wmrtti with the Joara!. TBI tUleigfc Standard comments upon our remark that the military beads ef this revefutioo mini M great" - 1 Ml L A n.'t1 AnM 4 Art An 1 cuaugea, man ww uw, w. . body who look! around will we the change that hat a)- read? beea maoe In tbs military beads io tblt Btate, amounting virtually to a change t toto. Certainly . - Aoonxh to bear at fully ou remark bad tome dayi ago that the military bead H most b greatly changed, and will be." A for the civil bead ot tbs War De partment, tbe Secretary of War, we all know that, a . chaogo bu been made that, irltb all respect for tbe . high order Of taleott poasewed by Mr. Benjamin, tbe Cut of LU oiibd BU bfm better fur the legal or diploma tic ttiice of the government tban for the War Office, and that a youDger oaa with different babitodie and training has been appointed tod will n doubt infuse . more vigor bio tbe adolnlatratioB of all mattcri con nected wllb or defease, while General Lce'a appoint ment at the teat of government will impart more unity of plan and continuity of action. What Mr. Ean fiolph't former party assoclationi were, we do not know, wa da know that Mr. Watt, the new Atto.nev Gcner- - al wa tbe leading Bell sod Everett man In Alabama . - darlo "the Presidential election that resulted In tbe " election of Mr. Uocoln by tbe exclusive Northern vote, , and that General Lee wat notoriously not a Breckln ' i ridge man, nor even what U called an original secession- - 1st. The Standard of course knows, no one better, that when a change in the civil end military beads of tbls ' revolution is spoken of, no reference is or can be made , to tbe displacement of President Davis, tbe couetitution- - al chief, wbo, after all that bat been said, could not be k' I J ..-J 1- ...U. .1 I.. A I I . rcDiaexu, euu wuu, in buii vi crrura ui luuuiui'ui wmcu . supernatural wisdom alone could bare avoided, or delects of temper from wbicb no mere man is cx 1 t empt, hat enjoyed end still enjoys the confidence of tbe people of tbe 8outh to an extent to which no other -man approaches. And while we are on tbe subject of the civil beads, might it norpoesibly "occur "to" the . . . . 1.1 . . I I .lL . I - . . . , a iiaoaara tuai mere may ue uvoer nmui even m wis State than those In tbe Executive offices? With tbe unlimited powers claimed, od, when it suited that bortyt " exercised by tbe Convention, amounting as the standard itself atserta to Supreme Legislative Executive and " Judicial Powers, it that tody free iron responsibility t Claiming and exercising when it pleases, tbe three su preme powers of tbe Bute, is it not e bead or ratber three heads or with no disrespect, might it not be said I that it ougnt to be in one tense a tort of cerberut to - watch with all itt beads; and it hat been in existence f from the first secession of tbe btate If it bad given -( tbe authority to raise twenty thousand men for tbe do fence of tbe State exclusively, thou, indeed the Governor could have massed them at Goldsboro', or tome other convenient joint or points, as we have all along urgid. We give full ertdit to tbe editor of the Standard lor having voted for the raising of these twenty thousand men., But It wat lost in Convention. If we blame 'veAber autborttVea (ot dtUtattaeaa certainly tbe people wbo ' have seen the Convention drag its slow length along , will not acquit that body of its share of tbe blame. v Wx" are requeated, and we cboerfully comply w Ith the y request, to call tbe attention of the town authorities, tbo Safety Committee or tbe Provost Marshall, to the ne oessity of requiring that all persons entering, and cer tainly all persons departing from town by railroad, shall be either identified at trustworthy citisens, or produce pats from tome known authority. This is done in Charleston, Savannah and elsewhere. It surely la no lest necessary here. We are at war with a powerful and populous and unscrupulous nation, talking tbe same language with the people of the Confederate States, per fectly acquainted, many of them at least, with their man- nert and habitudes. II ow easy then is it for spice to ' pats along undetected because nobody knows them. - Let that very fact be a cause for investigation. Lot all Southern men traveling be prepared to give an account of themselves, and no true man will object to a precau V tioa that it called for by a regard to the ealety of tbe cointry. Persons wbo straggle through ""the "South bow, and cannot or will not give a satisfactory account - of themselves, ought to be brought up standing, XM't O Awaf Dent lpMUU. That at tbe approach of a menaced danger, persons 'who have tbe opportunity of removing their families should avail themselves of that opportunity, is no more than natural. All tbe nou-oombattaots that can be re moved, tbe better at least it can do no harm. But let 11 tbe men who have an interest in the .town, in tbe country, in the cause, who can aid in its defense, stay and share tbe risks with their fellow citizens, and do tbeir duty to tbe best of tbelr ability, wherever that daty may call them. We know where duty does not call any man. It does not call him to try to make mon ey out of the publio distress, to speculate npoo tbe food . necessary for the support of families, or tbe' articles of wearing apparel demanded by decency and comfoit, J There Is surely no heaun for men who would persist ' in dokg ao. They surely do oot care much for the country on this earth in which it has pleased Providence to cast tbeir loir ainoa tbey could hardly adopt a pjao ' ' more likely to injure its cause tban tbat which they are pursuing from interested motives. Ob, let this sort of thing ttop, both in town and country, for speculation " and extortion it not confined to residents of towns by aiy meant. Let at assist, not try to take advantage of each other. : - " - Trfi Mral At a Scbtttcti roe Lxad. Tbe pro portions of antimony and lead in the best type metal are three of lead to one of antimony, but as a general rule the amount of lead is rather more, and of antimony ' . rather lest than these proportions would indicate, ao that the specific gravity of type metal it about 10 26, while that of lead varies from 11.38 to 11.44, Type r::!al it therefore of a specific gravity of about nioe- - tenths that of pore lead. - Lvxrnta CorreH. We learn on the best authority that Peyton Atkinson, Eeq-, of Pitt County, North Carolina, hat already burned tight hundred bales of cotton cn one of hit plantations, ratber tban tbat it should remain liable to the plundering raidt of tbe ene my. Wbea a man thus voJontanlv sacrifices over , thirty thousand dollars worth of bis own property', from a sense of patriotio duty, be gives tbe most convincing evidence that he belongs Indeed to a people wbo are ' wrnoiy u earnest," aod will thriok from no sacrifices of private interest that the cum may demand. Mr. Atkbson ia not alone. The patriotic planten cf Pitt, Edgecombe, and other arpoaed counties are de t . r.:cd tLat none of their cotton shall fall into the 1 'jefta trader. . The INrfacaaaace-TUe PtofilU h aMM mT . Last night the theatre waa Intensely packed by a wcll satisfied audience, and tbe pieces were well, very well, played by all tbeJadiee and jreotkmeo on tbe stage. As sppareotly everybody was there we need not stop to re ler at length to tbe manner in which tbe several charac ter! were sustained even if such dii'pisUions were suit able co these serious time. The performance was for the beuifit of the M BoUier's Aid Society." There never ws more prewiog wed for aid than row in the caae of oar soldiers at Klnttoo, nearly all ol whom lost all but what tley bad on. 1 hey want especially blankets, shirts, drawers and sock. Tbe.ladue geoerally do tblngt better tban anybody can tell tbem, but this case is so plain that we havs DO hesi tation in making the suggestion as to tbe dUpot 1 of these funds, or io appealing for further aid from all our citizen wbo can give anything, either in mom-y or materials. t'mtrtderat Bts CrriM f. A gentleman of unquestionable veracity, informed us this morniog of a circumstance which r quires explana tion, and which on tbe face of it looked like a refusal to take Coulederate money oo the part of one of our Bitikr. The facts seem to be that tbe gentleman wished to ob tain small bills currency, so to speak for large Con felerate bills, and was refuse j in such a manner as con veyed the impression that the Bank refused to take cr discredited Conic krate notts. . The facts, as given to us by the l'i eaident ol tbe Bank, are tbt tbe reason small bills were not given, was simply that the Bauk did not have them to give. Last month, io accordance with the it q flint of Treasurer Coorts, tbe banks commenced gathering in as many Confederate notes as they cuuld, Jq tichange for their own currency, in order to place them at tbe disposal of the State Treasury, for the payment of tbe State's quota of the Confederate war tax, txpecting to re ceive In exchange, State Treasury nutes, to be used by tbera as currency. Treasurer Courts now informs tbem that be bu negotiated Slate bond$t with certain parties io Richmond, who jay the Bute's quota there for In Confederate notes, and tbat then fore be does not want the Confederate notes that tbe Banks bare col lected together, and of course, will not make the ex change of State Treasury notes for tbem to supply the Banks with so available currency to be used for purposes ofchange. Tbus the Banks sre unable to make tbe change for any more large bilU.They have not the means to do it Tbe Bank Io question has already got io over eighty thousand dollars of Confederate money and ol course would not discredit it, but will take it in all transactions, but from tbe circumstances above stated if unable to make change. We bear of nobody dreaming ol refusing to accept Confederate notes. Atthi Turns to-morrow night " Msjor Jonrs' Courtship" and other favourite pieces. Th Iran Clud Kleantrr. 7 . Heart. Fullon tf Prict ; Prey inform the public through the medium of your Journal, tbat another bat agreed to become a subscriber of $500 lor building an Iron clud steamer for our River Guard, if the amount necessary can be made up by Government or individual subscription. There will be no families lesving Wilmington then from fear of the enemy, I ours truly, . Wirtiks Nxws. The loss of stores at Nashville and Claiksville by the Confederate Government baa been greatly exaggerated. .We leain that all the pork and beef which tbe Government hue received from tbe oootraeVora was saved at NwshvUle. The pork aQd beef lost at ashville was tbe loss of tbe contractors, it not having undergone the sailing and parking called for ty tbe terms 01 tbeir contracts. 'I be loss to tbem ba been much overstated ; $500 000 will, we learn, mure than cover tbe provision looses at jVasbriile. We have no data as to the losses at Clarksville. Tbe Louisville Journal states that all rentiictioLiS in trade with Nashville either by railroedCfrirer, have been removed, and tliat passes will be granted at De ling Green or at tbe mouth of tbe Cumberland to par ties visiting Nashville on business, but that passes will not be granted to parties wbo desire to go South, to gratify curiosity, " especially women." Tbe Federals are committing gross excesses at C 1 Iambus, Ky., and tbat no very great effort irmade to restrain them. Their insolence is intolerable, and they pillage and pilfer every thing they can lay their bonds on. I bis is by wsy or rctsliation. lor tbe creat dread In a bleb they were long held from that point, and tbe scourging iney received at ueimonr. From the Clarksvilli, Abk , March 17. Nothing ccrtaio Is known of tbs movements of tbe enemy, but tbey are be lieved to De tailing oacK. Lou Herbert is a prisoner and unimureu. Mernphii Afpwt. Ppsolal Dlipateh to tbs si emphia Appeal Lattr from th Wttt.Col. Iltbtrt m TiUonar luid Unlnjar d. Fori Suith, March 16. Official intelligence has been received here tbat Col. Hebert, of Louisiana, is a prisoner, uninjured, and will be exchanged in a few days. The water courses being so high, and su'.'b stormy weather, bat prevented the reception o' late intelligence Irom tbe enemy, wbo is reported to be retreating, lie is, it is said new at Bentonville and still falling back on Casseville. Uur army Is in fine spirits and ready for another tignt. Osccola. ' From th Southern Confederacy. Official IUiort of Gn. Lloyd Hlghuian of th Hai ti of Fort Henry. : - Foti IIknst, FiB..9lh,.18C2.. Col. W. W. Mackall, A. A. General, C. S. A., - : Bowling Gfterr- 8iri 1 brooch the courtesy of Brig. Gen. U. 8 Grant. Commanding Federal forces, I am permitted to communicate with yoa in relation to the result of tbe tctionbetwf en the. Fort under my command at this ? lace, andlhe Federal u on Boat's, ou yesterday. Al 1 o'clock and 40 minutes on yesterday morning, tbe enemy engaged tbe Fort with seven Gun Boats, mount ing 04 guns. I promptly returned their fire, with tbe eleven guns from Fcrt Henry, bearing on the river. Tbe action was maintained with great bravery by tbe force nnoer my command, nmu iu minutes before I r, M., at wbicb time I bad but four guns fit for service. At 5 minutes before Z, Boding it impofsible to maintain tbe Fort, and wishing to spare tbe lives of the gallant men nnder my command, and on consultation with my omcerB, 1 surrenoerea me fori, uur casualties are small The effect of our shot was severely felt by tbe enemy, whose superior and overwhelming force alone gave them tne advantage. Tbe surrender of Fort Henry involves that of Capt Taylor, Lieut. Watts, Lieut VTeller, and one other officer of artillery ; Cants. If ay den and Miller, of the Engineers Cants. 11. L. Jones and Mclaughlin, Quar termaster's Dep't, A. A. A. Gen. McCounice, and my self, with some fifty privates and twenty sick, together with ati the munitions or war in and about the Fort I communicate this result With deep regret, but feel that 4 performed my whole duty in the defence of my post. . - , I take occasion to bear testimony to the gallantry ol the officers and men nnder my command. Tbey main tained tbeir pueition with consummate bravery: at Ions at there waa any hope of success.' I also take treat pleasure in acknowledging tbe courtesies and considera tion snowo oy eng. uen u. a. uraet, and Command er Foote, and tbe officers under tbeir command. " I bave the booor to remain, -Very rcFpectfuIly your ou't eerv't, " LOTD 1ILGHMAN, -- Brig. Gen.aS-A Tel Datat JorwtAA can be had by the volunteers I samp at M cents per nonth. . " From tbs Charlatoa Covxt, Stth iat. The visit of the enemy on Friday to Buckiogham Point u of short duration. Tbe movement was evi dently intended as a feint or a simple reconnoisaoce of oar hoes and forces near Savannah, 'lbs enemy's land ing (rcfi, wbicb appears to bars been' small, retreated to tl eir guoboats on the sppceraoo of our troops, with out making any further demoustratioor These move ments are, however, supposed to indicate an advance 10 lorce very shortly, l bey are prooamy coucaTwuig to discover some weak point near Savaocab previous to making ao attack. A private letter from Uardettillc, Saturday,' March 22, says : " At daylight yesterday morning it wss dis covered that the ineniv was lending troops at Bstkibg- ham Point, about' fivo miles from Blufiton. v Iteorts stated the force to ' be about lilteea hundred. Our troops, under the command of Geo. Drayton, immedi ately advanced to meet them, and a battle was thought imminent .The enemy, however, without making any further advance, re-embarked 'on board of their gun boats. Our troops were badly chagrined and diaap pointed at not having ao opportunity to engage tbe enemy. This morniog not one of the enemy can be seen. Four of our pickets, belonging to Phillips' (Js ) Legion are missing, and are suppoaed to be either cut off or captured, tbe .latter more probable. Reinforce ments from our friends on the Georgia tide a id fiom poioU 00 onr coast arrived on the spot in less than one boor from tbe time of tbe reported lun. iug of tbe t oe my." - "J The Ssvanuah ierpuW1u.11 of Saturday girts the M lowing account : ; We bad considerable com motion among our military for the Inet twenty-four louis. and accounts from the Carolina coast ap(xared to wairsot the conclusion that a batile with the Federals was imminent. The luttcr wera reported to have laoded nar Bluff on, wiili the evident intention of a movement npou the Char l stem and Savannah Hail llosd. Iteio'orcements of artillery and infantry were prompUyvdlapatcbtd from this pout, and tbe expectation was general that yesterday would not pass without a fight, on a greater or leas tcule. As tbe duy progressed, however, matleis assumed a more pacific akpecLNotbii:g wa heard ot the fibt, aud by noon it was ascertained tbat the entire body of trooj from tbe Georgia side bad received orders to return. The report now is, tbat alter a fciut at landing, the enemy again went aboard h!sshins and cleared off. What the movement meana, if anything, we are unable to say, but in any event ne is closely watched and will hardly iake us by surprise. -We shall probably bear ol bim at some other point on the coast io a day or two perhaps Bkidaway Island. '; Passengers by Sunday's train report another attempt at landing near Blufiton, 00 Saturday morning, by a small party of the enemy. Tbey disjppeasedhowever, without giving our troops an opportunity to try tbem. "Governor wo ra Couiltlrnt or tbo Fill urn." Such Is the inspiriting language of the heroic Trke. fie peune-1 these glorious words on the 25tb of Februa ry, at the end of a toug retreat belore a lurgcly superior force, lie bad fallen back from St. Clair county to Spriogfield, from Springfield to Casavillc, and from Cosa- viiie below me AJansas line. ' ins lorce was small when be began his retrogade movement, and reinforo ments did not meet bim as rapidly as he bud expected. Tbe enemy pressed upon bis track, snd as he retired deeper into the country, it was with tbe consciousness tbat a far superior force was thundering at bis heels, lie snatches a moment, however, under these adverse circumstances, to tend tome account of his movements (o Gov. Jackson, and closes bis report with the words which stand at the bead of this article : v " Governor, wt art confident of the future t" ' . ' Wbat fortitude ! Wbat sublime heroism I . , If Price, at tbe end of a long end weary retreat, closely pursued by overwhelming numbers, driven out ot bs own State, and Seeking re I age in the depth of the Arkansas forest, waa still confident of the future, wbat ought to be tbe feeling in tbe Valley ol the Mississippi f If bis great spirit, self-poised, patient, hopeful, uncon querable, did not quail before tbo difficulties that beset bim, shall we, wboee circumstances are so much belter, and whose resources and means of defense are so much greater, turn from the storm aud give op the ship? . The enem v now occupy 'New Madrid; but should tbst make us despond 1 tibould be eveo reach Memphis and New Orleans, which no woll-ioformed mau appre hends, still our oauae would oc oy n means deeper ate. Like the French at Moscow, but lew of them would ever get back to tell tbe story of their miufortuue. - The greater our dungcr, the more raolute and de termined should be our purpose. We shall won buve an army ot tonal numbers in tbo field, and iu a few weeks the dieeasts of tbe climate will come to our assis tance. Let our motto, then, be : " Governor, wt ate confident of the future .'" Memphis Appeal. From Florida. A letter Irom Madison, Fla., to the editor of 'the Charleston Christian Advocate, states that tbe women and children are fleeing, and all Kast Florida perhaps will be abandoned. Governor Milton will or der out tbe militia, and thinks be will make a stund on the Su wanme river, and perhaps the enemy may be kept oat of Middle Florida. If tbey are it will cost treas ure and blood. Our oitiiens are collecting here to go down on tbe train to-morrow, " on their own book." The day of vengeance, as predicted by tome ol us jears ego, is up on us, and we must meet it. If Florida is overrnor the enemy will attempt to get into Southern Georgia to take the Gulf Uailroad, and the cotton. Tbo cotton is what tbey most want just now, and I think tbe hardest blow the South can now strike it at once to burn the cotton. Just keep enough for present borne nse. Iiet all the poor families that bave no cotton get enough to sp'n. Supply our facto ries, born tbe balance, and do it at once. Don't delay. Our cotton is tbe bread ol thousands upon thousands in England, France and Yankeedom. Bum it, and these powers will quail to tbe centre. If tbe present cotton crop were io ashes, and the cotton Sta'es determined not to plant another crop for market, in less than two years tbe Governments of England, France, and the United States, would be blown to. atoms.' Let tbe South try it We can live without our cotton. The North and England cannot. Tbe planters of Florida are hauling their cotton into the open nelds, away from tbeir homes, to burn it. Some are ready to apply the torch to day, and If tbe Yankees come, they will find no cotton in Florida. But I want tbe whole South to do this thing at once. Savannah Netet.-.- Important Arrival from Abroad! 1J.000 AnkJd Biftet and 60 Tom of Powder I c ' t-pecial Correaprodene of tbe Mobil kegiatcr. Thursday Morning, March Lath. At day break this morulDiMtlie fiffifrsercw stwmor yTflnnnmist, . ..V , ? . 1 1 ... sailing- nnder British colors, ran into our harbor with out an difficnltv whatever. She bnnca tbe most valu able careo that has yet neen uruugui, uiruugu uio uiw- J - . 1 1 L . . I L .1 t 1. ade, vis: 35,000 stand Of arms, lncmamg uwi jd field rifles, ahont GO toes of gunpowder, and immense stores of blankets, Bhoes, accoutrements lor artillery, medicines and other articles of which our army stands badly in need.- , ' . ' ' I bia inva iifthla carvo IS eue oruijeri v ui iuu uuicu erate Government, which chartered tbe liconcmist lor iha trin. Thia np is nerfectlv authentic, aud the ttesmer now lies off onr wharves. B lWa omit the name of ths port for prudential reasons. tP.J ; . From K.w Drlna-JFUht zpcctd at Fort Pike, March 20. A special dispatch to the N. n Delta from Fort Pike, yesterday, savs : Threa Fnlora ateamerS. the VY aier v ucn, uio boun and the New London, are visible off the mouth" of tbs Rigolets. . ' " , , The Rnnfmlerau ateamer Oreeon is at the Woodyard two milm from the mouth, bavins; on board a number of ladies and o'hers. bound for Pass Christian. The Oreeon will return, and the artillery company on ... P . . - n I rI - . t- A toarCl will be Shippea up reari iver ou iue Arrow The lariv nuaoiunra will return with hef. All is animation and expectation at the Fort, which is in fine condition, and its garrison in a high state ol discipline. A brush with tbe Yankees is eagerly looked for. - Persons bave been detected in New Orleans, going round the cit hnvinir no all the mourning goods, lor the ournau nr ntnJation. in anticipation of a great battle at Corinth, where thousands ot the young men of N ew Orleans are now posted. Tha tjrfrll af tk Iadlca af BalUmar. A Baltimorean, who recently came South, via the 1TJ. I 1 1 l . 1 uuuafiui uaiuuau, anu io wnose staiemeni we pave fut! confidence, seed us the follow in (f skr'cb of an amu sing accoe which actually took place at Foit Meflenry a short time sgo : Tbe ladies of Baltimore, ootwithstaudinir IJncola's procbtnatioo, appear daily 00 the rei, in te-r9tao colors, to wit : - red, tdtitt and ted." Boui et art- so constantly trimmed with a red, a white, and again, a red rose, tbat eve a tbe manufacturers have Urn prohibit! d from makiug these rebellious flowers, in order " to snp port tbe Government." Yet, the ladies, wbo are equal to every emergency, were oot to be out-done io this mat ter. '1 be insulting Yankee soldiers, '00 several 00 a sioos, spoke to tbe traitorous dcemoiselles, sod even went so far as to tear the trimmings from tbeir binncls One day a party ot four ladke, determining to wear the Southern colors, arrayed themselves, and drove to Fort McOenry to tee General Dix on tbe subject. Now, it is a fact, tbat General Dix ia really in awe of tbe Baltimore ladies. The tight of one at the fort gen erally brings en a nervous chill, which disables Lira for several day. Imagine, then, the f fleet of four, ia re bellious array, before him. A clerical gentleman was talking with tbe General at the time, and tbe ladies were a ated nntil the colloquy was over. Tbe clergy man, was from the South, bad been North for bis health, and was trying to urge General Dix to let bim pa-s tbe Federal lines to reach bis borne. . " Sir," said tbe general, I cannot accommodate you. I bave not the p iwer to grant passports." " I have board of an underground railway," said tbe elergyman, " Possibly you could give mo some know ledge of its operations," elc. u 1, too, bave beard of the tame, sir," said tbe com mander, "But with all my vigilance and detectives, I bave bin unable to discover the depot, or the conduc tor. Apply to any of the rebel ladies of Baltimore ;- they will scud you, or your letters j they seem more than equul to tho exigencies of the times." , One of the ladies now stepped forward, and asked tbe clergyman for bis name. Finding bim a gentleman, and anxious to return home, she said, banding bim ber eaid: " Cull on me to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. , 1 can seoiTyou Soullu 1 am recruiting lor the Coufed era'e service, and bave armed and equipped one hun dred and eighty stout meo, who will go South in a day or two ; tbey will, no doubt, be glad of your comj auy. I bave, also, a daily mail South, so if you wish to send a letter, apprising your friends of your intention of i duiug tbem in tbe Confederacy, I can, at Ge-n. Dix is, send it for you." . J be clergyman, amused at tbe young lady's independ ence, tki teat to bear ber encounter with Gen. Dix. Turning to bim, she said : " We are four rebel ladies of Baltimore, Gen. Dix ; we have come to the fort to ask your permission to wear the bonnets we have on. Yon will sue, general, they are very stylieh and becoming,' especially to the handsome brunettes bifare you. I am too t 'el iic for red, but my country's colors at this time eutbuse me ; so I wear them, although Madame Ftoue, my ma? life, tells me my bat iajn bad taste. Now, you will allow, general, that I am imbued witb the purest patriotism, when 1 tell yoa f Lave sacrificed the becom ing for my country I" The General utterly confounded, made no ply, when the lady continued : " Do not keep us in suspense, Gen. Dix. Let us koow your decisiou at once. Yoa know we cannot trust tbe miserable poltroons that now infest our beaitiful city. I bear, sir, in case Gen. Beauregacd attempts to relieve ua, you bave made arrangements to shell Baltimore. Do you know why this fort was built ? For our protection, not destruction. How yon have hated us; how jealous tbe Yankees bave always been ol ns 1 even the Yankee ladies could never speak of the ladies of this city otherwise than invidiously. You know the Baltimore ladies are noted for a rare refinement and beuuly, foreign to tbe daughters ofrour soil, hence tbeir envy. - Yob would like to destroy "this ' new Sodom," and fear is all that prevents you, for yen tliii.k the Con federates would retaliate upou your" big Babylon," and other cities. If I Lad my wsy, I would send every Southerner awer, and ret fire to the city ratber than have it, as it is, under Yankee rule. Since the 1 9tb of April, tLat in morablc day, when your Massachusetts troops were so enthusiastically driven back by our un prepared eitizjna, the Northern press has styled th t city the " headquarters of inobocracy." We like tbe name; indeed any remembrance of the day -that proved to the South we were theirs, though taken by surprise, and without arm, we were ready to shed our blood for their cause. Yes, any allusion to that day fills my heart witb generous enthmiasm. Then we were free, now we ore Lot galley slaves of tbe Abolition Administration. If we, tbe ' rebel ladies,' as you are pleased to style us, could have been armed, 1 believe the city at this time would be rid of the hostile troops tbat now surround it. But I have digressed, General Dix. Why do you not speak to me about tbe bonnets 7" Before tbe General could an swer, two same maids came forward, one with some sumplcsof red and white ribbon. Her mistress bad sent to atk Gen. Dix ii ber little infant might be dress ed witb Buch trimmings ; the other came on a similar errand relative to some red and white socks which little master Harry wished to wear. Tho General, over whelmed by these weighty matters, tank back ia his chair in utter bopelc;Biies9. 1'be young lady aroused bim by inquiring : " Do you not feel elebased when you reflect upon the miserable cause you have espoused? No wonder von dislike to see ladies here. Tbey are ant to tell vou of toe snsmciui cnaractcr 01 a government mat causes in fanta to be arreted and taken to that diabolical stand tbe office of tbe Provost Marshal because tbey happen to bave a red ribbon around tbeir waists 1" . The young lady's criminative attack proved too much for the veteran officer. He was carried to bis private apartment, put to bed, and kept his room for a fortnight afterwards- , The young lady wWd now be in custody' with Mrs. Green how and other lady prisoners, but tbat her father happens to be sn Englishman. Since the Trent affair, tbe Yankees are very circumspect in their treatment ol British subjects. The clergyman called to see the lady next day at tbe appDi ited hour. She actually sent bim South witb the recruits to which she had referred, and, thanks to ber daily mail, the Maryland soldiers constantly hear from their mends. A Spaclmtn ot lha War Pplrtt In BlUalaalppl. A meeting was held recently in Carroll county, Miss., with reference to the war, tho proceedings of which, for spirit and patriotic devotion, are truly an example for very part of the Confederacy. Tbe meeting adopted among its resolutions the loilowing : . Betelved, That ahonld th patriotic chivalry af th Sooth, contrary to oar earnest expectations prove itaelf recreant, J .1.. 1 J i I .1 1. I . i . 1 1. .u. auu uio iiiT.ums buuuotu in uiiuiog wii uugu uio lines or onTTnjTPne.ua, ana pffm II. anmarf mmqaaat turn- Used and noaiternbie purpose to present mm a desolate land, laving oar fields waste with fire. nd If there should be any found among a Dossesgins? an abject and craven apliit, who shall refuse rr neglect te perform this act of ne cessary aeicnce, we pieag oar laiin io eaca oiner, mat we will see it done on every plantation throughout the country; so that the enemy shall never obtain from os that cotton which is oar wealth, and becomes to him the sinews of war. And further, we do plight ear sacred honor te each other. that in anch ao event, whloh we do not anticipate, but for which we are bonad to be prepared, so-stioa ss ws can get our families to places of safety, we will each ant. all who may not already be in the field, uuie ourselves for the pub lic iefenoe, nulesa hindered by positive physical inability. and at tbe first opportunity, return with the armies of oar country, to repel the invader and repossess our homes. It is right for women and children to become refugees, and expect strangers to fight their battles for them. Bat we. who are mta, mast fight oar own battles, with no thought or ever surrendering, .-. For freedom's battle once begun, . ' And banded down from aire to son, . Though often lost is surely won. , Tiesolved, That the planters of the county how present bs called opon to contribute, Dy a subscription or cotton, corn and bacon, to be disposed of or used to ihe best advantage, for the purchase of arms to equip enr velanteers for the support of the familiea of absent aeldiera, aad for any por pote necessary for the success of onr cause. And that com mittees, consisting of two citixens from each Police Dis trict, be now appointed to wait oa our frieuds who may be absent, to give tnem au opportnaity ci nntung in tnu patit olio effort. The committee appointed nnder these resolutions bave already made arrangements to nse 500 boles of tbe cot ton subscribed in procuring and preparing arms. They intend to bave sabre bayonets made and fixed upon their shot-guns st tbeir own armories. Carroll county bas at present not less tban fourteen companies of infantry and cavalry in tbe field. Yet jshe does knot rest witb tbat I Savannah Horning aVcw. , FrotkPaildelubiaIaqairr. HarcB II. " - ' TfetaBatHaorHaaaptoa Road. The long expected rebel steamer ilerriaac has at length made ber appearance." 1'his is the initial sen- teace of the Associated Press dispatch announcing the disastrous raid of tbe Merrimao on iSaturday last 1 be lormioauie reoel was long expectwJ," ana yet oot He " slightest cowpeWnt preparation seems to have beta .. nfhde to resist bjir approach. Oa the contrary, two MftCkfon raRavlB ami auitlttw Waula II, L t, - wbohy at ber mercy oue. of them, it is reported, will.. . oot a crew. Wbea everything shemld have txee in readiness f r a sadk n ana fierce onslaught by a mail clad steamer, and all such de-ad woud as sailing vself should hava been cleared out of tbe way, we fiud iostead a state of unreadiness and blind confiJince of salety, 4 and tbe unfortunate Congress and Cumberland S' sit uated as to invite their sul later As fur as we Lave B iotelligenqp, the sacrifice of brave men ou these two ves sels is aimost or quite as great, and equally deplorable as it Bali's Bluff, wbicb the scene at liainptou Roads calls lameniably to mind. Who is to blame f That is the angry question thak oa Sunday night and Monday rise iusiiuctively on ev ery lip. While no one was" sufficiently iufutmed to ak the question, tbe old distrust of tbs management of the Navy Oepaitment was actively revived. . It was argued that, witb such ample notice as the . entire public of tbe North bas bad ot tbe completion of so formidable an engine of naval warfare as tbe Merrj- uiac, there should bave been lull preparation by the De partment 10 meet dit, anu 10 Keep all helpless sailing vessels beyond ber rescb. .And it wss again urged that, there waa no reason to expect much foresight from a , Department shown to be blundering and improvidtnt by the Van Wyek report. The strong 'desire for a , change in tbat Department, S3 freely expressed tome months sgo, bas thus become as active ss ever. To nothing but tbe opportune arrival of tbe Monitor are we indebted for escape from the loss of tbe entire flott . Wbo is to blame? - , - . Thla event is, however, tot without Itr valuable les-. SODS. It is drmoruftintpd thnt tia Hnv nf atsr vnaanli propelled by sails is at an end. Wherever tbey are in service on tbe coast they exiatiijly by a sort of snfH " ance. Ihe moment one of theMi iuJh mil road ir.m clad steamers wbicb the rebels bave bed tbe enterprise to build, can escape the sleepy blockade, all such fine oiu time lumoer win do sacrificed like tbe (Jongrees and tbe Cumberland. These latter 'are as helpless in such case as an infant in tbe grasp of a giant Tbe little John Smith, wbicb plies between Cbesnut street wharf and the Island, would be ol more service, or at least , have better chance of escape. ' , 'I here is one other point I he Monitor, which re trieved the fortunes of the day in Hampton E ads,-and upheld tbe honor of the old flag by beating off tbe pow erlul Merrimac, was built in poe hundred duys from tbe date of the contract. Congress baa been nearly that long in session, so tbat il that body bad gonff promptly to work in the construction of a mail clad fleet in tbe first weeks of the ec-sion, as it should have done, we would by this time be almost ready 'to station one at every point ot danger. But tbe bill appropriating the roouey lor this purpose lingered for weeks in tbe Senate, because Senators were reluctant to entrust the expendi ture of the millions involved to the bands which had already so lamentably blundered tbe purchases for tte navy, why should such a stale ot a Hairs bt permitted to continue f This is not a time lor want of t armony or lack of confidence, or tbo absence of bearly co-opera tion between tbe several branches ol tbe Government. There should be a clearing out, at once, of the dead wood of tbe navy and of tne Navy Department. HARNETT GRBYS ATTES1IO.V I THIS Company will parade until furthar orders, on every Monday sod Thursday at I o'clock, P. M. Every member not legally excused, tnu( be.preenl. By order . - OAPT. 8UA.CEEU.F0HD. Joan Jcdoe, O. 6. Itarch J2d, W 166-St NEW -AUVERnsKMKNTS. $100 BOUNTY ! - RbOHIITS WASTRD,, IIATINO received authority from th Governor and Secretary of Wat to raise a Light Artillery Company, and having alreadv secured a fine Bat- isi Mitn all tne necessary nurses, arms and equipments, 1 will receive reeruits for the same at the cSice formerly oc cupied by F. D. Poisson, Era., opposite the Journal office. A bounty of ONE! HUNDRED D ILLAR-J will be paid to each reeruit when mustered into service. None will be received bat strong able bodied men. Pay, $12 a month. how is tne time for every ninn to do H's duty, IV o pattiot will hesitate when bis Country is invaded. Capt. Light Artillery. lGi-ls March 2ith, H62. TRt'SK MI1KKST. A TliUNK marked " Capt. W. P. Hooper, Company D, lD'-h Cenrgia llegiment," was pat with the baggage of a lad; of Wilmington, Uiiuuku uiiotake, and ia now In her potseatiion. The. owner or his agent can get tbe same by aduroMing JOUHSAL OFFICR5 Wilmington. N. C. Tbe Trunk was checked at the Hotel in Richmond, through mistake. March 25 lti7-3t LIFE PR1CHKRVERS A EB THOSB invaluable medical preparation CL Tb.K FQUARUN CONDITION POWDEBS, TUB MANHATTAN UNIMKNT. These popular remedies cure ail of the diseases of JI0RSE3 AUD COWS. . Tbey hate an alte ative effect on tbe m rbid secretions and give new life and activity to the broken uoa-n nrgani tation. Foraaleat - WIIN'--011. Leather, Saddlery, Truck and HarneM Establishment, March 25, 1862. No. 5 Market Street. HALF ISTKIlKhT IN TIIK fc I' 91Tfc.lt WATCHMAN FOR SALK A B THE SUBSCRIBES is desirous of volunteering for l the War, offers for sate his halt interest iu tbe Sumter Watchman at a great tamflce. The material is nearly new. An early application addreaaed to tbe aodertigned, will re ceive proeirt attention. . H. !. DAKR! Sumter, B. C, March i7, l6C2 " ' 107 - ATTKJfTtOIt IflWER DIVISION WILMIIGTOS MILITIA. iUARTKRLY DRILL. 4 YOU are hereby ordered to appeir at the parade groand Thursday, March 27th, 18ti2, at 3 o'clock, P. M. Hone exempt. - H. M. MASON,' Captain. March 25th, 1862. 167-21 LOl ISBURO FEMALE COLLEGE. MB. JAMES SOOTHtJATE, of the University of Vs., (bat for several years paat President of the Norfolk7 Military and Claiwrcal Institute,) bas taken charge of this elegant (.'Oi.Lk.GE, with the hope of eatablkhing a School, ' in every respect, highly acceptable to the people of tbe South. 1 MR. 83UTHGATE will bs assisted by his LADY, a Teacher of varied aaoumpUBiinujats aaA want aTrterien''e, who for fifteen rears has been connected with aome of the I l-.-.g .nfl beg 8e m inSf l 1 In V ire I largest and best Seminaries in Virginia. The Schools of tlOIBHT AMD MOlJllBjiaLAyGUAOES, MU810 AND At,ripM'r jyp (()rgiR!j:iworiac;F.a, PAINTING, will have BentlemenFreielTOTs- them. we snail oner tne pest eaucaiiocai aavawages io a people whom we know can appreciate them, and all we ask, ia, give ua a trial, and after tb s is fairly done, those who are not tatUfiedcsn remove their children or wards, free of charge. Tbe Board ngOepsrtment shall have all the comforts and attractions of a well-ordered home, and the Boarders as tenderly and affectionately watched ever and cared for, as even the most aoxioua parent could desire. Every atten tion being given to the health, manners and literary ad vancement of each Popil. Diplomas will be given to those who can past rigid examinations rn five Scbooia. Gold and Silver Medals will be awarded for perfect deportment. Yonag ladies wishing to educate theoiselves for teachers will had unusual Inducements here, aa tbe terms for them shall be made suitable to circumstance. The School is not sectarian, though the pnrest morality is taught and required of every member of tbe Institution. The boildicg is large, new and magnificent, well adapted to School purposes The location is unsurpassed, being one of the loveliest, healthiest and moat refined sections of the South, 10 miles North of Raleigh, and 10 miles from Frnk hntOB Depot, where hacks are always ia readiness to con vey passengers to and from the vil lage. The entire expen ses for ten months will be from $150 to f250.For farther particulars, apply to Gen. J. B. I ittlejobn. wm. P. Wil Sams, Dame! 8. Hill, Richard e, Louiaburg. N. G. Mareh 25, 1S62. 167-2 jmo - STORAGE A BD ONE SMALL 8TOREHOUSS can he had in the V town of Lumberton. appij " A. W. FULLER. , l7-3t March 25th, 1862. W ILMIKWIOA VOLCSTKERt, . -TTnn are ordered to appear at your anna place of pa- o'oioek, P. M., for parade and drilL , By order of the Captain eommaDdiog. ' ' W. M. LEWIS, ov s. March 15." . ..
The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.)
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