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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. C, JULY 6, 1866.
Govtrnor lloldeit despairs or North Carolina.
Ex-Provisional Governor Holden, of North Carolina, la
in this citr, and gives rather a gloomy account of the po
litical aspect in that quarter. The ex-Governor is w ; fact
a decided sorehead. Tie believes it almost impossible for
any good thing to come out of that political Nazareth
The disfranchisement of at least one-half of the citizens
of North Carolina is, he asserts, a contuuou prwcucrn.
foKHciiTnont nt i.w und order. The State Con-
vention adjourned sine die, submitting its proposed
changes of the State constitution to a popular vote on the
fn.nro in An cm at. unaer mis coiuuiuuuu wx
State officers will be elected on October 18th, and the Leg
islature is to meet on the third Monday in November.
F .,, ommilmorta nrnmflda fnr tlPCTO testimony,
fnll and rnmnletfl. The Governor is in the city looKing
after hia nomination, -which is hanging fire in the Senate
tt u . : .1 o if in nnderstood. that hia ap-
i i :n u ii if Via nmtihea witn certain
tY X"VCr "i rftirh as publicly ad
ti, Tv,0iTr.Tif and obligating himself to
use hia personal influence to secure its adoption by the
florth caronna .igit"-"".
Trastmjtort Cor. of the iS nc 3 ork Herald.
If Ex-rrovisional Governor Holden's capacity
for evil was limited to his influence in North Car
olina, such extracts as the above would trouble us
little. . The unfortunate prominence, however, he
has attained by the very unfortunate, but at the
time, very natural appointment of Mr. Holden as
Provisional Governor of the State bythe Presi
dent, in connection with the readiness he has ex
hibited to sell himself out at very cheap rates to
the Radicals, is calculated to do our State harm at
the North. It at least furnishes an excuse for the
present prescriptive spirit manifested towards our
people.
"While Provisional Governor, and the future
lrt-iTml 1.1. friit fnr -nolitioal tireferment. we heard
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nothing of disfranchisement. Pardons were re
,1ai or Trifliliplfl- -without recard to the
former political status of the applicant, but with a
view to their future usefulness in the aspirations
of his Excellency. Under an ordinance of the
Convention, making the official publication of the
pardon sufficient evidence to give the right of suf
frage, j-ist previous to the gubernatorial election
in November, the papers of the State were filled
with those who had received executive clemency,
when in fact many of these gentlemen to this day
remain unpardoned, and a very large poportion
of the others were pardoned subsequently, at the
earnest solicitations of Governor "Worth.
Until the election of Governor "Worth over his
Provisional Excellency, Mr. Holden was satisfied
of the loyalty of the State, enthusiastic over the
result of tho election for members of the Con
vention, under his policy, and especially weH
pleased with Governor Holden and his prospects
for election, under his convenient system of man
ufacturing pardons. But now, that North Caro
lina has cast him aside, and to-day he is the most
unpopular of all the public men who have ever
been before the people of this State in disgrace
with his former political associates, and despised
by those who have made his inordinate thirst for
office and conceited vanity, the convenient stepping-stone
to official preferment he thinks that
the disfranchisement of at least one-half of the
citizens of North Carolina a condition precedent
to tho re-establishment of law and order. The
disfranchisement of one-half of the people of
North Carolina would result in breaking down the
law and order which now prevails in this State,
which Governor Holden well knows, but would
not result in the election of Governor Holden to
tho Executive Chair, which he believes would be
tho case, and is the secret of his opinion. Gov
ernor Holden may himself select out one-half of
tho voters of the State to be disfranchised, and
the remaining half would defeat him largely in
any of his aspirations.
It is understood, however, that dispairing of
securing tho disfranchisement of the "disloyal
ists" of the State, he will go to San Salvador, if the
Senato will allow, and will readily give his prom
ise to advocate the new amendment and use his
personal influence (?) to secure its adoption by
tho North Carolina Legislature.
"We take it for granted that Governor Holden,
lobbying in person to secure the confirmation of
his nomination, has no conscientious scruples in
regard to the "test oath." Can it be possible that
this man, who did more to "fire the Southern
heart " than any other person in North Carolina;
who carried us out of the Union and signed the
Ordinance of Secession; voted men and money
to carry on tho war, and voluntarily pledged the
"last man and the last dollar" in order to secure
its successful end, will now solemnly swear he has
given no countenance, encouragement, or sup
port to the rebellion? Or has he, like some other
North Carolinians, received a special dispensation
from the',highpriests of Radicalism, which enables
him to swallow the oath and his conscience at the
same breath?
"Wo hope the appointment will be received and
accepted. "Wo care less for the means than the
end. We would like for him to be Minister to
San Salvador for the rest of his natural life.
a cotemporary has said, if the San Salvadoreans
can stand it, we can.
Thirst for Office.
The Yankees through Stevens and Sumner have
formally announced that Southern men are unfit
for poUtical.associates for themselves, and tbe first,
highest duty of Southern self-respect is to accept
this decision as just, because true. It is the med
icine our people need to cure them of an unmanly
seeking after political honors. MempJds Avalanch.
"We concur fully in the above. Truer words
were never spoken, or at a time when they were
more needed. We regret it ; but it is neverthe
less true, that too many Southern men have mani
fested an unmanly seeking after political honors,
and to attain them, are to-day, willing to sacrifice
the present and future welfare, and the honor and
the reputation of their country at the bidding o
the Radicals. It is a crying shame 'for Southern
men so eagerly to seek even political association
with a set of men who regard them as criminals
Common decency as well as common self-respect
to say nothing of interest, would dictate that a
dignified course was the true and proper one for
us under the circumstances. "We are unskilled in
the arts of cringing and fawning and sycophancy,
and whenever we attempt to play the part, we are
sure to be hissed from the stage, especially by an
audience of such amateurs and connoiseurs as our
Radical brethren make up. "We only know how
to play the part of plain honest, straight forward
men, and we can appear to advantage in no other
character.
The Mavflowcr did not land at the South, but
it was at Plvmouth. the villain and other skilful
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players commenced exhibiting their parts, which,
thfiv and their descendents have kept up to this
day. Plymouth Rock is the rock upon which the
Union split.
"We can make nothing by cringing to the Radi
nals. We have already done enoneh. and said
enough, many of us too much ; let us then aban
don the unmanly seeking after political honors,
pursue an independent course and preserve a dig
nified silence until neht and reason once more
prevail, and such terms are presented as are be
cominc for a free neonle to offer, and for a free
j.
people to accept.
Professed Friends oi the President.
We doubt not that President Johnson, if he
attaches enough importance to affairs in North
Carolina to inf orm himself of their condition and
the various parts taken by individuals, would think
many of his professed friends manifested their
regard for him in quite a questionable shape.
It is well known that no two civilians are held
in greater detestation in the South, and justly so,
than Mr. Secretary Stanton and his Honor, Judge
Underwood. They have evinced more malignity,
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anu uescenueu to lower meannesses man even
Thadeus Stevens himself, and everything they
have done has been done con amove. 'Tis true
they are officers of the Government, but no one
has pretended to hold the President responsible
for their actions, except, of course, in such mat
ters as they were obliged to act directly under his
instructions.
The Philadelphia. Convention.
A few davs since in publishing the call lor a
Convention of the conservative men of the conn-
ry, to be held in Philadelphia on the fourteenth
of August, we noticed it editorially, and while pro
testing against some of the dogmas contained in
it, we recommended an earnest participation on
he part of the South, in the proceedings of the
body. We construed the call to be an earnest ap
peal to all tho friends of the President and those
who approved of his policy of reconstruction, to
unite in a spirit of harmony and union, in order
to frustrate if possible the designs pf the Radi
cals. We desired to see the President strengthen
ed and the Radicals rebuked by the convocation
rom all parts of the United States, of the truly
conservative men. We thought then, and still
think, much of the moral strength of the move
ment is lost, if the national character of the Con
vention is destroyed by the failure of a favorable
response on the part of the South. There is a
grandeur and force in the spectacle of a truly Na
tional Convention again assembling and acting in
perfect harmony and accord, and will do much in
dispelling the prejudice now existing in the minds
of the people of the North against those of tho
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South.
It would seem, if the Northern journals, which
appear to be the exponants of the friends of the
Convention, are correct in their interpretation of
the call, that Southern men who have been in
armed hostility to the Government, or who have
sustained those who have been, are not invited
and will notbeadmitted as delegates to thoConven
tion. If thisbe so, then the South has butlittle in
terest in the proposed movement, beyond a warm
Bympathy with its ultimate objects. If tho lead
ers of the Convention movement propose, to re
gard as loyal only those who can or will swear that
they have never aided or sympathized with the
South in her late struggle, then the call is not ad
dressed to ninety-nine one-hundredths of the
people of this section.
On this point, we were in hopes that the Demo
cratic address would have been explicit. We de
sire to know who is included in what the National
InteUiqencer designates as " men whose loyalty is
unquestioned and unquestionable." Who are to
be the judges of loyalty? Are such men as Hol
den, Dick and Settle to represent North Carolina,
for they claim to be the only loyal men in this
State ? Are we to be confined in our selections to
the insignificant few who were hostile to the Con
federacy, or worse, to those who, since its down
fall, for purposes of self advancement, or through
the influence of cowardly fears, have pretended to
have been so ? In this event we are frank to say
our people will have nothing to do with it.
We desire most heartily the restoration of the
Union and the admission of the Southern repre
rentatives and a participation in the Government,
;nd so far as this is the object of the Convention
we most fully endorse it, but if, in securing South
ern representatives in Congress, it is tobecoupk
with the ability or willingness of the representa
lives to taite tne test oatn 11 eitner our own or
our representatives loyally is to be tried by the
present test oath or any other which may be de
sined then we ask not to be represented either in
the Convention or in Congress. Such represen
tation would not only be worthless, but false. Cer
tainly no representation U to bo preferred to wis
representation.
Wo cannot, therefore, endorse fully the call un
til we are advised distinctly and plainly the whole
intention of those inaugurating the movement.
If the conservatives of the North have not ye
buried their premdices and restrict their call to
hose among us who do not comprise a tithe o
tour population and a much less proportion of the
intelligence and virtue of the South, then we must
wait yet longer. We can form no such connec
tion. Injustico and contnmely may be suffered
but not with our own consent.
We sincerely trust that no such illiberal -and
hostile spirit actuates the leaders of this move
" On being requested to designate who should thus be
recognized aa ccmpctent to reconstruct the State the del
egation conferred together, and to-day sent to Mr. Ste
vens the following draft of a necessary section for the en
abling act :
No one shall be eligible to a seat in the Convention or
permitted to vote for delegates thereto, or upon the rati
fication of the Constitution that the Convention shall sub
mit to the people, who at ay time before the rebellion,
aa an officer of the United States, or of the State in other
capacitv, had taken an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States Bubseqnently thereto voluntarily en
gaged in the rebellion, or intentionally gave aid and com
fort thereto, or who has held under the so-called Confed-
Ler&te Government the position of . President, Vice-Presi
dent, member of the Cabinet, memoer oi eitner urancn
of Congress, Jndg6 of the civil courts, foreign agent or
officer of the army above the grade of Colonel, or of the
Navy above tho grade of Lieutenant, or the office of Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, or Treasurer of the State, while
in rebellion, or who resigned any position under the
United Spates, and took part in the rebellion, or who, at
any time, voluntarily ngaged in molesting, restraining,
threatening or injuring any citizen, his family or estate,
because of his opposition to the rebellion, or because of
his efforts in behalf of the Union, unless it shall be made
to appear that such person ceased to aid tho rebellion,
and exerted himself for a restoration of the Union before
(heist day of January, 18G5.
We do not know who the "delegation of North
Carolinans " i composed of. We do know that
ex-Pro visional Governor Holden is in Washington
and suppose he is fixing up a scheme for his con
firmation as Minister to San Salvador. One other
schemer has been in Washington in the iterest of
the Radicals of the Convention, and may still be
there, and who is especially interested in the ad
mission of the State, for in its early admission
rests his only hope for a seat in the United States
Senate. That man is Mr. John Pool, who is more
radical in his hatred of the Southern people than
Sumner and Stevens. John Pool was elected
Senator through as gross misrepresentation of the
wishes of their constituents on the part of a num
ber of members of the Legislature as representa
tives were ever guity of, for the terra ending on
the 4th of March, 1867. If he does not get his
seat before that time he bids a long farewell to all
his honors, even before they are reduced to pos
session.
We would like very much if some person who is
able to do so, will furnish the names of this pa
triotic and loyal delegation, who are attempting
to inaugurate an insurrection against the presen
State Government, which the Constitution of the
United States requires of the President to sup
press. Radical hate is indeed pushing its malig
nitv to its greatest length, in endeavoring to
hasten the ruin of the South by tampering with
the intemperate ambition of dead and dying pol
iticians.
THEWAR IN EUROPE,
Artificial Limbs.
We copy in another column from the Wilson
Carolinian, an article in regard to artificial limbs
now beinp: furnished the maimed and disabled
soldiers of the State, which, if the rumors refer
red to are true, require tho very earliest attention
on the part of the Governor.
We have not heard of any complaint in regard
o the matter, and suppose from the time at which
hey have been furnished, there has not as yet
been a distribution in many sections of the State.
We trust, however, if any of our unfortunate sol
diers have been the recipients ef limbs of a clumsy
character and which show in their manufacture
want of skill or care, they will immediately make
it known, as we are confident that Governor
Worth will have the matter looked into at once.
We learned while in Raleigh a few weeks since,
i-oni Maj. Ryan, the efficient gentleman who
las especial charge of the distribution of ar-
ificial limbs, that the Governor had made
he most patient and earnest efforts to procure
all the information necessary, in order to se
cure Doth tne soldiers and tne btate against
imposition. He not only made the contract with
one of the most noted manufacturers, and for the
.highest recommended and thoroughly tested
patents, but upon terms advantageous to all par
ties. In order to secure well fitted and cood
imbs, they were required to be manufactured in
Raleigh under the eye of the proper officials and
accessible to those requiring them. Still, as the
Governor and his assistants have had no experi
ence in such matters, and must necessarily be but
indifferent judges of the workmanship and skill
displayed in their manufacture, we hope if any
have been imposed upon they will make it known.
In reference to the alleged misconduct of tho
officer on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
alluded to in the article of the Carolinian, we are
confident it has been thoroughly investigated by
the President and Superintendent. We trust,
however, and believe that it is a mistake, ati our
experience is thaf a more efficient and gentlemanly
corps of officials is not to be found with any simi
lar corporation in the country.- Their worth and
efficiency have been established through many
years of close and approved attention to duties.
We hope and believe there is not an employee on
the road who would do aught unkind to these
gallant men, who have suffered and lost so much
in the service of the State.
The multiplicity of affairs pressing
upon the attention of Mr. Johnson is too trreat to
allow him to control the conduct of all his subor- ment e noPe at an early day to have such a
dinates, especially conduct extra official. satisfactory explanation of the purposes of the
In spite, however, of all this, and knowing the to11' and the legibility of delegates that
odium attached to Stanton and Underwood I u Kvo mvc ,r ' imiluaiuiea BUP"
throughout the Skit. th Rtsinrinni th tA I P01- without further explanation, we are
nrflpnt. frior nf tA PrMt. w I, :l I inclined to the opinion that delegates should be
responsible for both Stanton and Unrrwi 1 selected and sent on from the South "wise:
pecially in regard to the treatment of Mr. Davis. I moderate and conservative men," who will repre
We hesitate not to sav that if the Southern rru trne and loval sentiment of the section,
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and if they are excluded from the Convention on
account of former political sentiments and ac
tions, then the Conservative men of the North will
act with a full knowledge of our wishes and aims,
and will be responsible for all consequences.
Reconstruction in Nrtli Carolina..
A telecram to tJifi TYihunr fmm WaaViin
toouth, for seeking: to cast Hays ft delegation of North Garounians i3 here amiona
upon him the detestation and abhorrence felt for j ascertain upon what terms, that State can be restored.
Stanton and Underwood. - We may expect tolSIrTllddeT18SteveM informed:thein.that the Btate must
learn next that in like manner the President is P"n 'w,Mau amfiuamenmdjnat it would
responsible for the barbarous atrocities of Sher- rT
man and tho brutal licentiousness of Kilpatrick. 1 ticipato in a conyentioivto form a new constitution.
thought Mr. Johnson responsible for the acts of
Mr. Stanton and Judge Underwood, their feel
ings towards him would be far different from what
they now are ; as it is, he may well be proud of
tho position he holds in the good opinion of a
people so lately his enemies. We can imagine no
motive consistent with friendly regard , for the
President or for the
The Philadelphia Convention.
We desire to call the atteutionof our readers to
the address of the Democratic Senators and Rep
resentatives to tho people of the United States, and
the communication of our correspondent in refer
ence to the proposed Convention at Philadelphia,
in August. This is a matter of much moment to
our people and one which should receive their
earnest consideration. We will, to-morrow, sub
mit some further remarks of our own on the sub
ject, and will be glad to hear from others in re
gard to the matter.
The Foubth. Tho observance of the day, on Wednes
uay last, was indeed a quiet cue. With the exception of
a display of fire-works by a few prnrate individuals and
the usual excitement shown by tho freedmen on all holi
days, no exhibition of feeling was given vent to by our
ciazens.
wany of the merchants kept theii places of business
open during nearly the entire
explosion of a few " crackers"
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casionajiy tne signt oi a procession
rounded with others of a omaller tribe, who continued to
rend the air with the most unmusical ' yells, we would
never have known the fact of a holiday being at hand,
i. e., juaKiog irom mere observation
There was no jubilee, no expression of joy, no national
and i,t ja an established fat that t JhiSjClass of people are I .
more, resppcuui in inejr oeiatainorj wi. wiw ubjuhw j . .
U)it community, than lVofBoTliBjjT Army General Description of the
Theatre of War The Course of the Prussians
Through Saxony.
Military Correspondence of the London Times.
Headquaktees of the First Abmy, )
' Gakutz, June 19. J
It must be born in mind that in the theatre of
war there are three rivers of the name of Neisse.
They are all, either directly or indirectly, affluents
of the Oder, and are, therefore, not unlikely to oe
confounded with one another. The most westerly
of the three is that which flows past this town.
It rises in Bohemia, passes by Zittau, forming near
that town the defile by which Napoleon in 1813
penetrated into Bohemia, flows by Ostritz, Gorlitz,
Priebus and Muskau, communicates with the
Spree by the Oottbus Canal, and finally falls into
the Oder. The next river of this name towards
the East is an affluent of the Katzbach, itself an
affluent of the Oder. This Neisse is distinguished
as the Wuthende, or raging Neisse. It rises near
Hohenfriedberg, celebrated for the victory gained
in 1745 by Frederick the Great over the Austrians,
passes by Jauer, and joins the Katzbach about
seven miles above Liegnitz. It was between
Jauer and the confluence of these two steams that
the battle of Katzbach was lost by Macdonald in
1813. Tha Neisse river which runs past the for
tress of Neisse, the present headquarters of the
Crown Prince, rises in the mountains south of
Glatz, passes by that fortress, and by Neisse, and
joins the Oder about 12 miles below Brieg. It is
to this river that the principal defiles leading
through the Riesen Gebirge into Central Silesia
are due. The Prussian advanced guards occupied
Dresden last evening, and Prince Frederick
Charles has thus gained possession of the line of
railway which forms the lateral communication
through Saxony. The advance has as yet been
unopposed ; the Austrian General still tarries be
hind the mountains. Great movements have been I
going on among his troops, but no indication of
an advance has as yet been given. Now, it ap-
Louis T. Womble, that he is a native of Kinston. a printer pears as if the Austrians will have a difficult task
by trade, and that about five weeks since, he had been re- before them should they attempt to deprive the
leased from jail in Newborn after giving bail for his ap- Prussians of the advantages which the latter have
pearance at Court, having been arraigned for an offence aireaay gained, lor 1'rince rederick Charles is
seem to be aware of their true position as well as that of
the whites, and act in a manner conducive to harmony
and good feeling between the two races.
The German citizens, who are generally speaking, de
voted to the established government, celebrated the day
by picnic, wherein the party were composed of those
ot their own sect. Plana for pleasure were carried to
effect by other parties in visits to the sound, . excursions
down the river,&c., while the greater portion oi the popu
lation remained at home, reserved and quiet in their de
meanor, enjoying the season in real and unfeigned social
enjoyment. .
A Cask of House-Stealing. Our readers will no doubt
recollect having seen a statement in our columns, a few
days since, in regard to the stealing of a horse, by a white
man, from a freedman in this city. We then stated that
the horse had been hired by the thief, with the avowed
intention of visiting the Cemetery, and also that after a
prolonged absence the owner of the horse was naturally
anxious to hear of his whereabouts.
Tho horse was stolen on Wednesday, and on Friday
morning the freedman to whom tbe animal belonged, one
William Jones, started in pursuit. Suspecting that the
route taken by tho thief was that in the direction of
Newbern, all haste was made along the line of travel be
tween this place and that point. The precaution was
taken by Jones to provide himself With the proper papers
necessary in ferreting out tho thief. Through these he
was enabled to obtain information from the people re
siding along the line of travel, of his whereabouts, and
learned that he had been seen with the horse, and had
given his name a3 Henry Smith.
Arriving at a point distant twenty-two miles from New
bern, In Onslow County, he found the missing animal at
the place of Mr. L. 15. Hud -.on, ami learned from that
gentlemen, that the horse had been left in exchange for
ono owned by him, by a man calling himself Henry Smith.
On an inquiry into tho facts connected with the case, the
horse was immediately restored to its rightful owner, and
assisted by Mr. Hudson, the freedman continued his search
for the thief. Alter proceeding to Newbern and Kinston,
it was ascertained that the true name of the thief was
similar to the one which we have recorded.
The said Womble was a few months since employed as
a compositor in this office, but did not retain his situation
for any length of time. He is quite young, scarcely of
age, and appeared to be rather a wild youth, and profli
gate in his habits. His family are worthy and respecta
ble persons, on whom the shock of his crime will fall
heavily.
Womble is stul at large, but will no doubt be appre
hended in a few days. We would advise the citizens of
this, and the Eastern part of the State to be on the watch
for him.
Maine, and to take up the line of that river against
invasion from the north, for the massive railway
bridge over that river at Lichtentals is mined
and, it is said, is ready te be fired. This bridge
carries the railway leading from Cassel by Bebra,
Eisenbach and Coburg to Bamberg across tho
Maine.
In Silesia strong Austrian patrols have pushed
up to the outposts of the Crown Priuce, but no
demonstration of an attack against his position
has been made. Probably they were only sent
out to obtain as much information as they could
of the numbers and positions of the army of Si
lesia, or of the Second Army, as it is now officially
termed, the army here under the Prince Frederick
Charles being the First Army.
The Austrian Arniy Position ot the Army of the
North Junction of the Saxon Army with ilie
Austrian Rumored Plan of Operations.
Military Correspondence of the London Times.
Headquaktees op the Army op the North, )
Olmtjtz, Tuesday, Juno 19, 18CG.
Until an attack is intended to be delivered, or a
menaced point protected, Olmutz is well fitted to
be the point from which to organize and direct an
army, which is face to face with the Prussian
boundary line. In tho centre of a circle, of which
the railways to Vienna, Prague and Cracow are
raddii, and these cities points in the circumfereucs,
the commander of the Noril Armee, like the spi
der in the web, is sensitive to the touch of tho
farthest extremities, and well prepared to direct
his troops or to present himself wherever needed
at the shortest notice.
Only two great roads by which an army could
enter Moravia lead over the Sudeten Gelirge, and
both pass through Olmutz, so that it stands in tho
direct route of an invader, and must bo taken if
his artillery and heavy scores are to pass.
Before the days of rifled guns the fortress it.sclf
was strong enough for all purposes, but long raugo
cannon must bo kept at a respectable distance,
and a series of more than 30 lunettes, with central
casemated batteries, Lave been or are being built
round it at distances of from G,000 to 8,0(JU pace
from tho enceinte.
All is now activity here. The silence i.s bro
ken ; war is a fait accompli; the troops arc moving,
and on Thursday next, headquarters will ho
changed, as I imagine, in a westerly direction.
The Saxon army has formed a junction with the
Austrian, and the actual clash of weapons cannot
be long delayed.
Oablenz arrived to-day, and is to take command
of the Tenth Corns d'Armee. The Sixth nl,:,(
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Phocxamation by TnK Goveiinor In pursuance of the
uruinance oi tne convention, uov. worm nas issued a
Proclamation, directing the holding of an election, on the
this morning firmly fixed in Saxonv. and has evi
dently no intention of allowing his hold on this
country to be lightly shaken oil.
Iho general cause of events m the occupation
of Saxony has been as follows : On the evening
of the 15th, when the Saxon Government had re
army of Prince Frederick Charles was. concentrated i'-00,0 stronf . archeJ through today irom W.is
k f,; .i -i skirchcn. a distance of about 22 Enrrhsli iniiu
much as possible the advance of the Prussian ?nd g. on tomorrow, but as to whither the oraclo
troops. Saxon pioneers were set to work upon mi?0' , , . m,
the railways which lead from the frontier unon TJie men look well and hearty The army gen-
Dresden. Of such railways there -ire tu n. thai. era1. 1S ?.reo lrom sicioiess, and desirous to be led
which follows the valley of the Elbe and joins the JS enemy. People still say that the at
Leipsic line at Iliesa and that which from m-Tit taclc 1S .to be..:ado ?n the edge of tho Silesian
leads bv Bautzen nnnn tlm nimifcil of Knvow W?9.S?. tllL 1 sco lfc 1 slia11 believe it.
At nightfall the Saxon pioneers commenced their
Field-Marshal Benedek's headquarters move on
first Thursday in August next, for the ratification or re- work, but in the dark, and, under constant appro- lliUrsaay to Irubau, in Bohemia.
jection of the Amended Consfitution, as submitted by the hension of being broken in upon by the Prussian mamm-- LL? !I H!
Convention.
The Proclamation will be found in another column.
Oxslow Countv Mails. We are indebted to the kind
ness of an esteemed friend in Kenansville, for information
in regard to tho runing of the Onslow Mails, which we
publish for the benefit of our readers.
The Mail leaves Kenansville on Monday of each week,
at 7, A. M., and arrives at Jacksonville on Tuesday at 11,
A. M.
Leaves Jacksonville on Tuesday of each week, at 1, P.
M., and arrives at Kenansville on Wednesday at 11. A. M.
The Philadelphia Convention.
Editors of the Journal
a was somewnat surprised to see irom your pa
per, of the 30th June, that you favor the appoint- advance with a broad front and as quickly as pos-
advance guards, they made but little progress.
xne rails were taken up, but were neither carried
away, nor twisted, nor broken so as not to be again
immediately available. At 11 o'clock at nio-lit the
wooden bridge which carries the railway branches
to jueipsic and unemmtz across the Elbe. nonr
lvieza, was set on fire by means of petroleum. Its
destruction was not accomplished, for only two
piers were ournt, and tne wiioie bridge was again
made passable by the evening of the next day.
When the work of demolition went slowlv on in
-. .
toaxony, heavy masses of Prussian troops were
drawing together, and closing down to the very
iroiiiier line oi mat Kingdom. JJetween (iorlitz
and the border on the west, Prince Frederic
Charles marshalled three stroner corns d'armee.
while near Strehla, on the north, Gen. VonBitten
feld divided his force into three columns, so as to
Sasli, Blinds and Doors
WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO
FURNISH,
SASI1 BLINDS AND DOORS,
AT
MAN UFACTURERS' PRICES.
June 28 21-3 1
D. A. SMITH,
2G and 2S. South Front ntn-ct.
H
ment of delegates from our State to the National
Union Convention, to be held in Philadelphia. I
agree with you in thinking the defeat of the Bad
ical party paramount to all other questions, and
that, to the accomplishment of this object, all our
efforts ought to be directed, and I admit, too, that
this is the object for which the Convention is to
be held, but I doubt whether many Southern men
can conscientiously give their assent to the propo
sitions laid down as essential articles of belief of
the new faith. If we cannot give the assent, do
we belong to that class to whom the invitation, to
sible on the railway junction at Biesca. During
the few dark lfours ot the short Summer night the
last preparations for the invasion were made : th
TIT - . --
mam ootues oi the troops were all collected to
gether about midnight, and the soldiers niled
arms to rest and wait for dawn. Few, slept a dull
anu neavy murmur continually rose from thn
crowded columns, and told the subdued but doen
excittmaut which pervaded the hearts of the men;
and this excitement was not without a cause, for
all thought the Antrian was in Dresden, and that
there would be a battle on the morrow. The time
passed slowly, and it seemed as if dav would
i -i .it ... . ... .
never ureaii. jxi last tne nrst laint streaks of dawn
appeared, the troops eagerly fell into their ranks,
North Carolina Agricultural House
AND
ARDWARE STORE.
MITCHELL, -ALLEN & CO..
33 POLLOCK STREET, NEWIJEltV.
WATEll STREET, WILMIXGTOV.
MITCHELL. GEO. ALLEN. D. T. CAR I A WAV.
U-tf
T. J
Mav 10,
appoint delegates, is extended ? Will our delegates aud before the sun had risen, the advanced guards
be allowed to take their seats ? If the call had
been extended to those " who sustain the Admin
istration in maintaining unbroken the Union of
the States under the Constitution which our
Fathers established" all would have been wfill:
but the signers of the call were not satisfied with
were pushing briskly over Saxon around.
The pioneers who were entrao-ed on tho. vm'Kv.ivo
xi. e . " :
xxcvl uciuiu iiiu loremosi troops got near tlieni
iortunate to avoid Deiner taken. What Snvrm
troops there were on the lines of the ad
retreated quickly toward Dresden.
Bittenfeld, from the north, reached Bi fisnn limit
-
v o ciock, and occupied that town in force. Be-
SHACKELFOKD, HAAS &, CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 150 Front St.. New York.
No. 33 Water Street, Wilmington, X. c.
liUY AND S1XI, OX COMMISSION,
NAVAL STORES, COTTON, LUMBER, COTTON YARNS,
VC, &C.
Constantly on hand, in Wilminn-frm l p,. u.,i.. ..t
wholesale, a lar-e assortment of FAMILY GROCEKIKS.
Solo Agents in North Carolina for tho Salo of
WIITTEMORE'S COTTON CARDS.
Refer to Messrs. J. Stiner .t Co.. M Voar v st At, ....
MnafiH A: HnhiftV.v Tivrvnl Wf J '' " "
& Schiffer. 32 Broad St.
Feb 8
w 1 tf
re-
nor Tliflxr horn Tvnfn.i I . n.l n .- 1 . .,1.1-? A" r 1 jl i .
xxc uU,6pCOviiutu ouuu nuuimuuuuus ior low tne town two pontoon bridges were quicklv
uc ueiuuiuB mm very iew ooumern men are "Ai-'v" uuioba me xxiue, part oi tne troops crossed
eligible. to "ltJ "gut uanK and puslied on to Grossenhain.
mi . -a . i . , . . while another portion were directed up the left
There are nine cardinal points m the National bank of the river toward Meissen. Hard y had
W1' Bittenfeld's troops established themselves iif Hie-
xxxw. uootui iiu Kxxe ulii, uuu, I til U11U OtU). J.n T,nfi sn. W lPn n. I Ptnn hmont r F I?. .1.1 V:i n
other,, truth is so mixed with falsehood, that the arrived froaT Berto w Thnmed EwSTSS&iSSS
tr- .o juu nits rtJSLoruuon oi tne lines which had been torn
""""i -"- "viivitu nxu n.u uo xcsiiiuv. rismnuiiv i rm on r iami wott n-inin . x x
and justly begun ; m other words, that I believed pair the burnt portion of the bridge
in both the rnrht of secession and in the nnliVvnt T tii yyox- n ,
eg iff in States rights md HtAe" ve7e rfTta SXufoccS
,a!5h belore adayna Bautzen ia the afLmoIS-
,.lT. "uu r J , .,l uusuluuon. and mut runce Frederick Charles proceeded caution
tlunkinor fsn T ootinnt cnKcnml T)l.:i. 3.1 1 , .. . .. i.jxlv.ulu. CtlULlUUb
7 . 0 '. . n- iubsc xiiimuei- iv, ior ne Knew that t hp mecpo Wkm f.i.ni ,
phia propositions. They require even more than ileichenberg led again hisTef t anTthSle mn,
the President reomrprl nf mn, vofrw oi; -i . "o" icit, ana mat nemust
me. although hSn in r rfi Austrian attack from that dircc
, - --0- v. 6u,iii,.auun uv- nun. xo cover his communication from Cit
temotincr to establish n. tipw mwrnmf tt ,i x i n "i"""oii num vj
a. d -w - w v. . jj iiiVfii u. - i r . irii4iiiiiriuiiiuiiiiictiy--ik-iv 1 . 1 -i -
auired only mv o1a for ff, 177X17 "T... mV"""uli' uo pusiiea a strong do
A mJ 7 I vV v I.... v VVUU llU. 1 IA J ii III- I I "M 1 1 I1HH1T Q niln thn - . I 1
to establish himself m his position. On Sunday
"xxxxxxuxii; una uusueu out to tne rin-ht. r
S. I). WALLACE. j, c. 80i:TIIKKT.Nl'.
WALLACE & SOUTHERLAM),
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
-A OFFICE NO. 21 NOIITII WATER STKUr.T,
(Wharves ami Warehouses foot of Walnut St.,)
WILMINGTON, N. 0.
T ; glv, Prompt personal attention to all anwi
meuts of Naval Stores, Cotton, Spririts Turpentino, Rum,
lar, rrOVlSlOnB. &C. &C. ritlwrfnr Knlr. uf.;, II,.,
umiv v rji.Ai I 'Hi' hi ill :
to forwarding Merchandize, Ac.
X LU O
ipllll
-1 tf
BENNETT VANFELT & J0
23 WHITEHALL, STREET. M2W VOItK.
SHIPMENTS OF COTTON, NAVAL STORKS, 1 l;0
visions Ac, will bo forwarded to iw by Mc h.t. Wal-
l.'f.I'.l V. I'SiillThbl in rV L. -- 1 m
lace & Southerland, of Wilmington, wl
tax and other charges. All trooda eov,
with or without advices,
Ueo. lo
10 will iiav r
xvu goous covered ly in
I Willi"!
1 1 ra ! i ,
li-tf
apoiogy ior past conduct. My assent to the
Philadelphia propositions would involve hnth
JT i . i- ... '
huu x nm not yet prepared lor either
I do not intend to be misunderstood, fnr T XT i. " x, "?.f "ce Pusn,ea ?ops to .
sider myself a loyal citizen, and derir 'nShin .r.4', "ien road, while the
u "xi.- r ... . . .. o i "ain,tu Kuam ui iierwarui nmimidf Arno.n
S. T.--1SG0--X.
UF SEDENTARY ITATlTTs!
l rr
night
X .,
tuiuiuiis met with no
the Prussian colors
festivities, vhiah could not be expected of a peocle who L?7, unencibered t7 any entangling alli-
have no cause for rejoicings, and who at onetime con- Tn anv f , m " , ,
sidered themselves apart from the nresent naHnniiiH, L.tx? !vent Ye could extend only moral sup-
w w"-! ft iiurii : ri i ii r. xvrk hotrn iamI.aII r .
mucuastiie restoration ot peace and its attend- JYeaterdav . im.t "ITIK:
antblessinffs to the lanrl AfrnoM, ,1. V'"1."0 auvuu was made on
1 --.7 vnuu isxxxiio XXavJ LJ I LI K I'll 111 I.! I I T. 11 Ii (II ITOTlnm
iao rrA 7,., !,: i: .X." . -it -i ... , I X "" "vi.nui,
a .uuu, lun-iiuiuiLiLr ciuztu ana i no nor. i ,-vto,;,, i i . .
:x . i,-x t i t , . " " woiuuxi, uuu last
1U ""'u J- uo not Deneve m " works of flnttA
o,,, x- mi . ., . . I """"w , vx xicwicu
ouiwicuuKuuua. j. ne amnestvoatiifiontAin hoto w ti 4.1 1. x n .
plank necessary for the platform of a national Uo V" usmans intend
party. Requirements not laid down there are un- tions un i A FederXonZZV' I ?iS pera"
neccessary and involve too m-t. ft lnBa 5. ??LU l a i e,d,eFal co?tingent of 50,000 men ciin
respect for Southern men voluntari lv l" 1"
But suppose we could send deWw anTTC "ZZZli:-, , --"strian movements have been
could be admitted, is it certain that h n77 t1" l",e "cnon ot lieichenberg, but all
anv Northern men with fw.r, A.cAi ""m t"? outposts must at present be re-
- - ui a ala. iiir.i wiiii 11 inir 1 rrtr-m . - 1 11 . 1
have an injurious effect at the North? TTU UOU51ueraL,ie caution.
North trufct any Southern men who 1 ad been , nar LTr t anoJerwe Se?r tliaten. Manteufel has
ticipators in treason? Could the So S SSb?and 13 Pff southward, and
it-. . .. . v.uo hut nxaL liih iii iwri fir nnnnrai. ti-oo i..r.i- ,,.kx -i
- t x cio xaaip nil" m UlXJUlJieu.
. . 1
V on Falken
Prussian corns
against them. This new nartv. th ia " " "BUUUU a previous letter as being in
. . J w Ul I III tf I r I t-" 111 I-1 1 1 C - -v A . J '
at the North. Thnv n 7n ' F r wuwaiuauou at iumuen.
nr,rtf x "'e..iorwe The Prussian
i-r. nnnrn.na TT7.M1 :x "x i , .. x- "UW WHICH W3S
vvutiitOO, f V All I L 111111 rn nOTTOii A
fight out the battle on their own soil it,
TDERSONS
JL with weaki?ss. lassitiule. nalnit.it win 1 . tin
TROITU:!'
lack of appetite, distress after eating, topid liver, 0.:1.
ESted tlescrv0 t0 anfter X they will not try the c-k-
PIxASTATION IllTTKlls.
which are now recommended by tho highest mediral a::
thorities and warranted to produce an immUatf n u -ncial
effect. They are exceedingly agreeable, peri'"t iv
pure, and must supercede all other tonics where a health v,
gentle stimulant is required.
iney purity, strengthen and invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite.
They are an antidote to change of wnter and diet
They overcome effects of dissipation and late limus
They strengthen tho system and enliven the mind.
Ihey prevent miasmatic and intermittent fever.
They purity the breath and acidity of the Htomaeli.
Ihey cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They cure Diarrhoea and Cholera Morbus
Ihey cure Liver Complaint and Nervous ilfnd:ini
Ihey make the weak strong, the latum id brilliant, at. !
are exhausted nature's treat rnHtniv.r ti,,. ,r -
ed of the celebrated Calisaya bark, wintergn .n, .- i-.-atr..-,
roots and herbs, all preserved in perfectly pure .St. ';
rum. r or particulars see cirt iln.rsAn1 tntir,!,,.,;..!-.
we have cordially given the Pres
ficea cannot be made by an honorable people, who are left vote it would be
and who are yet excluded from a place in the councils of ?W fu AZ ' TTTTTlV 7en lne .s-
the nation to whoso unjust retirement Itl 7 nave oenefitted him
..ix I :m7wu . "- 11 too ooutn had
hopeless, powerless, and bereft of aR worldly wealth, with Candidate. Tni Ta u"'l"f, ?a?ODal D1?
nothing to boast of but their honor and the late heroic every beneficial resnlTnr
. - "....jiiu xLixuut ior-
cmg our people to say they believe certain things,
when m point of fact thev do not. hli0 i,5 '
deeds of their kindred.
iue Dourtn 01 Juiy tnen, an occasion which in former when m point of fact thAn u:
va: t,a moM rn. ia , , . . IT Z .-x. T . "cllt,D wiem.
t "x uxuc wouia sena a patn- ."c umtea nere, all that is necessarv iq tn
otic thrUl through the heart of every true American citi- Pom out the man to be voted for. T aJ Xl,.
zen, was passed by almost entirely unnoticed by the na- f1110." ood might be accomplished by the free in
tive residents of our city, who merelv iva- siivDntiivA I ercnanffe of opinions jittti rr iTcirtTrt . ,
" v.i.vgo vx I i v. " . .x vug wviuci n.ivcoiromtne
the partial susnension of business in I imerent sections of tbnnritMT v.. . t ,
- . "jvj waauu ui I m . v j j uug x very nluCfl
rest and recreation. Quiet was the order of the day withl Pr a,fc Convention that admitted resneHa-
xxiciu, iuiu a Bincx euence on ausUDiects touchint? nationa. wur"" aeiegates, WOUiCl be ahlA tn.
m 1 - . . . - " oonnmn mh 1.. X i-xxi 1
reeling was rigidly observed. .
w iiu uwouu . yy uusture, mere were to
fights, snd- but Uttle dninkeiineBa. ' The freedmen, ever
cx.uiv.uio m meir temperament, and exuberant in their
manifesUtion, may perhaps have indulged themselyes to
some extent in their imbibitions' and love of nniiatj
encounters, when apart to themselves while celehrat.i no- tKa
dav. hnt wa Tibva. w xAiA' ' -; .
Mmplish bat UWe before tNortKri peo
' Ppring for Adjeantmcnt: ' i f
I Washington, July 2. The EenfiM, r
tne pUDhO busineas heforft 41iow
time for the adjournment of the session.' - -. 5
yet to learn of any disorderly proceed
t within the limits of the
ilw mm ttemr ia wmtx wotti, SC. ' to xSSTi Ju
Tit A lM4nl . 1 . . ''-' .' : '" f I 1
ings on their part within the limits of the city in fl.t NnXZT oi the stockholders of the
they conducted Tthemselyes in ZZ J?J:. ? J I ?xlh Carolina railroad will be held at Hillsboro'
Vxen. v on lieyer, wuh the corns each bottle.
concentrated at WetzW 1 Iieware of imnostors. V.a TTliiin nrnvir Iw.itl.i t i 1.11
GiessenMarbourg and Cassel, and has tiros' icut ithf,nSc metal cap over the tm. of c,u h l-t-
fc.ee descnptive circular around each bottle.
P. H. DKAKE t O
off the direct railway communicat ion hot-a-n tto
over and Frankfort-on-the-Maine. Tho TTannwr.
lan army, which was at (lnt.t.intren n
attempt to get to Fidda. whither tho tmnn April 10
Electoral Hesse have moved to ioin it. lmt
railway from Gottingen to Fulda runs through Nolicc.
tassel, and it does not appear improbable that, A T THE SOLICITATION of many of
cut oa from the south by Von Beyer, and pressed ""r Nor.th Carolina, we have concluded to
Sew VorU.
12-ly
our fi'ii'ii"
to send a o.i"l"
in the rear by Falkenstein and Manteufel the sS?5J ?ori mf-n to .rePa.ir,oar gios in different panv' ''.v
Hanoverians mav be oblW,! fo pUW 1. l State. Parhes who wish to avail themselves of lux tn--
thlii xDx, gf d either lay down ces mil nleaso leave their names with our Agents, U' ";
ii.
thMT anno l, , ti-tiXm, f ' " V'" xxajiico Willi UlU
"xxxxo, ui i;uu mcu WilV lUrOUfftl With t. ho U'filiUiSiSLr CU.. VVl minfrtn i,a im;.!!
sword. Bavarian, Wurtemberg and Darmstadt ?.aU as soon as lio caa reach them on his rouii'ln, :m 1 i:!
nuos are couecting round Frankfort. A Bavari
an corps d'armee is said to have been yesterdxy
pushed forward to Fulda to aid the retreat of the
Hanoverians. To understand tho riiffln0 t
ii . . . , viiuvuiwto v;i
ima retreat it must Do noting! that tmn
-1 , , . . . WiiMlW KTTW J
rauway leau irom uottingen into the vaUey of the
Maine : the ono by Cassel. Mnrhn
t Frankfort, is already in possession of the
time to repair their trins for thn fi-nuin" tods. H1
be provided wilh material for renewing anv part t
W. G. CLEMONS, UhOWN A I'D.,
Cotton Oin IVlanufaftuit r.j.
Columl'iis
July 5 2'1 - hllW
Tarboro' Southerner copy ono month.
Oxford Law
School
1SCC.
Prussians at these three stations; tho other bv pOMMENCES MONDAY, lGth July,
Cassel. Bebra. Fnhl.i nnrl TTor, ,v V , Tuition $50 per Term of 20 week
tho 1,74.:77, wvcupieu oy . lioard $4 25 per week. Located at. Oxford. X. C.
WhSrt -wrL- , L Col. EDWAflD CANTWELL, L.L. 11., Brad.ut.
" LI II 1 a l illll llMrill I1U f . 1 . Tl I ' t l . . . v I . . I I an ... 1 1 ..i I Ft T . n . I . . 1 . . . T . . 1 . . . i
Ti . -a -v.v4.uuu "U UCUH. ILTl 1 1 I " ' " -x-"..v. a.m UI lUL'U. ill IIHH. . mill 1 Ii llli CI i
13 Ulda Without beini? RtLakpfl in fl-intilninV.!..:- Military Judtres of tho Confodfrnto s;t;itf K. In.Miu
1 . : O VAUXXJJJ' mi , V . . . ...... , -
marcn irom Gottingen to Bebra, seems j denfinrl sammmg Riven at this S
hoIpW nnnn i oocuia toj uepend for Mercantile life. The LeeturcHwi
vxcxjr uuuu me numoer 01 men Bever can ntrn-rri and Prat. nr t.
irom uassei. xne
Scho ol for tin- J'-1! ;
rill niillil'ilCLt I'l-ill' lT"
can aHord and Practice of Law. linnlr
T?o.iroiiaTa x I flnmrnfirninl JnriMriri-irlo'ri.n fr.-f i.n!i.a .n.i.li. il at i'1'-"
anticipate the probability that Hia n; t 1, French and German lancrnaeea ext?a.
Anam,' "TT, ... a" . V KXXOI Trria nttTfiinlawu '. " -i : ...
vvu4co ji x ruasia win nave to rotiro. nec r:MVUW4D auove.
- --wmy HVtVIN fcXAV
Juno 5.