THE LEGISLATURE—CONFEDERATE CURRENCY .
The Legislature of this State, which will assem-
. - We in extra session to-day, (Tuesday,) will no
This is the loii^sl day in the ■ doubt at oncc consider the subject of receivingj or
FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS.
CORKiePONHKNOE Of T»r f ATBTTSVILT.l ORSrKVlK.
Fetersiu uo, June 22
Messrs This is the loii^sl day in ^ e ^ n t a
vcar and I »riic v™ one of the loosest let-. rcj«cti„g ii. p»yn,cn of uses Unfedera e Tre, -
year and ^ typc-setterV s.ghed sory not« isMcJ belorc the (>th of Apnl, 1W>X
hi, Urcr. Hacu- The present law, which authorucs the reception
tetii you pver saw. T _
lonir and heavy when they saw this large d«cu- J he present
m"at But then you tnow the habit, of “Long of all OonleJerate ,».ucii, wa, ^
mcui. j j ^ action of Conj^ress and of the Legislature o^ V ir-
ptterXrra^i’'v “cinYty have been much im- j ginia which, to some extent, discredit these notes,
proved by ttc recent ruins. Crops of all kinds
n uii iviii'jo After some reflection, we aro decidedly of the
Crowds of opinion that common honesty and sound policy
eTchan.^ed prisoners pass through here every few both require that no discrimination should be
days "MyLriositv for seoin- and talkinj; with , made between Confederate issues, but that all
» parcel If lyincr yankees his long -since been ! should be receivable ahke in payment of public
P - - - y : f..voQ It 13 true, the action of (,/Ongress broak-
oratifii’il rnf Ould r01d> conducts the exchange j taxes. ...
on our nart Ho ha.« I>et*n an eminent \awyjr of : ing faith with the holders of the issues previous
Washin gton. anJ onVc' w-is a i>urc;;ii officer in to the Hth of April, 18(>8, in relation to their
one of t'iii* TH’partmcnf'^ thiT.*. ('olonol L.uHow valnfe as a fundable medium, and the action oi
is the Fedo-.-^l offiivr and 1 bclievo they are >n : the Virginia Legislature rejecting these notes in
very goo'l terai' i oxciiUii'c p'it>t*rs rPtruidvly :vs m tliat. Stjitn. have imoair-
well as rri-^ ini r> W}..‘tht r :h-\y ‘*smiie’’ or ex
change ‘V ■■i'K-r: ’aj-i“juiops ’ I am not'iiformed.
Pet(M'bi.rg. Jikv.* Angu ti, v^\iusty away down
in ’Jorjy prui»'s ilsolt jn its negro churches and
the moral and religious treatment of ye Africans.
There are a great many froe people of color here
and they have houses, horses, cows and shops of
their own. These people out-iJress anybody I ever
saw except perhaps their colored brethren of ’U usty.
It makes Virginia darkies very mad to call them
“niggers.” Y’ou must call them “cullud pussons.''
Yesterday I witnessed a grand negro funeral pro
cession. There was u long train of carriages (the
same as used by the whites) containing de family
and relations ob de deceased. The committee ob
arrangement were bu.sily eiigagi J in their official
capacity. The black horses, l.’iack carnatres, WucL
cofl&n, and blai-k iiitrccrs preot ;ed a sombre ap
pearance of ciiuceiitrat dandeombii.ed black
Col. Solonion Willlt'ius. who was killed in the
late cavalry tii^nt on the Uapp-.iaannock, was cue
of North (^aruliuu’-i bost and uiniit gallant omcets.
He was a nati.ve of Warn n Coirjty. and graduated
with distiui’tiofi ai V.'t.^t }*i)ii;t. I saw a letter
recently from Siuart epeatintr in the high
est ter«js oi Col. Williams. He had been appoint
ed to the command of his old reu'iment—the ll.'lh
N. C., but Stuart prevailed on him to remain in
his cavalry, telling him that he could not spare
him and would have him promoted a.s skou as
circulation; but it mu.st be borne in mind that in
all other respect-s these issues are just as good as
tho.se of a later date. If the Confederate cause
succeeds, they will all bo equally good as a circu
lating medium; but if the cause should fail, they
will all be worthless, and the only good paper
money we will have will be the Jfank notes and
State 'J’rea.sury nott^. And ii, in the end, these
notes should all be lost, it will make nodiiierence
whether the loss falls directly on the State Trc*a-
sury or on the people at large. ^
Any other course, it seems to us, would not only
embitter the people agaaist /// Confederate issues,
but would be the cause of great inconvenience and
heavy lo.ss to the tax-payers. A law respc'^ting
these notes may be pa.ssed and published in every
(bounty in the State, and yet thousands of the un-
ir-fonijoii will attend in compliance with the presckt
law, i: Jie tax-gatherings, with these very notes,
aiiu will be cc*nipelled, in order to pay their taxes,
to submit to shaving operations which will be in
dustriously carried on in every neighborhood.
The honest and uninformed would thus fall a j)re}'
to the shrewd and knowing; and it is the
duty of the representatives of the peopic to protect
the tbimer cla.'^.s. liesiJes, » rejection ol this cur
rency bv thp lie^rislaturo would at once throw it
out of tiie thrt pooY-le generally wuu'.d dis-
m)J roiu'*e it, and thou.sands of our mo^t
possible. Fie conducted himst'lf with-j:ro.it brave-1 worthy pi'Or—the wivf^ an I lamilies of our soU
ry and eoolne.'^s in that hard fought battle and tell
near the close oftlie action lie wasyoung—under
oO—and had been marrif'd only two or three weeks.
He commanded the I'.Hh lletr't N. T,. known
as the 2d N. t’avalry, or Spru’li's old Cavalry.
[Here f n r-c./’jr- of ihp mov*meu(H .iciil h.ittlef
arouuJ Vicksburg, which we are -.L-Iiize'J to postpone ]
It is almost impossible f >r those unfami'iar with
the fact, to ri'alize or conceive th-j va.st connec
tion and eomuion iutere>ts between the Northweot
and the Sou’fiwe^t by meariS of the Mississippi
river, Tiie river was the outlet aud the inlet,
the high way aui the by-way tor both seotious.
(.ir^at rivers are always great foundations on which
to build the whole fraiue work ot a nariun’> u'reat-
ne.ss. The 'Iisl.;sipji tr..m one end c.>the oth.*r
was one great market of barr^r and tr-de. The
cotton planter never thoiiglit v>f rai.'ing a grain of
corn or a p-.'und ot Uioat when he eould hav»^ them j
landed at hi' door cheaper than he eould pri>duee
them at home Hundred- andlhindreds of «,te.MU
boats passed up coH'tantly loaded ^ith foreign
goods, Miigars, m'"la.>os. fruits, fino iri'O'is anii the
more difficult manutaetures, and returned wi'h
bacon. Corn, tli'ur. eaftle, shotvs. elothin;;', m**tals.
furs, iee, litjuors. f:irnii';g utensils, turniture and
»11 planuition .'Uj'j'lit s.
^ Thoii.'andp ui Ifr.t n/iat.' fl vtfi J d i^vn fi'niu the
N'orthwi-st reuuhr'y X' th:- enrrenf it>elt.
.^lany -.u rhe''e flat tioa*' can;- li'ade 1 '»itii cab
bage, piiultry, \>u*ier. egir^, wlii'kev, brandy,
konvy, cigars, ohe ^c, lock':, jfwelry, notions, and
ao on, floatinL' down troru nie plantation landing:
•d another. Ihe ne;;ro trade was valuable aud also
that trom boat hand' and gov?rnment emplovites
along the river Ii ^ou wished a mc-s of pota-
t^ a gla-vs of ice croiim, fresh butter, some good
old brandy, a pound of wool, a writing desk, a lead
pencil, or a pair of trace chains, all you had to do
was to get on the river bank and make a signal for
a flat boat. Ifyou wanted a mule, a wagon, a load
of lumber or bricks, or a lot ot furniture, corn,
pork or fi.sh, or a sLeam mill, lust leave your order
with some landing agent and it would be procured
when the next boat came along.
\ oa could leave cotton which they would bir-
ter for at market price, or the money, or give a
draft on your factor in New Orleans, or get the
articles on credit. V«ry often the flat boat.- car
ried black-.smith shops along and they would
hitch up at a landing and dc all the black-.smith
work f(>r that nqighborhood and theu move down
to «inother place. The loss of this communica
tion must have been and must still be a «Prio.is
inconvenience to do o,nhwc^t and a'-u .-t a
diers included—would find it uncurrent in tlicir
hands, and would not be able to {'urcha.sc with it
a pound of bacon or a p.’'e?c of inoa! It is true,
the i^overnment at Kiel.f.iou i wjuid be respun.si-
l.l*; for all this; but we desire to >ave the people,
if possible, from these evils, :;iid we do not w'sh
to sec them excited, as they 'vould be, against the
government on account ot >uch evils.
liut we take higher ground even than thi.s. No
matter how this revolution may terminate, we
want to .see North C^arolina emerire I'rom it with
clt'an hands and unstained garment.'* Hune.sry is
al\?avs the best policy. Let our State be honest
if she 'houlil lo.se b}' it all .•‘he po>..esses Let her
shan even the apuearanee of repudiation. L b_>
ri'» means follows, becausi- the \'nJederato v-
erinncnrand N ir^'inia have d ne evil that gixjd
T>;ay conje, that N -rth (’av-lina should imita'e
th(fir example—Shnniar.f.
THE HABEAS CORPUS ! o pay s fine and be irapriaoueil. While in prison under
. „ \ „ T ..fT iQft i I this sentence, he obtained a writ of Habeas Corpus from
In the Supreme Court of North Carolma, June i g^preme Court of the State and was discbarged;
in TUB m.^ttkb or URYAN. ' ^hcrcupon the Supreme Court of the United States had
OoTernor Vance having iaformed the Judges that the I ^>,gnjaUerbrough'. before it on a writ oferror and decided
Secretary of War puts his objeciioo to the release of jj^oth in the first ca.se was in custody of the
citizens who have b.-ea arrfsted as conscripts by the j on a warrant of oommitineat to answer a charge
officers of the Confederate States after they had been | indictable oflFence before the District Court, and
discharged by the State trbuuals on writs of Habe la j gecond case was in jail under the sentence of
Corpus, upon the ground that the Courts of the State ; yjgtrict Court, the state had no jurisdiction by Ha-
had no jurisdiction over the subject; the Court directed Corpus to take him out of the custody r>t the mar-
the iiuestion to be argued as preliminary to the dispo- | om of discharge him. This was the
;* K„ «pita nf the case, and if the language used by the
Chief .Justice in >leliverin,^ the opinion is construed in
reference to the facts of the case before the court, there
lf nrihing either in the decision or the opinion which
denies concurrent jurisdiction of the State Courts.
It is true the languajte is susceptible of a wider mean
ing. ‘■^'^d may nflFord room for aft inference that the
learJeil Chief Justice “goes outside of record,” and ex
sition of the many applicationi before it by writs of
Habeas Corpn--. and a«signed a day. A? the orpan of
the (]ourt I addressed a cotntnuuicalion to flis htcel-
Ipticy the Prei-ident of the Confederate States, inform
ing him of the fact, and that the Court would be pleased
to hear an argument by the Attorney General of the
Confederate States or any otber gentleman of the Bar
he might appoint for the purpose. The question h.-is ^
been fully argued by Mr. .Moore and Mr. Winston in j au opinion against the jurisdiction of the State
I in all cases where one is restrained of his liberty
ny 1TLofficer or (/yew; of the government of the United
StMos, although the iuiprisonnieut be unlawful and is
noi authorized by the act of Congress under which the
otficer profebs»cs to act, VjuI in our opinion auch an in
ference will do great injustice to that able jurist;
h(» .'iirely could not have intended to put “his obiter
•lictuui” in opposition to the series of authorities above
referred to, without m>«lting any allusion or reference
10 them, or any litteuipt to controvert the reasoning
u['0:i waich they rest Howevei this may be the decis-
-i..n loes noi contlict with the concurrent jurisdiction
of I he Stale t%>urta. and the i.biter dictum, if it be one,
in ifoi etiiitleii to the weight of an nuthority aud must be
j ir“HU-d situply (he o( idIou of au able Lawyer on a
I question U')t prcst'ntod by the fiCis before the Court, an 1
■ »-tiiitled only to th>it degree of consideration which itn
, .iiiusi.- UKrit will coirtm>ir»d.
i 1 he ►•anie remaiks are Hpplicable to the case of Hill
8n*i others, recpntiy d-ci 1 . d by the Supreme ;ourt of
j liic Stale of .Aiab-tma The p>?iitionjrs claimed to be
■ I ntitlcd lo exenipiion by rea.iOu of bodily inoa|>auity,
' (>ut imd not be"n l;e’ i unfit tor military service in the
support of the jnrisdiction, and by Mr Strong, District
Attorney of the C.>n(cler.ate States, with whom was as
sociated .Mr. Bragg, itgiiiubt the jurisdiotion
We have devoted to the subject that temperate and
mature deliberation which its g.re it jmportanoe called
for, and the Court is of opinion that it has jurisdiction
and is bound to exercise it, and to discharge the cittzen
whenevor it appear.s that he is unlawfully rcitraiued of
his liberty by an officer of the Confederate •'States. If
the restraint i? lawful, the Court dismisses the applic i
tion and rerjands ihe party. !f, on ttie other hand, the
restraint is unlawful. Ihe (^oun dischares liim The
lawfulness or uulawfulness of the restr.aiut ni et> •.■•irily
involves the conslfuction of the uci of Congress un icr
which the olliocr jusiities th» arrest, and the naked
(jue.stion is, by whom is th>- act ot Congri'ss to be con
strued? by the Secretary of War and the subardinaie
othcers he uppoints in fr ier io carry Ihe conscrlplu ')
acts into etfect. or bj- ihc .Iiidiciary? or if the latter, ti>»ve
the Slate ("Courts jurisdiction over the siihjeci? This,
HS was well remarked by Mr. Stronir, is a di> qucsiion
of Conrttiiuiion;if Law, and its decision sheuiti nut l>e in
fluenced by collateral disturbing ca'.i.ses.
The juiisdiciion t,f the St-xte Conns over he sut.j -ot |
is bellied iu this ;Siale, and tia.s been so c nsiderd v-' '
far biok as the ira lit ions Oi" the liarcury u-. in 1^1') ;
JuJge Taylor reported in l.*i N Cirol'.ii'i L'lw Kept y |
o7, Lewis' case, deci'ied tiy the Suprem'' ('ourt of M *s-
H-\chub'-tts, in which the t.’ourt, ui> :i a or',nis
to an ollicer of tlie L'niu-4 Si.ites. tooti jurijidicii in and
dirch^rfred a soliier on the ground ttiat the cnl'.stmoni ^
WMS unt valid bv ihe }>r.'i>er coiistriu-iion of >i*"-‘Ct of [
t^n^resH. That decision w c.icurre 1 in by the t.euch ,
t.,.r in tiiir« .'^l^t'e, uud the juris'lie'ion h i.' ever
tieM 11/ :i .iurnr;)ii uc ici’ tiie rule presoribed by the
.'^e ;rtt:tr.' of \Vnr. \Vc fully concur in the decision of
me ca.-e t>efore the court; iinlccd during the Ust Spring
1 refused tne application of iwo persouB who claimeil
exemption on ttie ground of being ••until for niilitcry
!-,'rvice in the tiftld t>y reason of liodily incapacity, be
cause by the pr.iper c.>nstruction of Ihe eX'jmption act
only tlios** perswns are exempted who rihali be held un
til f.ir luililnry in Ibu field tiy re ISOIJ of bodily
incat acity under rule.s to be prescritied »>y ihe Secro
lary uf War, ' an i ^cc-i line to these rules it w*s ne-
ce“S*ry that the p:trty stiouM be o.xunined by a sur
ged. "T honrd of s’lrgeous appointed f r that purp'ise,
I d the C'M; iiicne cf '.i.c niviT' On or bo*rd i.f S'lr-
sit.e-i b;-c>n exercised by i.ur ('ouri.-* an l Jnlge.' and
treate I :vs ••r»'.;ttIc 1’' until the present tertii of the Conn
lu Moi'.in’ii ca-^e, the juris.iicuon vrn, exerc;->ed >in 1 a
' ildier I'f tlir Unite i Sl:itc.-i w-t di^;;h.l•^ed Ov it'e
Court Isi .\Iirphy —(I:-'' :■ ^I'c n-'O N v n'>-
ii;.» Law no'e. We h ive tr-i linoii:! of o(h-,r
jn. ' tried by Ju ljfe.. but n i rei'Orf^ w.Ti' m.i le
• C iheni .-V. ut lv''i7, v^hile on th* .‘^iiiKTi>r l urt
Henc'!, I ex roinad itie juri-diction. '.nd a sol lit. i on^ress n'ci.r iing to ttieir jiroper construction
brout’h! tietore me :il Siui.tiville^ on ' "'"‘J ron.*-c'| I'-ui ly that decision is not opposed to ttie juris
the oth-'er '.n coinnmn 1 i»t t 'rt >.-»t - . »p . i.i of itie ."'I'kie ('lor.s. when bv the
who .-itierwar 'ii so highly di'tini^'ii-^K d hiic-iclf in vlex u^-ii.,:, of ib
ico lu It** neuter of Mills, wtio cl iinie i ex Miijidon a-
shoen,;ik*r during the p iM Win'er, iu n,v letter la )
FROM THE NORTH.
Richmond, June 28.— 7%e Rebel Invasion.—
The New York Herald of the 24th inat., contains
a telegram dated Ilarrisbarg, June 23, which says
that the Rebels re-occ*pied Chambersburg this
murning. The troops under Knipe, who vierc at
Chambersburg, have safely falleu back to the main
body.
Laticr.—The Rebel cavalry, one thousand
strong, advanced to Scotland, six miles this side
of Chambersburg, this afternoon. The enemy
gutted all the stores in Chambersburg a«d Oreen-
castle, and denuded the whole country of horses
and cattle.
7 P. M.—Our forces are falling back upon
Carlisle, and the inhabitants are preparing for a
flight to Harrisburg. Many citizens have akrdad-
lUed. Our poor farmers are driving off their cat
tle in crowds. Several wagon loads of colored
refugees arrived this evening, too frightened aud
excited to grive any intelligent account.
There is great excitement in Pitt^burg. 'Che
Rebels are reported at Uniontown, 40 miles dis
tant. Business has been entirely suspended, and
the citizens en masse are digging entrenchments
Haltimors, June 24th.—Kwell’B torees, to the
number of 35 or 40,000, are in Boonsboro’ \’alley.
There are no reports of the movementH of Hooker’s
army.
The Philadelphia papers, of the 2.')th inst.,
have a dispatch dated McConnell.sburg, Junt4 24th,
which says that the excitement along the border
remains unabated. Business is at a perfect stand
still, and the prospect of reaping the coining liar-
vest is discouraging.
The rebels are overrunning Franklin County
Two deserters came in this morning, who report
the whole of Gen Kwell’.s corps in J'ennsylvania
The rebels are in force at Morrisburg.
Harri.sburo, June 24.—Every citizen has
been in a hi;rh state of excitement all day. The
rebels are rapidly advancing in thi.s direction. A
Htron" force is now twelve miles from (’arlisle.
MinNKUlT.—The rebels are within twenty-five
niilpa of Harrisburg. The I*hiladelphia (irey Re
serves are still liere, but refu.se to be mustered in.
Tnmhlp in fn'liuua.—A Cincinnati felei^ram
says it is reportetl that one thoTisand citizcns of
Y nik»‘ —Arij'iii_- the iiumcrou^s
:ift« (if liarbarity pra -ticcdhy the Vatikeo inva-
'iers in \’ir^itiiH. mine h;ivc c.\cecdcd the murder
of M rs. (ieori'i' R. Smith, at ,'''uth>lt. of which
thrt f'ctersburj^ Kxpr>>» liives this :ii'cu»int;
.'Ir. .‘>uiirh resided ah >ut itie niile from the
tovfii, a '.vcli t.»-d > fanner, havin:^ around him au
ifiti rc'tiri:: ‘"»:iii!_v. the eldc.'t - 'ii a truiiaiit y.'ung
man in the I'f.Ii \'a, Re..;iment. When (ien.
]>iM).,'streor invented .''alfoik. a .sharp artillery i.'ij
infantry skir:ni.->h toi k' place near .Mr ."suiith's
residence, and many balls passed throiti;h hi'
lioiasc.-). 1 iic i aiikce.s finally advancctl and fired
the houses. I'.rcir,^' the family to leave .^l^s.
.''tiiith, with her seven children, the youu^'cst only
ten months o! 1, attempted to e.seape to the woids
aud into the C int'edcrate lines, when she w;vs fired
upon by the yank.ee soldiers, and a mitinio ball
entering her limb just below the hijs she died
in thirty minutes fn»m lii.ss wfblaod The ohiU
dren, friirhtened, hid themselves iu the bushes,
while Mr Jjmith sat down upon the ground by
his wife to see her breathe her hist. After .she
hac; been dead tjr some time, the yaxjkee com
matider permitted him to take a cart, and with
no i-ssictance o.xcept one of his childreu, he put
the dead body in the cart and carried it into
tuwn. his arrival in town, he wa'^ not per
mitted to take the remaius ot his wife to her bro-
thc -’s residence, until he had first gone throug
the town to the Provost Marshals office am o -
taired permission. ->n his arrival at the rovost
Marrihal’s office, he was gruffly told to take his
wif.r to the grave-yard and bury _her. «
I'thv
Ve.'t.
:nu-
Tile
r\ and
■'ifiy. sclli'h, un-
t.ne tuti'rc and
’■a,.'" 'uisLH, they may
cnifie or arrangement
•n i South.
Ol
total 8 top jug. of L'l.sin-,.-^.- to
politician!^ in encli “f.criou
understand eii'.ii -tl-er wt i
reliable, .superti -ial, rc./ard:e
disposed to hclbie.t -^d 1 i.
yet tnako up (>,
and cheat liotn N .rtii
'ihere is a practice in thy armv that has come
0 e au evi tending stron.^ly to demoralization.
1 allude to the appointment of officers in compa
nies and regimenby Colonels aud other com-
man ing officers. \V hen there is a vacancy in a
company the law allows the other ioferior ofBccrn
to be promoted if they pass as competent before
a properly organized examining board, and then
the compaDy i.s entitled to elect an offioer or otti-
eere for the loweat vacancy. Notwithstanding
this right secured to the oonap»ny. by law, the
^ol or commanding officer sometimes appoints
anl forces a favorite on the luon without e ootion.
I >)Oulii mention some
„ „ ,wn ♦.-aroiiua (Jolouol.,
necowiry,6mont'ouro^^^^^^ .i.-
too. All this tend.s j;,yai,isfiod an l in most ca?eo
men, and they b‘- '^ tbt ffficer thus put over th“m
th«y forcTer • ^ case® thenc ofiicf^rn \, e hat-
agauxat thmr wi ^ company could luake, and the
ojuoh attached to them, b-U this is
company Souietiires a Col. prevents a worthy
promotion just becauae he hai some diglike
or D^judioe ^ «°®|“is8ioaed ofScer has
^iSTcontrol and authority over the men he commandR,
fl?th«ir lif* “>,‘1 to be in his hands.
He h*8 mu®** diacretion in diacipline, can punish for
what he esleema wrong, recomuiend their promotion or
thair disgrace, set on trial on their hves, and they have
no repress but eubmis.sioa ti.d freed fcoax Bervic/or till
they i»ay accidentally get a hearing with some superif>r
offioer who Will investigate their case Ig it not nLnral
and proper then that hcaorable indepeudent Southern-
«ra dasire the privilege provided hy taw «Vil»f-
their immediate ofMoerti themaelves' selecting
nstioc ttian any other seoiion of"ihB*8uie
naTe giTen and worked manfully for people
all others in needful cirmimJSIrK . .
h.r.M il W Ih. .0,1J U L *“?
Bupply their soldiers and to inV- . occupation to
comfort and aid. The refurfo means of
fortunate find a. mArrr, 1 ’ exile, and the un-
mmoag the Cane ^*“d and a friendlier welcome
Contrihutioas are sen^t^'tS elsewhere,
ealled for v.»t suffering everywhere if
our indfnpn^ thaa in many portions of the State. When
rolina't^bri»h*,“°* whiUut spot on North Ga
run. p Diust be left for the people of the
proud, thou(?h I hope not vain, that
pwenta and of most of my kindred lie
•eneath the whi»peru.g pines of the Cape Fear region
LONG GRABS. ‘
her to her brother’s, John K. K.lb>,
!\ w friends prepared her tor burial, Mr. K«lb>
not bein' allowed to leave the house, or to attend
the reiualiIS of his sister to the grave yard.
Nor did the cruelty of the faend stop here. M
Smith waa denied the privilege of going iu search
of his little children, and for four days and nights
they wandered in the woods and among the sol-
diera without anything to cat or any place to sleep.
The baby was taken up by a colored woman and
nui’sed until some private in the yank«e army,
with a little better heart than his as.sociates, took
it on his horse and carried it to town. Mr. Smith
is tjtill in the Hues of the enemy, his house and
everything elde he had destroyed, and his little
children cared tor by his friends.
Will not the Confe lerafe soldiers now in Penn-
nylvania remember such acts of crue^^y and bar
barism.'^ ^ VV ill not the Nansemoad companies re
member it? And will not that gallant boy in the
16th regiment remember hia mother’s fate, and
take vengeance on the enemy? Will not such a
cruel race of people eventually reap the fruit of
tlwi. dyiii^b? God Kraut that they may!
Appoint,ntiU.—Edward Bradford, of Hillsboro’,
has been appointed Controlling Ijaartermaster for
the collection of the tax iu kind for this State,
with the rank of Major. Maj. Bradford is a Nor
folk refugee, will doubtless make an efficient offi
cer, but we think North Carolina could afford a
man abundantly jualitied for this post. We sel
dom listen to complaints of thia kind, but we feel
bound to remind the cidini«iistration at Richmond,
that it is permitting a scries of appointments
which its friends cannot sustain. Maj. Bradford
will understand this as no reflection on him, /or
we know tiiai to be an energetic gentleman; but
still we think we have men enough in North Caro
lina better entitled to the position aud equally as
well qualified.—llaleiyh Utate Journal.
The Deaf and tli£ Dumb and the Blind.—The
Biennial Report of the North Carolina Institution
for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind from Sep
tember 1, 18G0, to September 1, 18t)2, has been
printed at the press of the laatitution. The
number of pupils which entered the Institution
during the scholastic year 1861 was eixty-two.
Of these thirty-aix were deaf mates and twenty-
six blind. The number for year 1802 was fifty-
one, thirty-two deaf mutes and nineteen blind.
This shows a small proportion to the number af
flicted of both classes throughout the State. The
number of deaths has been three.
Mi^ Lovely says that males are of no account
**top kissing them as infants
till they kiss them again m lovers.
Julje ISktilv ^nl .lii li:.' \! ia!y *ss.ii.r iheir opiui >n i-
io the coii-truction of itie c iii-'rij.i;.wi ut: I xe:ii| ;i -n
act.-, nii tni L- -f lo’ k H ^*i *u .*>i ihn. the >n
of jiiri.'JLctiou I, i in t'lc opmii.u tile.l
niA in itiit nuJ all of ihi' other which been
bef.Tt- ii.e, 1 CLt f..iih th'it the } ow. r . the .'^l«i:e il^(•^
t,j pula coii-ruction up»n »cl.« o ’ \>n>rrer-s ;-o I»r
they luvol-.p ihf ri|iiits of th.-clliivu .is di-tiujui-he i
fri'Ui tiieii’ Uii.i.iry rc^uo* ii-.i-; id .'■eiilrd. hi i of
;hi oifier Ju Itfes lu tin- ."i*te wh i h i%e i«t«ui'd writs o'
iUI fH-i C'rp'is I..-*.'.' PC irtatc'l ;l- !.lii lp*s iJittle.
trciic.T Hem'll Htid P>iiipp I
In- 'iucrtii'h hi- Iven •■'i: si ler-d is -fU i-j in the
■ her (it'-a. Ill I t:ifir O mr « ti tvo r\ m iu_\ n*
iiitutd fill I cit-r-' '• 1 ihe J in-l.i^Mnn. hu 1 n La.-> S'eii
■jotii i I tii^ >’ iT;.' f ;>e Lui '-l .'St-i'fH
i.eiii r K-tu, I- ' V , 1 ■ I, s-i) •• I’lie «ji -ii ti w.»-
hiTi* "e ’* I in l';»»ir -f i c.'D>';.rr’'i , jnn-iicti m
. ■ Ht .-t-i-, .iitd ill'ri been I'li'ioii 'lud I'V
(tie I'ouilj" ot "ilif-r lU'- ' Ik Uit* i.ot«» ".»n^ ip.
*re ref,': I e 1 til H irl, i:i h i t > ii i:>>' i ti H ibeis i' r-
(.■U', u:i 1' r tit! ' • coil iirreui j iri- iict :i. ' to >ud
c •ilatf- a tfre it ni i:iy c.-i-e- w riicti f'llly -'ipf >rt .hm C ir.-
Ci'Hioii: h iii»y hr '’on'’ ler,-.l s.-iti.-.l Un: .'ititf I’.tnrts
iii»y ^rauk ihe writ lu >iu c-»-e.*' uT i!l. ii-il i- utinetii* ut
;i:iJfr itie autU' rity i' ilie L u'c t J>i;iit-- ' if .iny
jU’'’liiiii can b‘- si'ulrl t'v uji hority. lh>’ c- tiCurrvnt
juri-4 iii-t' .u of the 5: itf I'jiir in.i-! hi Irc^i'i' i a- ‘■ci-
iled. U mu-'t b** pre-'iait'1 'hat i;if loini series of
ca>f •» wtii ’h t tie c lui’ur retii J'lrw JK” I 'ti "f t he
.■'late I' urtx iiiid ibe.r }ow»ri.. pula c rud lon on
aclt* of «rb'n to Ihr de :'inn ..f a
j ca->e bef'If I .eai m -uj }' r'ed t-j. Ihr ni.'“i clear mid
I hTa'I-.-r^ rea-oii.u^. au-1 it w tul*i id.e to ntt*’iT)|*t
i .J aH any tl.iu;; to what has !ven -\.d ty me tii*ny
'ible Ju lj?^.'* who liive discus^el lae .lue-ti.m 1 will
content mj-?lf t.y mtkiug a few extracts from soiue of
Ihe op:ni.;ii" Tilgoiiiin. Chief Ju'»iice, iu Luckiugtou b
oa-^e. Bntfhlly Kep.n- On l"ld./ sayc ••llislobe
ot>i»fr»ed il.ai Uic auit.oriiy .d ttie Siai- Ju Izt-i -n ca-e
ham has run the blockade .‘^ucce^.ifully to Xas.sati,
whence he will go tg (’anada.
Fr'>yn T‘nnt^s>p.—Wartr.\ce, June 2o.—We
are all on the tiptoe of expectation, anticipating a
general battle to day. The enemy yesterday en-
ileavorfd to surpri-^e us by making an advance in
heavy force, notwithstanding a lain storm prevail-
of Haboa- ' .rpu=( e:u,iua:e:i from the scveri; ,'^iaie- and I
II,il lr..m the L’niiea ,Staie- Iu order to Je?!r.-y ttieir
iurifldicii.'n. therefore, it i- licceJ'o'iry lo hu .w, not Uist
tne UuiK-.i have giv^u theu. juws lic. ioii, but Uiat
proper cnu-
iiiA'ti.ci or itie ;ict>i of I 'jTi/rc'** .)ue who i?i not liable
io 0 in'Cripticiii .t wiio is exi'nip;, m le.-iraitifd of hit*
liti.-iy a^.iiiijt l.iw i'uit porliini of itie r.pinion i»nd
rea».ioiUft of ttic leivra.^d I'liie^ Jii-lice wtiico i.i riot ap-
i p'ncv 'ie 1 1 the c i>i 'ii-i ie by the fto'.' before ihf court
: r. c' ivcd from u- due con-iJerution On the arjju-
t:;ctt thid p'iMtion msi i.iketi: Congrt-!,.'. may auth. riie j ed all d.iy, by two columns of cavalry anl infun
i ' try; one upon Hoover’s Gap, and the other upon
i lui:* "woui'J not 'ipplj JO the iribuu^N, hud i *i a ^
theSta .- (Joiiris an I Jiidces hare power to issu^ th*- i ‘-'•nerty
wiii w ,i ti H p. r>'in iH lui} rmou.-d liy »n oth?er of the ( Hoover s (lap is 1 Ii tuile«i Northea.st froiu \\ ar-
; i.\'uft Jcr»ie Sia ec. the p.i-^pen-'iou of ttie writ, so f«r | trace, on the Manchester and .Murfreesboro’ pike.
*» tlie inbuual-of t‘ie v^oufederaie S:aies tre concerned, ! 'I'Kp pnpmv’R pncnlpv r>nnc;fi'n.r IC.t.l—
vt!,a', l t)c vain au i nujjatory. Ttiie reply an.^werx the
p >ei'.i 'ii: T.;e a"; of 'in>rrfM8 w^iilJ t-p-jcify the caweB
111 wt ic:i the wri; muflit «u'(>eu leJ. or w„uiJ in gen-
•T\l ter -ie auttionz- me I’rfsideni to Hii«peiid it in alt
, Li-e- Harre a ( rr-jii -ii*.; !',• imprisoned by order of
|... I - -j .V:iJ «'■ thi‘ ac'.H of t’ocpjie"^ :ii»de iu
i ur-iriti.i)f I'le Cuii-titi;; j.Mi ar^ lb- -ijprciiie Uw of
.c ■ *!i I. It f'l:-a- :h%i > ich an a:i w-uid be aa irn-
lerativi- (111 till- ''oui'?* aU'i o'udges as on the
ljlt''ii*i ' ‘*'e I’ ’iiteder.'ite St»ir!
Till-' I'lMoii wai alr.i taken: It is ainiittei that
stji’uld ajulic'.al int.iinal of i tic I'oiifederule Stales, by
iio c■■•I'lrU'-ti n of an aoi of Coii|?re'!i, «ubjcct a citiien
Ih inipri.-(ouinent wron^cfully. the Stato Courts, having
■ ■niy c •ticurreiii jiiri‘-dici.. ii. could not interfere to pre-
V. ni ihi- i)ppre!*'ion; and on whni ground can they have
any more p.iwi-r to prevent oppre.-sion on the part of
the executive i if may suppore such a ca.-e.) tnaH to
{■reven! oppre-f.Ji 'n on the part of the t'onfederate judi-
C'.ary? Tiii' reply we think i> a conjlunive an..wer;
'I'ne iiidiecil ini.uus^n of the I’onfedfrate States htive
jiiri!dic‘ilvoi. couH.-.i.n-nily ;tuy a Ijii lication of lbo^e
irtbuiiaU w lu! I til ;tie eon.-«inu'liou of the act of Con-
ures!-, and ttie Sidle Courte could not review or reverse
Its decision; wher-.^a^ the execiuive branch of the gov-
ern.iieiit tias no judicial power, »ud any construction it
niijihi ({ive to au aci of ijungresi would be the subjea
of review eith*r l«y the Stale Courts or Ihe Confederate
Courtfi. HU i when a citii ii i.s Ujljwfully deprived of
tne .
Congress poF‘>‘Sse( and have eiercistd the power of
ikkini; awav that jurudieti >n which the States have
v«-rited in their own Ju l>;es.'’ Southar.i, J . iu State
vs Breariy, - Suuth (ISH*.) - ly.s: ••!! will require
in me a jfreat .strugKlc, both of feeling aud jiidgui-
before I shall be prepared to deny the jurisdiction of
ihe State and s».y that she has surrendered her inde
pendence on que.siions like this, auithat hor highest
judicial trit un-»l for such pm ose.s is incapa*ile of in-
.juiring into the impriaonu‘nt of her citiiens, no matter
how gross or illegal it may b>i, pnovided it be by thf*
agents of the U. .'iates and under eolor of their Laws ”
‘ Have We • --T the jurisdicti.m because we cinno: cou-
s'rue ana d-terniiue ihe ext.'iit and operation of acts of
Coai'ross'* We are often conipelie l to construe them;
tliey are our Supreme Law wtien tirade in c inforHiiiy
with the 'oiistiiution. Is it beoause the U Slates is a
party? Ilow does she becoin - a party oe such a ques
tion? Is she a party for the purpose of de.=pitif.rn, whec-
evfr a m an who holds a coJiitnisdn'ii from her shall with
out legal Authority or in vi.>'.tttiou of tier own statutes
injure, impri^ou or oppress the citizen? surely not "
In Slocuru >8 .Mayberry, ‘.id Wheaton page 1, (1H17.)
Slocum was surveyor for the port of Newport in Rhode
Island, and under the directions of the collector had
.seiaed the ‘•Veuus,” lying in that port with a cargo, os
tensibly bound to some other port in the United States.
Mayberry, who was the owner of the cargo, brought an
action of replevin in the State Court for the restoration
of the cargo Slocum put his defence on the ground
that he was an otUcer of the Uuited States, and the
seixure of the ves'el and cargo was authoriied by an
aot of Congress, aud denied the jurisdiction of the State
’ourt. The Court look jurisdiction and dccided iu
favor of .Mayberry, on the ground that the act of Con
gress by its proper construction only autliorii^d the
seizure and detention of tho ve.tsel and did not embrace
the cargo, con«equently the officer tiad detained the
cargo against law. Slocum carried the case to the Su
preme Court of the U. States, -where it was held that the
State Court had jurisdiction and had put a proper con
struction on the aot of Congress. Marshall Ch. J., says;
“Had this aotioQ heen broogiit for ilie vessel instead of
the car^o. the ca«e would bivA t>o«n au..r.«i«ii.
ent, the detention would have been by virtt\e of an act
of Congress, and the jurisdiction of a State Court could
not have been sustained; but the astion being brought
for the cargo, (o dftain which ihr Law tja\)f no authority,
it Wis triable in the State Court.” 1 cite this case
particularly, because in the action of replevin Ihething
is taken out of the possession of the officer, as the p r-
son is taken out of the possession of the olficer unJer
the writ of Habeas Corpus; so it is directly in point to
show that a State (Jourt has jurisdiction wherever the
law gives no authority to detain the person or the thing,
and in order to decide that question the State Court has
power to put a coDstruction on the act of Congress uu Jer
which tho ollicer justifies the imprisonment or detention.
To oppose this arr.ay of authorities and reason, .Mr.
Strong relies on two cases: Ableman vs. Booth, 21
Howard 50G, and “lliU’s case,” recently decided by
the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama With the
decision in .\bleman vs. Booth, i!l Howard 506, we eu-
lirely concur, and agree with Taney, Ch. Justice, that
it is “a new and unprecedented attempt, made for the first
time by a State Court,” to assu"ne not merely au exoluaive
jurisdiction but a jurisdiction controlling the District
Court of the United States. This decision of the Su-
f^eme Court of the United States in no wise impugns
the concurrent jurisdiction of the St.aie Courts, which
ha.s been settled by the authorities and reasoning to
which we have referred. Two oases were prosente 1
Booth was arrested under a warrant of ihe Commissioner
appointed in pursuance to an act of Congress in respect
to fugitive slaves, under a charge of having aided in
the rescue of a fugitive slave; and upon examination
before the Commissioner, probable cause being shown
he was commii.ted to answer a charge of the United
States for a misdemeanor before the District Court in
Uie State of Wisconsin; he gave bail for his appearance
but wasafierwarda surrendered kyhis bail and imprison
ed by the marshal, whereupon he obuined a writ of
Habeas Corpus from a Judge of the State and was dis-*
! h discharged the grand jury found
a bill of indictment against him in the District Court,
upon whieb he wm tried and con»ictod and B«ateac4
uuder an err^.neous construction of an net of Congress,
the State Court! may give rodre’«3, as in Slo^.roi vs.
.\laberry, aup
This :urther position was t iken and seemed to be main
ly relied on: By th" conscription and exemption itct.s.
Congress in^csiH the Secretary of War, and the officers
he ’ aut ioriztfd to appoint iu order o carry them into
effect, witii a iju iai judictalpower, by which the enroll
ing otliceta h;*ve jurisJiciion lo ••hear aud ielermine” alt
qu'stious which arc necessary to he decided in order to
ascertain whether a person is liable to conscription or
is euiitle i to exemption, which of course includeu the
power to put a construction on the acts of Congrrss.
From the decision of the enrolling officer (here is an
appeal to the (Jommaudant of Conseripts, an! from his
deci?ioM th-re is an appeal to the Sec’y of Wiir, and pos
sibly there is nn appeal to the 1‘resident. Thi.s gr.int of
judicial power is deducvd from the several clauses in the
acts of Co»igress by which the Sec’y of War is authorized
••to make rule- aud regulations to carry the a.ctn into
etfect," and from the nature of tha subject, because
without exercising judicial power it wouM be impracti
cable to execute tue C(*nscription acts. This position is
not tenable. There are three concl-isive objections to
it: 1st, Congress has iro power to make the Secretary
ofWaraJuige; *>r to authoriie him to invest his su
bordinate oflioers with julicial power, for as I say in
the opinion delivered by me in the matter of .Meroney:
^•U is true, for the purpose of carrying acts of Congress
into cfieci, the Secretary of War in the first place puts
a construction on them, but his construction must be
subject to the decision of the juliciary, otherwise our
form of government is subverted, the constitutional
provision by which the legislative, executive and judi
cial departments of the government are separate aud
distinct is violated, and there is uo check or control
over the cxccii.ivc. fae circamstanocs growing out
of thft subject now under consideration demonstrate the
wiM.lom of the framers of the constiiul.ioa iu adopting
the principle by which Congress has no authority to ex
ercise judicial power or to confer ju iicial power upon a
department of the executive branch of the government.
The military officers appointed to execute the conscrip
tion acta are naturally prompted to increase the numer
ical force of the armv, und for this purpose so to con
strue the acis as to cutn- ~.^„y ueraons as Lu^ihle
For «ni« reaagn, and as a protection to those citiaenl
who Are not einbr«*uetl tia« »oi»
constitutiou provides a third braacLi of the gOTernmeat
in which is confi led the trust of expounding the Law
and putting a construction upon the acts of Congress, aud
it follows that Congress has no power to ignore the exist
ence of this third branch of the government and confer
on the executive powers wiiicu belong to the judiciary.
2d. The inteniion of Congress to confer judicial pow
er on the Secretary of Wnr, and authorize him to esta
blish inferior and superior courts with the right of
appeal to himself. If such had really been the inten
tion, it would have been expressed iu plain and direct
term.H, and the simplo fact that the Secretary of War is
authorized -to prescribe rules aud regulations to carry
the acts of Congress into effect,” whicti power he would
have had almost by necessary implication, eurely can
not, when considered calmly and uninfluenced by col-
latteral disturbing causes, be considered sufSoient to
confer a power on the Secretary of War totally »i
ance with every principle of our government
3d. If the Secretary of War and bis nubordinate oflB-
cers are invested with this judicial power, ao as to ex
clude the jurisdiction of the State Courts, for the very
same reason it would exclude the jurisdiction of the
courts and Judges of the Confederate States No pro
vision is made by which a case can be taken for re
view before the District Court of the Confederate Stat«B
from these milUary judicial tribunaU. Consequentlv the
judicial department of the government, both State and
confederate, is set aside and the liberty of the citizen
depend* solely on the action of the war de"-- —
ita subordinate officers. Can this be lo?
depend, solely on the action of the war department and
.ta subordinate officers. Can this be lo? SurelVnot
Our conclusion is that the Court ha« jurisdiction to
dischyg. a citixen by the writ of habeas corpurjrhei-
«'*^«^/«%re8traiQ.
a^d '.at Confederate States;
and uat when a case is made out the Court is bound to
exercise the jurisdiction which has been confided to it
discretion and no right
^ ounsiderations growing out of the
«“ “XB proi»r coMtritctioQ of
Of UMcru*. ji, MUKaOM,
The enemy’s cavalry, conpisting of Gen. Wilder’s
“Linhtning Hrigade,” supported by a heavy
column of infantry, drove in our picket.», captur
ing two of our signal stations beyond Hoover’s
(lap, and at '1 1*. M. was met by (Jen. Kate’s bri
gade*, when a severe enga;ement tooic place which
continued until dark. I^ven regiments ot the
enemy were driven back with considerabletilaugli-
ter—our artillery doing good execution. Our lo.ss
was also severe—a Georgia regiment, of Jiate’s
brigade, losing forty men killed and wounded.
Maj Olaybrook, of the 20th Tennessee, was mor
tally wounded.
At iiiberty Gap, which is six miles northwest
of Hellbuckle, the latter place being about five
miles north of Wartiace, our pickets were also
driven in bv the enemy, when their advance was
checked by the gallant brigade of Brit;. (»en. St.
ilohn Liddell, of Maj. (}en. Oleburu s division,
which soon became hotly engaged, Capt. Scott’s
battery of artillery keeping up a destructive fire.
The enemy attempted to flank us on the right,
with a view ckl gaining our rear, which forced
Gen. Ijiddell to fall back two milori Our loss
was three killed, and sixtecu wounded.
It is beliov«d that Kosecrans is determined to
bring on a general engagement, anticipating a
reverse at Vicksburg, m order to prevent his
being forced to fall back lo Nashville.
Cor. Atlanta JntJliycncer.
Thr Last Van/cee Raid n ;ar Rivhmojid.—The
raiders destroyed three hundred wagons loaded
with muskets, all of which were captured at Win
chcster; carried off the teams of the wagons and
all the valuable horses nnd mules in tho country
through which they passed, and stole over three
hundred valuable negroes.—Rich Exam , 30th
t The Atlanta.—At last we have defiuite ac
counts of the late naval light in Warsaw Sound
and the surrender of the Gunfederate Sutes iron
clad steamer Atlanta. We are permitted to copy
the following letter from a member ot the crew to
a friend in tbis city.
“Port Koyal, June 18 —Dear F’riend: Con
trary to our expectations, our vessel was necessarily
and unavoidably surrendered to Capt. llogers,
commanding the monitors Wehawkcn and Nahant,
after a thirty-two minutes fight. We steamed up
to within fifty yards at one time, but we fought
at two hundred yards. We opened with-our 8
inch gun. Two of their 15 inch balls came crash
ing through the port side, disabling the marine
gun’s crew and No. 3 division crew. Another
shot knocked the pilot house all to seriously
wounding both Austin aud Hernandez, the pilots.
Being thus disabled, the ship ran aground, our
guns could not be brought to bear upon any object,
and humanity and instinct prompted a surrender,
as in less than fifteen minutes the rotten
thing would have had not a human being aboard
“We all deeply sympathiEe with our noble and
gallant Captain, who w unfFarlojj ovoreomc
with mental anguish. Eoery man st,>od uohlj/ at
/its jfost frvm ih,r. jirst to Cast.
“Our loss is one killed, eight severely and ten
slightly wounded. To-morrow we are to be sent
North, and it may be some time before you see or
hear from mo again. Yours truly, W^. B. M.’'
ffouwtieii.—Our readers will be pained to learn
that the Kev. James H. McNeill, Major of the
63d (cavalry) Regiment, was wounded in the fi-^ht
at x'liddleburg, Va., a few days since. A leUer
has been received here from the chaplain of the
regiment, the Kev. Mr. Pratt, that, iu leading .a
charge upon the enemy at the head of a portion
ot his regiment. Major McNeill received a ball
in the thigh, inflicting a severe and painful though
not dangerous wound. The prayers of aracy will
be united with ours that he may speedily recover
and resume bis patriotic duties in tho field, or
wherever G-od iu His providence shall direct him.
'' (J. J^reabyterian.
Atlantic and A. C. R. R. C’o.—The stock
holders ot the Atlantic and N. 0. Railroad met at
Kinston last week. The financial affairs of the
road were found to be in a most healthy and pros
perous condition.
J. G. Washington and H. F. Bond, of Lenoir,
and J. D. Whitford and George Green, ot Graven,
were elected Directors on th«-part of the Stock
holders. John D. Whitford was unanimously
elected President.
Election.
FROM OUR ARMr IN THE NORTH
RiCtlMOND, June 29—By p~-ssengf'rs from
Staunton, last evening, reports were brought down
that Harrisburg had been captured anil LtiriKw)
by Gen. Jenkins. The latter report, it >t«toi]
reached Staunton by private letter.^ wrkten by
members of Gen. Jenkins’ comtuund.—Enqn-ir/r
RiOH.MO.ND, June80.—Intelligence tVom Nortii-
ern Virginia yesterday represents that anotln r
severe cavalry fight had occured at Aldie, between
Gen. Stuart’s command and the enemy utuJcr
Pleasanton. This fight took place on Tliur^Jay
last, and the t-neicy were completely routed, driT»,i
out of Aldie aud pursued for some miies
Rumor .says that our.cavalry dsished into the
very streets of Warrenton after thi.s fi-iht, aud
did not find a man to oppose thuui. Another re
port says that our cavalry went within twfhe
miles of Alexan^Jria and returned, findin;.' no
my. i’he conjecture wa.s that Hooker’.'^ entin^ ar-
niy bad been withdrawn to th? north ol tli,-
Potoinae, to operate immediately agtiinst the a
gressive movements of Gen. Lee
Gentlemen from the rear of our army in that
quarter state that the main arniy, under L.-e. is
now certainly in Marylmd anl IVnnsylvania, flu-
la-it division having crot^.sedlhe P -tomaeon Thurr-
day last. — f-JAijuirer.
Ri;iiMu.Nt*, Juns —j,» la.sf We.lue-,aay fht-
whole of our forces had crossed into M:irj'l-aiul
At that time we had inride no njovenient dinvtlv
or indirectly on Harper’s Ferry, which was >till u,
possession of tin enemy, who was strongly
tri ached on the .^Ia^yIarld heights.
()ur forces occupy Green castle and a anuiinr
of other thriving towns in Penn.-sylvania, Ir.nu
which we :irti daily .sending baek vast (juanfitic-
of shoes and clothing
Our cavalry have s-everal times conie up .n
large raa«ies of J*enn.sylvania militia, inounte'l
upon conestoga.s, who, upon all occasions, take
to their heels before our men can get a shot at
them. We have no confirmation ol the i uinoreil
capture of Harrisburg und the destruction of the
public buildings there.
Hooker is said to have crossed the Potomac at
Leesburg bhortly after Hen. Lee cro.ssed at Wil-
liaQiSport. — Extnnint-r.
Rlcn.MO.Nl), June oO—A gentleman who left
Cliarlcatown, Jeflerisou county, on Thursday last,
informs us that the lu.st of Gen. Jjcc’s forces, the
divisiou of (ien. Pender, pa.ssed through Smith-
field, iu that cowty, on Wednesday, eu route for
the Potomac. This point is about lU miles from
the river.
The advance of our army, Rodes's division,
was known to be in Chambersburg when our iu-
formant left the Valley, whil»t other divisions were
encamped between that town and Greeucastle.
This gentleman thinks that the whole of our army
was beyond the Potomac on Thursday, with the
exception of the cavalry.
Before crossing the Potomac, an order was is
sued by Gen. Lee that no private property should
be touched. Citizens of Maryland were informed
that such supplies as the army needed would be
procured in the country, and paid lor in Confed
erate money, at the prices prevailing before the
entrance ot our troops into the State. It they
failed to bring in such supplies they would be
seized, undes authority; and any article nece.ssaiy
for the support of the army, if concealed, would
be confiscated, if discovered. Those who declined
receiving Confederate money would be given ’•e-
ceipts for all produce furnished. IJnder this order
the army was being bountifully pupplied at very
moderafe' prices. Flour was bringing ?5 per bar
rel, bacon 8 and lU cents per pouml, and other
articles in proportion.
The cavalry raids of Gen. Jenkins into l*enn-
sylvania had been crowned with great succe.ss.
On hi.*! fir.'?t raid into Fuitou county he secured
over a thousand horses and a large number ol
cattle and*sheep. It is said that a drove of the
latter, nearly four miles in length, passed through
the upper part ot Jefl'orson county, on their way
up the Valley, in the early part of last week
Ttie number of cattle was estimated from three to
five thousand, and the number ot sheep at about
six thousand. Besides these, another lot of
horses, numbering 1,200 or 1,300, were sent in
by Gen. Jenkins, the result of his second raid
among the rich farmers ot the Cumberland and
Core valleys in Pennsylvania.
Our troops wore in fine spirits, and rejoicing at
the improvement in their commissariat.
In every town captured by our trcops beyond
the Potomac, an order was is.sued for the openinj;
of the stores, aud the boots and shoes on hand
were turned over to the Quartermaster’s Depart
ment. Other articles were sold to those vrho
needed them at old prices, in Confederate currency.
The enemy still occupy the Maryland Heights,
opposite Harper’s Ferry. Their force ou these
hills is estimated at about 5,000. None of our
troo{is have crossed the river below this point.
Passengers who came down from Gordonsville
yesterday, mention a rumor that bad reached
that town that Stuart had gone into Alexandria,
the enemy having entirely abandoned the Virginia
side of the Potomac. Not much faith is placed in
this rumor.—Disjiatch.
I'he Yankees Advancin/.—RicH.MOND, June
30.—The Yankees yesterday were at Tuastall’s
Station in considerable force, mostly cavalry.
Their infantry was no doubt advancing in the
rear, ready to suport them. Their force is vari
ously estimated at trom 10 to 25,000 men. Opin
ions are much divided as to the object of this ex-
peditiou. Some suppose the design is actually
to attack the cityj but to us, that seems preposte
rous. Others think with more appearance of
probability, that it is intended merely to keep up
au excitement and draw off men from fjee’sarmy.
It appears to us that we have force «uflicient not
only to defeat, but to capture the whole of their
army, shoald it venture near enough.—Di(,paich.
rrom Vicksburtj.—Jackson, Juno 2G.—Ad
vices from Vicksburg to the 23d inst. have been
received. There was no a.ssault made on lust Sa
turday but every gun ot Grant’.s works and fleet
was brought to bear on the devotee' garrison. The
fire was kept up from two o'clock, A. M., till teu
o’clock, A. M. Our gunners responded briskly.
The yankees admit that our tire was very destruc
tive, and the accuracy of our gunners unctjualed.
Our loss was seventy-five in killed and wounded.
Brisk tiring is going ou at Vicksburg to-uigbl.
Jackso.n, June 27.—Tfiere is a perfect dearth
in news to-day; not even a rumor on the street,
and uot a gun fired at Vicksburg.
Mississippi Crops.—Jack.son, June 27.—The
most cheering accounts of the grain crops come
in. In the Northern portion of the State the wheat
crop has all been saved. New flour is coming in
to market and is selling in Grenada at fifteen dol
lars per barrel.
Decrease oj the Negro Population.—In Boston
last year the number of colored births was only
forty five, and the year before only forty seven.
In the last eight years the births have been three
hundred aad four, aud the deaths five hundred.
In every year the deaths have exceeded the births.
An English engineer has invented a printing
preiss which will print 23,000 sheets of a news
paper on both Hides in an hour. The paper from
which it prints is in the web on the reel, and after
Ayoook, Esq., has been elect- I parsing uuder the type is out in sheets. The
f m State Senate in Wajue oouaty, in I machine does without feeding, and the reel of paper
M W. K. 1 tdtuk it firaai i& nowoaad ita owa actioa.
Ol
Till
This body
tjuorum bei
Houae til mi
Houses appc
their readim
He also
Mestage, wi
was read: —
G'-nllivien of
The reanoi
unsea.sonat>U
in the ac •oiu
I’ul'ilic Trt a-*
er ccnaiderei
the tiuane»-s
of ilie people
1 lru.^t, Coii.-I
calling J' u t
unanimously
Uy a reuei
(,'onfe(’erate '
lion put on th
acc'.inip:iT';ynii
Liy thif- aot
of I'Hper Dioui
ed, tlie r.oien
less v ilue ttiH
ejiient It was
have bf ' II..
the tiiHi• f I
titai** iif V ir^
provi leu
of taxed, with
of the Aot {
And -1. nil til
actUHtC'i t." .
naie in ; ivfj,
Cftii'P a riifiitj
and my eh v
be re iuiii. .1 it
il mu-t t>e »i
July Tlicijn
Nj nt.ske.
these i.s.i!!;-.-. 1
jeoi them It (
Ci‘-e it uri'i-r
temj e l !>y
tinue to r> e-i
Congresr and
liankti of \ ir(
have fttilijecte
Trea^*ury wiiii
perhip-i ei'.nrt
Boon ibv ■ tie
exaniple of .h
■Statf-' tuighi t
to fund It 'ill I
would I it
into our Treas
to her (troUit
created a ;o3
Treaourer wit
is thercfo»'e si
■\fier a cart
recommt-nd to
tion of these
courpe. fi
Virginia, and
whole Confed)
may have a m
ed action of
stricken ug
currency, au t
ing State of N
to dishonor ih
stance, ana h
should regret
notes be e 1,
is pledged fi r
ingly d:viigeroi
ing, in the sli
paper currcnc;
another; when
be saved. A i
ever cau-*e, a
create among (
ra! alarII.. at i|
would become
pea; If we In
youd remedy.
The suggest
manner ot pro
worthy of you
have great we
l»e“iring lo
and inconveni
you various ol
attention atfS
call to your ai
the Confedera
thousand uuUi
existing mihti
cilitate their
epeed, and to
rrotection of
will take p
your .Military
I’ermit me
at my call an
condition of
your adjourni
great victorit
confusion, tUi
Buffering^for 1
the goodness
harvest almo
everywnere p
I^et us gati
ings, and stri
and independ
The .Mess-i
Mr. Urisbo
Hou.se and th
Lhe -Message
wood propose
to the militia
(A correspon
likely t ■ prod
A motion i
hold a Joint
receive a con:
And ihau t
f'he .Messaj
w jrthy of hiii
f Tward mna
a few words
unf'Ttiiuate
Hecretary, an
has placed it
few words he
old-faohionec
nho'ild pursu
■ave her owi
itself from a
trust that bis
unanimity.
.\s to ttio
express an
We regret
ooiumn ^ and
us to defer ]
our next 1
teresting sta
we cannot
great ditlidei
State aud c(
gresB, in th
to receive t
to repeal o
ing with the
received. I
some plan b
embarrassmi
ernor’s rei oi
ceipt of the
Tai Coll
tion to an ei
iasue of th
was tkat thi
aa4hadaot
tke rO