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J'HB NORTU CAKUUNA 30LUIKR8 KOR TH* OBjJKKVKR • Hkai^ Qr’J Habrinutox Lt \ Camp ‘Maguie Lamb, M*roh -j, 1864. I Mes-^rs a year baa been .dd- .d to th« past. trtJ8pa.sed uponjo^ oolumus-ayearwiiob for suffer,dr, Hnd doom to ^’ar bt-lo^ed South, has never before been equalled—« year which has been oally to us A “time that tried »eD> souls Nor tfould I now venture to intrude upon space which T d>u^t -not you can easily fiU more inatruot- iv ' and iutercstiug luatti^r than my unpractised pen cna indite, but that I wish ODCe again to plac" npnn rec ’rJ my ffeeble but earnest remon- ;:traDOt' ftfrain'»t tbc* suicidal, aye murderous policy, of Tti’inv, who apo at houjo, roinov^d from the dan riNh ineidi’nt'to the life of those who, in ‘•”'tod field, withstand and beat back the ;ilni08t ovierwhelmiDg tide of invasion which a vandal and coward foe has for more than three years rhrown upon our borders. It has always been to me a matter of the great est possible astonishment, that there should be in th' entire South, a single man, w^man or child who is po3^e‘^' d of sense sufficient to know right from uroDsf. that entertains any other feeling in fhw contest in which we are cns>-aged, than unre- lenfini: hostility—aye.' if the sentiment may be entertaincdin Christian hearts, unmitigated hatred against the perfidious people who seek to make us “drawers of water and hswers of wood” to themselves; and of suoh burning enthusiasm on the other hand as never Inspired the daring and aroused the energies ot the thousands who in the days ot chivalry sprang to arms at the eloquent appeals of Peter the Hermit for the resoae of the Holy Sepalchte, until our soil was unpolluted by the pestiferous tread of a single hoc>tile North erner But, O rrmjjora, V mortt' what are ttie luvia which evtry day stare us in the face, and fiDgt the cheeks of huudreds of goud pat^il•t^ witb the lihish uf shame, that ours, the land ot the J^un, the land upon which the Iwiger ot Providerioe has «et a seal -:f His favor and bft.-^sed with every thing which ean ooniuee in the emallest degree to the comfort and happiness of a people—that •ucA a land should breed so many onatures bear ing the impress ot bumaBity. acd who have in iays gone by boustfd of their desoent troai glorious ancestors, of their superiority to, and contempt for a yankee, who, now thuj the time has arrived in which they can and ought to Our soldiers have uoH become 30 brutalized, so dead to all feelii| and human seutiment, as to dasire to prolong this war for the mere lust of blood No, they remember with emotions of fbodoeis the fair homaa «nii Wed forms they left for the battle-field; but I speak knowingly and by authority whoa 1 say, that the brave men of our THE SAMPSON &ANOER8 rOB THB OBSE&VK&. Army Nortbebn Va., Marob l5. Messrs U. J. Hale & 8ona: 1 have beeo iO' tending for a long tsove to give you a coadeused history of (’o A, iJOtt Rog’t N. (J. T., the Ooin* pony to which 1 "Ivelong, not with a view of ®*‘ armies desire no pedce wliioh looks to awy affilia- | tollipg the doc.Is we have done, but to do justice tion with the vandals they have fought on so many glorious fields, and whose outrages have made them the soofi' and jeer ef the civilized world. But, Messrs. Editor, t aui trespassing too far upon your columns. My purpose when I aat down was mainly to call 'lu' attention t thr cit5z‘ns nnd soldiers of my county to th_ '-i* that we will this Summer be called on to elect representatives to our State General Assembly; and to nominate for (’’ommoner from our county that gallant soldier and good man, Capt. B. F, Little. I speak the sentiments uf every luan of our county with whou i have couversed upon the subject, in thus brhiging before the people- Uie ni^me of 0»pt. Ijittle. To speak of his fittiess for the place were superfluous, for he has in other Jays served us with perfect satisfaction; and into his k«jpping we can commit our rights with every a.s- surance that they will not suffer. The gallant Captain is now at home, after eight months of prison life among theyankees, and I am sure he will readily serve us in this capacity; where we need such cool headv and patriotic hearts as his. Hespeetfully, W. OKE rOUNTV RIPLK.H, COMP.ANY H ” rOR THE pBHBRVKR Perhaps it would be gratifying to the friends of this Company to 4now somothiDg*of its pa^t history and the services it htu performed in uur present struggle tor liberty and indt.{>endeu'e. It was organized at Jonesboro’ Moore cuunty, N , uu iiic itjtu or August, i?6j -vv m .''wann Capt, and Arch’d Molntosk, D W Meliitt>sh and I' ,'lvKjfe as his Lieuts.. The Company wa.s or- to our “Qo^'l’ dead.” Perhaps it may prove m toresting to t!ie friends of the Company. The Company was organised at CliDton, Samp* son county, N. 0., April 20tb 1861, under the name of “Sampson lihngens,” by electing F. J- Faison Captain, R. A. Moseley 1st Lieiit., and J- C. Holmes and G. W. Marsh 2d Lieuts. It was the first conipany organized in Sampgpn ooun^- Under this organixation we were ordered to Fort Johnson, which post was commanded by Captain Jones. The first three months we spent at this place, during which time the 20th Keg’t N. 0> T. was organized by electing A. Iverson Col., &t>d Capt. F. J. Faison 4iieut. Col., and —— Toon Major. Under this organisation, about the latter part of August we were sent to Fort Caswell, as an attack on the Fort was daily expected. Lieuf. Col. Faison was in command of the Fqrt. Our Captain hr.ving been promoted and Lieut;i. Mose ley and Marsh having resigtied, 2d Lieut. J. 0- Holnies was elected Capt., W”. W. Sillers 1st Lt., C Patrick and C. T. Stevens 2d Lieuts. of the Company. 'Here we had a great deal of Uard work to do, putting the Fort in a better state of defence, and mounting many heavy guns, &c. We suffered very much at the Fort frem hot weather and scarcity of good water. The water in the Fort entirely gave out, and we were forced to dig wells to get water, which was not good and eon- seijjuently created thirst. The men not bein^ ac- cuntonied to much privation and hardship, coo- aideretl thia V'»Vv mutn wa w^rtt trAra- terre-l ti* the 3Uth ^Jleg’t N. C T., which was or ganized by electing F I'arker Col , tfnd Wal ter I'raughon Lieut. Cul., and Jas. T. Kell Maj ganized into the iJUth N C Htg’t at Ctabtree, ’'1‘he Keg’t was ordered from lialeigh toWilming- near Kaleigh, the 27th l^ept, 1^01; was then or dered to Wilmington, where if jitaycd a few days and was ordered to .'^mithville, anjl then«re tu('ainp Wyatt, where it spent the greater part of the winter. The 1st of May 1H^J2 it re-organized by electing J .) Wicker Capt^ H .J McN'eill 1st Lt, A A Jackin 2d, and L 11 McLeo«4 »id J^'rom the time of its re-organization until the liJth o^‘ June it was engaged in a series ot marcheb When it left W ilmington for Richmond, where it before an admiring world, not only woDileriti^ th-re And look 01* men, tkai's like Ihem“el»f8. AnJ see them do the deeds ttiemselvps nsig't J .And act fheic not” demonstrate their boasts and get them praetioally arrived June ICth, it was placed under Bri«-Gen I Anderson in I) 11 Hill’s eelebrat^ light l>iyi‘>ion I The first engagement in which it participated was at .Mechauicsville,. near Richmond, \’a, at the j commencement ot the Seveu Days’ b ight; then ) again at Cold Harbor on the 27th, and at Mal vern Hill the 1st July Anderson’s Brigade wa.“! the first to attack the yankees :it that place with this Comf>any thrown out as skirmishers, ia which they suffered severely. Since that time it has been in the •iuccessive Battles of Boonsboro’, Sharpsburg. Krtderioksburg, Chancellorsville, Martmsburg, Gettysburg, Kelly’s Ford, and sev eral minor engagetneuts In all these engage- menta it was its lot always to be in the front rank, und future history, 1 um tsure, will show that from those who have IHflen, and those who still survive, it has done its duty It has defend ed the tiag ot its country on every Battle field that has been fought in defence of everything that is near and dear to ever^ man, woman and child, from the snow capped hills of Virginia to the lilly-oo\ ered plains of TvXus The. original muster roll numbered when it left Moure county 104 men. Now, the killed, disabled by wounds, and aied of sickness are 70, leaving b4 of this noble band to tell the sad tale of their lamented comradcR-in-arms. And to 8bowthr*t that spirit tbnt ..uuu tu«m to Doble 'iceds of valor in the iDsny bloody fields of carnage that is so characteristic of North Carolir.a’s sous, on the _.th .Ian y they were the e^ery man to a man, to rt. »nlist and not to down their arms unti and indopend'^uce was secured, and our devoied and bob.ve*. South a free and inde pendent natios. 'U e are now in uur wiijter quarters and as well prepare*, the «v ,ite.st of the coming Spring camrmign as wo ev m- been. Only our num ber las been red'jged. W'e ieel no dtspondcncy of our final suci* and Independence. By union of purpose ar^d action with our friends at home wc will yet Ahuw to the world that we are able to ta e fare of ourselves and present to poaterity a Oou'jtry free and indep?cdent, and whose history w.ll be worthy of imitation by all who foel thnt patriotism for which Wnci^inj;' >n and his follow era fought »nd bbi mj thi d y- .*f -7H ” A Member >? C> H. whether •oao out with a littleness, a meanness ot soul, and a oowardice, to have been once told ol would Lave aroused their puny ire, now,^in their sordid greed for filthy gain, plunge unhesitatingly into the mire of speculation, and come thence as villain ously coppered as was ever any peddling yankee; and having thus, while others bled and died in their behalf, lined their pockets and filled their offers,—now that the country can no longer ■•pare them for such ;iobl: deeds, and calls on theuj to enter the field aod supply the places of those who hare so gloriously fj*llen to heroes’ graves, ’•aise their hands and cry with loud vuiees • a ^ruoi a trueel" Oh, tis shame enough, to have been able to have entered the field long ago and not to have done so; but now that our glorious, thric^ glori- 'US armie.s, have withsteod the onset ior three weary years, and exprew everywhere i willing- ne^ to do so while life lasts if need be, that those at nome who wefe the first to “cry havoc and let nlip the dogs of war” should now lift up their voioes and cry aloud tor “Peace, peace! upon any terms Peace,” is to them a triple crown of infamy that will ever, white patriotism and cour age mre inculcated and revered, eminently dis tinguish them as the basest of the base lacinotoneof those(if any there are; who hold u 1 i should go to the field; but I do hold that there i* ro class tkat should be ex empt; but that all :»i:o are able to arms, ler youjJi' poor, should hold 1 j/ost of trust, and be ref»dy wiien tat- need comes, to sacrifice hlmsalf and all he has for the cause, rather than look upon onr subjection. Our laws now are sufficient to replenish our armie.s, aad though hundreds of younrf meu will now have to go unwillingly, let us hope they will dis charge their devoirs with patriotic fidelity, and that fhough by their laggardnes.s the war has been prolonged, by their sturdy efforts it may be brought to a speedy close, with such a peace as all the Holdens in North Carolina or the world would .never achieve. ^ There are not a few who think th»l this year win witness the close pf this mighty struggle in which we are engaged, for independence, yea, life, and all that freemen hold dear Without either aumitting or oontroverting this point I may be allowed to say, that my trust in the justice and mercy of God, *bd the sacredness of our cause, is not shaken in the slightest degree and th^t r as firmly believe in our uitimatQ sue’ cess as I do iu the Divine attributes before a'' a ed to; and that.whether this year, or the ne- nesses the realization of our dearest * fondest wishes, that oar duty is r.l-' - us—to never lay down our ar* ^ «ioly set before swords until our indepeD'le>- und Northern inw.'-'uce " Northern rule eBtablisbed jj- - - recognized and fttirly 2urat ' campaign will soon be «d, and our firmness and. v«lor ^at to a Mve^^j, before. The Uge 18 t beinp^ daily ttrongthened, And the spiritti of our ‘”liequalled warriors rise to a pitch of gh rious enthusiasm, which augurs well for our succesA. Then let every man, woman and child through out our borders nerve themselves for the coming stoim, the mutterings of whose thunders arc plainly heard in every breeze; let them stand ready and willing, like the Rhotian women, when the ViCtonoua truops of the Roman tyrant sought to ovei whelm their country in utt^ ruin, rather to impale themselves on the gore dripping wea pons of aur foes thun to yield to them one foot of our native ioil; let those at home who have heretofore forgotten their suffering country, no bly atone fur their filial neglect by pouring their hidden treiisures upon their country’s altar •in stead of vilely and like base-born cowards, after sucking the last drop from their famishing mo- »bcr, turn and stab her. My -ountrymeij’ my CKUntrymeu’ hundreds of you \ihy ni. :^t h-idly neglected your .sacred duties to your uaiive land; have done foul wroni' to the unprr,tecf-d tnes of he absent soldier; have been un-h;iritablo, '/riv^pinf?: nnd oppressive; and by yoni wrong 'loings engendered ill feelings, dis- ica^ion and oniuity among and between those who wei: unce bosom friends. Now, ohi let "nie uc-seech you. ar. you value peace at home and the ic*-t beyond tlie grave promiscl to the truly right- • o(;-. to .mend your ways and aid your bfeeding htru”i.'ling country The aiicestors, of'whote prowes.s ;u;i whos-f si\flerings y^u have boanted, now call tu you not to bring disgrace upon the escutcheon wlii^h they gave with their names aud their heritages to your keeping 'I’ho noble-and gloriouH dead, wh> have talU-u in this contest, now appeal from tli.-ir bloody gruv* H, not to aban don the purchase of their bloo'!; your wive^ and Jour little ones, wiih upturned laces, prny y,m to* keep them from the spoiler’s hands. pres- Our hosts are fOtt THK OBSKUVER. Ca.\IP 31th N. C T , March 1 I At a full ixieetiog of the officers and uen of the u»tth Reg t S C T. Col W B !.&wrance was called to tho (’hair, Adj’t W B Lawrance and Lt (j A Atwell appuiDtad Sec’ys 'J ho object of the meeting was tben briefly explained by the Chair- ^^lan, and on motion of J)r .'filler, a committee of five wero appoiBted to draft resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the meeting. 'J’he following constitute tho committee, ])r Jno F Miller, (fapt J A Roberts, Lt N .McGinnis, Sgt J L McDow ell,. and h'gt W m C Mcf’ord.. ’J’he committee having retired, the tneeting was addre.ssed by (^ol Lawrance iu a very appropriate manner 'j’ho' comoiitteo- then reported through their t’hair- man, Dr .7 F Miller, the following preamble aud resolutions, which wero uuanimo'usly adopted: Wliereab, li in ih» priyi'cfte of i ir- e p-opic to as sembl? toxPt4ier whf-aevpr thof thiiik proper, for iLe piirpoaa of exprAxsinr lh*ir aeut>n>»Dla anl fep’liD» up on Ih« poliMcat ^ Uo««rameniHl p- Hot *f i>nniry; lb»r^fi>To, ■we. the ttio^rB mmn 8-lfh N C. T , iu mei‘tin«; assenabled, do nereb. re»oWe that wf are more that eier dcUrmincd to be free frcin tbft power »od Jomiuion of the wickeM foe, who daily «eek )ur df^lTaotlon fw a nation and people: that wbiie wp.iereMfy desire peac', we desire it only hm the fruit of mdep‘D»tencci lht.t we wculdecorna poad'jpurcbaeed at (be price of obaiaff and slavorti, (be iuevitaM' of nnc''^i1jiional submlRttiiD to Federal Mut.far>«iiy. Tfcat,.a8 North Caroliuians, wo do he»'«by e*iref»» our admtratioR for our excoll«*nt Governor, Zebulop B Vanoo, for th« ability (^iid fi’lelity with which he baa disohar^^pd t.ti^ daties >f hia ollioe; that his untirinit xeal anJ care for the wi»afa of tb« soldiers IB the field, and h'.s wife nnd cbiidrcn at home, have been and a*e suoh an to endA^r him to every aoldierand North Carolinian- Resolved, Thai. It tp the opinion of thiameeting that the iotereat the boi>or and dignity of our l»olov»l State can be confided in no better or safer band# itian those of Qov.»Vaiioe, and we do hereby expr»B~ the desire aod hope tha* he will Buffer hia name to be pra Sfliiled to bis fellow oitiz ;n« a»> a cand (lai^ for re election. B''t:ol»e t, Tha« it ia »ho tJemro of tSis otaet inji^ lh*» OoT Vanoe vioit the army of Nowhcra Virpsnla. for the purpose of addressing the soldiers from N. C., on the vital int.ereatB tow absorbing the public mind, believing that Buoh an aciton on hia part would eventuate in muoh Rood to N C ana the country at large; and we beg leave t-' indulge tHe hopT that if oompatihlo with the dipoharge of hie otftaial duties, he will comply with this requpst Reeolved, That the prooeedings of this meeting, with the«c reaolution^.Hie forwarded to the Raleigh CenfAda- rate, .Fayouevillo Observer and t’atawba Journal for 'publioaiinn Upon motion of Lt J C Todd the meeting ad journed. W. Lek Lawrancb, Ch’n. W. B. Lawranck, ) „ , ^ 0*0. A. Atwkll, l^ecys. “TA« last Man."—Some disloyal wag pro* pounds the following: When Lincoln Abolition ism Uftes up the last man and the laat dollar, the 4uery arises what is to beodme of the bondholder'/ ton, N. C., theuce to Sinithvillts, at which place our Company joined the Reg’t After reominiDg at Hmithville about three weeks we were ordered to South CuroHna; the order being countermand ed, the Keg’t was sent to Camp Wyatt, where we built winter quarters aud remained until the bat tle of Newbern caue ofl. The Reg’t was ordered to Newbern and got as far as Wilmiogtou, but could not get transportation in tim%to partake in the fight, consetjuently the order was oouuter- uiuudi d and the Heg't went into quarters at Camp Lamb From there we went to Camp French, thence to Camp Holmes, and thence to ♦■Jamp Saunders in Onslow county, where, on the 1st May 1^02, the Kegiment was reorganized, by re-eli*ctiijg F. M. l^rker Col., J. T. Kell Lieut. Col., and Lieut W. W. Sillers Major. The Com pany re-elected J. C. Holmes Capt , G. F Wil liams jst Lieut., and C. T. Stevens and L. M. W^hit'e Jd Lieut*. From Camp Saunders we were ordered to Wilmington, and about June lltb 18f>2 were orJCred Uichmond, \'a., and became otfe ot the Regiments of 0. B. Auderson’s Brigade. About the 21st of June we had a sharp skir mish with tho eneniy on picket near “Seven Pines,” in which Private A. A. Lewis was seri ously wouaded in lott arm. About the '2(>th of June We were under a heavy fire ol shot and shell at MeehanioMville. On the liTth we pursued the r'^treating enemy to “Cold Harbor,” and in this engagement lost two killed and Serg’ts R. M. Crumplcr and 11 S. Koyal and Private Nevil Royal wounded. About tho 1st of July, at “Mal vern Hill,” w>* again met the enemy in deadly conflict. At this place we lost three killed, and Wm. II. Johnson and Privates R. G. Cox and T. M. Howard "wounded; also others were Slightly wounded and two captured by the enemy. W^e very soon wr;nt back to Kiohmund to recuparat« and rest. August 11*, 18t>2, we were ordered to report, tog«ther with our Division, D. H. Hill’s, to Geu. Jackson. We feached the main arm/ under Geu. Lee near the Potomac and crossed over into Maryland about Se^t 6th. Uur Divi sion tbughtthe brittle of"‘'South Mountain,” Sept 14th, and then marched to Sharp«burg and en gaged the euemy Sept. 17th; we lost one killed and Scrg’t A.ilobbsand Privates F. H. Howard, J R. Holland and W'illis Lee wounded. The Company firm and immovab’e, assisting in repubibg ous t after onset of the heavy columns of the enemy Ihe night of the 18th the Poto mac ^ras reo* o*seJ and we remained In the Valley until the mia .. of JN’ovcmber and then marched to Frcdericksburc 'fhe 13th of December the Company ‘ was carried into the Frederipksburg fray, but fortunately none were seriously wound* ed We had nothing but hard picket daty 4o do during the Wintei aud Spring, until the 27tb of April 1863, the enemy under “fighting. Joe” came across tho Iluppahannock with a determined in tention of driving us to the “laat ditoh.” But thanks be to God, Hooker was defeated and com pelled to recross the Rappahannock. The Brig ade, headed by tbe gallant Ramseur, on Sunday morning, May 3, attacked the enemy in their en trenchments and drove them from two lines of brf’astwoi'ks, and sent them bowling into the wil derness. Our Iosb. was severe The Company went into the tight 38 strong and lost f) killed and wounded. At Chancellorsville the fol lowing were wounded: Serg’t^j K. M Crumpler, H. S Itvyal, II Williamson, (Jorp’l J^ M. Crump ler, and Pcivates J. M. Kelly. Jas Williamson, W. J. Taylor, J. M Parker, E. N. Butler, Jo seph Butler, G. W. Rackley, A. H.’Brewer, H. ^Sutler, J. A. W^eeks mortally, C. W. Duncan morully, J. C. Walker, Corp’l H. Boon and N. Godwin. Alter the battle of Chancellorsville we returned to onr old ean^ near Fredericksburg and remained until about the 10th of June, when the adviiiice intx» p^;»avlv«ni« I'he cijupaiiV did its d ^ompaiiy a.a it. JuijI iotlj ffi'ffiHMg of Berrf^lle and Martinsburg. Our Brigade was the lirst to cross the Potomac and to occupy Williamsport, Maryland Several places were taken, and hard marching done both in Maryland and Pennsylvania, until at last wo rcached Gettys burg. 'I’ho company was in tho three days fight and acted well, but fortunately none killed, only two wounded—Sgt. J. W. Merritt and A. H. Brewer, who wer« taken prisoners. Soon we re- crossed the Potomac and our march commenced to th« Rapidan. At Manassas Gap we had J sharp shirmish with the enemy. We reached Orange C H , Aug. 2d« and remained n«ir this p' until Sept. 8th, when we assisted In driving J ade to Centreville. Then we recrossed the Rapps^iiBOck and camped near Kelley’s Ford- on the 7th of Nov. our Reg’t being in resetve on picket near Kelly's Ford to sapport the 2d Reg’t N% C. T., was ordered to the River to reinforce the 2d N C. T. The enemy being in strong force #nil having advantajje of position, poured a deadly fire of musketry into our ranks while we were going to the River Soon after reaching the lUyer, wo were ordered to fall back; the Reg’t wll back to the wopds about a half mile from the River, under a tremendous fire of ^hot and shell. About that time Lieut. Col. Sili^rs, eom’dg the Reg t, was ordered by Col Bennett, eom’dg the Brigade, to deploy the B^g’t ob a hill near by and hold the enemy in cheek at all hazards, which being done the position was maintained.with diffi culty. Late in the evening Lieut Col. Sillers re ceived a mortal wound. At 11 o'clock that night we drew off. The company lost one killed and the following wounded: Serg't B- M*. Orampler, O. B. Cobb, Jas. Williamson, T. J. Warrick, M. Dove, J. Frizelaad^ '»Uo we lost thirteen laen aa prisoners. We soon recrossed ihe Rapidan and j PUBLIC MRETINQ IN STASlY COUNTY •amped near Morton’s Ford. Out Keg’t was ior thk obskrvm. under a heavy fire at Mine Run and Morton’s j Albemarle, Stanly Co., N. C , March 18. ford. j A public meeting ol the eituens of Stauly W« hav« been iu various akirmlshes too tedi- : county was this day held at AlbeinaHe, and A Member j organised by calling Col. D. A. G. Palmer to the Chair, and Rsehard Harris as Sec’y. The Chair- A Utt of tht iUetattd of Co 'A. 30M A’ C. t, vher* and | iq h remarks explained the object of the M 8*Du(Jley, Wilmington, N C, Not 1X6*; j Dr F J Kron moved that a committee of three Marshall Royal, Sampson county; Neill Lewis, j ^,y the Chair to draft resolutions for Richmond, Aug 15^62; W D Strickland,^ 1 the meeting. ous to note. Station, Va, Jan’y 9, 1863; Corp L H Pipkin and J W Baggot, killed, Malvern Hill, July I, 1862; Corp Sherman Royal, of wound, Uiehn ona, July 0, 1802; Blackman Tew and Jas T Good rich, killed, Cold Harbor,"June 27, Geo K Brown, killed, Shypsburg, Md, Sept 17, 1862; Willis Gilbert, Lynchburg, Oct 15, 18G2; Geu tl Dranghon, Clinton, Dec 26, 1862; 0*ven Page, Richmond, Dec 29,-1862; J W’ Jackson, Rich- mond;*R M Bradshaw, Palmyra, March 17, 1863; W K Bradshaw of wound, May 5, 1863; J R Hollitnd, Ransom Naylor and Dan’l R Lndcr- wood, killed, Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; U it Robinson, Martinsburg, June 19, 1863; W’^m Au try, Qordonvillc, Dec 18, 1862; J li Butler, Lynchburg, Jan 2, 1863; C W Duncan of wound, Richmond, May 26, 1863; C II Reynolds, Guinea Station, Jan 11, J L Faircloth, Richmond, Jan 15, Jno Faircloth, Fcb’y 10, Henry Mitchell, Feb’y 14, K M Register, Feb’y.16. and Sgt .J M ThraelkiH, Fredericksburg, Feb’y 21; Martin Royal, Weldon, March J A Weeks of wound, Richmond, May ItJ, 1863; Thos N ('larkson, .Mt Jackson, Nov 14, 1862; W' H Boswell, killed, Kelly’s Ford, Nov 7, 18ti3; W'iley Tew, Lynch burg; Tobias MoLemore, missing since Aug 1862 ruK TBC OBHKHVKK A ni«M*tintf oalled, March 19, 1864.at Cainp.ilill. near Petersburg, V a., by tho non-oomuiiHsioiied officers and privates of the 51st Reg’t: N (’ Clingman’s Brigade, t»r the purpose yf recom mending Z. B. Vance to their brethren in the field and friend- at home, for Governor, and ot denouncing W. W. Holden. The meeting was called to order by appoititing Sg’t P. P NicRae, Co. D, to the Chair, and Sg’t Thoman M Moore as Secretary After the President had «tated the object of the meeting, on motion, a committee of ten was appointed to draft preamble and resolutions cx- pt«ssive of the sentiments of the meeting. 'I’be following gentlemen were appointed: J H Law- hon Co A, W J Patterson (,?o B, S T Cros- land (’o C, H R Grahatu Co D^ (i W Daffron Co E, J Odum Co F, J W Daniel,Co G, Jas K Fields (’o II, H J Bain Co I, and A C Walker Co K. The committee soon reported the follow ing, which was unanimously adopted, viz; Whereas, There are a few iodividualb iu our t eloved old State whose every effort is a direat attack upoa the liberties of a free and noble r-^ce of mvu: who>e wtiole oouree hhs had a direct lendcaoy to caht reproaoo aud iiifamf upon her fair iiaoie. and alienate hrotber from brother 'n a just and holy eauae; whose}iurnii.'.» h*»e uoeei^ingly purtmed a onun>e diree'ly tnnd^ug to weaki'D the hriay, aad'brlnj( di8gr.io‘ aud inf&my uron its deluded viotime and theii^ fmniliea, auJ detr»at from Ihe ({allaiit mt‘n the gWry and reujwfl >f th ir Tietori ons d^e()0. an't ptuck from them the rioji crown» of lAurrle that entwine their victorious browa, eatned by de'dfl of galiantry aod during upon a hundrtid battle fields .Xod whe‘eaH. *v W Holdwi proclaiuir-d himself a candidate for Gowrnor in '->ur 8iate: a ou^n wbvts a reproach lo the homef of our Fathers, and ‘u the memory of tbe gallant h roes who Lave paid the price of libtrfy with their lives: a id-.d whose politiaat triokerv is ouiy tueaaiired by the extent of his ift^rdi- nate anibiiioo: and wh se traitorous oooduct is only equalled by the corruption of his heart and fiebdiehnet-s of his desifos; whoje b-^nde are now crimsoned with tbe blood of deserters who fell vicrims to Lis artful doe trin»0, and whose efforts lo produce disaffeeiion bavc been |rreeted with cheers by hia yankee allies. There fore be it Reeolved, 1st, That all patriate »aoa:i unite to dkwart tbe Umiitos of w w Holdeo aru tiic coac^utors, who are attemplinK to compromise the Oui - r «ad intejr rity of our Btaie bv diHhonorable coniprf>miHen with the meroiiess an.l hated foe. Resolved 2, That W, W. (foldeu has shoiru -imsrlf a traitor at heart, and a tory in principle: aul /aoi-J rich ly drvcrves the oontempt of all good oit'zen.-i: »)id iha* it would be a di>|fraoe and au eternal etiatmK >o i>'> ohivalry of Nuith t'arulina (o elt-ct him her I'faif f Kit'c- utive Resolved 8d, That it is the duty of every man tiav- inir the characur f th« at brart to ree.B-. th* po- Utioal agitation now being atienptrd lo call a Con ▼eniion Resoivcl 4th, That we have every confldeuoe in the present inoumbeot. Oov. Z U Vance, that ne sho«n himself a true patriot, a sagaoious st«.tesiBan, and a wise executive cfiEioer That his able addref^P to bin fallow-eitlxsna on the eondiUon of the onna'rxr meet? our approHation moet heartily And thai w*. wilt oaeer- fially support him for OaTernor at the eosaing elfotioc; and we ea!l upon our brother soldierA to enstain Jis in tbjs effort to promo*e • true and wise men, and pre- •erva nntarniehed the integrity of our Sta-e. Capt. Stanford- of the 51st being called for, delivered a few pertinent and elo|uent remarks. He was followed by Col. WT. S. Devaue of the 6fii*, who shoWcd up th^ traitor Holden in hi.s ttue ligUt in a forcible and eloquent spcech Capt W S. Norment, &lst,*yieldiug to repeated calls addressed the meeting tor a nliort while in hii' happiest style. On motion, the thanks ol the meeting were tendered the gentlemen who .so eloquently ad dressed it. And a committee of thrt*e, consisting of Maj McDonald, Capt II C Ilockwell, and Dr McGee, 51st N C T., were appointed ^ request Gov V'^anee to address our Brigade at hi.s earliest convenience. A motion to publish these proceed ings iu tho Ral?igh Confederate, Fayetteville Observer, snd Wilmington Journal, aud other papers requested to copy, also a eopy f(» be sent to Gov Vance, was carried. On motion, the meeting adjourned. THOMAS M. MOORK, Sec’y A Dying (Jooemment.—In the Yankee llouso ' ** — »—* Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, said it was a melan- oholy spectacle to behold a free Government die. Liberty once lost has never in the history of the world been-regained by the same ‘people. A re- pablioan lonu >f govornmeat once overthrown has never risen again. W'henever in the wide domain of human conduct, a people once po.saesspd of liberty, Mth all the power iu their own hands, ^as surrendered these great gifts of good,at the command of a usurper, they have never afterward proven themselves worthy to regain their forfeited treasure. The American Republic, he said, is dy ing, and he proceeded to enumerate the causes which are working its downfall, saying among other things, that under the present Administra tion, justice was uo longer established, nor the blessings of liberty se?ured to the citiacu. No in stance in all history could be found whore a people claiming Christian civilization has waged a war of any kind against any foe, in dumb ferocious silence, without a word, sign, or a look in behalf of a peaceful solution, as long as we have now berrn engaged in this cruel conflict. Prettjf Thought.—T\iQ stars are the beautiful signal lights placed by the hand of Omnipotence far. up in the sky, where all may see them, to warn us of our hidden foe. They may be ob scured for a while, but we know they still brightly shine, that they still are sparkling in the billow- less expanse where last we met their cheering beaois.. The following gentlemen were appointed, vie: J W^ Smith, Ksq, Dr Richard Anderson and W H Randle, Esq. The committee retired a short time and report ed the following, which was unanimously adopted; ResoIvecJ, That we appr- ve '-t the course of His K4. eellency Governor Z B Vance That in our opir«ion he has managed onr f*tate GoTernnient »\ith eiaiceni abi’U? and ifi lutitled to the support of every friend of civil liberty Reso »e«f. That w«». at* cititeijH of fftanly ooun'y, re quest Govprnor V'.>»nee addreiH us at Albeinarle at suck tinje an may «'uit his oo»»»'aience. A motion was adopted to publish theee pro ceedin^s in the Fayetteville Observer, with a re quest that other papers friendly to bis election puldiHli thrni also. On niotioi), tbe lueAing adjourned. D. .4. G PALMKR, Chin’n. lil( UARl> IlARItI.S, Sec’y. FOR 1*HS OUtsGRVEIi. Mr.>sr>rH Editors: The time is nrar at hand when it behooves tho “dear people” to look arpund them to choi.se their Delegatfs to represent them in the public councils of the country. Aud as it is vi tally iiiiportaiit that we s-hould have good men and true on*!S in our Lc^ialature lo Hustain our noble 1ri>ops and the cause ot opr eouritry, let .iiwl. iiu'K to rwprcrteiit US there that “he wiio runs may read” tliejr opinions on the great ijitrsfiiitt of the day. It is feared by .“ome that North Carolina is about to lower her l)right banner, which has float ed so conspicuously on s» iiutny battle fields, and succumb to the enemies ol our country, by the election of a man as Governor who has done more tu stain the fair escutcheon of his native State than it ite hafl botn freshly imported from yankee land. With the cunning of the New Englander he ha« exhorted the dear people to go ‘'calmly and quietly to tbe elections” Now that Mr. Holden has sown his opinions broadcast over the State by the diatributiou ot the Standard, and doubtless ex pects to reap a pleutiful harvest, he thinks there is no need of his canvassing the State with Gov. Vance Having had the hardihood to announce himself as a candidate tor Governor, we at least hope that he will show courage and manliness by meeting Gov. Vance on the stump, and let UB know how North Carolina, single-handed and alone, proposes to pat this peace ball in motioUr And as Mr. Holden has been guilty of deceiv ing the ignojant and unsuspecting, it is impor tant that in each county of the Stale such men should be voted for as are known to be diametri cally opposed to the doctrines that Mr Holden entertains. W’ithout the knowledge ot the gal lant gentleman whose name I am about to pro pose to represent us in otir next Legislature from Richmond cotinty, but with the hope that he will look upon it as uo less a duty’to serve his coun try in tbe cabinet as well as in t5ie field, I pro pose the name of (’apt. B. F. Little, ('apt. Jjit- tle is now at hoiue, and no one could tell us bet ter than he what Mt. Holden’s doctrines would bring the good Old North State to; and how \\e would be treated if we were ever again under yankee rule. W'e trust that Capt. Little will come forward at the call of his countrymen and contend with the enemies of his native State with arms in their hearts, afl heroically as he confronted tbose-j^i^A arms in their hands on the bloody battle field of Gettysburg. Shoe-Heel ^4 /h'seortfenfed Jiatuiicay.—The following letter, says the Salma (Ala ) Reporter, was re ceived a ahort time since by Stephen, a colored preacher, belonging to Dr. P. C. W inn, well known in this section ot the Stale Stephen says every word oi this letter may be believed: Na£>hvillk, Tenn., Jan. 15,1S>4. f nc/e —I know you will be surprised to got a letter from me here, out 1 have a chance of sending it by one of Mr. Crutchfield s women who says she knows you, and has heard you preach often, and as I cannot write myself, a free woman of this place is kind enough to write this letter for me. I was very foolish to leave a good !home and kind fri*’nd?, to come with the cruel, lying, swindling yankees. They will promise anything to get you ff with them, but they nevfr fulfill any of their promises. They told uie if I woult^go with them 1 should be free and ncli, and have a white wife. They .said that they wore dividing all tbe land of the Rebels among the negroes as f'a.st as they got possession of it. 1 believed the story and went with tUcm, but like ttic rich man, whose fate is recorded in Sacred iii.story, “in hell I lifted up my eyes, being in torment,” and like him, also, I wish to testify unto my brethren “lest they, also, come into this place of torment ” Instead of being free, I never wds so muoh a slave. As soon as the i''ederals got me off with them I was conscripted and assigned to duty with a regiment of sappers ^ and miners. I work all day in muddy ditches with a guard over me, who stands at my back with a loaded nuuskct and fixed b^onet, ready to thrust me ihrough, and at night a ball and chain is fasten ed to my arms and legs, and I am.driven like an ox to a muddy stall, called a barracks, where I apend.the night, without fire and almost without bedding. Every colorcd man that comes to the them constant drudgery in camp, and in time of battle we are all put in the front as a breastwork for the protectiou of the whites. I had rather be a Southern slave and belong to the meanest maiSterin the South than to be what they call a colored free man fit the North. .1 had a good home and a kind mistress, and plenty to eat and wear, but here everybody is my master, and I have to clothe and feed myself; and every negro in this country is treated more like a vile dumb brute or a poisonous reptile than as a human being. If this is freedom give me slavery for ever. If ever I get a chance I am coming home; and every negro here would do the same thing if he could. Warn our friends, lest they alap come into this place of torment, and tell t6em they ought to feel happy ia having kind masters and mist’-esses I left some clothes in Marion take care of them for me Tell Mamma and Oliver howdy for me. Pray for me, Unole Ste phen, and look for me, for I am coming if ever I get this chain off my neck. Give my love to all my friends,.and tell them not to oome here. Your unhappy friend, John Ward, Servant of Wm. Ward, of Marion, Ala. KR(»M THK NORTH RicU.Hunu, March JH.—The BaUiiuow can of the 26th ban d«-v.atui ea Ir .iu ti .S,i,u!, w*st, giving particulars ot tbe .cupiuit; oi F. ;. DeRus»«ey on the Red river, by the ^aukers, priaimers, aud aeverai heavy guii- Geu Grant aud stall.arrivrd at t' « htiad.^ng, ters'ot the army of the Potomac on the 2.'»th, 1,1, was received with enthusiasm. On Friday gold sold in New V'ork at l6xj Hurnside visited W’^ashicgton on Tburmlav Th'e troops for his expedition are rapidly us>^tn bling at Annapolis The Ohio Democratic Convention adopted reso lutiuns opponing the prosecutioa 0^ tbe war lui th«’ :-iii)juiration of the South The Pennsylvani* I>e iiv>cr8tic Convention have declared for Mo Clcllau lor President. Foreign—The appeal in the Alexandra came up for discussion in the House of lorda on the 11th. Nothing important from Denmark The war in progressing adversely to the Danes. ' Maximilian arrived in London on the l-'tl. No further revelation as to his future movement!) ' The King of Bavaria died on the 11th iuf>t Another (Jonfedfrate Success. ^Richmonu, March 28.—Official news was received at Mobile on Saturday last, that intelligence from New Or leans of the 18th inst gives an /iccoant of a st: vcre reverse to the yankeos near New Iberia, Louisiana, where it is reported our forces cap. tured two yankee regiments. All the gunboats except eight ha^ left New Orleans for the Red river. Col. Holmand, of the .‘list Mississippi re*»i ment, attacked the enemy at Choctaw Hatebir bay, and killed 2r» of them^ and captured oVr» 200 cattle Gov. Viinve with the Army.—OranuE (’ H _ March 27.—Gov Vance, of North Carolina, »J dressed the troops of Daniel’s Brigade iu ao able and eloquent speech of two hours yesterday, and ppeaks again t4^-morrow, and every day thitj Gens Lee, Hill, Ed Johnston, Rodes, and uiaxi| Gen«raf ofBoers were present to hear him jester day. The Richmond Jiank^.—RICHMOND, Marct 2S.—The banks of this city have re-considcreJ their rt^olntion to reject the old five dollar notes after the 1st of April, and will receive aud pay them out as usual, until further notice Abolition VoU in New Orhans.—Tbe follow ing is the vote cast in New Orleans for the ctii didates for Governor, at tbe late election: Hahn, « 'd.ti'Ju Fellows, ' 1,1S7 Flanders, 1,007 Total vote cast, f*,76S^ The vote of the city before the war was trojo 20,000 to 25,000, and take this fact, in connec tion with the 5,000 troops in Banks’ army (ail of whom voted} into doneideratios, the cheat, fraiid and lie of the yankees in this election st«odi uaked before the world.—Macon Confederate., A Dirtier Dog than 3ut/er.~^The Braoduo (Miss ) Republican says; Sherman put up at the house of E. H. Lom bard, Esq., during his stay in Brandon, and em braced-every occasion to insult the ladies of the house. In speaking to one of the young iadiea he remarked that he expected to see the day when she would be married to an intelligent con traband. The young ladies refused to go to the table witfi him and his staff, when be peremptori ly ordered them to be brought in and seat^ be side him He also compelled them to play sod fling for him. ifpirit of our Prisoners at the North.—In speaking Of Confederate prboners, the New York Herald says: “As a general rule, the prisoD ers seem happy and contented. There are few, if any, that would subscribe to the President’s amnesty. Two only have done so and theee have been sent-away. On the contrary, they are exceedingly obstinate in their adherence to tbe bogus Conf^eracy, and no sentiment of a cod- tr«ry nature is permitted among them. The two mentioned as subscribing allegiance to the Fed eral Government had a narrow escape from as sassination at the hands ef their feyow-pruiODerB, rendering their removal necessary. Stories hare seen set afloat, of a large and growing UiiioB sentiment among them, which are simply absurd and groundless." W'e learn that Mr. McRae, of Wilmington, hu be*'b appointed Chief of the Tithing Pepartmeat ot North Carolina, in place of Maj. Badham, whiKie appointment‘-was not confirmed by the Senate.—Raleigh i^ogress. ■ I I Ni— A Joke in Season.—rAa exchange says: Whil« we ue writing, a little feHoif opposite our window is stealing a plank fiom a fence* Wfornothmg. I throw them into t^e A Warning,—This is generally the season em ployed for trimming up shade trees and flower yards, the braaehes being^thrown into the streets regardless that many of the shrubs are poisonous to stock. We have heard of a fine oow being killed, a few days ago, from ^ing the branches of an evergreen quitp eommon in the city, and generally known as the Mock Orange. Indeed there are but few evergreens that are not poison’ Treasury ilepartmeiit, V, H A., I ' Kiohmond, Feb’y 20,1864. j 'P&EA8URY netioe'M to fundiag tmder aot of F«b- X ruarj 17, 18t>4 Nolioe is hereby given 10 all boil- era ot Treasury Notes not beari^ interest, that ike/ may exohange the same immediately, at the offioe ot tbe Treasurer, Assistant Treaanrer, or ot any Depoei- tary. lor cartifioates whioh will entitle them U> four pet cent. Bonds; and that the said privilege will oontinue unt J the 1st of April ensuing, afi»r whioh all note« over the deoonunation of five dollars oan be funded on I7 »( t>t>) cents to the dollar, except one hundred dollar notee, which, after that date, are no longer receivaWe for public dues, and oaa only be funded at an add! tional reduction of ten per cent, per month The oertifisatea isaue^ together with the Bond* for whioh ^ey may be exobaoged, are receivable for taxe« of tbe year 1864 at the anioitnt expressed 00 tbe face witbout interest, &Mb aaa mot svBJaor to xaa TAX iMPOsaD roa that vaAa ov otbbk aoaoa ami> caaoiTs. The abort ti^e allowed should admonish aJl lioldert nronuKls to present tbe notea, aud not rtak tbe obaau« 01 exelusion oy tbe pressura wbiob will oeear at tt>e eaJ of the month of March. (Signed,) c. Q. * Seoretary of Treasury. PubUc attention is oalled to ^ above aotioe W. O. BaOADFOOI, Depositary ' Conft^erate SUtes* Depoaltori, \ FATBTTaviua, March 17, 18ti4. J Notice is hereby given, that the tutderaigoed l>epo«- itary, dulj appointed by the Sberetary of the Trea sury, ia prepared to reoeiva all auoh non-interest bear ing Treasury Notes as holders may.desire to aaJ to issue Gertifieates therefor, which Certifleates will en title the holders to a like amount io Confederate 4 per eent. Registered Bonds, as soon as said Bonds can b« prepared at the Treasury This privilege extends to the 1st of April proximo, after whk)h all notes over the de- -noraination of five dollars om be funded only at 664 ots. to tbe dollar, exoept $100 notes, whioh, after that date, are no longer reoeivable for publio dues, and oan only be funded at an additional reduotion of ten per oent, per month. The Certifleates ud Bonds are not taxable in 18«4, w reooivabie in payment of taxes of that year. SANDFORD, Dep’y. HSAJNHIAftTlftS 5M I. C. MllltU, I C.„ ^ATBTMvuiB, Mareh 19, 18«4. / APTAIN8 of Distriets embraeed ia Regiment are hereby ordered to fnrBlsh the Commanding Offi cer with a oorreeC Muster Roll of their eommanda These lists mast iaelude ever/ maa between the ages of 18 and 46, and must be reported by tiie 4th day of April next, without fail 16-iu] J. A. PEMBBBTON, Cob 6Sd Beg’t. A vortfisrii^lLj r«rwar4lBg4 C^anlsgioi JlereliMti WILL give quaok despatnh to ge«le eeusigBad *• Ma Partiflolar atteatiea givMi to all prodoee seat kl>> liar Mda. OeMlgi»nta of Naval 8tatMb Nt ** aelMlai. mm OB " FA TBl'KHAA CHA Front and afte Observer wiil be per annum. Fo tbe Bemi-Weekly We hofbd to b Bat apaH from th thing we buy, an pensea ef printia Marob 17, 18 I^The apeotacie p of tbe Confederat wonderful record have they for tbr~ war upon a scale whioh their blood property been pi enemy to tbe amo~ are now quietly a equal to an averag perty in a single y ed a tax oi l ue p« aeaeionb aa a heav twenty-five per ue more dearly man tiun lo be free fro utter depravity of talnty of tbe loss itatu to give a par to be taxed, ami and tbe nerve to o been ezpeoied lu a e44ual upon all qL nor ev.m ill-naiur feel that CoogrtHS and rtgbt, aod ibe' heavily slioulder 11 eauti—for tbe sa" anti tbelr Uvee, aa la a wbnilerful will sbine upon th thia people, aa lo main unextingnisb umph of a people if they doubtea or withhold tbelr eu" they (.1*2 it. And their reward Th will in due time ret Bcruaa.—We ar Jiicbmond papera emment is about to hold no intercourse ers, or other matte that theee are mor meat will io no su • the just ground upo outrages were so elamatioa of ouiLa prochtmauon baei n was Justified by th publio opinion of th unrevokeit, it woul niae him in any oa publio the more be backed out from its matter of excbang patently, in the d with him. The y~ few weeks, but tbe offioer who is unob any thought after ooaeeive. Tbe Pr tng firm to tbe utmos it in this matter at If be will. Gas. UoKHAa.— Oils reports in regar oer, whose deeds an dedly a popular favo resigned, anU thoug fears that be had fel of hearing tbat he w the foe at tbe bead 0 returning unexpeo' learn that he has go prived of tbe better eent writing wj bav- oumstanoes, and th iM so jaundiced by (ntion that its view statement is, in su' with iiguBtioe and j have been takeu fro Origsby, who only tling the latter to a gan not over 500 me himself, within tbe there was nothing t In this way be is s might have raised the government ol~ turned over to Kirb oer and man of tbe rated from Morgan the Uovernment, an their old command, to enforce its justi treated with incivili signing, but has go~ termlned to renJer dueh is tbe Exam' a counter statement that it may be suoh the Qeneral or tbe (iaa. Clisoman. the Raleigh Confed would bo a can^lida long as the war oon ty, he does not Int* station. Be aays f "Regarding Oov. the great issue bef~ be oprdiallr suppo orous prosecution 0 for independenoe, us as a oommunit publio man in t paaaoHAL oisuomo WITH THI OKKl‘BST Bent of tbe oau sert our brave soliic maiatain that caul war are a thousand embarking in it or ao variety of the 1 prefer as masters to are avarioe and h, cunning of the fox, and the venom of auoh enemies, to aa and house servants, favor of Ood and armies be properly 1 ly directed by our g us independenoe, pc arc obtained, I hob long as there is one Hetithem wcai&n le Batfbt roa Tsa oeived and forward Ntft. Bm> lira. i.
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