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-VTCIIDAT MORS1XO, MAY 18, 1861.
rilE LAW UXDEll WHICH THE ELEC
TION OF DELEGATES TO THE
CONVENTION WAS CONDl'CTED OX
MONDAY LAST.
At a good deal Lu been said in this com
cooiij aiout the abore named law, we laj
it before -oar readers :
It mttttmlheridmg Volunteers to toitor delegates
-. tht Ctnxtntion, mmd tuppUmemial to BUI
. HJumI mt tAc prtttnt Session of th Qnr-
ml Assembly, ehUl a Bill (act) to authorize
if rtjuirt (Ae Governor cf Svrtk Carolina to
t!la Convention cfthe people of tke Statei
icnos 1. Beit enacted by the General A-
M of tAe State of XorlK Carolina, and f u
enacted by the authority of the enme.
I "l"V-- - 'V - "
i Gtomr, oik! lft their ht-nn, tIl bftva
...ri.ML. ou Ur alrrl& or aei-MU to ii.
t.3Tiiiion wi'Jiim th"r rpxUve nctmpnifiili,
--wvily u it tbej wero ttiU residing in tbrir
toi-! coanlica. and to tbkt ed tb CrUin. or
n o of I atwepco of the Ci pUin, the wth.r
vi.-rj in command of tlw- aereral x"'trpnio,
rrti- lor delegates to tb CoDTeoticn oa the
:;-Jidyof Hay, 18S1, which tlectio sbsll ba
ecnd'jctcd in the tame manner, and under the
i&me rules aad regclatiooa aa eleciioat for mm
lt of tbo Hoasa of Coo mora are hell and con
,J:rtdj U Captain of lh several cotnpanioa
r.ipfthe aamo power oer tha election in
renp a the SheriOj hare and exercise at the
r-cjnrt in their repcV"V counties.
5u 3 That tboCa plains ol tha Several cotn
t ji rball examine tha scrolia and compare the
, - ... . . I 1 1 : . V -
v hrij in tuetr camp ana aiuiii crrviij mc rw
i it J J rote to the Sheriff of thesereral coun
'rom which th Voluaterrs may coms and
tK Sheriff; all the eontie that. hare fumwh
: ipljnteera, stall rompa'e tLo rote ot said rol
. 'tti as sartidid to them as afortMid in deter
Ti .ing tL result of said election, and tho Sherifli
- f th coontiea that have tendered Tolanvorrs who
5-ft their boa, shall not declare lh result
! ruJ election or famish rmiflcatea to anr per
va at de:afatea eject uctil 4 o'clock, P. Mon
T'ir"aT next, rjoeeediw; tb da j of election.
Eead three tiewa and ratifiad la 0n
ral AtmmUj, thU 8th Uy af Hay,
A. d. isei.
T. DORTCU. P- n. C.
II. T CLARK, ff. 8.
We think ii-wtll bo seen cloarlj fromjLc
i-.xh and enacting elanscs of thb net, that it
w designed tolclj for the pnrpoeo of seenr
iB to tha yatriotio men who might be mus
tered into the serrice of North Carolina and
lye the cotxntiea in which thej reidc,,,
the right of suffrage for members of the Con
Tniknt s body inreated with mora impor
tant rowers than any which has ever assem
bled in this State since the revolution from
Great Britain. It is also equally manifest
to ns that the above act did not apply to
counties from which no company or compa
nies bad been marehed off, and that, there
fore, no returns from precincts in such eoan
tios should bare been counted after four !
o'clock on the day succeeding the election,
in accordance with the law regulating elec
tions, which may be found in the Revised
''ode. As no company has been yet march
ed off from Wake County, and as the mexn
ccrs of the companies from this eonnty now
in service would Tote and did vote at the
I rceineU in the ordinary way, if the Sheriff
or t doer conducting the election had com
plied with the law, which, as above stated,
may be found in the Revised Code, certifi
cites of election as delegates to the Conten
tion would bare been given to Geo. E. Bad
ger, Kemp P. Battle and Geo. W. Mordeoai,
instead of to George . Badger, Kemp P.
Battle and W. W. iiolden, the majority of
the latter gentleman having been effected by
returns from two precincts on Wednesday
We feel authorised, however, to state that
.Mr.iMuidecai'wdl not contest Mr. Iloldcn'a
c.ection. " ' V i
P. S. Since the above was written;
Messrs. Badger, Battle and Iiolden, have
been cSeially proclaimed as the delega es
elected to represent the county f Wake
in the Contention. They hate succeeded by
a most beggarly majority, particularly Mr.
Iiolden, and bad the election been put off two
days longer, they would have been beaten so
far that not a man of them would hare got
within the distance poll of a four mile race!
It must be remembered that the ticket of
Mers. Mordecai, Manly and Bragg was only
in the field three working days prior to the
election, and we state it a fact that at
least at one precinct, and that no small one,
w9 allude to Eagle Rock,) no printed tickets
were on the ground. Under these cirenm
' st&nces it must be conceded that to all in
tents and purposes the victory of the Iiolden-,
Badger ticket was a disastrous rout and de
feat. So sanguine of a triumph of which he
could boast was one of the, candidates on
this. substantially defeated ticket, that ho as
serted on the da? of election, we understand,
. - t . . . - 1 l wnAms titan f(V) ma.
ii he was not eiecic vj "
jority, he would consider his election equiva
lent to a defeat. This tigbtly-equeexed-in
ticket should be known hereafter as the
got-inJ)y-tbe-ekin-of-the-teeth-ticket. .And
vet the individual who ran at the very tip of
the taU of tbia ticket, very facetiously char
acteriiea the ticket in opposition, aa a uSqm ad
Ticket." We are no military man, but .we
know the difference between a squad, a
company, a battalion, and a regiment, and
(he vote of every man on the new ttoket ex
ded the number required to form a rrgi
maxt. ..' . S
tU" We publish the annexed extract from
the1 Manchester (Eng.) Guardian for the pur
pose of letting our readers see that among
intelligent mcQ in Europe the opinion u en
tertained that opon Lincoln! administration
ia the responsibility of oommenciog the war
at ; Charleston! I Although the Manchester
Guardian not aware when its article was
written that Lincoln had issued a proclama
tion calling fpr ,75,000, troops to subjugate
the South, it! saw at a glance that Lincoln
had commenced fhe civil war, and that upon
Am, and not upon Jefferson Davis and the
Confederate States, would rest the respoaai
bility of a war in which the blood of breth
ren would beebed by a brother's hand.
This Manchester Guardian, it should be re
membered, too, has always been an anti-
slavery paper : j
ENGLISH OPINOXS OH THE FORT SUM-
, TKU AFFAIR.
From the Manchester Guardian.
. "Who began it!" will no doubt be hereafter a
question warmly oiscusaed by historians, or the
civil war, which Js now past praying against, in
tbs United States. Thia point is not by any
mns so easy to settle as it may appear to be,
It appoars that a messenger Irom the Presi
dent of the United States conveyed to Gen. Beau
regard and Mr. Pickens, the Governor of Seath
Carolina, an announcement that the Federal au
thorities had determined to proceed immediately
toextreme meararee for the purpose of introducing
reinforonmenu of jaen and (applies of provisions
into the fortress. , ,
This was an overt step towarJs coercion which,
supposing the seccdera to be justified at all in
throwing on the authority of Washington, will,
we thinkbe held to vindicate them from the range
of blond -guiltiness in their determination to
reduce Fort Sumter by force, its peaceable sur
render having rst been formally refused. It
would be a very strained interpretation of the
sentiment of humanity to sopposethat a nation or
a party which has been served with a formal no
tice of attack, f liquid wait until the threat u car.
ried into execution, for fear of being clothed with
the ro-ponsibilit r of acerowon.
There is reaaoa for looking at this part of the
question rather cloaely. 'Tho only plausible ' ex. I
El an alio n of ireajoent XJncnin s conduct 13 mat
e has tbourht thai a political object waa to be
obtained by putting the Southerners in the wrong.
This reproach it ras hoped that they might bo
tnado subject to, if they couM be manoravered
into firing the first shot. -.We however only infer
this to have ben the calculation, becauo wn do
not know any other hypothesis lilted to meet the
tranpo circTtmttances of the case. Great aa ha.
been the manifeat and unaffected bewilderment of
the Cabinet at Washington since its conftrnctioa
-i-aod of the leading men in the Government
before they actmuly entered upon office we mnst
decline to sappow them capnhoofimaginingtbat
this affair cf the. Federal fortresses, within the
territory of the seceding Stairs, has been JohH
with to the ntm4 advantage from the plain and
straight forward view of thoir duty as rulers,
which they profess to take. For weeks past it has
been rumored, with every appearance of tho ru
mor's being tracu that Fort tfumtcr was to be
quietly evacuated. To sa nothing of the author
ity on which this statement waa circulated from
time to time, people naturally supposed that, had
there been any serious intention to maintain the
fort, it would have been put in execution as soon
as the Lincoln administration came into power.
The interval sinee then 'Laving been sedulously
employed by the South Carolinians in throwing
p batteries and collecting men and material, it
baa been long known that the place waa untena
ble, even if any political end could be gained by
Successfully resitting at this point pretentions,
the real strength of which would have to be
rut to the .test elsewhere. If there were any
doubt as to the soundness of this conclusion on
strategical grounds, it would be removed by the
event. I -i
From the character , whicn Major Anderson
holds, and from the manner in which his duties
ia the earlier part of this unhappy struggle were
performed, there is no reason toquestion his being
a man of resolution; and the soldiers of the Amer
ican army are aa tittle addicted as any troops in
the world to surrendering peels entrusted to them.
except under the pressure of necessity. The bat
tle of Charleston, or by whatever name it may be
called in history, narrowly escapes, if it does es
cane, beins? ridiculous. If the interchange of
shots went on, as it appears to have done, for two
days ana an intermediate nigai, ji wouri re
hardly possible but that some lives must have
been lost; but we are not told that such waa tte
case. All. the information vouchsafed is, that
none of the cfacers of the Federal garrison were
wounded, and that none of the South Carolinians
were killed. ' Whatever, ludicrous associations
connected with the wars of the Italian States of
the middle ages, or of the Span isa American re
publics, mav be recalled by these particulars, it
should be a subject of rejoicing to every rational
man final the useless norrorsoian:asaniton me ion
were stmred. As soon as its walls had received a
certain amount of damage, the effect of the firing
ot the wooden-structures within in work, Alajor
Anderson struck bis flag, bke a sensible soldier,
end was conveyed with, his men to Charleston,
where they had doubtless had the moat hospitable
ieceDtion. and the best treatment compatible with
their state as prisoners of war. It is worthy of
specisl observation that tne neet on me .narrwr
took no part in the conflict, as we must fairly pre
sume it would have done if any serious intention
of resisting" the attack of the secessionists had been
entertained, i The whole affair looks like nothing
so much as a refusal on the part of the United
States authorities to leave a place ia which they
did not desire to remain without the application
of just as much force as would entitle them to all
the ad vantages to be derived from an , action for
assault and battery. . -
It may be premature to say how far the calcu
lations on which this course was taken are likely
to be justified by the event. To our limited
power of judgment it appears, we confess, to com
plete the character of Mr. Lincoln's policy as in
cluding every known kind of blunder. Having
first neglected to fight until the chanco of doing
so with success Lad passed away, he has now un
dertaken and provoked a conflict under the cir
cumstances which ensured his being humilintod
and beaten without the possibility of striking an
effective blow in return. - Morally, he is to the
full aa responsible aa the Government of Mont
gomery for' transferring the. matters in dispute
between them from the arbitrament of reason to
that of arms, for his formal iatimation to them
that he waa about to resort to force was a chal
lenge that they could not be expected to disregard.
If he meant what be said, it was tha virtual com
mencements of war, if he did not, it was still more
culpable as idle menace. We say nothing in jus
tification of the revolt of the seceding States: we
only remark that Mr. Lincoln seams to us to have
thrown away, with singular impartiality, every
advantage of argument, and of material position,
which he possessed over them at the beginning.
Ilia position was a. most arduous one, beyond
doubt, but he need not have exerted - himself to
make tbo most of all its inconveniences and dan
gers, lie has lost Fort Sumter, which was per
haps necessary; but has he.succeeded in exciting in
the wavering coin inanities of the Border States
the disgust and,apprehenion which were desired,
ia order permanently to alienate them from the
seeeders i Nothing appears lets probable, - It
will easily be made to appear that the Southerners
have taken ep the sword when an appeal to it
was'made inevitable, aad that with scarce V anv
hi jodshed, they havo in dieted on the United States
a conspicuous reverse. In regard both to the
moral attractions of their cause, and to their pros
pects of ultimate success, it may fairly be inferred
that they : will have been raised inestimation. by
these events. - 1
r SEWARD'S VILLAINY. . j
We call the attention of our readers to
the exposure made by Judge John A.
Campbell of Seward's dnplicity in regard to
the promised evacuation of Fort 8umter, a
promise which, bad it been redeemed, might
have averted the calamity of the civil Var in
whieh the country is now involved. The
revelations of Judge Campbell overwhelm
Lincoln's administration with undying infa
my, and will make it a b, ye-word and a scorn
throughout the civilized world. European
powers will now see the treachery whioh has
been practiced towards the Southern States
by the Black Republican administration of
what is called the Federal Government, and
recognize the fact that right and honor are
on the side of the seceded States
EUROPE AND THE CONFEDERATE
STATES. . j .
, The language of Lord John llusaell used
in the British House of Commons in relation
to American affairs, possesses great signifi
cance, inasmuch as. he speaks of the Confed
eracy of the South as "belligerents," and
declares that they must be recognized as such.
This is equivalent to a declaration that the
war now in progress in this country is a war
between separate and independent nations,
and that letters of marque and reprisal issued
by the Confedcderate States will be respect
ed, and those acting under their authority,
in the event of capture, should be treated
as prisoners of war instead of being hung as
pirates, as Lincoln's administration declare
they shall be. We expect soon to hear; of
the independence of the. Confederate States
being acknowledged by all the powers of
Europe. 1
j j
ARM V. APPOINTMENTS. j
Geo. B. Anderson, of this Stato, a Lieu
tenant in tho Army of tho late United 8tates,
who resigned on tho oommenoemcnt of hos
tilities against his native section, and tender
ed his services to Gov. Ellis, has been ap
pointed Colonel of Infantry in the Army of
North Carolina. j
Wm. Johnson, Esq., President of tho
Charlotte and Columbia Railroad. Company
has been appointed Commissary General with
the rank of Colonel. j .
Hon. L. O'B. Branch has been appointed
Quartermaster General with . the rank of
Colonel.
NAVAL OFFICERS. !
We have had the pleasnre of seeing in Ral
eigh this week, Messrs. Muse, Crossan, Mur
phey, Johnson and Duval, formerly officers in
theNavy of whatwasonce the "United States."
Tbese gentlemen are in the service of North
Carolina and will do good service to her and
the South. ' ;
RESIGNATION OP MR. D. YY. SILER,
OF MACON. I
We regret to learn that Mr. P. W. Siler,
a member of the Ilouse of Commons from
Maoon County, has been foroed to resign bis
seat in the Legislature, on account of con
tinned family -afflictions. Mr. Siler was a
faithful representative of a brave and noble
constituency. Mr. S., though formerly a
strong Union man, like ourselves, early, took
a decided stand against any attempt on the
part of the Lincoln government to coerce
those States which had exercised their un
doubted right to secede and to organize a go
vernment of their own. The following ex
tract from an address issued by Mi. Siler to
hi constituents immediately after the ad
journment of the Legislature in February
will show his position at that tune : '.
"There appeared to be a prevailing apprehen
sion that tbo incoming administration of the Fed
eral Government would adopt the policy of coer
cion in regard to the seceding States. An armed
invasion of tbese States under authority of that
administration would be practically an invasion of
the Slates of tbo South by the Slates of the North.
It would be the continuation of a sectional move
ment tending, if not designed, to endanger the
peace and security of the entire South. 1 False
and erroneous as I humbly conceive the doctrine
of secession to be, if tho States that havo acted
upon it for the purposeof eluding Northern aggres
sion are put down by force from the North, I
cannot be indifferent to the fact that a right com
mon to the South goes down with them. And a
fiilure on the rt of any Southern State to repel
such force would be equivalent to a surrender of
the right of self-protection. The question arises,
how shall the General Government proceed to
execute tho laws within the seceding States. I
shall not undertake to answer, any farther than
to say that that question ought to have been woll
studied by the peoplo of the States North before
they ventnred to disregard tho edvico of 'Wash
ington in the formation of a sectional party. It
is enough for me to know that duty never comes
in contact with duty, and in case of a sectional
conflict originating at the North, it will be tbo
duty of the South to take care of itself. It is
saddening to the heart of a patriot to contemplate
a condition of things under which to sustain the
constitutional authorities of his country, would be
to desolate the section embracing-those nearest and
dearest to him.' It is no wonder North Carolina
has been slow to speak ; her time to speak will be
her time to strike. It may : be the mission of
North Carolina to aid in preventing a conflict ;
-but if conflict thero must be, I foel assured that
she will strike for her nearest of kin." ;
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE, -i
We decline the publication of an anony
mous communication on this subject, because
it is anonymous.' ' ': :r. -l J ;J; ''.
J Maktlasd iw thx Abolition Coxgexss.
Gov. Ilicks has issued bis proclamation designa
ting Thursday, the 13th of June, as. the day j for
holding a special election In Maryland !l for the
choice of members of the Congress which is to
assemble in special session at Wasbtngton.on tne
atn or July,
OFFICIAL; VOTE OF TAKE COUNTY
K - g; k? g S?
187 168 . 178 -57J (60 568
61 51 - 61 : U 14 H
60 . ' S9 V 63 ' .6 4 s
- 4 - 4 ; S2 SI I 51
14 14 14 41 3S 88
57 60 62 12 12 6
139 187 138 21 17 i 19
46 58 ; 43( 39 33 . 51
46 61 64 41 32 34
24 22 20 . 18 13 15
43 . 43 44 67 69 - 69
34 ' 34 34 16 16 16
61 63 64 4 1 7
6 2 6 63 57 67
18 19 12 31 27 . 33
64 60 '. 64 66 . 62 62
63 60 61 3 0 2
7 7 7 t13 .13 13
46 48 47, 10 9 11
34 37. , 64 88 ' 53
-' 22 ' i ' 2Sp -37 37-"- 3S
62 52 ' 63 11 10 11
34 39 40 23 22 28
llioj 1097 1094 1193 Ul5 1192
PBECIXCTS.
Raleigh,
Upehnreh's,
Spikes',
W. Lyoa's,
Franklin's,
Forestvills,.
Rolesville, -!
Busbes's, J
Banns',
Ridgeway, .
Dnpree's, '
Wakefiald,
N Jones,
Morrisville,:
Oak Grove,
Law's,
Dnnnsville,
J. Lynns,
Wynn's,
Earle Rock,-
Barney Jones,!
Joel Jones ,
Hayes',
GRANVILLE COUNTY)
A subscriber furnishes us with the official vote
of Granville County. The three highest, Messrs.
Hargrove, Venable and Boyster, are elected :
Hargrove, 963 ; Venable, 956 ; Koyster, 929 ;
Gilliam 901; Amis, 864; Lyon,G91 ; LIttlejohn,
54; Mitchell, 32. . . ,
Orange . Cousty. We learn that Messrs.'
Graham and Berry have been elected to the Con
vention from this county, j
; Delegates. Col. Anderson Mitchell and Col.
T. A. Allison have boon elected Delegates from
Iredell to the State Convention.
; COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON.
1 Tho Junior Editor of the Register takes this me
thod of returning large thanks to tho Senior Editor
for tho munificent present sent to him in the way
of Green Peas, the first we have seen this season.
j Tea. S. Our groat regard for truth and fair
d oiling compels us to state, lost tho public should
be misled, that the "present" referred to consisted
of one ontiro "pod." containing no loss than three
well developed " Marrowfats." Tho bearer of
these M compliments of the season " politely as-"
surod us, ia behalf of the liberal donor, that these
legumes " were not only the products of his own
garden, but that they were the representatives of
others, to be served that day at his own immedi
ate "table?' Well, we "own up," that we thought
it a little strange that we were not invited to
dine with the "Senior?' on that day, as-ho was
fully aware that we had a pencltant for all such
delicacies. Subsequent events, however, have
tended to relievo our rainda as well as to open our
eyes more fully oiuthe " pea question." That wo
have been most egregiously sold," tho following
statement will show. Information has reached ns
from a private, though quite reliable source, that
the Senior's entire "stack In trade" in the pea line
consisted of only two pods, one of which was duly
"shelled and served" at his own table. The other
was most kindly and considerately sent to us. He
little dreamed that the affair would "get wind"
through the medium of his own paper. If, how
ever, anybody should get "hurt," either from our
exposa of the matter, (or from eating too freely
of those peas,) we shall refer them at once to the
(fVa-nal) Code.
JUNALUSKEE ZOUAVES.
We understand that CoL W. H. Thomas, of
Jackson County, in this State, has raised a volun
teer corps of Cherokee Indians, numbering 200
very efficient men. This "tribe," consisting ot
some 1500, are determined not to be mere idle
spectators in this war of " Booty and Beauty"
which is to be waged against the South. These
Indians, it is ell known, always fight in their
owu way. They are most capital riflomen, and
not entirely unacquainted with the uses of the
" knife." So we advise the Northern barbarians,
with A. BlinkurTat their head, to look well to
their "scalps" when they hear the war-whoop of
the "Cberokees." . '
Traitors is CopwciL. A number of traitors
in the Northwestern portion of Virginia, headed
by John 8. Carlile, lately a member of the Vir
ginia State Convention, are holding a Convention
in Wheeling tor the purpose of withdrawing that
portion of Virginia from the other portion of tho
State, and forming a State to be called " New
Virginia.". These traitors wish to remain under
the Lincoln Government. There are said to be
twenty-five counties represented in the Conven
tion, but we presume the delegates are all self-appointed
and represent in fact the dominant senti
ment of but few counties. In the Convention on
Monday, Carlile suomitted a resolution dissolving
the 10th and ifth Congressional Districts from
the State, and reporting a Declaration of Indo
peodenco with a Constitution tor a now State, to
bo called "New Virginia."
Objection was made on tho ground that said
action would be forestalling that of the Conven
tion. It was finally modified so as to require tho
Commitiee lq' report on the expediency of euch an
ordinance.: J j i '
It is said to be the intention of old Lincoln to
send troops up to Wheeling to protect those trai
tors. It is also said to be his intention to invade
Virginia at three different points on Thursday
next, the day on which the Ordinance of Secess
ion is to lie submitted to the peoplo, so as to pro
vent thoso who are in favor of the Ordinance
from volins, and thus enable tho Wheeling tral-
tors to make a larger snowing against me orai
nance. . f '
THE BANKS OF NORTH CAROLIN A
At a meeting of the Presidents of the various
Banks of this State, held in this city on Wednes
day of last week, it was agreed that all the Banks
of the State should offer to loan the State 20 per
sent, "of their capital stock. The amount thus
tendered by the Bank of North Carolina was
$500,000, and by the Bank of Cape Fear about
$300,000. : We think it proper to make this state
ment, in order to correct an erroneous statement
that has gone abroad, and which was copied into
this paper, to the effect that the Bank of Cape
Fear had tendered a loan of $1,000,000 to the
State.-' - V: ;-''':"' "-V:"v- '"''-'' ;Ktt"i.r ;
On Monday last, General Butler, in command
of 1500 Massachusetts and New York troops, ar
rived in Baltimore and 1 encamped in ; the city,
Gen. Butler having his headquarters at the Gil
mor ilouse. '. - v
THE NEWS. ';.;'
v The ad vance guard of the famous Texas Ran
gers have arrived in Richmond, and the Dispatch
says they are certainly about as dangerous com
batants as any the world ever produced
' Ross Winansi a" Baltimore Millionaire, was ar
rested on Wednesday last in that city on the
charge of selling the steam gun to the Virginians.
A percussion cap manufactory has been estab
lished in Charleston. ;
The port of Charleston islockaded by the
steamship Niagara, and several English vessels
have been refused admittance to the harbor.
One English vessel, however, run the gauntlet a
day or two ago and went into port. 1 J
" Missouri The Black . Republican volunteers
in St. Louis consist principally of Germans. On
the day succeeding the capture of the Regiment of
Missouri State troops, noticed in our lsst,a regi
ment of these German troops were marching
along one of the streets, when a boy in the crowd
of spectators fired a pistol. Thereupon several of
the Germans fired into the' crowd of citizsna.
The whole regiment was immediately thrown in
to confusion, when they commenced firing in ev
ery direction, many of them shooting down men
in their own ranks. In this affair four soldiers
and four citizens are known to have been killed,
and many others wounded. - L j ; . v - -
Disaffection. Old Scott having declined to
receive any more volunteers for a shorter time
than three years, the volunteer spirit among the
Yankees seems to be dying out. A Harrisburg
letter to the New York . Herald says: "Great
disaffection exists . throughout this State relative
to the three years' enlistment. Our men are anx
ious and eager to go for tho entire period bf the
war, bo that twenty years, but object very serious
ly to tho new requisition. , Many soldiers who
have arrived here recently, returned very much
uissausuoo, 1 ;
The small-pox is said to bo raging in Fortress
Monroe, and old Lincoln's troops nre pitching
their tents outside tho fort. :. !
On Monday, last two companies from Fort
"-!.-
Monroe, numbering 150 men, took; possession of
Mill Cicek Bridge and Capt. Clark's place, near
Hampton, Va. There being no Virginia troops
near at hand to dispute their right,' they had no
difficulty in taking possession of those points.
Their object was to secure a supply of water for
the Fort, They left 75 men in charge of the
well on Capt. Clark's place. i
Steam Gunboats. The Federal Government
has, according to reliable accounts, sent orders to
Europe for tho purchase of steam 'gunboats and
other steam vessels of war, suitable for navigating
shallow waters, and great activity prevails at the
navy-yards in fitting out vessels for, the blockade
of ports of seceded States. I .
' The New York Courier and Enquirer insists
that it is the intention of the Confederate States
to invade Pennsylvania and pillage Philadelphia.
Col. Robert Anderson left Now York on Tues
day, for Louisville.
The Hon. A. R. Boteler is announced in the
last Winchester, (Va.) Republican as a candidate
for a seat in the Montgomery Congress. ''
D. H. Todd, of New Orleans, and brother-in-
law of Mr. Lincoln, has been appointed first lieu
tenant in the army of the Confederate States.
The Memphis Appeal says there are 407,000
stand of arms and 200,000 revolvers in the Con
federate States:
The Scientific American says that the real
strength of the United States Navy, now fit for
immediate service, is twenty-four vessels, carrying
three hundred and eighty-six guns.
The Staunton Spectator says that the conse
crated remains of Gen. Washington have been
removed from Mt. Vernon to Lexington, to pre
vent them from being desecrated by the hyena
like Vandals of the North. ,
It is probable that the Confederate Congress
will adjourn within the next ten days, to meet
again in July, at such place as circumstances may
render necessary. . - . v ;
Lieut, A. Jackson, of the U. 8. Cavalry, adopt
ed grandson of Tennessee's honored soldier, Old
Hickory, has resigned his commission, and is now
on his way toMontgoanry, to wield his sword in
defence of Southern soil.
A Northern soy was hung at Columbus, Ky.,
on Friday.- . ' ...
LieutJ Richard K. Meade, late of the U. jS.
army, and on duty at Fort Sumter, during its
siege by the South Carolina troops, has resign
ed his position, and returned to his native State,
Virginia. V s-r
John Bell In a public speech last week, avowed
his readiness to take his place in the ranks anq
march in defence of the South. ;;: - " : '
The second - United States cavalry "regi
ment has lost two-thirds of its officers by resig
nation. " r '
It is stated there arel 5,000 members of the Gol
den Circle Knights, in Baltimore, well organized
and drillod for military duty, v ' 1 r4
The Indianna Sentinol hears it stated by those j
whose information is entitled to respect, that the j
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas : will be appointed
Lieutenant General l by ; President Lincoln. In
view of this announcement we may as well add
that it is reported that Senator Wigfall is to
command a regiment of a thousand picked mon,e
lectod ftom tho whole Southern army, no man' in
the regiment to weigh, under 170 pounds or be
under 6 foot filgn, or over so years 01 age. acu
man will be armed with an Enfield rifle, two
Navy revolvers and a six pound Howie ' knife.
A correspondent of the New York Commercial
thus makes known the views and intentions of
Com. rendergrast: "Commodore xendergrast,
flag-officer of the Cumberland, which lies at-Old
Point Comfort, is fully opto the workof keeping
the blockade a rigid one. He is in favor ot plan
nin'if expeditions atrainst the Virginia batteries at
different points, where the naval force, co-opera-
ting with tne land rorce, can uestroy ineov ana
keep the rivers emptying" into the bay fre&-He
is in favor of this as a matter of instant action, by
the assumption of some responsibility if need ; be,
instead of waiting till the Virginians have "en
trenched themselves so as to render their dislodge
ment difficult.- The prosecution of the Commo
dore's views depends very much on whether be
can obtain the co-operation of Col. Dimmick at
Fortress Monroe. - v- (: -l i--
It'is reported that the Spanish Government
will not give its sanction to the annexation of St.
Domingo. .. .. , y,?'.
Mrs Lamar, wife of G. B. Lamar, President
of; the Bank of the Republic, died in New York
last Saturday. '
NORTH CAROEINA ITEMS.
Daniel Hagner, member of the Salisbury (N
C.) Artillery, was killed last Monday by thejic
cidental discharge of a pistol in his own hand.
A voune man named Morns Hvneman was
arrested at the Exchange' Hotel inRichmond,
Va., on Wednesday ,on the charge of having
.a iV -W j SI t tl l
caused me ueatn at ew uerne, n . ass ween
of Myer Heinsteinj by stabbing him. Hyneroan
had enlisted in the Virginia troops, and had on bis
uniform when arrested
We take the following items from the State
Journal: : .'.. ! , . . - v:'
Gov. Etna. It will be highly gratifying to
the people of the State to know that Gov.' Ellis
Is rapidly recovering,: and that mere is every rea
son to expect a full and complete restoration of
his health. . . I r . - i, -'
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Tax Rockingham Guards. This fine com
pany, the first of four raised in that county, com
manded by Hon. At M. Scales, passed through
this city on Saturday last, to the Camp at Wei-
don. They are a fine body of men and number
100. ' 1 I j'- V, ...
No Special Terms.- We " are requested to
state that Governor-Ellis will issue no more com
missions for holding special terms of the Supe
rior Courts this summer, and therefore none will
be held. ; ; " -
Fltino Trip to Richmond. His Excellency,
Gov. .Luis, left for Kichmond on Sunday morn
ing last, on important public business, accompa
nied by Col. Keddick, Assistant Adiutant-uen
eral of the State, and . Cols. Hughes, Hammars-
kold and Long, Aids to the Governor, and Hon's.
L. O'B. Branch, Sam'l J. Person, W. W. Ave
ry and Gen. M'. W. Ransom. : The Governor had
a special train waiting for him at Weldon.
Capt. Z. B- Vance. With his Company of
100 men, arrived hero from Buncombe by the
cars on Tuesday last, they have gone to the Camp
near tnis place to drill. They are tne nneet speci
men of mountaineers, and will render efficient
aid in thrashing old Abe's mercenaries from the
Capitol where they have quartered their vile car-
casse or pollution ana nun. treacu jxprcs-i.
Wo endorse the following from the Milton
Uhromeu . !? rom the deepest recess ot our
heart we. pity tbo poor sordid creature who, in
times like these, seeks to make a fortune for him
self at the expense of tho bleeding South. We
hear of creatures palling themselves men aye,
"patriots !" who aro engaged in buying up all
the corn, wheat and meat, so as to monopolize
the market and compel buyers to pay two or three
prices for it. ,Thisl ' is wrong, and ; the Southern
man who does it, should bo be held un to the scorn
and contempt of the whole Soulhv
Resigned. Capt. Solomon Williams, a native
or; .Nash codnty, Nw C., (brother or y. U. Wil
liams, Commoner front Nash,) has resigned his
commission. in the United States Army, and has
returned from New Mexico to place himself at
the service of his nativo State. -. Capt. W. gradu
ated . with distinction .- at ' West Point, has seen
much active service, and is reputed to be a most
gallant officer. - The State needs such men.- ,
Military camp at Statesville. Gov. Ellis
has issued an order for a Military Gamp to be lo
cated at Statesville; under the command of Capt.
J. B. Andrews, one of the best Drill-officers in
the State. It will be tho rendezvous for volun
teefs from Alexander, Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe,
Watauga, Yadkirjii Iredell, Citizens in the
above named Counties, we have no doubt, will
contribute liberally: of Provisions for the use of
the Volunteers at this place, without delay.
The Camp has been located by Capt. Andrews,
west of Town near the R. Road. ' .
Hons. J. M. Leach and Z. B. Vance.
These two gentlemen, late members of Congress,
are raising volunteers to march against Lincoln.
Cap. Vance is expected to, pass with his . Guards
any day. The iAsheville papers- speak of the
Vance Guard in the highest terms. Iredell Ex
press. . .',- j-i,; ::.-j:'; -- .V.,-.,:;.
: t-The following are the conditions and re
gulatiens under which Volunteers are -accepted
in the Confederate! States army s - . J1 -
j Under the bill jfor the public defence1 100,000
Volunteers can be accepted, who will be subject
to the rules governing the regular army. . The
term of service-will be twelve monthB. All vol
unteers must be tendered by the Governor of a
State. , Each regiment is composed of ten' com
panies, each consisting of one captain, three lieu
tenants, four sergeants, four corporals,- two ; bu
glers, and ninety privates. The pay of Colonel
is $175 per monj.li, Lieutenant-Colonel $170 per
month, Major $150, Captain $108,First Lieuten
ant $90,' Second'Xteutenant $80, First Sergeant
$21, other Sergeants $17, Corporals and ; artifi
cers $13, 'Privates $11 per jmonth, with yearly
allowance of clothing and he ration, per day.
The volunteers ire expected to furnish their own
uniforms, and will be paid in money by the Con
federate States Government when mustered into
service. . Each regiment ' has al Quartermaster,
with the rank of Captain, and Commissary, with
equal rank, a Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon.
SO UTH ERNB APTIST CONVENTION.
This body assembled in Savannah oh the 10th
inst, and was palled to order by Dr. -- Richard
Fuller, who, it Will be remembered, presided over
its deliberations; . two years', ago in - Richmond.
Roys. Wm. G. Crano and Geo.; B. Taylor, Sec
retaries, were, in attendance.' Eleven States are
represented in the Convontlon. The delegates
from North Corolina are Rav. J. L. Pritchard,
J. H. Ivey, J. W, Williams, A.T. M.;Handy, J.
M. Russell, E. W Henderson, W. Rives, W.H.
Mcintosh, Charles Manly, M. B. Harden, H.f 8.
Haynes, S. A. CJreath, J.. I. Cloud, Rufus Figh.
' Tn 1 Federal Troops fr0m5entuckt.
'The Frankfort Yeoman, in answer to the state
ment going the rounds of tho papers,' that Major
Anderson will to entrusted with the command of
a brigado of ' Kentuckians, immediately to bo
raised, says: s ; r v-
"This is alL; bosh, - No brigado, no regiment,
not even a company can be mustered out of Ken
tucky to. march under the banner profaned and'
desecrated by Lincoln.. All . such paragraphs as
the above are lying inventions, got up for purpo
ses Of wicked o,eeenticnV.r-'Vi
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Tax New Comet. A new comet has been
discovered recently, w hicb one of our exchanges
says is now plainly visible to the naked eye, and
locates it "in the quadrangle of the 'Dipper,' In
the Great Bear, a hazy star near , the brightest of
the four."
The Home or Andrew Johnson A Tennes
see correspondent gives an account of a large and
enthusiastic Secession meeting, held in' the town
of Greenville; Tenn., the borne of Andrew John
son. " The man "who was once the idol of his
State, is now biased and hooted, despised and dis
graced, wherever he goes; a fate which be truly
deserves, and which'awaita all who speak and act
against their home, and country."-, i ,;
I c '; PROM WA8UINGTON.
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JUL a W V mrnmt v v a mm, A U V 4.' X AvW k J
-PROBABLE INVASION OF VIRGINIA.
. - : AlixIvdria, Slay 15.' '
: A mysterious movement took place amonr the'
troops in Washingtdn this morning.- The Rhode -'
island regiment was early ordered to be fa readi
ness to march at a moment's notice. , The caissons
of their batteries were quietly gathered, v Wheel
ing and Northwestern Virginia will probably be
the next point of Federal occupation. . ;,l
Washington and Alexandria are quiei ("
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THREE PAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
'v. THE EUROPAAT HALIFAX. v
. Halivax, May,'H.,"c
' The steamer Europe, from Liverpool 4th inil.,
with telegraphic advices via Queenstown to the
5tb, has arrived. .' , : , . - ' . ' (
- In the House of Commons, Lord John Russell
stated that a naval force would be sent to the
American coast to protect British vessels, in view
of , the fact that letters of , marque and reprisal
were being issued by the Southern Confederacy.
He denounced the blockade, by the American
Government, of Southern ports. " v' -"..V
'' -'V :.. COMMERCijALr'' H
Liverpool, May 4. Cotton advanced I a Id.
Breadstuff aod Provisions closed steady. Con
sols closed at 91 a91. f " !
- The latest report says Breadstuffr, and Provi
sions closed unsettled. Flour steady and firm at
27s. 6d. a 30s. 6d. Wheat firm. Corn dull. .
FURTHER FROM .EUROPE, v.v ?
ARRIVAL OF THE PARANA.
St, Johns, May 14. .
steamer Parana, from Gal way - May 7th.
arrived. HI-,-: - - , .-.r
Lord John Russell made an - important state-
ent in the House of Commons on Monday, re
stive to American anairt; As to the Federal
vernmeat oommltttug ah infringement of ln
ternational law by collecting does from foreign
ships before breaking bulk, tbo law officers of the
Urown said mat so mucn : dopendod on circum
stances that no definite instructions had been sent
to British cruisers on. tho , American coast. . He
bolioved that the collection 1 of duties as proposed
would be impracticable. Eelati vrt& tha blockade.
ho said it could only btf recognized when effec
tive. Itearardinc letters of maraue issued bv tha
Southern Confederacy, the Government were of,
opinion that the Southern ; Confederacy must be
recognized as Douigerenw.i 1 - -
Insurances were being effected in London onu
California gold in transit from Panama to Lon- J
don, tho consignments being diverted from New
The London Times, of Tuesday, May 1st, sat
the present courso of Amorican events, so far:
from being likely tn embarrass tne ,Ixndon mp-';
ney market, would bo likely to havo an opposite' !'
result. -'-I' '?'' - "i
The commercial - advices, represent the Liver-f f
pool cotton market firm. Consols 91 J a 9l. v
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TENNESSEE ACTION OF THE LE0I3;!!!
;V'V LATURE. v ''; 'jr
The Legislature, during its briof eion, - bav jj
transacted business of tho most vital importance I
to the peoplo of Tennessee. It has adopted a
Declaration of Independence, dissolving the coni: f
noction of the State with the late United Statev'
Looking to a speedy admission into' the Confed '
oracy established by the Confederate States 1 slCj
America, in accordance with the Constitution for
the Provisional Government In said States, it has
enteredxfnto the following temporary convention ''
men t and military league with theConfed
rate States, for the purpose of meeting pressing;
exigencies affecting the common rights, interests;
and safety bf said States of said Confederacy: .' .A : f
First. Until the said State shall become a1
member of said Confederacy, acoordinz to the1
Constitution of both Powers, the whole military 1
force and military operations, offensive and do-'
fensive, or said state, in tne impending conflict
with the United States, shall be under she chief -
control and directions of the President of the:
Confederate States, upon the same bails, prlncl. .
pies and footing as if said State were now and
during the interval, a member of said Confede
racy. Said forces, together with that of the Con-'
federate States,, to, be employed for the common
defence. :.--- ; " . ; ''.. 'W1.
Second. The State of Tennessee will, upon be
coming a member of said Confederacy, under the i
permanent uonnuiuuon 01 saia tjonieaerate atates, -if
the same shall occur, turn over to said Confed
erate States all the public, property, naval stores'
and munitions of war of which she may then be -in
possession acquired from the United States, on
the same terms and in the same manner as the
other States of said Confederacy have done in like
cases. ' .-.f . - ', , -ri -
Third. Whatever expenditures of money, if
any, the said State ot Tennessee shall make before
she becomes a member of said Confederacy; Shall
be met and provided for by the Confederate
States. . ,:-T..
This Convention entered into and acreed On.
in the city of Nashville, Tennessee, on the 7th
dav of May. A. D. 1861, by Henry W. Billiard.
tne amy auinonzea vpmmiasioner to act in ina
matter for the Confederate States, and Oustavna
A. Henry, Archibald W, O. Tptten and Wash :
inston Barrow, Commissioners, duly authorised
. 1 . . f i . a . a
to act in like manner for the State of Tennessee.
The whole subject to the approval and ratlflca- '
tion of the proper authorities of both Govern
ments, respectively. ,1 f0 ', .."-.' ' ' jjv 1
, In testimony whereof the' parties aforesaid have
herewith set their hands and seals, the day and
year aforesaid, in duplicate originals. ; ,.(; "
U.iNitl W. ill Xj All A ttL, ISEAI.J,'.
Commissioner for the Confederate States of ' .f ,
' '. - America.:
GUSTAVU3 A.' HENRY, ': sEAt.
A. O..W. TOTTEN, ' . fstAt-j
WASHINGTON BARROW. flIAl.1
Commissioners on the part of Tennessee. ; "
And in addition, it has enacted a law providing
for the organization of a volunteer militia force
of 55, 000 men, and appropriated tha sum of $V'.
OOO.OOO to meet the expenses which may accrue.
V. .1 t IV , - - i- . 1 w 1 . . .
11 lac poopie anau raiuy tua veciaraiiou 01 inde
pendence adopted by ics servants and we have
no doubt they will do so by large majority
the State will thus havo been rJaced fairly upon .
the road to equality and independence. Memphis
Kullefin. . . - ..'"' . -J.
BidletiM.
MR RUSSELL
AND THE FORTIFICA-
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- . ! . .t Mobile, Msy 13.
Mr. W. H. Russell, the correspondent of the
London Times, visited Forts Morgan and Gaines
to-day, accompanied by several prominent citi
zens, ne made important suggestions to Col.
Hardee regarding the fortifications, gathered from
his experience in theCrimea. Heexpressed him
self as well pleased with Col. Hardee's command
and raye Hardee is very much of a soldier. 1 j ;
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The Blockade. Secretary Welles, ' in, reply.
to interrogations from Philadelphia, jtays: '(All
neutral vessels will be allowed a reasonable (Stria, :
fifteen days, to leave port, with or without cargo
after the blockade is actually instituted. , -1
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Rifled cannon are being madoat "Leeds'' Foun-
dry," in New Orleans, and it will soon be able to
turn out Ibis superior artillery in any quantity.
Da the 13tk 1dL. after a short OlaaM oftwMtv-fou
aoori; Emu Lis,-iofaBt Bon -of W. B. and Clan
I Klcbardson, ag4 one year Ire atnaths aa4 tlx days.
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