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sttx: - Owi r ihe plans of fair deUghtf oi nea. Hmrp'd by party rage to live like broUr. RALEIGH. N. Ce WEDNESDAY CORNING, OCT. 23, 1861. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. ' " FOR 1 PRESIDENT : JEFFERSON BAMS. FOR VICE-PBESIDENT ALEX. H. STEPHENS. THE PEOPLE'S TICKET. For the SUte at Large : Hon. WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, Hon. DAVID 8. KEID. v rot tfce Districts:' T 1st. JOHN POOL, of Pasquotank. J Zkd. COUNCIL WOOTKN, of Lenoir. 3j. L: W. HUMPHREY, of Onslow. 4TB. J ESSE G. SHEPHERD, of Cumberland. 6th. Hon. THOMAS BRAUG, of Wake. 6th. Hon. BEDFORD BROWN, of CaswelL ITH. ALTREDG. FOSTER, of Randolph. 8th. JOHN WALKER, of Mecklenburg. 9TH. TOD R. CALDWELL, of Burke. 10th. A. a MERRIMON, ot Buneombe. THE EXTORTIONERS. We take the following article from that excellent ptper, the Lynchburg Virginian. The devastations ofthis Army Worm are not confined to . any particular section of the South, but may be tracked through every portion of it, ' Monopolists, Forestalled and Speculators have given a factitious value to almost every article of prime necessity. Persona falsely representing themselves to be agents for purchasing for the army, have pur chased from unsuspecting farmers, and others holding provisions and merchandise, at com paratively low prices, and on their return from their roguish missions, have extorted from their needy neighbors the most exorbi tant profits. The feeling of. rtvenge is bad, and sinful, but it is respectable when com- pared with the mean, low, grovelling spirit otavarict; and these " Arthur Undes" these cannibals, who grow fat on the yery flesh of their fellow-men, are grossly flatter- ed when compared to Shyloclc. Shakspeare, in Shy lock, drew a great picture of disap pointed revenge. It was Antonio's life, not his flesh, nor his money, that Shylock want ed. Bat our "Grides" say to their needy neighbors, "pay me my prioe, gratify my ap petite for greed, put an exhorbitant profit in my purse, or your flesh shall disappear from your bones." If we could only get a list of the names of these caricatures of humanity ! ! Would'nt we gibbet them for the public gtxe We may yet get the proof on some of them, and when we do we will bold them up b their true colors, let the cost to us be what it may : Thk Akmt Wom, The Governor of Alaba. ma is trying to extirpate this loathsome creature, by withdrawing the aliment upon which it is fed. We hope that he may be successful. The object aoaerht to be attained is worth any amount of effort, for the ravages of the "worm" may be traced in the blight and mildew that are rapidly over spreading the land. Whit were Pharaoh's plsgues of blood, of frogs, of lice, or flies ; of murrain or locusts, compared with those thst now afflict this ' people? Even the destroying angel who slew . . . . t l a m the first oorn oi every nouaenoia, was scarcely more terrible than the army worm which is now the precursor of - a famine that may destroy more then did the minister of Jehovah's wrath. who touched at last the hsrdened heart of Pha raoh. Who does not see that although the good God who rales above us, has bletsed the land with increase, and given abundance for man and kut tha fabulous nrices to which manv article! of prime necessity have gone up, chiefly through the efforts of speculators, will be certain to occa sion great suffering amongst the poor this winter? How are they lo gel sboee,or clotbing.or fuel at the price which these articles will be likely to command T Or, if they be able to supply these, what will be left of their scanty income to ret ba con at 25 cents per pound ? Will men tell us that these articles hsve been augmented in price be cause of their scarcity ? We deny it. Bacon can be had for the money, by every body who can afford to pay for it Large Quantities of leather. shoe, cloth Jig, and material are still on the mar ' ket, and can be bought with cash, at extravagant prices. What then has occasioned these increas- inr and most exorbitant rates ? Bimply this an apprehended scarcity, together with tbe fact that merchants and speculators have been bovine up and collecting in large, unusual quantities, the ..sl.1 iL.s a. 9 : a ! . Those articles are not distributed throughout the rucia Ulll illTO aiUUUCU UCUUOUI TllUf. I country as formerly. They are scarce at some I point and abundanu at others; thanks to "enter- prise," instead oi puiung off the evil day, the I poiiey of Shylock is to precipitate it ; that the i fi v. .-i r iv. I. rY""j "i-"""K i i wr, the evils tbatmipht have been averted to a much later -period. u Harms; that might ba7e been kept at a distance, and perhaps, if the war should terminate shortly, never had been realized, Is now brought to our very doors. A single item In our personal experience will illustrate our position. A tew days since, in pursuance or a legitimate business, we entered a tore la the city of Rich noona wsoa paper. &o arucie or letter paper, musty ano stainea wiu age, mat nad been on hand m I perhaps for twenty years, and would have and '30 be represented the county in the Sen dear at St per ream, was offered us for (8 ! I ' mni -ioqo j -f . , been and no less, xuenmond is lull or sueh creatures as the one we refer to; and they are at our doors too, bot happily not in such numbers. ' We know tbe fact that a merchant in this sity made fotcr kandrtd per cent, upon a bill of old goods I And what is done on a larger scale, as indicated by Governor Moore, is practised by two penny dealers also. The evil is contagious. It permeates every order of society. At Manassas the little dealers tell plugs of tobacco that cost eljtht cents, to the soldiers at fifty cts., and de mand specie at that The country stores, we are told, have been ran sacked to find remnants of old calico that were worthless before tbe war, to make shirts for tbe soldiers, with which they are supplied at the mo derate cost of ioo dollar and fifty cenU t News papenjhat are furnished to the dealers, at two cents, are sold to the defenders of the country at tan cents f And these are but uparts of one stu pendous whole" tbe lee-iti mala malt of a, in. tern that is converting the nation into an army of jwum maa aoKee traders, and educating even the news-boys in the ways of extortion. Call it enterprise," as a merchat in Richmond told us ; let it be denominated thrift; mercantile sagacity ; anything but tha exalted patriotism which, re pudiating the looae principles of commercial ethics, has a mind for the sorrows of the poor, and demands that no unwonted burthens be imposed upon the families of tbe men who have volun- fee red to defend our liberty; and, be it remember d our roerty too.' We cannot close this torn bra picture without presenting m pleasing contrast to the Otherwise unrelieved darkness is which it 4s set ."Many, noble men, and we may add wo men too act open different principles. Through out the tand there are thousands, even now, to rise up and call them blessed. They Visit, our camps and hospitals, and the families of those who are away in tne service of ine country. ' They relieve the distressed, comfort the sorrowing, and administer consolation to the dying. We have heard of one gentleman, a nephew, we believe, of the good and venerable Bishop Meade, who loads bis wagon - weekly with good things for the sick of the camps at Manassas. What a contrast 1 It is as light to darkness : as angels to devils : as neaven to ueii. Commenting on this subject the Richmond Examiner makes the following suggestions : We recommend to the first to impress, steadily and uniformly into the public service, all specu lators goods which the imraediat needs of the service may require, allowing fair prices, sufficient to remunerate the investment, t'.me, enterpue, or other legitimate element of profit on the part of toe dealer. This course would not only be just and beneficial to the Government itself; it would also at once assist to establish a regular standard of prices for the general buyer or consumer in the market. Secondly, we recommend fo the people of the South themselves to find the most proper and efficient remedies against speculation in- their own self-denials and those severe habits of private economy, which both the material exigencies of the war and the considerations of patriotism at once demand. Let every one strive, with patriot ic devotion, to dispense, as far as possible, with everything regarded as a necessity of life that may have a tendency to increase prices, and to stimu late the cupidity of those whose dispositions- for gain outstrip their patriotism, degrade their -)iu-manity, and make them viler than the. Yankee vermin we have shaken from our skirts COL. WHEELER'S COMMUNICATION. As an act of simple justice to Col." John H. Wheeler, we give a plsce to the communica tion which which will be found in another column, and at the same time express oar re gret that we should hate been instrumental in holding np an innocent man to public cen sure. It is doe, however, to pur correspon ded, as well as to ourself, that we should state, that tho charges against Col. Wheeler were not wantonly or maliciously trumped up, bot were founded on reports universally current through Raleigh, and believed to be true. That they were utterly untrue, we are now glad to be convinced, and we trust that such of our contemporaries as have copied the communication of "A Bondholder," or I our editorial comments upon it, will aid us ia doing justice to an innooent. and injured I mia, by copying this article, or giving the substance of it TlfE POTOMAC BLOCKADED. The most important intelligence which has recently reached us from the line of the Po mao is the effectual blockade of that river by the Confederate batteries. A fleet from Old Point is between two batteries our men hav ing permitted it to pass the lower battery and now can neither go up nor down. This is a decided case of limbo, and there is bat ono mode of relief from it, to wit : the si lencing of our batteries by an attack on tbem from the land side. Such an attack of course would require the crossing of the Potomao by the Federals in large force, and in this way a general engagement may be brought on. We are of opinion, however, that the Yankees are too weak in the knees to trust themselves out of their entrenched lines. NOT CAUGHT IN A NET. Our neighbor of the State Journal is al wrong when ke says we have been caught in a "net." ihe advice to alter our electora ticket was given to us by gentlemen not giv en to the practice of ensnaring their neigh bors, and having no more interest in this, or that electoral ticket than the rest of their fellow-citizens. Their motive was the patri otic one of preventing wrangling and strife when all should be harmony and union, and knowing this, we cheerfully yielded to their suggestions. If this is being caught in a net, then we have been caught in a net, but shall not apply to our neighbor of the Journal to play the part of the moose to our Leonine Msjesty by gnawing us out of it. A CANDLE FACTORY. We know of few investments that would pay better at this time than capital embark ed in the manufacture of Candles. Kero sene and other oils have vanished from the a ' 0 . UJeu' mienor quality of ada- man tine candles is selling here for 60 cents ... w;n ma . . - - pr.se, aca the capital to back it. en pupa in " ' oo- jk - mannf.cnrfl of an arriM . ,tA; . w luuuuoa' ble to our comfort ? THE EATE HON. JOHN JH. DICK. We regret to learn that Judge Jno. M. Dick died at Gatesville a few days ago. Judge D. aa a tative of the county of Guilford, and re sided in it during his life. In the years 1829 buperior Court of Law and Equity. He died in the 70th year of his age, and after a service on tha Bench of twenty-cine years. A I. AUK H ABLE INCIDENT. One of the funniest incidents of the times is the application of Mexico to Lincoln's Ad ministration for a loan of money. We shall next hear of Beau Hickman as a lender of money. ' . . ; , FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE ; ED. NOT BURN- The report of the burning of Fairfax Court House by the Confederate troops turns out to be untrue. Tho villaee is vet standing in. tact. . o . ' . ELECTORAL TICEETS. : -J. Electoral Tickets will be furnished at this Office at 12.00 per thousand. , . , '-' ' - - Gen. B. F. (Picayune) Butler has assumed the command of the Department of New England, and his headquarters are to be at Boston. , Rkliasx or John G, GurnttiB. John G. Guthrie Esq.j of Petersburg,' who wag sometime since imprisoned at Fort Lafayette, has been released on parole..- 'lie refused to take the oath of allegiance to Lincoln's Ad ministration. : THE NEWS, IN BRIEF. Col. George Bower, an aged and distinguish ed citizen of North Carolina, was drowned in Yadkin river,, near Wilkesboro', on Monday, the 7th; while attempting to ford the stream in his carnage.' , ' " A magnificent flag, a voluntary contribution of members of Congress to Colonel Howell Cobb, was presented to his regiment in Richmond, Va., on Thursday, by President Davis's , brother. A handsome letter from the President was read on the occasion, and the affair passed off finely. The cartridge factory in Richmond, under the superintendence of Lieut. J. W. Smith, is manu facturing cartridges at the rate of 200,000 per day. The factory employs S00 women and 300 men. The Fredricksburg Recorder , learns v from the Chaplain of the Twelfth North Carolina Regi ment, that when he left Evansport on Saturday last there was Jying just abreast of that point, in the stream, a Yankee "floating battery" of very large and diamond-shaped dimensions. It seem ed to him to be plated with steel, and altogether, was rather an ugly looking customer. Brigadier General Holmes, in charge of - the Fredricksburg department, haa been promoted to a Major Generalship. . Brigadier General Long street has also been promoted to the rank of Ma jor General. ; , . I . The Confederate States stoke of $5,000 was run for over NewMarket Race Coarse, atPetersburg, on Thursday last, at meridian, three entries hav ing been made. O. P. Hare's Beauregard won the two mile heat, time 3.57 ; 3.51. The track wasin fair running order,the horses were all youngi and the time is considered good. A large num ber of persons were present and the interest great. The stake of $5,000 will be turned over by the winner to the Confederate Government. A correspondent cf the Richmond Dispatch writes from Fairfax C. H., October 13th, that Lieut. Arnold, of Georgia, was shot and mortally wounded on the previous day by a sentinel. He had walked out from camp, and on his return sa luted the sentinel as usual, but had proceeded on ly a few paces when he was shot in the left breast. Tbe last word that escaped his lips was the name of the one to whom his affections : were pledged The deceased was popular with his company, and his loss will be mourned by many relatives and friends. j . . 1 The Confederate Government recently sent to Newport News, under a flag of truce, fifty-seven Yankee prisoners who had beenwoundod in the battle at Manassas. These prisoners had been very kindly treated in oui hospital at Richmond, and before leaving were profuse in their expres sions of gratitude to tbe Confederate surgeons. Since they have got North, however; they have teld all sorts of outrageons lies, asserting thst they were treated, while in the hands of the Confeder ate authorities, in the most brutal manner, &c. De Bow's mortality statistics, compiled from the last census, show that the people of the Uni ted States are the healthiest on the globe. The deaths are 320,000 per year, or one and a half per cent, of the population. In England the ratio is near two percent, and in France nearly three per cent. Virginia and North Carolina are the healthiest of the States, and have 638 inhabitants above 100 years of age. I : The New Orleans Pickayune says important mail arrangements' have been made for the es tablishment of a regular monthly mail -between New Orleans and Tampico, Mexico, to connect with the British mail stea mere. Mail carriers haveoeen appointed and 1,200 letters were in charge of the one which left New Orleans on the 10th nst. Another will close on the 9th of No vember, at 3 o'clock, P. M., and leave on the next morning, j . The Protestant Episcopal Convention of the Southern Confederacy met at Columbia, S. C, on the 1 7th inst, last Thursday. All the Bishops in the Confederacy were present except Bishop Polk, of Louisiana. - The Convention was' engaged all of the first day in thediscussion of the constitution, canons, and name of the Church ,a proposition ha v ing beep submitted to change the name, of the Church from Protestant Episcopal to Catholic Reformed. The Charleston Courier of Thur sday says that the ship Thomas Watson, which got ' ashore on Tuesday, was burned on Wednesday last by the blockading fleet., She was a Mobile vessel, and loaded witn salt, two utnograpnio presses, and a quantity ot lithographic stone. i , In the-Confederate Court of Charleston Thurs day, the case of Capt. Sandrue, charged with an endeavour to excite revolt, was continued until the next term, and he was released ; on bis own recognizance in the sum of two hundred dollars. A telegram from Nash vile states that Thomas L. Crittenden has gone to Hend erson to assume command of the Federal troops in that section. Major Anderson, of Fort Sumter notoriety, left Louisville on the 11th inst. for Washington. -; The Hon. Thomas P.Porter, the late Pressdent of the Kentucky Senate.and Lieutenant-Governor of the Slate, was in Nashville, Tenn 6n Thurs day last, having escaped form Lincolndom. The New York Post, of the 10th,j says, "there is not a word of truth in the Times' dispatch about 100 rebels being drowned by the fire Of the Monticello, near Hitter as Inlet." j . The Bank of Washington, D. C, refuses to take the Yankee Treasury notes, and Lincoln's minions want Congress to close tbe "disloyal in stitutions" t ! A Union newspaper has been established at Al exandria, Va. . . BISHOP ATKINSON'S APPOINTMENTS. Columbia, S. C.', Oct. 18th, 1861. . The Editor of the Raleigh Register will oblige Bishop Atkinson by publishing the following no tice of his Appointments. j November,' 8th, Gaston. . j . .' 10th, Warrenton. ' " ?; , - l'2th, Williamsborough.' . " 13th, Oxford - ji ; V ' 14th, Henderson. 15th, Louisburg. i ii -.. ii i ii 17th, Raleigh. . . ; L 20th, SU Marys, Orange Co. 21st, Hillsborough. '. i : 22nd, P. M.; Graham, f 24th, LeaksvUle.; j , . f . 25th, Galloway's Chapel, " ' ' ' " THOMAS ATKINSON. A CARD. ..V . " - I . City ov Ratuon, 2lst Oci;i86it- Sib: Your paperof 'Wednesday last 'contains the following editorial : . t f:'ii ;ATBoHiHOi.DBBis." Weinvite attention to the communication of a 'Bondholder'Mn to-day's pa per. It does seem to us that some remedy should be applied to the evil of which the writer com plains. As to Wheeler's operations here t. there can be no doubt."-'. His errand and ji his presence in this place were talked of all over it. It .was known how he came, and what be came for. It was known that he had stuck by Lincoln's Ad ministration, under which he holds a office; and it was known that all his' property was in the pi ty of Washington. And "yet, under these circum stances, and when there was so milch reason -to believe that, his errand being accomplished, .he would return to Washington, he collected the in terest due on his bonds, was permitted to visit and pay money to the Yankee prisoners in the camp at the Fair Grounds near this city, and finally al- lowed to take bis departure unmolested, and make his report to those under whose flag he travelled . In these troubled times, when the public mind is filled with questions involving national exist ence, it is to be expected that it should be sensi tive and watchful ; nor should this be repressed or relaxed, for truth and justice must eventually triumph. This I hope always willjbe the case in North Carolina. Aptly - has it been recorded "the greatest friend of Truth is Time ; her great est enemy, party prejudice; and her constant companion, is humility." ' ' The atrocious crime of trusting to the credit of North Carolina a portion of the proceeds of a life of labor, and to look to her bonded faith as a sure support for myself in old age and my family is one I shall not attempt to excuse, j. . I . It is known to the Treasurer, 3Ir Courts, that a few years ago, on leaving the country for a for eign land, I did bid for, at a premium, and secure an amount of her bonds, which were paid for by me in specie.' The amount is not material, but the sum stated by your correspondent is a gross exaggeration. - . . j ! ! The Treasurer can further inform. yob that no bond or coupon was ever paid to me, that was not bona fide my own property, and so registered in my own name on the books of the Treasury De partment. The amount thus received was depos ited (except such amounts as "were necessary for my personal expenses) in your city, where it now remains. - j -. ' :. : These facts can be demonstrated to your satis faction in five minutes, if doubted. , Then, these facts being patent, I appeal to your own sense of justice to characterizs as it deserves the assertion of your correspondent, who confidently states that I "collected and carried away a large amount (from 15,000 to 50,000 dollars) for our en emies" that I brought,with me "some of the coupons from the State Bonds which the Lincoln Government has stolea f rom our ' loyal citizens, and carried back tbe money from the Treasury of North Carolina to reward their outrageous pira cy" that I "drew the money on the stolen bonds from our Treasury, to be carried back to Wash ington and returned in thirty days in the form 'of sabres and shot, for our slaughter and subju gation." Your editorial, also, states that I "stuck by the Lincoln Adininstralion- under which I novo hold office, and that it is well known that all my pn perty Is in the city of Washington.' - i Your correspondent, also, states this more de cidedly, when he says that he was "reliably' in formed by a gentleman who left Washington on the 3d inst., that Col. Wheeler reached hia home there several days ago, where he holds office un der the Lincoln-Seward party." Y . j It is not true that I hold or ever held any of fice under the Administration of Lincoln. . I herewith submit to you the original official ac ceptance of my resignation by Caleb B. Smith, Sec retary of the Interior, of the office of Superinten dent of Documents, conferred on me by-Hon. Ja cob Thompson, dated the 14th March, 1861 just a few days after Lincoln's . inauguration. I had desired to resign it before this date,' but the dis tribution of many valuable works to the South ern portions of the country could , not be earlier completed. With the approbation of our South ern friends inCongress, I had to remain until this was accomplished, j As to my being at Washington, so positively stated by your correspondent, on the 3d instant, I was on that day, and every day 'since I left Ral eigh, (except on this trip,) at or near my native place, in Hertford county in this State, enjoying the kindness of friends and the affection of my re lations. The question so anxiously asked by your correspondent, how T "found my way to Wash ington, whether by Cape Hatteras or Fortress Monroe," is now answered to his truth-loving temper. I took neltherroute, and the idea only exists in his inventive and distorted imagination. . Your editorial further states that I "was per mitted to visit and pay money to the Yankee prisoners in the camp at the Fair Grounds, near this City." ' i , 'V "; ..-,'. V' Now, this charge is alike unfoundod as the former statements, but there is more truth in this than in any other part of the charges. A simple statement of all the facts will show the innocency of the whole transaction. I never when here visited any prisoners. Gen,. John B. Ma- rruder, now commanding a division of the Con federate army in the Peninsula of .Virginia, de sired me to hand some money, with an open letter. to the Adjutant General of North Carolina, at Raleigh, for some prisoners of war,, which letter and money were from their friends. These I hand ed to Gen. Martin. : I did not desire any receipt, but he gave me one; the original, which is here with submitted to you, reads as follows: "Received," Raleigh, N. C- September, 6th. 1861, of Col. Wheeler, the sum of one hundred dollars for prisoners of war in this city, cornier from General Magruder. -. J. u. MAKTIN, ' Adg't Giit. of N. C. S. T. " t From this little grain of truth what bushels of misrepresentation have sprung up 1 for I have heard of this from various sources, detailed and distorted to my prejudice. But I have,been si lent content to ive and look it down. From the high character of Generals Magruder and Martin, I feel secure. .S J-.; " "The head and front of my offending : Hath this extent ; no more." If this be treason,' as Patrick Henry declared, 'make the most of it." ' 3 ., I have thus met and answered .every point made in your editoria. You have been misled and misinformed, and I feel that I do not rely in vain on your readiness to do j ustiee. I demand the name of the author of! the article signed "A Bondholder," that the good citizens of North Carolina, among whom I have spent the best years of my life in public service, may know tbe, char acter that breathes his calumnies upon the inno cent, and the absent. By a law of China the houses of slanderers are, by order of the Oovern- ment, painted black, b at they may be marked and avoided-; Let this individual's bouse, wber ever he may live, ha painted the rame dark colour . I might here ppnclud$: But it is well known to you personally, while- doubtless your correspond dent was doubting-as to I he proper course for the South, that, with the Hon. Jacob Thompson, the accredited Commissioner from the State of Miss issippi to the State of North Carolina, I accom panied him to this city io Ddcombor, 1860, to visit the Legislature,' and urged the necessity of meeting the storm thlP we knew was about' to burst On cur heads. Bui 'at the time it "seemed that our .entreaties fell u ton deaf ears and unbe Heving' hearts. . It is well known, also, while I was' at Washington, I was in constant commu nication by letter and telegraph with IGov. Ellis and others, often affordine prompt, reliable and important information, fbr which I received and 1 u . now hold his grateful acknowledeemente. A let ter is now on file in the Executive Office in this city, from me to Governor Ellis, dated at Washing ton City on the 19th Nov., 1800 a copy of. which t herewith submit to you, which contains the fol lowing:. , ; , ') . ...; "The dii rs cast. A revolution has commen ced. We cannot stop the movement, if we would; we should pot if we could. The repeated wrongs suffered by the South from a ruthtess majority of the North are to be continued. Further submis sion will orly invite continued aggression. You are forced to take bold stand. Desolation and blood may follow, but distressing and sanguinary as these are, they are infinitely preferable ;to na tional degradation and personal contempt. What ever fortune comes to my native Stated I entreat you, Sir, to allow me to be aisharer.i I have passed tbe age of the battle field, but if needed, J am ready to go I may,) in time of trial, stop the bullet lrom younger and abler man." f - For such' sentiments and course, sincerely cher ished, and boldly avowed, I war marked by, the Lincoln Aministrationjr-my property there de stroyed, (see letter of Hon. Philip Phillips, here- with.submitted,) and my, liberty and life jeopard ed. The Governor did not yield to.my; request at the time;,l sent m, substance, . and one on whom ail my hope of co fort and. joy is "garnered up," who has been in th battle j field for months and who will maintain y his exertions and. life the honor of his native State and the name of JNO. II. WHEELER. CAN AN OFFICER IN THE SERVICE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES . ARMY HOLD THE OFFICE OF CONGRESS- man? r '.j ? :r:'--' . :' As a number of our army officers are candidates for Congress,-' the above is at this time a pertinen inquiry. The following clause from the Consti tution of the Confederate States seems to indi cate that army offrcers cajmot accept if elected thl office of Congressmen, unless they resign the for mer: " " ; : " :."-' "" "No person holding any oflice Ihder the Con federate Stales shall be a member of either House during his continuance inj office." ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF CONTRIBU- . . ; TIONS. V . K Surgeon General's Office,"! Raleigh, October 11th, 1861. From - Miss Laura B. McKee, 16 sbirU; 16 towels ; 1 old linen sheet, old linen, and cotton rags, cotton bandages Jl 4 jpair cotton socks ; 1 pa per red pepper j balm and sage. ' Five large boxes from the good people of Meek ldnbure Co. Two of these boxes are from Ladies Soldier's Aid Society-jSardis Congregation'. Three from Chartette and neighborhood. From Mrs Hustd, 6 pair woolen socks ; 7 pair cotton socks; 3 boxes home prepared mustard ; 1 package soap. " jy . ; From a Lady in Pilsboro', twenty dollars. From W. W. Holdeb, five dollars. From Willie J. Paln)er, five dollars. f 1 HeH;AS. E. JOHNSON, -j Surgeon General N: C. TO THE VOTERS OF .THE FIFTH CON f GRESSIONAL DISTRICT. , Gentlemen :' The duties assigned me by Con gress as one of the Committee to visit the Camps, of the Confederate States as far as practicable, ical, Quarter iMaster and; Commissariat Depart ments of the Governments have so fully occupied my time, that I have been able to attend to no Other business. To finish that work will engage my whole attention until near the meeting of Congress on the dra. Jionaay in .November. It is the duty of that Committee to report to their body whether any legislation is necessary for the more successful and satisfactory administration of those Departments, 1 could not decline the per formance of that duty.' In doing so I have, along with the other memoers ot tne uommiueo, en countered the hardships and dangers of camp life, in order to understand those which beset the sol diers. It was or. account lof my necessary ab sence that I addressed the card in September last, placing my name in the hands of the voters of the District, acknowledging then as I do now their right to choose their own agents and Represen tatives. . i - , On my return to-day to Richmond from' Ma nassas, I learned for the first time that it was said in the District that I was indifferent to the result of the election and the wishes of the people. That I occupied a doubtful; position as to whether I was a candidate at all, and might thus defeat a fair expression of the wishes of the people of the District. I feund here urgent solicitations uon tained'in letters from my friends, to which I yield, in declaring myself a candidate for a seat in the next Congress. ' Whilst I defer to their wishes, I regret that, it is impossible, for me, consistently with higher claims and higher duties, to take any part in tbe canvas. The sick sons, brothers and husbands, of our people, as well as securing the best provision for the support and comfort oi our army in the field, demand of me the devotion - of my whole time to that work, and to it it shall be devoted. .: j .v':':- ' - '".f" V ' If the voters of the District shall elect me, whatever of ability or experience I possess shall be brought to their service. I shall, however, cheerfully concur in their choice wherever, it may fall. , But I feel assured that I should give small evidence of my fitness for any public employment Should I abandon tbe sacred duty 'which Congress has assigned me to electioneer for anv place with in tne gin oi tne people. The claims of our sol diers at the commencement of a winter campaign ought not to be deferred to the personal advan tage of one seeking his election to Congress. -.--V- j A. W.VENABLE. Richmond, Oct. 19th 1861., . c r IIED, At Carolina City, on the 14th instant -of Tvnhoid Fever WILLIAM H. BROUGHTON, member of tne n aae uuaxds, Company 1), 26th Regiment N. C. T., In his 21st year. " Eulosrr'on the deceased is need. less to those acquainted with him. -" He was noted for bis good conduct ia all tbe relations of life. He was a man of good morals, of exemplary habits, and as a soldier he had no superior, performinx willingly and faithfully every duty assigned htm. The subject of tnis obituary bad Tor several years been a professor of religion, and it can with truth be said of him, that he kept hut word with God.- May his widowed mother, sisters and brother derive censoladon from tbe know ledge that he died as he had lived, in tha full assur anoe of a blessed immortality beyond the grave. - . oel9 It ' j R. POR SALE. A FEW 8 percent BONDS. I CONFEDERATE Oct 18 St JNO. G. WILLIAMS. ANTED AT GENTLEMAN C1F a GOOD ' MILITARY JBDUCATIO-y. and r pracuciu ufineow, wuaea a position in Soma Com. ; pany or Regiment in tha Old North State. Letters of the highest character will be produced. Address f , - " sv COL. ., No.' 600 Clay St, , oe23-lt j Richmond, Va. f PLUMBAGO AND BLACK LEAD, . TAKEN PIRBCTLY. FROM TUB MINE NEAR . Raleigh, thoroughly ground, cleansed and pre. pared for Paint, for lubricating axles and bearings of every kind and to prevent friction, for crucibles, for cleansing and polishing all sorts of metals, for facior the moulds of Foundrymen, and for all othir csm to wbioh this mineral ia applicable .For sale' In bar 1 rels and half barrels, in lots to suit purchasers, bv v . , ANDREW MILLER, oc 23 lm , - ! . I t Raleigh, N. C. WANTS WANTS. " THE GENERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL I PETERSBURG FOR N. C. TR00P8 Needs immediately 800 Blankets, 300 Sheet, 200 Comforts, 200 good Towels, 100 Pillows, 100 Pillow Ticks, Shirts and Drawers, Floor, and Meat, and Lard and Sugar and Coffee, and Molasses, and Soap. ' - y CHAS. E. JOHNSON, oo 23 It ' Surgeon General N. r HEAD QUARTERS N., 0. TROOPS. 1 j Awdtakt Geitsral's Orrica. I ( Raleigh, Oct, 18th, 1881. J Gkibral Ohdbb, i' No.2U . v. THE FOLLOWING ORDER IS PUII. lisbed -for the information and guidance of all eonoerned: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,) ' ' . - . Xviconvn Ornca, I Raleigh, Oct. 18th, 1861. J Lieutenant-Colonel SPIER WAITAKER, Aid-de-Camp of tbe Governor, is assigned to duty in the Ad. jntant General's Office as Auditor of Military Ac counts. -He will examine and djnst for settlement all such olaims and accounts, under direction of tbe Adjutant GeneraL . . HENRY T. CLARK, '-k - Governor Ex. Officio. ; By order of the Commander-in-Chief. ! ''".. ' i J. G. MARTIN, o23 3t . ) Adjutant General. NEW VERSION OF JORDAN. TTF you want to spend your cah, JL For things that are not trash, (And desire to be suited according J. B. FRANKLIN'S is the place, But you can't run your face, B " j No more than to t'other side of Jordan, In -the line of things to eat, He i very hard to beat, : ' ' , And just let me add! a word in, He sells Tobacco, Bnuf, Cigars and Candy, ' And other things that's handy, Tha lwiflt nn f.h'a miAd nf .Tnrilan h - , ' Mil l. ll. im . 'ii. ! . men do sens aaiainasoi xoys, , : Suitable for either girls or boys, Also, men and womeit aceordin', And be it perfectly understood, Everything he sells is good As can be had on this aide of Jordan. SEQUESTRATION NOTlf-F. HAVING BEEN APPOINTED BY TITE HON orable Asa Biggs, Judge of the District Court of the Confederate States of America for the District of North Carolina, the Receiver for the Counties of Northampton,. Hertford, Gates and Chowan in fiiJ State, I hereby notify every attorney, aent, former partner,: trustee, or other person holding or contrjl ling, within said Counties, any landa tonemenU, fcr hereditaments, goods or chattels,, rights or credits, or any interest therein, of or for any alien enemy of the: Confeden te States of America, speedily to inform tne of the same, and to render to me an account thereof, and, so far as practicable, to pay over the same to me, or to place tbe same in my . bands. Any such person wilfully failing to do so shall be guilty of a "high mis demeanor, and upon indictment and conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not longer than six months, sod shall further be liable to be sued by said Confederate States, and subjected to pay double the value of the estate, property or effects 5f the- alien enemy held by him or subject to his opntrol.j , I alfo notify each and every citizen of the Confed erate States speedily to give information to me (as is required by law to do) of any and all lands, tenement! and hereditaments, goods and chattels, rights and credits, within the said bounties, and of every right andintercKt therein held, owned and possessed or en joyed by or for any such alien enemy. My Office is at Jackson, Northampton county, N. C. I W. W. PEEBLES, Receiver . oc 23 w6w- ' for the .Counties aforesaid. PROCLAMATION. IN PURSUANCE ANDi BY VIRTUE OF A resolution of the General Assembly of North Caro Una, I, Eeury T. Clark, Governor ex-olficio of said State, do hereby notify and require all male citiiens of this State, now in the enemy's country of the United States, to return to North Carolina, where their allegi ance is justly due, within 30 day front the dale hereof, and I do hereby de-dare as an alien enemy, subject to all tha pains, penalties and forfeitures which are or may be incurred by an alien enemy, every person fail ing to obey the requirement of this Proclamation, ex cept he be a soldier in the army of the Confederste States, or some one of them, or in prison, or detained by force. . HENRY T. CLARK, r uorernor, ez omcio. ExBCCTiVK DaPARTMBNT, n . - Raleigh, Oct 1, 1861. J A - PROCLAMATION, Bi HIS EXCEL.. tLENCY, HENRY T. CLARK, Governor of North Carolina : Exaonvivi Danam est, 1 Raleigh, Oct. 3, 1881. i In pursuance of the power vested in me by the lVth section of tbe Constitution, and by and with the ad vice of the Counoil of State, I do hereby prohibit the exportation beyond the limits of this Bute of all La con, Pork, Beef, Leather, Men's Shoes, Woolen Good, Jeans, Linseys and Blankets, except through tbe orders of the proper officer of the Confederate Gov ernment, or of the State government. The order of the 13th ult, on this subject is hereby revoked. The Adjutant General is direoted to employ all necessary means to carry into full effect this order. Done at the City of Raleigh, this 3rd October, 1801. HENRY T. CLARK, oct5 tf ' ' .,i Governor ex officio. HEAD QUARTERS NORTH CAROLINA . STATE TKOOFS, j , Adjctaht GkrkrAl's Office, I ' . Raleigh, Oct. 11, 1861. J Gxitkral Orders,) ..1 No. 19. ' i ' - i L All accounts ajrainst the State of North Caroli na incurred for military purposes, must be presented at this Oflice within thirty days after they hav been made. . If longer withheld, no assurance can be given Of their favorable consideration or prompt payment IL Aocounu should always be accompanied by a certificate of some officer or authorised Agent of the State, that the property has been delivered, that tbe price charged was, according to agreement or contract and that tbe receiver will acocant for the same MUhe State. Otherwise accounts cannot be paid..' ' . i By order of the Governor. , .4AME3 G. MARTIN, oo 16-ew3twlt i i - Adjutant General. HEADQUARTERS NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, AWVTAFT GlKiaAL'S OrFICK, I - : Raleigh, Oct. 15, 1881. J Gene sal Order,) ' . . . ' ' No. 20. J ' ' . ALL COMPANIES HEREAFTER AC- , cepted by Ihe Governor, will remain at home, withoutpay, until called on for "active service, when a reasonable time will be allowed them for reaching the appointed place of rendezvous. This order U necessary on account of tha limited quantity of Cloth ing and Camp Equipage now on band, and to enable the Governor to have these supplies ready for tbe use v of the Troops at the time they begin their field ser- vice.' - By order of the Commander-in-Chief, , v. , . , ;-.! J. G. MARTIN, . oo 19 it I Adjutant General. All papers in the State copy four times and send the bill to this Office. i i ' -1 NOTICE-ON AND. AFTER THE 1st day of October, 1861, 1 shall sell ao goods except for eath on delivery, . I am compelled to do this, be cause I can buy no goods now except at from two to two hnndred and fifty per oent higher than I bought 4 months azo. and I can cot no time on them, but must plank down the cash or go without the goods j I there fore advise all my customers, and the publio generally. who will favor me with their calls, that thy must bring the change hereafter, as I shall oertainly refuse my beat friends. v ' . I also earnestly request all parties owing me accounts . due 1st July or previous thereto, to some forward and settle the same either by cash or note. Parties failing to comply with this notice by the 1st of October, next, will be oharred 10 per cent on the whole amount due from the 1st of July but, so long as their acoounU re- mam unsettled. . J. bLtirio. sep 28 twlnov i ! .
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