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We take th following official accounts of the
"."brilliant achievements of the iron steam ram Ar
kanaa from the Richmond Dispatch of Thursday.
The Arkansas is a steamer of 1,200 ionsv" 8be w
" : boil at Memphis, bat tii' removed fronts that
. point, la an unfinished condition, previous to the
. evacuation by oar troop. r She bai fnca:been
completed in the Xzoo river; We sincerely hope
that this vessel will not U Tatndlised.. Th9 follow
- ing U a copy of an officUdMpatca received at the
Nary Department Wednesday morning t -
f '. ViacftBtjEoj Mx8ei July 15, 1862,'
roflo.& i2- Mallory: ; ' - . "
We engaged Uley from six to eight A. JI.
with the enemy'i fleet above V ickiburg, consist
ing of four or more iron-clad vessels, two beavj
iloope-of-war, four gunboata, and seven or eight
iam. We drove one Iron-clad vessel ashore, with
colore down and disabled, blew up a ram, burned
one vessel, and damaged j several others. Our
. smoke stack: was so shot t$ piece that we lost
ataam, and could not use our vessel a a rim-
We were otherwise cut up, as we engaged at close
oaartere. Lam ten xuiea, xmeen wounoea, mu
'others with slight wounds.'
- Signed Isaac J. Bbowh, ,
" Lieuteaant Commanding.
The Government also received the subjoined
dispatch from General Van-Dorn, giving some
additional particulars of the victory, and bestow
ing a proper tribute of praise upon the gallant
nnmmandQr of the Arkansas." her officers 'and
men:; ' ' " .V -
VlCxsBUao, July 15. The sloop of-war Arkan
sas, under cover or our batten, ran gior lousjy
through twelve or thirteen of the enemy's rams,
e-nnhoati 'ind aloOBft of-war.
Oar loss is ten men killed and fifteen wounded.
. rnttn Dmn. her oommandsr and hero, was
alirhtlv wounded in the head.
Smoke-stack of the Arkansas is riddled, other
wise she Is not materially damaged, and can soon
. be repaired.
Two of the enemy's boats struck their colors,
and ran ashore to keep from sinking.
Many killed and wounded glorious achieve
ment for the Navy, her heroic commander, o3i-
cars. And men. ; . :
Oae mortar boat disabled.and aground, is now
burnin? on. All the enemy's transports ana all
the vowels of war of lower fleet, except a sloop-af-war.
have eotton no s learn and are off to escape
from the Arkansas. .- -
Signed EABL VAN DOBN,
JUajor Lrenerai uommanaiog.
tATET NOKTIIERX NEWS.
The latest dates from the North leave no doubt
'that the Yankees are aboat to resort to conscrip-
" tion to "raise their 300,000 men.as they find it utter
, ly impossible to raise the required number by vol
untary enlistments, notwithstanding heavy boon -
' ' ties are offered by the Government and by corpor-
.... .... 1 - .i-".
auona. it is statea n some or me papers mat or
ders have already been sent on from Washington
to some of; the State Governers to draft Instantly
in order ta raise their required quota. The Tan
kee papers; say that if McClellan is not reinforced
without delay ,the "rebels" wiil soon reoover from
the effacts of the late battles, and will render the
capture of Richmond more uncertain than eva, r
; kWi append an extract trem the New York Ex-
'press : . ; j ' ! . , '
8H4XX. WX JLA.TX X COSCMPTl03r.
From the New York Express; July 9. J
, "To arms I 'Toshm P "To arms !" is to
day, thealmoet unbroken cry of the city journals
"McClellin must have reinforcements," says one,
"not two or three months hence, but now. ' An
other : If the men are not forthcoming within a
given space of time, we must have a conscription;"
a third urgee publio meeting,in town and country,
to sttr op the people, and to hurry up enlistments.
. This is no wolf cry. There is reason in it.
There is occasion for iu The emergency is ia
deed,' pressing. Look ovwr the last telegram.
See Curtis, in Arkantrs, in full retreat, and call
ing for reiaforeement in vain while "the whole
country, bordering on the While river is in (Con
' federate) arms." ee Burnside, compelled to with
draw his little scattered army, on the seacoast of
' North Carolina, in order to save McClellan. Look
at the humiliating condition of affairs in General
Hunter's Department ; contrast the brilliant
achievements of our famous Port Royal eipedi
tion, last j fear, with the beggarly fruits it is now
bringing forth, and, if all that is not enough,
think of another panic at Front Royal (General
Pope's Department) last Monday : then say
whether the demand for a general armine of the
lojal men of the North is not the demand alike
. of duty and necessity.
.GcrK&ai Exchange or PKisoNKBa--The
last Northern papers announce that the Yankee
Government has at last agreed to a general ex-
- change of prisoners. The Richmond Dispatch
states, that General D.'H. Hill, the Commissioner
. selected by -the Confederate Govern meet to con
duct the negotiations for an exchange of prison
' era, was to visit the enemy's lines on Tbursdsy
last," under flag of truce, in pursuance of the dis
charge oLhis duties. ! . '
LATER FROM EUROPE.
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The European newa by the City of New York
is to the 3d July two days later.'
Advices lo the 28th June say that at that period
.the Emperor of the French appeared to be uneasy
in his mind on the subject of Mexico. - His ecer-
ey in sending out reinforcements had drooped,and
great uncertainty prevailed in Paris as to his in
tention. Abetter rrom rans.oi tne Z4tn or j nne,
says notwithstanding this there is immense ex
- citement at Toulon Ln consequence of the prepara
tions for the Mexican expedition. One of the lo
cal papers assuming thai war, no matter for what
purpose, is a suDject tor congrauiiaiion, exciaims
. Jot folly, "We are in as great a bustle now as in
t the rood old times of the Crimean and Italian
cam pi ens." The rumor that the French army
has retired as far as Orizaba, there to form a basis
of operations, Is but faintly denied. ; 1 . ;
i The Madrid Cbnstitutionel says that, as the leg-
Islative se$iion will not close till the beginning of
July, it is probable that ueneral Prim will return
in time to pive explanations in the Senate on ihe
. Mexican acair. ; ; ; -
The very latest news informs us that Lord PsI-
' mm ton bad reiterated his declaration against io
tervention in American affairs just now. ' There
appears to be no further Intelligence of importance
from Jburope concerning me reoenion. The Par-
Is correspondent or the lonaon Timet tajs that
' the French people are openly expressing dissatis-
lactlon witn tne policy oi tne J&mperor in Mexi-
."A GpanVab paper publiahed in New Orleans has
in formation to the effect that it was not the
French army which was recently repulsed by
the Mexicans, bat enly ths advanced guard of the
army. The main body coining up soon after; the
Mexicans were pat to flighted the sinny mareh-
1 w straight on to the Mexkaa Capital, and h tft
- lart aecouxu oectpied the city.
THE YANKEE
: "CALBlTUATION
- '-V THK HUPBIMS DtTTT OF,THK BOUR..." -
' V From "thfi New York 'World, July fith.j :-,
' Richmond ia in possession of the Confederates
bucause General McClellan has not men enough.
Tbe-pedple have decided opinions as to where the
responsibility for this lack rests jthey would have
ceased to be freemen if they "had not courage to.
express the;r Judgment "of their publio servants.
A change in the Cabinet would, promote: enlist
ments ;. but if it ia not evident by the middle of
the. month "that men volunteer with the requi
site alacrity, the Govern men t must adopt vigor
ous measures and promptly, resort to sy draft. An
additional hundred thousand men In twenty days
will throttle the rebellion. If they.cannot be had
in one way they must In another. ;-f ' v'
- .Gen. -McClellan must immediately be furnish
ed with men enough to co-operate effectively with
Captain Wilkes and take Fnrt . Darling, which is
the key to Richmond. Fifty thousand men for
garrison duty, to relieve trained soldiers, and an
other fifty thousand to fill up the decimated egi
menls, would enable our army to take Richmond
within five days after the arrival of reinforce
ments at Harrison's Landing. Reinforce Mc
Clellan promptly' and adequately, and no subse
quent Wondering in the War Department can de
fer the fall of the Confederate Capital, w hatever
else it may defer or prevent. ' '.
The capture of Richmond will not end the re
bellion, but it will destroy Its prestige.! It will
have a greater moral effact both at home and
abroad than any other possible military event.
We must not expect foreign nations, with their
notorious prejudices, to look at the'recent occur
rences through tur eyes. . Regardless of extenua
ting minutice, they wili See only the main fact
that we marched out finest army against Rich
mond to take it. and, after a terrible sacrifice of
Hfo vara rflfiU l&eA.
Diplomacy is powerless to meet. the conclusions
lif WUi uraw irotn mis urou . xuovm
rebuttin? areument that wili tell jn our favor is
the actual capture of Richmond This powerful
and antirelv conclusive areument should be forth
coming before the opinions of the foreign Powers
shftJl mature into resolves. TheTesults of the
late battles will incline them toward recognition,
bat it is. not crobable that their action will be
sudden.. It behooves us to arrest their delibera
tion in its tiarlv sta?es. and induce them to hold
their judgment a9 to the success rf the Confede
rates in still furtb r suspense. This can be effec
tually accomplished only by doing without delay
- . - l i a. .. A
wnat our nnest. oesi eauippea, snu mws vuii.c-u
army has thus far failed to do.
S. LINCOLN CALLED CTOX:TO ACT.
From the New York World.
What means this indecision ati Washington ?
Wh v are the doodIo keot in this Suspense ? ; Is
there to.be-a change or not? The call for more
troops has not yet kindled the first, flash of enthu-
siasm. Distrust weigns nice a paii.' a suiien
doom is settline upon every heart.' .The firmest
loyalty is staggered. The clearest;! minds are be
wildered in trying to account ior ?the President's
inaction.- Why stands be passive in tnis turning
hour of the nation's destiny ? How is it that he
can fail to heed a necessity which is as notorious
as the sun above him ? f
Tne President cannot act too speedily. The
people, who have been invoked to volunteer, are
waitiner for an earnest of a new and more satis
factory war policy. Had that! earnest been
promptly given, it would have ben responded to
as promptly, ln tne absence of ail signs of it,
the people are coldly motion les. j-Of 'all thing6,.
the thinr which is most needed in the bead of the
nation, in this day of trial, is decision decision, de
cision:
t
i VIRGINIA. i
From the Courier des Etata Unis.
The presumed plans of McClellan are mildly
discussed ; but people reason in the dark, for
no one knows the project of the young General.
Some assert that he will soon be master of Fort
Darling the key to Richmond while others de
clare that he is thinkine of re-embarkine, to-
watch over the safety of Washington. There are
great fears on this .account- It is apprehended
that Jackson may fling himself again, with irre
sistible impetuosity, upon the valleys of the She
nandoah and Rappahannock, and that he may ap
pear threatening t e banks of the j Potomac. It
is known, too, that Pope is powerless, for the mo
ment, to make any stand against a jenous attack.
He has but few at Manassas, and , some soldiers
in the Valley, who watch the movements of- the
secessionist detachments left with Ewell by Jack
son. - 1 "
THE SOUTHWEST, j.
Virginia does not entirely absorb public atten
tion. The army of Halleck is said, to havp meltr;
ed away, no less than that of Boauregard. It is
a fact that the Federals have made no progress in
Mississippi or Alabama since the 'evacuation of
Corinth. The Generals of Halleck are scattered;
Pope commands on the Shenandoah ; Lewis
Wallace-demands a place in the army of the Poto
mac; tne astronomer Juitchell 14 at Wasaing-
lng; Mcuiernand is at Corintn : ttook, jNetaon
and Crittenden, entrenched between Huntfville
and Decatur, make no movement ; Buell operates
obscurely and fruitlessly in Eat Tennessee j and
Grant, almost without-soldiers atjiMemphi?, has
not sufficient cavalry to prevent the marauders
of the South from burning cotton Within 20 milea
of the town that is to say, in his tear, ,
THE CALL rOK THREE HUNDRED T30US AND MEN.'
The Governors of the States have responded tq
the call of Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Bradford, of. Mary
land, says : . I
"The .North has no need lo nil its ranks at tne
point of the bayonet like the South, by means ot
an audacious conscription, and that its cause will
not suffer such a tyranny." It sucn is tne belief
of Mr. Bradford, this does cot seem to be the
general opinion. . Many papers indicate conscrip
tion as the only means of procuring sufficient
soldiers. The need is in fact so pressing, and the
eagerness to enlist so littled marked, that many
towns have voted a bounty in addition to thai al
ready allowed by Mr. Stanton. The municipal
council of Buffalo has voted $75 per head, paya
ble by the city to every new recuit,; - ,,
EUROPEAN INTERVENTION. ,
; From the New York Post. .
All the signs show that we stand at the grave
and serious crisis of our history. The recent in
timations from Europe look to speedy interven
tion in our affairs; and if the foreign Powers hes
itate, it is not improbable that the sews which the
next steamer will take to England wiil help them
to a conclusion! The long delay and extraordina
ry care In the operations of General McClellan
were jtutified to the world only by the assertion
that he meant io make sure of victory; and now
it has slipped from him. Manassas and Yorktown
lose the poor excuse they had in the light of the
results of last-week; and- that which was before
laid to the account of wholesome prudence will
bow be charged, and we believe with justice, to
Blundering and obstinate incompetence.
It is a significant sign of what is going on abroadV
iuaw me xrencn rnnces, wno nave for many
months been 'attacked to General McCleUan's
Staff, have left the army, and return to Europe by
the next steamer. They would fighfor us, but, if
we should have war with FranceV they cannot
fight against French soldiers. They see the full
significance of the results before Richmond and
the effect the news will hare in Europe, and they
retire in time. . ;
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DEPRESSING INFLUENCE OJT THE RETURNED SICK
I'AND WOUNDED. ' . .j j
From the New York World
. What' can the authorities mean by thrusting
the sick and woonded of the army before the eyes
of the whole community? Instead of providing
Ave or six great hospitals in healthy inland locations
for tha maimed and enfeebled, it has scattered
them all over the country to sadden and depress
the spirit of the people. Barely this is not the
way to inspire our young men with enthusiasm, or
uutuKw iueu w enier me ranks of the
irxiiw iu? Y"- r 777." r-J Ka hn,, oi fel-1 wbictt' as tn nn, uy . -tt army bad, all left there, ana gone w pr toinin Ci0 -ores, lyinr upon
army.
V,-r, i mi, m.nirn41- 1n thanreBenee of tens I w n it,A '"T'TTP'rj'- - ' 1 ' .FX balonrine to toe estate, ef Jamea
lows, every
der of therhorrors of war, and ! powerfal.dissua-
der to those who may desire to enlist. - Ltet prop
er arrangements be made forthwith to remove
every sick and woffnded- soldier- away from the
large centres of population; ; ;
--''-i'Jl. .BECBiwWK67110 IT GOES., V k
y From this Philadelphia Prees, J uly ? ;
i The matter of recrotting for the new army ly
is beginning to engross a shareof public attention,
but not to the' eattent which its importance merits,
or which true hearted fatriots could desire. There
seems to be a withholding of support on the part
of the public press. There is not that unity of
effort -among ' newspapers throughout the Sorth
xehicK yielded sueh gratifying fruits d year ago
Tbis is unwise, unpatriotic, and wrong. It tends
to produce the baleful impression that the journals
which heretofore bai lent their whole influence
to the Union cause have grown apathetic and
selfbh.becauseof the governmental restriction upon
the publication of war b ws. '
L HOW TO r ROM DTE ENLISTMENTS. :
1 - From the New York World. -l
Why do not our enterprising recruiting officers
eall into play .some of ! the agencies employed in
other countries to stimulate.enlistments ? -Let the
eye and the -ear bo appealed to. The air ehoukl
be resonant with trumpets, and drums, and mar
tial music, and every day or two our streets should
be gay with processions and small armies with ban-,
hers. Tie pomp and. circumstance of glorious
war, if propeT'y presented to-tbe imagination of
our young men, will be quite as effectual; as a
large increase of bounty money, though, that
should not be and is not niected. At alt events,
lot this nl&n ba tried. The Docket nerve w pot
the only one that goes to the heart. of Ypung
America. ;. --':-.-
SPEECH OF HON. BENJ. WOOD, OF NEW
yore:.
Extracts from the
Speech of lion. .Benjamin
Wood, of New York,
tatives:
an the House of Rjpresen
Sir, it is an ineffaceable reproach to those either
deluded or wicked men wno, in tne JNortn, Dy
their unwearied "agitation of abolition schemes,
havo stirred the embers of this strife: At is an
eternal reproach to-them that, through defeat and
victory, throughout, every phase of this unhappy
8tru2?le. with the c roans of their distressed and
tortured cuuntry smiting upon their earsthey
have clung; and still cling,
with unpitying perti
nacity, and even --With ierocity, to the doctrine
that has been the germ of I the mischief. With
the first exulting shouts of Federal victories' they
setup the echome cry of emancipation. With
all the energy of fanaticism, with all the subtle
arts and intrigues of scheming demagogues,1 with
all the appliances of cunning, intellect, and pa
tronage at their command, even at this event
ful crisis, when every American brain should be
at work" to oring aDout, a xai? ana nonoraoie peace.
they have no thought, no hope, no duty, but to
propagate their creed, extending its influence in
to every nook And cranny jof the land, and poi
son ing the ataostpbere of these 6acred halls with
its interminable diecusion." Openly and in! se
cret, by the agency of the press, toe pulpit, and
the political rostrum, in the camp, in the city
and in the open field, they arespreading the con -
tsgion ; they are innoculating the country with
it moral pestilence which has already brought us
where we are, at the very brink of the grave of
our nationality. " - . j
Sir, to these apostles of Abolitionism will be
traced hereaiter whatever of evil has befallen, or
may Detail, our country. They are building its
sepulchre with the bones of. their slaughtered
countrymen. 1 do believe there are gentlemen
within my vision now whose sworn purpose
whose first desire, parmounl even to the preser
vation ot Republicanism; is emancipation. They
and their disciples first threw the apple of discord
They fiist applied the i torch, and are now-more
bmy than ever with throwing fresh mmh to the
flame. Should history ever trace, which GoJ for-
Oid, tne record of tms country's rum, that page
will 89em the strangest, to those that read which
shall tell of the madness -and wickedness of the
arch, fanatics of abontK-nijoK In the dark re
cesses ot trie temple ot .infamy, tne gloomiest
niches will bear the inscription of their names.
-: '."!. .
But while obstinacy of a blind fanatic, and the
instinct of a brutal gladiator : the first object i3 to
promulgate a party creed, and the second to crush
an opponent and wear the badge or victory,
see no fairer prospect than, at some distant pe
riod, reached through seas of blood and heaps of
carnage, tne torcea eoomission oi a crusaeu auu
devastated section and tne equally unhappy spec
tacle of a Uovern meet triumphant, but exhausted
bv its triumph, detested bv a moiety oi inose
sovereignties that gave, it birth, and gazing with
horror and remorse upon the desolation it nas
wrought.
.
There are gentlemea who will say that the
S.Hith roust be subdued; that every armed South
erner must throw down his weapon and sue for
mercy :
bnould a freeman ask so much of his brother
freeman ? Would they be worthy of companlon-
sbipin our fraternity, being reclaimed at such a
sacrifice of manly feeling? What would vou
have them do? Would you have them crouch
and cringe and 6trew their heads with ashes and
kneel at your gates tor re-admission 7 They are
Americans, sir, and will not do it L No, though
Roanoke and Fort Henry and Fort Don elson
should Le re-enacted from day to day through
the elapse of bloody jears ; they will not d o it 1
Give them some chance for an honorable return,
or you will wipe out every chance, and the two
sections, will be twain forever. Yes, sir,-you may
link to each other with chains, and pin their des
tinies together with bayonets, but at heart they
will be twain forever. They are the children of
the same heroic 6tock, the joint inheritors with
ourselves of the precious legacy of freedom ; and it
seems a sacrilege and an insult to the memories of
the past, that so many, sir, should sit in your
presence here to-day to goad them on to desperate
resistance, and so few alas 1 so very few to me
diate and restrain.
" .
Already with one year's bitter experience, we
have beheld some of the dearest privileges of
American citizens wrestod from our grasp. And
how long, at the same rate, before, upon the con
venient piea or necessity, we snail be stripped of
other rights which heretofore have madens deem
ourselves freemen? How j long, while personal
liberty now depends on the nod of an official ?
How long, while free born American citizens can
be left to languish in Bastues, beyond the reach of
the constituted tribunals of the land and at the
mercy of the Executive for tleir liberation?
How long, while the press, the guardian of libera
ty, the friend of the masse8.is shackled, gagged,
cowed down in sullen silence, or, worse yet, be
come the minion of a pany? How. long, while
voters are arrested attthe polls ty military pro
cess, and legislators are hurried off to prison be
fore they can -assume their sacred factions ? . How
long while the partisans of the immaculate Abo
lition party are coining money out of the blood of
their countrymen, plunging their arm up to the
elbows in the public Treasury? How long, sir
win the people of the Worth, taxed beyond endu
rance, robbed and cheated by an-ever-craving
horde of political hyenas how long, will - Urey
have a choice between freedom and anarch r. be
tween a repablic and a despotism? Alas ! we still
cling to the name of a republic, but have we the
reality ? It is entirely at the option of one man,
or of a council of men' whether the citizen shall
breathe in freedom the free air of Heaven. At
the "open sesame' of ' the Executive the gloomy
portals of the bastiles Lafayette and Warren
gape to receive" htmJ And this is the republic I
wastangbt to love.; ' .,:; . ,i'".v" W.'V1' .
Sir, it is only the forerunner of what most in ,
evitably be, should the South be crushed into tb&l
wumu. . 4w war uruijc tae ouuu to isrtu wmt
your .bayonets, but when yoo hare done so, yoa
What fflATT have attempted once they will
to attempt hereafter, when Smarting onder the
membraoce of defeati when; cherishing the djeadr
Iv hate that a war to the uttermost will eiigen
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deri -f". - ;;
For the sake of Union now and of union nere-after-not
enforced union, bat the strong union
of willing hearts-let the word of peace go forth;
lefthe baud of reconciliation be"exterided,-Why,
sir. I have beard such words of bitter hatred ex
pressed towards these Southerners. by - Northern
lips that I fear ft may be already too late ever to
renew the bonds of fraternity. ,Such sentiments
I have heard of implacable reasntment, of thirst
ing vengeance,, of sectional .antipathy, as Hani--bai
was taught to nurture against Rome; as Rome,
in her quenchless j ealousy,' conceived towards
Carthage to the end- And the doom pf Carthage
mayJbe). accepted by ; the South rather than re-un-ion
at the bayonet's point-7 -;-. j' ; "4 ;.
';-. ,'?-:i,vJ r ri-'r-'C
- .Sir, I have1 spoken freely, studying only to
make my words an index to my thoughts My.
opinions have brought upon me the censure, often
most discoarteously expressed, of many who differ
with met but for that ' I -care" but k li tile. I am
content to bide the hour that shall set right be
fore my countrymen. As I have believed the
prosecution' Of this" war. to be a widening pf the
gulf that separates the sections, 1 have earnestly
onnosad it. I have alwavs looked upon the sub
jugation of the Bouth as a project whose fulfillment f
WoUlu Btriaa a ueavjr , poi uap
true republicanism, 'and although I will yield to
no man in devotion to the Union although I
would make any and every personal sacrifice to
restore its glory and integrity I will never conr
sent. even far the sake of that Union, to yield up
my birthright as a freeman; - to sacii flee those
principles' of self government, those rights of free
speech, free thought, and personal liberty, with
out which Union is but a mockery and a name.: .
It is not grandeur and extent of territory that I
covet as the chief attribute j of the government
under which' I am to live. Were I one of bu t a
single community, insignificant in numbers, but
secure in a. guarantee of pure Republican admin
istration of affairs, I would be pioud of my citizen
ship. But the populous a9"the noble one among
whose representatives I have the honor to be, I
would detest yes. sir, "in myinmost heart detest.
if the holding together of component 'parts should
create a necessity for the assumption of despotic
power. T
Self Government is the god of my political idol-;
atrv. and the Union is but d temple in which
have worshipped it. Suould that temple be de
stroyed, I would not forsake the creed, nor would
the miehtv principle ba buried m the ruins.
love and woutd preserve the temple, for beneath
its roof are gathered the treasures of holy past as
sociations: upon its nallowedswaUs are inscribed
the names of patriots, from the North and ; from
the South, whose blood bad been its cement, ('out ra
ther weuld I have the glorious fabric crumble to
the dust, than see the spirit of despotism enshrined
within its sacrod precincts
I have seen already the silent but lengthening
shadow of absolutism creeping into the spot. And
when the executive hand, for the first time in and
historv, was interposed bet seen the citizen our
his rights, the germ was planted of a danger raigh
tier than -rebellion in its most gigantic phase, for
I believe encroachments by an Executive to be in
it-.e!f rebellion against the only sovereignity I ac
knowledgethe majesty of the people. I believe
each step towards absolutism to be more fatal to the
welfare oi the .Republic than any possible act
within the power of the citizen to conceive and
execute. 1 will resist every grasp. that may be
made upon an attribute of sovereignity not hereto
fore acknowledged to the Chef Alagistracy, for
reason and iBstipct, no less than the fearful exam
pies that history has furnished. from the ashes of
republics, teach me that the first step, unchecked
will not be the last, but only the precursor pf those
giant strides by which, over the necks of "betray
ed freemen, ambitious men have mounted to
throne. i : . . " '';
We wan a Union, sir, of sovereigns," not of
subjects; and that our Government shall extend
over a vast area to me is of less moment than that
it should be purely, strictly, and unequivocally
republican, at all time and under all' condi
tions. . .
oir. x naYo uone. x nave oniy to reiterate my
nope and ray entreaty that this Uongress, which
has in sacred cargo the welfare of our country,
win aaopt some measures which may pring about
cessation; of hostilities with a view to negotia-
nuu. xuai uunc, a hui urm m ray qenei mat nos
tilities will not be resumed.
: ipl.i j t n ti..". . i
X
GENERAL LEE. I;
No one knows so well as the editor, tho-unwor-
thy acts to which many public men resort to ee
themselves ana their exploits before the public
xi me pumic Knew wnat editors know of many
prominent : men, in this particular,' the public
would, have the same contempt for them that the
editor feels but cannotalways express. ' Theirim-
patient hasxe to get their sayings and doings in
print the pettvl deceptions they practise their
employment of understrappers to manage for them,
they ail the time managing the understrappers
these and numerous other unworthy contrivances
are resorted to by vainglorious and ambitious men ,
to make reputation, flow often the public is
thus imposed upon, the editor could tali, if ha
would. Especially are these remarks true of th
politicians nd place- hunters, who figWed so ac
tively under the old regime. . i
lo the credit of our Geneials.be ifsaid. that.
few have resorted to eueh means. lM.im.of msil
merit scorii them. The'y do great deeds and leave
them to speak for themselves.: They have : tha
prophetic consciousness that the merited fam will
follow alii the more valuable for beinc linn atit.
What though it be a little tardy, it will be all the
morecpmplete and endurinff. : Of the manv hl
ffnd patriotic men who are now .before us, that
General, perhaps, the most distinguished by his
reserve, Belf-respect and true dignity, is General
Lee. Whether or not he disdains the' praise of
his folio wm en, he certainly disdains to practise
any arts to win it. Like other men; it isto be
presumed, he does not object to receiving- credit
jvhich he deserves. Disparagement, sarcasm; and
ridicule have made him the mark for many ally
ing arrow, but' it has glanced harmless from his
polished shield. . Now comes his reward.
Placed in command before Richmond, he
quietly: formed his plan of action, and we
only learned what it was from its rapid and briN
iant execution. lie has amazed and confounded
his detractors by the brilliancy f his genius, the
fertility of his resources, bis enerev and darine.
He has established his reputation forever, and has
entitled-himself to the lasting; gratitude of his
country. Calm,-self-poised, unmoved, he speaks
only in his deeds. The moral hero, who met in
justice wuaouia-murmur, now seems almost to
hide from praise. As was 6a id of the Father of
his Country ''his modesty is only equalled by hia
merit.' Let' other public men imitate his exam
ple. If they will practise natiflnca. their ran ar A
will surely come. They may rest assured that no
arts willeaable thetn to palm of small deeds for
great deeds, and get permanent credit unless they
merit it. . ' . :- x w, - ..;:'-
If in this, the dawn of a now era. the CanfAA.
rate Press will be but true to its mission. ihA i-mW
of demagogues and pretender will forever cease
J5y ine jrress they arose, by: the Press, let them
fa..RwJimrnA. K-jvtmlnv "... ; . -
Amojto thb Kielid. The N ew-Yorfc World
states that among the killed in - the recent battle
before Bishmond was Lieutenant Frank; of the
Eleventh Regular Infantry, well known as having
.uu3u j acaaon tn ? Aiexanaria, at the lime CoL
Ellsworth met his death. He was given1 the ap
pointment by Lincoln for; the deed . . j. ':( '
Niw quKP0WDEB.--A new style of "gnpowi
der has been invented by ef Jereey engineer
If ignited in an unconflnedmassin an open 1teg,i
burns without an exploeion. while, if tboromrhiv
j secured by tapping.it explodea with aa much fore
II
f Oxford Female College. f '
mms v school! comprises: eigut
X permanenUy orgaiiised classes, whose,! studies
ommenee with the alphabet and are continned in the
Elementary Branches, Mathematics, Laafgnages, Jung
lish Literature, Natural Sciences, aid Moral Phileso--.1,.
f?i .h ;n! of the stadenta are- properly
teaihed for the.dutiea.of life.-- The investigatlona and2
diBouflsions are thorough and comprehensive, neoes
gary apparatus is freely supplied. The Libraries and
Cabinets embrace rare and extensive collections.
; FINE ARTS SCHOOL
J Spe'attention is devoted to Drawing Oil Paint-
. . . ' mt - 1 f.Hf(iftA
ing, and Jfimoroiaery. xne tou ttyivvi v,
painting and "ornamental work" are also taught . ..
'" ;r:-;MUSICiSCBOOIjrV
k Music is tianghi as ascience and as an "art. In
struction u given on the Piano, Guitar and Harmo
nium. Unnsual .attention is devoted to, Vpeal and
Sacred Music. . '.-. ' -. t-'-;. : :'
v-i. .'.v"7""; - .' , EXPENSES, . x.; .,
Tuition in' JSlementary Branches, , ; ,; .
.' f "ty--. College Classes, v' ;: ?
15 :
20 00
10 00
15 00
ft 00
20 0
60 00
Drawmg:r ;;;-
" Painting, -; i -
" Ornamental. Work, - . ::
Music, r -f H--
Board,
: REJttARKS.
! All the. departments of this school are Boweondact
ed by teachers of the highest qualifications.
The Advantages afforded, ; the low price of board
and toitioh, and the health and quietness of the sur
rounding country, unite ia making' this .a very pleas
ant retreat for fchoie desiring to devote themselves to
Oxford is sihUted on ' the healthy hill of Gran-?
VHIa. 12 miles from the lUleieh and Gaston Railroad,
and is connected with SeaderBon Station by a line of
daily stages." - ' f
' The twehty-bird. session
the FrasT Mokdat in JTuly,'I862.
will commence or-
H. MILLS, '1
Oxford, N. C.
eERSONS WfSHINCJ TO EMPLOY FE
JkfALE. TEACHE RS may consult their interest
by applying to
H. MILLS
: je 18 lm
Oxford, ST. C-
: High Point Female Seminary,
t ." .' ' : HIGH POINT, N. C . V. ' f'
rnUE FALL SESSION Will. BEGIN ON
X MONDAY, July 21st, I862,"with the same corps
of Teachers and the same- leading .characteristics as
heretofore. For information 'as to the merits of the
School, we refer with confidence to our former pat
rons. Vv '"''"! II : 'r' ' " ' . ' '
BATS' FOB SESSION 6r TWESTY WBEKS.
Board, at $3.00 per week, - $80 00
Regular Tuition, lower classes, ' ' 12 50
. higher classes, "15 00
Piano or Guitar Lesions, 20 00
Wax, Worsted, or Leather Work, 5 00
i , TaRtfS. Sixty Dollars in advance ; the remainder
at the close of the session. No deduction for an ab
sence of leas than two conseoutive weeks.
' For further information, address
1 ; 8. LANDER, A. M.,
I je 11 Impd - Principal.
fTOST, ON THE 15th MARCH LAST,
I I J somewhere on the'line of the Central Railroad,
a Trunk marked "T. L. Lasater, Sergt. Maj. 35th
Begt. N. C. T., PittsboroV Any information respect
ing'aid Trunk will be thankfully received,, or any
person leaving said , Trunk with W. G. Upchurch, in
' Raleigh, will be amply rewarded for their trouble.
Information concerning said Trunk will be directed
to W. O. Upchxjbch, Raleigh, N." C.
V - . T. L. LASATER,
I jy 5 4tpd Co.n," 47th Reg't N. C. Troops.'
j Classical and Military School, ,
f ScoTLAirn Neck, Halifax Cocntv, N. O.
1 . M. L. VENABLE, t Principals '
. JOSEPH VENABLE, A, . M , J "mapa13
nUIE NI3XT SESSION OF THIS INSTI
tntisin will hAirfn nn Mnnrlav. thft "Ath of AnciIRt.
1862.'; .- -'I, ,.-: ;' ;.; .. . '. -.''.',-:,
n Terms per Session of Twenty Weeks ; .. .
j Tuition in Classical Department, $25 00
" "English , " $15 00
Contingent Fee, ; ! ' 50 J ,
- Board per month (including washing) ' 12 00 ;
All communications must be addressed to Priaci
piilsj at Scodand Neck,. Halifax Co, N. C.
1 jy 2 fit Standard oppy 6 times.' . ,-
NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE XJOMPANY. At the; annual
meeting of the North Carolina Mutual 2ire Insurance
Company, held on the 14th January, 1862, the follow
ing persons were elected Directors .and Officers for the
ensuing year :
v ' DIRECTORS.
i. Henry D. Turner, Raleigh
x John R. Williams, do. .
j T. H. Selby, do. . .
CW.D. Hutchings, rdo
Kemp. P. Battle, do. , .,
: George Little, do.
James M. Towles, ' do.
; James E. Hoyt, Washington,
Alexander Mitchell, Nwbem. s ; ;
'I Jos. Q. Wright, Wilmington.. '
i John M. Jones, Eden ton. " . .
George W. Charles, Elizabeth City
Jos-Ramsay, Plymouth. .
S J. W. Harrell, Murfreesborough .
t ' H.R. Williams, Charlotte. -I
Samuel Watkins, Milton. -
r A. W. Steel, Eayetteville.
;- - Joseph White, Anson county ' '
.' Josh. Boner, Salem. . ; ,
i A. P. Summy, Asheville,
i ; OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
I T. H. Selby, President. .1
Henry D, Turner, Viee do. ' ' T.
I John H. Bryan, Attorney; " ; '- -
Hamden S. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer .
T. H. Selby,- ex-officiv, - .
I John R. Williams, Ex. hmmittte. i. w
I C. W. D. Hutchings, j v
i This' Company has been in successful - operation
over 13 years, and continues to take risks upon all
M&sses of property in the State, (except Steam Mills
and Turpentine 'Distilleries) upon favorable terns.
ts Policies now cover property amounting to nearly
$4,000,000, a lartre portion of which is in country
risks ; and its present capital Is over Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars, in bonds properly secured.
All communications in reference to insurance should
be addressed to the Secretary, postpaid.
! TT A "KM T E XT d CI IfTITlTT rt t
January 18th, 1862. f , jaa 22 i
NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL ' t ,1T E
INSURANCE C O MP A N Y. OFFICE
RALEIGH, N. C. THIS COMPANY takes risks
upon ad healthy lives between the , ages of 14
and 60 years for - on year, . for seven, years, or
for lif therixureTs for life participating in the pro
fits of the Company. Slaves between the ages of. 1,0 and
and 60 years,, are insured for one or overyears, for
two-thirds their market value. s k' f .j--f'
I All losses are paid within 90 days after satisfactory
proof is presented, i":'; 'L".."i'.--. . ;:iv ...;
j . DtBJs UXORS FOR 1861 AND 1862,
5
Charles E. Johnson,
Wm. H. Joneai ":M
H. W. Husted, -P.F.
Pescud,
K. P. Battle v ''
WVS. Masou, '
Wm. W. Holden, : J. -
J. G. Williams, :
-s Quentin Busbee,'
Wm. H. MeKee,
i- Charles B. Root,
EverardHall, :
Rich'd H. Battle.
OFFICERS. ;
- Dr. Chas. E. Johnson, President.
W. W. Holden, Vice President.4
3 H. W. HusteL Attorney, j "
7
wm. ii. wones, treasurer. .rY-
-ii'' R'H. Battle," Secretary. -S.A
W- r W. H. MeEee, Medical Examiner.
W. H. McEee, ") l '-;' ;- ; -.
' : Charles B. Root, V Executive Committee.
Q-'Busbee"-; ')-y :Y- ir''1'l'1. '
For further information, the publio is referred
the pamphlets and forma of proposal, which may be
to
obtained at the Office of the Cojnpay, or any ef Ita
Agencieai-;'v.' Aaaress': .:
mWO ': ABLE.BnnTRn 'MFw ntrw. tt
I X'. tkfeir servicea as siibstitutes;" free, from State or
venieaerate service, weU IkBled to mflltary tactws,
infantry artillery,- cayalry or broad sword exercise.
Prefer the7 latter hot willing to serve anywhere in any
capacity u tn Boutaent UonJederacy.
; For each, $1200. -Addreaa,
' mTWM mi !
the wafrsof
miles beloWSr T.?00-
ny, and some 29"taUes above. Qaston.1 Th fcZT" i
the Tract lies wt Jtteoaienoag county, 'VirfJ; V 1
dering on Warren county, & C., adjoiainir thl
of Am G. Boyd, CapL Hunt, Dr. Wmiam T Hi d
aaa othera, and if said to t by Jthosd who Vn rd
best a very valuable tract of Und. U produces Z n
ihe crops nsaally growh in this country tdT
Corn, Wheat nd r Oats, and I think fa Well lor t j
being hnmedUtely on the waters of thb Roannt l
which all the produce raised 'on the Una for 3
mighl be delivered on -the navigation lin x
and landed in market iu less tban li hn,J. ,1
great advanUga When there is a rise in the inart. 7
wheat and tobacco or, IT desired, iaight U
alonfl' one of the best country roads I Jeep ,ent
Tnfla to Warranton iDenot. on th -R.Lj-t. . lw
ton Road, and from thence to Petersburg, Richkno a
iMonois or Tiimiogvou, giving ttte Winter a Mi,.;
of markets5 after reaching Weldon,;lf. c.. TlU t
provements on this place are of a very platri
stantfal prder, eonalsting of a dwelling hotss witK
four rooms and a passage, stables, tobacco barnL
houses for 80 or 40 negroea.' , The trak has a fe'lew
of wood and. water, and cleared lands on it rot n
20 hands, and Mes in the immediate neighborhood t
Nathan'Maloje, F. A.. Thornton, PJHmtoatjid i
Q Boyd's saw and grist mills. ; . . j
; 1 should he pleased to sell the' above lands maiji
atefy, to-'pay tbe dets jot tho' estate, and lrin
learned from the principal creditor of the estate thit
he is willing to take -cotton in paymiht of ha debt, I
wili here state that eottoa will be reoejlred in paymeM
for this .valuable property v .
Persons who may wish to purohise will addresi m(
at Henderson, N. Carolina, r I j
;v Je 25 8t W , . , JOSEPH S. JONES
stS" The Wilmington Jonjual, Petersburg Erpregi
and the Richmond Enquirer ,and Elispatch; JublUh
daily ; the State Journal temi-weeklt, and the Tarbo.
ro" soutueruer weeaij , a win. vuusn lour wki,
hiu. vivuu. wkw uiv tftna bill.
to me aaveruser.. - . w
uruiiuncaiiux v sniTIl vs. J
i3( S. KING and ethers. Petition for setaemenL
This cause coming up to be heard, it is ordered that
advertisement for Bix .weeks be made for William p
Ripley and Bedy Ripley, noft-residlenis, ta apper'
answer and plead at 4he -next term of this Cdurt, of
tho cause will be heard' ex parte as to them. '
May Term, 1862. : 1
r JT a--w6w : J. J. FERRKLL, C. ij. c
'' M. Grausman's
- LARGE CIVIL AND'klLITAilV
CLOTHING MANUFACTORY.
.'4. I .: ' RALEIGH, N. C
I HAVE NOW ON HAND, AND A.H fcON
stantly receiving from ail parts of the couhtrr
large stock of all sortsXf " v
. North Carolina Grajasimeres,
, uonieierate uray uiotn,
Confederate Blue Cloth,
Confederate Sky Blue Cloth very fine.
ah sons oi mmmings tor cavalry and Ariil
er,
tj nit onus.
Gold Lace, any size.
Confederate Buttons.
Fine North Carolina State Buttons, and a good u
of Over-Coating. - ' j ' j
-Having in iay employment the best Militwy Cui
ter, ut.der whose superrision all work is done by reg
ular journeymen Tailors, I am able to guarantee to.
any officer who wishes any military! garment, full sat
isfaction in Price, Beauty; Durability and Workman
shiip... Su i ' ' 1 . ' j
An Agent of my estoblishment i i constantly trar.
elling, and ready to take inflasures at any Camp, ami .
tne goods will be sent to customers by tne Southern
Express. Please address,
- - M: GRAUS MAN, Merchant Tkilor.
Raleigh, January 15th, 1862. .
31IL.ITARY GOODS!
50
SUP. GREY AND DRAB MILITARY
Overcoats with large capes, price 16, 181 20 and
22 dollars, all hnma miula. T l
5O0 Merino Shirts, Grey andUWhite, for camp life.
-50G Pairs ''Merino and . Shaker Drawers, rail lizet,
; Grey and White, just to hand. j L
' . 50 Pair Grey, Blue, Drab and Mixed colored Cloth
j and Cossimeres, made to measure or sol 1 by the
j pair or single pattern to suit jpurchasers
Overcoatings ia .Bearer, PHor and -Petershsju.
40 Dozen sup. White Shirt. r .
TO Dozen Cassimere, Gingham and Calioo fatigue
, v Shirts.; .-' . .:? j
Blankets and Shawls for Soldier's use.
Oil Cloth Overcoats, Leggins and Cap CoVern
Gilt buttons by the gross. V
Gold Braids by the pair. I
Haversacks by the hundred, f.
200 Fair Drill Gaiters. . i ,
Heavy Socks by the doren.
Gloves and Gauntletts.
Pants, Yesta and Dress Clothing
ja- oomple
ment at
T, W."ROYSTON A C
VIVU1UIL OW VV.
oct 9
Fetersbur
171RESH MEDICINES '
X? .-' AND TOILET ARTICLES.
The Subscriber has the pleasure of announcing tu
his friends and the publio generally, -that aftier much
delay trouble, and expense, owing to the wari and in
terruption of trade, be has procured a fresh supply of
Medicines, Toilets and other articles in his Hnt, which
he has been unable to furnish for laome time past -He
has to pay CASH for all he buys, and hopes that
such of his patrons as do not pay promptly, will take
the hint, and that all in arrears, who hare not gohe'tD
the seat of war to fight for our independtece and
dearest interests, will pay up their arrearages or a pan
at least, so that he may be able to meet pressing .de
mands, and keep his Stock replenished.
i gAU orders from the, "country (unless from
prompt and reliable parties,) will go unnoticed,!! not
acoompanied with the CASH or its equivalent
jI -: ' - O ' - PESCUD,. ;
lau 17 tf " - ; ; ! Drugglsi Raleigh,N. C. f
1 n CRACKER BAKERY.
f aHHE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING BUILT A
JL large HARD-BREAD and CRACKER BAKE
R?, and fitted it up with the mostlimproved machin
ery; are now prepared to furnish the eitiscas of Ral
eigh and the State, with fresh Crackers of the W
aualitv. such as
1 - t SODA X3RACKERS,
, BUTTER '. "
.'.. 1 WATER :.
'I '.:- SUGAR .1 J; H'lo.
We are also prepared to furcish Jthe Army sbJ
ry witn ... , . ,
NAVY jBREAD.
"1 : ' " pilot "
M , '. . WUXtf lcUIT,et., V f ' f
At theowest, market rates Caih orders ' secure:
packed and promptly attended to.
-i -f v . JAS. BU
P60N A SOSr
barreLs, i
will pr liik e .
IU "ANTED, EMPTY FLO 01
T Y good eonditioo, for whiab w
i norSO tf JAo.
8IMPr"K. ,JS.
MIIalfARY MEN, ATTENTION.
V-J ;.:,..- K.: ,, i i .
GREAT - BARGAINS WlM I L I T ARV
: CLOTUING. AT I
Te V. ROYSTOJV1 & CO.'
j A LARGE STOCK OF BEST 8TAt
J, Buttons, fine Gold Lace and Braid, and all kind
of Military Trimmings to suit thej times. ! Uniform)
made to- order at the shortest notioe, by the bft
workmen, and eat by the very-best artists, f Alto,
large and attractive assortment "of cititens' cloibiof
all selling off cheap at the Military Baiaar ef
apr 12 : . - .1. W. ROYSTOS A CO.
. P. S. Buttons and Lace at Wholesale,! St l"
figures- , - -yi -'-,'. , ' TW. Ri A CO.
"" . 1 111 . " . 1 ' i 1 i
Warrenton Female Collegiate In ,
'v: s?"' vv fititute. I- 1 1
fT71XI COMMENCE: ITH 22nd jYJ2Ar
f ? i the 10th of next July, at Me same rt
usual, and aa weU prepared to gjive instruct0
Young Ladies. Please send for Circulars for farihsr A
information. We donot expect tkeen!t He. . t
je 18 lm t ;: . i JULIUS WILCOX. Fn
- i r
,
I':
i --r
- - Fresh Arrival at the
INDISPENSABLE -WHlTAKErr -
', , !- . : JULY 4ra 1862.
f '. ZQ0 Bushels Wheati e ; v . ,
.. - id lioxes AOamantine Candles,
$0 $ , Tallew Candles,,
j. : 10.-Jk sen (genuine)'
". .-. ahere Sauce. -
Lee i Perrins Woreeitsr
o
ID MINT JULIP
AT
WHHAKBS;
s
YVEET OIL AT
WHITAKERi
LD RYEt VVUlWtY EXPECTP
tel a jorr-
q:s.
k. Va.
T
uruinary gunpowder,
jyMtpd
EI-a,N.C.
LT AT - -- wmi"