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RALEIGH WEDNESDAY 1 MORNING DECEMBER 3 1862.
NO 48 :
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RAL.KIGH, X. C
SATURDAY MOBNINQ, ffOVl 39, 1861.,
flE ATTORNEY-GEKEHAMUIP A
MCE HTTLE 8CHE5IE BALKED.
Gov; Vance having announced in bis xnes-J
"uge that the office of Attorney General hid
teen made vacant, tbe "Conservatives' liko,
in a spirit of fcrrent patrioiism, delight in
serviDg their .ooantry fbt a consideration'
fipected to piok up lbe offiee for one of tbeir
An;lo and behold! it waa found
out that tbe offioe Waa not Tacant that Col.
Jenkins bad not resigned, ajjTdoesnot in
tend to resign, as there w nothing Incofiipat
ibla in bis holding- that ofiloe and retaining
hi? position of Colonel of regiment to which
be was elected by North Carolina Volunteers,
Gorcrn'or Clark haying signed the commis
sioD. We tbank yon, Jenkins, we thankjoo
excecdingly for balking the cormorants. t
There wa", or perhaps we shonlday there
is, mother scheme on hand, by which Adju
tant General Martin was to be got rid of, and
tLe office which he now so well and so .ser
viceably fills conferred upon" some "Conser
vative" patriot yearning to serte bis eountry
and get a good salary. This scheme, like
tLe one to get rid of Jenkins, noleni volen$t
will also be balked. General Martin was'
' fleeted for four years, iand tne office of Brig
Mi Jier General does not disqualify him from
holding on to the "end of the term. There
tri5, we learn, -eome talk among the "Con
servatives" about abolishing the office, in or
der to get rid of Gen. Martin. But it was
Jiioovered that that operation would, not de
prive the General of bis pay for the full term,
as was decided by the Supreme Court in the
case of Adjutant General. Cotton. What a
tmlj -'conservative" idea it was, the abolish, j
ruent of the office of Adjatant General at
Mti time ! 1 Into whose noddle but that on
the shoulders of some patriotic "Conserved
live" would such an idea have strayed t -
ELECTION OF JUDGE.
It will ba seen that the Hon. Robert B.
OiUiam has been elected Judge of the 4th
Judicial Circuit. . On the resignation of
Judge Ruffin, Gov. Clark conferred the tem
porary appointment on the Hon. John Kerr,
who, as far as we have heard, discharged the
' duties of the office in a satisfactory manner ;
but as he was not of the right stripe for the
"Conservatives," he was made to go by the
board. Difleriog'as we do from Mr. Gilliam's
present positioo, and sorry as we are that he
should have ever been seen performing in an
exhibition of which W. W. Holden was
"ring-master," we nevertheless cheerfully
admit'that he will make an excellent Judge.
He is in every sense of the word a gentle
man, and a man of such professional attain
ments as will qualify him for the Bench.
We learn that there was quite a burst-up at
the caueus on the subjeot of the Judgeship
which was held on Tuesday night. Mr. Ro
bert P. Dick was the candidate handicapped
by Holden, while Mr. Gilliam was backed by
Graham, and the contest was to deoide whose
influence was strongest in the Assembly.
The caucus did not succeed in making a nom
ination, but the. proceedings in the Legisla
ture next day showed that Graham stock was
in the ascendancy. TLis is not 'surprising.
The "Conservatives" for the most part were
old line Whigs, and while they may use Hol
den, it cannot be supposed that they are so
unmindful of the past as to trust him very
far.
Mr. Dick is said to have taken his defeat
tearfully to heart ; so much so,-indeed, that
after ascertaining at thejtelegraph rjffioo- that
he could not get a passage to Greensborough
over the wires, he netook himself on the af
ternoon following the election to the slower
route-of the railroad, under the profound
impression that the "Conservatives" had
played the very "dick-enoe with his ducks."
There is certainly a touching pathos in tne
fear there is no bahn in "Dicks-tj Land"
for his lacerated feelings. -
THE BIQGEST OUT YET.
The gallant Captain, of the Raleigh 5on
ttard, said tbe other day that he didn't. want
the effice of Public Printer, and gave the
pullio to understand that he is n0 and nev
er has been a seeker of office. Now, the gal
lant Captain did. want the effiee of Publio
Printer, and did expect to get it without the
crack of a whip, and was so sure tn't he
oa!d, that he had made some arrange
Qrit, as we .have beard;-in' advance of
the meeting of Jhe Legislature, to do tbe
ork. The snubbing he got. from his Con
iemtive" friends, 'who would, but for
inability tf the Deaf and.. Dumb Asy
laa to do the work, hava beaten him outright,
fcortifid him crueUy, and eren tompted him
to sst in a passion that he wouldn't take the
o&oe. But he did take it, as.. everybody
knew he would.
. What an impudent attempt upon the cred
ulity of the publio is the Captain's assertion
that'he is no office-seeker. Did he not seek
the Governor's office,' and persecute the la
mented Ellis into his grave because be beat
him for it ? ' Did he not seek the offioe of
U. 8. Senator, and ever after hate Governor
Bragg beoause he beat him for it ? Citizen
Holden no office-seeker ! ! Well might the
State Journal, in an extaoy of astonishment,
exclaim, "Good Heavens!" and well might
it have added, ''Give ear, O, Earth !" and
listen to as much mendaoity as was ever pack
ed up in the same space. -
ELECTION OF SECRETARY OF STATE
' . VERY STRANGE.
We' happened to be present at the eleotion
of the Secretary of State -en. Tuesday, .and
could not help being struck with both sur
prise and regret that tbe friends of the in-
eumbent, whom a caucus proposed to pro
scribe, . were simply content to cast tbeir
votes for him, instead of doing justice before
the representatives of the people, in open
daylight, to bis merits as an officer, and de
manding, in open daylight, the reasons for
his ejection from offioe. Such a tribute to.
Mr. Page, and such a question' put to the
"Conservative" Butchers who stood ready to
slaughter Mm, would have been altogether
paring.. They could not have answered in
a manner satisfactory to the country to which
the debate would have gone out. It surely
has not come to the point that what 'a secret,
black and midnight" caucus resolves upon,
is to he registered as a decree, without ques
tion or debate, on the records of , the Legis
lature of the State. It cannot be that men,
owing and professing a direct responsibility
to the people who have entrusted them with
power, are afraid to oppose in open session
what they know has been concocted in a se
cret and irresponsible conclave, and all be
cause such conclave had so decreed. Yet,
it would seem, so. Will the same cour-e be
pursued in the case of Mr; Courts ? JV ous
verrons. ' j
CONSERVATIVE" AXE STIM AT
WORKANOTHER .HEAD OFF.
On Thursday, as will be seen by the pro
ceedings of the Legislature, Wm. Ai Graham
was elected Confederate States Senator, in
the place of George Davis, whose term will
expire on the 4th of March next: This was
a mere registration of a caucus decree, and
surprised nobody. It is true that Mr. Davis
is a gentleman of fine talents and acquire
ments, and that so far from being guilty of
the heinous sin (! ') of " original secession,'
he, as a member of the Peace' Congress,
strived hard to gain such honorable terms for
tbe South as would obviate the necessity of
secession, and never did become a secession
ist until be saw that' the South had to choose
between secession and utter submission to
unmitigated tyranny and oppression. But
what did this avail him ! Wm. A. Graham
was a; " Conservative j" Wm. A. Graham had
stuck to the old Union after its Constitution,
and every thing which made it either valu
able1, or tolerable, had been oast to the winds ;
Wm. A. Graham had last summer denounced
the Conscription Law, which " Conservative"
Gov. Vance admitted had saved the country
from Yankee subjugation, and of . course was
the man to represent the " Conservatives' of
North Carolina in the Confederate Senate !
PRESIDENT DAVIS' ADMINISTRATION
UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED.
It will be seen that Among other Resolu
tions, one endorsing President Davis' Admin
istraliorr was unanimously adopted by tho
House of Commons on Thursday. This is
anotklr. slap at the chivalrous Captain Hol
den,' for Jefferson Davis was " an ; original
secessionist," and no longer ago than yester
day, the noble and daring Captain made an
assault upon his admioistration,oharacteiizing
it as " an unmitigated party tyranny."
TEST OATHS." :
The puissant Captain Holden says tbe Reg
ister was in favor of "test oaths and gag
laws." Quite the contrary, most war-like
Captain. The Register was opposed to the
test oath when proposed in the Convention,
and 'has not altered its position. .
A MOST EXCELLENT LIKENESS.
We were highly gratified at seeing, a day
or two since, at tbe room of Mr. Brown, a
capital Portrait ofhe late Geh'l George B.
Anderson. It was taken after his death,
from a daguerreotype, and a'niore s riking
likeness never appeared oh canvass. It is
afue "a counterfeit presentment" of a no
ble face and form as was ever beheld.
SHOT TOWER IX PETERSBURG.
We are glad to learn from the Petersburg
Express that our old friend, Mr. James
Doberty, has established a shot tower in that
oity. TBb manufacture o? shot has been for
(.some time great'desideratum in the South.
His tower is now: turning out 4,000 lbs. of
thotftweek. " j ;
THE CREDIT OF THE CONFEDERATE
i : CURRENCY. . U ''
A late number;of the Richmond Whig; in
commenting upon and commending an article
of ours in which we endeavored to show that
the surest way for the peoplo of the South to
secure their property ss well as their liberty
was to sustain the credit of the Confederate
currency, makes the following remarks, which
cannot fail to meet with the concurrence of
every reflecting reader :
This is sound-and true, amd it presents a solu
tion of tbe question that perplexes tbe minds of
many persons with surplus funds on hand what
is tbe best and safest investment ? The answer,
beyond all dispute or doubt, is an investment ra
the cause an investment that will help to sustain
the Government and the' people" in their" struggle
for independence ; fur with this; secured all will
be saved, while with this lost all will be lost.' At
present the mo?t effective mode , of aiding the
Government is lo purchase its bond, for this en
ables it to keep in funds without that redundant
issue of Treasury note3 whichi produces deprecia
tion in value' find corresponding inflation id
prices, lb the great embarrassment of tbe Govern
ment, the detriment of the cause, an 4 the injury
and. actress of the people. The benefit to tbe
party investing is first the eight per cent interest
ha receives ; second, the effect produced on prices
in keeping them from ruinous inflation ; and
third, the additionaltrength given to the Gov
ernment towards enabling it the more speedily
and tbe more certainly to bring the contest tofa
a eucaes3ful conclusion.
. A jreneral fnvestment in Government bonds
would hve such practical good effects, that wq
can but wonder that there should be doubt or de
lay on the part ot any who have surplus money.
A mistake wa committed in the outset by Dot
impos-ing the heaviest tax the people were able to
Depr, lor tniSjWoula nave put tne uovernraent
mea&urably In fund?, and would have, prevented
the neceesity for the over issue of Treasury notes
from which, mainly, has corr.e Ihe enormous ad
vance in prices. The consequence is that tbe cit
izen has now lo pay on account of tbe?e enhanced
prices greatly more than he wouW thea have paid
as a tax. But the Government gets no benefit
from this heavy draught on his purse. On the
contrary, the Government itaelt is Iba largest
sufferer by the inflation of prices. The citizen,
then, spends a large portion of his income because
of the war, but not in aid of its prosecution. If
he had been taxed half as much, by Congress as
he is now taxed by high prices, those prices would
have been kept down, and the indebtedness of tho
Gverxnaent would have been vastly less than it
is and must bo. ' As it is, be not only pays more
money now than he would have had uader a
proper system to contribute by taxa'ion, but be
will have it all to pay over again when we come
to rdem the" public debt, a cebt dcubfy as large
Hi it would have been but for tbe inflation of
prices consequent upon the failure to resort to
taxation.
We see no other remedy tor the error? of the
past, no other banier to still ereatw mischiefs
in tbe future, than to check now the unlimited
issues cf the Treasury,, by turning over ui the use
of the Government theso issues now in the hands
of tbe people. This may be done by the volun
tary investments of money holders; bur, if not
so done, resort must be had lo the compulsory
system pr posed by the Committee of Ways and
ileana cf th. last Congress, r to some other plan
by which the same ends will be attained. The
matter is of. vital import" nee, second only to
the success of our armie9 in the fle!d, and inti?
raately connected with that success. It is as un
patriotic in the peopto to weaken the financial
strength of the Government, as it would be to
seduce soldiers from service. It is as much their
duty to uphold the credit as to sustain the armies
of the Confpderacy and, in both cases, what is
duty -is also interest. They are blind whodo not
perceive it.
Theories, fine-spun and long-winded speeches,
and iegenioua devices to pay without paying, are
only calculated to amuse men who wish to estab
lish the reputation of flnaucters. Such agencies
do not pay. deb s they only postpone, and by
postponing, duplicate them. .Let tne people be
taught how to face the .music, rather than skulk
from inevitable hardship. Let us have a system
of taxation which will at least fund the outstand
ing Confederate currency. If the peaple would
give value to our currency, it can only be done
by bearing taxation cheerfully, and then, all men
will have practical, tangible preof that the money
is good, and tne people who must receive such
currency in payment for tha products, of tbeir
toil, will have their taxes refunded in the increase
of notes they must receive. We detest and con
temn that politician who, at the very moment that
a practical plan ot paying off and absorbing ; an
inflated currency is suggested, at once appeals to
tbe ignorance and selfish ne s of those whom he
can influence. The plain, palpable, simple, truth
is, that our currency must be dimiqished in ' vol
ume,' spontaneously if the people '"will by com
pulsion of law ifvhy willnot. The offer of its,
bonds by tha'Governmenl is an application for a
loanTand is In the nature of the first call for vol
unteers. If the people doliot come forward with
their money, the volunteer system will have to be
dropped and the-principle of conscription applied
to men's purses as well as their persons. A vol
untary loan, a forced loan, or unconditional taxai
tion, are the only alternatives. The present sys
tem of indefinite issqps must be stopped, or our
currency will lose all its value.
. IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Confederate States District Court at
Richmond rendered a decision on Tuesday
in the oase of the Tobacco seized by ' the
Government for sequestration, which it was
said was bought for the French Government.
It will be remembered that at the beginning
of the war there waa a large quantity of to
bacco stored in Richmond, and held in the
name of Auguste Belmont," of New "York.
After the passage of the sequestration act
this tobacco was seized by the Government
for the purpose cf sequestration. 'Thereupon
the Brothers Rothschilds appeared as claim
ants for it, and brought suit for its restora
tion. The Court decided on Tuesday "tnat
the Brothers Rothschilds were entitlsd rotbe
tobacco. The tobicco is now valued at Up
wards of two millions of dollars. . :
A new system oflayicg the dust without wa
tering th street, bas been in operation in. Pans.
It consists of sprinkling the road with chloride
of lime, which ateorbing the m i;t irf, 6oon bo
come damp and prevents any duet from rising
even in tbe hottest day. ' .
Cidee Jelley Too Good hot to be Kxovrx.
Boil cider to the consistency of nyrup, aijd. M
it cool, and you will have a n ice jell. . No sugar
or anything added to it. We have tasted some
of it, and it will be excellent for the sick. Try
it it is most too good these times for well people.
Sumter Watchman. :
THE; COMPROMISE AT FP.EDEBICKS-
i BURG CORRESPONDENCE. :
, J-. ; Fredericksburg,' Nov. 24,-1862.
in company - with man v refugees and other
from Fredericksburg, we got aboard tbe midnight
iram ior we aoomea city on Jb'nday night last,
anu prtc-eeaea to D reoeriCKBDurg, where we ar
rma Just at dawn. Here a 6ight met our gaze
sutn as we never before witnessedranel hope and
oeueye mat its iitce snail never again be seen du
rine this war. ;- ' ;j ' - ;
Women and children were leaving in every di
rectiOttold and infirm men were bearing on their
backs such of the household goods and Gods as they
possessea. v jvery avenue leading from the town
W8S lined with those who were thus giving j the
highest proofs of their devotion to the cause and
fidelity to principle in turnijng i their backs Hpon
their homes without any reasonable expectation
that they would ever again look upon them, save
in ruined Yet no ! one murmered ; all seemed
grateful that our Government had elected in- fa
vour of the destruction of the city, rather than
giving i) over into Yankee bands.
A snl'-t history of the whole affair I will give
you; Un Friday at noon General Patrick erossed
over peddr flag of tnice, bearing the following
communication : . . , . - j ; . r. ;
- IflJACQirARTERS RlGHT GRAND DlVISIOK
Camp Near Falmouth, Va.,INov, 21, 1362.
To the Mayor and Common Council cf Fredei 'icJc3.
burg : .j - - i '
-' Geotlenek: Under cover of the houses of;
your city, sbota have been flred upon the troops
of my command. Your mills and manufactories
are furnishing provisions and the material; for
lolhing for armed bodies in rebellion against tbe
Government of the United States. Your railroads
and other means of tracsportation a-e moving
supplies to the depots of such troops. Tim con
dition of things must terminate and by direction
or Alajor - General .purnside, commanding-this
army, I accordingly demand the surrender of the
city into my cands, as the representative of the
Government ot the United SStates, at or before 5
o'clock this afternoon, (5 o'clock p. m. to-day.)
Failing an affirmative reply to tnis demand by
tho time indicated, sixteen fl&l hours will be
permitted to elapse for the removal from thecify
of tbe women and children, the sickj wouoded
and aged, .which period having elapsed, I sball
proceed to shell the town, j
Upoa obtaining possession of the town, every
necessary means will be taken to preserve order
and secure the protective operation of the laws
and policy of the united States Government.
1 am, -very respectfully, 1 E. V. SUMNER,
Brevet Major General, Ui. S. A., commanding.
This communication, so L soon as received by
tb$ Mayor, elicited this response, which it is pro?
per to say, was prepared n consultation jwith the
military authorities: j :
Matob's Office V
Fredericksburg, Nov. 22, 1862.
To Brevet Major Q en I E. Y. Sumner, Comd'g V.
S. Army : .
Sin : I receive! at twenty minutes before j five
o'clock this afternoon your communication 'of
this date. i
In reniy, I have to say that this communica-
tinn did not reach me, in time to convene the
Council for the consideration and to furnUh a re
ply by tbe hour indicated, (5 p. m.) It waa'et-nt
to ma through tho hands of the cr mmanding offi
cer of the army of the Confederate S'ates near
this town,-to whm it was first delivered by con
sent of General Patrick, who bore it from "you, as
I am informed, and I am authorized by t tie com
mander of the Confederate array to say that
there was no delay in passing it through his hands
to me.
In regard to the matters complained of by you,
viz : the firing of shots upon your troops, this oc
curred on the northern suburbs of the town,! and
was tbe act of the, military officer commanding
the forces near, here, for which neither the citi
zens or civil authorities of the town are responsi
ble. In regard to tbe other matters of complaint,
1 am authorized by the latter officer to say ; that
the condition of things therein complained of,
shall ho longer exist ; that your troops shall not
be fired on from the town ; that the mills and
manufactories here will not furnish any: further
supplies of provisions or clothing for the Confede
rate troops, nor will the railroads or other means
of transportation here, convey supplies from the
town to the depots of such troops ; outside of the
town the civil authorities of the town have no
control j but I am assured by the military au
thorities of the Confederate army near Jiere that
nothing will be done by them to infringe the
condition herein named as to matters within the
town but the latter authorities inform us that
while their troops will not cccqpy the townthey
will not -permit yours to do so. ' .
You must be aware that there will not be more
than three or four hours of j daylight, within the
sixteen hours given by you for .the removal of
the sick and wounded, women and children, the
aged and infirm from Ibis place. And I hay to
inform youj-hat while there is no 'railroad trans
portation accessible fo'the town, because of the
interruption thereof by your batterie?, all other
means of transportation within the town, are so
limited as to render the removal of the classes
spoken of within the time indicated an Utter im
possibility, j J
I have convened the Council, which' will" re
main in session awaiting any futther communica
tion you may have to make. ;
-i Yery respectfully,
' f ' Your obedient servant, f
. ' ' M. SLAUGHTER, :
h .'!-'" Mayor.
A true copy from the original Teste.
- J C. F. Chew, C. C.
This communicaiion waax set across the? river
after 12 o'clock at night. I About three, A. M,
tho following communication was received j
Headquarters Right Grand Dmsiojf, 1
Camp Near Falmouth, Nov. 21, 1862.S . j
TKe Mayor and Common Cbiincil of Fredericks
burg, Va.: : ' . j ;: .
Your letter of this afternoon is at hand, and in
consideration of your pledges that the acts! com
plained of shall cease, and that your tow? shall
not be occupied by any of the enemy's forces, and
your assertion that a lack of transportation ren
ders 1 it impossible to, Remove, the women and
children, sick, wounded and aged, I am authorize
ed to say to you that our batteries will not open;
upon the town at the hour designated. . - ! .
General Patrick-will meet a committee-or rep -
resentatives from'your town to-morrpwj
mprningi
at 9 o'clock, at the JLacey House.
" , Yery respectfully, ; .m.i
Your obedient servant i ' .
' ". E. V. SUMNER,
Brevet Major General Commanding j)iviiion.
: An inveTview having thus been invited at 9'ACl
M., Mavor Slaughter, Dr. J. G. Wallace; J. L.
Marye, Jr., W. A. Little and W. S. ; Scott, on'
the part of tbe citizens, and General Kershaw,, on,
behalf .of the military, proceeded, at ; the hour
flamed, to the opposite shore, but were not receiyi;
ed, as the following note will explain. It w41i
also te seen that an apology 'was made for: firing
on the train which left, carrying out the depart
ing citizens. : .ji . ".; . , - , I
Headquarters Right Grand Division,
Near Falmouth, Vs., Nov. 22, 1863.
To the Mayor of Fredericksburg, Va. ? J
I The invuation given to, yoiyn my le'.te? of last
night was in these erds : ; : j i
- ''General Patrick-will jmeet a committee
representatives from your town to-morrow' moro-
lngt at 9 o'clock, at the Lacey Houae.
The in
vitation waa intended only for the civil authori
ties of Fredericksburg, but I have no objection to
the committee being accompanied by one or two
military persons. : Jf you wish: to meet General
Patrick, be will be at the Lacy House at 2 o'clock
U-day. r The firing upon the train this morning
was tbrouch mistake and contrary to orders. - I
should much regret tq leara that any departing
familiea bad been injured."
-i "- . Very respectfully, - -
. '. !'- ... - i.l; E. V. SUMNER, . ..
I Brevet Major General United Eutea Army.
fAt S o'clock, pursuant to invitation, the afore
mentioned committed, accompanied by General
Keisbaw, proceeded acrossj the river. After an
interview of bait an hour's' length, tbe committee
returned with word that a final aoswef might be
Ifiectcd from General Sumner during the even,
ing. About 6 P. M., the following note waft re
ceived from General Sumner, which pp to this
writing cloaes all conferences, and the' town atill
stand?. ' l
i Headquarters Right Grakd Division,
j November 22d, 1862.
To the Mayor and Common Council of . Fredericks?
burg, Virginia. ; .-
I am au tborizgd to say that so long as no hos
tile demonstration is made from the town it will
not be shelled. I have also to say that there wil
bo no firing upon the cars before II o'clock, A.
M., to-morrow. M r
I am, gentlemea, .
j . ' " Your obedient servant,
. ; M : E."V. SUMNER,
Brevet Major General United States Army Com
manding, i j '
A copy' from the original Teste. .
;; . l G. F. Chew, C.:0.:.
It la proper to add that a unanimous vote of
the Council sanctioned the reply made by the
Mayor, and that a large and deeply in terestei at
tendance of spectators testified by their applause
tneir rul! measure ot responsibility for and en
dorsation of the course pursued by tbeir legal
representatives. It is but due to Mayor Slaugh
ter to say, that during Yankee occupation, until
arrested, and since the present troubles, be has
managed the arduous and responsible duties1 of
bis office with great prudence and delicacy, and
won. the esteem of every citizen and all who are
familiar .. with his labourious duties and the con
scientious manner in which they have been dis
charged. . : -
; As for tbe citizens, their determination is to let
the old Ship go down in the tempest, but surren
der tney never will, ihe women and children
have all left. - A great many males, however,
sua remain to watch their; property.
I All is quiet at this writing, . X.
! RESIGNATION OF COL McRAE.
Headquarters 5th N. C Regiment,
Near Strusbitrg, Va., Nov. Hth, 1862.
Governor I
have, this day, tendered to the
Adjutant General
resignation of my
of the Confederate Stales,' the
commission received frem the
Governor of North Carolina as Colonel of the Sib
Regiment of her State Troops. I
:1am constrained to do so, because, consistently
with my sense of dignity and self-respect, I can
no longer serve the government of , the Confede
rate States . T ;.;
.I have now been in tbe service about nineteen
months. With tbe exception of about twenty -five
days, sick, I have never been absent from the
post of duty. I have served under several com
luanders, andhave never, in a single instance, en
counterei a reproof. . My diyison- commander.
Major General Hill, endorses upon my resigna
tion, substanoe: I have three times recom
mended Col, McRae for promotion. North Car
olina has: furnished more troops and has fewer
general officers than any 'other State. I approve
Col. McRae's resignation, believing that bis self
respect requires it."
Lieut General Longs tree t and Brig. Gens.
Early and Rhodes, under all of whom I have
served, and all of whom are familiar with my
conduct, have recommended me in terms of com
pliment, of which ! am Justly proud; and there
IS not an officer of any grade in my division who
does not freely concede' to me a claim to promo
tion. My -regiment ' has endured hardships
suffered privations, performed labors, executed
marches been exposed to peril, and rendered ser
vice equal to any.. Its actual loss in a - single en
gagement, while obeying immediate orders, is
no; surpassed, proportionately. Wherever it has
encamped it bas been remarked for its orderly
and honest deportment. It bas constantly receiv
ed the approval of general officers for its prompt-
new ana naeuiy in regpouamg to every can.
The puhlic journals of the enemy's 'country -the
diaries of prominent officers found on battle fields,
and private letters of other distinguished officers
of tbe army of the enemy, addressed to officers of
my regiment, have contributed valuable testimo
ny to its bravo and gallant conduct in the fight.
io its Dravo ana ganani ennauct m tne ngbt.
So long as it retained the material element.
Mnh I hnA thA hnnnH.tn form ot, t f i. i
" - " . . -w ilf II vo,
ianerea.-x ciaim, in some. degree, tne reflection
of tbe mure it bas shed upon the State. Muchof
the time I have been in the service, I have com
manded the brigade. This was the case in' all. the
hard trials of the retreat from Manassas in the
exposed service in the trenches at Yorktown, and
in that retreat ; in the battles in Maryland and
since that period. At the battle' of South Moun
tain, thl9 brigade, though isolated rom all sup
port, numbering scarce a thousand,-opposed by a
force of sixteen regiments, haying all the advan
tages of position, held the enemy in check for
four hours; the fire of, one, regiment, the 23d,
killing the commanding General, Reno j that of
another, the 20th, killing the enemy's cannoneers
and compelling the . abandonment of his g'uns ;
whilst a third, the 13'h, under Lieut. Col. Ruffin,
thrice cut its way through the enemy's lines with
desperate determination. Gen. Hill, I learn, apv
plauds that fight as one of tbe best of the war. -
Yet, on several occasions, I have been compell
ed to see junior officers promoted 07er me ; offk
cers who had not and nave not yet seen a battle.
Shortly after the battle Sf "Seven Pines," State
brigades were organized. Generals Pender and
Amierson were promoted and assigned to North
Carolina brigades, while tbe brigade in which I
was senior Colonel, was assigned to the command
of General Garland, of Virginia. I refrained
from resigning then, because of the impending
confiicts-around RichmonuVyieldiofi: to the ear
nest solicitatiorvof both Generals Gill and Gar
land. , ! - -
Since that time, Gen. Garland' has made tbe
most favorahle mention of my conduct jn the
field, and Gen. Hill has renewed the recommen
dation for my promotion. The appointment of
Rjigadier to this command has just been announ
ced in" the person of Col. Alfred Iveraon, of
Georgia, who, since bis entering on active service
last summer, has been my junior in the brigade,
and for tbe last' two months under my command.
I could not consent that a junior officer in my
own command should be promoted to command
e, when no allegation la made of my unfitness
or unwortbinesi. ( j
But severe as is the tresspass upon the Individ
ual pride of North Carolina officers wjio -have
lately been obliged to submit to tbe. promotion,
in several instances, of citens of other States, to
the com maud of brigades exduii vily North-Car
olinian, the slur upon the State dsl broader, nd
demands the resentment of her sons in the only
mode they can manifest it,- In tbe spirtt of anj
earnftit Drotest as-ainat thia inWw lnAMAniH -
and to my State, I resign my commission.
.- I do not wish, however, ti be idle so Jong at
the footsteps of the invader press our soil. If
your Excellency can maka my aervieet availablt
mi any capacity, however subordinate.
ireety tendered --In, any service which
ubject me rb a renewal of wronir - .1
j a oave leit oouna to communicate to Voo, Govt '
eraor, the reason which have impelled me to sur
render a commission" I especially cherished be-
cause of the magnanimity accompanyinjr iU bV-f
itowment by your, predecessor, . Gov. , Ellis i n
order to bo just to myself, I have been obliged to
dwell more ppon the subject than my incliaaUona
would prompter I shall yery ahortljr file. in the ,
Adj't General's office, a complete narrative of the
part borne by the 5th In the events of tbe war,
together with a list of ofllceis and mn,-lhd
fate of those dead, and j tbe '1 whereabouts of Iho
survivors. ' h i-;' . -; ' - -.j ; - m
I have the honor to be, Governor,.
; Your'ob't serv?t, .j
f D. K. McRAE,
. I Col. 6th N. C.
Hu Excellency, Z. B. Vaxcx. . , j v
THE BUTCHER It OF THE MISSOURIAHS "
AT PALMYRA A THREAT OF RE-'
TALIATION. . ;-' J ' . -: -Tho
following communication from the Presl. J
f v.-r i. . .. . . - o- . r
dent to Lieut. . GenU Holmea.
Trans-Mississippi Dopartmefat, is published :
. ExEcimvE Omcif, NovemberlT. 1382. "
General; Enclosed you. will fluda illpfrom
the MemphiaDai Appealot tho 23d Inst., con- f
taining an account purporting to be derived from "
the Palmyria (Mo.) Qntrier, federal Journal,
of the murder of ten Confederate citizens of
Missouri, by order of General McNeil, of tbe .
United SUtes army. You will communicate with
the Federal officer commanding that department,- -by
flag of truce,- and ascertain whether the facts j'
are as stated. .If they be you willj demand
the immediate surrender of Gen. McNeil to the
Confederate authoiities; and, if this demand is not
complied with, you will inform said commanding
officer that yon are ordered to execute the first ten '
United States officers who may be captured and '
falMnto your hands. ( . . 1
Vory respectfully, youw, ! " . 'i
(Signed) . JEFFERSON DAVIS. ' f
; FROSl SUFFOLK. j 'i'
We have late Intelligence from Suffolk, of a
mdst reliable character. The enemy is beinr
largely reinforced there. One Informant, a young
lady, says they, now number 33,000 at that point
and a gentleman from Portsmouth, says that it is
generally believed there, that tbe Yankees at
Suffolk now number 60,000. We are inclined to T
the opinion, that tbe statement of the lady Is- tbe 1
correct one. The Abolition soldiersio Suffolk.
say that their officers make no attempt to conceal
their ultimate intentions and designs. These are
to march upon Weldon, seize the railroad there,
and thus isolate Richmond from tbe South. We '
would not be surprised, however, if tie enemy
were to march upon Petersburg instead of Wei
dorJ. They would be much nearer to Richmond '
here, would have better quarters, and! would be
enable to procure, more valuable' supplies at this
point. We trust, however, that they wilt never
get to either place. Yp know that the attempt-
w ioovju 45ivwt:r wm oe atien uea with difflculliof,
ot which ibe invaders can now for m no adequate
concefXion.-! Petersburg Express. 1 , t v
-. - i- ; DIED : i-
Dibd in tbia city, on the 24thinstanL of Con
sumption, LEWIS MONTAGUE; aged yara. ' '
Mourn not fond wife! Wep not loving children t
"Each hope and fear i v '
That lights the eye or clouds the brow.
Proclaims there it a happier sphere i
Than this bletk' world that holds us now I
There is a voice which sorrow bears
i JVhfn tavi' weijha life's g aUing ehaia t
Tis Heaven whispers, 'Dry thy tears,
The pure in heart shall meet again!'" '-' '
'' ' - j, . Q, I
Wilmington Journal and Petersburg Express
please copy. . , .
IMMENSE, SALE
OF
Bollingbrook Hotel Furniture.
HAVING PUKCHA8ED A FAMILY R1I
SID ENCE near Richmond.
aole to give, personal attention to American UoUL I
now onerior sale my entire , ; " 4 (
FuTaituxe of Oollinfbrook Hotel,
On TUESDAY, December 0th. lias. A ik-.
time I will lease to highest bidder at Pnblia Attotldn.
my remaining lease oa the Hotol and Stable, whlob
lease extends to January lat, 186i. , . .
lAu ma win compru e as great a variety of useful
Furniture as was ever offered at Anetinn in th r.
federacy, all of wh'oh is In good' order. . j . .. . v
An unajnoer Jfurmtarv I 2er One Uandred
and Twenty Beds. eoniiati nr t-
French WaJnnt rnrUA a.T rfiu aZ u i f
SctIf'S
Z 3 " z TirT?" . ' ' ' lv. a, f
staaaV5 Water Bucketa, 7$ Tablet, comprilng Wal-"
yjt MMavsj avsr viOy u
Also, Hair. Shack and Peathei- M.tf,-..-.
seilles Quilts. Comforts. Blunk.tj n.nt ! r :
bheets, and a fine selection of Carpetiiic, ebnaistina: of
Velvet, Brussels, Three Ply, Ingrain, Wnd some six or
seven hundred yards of Oil Cloth. .
4 IN PARLOR FURNITURE,
3 fine Plate Mirrors, 2 Pianos, 2 Gi Chandeliers, fc
- Brocatelle, Lace and Damuk CuaUiBf, I
Centre Table, Mohair and Plash Tete-aJTeta,
Sofas, Rofcking, Arm Chairs, Ae.,' Ac. I 4
IN DINING ROOM WILL BE SOLD,
10 large Walnut Tablet; 2 Mahogany Tablet 'r 1 pair
Butter Trayt ; 2 Walnut Safet ; 3 floe Chandeliers ; 1
large Steam Table, with entire fixtures j 6 d0j Oak
Chairs , 12 doable plated Silver Sagar Dishes : Cream
Potsj Molastea Cranes; 8 Castors y 6 Pruit BaakaU
and 6 Pickle Standa. Alto, BriUania Dlh Covers;
Chafing D.Uhes : Tarenea; Coffee and. Tea Urns. Also
Caps, Saucers, Plates, DUhes, Fiogtr Vwln, OobUta,
Preserve Dishes, Salvors, Celery Stands, Table Cloths,
and all other thirgt necessary te carry oa hotel dia
ing room. ; , T' r .
In Kitchen, Laundry and Pantry Jtoomje very thinr
necessary to carry on a flrtt chut hbteL f . i " 1
I will also teU ONE OMNIBUS, ONE BAGOAQB '
WAGON, TVW BATHING TUBi, lorBarberShop, t
with all aetessary fixtarea A large lot of Lead Pi i'
ing, two Billard Tables, with their fixtares; a lirre i
Steam Boiler, with Us fixtures? Desk t, fretae, Qae
Pixtaves, Ac., Ac. i ,. . t ;
-' Any person withlng to engage In a flrtt elata Hotel C
business, I can say to them that thii It mA nnnA.fnnL
J J rarely offered,; . ... ; ' . M V
eaie wm uxe place oo the morning of the 9th last,
at 12 o'clock, End continue from day to day until
completed.- J. L. CARRINGTON.
Sale conducted by j
; nor23tda - WM PANNILL, AactV.
SALEnATUSFOR.SALE I '
' . At my Dwelling House,
nov 29 It
. WJ w BITS.
HiUsbortf , Nr 0.f Militar
rj Acad-
ITEAU OF
s . the flrtt
rpHE FIFTH ACADEMIC Y
X this , Inttitution will . commence
Monday in Pebrsary, 1803. . ' I i
-- Icr information aad Circulars, apply to . '
- SUPT. H. M. ACADEMY,
nov 29 4m . . ' IlUUbtrV, N. q
Bank of Commeree at Newbem,
CoraJirSBora,Nov.J2,lSfl2. J
j&Ykr n ihk r 'n,R nvv ni nv
Va.'iJ DIKtCrORS HAVE TUI8 DAY
X declared temi annual dividend of 21 per seat, en
tbe Capital btock, payable at xheir Basking room la
this place on aad al ter the 8th of December.
J. A- GUION, Caahlcr.'
Nov. 28,1852. ' . - aov 30 wAwJt
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