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i l&lM' Wffl r'-:r -;r A . N04 v :1 i f a- Cc aleigfe-Register 44 Ourt r ti plans of tit delightful peace -'d bj partj nt to lire like brothert. Uttwvp' , RAIiEICH, C SATURDAY JtORNINO. JANUARY S4, 163 THE C05SERVATIYE HOUSE OP COM MONS BECOMES. INDICiNANT AND DIGNIFIED. -: . ; The following resolutions were offend in th House of Commons on Tuesday by Dr. . Henry, of Hertie, and' made the order of the day for Thursday : i Rt$alted, Bj ihe Dou8 of Comraore of the .General Aewmblj of North Caroline, lbt the language ned bj the 'Richmond Enquire and other ill tempered partUon papers oat of and in the SUte, towards the LegWaturecC-2 Qrtt Caro lina; is alike elanderov centoriou and unjuat, and deeerree the icorn and oontempt of eyery Ii'ee and true hearted son of North Carolina. T,lA- That it is with ill erace . that any Richmond paper seeka to defame the Legislature of North Carolina or any poruon oi er pwpie, io looe aj they owe the very - existence of that i dir. and the protection oi iu pwpio nuu uumw, mainly, vo luQ gauant iroo; vi wwu f .Be it further Rteolved, That North Carolina - rrAA ni inlrunflni Kovereisra biale, ana rin nta il vmctitaLional means to defend her ; righU and liberlie from insult and oppression ! from whatever quarter it may come. I If ever any body oi men tnea narcr-to make the State whose servants -they are ri- diculeus in the eyes of the world, the pres ent House'of Commons has done so. "What other body but it would grayely take action upon the artioles of "partisan-newspapers," or be so regardless of the tnie dignity of Horth -Carolina as for one moment to surmise that her character, needed vindication at their hands? Wh has denied the "sove reignty of North Carolina!" TVho has doubted her inclination or ability to "defend her rights and liberties from insult and op pression, from whatever quarter it may come?" "Who, but the Yankees, have made, or medi tated an assault on her "rights and liberties?" The extreme sensitiveness manifested by some persons about the oharacter and standing of North Carolina is itself a gross insult to hor, for it shows that those manifesting it are themselves doubtful as to her true position. A true-hearted, self-respeotfui son of North Carolina would no more imagine that any one would presume to detraot from her hon our or dignity than the sons of a virtuous matron would suppose that any one would dtre to question the ; ehastity of the mother who bore them. , -TUB TEN REGIMENT BILL. We were present in the Senate on Thurs day, and heard the greater part of the do bate on the Ten Regiment Bill, or the Bill to nullify a law passed by the Confederate Congress. We can truly say that we heard not a single argument or anything approaoh ing an argument in support of the Bill. We heard words, words, words, and nothing else, while the remarks' of Messrs. Lane and Copeland must have convinced every man f whose mind is honestly open to conviction, that the bill if passed into a law would be replete with mischief, and place the State in anything but a' creditable attitude-. We did not have the pleasure of hearing the speech of Col. Young, but learn that it was folly to the point. Among. other things he showed that the oft repeated declaration that Vir ginia and South Carolina had reserved forces, the conscript law to the contrary notwith standing, had no foundation in fact, no read the Virginia Aot whioh expressly guards against any conflict with the conscript law, and showed by a letter from the Governor of South Carolina that in that State there was .no conflict between the State and Confede rate law. Butjit will be said that Georgia has raised a force of her own. Well, sap pose she has, must North Carolina nullify because Georgia has nullified? Suppose ev- j ery btate should legislate as it is alleged that Georgia has legislated, .would not the Confederate Government, tumble to pieces, and the great cause of Southern Indepen dene, now so near a glorious triumph, be.lrre trievably lost? Most certainly these would be the dire results of suoh an unpatriotic course, and it is passing strange -that men of sense seem ignorant oi tno iact.- TIIEY DO NOT DESIRE TO AVOID A CONFLICT. When the Ten Regimrnt Bill was under consideration in the Senate on Thursday, Mr. Ellis moved to insert a preamble, disclaiming on the part of Nprth Carolina any disposi tion to conflict with the Confederate Govern ment. Lost--yeas 18, nays 24. Thus has the senate followed suit to the House of Commons, and declared in substance that it has no wish to avoid a conflict with the Con federate Governmept. This is a rich speci men of North Carolina Conservatism." WOOLEHl r ACTOR Y BURNT. We regret to leirn that the Woolen Fac tory of Mr. L. D. Childs, in Lincoln, County, was destroyed by fire about two weeks since. Tie eotUn factory belonging to Mr. C. was burnt in June last. These losses are yery serious, notonly to Mr. Childs, but to the public generally. ICF" "Vindicator" says -that a fine, tooth coniD in me nanas or a nionmana-ueiecuve 1 '..til ."!. l'J'a.t ' could not catch a traitor in North Carolina. We must be permitted to tell this writer of chaste arid eleg-aat-similies whose ideas aft so mucjh on a par with the ''vermin" he talks of that the I supposition that he Jumselx has been long innocent of " fine : tooth comb" would be not unreasonable that if he will make known his real name we . will show a North Carolina traitpr, although we protest against being required, to handle him, even with a lfiEe tooth comb." Corbictiok. We stated yesterday that Mr. Ncrborne Prbscott,.had met with the misfortune of fracturing one of hit legs, while coming up Bollinebfook street on Jlonday mgnt. Tne name should have-readTescud. v'- . --. We are clad to bear that Mr. Peecud Is receiv ing the best medical attendance, and is getting on um eomfortJtbW as could be expected at this early stage after the accident. Pcterttiurg Expren. If we are not mistaken, this. I is the thiid time that Mr. Pesoud has had the misfortune to have a leg broken.- ffJ"The Postmaster General has estab lished the following new-postoffices, is : Gum Spring, Chatham Co., N. C, : and .Wan Tsh, Maoori Co., N.C. A CHURCH TAKEN POSSESSION OP BY THE FEDERALS IN ST. LOUIS A DANGEROUS WIFE. Tho Provost Marshal of St. Louis has taken the Preby terian Church there from Rsv. S. B. Mc- Pheeters because that minister is not loyal, and who has tho further crime to answer for of beinjj husband to a wife who "openly avows herself a . ... . . j rebel." Mr, McP. and wife have been ordered to leave the State of Missouri, to go "to the free States north of Indianapolis and remain there during tho war. The following is the extraordinary document issued by the J'rovost: i . Oftick op Pbovost Marshal Gxxiral, Department of the Missouri, St. Louis, Mo., Deo. 19,1862 ' Whereat, on account of unmistakable evidence of sympathy with the rebellion on the part of . - i T . Tt . - 1 . A 1 tV iter. Samuel d. Aicrneeiers. pastor oi me x-ine Street Church, or tain loyal members of his con grezation about six month since, urged him to avow his sentiments openly, and to take, a stand in favor of the Government, which ho has refused to do.and has published and circulated two letters within the last two weeks, in wmcn he not only refuses to avow himself a friend of the Govern ment, but also refuses to declare whether he is in favor of the success ot the autnoriues of the na tion in their effort to put down a cruel and deso laiing rebellion, and has failed to remove a wide-, mread and increasing impression that be desires the tuccess of the rebel cause; and. whereat the said McPheeters, acting with others of. the same denomination, has used all the influence of bis ministerial character to prevent the body of the church with which he is connected from .declar ing or manifesting its Royalty to the Government, and has r el used to ooserve, in tneir obvious mean ine and intent, the recommendations of the Pres ident of the United States to the various churches, and has allowed the influence of his wife, his broth en, and Via intimate associates.to seduce him from an open and manly support of the Government into active sympathy witn tne repelacn, wnereoy tne influence of his ministerial position nas. greatly encouraged the enemies of the Government in their wicked schemes for its overtbrow,and is still exerting an injurious influence, especially among the youth and other members of nis congregation, leading them to believe that he sympathizes with the rebels and justifies their cause, and to adopt sentiments of hostility, to the Government and to become active rebels; and whereas. In all his course of unfriendliness to the Government, and sympathy with, and favor to, rebels, the said Mc Pheeters has been stimulated and encouraged, if not iad on, by his wite, who openly avows herself a rebel; whereby the said McPheeters and his wife have forfeited their right to the protection and favor of the Government in their Dresent nosition. and have become promoters of rebellion and civil. discord :. . Therefore it is ordered that the said McPhee ters and' his wife leave the State of Missouri with in ten days after the service of this order, and that they take up their residence within the free States north of Indianapolis, and west of Pennsylvania, and remain there during the war; and that said McPheeters cease from this date to exercise the functions of his office within the State of Mi&sou. n, ana tnat ne aeiiver to tne clerk ox the session of Pine street church all hooks, records, and pa pers, belonging to that church. It is further ordered that the church edifice, bocks, and papers, at the corner of Eleventh and Pine streets, be placed under the control of throe loyal members of Pine street church, -namely : Goo. P. Strong, James M. Corbitt, and John M. 'Ferguson, who sbalLsee that its pulnit be filled by a loyal minister of the gospel, who can invoke the blessing of the Head of the Church upon the of for is ot tnejvernment and to re-establish its au thorfty. ' " ! By command of Major-General Curtis: .- . . - , F. A. DICK, ' Provost Marshal-Gen! Dep Missouri. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. ..Richmond Jan. 30. In the Senate to-dayjMr. xaneey introduced a bill providing that the Sec retarv of the Navv..wben acDrovinz' and announ cing a decision of-a Court Martial, shall "-do eo without injurious reflections upon the Court and in terms of respect for that body. After a long debate the bill was referred to the Committee on. JS aval Affairs. In the House Mr. Miles from the Military ComJ mittee, reported a bill, requiring the enrollment or an persons Detween tne ages of 18 and 45, and repealing the present exemption laws, leaving ex emptions and details to the Secretary of. War. with the. approval of the President, and suspending the enrollment ot an sucn persons until tne President shall call them into .military service. : Made the order of the dav for to-morrow. ! ' The House then went into secret session. on that part of the President's message relating to tbe de liveiing of captured officers to the States for pun ishment.' r Jan. 21. In the Senate nothing.of importance. w? done in open session. - " The House debated tbe exemption bill mostof uiBQ.ay. .Many amendments were onered. .Send ing a motion to recommit the bill, the House went into secret seien to receive a message from the President. Jan? 22. The Senate was in secret session to day.' In the House Mr. Garland introdaced-a retaliation bill which was referred. The House agreed to recommit he exemption bill, and Mr. Hilton moved to reconsider the bill which was debated, till adjournment. V Four thousand of Gen. Bragg prisoners, cap ured at Murfr. 6 Jtorv', have arrived at Richmond ' Satisfactory arrangements having been made. eight hundred ofc them were to have left for City Point Tuesday a parole. Vf Foa ths Rxgistx V THE OFFICE OF ADJUTANT. GENERAL To the. Editor of the Raleigh Regiiterj " Sib j There has been considerable discussion in the public prints of this State as to whether the office of Adiutant General is yacated? A major - ity or the Legislatare, in accordance with a report of a committee appointed to examined and ; report upon the matter, nas so ueciarea. xne commit tee seem to think that General Martin, thenresent or late Incumbent, is de . facto Adjutant General j only, by virtue of his possession of the office ; yet, with all the deference due to the committee an 4 Legislatare, I undertake to' maintain that Gene- ral Martin is not only Adjutant General defattoA out ae lure, ana mat were is no vacancy. iot mem to fill' I have examined the report of the com mittee, which I take for granted furnished the reasons for the resolution adopted, and I renture to say, with all the fear of the consequences pe. fore my eyes, 4hat;they have come to a ,most lame and impotent conclusion." - It leAmi that General Martia accented a com- mission-as Briradier General In; the Frovisionat Army J&f the Cwafederata States tonferrecT lipon mm TUHw vruTeruEutiufc, iu vruut u.v vumo 1.1 t iL.i V a. 4 V a KAflA enable him to aid It inrthe enrollment of North Carolina troons for'setvice in the fleM, and.tbat, for a short time and In a pressing emergency, ne was ordered upon 'service In the vicinily of Rich mond, but soon returned, having tendered his resignation, which was accepted, but afterwards withdrawn bv the reauest of Gen. Lee, who wished him to retain the office for the same reasons that induced the orieinal aDDointment. He was ab sent but a short ;ime. and it Is not pretended that, in point of fact, the affairs-of the office of Adju tant lieneral were not properly an a emcienny discharged du finer his temDorarv absence. It is due to General Martin to add, that he baa receiv ed no nay as Brieadier ! General, and intends to receive none while acting as Adjutant General of ihe State; having accepted the former offloe simply to aid the Confederate Government, as stated, and upon the urgent request of General Lee,r who well knew the value of his services. TEe committee, however, say,-that, holding the office, he may be ordered by the.Ccnfederate Government from the fiutA that the two office are incompatible, and that the acceptance of the office of Brigadier Gen- eral ipso facto vacated that of Adjutant General. They argue, but yet do not pretend to say posi tively, that tbe Adjutant General is not an officer in the militia ; but insist that' however that may be, it is a well settled principle of the common law, that the acceptance of an office'incompatiblo with the one held at the time of such acceptance vacates the latter. Granted f and if this question were one to be decided by the common law as handed down to us front our Eoglishancestors, I freely admit there would be an end of the matter. The committee, by way- of illustration, put.seve ral cases as well settled at common law "a coro ner made a sheriff ceases to be coroner; so a par son made a biebop, a judge of the common Pleas made a judge of the King's bench," &c. But let os suppose that in England, by act of Parliament, it bad been declared there should be no legal in compatibility in the holding of these offices, will any lawyer pretend to say that the statute would not supersede the common law, and the offices might not then be legally held by the same per son, notwithstanding any supposed incompatiili ty iri point oTfaett- And so I undertake to say, without the fear of contradiction, that our Consti tution and statutes override any rule of common law; where they come in conflict They are, while unrepealed, and in a true sense, a " higher law" as well to our legislators as to others. Jn connection with this question, two clauses in our Constitution nave been referred to : M Sxc. 35.? That no person in the State shall bold more than one lucrative office at any one time: Provided, that no appointment in the mili tia or to the office of justice of the peace shall be considered as a lucrative office." Thus stood the old Constitution. It applied clearly to the holding of two lucrative offices in this State, with the. exception stated,' no otner government having been established at the time of its adoption to which, the prohibition could ap ply; So the case of our Adjutant General, assum lngi for the present, the office to be a lucrative one, does not come within its provision. Hence it was that in the amendment to the Constitution, sec.1 4, article 4, adopted in 1835, the prohibition, was enlarged and the above section virtually ab rogated, as follows: "No norson who shall hold anv office or dace of trust or profit under tbe United States (now Confederate States) os any department thereof, or under this State, or any other btateo government, shall hold or exercise any other office or place of trust or profit under the authority of this State, or be eligible to a seat in either house of the General Assembly: Provided, that nothing herein con tained shall extend to officers in the militia or justices of the peace." : f! . X shall pot stop to argue that under tne above provision tbe converse of the prohibition is true, and that any one holding an office ,rin the mili tia " of this State may also hold an -office or place ot trust or pron; under tne uonteaerate states, and it there be anything in the common law to the contrary, it must give place to the Constitu tion, "which is supreme. The committee seemed; to b3 fully sensible of this fact,, referring, as ttrey do to the pld and., amended Constitutions above quoted ; yet, in their report they "more than ques tion! whether tbe Adjutant General, always a salaried officer at Ihe head of the military bureau of-the Stated is an offieer u in the militia," in the intendment of this clause of the Constitution, or of that other clause of which it is an enlargement, which forbids anHporson to bold more than one lucrative office at any one time." They argue that he is arr officer with certain powers ov'er the militia, but cannot bo said to be in iC A pretty distinction, indeed; but one not very clear- to piam, common sense people. 15 y way or u:ustra tion, they compare hi mi to tbe Governor, who, by virtue of the Constitution and his office, is Captain General of Korth Caeolina, and, therefore, ovtr the militia, but .is net a militia officer. True enough, but the cases are very different. Ha is not' made by the Constitution or law, as the Ad jutant Goneral is, any part of the militia orgarfz- tion, and, tnerefore, is not in it. So the Presi dent of the Confederate States is by the Constitu tion commander-in chief of the army and navy: yet;" he belongs to neither. Yet, it would be tid- leuious to say tnai,a.ajuiant-i4eneral Cooper does not belong to tbeConlederate States army, though qh duty as a staff officer at Richmond, The com mittee also assume that our Adjutant General "is a mere officer of bureau, with no command in the field (and entitled- to none.) except when the Gov ernor msy take the field in person, and then is only chief of bis staff" We shall see whether Ibis is so in the sequeL I maintain, on the con trary, that the Adjutant General is not only of the militia; but in it, andvnot orly a part, bat a most importantpartof the militia organization of the Stale as established by law not only a staff offi cer, but entitled by law to command in the line. and to the chief command, at that, in the absence of the Governor. Bat; while saviner this. J am very far from admitting that had everything as sumed by tbe committee been true, the Adj'iGen'l as a staff officer is not as much an officer 'in the militia" as any officer in the line. Let us take, for example, Gener&l: Cooper again. We know that he ir one of the five "Generais" of the Cta federat States army ; ? vet. aficordine to the rea- iW of the committee, he is a mere officer of refjft, wun certain powers over the army, but be caanftt belaid to be f It; and there is. Just as muca reason for saying that he belongs to the personal staff of the President, and oan only take the field as his ehisf of i staff whan the Praidant takes the fleid ; In person, , as there is : for saying that the Adiutant General of 'NtfrtlvCftrnlmft can by Jaw iave no command inlhe field except when the GorerndF may. take the ; field in person, and men oniy ns ms cniet of stafi. Such may ?jb the J pinion -of tho committee, but certainly there it 1 no warrant for ft In the law under which: General Martin was appointed. Oil the 20th day of September 1 86 lthe .Qene- rai AsadDBoiy, jx a wen considered actor some, 32 pages, made provision for the th rough reorgan 4auen or tne atate militia.: The first section reads, as follows :. -v.;; : That the militia organization of-, the State snsii do ss iouows j . one-Adjutant and Inspector General of the State, with the rank of Major Gen- i erai,, wno snau-.oe general-irchier i all. the lor- ces of the State" of North Carolina : such; Biiea dier Generals ar may be necessary to command brigades not less than two nor more than six regiments, tho.regiroents now established by law j ; ana until otnerwise ordered.- the fbllowiofi: shall be th established brigade and regiments"; &c. :,iThen JHI'wS a ifef of iiei regimedts'' arrangeid Into bnand let it bg remembered that of, th. 1 t militla forceTthus organized, the act above quoted 1 aL A x?- l . l ? . i raasea iao ujuvrdi urenerai u-enerawn-uuieiv Now, I beg to ask the gentlemen of tbe commit tee and of the General Assembly, whether the Adj't Gerfl is not only "over" the militia as" General-in-Chief, but 41 in" it by the express provision of the law quoted ? Nor is he a mere bureau of ficer! performing certain staff duties usually be longing td the office of an Adjutant General. - In addition to , such duties, an examination of other parti of -the act will show that he is- required to discharge the duties of Quarter and Paymaster General, Commissary General and. Chief of Ordnance.- But I cannot see that these duties make him less militia officer, as I have shown him to be by the law under which he was appointed. But it is said ho is paid a salary for his numerous and important services, and as thai is not: usual with other militia officers, be is not one in the in tendment of tbe Constitution. Aye, Mr. 'Editor, 'there lies the. rub." But for thia salary, GeheraJ Martin, I apprehend, might have held his office until doomsday without complaint. Bat now, so. it is,- that ' divers patriotic gentlemen, who, for aught that ever I have heard, . I "Have never set a squadron in the field, , Nor. the divisions of a battle knOw j . More than a spinster," ; are willing to assume the duties of "General-in-Chief of all the forceB of the State of North Caro lina" 11 for a consideration" as pld Trapbois says. But, let me again ask, does the fact that a salary! is pid him make'the Adjutant General leas a mi-j litia officer? It was certainly within the power; of the Legislature, when they passed the law, as it is now in their power, to give a salary: to any other millitia officer, as well as to the Adjutant and Inspector General, and we all know tnat when militia are called into actual service they receive tho same pcy, officers and men, as other troops ; Yet, they do not cease to be militia, nor is there any legal incompatibility in an officer holding, another office'. A State judge, for instance, may bo a militia Colonel, and when called ' into the field may receive the pay of both a judge and a colonel under the provision of the Constitution , That is the legal tett, andnot any supposed incom patibility in'point of fact, in the opinion of the Legislature or anybody else. That body cannot disregard the Constitution. What that allows the Legislature has no right to disallow, whatever it may think of the policy of any of its provisions.' But it may be asked, what is to be done, where one holding the office of Adjutant General, whlcn requires hia presence here,, accepts another .office and neglects to perform his duty as Adjutant Gen-, eral ? Clearly it does not ronder tha-otSce vacant, unless tbe law declares snch conduct a forfeiture of his office. I admit that the Legislature have the power; so to 'provide by law. But' there is another and appropriate remedy by the military law. in case oi neglect of duty every military of ficer may be court niartlaled, and, if need be, bro ken of his office. But. until that is done, and he has bad a fair trial and been convicted, the office is not vacant - In glancing over the report of the same com mittee, I was struck, also, with thesummary man ner in which they" disposed of thecase of Attorney General Jenkins. 1 It took but a few words. Ho was elected Lieut. Coldnol of the 46th regiment, accepted the office, was commissioned by the Gov ernor and placed with his regiment in. the service ot the Confederate) Government to serve during the war. The committee think the office accepted was incompatible with the ohe held, and that the office of Attorney General was therebj surrender-r ed ; and thereupon the Legislature proceeded and elected another gentleman to fill the vacancy .i Let it be rememb'eted that it was but a short time before, that Gov. Vance, in hi3 message to the Leg- islature, rather insisted that the Con federate Gov ' ernment had no right to fill vacancies occurring- among our omc:rs in its service, but that such right was with the Sta,te, because they wero but mili tia. To get Hd of Mr. Jenkins (for his office was wanted) he, somehow, , without any act of his ceased very soon to be a militia officer, and became,, beyond a question, a full, blown Confederatf Lieutenant Colonel. Veriiyy. Mr. Editor,, this) seems to me but the pld game of "heads, 7 winp; tails, you lose." ' - . 4 I But to conclude: , I think it more than proba ble that the General Assembly, notwithstanding the, to me, manifest wantof right so to do, will soon proceed to elect some oneof their body (for they seem to have an especial partiality for themselves) Adj utant General of the State. In such case, I know not what course General Martin may; deem it his duty; to pursue I have my own opinion as ttfthat matter, but it is hot my province! to adviael him. : Besides, "sufficient for the day: is' the "evit thereof." r V r . HALIFAX. : t ARREST OF R. J. GRAVESj. The communication from the Secretary f War, alluded to in the Governor's message, is couched in the most courteous terms, and ai some length, gives a full and satisfactory explanation of the causes which led to the arrest of Rev. R. JS Graves in I Nrth Carolina.; When applying to: G&Oi Winder, for a passport, he represented him self as a citizen of, New .York,, desirous to return .home, and in that chaVacter received permission. After his return to the South, he published a letter in the Richmond Enquirer on the state of public opinion in the North, .which gave a most unfa vorable aspect to the Southern cause, and caused much comment and enquiry. as to the antecedents of the.wriier. Gen. Winder received several let, ters slating facts which gave goad grounds for sus pecting Urave3 to be a spy, or at least a deflected person An exenanged prisoner irom; JJ ortress Monroe, heard Graves give, the Yankee officers a minute description of the War steamer building at Richmond, and upon being showed, diagrams of the M&m-tor: described where the Confederate steamer differed frbrja 'her. ? v ; ' ( I This charge was sab self, he having stated quaintance that he hadiffiven such information.: tttt merely to facilitate his passage North .This add other instance : of bis moro than suspicious 'cpnducfand conversation;, cdpvinced Gen. 4 fin der that if was unsafe for him to be at large.' ' He accordingly, without consultihgthe Government at Richmond, but f merely on his ,own authority, dispatched an officer to arrest him, considering, him, on his own representation when ha asked a' passport, as a Northern citizen, and .therefore liable, to arrest as a spy. Genecal Winder was not aware be was: a citizen! of North,CtidHna, when he issued the warrant, and was led Into the mistake by the false representations of Graves himself. The Secretary acknowledges that Gen. Winder 'was in .error and expresses the utmost re? spect for. therighU ;6f tbe sovereign States of tbe Confederacy, and states that be v. had issued "or ders for the prompt delivery of the' prisoner, to. suqu persona, as; tne .governor snoaia sppoini-io f;From the above synopsis of Mrv'Seddon'a letter, our readers.will see what & great waste of.Coii- servajve month : patriotism and indignation has ueen. expenaea upon a y ery , un wor tny su dj ecu? Under , the above circumstances, ihe 'slightest I blame cannot attach .to Gen. JiVioder, he having good reason to thick' that' Graves was a Yankee spy. and acting: under that impression, very pron- l-erly had him arrested by military authori ty . We uupq mu8 impulsive eniiemen oi insxegisiature will now sleep soundly, as no State right or prrvi lege has been violated j and allMhe patriotic de- nunciatfons so unsparingly burled " against Presi dent Davis and his cabinet will be daly repented of, jss they : were totally ignorant of the arrest un til apprised of the fact by Gov.Vacce. : It would be .well if members .of grave;' deliberate bodies were more' patient and more cautious, in their pub, lie dennutiatitms-vf men in" whose haridff the peo ple of the Confederacy have placed the direction of public tSm.-State Journal. - INTERESTING jOORBESPONDE.NCB. . The following correspondence .between Gens.' French, Foster and the bogus Governor Stanly wiil be found interesting - ', ;i - . ' 1 FROU QEN. TOSTXR - TO GESVITRXKCH.. J Head Quarters, 18th Armt Corps, NawBXaH, December 31, 1862. . Major General S.Q. French , Commanding De- partment of 'North Carolina, Petersburg, Va. : Gehiiral :--! have the honor to inclose copy of a letter addressed to me by hia Excellency, Ed ward Stanly, Military Governor of JMorth , Caro lina. The letter explains itself, and l have mere ly to request an. answer from you, whether the acts complained ot by the uovernor nave your sanc tion, and whether, as he desires to know, the negroes mentioned will be returned to their mas ter.. ' ' ' . - . I also beg leave to inclose a slip from the HRal- eigh Standard," in relation to the priioners re eently paroled and released by.me at Kinston and other places, between here and Goldsboro', . and reqoe'st to know whether . these men are com pelled to perform the duties therein stated, contra ry to their parole of honor. . . Sometime during the latter part of . November,. Surgeon Hunt, Post Surgeon at Washington, .'N. Carolina, while taking a ride outside of our lines, was fired upon by" parties in ambush and killed. Immediately his person was rifled, and among other things a watch was taken from him which his relatives are very anxious to obtain possession of. j If it iswithiny pur powerwill :you please have this watch returned. I remain, General, Very Respectfully, Your obedient Servant, - ' J. G. FOSTER, ; t I' ' Major Gen'l Commanding. TROU EDWARD STANLY. ' (Copy.) . . DXTARTMEKT OF NoRTH CAROLINA, 1 "Newbern, Dec; 29th, 1.862. ;J 3b Major Oen. Fotter, ; Commanding; $c: General 1 have been informed that a por. tion of the forces of the enemies of the United StateSrTBwtlyvdtb co ton.and amoner other depredations committed upon innocent citizens, they seized and carried away, against their consent and against the consent of their owner a large number Of slaves.' Frota the homeof Mr. M. Bowen, they took away several of ' bis negroes, who had been faithful to him and whom he protected and Humanely supported. This, out rage has not the defence attempted tor the African slave trade that itibrought uncivilized beings un der the influence of Christianity and civilization. This robbery takes civilized beings from their families and homes; it deprives a kind master of his property and punishes slaves for their fidelity to him. I cannot believe that the gocd people of North Carolina will justify such conduct. . To the barbarous and willful burning of the town of Plymouth by the enemy, your attention has already .been, called, and of that nothing more need be said." Afthe vtice of civil authority out side of our lineshas no longer any potency, I solicit your intervention itjh those commanding the forces of the so-called Confederate States, that we may ascertain. by what rules this war is to be conducted, and whether these negroes to whom I haye referred, are to be delivered up to those to whom their service may bo due, ! I have the honor to- be, &o., Ac., : (Signed) ; ED' WD STANLY, . Military Governor", Ac. sn. trench's replt. Wkldon, North Carolina, January 6tb, 1863. , Major General J. Q, Fostorf U. S. A, commanding ': IBth Arrny Corps, Netobem, N. Carolina: General : I have the honor to acknowledge tbe receipt of your communication of the 21st uit., and a copy of a letter addressed to'you by Edward Stanly, who signs himself Military Governor of North Carolina; . " . j 'In relation to prisoners of war wno have been parojed,T can say, never to my knowledge have they been,, nor have I ever heard of th,eir being employed in the performance of any duty for the Government. As my Government has eo faith fully respected the parole, of prisoners, I am the more astonished that you, should have brought a merely hearsay rumor that came to thenars of the editor of the Raleigh Standard, to my notice, when an order was issued from the Wfr Depart ment of the United States, requiring, as J remem ber, paroled prisoners to instrucWecruits, garrison fortresses ih the rearof the army, and guard pris oners, v ,. " ;-v. ' I "While our press, as the extract you send me shows,' would denounoe such violation of a parole of honor, I have seen yours , teeming with the de mand that tbe prisoners i hat we had. captured and paroled, should be sent to Minnesota to repel the Indians there at war with your people. You asked me to answer, u whether the acts complaind of by Governor StarJly have my sanc tion, and whether,' as be desires to know, the ne groes mentioned will be returned to their masters." His allegation is tnat "our lorces recently jjqvs ded the county of Washington, and among other depredations committed upon in Docent citizens,' 1 they seized and carried.away, against the consent of the owner,' a large number df slave;" that "iroanlhe hbuso of Mr.. U. Bowen we took away several pf his,; negroes .vho had been faithful to attempted for the African slave trade," that , "it has brought uncivilized beings under the influ ence of Christianity and civilization; that this rob bery takes civilized beings from.their families and homes; it deprives a kind master of his property. and punishes slaves for their fidelity to him." . It is true thafcour forces did invade tbe county of Washington,' and the offieer in command did re port to me that be brought out with hka Sopae ne groes. . . . . ' j Mr. Stanly is a representative of the U. States uovernmeni, ana a taae it or granted, speaks oy authority, and if it be the determination of your government to deliver ap to their owners the hundred thousand slaves) you have "stolen "from kind and. humane masters! . I am -sure" my. government will immediately cause this one Jittle act of Vrobbery" to be discountenanced," and cause - - the negroes to be restored, and thus return to their -"kind masters their property; and to this end." T will tr'ansmit.to the proper authorities yoor com-', mucation and Mr. Stanly's letter. ' v .'. ; As ;it is an acknow ledged - prme pie 1 amon g christian nations to repect privats)- property , In lands, I am; sure my government will hail this as an evidence that hereafter yourS.wlll eease to de prive peaceful citizens of 'their private property. 1 deplore, as Mr., , Stanly does, his ,4aking of civilized-beings' from their families and homes,' and depriving- owners of their' prjnperty, and I would it. were th only; robbery'ofthe kind that ' baa occurred; but "so many have been committed by the forces of the United States, that it is now regarded as a legitimate ahd-pn;per, v'flt , and necessary - war measure' by your govern men., t VjMri Stanly taysj-the "voice of civil authority ... outside your lines has no longer any potency." , You may rest assured I will do all In my power ; to have ;'those negroes delivered - Dp to those to i. : .t'-. - J t. . j m . . iti t - . wum meir Boryicoa may qe quo,- aaa W'"i ererj way, nscqtmteuaatt nud.' fvrvtn 'iumini Hnd in this I am sqro the "good people of North Carolina will justify me.", - i h . : I do not think the town oi Jf lymoutn was bar barously and willfully burned, but as reported to -me a houe was fired in which' your troops made . . a stand, and from which they red on our soldiers. . Such things will happen in war and often for no -excuse except the spirit of destruction, a seen on the banks of the Mississippi, Potomao, Boanoke, Rappahannock and James r I veV,i wbar cities, , towns and private resided ces, as a role, have been ; bui-ned down by yotir land and naval forces. i Ifreirret very much that .in this) street light a wpman was killed.-' It was first brought to toy , knowledge by a letter which wail Received from -you, and it should be regretted that accidents of the same kind occurred from the batteries of Gen. Bafnside, when they opened on the city of Pred, erickburg. '. s -v,' ... '', ,. Surgeon Hunt was riding with a party of sol- diera when he was killed, and n the official report -to me, he was called and believed to be a lieuten , ant in charge of a scouting party, j ! h T will at once, General, write to the Captain ,'of tho com nan v to which the attacking force belong- t ed, arid do all in my power to find the watch, Sod if successful,will send it to you, that you may place it in the hands of bis, relations . , j I am, General, very respectfully, .v Your obdt servant, Signed . S.G.FRENCH, j ' ; : Maj. Qen'l Comd'g. r f TRIBUTES -OF RESPECT. . ; Cakp kxar FasnxaicKssuaa, Vi-, 1 ' t Janaary'19, 1863. J . At a meeting of the officers of th 2nd lUgiment N. C. State Troops, ponvend for the purpose of ex pressing their sentiments of respect to the memory of ' ' the late CoU C. C. TEW, former Commander of the Regiment: ' ' m ' : '.: CoL J. P. By nam was called to the Chair, and Ad-' ' jutant J. P. Dillintjham and Lieut. . Wm. Calder.nr-. quested to act as Secretaries. The' following resolutions, Introduced by LL&A. Wm. Ri Cox, were read, and, on motion, unanimous, y adopted: . " . . - We bad long since oonoluded, , front satisfactory!; h teutimeny, that the late CoL Tew, who was mining '.. after the b'attlo of Sharp'aburg, had sealed his deve- ' tion to his country .with his blood ; and having seen, ' from the proceedings of a meeting reeently held, at Hillsboro', that his friends and neighbors had finally , relinquished the hope of his ever returning among them again ; we, therefore, embrace this at a suitable oocasion to eipreu the deep sorrow ws have expert- . encedt his early loss., We deem it uaneoesary to ' enter inta a recital of the part he has borne in this struggle for our independence, for, "entering Into the eontest atiw earliest inoepuon, tne patriotic sacrifices he made and the untiring energy he manifested are ' known and appreciated throughout t the State. Iitiolved, thertforif That in the death of CoL Tew, ' the Regiment has lost a tinoere and ardent friend j 'tbesen4ce an able and experienced sword; the State, m most sucessful instructor of her youth', and society -an accomplished gentleman and a scholar ef rare at- ,' tainments. , " " , " , "" Betoloed, That .this Regiment .erect a Montmeat ' to hia memory in the town of Hillsboro', N, C, as an appreciation of his worth, and, inasmuch as the citi zens of that place contemplate doing the same thing, -that a Cgmmittes of three b appointed by the Chair as a Monument Committee, to confer with them in reference to tho same, and make all suitable arrange-, ments in furtherance of the object contemplated. . Resolved, That tho Chair appoint a Commutes of. three to reoeive .subscrDtions froiu'the members of ; this Regiment, and from all others who ware members . of tho same during the time -that CoL Tew waS ia command of it, and that the earn contributed by ekoh one, with his name, be placed in the hands of. the ' Monument Committee. -V - -' Hetolvtd, That we sincerely condole with bis af- , flioted family, and assare them of our ooriial sympa-' thy in their sad bereavement. . . Betolted, That a copy of these proceedings be sent to his family, and that they be published in the North - Carolina papers, the Richmond "Enquirer", and the ' Columbia "South Uarounlan." ' ' Committee on Monumtnt. Committee oSulteripti)fi, Lieut. Col. Wm. R. Cos, Capt. Jno. P. Cobb, Maj. W. S. StaUings, Capt. Alex. Miller, ", Capt. Jas. T. Scales, r Lieut Matt. Manly. , W. BIN17M, Chairnia. Wm. Caldsb, J , r"riT . ; i"; J3B N. C. papers copy and, if any charge, send bills to this Cffioe. i ' ;;. At a-ialledaeeting of the officers of the Id North . Carolina Infantry, on the 14th day of January, 1S63, the folloine resolutions wero read and adopted l Whbeeas, AniU-wUje Providence has seen fif to c&ll frotf our midst, our beloved Colonel, GA8T0N , " MBAttfitf, who leu at tne neaa or ms xtegtment on tha battlefield of Malvern Hill, July 1st, 1882 ; Cap-' i tains Williams, Rhodes and Meares, and LleuU. Tho. , Cowan, Qillegpie, MoNair, Quince and Speight, whose lives were sacrificed .'in their country' eause at the I battle of SharpshnrgMd., Sept. 17, 1802 1 Lt. A. J. Williams, who died at Shepherditown, October, 1881; and, Whereas,their defths 'hare caused vacancies in .. our hearts. and in our Regiment irreparable ;, there,, fore, as testimonial of our affection for them while among us, and our sorrow for then deaths .'. i?eo(f,,That npon their -oounlry's altar have been lain the lives of ten of a nation's noblest son v devotees at the shrine of Liberty. 4 . -, ". , . Jteeolved, That ,while their deaths . have carried sorrow to .our hearts, we have the consoling reflection; that they fell" under the banner of Freedom, with Lib erty as a watchword " - : . Betolted, That the usual badge of mourning be worn for thirty days. ' . ' : , ( i r Jittolved, That copies -of these resolutions be for warded to the family of the deceased; also to th Wilmington Journal",, and "Raleigh Register" for publication, with the request thit the papers in the '' State copy, . ! : WMJS. PARSLKY, Chairman. Jko.1'. S. VAaBoKHatur, Secretary. . . ( ( f T. W. RO Y S.T-ON, 1 PETERSBfR(i; VAi, " ' " MANUFACTURER .OF CITIZENS and miliUry clothing of ill kinds, ia the Mt style. ClothV. Cassimeres and Vestiags of all U bstpatorrs; Staff BattonsV wholesale or retail, Trim-' mings ef all kinds, Gold Laoe bythe place or a retfl.il. Tn fst T hra a. eomDletO Stock of military , JShirt, Drawers, Sooki, Glres,i Cravats, Ties and Uniforms, all ready jnade. None but , the bst hands AmrilnTitJ of. 1 1 . - , "sV;-"' ' b7i Syeamore street. ' P. S.Orders for military elothiag prompUy filled. jan l-r i ' T.100ND, IN THE STREETS OF RA1, X; eigh.a COUPON which has been detached from North Carolina Bond, which the owner n have en application -at the Public Treasurer's Office, by de scribing the No. and amount of ald Coupon, and by- Pjing for this advertisement. 0 1 tf i I- t ; j' J 4 l: T ?Hleto,by Grov nan ma- Tmrf .ee and 11 i in 11
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