North Carolina Newspapers

- - - I 1 x ' - ..... f; . 4 . ' - v :4"' --;' -i- - --V- 1 - v It' i Oct to th f lutf of ttt dellghtfal pee ' : Cawu'd bj party tgn to Uto liko Irotherf. . . -; - t : ; . "". - WEDsisDlT MORNING, MARCH 4, 1863. . Tbo RSQI3TER ! pabliihod WEBKLT, w' ' crj Tf dcsdj, and EEMI-WEEKLTeTerj Wed- aead7 and tordy. ' . f . t v ; " - C . ' Wzxklt Biaisra, 6n year, f 3,00 . . . - . tix months, , 150 J Sxmi-Wexklt Bxgistkb, .one jetr, - 5.00 -." w - -- Bixinonthi, 2.50' . 'cgr Xh RATES 0 ADVERTISING ara, for . ce iqnata (Bixtn liaaa ot ano inaertioa, $1.00, and fiO cent for aVerj reoeeediaf laaartlon. . . - CXLTITATIOW OF TOBACCO. ; Tbcrtis I cause ' for,- seriors apprehension v. TrtTi ln1iM thii vear be deroted r .-'.r- tempted thereto by tte h'gh, price of I the ' weed.'. - Now as' tobacco is an artiole . whieb' can be dispensed with, not only with out injury, but with positiTe - benefit to the human system, and as ; money can be made by the culture of grains which are - essential to the sustenance of life, we do think farmers fahonld , be content : with . somewhat ; smaller ; : -profits, while by doing" so, they wilKpreTent V. ' a vaafc'deal of suffering: by.miny of their fel- ' : 1, low citixensand the jeopardy cf the cause.in ': -which we "are .'engaged: Will not persons ' . who now propose to raise large crops of to ' ... baeco, reflect upon the mischief which may I v ensue tram the - diyersion of i large .quantities . .; cf the and from the culture of breadstuffa : and abandon this purpose ? One of the '' greatest; if not the ?ery great est, danger to - v " which the cause of Southern independence is bow exposed, is that of a want of . the food ceee&sary to sustain our armies in the field. - We till the farmers in all -earnestness'that , i j j ' tms most momeuioua uauger o jucaaiug uu ; I J L V. -in,'. and they alone can avert It by raising as much as pofaible of everything necessary to the support of life. In proof of T7hat we say, J . we point to the fact that our army in North . rn Virginia is now and. has been for. some , time past on half rations of meat. Fortu- nately, ifhas full rations of flour "and sugar, and is, therefore, getting on" very well. But when this year's supply of flour is ex hausted, to what source of food can we look; unless an abundant bread crop "-is", made V How, too, can the immense number of horses employed in the army be supported if a short ctod of corn is made t A vast deal of our best grain producing country- is within pos session of the enemy, or has been so desola ted by the presence of immense armies (our own included) as to be entirely lost to ns this year." How absolutely hecessaryJthen, is it that every foot ef arable land," yet in our possession, should be devoted to the produo f tion of something .to eat, and of cotton I enough, and no more than enough, to clothe - our soldiers and people. Besides, the suffer ings which must be inflicted .on our gallant defenders by" short grain crops, the . women and children, and 11 the people who must remain . at . home must .suffer cruelly, and many,' perhaps, fatally. Let thoae men who prepare to raise tobacco as a; great money crop, review a decision" fraught with so xntfoh danger, not - only, to their fellow cit izens, but to themselves ; . for if, by their greed of money ,jyrxr caure is lost, of what earthly avail to them will be their money. Or if, by their greed for money, the day of our redemption is. distantly, postponed,- and our debt ' thereby infinitely increased and our country placed in a condition in whioh nothing but enormous taxation can save it from utter worthlessness. 'what eood will 1 their, money do them 1 How much of itill iyf "theyitealix'e ai money t ' ' " . -; ; ji : T . ' Think of these things, owners of tobacco ,?i f': , land, atd cultivate 'your lands. (always your best) with something to sustain the human system, instead of devoting them to an ar. tide which impairs it. ' ' : . '' v What good citizen who can cultivate grain , after reading the order published bf the Yankee General, prohibiting the tillage ' of land in that portion of Tennessee occupied by his soldiers, and ordering-the destruction of agricultural imple- j ments, and hesitate, or doubt, as to what his course should be ? Is it not patently the purpose of the Yankees, alter trying in vain every other mode of Subjugating us after finding that they could not accomplish this hellish work by dint of armies in the field, and by blockading us out of all intercourse with the world or by inciting - servile insurrection in our midst, have determined - as their very last resort, to starve us either to death, or into tame submission, to a rule to which : death would be a thousand times preferable ? " :. NEW ADVERTISE3XENTS. ' We call attention to several, advertise tnents in to-day's paper: 1 ! - " , Messrs. Moore & Lynch; of Petersburg, offer for sale very superior Scotch Snuff and ' Smoking Tobacco, of their own manufacture. Wehave tried their smoking -tobacco, and can recommend it as excellent. ' Mr. K. F. Lester, Auctioneer and Com mission Merchant, (opposite MoHwaine, Son & Co.) Petersburg, V., whose card appears in our paper, is sv gentleman of most upright I oharaoter and of the strictest integrity, and vrithal a moat excellent business man. Those trho send their produce to him may rely upon bis paying prompt attention to its sale and getting the best of prices. ,- " '. :. , r Messrs! J. P.: Knight &Co No. 2 Iron Pront BaildiBg-, 8jcamore street, Fetersbnrir, rfT.f . i ' - i'l V T45' offer Coi. sale a large quantity of chewisg ' and imokictf" totaoco, and ennffs of'Tanons kinds. .Fanners nd others sending prodnoe &e., to them maj rely npon prompt attention and good sales. The' firni'of Messrs. Mellwainei Soa& Co. whose card appears ' in "another column,) is probably the oldest firm; in ;the 'city of .Pe tersburg, and their character as business men is too' we 11 established to need ; any commen- dalion "from ns. ;They still hold forth at their old stand, and offerfor sale large quanr tides ' of Souff . and : Manufactured Tobacco. . ; Messrs. pean, Baldwin & Co., Auotioneers and .Commission Merchants, ' po bycamore streets "PetersbuxjEr. are new candidates for public f&Tor, but they are gentlemen of good business taet, and' will ; doubtless give the utmost ' satisfaction to air who- patronise them. . .. ' ."' v j '.. ; . It will be seen that Mr. Frank I. Wilson has opened a new Auction and 'Commission howe in- Kaleifih: .Mr. ,W. wfll flonbaess I E170 Batisiacuoir xo ail . wno may paxronizo him, either as tan auctioneer or commission merchant ' ' ;'" : ; -i .v,J ' C ' - .The firm of. Messrs. J no. G. Williams & Co., Stock and Money Brokers, has been es tablished in this city for a number of years. The high character and emmentqaalificlitions of Mr. Williams as a ; man of business can-: not fail to commend, the firm to. the contin ued faror. of the pnblie. " ttF We call attention t to the certificate "of BrBurton in relation to the-alleged de sertion of Corporal Wav O. Allen" and pri vate" tTohn D.AlIen : ' ; PKOCLAMATION BY THB PRESIDENT. , It is meet that, as a people who acknowledge the supremacy of the living God, we should, be ever mindful of our dependence on ' Him ; should re member that to Him alone can we trust for our deliverance ; that to Him is due devout thankful ness for the signal mercies bestowed on uj, and that by prayer alone " can we hope to secure the continued manifestation of that protecting care which has hitherto shielded us in the; midst of In obedience to His precepts, . we have , from lime to time been.gathered together with prayers and thanksgiving, and He has been graciously pleased to hear our supplicatiop, andr to grant DUDQini exiu unions 01 xiis iavor to- our armies and our people..;- Through many conflicts wehave now attained a place among the nations which commands their respect ; and to the enemies who encompass us around and seek; our destruction, the Lord of Hosts has again taught the lesson of His inspired word : that the battle is cot to the strong, but to whomsoever He willeth to exalt. : Again "our'eneny, with loud boosting of the power cf their armed men and mailed ships, threaten us with subjugation,1 and, with evil machinations,' seek, even in our Own homes add at our own firesides, to pervert par men-servants and our maid servants into accomplices ot their wicked designs. " y i; - X v, ; Under these circumstances it is my privilege to invite you once more to. meetf together and to E rostrate yourselves in hambl supplication to Lim who has been our constant and never falling support in the past and to whose protection and guidance we trust for the future, . ' j To this end I, Jwtxrson Davis, President'of the Confederate States of America, do issue this, my proclamation, setting apart Friday, tne twenty seventh day of March, as a day of fisting, humiliation and prayer, and I do invite, the peo ple of the said States to repair on that day to their usual places of public worship, and tq join in prayer to Almighty God that he will continue his merciful protection over our cause, that he will scatter our enemies and set at naught their evil designs, and that he will graciously restore to our beloved country the blessings of peace and secu rity. - ,.--,;.. I - y In faith whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the city of Richmond on the twenty-seventh day. of February, in the year of our x Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty -three. . - JEFPERSON DAVIS. By the President, . J. P. Bxjtjamik. Secretary of State. CONVENTION OF SECESSIONISTS AT FRANKFORT, KY. THE v CONVEN TION DISPERSED BY.. THE MILITA RY. ; :.. v.1. i-r..- ' Fkankfokt, Kt., Feb. 18. The rebel Sympa thisers of this State assembled here to-day, ostensi bly for the purpose of making nominations for the August election. The House of Representatives, by a decided vote, having refused the use of the ball, they rented the theatre. " v '. " Delegates from forty counties were present Da vid Merriweatber was elected Chairman, who, on taking the chair, said he hoped the Convention would do nothing . that good and i loyal citizens should not do. In the meantime a regiment of sol diers,, with fixed bayonets, formed- in front of the theatre, and- when the call of the counties was made, Col. Gilbert appeared and jcaused to be read the following order : ' r ;. Reliable information having been received at these headquarters that a number of rebel spies and emissaries are in this city, it is ordered that all persons now here, not residents, or members of the Legislature, or onicers ot tne Etajte uovern ment, will fortnwith leave .their names at these headquarters, accompanied with satisfactory refe rences as to tneir ioyaiiy 10 we government.- - Col. Gilbert took the stand.and said, to facili tate proceedings and save the convention trouble, ne, wltn bis adjutant, would tafce tne names ot the delegates s they were called. He said: 'There are those here whom we know to be rebels of the worst kind, under the disguise of the name Demo cra't. You have assembled here with the hope of penecting your designs, but it will not do. Re pudiated by the Legislature, who have refused you tne.use ot tneir nail, jJemocratic newspapers scorn ing and abusing youthere is no use in your hold ing a convention in Rentueky. 'rone but men of undoubted loyalty to the gov ernment will be allowed to run for any office, and such meetings as this you shall not hold in the limits of my command. To avoid difficulty you wiy disperse to your homes, and in future desist from all such attempts . to preoipitate civil war upon your. State." The assemblage then adjourn ed. ; There Is some excitement in the city but no disorder. ---r- ' BLurosoMai Pkxsixt to Gkw, Bxago. .The admirers of Gen. Bragg in Atlanta, Ga hare pre sented him with a saddle and bridle manufactured ia that city. The following is a description of what can be done by. Southern manufacturers : The bit is ;magnifltent,ilt with gold, orna mented on either side with a five pointed star, ad is aa eieganuy nnisnea as anytning ever turned out of any Yankee shop. The bridle has double reins ana double bead stall, and the end of every 6trP i flhished off with elegantly shaped gilt tips. The head stall is ornamented with two gilt rosettes witn plain Doraers. The face piece is very curi ously, but. beautifully shaped and wrought, the centre of which is ornamented with a finely ..gilt Btana 01 -grapes." xne breast plate is large, and is a most elegantly finished piece of workmanship. xu ornaments are tne uonieaerale eagle, Holding in its talons the Confederate flasr. with tha iUm and bars all complete, and the words, "Come and xt 1118 14(501110 "P1t f BraS to thedemand fKosencranzfor the surrender of Murfreeaboro'. elegantly engraved thereon. . . i - 7? 1 ... -. . I T " "Yankee ; coNsoBJTiONtBixL. JtXI.i. TQB TBOilKO AKD CALLINO OUT TB ( ATi0MAli. I-OBCES, A.HS .TOR ' OTH K IP U JfcPO- ..fsxs:. fyjy4k Tbe following is an Abstract of thq eopEcription bill as it passed theJJnitedStates Senate and now 'pending in the House ;,, 'jV 2: :t':ft'.&?::( .. Whereas there.is jnowexiaiing in the' United States an insurrection and rebellion against the authority, thereof, and it is, under the Constitution of the United States, the duty of the government to suppress insurrection and rebellion, to guaran-" tee to each State a republican form of government, ana to preserve ice puDucirnuuiiiijr ,ouu wuerw as fur these high purposes a ' military forces is in dispensable, to raise and support which all persons ought willingly to contribute ; and whereas no service can be more praiseworthy and honorable than that which is rendered; for the maintenance of the Constitution and Union, and the con-sequent preservation of free government ; Therefore, ; 1S9 11 ensctea by tne &enate na nouse oi rep resentatives of the . United States in Congress as sembled, That all able bodied male citizens of, the United States, and persons of foreign birth. Who shall have declared on oath their intention to be come citizeza under and in pursuance of the laws thereof, and who have exercised tne right of suf frage in any State, between the ages of 20 and 45 years, except as hereinafter excepted, are hereby declared to constitute the national forces, and shall be liable to perform military duty in the service of the United States, , when called out by the rresl- dent fortbal purpose, r e The 2d Section exempts the Vice -President, Judges, Heads of Executive Departments, Gov ernors, and second, the only son of a widow or of. aged or infirm parent or parents dependent upon his labor for support '; third, where there are two or more sons of Aged or infirm parents subject to draft, the father or if he be dead, the mother uday elect which son shall be exempt; fourth, the only brother of Children not twelve years old having neither father nor mother, and dependen t Upon his labor for support ; tilth, tho father of mother less children under twelve years of age, dependent upon his labor for support; sixth, where there are a father and sons in the same family, and house hold, and two of them are in ,the military service of the United States anon-com missioned officers, musicians or privates, the residue' of such family and household, not exceeding. two, shall be ex empt ; and no persons but such as"' are herein ex cepted shall be exempt, provided, however, that no person who has been convicted of any felo ny shall be enrolled or permitted to serve in said forces. :--. - . ; v' Sec. 3." Divides Yankee forcei ?nto two classes. The first comprises all persons subject to military duty between the ages of 20 and 35 . and. all un married persons subject to military duty between 35 and 45, : The second class comprises all others, and these are not to be called into service until the first class has been called. - '. r Sec 4. f Divides the United- States into enroll ment districts. The District of Columbia is one, each territory Is one Or more, each Congressional district is ode. ' .! . r-''-' ,; . Sec. 5. Provides for a provost marshal! for each, enrollment district, who is under the sole direction of the provost marshal general,' appointed by the President. ; 4 ,. ' . . . ' : , ; Sec. 6. Makes it the duty, of the provost Mar shal general to make rules and regulations for sub ordinates'; to furnish j the namea of all deserters fx om army or land forces, including militia; to communicate all orders calling out all national forces, &c., &c. .:"; .1, -; Sec. 7. Makes it the duly of provost marshals to arrest deserters wherever they may be found, and to send them to the nearest military comman der; 'to tnquirtinto and report to Ike prvvost mar? thai general all treasonable practises; to de ect, Seize and confine spies, &c. , . " Sec." 8. Provides for a board of enrollment, with surgeon for each district. Sea 9. Mak es it the duty of said board to divide the said district into sub-district?, and to appoint an enrolling officer for each sub-district, who shall -immediately proceed to enroll all persons subject to military duty, noting their ages, on the 1st day. of July following, and their.occo nation; and shall on or before -the -1st day of April, report the same to the board of enrollment, to be consolidated and transmittedto the provost marshal general on or before thefirst day of May. Sec. 10. Provides that the enrollment of each class shall be made separately, and shall only em brace those between l 20 and 45, on the first' of July. . ". - .,. . : -:. ; : .,... Sec 11. Provides that all subject to enrollment shall b,e liable, or two years after the first day of July succeeding enrollment, to be called into the military servics, and to continue in service for three years or during the war. Sec. 12. Proxies that, when necessary to call out the national forces, the President shall assign to each district the number of men to be furnish ed by said district, and then the enrolling board shall draft "the required number, Land fifty per centum in addition. A list of persons drawn! is to be made out, and printed notices served on the drafted men requiring them to appear at a desig nated rendezvous and report for doty. . The Pre sident is required to take into consideration the number of, men furnished the service' of the .United, States by volunteers from each district, and give credit for that number in calling out the forces. . -; I ' " : '. Sec. 13.. Provides for substitutes for the drafted man, or he may pay for his discharge a sum to be fixed by the Secretary of War, not to exceed three hundred dollars. Any drafted man failing to re port, or provide a substitute, or pay : the amount, shall be treated as a deserter. " 1 Sec. 14. Provides for medical examination of drafted men and for their discharge upon the re port of a surgeon that they are unfit. Sec 15 Provides against bribing r the sur geon.; "' j. V j - Sea. 16. Provides for the payment of the ex penses of enrolled asd drafted men to and from and maintenance at the place of rendezvous. Sec. 17. Provides for the discharge t)f the draft ed men' furnishing a substitute, and for the pay of the substitute. . - Sec 18. Provides a bounty, of fifty dollars for such volunteers rfow in the service who may re enlist for one year from the termination of their present enlistment. Those who may "re-enlist for two years after the expiration of their-, present term shall receive twenty-five dollars of the one hundred dollar boudty of the act of 22d July, in ; Sec 19. Provides for the consolidation of the companies of reduced jregiments of volunteers. Sec 20. Provides for reducing the number of field onicers to the reduced regiments. - - j Sec 21. Requires only the approval ef the Commanding General in the field to the execution, of spies, deserters, mutineers and murderers, and repeals the sanction heretofore required of the President. V " j f Sec. 22..Provides for reducing oflicers-whe ab sent themselves from their commands to the ranks by sentence of court martial. - . : SeC 23.; Provides against the sale, barter, ex chati0j, pledge, or loss of the arms, clothes, &c., furnished the soldiers and divests all right, title or interest in said arms, clothes, &cM wherever c 1 v . .. . luunu ur uuwbvw uuwaiueu, sua requires neir seizure. - ".L Sec 24. Provides severe punishment for aiding, enticing or harboring deserters, or failing to de liver mem up. Sec 25. Provides evere..punishment against resisting lae araiT. .. Sec 26. And be it further enacted, That im mediately after the passage of this act the Presi dent shall issue his proclamation declaring that all soldiers now absent from their regiments with our leave, may return, within; a lime specified, to sucn place or places as be may indicate in his pro clamation, and be restored to their respective reg iment without punishment, except the forfeiture of their pay and allowances during their absence; and all deserters who shall not return within the time so specified by the President, shall, upon being arrested, be punished as the law provides, t ': Sees. 27, 28 and. 29.1 Provide" for the. trial of deserters, and relate to evidence before courts martial. -. j -" ..." ;j " . ' ' '-'., r: ,p Sec 30. Provides for the punishment of mur der, assault and battery witji intent to kill, and other crimes committed by persons in the military! LETTER -FEOM NAPOLEQN, TO OENE service shall bepUnished by 'courts tairlial:' Sec. 31. And be it . further enacted, That any, officer absent from duty without leave, xcept for sickness or wounds, shall, during his absence, .re ceive half of the pav and allowances' prescribed by taw", and no morn :' and an officer absent .Witf out leave shall, i n addition td the penalties pre; scribed by. law or a court-martial," forfeit all pay. or allowaDces during such absence. - ' - . Sic. 32. And be: it , further" enacted,: That the commanders of regiments and of batteries in the field are hereby, authorized tarid f "empowered-, to grant furloughs for a eriod not exceedinguiirty days at any opel time,. lo'fiv.e. rr cenlum, of . the non -commissioned onicers ana 0r1v.a1.e3. 19? wu conduct in the line'of duty.- "x- : -uV.v .-.,-- And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States is hereby, authorized . and oropowered, during the present rebellion, to call for. the national forces -byCdrall, in- the manner provided by this act. -' - ' :; Sec.' 33: And be.lt farther enacted That all nersons drafted under" thV-provisiona,'of this act shall ; be assigned -by, the President 'tp; military duty.ah such corps, regiments,' or other branches of the service as the exigencies of the ser vice may require." v: f ir Sec. 34. provides for details 7or special aer- vice'4 -f V a ZM&y yM'f i Socl :- 35. rescinds certain rgneral orders as to enlistment from volunteer into regular regiments. i Secv36-provides- the rank and pay for certain subordinate omcers. not neretoiora .prqviaea ior v. .tf -. THE .YANKEES AND : THE CpNTRA- , A" man, who signs himself D. B. Nichols, Su perintendent ; of Contraband, Washington, D.' C.,"; publishes a: Jongcard, appealing to the phi-, lanthropicNorth for, hel e.ays there are a hundred; thousand ; contrabands ; on hand,; who ne every sort of assistant of 3ible morality urgently call for the labors of the? missionary." .-'When theT1 negro "bas been thorougly indoctrinated with' r Yankee'jmoralityi he will ty) a very much altered animal,-no doubt! But the trouble is, hbw to help him and wljat to do with him.- Northern philanthropists com-: plain of Sambo's unreasshable- demands and way ward manners lose all patience and Vefuse ady assistance. yMri Nichols undertakes to explain the character of. Sambo. -He has been accustom ed to 4hiave house, fuel, clothing, food, medical at tendance all free gratis his master furpished them, and the negro relied upon him for them.--Now he eipecta to receive wages, and still to have all'the necessaries and comforts of life supplied to him without price. When asked by the Yankee philanthropist: r "r ' l " "VVby da you expect the North to give you food, clothing"- and houses, and. what return do you propose niakinor for those; benefits ?" the emancipated slave replies as follows: "Old Mas- :ter give ail nis peopie iooa, .wnuous uaving any thing to pay for it. Our bacon and meal was al ways here , about this we had no care. Now We certainly expect the Union people to ..do; as well by us as our masters aia in , neo, again, our masters once a year distributed cloth ing among the people, and thia'again,; was free-. we Dad ;noiniDg to pay ior ji ; ana we iqiqk iq the more liberal Union people win do even more, for us in this respect, than our Southern masters "Besides this, slavery had its privileges, and tne slave his riebte. The. slave was permitted to have his own poultry-yard and 'trucJt-patchJ and bv most masters was allowed, the teeping pf a pig, and had the privilege of doing over-work for his nwti benefit, when the task of the 'master -was completed." ' '- : , - . . - . " ! ' Now ihis does not suit the Yankees at all. He must teach the nrgro the blessings of wages in which phrase is embraced every degree of human ttTAtrhvlnf and for the simple, confiding and contented beintr that he was, make him hucks tering thief worthy of his Yankee associates. - ' Mr. Nichols tgives a -few vins.tances bf negro greenness : "For examplea few days since I was address ing a yQung man, who" had only two children, showing bimi how important it waa.for him to re move his wife; and children out; of the camp . and furnish them with suppor, but Ife replied: "I b aye only ivoenty-fivd dollars per month." ''Two days since, a: well dressed man, with a new suit of clothing on, called upon me to aak for clothing; to have it donated to him, and his plea was, he had as yet not received "hi haie" from the Government Now this .man had no one to care for, was himself receiving ten shillings:-per day every . day , ; he worked, and yet hejthought that the Government had withheld from him hir rightful dues in clothing. V " '. ' : -if' - "A few days since, a mother who had, to my knowledge,, received; $18,50 for her labor, and then spent 75 cents for jewelry, and after that came to : me to furnish her child, with a paic of shoes, and upon . my saying, f 'W.hy'dd.yu riot take the money you paid for jewelry and buy -vour shoes ?Mjhereolied. tfOh. that money I worked for, and1 could do as I pleased with i0, plainly showing thus the cropping out of the same erro neous teaching." . ' z- U: -; We think Cuff will bother the. Yankees some; but it is sad to thinV what will'be-the fate of these poor creatures, when they shall have passed through 4 Mielordeal of Yankee 'l Bible morality, and been -swindled and starved by the higher law of Free society Richmond t ; Oh the occasion of "the recent departure, of wo men, for the South, from . Washington, some re markable .developments took place. A Yankee correspondent -says v;.:'i-?Mt r IT'ii?.-"'" Ohe lady had seven pairs of gaiters, five pairs oiooow, nve pairs 01 morocco slippers, tnree,pairs of dancing slippers of white kid, tour pairs of In dia rubber overshoes, and pair of the longest leg ged cavalry boots, with double aeles, studded With good spikes, heels tapped with shoes of irpnand tops splendidly ornamented with an abundance of patch work of waxed ends oh a groundwork of patent leather. Vv;: ;. -:".-"..;:-- "How about these, Madam t" said the officer, as .he quietly insinuated .the cavalry . boots into her astonished gaze y "If you will put them On and wear them on your trip to Richmond, you can take them j but they can go with you under no other circumstances." j VDone I'll de it, said the heroine, and grasping i the heavy leather in ; her hands, she retired behind the friendly crinoline of a group of sy mpathizers and plantisg her. pretty feet gaiter 8 and all into the depths of that mon strous foot- harness, returned, and awkwardly dis played them, double-cased, to the gaping eyes of the this time astonished official.7 He kept his word, j Those boots went to somebody in the Confederate I army , w, mey may oave Deen an intended unnst maspresentfor Gen. Stuart. Those secesh Women do such things. fVf , - ; , Omsxs of Peack. A correspondent of the "Floridian and Sentinel," writing from Frede ricksburg, gives the following singular, freak of nature a place in his letter. He says: ' . -While speaking ot peace there ia a legend, con nected with a spring near Fredericksburg, which I will relate for the benefit of the' curious: Ac cording to tradition, this aprins: was discovered junning three months before the revolutionary , war. inree mont&s beiorea treaty of peace it dried up andceased'to run. It commenced run- ning again three months before the. war of 1812, and three months before its close, as in the evo lutionary war, it agaih dried up, and aq with the Mexican "war. Three months before the fall' of Fort Sumter it commenced running, and a short time since dried-un. . '.-i " A;-- -1 give as my author for this an ageil man, who was odrh and is living near the sprint; and who has Considerable ' property, 'and offers to bet it all that we will have neace in three mnnthi'fmTn tha 1 RALFOREY4 FpWTiatBAiiJ Julyd;1862,': MT jDe-l Gs2CX8JLt.;-.At the moment when you are ifabout td start foViMexico,: charged with politicar and military powers, I , think it useful to -,' Tho line of conduct you will have to follow Wt l. To publish on your arrival a proclamation, the principal pouu gi wAicu wui oemaicatea to you 2. To receive with the - greatest kindness all the .Mexicans who shall present themselves. . 3. H o to espouse the ; quarrel ,of any' party j to declare that everything is provisional, so Jong as the Met- ican sauon snau not nave expressed its opinion; to show great idefefence for" religfdn but at the same time to;tranquilize the hojderl of jaational property; v4Tov teed,,pay,laod ; arm, according to your, means," the Mexican auxiliary troops," and make them play, principal parts" in the' com bats. 5." To maintain i&mOng your own troops, a well as among the 'auxiliaries,: the most" severei i 'disci pline; toTvigorOu6ly;repTesslanyf act or word - inkf sultin g; to tne ; Mexicans,' for , the pride of ; their character must not beforgbtlen," and it is impor tant for the success of the enterprise to conciliate the good feelings oflthe people.. .i-if - When we have reached the'eity of Mexico it is to be desired that the principal persons of all political shades wfio shall have embraced our cause I should come to an understanding with you to or ganize "a Provisional GdvernmentTi The Govern- ment will submit to tne Mexican people the ques tion of the political reyiwitf which is to be definife-ly-established. ff An Assembly Will be afterwards ejected according: to IheMexican laws. if tyl-xV-: .You will aid the New Government to introduce into the 'Administration, and particularly into the finances, that regularity of whicn 1 trance offers the best model. ; . For that purpose capable men will beosent to second its new' organiza tidri fv -: it-?3v! ;X'--u The object to be attained is not to impose on. the Mexicans i'a form of Government which would be obnoxious, but to assist them inr their efforts to iastablish. 'atcordtngto .- thew..j)wn': wishes,' sv GpT ernment which may have a chance of stability, a 'id can secure to' France the settlement of. the in juries of which.8he has.to complain. - i It follows, as a matter ot course, tnai, 11 tne Mexicans prefer a'monarcby, ' it U for the interest of France to support them in that path.. ; ; ': There will hot be. wanting people who wilt ask you why expend men and money to found a' reg : ular Government in' Mexico, . -'ft-'- - In the present state of the civilization of i,the world, the prosperity of America is not" a matter of indiffersnca to Europe; - .tor it ; ia that- country whichtifeeds bur ; manafctories and gives anu im pulse to our commerce. We have interest in toe Republic of the United States being powerful and prosperous, but nojfc that she should take possession of the whole of the Gulf of Mexico; thence - com mand the Antilles as well as South America, and be the only diseenser of the products of the New World; . -; f ;-c i'rw-: : .We now bq by sad experience, how. precarious is the lot of a...branch of .manufacture which is compelled to procure its raw: material in a single market, all the vicissitudes ot which it has to bear.;;- - j.,-.-' :, - '; J; ' ---r-s If, on the contrary, Mexico maintains her in dependence and the integrity ;6f her territory, if a stable Government ba; there constitu tea with, the assistance of France,.' we shall have'restored to the Latin race on the other side the, Atlantic all, its streneth and all its prestiget we shall have guar anteed security.to our West India colonies and to ;ihose of ; "Spafn ; we ahaUhave''esUblishedour friendly influence la 'tne centre oi America nu that influence, by creating immense market for "our commercewill ' procure us the raw material indisnensable for our manufactures Jaexicatnus regenerated will always be well-disposed towards uS, not only out of gratitude, but also Decause ner interests wilt be in Record with ours, and becaase she Will find support in her friendly relations with European Powers. ..-'v T': V..a. At present; therefore," our military , honor enf gaged, the necessities ofour policy, the interests of our industry and commerce, all conspire to make it our duty to march on Mexico, to boldly plant our .flag there, and to establish either a nion . arcny,.if not incompatible witn tne nauonai ieei ingj or at least a Government which may promise some stability,;- . NAPOLEON BO'SENCBA&Z ON THE "GKEAT NORTH The" following letter from this Yankee General appears in the: IPbrW of the 16th : . Jf" IIXABQ'lbS DXFABTM'T OVTHi CUMBIBLAHD, -- iY :V liVSFBSXSJBOXCV TBKK; , -h S ', '.-.,.;, Jan. 3, ,1863, To .the Honorable the General? Assembly of the - State of Ohio f'- T-f''.y. 7 rm - l..?J - 1. .1 - i . , The resolution of thanks passed , by your bora- brable body to the army yof the' Cumberland, its Commanding General, and his staff, has been duly received and published to the troops of this com- mano. un oenaii ot au i. return you neariieu thankav i'F "J V m VI . - 1 -$rX This is, indeed, .a. war : for-the maintenance of the Constitution, and the laws hay, for nationa existence against those 'who have despised : bar honest .friendship, deceived oar jast hopes, and driven us to defend our country and our homes. By: foul and wilfal slanders on our motives1 "and intentiona persistently repeated, they have arrayed, acrainst us our own fellow-citizens, bound to us by Jthe; tripple" ties of eohaangoihity geographical Lot no man among us be base enough to forget this,'or foor enough to tust an, oligarchyof trai-' tors to their friends, to civil nborty and human freedom.' Voluntary v exiles from! home and friends, for the defence and safety of all, we' long for the lime when" gentle peace shall again spread her wings over our land ; bat we know no such blessine ia tioBsible while the unjust and arbitrary power of the rebelleaders confronts" and threaten us.- - Crafty as the fox,: cruel as the tiger, they cried "no coercion,-- wui:a preparing w eiriKo us. Bully tike, they proposed to ght us, because they could whip five to one, and' no w. when driven back, they whine out "no invasion," !and promise us of the West permission to navigate 'the .Mis sippi, f ,we will be ('good boys, and do as they bid us. . i ."...- " ' Whenever they have the power," they drive be fore them, into their ranks, the Southern people, and they would also drive us. .Trust them not. Were they able they would invade and destroy us without mercy. Absojutely assured ef these things, I am amazed that. any one, could, think of "peace on any terms." j He who entertains the sentiment is fit only to. be a -slave ; he who utters it at thia timers, moreover a -traitor-to his coun try, who deserves the scorn and contempt of all honorable men.,!..-'" . -"(. V' -' When the power of the unscrupulous rebel lead ers is removed,' and the people are free to consid er and act for their own interests," which are com mon with ours'under this Government, there will bo no great difficulty in fraternization .- Between our tastes and social Jife there- are fewer differ ences than between those of the. Northern and Southern Provinces of England or Ireland. . Major General. The Confederate army at Tullahoma is report ed to.be in the best conditiCn--stronger in num bers than before the battle of Mnrfreesboro', ex cellently provided ia clothing, etc, in admirable discipline, and full of fight General Johnson' left Tullahoma on the 13th inst., expressing him self highly gratified at the condition of the army; Gn. Bragg has not. been superseded in the com mand. A General : who has the power to put an army in such a condition, six weeks after a battle like that ot Murfreeaboro', is considered worthy to' command itlp":"'. '-:.1.fJ'J '.-"'.,. . John & Williams & Co., v .. SfOCK AND MONEY BROKEliS . . ' .' ": . JBaliiqhN. C. -. r ' CONTINUE TO CARRY OXTflEBRO keraga business at their old stand as heretofore in alLits. various branches; $- fi.i.V.-- Feb. 25-6mpd f; ' S TRIBUTE OK RESPECT " . TJaritaasifT r -1?ohtb CiioutA. V PhlUntluoptonalL Fb. 21. Ufa I - . It is with feelings of tne deepest sorrow that Uu Philanthrppio Booiety ha heard of tha natimely dth of one of her cherirhd members, KAxHAX SNE Ai) of Johnston county, N. C, who breathed his lau 6lf the Woody field of Sharpsburg," whilst battliDf0r hi, oountry's rights. He early epousei the cauwof fn dom, and went forth -with a strong arm and bral heart.to assist in repellingthe invadina; foe. No faere will hn familiar voice greet the ears of his form-! friends he sealed his devotion 3a his eoontry'a came "Sleep on noble y outh ia fty lonely bed of rest. No pains ean now reach thee, nor sorrow moIgf ' The War-whoop mky sound anmnd thy1 lonely bed. JJut it cannot diatorh thy still qoiet head." Beaoived, That in his death, wa lave lott -vl and aealooafhendV the community of which k . member! deprived of a kind and benevolent eitiien. and his relations have sustained an irreparable lo Resolved,, That while we woHld Taot imna the sacredness of domestic grief, ve. tender onr h..-. felt Sympathies to lis bereaved fkmily and friendi m,! wDiuu put mom vj iut cbom&i loarce irom which aloae the wounded and bleedinr heart can derim .nn. splation. ;'.......- .- , . f . ; v fiesoired, xnat a copy of tnese ret.olntioaa be Ua&s. mitted to the family of deceased, and to the Baleirh ' Standard and Jttgitthr with a reaaest for BBfciiii- tion. M.A RICIIABDSOI?, Committee. 3 .t-'XAST OP LETtJERS : ".' -' '. T) EMAIsirjrG UNCALLED Eon IN THE JJb JPoit OJice at Hahi3k, March 2, 1813 Boob, Miss Sarah . -:-Bailey. :.Misa"Polly-JLiI; Bragg, Misr Millie j Brinkley, Thomas Bunch, Miss Mollis A ' Barnes, Miss Nannie I4 datii JM'.-.fl.V .'.. Cates, Ml Catheriaa 1. : Crawley, Berry . 1 ; ! -Chavours.'Miss SaHie :2 ' ifcNairy, J O . :Oppenkaiao,Sargt 8 Overby, James t1, , Petaford, Coleman ' ' Parrub, MMUC Peace, ICapt William Powell Eaa ; y Powell Miss Jnlia E ; Partin,! Mrs K F f Copper, Reddieg ; Christmas, Rai Cotter, MiasS DM ChiAs, ColI D -; Cole) Capt IT I, . ' ; ; Price, Miss Leaisa A Pendleton, Sert E S ' Pool, Mra Mary A ; Rebel, Mary - . ! V , -' RhodeaL AB ' oIiias,'.Ji.dwarlc. i v Roger: Jamas Clay, William J ' f RogersI Thoa N O ' Roger: James ; Cooke, Mrs fialhV-4 ; - Randolph, Capt Jno .' Carpenter, Mrs Maiy , Rean, Mrs HAT ; PanieyJamoflV'vt'.i'6Qg4r,lIrs'Mary-. Ferrell,Mra Isabella' -jt 6 wansoin, David - ' House, n Ar, t . . ; L,:SoIiTan; William Harris, KinChcn j , -' Smith; Bidney .' Hicks, Miss Eliia II i Btephena, Hlnton . ' Hill, B .0 '; : ,2 - Bawer, Knoch Hawton, 'Mis Lucy -' f ' Smith, Miss far ah J Haywood,, Henry v Xighe, Jno ' -Hicks, Mrs S A . " it UpchtujcJi, Mn R J Hayoes,' K 1 ' -? .Upchaif;b, Alvia HoltR L V ' U Underwood, A X. Xvey, iuuh varonne -; z uood, j Jordan, M iss JT U -f -Johnson, MUs Eliza 3 1 , Tr- T T ..... White. Mrs MarrE: ' x Wood, Mrs Catherine j .Wood, James D - t ' Lewis, A W. . 1 - ..'-' X'oyd, Miss Barbary A, v LuresaDtL " ;- . l -Walker! Jno T . ' - WiUiaais, Miss Arabella C woddsqn, Joseph Medlin, Turner, 1 ,J - Willianis. Miss L L May,' William B WaltonjWJ . . Mangnm, Lt L H , ' .Walton MUs Esther . Man gum, Capt S H v l , Williams,-Beady S , Mason, Miss Rebecca 1 f WiUianu, JSIiss Pauline 8 ' JleMillan, Miss Isabella '."'i -; : .--.. : '. 'A Persons ealling for letters in the above list , dvertlsedi r - -CEO. tJ COOK sr Fouixd. . imar 3 It ooke; pj m. afa W JttONDAY : ! AFTEEBTO O N WEltE y fonndl on the North side of Hillsborough Street, near the residence-of Dn Johnson four Fire Dollar Confederate Notes. , The owner oaa get them by iden. tifying the Notes and paying the price of this adver tisement.. ppiy at tola omce. ? f March 4-4t; j - .."r f c Ri?gb BOsriTAL, Vi, Jan. 17, 1882. i Iio; Hereby ; cehtipv, THAT : PEI vat John D. Allen, and Corpbral William O. AJ. leu, soldier belonging to Cov Q, Ist'N. C. Troopk, were regularly transferred from Winder Hospital,1 on the 8th of September, 1862, and bar been under my charge ever since. They are greasy chagrined at the . idea of being-adTertised, and' tharged with being de serters, by their Captain, James H. Foot y Therefore, I take bocasion,"as I think It my. duty, to oontra dict the statement made by said Capt,,PooU.t Oa or about the 20th December, Capt. Foot ordered Private John D. 'Allen, and Corporal Wm.j O. "Allen to report to him at Camp, immediately :aiter receiving the. or der, bat I examined Said men, and foand them entire ly unfit for militaryjdnty f so I sent him a eertificate, certifying their unfitness for sertloe. ' I hope! they will be spared the epithet of deserters, for I, their Sur geon, can testify to the fact, that, they are not. ' . W ii..auJtxOK, Ass't Surgeon, in eharg. raiarctt'f: rj..:,- f . .;;') Valuable Land for Sale. mni3 SUBSCRIBERS WILt, EXPOSE -; ,1 to pnblio sale. 00 the premises; on WEDNES DAY the 8ch day of April, 1863, that valuable prop. erty in tho 'Town ofj Loaiebarg,i ' North .Carolina, ' known, as the LOUL3BURG FEMALE' C0LLEQE. The bailding ia.of brick, (four stories) rand eovered with tin." It contains f ooms enough to accommodate about one hundred boarders, exclusive of the princl- pal's rooms,; tha. parlors, chapel, jdining room, Ac There is also on the premises a brick kitchen with four large rooms, beside other outbuildings. It is sur rounded by a large grove of several acres, all enclos- ; Immediately after the sale of the! above raal estate, the furniture of the College, consisting of beading, washstands, tables, chairs, Uble Wart, tofas, oentre and pier tables, carpeting, pianos, Ao', will also be ex. posed to public sale. ' - - :; f-' iThlj property is situated in a- healthy region, and in the midst of excellent society. IA better opportu nity for a good investment in valuable property has' not often been.presented. j - - I . ,v . . I Possession will bs given early In June.- Terms' made known, at the sale; but the payment will be arranged o sui tne uuf cuaeer. . . , x. V - -; -T -T . T.TTTT 1?TrtTTXT R.' F..- YARBROTJGH, ( Surv. Partners. j ; ; Louisbjarg, N. C., March 3, 18634 v K'-'' 1.- : March 4 wAswtd. ' r,j.i C f ; " ' : Important Place To Rent. milE. 8UOSCU1BKR IlAVX"iG BEltN IPT ,X vested w.th authority from i. P. Cook, as his lawful agent, wilt on Monday, the ICth of this Montb, rent put the plantation Whereon the late J. 7. Cook Jived and died, in the county of Wake, II milei East of Raleigh. .The plantation Is well fitUd np, a good two-story dwelline bouse with fire Booms, eood neera houses and all otber outbuildings' necessary, a'nd about 4U o acres or exutivating rand. -. '.- This land and premisea will be ret ted for this year to tne highest bidder. - : N. KICE, Agent. .March itd.---'- v - j Snuff, Ha nufaotured ind Smok- Wit HAVE IN STORE ANt FOR SAtE on commission, 10,000 boxes Manufactured To bacco, consisting or lbs, K lbs, 6s M 10s; 6,000 boxes Twifita and K lbs in Cady Boxes, same fine ehewiog; 100,000 lbs of Smoking in all kinds of shape and sised packages; 1,060 Boxes Snuffer which we are agenU; J. M. Venable k Co's celebrated Carolina Bell. k Moore A Lynch's fine Scotch S.nuOs; also other Brands of SnuftV Wa sell on com'missioa all kinds of Produce, -and having an extensive acquaintance, we ean promise tue nignesi prices ior au articles sent to our car. ' JOHN P. .KNIGHT A Co., . No. 2 Iron Building, Sycamore Street,' -Feb 25-61 ' f . ; getenbnrg, Va. New Auction and, Commission " '-.:' ':T-Hpuse.1 . j . . V : X FRANKI, tyiLSON.' : r - 'i FATTta villi Stbzkt, Ralzioh, N. C INA C1CNTRA1U position! And UAV ing a sptcious house, will receive 'and sell at Auc tion or on CommUslori, all kinds of GOODS, WARES, ju.&iwu&JxiL8JSt f ituuuuis in fact any and all . i - ? i i . wuciea. uicR. sues ana prompt returns. ; s Deanj Baldwin .Co; AUCTION&ICOMMISSOIN'MEHCHANTS, 58 SYCAMORE STA PETERSBURG,, VA. CQNSIGNUITS RESPECTPULlyY 80- "? !'.' ' '- .T.vrriTrn' " :( - J.E. DAjT,r H. Baldwim. j "WI W. Akkold. 1 ;;;'Feb. ajiiia-.ci -'M-H-u ii fora 1st . v .Y 1 ' i -.