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I 13 -if. -" i a: KALEIGH WEDNESDAY MORNING APKIL 15 1863. NO 15 w ' - VI ' 'A ir r v- A ,11 t . , . - k . ' . 111.-'.' I i -TV V X I I X' . . - I I I 1 I 1 ' I 11-11 7.: - III. II 111 MM II . II II ,- . ... . j 1 I . .1 I . ' f t I 1 El ill III I 1 I Ill '. !. .'".-'!"" , 1 I i I I ? I " " I I - I U I 1 i A I " . ; T m jim .. . 1 a JWO. W. BVafi. EAUi'Md Proprietor: SATURDAY MORSINaTIr ADJUTANT DEPART. ment. ' L.'-;'": n YP 'Lava done the 8UU wtoe icrfioe.- ; forced &HmMmtiZ' ptftUrwr of "fetrenchaeiit.--Our .Uteoent of the .mtnnerlii uhlcb the People wereto dUforagZent of . ber of loeh horses kept bj officUU. (oO 8tt aBdUonfederMe, Md wHOUtoeffy the pubiio nej for the .ole use end behoof, or eu oAer., without pull.og trace ox .trlk,nS a .... r '.u m .urTioe. The Aortrwtiom it afoot' or p.! 8 their equeatnan exercise; The three charger, of Cdontl Barnea wjll, we pndiot, aooa change the, air of Raleigh for that of Northampton, thus conclusirely .howW that thcj were Vulw enaWe hi to discharge At, datj as "Aid to his Excellency ZB.Vu: Bat weare not satufied jet. It Is said of us bjour perhaps too partial friends, that we. are Lrewearyin well try .nd deter te their good opinion. We must Ute nlote "retrenchment." Those rooai aiia JticAen," or the ftwwnrff far them receiredby the "Aids," and the money whieh they receWe forue, whieb they never Beed ixi their apaciiy of "Aids' mt cope, off the list of public expenditures, or. there shall be "no pesee" in the "Conservatire IsMel." It's a clear oase of "Csp'n Seott and the Coon," and the "Aids", hid better ..come down" with the rooms, kitchen and fuel, instead of waiting to be "dropped" by our enerring editorhl rifle. When that re .menment" hss been made, we shall show how much these "Aids" shall hare of apayj of $210 per month, wrung from tjie reopie by taxaUon, to compensate them for doing nothing. We bare botb; e-trenchments and re-trenehmeuta.to sos'a.in us, and.we m t.nA t fiffht a cood fight" against the inva ders of the Treasury. For rtampU : We think the AdjaUnt General a "Conserva- Ute 9 of the first water, and a "BeTormer and Re?rencher")er eicefVence-may use Eis prun ing knife tery beneficially in .Depart ment. He has made a beginniag, but he mustnotatop. He t.s put bis band to the plow in the glorious work of - retrench; menu" and by the memory of all jhia profes sions, he must notjand shalt not look back. He has, we learn",; temored Mr. Robert O. Leis from the office -of1' Assistant Paymas ter," upon the ground lhat the pubiio service no longer requires an Assistant Paymaster the troops of the State being cow in the pay Of the Confederate Government j Than this, .nothing could have been more; admirably reasoned by Adjatant General TowU. But, ' General, we must be consistent toe must be loirical. 'When we have esUblubed our prem ises, tee must .follow them inexorably to th-ir conclusion, no matter who may stand in tr F iai iuititia, &c. Let us look, General, at our Commissary Department What do we see! Captain Thomas D.Hogg, withaoavof S2.250 a year commutation for qnarters, and foel andorage (unless, as isnerhaps the case, thai, owing to our ear nest nursuasions, baa jast been stopped) for one horse, and two clerks at a salary each of SI 000 a year. Now, General, people as i .. r mnat see. that as thercia no use for a Paymaster to help topay troops who aro not here to be paid, there can by possibility be no ' use for aCommissary De mrtAent hero to feed troops who are not hereto bo fed VoUa touti Then Ut the Commissarv Department be difjensed with, i it eertainlv does not" reqairo a Cap tain and two clerks to feed the Adjatant General. If be wishes caterers for his own table, we. are sure be will piay them from bis own pocket, and not saddle, the expense on the State.. We feel the more assured of this by the faot that we shall soon1 make it apparent- that" the pay of the ; Adjutant General Kmtf is rather large for the equivalents rendered by him, and persuade him to ask for a reauOUOU. .ue ho jivwuhw; v In conclusion, we may remark that it is "not a little significant that Mr. Lewi, whess nervices were no longer reqoiied, did not vote for Got. Vance.. We do not fiay that he was turned oul 5n,that acoounVbut we dojuy'that no man has yet be'en turned in .who did not to'o for Gov. jVatco' this ' Conservative" Administration baviog" en tirely ignore! the example set by Grovernota Ellis and Clark, neither of whom ever sOp- ffnii 19 Mmt WtV llt fc.. to t& UCSSELI. AfltiUTMNCOLTi'S POLICY. A loo Wlter ?Sm LoVd Lyon'sto Knrl Bussell, dated the 1 7th of November, recent ly appeared in a New tok;paper. In the coarse " "of this letter Lord Lyons speaks as Jlllower : f 1 ; ' All tbing confcWerrray own opinion certaio 1r U Ut tho PMMjnt moment is not a Jarorable one for making an ctfer of mediation: It ovgut embarraw the peace party, ani even, oblige lhemf in order to maintain theirfpopuSarity, to niak oite rMic declaration ugafhst St, end.inumltt inikaitdiEBcaJtfdrtham to accept a similar, oiler Ht a uWro prorHliotu time. . ; Jit would in all pro bability be rejected by U President, who appears to have thrown hnself into, the arms of the treme radical party: The ilewi i of .that rty are clear and definite. They declare that ibno , U no hope o( reconCiliaUon, With the Southern ruined and sutju-atcd, if oOt! exterminated ; thai i not an' inch, of the old territory f the repub.ie ( muBt bo gitrnr uf j that foreW any shape, mu.t te rejected and re eente i. This t-artv woalu anre 10 vuru a" v ; to Jo unt, for purpo of ir.fliming lb. war fpirii and producing a reaction against the conser vative. v? f ; -i ' -': : ' The above is what tho British Embassador upon hia official responsibility.communicates to his Ministry in England," and we comtnead it to the attention of those at the South who are constantly talking Of "stoppmg the war, , and restoring peace. "They ("the extreme radical party") into whoso arms the Prest dent has thrown 1 hi cself,'?, '-declare there is no hope ' of reconciliation with the Southern People ; thxt the war uiust be pursued per fas aid nefas until the disloyal men at the South are ruined and subjugated, if not ex terminated." What prospect of .peace can any true Southern man see, with such meo, nnless that nrospcet is opened by our own trne hearts and strong arms ! When such lirguageis held concerning us by our vile enemy, will wo not burl defiance in his motley free, instead of puling about "peace," and deprecating his wrath, thus enoouragiog him with tUo belief that we are weary of the war, and ready for peace on any terms that be will of his grace and I mercy grant us ? The "Daily Progress", of this City takes an ague fit on it etery now and then, and clam ors for peace most, vociferously, while it brands as fire ea'ers those who will not make peace with the taokeei while an ioch of our soil is in their posse?aion. We advise t the Darj-frvgIg39" tv HJ oJw iteelf ot these peace paroxysms, and to begin with the following prescription j by the Editor of the 'Spirit offthe Age" who seenw to have had its case especially in view. WHAT DOES IT MJfiAJN 7 -t .an ia the DSDera the remark, that unleia oartain things are ddne, "the people, will .top tb war." jWbat does it mean?. How can the people of tfce South-stop the war, until our Independence ia established i ve are tun, uur noble eolaiery never wwum w. -war short of the establiehment of the fre jdom and independence of their country. They have suffer ed and endured for two years whatno araiy scarce- v ever endaredr-they nave oeen Ticwrmu .. moteverv battle the Wood of thousands of ihtir slain comrades baa been - abed for the freedom oi their country (rpm XaaKee H tiever consent to "' y- T7 , ern Confederacy U acknowiedgca a uee ou .uuo peiident power. , J . . . Hot co pj beueve tnai mv poojuo a natriotic and true. There can W no doubt bout all being anxious for peace. The soldfer and ihAi!lUn lnnc and nrav ioru.anu wero um- ins abort of a surrender of the honor and liberty J of the country they v6M ndl give lor it. i;h they da know that for us to .-"top the war" would be a 6Ui render oi evcrytoing uear .. rwnla aad a nation. Tbe nortnern uoveru meut can 'stop the war at any moment without disparagement to its honor or- ij mieresi. jui ; . . T . A. the DOUla must aoanaoa j to the North, for ia no other way can we "stop the war." Convinced or this, as we oeneve our pla thoroughly are, ninety-nine bundreths of them aro for a conUnued and vigorous prosecution of the war until the North makes peace, ano unu. vue independenceof the country, float and complete, is eeteblBbed. J ' . . . How can It be otherwise T ll me war is eiop- ned on any other terms, we are a roinw, J"-: ated, degraded people. Our political rignts wui be torn from us, our property taken away, and we shall be subjeaed to the most grinding oppression and tyranny ever Known to man. " sensea can surely believe that by stopping tbe war" in any other way than by conquering a peace, that we would continue to be. a free, people I If there bo such an one, let him dismiss Jhe thought as one as utterlv fallacious as it is ignOble.Pemh the thought of stopping this war until the Confed eral States of America is recognized as one of the independent nations of the earth.-pinf of the Age. '."" r . ! - : THEY WILJi PLANT TOBACCO. We find the following communication in -the Raleigh Standard : 1 ; Tor the Standard. Mb. HoLDiar : I have read the address of our worthy Governor to the people of North Carolina, and desire Co ey to HU -Excellency, thAt It w 11 bave po efrect.- It will not keep tone plant of to bacco.out of the hill, nor pne setd of cotton cut ol, .k- . ! 1 mn3 manv jolheraiwhom I know, and all who-have the interest pf theSta'e and the purposa i'i pftHiuK 7 - ilant but a limited number of toba&o and cot, on hills. . Livioe in one of the largest tobacco grew "lne counties in the Slate, I- know the fact, tnai our people are prepBricgrne uu ait x ui; ji for putting in a full crop of tobacco, and many, I believe, are bow hoarding their corn for, another vr. to enable them to -make as much tobacco tcs posible. If the Ooverner is wise and will take the advice of so bumble an individual asmyself, he will forthwith sumuion the Legislature, to meet, and recommend to them tho passage of ub laws as will prevent but a small portion of lnd beinr planted in tobacco and cotton, and by s da- iog possibly prevent a famine. lit him also tug gest tothein to lets n the toil tt mi lers during tne war. Only think of having to pay six dollars for grinding one -barrel of - nour. CITIZEN. QxanaiUa County April 1863, Bugge'st to-the sapient Editor of the Daily progress lhat the writer or t he above i "outpide of a madhouse," and jot, in spite of that fact is in; favor of. anrextja seseien of tbe Legislature.; ' It is a notewor thylTaot "that np to tbe ' appearance of Gov. Vance's Address, jthe Raleigh Standard neither pro nor coa onf the subjeot of. an ex tra session. It was non committal, and rea dy io pctlts sa'ls "to catch the Gubernatorial brcese.i If Vance had called , an extra ses eion, ths Standard' would have sworn ."&y all the gods at once", thav it was the rerj. thing ; but ns Vanoe did not do so, but oon temed him elf wiU an " Addres-," which will have oo more; effect than ''throwing wa ter on a ducks backl the Standard extols to the skies "its patnofiim and sublime clo quenoc. .. . ' CIIARtESTOX. The long threatened . attach on this city, so hateful to Yankee eyes,it will be Been, has been commenced under circumstances most iuauspicious to tbd succcas of our vandal foe. If his turreted monsters have fared so badly wheo playing at iocg taw with our forts, what will become of them-wheu they venture upon something like close quarters. We be gin to'be apprehensive'. that the Yankees will give up their attack on Charleston and use their immense fleet! on soma point more vul nerable, i . KAGS--KAGS. Why do not people avail themselves of the present high pj-ioes to sell their rags ? Rags are seiliog at the two paper mill in the vicinity of this place at from eight to ten cents per lb. Bring in Our rags, then, and hpln the hjills to susfaiu the presi ot tbe r -f . country religious, fecular, literary and mis- cellaLeous. FROM WASHINGTON. There is nothing new from this quarter. All sorts of reports are current about. Gen. Hill and hisarmyjbut we believe each man is about as wise as bis neighbor. THE PROGRESSING- ATTACEl ON CHARLESTON --THE ARMAMENT OF THE IKON GLADS. s . The Monitor? that are now, engaged in th at t Ck on Charleston are the JWic,Capt. Drayton the Ptajco, Capt. j Amm m; the Weshawken, the Cattskill, Capl. Fairfax,, rf Trent memo- j; tbe Nantaskel,CapL ;Go . Rixlgers; and the Muo Uuk, .Caf t. Wotdw, formerly ol Via orl-iinl Monitor. The Keokuk is also booked f.jr the effrir. Ia addition to these ia tbe iron frigate New Iron sides, Commodore Turner, which has been the flag ship of the Charleston blockading fleet for a month past Her armament consists of fourteen l'.-inch guns and two 200 pour.u rifles. Tho Wabash, with her j large crow, 70 men, and heavy armament, draws too much water, 23 feet, to cross the bar; a3 abo the Powhatan, formerly commanded by Coni. Goden, and tbe Pawnee will remain, Jt is said, to receuetheram expected to attempt thft recsptufeof Port Rjyal during the absent of the iron-clai' fleet. Wants PAC In an address recently! de Hvered before tho Democratic Union Asseociation of New ork, by flW. Geo. H. PeDdletin, of Ohio, he is reported to have -said : ' ? Gentlemen, I am In favor of peace, because I am in favor of the Union. Applause I bo lieve that pence is the flrat step to Union. Cheers. ! I believe that if 'peace had remained unbroken the Union would bave been continued and been preserved. 'That's eo. I believe that pe&ce restored will, in God's- good time, re store the Union. HYts, sir " Peace will allay hitler passion, will jdh-perse armies, it will call into being affection which we have bad for one another, etc. I jam io favor of peace on those honorable terms waich may be well made be tween brethren of the samo family and kindred. Cheers. j Fob thk Register. ; Charleston, April 3, 1863. I Sib; 'l am now o this city, and owing to the complaint made, "that North Carolina Currency was ia disrepute here," I nave takea some pains to iuvofctigate that matter. - The-following is the result. . ' ' i ' , ' The Brokers have none on hand, but stated to me that our Treasury Notes were at 20 per cent, premium. , . ." .' ;v'- vi Mr. D. L. McKay, President of tha People's Bank, informs me that his Bnk not only docs not re'use our currency but would be glad to receive it at a premium, ani that whilehe did tot assume tj speak for the other Banks', still he would venturo tbe assertion that they would be glad to do the same. Mr. ilcKay Is well known in Ra-1-sigh, and authorized rag to use his name in this behalf. - t.-1 , . v ": I bave Juct returned ftom Jaros. Island, where I visited Gen. Cliagroan's headquarter and "sa'w many of our North Carolina bays. This mattar I freely mentioned to them, and they as sure! me that thiai'complalni' was without any material , foundation that possibly some shop keeper or i'norani irader had refused a skinplas Ur, and tbat Uf OA this the "complaint" had origi nated. This u a true statement of t her "tempest in a teapot,", and toj this extent the ChiF!ric State of South Carolina has oflended; but no, I forget ! that it fired the fiM 'gun, and that upon JtEf Da vis thr nonsibiiity rfesU of attacking Fort Sum ter. i . f e had th r honor of- Gen. Beaaregard's acqusmunce, whom 1 foflad to" b rwlue, pleas ant, cbeerfuf and hor efu'; possessing strong faith, as indeed, all do here, and I mightpay "eager for T - n - .r .knii the attack. To-morrow wa visuinexorioi wji.wu you shall lfarn on by return to - u j&3rTho strength ot the Yankee Army ia sta ted y tBe SecreUry of War to be, in th aggre-; gate five hundred thou&aud, effective men, COTt priakig eigni armies. We would THE BATTLE OF CHARLESTON COM-y- MENCJED! -? J; -1 ' -. , ' "?... Seven Monitors and the Ironsides 'Open the Fight! j THE MONITOR KEOKUK SNKl TH8 TANKERSTBACK OUT TBE FIQHT - ' V ; SUSPENDED'! i'f ' - i j ?.;v: : ' Chakleston, April 1. The ' attack commenced at 3 o'clock, lour iron-cfads out of seven engaged. Heavy firing from J.hom and from Forts Sumter, Moultrie ard ..Mprris Island. 'i ' 1 - 1 i The Ircnsides was bit and run ashore, but got ofFand was carried but of the engagement. Firing gingonat5p.m A'. f 4 SECOIfD DISPATCH. - , T - J CHAfcLESToK,, April t.' " At two this afternoon, seven Monitors and the Frigate Ironsides crossed the bar and! steamed in towards Sum er. At three 4hey orened fire the distance of three thousand yards. Sumleri Moultrie, ad the batteries at Sullivan's lsUnd and Morris Island replied with spirit . At half past three the firing became very rapid and almost continuous, and continued till five, when it gradually diminished and is now beard only t lung intervals. The fire was concentra ted on Fort Sumtr. The Keokuk and Irtmeldea withdrew at half fast four o'clock, apparently dis abled, r - , ,1 ,.' j - C?"r: Fort Sumter u unifijured. The enemy's fire kilted one man. Intense excitement prevails, but everybody is cor.fi lent of our triumph.: .The Bat tery promenade h crowded with soldiers viewing th flgh. ' Our iron-clads have gone mt to tak partjin the rael-e. At this ho ir there is a lull in the firing. .".i t. V".--:J; THIRD 'DISPATCH.. ' There Las been no firing since half f,ast five p. m. It is certain lhat the Keokuk and Ironsides wore badly injured.- AH the Monitors Were fre-" q-iently Lit, with, results unknown Fort Sum ter was the chief aim of all the iron-c!ada. Odr casualties were one I toy killed and five'men badT ly wounded in Moultrie. The other , batteries not heard from. So far our success 19 most grati fying.) We expect a renewal of the attack at airy moment. Occasional guns are 30 heard. FOURTH , DISPATCH, j 4 Chalkstoit, April 8-10 a. m. The onemy had made no renewal of the attack on Sumter. ; f 4" An official dispatch-has Just been received from Sumter, which announces that the Montauk, the most formidable of tbe mortars, ana possessing two turrets, bas sun k off Morns' island. FIVTH DI8PATCH. i Chablkston, April 8, 1.30 p. m. To Gen. s! Cooper i - Seven turret iron-clada and the Ironsides are within. the bar twenty-two blockaders t-ff the bar. ." I . ;;. Tho Hookuk is certainly sunk elf .the beach of Morris' Island. ! " No disposition apparent to renew the conflict. (Signed) O. T. BEAUUFGARD. . SIXTH DISPATCH. V j T RlCHMOND,.April 8. A private dispatch from Charleston this after noon says : ! ; ' The enemy has not come up to time. He -ap-pears satisfied for the present,. ' The Charfeston la dies'seom to think the eity is safe. I never saw S3 many before on the battery. God blees the .ladies t IM PORT A NT" FROM EUROPE, . Ac. Richmokd, April 7. The!xaminr-has later Northern dates, bring ing European intelligence to the 22d ult. Fifteen millions pound sterling of the Confede rate loan was taken at a premium of SJ to 4 per cent premium. I The revolutionists in Poland have met with a disastrous rej)Ulse at Fnrnover, losing four hun dred and fifty killed and wounded. A dispatch from Washington announces prepa tionS to enforce the draft. "Two hundred thousand men are called fur to fill tbe ranks of the old regi ments. , r No intelligence from tbe Connecticut election. Gold 154. : ; SALE OF CONFEDERATE BONDS. . , . ; " Richmond, April 7. At auction to-day, Confederate Coupon Bonds, r fifteen millions Uan, brought 137 ; ditto, register ed,- lift J bonds of the hundred million loan, re1 deemabiein 18T2, brought 106. Georgia seven per cent 150. 1 FROM PORT" HUDSON. I Mobils, April 8. A spe6il dispatch to the Advertiser and Regis ter, dated Port Hudson 6th, saj si t The Hartford landed a fOrce aV Bayou Sarah thi3 morning and destroyed the government stores h '''r- It is stated that Farragut has g6ne to Wash- ington, via Mempbis.ton account of. his health failing. , " " ' ATTACK ON. PORT HUDSON. ' Pobt Htjdsok, April .7. The lower fleet has opened lire, lining eut of resch four batlerits. They are iirmg slowly, without effect. . - " ' ' V EXPECTED ATTACK ON . VICKSBURG. 1 Jacksok, April 7. The enemy are retreating up the TalJahatchIe towards the Coldwater. f. i, , Farragut, with three veswle, juat above Port Hudson, signalled the lower fleet;, None of those bave gsne up. - " ;,, T Information from Memphis, deemed I reliable, state that Vicksbufg will be attaokci. this week. The Federals are concentrated orr, the line of Memphis. .. ;. j v FROM VICKSBUHG. -.' , , ViCKSBrBO, April 6. Thfl flnflmv h Withdrawing troops from the peninsular; Yesterday all the terita! were struck? Vnn. Urira lrin.-mrU lOaUBQ WHO irUOU IMTO goie up the river, and from all indications, there are others below following, I , Advices from Grand. J&ulf atates j that heavy heard above New Carthage for two hours on isanoay, anu suppvwa aAiMwwwB - m" n - . . rv 1 rison's Cavalry attacked the Yankeesnear ituna ancey Bayou. . , h ' t Vicxsbubg, Apnr 7. Another transport with troops left the Yankee fleet teaday. J - i . s. . , " Tho enemy cut the levee and turned tbe water tnikii M nam nine1 ground on the peninsula. . Nothing from Hushpuckana or the fight of Harruon'a cavr'ry oeiow.- CONFEDERATE CdNORESS. RicHMoD,April 8. In the Senate tb-dav the substitute from th House for the Etemption bill was disagreed to, t,a mmmittMi of conference asked for by the Senate. Bills passed extending tlje provisions of tbe ExempuonACt to supplies ior ipe dj,uu provide for the transfer of persons serving in the army to the navyj V v - j The House passed the Senate Bill for the relief of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad of Geor; gia; also tbe Senate Bill to authorise the publica tkntf the laws in thrte newspapers is each State, with an amend ment; ah?& the Senate Btllrto pre Tent tbe absence dl ofikers and. soldier without leave. ' . ' CONSCRIPHON OF ALIENS. -,Mr. Clay, of Alabama, has reported a bill in tbe Sena'e for the conscription of aliens reeHing Jn the Confederacy. We. trut . that Congress will .do the country thejusliea of passing this bill; that is to say, assuming it to be constitutional. For eigners living here, carrying on business, enjoy i 'g the protection of the laws, and of the armies which protect their property, as well as all other property, from pillage and' confiscation bve, we do not say as deep an io ter est, and as binding a duty to fight in defence of the country as its own citizens for the citizens haye catimal honor and national ' exiitowie, at stake -but those aliens, nevertheless, j have both an interest and duty strong enough and binding enough to impel them to fight for tt be lasd thsy live and thrive in ; and quite strong and binding enough to justify us in making them discharge that duty if they be un willing. At; present jiy ixemPt5 jthmsetve from our miitary aervico by pieces of paper' call ted protection?, issued by gen tlemen who are cdrl aula under the ehemj-'s government, and who are liable to be controlled if their action;, anti even discharged sj some of them have boen in vfn lequerce of carapUinla, made to their own govern ments by the 8. iretary of State of the pubiio ene-. myv Armed with- these protection-, foreigners complacently look On while our bwn y&nng men are forced away from their homes to defend, tbe inteiests of all. vi the aliens as'wU' - aiof the citizens ; and they remain peacefully at home ioi all our j cities, either speculating on the wants of the arrhy and tbe people, or exercising their trades with such immense rtmaneralion, a d creating for themselves such splendid fortunes, " as never even shone upon their 'dreams before. Those splendid fortunes wrung out of oor sore necessities, they intend to carry oft when the war is over and the; porta are open, and invest and spend them in foreign countr.ee. This intention is manifested and avowed by the very fact of go ing tp foreign consuls, and. professing, tbemsblves foreign citizenship Applies! and rests upon the animtis reveriendi, as writers pn international. law term it the constant intention' to return to their own respective countries and there abidv It would be difficult, but very! interesting and not a little startling, tu ealimate how large a proportion Of our national wealth is thus actually making to itself wings to fly across the Atlantic. " Daring this war 'he foreign population is a sponge which is tonstantly. sucking m gold to be one day rqueez edout over Europe; it is a cloud forming con stantly over bur heads, which drinks in the juice and sap of tha land, and then spreads Its black wings eastward, to tain down in Loudon or 'dissi pate in Paris. . We say ggld; for every" dollar of Confederate bonds w'aioii they buy her'', theV pect to convert into gold; and they are right.- We and ou children "will be psying that whole debt one day in gold.and thus, after the war,; by tbe process above described (as welt as by others not now adverted to) the Confederacy will be a lemon in the jaws of a iemoa-presser. The foreigners have, ihen, at least as deep a material and financial interest for we" ba e no right to expect they will acknowledge a higher and dearer interest-in defending the fadepen--denco pf the c-mntty and the credit of its govern ment," as the citizens Ifcemselvee. Why should they not dkcharge that duty? Why should they not be compelled to discharge it ? One objection which has been made against subjecting aliens to our conscription is that tbev are often ski. led ar tizans, who do for ihe Confederate cause more in dispensable service in the; factory of te worlc shop than (hey could perform in the field. Trades, it is said, must be carried ion in tbe towns, as well as marches and cbarges and bivuraacs on tne frontier; and the labor and enterprise of these foreign people provide many supplies which are needed much, and which I otherwise we Should have to do without. This is truej but foreigners are not the only persons who know useful trades; there are thousands of men forced into the army who were practising all aorts of trades with skill and intelligence; why should their place be left empty, IbatJit snouia Deoccupiea oy strangers r Xf certain numbers of persona must be exempt, in order that tijey. may carry on uiefu! occupations, why should all the foreigners be placed on this favored list f , t . If there be, as there certainly aTO, some for eign artizana amongst us,- whose services are real- ly todispensaoie w tne ovnjm.eDi., in auuir bv eral trades,, they can be detailed 'without any in convenience; and the bill before Congress, if pass ed, will do'ubtlese contain a' provision to that effect. '.'. tf 1 ' Another objection which has been urged, is that on willing foreigners forced fnto our rank?, would not fight as our own people; do, and might even tnnd to demoralize better men. They- have not .the tame lofty motive to inspire them; not the Same prciouna pasau'u 1 ownjr ..v same appealing voic 3 of a dear home and country ringing io their ieara by .nbt and day; not the same fierce hatred of the base Yankee foe to nerve their arms and fire their hearts. All true; but not valid as an objection to taking their services. alUnonsiderablv in the nature of a maohine. Otve The material tp a good machinist in thatirf&d aad he will mafcd it o. C Morale is much, but not alU Take any mwceliaeous mass ef Gefmans, Irishmen, Englishmen and French men, and put them in the hands, let us eay, of General Longstrcet; and in three .months , you shall see them charge batteries' or cleae through. theYankee line, of battle. ; r Tie best of all the reasoas, however, for passing Senator Clay's bfdl is that there is no reason at all for exempting these people. They are here residing and ownin property in tho country invaded , liable to the Ion and the injuryU the IiiTaderieome i and slay and divide the spoUs. lfherefore they ought to join with other residents in the effort for oar defence. . To do them jttstiee, many of these foreigners, aBd of eaorse the best of tbemi have owned their daty in this respect and.are.now serving bv the Confederate army. Asto the remainder, all we ihall say is that eowardifce, greediness and general -baseness ought not to be rewarded with a premiam nd .exemption is a PFBut,tiien. there are roteetions !" England, for example, whose minister of State insolenUyi refuses to admit ear Commissioner to private interview with him the same England has only signify thronghjhe Ar a i r.nlUd consul, or eonsors clerk io Richmond, that sueh: or such a resident of Richmond UKr unbiect. and thus keep "him out of enr armies, and free him from the duty which every man ewes to tha eommanity in wblbb nerves ana earns aniveii-, hood ! England will not know ui t ail ; and -protests that she is unaware f our xisteBce;.bot c are to know and respect ker, even in the pei son of the meanest of her subjects. This can hardly be. . We venture to avow our opinion that this lasr oon-shieraticn-of orejgh proUctions, is not an objection to Senator Clay's bill, but rat!: rt an additional recom . merfdatlbn to it If any Earopean power desire to protect its subjecta ia our country, there onght Jo be butlme way of doing io j by sending ''tJt Richmond, and consols (real .consols), to all the ports. ... -'. . 1 . , v - Wa, Wn infotmed that -Mr Josiah Hor- ton. of Wake county is now, and has been;- during th Winter, telline corn to the poor of bis neigh- wht atone dollar per bushel. He Las nJgh. bore around him more weaitny, wno reiuse w -ell except at the highest market price. Ptss Mr. CTirtnn' nuns around. iV We know not what his ww. - - r .. . ..... . i 0 1 m.a Ka ani! on mm tiaL -Ha acts aS friend to his oounfry and stands a reproof, to mw niritofaiarice. which woO-d sea coauvj U&tii: too. for cold. StaUJoufnaL , - ' .1 1 -r- '. . . 4 ' . I GEN. holmes: LTne LfltleiRockJVtie Dernocrat, vf- Ftbr lttb.has jut reached. uW It contains an ad jrutry") id dregs'! from. Lieat. G-n Throphi.'us Jjj Uolmer, witch many friends of that officer iif this! State will ! read with interest..;. Tie fdJrsiUia follows; ! r. : ;i v to. thsj pxoplk er AakiKSAs. .1 1 ' . I Nearly two years ago, assembled by your d-la- 1 . galea in conventioh, yuu deliberattly and aoIrnn. J ly resolvid to be si free 'people. The cUes which " led tj ouf separation from j the $0 called Unftrd w States ere well known to you They commenced t more llian thirty years 1 go,-anl uith ach s'ir " ceedlng year; the gulf was widarMvi.,; Netwit 2''. standTng the oiVnepeated v'platiolis of our fedeial'.v ; conipact, bmb'in 4t'er and- in spirit, on the part ' of the Northern States, tho oo!e of the South continued true to all'tbofr institution a) obllajf- tions, and It required the cleciloii of an abolit'en " . Presidan t by a sectional t wo-fif b's vote, and the.' avowed threat offbia fanatical rartv. to exclude .. ibe South from the public domain, to create new- 3 1 I wijuga yj vnaage toe opsiVU lion accord- ; i ing.to thq mode provUd, ja reform; the S- ' nreme Court, to candidate the. Cetera ment. hmZ'. ' making tbe t wilf. of; a maj jriti, superior t-v tho vvmniuuuu, nv ';pr:e iuut jp tvnuer ine mi . norily by urjuat lawa aad, flncoual tsiition to V arouter the people of the South x to a en?e cf the ivi Mcgrauaiiuzr aai awaiieu mam. i v The manner - In which oiv ncmlrs bavi con ducted thisicka d and inhumaii-war, and the -spirit in which'U "was tegun ana hat.bem tarried on, proves that i-ur separation frem thomwai In. eTiUble.'and that' a re.unf,n with 4hm bri in v terms is impr?ibl. iThe bittory ht ciyfllzfl war- ' fare anVds oarllcl to tbeat'ocitiei committed by our enemie?, or" the 'yet more atrocious spiiit I ,by Which they are actuated. Tbey bar-) Irani- . pled under foot the liberti of thief r own citizona ; and violated every fundamental principle of their constitutional form ef Government. Tbey have, in their intense hatred and malice, devoted the people of the Confederate Staieato chains and slavery. With them, sabjigatijttxf the South t means rapine, f luoder and nnivercal confiscation. It J means extermination of tbe .white race. It 1 means oppresjion and taxation in every conceits- ; bio mode that Yaiikoe conning' coul t devlp.' It means amalgarnatiou and negro equality. It tnrans a depth of infamy and degradNtin,' greater than any to which a proud andi pirifed people wars' aver required to submit. Lot no riian bug to him self tha delusion that he or his cfiildren may es cape from these-unmitigated horrj r. Such men, if any there be, are something ' sjaor 9 Ihtn lories, in this holy ar for freedom tbey are fools.' Our j enemies will never discriminate.': The burdens they seek to impose, a ill fall upo all alike. 'For . weal or for woo our des'inies art the tame, and rwe must be a united people. - We are in the ; mid-t pS the greatest war the world has ever soon. O.i many a bloody battle field,1 Arkansas soldiers baveealod their de rot ion to the cause of liberty. ' Oar enerpus aredUf-om-filed and wavering. Their counsels are divided. Discintent and distrust per vade'jthefr- populace, and their vast armies are-melting Sway by decor tion;: Thdr failure and rtghtco -s punishment will be certain, if "weare only tree to ounelves, our holy cause, and our ecu n try! You may- be called upon to eadure yet more (lingers and prl. 1 vationt. xne cause is worthy of them all.; " The soldiers, who have left thefarioy of Arkan eas, to visit their homes, will at Once return and rally to the defence of their country agninft tbe invaders. , We owe it to Missouri to redeem her people from federal oppression , The blood of her and your own murdered citzvns cucs aloud to us. Jjet um -aVengo them I Efery , taau' should feel thathis country is sacred and bi resolved to aid in m aeience. . . ' Lkttkr from Pbksisxrt Davis. TheTex-j as papers, publish the following littler . from the President to Gen. Magruder:. I 0 ! : . RiCHkoNi), ya;i Jan. 28, 1863. ! Msjor General J. BankheaH Magruder, Gait eston, Texas:1 "";;. h . h " ' My Dear Sir il am much gratified at. tbe re ceipt of your fetter of Jan. 6th, conveying to me tbe details of jour brilliant explot in tbe capture of Galveston and the veasdt in the babof..,The boldness of tbe conception and the daring and skill of its execution ere crownvd bylresults substan tial as well at splendid. '- Your suecets has been a heavy blow to the enemy's; hopes ja'nd I trust will be vigorously and effectively iol!qwed up.. It is to be hoped, that your prudence and tact will be as successful as your military ability re taking every position on tbe Texks coast. Your sugg stions will receive tbe 'favorable, considera tion due to you. r--. 1 rAl The congratulations I tender t-? you tod your' brave army are fe't by the whnlepountry. I trust your achievement jis but the precursecof ra series of successes which may redound to the glory and honor of yourself and our country. ', 1 Very ieti ctully and truly yours, JEFFERSON DAY W. ;THE sunken iron clads. . The Vicksburg IfAi of Satui Jay, "March 29, la informed by Col. Blake, tiiat t vo of tbeprfson ers captured al Arkansas Port, Lne mado their eicape from the Yankees across tee. river. , iney report that the boat sunic oy pur Dattoriee at Yicksburg was tbe ironpetad ranj Lancaster, and the other the Monitor, a partially iron-clad ram. Tbey state Chat tbe Monitor jMee at Brown & Johnson's a. total wreck-ber machinery being shattered to pieces, land her hull piercecLin every direction by our shot Commodore Porter Is said to be very muchchagrined at the result of the ex pedition, ' and- Commodore Farrgut il in great fear ' that le Hartford M&'Llbairos mW be cap- tared by our fleet.: Tbey state tfat iter cheering of bur troops or. the morning off ihe fight, could be distlnctlv beard by the Yankee marines, and! that their rage was beyond all description. j $ G wr. LoafKa-Gen; -W.; W. Loripg the he-1 ro oi Fort Pempert6n,is a native of Wilmington, ! N, :C V buVhow a citizeh of Frida.'io which; State the family removed In his bpyiood. ; He be- earf bis glorious military career If his 13th year, l in the Seminole war, and Jo his Jtih year com- manded a company a Aiaqoa, against tne ucner Indians. He was repeatealy marked for dUtin guikhrd service In Mexico, and lost an arm before tber City cf "Mexico, ' .;. , ',;. ? :." . : t nirfttilftr." I r ' w- Bcbxac oa Coscaime, f i f, . Richmond, March SO, 186S. . I - TN '.VIEW-. r TUB PIWCILW .OF I determining here whether exemptfbas and detaua asked for are lawful and necessary for. contractors with the different Department of the Government, j Li hereby eeneerned, that no sack PJU ona wid hereafter be eoaaidered unless mads throagh fhffTcersmithwhom.aontraebi aw made, or.poa hlirecotomeBdaOoaand eertiflcatai.- Af least, If this. v, v .ndtbe name oi nm uu - , . way a . thMBtraet. tracts, anu toe coaraoj-. r ' r, ... , : r " ; By order Saperiaundeot jo3l " iJaiaeMAtvCelasMlV A.A.SX ft 4 P -.1 ' I
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