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- -t V :1 I v .-..'-:;-v.V! '.vv" f :. f! jj Ciwp'4 by ity rafia T V7T f Mm SATijBDAT MOBNIKOrOOf . 11, If AH MEW We hire nothing of interest from the. rot poa cf tie "Potonutd, Tbo grf .ff McCleUaVii raj ii on Ihe MmijI f t1 PAtamaV Mm Of , fifO tttile txOnt Banket Hill, Where Gen. Leenow fc Jf. kex Hill (it is pat down BankerriUe in Uie latest mp) ' if boa twel?o inilea , west of Wlachesier, or tbjtmt hsif wsj between that town and Mardnalrorg. ; .j; I j! ! ! The news published in" our last paper j that Gen. Van Dorn had thrashed the jTankees at Corinth has proved to be premature, for although we did get the better of the enemj in the first (wo dat'e fishtinsr. IheaTT rein forcements enabled him to foree:ns back with heaTvlass on our part. This is: the first ae- rfou reverse, sustained ; bjTofirj arms . in M tart six months if 1 r . Of General Bragg! operations is th 0r tteticiUf InisTillewe &ts Jbjeiri'li since oar last Lane. ' h HECOCNITION. ' Although we do not ourself rtly upon a ipeedjr. recognition of our independenee by HiUropean nations, and believe that we should prosecuie Ibis war as if the time' of that' re- oogmtioa was postponed to an indefinite pi& riod, wi cannot help thinking' that the bar barous proclamation of Ltric6la:must1 have abroad an effect .dirtotly. opposite to tbav contemplated by its savage author. The proclaimed purpose of giving over the j most proauouve country on tue race oi use giooe a country settled and cultivated by Chris tian and white men to the horrors and des olation of an insurrectionary i servile war, which pan only: end in the extermination ci eiiner ine wmce cr disck race ranaoumg it, will, we think, .bring all the civiliaed trtns-Atlantio world to the oonolosioa that this horror of horrors shall not be enacted in irtA middle of the nineteenth centnrvr.i Proverbially cold, as Governments are, there are periods at wbioh the moral sense of those ; by whose will they rule will force them to lay aside the oold maxims of State craft, and and awaken and respond to the cry of out-; raged humanity. Linooln's proclamation, 'if not a mere brutum fulmtn, will cause the ! occurrence of such a period, and we may ex- ; peot that so far from securing for his atrocious causo the sympathy of the European world, it will be greeted by a universal burst of ex ecration, while it will be regarded as a clear admission on bis part that the strength of the Federal Government is inadequate to , the task of forcing the return of the seceded States into the Union by any means known and recognized by civilized nations, j PROVISO AGAINST EXTORTION j . In reading the Exemption jBill wbioh we publisb to-day, our readers will be struck with the enactments of the clause entitled, "A Proviso Against Extortion." A tide more! inappropriate than this cannot be well 1 imagined. . Instead of a proviso againasfex tortion. it! is an enactment to encourapte jand leiralize thechamneof extortionate 'profits, A single example will illustrate the working of this law. A boot and shoemaker is ex empted, and allowed to charge 75 pet ?ent. on the oost of producing his artioles. The oostof making or producing a pair of. boots, we will say is $10, and on this he is permit-; ted to make a clear profit of seven dollars and jtft$ cent i Is not this aji extortion ate profit, and is not the Confederate Gov ernment, by such legislation, encouraging extortion f The boot and shoemaker is ex empted from the sufferings - and privations of military service, and shielded from the dan gers of the battlefield, only on conditio Mai he will not make more than seventy-five jer cent profit on the articles which he prodls i In the name of common sense, was sueh Reg ulation ever before heard of V We might go on and specify all other manufao tared ar ticles) but one illustration is sufficient, jfho would not be a manufacturer and, keep! out -til i- y 1 I " ! THE YELLOW. FEVE3 I fTILMING- -t : tow..?,.,. : be iVilizungtoaotxraal of lionday jkjjfi HtvV learn that' 43 new eaaea tie reported' to hating occurred oa Satorday, and 63 yesterday fonnoay) oeipg-iBBca yie larjresi yet reported tor any anedey. 4 yb numner oi interments in uaaaaie ceme tery on Saturday . was -ten, one befog from the country, the number of Interments on Sunday was nine, two being from the country. All, however, had gome from "town, , carrying with them the disease contracted here: It Is evident then Jftai Che loops of the disease is increasing, although the mortality appears to be rather dinUDishioj. , Certainly the number of deaths In proportion to eases is much smaller.- We must near tn.mind. however, that the effect of the large accession of new cases yesterday can not appear In the mortality reports for some dsys, as few die. immediately. The Journal states that the Jewish citi- sens of Wilmington who are now refugees at Charlotte hare subscribed $1100 for the re lief of the .Wilmington sufferers. The moor ej had been' expended for flour and'bacon, which had been shipped to Wilmington. In this; connection the Journal says : We would here suggest to friends In the country and at other points, that the want here now.is not so much flour and meat; (bacon) as it la articles of a lighter character.in the war of nourishments for the sick and their attendants, and where those cannot be conveniently sent, that the cohtribu (ions be forwarded in money. Of course we feel deeply grateful for every effort - to assist us, but we una rignt to point out the best means. . There is at present plenty of flourr 1 i n committee appointed" in tEiTcTty to solicit subscriptions may taka a hint from the above suggestion. ' The Journal of Tuesday reports 64 new cases on Monday, being the largest number yet reported for any one day, but says that there were only five interments on that day tn.Oakdale Cemetery. While there is an increase in the number of new cases, the Dumber of interments' indicates a decreased mortality. The Journal states that the dis ease ts much less fatal up town than it is in the lower part of the city. .Fifty-eight new cases are reported this morn ing, one Physician to hear from. The number of casevwilt probably not vary far from sixty. We hear of but four in tennenu yesterday inOakdale Cemetery, which is the smeileit number aince the disease has taken its present scope. ! Col. Dakxcl G. Fowlx. The Kaleigh Rtg istfr,mUu6 to its partizan icatincts, has already begun to assail CoLFowle, the Conservative nom inee for the Commons in this County. I'M Raleigh Standard. The above is a specimen of that regard for truth which so prominently distinguishes the Editor of the Kaleigh Standard, an in dividual who holds his veracity so sacred that he never departs from it, except occa sionally, "for party purposes." We have not "begun to assail Col. Fowle." We have not even said that Mr. Fowle took two chan ces, one for a Coloneloy in the 31st Regi ment, and failing in that, another for the House of Commons, a seat in which is pref able to the position of private in the ranks aflhaaxmy:.J2ereis what wo said about Mr. Fowle, and we think it will puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer to make an assault upon Mr. F. of it : s "Cossbva.tivk" N0MIHA.TIQN. We under stand that Daniel Q. Fowle, Esq.. was nominated on Saturday, by the soi-distant "Conservatives" of this county, as a candidate to fill the vacancy in tne House ot uommons occasioned by the aeatn oi nenry w . Jauier. THE FIGHT AT FRANKLIN. ' From the aocount of the fight at Franklin which we. take from the Petersburg Express, it would saem that the affair was much more important than was at first r epresented. Eighteen months ago it would have been called a bittle. At any rate, let it be call ed what it may, the affair was highly oredit- able to our troops. DEATH OF REV. FRANK STANLY. The Rev. Frank Stanly died suddenly in Danville on Sunday last of a fit of appo- plexy. He was a man of fervent piety, and in his death the Methodist church sustains a I great loss. Mr. S. was a native of this State, and a brother of Lincoln's Governor, Ed ward Stanly. The enemy has again occupied Jacksonville, Florida, having landed a force of three thousand men, on the 2d instant, turning our battery at the .mouth of the St. John's River, and compelling its evacuation. Our troop crosed to the other side of the river and retired to Baldwin, which is at the intersection of the Jacksonville Railroad with the Railroad from Fernandina to Cedar Keys. The enemy's boats bad attacked our battery on the first instant a4 bamn npuiud. - ky landed in force on Greenville Point and turning our battery compelled its eveacuation , as stated. '- ' An important naval movement is said to be on foot at Hilton Head, probably towards Savannah and Mobile. The expedition to be under the command of Commodore Dupont. DOWN ON YANKEEDOM. Chattanooga, Oct; 6. The Hon. A, R- Nelson has come out in a long address to the people of East Tenneaaee,condemn. ing the recent paeclamation of Lincoln, and de claring it the most outrageous act of usurpation ever contemplated in Europe or America : He says : I shall feel it my duty to encour age the most persevering and determined resis tance againit the tyrants and usurpers of the Fed eral administration who have blasted our hopes and are seeking to destroy the last vestige of free dom among us. Let every man who is able to fight, buckle on his armor, and without waiting for the slow process of coscriptioc, at once volun teer to aid in the struggle against the usurper. God will not prosper a man or Government which have heretofore hypocritically pretended to allege tnat taey were for tne constitution, bat now throws oft the mask and sets it at defiance.'1 The addresi will have great effect in east Ten nessee. He will raise a regiment. Dxath o Carr. Qvssrst. We record with deep regret the death of Capt. Chalmers Glenn, of ilcckingham, of the 13th N. C- regiment H e fell aponthe battlefield of Sbarpsburg and was bu tied by his comradea on the field, hie grave hav - tag been dog with, their bayonets. THE CONTENTION. . , , The i following letter1 from the B6nourable Weidoni N. Edwards . sdressed GoL Da vid A. Barnes; has beertianded to us by that gentleman for publication. -We are very sure. that a large majority 1 of -the people of the State will approve the. decision , to - which President Edwards has come,'not to reassem bla.the ConTerion .at tha4ime.V It is. evi dent from the action of the Convention when it last adjourned, that it dioVnot contemplate reassembling, except on the occasion of some exigency which they could not at that time foresee. As Mr. Edwards justly remarks, had the. Convention designed to enter upon the work of amending the Constitution, it would have adjourned to a day. certain. 1 Poriaa Mouirr, 4th Oct'rr 1862 Cot. D. A. Barkis : ' Dear Sir ; I duly received under your cover, two memorials from a portion of my fellbw-citi-sens. for whose intelligence, patriotism and Worth I entertain'the highest respect, requesting me, as President of the State Convention, to reassemble that bod v 4 'at an early day;" and a few other eminent citizens, by letter or otherwise, expressed a similar desire. Their, suggestions have been duly and msturely considered, and I nave Hon suited several gentlemen, .whose talents, ex peri ence and nublic service entitle their views upon any question connected ! with our Btate policy to . j - t n i . i ? great weignt, ana, carter a careiui ana anxious re view of the subject in alt its bearlnes. and avail ing mvsdf of all the Hehts accessible to me. I have bees unable to perceive any sufficient cause', . mt' m- " . .11! iL j r A- at ius lime exisung, tqt caumg me voavunuon toerether. Respect for the opiaions of my fellow citizens, as well as for the imposing character of the solicitations made to me, and justice to myself require that I ebould state some of the leading reasons wmciK nave twi.w fcuw uubuiusiuH. The memorialists represent that another session of the Convention is rendered necessary by ''the unfinished end imperfect condition in which the Constitution of the State was left at the late ad journment ;" while others deaire one to meet the ;.ni tf tha war. : i The Convention, on the 30th of April last and st iu fourth session, passed a resolution in these wcjrds: - "Resolved, That this? Convention do, on Tues day, the 13th of May liext, at 2 P. M., adjourn, subject to the call of the Fresident ; and, in case of his death, inability r resienation ot Messrs. RuffiD, Brown Graham, Osborne and Smith, of Halifax--or in case of yie deatn or one or more of tnem, then tne residue, at any time from now until the 1st November, 1862; and ir not men called together by that iime, that this Convention do stand dissolv(d.w '- 'U As to re moddeling he Constitution, there is reason to believe that U further action to that end was abandoned by the Convention itselt. Otherwise it would hav( adjourned to some named day, as it did on three ijrmer occasions, and nct have left it as a matter yf discretion witn lis pre sidio2 officer, or his alt r nates, to call it together or not as they might -think proper. Whether amendments were need? J or not certainly depend ed very 'little indeed uLjn future contingenciee, to be iudeed of, in the tjurse of a few months, by m or tni one else. ii& the exeirci&e of a discre tionary power. The invention, at the time of the passage of the resoW&on of adjournment, had the facts before it in merence to the Constitution as fullv as9 the President, could have them in tbe recess, and could determine for itself at the time, without devolving the duty upon bun. A care ful reading of the Journal towards the close qf the last session, will, 1 tniult, satisfy any. one tnat it would be assuming too much to suppose the Convention contemplated amendments. Mt own impression decidedly is. that the final dissolution of the Convention was postponed to the 1st of .November in consequence of tbe V ar, and for that cause 6nly. There sooms to me very little reason to doubt but tbat a final and absolute adjournment would hv-'krpii trv had been in the enjoyment of peace. Such an adjournment would have also taken place, not withstanding the war, ifHhe Convention had been satisfied that nothing would occur up to the time designated in the resolution to require the exer tion 01 118 Ulgu jutoio. alio vuihouhuu per ceived that circumstances might occur in the pro gress of hostilities to render another session ei- . . n . . ... pedient. r or instance me owe might be inva ded by se strong a force, and many counties so completely overrun oy nosuie armies, as to make it impracticable lor tne people oi a large section to elect members ot tne uenerai Assembly, per haps, in even a majority oi counties ; or the suc cess of the enemy in the mighty efforts then go ing on in the invasion oi Virginia by the nume rous and powerful army under McUlellan, might leave H orth Carolina in a very exposed condi tion. The President was therefore clothed with discretionary power to act upon emergencies as they mignt arise. In the contingencies mention ed, and others which might be readily conceived, another session of the Convention might have been deemed necessary ; but no such session, as I conceive, was contemplated, except in consequence of some extraordinary event arising after the ad journment. My action, according to the true meaning of the resolution and the evident inten tion of the Convention, is restricted to events of subsequent occurrence, upon which the body could not act,' and does not extend to those which had already taken, place. It wilt be remembered that, at the time of the nassaee of the resolution, the affairs of the Con federacy were In a critical condition, and there was much to excite the apprehensions of the pa triot. Nothing has , transpired since, rendering further action of the body any more needed than it was when its members left Kaleigh in May last nothing calling for the exercise ot the high and extraordinary powers confided to the President. On the contrary, the arms of the Confederacy have since been attended with splendid success far beyond our most sanguine hopes and our prospects were never more blight and cheering. The strength ot the enemy' in North Carolina is greatly diminished, and he has made no progress in the invasion of our territory: He "has .Been driven from Virginia, with the exception of a few of the Eastern and -Noun western counties, aatna. event nf th" w' K.fiJ been hiebly favorable to the cause of our nation al independence. Where, then,, is the necessity for a fifth session of the Convention, so far as the war is concerned ? "What reason exists 63r any farther action-on the part of that body, which did not exist in as fuU force in April and May last as it does now 1 It is true that the Govern ment of the United States -has recently made ar rangements to bring into the 'field a greatly in creased force, but the Confederate Government haSalso passed an act which will greatly augment ours. , In relation to any --aclion on the part of the State of North Carolina, which the safety of the State and'her necessities may require, it appears to me that the General Assembly has ample au thority to do everything which the crisis may demand. U is.a well established principle, that the General Assembly has power to pass all laws not prohibited by the State or the Confederate Constitution. The Legislature, therefore, has be fore it a broad and extensive field ot power. Measures sueh as those alluded to seem to me most appropriate for the action of that body. Its mem bers have been recently elected by tne freemen of the State, and are familiar with their feelings and sentiments. They may be presumed to know what the people desire, and what burdens they are able and willing to bear for the laudable pur poses above mentioned, or any other object de manded by State exigencies ; and I cannot imag ine for a memenV-but that the Legislature, chos en by the intelligent and patriotic . Freemen of North Carolina, will, with entire unanimity, maintain the proud position which the Conven tion has assumed in . relation to the eternal sepa ration of North Carolina from the United States, and the independence forever of the Southern Confederacy, at any and every sacrifice ; and that they will, with, like unanimity, indignantly repel the foot tenders upon our good old Btate by North- em journals ana isarinem omciais, in representing that a large portion ' of her people ertertaiff "Union'? sentiments and "Union'' sympathise. ; To condense my views in a very succinct form, I will say, that 1 cannot, according to my under standing of the true, meaning of the purposes of the Convent ob, go, in search of reasons for reas sembling it, behind tbe date of the adjournment, and that no event has' since occurred to require another session. For these -reasons, I am constrained to decline a compliance with the solicitations made to me. If I were clearly satisfied that public opinion de manded another session of the Convention, I right yield my own convictions and act accord ingly -r but from the best information I have been able to obtain, public opinion neither demands not would approve it, It is proper to state that the memorials are signed only by eleven persons, and that but a few others have intimated to me, by letter or otherwise, a desire that the Conven tion should be recalled. The power conferred upon me by tbat enlight ened and patriotic body the Convention of North Carolina, (whose tokens of 'favor and confidence will ever exist amongst the most treasured me morials of my public life,) is one of grave re sponsibility, deep importance, ana great aeiicavj a do wor to be exercised with tbe highest degree of care and cantion. Regarding it in this light, tne cause for Us exercise should be clear ana sav isfactoryi I see none such at this time. With sentiments of high regard, '. Your obedient servant, W. N. EDWARDS. . THE FIGHT AT FRANKLIN. We we're enabled yesterday, through the cour tesy of a gentleman who had conversed with an officer present at the fight, to gain a few addition al particulars concerning the fight of Friday Tsst. Toe first approach of " the enemy was heralded by a loud report from one of tbe Yankee gunboats, and upon examination, it was discovered that three other boats followed in the wake of the first. A large number of Colonel Ferebee's Partisan Rangers from North Carolina were quickly pos ted in the "dense undergrowth on the sides of the river. No; sooner had tbe gunboats got within range than the sharpshooters opened on them quickly clearing the decks. For several hours the gunboats endeavored to move forward, but as fast as they could supply the places of their wound ed and killed, the new-comers were picked off, when the enemy at last became disheartened, and a retrograde movement of the steamers com menced. "Our sharpshooters followed the boats for several miles down the river, blazing away at every crevice and aperture, where it was thought a bullet would be likely to find its way to a Yan kee's body. It is estimated that at least one hun dred of the enemy were killed and wounded in this affair, The figbt on our side was conducted solely by the sharpshooters, not a piece of can non, having been brought into action. Our casu alties were very trifling. But two men were wounded, and. neither of them mortally. During the afternoon of Friday, the enemy was seen approaching in considerable force across the country, coming frotn the direction of Suffolk This new demonstration was' made by about 2,500 infantry, six pieces of artillery, and from 300 to 500 cavalry. Captain Graham's Petersburg Battery, and two sections of Captain Wright's Rocket Battery, were ordered into position, and when the enemy got within range, our gunners opened on the Vandals with fine effect. The fight continued for two hours, when our shot and shell fell so fast among theenemy, that they fied in great confu sion. Our men behaved admirably throughout the engagement. .Captain Graham's Battery fired one shell, which exploded in ihe very midst of a body of Yankee infantry, and, as has oeen Bince stated by a farmer living near, killed six men; The enemy carried off three wagon loads of killed and wounded. The Confederates had one man wounded ; none killed. . Captain Wright's Rocket guns are said to have played tiavoo with the Yankee cavalry. The feTcirvrhtzxtng;ofthe rocket, and Its fiery train, as it fell among the Northern horsemen, produc ed great terror among the horses, and the animals snorted, cavorted, pitched and reared, and then scampered off, in the wildest confusion, un horsing many a lankee equestrain. Une feiiow, whose fee were jolted from the stirrups, reignou up his animal, to regain a footing, when a rocKei struck the horse's head, and the next moment the rider lay helpless and bleeding against a tree near by. , Our forces are in high spirits ai mo , " . this first formidable demonstration, ana to get another chance at the dastardly invaders. We have now there a lorce uuiuu. any effort the enemy may make to cross the river, let him try it when he may. It is a little singular, that in the morning we repulsed his gunboats with our infantry (it dis mounted Rangers may be called infantry) and in the afternoon, tne Yankee infantry, artillery and cavalry, were compelled to- take .the backtrack by our artillery alonB. ' The Rocket Battery used on this occasion was captured from the Yankees at the battle of Gaines' MUl in June last, and is thought to be the only one of it kind on this continent. It is said that no body of cavalry can stand before it. Petersburg Express. GEN. LEETO HIS TKOOPS The following address to his troops, issued by General Lee.under the form of genera orders, on the 2d of October, lost., was received at the Ad jutant General's office on Monday, tbe 6th : Headqrs Army of Northern Virginia, October 2d, 1862. General Orders, No. 116 J In reviewing the achievements of the army du ring the present campaign, the commanding Gen eral cannot withhold the expression oi his admira tion of the indomitable courage it has displayed in battle,and its cheerful of endurance privation and hardship on tne march Since your great victories around Richmond you have defeated the enemy at Cedar Mountain, ex pelled him from the Rappahannock; and. after a conflict of three days, utterly repulsed him on the r1-l-- M,n(..f anH fnrt hiry tnt.t. A.u1r I within the fortifications aroundhis capital. Without halting for repose you crossed the Po tomac, stormed the heights of Harper's Ferry. made prisoners of more than eleven thousand men, and captured upwards of seventy pieces of .sill l i : -it . ... artillery, an meir siuau arms anu otner munitions of war. , While. one cdrpa of the armywas thus engaged the other insured its success by arresting at Boons boro' the combined armies of the enemy, advan cing under their favorite' General to the relief of their beleaguered comrades. On. tbe field of Sbarpsburg, with less than one third his numbers, you resisted, from daylight un til dark; the whole army of the enemy, and re pulsed every attack along his entire front, of more man iour mues in extent. . The whole of the following day you stood pre- 1 A . A t O Z - A a parea 10 resume tne conuict on ine same ground and retired next morning, without molestation across the Potomac. , Two attempts subsequently made by the enemy . 1 .1 : - , . . . . y to iouow you accuus me river nave resulted in bis complete discomfiture and being driven back with loss.- Achievements sucn as .these demanded much valour and patriotism. History records few ex am pies of greater fortitude and endurance than this army has exhibited; and I am commissioned by the President to thank you in the name of the Confederate States for tbe undying fame you have won for their arms. Much as you have done, much more remains to be accomplished. The enemy again threaten! us with invasion, and to your tried valour and pa triotism, tbe country looks with confidence for deliverance and safety; your past exploits give as surance mat mis connaence is not misplaced. R. K. LEE, General Commanding. THB MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT. The following is a copy of tha'Exemption Act, as fiily psMbdbyboth Houses of Oongresaj A Bixx to exempt certain nersoos from milita ry service, and to repeal the act entitled. An act to exonspt certain persons lrom enrolment for ser vice in the army of the Confederate States," ap proved the 21st of April, INVALIDS, omCXBS Of 00 YI&Hsf KKT, CLIKKS, 1. Ths Congrts of the Confederate States of America do enact, That all peesons who shall be held unfit for military service In the field, by reason of bodily or mental incapacity or imbecili ty, under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, the Vice President of the Confederate States, the officers, judicial and executive, of the Confederate and State- Governments, including postmaster appointed by the President and con firmed bv the Senate, and such clerks in their offices as are allowed by the Postmaster-General, and bow employed, and excluding ail other post masters, their assistants andderke and, except such State officers as the several States may have declared, or may . hereafter declare by law to be liable to militia duty; the members of both Houses of the Congress ef the Confederate States, and of the -Legislatures of the several States, and their respective officers; all clerks now m the offices of the Confederate and tate governments, author ized by law, receiving salaries or fees. ! VOLUKTIia TROOPS. AH volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since the passage of the act entitled "An act further to provide for the public defence, appro v el April 16th, 1862, while joch troops shall be in active service under State authority, provided that this exemption snail not apply to any person who was liable to be called into service by virtue or said act of April 16th, 1862. TRANSPORTATION AND TELXORAPH COMPANIES All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine service; the president, superintendents, conductors, treasurer, chief clerk, englneers.man agers, station agents, section masters, two expert track hands to each Bection of eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and employment of railroad companies,' not to embrace laborers, porters and messengers; the president, general su perintendent and operators of telegraph compa nies, not to exceed four in number at any locality but that at the seat of government of the Confede rate States; the presidentuperlntendenu.captainf , engineers, chief clerk and mechanics in the active service and employment of all oomn&niaa encaced in river and canal navigation, and all captains of vuaia, iuu eugiuews vnereon employed. EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS. One editor of each newspapers now being pab- usueu, ana sucn employees as- tne editor or pro prietor may certify upon oath to be indispensable tor conducting the publication; the public printer, anu inose employed to periorm the public printing 4ur bun vonieaeraieanaotateioveriimenu; every minister of religion authorized to preach accord ing to the rules of his sect and in ihe regular dis- vuaige uj ministerial amies. f. RELIGIOUS NON-COMBATANTS. AH persons who have been and now are mem bers of the Society of Friends and the Association of Dunkers, Nazarenes, and Mennonists, in regu lar membership in their respective denominations, provided members cf the Society of Friends, Naz arenes, Mennonists, and Dunkers, shall furnish substitutes, or pay a tax of $500 each into the public Treasury. PHYSICIANS. All physicians who now are and for the last five years have been in actual practice of their profession. SHOEMAKERS, TAJJNERS, ETC. All aboemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, waon makers, millers and their engineers, millwriooiu skilled and actually employed as their regular vo cation in the said trades, habitually engaged in working for the public and whilst so ap.ti10i employed; provided said persons shall make oath- in writing iusi iuty are bu nKiiitxi ana actual! employed at tho time aa their regular -ruiauon wt email- 1 one of the above traaes, which amaavit buh i . . . " . 1 ctM 1 be prima jaexe evidence 01 tne lacis mer ted. ; A PROVISO AGAlv?"r , . ided further, That tho exemptions herein j erarited to persons by reason of their mechanical or other ocsupation or employment not connected ; h the nublic service shall be subject to the con- j dition tbat the products of the labor of such ex-; empts, or of the companies ana esiaoiisnment; with which thev are connected, shall be sold and- disposed of by the proprietors at prices not exceed-j intr sevenlv-nve per centum upuu tue wot vi ui-: duction, or within a maximum to be fixed by the! Secretary of War under sucn regulations as nej may prescribe; and it is lurtner proviaea mat ii the proprietors of any such manufacturing estab-4 lishment shall be snown upon eviueuue to ue uui mitted to and judg&d of by the Secretary of War to have violatedawar in any manner evaueu, iu true intent and spiritof tbe foregoing proviso, the exemptions therein granted shall no longer be exf LanrfaA trt them, aunerintendents or operatives i said establishment, but thev, and each and every one of them, shalksbe forthwith enrolled under the nrnvisinnanf this act. andrordered into me on federate army, andshalfin no event be again exf empted therefro by reason of said manufacturj ipge8tablishmenti or employments therein. . HOSPITALS, ASlLUMS, OtV. j ApU suDerintendentsil public hospitats, lunatic. asylums, and . the regular physicians, nurses, and attendinta'therein, and the teachers employed In the institutions, for the deaf, dumb, and blind.-p ln each apothecary store now established and do ing business, oneapothecary ia good standing, who is a practical apothecafy. j WOOL, COTTON, AND "PAPER MANUFACTURERS. I Superintendents and operatives mwool and cotton factories,! paper 'mills, "fend super in ten. dents and managers of wool carding machines, who may be exempted by the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such establishments shall not exceed seventy five per centum0pon thajcost of production, to be determined upon oathpf the parties, subject to the same peaaUidjTfor violation of the provisions herein contained as are hereinbe fore provided in case olkother manufacturfng as d mechanical employments. ; - - -BruxrcAjjuovxi. BXEMPTION3. All presidents and teachers of colleges, acade mies, schools, Ad theological seminaries who have been regurarly engaged as such for two vears pre ceding the passage of this act. ' j ABTISAN3 IWOTKD ON "OOVIRSMKNT VfOai." S All tJftisansf machanics. and emnlovees ia the establishment df the government for the manuf ac ture of arms, ordnance, ordnanceWjjes, and other munitions ot 'war who may be certifiedby the officer in charge thereof, as necessary for such es tablishment; also all artisans, mecnanics ana em ployees in the establishments of such persons'; as are or may be engaged under contracts wiih the Qoveriiment'jn furnishing arms, ordnance, ord nance stores, and ether munitions of war, saddles, harness, and army supplies, provided that (he chief o the ordnance bureau, or some ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose, shall approye of the number of the operatives required in such establishment; all persons employed in the manufacture of arms; or ordnance of Tiny kind, by tbe several States; or by contractors to furnish ihe same to the several State Govern men ts,whom ihe Governor or Secretary of State thereof may certify to be necessary to the same; all persons engaged in the contrtiafjipn of ships, gunboats, engines, sails, or other articles necessary to the publie defence under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy; all superintendents, managers, mechanics, and miners employed in the production and manufac ture of salt, to ; the extent of twenty bushels per day, and of lead and iron, and all persons engaged in making charcoal for making pig and bar iron, not to embrace laborers, messengers, wagoners, and servants, unless employed at works conduct ed under the authority and by the officers or agents of a Stale, or in works employed in tha production oi iro tot the Confederate State. " iOoe male .citizen for bya ima a ... for everV 250 head of iwl ,7" .hepberd for every 10 head of sheep, of sud T T.u 6r6 wiveiy in raisin K gtoot provided there is no white roaleadult not E OVERSEERS Oil PLANTATIONS I To secure the proper oUce of the country 0n person either as aVenLowneri or over, Jl . -plantation on which on white person is reouirli to be kept by the laws Or ordinances of anv St.T and on Which tnere .la: no white male adult JZ' liable to domilfUry Service, and in States hnZ no such law one person as agent, owner, or over seer ton each pUnUtioOof twenty negroes, and on -which there Jsna white male adult not liable to imilitarv service, and, furthermore, for addition.! ;police for every twenty negroes oh two or mor Iplsntations within five nriies ot each other nI which there is no white male adult not liable t! mHitary dutj one person, being the oldest of th owners or overseers lotjj such plantations. SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS. : Also, a regiment raised under and by authority of tbe Bute ol Texas for the frontier defence now tnthe service pf said State, while in such service and such othet persons as the President shall be satistitdon account of justice, equiiy, or nccesi. ty, maght to be exempted, are hereby exempted from military serf ice in the af mies of the Confed erate States; provided that the exemptions herein above enumerated shall only continue whilst tbe persons exemjpted are actually engsged in their respective pursuits preoccupations. 2. That the act entitled "an act to exempt cer tain persons from- enrolment for service in the ar mies of the Confederate Stales," approved the 21 April, 1862, in hereby repealed. FEDERAL IaTTAGK UPON OUR PliK. ETS NEARSHEPERDSTOWN-DEFEAT OF THE FEDERALS. The following official dispatch from Gen. ue was recoived Richmond Tuesday : t Heaiki'rs Army or Northern Virqinu, 44jamp on waiuingion run, 1 j" i October 2d, 1862. j Generals: Cooper, Afij't and Inpp'r Genera, c S. A., Rfbhmond, V: GSNERALfrThf enemy's cavalry, under (ien Pleasapton,-iwith isii pieces of artillery, drova back our pickets yesterday in front of Shepherds town. The 9jtli . Virginia cavalry, which was on picket, repulied the enemy several times, by vig orous chargea' disputing the ground slop by'sw. backlo tbe main body. By the time bis ami ' leiy reached! hiuo, Co, N. II. F. Lee, who wasio command of the brigade, was obliged to place it on the west bank of tibe Opequan, on the flank of the enemy as he approached Martinsburg General Hampton s brigade had retired through Martinsburg, on the Tuscarora road, wben Geu Stuart arrived and niiade disposition to attack. Lee'i Brigade was advanced immediately, auj Hampton's ordered forward. Tue enemy retired at the approach of Lee along tbe Shepherdstown road, and wss driven!; across the Potomac by the cavalry with severe loss, and darkness alone pre vented it from being a signal victory. Hig rear was overtaken and pat to flight, our cavalry charging in gallant style under a severe fire of artillery, routing squadron after squadron, killing a number, wounding more, and capturing several. He was driven through SbepherdstowQ, nj crossed the river after; dark, in no case slsndW a hand-to-hand coufluot, but relying upon bis ar tillery and carbines at long range for protec tion. , j I regret to add that .we lost one lieutenant aud several privates. I am, moat respectfully, Your obd'i servt, K. K. LEE, Gan.ComJ'g. Official Chab. Marshall, Maj. and A. D. C. CONGRESSIONAL. KiciiMoxb, Oct. 7. - In the Senate the Houao hill t . , 'wvivsu ouvra lnpthafirmr wtt wt -rrn r n nrHi iti .it i.t? s,ir geoot oT Conscripts. fThe residue of the open ses sion was occupied in the discussion of voustitu- tional questions arnsiag lrom the consideration of the bill to punish insurrection or rebellion against the Confederute States, and the bill to extend the provisions of the Sequestration act to persons with in the Confederate States, who refuse to supjurt the Confederate Government. Tbe formsr iwus indefinitely postponed; the other was laidpon the tab'e. j In the House, the Senate bill was passed au thorizing the President to receive into the er vice certain regiments and battalions nereUfora raised. ' ' Mr. Bourdinat, the delegate from tbe Chero kee nation, was admitted t a seat witlna the bar of the house. The bill authorizing tbe suspension of the writ of habeas corpus was discussed until the hour of adjournment. ; j DIED : Near Marianna, Florida, on the 2Cth September, at the residence of JAta Thomas Barnen, JOHN CUT TON, infant son of W. D. and A. C. Barne, aged nine months and eighteen days. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1 ElsscunvK Drpartment, WRaloigh, Oct 8th, 1802.) To the Sheriff of County Greeting : IIEKKAS, HAVE BliKN OF1 I CIALLY notified that a vacancy hsa occur red in the representation of said county, in the Home of Commons in the next Uenerai Assembly, by reason of the death of Henry Watkins Miller, one of the members elect at the! last August election: Now, therefore, I, ZEBULOlN B. VANCB, Governor of the 8UU of North Caroiliria, do hereby command that an elecUon be held acdorlling to law on THURaUAi , the 2Sd day of October, A. D., 1862, fur tbe purpose of filling said vacapey. In witness whereof, Zebalon B. Vance, our Uov rnor, hath signed; these presents, antl caused lbs Great Seal of the. State to be affixed: Done at our City: of Raleigh, on the 8th day oi October, in the year of our Lord, A. L., Z. B. V A.r.. By the Governor : R. II. Battl,, Jr., Private Secretary. oc t 11 td Clnm mitted TO THE JAII. OF WAKE COUNTY, A NEGRO MAN! who says his name if WASH INGTON, and that be belongs to Capt. William SmU, of the 6th Regt. N.' C. T., and that he iiow resides h Petersbu-g, Va. Said boy says that he was put. the cars at Salisbury, N. C, by his master, and by some accident they became separated, and be, the said boy, was tae op ana touoiu-u - Also, anotheri negro, calling hinself IlhN BROOKS : Fays be U free, and that he is from syne county, N. C, and was bound to Benj Herring,-. said co.nty, now ead. Said boy is a bright uiul.tt-, rcS given that the owner or o-MJ come forward, prove property, pay charges, and taj them away, or tbey will be dealt yth j" J' rect8-11 ; " sUff. oc 11 tf . i Standard copy. r!i I : Notice. WILL BCI SOLO AT FOKEJ 1 !! on FRIDAY, the 17th of October ini, l" D.i.uiTPii unuflR4 Klnp-in? to the e.ita o T&niamin V. BiS.il dee'd. The hOrtei are .young. i c .n-i !r..i;; .nil Tiersons wihmK . ..u II tj aitaai the Silo. At t8 fuivuMi uvula l (- same time and nlace some other Horse aua iw three good Cow4 nd Calves will be sold. ! . SAMUEL S. BIDDLE, oc 11 td ! Special AlminUtrator, i Look Out. HOTEL. KEEPERS ARE CAUTK'-J to look ooi for a youth about 1 or 20 y" who is traveling around and registering " , K, Liaut C. Williams, Augusta, Ga., and U. f?mu" Webber, Columfcia, S. O. He had on a 1 gj .-k with First Lieutenant's rank on tbe cou . rilt barV if k V-Woub lloude the 8th iasU and did not pay his HoUJ bill. . PROPRIETOR YARBOROOGH. BOUs. ct 11 It Mi ba BAW a-
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