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0 .! 4 -I IK HE ? i J:-' 1 1 1; it:1! m m 1 i .1 Hi- Ml rj r hi P .'.fl. ft H ! 39 41 i .f 43 ailed Ihe Captaw'soffice; in whichafierCap Uia hadWrnfortable quarters not paid by his awn parfof the State's bounty, but by the poor solJiers, I would notI could not I d;irrd not, retain one cent of the Slate's bounty, but rtJunJed it to Mr. Johnson the paymaster. ' ' Now can it be wandered at if the mod did leave? No., My deliberate opinion is that at least, one half the jrucn would have had to have been chained to hare own brought baciundrr Capt. Long I beliere some' would have died first. So much then for the confidence of the men in Capt. Long. I think 1 have now. 'shown in what light 4 -Captain Long's, defenccr oaght to btitfed.A The public can make up their own opinion iiUhe matter. 1 think I hazard ndtfiing In saying that' Copt. Long's unpopularity, in the sequel, was the great est cause of the company's, disbandipg. ' But ihe thing was not ended yet The men s leaving'Charlolte .did noT release thm from - pen. . obligations to the State farohcrwise. . I see the Governor has placed volu nteering upon the ground of contract "Well, if it is a con tract; there must have been two contracting parties; 7 and before a dissolution of the contract, of course hotti-niifiM should consent But how docs the . e asostand in regard to this matter ? Why, when Capt Long resigned rus commission it was accept ed without a leader of either of the other officer's commissions, if I am rightly informed, and the company disbanded. Instead of having the men re-assembled the whole were discharged, disgrac ed together. Whether it was hearing of the dis conientlr or iaability of assembling a regimental ourtinaniarpbr.whcther it was "the shortest way ot gettlnff over jt," or whether the company's happening to disperse about the time of the pas sage of-the Mecklenburg resolutions, remains to beseen; but at all events it was a strange manoeu vre indeed to disband company A., that had on her list 114 out of which, and from other sources more than a full company might have been form ed, and " receive three companies which wanted some fifteen or twenty each of being full ; and not only this, to apply to the Department of War for the admission- of twelve companies ; and when eleven companies are agreed by the Department of War to be received, for the Governor to dis- band two and 'have but 7 full companies, and 3 detachments which have been formed Into two compahies; mnking but nin companies "in Ihe regiment, ana nurnng iorin vaioiin ii mjtewis Outlaw 4i!i ; Corporals Jackson Vinson brink of disgrace. And if she is disgraced, it is J ist Allen Gieen 2:id, Robert S. Jones 3J Barna- not chargeable to the ppople, but to the Lroverr.or ; for if company A. had not Deen aiscnargea me regiment would now be filled and North Carolina clothed with honor. This whole business has been conducted wiih n wrtr bnnolino hand indeed. And what were " . o - I the onjccis ol procuring n rcnuezons ni vnar-: lotte at all is a matter diaicult to unlold, excf-pl it was a plan la conft Vr the appointm' nt of field ernor, and thereby gratify officers uoon the Gove nartizan friends, for all those "companies mustered into service at Charlotte have been at last marched to Wilmington. But there is another point that should be con sidered. It is this td whatwas the $10,000 ap- pronriated 1 To the rolunteer regiment of North Carolina. Now has the money been so applied, or will it be so applied T No. 1 here has been j upwards of $700 thrown away on the discharged eompnny Athat is not permitted to enter the regi ment. How will this bo made good to the regiment? Will the Governor hand over the amount paid to the defunct company A., out of his own pocket, or how will it be made good to it 1 After permitting the company to draw that amount of the public money and then disband it wilhdtit using proper means to keep it in its duty, is one of the strangest ; things I have ever witnessed. It may be said, I j nave arawn a pan oi mis money. v uai i urcw at Charlotte I refunded, and what I have drawn at Raleigh was only a part of the actual cash which I paid out of my own pocket jn re-assembling the company. Arid J hesitate not to say, if the company had not been discharged, it would have bow been en route for Mexico. ... u . Yours, W. P. RICHARDS. Raleigh, February 221, 1847. . Letter "from .anient. Fremont, 17 S. A. . J Wilmington, N. C. 18 Feb., 1847. To the'Editor or the Journal: " My attention hasjjbeen called to a communica tion from R. W. Long, tale Captain of the Rowan Volunteers, in which he censures the War De- j modntions for his men is men at Charlotte, and attributes' of his .Company entirely to this " ; the disbanding circumstance. I have simply Instate that I did not receive any official information of a separate separate rendezvous at, Charlotte until late Aia nnta. tn .t,a'nnM,nn. .!,.! in December, and that 1 lm ing him when, and how many, Companies" of Vol ji '-rT-i unteers, would be at that place. The Governor's reply was received in January, and I immediate ly despatched an agent to Charlotte to provide snbsistenccf &c., for these men. This ngent was taken. sick in Fayetteville, and was compelled to return. Wlhont a day's delay, I despatched the iii t drier m n .i . f . . Aieaicai umcer ur. ootiin?aip.-oi tne Arm?. with my Clerk, to examine the men, and to pro- vide subsistence, &c , for suchas might be .reca v - ed into service and on the 20th of January the earliest possible: moment nt which I could leave this rendezvoBgrr-I started for Charlotte, but ow ing to bad roads and breaking down of "?tage conches, I did not reach that place until the 26th, In Salisbury I learned -that Capt. L.VCompa ny had dispersed, and after leaving that place for Chfrlotte, I was overtaken, by one of his Lieuten ants; who stated to me that Capt. -Long had drawn the State funds .and p.iid off his bills giving . a small sum to his men and then told them' that they'might go "-where they pleased," or words to that effect These remarks of the Lieutenant were confirmed by one of the Company who was then in the StageT . " I was also' informed by many persons in Char lotte that Capt Long provided wretched quarters for his men1;- that they Were without blankets, or nearly so. And further, and worst of all, he held his Head Quarters one mile or more from his company, and that no officer was near enough to command or care for it This would bo a high ly -onmilitary proceeding with regular troops and with volunteers ought alone to have produced the result that has been witnessed with his com pany. Why did' Capt Long disband his men after receiving the Stale's money, which was for the sole purpose r f subsisting them until mustered into the service of the United States? In copse qnence of the absence of so many fficers I have been required to muster, supply and etfuip the en tire Regiment, at two" separate rendezvous, some .three hundred miles; fronfeach -other, with wThat success J leavet for others to decide, ff IJiave not been able, to be nt both places at the same mo ment, I have endeavored to (Jo justice when f have been present ' - V S. L. FREMONT, ... j. Mustering Officer, N. C. Volunteers. . Th articlea are alvraja furnished bthe volunteer who receives a money allowance for them. V ariie If orth Carolina Itcglment; ' 'A eornnlete list of officers -Mid ednird irom fhe rolls. of Adjutant-G wooDwno pouieiy mruiaucu iwuiu no ofihe Fayetievill "North Carolinian" : nKort Trnt Paine. of-Edenton. Colonel, Jno. A. Fagg, of Buncombe, Lieut. Colonel, Moniford Sidney Sudies, of Wilkes, Mtjor. O. A. Buck, ot Raleigh, Adjutant,' Gaston D. Cobb, of Caswell, Surjreon, Jas. A. McRa, of Fayetteville Ass't Surgeon, Solomon Pender, jr.' ol Edgecomb, Quartermaster, Exum L. Whiiaker, of HaRfax, pommissary,. ; Nixon White, of Edenton, Sergeant Major, C, C. Battle, of Raleigh, Quartermaster' Sergeant. ' ' COMPANY A. . Officers. Captain Louis D. Witson ; Lieuten ants Josiah S: Pender 1st, Wm. S. Moye 2nd, O. A Buck 2nd ; Sergeants George W, Barnes 1st, R. S. PUt 2nd, Hardy C. Dixon 3d, Jas. J.-Wil- fliams 4th ; Corporals Benj. Or. BrasweU ist, w. S. Hunter 2nd, J; U. Cattle 3d, JMisna Aurains iu. Musicians Geo. H. Shuliz, Reuben Harrell. rirtreiT' Cader Abrams, Wm. Abrams, Wm. W. Amason, Birt Baily, Evans Baker, Joel D. BraswelL Josepb J.-Braswe W Hie v. urakweu, Josenh J. BraswelL Wilie tJ. Jirasweu, Samuel Brewer, Jonathan JJullocV, tnetus rnotKon Rniltr F.Mnpius Brad' OaillUri UICIC uuiuuu uunu.y, - .: ley, John J. Barnes, Wm. Bryan, Henry Bell, VVm is Robert , William I Cook, Stephen L. Uavis, vv inowny-uavis rijnipl 1am pa R.. Danipl Richard Daniel Dixon, Amos Edwards, Frederick awaras, vm. Edwards, Jos. J. Faithful, Lewis Flora, 'Jacob Fox, Aithur Farmer, LitUejohu T. Griffin, Jas. H. inr fin, Dempsey Hicks, AugustussHathawa, Wilie Harrell, Louis D. Johnston, Orange D.Jones, An drew C. Jackson, Calvin Johnfon, Joseph J. Kelly, Benjamin G. Little, Nathan Lindsay, Rob't Mou day, Joshua S. Moore, Green Oberty, E. Owens, William Parker, fidwin Parker, Wilie J. Pet way, Jackson Rodgeis, William H. Spencer, Jesse Stal iiogs, William Staton, Jas. F. Taylor, Wm. Tan ner, Francis W. Taylor, Samuel H. Thorn, Jesse A. B. Thorn, William H. Thornhill, Evans Wat son, Bennett Webb, Epenetus Williams Jonathan W. Weaver, Blount Williams, Washington Ward, Lawrence Walker, Thomas Wiggins, David. Wil liams, H. M. G. Worseley. All of this company are from Edgecomb county, save one from Pat and one from Franklin. Their ages range from eighteen to thiriy-six, but mostly in the twenties. " ) ' 1 . . . , tir. COMPANY B Xfficvrs Captain Henry Roberts; Lieuten . . T; Thnm pnfi . Serreants Jacob R. j)an"jej j3t" jno ym Watson 2nd, Jacob Harder 3d, baa Lane 4th. Privates. Beni. Alford. John Anderson, Isaac S. Arnoit, Jeremiah Ashley, Abner Asberry, Bry ant Bass. HenrV Baker, Jesse Bartlett, J. A. Boyet, j - " - "X"..W:UlXuL Baiiv. Aihion Baifield. Beniamin Carter, Blount rr ..,i. f Ttonn nr.;oi Tan iin j o nni i .: . A un-rvsius Fisher. Beni'n Fulford. j Edwin Game, William R. Gainer, Jackson Gifibrd, j James B. Harrison, Kinchin B. Herring, Jno. T. tiol.oway, William Hawkins, .VVm. Howejr, Uan iel Howell, Willie Holland. Lewis W. Hutchin, Wah-Hick, Williamson Hicks, Lham Jones, G. B. F. Jenkins, Lemuel JarMgan, Bryant Johnson, Martin Jolmsou, Blount King, Moses Lewis, Ste phen D. Lassiter, W.Lane, Henry Mairier, John Matthews, Daniel Moore, Robert Murdoch, bam'I f Medlen, James Mum ford, Brvant Masingo.-Sain'l Newman, Amos Powell, Caswell. Peoples, George W. Parks. James Pell, Richard W. Reave, Elijah Uivenhai)kr Matthew Randolph, Henry Roberts, SJames Richardson, Matthew. Radford, Benj'n W. onerrod, John bikes, James Sues, William bikes, Samuel Sumner, Need ham Smith, 'Shin Tyson, Wiley Vaughn, Rob't F. Webb, Gilbert Williams, Henry Williams, Joseph J. Williams', James Whit- neld, Uriah Williams. Harris Williamson. Of this company, fortv are from Wayne, ten from Duplin, eight from Greene, seven from Pitt, four from Johnrton, jone from Jones, and one.from m?-""11- COMPANY n. Officers. Captain Martin Shire ; Cieuten ants A. B. Pharr 1st, H. A. Aiea 2nd, Nelson Slough 2nd ; Sergeants William RingstalT 1st, James Black welter 2nd, Jno. Swir.k 3d, Jno. M. Kirbyih; Corporals Addison Joiner 1st, Peter C. Area 2nd, Lawson A. Melker 3d, James N. Brown 4th. Musicians James B. Douglass, Dan iel Goodman. Privates. George Barnhart, John N. Brantly, L. A. Blackwelter. B. W. Braswell. John Ballard, Alexander Birmingham, Riley Blackwelter. Moses W. Cariker, Burton CIirr, Jiles Cross. Wiley Ca- riker, Henry Craton, James Dorton, Roland Davis, John b.rly, Adam Eddleman, Daniel C. Fasjgert, Enoch Flowers, Joseph M. Fry, William Gams, John R. Goirel, David Green, Joshua Hartsel, R. j V v u. Hudson, Leonard Honeycut, hdmuod Hartel, i V. lieathcock, William J. Hudson, McCar- ney Johnson, D. C. Klutts, P. A. Ivenally, Joh Lamb, Martin C. Elttle, William Leffer, Jacob W. Long, John Luton, John Morris, Valentine N. Mitchell, Daniel Miller, Isaac A. Martin, John fMason, VV. P. Muring, Stephen G. Morton, John "icoauoie, .vv. m McLiuttie, Ja mes Paze. Henry Penninger. J. P. Penninsjer, James Power9, Rob't Roark, William Ross, Uriah Scotr, Martin Stough, A. N. Sloop. George Seaman, Valentine Smith, James Stewart. William Slouch. Simon Trout- man, H.P.Turner, Timothy Tucker, Ephrairn ' Tucker, William Tarleton, J. B.Todd, Martin j Vanderberg, Levi Variderburg, Steph. A. Wincoff ! wiuiam u. Tvatkins, J. iJv . vvatkins. Of this company, fifty-five are from Cabarrus, f,,H luc reinainaer scauenng ones roi neignoor injr cniolir , . T COMPANY D. Fan - sSh epar(i lL Nasli IsuA. F. Keith 2nd, Ste- phen IVicIio'Is 2ndj Serffcants James JonesTt, J. H. Cwnstable 2nd, T. J. Phillips 3d. Jno. C. Keaner 4ih ; Corporals Jac,k)n Stuart l?t, T. J Turner 2nd. R. G. Brittain 3d. Wm. Flimoff 4th. ! Musicians A. Brockwell, Berry Ra. 2nd, William M. Hartnafl,-2ndrereants James Privates. Egbert Blalock, jr., Mordecai Bar- Johnson 1st, Sam'l W. Qiay 2nd, Absalom Marsh bee. Thoiilas Barten, N. G. Brooks, Orran Brant- ! 3d George W; MDonald 4tlv; Corvoral Joseph ly, Levi Bailey, David Blalock, Rob't Boon, Thos. B- Askew lst, John B. Melvift 2nd, Samuel R. S. Butler, A. B. Car, John Crabtree, Thomas J R,cards 3d1, Wm. H. Harrison 4th. Musicians Curner, David Carraway, JLa mes Coll is. Charles ' Juhn R.-Stubs, Dorsey JogLes." ' Cook, W. G. Duke, Thomas Davis, R. Wt Dik4 Privates. Ezekiel Blizzard, Jno. W. Boswell, son, J. Dickefao, Thomas C.a'vis, Andrew Da-j William Boon (dead), Henry Bates, Bmrx. Beal, vis, William Davenport.'David Duckworth, J. W. ! Rich'd Builer, Edwin Boge, Charles Bjirlfoe, Hugh Davenport, J. M. English, Silas W. Green, Adol-i Bflie, VVilliam Buie, Owen Buie, William Caison, phus Green. Isaac Howard, George Hensley, C. i' CurnHius Casey, Dickson Clark, Theophilus Deal, P. Horn, William T. Harris, Signal Jones, A. J. ! Jno. Devaux, Robert Ellington, W. H. Gotier, D, Jones, James R. Jennings, D. T. Jones, W. T. M- Gilmofe, Jno. S. Hamihon, Sam'l W. Hunter, Johnson, Sam'l Jones, VVilliam King, William M.- Hickson Haywood, Benjamin P. Harrell, George Keith, J..A. Keith, Riley C. Keith, John LRe. ' Harrell, James P. Hallowell, Marshall Jessep. Ja. Peter Ledford, John Ledford, Merrit McKinnyj H? '"y. Walter Jenkins (dead), Elias Jones, Reu Gold Money, William Murray, George Miller, G. 'ben Jones, Duncan Johnson, Rich'd Johnson, John J. McCaulev. Henrv Nichals. Henrv Neal. B. J. ! Johnson, Stark Lewis. Dixon Lansrston. Mai. L. Nutall, John Ollis, George W. OUis, David Poor, McLean, Jas. A. McLean (dead), Calvin McDan M. B. Penly, Benjamin Pritchet, George W. Pate, ie, Jo- A. McDaniel, George McRae.'WcGilvary unver.rt. I'oat, Leander Ka. Jacob Ka, William Robinson, William Sniith,John M. Simpson, Mor ris blarp, 1 bomas bcarlet, David Stout, Wulm R. Stewart, GeoraeW. Smith. Alfred Sesemore'l ITT C - V m m . m . . Wok Stewart, L. T. Terry, John Timon. Wash ingtonTroutman, N. M. Vance, James Wasbborn, prancjs wuserson. -; - , This company was formed of the Yancy and, Or ange detachments. . . COMPANY E." Officers. Captain William S. Doggan ; Lieu tenants Lemuel H. M6yelsr, William McKerrall 2nd, Benjamin Staton 2nd; Sergeants Jno. C. Gatsinger 1st, Robert D. McNair 2nd, Samuel S. Pyatt 3d, Perry W. Barnes 4tb ; Corporals Joshua Bullock 1st, Stephen J. Cobb 2nd, J. J. F. Stoker 3d, Sjlvanus Trumbo 4th. Musicians Isaac N. Perry, Jas. D. Gardner. " Privates. Demsey B.ker. Jas. S."Barnes, Joo.J M. Barnes, GideorrBamhill. james Barrow T-rioa.l B. Beach, JohBIand, Willie W. Bridges, H, O. tjl. CalhouiT,-KinchiivCoVbf4Vrn. W?Cibb Ex? Gifiin. Wriffht Griffin. Drurv Gnm- rter, Patrick Hardy, James R. Harris, Dawson Harrison, George W, Holloday, Demsev D.Jones, rj.iilfnrJ Joiner. William A. Joiner: Jess Laoeas- i William W. T.aine. George L.ors. Naihan Mvr row: William R.-Mattocks, Calvin Parkrj? Jacob n P.rUr Jee Parker. Theoohikis Tarmenter, SimonPery, RobertPetway, Elijah Pippin, Wm. R. Pi ice, Joseph Procter, James s.. Procter, wm. ayer, William Richards, Micajah Ricks, Henry Rhhhin. Alfred Robertson. Perrv Robertson, Wm. W. SessumsTlieopliilus Summerlin, John Tay lor Dmsev Thoiri. Stanlv Vick. Snencer Ward, Jesse Whittlesey, John R. Williams, J. W. Wil liam,. .Warren Williams. Wi lie Williams, J. O. Willoford, Sa-nuel Wren. . . 'lis company are all from Edgecbmb, save six teen from Martin. COMPANY F. " Officers. Captain-George Williamson, junior; Lieutenants David fe. Johnson 1st, Robrt M. Wiley 2nd, James T. MitcheU 2nd j Sergeants w.-n.m r P.mix). icf ialvin T . fUravps 2nd. Wn.lincrtnn 4ih : Cor-, Vinr.v Carvkr Ui. Francis M. Burns 2nd Iveson M. Glass 3d, J cians-Natl.an L. Will Jonn J. uavis iu. aiusi iamson.' Alex'r Royster.- Privales. Robert Allen, William r. Anderson, Martin Browing, jr.,- Lorenzo Bradsher, Albert O. Bradsher, Jeremiah .Bradsher, Isaac Booth, Tbo s Brooks, John Boyce, Miles Boyce; Davicr Bell, Rufus B. Chandler, . Ellison C. Clarke James M. Chandler, James A. Cox, Benjamin Cosand, James Dill, James W. Dupree, John Fuqua,SThoroas J. FreelartJ, Martin L. Goodson. William J H. Glas gow, VVm. O: Gillespie, David A. Gillespie, Wm. Henderson, jr., George Harvill, Henry G.How ard, John B. Hemphill, James Harvill, Charles H. Hooper, Jno. T. Hambrick, Wilson Hudgeons, Thomas R. Hatchett, Solomon Hunter, Jacob Harrell, James C. Ingram, Barzilla N.lackson, Robert B. Jones, Richard D. Jones, Thomas Jef fries, L. Watson Jones, William T. Kimbrough, Joseph B. Kennon, Lewis Love, John H. Lea, Jno. M. Mitchell, George Morton, James G. Mason, William J. Montgomery, James H. Miller, John VV. Mimms, jr.. William Mattock, Wm. A.Moore, James M. McMinnoway, Benj'n Phillips, Hiram M. Price, John Pierce, Henry Rollms, jrM Lindsay Roberts, William H. Rice, lban Rice, jr., Rober tus Simmons, Charles L. Simpson, Jas. Stephens, John H. Thompson, Jonathan Terrellj Thomas Towsend. Naan Ware, Richard R. Wright, George Yates This company are all from Caswell, save one or two. COMPANY G. Officers. Captain Patrick M. Henry ; Lieu tenants .E. W. Hancock 1st, Joseph Masten 2nd, C. B. Oghurn 2nd ; Sergeants Lewis Philips 1st, A. M. Strong 2nd, John Jones 3d, D. W. Slubbl. field 4th ; Corporals James P. Wright 1st, P. B. Stubblefield 2nd, R. G. Wright 3J, J. T. Bauldin 4th. Musicians Thomas Eastin, Robert Hopper. Privates. Jeremiah Beavers, David Burns, Cal via Bacon, John Buchanan, Marknell Brown, Green B"eendine, Junius Crouse, Columbus Cox, Thos. L. Cooley, Rich'd Card well, Jas. Covington (dead), George Curamiogs. John Davis, Samuel Franklin, Rich'd Fitzgerald, -Burvvell Flanagan, Henry Fau cette, Hernr Greenwood, Eldmuth Harris, A. M. Holderly, David Hall, Samuel Hudgins, Samuel Hudson, Peter Hoffman, Henry Harrel, Israel Hughes, Hosea Holder, G. W. H.James, Arthur P. Johnson, Pendleton Jones, Jesse C. Ktrby, James Lane, Peter Luckabill, James Lava, William A. Lewis, Ward Mustin, Ishmael Mitchell, Eli Macy, Noah Mayrab, Jackson Newman, Levy Newman, Charles Norman, Samuel Newsoo, Bejijamin F. Ory, Thos. O'Ferrall, James Procter, David Pratt, Franklin Powers, William J. Robertson, Jos. W. Roberts, Willis Russel, Robert J. Gapp, Morris Struder, Wtliiam Scots, James Starrett, Patrick Saterfield, William B. Stevens, William Stewart, Augusttn Smith, John Taylor, George TUornasoo, Samuel H. Tumlin, ff'ta. T. Tatum, Elisha Tue, Samuel T. Terry, Robert IFiUon, John Hardlow, Ffjh.T. iratlington, ffm. IV. Robertson. This company are from Rockingham and Guilford, with a few scattering. COMPANY H, . Officers. Captain William J. Price ; Lieuten ants Geo. E. B. Singeltaty 1st, William B. Flan ner 2nd, Edward Yarbrough 2nd ; Sergeants Ju nius B. -Whi taker 1st, D. H. Black 2d, Jos. D. Gor man 3d, Joseph Hardie 4th; Corporals H. Bon ham 1st, Wilie Harding 2nd, J. C. Champe 3J, Thomas G. Scott 4th. Musician Thomas J. RocEwood. PriraUs. William H. Armstrong, E. B. Ashe, 'S. 'A. Baldwin, Wm. D. Barclay, A. D. Bordeaux, Stephen Boyd, Armar Brothers, John W. Burns, James Crawford, Fred. B. Crenshaw, J. P. Davis, Isaac M. Daniel, Paul J, Dudley, Edward Dudley, Simeon T. Daniel, William Ellington, George W. Freeman, James Fowler, Henry Garrish, Isaiah L. Goodwin, Robert Green, E. Dixon Hayes, Isaac Harvey, G. Holmes, jr.. James Jenkins, William H. Jenkins, William M. Jones, William Lewis, James C. Lumsden, J. Q. Mallard, Wttil Messick, Rob't H. Melvin, Jas.. M. Morgan, 'Bryant Moore, Benjamin IL Mutt, Geo. Morrisy, John McGuire, Chatles Manly, William L. McDaniel. George Mc Daniel, Caleb Nichols, Calvin P. Nobles, Chesly O. Qiive, Joseph B. Parsons, Robert D. O. OJive. Josenh B. Parsons. Robert D. Paschall. Kictruaf erry,-l. xvi. I eopiesvieorge Kicn, vieorge Richardson, Jesse Roberts, Edward Rowlett, Wm. cstipper, Hogan tl, bmilb, Henry bmyin, Jno H. Simons. Thomas Stevenson. Richard Salmon. Marsden Scarlett, Orain R. Smith,-Thos. J. Tay lor, Charles Turlington, R. J. Twisdale, Charles H. Utley, Chliles Walton 'John M. Walker, James Wilson, .Amos Williams, Lewil Witherspoon, S. Woodward, J. R. Wren, John Young. This company are from New Hanover, Wake, and La lew scattering. 1 PlrtUDAWV T Officers. Captain- Wm. E. Kirkpatrick; Lieu i uvmi nil i i. tenants Thos. W. Dunham 1st. John W. Beatty McGowao, Allen McLeod, William Ik Matthews, Peter J. Mesham, Wm. Massey, And. J. Massey, itooert Mitcnell, James B. Marshall; Daniel Me- Murdoch Murchison, James VV. Nichols, John i DriMA 7 . i I . Pi T r ir O I it-c, " luidiu irriry, LjCWIS Hane, Yiram.oiup- per, Li. o. omitn, UoUeson W. Smith, J.U. Smith, Rickard Shipman. William R. Sikes. Wiley Sikes. Jere. Speight, James Thames, Allen W. Thomp- son, vv. j. vviiKerson,.wm. vvintley, Jesse Wbiu ley, rtooert j. vvitson, William Willoughby. .TJiis eompany are from Cumberland, Bladen, and a number ol other countiss. Council of State. At a Meeting of the Coun cil of State, held in this City on Thursday last (only four Members being present) the following appointment weremade: Frederick J. Hill of ti runs wick, nn Cadwalladcr Jones, Sen. of Or ange, Members of the Internal Improvement Board; and John M. Morehead, of Guilford, and Chatles Manly and Weston R. Gales, of. Woke, Members of the Literary Board. . v ' . - v J2wf JL EI Gil 7U C -Wednesday, march 1 a, 1 847 v 'CorresponlciiCof the Standard. Washington' City. Mar eh 5, 1847. On; Saturday morning lastlhe Serftue first listen-J ed to a speeen in lavor oi ioe turee uumvu uiu uj father NiUs of Qonnecticut, which Jieread, as in duty bound, through .his-nose ; Miles' is one of the strongest thinkers and best informed Statesmen in the Senate, though as crusty and cross as ".two sticks." . ' The ablest of the federalists dread his'poignant satire almost 83 ranch as they do the political lore of Benton so frequently made available to their discomfiture. The bill to give five hundred thousand dollars-to the poor ' fam ished souls in Ireland, was next taken up, and after a sharjS debate on the constitutionality of the ap propriation, was passed ayes 27 noes 13. M,r. Calhoun, who contended strenuously- that it was unconstitutional, with the seven other presumed Presidential aspirants oi inai oouy, waivea a. nun ma of CMSCience. and Voted 171 US favor 'l'hia was so eviueuuv a uiu lur inc utoi wi wo Irish in America that the Galleries and Senate tit tered, as if by concert. The House devoiejj the day to voting on the various amendments to the additional revenue bill, which was-finally defeated, by two majority on the test question the amend ment to strike out the original bill and substitute j another entirely different. That being passed by two majority when the questiorvcame up shall the substitute pass f it was voteu uown Dy a consider able majority.' Though I am a strenuous advocate for the principle of paying as we go, I do not re gard the loss of that bill as a matter ofmuch con sequence, as it is now a settled fact '.hat the loan will be taken at what the money dealers term '"one per cent." That is : they will give the Govern ment ninety-nine for eacli one hundred dollar cer tificate, which is considered a very moderate shave. Had I been a member of the House it would bave gone awfully against my "grain" to have voted for the additional duty on iron and coal, even when as . . i. ..... . j j ' i in tnts instance, u was inienaea oniy to increase revenue for war purposes. , Contrary to' public expectation the vote on the three million-bill was delayed on Sat jrday-night (after strenuous opposition from Sevier) to afford j. ai. uiavioa u upnuriumiv iu jrtacii. ror ine last ma . . time this winter, the one anti-war speech of feder- alism. Indeed. I mav salelvsav to vour readers, that sinee lis deliverv in the House hv nmp nnp of ih tribe Ashmun. Garret Davis, or Schenck. I - for- get which immediately after the reading of the majority of the Senate. Old Bullion, who prides Annual Message, has been repeated with little ! himself upon being literally and emphatically variation by almost each and every federalist of i btryness man. look fire at the insinuation, and seiz either house, who has risen o speak against this ed upon it as a justification for lAen delivering his " uniust. unconstitut onal. and unr errrteous war " He who has heard or read either of the federal anti-war speeches of the winter, has heard or read the substance of all the rest,, so I shall not fatigue your readers with comments on Mr. Clayton's ver sion. At 4 P. M. the Senate adjourned for a two hours recess. The House on Monday before their recess, discussed and referred the Irish relief bill. On coming together at 6 P. M., they passed 'the post office aud post route bills, 'and then adjourned at 8 P.M. The Senate, after their recess, again took up the three million bill, which was debated by many Senators until midnight, when it was passed, stripped of the Wilmot proviso. On the question of disagreeing to the proviso thevote stood ayes 31 noes 21. Messrs. Cass, Dickinson, Breese, Bright and Hannegan, democratic Senators from non-slaveholding Slates, voted to striCe out the pro viso, while every federal Senator from non-slave-holding States voted in its favor. Cass, among others, made a speech taking ground that no such provision can constitutionally be enacted. Dix, of New Yoik, rather astonished the Senate and Gal leries, by taking ground precisely with Preston King and those of that stamp in the House. Dix's speech is considered as settling the question that Gorcrnor Wright of New York approves the course of the ultra " Wright men" in the House on this delicate question, which fact will well-nigh pre clude all chance of Southern support for him, if he is before the people in 1S4S. Mr. Calhoun's friends are said to be much annoyed by the vote of Cass against the provisoThey had hoped that he would have been afraid to array himself against the senti ment of the floating vote of the Nortlwand East, in which case they calculated that he would become odious at the South. On the other hand, I see that a ruthless crusade is brewing against him and his North-western friends, who went against the provi so. It is, however, for political effect alone, and I think must fail to produce the result hoped for. If ever a legislative attempt to effect a political end was essayed, it has been with reference to thU Wilmot proviso. There are those both from the North and South who place all their anticipation-of success in 1843 on the agitation of the slavery question So we arc destined to hear much more of it for the next two years than ever before. On Tuesday morning the Senate took up Han negan's resolution to employ official reporters for i the Senate, oyer which we had just such a scene! as never, before occurred in their chamber. Old Bullion imagined that he had discovered in it a plot j to pension a new tunjtry. democratic paper to mis represent the administration and break down the democratic party, and of coursedenounced it in unmeasured terras. Hannegan took fire at the in sinuation, and retorted. Thus the squabble com nienced. which ended in all sorts of nersonal charJ ees against-each other, if not in the bestowal of. derogatory epithetsv-Benton onHannegan, and j rice versa, i nis Ihis occupied all the day session of which Hannegan had the 41 last word" proclaim- ing mat oiu tsuinon nad never tell kiauly to mortal man except frOm selfish motives. WWen they came together at 6 P. M. Berrien moved that the same resolution be again taken up. Benton object ed, insisting that Sevier on moving the recess bad alto moved its indefinite postponement. This was flfnipf1 An f flotoral fin1 ifc Ka1a.r rF nnnrAtl side. A squabble instantly arose over the fact, in which Bentn sustained himself against Berrien, Mangum, Badger, Reverdy Johnson,' Archer, and oibersnbeaotiful style, amid shouts of laughter from the rest of the Senate and Galleries ; for the scene was ludicrous beyonddescription. There stood the oldfellSw, like an efffaged school-mistress having to, do with a dozen unruly urchins, whose hetnis she was knocking together to. her heart's content. . This was all over an incidental question of order. Sevier soon came in, and as he march ed up the aisle Benton, sung out 44 there comes the Senator from Arkansas, who will tell us in a word whether he did or did not move the indefinite postponement of the resolution and all will admit thai during every moment of this day he, at least, has been in a condition to know what he did or. said I" ' This brousht.Hannesan to his feet : 'who. taking, the ".condition " allusion to hinaself, retorM ed--il Very truej Mr. President, we all know that the Senator lrom Arkansas has been in a condition toknoy what he is about yet I presume the Sen ator from Missouri will hardly venture to "make such an assertion as to himself, for any moment during the day !" It was now Benton's turn to fire op; which he did with 41 a looseness" -demanding a vote of the Senate on the question (a point of order made by himself) whether Senator Benton bad or had not been drunjr.ajh day ; and whether General Jackson Jiad pronounced him a villain, wbch he understood Hannegan to assert. Han negaiT denied all. this ;aod in reply said that be only meant to recur to Gen. Jackson's remark after bearing of Benton's strange course about the an nexation, of Texas; that the explosion oa board the Princeton, though it had not killed 'h"iq had blown bis-brains out. 4'I did not say that the Sena tor fromMissouri had beea drunk all dav. Sir. I can lay ray hand on mf heart and declare that in! the whole course of my life I never saw him drunk ! but on one occasion! (Here the Senate screeched -fter ihepassage of, . 5 - I f ' This sort or thinff.wejnt orf fr hours, while the -pressing business of the session was of course de I .I Lave brought yon readers down to .he extra- j;n,r nrnPdinore in the senate lift to a, when VIUIV'" J I ' - rr " Archer having arisen for a set speech by way of crawling backwards out of a position in which as VOairillaiU Ui a iuiiiici uuiiiiuiikc wwuoiuiiii ui1. sabiect of employinff official reporters, foond him- rpW nlaced. Benton, as an amendment to the reso-J lluuon men unaer consiaeanon, imu muiru iu . -il- .J . i: .... ,YAU.. . . m " m - a I I I . I . tne payNonne eouiempiaieu uc cut uuwi to one nan, to corresponu wim ine prices recom mend e"d "by Archer on that occasion. ' An opposed Benton's ' amendment of course, and esaayed ' td reconcile his present 'opposition forth low prices recommended by himself en. He ever was the most, incomprehensible man in the; Senate, -and wlien attempting to justify so palpablein inconsis tency, he had fain to jump into his roysterfistics at the start? So I bolted for a plate' of oysters, and in thus .hastening to, guard my brain from his twisli-r cab. repetitions of his half ideas, I lost what from description was the richest scene, of that day of scenes. Unfortunate man he- undertook to lec ture the Senate on Senatorial customs and cour . lesil!B awUo denounce the democracy, for whom in . u. J u 11 j r standing up, so vigorous and ef . Among, the hardest things said I fective.a champion by bim on this ocefsioa was the declaration that of all tyrannies, that of the democracy, over this coun try washe direst.' Benton rose to reply with the fery devil of pure mischief in bis eye. He went to work even tojmitate the manner of the Virginia Senator, which'you know is pomposity itself; and after knocking his rhetorical pinsjrom under him . proving that his view's of Senatoriaj customs were as shallow as their illustrious authpr he commenc ed deploring' that the Senate, by the inexorable fiat of a loco-foco legislature, 'were so soon to lose .the invaluable services of its master offgremonies its chairman of the committee on etiquette the very last scion of the Senatorial stock of " the o-o-o-td Virginia gentleman !" The Senate and audience screeched as much over Benton's indescribable drollery as he mimicked Aicher's style to the life, as over fiie point of his wit, which was as sharp as a 1 r ! or two edged sword. Araner took being. made fun -in high dudgeon, and began to bluster: whiclrt at once put old Bullion in a good humor so he parried A's persorfalities by quietlyurning his pas sion as muctl into ridicule as but an instant before he had turned bis selC-sufficienc.y. Archer, like a prudent man, at last thought better of it, and joined : . u i ... i k . t..- ' v w'V Rererdy Johnson next undertook to lecture B ! about wasting time in what he well knew was l& I be, in the end, fruitless opposition to the will of the i 5Peccn O" e iucme resolutions, wuu waicn sickness had interfered. He asked Johnson with what grace he or ajiy of the federal or ( bal ance of power" party in the Senate, dared to as sail him (Benton) about wasting time, after hav ing so lately "deliberately spent three whole days iu the vain effort to stab at Ihe democratic party through the person of Thomas Ritchie. He went on to show that their action at that time was neitlt er more nor less than apolitical plot as vile in its inception as sinister in its object. .He, absolutely laughed their efforts t6 scorn, and threw in their teeth the declaration that instead of injuring demo cratic principles and degrading and disgracing Tho mas Ritchie, they had only degraded the Senate in the estimation of honest and patriotic men, and disgraced themselves. Such were his words; while Maneum, Calhoun, Archer, Berrien and Reverd Johnson, who were fighting hirodsat beneath them as though incapable of reply. He took up the his tory of Ritchie, and describing him as the friend and co-labourer of Jefferson and Madison in the cause of Republicanism, he went on to show how much that cause was indebted to the ceaseless care and earnest devotion of the soul of tbe veteran Editor.. Mr. Ritchie himself was in the .Gallery looking down upon the scene, while the Editors of the Intelligencer, who have so faithfully stood by tbe cause of France, of England, ant! now of Mexi co,, in all our difficulties with those nations, were lolling at their ease on the f privileged sofas," from which the former bad been expelled. The vener able Ritchie draw back, as if overwhelmed with intense feeling as Benton warmed up in bis eulo gium, for such if was, ending, too, with a declara tion that the people of the United States would nsht the liberty of the nress thus outraged i and is'erior heal the wounded spirit of its defender and ass by placing bim where they had placed Mr. Yah had placed Mr. VA Buren for a similar cause 44 oveMhis body) irr your 1 n,s mornng the bill waj taken up and we con Chair, Mr. President." If you nger saw a bear g'atulate the country that it has passed. .The Wil- hunt where tbe chase was a huce old he fellow you cannot realize the scene jn. the Senate during the whole debate on this resolution. There stood Old Bullion like the old he bear at bay-r-the pacCEioled against the Wilmot Proviso, and then against having closed in upon him and barkin?' fiercely : 1 ids nnhmnrifninn r i u ra mLii;nnain ..mMaiii. he bear, whenever ha struck one I shall not nretend to follow n ihe nrned.W. I nf Tnfsdav nioJ.i arwi w njmaA' ; ! - j " vmmv junj ucrtaii vvui- i and like ihe old . l. wi a -a . . . 0 -jtvrtwivisat.a' ui ' ill v iiinilUiia w . suvii i on contended toai tbe scheme for official reporting j " ."m" "rfr siaiesm.tnjn ine oenaie-ngaum is to furnish a bonus to sustain the longjalked oi tle Wilmot Proviso. Hp represents a free State; paper to beedited by Gen. Duff Green" which it island the South will remember him. ' Mr. Allen, of now conceded is to be a Calhoun paper. Green Ohio, we regrgtto say. vottd for ihe WiTmot Pro certainly took great interest in pushing the lesolu- viso. In the Senate the vote in fivor of this t,ons through, IT it turns out that Bentcfa is aright, ! Proviso was l-six democrats undieen whigs! 8Dd n im f'"8 b ''"'y wron-' fr.,endcHan-1 This shows which way tha wind blows. negan will be in an awkward fix standing Sena- t.,ki: a . ' j u . u t . tortal father of the tesolutions. However, no one K 1 he P.ub,iC Acts jpassed by the late Congress imputes such an idea to. him, for of the political plot at the bottom of it, if such does exist, Hannc-ialla gan is sureiy totally ignorant, ,On Tuesday the House were principally enga ged . in voting on the various amendments to the civu and diplomatic and other appropriation bills,) until a late nouroi tne nignt. On Wednesday, they too, voted down the Wil- mot proviso, by passing the three million bill as iec,,nesare"eIee,Vn- With the 44 Fayetteville Ob returned by the Senate, ayes 102 noes 2. ! They i server," we rejjrel the retirement to private life of passed -the biUfor the construction of four newjan aD'e ant honest mad, and true Whig." war Steamers, and to approprjate600,000fr build-' ' ""' ' Register. ing National Mail sea Steamers one line to ply. It will no doubt be a source of profound satis between New York and Liverpool, another Tram- f:,ri! in rC.i,.. ,.:.a, nnA IVew York to New Orleans, and sii l anothf-fmm iMew Orleans to Uhagres, travellers and the mail i leave the Atlantic to cross . th Is.hmus. ThelrUh relief bill (500,000) was not finally acted on by the Mouse, and so it lierdead... For two days the House insisted on adhering to their ameodn&pU enacting me luteal, ueneral biH as -part of a Sena torial supplemental army bill. Three of four com mittees, of , conferrence were at work to arratio1 terms between the House and Senate, when, from, tne aosence oi ne sicr democratic Senators, the federalists and balances had a majority of one or two." Terms were at last agreed on, which at mid night resulted in the nomination and confirmation Georgia, to be Major Ggnerals in tWeular oi i nomas Mart Kenton, and Col. Jamming of ser- vice. As the bill stands, whenever the Executive tninKs u necessary to place genton in command, he can do it lawfully. . At present, I take it, his functions will be diplomatic rather than strictly military. Hundreds of appointments.- milimrir. Hi- plomatic and civil,' were made oh the last day and " 's " v siuii, iui wuicuid ueiau i leave you to the ."Union" newspaper. Chas. J. Ifigersoll's nomination as .Minister to France, as you have seen, was rejected. This was by the union of 44 federalism aad the balance" to whom he was obnoxious on account of his late exposure of Web ster's tergiversations. I "am happy to be able td write you that amojog the nominations confirmed was that of Louis D: Wilson as Colonel of the Regiment to be raised Mo . Virginia, North and South Carolina. The Mission to France was ten dered to Senator Sevier before being offered to Cba.i J. Ingersoll. It is a subject of congratulation to. the democracy that he saw fit to decline it, be cause in truth no new man from his State could iikep wVSa of penenced and sound democrats in thai body. He 'apbettei serve his coiThtry and democra r -principles 'where he is than at the court of Frani wheteourrclationS are not, complicated. ' V v" : HALIFAX. v v CAPT. LOUIS D WILSON. It will be seen; by reference to another column that thp President has. appointed Capt. LoUj3 n' Wilson " of the' Edgcpbmb Volunteers, a Colon. 'i of 4nfantry hi the Army of the United States In no other appointment -has the President grerl stronger proof that he knows how to appreciate genuine patriotism and exalted character: nnrt .l. people f NorthCaroJina,,of( all panies, win uiuiik nun ror mis marie ot connaence towor. Weery-much doubt, however, whether Cant Wifeqn will' accept the. appointment which has thus; been so freely and honorably tendered him TJnder all4h6irc'amstances, we believe he wilj p'rfer, ito eiSSain at the : head of the Edwecnmk iboysj' but fth.ilever.his posit ion may fce, we feel conolent he will contribute his full share to on. hold-ihefla of the Republic and to maintain the honor and credirpf his State. ' ' CAPT. V. J. CLARK. .. We are gotified"to record this week the an pointment of Wi U iam J. Clark,' of this City, as a Captain of Infafitry jn the Army of the United States. Captain Glark lis Veil , qualified for the post assigned-him by the President, and should an opportunity present itself, we predict that he will prove an ornament to the service, and carry the nag of bis Company into the hottest of the baule. This appointment's, in every sense, nn admira. ble one.4 hoso Mexican Whigs wher have at. tempted to"sneer at Capt. Clark for failing to g0 under a late requisition, may now come" to a dead stop; for if the War continues long enough, he will be jn Mexico battling with the enemy, while they will be nthome some of them denouncing the President, and others muttering M stifled trea son" against their country. , WILLIAM F. DANCY, ESa We io-vite the attention of onr readers to the following extract from aletter dated TarboroiHi February, 28 1847:" - "Mr.Dancy reached home a few days since, from Virginia, where he has been absent for ihn or fcrur weeks oast.. I understand he decline, if.. appointment ot Assistant Quartermaster. The ap pointment was conferred upon him without his knowledge or solicitation. It is rumored that Solo mon Pender, jri a merchant of Tarborougli, will receive the appointment.'.' ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. The Washington Union of Wednesday night last, the third of March, says " The .Vice President retired from the chair of the Senate to-night about 10 o'clock, when Mr. Atchison (a senator from Missouri) was appointed to the chair. " Both bouses of Congress adjourned to-night about 12 o'clock a very interesting session, which washall review hereafter. Meantime, we may say it has generally gone off well. The modifications of the independent treasury law tvere defeated by the pertinacious obstinacy of Mr. Badger in refusing . to have the bill read twice on the same day y. so that whatever losses are sustainedmay be fairly attributed to his in terposition: 41 As we write (5-o'cIock) Congress is rapidly approaching the moment of its dissolution. We presume the President is about repairing to the Capitof to signbills, and that the two houses will adjourn about 12 o'clock. vWhat measures will finally pass or be rejected the next few hours will tell. But one great measure is. now put beyond the reach of fate. The three million bill has pass ed, and, happy we are to add, stripped of the Wil mot proviso. Last night the wbigs made a desper ate effjrt to defeat it altogether by going into Com mittee of the Whole, and when a count was called, refusing, many of them, to pass between the tellers. Thus, no quorum appearing, they bad to go back into iheHouse, and then motions' were made for adjournment. This idle and ridiculous proctts was repeated several times and teen despairing ! to anything", and hoping for better things in the morning.5 the Hoa3e adjourned, on motion of Mr. I?01 entucKy. ' j ",ul J'ruvisu was rrjfcieu uy a majority oi o,ana men ' ' V. n ... . I I. . . the whole bill passed by. a maj irity of about 30." In the Senate, Messrs. Badger and Mangum President to conclude a peace with- Mexico j and lKVVh from State' in the llouse pursued the same course. Crcn. Cnss, of Michigan, voted - sr tre. now course of pubhcation in the Standard, as we proceed our readers will see for them selves jvhat has been done by that body. " The next Congress. Hon. Alfred Dockery, having been thrown bv the recent arrangement of ' Congressional Districts into the same District with hls Pfrsnal and political friend, Col. Barrinzer, .-. l. -e-TL A ? .. . . . .t... nlmii'AV Ka . rn SL. J ' a 1 tm- k T 1 1 7 ikdt 'T .for JhJch 1: h" J"ly ccl.br.led, nnil ' -vsiijt'o sa i C";it7vri I Ull HI Icivui ui personal and politicnl friend. Col Barringer," solely becauseof the very 44 great popularity " Which that 44 personal and political friend," enjoyi in thev Hguse of Representatives.' How could Hsh T TU!...-' l - tie? r ' iyhkh stands bolt unrijrht like nn iceberir. and a "strength of intellect" whieh i defies nnd shatters 1, opposition how, rwc nsk, could he hope so to cdnciliaTe oncT entrance the House as to prevail upon that body to "suspend the- rules" and re ceive a Resolution 7 That thing has been done, however, by Col. Barringer- and our authority for this assertion is not only derived from the Puffmaster, but from gentlemen w,ho were eye witnesses to the fuct; but Gen. Docket y's power and "ability" must be looked for in another di rection. Tbis-Gen. Dockery knows, and hencs h 44 declinrs a re-election." Fortunate man 1 The Federalists " regretted" that vou thought proper to defeat Mr. Worth, the now yo.u are smothered with 44 j - - rj " regrets into lh shades of" private life." The Washington Union of Friday last says, "we are. happy to learn that Brigadier Gen eral. Worth, has, in -consequence of his galls"1 services, open nominated and confirmed by lle Senate as Major General by brevet" Our. readers will be pleased wkh the letter of our Washington Correspondent in to-day's paper. Tbo scene) between MY. Benton end his assailants is exceedingly rich and interesting. Read it. 1
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