Boy Tom r gait .
' I utt uo (Onaigcmtct,
3u0 sacks of Va. Salt.
350 boxes of Tobacco
and a lot of Cotton Cards. ;
Call and examine quality and price. i
! jot 2ibt 64 c. o. yate$.
Fancettr& DllTrortb, " j
Grocers, A.'omjmioa and Forwarding
MCKCtyAKTS, j 5
Greensborongh N. C.
CONSIGNMENTS solicited. I
Oct storo, Cellars and Wareroonu art largo
and commodious, j
Remit taaeca prompt to order. ):
joi2l-DAwtf I1
100
Bushels Slioe Pegs.
6000 fi Extra Smoking Tobacco,
ZUUO D Plantation Iron, -
1000 lb Square Iron, 1$ inch, r
40001b Pry Salt,
6000 yds 4-4 Sheeting V
200 " grey, blk and. Fancy Caeaimsra,
200 "Country Plaid,
100 M Grain Socks, ,
A boxes Kxtra chewing Tobacco,
FLOUR, by barrel or Sack,
Boda,pice, Pepper, Snuff, Cigars, i
v t For sale by . 1 . j
ju!2l'-D&wtf Greensborough, N. C.
ToUli
House and Lot for Sale 1 will
self privately, my HOUSE AND LOT
in Greensborough, IfCv situated on WesU
Market street. The house contains four
rooms with fireplaces, and one unfinished
room with a good fire place.
There, art on the lot a good OFFICE, with
two rooms and , gas fixtures, a ipleadid
OARDBJJ, !;
The lot is well adapted for s residence or
business location. "'1. .. .'
Terms, Cash in Confederate money, oew
issue. Possession given immediately. I
will sell with my lot my furniture, bedding,
&e. If not sooner sold, I will on the 17th
of August next sell the above property at
auction. 1 "
Jal2l-tf Be. J. R. 0. FAUCETT.i
GREENSBOROUGH, N, C.
THTRSDAY,......JULY 21, 18f.
CONVE1STIOW.
1 he advocates of a convention
I:
assajl
those who advise against one being called
with denying the right of the people to call
one. This Is not true. Those who would
in a friendly way advise the people against
the propriety or usefulness of a convention
as readily Acknowledge the power of the
people to call one,, as these - who make thiM
raise enarge. au iarouuKuis wu
that all political power is vested in, and
derived from the people. But whn an im
portant proposition of this kind is started,
js it not proper, is it not expected that the
people will talk it over and discuss it in all
its bearings. - Surely those who think that
no good can grow out of it, at least not
enough to justify the expense of it, are not
to be scared away from conversation and
discussion by being charged with being op
posed to the rights and power of the people.
What renders this right so dear and Valua
ble', is tiit the people have also the poweV
to confer together freely both publicly -.!
pHTaCl "" mv-mj - - j
other, whether it is proper and useful tj
call a convention, before they proceed to dp
it. Otherwise at all times, and on all odj
oasions a convention would have to be call
ed, whenever s few would insist on it, in
order to save the right. 1
anil nun mmi I v suiwihr . ilii .Li
For what purpose is the tax of a oonven-
lion now to be imposed on the people 1 1. he-
friends of this measure say that they are op
rosed to reconstruction, to going back into
the old Union, to submission, or subjugat
tion. To all tirf of these things they sai
they are opposed. Ask them publicly, and
they will say so. Thty will not deny that
this is their position on these three points;
Here we all professedly agree. Then what
is ihe necessity for a convention T It i
nrnnosed to make any alterations in
onr State constitution. Then what is it in
tended to dot ""Weraas to any thing else
ih relation to war or peace, the Legislature
can do anything that a convention can dot
except according to the present established
political doctrine, a convention can secede
from the Southern Confederacy and tht.
Legislature cannot, with this exception, so
far as war or peace is concerned, the Gene
ral Assembly can de all, that the eonvtn
tion canao.
The Leg filature is elected by the same
people, and the same voters who would elect
the delegates to the Convention. The memi
bers. e jTAssemblv can as well confer with tht
President- Congress, and sister ' States
the"Coivfeleracy, as the members of a Con
vention can.; Let the friends of a Con ven-j
tion be asked, andJeWtkempoint out what
it is, that thaywant dene by Convention
thai cannot be done by the General Assem
bly, which the people are in a short time to
elect? What is it that they want to bej
done, which cannot be done sooner for
peace by the Assembly, than by a Conven-
tiQB to be called and meet after the m&t A
ting of tht Assembly, except it be to secede'
a eeconi titpt, earry north' Carolina out of
the Cenfideraey, jump her oot of the frying
pan hitt the fire into two -aim instead of
oae oat with Linonln, aod one with the
Confederacy. Let us bear and particularly
understand what can be done for peace by
f " -
a Convention which cannot be does by the
iAsseablj. This is a most important iQca-
lion to alio! us, who are anxious ror peace.
The people, who aro fer peace, aod wt all
are, are not, andwUj not he disposed to go
or a Convection, unless it can be shown
that scmetning more can be done by such a
body for peace, and sooner done than by
tht Legislature, now about to be elected, if
so, let os hear and distinctly know what
this icmethwff is. It s useless to be talking
to, and creating further excitement with
tht people already excited with the present
troubles, unless it can he explained clearly
what this Convention can do, or is expected
to do. If the advocates of a Convention
are not for deceiving the voters, and are, as
I hey say opposed to another secession, wny
do they not honestly and fairly say that they
are opposed to all attempts to return lo ab
ton i.incoin suoTfroment, iwrwimwu
some snch purpose there is no necessity for
a Convention. Or are they muddy and
Confused on this subject, in order by the
deception to catch the votes of men who in
their despondency, indulged the Tain hope
of getting the old Union back again? These
Convention agitators know these things to
be true and, as honest men, they ought to
tell the people, that they have no hope of
ever restoring the old Constitution, or the
old Union!; that nothing which North Caro
lina can do, by Convention or otherwise,
can ever restore the old Union under which
we were -all once so happy.
LDESCRIPTION OF ATLANTA ITS
DEFENCE.
A correspondent furnishes a Yankee pa
per with the following description of At'
anta. -
The tity is laid out in a circle, two
miles in diameter, ia the centre of which
is the passenger depot, from which radi
ate railroads to every quarter of the Con
federacy. On the north side of the depot
is a park, inclosed and ornamented with
trees and flowering shrubs. Opposite
the three vacant sides are situated the
three principle hotels. In the boeinej
portion of the city are many fine blocks
of buildings. Before the war these were
mostly filled with consignments cf goods
from th large cities of the North and
Northwest for the supply of cotton re
prions. Now the cily is one vast governt
ment storehouse. Here are located the
machine shops of the principal railroads;
the most extensive rolling mill in the
South, foundries, oistol and tent factories
fee, rf-c. In addition, the Government
have works for, casting shot aod shell,
making gun carriages, cartridges, caps,
shoes, clothing, &c
Encircling the city is a line of rifle-pits
nine miles in length and about thirty inch
es high. Upon slight eminences at near
ly regular intervals there are planted
twelve er fourteen batteries, said to be
mounted with condemned guns. The for
tin" cations were constructed as a defence
from raids, and for the year past have
leen manned by a small force.
In 1660 Atlanta contained fifteen thou
sand inhabitants, increased since by refu
gees and Government officials to at least
twei ty thousand. As the route from any
one point of the Coafederacy to any other
naturally leads through Atlanta, its streets
are literally crammed with soldiers ai d
drays, 6undays not excepted.
THE GREAT LANDSLIDE.
Never, in the history of politics, has
there been such a remarkable going
over," as the condition of parties now
.present in North Carolrrra.- "ilfJMgB'
made the Conservative party, out and
out, according to the Progress. H
gets Graham, Donnell, Warren, r3a(
terthwaite, Reade, Gilmer, Boy den.
Merriraon, Pearson, Puryear, and a
few other obscure gentlemen to join it
and assist in electing Gov. Vance by
35,000 majority. After serving the
people faithfully for two years, with
the lavish plaudits of the Standard and
the Progress, he becomes a candidate
for re-election ; but lo, and behold
Holden says, No ! Vance has gone
over" " he is in the arms of the De
structivesw " true Conservatives will
not vote for hiin,,"'&c. We regretted
to lose Vance in fact, we did not
know he was gone, until Holden said
so, as we had seen nothing indicating
such a thing. Then the Legislature
" went over" in a solid phalanx and
endorsed the " gone over" Vaneej in
cluding Warren and Boyden, Grissorn
and Amis, Bedford. Brown and Berry
anrl, in fact; all the others. , Then Gra
ham took a notion to go for Vance,
then Reade slided, then SatUrthwaite,
then Fowle, JudV PearadaGUraer,
Mebane, Worthy Barytar, and othe?r
went over, bntil 'finally, the whole
party was in the M arms of the EKv
structiTea," excepV-Holden, Pennmp
ton, rJtwk Kogera; Lewis Haaea,BilI
9wensf the Hiroca of America,"
ofie keg of inpla$v (tbt ran the
TjTWteKJefer nfideba benefit.)
plugs of tobacco lone pair of high
heeled stocking, j bundle of M rolled
up" tlckeu, fhitl yellow not to he
had,) and Capt Phin Horton, who
M votes for Vance ;and talks for llol-den."
t arewell ConWative party ! If
xioidcn the rlrty, then it has not
gone over; if it 4 constituted, how
ever, of the old ates Rights Demo
crats headed by Wn, and the old
Union Whig idcd by Graham,
then it has gone Vance from Hoi
den and we will oT over with it. It
will live on the o ier side purged and
6?ril5ed r7 th'"M of the said
Molden, Penninraii, et id omne genus.
It has really aniviiulT Mimn n,
from a greai.ccr-1 ana great danee
from some h. freti and falsa lea
ders, and rangedf Jtseir under the gui-
uaucc oi men,rnosehfo.loog devotion
to conservative principles, to the old
union, ana opposition to all the doc-
nias and " honest arts" by which llol-
aen ana such as fie plunged us into
trouble and bloodshed, eive evidence
of their fitness tbflove, revere, and ad
here to true Conservatism. Long
it nve iea cn Dy sucn men as
Lrraham, Brown, and Vance, and their
noble compatriots, to assist in carry
ing us tnrough ox troubles to aspee-
ay and happy pVce and glorious in
dorcndcnce; ani to aid in laying
broad and firm the foundation ot the
new Kepublic inkhe principles of lib-
erty, justice, andiuational honor.
InE Secret Liaqde. There can
be no longer a doubt of the doubly-
damned treason of the secret league of
44 Ue roes," and its practical results, as
well as its teachings, are devnonstra
ung iu a ceieoratea aeserter m
Rockingham county had eluded arrest
for many month and, as we are in
formed, a soldier was sent from the
army to entrap Mm, by pretending to
1 m-m
De a aeeerter nipseit. He approached
the deserter's Mother in his assumed
character, and J?xM to gel wllhliim
and join his clan. Communication by
this nveans was opened with the de
serter, who inloimed the soldier that
before he was received as a brother, he
must take an ostb. This oath, when
presented, proved to be the oath of
the "Heroes of America!"
In the name of patriotism, is this
thing to be tolerated ? Will any man
of sense enough lo know treason from
loyalty stay in its infamous fold one
moment longer, ynless he has a trai
tor's heart and deserves a traitor's
doom ? Will Holden and Penning
ton, for the sake tf the votes of its
members, comings; apologize for it,
wherr they knowtt to be treasonable,
and yet pretend ujbe loyal themselves ?
Does Air. Holden believe that one
Bragg, tor whonrjhe tried to procure
a champiaincy, tbt he might preach
the Gospel to out soldiers, told the
truth 1 Is he als? a perjured liar, an
he informs us Ref. Mr. Churchill and
others are ? Conservative.
C
KToK Casx of R D. OdDoir.
The case of Mr. ty. D. Ogden,a British
subject, whose services are claimed
by the Gkveramejnt upon the ground
that he has become subject to military
duty by having oeen for a long time
domiciled in the South, will be anreed
v-iv-w u duqji peculiar interest,
and involves the , result of numerous
similar cases. C a the 15th January,
1862, Attorney general Tucker, in
response to a resolution of inquiry
from the House Delegates, repor
ted that the public law o tfle country,
since 1792, has settled that while the
voluntary servtce of. an alien in the
army will be accepted, military ser
vice will not be compelled and exacted
of any but dtiiens of the Bute. An
alien may contract to serve, but will
not be compelled to do military duty
to the State. Hefis of opinion that
this practice, established by State law
for seventy years must be taken to
settle the views hj should take as to
the law of nations operating upon the
snb iiithiA lie gtvef the
sara answer injjtgard to persons
transiently here fgr pleasure, health
or business, and inregard to such even
as have declared their intention to
become citizens, k contrary policy
would he says, be injurious -,to our-
scives and ungracrdus to the alien.
1
Enquirer.
LATEST NEWS FROAl THH
NURTU.
The Washington Sur, (evening pa
per,) of the 12th, was received lau
nighL It gifes the Jollowing panic
ulars in regard to the investment of
Washingtou bxjhe CwiHlderiiea :
entire line this mornirtf th rfKffirv
5 resent a much bolder front than they
id ye&terday, and the indications ar
that they have been heavily reinforced
with infanUy. '
Dunni Ust night they succeeded n
erecting a six-gun battery in the vi-
inity of Fort Reno, from which ther
fired a lew shots this morning, doing
no dam ace, however. The hatuvr
is a light affair apparently.
Up to the present time some fifty
prisoners have been brought in from
different points, and as detachments
of our cavalry are operating on the
flanks and rear of the enemy, many
stragglers will doubtless Us picked
up.
ih'klPtEe sTurmTshmgm fronl ZTi
we loruncauons oi Washington, oc
curring throughout yesterday, last
night and this morning, our picket lines
were not driven back a foot from their
position before th enemy appeared
in their front, except at Fort Stevens.
(in the vicinity of the Seventh street
road,) where a considerable force of
rebels seemed to be massed. This
forenoon a force sufficient waa thrown
forward at that point, and the rebel
line was accordingly pressed back hall
a mile more.
Other parts of our line drove the
skirmishers back a considerable dis
tance, but they (the rebel) regained
some of the ground, and at 1 1 o'clock
to-day, the skirmishers on both aides
were in close proximity to the fort and
continually popping at each other.
Two prisoners brought in stated
that their force in the immediate vi
cinity of Forts Stevens and De Russy
number forty thousand, of which a
considerable portion were infantry,
with a little artillery, but that they
expected heavy reinforcements X)l ar
tillery.
rtve o'clock, P. Jf The indica
tions this forenoon on the front lead
to the conclusion that the rebels are
extending their lines towards the eas
tern branch, if not withdrawing most
oi weir troops irom in front of the
fortification from Savaoth atra4 taad
west.
The railroad between here and
Baltimore has been pretty effectually
Droken up by the rebels between Belta
ville and Laurel, including the bridge
at Laurel.
The roads leading to the city are
filled with contrabands making their
way here.
They represent the country between
Beltsville andBladeosburg as filled
with rebel cavalry.
Rebel prisoners brought in last
night and this morning concur in the
statement that Early's division bassed
through Rock vi lie at daybreak yes
terdav .inorning.. and that Breckin
ridge s division followed at9, AC-ii.,
other troops roovirg at the same time
from Rockville to the Baltimore turn
pike. Well informed officers, they
say, place the invading force at be
.tween thirty-five and forty thousand
men of all branches of arms.
Mobile For some days past the
Mobile Tribune has given expression
to tho idea of an expedition being in
course of preparation against that city,
under the direction of General Canby,
the same who was raised from a brig
adier to a Major General and sent out
to supersede Banks afler.' his failure
on Red River. We do not see that
UMTribana adrauoaa any facts tt
serve to add strength to its opinion, at
least to our mind. The idea of an at
tack is not impossible, but the redeems
to be no immediate probability of it.
Only Twelve Lett. During its
last session the Yankee Congress adop
ted a resolution tendering thanks to
the surviving soldiers of the Revolu
tion for their services in that war, and
providing that they receive a suia of
money as pension eis which shall help
to smooth the rugged path of liie on
their journey to the tomb. The Herald
says that only twelve of ihera tnrVbe.
.JTffS Fosuca Qcsmo. Keep ft belbrs
the People, that W. W. Holden, the seces
sion candidate for Governor, draws lorsgs
from the State, in the shape of moUaaaes
with which to feed his printing press. Us
uses this very molasses thus damwn from
the Coamissariat to print his psper, that
charres Gov. Vance w4th corruption on
the forage question, Cense rra tire.
c.
i? I.
axroaii o
r the rxti socraTlox.
From tb &rtli
Rjcxaos, JbIj S'bt 'tw York
HrmJ4oftl8thhaaWmtif,i Tb
war Mti is aaiapMUa.J,
Cowauxaloatiaa bt4 Manors and
WaUUitoa has Uew restft 4
Unix has wmU m r-&Xt Oiitant.
la which Is declare lhi6 etUat
ocr dlfieultks mnU prfi frsn moral
efforts, which la this eockiry b tsers efica
cioos than military pewtjt
Cold ia Jw Terk ZStl t
Cnemy pa the HUjenandoab.
Cjcaaoxa, Jolt 20. iSci! ditp.uh
riTd at the War DtpbtiUat suis that
alarja force of the etlVgr eroevtd ib
SbcaaadochatSaitker'sitmt . . sa to
day. Tkej wtrs at taciHWl drifts arroas
ths rittr ia caafiuioa. C"C Lis . stated ai
two or three handred. Tla? t the eoeay
gitattr. 2
. -CmAur,- -
ArLasTA. July 18. TJfrmy aad pub
lic wara surprUed UU tiiac withths
aaaoaacctaaat of aehan commaaders,
Gts. JehaaUa Uicr SrSiited aad Ota.
Hood taking coram and. J y.'
The follewiag i CnS Jhshastoa's lars
well aodrtM to his troor.- 5
Headquarters, A. T., JUl.K, Ia
obedicaea to the ordtrs Htli War Depart
mtatl turn over to Oejl the con-
masdotthe amy of tis-bepartnuatsf
Tenoese. H
I cannot ltavt tbU mU rroy without
expressing say aJmtrticJl -;ti.t Llgh mili
Ury qualitlei It ha dijple-t So cocspU
aoushasbeea etery iftiUi viito ti
eaduraaco of loll aad obevne f e to orders as
to still point out the fatui VSiUiant mart
ol this army. The enemy fatter t Uuked
yoo but to be sTtraly rfja4 aad pua
Uhed. Too soldiers hare ner" , filtered from
your courage nor countedyVr fear. .
No longer your Ua-ftr-wll watch yoar
courso ; bt ho will rejoice la jour ricto-
To one and all I offer ! Mturaaeo of rj
frieadthip. I bid you aa aS&etioasU fart
well. J. E. JOUNSrdV, General.
Ge n Ilood, oa atuxuiagtf imaoJ, iud
the following ordr t h
Headquarters, Artzj o(TAan. July J&.
Sotnisasl iAohediraSo 0 rders from tho
VarDcpartaeat, J aasuaejsaaaod of this
Army and Depatmeat. fl tho weight
f tho rttponiibiliij to inilJinlj aaduoez
peetodly dtTolTed open aab.-j
and shall devote all tajftrgtes tad all
tay skill to meet its rtqiSfeaenta. I look
with confidence to your poVrviUm to tnd
by aao and rely upon jcurtowei to wrest
your country from the grnjjoNhe invader
upoa jourselees the proa. I'ltritof being
called the' deliverer of an cf fre.ed pecple.
J. n ncXOeueral.
Telegiaphle commucicaiih with Mont
gomery interrupted last nLj, fnppooed to
U by a portion of the pattyb the enemy
reported at Tallodega SatuSiy.
He train arrived from W3i point to-dtj.
Tho xoaia force of the e&efiy erotaed tho
CharUaoochio btwQ u; foia
Boswell, aad aro slcwlyu Liag forward.
Cavalry skirahhing hl pjce this
mornlsg at Bockhtid,- ttsf sbCss frcss
this plaes. ."N
Tha rtpcrt of the deatlj 0 en. Grants
would seeta to bo preaittre. It lacks
eoaflrmatloo. Wo prtoum t ie story erigi
aatod with the ' reliable Sltlcxaao, who
sLdl aanaters around Tlicha oiL
8. Arsenal aodtirmory, '
J FATirrsTitts, N. C.J J My 8, 16Z4.
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joiyw 'Jl-dtwlt
Gaa IMllS.-Our Gas tls are made
oat to 1st July. PleaaciU and soldo
as wo ned funds. A. r;, XCk
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