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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-14
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.


1t was reported for some time that the
President had it in contemplation TO call
upon Congress for the power to appoint a
General Officer to serve during the war
and command all the forces Of every de.
scripion IN the field. On the Ith instant,
a message to this effect was sent by the
President to both Houses, which referred
It to the Committee on Military affairs
10 the House on the 9Th the committee
asked 10 be disc harged from the consider.
alton Of so much Of the message as relates
10 General Officer aud that il be laid on
the table, which was agreed 10 without any
expressed opposition. Ga the next day
the vote was fec0nsldered and the report
Of the Committee was thea committed 90
committee OF the whole on the stale Of
the union OF the proceedings relative
to Ihis report the National Inlelligencer
Of the lih instant, makes The following re-.
marks:
The fret thing yesterday morning a
motion was made ,n the House al Repre-.
sen'atIvcs to rcconstder The vote bv which
so much OF the Pie,ijenl's Message on
Monday as relates TO General Officer Of
the Army was laid upnn The table, and the
question on that motion was taken, as re.
CURED, by Yeas aud Nays 1t became
quite apparent, "a she course Of 4 { voting,
that HING Caucus, Or some other X ng had
brought 10 the rescue as many membcr, Of
the dumnaat party ~ possible not pro.
baby from any favor % this specific re-.
conmehda,lon 81 the pfesiden', but, 10
save APPEARANCES, to medicine, ns hey best
could, the wound Which lie abrupt refusal
u i,- poliiicai friends 10 even consider MS
recommendation would naturally have IN.
lirted on the feelings of the President. A.
the close Of the voting, the ualprity ap.
pcafel TO be, rs few votes only, dedinsi
the reconsideration winch being piami,
understood on the Administration side of
the House. two or three Members on hat
side changed their votes, and thus brought
about the result Of 80 Yeas - Nay. aud
the vote was icconsidefed. SINGLE vote
less changed, would have defeated the r..
conslJera'lun. TIE question then rerpr.
rtG oa ordering to lay an the table so
much Of tho Presidents Message as re
lnles 10 the appointment Of a Lieutenant.
General aud the House having refused
t07 20 81 10 las Il On The taLIe, Tia" Report
olthe Committee on Military Affairs was
retcrfed TO a Commi'iee d the Whole
House. II j. hardly probable tia, It Nl'l
be ag,in brought forward N lila, House. y
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THE SOUTHERN BRIGADE.

Col Gsd>deu, having declined The ap.
poinlmeni Of Bngsd,er General Of the
Southcrn Volunteer Regiment, rendered By
Mr.. Polk, the South Carolina papers are
nooilng the question, as TO who shall be
substituted ia his stead. Col. r. NJ. But.
Ter seem. 10 be decidedly the iavorite with
all parties He has been nominated by the
Military COMMITTEES Of the two Houses OF
the South Carolina Legislature. BY the Gov.
ernor Of that State, aud by the Officers ol
the South Carolina Regiment.
Cot Bullor IL dec .drdIy Military man.
The cnrier part Of his lie was spent IN the
Army and during the Seminole War
holding the Office af Lieut. Colonel IN the
mounted Volunteers lie made himself sc
acceptable. that on has return, he vas e.
lscted Governor ot the State almost by &c.
clamalicn In short, he is brave. inlelli
gent and generous very nan for t
gallant leader.-ib.
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Important from the ARMY.

Below we hase gwen some interesting
Intelligence from tie army. Il wll be
seen that Coo Santa Anna IS advancing
10 meet Gen. Worth Gen. Worth Las
fallen back 70 select lis position. Gen.
TAI i5r bas sent fcia!vscemeuts 10 Gen,
Worth and vii himself march 10 h- assis
lance Wi.h o.! his tofce We shall wat
~th impotence ler the next news.
Capt, Brown. ot tho schr Robert MiIl.,
vas informed hy Capt. Todd, Of the | $.
Army, that Santa Anna, at the head Of
$4,000 troops, was on his way, ana within
four days OF Saltlilo-and thai Gen. Worth
unable to maintain 81. ground against such
overwhelming numbers was slowly falling
back " the direction Of Monterey and
that Gen. Taylor, IN anticipation Of 40 AT.
tack on that city, vas terrifying II Al eve.
~ assaiuhle point, II was also stated
that Gen. Patterson who was On his march
from CamarEo 70 Tampico, being aware
of The state u atf,irs, had councrmafchrd
the DIVISION under las command, mud was
rapidly advancing by forced marches, for
Monterey.
From Mr. Fowler, a gentleman Of this
city who came passenger IN the steam.
propeller Virginia, aud Who left Salt,llo on
the iith ult, We have subsequently, lenfn.
ed, that previous 10 has leaving, Gen.
Worlh's spics had come INTO camp and re.
ported that Santa Anna was within three
or four DAYS march of Sallillo, aud rapidly
Advancing. Ut the head of abou, $4,000
men. Gen. Worth immediately seut an
express to General faylo which reached
HIM at Victoria at O'clock, 7. VI on
the l7th mud at 3 O'clock, \. NJ, the
newt day, Cen. Taylor despatched two
regiments, the kentucky aud Tennessee
volunteers, TO reinforce Gen. Worth nj
SaIlillo, intending To follow himself. as soou
4 MS possible, With all his disposahle force.
( Gen. Taylor felt confident Of his beng able
To arrive at Saltllo before Santa Anna
could reach there. The whole force o
I General Taylor would then amount to a
bout 10000 men, which he considered
sufficient to cope with any force that Santa
Anna could bring against HIM,
H., IMPORTANT REPORT FROM MEXICO
We have received (says the Mercury
Of last EVENING" through the po'ienes'
Of commerc,al house N this city, tn,
subloIned extract of letter written By
an intelligent gentleman at Tampico, On'
received by an arrival yesterday Wednes
day. at Moblie,-S. @. Picdyuns.
TAaPIco, Dec II.
Adyiccs, via Vera Cruz, we're received
last evening, Of the action of the Mexlca'
Congress. They decreod that they val
not think or treat of peace until ever,
hostile foot has cleared Mexican soil, an
every vessel that line. her coast is with
, drawn. consider the war now com
menced 10 real earnest, and prophec
tina, Tampico will become an America
town.
y ---4e 9 eA-~-
," Teams crossed tho Hudson River,
! Albany ION .ha ice on the 7,h inst,
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OBITUARY

Died. IN this County. on the 81 instant, Mrs.
SARAH l.. BIGIlAM, wife of Capt VIM. NJ.
Btgham. Of Steel Creek, in the Bath year Of her
aye. Tie deceased at an early period Of her life
connected herself with the Presbyterian Church
al Providence. tlen under the pastoral care Of
the Rev. Cyrus Johnston but during the two last
yesrs Of Ter life had been in the communion of
the Associate Reformed Church at Steel Creek
II was only during this period ta the writer Of
Il is brief notice lad the pleasure Of her acqnSin-
tancc yet the evidence Of Christian character at.
forded arc such as 10 excite pleasing hope that
she mas gone TO realize The CATsSfisR'S reudrd.
That ncekness and qQletncss Of spif.t eynccd in
her daily walk and conversation seemed TO rise
with the occasion and exhibit itsell in greater
perfection as she FELL gradually under the power
Of disease and drew near the grave. Dung a
palnful illness of many weeks, she was never
heard TO murinur at her affection, seeming moro
desirous that it should work her sanctihca,ion
than be removed. To her mother and anxious
husband, who watched assduously a, her sick
and dying couch she repeatedly expressed entire
resignation to the divine will. Being asked bul
i few hours before the closing scene, whether she
would BE- willing at the Masters call 10 leave The
Joys as we'll as sorrows OF earth and be prcscn,
with the Saviour, she replied. Oh yes while
heavenly transport seemed reflected from her dy.
ing countenance and her hope Of glory was strong
and mistaken. Her death has deprived the
Church of one Of It's brightest ornaments sul
made an lrreparable breach IN the domestic er.
Cd where she was 20 frndiy loved and cherished
&" Dear IN the ,s =; Of t,.o LORI is the dndth vi
his SAINTS
Died, or the lst instant sgeu sbout ore week
an infant daughter of the deceased.
CoeMCNIcarFp.
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.unrnER COTTON FACTORY.

ANO HEN WI 'C' ~
ltls With pleasure we announce 10 the
,Al,e that Cotton Factory has been es.
,.A,hed 10 this county under the name Of
i. Ca,awba Manufacturing Company and
.,oy IN successful operation. We rejoice
4, our county is not far behind some Of
" sisters "a the spirit of improvement.
M, Factory has been erected oil tho Ca
,,,ba River, about 8 miles west from
rbnlollc, and is owned by Messr-. IL. u.
villains and Peter NJ. Brown Of this town,
j Gen. w. II. Necl, uf this county. ~
Y, understand that Il is The opinion Of
10 vino have seen the machinery IA up.
ana that Il is equal to any IN the State,
"a that the warn /, admired by all who
-. examined it. This is another eyi.
lace that men Of capital consider cotton
..a1iacturing a safe Investment. There
40 doubt that in few years North Car
"a, wil become manufacturing State.
IA shy should she no, We have eve
+, ,d,snlage-Iabor is cheaper than a, the
Ns,h, living is cheaper, The "a" niaieriul
.,,.ed a, our duar aud we have water
.er equal to any section, and all tina, Is
,,aled IS ies entefprsing individuals
"a, elp,,a. 10 make North Carolina equal
All superior 10 any STATE IL The UHion.
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LARGE oRpER FOR BoapSnELLs.

Immense qualities q bombshelIs have
seen ordered bv the Government. We
have already aunounced tina, Messrs. Chu!-
lar & Jones, Of West Troy, have an order
for five hundred tons and four Of our
principal establishments have jnst received
orders cor as many MS they can nrn out IN
thirty days. BY pressing work night and
day, each establishment can furnish not
far from two hundred tons. TIE shells
are Ia be ten inches in diameter, and each
one Is to weigh over eighty pounds. The
contract price IS cents per pound. Al.
bunp Jolrndi
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NEWSPAPERS.

The importance Of Newspapers canno,
be overrated. The following high ,est,.
monv IN their favor, an extract of a letter
from tho Father Of His Country" to the
late Mathew Carey, Esq, was written June
IS, 1888
For myself entertain high opinion
of the utility Of periodical publications,
consider such easy vehicles Of knowledge
more happily calculated than any other, to
preserve The LIBERTY, stimulate the
industry, and meliora,e the morals Of All
enlightened and free people,"
tsigned GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The annual crop Of Hay raised in the
United States is estimated q, 5000, 600
tons, which al IS per ton, the average
home value, is worth Sl20, 0Q0,0 oo.
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n. -~sSsx~-r----=
so' Willie CALAMITY fighting lie battles afvthe
country; aud that this General Assembly hereby
tenders to the bereaved family Of Lieut. Ioskins
its deepest sympathy and coincidence on this al:
fictive event
Resoicsd further, That q copy Of this Reeolu,
lion DO Transmitted by His E1eelency. the Gov
eTHor, TO the family Of the late Lieut.. Ho.kins. ]
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EHFssTT-s.s-ss - !IFrT-try.

IL gives Us pleasure 10 state, that the
Preamble and Resolutions, sppropriaiing
Ten Thousand Dollars for equiPping and
pay ing the expenses Of our Volunteer Re-
giment TO their places Of RENDEZVOUS, has
passed the Senate. Let The House nov do
its duty. Raleigh Reg.
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GENERAL SCOTT.


THIS distinguished officer lei' New Or.
leans on N. 22d ult. for the seat nl war
In noticing his departure, the delta" re.
marks that che goes to MEXICO with foil
powers 10 control the operations Of our ar.
my there. IL negotiations are opened with
Santa Anna, the hero Of Lundy's Lane
will undertake the more difficult duties of
the dplomalis,. We trust tina, 10 tins
later sphere he will be more successful
than our previous neg'diators. General
Sco, will proceed 70 Camargo and organ
re the forces there, and about the 18th
January he will depnn, for Tdmpico with
sge Il forces as can be DRAM from the Rio
6 rande, aud with such Of the new levies
az can reach him BY HAT time. From
Farlplco he wil lake up The liue of marc h
q San Louis, md ctlrcling junction with
iIyl force, he VII commence the sege
oi San Luis with y force &C Is or 20 600
men. Ii Santa Anna is disposed to peacr,
the 'srtns vii here be agreed upon; If he
- determined 10 fight, then there will be a
considerable explosion Of viliainnus salt.
petfe" in and abou, the walls Of San Lou.
Ia WILMINGTON Chron.
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DIED

In this CoIn,y, on the 9Th inst Of Epilepsy
MATTHEW n. W. HENDERSON, in the
9Th year Of his age.
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IMPORTANT FINANCIAL MEASURE.

4 Bill has been reported ftam thr Com.
miitee ct Finance, to provide fot te.as.
sessmenl Of the l.luis ul lhi- State, and
more accurate enlistment Of the Iaxab.e
Polls.
Il provides (ot the appointment BY the
several County Courts, of Board 81 Va.
luation, every four NeArr, Who are to ac
curately a.cerlsln, by personal eSam'na.
tlun, IT necessary, the cash Valuation OF
Lands aud improvements, and apPfai,c
the same undef Oath.
The ouners ot Slaves, and not the hirfrs,
ara 10 enlist them iar taxation, whether ~
their possession or not.
Any Justice, receiving a list q faSa.
bles, except under oath Of the gISef N, 70
forfeit his Commission.
County Courts are forbidden TO remit
double tax, incurred by failure to give N,
except IN certain cases.
, THIS is one, Of series Of measures, that
will be reported, To replenish the Treasury
Cotfcrs. Emanatlng from so important
and Influential Committee, we haYe no
doubt that they viii all be passed
Since the above paragraph WIS ~ type,
the Committee on Finance, ~ the intthef
discharge Of the duties ooutided to them, OF
providing Ways and Means to meet the
demands on the Public Treasury, have re
ported through Gen. Patterson,
! lst. 4 Bill to provide for the transfer,
by the Board of Internal Improvement, To
the Public Treasury, of the Bonds on hand
for MONIES loaned, amounting 1,6l3,
also, Of the Dividends arising trotn he
Shares of Cape Fear Bank Stock, owne !
by SAID Board and Of all moneys received
on account OF Cherokee Bonds, untll ia.
nuarv lsi9.
D. A Bill, imposing tax OF one pc,
ceatum upon al Real Estate descended or
devised To collateral kindred, or other than
llneal descendants also, n tax OF one per
cent. upon all personal property hcqaea'hed
to strangers or collateral Kindred.
81. A Bill, authorizing the Public Tres
surer To issue Certificates, to the amount O
$3.50, 900, in sums OF $1,000 each, 10 dra"
interest from their date Of the rate OF sly
per cent, PAYABLE semi annually, and re
deemable in 1860, aud piedglng the ialtt
Of The State for their pay lnent and iul
redemption.
OTThe bill TO enclose tho Caplto
Square has beeo deieae in the House o
Commons. So our splendid Capi,olls doom
ed to stand ia an open common. 1t is
disgrace 10 the State. Il ought TO be en-
= closed. 1.-THE Legislature neglec.s i, long
u err, We propose that common rail fenc
be bull, around the Square, by public sub
scrlption for The protection OF The Capi,o
i from hogs aud other animals, - CAROLYN
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MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

lu t.ie steamer Alabama, which Ie0 ".
Orleans on the 23d uli. for the Rin Graude,
and on board of vs. ich Gen. Scott aud his
Staff were passengers, there were also en-.
hatked five Companies of the L. S. Mount.
ed RlArmcn, as folows: Company A, Capt.
Loring aud I.,cuts. Morn, and Palmer /;
Company p, Capt. Sanderson and Lieut..
Gordon Company d, Captain Pope and
Lieuts. Claiborne and Hawkins; Company
T., Capt. Crllendeu and Lieut.. Nav aud
Company G., Capt. Slmonson and Lieuis
Russell and Gibbs, all destined for Tam
pic0-lhe whole under the command u
MAJOR Sumner, MAJOR Burbridge being
compelled to remain a, New Orleans ir
consequence Of illness Lieu's. Newton
Ttptnn. FAVOR, Lindsay, and Ewell, with
detachment Of men, we're also left be.
hand for some days, to superntcnd the
Shipment Of the horses belonging 10 tie
companies. which are to be despatched at
lie -. les. paS,b,e n,"mout.--N it Int.
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COLUMBIA. JANUARY !


COTTON Our market begins to be again
well supplied with this article. |: meets ready
sale at prices ranging FROM 81 to loi
FLOu R.-Ihe supply cf this article is also
good, and is selling at 81 81 to s.
SALT.-Supply abundant III reduced rates -
We now quote 81 per sack .mgeranse Adpo.
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= he State. and hunibly Trusting IN
80 a,a,eclion and guidance Of that Deity,
W. y, = experimenting care Is over nations
S', ,sn as individuals, and who has so
a,,f.lly favored US in all past 'ime-on
Div Oracles, as the witness Of truth,
/, ~ ',s take upon me the Oaths Of loyalty
,se Government, and fidelity and i'm.
,,Ity in my Official trust.
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New Arrangements.
THE HOME JOURNAL for 1917
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CAMDEN JANUARY G


COTTON The past week business fas been
limited. the receipts beng very iIsnt We quo,s
5. to 3; Camden Journal.
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Teams crossed tho Hudson River, at
Albany ron .ha ice on the 7th inst,
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The Markets.
FAYETTEVILLE. JAETJA


No change 10 notice .n prices Of Produce -
Cotton 9; TO so Flour ~ a S. Corn So
Salt 2. per sack -fayt',sviAs ObserrE
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VOLUME XIII.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
BY WIN. f. DURISOE.
EDITOR g. PR o PR | ( T O r.
NEW TERMS.

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months from the date of subscription, and
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Communications, post paid, will be prompt
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/, From die M o. .lDieayune, 2lst inst.

8 LATER FROM THE BRAZOS.
r, The schoocer Highlander, Capt. Baker,
arrived yesterday evening from Brazos
Santiago, whence she sailed on the 18th
inst. We have a copy of The Matamoros
Flag of'the 18th, bu, no ietters by this ar
rival.
Gen. Cushingis doing very well. !.
was bia right leg that was broken. not his
left. The Flag thinks be will shortly be
able 10 attend 10 his various duties. He
treats his injury as very slight. The
General was TO have pronounced ain ora.
tion at Matamoros on the occasion of
celebration in honor Of the victories of tie
9Th and 9th May. His accident prevented
the celebration,
A clerk inthe employment Of Capt.
Sincloir was dangerously stabbed on the
1lth inst. by Massachusetts volunteer,
for refusing The latter a glass ofrum. The
Flag says there has been some difficulty
in the Massachusetts regiment, growing
ou, the endeavors of the officers TO put
an end 10 intemperance among the men,
but all was quiet on The 18th.
b. Reports are in circulation at Matamoros
that some influential Mexicans al Victoria
are engaged in a project to proclaim the
State, Of Tamauiipas independent Of the
Mexican Confederacy. A leading Meai-
can is said to irave arrived IN MataH7oros
with a view To- learp what cooperation
he could obtain from the commandam Of
that port. Herequires men, money and
arms. The Flag thinks his oyertures will
not be listened TO-. j,
|, The Flag says that considerable parties
of Indians have been seen at different
times within rhe last few days. only a few
miles from Matamoros. Tire Editors had
uniformed THAT three Mexicans and
one American, who had been collecting
together some mules ON the Texas side of
The river opposite Matamoros, were found
killed with arrows. A party wen: out to-
bury the bodies. A gentleman who came
down,the river on the 1lth on the steamer
Warren reported that btexicans were de-
serling their ranchos GU the river, and al
several places where The boat stopped 10
wood the Indians harl beer ,depredaImg
upon the horses and cattle. o(lhe rancheros,
aud in two Instances had committed muir
ders. The road between Point Isabel
and Fort Brown is considered unsafe, aud
the editors Of The Flag caution persons
travelling tito be on their guard.
iaThe Rio Grande is 80 low that boals Of
lhes lightest. draughr canno, Sc, to Camar-
20: No vessels have lately. been above
the new depot; and but Two OF, three So