Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-10-30
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

aggregate amount of clothing, stores, DC, reported
at the Passport Office in Richmond thus FAR is $780,
694, which is not, however, three-fourths OF the
amount. Quantities Of clothing and stores have been
conveyed by private hands to the army, of which the
Chief of the Passport odce has received no returns.
received in the course OF the ensuing month, to fur
nish the entire army, and without the cost OF q dol-
lar to the Government.
With these facts, it is utterly surprising how such
destitution and suffering shOnld prevail among some
of the North Carolina Regiments, for clothing and
other necessaries. We know enough voluntary Goa
~tributions alone have been sent from North Carolina,
to furnish every one of her brave soldiers with every
thing they need and the fault must he with those
whose dnty il is to have them forwarded from kich-
mond, that they have not been supplied. We hope to
hear no more of such neglect-or that the delinquent
sficers are Forthwith discharged, and men who will
do their duty are put in their places.
The contribations received in Richmond one day
amounted to $3.50, OO0i And in one week, over S2s,-
600 was received for North Carolina Regiments Acne.
AZ The Planters and Commercial Conventiou, re-
Gently ia session at Macon, Ga, adjourned to meet in
Montgomery, Ala, I'd Monday in May, 1862. Among
the resolutions adopted, was one recommending Con-
tigress to suspend the collection of import duties, and
throw open orr ports to free trade with all nations
who maintain peace with US. Also. a series o. reso-
buttons upon the Sequestration Act, recommending
that no payment of debts seqnestered be required
during the war that claims for indemnity and In
debtedness due North, be allowed in set-off in a FINAL
settlement; that the Courts be empowered in GER.
tain cases, to nasdify the RETROACTIVE effect Of the
bill; that the property of Northern residents, labor
ing under disabilities of c~overture or infancy, be ex-
empted; and for such an amendment to the ssenes-
i frstlow lou 40 RI nrovida for fha 0nOupStrQti0n nf OrO-
perry of such alien enemies as have sons in the Con-
federate service, and for the benefit of such sons.
A resolution declaring the importance of opening
railway communication with the coal and iron mines
of North Carolina, was also adopted.
The Richmond Examiner gives as instances Of the
e~xtortion and imposition, ~practised by some of-the
tradesmen Of Richmond, the following enormous
prices asked for different articles, viz. $10a pair for
soldiers shoes made to order, 90 cents per pound for
coffee sugar, 80 cents for crushed sugar, 80 cents per
pound for bacon, % cents per pound forlard. 50 cents
per pound for butter, 80 cents per pound fon coffee,
So per pound for green tea, &c. 1t is said that one
of our merchants here, who rides in his coach, purch-
ased q whole cargo of coffee in one OF our Southern
cities, some time ago, for 10 cents per pound, which
he is now disposing IT at the rate of IS and 50 cents
per pound.
Hons. DC Brecksnride, VIM. Preston and Hen
phrey Marshall OF Kentucky, were in EichncRd4r1.
week.
: HANDSOME DIvIDENps.-We are glad to see that the
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad has made
dividend of nine per cents per cent. for the oper
atoms of 1S59-6O, and 6 for 1S60-61.
The Wilmington snd Weldon road has declared
dividend of 8 per cent.
The Bank of Wadesboror, s per cent.
The Bank of Washington, D. c., refuses to take tn
Yankee Treasury notes, and Lincoln's minions wan
Congress to close the 'disloya institution
ELECTORS FOR PREg1pENT.-H is to be regrette
P that an arrangement has not been effected, by whic
. there would have been but one Electoral tieket vote
: for in North Carolina. But ii seems all efforts hav
a failed, and the result is tho two tickets announce
/. below will be presented for the suffrages of the pei
pie of the State, each headed with the names of Je
9 Davis for President, and A. n. Stephens for Vic
President:
, The Raleigh Register, and Standard, F~ayetteTil
Observer, and several oLher papers, support the TO
lowing ticket.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE:
Hon. ILL A. GRAHAM, of Orange
b Hon. DAVID s. REID, of Rockingham.
DISTRICT ELECTORS:
re-