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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-12-18

CoNsERvATIsM.-An intelligent correspondent liv-
ing in strong conservative County, writing to US,
holds the following language The times call for
the best in Office and the most prompt and uni
ted action in prosecuting The war; If those who
manage it, will not discard partyism-if they con-
tinue to evince concern for building up par
ty-for rewarding favorites than for the energetic
prosecution of the war and proper economy in the
expenditure of the public funds, they must give
place to those who will sacrifice every thing for the
good of the Confsdcracy and the good of the people.
Having spoken of the past, he says:
But these matters are now past though the
principles still live on You may rest as
sured that tbs County will sustain you, both at
home and through her troops in the army. We
know how matters have been progressing, and that
the remedy is to cast out those that 'bry and sell
in the temple" Extremists, ungovernable fanatics,
etc, must give place to sound conservative men,
who think for the future as we'll as the present"
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Spi s..

The Richmond Examiner has repeatedly urged
the mpolcy of employing in the departments of the
Confederate States at Richmond persons with Yam
kee prOcyitIes and those who held office under the
Lincoln government until late period. These
Office iackals have forced themselves into every
possible nook in the South both in the Confederate
and State governments where Office was to be
had. Shrewd Yankees and foreigners seem to have
been preferred to our native Southerners where
they could be had, and the government has thus
placed itself in position to be of espionage by Lin
coin employees all over the South The Richmond
Dispatch states that recent New York paper pub
fishes a complete list of the regiments, battaons
and companies in the Confederate service a list
not entirely correct, but one much fuller than any
Richmond editor could have made out from docu-
ments in his possession. Congress holds its secret
sessions, complaint is often uttered and in some in
stances not without cause, we Think that Southern
papers publish too much, and yet every important
fact or movement in the South is communicated by
agents of the Northern press in the South who must
be more or less connected with the Confederate
government This subject demands the attention
of Congress. Lincolnites, if among US, should be
ferreted out and exposed, whatever may be their
position.
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\ SALT RIvER-The Richmond Dispatch wishes
the attention of the authorities of this State called
to a published statement, that there is in Union
County. n. e., "a fountain which in former times
poured forth rich abundance Of saline material,
and has been used for sailing meat and pronounced
equal to best Liverpool" The Dispatch will re-
member that the statement is, that ii used to be
We presume if such saline fountain were now in
existence it would have been put to boiling months
ago. We saw the statement but supposed our
sharp men would have found it out if any thing
could have been made Of it
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GRAND LoDGE.-Owing to the pressure upon our
columns, We omitted to notice the meeting of the
annual convocation of the Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons Of North Carolina in this city,
the frs; week of the present month. The attend
ance we believe was good, and the proceedings
highly interesting to the members Of that ancient
order. The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
DR.. W. G. Hill, Grand Master; Daniel Coleman,
Grand Senior Warden; DR. R. X. Speed, Grand Ju-
NOR Warden; c. w. d. Hutchngs Grand Treasu-
rer; w. L. Balm, Grand Secretary. ......
The Grand Master made the following appoint
ments: ,.,.-. .-.
E. F. Watson, Deputy Grand Master; Rev. Jas.
Reid, Grand Chaplain; S. P. Horton, Grand Senior
Deacon K w. York, Grand Junior Deacon; j..
NJ. Long, Grand Marshall; P. P. Clark, Grand
Sword Bearer; P. G. Foster, Pursuivant; S. N.
Parish, Grand Tyler
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REPORT

Of the Committee to inquire into the Accounts
Contracts and Disbursements Of the DiS6uTSing
Agents Of the State from the first Of Aprit
last up to the present time.
The committee to whom was referred the resolu-
ton directils inquiry and report into the" ac-
counts contracts and disbursements Of the several
dsbursng agents of the State from the first of April
last up to the present time have given the subject
that consideration which its Importance demands,
and while your committee would not willingly
shrink from the performance of any duty which the
Convention might think proper to impose upon
them, IF in their power to discharge IT'D yet they
must respectfully submit that committee could
possibly perform the duty assigned to them Gas it
should be dOne) in the time that the Convention
might reasonably expect to remain in session.
Your committee unanimous in the opinion
that the objects contemplated in the resolution
Of vast Importance and demand the full and earnest
consideration of the Convention. Millions Of dollars
Of the public money have recently been expended.
An increase i'll the amount of our annual eXpendi
lures is but reasonable expectation These large
amounts are dsburSed by various and numerous
officers AMI agents, disconnected with each other
and without any established SuperviSionary head
Your committee believe that North Carolina is the
only government that has no checks or safeguards
thrown around the Treasury, but has heretofore
lied upon the honesty and integrity of her public
servants. That system might do while we were ad-
ministcring the government with an expenditure of
sixty eighty thousand dollars.a year, but now,
while spending many millions annually,
your committee are of opinion that proper checks
and safeguards ought, at once, to be established -
| From the examination which your committee have
given the subject they satisfied that fraud pee
| uiatiOn and malrcdSdnce will be developed If a
proper and efficient investigation is made into the
| conduct of the officers and agents who have been
entrusted with the custody and disbursement Of the
public funds. Justice to the public interests well
as TO the honest and taitAtul public officers and
| agents, i'll peratively demands of this Convention
| that they should provide (before the adjournment
| for full and fair investigation of the past, and
| order to accomplish that end, the committee would
most respectfully recommend the passage of the
| accompanying Ordinance, and they ask to be dis.
charged from further consideration of the matter
| ferred to them.
(Signed,) F. B. SATTERTHWAITE, Chan'n.
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of the measure it was evident the execution Of the
ordinance would meet with great resistance; that it
would thus produce strife and division among our
people and if so, would be the cause of mischief
instead of good That sooner than run the hazard
Of these evils, was willing to give up that portion
Of the ordinance relating to the oath Of allegiance
test oath" denied that it was, throughout
Not that my opinions had undergone any change in
regard to toe principle involved but that my object
was to secure harmony; and feared the result, 1t
those who opposed the measure should use their in
fuence to excite the people against it.
As to that portion Of the ordinance against Sc
dition," | took the ground that would not compro
mise that at ALL but would insist it and that was
willing TO go before the country and the people on
that issue.
The editorial alluded to is calculated to misead
| fear, in regard to what | said about the relative
positions of original "secessionists" and union
men," The way in which came to aude to this
matter at all, was This. Intimations were thrown
out that the object of the ordinance aimed at
and designed to embarrass the old Union men. For
myself as one of the committee | was Tepelhng
such idea, and used complimentary language to-
wards those Union men who had cordially sustained
the cause Of the South and the vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the war. Ny purpose was to ignore all dis
tinctons between "secessionists" and unon!sts,
merely on account of old differences of opinion (;
and that the only test Of soandness nO1c, should be
loyal devotion to the cause of the South, and an
inhexible determination TO prosecute the to the
achievement of our independence. The tone Of the
| editorial in the Standard would imply that / was
! disposed to discriminate in favor of Union men.
meant no such thing My purpose was to discaim
all purpose or design to censure any class of men
on account of former differepce. My language was,
that Union men who were now cordially enlisted in
the prosecution of our cause were as good Seces-
| sonists,-but not better.
Yours respectfully,
X. RAYNER.
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SAEr.-Few matters now concern farmers more
than salt Every one wants salt-cheap II possible;
but it must be had The Convention resolved to
invest at least $4,000 in its manufacture on the
seacoas in order to relieve the people DR.. Worth,
the commissioner, who is Of energy snt
business tact will go to work in earnest to produce
the largest quantity in the shortest period. But
there must be some necessary delay, and we fear
the people will have salt to certain extent at any
price In the meantime private parties are boiling
salt on Currituck Sound, on Bogue Sound, and on
TopSail Sound, if not at other points. The New
bern Progress speaks highly of the quality OF the
salt made near Carolina City by Mr.. j. NJ. Oliver,
of Newbern, and it says that in few days the
several makers near Morehead City will be able to
turn out 200 bushels per day.
Let the farmers delay killing their pork for
short time, until salt can be obtained at living
price. Corn is plentiful and the free use of corn
to hogs few weeks longer will make better pork,
and greatly increase the quantity. Prudence there
fore, cs well as economy, would seem to dictate
that our farmers should not be hasty in killing pork
this season.
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MARRIED,

In this Civ on the 18th inst by Mills H. Brown Esq,
Mr DAVID DUDLEY President of Raleigh Typ"graPh-
ical Society," and Mrs. SARAH JANE CALDwELLboth Of this
CITY. 80
~ City papers and the Columbia g. c. Guardian will
please copy.
On the 18th inst by the Rev. Dr. Mason, at the resi-
dence of H. w. Hustled Esq, in Raleigh, WILLIAM II.
Crow Esq., of Petersburg Va TO Mrs. HARRIET D. BATTLE
In Csrieret county, on the 2sth ut BY NJ F. Arendell
ESQ., WASHINGTON j. HARDEsrY, Esq, to Miss KATIE HAa
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Nor PAID YEr.-The Wilmington Journal says,
that Capt Richardson's company of Baden Artil-
lery near Confederate Point which has been IN ser
vice for some time, have neither received bounty,
clothing nor monthly wages. 1t is said they are
now needy We beg to call the attention of the
proper authorities to those facts Our soldiers must
be clothed and paid up.
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ExCHANGE-It is understood that Hon. Chas. j.
Franklin, Of Va, xminiSter to France, who
rested by the Lincoln government on his arrival
home, will be released in few days upon condition
that Hon. Mr.. Ely, taken at Bull Run, shall be re-
leased. \ good swap.
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EXCHANGE OF PKIsONERs-Lncon's government
persists in It's tomfOolery, in refusing to recognize
the South as belligerents. to exchange prisoners
according to the ordinary rules of war; yet it pro-
poses to release our prisoners in number equal to
the number of Yankee prisoners released by us, on
condition that they do not take up arms again until
duly exchanged. Were it not that each of our brave
fellows in Northern prisons worth any two Yam
KEGS, should doubt the policy of accedlng TO the
proposition. Such daStardy meanneSs deserves the
most stubborn rebuke.
Weare glad to learn from the papers that large
number of the Hatteras prisoners with eleven Off
GERS will be released in few days from Fort War
rem Such event would gladden. many heart in
North Carolina.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. ls, 1861.

r,L xOTICE-The STANDARD is conducted str.e si
a s!s cAsu Sts far ,piich they LaUe been pdid. Sub
,r!1H sssfei FOUR before thsr time Is out,
,,rS T 30 10 k.ir PAPERS and unless the Subscription
ec IA: p.y p4 be asso"s'""T I'll hs e r"s
rra F ','" ,,asp go"r Subscriptions.
ri. Ga' ,,.r,,S,rf :. per innWn, in ddOGnee.
~ >It II pr aaau" in adoanes ,.nr.d
-, -, ID ice rom as well as the one to, which
cslIS 'sirs ,hs change to be made
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he CRY PIG.-The great pig raised by John j.
SaFstOphers, ESQ, of this City, was butcbered on
Monday evening last His length, when suspended
the gambrel, was eight feet, and his weight TAI
pounds lie was purchased by George W. MOrde-
cal Esq.
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ableuX.

At Miss Partridge's School Room, in the Eastern
E''' Of the City, on Wednesday night, the 18th in
,'DN the proceeds to be applied to the benefit of
S''1lers. Doors open at o'clock. We hope
see iuIl house on the occasion
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CoAL-The Coal mines on Deep river are now
yielding good supply of coal. Several new pits
are being opened and considerable quantities are
being sent down the Fayetteville Railroad.
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HoGs-The Western CarolisliaT, published at
franklin, Macon county, in this State, says that
hogs are selling there at and cents per pound,
gross
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- We refer our readers to the able article of
ruF correspondent j. W. B., in another column
We Shall be pleased, as our readers doubtless will
hear from him again.
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The Fayetteville Observer says that 30 sacks Of
salt deposited in that place account OF gentle
man in Newbern were sold at auction last week, at
SIT 80 per sack
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IT,, rS7,S CALANIrT-The recent dcStruc-
srs fir. which has swept over the city of Charles
-, has laid in ruins about one-thlrd OF the CITY,
IT,. distressing particulars will be found in another
,,,rr,n The loss we see is estimated a. from to
,-.,,n10 and the number of sufferers, that is,
l.srs Of property, amounts to nearly 500. Weare
loobServe that this calamity eXCiteS very general
-rr.- ay in the South, and we hope to see proper
srf:bj,jon of benerolence towards the sufferers
tram all quarters. President Davis called the at
sr:.on of the Provisional Congress to the matter,
,gi On motion CT Mr. kenner, of louisiana the
congress unanimously appropriated $3.50, 900 as an
sivance on account of any claims due by the gov
eminent to South Carolina.
4 meeting of the citizens of Raleigh was held on
Monday last TO take steps to extend aid to the sui
e.ers Tie Hon. Charles Manly was called to the
Chair and Willie j. Palmer, Esq, was appointed
Secretary The object of the meeting was explained
Jy Hemp P Battle, Esq, when, on motion of Hen
wv. Miller, Esq. committee was appointed 10
prepare resolutions and report to an adjourned
meeting to be held on Monday night. The COM
Nl.tG WAS COIitppSCu Vi VI thi!iSi, LSI-s
Rev J. VI. Atkinson, Rev. r. S. Mason, Ii. X. Bur
gryD Esq, Hon. John Fl. Bryan, Hon. Kenneth
Bayner, and Geo W Mordecai, Esq
At night large meeting of our citizens was held,
Fhen resolutions expressive of deep sympathy with
the Charleston sufferers, reported by the chair
nan of the committee, Mr.. Miller, who addressed
tie meeting in touching and eloquent strains on the
Subject He was followed by Rev. j. N. Atkinson
Rev. DR.. Smedes his Excellency Gov. Clark, Hon.
Kenneth Rayner and Hon. John H. Bryan; after
which quite handsOme+sum was subscribed on
the spot The committee appointed to solicit SUBJ
symptoms in money are McsSrs. P. F. Pescud, Will
liz J. Palmer, and W. j. w. Crowder. And the
Committee to solicit subscriptions of provisions from
the citizens of Wake to be sent to Charleston,
NesSrS. Jordan Womble, ST., W. II. High, Lynn
ADAMS, &. W. Thompson, Stephen Stephenson,
William R. Poole g. II. Wilder, W. II. Hood, L.
T. Whitaker, Anderson X. Clements, John NJ
fleming, Rev. J. NJ. Purifoy, William Laws, Will
hanson Page, and \. e. Rand. Subscriptions will
received at the Bookstores, at the Banks, and at
Mr. PeScuds Drug Store
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'OSTAGE STANPs.-We are glad to find that pos,
lamps may now be obtained at our Post Office.
hra inc Ihe regulations of the department, we be-
" oil letters now must be prepaid by stamps.
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The Convention.

body adjourned on Friday last, to meet again
lD so,b Of January. See the closing proceed
Oh our columns to-day. All the Ordinances
ny .,,n,ions which were passed will be publish
'.u ~ br order, in three Of the City papers.
I'd ,rork Of revising or rewriting the ConStitu-
iD II, be resumed and finished in January after
''' -. nrcsume the Constitution will be SUBJ
WA, "a the people at the polls for their approval
,,,.c,iou. 1t has been urged that the present
no, favorable to the performance of such
"' this To this we answer that our ancestors
! our State Constitution in l77G, in the very
,r the revolutionary war-an instrument
,.h for the wisdom of its provisions, has seldom
.a,ceIed; and besides, as the existing Conven-
unlimited in its power, it is better to take up
.,.,runent now, and settle 1t on enduring toun-
.. than to incur the hazards of future, and 1t
ba carly and persistent efforts to call ConVen-
:, ;r the purpose of making amendments.
.rr also most probably be the duty OF the Con-
,. when it re-assembleS in January, to devise
..,s for supplying the places OF those volunteers
time will expire before the meeting OF the
1,,;.I,turc, This is an important matter
T.b carolina must keep forty to fifty thousand
-,os in the field as long the war lasts; and she
...5 10 this in the first place, in the most eco
.,.;,-I manner, and in the second place, IN such
r.s 70 entitle herself to credit as State on the
,,;,,of the War Department for every man she
..--;.,es, Otherwise, If draft should be ordered
which is, however, not probable at preSent--she
rs,r be required to furnish more men IN proper
- ,l.r other States We shall rccur to this sub
yorbinr was done with the stay law. The COM
u,,,p rcrorted on the subject late in the session.
,,j the subject was not discussed, 1t will come UP
., the next session, as well the proposition to IN
-raass the tax on whiSkey diStlllerieS.
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HEADQUARTERS N. c. MILITIA,
Adjutant Generals Office,

GENERAL ORDER No. l.
CENERAL ORDER No. Is so FAR MODIFIED
" as TO require the Militia of the State 10 drill once
month, instead of once week.
By order of the Commander-in- Chief
J. G. MARTIN,
Adjutant General
December Il, 1861. l0S-3t
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'oL' AvERTs REGmENT.-We visited the en-
@"Fmeht Of Col. Avery's regiment of State troops
'uay or Two since, and went through the hospital,
r"'sf The medical superintendent Of DR.. E. Burke
atwood The sick appear to be comfortably sit
~ and well attended to. The regiment is nearly
.' and makes good appearance on dress parade.
A' as We can judge, it seems to have attained
i ."S'iefa0e proficiency in drill Col. A. is one of
returned Bethel volunteers, andis well fitted for
position which he holds. This is the regiment
H'criy under the command of Gen. Branch.
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WISH TO BUY TWO FIRST RATE Shall
Il low Whskey Stills, Caps and Worms, all complete and
perfect orer-capacy of each from 900 to 600 gallonA
wish TO employ competent Distler of Whiskey to
the business None need apply but SOBER indus.
triUus
THOS J. PERSON.
Garysburg n c. Dec II, 1861. 81 w4tpd
~ The Wilmington Journal and Fayetteville Observer
will please copy three times each and send bill to T. j. r
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H. @A'oR Russ SUCCESS. We are glad to learn that
y NuSs, of Wake, did succeed in getting one car
80 sacks of salt, from the Virginia salt works.
T. 'lances were discouraging when he arrived at
= BAIT works, but his prompt efforts overcame
% va So lar as to secure portion Of the salt
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Letter from Mr.. Rayner.

The letter of Mr.. Rayner which We publish be-
low, requires but little if any comment or explana-
ton. Certainly, it was not our wish to misrepre-
sent Mr. Rayner; but We very clearly perceive now,
that if we had said he announced his opposition on
reflection to contnuiag the test oath feature in the
ordinance, we would have done him Justice, rather
than by saying he announced "his opposition to it
on refiection"-the fact being that he was not OPP
pOsed to it in ITSELF bit that he believed the adop-
ton of that feature by the Convention would do
more harm than good, as it would produce conten-
ton among the people. So far as tie "old seccs-
sioniSts' and old Union men" are concerned, we
understood Mr.. Rayner as saying substantially what
he has repeated his letter. but our recollection
is-though in this may be mistaken-that, while
generally he placed them in this great struggle for
liberty on the same ground he added that the lat
ter deserved more credit if possible than the for
mer, for the reason that they had promptly over
come their strong attachment to the old government
and had sprung with much alacrty as others to
the Southern standard. But these are only shades
of difference IN recollection and do not affect our
estimate of the part which Mr. Rayner acted in SUBJ
ordinating his very natural pride of opinion, SO far
the test oath feature Concerned to the higher
good which he believed, OF reflection, would be ac-
compliShed by emitting that feature in the or
dInance
We expect hereafter t, discuss the test oath or
dinance, which so sgnally defeated by the Con-
ton. Our opinion is that Judge Biggs and Mr..
Woodfin are manly responsible for that measure,
and we shall pay our respects to them in due time.
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EDGEWoRTH FEMALE SEMINARY,

GREENSBORO N. C.
TIME NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTI1 UTION WILL
Il commence on THURSDAY, January I'd, 1862
For further particulars apply TO
RICHARD STERLING, Principal
December IT, 1861. 6l-w4t
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RALEIGH, Dec. 18th, 1861.
II " Hnhlen Esn-

w. w. IlOtden, Esq.
DEAR SIR: In the Standard of this date dis
cover an editorial notice of the debate which took
place in the Convention, on the ordinance relating
to "sediton," &C., which, without some explana-
ton my part might lead to a misconstruction Of
my position on that subject .. ...... ..
The editorial alluded to, says "Mr. R" (meaning
mysel) acted frank and manly part in relation to
the test-oath feature, by announcing his opposition
to it on reflection, and his willingness TO strike
it out" ....
From this it might seem that had changed my
opinion in regard to the proposition that every
in the State should take the oath of allegiance to
the State and to the Confederate States. This was
not my position by any means. ! argued at great
length, to show that it was eminently right and
proper, in principle, that the portion Of the ordi
nance providing for taking the oath of allegiance
should pass, and that It would be productive of
great good if received with cordiaity and unanimity
by our people.
| admitted however that from the temper and
spirit exhibited in the Convention by the opponents