Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-06-26
IMPORTANT, IF TRUE.

DIcIsnoND. Juile 90. ISGI.-As ea,ly as .
a. Ii. To day oly city Was flied with start
Ing yslIfsers. As they arc on every b01ys
tongue, + will giae them 10 you. with tue
remark, that ] lurnisil them as Tuusors only.
One Of tle most exciting is, that Gen. B.
Butler had landed 10000 reinforcements 1T
New Port News. AM VAS marching on Betb-
ell Chufc h. cvl II 8 oder, it Is reported.
TO avoid being surrounded, has fallen back
on Yorktown. Its alo stated that a ness
enger had reached herc from Col. MagTader,
| With a dtsIatch fofGcR. Lee for reinforce
lnefsss. The request aas complied with. and
several companies haze gone to Col. VI. aid.
another tunnoF, and a hagly gratifying one
it is, represents that the notoI ions Gen. Lyon,
LiEcofn's supple tool in Missouri, has been
captured at d ,oneseilIe, A5.ssby the gallant
Cow G.. +. Jackson. Il is said that | 500
IIes:ians we're also captured, along with thei
! boodthirsty Leader, The capture IS said
to have taken place last night. The tidings
were telegraphed by the Southern lines TO
Mobile, and from thence to this city.
And yet another reports, that Gen J. L..
Johnston, who commands the Confederate
forces near Winchester, has metand aefeated
Mcclellands forces near lIarper's Ferry, Kill
ling, wonnding and taking prisoners about
II o5b0 HES h1aS - d4sIaDSb LOO EOU1 III DS
true. bnt as it's Oh every tongue [ scnl it,
The Nbig locates the tight near Msfessas
junction. | presume you will be Informed
By telesrleh should TIE intelligence be con-
firmed heareafter.
fTfs above had not been confirmed when
this paper was lut 70 press-EO. AGal
Tfr eRSHss4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DR.. sprinss's resolutions, which were
passed by a vote Of l54 to Sc, are as fo!-
lows:
Reso{rtd, That, in view of the present ag-
itated and unhappy condition of this coan-
try, the Eta Of Ju!y next be hereby set apart
as q day of prayer throughout our bounds,
and that on this day na4iste: S and people are
called hnmbly to confess and bewail their
national sias, aaa to offer our thanks to the
Father Of llgh,sfo . His abundant and undo
served goodness towards Us as a nation, to.
seek his guidance and blessing upon our ru-
iers and their cinnc Is, as wei as the assem-
bled Congress- If the United States, and to
lmpsoFe lin, lnlthe nane Of Jesus Christ,
; the great high Rriest Of the Christian pro-
: iession, to turn 4way His anger from as, and
speedily restore 70 Us the blessings of q safe
and homo able peace.
1 Resoiced, That in the judgment Of this
Assembly, it IS the duty of the ministers and
churches under It's care, to do all in their
, power to promote and perpetuate the inieg-
rlty OF the lpIed States, and to strengthen,
. uphold and encourage the Federal Govern
ment IN the jqsqexercise of all its functions,
under the nooleiConstitut on.
Thus by q mlority Of two to one. or q
! two thirds votq the General Assembly, in
! the absence of.Ssnthern members, has COM
J mitted the who'd chufc'4 to the wicked and
. f%anatlcal policy i the Lincoln Government.
Last week, Wepablished that the Assembly
! had ! communication from Mr.. Bates, of LIN
eoia.S Cabinet, l%Fiwhich, 10 reply to an inqui-
), ny from III. NlfS, OF Missouri, he had ad-
L Hlsed the Assembly to make 10 deliverance
: to the state Of tae country. DIR. Edwards
(9ur CID friend fnd Pugnacious correspon-
CENT was not tolbe out done in this line of
! bus ness. This Nretter of telegraphins to
y headquarters at Washington was a game that
. two could play 4; 50 he produces in the
Assembly a desfttch from Secretary Chase
Z I'm answer to aEetter requesting advice as to
Z voting QleaYfP save he mark =. Brtes is
: a Presbyterian; Chase, an Episcopalian.-
q Chase's TELEGRAPH was received with a storm Of
! applause, and Probably helped to carry the
day -
! "Ca"not lroErlg advise, but see no valid
y Objection to un&uivocai expressions in favor
! OF tie Constitution, Union and freedom
The action Il 1e Assembly renders certain
and inevitable aid desirable the formation OF
" a separate and independent church III the
!, Confede. ate Sttes.-N. @. Presbyterian.