Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-12-17

! Arti Iery -. 20.,}S0 474i 24.6SS
Rifles & Shpshooters 5 }91 49, S;J5
Euoiueers. 1O7 IG7
64o,6m oo,334 6to.e7I
The appropriations asked for the service of tic
| fiscal year computed for force of oOoouo
Il.
Coz ,ress at its late extra session authorized
the acceptance of ;5(;. 0DD volunteers ami appro
printed 5000 600 coo for III il snppnit but mu
nlcrCus were the offers of volunteers ii Is believed
!, 900, ,0U0 men couil have been ohiaineti, bad
there been authority 20 accept their services -
1t will, says the Secretary, be now for COnge eSs
TO SAY whether the army shall be furl her aug
mented with view 10 more speedy termlna
zion # the ~ir. If c"ntiHed to the prrse Iimi
txel by law, it is proposed to consolidate such
of the regiments as may from time to tune fail
below the regulation standard. and thus reduce
the number Of officers and expense OF the army
The battle of Bull Ran is briefly referred to
aud the result declared to be ..the natural
qucncc of the premature ad !aLce Of our brave
but undisvipIIued troops which the Ini!atlence
of the country den anued " Other early reveroes.
some OF 10 permal.ont advantage TO the enemy,
ar;> referre to; but he says, ''rhc possession #
Western Virginia and the occnpation OF Hattleras
and Beaufort have nobiy redeemed our trans ent
reverscs'
The deficiency OF arms and munitions Of at
;he Commence lnent Of the rebellion alluded to,
and the mciisUrts taken 10 procure a supply are
set forth liz addition to the large contracts made
III this country, two miIiious of dollars were sent
to Europe for further additions, part Of which
has been received.
Congress is ugad IS authorize the establish
mcnt OF d natiolaI foundry, at poivt of ia
eiiity. for the Manufacture OF heavy artillery
The re-m ganizatiVD of the militia of The country
upon uniform basis Is also recommended. The
Statcs should it Is ur% ed, De aided III Oh ganlZng
i.rning ami discip!iniug them
Immediate attention is called to the condition
of our tortiicatiUns upon the sea board and the
lakes and upon our exposed frontiers. They
shouid be placed III perfect cOudItlOu tor
successful defecco
Recruiting for the regular army has not been
as successful anticipated, and it is therefore
recommended hat further Inducements be held
out 10 recruits By bVallties and III iun pay when
due
The necessity Of an additional, railroad betw cen
Washing ton and Baltimore, III case the naTIga-
tion Of the Potomac Is interrupted by blockade
the weather, ! next II tterred to, anna the fact
Mentlo ned that re spUHolb.e company chartCfc'i
by The State Of n ylsrd, have proposed to build
such road upon condition that the government
will endorse thor bonds they bin.iing themselves
aside annually lti> cut sum for their re
denptiou ut maturity, aud to charge Tor transport
tatioH rates to exceed tour cents Il ton
per mile for freight and three ccl.t, per mile tur
passengers DLu;g the war, hoN cyHr, they viii
only charge two cents per nile tor Fa>SCrg rs.
The Secrctcry here refers TO the resi- .yu#tion OF
Lieut.. Gru Scott. and pays Il nigh t,lbute to his
long service. NJ; jor Geuerai NuCieIlan. his sue
crssor i'll command, is also spoken OF Ill warm
terms.
The Reminder Of the report, which discusses
topics Of great Interest, we give at length, as
follows:
The geographical position cf the metropolis OF
the nation rlcIaee1 by the rebels, and reqpited
to be defended by thousands OF oar troops. indu-
to sUggcs; for consideration the proprlety
and expcdercy Of a reconstruction OF the bound
aries Of the States of Dcitv, are. M;Iyia alId
Virginia. Wisdom and true stateSnall>hip would
dictate that the seat Of na'loLal government tar
al time to come, should be placed beyond reason
able danger OF seizure by enemies within, as well
from capture OF foes from without. BY agree
merit betW cen the States named, such as was Ell
tected Tor similar purposes by Michigan and ONO,
and by Missouri and Iowa, their boundaries could
be changed to render the capital more re
Lsoie than at present from he iltnence of State
governments which have array ed thcmseive i'll
rebellion against the Federal authority.
To this end the limits of Virginia might be so
altered as 10 make her boundaries consist OF the
Blue Ridge the east and Pennsy ylvania on the
north, leaving those OH the south and west rs AZ
present BY this arrangement, two counties OF
Maryland (AlIeghAny and Washington would
be tn nsferred TO the jurisdicti II OF Nuginia-
All that portion OF Virginia which lies hetw cen
the Blue Ridge and Chesapeake bay could then
be added to Maryland, while that portion OF the
peninsula between the waters Of the Chesapeake
and the Atlantic, now Jointly held by Mary land
aud Virginia, could be Incorporated into the
State of Delaware. A reference to the map Will
show that these great natural boundaries,
which, for all time to come, would serve to mark
the limits of these States.
To make the protection ofthe capital complete
in consideration of the large accession OF terrific
ry which Maryland would receive under the ar
rangement proposed, it would be necessary that
that State should consent so to modify her con
stltution AS to limit the basis Uf hel representa-
ton to her white population
In this connection, it would be the part OF Wis
dom to +, -anEex 10 the District of Columbia
that portion of its original limits which by act
of Congress was retruccded TO the State OF Flr
ginia.
1t has become grave question for deternina
ton what shall be done with the slaves ahan-
doned by their owners the advance OF our
troops into Southern territery, III the Beaufort
District of eouth Carolina Tne whole white
population therein is six thousand, while the
number of negroes exceeds thirty-two thousand
The panic which drove their masters in wild con-
fusion from their homes leaves them in uhdlspu-
ted possession of the soil Shall they, armed by
their masters, be placed in the field to fight
against u.s. or shall their labour be continually
employed in re producing the means for support
ing the armies ofIebellion2
The w ar into which this government has been
forced by rebelous traitors, is carried on tor the
purpose of re possessing the property violently
and treac herously seized upon by the enemies OF
the government, and to re establish the authorl
ty aud laws of the U States il the placee were Ii
is opposed or overthrown- by armed insurrectlon
aud rebellion. lis purpose Is to recover AID de-