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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20

TnE DIsUNIoN PREss.--We are sorry to see the
spirit manifested by the dsunion press in North
Carolina 1t is spirit Of rebellion against the will
of a very large majority of the people. Notwith-
standing the overwhelming majority in the State for
Union, the tone of the disunion papers is arrogant
and defiant We can scarcely take up one of these
sheets without finding in it a call for Southern
Rights" meeting. The object of these meetings is
no where set forth. What are they for? What is
proposed to be accomplished? These are questions
which naturally occur, but for which there is no So
luton
As sentinel at his post it is duty to call the
attention of the people to these things and to warn
them. Remember the Commanderin-chief IS dis
unionist so is the Adjutant Gendral and many of
the subordinate officers disunioniSts. They
now organizing an army in North-Carolina They
hold both the sword and the purse. They sought
to obtain the consent of the people to their course
but failed. Ambition thwarted in its wild career not
unrequently revenge and seeks to ruin where
it cannot rule. Are these meetings connved at by
high officials in order to organize plan and recruit
forces for trampng under foot the will Of the peo
ple' Why this secrecy as to the objects of their
meetings?
The disunion press is endeavoring to create the
impression that the vote on Convention or No Con-
vention was test between the Union and the dis
union men, Such Is not the fact, as must be appa
rent to every one The vote for delegates furnished
a test and the friends of Union have a majority of
tens Of thousands. For instance Wake county
gave about 1900 Union majority, and 100 majority
for Convention. Caswell, Rockingham, Franklin,
Greene, Granville, Gates, Hyde, Halifax, Johnston,
Jackson, Mcdowell, and other counties gave CON-
manding majorities for Union delegates, and also
majorities for Convention. Thousands Of Union
men wanted a Convention, and voted for it. We
are OF that number. Every Union candidate in this
county favored and voted for Convention; and We
repeat that the vote for and against Convention was
no test of Union or disunon.-Ad VaLorem Banner
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20
w The communication of Ant;o,o,,,,

81 The communication of Antiguarv" in tba
Standard of to-day, brings to light some refresbD.
and instructive recollections. Wayne County v,S
then true to the Constitution and the Union D..
sons were ready even to fight under Gen. Jack,oa
topreserve the Union. Now many of them elahor
ing to break up the Union and to incur for =,
good cause, all the horrors of civil war. Gen J,.I
son never taught such doctrines as those now advo
ted by leading men in Wayne.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20

TIE New CONGRESSIONAL APPoRrIoNMENT.-The
Congressional apportionment based upon the last
census, which has been almost completed will not
take effect at the Thirth-seventy Congress, but men,
5ers will be elected under it to the Thirty-eighth
Congress, which commences its session in December,
ed in the Union, Mr.. Lincoln's Administration would
have been in a minority in both branches of Con-
gress for the next two years, and they would have
had nothing to fear from it.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20
HON. joins A. eIIMER.

Our able and faithful Representative, lsays the
Greensborough Patriot Hon. John A. Gilmer, rs
again at home, among his Constituents. Those who
have watched the proceedings Of the last session OF
Congress, know low true and faithful Mr. Ollmer
has been to the trust reposed in him. and that his
labors have been unremitting, and arduous Mr..
Gilmer was met at the depot by large number OF
our citizens who escorted him to the Court House,
when in short but comprehensive speech, he ex-
planned the present condition of our Federal rela-
TONS While admitting that We arc surrounded
with many difficulties, and that events might arise,
which would involve US in civil war; yet Mr. Gil
mer was by no means Responding. Mr. Gimer
thinks that the best policy for North Carolina at
present is to swatch and wait" That Mr.. Gimer
is true to the South, and devoted to the Union no
man who knows him. has the least doubt; and so
we'll established in this fact, and so absurd is any
charge to the contrary, that have for long time
refrained from noticing any of them. 1t has now
ever been charged that Mr.. Gmer, has ranked doc
uments to several free negroes in this State In re-
ply to this, annex the following letter from Mr..
Gilmer as published in the Register:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
February 2Sth, 1851.
wv SYME, Eso.-Dear Sir: have received sew
eral letters advising that speeches and documents
have been received at different Post Offices in my
State directed to free negroes.
Nothing could have induced me to do such
Some weeks since united with other Union South
ern members of Congress in buying large quantity
of documents and the speeches of Messrs. Crltten-
den Mllson, and other members, with view OF dis
tributing them among the voters in the South
ern States. l was desi-ous and did all | could to
place one in the hands Of each voter in the State
After franking such | wanted to be sent into my
State, 1 engaged some young men to direct them
from the lists, did the Breckenridge Com
mittee in this city before the last Presidential cleo
ton.
If any became directed to free negroes under my
frank, it must have occurred in this way. | have
conferred with the gentlemen who did the directing,
and they assure me that they directed to none who
did not appear on the said lists as white persons
The census takers may have made errors, and some
of the documents may have been, through these mis-
takes, directed inadvertently to such. certainly
had no documents to waste with such persons, and
regret much if any of them went under such direc-
ton. But these speeches and documents contained
nothing that would incline such persons to be less
submissive and obedient to the whites or less loyal
to the laws,
If had the least suspicion that, by any possbili
ty, any of the documents could have happened to be
directed as aforesaid the said lists should not have
been used by my directors.
Please publish the above explanation and oblige,
Yours truly, JOHN y. GlLMER.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20

SECESSION IN TExAs-We find in the Frankfort
Ky) Commonwealth of the 9Th instant the subjoin-
ed letter. vorched by the editor of that journal as
proceeding from reliable citizen of Texas, and ad
dressed to distinguished gentleman of Frankfort.
1t gives an insight into the modus Operandi of the
secession movement in Texas:
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9, 1861.
DEAR SIR: So far every thing has been carried by
force or fraud regardless of laws and the Constitu
ton. Yet we shall now contest every inch Of
ground; and if we had time to canvass the State
could save it from rebellion.
The Legislature will adjourn to-day to meet
again the 18Th of March. wish to give you a few
facts showing how our present dangerous and disre
putable condition effected. Let our friends in
Tennessee and Kentucky read:
l. Wehave one hundred and twenty-five counties.
2. There was neither constitutional nor legal
call made for the Convention, but some sixty per-
sons met and called upon the people to elect dele
gates.
g. You will see by the printed address sent you,
which is signed by many of our most prominent
citizens that nearly half the counties held cleo
ton, and were wholly unrepresented, and in many
others only few votes were polled partial notices
only being given, and the whole proceeding consid
cred illegal and unconstitutional
t. give few instances Of counties holding no
election LIST. Old Nacogdoches, the late resi-
dence of General Bush with ,023 legal voters I'd.
Lamar, with 1923 voters. Sd. Blanco, with l, 1879
voters. 4th Cherokee, with 1,644 voters. 9th.
Fannin, with ], 1873 voters &c
g. The following counties were represented 1st.
Anderson, with 1893 voters; only 3S7 voted. I'd.
Bastrop, 769 votes 153 3d. Collin, 1,1l9 voters;
I'll voted 4th. Grayson, 1,217 $50 voted. 9th.
Hays, 266 voters; 81 voted. 9th. Jackson, 296
voters; 40 voted. 7th. Lampasas 2S5 voters 80
voted. Sth Red River. S75 voters; 60 voted
Travis 1,011 voters; 342 voted. This county, you
will remember, has Austin within its limits.
This irregular Convention, first passed an ordi-
nance of secession; second, sent Commissioners to
the Montgomery Congress; third, passed a law to
have an election, without sufficient time given to
notify half the voters Of the State and then ad
journed to meet again on the I'd day of March-on-
ly one week after the proposed election. Now,
with our immense territory in md-winter, with few
mail facilities, and no telegraph lines, every man.
not an idiot looks upon the whole matter as base
fraud upon the people. few restless and reckless
political pirates thus plungng our Empire State
into revolution and ruin.
Yours, truly,
National IntelLigencer.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20

az Some six or eight weeks ago we wrote and
published an article which the Fayetteville Carroll
nian pronounced "incendiary" in its character. 1t
was an article showing that general civil war
would result in the destruction of slavery IN the
border States. We replied to the CdrOlinian by
intmating that the Editor of that paper did not in
all probability come to this State from Pennsylva-
MIA with his skirts clear Of freesoiism. Whereupon
the Editor went to work and procured number of
certificates to prove that he has never been free
soiler. Mr.. SincaiE after his course towards US as
above stated has no claim in our columns. If he
desires hearing in the Standard, let him first do
us justice by taking back the charge that our arti
Gle referred to was .ncendiary in its character.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20

FRUITS OF SEcEssIoN.-We have before us the
New Orleans Price Current Of the 10th ultimo, in
which We find comparative statement of the num-
Der of vessels in that port on the 10th of February
for seven years. The figures are as follows:
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20

? J. Il. Wheeler, Ex-Minister to Nicaragua has
been removed from the position Of Document Clerk
in the Interior Department
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-21
New Series---Vol. XIV, No. Al.

by force nor oblige them by favors there
fore see myself engaged in an eternal wax
with oil traitorous citizens, but am confident
l shall easily rnpel from me and mine,
through you and every worthy mans assis.
tance Joined TO the mighty dangers we have
escaped n remembrance that will not only
subsiSt among the people delivered from them,
but which must ever cleave to the minds and
tongues of all nations
Nor, | trust will any force be found strong
enough to overpower the present union be-
tween you and the Roman knights, and this
general confederacy of all good citizens. =
Therefore, cOuscript fathers, let me exhort
you to proceed with rigor and resolution in an
affair that regards your very being, and-that
OF the people Of Rome, your wives and chill
dren, yopr religion and properties, your al.
tars and temples, the houses and dwellings Of
this city, your empire, your liberty, the safe
ty of Italy and the whole system Of the Com
monwealth, for you have Consul who will
not only obey your decrees without hesitation,
but while he lives, will support and execute
IN person whatever you shall order.
Clccros advice prevailed and the Roman
Empire was saved, and remained monu-
ment of what yigor and love of liberty can
accomplish for long period afterward be
fore 1t succumbed to ambition and luxury,
and their attendant evils, in sapping the
foundations Of free government
We have only to add that Cicero pro-
cured a decree for the punishment of Len
tulus, Cethegus, Statilus and others ofthe
chief conspirators, who were executed the
same day, whilst Cataline, driven to try
his fate in battle, was defeated and slain,
his whole army cut to pieces, and, as
Cicero predicted, all their evils were 'extir-
patcd with him at once
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-21
T HE MINSTREL
THE BRAVE AT HOME

The maid who binds her warriors sash,
with smile that well her pain disseInblee,
he Whlle beneath her dropping lash
one starry tear-drop hangs and trenbles,
Though Heaven alone records the tear,
And fame shall never know her story,
Her heart has shed q drop as deXr
As ever dewed the field of gloryi
me wife who girdS her husbands sword.
Md little ones who weep or wonder,
ana orayeIy speaks the cheering word,
Who, though her heart be rent asunder,-
Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear
he bolts of war around him rattle
Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er
Was poured upon the plain Of battle
The mother who concedls her grief
While TO her breast her son She presses,
Then breathes Il few brave words and brief,
Kissing the patriot brow she blesses
With no one but her secret God
TO know the pain thar weighs upon her.
Sheds holy blood as e er the sod
Received on freedoms field of honor!
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-21

EW GOODS at the cheap store of John
~ Kennedy & Co.
50 sacks prime Rio Coffee,
q, 9o do Laguyra Coffee,
At wholesale or retail prices, at
Juz4 JOHN KENNEDY & Co.'S.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-21
Tile Greatest Discovery Of tie Age is that
John Kennedy & Co. Projectors,
JAMES FIROYED, Salesman,

4 RE selling goods at prices that defy com
"A petition. They keep large stock of
all kinds Of goods such IS Sugars, at !, Q, 10,
II, Coifees at lG, Teas SO, Syrups at 60 per
gallon, 100 boxes Of Mould Candles lG OF to
b., Ito dealers at l3 cts. by the box, Il cts.
per lb.. Segars, very low, Sugar Cured Hams
at II, Dried Beef II, Galicos. Muslins, Cling
hams, and all kinds of Dry Gouds for sale at
prices that can't be surpassed. Everybody
and anybody are invited to come and see the
sights. Don't forget to bring along the ready
cash, as you may be sure its that we're after;
and don't forget that we sell goods to suit the
hard times; we take produce IF all kinds in
exchange for goods.
JOHN KENNEDY & Co.
iebi4 j. B. FIRovED, Salesman
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-21
A. D D B I Y .
II HAFING in connection with his Grocery
i l. and Notion business, commenced the
Manufacturing of ConfeCtion-
cry,

in its various branches, and employed prac-
teal workman, notifies the public that he in
tends TO keep well assorted stock of the
abo7e goods Oh hand, which will be warrant
ed to give satisfaction, and be equal to any
Confectioneries that can be bought from any
eastern city, which he offers t. Wholesale mer.
chants and retailers at city prices. with cost
of carriage. He therefore solicits the Gus
tom of the surrounding country, and re-
quests them to send in their orders or call
and examine his goods, which will satisfy all
that they can be accommodated with a selec-
tion which will recommend itself.
CAKES, BISCUITS, &C., constantly or
hand. Also, Pound, Spunge, Bride Silver
and Gold Cakes, in the best style, baked to
order, on the shortest notice mh28
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-12-28
The Mason and Siidell Affair.

Every thing is in darkness at Washing
ton as 10 the nature Of dispatches received
from Z gland in reference to the Mason
anu Slidel matter, and the negotiations
Eow going on. The general impression at
Washington, however, evidently appears
to be, that Mason and Slide!i are to be
given ". This is evident from the tone
Of Mr.. IIalcs remarks in the Senate on
Thursday. II was even stated that orders
Were given Tor their release SO that they
could take passage on the Europa from
Boston on Thursday, and as that steamer
stopped Oh passing out OF the haibor at
Fort Warren, it was extensively believed
that Mason and SlideiI had been taken on
board. 1t appears, however, the Europa
stopped at the Fort only to discharge her
pilot.
That, in the present strait OF our govern
mcnt q war with England viii be avoided
a; any cost save dishonor, may most natu
rally De inferred But whether Mason
and Slide!l can lie given up on the demand
Of nglaud consistently with public honor,
is another question. That may depend,
we apprehend, much on the form of the
demand England has always contended
for the largest right 10 search Neutral yes
sells in tine Of war, while America has
striyen 10 restrict that right TO the small
est compass. On American principles, as
maintained heretofore by our own publ
cists, it would, we apprehend be very easy
for England 20 make out a case against our
government in the affair OF the Trent
while on English principles it Will be just
a. easy for las to justify the action OF Capt.
Wilkes. May there not here De an easy
door left open for q compromise and set
Element OF the difficulty Canrot America
say to England, we have in the affair of
the Trent, taken you on your own princl-
pies. Butyield those principles. and enter
into pact with us that hencelorth the
American doctrine as to the rights of neg
trails shall prevail, and we will surrender
SliCiell and Mason without another word
1t looks to US, that in some way like this
a peaceful solution OF this embroglio with
/ England is OF the easiest attainment while
yet the American Government. instead OF
being Inundated, will really have obtained
a substantial diplomatic victory over Eng
land in the important matter OF the rights
have disagreed for SO many years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-12-28
THE NAVY. &c.

Gen. Burnside's expedition, which has
been preparing at Annapolis for the last
six weeks, is now announced TO be ready
for sea and will certainly depart before
New Year 1t will be full as large, in all
respects, as the expedition under Commo-
dore Dupont
Reports via Richmond say Col. Brown,
Of Fort Pickens. re opened fire on the
rebels on the 30th ult.
Two first class ferry boats have been
purchased at New ! ork to be sent to Port
Royal to be used in conveying freight and
munitions of war as they arrive from the
North to the troops at Beaufort.
The gunboat "Iroquois' has the rriva-
.eer Sumter bioctaded at Cienfuego-, and
the gunboat "Flambeau' is blockading
the psivateer Isabel at Nassau, y. p
Commodore Red!ey, early in De 'ember
cruising off coast Of Texas, took rs prize
the English schooner Victoria: with a
heavy cargo Of sugar, &c.
Gen. Butler, with :. 900 more men lad
arrived at ShipIsland and taken command.
He promptly disavowed the ridiculous
proclamation of Gen. Phelps, whom the
Administration have recalled!
Late adviccs from the mouth Of the
Mississippi report that tie biockadins
steamer Massachusetts had n fight with
Commodore Hoilins' famous ram Manas-
sas and sunk it, Also that the greatest
depression existed at New Orleans, the
planters being sick OF the war; and THAI
there has been great negro lnsurrection
in Mississippi
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-12-28
From PoRT RoyAL.

The accounts from Port Royal bring no
startling eyeuts for the week. Col. Noble,
who had taken charge of the business OF
gathering cotton, was progressing finely
He hac sent to Hilton Head about 100000
lbs. and would within a month, double
this quantity. He hires the negroes TO
pick It at. let pound. Most of the islands
between the Savannah river and the North
Edisto were in possession Of cur troops, but
the larger proportion oftile cotton on them
had been destroyed by thir owners. Gen.
Stephens with 1000 men occupies Beaufort.
The 4th New Hampshire regiment occu
pies Tybee island There are about % ,nC0
men at aud around Port Royal
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-12-28
Army Frauds.

The Committee of Congress, headed by
Mr. Washburn, to investigate army frauds,
made repor! week or two ago, LOO
pages of which, comprising about half the
evidence obtained, have been printed.
They disclose an amount Of peculatiOn
that is perfectly astounding The part
thus far printed relates chiefly to frauds
in Gen. Fremonts department, and the
following are in brief few of the thousand
damning facts brought to light.
Mr.. Quartermaster McKinstry, at St
Louis, Instead of advertising 70: proposals
for army supplies, as the regulations re-
ouire was in the habit of making his re-
QUESTION on mercantile houses for articles,
promising them fair profit This profit
frequently amounted to forty per cent.
The contracts for beef cattle were found
to be frequently grossly corrupt. The
Sibey contract is specially noticed. 1t was
for ten Thousand head, more or less, at
eight cents per pound, delivered at Wash
ingtor, and five and three fourths, deliv-
cred at Harrisburg. Sibley ~ Co sub let
tie whole contract to Mr. Allerton, OF
New York, whereby the former made
So 900 and the latter SD 900.
The Committee 81 ythe erection of forth
fications at st. Louis was marked by eX-
travagance, INSTRUMENTATION, and fraud Of
an extraordinary character. In addition
to facts here toiore known, it appears that
the contract with Beard was made by Gen.
FreInonts special order and direction, and
one hundred and fifty one thousand dol
lars pad to Beard before the date of the
contract No specifications were made
total amount ordered by Fremont to be
paid to Beard was $246,00O, while the
actual cost was about S6O, GOO and even of
this Beard paid only $1,000 to his labor
| ers. leaving $4,000 due to men whose
families were clanIorng for bread When
/ the Committee were N St LOUIS, SGT, 600
was ordered by Fremont 10 be paid TO
Beard in direct defiance of Secretary
( Camerons order that no more be paid.
This was done two days after Fremont
received Cameron 5 order.
False vouchers figure largely in Mckins-
try's Department OF the army. His trans
actions with the firm Of Child, Pratt 4
Fox. st. Louis, show quarter of a million
clear fraud. The swindlsng in horse and
mule contracts, by Calliornians, tine COM
nittee declare incredible and stupendous.
Elk Governor Barstow, of Wisconsin, of
fercd one David Pratt 5000 to = 20 up to
the Tycoon (meaning Fremont and get
him Il Colonies commission; Barstow say
ing he could make $4,000 or $4,000 III
buying cavalry horses Pratt made a bar
gain with Judge Cowles, who procure ed
BLrstow his commission.
This volume of the report OlO0 pages
i only part Of the Committees laborS,
the steographers not having transferred
the testimony taken in other places.
/ Al Cairo, also startling frauds are re
vealed One contract, in the quartermas-
ters department Is uncovered by which
/ a man connected with the department
teathered his nest to the extent of $3.50
600 in the purchase of horses, fuel, lunl-
Der &c.
No wonder the President, IN removing
Fremont, SAID it was simply a question
whether the individual Fremont or the
Government should be Iuineo