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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-10-02

The Legislature of this State adjourned sine die
Oil Monday morning at 6 o'clock. Of course, it did
not adjourn Oil Saturday, for the very simple and
conclusive reason that the members wished to get
the per diem for Sunday and Monday, and subject
the dear" the well beloved people, to expense
of some u or Sl3C0.-RaL Register.
Surely, surely our contemporary must be mis-
taken. 1t cannot be possible that such body of
could be guilty of the meanness of adjourning
or Monday, when they might have adjourned on
Saturday, for the purpose merely of drawing their
pay Tor two days more. We are neither tie assal-
ant nor the apolosst of the Legislature, but if we
thought the great mass of the peoples representa-
tives were actuated by the motive attributed to
them by our neghbor, we should despair of free
government
1t has always been the custom of the two Houses
to adjourn sine die on Monday, so as to give the
Clerks an opportunity en- Saturday night and Sum-
day to prepare the bills for ratification We pre-
sumo this was the reason why the Legislature, at
its late session, adjourned on Monday morning
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Masonic FIDELITY.-It is stated upon good au-
thority, that when Hampton, Va, was taken posses
sion of by the federals, while they laying their
vandal hands upon every thing, paging or destroy
ing whatever came in their way, Col. Townsend Of
the Sd n. Y. regiment with portion Of his regi-
ment, masons, we presume, went TO the room of
Hampton Lodge and secured all the records, regala,
&C., carefully secured them in a chest and sent them
to Baltimore 1t is believed that they still pre-,
served and viii be forthcoming upon the demand of
the Lodge or any proper authority.
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Third Congressional District.

In this District, composed of the counties of Car
teret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Wayne john
sten and Sampson, we learn there are already some
six Candidates for Congress, to wit, c. R. Thomas,
Of Carteret, L. W. Humphrey and F. D. Koonce, of
prslow, E. A. Thompson and William X. Lane, of
Wayne, and c. B. Sanders, of Johnston.
Wayne, it seems, has two candidates. Wayne is
a highly respectable County, and is entitled to a
good deal but it must be recollected that she now
has one of the Senator's the District Attorney and
chief Collector of the war tax. We think this will
do Ecr Wayne at present. unless she should bring
forward for seat in the Confederate Congress some
gentleman of eminence and marked ability, whose
election would be desired on that account by the
people of the District generally and of the State 1t
is not pretended that Mr.. Thompson or Mr.. Lane
gentlemen of this character.
Mr Lane is or was member of the State Senate.
By accepting the office of chief Collector of the war
tax he vacates his seat in the Senate as will be seen
By reference to the fourth and last section of the
amended Constitution of this State; and by accept
ing said Office he renders himself ineligible to seat
in the Confederate Congress. The 9th section of
the permanent Constitution expressly provides that
"no person holding any office under the Confederate
States skaHEe member Of either house during lis
continuance in office" Mr.. Lane cannot, therefore,
hold the office of Collector and at the same time
seat in Congress His salary as Collector is So 900
per annum. We think this position, with the large
salary and patronage attached to it. ought to satisfy
the ambition of gentleman of ordinary attanments
like Mr. Lane
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ATLANTIC AND N. c. RAILROAD.

To the following Consignees for the week end
ing september 2Ist, 1861.
. Goldsboro'-L Fields w Dortch " Barham 8
Seight, Huchngs, NJ SchIoss. w Robinson. Day,
d Ferguson, Z Thompson, A Mitchell Son. Pragg,
W. W Clark, Miss Taylor, Andrews Co.. W Lane,
Mrs esser, T Granger, D Starnglsnz, Gregory,
L Bumnlel.
Wilson, Morris, Warren Barnes.
Suffolk, Vac Singleton.
Garysbu-g-H X Bnrgwin.
Durham-W w Guess. ~
FayetteyilIe-N Arsenal.
McLeansvilIe-J Rankin. -
Greensboro'-0 NcMichell. G. N. MeAden.
Lexingtnn-J L Dusenbury.
Chapel Hill II Watson, Mrs Maett.
Richmond Va-Hamilton Bro. Meredith Spencer d
Co.. Ellen 4 Drewry, McClelland, 4 Coob, Stern
d Bro.
Raleigh-Susan Hines. Lieut. Faircloth, Jas Bryan,
Upchurch 4 Royster, Capt Bledsoe, Briggs Dodd,
DAD.
Fredericksburg. Val Hart.
Tarboro-Austiin, Norfeet 4 Co.
Franklinton "A Cook W Gloss.
II gh P0int-James Miller
Graham Scott, Holt. -... 20
Co Shops Chapman. 4
Charlotte-Jn0 l. Aorshead.
Halifax--M NcMahon
Nilnington-Thos Robinson ts
Duykin's Depot-Urxb Vaughn
October :, 1861. sf-"
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For the Standard
HON. W. n. H. SMITHS CIRCULAR.

To the Voters Of the First Congressional District,
composed Of the Counties of 7yrreH, Washing-
ton, Martini BERTHE, northampton, Herttord
Gates, Perquimans, ChoUan, PasquOtdnk, Cam
den and CurritucE:
The permanent Constitution for the government
Of the Confederate States superSedes the present
Provisional Government in February next Prepar-
atory to organization under it, elections are ap-
pointed by law to be held for members of the Elec-
toral College, and for representatives to the perma
nent Congress- from the several districts into which
the State is divided on the first Wednesday of No.
vember preceding.
There are no movements in progress of which
am advised indicating disposition to resort to the
instrumen:ality of Conventions for the purpose of
making nominations for the latter office. Those
agencies, however appropriate or even necessary,
during the heated party striles of the past 10 Sc
cure concert Of popular opinion and action, to
have disappeared before the generous and patriotic
impulses which the presence Of a common danger
has inspired.
The day of election is near at hand and | do not
consider that am ovcr-steppng the proprieties of
my position, in announcing myself candidate to
represent the district in the first permanent Con-
greSs of the Confederate States.
Unwilling to revive controversies calculated only
to distract the entire harmony of sentiment and feel
ing which now prevails, in maintaining with unli.
vided strength and loyal hearts, the action Of the
State in separating from the old and entering into
the new Confederacy for the security of her consti-
tutional rights and the defence of the imperilleG
liberties of her people, avail myself of this mode of
communicating with you, and shall content myself
with declaring my purpose to yield cordial sup
port in public and private station to such measures
of war and finance promise to make the impend-
ing struggle on our part, vigorous, short and de-
cisive. To this end. mutual confidence and zeal
Gus cooperation unimparcd by former differences
of opinion alone are wanting.
w. n. H. SMITH.
Murfreesboro', N. c., Sept. "a, 1861.
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Adjutant General.

Gov. Clark announces by general order the unan-
imous election by the late Legislature of Col James
e. Martin, as Adjutant General of North Carolina,
with the rank of Major General and General in Chief
of all the forces of the State Under the late mi
iitia bill, Major General Martin performs the duties
of General in Chief Adjutant and Inspector Cen
eral, Quarter Master General, CommisSary General
and Chief of Ordnance, and the Governor, the Com
mander in Chief, orders that he be obeyed accord
ingly,
Gen. Martin, since his connection with our mill
tary affairs has given evidence of high capacity and
military knowledge. Every one seems to accord to
him their confidence. Let it be understood, there
FORE that from aud after the issue of the aforesaid
general order the decentralization offices" of North
Carolina are dead
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Robert p. Dick, ESQ.

friend writing to us from the Southern part Of
Alamancc County, says: -. s.
~ find that the people here in the Southern part
of Aamance, would Se glad to vote for Robert p.
Dick for Congress- Both old Wings and Democrats
would support him, as we think he has acted the
part of true patriot from the beginning to the pre-
sent in our troubles" s..,
No truer or better man than Robert P. Dick could
be sent to Congress. He is an honest public man,
and he has the nerve to do what he believes to be
right, without regard to consequences. Such men
are needed in this crisis.
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WHOSE FAULT Is r?-The Wilmington Journal

says:
1.-THE press has TO influence whatever with any
of the authorities in this Sate-all its remOnSran-
ces are shed from their authoritative epidermis
"like," as one of them remarked recently, water
from a ducks back"
If the above be true, they will see their folly
when perhaps it is too late. No administration Of
public affairs can long survive, which turns deaf
ear to the voice of the people expressed through
the public press. But if they hear not the warnings
and remonstrances of the press in regard to de-
fences and the proper conduct of the war, perhaps
they are not so deaf as not to hear the booming of
weeks ago.
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Murfreesboro', N. c., Sept. "a, 1861.
For the Standard.
HON WARREN WINSLOW OF N z

HON. WARREN WINSLOW, OF n. C.
This gentleman, who seems TO regard himself as
the embodiment of all authority in North Carolina,
has thought proper, in order to shift the response
bity of the unfortunate affair at Hatteras from
where it belongs to misrePresent and SANDER those
spirits who are prisoners ofwar and consc-
9uenty unable to appear and refute the vile calum
ny which this man would heap upon them.
But, Mr.. Editor, Though Hatteras be lost, all is
not lost" Many from that command WERE from
sickness and other ION furlough" and there
fore could not participate in that fierce conflict where
their comrades were sacrifced-through whose fault
it is not for to say But when it is sought to be
charged to the "laziness" the "cowardness," and
the-(but we will not offend by writing the word
o. our comrades our feelings burn with indignation,
and in a meeting of those of the "Hertford Light
Infantry" who were not in the fight at Hatteras,
we were deputed a committee to deny in behalf of
the absent and repel with foul scorn, the imputa-
ton sought to be cast upon them and u.s. We refer
to his conversation with gentlemen from Gates and
Franklin counties, which took place in the Gals on
the 10th of September.
j. P JORDAN,
RlCHD. T. BARNES, Com.
G. w. WORTHINGTON, }
Murfreesboro', September 1861.
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The Latest News.


The last mails bring but little additional Intelli-
gence to what we had already received The great
victory obtained by Gen. Price at Lexington, Mo-,
is confirmed. Some accounts say that Milligan's
force amounted to or 5000. Some fix the FEEDER
al loss at 300, others at 4000 and others at 000
The amount of artillery, arms munitions and horses
taken is very large. Gen. Price also took $3.50, 900
in gold taken from the Lexington banks, by the
Yankees .
Another account says that Gen. Price had taken
Boonvie, and was marching upon Jefferson City.
Fears were entertained by the Yankees of the cap
ture of Gen. Prentiss Fremont had gone to attack
Price. ...-
Gen. Picayune Butler was in Maine at last &C
counts. The New York Herald speaks of several
expeditions being formed To operate upon Southern
ports The Yankees propose to open one or two
of the cotton ports of the South.
Several flags Of truce have passed between Nor
folk and Fortress Monroe recently. Persons from
North and South have been passing and few pris-
oners had been released. Three of the Hatteras
prisoners were at the Rip Raps-among them is Mr..
q. X. Gallagher, of Washington.
A large feet is said to have left Old Point on
Saturday or Sunday last bound South. The i'm
preston in Norfolk was that an attack would be
made in the vicinity of Wilmington
The New York Herald of the 25th says that the
steamer Fanny of the Federal feet the week before
had gone to Ocracoke and destroyed the Notifications
which had been abandoned by our troops Fears
were entertained of attack upon Hatteras by our
forces.
1t is rumored that 5000 Yankees attacked our
forces at Munson's Hill on Friday last and were re-
pulsed with severe loss A passenger in the train
reports that troops falling back upon Manas
A reported battle between Gems Lee and Wise
and Rosencrantz is said to have taken place on
Wednesday and Thursday last on Big Sewell noun
tain. The enemy was repulsed, but no particulars
given. The Federal loss was reported heavy. Gen.
Wise is said to be on his way to Richmond.
Justice TO HYDE CorNTY.-We are permitted,
says the Fayetteville Observer, to copy the follow
ing extract from letter of Major Edward Hall, of
the 9TH n. c. Volunteers, in command in Hyde
county, to member of his family now in this place.
81 am delighted with the country am in; it is
without doubt the finest county in the State The
whole county is immense corn-fied and the
people the most kind and hosptable ever saw
We encamped the bank of Matamuskeet
Lake, most beautiful sheet of water. The officers
and men are delighted We are as near the enemy
get without crossing the sound. have
cut off all communication with Hatteras, and have
to day taken eight prisoners who had taken the oath
of allegiance. The people of Hyde proper are as
true and loyal as any in the State, and not single
Yankee has as yet landed"
This is precisely what we have said and believed
We are glad to hear that quite a number of troops
have been concentrated there and that the militia
are drilling daily. They will meet the enemy with
bold front and drive him from their SOIL
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lnE MAILs.-The time for the arrival and depar-
ture OF the Eastern and Western mails has been
changed. The Eastern mail now arrives on the
evening train, and departs in the morning. The
estern mail arrives in the morning and departs in
the evening The change is no doubt gratifying to
our western friends. 1t however throws back the
arrival and departure of the Eastern mail ~ hours.
This change was made without n warning to the
pu"'c' we believe. See the notice of the mail ar
langements from the Postmaster of this City, in to-
day'' issue.
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r. A friend writing to us from Florida, says {:
81 cordially approve and endorse the course you
have pursued for the last six or eight months. l
think you are doing good service in the cause of
the people,; and think the time is rapidly ap-
preaching when it will require the best talents
and nerve in the South maintain the of pop
lar rights. To that cause consider you pledged.
We are pledged to that cause, and shall maintain
it against all comers.
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PROCLAMATION.

I'm PURSUANCE AND BY VIRTUE OF A REsOLU-
Il ton of the General Assembly of Nurth-Caroina, I
hereby notify and require all male citizens of this State
in the enemys country of the United Sates to
to North Carolina where their allegiance justly due
aUiLn thirty days from the date Asre9f And do hereby
declare alien enemy, subject to all the palms, penal
ties and forfeitures which may be incurred BY
alien enemy, every failing to obey the requirements
of this Proclamation except he be soldier in the army
of the Confederate States of them in pr
son, detained by force.
HENRY T. CLARK,
Governor Er 06cio.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Raleigh, Oct. ], 1861. s7-S0d.
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aSY- 1t is understood that Hon. John Sldell of
Louisiana, Confederate Commissioner to France, and
Hon. James NJ. Mason of Virginia, Confederate Com
missioner to Great Britain, will so to Europe with
their families by way of Tampco, Mexico. They
will leave in short time.
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SALT.-We are pleased to learn from the Will
Il. ugton Journal, that Messrs. Morse and Wilkin-
son are making salt on Masonboro' Sound. 1t is
made by boiling the sea water, we presume 1t is
not so white, but is said to be excellent article
for sailing pork We have been surprised that our
people on the coast have not Teen making it all
summer. 1t could be made and sold at one half or
one-third of present prices.
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The CoAsT DEFENcE-There certain points
on the coast of the Confederate States where the
enemy would meet with spirited resistance, should
he attempt any offensive operations. We know the
fact that in one locality, two rifed S4pounders have
been received from Europe and as they have range
of six to miles, it wonld be hazardous for a
Federal ship to approach within anything like hail
ing distance. The people on the Atlantic coast are
alive to the necessity Of preparing to receive the
Yankee naval expeditions in proper manner
Richmond Dispatch
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County CouRrs-STAY LAw.-The new stay law
transfers the civil docket and papers of the County
TO the Superior Courts. This will require consider
able labor from the County Court clerks in making
the transfer in each case We have just printed the
blank transfers prepared by that eminent lawyer,
J. F. Moore, Esq, for several counties. We will
furnish any number desired by the clerks of the
seEera. counties
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STATEMENT SHOWING THE CONDITION
OF THE BANK OF ROXBOROUGH,
September 1, 1861.
tile Treasurer of North Carolina:
The Bank of Roxboro' chartered last winter Its
capital stock limited to two hundred thousand dollars
($2Oo,oOO) of which $s4O6 has been subscribed and
$25 352 paid in in specie The Bank organized in
May last. Owing to the difficulty in getting plate
graved the Bank has made ISSUE and therefore has
liabilities other than for the stock paid in profits
portion of its specie has been invested for profit until
plate be obtained.
Capital stock subscribed, &S4,l0
General profit and loss, $50
Ss44ss'
Due on stock subscribed, $5s.s74
*Notes discounted, 20350
Specie on hand 1892 &S4456
<Of this is due BY directors SIS $50
E. G. READE, Pass.
Sept. 27th 1851. 4o-w5t..
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S. FEMALE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

AT BARHAMSvILLE, NEAR COLUMBIA, S. C.
ylNHE DUTIES IF THIS INSTITUTE WILL BE Re-
Il sumed on MONDAY, October Z ensuing.
The Principal WILL usual be assisted by able corps
of instructors.
Circulars, aordng particulars, will be forwarded 10
order.
Treasury NOTES or BONDS of the Confederate States
received for past and future liabilities for Board aud Tton
ELIAS MARKS, NJ. D.,
Principal and Proprietor.
Sept. so, 1881. 4O-w6t
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CANDIDATES FOR CoMGREss--As the Standard
circuates all over the State it is the proper medium
for the announcement of Congressional candidates.
The charge in each case for an announcement is
only So.
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SPECIAL NeTIcE-The STANDARD is conducted strict.

SPECIAL NeTICE-The STANDARD is conducted strictly
oou the DASH SYSTEM AA papers disooHti"ssd at the
rpiruon of tie tins ,Oeh they haze been paid S"
,rbrs suiR Be notified FOUR WEEKS before their time IS out
IND CROSS their papers; and anecs thssU6s1p0"
Is rsaegI tie paper u0A Be discontinued This IS RUE
rroa mich there U Be depa+turs Watch for the cross
,azr1 and rens'C your subscription.
Weekly Standard 81 per aaHun, IN adraHce.
s,ui- Weekly, 81 per GnHun in Advance
Esy- Subscribers desiring their papers changed must
osn,,on the Post Oce from well the one to- which
they desire the change to be made.
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ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, |
GENERAL ORDER, No. II.

GENERAL ORDER, No. II.
l. ALL MILITARY OFFICERS OR AGENTS, having
in their possession property belonging to the State par
ticulary Quarter Masters, COmmssarJs and Ordinance
Stores, including clothing. required to make full and
the goth instant the end Of the Sd quarter. Their special
attention is called TO the annexed extracts from the law.
9 Any officer authorized to make bills of the
State will report at the end of each month"; all that may
remain unpaid
By order Of the Commander in Chief
JAMES G. MARTIN,
Adjuant General
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G. w. WORIHlNGION,
Murfreesboro', September, 1861.

VIRTUoUs WoMEN-It has been well said, that the
virtuous woman is angel in dry goods and glory.
She makes sunshine, blue sky and happiness, wher-
ever she goes. Her path is one of delicious roses
perfume, and beauty. She is sweet poem written
in rare curls, choice calico, and good principles.
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~ WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN.
- nounce HUGH WADDELI.. ESQ. as a caud-
date represent the 18th Congressional District of North
Carolina the first regular Congress Of the Confederate
States of America.
September G, 1861. 3D.
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r. WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN.
- nounce ]. H. GO0CH, Esq, of Granville.
candidate for the Confederate Congress for the Fifth Dis
rct consisting of the counties Of Warren Franklin Gran
vile, Wake Orange and Nash.
September 10, 1861. STD.
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