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Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

A MELANcHoLY SIGHT. HT.-When the news of
the secession of South Carolina reached Wash
ington Messrs Ashmore and Boyace, members
from that State, were in their seats. As soon
as the announcement was made to the House
these two gentlemen left their seats, and, after
shaking hands with some of the members, the
dsor-keepers and pages, left the hall. 1t is
said to have been solemn and impressive
leave-taking, and we doubt not but those
who were quitting the seats which they had
no longer right to occupy as well as those
who remained felt the ominous Importance OF
the occasion.
The President is said to have received the
Intelligence with business-like coolness -
UNION IN Ono There was q large and en-
thusiastic Union meeting at Cincinnati on the
goth at which conciIiatory resolutions were
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGToN, Dec 24-In the Senate Com
mittee of Thirteen to-day, the Republicans
submitted their ultimatum. In it they agree
to recommend to Their State Legislatures to
adopt constitutional provision that slavery
shall not be abolished by Congress, ~,
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
ORIGINAL POETRY.
Better Counfry.s-Hebrews.

"Betser Counfry.e-Hebrews.
BY LAURA EGGLEsTon.
A better country, glorious! a
There is beyond times shore,
Where jesus reigns victorious,
And parting is no more.
Sin, sorrow and dissention.
Are in that time unknown: +
In Heaven sublime convention,
And great Jehoyah's throne.
Three millions. happy spirits. .'
Surround the King OF kings,
And with their Lord inherit
Eternity's deep springs.
The tree of Life out-spreading-
No flaming s,oord surrounds;
Angelic feet are treading g..
The vast immortal bounds. .-s
No tear-drops of pale weepers
Fall in the radiant nils;
Our Saviour is the keeper,
Of the celestial rills.
The angel l-bands are wringing,
On purple wings divine,
And harps of gold are singing.
And robes the sun out.shine!
Hail fair and endless regions,
vi 6VeriaStinS Dl1SS,
/ fain would join your legions,
And leave world like this.
Our father and our mother,
Are there. before us blest;
Our sister and a brother,
All entered on their rest.
Unworthy are we, Saviour,
To stand before thy face;
Oh! grant US pardon, favor,
And every christian grace.
We bow before thee, pleading.
Salvation from our sin:
And the good shepherd" feeding
His sheep, will take us in.
Into his arms-redeeming,
Our souls forever more
And with life's gold keys, beaming.
Unlock the heavenly door.
O!what hope and vision,
To cheer US on our path .-
1t whispers of Elysium,
And light our hearts from earth.
That Better Country, ever,
BY faith is ours below,
God grant we falter never,
Until its joys we know.
rman N. Y.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
ruly. &c, HENRY A. WISE.
FROM CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON Dec 24.-There is good author
ity for stating that the South Carolina Com
missioners, duly accredited to the United
States Government, left for Washington city
this morning.
Eighty men arrived yesterday from Savan-
nah to tender their services to Gov. Pickens.
They are called Minute Men, or 'Sons of the
South
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, Dec. "a, p M-The Convention
was opened with prayer.
Gov. Perry, of Fla, was invited to a seat on
the floor of the hall.
Mr.. Magrath, offered an ordinance providing
that the Judges of the Courts take cognizance
of cases of Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction,
as heretofore, under the United States laws
Referred.
The address to the people Of the Southern
States was taken up, on motion of Mr.. Rhett,
and was debated and altered until o'clock.
At the evening session Mr.. Duncan moved
to take up the ordinance on commercial affairs.
Carried.
The Convention then went into secret ses-
sion, the object of which, it is understood, is to
confer with the collector of the port.
Information was given to the Government
this morning that several lighthouse keepers
are about vacating their positions
The declaration Of causes for secession, was
read and adopted.
There were many able speeches in the Con-
veution to-day, by Messrs. Spratt, Rhett, and
others. -
In the course of the discussion, the opinion
was declared that the Fugitive Slave law is un-
constitutional
Judge Withers, in an able and logical speech
declared that 1t was constitutional
Mr. Memminger declared the question of le
gality embarrassing. ----~-------.---.
Fully two hours was spent in verbal altera-
tons of the address under the most rigid scru-
tiny. 1t was adopted with few dissenting
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

CoUNcuLoRs OF STATE,-The following gen
tlemen were on Thursday last elected Coun-
cillors of State for two years, to wit: Council
Wooten of Lenoir; John W. Cunningham,
of Person; W. A. Ferguson, of Bertie; j. F.
Graves, of Surry David Murphy, of Cumber-
land; j. j. Long, of Northampton, and W. l..
Hilliard, of Buncombe. These gentlemen are
all Democrats, but majority of them are op-
posed to disunion for existing causes. Stand
ard ..az Es
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

The reason married men are more cr less
bald-they scratch their hair of in dismay at
Their wives long milliner bills isss 80
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
CRITTENDEN'S COMPROMISE DEFEATED
-LINCOLN'S MANIFESTO-EMBEZ


WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Crittenden's Com
promise was before the Senate Committee of Thir
teen last Friday, Bigler, of Pennsylvania, was
the ony Northern man who voted for it.
Since Lincons manifesto in Saturdays Tri-
b,sne, Senator Crittenden says there is not the
least hope for the perpetuation of the Union. II
is regarded all sides declaration of war
against all seeding States.
Suspicion points to an Aahamian the
bezzler of State bonds in the Interior Depart
ment.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

RUMoREd REsIGNAToNs.-We learn, says the
National Intelligencer that there is 70 truth in
paragraph which has obtained extensive currency
through the newspaper press stating that Com
modore Shubrick and Capt Ingram have resigned
their commissions in the navy. Capt. Ingram is
at present absent in the Mediterranean in COM
mand of the steamer Richmond, and has probably
not yet even heard of the troubles at the South,
and Commodore Shubrick is daily and actively
engaged in this city with his duties as Chief of
s6he I.ight-house Board. @ 1et @i@st
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

The following letter was addressed to gen
tlelnan of Newbern by Bank officer in New
York The gentleman to whom it was ad-
dressed has kindly consented for US to use it.
since the date of the letter we notice that nearly
a million more in specie has been received at
that port from Europe ..s
b. New YORK, Dec. 20, 1860.
DEAR SIR:-I notice your remarks. There
is no possibility of the New York Banks We
had on Monday $1s,OOO,0O0 coin, and by the
arrivals from Europe are daily adding to the
stock; in twenty days from this we shall have
23,o0O000 and no extraordinary demand
think money will be a drug in 80 days in
New York. There is now in the Assay Office
here 81, 900, 900 foreign coin for re-coinage.
P. S The Persia is reported below, said to
have s., 900, 900. Your obt sv't &C.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

HARD TIMEs.-The streets of Portsmouth liter
a,fv swarm with men out of employment, and
without any prospect of work for he winter
(Which will it is said by. the knowing ones be un-
usually seyere.) The Navy Yard can hardly mus
ter a corporalTs Guard of workmen. and they even
are suffering and put to much inconvenience from
not having been paid off at the regular time
Things indeed look gloomy enough, an iif relief
be not speedily given, the amount of suffering
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
LINCOLN'S POSITION.

The N. Y. Tribune of Friday prints the fol-
lowing conspieuously at the head of its editori-
al column: ''- s2+s7-a@ t,A - ES
We are enabled to state In the most positive
terms, that Mr.. Lincoln is utterly opposed to
any concession or compromise that shall yield
one iota of the position occupied by the Re-
Territories, and that he stands now, as he stood
in May last, when he accepted the nomination
for The Presidency, square upon the Chicago
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THE EWASHTNGTON NDEFALCATION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Ihe Secretary of
War had given acceptances to the amount of
81, 900, 600, conditional, upon Russell, Major
Co., for transporting the army supplies, accor-
ding to contract. Bailey, of the Interior De-
partment, with whom Russell intimate,
loaned him $500, 900 worth of bonds of the In
dian Trust Fund, as security for raising the
money on these acceptances but when the
stock became greatly deprecated, the bankers
in New York called for additional security, and
Bailey advanced Russell 100000 more of the
bonds. Bailey made a voluntary statement of
the facts yesterday to the Secretary of the In
terror Onininvestigation, it appears that none
but Bailey and Russell are implicated in the
fraud.
A dispatch from special correspondent says
Mr.. Bailey is innocent eef
PREPAIRtNG.-A company Of Minute Men
has been formed in Washington. The Dis
patch has the following sH
& Minute Men.-At a meeting held in the
Town Hall, on Saturday night last, between
forty and fifty names were enrolled for the pur-
pose of forming company of Minute Men in
our town. An efficient numbereof officers were
elected, and we may soon expect to see this
company thoroughly organized and ready for
any emergency. > Sks38 80 81 - ~
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

TIE SPEECH OF SENATOR PUGH-SENA-
TORS IN TEARS-LADIES SOB ALOUD!
The correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette
alludng to the speech of the young Senator from
Ohio on Thursday last, says:
The scene in the Senate, to-day. at the conclu-
sion of the speech of Mr.. Pugh of Ohio, was one
that has never before been witnessed in that hail.
The galleries were crowded to all their vast ex-
tent with throng-on the one side of ladies.
more than usually attentive-and on the other, of
men hanging upon the words of the orator. Hav
inp painted the horrors which would accompany
civil strife the young Senator, amid the eloquent
words which thrilled the vast assembiage, in his
closing sentences called up the vision of an un-
seen hand, writing on the walls of the Senate
"Thou hast been weighed in the balance and
found wanting. THY KINGDOM IS DIVIDED. y
There was weeping in all parts of the chamber ;
ladies sobbed tears shone in the eyes. of many OF
the the listeners in the galleries, and Senators
WigfaH Douglas Davis and others were visibly
affected Mr. Douglas during proceedings
a few minutes subsequent, declared that he saw
CLEAN of light for the country in the effect
which the speech produced
The friends of the Union here most untlr
ing in their efforts. Gen Scott has since his ar
rival here been foremost in the work. The Presi-
dent leaves nothing undone so far as his personal
influence extends Mr. Crittenden and Mr.. Breck
inridge unite in forwarding the of their
country Added to this, letters from the best and
noblest woman of the land-the wife of one sec
ton and the husband of another, friends separa-
ted in Northern and Southern States-are coming
/ in by every mall urging the members of Congress
to avert the dire calamity.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
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%O CAUSE FOR ALARM;

In the ttolti~boro, ilnu4h Notes OF Monday
there appeared an article in relation to the
discovery oiccrtain inSurrccti0naTv movements,
all, gcd to be oa foot in New Hanover County.
For ycus,sas which Will be readily understood
We forrhorc any alU>ion to the matter at th2
time or since. The whole matter viii undergo
L legal eStgation on Monday next, and un-
Ill then we wouid merely say thai. being cog
infant Of ali the facts in possession ofthe State
we know the accounts that have since got out
20 be inaccurate and exaggerated, We see il
the Portsmouth Transcript account which
is almost wholly mistaken. There is now no
apprehension OF any organized inSurrection in
our county nor do we think there has been any
insurrectionary combination, although there
were highly suspicious circumstances which
justified and demanded rigid examination.
Had Governor Ellis not instituted such inves
tigaion, he would have been derelict to his
duty, and fully deserving of censure, In due
time when the examination takes place, and
the whole matter is correctly published, the
truth of this assertion will be admitted by all,
save those few deterHetned to find fault with
Governor Ellis under 0ny circumstances. The
Goldsboro, Rough Notes asserted nothing that
the facts Of the case do not appear to bear out,
at the time WiU JOurnGt
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01

The following dispatch from the hole of the
old rat g Abe the Rail-splitter,' has speck
of warsin If ga 4fs ri ~
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22
Gen. WOODS ResIgnation.

A dispatch from Fortress Monroe SAYS
the story Of Gen. Wool's intended resigna-
tion is "news" there. A correspondent Of
tho N. Y. Commercial -Advertiser, how
ever, writes from the. same place: -,-...
The anticipated resignation of Gen. Wool
is the subject of considerable comment here
The old veteran supposes that he is not sus
tanned by the administration, and be has
some grounds for SO thinking. There arc
not-arlillerists enough in Fortress Mon roc
to serve properly a dozen guns, aud The
fort is Of such an extent that under the
present circumstances il is essentially week
Why the most important strategic point up
on the Southern coast should be left in a
partially defeuseess condition cannot bc
seen. General Wool has made representa-.
tions Of similar import to the Admins.
tration, and his failure to elicit an affirma
tive response furnishes grounds for suppos
ing that not the fullest confidence is placed
in him. a a3.. lT s a .e
Three gentlemen, who have not had Gen
Wools battlefield experience, have beer
placed over him, and one of them is now
Commander-in-C Chief of the army, The re-
suit will undoubtedly be the Generals early
although as yet he has not
been officially informed of the retirement of
Lieu. General Scott. ..
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22

The Tate con, Baker AihiOst trfoPhecy.
When the lamented General E. D, Baker
was in Congress in debate in Committee
Of the Whole, no was assaled as foreigner
by Mr.. venable of North Carolina,
Democratic partisan. Below is the reply
which he made at tho time, in which he
seems to have foreshadowed the present
unhappy conflict in which the country IS en-
gagged, as we'll as his own brave defense
Of his country aud her Constitution and
flag. The extract will be read with inter
est by many Of his friends and admirers:
l have barred my bosom to the battle on
the Northwestern frontier in my youth aud
on the Southwestern frontier in my man
hood. l Ihave earned somewhat of the good
will Of my country. In the councils Of my
State for period Of ten consecutive years,
and in her service here, ruy constituents have
confined in my devotion to their interests
and my attachment to the Union. have
only to say, that if the time should come
when Disunion should rule the hour, and dis
cord is to reign supreme, shall again be
ready to give the best blood in my veins tc
my country's cause. l shall be prepared
to meet all antagonists with lance in rest
to do battle in every land in defense of the
Consultation Of my country, which | have
sworn to support to the last extremity, a
gainst Disunionisls and all its enemies
whether of tho South or the North--tC
meet them everywhere, at all times, will
speech or hand with word or blow unit
thought or being shall be mine no longer
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22

aAfoFmeR ediler Of the Montreal Witness,
faEeligons jOuraal,) nova resident in the
South, wriiesteythat paper description OF
what he saw and heard in Richmond after
the battle Of Bull Run. We have not yet
received iBeanregasd's report Of that battle
IN fall, which issaidlt 10 have been revised by
DsEiss ssrand wei turn eurioasly 10 the terrible
story Of the retreat of Moscow. This battle
this writer declares f'was sad victory 10
the people Of Richmond = "The loss 0fths
aoqtheFp army gas very much greater than
vAs Supposed atuths NOAH 1 have heasd
ReapHgard declare his slbeIiei that three, or
four pQatheEpers fell 10 every northern solr
diar" YNosouuds Of rejoicing were beard,
snch as arc usual after victory b lssae
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22
Sensible.

The Weekly Times, London journel
with circulation of over 100000, chiefly
among the working classes in Great Britain,
and Justly understood to utter tho convic-
tons of the masses, takes up this propo-
sitioD, and thus disposes Of it: rl. r
Our commercial interest, as well as our
moral duty, are both on the side of strict
neutrality. We might possibly, atthe exs
pense of an American war, obtain the exit
of cotton few months earlier than it would
otherwise occur, but hundred millions ster-
ling would not pay for much fighting, al
though it would far more than represent The
loss occasioued by the evil against which
we are invited to take up arms. We mus
also remember that a large portion of ou
trade depression arises from the fearful dis
turbance which the civel war has occasionet
in the finances Of the North. We might
by quarreliDg with them, make this much
worse; but running customers has never beer
found a good method of enlarging trade
If we were to break the American blockade
because we didn't like it, we should eommi
an act of aggression which every civilized
country in Europe would condemn, and W,
could not afterward enforce any blockad,
ourselves. 1t is very inconvenicnt that wa
should interrupt the occupation of peace
but we must submit to sucha disaster unit
we can persuade the parties TO the quarre
TO refer their cause 10 an arbitration mide
than that of the sword. w
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22

DUTIEs OF A LOCAL EDIToR.--The libel
suit Of George w. Bishop VS.. James F. Bah
cock ofthe New Haven Palladium, tried in
the Superior Court of New Haven, was de-
cided on Tuesday last in favor of the defend
ant During the trial, on the cross examin.
alton of. W. Newcomb jr., Que Of the ed,
itors Of the paper, he was asked what he
thought to be the duty of a local editor
His reply was: "To pick up news, write ou
news, get together news, and publish news
about everybody that has ever lived in town
about everybody that ever win live il
town or is ever expected to be in town"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22

=
a Joe TO JOIN BULHs MENoRE-The
New York Times has letter from Mr.
Chas. Phillips, reminding the public that
during the Canada rebellion, in 1885, scores
of American citizens were thrown into pris.
on at Toronto, Montreal, and all along the
frontier, and many Of them without the
slightest suspicion Of having beeuFin any
way connected with the rebellion. Mr..
Phillips was thus arrested, and was confined
for sixteen days in Toronto, when he had
not expressed, either by word or deed, the
slightest possible sympathy with the rebel
cause. Epgland then acted upon the laws
Of sslf-defshee, and neither habeas corpus,
treaties, laws nor anything else, were per
mitted to stand 10 the way Of whatsoever
was essential to her own safety. She mnsl
allow. as to follow her example now.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22

Prizes captured BY the United States naval
vessels since the war began; SteaaieFs, 3; ships,
T;barks, 8: brigs %: schooneIs 81 slOop ;--to-
tal, los. Yesselsseized ia Southern, ports, cap
tnred BY prieateers, etc: Steamers, S: ships, ~;
barks, 105 brigs, 16; schooners, 4;-total a. ~
Itmast be semembefed, however, that over half
Of these prizeas taken by the rebels, were sur
reptiously obtained, while lying uDsusPieiopsly
10 Southern ports, at the time Of the breaking
out Of the var and are ~ be fairly rec konsd az
having been stolen from their natural owners.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22
prince Napoleon on the War.

In the Paris correspondence of the NY
Times, We find the following: 10
1t is reported here that in the long re-
port which Prince Napoleon has made to
tho Emperor and bis Cabinet on American
affairs, The Prince, while showing through
out strong sympathy for the North and
the cause of the Union, yet express the opin-
ion that subjugation of the South is i'm
possible, and that sooner or later the separ-
alton must be recognized as final. We have
reason TO believe that the Prince has made
no such report as this, aud that the farthest
he goes on the subject. Of the final issue o
the struggle, is to admit the possibility o
the Southern Confederacy maintaining it
self # That possibility is mythical. n
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-22
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