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Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
SEI,ECTED POETRY.
written for the Richmond Dispatch
LINES,
DEDICATED TO MY THREE BROTHERS IN THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY.

plcATED TO MY THREE BROTHERS IN THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY.
The foe hireling rufiian band,
A taruised banner in their hand,
Blind frry in their breast,
With fiendish threat and shameless boast
Rolls on. q wild disordered host
Unshrived, unaoashed, unblest.
Yet tremble not thou gentle maid,
And thou, chaste wife be not afraid
Childhood check not thy glee;
For stretched between a wall OF hre,
Stand brother, husband, son, and sire,
To hurl them back from thee.
And quickly forming for our aid
Battalion. squadron, and brigade,
The vaient Southrons come.
Insult and wrong have fred each soul;
They spurn TIE tyrant's base control,
And swift to victory run.
Invlncible the patriots arm
When raised to shield his babes from harm
Trenchant his trusty blade,
When his own blood brought fatherland,
Where clustering his loved ones stand,
The foaman dares invade.
Yea, by the omni potence Of ire
Which my weak womans soul doth fire,
l do both feel and know
We ne'er can mourn a conquered land,
Though weep we must our gallant band,
Thinned blythe murderous foe.
And Iistory's brightest page shall tell
OF deeds to make our fond hearts swell
With gratitude and pride;
How strong in battle Southern right,
10 Northern dastard's proven might,
Has stayed their Vandal tide.
When back our toil-worn victors come,
How sweet the rest and peace cf home.
Secure from wars alarm;
Where mothers. sisters, wives. thro' tears.
And cares, and grief, with many prayers,
Have kept their fresides warm.
Tears shall keep green the turf that grows
Where our dear martyred ones repose;
They shall be ne'er forgot.
Who. sprineing to their country's call,
For hsr soould fight, for her must fall
Fen theirs q happy lot.
For woman's heart will be the shrine
Where cherished through all coming time,
Their memories shall be:
And towering shafts shall tell to fame
Each gallant Southson's sacred name
Whose blood has made us free
g1orcr CDuUtu "a Nav 18Th 1851
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
DISRANDED-

We learn that company from Mcdowell
county, which encamped at Statesville for some
time after exhausting their supplies and fail
ing to obtain acceptance from the authorities
at Raleigh, disbandcd and returned home
This is bad business. We have heard mem
bers Of other companies complaining that the
Governor " did not haze TIM" to commission
their officers, but that other companies have
since been received and commissioned We
fear there is screw loose omewhere.-Sulis.
H0fcLuNn.
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MOVEMENTS At WASHINGTON.
tEroI0 Corr: r"h"elts Z the NofthcTn jouria!S.l
TIE TROOPS BEc0IlsG RESTLESS.

TIE TROOPS FEcoIlsG KEsTLESs.
It is dent that something must be dore
with our troops though drilled aud exercised
CONTINUALLY, they are beginning to be restless,
and somewhat undisciphncd. IN one OF two
camps there is great complaint concerning the
rations. The 9Th regiment last night had
mock funeral over their junk, which WIS bu-
ricd near the camp, and over which vas ut
tered nournGul lamentations. Col. E!lsworth's
Zoueves complain terribly, and several serious
troubles have already occuIed. The Third
New Jersey Regiment complain that their
Quarternaster does not properly attend to his
department. They breakfasted on sour bread,
and coffee minus sugar, this morning there are
quite a number on the sick listin this regiment,
attributable they say to eating too much salt
mat
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
ALEXANDRIA IN POSSESSION OF LIN.
COLN'S TROOPS

ALEXANDRIA, May pa large body of Lin
coins troops, from Washington, supposed to
be about 5000, are now marching into Alex
andria, for the purpose of occupying it.
SECOND DESPATCH.
MANASSAS JUNCTION, May 24-I have es-
capped from Alexandria and arrived safely here.
The Lincolntes in large numbers now hold
Alexandria.
Col. Ellsworth, in attempting to tear down
a secession flag from the Marshall House, was
shot and instantly killed by Captain jackson,
the proprietor Of the hotel. Mr.. jackson was
most inhumanly cut to pieces by the bayonets
of Ellsworth's hell-hounds.
Ali Of the Alexandria troops have arrived
here safely.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

REIGN OF MILITARY DGsPoTIsM.--The rump
government at Washington has announced new
military division composed Of Virginia, North
Carolina, and Tennessee. and appointed Mas
sachusetts Yankee 10 command it. We hope we
may be able to give him and all his follow crs hos
pitable graves.-Petersburg FnPress.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

TRADING ON Borrowed CAPITAL.-To read
the Boston papers alone, one would conclude
that Massachusetts was doing all that IS being
done in The war line, and that her troops are
about all that are in the field. And to read
their highfalutin stuff about massachusetts
blood shed at BALTIMORE" one unacquainted
with the facts would think whole reglme ment
of her sons had been slaughtered here We
have no desire to disparage the new born pa
triotism Of that State or to Get:act from the
credit to which she is entitled for the prompt
ness and unbounded liberality she has dis
played in this great crisis. 1t is the first time
she has been on the side of the country and
the Government in time of war, since the for
nation of the Union and, being a new con
vert to patriotism, it Is very natural that she
should manifest great zeal But her people
and their organs ought to be little less boast
fu and especially should they not claim cred
it for what belongs to others. A very large
portion of the troops she has furnished, are
men of other States temporarily residing with
in her limits and not one Of the men killed at
Baltimore acas her son! Two Of them be-
longed in Maine and the other, young Ladd,
New Hampshire boy, belonging in Al
exandria How much Massachusetts, blood"
was shed at Baltimore we do not know; but
it is certain that no Massachusetts, life soas
lost there and in view Of this fact, we think it
about time for the Boston papers to dry up
on that subject Concord N I'D Patra0t
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

TALL GUzzLE-A telegram in the New York
Times says that Seward gave dinner last sun
day. to which nine invited guests sat down.
The party drank sixteen bottles of wine three
of which old Fuss and Feathers manageo
to put inside of his capacious bladder. 80 We
have nice crowd of distinguished pubic func-
orc os oreat guzzlers as the set that attempted
to burn the Gosport Navy Yard. Desecrating
the Sabbath and debauching themselves with
wine and whisky, they are determined to enjoy
themselves while they can. Eat drink and
be merry" cid fellows, for in few weeks
JEFF. Davis will put stop to your fun.
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HIGH HANDED ACT on 4 SPANISH YES.
Sci

SAVANNAH. May 2l.~-6 p. NJ The Spanish
bark L0uro from Barcelona for Savannah, was
chased by the Harriet L@ne to-day from day
light to midday, tie Harriet LGne firing at
her all the time. The Laura entered the 1y-
bee when the Harriet Lane turned Northward,
and anchored in nna fatboms of water. The
Laura is in the river coming up unhurt.
RECEPTION OF THE NEWS N COLUM-
BIA, S. c.. OF NORTH CAROL1ANS Sc
CESSI0N.
CoL"XBiA, Nay 21,-The newe of:hc secas-
sion Of North Carai!na, va greeted with the
ringing Of bcns, the fjrIng OF cannon, bonGrc<,
and torch-li5at procession which LASTED till
near - 0. clock at night.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

CONFEDERATE CONGRESS ADJOMRNED
TO MEET IN JULY AT RICHMOND, VA,
ETC.
MosroomEny, May 21,-We are officially al
lowed TO state that Congress has adjourned to
meet in Richmond on the Goth day OF July, un-
less sooner convened by the President.
Forty thousand dollars have been appropria-
ted Tor the removal Of the seat of Government
to RicEnaond;- and to erect Government
buildings there.
The Tariff law has not boon given to the pub
lie up to late hour. Every one, however,
says that its rates are very low.
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Fort Pickens is said to be covered by Southern
batteries on three sides There are eight between
the navy yard aud Fort Barrancas, four between
the latter and the Light House. and formidable
mortar battery IN the rear Of Fort McEae. There
is also heavy mortar battery III the rear of Bar
rancas 1t is sup! osed that everything Will be
in readiness by the latter portion of this week,
when may expect a bombardment. PickeIs
must fall - Petersburg ErprcsS
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
TEle News.

We got very little news last night of interest.
The election in Virginia has undoubtedly
gone, by an Overwhelming majority, for seces-
sion.
No further attacks he'd been made by the
Yankees.
President Davis had not passed Goldsboro'
when the train left yesterday evening.
The State Convention assembled at Raleigh
is sitting with closed doors and lobby members
excluded. We have not been able to learn
what hey are doing; it is, however, rulnored
that among other things they are considering
the III Taloren -qrestion, &C., &c.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
from the Tribune.l

AS to " friendly separaton,' we never have had
an opportunity consent to such separation.
There were multitudes in the free States who
would have hailed and improved such an oppor-
tuuity. But the secession movement assumed
from the outset attitude OF hCstIly and def
ance-it was inaugurated by the forcible seizure
of federal Sorts, arsena!s armores custom houses,
and ell money. and their conversion to the use
of the rebellion.
The above is simply atroclously false. Be
fore South Carolina had done anything more
than sccede "on paper" she sent Commission
crs to the General Government to treat as to
any and all Federal property in that State.
They were refused even hearing, and Repub-
Tcan papers blamed Mr.. Buchanan that he did
not hang them at once as traitors! That, it
was intimated, was what Lincoln would have
done instanter, if he had been in the Presiden-
tial chair. The Republicans had all winter
given them to devise measures of peaceable
separation. Southern members of Congress
presented all sorts of plans, both of compro-
mise and of separation, but all were spurned
and Yeecte ed But the truth is, that Greeley
and ali the ultras are disunionists. They wish
ed to drive the South out. They knew she
could not stand on their platform without So
cial death, and hence their stubbornneSs.-
Some movement then became an absolute ne
cessity, and now, after they have taken that,
which, in their Judgment was the best, Gree-
lev turns about and says, "Oh, we had no
chance of friendly separation " 20 to- you
hypocrlte!
Once moro.
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&fr YANCE's fine company of Buncombe couu.
4r men arri7ed here abont noon Yesterday Tbev
have been ordered TO Weldon. and will leave
here to morrow. We regret that tEe Governor
did not assign them to more elevated post, and
leava Weldon to be garrisoned by the Eastern
troous These nen are all from the monntains--a
high, healthy Eseion-and is really seems that
d ae 1sSasa eagh: 70 have lecr. had to tha: fact,
sc ss q, !. was possible .-sRlist27g EstsSmaD.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
BOUNTY FOR CAPTURES.

Some of the papers make great complaint
over the act of the Southern Congress giving
bounty for prisoners captured; but these per-
sons dc not seem to know what our own laws
on the same point Ifthey will turn to the
Navy Register for 1861, they will find the fol
lowing
shall be paid by the q. S. of $40 for each per
son on board of any ship of an enemy at the
commencement of an engagement which shall
be sunk or destroyed by any ship or vessel be-
longing to the U. S. of equal or inferior force;
the same to be divided among the officers and
crew in the same manner as prize money.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

POSTAGE Stamps. .-The poStsga stamps Of tie
Ola Government viii continue 20 be valuable,
even after the postal service has passed into
he control Of the Few Republic. They Will
he necessary then i'll ali cases v here letters arc
destined for any point il the unseceded States
- Pet L,ynrsss
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

RIVER FoRTIFicA TIoNs.-We were much
gratifed to be informed by gentleman direct
ly from Ocracol1e and Hatteras Inlets, that the
fortifcatons at those points are proceeding
rapidly. Several heavy guns will be placed
in battery to-day. There are four com
panies Of volunteers already there and
more the way, SO that in very few days
those points will be provided with a formlda-
ble amount and fully prepared for any emer-
gency.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

DIEp-In this town. on the 22na inst, OF con-
sumption, MIR VIII. TISDiIE, ia, in the 33rd
year Of his age.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

BRIGAD1ER GEN FLoYD.-The Richmond cS-
aniner announces that " President paws mas
commissioned ex- Governor Floyd to be Gen
craI in the Confederate service, and directed
him 10 raise B1 ;gade in Virginia
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
HUNG BY A MOB.

Timothy Haney, OF a white f,ce but
niger by nature, was hung by mob, in Shelby,
in this State, Friday night the lOth instant.
We presume Mr.. Hainey has seen the promised
laud by this time We have sympathy with
such men. Oar devil thinks all is we'll enongh
when such characters disposed of in such a
Way-N &. Uh;D
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
What the New York Day book says
A NORTHERN DICTATOR

When our present troubles pass away, and
the great American people are once more har-
nonl2ed in their opinions, as they are now, and
always have BEEN in their interests, men will
look back with, if possible, even greater amaze
ment than disgust at the cause of all these stu
pendous results that arc now darkening the
land and threatening with unfathoGable
calamities Of civil war This cause may be eK-
pressed in a word--the New York Tribune,
which is the organ the creator indeed and in
fact, the Republican party! II is probable
that the editor Of that journal originally de-
signed Only to make money-to sell his journal
to get as many subscribers as possible-but
as its circulation increased, as it became an au-
thority with certain classes. and the embodi-
ment of all the moral and political diseases of
New England, it acquired ascendancy over
the Northern mind that has at last eliminated
in the Republican party, and the election of
Presi ent as absolutely the property of Dir.
Hcrace Greeley as any Juba or Syphax. knock
ed of BY Richmond or New Orleans auction
eer Nor is this all. though it is something for
a man to boast of, certainly that he owns 5
President. even poor specimen the illus
trious Rail Splitter. But as We have said Mr.
Greeley has done eyon greater things than this.
He has captured our friends of the ElpreeS and
though he permits them to talk. it is only on
conditions which these far-famed conSerVatics,
the Brookes. arc careful not to infringe. But
and laid in the dust the NAPOLEON of the Press!'
What imagination vas daring enough for this,
or to suppose that Bennett would ever sing
small or play second fiddle to the philosopher
Of the Tri5uaef' Tho conquest OF Dickinson,
Douglas, Cass, in fact all the old leaders of the
Northern Democracy, as we'll ss the Silver
Grays Fillmore. &c, including the "laudator
OF Washington" followed, OF course. after the
downfall OF Bcnuett. and at this moment Mr.
Greeley is more absolute dictator in the North.
ern States, than the Car Alexander in the Rus
sias! Accident, fortune, the temper OF tho
times, the diseased body polite and his own
genius, have enabled him to wrap up the mig
ger" in the American flag, and all these stu
pendous results have followed that expert per-
tormauce! But the Democratic press, with
few exccptionc, are still unconquercd, and, We
doubt rot are unconquerable. Sooner or la
ter they will expose the fraud practiced on the
country, and show up master Grecley's iniqui
ties as they deserve. And when that time comes.
when they find the stars and stripes polluted
by nlggcrisln, and they themselves led into
war and saddlrd with enormous debts for "im-
partial freedom" with Sambo, the dictator will
doubtless follow the trail of Sanborn, Fred.
Douglas, &c, into the Gland Of freedom" " on
the other side of the St. Lawrence unless, in
deed, he is fortunate enough to die decently in
his bed before that time comes
Still he proceeds:
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
Found il at Last,

one rot biased by political prejudice, relative
70 L;d1oin and his i:ure>liaIe surroundings,
and VIC have finally found it. The following
statement which we take from the Memphls
A1gus we regard as truthful and satisfactory
and, if so, how degraded the scS.t ouce occu-
pied by The Father Of his Country" How
fallen that proud city OF Washington, once the
capitol Of great coufcdeyacy and the centre ot
4 happy people:
AN INDIANS VIEW OF LINCOLN.
A chief of the Cherokee nation passed thro'
Memphis to-day, returning from 4 iruitlesS Wis
it to the dcsecrated halls Of the federal govern
ment. He went there to collect from the aG-
rninistration debt of three hundred thousand
dollars due his nation. He was admitted TO
Lincoln's presence, though scarce to hearing,
for the room was full of military and civic
of1irers, ali talking loudly and with unbonneted
heads, careless of the respect dle the President.
The chief said he could not blame them, for
Lincoln had none for himsclf-being
heard with my ears and what | saw with my
eyes"
The noble Indian visited the several
Departments of the Federal Government % and
found the various offices turned into storcr0oms
for greasy hams, pork, beef powder, etc.. etc,
the smeared walls and dungheaped floors
resembling pig pen more than aught else the
Indian could think Of Things sometimes do
look like what they are. The chief got not
his money Lincoln told him he feared to give
it lest he would use it against the adninistra-
ton The Indian pressed his just claim
in vain. He had to leave Washington un-
paid
The drunkenness of Lincoln, the general
confusion, disorder and dirt did not surprise
the Indian more than the profanity and obSce-
nifty Of speech indulged in by those talking to
or near tilis precious President. Fear great
and general fear, he describes as the sentiment
now prevalent in Washington, and nowhere
more apparent than in the white and quiverng
lips Of Lincoln when he is at least Embraced by
alcohol A report prevails throughout the
city that all the public buildings are under
mined, and will be blown up if the city is taken
by Davis.
And this is the spectacle that has succeeded
the simple inpressiveness before which the
Indian bowed as before the throne of the Great
Medicine On this spectacle may the shade OF
Washington and Franklin be gazing, beholding
in it the fruit Of their valor and toll! Rotten
ness without ripeness! What fate for the
government that to be ''the rcgenerator OF
mankind the model of the world!' -
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

JEFF. Davis Photographed to Gov Ellis tbst
he would be in Relcieh Saturday.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
PROCLAMATION BY TIE GOVERNOR OF
L kLNIIICLN

LOUISVILLE, KY, May Ex-Governor Magof
fin has issued a proclamation, notifying and
warning all the States whether in or out of the
Union, separate or united, and especially the
Goverrmtnt Of the Southern Contcderacy and
the Government Of the United States, against
any movement upon Kentucky, OF the occupa-
tion Of any port, post or place within the limits
of Kentucky, by any forces Of the Govern
ments aforcs id. for any purpose whatever, un-
til authorized to do so by the Legislature or
Executive Of the State.
The Hon. John Young Brown, of Ken
lucky, has resigned his seat in Lir colls Con-
greSs.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

FRANKFORT, May 21--GoVernor Magoffin has
issued a proclamation, appended to which is
preamble declaring that, whereas many good
citizens have requested him to forbid the
march Of any forces through Kentucky to at
took Cairo, or otherwise disturb the peaceful
attitude Of Kentucky, with reference to the de-
p!OTabe war waGing between the United
and Confederate States and also stating that
the same citizens had requested him to forbid
the march Of any United States forces over
Kentucky soil for the occupation Of any post
Or place within kentucky; and whereas, eve
~ indication OF public sentiment Shows a
! determined purpose OF the people to maintain
the fixed position OF seif-deIence, proposing
and Intending no invasion ar aggression, to-
wards amy other State OF States fOrbidding the
quartering Of troops upon her soil by either
| hostile section, but simply standing aloof from
an unnatural, horrid and lamentable strife for
the existence weereof Kentucky, neither by
thought. word OF action, is in any way respon-
sible and whereas this policy is, in my judg-
ment, wise, peaceful, safe and honorable, and
most likely to preserve peace and amity be-
| tween the neig glboring Border States on both
sides of the Ohlo protect Kentucky ftom de-
plorable civil war; and whereas the arms dis
trlbutcd to the State Guard are not to be used
against the Fedeaal or Confederate States, but
to resist and prevent Entertainments on her
soil, rights. honor and sovereignty by either Of
the belgerent parties; and hoping that Ken
lucky may become successful mediator be-
tween them, and IN order to remove unfounded
suspicious OF Puroses TO force Kentucky out
Of the Union at the point of the bayonet, which
may have been strongly and wickedly engen-
dered in the pubic's mind in regard to my
swn position and that Of the State Guard
Now, therefore, I hereby notify and warn
all other States, separate or united, and espe-
cally the United and Confederate States, that
solelnnly forbid any movement upon Ken
tucby soil, or the occupation of any post or
place therein, for any purpose whatever, until
authorized by the invitation permission of
the Legislature and executive authorities of
the State.
I especially forbid all citizens of Kentucky,
whether incorporated in the State Guard or 9TH
erwise, from making any hostile demonstra-
ton, to be obedient to the orders of the lawful
authorities, to remain quietly at home when off
military duty, to refrain from all words and
acts likely to provoke collision, and 9TH
erwise conduct themselves that the deplorable
calamity ofinvasion may be avoided; but, in
the meantime, to make prompt and efficient
preparations to assume the paramount and SUI
preme law of selfdefense, and strictly Of self
defense alone.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

It is no harm to have little fun occasional
" even in the midst of war.
We publish the following decidedly cool
burlesque upon Northern Black Republican
sensation sheets, taken from the n. 7. Daily
-Neacs, simply to show in what utter contempt
those miserable hirelings are held by the Ed
itor of that independent and manly journal.
AND EXTRA-oFFI.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

We got very little news last night of interes
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28

Hanorcr County, Ia. May 18th 1851.