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Mr.. LINCOLN'S HOTEL BILL AT
ALBANY.

The "hlgh old time" "Old Abe" and his
suite enjoyed during the trip from Springfield
to Washington, may be Inferred from the fol-
lowing bill for one day spent at tie Delsyeu
House, Albany
DELAvAN HOUSE, Albany, Feb. 1861.
The State of -NeW York
To T. RoEssELE & SoK. DR..
One days board OF Hon. A. Lincoln
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DTA royal soul may belong 10 a beggar.
and beggarly one to king.
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70 Whoever makes himself sheep, is de
voured by the wolf.
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OF falsehood paralyzed the tongue, what
a death-like silence would pervade society.
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"Pain and sorrow shall vanish before US,
Youth may wIher, but feeling will last st."--MoosE
Wild melodies dance through my brain;
The shadows tall across my way
The darkness gathers-and my pain
Grows deeper with each closing day.
No more the willows by the brook,
Wave gently in the stirring air
cannot raise my eyes to look
And see the desolation there.
hear no more the tender voice
Of Laura, by that crystal stream.
Where oft we wandered, when her eyes
shons on me with their gentlest beam.
No more she answers to my call,
As erst she did in days gone by
She learned, alas to know my shame
And sadly laid her down to die.
Her ashes rest beneath the tree
Where oft her ruby lips pressed
Her dying words were breathed OF me-
Ny guilt she kne W, though ne ser confessed.
No more the sounds of sweetness fall,
That cheered me ere she ceased to
breathe,
No more she'll heed the guilty call,
That oft in smiles her face did wreath.
w.
She's gone, alas fades the dream
But still her face and form see
AID stlll the spot III ne'er forget
Where first she gave her heart to me.
No more. 10 tell me OF her love,
She'll whisper in my guilty ear
No more, alas her vows prove,
Shed my breast the crystalt ear
V.
Sad melodies dance through my brain
The shadows fall across my way
The darkness gathers-and my pain
Grows deeper with each closing day.
No more the willows by the brook,
Wave gently in the stirring air
I cannot raise my eyes to look,
And see the desolation there.
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~Sign no paper without reading n, ana
drink no water withou, looking into it:
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- Adversely is apt to discover the genius,
prosperity 10 conceal it.
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BURY NE IN THE MORNING.

By srFrHEN 4. DOUGLAS.
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ORIGINAL POETRY.
lwRIrrEN FOR the BEDFORD eAzETrE.l
IN MEMORIAM.

BIZ EuoEsE sRRrRAa.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-13

PAY OF CHAPLAISs-A Southern journal objects
to the restoration to the pay Of Chaplains to $50
month, and insists that $50 month, which is good
deal more than the prvatcs get, is amply sufficient.
Well if the same standard is applied the pay of
all the officers, We for one, should certainly concur
with our Southern cotemporary. We believe that
month; Lieutenant Colonel $40; Major $50;
a Captain S1O5; First Lieutenant $50; Second
Lieutenant $50 The question IS, why, of all the
officers, the Chaplain, whose pay at the best was
only equal to that of Second Lieutenant should
now be reduced to $50. Doubtless, if the pay of
the other officers were made equal to that of the
men, the Chaplains might be well content to share
in the general sacrifice. At the same time, whilst
the pay o. our officers is nearly double that in the
Federal service, we must not be understood as urg-
ing its reduction to that of the private The pay of
the private however, ought to be increased though
we are well aware that it is not for pay that any
private has entered the Southern army. There are
few men in our ranks who would ever have entered
for the nominal pay. They willing to serve for
nothing if they can achieve success; and so far from
complaining Of the adequate paw of officers, they
would be willing to higher price paid for
the superior military knowledge and experience
which alone give efficiency and success to their
own movements So far as Chaplains concern
ed, we know case in which regiment, rather than
lose the service of most popular and admirable
Chaplain, who was utterly unable to support his
family on the reduced pay, raised themselves the
difference between the old and reduced salary, an
act which redounded to the credit of both the reg
ment and the ciergyman.-Rich Dispatch
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Pay OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY.-What-
ever comparisons may be instituted between the
pay of our army and that of the regular service in
the old Government, there still remains no doubt
that the standard Of pay in army is extravagant,
and founded entirely on false basis. The old regu-
lar service furnishes just criterion for volun
teer system. The volunteer does not regard, or
should not regard his military engagement as
source Of support He makes temporary sacrifice
of his welfare and hurres to the aid of his country
under the impulses Of duty and patriotism.
The compensation allowed officers in our army is
little less than enormous, in view of all the condi
tons and circumstances OF our war; 10 see wheth-
er or not this war is conducted on an expensive
scale let US, for a moment calculate the cost OF a
single regimen: in the field for one month. Say
that it is composed Of $50 men, which is at least,
average, and We find that the aggregate cost per
month amounts to the enormous sum of Sl3,S5O of
which the privateS 750 in number, get S. 250,
a very little more than half the amount
In a single regiment the sum Of two or three thou
sand dollars might be saved and then the pay Of the
officers be ample, if not even extravag,nt. This
saving would he considerable. In the State of Vr-
GINA there more than sixty regiments in the
field The amount saved, by the lowest estimate,
would be Sl20,0O0 per month, which would be
nearly million and half per annum.
AS another instance OF extravaganza in the con-
duct Of the war, we have large number of naval
officers employ ed without any service for Them and
IN many instances, simply from the fact that they
were in the old United States service. We in
formed by gentleman that he has seen employed
at little battery Of about dozen guns, naval
captain and his three lieutensnts drill masters,
gunner, ship carpenter and an engineer.
The extravagant standard of pay IN our army is
another of the false limitations and springs of the old
United States Government, and is to be properly
formed basis entirely independent of Federal
precedents, and looking severely to the condition
and demands, Of new and signal government
Richmond Examiner.
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For the Standard.
LENoIR, CALDWELL Co., n. c., /
Nov. Z, 1861.
Editor Of the Standard i:


Editor Of the Standard:
DEAR SIR:-As your paper has considerable
circulation in our county, the members Of the Sol
dieTs' Aid Society for Caldwell" will be obliged
to you if you will publish tie following notice, in
order that the citizens of the county may be ap
priced of the existence of our organization, and
what is being done for the Caldwell soldiers.
Our companies were well equipped before they
left home and the efforts of the Society form very
small part of what has been done by the people of
the county. The "Solders' Aid Society for Cald-
well County," has been organized two months
During that time, We have received from members
Of the Society and other contributors the following
articles as supplies for volunteers in the field:
Ninety seven blankets 223 pair socks, ia shirts,
SO pair pants 81 pair drawers Is coats, ~ towels
8 comforters, quilts and comforts, pillows, and
Overcoats. Also, Hospital stores as follows -
1000 feet bandageS, 80 pillows 81 pllow-cases, "a
sheets, one mattrass, IL comforts and quilts 6
blankets, % towels, sets curtains, 26 shirts, 8
pair pants, coats, 20 pair drawers 18 pair socks
IL handkerchief table cloth, half dozen cups and
saucers and teapot, dozen candles, gallons of
brandy, IA bottles wine and cordial 4 bottles lemon
syrup, l gallon honey, 81 gallons vinegar, - lbs
dried beef 2 lbs. arrow-root, bushels dried fruit
II lbs lint, II lbs. mutton-suet jar pickles, jar
damsons, sponge, dressing gown, 80 copies New
Testament, quantity Of slippery elm, sage, pepper,
(cayenne,) mustard, hax-seed, hops, &c.
The supplies for the volunteers have been equally
divided between the COMPANIES. The Hospital
stores have been sent--one box to 18th regiment
n. G. VS., at Transport, one to 26th regiment n.
9. VS.. at Carolina City, and one to \. c. Hospital,
at Petersburg, Va All articles marked for indIvid
uals, or for particular companies, have been for
warded as directed.
LAURA L. NORWOOD, Sec'y.
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SOUTHERN YANEeES-AS we beat back the North
ern Yankees they rising up in our midst, in the
shape OF statesmen of various kinds. We charge
every in the South Of being Yankee, worse
than Simon pure Northern Yankee, who takes ad.
vantage of the blockade in charging extravagant
prices for anything he has for sale. While the
soldiers are in camps, and pure, patriotic men and
women at home aboring and sacrificing for their
comfort, these vampires are charging the most ex-
travagant prices for everything they have for sale,
whether is purchased for the poor soldier in the
field for their fellowcitizens at home This is no
time for speculation the man who is guilty of it
has no patriotism and is worshpper of maInmon.
Mark such men and remember them in future. We
are willing that statesmen should have a reasonable
per cent for their articles but to take advantage Of
the necessities of the people and the Confederate
Government and grind the face of ALL is the quint-
essence of heartleSs Yankeeism. Among the rest
the factories running up their figures at enor-
nous rates. in free country like this We know of
no way to punish such home vandalism unless by
bringing down. with milestone power, public opin-
ion upon them, and making them kissing and
by word among all patriotic men and women.
We see the press is everywhere holding up these
pocket pirates to public gaze in all their moral de-
formity. Continue to give it to them South
Western Baptist.
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We agree most cordially with those of our cotem.
porares who have advocated the raising of the pay
of the soldiers The officers are already handsome
ly paid They reap in especial degree the honors
of the war; Their names figure eonspicuously in
the official dispatches, and in the laudatory accounts
of newspaper correspondents The privates endure
far greater hardships and privations The great
majority of them poor and have left their fami-
lies at the call Of their country to struggle along as
they best could A slight addition to the pay Of the
private would not add seriously to the burdens Of
the war and its debt, while it would augment great.
ly the means which the defenders of our soil would
be able to devote TO those they love- One srgumenk
alone would suffice for the increase II Is the rise
in value Of nearly all the necessaries of life For
these reasons feel assured that one of the very
first acts of the Confederate Congress- when-itre.
assemblies win be to raise the pay of~the soldier iE
the ranks. Any delay in this measure of justice
will provoke feeling of Indignation will not fail to
take account of those who may stand in the way.-
Rihhmond Examiner
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For the Standard.

-
MoRG4Eros, N. c., Nov. 6, 1851.
: III ". Holden Esg.,;s. IS 20 p
g DEAE SiR Owing to the fact that the State prin-
ter has not published the laws passed by the late.
General Assembly, and the further likelihood Of bis
never publishing them. We who are bound to obey
and observe the laws whether we know them or not
under the old maxim lgnoraatia leqis not srcuset
are now m beautiful state Of doubt and perplexy
The Judge on this circuit has recently held court in
Buncombe Madison and Yancsy counties, and found
out at the end of Yancey court that he was "alead
Of time, consequently he stopped the train, and
while the engine cooling, he took little trip
down to Robeson county to see his family Hens
now this far on his way back to hold court in Mitch
ell county. Our inferior Judges the justices of the
courts Of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, seeing that
Judge has been caught in trap are getting little
scared themselves and afraid to hold their courts
at the usual times lest they too may be little too
fast and be laughed at by us common folks for not
knowing the proper times to hold their courts.
We can sorter excuse doom the country Judge
for not knowing much, but it will never do for
mountain SquireS not to know when to hold court,
and We are determined if they make mistake to
report them to Mr.. Speman the Editor of the State
Journal, and let him haul them over the Goals for
their ignorance We know ne will do it, and do 1t
well too, for it is for them that the laws
have not been published, that same old maxim " Lg
nordntia egis" de-, applies to them though it
may not to Judge OF the Superior Courts.
LINVILLE.
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For the Standard.
CAMP WILKES, n. c., Nov. s. 1861.

CAMP WILKES, n. e., Nov g. 1861.
Mr.. EDrToR:- Presenting that your numerous
readers in Western North Carolina are anxious to
hear something definite and reliable from the 26th
Regiment, | again ask room in your paper for few
lines in reference to what has been done in our Reg
iment since my last.
FIRST and foremost among the news items | must
mention the wreck Of the steamer Union. She
went ashore on last Saturday morning, about 4
o'clock, seventeen miles southwest of Fort Macon.
The vessel had sprung leak in the gale the night
before, and was making her way for Fortress Mon
roe, when by an error of the Captain to the lat
titude of Cape HatteraS, she ran ashore She was
new vessel acting transport for the celebrated
feet, of which much has been written. Captain
Garvin was in command, and a Mr. Parry, of fire
company notOriety, was the chief engineer. The
crew consisted of seventy-five Yankees and two ne
groes. Twenty-three valuable horses have been
cured by our regiment together with large guam
tity Of harness, and upwards of two hundred blan-
kets. The engine is a very fine one, and will do
good service in some capacity. There were two
rlfed cannon on board, but they have not yet been
found, as they threw them off as they found
that they were running ashore. Quite number Of
pistols, knives and small arms have been secured.
They broke their rifles before leaving them, but the
barrels are good. Three large casks OF powder fell
into our hands, and a variety of other articles of
value The Yankees surrendered to our regiment.
From their conversation it seems that most of them
engaged in the war for the sole purpose OF procuring
a subsistence. One of them remarked that if the
Union had not previously been sundered, it had
been that night, and into more pieces than two.
From the amount of wood and provisions thrown
out all along the coast the feet must have suffered
severely.
The Albatross and one other vessel are in sight
to-day. No appearance of an attack.
Our regiment are in fine health and spirits, but
tired and restless from inactivity. | suppose we
shortly CHANGE IN he mai LAM
as in the rainy season it will be impossible to re-
main here. In the meantime l shall inform you of
any important occurrence.
Yours, &C., CHATHAM
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DECEPTION Nine-tenths Of the alleged inhuman-
ity Of mankind is owing to their being deceived
If people of an accident or calamity, crowds
hasten to relieve it. BY veracity we charm in con-
yersation; by trustworthiness, we render friends
loving and secure, add to the general confidence of
men in men, and by thus strengthening the foun-
dstions of society," acquire the right of analogous
personal sense of worth and firmness Truth gives
Of security to the feeblest man, lying does
of insecurity to the strongest The true man has
hut one answer to give to interrogators, one story
to tell them one face to show them, ro5ody's face
to fear. g.
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HEADQUARTERS,
LIST Corps Army of the Potomac,
Near Centrevllle, Va, Oct. 23d, 1861.


GENERAL ORDERS No. ia.
The General Commanding, in communicating to
his army corps General Orders No. Al, dated Octo-
Der 22d 1861, from the Headquarters of the Army
of the Potomac must avail himself of the occasion
to express his confident hope that all Of his CON-
mand officers and men, by the brilliant achievement
of their comrades in Of the 7th Brigade the
2st inst, will be assured Of ability to cope
ces<fully with the foe arrayed against in whatso
ever force he may offer battle. Under the inspira-
ton of just cause, defending all we hold dear
earth, worth living for, and with the manifest aid
Of the God of Battles, we can and must drive our
invaders from the soil of Virginia, despite their
numbers and their long accumulated war equipuge.
SOLDIERS OF THE 1ST CoRPs-YOur enemy is de-
moralized by these defeats; his numbers give but
temporary confidence, which at all times you can
dsspate in an instant, when animated by the reso-
luton to conquer die facing him. After the sue
cess of the 7th Brigade in the conflict of the 2lst
October odds must discourage or make you
doubtful Of victory, when you are called upon by
your General to engage in battle.
By command of General Beauregard.
(Signed) 90 THOMAS JORDAN,
..- .--.--...-- A. A. General
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In the rapid exhaustion of all sorts of supplies
either in the raising of the blockade or in IVe
and enterprising aid of Southern capital in t bb,O
duction and manufacture of various srticaS ~ pro-
necessity. We have plenty of corn and 3onr p' r
and tobacco, and cotton, but very little of srrh e
else As winter approaches many of our shining ,s
are being fast exhausted Our markets ,ro Taa"
bare OF candles, cotton, starch soap, oil bacon y:
fined sugars, salt iron, Shoes clothing and o,hs,
necessary supplies. 'N JULIET
The demand for bacon, an article of prime Dpcos
sty is largely in excess of the supply with erceeS
ingly small stocks in the hands Of dealers~Ri,S
Examiner. 1'''"
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THE WATERLOO OF THE EsT.-The cloud of war
lowers over the West. A great battle is imminent
on the border of Arkansas and Missouri. Gen. Nc
Culoch has made junction with Gen. Price, and
Fremont driven to desperation by his threatened
disgrace at Washington, is pressing on, determined
to stake his fortunes upon one cast Of the die.
We are kindly permitted by Mr. Ward, editor of
the Banner of Peace to make the following extract
from letter addressed to him by Chaplain in Nc
Culloch's army. 1t is the latest and most reliable
information, that we have of the movement of the
army in the West. The letter is dated October 22d:
The time has come when every man ought to
bear his part in the defence of our common rights
Our latest news from Missouri is Of the most start
ling character. A dispatch from Gen. McCulloch,
from Neosho. says that he has information from an
undoubted source that the Federal army is south of
Springfield, and is marching rapidly towards Fay
etteville, Arkansas Gen. Price has fallen back to
Neosho, and he and McCullock had united their
forces, which are estimated at 81, 900 men. They
are falling back into this State and intend to make
stand at point called the Cross Hoows, II miles
north Of Fayetteville. The Federals are command
ed by Fremont and are variously estimated at from
10000 to 10000 and they hope, no doubt to get
South Of our army and cut off reinforcementS and
supplies, and afterwards be able to destroy it.
Fremont is in trouble at home and he is driven to
execute this dangerous enterprise to reestablish
himself or 60 down forever. No doubt he is despe-
rate and will hazard all upon the result of this adj
venture. We have no fears, however, as to the re.
suit Our army is composed Of the best material in
the South they will die on the field to man before
they will yield their homes and their cause to North.
ern despotism. The Missourians will fight to re-
deem their State and to avenge their wrongs, while
the sons of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas will
leave their bones to whiten on the field rather than
suffer their country to fall under the yoke.
We are expecting battle in a few days. Doubt
less, ere this mssive reaches you. the Waterloo Of
the West will have been fought and won The Fed
eralists, if defeated, viii all be taken or destroyed
Tor they have advanced too far to retrace their steps
Ir safety.p-Nash Union. -
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SECRETARY SEYARB'S ORDER CONCERN
a ING. SLAVE BESERTERS: r
The following orderswss sent out. With the COM
nanilers Of the forces accobipanyng ihe great ex-
peditions S $500

WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct. IL, 1ooI'
SIR: in conducting military operations within
States declared by the proclamation OF the President
to be in state OF insurrection, you will govern
yourseif so Ear az persons he'd tosefyice under the
laws of such States are concerned, by the pi1nci.
pies of the letters addressed by me to Maj General
Batter on the 30th of May and the 9th Of August,
copies Of which are herewith furnished to you. as
special directions adapted to SPECIAL circumstances,
cannot be given, much must be referred to your
own discretion as Commanding General of the ex-
petition. You will. however. IN general, avail your
self of the services of any persons, whether fugl-
tiyes from labor not, who may offer them to the
national government; you will employ such per-
sons in such services they may be fitted for, eth
er as ordinary employees or, if special circumstan-
stances seem to require it, in any other capacity,
with such organization in squads, companies, or
otherwise, as you deem most beneficial to the SER
vice. This, however, not to mean general arming
of them for military service. You will assure all
loyal masters that Congress will provide just com
pensaton to them for the loss of the of the
persons employed. It is believed that the curse
thus indicated will best the substantial rights
Of loyal masters, and the benefit to the United
States of the services of all disposed to support the
government while it avoids all interference with
the social systems local institutions of every State
beyond that which Instruction makes unavoidable,
and which restoration of peaceful relations to the
Union under the Constitution, will Immediately
remove. Respectfully,
SIMON CAMERON, Sec'y of War.
BRIG. GEN. T. w. SHERMAN,
.s CONG Erp. to Southern Coast.
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The Moral OF THE LEEssURG YIcroRY.-The vic
tory of Leesburg not only glorious in ITSELF but
is inspiring brilliant example to our army, and
an anImatIng aud encouraging illustration of what
canbeaccomplshed by asimilar spirit and resolution.
The heroes of that fight have thus rendered their
country double service and Gen. Beauregard in
rendering them the generous praise due to their
gallanry, appropriately and eloquently calls upon
his whole command to deduce the legitimate lesson
from SO shining all exploit, i'll the following army
order.
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THE PASSION ToR WBAETH.-Dr. South often
spoke the truth with scorching tongue. In one of
his sermons the worshippefs Of wealth are visited
with this terrible but Just sentence They believe
in no god but nammon no devil but the absence Of
gold, damnation but being poor, and no hell but
an empty purse"