Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-12-17

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WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. II, 1861.
EFFr.rrs OF WAR-1Vc have heard it stated
that slave lab0rcrs have been hired for the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad for the ensuing
year at 500 each We arc not at all surprised
at this and even think it under the circuin-
stances very good price. Many people who
do not own slaves and have been heretofore
hiring will have to deny themselves the luxu~
ry tie coming year as many OF them will not
be able to feed ard cIothc themselves let alone
servants to wait on them. But should the war
become a permanent institution this state of
affairs will only last for year or two, for the
culture Of cotton and tobacco will be abandoned
10 a great extent and more grain and proVis-
ions will be PRODUCED when capital and labor
will again assume Their equilibrium. Lcgisla-
ton can never regulate the price Of salt OF
bacon, or the value of slave or other labor, but
time can and will. For ths present the owners
Of slaves must submit to the necessities Of the
times and let their first care be to have them
we'll fed and clothed.
Pn1Hr1YG PAPE2-Paper on which to print
is very scarce and going up in price every day,
and some people who have been grumblIng at
getting only half sheet may be deprived even
of that if the war continues. We give as much
or more reading matter now did year
ago on a whole sheet and only adopted the
half sheet because we found it impossible to
lave to
whole one Those who don't Ike our half
sheet can quit it. II the warand blockade con-
tinucs year or even six months longer there
Will hardly be half dozen papers i'll North
Carolina that will hold OUT, and probably not
fifty in the whole Of the Southern Confederacy
Half sheets will be thankfully received before
many months, if the war continues Printing
newspapers, always a prccarious business, is
how the worst man can be engaged in, I'M
less it be sPcculdting on salt, bacon OF other
articles of prime necessity.
"JNIox" MEN.-Why are tie toricy il
East Tennessee and on the Iiatteras Island and
the few others throughout the South who still
cling to Lincoln's government with loving
fondness called Inion nlcn2 Is the Amer-
can Union is as cffectually destroyed as was
SodOm and GUm0rah we contend thee c2n be
no t'uioR men Every man who claims a resi-
dcnce in the South is either loyal subject TO
the Confederate Governocnt or a Tory, and
we bcliyc in treating all tories as such. Let
us hear no more then from the press OF the
people, in the South, about "Union' men.
YRAIroKs.-The Tory, Maynard of Tennes-
see, has been admitted to seat in Lincoln's
Congress. Charlcs HoHry Foster with GER
tticate of election from the Professional Goa-
eruo1 of this State, dated at nattcraS is also
knocking at the door for the same privilege,
and the signs are favorable for his reception.
Surely the Washington Government is easily
imposed upon or it would not be willing to
salary these impostors. But who is to pay The
+ diary Of GoEern0r Taylor-thc Hcrertnd
Taylor we mean--for his valuable services?
FATAL DuEI~-A duel was fought on Satu :
day last near Richmond bet yeen two "sports"
Of that city, w. J. Worsham and JAS McCul-
lough, which proved serious affair. Both
fell at tho first fire badly wounded, and one
Of the parties (Norsham) died the next day
The wound of Mccullough, though severe, is
thought not to be mortal. The gamblers beat
the politicians badly in affairs of honor"
MILITARY -QUARTERs.-The last house
the left hand Of Pollok street, below the
State Bank, has been fitted up for offices and
is now occupied by General Branch, where
military men and others, We suppose, having
business with that gentleman, will find him
when not absent from town on the duties OF
his position. Some oi the subordinate officers,
we learn, to take up their quarters in the
same bu ldng soon, thereby concentrating the
different departments as much as possible.
CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS.-We learn from
lady friend that the patriotic women of our town
contemplate grand Amateur Entertainment
about Christmas for the benefit of the soldiers
We are rejoiced to hear this and trust that the
ladies will arrange one more exhibitions for
the holidays we think we can assure them full
and paying houses. No ffattery or praise of the
ladies of our town is necessary in this connection
for their untring energy and heroic efforts in be-
half of the cause of their country in laboring for
the soldiers is we'll known not only here but else