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sdmonish us Of tbe necessity Of fup,
ment. ~
II further evidence were needed y
cezzity Of adopting this line OF ~ u
found In the present exhortftant
which Las more than quadrupled Wy
o century. In the year 1880, tho 4,
100 e PER cent. on the assessed w
Since that period Il has been grsd't
Until We now find II 2 ls-lO per cent p
taxes b. lie paid 70 the General OoVol
this tendency IL arrested by the sdoli
aud effective measures q retrenchr
feared the heavy burdens imposed ~,
capital, aud commerce Of the city viii
Of them ~ cities less heavily taNei
shall thus loose the commercial suprf
hitherto possessed, and which with orr
and economy In the City GOyernmet
WAYS retain Ia virtue of our natural 4
II isa mistake 30 SUPPOSE that pr
are the only parties who suffer from
u1l. It, burdens are shared hy all
classes are equally interested IN @ccu
IN the public expenditures. The Pc
u,if fIll proportion. for although Tho
directly 10 the tax-gatherer, they
tribute their share IN increased rents /
prices for every thing they cons
saws the Mayor, We shah be able
many salutary reforms, by the dilig'l
ful exercise y such powers a. arec1
by tie pr, sent Charter but ] am
should be able 10 d. much mare " N
were subjected tc thorough and cas-
Tie opinion Is nearly universal that I
~ g. Tie efficient aud frugal admins
City Government. At the last session
latufc, commission wa ctoated for
revision, tut siler several -ittlngs,
without prc-e uting any plan OF Cit,
n seems strange that we should I've ~
for a suitable plan, when We have /,
uuf eye. 1
Tie hest form II Government ever
man wisdom d. that of the United St.
Executive, periodically ol~te, hy
charged with the whole duty and r.
exc uiing the laws; O Ic.,hlature, cOl
ioiic- representing different coustit
| Judicial Department independent u
| mlutu' iu IT, tenure. These are the
| oi tine admirable scheme " Repullicj
devised and aioptcl lv our fathers,
Applying these principles to our r
ting tie Judicial department. M not
l government purely municipal. We =
| Continued on Third ia
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a." tho Members OF the Fnt..r y,

/ ~ H"tie'y that they will hold their L
' 'thF ~ i.eu Hal, 3Gl lIr,umc ~, the Jth
'I.''rk.f'M. All member 1re particularly /,
" t' -" re ont g. there il business Of imys
- h' transacted that Interest, them ,u
of L. L. CAREY, President. PETER MOP
Sec. ''S'f
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EIY Bdy, 9. H., Jan. 1, ria Sackrille. w
1dn o.-On Monday last the shores of this bay
were strewcd with halt barrels Of butter, boxcs
oi cnsess 9no small pottitns of the cabin of some
wrecked ship. Yesterday portion OF the keel
with a quantity Of copper attached, ami n N nor
ton ola wheel camo ashore. P0''
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Harmony Di,i-Iop. No -

per a., - VIII h"ld public meeting, NJ ~
=" '..''''', "guiua January ,th, to or
g., - . ''N' J. NJ '"r tue installation of
uT''-,- "h The Hyc1-iuu, with singing 1g,v
.''' 'h' l'leLdS Of temperance are rc,pccifiN
''i o. attend. Admission tree. II =
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Wanted immediately for the only cavalry reoI
ncnt authorized to he raised, orderly SERGEANT 4
irriers mV~'oInH saddlcr, WAGNER r SER
p,uuts aud 20 a..c-hodlod men. Apply To Lien,
CAMPBELL, 10 MaAuuy'-, nj the con of beach AMI
h"ds. "a 81 a!su to JOHN w, WHITE, 10 Court ~
Brooklyn. d3I OtsIta ~
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Inaus urn'ion OF the Governor Of Wisconsin.
N0dison, We, Jan The Inauguration OF
TIE Cove u, and state officers took place today
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Massachusetts, Affairs.

Boston, jan. Tho now municipal govern
nolts If Bo-ton, Roxbury, Charlcstown, New
Bedford, Springfield, and other citios Of tho
commenHe al,h were inauguratcd today. There
wa a light snow storm this af ernoon and even
itu.
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SOCIETY NOTICE,

9N& d5alin-ollrr. :"c'c s" wi T. A.
n1y evening, Jan. IN, At ~ 6'clnck, ~ >,
H''h ms, 100 IIc-tcr n, nv ",,i
iN"N' fr'7t JOHN ROGERS, Record.
G2'iiA
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MILITARY NOTICES


milt"ry-Pariies having men 60 ,h
coy WI ut u-rully trctcl with, by nIIr'.;
!. I, q" LIEU II. ALLEN, Is Bmk II, with ~
" N-I.' n PSI
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o'l'in'.''.,,rl2 IL. MAJ.
Mobile. ....,.l2tod l1Asl.
lplul~.....l9hd. MA.

Is the Michigan Legislature, on the 4th,
Jacob NJ. Howard was chosen United States
Seuator for the uneXpired term of the late SEN
ator bingham, ending March 18th, 1866.
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Tho ehool fund consists Of o. 1876, 0j7 u state
stock,: 1896. 800 Of state bonds and various
other sums as bank stocks, bonds &c, the
whole amounting TO S2,G1b,477. Tho receipts
during the last year, including balance OF
s127, ass from the previous year, were SiA1,'
igJ ard the disbursements Sja1 ,5o6, leaving "a
balance at the 30th Of September OF s9rvo';
Tho revenue for the current year IL estimated
to 10 sS21, 1s1, and the pay nonts $3.50 OVO. 81,
Tho Comptroller calls attention TO the owl
practico Of County Treaurers retaining taxes
| IN their possession long alter thoy have boon
collected. More than million dollars were
dnc from these men on tho 1st OF October. IL
will cost the state fifty thousand dollars, II this
| abuse H. suffered 10 continue another yoar.
The one Dor cent. allowed to tho Chamberlain
Of this CITY as commission, IL, hO thinks, 700
| large. (.i5 800 and should be reduced. At
tontion IA called to tho difficulty OF collecting
| taxes from Trcasbfors who become bankrupt
al,o 10 the on Law for prosecuting tho geological
| s.,rycy oC The State which amounted last year
! 60 si8, 1O3 Since 1s17 tho survey has cost
tGOl, JGj in all, refunding as salos only S'z'-
90. -,
In 1855 tho state paid 500, i23 for printing 1t
| ia now done for .js, 900 pcr annum.
WAS ANp nEASs FOR TIIE FUTURE
Though the debtof tho state has within .1o
| ycars been reduced from Sjl.li0.2as to 81,
| 52G.2Gi, the sum Of +l,77O, 900 Is needed Il
| meet tho interest, towards which there is avail
| allie from mi eolanoous sources, il95 600, and
from canal revenues, $3.50 00e, leaving ~, lCl, =
| SIC sill 10 he provided for.
| Tho Comptroller thinks it unjust TO tax the
people for any portion Of the canal debt OF IT.
| interest, and gives elaborate tables OF earnlrg''
&C. tho cauals aud dcprccatcs the policy OF lot
tinr ~ atou works run down or pass in TO the
| hand, of private interests. lie also calls at
| ,cution 10 tho provisions of tho law passed. las'
Congrusr, providing Il direct tax Of twenty
| n,illior. on real estate. and recommends th'
| L,pi.lature 70 assume the collection oil the $40
| IA tIlins uIOn this state.
| The cstimat,e for next year are PREPARED WI
| a Wow tn economy in ovory department, Ia
taxes will amount to ii mile, indopehd,u
war expenses ThUso viii DO ono-thrd lowe
than in 1850.
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR or the CASL ~
PARCHMENT.
We have received copy Of thi- docun "a
| from which We compile tho following ,ahl
which will show the rcceipt and eXpe 1iitut
on account (the latter othOr than Charge on .
q coun, OF enlargement AMI compic ion) TOT to-
O. fiscal years
Rrco'pi' R'''P'', ID,
LIS, l~5H. l-dn l'"l.
. ..u,s..w u.s. i,.aJ,Ia c. s,liG,5,, IS 3,ioa,Gs'
| td nan mill without producing any inju
whatever to the canal navigating intercs
Other points Of public lutte rest arc included al,
where, in the State Comptroler's Roport.
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NuCoN & GIBBs 81
Sc WING MAC HING
30 BROADWAY.
$50. al
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IyoN,' MAGNETIC INsECr Po'
Tic original mud genuine article, will
R.a.hC-, Anita aud all vrrmiu. Free Il.
Lyons MAGNETIC PILL
Are sure death t. Rats and Mice. Sold
gi.tl. ey. ryNshcrc. u. = BARNES, ~
Park EJyg, aud "a Roadway.
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BNRRY's TRICoruERoU,
Is the lost and cheapest article for u
u,auiIy ing, cioaijug, curling, prrsery'
storing the hair. Ladies', Try il. sold ]
get,
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TIM HGgHE,T PREMIUM rAID 70,
THOMPSON BROTHERS. Banking ~
Of brliway and Wa. 81.
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A M,cIInu or N. n

re- ,I'i monthly meeting Of the al We M,
ho Arld ~ their mertiu.-rpom ON ",
evening. tue ',h, AK o'rluck. nv ,ric.
GALLAGHER Prs., PATRICK GNaPBl
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TN FAT WuMAN, Al DARNuMs
tho Inst wonder II the world, perir n
sise nui wei .ht Measure : feet . wi
and Vcishs o., lp- The largest WON
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Stolo ComptroIIcr,- RcnnIi

We have received the report OF Compt,ollc
Robinson for tho past fiscal year. That off 20
sots out by deserving Justly that while our p,o
pie viii always submit chcerlully to taxa,io,
Tor tho simple purpose Of supporting Govern
neiii taxation 10 pay the expenses a. prof
gate Legislation will alwayo cause discomfort.
ReiereAce is made to our growth in popula,iau
wealth aid prosperity as a nation boio-e N
Rebellion broke out, and the uses which III,
present ahliction may subserys Our fln,rci,f
affairs could no: have boon in better condition
10 moot the tcst.
A valuable table is annexed showing a.
growth, during the past 20 years, of az reg,
Valuations, state taxes, aui town, county a. A
school taxes. While the dr.t hns aI,Snc,
since 1872 ir m tG20,676.3iG To 81, IlI.7GIIg
me me second las gone up from @6lG.6S tn
9 9, and the third class fro @3,G1G1gi o
Sio,oVo'o.O IN Tolni numbers. IL will ia
DO seen that tho greatest advance hts Ina +,
made N tho last; while private exp, ditur,s
nave doubles risen in a still greater ratio.
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GENERAL NOTICE,
HE " Elk l. e'

THE WEEK l. c'SS
rycrg c.ry Of THE wEEKIlshi
q dH,, Tuesday, Jiuuu! IN, W.
4 complete 1.
MAP OF TIE SOU1llERNV /
pl,u It .ga7o, tho publication oh-r.
~ t..- Mp ever, subscriber or pure,
titled,
FREE or GHAR Ga,
This issue Of THE WEEKLY sUSL
tl9 tie initial chapters ~ Nj. Ann Z.
utH stony, entitled
II l. y 7 T. II ID o w
ono 90 the bc-t efforts of tint pifted aus
CUH,- Ia wrappers, for railing,
..u.t,r % tie New York Sun Office b
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PRICE Two CENT.
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"uome Reading WIN. UsE,l
viii deliver lecture uu " Home" Row.,
u.u At Baptist Church. ON "Wednesday =,
Sub, 90 sn..uyh. Tickets 2,c. a. the de- !
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lNrrr"l C"rIuN MARRFr. Tho silr, uu Fri.
d'A were l"~h bales, Including 5000 a. -peruL,.
tor wi eypiter-, the market ,lu,iug viii, n al
alcrs tendency nj the following quottiDu~ -
Orleans. ....,,,l2 81. MA.
Muhlr.........1gIGd lIa'l
lpEuls. ...,,,12hd. MA.
The .t..k OF cotton In port ~ Liverpool is est.
mattel at a;~,u0O lic-, of which 100000 bales are
of American descriptions.
LNlIlp,uL MNEKtrs. The hctlHtutls market il
generally quiet VIC" r'Iu,ut tendency, The pro-
Vision market r. tun nut steady
loNuoN MoNN MNhlT -CuusDls closed on
THURSDAY At Yo'sn9l for monty, hut declined ON
Friday a. |uAnHua under American ydyccs The
weekly return of the Bank ui England, shows ua IN
crvuroiu bullion of GliHuOO American stocks were
luct aud steady. The latest sales were Illinois
umtrnI shares I9Aa4SA discount Erie Railroad
2ih ,2aA.
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EroArit, iA1toS pf TN etA1E tsrrB1Er.y's.
Annual Intt
G,p.r.l f.tI irlt.,...... &G,5O,G1t i.S5,J'O
cASAi uIHT.
~. I, unl,I ,rtic'r1, scc-
ton !, oi tie Cun.tiri- ..
im.'..................f ~, 13e,r25 1884
~. ., under Itic!c !, s''-
.........,,,..,... 10, 2O1,OoO 80, 100
n o, under nitiDic I, So
ton 10, % the Cpnstitu. ,.... .,.,o
tuti 'I..s...sss, ssss'''' V'''' ''''-'
80 4. under article I, SEC
,n ............., 2.iO0.OII ijo,O01
CYntiugcut dot.U,,,t, Bjy'vp
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The estimated expenses are sG,776,SJS, In
Guiding , ,O,o, 5l2 Tor completion uf the yau.l-
and paynrn' Of the lat canal loan II. Cgg,lll
balance Of the same from 1860 II. 70 tall Nm,
redemption of Comp llcr's bonds -1uI
900 for payment OF temporary loan sJJD, 900
tor aTm' and equipments appropriated by th.
last Legislature SJJJ, UJ6, balance OF appro
priAtiou for expcnses Of volunteers aud S!5i,.
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$50 for various charitable institutions. This
canal receipts for the wear were as follows -
Prom canal tolls. .,,.......".,...." $3,359,l6g
Prom rent uf surplus waters........s AsSS
interest On CurreutC canal ruycuues,6c. 4459t
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Amount ~ wm1.uts '"''''- '
drawn during the
year ...,..,,.......- tul.r .ut "a,
ABOUT %. oIru,t, -
"'I''.'' .''''''''' go Il
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-03-12

WARNISG.-Let every man in Eastern Carolina
who can arm himself, be prepared to rush at a mo-
ments warning to resist the invasion by Burnside.
4 few days only can elapse before he will commence
his demonstrations. The Newbern Progress says
that upwards of 100 vessels at Hateras at last
accounts, besides the Burnside fleet and forces at
Roanoke Island.
Will the brave sons of the Old North State allow
her soil to become the great battle ground? Let
every man who loves his country, his State and his
home rally to the rescue and defeat Burnside on the
threshold. Why may not the government ACCEPT of
companies, legions. mounted men and guerrillas for
short time to effect that object There are per-
haps 80 or 900 men in the State who could spend
a month or two under arms to accomplish it. Oh
for leader-a man for the times to command
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where i. me Man .

is common sentiment that circumstances
make men great Great emergencies demand men
Of the RICH: stamp. and usually they are forth
coming when demanded. We will not despair, but
where is the MAJ to command the Confederate and
North Carolina forces in this crisiss The recent
cheering news from about Norfolk blocks the game,
so far as an advance from Newport News is con-
cerned The Aerrimae will take care of James
River. We incline to the opinion, therefore, that
Burnside must change his plans At least, he may
not make an attempt now to reach Suffolk. IT he
advance at all from Roanoke Island, it must be at
some point with the view of getting possession Of
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad We believe
that all North Carolina will rally to defeat him in
such an attempt But where is the man to lead
We need such man Sterling Price. Have We a
man of his sense and of his fighting qualities that
can be hadi No onehorse or slow coach team will
do Where is the man2 We trust ne is forth
coming.
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The Latest News.

The last mails bring us no additional war items.
The rumors of fight near Newport News and the
taking of fourteen regiments of Yankees by Gen.
Magruder, without foundation We have no
news whatever from Gen. Magruder's division.
Nothing has yet been heard from the Burnside
expedition since the affair at Winton.
Gen. Hill, we learn, had been ordered to fall back
from Leeshurg Va. the Yankees advancing
upon Winchester, it is believed, and are pressing
upon our lines ut Manassas.
We have nothing later from Tennessee than ap-
pears in another column.
1t is reported that the nomination of Mr. Mallory
for Secretary of the Navy has been rejected by the
Congress by large vote.
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CHARLESTON MERCURY AND THE PREsIDENT.-The
the Fayetteville Arsenal and the new swift steam
er lying at Wilmington" which go to show that
the Mercury was somewhat mistaken in at least two
particular instances of ine1iciency charged upon
the President The last Mercury continues its de-
veopments. Ifthe past and the present will prompt
the authorities of the land to turn over new leaf
they might well be forgotten We, however, see it
intimated that the President will continue his Cab
met in Office. The very general dissatisfaction
which the whole country seems to feel in regard to
the Secretaries of War and of the Navy, demands
certainly some concession from the President
The Richmond Enquirer replies at length to the
charges Of the Mercury, which the Enquirer says
it has fully met and retuted Its reply is too lengthy
for our space Its closing remarks, if merted, are
certainly we'll timed and proper. If personal mo-
tves have prompted the attacks and exposures of
the Mercury, Its course cannot be too severely con-
demned The Enquirer says:
We do not propose to discuss the motives which
induced this attack. 1t will be for Mr. Rhett to
Justify before his own conscience and before the
country his vio!ationof the injunction of secrecy
which the Congress had placed upon its proceedings
and which he knows that body refused to remove
for good and patriotic reasons.
No disappointed ambition, no private griefs can
warrant any citizen in making attack on the
Government which, even h true could only weaken
the great cause for which the patriots OF the South
are struggling and give laid and comfort to the
enemy.
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The AFFAIR AT " INToN.-A subscriber at Winton,
who was shelled out gives few facts of that
affair which may be interesting to our readers.
Our troops in that quarter it appears, did not be-
have as calamity at first stated, but they never
theess live to fight another day." Our CORES
pondent says:
1.-THE Yankees came up to Winton on Thursday,
with six gunboats and ten transports, and after
throwing good many shells, landed about 500
men and proceeded to rob and plumber the place.
They carried off whatever they could conveniently.
They stole ladies' and childrens' clothing, bed
clothes, and threw beds in the streets and burnt
them. They broke up furniture, and then proceed
ed to burn up such of the buildings were in the
lower part Of the town. The principal sufferers by
the fire, were Col. P. Jordan, Mrs Jno. A. Ander
son, Mr.. James Northcott, Mrs Halsey and DR.. d.
Fl. Shields Most of the others were rihed Of their
contents"
After such statement what confidence can any
one have in the pretences of Burnside and Colds
boro as their designs not to disturb private prop
erty2 The publication of such pretences by the
press is doing immense harm, no doubt in lulling
credulous people to Sleep Let US listen to no such
pretences. Let every man buckle on his armor
and fight them to the death. Don't burn up your
towns unless it is declared a military necessity.
Remove what you can out of the reach of the enc
my, and then destroy what must fall into his hands,
d which will give him laid and comfort"
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For the Standard.

For the standard.
WmMlNGToz N. c., March 8, 1859.
Mr.. Enron Our city has been the theatre Of
depredations of the most Outrageous kind for sew
eral weeks past. Peaceabie citizens have been way
laid and cut down on the public streets add not
only this but houses broken open and robbed Of all
their yaluables What - our police about, bas
been asked Our police is no doubt discharging
their duty like faithful officers but The idea Of
twenty men guarding place the size Of Wil,uinE-
ton is perfectly preposterous. For instznce in
some portions Of the city two Waterman are given
six whole squares to guard-fuily haifa mile We
want and must have larger police force
In pursuance Of a meeting called by the MagcL
for the purpose of taking into consideration The
proprety and necessity of closing up a1 liquor
shops large portion Of citizens assembled at the
Town Hall last night: The Mayor was appointed
Chairman, and Robert G. Rankin, ESQ, Secretary.
Mr. D. G. Parsley moved that q committee OF seven
be appointed to draw up such resolutions as would
meet the appreciation of the assembly present, and
that this matter CLOSING up shopS) was matter
of too great responsibility, &C., for hasty action,
he thought it best and hoped that the meeting
should adjourn, to meet at some future time, at
which time the committee on resolutions should re-
port Mr.. S. D.'Wallace put an amendment to the
motion of Mr.. Parsley, and moved that Mr.. Pars-
ley's motion be adopted aud reported by the CON-
mittee Immediately. The motion was carried unan-
imously, and the committee reported. The resolu-
tons too long to write, but can be found in to-
days Journal
Martial law will certainly be proclaimed here
soon most of our citizens think that such is the
course that should be pursued. l heard an old cit
izen say last night that there was and had been
more intoxieaton in Wilmington during the past
four months than had been in twenty years before.
And no doubt this is So In fact the thing has be-
come so general that our ladies almost afraid to
walk the streets in daytime for fear of being in
suited. In the first place, we want more rigid dis
cipline in the camps. In the second, we want a
law which will invest somebody with authority to
put stop to the selling of spritnous liquors in any
way, form or manner in the town of Wilmington.
WORRELL.
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SUGAR-If the war lasts six months longer Vir-
ginia and North Carolina especially will be without
pound of sugar. At present scarcely any sugar
can be brought by Rail Road from Louisiana into
these States; what there is, has been put up by
the extortOners at such prices, that the poor will
not DE able to use it much longer In six months.
even if the Federals are driven back from Tennes-
see, the Rail Roads will have ceased running, or
will be so near run down. they cannot carry heavy
freghts upon them.
What is to be done? Let the people in those
Counties where the sugar maple grows, prepare to
make sugar from it, and let the farmers plant the
Chinese sugar cane. Perhaps it would pay, now
while it can be done, to import the sugar from
Louisiana for planting. Florida, South Alabama and
Georgia could make sugar, and we doubt not it
could be done in portions of this State
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-03-12

TENNESSEE ABANDONED TO THE ENEMY.-There
seems to be no doubt that Kentucky, and Tennes-
see, with the exception of Memphis, have been
abandoned by Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston to the
enemy. AS a late number of the New Orleans True
Delta says
"Gen. A. S Johnston may he profound strategiSt;
but profound as his strategy may have been, COM
prehenSve as it may have been it does not seem to
have embraced the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers
within It's scope. Judging from results, it is almost
impossible to escape the conclusion that the geo.
graphy and the habitudes Of both these rivers
entirely omitted from the calculations Of the General
who the other day abandoned position of mastery
inactivity at Bowling Green, and commenced
movement which has resulted in scattering his forces
in manner inexplIcable as, to all present ap-
pearances, it is melancholy and disastrous"
Gen Johnston first abandoned Bowling Green,
then MuIfreesborough, and now he is at Decatur, n
town in North Alabama, some twenty or twenty
five miles from the Tennessee line. The enemy be-
ing in possession of Tennessee there is danger that
the Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad will be
cut at some point, and The Western part Of
North Carolina invaded. These constant retreats
before the enemy are operating injuriously to our
cause. No General or Colonel, in any locality
rises up with his troops and whips and drives back
the enemy On the contrary, the latter is always
advancing, and we are always retreating There
must not only be sharp but desperate lighting, an
the enemy must be met soon, at various points. A
campaign Of retreats must in the nature Of things,
be campaign OF disasters.