Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13

troons couId onIv ..t h,ii u,,nnlias fr,,,, ko,na
ana noth;no :, III cro,, IN" noaSsJss",. ". o..
ernnsn, hs.a,,ss oc nnr srraau"et :" go -,
tbera o,,rssIyos W. -. -, - -.
army th;s I.I bv ,ha a..;,iae,s r. hs,,,a - ~ ~,
other causes lost THAR hss1an. n wss s.nnJ
,mnossihIa a. nnsa ., sIs CO.,
prsss,d a. n ,hs hcs, so,,.si ~ h. n,,..sa
rublish,a an .n.,..I - 80 - "a L.LsIc -
tbe,r bro,bsrs - ~. Ana "a s,,s.J ~ y
militia of,c.rs Co. IN. c.,Ii.c,a, - p.,;.ls. S .e
mated or sold and ,ho'ah ~ ass. - ' go. ~. ~
hoon =, on.o I..,,6..;. S ,-;S.:r 80
nacss,.r;,,, 49,. "a III = =
IN saw tb., The hoross ns p,,oaa.,.-ns.s
Sh.rnxh,rr .nd ashar .,a.;o,s 49, VLsn,
snlF.rsd .ng .ra ali, s..eer;,,,. -...I, ~
rant NJ shoos ana cio,h,n. E.sr, .;s,s ~ ~
exertion b.s hsen msda lor ,har y.i;os ~.
while the accents a - Conloda..., sI' III
lowed q carry onr III, b.r h,yonsi ~
Il IN be in,,,<,ab IA to s,,r,,lt sbar,
II FearnestM reeommand .n aash..
TINS article, az befo,e mentioncd an, sr.,;.
fed that am able 10 stale tha, m. nrosneo,
oi obtaining cotton cloths NJ reasnnabio 80
is better than il has, hcea The s,ocLholIas
of the ReckRsh Mannl,cturing Camna,,, ,,s,a
OF the largest and most ent.rnris;pr IN Ii,s The
State have aors.d "a Iii ~, - h :" VIC
at rs Der cent upon cns,. the rats .IIowed hs
the exemption biIl which will rednra M, nr;:s ~
about one-balf. and so,p,.sever, ~ a;s,ht n,hos
companies have int,ma,aJ an, ,n,sn,ion nr Nm GJ
lowing. thar nra;sewnr,bv oxn,nnla wa -
reasons ably hope that most 81 the other mills
in the State can be induced 70 do lilew;sa =
The woolen factories seem more ipcorrig;ble
Some Of thcm when asked to furnish their
goods at 10 Der cent. declined entirely and
others agree to do so by, fixinO enormo,s nroi.
it's on the cost OF the raw material and ,hen
adding the rs. pero.6t. on m. f,n;sbad .r,;cla
making their profits even uras,er than hsSors
X is greatly to be regretted Ina, ,he most oss.
full and TO. be. cherished in ,titutlons should mi
themselves in a position. which will ca,,se
them 10 be execrated by our people on the re.
turn Of peace. But as the free trade policy
oppressed them in times of peace, SO they seem
determined to have no mercy upon US during
the existence Of the war / recommend them
to your tender nssreies, gentlemen. and would
respectfully suggest that YOU addpt such mea.
sures as may Seem. practicable for securing
supplies to our own citizens first and 10 re-.
duce the price Of cotton yarn, which is so es.
scntial to supplying the hand looms Of our
farmers wives. --r ~.
In relation TO ordnance stores. I will ,nen
ton that nearly year ago. coRtract was
made by my predecessor. under An act of IN.
Legislature appropriatlne SlO. 600 for the nur.
pose, with Mvssrs. Watcrhouse 4 Bowes for
the erecGionsof powder mills, The money was
exptnd, d; the mills erected. and soon altar
war Is flown up and DESTROYED. Gov. Clnrk
agreed 10 llrn.sh them the means "a, start
to begin operatious on a calesufHeisntito make
about 4. 600 pounds per week.
This, no never, involved an expenditure OF
money beyond,that appropriated by the act
referred to : $4,000 having. been adusnced
the contractors, by Gov. Clark and $4,000 by
myself
os ,hoso s,ms tho mo,ev advanced by Gov,
c,srk Ia ~ br refunded in four eoual annual
ins,,lm.n,s and that he me. res.ryine 10 per
can, of ,hr n,vman,. Iss thew bscamc dine, on
,n,dsr 10 he f,rnished The State The, Gan.
r.dara,s States will furnish the mills with abou,
a o,0 nonnds of n,tre ner w.ek
Ths dOnartn.nt has contracted with mann,
sc,ure,s in m. Stats far ahnu, 3(1D nev riaes
ner montb acd arrangements have been mad,
Eb.rehv after the lsI of ,Ianunrr about s0C
nId ria.s and muskets out of rspair will b,
rendered Al for scryices And 4, m boned IN,
denartment will soon be ablerto keen On banc
a supnIy for five thousand men 4 detailed
renort ot the operalions Of the Adiutant Gen
,rsrs drnartmrnt !, herewith amended,
The 6nnnccs of the State will doubtless en-
rare your anxious consideration,
In. Board of Claims. in pursuance of Ord
nancs No, 20 Sec. 0. passed in Uecsmber
1861 have made n report showing the debt q
ue State On the 3olh Sept. 1862. 10 be $40
,s3 8Vl OF. subject 10 be tnninished by m
amount of the sinking fund; at that tim
about 1900 OOe and Ihs debt due the Stat
rom The Confederate government, between n,
and s,x millions sull the State debt IL yer
, neayy. and the interest Al least ought 10
punctually paid. There are three dstln
modes ol supplying the requisite sum one
taxation, q second by mn additional issue
: treasury notes, aud third by getting iro
y the Confederate dbSernlnent the sum due u
ave. lnderd, this sum, when received, oug
l. to be applied fgrih"ilh TO the extinguishmr
: Of ths debt OF the State as lar a. u viii 9
I, for u constitutes part oi the capital 81
" State debt, and ought to be applied, when
d turned, towards the extinction ot that anou
Is Of hs capilah Upon correct principles the
Iure Of financial economy, the debt ought =
le 10 be allowed TO grow any larger, " pracu
vi BILE 10 prevent u. And u the payment OF
+ entire amoun' o. interest CANNOT DC PIoV'e