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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15
Congress.

September 9.-1n the Senate to-day House
bill to pay certain interest due the Choctaws
was passed. The military exemption bill
was further discussed. The Senate bill chang
ing the meeting Of the next regular session
of Congress o the second Monday in January
was passed. A resolution for adjournment
on the goth instant was adopted.
In the House, Mr.. Wright, of Ga, sub
mitted a preamble declaring that as the
legislation OF the Congress of the United
states. military orders, &C., will provoke
retaliation and i%naugurate a war shocaTsg "a
humanity, &c:
PseoIred, That the President send a Co.'S
m ssioner to the government of the United
States to treat upon the manner of conduc-
ting the war, andi if possible agree upon som,
terms whereby its horrors may be mitiga
ted. Laid over.
The discussion of the Conscript bill wa
continued until adjournment
Subsequent proceedings give no final actor
oD ,he Conscript or Exemption bills
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15
News from Northern psperE.

The Louisville Journal of September So,
says:
| The advance guard Of the Rebels entered
Lexington early yesterday morning on the
Richmond road, and they were coming in on
the Tate'S Greek road also. al the Govern
ment stores Ea re been safely removed. ex-
cept some Old tents, blankets and other ar
ticles of no great vaiue, which were DESTROY
ed at the Fair Grounds. pr. l.. z. Todd,
Postmaster, brought away ali the pouches
and mali matter, reaching here last evening.
The baggage trains were sent off towards
Frankfort, the retreat protected by Brigadier
General James 5. jackson, with 200 cavalry.
including Col. Jacobs regiment and a portion
OF Col. Metcalfe's. Nearly or quite ali the
stock OF horses and mules have been driven
Oft for safety. Col. Warner is at Richmond
a prisoner, and was not dead on Monday
night, though his wound is regarded as very
dangerous. Col. Landrum who was also
wounded last week, is not considered in 4
dangerous condition. There is no rollin.,
stock left at Lexington, every car has been
removed. Our informant, who left at half
past six, says Grant2's factory had not beer.
burned.
The New York Herald saws that among
the captured at the Manassas fight, Vas the
Hon. VIM. S.. Ashe, of NORTH Carolina, an
aid to Gen. Jackson. lie was taken Monday
The Herald says also, that the loss is said
to reach FORTY per cent of those engaged in
Saturdays 6gh&.
The Washington Republican. OF THURSDAY
morning, the 4th inst, has the following:
Gen. Pope's army was occupied Yesterday
morning in getting into position around this
city. 1t now occupies tie old quarter. Of the
Army of the Potomac, and is just where that
fine body of troops started from when il
went on that disastrouo campaign 10 thu
Peninsula.
We do not learn that the array had ary
difficulty in getting to its present quarters.
though there was sonae harasslng Of IFS rear
By the Confederates.
number of Confederate prisoners, cap
tured on Monday Last, were brought to Al
exandria yesterday. They belonged priuci-
pally to the North Carolina, Georgia and
Louisiana regiments. They were a wretched
looking set, and for three days previous to
their capture had been without food. They
all agree in the statement We published yes.
terday morning, that Jackson commanded in
person; and they declare his chef object to
have been the capture of our supply trains.
They were clothed in the uniforms taken from
the dead bodies Of our men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15
THE YANKEES DRIVEN From WILLIAMS

TIE YkNKEHs DRIVEN FROM WILLIAMS
BURG.--Oficial information was received
here Yesterday Of a brilliant exploit, per
tormed by the cavalry of the Holoombe LIE
gion, at Williamsburg, on Tuesday. On
Tuesday morning our cavalry, three hundred
and fifty in number, attacked the Yankee
cavalry, six hundred strong, in James City
county, six miles this side of Williamsburg.
The Yankees fed on the first charge and
were pursued into and through the town,
and as far beyond as Fort Magruder. At
this latter place the enemy rallied, but again
fed before the charge of our men, who pug
sued them several miles in the direction OF
Fortress Monroe. The enemy's loss was
, thirty killed and one hundred and twenty
six taken prisoners. Among the prisoners
/ is the commander of the Yankee cavalry,
| who was also the Military Governor of Will
liamsburg, and sixteen negroes. Our loss
| was three killed ana five wounded. The
chastisement sill, we feel confident, have the
effect of Kidding the Peninsula, a most loyal
and devoted portion of Virginia, of the Yam
kee thieves and freebooters who have been
infesting it since the evacuation OF Nc
Clellan. 1t is only to be regretted hat they
have been SO long allowed to piliage the
country and maltreat the inhabitants with
iInpunity.--Rich. Examiner, Sept. II.
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The Washington government has under
Amusement the subject of the exclusion OF all
newspaper correspondents from the army
1t is said that Lincoln is against their exciu-
sion Halleck in favor of it I; but the position
Of the Secretary Of War has not yet been de-
fined. j.,
The Boston papers say that JET. Davis
coachnan is lecturing III that city to small
audiences
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DEATHS,

On the sta 81 5Fpnoid fe9cr. 81 the residence Of his
uncle, Robert a. Martin. in Petersburg. Va, Robert
Chesley, second sou of William Il. Martin, OF Frank
lin county, North Carolina. He was in the 18Th year
of hs age, aud a member Of 3ad Regiment North
Carolina State Troops.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15

In Madison county, on the 31st Of August, al the
residence OF the brides mother, By the Rev. z. =
Gladston, Mr.. Pleasant Craig, of B~uncOmbe, - Miss
Sarah Mcdowell, of Madison.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15

The Yankee ladies are trying to promote
enlistments at the North by promising " 4
kiss to any ablebodied man who win enlist! -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-15

DISTINGUISHED ARRIvALs.-Thirty.two Of
General Pope's commissioned officers and
sixty-nine citizens of Washington, captured
by our troops during the great battle of the
3Oth ultlno, arrived in this city by the Cen
tral railroad last evening, in charge of a
military escort. The whole party were dirty,
foot-sore and way-worn exceedingly. They
had footed it all the way from Manassas to
Rapidan station, a distance by the county
roads, of over eighty miles. The military
prisoners in no wise differed in port or bear
ing from the many thousands of their COM
patriots whose military careers have suffered
interruption by an unwilling visit to Rich
mond but there was apparent in the civil
ians a degree of sheepishness and chagrin
which it is difficult to describe. These were
the men, many of them said to be clerks
in the departments, who, deceived by Pope's
lying dispatch of Sunday morning, had bur
ried out of Washington by special train, to
witness the sport of the humiliation of the
, rebels.
10 the numerous heterogeneous that were
put to them by the crowd who had collect
ed to witness their arrival as to the amount
6 of sport they had enjoyed on the battle field,
they replied not a word, but trudged silent
ly and with detected mien ia the wake ofthe
military prisoners. The clothing of several
OF them bore testimony that their trip into
rebeldom had been extended greatly beyond
= their calculations on starting. They wore
= light linen coats and patent leather boots,
light raiment for a bivouac in the elevated
region between the Potomac and Rapidan
, rivers. Some of them looked as if they
] might have been clerks, but others there
: were who, unless their countenances libelIed
- Ihnro nrncc)r T-o~a r,o1o.c..-e1 Iii 4
One old fellow, weighing upwards of two
hundred pounds, had very much the style OF
;, a lager beer saloon proprietor. He was ar
rayed in a dirty brown linen coat, a mile toe
small for him, and, like most other large
bodies. moved slowly and with difficulty. i
is said he was only enabled to hold out II
the march to Rapidan by fear of being muir
dered by the country people if he struggled
from the main body Of the prisoners.
These civilians say that they visited Ma
g nassas on a mission of mercy that Pope tel
IN egraphed to Washington he was in pursui
y of the rebels, and didn't have time to atten
nt to his wounded, and that they had voiun
teered to go to their relief. The officer
o who came down with them yesterday pro
he nounce this story q fiat lie. They say the
ca object in going to Manassas was to rob tn
re dead. We think the truth is az stated b
90 the Northern papers: That believing tf
Confederates had been overwhelmed, the
- rushed out to see the sport attendant upo
eo the slaughter that was thought to be abol
lc- to begin. At the same time there Is but Ii
me tie doubt that many of them were induced
ga make the pilgrimage to the famous battle
field by the hope of plumber. They ha'
vas been lodged in the commodious edifice
the dock, known as the Libby prison. VIII
ION special disposition, if any, our authorities pr
pose t. make Of them has lot ~transpiTed
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w AR NEW ST
TIE LATE BATTLES.

The following letter is from General Lee
to President Davis:
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unless it shall appear that such legislation
is positively necessary for the proper con-
Quoting of the State Government, or the
extension of its authority over portions of
the State hitherto unrepresented.
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following:
Resolred, That so much of the Govern
ors message relates to the different
banks of the Commonwealth, be referred
to the Committee on Banks, TO report by
bill for the relief of banks, and for other
purposes.
Adopted.
Mr.. FARxswoRrH offered the following
Res0lUed, That the Committee on Mill
itary Affairs enquire into the expediency
of reporting bill for the relief of Thomas
Cunningham, James PickIns, VIM. Hyre,
Wm. Stnallridge, and James Smallridge !
who served as faithful volunteers in the
service of the United States, III the putting
down of the existing rebellion, but have
been mustered out ofthe service because
of over age. and receiving no pay for six OF
eight months service.
The resolution was adopted, and on mo
ton of Mr.. Patrick the House adjourned tc
meet tomorrow at ten A. n.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-07
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
House of Delegates.

TUESDAY, May 5, 1862.
The House of Delegates assembled at IL
A. NJ. Thirty-one members were in their
seats, as follows:
Daniel Frost, (Speaker) from jackson; W. J.
Foreman, Tyler; Geo. G. Bowyer, Putnam; L. T.
Davids- n, Taylor; O. D. Downey, Hampshire; D. d.
T. FarnswOrth, Upshur; Richard Fast, Marion; John
iawxhurst and Robert HaGur, Boone; Charles Hoo
ton, Preston; Leroy Kramer aud Kitchen, Monon-
gala; Thos: II. Logan, Ohio; John Michael and A.
McGennts, Hardy; Geo. McC Porter, Hancock: David
NJ. Myers. Barbour; Geo. w. Henderson and Samuel
w. Powell, Wood; Solomon Parsons, Tucker; Or.
Spicer Patrick, hanawhO; Vim. Ratclid, Wayne; VIM.
D. Rolly1on, BraxtOn; Lewis Rulfner, Kanawhn; Fou-
tain Smith, Marion; Joseph Snider. MOnOnEalin;
Remembrance Swan, Marshall; James II. Trout,
lIamosllire: Andrew Wilson, Ohio: JONES @. West,
Wetzai: VIM Williamson. Pleasant5; Williamson,
Writ; Lewis Wetzel, and WIN. Il. Zinn, ofPrestOu.
Prayer by Rev. JAMES G. WEST, member
from Wetzel.
message from the Senate announced
that that body was organized and ready to
proceed to business.
Mr.. RUFFNER presented the credentials of
Rev. Robert Hagar of Boone, member elect
TO represent Boone, Logan and Wyoming.
They were appropriately referred.
Mr.. HAGAR being present came forward,
was qualified and took his seat.
Mr.. ZIHN moved a committee of three to
inform the Governor OF the readiness OF
the House to receive any communication he
might desire to transmit. Agreed to.
The gentlemen appointed on the COM
mittee were Messrs. linn, Rutfner and Hen
derson.
Mr.. WEST moved that the Senate be in.
! formed OF the readiness of the House to
proceed to business, and was appointed to
convey Tint message to the Senate.
The Speaker presented to the House q
copy of the session acts of 1861 of the DO.
gus Legislature ut Richmond. captured al
Winchester, aud now presented to the Leg
isluture by Adjt. Gen. Samuels.
a message from the Senate informed the
House ofthe appointment of a committee &c
wait upon the Governor, to act with like
committee of the House.
Mr.. WEST was appointed to notify the
Senate of the appointment of such com
mittec.
Mr. WEST offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
RsSolDeH, That the Speaker of the ITousl
be requested to invite the Ministers of tn,
Gospel of the different denominations ii
this city to attend and open the sessions o
the House each day of its meeting will
prayer.
Mr.. ZrNx, from the Joint Committee Il
wait upon the Governor, reported that the,
had performed that duty, aud That III
Governor would be ready to lrJusnit hi
message by two O'Clock, P. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. PORTER, the Hous
then took recess until that hour.
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Mowers and Reapers!
BUCESEYF. FOTR 1scS

TINHIS justly celebrated Machine is now generaIlv
II known and recognized Us the b, st and mOst neT.
feet Mower In use. Each years experience adds To
its hi reputation anl proves its superority ore.
all others. 1t combines many advantages not f0nn6
III other machines. 1t has two driving NIIseIs
which act together or Independently: 1T also has
double hinged folding cutter lar which makes II ca
pectally adapted TO cutting hiy aud uneven sur-
aces allowing 1t to pass freely over stones or other
Instructions, also allowing the bar to fold ncross The
frame without removing single bolt or nut The
machine cab thus be transported ready for instant
use from field to field farm to farm as readily "a
common cart. The finger bar is made of STEEL tbs
guard fingers are peculiar to this mower and nre s
cured by Intent. They made OF WrOn0ht inn,
and laid with steel; the Importance OF this Esainr
Will be readily recognized by those who have bss
annoyed by the cost and trouble of the cast Amor
used on other machines. Again, while preSenfiS j
perfect mower We also furnish when desired an in
uepehPent reap ng attachment, thus giving the mr.
ehaseF the advantage OF single or combined ma.
chime we warrant every machine and ,InTin,, IN.
experience of six years have neye, hoI i1s .ue
chlne returned. We therefore feel instiG,si In -
commencing the BUCKEYE as superior to nj Others
We now furnish two AiXcs suitable 10 fI,sf,-sS,t 20
all classes Of farmers. " '''e "''t9 Oh
THE BUCKEYE, sJr.,
viii be sold at the very low price of ei0btv.vo ol
ttE' an3 9r ightness Of DRAFT convenience Sin1DIi
~ sa1 9 "gseotity Is une1nAed by anything vel in
We usIu FARMERS wanting machine musF SSr,I T.,
tneiT orders early as there will be but iImftS5
NUMBER 6nllt this season. Sample machines can IL
seen AT MF John TlIOburns, corner Of WSrI,S -
quincy streets, Wheeling. Nv "'''
D. j, SMITH,
,ren THE0. n. GORRELL.
2 2PSO Agents for ManufSctnTers.4
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Have we not need, then, of something
more than the common blunt assent of this
legislature. Is this legislature equal to
the delicate situation in which they stand
before Congress and the country? We
hope it is; We devoutly wish it may so
prove itself What then is its duty? To
debate and hesitate and divide? Assnredly
not, for that will be certain death in this
critical hour to the new State. Depend
upon it, it will take nil the heartiness, all
the uuauimity, all the sOlidity of this leg
islature TO secure that which lies nearest
the hearts of the people of West Virginia.
And the people will demand all that heart
mess and unanimity and solidity from each
aud every member of this legislature, and
they will hold every man in it to n rigid
accountability for his every word and vote
in reference to it. And we here put the
prophecy upon record, that he in whom
the people shall discover flaw upon this
great question will, as soon as his term is
out, cense to have political existence 10
West Virginia. The people have not gone
through this revolution and expense for
nothing; they have not longed aud hope
aud been disappointed on this question for
nothing; they have not voted time and
again upon it, merely to be Knocked at last.
No! not at all. They are determinedly, I'M
tiringIy. remorselessly in earnest about it.
We think We know the people of West
ern Virginia as well as most men get to
know their people. For years We have
been in active correspondence with them,
in reference to this very matter, from the
Kanawha to the Hancock line, aud from the
AHeghanies TO the Ohio river. Scarcely
day passes that we do not receive a num-
Der of letters from them. Our paper for
months past has been filled with communi-
cations on this subject, and we have not
begun to publish them all. Depend upon
it. that never were people more set upon
anything than the people of Western Vir-
GINA are upon new State. To accomplish
it they have Overridden aud borne down
every species of opposition. They have
rebuked such people as the editors of the
"neeilhB fFeS", (Who vanity enueavored tt
misrepresent the movement into contempt.
in such manner as to produce an inglo,
rious silence. BY the most extraordinary
majorittcs they have borne down all at
tempts to thwart their desires.
This, then, is "a brief statement of tn,
case. The Legislature have the facts be
fore them. They know the will of tn
people as well as ever men knew tn
, wishes of their constituents. They know
that the people expect them to come up t
this work with their own singIencss @
purpose; that they expect them to sto
short of nothing that in the honest judg
/ nenl of Congress and the. loyal States i
necessary to secure admittance as a State
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AN ORDINANCE.

ASsEssiH9 Th1eg FIR tie City of JE1ssiin0. far ne
year eighteen hundred and Sizty-ilSo.
SEC l. Be it ordained by the Council of tho city Of
wheeling, that for ;he year 1862 there shall be- l
WED, collected and paid on the persons and s1bt.t
within this city. and mentioned In this ordinance
for the use and benefit Of the city OF Wheeling he
taxes az follows, to wit: On all lands lots and real
estate In this city, not exempt from taxation nv
loO( cents on every hundred dollars value thereof
and on every titheablo in said city, flfty cents
SIC: On every ysnder of goods, wares or ner-
chandIse' q tax Of one quarter of one per cent on
tue value o. the stock Of goods wares or merchau.
such tax. v gyms
SEC. 3. On every commission forwarding mer-
SEC. 4. On every,lEcense to a haWker or De,IdI.r.
the same be for the whole any part Of the
nor shall any person transact business IherennI:f
except the person named therein.
SEC. . On every license to an auctioneer, $780,
SEC. .. On every license to a vender OF goods
wares and merchandise, who sells spirituous i9nor
or either Of them, by retail to be drank Al the
place where sold, tax Of $50. ,--'
sEG: On every license to keep wharf boat, n
:, sEc 8 On every teetrical performance, the sum
performance for one month"; S15 three moDtS SiH
aud for one year 500 ~ t-S Steel7' Sf''
SEC 9. On every days circus performance or
SEC. TO- On every days exhibition Of wire or roma
'a ne 10 or 33@sE1iITy, or PuPpet shows SIS.
tl9hS, me sum Of - per day, except literary on sc
entne lectures and exhibitions of paintings or me
SEC. L. On every license to keep house Of. mi.
sSse Etainment $40, OE every boarding house,
sEc Is. On every license for the wholesale Of e,n
powder by retail, S.. - - y 9 . ~ ~
SIC. II. On every license to keep a billiard mon,
ISr the u9s and entertainment Of persons net ovFs
dttional table tharein. - : - ~
each additional alley. - W
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We want tho editor of the Wheeling
Press-thst one whose swell known pow
erty" keeps him from owning as many mig
gers as he could desire-lo read and menu
orizc the following portion of Col. Metcafes
speech in Nicholas county, Ky, published by
us the other day. The Colonel only owns
about twenty niggers, We are told, and OF
course can't be expected to be so conserva-
tive as if he owned one, aud especially the
one that the e1itor of the Press says he
owns, and which is the secret of his '.well
known poverty"
This is the extract:
Fellow-citizeus, you all know that mig
ger is the raw head and bloody homes, the
scarecrOw that is continually held up to
your view, never ceasiug agitation
You must stand sentinel all night, you must
stand sentinel all day, with your muskct
over your darling black angels, while they
work in tue field, to keep somebody from
stealing them. And you must stand
watch to keep down insurrection-eterHal
rigiiGRsS Is tie price of niGger. All this
hue and cry is kept up when there is not
the slightest danger.
Well, gentlemen, does not all of this
suggest to your minds CLEAN of common
sense? Does not the weary sentinel be.
gin to ask himself, when will the relief
come around? All, me! when or how
shall ever find time to. enjoy myself with
my loved ones? Where is that happiness
this sacred institution is to produce?
When shall rest? Now see this never
ending clamor has at last beat it into my
head that had better take the value of
these gems from Africn's burning sands,
and invest in something that will not for
ever disturb my peace, use the musket on
traitors. and take the hoe myself Niger
and cotton have produced this rebellion,
aud should be made foot the bill. There
is big nigger scare still on our Congress.
They shrink, afraid to take the bull by the
horns it is not just that loyal men should
fight out the battles to save their country
from the iniquity of traitors, and then pay
the damages they have caused. China had
to foot the bill with England. Mexico had
to come up to the clerks Office and settle,
and the Swiss rebels had to pay for all the
dishes they broke; and twenty-five dsllars
per head on niggers, and two cents on cot
ton, will soon pay for educating the South
ern mind.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mr.. HENDERSON presented the creden-
tials of u. b. Kitchen member from Berk-
ley, elected at the election of May 1861.
The credentials were referred, and Mr..
Kitchen, who was present, was qualified
and took his seat.
The speaker presented communication
from the Governor, anl it was read as fol-
lows: