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The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13
TRAIToRs rN CANrp.

gentleman who has been in Washing.
Ton ior the past eight months tells us that
even yet there are traitors in the depart-
lnea'e and ln the army. The secret treas.
onao'e soclely-knOwn best as the Knights
OF lhe Golden Circle-had drawn into lis
POISONOUS vortex men in every station Of
lie, ana In almost every department of
government Who these men are cannot
yet be told, but they are in the armv md
out OF 1t. Half-more than balf--the Off
GERS Of the army belonged TO il at the he.
ginning OF 1861; aud ii is difficult Ia know
VINO 10 doubt or who to trusl--so foul is the
atmosphere Of The National Capital. Yon
may hear Washington woman talk trea.
son by the ell, and if you say 10 her, oWhy
nov Is tins! your husband or your father
las the case may be- is an officer under the
Government which you contemn." YOU are
answered, 20 pa" or "my dear husband is
loyal-a great defender OF the Administra.
lion; but have different feelings on that
subject" Such women should be sent be.
yond the lines and The loyal father or hus
band who cannot govern his family better
is not ut to have place under this Gov.
eminent. Men having wives or daughters
OF this stripe cannot be trusted.
La relation TO Gen. Stone be said: 81 be.
leve him to be disloyaL lie evidently sent
Baker across the Potomac, at Balls Bluff.
to be Killed: and there is another thinp
cannot get over Gen. Stone was ia com
mand OF all the troops in Washington when
Lincoln was iDaugurated. The secret soci.
ETY., have no doubt, intended that that
ceremony should never take place. They
attempted to assassinate him in Baltimore.
but Jailed; and il any attempt had been
made to prevent his inauguration. Long
Bridge was the place over which the assas.
sins would come. This bridge was in charge
OF one OF Stones Captains-a man now
General in the rebel army and he was
was placed there on purpose. az believe.
to surrender that bridge, while Stone him
self, if opportunity had offered. would have
surrendered the city, The object of this
Society, or one Of its main endeavora. was
to get its members into government employ
no matter in what capacity-in order
that 1t might win by treachery. The con.
spirators obtained clerkshps, commissions
In the army and navy-got into oil the De-
partments and secrets of the Government.
aud told all to the rebels-and numerous Of
these double.dyed villains are yet in places
OF trust. Many Of them have been weeded
out, bui there is no certainty that some Of
those who take their places are not equal
ly as bad.-[Sac. Bee.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13
Arrada armutrat.
A New Orleans Correspondent on Sou
thern Affairs.

New Orleans Correspondent on Sou
thern Affairs.
We have been shown (says the New York
World of recent date) private letter
from esident Of New Orleans, in which
be makes the following corrections of GER
tain statements which have gained con-
siderable currency at the North 1t should
be added that the writer is not Union
man:
Had the Confederates been defeated be-
fore Richmond and that city been captured
it would have prolonged the struggle, as
the people, to my certain knowledge, will
never give up until the entire country is
occupied by the soldiers Of the United
States The capture of this city has
strengthened the Southern cause through
out all the Southern States, aud many con-
tend that Gen. Butler has aided the COnfed-
eracy more than Besuregard.
OF the number of men in Lees army pre-.
viOus to the last battles, cannot state pos
itively, but from the best information il
numbered nearly 100000. None of Beau
regards army have ever gone TO Richmond
Some Of the officers may have gone, but of
the men am confident that none have
been sent.
The amount Of cotton destroyed is inn
mense, and almost universal wherever the
Federal troops have been expected. The
planters naturally try to save, but when
the pinch comes, or when the Feds. come,
away goes the cotton. know that large
quantities. have been burned many miles
from any point where the Federals have
been. The overflow destroyed consider
able.
The wheat and oat crops have suffered in
some portions Of the Confederacy, but
there will be more raised than ever before;
concerning corn there will be enough to
feedFwo or three times the population.
travelled in Arkansas, Mississippi Lou
isiana, and Tennessee during winter and
spring and know very, very little land was
devoted to cotton. Employment was need
ed for the negroes and the most Of the land
was used for corn. A resident of Eastern
Texas says that corn will not be worth five
cents bushel next season.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13

MAGNITUDE OF THE WAR,--Lord Palmers-
ton. in his recent speech in The English
House Of Commons upon the motion ioi
mediation, thus alluded to the magnitude
OF the war;
There is no Instance Ia the history Of The
world, think, Of contest such az that
which Is now going on in America--a con.
test OF such magnitude between different
sections Of the came people. The thirty
years war in Germany was q joke to il in
point Of magnitude. IL Was only The other
day received map drawn by the Qaar
termaster-Geueral of the Federal army, Ia
which the position Of 700 900 Federal troops
was marked, and now we learn that 800.
600 more are to be called into the Geld
Here are 100000 Of men engaged in &C
tive hostiitcs on the one, aud perhap.
there are not very much less on the other
side.
In view Of this fact, and the fact that at
least 900, 900 more Of freeman from tho
Northern States stand ready to volunteer
when England shall interfere n the strug.
gle; with Canada more than half on our
side, and a navy that will soon be The most
powerful in the world, does the "great mo.
ther Of civil liberty" feel like taking part
IN the contest
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13

ELECTION IN HUMBoLDT COUNTY.-There
was no Fitzgerald ticket run in Humboldt
county. The vote for SWEET, as SnperinteD-
dent Of Schools, was about double that for
Stevenson. For Assemblymau, the vote for
Whipple (Unou) leads that for Allen ~.
d. by 1876. The County Treasurer (Unionl
leads both his compelitors-one u. D. and
The other independent The total vote
polled was 900.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13

A VOLUNTEER DaowNED.-John Daker,
belonging to Company II. 4tb infantry. was
drowned in the creek near Camp Latham,
Los Angeles county, on August Z9th, "h'le
bathing, the deceased was formerly rni'
ner. native Of Poughkeepsie, n. y, and
aged ~ years.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13
Wgnette:
Anount:

A YOUNG man named McAyoy, aged about
twenty years, was killed near Oakland, satur-
day, by falling into the cutters Of reaping ma
chine. The deceased is a nephew Of the Rev
Father Gallagher Of San Francisco.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13

A FRENCH genealogist has found out that
the Empress Eugene is the true heiress OF the
throne Of Mexico, through her Spanish ances-
tors, gho are descendants ofMontezuma.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-09-13

GUN DRoPs.-The new postage stamp cur
rency which will soon be in general circulation
through the East, and may find their way in
small numbers 10 California, are humorously
called "sticling plasters," instead Of "shin-
pasters," and are also knnown as "gum drops
as an offset to mint drops" An exchange de-
scribes them thus: Besides having the amount
Of their value in figures upon the upper corners
they may be readily recognized by their colofs
and yignettes, which are as follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-07-19

nnrrp PARAGRAPHS. The interest on the
,~.,o;, State debt was not pa!(l II london on
-. ',7 - ;nst the statement O no funds be-
~. ~ ,,o3a 70 the claimants. The gold premium
. >, THURSDAY was lo pcf q. over paper: ster-
I. }no bls 1;}o to l3l for sixty days, II New ork
.4,,-Tb.. command Of Gen Hatch is report
4 ii u have penetrated as far as i{apIcan Sta
. ,;oo The Federal cavalry have passed through
. Varenton Springs on their march. In anoth-
. or noIunn the repoIts are mentioned relative to
chances IN the commands of the I. ). Army;
he Washington Star says: I'VE have reason
n he1ieye that there is truth III the report that
Gen, Halleck is now on his way TO this city
s,mmon6d here BY the Government il is not
50 certain, we apprehen1> that the Government
has determined to retain him at this point as
military adviser, as alleged "Bishop Dycne.
Roman Catholic bishop Of Arkansas, died on
the 10th of .June.--Ine second branch Of the
. Baltimore City Council has rejected the bill
passed by the First Branch for issuing small
notes. Mr.. SlideD is still living at Paris, and
entertaining company aC MS Iesloe. Co. 1'0
demand at the 7. >: mint III fhlIaoelI'llla 1oT
pennies increases. Soy mist q caValry company
we're drilling near Baltimore on Friday BY
SANDER was accidentally severely wounded oy q
oal from the pistol OF one OF the soldl9rs'-
MOST OF the New I ork papers approve OF the
law tor the issuing OF postage stamps Tor eur
rency; but the World of that city is much op-
posed to It, and says Its injury to commerce
Will be mcaIeulabIo> and that this paper curren-
cE Will result III national bankruptcy unless It
be speedily stopped. "-Ar Boutwell,, the new
commissioner Of Internal Revenue, has COM
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this shnpIas1or cpdo1ny? 4 loss OF millions
to the people, and the enrichment OF knavcs.~-
You doubt this: Listen: The classes OF bn>'-
ness men who issue a.nnIas!crs are principally
restaurants, barrootoS, beer saloons, grticors,
bakers and BARRIERS, aud the city Of New York
alone has more than ten thousand OF them.
Know OF restaurant, DONG Only mld<llL'&
oSlsincSs, who 2<" Guys ago. nl;lt'e salnI>ja5-
'efS 70 the amount OF oz'o00: Now i On al1
average, every one OF the aEoVe-nan1ed bt1sl~
ness men Issues only $500 worth OF shinplaster',
we VIII have n TINS nty alone shlnpIa5ters 10
the amount O @3:ooo' wv. bo5 this el'lt1emy
like "lidnre all over the country flllladel-
phia, Boston, Baltimore: t3nclnnatl: Chicago
81 LOUIS, Milwaukee, &c., Will fol1oV ana III
less than no tlIn2 tho country VIII De 11oo4ed
with al least from IIfeeh 10 twenty millions q
&hinplaStofS' lner2 can 'e no ooo'C SIa5
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,''' Vi 4'ese o.: 'A'o''' "'i' ' "'1''' ~ '0'Ao'0
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n"No si'loP'"S'c'o WIN no' % '..,Ao0' a., - =,
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Al the L.CEuiiiCail Convention OF i~CnliSEiTtt-
Wa" m ~ ne"' 81 A"', 'S''S' . u, VIZ ',H' ~n, 'oan
ro,'7y y '".','' St'oI'1 - "IA'< !l' '.'i1
t1a' Tile 'eSioee na' to''1 '''s ''lo'e 'ea'l'ls
" aSIin0IO Lnab ilcllCclOILll Ills policy SilOuiQ
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cotton under cultivation. We received 40
Washington papers by mail this morning. -
Several Of the Confederate soldiers, convicted
by court martial Of tesertion and lnsui'orcl1a-
ton. were executed st TicksI.vr@, Oh the Goth
-GoulonSyiIIc. w., which. It IS reported,
has been entered hy the Federal troops. IS IN
Orange county, eighty-eigh> miles from Mex
1Ildria aud Sovcnty-six from Richmond, -}oer-
ines in favor Of the war aud to aid III enlstIng
troops continue to he held IN T0any Of the
Northern AMI Il estern cities and towns. --Coit1l-
yorfcit notcs Of the Farmers Hank Lancaster,
Pa, aud Of The Bank Of Newark, Del, are in
circulation -1,hcrc are favorable accounts OF
the Peach crop at Ike North and y Nost.-N m.
Z. Hutton, has been appointed engineer Ct The
" ashif1gton aud Potomac Aqueduct, aI1c the
work Of completing the same will be 4; once
entered upon. -~The Atlanta (l:a..) papers
state that Hon .)ere. CleGncns, Of Ala, has
Joined the Union rarty.-~1hc police i'll Baitl-
more have, within the last TWO OF three days:
seized several secession fag3 IN that ;ity.-I>he
boar from Fortress Monroo brings up 70 Balu-
more now, every trip, q quantity Of tomatoes:
green corn, potatoes, apples, Nc, the prodocfs
Of the gardens about Norfolk. --
The WASHINGTON correspondent Of tbs phlla-
delphia Inquirer speaking Of military changes
saws: '-The city has been agitatod tor some days
with rumors Of important changes about to
take place with reference to the managem 2nt Of
military affairs 1t is undoubtedly true that
General Hallocf was some time ago invited to
visit Washington, to confer with the President
and the War Department upon the various
military operations in progress III the several
sections. This invitation was gwen some time
ha4;,rc the recent movement in front OF Rlch-
mond. and was intended to be accepted when
aver the circumstances Of General Haiieck 5
situation would permit The position OF affairs
in the Southwest will now allow his Absence G.
General Halleck is now on the road to this city;
and will reach here in a couple OF days IL IS
understood that on his arrival ne will be as
signed to the position Of General Commanding
the Armies Of the United States, both IN the
Southwest and Virginia, He will consequent
". remain in Washington, and be Iii constant
intercourse with the President and the war
Denartmellt. General Mcclellan will contlnuo
in command Of the army Of the Potomac, and
General Pope Of the army Of the Rappahan-
mock, the confidence Of the President being uIl-
ahatel IN both Of these gallant officers. There
is not the slightest foundation for ru'nor OF a
obanoa IN the head Of the War Department.
MA bnndrpd and seyenty-fv witnesses have
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LrScoLS's PROCLAMATION. The Louis
vile Journal, prentiee's paper, speaking Of
the emancipation proclamation, says:
Kentucky cannot aud will not acQuiesce
in this measure. Never! AZ little will
she allow Il 10 chill her devotion to the
cause thus cruelty imperilled anew. The
gorsrnmcntOu our fathers framed is one thing,
and thing above price; Abraham Lincoln.
the Temporary occupant Of the excessive
chair, IS another thing, and thing Of CON-
parsilsels little worth. The one Is sn in
di,idual, the sands OF whose official sIis-
tsnee ace running fast. and who. when his
official existence shall end, will be no more
nor less than any other individual. The
other is grand political structure. IN which
Is contained the treasures AID the energies
OF civilization, and upon whose lofty and
shining dome, seen from the shores of all
cllnes. centre the eager huPes Of mankind.
What Abraham Lineoln, as Presige Dt, does
or fails TO DO. may exalt or lower our es,i-
mate Of himself. but not Of the great and
beneheent government of which he 10 but
the Temporary servant. The temple is not
the less sacred aud precious because the
priest lays an unlawful sacrifice upon the
altar.
The loyalty Of Kentucky is nat TO be
shaken.by any mad act Of the President
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N the battle at Sharpsburg while gaIlantly
nghtlng for Southern Independence; there
fore,
hesolued, That while we deeply regret
and mourn the loss which the Masonic
Fraternity, the Confederate cause, and the
community in which he lived, have sustain
ed IN his death, we are forcibly reminded
lnat we, too, are fast Fastening to that I'M
discovered country from whose bourn no
traveller returns and we ere long must de-
scehd TO the narrow limits of the tomb. and
be numbered with the pale nations of the.
dead; we should recolIect that ii i our
duty under all circumstances to bow with
humble submission to the dispensatons Of
Divine Providence.
ReSofred. That we deeply sympathise
with the wife Of our deceased brother and
tender TO her our sincere coincidence far
her lrreparable loss.
Pesotved, That in further token of resnect
Tor our deceased brother we will wear the
usual badge Of mourning for thirty DAYS.
hesotred, Thatthe Secretary OF this Lodpe
De directed to transmit copy OF these
proceedings to the wife of our deceased
brother, together with our best wishes for
her future prosperity and happiness; and
mat BE- cause the same TO be published in
the Hlsborough Recorder, North Carolina
STANDARD, Raleigh Register. and Spirit Of
the Age.
w. G. GUESS.
w. J. II. DURHAM, { Committee.
I. b. MORRIS,
Durham's, November Sth, 1862.
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Adjuian. and Inspector General.

III act u amend an Act entitled An Act 10 further
Provide iof The Public Defence Approved ls,h
April. 1862, aud The scs 10 smsnd The same, Ap-
riosed september 21ih, iss2.
Tie Cougrea efMs Confederate Saffs ~ America
4 taaa, Thai al persons subject u enrolment iJr
military service, may 10 enrolled under instructions
ITEM ne War Department, aud reported by the en-.
rolling officer wherever found. whether within the
siaie county Of their residence or no, and when
20 enrolled shall be subject Is the provisions of law
. fully As il enrolled within the county and State n
which they may 10 residentss Provided, That this
az shall not extend 70 any member bf military Or
sanizaiion under any State Law, while ho remains In
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XII. Volunteering.

MI Pefsons liable 10 CONSUMPTION may. before en-
foirnent, VOLUNTEER IN companies in service on ih,
is!h d AprIh sea. Bot alter nroilmeni, they can
no, volunteer. nor ean they q sny Tins volunteer il
eoppahies reserved into service siEse The 10Th Of
pnl, ls62.
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For The Hill.horoOgh Recorder.
Tribute OF RESPECT.
Emo I.olrc. nurhnm'.. y. Q

Emo Lodge, DuTham's, y. Carnlna.
AT a regular communication OF En-
Lodge No. si0, Oh the evening Of the sih
OF November inst. the following preamble
and resolutions we're submitted aud unani.
mously adopted:
WHEKEAs, Il has pleased the Advise
Ruler OF the Universe to visit our aneien,
and honorable Fraternity by the removal Of
our worthy and much esteemed brother and
friend MATTHEW MARKHAM, who was killed
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PAYMENT OF STATE BOUNTY DIE De.
CEASED SOLDIERS.
Executive Department, North Carolina, }
Adjuiant Generals Office.
Raleigh, October 18th, 1863. y,
GENERAL. ORDERS.

No. 9.
THE following regulations are Psbished for the
Il information OF those persons wishing 10 draw
hsnniy Of deceased soldiers in accordance with an
ordinance OF the Convention Tatiied The 22d DAY Of
February, 1867:
REGULATIONS.
|. The payment Of bounty 70 tie representatives
II deceased soldiers is based upon the certificate Of
The Commanding ofEicsr Of the company. who will
state the time Of The enlistment OF the soldier, the date
Of his decrease in service, the amount Of bouny al
ready paid by The STATE and the company and regi.
mrn,to which he belonged
:. The cia;msht viii make afirissit before Ma.
rsiraic that ne OF she J. the neas Of kin to the IN,
ceased according 10 The provisions OF the foregoing
ordinance 81 the Convention, and i5at there IL no
other person entitled to make claim Tbs sffidayi,
Of the claimant must he Sustained by tina, Of one dis.
interested witness bsi the facts stated are correct
within lie own knowledge. and that he has no in.
Iercs, in tie claim. The Magistrate administering
The oath VII, CERTIFY 70 the rrsdalliy Of The witness.
and The clerk of hs County Coni viii certify. under
seal, that ~ u ~ aYhnrzr and artirg Magistrate.
.. 1.-THE claimant OF claimants Dc minors. payment
will bc made u The geardisn upon the production Of
the prorrr errt6ie undcr the seal 81 The Court Of
his uppointmrni nal The suiFciency Of his bond-,he
claim 10 he ircIrJ ~ bin ~ IN niher cases.
4. 4 bounty Or kty Iollars. dedac,ing the bounty
that mag have hesn previously paid. g due all per-
sons who may have volunteered for three years the
war and 70 al persons mus,eredinio or continued 10
service under ihs provisions Of lhs CONSUMPTION act.
BY order oi G0vunu Vance:
Adjnisus General
Ns,sntu SO. ts-e,
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actual service without the limits Of his State And
provided further That the President is authorized to
suspend the execution Of this act regards the resi-
dents Of any locality where he may find il impractical
bic to execute the act entitled an act TO further pro-
vide for the public Defence" approved April 10th,
1862, and tho act to amend the last mentioned act,
approved September ~, 1862.
Approved October 8, 1862.
An act TO establish places of Rendezvous for the ex-
animation Of enrolled men.
The Congress Tie Confederate Stutes Of America
10 enact, That there shall be established in each
county, parish or district and in any city in county
parish or district in the several States, place Of rem
devious for the persons in said county district parish
or city, enrolled for military duty IN the field, who
shall be there examined by or more SUI geons TO
be employed hy the Government TO he assigned TO that
duty by the President, on day Of which Ten days
notice shall be given by said Surgeons, and from day
10 day next thereafter until all who shall be in attend
ance for The purpose of examination shalt have been
examined aud the decision Of said Surgeon, under
regulations to be established by the Secretary Of War
TO the physical and mental capacity OF any person
Tor military duty in the field shall be final: and those
only thus asceraned 10 be CT Tor military duty in The
field shall I've required TO assemble Al camps Of instruc
tion
Sec :. a heie shaIl DC assigned 70 eacn Congres-
sona District IN the several Slaes three Surgeons,
who shall constitute a Board ~ Examination 10 such
district for the purpose specified in the foregoing
iion any one OF more Of whom may act at any place
Of rendezvous in said district.
Sec ?. When il shall appear 10 any Surgeon at
tending such place Of rendezvous by the certificate Of
respectable physician resident in that county parish
OF city IN county parish district that any enrolled
person therein il unable to attend on account Of sick
ness, i shall be the duty Of said Surgeon TO file said
certificate with the Comman dan, Of the nearest camp
o. instruction; and if the person named therein shah
nj within . reasonable time report himself for ex-
animation II said camp Of instruction. or his contin-
usl disability certified hy tie certificate. OF respecia-
lie physician u his county. city, district parish, he
sia he hri ligbe a. absent whou, leave u his COM
mahding oilieer.
Approved Oct. RI. 1862.
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Obituary..

Died IN this county, on the 18th inst, Of Dip,heria
CHARLES, son Of Robert and Elizabeth WiIkerson.
aged years, Il months and IS days. Little Char
lie was loving child Christ has said, Suffer Ii tile
children 10 come unto me, and forbid Them not, for Of
such is The kingdom Of heaven" let.
In this county, at the residence Of Mr. David Craig,
on the sle Of October, Of Dipiheria, SAMUEL DA.
VlD, infant son Of ). D. and NJ. j. Blackwood, aged
thirteen days. Thus,
Ire sin could blight. or sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven convey'd,
AID babe il blossom there"
Died, IL High Point on the 9TH inst, Of Dptheria
RACHAEL GRAY DICKSON, ia the 18th year Of
her age daughter Of William and Margaret ]. Dick
son, formerly Of this county, She waseary dedicat.
ed 10 the Lord by Baptism, and has LEFT the
that she died in peace with her Sod and is gone TO
inia in praising hmioteseI in heaven.