New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-08


| by tie spontaneuns action of hes PEOPLE.
i The 4" Sovereign" Convention ot North carolina
rea.semhled st Raleigh Oh the 2ls! Of Ari. II's
lie the Ody which passel the ordinance oi Seee.sioh
IRON the Union tie 2Dih May last. III war
! otig ually composed Of one hnrc'ed bnd tweiiy
ueinber--a number eq1al n that Of the Senate ahd
eomnOners Of the GeteGas AsseLaiy Of he , ate,
but ne y'De is tho lar sest attendance now seeured
al Its oeii Ella ioBs
There nilely rne men are 40 many irresponsible
ce-poje, Unlimited by tie STATE COhsI utiuu, dnd Ia
vested with sGIIene aLn ful legislative io~ers
! This tyranbical dnta cannot be dissolved by any
authority EXCEPT their own vodni ary action, ahd
tEey might legally ~ ,onrinue til eserciss oil ia'if
ClctatOria function for ten yeare OF forever. lhey
tbOul be dispersed hv the .Iniou soldiery NJ Cron
well broke mp the Rump Parliament. Many are so
eanl oiue ia TO anticipate at theI hhnds ieiea' o
the Secession ordaaLce ana formal reiurn to the
u"ion. Color Is gwen to this notion ir'an the ii'i
thd. The Rgielgh Skatc JpErH1i-Ihe leading Orgau
of the rbid Disu licn element la Norm .aoiiIa--
bitterly abuses tie Convention 10 con,siiiug ua-
ioriy of " old Union men" and 4" Iiodrnes.
Nm. W. Holden is the editor Il 1"e RftfgA
| StGpdQrdfor many years o central organ Ot the
| Democratic party ia lLis State--And wac sTODg
Uuious, up tc the issue OF tie Presidents proclA-
nation calling or Nohh Carolina for lrpJls
This Convention has been allowed to meet in
order Tat tie peo le OF ths State nigh, have t'f
opportunity TO retr.ce their tie,s, by their own
j voluntary acis, aud thrs escnre the chag'in and
/ modification which otter rebelLous sa's VIII be|
subjected TO. a re-, s,eciable tiLie viii Dc ailJ~e
then 20 consider with becoming dignity their Tel--
tons with the cOuhtIy.
should .hey fiiI 20 avaii themselves Of the time
given .hem By The enient coure pur,ueJ by G.".
Burnside then LET ire % look wcll 10 the +. ward
for they know lot what day may bling !Vri9.
Ii is no. generally known ht she Nurth tia' there
wers two flectorI ticsr's in tbs state ~ the Lee
election FOR Presiiert o' The bogus Conf drr"ci
The Kodmau aud GUon ticket was .oesslul, ni-
though hv \ smsii majority THIS icket Lal ihe H.
fl .lin tory end emphatic caption, "Narto the iH
EXuemts Comll to ludel sndeuce Of lie South
Etcrnai Sci arntIon from the Norih!" The vther
ticket was headed with the pani-s OF " iilidm n.
Graham and David :. Reid, and wis general rni-
ported by tie moderate and conservative vo,-
ere lac whole vote, however, AT lis sl'ciirn fell
far short of tie usual poll auG IN some part al ine
STATE there was no voting n ~. Had The I'M %
men cane olt aud voted Jeii Davis would have
been nowhere.
4 remark bic instance # Infamous Rebel tre,cl.
ery and az th, samc iUs, OF the in-tincli,r fidelity
10 the Union OF tue na'@a of Tie people Of tbs rec
ton of North Carolina has Just oeG brought TO r!
att. iior al hOugh The affair occurred some MONTH
ago. About tie let If October lrt Rebel steainrr,
the Alncuare, manned by fifty armed ; cesrl"bis-.
steamed up TO Goose Creek, ia the lover part Il
Craven County, for fhe purpose OF e'ThrPing u
resideits Of that ue..ibueiuud, who haI s'rrcil,
resii. the appeals and ueLaces OF The disunionss
to induce them 10 eul,s, gyIiust the Government.
Ga coming up 10 the shore, with q" stars and
stripe. RJing they lnn0uu, ed tlem-elves 10 te Il
body OF ULiyn soldeIs, AID requested a'i good,
loyal citizens 10 come on BOARD, and 30 All. len 10
ns,lst IN oaptafing Ne"be =.
About 20 of tire iuhabitant- i0yinlly ..icd ihir
proyo iion, and came og b ard tr' hbemair.
Having thus iallen llio the snare O. ,, h' ron'i,
rel ior them. Trey were taken ~ NJ" ben a:f
Il ieeiv confined for several week.. Seven Of them
reie inlimid.ed i'o enliiug iu the Reie. s.rvigc,
bu the remainder s.OOd out stou'ly, a.j not dcry
TINT ihay were UDi0uiss, AID clan ed ia Treatment
of prisoners Of Trey were b. lis re'ess,d hy
order VI their chief kdnsppr, The eXccrtbl- aud ~
famous Aojor sihgie'aiy. aId allowed to retdIn
home.
/ Strange thirgs, indeed, have been harrening II
RcoeloJ,n dung Tue long ui4hi o So,cr ION t,f-
snny, - Itch IL nov, thank Goi, lena broken ~
the dawn OF day % Geiiy@r,n'e and fttnbutiJu.
,l.sca.ss isM GSs 'kH K q r5 :s', oe' % cut Of tie on
u,,un Information loigcd Hnb The Proves ->iatn.l
al Nev larn were tc.t rut into Tie com tfs ahVp
Il ty uu.. On ,he otter side OF tie Nense kiy,ftp he
la tation # u notorious SecesriJnist named La
/ tu.fn where they fO1f1 n large quNnriy OF fufnt
tuir sock laursots. and otAer properly heloniiu:
] to runaway Kebels, which had hceD lh'si with
Is,iam Tor safe keefing, he being let behind IA
s.nd OF Union" decoy ducs. Toeeo 'hal'.ls, with
ihe prreon of the man Latham, were iAAen An"
DrongnI into town.
i r., preui..s of :. G.. Harrington Lieutenant IN
tls Crnsrn County Ari.lrry were aso -I,d ahd
,,nils .ezn.es made. !i teysral rases which has.
been brought O.. E.,.t A. bas been Gs,eittinrd ia
fIyt-i0us Seces-iDpIsis have. before lnsitEi leit
nr.us owners IL charge OF their estates. Ia on'
instance Il peIfou q p.aIei = Owner VI tfoo fisuta
fiphs. who. 4 !cw W.. hr previous. ras kLOwu t.
the col suniy onlS as Tie osnrr "i one.
The regu~nts here Are iu hue condition clean,
cd ,outon,ed, ready iDrr'ioi az 'moncutrro'l e.
T..e ig trees look we'll, and pro nl-e an shundan'
crop. Slsawb.gfirr are me, nni III great demand.
Grseu tcns and other teget Ules Vi the reason aIe
T., ,le ,.nrkas s fe,h lOi - beef c.tfle tas lu-t
arrived irum the Nonb, and provo very acceptable
to the soIaiers.
Capt. Murray, Of tbe war steamer L3uisatis
who Is second Ia command Of the nsy, portion oi
tns exreIiiiOu il, AN sorry u ay, about to loay'
us. having been called 10 take cOl..nuud Of one o:
or fF-t-cia.. steamers Of war u0w nt Hampton
H0.dr In. los wil be iet very materially here,
be j. one ui The q! Lost o4.irrfe 1" the N"''.
4 meeting OF ct z~ts Oi Craven Lounly was held
las, Tniay at BY River Ffodei X L.. alt ID,
f.ru.l,r of to House Of Commons for Craven
y Comfy, presided, and Frederick T. iaggr, lnlu-
cutid citizen ald magistrate, acted ~ Secretary.
e. The pblcc Z tho gatheii Z Wa tie iofluglJD on
Clion Home Guard iOr loyal defense, Anl ihs pro-
ieetou >. ito yts liberty, and estates 81 the people
nf Craven County from ,le cruelty and raraciy OF
the Rebel mardsdoIs. Ihe following rtsoIdiIout
were adopted by the mes'ing.
R.attJ That g. Our du. a. .osa Moth Csroiuaa-, O.
po.I 70 thr eiofis o tl, '-onA Oosern'n er oa ''
,.Yf t,ts4uy 81 s lais ani t,aof- and here
;or NY dr,',e "uI plp'5 90 ~ m'.n is
sna .au OF t4e La.ied states Ia atom 'of'H ,Uohna
. E-.,iret 1nt we do her o. ois De o.else, uio ni
,afy conranV the protection oi The s-, h"rffl,
,i..itv OF L fis Hfist5OhoOc aud iof PIE
.rt.fi IA o law aid order iu dd .h- of.auiz
.l,u be known tie Craven tcufJ Llilu Home quad
d we cordially Invite 10 10y Sli rr-il-ut. VI tn 20
io.u a w. irtualy pedg1s honor Tor tue feih;i
.t. vance u CDu pact
tfgr.d That hai With Joy add sa'.,iacon ~, aPp'in
.rt by the President du sid SnD~y, formerly ~ shi.
stalr P.oyl.oIal Governor of Nor h Carolina
Y,,lUr9 TLa t' rfAtifudr ~ e.. Union men ~ korb
C,ri,. /, ruin.nty due Charlie HonTy fostoT ~nd
heartily r4iy hi. ttsion By 40 p"Dio # Csge il.-
Buss a. Htp..tcutyr Of lii Disiict Ia Co gees. all
! liz vfsa est Iis 4f fiu