The national Republican., 1862-10-30
.Arn FROM TI,k SOUTH.

NoNh
We have been favored with an Interview
with friend late from Richmond. He hss
given "a much important information from that
country Of rebels; mnch OF their s0hefings,
determination, and zeal In the cause Of the
Southern CopIederacy.
They appear to have made up their minds,
as a people, to suffer on, and 10 endure oil
sorts Of privations, rather than submit 70 the
Government Of the United Statea.
We are favored with number Of late Rich
mond papers. From these VIC shall make such
extracts as may be interesting to our readers.
From the Richmond Wing, Of October l6th,
we take the following:
The PRick OF NKaRoEs.--Ths Lyuchburg Re.
publican says that sales Of negroes are fre.
quent in that market, and at very high rates.
During the pasi week, number were sold,
ranging at prices, for men, at from 81 800 to
81 ZOO, and for women, at from 81 100 to 81 $50.
These prices seem to go to show that conn
dence ia yet felt in this kind Of property, not
wlthstanding Uncle Abraham's proclamation.
That looks well when taken as single, iso.
lated fact 10 respect to the value Of this kind Of
property 10 the land Of Dixie; but when we
look little further aud observe that other
kinds Of property Is also bringing an almost
fabulous price In this interesting land, the cir
cumstances taken in connection with other
facts does not strike one as anything very Pc
culiar.
By list OF retail prices furnished us up to
as late as October goth, we ind, for instance,
that milk is 40 cents per quart, butter 81 rs
per pound sweet potatoes 81 SO per peck, eggs
81 per dezen, -four s22 barrel, felt hats sl2
piece, tobacco ST. pound, tin cups rs cents
piece, coffee, none, rye rs cents pound,
| used for coffee, and thus all through the cata-
logue Of the common necessities ofliie, we And
there prices.
1t strikes us that the price Of "ntg9rs" 10 not
alarmngly high in a community where all com.
mon things bear such prices.
Negroes, before the rebellion, were worth as
much as the Lynchbnrg Republican now quotes
| them.
1t will be torue in mind that the COME tlsrste
money Is not quite as valuable as Southern
bank bills before the days OF rebellion.
The same paper has the following:
The NoRrn CAROLINA LEGTsLATrRE. = The
| Char otte DemU Ucrat learns that Governor Vance
| coDtemplates calling together the Legislature
of North Carolina. The day fixed by law, for
| the assem milling Of that body, IL the third Mon
day in November, but It is likely the members
VIII be required to attend about the nrst OF
November, If not earlier. II is said that meas.
ures are 10 be taken TO put down the specula.
| tors or put them into the army.
| Would II not he good idea 10 adopt this
policy this side Of the line?
| Something about coast detences:
COAST DEFENcEs.-The Charlotte (N.C.) Dem.
| Ocrdi learns that the State authorities are CIV.
| Ing their attention Ia the matter OF our coast
delences. 1t is important that timely prepara
| ton should be made for the warm reception OF
the enemy on the North Carolina coast. 1t Ia
| said that in reply to n request Of Governor
| Governor might take consCripts between the
agessrf rs and Is for that purpose.
The Richmond Eaquirer, of October oath,
speaks thus o. Southern patriotism;
CoHsIpERABLE.oF A Du uEERKHoE.-lu the war
of 1872, substitutes were hired at from s4OO to
| 500. This was when we we're fighting the
British lion, and patriotism was at u heavy dis
| count. But now, when we are fighting the
" universal" Yankee nation, when our houses
| hold sltars are threatened with desolation, and
/ our wives and sis,ers and mothets with a fate
i worse than ten thousand deaths, no man will
| take up his musket for another for less than
nitesn hundred or two thousand dollars.
The came paper rejoices over the Northern
elections, where the Democrats have been sue
cessfui, evidently considering this triumph ol
the Democracy favorable to the South, as they
are. 1t says Of the election in Indiana, tina,
the Democrats having the Legislature may
return the expelled Bright to the United State
Senate.
We shall make further extracts from these
Southernj Journals, now in our possession, viii
such comments as seem to be appropriate
Our readers may be assured that wo have ssy
erai entertaining disbes for then in future mum
bers of our paper.