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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

The Legislature of North Carolina met Yesterday
1t has very important business before it. We were go
ing to say it had much business, but that would not
have been correct If what is done is done wisely and
adiciously experience has shown that very little will
suffice. If not so DONE still less ought to satisfy US as
to quantity To wisely let things alone may at times
show as high an order of wisdom and more moral firm
ness than is displayed by the boldest reformer
abuses.
Too much legislation is likely to be the mistake Of
the Legislatures of all the Southern States-the at
tempt to correct by positive enactment evils which
have their origin in violated laws of trade-the attempt
to make men conscientious by statutory regulation
these and all other artificial measures may most wisely
be let alone There so many things that must be left
to regulate themselves but which legislators M think
that they regulate that almost dread to see Leg
slatures meet though admitting their necessity, and
approaching the general intelligence and patriotism
their members.
" Salt for instance is too high. How will you make
it lower? A true political economist would say-In
crease your volume of Salt and decrease your volume
currency. You only do the first by appealing to
mems love Of money-their hopes of pecuniary reward
and this will not be done by the enactment of stringent
measures or indeed By any arbitrary course on the part
of the Legislative Executive depar tments of oul
State government In the present state of the country
the question of reducing the volume of redundant
currency is more serious question and one more diff
cult OF solution AS Confederate notes may be said
have taken the place of all other notes. when currency
referred to- Confederate notes are meant, and there,
fore any action in the matter devoves upon the Con.
federate Congress and the Confederate Executive We
know OF only way of restricting or curtaing our
superintendent circulation and that is by encouraging
in every way the funding of Confederate Treasury Notes
either by their exchange for Confederate bonds or in
certificates by either of which means they
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
From the State Journal
To tlae People of Eastern North Carolina.

"a.
The Senate of the Confederate States at its last session.
appointed the undersigned Committee to procure
dence Of the various of vandalism wanton destruction
OF public and private property, inhumanty to noncom-
batants, &C., by the enemy.
earnestly appeal to al having knowledge of such acs
to cause adavs of respectable and reliable witnesses
ticable.
Afidavits will be to before Clerk of Court of
record with his official seal attached before Justice
with the certificate of the Clerk of the County Court
der, seal, certifying his official character.
Papers circulating among Eastern citizens will please
copy. W. T. DORTCH
GOLDsBoRo', Nov. IL, 1862
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

risk our place among the Great Powers. as SURELY
sa and Austria did by their pusaumous behavior in Ia
Such utterances repay many sheets or page, Of a.
mercenary and mendacious turbulence of the Exeter
Hall organs.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

WE had hoped to be able to give the organization OF
the Senate and House of Commons of North Carolina,
and also to publish the message Of Governor Vance,
but we have no Raleigh mail We suppose that By
some accident the train on the North Carolina r. r.
failed to connect at Goldsboro'.
By the way, we do trust that in few days the Will
mington & Weldon Road will be able to commence the
running of some schedule that will not work so terribly
against and subscribers the present arrange
ment rendered necessary by the epidemic) does. We
see that all establishments summonng back thtir
hands to operations, the railroads among the
rest and we feel assured that railroads will not be
among the last to give impetus to the revival of bu
sness by shaping their action with view 10 that end
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

snow seen for some years even in the depth Of winter
covered the ground on yesterday. 1t is the eaFllS
visitation of the sort known to the Oldest inbsOanT
and is especially remarkable settling the quesU1
lately debated with much energy in the press OF Ne"
York, whether Mcclellan will get to Richmond In lm
to keep here merry Christmas OF >paci6ed States
at an earlier date as the Herald vehemently MANI IVA
Richmond Examiner, 9Th ms
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

CoLoRED WIr.-"My bfudders," said a waggih
colored man TO crowd, ain all af1iction in all % Your
troubles dar is place where you can can always ra
sympathy"
"Whar? Wharf, cried several
"ln de dictionary" he replied, rolling his eyes up
ward
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
small POX.

Three new cases have occurred ia the buildings a.,
for the use OF the Small Pox patients abo
two miles from town, and one case about half a mi.
further. They all appear in mild form. The cas,m
which it first originated has recovered.
IGrboro' Southerner. l5th ,pg
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

A shoemaker In Knoxville the other day charged $50
for q pair OF boots He was at once taken up under
tae Exemption Act and conseripted for extortion
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

We do trust that if the Legislature of North Caro-
lima intends to take any action in regard to the dstila
tson of whiskey from grain, will not initiate the poll
cy Of the Convention, which body took the best care to
see that the horse was stoer before allowing the stable
door to be locked The Convention hot only wranged
for weeks over the probbitory ordinance, but when it
had for very shame, to pass it, it postponed its opera
ton future day. distant to make sure of the full
amount of grain being made into whiskey it left no
room for doubt of the horse being not only stolen but
ridden clear out OF sight, before it permitted the stable
door to be even shut, to say nothing of locked.
The prohibition expires on the lst of next January
If necessary in April last it will be douby 50 il January
next 1t is not worth while to go over all the argu
ments pro and CONT is matter of life and death
and the Legislature ought to see it. Food we must
have. Whiskey most of US dispense with,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
Shocking Murder,

We laarn that man by the name of Cornwel from Chez
ter District g. c., murdered in Dallas Friday Mig
last in most brutal manner by being knocked in the head
with an axe by unknown person persons, whilst
sleeping at his camp fire, the outskirts of that
His skull wgs mashed in for of three by
and his bed and clothes covered with blood, presenting
ehasty spectacle when found He was at once remove
to Squire Homans HOTEL where he received every nc
sary attention from the citizens, and sklltn surgical All
from DR.. VIM Sloan of Dallas who removed the pieces
broken BONE and dressed the horrible wound but The
assassin's midnight blow had done its work well m
human power to its victim, nd after lngeri speech
less until O'Clock Sunday morning he died.
This unfortunate arrived in Dallas about o'cloc
Friday evening, his way home Lncolnton and at
ter remaining short tme rode out to where his negro
had mped for the night About O'Clock the
ing the negro, who sleeping in the wagon, gave tie
alarm, and reported that he heard his atruegu
and jumped out to see what was the matter, and be
so two down the road, and he thought tn ID
into the woods. No further clue to the perpeato.
of the endiPh deed had been obtained up the lime
infor mant left.
An inquest held the body Sunday, but we have
not learned their verdict whether any additional
in relation to the elected
IShe[bu IN, o. EddLe. l2h inst
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

RALEIGH November 13th.-Ihe Yankee force WHICH
lately threatened the line of the Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad, consisted of the following regiments o.
infantry The 5th, Oath, 23d, 25th, 9th and 44t
Massachusetts, the 9TH and 10th Connecticut, the 80
New Jersey, the 9th Rhode Island, and Hawkins
Zouaves with three other not known. They had 81
pieces of artillery and FIVE companies Of cavalry, all uD
der Major General Foster They were from NewbeED
Fort Macon, Roanoke Island and Washington, and arc
believed to have returned to their old posts. As th
fell back towards Plymouth they destroyed all Us
bridges on the Roanoke.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

IT is six weeks stree our last weekly ISSUE We have
lost the issue of five numbers. Of course our subscr
bers shall receive the full number.
For suspension we are sure that we need offer no
apology. We published as long we could, resumed
as soon as we could, and in the meantime
were here doing what little service we could Our own
losses by the arrangement of business and by sick
ness have been far from inconsiderabe, but do not
complain. We only ask our friends to sustain US as
they have DONE and will endeavour to show that
are able and willing to merit their support.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

gent in Wilmington writes that he fears the fever
again the increase There several new cases on
Saturday mostly returned refugees He mentions
the death of negro, who had passed but one night in
town.-Fdy. Obs. 18th inst.
The gentleman writing to the Observer was misin-
formed to there being several new cases on Saturday
mostly among returned refugees The physicians here
report no new cases on Saturday or Sunday. There
were two cases On Monday aud no new cases or
deaths since. We have not been able to hear of SIN
gle among returned refugees, who returned otter
the frost.
We wish to hide nothing We have been earnest in
warning all refugees to stay away as long as the fever
existed but we wish state the facts of the case and
to correct tie mistaken impression which paragraph
like he above from the correspondence of the Observer
is calculated Gnnocently, no doubt) to produce
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
From Texas.

The secret organizations in the Northern cOuntia5
Texas has been completely broken up. The Housto.
Telegraph of the 29th ult says that jury OF tTet
men are empanneled in each Of the counties where t
organization is discovered to exist, before whom tle
guilty parties are tried Numbers of them make il
confessions after sentence is passed on them.
In Gainesville % have been hung. Among t1o@
connected with the clan DR.. r. T. Lively Is mentioneo
He had previously occupied prominent position ID g
made known the organization is thought to be crushed
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
From the Charleston Courier.
News TsoSu Florida


Editors Cou Ter We have had very agreeable
change of wheather here For the past week it has
been clear and cold. This morning very heavy white
frost made its appearance the first this season. 1t is
quite acceptable, assure you
During the past week three arrests made in this
cY two deserters from the United States Steam
er Huntsville the third very suspicious person,
supposed to be spy from the hlockaders of ST. Marks,
who has been picking up information throughout this
section of the country for the past few days. His
ner ard actions OF suspicious a nature to
have led to bis arrest. No examination has been made
yet.
Information has been very recently received in this
city from Pensacola, from which we learn that Com
m0dore Farragut United State Navy, who attacked
Fort ST. Philip and Fort Jackson on the Mississippi
River below New Orleans and which led to the capture
of that city, is at present at Pensacola with large
fleet waiting orders from his Government to open an
attack Mobile, which orders were daily expected.
The demand for salt at the salt works below was
greatly increased last week. in consequence of which
the price advanced to SIG per bushe. Eleven teams
passed through within the last week from Augusta for
the salt works to procure the article which is regarded
very fine quality. Our troops are buying the ar
tice for camp at Sc when provided with ticket
from their Captain.
Tie Jefferson county farmers say they have taken in
the largest crop of this season. and tor its quality
is the best they have taken in at any time They
have full and plenty.
The latest advees from Tampa say that five United
States vessels were of that place. Some little Smelling
done by the vesses but have received ofcia
account to damages, etc. The enemys sheling was
evidently feeling for batteries, which, it appears die
not open, perhaps waiting until the ships were within
reach of the guns in our batteries. There to b
determination the part of the people en- shore tt
do little fighting before they compelled TO sur
render.
At Jacksonville the enemy carried off every slave
they could lay hands on with some free coored per
sons.
Flour is held at $50 per barrel. Molasses S. PEE
gallon. Salt $40 per bushel. F. S.
Tallahassee, Florida, November 10, 1862.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

The Mayor gratefully acknowledge the receipt O the
following contributions, since his last publication.
City Council of MontgomerY, Alabama through ]. F. JONI
" y. UoThto 81
One box supplies from the Ladies CT Ashevie for the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

would be Withdrawn from general circulation. Wedo
trust that the Confederate Congress will bend all its
energies and wisdom to provide effective for
reducing the circulation, and that legislatures will
have as little as possible TODD with that system of
quackery 10 legislation that would prevent the opera
ton of natural causes by application of artificial nos
trums.
We confess it seems also that it would be tie
part of wisdom and patriotism for several States to
indulge very moderately in the of the embargo,
as against their sister States Virginia eubagoes -four,
and North Carolina embargoes SALT and some other
State something esa and the needfu exchange of COM
modi,ies is interrupted ar evil must eventually re-
sult-Daaly Journal, 18th anst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

PRoMoTIoUs-Co! Stephen D. Ramseur 10th Ragt,
promoted to Brig. General This makes 1t. Col. Lee
M. McAfee Colonel, and Maj J. A. Flemming, It..
Col. OF the 49th.
Col. j. FL. Lane 18th Regt promoted to Brig Gen
eraI, which makes 1t. Col. Samuel D. Lowe, COL and
Maj. W. J. Montgomery 1t. Col.
Col Robert FL. Cowan, 18th regiment, resigned, max
ing 1t. COL Thomas J. Purdie, Colonel, and Major
Forney George 1t. CoIone.-Spirit of the Age
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
Yours, very respectfully,

ULao' II UIOhoO4N, NJ. D.
There was one more case reported on Monday the
18th, which did not come under DR.. Dickson's cogni-
zance
Up to Sept 10Th; eight cases had been reported Of
which six died We take this as a starting point
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

From MObIIe.-HeIIy Springs Re-OccupIed by Cur
Cavalry.
MOBILE, November ia special dispatch to the
Advertiser and Register from Abbeville, Miss 18th,
says " Our cavalry again occupy Holly Springs. The
enemy have retired to Grand Junction and Bolivar"
, 1862-06-07
Letter from Grand Ronde Valley.

GRAND RoNDE, June I'd, 1862.
EDS. STATEsMAN.-The election in this pre-
cinct, which occurred to-day gave the Union
ticket a majority of IL. The vote on Congress
man and Governor stood 81 Union to 20 oppo-
siton. The balance of the ticket is about the
same. S. NJ Black was elected Justice of the
Peace and Noyce Smith, Constable for this pre-
cinct.
Powder river has been "played out" and PLAYED
in again or rather, wild, unreasonable set of
men played themselves out by rushing in there
like mad men. However, they brought them
selves up standing againSt-a snow-bank which
soon cooled their ardor from point somewhere
high up in Farenheits scale down to zero, and
brought back their reasoning faculties, and caused
them to reflect upon their comfortable farms.
whereupon they concluded to cry "humbug, y
which carried the day, and they started for
" Clam Hill" and On the Way" concluded to
curse Powder river valley as land of sage brush
and Grand Ronde as a duck pond. However,
the country is safe. A few of the more prudent
and persevering men, "who did not come from
"Cam Hill" after prospecting the country, have
concluded that those men who wintered in the
mines (the only ones that reliable information
could be expected from) have not "perverted
the truth, but that they have told "nothng short
ont" There are now from 800 to 800 men in
the mines, and Judging from the few that return
and from reports, | think | am safe in saying
there is room for several thousand men who
would be willing to work for reasonable wages in
these mines.
A party of about one hundred men have lust
arrived at Powder river, direct across The coun-
try from Washoe. They say other parties are on
the way.
notice one very important item that you have
urged through your paper to the people of Wal
la Wala, and as you have ever labored for their
interests, you can do no greater benefit to that
and this country than to still urge upon them to
open wagon road from Walla Waa to this
place, and thereby bring your city and valley in
direct communication, not only with that great
belt Of gold country that stretches from Carriboo
to California but with the many fine val!ies that
lie on the sunny side of the Blue mountains.
Yours, &c. G. E. Fox
, 1862-06-07

Walla Walla valley will find a good market at
home for their products, and when the mines fail,
they can export their products in other directions
l find the same disposition among merchants
and others interested here to "pitch into the
Oregon Steam Navigation Company that is mani
fest in your own city, and on precisely the same
grounds. The people here claim that they are
sighted by the company; that the preference in
the shipment of goods is given to Walla Walla
and Wallula; that the company are interested in
these points, &c. Now, it is my "private opin-
ion deliberately formed from observation, and
from experience in travelling some four or FIVE
trips up and down their line, that the company
are "slighting" neither place to advantage the
other; but that they doing the best they can
for notwithstanding all the money they can.
on the principle of every feler for himself, and
the devil take the hndmost." Now, do not let
any one construe this into apology for the COM
pany, for l never apologize for any one but my
friends VERITAs.
, 1862-06-07
Letter from Lewiston.

LEWISTON, June I'd, 1862.
EDS. STATESMAN IL was somewf at surprised
on going into the express office on Saturday morn
ing about 10 o'clock to find copy of the STATES
MAN of same date there, and more amused at an
inquiry of Judge H 4" how the ID did this
get here by telegraph" If your paper were
dated, like some of the eastern monthlies month
in advance of the actual time of publication, the
matter would have been easily understood. 1t
was explained, however, both to the judges and
my satisfaction, by Mr. Mossman, who informed
us that he left Waa Walla on Friday evening
late, and reached this place in Just twelve hours
travelling time. His messenger left here for Flor
ence immediately on Mr. Ms arrival and ex-
pected to be in that place by noon the following
day. They may reasonably be called "fast" men.
four weeks residence in this Sacramento of
the upper Columbia " enables me to form some
thing of an opinion as to its prospects. Briefly
summed up, it is as follows: The place is now
second Sacramento; for much of it has been
buried up tor the past two weeks by the high wa
ters but this may not occur again in forty years,
though it is not less likely that each succeeding
year will mark just such an epoch as this in its
history. What capitalists, who take the latter
view. may or may not do, is not subject for spec
ulation There is, however, an evident hardness
on the part o: stters and business men here to
invest largely in building There seems lack
of confidence in the permanent prosperity of the
place. This of course, is not without cause. The
mines may be said to be the only thing that can
keep up the life of city in this desert region
The mines may be lasting; but reasoning from
analogy as the preachers say it is quite as like
ly that they will give out in very few years, as
have many of the rich pLdcerS of California, and
leave the towns and cities that grow up around
them means of support; for towns cannot be self
selfsustaining. There is not sufficient agricultural
country in this immediate vicinity if am correct
ly informed, to support the present population OF
the country. Then, of course, the country can
never make any exports save from It's gold mines,
and when these cease TO be it will be left without
any resources to sustain it. However so long as
the mines continue to pay-f navigation of Srake
river is practicable for any considerable length of
ume-there will be some point on the river to
supply the mines, and this point having already
acquired something of a name and fame, is as
likely as any other to secure that trade however
long it may last But | maintain that this nor
any other point in this region of country can never
become permanently prosperous city. And by
way of encouragement to the people of your own
beautiful valley, / will say that reasoning from
reason, there is no point east of the Dalles that
can claim a surer guarantee of permanent pros
perity than the Wala Walla valley. 1t has, what
no other place that have seen in the upper coun-
try can claim, agricultural resources. So long as
the mines above here yield we'll, the citizens OF