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WILnINaroH, N. c., Jan. IL, 1861.
It isl truly q treat to The weary traveller "to
lie over" a day in this city. at pays" If he
Will only etir about enough to see and hear
what may be seen and heard.
Wilmingto was probably. in the early
history of the war, q greater sufferer than
any city in the South. She had been wholly
dependent uCon the North for almost every
article of food. But now butter, chickens,
and everything one could ask for his table is
pouring down from the mountains. Nice
butter may be had from 40 to - cents bacon
at 20 cent?, and other things in proportion.
I take pleasure in informing you of an i'm
portant invention; by means Of which Our
dampness Of tent life. Blankets are being
made OF the NOSE which Is 70 be found In such
immense quantities around the trees In many
portions of the South. Yesterday stx Auxdred
of these blankets passed through this city -
They are thick and IS warm AS any blan ket.
Here then Is another great instance Of The in.
ventive genious Of our sunny South. We rob
the trees Of their clothing rather than that
our brave boys shall suffer 1or lack of raj.
Inent.
There are 1900 soldiers in and around vii.
mington Gen. Joseph r. Anderson OF your
city is in command here He seems to be
quite popular. Though within eight miles
" the ocean the people here seem 10 have no
fear Of the Lincoln feet. All is quiet at pre-
sent.
The editors Of the Daily Journal 1.-THE only
paper published in this city, though formerly
there were five,) tell me that the paper mill
by which they are supplied continues to
M AXE and sell paper al the same old prices
l record this fact with pleasure as it proves
that there is one man in the South who Is not
disposed to use these war times for his own
grapdizement. Paper mills are going z p
in different portions OF this Safe and several
r0ur0er m ills heinz 0rQctAd
You will probably hear from me again Do.
fore leave this point. RAnBL8R.
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NIw YoRK ITBMa.-The New York CORES.
pendent Of the Baltimore cliepsr, CT the stA

NIW XoAk 1TBna.-Tno New York cores.
pendent Of the Baltimore cliepw, CT the sth
inst, says: f7
The Navy Agents here continue very 40.
tive In for WAfding supplies aAd reinforce
msnts for Port Royal, Fort Pieksns, and Ship
left for Hilton Head. The Marion 10 loadin {
for the same place. She will sail about the
ie'h instant. Part Of her cargo will be 0o0
horses. lie F-t"isson viii complete load
irS to.dsy, anu ~.ii s.tl on Thuro0Ay or
Friday Tor Key West.
The sic ish riding last night and this morn
Jag AS 3aprTh. Third Avenue has rarely
viInse sad 4 n errier scene than WAS presS I.
ed there ali last night. All thetast men,
and fast women, and last horses in town,
have Changed handkt tho ho:els between
Union square sid the Aish Bridge.
Our ci y shop keepers have innuguratsd 4
small 81 eculat Oh .by raising .he p'icee of cot
spoois OF cotton ave cents cash, three cent
pieces Of tape. Fix and eight cents, Aad 20 on
The citizens Of Brocxiyn are greatly alarm.
ed at the appearance Of smallpox IN the
there were go deaths in N.w York from this
disease. and 3oa the year beters. The NOR
nlity In Hrooklyn Wa in about The same
R irSs Usiisd snsss uo.niasie.er this II,
Oonsai, tssusd : wssraas ler The arrvss g
John Dean, charged vtth the murder Of Daa'1
Roach. sc kineston. JAnaAca. Deno waa Z
sailor on hoard the 1oWhaaa1 and hllled -.
coonnd n I 0xunkan 1rulto. sseasas sts>ssA
there would ssen - - twe parties (prinel
ipe mp f0YAAnd against The 0eoveno Ueooul
(aobohen) .HatteSy, -tne one 1aodfne u % IN
skies, and ure3ug the 0ovespMsnttoad ysAol
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House met at II n. Prayer by Rev.
lIr. MooRH.
A communication was received from the
Governor enclosing papers from l.. r. ID
Myers, showing the oper atoms in the Mill
tary Engineers department.. Laid or the
table and ordered to be printed.
TheSpeaker appoin ted the following special
committees:
In reference to the treatment Of Oonfsder-
ate prisoners In the Federal prisons at Co.
lumbus, Ohio: Messrs. ANDERsQH, Of ROte-
tourt, WooDHoUsE. and CoLEAAH OF Fayette
and Raleigh.
To ascertain what judicial officers OF the
Commonwealth should not receive their sal
aries in consequence OF disloyalty to the
south: Messrs. EvAss, McKIsHsH, GnsIx,
En- I4,p mos spAD1, Hbosi.D Of Logan,
The bill TO refu nd r H. Maury s1ss OF, for
taxes. enormously assessed In Nicholas coun-
ty, was passed.
The bill to reduce into slavery such eman-
pated slaves a. shall have remained In tho
Common wealth twelve months after such
emancipation was passed.
The bill TO amend the act incorporating the
teri the time which requires tho company to
run q vessel TO Europe, was passed.
The bill to authorize Hugh billiard to erect
q dam half across smith river, IN Henry
county, 30 as not to in terfere with the RICH Is
of Smith River Navigation Company, was
The bill TO revive and amerd tho act re-
funding to Moses q. Booth damages paid BY
him AZ surety for Samuel H Turner. late
sheriff of Harrison county, was passed
The bill to increAso the salary OF Joseph
Jackson, CLERK Of Acc0unts, In tho once OF
the Auditor OF Publ, Accounts, four hun.
bred dollars In addition to his present sala-
~, was read.
Inessrs. BARBouR, NIWToS, and RoBsRT.
sox spoke feelingly in favor OF increasing
the salary Of Mr.. ackson, to whose long and
faithful services thew bore willing tribute.
salary would then be % 900 per annum. The
bill was passed bv vO,e of ayes u, noes II.
A res luton offered By Mr.. CAsPBsfIR to
inquire Into the sxpediency Of iucreasinG the
salaries Of the other clerks In tbs various
State departments was rejected.
Mr.. NAwFoH, Of Westmoreland, presented
q series Of resolutions suloGising General
Joseph E. Johnston, for the maxnanimity no
displayed In permitting his military snoor-
Beauregard, to carry ont his (BeaureGard's)
planr, At that bate, and comparing the act
to that Of Aristides aud Miltiadss just previous
to the battle Of Marathon, and in viting Gen.
Johnston to appoint two cadets to the State
military institution. At the r.Quest Of .
day. 81.
Mr. WoopsoH offered Joint resolution 70
questing the members Of Don gress, from Vir.
g,nia. to procure the passage Of = bill limit
The following resolutions Of inq uiry into
expediency were referred TO the appropriate
committees:
By Mr. snsp1EY or increasing the allow.
ances Of the Jailor Of Augusta county, for
the maintenance OF the prisoners In His Gus
tody.
By Mr.. wssr: OF req Nesting railroad com.
p~nles to pay full value for all stock killed
on their road.
The House then adjourned.
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RIcHAo1D, Jan. Is, 1852.

hICH4O1D, } an. ~, 1907.
Mesus, Editors 1T is with great reluctance,
after SO many appeals to. and prompt re-.
sponses On the part Of the citizens of Rich.
mond in aid OF various volunteer regiments,
that call their attention 70, and bespeak
their aid in behalf Of, soldiers from their
own State.
The Thirty-sixth Virginia Volunteers, now
in the state Of Ken lucky. 10 com posed en-
tirely Of citizens Of Western counties now in
the hands Of the enemy. They have endured
rs much hardship. service, and exposure, ~
any regiment In the service, and are now in
q distant State prepared to battle for their
country. They have no means of commu-
nicAtiOn with their friends and relations
and consequently are deprived Of the oppor-
unity to OBTAIN those little comforts they
would other wise have. Under these circum-
stances, appeal to the patriotism Of the
~iftZera ~ Richmond and o'hers tn cortrt.
bui- u tbs coaaiv.t VI tlls Ii t,ifncnt - ,s.a-
lions CT uadersh'rts. drawers, seeks and
gloves, or in Fuoney, for the purpose Of bny.
ing those articles Any donations, eth iI
money OF Otherwise. will reach their e-sti-
nation, il lett at the store of Messrs. \ an.
cay l. Harrison, No. 2l9, Main street, or al
this ofiace. AN OFrIc8R or fHK S6rH.
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SoUTHERN SUBJuGATIoN AND EUROPEAs
LIBERTY.-The Yankee journals continue to
stir up the spirit of their foreign element, by
declaring that the sutjugatiou of the South,
md tho consequent reconstruction Of tn.
union Is essential for the preservation of til.
iiights Of Man throughout the world. The,
ieciare that with the downfall. OF the LincolL
despotism, there will no longer be a land II re-
.hge for Tho oppressed OF Europe. Is sucL
appeals, and by giving to the foreign ,cs IN
sneir midst no chance OF living except by ellist
.nS III their army, they nave contrived 70 aise
snose. piunderlog hordes by who In our 80 ].
INVADED, ami our rights and liberties menaceo.
ihe Northern army Is, in point Of TACT, u foreign
Amy, led by Yankee officers, and tney are
Aeseeia.lnS u county winch was the iirst anu
my section ot The old u lifted States 70 pro
eet them hon that political osuaclsi..
II all Foreigners which had its orlxlL
ii The Nortu. 0e have no cUuinents to MAAe
III the base ingrat!lude thus dix played "
ne South by the wen who owe ner the pre-.
sorvas.On OF the rights they now enjoy ..s
-itizens of Inc Cull.d States But suppose 1,
sven true, that the conquest of the South 10
necessary To the liberties of the foreign hordes
II Europe, what are they, or their rights, to
as, that we should be inundated for their sal,
satlou! Let them gain their own liberties iu
,he way we obtained them-by their own
courage and self sacrifice. Ii they cannot
DO this, they do not deserve to be Free
No people ever yet achieved their deliver.
eics, or were worthy of it, who fled from
yheir own country aud looked to strangers
% rescue them from bondage 1t is enough,
We should think, that this virgin continent
gives them the means of support for them.
selves and their families, without calling upon
us to surrender rights which have been earned
by our strong arms, and to become slaves our.
selves in order that the vassals of Europe
4ay become freemen. We can assure the
North that it must find some other means OF
establishing the rights of people who are no,
able to obtain their own, than by reducing to
bondage nation which had the energy to
achieve it's own freedom and has the courage
and the ability to preserve it.
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The Augusta papers announce the arrival
In that city Of ar. Morse, formerly editor af
the Bridgeport Farmer. of Connecticut, which
was destroyed and himself hunted by the
Lincolnites on account OF his advocacy OF
Southern rights and opposition to the war.
D. q. Getting, Esq we'll and f-vorab!y
known In Georgia, in c0nnexion with the
press, has aseumfd the editorial chair OF the
Chronicle end Sext:seI-
The Daily Delts. Of New Oeleans. has been
com PEELED, on account Of the difficulty of oh.
tailirg supply Of paper, TO eurtail Its bro.
portions to half sheet.
Tho Hersld, Of Columbia, Tennessee, has
been suspended. Not twelve mon tbs ago
there were three papers published at thai
place. ALI Of them have stopped. 'xa 5ez4
The steam gin house on Mr.. a. u. Watson's
Lake Brutn plantation, In L0uisiapa, with
10 oalas Of cotton Was Destroyed BY Are 3
m ntghte aanee.s IS sgs So so q
8, Aft@r A. absence Of moro than Awsuty. I'VE
years Ole Ruil has returned to Epelapd.
who're % II aoT togttat II saToREs ~ pm
YtHefs, IS.
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Police Matters.-The case of Ishmael Ro-
berts, charged with giving to Anthony Roberts
a knife with which TO cut William Bird, was
partially investigated by tho Mayor yester-
day The parties are free negroes. 1t ap
pearing that the principal offender had not
been arrested, tho case was continued to We'd
nesday.
Virginia Turner, a white woman, arrested
by watchman Wickes for using profane Ian
puape in public street, was committed in
default of $i50 security to keep the peace.
Reuben, slave, employed BY the Virginia
Central Railroad Company, charged with
stealing fifteen pounds of pork from Frederick
Brauer, was ordered two lashes tor each
Ben, slave of Turpin & Yarbrough, charged
with stealing wood from the Government aud
making q desperate resistance when Peter
Kegan attempted to arrest him, was ordered
nine and thirty.
Richard Morris, charged with stealing q
pocket.book containing $40 from Peyton,
important witness, this case was continued to
Wednesday.
Frederick, slave of John Snead, charged
with stealing from r. c. Sutton, Jr., q memo
raudum book containing $l60 Mr.. Sutton
dsposed that on Saturday afternoon, about 9
o clock, he took out his book to make change
for a customer, and afterwards laid it on the
desk, while he went to wait upon others in
the store. The negro was stending near the
desk. After he had finished waiting upon the
customers he returned to the desk, but his
book and money were missing. and had not
vet been recovered. The Mayor remanded
Frederick for trial
Michael Aleck, charged with stealing q
"brown coat" from Joseph Lepinski. The de-
PENDANT, who had been admitted to bail, failed
to appear when called, and the case was con-
tinued. --et --t
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THE CENsoRsHIP.-More than any other
people in the world, those of the South abhor
the measures of arbitrary power. Our peo-
pie are the only true democracy now to be
found. Our Government is more than any
other the Government Of the whole people
True, our affairs are not conducte by orders
entered in the market place by vote of the
people in mass. We have improved upon the
system of Athens, by substituting the princ-
pie of representation under the restrictions of
q written organic law, for direct participa-
ton of the multitude in public legislation
But, by means of this very conduit Of repre-
sentation, the will of the entire people is
more perfectly conveyed to, and reflected in,
the action of Government. The democratic
voice is not expressed tumuituously and in
fits of excitement aud passion; but our modes
Of collecting the popular will and giving
utterance to the popular voice are 50 perfect,
a. to reflect the sentiment of democracy
organized, orderly, and Gained snd steadied
by conservative checks and balances Our
democracy is also select, intelligent, and edu-
Gated, by being relieved of the dross of igno-
rance and mere auimal passion, which is
effected through the operation of the slave
ing the mental and coarser departments of
labor Of all voice in public affairs
If the problem of self government admits of
affirmative solution at ALL it must surely find
it in the experiment that is going on success
fully, if not already solved, in our Southern
tba dan,
prove incapable of self-government, the
scheme must forever be voted chimerical and
impracticable.
We hold that the experiment Of free ins.i-
buttons in the Southern States is successful,
and that the problem OF elt-government il
already affirmatively solved in our case We
regard ~ one of the most conclusive proofs
of this fact, the repugnance of our people,
svan in periods Of imminent public danger:
Olsrate all expedients aid practices which
snack Of arbitrary power.
The fact that tho people of the Northern
60tss have submitted to the overthrow of all
~ sacred bulwarks of liberty, aud have al
lowed 70 military power the exercise Of de.
spotic authority in matters the most delicate
ard in forms the most oppressive, is proof. by
tAcit confession, that free institutions have
proved failure with themselves One of the
unfortunate weaknesses Of the South il her
pronsnss to imitation but amongst the most
alarming manifsstations Of this initiative pas
sion q the proposition that has been made in
ow Congress 70 copy that most pernieions Of
sll Northern measures, . military censorship
Of the psesA
We sre satisAsd. hover er, that this project
d tho eopcsption Of but fs~, and that the
rod ssses ssd rspablieep jss)cnsy iahsrsni
8 ~ gssthsss Ysegls Will Tstse, the propcsa.
uys MIN sssfy NM n l.,sssyaesssaA,S -
~ ystDlp h I'D rsest lyt Byt nj sslHsf
\ ll1 n lH 4 MI aaRtla
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Of sslfgovsrnnsnA They ~ ncs ~ Pre-
pared 70 give up any Of those fandamen-
,al principles of liberty which are essential
70 ito security, health and vigor. None q
the urea. franchises Of the freeman, liberty
4 speech, of the press, Of the person sxcep,
for rime, and especially the liberty Of un
r.s,rained discussion of public affairs, can. be
surrendered without end angering the very
emple of liberty; the Southern people are
he last people in the world that need be r..
,uired or that would consent to yield mp then
franchises to Venitian Ten, an Atheniai
hirty, or an autocratic one mu Oh less tina
seuld consent 10 be stripped Of them uude,
my pleas OF danger from the public enemy
No injury or barbarity that public enem,
;ould perpetra,e wo uid be half 30 calamitou
ID the loss Of the franchises necessary TO the
security Of their liberties
II ID the most fat al Of all ca for thi,
surrender or overthrow of our great eonsti
Eutional franchises, to say, that the messur,
is urged by the military authorities 1t is th.
most imbecile aud disrepu:abis Of all argu
nents in favor Of such piece of abnegation
% say that it has been found necessary ant
aas been put into practice by the enemy il
ais own. section.
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u - 80 g III u q go r.
ssoseS Is go 81 % WssssTn oeasSe. ~ n
s0a Had arg eeit0Ats Of the eoss o. - -.
teOtson 81 faeos tA1%0 % IL ~ DoW DaeSfs.
sry OF wxctse. We pfssans that pAtylosis.
Eiii supply all the c0stly exp Oisnts q "a.
ope, and that al thess im pJsts Viii ~ Vol.
.ntafity paid tuso the txrheqaef II III
shOoid b On, A4 Chase wsll get eo0e ,ous.
cen millions towards - expendi, use Of
evenly SIX milif ms. ~ ~ b u wiu tsites.
sAeesy 70 THE sxpsadienes Il ~ % 10 s1daI ~ -
jsisH contingency Of . ~ raA kaSlss6
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The Colportage Board-At the regular
monthly meeting Of the Colportage Board
held at the First Baptist Church of this city,
last Thursday evening tbs following preamble
and resolution were unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, the Richmond Daily Dtspa,cA
has for years boon rendering most i'm porsant
service 70 this hoard, BY publishing facts in
reference TO this work, M we'll - BY permit.
ting us 70 uss its advertising colum ns, and
whereas, all this has bsen doos grAtSisonsly.
we feel under great obi CATION 70 the editors
and proprietoTs Of the Dispeseks and, there.
fore, f@s% e ss r.
Reselysk. That the thanks Of this Beard and
of the Chr lstianr community whom Ws re-
present, are hereby tendsred 70 those who
have charge Of tbs Richmond Ctspatck, for
tbs many tnvOrs we. have received At their
hYpGB.H ~ a
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r. Ca, y 11us6sex Assss'k- Jska
Hasan sppsafcd before ths Mayor Yesterday
n snswef charge Of thfsatsning % as1aalt
r n. Pollard. On the 9Th day Of January,
l0aQ He Was accompanied BY John O. Css-
sis. Eso.. g counsel. james II. Tanner de
oossd that 10 was not acquainted with Hagan,
but recognized the defendant - the mai
whom he heard utsering threats 70 take NJ
rollard's life, for knocking. him on the Aeeo
the Central Depot He believed Il was on
Thursday last, in tho afternoon. Was not
certain Of the mode TO DO emPlcyed'' but
thought it was BY shooting. Mr.. Pollard next
teetif}ed in regard to Mr.. Hagan's manner
towards him when no (witnesel vas r1ding
out with ladies on Saturday; and the defence
introduced Bernard Hagsn with 9 view TO
prove that his manner implied no threat Ar
Pollard added that he was not innaenced o.
personal considerations in this proceeding;
was matter of indifference TO him whether
the Mayor increased the bail or not he
had made the statement on behalf Of pubic
Justice. and would leave it to the Mayor 70
make such disposition of the case 10 ne
Thought proper. There were other witnesses
who could prove that Hagan made threats
against his fife after having been bound over
in the eum $500, and he must insist that tnlt
testimony be procured, since the iuvesugs''on
had been commenced.
The Mayor stated that he had information
that there was q witness, now absent from
the city, who could testify in regard TO threats
uttered by Hagan after he was under bonds t.
keep the peace. He would therefore continue
the case until Saturday next, and require Ha'
gan to give security in the sum Of $5OO Tor be
appearance, and to be of good behavior IL
the meantime In reply to an interrogatory
from Mr. Pollard, the Mayor intimated that
II ALDkA inv f1ayOfA
charge of extortion, against the defendant, IL
regard TO which affidavits had been made.
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Sequestration-We have received from
John II. Giimer, Esq q pamphlet copy of his
his argument on the constitutionality Of the
sequestrssion act, with the opinion Of Judge
Haly burton constituting. the act Published
by West T. Johnston.
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Daring Roddery.-Ihe dwelling Of Mrs
Winfree, ON Franklin, near Nth street, WAS
entered between Saturday night and Monday
OF last week, and bundle containing eight
white blanket coats as are now making for
the Confederate Army, with all the necessary
trimmings, to be manufactured. The loss falls
heavy ON the ladies in whose charge they
were placed.
We hope the police may be efficient in fer
re,ting out the thief that justice may DO in
ticted upon him.