Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-27

Important from North Carolina.

Important from North Carolina.
The article winch we publish below from the
Newborn PrQgrcsS, il accurate IN its facts, is of
great significance 1t will be remembered that
the Frqgess is loyal paper Published at New
bern BY some soldier printers who accompanied
Gen. Burnside's expedition and lbs means
gettlnl accurate information must be pretty
good Just what Gov Clark means by thus
giving JET Davis the cold shoulder we shall have
to wait for the event to determine 1t may be
nothing more than an assertion Of me superior
sovereignty Of North Carolina, while it may be
step toward returning loyalty to tie Federal
government In any aspect OF il, however, 1t
proves that Coy. Clark has lott confidence in
the Confederate government, and thinks North
Carolina can take care OF herself And this
opinion Is confirmed by the appearance in the
Raleigh q. CO. &ondard Of AprIl 18Th, Of "a
proclamation ty Gov. Clark, advising the pc1-
pleoi that State TO resist the seizure, under the
authority Of JEFF DAVIS, OF their arms, ana ad
ylsiug them ,hat the Confederate agents have no
iawlu authority " ssize private arms, and he
promises to protect them ia resistance to this
arbitrary preceding Of the Confederate Govern
ment. It is pretty plain that Gov Clark is get
ting ready to leave the sinking ship.
(From the Newbern Progress, May 10)
The Information which we give below is graf
lying TO the lover oil his country. North Car
DINA az last begins to awake to the fact that
j Davis &Co have been making cats paw OF
the Old North State to poke Their chesnuts out
Of the fire. and refuses longer to submit to the
disgrace and burden which has been imposed
upon her by the seoundres al Richmond. The
Old patriotic fires which burned 50 brightly an
Almance and Mcckienburgh are rapidly ieyelo-
ping themsey YES and we trust will burn with an
increased briancy upon the affairs OF liberty
North Carolina rs IN fair way Of being le-
generated from the thraldon of sin and rebel.
dom. We trust HAT this may prove the har-
binger Of better days, and that bright prospects
are ahead for our beloved country We obtain
the news by way Of Washington, and direct
from Raleigh.
The arresJ Of Mayor Respess Of Washington,
N g., Who was seized in the night time in the
most summary manner and hurried off to Rich
mOnd IN irons IS Gre ting most intense excite
ment IN the State. The Governor o. the State
(who is not IN prison, us reported), backed BY
the Convention, sent Il peromptory demand to
the Richmond authorities for the Immediate de-
livery OF the person Of Mayor Respess, who was
kept IN close confinement His trial was in
progress when they received the demand, and
the authorities ut Richmond informed the com
mittee sent by Governor Clark that there we're
lew more witnesses to appear IN the case, and
they desired to complete the trial. The com
mttee intcrOrned the authorities at Richmond
that the person of the Mayor must be delivered
up forthwith, otherwise North Carolina would
send u force to back up the demand OF the Con-
yention Mr. Respess, was delivered over to the
committe, and went to Raleigh rejoicing. lie
was set ut liberty, and is now on his way home
to Washington, where the Union citizens are
preparing to give him an ovation This com
mittce WIS also instructed to, and did, deliver
an order to the Virginia chvalry that North
Carolina was capable OF managing her own "a
fairs, and that no more OF her citizens must be
taken out of the State
In connection with this mater we also learn
that j. Ddyisa lew days since ordered Govern.
or Clark to furnish them ali the means of trans
portation and defence possible to aid him in the
passage to and through the cotton States and
also Tor additional troops. Governor Clark
backed by the Convention, informed him that
he had received all the and from NORTH Carolina
that he cuGid expect, and that hereafter no
more troops would be permitted to leave the
State, and he has ordered all the North Carolina
state troops home.
Governor Clark informed the rebels talt they
could use the railroads in retrtains homewarls.
and that they woudran then own risk Of aa-
Jug intercepted by Union force at any rart Of
the State.
The above information comes ft9a member
OF the Convention.