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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

" AID AND COMFORT TO THE YANKEES. VII.
mington Journal copies, without rebuke or dissent
its assertions, extract from yankee letter pur-
porting have been written at Newbern June 3Oth,
containing the following paragraph
IAN elaborate article appeared in the Raleigh
Standard on the 23d believed to be from the pen of
the Hon. W. A. Graham denying the right Of seces.
sion from the federal Union, affirming the right of
coercion by the federal government exclaiming
against the propriety of and any just cause for the
pending assaults against the Union, and strongly
asserting the right of any State to withdraw at will
from the Confederate States"
We did not read the article alluded to- and there
fore do not know Tor indeed believe) that its con
tents justified the above description Of it but
of us happening to be in Raleigh when it appeared,
learned beyond all question that it was written by
different person from Gov. Graham.-Fay. Obs.
The Observer is correct. The article referred to
was not written by Gov. Graham, but by gentle
man who resides many Ees west Of Hsborough.
Neither are the contents of the article correctly
stated by the Yankee paper from which the Journal
quotes, which the latter might easily have seen by
examining the article itself The main object Of
the writer was to show the absurdity Of the posi-
ton taken by President Davis in his last message,
that the States who were parties to the old Confed-
Grafton seeded from that Confederation when they
established the federal Union. The writer showed
this most concusively. incidentally, and as part
of the history day. he also noticed the fact that
leading statesmen affirmed, while others opposed the
right of coercion in the federal government; but
there was no argument in favor of such right and
no "exclaimng against the propriety of and any
Just cause for the pending assaults iagsinst the
Union" ..-
This article, which was signed "Daoidson," at
tracted very general attention, and was attributed
to several of our ablest statesmen. Another COM
munication from the same source appears in our
paper to-day.
We agree With the Observer that "the indiscre-
tions of North. Carolina papers, in beling such men
As Gov. Graham and many others that might be
named bave been the sole cause Of the notion that
prevails at the North and to some degree in our
sister States, Of the existence Of strong Union
party in this State" But we 60 further and say,
that presses which pursue such course commit
great crime against society and against their coua
try; that the motive for the crime is personal and
political hatred and the object sought to be accom-
plished is the destruction of the influence and good
name Of Conservatives, at any sacrDSee. For one,
We have no confidence in such presses, and never
expect to have. They kiss only to betray.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

The New York Tribune of recent date says that
the Confederate Judicial Commissioner of Exchange
~ prisoners has been notified that the federal gov
ernment means to protect all officers under its nag
.othout regard to e0lor and since the Confederates
had persisted in refusing to exchange Yankee off,
GERS captured in command of negro troops, the fed
eral government has stopped all exchange OF prl-
0opera
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

FRox CHARLEsroN.-The conflict continues st
Charleston The enemy are erecting new bate
~ on Morris Island, ABOUT 600 yards from battery
Wagner. Several additional blockaders and trans
pors had arrived some of the latter with troops on
board. The news from Charleston up to the 2sth
states that heavy shelling going on by the enc
my's gunboatS.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

Lieut. T. O. Fuller, ofStarr's Battery, WHOSE Mama
has been mentioned, We believe in oonnecdon Nth
the Congressional election in this Dstrit ,aons.ss
n to state that 1t al times and und 1r II crcn.
stances 10 is opposed to any rscontslasson which
ern (so called o. 81 Government We taks Mortn
IN making this statement ~ matter of pasasdfs
Lieut. Fuller.-Ril Journal. taseoe to
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

The news from yicls5Lrses is not 7ery important
The shipment of troops by the enemy up the river
from that place continues They are believed to be
intended for Richmond The roads in the Vickso
burg region have been rendered almost impossible
by recent rains.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

It should be known by every soldier in the aeld
that the dried leaf of the corn plant (corn dder1
is successfully used Is substitute for hops. The
infusion is prepared in the same way. Practice viii
soon determine the quantity necessary. In one OF
the Government hospitals bread for four hundred
men is daily prepared in this way, and it Is fally
equal to the best bread prepared with hops
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05
q. DANIEL, SEQ.
For the Standard,

W. ": HOLDEN, Ese The time is approaching when the
voters Of the Third Congressional District will be called
upon TO vote for to represent them the House
of of the Congress of the Confederate
States permit to present the of LovERp ELDRIDsE
OF 6mithfeld well qualified and capable of filling
and able man. and gentleman whose name has been
suggested in connexon with this position would make
voters this of the district would take pleasure
in voting for /; he is also a sound Conservative.
aP.H.
Johnston County, July a. 1863
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05
THE OED PRINrER.

NJ BIZ P. n sH1LLABER.
I see him At hi. cass
win his anxious, cherries fsS
Worn and brown; e..,zSs.
AND the types unceasinp click.
AZ they drop within his stick. y S.<.,5s. j
Z 'oeems OF LIES old cleck the tick
Running down. p.
! ears, years away, have flown, !,
ana the printer long g1'vs known,
Boy aud man; -. =. :.
Time was when step eIate
distinguished his gait, -
Ano the form was tall and straight
-st We now scan. E.
And hope was high st first,
!. And the golden cheat he nursed,
Til he found hTs, :
That hops was bat glare Z
; 10 cold and frosty Dir,
ANA the promise, pictured fair,
=45s Barren ground.
S Long years he's labored on,
The morning huss srs gone
4. From his sky
s. 0thAAeta his hours, ~;
For others Sfe his powers - y.
{. And his days, like passing showers,
Fitting BY.
Eou can See him, night by night,
~ the lamps dull dreamy light,
Standing there,
With cobwsb curtains spread
In fsstoons DER his head,
frhat aooty showers shed
! In his hair.
And whsn the waning moon
Proclaims ofnight the noon,
If you roam,
You may see him, weak and ftail,
As his weary steps do fail,
In motion like the snail,
Vending home.
His form by years is bent,
To his hair tinge is lent
Sadly gray;
And his teeth are sore decayed,
And his eyes their trust betraysd,-
Great havoc time has made
With his clay.
But soon will come the day
When his form will pass away
From your view,
And the spot shall know no more
The sorrows that he bore,
Or the disappointment sore
That he knew,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

" 1obn R. D. Shepard, of this City, has recel''
ed the appointment Of aid to b,gad'st uensr. 2
tin, with the rank Of Lieutenant Like many osns[ n.
young men, Mr. s. left the University before grad
80 g. the purpose Of entering the army.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05
From Teanes,ee--suaerinxs of the People.

CHATTANOOGA, July PA small squad Of Yankees ap-
pesred at BRIDGEPORT this morning. and attempted to cap
ture steamboat Our pickets gave them such warm re-
ception that they fed precipitately.
Parties from Middle Tennessee represent that the suffer
ines of the people that portion of the State horrible
Some Of the most wealthy families drawing rstioes
from the Federal commssary, and others are compelled 70
bag bread for their families in the camp of the enemy
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

The Hon. William L. Yancey died at his resi-
dence near Montgomery, Ala, on the 9th of July,
after an illness of four weeks from the effects OF
kidney disease.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

w. had the pleasure of seeing our friend the
Wv nadf,rd -. Brown, of Caswen, in the City on
~, Un. in excellent health. Col. B., though
considerably advanced in years. is as active and en-
s..o.;o .s MANY Of our young men.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05
Who are the Traitor. !,

John Mitchell Of the Richmond Enquirer, and
his followers pronounce the Editor Of the STANDARD
traitor. 9sya s-afs7s: (.
We have uniformly supported the war, the Con-
federate government the sovereignty Of the States
and We have labored to prevent subversion Of the
Confederate Constitution; John Mitchell and bis
followers have not done as much for the war as our
friends have, nor have they shown any respect tor
the Constitution or the rights Of the sovereign States
On the contrary, they have declared that Courts,
Congresses, and Legislatures are nuisancss. they
have boed out State lines as far as they could and
they are now preparing to erect . military Dicta-
torship over the people and over the States. Who
are the traitors? Not those who support the war,
and at the same time strive to maintain the govern.
ment and the rights Of the States-not those who
uphold the COURTS, insist that our Congress- and
our Legislatures shall not be abolished, but those
oho ~ouM su60ert the government itss!f By changing
its character and placing Dictator opsr our heads
These are the traitors, and John Mitchell and his
followers are the men prooed to be so by their acts
The power to make war and the power to make
peace is lodged with the Confederate government
We advocate the exercise of the peace. making Is
we'll as the war.making power, and we do SO in
strict accordance with the Constitution itself Is
there any treason in thata We invoke the power
of the very Constitution which John Mitchell and
his followers would trample down. in order if pos.
sible to arrest this awful war; but John Mitchell
and his followers animated by spirit IS Satanic as
the pit itself, call for more blood, and urge our
people to stake their all - the same throw with
the most desperate pollelal gamblers that ever
cursed any country. We call for no peace which
~iU not prsserOe the rights Of the sopsrsign States
and the institutions Of tho South; and yet john
Mitchell, who has no stake in the institutions of
the South, and no respect for tho rights of the
States, pronounces us traitor because we make
this call Let the people judgs-let them say who
is the traitor.
The proudest and mightiest nations have not
thought it beneath their dignity to negotiate while
they fought All wars are waged for peace. The
great Napoleon frequently negotiated while his
armies we're in the field, and gave and accepted
terms England has pursued the same course. So
has Russia What are we fighting fors For war? !?
Nay, God forbidl-but for peace Shall we be
stronger six months hence than we are now?
But if the views of John Mitchell and his fol.
lowers are to prevail-if Courts, and Congresses,
and Legislatures, and Constitutions are to be abol
ished-if military despotism is to take the place of
civil liberty, and the sovereign States are to be
blotted out then thas war is being fought in uain
and the traitors-Joh 6litchell and his followers
who will thus have betrayed and destroyed the
cause, will be eternally Infamous.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

President Davis has set apart Friday the 2lst Of
August, as day of humiliation and prayer IN the
Confederate States.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

wrong in your exclusion of North. Oa1olnians from
the honors Of tho hlH million Of places snd Offices
which you ill with men from other States. Let
me tell you it Is dangerous error to all Il you
-sass dOnss lnd ats doing, sxisoui post IN grhs
Oarolns with ablebodied conscripts from other
States, when there are capable and meritorious
wounded in North Carolina who could fully discharge
the duties. Your Tithingman for North Carolina is
said to b graduate Of West Point by birth Penn
sylvanian, by adoption Virginian; Z warm South
ern man before the enemy appeared at Norfolk, af
did como be betook himself to the back woods
OF NORTH. Carolina From his appearance, take il
the call to 45 included him as Z conscript; and
now, by your action, you take him out aud expect
the people to be quiet under such degradation and
disgrace. Vain expectation, Mr.. President The
Governor has told you that the appointment was
giving dissatisfaction. You will learn perhaps too
late, that it is creating fermeut that you cannot
aay. By the appointment you do injustice to
the army of the Oonfsderacy. Make Mr.. President
your Tithingman Brigadier; put him in command
OF North Carolina brigade; if he will lead them
feariessly to lace the enemy as Pettigrew did, as
Anderson did As Burgwyn did, as Stokes did, as
Fisher did, as Crumpler did, as Campbell did, as
Lee did, q Carmichael did, Is Champ. Davis did,
our people will follow and love him while hs leads,
and reverence and lament him when hs falls. You
limit the TlthingEan in his collection of our pro-
ducts; you can't limit the opprobrium which he is
sure to collect You will have storehouses for the
tithes where will you put the opprobrium which
he collectsi Castle Thunder and the Bsstile at
Salisbury can't hold it.
Let me conclude, Mr.. President by saying you
are wanting "n fear" don't mean that fear which
destroys mans faculties and renders him iucapa-
bic Of acting but that ssrt of fear which enables
man to foresee coming evil, to measure it, to ex-
anime his powers Of resistance to balance the evil
Of opposition or defeat and if be thinks hs must be
ultimately overpowered, leads him to find good
escape in good time can Gee no possible disgrace
in feeling this sort of fear and in listening to its
suggestions. should not think man brave but
mad who did not feel such fear in such fearful times
as these. Yours for the war; CATO.
Pineville July Goth, 1868. ). - =.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

RExARKABLE WArcH.. ~ IN tho Acadamv Of
Sciences At ST Pstersb' ns in Russia i watch
about the Eizs Of IN eIe Within. e re,resented
our Redesnsrs tomb with the stone 1t the entranes
md the asn6nsls upron duty. While spectator p
admirng this oari Qua piecs Of ofmschanism tha stone
y auddsniy rsrAovsd. the sentnels drop down, the
angles appear, tAs women enter the sepulchrs, and
the same Chant is heard, that Is periotmea h tho
Greek Qhure "a Easter Eve" -. ..-.-:,-.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

KIGHT.-We observe that Majof.GenerN Bucknsf
has issued very stringent orders agans the practice
o,indiscriminately indulged IN BY minor officials
ofinterfaring with citizens He lays down the rule
distinctly that the military has thing to do with
the conduct Of the citizen exc ept fer violation Of
military law, and officers who rAAks arrests are to be
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05
Ths TitAiasnn..

II mot to b sxpscted that my ttiniag No may
Say win hays soy influence with the adminsz lion.
st Riehnond Nevertheless Ne must perform our
duty % = North Osrolinian, and . wells 70
the Confederate cause. Mr.. Davis could Il he
ssouA soon remove Ill causes Of serious discontent
inthisS Stte and uniteo people as oneInap Wstei
him most solsmnly and most respectfully that Mr.
Bradford will not be able to collect tho tithss u
this State. : .s-- s. ss-- :. .; ,::ss:l
The following communication, from . highly re.s
spectacle source contains truth paipl md web ex.
pressed - .;ssszs -.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-05

important Movement In New Orleans.
RoHxoxn, July 27.-The French citizsns IN New Or
leans have requested the French there 10 oe
on the Emperor to send to the Mississippi several YES
se of war TO afford them refuge and protecton in View Of
the critical position in which they are placed.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-23

TnAyER 4 MOVES UNITED SrATls ClR-i
CUs.-As we did not make more than q
mere rcfe,enc to this establishment in our
last issue, We will now call special attention
to its merits and claims for public consi-
deration and patronage. The proprietors
are practical performers, and artists who
have always occupied prominent positions
in leading public exhibitions. With judg-
ment, experience, taste, and commendable
industry, they have organized a neat
first class institution. With unprecedented
neros and liberality, they engaged the
champion rider of the world, Mr.. James
Robinson who is personally slower Of
strength" in the Magic Circle. Mr. A.
Aymer, finished equestrian, the Delevanti
Brothers, the trained horses, ye trick mules,
the sagacious ponies and the other speci.
mems of educated quad-upeds, must, in
combination, form very acceptable pro
gramme. DR.. James L. Thayer is free,
original, eccentric, though chaste CONVEX
sational never making Motley the garb
Of yulgarity-the Amphitheatre, the place
for obnoxious remarks or unpleasant aliu-
sions Both proprietors, the Doctor and
G. w. Noyes, Esq, will be found the pro
per sort Of men to cater for the amuse.
ment of our citizens. The "Hippozoodo.
nomadon" will be here on Wednesday, the
30th Of September.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-23

ALoSzo SHERMAN, Of Monona, vas beaten
to death with clubs on Monday night on
his way home from McGresor. He had
sold load CT two of wheat that day and
had the proceeds in his pocket Started
for home at p. NJ. and after passing the
White Springs two fooimen requested a
ride to Bulls Head. He told them "In
welcome" In few minutes a blow on the
head from the one behind, and blow from
the one alongside Of him, rendered him al
most senscless. At the time, Chas. Herman
and II. llirshfi,ld, Of this city, were COM
in from Elkader on a fast trot and the
murderers left their victim. Herman and
his friend met Sherman's team on run
and Sherman hailed them, told them "some
Williams had killed him ~ He got out
Of his wagon and got in again, asking
them to go with him quickly to the Four
Mile House, only 100 rods ahead. They
conducted him there, put him to bed and
drove to town. DIR. Moe was sent out, but
the unfortunate man was dead, or nearly
so, when the physician arrived. Herman
saw two men on his way to town, but he
thought the best way was to drive in and
post the officers. Constable Consist was
aroused but no trace Of the tuo could
be discovered. Esq. Hurlbut was sent
for a, Coroner and jury impanclled who
reported hat the deceased came to his death
by blows with 4 club on the head and about
The temples. The physicians, Drs. Moe &
Price, conducted the examination; they
certify that ''threc distinct blows were given
on the head producing an incision one and
4 half inches in length on the left eminence
Of the frontal bore, slight fssurc in tho
skull and a confused wound on the Tenn
,oral bone above the right ear--the latter
blow being the fatal one"
The money and effects Of the murdered
nan were untouched--the fiends being
from their harvest. Esq Hurl-
'ut has $500 recovered from the body.
These tsco men stayed all night on Sunday
It the Four Mile House and carried club
sach--these clubs are in possession of Esq.
lurlbut, and are recognized by the Land,
ord of the Four Mile House. Search is
'eing made by fifty men, but no clue has
,een obtained. A hundred rumors are
float. The deceased was most amable
1oung man and was to he married next
week.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-23
News and Other Items.

Our neutral English, friends have furnish
ed Secessia with a 500-pounder gun, which
is now mounted at Charleston.
Gen. Gilmore is now Maj. Gen. of vol.
unteers. ... .....
The Yankees and Japanese arc in quar-.
rel-thc English are also Involved. The
rebels are jablant thcreat. .-
The rebels profess to be recuperatins
rapidly and promise us much trouble be-
fore success crowns the Federal arms.
Three hundred Sheep were driven out of
the Chicago Union Park House Yard. on
Wednesday night last, without rousing
Shepherd or dogs. No trace can be got of
the wholesale Sheep thieves s@~
The N. Y. Times is good on sensation.
One of its on dts is that Napoleon has
failed in his European scheming, that
Macmillan has declined the Mexican throne
and that the French hare now decided to
acknowledge Southern Independence,
provided the South will modify slavery into
Mexican peonage or something of the sort.
The Times also discovers, through its Paris
correspondent, that Louis N. has told our
Government that he won't NEEDLE with our
affairs at present! Most wise TINES!
The Sec of war has issued orders to all
military men to pay no attention to any
thing but bayonets. This is the actual
meaning of the order and yet men who
talk of Law and Freedom, and Courts of
Justice. speak Of it as one Of the hsppiest
events in our history. .....
Tuttle and Stone met at Kcokuk recent.
~. The Democrat was going below to
join his brigade and fight for the Union
without an 1.-THE Republican was on
his way to Iowa "Stump" gatherings to
call Tor the last son and the last dollar to
free the slaves Loyal men will vote
for the latter, Of course!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-23

PRocLAMATIoN.-Thc President of the
United States, by virtue OF the statute Of
the Sd Of March authorizing him, when in
his judgment the public safety may require
it has suspended the writ of 1abeas corpus
in the following language:
WHEREAS, In the judgment of the Pre-
sident, the public safety does require that
the privilege of the said writ shall now be
suspended throughout the United States,
in cases whereby the authority Of the
President of the United States, military,
naval or civil officers of the United States,
or any Of then, hold persons under their
command or in their custody, either as
prisoners of war, spies, or aiders or abettors
Of the enemy, or officers, soldiers or sea
men enrolled, drafted or mustered or en-.
listed in or belonging to the land or naval
force Of the United States, OF as deser.ers
thcrcfrom, or otherwise amenable to mill.
tary law, or to the rules and regulations
prescribed for the military or naval service
by the authority of the President Of the
United States, or for resisting a draft,
or for any other offsnse against the mil.
itary or naval service.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-23

WISNEsnEIK Co.-The Democrats of
this Ccanty organized in Convention al.
Decorah on the 18th BY appointing N. Tay.
lor Chairman and w. F. Kmball Secy
Messrs Finn, Harky and Hostctler were ap.
pointed on Resolutions.
w. F. Kmball and G. Myers were nomina.
ted for Representatives The other names
voted for were Caleb E. Brooks r f. Gibson
and A. P. Herald.
8. A. Topper for Judge, John Dc Cow
for Treasurer and Recorder and @. E.
Brooks for Coroner were all nominated BY
reclamation. For Sheriff, E. NJ Farms.
.waTths.R tsCIss Aaaa AssTayaas we're
Candidates. Farnsmorth was successful
For Supt. Of Instruction, w. E. McLaugh.
lin, II. II. Eaton, Mr., Gretner and AR.
Lemon were announced The first named
gentlemen was nominated. A. P. Herald
resolved the nomination for Surveyor. The
late Co. Central Committee was re-appoin.
ted. A spirited "Circular" was issued in
posters in which strong appeal was taken
Is the people to resist now. before it is too
late, the cncroachmonts on liberty which
tend to the disrupfion Of q Government
- dhd the e:.slayement Of ourselves
and pos.sfity. We hope to hear good
account Of Winneshiek.