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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

,rAxEs-A TIMELY SUGGESTION Richmond
Rnig says that "the passion for high taxes has
become perfect rage. 1t is said that the people
are begging aud entreating their Representatives to
pile up the taxes mountain high-the higher the
better We do not know who these people are
We are quite certain they are not the people ,eho
hare to pay the tares."
The Whig is undoubtedly right. The people ex.
pect atax law, as necessity, and for the sake of
the great carse will cheerfuy submit to one of
more than ordinary stri6gency. But there is dan
GER Of overriding the thing and producing deep dis
satisfaction by requiring more than the people can
afford to pay. 1t is true that some are able to pay
enormously-those who are making enormously
but it is also true that very large portion Of the
people, including those in the army, are less able
to pay than ever. Yet, in general tax law the
property of soldiers athome must be taxed, though
possibly unprodsctiSe because of their absence.
We say to Congress, therefore, bewarel You
could not commit a'more unfortunate blunder than
to levy such tax as it is reported is nearly ma.
tured, stated variously at q hundred millions,
hundred and fifty millions, two hundred millions.
and even four hundred millions of dollaIst Such
taxes cannot be paid. The State and county taxes
in North Carolina for instance, will this year be
double what they ever were before. Yet they msy
not reach three millions. North Cardinals proper
ton of the tax will be about one tenth say from
ten to forty millions of dollars, according to the es
Inmates IF the whole 1t is sufficient to STATE this
to satisfy all that it will be impossible to collect
such taxes.--Fsy. OJsofssr.
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Ten thousand men frem Richmond and as MANY
from Vicksburg, could be spared and brought to
Tullahorna 10 two weeks. With $4,000 more men
Bragg could hurl an avalanche against Rosencranz
that would finish completely and forever that Gene
raj and his army. If by such a course We could an
initiate the best army the Yankees boast and ruin
the best General they have in the field, and at one
and the same time possess the grain producing coun-
try of Middle Tennessee and its capital iiberate our
friends from the thraldon thatoppresses them feed
and clohe our soldiers, increase our army with for
ty thousand conscripts, and demand peace of the
enemy across the Ohio river-is it not worthy the
effort, brother readerP We will not put the query
to the War Department They dread q suggestion
from their friends as much as the bayonea Of their
enemies Caastanooaa Rebel.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

. GEN. P1LLow.-Gen. Pillow recently made q
speech to planters in Ahbams, to induce them to
permit their slaves to enter government employ IS
teamsters etc. To show them that he was not
asking them to make sacrifices that he himself
would not make, be told of his own losses-4OO ne
grces four gin houses worth $40 600 each, 100, 900
pounds Of Lacon, 1000 hogs 500 head of CATTLE his
houses and plantations destroyed and desolated,
and ., LOO bales Of his cotton burned BY his own
government -
Little He stated shet Gcn Sherman had written him
return his negroes to him, and q indsmnify him
tor all his losses, if he would abandon the Confed-
crate service. Ills answer was:- -
General: Whilst l thank you for your cour-
teeus letter. let me say to you. the property your
government has taken from me wasmy own. Your
government has the power to rob me, bat it is too
poor to buy me-"
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

BIG Plor1rs The Crenshaw Wooden Factory of
Rchmo I'D, Va, with cash capital of $loo, 900 has
declar, d ana divided dividend Of $3.50, 900 with
500 900 subject for dividend should the directors
thing it desirable.
paper mil for the year 1860 1861, and 1869,
o. capital Of $4l,ooo made profit of $ssb, ,750,
1T which 1fJ 600 was made in the yssr1s62. And
stockholder of the Balvidero Manufacturing Com
pany received since The war began, ON $4,000 worth
Of shares, dividends amounting to $s,4Ep, all Of
which he hasgiveu to the army, considering it ip-
proper if not extertionary. -
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01
RALEIGH: FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1868.
Half Sheet.

Owing to the scarcity Of paper, we are compelled
to issue half sheet to our Semi Weekly readers
This half Sheet however, viii be found to contain
nearly or quite as much new matter as the whole
Sheet as the greater part Of the latter has been
cupied with old matter, designed mainly, as the
printers say, to "ill up"
We shall continue to send full sheet to our
Weekly readers as heretofore
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

TINS SxoAcrrY OF JoHN VAN BrREN V1HDIeArEp.
Last November, John Van Buren, stoutly advocated
as u Democratic humanitarian, the offering of the
olive branch to the rebels; but with the receipt of
theft defiant answers in various forms from Rich.
mond he discovered that the only alternative for the
Northern Democracy was the vigorous prosecution
Of the war; and so he boldly and promptly took his
position accordingly. The instructive extracts which
we have lately published from nu9erous rebel jour-
taking this position. The rebels will not have peace
upon any other terms than those of complete
thrashing to the one side the other and even SO,
them let il be. John Van Buren has taken the only
road of safety to the Northern Democ.acy.-M Y
HeralL
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

Judge Butler, when in the company Of young
gentleman of sixteen, cautioned him against being
led astray by the example persuasion Of others,
and said "If I had listened to the advice of some
of those who called themselves my friends when
was young instead OF being Judge of the Kings
Bench, I should have died long ago prisoner in
the Kings Bench" =
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

The House of Representatives at Richmond is still
engaged on the tax and currency bill. We are un-
able to give any of s provisions it has been con.
sidered for the most part in secret session.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

Tbs Gotsrnor of Florida has issued proclamation
appeaineto the planters not to plant cotton but
10 use tbs most active efofn on their part 70 pro-
juce the greatest amoust Of provisions attainable by
the mea,is ~ their command - ..,.s
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GENERAL ITEMS.


law against negroes coming into the State of Indiana
oeing rgidy enforced in portions Of the State
An Aoohtonst named Osgood, at Plymouth, Marshall
county, was fined $40 for employing consband He had
turned OF white man to make room for the negro.
correspondent of the Chattanooga Daily Rsbs makes
Inc facetous inquiry: Do horses have sos." The cdr
'or wltsily replies, ".Certainly they have nsanss
Why is twice eleven like twice ten Because twice
eleven are twenytwo. and twice te9 are twenty, too
The people in the mountains of Virginia are making
pie sugar in considerable quantities. which sells on the
spot at 81 alb
aul horrhy recently beaten three out Of
Of sdessA Paris BY M. De Riviers. - .
As much good to the country may be accomplished
Adaya, by "taking the field" with plough with a
nusket. ~ .'.s-i
Alats philosopher says that Il anything will make wo.
man swear It Ia looking for her night eap ass
blown out. :.
Books are standing couuselors and preachers-always
at hand and always dsntereed having this advantage
over oral instructors that they ready to repeat their
lesson as often We please.
girls would have for their cheeks they must
do as the roses dogo to sleep with the les and get up
with the morning gIories.
On q very pretty girls saying to Leigh Hunt, II am
very sad u he replied "oh no. you belong to the
other Jewish sect; you are very Jaw Isss''
The difference between Nero and Seward is not very
wide. One played the fiddle whilst Rome wac burning;
the other played the ar whilst the Union was being dis
solved.
IA relic Of the past has come to light in Boston usra-
tive of the depreciation of continental currency It is
receipt taken by Gov John Hancock in 1873, showing
that be paid sixty dollars fur two packs of playing cards.
to be used at party.
The New York Tribune states that Duncan Shsnnan &
Co. received recently through the mail package of for
egn letters which lost in 1874. Among the Enclosures
were $4,000 of New York 5per cent. stock.
Victor Hugo has written a tragedy of which old John
Brown Is the hero
beautiful inscription, it is said, may be found in
IaaL -" Here lies Estea who transported
large fortune to heaven in acts of charity and has gone
thither to enjoy it." -
Somebody has called childhood "a rosy lawn between
the cradle aud the schoohouse"
CorroN SourH.-The amount of cotton on hand
in the Southern Confederacy is estimated at three and
half millions Of bales At fifty cents per pound i6y per
cent less than it is worth foreign markets would
realize about $s76 nearly equal to the
entire expense Of the war up to this time
About dozen New Hampshire papers have been stop
ped owing to the pressure of the times.
half of coru will buy bot pound Of sugar. and three
bushels Of corn bushel Of wheat will buy pound
Of ce The price Of labor has increased that the corn
crop thousands Of rs will not pay the cost of gather.
ing and preparing for market.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

The Richmond Dispatch styles the recent in
pressment by women at Salisbury "a rieh scene" !"
"De yustiGus non disputandum."
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

.RsslesED--Colonel William P. Bynum, I'd regi..
ment North Carolina Troops, has resigned. By bis
resignation Lieut. Col. William R. Cox, of this City
succeeds to the Coonelcy and Major Walter S. Stall.
ings to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the second
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

their ho,;l eesfs. now.araays, yea may well imssas
how wry itis:. - -. * -
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

rrpNs OF THE wEEKLY-7ares po!l'rsp per a"""n'
pyaTiayWss y%araWs OF The SENLWEEKLY-FsUs Dollars PEI
.,,"n invariably in advance
~ paners are Hscontsausd at tie szfsratso~ u tAs
for which they haze been paid
IF Advertising in SemisWeekl standasas
Oar regular rates of advertising are as follows:
One square, IA lines or lsss)frst insert'on' 90
Eaeh subsequent insertion, : ~
IaUas. T"Un sSrarti sements inproportion:
Gntacts viii be made with advertisers at the dboce
u.s. f,r .ix or twelve months, and at the close of
eanrac per cent will be deducted from the gross
amount.
will be inserted in either the Weekly or Weekly for
ss far six months OF $40 for twelve months in both
papers $40 for six months or sls for twelve months
Terms of Advertising in Weekly Standard.
One dollar per square for the first insertion, and fifty
cents for each subsequent insertion No deduction p,R
be made on auesky adoereeents matter hoau long they
nayrun. Only limited Number of fadvertsements will be
admitted into the Weekly AL advertisements. not other
wise directed are inserted in the Semi and charg
ed accordingly When the number of insertions is not
marked on the advertisement it is inserted until forbid
sSr Money sent us by mail is at our risk.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

soldier of the 31st N. c. Troops, writing from
Charleston, says: =" I never knew what it was to
be hungry before came to South Carolina" He
confirms the statement that South -Carolinians re-
fuse to take our money. Consequently" he says,
pie of South Carolina, by such conduct are earning
for themselves character which will long be re-
membered. What burning shame that State
which, next to Massachusetts, responsible for this
war, should contemptuously refuse the currency of
sister State, and that too when offered by men who
are ready to fight her battles!
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

The oldest Israelite in America died few days
ago 10 New York His pane nas Phillip Horn : his
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF STARVATION IN LONDON
Lord Sydney Godolphn Osborne writes to the Lon
don Times concerning the physical process of famine:
When famine destroys life it may do so under two
different conditions. Stoppage of all food, such as
that we have read Of in the of tie shipwrecked
brings on in short time train of symptoms which
quickly end in the most horrible of deaths The
other condition is that, when food sufficient If not
in abundance, gradually becomes diminished in
quality, then in quantity, passing to still another
stage where it is not only altogether deficient in
quantity each day o rebuild natures waste, and
thus provide for the next days life.
On this stintng Of physical s,,stenance supervenes
mental depression, causing loss of appetite; thus
there is indisposion to partake Of that meas.
ure Of food which, itself insufficient s still necessa.
ry to keep up some existence.
Strange to say at this stage of depression in mind
and Of gradual waste Of the body, the sufferer com.
plains but little, if at all there is tendency to
sleep. rest-anyhow, anywhere-yet little evidence
of pain There is, however, tn the skilled eye,
cast Of eye unmistakable-the children look aged
beyond their years adults move and speak with
gait and uttetance which seem to shun all effort.
Failing fever, famine goes on to run its own we'll
marked course. | write from what L and many
others saw, watched, and noted. With no real com
plant developed with little real pain, there is an
increase of lasstude III the adult want Of all child
sh energy in the young; species Of patient, sui
len, hopeless despondency masters the whols man.
You have atrophy now showing itselfiu many ways.
The hair quits the head in patches the ankles SWELL
the skim is bleodess the eyes sunken at this stage
food fails medicine fails, cannot rescue. It IS
mere matter Of time; few, if any, recover-few
seem to wish it.
NE@sPAPERs.-The Richmond Enquirer has list
OF the newspapers now published in Virginia and
they number only H.. of which 10 are in Richmond
aad only in all the rest Of the State, viz: at
Petersburg, 3 at Lynchburg, at ssaunton, at
Harrlsonbuns;, in at Danville and l at Abingdon
we were Aware that there had been great mortality
among th', press of Virginia, bat had no idea that
SO lew Survived.
In " fth. Carolina we have lost about one-haf Of
!, tne apers since the commenced, but we can
SUI count 26, viz: at Raleigh CharlotteS, Greens
bbocough 2, Fayetteville 2 Wilmington l, Hills
Borough l, Milton l, Salisbury !, Asheville l, Hon.
aersonville l, Marlborough /, Wadesboreugh !, Sa,
len l, Winston !, Statesville l.--Fay. Observer.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

The Governor of South Carolina has issued his
proclamation, prohibiting for the space of thirty
days, from the 18th of March, 1863, the exports
tor beyond the limits Of said tate any salt tacon,
pork, beef corn, meal wheat. -four, rice, peas po-
tatoes, or other provisions of any description what
ever, except by Quartermasters Comnissaries and
other agents'of the Confederate government, pur-
chasing provisions for the army who must exhibit
satisfactory evidence Of their official character and
authority; persons from other States who purchase
for their own private use and consumption and not
for resale, who shall make oath to that effect before
the next magistrate previous to the removal of the
articles purchased which oath the magistrate shall
preserve and furnish for the use of the Solicitor of
the Circuit when. required; agents of counties,
towns, corporations and Soldiers Boards of Relief,
of other States, who exhibit satisfactory proof of
their authority to purchase such provisions in be-
half of such Counties towns, corporations or Sol
diers Boards Of Relief for public or for distr1-
button at costs and charges and not for resale or
profit Salt made by non residents and cargoes
entering our ports from abroad are also excepted.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

SCARCITY OF Corn II! SAtANNAH.-The Repu6l.
san says that many poor people in Savannah-we-
aen and children-are suffering for want of food,
a that they cannot get enough of corn meal, owing
r@e fact that railroad transportation is monopolized
ANY,. @e government; and urges that the government
pp0At one day in each week when The railroads will
on permitted to bring corn and other provisions to
'uf suffering people.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-01

teen to twenty gentlemen of this city have each
subscribed 900 to fund to be used in purchas-
ing corn, to be ground into meal and supplied to
the city and county authoritesto distribute to the
poor and the needy families Of soldiers in this city
and county. The corn is to be purchased in the
cheapest market. brought here, ground, and turned
over to the persons charged with properly dis,bu-
ting the funds appropriated by the Legislature,
the county and city, for the maintenance of those
who are needy-requirins only to have :her money
returned to them without interest or profit-AL
@anta Contsderacy.
The aoove example is worthy of imitation. We
trust it will be followed generally in this State and
that our planters and farmers who have surplus of
corn and meat will unite in the movement.
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04

For lIls I.rrl.lnturr.

lnrespOnse 10 numerous solicitations | announce
myself candidate for election " the House VI Rep
frsentAtiVes FROM the Pictorial District composed NJ
Toe countss OF Van Buren, BledsOo aud Rhea, 1t The
ensuing August election, 3. y. CARNES
luuei2-te'
&C. We are authorized aud requested 10 announce
Lieut.. JAS. A. WALLAOk, OF Rhea county, VI a can
didate 70 represent the counties VI Rhea, BedsOe
aud Van Buren, 10 the lower house Of the next Gene,
raj Assembly Of the state Of Tennessee.
iune23-te'
In CAMP 2lTH TENNESSEE RRGfMKSr, on 0uTPOsT,
Murfreesboro Pike Bedford CO., June ~, '6S.
EDITOR CHATTANOOGA REBEL
In obedience 10 a call made upon me by the Coffee
county membem Of this regiment, cath Tennessee }
40 meeting recently held and also 10 many solicita-
tons by citizens OF said comfy at various times 700
are hereby authorized 10 announce my name as a can.
date 10 represent the people Of Coffee county in the
lower branch Of the next Legislature OF Tennessee.
june28-te FRANCIS II. RAGSDALE
~ We are authorized 10 announce /. j. BROwE
ING rs a candidate 70 represent Hamilton county IN
the lower branch OF the next Legislature. Election
on the lrst Thursday In August. jy27-te'
ad- We are requested 10 announce the name OF II
THos. X. RAWLINGS, as q candidate TO represent the
counties OF Marion, Sequaohie and Grundy, In the
lower House Of the next Legislature. at the ensuing
August election. iy27-u'
aS- We are authorized to announce JAS. G. Coz
SER, a candidate 10 represent Hamilton county, in
the lower branch VI the next Legislature. Election
cfg -Lhnfdnp n. AlGllsi ----------------. iu9T.
We are authorized 70 Announce he hon. san. A
SIXTH a candidate for The Senate from The District
composed Of Toe counties Of Hamilton, Marion, Be
OUatchie. HedsOe and BFRdleV
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04

Books EoR THE SOLDIERS AT Cot ACroNs.--Col
n. Acton, the great news dealer Of the army, has
Tor sale rn admirable felection of,books adapted to
the tastes and habits OF soldier. mo Name, by
wiikie Collins "Fant me- by Victor hugo; "Mor-
gan and his Men, who shall write of Forrest and
Wheeler and their men y ovid Western Scenes, -
Dixie Land Songster, "Wheelers Cavalry Tactics /"
"Hardees Infantry Tactics" Call at Actions News
Depot, where all The morning papers and the above
books are Tor sale.
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04

RaAp Lieut.. Gen. ,, II. Hill, who has lately
been transferred to The Army OF Tennessee, it
as conspicuous for riety as his brother in- law
the late aud lamentad jackson. The Rev Da
vd Wills, Of Macon, Ga, is staying al hie
headquarters and preaching every night Il
he soldiers and the General rides several
miles to attend Divine service. lie encourages
the officers and priSates both by precept aud
example not to iOrsake the assembling OF them
selves together for Cnristian worship aud evn
ces lively concern ior tho spiritual welfare
of his corps. He rtudera al tho aid 10 hs
power to Chaplains and Missionaries in prose.
cutting their holy mission.
When such men lead our armies the etars
will fight against our enemies.
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04
A View Move for Granr, Army.

The New York Times recommends new
move for Grants army. 1t says
1t is impossible to continue much further
the pursuit OF Johnston on his present line. 49,
The low and difficult nature Of the ground, the
scarcity of wholesome water aud the intense
heat in that region at this season, make cons
nuued operations there next toimpossibIe 1t
would hardly he worth while marching a great
army through Central Mississippi and Alabas
ma even il it could lie done.
OF COURSE 4 garrison will be wanted at
Vicksburg. Garrisoos will also he wanted at
Natchez, Port Gibson, Memphis aud other
points on the easL bank OF the river AZ we'll az
at Helena and other points IN the west bat k
OF ihe river. But even ii we allow five or ten
thousand men for each Of these points, Gen.
Grant will still have a large part OF his present
army atlibertg for turthe service
Gen. Graut himself II 10 said, considers his
next most proper work 10 be the cooperation
of his army with that OF ROsencraDs There
are. certain points in Northern Georgia and
Southern and Eastern Tennessee, our popses-
sion of which IL vitality important In their
bearings upon the great strategy OF war. Knox
vile and Chattanooga IN Tennessee; and Allan
IA in Georgia, are among such points. The
TWO former are pivotal points where our army,
occupying central position, could operate to
the greater advantage against the rebellion,
Whatever shape ii may assume in tho future
10 tako and hold these strategic centers would
require very large force, even though II be
that the rebels have no irst~class armies there
to assail us.
Wo think the Importance of this cannot be
over stated Graniin Georgia and Rosenorans
in East Tennessee, the rebel government would
10 virtually demolished
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04
A NNOUNC q M ENTs
FOR GOyRRg0R'
HON ROBERT l.. OARUTHERB,
bon O0NNREaAI

Nomla~s u tie STATE Coapsni'oH
lsl District j d, HuaEaLI, Of Hawkins,
lad pialrici--WH Il, Swan, Of Knox
nd DlstrHt- A 3, CoLYAu, OF FrAnklln q
lth District jour =, HUmAY, Of Jackson,
lth Didht d,s, FoorH Of Davidson.
ltb Distrlct-G, A, KHlnlG, OF Rutherford
,th Dlsiriot-jAnEa MeCuLLon, OF Giles.
sth District rnos MgNtEa, OF Robertson
9th Distrlot--J, D, q, ArEma, Of Henry.
10Th DAttot-JonN v, Waour, OF MoNglry.
nth District u, N. CuWis OF shelby
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04

Admiral Porter reports that the gunboAt er
pedition, Sent ny hun lnSo the Red rvsr region
after the fall Of Yicksburg, had been most sue.
ceesiul. Two rebel Steamers were captured CO.,.
one very fine boat--and the rebels we've tnrc.
cd 10 desuoy Two otl,ers. large quantity OF
ammunition and stores for the rebel army were
also captured.
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-04

Hon. John. II. Savage will address General
Maney's Brigade on tonight, at their camps,
aud the citizens of Chattanooga at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, in the yard Of the Baptist Church on
Wednesday