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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-30
The Port Tobacco Times COR.

been arrested by the military as desortan, Aa1
fected their escape from thejal of that nns' q
by removing one Of the iron bars from ona ' ),
theNlndows. y
We learn from the Port Tobacco T;mss s..
the ''Brawner House, in that VILLAGE ch,nn 'a,
proprietors about the lst instant. Mr. J N.S '
ander Brawner, heformer gentIensnv pronr:
etor, has retired and rented the pye1,;ses = :,
Mr.. Charles E. Hannah.
Thadeus Stevens Publicly announces him.
self for more bold and energetic demonstrators
in the conduct OF the war
Alexander Spence, Of Norfolk, for break;,1
in store and robbing, it, and then setting i;
on fire, is sentenced to be hung, when the d,v
shall be fixed by General Dix.
Corporal St. Clair Lancaster Of the Seventh
Maryland, sentenced to death for desertiou hat
had his sentence changed to imprisonment for
one mouth. First Lieutenant T. Il. Borden,
of the Eighty third Pennsylvania sentenced
to be dismissed the service for oyerstaying Mi
furlough, has had his sentence commuted p|
loss Of pay for one month. Lieutenant Thorn.
as Morton, Eighty first Pennsylvania convict
ed Of disobediencepf orders, and sentenced to
dismissal, the President commutes the sen.
tence to loss Of pay for three months
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 26th annou1.
ces the determination Of the Confederate JorI
eminent to carry out the Jaw Of retaliation u
its fullest extent. Dr. William N. Nyres, As
sistant Surgeon Of the United States army: !
now in the Libby Prison as hostage Tor VI [
Green, of Pittsylvania, held as hostage fFn
alleged traitor to the Southern Cont,dera!
now on trial for his life before Confederate
court For two officers recently executed III
Ohio. the Enquirer says, two Federal 0'us''
Of equal rank now in the hands OF the |0n'S'
crates are to suffer death.
A Washington despatch says that Aoa:"
Wilkes has disobeyed orders IN not SsDr~
the Vanderbilt to cruise IN the LATITUDE Sr e
the recent captures were made BY tns o'D'
crate privateers. :.o 4,
General Ellet,. commanding the marine VI
tilla, has destroyed the town OF Aus! a'a1
th l'i.' M;sS;ssinni, the gueras having fired
his boats from that vicinity. Inc oO M "a
ates had also captured and burnt s'Da ~,
ding steamer there. Gen. Elicit s'8: "a: nm.
1-7 .hs.~ hz,+ n,ora forced by superior pOD
bers to retreat 4hot JNI
A Murfreesboro despatch says t .n~
Johnston is rapidly receiving IS' :taot;o,
in the vicinity Of jackson with Inc '' ~ !: RI
attacking General Grants.s rear IT, - bo,d.s>l
ported to have said that if Flcksoa'g 9no r,rI
for fifteen days he will thro" lo2vvp % s,*:g1
into it if it requires the rooqulsn'4 ne effect
100? Some o5 ss sIirmishing is The I
n0D1s s s few DAYS since fghs G '.i.i
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-30
4 SENTENCE DIsAPpnovED.-A few day

4 SENTENCE DIsAPPnOVED. "A few days
ago, James r. Oliver, native OF NlaryIana,
was tried before military commission ln the
Army Of the Potomac, Of which Genera. Ian
iel E. Sickes was president. The nature OF
the case is apparent from the charea and sI'e-
cifcation, which are as follows:
''Charge-1rt ason. :,
Specification In this, that James x.
Oliver, being citizen Of Maryland, was taken
prisoner while in arms, in the ranka and uni
form Of the rebel army at Kappahannock loFd'
Feb. Is, 1863. 70
The accused pleaded guilty to the specitic,a-
ton, but not guilty to the charge Inc
charges filed With the commission set torth
that in April, 1852, he went TO RlchnondC., II,
tending to make his home there, and ENLISTED
in the course of the same month. Upon THIS
state of facts the court found the accused gull
ty Of treason and sentenced him to be hanged.
General Hooker forwarded the proceedings,
with the endorsement ''Strongly approved,
but the President dsapproved adding that
the man in question was a prisoner OF war,
and entitled to be treated as such, and to be
exchanged
THE ALABAMA The correspondent of the
PHILADELPHIA Merchant $ Exchange, writes from
Pernanbuco, that the Brazilian authorities
have displaced the commander at Fernando de
Noronha, for allowing the Alabama to commit
,lepredations in Brazilian waters. The new
commander who was sent to the island pro-
tested against the Alabama remaining there,
and ordered her to leave in few hours. I'm
fortunately he had no vessel of war to enforce
his orders. Every satisfaction in the power
of the Brazilian authorities to give, has been
rendered to the u S. Consul. 1t was supposed
at Pernambuco that the Alabama sailed south
on the 29th of April.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-30
THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.

Cooper. Their President is on the whole quite
popular, and his failing health shields lnln from
much criticism. The hostility to the govern
ment onmatters of policy is not very notlcea~
bic even in Congress. .
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
The 8. Mississippian - and Mississippi.

4 week or two since, in an article showing the
fact that the conscription dead letter in Mis-
sisSippi, we said among other things that
North Carolina, whose people and whose troops
have done ten times as much for the common cause
as the people and troops of Mississippi, is raked
with fine tooth comb for conscripts but MisSis-
SPpi following the bad habit which she contracted
years since Of not paying her debts Tepudiates
the cOnscrpt law and leaves the other States North
Carolina included, to make good her delinquency
amid the Suerings Of the camp and the fire of battle.
If Mississippi has "nO stomach for this fight" Il
her say so. We know her politicians were anxious
for secession, and they have reaped the first civil
honOrs of the new government, &c.
To which the MissiSsippian replies with epithets
and curses. That paper knows it cannot controvert
our statement, for it based on articles in the
UiSsissippidn itself; and hence the rudeness and
ill-temper of its reply Our statement is true. 1t
has been confirmed by subsequent numbers Of the
MsSissiPpian, as well as by the Crisis.
"Curses, like chickens, generally go home to
roost." We know Of place where they would
roost more properly than in MissisSppi-a State to
a great extent largely responsible for this dreadful
war, but whose authorities are openly diSregarding
the law by which our armies are maintained in the
field We are not to be intimdated oy the curses
of the Nississippian. We fear neither that paper
nor its master in Richmond. North Carolinians
have no masters They are free at least in theory
how long they will remain in fact is a.matter of
conjecture. If Mississippi politicians of the stripe
we are noticing had full sway, freedom of opinion
and of action would soon cease in these States
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
The Literary Board.

This Board met in this cityO On the 9th ult, at
the Executive Office, all the members and the Gen
eral Superintendent of Common Schools being pre-
sent.
The Spring distribution of 800, 900 was made to
the several counties of the State, and the Board
adopted measures to guard and increase the Litera-
ry Fund to make it every way efficient and availa-
BILE to the important interests for which it was
founded
Prof Sterling and Rev. C. II. Wiley were appon-
ted delegates from the Board to the Teachers Con-
ven:ion to be held in Columbia, S. c., this month.
Among other resolutions the following was unan-
imously adopted, and as it relates to wounded and
disabled soldiers and does not appear in connection
with those published with the Spring Distribution
as advertised in another column, we hope the press
of the State will copy:
Resolred, That it be respectfully recommended to
the officers Of the Common Schools and to the peo-
pie of the State generally to exert themselves for
the adoption of measures for the education of young
men, wounded and disabled in the army, in order
that they may be enabled to pursue the occupation
of teaching other callings for which they may be
physically qualified.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
Once Of the LiteraTy Board,
RALKiGH, March 2Stb, 1858.


THIHE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOP-
ted and ordered BY the Board to be published with
9e tabular forth the Spring distribution
OF the Literary Fund.-
esotced That this Board apprecating the condition Of
ccuntry aud looking TO the future history of this
moI"eate.do hereby urge upon all Boards of Superin.
Seao2i COmuattees and citizens generally,
inp9rt1ncc of an energetic and general edoI.
PerPeuate and to Increase In number and ecisncy the
comnon Schools of the State and that they are called
est co operation P
AcsGred, That the funds of the Board under propsr
ample together with the School tax from
10 furnish and perpetuate every School district
year. 49, F'>'. -
Roi0ed That it the desire Ct the Board that
t6e BOARDS Of SCPerntendents and School committees
Shall annually expehd he entire amount of School fund
10 he credit Of each county, in keeping up the Scbous
ana nat they employ competent female as well as male
1eachers and especially when it be done wounded
and disabled soldiers, at ruch prices will remuuerate
them for their services
ncboo ~ those counties which are or may be in pls.
session OF The enemy shall be placed to the credit said
counties on the books of Board and shall be dsburscG
10 IneIn as Snon as they can be properly used
PRESIDENT and Directors of the Literary Fund having
osnbutiOn Of SiO0 00o ordered that the following
,a9usr statement be Published showing The Spring dis
lrlSltlon to each coulty "
ine jGugt OF said Spring distribution Mil be paid
Department ~PsN W Vie Ate''o'"'
ssi1e H. .sGF sSGp!ss ss e GIsEA GA
ou said counties under the law of the General Assembly
B. VANCE
Ercsi2-Ht g;tj1.
Il. Fl. battle in,
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
NOrth.CarOIina Money,

We are pleased to find in the Charleston Hercury
of the 3lst ult the following meried tribute to the
integrity of finances, and the gallsntry of our
soldiers. We trust that this article will not be
without effect in preventing in future the rejection
of cur Treasury Notes, which has heretofore so Sc
riously inconvenienced soldiers from this State in
the vicinity of Charleston and elsewhere in South
Carolina
1--WE regret to learn that considerable inconve-
nence has been felt by the North Carolina troops
now on this coast owing to the refusal of the people,
in many instances, TO receive orthCar1lina State
currency in payment fol purchases. Tine reluctance
take this kind of money is, OF course, due solely
to the fact that has hitherto circulated here
and is consequently, unfamiliar to the of our
population In point of fact, the North-Carolina
notes are fully as good as any money now in cIrcu
latiOn, and the credit Of that staunch old State
stands quite high that Of any other member
OF the Confeleracy. We hope, therefore, that a
more accommodating spirit may be manifested here
after uy the people Of this State, and that the gal
liant sons of North. Carolina who here to repel
the invader from our homes may have no further
cause for complaint IN this respect"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
Refusing Confe derate Money.

Dr. Love, of the Henders on Times, writes as fol-
lows to that paper from Florence, South Carolina:
"As we had to stop here about one hour, made
use of the time nquirlng of my landlord about the
country its supply of corn, meat, &c, and found
it was abundant in Darlington the district We
in. | asked what corn was worth. He answered,
"$2 per buShel," and added, 100000 bushels could
have been bought here before Christmas ut half that
price; but now, our large corn growers have be-
come afraid Of Confederate money and are un-
willing to sell their corn at any price, unless they
c.tn get State paper for it." tried to express
constituent that South Carolinians should hesitate
to take Confederate money at. par, and use every
etnrt, selfsacrfcing efforts, to keep it up.
toll him further, that it my opinion that South
Carolina and Massachusetts would be the first two
States to propose repudaton of the national debts
Of their respective governments. The conversation
grew warm the room was filled with listening pas
sengers, who it was evident conceded with the
views | entertained and therefore made use Of this,
my first opportunity since the beginning of the
war, to say to South Carolinians some ef the hard
things have said about them, and for which ex-
pressions they would have mobbed me /; yea, hung
me IN the early part of 1861 May the time be
near at hand, when we shall again have free
press, and free speech, and, indeed be free"
This confirms what we have heretofore said, and
what we have observed in this State, that original
secessionists are the first to refuse Confederate
money.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07

WHT DO ANIMALS NEED SALTf-ProE James E.
Johnston, of Scotland, says" Upwards of half
the saline matter Of the blood (57 per cent consists
of common salt; and as this is partly discharged
every day through the skin and the kidneys, the
necessity of continued supplies of it to the healthy
body becomes sufficiently obvious. The, bile also
contains soda Zone of the ingredients of salD as q
special and indispensable constituent and so do all
the eaTtilages Of the body Stint the supply of salt
therefore, and neither will the bile be able properly
to assist digestion nor the cartages to be built up
again as fast as they naturally waste
1t Is better tn place salt where stock can have
free access to it. than to give occasionally in large
quantities. They will help themselves to what they
need if allowed to do so at pleasure; otherwise
when they become salt hungry they may take
more than is wholesome"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07

THE ABOLITIoNIsTs AND SEcEsSIoNIsTs- Ts-When we
speak Of abotionists, We mean those of the Greely
school; and when speak Of secesSionists, We
mean those who preferred TO break up the Union
when the cotton States seeded. These people, it
seems, are very much alike in one respect. Thur
low Weed in recent letter on Horace Greey, says:
" Half mill Jon of men will not again "go to
their graves like beds" under the threats of pclit
cal hyenas t0ho remain at home hO,oLing. This, by
the way, is a pecnliarIty of abolition fanatcism.
The zone hleH men" do their uttermOst TO agra
cate the horrors Of Oar but take precious care not
to expose their OWH carcdsses They are
found, not with the
Graphing vigor ard rough frown of war,
but in lecture rooms, upon rostrums, and in edto
rial chairs, bahbng about NEGRO regiments" that
only have ideal existence and hurling anathemas
at those who fight for the Union"
Every realer will be able to apply the above to
some persons in his neighborhood, by substituting
secessionst for abolitioust
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
The Pisutiu. OF Cotton and Tobacco.

The Planting OF Cotton ana IoDacco'
The Register expresses regret that the Governor
does not deem it expedient to convene the Legsla-
ture to take action the subject of planting cotton
and tobacco That paper thinks that body "igno-
rant and mschieVous," yet it hoped for good re-
suits from such oody on the subject referred to-
TINS is in keeping with the reason and consistency
usually displayed by that journal Of course the
members of the body thus characterized as "igno-
rant and mischievous," will feel deeply mortified
when they hear what the Register thinks Of them !;
but they should bear in mind that this is only
way which that journal has of showing its respect
for our character as State. 1t has so much State
pride that it copies every article from the Richmond
ERQuirer undertaking and Vlllifying North Carolina;
and it then adds its own quota of abuse and vilfi
cation by speaking Of highly respectable body,
which is insepara6fy identified with State char
acter, as Ignorant and misChievous."
The subject of provisions was before the Legisa-
ture at its late session. 1t took steps to prevent
the planting of cotton and tobacco, and this non-
action was no doubt the result of belief that statu
tory provisions could be of no avail. That body no
doubt thought that if patriotism and public opinion
could not repress the desire for gain among our
planters, statutes could not do,it. 1t was right
The Governor has done all he could in his earnest
and eloquent appeal published in our last issue.
If our planters and farmers will not heed that,
they would not be restrained in their disposition
to amaSs money at the expense of their country,
Though one rose from the dead"
But suppose the Legislature had been convened,
and had passed law Or the subject, how could it
have been enforced in the absence of the magistrates,
constables, deputy sheriffS and militia officers p
All these 1t is said to be conscripted and put
ernment, when this shall have been done ? We
shall have the frame work. composed of the higher
officers, but all active and effective vitality will have
departed from the system. The central government
will be all i'll all. Confederate troops will be sta
toned in all the Counties to arrest conscripts and
preston of their thoughts, State laws, gene
raj rule, will be nulty and the bayonet will take
the place of the civil magistrate Our Governor
will be high sheriff of the State; but he will have
but few if any officers, civil military, to enforce
the laws. us this the entertainment to which We
were invited?'
Plant cotton and to5acco, and ruin your country ;;
plant corn, and potatoes, and every thing that will
sustain lile and sare it, Let that ring like trum-
pet in the of the soullesS and aVaricnus Aye,
let it ring, but we fear that Mammon will still do
his work The fact that such an appeal was neces-
sarysby the Chief Magistrate of the State, is a sad
commentary on the political and moral status of our
people.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
WINSTON. March 80. 1863.

Mr. HOLDEN Having been called on to make
statement of what Col j. W. Alspaugh said in
gard to a demand for specie, made by him on Robt.
Gray, will give you the substance of what was
said about said demand.
Col. j. W. Alspaugh came to my shop in Wins
ton, and requested me to go with him to see Mr..
Gray at the cotton factory to be witness to de-
mdnd of specie which he was going to make of said
Gray & Wilson for wood which he to deliver
them. l went with him to the factory, and he,
(Alspaugh) said to Mr.. Gray that he Gray was
putting himself his legal rights and insisting on
the ful6ment of his contract to deliver the wood
that he (Alspaugh) should put himself on his Legal
rights and that he now demanded the specf Of
Gray for the wood already delivered. He (Als,augh0
also demanded of Gray assurance that ne (tiray1
would pay him the specie before he could deliver
him any more wood on the contraC: Gray replied
to him. ~ suppose you have Come to pet out of an
honest contract which you nave made because you
cold not foresee the ch1nges ip the times :" that he
(Gray) had got into, the sane misfortune he had
himself made a contract with Mr. Fries, 10 deliver
quantity of WOOD at 81. 70 per cord and although
wood has since risen in price, yet he expected to
fulfill his cSptract and take pay in the currsrr
the coantSg that he (Aspaugh) was to- havs s. 6o
per cord and ought to fulGll 4is contraaS ~ ~
same way. Aspugh in his reply saia .y, .he ti'e
papsS' currency of the conntry had becoarsS tne
cisted that it would 10: justify him to taf
per currency at the price in the contrs< e 'hs pa
Respectfully yours,
=, - z.z
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07

LADIES' MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD-We have seen
a sample of sewing thread, spun by lady Of this
place, which is the finest specimen of domestic
skill we have seen, and is good most that
we were accustomed to buy from Iankeedom be-
fore the war. 1t is about the size of No. 40 of
Coates manufacture, is perfectly smooth, and suf
hciently strong for all practical purposes. We
conbt not that any lady, would she try, could sup
ply herself with a sufficiency of good thread for
most of the purpose for which 1t is now used in
the Southern Confederacy, and we doubt not the
general adoption of the plan would materially les
sen the demand for this article. Then, ladies,
make your own thread. You will find it an agree
able, healthful and useful pastme.-Sunlter he
publican
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07
IMPORTANT SALE.

HAT1NG TAKEN ADMINISTRATION on TIE ES-
n ta:e of Dudley s. Goock, deceased. late of Nash
CO.. nv shall proceed SELL at his late residence near
fobrs Mill on Tar rver and about four miles from Stan
<6ope WEDNESDAY the zsh day Of April 1858 the tn-
inc described property hundred and fifty barrels
n corn twelve or fifteen blade stacks, twenty thousand
pounds Of hacco three thousand pounds OF bacor
four hundred pounds lard several valuable work horses
stock of cattle hogs and sheep eight horse threshing
machine cne four horse wagon, farming utensils house
hold and kitchen furniture and other articles not
cessary mention. will also rent o1t the pantat%n
consiirg Of several hundred of Hnd if not privately
disposed of before the day of sale. Terms, SIX mnnhs
credit baud aud approved security required 6dre the de-
livery of the property. oc<S,,, 49,,
Nash County, April 7, 1867. l5-~'d.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-07

FoRsYTm COCNTY.-PerhapS no county in North
Carolina has been Slaadered by papers and
politicians of the Richmond Enquirer stamp than
Forsyth. Yet it may be doubted if any county in
the State in any State has done more for the
cause taking into The account the number of vol
unteers furnished, the number Of lives sacrificed.
the contributions to the clothing and subsistence Of
the troops, and especially to the support of soldiers
families at home. Of this last item we have jus.
had opportunity to something of the work
ings of the enlarged system of liberality adopted
by the county, and organized and managed by f.
4. Yogler, ESQ.,, President of the Board of SJSten.
of the county. He has II sub-agents one in
each captains district i the county, whose business
it is to see that every soldiers family rs provided
for and docs not suffer- He buys PROVISIONS to be
distributed through them. He laid IN large sup
ply of fur, bacon &C, before prices advanced; he
procured salt from the State wnrl S and frouI Vir-
ginia; lately he bought 10000 bushels of corn in
the eastern part of the State; bought all the pork
he could find last winter and lad it butchered and
cured. And 10 consume all this be has some 1900
persons looking to him for bread and meat He
has printed tickets furnishing evidence on honor of
the members in family, warts, 3d., upon which aid
is granted monthly in proportion to need, endorsed
upon the ticket as granHd, either with or without
pay, circumstances uire In this way soldiers
families often fare bett.r than persons who have
plenty of money, but .an't find provisions to buy
with it.
much imposed upon by applicants for cotton yarns,
pretending to purc.ase for soldiers families have
generously agreed to supply Mr.. Vogler at So 80
per bunch, and hD supplies soldiers families at the
same price upon the evidence of his district agents
The whole ARA ,gements of Mr.. Voger show that
he has devoted his time and his own means, lib.
orally; and his iberaty has secured the Co opera
ton of all nea7 him-his County Court his district
agents, MeSsrs Fries, and in Short the whole CON-
munity. Otnr counties might do well to take
good many lea yes out of Mr.. Vogler'S book.-Ehy.
etteoiLLe OJse-Osr.
We concur with the Obssruer in the above. A
friend has shown US the printed blanks through
which Mr.. Voger transacts this business so thor
oughly and usefully, both for the County and for
the recipients Of provisions. Mr.. F. W. Leinbaeb,
one of the agents Of Mr.. Vogfer, passed through
this place few days SINCE on his way to the last
to procure corn for the people Of Forsyth