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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWu|

ID UNAWAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBER on
~ day the 26th of January last, my negro boz
ANTHONY. He is of whitish yellow mplsIia
5 feet or inches high, 1S or 90 years old, anda
to weight about 40 pounds. He has heavy tsi
and talks short when questioned, and has down !
No dosbt he is trying to pass for afree boy.
l will give the above reward for him delivered |
get him. F. L. WABY
Caswell Co., March q, 1862. 2S-tb
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Dupiin County,.5une I'd.
~ ~ Holdnaa H.

DuP1ih Couaty ,.June I'd, h
" w. Holden, ESQ.,:
TINE TINE Is APPROACHING WHEN nm
Il tiers Of the 3rd Congressional District MIN Ivy
upon to select some one to represent them in tha
Representatives of the Congress Of the Contadase
Among other gentlemen who are qualified and n
n n1nn that honorable position, we ask leave
Y0H FA Tspsple journal to suggest the name Of I
eral years from the county ofSampsou he Sa,uss
to be man whose honesty, integrity and p faa.
trusts reposed in him entitIe him to tM con %Hs
fellow citizens. When the war broke ont Col E.
bis three sons to battle for the cause of the ra
south; one OF whom sealed his devotion bv his hs
private gentleman has done more for the DS
country than Mr. Faison, and should he consent tob
WELL o.,, MANY VOTES
0fAesd Congressional Dist I OF !
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.-,... FOR SALE. naNDS
NoasfH On RQL1FA 9 PER CENT Bo'D Il
Raleigh, Jan: so, 1858. -. w.
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hominy as hero only can fight, and who came out
of that fight fearfully MANNED. 1t includes many
a. private soldier in our ranks, who has marched
with fixed bayonet upon the deadly batteries of
our enemies, with a herosm only equalled by "the
brayest of the brave" 1t is certainly very wrong
for the Journal to attemptto heap reproach on such
men, when it only wishes to abuse unexpectedly
SO, since it's said there are more subjects of the
Journal mans sovereign fighting in the ranks of
our enemies than there are Yankees. But care
not for the abuse and falsehoods of the Journal
whereI am known, land where the facts thave here.
in st forth are read Ihave been citizen of North
Carolina for more than forty years. came here .
stranger and found friends. came poor and
have found q home. My grandchildren, whose pa
rents were born and raised here, are growing up
around me-all my property, every thing have is
here, and here expect to be consigned to the grave
"when life's ftful dream is ended" When I came
day first entered North. Carolina, up to this hour
have ever been true to her. In my early man
hood swore that would support her Constitution
and Laws, and have ever adhered to that OATH
But now, in my old age, because have tried to as
sert that North Oarolinaa Constitution and Laws
are paramount to military rule, am denounced as
asympsthizer With traitors. hurl back with in
dgnant scorn, this foul SANDER into the teeth Of
every man who dares utter It, am denounced for
once said the tracks all led IN one direction ~
Bast1e If the prison, wherein ,the.French mon
archs confined whOmsoever they pleased; without
form Of law, was Bastile, why is notthhi
History makes and gives Names and if Captain
Henry Mccoy can, with impunity, arrest q psacea-
bic citizen Of Salisbury, without the form Of Law,
and confps him in the prison, refusing TO permit him
to see coupssl, then ask IS the term !" Baatiie,'
misappliedf Prison is the term applied to ahlace
or places whore men are confiaed according to law
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04
Correspondence of the Journal.

KINsroN, n. G., May 25,h, 1863.
WeSsTs. Editors Our army under Gen Hill has
returned from the pursuit OF the enemy on the Core
Greek road below this place The Yankees were fol-
lowed to Tuscarora, about seven miles from Newbern
At this place they have block houze which complete.
~ commands the road. In addition to this they have
a Car which they call Monitor, carrying six heavy
guns and rendered bullet proof by covering of rail.
road iron. 1t is driven by engine up and down the
railroad track whenever the emergency may require
With these formidable deepces and heavy force of
infantry they checked the advance of cur troops and
.eDdered further pursuit dangerous he nature of the
position being sach that it could net be fapked
forces, after close reconnaissance, withdrawn
The Yankee loss in the several skrmishes has not
been ascertaned Col. Jones, OF the Buffalo regiment
of picket catchers" was killed They also lost some
prisoners.
Our loes was two killed ard one hundred and three
taken prisoners One piece OF STAIRS Fayetteville bat
terry was captured. We regret to learn that Lieut..
Wetmore of the same battery, is among the captured
of our men.
On the day of the fight at Gum Swamp, the enemy
also advanced to Trenton and possessing themselves of
the place, burned the Court House and other public
buildings together with several stores and private dwell
lings.
We had no force at the latter playe except few
cavalry, acting a; picket guard.
As usual, the ecemy burned and pilaged everything
on their route. Priva residences of unoending ct
zens robbed and burned, and the inmates driven
off, Yours, J. NJ. E.
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YIcKsBUsG still stands and the enemy gone to wok
trenohing. That is about all the have from that
quarter and is probably all will get to-day by telegraph
Madame would supply with any amount of
not stupid and stubborn as to decline making
of 1t. But indeed it ia natural that all minds dwell
upon Vcksburg, and all eyes turned towards it, al
tongues should talk about IT, and where, with few ascer
there much talking there will be apt to bt
no lack of invention.
There has for days past been sort Feeling in The
air that LEE the Of doing sonlehing-makns
some important movement Of which the enemy would heal
in due time the enemy 10 taken unawares, it win not bt
for want of abundant warning the part of the RohmeR
naners. Something nrahahlY Is on the Lapis
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"COnfliCts.''

OLD BILLY Fry used to publish paper in Philadelphia
during the earlier part Of the century before the of
telegrsphs and, when news nothing pleased
Mr. Fry better than to get hold of something startling
He has been into his Office in state of the
most Agreeable excitement, chuckling and rubbing his
hands what he called 10 fac murder, boys fat
murder " and then he would trace it ont in all its parcu
lars and dwell all its details with evident satisfaction
There class of newspapers in this State who wecome
conflict real supposed between the Confederate and
State governments with all the gee that Mr. Fry TO
exhibit fine murder They chuckle over it. They
roll it sweet morsel under their tongues They Yent-
ate It, they parade it. They picture JEFF DAVIS and the
Confederate authorities, civil and military something in
guse the Cornish giants in book whom
Gov VANCE Jack the Giant Killer and off all their
heads They actually plunge and cavor excited do
they become at the idea Of stirring up smelling out
otherwise getting hold of fine fat conflict promising
disturbance, cheering difficulty from which harm may
come to somebody.
Now think that these things always rather to be
depored than talked about Why, Governor VANCE be
the immense and stupendous gantksr spoken Of he
attend to these little matters like cutting off Bunderbore
head &c. without preliminary beat and flourish
trumpet through his organs. One would think that
friends of the Confederaey knowing it's critical position
would like ali such adjusted quietly
possible But the truth of the that party feeling
at TIE bottom the whole hingpary capital the return
sought aerparty advantage the object aimed at There
too many who cannot for moment rise above such
things. Like the in which have been dis
titled
You may break, you may ruin the if Jon will,
Bat the odor of party will cling to it still.
We have changed word two in the last line. Per.
ume would not be The word when applied to such dongs
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NOT DEAD.-A BAD RULE.

AN ELECTION for Governor, Lieutenant Governor Attor
ney General Members of Congress aud of the State Leg
slature, of yesterday In Virginia. The candidates
for Governor were Thos. s. Fournoy wm Smith and Geo
w. Mumord. In Virginia. in North Carolina, party is
not dead. does Sleep Mr.. Fiournoy sup
ported avowedly Wing and doubt
secured solid vote for the party which supported him
was fully organized Mr. Smith, Ex-Governor of the
State, and Mr. Mumford distinguished CITIZEN had both
supported Democratic party, but brought
by party such ground is evidenced by their both
running Under these think more than
probable thai Mr. Fournoyis elected although he may
be. that do not care ought 1t to make any
difference that Mr.. Fournoy had been Whig and does
make any difference. But the fact that he
such, and consolidated party support given to him
SUCH with view of ostracsing all Democrats, seces
sionists or as the cant is Destructves, does make
difference. makes think about the old proyerb which
declares to be bad rule that won't work both ways
pause and put the question to ourselves
to the people and of the army. Whether this
Virginia and North Carolina has not been working alto.
pether too much way? time that the matter
beginning to be understood Is class of public
and private citizens who have thrown aside the panopy
party feeling of patriotic sesacrce To- be constant
~ ssssed ostracised excluded and denounced by strict
party organization and fer party purposes We ask th
not parzan ard address ourselves not to the
ty preudces of those with whom acted former
times and with whom connection has been dis
solved but we speak to ALL We ask any if he
poet rule to keep working al the time way as does
In Virginia and North Carolina. there partizan
organizations, exhibiting the proscrptive spirit display
ed by the majority of the last Legislature. and
finding expression through the columns of the So
called " Conservative " organs, is 1t not evident
that there will be-there must be-yea there DUG 1T
to be counter snzaon to hold this arrogant
rangsment in check. For part we do not
copper who is office he is tho right gets there
properly and not for the existence organized
party the State based upon principles totally variance
with this feeling would not have deemed these remarks
necessary AS that organization day by day draws the
rsins tighter compelled to look at the thing
and to calculation of the length of time that
this movement go along without check opposition.
Does any thiuk it go on al the time We trow
not. Does any man think it ought to do Who could
answer in the affirmative?
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INDIANA DEMOCRATIC sTATE CoNY.NrLON
fHELBYyrLLE, Tenn, MAY 2

tHELBYvILLE, Tenn, May 25ih, lso'
The Ciuci pati Enquirer Of the 22d insG has been 70
coived The a'my intelligence is unimperA@rt.
The Indiana democratic state Convonrona i p. Iuir
apolls the 10th instant; 1900 peoplFWsys present
Regiments of infantry and batteries Of artillery c5,r
the place Of meeting, and nobody allowed racIu
circle without special permit.
D. W. Voorhees,, President Of the Conventoa made III
boldest speech yet.
Resolutions adopted that all power "a ibheren u
the people that the military power strictly suooIa
nate to the civil power that the Constitution enacted t
Congress make DO law abridgiDg The freedom Of o.
and the press, or the right of the people to assemble "
discuss the acts Of their public servants Gay has
when the public servants, seti1G themselves ah~ye l.
employers have two wars hef hands, one on there
and the other the Constitution and those Norhef.1
upholdipq it. The arrest Of YsllaDdis ham for the cE
of his right of free discussion, has been received h'
diana Democracy with jas disapProbatitl u evidence
that the first and most sacred ght Of citizens has been
stricken down in dtrision. TIE Indiana DEMOCRACY VII
stand firm by Vaandgham in his deienoe Of the sl'-
rights OF coDsti utional freedom.
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Death nr Gna1 Man.

DOCTOR EDWARD NORTH, distinguished Physician Of
Charleston died at his residence city Tuesday
morning, the 26h instant At the time Of bis death he
in the fifty fourth year of his age.
DR.. NORTH will long be remembered here of those
who came to give their Skill their tine their services
people during the terrible epidemic Of last FALL To say
that he the esteem of a and that his death will be
deeply regretted by The people of Wilmington is simply to
say that people not nsensble to the high qualities
OF head and heart exhibited by him. urgrsteful for i'm
portant services rendered their town in the hour of its
deepest aicton Dr. NORTH sklIfuI Physician and
good man.
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rpox THE WEST in contradictory, that In to 60!
reports indicating the fall of Vicksbug last weei
e wholly contradicted by official advces showing grea
Federal LOSSES and the continued possession OF
hold by Confederate troops We do not 70 oen
that the situation of vicksburg critical Inc act OF the
Federal forces having been able 20 reacn e
5 snydefs Bluff points the Yazoo which have been
fortified to protect the raft obstruction in the river
which ia twelve miles from the mouth of Yazoo and also
twelve miles from Vicksburg by land.
Heera Arkansas Is said to have been captured by
troops, Is fifty miles below Memphis and nearly OPP
posite to the mouth of the Pass ia the point at
which the Yankee expedition which proceeded through
THAI pass repdezvoused and from which started. Gen.
eral hARaADuKE has indeed hanged whole negro regi
with their white officers, he has done bold aud just
thing, but whether udcious thing remains to be
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04

FEDERAL ATROCITIES IN ARKAssAs.-A gentleman
writing from Ozark to Little Rock, says that few
days since Federal scouting party left Fayetteville
with the black flag hosted. They murdered twenty
Eve citizens among them Lewis Hewitt and three of
the Appebys. The tories there openly preached ex-
termination and threaten to murder every Southern
man, woman an2 child,
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TEE performances last night at the Theatre passed Of
very satisfactorily Of all the parts were not neo
equally WELL and some of the hands might have been
more perfect in their parts but such little drawbacks
must be looked for times like these. Mr. MoRTIXFE,
performer made his fst appearance and promises to
he fayourite. Without being star he is still good
former at home on the stage, and easy and uncon.
strained in his action and gestOulatou. There very
Sln house,
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FArAI AccrpEsr. learn that accident occurred
this morning at the Clarendon Iron Works. resulting IN the
almost instantaneous death OF young named WELLS,
ed about II years who was employed there in running
the stationary engine used in driving the m chinery
We have no further than that the deceased in
attempting to adjust belt caught up in and carried
around the shaft which revolving with great rapdity
lie was completely broken up. Coroner PERRIN with a
;nrv ia now holding an inquest.
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EXILE OF VALLANDIGHAM.

EHELBYVILLEI Tenn, Nay =, ItIJ'
Vallandigham comes upon compul-ion With the Conf
erate lines AID is received a citizen of Ohio, T.
exile from his country for no offence except love for
stutonal liberty and the true principles Of Lis gwen
ment, which have been outraged by the disPossm Of
Lincoln administration being forcb'y d-ncd protection
in the United States he is obliged to seek from the Coz
federate States.
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shall be perfectly safe with you and few Others whom
we both know. Use he views you think proper,
but don't involve yourself. have no love or
ambition for Fort Lafayette. Give my love to all in
curing friends Perhaps you can safely show"this to
MI.
Without signing my name, | am
Your friend
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04

TIE Southern Literary Messenger June is hand.
which prompt than with that or any other
our Southern periodicals. Its leading article Howl
History of the War; The other contents appear be
sprghtly and entertaining Published By McFARLAEE &
FERGrssoE. Richmond, Va, at IS per year. IS for six
months.
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VALLANDIGHAM WITHIN OuR LINE8.

sHELBYyIJLE, Tenn, May 23, 1858.
Vallandigham has been received within our lines and
now at private house in the city. He intends going
Virginia in day or two but is undecided yet 10 villa
point His health is excellent spirits not d9pressod
his expression and movements are full of animation
energy.
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JFrom the Evening Poat. NJ,
BURNsIDE AND vArr.avn,or,,

, bohNsIDE AND VALLANDIGHAM
General Burnside's response to the GGrc,i. -
from which writ of hGbeas corpus was asked IN oouT
OF o. h. Vallandgham, arrested for treagonah 'ue case
spoken, and tried BY military commission il D
ed on another page 1t is SO patriotic in gnir, publish
cided in its expressions OF loyalty and so aoSy b 80
taking the responsibility, that we almost dsk ood
ticn its propriety Yet, think dangerous i
run through it which ought to be expos7d C,or
side will himself be among the first to rectrV h. Dun
tons as soon as it is made manifest to him t5o,
are wrong. 1'' 'h.g
He assumes that because he and his soldiers ,,.-
indulge in ''wholesae criticisms of the policy nf
ernment," because it would be an offence in bir
officers to undermine the confidence of the no. "1 US
perfect wisdom and integrity of the ad9inis,-. '
therefore citizen has right to utter sncb orr;
But he forgets that persons sin the military and @
service OF the United States are subject TO ,-,
law while the ordinary citizenl is subject eycnsir'
civil law. Military law is part OF the law oftl "
as much as the civil law but it is aDpclbIs ONLY "a
particular class, ard administered only bv sroayr =,
buuas. Soldiers in service, cadets at Wcst Pof )"
wants of officers and citjzans within the eciuaI H.
the army may be guilty of offences created bv tL.t
and tried by its courts /; bu: we doubt whether i
be extended to others in any case Mr.. Va.anl.,,
does not belong to either of these categorics
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE JOURNAL.
FROM VICKSBURG.

EOBlLEi may ~ t'.''
The special reporter of the Advertiser and Register
Jackson says that the enemy retired from the ilu
ate front of Notifications at Vcksburg and repa
cd to be fortying The of water viii probably
him back to Big Black river.
Albert Adams has had spirited skrnsh in YaAoo, Li
ing and woundng some twenty Federals.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04

RosgNCRANTz.--A literary friend favors US with the
following curious account of the RosencrantZ family
surely the modern Rogencrantz must be of its egt
mate scions
WOODLANDS, Tuesday.
DEAR YEADoN Here is something for paragraph
in your paper. You will remember that Shakespeare,
in Hamlet makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstein the
two parasites and spies set upon the steps of Hamlet,
by bis uncle. We'll, in reading old volume OF
Backwoods Magazine, found q paragraph, which
corresponds with Shakspeares of Rosencrantz and
with knowledge of the General of this in the
Federal army, It may be we'll to remark how udicOus-
IL Shakespeare has chosen his subordinates.
Ia Blackwood for October, 1919. at page 46, under
the head of "AEs,' this passage occurs. copy for
you literally
I'LL Pope exposes in admirable poetry, the idle
vanity Of those, whose
"Ancient. but ignoble blood
Has crept th rough scoundres ever since the flood.
But never have met with folly more strikngly ex-
emphfed than in account OF the family of Rosen-
crantz 10 HoffmaDs Historical Portraits of the Worth
les of Denmark. "This family says Hoffman, through
long train of descents of persons filling the highest
Office offers few events worthy of attention. except that
one nobeman of this name executed for forgery
and another banished for libel.'
When the Federal Gen. Rosencrantz shall be execu-
ted for what shall it be-horse stealing, burglary
or simple failure to prove all the monster that Lincoln
would have him -? Make of the paragraph what you
please 1t is at least. curious Chas. Courier.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04

A Mov1SG APPEA1.-The Memphis Appeal is be-
coming quite perpatetic institution. When Memphis
fell it went down to Grenada soon the Federals got
incontinently near and it went on to jackson. Now
it has again changed its base to Meridian where for the
present it will issue slip 1t has been called the "Mov.
ing Appea and is to be hoped that it has struck the
right meridian at last.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04

OLD Mr.. CRIrTENDEN of KY, has come ont for
ous support of LINCOLN and vigorous prosecutions
Such things will to when they stray away
from the a'hs Of recAtude.
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count of prisoners thus far taken during the
battle of Sunday is not KNOWN but must be- all od nearly
squads and In regiments and say they could haze
taken many more b for the trouble OF bofhering auth them
on the fIeld Tiny WOULD RATHER SHOOT CAPTURE,
baltimore american.
We copy the above. says the Chattanooga Rebel
from a leading journal of the North 1t is not to be
mistaken. In single glimpse it gives clear insight
to the spirit animatng the foe daily meet
ing on the tented field.
Not content with the invasion of our SOIL the des
struction of our homes and the oppression of ALL ire
spectVe of age, sex or condition, the dasards of the
North-who have not the courage to raise the black
aagcannot conceal the actual existence of the bloody
code in their hearts, and confess the crime of adding to
their many enoTmties that OF murder on the battle
field.
We commit this paragraph to the soldier It is for
each Ia the South to choose for himself how we
will reply to it. Let imagine that there is the
antest shadow of civilization pervadng those who
are now waging a mercless war against us.
|. They prefer 10 shoot rather than eopture. So DO
We
We have never advocated the black flag. God forbid
that should. It is demorazing banner. It is al
so two edged sword. But we must resist force with
force and to shoot rather than capture be their game
let Us zee who will make most out OF it.
We are not cannoneer of merely paper bullets
We know very well that there s difference between
sitting suugly in an editorial ROOM far in the rear, and
brsTing the dangers Of the front. We know too that
the moral sense OF our army is humane and CHRISTIAN
But here We have declaration of cold booded murder
eveled against US, and it is duty to meet it and
resist it,
Each to his own duty. It is for the soldiers to
decide for themselves how far they will be governed by
charity On the field, or how many prisoners they will
take
Let them read the extract above and ponder it 7ag
ard we'll
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-04

There are now about five thousand 'c0ntrabands a.
Alexandria, Va. Most of them do not know what +.
do and the white people don't know what to do ".-
them.
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EIARRIED.

On the 28th inst, in Brunswick County by the sa
Rev. Bishop Atkinson, Mr.. WILLIAM E. BOUDlNOI' u
Mrs. LEONORA WATERS.
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DIED.

In this town. the 2sth at O'Clock Ia Ehe nor *
his sge,
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

CoYFEDERATE STATES OF AhEhicA'
vuMINeToN N. G., SATURDAY. MAY 80, 1883.