The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-25
Affairs I'm North Carolina.
PROCLAMATION By GOVERNOR VANCE.

Affairs I'm North Carolina.
PROCLAMATION By GOVERNOR VANCE.
Governor VANCE, of North Carolina,
has issued a proclamation warning tne
people against violent resistance to the ex-
ecution of the laws of the rebel Congress.
At the same time he says:
The inalienable and invaluable right of the
nooDIo to assemble together and consult for
he common good, together with its necessary
concomitants-the freedom of speech and the
press-are secured to you, my countrymen, by
the most sacred cOmpacts. They shall never
find disturber in me. Yet you will remem-
her that the same instruments which guaranty
these great rights also limit you to the exer-
else of them within the bounds of law, and
impose upon me the solemn duty of seeing that
these bounds be not transgressed. The con-
sttution of the Confederate States, and all
laws passed in pursuance thereof, are the SUI
preme law of the land. Resistance to them
by combination is treason, and, without COM
bination, is high crime against the laws OF
your country. Let no one be deceived. SO
long as these laws remain upon the statute
book they shall be executed. Meet and de.
nounce any existing laws if you think proper;
you have that right-and instruct your repre-
sentatives in Congress, or the State Legisla-
ture, as the case may be, to repeal them. Your
own chosen servants made those obnoxious
laws-they can repeal them, if such are your
Instructions.
The Governor, continuing, cOunsels
unity and abstinence from attempts to
change suddenly the existing order of
things, and dwells at some length upon
the "holiness " of the rebel cause, &c.
Meanwhile peace meetings continue to
be held. At Granville, recently, the fol-
lowing, among other resolutions, was
adopted: =
Resolced, That the present bloody. wicked,
and inhuman war has ragged long enough, with
out any profit or advantage to either North or
South; we therefore, call upon our represent
atives in the next Congress to use their utmost
endeavors to obtain a cessation of hOstiitieS
and termination of our present struggles in
just, honorable and lasting peace.
Rebel Pirates In the South acific.
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MARROW ESCAPE OF THE CLIPPER-sH = SNOW
sQUALL.
The clipper ship Snow-Squall, Captain
DILLINGHAM;, ninety-four days from Pc
nang, arrived at New York on Tuesday
last, with an account of new rebel pirate
in the South Pacific. On the Goth Of
June she encountered an armed vessel,
which fired at the Snow-Squall and at the
same moment run up the rebel flag. The
Snow-Squall was lightened, made all sail
op1 oSoapoI Tho (iopfaip cove.
The bark was about four hundred tons, evil
IDENTIFY eastern built, and quite neat had
carved work on the stern surmOunted by an
eagle; cabin on deck, set in half poop. In
her present trim she is very fast, and few are
the India ships that can outsail her. She was
thoroughly disguised as q merchantmen, hay
ing her ports closed and her tore.royal down,
as is quite common for We sells doubling the
Cape" and standing to iiio northwest, that
vessels might the more readily Overtake her. l
may remark that we each kept an ensign flying
while daylight lasted. September 1. lat. 81 deg
SO min., longitude 65 deg. 5 min.; four o'clock
p NJ. made a steamer to the southwest, ap-
parently standing to the southwest. Directly
after she made all sail, and hauled by the wind
heading about north, evidently desiring to
communicate with us. Not fancying his
movements. we hauled by the wind under all
sail. At sunset she was about six miles Off on
our lee beam. and, though she had the appear
movements were suspicious, we feared lest she
intended cutting us of. As soon as darkness
Obscured our movements we stood in another
direction, and soon lost sight of her.
Captain DILLINGHAM; is entitled to great
credit for his skill and daring in saving his
vessel. His wife Ga daughter of Mr. B. P.
SH1LLABER! was on board at tic time, and
lent her assistance during the hour of trial.
The pirate prepared to send boat along
side the Snow-Squall, and at that time
Captain DILLINGHAM; says he could have
thrown a biscuit on her deck. The only
arms on board the SnOw-Squall were two
revolvers. Had her Captain had twelve
FOUNDER, ne says ''the pirate should have
heard from him." and that he "would
have sunk rather than haul down his fiag!"
An officer who was inspecting his company
one morning, spied one private whose shirt
was sadly begrimmed. Patrick OFlinn,"
called out the Captain. . Here, yer honor
promptly responded Patrick, with hand to his
cap. How long de you wear a shirt - thun-
dered the officer. Twenty-eight inches" was
the rejoinder.
The above reminds us of an anecdote of
Captain OCoNNoR of company K, Tenth
Regiment, who, by the way, is reckoned
one of its best line officers. He has a
very fine company, nearly all Irishmen,
which particularly attracted the attention
of Colonel MARCY in his late tour of in
spection. So he went to Captain O'CoN-
NOR, and paid the company high COM
pliment, adding: Captain, where was
your company recruited?" g In Ireland,
Sir" was the p.ompt response of Cap
tain OCONNeR