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THE NEW CONsCRIPTIOS ACT.

An Act to amend an act. entitled, 'An Act to pro-
vide further for the public defence''--approTed
10th April, 1862.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Ameri-
ca do enact, That the President be and he is here
bv authorized to call out and place in the military
service of the Confederate States for three years,
unless the war shall have been sooner ended, all
white men who residents of the Confederate
States between the ages of thirty five and forty
five years at The time the call or calls may be
made. and who are not at such time or times legally
exempted from military service; or such parts
thereof, as, in his Judgment may be necessary to
the public defence, such call or calls to be made
under the provisions and according to the terms of
the act to which this is amendment; and such
authority shall exist in the President, during the
present war; to all persons who are, or may here
after become ghteen years of age and, when once
enrolled all persons between the ages of eighteen
aud forty five shall their full time; Provided
That if the President, in calling out troops into the
service of the Confederate States shall first call
for only part of the persons, between the ages
hereinbefore stated, he shall call for those between
the age of thirty five and any other age less than
forty -fve Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be understood repeating modifying any
part of the act to which this is amen atory except
as herein expressly stated; And provided further,
That those called out under this and the act to
which this is an amendment shall be first and i'm
mediately ordered to fill to their maximum number
the companies, battaions, squadrons and regiments
from the respective States at the time the act to
further provide for the public defence, approved
10th April, 1862, passed; and the surplus. if
any, shall be assigned to organizations formed from
each State since the passage of that act placed
in new organizations, to be differed by the State
having such residue, according to the laws thereof,
or disposed of as provided by law; Provided,
That the President is authorized to suspend the
execution of this, or the act to which this is an
amendment III any locality where he may find it
impracticable to execute the same; and that in
such localities. and during such suspension. the
President is authorized to receive troops into the
Confederate service under any of the acts passed
by the Confederate Congress prior to the passage
of the act to further provide for the public defence
approved 10Th of April. 1862.
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Pork Wanted.
Subsistence DEPARTMENT.
GEa:h,,EnsRa. NJ a.

Wanted at this Department, TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND pounds of FRESH PORK, suitable for
Bacon. Z. NJ. LOVE,
Jan g. 1868. If Capt. h A. c. S.
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Quinn's Rheumatic Remedy


The subscriber is prepared to purchase the ne"
crop of Wheat at the highest market price. Farmers
will find il TO their advantage TO call al The CHAR
Lutte STEAM MILLS beforertlling
Jany !, 1862 If JNO WILKES
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Passengers are required in all cases, without ex-
cepton to purchase tickets wherever there are ticket
agents. and also to furnish the right change, the
Company cannot procure change for every one An
omission to do either subjects the party to an
ehargeof % cents which the conductor is strictly
quircd to collect.
By order, V. A. McBEE
Acting Master of Transportation.
Lnconton, Oct. %, 1862
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bliss OEUTEdHV.

The copartnership heretofore existing under tn e
name anu style Of STEVENS, SCHUTT MCLEAN, in
the general Cabinet business is this day dissolved by
the withdrawal of A. Mclean. The business will be
continued at the same stand by the Undersigned who
respectfully solicit portion of public patronage.
J. H. STEVENS & co.
February g. 1853 If
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Payment Of State Bounty due
Deceased Soldiers.

Executive Department, North Carolina, !
Adjutant Generals Office, Raleigh, Oct II, lsa2j
General Orders, No. 81
The following regulations arc published for The ~.
formation of those persons wishing TO draw bounty o.
deceased soldiers, in accordance with ordinance
the Convention ratified the 22d day Of February, 1867
REGULATIONS.
l. The payment of bounty 10 the representatives"
deceased soldiers is based npou the certificate Of us
commanding officer Of the company, ho will state h'
time Of the enlistment of the soldier, the date OF DIS
decease in service, the amount of bounty already o
by the State and the company and regiment ~ when
he belonged.
2. The claimant will make affidavit before nagi'
rae that he she is the next Of kun TO the decta'eu
according TO the provisions OF the foregoing ordnance
of the Convention, ard that there is other person
entitled TO make claim. The affidavit Of the Gilman
must be sustained by that of dsinterested wiIne'
that the facts stated correct within bis own know
edge and that he has interest in the claim. IAe
magistrate administering the oath will certify TO W
credibilty of the witness and the clerk OF the Coun
Court will certify, under SEAL that he is IN authorize
and acting magistrate.
3. II the claimant claima ns be minors, ~! n'u
will be made t. the guardian, upon the production o.
the proper certificate under the seal OF the Court %
his appointment aud the suficieDcy Of his bond-'0'
claim to be proved by him in other cases.
A. bounty OF fifty dollars, deducting the honhV
that may have been previously paid is due TO oil PER
sons who may have volunteered for three yeR' or ie
war and to all persons mustered into coLnutHd ~
service under the provisions of the Conscrpnon A't
By order of Governor Vance,
Nov T. 1862 81 J. g. MARTIN, Adj Gen
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NOTICE,
DIR. e. III. ANDREWS,

CHARLOTTE, n. c.,
Would inform the public generally and the citizens
Mecklenburg particularly, that he has resumed the
Practice of DENTISTRY and may be found his old
stand He is prepared to set Artificial Teeth Gold,
Silver Vulcanite, the Cheoplastc process, as
patients may desire, and fill Teeth with Cold Tin,
Amagam or 0s Artificial.
He is also prepared to perform any operation belong
ing to Dentistry and need say that be will be pleas
ed to wait upon any of his old friends friends
Won may take that for granted
Fehrnarv g. 1861
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= ATTs3oAT

On and after the 9th of November, the Passenger
Trains will run on this Road (Western Diysion daily
Sundays excepted, follows:
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THE SOUTHERN
HepaTlc pills.

This combination of medicines first prepared by
the proprietor in 1925, when he pronounced by
three eminent physicians in Southern city as in an
| advanced stage of Consumption. These pills cured
him.. HI is seventy years of age and in dis
charge of active professional duties Their good eff
fects upon others created such demand for them that
he compelled to desist from suppl yng them gratu-
itousy.
They are NOT recommended by the proprietor as
good for all diseases but only such arises from
DISORDERS OF THE LIVER Many persons have
testified their good effects in Chills and Fevers, Bill
ous Fever, Yellow Fever, Pneumonia, Dyspepsia, &C.,
&c. They excellent FAMILY MEDICINE
Read the following:
S. D. WALLACE, Esq, Treasurer of the Wilmington
and Weldon Rail Road (Aug. 80, 1922 says at has
been said that "DYsPEPsIA' is national disease.
However this may be, it caused me long and severe
suffering Providentally friend furnished me with
few boxes OF the 'Hepatic Pills. and the Of them
has perfected cure. In my family they have been
used frequently with eminent success. Among my
qnalntanceS, many cases originating from diseased
liver have been relieved and cured by them. regard
them invaluable medicine, and take pleasure IN
forwarding this voluntary tribute"
Col. JOHN WRIGHT, of Goldsboro', n. c., (Aug. a.
1862 says: 81 have used the Southern Hepatic Pills
in my family here and also my plaptation in Ala
bama, and always with success. have valuable
servant girl who had been long time under treatment
for consumption, without receiving any benefit AL
most in her extremity was induced to try the 'Hepatic
Pills. They given according to directions, and
she is now well, entirely restored by them similar
case occurred among my servants in Alabama. For
liver and lung diseases have perfect confidence i'll
them"
Full directions and other certificates will be found
on the wrapper of each box.
The great in the price of medicines compes the
proprietor put these pills at SO cents box As it
may not be possible to procure all the ingredi
ens, would be well for the afflicted to order them at
From the price above stated liberal discount will
be made to dealers long the pills be furnished
Address GEORGE W. DEEMS, Wilson, N. G.
For sale in Charlotte, n. c., by F.
SCARF, Druggist.
Nov. 25, 1862. en-
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Prospectus Of the
DAILY STATE JOURNAL.

On and after the lst day of November, the State
Journal will be published Daily Tri-weekly and
Weekly. The Daily State Journal will contain all the
news received mp to the latest hour before mailing and
will consist of two editions daily The Morning Edi-
lion Will contain the news by the evening mails and
all Geographic news up to 10 o'clock the previous
night and will be supplied city subscribers and
by the morning mails North and East; the Evening
Edition will be printed at o'clock p. m, and will
contain the additional by telegraph up to 2
O'Clock p. M, and will DE sent to subscribers bv the
trains west and by the Fayetteville mail. Thus sab
scrlbers, matter in what direction they NAV live
Will have the news up to the departure of the mails
Arrangements have been made to procure elegra2hic
news from all parts of the Confedcracy expressly for
the State Journal General news by mail will be
promptly published. The Markets will be fully re-
ported Reliable Correspondents will be secured in
the Army and elsewhere. The Legislative Proceed
ings sill be reported daily by competent Reporters
The State Journal will be essentially newspaper.
TERMS: For the Daily-12 months, Sc; months
So so; 3 months, 81; month, 81. For the Tr-Week
ly-l2 months, S4 months, 50 so; mouths 81 IN
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~ Office,

wish to hire 10 or Is negro to chop wood.
also want to purchase FIVE or six negro
J. w. DERR,
Dec 80 1862 Snrino Hill Forge
am prepared to cast machine irons of all kinds,
hollow-ware, salt pans, &c. Orders socited-terms
cash. 7 w DERR
July ~, So2 ly-pd, Spring Hill Forge
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/ THE REVOLUTION IN JAPAN.-The Northern
overland telegraph brings from Japan that
! the revolution in Japan is complete This is
+ substantially the same information given by the
i japan Express, in an article which is copied in a
/ Hong Kong paper, as follows:
/ "a year since, one, however familiar with
the politics of Japan, could have imagined that
within SO short period such radical changes
/ could have occurred in country whose policy
| has not changed for over two centuries. A
abloodless revolution not without show of force
fThe Mikado has had his domain besieged by
Esoldiers, Princes and Daimios; great concessions
lhaye been wrung from him. The Tycoon has
been shorn of all his power, his advocates been
removed from Office, and many of them degraded
The policy of the dominant party towards forei-
ssrers is en- tirely changed. Those who were
hostile, now profess to be friendly
d At the date this article was written, large
plumbers of troops we're represented as marching
lowards the Capitol of the Mfkado under very able
Generals. The highest Princes 10 the land had
leagued together to bring about a new state of
fairs, said to be nothing short of the "opening
be entire Of Japan" to the treaty powers.
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A BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice, and to repeal the act entitled San act to
empt certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States" approved
Dist April. 1862.
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Lincolnton Female Seminary,
ITNrOT NT0N N n

LINCOLNTON, N. c.
S. LANDER, A. NJ, Principal.
Miss NJ J. TUCKER, Mrs. G. RosEMAN, Miss A. VI.
HAGEN Mrs. NJ. J. LANGDoN, Mrs. L. A. LANDER,
Assistants.
The Spring Session. 1863 will begin Monday,
February 2nd and close Friday the 10th of June.
CHARGES PER SESSION.
Board, including fuel and washing at 81 90 per
week. $50 90
Incidental Tax, : 90
Regular Tuition, including Latin and Singing,
FROM. to 20 90
Music Piano or Guitar 30 90
Pupils furnish their candles towels, and toilet
soap.
Enthusiastically five dollars required IN advance /;
the balance at the end of the session No deduction
for absence unless in of serious illness.
The Town of Lincolnton has long been provertial
for its heathiness 1t has daily Railroad communica-
ton with Charlotte, from which it is only two hours
distant For the benefit of pupils from sicky sectlons
our long vacation is in the winter.
Our building will accommodate about sixty boarding
pupils. The boarding department is under the imme-
diae charge of the Principal and his wife, who, with
most of the other teachers habtuay eat at the same
table, and lodge under the roof, with the girls
The fact that we have semi-annual classes enables
to enforce higher standard of scholarship than Is
usual in the best institutions onducted on the ordlna
ry annual plan. Diplomas of Graduation will be given
to those who complete College Course.
Thankful for the liberal patronage given while at
for continuance of the in and superior
location.
For additional information address the Principal.
Nov. IL, 1862 4m-pd
, 1863-05-14
THE RIGHT OF SEIxURE.

The Right Of Seizure Of an encmy's
goods, no matter where they my be found,
is primitive right, and belongs to all bel
liccrents. 1t constitutes the state Of war; ;
and in strict, logical speech, it is not SO
much right, as portion Of sovereignty.
Yattel describes sovereignty as the possess
ion Of the sword for self-protection; it fol-
lows therefore, that this right Of seizure is
inherent in the constitution Of Communi-
ty; existing as matter Of fact, and exer-
c,scd through all times, ancient and mod
e1n, without challenge or question
until the Seventeenth century, when Hol-
land. having mere carrying trade, and
pressed On the one hand By the maritime
power Of England, and upon the other hand
angered by the territorial aggrossions
OF France, hit upon the idea of getting free
passagefor her vessels between belligerents
by which her object would be gained
which was no less than the ruin Of the
maratime supremacy Of England.
Feeling sure that she was on the rieh'
track, she proposed her scheme to France
hoping to divert the designs Of that Gov
eminent against herself; but so unqucs
tionable was the Law Of all nations up t
that time, that even the French monarch
willing rs be was to cripple his hereditar
foe, especially in the direction where thi
foe was most powerful, proved unable t
car7y. the Dutchman's proposition int
effect. The legal acumen, and authorit
OF the Par]iamcnts, were too much for hin
and he could not set aside the royal ord
nanccs Of France herself, upon the subje
Of seizure, associated as they were vii
the names Of her two most distinsguishs
monarchs.
The question, however, WAS raised
, 1863-05-14

General Turchin's friends in the North
west will be glad to hear that he has been
appointed 10 the command Of the First Di-
vision Of Cavalry, Department Of the Cum
berland, Gen. Rosecrans, from whom the
order comes. The Division is made up Of
twelve regiments Of horse and parts Of two
batteries Of flying artillery. In the Divi-
sion are the 4th Regulars, 4th Michigan,
4th Ohio, 7th Pennsylvania, and others
equally distinguished for their share in the
great battle Of Stone River.
The General, who seems to be very pop
ular since his restoration to command
has been made the recipient Of magnih'
cent horse with corresponding equipments
by his enthusiastic admirers Of the old Sth
Brigade, which he formerly led. The pre-
sentation was made in due form few day:
ago, 0y an officer Of tue sth Ohio, one o.
the regiments prosecuted by Buell.. and il
was the occasion Of great day in camp
The correspondence and speeches. all o
which are sent to us in ertenso-our read
crs can guess what they were.
, 1863-05-14
DISL0YALTY IN PHILADELPHIA.
The Philadelphia North American, one

The Philadelphia North american, one
Of the most reliable Journals Of this coun-
tr savs that at n nuh7ic meefinr of fhe
rs..zs, - ..a+ c..,,.aaza
s-''' w
n1n5 last, Nnlcn meetlng was audressed Dy
Mr.. Wall, not long since under arrest and
in nr;son for reasonable nract;ccs cheers
r. - ~. T-,,.-a:-, ,r.C1a,
aoA ocn' na'A'' a0n1 'au uAeeAeA'
ian were the oruer Of me evening. says
the North .dnlcrtcun
At the hon. OF Commencing their proceedings On
Saturday night, a crowd Of citizens gathered out
eide, The crowd made no demonstration whatever
until cheers were heard from the inside for his
E1celleneS Jefferson Davis, when visible agitation
moved Inc eso"u 40 o1es. ACT "as eonm's'eo,
Gcn Hooker for tbe Armv Of thu Rannah,nnock, *,
kc and AZ nine cheers inside were ordered for
JEFF Davis, the shoxts 70, Hooker went up in vol
, 1863-05-14
The Siege Of SuffoIl-0ruer by
General Dix.

HEADQCARgEns DEPARTMENT Or T1EGEIA,
AEAr CoEPs, FoRT MONROE, Va May G, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 52.-The Major
General commanding cong1atulates Major-
General Peck, and the troops under his COM
mand at Suffolk, on the sudden retreat of the
enemy 10 the Blackwater, after close invest
ment Of the place for more than three weeks
by superior force, led by some Of the most
distinguished Generals Of the Insurgents. E.
The enemy has sustained loss of FIVE guns,
and not less than 1,50O men in prisoners,
killed, wounded and deserters, while ours is
limited to comparatively small number Of
killed and wounded.
For this result the highest praise Is due to
Maj Gen. Peck, through whose untiFing in
dustry and good Judgment, during the last six
months, the place has been strongly fortified,
and through whose EatchfnlneEs it has been
held during the investment. The same high
pr1ise is due to the troops under his com
maDt, and to their officers. Their courage
and vigilance, their flrmness in resisting the
eneniyFs attacks, their gal1antry in assau!ring
him In his works on repeated occasions. de-
serve the heartfelt thanks which the Ms1or
General commanding hereby tenders them.
The hfajor. General commanding agails hlu-
self Of this occasion to acknowledge the gal
liant and efficient co operation Of the gunboats
sent by Admiral Lee into the NanSemonds
under Licuts. Gushing and Sampson, IN
silencing the enemy's Batteries. In resisting
I the eneiby's attempts to cross the river. and
especially the assistance lent By the latter to
/ Gen. Getty in capturing i've Of tho enemys .
! guns. By command OF Maj j-Gen. DIX.
| D. T. VAN BURgN, Asst. dIt-GenerA.
, 1863-05-14

Gen. Eanlx~- OPerationsi in Opel
0usa~ River.
The following is General Banks official re-
faFa f,s,e. s.,N

inc 1o1lo"lng Is uenela1 banhs o1nelal 1e-
port OF operations in Opeloasa5 River:
HEADQUARTERS DErAnT,trsr or Curl
18th Ami conrs, orE1ousss, April ss;
GESERAL: On the evening Of the 17th,
General Grover, who had marched from
New iberia BY shorter road and thus gained
the advance, met the enemy at Bayou YER
million.
Inc enemy iorcc consistea @ o. consider
aole NUMBER OF cavalry, i,V'o 11t1antry and SIX
pieces OF artillery, masked in a strong posi-
uon On Inc oppos1tc =, oans, with WHICH NC
we're unacqna1ntcd. Tie enemy was driven
+ from his position, but not until he had sue
eceded in DESTROYING the bridge over the bayou
by tire. Everything had been previously ar
ranged for this purpose. The enemy's flight
was rrecipitate.
/ The night Of the lath and the whole OF the
next day were occupied IN pushing with vlsor
the reconstruction OF this bridge. IN tue
19th the march Eas resumed, aud continued
20 me F1clnly OF 6Iano Coteau, ana On Tue
following DAY our main ioIce occupied ope'
lonsas, me cavalry, supported ~ one fcsi~
inenI ~ 4h11nt1t uu1 d sEcllou VI altl14eIs,
| 6elng thTown forward 10 Masn1ngt9h, on Il, ne
Conr.aoieans, aistxnes ~ .s,et " SIX n'1es 4ne
| Yesterday morning, the ed, sent ont Brig.
Division and detachments Of artillery and cav
toward alexandria. He found the bridges
| over Bayous Cocodue and Bocuff DESTROYED,
and occupied the evening and night in replac.
ing them by single bridge at the junction on
the two bay Gus.
The people say that the enemy threw large
Bayou Cocodue, and that the Texans declared
they were going to Texas. Here the steamer
Wayc was burnt by the enemy, and the prin-
cipal portion Of her cargo, which had been
transferred to o fist, captured by US.
| A dispatch was found by Gen. Dwight. In
which Gov. Moore tells Gen. TAYLOR to fstreat
slowly to Alexandrfa. and If pressed to retire
Ia Tcxas. Gen Dwipht will nueh well f;1r-
ward to-day; md probably halt tomorrow. to
circumstances. I
An exnedition consistiner of the 10oa New
vort- 3ent 81 BIanchs-d ona aoct;on ~
,tinL . o1a Psr.o+t,a on.n-a, ~ o,,;s ~
attAleIs, auu oatlett company o, ~ LOUIS
| lana cavalry, accompanied By Capt. Durham,
, 1863-05-14
Ql1it0nn @@Wnne'


A DIFFICULTY SOLVED.
We have never yet heard any Copper
head explain what his party wants. &c
and his friends say with one voice that they
are not disunionists; Jet disnnionists are
everywhere their friends They arei io1 the
war, but oppose all practicable methods Of
carving il on. They are against the rebels;
but ali the while rlead the rebel cause
They are for the Government; but never
fail to abuse arid condemn whatever the
Government does. They aretor thetriumph
Of the Union troops; but always rejoice
when the rebels win. They have a horror
Of blood; but always wantto cut some WET
mans throat. Thcarc for Northern unity;
but they make union impossible. They
are for the Constitution; but are neverthe-
less willing that it should be DESTROYED.
These are contradictions TINT the people
cannot have overlooked. But, sare the
poor, deluded ones who believe that the
Journalistic professions Of these malignants
are sincere, and that the honor and the
happiness Of the country and the perpetui-
ty Of cur institutions are the objects for
which they really labor, the reconciliation
Of these claims with their notorious acts, is
easy. The Union for which the Copperheads
toll is the union Of all the slaveholding
aristocracy against the progressive Democ-
racy and Christianity Of the North. Their
Constitution is the Montgomery Constitu-
ton; and their government is the JEFF.
Davis government. These are facts by
which all the discrepancies between pre-
cept and practice are explained; and until
the Copperheads themselves can furnish
others. these must standi
, 1863-05-14
sergt Benz. ]. Clifford, ID Lle1t, CO. e, 18th, rice

sergt Benz. !. Clifford, I'd Leat. co. E, 18th, vice
Wallace. promoted
I'd Llcnt Eomunl c. D. Robbins, 1at Lieut. CO.
D, 18th, vice Matthews, resigned.
Sergt. Henry e. Stewart, I'd Lieut.. co. D, 18th,
vice Robbins, promoted.
1Ient. Victor Il. Stevens, Capt, co. Il, s0th, vice
Ftiebie, mustered out.
Cd Lieut.. VIM; Ware, 1st Lieut.. CO. Il, Goth. vice
Ware, promoted
Lseut. Philip Wolshimer, Capt co. B, etst, vic:
Stephenson resigned.
ad Lieut. Chas. L. Trucsuell, 1st Lieut.. co. B.
a1st, vice WolshImer, promoted,
se1gt. Ausbin Blake, ed Lieut.. co. B, 2iet, vice
Trne6den, promoted.
Eergt Lunspela l. Tinder, I'd Lieut., Co. B, 21st
yice Wciecl, kilfed in action
sergt John McGaire, 1st Lieut.. co. g, asth, vIce
BridEewatcr, Resigned.
LIent. Geo. C. lockwood Quariermaster, 3]th
vice Bo5lSshell, discharged.