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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-02-09
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE G
Come Back Mother! !"

Mother, come back from the echoless
shore" come back come back I'm wea.
ry thou dost not come to pillow nv ach.
ing head, nor soothe my wounded breast.
Oh! come back, come back! Canst thou
not hear thy chiId's low weeping2 Does
not thy spirit move earthward when thy
children weep? Hover round me, moth.
err; those about me care not for me AS
thou didst. The hot tears course down
my young cheeks, but no soft hand m
to dry them. Ny heart throbs with pain,
and | feel no warm kisses on my brow
On Mother. my fond, loving mother !
would l were with thee
| wander forth at twilight. 1 watch
daylight fade from the western sky ; | see
the stars coming one BY one until heavens
blue vault is a blaze of glory !: | wait to
see If thou dost look at me through those
windows Of Heaven: l see thee not.
hear raught when | call, save the echo
Mother" Yet how that fills my heart
with woe. All !! that echo! how it re.
echoes thIowgh my soul. There would
not De this great vacuum in my heart, il
thou vert here f: it would be filled by thee
When hear my companions saying
Mother !"-and n gentle voice answ ers,
oh, how my heart tlecds, because l call
all day, and thou canst not hear. I've
been calling t. &C for long weary years
and no answer comes. Yet something
tells me that l shall go to thee and shall
be greeted in the far-off EIysium Of glo-
ry by thee Mother, art thou watching
for me, and thinking l tarry longa o.
DO those in Heaven forget the loved O
Garth That cannot be Thou hast no
forgotten thy prattling babes ; thor has
some with thee, yet oh, Mother, we wh,
are left, miss thee She whom we wcr,
taught to call by thy sacred name, care
for us kindly, but, Mother, dear, that's no
loving US as thou didst. Oh yes she i
kind, very kind but kindness Is not lore
She does not caress me-she gives me n,
good night kiss. She thinks me cold, an,
heartless, but Pm notch, no, mothe
dear thy daughters heart is as warm a
when she used to cover thy sweet fac
with warm kisses.
Look from thy Glory home, Mother
watch me-be my guardian angel. Oh
hover ever near me! Yes, yes; tho
must be near me now. I feel the hallov
ed influence of thy presence. Go M
away. The days are SO sad without the
the nights are so long and drear, be
cause my dreams are not sweetened by II
gentle mothers good night kiss. Watc
Tor me, I'll come to thee, when IN Faith
calleth. ERATO.
GLEN CoTrAeE, Feb, 1853.
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the old government was established. In
the South, the people are still faithful to
the traditions az the Revolutionary era.
and stiA obscryant OF its prescriptions aud
principles. The individual has not become
irresponsible 10 society-nor has the indl-
vldual advantage been matured ifto an
immoral tenet of prosaical philosophy or
utllltarlanism. With the exception of
tories -those opposed to the independence
OF the South, and extortioners-there is
no collision # interests in the %comuunl-
ty-a community Of interests, and a persis-
tent Interest 10 the Interests of the com
munity, has strengthened and perPetus,ed
the general community.
Why is it that the liberal sentiments of
the revolutionary struggle have. languished
and died at the North but are still ener-
getic at the South There are other Co
operating causes, numerous and distinctly
marked, but one of the chief Influences In
this result Is, that constitution of Northern
society divides those who arc equal and
equally free in the eye of the law, into two
hostile classes, the oppressors and the OPP
pre- ssed-the gamers and the losers-the
hirers and the hired aud renders the
individual advantage the sole dominant
principle; while At the South the ~iustitu.
ton OF slavery prevents any such s-cial
rupture or distinction, and renders the
prosperity of each man dependent upou
the maintenance of the system and the
prosperity of all.
Twist the question as you may, SLAYER,
is the fundamental bond of union il
Southern society, and the absence of siav
cry the original apple of di.cord in North
ern communities. Aud what are their
fruits respectively? Disorganization, de
moralization and war at the North agains
the South; at the South, a unity Of ides
with the prospect of its continuance anc
the speedy establishment of her indepen
dence.
Its no exaggerated fancy which regard
slavery as the Palladium of the South
and forbids all tampering with this founda
ton rock ct Southern superiority-com
munity and confederation. J. II. j.
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Goldsboro', North Carolina,
JANUARY 93d, 1858.
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. D.

II COMMANDERS OF BRIGADES WILL GIVE
J.. to the officers detailed for re cruiting service, Sone
from each Company especial Instructions 10 ATS
and forward to their Companies all enlisted men .
sent without competent authority:
Ill. A full pard n. except rs to forfeiture Oh pay ~
the period Of unauthorized absence. Is nereoy pio-
claimed to all enlisted men. absent without Iease'
who may voluntarily return to their Respective com
mands on or before the 10th day of February next.
III. All enlisted men who do not voluntarily. return
within the time specified, and all who shall. altsr
this date, absent themselves from their commands
without proper auth ority, will be charged with oe-
session. If found guilty, they shall be senIence9 -
death. whether present or absent, and commanders
will be ordered to execute the sentence wherever the
condemned can be arrested.
". In Companies all the enlisted men OF when
are present for duty. except those absent under legal
orders or upon regular sick leave, District and De-
loughs, at the rate of one for every twenty-five men
present for duty in each company, and Tor PERIODS
which, deducting the time necessary for travel, will
permit the parties to remain at home fourteen days;
Whenever they are authorized by the facts to append
, a certificate, which will be required in every Instance,
that no enlisted man of the company Is absent with.
out competent authority, Company or Regimental
Commanders will forward, through the regular chan-
nels, at the rate and upon the conditions above
specified, recommendations of the men most merl
tOrious and deserving of furlough.
Y. All enlisted men who overstay their regular slci
furloughs, or those granted as above, Will be NINE
diately arrested on their return, an examination made
into the circumstances of each case, and the fact
J reported to the Brigade Commander, who VIII elthe
, punish the delinquent, cause charges to be preferred
or return him to duty unpublished, as the circnni
stances of the case may in his judgment require. :.
VI. Major A. F. CONE, Chief Quartermaster. vii
cause these orders to be advertised once a Wees, 10
three weeks, in every newspaper in North Carolina
! and in the newspapers published in COLUMBIA, An
] derson, Greenrille and Yorkville, South Carolina.
BY command of Maj. Gen; G; W. SMITH;
Major and A. A. Gen.
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KINsToN, N. c., !
January 3Oth, 1853. {


Mr.. EDITOR Through the mercies of
the Ruler of all war as well as peace
events, we have been permitted to traverse
the whole Of Eastern North Carolina and
return once more to this place, who'll, soul
and body although much worn and
smoked, as We had to ride all day through
the rain, hail and mud, and at night :esst
on potatoes (of which the country abounds)
for dinner and supper stand over y light
wood torch, or lie on the wet ground with
out any head protection, till the dawn of
day. Nevertheless, we came into the war
to play war, and therefore the boys at ali
times are cheerful, and ready to battle for
that independence that was guaranteed
to by our forefathe.A
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FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
A List of Contributions.

Made to the North Carolina Troops By tie
Ladies IN Capt. Hoods District in Catd-
aoeW county, vaz:
Mrs. Elizabeth Adkins, 2 blankets, 2 pair socks
and l comfort. Mrs. +. Hawn, / blanket. Mrs. Eliza
beth Copening, widow Of Jacob, I blanket; Mrs.
Elizabeth Copening widow of John, / Blanket.
Mrs. Phatima Harris. | Blanket. Mrs. Emily Copen-
ing, l blanket. Mrs. Mary Copening, l blanket. Mrs.
Elminer Copening, l blanket. Robt: Fleming, l
l wool hat, : pair socks, and a pair of gloves. Til
man Setter, ! yarn shirt, | vest, ! comfort. John
Crump, l blanket, / pair pants, l shirt, l pair slips,
l pair socks, / pair gloves. John Puett, Esq, ! blank
A. j. Copening, cash s.. 81. George Arney, cash 81.
David Hood, / james coat, / blanket, ! pair pants, l
pair shoes, l pair slips, l shirt, 8 pair socks, l COM
fort, l pair gloves, and l wool hat. Mrs. w. e. b.
C.E Bowman, l pair pants, l vest, 2 pair socks, !
coat, l comfort. AIRS. James Hood, 2 pair snCes, l
wool hat, l pair socks, l vest, l pair gloves, l com-
tort. Mrs. NJ. L. Braswel, l pair shoe l pair slips.
l pair socks. and i comfort. Mrs. X. Al. BrasWell, /
comfort. Ms. Louisa harsten, : pair socks, ? pair
gloves, i comfort. Mrs. Eliza Setter, I pair pants, |
pair clips, l vest, l shirt. 8 pair socks, l wool hat, |
o,anke;. and l pair gloves. Jonathan RAIDER; l shirt,
l comfort, l PAIR socks, and l pair gloves. Mrs Re-
beeca Puett, / coverlit, 2 pair socks. b. N. Iuttlc, 1
blanket, / pair socks, 1 pair shoes, ] comfort. W .
Setter, l pa z pants, l shirt, / pair socks. Mrs. Eli: o
beth bradloi d, l PAR socks. Entcl Bean. / Olank&
l pair gloves, l James coat, pair pants, I woci Nat.
MIS-. mary b. Courtney, ! Blanket, ! comfort, p!ir
slips, / vest, pair socks, l pair gloves. Thos. Craig.
Jr, / pair socks. Mrs. Martha Crump, 1 coVerilt.-'
Mrs. Jane Crump. / OIauket / pair pants, / enirL, :
pair rocks. i pair gloves. ! comfort. Mrs. Jane 4,
Powell, ! pair SOCKS. Robert &. Fleming. l owe
coat, | pair pants, 2 shirts, . pair slips, pair SOCKS
and i pair shoes. Miss II. E. G. Corpen1ng, ! com.
fort. Miss NJ. Ii. A. Corpening, | comfort; Mise u
r. Setter. / comfort. A Friend to fhe soidiess, l
uair uants.
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We did not have the pleasure of seeing
in our rounds any of the house burning
vaudals of Foster. We went from here to
Rlchland some ten miles from Jackson
VILE, Onslow county, and before we could
get our camp fires r4ised we heard the
booming cannon roaring in the distance,
and as usual ander such circumstances
our brave and tried Colonel Cd. d. F.)
looked at the boys of the old seth, az
much as to say" Can't zoe catch Them
But 10 it was night, and We had to lie
down Fad wait for morn, and when the
break OF day burst upon rs, we had the
information that about $4,000 Of the ma
racdlng enemy had made their appear
ance In ahout,tour miles of the village OF
Jacksonville, With several pieces of artil-
ley, DC. Gen. Robertson being present,
ordered the old seth to buckle on their
ar,nor and pitch IN. So in less than half
OF qnlck time, We were at Jacksonville
anu the Yankees somewhere else, as usu-
al, when they learn that the old seth IS
aoont. We pursued them within nine or
ten miles OF Newbern, but were unable to
overhaul any of them-bul had the for
tune III oyeitaking . BROKEN down cart
load of blauk cts, axes, &C., that they did
not have tune to put in a ~travelin G con-
dition.
No war news worth mentioning. The
Auson Troopers OF the seth Reg, will be
at kinston for awhile | guess at any rate,
we wish our mail matter sent to this place,
We have heard that Mas. Jeff. intends
giving us a few days furlough soon; and
If | sho' get off home, | intend to live
on somebody's expenses. The boys al
well with one or two exceptions.
will close by asking our friends &c
write to us at Huston, N. c.
of Co. A, seth Reg. N. c. T
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THE SOUTHERN HEPATIC PILLS.
A CURE FOR LIVER DISEASES.

AN EXCELLENT GENERAL FAMILY MEDICINE.
"HESE pills have pcen used ever since 1875. The
u demand for them is constantly increasing. They
are prepared with care by the proprietor, and by him
recommended as good ONLY for diseases which arise
from disordered livers. Hundreds of persons have
testified to their goo1 effects in Liver Complaints,
Chills and Fevers, Bilious Fevers, Pneumonia, Dys.
pepsia, DC, 81.
count to those who purchase by the QUANTITY. AID.
dress GEO. w. DEEMS, Wilson, N. Z. Directions
and recommendations accompany each box.
For sale in Raleigh, by Williams s. Haywood and
P. +. Pescud in Wilmington, by Geo. ii. Kelley; in
Charlotte, By DR.. +. Scarr; III Statesvillc, by b. b.
Drake u Son; in Goldsboro', by Lucas & Moore in
Clinton by Hubbard 81 Mosely in Petersburg, Va,
by w. F. Spotswood and by Geo. a. Jones u Co..
Dec. IL, 1861. 11--1ypd
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-02-09
Fresh Medicines a. Iollet Articles.

TIME subscriber has the pleasure of announcing
- to his friends and the public generally, that al
ter much delay, trouble and expense, oSIlig TO the
war and interruption o, trade, he has procured q
fresh supply vi Medicines, Toilets, and uiner articles
some time past. be has to pay CASH for all he buys,
and hopes that such OF his patrons - 40 not pay
promptly will take the hint, and that ali ia arrearf,
who have not gone 10 the seat of war 20 light Tor our
independence and dearest interests, will pay up their
arrearages, or a part at least, so that he may be able
to meet pressing demands, and keep his Stock re-
plcnished.
eB All orders from the codrtry (unless from
prompt aud reliable parties) VIII go unnoiiced, if not
accompanied with the CASH, u. lis equivalent.
T. L. PESCUD,
Druggist, Raleigh, n. c.
August IS. 1851. l.
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Cancers Can be Cured.
JOINT STOCK COMPANY

n. c. CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE PUBLISHING
HOUSE.
BOOKS FOR RECEIVING SUBSCRIPTIONS OF
Stock in the above Company, have been ordered to be
kept open by the undersigned, as Treasurer of the
Company. The Capital Stock of the Company is
$40. 0OO-one-hfth payable at the time Of subscription.
Shares 800 each.
Applications 10 be made to A. ii. GORMAN,
sec. and Treas Raleigh, y. G
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GREENSBOROUGH
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

PAYS L LOSSES PROMPTLYl
nIRECTORS:-John A Aehane, Cyrus p N snder-
IL hall, d PWeir, James NJ Garrett, L NJ Jones, N
Ii ID Wilson, VIM Barringer, David Mcknight, n s
Sherwood, Jed Ii Lindsay, X Nj Sloan, G g Yates, X
Sterling, Greensboro; w A Wright, Wilmington ;
Alexander Miller, Newberne DIR VIM c Ramsey,
Wadesborough; Rev r c Maynard, Franklinton Z
T Watson, Watsonville Al York, Concord Rev b
Craven, Trinity College.
oFFIcERs.
WILSON, President.
JED II LINDSAY, Vice President.
JOHN 4. GILMER, Attorney.
PETER ADAMS, Secretary and Treasurer.
n. II. D.. WILSON,
&C. YATES. Executive Committee.
All communications on business of the Office should
be sent to ADAMS, Secretary.
43tf Geensborough, n. c.
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DOMESTIC MEDICINE.

~ UNN'S DOMESTIC MEDICINE.
" BUCHAN'S do do aud Family Phy-
stefan. For sale at P~OMEh0Y,S'
Dec. IS, 1862. IL
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MUSIC.
INK.
TO THE PUBLIC.

WILL Tan Hides, at my Tannery, six miles north
l. OF Aioemarle, In Stinly county, Y. c. at twenty
five cents per pound; and Tor soldiers families At IS
per cent. discount on the above price.
u. A. G. PALMER.
SLanIy county. y 20-I2tpd
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TIE PILES CAN BE CURED.

AN NOW DRIVEN To NECESSITY or
advancing on my Vegetable Pile Ointment. mot
because II Is better now than IL ever was. but because
every thing L buy, 1 have TO pay four prices. Ii IL INV
business To make it Tor the bcieft OF the afflicted and
by sending 81 81, aud 81 cents TO pay the postage will
send . box any where in the Southern Conlederacy
Address NEAL BROWN, Raleigh, n.
July 81, 1851. 40
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Martial law Proclaimed in Gen. schenck's De-
partment.


"HEADoUARTERs MIDDLE DEPARTMENT.
EIGHTH ARMY CoRPs, BALT1MoRE, June 80.
1863. The Immediate presence OF kebel
army within this department., and in the
State Of Maryland, requires, as military ne
cessity a resort to all the proper ana usual
means Of defence and security. This is to be
provided against known hostilitics and op-
position to the lawful and National Gov
eminent from every quarter and IN every form.
Traitors and disaffected persons within
must be restrained and made to contribute to
the common safety while the enemy IN front
is TO be met and punished for this bold lnvas
ion Martial law is therefore declared and
hereby established 10 the city and county OF
Baltimore, and in all the counties OF the W est
ern Shore Of Maryland.
The commanding general gives assurance
that this suspension Of the civil government
within the limits defined shall! not extend be-
yond the necessities Of tie occasion.
All the civil courts, tribunals, and political
f1nctionaries of State, county, or city author
ity, are to continue in the discharge Of their
duties as in times Of peace only in no way in
terfering with the exercise Of the predominant
power assured and asserted by the military
authority.
All peaceful citizens are requested to remain
quietly at THEN homes and in the pursuit Of
their ordinary vocations except as they may
be possibly subject to calls for personal SER
vices Or other necessary acquisitions for mill
tary pur poses or uses hereafter.
All seditious language or mischieyous prac-
tees tending to the encouragement Of rebellion
are especially prohibited, and will promptly
be made the subject Of observation and treat
ment.
Traitorous and dangerous persons must Elk,
pect to be dealt with as the public safety may
seem to require. ''Do save the country is
paramount to al other considerations. .
When the occasion for this proclamation
passes by, no one will be more rejoiced than
the Commanding General that he can revoke
his order, and return to the normal condition
Of a country st peace, aud Government sus~
tanned by united and loyal people,
ROBERT C. ScHENcK
Major General Commanding.
''Martial law having been declared, the fol-
lowing orders have been issued by General
Schenck:
Until further orders no arms or ammunl ton
shall be sold by any dealer or other person
within the city and county Of Baltimore with
out permit from the General commanding
the military department.
Until further orders no person will be per-
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J1la AL&xandriA Gazktte
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JULY |.

WEDNESUA I NV ENlN0, JUA1 |.
The newspapers comment 7arionsl y upon the
removal of Gen. Hooker from the command
Of the Army Of the Potomac. The National
lntegencer says: -"We have no purpose to
offer any obervations to-day on the causes and
considerations which may have induced the
President to remove Cen Hooker az q time
apparently 50 inopportune, il he was to be re
moved at all; for, in spite Of the adverse cir
cu1nstances under which the change was made,
we believe it was better to have made the
change too late than not to have made 1t all
Our purpose at present is simply to point the
public attention to the fact, now fully dlsclos-
ed BY the actual removal Of Gen. Hooker, that
this officer, notwithstanding his conceded ner-
it, as a corps or division commander, had al
most wholly lost the confidence Of the people
as we'll as Of the army in the position from
which he has just been relieved. And yet we
cannot doubt that he was retained IN command
longer than would otherwise have been the
case, partly because OF the shock which 1t was
believed his removal would inhict on the SEN
sibilities of many whose opinions and feelings
the President may deem himself bound to re-
epect.
The Washington Chronicle -" 1t is
eonjectured, and We think with some degree
Of reliability, that Lee is rapidly concentrating
his army at Shippensburg, and will give Mead
battle there. It will thus be seen that be has
chosen a position where he keeps his colnmun-
ication with Virginia by way Of Hancock open,
ready to take advantage of it if necessary. y
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
timore Sun says: Capt Charles Hester, of the
commissary department, stationed at Alexan-
dria, was shot in the streets of that city last
evening, by some unknown person. He re-
eeiyed q severe wound in the leg, but was not
dangerously injured. .
The ser1 ing Of the notices upon citizens
under the recent order for sending persons
south, commenced yesterday, and was contin-
ued TO- day. very large nun1ber we're mott
fed,
a careful examination of the banks of the
Potomac river shows that there has been no
attempt TO obstruot it's navigation, nor are
there any indications whatever Of such pur-
pose
Yesterday was quiet day in Baltimore, az
Ter the excitement of Monday night. There
were very few reports on the streets, and the
people generally attended to their ayoeations
as usual.
& n. Y. Herald correspondent in New Or
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The main body of the Confederate cavalry
that crossed the Potomac near Seneca On Sun.
day morning, camped the same night al til:
old Quaker settlement Of Sandy Springs, in
Montgomery county, which IS about twenty
miles from the Potomac and fifteen miles from
Annapolis Junction. Here they helped them,
selves literally to the fine horses Of the neigh,
borhood, taking from both Confederate sy'nps'
thizers and Union citizens alike. On thee
fresh horses they mounted, and sent ont scout
ing parties in different directions.
The force Of cavalry who destroyed the
bridge at Hanover Junction Md, we're not over
one hundred and fifty IN number. They dash.
ed in without notice, surrounded the mouse Oh
Captain John Scott, drank all the whishsy in the
place, took two or three horses, and destroyed
the bridge, first demanding the OIL at the s'a,
ton to assist in the confagratlon 1ha} vi
not remain more than Al hour
The bark Justina, Capt. Miller, arrived ~
Baltimore yesterday from Rio de Jane"O'
whence she sailed on the 18th May. lie CSp
tain rel orts that Oh the DIST OF Nay IN lat !"
S., long. So. 40, was overhauled by the Von'su,
crate priyateer steamer Alabama, but was 70 .,
leased on bond for $1,000, on cono''lO"
taking On board and carrying to Baltimore ~ ~,
officers and crew, nineteen in number u A.,
ship s. GildersIeeye, CT New York, oap'. ~ -
Callum, bound from Sunderland hnglha0u pess s
Calcutta, With cargo Of coal Whlc a.od 'N
was captured the same day and destf0ysu: -
The Philadelphia Bulletin gives c'fce'"' :, be
doubtful rumor that Gen Butter - - NJ.
appointed Secretary Of War, and m 0' conn,
Clellan is to succeed Gen. Halleck' Inc T. S1 U.s.
ru,nor prevailed here two days slnoe = >, Gen.
also positively asserted yesterday eni Is ali
Mcclellan was in Washington liz .
'rumor. t.n,ot;oo IS
Gov. Tod, of Ohio has such '" fl5arates de-
leads him to believe that the Cohleu'' arospnt
sim entering that State during III the * &sucy
month"; mon fD' aud b. is preparing for the sA'
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permission being given Iy the General con,
handing. All bars, coffee houses, drp};nn
saloons, and other places Of like resort ,lH
be closed between the hours Of eight p m and
eight a. IN.
Until further orders the General Comm,D,
ing directs that stores. shops, manufacture,
and other places Of business, other than anoth
eeary shops and printing Offices Of ,!aily ioOr
nails, be closed a five 0 clock D. M. for n.
purpose Of giving the patriotic citizens an On
portunity to drill, and make themselves ~.
peri in the use Of arlns. !"