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Raleigh, Jan. 80, 1868. lO-w&swtf.
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Captions.

Full and correct captions of the acts, &C., passed
by the Legislature, can be obtained at this office
after the adjournment, at So per hundred.
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We invite the attention of our readers to the very
interesting speech of Mr. Graham, delivered in the
Senate on the message of the Governor touching the
case of the Rev. R. j. Graves.
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A New ARRAHGEMENT.-The issuing Of a large
amount of small Treasury notes, was serious tax
upon the energies and time of our late Public Treas
urer. 1t numbered his office with clerks and desks
and obliged every one who wanted small change to
apply in person or by proxy to the counter of the
Treasury.
We are glad to learn that our new Treasurer, Mr..
Worth, has succeeded in making an arrangement
with the Banks of the State, by which the Treas
urerS Office will be relieved of this burden, the pub
lie better accommodated, and large item Of expense
saved
The plan is this: The Treasurer deposits in each
Bank given number of blank Treasury notes, the
Banks to have them signed by persons designated
for the purpose and to circulate the notes. the Treas
rffer paying 20 per cent e than heretofore for
signing, numbering and clipping and drawing upon
the Banks for the amount deposited By this ar
rangement the public will be accommodated with
small bills by applying to the nearest Bank instead
of sending to the Treasury for them, and about
$4,000 will be saved to the Treasury.
The Register says the Conservatives of the Leg
islature met in caucus and recommended some one
to the Governor for the office of Adutant General.
The statement of tho Re0istsr is utterly untrue
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NOTICE.

NOTICE :
a Ii, PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE ESTATE OF
IA Edward g. Belvn, deceased earnestly requested
to make immediate payment to my agent Charles H. Bel
win. who may be found at the Post Office.
Those having claims against the estate notified to
present them forthwith.
Jan. 30, 1868. 6-wst.
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.VNTANTED.-.I2 GOOD HANDS WANTED
w to work in Commissary Store House. Apply To
G. H. THOMPSON, N C. K. R. Depot.
Raleigh, January so, 1868. loft
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
MUNICIPAL ROBBERY.

Our Common Council for 1869 closed its Ia
bors on Saturday having plundcred the City
Of not less than One Million Dollars during the
last two weeks of its existence. A good part
of this is absorbed and divided by the Ring;
the resldas goes TO various funct onaries whose
salaries were increased and outside jobbers
whose axes were ground per contract. The
Mayor vetoed and vetoed, but all to no pur-
pose; every thing rascaily was passed over bis
head as if it were the chief end Of Councils to
steal and of Mayors to proiIer Intellectual re.
sistance thereto. Even the bill authorizing an
issue of City ShiDplasters TO the extent oil
Three Millions of Dollars was put through as
if IT had been a routine ordinance directing
the payment of Three Millions of City Debt
instead of creating it.
We know how utterly idle ia all effort to
correct or arrest this wholesale robbery. The
immediate Taxpayers are needless or hopeless;
the few dollars that may possibly fall to them
in the general scramble than of the permanent
damage accruing to the Industry and Trade Of
this Emporium from the inordinate taxation
thus rendered inevitable. The great body of
our City Press lets the bodest aud most bare
faced svindles pass unr@buked-nsy, unre-
marked. Two more such Common Councils Us
the last VIII whelm our City in bankruptcy;
aud we have no evidence that the one now to
b. inauguratcd is whit better than its in
,mous predecessor. WHAT is to be the end Of
this DOWNFALL course ?
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=" SHINING FOR ALL

TIE syn 10 a little paper, but need not
therefore be n mean QUE, and we wish it would
not. That were better for our City-bclter in
the long run for itself. Yet it is almost daily
lured into dishonest ways 10 bolster up the
Sham Democracy. Here is a sample:
A heavy draft having been made on this
State last Summer for citizen soldiers to aid
in putting down the Rebellion, an enrolment
was necessarily made by tho State authorities
Of all persons liable to Military duty. OF
course, many pcrsons, especially in tnis city,
claimed III exemption on the ground that they
we're not citizens but aliens--owing allegiance
to foreign monarchs or states. This, when
estab aed j. bar TO any draft or conscrip-
ton TO, Military service. But it was asserted
and believed that many who TINS claimed aud
secured exemption were in the habit OF yoticg
at every election, and would doubtless do so
again. Our Police Commissioners and Super
ntendcnt--who were jealousy aiding the State
authorities to Gil the States quota OF Union
soders-thereupon directed policeman to be
stationed at each poll Mt our late State Elcc-
tion with list of residents in the election
district who had claimed exemption from Mill
tary service 10 aliens, with Instructions to
arrest any one who, having done so, should
nevertheless offer TO vote. This was done, no
doubt to the serious reduction OF the fraudu-
lent vote in our city for Seymour & Co., since
nobody doubts that nnety-nine of every lun-
dred persons who, having declared Themselves
aliens for Military purposes, should claim to be
citizens for political purposes, would vote ior
Seymour. Still, tho Police authorities knew moth
ing officially of the preferences of voters,
but ordered the arrest of oil who, having
sought exemption as aliens, presented them
solves at the polls as citizens; and this is on,
# tho grounds Of complaint on which IT,,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05

Tie telegraph app Uses US that this notorious
character has defau!ted as Army Paymsster to
the tune of Half Million Dollars. which he
has mainly lost 10 gambling, and that some
$40, 900 of it has been recovered by arresting
blacklegs in various cites and compelling shem
to disQorQe. We do MT doubt that their "per.
sonal liberty" wa. somewhat interfered with
to insure this result, but none but very
malignant Copperhead will take that to heart.
We must say that this defalcatiOn reflects
blame on some high official. For this Ike
Cook was not an undeveloped knaye, such as
any one may be taken in by but full-blOwn
scoundrel. He was a Democratic politician by
trade of the Rynders variety, and long ago at
tached himself to the risng fortunes OF the
late Senator DOuglas, who had the very great
failing Of not perceiSing apparently the worth
lessness of any ono who made vehement pro-
LESSONS of personal attachment to him. Douglas
made Cook Postmaster Of Chicago, and it was
one of the worst acts Of his life. The Chicago
Post. Office became den Of thieves under his
rule, our own losses thereby being considerable.
we 90 not suppose Cooh stoio tho injury, "u'
be gathered scamps about him by natural al
fnity, and the public had to suffer.
Mr.. Douglas, by bis manly and sighteous
resistance to the Lecompton fraud, became
involved in a controversy with President Bu-
chanau, when his henchman Cook deserted
him, became his bitter essailant, started Le-
compton paper, and tried to get up Lecomp-
ton party in Northern Illinois, where there
were not enough LecomptOnites to hold the
Federal Offices. The essential baseness and
rottenness of the fellow was 80 thoroughly dis
played in this turning upon bis beneiactor, and
by the mGiignity OF his assaults. that We did not
suppose ally honest man had spoken to him
since, unless under moral coercion. Senator
Douglas openly charged him with rascality and
peculation, and nobody doubted the truth of
the charge, though we believe Cooks accounts
as Postmaster were somehow settled undrr
favoring auspices. And Low this exploded
reprobate turns up fresh defaUlter Could
nythng else have been expected We call
for list of the siguers to petition for his
appointment as Paymaster.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
DAVIS fLLUsTRATED.

Mr.. JEFF. Daviss Proclamation threatening
to hang Gen. Butler and his subordinates was
issued not only several days after he knew that
Butler had been relieved from command, but
three weeks after he knew (ong before any Of
the unofficial loyal people of the country were
let into the secret) that Gen. Banks bad gone
to New-Orleans for that express purpose. AZ
we have already said, the illumination against
BIHler is but screen behind which TO utter
the ferocious order to deliver all slaves caught
in arms TO their several States, to be deals
with according to law. which must otherwise
have shocked the civilized world.
This order has just received practical eu-
cidaton. During the terrible fighting around
Murfreesboro', the Rebel cavalry, being stronger
than ours. penetrated to the rear of the Uoios
army, and destroyed part of our munitions
and baggage. They found some negroes in
charge of our wagons, of whom twenty failed
to escape; aud these unarmed, unresIsting
men were forthwith murdered. And this 10
the way Blacks will be delivered up to tho
authorities Of their respective States" if JEDI.
should not be forced TO recall his bloody dc.
cree. The States may indeed get their bodies;
but they will have been already relieved Of
their souls
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05

boro, in pursuit of the enemy, will turn oul
true. In That event, the news Of the destruc.
tion of the bridges on the Tennessee and East
Virginia Railroad, by aa incursion Of our
cavalry from Southern Kentucky just con-
frmed from Rebel sources, will render the
ultimate chances for the escape of Braggs
army from destruction very slim.
Our correspondent puts our loss in killed
and wounded in the three battles of Wednes-
day. Thursday aud Friday at the comparatively
low figure of 1000. The number of officers
seem, to have been disproportionately large.
One general officer and eleven ColODels are re-
ported killed. and six general officers and four
Colonies wounded. Many staff and artillery
officers are also among the casualties.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05

Is there no way to stop the propesed issue
Of Three Millions of Dollars in "snali change
notes by the Corporation Of our City, Every
one knows that they are unDecessary-tbst
there is now no scarcity of change without
shem The United States change notes are
more acceptable thnn any Other-tbey have be-
come quite abundant, and are still being multi
pled while, within few hours ride of US, tho
Democratic corporations Of Albany, Troy, jersey
City and Newark are vomiting sbnplasters az
bountifnlly as ever q volcano did lava and ashes.
Why, then, may we not be spared this fresh
inliction1 1t 10 Of course job, designed to
put money in the pockets of "tho Ring"
through division Of profits with the sngravers
aud printers; but can il not be stopped' II
we had but one kind Of change notes and
Uncle Sans are best of aDy--the poor and
ignorant might soon become so familiar with
their appearance as to be abe to detect couu-
terfets at q glance; but if we are to have
.hinplaster mill in every city, We shall soon be
overwhelmed with bogus issues. Can Congress
do nothing to roll back this devastating aoOdf
Will not the Legislature come to our relief
Can no citizen aud taxpayer obtain an iojuuc-
ton to stop this unauthorized addition of Three
Millions to the city debt aud the Rings profits
We pray that something-anything- done
at once, whereby the ravages OF the new
plague may be stayed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
THE WEEK or BATTLES IN MID
DIE TENNESsEE.

Among the many strange phenomena Of war
fare by lard aud water which the great Pro.
Slavery Rebellion las developed to the bcwild-
erment and awe OF the thoughts and pens of
foreign writers, not the least has been the
stubborn Obstinacy with which the Northern
and Southern armies have repeatedly engaged
and continued for several days 10 conflicts of
the most saDgunary character. Another such
protracted struggle has made the week just
closed one Of tue most eventual epOchs OF the
war.
In the absence Of all official reports mp to
the time Of this writing, the telegraphic &C.
counts OF our special correspondent from the
scene of the Successive conf cts form the only
basis upon which wc eau rest an opinion as TO
ihc character Of tue events that have taken
place since the advance Of Gen. ROsecrans's
army from Nashville. They are, however sui-
Gciently clear and authentic for an intelligent
understanding of the operations OF our army
covered by them.
1t appears That Gen. Rosccrans commenced
moving upon the enemy on the 2G,h Mt. with
an infantry force of about $4,000 and I20
pieces Of artillery. His army was divided into
Right, Center, and Lett Grand Divisions, respect
lyelj commanded by Maj. -Gens. McCOok, Thomas,
ana Critiendcn. The advance was made over
two roads. The left followed the mann road
from Nashville TO MurfreesbOro, and the center
aud right the almost parallel turnpike from the
former place to NohnsyiIle, aud thence over
several country roads toward the enemy
The right wing first came up with the Rebel
ou,posts on the 18th. On tho 9Th both the
right and left had skirnishes, with results
favorable to our arms. Ga Sunday, the 18th,
the whole army rested. On Monday, the 29,h,
IT continued the advance. aud in the cOurse OF
the day crossed Stewards Creek, n small
stream travcrsiog the several roads over which
the different divisions pushed forward. 1t was
first supposed that the enemy would vigorously
contest our advance at Stewards Creek, but
bis outposts fell bach across i, without serious
resistance.
On MoOday evening the army had reached
within a short distance of Stones River, and
on both our right and left the enemy was dis.
covered posted in strong force and favorable
position on its west bank, win al evident pur-
pose Of accepting battle.
Stones River, or rather the main branch of
il, an alluent of the Cumberland, runs ia an
almost due northern direction upon the out
skirts of the town Of MuIlreesbOrO. i. is a
considerable stream in ordinary tines, but
owing to the scany fail OF ram slnce last
spring was undoubtedly at so low stage Us
to make it easily fordable.
Tuesday, the 30th, Cen Rosecrans devoted
to rccoauoiterng anl putting his army into
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Police Commissioners were arraigued by Gov
Seymour before he had beer two hour, IN
office, and ordered to Albany for trial. Now
see how this is stated by The Sun.
1.-THE Gorsnor cites Acton ons Of the Comra ions,, f.
trial to-day ct Albany. on tho following cbage ist HAVING
upheld Kcnn,. N the unlawful assumption of powsr con-
trsy she laws Of this State sud o. the United State. . IN
the Bnsmsds cse; 3D. In using the Stss f
tho illegal detention Of citizens and others Of thu g,sx
Sses 3d. In ordering the pos wstched BY policeman IA
osc citizens from sOfins oho liable to dlat-
This il not clever-it is not adrot-it il
simply knavish. The Sun il o very smsa
paper, and obliged to condeDss official docu-
msnts that others print in full: it is read By
who see no other Journal: it pro-
fesses to be non-partssn aud independent: it
is thus on every ground under peculiar obliga.
items to state fairly all matters affecting poll.
tics, parties and the public service. This il
has here failed to do most shamefuly. The
polls were not ordered to be watched ito
prevent those citizens voting who we're liable
to draft" but those only who had evaded such
liability by proclaiming themselves aliens.
How can those who do not sec the documents
extract the material truth from The Suns
of themi
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
POPULAR sOyEkEEGNTX.

Gov. SEYMOUR in his brief Inaugural Speech
at Albany, iorclbly said:
This occasion fellow cuzens, whom official power Ia so
ut.ousy from tho hsnds Of political organ
izon those Of another holding opposite sentiments upon
public nisrsis not only striking eIemphcutiou Of the
spirit VI Institutions b.. highly honorable to the minority
raty Md Bsisguidsd JeOpe-ens Of The South acted
~ mnortyof ne cfiz,nI Of ocn StGe-ta minority
htile iuieior Ia number. to the majority )a'e acting
"a his 'Urnder II possT The AGfon could not be
roirsd IL cirh war. lAppl'use.l'
We differ with the Governor on one point
1t is not highly honorable" TO the Republi-
cans that they gave up their Offices on being
voted ont of them. Ii would have been highly
dishonorablo to do otherwise. The elect of n
Constitutional majority are tic officers not of
their party but of lLe whole people. In rem.
dcring them our respect and obedience, NO but
recognize the sovereignty Of that people md
fulfill our primary obligations us citizens. 10
do otherwise would 30 to inaugurate at once
ANARCHY and despOtism.
For weeks after QUE late election, certain
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
GENERAL NEWS.

BY the arrival of tie Asia which left Liverpool
Dec. 20 and Queenstown On Dec. u, We have
three days later news from Europe. Mr. Cyrus ~.
Field who returns home in the Asia, aidre is-d, On
Dec. 49, The Liverpool shareholders in the Atlantic
Telegraph Company on the hopeful prospects Of the
enterprise, and the meeting passed resolat ons tX
pressing nilu in its al male success. Another Brit
ish steamer has been 0yerdauled and searched by the
Tue arora, but the rlnOs OF The capture q the
Eugsl steamer Thistle by the TucaTorA is officially
oontradicteo. O0e Of tae mott remarkable speeches
that have been as yet delivered IN England on AMER
lean affairs was made by John Bright, Ut B.rmng-
ham. on Dec. 10. lie showed the internal character
of the slave power and expressed Irm hope Ia the
.npprcsson Of the Rebellion and the destruction OF
Slavery TIC French Minister 81 Foreign Affairs Is
said To be on the point OF dspa,cAing auother aote
IN favor of peaceable mediation. The NonHgT &C.
aires to rive some assurance about the intentions OF
the French Government but its reference 10 the
article of the Courier dss Flats Uns, the French
Secession journal of this city, on the subject, does not
yeak well for the friendly character OF the French
intentions. The Italian Ministry declines further
negotiation with France respecting the Roman qaes'
ton at prese1t. On Dec q telegiam was received
at Que ns,owa from Onsk ID Siberia, a distance Oh
O0O miles, 10 the effect thai The material fol- Laying
.ilo TELEGRAPH u Lake Baikal had arrived.
The PresideuG' Proclamation Of EMANCIPATION
Sgas tie fublcl u discoarse in many Of the pnplIs
4, this c,iy as, evening. Where special sermons IN
1 hat tacme were moi delivered happy aud gresIiul
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
NENVISKY LOYALTY.

Tie Chicago Times, though not good Gu
thority for anything else is pretty we'll posted
rs 10 the designs and purposes of Rebels and
Conditional Unionists. The following, thore-
fore, indicates what is hoped if not what is
expected:
Special Di,p4tch to Tho Chicago Times.
CiSciYSArI Dec. 80
Speaker Buckner Of tho Kentucky House Representatives
has sddreel letter to every member asking for their views
Lpcolu. Proclamation and te present ition af
ia that From number he la. received sal
fiI fvJhbds favor Of taking the STATE If no
rni5a Il &c PyociImIfi'R 10 enforced The Legislature
u,ot Monday when Gov hobuson's Message will 10
cad. The g bear doioa hearty sts fi,
ration gnI urCs separation i LiRe.Ins EmGsepdnon
aocur. pyomui. a 81 on ThurslaV
Humphrey Msrshsi s beyond doubt In the vicinity Of
Mount Sterling He will make until the of
this week IL erPect' hcry retJycrv,Hts from ite Kea-
taoy militia oioIyc nog 4rnsl cii United S,atsi gsa,,
distributed throughout. u dsad ne .Nie, BY Gsa Asi'n.
aud haf years 40. The militia Will g. wh the South
tho Proclamation /. issued The cry II wolf" VIA
10. be false alarm and yet T1ogs Tor deielro
shoud tho come. and elhunt-rs will not 10
as before.
Indications OF Rebel movements iuto Kentucky
parent that Union families fesin nouhwarj by
aud the military suthc ,ios begnur. to smell tho smoAs
OF battle star.
Changers command of 5000 IN Lexington. cannot s,lsly
remain here, and may rotreot 20 Coy.rstcu
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05

journals in the Seymour interest," asserted and
reiterated that the Republicans were con-
spring and preparing to resist BY force and
violence the inauguration Of Gov. Seymour and
his associates The statement was utterly
falss-there was no shadow of foundation for
it-aDd we ore glad to SEQ 1t SO Pointedly re-
buked by the Governor
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In consequence Gays The Times of yes.
terday Sunday morning. "of several serious
plumbers OF the telegraph, TIE cireumstaatial
and graphic dccopat of the great battle before
Murfreesboro, published in Saturday, Times,
WIS very much confused and impaired What
was this circumstantial and graphic accoun."
which, in consequence Of " telegraphic blum
dors," was 50 seriously impaired and conluseli
The Times proceeds to give il. "Wo repnb-
lsD," it says, /" the letter Of cur correspondent.
with the proper corrections
On this statement OF The Taass we have two
remarks TO make: first, that whatever :" cir-
ouuistantial aud graphic account" that paper
may have published in 4" very much confused
and impaired" condition on Saturday, it cer-
tainly was not that Que which it thus apollo.
gises for reproducing on Sunday: and secondly.
that tGGt which it thus introduces on SUNDAY
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TO IT,. RESPONDENTS
No notice be taken Of ANONYMOUS tom""n'cations
Nhsever intended for Insertion must oe autoenticated
by the sdcIo ~ the vrer-bot necessarily l0f
pub hcsiion. bu; ss sgusrantv Tor his GOOD iaith
We UNDERTAKE return reiectec tormunlcation%
All bnsiness l-ers lo TINS should sddTessed to
"1Hs TKiBrSk" New-iork
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the dust of the earth, if it costs the lives
of another million hat are at home peace
ably now. There IS no use of talking OF
a compromise, at this stage of the game,
for the rebels will not do it, and if hey
would do it, we can't, and won't. They
must lay down their arms, return to
the Union not as it ,sos, but as it tTH be.
We are not fighting for the niggers, but
they must and shall be free, then we can
live in peace and harmony; until then,
we can't. This is all for the present.
Write soon, direct to Columbus Ky, Co.,
G, 18th Regt. Wisconsin Volunteers.
remain as ever your brother,
JOHN F. BROBST.
P. s. This letter l wrote to the editor
of the Buffalo Journal, and he printed it,
and then sent me a copy of it. That man
in Rowland, has my many thanks for the
reply to father'sle letter; he done just,right.
JOHN.