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Prospectus Of the
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On and after the LIST day of November, the State
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ported. Reliable Correspondents will be secured in
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Trains will this Road western Disision) daily
Sundays excepted, as follows: se@ :
GOING WEST.
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Total number, &c.
HOUSE

HOUSE.
THOMAS S. BococK, Speaker.
ALABAMA.
! Thoma. Foster, W Chiffon,
John Rails. James L Pugh.
A j l. NJ Curry, 9 E S Dargan.
Francis Lyon,
ARKANSAS.
l Felix J Balson. 8 Augustus Garland
Grandson u Register, Thos Hanly.
FLORIDA.
l James B Hawkins, - Hilton.
GEORGIA.
| Julian Hartridge, William W Clark.
2 c Munnerlyn. Robt p Trippc,
Hines Holt, 8 III Gartrell.
4 A II keenan,. 9 Hardy Strickland
David W Lewis, 10 A Wright.
KENTUCKY.
Alfred Boyd, INV Bruce.
2 John w Crockett, SIS Scott,
3 H E Read. 8 E NJ Bruce,
George w Ewing, 10 w Moore.
j Chrisman' II u Breckenridge. Jr,
e T l. Burnett, IL John NJ Elliott.
LOUISIANA,
Charles Villiere, Lucien 7 Dnnre.
2 Charles NJ Conrad, John Lewis.
Duncan kenner, 6 John Perkins, Jr.
MISSISSIPPI.
l John McRae, she Chambers.
2 w Clapp, 60 R Singleton,
3 Reuben Davis, 7E Barksdale.
4 Israel Welch.
MISSOURI.
I John Hyer. W Cook,
Casper w Bell. 6 Thos w Freeman,
George w Vest. Thos A Harris.
4 A HI Conrew,
NORTH CAROLINA
l. w N Smith, Thomas s Asbe
: Robert Il Brdgers, James Mclean,
Owen r Kenan, William Lander,
4 T D Mcdowell, 9B Gather, -'...,
5 Archibald Arlington. 10 A T Davidson
SOUTH CAROLINA.
w w Boyce, John Mcqueen.
: Porcher Miles. S James Farrar,
w ID Simpson L Ager
TENNESSEE.
] T Heiskell, 7G w Jones.
Swami, Thomas Menees,
w II Tebbs. 9 J d Adkins,
4 E L Gardenshirs, 10 - Bullock,
Fl Foote, IL David NJ Currin.
6 NJ P Gentry.
TEXAS.
John Wilcox, 4 VIM B Wright.
PeterW Gray, Malcolm Graham
3 Claiborne C. Herbert Sexton
VIRGINIA.
II r Fl Garnett, William Smith.
John Chambliss, 10 Alex r Boteler
James Lyons, ii John B Baldwin,
Roger Pryor. IL Walter Staples,
Thomas Becock, Is Walter Preston,
6.John Goode. Jr. IA Albert G Jenkins Is,
James Holcombe, Is Robert Johnson
Danl Dejarnette, is Charles w Russell.
Total number I07.
Inc me term of the present Congress expires the
the "a OF Feoruary, 1854 Elections for new mem
bers will be held in this State on Ath Nov, 1864
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WOODWORK and BLACKSMITHING.

The subscriber is prepared to do all kinds of Wood
work and Blacksmthing, such making and repair
ing Wagons and Buggies, Horseshoeing &c. His Shop
is at his residence nearly opposite Mr. w Phifer's
dwelling, and he also has Blacksmith Shop the
back-sreet in the of the Mecklenburg House.
He solicits share of public patronage, and feels
confident he give satisfaction both in workmanship
and charges. Give him trial.
]. H. PROPEST.
January l, 1868,
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Quinn's Rheumatic Remedy
Has effected of Rheumatism that considered
hopeless, certificates to prove which be exhibited
The suffering are invited to give the medicine trial
Orders addressed to the undersigned at Charlotte vii
receive prompt attention. W. W. QUINN.
April 10, 1860. Price 81 so per bottle.
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Ten lines make square.
Advertisements for the Daily will be inserted in the
Tri-Weekly free of charge This is inducemeut
which cannot fail to attract the attention of advertisers
The above rates apply only to the daily paper. Ad-
refreshments will be inserted in the Weekly paper at
the usual regular rates. viz: One dollar per for
tie first insertion and twenty-five cents for each sub
sequent insertion.
Address, JOHN SPELMAN,
Editor and Proprietor,
Oct. FL, 1862 Raleigh, N. G
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MEMBERS OF THE FIRST PERMANENT
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

SENATE.
ALABAMA. NORTH CAROLINA,
VIM YancY, George Davis,
Clement Clay. VIM Il Dortch.
ARKANSAS. SOUTH CAROLINA.
Robert w johnson, Robert w Barnwell,
Charles Mitchell. James L Orr.
FLORIDA. TENNESSEE.
A Maxwell, Langdon Haynes,
j NJ Baker. Gustavus A Henry.
GEORGIA. TEXAS.
Benjamin H Hill Louis T Wigfall,
H. V. johnson. " Oldham.
LOUISIANA. KENTUCKY.
Edward Sparrow, HI G. Burnett,
II j Semmes. William E Simms.
:. MISSISSIPPI. MISSOURI.
Albert G Brown, John B Clark,
james Phelan Y Peyton.
VIRGINIA.
r NJ r Hunter, Total number, 26.
A I Caperton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03

by the thousands have done on every field Of
balle-to be prepared to die, that their blood be
not in vain. BY no dalliancc in your ladies' cham
bers can this be accomplished, by no debating
upon streets, nor by any consideration in the coua
Gil, but by stubborn, hard, resoute fearless blows
upon the deadly field, where lrue men Law down
and seal their patriotism with their blood and
they who live owe il to the memory Of the dead
that their blood shall not have been shed ia vain.
(Applause) An armistice say the doubtful
heStaling Union men. A voice" traitor.
An arm lstice that would relax your arms, would
compel your submission recognition Of the Con
iederate States the disruption Of the American
nsme its eternal degradation peace for month
for year, for five years, wars for generations and
anarchy to the end Of time (Apphuse) Onee
make a division iinc between the North and
South, said the Speaker, and more than one will
divide the North i .elf Ooc stone from The arch
brings it in ruin on your beads.
But who are they that moot these questions
They Of he South do not talk OF armslices ;
they are the men Of the ioyo States Of the North,
and ofMaryand they a,e. lose who have cTept
surreptitiousy, under false pteenaes, no power,
and now, in moro than one great State, threaten 70
transfer the theatre Of civil var from the rebel
lious to the loyahSuues. speak in the pres.
ence Of the military and political representatives.
Of those States here, this night, and say, rather
than that the arm Of the government shall be
P lacd, welcome the spears 10 cur breastsi vel
come civil war to our soil and let them know
that we are not how To be frightened by civil war
in tie North any more than when il, hyla.held
vas raised in the South. (Appause) here
recognize but Two classes Of men. and We CJutue
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03

Answer Yes, sir; saw him take the order
from Capt. Pope.
Question. Was he in his tent or out OF doors Z
Answer. lie was lying down under a shade
tree when he took the order.
Question Did he change bis position on read
ing the order or did he continue to lie down
Ansaer. cannot state positively whether he
rose to bis feet or not bu' at the time he was
reading he order noticed that he was lying in
this position on the ground describing him as
resting on his elbow, his head upon his handy
stion--Did you leave him lying down on The
ground when you came away
Answer--les sir.'
The accused had Tor between Eve and six hours
been listening to the sounds Of the battle raging
Immediately to the right. It's dust and smoke
were before bis eyes, ard the reyerberation OF It's
artillery was in his ears. lie must have known the
exhaustion and carnage consequent upon this
prolonged conflict, and he had reason to believe,
as shown by his note to Gems. Mcdowell pnd
King, that our army was giving away before the
heavy re.irforcemt mis- Of the enemy lie had a
command Of some 1900 fresh and well appoint
ed troops, who had marched but few miles, aud
had not fought a all on that day.
Under these circumstances, should not an or
der to charge the enemy have electrified him as a
soldier, and have brought him pot only to his
fee, and to his saddle but have awakened the
sounds OF eager preparation throughout bis campP
But the buge note Of this order seems to have
fallen unheeded, and after reading il, and at the
e0se Of an interview Of from fifteen TO twenty
minutes. the messenger who bore it turned away,
leaving the accused still lying on The ground "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03
Tribute to Chaplain Roberts
18Th Vermont Volunteers.

CAMP IN THE FIELD, Jad. "a, 1865
EDITOR FREEMAN Sir The eminent ser
vices Of Chaplain J. l.. Roberts, Of the 4.h Ver-
mont Regiment, are deserving Of more than a
passing notice willyo allow one, who has been
witness of bis good deeds, short space in your
valuable paper in which to bear testimony 10 he
great ability and untiriog devotion displayed by
him in the performance of his duties.
Mr.. Roberts i,ined the Regiment while at Ha-
gerstown, Md, 10 October last, and accompanied
it during its last Virginia campaisn, and had, by
By his consistent, Christisn department, kindness
and care Of the sick, succeeded previous 10 the
battle at Fredericksburg, in removing hat disuust
for and contempt Of the Office Of Army aplain
which TO too great an extent exists in the Army,
from all with whom he assoc ated, and in ceusng
the officers an men Of his Regmin', with few
exceptions, to feel towards him a eordi4 friend
ship and warm admiration. Durin! the battle
Of Fredericksburg his labors were unrenitting
and his services invaluable, in the hospital, on
the field, soothing the wounded, cheering the
living, and with all the care and tenderness Of a
father, buryng the dead. He was, during the
terrible scenes Of the three days we sp nj on the
other side Of the river, seemingly everywhere at
once and fearless Of danger from flying shells and
bullets, and Obvious Of fatigue wherever suffer.
ing was to be relieved or good 10 be done, there
- %, Ia. c.u Itf. 80
these seli.imposad duties Attracted The notice and
admiratan Of all grades and the writer frequent
IL heard the remark " That if ali Cnapans
were like him, they would be the best iusritu-
ton in the Army When the wounded of the
Vermont Brigade were sent to Washington Mr..
Roberts accompanied them, giving them every
care and attention. and winning heir uarmest love
and gratitude. He did not leave them until every
one Of them were comfortably cared for in some
hospital, and everything possible ha been done to
alleviate their suf4rings. On his return to bis
Regiment he found that his severe labors had
worked upon his constitution to an alarming ex-
tent, but his recollection Of self came too late to
save him from severe illness, from which he
is now suffering, and which his friends fear may
comrel him to resign The wounded men whom
he accompanied to Warrington desired TO express
their gratitude and appreciation of bis services
by presenting him suitable testimonial, but the
officer, whom they requested to act for them,
could not get leave to go to Washington for that
purpose then, owing to the Apected movement
OF the Army, and the project was necessarily post
poned.
The above is written simply from desire that
the numerous friends Of Mr. r., who are among
your readers, may know the estimation in which
he is held here, aud that he has more than jlst
fed their expectations in regard to his usefulness
in his new 'phere.
Ever yours truly DocToR.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03
From the fifteenth Vermont Regiment
CAAr, FAIRfAx STATION. Va. .
I,nunrv ~ lS62

CAsr, FARrAx STATION, vA.(
January %, 1863
TO the Patriotic People Of East Hard'oiek--
Greeting;
WHEREAS, We, the memNers Of Co b, 18th
Regiment Vermont Volunteers, hearing that
one Orrin B. Hall, private of this company
has reached his home, and ls employed IN mIs,
representing the feelings OF the boys Of said
Ctmpauy, and is moreover offering az high as
$500 for substitute and also reporting tina,
there are Others in the Company that would pay
as high as 81 500. and as such report comes not
from reliable source, we would respectfully
caution the people of Hardwick and the public
at large, not to put any confidence whatever in
said reports, for they are utterly false, am
will not apply to one single case III the coz
pany.
And moreover We would respectfully request
that the sheriff OF said town, at the expi-
ration of his iurlough, would see that ha is
started in due time for his Regiment and Com,
pany. as we are very anxious 10 know who he
will point out that would pay even the sum OF
ten cents. HARDalek BOYS. IA
P.S. We would have the people oi Ii, un.
derstaud that they ara represented In the 18Th
Regiment BY boys who know their hfy. and who
would not return willingly uatll this cursed re-
bcllion is sabdued, or the gallan, old 10Th ceas.
es 10 exist HARnwicK Bofs.
Wdtchman, - 49,.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03
The Night.Shade Family.

Carleton writes to the Boston Journal as
follows
Last night fell IN with friend, Just from the
army-a visitor to tie camp He was very solemn.
he is predi.posed to soemni'y lie has seen ut
little sunshine in his life. lie belongs to the night
shade iamy-a family who generally see that
things are going TO ruin that the couLtry, the
church. the Sute-everyt ing is getting always
worse. No, not always. for | have seen my
friend jubilant over victory for at least five
minutes. The Nightshade thriyes but in dark
ness. You see it in dense forests by damp places,
under the shadow Of precipices-in places
where the sun never penetrates My friend
has been in darkness so long that if you were to
pat him in the bright sunshine be woIld wther.
lie brougb, terrible report of the condition of
the army j was dispirted almost mutnous
homescS men were dying like sheep a IA.
yore expression) No one had any auth rty ;
the mud was awulj the army never could take
the field again the soldiers were tired Of fl ht-
ing for politicians and generals, but would fight
iJr their country perhaps, which last feature was
the only little feeble ray Of light in tn picture.
Quite likely you are having similar reports from
other members Of the Nghtshade fraternity.
Per contra to this, | met another friend Just
from the army, robust, hearty, beef eating fel-
low, who looks on the bright side of things. He
had different report Yes, the army is
dispirited,' said he :" it has been bad weather.
They suffered great deal in the Storm They
have not got over il; but few days of clear
weather aud dry roads will make them oil right
again" Neither Of these gentlemen are soldiers
but both ale civilians, both excellent men, but
different in temperament.
have seen the effects Of mud aud storm upon
troops before to-day. lhe weather has great
deal 10 do with the spirits OF s)ders. To-day
snow and rain-haf and half--is falling Ii is a
homeslck day in camp-a homesiok day almost
everywhere. The bears are out tu-day on Change
dare say, growing that the country is going to
ruin. The ilmid bulls are frightened, are home
sick, and sell their stocks at loss. Tomorrow,
It the sun shines and the ground is frozen, the
soldiers IN camp will laugh and forget the dreari-
ness OF to Gay, and the bulls will be told on
Change buying STOCKS back again at q higher
figure. My solemn friend never slept in camp
I'll last week, never ,aw an army in the mud, OF
after long exposure to a terrible storm, coming
upon the heels of hope deferred. % the other
hand, my robust friend has been long with the
army as an observer Of events, has slept 90 the
ground, wallosed in the muo has seen soldiers
dsplrled an hundred times, knows the effect of
lair weather. and sees no rula ahead. From these
two testimonies you will be able TO draw your own
conclusions az TO the condition OF the army.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03
The Ludicrous Sides Of Life.

The dexrous leap Of thought, by which the
mind escapes from a seemingly hopeless deu,.
ma, is worth all the We, tmenls of dignity which
TIE world Ids. twas ih, readiness IN rsplrtee
which continuity saved Noluire from sccill over
turn Tie once praised auoher writer very
heartily to third person. g. 1t is very strange,
was the reply, that you speak SO well of him,
ior he says that you are a charaan.' 80" re-
Piled Noujre, | think it very likely that Jo,h
OF Us may b. mistaken"
Again, you must all have heard tie anecdo,a
Of the young gentleman who was d',coursiug
very dugmaueaiIy about the sphere Of woman
And pray, sir screamed out an old lady,
what Is tie appropriate sphere OF woman p
\ celestial sphere, madam"
Robert Hall did not lose bis power Of re,ort
even In madness. a hypocrlca condoler with
his mSoriuHcS once visited him in the mad
house. and sid, in a whining touc, "Wh4t
brought you here, Mr.. llal?' Hall significant
ly touched his brow with bis finger and replied
Wbat'll never bring you, sir-too much brain 7"
a rapid change from enthusiasm to nonchahnce
Is often necessary in society. Thus person
once euogi2ing the angelic qualities Of Joan Of
Arc, was suddenly met by the petuhnt question,
"Wha, was Joan of Arc made of?' "She was
Mad of Orleans
A Yankee is never upset by astouishmout.
He walks among the Alps with his hatds in lis
pockets, and the smoke of his cigar is seen among
the mists Of Niagara. One Of this class sauater-
ed into the office of the lightning telegraph, and
asked how long It would take to transmit a mes
sage to Washington. "ren minutes" was the
reply, a can't wait" was the fcioinder.
Sheridan never was without reason, never
failed to eXtricate himself in any emergency by
his wit At a country house, where he was once
on a VISIT an elderly maiden lady desired to be
his companion in walk. lie excused himself at
first on the ground OF the badness OF the weather.
She soon afterwards, however, Intercepted him
in an atemp, to escape without her. "Well,"
she said, " it has cleared up see, "WhN yes,
he answered, 1t has cleared up enough for one,
but not enough for iico."
Ii was this readiness which made John Run.
dolph SO terrible in letort. lie was the Thcrsiles
Of Congress, tongue.sabber No hyperboIe of
contempt or scon could be launched upon him,
Out he could oyer.lop it with something more
'comul and contemptuous. Opposition only
maddcnei him into more brilliant bitterness.
Isn't il a shame, Mr., President said he one
day in the Senate" that the noble bulldogs of
the administration should be wasting their precious
time in worrying the rats Of the opposition I'm.
mediatey the Senate was in an uproar, and he
was camorously called to order. The presiding
officer, however, sustained him pointing out his
long skinny fingers at bis opponents, Randolph
screamed out, Rats, did | say ? mice, mice -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03
4tli9(rllaup.
British Plundet at Lucknow India.

Britis1 Plunder at Lucknow India.
The ground was s'rewn wit gan-cirriga5.
sila, Hlins, mirrors pictures, Sc. lierea wound.
cd man Wos clrrel by poor C0l Ingram, q The
J,th, vino blt q short time before had sfro I'D
past me, and who was morally wounded by some
stray nggets. There solae er might De seen
staggering Under qulutlly 0i heavy piunler,
bits u silver, cudesucks, dishes, and other arti.
c.cs of plate broken up pieces o exquisite ciul
company with o counties, number OF pigeons.
geese, turkeys, Ac. Here a iolowcr-a coolie,pof.
.hlsA cook whose c.l,Ang hitherto SD sclnty
MI 10 dirty was now "sWe.lng it in a ugW
black lic3l' reaching TO his heel, a costly shawl
around his ,holdef., and an embroidered utJH
on bis head Nothing seemed 10 come ani., tl
our mcaj there wa Que trying TO hurry oG Sth
a pondeIolS silver puuchO0wI, so heavy indeed
that be eit "a by my SIDE At the gateway TO be walk
ed oti afterwards By some o.hefof his c1mrlcs .
another came out Of house with an armul ol
Cashmere shlsls Ga Que Of the step, leading
TO The great mosque, observed O tgedy looking
soldier trying on bnghl leather boot eAJ1mtcly
embroidered with gold. TIE l.bfery was enter
ed, and books most Beautifully ilumiuated--
every lel Of which was written, not printed, and
yet son l} done that not fault could De found
10 %, AMI illustrated with the most eNqui-n. Iy-
coorei miniature printing found Kicked
about, urn t. pieces or made pipe. ghi. Of by
the BHU,A G3lhs2 We had heard lht,a mla
Of ourres.ment. who bad been mess butler, pos
sessed a very yliu,be diamond brooch, found the
first day AZ Lucknow. Ol one ofour friends wishing
toe camp, and asking what loot We had, we
took the opportunity Of sending for lhc sergeant
lie came, bringing with him large brooch, .n
10 lhe center OF which was a magnificent br'.an.
surrounded by four or five rows Of stones de.
creA'iag 10 sz- towards the outer row, all vet in
silver. How much is this worth, ON"
'NhN Sir, would not tak- les, than E200U for
II. have been offered $500 lJhs We knew
was lhs htt), but wouldn't l01k at the money.
You bad better close with The aIitr,' Nl, our
aiVcs. "Oh no, sIr not such f5I.' WAit
Will You do with i s'--" When take nv dis
charge, shall carry it home and get it, proper
value. mean 70 sat up public hause on tuu
outskirts OF London, and have good connection
among gentlemen, gentlemen.' lie went away
with h' pr.z', seemingly rather Disguised with
our inclination TO drprec ate itsvl.4e Poor t.-
low hts vision OF the" public and It's d,tiu
gI.,aed pttrons soon yini,hed Ton few weeks
h'er, test more severe than any hitherto tried
having been applied to. his brooch, the G2OUO
d amond turned out 20 be only glass Louion
.lJleHeam
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-03

A correspondent with the Western Army ap-
proved Of lefDavis' threat to hang Union Off
GERS, for the following very nsble reasons
The retaliatory order OF JEFF Davis whereby
no more prisoners are to be paroled, Is too bad
Before he was 50 unklnd, war, to many of our
officers, was not entirely bereit Of amelorating
circumstances. For instance a Colonel with
his regiment was placed at some point on rail
load. The Colonel cultlvates the acquaintance
of the native ladies, plays poker nights with
brother officers, and keeps couple of otderles
whose main business is to keep his Iumbler full
of toddy. Some morning just as the Colonel
has turned in, a few hundred OF Forests or
Mjrgan's gorilas make sweep on the place,
and in i've minutes thereafter they have paroled
the whole command, stolen oil the boats and
whiskey in he tpace, and disappear. The Col
onel and his gallant fellows then 20 home, stay
six months, 90 nothing, draw their regular pay
IRON Uncle Sam, and have capital time gene
rally.
Under the old regime, 1t was just about as
certain that post would be captured and its
garrison paroled as it is that day follows night
or Jew clothing dealer the Army But now,
when capture does nc mean going home Tor six