Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-16
Miscellaneous Items.


Thew nav whatever price is asked for
any article they may wsnf, and the man
who has plenty of money wants = great
many things.
This is one reason-the principal one
we imagine-why prices are so inflated.
Tbs reason why every other article OF
consumption has been run up to ter, M
tv, or an hundred prices, is because some
crazy people are always found to buy
them, and others in consequence are COM
PEELED to do so.
THEIR FUTURE PLANs.-The leading
Northern papers are discussing what TO
do with the South after the Liucoln des-
potism has her securely under foot
Here is the plan proposed by one OF
them:
The question next arises how to hold
the CONQUERED States | We say let the
country be studded with forts, garrison
ed by loyal black men, whose duty 1t
shall be to keep down their former mas
ters.'
We think the Lincolnites had better
conquer US first, before they talk this
way. 1t is we'll enough, however, to
know their base designs, and to keep them
constantly in view, while doing all IN our
power to thWart them.
The inconsistencies of human nature
were never more str ikingly brought to
light than during the present struggle.
A notable instance of this sort came 10
our ears, several days since. A farmer,
who, from the beginning of the war has
been noted for his bold and unmeasured
denunciation of extortioners, is now sells
ing the bacon which cost him twelve
cents per pound, for W dollars d q
half; and selling it at this price, too, to
one of his neighbours, whom he reckons
as a friend, who withal is a minister Of
the gospel !
REVIVAL IN TIE ARMY.-Rey. B. L.
Lacy, Commissioner to Cd and Sd corps in
the army of Northern Virginia, makes
the following encouraging remarks:
"Sinca | last wrote you there has been
a great and blessed work Of grace in pro-
gress in the ID and Sd corps. Net far
from n thousan souls have protested
faith in Christ within the last month
And there are twice that number scri-
ously seeking the way of salvation."-
Rev. Mr.. Lewis, writing from the receiy~
ing hospital Of the same corps, says =
8 THERE'S a deep and wide spread infu-
e9ce here. The half has pot beeh told
in the religio15 neSspaters. Many hre
afraid to write all they feel and knew,
lest 1t be thought wild and cxtravagsnt."
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF EXCHANGE.
Lieut.. Col. Irvine, formerly member of
!; Congress, has been appointed Assistant
J Commissioner to effect at exch2ge Of
dith. He has left Washington fer For
tress Monroe. Irvine was a prisoner at
Richmond feur months.
The New York Times says:
f The rebels, as well az we, now hold
| respectively a large number of prisoners,
> and there are difficulties pending in re-
gard to the matter of exchange. The
quicker these difficulties can honorably
r be solved, the better for US, most I'm
questionably.
"HERMEs," the Richmond correspond.
ent of the Charleston Mercury, writes to
u that Journal under date Of October Goth,
s that the place of Attorney General vaca-
ted by Judge Watts, was offered to Sen.
6 ator Henry, of Tennessee, who declined
it, and it is nov at the disposal of Judge
T Jenkins, of Georgia.
' SOUTHERN WoMEN.-The Southern wo.
6 man beat the world, in their line. A cor
respondent of the Mississippian, writing
t from Uniontorn, November Sd says:
Seeking a refuge for my family (not
for MYSELF from the storm of war, ]
found in this village every social and
: conventional advantage; but the mos,
surprising, as it was the most grateful
feature of all, l found here, was an ex
ample to Southern women, furnished BY
two beautiful girls in the Booker
t House"
Their father, a refugee from Memphis
a very old gentleman, formerly in fin.
circumstances, but now ruined by the
e revolution, had educated them in the ex
n pensire schools: and / found them her,
doing, what do you suppose ? SIrikin,
the piano with most exquisite touch p
Yes. Singing Perdidi, with finely de.
yeloped voices? Yes. But what else
Like those beauties once in Marengo. a,
adjoining county, who had hourished il