The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-27

OovEaNOR vAxcgs MEs1AaI The North Caro-
lina Legislature assembled AZ Raleigh, N. e.. o,.
Tuesday last We make sesae extracts from Gov
ernor Vance's message:
The very important subject Of feeding the poor
whose supporters and protectors are In the army,
again demands our attention. The results of thu.
past wear operations are mnet encouraging, ansi
resources Of their state fsGAs anxiety was f.l,
last fatI, as you know, on tE rabjsct gf food and
feass were entertained that suffering, H not actual
starvation, would be Witnessed In many qaa,ters.
Under the authority conferred upon une by your
body purchased and stored away about Sd ,0e0
bushels Of corn, 259, ,0O pounds OF bacon, quan
tty of rice, &c., which I expected would go hu,
little way In supplying the general wants. When
the season closed and the new crop came In,
however, to my surprise and qualification,
found that Major tIoeg, Co,n,nissary Of sub
slstence, had only issued n, the Couriy Com
missiOners about one third 0s the baeon less than
one half Of the cora, and btt very little of the ri.
He reports still on hand sonic 10 00b lbs OF bacon
having fed a number Of negroes engaged an tn.
public works and sold to the army 100000 lbs :,
with ~, W bushels OF corn. have reason 10 be
tieye that from yariaus the crops this year
nave not been abundant as usual, aud thai the
public will be called on tn do more than las,
reasan. hut still see no cause for alarm, aud
my last years experience has encouraged me I D
believe that all can be- fed fsnn our own resources
by proper prudence and economy. respectfully
recommend liberal appropriation among the sev
etai counuts, accof0iny 70 ptuat0n, tor this p;:r
pOse-at least double that 0f last year-and thai
be allowed to buy and store uway corn, flour, and
bacon, as heretofore.
Reports are submitted herewith of the opera
tiOns OF the Ordnance, Subsistence, and O:,after
master departments, whieD a sfrust yni will tin.
satisfactorily The eDterprlssssf running the block
ad. and importing army supplies from abroad has
proven c0mpe4e success. You will see froal the
report that large quantities Of clothing, leather
and shoes, lubrcaiing oils, factory findings sheet
IRON and tin, arms and ammunition, medicines.
dye stuifs, blankets, cation basging ana rope
spirits, coffee, &c have been safe v hrosgh, ill.,
besides considerable frci ght for the Cone.ier,ey
Two thousand and ten bales of cotton have been
sent To Liverpool, the proceeds of which are de
posted tn the credit of the State, less the amount
Of expenses of the vessel. With what we have
imported, and the purchases in our home markets,
l think can safely say that the North Carolina
troops will be comfortably clothed to January,
ls65--shoud God In his providence so long see ii
to atiict us with 4 continuance of The war-eycep;
as to shoes and blankets. Neither the Ordnance e
nor 0nartermaster's Depariments placed too much
reliance on foreign Importation, but every effort
has been made to stimulate home production. -
Both the quality and quantity Of arms and muni
ti"ns manufactured have been improved in the
past twelve months.
We know ut last precisely what we would get
by submission, and therein has our enemy done us
good service-abOliliOn OF slavery, confiseaiinn OF
property, anHterritOral vassaiagr. These are the
terms to win us back. Now. when our brothers
bleed and mothers and title ones cry for brea },
we can point them back TO the brick kilns oi
Egypt-thanks to Mr.. Seward-painly in view,
aud show them the beautiful clusters of Esci,ol
which grow in the land of independence, whittier
we 60 TO possess them. And we can remind them
too, how the pillar of fire and the cloud the vOuch
sated guidOn of Jehovah, went ever before lli.
hungerng multitude, leading away, with apparent
cruelty, from the iullness Of se vitude With such
prospect before them our people will, a. hereto
fore, come firmly up to the full measure of their
duty it their trusted servants do not fail them
They will not cruelty sh their own sons, slain
in their behalf, or put their gallant shades to open
shame, by stopping short OF full and complete
tional Independence.