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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-03

PROCLAMATION THE PREsIDENE-The follow
ing proclamation from President Davis appeared in
the Richmond papers Of Saturday 10. s a.
1t is meet that, people who acknowledge the
supremacy of the living God, weshould be ever
mindful OF our dependence on Him should remen-
Der that TO HIM alone can We trust for deliver
ance; that to HIM is due devout thankfulneSs for
the signal merces bestowed on us, and that by
prayer alone we hope to secure the continued
manifestation of that protecting care which has
hitherto shielded US in the midst of trials and dan
gers
In obedience to His procepts, we have from time
to time been gathered together with prayers and
thanksgiving and He has been graciouSly pleased
to hear applications and to grant abuadan. ex
hibitions of His favor to armies and people
Through many conflicts we have GOw attained to a
place among nations which commands their respect;
and to the enemies who encompass us around and
seek our destruction the Lord of Hosts has again
taught the lesson ofhs Inspired word that the battle
is not to the strong, but to whOmsoevcr He wlleth
to exalt
Again our enemies, with loud Boosting Of the pow
er of their armed men and mailed ships, threaten
US with subjugation, and with evil Vaccinations
seek, even in our own homes and at our own fire.
sides to pervert our men servants and our mad-ser-
wants into accomplices Of their wicked designs
Under these circumstances, it Is my privilege to
invite you once more to meet together and to pros
trate yourselves in humble supplcation to Him. who
has been our constant and never. failing support IN
the past, and to whose protection and guidance We
trust for the future
To this end, l, Jefferson Davis, President of the
Confederate States of America do issue this, my
proclamation setting apart Friday, the twenty seV-
enth day of March, day Of faStirg, humiliation
and prayer; and do invite the people of the said
States to repair on that day to their usual places of
public worship, and to join in prayer to Almighty
God, that He will continue His merciful protection
over our cause, that He will scatter our enemies
and set at naught their evil designs and that He
will graciously restore to our beloved country the
blessings of peace and security.
In faith whereof, have hereunto set my hand at
the city of Richmond, on the twenty seventh day of
February, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty three.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President
j. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary Of State.
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Justice TO a Soldier,

Officers cannot be too careful in making out and
ubliShiug lists of deserters from the army. Our
tention has been recently called to several cases
which great injustice has been done. The dead
ave been published deserters, and the living are
.equently thus published when they are really on
uty, or prevented by sickness from rejonng their
,mpanies. A lady writes US from Smithfeld, re-
Nesting us to publish the following letter from her
IN, showing that he las been unjustly reported as
deserter. She adds
have given four and q husband to the of
y country, and it rs mortifying TO have of my
rs published adeserIer. He among the first in
us County Johnston to step forward at the call of his
-unry and has been suffering the prvapns Of soldier
Virginia for twenty months. He fought through the
tiles of Seven Pines and around Richmond, and has had
furOugh visit his home since he entered the service
The letter is as follows
FARNvILLE, VA, Feb. Is 1858.
DEAR MOTHER 81 sorry to hear that am reported
) deserter should have been with my regiment be-
re now but they would not let / hope you will tell
OIL Heath where am aud tell him that Gm in the small
* hospital and have been for three months That
the reason havenot gone back to my regiment. Also,
n Lieut. Watson where am if he Is at home would
Their gone to my regiment than to have been sent
re TO the small pox hospital.
Your lOVngson, -
ISAAC W. HINES.
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TrihmfeS of Resnecf.

Our readers will have observed, that good deal
Jour space has been taken up Of late with tributes
Of respect and obituaries over ten lines. To-day
more than column is appropriated to them. Often
they are badly written, and being set up in small
type, they not only occupy space which might be
better appreciated by the general reader, but they
cost US as much as our advertisements do to put
them in type. Many of our friends state when they
send them "f there is any charge send me the bill"
course and one satisfactory to us and perhaps
to the writers, would be to enclose, having regard
to the length So s. to pay for their insertion at
once and insure their publication. "a word to
the wise" &C. =
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ADMINISTRATIONS SALE:

VALUABLE. COAL AND IRON PROPERTY.
Nlne hundred & eighty.seven and half Acres.
vi niEFUE OF A DECREE MADE AT THE DIS
= oonTI OF Pamlco, in the District of North CARROLL
"a ne ease Confederate States of America by John Man
nlng, Jr, receiver, against Robert Patton:
Sna'I SELL on Thursday the 18th day of Nav next at
me Court House door in the town of Pttsboro aud coun
y OF Chatham and State of North Carolina all of John
Tsyiors interest in tract of land living on Deep River
just opposite Egypt containing nine hundred egy-seven
and half acres Said tract land Is in the beart of The
Deep River basin and is u2derad with coal and iron
sPe has been opened % the property. The states are
also rich in oil.
The interest of said Taylor in the property is the local
estate but the Deep River Coal and Iron COMPANY has
right to have the title made to it upon it's paying to the
purchaser the of thousand dollars with interest
thereon fm Jan ist 1880 ANY information desired will
be given addressing John Manning, jr, receiver Pitts
borO, n. g.
Terms of sale, one.thrd to paid on contamination of
the sale by the District Court Onehrd in three months
and the remainder in six months thereafter TLe pucha-
ser giving bonds with good security and the title retained
until all the purchase money is paid. -
drad @ sen aa Sam a ec lnH in The Deep River Coal
aud Iron Company, for cash.
being the stock owned by John Taylor, G. W. God
dsrd aud /. Symou.
JOHN MANNING, JR., REcBIvIR.
FIttsboro, n. C., March 8, 1863 l0-w2m.
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VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

II DESIRE TO SELL MY PLANTATION, SITUATED
two miles east McLeansville station, and ten miles
east of Greensboro The tract contains about 2SS
The land is well suited the production of corn wheat
oats aud tobacco, aud in good state Of improvement
About third of the tract is cleared aud under good
fences and fenced off five separate paris and the balance
in the native very large and splendid meadow in
a first rate condition In addition to a comfortable dwell
inc and all necessary ouhouse there two other good
houses that could easily be moved. small select orchd
the tract is well wstered.
will sell the stock and crop if bought BY the middle Of
MAY next and give immediate possession.
For any further information in reference to the place
appIy to C. A. Boom Greensboro Z. l.. Smith, Gibson
vile, Guilford county.
wish it distinctly understood that will take Cenfeder
ate money for this plantation aud will sell enable
tsrms GEORGE ROE.
C. A. BOON, Agent
M.rcb 1872 l9-lm
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GENERAL ITEMS.

general Convention of the teachers of the Confederate
States will be held Columbia, s. G Tuesday the 2sth
April 1868. The object Of the Convention is to take into
consideration the best means for supplying the necessary
text books for schools and Colleges uniting their efforts
to advance the cause of education Confederay
Praiseworthy object We hope the Convention will he
! we'll attended.
The bakers Of Charleston raised the price bread
to twenty-five cents for half pound loaf Flour is selling
at sxty-fVe dollars per barrel.
The Chicago Tribune is printed paper which is
quarter sorghum fbre Two sorghum paper mills al
ready running in Illinois
An exchange says that should the paper money
increase as rapidly for the six months has during
the past twelve may of the time spoken Of
By Dr. WherspoOn, of the sgners Of the Declaration
OF Independence when creditors running away
from their debtors and debtors pursuing them in triumph
| aud paying them without money
Letters from WaShnss~ stae Irat tue negrOes
the city have increased so per since the emancipation
Act which, it thought, would drive them South
ern people would not hire them unless they slaves
and they could not get work. The small pox is raging
amongst them, and they dying ct the of twenty
| per day.
Our soldiers now rations of tlree-fOurths of
pound four and oneourh of pound of per day.
Their weges ought to be at least &2U per month. soldier
writing 10 the Richmond Enquirer says that the soldiers
already suffering from darha caused by rusty bacon
and badly cooked -four bread, and no vegetables.
Mr.: Perry Moses, of South Carolina of age has
been arrested in Richmond for embezzlng msuey from let
ters in the Dead Letter Office of which he a clerk.
Capt. Howerton late ofthe 57th N c. Regiment, pub
fishes card that he had been unjustIy dropped from the
army list that be restored but has resigned
OH account Of i'll health
The young ladies at Chapel Hill have sent $64 to
Surgeon General Warren for the soldiers the result of
| recent exhibition.
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Death of Edwin G. speisht, ESQ.

We regret to state that this gentleman died at
Bladen Springs, Ala, on the 18th of last month
He was aged about A years. Mr.. Speight was a
native Of this State and had frequently represented
the Counties of Lenoir and G eene in our State
Senate. He removed to Alabama about ten years
since, and devoted himself to painting.
1t has been truly said of him that though de-
clded politician, he was an honest and highly hon.
OFable man, and passed through the ordeal safely,
without sOiling his robes" He was, indeed, an
amiabe and worthy man. Peace to his ashes.
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Gen. N. G. Evans.

Some weeks ago, twas stated in the papers that
fen Evans, then in command Of our forces at Kin
ION, had been charged by one of his officers with
undry unsoldierly and disreputable crimes. We
bserve that court martial has maturcly consider
i said charges and pronounced them wholly untrue.
he court further state that the author of these
harges must have been influenced by malicious
brit and that his conduct was highly reprehensi-
e. We learn from private source, that our peo-
lie about Kinston entertain the highest respect for,
ID confidence in Gen. Evans as gentlemen and an
ficer
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The Richmond Enquirer wants an organ for the
President ION principle" it sees no objection TO
an organ-that is, a paper which will make one
sided showing for those in power. But says that
paper, ian official Journal like the IKOniteur would
give government the means of putting ITS own
construction upon its own acts, and of defending
its officers when unjustly assailed" The Emperor
has his organ, and so ought the President says the
Enquirer! The people ought to be forestalled in
their construction of the acts of the administration
by the construction given to them by white, but
educated slave of the President! Well might Gov
Brown, Of Georgia, ask, as he did not long since,
"whither are we drifting ?"
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The Latest News.

Lawn from an officer from one OF our regi-
ats Of Charleston, who is on recruiting service,
I''. Immediate attack at Charleston or Savan'
n ras anticipated when he left. The enemy nao
,-r. Ace, at Hilton Head with about 80, 900 men,
"a more re-inforcements are expected.
o,r navy on the Mississippi is doing wonders
Ga. the capture of the Queen Of the Vest she
he been re6tted, and She. in company with the
w.bb attacked the iron-clad Yankee steamer, In
#,DoIa last week and sunk her. Lieut. Brown,
demanding the Indianola, with all the officers and
,.sr surrendered to Maj. Brent commanding our
s,.os The Indianola, it was thought, could be
,,,ten No and made of service.
There is a large Yankee force before Vicksburg,
and warm times are anticipated In a few days. Nc
f,rs are entertained from the running by of steam
az As our navy below soon take account of them.
Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee, of Stuarts Cavalry, captured
near the Rappahannock the other day 156 Yankees.
The steamer Nashville was attacked Hear Fort
NeAnis;er on the Ogeeche, and burnt on the 9th
The Confederate Senate has passed the Exemp'
ton bill, but it had not been perfected in the House
Other proceedings of Congress are without general
interest.
There is a report from Galveston, of the I'd ult
Of the capture of the city of Mexico by the French
but it is not confirmed.
Persons from below report all quiet. 1t is SAID
that Lincoln refused to accept Stanlys resignation
snd that he is quite sick in Newborn. 1t is estima
ted that there are about 5000 Yankee troops there
and about 1000 negroes drilling.
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NOTICE..

THE SUBSCRIBER, HAVING At FEBRUAkf
Term 1868, Of. Johnston County Court been any
on,6ed as Executor Of William carp, deceased gives no
tce To all persons having accounts debts claims or de-
maDds against his said esatnr them of all kinds
duly authenticated TO him for payment wMnh Ge i
bar of their recovery. ul,;.r,
Notice is also Civ that Executor of the SAID "liam
Earn deceased SHALL the 18th day Of March next ana
from day to day until the whole sold at the late dwen9
house Of the said William carp in the County OF
VA - vaInable about two hundred barrels of corn. fo
der. cation wagon and gear, five CARTS two OK ss'iS
household and kitchen furniture and other Articles
On credit of six months bond with approves sarees
will in every Instance be required Of the sna
no viii be delivered to the or Alter
m , rsonsI and perishable property is sold; the sub
sc5er will then offer for rent the plantation Of ms selo
testator, until the LIST day Of january. 1884; .
Johnston Co. N. c. Feb. q, 1853. l8-W9swto.
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Another Libel OH the Slate.

The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th February,
contains another libelous attack on this State from
the pen, we presume of John Mitchell, the newly
imported Irish editor.
The article referred to is nothing more nor less
than an attempt to produce the impression that the
Conservatives who have the control at this time Of
our State government are engaged in the work of
destroying the Confederate government-that they
have formed conspiracy" for that purpose, and
that their object is to construct the old Union,
or form a middle Confederacy. The resolutions re-
Gently adopted by few Destructive leaders, who
held their meeting in the Commons Hall, are pub
lished and commented on, and warmly endorsed.
1t is bad enough to have to endure the gross par
tySm Of Mr. Davis administration but it is intole-
raole to be thus bvv aiuUsI IN MS very presence,
and no doubt with his consent if not approval, by
this seedy foreign adventurer. North Carolina is
treated like province in the appointments which
are made, and on the back of this she is hunted,
and her reputation backened, in the eyes Of those
who do not know her, by the miserable hounds of
power. This writer appeals to our soldiers in the
field and tells them that those who have the man
agement of our State affairs are not true to them
or the Southern cause. lie does not know that
three-fourths of these gallant men are themselves
Conservatives and friends of Gov. Vance. They
will scorn his appeals.
This man Mitchell is nothing more nor less than
a monarchist. He was a monarchist in Ireland, and
he is now. He wanted Ireland to have her
. Parliament and her King, like England. THAT
which is bred in the bone is hard to out of the
flesh" He broke the laws of England and was BAN
ished, because he wanted a domestic, and not for
eign King over Ireland. lie was transported to
Australia for the offence,-how did he get backG
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ORR NEW TERMS.

DIR NEW
,rrounced that in consequence of the excessive
We articles of living, and the cost publishing
vrance that after the 10Th of the present month,
rates of S. charges wi" b s. a; OF 'i iS advance.
J" months, so
q Weekly year, eO
Smorths, on
Aa l'.snts for subsequent insertions.
'Dd p.rsons sending less sum than the above after
- will be credited according to the above rates
:PrcA ai STANDARD i; conducted ''siG.
GP'a'0sS h. nosifei FOUR WEEKS before their time is oa
'' S's on their papers, and unless the subscription
oss "s I1s the popr ,oR 5. Til. i: r:
FV i. and rsaeau your subscyiPtiaH. ....
W.T. IT, Subscrbers desiring their papers changed mus
- DIST Office from, as we'll as the one to which
,bsv dese the change TO be made
February 4, 1868.
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ber 1862 Mr.. Courts would give broker for 81 900,
bond which was immediately sold for s., 2OO
9th. The committee (Mr. FOy excepted,) think
the State has lost, because Mr.. Courts refused to
pay out Treasury notes If he had. paid them out,
they would have been scattered over the Confede-
racy to buy meat in Tennessee saltpetre in Georgia,
salt in Virginia, mules in the mountains and to pay
soldiers bounty wherever our armies marched. The
brokers could not have gathered them in short
time, as Gov. Bragg and Mr.. Foy think, and
brought them to Raleigh to be funded. Until
gathered in and funded, the State would have paid
no interest
SOLDIERS BOUNTY.
7th. M. Courts policy injured the soldiers. II
the bounty of $50 had been paid jim Treasury notes
in November, 1862 that bounty could have been
sold to the broker for $50. Mr.. Courts gave the 50
to the broker when the soldier ought to have had it.
9Th. If Mr.. Courts could take the responsibility
to "g!ve" per cent bonds for currency at par,
why could he not be bold enough to 'gve the bonds
for a premium? Would anybody but broker have
blamed him?
Mr. COURTS ON DILEMMA HORN
9th, and lastly. Granting everything Mr. Courts
claims in his Defence he cannot escape this dilemma:
He either knew the State was injured by his policy,
or he did not If he did not know it, he was not
fit to be Treasurer. If he did know it. why did he
not report the fact to the Convention which was in
session in May, and get the law so altered as to
satisfy his scruples? The loss to the State during
the month of May alone, was $61, 800. But still
Mr. Courts continued his policy, with the Conven
ton in session, which could easily have been ap,
peaed to. The horns Of this dilemma gore and
bore you, Mr.. Courts. You got the Convention, in
May, to give you authority to issue more Treasury
notes, which you never issued; bat not word did
you say of brokers' pockets bursting with money
which ought to have been saved to the State, or
gone to the soldier or the public creditor. One
law actually required" you to issue the notes
but you did not obey the law, except in part
PRACTICAL REFLECTION.
The Conservatives are charged with having in.
jared the State by ousting Mr.. Courts and putting
Mr.. Worth in his place Mr.. Worth is selling sir
per cent bonds at lO5, while Mr.. Courts managed
to sell eight per cent. bonds at 100. Are the Con-
servatives guilty or not guilty of the charger
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P0CKFT BOOK STOLEN.

II the e5tb of February at Weldon or short time De-
fore arriving al that place the cars from Petersburg
large POCKET BOOK containing between SLOW ana SzCI
in North Carolina and Confederate money one noe Vi
hand for $500 drawn by G. F. Bason, payable 70 Sere
mab Bason certificate for one share IN the oSsr
of vaIne TO myself will give the finder $50 Tor the peck
ct book lis contents for such u d on as
lead to its recovery. The pocket book t9upe OF ns &
Standard, or with the subscriber at Graham n
,, ~ N n Fob 81 1863 lS-w&sw3t.
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Valuable House and Lot I'm the Town of Clarks-
vile. MeckIenburg CO.. Va. for sale.

SAID PROPERTY CONSISTS OF ONE ACRE OF
- ground "a of it in garden, highly improved well sit
uaied well encnsed) having large two story franz
ed dwelling, with six rooms, fire place in EACH besides
and two porches smoke house, kitchen, pou
thy house. and well of the best water; all in state of
good repair except that the kitchen begns to need shing
ling
Price three thousand dollars. Possession giVe nsmed
Gtey. Apply to B. ID. Morton. Postmaster, or VIM. H.
Morton, Jr Teller Exchange Bank GAINESVILLE Mecklen
burg County, Va, W. I. BAILEY.
March & 1888 lg-2tpd
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co rToN FACTORY FOR SALE.

r1HE SUBSCRIBERS OFFER FOR SALE THElE
Eotton Factory in Aamance County. situated
fonrteeu miles south otGraham The machinery Is goOo
order and runs eighteen looms and eight spinning -
tits now in successful operation, with fu supply "
hands. . ~ A,bs.-;hars Hav
River P. O., Alanance, North aT9ERppSSo McADEN
1870 l3-w&sw3mpd.
~ Richmond Examiner and Augusta OonSu'ui0n0'iat
copy to amount of $40 each
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500 REWARD.

n
DUNAwAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBER, ON SAT-
IA, URDAY, the 10th day of January last, nv negro
man. WESLEY, about six feet three four inches
high and weighs about IT'S or $50 pounds yellow COM
pected good countenance about u or %
Years old and has his left foot left from the cut
of ali axe He is considered by traders No fellow.
will pay the above reward for the delivery of said negro 20
me- at TOMS CREEK or FIFTY DOLLARS, if confined
Va as he mostly raised there and purchased of ThOs
Tunan, ST.. several years since. -
MATTHEW W. STRICKLAND
Toms Greek, ~ L., Feb 70, 1868. lO-w2m.
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March 8, 1856
a25 REV

WDROKE. JAIL, AT OXFORD. GRANVILLE COUN-
Id TY a man calling himself W. BARR, who was
fined in said iail for Larceny He had when be left
brown hat and black pants his complexion is rather
light dark long hair small goatee and moustachei about
IS wears old He carried of pair of grey blankets The
above reward will be paid for his apprehension and coll
W. A. PHILPOTT, Sh'f.
ls-w&sw3w.
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Feb. 90, 1858.
March 8, 1858.
ATTENTION

a LII PERSONS WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE
"A 4sth Reg't. N. C. NJ, between the ages oil 10 ana
40 years. including all persons who haze FURNISHED snoS
tutes and all persons claiming exemption nom any cause
whatever will appear in GRAHAM, on the 18th and l4th
MARCH next with three days ratOns for medlca! exam
nation and enrolment Commissioned officers of each
company in the Reg will that all persons in their re-
spectve Districts belonging to their respective 0oPanie"
are at Graham, agreeable tn the above order:
JOHN A MURRAY,
Col. Com. 4Sth Regt N,
Feb. 10, 1858. Low"