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We again depart from the usual custem, to an
nounce in our Editorial columns the decease of an
estimable lady frisnd-Mrs CATHARINE B. CLARKE,
Of this Cty-who expired very suddenly On the
14th instant, at Weldon, her way to visit one Of
her daughters in Halifax County. She was indeed
a "ruother in Israel" She went about doing g Il,
especially in our hospitals to which she was con-
slant and most welcome vsite- as long her health
would allow. Many soldier will remember her
as the lady friend who knet beside his rough couch
to minister to his wants, to speak kind word and
to point him to that better country where there
TO maladies and no wars. A kind, and generous
and loving heart has ceased to beat. Her family
and intimate friends, and our community generally,
and the soldiers in our hospitals have sustained
great loss in the death Of this benevolent Christian
lady.
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DATES OF SEcsssIoN.-Phe Richmond Dispateh
places Georgia next to South Carolina in the order
Of secession. In note to section 8, 100 Of the
"Georga Code, the Compiiers say: The folk y.
ing is the order in which the several States scceued
from the United States, to wit:
l. South Carolina, December Goth, 1860.
2. Mississippi, January 9Th, 1851.
8. Alabama, January 18th, 1851.
4. Florida, January 18th, 1861.
8. Georgia, January l9th 1861.
6. Louisiana January GOTH 1861.
Z. Texas, February 1st 1861.
8. Virginia, April 18th, 1861.
9. Arkansas, May 9th, 1851.
10. North. Carolina, May 20th 1861.
II. Missouri, August, 1861.
Southern Recorder.
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IMPORTANT FROM GEORGIA. IT is raene than vhEs-
pered that an assault ID force soon to be made by
the Confederates upon the most important peint 10
Georgia held by the enemy. Under the motives
which have regulated eeEaoria oondnos, in sub
ordinating these columns wholly to the grand o.
ject of Southern Independence feel that we car
not safely descend TO particars aud give our read
ers the benefit Of the particulars Of the grand sRter
prise now maturing " rid the Empire State Of the
South from the foot Of the oppressor. Eyenss,. we
-Nac0n Telegraph, Q;t. 1874.
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MASONIC.

TIME GRAND LODGE OR F. & A.. M. OF
n North Carolina will meet in Shis City Monday
evening the 5h Deeeabsr next at O'Clock, for the TRIMS
action Of business
Officers osSubordinate Lodges requested to attend
in person. have special delegates appointed the
stntion and general regulations Of the Grand Lodge
quire. WILLIAM 7: Balm,
Grand Secretary.
Raleigh, n c., Oct. II, 1854 sid
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CAROLINA STANDARD:
Alabama.

Alabama. -
The State Of Alabama seems to have given up
the contest Her Legislature was in session recent
ly for some tweivs days, sna adjourned without
doing anything forhe defence Of the State or any
thing in aid of the Confederate cause The follow
ing message from Gov. Watts is melancholy COM
mentary on the non. action Of the Legislature -
EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT OF Ala,
MoNraoAERY, Ocr. Tth, 1864.
To the General assembly of Ala6ana: :.
l have received, through your committee, the
announcement Of your intention to adjourn to-day
This announcement received with deep regret
The great Object for which you were called togeth-
er, in extraordinary session. has failed to be accom-
pshed. This failure may result in the most c.
lamitous consequences TO the State. The State is
not properly defended 1t is not in my power, un-
der your present law, to have it properly defended
1t was in your power to accomplish this desirable
end. Unfortunately, in my judgment, you have
tailed to exercise this power.
i have no further communication to make to you
now; but trust that mcrciful God vii! protect
us, and enable the tried and true men, already in
the military service to beloved State from
all impending dangers. hope, when you return
to the regular session, the Oliver of all good Will
inspire you with the wisdom to devise and to 40
what shall be best for the success of our cause and
the establishment of our country s. liberty.
Governor of Ala.
1t is stated that this message produced profound
sensation. Some of the members denounced it in
round TERMS and it was proposed to return the OBJ
noxious document to the Governor endorsed in
black envelope, significant Of the wrath of the
House; but on calling the yeas and nays it was
found the House was without quorum. and so the
members dispersed
! Alabama was the third State to secede from ths
Union. She is evidently now hating between two
opinions. Reconstruction resolutions were intro
duced into ,tLs Legislature, discussed, and voted
down. Where and who are the traitors now p
North Carona-the tory State" as she is called
by many Southern hotheads-has sent one hun
dred and eighteen thousand conscrps to the war; her
Junior reserves have volunteered to defend Rich
mond, and her Home Guard is now under arms for
local service to spare the regulars for the de-
fence Of Richmond; but Alabama, the home of
Yancey and the hotbed of "peaceable secession"
refuses to require her militia and State officers
to defend her own soil!
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sntimations having been given out by the press,
that Convention of the Governors Of the severa!
States would assemble soon at Augusta, Ca we need
not longer preserve silence on the subject, though
we doubt the policy CT its publicity, for the reason
that the enemy is so ready to misconstrue every
thing which occurs among US. We have known of
the proposed meeting for several weeks.
Gov Vance left this city on yesterday to attend
the meeting at Augusta on Monday next 1t is
Simply meeting for consultation among the Gov
errors of the States this side the Mississippi 1t is
not peace meeting in any other sense than that
those who attend it at peace, desire peace with
all ard especially with our Northern enemy, and
will d. ak they within the scope of their powers
to promote peace. We presume that they will meet
without a programme and without any specified
object except to consult upon the general interests
of each State and Of the Confederacy We trust the
meeting will result in good to the cause Co"seroa-
t;rs
We are delighted with the information communi-
catad BY the Governors newspaper, that the "in-
visible" Editor of that sheet has "known Of the pro
posed neetI 8 for several weeks" The Governors
newspaper doubts the policy Of its publicity" in
one breath, and in the next it publishes the fact.
Ihe invisible" can, therefore, both keep and tell
. secret
Ghe Governors newspaper furnishes the public
with what is not the object Of the meeting with a
verdancy seldom observed in the ncwspaperial
world. 1t says, lit is not peace meeting in any
other sense than that those who attend it are at
peace desire peace with ALL and especially with our
Northern enemy" These Governors then, .are
al peace and still desire peace wit6al." Is that
sos What mean those marchings and counter-mar-
chngs those booming cannon and that rattling mus
ksty3 Are at psacs!" Who ever heard the like ?
1t may be that one statesman may take part in
Tile deliberations Of these Governors, but we can
nave no hope that, as a body they will rise to
'hs height Of the great argument" committed to
ulsT bands. 1t will DO doubt be pleasant meet
Tag to the parties personally. Good wine and whis-
Asy will circulate and cheer the braiu-good cigars
I'LL be smoked-good dinners, even iii Augusta,
Will DO consumed and some very doubtful jokes
WIN BE- told; but beyond this We doubt if much will
'e accomplished: There is not moral courag aaA
'n'fal honesty enough in the country to save lac
s0sntry. ave have known" this latter fact "ior
several weeks, and though tive doubt the p LEY
oi'ss publicity" We concluded on r,A,ctlca to nut
1t in print.
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The Tribune, as usual thinks that
1.-THE rebellion is doomed, the Union must tri-
umph; slavery is to die, and Lincoln's and John.
sons election next month assured. Let all rally
round the fag' and make their majority on the
popular vote and in Congress overwhelming"
Gen. Sherman tslegraphs as follows:
Altoona, October 9-S. P. NJ
Aajor- General Razlsck, Chief of Staff: ,
l reached the Kennessw Mountain, October 6,
just in time to witness at distance the attack on
Altoona. had anticipated this attack, and had
ordered from Rome, General Corse with reinforce
ments. The attack was met and repused, the enemy
; losing some two hundred dead and more than one
thousand wounded and prisoners. Our loss was
. about seven hundred in the aggregate. The enemy
captured the small garrisons at Big Snanty and Ack
worth and burned about seven miles of our railroad
but we have at Altoona and Atlanta an abundance
Of provisions. Hood observing our approach, has
moved rapidly back to Dallas and Van Writ, and
am watching him in case he tries to get Kingston
OF Rome Atlanta is perfectly secure to as, aud this
army is better off than in camp.
W. T. SHERMAN, Major General.
Grant has returned from Washington to the army.
The Governor General of Nova Scotia, Major Gen
oral Doyle of her Brttanc Masstys service, is Oh
! visit to Grant near Petersburg. He is received
with marked distinction.
General Burbridge has made report of the late
fight at Saltville which lie claims to have met and
: Confederate under Echols, but night coming on he
retreated under cover of darkness leaving bis dead
wounded in the hands of the enemy. He is on his
! way to Sherman, having been ordered to return.
!, There has been financial crash in England
many houses having failed for large liabilities
The Federal steamer Kearsage was cruising in
search of the Florida.
The Japanese batteries had fred on the British
war vessels, which had been threatening them for
some time. ..-
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RALEIGH: WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1864.

We publish to-day the official vote by Counties
FIR Governor at the recent election in this State,
notely furnished US by the Secretary Of State.
We shall make no further comment at present on
this vote or on the character of the election 1t is
sufficient to say, as We can prove that the election
was mere farce, and that there is no freedom of
ballot in the State of North Carolina. We have
prepared statement of facts on the subject based
IN proofs both oral and written, which we have laid
away for future use.
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Raleigh, Sapt. %. l.3s4
A NEW BOOK.
TnE BATTLE OF GREAT BErnELs
By FRANK L WILSON.

- By FRANK L WILSON.
vIll3IS LITTLE VOLUME WILL BE
Il nesdy IN y few Days, we'll printed on fine white Eug-
iisl paper. Every North Car,nan should have copy.
Price 81 50 rer single e.,py; copies for 81; and 10
copies 6DE 3f2 50. " The receipt Of the Nancy the
work will be seut TRss OF POSTAGE.
Address FRANK l. WILSON
Raleigh. N C.
~ Newspapers in the Ssate copying the above. or
noticing editnriay, by sending marked copy, will
haxe ,h. b,ok sent to them free .! postage
l.. W.
s*piems.,.a. 1854: o. IT.
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II an overseer should so far show incapacity to
mal.sge plantation Of fifty hands as to ackncwl'
edge that two thirds ofthem had run away or were
loungng about their quarters instead of coming 10
the field and recovering the crop from the grass
and weeds which had been allowed to take posses
sion of it, and should come to lis employer with
these facts before him to ask for additional help,
what would be the reply? Why, sir, q nrst Aid
gather up the runaways and laggards have gwen
you and make them work before you ask me or .
larger force Why would not like response be
entirely appropriate to the exorbitant demands be-
ing made upon the country by our Confederate
overseer President Davis! Is not the parallel be-
tween the plantation overseer and the Confederate
Executive fair in all respects! Then why should
he not receive the same treatment? Is he not our
agent, sworn to execute the laws. and enforce dis
ciplineP Why is it, then, that the President ad-
mits that tw thirds of the army are absent from
their commands, half of these without leave, and
does not apply the proper correctves to get them
back instead of asking the country to drain itself
of resources necessary to the support of the army
and the community? Why does he not exhibit
some of the magnanimity of that noble man, Gen.
Lee, who says, I am to blame, come and help me
out of the difficulty? But no; the President is
always right and somebody else to blame. Con-
gress or some displaced general must be made the
scape goat.
We could not help being impressed the other
day, at the Capitol, with the manifest improperly
of the Executive counselng the State to interfere
with the war power OF Congress in the matter Of
exemptions. Of course, we do not mean to say
that Mr. Davis considered an act Of the Legislature
forcing Confederate exempts into the State militia
an interference with the constitutional power of
Congress for raising and supporting armies; but We
maintain that such is the effect of his Argument
In order to show the fallacy Of the reasoning on
this question, it is sufficient that he brought him
self to the reluctio nd a6surdu when he asserted,
IN closing bis remarks this head, that the laos
of the States are supreme all ooer the land :"
whereas the Constitution of the Confederate States
asserts that "This Constitution, and the laws of
the Confederate States made in pursuance thereof,
and all treaties made or which shall be made
under the authority Of the Confederate States shall
be the supreme law Of the land. "-Aontgomery
Adrertiser.
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pa.ORKBEPERssHIP OF THE
S EN- A TIE.

yFkHE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY
l. announces himself az CANDIDATE for the office OF
ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER to the SssA7s of North
Caropsst the ensuing session Of the Legislature. have
bssnin service. wounded, and am now light duty
II elected, will Do all gan to serve the Senate faithfully
aHd'soeeptabiy. J. b L0UDERMlLK.
September 20, 1884, 5S-tf.
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The YELLOW FEVER IN WILM,NeroN AND. n

The YELLOW FEVER IN WILMINGTON AND NV
BERN--Fhe last Wilmington journal says:
We hear of one or two deaths by yellow fever
since our last report but only one new case-a
negro.
Unless We have change of wind to the Soatb,
with warm damp weather, we apprehead no danger
from the spread of the disease; hpt as we have NO
guarantee that such change Of wind may not TAX
place at any time we see no reason for cnaaging
our advice to those who can conveniently get their
families out Of town. and that is to get them out
without hurry and without panic but simply IS =
matter of precaut,on.
A letter received by gentleman here. states
that there had occurred ir Nexbern within a.
hcurs-that is to say-in one day and night. lI9
deaths from Yellow Fever. This is fearful, and ap
pears almost incredible; still the writer ofthe letter
is perfectly truthful gentleman and places sa,l re-
lance the inform:tion upon which his staseaseut
is based. This can hardly, we suppose, be taken
an average, or ANYTHING like it. Still the average
is undoubtedly high. Tho Yankee troops have
been hurried off into the woods or anywhere OF
coure they have suffered" -.
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We learn from letter from Capt John W. Wig
gins, Of General Magruder's STAFF, dated Houston.
Texas, that Maj. George W. Wray, of Gen. Magru-
ders Staff, died recently and was buried at Calves
ton. Maj. Wray was a native Of Hampton, Va
lI,s family resides in Warren County, liz this State.
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NORTHERN ELEcrIoSs.-In the racent State cleo.
tons in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana the Re :
publicans were successful by large majorties. The
same result may be expected in November. There
elected
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300RKEEPRRsHfP OF THE
90 MON s.

WHHE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY
IL announces himself q CANDIDATE for the ofice Of
PRINCIPAL D0cRKEEPER Of the House of Commons
of North Carolina at the ensuing session "f the Legsla
tnre II elected viii spare pains efforts to
tie House of Commons acceptaby and faithfully. have
been in tile service, wounded and am now detailed
for light w,rk MERRILL r BECK.
Seotsu bsr ~. 1894 ST.
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We regret to state that Capt J. W. Down, of
>'Apany |, 47th regiment, died recently in Rich
''''o from wound received at Rams Station
0ape b. was an excellent officer, and had seen
much service.
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WELL DosE.-At the Randolph Superior Court
short time slnce q man named Baker, wealthy ant.
highly respectable, was convicted Of distBing COZ
trary to law, and fined $500 and imprisoned for t~
months-CAarlotte Bulletin. -.
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The Louisville Journal says the tobacco crop in
that vicinity threatens to be almost total failure.
Tue scarcity of labor and protracted drought in thu
early part of the summer nterfered materially witt.
planting and the fields that were planted being
eaten up with worms.
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On, learn the following casualties in Company D,
Wv sa regiment N. c. troops in the Valley, on the
N;..: s'a"t: Wounded and missing, William Golfer.
~ '"g' W. u Reed, j. T. Davis and Francis R.
"-ss supposed to be captured. None killed.
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I'D f.. ST D, OF. RANDOLPH, RE.
De spectfuy informs the Members of the House Of
Commons Of the ensuing Legislature that he is candi-
date for ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER,
October 10, 1854 6a-tHsl.
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Our Terms.
Persons subscribing for the Standard will please
.h.orve that our terms are as follows:
Weekly months $40; Semi-Weekly months
Ok We regretted to have to advance our prices,
Init we could not possibly afford the paper at for
rnsr rates. We are under obligations to those who
have promptly renewed in accordance with cur new
terms. -.-sy IS.
Advertising: One square of ten lines or less first
insertion So, and 50 for each subsequent insertion
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44rII SENATORIAL. DISTRICT.

ulDIT9R STAEDARD:-PLEASE ANNOUNCE j.
II e. MARLER. Esq as candidate to represent
the people of the Dstriet composed Of tho
of Yadkin Surry, Ashs, ALLEGHENY. and Waun-
g. fill the vacancy accustomed by the death Of Col
Spesr.
Sept 49, 1854 SID.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

IL Masonic Funeral the 5th Sabbath in the present
month"; of l. MATTHEW'S at the late residence of the said
Matthews, sevsa miles Northwest of Raleigh
Masons invited by the widow to.a.tend.
Oct. II, 1854 std.
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McCuILocH vs.. BooK.-The decision made in this
case on yesterday in our place by his Honor Judge
French, will, doubtless, prove interesting to many
The petitioner, Joseph d. McCulloch, is private
Of Capt Boon's company Of senior Reserves. He
lacked only atsw days Of being fifty years old when
he was enrolled and he was over fifty when he
was ordered into service. The point made by bis
counsel was hst the spirit aud reason of the act Of
Congress, which says that "sll white men, resi-.
dents Of the Confederate States, between the ages
of seventeen and fifty, shall be in the military ser.
vice Of the Confederate States for the war; releases
man from said service after he has attained the
age Of fifty. No language in the act, puts any
young man just coming Of the age Of seventeen in
the service; yet the officers Of the government are
daily enrolling the young men so soon as they ar
rive at that age The liberal construction, and they
held reasonable construction, which puts these
young men in on their arrival at that age, ought to
exempt those Who come to be fifty BY parity Of
reasoning The Case was fully argued by the conn.
sci on both sides, after which his Honor decided
against the petitioner and remanded him into the
hands Of his captain. The counsel for the govern
ment was Ralph Gorrel, ESQ; aid for the petition:
er the Hon. J. A. Gilmer, Hon. ]. Z, Mclean, and
Messrs. Scott and Seott-Gresns6orO' Citizen.
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MONEY MARKET.

MONEY MARKET.
Gold-271<.
Silver-25
Bank Notes. forl.
Confederate Bonds-ll5 long dates.
Confederate Bonds-par short
State Treasury Notes-not funSshIep 10 uer cent
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The Lvnehburg Republican, a strong administra-
ton paper, asserts that any who is willing to
spend five or ten thousand dollars can keep out of
CONSUMPTION at Richmond, and adds that the rich
men of Richmond and Lynchburg have kept out in
that way. We are not at all surprised at th state
ment, because We are assured that gentleman in
this Sta recently paid an official at Richmond one
hundred dollars to put his official signature to
paper. The gentleman had been trying to get the
official to discharge his duty for several days, but
was put off FROM time to time, when some one we'll
posted advised him to try bride, which he did,
and found it to act like chafm.-Progress
Who is responsible for this corruptienr Who
but the heads Of the gocsrnn.ent' If Mr.. Davis
would make an example now and then, there might
lie some hope that these corruptions would be ar
rested and healthy influences generated in their
stead but favorites must not be displaced or even
questioned for their conduct, and those who conf
plain of these things Holdenites" and traitors
Wo to the land in which brides more potent than
law or justicel Wo to the land which author.
ICES by law the dstillation Of spirituous heuors,
and whose officers in many instances are saturated
with that fire water which shrnks up both the
brain and the moral sense, and makes man byute
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STRAws-The Raleigh STANDARD is delighted
with the letter Of Mr.. Boyce Of South Carolina, in
favor of"a peace which reconces the interests and
feelings Of the belligerents peace in short, which
restores harmony" Of course this means . re
storation Of the despised Union, which Mr. Boyce
and the Standard worked so hard to Destroy
Every manly feeling of the South will spurn such
restoration, as every drop Of blood of her mar
tyred sons will cry out against it.-Fay Observer.
The Standard worked hard" to save the Union,
not to destroy it But for the course of the Stan.
liability have ranged herself along side the original
secession States. large majority of the Demo-
cratic party of the State favored secession on
count of Lincolns election, and the old Wing
leaders responded and were abou, to give up the
contest when the Standard rushed to the front,
displayed the banner of the Union, and at least
delayed the catastophre from February to May,
1851. The Observer acted as an ally of the STAN
dard in the contest, and in that capacity did some
effective service.
We have not at any time taken ground for the
restoration of the old government We have pub
lished the letter of Mr.. Boycs, which proposes .
Convention of all the States, and we repeat, we do
not perceive any other feasible practicable mode
by which the war can be arrested and peace restor-
ed to the whole country. We 90 not recall what
We said in our last to wit that Mr.. Boyce's letter
seems to meet the almost universal approval of our
citizens. And what will the Observer say when
We inform it, as we now do, that Gov. Vance,
in a conversation a few days since with some gen.
tlemen on the streets of Raleigh spoke in terms of
warm commentator Of Mr.. Boyce's letter? Put
that in your pipe and smoke ii, Mr.. Obssrver.