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THE NORTH.
General Lee to % his Army.
HEADQUARTERS ARIY OF NoRTHERS VA
- Ianiiarv ,a9d 1874

January Ezd, lSO4.
General Orders, No. q
The commanding, General considers it dne to the
army to state that the temporary reduction Of ra-
tions has been caused by circumstances beyond the
control of those charged with its support Its well
fare and comfort are the objects of his constant and
earnest solcitude and no effort has been spared to
provide for its wants 1t is hoped that the exertons
now being made will render the necessity but Of
short duration, but the history of the army has
shown that the country can require no sacrifice too
great for its patriotic devotion.
Soldiers you tread, with no unqual steps, the
road by which your fathers marched through suffer
ing, privation and blood to independence.
Continue to emulste in the future, as you have
in the past their valor in arms, their patient endu
rance Of hardships, their high resolve to be Free
which no trial could shake, no bribe seduce, no
danger appal and be assured that the just God who
crowned their efforts with success, will, in His own
good time, send down His blessings upon yours.
. (Signed) R. E. LEE General.
This temporary reduction of rations, is, indeed,
rebuke to the country perhaps to the Cornmissary
General more than to any one else. Oh / that he
would resign Richmond Enquirer.
Our brave soldiers who have left home. and kim
dred, and friends to meet the enemy, must not be
/ allowed to suffer- The people must divide with
them to the last pound of meat and the last crust
of bread. They will do it. but they have right to
demand when they do this that the most rigid econ
omy shall be observed in the Commissary depart
ment and that shade officers at home shall be placed
on the same footing with the people, and not be
permitted longer to consume supplies Of four and
bacon, and sugar. and rice, and the like at govern
ment prices. This is no time, if there ever could
be time in this country, for privileged orders
We do not know to what extent the Commissary
General is to blame for this reduction of rations.
If the rations not to be had then he is not to
blame, and we may well anticipate the most dis
tressng consequences for the supplies of -four and
meat cannot Oe increased for months to come; but
if rations could have been obtained by energy
and better system by the department IN charge,
and the army is suffering in consequence of neg.
lect, then the Oommissary General should be re-
moved and more efficient man appointed in mis-
place
But We beg pardon,-we do not belong to the
original secession family, and therefore have no
right to criticise make suggestions. That which
is allowable and commendable in others, is treason
in
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Conversational.

" RI cHxoED, Jan. 3o-The House to-day passed
the oil thas the act to put end to substitution
sha 1 not apply to any farmers planters who were
eng aged the 9Th inst in the production of grain,
pro risions family supplies. The principal pro-
visi ms of the bill heretofore reported passed by A
yea : to 81 nays. The House also passed the bill
that all officers. soldiers aud seamen permanently
diss ,led in line of duty shall be retired but the rank
pay and emeluments TO continue till the end of the
waf or as long as they continue retired. The Sec.
res ~ of War may assign them to such duty they
able to perform. All vacancies caused by re-
tire officers shall be filed the sane as in cases of
dea tn or resignation The House was in open. ses-
sio ell day, from which it is supposed it has taken
action in the important matters IN secret session
the Senate bill introduced to place in service all
m ale free negroes from 1S to 90, as aborers team
81 ;ers etc, referred to the Military Commit
: A. memorial from Dr. Gibbs, President of the
Association in behalf of the Press of the Con-
fe derate States praying that Congress pass act
t curtal the efficiency of the Press presented
b. the President to the Senate and referred to the
y .ilItafy Committee. 49,
The Senate passed resolution Of thanks to North
1arolina soldiers who have volunteered for the war.
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nnr the Standard.

At a meeting held at VIM. Il. Patricks Beaver
Creek District, Wake county, January 23d, to con-
slider what is est to he done in our unhappy con
dtion, the following officers were appointed: H. U.
Lashley, Chairman, and G. \. Holland, Secretary;
On motion Of K. Johnson, Esq, the Chairman ap-
pointed a committee of three to draft resolutions
for the conyideration of the meetg aad he appoint
ed K. Johrsson Esq, Charles Pefiuy and A. j. DAVIS
VINO retired and in short lime returned and re-
ported tnrcash their chairman the Johnston county
preap ole ahdresolulons fdopted at Smltaheid,
which, aaer being ably licensed BY K. Johnson
EssI., were unanimously ~ topted. =
II. q. LASHLEY, Chm'n.
Ct. 4. HPLLAED, Secsy.
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TERMs OF THE STANDARD'
TUESDAY. FEB. 2. 1894.

s.cerr sEss1oSs.-In the house of Representa-
'.' richmond, on the 29th, resolution was Of
,bot the practice of holding secret sessions is
s'sr rbicb the responsibility of the government
one ~ ~ rsople is in measure destroyed, and is an
10 'us 5r,ent on the principle to be tolerated only
rsn,e public necessity, and hereafter all meas
III sN' i.crease the strength aRd efficiency of.the
Ol0S and having no reference to plans of campaigns
81 n,itarv operations in the field be discussed ma.
tarsu 1,sa ~, refosel the cali for yeas and meas
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r.rrrcvv ELECTIONS. in the army
n.,,.rr and Dalton have nominated ten candi-
~. for Congress from that State. Election the
e rovt month. These members will be chosen
,.,o.t entirely by the army. There are many wor-
I'D Gallant soldiers in the Confederate army
W w. kentucky and Missouri, but those States have
f,.nisbed nearly one hundred thousand men to fight
.ba South, and yet members of Congress chosen in
,bis way occupy seats and vote to tax and con-
.rDt the people of North Carolina and other States
lis this iustS
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The Confederate says 1.-THE Standard can pos
,Si6ly get" the proceedings of meeting held at
Thompsoa's store, Wake County, "on application
to the Secretary of State" Col Russ did not at
tend the meeting referred to- had nothing to do
with the preparation of the resolutions aud has no
resolutions in his possession passed at that or any
other meeting On the day the meeting was held
be was in his Office, in this City, ehgaged in his
duties as Secretary, of State. The allusion BY the
Confederate, to Col. Russ is in every respect un-
called for.
We learn that meeting Uas held, and resolu-
tions adopted. We have not yet received the pro.
ceedings. Welearn that the meeting was addressed,
among others, by a Confederate officer, who shed
many tears over ideas which no one at the meeting
entertained but himself
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REHARp...Losr ON THE 2eTH
Feb. ], 1854.

S<SUO ult, pocket book b>tween Pesersb urg and
Weldon containing $3.50 dollars in CInfeieTate notes. my
one order for $50 bounty from Capt Lewis, 18th n c.
Regiment; one pay roll and powers Attorney from the
County Court Clerk of Surry county, H. c. Hampton Sew
eral other valuable papars and valueess to one
else
will pa7 the above reward TO any person whe
the articles specified above lean get them. ANY nOrmS
tion will be most thankfully received.
RICHARD s. NANCE
Dobson, Sury Co., N @.
Fab I 1854 l0-4tpd.
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FIom the total returned to duty, must be dtduct-
ed 2,465 prisoners returned to quarters-~le4isg
95,S76.
From the total discharged the service, must be de-
Quoted 1884 prisoners discharged aud sent home on
parole-leaying 2S07.
Adding up the number accounted for, (returned
to duty, furloughed died, deserted discharged and
on hand) and adding ., 1884, the number transferred
to hospitals out Of the State, have the true num-
Der of cases treated in the Virginia hospitals from
September, 1882, to December 1868, inclusive, ia
767-giving the grand ratio of mortality, $50 per
cenNum
The largest number under treatment at any ono
time was in Jannary, 1863, 1876.
The smallest population occurred in October, 1S63
7,S41.
What is particularly interesting about these ste.
tistcs is the number accounted IS :desertedn from
the hospital 446. It. would seem from this exh-
bition of the Medical Director that our Hospitals
have been the convenient door for desertion Ger
tainly it is impossible that such escapes should oc.
cur from 4he stationary Confines of hospitals unless
from Encouragement or through the most obvious
careleSSness. JE!raAi iaSr.r
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1t will be seen by the brief Congressional summa.
ry in to, days paper, that the House has passed a
bill providing that the recent act to put in priuci
pals shall not apply to farmers who were engaged
on the 9th January, 1854 in producing grain, pro-
visions, &c This is good news. We trust the SEN
ate will concur
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AND FURs WANTED. .-wERIsH

hats fer the government For Wool we will pay the high
market price, and for Furs, follows: utIer and
Beaver from So So Rabbit from 81 to s. per dozen,
according quality Muskrat and MINI, from 25 40
cents, according to quality; RaccoOn and Fox from 81
cents TO 81. Hcoa Fur taken in exchange for bats.
People having the above articles would O. we'll give
us call Our place of business is in Rndoph county,
miles south OF Asbborough SoneLck is Post flee.
W. NJ. SMITH BROS. ,
February Q, 1854. 5-w4tpd.
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MARRIED.
BIT ". G. UpcauRcH, GROCER.

In This City the 2Sh, by Reg VIM. E. Pell Mr.. PHL
THEIM to Miss ANNIE BRowN daughter of Il ]. Brown,
Esq, all of This City.
In this City, on Tuesday evening, the 26th by Rev. B.
Craven, D. D., Mr.. JACOB j. ALLEN 18th Regt N. O. T.,
to Miss MATTE o. GORHAN of this City.
In this City on the list ut, by NJ. H. Brown, ESQ., Mr.
WILEY JOHNSON TO MISS n. RY TANr.
On the evening of the 7th ut Holly Springs BY
Norris, Esq MARTIN Y: BRANcH to Miss MAL1xDA
II. JoNEs daughter of the late W. T. Jones, all Of Wake
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NoErH CARoIISA TRoaPs RE ENLIsTINe FOR TuE
WAR-A telegraphic despatch has been received at
the War Office conveying the gratifying intelligence
that the Brigade of Gen. Robert D., Johnston's
North Carolina State treeps attached to Gen. Lees
army, had, on the 9th instant following the ex-
ample Of their Tennessee brothers, rc-enlsted for
the war,-RichmOnd Enquirer.
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yrAKEN UP AND COMMITTED TO The
Jail in surry county, n c. on he on ssa 2. SonS.
~ lid RInden Of Davidson county, n O, Said ooy
i4or Is years old eve feet four or Eve inches
The owner OF said boy is hereby n3thea o,beise
be will be dealt WIN ~ 'Ae N" WM HAYAoRB,
Sheriff Of Surry comfy
III 1874
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Feb. Q, 1854


ToRDAS woMBLE, CoMRtsfSFlI99Hs fFI9s n tsl.- q.
e CHANT, An Cn connisson ali kinds Of country
produes goods .sls slsr IN ngss business ba
Tence Of more than ni. ,i,snOn given to the sale Of
Flour 6onsignmerts solicited aI-vtf
Aug. IT, less.
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county LAND FOR SALE :.

q SALE privately the two of land FORM
erly owned by Zachariah HILL four miles fromLOwe Fac
tory and the distance from Boon Hill, containing
226 acres in the About a Suod bottom
land and will produce from 10 10 barrels of to the
acre The remainder is pney wood upland and has abou
two thirds crop of young Turpeutine boxes
N''''', JAS. NJ: TOwLEs, Agt
Raleigh, N. c..
Feb / 1854 TO-
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prpr1C MEETING IN GREENSBoRoUGH.-We learn
tb.t the Conservative meeting held in Green's
boroscb on Saturday last was composed of at least
oDe thousand persons. Speeches were made BY R.
p Dick and D. F. Caldwell, Esquires. The feeling
was unanimously for State Convention. We
srnect the proceedings in time for our next issue.
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Il jail of Alexander county, N. g., the 18th day of
january 1884, negro boy, who says his is Potter,
and belongs William Canady, of Greensboro, Green
vile, N c. Says he purchased by his present owner
in Richmond. Va sent Ito South Alabama, and was
removed Cobb county, Ga and hired to Thomas Block
from which place be made his escape. Said boy % or
"a years old about six feet high dark and weighs about
IT'S pounds The owner hereby notified to come forward
prove property pay charges and take him away otherwise
be will be Dealt with according to law.
F. A. CAMPBELL,
Sheriff of AL exander county.
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Feb. Q, 1854.

THNO PRINT E RS...FOR SALE, NO.
II Washington Press, new and complete
One Self linking Machine with HOES Ia, l.pry Ye-
menfs end in good order
If NOT previously disposed Of they will be aueoR
on the 10Th of February. Apply to
CREECH 1 LITCHFuRD Aac,'s
Feb. ], 1884. sg-Et.
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The Pending Military Bill.

In the Senate on the 29th the injunction of secre
sy was removed from the military bill passed by that
body on the 10th instant The bill provides that
from its passage all white residents of the Confed
crate States, between eighteen and forty yfve shall
be in service during the war. All between forty
five and y-five shall he enrolled within such time
as the President may prescribe and all failing to
enroll shall be eonscribed into the army IN the field.
All details for provost and hospital guard service,
uaitermaster commisSary. ntre, conscript bureaus
agents, clerks, etc, shall be taken from 45 to 55
uow in the army and below the age of forty five
unfit for field service.
All exemption laws are repealed, except mail
Contractors and ste rO1IowIng substituted. AH
unnt for service members and officers of Congress,
State Legislators and such officers as the President
and Governors of States may declare necessary to
administer the government Ministers authorized
to preach on the 10th of April. 1862; one Editor
to each newspaper, published on the 10th April,
1862, and regularly published ever since and prin-
ters one apothecary to each store engaged at that
time, and regularly since; physicians over thirty
five who have been in regular practice for seven
years teachers who have been continuously en-
gagged for two years one overseer on farm of
twenty field hands, provided such overseer has been
employed since the 10th of April, 1862; provided
there IS no white male adult the farm not.liable
to service; one person under each government con-
tract with certain restrictions, Any Quartermaster
Commissary, Marshal, Ntre or enrolling officer who
shall employ any one liable to the service between
1s and As years, shah be cashiered.
These are the principal features otSthe Senate
bill: 1t provides for enrolling all white males
from eighteen 20 ffty-fve. The House is en-
gagged on it in secret session. This BILL if pass
ed into a law, will take nearly every working
man from the shops, and leave one-half the
farms uncultivated. Grain and meat will, there,
fore, be exceedingly scarce next year. They are so
difficult to be obtained that many of our people
are suffering. What next} Is there member of
Congress one fourth of whose constituents desired
him to vote for such bill? But it is useless to
ask such question. The vote was taken in secret,
and will never be published. Practically the con-
sttuent body has no check on the representative.
1t is quite as important to produce stuff for SUBJ
.sstanee as it is to have men in the army. The
army must be fed or it cannot ght The people
at home must not be starved lest the soldiers be-
come dscontented and insubordinate on account of
the condition of their families. King David hoa-
ored and rewarded those as much who tarried by
the stuff" as he did those who went forth to bsttle
and surely it is important to make it it is to
tarry by and take care of it.
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A COOP FAMILY PAPER.-THE SOUTH
Feb. !, 1854.

~ ERN LITERAR4 GUMPANIUN, puoIlshed at NeW.
man, Georgia is good family paper. AS evidence of
this fact the proprietor furnishes the following letters
taken from among the hundreds of which be is constantly
in receipt These with the testimony Of the Columbus
ENQUIRER a staunch and reliable journal, must ersiny
convince the nost neredulOus of the worth OF the Com
oann The paper is devoted mainly to literature and il
published by man who has been unfortunate in the loss
Of his sight and who striving by this means to support
himself and family. The paper has corps of able con-
trbutors who furnish it constantly with original Stories
Poems Essays &c The Ladies department is under the
tac,ye feature of the paper An Original Story entitled,
"The Heiress of Roseland the Fortunes of Ada 81
CLYDE" from the pen of this gifted authoreSs now beng
of j. SMITH, Esq will appear soon as this is conclud
ed The subscription price of this paper Is only - per IL
mouths or s. for six months. Subscription money may
be sent by Express the cost of the proprietor Post
Masters and others who will obtain ten subscribers and
send us the money! shall have copy gratis BEAD me
following testimonials, and send in your money
Address l. N. DAVIS Newman, Ga
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Gen. Steele has been directed to order election
in Arkansas for Stase officers under the one tenth
proclamation. Lincoln has pardoned" some men
calling themselves the Arkansas delegation, who
have arrived in Washington.
Gen. Vance, captured 10 East Tennessee, has ar
rived in Nashville. He captured by Gen. Sturgis.
Gen. Grant Is in st. Louis
At public meeting held at Topeka Kansas. on
the 9th, Mr.. Lincoln was nominated for the next
Presidency.
The Democratic County Convention of Hunting
ton county, Penn, met on the 18th inst, and unan
mously nominated Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan as the
first choice of the Democracy of that county for
their Presidential candidate.
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NNANTED "A YOUNG LADY TO TAKE
w charge of school in my family. One we'll quail
fed to teach The English branches Mathematics Latin and
Music 70 commence sometime about the first of February
a liberal price will be paid. Address
L. q. SANDERS :.
a. Smithfeld N. G.
Feb. Q, 1854. 5-wst
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Hen PRIoEs.-Papers at the South are now char
ging 50 per month for daily, and 81 per month for
weekly issues
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Extract from letter to the Editor; dated

"The people of Forsyth are getting up memorials
to the Governor to have the Legislature convened,
and have no doubt they will be signed by nine
tenths Of the people of the County. Davidson will
soon move, either by memorial or in County meet
ing Seven. .eighths of the people of Davidson are
in favor of Convention"
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Es SouthD Literary Companion pnosheo ~ az, rs
S Ca is one of very few papers Of its class that pas
sr5Ts the stormy period Ithss how
ever well maintained its interest and its character
tbe nnnrcedeuted exctements Ofthe times and wen -
cnlaed to exert sQothng and beneficial innaeoee IN is
family circle Il should be extensively read especially u
Georgia for it cultivates 6he better feenngs sIu
F S natura which should be neglected even 10 Ine
DAYS Of storm and fury We cordially c"mmsnd " 10 pun
lie tsv0r" eoeHn0% 0"3"''''' Io--lt .
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BARxsy1LLE, GA, jan IS, 1894.

HI. I " Davis: -, a. n nj voa- -
DEAR My tune has expired with The OId 1ear
for ihe Companl5n contemplated taking another paper
Int home looks so cherries without its sunny
c1nfeSs cannot refrain from the temptation seno YOU
eight dollars for another year hoping ths
may long be sustained. IourS WIN 'eSpe'' & d.
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HosPrAL STATISTICS. have synopsis of the
consolidated reports of the hospitals in the depart
ment of Virginia, from September, 1862, to Decem-
Der, 1863, inclusive as presented by Surgeon W. A.
Carrirgton Medicrl Director.
m ,1o.o lr,;t es
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GsursyILLr, Ga Nov. goth, 1853.

A. / r. DGOis: .;
ia out and not wishing to lose anumber, will renew IN
time send YOU five dollars for another year i haTe
heen taking it fifteen months and have missed but one
number aud hope that may never lose another May
God help you sustain the pest Literary paper IN the
south Yours in haste,
00 LAuRA L: BLoUNT.
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Prineinai. of e esnhatitnt,eu.: ::

The following brief Communication from distin-
gnished source, will arrest the attention of our
Judges and of the parties concerned. II the Judges
would meet and decide the question the public mind
would at once be at rest on the subject
would know their rights or their duties-and the
decision, whatever it might be, rendered bya ma
jority, would be acquesced in and enforced If the
principals are to 90 they oughtto know it so as to
make provision for cutivatIng their farms while ab-
sent and if they to stay they ought to know it
SO as to be able to go to work at once with con-
tented minds, preparing for the next crop. There
is no time to lose.
To the Editor of the STANDARD: -
brief article in your paper of the Goth instant,
on the subject Of Principals of Substitutes" con-
tains suggestion which deserves attention. In
view of the momentous importance of the question
whether the act Of the Confederate Congress requir-
ing the enrolment of principals for service in the
army, is constitutional you ask whether upon
writ of habeds corpus brought to test that question
before single Judge in vacation it would not be
well for all the Judges, Superior and Supreme, to
meet in conference in Raleighfn l think it would.
1t is true that such meeting is not provided for
by law, but there is nothing in the law to prohibit
it and there is high authority in favor of its propr
ETY.. In the case Of John Ziegenfnss writ of
hGbeas corpus issued by Of the Judges of the
Superior Courts which involved important and
vexed question, arising under the U. S, Bankrupt
act of lS40-upon the return of the writ the Judge
requested the Judges of the Supreme Court icon.
sisting at that time of Chief Justice Rufin and
Judges Daniel and Gaston,) to assist him in the
hearing, and they readily assented The case was
accordingly argued before and determined by the
four Judges, and the decision had, doubt all the
weight of decision of the Supreme Court (See
The case reported in appendix to 2 Ired. Dsw,
Rep. 463.) If such course was proper then, it
would be much more SO now. You deserve thanks
for suggestingit INDEX