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Or. Penss.geon and Gov. Vance.

Nr. Penasugton and Gov. Vance.
We copy to-day N article from the P,Vgress from
which it appears that some time since, Gov. Vance
approached Mr.. Pennington, and asked bin to make
the Progress his organ and that altar Mr. Penning
ton had sold one fourth of the establishment TO Mr.
Richardson, the Governor approached him on the
subject of buying the balance and promised tha,
IN the event Of the purchase, he, the Governor
would retain Mr.. Pennington as foreman, and thus
save him from CONSUMPTION! What will the homes,
people Of the State think of such conduct The
Governor wants an o-gsn-that is, 4 newspaper to
advocate his election and finding he cannot in
fuenss the Editor to go for him, he offers to pur
chase the establishment and as an inducement to
the Editor to SELL he promises to protect him from
CONSUMPTION. Fellow citizens, these statements are
true, and we lay them before you as a specimen Of
the political corruption now existing in your Stat.
administration.
Gov. Vance says in his speeches that he is poor
man. The Progress establishment is valued in gold
at ten Thousand dollars Where did Gov. Vance
expect to get seven thousand FIVE hundred dollars
in gold, with which to purchase the "bslsnce" CT
the establishment? He admits in his public speech
IS that he has sent CT on the Advance, without au
thor,ty of the Legislature, five bales Of cotton al.
sold them to the Yankees but this cotton Gid not
fetch him mole than one thousand dollars in gold
We repeat where vas the money to come from to
purchase the Progress! Is there Tahee eorrap-
tion fund IN existence made up by those wealthy
men who hold office under him, or who expect to
hold cse, to be used to carry the election and to
keep him and his friends in power9
Finding he could neither influence Mr.. Psnning
ton nor buy him out, the Governor assa:led hiu,
violently On the stump, and has descended so low
as to take up and repeat one Of Spelman's false
statements about Mr.. Pennington personally. But
we need MT ixell on this part Of the picture Mr..
Pennington in the very w.il written article which
We copy from the Pro9ress to dag, has done the
| Governor the most entire justice.
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Hoke's have been engaged. After severe fight on
the Goth, the two armies were within 800 yards of
each other on that night; and the latest news is
that the enemy were entrenching on the 2lst near
the place wrested from them the day before. In
the eight on Friday, says the Express,
Our column was under the immediate command
of Gen. D. H HILL but General Beauregard was on
the field, and his superior military abilities, OF
course contributed largely towards the success OF
the movements, while his presence inspired an en-
thusaism which rendered our men Irresistible. The
scene of the fighting was about Z miles from Pc
tersburg, between Port Wsltha Junction aud
Chester, in the county of Chesterfield, and sonIe
two miles east Of the railroad. At the breastworks,
the fighting is said to have been furious, our men
} bayoneting and beating such of the enemy as had
the temerity to remain with the butts of their mus
kets. An attempt was made to rally the fleeing toe
after We had driven hilp out which was successful
The enemy msssed all his forces and made two des
perate efforts to take the works, but were each
time most bloodily repolsed, and sent off bowling
to their next line of entertainments. We captured
many small arms and secured three pieces of can
non."
Our loss was five or six hundred killed and
wounded Col. Lamb of the 18th n. c, vas Sc
verely, and Col Brown, of the Add, slightly wound
ed We will give the list Of casualties as We receive
them.
Gen. Johnston is slowly falling back before the
enemy towards Atlanta The federal force is esti-
mated at one hundred thousand We do not know
the force Of Gen. Johnston. On the goth column
of the enemy crossed the Etowah river, marching
on Marietta, and another column Of fifteen thousand,
under Mcpherson, were twelve miles below Etowah
station, aankiug Gen. Johnstons left Etowah is
about half way between Dalton and Atlanta. One
or two severe conflicts, and much skirmshing had
taken place. Several days, it was thought, would
elapss before a general engagement would take
place.
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We understand Gov. Vance denied, in his steach
in Raleigh, that he used the following language in
his speeches to the soldiers in Virginia:
Bays, if you want peace you must 20 to the
hesrtof pennsy- aud there fight till hell freezes
over as hard as ligntwood knot. Goo. Tancs's
Speech to COOKS Brigade
Boys, when you whip Grant will send each of
you bottle of whlskey, with enough sugar to
sweeten :t"-Gop. Vance to the Soldiers.
Boys, you must fight till you fill bell so full Of
Yankees that their feet will stick oft of the win.
dows."-Gou. Eance. to the Soldie7s
We say, in reply, that Coz. Vance certainly used
such language. There are no doubt hundreds Of
letters from the armyn this State to the effect that
he did use such language and thousands of soldiers
will bear testimony to the fact. We have seen
the statement in letters and had it from the lips of
soldiers themselves. There is no doubt about it,
We learn that many of the soldiers left while he
was speaking lie says all the .ories and deserters
are our friends; we tell him in reply, that if the
soldiers are allowed fair opportunity to vote he
will be beaten in the army three to one.
Poor fellows thousands of them are now cold
in death. The minnie ball, the shell, corruption
and the worm have done their work and the soul
OF the gallant soldier, relieved from its suffering
body, and summoned to the tattoo of the Skies now
roams unfsttered though serener realms" The
highest inducement which the Governor of Chris.
tian State could present to them to die for their
country, was "a bottle of whiskey with enough
sugar to sweeten it" Just as if a planter should
say to his slaves, Boys, if You will pick out that
field Of cotton to day. will give each Of you dram
tonight"
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Gov. Vance and his organs are endeavoring to
produce the imvression that the Eltor of the
Standard was an original secessionist-that is,
that we have held the right Of = State to secede
from the old government without cause There is
foundation for this charge, We shall hereafter
show from the files Of tho Standard. the same
charge was made against US by the disunioniss
in 1861, when q candidate for the State
Convention on the same ticket with Mr.. Badger.
Our files were then examined and garbled as they
now, to prove our inconsistency on this subject;
but the people of Wake showed their contempt for
the charge by giving US twelve hundred maj Gritty
for the Convention. Gev Vance picks up and uses
against these exploded charges of the secessionsts
in 1867! he picks up and against his old friends
the cast eff calumnes Of Speman and others. But Of
what avail would this charge be- even if true, since
we have been endorsed during the last three years
true Conservative by Gov. Vance himself, Sion
II. Rogers George Lutte, William Laws, Kemp p
Battle, and othersf Gov. Vance did not object to
US politically, and say he would not associate with
in 1852 when We, with others, picked him out Of
the army, aided in making him Governor, and thus
saved his life to his family and frieads Holden
was very good fellow then but now, because he
is seeking preserve the Conservative party and to
end the as soon as possible On honorable terms
he is an Original secessonist "a "tory"-the
friend of dsserters and Yankee prsoners-and iran
like scared dog" when mobbed to the Governors
mansion. The people know all about these things,
aid they will act accordingly
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!" learn that Johnston Olive, Henry Bunch, Al
fred Seagraves, and John Carpenter, of Co. c,
Attn regiment, have been killed, and that the regi
ment has been had!g cut up. 1t is reported that
many, Of the wounded Of Kirklands brigade are at
the hospital at FarmyiIla.
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CITY CT RALEIGH.
HJyo,--Coi. Vim. II Rarrisou.

AyorCoi. Vim. Il Harlan. ~
GUAkIssIOEEaa-
Tssttrn IFarsW II. Tuci. J, Alex. Greech and Park.
er 0:erhs.
,1I.ldi Eaed-W. R. Richardson Augustus Losges
and 5. ". Scot.
E4.iera Ward-Et. ". b Mckee, ). J. OVERLY I'D n.
s Harp. =
Cs:ector -
W r. Richardson 10 City treasurer.
5sDa Csnstahss-1 J Belts, Chief; n Y. Benton. As.
sIstaDt.
K. p. Battle City Attorney.
l.. Pennington, City Printer.
F e. King, Weigh saser. e
xlGEr WITCH
Cap'aia--C II Horton
"ai;tmia-E A. Jahuston, YIN. Becves, Wm O..
Parka:. IL q. Lner C. A. .ri"er and Vim Overly
lh. las; "Wednesday night of each month il he time
fxed sor the regu!a, meetings Of ,lr Board. 8.
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n Otto e. ..-WALTER A. THOHr4ON
~ wilt !eave Gretnsborourh and HilsborouEh IL The
25h insfn Sr the army Of Northern virgipu. Persona
cesrous sending BIKES must have them at the depot the
day before. marked and Wei gbed-@
Lint and nd linen CREST NeaaAad "a antieipstieA
Of tire coming battle above Aibunrd bs appeals to ale
VII" have either Of these artc to trvard them to him
by that time. All that hs61shed will be needed
W: a 1aoNPSoN, Agent.
....y -, 1854. X ltd,
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WousDED NORTH CARollsrAxs At ATLANTA, Ga.
-Privaies B. Hobson, Co. B, 5sth N. c. T. R. A.
Silver, Co. K, 18th N. O.; ]. A. Bol,ck Co. H, 5slh
N c.; j. ID. Brown, Co. E. seth N. O. {; j. Cabe,
Go. K, Seth n G. -.
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ANOTHER SERIOUS BLow-1he Asheville Neps
has hosted the name of Gov Vance. for Governor
This, of ITSELF if no other proof existed would show
the people of the mountain country where Gov
Vance stands. The friendly touch OF the Ne1s is
Certain political death
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The Crooked Sect.

We find the following in the Conservative of
Monday last:
NN!E ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w c. Is. SANDERS. Esq for the Senate, AID SETH
WeuDaLL and wv AVEaA, Esq<. for the House of
Commons Candidates to represent Johnston County, in
the next sc Bersl Assembly OF North Cal DINA They
true Conservatives. and supporters Of Gov. V.Scx.
About the 18th oil May. at the request Of Mr.
Avera we published the following Card and printed
copies Of it and sent them to various citizens of
Johnston County:
va,HoMAs D. sNEAD, Esq, FOa THE
q Senate; SETH WUODALL ana WI. h. AVEkA,
Esqs. present member for the House Of Comm,us Will
BE- to represen, the County If Johnston in The
Legislature Of North Carolina, the election Au-
gust next, By MANY CONSEgv ATIVES,
"Aft<r tie ssrl.test sec"
May l2. 1854. o-w.,pd.
On the l2.h Of May Aessrs. Avera aud Wsodall
were Conservatives latter the straitest sect" and
opposed to Gov. Vance; and on the goth of May
these gentlemen Conservatives after the crooked
sect and supporters Of Gov. Vance. We respect.
fully advise the Conservatives Of Johnston County
to keep sharp eye on their public men. We dc
not charge Messrs. Avera and Woodall with having
been influenced by Executive power, but it is noto
been used by Gcv Vance and bis Aids and mitarS
officers to influence members of the Legislature
since they have been in Raleigh.
Let the true Conservatives Of Johnston nominal.
ticket and they will carry it at the polls by
large majority. To vote for Gov Vance is to en-
dorsc John Spelman, J. ". B. Watson, and Dun
can X. McRae, and to censure d. J. T. Leach.
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William W. Holden, Of the "Roliy Click Con-
sercatice
The Conservative will find, before this campaign
is over, that the above is an unfortunate aliuson
for its master. We belong to no Clique. Gov.
Vance came here untramneled but he f, gradual
ly and fatally into the arms of the very "Rolly
Click " to which the Conservative refers One of
the heads of that " Click" is Col. George Little,
who begged his place o. Gov. Vance's staff. Grad.
ually, thread by thread the spider surrounds the
fly, did Col. Little and his "Click" throw their
meshes over him. They feasted him. and Aattered
hun, and made him presents of al! kinds, (for the
"Clck" runs the blockade,) and never told him the
truth, and now they hace him. Time and sgain
have we warned him against this very Click" and
begged him like brother to cast them off, and ulay
the man, and be the Governor. He heard Us at first
kindly, but at last they poisoned his mind against
US, and when Sc told bin the truth as friend, for
his own good and for the good of the party, we saw
he could not bear it-he was gonel Even then, for
m'nthsa~e defended him and apologized for him,
as hundreds of friends who visited our office and
ccnversed with US will testify.
The other heads of the Click are Thos Bragg
Duncan z. McRae, Henry K. Burgwyn, &c, &c
And the organs of the Click I" are the Conseroa.
tiee, BY John D. Hyman. defeated candidate for
Congress, and the Confederate, by Duncan K Nc:
Rae, a defeated candidate for Congress. These or.
gans stock concerns, established by wealth
ly persons, who have thus kindly undertaken to
enlishten, control, and save the people 1. is not
necessary that these organs should depend on the
people for their support, and thus reflect public
sentiment for the Click is wealthy and the cor
raption fund is large Thomas: Bragg, like Judas,
= holds the bag" for the Confederate, snd Col.
little-"squat like toad close at the ear Of Eve
-"holds the bag for the Gonssruatire
So much for tle 81 oliy Click" More hereafter.
Those candidates for the Legislature who may sup
port Gov Vance will have the whole weight of this
'Click to carry.
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MARRIED,

At the residence of the brides hther. in the vicinity Of
Fayetteville n e Tuesday morning, tbs 9Th instant.
by the Rev Mr. Harjw;ck, Mr. HESEY Il CoLroy to Miss
SOPHIA MCDANIEL dau shter OF the Rev James Med ne
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DIED.

At the jackson Hospital. Richmond. Va. April estb.
1884 Of chronic diarrhoea, LEoSIDAs T. RoLEs, Of Co.
41th n C. Regiment.
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A GALLANT NIGHT ArrAcx.-Ab0ut half.past II
o'clock on Monday night the citizens ofPstersburg
we're startled by several heavy discharges Of nuske
try in Chesterfield county, the sound proceeding
from point due north OF Petersburg. Anxiety was
on tiptoe to ascertain the cause but it was not as
certained until nearly FOUR o'clock just before the
dawn Of day. At that hour guard came in with
Yankee who had come into our lines, and gave the
particulars. On the enemy's extreme right, which
had been pushed around Monday afternoon, to
Brander's Bridge, he placed heavy picket guard
consisting of New Hampshire regiment, amount
ing to 800 men, picked troops They were some
what isolated from the main body of the Yankee
forces, fact which our Generals 'sere not slow to
perceive. Two companies Of 5ls: N. G. Regiment,
General Clingmans Brigade. were selected to make
q night assault on these sons Of New Hampshire,
and see if they could no. be induced to "change
their base" -. -
The assault was sharp. sudden, and decisive.
With rush the brave GaroliBians got within close
proximity of the foe, and poured into him deadly
volley. Before he could recover from his surprise
another Calling Ere greeted him, and yet another
moment or two a(lN, which proved rather warm for
frigd New Hampshire and the blue coats started eff
in wild confusion, shaping their course iowa, ds
r Bermuda Hundreds It was q beautiful star light
night and the dark moving mass could be distinct.
~ seen, the Caroiinians had but to aim at the
mass, and they were bound to hit The race pre-
gressed until We had driven the New Hampshire
Yankees back and scross the turnpike and over
the railroad, distance of some two miles or more.
1t was asceftaned Tuesday that We killed and
wounded large number Of the enemy in this night
assaule-Riehaond Dispatch.
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at all. His assault on Us was nnprovoked and un.
necessary, and he is welcome to all the capital he
can make out Of our early poverty or onr humble
employments. We were considered q marvellous
proper parsonage by the Governor and those who
revel in the sunshine of his favor, o. long as We
supported him, but when We felt it to be our duty
to take sides against him. as between himself and
Mr. Holden, we at once lost caste in the charmed
circle. We thank Cad that We have been able,
against all the reveSes Of fortune to reach our pres
ent position Though humble we are content with
h.-Frogress
The liberties every people, in all representative
governments, remarks the Charleston Mercury, may
be sad to rest upon three grand corner stones:
l.. Open sessions, in representative bodies of tho
people, by which their Representatives are made re.
sponsible to the people
2. Freedom Of the press, BY which all the pro-
ceedings Of the government may be canvsssed and
exposed. for the jud ;msnt Of the people.
D., Freedom Of tho person from ARBITRARY arrests
10y the government.
Two out of the three Of these great corner stones
OF liberty have been Ovsrthrown by the government
OF the Confederate States and the third only failed
to 90 overthrown by the Interpolation Of the Sen.
ate Wlll any one. having The least concepti"a Of
the grea: objects Of the war we waging either
III ITS Initiation or progress fail to see the necessity
OF Convention afttr the war is over, to readjust
IN these vital particulars, the relations between The
| Confederate government and the States?
FORSYTH MOVING We publish this week the
proceeding OF several meetings appointing delegates
10 County Convention to DO held at the Court.
house on Saturday the 2sth of this month, to nom.
mate candidates to represent this county in the next
General Assembly. We have Seard Of number
ofDistrict meetings having been held Of whi;h we
have not received the proceedings.
1t was never more important than now, when the
military is making rapid inroads on 1.-THE civil power,
| that We should have good and true Couserv stives
to represent US in Legislative bodies, who will
defend the liberties Of the people, and see to it that
the military power is kept In lis proper sphere, as
provided by the Constitution, which declares that
the military should be kept subordinate to the civil
; power. Meetings should be held in every Captains
District. aud every true Conservative should attend
! .Mteqt Press
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President Davis asks for a Continuation Of the
Suspension Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

RIeasosD, May 2l.-a message from the Presi
dent to the House, yesterday, in responseto a res
olution as to whether the public safety requires q
continuance of the suspension of the writ of ha5ess
corpus he says the reasons given in his special
message at the last session exist in un6ilninished
force. The present juncture especially requires a
continuance of the suspension. Its effect has been
most sautary, and to that law, in considerable
degree, We indebted for the increased efficiency
of the military preparations, which have enabled
our gallant army, under the Providence Of God to
beat back the invading forces that still threaten u.s.
There seems to be but little ground for hope that
the Congress will repeal the act suspendng Aabeas
corpus, and thus re establish civil liberty. Mr.
; Foote delivered able argument in the House on
Thursday last, in favor of the repeal and Mr. Rives
had the Fl 1cr for Friday.
If the above telegraphic dispatch was intended to
operate the Legislature of this State, now in ses-
sion, we hope the object Of those who prepared 'i
dispatch will be defeated Our Legislature owes /.
to ITSELF to the people of the State, and to the great
cause of civil liberty itself to protest in the most
earnest and manly terms against the act suspending
habeas corpus
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Corn sold here yesterday at $l5 per bushel, new
issue. There ia not much downward Tendency in
prices yet though !: is very evideat decline must
speedily begin. There is an increasing demand for
money, which is obliged to affect Salisbury
Wdtckmah
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AHOURT OF PLEAS AND QUARTER, SEs.
u Sl0ES, OF CHATHAM COUNTY Wesley Marcom
ard Lemuel Mnrgaa Ex'rs Of Benz Harvard. deed
against Brinkey Harvard and others. Legatees
In this it appearing TO the Court that BrinkEey
Harvard resid mt Of the State nf Tennessee it 10
dered that advertisement be made in the NORTH Ca5ona
Standard for SIX weeks. notifying said Harvard to appear
at the next term Of said Court to be held upon the I'd
Monday of august next then and there to plead
demur to said petition. or Judgment pro eoso will b
rendered against him.
Witness Richard }. Gotten Jr, Clerk Of the said Court
RICHARD c. GOTTEN, ia. 6.
Nay Is, 1854. 1l-wGt.
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n<nA REWAR d. STOLEN FROM
SDepVV the subscriber on the night Of Cd instant
bay MARE, three years cd, lars and likely: Her
lies the hft side-raher dappe bay black legs,
maine and tail. Taken by vaug,n's Cavalry Any person
that will said Marc will receive hs above reward
JESSE rASXOY.
Wbars e. May OF, 1864. 22-6v
~ All the State papers copy six weeks aid fdrward
accounts above
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Gov. Vance declared in his Wilkesborough speech,
that if North Carolina should secede from the Con-
federacy by her own sovereign action, he would
stand by and see her coerce,i in other words he
would not 60 with his State, but by standing neu.
trail as her Governor, he would prove himself false
we will not say traitor-to his native lard If
any one doubts the truth of this Statement let him
read the speech referred to.
But in his Fayetteville speech he says he " can
conceive of circumstances under which it might be
necessary" for the State to secede; and what good
reader, do you suppose those Circumstances are?
To resist aggression? No. TO preserve liberty :?
No. To aid our co States2 No. What then p
Why, be says. Vt the fortunes of war turn against
as, it may become necessary That is, If Atlanta
and Richmond should fall. or if Gen. Lee should
be defeated, the Governor thinks the State should
secede Did he say that to the army? az the
fortunes of war should turn against us" he would
qu,, the Corfsderacy! IL isa good Confederate as
long as the fortunes Of war are with US, out let
them "turn against US" and be is coed secession
list. lie sa d it, fellow citizens Examine his speech,
as published in his organs, the Fayetteville Gro
inian, lis Wilmington Journal and the Conteder-
ate, and YOU will find it just as We have quoted it.
We hope those gentlemen who expect 10 he Vance
candidates for the Legislature will have coed time
of it over this extract from the Fayetteville speech,
and good time generally in reconciling the views
Of the two speeches referred 10 in this article.
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VN7E ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w Lieut.. Z II. RAY, of the 47th N. Z. Regiment.
for the uce Of Sheriff Of Wake County, at the ensuing
election in August next
May 70, 1864 ltd :.
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NN7E ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w COL W. II. A. SPEER of the 18th N z !Troops
candidate at the election tho Is. Thursday in August
next to the peape Of the counties Of Yadkin
the next Legislature OF North Casollna.
May IL, 1854. l9-tdpd.
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MOTTO E.-.A FULL REPRESENTATION

nAVIDSON COUNTY.-WE ARE AL.
II thorzed announce LEWIS HANES, Esq as
candidate 'orresen the people Of Davidson Coant' in
Nav la.lss4 Std