Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-01

reed allude to the constitutional question
Our independence imagine is ctiea9 desirable the
preservation of our great political Institutions the prne
pal or which Is slavery; and Ia only be by the
bIood of white freemen The slave however, should
T Part to rs Of
worthy of your special and earnest attention The So
amed the opinion advanced BY me in my last message
exemption Of officers ard agents of the State derv
as fayorably the friendso sovereignty could de-
se becomes us to examine carefully to there be
service Of ,he country know that the growing dispos
ton of the public to do this has received check
ment has stripped the country bare of it's most valuable
quite nu@ber Of our ooers whose oaoal services are
not and who neither farmers mechan
think hardship that they should eat the hre ad of ease
and deness whilst others bear the heat and
turn them to consoription tben think discretion
should be vested In the Executive less number
called for, to discriminate against those pro-
droars or mechanics And if in the reorganization of the
militia the power was vested in he Governor to appoint as
otcers Only armera or useful mechanics nuch good might
s I Iaeeonp5hed and much dissatisfaction removed rom
the army ano people, Ny observation has been that 1t
not SO much the number as the character of exempted
speonatos which causes tbs dissstsfaofon wise pol
ICY caIa upon Us to remove it, if not by the means sug
BY recent agree entered between our govern
men and that Of tie enemy ia provided that each may
es of war by the other with certain necessary articles
Judge oud our Con missioner # Exchange informs me
thaHthe same privilege will be extended the States
therefore ask coosent to expeod should be
aerlng for the benefit North Carolina soldiers held in
northecn prsOns-ofoeEs and men. I understand the
Which Would an EASY aSd popr dis
| position of the funds.
The report Of the Surgeon General which s sent in is
worthy or your consideration doubt any department
Of the State Government has done good sol
w be mads to increase its usefulness and extsnd it's aid
wp15sys dsyiss sso oerng m E soldier can found
supply u sa t. ne monthly reports Of Mr. D. g. Worth,
submitted. these il viii be seen that owing to
the unwaran5ed Gas coneeiv interference OF the Gen
from that source has greatly fallen off, considerable
loss has been incurred iq labor and material After ap
War; and being apprehensye finally of their destruction
in case 9 OF annv aaG6 6 uPo1 m ~ have at or
teDtion to reerec them at some other at, If such
could be found where salt not held in such dsesteem and
its manufacture would not be deemed Injurious to the
cause of the Confederacy The correspondence with Con-
shall await vonr vns as ~ tho nrnnor t G
them in operation again. which think Indispensable be
done
have received written report for many months from
hr. Wcodfn our comnissioner at saltye Virginia. but
understand they are making about $50 bushels per day
The principal difficulty at that point is ia getting away
the transportation being entirely under the control of
Confederate government and the State of Virginia. have
recently been endeavorng to hire buy engines put
the Virginia roads to transport SALT and nope to
ceed Without this the chance fot getting any
bad except in wagons Through ar. Woodfu have also
for the purchase of $4,000 bushels dollars per bush
ell, deliverable at the works. considerable quantity OF
ed for to meet this amount which be refunded to the
also required to pay levied somewhat
surprise by the State of Virginia property
h works. likewise somewhat larger for the
tion OF those at Wilmington. The papers submitted Will
ndn ali the dces thrown
think could safely assure you OF supply OF salt provided
The subject of our Common Schools is which beg
you will Lot forget amid the great concerns Of the war
and indeatgsbe supentendens at their head
prevent the public from osng sight OF this great inter
mend your consideration the whole subject and es-
rsoaily the system Of graded schools advocated BY
81 association of North Carolina suggest that regu
employed il teaching. Though fully of the import
Of their vocao have not fSt at liberty to excuse
surely be ReP gg at "n sSs
TO take hold Of item the necessary males should
be exempted. Surely, though if convinced of the great
absence Of these malls in preparing the minds
Of The Fsg to spp5SGsse H as
little dong to educate the youth to succeed and
everyWhere bghtng the land it is enough to IN ono With
shudderng for LIE tIure Truly the mental turrows are
cr5p Of evil viii be sponaneo fearful. 1t with
Erde tE ohe tie publication in State Of various
pubic when b.s demanded them. Our great system
OF Common schoos is after ALL our only true and solid
The execution Of bs lars becomes more and more dir
1ul owing nct much 10 the increase of crime IN MP
nion &c the want of bodness IL the civil magistrates
Many pants Continue to reach from sill pnrss of
The sate depredations and outrages of struggling SOL
}iers, illegal impress smens of property by confederate
agents and high handed Of civil righs By
military com0aUGers Most OF the sufferers peal 80
Ior redress which an often uaa0e to afford them They
that the law still exists and thai their right and
dny tD apply it, whenever and by Whonsoevsr aggrievec
IL ancient way. The General ia command, and the
oider alike, be and should be arrested for
oGIce against the rights Or liberties o the citizen and
reE4saUce made, the whole military force OF the Ssae
be Brought TO bear, to enforce submission One
vroog redressed by the lao would be worth twenty
dressed by hxecaVe appeal to the superior officer o the
offender.
In this connection call your attention TO tie nsufoion.
CT The pay ld4es. Their expenses should be
borne whilst circuit without limitation Of the
regard heir situation il this respect
than aDy ether pubic serVants, and earnestly invite you
The war still drags its slow length along Gen. Lee has
materially rejntorCed and all fears OF the early
lure of Petersburg and Richmond disspaed Our
ple and with wonderful elasticity 0f spirit have
recover ed effects in tbs Valley
Virginia the Southwest The campaign OF 1864 the
booest by far of yet fought on TIE cOnthent bids
fair close without partic OF vantage to our enemies
| If not With positive advantage to our arms
Nobody starved, and with sufficient care nobody
will during the coming season Bnt the END OF TINS var
and OF peace still hid from human visioG
shall come, how it shall be raised, and With shat
body h shall come, questions it is not In ny power 10
1h9 g!mmerng prospects we thought We saw IN
tbe Ro3iOg ard early summer seem 10 have Vahished
matter of sincere congratuaon, however that the
good sense ana m m o I r IT. hV senarse
unparalleled unanmy the polls has put to all
friends that North share the for veal
nober moral spectacle has seldom been
pighted honor ofe convention years
suffering boodshed rarely happens the lot nations
Suffering and children at home and weared and
soldiers their in the trenches at Petersburg
the enemy sho crashing through their ranks as they
Of their State and the Independence of their