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Dis,iiiasisA Of spiri.uous Liquors.

DisiillatioA Of Spirituous Liquors.
As We Learn that whiskey is being distilled In va
rious localities in this State in violation Of law, and
As the Confederate government has gone into the
distiation Of the precious grain at Salisbury, We
publish below the law of this State on the subject
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TIE DisrILLATIoN OF sPIRIrUoUs
LIQUORS.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By tho General Assenebly
of the State Of North Carolina, andFt is hereby
enacted By the authority Of the sams, That from
and after the 1st day Of January. 1885, it shall not
be lawful for any person in this State to dstl any
spirituous liquors out Of any corn, wheat peas and
peanuts, oats, rye. chinese sugar cane the seed
thereof syrup, ndolasses rice, dried fruit or pota
toes, or any mixture Of any or either of then and
all persons violating this act shah, for each and
every act of distaton, be guilty Of misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof shall be ned and impris
oned, the fine not to beless than five hundred dol
lars and the imprisonment not to be less than sixty
days; Provided, That this act shall not be constru
ed to repeal amend, or modify an ordinance passed
by the Convention of this State, entitled "An
ordinance to prohibit tor limited tma. the mana
facture Of spirituous liquors from tafh,- but sssd
ordinance is to remain in full force and effect until
the lst day Of January, 1868.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted That this act shall
be in force and take effect from and after the first
day of January, 1862 That persons. offending
against the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of distinct oGense for every day or part OF
day in which they shall be so offending. [Rati
fed the .l7th day Of December, 1862
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A government claiming the right to yiolate one
species OF contract, can with impunty violate any
Other suppose Congress should pass an act ap-
ProPriating one hundred thousand dollars for the
Construction of a Custom, House at Wilmington
Under the act the successful bidder completes it ae-
sordingto the agreenent, and the building is do.
ilvered to the collector of Customs. Suppose that
before it has been of much service to the govern.
ment the enemy should capture Wilmington.-
what would be thought Of the government which
soouid afterwards pass q law ignoring the former
contract upon the ground that the Custom House
WAS OF little or no valueoo the governmentf The
government says substitutes are worth bot little
that they will run of, and are not to be trusted.
Coneede IT and what does it ameuut toi-sinply
that it has uade bad bargain. -:
have always thought the system Of substitution
SIoog-thst it enabled the wealthy to avoid the
Prisatlons which the poor had to meet; :; but after
the government had adopted the system, it was the
height OF folly to break its faith and leave
to Justly suppose the government had no respect
iof tho obligation of contracts
II the exigencies'of the country demand that prin.
cpas furnished substitutes for the military
service shall be brought into the field, why not let
mere e Convention Of the States to amend the
organic Law in such mannseAs "a make Mi M
each and every military necessity which may arise
why not let the Constitution be.amended go IS to
make the civil authorities subordinate to the mill
tary? In all seri iousness it would look much more
respectable to have bona 1ide military despotism
clothed with full powers-for the Executive to be r
sponsible to no one, whose will should be the law,
rather than to have Constitution which we profess
toobscrve, and which, whenever it iSdisresarded. in
terPoses barriers to measures which Congress thinks
will benefit the country. Such government we
could well understand Ifis tyranny was detestable,
it wouid at least be manly and open.
Ehe above observations have not been written by
one who is in any way affected by the act The
writer has no substitute in the field; but he has
been prompted to pursue this course from desire
call public attention to act which is another in.
stance Of the recklessness of the present Congress-
which plainly indicates this: any Act uffsrine tenn
porary benefit will Be rushed throue the halls Of
legislation regardless of constitutional limitations
and restrictions. PUBI,IUs. :
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RALEIGH: FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 1854.
The New Congress.


Under the existing law on the subject the new
Congress will not assemble until the first Monday
in December, 1864; but the House OF kepresents'
t,es has voted to change the time to the rst Mon
day in April next 1t isto be hoped that the Sen
ate will concur in this vote In government like
ours it is important to have representatives fresh
from the people.
We begin to indulge the hope that the present
Congress may act with more prudence than was ex-
nected some weeks SINCE The opinions Of the peo-
pe so earlessly expressed through the press Of the
country, may havea salutary effect. we trust tney
will. Confidence is especially necessary in conduct
ing a new government like ours. The Congress
must conde in the patriotism Of the people, and the
people must have confidence in the Congress, or the
experiment will fail.
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From East Tennessee-Longstreet after the
Yankees.

RussELLv1LLE, Jan. 19th-There is but little
doubt that the enemy intended by his recent de.
monstratien to force Gen. Longstreet out Of Ten.
by occupying the country capable Of sustain
ing an army in which, however, he wholly failed,
in consequence of the promptness with which be
unprepared for, as has been shown by his rapid
retreat. They are supposed to have withdrawn
from Strawberry Plains, and tho country, with the
exception of the vicinity of Knoxville, will be once
more freed from their presence. The loss on either
side is slight The federals removed seventy five
wounded from cambridge The enemy are retreat.
ing towards Knoxville rapidly, and are closely
pursued by our cavalry.
Col Clarke, Hampton's Legion, killed Lieut. Tou-
chez, aid camp to Gen. G. T. Anderson, badly
wounded.
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The War News.

The indications in Tennessee are generally unin.
teresting. 1t appears that ths Yankees, in Tennes
see and Georgia, are busily engaged in .perfectue
their communications with their Bases Of sunnlies
in preparation for the spring campaign. The Yam.
KEGS have number Of boats on tha Tennessee !.
which convey supplies to Kingston at the junction
of the Holston and Tennessee.
gentleman, who has got through our lines from
Knoxville reports that about one hundred and fftv
houses, comprising the whole of the city north Of
the railroad, were burnt by the enemy during the
siege of the town. The damage done by this in
cendiarism is estimated at two millions Of dollars.
Both the depots and the machine shop of the Vir.
glnIa and Tennessee railroad are uninjared.
There are four army corps at Knoxville and vi.
entity, nomiinally under the command Of Foster
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Fer the Standard,
Fer the Standard.
T., SrANroNsBuRa, N. c., Jan. Is, 1864.
" ". Holden, Esq. -

=, SrANroNsBURG, N. G., Jan. Is, 1864.
" v. Holden, Ksq.:-
DEAR SIR: Il write you this to know if there is
no way to have our Postmaster detailed to attend
to our post officer We are without Postmaster.
and have been for some time. Our Office has been
partly kept by the citizens since his departure for
the army; but there being no one in the place to
take charge of the Office, or that we could recon-
mend to the Postmaster General (as the army mas
them all except two three doctors) for appoint.
ment; we suffer great inconvenience in distribu.
ting our mail or at least in getting it 1t is an Of
fee that has been established for fifty or sixty years.
and the mail that comes to it is about four or five
times greater than it was previous to the beginning
Of the war. 1t is ten miles from Wilson, which is
the nearest distributing Office on. the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad, and great many letters
come to it from soldiers in the army to their rela-
fiyes aqa lfElepds at h9ms to say nothing Of the
been solicited BY several to write to you, and
hope you will give me what information you can
on the subject. AS you are the peoples friend,
and friend to civil liberty, am induced to make
this request Of YOU for their accommodation
CONTENTNEH
Wewould suggest to the people who are accommo.
dated by the Stantonsburg office to memofialze the
Postmaster General on the subject 1t may be that
he will interest himself with the War Department
to procure the detail SO much needed
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Duty or THOSE At Hoxs-The army must be
fed The families Of our soldiers must b provided
tor. 1t does not require aphlosopher to dstsrmiue
the duty Of those Of our people who are ae homo
and in wealth. or eyen 10 easy circumstances. Pho.
ducers should exert themselves to to raise
should give literally Of their means to those IN
want The poor Of the country have got 10 b tsksa
care Of somewsy, and the wealth of the country has
got to do it The only question is simply, what is
the best plan to adopt to accomplish the desired o.
jsct-Riahaoxd Whis.
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ACTS OF THE LAST LEGISLATURE.

An Act for the Relief Of the Wives and Fam
lilies Of Soldiers in the Army.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted BY the General As
sem6ly of the State Of North Carolina, and it Is
hereby enacted By tho authority IF the same, That
the sum of one million of dollars to be paid in
Treasury notes of the State of North.C Carolina, in
addition. 10 the appropriation heretofore made in
that behalf, be and the same is hereby appropra.
ted for the support Of the wives and families Of the
INDECENT soldiers of this State whether in the ser
vice of the State or Confederate governments, or
whether killed in battle or dying in the military
service of the country, such sum to be distributed
amonl the several counties of the State as hereto.
FORE according to white population, as ascertaned
by the Census of 1860.
Sec 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the quots
of each county shall be paid to. the County Com
missioner or County Trustee of the same, accord
ing to the provisions Of the act of the General As
sembly ratified the 10th day of February, 1862 en-
titled IAN act for the relief Of the wives and fami
les of soldiers in the army" and shall be applied
to the support Of the wives and families of the sol
diers of this State, as above enumerated according
to the rules and regulations which have been OF
may BE prescribed by the Court Of Pleas and Quar-
ter Sessions of each county.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That when any
family Of soldier, aforesaid, shall have removed
.from the county of. his residence since the COM
mencement of the war, and shall have acquired
residence in another county, they shall be consid
cred residents of the latter county, and receive q
share of such distribution accordingly.
Sec. T. Be 1t further enacted, That in addition
to the foregoing appropriation, the sum of three
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to be paid
BY the Public Treasurer as aforesaid to the County
Commlsslou1rs in those COMMITTEES in which are res
ident the families of Indian warriors, VINO ha-.
rendered service to the Confederate States in the
present war, for distsibution among them according
| to the provisions herein before mad
| white persons.
Sec 5. Be 1t further enact1
shall be in force from its rati61
Read three times and ratified ID
bly, the 14th day of December, 1861
r. S. DONNELL, s. d. G.
GILES MEBANE, S. S.
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We regret to learn that Gen. R. B. Vance has
been captured BY the enemy It is reported that be
was captured at Sevierville, between Greenvie and
Knoxville We have no particulars. :. s.7.--. +.
Since the above was put in type, we have re.
ceived the following from friend at Marshall Madi-
son County:
"The news in regard to a portion of Gen Vance's
command is somewhat unfavorable. Tie left Ashe-
ville and proceeded through some of tho western
counties and crossing the mountains, made his way
into Sewer county, Tenn. He then came upon
Yankee foragins train, which he captured and was
making his way Out, when he came upon a blockade
insthe road on Cosby's Creek which took him some
ten or twelve hours to remove. In the meantime,
the Yankees started in pursuit of him, and over
hauled him on Cosby's Creek, at the fore, where
they are reported to have slmost completely sur
rounded him. and it is feared that they have sue
ceeded in capturing him and the larger portion Of
his command These are stfch ACTS as We learned
On yesterday from some who made their escape
The statements are very confused and conflicting,
and we still hope that III affair is not 70 bad as
represented" :. -
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'"rLL SEE Mr. PARTNER Strange devices were
adopted by some Of the hard up soakrs, on Christ
mas day to get the wherewtha to feel the influence
of ''the day we celebrate" and none were more in.
genious than the method of pretended mute, who
took in some of the merchants that kept open doors
that chanced to 6y their way. The mute aforesaid,
after scrutinizing the sign over the door, pulled
slate out Of his pocket walked in, and writing on it
the word "Got any molasses? ?" handed it to the
merchant The latter taking the hint-namely:
that the gentleman was deaf mute-wrote down
tae word YES" The deaf mute added immediate.
ly the inscription, How much do you ask for it,"
The merchant jotted down " fifteen dollars" The
deaf mute wrote Let me see it" The merchant
conducted him to the cellar and gave him look at
the sorghum. Dummy tasted the same and, man
festing his satisfaction by sundrr s. g. and GRIM
aces, wrote upon his slate "Pll sea my partner"
He then. started out; but as if having forgotten
something, and jotted down the cabaasti: sentence,
"Got any first rate brsndy!" The merchant re-
plied through the medium of the slate Eyes
splendid" Let me see it." responded Dummy in
the same way, after cleansing the tablet with his
coat sleeve. The merchant conducted him to =
bright particular barrel drew out . few tasters"
full and poured the ruby liquor into a goblet in
which it was il1npina!ed BY the circumambient
air to q magnificent advantage; Dummystook il
there was over . half pint sfmsthe goblet
viewed the surrounding scenery Of shelves and boxes
though it for few moments, then slightly tasted
it. grinned satisfaction and rubbed his belly, passed
the goblet for moUest longer in the cir, and then
quietly tilted it 20 dis lips, and the brandy d,ssp
peared " ike !. dream" from the astonishsd vissou
Of tie me. chant Dummy hoisted nss slate again
Mr,.e upon it the words, I'll see my partner,
made bow and lsft. Sons half dozen merchant
were called upon, aud "tssted' in the same hse,on
by the orig.m who, At leugth, gave 10. and soddle
down 10 ohe of the numerous |" rssa1 yor tnyelss,
on 17th street. and took gicrioos essns s,sn' "
for tbe rsss of tbe Richmond Rsqsssr.'''
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,r,, urcu ,n,cs..-It seeus to u.s. says the Rich.
an4 n..sateh that Congress, in its radical mill.
S1pa .a1p m..sarss 1 should b. careful how it deay
tsrs e.. county of The neeh.ee skin and si s =
:o's d NEED n: :segy 81, sf sss sss. .ss
s sacass Il p,:.sat .od i .e.'a es .sss
ss. SsF Of sorsisa.rs in the coniss.sss, ns, - 8,
skilled in certain branches ?. .hs to.bs ss fTsd
the legislation Of Congress essss s'sss !. IS III =
. to retain and easees, es q sh,ir pfss.at
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BEAUTIFUL AND TRus-In late article in ,azs.,s
Magazine this brief but beautiful an4 tue, passage
occurs: =
Education does not copine- 60 with the alpbsbst
lit begins with . mot',er lovs: With : fathsfs
snlls Of spproes.ioO, It sign Of reproof; xitt.
s.se:r eee..e .or >earancs; With baudfn Of aow.
es 70 eesn I'D dainty meadow win birds nests
., sn@ne :. not touched; with crespin1 ants, and
- 4pereeptiHs emmeta; With pleasant walks
sn hnes, aad with th6agl Il. directed in sweet
.indly tones and words ,rsture to acts of be.
nsvs's,sH to deeds Of vss' ae, and % the sours d
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An Act concerning Slave Labor ON Public
E. Works.

SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-.
'6ly Of the State Of North Carolina and 1T is hereby
enacted by the authorityVf thssanse, That the first
section of chapter sixteen of an act concerning
Public Works" ratified Goth December, 1852, en-.
titled an act to authorize the Governor to employ
works." is hereby amended by inserting the word
male" heto The word slaves, and after the word
slave, between the ages Of eighteen and forty
five" SO that the section may read follows: "Thst
the Governor shall have power and authority to COM
pei the services of any Rumber Of tmale slaves be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty ve years, DC
SEC 2. Bs 1t further enacted, That this act shall
be in force from and after its ratification.
Head three times and ratified in Gsneral Assem-
bly, the 18th day of December, A. D., 1853.
R s. OONNELL, s. II. c..
GILES kEBANE, 8. 6.
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It seems to be feared that the principals OF SUBJ
st;tutes will be hurried out of the State without
giving them an opportunity to appeal to our Judges
to hear their cases. We hope not Such step
wonld be productive oPevil and evil only.
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Tur ALREMARLE CouNTRY.-The Richmond E5-
nm;ner has an article hsaded "The War in the Car
ol;na swamps," in which we regret to find the fol-
lowing:
"The fact is, this portion Of North Carolina is
reported to be disloya, and to De convenient mar.
bonr for deserters and fugitive conscrpts who with
tho black banditti and other. elements, make up
population unrivaled, perhaps, in Chrstendom, GER
tainly in the Conlederacy for lawlessness ourages
and atrocity."
The article is in other respects inaccurate, but
the above does such grievious injustice to portion
of our State that we must protest against it.
1t is not true that the country referred to isls-
loyal The people as true as in any other portion
Of the Confederacy, though they have suffered more
than any other portion. The Albemarle country
was lost to the Confederacy, and Norfolk lost with
it. BY the criminal stupidity or wicked indifference
of j. P Benjamin, who was Secretary Of War when
Roanoke Island fell. That island was tue key to
all that fertile and enlightened region which mas
since been trampled by the enemy. The people have
lost nearly all their slaves, and thousands have
been suddenly reduced from afauence to want
If the government cannot protect them, 1t ought
not to keep just enough troops among them to irrl'
tate the enemy and occasion those raids which are
consiguing them still further to want and misery.
The population proper Of that country is among
the mos, enlightened and refined in America. 1t
is the Oldest community on the continent. They
have never known in their midst either lawless.
ness" or "outrages," or "atrocity" until the
present war; and such characteristics are not in
or of them, but are the results of the neglect
Of its duty toYards them by the common gov
ernment The Albemarle country was first aban-
doned by the government; then protected just
far enough to enable it to bring out the surplus
corn and bacon for its own use; and then oc-
cupied by such a number of troops as to invite
raids which they were not able to check: and now,
when desoation reigns where prosperity and wealth.
and happiness formerly abounded, the population
thus .scattered and peeled" is referred to dis
loyal, and characterized by every vice which can
disgrace humanity No such information as to the
Albemare people, we are sure, was impaired to the
Examiner by any true son Of our beloved State.
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More Yankees Captured.

RIcHMoNp, JAM 2o.-An- official dispatch from
Longstreet reports that Major G. W.. Day, with one
hundred men attacked one hundred and City Yam
'kees at Big Spring, near Tazewell, on the 18th,
privates. CT horses so stand oe arms, wagons and
i ambulance.
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We publish to-day several important acts passed d
at the last session Of the Legislature. We shall
nubIish other acts from time to time.
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The steamer Advance On her recent return trip
from Nassau, was chased by the blockaders and
ran on the beach below Wilmington. We are glad
to hear that the cargo will be saved and that the
ship is upright aud will be got off without material
injury. The Advance is as lucky as she is useful.
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An Act to restore the Courts and for other
Purposes.

An Act to restore the Courts and for other
Purposes.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of North Carolina, and it is here
by enacted by the authority Of the same, That there
shall hereafter be two terms of the Superior Courts
Of Law and Equity for each county in the State,
to be held at the times prescribed in chapter thirty
one, sections nine, ten, eleven. twelve, thirteen,
fourteen and fifteen of the Revised Code and by an
act entitled An act to establish the eighth judi
cal circuit and for other purposes" ratified the 18th
day of December, 1862
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted That said Superior
Courts of Law shall have jurisdiction to try and
determine all actions of tort, under the rules and
regulations which existed prior to the passage of an
act entitled IAN act to change the jurisdiction Of
the Courts and the rules Of pleading therein rat
flied the 1lth day Of September, 1861 and all pro-
cess hereafter to be issued in such actions and in
all criminal proceedings shall be made returnabe
Unlike manner and under the penalties as we're
prescribed prior to the passage of said act; Pro
1ided, that no suits in debt assumpsit or account
shall be tried before said Courts by virtue of any
jurisdiction conferred by this act =
SEC. 3. BE II further enacted That all process
in the said actions and criminal proceedings from
said Courts hereafter issued and made returnabe to
the Fall term 1854, Of said Courts, shall be deem.
ed and taken to be returuable to the Spring term
1864 Of said Courts. respectively.
SEC. T. BE At further enacted That so rnuch Of
said act Of Sept 11th 1861, applied to th rules
of peadngs in cases Of bills for injunction and Sc.
questrstion, and petitions for sale or partition 81
land be and the same is hereby repealed
SEC: 5. Be it. further enacted, That there shall
hereafter be two terms Of the Supreme Court to be
held IN the City Of Raleigh the second Monday
IN June and the thirtieth day day of December, or
on the day after, in case the thrtieth day be Sum
day.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the County
Courts shall have jurisdiction to try and determine
all cases Of contested Wills
SEC. Z. Be 1t further enacted, That all laws com.
ing in conflict with the provisions of this act be and
the same are hereby repealed
Read three times and ratified in General Assem-
bly,, the 18th day of December, A. D. 1868.
R. S. DONNEI1L, S. Fl. G.
|. GILES MEBANE, s. S.
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We have nothing definite from the action Of
Congress. Nothing has been perfected in relation
to the currency, the increase Of the army, or the
proposed suspension of habeas corpus. As these
measures are all discussed in secret it is impossible
that the country be informed as to their nature
or the progress made with them.