Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-01
81 E S s A q F.
ETs ExCELLETCY, z VANCE,
TO The
G"neF'i Assembly OF Forth Carolina.
Gentlemen Of the Senate
and House IF Commons :
OF
II CETv " ID Va g

Gentlemen Of the Senate,
and House Of Coaah.ons:
Two year ago issued ny first ge the General
Assembly Of North Carolina amid the stirring
the peoples representatives rejoicing Ia tbo grateful
prospect Of peace ard iudepecdenoe That hope like
per resize After two years If fierce and
c9nsumiog war Wase1 with gil enerKes aad attended
physical, meet to-day gentlemen but continue
areueus lahors which bore heavily upon predece
sors and myself Whatever may be tie resdlt can but
hope that operation may be sHcere ard temper
ea With as much forbeorance proceed then at to
give statement of tie condition Of aairs and to
ngges such remedies for whatever may be wrong
observaton aud experience have erable1 ne 20
With sincere gratitude Cvar If a. gocd Tannounee
that the crops Of n" pGst very fair ard in
localities 51osen Notwithstanding partial failures
of be corn crop hare nd here -s estimated that there
starvation hut any actual ring II be paced
within the resch of the pon;
Since the adjour pred osssors, the enemy
have Io ercrO4chedu- territory, except By he
capture Ct Of and the consequent ey2o
border however subject to constant raids
tie situ3tion OF the nh btats is dis ressrg ip the
treme. Bands CT lawless men, many them ci
zens aoiR, pretendg to act n6der commissions from
Iha epeny sTarn IL the n;onnhtn fontier numbering
cvilzed warrse they h&Ye ina6gu-a4ed sytem of ue
ty, At wh2h humanity shudders. nave written to n
in his power t. stop psocaAdi1gs Bat do ct yet
know what may De the result Mr. ia the ntaroT of the
State entirely free fron e disorders naturally to be
pected from Of continued Dsserters represen
ting almost every State The Ccnfaderaey ineat rh
deCpg ard in many instances numbering the inhabiant7
10 some places they muster in such forces 70 almost
amount TO s9spen7io9 CT The civil authority aided ana
protected they - hoir relatives AID friends All Of
ny efforts abate hs by offers O. pardon hav
oaaw tfem snd dire them from the stoe BY the stong
hand u my control the Nj ii for this
unrsstsaned, am cnfdent could easily !he comnu
pity of This p5st ao Recommend that he law assns
bar boring aiding ar abeHnE dsrrtionf anne ded 20
and that l. lie made the duty ell we'll mta
tsched 10 this subject since it has hecoae not only o
security OF society sad the exstu ion of the law.
fee qaito ashamed also add that number Of the
and military Offices actQaed either b. treason coward
ca perhaps both, have recently deserted AID d the
for the punishment OF such crime by conf cation or a
er~i,e rs deter o'bers fr scch cowardy AID dc
ding treason There Should be trlftg IN tn Elat
ter Those Iho seek the aid Of enemies shUp: are
The late Of enemies The blood OF cur dead heroes as
well The living who carry theft lives il r hands
day. dsmends tbat the punishment ded by Ill civil zsd
commua les to treason should be meed oat to rs
there Il to b. punishment for this kiad OF re3Bon
loyal entitled to know it. Whenever we quietly
suffer treason 10 attain greater immunity from dangers
and hardehlps than PATRIOTISM E5y expect the &c
periah
the State pretty well stopped The aons imposed
bT the Conedere,e Government n defiance think OF
the act of Congress which have heretofore ad7erted,
have operated inju0usy to compel me i1 ne&su
to withdraw vessels from tho tra after losses hy de-
than $3.50 600 in gold regret also to have to
the oss OF the State steamer Advance dung The month
OF SeDemfer. This noble yesse the pride OF le State
and the beLefactor Of soldiers and people, CAP
tured by the enemy after she had successfully made her
through the block ding SO aron in consequence OF
SECURE foreign coal for the use
Tallahassee compelling her 10 put to sea With noh Sef
DerY rendered her Incapable OF making than half
her usual speed, and lett behind her dense column o!
black smoke, by which she vas easily folio ed and Cap
tured. obviously loss ettribu able this on"ar
raDted seizure OF her COAL that trust you will memorial
2s Congress TiF compensltIoa the QAWsa pohc? CT ma
canaos be too strongly condemned Il has tF1ppea th@
stERgeAcy Ct the blockade has already caused the 's OF
many valuable steamers and will tmately provoke the
utmost efforts of the enemy Tor the capture OF v"
is ggeracn to say that the Advance alone III
solid benef hss been worth government than
all the cruisers we have ever put a 'at Why II ehono e
policy our government compel the state to qai
the importation of supplies for the benefit aud
then puisue with armed sses so vel ca Gu
lated to crush all Importation Whatsoever, t. me luex
pcably strange. These cruisers sally forth with the coal
seized from steamers engaged in bringing snppu9 o Vi
tai importance thus ensnng their ?esoy lev
NY and then they steam back Wilmington tt sez2 more
coal, bringing de~n upoa tha irloa neW swarm o. 'As
Wbo1e our supply Of shoes % come from this winter
90 not know have an ahGnc tot sopglp u in% 5s-
Ind, hat have Of Sc ting theEn 12 t1a1t
viii aga:n instruct our Teprss natives Il congress
TO as, Iof EePeal OF ues9 reg "4'GI7' h1io ~o,
aiming steamers coul3 sona hEiDg n tbs many
valuable supplies Fe have noas abroad Inc act o U'a
Eress auth r'zng The Fca SEM to i'm oaa e@ up ~
commefce, especially provinces = tt r1biiS III s28 ""t
Any OF them tEom exporting "@y 0t t1' aINct'S ~6l
~Gunvrl on tleir oUl GCc9u1:" "0aj pu' cy - u.-
g@ukly the fCTc c3f exc u i'e Ca
s:rEctio9 ou 81 tha benefit OF iI5 pTaV5 o'F
GcV7rDaet, have not b1e1 -bto t" i3sTo t1G celtTH
zion Is Idc state the vessel ont AID ont tio 70
shall be imposed. but ii owrs part Or
mercy charters a entire vessel yC r23 Toy age, tIu sie
Ist render bali her space 10 tbs goVeT NJ >at,
and give he b5Ld resuIa the l5SsLoi tht yT}
Ships she ud not Dc allowed to Lhe T5Sol;t1a
By selling pat iatefs5t tI The td ouy sp oiuu2
Ia application tie ate cC e2E Q tbe iIe"7u-y 0"5
closing Tie &Gtnal fn2ces5 q l3 1t4e n the Come ~" o.
1eaers, AID skit CRig dat IN ereSt exempted
AS percm tori.y rafu>ad me, theretoe &c
lie absence IT E4Hd af tu7 action u tae 8SF
c: n=HJ, Jas "otoEl o1d true pocF d$&nu Tue I&to
of he laws au'nOrz til Imposition of tLee Eegn '1S,
ana has every 5e inGuoeIna4 Should bs he'd on -
tde Gtates to exohaga iAa gie@' stepIc' 1o "a pre- '
sc lrJnlO4 ben IT.
Fo:dn~tely of clothing al lt*rAata. /. " = -
ABUNDANCE full exhibit u p,ra / T.. IL
ter tels Dep@rt-Qant, i1caIns this sut -. - be-
round the report of AdJ4tauJ neral u: ~, gich
goes herewith, a"d which comm6hi 10 yOu1 cohsdei0-
t0n From this it vi. be Bct Only nave the Gt
ny and the people been supplied WitR ndspensahie aLtl
ces wi hout iCss, but with actual profit to the Se, o
been Gu: aim TO make money bu TO SupP!y no Leo0 t0
of people ard simple cost aod Charges "hca
say that have heretofore and do cha leose the
nVetigasi0Q. uch has, perhaps been doe mat uuhI
AID many losses have been sustained WnIc0 no Va2
man c0ud prevent IL reckless and dangerous lFaoS
ard many imposions haze en- praciIsea up Us mat
wee unavoidable account of onf u:recognzed a1d de-
feacoess condition abroad. But fair iRVestgatlOn w,
thl0k satisfy who opposed to utals2iOg
solder pair OF shoes and blanket unless the STATE were
TO make money b7 tan.action that a these benefits
cave Deen Conferred W&Out !Qag and even with h@haos
profit
1t has seemed little strange thai there should be found
nave casIoIed the Of money IL is c5rtaDIy mar
minded view of the subjact regard cDly mat
e OF spri5 impaired 20 our soldiers ana the
comfort added 10 by the introducon OF ldls
penaa6ie articles O0aiaebia the GODteGe a3y
gard as Invaluable.
No money estimate measur. these benefits. debt
o, II as aso ne lube - 9a9 @ n
ed gold the face Vana 9 bonds bus for The