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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22

i, IMPROVEMENT 70 TIE FLAa:Iwe have before US an
vided for by the bill introduced into the Senate on
yesterday by Senator SEMMEs 1t differs from the ia
now existing chiefly in having bar of red the
edge of the flag The ee ct ia to relieve the flag OF ts
excess Of ts and import to it more warmth and rich
ofexpression The proposed model is the design Of
officer in the army, and is highly approved by many
officers Of taste and position whose letters have seeu
1t is particularly commended by naval officers, whose
judgment in such matter is always considered entitled TO
peculiar consideration Richmond Sentinel r.a ~
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amples before suffer ourselves 10 be run over and
trampled IN the Gust By Yaokees and negrees. race
that haVe CIVILIZED z Never neeer, NEVER Pri-
vate soldier, as am, say neye, For the sake OF nv
VIE ard child, who in Iexas where have not seen
them but once IN three years. say never l. For the
sake OF my aged parents, and in the name Of those VITO
have lost their vesin the cause, say never In the
language Ct our noble General better to die thousand
dea'hs than live TO be ruled by Lincoln and his nc
allies. Soldisis, be not deceived We have the only
key to this Unr-0ur muszets Oar hands are those
only that can wind it up Let be true to ourselves
Let us d'serVe Independence, and we will have it
GuRRRIIIA
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i..FUGEFs-Tc cannot Ill Ie7stand The EettIn9 maui
..,.4 10y people 10 SOma paris OF The C0Efederacy
,. prompts them to acts of unkndaess 10 refugees
L 10 US, the contrary, that they ac5 entitled
tic warm sympathe5 OF all who are so fortunate as
u retain heir homes and property, an that next
III poor who iced charity, the refugees should have
,zgi-! 10 tuem all netdiG acts OF courtesy and kind
ls- I.st all ask U;seives how would feel II we
driven from our homes by the yaLkees or by the
--r 1t th1n-lUd no one caa be exempt from the
E":Iiy 10 lhis misfortune SO long as the war
..s'---aud were refused common clvlllty from the
E-p.c among whom we might take refuge =
A5y dec ht stranger is enti,ed to cvihty and kind
al ij1 h0me by the common enemy OF Us all and
sIGaess: how much one who has been
how much more still when the refugees are helpless
7ou. AID children We have seen frequent notices
South Carolina papers of unkindness in the up
per part of that State to the refugees from the coast
Tut r1t!ng quite so bad as the following, which we
. py from the Charleston Courier -
a ady-a refugee from Charleston-writes 10 the
Sourh 2oipian" from of the upper Districts that
e eoie OF her neghborhood fatty refuse to s. wood
o the refugees who have settled among them. She
nd1R that has been for many days without log to
br. aud tnis, too in house previous to the wealth
that she and ker little ones have once or twice
uw ned 20 find their beds wet with rain and covered
vita snow. And unusually kind hearted gentleman
cropped il upon the family one very cold morning, ard
seeing them without fire. inquire the reason, as if he
tto1gh tie absence OF that comfort were matter of
Iurc choice I'VE have no fuel, and can procure
either for love or money" was the reply "Dear me !"
exclaimed the visitor, what pity Well | suppose
shall have to let you have one load of wood But
when ihis compassionate individual! got back to his
own hearth, be discovered such an improvement
The temperature of the atmosphere that he felt him
@l aheoVed from his promise, and the wood was new
sent,
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FROM THE UNITED STATEs--REPOR TED REPULsE
OF HOOD AT NASHVILLE.

hICHMoKD, Dec. 18Th, 1854.
Northern papers Of the 16,h rst have been received
Nashville telegram of the 18TH says that lines ad
Vanced and engaged the rebel ne hs morning Our left
occupies the ground the morning but thu right
has advanced five miles driving the enemy from the river
from his entertainments, and forced back his right and
centre.
Thomas official dispatch says: attacked the enemy's
left and centre this A NJ and drove from the river be-
low the city, very nearly to Franklin pike, distance of
about eight miles have captured Gen. Chalmers head
and tran with between 500 and 1000 prisoners
and sixteen pisces of artillery. shall attack the enemy
again to morrow.
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SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.

A FULL ATTENDANCE of the members of the soci
ETY. requested at the Town Hall Thursday Afternoon
O'Clock for the purpose of electpg President Vice
President Ire asurer and Secretary.
AL other ladies who willing to cooperate with the
Soldiers Aid Society 10 providing Christmas Dinner for
the troops of this command invited to attend at the
same time and place.
Dec. Il. s9!2t
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CNNARESS-

RICHMOND, Dec. 10Th, 1884.
The Senate has passed the House bin increasing the
mileage of members of Congress also the Senate till
regulating the compensation of posmssters special agents
and agents. and the bill to lncrea the OF the
corps The Senate thon resolved itself into secret
session.
In the House the resolutions were referred to the
Committee foreign affairs. The oorfscation and
cy bills were further debated.
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From the Macon Telegraph.
An Honor to Sherman.

While the Yankee troops were at Milledgeville, a
lady residing two miles from town, sent note to Sher-
man requesting him to send guard to her house to
protect it from pillage faithful old negro named
Daniel was the bearer of the note Upon arriving at
the house where Sherman was luartered, Dan was
shown into his presence by guara and taking of his
hat presented the missive The Yankee general read
the note and looking up, said :
Take seat old gentleman, take seat"
"No, tank ye, massa," said Dan, "Ise jist waitin'
for de answer to missus note"
{" We are about to dine;" said Sherman, "and will
be happy to have your company. Take seat.
Yah yah massa, ye make fun wild de ole Niger
L insist upon it. You must dine with me. l shall
be much pleased to talk with you"
Ia vain Dan protested Sherman insisted, and the
result was Dan took dinner with the Yankee general
AS soon as be could escape, Dan returned to his mis-
tress Sherman has good to boast of the honor
done him. 1t is rarely he has honest Dan
to sit at his table. We congratulate Sherman, and
tender our sympathy to Dan.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22

MORE BLOCKADE RUNNERS CArTURED.-The Navy
Department has received dispatch from Rear Ad-
miral Porter dated Fort Monroe in which he reports
the capture of the blockade runner steamer Emma
Cherokee and the schooner Mary with 80 bales of cot
ton. by the MackinaW.
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GAMBLING IN BLooD.-1he Richmond Examiner
rvs of Grant
n kim war is analogous to the game of faro. Per-
-- yn0 have seen him playing at the latter game say
H. "a e is 70 light cigar, select two or three cards
.. pnt down his money on them, no matter whether
v via or Lose until bis last cent ig gone. AS soon
pQrsa is absolutely empty he rises from his chair,
u.ats fresh cigar, takes hig drink Of brandy and
.,7, aud walks out of the gambling hell as cool and
.-ner,urb1ble as though nothing had happened. But
never leaves the table while there is dollar in his
r,a s.,g. Faro WIGS Grants bane in California, and
var ;ii oe lis ruin ye;, if Lee watches hs game we'll
4 4 are 10 more 10 him than so many" chips" and all
. aguauCiDg ganera! has TO 10 Is TO put limit on
g:.a aud he viii soon sacrifice his las read
g - z las done Lis last co-t thousand times st IA
10 Hat comrIs-cati9I GOES he teei for the myriads
g 81. cald privatc9 u-dtr his command? IS he Lot
% o.. tls 2seat Ii-Uteu-ut General commanding all
fu urUlez Of tut United States, AID must be not be
s..u-ad
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22
THOMAS WHARTON, JR.

"The unparalleled patience and magnanimity with
which the army, under your Excelency's command,
have endured the hardshps attending their situation,
unsupplied as they have been through uncommonly
severe winter is an honor which posterity will consd
CT as more ustrious than could have been derived to
them by victory obtained by any sudden and vigor-
GUS exertion."
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From the Richmond SentiHsI
Army OF TENNESSEE,
In the Field Sanfamhar 9th 1QeA

In the Field, September 10Th, 1864. !
Editor Sentinel-In your issue of the 10Th inst.
a communication signed Gray Jacket" which,
think, deserves hearty response agree with "Gray
Jacket" that all croakers should read the history OF
our first revolution and the history of the Scotch and
Eogish in the time of Wallace and Bruce. Shall we,
ten millions of people, who claim for ancestors the
enlightened and brave Of all countries, with such ex
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22
OUrRAGEs IN SURRY CoUNTY.-The following is an
extract from letter just received by u.s.

extract from letter just received by u.s.
NEAR MOUNT AIRY, n. c., Dec. ID, 1864
Messrs. E. J. Hale & Sons In your issue of the
18th ult, noticed that correspondent informs YOU
that citizen of this county, Surry, was robbed by
band of lawless men, Instead OF citizen, some six
or eight in the western part of this county, were rob-
bed of money, clothing and almost everything that
could be carried of. very aged lady who had pre-
pared her shroud had it taken from her. After COM
hitting these depredatons the robbers crossed the
mountains into Allegheny, threatening TO return and
burn our Court House. A sufficient force is now in
Allegheny and it is hoped that the robbers will be fer
reted out and dealt with in the most summary manner
A member of the Home Guard from this county was
caught by thCge desperadoes few days ago and it sup
posed hung by them, as nothing has been heard from
him since This is most lameo table state of affairs.
Life and property in constant peril. Prompt and
energetic must be taken to suppress this law
lessness or We who live near the mountains will be
compelled to abandon property to save our lives
hope the Legislature will heed Gov. Vance's recon.
mendaton, and devise more efficient organization for
protection than we have now. \ 20 man should be
commissioned until satisfactory evidence was shown
that be was loyal and true 1t is idle to expect any
thing from officer whose patriotism does not prompt
him to action.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22

NEW q. S. SENATOR ELEoTED.-On Friday, in the
Virginia Legislature, in session at Alexandria, Hon.
Joseph Hegar; OF hlzaoen olty county Was deGared
Bowden deceased,
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Dec. Il.
HnTICE.

NOTICE.
TIME lrpaCpIpEp vii hire ont the 10Th day of
l Jannern Ief5 at the late residence Of hr. Register
Tor the balance the year, abe twenty Negroes belong
IN - .b Essae of Michael Register. Also, at time
% ACE. Will rent out the plantation ard mil.
on" Bopds with approved security required.
G. M. GALLOWAY Admir-.
Moore's Crack Dec, l4th, 1864. l3-lt*
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BLACKSMITH TOOLS, sc.

WILL be sold in the village Of Ellington, New Hano
w yer County, Monday, January I'd, 1865, at ii
O'Clock A. M, all the Wheelrght and Blacksmith Tools.
belonging the estate Of Capt L. L. Keith, consisting OF
bellows anvil vises, tonga, planes, chise augurS'
". j. CORNWALL,
Agent for Mrs. T. keith: a..
Dec al, 1o'Zt'
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NOTICE TO THE TAX PAYERS

UV BRUNSWIUh CUUNIlJ b0u UIbIhIUT.
WILL attend ShaIlote the 18th, 18th l4th of
January, 1865 at Waccamaw the 10th and 18th at
Lockwoods Folly the 18th, Goth and 2lst at Smhve
on the 3d. Gath and 25h at Town Creek Camp Ground on
the 9th AID 28h and Northwest the 30th and 3lst
to receive the property tax of 1864. -Four per csr
fcstes received in payment OF the All persons
attend at the above specified times and places will
charged per cent additional under the 10th section
of the act of 18th February, 1864
JOSEPH GREEN,
Collector for Brunswick County, N. G..
Doc IL 46t-I3-2t
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rAxDS IT'D .xD COMMITTED

TAKEN UP AND COt1mhAA1D
- 'rO tho J,I of NJ Hanover county, negro boy
named wh9 says that he belongs to Eur
~ well smith, of Fair Buh Coiumou3 oOuuoS ~. "a.
prove propeS pay Cha ges and him away otherwise
ne VIII oe ue"i' WV" r. B, McRAE, Sheriff.
Dec, ooh, 1864. esos@AS-N
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REVOLUTIONARY EXTRACTS.
PETERSBURG, Dec, 1854.

Z Re, UeC, 1CVf.
Editor Of the Richmond Sentinel:
send you some short extracts from letters written
to Gen. Washington during the Revolutionary war,
and which are to be found in Speras correspondence
of the American Revolution" They ore interesting
as bearing upon the events OF the present war.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-22
HENRY LATRENs.

"Tbere is certain versatility habual, if not almost
constitutional, 10 born South of thlrty.egh de-
grees Of latitude in those States"
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MARRIED..

At Wrighsvile Sound, the 18th inst by the Rev. A
D. Hepburn 1t J. N. HINTON, Of the 6Sth Regiment N.
G. T., to Miss SARAH ELIZABETH, daughter If r. Il.
On Black River in t. > county, by Rev. W. W. Kennedy,
Capt J. F. MOORE, to Miss MARY B. DEVANE.
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MAJ. GENERAL LINCOLN, Charleston, q. o. Novan
GEN. GREENE, West Point, Nov. 1779.

GEN. GREENE, West FONT, Nov. 1779.
81 have no doubt but that every State bordering
upon the enemy will apply for proper force to protect
commands, will hazard the safety of the whole army
Divide your force and you will fall prey in every quar-
ter; and am persuaded, were you to adopt the plan,
it would be so far from aordng them that prote cton
and security, which they promise themselves that it
would become one of the principal causes of the enc
my's making inroads, and committing depreciation
upon them"
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IA ..-...s.. szsF7I - L5------TT =
TEIEGRAPHTC

Entered according to the Act of Copgress I'm the wear
1863, by j. s. THRAsHER in the Clerks Once of the Dis
trct Court of the Confederate the Northern
District of Georgia.
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DIED.

In tn Is town. Monday morning last WILLIE E. LIP
PITT, a.ed Is years.
In this TO Monday 10 inst hemorrhage of the
lungs. Mr.. LSMlS c; TURNER, aged 36years.
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4ov: LIVINGSTON OF New Jersey, writes in February

ITS:
ard the additional load of business thrown upon by
the vilany of those who pursue nothing but accumu
atng fortunes to the ruin of their country thatI al
mcst sink under it."
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SUPERIOR SALT

500 BAGS superior COAST SALT of my own make;
of it made last Spring and la perfectly dry.
Fer sale by
VIM. K. UTLEY.
Nov 26th 68.tf--l0-At
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Major General GREENE, at Boston, September 1878.
"The growing extravaganza of the people and the
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Genteuun who move peace propositions in Congress
and the various Legislatures ought be very thankful
TO s,oent Lincoln His late message must have re-
iieVeo nem OF vast deal OF doubt and anxiety. De-
te1mned as they seem to be to have peace on any terms
Mr. Lincoln has made it quite plain that thev can have
1t on some terms. Nay tie Yankee President goes 30
far as to state specifically the terms on which it can be
had Inc Confederate States have only to submit,
condtionaly, and such of the Inhabitants as have not
bet GcaUe 10 rebelDg agaips. Lincoln will be allowed
to oreathe 10 this there surely be- DO objection on
the part oil these peaceovng gentlemen. The ancient
dogma that It ls better to lose life and worldly goods
than TO sacrifice honor have Influence of course
upon enlightened gentlemen of this class small con-
dition is annexed to this gift of life which, of course
does not lmpair its value. The recipients must acou
esce IN all the legislation of the Yankee Congress and
all the procanatiODs of President Lincoln Thew are
to be left 60 property of any kind whatever Their
estates real and personathe whole territory of
the Confederate States-has been declared coniscated
and Congress is called to abolish slavery by the two
thirds VOTE which it requires to change any clause of
the Constitution. But your real peace loving submits
sonist rather prefers all this.
There can be no difficulty to the means OF
making ourselves heard. Before there was some doubt
Mr. Lincoln and bis Cabinet positively refused 10 hear
anyhng the rebels had say upon any subject what
ever. Some very wise and very notable schemes have
been preached to get over that obstacle. The princ
pal was, to call convention of all the States Confede-
rate and Yankee, to couter about the matter. But the
reelection of Lincoln by 300 900 majority has pretty
efecualy stopped al that Besides the taking of the
peace. making power of the Presidents hands and
putting it in the hands Of convention the over
throw Of the Confederate Constitution and the seces
sion of the States Now, however there is 10 necess-
ty for all this The States instruct the Presden t.
Or if not, they request him. to make their subm
sion in form He will be heard doubt, that lb-
ject though not upon any other.
But the brief benefit afforded by the message, far
concerned, is that it will show the ruc-
tioniss in their true coors 1t affords test which is
absolutely ntalble The man who offers peace propo.
sitions ow after this, is ueonis and be
nothing else The object of these men, heretofore, has
been to render the President unpopular by throwing
upon him the odum Of confirming the They very
well know that no proposition he make will be eff
clay entertained, or received, by Lincoln They
require him to do what is impossible, and rail against
him because he does do it.. Lincoln says that
be will receive proposition but of unqualified sub
mission 1t gentlemen, then, expect their peace prop
ostons to be heard they must found them upon abso
lutte submiasion.-Rich. Dispatch.
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4 BEAUTIFUL SCENE.

BY JANE T. H. CROSS.
1t was bright warm Sabbath morning veral
persons perhaps dozen, collected in large up
per room. To the right OF the fireplace hung beaut
ta pictpre-intermiDge land aud water. The eye in
voluntarily wandered to this painting pleased and
satisfied seeking to look farther through The
green trees Yes it was beautiful but that is the
beautiful thing of which am going to tell you 1t is
another picture living one in the room.
[ have said there come dozen persons collected
there. In this midst little table, with COM
munion service upon it, and BESIDE the table sat
erend white haired man. His face thoughtful and kind
and gentle and firm. In bis manner be simp!e
a chill and perhaps you would not think, my h tie
friend that he knew about birds and flowers than
all the little girls and boys in the Confederacy pu: to-
gether; aye he knew more than great many grown
people put together, and it ought to make ashamed
to see one man who has learned so much in lifetime
when we know so little.
The cid gentleman minister, and most of those
around him were OF his flock. He opened the bible
and read. They sarg hymn and then he talked to
them as you may suppose the Apostle John to have
talked to bis children in the gospel He said have
been your minister in Charleston for fifty years. have
buried your grandfathers and grandmothers-1 have
married your pa ens-i have baptized you and recelV
ed you into the Church. have been with you your
joys and in your SORROWS and in the fifty years of my
ministry there has not been dissention unpleas
ant feeling. We have been scattered. We have all
had our sorrows. You have had deaths in your fam-
lies and have lately lost dearer to than all the
world beside bat let Us look to higher things"
In concluding his remarks, he said ; If any OF you
sick or in sorrow and wish to me, do not hest
tate to send for me- l will always any distance
with pleasure. The expense is but little the trouble
is nothing. have nothing to do but to my
country by aborng among her soldiers AMI to visit my
scattered congregation, to whom am bound by such
tender associations"
Was that not beautiful l was not one OF his con-
gregation but felt the deep psthos of the scene and
with most Christian sympathy could l draw
to the table and join with them in concentrating that
love in death, which produces such charming fruits in
the followers of our Lord.
Do you wish to know the name OF this man whose
gray hairs shine like diadem about bis brow have
told you that he from Charleston and need scarce
~ write the name of " Bachman.'
1 wonder if any little boy is now wishing that when
his curly brown locks turn gray he may them with
the dignity and that when be approaches the close
OF lie many aaconate eyes shall be turned upon
him. Honor and virtue do not for the beck
oning. We must work for them, and they are worth
it. It is worth lifetime of pain to be able at last
reach one hand kindly back in farewell to the world,
while the other is stretched forward to grasp the
that is gIittering before us.-ChiLdrea's Guide.
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SHE N Il.

II reports be true the situation is grave one. 1t is
useless to disguise facts Sherman has reached the sea-
and in doing so, has cut the Cuff Road running south
ward from Savannah. Fort McAllister, at Genesis
Point in his possession defended the mouth Of the
Ogeechee and twice has sustained the severest bonn
bardments OF the Federal cads. 1t was undefend
ed in the rear and hence easily captured Its distance
from the railroad is Only some four or FIVE miles.
broad river u.s. therefore, open to light draught boats
while the railroad far as its military worth
cerned, may be kept useless long the enemy please
If the entire army of Sherman has been forced into the
peninsula of the Ogeechee the prospects dark
fear that portion of his forces yet hold the line
of the Central Railroad. On this point, however We
have no advices If the surmise be true, bloody work
is but short distance ahead. IF not, Savannah is
saf and all the powers of the enemy cannot accomplish
its DOWNFALL Columbia SoutA CGrolinaan.
VIM. Smithson, the Washington banker, who was
sentenced to five years imprisonment in the Albany
penitentiay for reasonable correspondence with the
rebels has been released by order of the President
DREADFUL CAsUALTY-On Tuesday afternoon last
youth named John Keyser, aged about l5 became
entangled in the machinery at the Arsenal and Armory
in this place, where he was working and was crushed
to death, being horribly mangled.-Fay. Observer 18th
'2nst.