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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

as SUCH and his competitor never did, We will not
call in question: Mr. HoLDENs for not doing CO.
No doubt they we're satisfactory to himself Bat in
the of the two men, there is nothing to show
that overnor WANG has neglected the interests of
the soldiers but much to show that be has remembered
them. Ii Mr.. HOLDEN has made any record in this re-
spect it has been oed to Cord ard some Of these
words have appeared to Us to be dangerous and unpa
triotic.
We have from time to time ez pressed our preference
for Gov VANCE and given our reasons for this prefer
ence Ii these reasons have any force they derive it
from considerations apart from anything Ike appeals
to the prejudice of any class, section or Party They
are based upon grounds of public and general char.
acer, in which all ofcers soldiers and civilians are
alike interested. We sick of appeals and derna.
gogueiam. We should think that the people would also
be by this time Now, at least, and measures caI-
ddates and their scts should be looked at with clear
eyes and unwarped judgments.
We had the pleasure yesterday forenoon of seeing
COL NICK ETHAN of the 5lst Reg't n. G. 7. (CL1SG.
MANS Brigade) his way to Fayetteville, be having
been severely, but trust not dangerously wounded in
the face in the action Petersburg the evening
of Friday the 18th instant.
In that action CL1NGMAN's brigade behaved with the
most conspcuou gaantry as Gid also otner portions
of our troops. We have General CLNGMAN's testimony
to the marked services of Col. McKETHAN and his
gment. 1t. Gel. W. s. DEvANB of the 61st fell bout
the time with Col. MCCLELLAN, while rendering
most gallant and valuable service His wound is
through the shoulder wound but not it is be-
lieved, dangerous. We could i'll afford to lose such
man as Col. DEyANE. Captain FRANK ROBERTS, Of
Fayetteville noble soldier fell instantly killed list
of the casualties in the brigade, far hear from
will be found in our paper today.
T. Lieutenant MCKETHAN of tie same regiment, shot
through the thigh also accompanied his brother, tie
Colonel, to their home in Fayetteville. We trust that
both will soon be restored to health ard usefulness.
The great loss sustained for time by our North
Carolina troops due to the giving way of some
brgades parts of brigades their righnot North
Caronians. Where they hailed from We prefer not to
state Our readers may draw their inference By never
finding their names in the Virginia papers.
Ddtu Journal, I'D.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23
CRUEL MIsrAKEs.-A correspondent of the August

CRUEL MIsTAKEs.-A correspondent OF the Au3u''a
Constitutonaist writes from Richmond
Among others who have lately fallen may be men
toned COL Lawrence M. Keitt, whoso name was once
household word in the South. This gallant soldSE
was mortaIy wounded few days since, while riding
dowr biz gmen between its fire and that OF the enc
N.Y. and alas that it should be 80 declared IN DIS lbs?
hours that the ball which struck him came ro" n.o
own men. God grant these cruel mistakes that haVs
robbed US 30 often and 30 grevousy before may Hes
after cease to occur,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23
Suspension o Privilege OF the Writ Of TIabea


Corpus.
Congress having failed to reenact the Law authori-
ling the Suppression of the privilege of the writ of Ha
beas Corpus, that Law falls to the ground by its own
limitation, in August next. But not the political
howl that has been raised it. We only hope that
events soon to be developed may not show that Con
gress in falling to reenact the law, wanting in
mness and prudence if not also in patriotism. 1t is
{ue, there 1Uas much clamor against it, and it
ural that there should be- The country at large could
bot appreciate its necessity, from the fact that the Pc
cuar circumstances that called it forth were of
ture that could not be made public without giving in
formation to the enemy that might be dangerous to the
country. Thus the great body Of the people, the pa
riotc and unsu=pecting people, saw valued priv ege
suspended without adequate explanation or dae assign
ment of showing the necessity of such suspen
son 1t was true that the position of the country rem
dered such explanation impossible for the time being
and little ref con upon this fact might have stilled
the tumu and at least led to suspension Of judgment
until such time as Judgment could be formed in view Of
full knowledge of the facts. But it will naturally
suggest ITSELF to the mind that there those who
knew suspected that could not publicly be
sssigned who thought they that their own
trsi orous designs ald factous must be put
stop to, If their personal safety and comfort
should not be seriously interered with. These
people, in the absence OF information which
the Administration could not give consistently with a
due regard to the public interests set themselves to
work to poison the public mind with suggestions of
treason against public liberty, OF tyranny and wrong
They worked cautiously and adroitly. They enlisted
the pride vanity of all those who were and are in
cined to take offence at any thing about which they
lot consulted, the details of which conceal
ed from them, matter what the necessity Of such
concealment. The turmoil renewed, increased To-
tensfed; reflection was prevented suspension of
Judgment wac possible demagogueism grew rampant,
and latent raltoriem exulted in the prospect of in
munity.
Much, OF course, depends upon the progress of the
great military events now going on near Richmond or
in Northern Georgia Let these things turn out ia
vouraby and faction and treachery will lower their
$ope become impotent for evil. On the contrary,
hdsaster the appearance of disaster ertake
our arms, and the people at arge-the patriotic and
loyal Southern people will not need that Congress Or
the administration should assign to them reasons for
the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habsas
corpus. These will then be patent to a and
literally, "plenty as black berries"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

WE learn that Captain MILLER of the Wilmington
Light Artillery, better known Moores Batteryshas
been slightly wounded in the head. The orher Will
mington boys in the Battery safe. This comes
from Captain MILLER himself to his family. This bat
tery has been doing gallant service on the Southside.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

AN AMUSING 1NCIDENT-One of the train hands on
the Western and Atlantic raroad-whose mother wa,
By the late advance OF Soermans forces on the line 0!
the Road, thrown into the enemys lines-attempted,
and succeeded in paying the old lady visit, but OF
his return in passing wariy through the woods be- at
some short distance before him, discovered stawart
Yankee with musket in hand, who at once hailed him.
Not understanding what the Yankee sad and not BE-
ing armed to defend himself from 30 formidable foe
he made tracks"-that is, ran from the Yankee as
fast as his legs could carry him. But Yankee no!
TO be outdone be- too ran, pursuing our tranhand,
shouting at the top OF his voice for him to stop0u
nary stop" did our flying friend make, until "Yank
had fairly run him down. These Yanks Can ruu
much faster than our boys) Terrified, be begged for
hs life. But what was his surprise, when tie Yankee
told him to take his musket and lead him in as de-
serter into the Confedere lines-that he tired OF
the war, and wished to surrender to the rebels lie
was therefore, marched into lines at Big ohany
where while "trainhand" was proudly narratng IN the
paror of the hotel there the gallant feat he had perform
ed in bringing in the deserving prisoner, "YGnE was
amusing number of persons in front OF the house
with hi; account Of the capture and, surrender when
caused no little merment the expense of advea'
turous tranhand, who is still, we are told, not ttG
sore at bis singular adventure, though perhaps pleased
at not being prisoner himsalE-AAanta I"tsH'S'"-
GER.
AS the Yankee is as much superior to the HeoFsia4
at lying as he is in running we are disposed 10 c
the story of the trainhano, whatever 1t H.
Savannah NetcS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

longer soldiers in L1NcoLNs army neither are they in
many cases, natives of the Northern States. They
are simply Irishmen or Dutchmen" They are
not even negroes-they are only white men, What
does LINCOLN or SEWARD care for them?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

We have often since the commenced, heard
expressions like the following 1.-THE enemy were lit
orally decimated One half of their column lay before
our works killed or wounded" Now to decimate
force to take one out Of ten 1t is derived from
Latin word meaning literally ten, and originally
and properly used when for Of real sup
posed military law necessity, out of every ten OF
any military corps sentenced to military execution
the usual plan being draw lots for those who
to suf3r. To say cut of ten, is to decimate-to
sIay one out OF two three for, is very different
thing. Why will not newspaper writers sometimes
think
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

Perhaps our readers may not have reflected upon the
fact that this s The 22d day of June, and therefore
about as lorg day are in the habit OF seeing in
these Enthusiastically Journal, 22d.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23
For the Journal.
CHESTERFIELD Co., VAIL
June 18th, 1864.
J. A. HINES, Sec'y.


June 18th, 1864.
MesSrs. Editors
send you extract from Genl Orders No. =. Head
quarters Department N. c. aud So Virginia, dated Han
cocks House, June 9th, 1864:
vi "The commanding General ia pleased to notice the
GOODNESS and bravery exhibited by Private James P
Pierce, of Cummings Battery. lpounder shell from
of the eneDys Batteries having pierced the top of the
earthworks and rolled under the trail OF the guns Private
Pierce, with presence Of mind worthy of admiration
picked up and threw it outside the before the
fuse had burnt sufficiently low to explode the SHELL.
Gen. BEA UREG ARD.
(Sgned)
J. IL. OTEY,
Asst Ait. General. ,
section Of Battery has been here since Nay 18th,
in the trenches all the tme few hundred yards from the
enemys heavy works. We have had frequent opporuni
ties night and day. of engaging the enemys Batteries and
the firing done by this section has elected the admiral ion
of many. The men are in good health and spirits.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23
List CT Casualties In Tho Ain N. q. Cavalry, June

List CT Casualties In Ihs Ain N. q. Cavalry, june
10Th, 1864.
The following list of the casualties in the fight
Baylors Fam JuLe l5th 1861 in the 4th II. G. Cavalry
Col D Ferebee, slight conLusioR, left hIm
Co B. Capt JAS L Mitchell cOmd' g-KGd: Private Ja)
Pass. Wouaded: Private Joseph billiard, through jaws
severely.
Co u 1t Jesse Wilder comd'g-Woundcd Priva!es Geo
Trowmai4, in aide, Young Pace, slightly n hand.
Co +, Capt 3 Cherry comd'g-Wounded Sergt
Holder, in thigh, captured.
Go G, Capt d Bell comd'g-Wounded: Private Josiah
Upton, seriously il leg; Corp Dorsey Sanderlp slightly
in side.
Co q, Lieut. Williams comd'g-Killed Private W
Edwards. T.. MOORE,
na Adiutant 4th N. G. Cavalry.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

The Atlanta papers of Saturday bring US literally
nothing new from the armies now confronting each
other north Of Marietta The lines are near each 9th
er. There is plenty of skirmshing, and our men are
repregented as in excellent health and spirits and
for the fray which the papers and their correspondents
think cannot long be deferred To these speculatons
we do not attach as much Importance as we once did,
since they have been repeated SO often without nelng
borne out by the result II the battle IS to be deliver
ed before the enemy get to Atlans, it must be done
in les than twenty miles from the present positions Of
the opposing armies, for twenty miles will put them
within shot of the steepes and houses OF that
city
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

The following letter has been received from Maj9r
WRIGHT, by gentleman in this town, and as it con-
tains many matters of interest," has been kindly placed
by him in hands, with permission for its publica-
tion
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23
TgF WILMINGTON JOURNAL

CoS.EDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
,,-oroN NC. THURSDAY. JUNE %, 1854
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23
Cumbgrland COUNTY CourI.

At June Term of the County Court tho following
vera Javiefk VIZ:
Reasestate, slaves, household and kitchen furn-
ture, cash on hand, State, County and Corpo-
ration bonds solvent debts due, capital ia cot.
ton and wooden factories, IL steamboat COM
paBieE amount of purchase OF cotton and to-
bacco, value OF horses mules, cattle aud other
live stock for SALE money Invested 10 every
other species OF trade or traffic, on the 500
valuation. so cents
On Polls, 40
Dividends manufacture OF cotton and wooden
goods, leather, tobacco and ron,.......". per ct.
Dividends on railroad and steamboat mpanes, per CT
Profits purchase and sale OF corn, four ba.
and other provisions, salt, cotton tobacco
LEATHER and naval Stores. 4por c.:
Dividends profits received or due from money
invested in manufac uring articles made Of
leather.......... ..:.....:.....:... 4perct.
State, County Bank and other Off ;ers houses Of
public entertainment, dagusrreotJ pists paint
ers, &C., gold and silver watches, plate and
jsWelry, commission merchants, produce bro
Kes, &c. auctoneers, pleasure vehicles per G.!
Gold headed canes, s. each.
Silver headed canes 81 eaCl
studs and jacks, State tax, 200 CT
Toll bridges and ferries, receipts, 5perct
Traffic IN Slaves do. ............ percL
Pianos, 50 each.
Harps, ......... s. each.
Note sh veIs, receipts, 20 perCE
Brandy distilled for SALE 20 Cts, gallon
Profits spirits bought from nonresdents 40 per CO.
Profits spirits bought from residents 70 per co.
Dcgs. 81 EACH
Total oil tax $50 1913 tor deren uses for couaV
purposes, just double State tsx.-Obseruer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

DoOnLE 'lRTUE.-A friend suggests that Mr..
MENM1NGERs withdrawal from the head If tho T,eos-
y WILL like the quality of mercy, be twice
Uess o. Or nSe Inc quality of wit in another part of
WORKS. 1t will not only be an evidence
OF resignation the part Of Mr. MEMxrsarR Init Will;
be the cause of resignation on the part of verv Of
us leilow.clzsns, all of whom will be very much re-
sgned to bis withdrawal from the post be has occ,ea
Our friend adds that be is resigned and adds that for
that matter Mr.. n. might have gone long AGO.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
NEWS OF OUR OWN STATE

IHE DROUGHT-ITs EFFrcrs Tho H..
weather continues with unabated ten,c;,, s u,J
WIN equal spirit the crops are strjvin~ tw;vt
lie and death. A few days more will tor,,,;
nate the struggle and if our crops are 70 no
come extinct, the farmers must look tn 49,.
sources for maintenance. Anticipating the add
enects OF drought. many of the fairness ara
ALREADY turning their attention to other ayoca.
liohs. Within circuit of eight miles from tha
river, the wood business may in a measure
compensate TOR the loss of crops Further in
lne interior farmers are digging ginseng. which
DIT present prices is more remuneratiye than a
WI at crop. Some have gone on to the river
anu anu othcrs are seeking labor of any description
tnat can be found. We may hope vet for late
rams, winch will give buck-wheat. potatoes
anu corh-lodder in reasonable auantitiea -
valley Herad, ChaSka.
CRors-We are sorry to be obliped to stata
that tne prospect OF an abundant cron of grain
the coming season. is not very flatterino The
absence OF Iain has had an unfavorabIe offact
upon the prospect of fruitful harvest fail
OF rain before there shall be very nraa, do
z ee OF heat may give promise of an avero~a
crop.-Superior Chronicle
GINsENG.-The ginseng trade is now mta
active. and our farmers in the timber Gro
reaping rich harvest in digging the root
averaging from four to eight dollars per dav
During the past week our buyers have psid s.
cents per pound, but at Elysian, Card ovia ard
elsewhere in the timber, prices were run ND TO
40 cents, at which from eight to ten thous.
and pounds were sold. We understand that
by an arrangement between buyers. after Mon
DAY next, twenty cents per pound is to be the
future price. --1Iankato Record
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
Desperate Attempt to Escape by
COnscripta.
From the Hartford Times, june ii.

From the Hartford Times June IL.
Nine of car load of conscripts, who
were EN- route from Boston to Cincinnati,
on Wednesday night arranged and exc
cuted an exceedingly desperate plan Of es-
cape between Chatham and Sahodac depot,
New York. The doors of the car were
locked, a guard being stationed on the
platform. But while the lights were turned
down so that he could not see plainly
through the window in the door what was
going OF, hole was cut in the floor of the
car large enough to admit the passage OF a
mans body. The hole was nearly over
the wheels, the plan seeming to be to
crowd out, and by holding on to the brakes
effect an escape when the train was stopped
or moving slowly. Only four of the nine
were so foolhardy as to attempt'this mode
of escape, and they paid the penalty with
their lives, their bodies being shockingly
mangled. The other five jumped from one
of the car windows, while the train was
moving nearly thirty-five miles an hour,
three of them receiving injuries of which
they died, while the other two were not
expected to live.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24

Nor REBELS OF Ex.REBELs.-We regret
that we cannot give room to the communica-
ton of "Charlie," from Fort Smelling. The
purpert of it is statement and argument fully
showing that the parties of unassigned soldiers
sent to this district are neither rebels nor ex-
rebels, as they have been designated by the
Press. "Charlie" is himself one ola party that
was so designated. He states that they
were conscripted into the rebel SER
vice which they left on the first of
portunity 1t is not necessary to reproduce
his argument to show, therefore that they were
not rebels and are not rebel deserters. They
were and are Union men, who, being in the
South, were forced into the ranks of the rebel
army against their choice, and, when they
could, left it for the Union army. As the re-
bells had no right save that of force, to make
them serve against the Union, so they were not
deserters from the rebellion, when they left
1t, In the common understanding ofthat term
because they never owed or acknowledged
allegiance to the rebellion.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
Charles s. johnson, San Francisco, Carver

THE Republican journals are founding great
hopes of the result of this military campaign
on The fact that Gen Grant is not interfered
with by the incompetents at Washington.
If the campaign fails it will be because Gen.
Grant has been interfered with.
He asked that Gen. Mcclellan might Re
brought back to the Army of the Potomac,
which would add fifty per cent. to its effective
strength. His reque.t was denied.
g. He asked lat competent soldier should
be put in comlusnd of the important opera
tions on the south side of the James, in place
of the Incompetent Butler. His request was
denied. He was only able to get Butler re-
stricted in the giving of any orders to advance
but 10y the united judgment of the three good
soldiers under him.
g. He demanded Sigel's removal. This too
was long denied, and like the above denials,
for political reasons. The delay to put Gen.
Hunter in his place has had great and obvi-
GUS effect on the fortunes of the Virginia
csu paign.-N. Y. World.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24

A BEAUTIFUL GUN.-We believe that
st. Paul is fortunate in having the best work
men iu most branches of mechanic AIT. Our
gunsmiths for instance. equal if they do not
excel the best specimens of work that can be
produced from any other city in the country.
We noticed some weeks ago that Mr.. Wlmo
was finishing three fowlng pieces for st. Louis
gentlemen to present to the Sanitary Fair,
which were to cost about $500 ,ach. Calling
in at VIM. Golcher's store, yesterday, we were
shown superior light fowling piece made by
Mr. Golcher. The barrels are of Illuminated
steel it has clean turned stock, and e'lock
and other plates, end all joints. screws and
bolts are perfectly fitted-in BRIEF it is per
feet gun, such an one as any good, sportsman
would delight in owning. 1t is made to order
for son of Mr.. Allis of this city, at cost of
about 800, and we doubt whether any Of the
manufacturers of the East could furnish its
equal in all respects for the same money,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
THE case State Of Minnesota VS.. John

THE case State of Minnesota vs.. John
Pendergast was heard at Hastings on Saturday
last before Justice Crosby, of Hastings, for
stealing horse. 1t appeared that Peudergast
bought the horse in question, last Wednesday
at 81. Paul, of one VIM. H. Foster. supposing
that Foster actually owned him, for the pur
pose of driving some cattle for Charles Golfer
to Superior. and was about to pay for him when
Mr.. Golfer suggested to him PendergasD that
hnight not DO all right, and he had better not
pay for him then. Foster agreed that if Golfer
would become responsible to him for the pay
mcnt of the money, he would wait until the
next day for it, which Golfer did. when Pen
dergast took the horse and started with the
drove of cattle. He was arrested on the ground
only, that he had the horse in his possession.
The Court discharged him, as from the tes-
timony there did not seem to be any suspicion
against him. The County Attorney OF Dakota
county, with Mr.. Smith of Hastings. counsel
for tho State; and j. P. Kidder, with Mr.. Hays
of the latter place, counsel for defendant.
The case # the State vs.. VIM H. Foster, for
stealing the same horse, was also heard at the
same place.
Itappeared that there was dispute about
the title to the horse, and that Foster claimed
10 own him but the Justice held him to hail
under 5000 bonds. 1t Is predetermined whe-
ther he can be convicted. The same counsel
were engaged in this case
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24

DAMAGES AwARDED.-In the Gaze of
Buchanan and wife against the Minnesota
Stage Company recently tried by tho District
Court at st. Peter, a verdict for six hundred
and forty five dollars damages was returned for
the plaintiffs. The suit grew out of injuries
happening to Mrs Buchanan, last fall. through
a runaway of one of defendants stage teams
The plaintiffs, we are told, were then newly
married and starting from home for the bridal
tour. The wife was severely Injured, and slO.-
600 damages were asked. The st. Peter 7ri-
bune states that the case has been one of great
Interest; has been ably conducted on both
sides; and that the verdict is a very low one.
Horace Au'tin, of St. Peter appeared for plain
tiffs and A. G. Chatfield and Isaac Van Et-
ten for defendants .... ....