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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

NeaaA, Butler and Sheridan. They viii press their
operations vigorously rs reinforcsments are being
constantly received, and bad weather is fast ap-
rroaching.
Ffom Richmond and Petersbzrg.
flag Of truce boat arrived at Varins on the Goth,
ssioging 1,ooo wounded prisoners, including Gen.
Walker and twenty-five other officers.
Six hundred Of them reached Richmond at eight
o'clock on the night Of the 21st, and were met by
crowd Of ladies' assembled to greet them. The
men are in excellent spirits. Four hundred more
uii be brought up Tomorrow.
At Petersburg there is no change in the position
OF the lines. The enemy shelled the city furiously
the morning Of the 21st from five to six O'Clock
Damage not stated Our batteries replied, and the
roar Of cannon WAS ncessant and deafsning.
Loud cheering was heard the same morning in
the camps of the enemy. The cause was not ascer-
nlned, but supposed to be cheering tidings from
the Valley.
'Tse.HsraM Of tho 10Th had beef received. 1t
eanfesses the loss of $500 cattle taken by Hsmp-
cavalry, together with some 20 or 80 wagons
Nothing else Of interest from this quarter.
From Georgia,
Quiet still pervades this late scene of busy ope-
rations.
Gen. Wheeler's forces have passed through Ten.
nessee into Mississippi. The Meridian Clarion
gives the following account of his operations !:
Martins Brigade tore up the State Road between
Atlanta and Dalton; Hume and Kelly stopped up
near Dalton, and Gen. Williams between Tunnel
Hill and Chattanooga. Hume destroyed the East
Tennessee road from Calhoun to Athens Wheeler
was unable to cross the Tennessee river, and went
around Knoxville, crossing the Holston at Straw
berry Plains and came over the Cumberland Noun
tains pid Sparta and sixteen miles from the Nash
vile and Chattanooga ROAD, which he destroyed
from Franklin to Cambell Station Gen. Kelly was
mortally wounded in q fight at Franklin on the
29th. Williams, Robisons, Dobbins', snd Ashbys
commands have lot Joined the main command yet.
Northern News.
Northern papers have bsen received in Richmond
to the 18th. The Cincinnati correspondent of the
Chicago Times says that Vallandigham has no in.
tention of any revolutionary measures regarding Nc
Clelans letter. He is not in tavor of snother con
vention or nomination, but would like an explana
ton of some points of his letter. He refuses to take
the stump.
Grant has gone to Washington and Butler to For
treess Monroe to recruit their health.
The Baltimore american, of the afternoon of the
| 10th was obtained through the picket lines neal
Dutch Gap to day the 21st 1t has telegram from
Cairo which says that q Mexican who arrived =
! New Orleans on the 10th, reports that Cortinas
being unable to cope with the French, had crossed
his force, two thousand men and and 16 cannon
over the Rio Grande and occupied Brownsville
after driving out the Confederates. He hoisted tn
Yankee flag. Cortinas offered to the Federal com
mander at Brazos tho services of himself and army
| Gold 225
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TaB CosrsDERA7E OFFICERS PLACED UNDER FRz.
Capt Gilchrist returned from Port Royal (where
be had communicated under flag Of truce with the
enemyl 10 Charleston on the 18th instant. He
brought letter from Foster officially notifying
General Jones that the Confederate officers prison.
of war, lately sent to this department. are now
confined, under fire, near Cummings Point, Morris
island; that they have been placed within roomy
stockade and provided with tents and with supplies
Of food as nearly rs possible approximating the
Confederate ration; and that, upon receiving an
official assurance from General Jones that the Fed
eral prisoners now in Charleston have been removed
from under fire. he will at once relieve, in like
ner the six hundred Confederate officers now in his
power.
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The news which we give to day from Winchester
is BY no means cheering. Winchester is in the
northwestern part Of the Valley Of Virginia, some
two hundred miles from Richmond, and about
twenty-five miles south Of Harper's Ferry. We
presume Gen. EARLY had about twenty. five thousand
men. The conflict was prolonged and Desperate
The odds in numbers must have been greatly
against Gen. Early, otherwise he would not have
been defeated Strasburg, to which he has fallen
back, is about twenty-five miles south of Winches-
ter on the Manassas Gap Railroad. -'-
This must be regarded as one Of the battles af-
fecting Richmond t6 greater or less extent as the
Yankee forces in that quarter supposed to be some
fifty thousand, were endeavoring to advance or
Richmond by the Valley the Fredericksburg route.
The probability is that Gen. Grant was present at
the battle of Winchester.
We have nothing new or very important from
Petersburg or Atlantis Yhe reader will find else
where our latest items Of war news
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A Few Maxims.
BY EMINENT MILITARY COMMANDERS


"To form an army, it is not sufficient to collect
men and put arms in their hands s"--Defour.
Remember that actions, and not the commits
sions, make the officer, and that more is expected
Of him than the title. Warrington
"Great extremities require extraordinary resolu-
ton. The more obstinate the resistance of an ar.
my, the greater the chances of assistance of
cess."-Napoleon.
"Men who are familarzed with danger meet it
without shrinking, whereas troops unused to SER
vice often apprehend danger where no danger is"
I" A coward when taught to believe that, if he
breaks his ranks and abandons bis colors be will be
punished with death by bis own party will take his
chances against the enemy but man who thinks
little of the one and is fearful of the other, acts
from present feelings, regardless OF consequences"
-Washington.
action are very essential yet they are by no means
the most essential parts of an officers duty
Washington.
"The first qualification of soldier is fortitude
under fatigue and prvations.
Zone circumstance ought to be cautiously guard
ed against and that is, the soldiers and officers be-
ing too nearly on level. Discipline aud suoordi.
nation add life and vigor to military movements"
Warrington.
"The strength of an army, like power in mechan.
ics is estimated by multiplying the mass by the ra
pidity; rapid march angments the morale Of an
army, and increases its means Of victory" ."-Napo.
lson
"a man is not born communicable must be-
come one"-Momteculh.
1--WE should make war without leaving anything
to hazard and in this especially consists the talent
of . General. 'Yrpg1f fgqshal SAGE.
sit is an approved principle in war. never to do
what your enemy wishesyou to do, for this reason
alonc that he desires it"-Napoleon. '.
1.-THE marches that ara made preparatory toa bat
tie require the greatest precaution. ."-Ersaeriek
"a great captain can only be formed by long ex-
perience and intense study neither is his own ex-
perience enough for whose life is there sufficiently
fruitful Of events to render his knowledge universal"
--Archduke Charles.
"There are Eve things the soldier should never
be without-his musket his ammunition, his knap-
sack his provisions {for at least four days. land his
entrenching tools. The knapsack may be reduced
to the smallest size possible if thought proper but
the soldier should always have it with hin,-Napo-
loon.
"There is nothing disgracefuIt to an officer than
to make false reports, and by way Of excupating
himself to say that he deceived or had not seen
clearly. On these occasions the eaRcer must exam
inc everything with the greatest care, have clear
conception and view of his subject and BE- provided
t with good telescope. Nothing should intimidate
I him; every difficulty should be suru,sunted. He
will then be certain of what he has to report, and
will not take hundred horsemen for regiment, OF
flock of sheep for corps Of infantry, which often
happens, however. ."-ffsdsHiek.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

TIE N.w IssuE-The Montgomery AdOsrtaser
complains that while the old issue has been almost
entirely displaced by the new on the thorooghiares
Of Virginia Georgia, and the Carolinss, but little
of it has yet made its appearance in Alabama
This has been the case in this State until recently
but the new issue seems now to be pretty generally
in circulation among our people. The government
should spare no pains to exchange the new for the
old, as matter of justice to thousands Of unin.
formed persons, who will otherwise find the old
issue suddenly worthless in their hands, to say
nothing of the convenience afforded to business
men by currency which passes for what it pur-
ports to be on its face. There is still complaint
however, of want of currency, and there are even
borrowers of Confederate funds. The government,
it is stated has been preparing money for clrcula
ton for several months past At the rate OF two mil
lion dollars per day; and if it would only pay of
the soldiers, whose wages are due for many months
there would soon be an abundance Of new issue in
circulation.
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What will be the Result

What Will De the kteSuNt
We are frequently asked what will be tho result
of tho approaching conflict around Petersburg, and
.nsver is we cannot tell. 1t seems to be certain
.h.t . great battle is near at hand. We can only
.,n;sctnre the number Of men on each side. We
,now the fact that eminent Confederate officers are
a.noune As to the result, and it may be that Gen.
1oo has q larger available ferce than Is generally
supposed.
if Gen. Lee should attack Gen. Grant and fail to
d;s1odpe him and drive him from Petersburg, the
consequences cannot be otherwise than very dlsas'
,,o,s ,o the Confederate cause but if he should
succeed in driving him away, or even in seriously
cripplng him, the result will be the infusion Of
much more confident feeling into our affairs; Con.
tederate money will become more valuable, gold
will fall, and stocks and securities Of all kinds will
become much firmer than at present But II
Petersburg and Richmond should fall, we shall IN
deed have dreary winter before US. We may oe
sure that Lincoln will press the war with all the
rsst resources at his command, during the month
Of October, and up to the day Of the Presidential
election in order to increase his popularity BY such
victories as his troops may achieve We may ex.
pect much hard fighting in the course OF the next
four or five weeks.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

MoLAssEs PLENTIFUL.-We are gratiied to know
the price of "long sweetnin" has come down from
thirty to eight dollars per gallon in this city, owing
to the great abundance of sugarcanc raised by our
planters throughout this latitude. 1t is to be hop
ed that sugar will come down correspoddingly, as
most cane grswers are prepared to make suas well
as molasses. Should this be the case sugar of fair
quality will be reduced price from six to two dol
lars per pound tins falL-Selmu Mississippian.
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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

The POLISH STRUGGLE. Tho profit and loss of the
Polish struggeis being made up at last The Srit
ISL Gasette ssys that during the sixteen mesths Of
the struggle 900 insurgents were killed o. severe.
" wounded; 361 were condemned to death by mila
tary tribunals and IS 600 persons less compromised
were transp 1rted to Siberia.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

TAXING The OATH.-The State Jounal Of recent
date says: "Of the large number who went to New
bern, by flag Of truce, on Wednesday last, every
man and woman had to take the Yankee oath of
allegiance before they could be received. Does not
this block the game Of their returning?
We learn also that all who went previous to We'd
nesday, had to take the OATH"
Gentlemen high in position send their families
to the North, and their families, before they can
leave Newbern, required to take the oath Of al
legiance to the federal government; and they, the
gentlemen referred to- remain here, and when they
engage in politics (ss they frequently do notwith-
standing their military calling should preclude them
from it) they do not hesitate to brand all true Con-
servalye who are here with their families, and who
intend to remain, as traitors Can such things be,
and not excite our special wonder?
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

SORGHUM MolAssRs-The Danvifle Monitor says
thst sorghum noasses, Of this years crnp, was Of
fered in that market, last weak At &25 for very
good article There is doubt, says tho Aonitsr,
that it will 60 a begging, in Hove,obsr at IS Per
gallon.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

BE that is good, will infalliAig become better
and he that Is bad, will Certainty become worse
for vice, virtue, and time, 1ke thxes things that
never stand still
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

The cargo of the Advance gives somebody trou.
BILE. "Whose gold was that on board of herr
We don't know. "Where did it come from "
Don't know. "Was it borrowed by Gov. Vance
from one of the Banks Of this CHyf" Don't
know. He is of age ask him. I" Let the ensuing
Legislature look into this business" Hope it will,
as we'll as into all other matters connected with the
interests of the State. "Let thorough investiga-
tion be made" Hope it will. Any thing else p
Well try to be accommodating. Conservative.
We are not more troubled about the cargo of the
last steamer than the other taxpayers of the State
The Conservative itself stated that the Advance had
on board when she was captured some $25o 900 in
gold; and We merely asked, as we had . right to
do, and as our readers expected US to do, whether
it was State gold, and if So from whom it was bor-
rowad and if it not intended to pay State debts
in Europe Was there any harm in thatP
We can tell the Conservative that every body is
The poor, who have but few taxes to pay, are taxed
in their blood; and the rich, who have something
to pay on find their estates rapidly diminishing
Under the heavy demands Of the tax gatherer. The
Conservative refers as Appantly to $25, goo in gold
as it was no great oss and could be easily replaced.
That paper does not know whose gold it was, or
where it came from, or whether it was borrowed
by Gov Vance to pay debts in Europe.
The Conssruatiue as the special, confidential
organ of Gov. Vance, can easily ascertain these
facts and give them to the public. 1t is well known
here, that nothing is omitted or published in the
Conservative which does not have the approval Of
that functionary. 1t is as much his newspaper as
if his name was at its head as its Editor. 1t was
founded and is sustained and published under his
direction by State patronage. Let it. then, give the
facts in relation to this large amount of gold thus
lost to the State and not evade our questions by
contemptuous sneers or by silence. The people are
entitled to know all about it.
The Conservative hopes that this and other mat.
tiers will be investigated by the Legislature Does
it? Well, then let the investigation be searching
and thorough. Let gentlemen be appointed on the
committee of undoubted moral and physical cour.
age and let them sit from day to day and probe
corruption to the bottom. The people expect that
this will be done.
?. .S.-Since the above was written We have seen
the Conservative of Thursday, which states that
the entire shipment Of gold on the Advance was
made by private partiesl The writer was no doubt
80 told, but we do not credit the statement II
gold was not borrowed from q Bank or Banks by
the Governor, we have good reason to believe
that an effort was made to borrow it But admit
the statement Of the Consfroatice that the $a5 Ooo
in gold shipped by private parties, hos0 eo'"e'
It that State uessel is thus used by speculutors
Who are these speculatorsi Who shares the prof.
its with themS Are there any State officers OF
Stale employees concerned in this businessf
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

PRESIDENT DAVIS IN GREENsBoRouGH We learn
from the Greensborougn Citizen that President
Davis passed through that place on Wednesday
morning last and made short speech at the depot.
The Citizen thinks it prudent not to mention where
he was going He expressed the hope that We
would soon be blessed with peace and indepen-
dence.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

We have some rain in this locality, and the in.
dications are that we shall have more 1t is need
ed The pea and potato crops were suffering, and
some of the mill streams were failing.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

The New York Democratic State Convention, re-
Gently held, ratified and approved the nomination
of Gen. Mcclellan for President
The Peace Democrats of New York city held
meeting at the Saint Nichols Hotel on Saturday to
take action upon General McCellans letter, and to
consult upon the best means Of organizing peace
party, and Of selecting peace candidate for the
Presidency. The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Muloly, editor of the Metropolitan Record,
who was then chosen President. The Day Book,
the Neps (through Ben Wood, the Freemaa's Jour
nal were all represented Bitter feelings against
Mcclellan were openly manifested, and he was de-
nounced for having broken his pledge to the Demo.
cratic party. Messrs. Shell, Singleton and Chauncy
Burr were among the prominent speakers. S. I.
Lent, Of New York, presented the following resou.
ton as the sense Of all those present:
Resokued, That call be addressed to tie JEFF
fersonian Democrats to meet at Cincinnati, Ohio,
in the course of the present month"; for the purpose
Of appointing candidate representing that branch
of the Democratic party which the letter of General
Mcclellan completely ignores
But all this will amount to nothing Mr. Vallan.
digham and the Woods will do no more to disorgan.
ze the Democratic party North, than Mr.. Yancey
and other hot heads used to accomplish in their ef.
forts to disorganize the Democratic party Of the
South. Lincoln will be reelected, no matter what
the 50 called Northern Democrats may say or do.-
The pressure Of patronage and bayonets is so great
that there is hope for the triumph Of Conserva
tism either North or South. We are satisfied tina,
the bulk Of government officials and original seces
sionists of the South would be gratifed at McClel
JAMS election, as afording them an opportunity to
restore the old Union, but they are doomed to I
bitter disappointment. Lincoln will be reelected
the war will 60 on, and the last skulking origiua
secessionst will have to enter the ranks and fight
| or take the bushes.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

If it is determined by the "Conservative party
not to re-elect Mr.. Dortch we think it would be
nothing but fair to select some one who formerly
co-operated with the party to which Mr. Dortch be.
loDged. Such course would afford tangible evil
dence that the party power desired to ignore party
feeling and party prejudice. If the conservative
party is disposed to be liberal and do nice thing
they might select Col Duncan K. McRae, a man
Of much ability and fine talents any citizen of
North Carolina. McRae would make US Senator
that no one need be ashamed Of However, as we
do not belong to "the party" suggestions about
the matter will not amount to much The faith
full" will do as they please Charlotte Democrat.
As this is the first public, outspoken nomination
which our cotemporary has received, We insert it
at once and without charge. But we are amused at
the idea of the Democrat that Col. McRae "co.ope.
rated" with the Democratic party. The idea is a
correct one-he rather "co- operated" with, than
belonged to, that party. He is now ready to CO
operate with "calm, unexcited, unprejudiced Con-
servatives," provided they will reward him for the
sape by making him Senator.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

BURIED AT CITY PolNr.-The superintendent Of
the burial of the deceased at City Point has fur
nshed to the Philadelphia Inquirer list of the dead
recently buried at that place, and among them we
find the following North Carolinians: Lewis Les
tive, Corporal Caleb Whitehurst, BENZ. Hughes,
Doth N. G., and Thos. Cornlow, 5lst N. G.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

NJ. S. Robbins, Esq. Of Randolph, has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Vance his Private Secretary.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

We regret to learn the death of Francis Logan
lwhky, 1t Col of the s4th N. O. Troops His re-
msH's have been inferred at Rutherfordton, N. @.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-24
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER "a, 1864.
TO BUSINESS MEN

The steady advance in the values of mer.
chAndise, for the last three years, has made
thousands of merchants Unexpectedly wealthy.
Those who have sold out and retired from
business, and wisely secured their profits by
Investment, are rich. Those who still have
stocks on hand must depend upon the future
as to their financial condition. The recent
fall In gold affects the value of every article
on hand. Those who can soonest convert
their goods into greenbaclIs will, Of course
make the most money. The surest and
quickest way to do this is TO advertise.
select the live newspapers-those that find
their way into families and are road by all
classes. Delays are dangerousl Do not be
afraid to spend few dollars in order TO let
the public know what you have TO sell and
where you are located. Hundreds will thank
as for this advice in month or two, when
they look around them and see the thousands
who neglect it, with the shelves of their ware
rooms piled with goods that can only be sold
at enormous and ruinous sacrifice.
The business strategy Of to-day is to
advertiseli
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-24

The business at the office OF the Assistant
Treasurer Of the United States, New York 70.
day, was as follows Receipts, 81 OBS, ,Sj2'iO
for Customs, Slj2UOO; payments, 9li,4lOll, on
account Of loan Fl36, $50; balance 1923 6jO, ,47Jl7.
Notice is hereby given to parties interested,
that, for the purpose Of enabling this Office 70
make prompt payments for bullion deposited, the
Secretary Of the Treasury has recently transferred
70 the Assay Office @ bullion fund in coin. De-
positOrs Of bullion win therefore receive payment
In coins and bars, as soon as the value of
their bullion shall have been determined, usually
from two TO four days from the date OF deposit.
GEORGE f. DUNNING, Supcrntendent
The London EcoAonlist Of September 10 thus
remarks on the Bank of England statement aud
the condition of the money and stock markets 80
Notwithstanding the large amount Of gold
known 70 have been taken 20 the bank during the
week, the bullion shows slight decrease. A
diminutiOu has also taken place in the reserve,
but not 70 the extent that might have been antci-
pated from the rise in the rate Of discount. The
decline in the other deposits, and increase in the
other securities, indicate the renewed pressure for
money
The directors Of the Bank Of England raised
the rate OF discount from 10 8 per cent. on the
Sth. Although there had been some pressure for
money during the earlier part Of the week, the
announcement Of the advance caused some sur
prise, and was followed by fall 10 the Stock
Exchange.