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allowing these sets off. $21443,9 $40 90
Ifall these sets off be deemed reliable,
it will leave the balance ofState debt S21.-
443,,94O,2O.
From the foregoing statements it is man.
ifest that the expenses of the State must
be greatly diminished in future: Or the
taxes vastly increased: or the State debt
enormously augmented.
think the State debt ought not to be
Increased. The rapid increase of it has
already iniuriously affected the value of
all State securities. The premium at which
State bonds or Treasury notes can now be
sold for Confederate currency, is greatly
less than it was one year ago; and their
marketable value will be impaired in the
alto of the increase Of the State debt
4, State bond for $1,000 running thirty
years, will bring now about $3.50, in Con-
federate currency,-worth i'll specie in
which we promise to pay the bond, about
?1I,OO.
It must be much more grievous neces-
sity than think now exists, to warrant an
increase of the State debt at q sacrifice so
rn,nous; but if the State shonld throw on
the market any considerable amount of
"nr bonds, they would have to be sold at
Il Sill more rninous rate.
think our expenses may be vastly d.
unfinished, without detriment to the State
or ;he Contederacy. One of tho wises,:
ordinances Of our State Convention was
that of the 9th June, 1851, turning over
tia State troops to the Confsderacy, and
repeating tho act of the General AS
se.nbly establishing the Military Board.
Subsequent legislation, partially reversing
this policy, has led to the rapid and vast
increase of the State debt. 1t has not vet
reached an manageable amount. proyi-
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w A N T E D!
Masonic.

HUE GRAND LODGE OF F. Il A. N. ~. ~
North Carolina will meet in this City on a, ,r,n.
evening the 9Th December next at O'clock for Inc
action of business ..,,i
Officers of Subordinate Lodges requested 10 CO..
IN person. or have special delegates appointed as s
sttu'lon and general regulations Of the Grand Din tI
Whit Grand SecretaryI'
Raleigh. N. c., Oct II, 1864. '"4-'"
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$4,000 above the appropriations. | re-
spectfully ask that the payments, not au-
thorized by the appropriations, may be le-
galized-and | earnestly urge, either that
the Directors be authorized to draw at dis
erection, or some other remedy be devised
by which the Treasurer be protected from
the personal responsibility ofnaking pay
ments not authorized by law, or allowing
the Institution to be dissolved for want Of
adequate support. The unsettled condition
ofthe currency and prices, render it impos-
sibls to make estimates OF the wants of the
Institution. Happroximating accuracy.
This Institution is supported by direct
appropriations from the Treasury, but the
laws contemplate the reimbursement of
the amount expended for charity patients,
by the counties from which they are sent.
The act Of 1858 appropriates not exceed
ing $4,000 year for the support of the
Institution, and provides that 'no county
shall be required to pay more than at the
rate of $144 per annuln for each individ-
ual insane person sent to the Asylum"
For the past two years the amount drawn
by the Institution is as follows:
For 1863 appropriation. S62 500
Amount uverdrawn for 1863 1900
For 1864, appropriation, $4,000
Amount oycrdra IN, $4,000
Total expenses, s357,5OO
From this it will be seen that while the
expense of supporting this Institution tor
the year 1863 was increased nearly three
fold, and for the year 1861, more than
eleven fold, this amount to be paid by the
counties, has not been increased.
The amount actually reimbursed by the
counties in 1864 is SlS,Sl9,47.
The act Of 1853 provides that each pay
ing patient shall not be charged less than
atthe rate of 5000 per annun. At what
rate paying patients have been charged by
the Directors since the expenses have run
up as above set forth, do not know
recommend that the counties and paving
patients be required to payis the ratio of
the increased expenses OF the Institution
TIE amounts due from theseveral coun-
ties on ae count of INDECENT patients, up to
January LIST, 1864, as per the official certif-
icate Of DR.. Fisher, superintendent Of the
Institution, have been paid, with the fol-
lowing exceptions, to wit:
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new NoRTK-cARolINA BOOKS.
BY FRANK 1. WILSON,
RALEIGH, n. C.

BY FRANK l. WILSON.
RALEIGH, n. C.
1HE BAT7LE OF GREAT BETHEL.
oz-,,1o1 Price 81 So
on loHsS 0F M SSAU; to ,ohich is allsi
me DEVILS BALL.4LEEY a curious and
interesting Indian Tradition:
Price So co.
LIE usual deduction made to the trade
ENiE aboVE WORKS ARE NOW READY
an Will oe Sent FREE of postage on rec ip of tie
Pree annexed to EACH both books will be seut for A.
nHe or more copies of either are ordered BY c
bs will be Sent for 81 q per copy,
- TO soldiers. to others purchasing to be gi7s
BETHEL will be sold at 81 per copy, and tie
oAErcnEs at ". Address, ~
FRANK l. WILSON
.October o. 100. Ralegh, sc
-7' io"4. 65-h
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BOXES FOR SOLDIERS.

A LII BOXES FOR SOLDIERS OR PR1sO.
- ners OF War from North Carolina delivered To
of charge: f'p''' '''
Dr.. D. F.summey, Asbeville
Or. W: a. Collett, Morganton,
Dr. ". Allison, Satesvill..
Or. J. l. NeagIe, Greensboro,
Mr. a. Ragan Charlotte,
Mr. Edward Hoge, Salem,
CAPT. N Mcdowell, Raleigh,
Joseph A. Worth, Fayetteville
Murray & Co Wilmington,
Mr.. 7. H. Bond. Tarbo O.
Mr. J.: A. J. Askew, Coleran,
Mr. F. L. Roberts. Murfresboro'
Sprague Brothers, Salisbury :,
Ihe boxes should be we'll hooped propery marked 'nd
covered IN time for my Special Messenger who leaTa
haie'gh on tho first day of every month
EDWARD WARREN,
Oct. 81, 1854 6s-lm.
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CITY CT RALEIGH

.Aayor-Col. Tm. H Harrison
u,... COMMISSIONERS
er OVERLY. Aie3. Creech and PAX
and s. W. Scott u'on' augustus L. Louy,
!, E Est Ward-Dr ". H. Mckee, J. J ovsr,u - .
- }, Ghristophers is Clerk to fl. po..,
Collector. ~ 'ne BOARD and CITY Tu
v R Richardson is City rreasurer
sstsn a" ''"s'0'fs-J j. Belts Chief; N. v De0to,
X T. Battle City Attorney.
J; L. Pennington, City Printer
F. g. King Weigh Master
Gaptain-C. H. Horton. ''A
Hatchnan-E A. Johnston WI, De-.
Parker, G Luter, c. A. Driver ar@ H. We beeTes Wm.
6vad ga nst wednesday night of each month ia ,Eo
nSeo Tor the regular meetings of the Beard Is Inc u
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SUPREME CouRT.-The winter term will commence
on the second Monday in December, tie 18th
Causes will be called BY circuits, as heretofore ar.
ranged, but no weeks gven> Ap pcants for license
to practice in the County Courts or Superior Courts
will be examined on the first day.
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Murtb-Carn|iu1 Stan1arh
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC TREASURER

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Raleigh, Nov. u, 1864.
To the General Assem12y
Of North Carolimn
The demands on 'he Treasury, payable
whenever presented, are as follows:
Coupons due and unpaid, S2,66s.365
State bonds, $4,000
Due Banks and individuals on tenn
porary loans, 5Os,-f23
Unpaid appropriations as follows:
To counties for support of wives and
families of soldiers, fs2,6e -
To Commissary tlenartment 2l5, 1876 81
To Ordnance department, 2Hs,,o
10 Paymaster's department, 2oo'noo
To Quartermasters department, "o3,Ss'
To Surgeon Generals department, 800
For sick and wounded soldiers 1o5, 900
For benefit of citizens Of WashIy.
ton, $4,000
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Fna N 81 NiSsIsSiPPI EXPRESS MAI
anna SsAS, TEXAS, AND LOUISIANA
Leaves B'anaon, Hiss, Weekly
e.. - fooIAoE..-Forty Cents prepaid for ret
se,S Weighing halt an ounce, for Forty Gents i
eacn additional fraction of an ounce. ''' ''
Letters should be to BRANDON ~ urprn1,v
Miss, and plainly marked by Erppr ~I "
Nov. Z, 1864. ''AfAhSS AAi H.
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Forty five thosand families of Poles have been
Sanished for merely being neutral in the late Rebel
lion. 1'N'''
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4S

No"o0tiiS vi SoiiicuoTate lfcaSl-
ny notes, bonds and certificates is l52t,4l2 Sc
Deficit, ss,576,S67 4s
1t will be seen from the foregoing that
The deficiency to meet present demands on
the 1reasny, excluding State Treasury
notes, the issue of which would increase
the State debt, is S3,576,367 IS.
Assuming that Nour,legslation shall con-
Time the States operations on their pres
int scale, the means to be provided, prior
10 the lst October next, when the State
taxes are payable, will be
= meet above deficit, ss,5TG.3 67 4S
10 meet ordinary civil expenses, 2,5uU,0OO
10 pay counties for support Of SOL
dlrrs families, if you make cp-
preparations for this year as YOU
did for last Year, 100000
Annual appropriation for relief of
sick and wounded soldiers, $780,,
Estimates of Military Bureauxs for
1866:
lsymasters department. 9OO6 9n5
Cuarterinasters department. $4,000
Ordnance department. 100 600
subsistence department., 100000
Total sl1,s62,s72 4s
10 this must be added any other appro-
lriations you may make.
1t Is probable that a large amount of
the coupons due NAV not be presented for
PAYMENT, bnt many more Of them arc like
~ to be presented this year than were last
year, and it is not likely that the Banks viii
ask tor payment of the debts due them.
The State debt on the 10th Sept,
1864 as shown in mylast annual
report was $S1 442440 90
The State debt Sept. 80 1863, was, 20, ,4at 80
lcrease for last fiscal year, s5,al6, 0o5 80
These views do not embrace the debts
We eve in Europe on our cotton and rosin
t~,nds, nor the large profits which we are
sud to have made by blockade running,
as to both Of which | am officially igno-
rant. You will doubtless receive full in
formation as to these, from the proper
sxurces.
In this amount of State debt. is includ-
Ell l,5oo, 900 State bonds delivered to the
Governor to be sent to Europe, and sold, if
necessary, as collateral security for the pay
mint OF our cotton bonds, which were sent
to England but not used, rs I learn from
tho Governor, the cotton bonds having
been readily sold without this security.
In addition to this set off, the Commits
'sloners ofthe Sinking Fund hold the bonds
OF the State to the amount of S2,234 800 ::
ard Gov. Vance has filed in this office
State bonds to the amount Of $l3O,000 re-
ceived for the sale of part of the steam
ship Advance. These sells off, amount
IN, to S3,S64,500 being deducted, leaves
tho balance OF real State debt
s27,577,94O n
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Tho commissioners of
lie Sinking Fund hold
confederate : per
lent. bonds to the
"mount of
Ard the State holds on
he following corpor-
"lions, or stock in the
:..,ms, as follows:
N. G. r. r. Co.,
A. e N. c. r. R. Co.,
ABOUT
W, q. & R. Railroad
Co.,
We stern Railroad Co.,
j.. S G. Railroad Co.,
City Of Raleigh,
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SO,IVV, fVo "I
The means in tho Treasury, Gnde-
pendent OF Treasury notes)
consisting of Confederate Treas,l.
ry notes, bonds and certificates is 1,52i,412 Sc
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S 13,S31,515: so

ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
By the act ot>Dec. co.. 1862, the sum of
$62, 800 per annunl, for the years 1863 and
1864, was appropriated for the support Of
this Institution, and at the extra session of
December, 1868, npon the representation
Of the Directors that this sum was made
qrate, further appropriation Of $3.50, 900,
for the year 1864, was made, making the
total appropriations for 1863 and 1854
$275, 900. The whole appropriation was
drawn long before the end Of the fiscal
year 1854, and the alternative was left the
Treasurer of honoring the drafts of the
Directo rs, unauthorized by any appropri-
alton, O, allowing this beneticent 1nstitu-
ton to be- disbanded. The General AS
sembly ha> ing heretofore repeatedly le-
CALLED the dr., FITS Of the Directors of.this
Asylum in exec. - Of appropriations, 1 con-
timed to pay tin cir drafts, amounting to
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-27

on the 18Th This is 20 obtaining the mastery
OF the Shenandoah Valley" On the contrary,
that valley. along It's whole extent. from Staun-
ton 10 The Potomac river, Il in fall possession of
the Confederstes; and not only that valley. but
the valley lying on the east side Of the Blue
Ridge, and between those mountains and the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, and extending
from Charlottesville to Lecsburg and the PotO-
mac river
The latter valley is quite as important. in a
military sense. "a the Shenandoah ALLEY itself.
While the Confederates hold il. as they do now +.
they have a short interior line between Harper's
Ferry and Richmond and are able TO make use
OF the advantages afforded by the railroads from
Richmond 10 Warrenton Junction, and even 10
Manassas Junction, by way of Gordonsville aud
Culpepper.
IL was this fact. indeed. which contributed
greatly 10 Sheridan's defeat, for il was by this
route that the troops Of Longstreet's corps
marched to reinforce Early, crossing the Shen-
andoah at Ashby's Gap and Berry's ford, and
joining Early at Winchester on the l7th And j,
was because the Confederates had possession OF
this latter valley early as the 18th and 18th,
and came from it, through the upper gaps in the
Blue Ridge, into the Shenandoah Valley, and
captured Sheridan's supply trains near Harper's
Ferry-it was because they we're able to do this
that Sheridan was unable to continue his cam
paign. That's what's the matter.
1t ia reported TO day that while the main BODY
OF the Confederates are maneuvering in front oil
Sheridan, between Harper's Ferry an Williams
port, strong detachment has moved eastward
has arrived at Leesburg, and is now reconnoiter-
ing the lower fords Of the Potomac near Wash.
ington. There is nothing improbable 10 the re-
port The Confederates are perfectly able to do
SO Col. MOsby's regiment is in full possession
of all the country south of the Potomac. from
Point of Rocks 10 Fairfax and Centrevile; and
be knows that there has not been a Federal regi
ment in all the territory between the Potomac
river and Wsrrenton. ever since Grant began hi;
overland march. and since the block houses at
Centreville ard Manassas Junction, and the
bridges over Bull Run and Kettle creek were Sc
ostentatiously burned by our own troops.
The Administration is trying to pick crumb
Of comfort out of the fact that General Early
can not invade Pennsylvania Maryland, be-
cause Sheridan is watching him, and would
pounce upon his rear That depends altogether
upon the plans of General Lee. If those plan:
require the Potomac to be crossed il can be done
at one point while the entire attention of General
Sheridan is occupied at quite a different point
The only way TO prevent this was to 90 wha
Gen Sheridan started out to do, namely. TO de
feat Early and sweep the whole valley clear oil
rebels He failed to 30 this. As long as the
rebels are able to approach the Potomac through
either one of the valleys above named, we car
not prevent them from crossing In the present
instance they have full possession of both
MALCOLM.
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Correspondence OF the New York Daily News,l
WASHINGTON. August %

The extent Of the misfortune which we have
suffered. in consequence of the failure of Sheri-
dams campaign in the Valley, his defeat and re
treat 10 the line of tie Potomac, and the posses
sion o; the whole valley Of he Shenandoah by
the enemy can be readily seen by the silence of
the Government organs, or by the guarded man
ner in which they speak of il, When ihey refer to
il st all Compare their silence now, or the gin
gerly cautious manner in which they alude 70
aiiails in the Valley now. with their loud and
and confident Boosting week ten DAYS ago,
and a vast difference will DE perceptible.
The truth i. il j. one Of the most humliating
defeats OF the whole war For with a move
able column of over 40 600 splendid troops and
reserve OF 40 900 more not quite 80 good bat
still serviceable, Sheridan has been repulsed and
driven back. without accomplishing a single one
of the objects Of his expedition. and Is now com
PEELED 10 act on the defensive, aud this has been
accomplished by Confederate force that DO one
yet has been able 10 show amounts 10 more than
81 QUO men. X j. fact that cannot be dispu
ted that Sherdan's army. mean the force with
which he advanced from Harper Ferry TO S;sas
burg, from the 10Th 10 the 18Th inst, is The larg-
est aud most effective BODY OF troops that has
ever been sent against the eemv in the Shena
dOah Valley. The Army and NAVY Journal
standard authority. said Of it:
1t j. a formidable column with some tried
infantry, and Il properly handled. : adequate 10
the great. important aud simple task, the maste-
~ of tie Shenandoah VALLEY"
The possession of the Shenandoah Valley"
saws this same excellent authority, sis the first
requisite for the campaisn." No one can dis
puie these facts. nor the force OF this reasoning
Yet TO-DAY Sheriian's great army is covering on
the banks of the Potomac. alter advancing TO
the enyirons of Strasburg on the 10th. and after
suffering q very disastrous defeat at Winchester
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-27

CLAY CouNrr-The Democratic Nomina-
ting Convention Of Clay county was held al
Center Point on Saturday. the 18th inst. William
A Mckenzie. Esq. presided, and the greatest
harmony prevailed. The following is the ticket
nominated:
Representative, Adam q. yeach; Clerk, Gin.
ton NJ. Thompson; Treasurer. John Trump. Jr.;
Recorder, Charles knight; Sheriff, John Cullin;
Surveyor. George v. Goshorn; Coroner. Peter
Expert; Commissioners. Joseph Dial.
The Convention decided in favor of The pri
mary election system in making future nomina-
tons.
-JoHssoS CoUSrY.-The Democracy have
nominated the following ticket:
For Representative. Lewis {. Carr: For Urea
surer. W. s Ragsdale; For Sheriff John "
Higgins: For Coroner. Lemusl Tison; For Com
missioner 81 District. Peter Shuck
The Indianapolis Journal and General Car
rington publish four or five columns Of private
letters alleged to lie taken from Dodd's safe and
Voorhees, old Law Office. There was tire
when even Republicans would be ashamed to en-
gage in such a work this.
Gen JEFF C. Davis Of ludisna has been bre
vetted Mai. Gen by the President for gallant aud
mefi.orious conduct in the field and been placed
permanently in command OF the i4th army corps
The war has not developed an ADLER OF more gal
LIANT Officer than Gen. Davis. and all Indianians
will rejoice at his promotion.
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Prom the Louisville Democrat
The Pu blicafion OF Private Letter

The indianapolis Journal publishes q long list
OF private letters, addressed 10 Dodd, who ap-
pears TO be Secretary to an organization in oppo-
sition 70 the misnamed Union party. The edi-
tor assumes treason full blown in these private
letters. We venture to say that IL the private
letters Of the Secretary of any political organiza
ton, at anY time. in opposition 10 the dominant
party were published, they would contain just
about the same amount Of treason. Most Of
them are wholly insignificant. indicate nothing
but political opposition. and there is not one of
them that can be construed into q design OF law
less opposition to any just authority of the Gov
eminent. Some of them Indicate a secret organ.
zitions, but IL their authors had any reasonable
designs, they were certainly the most careless
scribblers, who cared not TO expose all they
could intend. They are getting arms. forsooth:
and who questions the right of men in the
country to bear arms, especially a. there is no
unusual number imported TO be solds But they
must not bear arms against the country. There
is not syllable of proof that any such use was
to be made of these arms Ii is easv for a party
that assumes all the loyalty and all the love Of
country to assume also the right to arm them
selves and diSarm their opponents, and that il the
whole of it,
sure mode to make rebellion is to treat
men as rebels. They will be very apt at last to
become what thew are assumed to be The con-
uuct OF the Administration, IN irregular acts OF
authority unwarranted. except by an assumed
military necessity. has given rise to all this muss
liz Is one of the evils We have pointed out
thousand times Give men the same rights they
have always had. of political discussion. and
which the Constitution guarantees. and the
country will be as united and peaceable in the
loyal States as il ever was If men will see
ghosts when there are none, and make il an ex
cuse for arbitrary exercises of power, they may
look for just such results as such a policy has
always produced.
Our institutions furnish a lawful and constitu-
tional remedy for the worst Ills but if these pro
visions are overridden and not allowed fair play,
there is no foretelling results Trust to laws and
Constitutions, to free discussion and free bal
lot. and although the dominant party may be
beaten, the world will still turn on its axis. If
any proof exists that any one is guilty of trea-
son. there is law to punish the crime. Don't
make treason respectable by using lawless means
to suppress it, That is no better than treason
itself.
We are utterly opposed to secret political or
CARNATIONS for many reasons; but they have been
resorted 20 by parties before, 18th more damage
to their own members than TO anybody else
But We are equally opposed to the exercise of
power not warranted by the Constitution, or for
hidden by it. They produce nothing but evil. at
last, however expedient they may seem at the
moment. Better suffer any ills that come than
resort to usurpations of power.
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when the country u cursed with those who are
Vie scof OF mankind. AID who from their conduct
are more TO be pitied than despised.
The people will not be deserving OF real hap.
piness, unless they turn ont and At one single
swoOp drive from power those who are prolong-
ing this var for their Own pecuniary gain. We
must have peace restored 10 a distracted and di.
vided country What We want i an honorable
peace that no injustice be done to any pars of
our confederacy OF States. and the people at the
ballot box should demand a. The enemies c.
the Constitution might as well attempt to exin-
gush the sun in il, natural course as to defeat
the uprising OF the people in rescung the gov
eminent from the hands Of the present faction
The election OF the nominees OF the Chicago
Convention, providing they be Rational men,
bearing aloit the Constitution aud banner Of the
country. vii. be blessing to the country. Such
De mocrats a. Mcclellan and Cass would at this
time indeed bsr"a ministrition Of Heavens mer
cy" 20 the country CASDoR.