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The Opelousas courier., 1865-12-23
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III Admia;styteur.
10. Dscembse 1865.
The Opelousas courier., 1865-12-23
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.sAMEDI MATIN, ): % DECEMBRE 1865.

Males, dernieres nouvelles de Washington
City annoncent positivement que lie Congress a
refuse. 'admettre toutes les delegations des Etats
du Sud, l'exception de celle du Tennessee, qui
ma poiat encore etc admise; mais qui le sera
probabiement. & - Il
'@' Quant nos representants, lis etaient sur le
point dc tevenir dams leurs foyers,
The Opelousas courier., 1865-12-23
GoNB,TSoNS:

10 Ncembre 1865.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-03-03

TIE NRw York TRIBUNE ON SOUTHERN AFFAIRS
The federal House of Representatives recently
bad before it bill to provide civil governments fol
the States subVerted by the rebellion, but this BILL
after discussion, was laid on the table by small
majority. The New York Tribune praises the ma
iority for this action, and says:
ave look with hope to the Presidents forth
coming inaugural for indirect overtures which will
towering, formidable fabric of the Shareholders re-
bellion. Only let that inaugural conform in tenor
and spirit to its uStrous predecessor, and shall
haye little further for ball cartridge. This day
q msjority of the whites of the reVoted States are
convinced that the rebellion is a faiure-that its
overthrow cannot much longer be averted They
need but due assurance that they will be treated
with magnanimity to induce them to flock IN thou
sands to the national standard. That assurance we
trust they will find in the Presidents forthcoming in
auguralSin its drift and bearing ifnon its specific
pledges and recommendations. Let Snem but feel
that they are to be received with kindness, and they
will make haste to cast away the weapons of frat
ricdal war and return to the bosom of their coun-
try. If their offence has been greVous, it must be
felt that 4 class grieVously have they answered
it. The nation needs peace, not vengeance; it de-
mands return to heartfelt loyalty, not useless
slaughter. A great majority ofthe Southern people
have taken no further part in the rebellion than
such as was imposed on them by falsehoOd and ter
rorism let treat them we did those of Savan-
nah, and the Union will soon be stronger and hrm.
Or than it has ever yet been"
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An Act concerning Roads.

Re It enacted by the General assembly of the
State Of North Carolina, and it is hereby enact.
ed by the authority of the same, That when any
Court shall order the laying of any public road
within this State and the jury appointed for that
purpose shall make a report locating the same, the
said Court at the term to which said report is
made, or at any subsequent stage of the proceed
inss, no valid objection appearing as TO the location
OF the road, except such as may arise upon the
question Of the quantum of damages assessed to
the owners of the soil over which the road passes,
it shall be the duty Of the Court to appoint an
oVerseer or overseers, with sufficient allotmens OF
hands to open and clear out the said road, who
Shall make his or their report to the next term of
the Court and If any person over whose land the
road passes shall make it appear to the Court that
the damages assessed by the jury are insufficient,
or if the Court shall deem them excessive il shall
be the duty of the Court in either case to appoint
i've disnterested freeholders, residing in different
part OF the county from that in which the road is
located, to be accompanied by the Sheriff and
sworn oy him, to view TIE land, assess tho damage
and report their proceedings to the next term of
the Court; which report shall be subject to the
same orders by the Gourt as reports by juries now
are -
SHs T., R' IL, Further enacted, That this act
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Negro sOldier...The ouesIttou Dispo,ed OF.

Negro SOldiers--The Question Disposed OF.
The Confederate Senate, on yesterday removed
the injunction of secrecy from the proceedings on
the Senate bill, introduced by Mr.. Brown, of Mis-
sissippi to provide for raising two hundred thou
sand negro troops 1t appears that the bill was
lost in the Senate on Tuesday, the 21st instant by
. vote of eleven to ten. Those who voted for an
indefinite postponement Of the bill-which amounts
to its defeat-were Messrs. Baker, Barnwsll, Caper
ton, Garland, Graham, Hunter, johnson of Georgia,
johnson of Missouri, Maxwell, Orr ano Wigfall.
Those who voted in the negative were Aessrs
Brown Burnett Haynes, Henry, Oldham, Semmes
SImms Vest Walker and Watson.
In official circles, this is considered as dsposing
OF the question Of putting negro soldiers into our
armies finally. The House negro soldier bi which
is very similar to the Senate BILL has not been, and
it is now believed will net be acted upon by the
Senate.-RichmOnd Dispatch, Feb 24ti
1t seems that the House has since passed bill
to put negroes in the army and the Richmond
Sentinel is endeaVoring to induce of the Sena-
tors from Virginia South Carolina to change
and vote for the measure, so as to ensure its final
passage. We trust the Senate will stand firm
No greater calamity could befal the Coniederacy
than the adoption Of such measure. Its adoption
would lead to the Withdrawal at once o: number of
members Of Congress.
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Imnoriant to the Reserves.

The following important order, just issued by
the Adjutant General will be found especially in.
teresting to all those belonging to the reserve
forces. 1t will be seen that the whole business OF
enforcing the conscrpt Law is devolved upon them.
We give the General Order:
"ADJT & INsP'R GENERALS OFFIcE,
"RICHMoND, Va, Feb. %, 1865 {
[" General Orders, No. 8.
al Generals OF reserves will Immediately place
upon active duty every man belonging to that class
who is not specially detailed OF has not been turned
over to Generals commanding armies, departments Is
or districts They will organize them into conve-
nieut bodies, and will employ them vigorously in
arresting and returning to the army all deserters
and absentees.
"1L This service will, for the present, consti.
tute the primary duty of officers of the reserve
forces, aud they will enter actively upon it.
i'll. Generals OF reserves will visit and inspect
the localities in which this force is most needed
and can be most bene6cially employed, and will
give their personal attention to the organization
and operations OF their troops in carrying out these
orders They will report twice q month to the
AdJutant and Inspector General the number of men
arrested and sent by them to the army.
NV. Generals commanding armies will return
to the Generals Of reserves for this duty all the re-
serve forces in active service that are not ndspen
sably necessary in the field.
"V. 1t is not intended that these orders shall
effect the reserves employed in guarding railroad
bridges.
by order:
[Signedl as COOPER,
"Adjt Insp'r Gen.
" Official: Fl. L. CLAY,
Asst Adi't Gen."
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C. R. THOMAS,
Secretary of State.

An Act to increase the penalties for failing to work
on public roads and to provide for the collection
of the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, of tbs State Of North Carolina, and it is here
by enacted By the authority of the sans, That for
all failures to work on public roads, upon due no.
tice given by the overseer, the parties failing,
shall forfeit and pay ten dollars for each failure,
unless it be made to appear that such failure was
unavoidable
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That the penalty
herein imposed shall be collected by warrant, re-
turnable before Justice of the Peace within thir-
ty days from the date of its ISSUE and upon judg-
ment being rendered, execution shall issue forth.
with.
SEC. 8. BE II further enacted, That the oath of the
oversesr that due notice given and of the fail
ure to attend and work, shall be sufficient evidence
against the parties so failing.
SEC. 4. Be- further enacted, That all laws, OF
clauses Of laws coming in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed and this act shall be in force from
and after its ratification.
Ratified February 7th, 1865.
R S. D0NNELL, S. H. @.
GILES MEBANE, S. s.
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THNhE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN APPOINTED
II Commissioner TO investigate collect and distribute
Claims Of Deceased Soldiers, gives notice that after the
goth inst. be will be prepared to furnish the blanks
whereby the wives, children executors administrations
of deceased soldiers may have their cs placed in prop
form TO be filed In the Auditors Office in Rich
mond and will every ert in bis power to have the
same promptly paid
Persons applying for blanks must forward 30 cent
postage stamp Tor two 10 cent b to prepay the postage
on the same.
Register of all claims will be kept and at any time the
state Of q claim may be ascertained.
HENRY 4 COTTON
Fayetteville N. G.
Feb 9n, 1858. l5-G
Papers OfState please copy.
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Terrible State of Affairs in North.Georsia.

Terrible State of Affairs in NOrth.Georsia,
A correspondent of the Atlanta InteLLigeReer,
writing to that paper under date of JAN 2lst, says
that having recently passed through the upper
coupties of Milton, Cherokee, Barlow, Gordon,
Murray, Pickens and Whitfield, he has found the
people in q most destitute condition, and con-
stantly ravaged by bands Of marauders of every
class and description These bands are generally
made up from scouts and deserters from the army,
who are eating up the substance Of the people, pill
laying their farms, and extorting their money from
them. There are only two bona Jids Confederate
companies in that whole section.
One so-called Col. McCollum had pressed the
stock of widow, whose husband had been killed
in Virginia, and she, in order to prove her loyalty
and recover her stolen cattle was compelled to fol
low him and his gang bare footed over the ice and
hunt up her witnesses. Nor was this an exception
many women were seen searching for their stolen
stock.
On the 4th of Jan, Judge Earnest was at Whit
field Court house and distributed So 600 to soldiers
families One Captain Colquitt, deserter from
the lth Texas cavalry aided by his gang of deSer.
tiers from the same and the Sth Texas cavalry, rob-
bed the people Of that amOdnt and one widow lady
especially OF $3.50 in gold and silver
The correspondent appeals for aid to Gov. Brown
and the Confederate authorities. If his accounts
be true, the state of affairs in that portion of GeOr-
gia is terrible indeed.
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TTN0 THE JAIL OF WAKE COUNTY AS RUNAWAYS
Il WARREN and JAC0B-Warren about " years old,
about feet or inches high. black-Jaeob about 25
years DID, about feet ~ inches high, who say they be-
long to DIR. Yates of Rocky Mount, N. q.
Also GEORGE. about 20 years old about 5f feet high,
yellow and he belongs to Edward Chambers of Boyd
ton, Va.
Also WILLIAM, about 10 years old, feet7 or inches
high black and says be belongs to Edward Williams Of
CarkS vile, Va
Also SANFORD. about Is years old, about feet high,
black and says he belongs to Thos Gregory of Columbia
B..
The Of the above described negroes request
TO come forward prove property pay charges and take
them away or they will be dealt with the law directs
W. H. HIGH, Sheriff :
March 2. 1861
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RuxoRrD NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEAcE-A Ia

RuxoRED NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEAcE-A late
Washington dispatch says:
General Singleton and Judge Hughes late oi
the Court of Claims, left to-day for Richmond, ola
Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. They have re.
ceiVed passes through our lines from President
Lincoln. What the object of their mission may be
is not positively known but leading peace demo
Gratis Intimate that it may be the Inauguration of
another effort to convince the rebel leaders that
further persistence in rebellion is useless and that
the constant succession of disasters which has fall
en- upon them during the last three uonths proves
that the end must be reached soon, and that it is
better to make the best terms possible than to
maintain their present attitude until their military
power is entirely destroyed"
We learn from friend at Richmond, who writes
US under date the 2Sth, that another peace mission
is probably on foot We give these rumors for
what they are worth. We fear however, that the
day for negotiating peace has passed.
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An Act in favor of Discharged Soldiers from d

An Act in favor of Discharged Soldiers from the
Confederate States Army.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the General As,ern.
bly, Of the State Of North Carolina and it is here
by enacted by the authority of the same, That all
persons discharged from the service of the ConfeG
crate StateS army on account of physical disability.
shall be exempt from Home Guard duty until said
person shall be examined by State examining
beard
SEC Q. Re it furtkSr enacted, Fiat this act
shall be in force from and after its ratification.
Ratified Sd day of February, A. D., 1855.
r S. DONNELL, s H. @.
GILES MEBANE, s. S.
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The Home Guards from several Counties have
reported here fer organization. They are at pre-
sent at Camp Mangum, near the City. We learn
that they are not coming in as rapidly and in as
large numbers as was expected, but the weather
has been so bad that travelling has been difficult
We learn that there are numerous candidates for
the field Offices
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Executive Department NOrth.CaroIina,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
Raleigh, Feb. 10Th, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS,

GaSERAL ORpERs
No. 3.
THNHE FOLLOWING NAMED SURGEONS AND AS
sistants have been appointed BY the Surgeon Gen.
era with the approval Of the Governor constitute the
Medical Examining Boards for their respective Congress
sionsl Districts:
lst Distriet-Surgeon ". R. Wood, Assistant Surgeons
I Yeates, }. Branch.
End Distrct-Surgeon Henry JOyne Assistant Surgeons
F. n. ROuutree, DR. j. r. Ruifn
3rd DisricE-Assstant Surgeons Nathaniel Henderson
L. Hussey, J B. Robertson
4th District-Surgeons W. c. McDuf1e C. W. Morrison
Assistant Surgeon A. A. Mckay.
5th Distrct-Snrgeon T. A. Crudup Asst Surgeons L.
T. Smith, DIR. d. T. TayOe.
sr4 District Surgeon R ". Glenn, DR.. W. ]. Courts,
DR.. Thus Oakley.
7M District Surgeon W. W. verdin Asst Surgeons,
Hector Turner, 4. l. Payne.
sh Dstrict-Surgcon J. B. Alexander Asst Surgeons
n. l.. Brown q. Cosby
sM Dist,ies-surgeons W. W. FOOte, C. HaPpOldt, W.
Robertson.
lOtG D.strics-RObert Y. Welsh, VIM L. Love, D. F.
Summey.
They will report to the Surgeon Generality letter for
instr uctions
By order Of Gov. VANCE:
R. C. GATLIN,
Adj't General.
March 2, 1855. l8-8t
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NEGRO AUCTION AND COM
MISSION HOI Sc.
nNrHE FIRST DAY OF JANUAI

nN THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY
U next at the Store formerly occupied by G. w. D.
HUTCRINGS Fayetteville street in tho City of Ral
eieh the subscribers will establish
Auction and Commission HOuse
for the sale Of SLAVES.
We have provided Safe and Comfortable quarters, aad
will be moderate in charges for board, &C. the
times will permit
With an experience Of twenty years in the trade, aud
the advantages Of extensive acquaintance, fatter
ourselves that we understand the business and with the
of quick sales and prompt returns specially
solicit public patronage. ". F. ASKEW Co >
Jan. IL, 1898. 4-n,
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STATE CoNvENrroNs.-The idea of State Conven-
tons is becoming popular It is stated that the
Legislature Of Mississippi is about to call COuven
tion; Gov. Brown of Georgia, recommends q Con-
Vention of the States and the Richmond Examiner
Of recent date takes ground in favor Ofa oOnven.
ton of the people of Virginia All the traitors, it
seems, are not in North Carolina. =.
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STATE OF NoRT4-CARoLIN

OFFIcE OF SECRETARY OF STATE {
l. G. R. Thomas Secretary Of State, in and for the
State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the
foregoing copy OF an act of the General Assembly
on file il this office. Given under my hand, this
9th day of February, A. D., 1866.
g. K. THOMAS
Secretary of State.
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Office Chief Quartermaster C. 8. A.
DIsTRIcr NORTH CAROLINA, :
Raleigh, Feb. 9th, 1865. }
A LII CONTRACTORS WITH MAI W. ". PIERCE
IA for leather and Shoes will without delay send to his
Office any they may have hand, marked 10 the under
signed
H. HOOPER.
Major Chief Q n.
March 9, 1857 ll-W3t
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MARRIED.,

At the residence of the brides mother, on the
evening of February 18th, 1866, by Bishop G. F.
Bahnson, DR.. j. +. SHAFFNER Surgeon P. A. @. s.,
to Miss CARRIE L. FRIES, eldest daughter of Mr. F.
Fries deceased.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, }

OFFICE OF OECRETARY OF STATE. J
!, G. R Thomas, Secretary of State in and for the
State Of North Carolina do hereby certify that the
foregoing act of the General Assembly of North
Carolina, is true copy of the original act e in
this Office. Given under my hand this 2Sth day
of February, 1855.
C. R. THOMAS,
Secretary of State.
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shall extend to and include all cases now pending
10 the courts Of this State on petitions for public
roads and shall be In force from and after its rath
cation.
Ratified February 9th, 1865
R 8. DONNELL, s. II. @.
IL. GILES MEBANE, S. S
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co NJ MITT ED

March 9, 1855.
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SOLDIERS CLAIMS.

Feb. 81, 1865.
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Office Chief Quartermaster C.S.A,

March 2, 1865.
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Feb 2n, 1855.
Papers OfStats please copy.
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" Official: H. L. CLAY,
Asst Adj't Gen."
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-02-02
An Execution.

A correspondent Of the Madison Journal
writing from the Fifth Wisconsin Regiment
gives the following account of an execution
which took place recently in the brigade to
which this regiment is attached:
An execution took place in our division a
day or two since. The unhappy man was
private in New Jersey regiment. His
crime was desertion. The whole scene was
solemnly impressive. To one who had
never witnessed military execution, it
was a scene never to be forgotten. How
impressive the feelings it excited The
whole division was called out to witness it..
After being formed into hollow square, a
brigade on each Of three sides, with lines
open two rods apart and fronting each other
the unhappy man, seated in an ambulance
with his religious adviser, the Chaplain of
the regiment, preceded by band playing
the dead march or some mournful dirge,
and guard, followed by guard whose
duty it was to execute him, and wagon in
which was his coffin, was drawn through
the lines. On reaching the end of the line
the coffin was taken from the wagon and
bourne by four men, was carried in front
of him to his grave in the center Of the open
space and placed across it. He was assisted
to dismount, and seated upon his coffin, his
feet and arms pinioned, when the Chaplain
offered brief prayer. The black cap was
then drawn over his eyes. At the word
''fire," simultaneous report was heard,
and the prisoner fell over upon his coffin,
his breast and neck pierced with eleven
balls. How terrible such state of things
that will make scene like this necessity.
How strangely terrible to see enacted a
living funeral.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-02-02
DoDGEyIILE WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY e. 1865.

tears gathered in his eyes Il once had
a little girl named Maria, and you look
very much like her.
s'Did you?" inquired the child with
seeming interest, ''and was her name
Maria Eastman, too?'
"Merciful God - exclaimed the old
man, starting from his chair and drop
ping into it with his head bowed upon
his breast. ''This cannot be and yet,
why not. -
He caught the child in his arms with
an eagerness that frightened her, and
gazing into her face until he found con-
viction there, suddenly rose to leave the
house, II cannot meet her without be-
traying myself, and I dare not tell her
that | am that drunken father who once
attempted to take her life, and perhaps
left her husband a cripple, he groaned
as he hurried towards the door. The
little ones were bewildered. "You are
not going y said the mother, reappear-
ing and discovering the old man in the
act Of leaving the hall.
He stopped and apparently turned
his face, but seemed to lack the resolu-
tion to do augbt else.
'4He said he had little Maria once
that looked just like me, mother, shout
ed the child, her eyes sparkling with
delight.
The knees of the old cartman trem-
bled, and he leaned against the door fol
support. The lady sprang towards him
took him by the arm, and attempted tt
conduct him to chair.
''No, no! he exclaimed, not till yor
tell me / am forgiven.
Forgiven for what J" replied The
mother in alarm.
''Recognize in me your wretche(
father, and | need not tell you y h'
faltered
"My poor father.' she cried, throw
ing her arms around his neck, "all il
forgiven-all forgotten y
All was forgiven, and the husband
when be returned late in the afternoon
was scarcely less rejoiced than his goo(
wife, at the discovery Whether or no
Bridget succeeded in changing th(
double eagle, | never learned but thi
/ do know, it took the honest femal
all Of two months to unravel the kno
into which the domestic family had tiet
themselves during her absence. "Pal
Ainsley" still keeps bis cart, for none,
could not induce him to part with it
| peeped into tie back yard of Docto
Eastmans, one day last week, and dis
covered the old man dragging the favor
ite vehicle round the enclosure with hi
four grandchildren piled promiscuousl..
into it.