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La VS. OF THE UNITED STU TIES.

By the President:
william Ii. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
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AN ACT amendatory Of San Act to amend Act enti-
tied an Act to promote the Progress Of the useful
Arts approved March three, eighteen hundred and
sixty-tbree."
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Representative
OF the United States Of America Congress assembled,
whether inventor or assignee for which patent was
ordered to issue upon the payment Of the final fee as pro-
vided in section three of an act approved March three
eighteen hundred and but who has failed 10
make payment Of the final fee provided In said act
shall have the right to make an application for patent
for his invention ths III the case Of an original
application provided such application be made within
two years after the date of tue allowance Of the original
applications Provided That nothing herein shall be so
who have anuiactured or used any article or thing
which patent aforesaid ordered issue This act
shall apply all cases in the patent flee and also
such shall hereafter be- filed And all acts or parts
Of acts inconsistent with this hereby repealed
Approved, March 3, 1865.
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An AcT to amend the third Section of Act entitled
San Act making Appropriation for sundry Civil Ex'
nses of tho Government for the Year ending the thi
teth day of june eighteen hundred and sixty five and
for other Purposes far the same relates to Wit
nesses in the Courts of the United States.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives.
of The United States of america IN Congress assembled
That the third section of entitled San act making
appropriations Tor undy civil expenses OF the Govern
ent the year ending the thrtieth Of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-ve and for other purposes be, and
the same hereby s amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing proviso Porded further, hat in actions by OF
against executors administrators or guardians, i'll which
Judgment may be rendered for against the neither
party shall be allowed to testify against the other Il
any transaction WITH statement by the testator intes
tate ward unless called 70 testify thereto by tue oppo
site party required to testify thereto by the court
Approved March 3, 1866.
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AN ACT to extend the Provisions of the first Section Of
IAN Act for the Government OF Persons In certain Fish
eriesp approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred
and thirteen
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States of America in Congress as
semd That the provisions Of the first section OF IAN
act for the government of persons in certain fisheries
approved the nineteenth of June, In the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen, shall extend and
apply to the master skipper and seaen Of vessels OF
the burthen Of twenty tons or upwards, qualified ac
cording to law for carrying the mackere fisheries
bound from port In the United States to be employed IN
such fisheries In the way ii such fs cries had
been embraced in said act Pyocidsd That the agree
mgnt named in said section shall be duly made Endorsed
and countersigned
Approved March g. 1865.
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mo. II. ]


Resolution submitting. to the Legislatures Of the
several States Proposition TO amend the Constitution
of the United States,
Resolved by The Senate and House lf Representatives Of
the Uied States of America Congress assembled, oo
ttrds Of both Houses conclrTngD That the following
article be proposed TO the Legislatures OF the several
states amendment to the constitution Of the United
States which, when ratified by three fourths Of said
legislatures shall be VALID to all intens and purposes
part OF the said constitution, namely
ARTICLE XIII.
SECTION l. Neither slavery nor involuntary itude
except as punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the
United States or any place subject to their Jurisdiction
SECTION e Congress shall have power TO enforce this
article by appropriate legislation.
Approved February !, 1865
Nc. IL.
JOINT RESOLUTION declaring certain States not entitled to
Representation In the Electoral College.
WHEREAS the inhabitants and local authorities OF the
States Of Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina,
deorgia, FLORIDA Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana, texas
Arkansas and Tennessee rebelled against the govern
ment of the United States were In such condition
the eighth day Of November eighteen hundred ant
sixty four that valid election electors of Presiden
and EcePresident Of the United States according to TIL
constitution and laws thereof held therein salt
dav: Theref re,
BE II rssoiyed blythe eand House of Representative
of the United States Of America in Coaqress assembled
That the states mentioned in the preamble to this Join
resolution are entitled to representation
forl college for the choice of President Vice Pres
dent Of the United States, for the term Of office con
and and electoral votes shall be received
counted from said states concerning the choice Of Pre-
asnt and yice-President for said term Of ofiice
Approved, February 5, 1862
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JOINT RESOLUTION rendering the Thanks of the People
and of Congress to Major General William T. Sherman
and the Officers and Soldiers Of his Command for their
gallant Conductin their late brilliant Movement through
Georgia.
Be IL resolved by the Senate a,d House of Representatives
Of the Dastcd Sates of America IN Congress assembled
That the thanks Of the people and OF the Congress Of the
United States due, and hereby rendered Major
General William It. sherman, and through him TO the
officers and men under his command, for their gsllanty
and good conduct in their late campaign from Chatta
nooga TO Atlanta and the triumphal march thence
through Georgia to Savannah terminating in the capture
and occupation Of and that the President cause
copy OF this joint resolution TO DO engossed and for
wRrded to Major General Sherman
Approved January 10, 1865
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RESOLUTION to present the Thanks of Congress to
Brevet Major General Alfred Terry, and the Officers
and Men under his Command,
Resolved by the Senate and Hosse of Representatives
Of the United States of America IN Congress assembled
That the thanks Of Congress are hereby presented to
and men Under his command for the unsurpassed sal
autry and skill exhibited by them in the attack upon
Fort Fisher and the brilliant and decisive victory by
rebel forces and placed in the possession and under the
authority of the United Staes and for their long and
faithful services and uDwayerng devotion to the
the country in the midst Of the greatest difficulties and
dangers.
sEo O. And b. ii Tthsr resolved That the President
Of the United States be- and he hereby is requested to
communicate this resolution to General Terry and through
him to the officers and soldiers under his command.
Approved January "a, 1885.
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BY the President;
WItllAM H SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
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We observe that some days since, in Congress at
Richmond, Mr.. Ewing, of Kentucky, offered some
resolutions, called forth by the resolutions of Mr.
Hanes in the House of Commons of this State, in
which just and pointed aIlusion is made to the as
sumption of the right by certain members of Con-
greSs whose States are IN the hands of the enemy,
and represented in the federal Congress, to govern
and tax, aud tithe and conscript the people of this
SITS. Mr.. Ewing's resolutions were meant to be
severe on these 81 sJiT people VI sTGa with Mr.
Hanes and Mr.. John B. Clark, of Missouri, who
like Mr.. Ewing represents but a handful of con-
sttuents, while he admitted that his State was be-
yond the military lines os the Confederacy, and
that owing to the delicacy of his situation he voted
on all occasions only with the view of keeping
others from doing wrong" was nevertheless pleased
to say that Missouri had much right to be heard
in Richmond as North Carolina, and that "the re-
Election upon the Missouri and Kentucky delegations
originated with certain obscure Editors" 1t seems
also that Mr.. Gilme-, of this State went to the
Of these delegations assuring them that 'the
alluson to the delegations from the above States,
by small minority of the North Carolina Legisa-
ture, UGs mere squi6, which the majority Of that
body had promptly rebuked."
Now in the first place, this alusion was not
"mere squib," but it was made in earnest and is
we'll founded. And in the second place, it was not
made by ga small minority" Mr.. Hanes' resolu-
tions received forty votes in the Commons, out of
ninety mine and that part of his resolutions in
lation to the Missouri and Kentucky delegations,
would have passed by large majority if it had
been separated from the body of the resolutions
themselves. We estimate as highly as Mr.. Gilmer
the courage and endurance of the small body of
troops furnished by those States to the Confederate
armies; but it is notorious that Kentucky and Mis-
souri, have furnished five men to fight against US to
one to 6ght for US and that those States are to all
intents and purposes, in full standing as members
of the American Union. Under these circum-
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We copy to-day from the C0n'ercatire, letter
dated "Near Holly Springs, Randolph County" "
purporting to have been written by "a Quaker,
formerly of the straitest sect" We do not charge
that this letter is forgery, but we doubt its gen.
uineness. We do not believe there is member Of
the Society of Friends in Randolph, or in the State
who would write such letter. The Friends are,
tc man, opposed to war and in favor of peace. 1t
s hardly necessary that should say that neither
this letter nor any thing the Conservative can say
can iniure the standing of MeSsrs Ashcworth and
Blair or impair the confidence reposed in them by
the good people Of Randolph.
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LATEST FROM SHERHAN.-The Yankee dates from
Savannah are to the 28th ultimo. They announce
with great joy the "opening of the campaign on
the soil of South Carolina" The dispatch says:
One portion of Maj. Gen. Sherman's army moved
direct from Savannah, Georgia, and the other con-
sisting OF two corps, moved from Beaufort, South
UaroIina and we're both rapidly advancing against
Charleston, South Carolina
The latest intelligence from Sherman's army rep.
resents it to be at distance of less than forty miles
from Charleston. The rebels were offering resis.
tance at every point but rapidly being driven
from every available position for defence Forage
and subsistence were found in large quantities by
our soldiers as they followed the retreating steps
of the rebels.
The army commanded by Major General Foster
was cooperating with the army under Gen. Sher-
man, and the movements Of our troops through
South Carolina are but the precursor Of far more
terrible and disastrous campaingn to the rebels than
that of their celebrated march through the heart Of
Georgia .--.. B." . * -
The lines Of Gen. Sherman ware being gradually
contracted, and it was probatsthat no desperate
resistance would be made, or battle offered, until
our forces had reached to within few miles of
Charleston where the main body of the rebel forces
would be concentrated to make one last terrible ef
fort to the State from the inroads of Shermans
conquering army. - .~.
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NEGRO AUCTION AND COM
MISSION House.
Jan. .2S, 1885.

an THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY
" next. at the Store formerly pied by C. W. ID.
HUTCHINGS, Fayetteville street in the City Of Ral.
egh, the subscribers will establish an
Auction and Commission House
for the sale Of SLAVES.
Ne have provided Safe and Comfortable quarters and
times will permit
With experience of tw1uty years in the trade sHa
the advantages OF an extensive acquaintance, tler
ourselves that We under staPd the business and 9Th the
assurance Of quick sales aud prompt returns pectfuy
solicit public patronage. W F. ASEkW6 Co
Jan. ~, 1855. E-u.
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SPIRITCALIsM IN PARIs.-At Paris alone there are
at this moment no less than sixty thousand men
who have no other religion than that of spar;tisme,
or, as we will call it, "spirituaism" There the
belief is as thoroughly organized system as any
sect of the christian religion. 1t has It's disciples
its priests, its atars, etc, we'll as its prpers, its
reviews publications of all Sorts with editors and
booksellers Of its own.
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Conversation between Master and sambo.

Conversation between Master and SambO.
MAsrER-Well, Sam, the white men are not able
to whip the Yankees, and we want you to help US.
Sam.-Golly, master, what got to do wild it'-
No fight o mine De Norf want to make me free
nigger, and de Souf want to make me free nigger,
and spec be killed fore it's done wild.
Nuter-Oh no, Sam, you must fight for your
country Gen. Lee says you must
Sam.-Bress de Lord master, Sam got no coun.
try here. Sans country in Africa. Sam hab no
power to declar war. De good book says, master,
dat de nations dat declar war must do SO afore
God, and fight in his name. Ef dey don't do so,
he'll turn deef ear unto 'em and cuss 'em. Oars
two sorts o wars master, Gods wars and de
Devils wars. Ef Sam can't declar war like de
white man dat'S got country to fight for, den ei
he's foced to fight he'll 6ght in de DEVILS war
De minister teeched me to run from de Devil, and
Sam specs to run from de DEVILS war.
NaSter.-Ah, Sam, you don't understand We
want to put the negroes in and have glorious
winding up to the war. We shall close it. If the
negroes will only help US, in blaze Of glory.
Sdm.-Golly, MASTER dAts jes like de Sirkus.-
Dey always winds up de Sirius wild de niger
DE ole clown he git our money, and den trow de
old close and de -four barrels 'mong de niggers.-
Hell hel hei Spec Sam don't go to dat Sirkus
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We give below the vote of the House Of Com
mons on the motion of Mr.. Herbert of Cherokee, to
give the election of the field officers of the Home
Guards to the rank and file:
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs
Afford, Asheworth, Banks, Beam, Blair, Caldwell,
Galloway, Carson Of Rutherford, Clapp, Cowles,
Craig, Crawford of Rowan, Crawford Of Wayne,
Cunningham, Dargan, Davis Of Halifax, Davis Of
Franklin, Flynt Fowle, Grissom, Hanss, Harrison,
j. Fl. Ieaden, Henry, Herbert Horton Of Watauga,
Horton of Wilkes, lsbell, Jordan, Joy ner, lane,
Latham, Love- Mccormick, McGehee, Mcmillan,
hurrill, Patterson, Patton, Phillips, Rogers, Rus
sell, Sharpe, Simmons Smith of Dnplin, Smith OF
Johnston, StiPs, Waugh, Wheeler Wooten and
YOung-5l.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs
Baxter, Bond of Gates, Boyd, Brown of Madison,
Brown of Mscklenburg, Bryan, Cobb Costner,
Duke EnlOe, Erwin, Farmer, Faucette, Gdney,
Gudger, Hadley, Harris, Hawes, Judkins, Lit
tie, Love, Lyle, AcAden, Mclean, 0utterbridge
Polk, Reinhardt, Rlddck, Shepherd, Ship and
Strong-32.
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PLAIN TALKNG.-The President lately vetoed the
bill to transmit newspapers IN soldiers FREQ Of pos
tags. On its coming up second time, the House
passed it over his veto, by maority Of 6S to Is,
latter body, Mr. Grahsm, one Of the Senator's from
North Carolina, said: s-.s
The frequency of the Presidents vetoes led to
the suspicion that ho did not understand bis pow.
ers 1t seemed that he vetoed every bill against
which be would have voted had he been in Con.
gress. The veto power had never been so under.
stood or exercised on this continent 1t was given
the President to protect fragrant violations Of the
Constitution. He did not agreO with the President
that this bill was unconstitutional and should vote
for it" ..- 49, ..sa
Pretty plain language and excellent sense.
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FORMERLY OF THE STRAITEsT SECT.
p. S.--Since writing the above have seen the
article thee published in thy paper of last seventh
day. Thee makes Joel's ears look mighty long
but not longer than they will look again. if he pro.
secutes his proposed purpose of examining but one
side.
THINE AS ABOVE
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MARRIED..

In Alamance County, on the 9th instant, by VIM.
P. Mcdaniel, Esq, Mr.. ALEoRD PIcKARD, Of Orange,
to Miss ELIZABETH DUKE, of Alamance.
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HlAKEN UP AND COMMITTED TO JAIL
II A negro man by the name of HENRY, who says he
belongs to Benz. Redmond of Charlotte County Va
Said boy about 2S years of age front teeth out
in Richmond Va.
The owner OF said boy is hereby notified to come for
ward prove property pay charges and take him away or
he will be dealt with the law directs.
WM. II. CULL0M, Sheriff.
Johnston County n. G.
Jan. 90. 1885. 9-H
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COUNTY TRUSTEE
COUNTY TRUSTEE.

NWE ARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE
w Mr.. J. +. HUTCHlNS q candidate for re else
ton County Trustee at the approaching February Term
of Wake County Court.
Feb 5, 1855. l0--w&swtd.
~ Program, CoasrrUatiVs, and Confederate will copy
three times q week in Daily, till day.
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Confederate Congress.

The House adopted on the 10th the joint resolu.
ton to adjourn .ine die the 2Sth inst. II con-
CURED in Ihe Senate resolution of thanks to Mr..
Lancaster, owner Of the yatch "Deerhound."
Mr. Barksdale submitted bill, providing for the
employment Of negro troops, and the motion to re-
ject the bill was lost-yeas 81, bays So. The bill
was then referred to a select committee. The tax
bill was further discussed till adjournment
In the Senate, the House resolutions of adjourn
msnt we're rejected by a tie During the debate,
Messrs- Wigfall and Maxwell expressed unqualified
opposition to negro troops; subsequently, Mr..
Oldham introduced bill to provide for raising two
hundred thousand negro troops, which was referred
to the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs, The House
exemption bill wss d.bated and amended before
fnG action. The Seuate then went into secret
session.
The Senate on the 11th passed bill changing the
time of holding the election for Representatives Of
Congress in Missouri to the lst Monday in NoVem-
Der.
Mr.. Burnett introduced bill to abolish the Office
of provost marshal, except within the lines of the
army. The Senate then went into secret session
In the House communication from tie President
was received stating the number of Qdartermasters
and Assistant Quartermasters in the Confederate
service to be 1915 on post duty; and SIS taxin
kind.
The Tax Bill was further considered until I'D.
iournment.
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From Richmond and Petersbur. =.

All yet remains quiet along the lines. The enc
my have secured their position on both sides of
Hatcher's run-having greatly strengthened the
rifle pits of our men whom they dislodged. They
sent their cavalry forward to DinwddIe Q. H. in
tho late fight in order to give their infantry time
TO entrsnch The ruse was successful, and they
have succeeded in extending their lines few miles,
but not in advancing them.
The Examiner of the 9Th says that it was un der
stood that Vics President Stephens would leave for
Georgia that day. in order to the State for
a more vigorous prosecution Of the war.
Gen Hood had arrived in Richmond
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NORTH-CAROLINA, / SUPERIOR COURT OF
lN Johnston County. Law, Fall Term, 1855.
u: Petition for Dover
JAS Cox, ct. al.
1t appears the satisfaction of The Court hst James
Cox, and W. A Davis and wife Marian. residents
of this State 1t is therefore, ordered that publication be
made in the North Carolina Standard newspaper pub
said defendants 10 appear at the next Term the Superior
Court Of said County. when and where they can
answer demur Judgment pro cosso will be takSA
10 them. {
Wines: VIII. JoYNER. Clerk.
Feb. Tt65 T-wSt:
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hEPLlES OF THE EUROPEAN COURrS TO THE CoN-
fEDEEATE MANIFEsTo.-In reply to the recent Man
'festO Of the Confederate Congress, the King of
weden and Norway, the Pope, the government Of
'he Netherlands, and the government Of Great
Britain, while they express astrong desire that peace
nay soon be reestablished between the contend
ing sections, nevertheless declare that they expect
in the future, as-in the past to maintain strict
neutrality. We give the replyof Earl Russell in,
behalf of the British government:
Earl Russell rsiterdtss the intention of En0lGnd
to Obserrs an impartial nsutrality.
FOREIGN OFFICE, Nov. 25, 1864.
Gentlemen IL have had the honor to receive the
copy, which you have sent me, of the manifesto is.
sued by the Congress of the s0eaIled Confederate
States of America. 49," ... -
Her Majesty government deeply lament the pro.
tracted nature of the struggle between the North
and Southern States Of the formerly united re-
public OF North America.
Great Britain has, since 1888, renained, with the
exception Of a short period, connected by friendly
relations with both the Northern and Southern
States.
Since the commencement Of the civil war, which
broke out in 1861, Her Majestys government has
continued to entertain sentiments Of friendship
equally for the North and for the South. OF the
causes of the rupture Her Majesty's government
have never presumed to judge. ..-
They dePlored the commencement OF this san
culinary struggle, and anIousy look forward to the
period Of its termination.
In the meantime they are convinced that they
best consult the interests of peace aRd respect the
rights Of all parties by observing strict GHd fm
partial neutrality. Such neutrality Her Majesty
has faithfully maintained, and WM continue to
maintain.
request you, gentlemen, to accept
RUSSELL.