The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-06

wrote that there was reason for belief
that a large quantity of whisky made
in North Carolina by contractors had
been sold to private parties, which
should have been delivered to the gov
eminent. He said the c~onfederacy
owned only one distillery in North
Carolina. This vas at Salisbury. and
this one was necessary and should not
be interfered with.
January ID, the resignation as sena-
tor of Hon. George Davis was dated, he
having been appointed attorney gen.
eral of the confederate states.
January 18th Judge Ould wrote that
the state troops on the Chowan river
were within the provisions of the car
tel OF exchange, and that if they were
cruelty treated upon capture Vance
could retaliate upon any federals he
captured.
January Goth Governor Vance sent
Governor Eoratio Seymour. of New
York Sc, 600 of exchange on Collie & Co.
1t was sent by flag Of truce" He said:
Il desire you will have this expended
in the purchase of the most necessary
clothing for the prisoners of war from
onel Palmer has reported it, with the
circumstances, as we'll as the orders
given to Colonies Thomas and Henry.
He had been directed to have the on
duct of these officers investigated by
court martial"
February 9Th in a letter to President
Davis Vance deplored the fact that a
bill was certainly expected to pass con-
gress regarding the writ of habeas
corpus throughout the c~onfederacy, and
that certain arrests would Immediately
be made in North Carolina. The letter
is a model of vigorous language n as
a defense of this state and it's people.
(The pith Of this letter has been pub
lished.)
Here is the summary of the cargo for
the state OF a blockade runner, the Ad-
vance: 10 cases boots, 65 bales cloth, 35
cases military caps, All iron rails, sheet
iron, screws. anvils, horse shoes, axes,
sledge hammers, tacks, solder, FORCES,
gimbles, tin plate, tin ingots.
February 18th in a letter to Alex.
Collie Vance said: "Our troops are
better clothed and equipped than at
and time since the beginning of the war
and nearly two-thirds of our entire
army have already voluntarily re-en-
listed for the war, disdaining to be ON
scribed. The statements you see in
Yankee newspapers as to disaffection
in North Carolina are entitled to little
weight. Our people are very fearful Of
destruction Of their civil rights and
liberties, and are struggling to preserve
them. Our enemies will take this for
disaffection."
s.
February 18th W. a. Graham was
commissioned confederate states n
tor for six a from February 18th.
E.. G.. Reade was on the same day
commissioned a judge Of the superior
court.
Captain Guthrie of the Advance was
dissatisfied with his pay. Vance said
if he declined to take it to send the
vessel out with Wylie as captain. Il
will not give Morse (the pilot more,
than he was promised. We have al
ready kept him from being forced to
eneral Writings terms, and if he is
not satisfied I propose letting him try
the conscript camp at $11 per month.
I hope you will not pander to his un-
patriotic greed" Vance said Guthrie
had struggled cotton aboard the Ad-
vance in excess of that shown on the
manifest and this had to be stopped.
fest, and that this had to be stopped.
He was willing that on each trip the
officers and crew be allowed to take out
"a bales. Guthrie got the pay Of a navy
captain and 1000 in gold each trip.
February 9th Colonel c. F. NJ. Gar
nett, commissioner of railways, served
notice on President r. A. Cowan Of the
impressment Of ten miles Of the iron
Of his road, to be applied to the re-
pair of the Wilmingtonand Manchester
road. Vance protested. saying every
pound of the iron was mortgaged to the
state.
February 29th Vance went to Wilkes
and writes that he learned the
regiment. North Carolina infantry,
had stolen the property and effects OF
many inoffensive citizens. He wrote
the secretary of wal that compensation
should be made
Colonel Peter Maccett notified the
February 9th hat he was
to enforce h conscript law
and pay no attention to the
writ of habeas corpus, and in answer to
writs served to simply make return
h a the person was detained for at
to avoid military service.
March 3, w. H. Peters, agent of the
states nav department,
Vance that he claimed, instead
of one-third. one-half the carrying
capacity of the steamer Hausa o. her
next outward trip.
February II. J. j. Guthrie gives notice
a safe trip Of the Advance from
that at the latter place the
discharged from the fore-hold.
belonging to Power. Low & Co., caught
fire on the wharf and was ruined.
that firm tried to make the state
share half of the loss. Gutherie said
his was unfair.
February %, President Davis wrote
a letter Of great length lin reply to
of February 9. already pub
|iShedo- in which he said. Il feel no