The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30


chared with having wrecked the Stan
dard newspaper Office here. wrote long
letters. Benning was called on by
President Davis to explain. He said
he had gone to the Standard office as
soon as he was apprised Of the affair.
Lieutenant Colonel Shepherd had aided
Governor Vance in every way. Cover
nor Vance a~polOgiZed in admirable style
to Shepherd. The latter said tina while
Jennings brigade was on it's way to
Georgia from Virginia a lot Of North
CarolinianS who were at Weldon asked
to be brought to Salisbury, and as the
train was full they rode on top Of the
cars. They were heard to say, Shep-
herd said, that they had wrecked the
Standard office. This statement they
made after they left Raleigh, and they
claimed credit for it. They said they
had some of Benning's men into it.
General Benning corroborated what
Shepherd stated.
Here is a copy of a state naval stores
bond, such as were negotiated by Col
Onel Duncan K. MacRae in England:
Warrant for rosin issued in exchange
for naval stores certificate Nc. -. The
government Of the state Of North Caro-
lima hereby gag to deliver to the
bearer within thirty days after presen-
tation Of this warrant to the aid gov
eminent 500 barrels of good merchant
able rosin, of SO lbs. gross weight each,
such delivery to be made at the port of
Wilmington OF any other seaport or
town within or in possession Of the said
state, to be declared on presentation
hereof. Such presentation must be
made within six months after declara-
ton of peace between the present bel
ligerents in America, the ia rosin to
be free from all duty, charge or other
encumbranceS save and except the ex-
cess Of freight beyond hat usual in
time of peace"
Octobed IS Captain j. Guthrie was
directed to talk command of the Ad-
vance at once and go to ST. Georges,
Bermuda, with J. H. Flanner as purser.
Writing to John White in England,
Vance told him he had bought cloth
enough, but not enough shoes and blan-
kets. The shoes, it seems, were mostly
too narrow, and the English blankets
too large and heavy.
Chief Justice Pearson was asked
October rs whether the governor had
power to order out the home guard to
arrest deserters.
November 10th a letter to the secre-
tary of war said the federal troops had
so established themselves at Winton as
to cut the cOnfederates off from 1900, 900
or 1900, COO pounds of pork, in the coun-
ties east of the Chowan river. Vanc
wanted General Pickett sent there to
cut them off and prevent them from
f%ortifying. "It will be positively ruin
Gus for our troops to stand at Weldon
and surrender all the rich country be-
November 2 Pearson wrote Vance
he could not comply with the re-
quest to make up a case. Pearson ad-
THE judicial as a coordinate
Of the government lies pros
Vance replied that this was a
rather serious accusation and should be |
with a qualification. I yield to |
40 mar living in respects for the courts |
Of my country. I have labored faith |
ully to protect them from intrusion by |
military dispotism, whether threatened |
within or without, and to- avoid |
to the conclusion hat the re- |
of any of their rights and |
ooWers was necessary to the success
ul prosecution Of the war for independ-
ence. Thus far my labors in both re-
'pects have been satisfactory to myself
1t least. I believe they will be so to |
myself at least" In the letter Of Pear
on he had said: you are mistaken |
n %supposing that by getting up a
ase to be heard before Judge Battle,
With h assistance Of the other two
Judges, you can obtain a decision of the
upreme court on the (home guard)
These three judges only con-
titute a court by meeting in term
In a letter of date November % to
'ecretary of the Navy Mallory, the
said: II beg to call your at
antion to Lieutenant G.. Elliott's letter
regard to the gunboat Albermarle.
endorse the statement fully in re-
ard to the delay and blunder of Flag
fi1cer Lynch. / am satisfied Of his ut
incapacity for the duties of his posi-
ion, which has fer some time been evil
ent to the whole state. The iron
rails furnished by the state under the
xpress promise both of himself and
has been applied to other PURPOSES
nd our rivers are yet at the mercy Of
ne most contemplate boat in the yam
&c navy. The Neuse has been launched
her plates put on without her ma
1Inery and in the face Of the known 4.
that it viii ali have to come off
7fore her machinery does go in. Many !
her ridiculous things have been done
lerely to keep Tie hands employed,
1d deceive the public, for it cannot I
7ceiTe the enemy In short sir. 1 am I
out of e. in the matter that If
le water d~efences Of the state are to
in Iynch's hands l feel it
seless and will decline TO furnish any I
ore iron or any other assistance. II :
Guild be labor and material thrown
yay. / desire, of course, that Lieu
Elliott be allowed to finish his
SO General r. c. Calling
as ordered to turn over $500, 600 TO T..
Hughes, for the purchase Of naval
ores.
Chief Justice Pearson wrote: II think .
p ha hpoc cnrnIIS act chn,-fI r. ,-,1r