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

North Carolina in whatever prison con-
fined. / persume at the quoted rates of
exchange the bills will produce nearly
80, 900. In venturingt to ask you to take
SO much trouble pom your hand / feel
sure tina the suggestion of humanity
and the common courtesy existing be-
tween honest enemies will be a Suffi-
cient apology. / can but hope you will
accept the trouble and that you will not
hesitate to allow M an opportunity of
rec~iprocating your kindness, should it
be possible for me to do So" The letter
was sent through Judge Guild.
January 18th Judge Reade accepted
the appointment as senator, saying:
Il am preparing for the arduous duties
of the judgeship apo which I enter in
March. The session of congress is
| nearly closed, with measures before it
involving the very life of the country,
| which have been considered in secret
session."
January 22d, the attorney general was
directed to proceed against certain en-
ployes of the confeder ICY who were
distilling whisky at Salisbury from
corn.
II as ~ lIS "
and Hausa was obviated by the pur-
chase by the c~onfederacy OF o%ne-fourth
interest in each.
Vance wrote President Davis Deem
Der 81, 1S63, that the people Of this state
desired an attempt made for negOtia-
tons for peace. January 8th Davis re-
piled. January 9th Vance wrote him
hat the North Carolina congressional
delegation had applied to him for the
publication of the Davis letter. He
added: "They state that you did not
object tC the proposition"
Confederate Quartermaster General
A.. K. Lawton January 21st begged
Vance to let him have wooden clothes,
saying that North Carolina had a sup
ply partly home made, partly imported,
beyond need for some time to come;
that this state was devOting all it's re-
sources to the service of it's troops and
there were also unusual facilities for
importing. He added hat no state vas
so we'll supplied as North Carolina.
The congressional delegation which
urged the publication of the Davis let
ter wrote Vance on the 25th, they being
E. G. Reade, Thomas S. Ashe, A. H.
Warrington, p. S. Gather, j.. r. Nc
Lean, A. T. Davidson, w. N. H. Smith,
r. r. Bridgers, Theodore D. Mcdowell,
and o. r. Kenan.
February 1st Vance wrote Captain
Guthrie and Purser DR.. T. j. Boykin
of the steamer Advance to go to Ber-
muda and fetch freight, and added:
I'm consequence Of the great abuse of
this vessel by the carrying of private
freight it becomes necessary to order
that nothing shall go aboard without
my consent in writing or that of the
consignee and part owners, Power,
Lowe & Co. I need hardly warn you,
captain, of the great Importance Of not
despairing of the ship too hastily. The
premature and culpable Bleaching Of the
Don and Vesta furnish a useful warn
ing of the timidty of pilots and COM
manders who merely serve for money"
February 1st Special Agent John
White returned from England and
Vance notified Collie & Co. that he sen
Joseph H. Flanner in his stead. Flan-
ner left hat day and took the letter.
All business details were left to Collie
& Co., Planners instructions combining
him to the mere looking after and sup
erintendence of the states interests.
- s.
On the same date Vance wrote Alex.
Collie at London acknowledging 1.-The
receipt Of a very handsome dispatch
box per steamer Vesta, a present from
you. Your very Kind note, enclosing a
check upon Mr.. T. Andrea for $40, 600,
for the benefit of the poor of North
Carolina was also received. In the name
of the poor women and children who
will be the recipient of your bounty /
return my warmest acknowledgements.
1t will relieve the patriotic sufferings
of many who will, I trust, in days to
come Of returning peace and prosper
ity learn to bless the munificence Of the
stranger who remembered them in the
hour of adversely and Distress"
February sth Vance ordered of Collie
& Co. 100, 900 pairs of cotton cards.
Eli Swanner, a political prisoner. was
first in Salisbury prison, then at Rich
mond, Vance demanded that he be sent
to Raleigh. The secretary of war said
Swanner avOws his allegiance to the
United States and demanded to be sent
north, saying he would stay there, but
that his real purpose was to return to
the part of North Carolina occupied by
the federal troops and arouse the ven
Geance of the latter towards SWIMMERS
confederate neighbors. The legislature
demanded of the president that Swan
ner Ia sen here. February 3rd he was
sent.
Andrea twice sent the Hausa to Mas
sau, instead of to Bermuda, and July
Sth Vance wrote Collie & Co. Andrea
must be removed. and that if there |
was more trouble the state would seize
the Hausa. |
|
This letter from General Johnston is |
dated February Sd: Il have your let |
ter and that of Colonel Palmer. I re- |
greet very much the capture of an off, |
Ger so valuable as General Vance. Col 1