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Year: 1862




One of the largest and most enthusiastic meetinos
which We have seen for many day, was held in
this City on Wednesday night last, and was ad.
dressed by the Conservative and Reform candidates
for the Legislature in this County.


Col. Russ, the candidate for the Senate, led off
and entertained the audience for some half hour
with pointed and interesting speech He alluded
to- and disposed Of several charges already started
against him to inure his election. He told the au-
dence and referred to his acts to prove that he had
been active from the first in promoting the war,
though he had labored to save the Union up to Lin
coins proclamation; and he declared that he would
take nothing less than the absolute independence of
the South. He was against the reconstruction Of
the Union, now or hereafter.


Col. Russ was followed Sy William Laws and G.
H. Afford, Esquires, who briefly declared them
selves candidates for the House of Commons. Mr..
Afford referred to change preferred against him
by depraved press in this City, to wit, that he
had persuaded the young men in his neighborhood
not to volunteer. This charge he pronounced utter
ly false. Every decent man in the County knows
it is false. 1t conceived and started by the de-
praved paper referred to. solely for the purpose of
injuring Mr.. Afford with the soldiers from this
County.


Henry W. Miller, Esq, then and declared
himself candidate for the Commons and proceed
ed to deliver of the ablest and most impressive
speeches of his life. His illusions to the causes
and progress of the difficulties between the North
and the South-hs vindication of the sagacity, in
tegrity and patriotism of the old Union men, and
his denunciations of the mean and pestilent spirits
who question their loyalty-his declaration of his
purpose, founded on the reasons he gave to advo-
our SOIL and to accept nothing less as the result Of
the war than the complete and unqualified indepen-
dence of the Confederate States-his vindcation of
Constitutional liberty and the expression Of his de-
termination to insist the most sacred respect for
the Constitution even in the midst of war, as the
surest if not the only means of transmitting to
children the liberties to be won in this great strug
gle-his explanation and denunciaton of martial
law, when imposed without absolute necessity
for it and his alusion to Col. Vance, as the cand
date of the people for Governor, and the certainty
of his triumphant election-were all we'll conceiv-
ed, remarkably well expressed and produced the
deepest impression on the audience. He ridiculed,
too amid of laughter the claim set up by cer-
tain candidates in this County as Confederate can
didates. We wish every man, woman and child in
the State could have heard the speech.


The campaign was opened regularly in this Coun-
ty, at Auburn, on Thursday last We entertain no
doubt of the election of the Conservative ticket by
large majority.
Year: 1862

1t as circumstances will permit We still think,
however, that we are competent to govern ourselves;
and we trust the day will never come when we shall
nave to look to Richmond, or to any other point, to
Know how we ought to vote We are quite willing
TO send our brave boys to stand like wall of fire
around Richmond in defence of the common liber-'
tes but it is no part of the bond that shall at
tne same time surrender the privilege which we
nave always enjoyed, of thinking and voting for
ourselves. If President Davis and the officials who
surround him, entertain the opinion that the elec
ton Of Col. Vance would embarrass his adminstra-
uon' we reply that they are simply mistaken; but
even if it were otherwise, North Carolina is 500
ere,gn, and has right to do as she pleases. At
any rate, her people will not submit to dictation
from any quarter. They want Governor of their
own, and not one selected for them by Virginia and
South-Ca-olna politicians
Year: 1862

Mr.. MnLERs PoslrIoN.-We invite the attention
OF our readers, and especially that of the people of
Wake, TO the letters of Henry W. Miller, Esq, pub
lished in the Standard to-day. Mr.. Miller has un-
dergone no change in sentiment or purpose, since
those letters were written. In next shall refer
to these letters again, and give brief sketch of the
course of the Union men of this State from the
Presidential election of 1860 to the present time
This sketch will show, what every honest man will


admit that the old Union men have been the truest
of the true to their country in the day of trial.
Year: 1862

BuRss1DE.-There appears to be no doubt that
but very small portion of Burnside's troops or
shipping are now in the Eastern counties OF this
State The greater portion have joined McClellan's
army and the fleet on James River.
Year: 1862

General Butler has organized, in New
Orleans, a regiment Of colorcd men, and it
is the unanimous testimony Of the General
and all the officers under his command
that they are capital soldiers in all that re-
lateB to drill and discipline, and that they
will fightl General Butler is Of the opin-
ion that with 10000 whites and the priv
lcge Of cnlisting $4,000 blacks, he could
crush the rebellion in the Cotton States in
just ninety days We do not doubt it.
General Hunter told gentleman in New
York, only few days ago, that if permit
ted to accept, arm and feed the men Of
color who would come to him if sure Of
projection, he could reduce the State Of
South Carolina to obedience, or make it q
desert in single short campaign. These
officers have had near contact with the re-
beliion and its cause; they know the cure
for the existing evils, and are in perfect ac-
cord. Every man Of common sense believes
that they are right; yet class Of our peo-
pie, more careful Of slavery than Of the lives
Of our loyal soldiers, object to the policy
TINT they would adopt. One hundred
thousand farmcrs' boys ard mechanics
from the North are acting as negroes sub
sti'utcs in the field to-day. Has not that
thing, in the face Of the testimony that
Butler and Hunter offer, gone about far
eDcughf Abraham Lincoln, what say
{ou2
Year: 1862

BosToR's QUorA-We learn from the Bos-
ton Journal that there Is still deficiency Of
zoo men In the quota Of that city. From
this fact the journal argues, and very scnsibly,
TINT something has got to be done, and that
very speedily, ora draft must take place.
Year: 1862

a north Carolinian upon hearing
that grass was growing in the streets
OF his native city became frantic
with joy. The idea that grass would
grow anywhere in North Carolina was
perfectly delightful to him.
Year: 1862

BUCKKNER "DowN" ON PHLOw.-A st.
Louis correspondent, referring to some Incl
dents connected with the Fort DonelsOn sur
render, says:


Buckner, since he has been a captive has spo-
ken very wrathfully of Pillow, almost as severe
ly as he did Just after the close Of the Mexican
war, when he PUBLISHED a card in some of the pa
pers, calling the digger of bitches on the wrong
side the hardest names possible. Buckner says
it was the design of the leading secession Off
GERS to escape from their entertainments and
save their army without surrender. With this
view very strong column was formed under
Pillow and Bushrod Johnson, the men having
their knapsacks on and packed ready for escape
and directed to make furious attack upon the
weaker part of the Federal lines. After driving
the Union troops back and thus opening a way
of escape, Pillow was to give a signal to Buck
ner and the balance, who were at once to follow
them up and escape with them through the
Union lines. The attack was made, and the
Unionists after exhausting all their ammunition
for the time were forced to fall back. Pillow
thought he had whipped our whole army, went
into tantrums over his great victory and neglec-
ted the signal. In a short time the Union troops
returned with reinforcements, drove Pillow and
his mighty columns ingloriously back, and thus
vanished all hopes Of escape.


1t seems from this that Pillow was in
command of the rebel troops that made The
furious attack upon the Federals the day
before the surrender, aud had he carried out
his instructions, it is probable the most of
the rebel army would have escaped.
Year: 1862

APPEAL OF THE BRIDGE BuRNERs.-It will
be remembered that some seven or eight
rebel bridge burners, in Missouri, we're re-
Gently sentenced TO be shot, but their SEN
tence was afterwards commuted by Gen.
Halleck to Imprisonment during the war,
with the understanding that if any more
depredatiOns of the kind we're committed,
the original sentence should be carried into
execution. The object waa to make an eX-
ample of them, in order to put stop to
the wanton destruction of property. They
were sent to the Alton Penitentiary, from
whence they have issued piieous appeal
to their friends In Missouri to do nothing
that will endanger their lives. They
say


As men sentenced and confined, we can only
reach you through the channel of the public
press. Having thus placed before you the con E
ditions upon which hang the duration of our
lives, we earnestly request due observance OF
the conditions, and enter our solemn protest
against the destruction of railroad property in
the State of Missouri. The responsibilities in
cident to these conditions being unequal to the
circumstances by which we are surrounded, (as
far as influencing or controlling this matter is
Concerned,) we only present this case with anx-
ious solicitude, and commit our lives to your
care and protection. Belle wing that even in
the frenzied madness of the clash of aims, you
would not show an utter disregard to the lives
of your felow-men, we remain very truly and
sincerely, your fellow-citizens.
Year: 1862

THE STEVENS BATTERY.-The following
is a description of the Stevens Battery, or
war steamer, Fnow being constructed at
Hoboken, N. j.:


The Stevens battery is strongly built vessel
of iron. one hundred and one feet long, twenty
feet beam. and seven and half feet depth Of
hole, drawing four feet Of water when light,
and seven or eight when in action. The iron
hull is surrounded by bulwaTks made of white
cedar, which does not splinter. They are two
feet thick outside the hull, and one foot thick
inside. extending three feet ten inches above
the deck, and the same distance below, and
plated on the outside with wrought iron. She
Is moved by two engines, acting independently
of each other upon the screws, so that with one
reversed and the other moving ahead, the ves-
sci can be turned around within her own length,
and with great rapidity. The hold has water
tight compartments, forward and aft, that can
be filed by hole in the bottom Of each, which
is closed by a valve from the deck. When the
battery advances to the attack these compart-
ments are filed by opening the valves and set
ting the pumps at work, throwing water into
them until the vessel settles with the deck
some seventeen inches below the surface, when
she is kept steady by the heavy bulwarks. To
prevent the water running into the officers
quarters, the haIehway is surrounded by high
combings. The wheel-house is arranged so as
to direct the motion of the vessel The smoke
stack can also be lowered out Of sight. The
armament of the vessel is a single hundred
pound rihed Parrot gun, having a range Of
seven miles. 1t is mounted upon dais, sur
rounded by combing to protect it from the
weather The gun IS loaded from the hold, the
m1zzle being depressed to the hold, and but
single man is left on deck TO fire it. 1t is next
to impossible for such a craft as this to be hit,
as nothing is visible to the enemy but the un-
submerged portion of the bulwarks and the
gun amidships, and can be made a most formi-
dable weapon Of offense against an enemy's
Notifications or vessels
Year: 1862

Wool AND Wool MANUFAoTUBR.-The
Mercantile Gazette published at San Francisco
says the clip Of wool for 1862 in California will
exceed that for any previous year, being reck-
oned at five and half millions of pounds. or
this the Mission Woolen Factory will consume
a million of pounds, or say one-ffth Of the
whole product of the State. The Pioneer Mills
now being rebuilt at Black Point, are expected
to go in full operations next October. They
will have about the same working capacity as
before the late destructive fire, say sixteen
looms, consuming 100000 or 100000 pounds
of wool during the balance of the year.
Year: 1862

STORM IN THE MoUNTAINs.-A Salt Lake
dispatch, of March 3lst, says severe storm
was raging east of Font Larame, so that
the telegraph could not work. According
to accounts, it must have been storning
hard on the eastern slope for two or three
weeks. The streams were SO high as to be
impossible, aud there had been no arrival
of the Eastern mail at Salt Lake for over q
week.
Year: 1862

THE STATE CAPToL.-A bill has been in
troduced 10 the Senate providing for the
suspension of work on the State Capitol
and from several test votes it is probable
the bill will pass that body. The Committee
on Claims have reported in favor of paying
the contractors $500 damages, with the
view Of suspending the work until the meet
ing of another Legislature.
Year: 1862

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTs-The amend
ments to the Constitution, adopted by the
Legislature of 1861, have been approved by
the Senate, and have for some time been
pending before the Assembly. According
to the San Francisco correspondents. it
seems there is some doubt as to whether
they will pass the Assembly.
Year: 1862

THE damages by the late fire at Iowa
Hill are estimated at 100000. Seventy.
six buildings were destroyed, and the fire
made clean sweep of the business portion
of the town, with the exception Of one brick
building and two brick vaults.
Year: 1862

LTFEPTLLsND PaENlXB BITTER s
EINHESE MEDICINES have now been be
L. fore the public for period of THIRTY
YEARS, and during that time have main.
tained high character in almost every part
Of the Globe, for, their extraordinary and i'm
mediate power Of restoring perfect health to
ersons suffering under nearly every kind 10
isease to which the human frame is liable.


The following are among the distressing
ariety OF human diseases in which the
Year: 1862

Lo! THE Poor WHITE WOMAN
The town of Norwalk, which gives
an Abolition majority, lets out the
support of its poor white people to
the lowest bidder! and we learn
from the Gazette that "a soldiers
wife was found, a few days since,
crouching over a little fire, on q
cold wintry day, on which she had
poured her last pan of coal, and
knew not where to look for more.
Does anybody suppose there IS a
negro slave in the whole South as
destitute and uncarcd for as this
poor white woman ?-NeW H0rcn
Register.
Year: 1862

Lots of 'em.-Jssse X. Christopher has
returned from the Eastern cities with big
supply of Nice Goods and Notions, which the
Ladies will be delighted to see Call at the
Southwest corner of Main and Jefferson and
examine his extra stock
Year: 1862

The people Of this Judicial District are
becoming fully aroused to their own inter.
ests and the necessity Of securing their
best man for Judge. From all parts of
the District there come the most cheering
accounts of Mr.. CURRIER's strength and
popularity. Voters are ralying to his
support, irrespective Of party. His friends
everywhere are sanguine Of his success
Let them be active and vigilant until cleo
ton and his triumph is certain.
Year: 1862

The Davenport Democrat publishes a
list Of those vino hive claimed exemption
from the draft in Scott county, on the
ground that they are not citizens of the
United States. Twenty nine are from the
domains of Great Britain, and thirty.
three from the Continent 1t styles it the
Coward List and adds that ait is now
the duty Of every good citizen to ascer.
tain whether any whose name is upon i.
has eve' voted in this county, and if so,
at once to commence action against
them" We concur. II men have chosen
to exercise the elective franchise in viola
ton OF law, ard now refuse TO perform
the highest duty OF citizen, by fighting
IN defense of the coantry, let them be
prosecuted at once and punished as ,hey
deserve. -Htot- Eye.
Year: 1862

week, will be Of opinion chat the election
Of aJadge shonld not be made a party
matter, but that an able and capable man
should be supported by all who wish to see
the Judiciary remain elevated above the
chicapry of party politics. Such man,
we are confident, the people have in John
Currier, Esq
Year: 1862

The following letter was sent to the
commanding officer of the Federal force
at Paducah:


Gentlemen officers efhe Federal Army:


Sms For the last ten months / have
been in open rebellion against the general
Government; aud as / wish to return as
the ancient prodigal 20 the old govern
ment / will state few Of the many
reasons why l thus act In the first
place, l was led to believe by leading
secessionists that the whole object of
the North was TO free the negro and
place him on an equality with the whites,
and also, they were going to march
through our country, burn our homes,
murder our women and children, and in
short that you intended 20 carry out the
doctrine Of Daniel S. Dickinson, which
was 30 wipe the South from the face of
the earth. Through the influence Of sdch
faliacious reasoning as this, /, like a
great many other youths Of the country,
was led TO vote for secession, After had
given that ruinOus vote / thought il
would be disgrace which would follow
me through life, not to 90 out and eight
Year: 1862

The Vicksburg correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican writes: T" / mentioned a few
days ago that it was rumored that Breckin-
ridge was trying to get to Europe via Mexico.
The rumor originated in Vicksburg, was
brought over by deserter and was not alto
gether without foundation, 1t seems that this
follower of Burr, his 'illustrious predecessor
went to visit his friend, the princely Keen
Richards near Milliken's Bend at whose house
he was taken unwell. His friends in Vicks-
burg, not knowing where he was, but thinking
he would be sharp enough to draw oat at
the right moment, began to mistrust that he
had left them for safer climes. But not so.
While he was yet unwell Minis Massacbu-
sett's battery made an excursion up the river
as far as Miiliken's Bend, and as they stopped
near Richards, the ex-Vice President got
alarmed and departed for other quarters in a
family carriage with the curtains down. As
he was riding along, several of the artillerymen
unwittingly passed the carriage on the road.
would like to know how many pulsations q
minute the heart of the gallant general made
during that casual meeting"
Year: 1862

The following is an extract from q speech
by Rev. J. Walker jackson, at the great Phil
adelphia war meeting:
My dear friends, have you not noticed the
attempt that has been made to justify this
Southern rebellion by comparing it to our rev.
olution against Great Britain? The tongue of
the man that did it ought to be blistered, his
arm should fall palsied to his side who dares
to do It There is not the slightest comparison


between them. Pitt Fox and Burke, on the
hoor of the British Parliament, justified the
revolution upon constitutional grounds. They
took the bold ground that the Constitution
| had been violated-that the one great princi-
/ pie that raised the Colonies to arms, taxation
| without representation, was in defiance of the
/ British Constitution-thaS il was a British
| freemsn's right, everywhere on the globe, to be


represented before he was taxed


Has there been any such pretense with ref
4 erence to the Southern rebellion? Has there
| been any pretense at all? There has been 8
| great deal said about a voluntary union, to
depend upon the will of the separate States.
Thele has been this one pretense, which is


nothing more than the right of a madmau to


take plank out of the bottom of a ship at


sea in tempest or the madman's pretense to


set fire to his own house when it is in the


midst of row. Has the Constitution been


violated IN single solitary particular What


has the North ever done to the South how


at any time has she offendedP We might al


most take the language of the Declaration of


Independence, and say We have knelt at their


feet and been spurned-we have offered petit
| tions that have been refused again ahd again


There is no recourse left to US but war-stern
! war, war to the knife, war until this rebellion


ceases, and all rebellion ceases with this one
/ rebellion.
Year: 1862

OUR IRON CLAD FLEET.-W ork on the new
iron clads should be pushed forward night and
day and every day. The necessities of the
Government demand this exertion, for the
sooner they are afoat the more secure will our
armies and the country be. The birth of each
Monitor will be hailed with delight In every
section of the country. When our iron clad
fleet is ready, we shall be impregnable to foreign
foes, and overpowering to those in our own
country. y
Year: 1862

Dispatches received from Washington
yesterday. announce that the appointment
Of Gen. Ethan A. Hitchcock, to be Major
General, was sent TO the Senate by the Pres
ideDt at the opening Of that body; that it
was referred TO the Military Committee, re-
ported back, and confirmed before the ad-
journment.


1t is said that the Cameronians, some Of
whom are yet TO be found around Washing
ton, made strenuous opposition to his ap-
pointment, but the country may rejoice that
it was unaEailiHg Gen. -Hiteheeck has.besn
trained to military life from his youth up,
and is, beyond all question. one of the most
accomplished and high-minded officers in the
country. We do not know that such is the
intention, but we are impressed with the
belief that he will at once be assigned to the
command of the army now operating on the
Tennessee and Cumberland rivera, and that
the best understanding will exist between
him and Major-General Buell. and Major
General Halieck. He will, Of course, be
subordinate to Gen. Haieck. but the desire
of each will be so ardent to bring the war to
Il speedy and successful conclusion, that their
whole efforts will ne directed to this object
alone. Next 10 the removal of Cameron,
and the selection of Stanton for Secretary
of War, we regard this as the most impor-
tant act of the President to give efficiency to
the service.


Gen Hitchcock is now in this city, and
We presume will be prepared to engage in
active duty whenever his commission Is 10
ceived. Louis Republican.
Year: 1862

ACCIDENT AT rzs NAVY YAKD.-Charlss Martin, one
Of the 6remen attached to the United stasss gunboat
Daylight fell through her hatchway into tho hold ysster
day, while In the discharge OF his duty He sustained
severe fracture OF The skull and conveyed to the
naval hospital, whore he received every attention
From all we could learn, there is probability Of his
Year: 1862

B@-We are glad to be able to announce, th.. late advices from Col. Vessels represent him to be out of danger, and with good prospect of recovery from his recent severe attack of fe- yer. The news will be grateful to the many friends of the Colonel, and more especially to every friend of his Regiment, by the members Of which he is so jnstly esteemed and beloved

 We also learn that Dr. Plumb, who has been quite sick with fever brought on by everlasting his powers, and devotion to the sick, is also convalescent.
Year: 1862

IRE rebels have large salt works in full oper- ation on the Red river. It is stated that they produce ten thousand bushels of salt daily, all of which passes through Vicksburg for the east The same place is an avenue for immense sup. plies of beef from Texas.