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Year: 1861

CAPrIoNs.-We publish to-day complete list of
the Captions of the Acts passed at the late session
of the Legislature AS soon as we can obtain them
we shall give our readers synopsis at least Of the
Militia and Revenue bills The Legislature should
have respected the wishes of the people enough to
have had these bills, with the Stay Law, published
in every paper of the State and paid them for it
As it is many of the people will never sec taem-
The reader will perceive several bills of the same
title. We give them however, as they we're passed.
Year: 1861

A most effective force for the East would be the
formation of Independent Cavalry Lesions to serve
Two could be formed in the Edenton district, two on
Tar River, two Neuse, and two from the Counties
adjacent to Swansboro' and Topsa Inlet They
could furnish their horses and arms, say sabres,
pstss and double-barrelled guns without pay or
expense to the State except for tents, camp equip
age and food


We know the liberality and the courage Of the
Eastern people, and we hazard nothing in saying
that thousands Of good and true men can be found
in these Counties to get up these Legons OF
course they must be composed Of men of property
and means who can afford it.
Year: 1861

WILMINGTON. are glad to perceive that the
most active preparations going on for the pro-
lection of Wilmington against the invader. Col.
Fremont, by his energy and skill, we'll merits the
favorable notice We took of him some time since,
when we commended him but without success to
the favorable notice of the now defunct Military
Board Of this State. Col. w. G. Howard proposes
to raise regiment of cavalry for the defence Of
that place and its vicinity. This is capital idea
Year: 1861

MAJOR Bowie On THE STUMP.-The Red
Bluff Beacon thus notices the speech of Ma
jor G.. W. Bowie. the Union candidate for
Attorney General:


His speech here, gained him many friends,
and we feel assured that he will run far ahead
Of his ticket. Great heavens just think of the
difference between Major Bowie and Frank
Pixley The difference between a lion and
coyote does not express the difference there is
between these two men. His remarks here on
Monday eXening, directed TO those who came
from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,, struck home to the hearts of many of his
listene.s, and convinced them that it was duty
they owed to their old homes, and their friends
in those States, to stick firmly by the Union.
Year: 1861

GREAT EXPECTATIONS OF TIE REBELs-A
New Yorker in England writes that he met
at Liverpool two intelligent Southerners who
had Just arrived, and who explained t. him
upon what the rebel leaders base their hopes
Of success. They said that they expected 4
peace party would soon spring up in the
North, especially in New York city. Ar
rangements were in progress, they stated,
for a peace meeting, which will be held in
New York, between the 18th of November
and the 10Th of December, probably about
the ith or 5th of December Thirty thou
sand people they expect will be in attend
auce, and the President will be called upon
to issue proclamation declaring cessation
Of hostilities, or proposing an armistice for
the purpose OF seeing what terms of
peace could be had. The elder Of
these gentlemen suggested that Mayor
Wood and his brother would be found
earnest in this matter, and that there would
by that time, be 50 many men in New York
out of employment, with whom they were
on the best of terms, that they would be
able to get up an insurrection, or at least
serious riot, TITS | consider 4 serious mat
ter, for do not doubt that they have such
u design, and that they will carry it out to
the very best Of their ability. Some arrange
ments should be entered into with spirit TO
organize Home GuaId, which should drill
once a week, say for two hours, and this
guard should be joined by every man who
could pull trigger or walk a mile. The
Southern gentlemen said further that the
South would make no attack on Washington
for the present, at least, as their indepen-
denco would certainly be recognized before
next January. BY that time they were
positive the North, tired of the war, would
call on the President and Congress to make
peace.
Year: 1861

The London Times last letter from Dr.
Russell is manly occupied with matters in
and about Washington. 1t Is under date of
August Goth. lie thinks it strange that the
Americans take IN such i'll part his account
Of the disordcrly retreat from Bull Run,
when tn if own writers made it cut quite as
bad es he did and as to what took place
before the retreat began, he Gays:


1t will be remembered that in the account
| wrote OF the panic expressly stated that
my letter did not refer to the behavior Of tho
troops in action, and that left tn Ameri-
cans to give their own account of the fight,
merely adding that had been informed their
behavior in the advance and in the carly
part Of tic day lad been exceedingly credit
able


Now it would be we'll, if ia giving accounts
ot wariiAe operations the writers were to
make themselves acquainted with the mean
ing ol PLAIN military tern. We should then
near less OF "charges," and ''mask cd batter
les, ana such stuff.


DISCIPLINE OF THE NORTHERN AND soyrrHERx


ARMIES COMPARED


1t is not to be supposed for one moment
that the American people cannot furnish the
mate ials OF as fine an army as the world
could produce. No one questions the gal,
lantry of their race. They combine the
"furla Francese' with the cold courage of
the Anglo-Saxon. But in their contest they
have been made TO feel that no dependence
can be placed on mere personal bravery, in
which most men are equal in a military
sense, as spoken OF by Jomini and other wri,
tiers, and that bravery Plus discipline cannot
ever fail to prove more than an equation for
the same quality minus discipline.


But it will be said the South ought to
show the influence of the same defects as the
North. The defects do not exist in anything
like the same degree. The Southern armies
contain larger proportion of men who have
y. - =
Year: 1861

Drafting FoRBIDDBN.-T Washington
correspondent of the New York Tribune says
that dispatch went on Wednesday from
Secretary Cameron to the Governor Of Iowa,
forbidding the drafting of troops, and ex-
pressing his unbounded confidence in the
patriotism of the people, and intimating
that the policy Of the War Department
would be to rely wholly on the popular love
of freedom and the military attachment to
the Union. These, Mr.. Cameron insists,
will ever ba sufficient to carry the free States
through any contest with slavery.
Year: 1861

In reply to numerous enquiries addressed
to me bv ladies who are desirous to know in
what way they can make their services useful
to the soldiers who have gone into the ser.
vice of the country, | have to say that the
most useful and necessary articles required
for their comfort during the approaching
winter. are Woolen Socks-an article which
can be produced in every family from common
wool, large sizes and long. invite contri.
buttons Of this article from the ladies of
Vermont, first for our own soldiers as far as
necessary, and next for the soldiers in our
Western armies ERAsTUs FAIRBANKS.
Year: 1861

ADyENTUREs oT A Hat The editor Of the
Danycrs Wand tells how man Lost aad
recovered his bat in church


"S1me time since as We attended church
at place where popular minister was to
preach, the house being full, We sat near
tn door. On tie opposite side of the door
a gentleman sat, who, finding NJ convenient
place for his hat in tie pew, placed it in the
aisle close beside him Presently lady in
wide spread crinolino swept up the aisle and
the hat became invisible Is she arrived
near The pulpit, and was entering the mar
row door oi ber pew, the contraction in front
naturally raised the dress in the rear, and to
t! astouishneut OF the congregation in that
nclIhbvrhOod, out rolled a stove pipe hat
tts owner, who had watched the proceedings
with great interest, had the idgcts, yet was
10th 20 60 after his property. At length Lc
couragcousiv bolt,d ilrward ana Sc ing
the lost castor, bore it back to his scat. look
ing particularly sheeFi>h, while the owner
Of the mouse trap Was wholly unconscious OF
her Iur1uiug
Year: 1861

REMEMBER THE TRAIroRs-The time will
come, and that at no distant day either,
when the names of those who in this State
gave aid and comfort to rebellion, will be-
come kissing and y-word-when they
will be summed like pestilence by all good
and honest men-when the blackness of
their deeds will rise as leaden cloud before
them, and cast sombre shade over eveIy
act of their lives. They will be looked upon
as modern Arnolds in a small way; and it
is the duty of patriots to preserve the names,
that they may be handed down to those that
come after us-not so much for the punish
ment of the traitors themselves, as for the ex-
ample which, being ever present, will deter
others, centuries hence, from revolving
against Government of which they had not
one solid complaint to make.-Bee.
Year: 1861

An eloquent divine in the course of his SER
mon was comparing the state of the uncon-
verted sinner to that of man in boat away
from the land, and with only one oar, when
he was suddenly brought up with round
turn by an old sailor, who jumped up and
enquired, "cculdn't the old fool scull ?"
Year: 1861

AS there has been no meeting here we sup
pose all who desire to attend the Southern
Rights meeting at Goldsboro' on Friday and
Saturday, 22nd and 23rd, Will have to go or
their own hook. We have been asked too
whether there was to be an extra or special
train. This we cannot answer. The cars
which leave here however at 9 arrive there at
- o'clock, and persons going up Friday morn
ing will be in time to attend the meeting that
Gay, and by remaining in Goldsboro' Friday
night they can attend the meetings both days
and return On Saturday evening We suppose
if pub ;ication were made that persons could go
and return for the price Of one ticket that
quite lumber would go. We have no idea
as to what is to be done but there will be nc
doubt large crowd there and hence we have
desire to be present, and shall go if we can
We hope too that Craven will be we'll represen-
tad
Year: 1861

The following items telegraphed from
Washington must be c2nso1ing to the lovers of
the present excuse for Union, under which
we live, and therefore we give it:


There are Republicans here, of high polit-
cal standing, who assert both knowingly and
positively that the secret of the unexpected
consent of Gov. Chase, and other radical mem
bers of the Cabinet to the surrender of Fort
Sumter, is their firm belief in the inevitability
Of the Ultimate division Of the country into
two confederaces-one distinctly free labor,
the other slaveholding-aEd their desire to
bring about the separation without bloodshed.
That this idea has been broached in Cabinet
council is certain.


There now Not only the cotton States but
leading Republicans begin to believe that there
must be a permanent separation All, but
some Will say the Republicans are not the whole
people-only handful offanatics. Don't know
about that, Lincoln got 1,857,610 votes, and
we have the authority of the ballot box at recent
elections that the number is steadily increasing,
Men may cry peace! peace but we tell them
that there is no peace, The Union Of these
States is irrevocably dissolved.
Year: 1861

Rrv.RKARiE AoaIssIoN-Wii i'll wonders new
or cease? Even the ~ 2. Tribune now ad-
rn!ts that great ignorance has prevailed at the
North as to the real situation Of the slave
States. Yes, and before a twelvemonth the
slave States will exhibit greatness OF which
the free States have but little dreamed But
the candid admission contained in the follow
inc from the Tribune is almost enough to cause
nc to believe that the end Of the world IS at
hand:


Before last November threats of disunion
were common enough, but no one supposed
tbey were ANYTHING more than electoneerlng
tricks, Indeed so frequently had these threats
been made before, that no one had any reason
to regard them as Of any practical Importance
They were accordingly Y received either win
indiifereDce, or with Inirthful remarks; and
tbe general opinion seemed to be that the South
could not be forced out OF the Union. 1t was
aryued by those who cared to argue at all
about it. that the very existence OF slavery
depentled upon the Union; that no slave state
would dare to have Canada carried down to It's
borders: that slave instructions would occur
as soon as the heavy hand of the federal gov
eronent was withdrawn from the institution
and that the dread of John Brown ralds WoHl"
alo,;e prove sufficient to keep the slave states
in the Union It would seem now that grea
ignorance prevailed at the North as to the fea
! SituatiOn of the slave states.
Year: 1861




By GRATITUDE.
ri tune my lvre dear guardian and wake its strains
And could I sound its music far DER the land and


sea,
I'd praise thee for thy goodness, for surely thou
\ father to the orphan,-thy lame shall ever be


loved.
When was but an infant, when eorrow was IN
When the sun of boysh gIee and of pleasure bright


ly shOne;
It pleas.d the will of heaven. my own dear father
And left me here en- orphan to be dashed by every


tide.


Ny mother, God bless her SOU, did all she could to


stay
The food tide of trouble hat came dashing DER way
But her frame was too tender her strength WIS wen


near spent,
When God in great mercy in you an angel sent.
fnther indeed found in you, ever anxious to allay,
The sufferings of orphan boy, his cares to Cast
Always patient, always kind, never cross at what


mig eht come, ,.
Twas your delight to ma 6e me sIHIie u niAe S""


heart my hC me.
Tho world to me at times was dark, tn he would


hide his face,
Tho stars Of hope would all go out, and darkness


take their place;
But when eer turned to thee found a blight and


shining light ,,
Thy words did consoa ion give, thy counseIs always


right.
But I've left thee now. dear guardian. my fortune to


obtain,
No more to share thy bounty no mora thygc odneks
Yet VIII at e. er fate betlde me- or matter where I'm
ru pray the lord of mercy, to guide thee home to


Heaven.
Year: 1861

OK VlslT.-We met Governor Ellis, who
with his family is now on a visit to Newbern
On the street yesterday. We regret to say
that the Governor is not looking as we'll as
usual. The close confinement during the win
ter at Raleigh and attention to official duties we
suppose have tended to impair his health; we
doubt not however but few week recreation
away from the monotonous routine OF ouce
duty will make him himself again. we
hone so
Year: 1861

South. from the principal journal of nation


which is not as much interested as some others
in Southern commerce, but which leads the van
of European civilization and OF European chlVai-
ry; which is the oldest and most faithful friend
of America whose arms enabled US to achieve
our first independence, and whose aeknowledg-
rnent of Southern independence viii be an exam
n,a which all Europe will hasten to follow.
Year: 1861

MR. SrANroRD.-We are not speaking dis
respectfully of this gentleman when we say
that he is untitled to be the Governor of a
State like California. That he is a good and
proper gentleman in the walks ofprivate life
do not doubt; but his habits of life and
general surroundings in the past, if they have
not totally untitled him for the Gubernatorial
position, have certainly not prepared him
therefor. The country knows the swarm Of
hungry politicians who congregate in Sacra-
nento during the session of the Legislature,
intent on pluader. In the hands of these
men Leland Stamford would be as nothing
He is not the man for Governsr. He can
produce no evidence that he has any execu-
tive ability whatever. He is like some of
Lincoln 'sGenerals-very s good as merchant.
and very bad as leader.
Year: 1861

It cannot be denied thatthe movements for
the suppression of the rebellion taken by the
Governments have failed to give satisfaction
to the people. The blunders of the Bethsls
and the defeat of our troops at Manassas,
together have had the effect of diminishing
the hopes of speedy recapture of the Fed
eral property by Government. Much has
been lost, but there is yet time to redeem all
as nothing to what the country endured in
the first battles of the Revolution. At Bunker
Hill and at Long Island our troops were
driven from the field with much greater
slaughter thaa we have experienced at either
Bulls Run or the Bethels. We see even in
these defeats the harbingers of future sue
cess. The fact has, we trust, been establish
ed to the satisfaction of the Executive mind,
that it takes something beyond knowledge
of law or merchandise to fit man for militia
ry position We believe likewise that the
President is satisfied that something more is
required in aColonel or General than that he
should have been thoroughly imbued with
the principles of theequivocal party to which
he owes his election. Henceforward, if the
Government expects the support of the peo-
pie, it will have to leave the management
of matters connected with this contest to men
more familiar with Vauban than Blackstone
or Hunt. There is no need of shirking or
blinking the plain truth in this matter
Though much wisdom has been shown
in the general management of affairs thus
far, it connot be denied that the errors COM
mitted are the Presidents oun. We believe
Mr.. Lincoln to be good man and true. If
specially deficient in any vital attribute as
leader, it is in want of 6rmness, lacking
which he listens too much to the counsels of
vile Abolitionists, who dog his steps by day
and by night, and whose pestiferous coun-
sells, if listened to, and acted on, will with
draw from the Executive the support of the
masses, and it may be, have other effects of
the greatest moment.


Another view of this matter occurs to us





too many Republicans who can only see in
this war the liberation of the slaves of the
South. No such advanced sentiment as de-
votion to the country and its Government
stimulates them. They can snivel over the
oppression of the negroes, and when their
lachrymal ducts run dry, their patriotism is
exhausted 1t would be well if it could be
brought clearly to the knowledge of these
philanthropists that this contest is one to
maintain the Constitution and Government Of
the United States Of Anserica, and not to ad
rance the principles or promote the interests Of
the Republican party.


The Union Democracy is for the Union,
without compromise, without qualification,
and unreservedly. That party deals with
the issues before us in spirit com
mensurate with their Importance. They have
right to expect that all shall regard them
in the same light.
Year: 1861

As member of the Board of Supervisors, wish
to state my objections to the late purchase of a
building for Court House and Jail, in this place.


First. ] am satisfied there is no building or build
ings suitable. Secondly. That it would have been
much cheaper. and more to the intnnEt of tax pay
ers to have built. Third and iIs ke board had
agreed at previous meeting not purchase any
buildings, for none were suitable in their judg-
ment. without such additional Improvements as
would amount to more than the first cost of new
building and for the above reasons they passed an
order asking the Legislature to grant us the right
of an additional taxation Of quarter Of one per
cent to create building fund. Now, for what rea-
sons they have so soon changed their opinions am
not prepared to state; but 1 prepared to state
that consider it imposition on the tax paying
community of Shasta county, and one which will
not lightly be passed over.


aul7 A. j. REID
Year: 1861

A LARGE sturgeon was caught in the wing
dam of P. Bradley & Co., on Stony Bar, a
little below the mouth of Middle Greek, On
the Sacramento river, on Wednesday of last
week, weighing 40 pounds. If this fish was
seeking the head of navigation, we think
it evident that it was much nearer it than
the one recently found at the upper end of
the Iron Canon, and noticed in the Beacon
We believe some years ago fish Of this va
riety was found near the same place that
weighed 500 pounds, and no doubt exists
among river men that there are many more
even larger contiguous to the place.
Year: 1861

WATER woRKs.-The pipes Of Chas. Marshs
Water Works are laid to the corner of Broad
AoJ Pine streets another branch connecting
with the main pipes the hill near the school
b.use and fork in the garden of Judge Caswell,
eve branch Of which comes past the Court
Vau.s to the corner of Commercial and Pine,
who're it will connect with a main pipo yet to be
aid down Commercial and Main streets. A
connection will also be made with the Broad
stree, pipe through Pine. The water is now
rscnirg to the Court House, and tie City can
already be easily defended against fires with the
eanvsniences these pipes -aford. In a few days
A,arsnts will stand in every part of the city Ii
able to Ares, and no place In tho State, or else
where, can boast of superior facilities for water
for every purpose.
Year: 1861

TIVE U's.-Oliver NJ. Tomlinson, Esq, the
orator Of tho new embryo party, informs us
that his efforts at sky seraping at North San
Juan were eminently successful The San Juan-
.rs he esteems as better order Of seccssionists
than the common superior to the breed at
Grass Valley, any how. At the latter place no
preparation. were made to receive him at all,
and he was obliged to speak from wagon with
the rack on, after paying a blacksmith four bits
ont of his own pocket for taking the tongue out
to keep the boys from hauling him of. At San
Juan they gave him very courteously mighty
coed stoop to speak under, and furnished him a
chairman almost as black as a nigger-so he
says.-The night, he reports, was pesky cold,
hut he succeeded in keeping the boys pretty
we'll warmed up with his singing remarks He
found the San Juaners for coercion do
and gone" but he left them with him and his
views to linger in their memories for some time.
We understand the old patriot has met with so
much encouragement that he has proposed to
an editor to go below and take charge of q
r-.nd central organ of the United States, Uni
fern, Unity, Union, Z .P7uti5us Unum party;
and he has even gone SO far as to select mill
tary genius for the office of County Treasurer
The politicians are all down on Mr.. Tomlnson
r,n, he does take them Of so capitally.
Year: 1861

NEARLY all the organs of the Confederate
States complain bitterly that Old Abe is
continually violating the Constitution OF
the United States. They must certainly
feel very deeply distressed at any violence
done TO that instrument. They consider
themselves its special guardians.
Year: 1861

RIoH MEN oP NEW YORK.-Aecording to
the tax list there are one hundred and fifty mil
lionaires in New York City, each with incomes,
say of nearly hundred thousand year; while
the property owned in the city and suburbs is
valued at some seven hundred millions Of dol
lars, and the population is enumerated at a
million and a-half.
Year: 1861

We publish in another column the
greater portion OF a synopsis OF Lin
coins late message to the Fedora
Congress, as contained in the Mem.
phis papers We hadn't room for the
entire synopsis.
Year: 1861

WORTH TRYINa.-A French chemist has Just
discovered some facts in connexien with refining
sugar, which may prove of importance TO our
Sorghum growers, as it diminishcs the labor and
cost Of manufacture. The albumenoid matter Is
removed BY heating the saccharine juice in a
boiler with three thousandths of its weight Of
plaster of Paris pulverized. When the liquid
reaches 2l2 9 all the foreign substances rise to
the surface and can be taken OF, leaving clear
and pure juice. To prevent this from turning
color, from to per cent, Of its weight Of hy-
drafted peroxide of iron should be added and
stirred intoit Nothing else remains but to evapo.
rate the water and thus obtain crystalized sugar.
In making sugar from sGerghum do not use the
top Of the stalk. -95
Year: 1861

POSTAL SERVICE IN Seeded SrArEs.-It
will be seen by our Congressional synopsis that
Mr.. Colfax, the chairman Of the Post Oaice
Committee, has carried his bill in respect to
postal service in the seeded States through the
House by an overwhelming majority. He
changed it in form, but not in substance, before
it was passed.