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Year: 1864

That there is pressing need for al
least one thousand more men upon our
borders. facts stubbornly attest. In
| deed, an additional regiment will moi
give Kansas the protection she needs,
Missouri is full of bushwhackers, and
in many parts of the State at least one
half the inhabitants are in sympathy
with them, and aid them in their hellish
work.


We believe that the rebels could
muster FIVE thousand men, in Missouri
in fortnight. ready for any work OF
plunder, devastation and rapine. 1t is
true that many of this number would
be poor soldiers in an open fight, but
for the purpose of destructive raid,
they are well qualified, having all the
develish characteristics requisite for
such fiendish work.


Against the inroad Of such q force
We have no adequate protection. Gen.
Curtis has not enough men for the i'm
mense Department over which he has
command, and cannot concentrate a
! sufficient force in time to operate with
success against heavy raid. We be-
lieye that Kansas was never in more
danger than she is to-day. The foe
have bitter hatred 10 our State, and
have sworn to make it desolate. This
they will do if in their power; and un-
less We have more men and have them
speedily in the field. We shall find that
the guerrillas will be upon us.


There is too much apathy in this
matter. Our people do not appear to
appreciate the imminence Of the danger
which, lurking upon our border,is ready
at any time to fall upon us with descla-
ting power.


1t is now about year since Guam
trill commenced his effective prepara-
tious for the raid upon Lawrence; and
the same spiri. is still rife in Missouri
that existed then. The murderous hate
Of the Border Ruffian and Bushwhacker
are united in the bitterness Of malice
against Kansas; ard desola.ing raid
upon our State would be hailed with a
jubilee shout in all the camps Of the
numbering bushmen in Missouri and
throughout the South. Even JEFF. Ds-
Wis and Lee at Richmond would rejoice.


Let us prevent such catastrophe t"
ourselves, and such cause Of rejoicing
to the foe. by timely preparation. II
We are ready for the cowardly miscre-
ants. they will not come. Like all men
Of their class. they fear real danger, and
if they know they are to run upon bay
onets and face bullets. they will keep Al,
safe distance. Now is the time to
prepare for them. and there should be
no delay.
Year: 1864

The pirate Florida has been commit.
ting sad havoc among unarmed vessels
off the North Csrolina coast, some five
or six are reported as captured. and the
work going on with vigor. This craft
should be attended to at once. and
sent to the bottom TO bear the Alabama
company.
Year: 1864

is made up BY direct tax. School houses
are built by each sub.district, Or by the
district township. Thus the opportuni-
ties for the development Of the youth,
and especially for the poor, are very lib
eral. For one, I think not too liberal,
but attended with too mach liberty. My
reasons for thinking 80, are these: In
time Of peace, the amount spent by the
state for school purposes is equal to all
other expenditures for public purposes.
Neither the State nor the individuals who
pay the tax derive any direct advantage
from this expenditure; and, unless the
youth Of the State are benefited by it, it
is q needless expenditure. From my
experience in the school.room, and by
examining the reports of other teachers,
am satisfied that but few, If any more
than half Of the children Of the State
derive any benefit from our liberal
schools. This is not only wrong as re-
spects the loss Of the money, but it is
iucalcuably wrong with the youth Of the
State. This state Of things reminds me
very much of wealthy iutestate parent,
who at bis death leaves his estate to the
disposition Of its rightful owner-his
idiot son, who knows not the value of
money; and, consequently, it is soon
squandered by the idiot heir. Had tho
father acted the part Of discreet man he
would have placed the money in the
hands Of responsible guardian, to be
used by the son as it was needed. The
youth of the country are ignorant Of the
value Of education and the parents too
often act tho part Of indifference, and
hence, the attendance at school in very
large majority of the sub districts is less
than one half Of the number Of scholars
in said district. Do we not need law
that will ob,iate this enormous wrong :!
A law that will take care of both the
public school money and secure a good
educations to the children of the indif-
ferent? Unless We have such law put
into force, as a people, our development
will never be complete.


Fellow teachers, let US send our psti.
tions to the legislature of our State pray
ing for such law. When such law
becomes effective, then We may expect
TO sec tue last vestsge OF ignorance dis.
appear, and the bright iutellects that
would have remained in ignorance be.
come fully developed.
Year: 1864

On another side of this subject it may
be stated that it is not possible for man
to be careless in business affairs, or un-
mindful Of his business obligations, with.
out being weak or rotten ia bis personal
character. Show ME man who never
pays his notes when they are due, and
who shuns the payment Of his bills when
it is possible, aud does both these things
as habit, and shall see man whose
moral character is, beyond question bad.
We have had illustrious exam pes Of this
lack of business exactucss. We have
had great men who were in tho habit Of
borrowing money without repaying it..
We have had great men whose business
habits were simply andalous-Nhe new
er paid 4 bill unless when urged and
worried. and who axpended for their
personal qualification every cent of money
they could lay their hands upon. These
delinqueneies have been spologized for
as smoug the eccentricities Of genius, or
as that unmindfulness of small affairs
which naturally attends all greatness Of
intellect and intellectual effort but the
world has been too easy with them, alto
gether. l could name great men--ahd
the names Of some Of them arise before
tho readers Of this letter-who are afro.
ciously dishonest. l do not care how
great these men we're. do not care
how many aniable and admirable traits
they possessed. They were dishonest
and untrustworthy men in their business
relations, and that simple fact condemns
them. l am ready to believe anything
bad Of q man who h,bitually neglects to
fulfill his business obligations. Such a
man is certainly rotten At heart. He is
not to be trusted with public response
bility, . rum bottle, or . woman.
Year: 1864

There is more nutrition in one
pound of cheese than two pound Of flesh.
With ", cheese is regarded rather as q
luxury while In England it is regarded
IS one of the substantial articles of food,
and it is not uncommon for the workmen
there to make full meal on bread and
cheese, alone.
Year: 1864

We have been Anxiously waiting for the Presi-
dent to call the nation again to fasting and prayer
lntdelS or ungodly men may sneer at these proper
manifestations of disposition on the part of the
President and the people to commit our affairs into
the hands of God, yet the past experience of the
country as we'll as the word of God assure us that
Gods ears are open to our cries.-N G. Christiun
AdrOcdtG


We concur with our cotemporary that constant
prayer should be made to God, through our Lord
Jesus Christ for the salvation Of the country The
arm of flesh has failed, and our only hope now
seems to be in the mercy of God. But our cotem-
porary will recollect that we have had already some
three four procamations from the President, ap-
pointing days of fasting and prayer and that these
'proclamations have been counterslgned by j. P.
Benjamin, Secretary of State. Mr. Davis is Chris
tian and is said by his friends to be devout Chris
tian; but Mr.. Benjamin is synagogue Jew. None
of these proclamations, if our recollection be
rect have appealed to tie Father through the Son.
in any way recognized the incarnation the crucii1-
ion, the ascension, or the intercesson of the Re-
deemer. We would fain believe that this failure to
"eonfess the Redeemer was unintentonal or acci-
dental; but the fact that all former proclamAtons
are thus characterized and that Mr.. Benjamin de-
nies the divinity of the Saviour preclude this be-
lief We entertain no unworthy prejudice against
our Jewish fellow.ctizens. We voted in the Con-
vention to abolish the test which prevented them
from holding Office in this State. We would neither
exclude Saem from Office generally nor persecute
them. But Mr. Benjamin, with his peculiar reli
gous views, is not the person to hold Office in
which he is called upon to write and countersign
proclamations appointing days of fasting and pray
er to the Christidns God 1t is an awful reflection
that the Son Of God may have been ignored or neg
lected in these proclamations There is hope for
nations, and there is hope for man, here here
AFTER except through the merits and interceSsion of
the Son Of God.


"Whoever, therefore, shall confess me before
men, him will confess also before my Father which
is in heaven.


But whosoever shall deny me before men, him
will l also deny before my Father which is in
heaven"


We fear there is . Jonah on board the ship. Let
him be thrown overheard.
Year: 1864

We publish to-day an article from the North Car
olina Presbyterian in relation 10 the exemption Of
college students, to which WS feel bound TO enter
our unqualified dissent. We would gladly see all
the boys Of seventeen and under ct school, where
they ought to be; but we object to partial exempt
ions whether of tho rich or poor Ours is or should
be government ofsbsolute political equality. The
boy of seventeen who attends high school or .
common school, is as much entitled to exemption
from military service as the boy who is at college
No distinction can be made without disregarding .
fundamental principle of free government


We shall be called demagogue, as a matter Of
course, for taking this view of the subject but we
90 not care what people call US whom we know we
are right We are the friend Of education from the
humbest log cabin house to the proudest and
most prosperous college There golden links Of
scholarship, of improvement, progression, from
one to the other, which we would be the last to
break. We hold that the law conscripting the sew
enteen year old boys ought never to have been
passed If the seed corn should be ground up and
consumed, how shall we prepare for the intellectual
harvests Of future years? II we cannot achieve
independence without these boys we cannot achieve
it with them. We must have men for our armies
not boys. The boys are in the way. And suppose
the war should last for years, what then Our
schools are now, for the most part closed. Our
school books wearing out, and the supply Of new
ones is not equal to the demand. Intellectual dark
ness is settling down upon our children. II the
rising generation should be ignorant and vicious,
and if the vices of camps should be added to this
ignorance and viciousness by the return of these
seventeen year old boys to the bosom of society,
what must be the rssult2 What parent is not sad
when the school house is closed for the war, or If
still open, if the child cannot be supplied with suit
able clothing and books to attend schoolf And
what parent does not tremble, and earnestly pray
God to shield from temptation the gentle, unsophis
ticated boy who is forced into camp at the age Of
seventeenf If these things continue-ifour schools
are to be closed and the boys all put in camp, the
inheritance Of the rising generation must be igno
rance and vice; and in that event tho native popu-
lation will be jostled and in the end rooted out by
intelligent and hardy ncomers from other Countries
1t will be repetition in history Of the Norman
and the Saxon.
Year: 1864

HIGHWAY RoBBERIEs.-Several highway robbsT;es
have been committed within the last few nights, on
the line of the Richmond railroad between this city
and Dunlop's, upon persons who were walking to
the latter place for the purpose of taking the cars
to Richmond. EARLY one morning in the first Of
the week, white man and negro were knocked
down, choked and robbed Of what money and val
uables they had about them. On Thursday morn
ing, gentleman Of this city was accOsted in front
and rear by several men, in very suspicious man.
ner but he drew bis revolver and gave them to un-
derstand that if he was approached, it would be at
tho peril of life. He was allowed to pass undis
turbed The inconvenience attending the present
arrangements on this railroad is great and persons
are compelled to submit to heavy charge for ride
to the cars or take the route on foot Many do the
latter and are therefore subjected to outrages by
lawless men, We advise all who walk to Dunlop's
by night or day, to go well armed, and make exam
pies Of all who attempt to disturb them.-Peters-
burg Express.
Year: 1864

"BRowN AND STEPHENS 1srsuS HoLDEN."-Under
this head the Fayetteville O6'er0er quotes the reply
of Gov. Brown to Gen. Sherman, declining to meet
the latter to negotiate for peace and adds


"But what would have been the course Of our
would-be GovernOri Why of course he would
have been bound by his pledges to meet Sherman,
and thus commit himself and the people Of the
State to a violation Of the Confederate Constitution
which expressly confides to the Presidcut and Sem
ate the exclusive right to negotiate and make treat
with foreign powers. If Gov. Brown or any
other Governor were to enter into a negotiation
with the enemy he would be a traitor, and would
deserve q traitors DOOM"


There is no foundation for this charge against
The Governors of the States have no power to ne
gotiate with the enemy, and we have never even
thought of holding that they possessed such power
A Governor mil ght meet federal General and con-
fer with him as to the best mode of mitigating the
horrors of war, but he would have no power to me-
g1tiate for peoace Gov. Brown gave the only an.
swer which he could have given under the circum-
stances.


But we hold that tie States, as the founders and
masters of our system, have a right to speak to
their agent, the common govern 1ent, on the sub
ject of peace an to unite with that agent in OBJ
tanning peace. This is far we have ever gone.
We have never favored separate State action as it
has been called, with view to peace; but even if
we had done this, We should have gone no furthur
than the separate State action of 1SG0-'6l, which
led to war. Separate State action was very poPu-
lar when it resored to to break up the govern
nent and occasion war; but it is not to be thought
of when proposed to obtain that greatest of earthly
blessngs-peace. "Our would be Governor" " IA
vored Convention OF the people of this State, and
so did Gov. Vance, as has already been proved by
his endorsement of Mr.. Bogle's Convention resolu-
tions at Taylorsville, in February, 1864.


The ObSerrer says the Governor Of State would,
in certain event, "deserVe traitors DOOM
Who would deal him that doom2 The oath which
binds Governor to the people of his own State is
primaryiAnd paramount We know Of no Conteder-
ate authority which could execute the Governor of
a sovereign State as q traitor.
Year: 1864

It appears that James n. Bullock, Esq, whose
death was noticed in our last was murdered. lie
was shot through the head by como person un-
known his watch was missing and his money gone
It is to be hoped that the perpetratOr Of this foul
deed will be brought to justice. But if all our able
bodied men, State officers included, should be put
in the army, what assurance can We have that such
horrible occurrences will not become common in
almost every neighborhood!
Year: 1864

On the lst instant, in Franklin County, OMEGA
H. FOSTER. His many virtues and noble qualities
of mind and heart endeared him to all that knew
him, and will but make the loss of him the saddcr
to his many friends
Year: 1864

TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF LIGHrNMG.-We learn that
on Saturday afternoon last about five o'clock. Mr..
Nelson Lew, whe lives in this county, between Lilies
vile and the Grassy Islands, had three children (boys
killed from the effects Oflightning- respective
ly II, IA and Z. Itappears that at the time they
were killed no rain had fallen Immediately in their
neighborhood and that two of the children sit
ting in tho door watching the play Of the lightning
as the cloud Was passing with the third lying be-
hind them on the floor near the door. Their moth
or was somewhere about the house. She WAS con-
sidera5ly shocked by the stroke that killed her chill
,iren. When she recovered her first thought was
Of her chdreR, and when she went to look after
them, she saw the one that had been lying on the


floor, still in that position with his clothes on fire.
She put the fire out and found him dead. The
other two had fallen from the door out side-One
lying on his face, the other on his side, and both
dead RadesborOuQh ArQus.
Year: 1864

AID AND COMFORT TO TuB ENENY.-FoT the last
twelve months the Destructive papers have been
giving aid and comfort to the enemy, by falsely re-
presenting that the Standard is disloya sheet and
in favor of uncsaditionAl submission to the federal
government The Fayetteville Observer, which is
guided solely by seshness and prejudice, has been
conspicuous in this work of Misrepresentation, and
thus encouraged the enemy and sent many 3 bullet
to the hearts of our brave boys. What will that
paper say to the following extract from President
Davis's Macon speechl


"Tho-thirds Of our men are absent-some sick,
some wounded but most of them absent without
LeaVe"


OF course tho President did not design to encour-
arge the enemy BY this statement but he hoped
thereby to rouse the people and fill up armies.
But what must be the effect of it3 What will be
the conclusion of the heads of the British and
and French governments when they readitH What
will Lincoln and Seward say when they read this
astounding declarationi Will it not aid in still
further filling up the federal armiesR But the o.
serrsr will make no comment on this remarkable
admission of the President 1t will play num-
The Observer is not free to publish or to tell the
truth 1t under bonds to its secession masters.
Year: 1864

The Chicago Tribune (republiean)
says -


This noble officer, the friend of Douglas,
We importUned by several leading demo-
Gratis to allow his name to be used for the
Vice Presidency at Chicago But Gen
eral Logan unqualifedly refused. He told
these gentlemen that he did not train
with that crowd; that he was a war
democrat and no peace sneak that he was
opposed to bowling down and supplicating
forgiveness at the feet of JEFF. Davis; that
he was for honorable, permanent peace,
which could be obtained only by over
throwing armed rebellion and compelling
the insurgents to yield obedience TO the
constitution and laws, and that he would
peYer consent to make peace on any terms
that did not emcrace complete resto-
ration of the Union in all its territorial
integrity.
Year: 1864

We invite attention to the following extract from
the New York Times, July 25th. The Editor of
the Times has mapped out Holdens plan for peace,
and indulges few remarks on the subject which
shed flood of light on Holdenism in North Caro-
lima Read and ponder


How then is peace attaina6ley In two ways. By
separate State action IN the South, or by conquest
Peace is to be attained by separate State action
. through the power of the people. We are now
having practical illustration Of the process in
North Carolina. A Governor is to be elected in
that State next month. Two candidates are before
the people: Governor Vance, the present incumbent,
and W. W. Holden. The former of those is an
I adherent Of the Richmond government willing to
stand By its fortunes TO the last The latter is an
enemy to that government and is pledged, il
elected to call convention to sever all connection
with itss Ehslast accounts make 1t seem very pro
bable that he may be elected. There are two tre-
mendous motives operating to produce this result
First the general failing condition of the "Oonfed
eracy" which is becoming evident, in spite OF all
misrepresentation. Second the fact, staring the
people of North Carolina full in the face, that when
Lee is driven from Virginia he will fall back into
their State, and if once allowed footheld there,
will make it the same terrible scene Of desolation
Virginia now is. The only way to prevent this is
for sovereign convention Of tie State to assemble,
to declare the State no longer member Of the Con-
federacy" to call home its forty or fifty thousand
soldiers to protect the State and to ask the Federal
government to assist in that work. This request
would be met with ready and liberal spirit
Gov Holden, If SO elected would have but to utter
the first syllable Of such solicitation to insure
from the Northern people Especial army of . hun
dred thousand volunteers if there we're need 10 de-
fend the old North State from Confederate inva-
sion. Northern men would leap to her deliverance
as brother leaps to the Of brother Such action
upon the part Of North, Carolina would bring out
show of national goodwill that would make an in.
slant end of every misconcepton and i'll feeling and
would putt the State back into the Union with hsrdy
Year: 1864

Chicago Rcfuge.-Thc concluding lecture Of
the course for the benefit Of the Chicago Rsfuge,
BY Rev, DrTlfany is unayoidab1y deferred, because
Of the necessary absence Of that gentleman from
the ctty during the month OF Mny- The lecture
already prepared Will be given at As early date rs
possible.
Year: 1864

The friends of this gentleman in this city
seem disposed to censure him for his course on
the Fugitive Slave Law, in Congress, a few days
ago. While We sympathisc with the loyal senti-
moni of our State in its anxiety concerning Mr..
Smithers' vote, we cannot but believe that he
pursued the course he did for reasons which he
may be able to show were sufficiently good and
strong. While we are not willing to sanction
any step backward in the great march of
Freedom, no matter by whom it may be taken,
the subsequent course of Mr.. Smiihers, in
voting for a constitutional prohibition of slavery
leads us to hope that bis vote on the slave
catching bill may not have been correctly re-


ported, and that he is still uucOmprOmisngly


against slavery in all its forms, aims and objects.
Year: 1864

People are so wont to regard Demo
cratic platforms as trick of words for
mutual deception, that they hardly think
TO lock critically at these structures, or
to hold tho party responsible for them.
But this is time of terrible civil war,
which IS rav2ging the land and murder
ing hundreds Of thousands Of the eoun-
txys most patriotic sons, and these plat
forms are now evidence 70 decide which
side the party IS on in this war.


Is there anything in the resolutions OF
the State Democratic Convention to show
that the party is opposed to the rebellion,
and is for sustaining the Government il
putting il down. NotA word. There i:
the same declaration Of secession doc
Year: 1864

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