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Year: 1863

warm with vitality, or cold beneath the
sod. But perhaps my Indifference jus,
now is merely the temporary "bluc dew
II effect Of medicine taken to keep of
threatened chills. Certainly would
consider it greater compliment to the
medicine than to my own naturally san
guine soul, which is probably not half 50
we'll prepared for that dread change from
life to mystery that my mind and body
are. But good bye, old friends. You
are clever fellows, but don't like the
politics of yourselves or paper q single
bit ,-recollect that.


JrEMps
Year: 1863

quartermaster or other person authorized to pay troops in the military service, upon muster or pay roll, to be made out and certified to by the sur geon or assistant having in charge the hospital or hospitals in which said sons have been employed.

 SEC. {. That the secretary of war, is hereby thorized, Tn such way and manner as he may deem best, and under such rules and regulations he may prescribe to enter into and perfert some sui table arrangement with the railroad companies their officers authorized agents whereby seats in one or more of each railroad train as the ne- cessities of the may be- shall be reserved for the use of the sick and wounded soldiers who may desire transportation on any such railroad and that no person not sick wounded, and an attend ant upon the sick or wounded, shall be permitted to enter any such reserved until the said sick and wounded and their attendants shall first have obtained seats and, also, shall pefect some arrangement with the said railroad compa- nies, their officers agents, whereby all conductors having in charge any such trains, shall be required to provide for the use of the sick and wounded in the cars so reserved, sufficient quantity of pure water.

 SEC. S. That all surgeons and assistant surgeons in charge Of hospital having in his or their charge any sick or wounded soldier, desiring transporta- ton as aforesaid, shall in all cases, detail some competent persoi., acting under his or their author tv, whose duty it shall be to accompany all such sick and wounded to the depot of any such rail- road to see that all such are properly cared for, and that they obtain seats in the said car or cars so reserved.

 Approved Sept. 27 1862
Year: 1863

WASHINGTON HuNT on THE Policy OF THE
A ADMINIsTRATIoN,-Wa ashington Hunt address
ed large meeting at Lockport, New York, on
September 4th, in opposition to the aboIition
policy OF the Administration, and 10 favor Of
restoring the Union as it was. He presented
a petition TO the President, asking him to re-
woke lis proclamation, and in its stead pro-
claim that when the people Of any State lay
down their arms, such State may return under
the Constitution. The petition was adopted
with great enthusiasm
Year: 1863

The measure to make q. S. Treasury
notes legal tender for State taxes is
grumblingly accorded by the Copperhead
Democracy at Springfield; but the people
will it and they must fall in. These home
traitors indulge in liberal flings ut the
grccn-backs, but they are. not the worst
necessity Of the war that Slavery has forced
upon the Union. These gentlemen have it
al their own option to find something less
pleasant to take than Treasury notes. The
Government will enforce the laws, protect
its currency, collect its revenues, and pun
is1l bitterly its enemies
Year: 1863

There are many interests involved in
the elections which are to come of to-mor-
row that cannot be regarded with in
difference by any class Of our citizens.
The School Commissioners and Trustees the
Aldermen and Councilmen and the local Judi
ciary will all exercise an important influence
upon the administration of the city govern
ment either for good or evil; and therefore it
is incumbent upon voters, aud especially tax
payers, to put the best men they can into those
positions. We published q list of the caudi-
dates for those Offices yesterday, and yet we
hardly think it will be Of much service at the
polls, because changes are taking place so con-
stantly-almost by the hour-that it is hard to
tell whe will be q candidate tomorrow morn
ing. Some are Withdrawing their names from
the contest, others are holding on tenaeiously
to their nominations, whether regular or ire
gulsr, and others, again, are starting fresh in
the 6eld, and probably will be until the last
moment. In this state of things perhaps the
best advice We can give the public is to
refer them to the eight or nine columns of poll
ticel advertisements in this mornings and to-
morrows HERALD. There they will End all
tho information they require upon the subject.
From that promscuous, miscellaneous and
most interesting chapter of local news they
can learn the claims Of each man seeking Office,
aud they can pick out the names OF the best
among them and put them into the ballot
boxes.


BY all those who have children to educate or
who are taxed for the maintenance Of our
common schools, the Offices Of School
Commissioners, Inspectors and Trustees should
be carefully looked after. To the property
owners and heavy taxpayers, who have to bear
the burden Of the city government the judicious
selection of upright Aldermen and Councilmen
is matter of infinite consequence. To every
citizen who hopes for the protection of life aud
property, and we'll regulated system OF local
government which will ensure that protection
and administer tho public business faithfully
and economically, the election Of Mayor and
the Police Justices should be a special object
Self-interest, then, ought to induce all classes
to pay attention to their duties at tho polls
tomorrow. aud vote only fcr the best men they
can end in the muititudinous list Of names pre-
sentod to them. Let them study the eight or
nine columns Of political advertisements on
another page Of the HsnALD. and CLEAN such
information there from as may guide them
Alright.
Year: 1863

ANNIVERSARY or THE POLISH REVOLUTION.
Tonight the anniversary of tho Polish revo-
luton of 1880 will be celebrated with unusual
ecut at the Cooper Institute. The present gall
liant struggle of the Poles against their tyrants,
the excitement which their cause is creating in


Europe among the crowned heads and diplo.
natists, the possible Interference of the Central
and Western Powers in behalf Of the restoration
bf Poland to its ancient status among nations.
all combine to invest the Polish question at this
time with more than ordinary interest, and will
mo doubt render the celebration of this evening
a most successful one. We understand that the
other natonalities will be more largely repre-.
scented than upon any previous occasion, includ-
ing the Irish. French apd German elements, to
Year: 1863

Sec. 43. Whenever any militia Of
this state shall be called into active SER


vice, and if engaged for ten days or less.
the privates shall receive one dollar per
day each, and be subsisted at the ex-
pense of the, state. The officers shall
receive the pay of their rank in the
United States service. IF engaged


longer than ten days, they shall receive
Year: 1863

over. Suddenly one huge follow made
dash at it andturning his white bel
ly into full view gulphed down the


huge piece of pork, hook and all, as
easily as Tom Leatherman would have
demolished an oyster pate. A solid
Jerk upon the line fixed the hook firm
ly in tho fellows jaws, and the alarm
was given that we had caught shark.


Out came the whole crew, passengers
and all, sick and well, to see the huge
monster halted in. He was drawn
along side of the vessel and line with
a running Moose dropped over his
head, by the aid Of which he was hois-
ted in. lie scarcely moved until he
struck tho deck and then such terrific
blows as he struck with his tail seemed
almost enough to dash in the deck
He bounded and jumped about like a

wild horse, and the way the passen-
gers scattered was not slow. One red
haired girl made good her safety by
gaining the top of the galley at one
jump, height of about eight feet
But heavy blows with a handspike
soon dispatched him, and the sailors
after saving the jawbones for clasps to
their sweothearts reticules and the
back bones for walking sticks, threw
the carcass into the sea, and laughed
at the fight of his comrads over his
dead body. During the day we caught
six, the smallest measuring five feet
ten inches in length and the largest
seven feet four inches from tip to tip.


The excitement of the fishing drove
the old sailors croalzing entirely out of
our head, and whom the lights were
placed in the pinnacle we went into
~ ~--Li-- ----sr ss.V s's". 49,, ~
ant game Of euchre. In the very
height of our enjoyment a man came
in from the steerage to tell the Cap
tain that passenger had just died of
the measles. Like clap of thunder
in clear sky camo this announcement.
The sailors prediction, in all the force
Of prophecy came before us, and we
threw down our cards as if they wero
pollution, or we had been guilty of a
crime in touching them.


The unfortunate deceased was a
young man from Ohio, who had joined
the tide Of fortune hunters and was
bound for California. He had been
taken down with measels at New Or
leans, but had sufficiently recovered to
samsl. "nlss0P35 v5hea day. before We
violent cold and died suddenly
That night at the grim hour of twelve
we buried him Gin the deem, deem
sea-"


The solemn prayer, the sudden plupce


Tho wall OF WINS and waves and all IL DER.


There shall he sleep on coral beds


I'LL time shall be no more"
Year: 1863

"Grooping his way slowly along
the wall, he camc 10 window. What
there was no SASH 1t was closed by
solid wooden shutter-the truth be-
gan TO dawn upon him. With a fran
tic blow of his fist he dashed the shut
ter open; flood of light poured into
the room, while in tho western hcav-
ems tho sun was slowly sinking tos
wards its setting. lie looked anxious
ly towards tho harbor, The ship was
not in sight. With direful impreca-
tons on the head Of the unfortunate
chambermaid, he cut with one stroke
Of his knife the cords which bound
the hands Of poor Sandy, and rushed
to the bar room; at the door he was
met by the owners head clerk"


For heavens sake, Mr. Brady, be-
gan the functionary, can you tell mo
what has become of the Scotchman?
The ship can't go TO sea without somo
one"


"Gpne! No!-and my orders are
to send the first one of you on board
that | can find, the Scotchman if pos
sible; if not, YOU"


my grandfather stopped to hear
no more, but sprang for the street,
closely followed by Sandy, who had
arrived just in time to hear the last
sentence. The distance to the pier
whence they would have to take q
boat to the ship, then lying in the
stream with her sails tossed, and an
chor hove short, was about quarter
of q milo. Down the street they toro
with frantic haste; the one who
reached the ship first was to be mate.
For good part of the distance tho
race wasneck and neck; my grandfath-
er had the greater stride, but the Scotch
man picked up his feet the quickest.
AS they neared the wharf, Sandy began
to fall behind. But a single boat was
at the stairs. Each man put forth his
utmost strength to reach itfirst, but my
grandfather was in advance. Spring
ing into the boat, he yelled to the
amazed boatman,


"Shove off, ye devil, Shove off,"


'IIold on! hold on" shouted Sandy
e.e l.s -s,ahAd- DOWN tha f;ar- ssIT;,a
pounds if you take me to the ship
first"


"Shove off! shove off! or I'll make
widder of your wife before you arc
three ticks older" roared my grand
father siozing an oar and showing
just so far into the stream that Sandy
as he reached the end Of the pier and
jumped, missed the boat and plunged
into tho water. You may be sure
there was no time lost in pulling on
board and getting the ship to sea.


"My grandfather was in luck after
that, for somehow the cargo never fell
short from thal time, which so pleased
the owners, that they continued him
in his berth till he was made captain,
while Sandy was provided with sit
uotion in another vessel Sandy never
neld any hardness toward my grand
father on account of the trek he play
him; and years after it was a joke be-
tvnnn thon nor wns either weary of
telling the story Of The LoNG NIGHr."
Year: 1863




Mr. EDITOR I'm communication signed "Vindicator"
which appeared In issue of the 10th ns alusiOn is
made to prominent magistrate of this county, having
refused to take Confederate money, The statement SUBJ
conscripts family, voluntary subscription made up
and the money rendered and refused by the above
because 1t was Confederate money There
mentioned but certain person having taken it upon him
self, claims that he grossly msrepresented. 1t is
therefore due to him to state mnutey the circumstances
in FULL and to correct the in the first statement In
the first place the poor widow applied for help of
her old friends to her home, who promised her
the means, provided the would take Confederate
money in payment. This he refused emphaticaly do
first to the poor widow, and afterwards of her
friends who appealed to him in her behalf and alleged
why he could not receive it, that it for debt
contracted in peaceful times low down price when bank
paper redeemable in gOld aud that he could not
take Confederate money. He demanded bank bills but
moderated sufficiently to be willing take fundabe North
Carolina Treasury notes. He alleges that he also
unwilling to make the deed To the person wAO offered to
give the money he saying that it from selfnterested
motives tigt eofer made. Under circumstances
was he willing to make title for Confederate money in
payment Ii is also due to the benevolent individual who
was willing TO help the poor to state that the only
motive to want the deed made the donor to
the place being taken from the poor in she be-
came involved in deb or from other In order to
test the sincerity of this last assertion the part of the
donor the writer of this will state that if the agreved
party (whO highly indignant that be accused of
refusing Confederate money! will take Confederate money
for his claim that he can have t and make uncon
dltIolal title to the poor widow and her heirs.


1t hoped that the above statement be satisfactory
to the party who thinks himself injured but if it is not
and he wishes further publicity gwen, and wants the
dence to sustain it, he have it, and by the verdict of
public opinion the writer is willing to abide. He also
wishes it distinctly understood that he makes retrac
ton in the language used against spectators and extor
tiouers believing that the honest of the people will
he will cheerfully alb de. VINDICAT0R.


Salem, June %, 1858.
Year: 1863

Col. Brown AGAINST REcoNsTRUcrIoN.-We are
authorized by the Hon. Bedford Brown, to state
that any impression sought to De made, either from
party prejudice or from misapprehension of his re.
marks, that he had advocated a reconstruction of
the old Union, is entirely destitute of foundation
Believing as he did that the destruction of the Fed
eral Union would bring incalculable calamities on
the country, he opposed it with whatever ability he
could till Lincoln resorted to coercion. That being
IN conflict with his State Right doctrines, he voted
for secession in the Convention; for the largest
means of men and money, both IN the Convention
and Legislature to resist it besides having voted
with his colleagues for resolutions before the Legs
lature explicitly declaring against reconstruction
More than this, he has, in answer to numerous
enquiries as to the question of reconstruction uni
formly declared that he believed it impracticable
and undesirable after the violent civil and internal
war which had ragged between the two sections.


Thus it will be seen that this gentleman is no
reconstructionst, and we hope people will now stop
doing him the injustice to represent him a recon
sructionist 1t is SANDER on the man. the county,
the State, the South-AiLton Chronicle.
Year: 1863

Mr. DEMONSTRATING had the pleasure of being spec
Of the exercises at the annual commencement of OK
ford Female College, the 25th inst, thought would
write OF the exhibition hoping that if it
should meet your appreciation, you will give place in
the columns of the StaHdard.


In spite of the bad weather and all other to the
contrary there quite number of visitors present
All things passed off very WELL usual and every
seemed to be very much delighted. The sermon before
the graduating class preached by the Rev. Mr. Shuck
His sermon not only very eloquent and powerful but
his manner of delivery elected universal admiration After
the the graduates read their essays and
although there very few who graduated yet they
did honor themselves and to the institute of which they
were bright ornaments. believe that Miss NJ. Lamb of
Oxford generally conceded to have had the best
say and hers would certainly have done honor to
of far more advanced age Mr. Mills the worthy pruci
pal presented the young ladies with their diplomas May
their lives be darkened by single cloud of adversi


y and may the wreath of happiness be wned around the
brow Of each and every of them The music both
cal and instrumental fine ever had the pleasure
of listening Near the close of the exercises Miss NJ
E. Arlington of Nash, presented with beautiful book
as reward for correctness of department and dgent ap
picaton her studies have maintained the highest stand
in large class during the past session The institute has
been under guidance of the present principal only for few
years. yet by uutrng diligence he has succeeded in max
ing one Of the best schools in the State wish the in
stitutOn and the young ladies happy and pleas
ant vacation. SPECTATOR.
Year: 1863


Mr. EDITOR following incident occurred the other
day in this county, (Aamance) which ought to be pub
ished to let the soldiers know how their families and
aous treated 5y the superintendent Of the Cotton
Factories.


Two poor soldiers wives 25 miles to Cotton Fac
tory this vicinity the other day. having three infant
children the eldest only years Of age the other but
child Their husbands forced into the army they left
to support themselves and this being the nearest Factory
they here to get yarn accompanied by three
sisters They went to the Factory door, and there meet
ing the superintendent, he accosted them thus


"Nce crowd to come here this time of the week. Mon
day morning y to press cotonyarns, reckon?
don't think decent folks would in large crowd ~
The women being dsheartened one of them remarked,
that she had two sisters and brother in there and not
having them in two years. would like to them be-
fore she left.


1T makes Odds said be- if you had forty You have
no business here. You had better Off" And they left
worse off than when they These women need some
clothes for their children they have no cards. nor can
they buy them This Factory belonged to company who
have sold out to q new firm.


think due the Saxapahaw Factory to state that they
run four days of week for the State and the other
two they sell what yarn they make al II 90 per bunch 70
get none. H. a.
Year: 1863

IMPORTANT CoRREsPoNDENCE.-The House of Com
mons was engaged part of two days last week in
hearing read, from the letter book of the Governor
the correspondence between that functionary and
the Secretary of War on the subject of the decis-
ions of our Courts, and on points involving the
rights and interests of the people of the State. The
correspondence is in every respect highly credtable
to Gov. Vance. We are gratifed to state that the
House ordered the correspondence to be published.


Since the above was written, and as We go to
press the House has been engaged for the greater
part of Monday, IN discussing a motion to recon-
slider the order te publish this correspondence
Messrs. GriSsom and Waddell advocated, and
Messrs. Shepherd and Amis opposed the publi-
cation.


1t seems to that the publication of this CORES
pondence is due alike to Gov Vance, to our Supreme
Court and to the people of the State generally. If
it was proper for the House to have it read to them
selves and to large audience then it is proper for
the people also to read it.
Year: 1863

DEATH OF CAPTAIN HoUsToN.-We regret to learn
that the reported death of Captain VIM. j. Houston,
of Dupln, is fully confirmed. He was killed in the
battle of Mddleburg, five miles from Ashby's Gap
on last Sunday week Uune 21sD in the fight be-
tween Pleasanton and Stuart.


1t would seem that Captain Houston's company
was dismounted and fighting as infantry. They
became nearly surrounded by overwhelming forces,
when Col. Baker sent word to Captain Houston to
fall back, but the messenger was cut of. Houston,
seeing that the regiment was falling back in haste
gave orders to those with him to get away as fast
as possible. In doing So Houston himself gave out
and sat down upon a stone wall to rest. He got up
and commenced walking towards Col. Bakers COL
umn, but before arriving there, Yankee slipped up
behind and shot him in the back part of the head,
the ball coming out through his forehead. Thus
perished as brave, noble and generous man as has
fallen since this war commenced In his native
County of Duplin, and indeed wherever he was
known he was admired for his talents and beloved
for his generous qualities. Heightened and chiVal-
rous he was the very soul of honor sound
lawyer and an eloquent advocate, he stood high in
his profession. More than once entrusted by Duplin
County with the care of her interests in the State
Legislature, he took rank with the acknowledged
leaders of the branch TO which he belonged. Still
young bright prospect of future honor and USE
fulness lay before him. but that prospect is bghted
forever and his sorrowing family and friends can
only find consolation in knowing that he died like
true soldier, without fear and without reproach.-
Peace to his ashes Wilmington Journal.
Year: 1863

Mr.. EDITOR The of Lieut.. Thomas C. Fuller of
Cumberland has been mentioned in connection with the
candidacy for Congress in the Cape Fear district Lieut.
Fuller is gentleman every way worthy of such distn
guished honors and has the ability to fill the position with
credit He was up to the time of Lncons proclamation,
Union man, and did all in his power make pre-
vail and give peace instead of THIS bloody Imme-
dately after that proclamation he volunteered private
and served such throughout the campaign of the first
regiment and he has since been in the war officer
in light artillery company from Fayetteville. He is
young active energetic man. of fine talents and good edu
cation and has considerable reputation lawyer. Such
he is deserve promotion and the people should
that the next Congress is composed of such We need
fearless men, who know the right and dare maintain it
and we need working men.


ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Year: 1863

The Senate was engaged for the most part Mon
day forenoon in secret session.


The House passed the Senate bill applying the
Virginia guage to the Danville Railroad.


The House was engaged Monday morning consid.
ering motion by Mr. Beall, of Davidson, to recon-
slider the vote by which had ordered the publica-
ton of the correspondence between the Governor of
this State and the Secretary of War. The question
went to the afternoon session at three o'clock


The militia bills have not yet been taken up. We
respectfully and earnestly appeal to the Legislature
not to adjourn without some action this subject
Year: 1863

Mr.. HoLDEN-The time is approaching when the voters
at the 7h Congressional district will be called upon
elect some to represent them the House of Repre-
enatyes of the Confederate States and among other gen.
Semen who are capable of filling that high honorable and
responsible position, recommend the Of Henry
"4LsER Esq, of Davidson County; his large experience
md the faithful discharge of his duty as member of the
egislaurehs firm conservative course during his polti
Al service together with his identity only with almost
Ill OF the most prominent that have ben intro
uced in the Legislature but he is the author of several of
he most important measures the statute books
1.-THE State, will give sufficient security for his m thfu
discharge of his duty.


MANY SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS.
Year: 1863

The Register jubilates over the success of the
recent party action of portion of the stockholders
Of the Raleigh and CASTOR Road in their late annual
meeting. We shall expose this action in our next
Want of space prevents our doing so to-day.