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Year: 1862

EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CoNscRIpr1oN LAVA
student in Trinity College in this State desires to
know whether students are subject to enrolment un
der the conscription law. The exemption act pass
ed by Congress provides that "all Presidents and
Professors Of colleges and academies, and all teach
ers having as many as twenty scholars" may be
exempted by the Secretary of War; but it does not
follow from this that students Of eighteen years of
age and upwards, are exempted. "All white men
who residents of the Confederate States between
the ages Of eighteen and thiry6ve," are to be en-
rolled. We think it will oe held by the Secretary
of War that every citizen of the Confederate States
between these ages, no matter where he may reside
or be at the time, will be liable to enrolment In
deed the act seems to have but little respect for
State lines or State authority, but is intended to
operate in and on the Confederate States.
Year: 1862

THE CoNscR1PrIoN LAw.-We expressed the ap.
prehension before the passage of this law, that it
would operate disastrously to the cause If the
twelve months men had been appealed to by the
President and Congress to remain three months
longer or until their places could be supplied, they
would no doubt have responded almost unanimous
y and would have continued in service voluntarily,
in this the most trying period of the war. A highly
intelligent and patriotic officer writes US as follows
from Yorktown:


"The conscription law has done more to dampen
the ardor Of the volunteers than every hardship
they have to undergo"
Year: 1862

Soon after last paper went to press, the capit-
ulation Of Fort Macon was announced. It appears
that the Yankees, although throwing occasional
shells at the Fort did not commence regular siege
until last Friday, the 25th inst By that time they
had erected strong batteries of heavy Parrot and
other ried guns and mortars, within 1900 or 400
yards on Bogue banks, Southwest of the Fort which
being behind high sand-hills were not seen by our
men in the Fort. The bombardment was com.
menced in the morning, and continued until night
the Fort replying with vigor and determination.
Ten or eleven hours continuous fire was kept up on
the Fort, which preached and tore it in pieces as
rumor states, disabling all but three guns in the
Fort towards the enemy, and killing however only
seven of our men and wounding eighteen. Two of
the eighteen were mortally wounded and could not
be removed from the Fort 1t appears that the
shipping OF the enemy was not employed in the
bombardment-at least the Fort received no damage
from the fleet.


At night, Col. White sent flag of truce to the
enemy proposing terms Of captulation, which were
acceded to by Gen. Parke, agreeing that the gar
rison should be allowed the honors of war in the
surrender, that the officers and men should be pa
rolled and released, the officers taking their side.
arms and all should remove their private effects
The loss of the enemy is not stated rumor, howev-
er, has it as large as 100 in killed and wounded.


Col. White, with 155 men, were brought to Cape
Fear bar on the 2sth in the Federal gun boat Chip
pewa, and sent to Wilmington the rest of the gar
rison was sent to Newbern.


No Fort has been defended with more courage
than Fort Macon, and much credit is due to Col.
White for securing terms more favorable to his
command, than in any instance of surrender during
the war. Fort Macon is therefore in the hands of
the enemy. 1t will be recollected that even Hat
teras, in the opinion of some last summer was able
to resist the combined forces of the u S. Navy, and
Fort Macon was considered impregnable. But from
the day Newborn was taken we have considered
Fort Macon in the hands of the enemy, and thought
that it should have been either evacuated thereby
saving our ammunition and men, or that it should
have been defended if it were possible with sufi-
ceut force.


By the way, limited as we are in our resources in
provisions, arms and ammunition, we cannot see the
wisdom of risking the loss of all upon doubtful
ISSUE or of putting off retreat to the latest mo-
ment which we are sure must be lnade and either
destroying our ammunition, provisions, &C., or Of
leaving them in the hands of the enemy. If our
commanders do not yet see the importance of hus
banding resources, taking care of our small
| arms, powder and provisions it is high time they
! were taught it.
Year: 1862

We are glad to record another successful skirmish
of portion Of Capt Boothe's company of the End
N. c. Cavalry. A picket Of IS of the company COM
manded by Lieut. Roberts were on duty last SUM-
day, some distance below Trenton. Pickets were
posted and the rest of the men were at dinner in
farm house. The picket below discovered compa-
ny of Cavalry advancing towards him, whom he
first took to be Confederates but on giving them
the sign discovered they were Yankees. He fired
off his piece at them as signal and retreated to-
wards the squad, the Yankees after him in full
chase He dashed on, the Yankees firing upon him,
and gave the alarm, the squad not having heard the
signal. The Yankees were too close on them to al
low them to get their horses and 1t Roberts Or
dered them to the charge. The Yankee commander
ordered them to surrender, which was returned by
a ball that brought him to the ground. The fight
became general, our men standing firmly, and with
unerring aim brought some 20 of the enemy to the
ground They were about to repulse, them, when
our men discovered regiment of Yankee infantry
advancing upon them, when, after securing several
sabres, pistols, &C., made good their retreat with
only one wounded man. He, an excellent young
man of Gates county, Mr.. Cross, received ball in
his lungs. Whether the wound is mortal or not is
not known. Capt. Boothes company is winning
laurels by its intrepidity. This is the second or
third skirmish in which it has met with success.
If all our cavalry were properly equipped and Off
cered, we might expect every day to hear of sue,
cess. Goodness, judgment and courage will do won
ders The country requires every man to do his
duty-his full duty. If We do, we can yet drive
back the enemy.
Year: 1862

We have large list of subscribers in the army,
but some of them, especially the privates, fail to get
their papers, because they neglect to give us the
letter Of the company to which they belong as
we'll as the number of the Regiment. We beg them
to be particular about this
Year: 1862

CAMP MANGUM.-We learn that there is consider
able sickness among the soldiers at the camp near
this place. and that the accommodations at the camp
for the sick are rather below ordinary. The hos
pital near town IS no doubt full and DR.. E. Burke
Haywood, who is at the head of it. is doing his duty


but we repeat, there is great want of proper &C.
commodations at the camp. In addition to this we


learn that an order has been issued that sick soldiers
and soldiers who are recovering are not to be al
lowed to 20 home, where they would receive much
better nursing and attention than they do in camp
This order, it seems to u.s. is both unwise and cruel
If convalescent soldiers were allowed to 60 home
and remain until they were able to take their places
again in the ranks, the State would save by it. the
service would lose nothing, and many a valuable
life would be saved Every attention and kindness
compatible with proper discipline, should be shown
to the brave officers and men who are ready to offer
up their lives in the common defence
Year: 1862

The "WAR TAX" M THE NoRrH.-The "War
Tax" bill meets with intense opposition in the North
The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes of it:


"The tax bill is an awful affair. 1t will raise an
enormous amount of money or destroy vast amount
of business-one or the other. It will pass Con.
gress The public debt by the first of July will be
$1,000, 100000 That is the calculation of the chief
auditor of the Treasury. think it is short of the
reality. The public really know little Of what is
the true condition of the finances. They will find
it out hereafter, when they are called upon to pay
the interest of the public debt The principal no
person expects will ever be paid.


"The Secretary of War says that the increased
transportation required by the advance in the cne-
my's territory has increased the war expenses to
five millions per day-more than the printing ma
chine has the power to supply"
Year: 1862

COroners six thousand eight hundred and fy
Of which Philip j. Price received thousand sew 81
hundred and thirty three Samuel Skadan received one
THOUSAND seven hundred and thirty four Ebenezr wa.
received one thousand six hundred and ninety one
James Mead received one thousand six hundred ana
ninety three.


W. hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct statement Of the given the county OF
ham, ia the State OF Michigan, the fourth day Of
vcrnber, A. D. thousand eight hundred and sixty
two, for the ofcss Of Sheriff, County Clerk County
Treasurer Register Of Deeds Prosecuting Attorney Cir
cuit Court Commissioner County Surveyor Coropers
ascertaned and determined by the Board Of County
Canvassers


JOHN A. KERR
Chairman Of the Board Of County Canrassers
P. Low Sscy Of the Board of County Canrassers
Year: 1862

The whole number OF given for the Office Of Gov
three thousand hundred and twenty five
Austin Blair received thousand six hundred and for
ty five, Byron G. Stout received thousand seven
hundred and eighty.


The whole number OF votes given for Lieutenant Gov
ernor three thousand four hundred and thirty
Hsnry ii Riley received thousand seven hundred
aud ty nine Charles : May received thousand six
hundred and seventy two.


The whole number O votes given for State Treasurer
three thousand four hundred and thirty John Owen
received thousand six hundred and eighty one,
Charles C. Trowbrdge received thousand seven hun
dred and forty nine.


The whole number of votes given for Secretary Of
State three thousand hundred and thirty four
James Porter received thousand I've hundred and
seventy six, William K Montgomery received one thou
sand six hundred and nfty eight.
Year: 1862

The whole number Of given for the said ONCE Of
Sheriff thirty four hundred and fourteen Freder
ick p Moody received seventeen hundred and thirty
nine and Truman Spencer received sixteen hundred and
seventy four, and one scattering


The whole number Of votes given for County Clerk
was thirty four hundred and thirty ytwo OF which Ste
phen p Mead received hundred and sixty
A. r. L. Covert received sixteen hundred and sixty
one, and seven scattering


The whole number of votes given for County Treasur
er thirty four hundred and twenty nine, Of whch
Abra Hayncr received seventeen hundred and forty
and Barney c. Davis received sixteen hundred and esh
ty-nine


The number OF given for Register Of Deeds
was thirty four hundred and twenty eight, Of whic
William woodhouse received seventeen hundred and
Year: 1862

The whole number OF votes given for Auditor General
was three thousand four hundred and twenty seven
Emil Anneke received one thousand SIX hundred and
seventy seven Rodney C. Paine received thousand
seven hundred and fifty.


The whole number Of votes given for Commissioner Of
the Land Office three thousand four hundred and
thirty three Samuel Lacey received one thousand sx
hundre; and seventy FIVE Charles Heyermal receiv-
Ell tho lsand seven hundred and nifty eight.


The whole number of votes given for Attorney Gener
al three thousand four hundred and tnsty two Al
bert Williams received one thousand SIX hundred and
seventy seven John 7. Holmes received thousand
seven hundred AMI seventy i've.


The whole number OF given for Superintendent
OF Public Instruction three thousand four hundred
and thirty; John Gregory received thousand four
hundred and eighty one, Thomas Siuex received one
thousand seven hundred and fifty eight
Year: 1862

The whole number Of votes given FOR Member Of the
State Board Of Eiucsion three thousand four hun
and thirty Ef~srd Dorseh received one thousani
six hundred and seventy three Daniel Brown recev-
Ell ons thousand seven hundred and ffty seven
STATE OF MICHIGAN,


COUNTY oF I>GHAN


We hereby certify that the foregoing true and cor
rect statement Of the votes given General Eec-
ton held IN said county the fourth cay November
A H. 1892 for the once Of Governor lieutenant Cover
nor Auditor General state Treasurer secretary Of state
Commissioner OF the Land Office Attorney General
Superintendent Of PUblic Instruction. and Member OF
the state Board OF Eiucatop ascertaned And deter
mined BY the Board OF County Canvassers
Dated Mason, November 18th A. D. lss2


JOHN A. KERR


Chairman Of the Board of County Cdnrassers
p. Low, Secy Of the Board Of County Canrassvs
Year: 1862

'Tis sweet at dewy eve TO rove


When softly sighs the western breeze;
And wandering mid the starlit grove


To take a pinch of snuff and sneeze.
lis sweet 10 see in daisied field


The fiocks and herds their pleasure take;
But sweeter are the joys they yield


In tender chop and juicy steak.
lis sweet to hear the murmuring sound
That from the vocal woods doth rise,
To mark the pigeons wheeling round,


And think how nice they'd be in pies.
Year: 1862

WE look over the wide world, and all seems
stormy and dark and tempestuous, but then We
see the home circles, like sweet patches blue
sky seen among the clouds, and little children
shining like stars in their midst.
Year: 1862

EXPERIENCE OF THIS WoRLD-Ive had
friends-plenty of them; fine. jovial fellows
who would back me for all they were worth
as long as | lraS IN luck and never found
one Of them yet that | could depend upon the
wheel turned. There was a time in my life, tc
be sure l was yonng, when l thought a sworn
brother would have seen me through anything
l have learned better since then but | dom,
think owe those any thanks that taught ms
the lesson Fraser-s Magazine.
Year: 1862

Ew The work Of repairing the North
Fork Canal has commenced. The work was
badly damaged by the winter Aoods-the
dam and two or three miles of fluming be-
ing carried away. The line will now be
shortened by placing the dam a mile lower
on the river, and the ditch will be excavated
in the earth and rock of the river bank.
The work will be much more substantial
than formerly.
Year: 1862

Ew The Sac. Union is not pleased with
our remarks of last week concerning the
Kissing of Judge Hardy. We didn't write
with any view of receiving the appreciation
of skillet headed abolitionist,
Year: 1862

EMBARRAssMENT OF THE PACIFIC RAILRoAD
BILL -Simonton, the Washington editorial
correspondent of the s. F. Bulletin in re-.
cent letter says:


Just before mailing my letter learn that
the House Select Committee on the Pacific
Railroad determined to modify the bill they
reported after three months laborious study
of the subject, and have agreed to report
a substitute oday, entirely changing their
original plan. The new bill, instead Of en-
couraging the construction Of the road by
several different companies, thus leaving to
California the opportunity to construct the
western section, puts the whole matter in
the hands Of single set Of corporators.
1t is believed that the purpose Of those whose
influence betrayed the Committee into the
abandonment Of the results of long and
mature considerations, is to get the whole
road into the hands Of the N. Y. Central
Railroad Company, huge overshadowing
monopoly, which has for years exercised a
most baneful influence upon the political
affairs in the Empire State: Of course the
Special Commttee-who are unanimous in
support Of the new projeot-hsve no such
purpose but they have been deceived. Their
new programme will add no strength to the
measure before the house, from any quarter,
but will prove an element of weakness l
shall be most agreeably disappointed if the
immediate effect of the Committees change
Of front is not to throw the bill over till
next December, then to he again smothered
in the avalanche Of legislation crowding up
on short session."
Year: 1862

Inc Convention may not have done for
US all that it should have done it certain
ly did not do directly aud Immediately for
US, all that We desired aud hoped for but
Il IS equally true that it has started us in
the right direction, and it we but suppress
our bad and revolutionary passions, and
avail ourselves OF the favorable breeze, We
VIII, as certainly as the suu continues to
rise and set, DRIFT into the desired haven Of
safety aud repose, and anchor aud rest
along side of our good neighbors of Ohio
and PENNSYLVANIA
Year: 1862

From the Atlanta C0nfederacyl


Dr. T II. Ornle informs US that he found pub
lie sentiment ct the North much less unanimous
in favor of war than he expected; and that thers
was especially rising up in all parts of the coun-
try a kind Of anti-LincOln party which con-
demned in emphatic terms the measures lately
adopted in the further prosecution of the war,
which is gradually and surely turning into war
for the destruction Of slavery, aud not for the
restoration Of the Union. When the war COM
meneed, ReaTly all parties were enthusiastic in
its support aud rushed into the ranks, looking
solely TO s restoration of the Union. The peo
pie OF the EoTth-all parties-had blind idols-
try Of the Union, except the old dyed-in-the-
wool aboiticnists THESE have been opposed to
the Union for years. because it upheld slavery
by its Constitution and laws These abolition
fanatics are now in favor of the war as the pow
81 Of the government is being welded for the de-
stTuction Of slavery.


Dr. O. found but few who were really friendly
70 the South and wished Us success. He saw
few OF these, however; but he saw great num-
bers who viii not fight for, nor support the war,
IS now waged, unless they are forced to do so by
the iron arm Of arbitrary power. If the success
sive steps toward abolihOnism and the prosecu-
ton Of the war on thst basis are taken, (Which
are now certainly in the programmed it will
find the stoutest resistance from a large number
Of the peopls--in some places majority, unless
n the meantime they are bound hand and foot in


be chains of q military despotism,


In Kentucky, he found the people ripe for a
union with the South at any sacrifice. They
are ready to give up their property, 90 into the
ranks and fght Lincoln aud the Union to the
death. and this they viii do es soon as the first
notes Of delverance are sounded in their ears,
if they give any encouragement to do so with
any prospect OF making their power felt.
KpT.fffs ~ has haat, da~eixrad v,aorTa
have been guled with the promise by Lincoln
that her neutrality should be respected. In this
way they were quieted, till their leaders wsre
| bought up, and the people dissrmed Their
neutrality was then set at nOught. They are
now only anxious to take up arms against the
base, trescheIous government and the men who
have thus deliberately lied to, deceived and
ruined them.


This was the state of general public feeling in
the North and in Kentucky, as far as hedoctor's
observation extended, and from all the informa-
ton he could gather
Year: 1862

Special Correspondence Missouri Democrat


GAYOSO HOUSE, MEMPHIS, Aug. 10


Since General Shermsns order opened the
whisky shops, the good order of the city is gone,
and the former good nams which our soldiers
had gained for discipline, politsness and soldier
ly bearing, is fast departing. Formerly, all was
as quiet after night as in any Northern city, but
now, at all hours of the night, we can hear the
shouts and yel.s of drunken soldiers, that, to use
their own expressions, DJn't care continental
for any body" One can 90 up Main street at
almost any hour of the day or night, and meet
staggering soldier that fOr whom the side-walB
is not half wide enough.


They club together and hire hacks, into which
four or FIVE will cram themselves and drive al
furious rate through the principal Streets TO the
very great danger Of every other vehicle on the
road.


Soldiers have q hard time when they are
on a march in such weather as we have here,
and they naturally feel ike having a good time
when they are in camps; but such good time
as they are having hare at the present time is
doing them an injury, aud is tending to I'LL the
hospitals with many that would not be there If
the means of getting drunk were not so easily
obtained.


Some weeks ago it wes thought necessary to
increase the police force OF the city. 1t was,
sequentlY, more than doubled Then to
raise a revenue to pay the police, the whisky
shops were opened and taxed twenty-five dollars
per month each. II there was reason IN the first
two acts, it would seem that to continue the
same course of reasoning, we should have an
other increase of the police force to quel the dis
order the liqROr sellers occasion Then to OBJ
tain revenue to pay this second accession to
the po!ice, it might be well to license public
gambling houses, and so on, until every species
Of vice and debauchery was recognized as legal,
all the revenue from which would 60 to pay the
army of policemen that would be necessary.


Such reasoning might be very good, but un-
fortunately the city is not hall SO orderly with
the present police force As it was before with halt
the number.


hear the eiizsns are about to present peti-
ton to General Sherman, offering to pay the
whisky tax by subscription, if he viii only close
the shops where it is sold; and there is no doubt
thst as soon as the matter is properly represent
ed to him, the shops viii be closed
Year: 1862




The Elephant Becoming troublesome.


The presence Of the darkies at the Nerth is
beginning to arrest the attention and excite the
apprehension Of our Northern brethren. What
to do with the nigger when he gets to the land of
promise, is the perple1ipg question.


The Cairo Gazette Of late date says:


The Isvees yesterday were SO dark with ne
grOeE that pedestrians found it dificult to pere-
grinste without lsnters. We never before saw
Just such lot of darkies in our life Uncle
Toms, Aunt Chloies and Topsys, were sbun-
daut. There were about 100000 900 600 baby
daTkies, and probably thrice that number of
children ranging from two TO five years Three
iouTths of the latter were dilGpidsted shirts of
deep mud color, when We sew them they were
ymnGsticising- standing upon their heads,
etc A number Of the old folks we're sick, and
the whole lot, excepting the little rOlicking
shirt clad sbavers, were certainly very wrelched
specimens Of humanity.


What this eternal raft Of negroes viii fnd to
do here is moro than we can foTetell The gov
ernment may find employment for small per
cent Of them, but the greater portion must
either starve or become government paupers.


Our citizens look upon the swelling multi
tudes Of negroes among them with Just sense
OF alarm. What shall be done with them IS q
question thab suggests ltset 70 every mind, but
No one can solve it. If hundreds and hundreds
were not jet to bs forced in upon US, the num-
beIs here could soon be distributed throughout
the country, and furnished employment by
farmers and gardeners. But looking upon this
as the entrepos for the thousands who may be
forced ia the SOuth--as q sort of rendezvous for
them until they can see opportunities to do bet
ter elsewheTe-we cannot dispel from our mind
tie fear that not only this new population will
suffer, but that their presence will SO affect the
laboring class of white men, that the pinch Of
want viii become general


We sincerely hope that time will prove their
fears to be groundless, but it is hoping almost
sgainst hope
Year: 1862

Il is not our purpose to comment here upon
what has followed since that time, nor to dwell
upon the fact that has been gradually stealing
upon the public mind, that this campaign,
marked with such thrilling details, aud every
where attesting the yelor and courage Of our
soldiers, is nevertheless failure, and set down
in the history Of this war against frightful ex-
penditure Of life and treasure.