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Year: 1864

TnE most curious instance OF change
of instinct is mentioned by Darwin The
bees carried to Bar BADGES and the Western
Islands ceased to lay up honey after the
first year. They found the weather so hne,
and the materials for honey so plentiful
that they quilted their grave. mercantile
character, became exceedingly profligate
and debauched, ate up their capital. and
resolved to work no more, and amused
themselves by flying about the sugar houses
and stinging the negroes.
Year: 1864

Ny opinion now on political matters
agrees with yours precisely. And am not
the only one who has changed since last
Spring l can't find any one who thinks
differently. The soldiers can't stand this
one idea Of Standing up and being shot
down for one of Old Abe's pet niggers.
Not until Lincoln wrote his ITO whom it
may concern" did We believe that we were
fighting to free the negroes-thoush you
told me SO when was at home, and didn't
believe it.
Year: 1864

Mr. EDITOR For nearly three years our coun-
try has been engaged in . bloody, desolating, un.
christian war; war too which originated not in
the wishes of the people, whose indisputable right
1t Is to rule, but in the wicked designs of corrupt
politicians, who had not the interest of their
try at heart, but the completion of their own de-
structlYe measures. 1t is unnecessary togo into
detail as to who or what caused the war; for every
honest and sensible man, who knows anything OF
the history of our country for the past few years.
must be intimately acquainted with these things,
and the distressing effects have been seen and felt
by all AS have before remarked, this disastrous
war has been prosecuted for nearly three years and
yetour independence is not achieved, Notwithstanding
our bills and valleys have reeked with the gore of
our slaughtered brave, and echoed and re-echoed
the distressing cries Of their oppressed families The
end at the swords point yetfarther and farther
in the distance Now is there no other Christian and
honorable way TO settle these our difficulties The
voice Of our people has answered-by negotiation!
Now it matters not what propositions are made, or
what terms accepted the great desideratum now is
to get the move made, and let the people, to whom
the government belongs decide as to its correctness
The question now is, who will move, who will leads
Where is our brave old State? Though she has been
detained by few mean sons Of other States and some
of her own illegitmate children have wnked at it,
it is fact that all who think truly and speak hon
estly, must admit that her character since her birth
has been such as to raise. her "above suspicion"
and give her an influence of which no other State
can boast not only in the COnfederacy, but in the
old United States


The history of no State has been marked by
purer patriotism, more unsuled devotion to liberty
or more indomitable opposition to every form Of
tyranny than North-Carolina She was the first to
throw off the British yoke the first to declare indie
pendence indeed she has ever acted promptly, nObly
and wisely on all important questions connected
with the history of our country. No State can
boast of banner on which fame is written more
brightly. Her name is stamped in indeliole and
glowing letters on history's stern pages, as she
stands nobly and firmly declaring her position in
all the grand involving actions of our nation and
never yet has she acted other than wisely. The
cloud that has been lowering over her for some
time is closing thicker and faster around u.s. and it
greatly behooVes some cne to suggest plan ofsaya
ton for country; the other States are all waiting
and watching for the action Of North Carolina
then let her step forward and erect lightning rod
at her own chimney and bid Satanic Mars husband
his bolts for more unchristian lands; her sister
States will purchase patents and bless her invention
while life and memory last and angels will sing
hosannahs to the Lamb, that grim Vsaged war shall
cease to doom unready souls to hell


Let her move. SOLUS.
Year: 1864

1t is reported thst Mr.. Hiu Senator from Geor-
ga will introduce important resolutions before
the Senate which may explain several passages in
his letter urging the election of Hon. Joshua Hill
for Governor, and in his Macon letter, where be
speaks of an honorable door of compromise being
opened at no distant day, &C., &c.


The purport of these resolutions are said to be ex
pressive of willingness on the part of the people
of the South to meet the conservative element of the
North in Convention, to discuss the issues between
US, but in no wise compromising the spirit of the
revolution.


Holding Mr.. Lincoln and the Republican party re-
sponsible for the fanacism at the North which has
produced and has continued the war; he would refuse
to treat with him his party, otsertOise than on the
o:conservatism which would hear the voice of reason
he would meet it in council, and determine the
issues between US in sspirit Of conciation and com
promise Cor Atlanta COnfed
Year: 1864

We have already requested our readers to marx
a. ;nd;cat;ons" We said then, and We say now
that we most sincerely think that an attempt will
ho made to take North Carolina out OF the Conted-
eracv We say that the movements for which the
RaIeph Standard and Progress are responsible, look
- tbiS consummation. We say further that we
have reason to believe that Gov Vance Enoios that
thew look to it, Wilmington journal.


The Journal " sincerely thinks what is not so.
There is no movement on foot to take North Caro-


lima out of the Confederacy and the Journal in say
ing there is such movement gives aid and comfort
to the enemy. The Journal goes beyond the lines
goes to NaSsau-goes North, and its false state
ments are believed to the prejudice of our people
and the injury of the Southern cause.


Nor is it true that "Gov. Vance knoscs " of any
such movement He cannot know what is not so.
No State has been or is truer to her plighted faith
than North-Caroina; but she intends, while she
does great deal, and bears great deal for the
csuse to see to it that her liberties as State are
not swept away by the storm OF revolution.


The Journal calls on 1.-THE people" to watch us
closely and punish US promptly" Punish US in
what wayP By mob lawr We are willing to stand
or fall as public man by our opinions. If the peo
pie reject or desert us, we are punished. We car
understand how they can punish in that way, and
punish Justly, it may be- but any other punishment
bv the people" would be unlawful. If we COM
NIT treason we are ready to answer for it, but that
crime is much more likely to be laid at the Journals
door than ours.
Year: 1864

In the House of Representatives,, on the 18th in
stant Mr.. Gartrel;, of Ga, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill to authorize the suspension
of the writ of habeas corpus which was read first
and second time and placed upon the calendar
The following is copy of the bill


The Congress of the Confederate States do enact,
That during the present invasion of the Confederate
States, the President shall have power to suspend
the privilege of the writ of hG6eGs corpus in any
city, town, or military district whenever, in his
judgment the public safety may require it; but
such suspension shall apply only to arrests made
by the authority of the Confederate government
for offences against the same.


SEC. Q. The President shall cause proper officers
to investigate the of all persons so arrested
in order that they may be discharged If improperly
detained, unless they can be speedily tried in due
course of law.


SEc 8. This act shall continue in force for thr-
ty days after the next meeting of Congress- and no
longer.


If this bill should become law it will make the
President if he chooses to be so, Dictator. 1t
will silence judiciary, the press and close the
2nouths Of our people, with the exception of those
who may laud the administration. God save the
Confederacy from such madnessl
Year: 1864

Every day convinces US more and more that we
are upon the. eve of events, which are pregnant
with the fate of the Confederacy. True, all seems
quiet, but it is but the ul that precedes a storm.
Every paper We open contains remarks upon the
exodus of our citizens from their homes to avoid
the recent law placing the principals of substitutes
into the army.


Even men who were devoted to the cause Of
Southern Independence feel their courage grow less
and less as the prospect for placing them into the
army becomes more and more certain.


Men now cry for peace peace who formerly
cried as Justify for to the bitter end and who
seemed ready to take their lives in their hands and
shed the last drop of blood in the of their be-
loved South. Is this calculated to strengthen or
encourage the lukewarm-those who honestly
doubted the ability of the South conquer her in
dependence Is this calculated to cause the enemy
to fear and trembe, or to encourage our soldiers in
the fisd7


Last summer, when the people held meetings in
many counties in this State, with view to inaugu-
rate negotiations for an honorable peace they were
denounced as a band of traitors who were stirring
up strife, and giving aid and comfort to the enemy
A change now seems to have come over the spirit
of their dream and the time is not far distant when
all will agree that this war must be brought TO q
close by other means than by the svord-Saleu
Press.
Year: 1864

LITTLE THIsos.-People who are un-
accustomed to studying economy in their
little arrangements, have little idea how
easily money may be saved, and at the
same time comfort secured by little at
tention to economy in little things. Ia
illustration, take the little article Of metal
tips worn on the toes of little shoes. 1t
is asserted that by this article alone, the
snug little sum of over six million dollars
is annually saved to those who use them.
and at the same time not little amount
of comfort and protection added to some
three million pair of little feet 81 with
many other little hinss.-( Tribune.
Year: 1864

push its work westward as far and fast as
any other Company 10 the State. The
capital would be glad Of branch con-
necling US with that line, but whether We
shall ever have it, our subscriber can
guess as well as we. The Dubuque and
Sioux City Railroad Formerly tho Dnbu-
que and Paci6c) is completed and in
operation from Dubuque, on the Missis-
sippi, to Cedar Falls, in Black Hawk
county. The officers Of the Company
seem to be sanguine that the road will be
extended this year to Iowa Falls, in Har-
din county, and for the good Of the peo-
pie in the northern counties, We trust
their hopes are well established. These
lines of road are the ones upon which
public interest at present concentrates,
and upon their extension the settlement
and prosperity of the State largely de-
pend.
Year: 1864

AN AcroR's STRArAGEM.-Ane eminent
tragedian. now deceased, was once locked
up in a room at the rear of the theatre, to
keep him in proper condition till he was
called to 60 on the stage. One door of
the apartment opened on the street, and
while looking through the key hole he saw
q man passing, and calling him up 20, tho
deor, he pushed crown to him and in
straoted Kim to go to the public house at
the opposite corner and procure pint of
gin and clay pipe, promising to reward
him for his trouble. The man did rs di-
rected, and when be returned with the
articles the actor told him to put the
stem Of the pipe through the fey-hole and
pour the gin carefully into the bowl
These instructions the accommodating in.
dividu1f slso followed and tho result
was that when the manager called to mott.
" the prisoner that il Was time to dress
for his part he sfsand him In vefy han.
fpy frame of mind, but not Il IN il ! con.
dition 70 add to his fame q an actor.
Year: 1864

BESEFIr.-The Atheneum was not as
full last evening as we expected to see it;
nevertheless there was a good audience,
and the Performance was excellent. We
did not learn the amount of the proceeds.
Year: 1864

E The Northern Copperheads are
very fond of calling this "white man 8
war" and protesting against employing
negroes to aid in putting down the rebel
lion. They prefer to have white men
put in the army, and negroes-espeoially
liberated slaves-left at their ease. They
are willing that white men should be shot
down by traitors, but not colored men,
who are SO dear to their owners. The
rebels, however, do not agree with their
Copperhead allies, and have voted to con-
script all the free negroes in the South,
and then draw upon the slaves 10 help
fight their battles and in the debate on
the subject in the rebel Congress, Mr..
Barksdale, of Mississippi, employed pre-
cisely the same argument in favor of the
measure that loyal citizens of the North
have used in urging the arming of ne
groes. He said:


1.-THE amendment of the gentleman
from Virginia proposed to make most
unjust discrimination against the poorer
classes. He says to the free negro you
shall not bear the burdens of ibis rar,
while he goes to the dwelling of the hum
BILE white citizen and says to hin-you
must take your place in the army. 1t
was contrary to the usages of Government
to regard the negro as citizen, and yet
the gentleman proposed to discriminate
between them and the poorer white
classes"


1t is in fact an act of manifest injustice
to the white race to demand that they
shall bear all the burdens and sufferings
of the war, and allow the negro to remain
quietly at home aud take nu part in the
great struggle which is removing the
yoke of bondage from bis race. The me-
gro will fight, and he, of all men, should
be allowed to take part in the war.
Year: 1864

Et- 1t has become SO much the prac-
tiee Of robbing the present parcels and
boxes at Washington. directed to the sol
diers by their friends, under the pretense
of looking for whisky, that the Washing
ton Chronicle calls the attention of the
Government to the fact to have stop
put to It. There has been great deal of
complaint of this meanness, and an exam
pie or two Of those guilty OF it would
probably break up the practice.
Year: 1864

Ia


II was the Mass Convention that did H. and the Nav
was done was this-rhe Convention was org ed by
the appointment OF temporary chairman no seems 70
have been the secret OF the intended movement and
scarcely had no taken his seat when a resoIution was
offered sing Governor Morton, whom all present
In favor OF. and nsructing the Indiana delegation
for Lincoln The consequence that 20 vote AGAINST
one 10 oppose the other Ibis Resolution the
chairman hastily put despite the attempt at protest and
explanation and pronounced II carried without call np
FOR the negative Some one, seeing the trick, then
moved tho following resolution


Resolved, That the delegates TO the National Conven.
ton from this STATE shall remain perfectly free and un
trammeed cast their votes FOR President and Vice
President will at the time he conducive 10 the
welfare OF the country and the nonor Of tho state
This resolution the chairman refused 10 put.
The whole proceeding Is thus characterized by the
Gd,etc;-


at most unfair and shameless trick an outrage
upon all parliamentary rules, upon all precedent and
upon decency itself, we'll upon the feelings and
rights OF large number Of delegates who were present
The like, venture to say known before in
respectable deliboraiivc body


The Journal the other republican paper published in
INDIANAPOLIS speaks of the proceeding an ,'crrorp
and describes II as likely 10 have damaging effect upon
the Union IN Indiana The Germans indianapolis
have signed protest against "thc fraud they term
it, and prominent men throughout the State have taken
occasion TO denounce IL.
Year: 1864


prom inent army officer writes TO friend in Illinois
that General Logan is unwilling to become candidate
for Governor OF that State, and expresses The
hope the loyal OF Illinois will unite without
former party ties upon ticket up Of
unconditional Unonsts who favor tbe vigorous prosecu-
OF the until the final overthrow Of rebellion and
treasou
Year: 1864

ing out that they surrendered, but the rebels
continued to fire on them from the bluff with,
out the least regard to their cries. Dr. Fitch
says he saw twenty white soldiers paraded in
line on the bank of the river, and when in
line, the rebels fired upon and killed all but
one who ran to the river and hid under log.
and in that condition was fired at number of
times and wounded. He says Major Brad
ford also ran down to the river, and after he
told them he had surrendered more than fifty
shots were fired at him.


All of the officers OF the negro regiment,
and most OF the federal officers Of the fort,
were either killed or wounded
Year: 1864

The actual gain to Gen. Grant by his
last movement to the south Of James
river,is two fold at the least. First he


gained a better footing for the army
Those terrible swamps of the Cuicka-
hominy have been our dread from the
time that our forces began to approach
the rebel capital. The rebels probably
counted upon them as their auxiliaries;
and remembering what they did for
their cause in the campaign under Nc
Clellan, they had reason to expect in
them most efficient helpers. As it was
some, of our men had begun to shake
with the fever and ague before Grant
took his departure. But he is now up
on dry rolling ground, where the only
foe heIhas to contend with,is the one he
went there to fight. uminoe ..'a aoii.3d


In the second place, Grant has gain
ed one Of the military ends for viii ,h his
removal was made,l He has already
occupied and destroyed a part of the
Weldon railroad. And though we in
fer that he does not now hold it, but
he withdrew from it when he had des-
troyed five miles oft, we do not calcu-
late that his dealing with the road has
come to an end. His return to it may
be expected so soon as occasion calls
for it, and more pressing business does
not interfere. Ills destruction Oft SO
farwill answer for apresent interruption
good as long as it lasts, and Introduce
ory to more thorough ones. His occu-
patton of this and its related roads is one
object ofhis passage to the James, i
is of more Importance to him than tax


ing Petersburg byitselfis. His object
in getting Petersburg, is to get its con


nections with the South; and if he gets
the connectionswithout the city he has
reached his more important object. Lei
him once hold the Weldon road and
there will becold chills felt in Richmond
That he has gained nothing else is moi
affirmed; but these are,real and positive
accomplishments worth speaking of.
Year: 1864

How A SPY GoEs fHoME-A
man, dressed in the uniform of Union
soldier, advanced from our lines and
sailed towards the rebels. TWAS sup
posed that he was going in search of a
woueded comrade, and many encomi.
ums were passed upon the strength Of
an affection which would take him into
so much danger to aid his friends. The
rebels rose along their lines and brought
their muskets to bear upon him; but
for some inexplicable reason did not
IRE, but allowed him to approach, when
he suddenly entered their lines and be
CAME lost to sight It's now supposed
that he was daring rebel spy, who
had made the tour of our lines during
the night and returned as above stated.


- -
Year: 1864

H While the enemy were in Mary
land rebel officer was asked il he made
no distinction between the, property OF
Union people and that Of tho friends Of
the Confederate cause? "Not q III" he
replied; eve take from our Northern
friends and sympatbixers even more free
y, because We feel that they would spe-
clally desire to contribute to the good
cause OF the SOUTH Rather = clincher,
that reply.
Year: 1864

REBEL GuERRrLLAs ABour.-We learn
from private letter from Missouri that
there are some four or FIVE hundred guer-
rlilas in the section Of country Immediate
lywest of Palmyra.


1t is supposed that this is but the nu-
cleus of large force which is rapidly cor
centrating for the purpose Of recruiting
and plundering.


Our military authorities here have re-
oelved information in regard to the mat
ter, and arrangements are in progress to
organize and arm very considerable
force for the protection of the city.
Year: 1864

S@The Copperheads are generally op-
posed to the draft, and the President has
given them the opportunity of avoiding
the draft by volunteering any time be-
fore the 9th of September.


But we suspect they are quite as hos
tile to volunteering as they are to draft.
ing, or indeed to any other mode of rails j.
ing an army. In plain words they are
opposed to the war; opposed to white
men fighting for the Union, and opposed
still more to negroes Sighting tho rebels.
They are opposed to all war and all fight
lug on our side. and only 10 favor of the
rebels fighting while We stand still and
take it. -...
Year: 1864

FLAG OF TUE % Iowa BArrERY.-Gen.
Baker received this morning, the flag Of
the I'd Iowa Battery From its present ap-
pearance we should Judge that it had seen
good deal of active service, and is we'll
worth going to see. It shows the print of
one hundred and sixty bullets.
Year: 1864

FIRST GRAND BALL-The Tin plate and
Sheet iron " Workers Association will give their
first grand ball at Temperance Hail. on Mon
day evening next when Prof. Heald's excel
lent brass band will be present, and furnish
Year: 1864

FAIR-The ladies Of Ryland Chapel VIII
give fair on Monday evening next, in their
church, corner of Tenth and ID streets, Island,
the proceeds to be devoted to the completion of
their church edifice. good band is engaged
Year: 1864

A WORD OF CAUTIoN-The morning after
the late fall OF snow, several persons were
seriously injured by falling upon sidewalks
from which the snow had not been removed.
One Of the persons, lady, was very seriously
the duty OF housekeepers to have the snow
removed from the pavements in front Of the
houses they occupy within six hours after
every fall OF snow, and the penalty for neglect
Ing this duty is fifty cents for every hour the
snow is allowed to remain after the six hours
allowed for the work. As the sanitary police
design to enforce this law strictly for the
future, 1t will be well for housekeepers to
attend to il for their own benefit, if not for
public good. Mayor Wallach has published a
notice calling public attention to the law,
which he expresses the hope will be complied
with by all, without necessitating the ENFORCE
ment OF the penal section.