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Year: 1863

had been many conflicts on land and sea, with
varying results. The rebellion had been pre- ssed
back into reduced limits yet the tone of public
feeling at home and abroad, was not satisfactory
With other signs, the popular election then just
passed indicated uneasiness among ourselves,
while amid much that was cold and menacing,
the kindest words coming from Europe uttered
in accents Of pity that we were too blind to sur
render.


EMANCIPATION.


The policy of emancipation and employing
black soldiers gave to the future new aspect,
about which, hope and fear and doubt contended
in uncertain conflict. According to our polit-
ical system, as a matter of civil administration,
the General Government had no lawful power to
effect Emancipation in any State, and for long
time it had been hoped that the rebellion could
be suppressed without resorting to it as a militia
ry measure. 1t was all the while deemed posi-
bic that the necessity for it might come, and that
if it should, the crisis of the contest would then
be presented. 1t came, was portended, it was
followed by dark and doubtful days. Eleven
months have passed. We are permitted to take
another review. The rebel borders are pressed
still further back, and by the complete opening
of the Mississippi river, the country dominated
over by the rebellion is divided into two distinct
parts with no practical communication between
them. Tennessee and Arkansas have been so sub
stantially cleared of the insurgents and their
control and influence that the citizens of each
and the owners of slaves and those who were
advocates Of slavery at the beginning OF the re-
bellion, now declare openly for emancipation
in their respective States. Of those States not
included in the Emancipation Proclamation were
Maryland and Missouri, neither of which years
ago, would tolerate any restraint upon the eX-
tenton of slavery into the new Territories. The
only dispute is as to the best mode OF re-
moving it within their own limits.


100, 900 BLACKS IN THE sERvICE-50, 900 IN ARMS.


OF those who were slaves at the beginning of
the rebellion fully one hundred thousand are now
in the United States military service, about one
half of which number actually bear arms in the
ranks thus giving the double advantage of taking
so much labor from the insurgents cause and
supplying the place which otherwise be filled
with so many white men. SO far as tested is
difficult to say that they not as good soldiers
as anv. No servile insurrection or tendency to
violence and cruelty has marked the measures OF
emancipation and armng the blacks. These
measures have been discussed in foreign cOun-
tries and cotemporaneously with such discus
sion the tone of public sentiment there is much
improved. At home the same measures have
been fully discussed, supported, criticized and
denounced, and the annual elections following
are highly Encouraging to those whose duty it
is to bear the country through this great trial.
We have the reckoning. This crisis which
threatened to divide the friends Of the Union is
past.
Year: 1863

EVIDENTLY IN EARYEsT.-The Gold Hill Nevada
Territory )Ne~s thus remarks on the wood qucs-
ton " We are the last in the world to make
severe remark, but we would merely suggest, in
the most delicate manner in the world, that to
charge S22 cord for wood is a most damnabe
sWindle p
Year: 1863

THE VICTIM, AND THE AssAssN.-The Carson
independent thus moralizes over the assassin ;
future: " The body of Joe McGee was buried
yesterday afternoon, in the Cemetery near town
We pity whoever he may be, Tar more the as
sassin who now wanders the earth with the
band of Cain upon his brow, than he who sleeps
after a fearful and stormy life. One is reserved
for hell of misery here, be his life long or
cbo -
Year: 1863

ARE You SURE, NEIGHBoR 1.-The Legislative
correspondent of the Red Bluff Indepeudcnt claims
for that paper the honor of having been the first
to advocate the adoption of the National curren-
cy in California, We have no desire to steal our
neighbor's thunder, but positively we have for
nearly year been giving the Marysville Appeal
credit for doing what the independent claims.
Are we right wrong? VIII the Appeat and
Independent compare dates, and settle the matter
Year: 1863

For SALE.-Kelly offers his Mountain House,
at the foot of Trinity mountain, for sale. We
don't know where IL better opportunity is offered
for person who thoroughly understands the
Public House business than this. The place viii
he sold cheap
Year: 1863

CRowDED.-We publish the Message of Gov.
Low in full on the fourth page of to-day paper.
On this page we give a synopsis Of the Presi-
dents Message-the entire document being too
lengthy for publication.
Year: 1863

The travelling public who have occasion
to stop in Davenport, should bear in mind
that the keeper of the Burtis House in
that place, is so intensely copperhead
that he elected news dealer from his
house, in Most violent manner, because
his love for the Union would not Justify
him in selling the secesh Chicago Times.
lie aIsU rcruoru IUU ulrv-
sold in his house The COpperhead land
lord will Of course eject every guest from
his house who refuses to buy and read the
Chicago Times. The logic is inexorable.
The Scott House is kept by j. J. Hum
phreys, is a most excellent one, as is also
the Pennsylvania House, kept by Mr..
Davis. Both landlords are true hearted
Union Chicago Tribune
Year: 1863

BE- General SCOTS health is said to
be fast failing him now. He is confined
to his apartment in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, almost entirely helpless, and,
what is worse, it is said that his mind at
length is breaking down under the weight
of years, and mental and bodily trouble.
He receives few visitors, and these only
his most intimate friends.
Year: 1863

The Trial Of Dobbins The jury before
whom the case Of Dobbins was tried, after a
protracted session, brought in verdict this
morning Of murder in the frst degree So it
seems that occasionally murderer gets his
just deserts in this community.
Year: 1863

Thanksgiving Tomorrow will be
Thanksgiving, and in accordance with the
request of A. Lincoln, we propose to suspend
business for that day. The EMPIRE will net
be Issued tomorrow The typos will give
thanks fora holiday
Year: 1863

A POSITIVE RACT-LADIE1 AND GENTLEMEN. If
"A you want to the utmost value for your cast on
Clothing Carpets Furniture and yewey, the best
tween Thirty eighth and Thirty nlath .rsess east side


than a other dealers in New York Ladies attended By
Year: 1863

ANATIoNAL CEMETERY Governor Cur
tin has hit upeu the happy though, Of
buying some ten or twelve acres Of the
great and glorious battlefield Of Gettys.
burg. as cemetery for the heroes who
there laid down their lives that the nation
might live
Year: 1863

We direct The especial attention Of the
readers Of the Press to the advertiser ent
Of the Due West Female College to be
found in another column. We are harry
to state to our readers that the College il
in prosperous condition. This College
offers every inlucemen, that is found at any
College, and we recommend it to par nts
and guardians as one Of the best Female
Colleges in The State.
Year: 1863

A large amount Of land in this State was this
season planted in corn, and it reasonable to
expect an enormous crop, capable Of supplying
that species of food in superinbundance at a low
price. But the season was marred by drought,
aud in many parts of the State the corn crop was
seriously injured so that there will be no super
abundance, and scarcely more than was pro-
duced last year from much less land planted in
that greatest Of cereals.


The production of rice too, this year, has been
curtaied to considerable extent by the reno
val of planters from the tidewater region. Still,
the season for rice has been good and those who
have planted have generally made good crops
If saved, the rice crop will very materially aid in
supporting people and the army collected for
cur defeuce.-C CkGrtest0H Mercury.
Year: 1863

The Register quotes from letters written by
officers in the army in which the Legislature Of
this State is grossly and unjustly assaed.-
These letter writers affect to believe that the Con-
servatives of the Legislature are in favor of
re construction of the Union grosser libel
was never uttered. Those who make the charge
are either to be ptied for their ignorance or de-
spised for their malice. The charitable construc-
tion to be placed on such conduct is, that the
writers have been misled by such papers as the
Register


One of these officers speaks of the army return
ing home to break up the Internal Legislaturet
We give this a specimen of the mob spirit
which the Register is encouraging 1t is the
language of desperate man, uttered through q
desperate newspaper. The truth is, two-thirds
of our soldiers agree in opinion with Gov. Vance
and the conservatives Of the Legislature. If
these officers, who were no doubt appointed on
account of their political opinions, should attempt
to crafty their partizan malace by " breaking up
the Internal Legislature" as of them calls It
they would soon find themselves tossed on the
hayonets of the Conservative soldiers of the
State.


One of these writers says "Our soldiers have
voice they deprecate. condemn and denounce the
Legislature for its position of antagonism to the
Confederate government" We repeat, there is
no difference of opinion between Gov. Vance
and the Legislature. The very measure winch
this writer denounces antagonistlc to the COM
mon government, Coz Vanes himself recommended
Instead of being antagonistic to the government.
it is in harmony with it. This writer shows his
ignorance of the views and feelings of our sod-
iers in Virginia Every one of them is anxious
to see the State defended, and nearly every one
of them would be glad to hear that the State had
raised ten regiments for that purpose Next to
the pleasure it would give them to come home
themselves to repel the enemy, would be their
qualification at hearing that troops had been
organized in the State with that visw.-[ Raleigh
Standard.
Year: 1863

The charge made by the Richmond Enquirer
and the Destructves against the Conservatives
of the Legislature, that they designed to bring
this State in conflict with the Confederate
Government by the passage of the ten regi
ment bill, is sufficiently met and reiuted by
the publication of the bill itself But we
design to make the case still stronger, and
show by undeniable evidence that if at any
time any party faction in this State has
shown a disposition to thwart the Confederate
Government in prosecuting the war or to risk
a conflict with it, it has been the Destructive
party.


From the issue of Lincoln's proclamation in
April 1861, down to the present day, the Con-
servatives of North Carolina have been most
active and energetic in resisting the Lincoln
tyranny and in prosecuting the war to a speedy
peace. By far the greater portion of the vol
unteers from this State in the Confederate
army are Conservatives. Most of them are oil
the rank and fle-few of them ever having
been promoted 10 Office except by the privates
themselves. Those of them who have staid at
home have given more money, clothing, &c,
to support the war than the Destructives. The
Destructives have mainly enjoyed the shade
Offices while the Conservatives have done the
fighting and poured out their money. The
most unconsciorable spectators and extor-
TONERS upon the necessaries of life, which has
so damaged the South, have been Destructives.
We speak of what we know in North Carroll.
ma. Let the Richmond Enquirer dispute it, il
it dare.


But more than this. 1t is we'll known that
the Conservatives have always advocated the
raising of troops by volunteering, or if need
be, by the draft. They have always insisted,
that as soon as troops acre raised and organic
ed, they should be transferred to the Contede
rate Government as the common, constitutional
agent for carrying N the war. The Des.
tructives of North CGI olina have opposed this
bitterly and strongly. 1t is well known that
after the ten regiments of State Troops were
raised here, that the Destructives of the State
Convention opposed with might and main
their transfer to the Confederate Government
To the Conservatives of the Convention is the
Confederate Government indebted for the
transfer of all our soldiers, arms &c. The
Destructives were anxious to keep the ter
regiments of State Troops under State control
in order to promote the interests of their fac
ton by appointing their favorites to office, and
for other purposes The Conservatives were
lmmovabe in their determination to make the
transfer, which was demanded by the good
faith of the State to the common Government
and by the Constitution, and they succeeded
Let the Enquirer deny this, if it dare. - Ra
leigh Standard.
Year: 1863

"Mr Smith. Conservative Senator from Ma.


con- said, in his place that rather than to see the
civil authority give way to the military in North
Carolina in q single instance he would be willing
to see North Carolina hoist the Lone STAR and
set up and independent Government for herself
in other words Conservative Senator Smith
| would let spies and traitors roam at large, do
their deeds of black vilany, and escape Getec-
ton and punishment for it is obvious that if such
persons are not promptly dealt with their exam
pie and Vaccinations may prove fatal to our
cause"


The Register. in its anxiety to make party cap
ital, has done Mr.. Smith gross injustice. The
following prepared for us by Mr.. Smith himself
is what he said on the occasion referred to


In the discussion of this subject. all the
speakers on both sides Of this question have ac>
nowledged that grievous wrongs have been com
mitted. It is clear to my mind that nothing has
been proposed but the original bill, which pro
vides a remedy equal to the magnitude of the
wrongs committed. In all violent attacks, the
physician applies powerful remedies. So in the
body polite, when the wrongs are violent, the
remedies must be powerful and stringent.


In every instance, where we have attempted
to assert the supremacy OF the civil over the mil-
itary authority, we have been charged by impli
cation, at least, with advocating measures that
would come in conflict with the Confederate
government. This blending military authority
ith the Confederate government in the argu
ment seems to imply that gentleman regard the
two as synonymous. If this be SO, we al
ready nnder military despotism-one which is
to spread its arms over the whole body polite.


If it be admitted that the military and Confed-
crate government are synonyms, l am for speak
ing out boldly and fearlessly. 1t matters not to
me from W hat quarter military despotism comes
whether from the Confederate or State govern
ments, shall oppose it. Every thing that over
rides the civil authority and crusires the rights
of he citizen, who is outside of the military
ganzation, shall unhesitatingly oppose. Rath-
er than to submit to military despotism, the
good old State had better raise the Lone Star.
and go back to her own declaration of I775, and
re- assert her own independence"


That is what Mr.. Smith said. and not that
rather than see the civil authority give away
to the military in North Carolina, in single in
stance, &C." Will the Register 90 Mr.. Smith the
justice to publish his language as reported by
himsef' OF course not.


For, our part, we endorse every word Mr.. Smith
has said. We are not willing to exchange one
military despctism for another and rather than
to submit to military despotism, the good cd
Slate had better raise the Lone Star, and 60 back
Year: 1863

to her own declaration of 1775 and re- assert her
own independence" If the Register and those
whom it represents, prepared for a military
despotism, or disposed TO become the advocates
of such government, then are they white slaves
and unworthy of the blessing of liberty which is
hoped the present revolution will secure for US
I-Rakeigh Standard.
Year: 1863

The Raleigh Standard says that 1T canno
be doubted that quite general impression
pervades the public mind in the South that We
may anticipate an early peace In Richmond
where every attempt is made to manufacture
public opinion, the idea is said to prevail ex,
tensively.


"To US it is yet problem to be solved. 1
the North and Europe were guided by COO
judgment, wise counsels and the will of the
masses, the war would be stopped in thirty
days. The South to a man would hail with
joy proposition for peace, based upon hon
orable terms beyond this she cannot go. Bu
we have very little confidence in the wisdom
the justice or the humanity of the North, and
but little reliance upon the good wishes o.
Europe


"Pride of party, unholy ambition, and the
dread of utter annihilation will prompt Lincoln
and his party to push the war to the utmost
verge. These considerations induce US to fear
that the war will still go on, perhaps with in
creasng bitterness on both sides.


sour readers may be sure that the first
clear indications of peace will be hailed by us
with delight. May Heaven hasten it."
Year: 1863

After this repulse the enemy did nc. socm dis
posed TO again up 70 the work although firing was
kept up both sides ii was evident they were en-
dcavoTing 70 get their dead and wounded from the
field but another gallant charge by or forces hurried
them in retreat before they could than partially
succeed. Bot little resistance made 10 this charge
Ii evident the enemy had determined to give up tie
fight as be speedily fell back before our advance:


The fight commenced at 10 o'clock a m, and lasted
nearly four hours By 2! p m. tho Rebels had with.
drawn not living one being in sight. The loss on
either side you have learned by telegraph and need not
be rec apitulated here The conduct Of Col Anthony
,poken Of very highly. and deserves commcndatien.


The enemy ia yet force south Of the railroad prob
ably H. 600 strong. consequently expect an exceed
iagly active Fail campaign.


on the persons Of several Of the dead thst were LEFT
on the field oaths Of allegiance found and In some
instances passes in and out of our inee which had
been given them for purposes Of pretended local busi
ness AS o consequence. Gen. HuTlbut has Issued an
order prohibiting the granting Of passes to any citizen
to 80 to tic country until further notice.


SWIFT VENGEANCE.


citizen Of Shelby County who had taken the oath OF
allegiance and Rad long had unobstructed passage In
and out of our lines taen prisoner In the light and
recognized al once by one of our men who was 40
onalted with TIE circumstances He was shot without
being taken rom the spot where he was captured.


No x.
Year: 1863

My love, dear man, turns in his toes,
My love is tangle-kneed,
Cross eyed, left handed, hair and beard
In hue are disagreed.
He has no soft or winning voice,


No single charm has he
And yet this awkward, ugl man,
Is all the world to me.
My neighbor gay rejOices in


A beauty of man,
Straightlimbed fair faced, and find his peer
She knows 10 mortal can.
look upon his handsome form,
And own It's fine to see,
But turn back to the hOmely man
That's all the world to me.
There's Mrs Flirt and Mrs. Chat
Each with their cavalier;
They smile and wonder how can
Call such fright my dear"
But it is just as strange, think


How they can happy be
Without my hOmely man, for he


Is all the world to me.
Don't ask me why, I cannot tell
'Iis all a mystery;
pve sought myself a thousand times
Hissecret history.
Meanwhile my heart grows sad 10 think
How drear this life would be,
Without this awkward, homely man,
Who's all the world to me.
Year: 1863

THE FOLLOWING LINES afford an instance
of the ingenious uses v hich the English Ian
guage may be putt


'You sigh for a CIPHER but 1 sigh for you;
Oh sigh for no cipher, but oh, SIGH for me


Oh, let not my sigh for a cipher go,
But give sigh TOR sigh for sigh for you so ~
Year: 1863

ANY Peace party that does not
mean the restoration of the I'm
ion with its integrity unbroken
and the Constitution and laws in
undisputed supremacy, will prove
a political abortion and the most
pitiable blunder of this age.


Any party or faction that will
not restore peace to the country
whenever the rebels lay down
their arms and submit to the law
fuI authority of the Constitution
and the laws of the United States,
will be execrated by this and
succeeding generations.-Oreg0n
Statesman.
Year: 1863

DIFFERENT sounds travel with different
degrees of velocity. A call to dinner will
run over ten acre lot in a minute and a
half, while a summons to wcrk will take
from five to ten minutes
Year: 1863

Organize Let every Democrat, every
lover Of the Constitution and Constitutional
Liberty, reflect upon the importance of the
campaign now going on in this State, aud
give portion of his time to labor for the de-
feat of the enemies of free speech, free press
and the rights of the people. What are mon
ey, lands or estate worth If you lose your lib
Orties2 Be up and doing Fater not You
have the grandest and noblest cause that ever
called forth your energies or inspired peo-
pie, Work, labor, night and day, aud cease
not until victory crowns your efforts, Don't
wait for your neighbors to act Act yourself
Urge your neighbors to do so Organize
your townships. Attend meetings. And on
election day bring out every vote. Do this
and triumph is certain
Year: 1863

Fatal Accident gentleman named
Spider was killed in Milton last Friday by
being thrown from bis buggy, hia horse hlv-
ing taken fright and run away. hew dash.
out on the pike and never spoke after the ac-
cdent
Year: 1863

Attention Seventh Regiment The
Seventh Regiment Ohio Militia will meet at
10 o'clock tomorrow on Perrine's commons,
south Of Hickory Street. for battalion drill


BY order of the Colonel.
Year: 1863

Editor. 1ntslligeacer:-With all due re.
spect to your superior knowledge, and
more especially to your military knoWledge,
must beg pardon for troubling you with
my views upon the subject of fortifying
Wheeling. Ia my opinion, if there ever
was an injustice attempted to be perpetra-
ted upon a free people, it is that of forti-
lying Wheeling, while the real State of
West Virginia is being left to the mercy of
the rebel horse thieves and highway mur-
derers, who are now trodding as it were,
with impunity over almost half of our
State. An injustice, surely the like was
never before heard of. TO nse fifty thous-
and dollarsito fortify Wheeling, while the
Year: 1863

HEENAN AND SAVERS. By recent letters
from England We learn that in consequence
of the recent rebel raid into Pennsylvania
and the removal of the scene OF war from
Virginia into the Northern States, Heenan
and Sayers have indefinitely postponed
their visit to this country. They are evil
dently afraid that their tour through the
States at this juncture of affairs would
not prove successful in Il pecuniary point
of view, and therefore they will await 4
more convenient season before crossing
the Atlantic. Heenan's engagement with
Howe u Cushings Circus expires on the
26th of the present month. After q few
weeks enjoyment in Paris, where ne pro-
poses proceeding. he will return to Eng
land to prepare, by a strict course OF
training, for his great contest in the roped
arena for ten thousand dollars with the
redoubtable Tom King His old trainer,
Jack Mcdonald, will accompany him and
superintenl his preparation, as well rs
second him on the eventful day. Tom
Sayers will, in all probability be his other
second, and give him the benefit OF his
vast experience in the ring There IS but
little speculation rs to the result rs yet,
as the hackers of the men do not care
about betting on an event yet so distant.
In what little is done, Heenan has the call
of 500 to 800.