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Year: 1861

Mr.. l.. L. Loyeridge writes us from bis Can
adian retreat very long letter about himself
and incidentals, which argues either an exagge-
rated sense of his own importance or an made
quate notion of the value of space in our columns.
We make room for so much of it as processes to
reply to the structures Of our correspondent,
81. ID. b." viz:


From the mesger outline you give Of h letter lean that lie
sending The Troy Morning Ners to Southern
ard Rebels that wrote the aforesaid Pirates and Rebels
letters that played the SPY orally and this were not
enough that tried crush Union sentiment in inm
confess Iny dear Sir although have been careful reader Of
your very learned Journal since read newspapers at ALL
have yet 1t h High Treason to send receive any
paper within the limits Of ~hst you call the United States


Nor against the laws Of the land for one
citizen TO correspond with his friends In section OF ihs
world. But neither denying admitting the fact nouid
like be informed J. ID. b. got bis information Did he
open my letters look my shoulder when wToe'


As to psying the ,py empsdeay do deny the charge
Dirty work should prefer to leave TO the professional poll
tcisn Besides what could have unless it were tue
ceedng nsksdnes Of the ardl This hue ard cry raised
sgan.t the result o personal spite ard tie s,J people
Nv the lssy village Of Troy show their malice quite too plainly
PairiOm 4. convenient ciosk sometimes, for The rere't
towards to weaT."


Thought Enough If Mr. LOyeridge dcesn' I
huOW that ~ W y" t"ho"4s
formation that may be Of use to traitors in arms
against the United States, and marching to sub
vert its Government or drive il from the capital,
then he is OF lighter caliber than his slip-slop
letter necessarily implies. Whether he did this
or not, we cannot say; but he does not deny it,
and seems to think it nobody's business. We
afectionately advise him 10 keep out Of the reach
of an American Jury, and thank the Troy block.
heads who gave him SO easy an escape from his
grave responsibilities. And we spprise all Of
like mind, who still liDger among us, that the
American Republic is determined TO live, and
not die, and that those Of us who would gladly
have helped the Cotton States out of the Union,
if they had been content to ask and await
peaceful dismisson. are quite as firmly resolved
as the rest that they shall not break out, taking
all they see fit along with them. We are deter
mined to show that this is truly Nation, not q
mass meeting, and that whoever attempts to sub.
vert, destroy, or violently dismenber it, does SO
at his serious peril. Wherefore, wo counsel Mr..
Lovcridge TO remain in Canada, and all Of like
faith, who cannot Keep quiet, to follow him
thither at the earliest moment possible.
Year: 1861

Ii is not at all too early to enforce the good
old rule that "he who 10 not for us is against
"us." A pretended neutrality, having no other
purpose than to secure time for preparation,
should be suffered no longer. The experience Of
the past six months has been a useless lesson if
we have not learned from il that treason is so
strong in every Slave State Of the Union, that it


is sure to assert itself as the dominant feeling if
time enough is permitted it TO mature and OPP
portunty is given for preparation for armed re-
belIion. No Border State should be left uncccu-
pied any longer than is absolutely necessary that
has not readily and cheerfully answered to the
Presidents requisition for troops. They should
be treated as traitors in interest, if not in act,
aud such treatment would include them all.


We published yesterday report of n CONVEX
saton between Col. Tlghman of the Kentucky
forces and Col. Prentiss the commander of the
Federal troops in Cairo. The mission of Col.
Tighman, il is said, "was peaceful" 1t is time
we were done with this sort of cant; his position
is that Of traitor. This Colonel is at the head
of body of armed men, regularly organized
trooUs, when the Governor of the State has
insultingly refused to obey the laws of the
Federal Government, and to furnish her quota
required by the President for its defense. If
to the Government, and every man Of it, from
the Colonel down to the smallest drummer boy,
is traitor in arms. Ii is a legal absurdity for
Kentucky or any other State to pretend to have
armed in her own defense. She can claim no
right of defense except through and by the Fed.
eral Government, and any other, at such q time
as this is an oicnse TO the Union, and aid and
comfort to the traitors who are seeking
its overthrow. 1t was this truth that
gave force to the reply Of Col. Prentiss
to Col. Tilghmans assertion that Kentucky
would not consent to the blockade of the Ohio.
"If," replied Col. prentiss, Kentucky is, as
you say, loyal State, she would have to
" allow the bockading of the Ohio" 1t was a
succinct statement of the whole case. If Ken.
lucky is loyal she must submit to the laws of
the Federal Government and the measures
adopted to enforce them; if she does not submit
she is not loyal; if she is not loyal she is q
traitor; if not for Us, she is against us, aud
should DO treated accordingly. Having refused
to supply force for the defense Of the Union,
she eau have no other purpose if she has Il force
on foot, than to use it against the Union. All
her propositions for peace are merely propositions
for time. 1t il idiotic to believe anything else
of her. Col. Pren,iss has precisely the sainc
reason to expect an attack from Kentucky as he
has from Tennessee, only that Kentuck! IL not
quite so far advanced in her preparations, or,
being Border state, il compelled TO be Iaore
cautious.
Year: 1861

The official account of the afray at ST. Louis
shows that the troops were outrageousy treated
BY the mob as they marched through the streets,
and that they did not fire until they had been
repeatedly fired upon. The frat man whom they
shot had fired three barrels of q revolver at
them, aud was about TO fire the fourth at an
officer when be was killed By the soldiers.
Year: 1861

The steady increase in the city circulation OF IhE
TRIBuSE increases its value a medium for city ad-
yertsing. Advertisers will oblge us by sending In
their advertisements as early as possible, as we are
obliged to put the paper to press at an earlier hour
than formerly.


Advertisements must be handed in before o'clock or
they cannot be classified.
Year: 1861

The New York Times pays the following
compliment to the great West:


There never existed such splendid material
for soldiers as is furnished in these warlike
children Of the free West. They are full
of robust health, expert in the use of weap-
ons, Injured to hardships, burning with
enthusiasm, intelligent, resoIute, proud,
brave to fault, and patriotic as they are
brave. They comprehend throughIy the
mighty issue for which they battle, and feel
the infinite Importance to themselves and
their posterty, and to all mankind forever.
that they be settled now and irrevocably and
that Justice aud Liberty, and Order. bear
undivided sway all over the Great Valley,
from the Gulf to the sources of the Father
of Waters.
Year: 1861

THE editor of the Placerville Republican an
nounces that he is an old bach, and therefore
requests all friends intending to present him
with a Thanksgiving turkey, to leave the same
at bis hotel, where it will be credited on his
(the editor's) board bill
Year: 1861

-


The Two COnfederacies.


On our first page will be found letter
from the Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald, and short extract from
the Tribune, foreshadowing the policy Of
the Republican party in the event Of bnal
separation of the slave States from tbe
Union. 1t appears that the leading spirits
of the party regard the establishment of a
Southern Confederacy as inevitable, and
while Seward and the Peace Conference
have been left to deal with the fossil ques-
tion of slavery and the Territories, they
have already marked out the boundaries
that are to divide the two Republics, and
settled upon the general features Of the
policy to be pursued by the North. Accor-
ding to the Tribune, secession must be
arrested wherever it "trenches upon the
interests of the free States" The Potomac
and Ohio must be the boundary on the
North-the free States retaining the Fede-
raj Capital and the States of Maryland and
Delaware, together with all the States and
Territories west Of the Mississippi. To
allow Missouri, Arkansas and Texas to join
the Slave Cohfederacy would trench on
'the interests Of the free States" " and they
must be retained, with or without their own
consent; aud the Florida Keys must also be
held, in order TO give the North the control
of the commerce of the Gulf.


Should the border States eventually join
the Southern Confederacy, il is not only
possible, but highly probable, that this
programme, in the main, will be carried
out but if they conclude to remain in the
Union, then the policy will be to collect the
revenue and hold the forts in the States
that have seeded Had the Gulf States
co-Operated with the more conservative
slave States, they might have agreed upon
an ultmatum and failing to obtain what
they regarded as sufficient guarantees for
their peculiar institution, could have left
the Union in q body, and with some chance
Of success demanded their share of the pub
lie property, and division of the Terrific
ries. But the hot haste of the Gulf States
to get out Of the Union, has so divided the
slave holding States that the prestige of the
Federal Government, together with the
army aid navy, will remain with the North,
no matter how far secession may now ex-
tend.


The political leaders of the Cotton States
are shrewd politicians, but have none of
the qualifications of statesmen. Having
got their own States out of the Union, their
ambition now is to drag after them the
remaining slave States; and while they are
engaged in this work, their opponents OF
the North, with the resources of the Federal
Government at their control, will be quietly
preparing to arrest the progress of secession
at the Potomac and Mississippi, so as to
completely encompass she Southern Con-
federacy.
Year: 1861

New DISCOVERY OF LIME.-The Grass
Valley National says that Messrs Brace and
Grant have recently opened lime quarry
on the east side of Greenhorn creek, about
half mile below Lewis saw mill, on the
Walloupa road 1t is situated about seven
and half miles from Grass Valley, and
seven from Nevada. The ledge is about
fifteen feet ia thickness, easily accessible,
aud the lime of very superior quality. The
discovery is very important to Nevada and
Grass Valley, as the ledge is accessible at
all seasons, and the distance less than TO any
other ledge now helng worked.
Year: 1861

The New York papers are beginning to
discuss the necessity and exrediency Of re-
Surfing to drafting to procure the requisite
numt,er Of soldiers. Enlistments are very
tardy "a the Eastern States, and some Of
the Western, for that matter. Several
weeks ago the Governor Of New York
called for 5000 volunteers. But up to
this time not half that number nave signed
enlistment rolls. The New England States
are all tar5y. None Of them are furnish
ing half that are needed and expected.
Pennsylvania is not doing her duty by any
meuns, and Ohio is lagging behind and has
moi half the troops in the field that she
Should have.


The same thing is true of Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota Illinois is rails
ing mere troops than any other State
mere tlan even New York OF Pennsy1Ea-
nia-tut it is doubtful whether she will
have her full quota in the field by October
FIRST, ct which time the half million called
for by Congress. early in July last should
be under arms.


The rebels resorted to drafting long sysF<
and thereby have been able to put in the
field larger army than the Government.
Why should our side refrain from drafting
Tlen it is found that volunteering will not
supply men fast enough? No loyal man
il drafted will refuse to serve or find 8 sub
Et:tute- We have q quarter Of million
Of trocEs in camp, and should have half
million. Let there be no hesitation on
the par: ofthe Government to call On each
State for its full quota Of soldiers. Let the
President designate the number each State
must furnish, and if they are not forthcom-
ing enc way they Will another. The quots
for this State is forty-dve thousand but
let tue Government fix it at fifty thousand,
ana ,hey viii be quickly forthcoming,
Year: 1861

FEARFUL CONFLICT WITH TIGREss.
Whilst Maccomo was going through his
performance with the Bengal tirgers, at Man
der's Menagerie, Liverpool, the llth instant
tigress caught his hand in his mouth.
Plating his knees iu the small ofthc tigress's
back, and pressing her against the bars Of
the cage, then scizing her lover jaw with
the right hand, he held her powerlcss to do
more than retain the left hand in her mouth
So cool was MaccOmo in this trying position
that lockers on thought it part OF his per-
iormancc but when Maccomo called to one
OF the keepers Z" She has got my hand last in
her mouth get u bar of hot iron, the truth
Of his dangerous position flashed through the
mind OF those present and created the great
est excitemcnt-one lady tainted away,
Others running away from tho painful sight.


Four or five minutes elapsed before the
iron rod was ready, during which time Mac
como stood US a piecc of statuary, not
quiyer Of lip to show the pain ho was cndur.
ing. When ready, the hot iron was applied
quickly and surely by one of the keepers
10 one OF the large teeth in the upper jaw,
and, as though she had been electrified. her
mouth sprang open. Maccomo, quick m
lightning drew his hand away. ought hold
ola thick stick, struck the animal terrific
blow ON the skull, brought her down. and
forced her to finish her performances. When
Maccomo came out OF the cage. his bleeding
hand testified to the frightful struggle
which had bceu going on between man and
beast.-Lirerpooi Times
Year: 1861

We have been k indy permitted to publish
the following extract from private letter writ
ten by Capt. c. of company from this county
to friend in this place. We insist that all
hands shall read it and act in the premises i'm
medately for the weather is getting cold over
on the Potomac and Mcclellan, we fear will
not advance in time to furnish the boys with
thcl winter supply.


We would suggest the propriety Of sending
the clothing which has been collected here
by request of the Governor direct to our own
men,


If they arc sent to the capital VIC very much
doubt whether they will get them in time to
meet their pressing wants, Read the letter
and then act upon it.


Do collect all the things you can. blan-
kets socks. aud underclothing and whatever else
YOU can get hold of to make the and
send them on. The nights and mornings, are
COLI already OH these hills, and the men will
suffer Jreadfully unless this call is responded to
promptly. Collect the things and send them
bv some special Agtat to fredericksburg


Don't send them to the Y. NJ. T.. y. any 9th
er Va society, but box them up and get some
trusty man t, take them i'll person to us


Flannel shirts made of any thing, woolen
might and probably would save many brave
fellows life See what cfn be done and do it
quickly ifyou love me. My poor fellows have
only one thin blanket and that almost worn
through, ami they are suffering already from cold.
What " i'll come to them this winter the Lord in
Heaven only knows, | do not.
Year: 1861

On Saturday last, news was received here of
the death of Henry R. Savage, Esq, Cashier of
the Bank of Cape Fear


Following so attr ethe death of DIR Wright,
the President of the bank, the loss of another,
and one of the oldest and most highly valued
officers of that institution, came upon the COM
munity with an increased shock, even although
it was known that his health had been for some
time very precarious, and that he had gone to
the Virginia Springs with view to the resto-
ration of a constitution impaired, no doubt, by
close and unremitting attention to the duties of
his responsible position. The hopes based up
on the restorative effects of the Springs were
not realized, and he sunk under the malady
under which he labored-an affection of the
liver, we believe. His death occurred at the
Allegheny Springs on Thursday last


Mr. Savage was equally esteemed in private
life as in his official position, and his loss
will be felt by the whole community no less
than by the institution with which he was con-
nected.


His remains arrived here this merning, and
were inferred in Oakdale Cemetery Whining
| ton Journal.
Year: 1861

The way that two men were caught in Ran
dolph county, was thus "A. volunteer compa-
ny was passing along the road, bound for High
Point, where their regiment was to be organ
lied, and they saw two young men in a pretty
large field, pulling fodder Some OF the MEM
bers of the company hailed the young men and
asked why they did not turn out to defend
their country, telling them to ''come along."-
The young men said they would, just as soon
as the got through with that field. AS by one
impulse, the company, to the ehargin Of the
fodder pullers, jumped the fence, to the num-
Der of hundred, and went to work, and in an
inconceivably short time, the field was finish
ed, and the men swore that their young friends
had now no excuse for not going, but must go.
Finally, they didn't CO. but sent John in their
-demijohn. The scene generally, was
rich. The company decided that the John a
foresaid had more spirits in him than the tive
young men of fodder HI. Journal
Year: 1861

WARRINGTON, Fla Sept. 2O.-A woman in
camp is rara aCis, sight good for sore eyes.
They are like angels visits, ''few and far be-
tween" However, have several times seen
one lately, and she comes upon a most painful
and sorrowful mission, to brother who is
under sentence of death for striking an officer.
He is fine looking young man. have never
witnessed scene SO narrowing to my feelings,
so painfully impressive the prison scene, i'm
which she first met him. never heard pathos
and eloquence equal to hers. The spectators
were in tears. l was sent for by her and went
to the prison. l would not, for long time,
announce my arrival, but stood at a distance,
held in awe by the singular sceEe. In the dim


light of the prison, she kneeling by her
brother and uttering such a prayer as never
heard before. \ friend and relative accom-
panied her, and to him | at last announced my
self But it was long before he could talk CO.
hertly "My God and this is war y was MS
reiterated exclamation.


His sister had hurried to see him at the first
notice of his situation. She has labored for his
salvation, moral and spiritual, with the spirit
of an angel. She obtained copy of the pro-
ceedings f the Court Martial, and went as fast
as steam could take her to Richmond to get O.
pardon for him. The President was sick, but
she saw the Secretary OF War, and he advised
her to come back and get petition for his par
don. Back she came, and with great difficulty
! got one numerously signed by officers. One
| officer OF high rank refused to sign 1T. She
seemed much affected at this, and asked me
what she should do. l replied, $50 to him
yourself, Madam, and he will sign it. / know
that you are irresistible, and no man with a
heart IN his body can say no to you" had
signed it myself against my views of military
discipline, but would have torn the ''artieles
of war" into atoms, rather than grieve that
noble woman by refusing her request. She
! took my advice, went in person to the reeusant
| offioo and bod 1oi1 Sha ala haf


same night to Richmond again, to plead for her


brothers life. He was to have been shot to-
day at noon. This morning an order came


postponing the execution of the sentence. I
look for her soon again from Richmond


Heaven speed her efforts. She is young


married woman, and lucky is the man who has


such wife. She is, indeed jewel, and if
her mother has any more like her at home, ]


shall go to see them when this war is over.


PIPALEE,
Year: 1861

THE GOOD OLD TIMEs.-We are rapltly get
ting back to the good old times when our grand
,namas used to recreate themselves with health-
piyinr exercise by carding, spinning and weaV-
in the cloth that clothed their entire families IN
stead of" paying calls, as the custom mas recent
lv been. And fer amusement would ply the
needle in making it up into garments or knitting
socks for the family, instead ofspending the time
in readinp the latest novel or drumming out an
bour or two upon the piaIina. Only a short
twelve months ago you could hardly spend
.vantx minutes in a crowd where there were AS
many as two ladies, that the conversation did
not turn upon the subject of the latest fashion,
.b tvle of Mrs or Miss so and SOS dress, &c &c;
but rho has heard anything of the sort this fall
Not we. The burthen of the conversation now
j.. what shall we do to make our brave soldiers
happy on the tented field And with zeal and
patriotism unequaled since the days of seventy
six, the ladies vie with each other IN their
deeds af charity and labor of love. Instead of
killing time with idle chitchat, they are, for the
,.ost part, busly engaged knitting and sow
ing and in doing whatever else they can to accom-
nlsh this great end They are not ONLY laboring
for the soldiers, but have gone to work to max
ing fabrics for their families Truly the
good old times have returned ahd housewives
agr, again helpmates. We have before us a ha If
dozen samples of homemade plaids. heavy os-
naburgs &c. the handy work OF Mrs Z. Malett of
this county, which have been, made out and out
under her supervision, and which are superior to
ANYTHING of this class that you can buy from
our merchants even at the enormous prices they
are asking. We understand from undoubt-
cd authority that these are samples of some six or
seven hundred yards which she has had man
ufacrured this year.
Year: 1861

Messrs Wilkinson and Morse are making
salt on Wrightsville Sound on an average of
about - bushels every twenty-four hours
They work only four hands in the day and
2 at night. They sent US about peck this
morning, and it looks to be equal to the Liver
pool ground and we learn from Mr.. Wilkinson
that he has tried it in sailing down beef, and
that it is equal to any salt brought from for
eign ports. They are selling their salt at the
market price, which is 81 so per bushel.-WH.
,T0atrudL
Year: 1861

Additional Intelligence received at the War
Department gives full confirmation of the VIC
tory gained by General jackson on the Green
brler river.


The following is the official dispatch eff Gener-
al jackson himself, addressed to the Secretary of
War:


.GREENBR1ER RIVER, Oct. 3-The enemy at
tackled at eight o'clock this mornlug, IN con
siderable force, estimated al five thousand and
with six pieces Of artillery OF longer range than
any we have. After hot fire of four and "a halt
hours, and heavy attempts to charge our llneS' he
WAS rrpulsed, evidently with considerable loss
We had no cavalry to pursue him on his retreat.
The loss on our side has been incoilsderable.-
A fuller report will be given through the regular
channels For overall days my correspondence
with General Loring has been Interrupted Tie
enemy's force much superior 10 euls, but we
had the advantage of position.


II A. JACKSON,


"Brigadier General Commanding"


Further private accounts OF the battle OBJ
tanned last night that the fight was prlncIpally
between the artillery, our artillcrymen shoot
ing well and fighting gallantly. We had only
five or six killed and eight wounded. The
loss of our picket guard, who were stationed
between our camp and that of the enemy, was
not precisely known. The loss of the enemy
was estimated at 100 killed.


The most remarkable circumstance of the
action is, that Of the part taken 10y our plcketS
about two hundred of whom are said to have
held the enemy in check for an hour and Il
half


The locality of the battle was the pike
leading from Beverly to Staunton. On their
retreat the enemy had fallen back about six
or seven miles to the neighbourhood of what
was known as Slabn's cabin.


1t was not known under whose command the
enemy were.


Among the killed was Surgeon Graves, of
Captain Rice's artillery company. Captain
Rice was badly wounded, having had one OF his
feet shot off by cannon ball.