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Year: 1861

This body has passed the bill organizing regu-
lar army of ten thousand troops. 1t has also pass
ed bill establishing Military Board, to act US ad
vsers to the Governor in the military operations Of
the State.


An act has also been passed by both Houses, al
lowing volunteers in camp to vote for delegates to
tbc Convention for their respective counties; the
pols to be opened IN camp by the Captains or other
officers in command of the respective companies,
and who are to furnish the vote thus taken to the
sbers of the counties in which the voters are en-
titled to residence.


The Stay law has passed the Senate, and is under
consideration in the House. A bill to define and
punish treason has also passed the Senate, and will
mass the House. All these bills we will give as soon
as we can make room for them.


The volunteer bill, or as iSis entitled "the bill to
provide for the public defence passed the Senate
on Wednesday, and on Thursday in the House was
amended and sent back to the Senate. This and
the militia bill, together with those alluded to above
comprise all the bills of importance before the Legis
lature and when these are finished up that body will
probably adjourn.


No day OF a1Journmeht HAS se' 'ee" nAe" uP''


w Every human being who possesses any Of
the "milk of human kindness" will denounce and
abhor those who disposed in this crisis to make
profits out of the necessities Of the poor. We offer
no objection to reasonable profits by shop-keepers,
for they have right to expect living from their
business but the man of capital who buys up flour,
and corn and bacon at this time, to sell again at
high figures to the needy, deserves to be marked
and Stunned by all good people. We have an eye
on some who have refused to contribute one cent to
the volunteers but who are said to be engaged in
tie infamous business of sreculating on the neces-
sites of the poor. We call no names now, but we
may do so hereafter. We will also add that the
man of wealth who refuses to open his purse for the
defence Of his country in this crisis is no patriot
For the honor of the State be it said such charac-
ters are rare.
Year: 1861

THE inhabitants on the coast Of North Caro-
lima about Hatteras Inlet, whose principal sup
port had been by their trade with the North,
are thoroughly sick Of the war. Feeling that
secession had been precipitated upon the State
against the wishes Of her people, they are eager
for the overthrow of the spurious government.
The suffering of the poor and the demoraliza-
ton of the currency add to the feelings of dis
content. Union meetings have been held, at
which influential citizens attended, and it has
been agreed to offer no resistance to the Fede-
raj troops.
Year: 1861

THE Governor elect, and a party of gentle
men, on Wednesday last left Dutch Flat for the
purpose Of going over the survey for railway
made by Mr.. Judah. The excursion will be ex-
tended as far as the Humboldt. The Inquirer
hopes the Governor will embark in the enter
prise Of building the road.
Year: 1861

THE Grass Valley Cricketers, who were
beaten some time since by the San Francis
cans, have challenged them TO come to
Grass Valley aud play, The latter regret
that they cannot accept the challenge be-
fore next spring.
Year: 1861

The following from the Wilmington journal
is certainly worthy the immediate attention OF
the Legislature. Let the Road be finished by
all means and Iron Works established. The
Journal says:


But small portion Of the Railroad be-
tween the mineral region on Deep River and
Fayetteville remains to be fnished-some two
or three miles This ought to be finished
Immediately, even if the State has to take it IN
hand Iron is great necessity alike OF peace
and of war We have on the upper and lower
Cape Fear, taking Deep River, an affluent OF
the Cape Fear, part of the upper course OF
that River, not only the iron ore but the coal
with which to melt it and the shell mari
affording sufficiently pure material to be
used as fux.


At Fay etteville we have good deal of the
machinery necessary fer the manufacture and
alteration of small arms and there and at
Wilmington we have foundries for the casting
of cannon, shot, shell and other kinds OF ordin-
ance This matter of an access to the coal and
iron region of our State and the means for the
development of resources, becomes matter
not simply of State but of Confed- rate impor-
tance, and we trust that our Legislature will
not fail to bestow upon it the attention it de-
Year: 1861

No town of any consequence at all would
like to be without newSpapaper IT
these exciting times and hence it is the duty
OF every community to see, first that living
patronage is secured for its own local publica-
tons In our own case, as with Others the
two main items of our business, heretofore
Job work and advertislng-has almost entirely
ceased. and hence we are left to rely almost
entirely, with expenses undminished, upon
the money received for subscriptions to keep
I'D the business Of course this is matter Of
self.interest with us, but then would not the
community, as such, suffer greatly by being
deprived of the only paper they have at this
time? We think so and if they would insure
its continuance during these trying times they
must exert themselves to increase its circula-
ton. We hope those who are not willing to
sec tHe town without a paper will think of
this


The following from the Wilmington Journal
shows that this prostration in newspaper busi-
ness is general and others as we'll as ourself
are feeling it.:


Owing to the great falling off in advertising
business, the Petersburg Erpress has been
forced to raise its subscription price from "a
to So. These are very hard times on newspa-
pers. They must telegraph, fthey would hope
to be taken at all, for people take papers only
for the news and the latest that the lightning
can fash. And while expenses are increased,
business in the way of adfertising and jobbing
and these are the great stand-bys-is almost
at stand-still. To enable the papers here
and elsewhere to be sustained and to keep up
with the requirements of their readers, large
ly increased list, paid in cash, is absolutely
necessary Unlike other kinds of business, we
cannot curtail suspend for the time being
not even for day. In these times the people
cannot do without the papers-to have them
ns thep ought to be, t.,ey must sustain them
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Year: 1861

We did hope from the number OF Tore JS@S's
hold about Raleigh since the Proclamation OF
Lincoln calling for troops to suhJugate the
Sorth that we should hear no more OF party
or personal abuse among the leaders IN that
quarter but in this we have been disappointed


Holden and Badger" and perhaps few
others. are still to be denounced. Hon Geo
E. Badger, who has, so we learn, two or three
sons in the service of the South, and who ex-
presses willingness to shoulder a musket
himself if necessary is held up TO the peoHle OF
the State as unsound How extremely ridicu-
lous We have always been democrat ana
Mr.. Badger we have always known as leaoer
of the whig party, but we have as much con-
fidence in his patriotism and loyalty TO the
South as we have in that Of any man in North
Carolina; and we honestly think that II the
patriotism of any man is to be doubted 1t is
the one who attempts to create bitterness and
reproduce party ',issensions at this tssae. Bad
ger and Holden ii 8 as saf4 and will be found
rs patriotic in the present crisis as any other
men in North Carolina and we do hope this
petty. deEpica BILE war on them will cease.
Year: 1861

Because we have been under the disagreea
ble necessity of telling SOME Of our subscribers
that the paper could not and would not be con-
tinued to them unless they paid their subscrip-
tons promptly when presented, some of our
good natured friends have become alarmed for
fear that we arc on the eve of suspension
Not yet The publication Of the PFoJreSs will
be continued as long as We can remain by it,
and even should We be called away to serve the
State in different sphere we shall leave those
that will continue it. It will never suspend
until Lincoln'S troops shall have prostrated all
intermediate points and reached New Orleans.
Then Wen think G5out it,
Year: 1861

If the circulation Of HQrpsr's Weekly, the
Neso York Herald and other such reasonable
publications cannot be stopped in the South IN
no other way let the State authorities interfere.
The patriotism of any Southern man may we'll
be doubted who would spend dollar for such
publications now. Let every citizen Of the
South drop all their northern papers as fast as
their subscriptions expire at least until after
the present troubles are over. We should
now treat all northern men and all northern
publications alike.
Year: 1861

LET HIM Go-One Charles Henry Foster,
q native we believe of Maine, and during the
late Presidential canvass editor of Breckin-
ridge paper at Murfreesboro' in this State, and
later still Union candidate for a seat in our
State Convention now holds clerkship at
Washington under Lincoln. We truly
glad that Charles Henry has left US and trust
he may stay. The South has been cursed by
tnn many such
Year: 1861

BARBAR1sM IN New YoRK.-G. B. Lamar,
ESQ, President of the Bank of the Republic, of
New York, and for many years resident ofthat
CITY. lately resigned that office. Soon after
his resignation he was waited on by a commit
tee of the citizens, and ordered to leave the
city by specified short time.


1t was Mr. Lamar's desire and intention to
leave the city, and his resignation was with
reference to this, but the critical illness OF his
wife-a fact that must have been known to
some of the mob prevented an early removal
He informed the mob committee that he
could not and would not leave at their orders,
and here the matter rested at our last &C
commits
Year: 1861

ingly unfair to the Quartermaster General,


whom, as we before remarked, We believe


to be thoroughly upright man. We
have too much regard for him to take


advantage Of the Journals method Of de-


tending his policy. Weexpress'y declared
that while Chicago houses had received
the lions share Of the" contracts, we did


not regard that circumstance as lteringit
And as for the advertising patronage, re
have only to soy that our opinion differs
from the Journals ns 10 the amount likely


to influence the course Of o daily news
paper - ~ r


Now this whole question is very aim
pic one. A reason has been offered, to ex-
plain why the proposals were were not
called for by. advertisement. Considera-
bly, more than ! month has elapsed since
the contractors first began together at
Spring Twas there was no time to adyer-
tise We will not question The fact, if the
Quarte1master is Of that opinion. He
knows, Of course, better than VIC do. But
it is not unreasonable to ask what arc the
prices agreed to be paid for the various ar.
tclee. The public have right to this in:
formation. We have seen some of the
schedules in the hands Of private parties
and we are glad to say that the rates are
very fair and advantageous to the State
Nevertheless it is just and proper that al


these things be conducted in the daylight
No good end can be served by secrecy


The high reputation Of the Quartermastel
General, among all classes and all parties
especially demands the publicity. If tht
State Journal has that regard for hin
which ne hare, it will not seek to throw
dust in peoples eyes when respectful in
quiries are made concerning public busi
Year: 1861

TIE INEFFICIENCY OF THE BLocKADE.--Mauy in
stances have been recently developed going to
show that the blockade of the Southern ports is
mserably Inefficient, and it is not at all unlikely
that the evil effects of the neglect on the part of
those who are responsible will be more severely
felt at no distant day.


We saw not long ago the rebel privateer Sumter
escaping from New Orleans, which is nomlnally in
a state of blockade, and are familiar with the
depredations she has since committed on our mer-
chant marine. Then, we find the Niagara leaving
Charleston exposed for two days; and again, we
see the Wabash leaving the same port unprotected
for fifty hours at time, and then the necessity OF
the Niagara deserving the waters of Pensacola tor
two or three days in search of the privateer sum
| ter, because the Brooklyn let her slip by at New
| Orleans. And yet We have not heard that any
court of inquiry has been established or any inves
| tigation ordered into the cause of these apparen
| derelictons of duty. What is the blockade worth


thus managed? New York Herald 18th.


In the same number the Herald calls the Fedora


Secretary of the Navy an imbecie, and repeats it


stereotyped call upon the New York merchants t


arm all the idle vessels that can be got hold of.
Year: 1861

WAsHTEGToE, January 2i.-Ten OF the Vir-
ginia COngressmen have sent an address to tbs
people Of that State, giving a review Of The
proceedings and probable action Of Congress,
in which they say that it is vain to hope FOR
any measures of coDeiliation or adjustment
from Congress which the people could accept.
Tney are also satisfied that the Republican
party designs BY civil war alone to coerce the
Southern States, under the pretext OF enforc-
ing the laws, unless it shall become speedily
apparent that the seeding States are so
numerous, determined, and united as to make
such an attempt hopeless. They conclude by
expressing their sslemn conviction that prompt
and decided action by the people OF Virginia
in convention assembled, will afford the surest
means, under the providence OF God, Of avert
ing impending civil war, and Of preserving the
hope Of reeonstructing a Union already dis
solved.
Year: 1861

The boodfend laughed loud the evil geni-
us of humanity clapped his hands in triumph
monarchy . grinned horribly CHASTITY smile "
but liberty, bathed in tears was bowed in
shame for the madness of her degenerate chill
dren.


The first flash of artillery kindled anew a
flame of patriotic devotion to country, which
will burn with pure and constant glow when
the lamp of mortal existence shall pale and
flicker 10 DEATH Its first reverberaton on the
air aroused sIumbering love Of Constitution
and of Union, and Of the cherished emblem OF
all, the stars and stripes, which will not again
seek repose until the roar Of hostile guns shall
be silenced ii startled to their feet, as by "A
common impulse, twenty millions Of lreemen,
to guard the citadel of their faith from destruc-
tion, as war was driving his ebon car upon his
remorseless mission.


This civil intestine war is one of the most
fearful and lerocious that ever desolated earth
and its authors will be cursed when the autroc-
ities of Baiazet and Tamerauc, and the kahns
of Tartary and India and other despoilers OF
the earth, shall be forgotten. 1t is war be-
tween and among brethren. Those whose eyes
should have beamed in friendship now CLEAN
in war; those who close in the death struggle
upon the battle field, were children of the same
household aud nurtured at the same gathering
place Of affection baptised at the same fount
and confirmed at the same chancel-


"They grew in beauty, side by side,


They filled one hose with glee;
Year: 1861

lAvulAu ttt cstiAAC IditHt AASSs


But while we express deep humiliation for
the depravity of our kind, and are shocked and
siekened at spectacle so revolting, we should
not abandon the dear old mansion to the flames,
even though kihdled by brethren, who should
have watched over it with us, and guarded it
from harm And, while we should not raise
our hand TO shed brothers blood, we may
turn aside his insane blow, aimed at the heart
of the venerated mother Of ALL And il great
power of Europe is disposed to sympatbise with
rebellion, and believes this Government and
this people can be driven by the menace of
foreign curses of war, let her try the experiment
But when they come, to save time and travel
let them bring with them a duly executed
qut-claim to the Union, for such portions of
the North American continent as they have not
surrendered to it in former conflicts, for they
will have occasion for inst such an instrument,
whenever their impertinent interference is man
ifested practically in our domestic affairs


Conspicuous in this strange passage of the
new worlds history is the secession of Texas
A State with extended territories, and the right
10 form four more States from them without
restriction, south Of the old Missouri line-a
State requiring the protection of the Federal
Governmeut to guard it from marauding sava-
ges and other hostile bands-a State which
was never wronged by Northern State, nor
by the Government of the Union. in theory or
in practice. This State was the last Southern
State gathered under the flag of the Union
admitted In l645. more as Southern than a
Northern measure; admitted, too. under pe-
caliar circumstances, after a most memorable
struggle, in the highest branch Of the National
Legislature by single vote.


Sir John of Hynford, twas my blade.


That knghthood my shoulder laid t;


For this good deed, permit me then,


! word to these misguided men,


Not those who would seek to maintain but
those who labor TO destroy the Union. You
have widely mistaken both the temper and the
purpose of the great body of people of the fee
States IN the present crisis. In this unnatural
struggle, which your leaders have forced upon
them, they seek only to uphold and maintain
and preserve from destruction Government
which Is common inheritance, and in the pres-
ervation of which you are equally interested
They seek not to despoil your States. not to
disturb your internal relations but to preserve
the Union which shelters aud protects all. and
vindicates the Constitution which Is especially
your only defense from aggression-is both
your sword and shield They war not upon


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Year: 1861

If You don't want to fall in love with n
girl don't commence firting with her. This
counting for fun is like boxing for fun. You
put on the gloves in perfect good humor,
with the most friendly intentions Of eXchoug-
ing few amicable blows; you find yourself
insensbly warm with the enthusiasm of the
conflict, until some unlucky punch I'M the
"veskit' decides the matter, and the whole
affair ends IN downoight fight. Don't you
see the similarity?
Year: 1861

GES. ScoTr is hard at work, and at 40
years of age never displayed more vigor than
he does now. He does not doubt that the
rebellion will soon be suppressed, now that
the Governments hand is put boldly to work:
tie says that, if he can see his country freed
once more from the perils of notification, hs
Is prepared to close his eyes in peace.
Year: 1861

The use of " RUM as cosmetic has up
to this time been rather limited and it gives
us much pleasure to record our opinion in its
behalf and recommend its general use, in
lieu of other nostrums that are Of a more
deleterious character:


The opprobrium which attaches to I" Rum"
as the synonym for drunken wretchedness
seems likely to become obsolete in the new
association of ideas to which the word is now
to direct the mind. The London Lancet, the
highest medical authority, proclaims rum to
be the very best known cosmetic, and earn
estly recommends its use to the ladies as a
wash for the face, entreating them to BAN
ish the poisonous compounds procured of the
perfumers. In our younger days, in a pleas.
ant village on the banks of the Merrimac. we
had the opportunity of extreme juvenility to
know the fact that q our girls'' washed their
faces in the pure g New England y and pu-
rer white and red never graced ball room
and bewildered poor masculines, than
our girls presented. 1t is well to remark
that while the use of pure New England as
cosmetic is to beautify the skin by clarity
ing it, and assisting nature to "perfect
work, F" as a beverage it is apt, if used to ex-
cess, to afix the carnation to the end of the
nose.
Year: 1861

GIVE Me DRIsK-Mr. Mcleod, an Eng,
lish writer, puts the following language into
the mouth of those who visit whisky shops:


There's my money-give me drink =
There's my clothing and food-give me drink
There's the clothing, food and fire of my wife
and children-giye me drink There's the
education of the family and the peace of the
house-give me drink There is the money
l have robbed from the schoolmaster, and in
Vulnerable articles ! have robbed from the
storekeeper-give me drink Pour me out
drink, for more will pay for it. There's my
health of body and peace of mind-there's
my character as man and my profession as
a Christian will give up all-give me
drink More yet have | to give. There is
my heavenly inheritance, and the everlasting
fellowship of the redeemed-there is all hope
of salvation ! give up my Saviour give
up my God resign all All that is good,
great and glorious in the universe, | resign
forever that | may be drunk -
Year: 1861

A PRELATE ON PATRIOTISM
Hughes, of New York, wrote a letter to the
great Union meeting of New York, in which
he said


Still desirous of peace, when the preyi-
dekcepf God shall have brought it, may say
that Slnee the period Of my naturalization |
have none but one country. In reference to
my duties as a citizen, no change has come
over my mind since then. The Government
of the United States was then, as it is now,
symbolical of a national flag, commonly call
ed the STARS and Stripes This has been
nv flag. and shall be to the end. l trust it
is still destined to display in the gales that
sweep every ocean. and amid the gentle
breezes of many distant shore, as have
seen it in foreign lands, its own peculiar
waving lines of beauty. May it live and
continue to display these same waving lines
of beauty, whether at home or abroad, for a
thousand years, and afterward. as long as
Heaven permits, without limit or duration. !"
Year: 1861

A QUAKER's LETTER. herewith
send thee my pocket clock, which greatly
standcth in need of thy friendly correc-
ton. The last time he was at thy school,
he was in no way reformed; for | per
ceiyo by the index of his face that he is
a liar, and The truth is not in him. Ex-
anime him, therefore, and prove him, |
beseech you, thoroughly, so that thou
mayest, being very well acquainted with
his inward frame and disposition, draw
him from the error of his ways, and teach
him the way he should 60 1t grieves
me TO think of him, for verify | am of the
opinion that his body is corrupted with
disease. Cleanse him, therefore; for
will place him for a few days under thy
care, and pay for his board as thou re-
quirest. entreat thee, friend John, that
when thou layest the correcting hand up
on him let it be without passion, lest thou
should drive him to destruction. Do
thou regulate his motions for a tmo TO
come, by the motion of the light that
rueth the day; and when thou findest
that he is converted from the error of his
ways, do thou send him home, with a
just bill OF thy charges, drawn up in tho
spirit of moderation, and it shall be paid
to thee, in the root Of all evil.
Year: 1861




Nay, speak no i'll, kindly word
Can never leave a sting behind,
And, oh to breathe each tale we've heard
Is far beneath a noble mind.
Full Oft a better seed is sown,
BY choosinglthus the better plan,
For if but little good be known,
Still let us speak the best we can.
Give me the heart that fain would hide,
Would fain ancther's faults effacej
How ean it pleasure human pride
TO prove humanity but basol 'ofe.
No, let US reach a higher mood,
a nobler estimate Of man;
BE earnest in the search for good,
And speak of all the best VIC can.
Then speak no i'll, but lenient be
TO others frilings as our own;
If you the first fault to see,
DO not the first to make Il known;
Forlife is but n passing day; r
No lip may tell how brief its span
Then, OH the little time We stay,
Let's speak of all the best we can.
Year: 1861

Pur a STOP TO IT If the secession peace
makers here think it such dreadful thing
that the Government should have rails ID
$4,000 troops ina week, they had better send
b. F. Washington on to stop the people from
volunteering any more Otherwise the thing
may 60 on TO an indefinite extent