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Year: 1863

We have seldom seen so long.a spell of wet
weather as the present 1t is raining here now,
and has been almost every day for weeks past
For several days past the sun has been obscured by
haze or fog, and the sky has been of leaden color.


considerable portion of the wheat and oat
crops must have been seriously injured by the
rains On many streams these crops have been
swept away by freshets, while the corn has been
damaged and destroyed. Even on high grounds
the corn is being injured by the wet weather. 1t
stunning to sap and stalk while the grass is gain
Ing on it with no opportunity to plow or cut it up


TIE prospect, so bright at one time for abundant
crops, is now somewhat gloomy.
Year: 1863

Our JUDIcrARr.-The Fayetteville Observer, no.
tcing the rabid and unprovoked assaults recently
made on our State Judiciary, says:


ave have great respect for the Chief Justice.
personally and professionally. But we have far
greater interest in preserving from unjust reproach
and undeserved public odium the Judiciary of the
State and the country. Allow these party managers
to break down. this branch of the government, and
the others would be worthless. It is the main pil-
laF of the edifce. Every good citizen, therefore,
should frown down the partial statements and pal
pable SANDERS by which it is attempted to hunt
down some Of the JUDGES
Year: 1863

Gen. Meade, commander-in- chief of the federal
army issued address to his troops just before the
battles of Gettysburg, exhorting them to duty, and
informing them that corps and other commanders
are authorized to order the instant death of any
soldier who fails to do his duty at this hour
Death all round
Year: 1863

THE FIRST SHERIFF.-E. A. Gupton, Sheriff Of
Franklin, paid into the treasury yesterday $40 0O0
the tax for his county. On the previous day Mr..
Treasurer Worth refused to receive the tax in old
issues OF Confederate notes. This was another out
rageous, high handed measure on the part of Mr.
Worth. What right had he to set at defiance law
of the State compelling him to receive these issues
in payment of taxes? Had we been in Sheriff Cup
toms place we would have gone home with our mo-
ney and returned it to the people who paid it, and
then we would have made Mr.. Treasurer Worth
responsible for its second collection The bill which
passed the Legislature before yesterday however,
induced Mr.. Worth to conform his action to the law
State Journal.


We seldom notice the prevarications and false
hoods of the State Journal but justice to an honest
and worthy public officer requires US to say that
there is no truth in the above statement Mr..
Worth refused to receive Repayment proposed, not
because it was to be made in Confederate notes. but
because he was not furnished by Mr.. Gupton with
the Comptrolers certificate showing how much was
due from his County, and what proportion of it
due to the different funds account of which the
Treasurer is required to keep. This was distinctly
explained to Mr.. Gupton in the presence of several
gentlemen. Not word was said about the kind
of currency in which he proposed to make payment.
He asked to be allowed to deposit his money to the
credit of the Treasurer which the latter officer dis
tinctly refused, for the reason above given. Mr..
GuptOn afterwards, it is to be hoped through mis-
apprehension resulting from dulness, deposited
$4,000 to the credit of the Treasurer in the Bank
OF Cape Fear, and during the Treasurer's temporary
absence from his office brought the certificate OF
deposte to his Chief Clerk, representing to the
Chief Clerk that the Treasurer had reconsdered the
matter and authorized him to make the deposit
The Treasurer had not reconsidered and had not so
authorized him. The truth is Mr.. Gupton tOds not
ready to settle when he applied to the Treasurer to
receive his money, for the plain reason that he had
not complied with the law.
Year: 1863

The money market in New York has been
depressed for several days in consequence of
fear, that Burnsidch has been beaten or captured
The only thing that We can properly say on
this subject at present, is that JctI. Davis would
give all he Is worth if he could be sure that
Longstreet and his army is as safe as is Burn
side and his army. We shall see.
Year: 1863

Below VIC give our readers a literal copy of
letter from a rebel who ran the blockade in the
Robert K. Lee last month. This interesting
cpistc was intercepted on board the captured
blockade runner Fila m d Annie
Year: 1863

The National Anniversary wss celebrated in
this city and vicinity vito great spirit by the
loyal people, Notwithstanding the absence mill
tary parade. There seemed to be almost cheer
full and patriotic feeling, which was bouuifuliy
increased by good news toward night from the
glorious army Of tho Potomac. The only ex-
csption to general jubilation was among the
eopperhead's who desecratcd the day by
speeches that will live TO curse their mem
ories when their children are Ashamed to own
them. A condensed repart Of the sayings and
doings Is given on the llth page Of this mornings
paper.
Year: 1863

trodden under foot. But we believe the


beginning Of the end is como. The military
power of the Rebellion has received blow
from which it can never recover. Let the
Nation which is thus rescued unite in thanks
giving ard praise to the God Of Battles, whose
arm is not shortened that it cannot save, and
who in the end ia on the side. not of the
strongest battalions, but of Justice, Humanity
and Freedom.
Year: 1863

An officer of the Massachusetts, Cavalry,
stationed at Beaufort, S. c., thus speaks in "a
private letter of the negro soldiers who have
been organized in the Department of the
South:


81 consider the enlistment of negroes as
soldiers complete success. | have had a
good chance to judge, having taken great
interest in watching their progress from the
time of the first enlistment az Hilton Head.
During the last week l have visited their
camp three or four times and witnessed their
drill, and will state that as far as | am capa-
BILE Of judging of infantry tactics, they dis
play as great efficiency in drill as any of the
white regiments on the island They are
quick, active ane possess great power of en-
durance, are easily disciplined, and we'll sat
ished with their condition. | want to see
100000 blacks in the field before the first of
July. How can we get thems' you may
ask. By striking into the interior of some
thickly settled slave states and giving every
negro chance to help work out his own
salvation. Let the government do away
with their agricultural! projects for the pres
ent, and instead Of sending men to the fed
to raise cotton, make soldiers of them. The
rebels fear them much more than they dc
white troops. Many of them have old score:
to settle up, and they know wher they fgh
it is their only salvation. Ask any of them
what they may expect il their old master:
catch them, and they will say, Lord, masss
he shoot me, sure-never go alive, boss
As long as this state of feeling exists among
them, you need not fear but what they vii
make good soldiers. The rebels say they dc
not want any negroes after they have enter
ed our lines, and as general thing the!
shoot them when they catch them"
Year: 1863

HINTS TO CARPENTERs.-When
you start in business, make up your
mind not to chissL or be chiSeled.-
BE liberal to those you employ; il
will be plain to all that you are no
scre,O driver, and as each day comes
around, you will fpd jouTself all
square with everybody. Makcita
rule that any man going into the
workshop should scrape his boots.
Should the rule be broken, impose
fine of sixpencc, which may bo
called a tin tar. Try all in your
power to get your men out Of any
vice they may get into; forlnstance,
if you saw them screwcd, you, of
course, would conclude they had
been to an ale bouse, and warn
them that drinking porter to excess
in the morning will surely bring
them to an early bier. a! iot 9,p
Year: 1863

THE HUMAN VoICE.-The most


beautiful and touching instrument


which man has received from the


hands Of his benevolent Maker, is


the voice. Through words he can
impart life and signifcs ton to his


melodies, he can call forth the most
secret feelings Of the heart, awaken
every passion into living reality,
and powerfully V vibrate all the cords
of the soul. What joyful sensa-
tions cannot the simple song of the
shepherdess of the Alps inspire! If
such be the case, how much great
er must be the effect produced by
a cultivated singer, if his song be
enlivened by art and a regulated
fancy; we say a regulated fancy,
for how often do experienced sing
ers, betrayed by vanity or affecta.
ton, overstep the limits marked
out by nature. And yet how much
more frequently are the most ex-
cellent gifts, instead of being con.
secrated to the service of the art,
perverted to q mere mechanical
and unintellectual means of making
q livelihood.
Year: 1863

THE WORLD AND CHANcR.--How
often might a man, after he had
yumbled a set OF letters in O bag,
hing them out upon them cot upon
the ground before they would fall
into an exact poem, yea, or go much
as make a good discourse in prose.
And may not a little book be as
easily made by chance as this great
poem of the world? How ofteh
might man be sprinkling colors
upon canvass with a careless hand
before they could happen to make
the exact picture of a man? And
is man easier made by chance than
his picture? How long might
twenty thousand blind men, which
should be sent out from several re-
mote places in our country, wander
up and down before they would
meet upon the banks of the Rappat
hammock and fall into rank and file
IN the exact order of an army?-,
And yet thisis more easy to be i'm.
agined than how the innumerablss
blind parts of matter should rsAg
1ezvous themselves into a worldyTs
Year: 1863

EcHoING FLooRs.-As houses are
now built, floors are apt to be very
noisy annoyaDces. The timbers
are so strained up that the floors
become resonant like drum. Now
this can be very easily remedied at
o tritling expense. After laying
the under floor, nail down some
sawed laths, directly over and
across the sleepers. These will
show where to lay the upper floor.
Now make q mortar of lime and
sand, in which the latter ingredient
may be in excess. 1t may be made
thin. Pour it on to the floor and
spread it just as thick as the laths,
and let it dry before laying the Sc.
cond floor. Nail down the upper
floor through the laths, and it will
seem to you like walking on q brick
pavement. .-..'".'
Year: 1863

was placed in command of the first
corps d ddrmee-McDowelrs old corps
as it passed through Washington to go
on to the upper Potomac. On the 18th
of September | came up to the vicinity
of the enemy. As did so, at a little
place called Middletown, l was directed
by Gen. Mcclellan to 60 forward where
Gen. Burnside was said to be engaged
with the enemy at South Mountain, and
look at the ground there This was on
the Cumberland road-the old National
Road The object was to force pass
age over that road then in the possess
sion of the enemy. | went forward and
found Gen. Burnside engaged on the
south side of the road with his batteries,
and with Reno's corps forming to attack
the enemy on the mountain Cox s
corps had already been engaged, and /
judged, from the numbers that passed
in going to the advance, that they were
retiring from the attack. From the
point at which the batteries were planted,
/ had good opportunity to see the for
nation of the mountain and the position
of the enemy. l


While in that position l received or
ders from Gen. Mcclellan to advance
with my corps on the north side of the
road, for the purpose of making feint
in favor of Burnside's troops. At that
time | belonged to the right wing, of
which Gen. Burnside had been placed in
command. Feeling that an attack on
the south side of the road would not re-
suit favorably to us, after putting my
column in motion directed my troops
to advance to the base of the mountain
on the north side of the road, and as
rapidly as tho divisions arriuod- L had
them deployed for battle. AS soon as
they were deployed directed an advance,
which resulted in our gaining possession
of the spiral ridge of the mountain that
night, where l directed my troops to re-
main until further orders. 1t was dark
when we gained those heights. In the
morning the skirmishers took possession
of the road, which enabled our army to
advance. - .-


AS soon as this was communicated to
Gen. Mcclellan l was instructed to fol-
low up the retreating army, and, if my
troops required rest, to let Richardson $
division, which had been sent to report
to me, to take the advynce, while my
men were making coffee and getting
something to eat They followed up the
pursuit vigorously, taking prisoners all
the way, aud about ten clock that day
they came up to the position which the
enemy had taken to make q stand. This
was about midway between Antietam
Creek and Sharpsburg, on the road lead,
ing to the ford of the Potomac The en-.
my were formed in two lines, each Of
which jndged to be about six miles
long. They were formed perpendicular
to the Sharpsburg Road, directly across
the road; about three miles Of line on
one side of the road and about three
miles on the other. / Judged that they
had in those two lines about so, 900 men
1t seemed to me at the time that they
were drawn up and displayed for effect
l vas already informed that they had fal
len back from South Mountain hastily
and in disorder. At that time onlJ
! Richardson's division, some of Pleasan
Year: 1863

l want to say few words
nuts (or, as they ought to be called, trail
tors for | can not call man anything
else who would destroy this Government.
They say they are not trying to destroy
it. They are doing everything in their
power to oppose the Administration and
the war Men calling themselves Demo-
Gratis who are talking of resisting the
draft l can not call such men Demo
Gratis. l say Democrat is war man,
willing to DO anything in his power to
put down this rebellion. The Butternuts
say if it had not teen for the Proclama-
ton the war would have been over,-a
had not been elected President the war
would have been over. l say Lincoln
did not bring on the war, neither did his
Proclamation prolong it. am no Abo-
litiOnist, but | am in favor of crushing
this rebellion, let it cost what it will. l
am in favor of the Conscription Law,
not because l have any hatred towards
any one. but because we need more men
to guard territory as it falls into our
hands. We have not men sufficient to
keep strong army in front and guard
so much territory in our rear. If the
Butternuts do not like the Consumption
Law, it can't be helped. 1t will not do
for them to undertake TO resist military
law in Indiana, for if some of the old
regiments have to be sent back to en-
force the conscription, woe unto the man
who gives vent to his treason in their
presencel


/ have read letters to some of the boys
requesting them to come home, and let
Lincoln and his Abolitionists free the
negroes if they wanted to. Should they
give me such advice, would say that
have taken an oath to support the Union
and Constitution, and will never disgrace
myself in any such way. 1 had rather
die thousand deaths on the field of bat
tie than have it said that - -
deserted his country's flag.


l have served about eighteen months,
and l can serve FIVE times as long if need
be. want no peace until we can have
a permanent one,-one that generations
to come will look upon and bless, as pur-
chased by the blood of their fathers
Year: 1863

The following is an extract from pri-
vate letter written by soldier in the
5Sth Indiana regiment The writer has
always been Democrat, and his family,
which is large and highly respectable,
has always acted with the Democratic
party. They reside in Posey County.
Year: 1863

case Tor the United States Supreme Court on the Appeal
ana that the spurious report among the Mes u the
Court, sworn TO before John a Osborn, United states
Commissioner, be impounded and remain in tr clerks
Office as basis Tor any proceedings which may he eater
be made la relation TO the same in any way.
Year: 1863

The Draft 1t is limited that the draft
will not take place in this State until after tue
Election Aud to make the affair still more
PAlstable, it is reported that Ohios proper
ton will not exceed twelve lhoussnd men.
After The election is over the number will be
increased to any amount the Administration
may desire, 1t is a very nice thing for poll
iical effect, butthe people are not quite as
gullable as their assumed masters may sup.
pose. Ohio will not be drafted for less than
thirty or forty thousand men, Mark the pre-
diction ...
Year: 1863

To TIE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY


We meet under circumstances of unusual
solemnity to legislatc for the honor, for the
interest aud for the protection Of the peo,
pie Of the State of New York. The oath,
which we have taken, to support the Con-
stitution of the United States and the Con.
stitution of the State Of New York and to
perform our duties with fidelity, has at
this time especial significance. 1t teaches
us to look upon each of these Constitutions
as equally sacred, that each is to be up
held in its respective Jurisdictions. At
this time, the power Of the one is operly
defed by armed rebellion, while the other
is ondangere by the confusion and dscord
growing out of civil war. This "oath,
declaration or test" is not a mere cere-
monial it is a part Of the tenure of the
Office we hold. Until we have thus SOL
emuly submitted ourselves to the COM
mands of these instruments, giving up
our personal views and opinions and plcdg-
ing ourselves to obey their requirements,
we are not permitted to perform one official
act.


[After this paragraph, the Governor goes
on to discuss at length the questions rela-
ting to the finances and other local ques-
tions pertaining to the State of New York
and which for that reason we omit: Gov
Seymour then proceeds to discuss, -ED.


NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


The Constitution makes it my duty to
communicate to you the condition OF the
State. Icannot do this without speaking
of our Union and of the war which atiicts
our country, and which also affects the eX.
tended commerce of New York; taxes all
its pursuits has taken more than 200, 600
men from our workshops and fields; and
has carried mourning into the homes OF
our citizens The genius of our govern
mcut and the interests of our people de-
mand that the aspects of this war should
be discussed with entire freedom. Not
only is the national life at stake, but every
personal, every family, every sacred inter
est is involved. We must grapple with
the great questions of the day we must
confront the dangers of our position. The
truths of our financial and military sltua-
ton must not be kept back. There must
be no attempt to put down the full ex-
preston of public opinion. 1t must be
known and Needed, to enable government
to manage public affairs with success
There is ycarning desire among our peo'
pie to learn their actual condition. They
demand free discussion. This should be
conducted in an earnest, thoughtful, patri-
otic spirit. The solomnity OF the occasion
aud the sufferings of tho war, should re-
viye the virtue, the intelligence, and the
patriotism Of the American people. The
decay of these have brought our calamitles
upon us. There are now no causes Tor
discord that have not always existed IN
our country, and which were not felt by
our fathers in forming the Union They
had the greatness, the magninlmity, and
virtue to compromise and adjust them;
The value of the Union they then formed
has proved to be greater than they hoped
Yet we became Indifferent to it when. we
were in the full enjoyment OF its blessings,
| We became ignorant of the character anu
resources of our own countrymeH' "nl's
we had the full benefit of au untrammeled
Year: 1863

1t is not often, that our neighbor of the Ad-
vertiser INDUCES in the hazardous luxury Of
an original expression of opinion. Readers of
the New York World know overnight what
to expect in the next mornings Advertiser.
But week ago last Wednesday, instgated
thereto by some unusual influence, our neigh
Dor was led into the indiscretion of prema-
ture TRADE against the militia law passed by
the late Legislature. Now observe how sharp
his knuckles are raped in Mondays World.
The Advertiser sees military despotism' in
the enrolment of the militia by the State; the
Advertisers conservative oracle, the World,
holds the following language:


No federal law passed in pursuance of the
power ito raise aud support armies" can In
any way effect the militia except by withdraw
ing (by voluntary enlistment or otherwisel a
small portion OF the men who compose it. The
state legislatures have as free field for legis-
lation on this subject as they had before the
conscription act was passed, and it is a duty
which they owe alike to their respective states
and to the Union to see that adequate provis-
ion exists for well organized and well drilled
militia. Besides the other occasions, TO which
we have alluded, for the possible employment





out OF the very conscription law, which was
intended to supersede it altogether. If great
and dangerous riots should accompany the
enforcement OF the conscription, nothing but
the militia of the vicinage could put them down.
Regiments from the army are too far distant,
and could not be spared. Such riots are as
likely to happen in one place as another, and it
is absurd to suppose that the government can
send home troops enough for the protection
oil every loyal community. II, after conscripts
are drafted. they should mutiny on their
way to the seat of war. nobody can predict
the ontrages they would be tempted to COM
INIT on deienseiess communities through which
they might pass on their way home. These
are only few possibilities against which
wise preeaution ought to provide, but they
are sufncient to demonstrate the necessity now
greater than ever, of keeping up an efiicieht
state militia. We trust the Legislature will
not adjourn without giving this subject due
attention. asaA Hifa
Year: 1863

orable, what "high-toned," what an
amiable gentleman Mr.. Landry was, and
how highly he was respected by all who
knew him. They said that he had had
his losses; the war had half ruined him;
his friends had observed that he had
been irritable of late, poor man; and, nc
doubt, he had struck his daughter hard
er than he intended. His wife and his
other children came to plead for him. A
legal gentleman appeared also, to do wha,
was possible in the way of argument.
Gen Butler decided the case thus:
Landry should give his daughter her
freedom, and settle upon her one thou
sand dollars.


Being in mortal terror of Fort Jack.
son, he gladly complied with these terms.
The poor girl went forth that day a
free woman and a trustee was appointed
to administer her little fortune and see
that no further harm befel her.


1t was light penalty for such crime
| wish the General had treated the case
a la Wellington-rung for three poles
and rore, and had the wretch hanged,
that Sunday morning, in the nearest pub.
lie square. God aud man would have
applaudcd the deed, and there would
have been no more woman whipping in
New Orleans while the flag of the United
States hoated over the Custom House.