Year: 1864


very valley Of this our sorrow, let us devote
ourselves, with no outward ritual, but in
The deep recesses " our hearts, to this our
cause ~ IL was his, the cause Of Freedom
and the Union" with the solemn resolve Of
2 perfect conservation. Then, @ on the
soldier shall minister strength unto our
| souls, q fresh ard0r and energy to al our
exerti0ns. May God direct His Providence
| to such an issue, and whilst inspiring %
vouchsafe to those who more deeply mourn
the abundant consultations Of His grace
May they be felt to- day by the mother who
breathes her long and deep lament, by the
sisters who sob their tender anguish, by the
brothers who look with regretful memories
on the '.vacant chair" }" by all who weepand
mourn for the beauty of our Israel slain up
on the desolate places Of battle.


North CAROLINA MEMBERS VIEWS on
PEACE.-In the rebel House of Represen-
tatives on the 4th inst, Mr.. James NJ.
Leach asked leave to make y personal ex-
planation. He noticed in the Examiner,
an article making an attack upon the
people of North Carolina in general, and
those of his district and himself in partic-
ular. After reading the article, he enter
ed into lengthy criticism upon it. He
said the rumors and charges against his
people originated in the State; that they
came from a clamor gotten up by certain





spleen by grossly misrepresenting those
who had received the support and counte-
nance of the people. II originated with
men who once denounced the present gov
ernOr as u peace man and q traitor. Mr.
l.. said he was peace mana peace man
upon the principle Of recognizing the in
dependence of the Southern Confederacy.
Said he was in favor Of the appointment OF
Commissioners to be ready to treat with
the United States whenever they were will
Ing to treat with US, as haG been Gone in
the Revolutionary war, in the war Of 1872,
and during the Mexican var. He said the
people of his district were as loyal and
devoted TO the Southern cause those Of
any other in the COnfederacy. lie said
they had sent to the army more men in
proportion to their population than any
district in the South. That they had prov
every battle field-had nobly fallen with
+" their feet to the enemy and their face to
the sky He said he was prepared to
prove that there had been fewer assertions
from the troops OF North Carolina than
from those of any other State in the South.
peace saa Se
ed by the Vice President of the Confedera-
cy and many other distinguished men in
the South. He said that It was true that
there was much opposition to the late act
passed for the suspension Of the writ Of
uOOCUS CVTDW0s anu BIUC0 Tue DuUIIc0ll00 Oh
Mr.. Stephens speech It had mitch increas-
ed. He had intended himself to introduce
q bill to repeal the late act. He heard that
the act had been passed for the purpose Of
suppressing public sentiment in North
Carolina. II 40, its object had been and
would be defeated While the people Of
North Carolina were willing to make any
and every sacrifice for the honorable pros
ecuti0n Of the war, they would not quietly
submit to the destruction Of their rights
and liberties. si 9@Gs@


Mr.. J. 8. Leach also rose to personal
explanation. The article in the Eranstsev
he bad no doubt alluded to him. He said
he indorsed every word that had been said
by his colleague. He said he was . peace
man-for an honorable poace-peaCe that
will do justice to those that commenced
the war, and those who have sacrificed
their all upon the altar Of their county,
He said he was . Southern man, and would
and was willing to make any proper Sac
rifice for il success. But, he,said, il itany
discredit - man 10 b In favor Of peaCef
How are you - put IN end to the war with
out negotiation, and how are you to neGo-
gotiate without being in favor of peacct-
wars We ever had, to bring about the ces-
sation Of hoctilities and put stop 70 she'd
ding Of blood. He said We must loy aside
all this spirit Of vilincation and prejudice
which seemed to fill the minds Of 50 many
persons upon this subject. The people of
fed more than those Of all the States u the
South, and why was IT. Was it becauso
che bad furnished 20 many thousand noble
and true men, who had sacrificed their al
for their cause1


he said it was true there was disloyalty
there-a disloyalty that he was proud Of
. disloyalty that fsopposed to bad laws and
.worse administration. He said that tho
recent act suspending the writ Of Aaoeas
corpus had created disloyalty there.
Mr.. Staples desired to ask the gentleman
a question. Are you for peace on any 9TH
er terms than that of the Independence Of


MI. Leach am FOR peace on the basis
Of the independence Of the South ifit can
be obtained but II not, then Tam for peace
on the best terms we can get, short of sub
jugati0n. Is the gentleman satisfied?


Mr.. Staples-"I am not" And was about
to proceed to address the House, when MI.
NOUS consent being necessary, and further
debate prevented.


WONDERFUL, Bur Positively TRuE.-
The Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Argus pre-
fixess the above indersementto the follow
ing tough story:


A citizen Of this place, walking in the
woods, found nest Of young mocking
birds. He placed the nest in a cage, which
he hung upon the same tree, thinking that
the mother conld take hetter care than he
of her brood. Visiting his young family
upon the following Sunday, he found to
his surprise that the birds had all dissp-
peared, and in the bottom Of the cage was
coiled up large black snake, so swollen
that he coald not get out oftheh6le through
which he had entered. Indignant at the
audacity Of the fellow, and burning with
revenge, he carried his sn4keship 70
burning lime kiln, and placed him upon q
heated rock, when to hissurprise the snake
out, but were % soorched BY the IRE that
he could mot save them. The name Of the
gentleman n NJ. ChaYlaa Ha0SA