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Year: 1862

MoRE GUNBoATs.-The Federal Secretary of
War invites proposals for the immediate con-
struction Of ten gunboats, Of the same descrip-
ton as those now in use at Cairo and ON the
Cumberland. Proposals may be sent to the War
Department by telegraph, and must specify the
price and time within which they viii be ready
for use.
Year: 1862

VIE REG TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT


w the we'll known reputation of these Machines
for RELIABILITY will be fully sustained, and
in our rapidly increasing business the same care
will be faithfully exercised in every department
n, their manufacture Every Machine sold by us
Is WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.
Year: 1862

The planters of the Confederate States have
made an egrsgons blunder ia supposing that,
by retaining thei- cotton, they could coerce
England into an iDterposition in their favor. -
So far as they are concerned, cotton is DO king.
1t is not like Tokay, or Johannesburg wine, to
De produced ouly on one given spot of the
esFth's surface. The demonstration of this,
as fact, is due 10 the revolt of the Southern
States; and the continuance Of the blockade.
or OF whatever other obstacle exists 10 the cx-
poItation Of Sea Island cotton, will make the
fact an extensive ADD permanent ene. When
this blockade was established, and it became
certain that our usual supplies of this the
most important of the raw materials used in
our manufactures be stopped, most OF
as were really afraid to look at the consequent
oes In the face.


We spared somewhat in the illusion of the
planters, who felt sure our industry would be
destroyed if we did not interfere. Nobody
10 this country, indeed, thought of breaking
the blockade except a few persons whose last
thonghts would be for the protection and safe
ty of our manufacturing interests; and now,
nine months after the work of secession began,
although the pc icy of the South has concurs
red with the objects of the North in prohibits
ing the export trade of the former, we 10 Eng
laud find ourselves as we'll off, nearly for cot
tou as year ago---thst is 10 say, we have aow
as large stock Of the article on hand as We
bad this time twelve months. a return which
we printed yesterday shows, indeed, that on the
10th Of this month there was actually larger
stock of cotton at Liverpool than on the Goth
of Dec. 1860


Our real aud enduring interest, therefore,
copcurs with our clear duty 10 respecting the
decree Of the Federal Government which clo-
ses the ports Of the South. 1t is really for
cur interest that this embargo should continue
for some time longer, for it will necesstate
cur getting cotton elsewhere, and not from one
country only; but from several. The change
viii, 30 doubt, be accompanied by some suffer
ing, but ell great changes are thus accom-
panied, when generally most bcnsfeient in
their nature. Mr.. President Davis may threat
EN- with diversion Of the capital and labor
of the South into other channels than the cul-
tivation Of cotton, but we now know too much
to be affeeted By that menace We see that
by suffering little temporary pinching, We can
ultimately get cotton enough elsewhere, aud
countries not contaminated by slavery, and
which will not be ablo to assume the airs and
insolence of people who think they have got q
monopoly of an article of necessity to the rest
of the world.
Year: 1862

My DEAR SlR-The pleasant duty has been assigned me of forwarding to you the enclosed resolution, which was passed unanimously at the recent session of the General Assembly of this State. hope that the invitation expressed therein will be accepted, and that you will think 1t proper and find it expedient to have your children educated in the State which, of all others, is so deeply and gloriously iden'i- fled with your military career in this, oul last struggle for independence.

 Very truly and sincerely yours.

 F. w. PICKENs.
Year: 1862

SEc. l. The Congress of the Contederate States of America do enact, That there shall be added to the De. manent clerical force f the post office de- partment, five clerks, each of whom shall receive a salary of sl 900 per year, and five clerks at a salary of sl ,000 each per year.

 SEC. 9 That fifteen additional clerks may be appointed in the office of the auditor of the trea- sury for the post office department, five of whom shal receive salary Of s ,20J each per year, and ten shall receive salary of Sl GOO per annum each; and it may be lawful for the auditor of the treasury of the post office department to appoint one of the clerks in said office to sign said auditor name so as to frank mail matter authorized by law to be ranked by said auditor. And said clerk shall be subject to all the pains and penalties for violat-ng the franking privilege now provided by aw with respect to other officers entitled to such privilege.

 SEC 3. Be b turthr enacted, That the post master general be, and he is hereby authorized to appoint one additional messenger for the post of flee department, at compensation not exceeding s5o0 per annum, and two additional iaborer'' at a compensation not exceeding Sl J0 per day.

 Approved Jan 9, 1862.
Year: 1862

CENTERvILLE, VA., Jan. ,, lSoZ.

 DEAR GOVERNOR 1 perceive by the acts of the General Assembly of South Carolina that it has done me the honor to confer upon me the privilege of appointing two Cadets (my son and nephew) to the Military Academy of the State.

 1 beg, through you, to tender my sincere thanks to that honorable assembly for so distinguished an honor. l hope these two young men will ever appreciate the great favor thus conferred upon them, and will always be ready to shed the last drop of their blood in the defence of the rights of South Carolina.

 l beg you also to accept my heartfelt thanks tor the comm ission of first lieuten- ant in the battalion of artillery you have been kind enough to confer on my eldest son, now cadet in the Confederate service From his antecedents, and my knowledge of his character, 1 can assure your Excel lency that, should the opportunity present itself, he will prove himself worthy of that appointment, and do honor to his name and to his adopted State. He is already a good field artillerist.

 l remain, with much respect, your obedi- ent servant and friend,

 G. T. BEAUREGARD.
Year: 1862

AN ACT to authorize the secretary of the navy

 to give bounty 10 all persons enlisted as sea

 men who enlist for three years or for the war.

 The Compress of the Confederate States of Amer ica do ena+t, That the secretary of the navy is hereby authorized to give bounty Of S?o to all n r.ons cn iisted as seamen, who shall enlist Tor three :, ITS or for the war. And the proyis ons of this act shall. ill like manner, extend to all sea men heretofore enlisted who will extend the term of thelr enlistment to three years for the war; said bounty to be paid at the time of said enlist ment.
Year: 1862

THE F0Rr-POsIrioN OF THE oUNBoATs AND UNION


TROOPS DURING THE FIRST DAYS ACTION Ac


IN addition W other maps and diagrams which we
have at various tunes given Of tho ncghborhood Of the
recent victory. we now present copy Of sketch taken
on the spot o the position Of the troops and gunboas
on the nrst day Of tho contest. together with diagram
Of the fort and explanatory references in connection


herewith The tort was extensive earthwork with
anumoer OF basons, the northern battery fA) being
water battery commanded by another, much higher on
the rock, and called the Bluff Battery (). Inside the
fort was large encampmcnt Of rebel troops
with stbcir headquarters in the centre (s,. win
Year: 1862

SO let every loyal man in the nation have
MS eye upon them in order to hold them
10 strict account for the mischief they
may attempt or accomplish


1t is pretty plain that those who fie-
ured In the Washington caucus are scared
at what they have done, and so far it is
well. Let them dare to repeat these
movements, and we hope popular SEN
timent will be aroused against them snch
as may cause them-if need be-to take
their places with Slidell and Mason
abroad, or even with Breckenridge in a
traitor camp, to be dealt with all in good
time. so that the loyal portion of the land
for the time is rid ef their presence
The nation and the Government have al
ready tolerated too much of this treason.
or semblance of treason, in high places.
and its patience is nearly ut an end
It is comparatively easy to deal with that
IN arms, but when it burrows and plots
in the Capital itself, weakening the Gov
ernment, and sowing distrusb amongst
the people, it is high time it was in some
way disposed of, if we would ever emerge
from the troubles that weigh us down.
Whatever else is tolerated, let us resolve
to give no quarter toit.
Year: 1862




The master-spirit, the chief getter-up
and manager, of the recent caucus at
Washington for the reorganization of the
Democratic party, was MIR. Yallandigham,
of Ohio, whose earnest and even active
sympathy with the rebellion is seen clear.
Iy by the whole nation, in spite of the thin
and ttimsy veil that he attempts to throw
over it. The fact is perfectly and gener-
ally understood, indeed it is notorious,
that he is at heart ms much in favor of the
rebel cause as any member of the rebel
Congress at Richmond can possibly be,
And, whatever might be the real effect of
the policy he attempted to inaagurate at
the meeting, the policy, that is, Of the re-
organization of the Democracy of the nom
siaveholding States under its old partisan
nag. there can be no just doubt that his
motive in making the movement was thor
oughly disloyal. He was deliberately acting
as the friend and ally of the rebels, act
ing in the way that he deemed best calcu-
lated to promote their success. And it is
observable, that tho persons that acted
with him in this matter are, so far as it
IS known who they were, men whose low
atty to the flagof the country has been
suspected and in some instances more
than suspected. Moreover, if we look Mt
those newspapers in the non-slayeholding
States Of the. West, which applaud the he
movement of Vallandigham and Co. and
insist that the Democratic party, under
its old name and banner, shall take and
keep the political field, we shall find that
they are, almost if not quite without ex-
cePtion,. papers which favored Brecken-
ridge, the disunion candidate, in the
Presidential canvass, and which now 90
as far us they think they can safely ven
ture in opposing the Federal Government
and coVertly giving aid and comfort to
the rebellion. They nre papers, which,
although published on the north side
of the Ohio river, are freely circula-
ted among the rebels on the south side
Of it, who have the sagacity to recognize
their friends through fiimsy disguises.
Year: 1862

Editors Lnteiiigeneer:-


Asy.our paper appears to be call the go'
IN this part OF the country, and as time
offers me the opportunity of writing Jou
few short lines, hope you will find room
room for them in your paper. 1t is my
lot 70 be soldier. belong to the Sd Vir-
ginIa Regiment, which am not ashamed
to own. Our company was made up at
MoundsVille. 1t is composed of shoe
makers aud blaCksmiths and tailors and
mechanics ofall kinds, and:a few good far
mer boys make up the mixture. We have
been in the service nine months.


My intention when began was to say
that many Of US have families left behind
us almost uncared for, because the very
men that we expected to see that our fam
lilies were cared for try to cheat them out
OF what means we sent home. These men
urged US TO go and fight for our country,
but after they got US in the harness they
didn't care any more for our wives and
children than they would have care for
nest of young monkeys and balloons.


Well as am inclined to rub little as
/ go along, | must give some of the re-
cruiting officers small hint. When they
were recruiting they promised the boys
that they should have furlough to go
home once every month, and also that the
United States would find the soldiers
40 cent plug of tobacco week. knew
1t was not so; but | was only rubbing them
q little about the enticements they held out
TO induce us poor fellows to sell ourselves
to the harness for three years; and after
they got things to suit them they stayed
at home and set themselves in their easy
chairs and read the war news, and laugh
at their own selves aud think themselves
sharp; and when they hear of us getting
our two months pay, the great sum of $2G,
they grumble about it and say that the SOL
dlers get all the money that there is going
and they are breaking up paying taxes.
Poor fellows, sympathize with them
think that 1t is the "money that makes
the mare co." these war times. These
good Union men that speak of have not
not got their country very near their heart


| shall have to wind up my few short
and friendly lines and hope the citizens
that intend this for may receive benefit
from it, tor it won't fit anybody but them
Those very same men try to bore with
big auger. They stick themselves up in
society very high, but think they will
repent in sack cloth and ashes.


But am writing more than intended
to when l commenced. l shall leave the
subject for this time, hoping that this
cursed rebellion may soon be crushed out,
and with the rest of my brother soldiers
be permitted to join my little black-eyed
wife and white headed boy.


Private of Co. l.
Year: 1862

The loyal men of the country NAV con-
gratulate themselves on having one SEN
tinel at Washington like Occasional"
whose forcible letter, exposing the de.
signs of such panderers to treason as
VNlladnigham, of Ohio, We gave in our
last. 1t is very evident that there is n
large number of corrupt iand" unscrupu-
lous politicions in the country who still
believe in their old power to humbuv the
people, and!who are on the alert to endeay-
or to compass it. But we cannot believe
that it can be done. We cannot believe
that men who have gone to the extent of
arming themselves, and are in the field
to die, if need be, for their country. will
be less Vigilnnt in watching the foes to
the peace of the country thew leave Mt
home. The very fact that such men os
VallNndigham and Wendell Pbillips fio-
ure, prominently, in these attempts-one
little or no better than the otherLshouId
arouse to fury the loyal sentiment of the
nation, when it is already suffering un-
told horrors from the wickednesS already
set on toUt by these men and their al
lies. -


In this thing may not these mischief
makers at last proceed too far? Watch
ing them intently, as men do when ever IsS1
sense is strung up to painful tension in
such times as these, may not the patri.
otic have leisure, with the enemy, whip-
ped in front, to deal with these and ike
agents when they least expect it; and
may not deserved retribution. come in
stead of the political or other rewards
they are looking for so unscrupulousIy?
Daring, impudent beyond all measure,
they may find to their sorrow that reVo-
luton, blOodshe1, the horrors of war,
mean rather moro than furnishing occa.
sion for political intriguesL for the push.
ing of partisan or fauatical theories; and
Year: 1862

Loss OF SOUTHERN TRADE BY THE NORTHWEST
The St. Louis Republican, alluding to the
loss of Southern trade by the Western States
of the Rump Government, says:


See what awfully desolating results have
followed tire cessation of that commerce. Tne
Western States of Europe are trembling under
it, Our own North, momentarlly benefited
by a demand for army supplies, does not feel
it as it will by and by. But survey the West,
with no choice of an outlet to Europe, save
through New York--its products at half their
former price, and all its purchases at double
that price In fact, the farmer of the West
can scarcely raise produce at current prces.-
The gross yield of his farm would not pay the
wages of the hands necessary to raise it. No
part OF the United States is moro afflicted by
the cessation of the Southen trade. Men now
see the falacy Of all these theories that be-
Titled Southern industry, and the Importance
of Southern commerce with it, to the sest of
the United States. Let us give some credit to
the men, who, while sustaining g system
which, though legal, has been held up to un-
sparing odium have made that system pro-
ductive of so many and great benefits, that the
withdrawal Of them has sent fear and trembling
through the nations.
Year: 1862

We have At last, after several days painful
suspense, learned something definite of the
Whereabouts Of Burnside and his feet of gun
boats. Capt. Salyer, in command of the
steamer Johnston, went down the other day to
Portsmouth and Ocracoke on business and to
reconnoitre, and leaving there late Thursday
evening arrived here early yesterday morning
and reports positively that 40 gun-boats and
sailing vessels were in the harbor at Hatteras.
He did not sec the feet himself but fell in with
. gentleman who came up with him, whose
name we do not recollect, ebut, who, he says,
is reliable, from whom he received the above
intelligence, he having seen and counted the
vessels himself He also states that the fleet
has been assembling there for the last week
This is. nostreet rumor and gives intelligence
of something having show of tangibility, but
whethen the feet neatly intends to come in this
direction or is intendid for the canal, or wheth-
or it has merely run in the harbor at Hatteras
to axoia the stormy weather, all remains in the
region Of conjecture. We confess, we have
never believe until now that the expedition
was intendid, seriously, to menace this place,
but really it begins to look now like that our
time had come and we feel that this is a time
for all hands to put their shoulder to the
wheel and make one resolute push. The
truth is, it won't do to let them come here, and
4 every man in Craven county will determine
that they shall only come over his dead body,
they never will come for preventit.


When the fleet comes up, of course it will
move cautiously when within ten or fifteen
miles of this place, and the channel being mar
row, they will have to come in regular Indian
Ale, thus giving our sharp shooters fine opor
tunity. with long range rifles, to hover along
the margin of the river for fifteen or twenty
miles down andpick off the pilots and others
who may show their heads above deck like
shooting black birds in a snow storm. By
all means, let every man be wide awake and
duly sober and let us offer resistance that
shall fully sustain the high reputation hitherto
enjoyed by North Carolinians for noble deeds
Of daring and answering bravery. In a
word, let every man resolve in the strength oi
his God to resist to the death and never yield
axccpt when the earth shall have drunk in his
hearts blood.


By the way, where is our feet of gun-boats
under Commodore Lynch? 1t has been re-
ported here that the flagship "Seabrd has
been captured by the Yankees, and really ii
would seem that they had all been captured
or gone off on spree for we have not seen or
heard anything from them for two or three
weeks, except the time Capt. Hunter saw 80
gun-boats in Pamlico Sound sometime ago and
got shot at. 1t looks strange to us that at
least one of them is not Kept on our river tc
communicate intelligence Of any movement OF
the part of the enemy. In other words, what
is our feet for fit is not to cooperate with US
in orr efforts to ward off water attack.
Year: 1862

farthing if those who put the prices of salt,
leather, sugar, coffee, domestics, caiicoes, CAST
meres and various other articles up to such
ruinous rate had to pay fifty dollars per hum
dred for pork, but it is pity fol poor honest
people who have not learned to live WITHOUT
eating, to have to die for the want of something
to eat
Year: 1862

The resignation Of the old thief, Cameron, is
enly the prelude to the final breaking up Of
Eincolns reign. We do not believe that any
earthly power can keep the Yankee Govern
ment together ninety days longer. Let every
true Southern man rejoice and take courage,
for q brighter day awaits our infant Republic.
Year: 1862

REPORTERS IN THE RRMY.-The, Richmond
Examiner learns that Generrl johnson has issued
a general order, expelling all newspaper cores
pondents and reporters from the lines OF the army
on the Potomac 1t is understood that this course
has been taken on account of alleged imprudent
statements made by some of the newspaper cor
res pondellts in relation to the movements OF the
army and military affairs the Potomac.


Such an order is uni ust to he Press, the army
and to the country and we hope Gen. johnson
will reconsid it, 1t is solely to these banished
reporters that the world is indebted for know
ledge of the events of this important revolution.
and the Confederate States for the proud position
:hey occupy as nation Up to this day, no Off
cia report has been published Of the great bait e
# Manassas Plains, wich resulted in such glory
to the Confederate arms, and but for these repor-
ters, who told the story of our gallant deeds, the
living newspapers of the North would be the sole
authority the snblect.-


This is emphatically a people war; they sen t
our brave troops into the field and have there sup
ported them with but little aid from the Govern
ment. They have rig ut to know W hat is going
on. and our brave volunteers would perish "un-
knelled, uocoGned and unknown" were it not for
the Press, which, at great expense has gone for
ward to redeem their deeds from oblivion. Ehey
deserve something better than the cold general
recognition of their gallantry that is accustomed
find its way to the world through the pages OF
official reports.


We would not be understood as approving in
discrete exposures of oar military policy, or OF
condeming or Generals for taking steps to pre-
vent them; but in doing so they should use judg-
rpent and discrimination, and not hew down the
Tree simply because it il incumbered with a rot
ten branch. Let orders be issued TO reporters,
aud the first man who disobeys, let hin be dis


missed from the lines. This is the proper course
IF procedure and not a total expulsion of use


al class from the army, upon whom the pubic
are dependent for nearly all the information they
get simply because one or more who belong &c
Year: 1862

cu,tr The act should be passed now-should
be exceedingly stringen. with regard to frauds
and conceslmepts-s should compel willful deln-
queuts to pay their debts as well as lberate
the moDeyIess from the gripe OF merciles'
credtors-in short should commend itself to
the Creditor as well as to the Debtor interest by
it's impartial vigor. and the facility with which
It may be rendered available. Let us have the
best possible Bankrupt Law-let us amend it
as experience shall from time TO time suggest
but let US resolve that Bankrupt Law shall
be maintained eyermore. We know that the
great mass Of the bankrupts are not Republi'
caus-we know that three.fourths of those
who take the benefit Of the act will curse
those who passed it--but it is always wire and
safe to do right, and there i' real and urgent
need Of q National Bankrupt Law, and We
trust one will pass OF this sesaiOn.
Year: 1862

be reached to rcplenish the Treasury-this Com
mittee which has been placing its feeble efforts
between the plunderers and Treasury--aro will
ing to abide that time. They arc willing to let
this book be read by the side of the tax bill at
any time, and more especially at that particular
time when the clamps of the tax bill shall be
brought around about the industry and resour-
ees OF the country, and when my friend from
Pennsylvania will be turning the screw. Ii
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens)
had made that motion, and if the house had a.
dopted it as l have no doubt they would have
done that day, the Committee then would have
hailed it as glorious deliverance from most
unpleasant duty, which no one member of it had
sought, but which no one felt himself at liberty
to shrink from.