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Year: 1863

Extract from letter from highly intelligent
citizen of Davidson County, dated June II, ad-
dressed to the Editor of the Standard:


al see that President Davis has called upon Gov.
Vance for 1000 militia for State defence. We have
not now a single man to spare in this part of the
State and the full execution of the conscript act
will leave US still less 1 think the Legislature,
which will meet in extra session soon should adopt
resolutions nstrpcting the Governor not to comply.
These are the sentiments OF every body here, ex-
cept one or two crazy Destructives who are them
selves exempt and who live from the labor of their
slaves But if this call is complied with, God only
knows what is to become of the many thousands of
poor women and children who will be left helpless
aad pennyless. We believe you are their friend,
and we therefore expectyou to take decided stand
against this call of the President"
Year: 1863

A PEACE PARTY NoRTH.-So far as we have been
able to learn there is party at the North that has
any particular Southern afiniteS Bat there is a
party which says distinctly that there resides no
power in the Federal government to coerce State
no power to carry on a war Of extermination.-
There is a party which says plainly-let this war
end; we want to have Union again with you, but
we have no right to force you into an involuntary
league with u.s. Let US stop this war; if we can
agree, let US agree il we cannot let US agree to
disagree.


upon authority, which we are not now going to furn
sh but in which at the time have the fullest
reliance.


This war must end at some time 1t can be en-
ded by craftsmanship and can hardly be ended by
bloodshed. The Thirty Years War in Germany
shows how long hostilities can be carried on. The
abrupt conclusion Of the last war in Italy shows
how soon they can be concluded. VII Journal


The above from the Journal contains much in
little. The views advanced are such as we have
uniformly held. Admit that the North is unit for
reunion, and the South unit for separation-what
then? Will fighting accomplish the one or the
other? Never Why, even North-American saVa-
ges sometimes pause in their work of blood and
have their big peace talks. Why may not Chris
tians initiate these savages? Il ConUsntion Of ay
the States might lead to peace. The North would
enter such body in favor of restoration, and the
South would enter it in favor Of separation but both
would be for peace If they could no: agree, they
could disagree and separate forever. BLESSED are
the peace-makerS, for they shah be called the chill
dren Of God" While some fight let others talk for
Year: 1863

The Register speaks Of the "ribad Editor of the
Standard" Our compliments, in reply, to the
maudn Editor Of the Register. You are pretty fel
low to put on airs and abuse your beters What had
we said done to you, that you should thus speak
of usp Now, Sir, bear in mind that when you
abuse to please certain set about Raleigh, you
may expect to be held up in your true colors.


"A statesman soaked sees ribaldry in all,


Save only those who hearken to his CALL"
Year: 1863

CORRECTIONAL Chapel Hill friend informs
US that in publishing the Latin list of names
of graduates in our last we were in error in one
very important respect, especially so far as the
graduates are concerned. The order in which we
published the names was that in which the speeches
were delivered, and not of Academic honors." We
make the correction with pleasure.
Year: 1863

THO FARMERS AND QUARTER MASTERS
Il Assistant Quarter Master Generals Office, Richmond,
Va, 18th June 1868. Tax in Kind. The following is
the system adopted for the collection Of the tax in kind


An officer of the Quarternaster Generals Department
is assigned to the special charge of the subject
trolling Quartermaster with the rank of Major, is assign
ed to elch State and Post Quartermaster with the rank
of Captain, to each Congressional District, where it is
practicable to collect the tenth.


Each Congressional District will be subdivded by the
Post Quartermaser in charge of it into sections for the
convenient delivery by the taxpayer of his quota of pro-
duce and agents will be appointed BY that officer to take
charge of the depots to be established in each section


Before these depots be established the
required under the law be made the crops of small gan
hay and the clip of wool for the present year will aye
been secured.


To relieve farmers from the risk and inconvenience of
mediate supplies for the of the army the Department
authorizes and requests farmers residing posts where
Quarermasers stationed to deliver the Govern
nents tenth, any part of it to that Quarermaster


Underline law farmers required to deliver their tenth
at depots not than eight miles from the place OF
ductiOn If they win deliver under this request the Gov
will pay for the transportation in of eight
miles The Quartermaster receiving produce under this
rule will give receipts to the producer evidence that
much of his is paid And the Post Quartermaser
of the Congressional District is responsible for the tenth
after the has established and made known
him. the Quarermaser to whom the produce delivered
will aso receipt for it to the Post Quarteraster of the
District who will endorse copy of the receipt upon the
estimate before transferring it to the agents at
the receiving depot. LARKIN SMITH,


A. Quartermaster Genr in charge.


June %, 1888. - Slim.
Year: 1863

The Democratic State Convention passed the
fo,lowng resolutions unanimously, and they stand
ns the creed of the United Democracy of Cali
fornia:-


Re,oived, That the Democracy of the State OF
California are in favor of an unalterable adher-
ence to the Constitution of the United States
with all its guarantees of civil liberty unim-
paired.


zion and preservation of the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or insur-
recton against its lawful supremacy but we re-
copnize that right solely for the purpose of restor
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose whai


Resolved, That it is the duty of the State of
California, rs member of the Union, to yield
obedience TO all constitutional acts of Congress
and the Federal Executive, and that any ndivi-
dual of any party, who shall endeavor to incite
ansurrection or rebellion within her borders, or
disafection and discord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


Resoired, That the aim and object Of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the several States unimpaired and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constu-
tion-the subversOn of the civil by the military
law in States not IN lnSurreCtlOn or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest imprisonment, trial
and sentence of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress
sion of freedom of speech and of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State rights the
fanatical attempt to place the negro on social
and political equality with the white race-and
the employment of unusual test oaths-as calcu-
lated to preserve or restore union of the several
States or perpetuate a government "dervng its
just powers from the consent of the governed"


Resolrcd, That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies, as danger
Gus to the liberties of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government.


Resoived, That we claim and demand as inal-
ienable rights, freedom of thought, freedom of
speech, and of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
n strict accountability to the people, and that all
of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballot-box.


Resoiued, That we denounce and unqualihedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
President OF the United States as tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incite servile in
surrection. aud inevitably close the door forever
to q restoration of the union of these States.


Resolved, That we disapprove of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic Cir
culating medium.


Resoiued, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform of this State are compro-
missed in the words "The Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was.'
Year: 1863

The Richmond Enquirer Of the 10th inst, con-
tains an elaborate article urging the necessity Of
additional sacrifices on the part of the people, in
order that the rebellion may succeed. The En-
qlirer says:


The fact is admitted that rich
dresses are much more becoming to that amIable
sex, and we should always desire to see them re-
spendent in all the rarest tissues Of the looms Of
France, or at least elegantly neat in the fabrics
Of Lowell. Yet they and all OF US, had better
consider at what cost this sort Of style is kept up
not present cost in money alone--though that is
much while our soldiers dine on a quarter Of a
pound OF bacoa-but future possible cost in
freedom and glory to our country.


In the first place, the war may very probably,
we think certainly last two years more at least.
In the next place, every dollar we pay for even
the most necessary artcles-to say nothing of
luxuries, brought through the lines, is dol


lar paid into the Yankee purse The Yankees
would lose that trade if the war was at an end
and our ports open so that all the large sums
paid for smuggling articles are direct bribe to
our enemies to continue the war AS for the
moneys given in payment for English and French
fabrics which come to US direct through the
blockade and which are not furnished to our mar
ket by Yankee merchants land it is the smallest
portion) those moneys are not indeed gained by
the enemy but they are lost to u and in this
way gain to the enemy. They add to the load
Of our debt which is hereafter to be paid by
great sacrifice Of our staples.


A certain amount of that runous trade with
foreign nations is needful for the supply Of our
armies with arms, ammunition and shoes and
anything beyond that, for the indulgence Of pr-
yate Injury aud extravaganza, is waste Of cur
life blood. II the women would but ay this
to heart II they once could ially comprehend
that il buying articles that come from abroad
they help to take bread out Of the soldiers
mouth, to make the arms fall from their hands
finally perhaps, to defeat all their gallant efforts
(which the Yankees cannot do without our help
perhaps to fling US at last under the ex
ecrabe domination Of the West Of all the
white races Of this world to make our place a
blot on the map and our name kissing If
they once laid all this to heart, they would make
haste to renounce the pomps and vanities, and by
the mere act Of refusing to wear foreign garments,
they would do more ior their country than if they
built dozen ron-olad irigates.


In truth. we shall soon be forced to put our
selves on a war footing in all things Our tables,
our clothes, our very liberties must be on a war
footing. The President is not Of o. inion that we
shall see a speedy end Of it and has in letter
lately published, indicated the nature and extent
Of the effort yet to be made.
Year: 1863

There Is good reason for believing that gold
was the first metal with which man became &C.
quain,ed. Its peculiar properties render it the
best for the purpose Of being worked by a primi.
tive people. Gold is the only meta which is
found n a metallic state such as we see il used 10
the arts and manufactures. The process Of ex.
tracing all other metal from their matrix or ore,
is so tedious and difficult that without gold it is
probable our ioref4lhers would have had no met.
ais at all to use. We who live at this period Of
the worlds history can well believe how little
Advancement could be made in civilization with.
out metal Of some kind. Now these qualities
which we recognize as metaljC in the highest de-.
gree are possessed by gold, and it is thus we see,
even ia this single instance, proof Of the Crea.
tors wisdom, the adaptation Of a means to an end,
Gold, the most easily worked Of all met lis, the
mos! impershable, the most brilliant and attrac.
tive, was the frs; that was gwen to man. No
other metal could have served the purpose SO well
as the one We lind him possessed Of. No wonder
gold is typ6ed 10 the scriptures as the purest
metal no wonder that ii was chosen as the
means Ga the shape Of coin) Of representing the
products Of labor, that man should select what
age after age has proved 10 lie the most fitting
thing for this purpose As an assurance TO US
that The supply Of gold Shall be adequate to our
wants, this metal has been found in the ratio Of
the increase Of the human family It's ditfused
over ;he whole earth, and has acted as stimulus
TO man to visit regions previously uncutiyated,
The wids Of Australia and California have thus
been peoplcd in our day in the same way that the
Spannrds peoplcd South America years aso.-


Sepimus PicSse
Year: 1863

Information is received that in every direc.
ton there is steady call for any of the articles
that we have been in the habit Of furnishing to
the hospitals and sick and wounded Of the army.
But it Is requested that al the cotton 10 be made
up, be made into sheets and shirts and all the
money invested in yarn and cloth for tho present


let every woman and gr in the State make
something at once to help supply the Sanitary
Commission that they may be ready to 90 upon
the field as soon as the battle begins


Thousands OF lives may be saved by our
prompt action. NJ. q. ID.


viii other papers please copy
Year: 1863

From the Richmond Examiner, April ijh.)


The people see and the Government faels that
1t will no longer do TO carry on the war exclusive
ly on paper credits. The system has gone on too
long, and the interests at stake are too vast for US
to leopard the success Of our resistance by far
ther imitation Of the credit SYSTEM BY The end
of the present campaign the confederate debt will
have reached thousand million of dollars. The
greatest coniidencc exists in the popular mind,
that the country can support debt Of that mag
nitude but an equally strong conviction prevails
that il increased much beyond that amount, the
whole will be placed in peril Whenit was as
certained that the war would 90 on for an indef-
mite period leyond the present winter, there was
a feeling Of distrust, in regard to the solyeucy of
the public debt ald that feeling was yisibly
demonstrated ia the exaggeration OF prices that
Immediately ensued. But the second thoC ;ht Of
the coustry is beginning to correct this distrust of
the currency. The people have concluded, and
concluded wisely, that other means of carrying on
the war exist besides that of issuing paper cred
its. The war has gone on up to this time without
touching that great resource Of wealthy commu-
nifty, taxation. The Government has called on the
people Tor absolutely nothing in support Of the
war except their young men. The people have
gratuitously given mnch but they have been
called on by the authorities for no portion Of their
substance.


The war has reached a stage, and the issues of
Government paper have attained volume, that
iorbids the continuance OF system OF finance ex-
cusively speculative, The South can support the
war wholly by taxation and the past system of
finance will soon be substituted by another, the
leading principle of which will be to support the
war by leves Of taxes approximating in amount
the current expenditure.
Year: 1863

There is one umbrella in the army oil the Po-
tomac, tho gift OF little girl to her brother,
who is private, to protect him from exposure
on tho long marches. 1t is subject OF much
mirth among the soldiers.
Year: 1863

A SINGULAR ADVENTURE.-Once up
on time traveller stepped into a stage
coach. He was a young man starting in
life. He found six passengers about him,
all gray headedand extreuelyaged. The
youngest appeared to have seen at least
cightywinters. Ourynung traveller, struck
with the singul.u mild and happy aspect
which Distinguished all hisfellow passen-
qers, determined to ascertain the secret of
a long life and art of making old age COM
Portable; he addressed the one apparently
the eldest who told him he had always led
a regular and abstemious life. eating veg
ctabes and drinking water. The young
man was rather dauntedat this, inasmuch
as he liked tho good things of this life
lie addressed the second, who astonshed
him saying he had always eaten roast beef,
and gone to bed regularly fuddled for the
last seventy years, adding that all depend
ed on regularity. The third had prolong-
ed his days by neycrseeking or accepting
office; the fourth byresolutely abstaining
from all political or Religious controver-
sizes; and the eth by going to bed at sun
set and rising atdawn. The sixth was ap-
parcntly much younger than the other five
his hair was less gray and there was
more ofit-a placid smile, denoting aper-
fectly easy conscience mantled his face;
and his voice was jocund and strong.


They were all surprised to learn that he
was by ten years the oldest man in the
coach.


How is it you have thus preserved the
freshness of life? exclaimed our young
traveller.


The old gentleman Immediately answer
ed the young traveller by saying;


Il have drank water and wine-I have
eaten meat and vegetables have dab
bled in politics and written religious
pamphlets-I have sometimes gone to bed
at midnight; and got up at sunrise and at
noon" he then fixing his eyes intensely
upon the young man, concluded with the
singular remark: "But l always pay
promptly for my newspapers" "
Year: 1863




Msssrs Editors:-0ur Regiment being
badly cut up in the campaign of Mary
land and Tennessee, wa are at Gen. Pleas
onions Head Quarters, doing Provost
Guard duty, which is little disagreeable
in the way of handling grev-backs who
are coming from the front. mostly being
deserters. Last April our Regiment was
800 strong, consisting of Ohio and Penn
sylvania boys, who have all been tried on
the field where powder and lead was ex-
travagantly made use of, and the remain
ing $50 Of us if needed could make snoth-
or stroke in the name of the 9th Cavalry.
We have shared bountifully in the casual.
tiles and disasters of the recent campaign.
Our army here at present is in better con-
dition than l have ever seen it. We are
well fed, clad, and better officered than
ever before. Our commanders all appear
to take deep interest in the future well
fare of our country. This is more than
could have been said one year ago last
June, when 800 of the best troops that
ever trod on American soil lay in the
marshy bogs of the Peninsula. Our pres
snt commander Meade, is far beyond the
anticipation of the army when he took
command of US; and at present he is eve
ry day reorganizing and perfecting the
deficiencies heretofore neglected by the
former commanders.


l see in late number of the Chronicle,
that the copperheads are trying to elect
the poor low-lived pauper Vallandigham,
to the most responsible position in our
State. Now any poor fool that would
crawl so low AS to support such thing
should be picked in tar and vinegar with
Buchanan, Mason and Slidell, and sent
to John Bulls protection, where many
have fled to from the hands of Justice
There is no use at so late day as this for
them to begin lying through some of their
low sheets about the boys here wishing
to ground arms, and disgracefully desert
our old oolors, and leave half starved
andWhIpped army OF Jaekalls at our front,
to destroy our happy homes at the north
after We have been long toiling in the
scorohing summer sun, and the keen win
ter frosts for two years. We say, No Sir
We ask for justice, and justice we will
have, at the cost of our own lives on the
altar of our county. Our candid deter
mination is first to stand to the call of
the chief magistrate, and then to the last
stripe that hutters, and the last star that
shines on that old sacred flag, which is
our guide in battle, and our idol in camp.
At present We are as firm in our deter
limitations rs the day we enlisted, and
will see the thing out, let consequences be
what they may.


CHARLES T. GIRRARD,
Company K. 9th Cavalry.
Year: 1863

DEsroNDING.-The tone of the Rich
mond papers is very despondent as to the
success of the rebellion. A late issue OF
the Wing contains an editorial, under the
head of Better die than be conquered, y
which reveals the consciousness that, with
all their boasting, they feel their cause is
lost. The Wing says that lin the last
resort the rebels will take to the woods
and the wilderness like savages, and there
fight against hunger and cold as long as
they may be able" A little hunger and
cold may probably bring the traitors, like
the Prodigal Son, back to their Father
house, where there is bread enough and
to spare.
Year: 1863

ANY number of papers may be sent BY
mail under q two cent stamp, provided
they do not exceed four ounces in weight.
This fact, it appears, people will not re
member although it has been frequently
pnblishsd.
Year: 1863

any who are not for the Union give him
their support it will be because they pre-
fer the election of an honest man whose
principles they do not endorse, to the sue
ccess of the candidate of personal clique,
who not only 'steal the livery of Heaven
to serve the Devil in" but who are in
tensely Union just at this time for the pur-
pose of diverting public attention from
themselves for the time being, by making
false issues, and thereby securing the elec-
ton of "friend at Court" who will per-
NIT them to remain for two years longer
in their comfortable positions, like leeches,
sucking the life blood of the nation.


We call upon all honest Union men of
this territory to place the seal Of condem-
nation upon these selfish patriots, whose
zeal in the advocacy of any cause is pro-
portionate to the amount they can make
out of it, to unite with us in the election
of man who is not only for putting down
the rebellion, but is also for saving the
country from the depredations of such in
ternal foes as compose the Henry clique
Federal officials of this Territory.