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carolina watchman wkkki.v vol xix salisbury n c october 28 1861 nu-mfiek di 1 j him nkk i_!m|uk ami prut'riktuit from the fayetteville observer a true man i id publishing the autyoiaad letter fnun cols vance we cannot help cmuruhiiug hi mures with thai of col t'lingninn vance was an old union man but when lincoln's proclama tiun gave the iieiua in thu i'niun he volun teered aaa pri v_4e waa tirst elected captain uf a company and then cotonhofa regiment he bad no military rrputation experience nr ambition il had a civil repiuaiisui expari ence and ambition lie wiih invited to leave i in army and go to cniigren which he cm id ' .- iy have dune in ha ia by far tbe most pop ular man in his district ilm in il ciiun :.} needs him in the field uud m tin ii ( | he , remain clingman is the ter oppuaile of ah an intense teal for disunion marked his-course when disunion and sin war camc.be did nol enter ranks as a private or aa anything bui a colonel vud uf_er retting that high position i instead of sharing the trials and ii4rd_hips of i his men he posts off to raleigh i electioneer for a seat in congress when ew»«ted for ihat he falls back upon the utlmr oiliee and ; joins ius regiment behold llie two men and now read vance's letter — headquarters 26th reg*t nvc t ) camp uurgwyn neai vf(ireheadlmiy,se]).i \ dear sir — our u-tu'i nf the stud him.wji ! addressed lo tuy brother was forwarded by hnii aud rocaivcd lin ■s ,\. 1 n it yon a k j »,. i i 1 will be a i uudm ite isu ( uugress i snd j,i it iiul a candidate will i'cuuseni for m najite lo i.e run ) i bolh j.ii nuns 1 answer m ihts j uegalive 1 u tins , oarae i nn impelled by . ial 1 coiiaider in tuosf conclusive of rca ' ions v,.,i remember well the position i occupied tlte greal question winch so lately divi ded the people ol tho south ardo.itly devo u the old l dion and lhe forrrra wh»ch the federal fathers ea iblisbed 1 clung to t so 4 1 thought there was a shadow of a hope ut presei 1 ng purifying ur reconstructing it and you wul rtlso remember that iu tha lust uliiciul coiiimunication i had the houor to ■make 10 m'y couatiiutfhta as their repreaetita uve i pledged myself in case all uur efforts for . ni juaticc ut llie hands of the north should fail inai their cause was mine their . was my destiny and that all i had and ... ib should '■■spent in uheir services those ... - . . , ue you know signally hnd miser ibh fail : civil war was ihrust iijkiii the coun iry and ihe strong arm ol nortltara deapotisui was streiciied out to crush und sohdoe ihe southern people i immediately volunteered for lltoir defence in obedience uot only to tins promise but alao as 1 trust to patriotic m tiliiiets and i should hold this promise bill ' poorly fulfilled should 1 now after having ac qaired suffionut knowledge of aulinry affairs to begin u be useful io my couniry aaoaping , iis obligations of seeking or even accepting u civil appointment jenainly it'there lives a man in north car j olitia who oiighl lo do ull and nutler all for jus country 1 am tliat mail ssince llie nine nf my entering upon man s estate the people have heaped promotion and honors ull unde s-rved upsui my head in everything i ive sought their generous confid nee their un ' failing kiiidneaa have auataiaed uie whilst i can never sullieiuutiv repay it i am deler ' milled rod helping uie lo show ihcin i was not allogetlit-r unworthy of their regard 1 am ' therelbie not a patidjdale for congpeas nor will ' 1 coiisctu lor my name to be run i am per ' fecily hati-slied lo ol represented again by the sound seiim uud boher judgment of llie gentle man who ha so lati 1 represented usui rich , in ji ui or by a dozen g.utleuien who live in our distnei nut ootuiepted wnh the army some . jf whom 1 hope lh-e commofl enl and the coin mon cause will induce our people io eh-ct wiih oui bickering and strife i aunoi close tins hasty leiicr without as siiriiii ou liiul 1 am noi insensible to llie com plum 111 conveyed by ourown and a huudred other similar i merry gallon which have reach ed me from ditf'ereuj pans ul the district no man r.ui feel prouder t\t mure jjraicful at such . 111a1ufes.ilinns burslj tiud has never blessed ! u in hi wnh in re starling and devoted friends lhan i nn number lu iln mountain district may in \ name parish from the memory of my wife and children when i case to remember these friends witli grutiturie among the ma ny wiiu have aiih.*i-.-m su faithfully to my poor foriuue through jood and liirough evil report 1 am always proud to rememberyou t unfalter ingly and uiiuiisiakea • please to accep1 in conclaakjn every assur ance of my regard and gisod wishes ibr you and yours must trul > \ uur /.. b vance n.c ii.mw esq frmikliiit n c henry i'i.m kentucky h«s been cursed with selfish end iiupiincipled leaders she had i 11 orai 1 111 ! 11 iii—lie ury day—whom both friend aad ioa knew where to find dif fer from his political views im wide as you might ii wus 1 11 in--ihle not to reaped the m trepidity wuh winch ho defended ihem he was by fur 1 itucb ul a union worshipper lo in us but i w-.is a slaveholder he had land 11 inln nd ni ins cumposilion ; and we irmly believe had he lived to this time would have brooked the very uevd himself in lhe chair nf vv asgingtuiti aa aasily as a black re publican l'r.-siili*iil wen he living now be would be leading a suiilhern column on the luks nol of the ohio but the miami richmond entjuirer thr .'. s i-iriial and armor a few evaniuga ago we enjoyed h hiioii through the gl*o_b0 und ssiine nl llie buildings nl ilis a i f>>-1 it i mnl aiiiiniv on hay mon nt it wis alwa\s pleasant to walk lliere ; lor ihe grounds are taalefully lino <._', ihe pumeroua building are admirably designed located and imili and the position itself commands ■fine view of nine unless mnl ill alii action of it vjait nre wotiderlullv enhanced dot by tli ac tivity which lias suddenly displayed itself throughout ibe raluulishmenl there ih a n - ver ending train of wegotlt w ith brick and olh er in i>-rinl and sawing machines planing morticing dovetailing lurningi and atnehibei f thai ilk ad infinitum buia and whit mm spit ish.heir will te flak s whit elsewhere forgea glow and inp-hnmuiei let lull iheir potideroai tilas e the inaclimi.rs in lhe original w «• i k sh siss it driven b a 80-hori engine and ia employed besides ih«*r things in ihe manulucture nl tube und li.until is ler lhe •• i 1 flint ninf steel llltlskl t pintiils anil nibs a very tmr we.ip ii is ilm mail of th d muskeia while a must eilit.-1 ■111 um for eavalr ia m.ule cif haifa breech loading rifle the original pattern wuh hint and ateell bj putting off nine inehesof the barrel and subatiiuiingperousaion locki ibi the uilie s kin i,c ih ordinary boras pietole found throughout the counirj have been col lected together nml are now undergoing the repairs and alterations neceeeary to their effi ciency 1 u(luld muskeia have i n recently seni off much better lhan new and large nunc : hers ate piled up ready for alteration the greater pan of ih ilt ],. machinery bronght from harper ferry ih placed in a large two-story building ifltl feet in length which \\ ss designed inr r*i«ninir timber and fortunately com pie ted not long mice loot betide litis there ban pone up wiih surprising rapidity an cii-jiiis i use s3 by 04 i — i which is read fur the n>..t is sunn us iw smoke stuck each 7 reel high are completed iu thin latter house are plnced iwo et am engine nf hoi power each imw near ready hi kicliuiui '.. i lie motive power f«-i all the ma chinery for the manufacture of rifles al righi angles with the main building spoki n nl above the t mini ' in.iin nf another l3ll nr md feel in length have risen aonie _ reet above thu ground and the work s pushed wnh the greatest pu dgy \\ lie n couipleleds i ln.s ill colli un forg es and trip-hammers and at tin south nil some im.i i 11 eum 11n.u.s grind si n s are i be revolved vsiili u-rtible rapidity upon which lhe rifle i).ui.ls will be pojiahed t/wti witlgs : o<i feel each arc o be attded lo this building some idea of lhe extent of the buildings in ! progress chu be obtained i'u in the fuel that i i,.uu.ijoo brick will be employed in their con suls linn beaidem ihis lurgi uddit al qnati l it ie h will smut be needed for oilier buildings u i yel comtueuced ih plan has just been sub inu d and the ground stakedoh for a building at lhe rear of lhe main arsen.il building lu cunt in s iglu i.iiii.i s r the in nis of depart wenls lot which ioojoou more bn k will be required as sunn it ihe anginei arrive-—leaa lhan three week in ne we uri informed—llie niuu ufacturd ul litle una large scale will lit com uie need al preseul there are 890 peraooa machin isls la hi > i ers a'c em phi veil within llie grounds the drawing of the buildings are by mr william bell lhe architect who has supervis ed the erection of all no buildings from the foundation of the areeiuil and in whom we re i indebted for polite attention and information on ad points mr i burkhead tills the impor tant poaitioii of master armorer as onr readera know the whole establish ment ia under ihe command of t'upt j ('. booth c 8 a who is admitted on all hands lo be " lhe right man in ihe right place ths variety und extent ot the manufactures it is expected will lie greatly increased mm time in tune us uur north carolina coal and iron come into use fm observer _^————— a tin,nl thing in leather — mr isaac bier tic*lil of newbeny has receives a p.tent — and we believe lhe firsl issued to a south car olinian — for an important iuvetltiotl and im provement in panning lit the word of lbe newberry sun we sav : tin ingredients u«s*d in this new process make lin leather fine and close the speci mens in has exhibited to as are of a fine pol ish and remarkably weighty and pliant mr i-ierfi id has already disposed ofa large quan tity of leather tanned by the new process which has given general satisfaction lie ells us that he has found ihat he can tan leather i from 10 to 60 per cent cheaper than hereto ! fore that lighl block u be tanned in from ! fifteen to forty days and he,ivy stocks iii pro portion we consider ihis new proceas of mi hieilie|il of great and decided utility i o lunn ers hark iii in,niv sections is becoming scarce and dear and lhe weed us.ii by mr bierfle id the ■lupa'oiium i'oenicahre-uui nr dog fennel can be uhtained ill great itbll litlance lie will lisps..e ul rights either bv miles nr 1 > i s 11 u ■i s " mr bjerfteld bus placed iu the courier uf lice several specimens u ius leather there is une suv nf *' iipjn r thick which was dune iu m.xiv iuy i ; mie specimen o •* well re ipuiingnln.nl lhe same li.lue and tu sj.eci mens ut *' calf il.'ii in lieu • ii ii iys the process has he n thoroughly tested witb all kind nf bides uud skins and the leather ha been well tried iu us by man citizens of new in rry man sides have be en purchased aud sold by mr voigl market-street an ex perienced dealer lo whom we may refer < inn teuton courier instructions the raleigh stiindaro ciiiih upon the peo ple in instruct their delegates to the conven tion which will meet again ou the imii no vember iu regard lu the election ol a govern or lo serve from august ik-xl lo january 1.62 and in regard to the fltay law it dues nul think that the convention will be diapoaed in viewofllia abuoe already hea|)ed upon it to act io these matters without au expression ol public opiuioii fay observer disaffection in tiik north wt li.-tvo lifi'ii iihsuri'j that llic ivr.jp funis of p|ai-iiiiiii to tin war in tin sdnli were irivini iu|*rtfc)ml and thai the sertti iliciil intel iiii de-iili u r volume ofcuuhki wc imve no miiafnctory uenm of tuugiiitf hut miiiik-tliiiijr iimy ih judged lioin the tone of tlio lo.ul i no js iii ri i iis we f it quite tire that the lincoln government could raise llie whole five hundred mill.ons of loiters an.l the whole live hundred thou sainl nicii ; l.ui iln i.-inliikhs wnh win h bold men mild tnoinv iif mined nnd the ii|i|.;iniit icliicl.incc wnh wlmli not t iui n i unii volunteer we incline lu the opinion > tnnl lhe liucolu-aliohtion government will-nun hud itscifvery ntttcli etntmrrm • il tins opinion is sustained by lhe snb joined extrnvl froai an mm lr in the new ■^ < • r k " i inic.-s atlanta commonweal th the symptoms ef a mutinous uud seditious spun uugaiuat um uovernnveiit arc daily md . imiirls developing themselves al lbs north iu the ratlical wini i lha republioau party and aiie.i j ihe \ hel lunisis ui the true a stripe uutl faction haviug been fepcruled bj only lhe breadth nf a bair or lhe dif rruce between t u i d.c-duiii and tweedle-dee are how cordi allv ii mild iu opposition to the president whose ', in.ii ij lei ' i lo fremont is the occasion for the i opening of a general fire n|ioii hun ir ihe big sixty isiui pounders down in ihe pup guns __. vi ii the lull graph at st i mi is is used i u spread mutiny ihruugh the north under these cir cuinsi a nc s n is ilu dmy oflhe conservative elements to ooms forward and sustain mi liu j in ami deuouuee the abolition irailors who are lhe prune i sums ot lhe prevent mitfortnues ui ihe country uud are doing iheir word to n nu i pei me m lhe misvhi i ihey hovi wrought tin ci:,m i.i itself coustiliiug us own s.ii i might to u-i/e and in irceri e the leaders who aie a limits ml lime 11m dangerous lhan the edltom ol norlht rn pa porn rvmpatl.ii.ing with the bout he i i rebellion . ittj opposing the war for the union the sects siuii heresy never had snj strengih at the nurlh ami it is now ouinpllel squul . d here bj ths vigorous action of the government hut a inure turn.nl hie nul a far more exieusire disunion heme ul p.'uin defies the president spi.-is upon aud execrates the t'onmiiulioti » nn li is lhe hnml of llie union and threatens lo subvert our whole political bystem turning ii either iuto a coueolidaied until ury despotism ur min a mexican anarchy in winch nuni is petty chief aina will each play an independent i part when the southern secessionist were funning their plan againrt the federal guv ernmeiil we warned mr ilu.-hi'nun of the dan ' t ami ciilleifw.n hun to set with energy vv .■mid hun that ins lues were of ins own household ; thai i idiug members of the demo cratic pa11 y meditated the destruction nf i he i (. uv.rn in em tin r ad i nun i tions were unheeded and the consetpienci is a blood civil war vve now warn mr line ln lhu there is a disatfec , lion in ius government in his own parly al the north ; that it is every du gaining strength all ihat utiles he peei crushes it 11 is very likely soon in crush l.nn and betray the | cause ol lhe i nion into the hands of lis sonth ' ern furs this is now the real rluuger f he country and it should be promptly met by the j powerful arm nf the government before it consolidates ik strength and matures its plan antral of eighty-eight prisoner the following federal prisoners were brought to tins city mi saturday evening via petersburg ; uadruad from norfolk va by a guard uuder ihe command of major john mullen nf the j confederate army viz iv m peacock lieu tenant of the steamer fanny : isaac vv hurt lieutenant twentieth indiana region in ; t j j ii comley sergeant-miyor j 6 sergeants ( . ■corporals and 5u privates of the same regi ' ine'nl : nl 2 corporals of the ninth regiment i 1 new state milin.i and l privates nf the - same regiment ; also win ('. abbott master's matei u s .... from ihe sohtainer <•. vv ita i i ker ; w 11 baxter seceid male of do and i seamen alsn vv in hart master nf lhe schoo ' ner ulioll and - seamen and 2 colouled lm s ' there arrived by the central cars saturday j evening iu charge of a guard beniab pratt corporal of company h,tweuty-eighth penn sylvunia regiment and lhe following citixens o jeilirsuu cuiiiii \, va charged with treason and giving aid and coin fori lo the eueuiy viz i benjamin adam john and vw meet in an und i johu fox all of tv laiter including pratt i v.ere taken on the ifith of october near llar ! ps-r's ferry richmond examiner tur rrasom vv'nv—vve happened yester : ; day ou board the steamer kimball which hay ing been purchased by the governmenl for her machinery is now doing duty us a receiving ship umlei lhe charge of i."tinc master 1 vv | icannell al the tune uf uur visit a uutntier nf reci uiis fur s ('. navy were undergoing in i spection all of whom by the way passed ' with ihri'o exceptions out of forty five it was dinner lime and as lhe sailins iv ki t ti tl l i round ih ii messes ou ilte bolh r riei k a eon ' versa lion was going ou upon this subject of s-v.-in a man uver thumping imn in lhe ribs ' hilling hun on ihe wrung bide of the buck arc *' what's he u>c ul il ■'" asked one "( i man will tup a cannnli ball as well an anelli ' er '• that isn't it said another *• if a ball hi is one of these hollow fellows il re hun nils and j knocks linn down hcsiden aud mav-he a half dozen mure ; but ifit n|s ;| solid fallow ii goes clean through hun and leaves him standing — mobile aden titer prick's victor the memphis " appeal sa\s il has a letter written al ( nhimbus nn the s9thi which states ihat informal ion had been received al cairo to the effect that tin lanes.in general prentiss who was going to tin relief of mulligan with 1500 im-ii was cap tured wilh bin entire cuininand by a force of i 5,000 aenl out by priee to intercept him the enemy's loss ut lexington ia given ut 1801 killed aud wounded aud 2400 prisoners i from th atlanta ga . commonwealth careless words " lull mi.oi.v u hull hi random seat flu.i mart itis srehar little meant a i..t nam a word that's lightly pokes muy looli • wound h lieiirt tlntl's broken " whal do you think of her jennie 7 oh i don't like her ut all she is dull and spirit less the words were lightly spoken and forgot li'll nlinuhl urt sunn ns uttered by llie rii.t'lcs giil bui they rankled long iu lbe heart of the sensitive one al whom they were spoken for she uccidentl overheard ihem and h-it u wouild i lis i nne did mil he.,i " ilm yoa trill like her when yon know her belter lie was slice ss iniglil and as gas as mi.sell lull die imn hand of misfortune baa lulierl weighed heavily on her circnuistaii ces nv i which she h.id nn oolltrol li.tve cuu spucd to sadden hel ill's and sin has grown ipnei mid reserved with stranger w in n you know her ll yoti will ind think her ' dull snd spirillesa mn is frank winning and pleasant wilh i hose slie inves vv in lu'l cull tide lice and my word for it yon never have cause to complain again hut jennie did nul find it au easy matter lo win the confidence ul her new iicijtiiunliiin:e ishe w ..- a s a i in-he arte i alfectioitaie creature i ami would glaul have • sinbhished social terms between hersell nnd her cousin's iriend and she was often surprised and some lines hurl ih,a sin received her advances with sn inncli reservi slid coldness nevei dreaming that her own thoughtless words had raised a barrier between them nellie kllevi l was wrung r ur jer lo ulkiw heisell in i mi much affected by ji mile's idle won she knew they were nut intended lor her ear and yel struggle wnh hersell as she would sju could nut uveicome the sorrow and • ii the degn i indignation the pro i no nue lilies lulu ihongbt dull and ll i*u n-ii • i * i i i the are thoughl so hi,uses iln in appeal so uud sometimes eveil , ihe ihem reull i to become so mouths elapsed ind alihnngh the careless words ui jennie did noi prevent a friendship springing up between herself and nellie siill it ; was nu s cordial as il might have been : the effect of those words did n..t could not p.-s aw,i >■itirely though nellie knew thai jen nie lined her in.i that she would have been de.p \ i ...! 11 she hud ever known ihal the i ,,\. heard in-r remark and moreover that ulii iud ung ainco retraeted her firsl impres sion yel the memory ..(' ihat impression came well n ■*; ug fatal to her happiness through kf the idea that she ctiuldnot make a plea mini tii-1 impression tu..k possession d her mind ao stroiiglj ihat she became morbidly sensitive on tne subject a nervous dread of meeting sirangets rendered her st lines su miserable that she shrank from ever forming i new acquaintances and thus she often debar herself of real enjoy me nl for fear she would ' not make herself agreeable lest as she thought her ■' dull spiritless presence should prove an intrusion on those more bright aud gay than herself ah ! if we did but knew lhe elfecl of even a few of our careless words not nil fur perhaps trie knowledge wou id be mure than we could very well bear how particular would wc he to weigh each sentence ere ii came forth : no human being is perfect no nue wholly free from ilu error ol cureless speaking and while we should seek to guai,i well ulir nwn words we should also strive io prevent those uf others lr..iii making ion deep an impression upon us light remarks are far oftener made thoughtlessly thau any wilful intention lti wounu : and when we are disposed to lake of f me ai them we should ask ourselves if we have inn sometimes spoken aa unkindly of oth ers when reall our motives were not mali cious e only snd it because we did it lake lime in think " heboid how greal u mailer a liitle fire kinifle-tlj was aptly spoken by di vine inspiration and evendown to lhe present day how often dn we find it applicable ? and su u will be to the end ol tune hut if we would each and all seek more earnestly to quench iui>tead ol fan llie flame we might leam lhe it in neatiing of " peace on earth and good will lo all mankind syiiii a ii.\m "< :, 19 l*gl habit ■• i min everyihiog under god said lord brougham " to halm upon which in ail ages the lawgiver as well as ihe school master has mainly plitcs d his reliance ; hut.it winch makes everything easy and casts all difficulties upon the deviation from a wonted course make sobriety a habit and intemper ance will be h.it t f ti i ; make prudence a habit aud reckless profligacy will be as coulrarj tn the nature ol the child as to any of uur li.rd ! slaps love a child the habit of sacredly re | gurding the iruih or carefully respecting ihe propenj uf others nr scrupulously ubstuinitig i colli all acts of improvidence winch can in j volvo him in distress and he will jusl a like i think of rushing into an element in which in cannoi breathe as of lying cheating or stealing disgraceful the standard c us attention lo the fuel that it'll hi ; bad made a rcipu-i i noi 11 pun the lieuple u 1 i v i • ••!! cull iii v tur ulie - 1 f,ni ii ut heir negro male !'• rce inr iw weeks ' iu i pb le the defences near newberti ; ami j thai lhe people had sn fur tailed inc iiipk thai col singleiai v had been obliged lo give notice i that in would enforce the requisition this conduct ofthe people down there is we regret to say in accordance wuh reports heretofore current and with lhe remarks of a guilford volunteer whose letter we copy from the greeusborougli times fay observer rrmrifi for a fit oj repining look about for lhe halt and ihe blind and visit ihe hed ridden and ihe afflicted and deranged and they will make you ashamed of complaining of ymir lighter afflictions what a thrill of hope and trust bleaks like a cloud ul ermine purity o'er the sad and pen itent soul who meekly and sincerely prays for and kindly receives lbe reward of forgiven *»•«. l'ot..s mint to farmers the great soercitj of snap at the pi tune arises from the want of potash and soda ash either will make snap the lattei found iu its natural state ne(ren)in egypt and noulh america bul the principal supph been obtained from real itntaui procured by lbe liiiiniiigof seu-weeda the former polbsll is supplied mostly from cansds ami the state uf new vork there is in ihe southern slates any qu ..,,. ly ol material to make potash and 1 would call lhe attention of liirineis lo us prod iii li requires but u simple process in hn ma nu . , , lure a few large iron kettles ur pott und i half dozen whiskey barrels wuh heads out and au imn ladle being ull the apparatus requ musi weeds lurnish potash in a greater r quantity to every 1,000 pounds the colli , - ing plants will furnish of potash i i *"""! '-"■. ii i can its ... 7 | , wheal u.iw 1 ii | oak beat h ind elm lllirll v mliltt s lb kuh't j i potato items a in i those urtic is can bo obtained by th farm r si little cost select a shaded position gather in a huge heap set lire lu ihem keeping tbe lire up uutil sevcinl bushels of ic-lies aie ,,|, lamed ; iill each barrel about one quarter in i of ashes mixing with them a quar of slack lime : till it ihen with water stirring the ;, i • well ; lei u stand over night or for about twelvi hours siirring frequently ; strain nil the ley a a clear.is possible . t riu the kettles aud evapo rate over a wood iu the kettle should b e kept constantly full fi*r two days a littlo ex perience will six.n leach the quuiitit \ of ley i will require to make ihem half lull with pu.u 1 i the eveporation should he continued until tin mass obtain he consistency ol brown sugar i h.-n i ne lease the 111 .• , by which it will be lused ' continue ii uiiiil quiescent and looks like nu i ed imn : with n ladle transfer it tn iron nuns or baking uveiis and allow il lu cool . it ina bu then broken in puces and puuked iu tig in boxes ui barrels lhe experiment will pa well any enterpris ing farmer 1 lie article oauuot now he obtaii - ed at any est and can be s,,ld at a high rule we hope ins nia induce some io try it the expense ul fixtures s small and the matei i cheap and plentiful 1 s.—ptuo wuud furnishes bin hale potash 1 com mon srihm us the president and directors of ihe liten fund ol north carolina in hi a tueelilia in j i eijjh on friday lust the 18th the sum i 90,452 was ordered in be distributed ni a the various eouniies of the mate payable on jio tiisi day of apul next in consequence ol the de in a mis upon the siaie treasury iui vi a r purpi si *- ai tins lime it was found impossible tu lurnish uie chairman of ilu difl'sn nl c unties wuh tne money immediately after the declara tion ul lhe distribution li is hoped and beli s.l ihat th seiiuuls will ih continued wuh ihe as surance that the expenses u ill be met in apr i ii was impossible for ihe literary board to make a better arrangement and the course they adopted was deemed betler than lu make uo distribution at all we suppose u table showing the amounts each county is entitled to will be published in a few days charlottt dentin nil • a provisional govxrnmicnt in missouri it appears tbat major general fremont ac knowledge a do superior in the government or army thus it is understood here that he ig nores the president's authority to instruct him to remodel liis late proclamation chucking his order t that end under the lable and continu ing to flood missouri with copies of his original pronuncianiento unamended as the president directed s too in the matter of the com inander-in-oluef get scott whose order di recting ihe unconditional release of col hlair bus been treated precisely as he treated the or der of the president above referred to blair remain-sunder arrest fremont not having obey ed gen scott's older diiecling the release washington star rebellion in indian the cincinnati oa telle villi nut and nut lincoln journal says that '■a se i ol traitors held a jeff davis meet ing lately at bainbridge indiana at which archibald johnson senator from that district made a speech going the whole length for the southern cause tie told his hearers that it was im treason to oppose lincoln as he was a 1 •• lyrutit subverting llie constitution suspen ding lbs writ of lial/cn corpus waging the war lo destroy slate ngbis aud lo carry oul the ( hi i cugo platform mr senator johnston is re ported iu have said all ihese and many other truthful things sah a < ( nn-.ni a hid aged about 13 years uldest sun ul m r»-spots wood king was unfor tunately n ver by one of the trooperaof the first north carolina cavalry regiment yes lerday near the intersection of leigh street 1 and brooke avenue whereby his left leg from iln knee down bone and flesh included was sad y crushed so much so thai it was llie opinion ol drs liitle and davis ihat amputa tion ui.nl.i have to he resorted tu immediately the mntin r ul ihe unfortunate lad inst her hus band only a lew days ago whu'h makes this uccidelil very hurd to hear with feelings i i 1 equiiiimity — richmond examiner a good law " tennessee husjirtt illustrated her sagacity by levying a stale tax of five dollars each upon es cry superfluous dog householders are allowed in retain each um ilu hut a penalty of twenty dollars is uip..s d un the owner it ids l i cunv cted ni killing a sheep here after ihere will be sunn chance fur nol aad mutton ui tennest ee tim miuli'i'l journals announce thai ' •• principal difficulti«3 in the way ol a reorgan nation ul sen domingo have been removed tim yankee are trying very hard fo hug genera i'm of missouri
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1861-10-28 |
Month | 10 |
Day | 28 |
Year | 1861 |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 46 |
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United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
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Description | The October 28, 1861 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
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Date | 1861-10-28 |
Month | 10 |
Day | 28 |
Year | 1861 |
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United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
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Description | An archive of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Language | eng |
FullText | carolina watchman wkkki.v vol xix salisbury n c october 28 1861 nu-mfiek di 1 j him nkk i_!m|uk ami prut'riktuit from the fayetteville observer a true man i id publishing the autyoiaad letter fnun cols vance we cannot help cmuruhiiug hi mures with thai of col t'lingninn vance was an old union man but when lincoln's proclama tiun gave the iieiua in thu i'niun he volun teered aaa pri v_4e waa tirst elected captain uf a company and then cotonhofa regiment he bad no military rrputation experience nr ambition il had a civil repiuaiisui expari ence and ambition lie wiih invited to leave i in army and go to cniigren which he cm id ' .- iy have dune in ha ia by far tbe most pop ular man in his district ilm in il ciiun :.} needs him in the field uud m tin ii ( | he , remain clingman is the ter oppuaile of ah an intense teal for disunion marked his-course when disunion and sin war camc.be did nol enter ranks as a private or aa anything bui a colonel vud uf_er retting that high position i instead of sharing the trials and ii4rd_hips of i his men he posts off to raleigh i electioneer for a seat in congress when ew»«ted for ihat he falls back upon the utlmr oiliee and ; joins ius regiment behold llie two men and now read vance's letter — headquarters 26th reg*t nvc t ) camp uurgwyn neai vf(ireheadlmiy,se]).i \ dear sir — our u-tu'i nf the stud him.wji ! addressed lo tuy brother was forwarded by hnii aud rocaivcd lin ■s ,\. 1 n it yon a k j »,. i i 1 will be a i uudm ite isu ( uugress i snd j,i it iiul a candidate will i'cuuseni for m najite lo i.e run ) i bolh j.ii nuns 1 answer m ihts j uegalive 1 u tins , oarae i nn impelled by . ial 1 coiiaider in tuosf conclusive of rca ' ions v,.,i remember well the position i occupied tlte greal question winch so lately divi ded the people ol tho south ardo.itly devo u the old l dion and lhe forrrra wh»ch the federal fathers ea iblisbed 1 clung to t so 4 1 thought there was a shadow of a hope ut presei 1 ng purifying ur reconstructing it and you wul rtlso remember that iu tha lust uliiciul coiiimunication i had the houor to ■make 10 m'y couatiiutfhta as their repreaetita uve i pledged myself in case all uur efforts for . ni juaticc ut llie hands of the north should fail inai their cause was mine their . was my destiny and that all i had and ... ib should '■■spent in uheir services those ... - . . , ue you know signally hnd miser ibh fail : civil war was ihrust iijkiii the coun iry and ihe strong arm ol nortltara deapotisui was streiciied out to crush und sohdoe ihe southern people i immediately volunteered for lltoir defence in obedience uot only to tins promise but alao as 1 trust to patriotic m tiliiiets and i should hold this promise bill ' poorly fulfilled should 1 now after having ac qaired suffionut knowledge of aulinry affairs to begin u be useful io my couniry aaoaping , iis obligations of seeking or even accepting u civil appointment jenainly it'there lives a man in north car j olitia who oiighl lo do ull and nutler all for jus country 1 am tliat mail ssince llie nine nf my entering upon man s estate the people have heaped promotion and honors ull unde s-rved upsui my head in everything i ive sought their generous confid nee their un ' failing kiiidneaa have auataiaed uie whilst i can never sullieiuutiv repay it i am deler ' milled rod helping uie lo show ihcin i was not allogetlit-r unworthy of their regard 1 am ' therelbie not a patidjdale for congpeas nor will ' 1 coiisctu lor my name to be run i am per ' fecily hati-slied lo ol represented again by the sound seiim uud boher judgment of llie gentle man who ha so lati 1 represented usui rich , in ji ui or by a dozen g.utleuien who live in our distnei nut ootuiepted wnh the army some . jf whom 1 hope lh-e commofl enl and the coin mon cause will induce our people io eh-ct wiih oui bickering and strife i aunoi close tins hasty leiicr without as siiriiii ou liiul 1 am noi insensible to llie com plum 111 conveyed by ourown and a huudred other similar i merry gallon which have reach ed me from ditf'ereuj pans ul the district no man r.ui feel prouder t\t mure jjraicful at such . 111a1ufes.ilinns burslj tiud has never blessed ! u in hi wnh in re starling and devoted friends lhan i nn number lu iln mountain district may in \ name parish from the memory of my wife and children when i case to remember these friends witli grutiturie among the ma ny wiiu have aiih.*i-.-m su faithfully to my poor foriuue through jood and liirough evil report 1 am always proud to rememberyou t unfalter ingly and uiiuiisiakea • please to accep1 in conclaakjn every assur ance of my regard and gisod wishes ibr you and yours must trul > \ uur /.. b vance n.c ii.mw esq frmikliiit n c henry i'i.m kentucky h«s been cursed with selfish end iiupiincipled leaders she had i 11 orai 1 111 ! 11 iii—lie ury day—whom both friend aad ioa knew where to find dif fer from his political views im wide as you might ii wus 1 11 in--ihle not to reaped the m trepidity wuh winch ho defended ihem he was by fur 1 itucb ul a union worshipper lo in us but i w-.is a slaveholder he had land 11 inln nd ni ins cumposilion ; and we irmly believe had he lived to this time would have brooked the very uevd himself in lhe chair nf vv asgingtuiti aa aasily as a black re publican l'r.-siili*iil wen he living now be would be leading a suiilhern column on the luks nol of the ohio but the miami richmond entjuirer thr .'. s i-iriial and armor a few evaniuga ago we enjoyed h hiioii through the gl*o_b0 und ssiine nl llie buildings nl ilis a i f>>-1 it i mnl aiiiiniv on hay mon nt it wis alwa\s pleasant to walk lliere ; lor ihe grounds are taalefully lino <._', ihe pumeroua building are admirably designed located and imili and the position itself commands ■fine view of nine unless mnl ill alii action of it vjait nre wotiderlullv enhanced dot by tli ac tivity which lias suddenly displayed itself throughout ibe raluulishmenl there ih a n - ver ending train of wegotlt w ith brick and olh er in i>-rinl and sawing machines planing morticing dovetailing lurningi and atnehibei f thai ilk ad infinitum buia and whit mm spit ish.heir will te flak s whit elsewhere forgea glow and inp-hnmuiei let lull iheir potideroai tilas e the inaclimi.rs in lhe original w «• i k sh siss it driven b a 80-hori engine and ia employed besides ih«*r things in ihe manulucture nl tube und li.until is ler lhe •• i 1 flint ninf steel llltlskl t pintiils anil nibs a very tmr we.ip ii is ilm mail of th d muskeia while a must eilit.-1 ■111 um for eavalr ia m.ule cif haifa breech loading rifle the original pattern wuh hint and ateell bj putting off nine inehesof the barrel and subatiiuiingperousaion locki ibi the uilie s kin i,c ih ordinary boras pietole found throughout the counirj have been col lected together nml are now undergoing the repairs and alterations neceeeary to their effi ciency 1 u(luld muskeia have i n recently seni off much better lhan new and large nunc : hers ate piled up ready for alteration the greater pan of ih ilt ],. machinery bronght from harper ferry ih placed in a large two-story building ifltl feet in length which \\ ss designed inr r*i«ninir timber and fortunately com pie ted not long mice loot betide litis there ban pone up wiih surprising rapidity an cii-jiiis i use s3 by 04 i — i which is read fur the n>..t is sunn us iw smoke stuck each 7 reel high are completed iu thin latter house are plnced iwo et am engine nf hoi power each imw near ready hi kicliuiui '.. i lie motive power f«-i all the ma chinery for the manufacture of rifles al righi angles with the main building spoki n nl above the t mini ' in.iin nf another l3ll nr md feel in length have risen aonie _ reet above thu ground and the work s pushed wnh the greatest pu dgy \\ lie n couipleleds i ln.s ill colli un forg es and trip-hammers and at tin south nil some im.i i 11 eum 11n.u.s grind si n s are i be revolved vsiili u-rtible rapidity upon which lhe rifle i).ui.ls will be pojiahed t/wti witlgs : o i ers a'c em phi veil within llie grounds the drawing of the buildings are by mr william bell lhe architect who has supervis ed the erection of all no buildings from the foundation of the areeiuil and in whom we re i indebted for polite attention and information on ad points mr i burkhead tills the impor tant poaitioii of master armorer as onr readera know the whole establish ment ia under ihe command of t'upt j ('. booth c 8 a who is admitted on all hands lo be " lhe right man in ihe right place ths variety und extent ot the manufactures it is expected will lie greatly increased mm time in tune us uur north carolina coal and iron come into use fm observer _^————— a tin,nl thing in leather — mr isaac bier tic*lil of newbeny has receives a p.tent — and we believe lhe firsl issued to a south car olinian — for an important iuvetltiotl and im provement in panning lit the word of lbe newberry sun we sav : tin ingredients u«s*d in this new process make lin leather fine and close the speci mens in has exhibited to as are of a fine pol ish and remarkably weighty and pliant mr i-ierfi id has already disposed ofa large quan tity of leather tanned by the new process which has given general satisfaction lie ells us that he has found ihat he can tan leather i from 10 to 60 per cent cheaper than hereto ! fore that lighl block u be tanned in from ! fifteen to forty days and he,ivy stocks iii pro portion we consider ihis new proceas of mi hieilie|il of great and decided utility i o lunn ers hark iii in,niv sections is becoming scarce and dear and lhe weed us.ii by mr bierfle id the ■lupa'oiium i'oenicahre-uui nr dog fennel can be uhtained ill great itbll litlance lie will lisps..e ul rights either bv miles nr 1 > i s 11 u ■i s " mr bjerfteld bus placed iu the courier uf lice several specimens u ius leather there is une suv nf *' iipjn r thick which was dune iu m.xiv iuy i ; mie specimen o •* well re ipuiingnln.nl lhe same li.lue and tu sj.eci mens ut *' calf il.'ii in lieu • ii ii iys the process has he n thoroughly tested witb all kind nf bides uud skins and the leather ha been well tried iu us by man citizens of new in rry man sides have be en purchased aud sold by mr voigl market-street an ex perienced dealer lo whom we may refer < inn teuton courier instructions the raleigh stiindaro ciiiih upon the peo ple in instruct their delegates to the conven tion which will meet again ou the imii no vember iu regard lu the election ol a govern or lo serve from august ik-xl lo january 1.62 and in regard to the fltay law it dues nul think that the convention will be diapoaed in viewofllia abuoe already hea|)ed upon it to act io these matters without au expression ol public opiuioii fay observer disaffection in tiik north wt li.-tvo lifi'ii iihsuri'j that llic ivr.jp funis of p|ai-iiiiiii to tin war in tin sdnli were irivini iu|*rtfc)ml and thai the sertti iliciil intel iiii de-iili u r volume ofcuuhki wc imve no miiafnctory uenm of tuugiiitf hut miiiik-tliiiijr iimy ih judged lioin the tone of tlio lo.ul i no js iii ri i iis we f it quite tire that the lincoln government could raise llie whole five hundred mill.ons of loiters an.l the whole live hundred thou sainl nicii ; l.ui iln i.-inliikhs wnh win h bold men mild tnoinv iif mined nnd the ii|i|.;iniit icliicl.incc wnh wlmli not t iui n i unii volunteer we incline lu the opinion > tnnl lhe liucolu-aliohtion government will-nun hud itscifvery ntttcli etntmrrm • il tins opinion is sustained by lhe snb joined extrnvl froai an mm lr in the new ■^ < • r k " i inic.-s atlanta commonweal th the symptoms ef a mutinous uud seditious spun uugaiuat um uovernnveiit arc daily md . imiirls developing themselves al lbs north iu the ratlical wini i lha republioau party and aiie.i j ihe \ hel lunisis ui the true a stripe uutl faction haviug been fepcruled bj only lhe breadth nf a bair or lhe dif rruce between t u i d.c-duiii and tweedle-dee are how cordi allv ii mild iu opposition to the president whose ', in.ii ij lei ' i lo fremont is the occasion for the i opening of a general fire n|ioii hun ir ihe big sixty isiui pounders down in ihe pup guns __. vi ii the lull graph at st i mi is is used i u spread mutiny ihruugh the north under these cir cuinsi a nc s n is ilu dmy oflhe conservative elements to ooms forward and sustain mi liu j in ami deuouuee the abolition irailors who are lhe prune i sums ot lhe prevent mitfortnues ui ihe country uud are doing iheir word to n nu i pei me m lhe misvhi i ihey hovi wrought tin ci:,m i.i itself coustiliiug us own s.ii i might to u-i/e and in irceri e the leaders who aie a limits ml lime 11m dangerous lhan the edltom ol norlht rn pa porn rvmpatl.ii.ing with the bout he i i rebellion . ittj opposing the war for the union the sects siuii heresy never had snj strengih at the nurlh ami it is now ouinpllel squul . d here bj ths vigorous action of the government hut a inure turn.nl hie nul a far more exieusire disunion heme ul p.'uin defies the president spi.-is upon aud execrates the t'onmiiulioti » nn li is lhe hnml of llie union and threatens lo subvert our whole political bystem turning ii either iuto a coueolidaied until ury despotism ur min a mexican anarchy in winch nuni is petty chief aina will each play an independent i part when the southern secessionist were funning their plan againrt the federal guv ernmeiil we warned mr ilu.-hi'nun of the dan ' t ami ciilleifw.n hun to set with energy vv .■mid hun that ins lues were of ins own household ; thai i idiug members of the demo cratic pa11 y meditated the destruction nf i he i (. uv.rn in em tin r ad i nun i tions were unheeded and the consetpienci is a blood civil war vve now warn mr line ln lhu there is a disatfec , lion in ius government in his own parly al the north ; that it is every du gaining strength all ihat utiles he peei crushes it 11 is very likely soon in crush l.nn and betray the | cause ol lhe i nion into the hands of lis sonth ' ern furs this is now the real rluuger f he country and it should be promptly met by the j powerful arm nf the government before it consolidates ik strength and matures its plan antral of eighty-eight prisoner the following federal prisoners were brought to tins city mi saturday evening via petersburg ; uadruad from norfolk va by a guard uuder ihe command of major john mullen nf the j confederate army viz iv m peacock lieu tenant of the steamer fanny : isaac vv hurt lieutenant twentieth indiana region in ; t j j ii comley sergeant-miyor j 6 sergeants ( . ■corporals and 5u privates of the same regi ' ine'nl : nl 2 corporals of the ninth regiment i 1 new state milin.i and l privates nf the - same regiment ; also win ('. abbott master's matei u s .... from ihe sohtainer <•. vv ita i i ker ; w 11 baxter seceid male of do and i seamen alsn vv in hart master nf lhe schoo ' ner ulioll and - seamen and 2 colouled lm s ' there arrived by the central cars saturday j evening iu charge of a guard beniab pratt corporal of company h,tweuty-eighth penn sylvunia regiment and lhe following citixens o jeilirsuu cuiiiii \, va charged with treason and giving aid and coin fori lo the eueuiy viz i benjamin adam john and vw meet in an und i johu fox all of tv laiter including pratt i v.ere taken on the ifith of october near llar ! ps-r's ferry richmond examiner tur rrasom vv'nv—vve happened yester : ; day ou board the steamer kimball which hay ing been purchased by the governmenl for her machinery is now doing duty us a receiving ship umlei lhe charge of i."tinc master 1 vv | icannell al the tune uf uur visit a uutntier nf reci uiis fur s ('. navy were undergoing in i spection all of whom by the way passed ' with ihri'o exceptions out of forty five it was dinner lime and as lhe sailins iv ki t ti tl l i round ih ii messes ou ilte bolh r riei k a eon ' versa lion was going ou upon this subject of s-v.-in a man uver thumping imn in lhe ribs ' hilling hun on ihe wrung bide of the buck arc *' what's he u>c ul il ■'" asked one "( i man will tup a cannnli ball as well an anelli ' er '• that isn't it said another *• if a ball hi is one of these hollow fellows il re hun nils and j knocks linn down hcsiden aud mav-he a half dozen mure ; but ifit n|s ;| solid fallow ii goes clean through hun and leaves him standing — mobile aden titer prick's victor the memphis " appeal sa\s il has a letter written al ( nhimbus nn the s9thi which states ihat informal ion had been received al cairo to the effect that tin lanes.in general prentiss who was going to tin relief of mulligan with 1500 im-ii was cap tured wilh bin entire cuininand by a force of i 5,000 aenl out by priee to intercept him the enemy's loss ut lexington ia given ut 1801 killed aud wounded aud 2400 prisoners i from th atlanta ga . commonwealth careless words " lull mi.oi.v u hull hi random seat flu.i mart itis srehar little meant a i..t nam a word that's lightly pokes muy looli • wound h lieiirt tlntl's broken " whal do you think of her jennie 7 oh i don't like her ut all she is dull and spirit less the words were lightly spoken and forgot li'll nlinuhl urt sunn ns uttered by llie rii.t'lcs giil bui they rankled long iu lbe heart of the sensitive one al whom they were spoken for she uccidentl overheard ihem and h-it u wouild i lis i nne did mil he.,i " ilm yoa trill like her when yon know her belter lie was slice ss iniglil and as gas as mi.sell lull die imn hand of misfortune baa lulierl weighed heavily on her circnuistaii ces nv i which she h.id nn oolltrol li.tve cuu spucd to sadden hel ill's and sin has grown ipnei mid reserved with stranger w in n you know her ll yoti will ind think her ' dull snd spirillesa mn is frank winning and pleasant wilh i hose slie inves vv in lu'l cull tide lice and my word for it yon never have cause to complain again hut jennie did nul find it au easy matter lo win the confidence ul her new iicijtiiunliiin:e ishe w ..- a s a i in-he arte i alfectioitaie creature i ami would glaul have • sinbhished social terms between hersell nnd her cousin's iriend and she was often surprised and some lines hurl ih,a sin received her advances with sn inncli reservi slid coldness nevei dreaming that her own thoughtless words had raised a barrier between them nellie kllevi l was wrung r ur jer lo ulkiw heisell in i mi much affected by ji mile's idle won she knew they were nut intended lor her ear and yel struggle wnh hersell as she would sju could nut uveicome the sorrow and • ii the degn i indignation the pro i no nue lilies lulu ihongbt dull and ll i*u n-ii • i * i i i the are thoughl so hi,uses iln in appeal so uud sometimes eveil , ihe ihem reull i to become so mouths elapsed ind alihnngh the careless words ui jennie did noi prevent a friendship springing up between herself and nellie siill it ; was nu s cordial as il might have been : the effect of those words did n..t could not p.-s aw,i >■itirely though nellie knew thai jen nie lined her in.i that she would have been de.p \ i ...! 11 she hud ever known ihal the i ,,\. heard in-r remark and moreover that ulii iud ung ainco retraeted her firsl impres sion yel the memory ..(' ihat impression came well n ■*; ug fatal to her happiness through kf the idea that she ctiuldnot make a plea mini tii-1 impression tu..k possession d her mind ao stroiiglj ihat she became morbidly sensitive on tne subject a nervous dread of meeting sirangets rendered her st lines su miserable that she shrank from ever forming i new acquaintances and thus she often debar herself of real enjoy me nl for fear she would ' not make herself agreeable lest as she thought her ■' dull spiritless presence should prove an intrusion on those more bright aud gay than herself ah ! if we did but knew lhe elfecl of even a few of our careless words not nil fur perhaps trie knowledge wou id be mure than we could very well bear how particular would wc he to weigh each sentence ere ii came forth : no human being is perfect no nue wholly free from ilu error ol cureless speaking and while we should seek to guai,i well ulir nwn words we should also strive io prevent those uf others lr..iii making ion deep an impression upon us light remarks are far oftener made thoughtlessly thau any wilful intention lti wounu : and when we are disposed to lake of f me ai them we should ask ourselves if we have inn sometimes spoken aa unkindly of oth ers when reall our motives were not mali cious e only snd it because we did it lake lime in think " heboid how greal u mailer a liitle fire kinifle-tlj was aptly spoken by di vine inspiration and evendown to lhe present day how often dn we find it applicable ? and su u will be to the end ol tune hut if we would each and all seek more earnestly to quench iui>tead ol fan llie flame we might leam lhe it in neatiing of " peace on earth and good will lo all mankind syiiii a ii.\m "< :, 19 l*gl habit ■• i min everyihiog under god said lord brougham " to halm upon which in ail ages the lawgiver as well as ihe school master has mainly plitcs d his reliance ; hut.it winch makes everything easy and casts all difficulties upon the deviation from a wonted course make sobriety a habit and intemper ance will be h.it t f ti i ; make prudence a habit aud reckless profligacy will be as coulrarj tn the nature ol the child as to any of uur li.rd ! slaps love a child the habit of sacredly re | gurding the iruih or carefully respecting ihe propenj uf others nr scrupulously ubstuinitig i colli all acts of improvidence winch can in j volvo him in distress and he will jusl a like i think of rushing into an element in which in cannoi breathe as of lying cheating or stealing disgraceful the standard c us attention lo the fuel that it'll hi ; bad made a rcipu-i i noi 11 pun the lieuple u 1 i v i • ••!! cull iii v tur ulie - 1 f,ni ii ut heir negro male !'• rce inr iw weeks ' iu i pb le the defences near newberti ; ami j thai lhe people had sn fur tailed inc iiipk thai col singleiai v had been obliged lo give notice i that in would enforce the requisition this conduct ofthe people down there is we regret to say in accordance wuh reports heretofore current and with lhe remarks of a guilford volunteer whose letter we copy from the greeusborougli times fay observer rrmrifi for a fit oj repining look about for lhe halt and ihe blind and visit ihe hed ridden and ihe afflicted and deranged and they will make you ashamed of complaining of ymir lighter afflictions what a thrill of hope and trust bleaks like a cloud ul ermine purity o'er the sad and pen itent soul who meekly and sincerely prays for and kindly receives lbe reward of forgiven *»•«. l'ot..s mint to farmers the great soercitj of snap at the pi tune arises from the want of potash and soda ash either will make snap the lattei found iu its natural state ne(ren)in egypt and noulh america bul the principal supph been obtained from real itntaui procured by lbe liiiiniiigof seu-weeda the former polbsll is supplied mostly from cansds ami the state uf new vork there is in ihe southern slates any qu ..,,. ly ol material to make potash and 1 would call lhe attention of liirineis lo us prod iii li requires but u simple process in hn ma nu . , , lure a few large iron kettles ur pott und i half dozen whiskey barrels wuh heads out and au imn ladle being ull the apparatus requ musi weeds lurnish potash in a greater r quantity to every 1,000 pounds the colli , - ing plants will furnish of potash i i *"""! '-"■. ii i can its ... 7 | , wheal u.iw 1 ii | oak beat h ind elm lllirll v mliltt s lb kuh't j i potato items a in i those urtic is can bo obtained by th farm r si little cost select a shaded position gather in a huge heap set lire lu ihem keeping tbe lire up uutil sevcinl bushels of ic-lies aie ,,|, lamed ; iill each barrel about one quarter in i of ashes mixing with them a quar of slack lime : till it ihen with water stirring the ;, i • well ; lei u stand over night or for about twelvi hours siirring frequently ; strain nil the ley a a clear.is possible . t riu the kettles aud evapo rate over a wood iu the kettle should b e kept constantly full fi*r two days a littlo ex perience will six.n leach the quuiitit \ of ley i will require to make ihem half lull with pu.u 1 i the eveporation should he continued until tin mass obtain he consistency ol brown sugar i h.-n i ne lease the 111 .• , by which it will be lused ' continue ii uiiiil quiescent and looks like nu i ed imn : with n ladle transfer it tn iron nuns or baking uveiis and allow il lu cool . it ina bu then broken in puces and puuked iu tig in boxes ui barrels lhe experiment will pa well any enterpris ing farmer 1 lie article oauuot now he obtaii - ed at any est and can be s,,ld at a high rule we hope ins nia induce some io try it the expense ul fixtures s small and the matei i cheap and plentiful 1 s.—ptuo wuud furnishes bin hale potash 1 com mon srihm us the president and directors of ihe liten fund ol north carolina in hi a tueelilia in j i eijjh on friday lust the 18th the sum i 90,452 was ordered in be distributed ni a the various eouniies of the mate payable on jio tiisi day of apul next in consequence ol the de in a mis upon the siaie treasury iui vi a r purpi si *- ai tins lime it was found impossible tu lurnish uie chairman of ilu difl'sn nl c unties wuh tne money immediately after the declara tion ul lhe distribution li is hoped and beli s.l ihat th seiiuuls will ih continued wuh ihe as surance that the expenses u ill be met in apr i ii was impossible for ihe literary board to make a better arrangement and the course they adopted was deemed betler than lu make uo distribution at all we suppose u table showing the amounts each county is entitled to will be published in a few days charlottt dentin nil • a provisional govxrnmicnt in missouri it appears tbat major general fremont ac knowledge a do superior in the government or army thus it is understood here that he ig nores the president's authority to instruct him to remodel liis late proclamation chucking his order t that end under the lable and continu ing to flood missouri with copies of his original pronuncianiento unamended as the president directed s too in the matter of the com inander-in-oluef get scott whose order di recting ihe unconditional release of col hlair bus been treated precisely as he treated the or der of the president above referred to blair remain-sunder arrest fremont not having obey ed gen scott's older diiecling the release washington star rebellion in indian the cincinnati oa telle villi nut and nut lincoln journal says that '■a se i ol traitors held a jeff davis meet ing lately at bainbridge indiana at which archibald johnson senator from that district made a speech going the whole length for the southern cause tie told his hearers that it was im treason to oppose lincoln as he was a 1 •• lyrutit subverting llie constitution suspen ding lbs writ of lial/cn corpus waging the war lo destroy slate ngbis aud lo carry oul the ( hi i cugo platform mr senator johnston is re ported iu have said all ihese and many other truthful things sah a < ( nn-.ni a hid aged about 13 years uldest sun ul m r»-spots wood king was unfor tunately n ver by one of the trooperaof the first north carolina cavalry regiment yes lerday near the intersection of leigh street 1 and brooke avenue whereby his left leg from iln knee down bone and flesh included was sad y crushed so much so thai it was llie opinion ol drs liitle and davis ihat amputa tion ui.nl.i have to he resorted tu immediately the mntin r ul ihe unfortunate lad inst her hus band only a lew days ago whu'h makes this uccidelil very hurd to hear with feelings i i 1 equiiiimity — richmond examiner a good law " tennessee husjirtt illustrated her sagacity by levying a stale tax of five dollars each upon es cry superfluous dog householders are allowed in retain each um ilu hut a penalty of twenty dollars is uip..s d un the owner it ids l i cunv cted ni killing a sheep here after ihere will be sunn chance fur nol aad mutton ui tennest ee tim miuli'i'l journals announce thai ' •• principal difficulti«3 in the way ol a reorgan nation ul sen domingo have been removed tim yankee are trying very hard fo hug genera i'm of missouri |