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I CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT' TO STATES IAS IT IS TO INDIVJIALiV AND THE GLORY OF THE- ONE IS THE I WEST SIDE OP TRADE STREET j. lv -i-r mx A S20 i)er am mm COMMON PROPERTTfr OF THE OTHER. -M IN Xy YASS, Edito ard Promixtox CHARLOTTE, N. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1864. tniRTEENTO HD 652.

THE ATLANTA AS LEFT BY THE ENEMY. WSSTSMl. (Published verj SCHEDULE OF IjniCES For IVorth Carolina. Tbe period for the publication of the' Schedule of Prices to govern Agents of the Government, far the next sixty days, having arrived, the jCoramissiooer of the Stair' of North Carolina adopt the last Schedule with tbe exception of the few chances shown below. Senate Chamber, in tbo City of Raleigh, on Monday, tbe 6lh day of Feb'y next, naless rooner changed.

Impressing agents-' must furnish good and satisfactory reasons for disapprovals on of the award of local appraisers will be- approved. All communications should be addressed to the Secretary! of the Board, Raleigh, I H. Kl BURGWYN, Garysbnrg, N.C. V. Com.

Appraisement for State N. C. TO THE LADIES OP NORTH CARO hlNA" The State Educational Association, at its aaoaal meeting in Charlotte, on the th of Novembef, appointed the undersigned committee to address the educated ladies of the State and urge upon them tha importance of aiding in tho education of the young. As an appropriate introduction to what we would say, we ask. an attentivoj perusal of the following paragraph from ibc Message of our' honored Gov-' ernor to the Legislature now in session ''The subject of Common Schools is one which I beg you will not forget amid the great concerns of the war.

The efforts; making by the friends ofL education with our zealous and indefatigable Superintendent at their head, to preyenTtTie losing eight of this great infercsr, fs" worthy of oar I earnestly recommend to your con- sideration tbe whole. especially 'tbb system of graded schools advocated by the' Superintendent, for which memorials will be presented by the Literary Board, the Educational Association of North Carolina. I also suggest that regular teachers be exempt from 6tste military duty whilst employed in teaching. Though fully aware of the importance of their vocstioo, I have not felt at liberty to excuse them under existing The Common Schools should sorely-bt kept going at every cost, and If sufficient inducements cannot be offered to disabled soldiers and educated women to jtake hold of them, the aeoeasary male should be exempted. Sorely, though, if convinced, of the great necessity, our patriotio ooaotry women would assist, io the absence of these'! mala instructors in preparing tbe minds of the riring generation toi appreciate the Government, which this one bleeding to establish.

we set so little doing to educate the youth soon to succeed us, and behold abroad the vicious and demoralizing influences everywhere blighting the land, it ia enough to 611 one with I shuddering for the future. Trulv ths -mental furrows arb gaping for the seed, and if tbf good be not put in the crop of evil wilf be sponta neous and is with pride that I observe thb publication in our State of various new aebobl books, creditable aliko to the authors and to the public which has demanded them. Oar great ays tcm of Common Schools is, after all, our only true and solid foundation for publie education, and da- mands ypur constant acd fostering care. If no other inducements can bo offered that will prevail upon you to devote your time to this labor' our but noble work, will -you not as. patriots coma forward in this hour of country's trial, wbcs every strong arm is needed to defend you and jwur homes irom a merciless foe I Many of you, we know, must look for sueh employment as will remunerative; but there aro many others who a te net compelled to labor for a support.

These wa would "brge especially to engage id this work. ainoe the compensation must necessarily bo less tbaa wt would desire. Teach, not for the pay, and, it may be, not for tbe love of the work, but teach for tho sake of the childrenof our State who grow up in ignoranee, if you do not instruct tbem. 4,000 teachers are needed io North Caro Tina, and 4,000 able-bodied men an not bo spared from our armies to do this work, which the ladles can do so well. Consider tho subject well, and da what your conscience and your patriotism say is your duty.

And now; we would say a word 1 j' TO TUB PARENTS. It ia well known to every ono who will that the I small amount paid the teachers of our public Schools will not supply them with food and clothing; and for this reason 'loir are willing to teach' except such as desire by this means to bs exempt from military service, You feel ths ncces- sity of having your children taught, you are unwilling that they ftbbuld grow np in ignorance, and be unfit to enjoy and maintain the. independents for which we are so earnestly Is.it not yoUr duty then tb seo that those who devote their time to tho instructioo of your receive a competent support, fco-far as you are able to give it? -Let some one in 'each neighborhood secure contributions as' thn parents can give especially in provisiona and articles of' necessity, to be added to the public and we feel sure that every Districtlrf the9 State can support a teacher, and somo competent lady can be fnnnd to trafth evenr aehftol. 1 I 1 I. J.

D. BELL, The illness of Mr Mordeeai, deprivingjus of his services, we bave called in Mr. Wm. this city, who bas kindly given us tbe benefit of hw judgment as umpire on the present occasion. 1 Apples, dried, good.

bushel of 23 5 00 3 50 12 50 12 00 3 00 7 50 10 00 10 00 1 00 unpeeiea i Axes, with handles, each i without handle, ci 'Bacon, per pound, hog IJean white or cornfield each round per bushel of 00 lb Brandy, apple; per gallon jf fresb nt.u uihI gross; per pound I peach, per gallon I Salted, per pound' 1 50 Candles, tallow, per pound 3 00 8 75 11 50 -4- adamantine, per pound i Chains, trace, tier uir Cloth, woolen. kr soldiers' clothes. 1 yd wide, 10 ounces to yard, and pro rata as to greater or less weight or width, per yard Cotton, raw, per pound Coffee, Rio, per pound i Corn, nnshelied. ner bushel of 70 lbs Corn Meal, sacks not included, per bushel of 50 lbs 5 20 80 45 00 cotton 1 yd wide. 3 yds to ponna, per yara Floor, extra family, per narre.

ot is ids extra so perbue aa superfine- do fin do Fodder, baled, per 1U0 pounds nnbaled uo Hats, wool, each Hay, baled, per 100 pounds nnbaled do Hides, dry extra, per ponnd dry, per pound green, per pound Horses, artillery, first class per bead artillery, second class per head House rent, ner room ner month I 41 25 37 50 33 75 4 00 3 50 5 00 4 00 3 50 3 00 2 50 1 50 1,000 00 tm oo 20 00 350 00 314 00 278 00 710 00 Iron, pig. No. per ton of two thousand lbs a pig, No do uo pig. No 3 do do bloom do do smith's square or round do 1030 00 serviceable Railroad, per ton of lbs 400 00 10 00 30 50 00 2 75 Jeans, wool, domestic, per yard Kettles, camp, iron per pound Lumber, good, per one tliousaad feet Lard per pound Leather sole per pound 6 00 7 00 7 00 5 00 10 00 1,000 00 eoo oo npper per pound harness per pound Mobuses, cane, per gallon I i sorglium per gallon Mules, first class, pr head u-cond class per bead ihiid class rxT head 500 00 Nails, per kec I 100 00 Oats, kheaf, baled, pur one hundred pounds 5 25 4 50 sheaf, nnbaled i do shelled per bushel 4 00 Der yard. 1 50 Osuabures, cotton, 1 yd wide 7 oz to yd.

cotton, yd wide 8 oz to yti. per yard 1 Onions per bushel 8 00 work, first quality per yoke 1,000 00 second quality, per yoke 600 00 Peas. cow. per bushel of CO pounds 50 00 CO 50 i'oUtoes, Irym, per busbel ot pounus sweet do do Peaches, dried peeled, per bushel of 33 pounds unnceled do 00 Poik, freitb, nett per pound 00 salted do 44 ivrncfl it y' 2 52 1 40 Pasturage, first qualiiy near town per hpad ber month? 8 00 i common do I I do 5 00 first quality in country do i common do I do 7 00 4 00 Quinine good per on nee Rice, i new per pound 56 00 50 old do 40 Rye. good per bushel of 56 pounds Sacks, two bushels, osnaburjrs, each 5 00 3 00 Shirting, cotton, yd wide.

4i yds to lb, per yard 1 30 cotton, yd wide, Ji yd to lb. per yara 1 10 btripes, cotton, to pound, per yard 175 20 00 35 00 2a 00 Salt, coast, per bushel Of i0 pouuds J.dverpool ao Virgiuia do Steel, cast per pound Shoes, army, per pair 8 00 15 00 10 00 2 00 35 00 3 00 1 00 75 4 00 75 1 40 5 00 6 00 1 50 3 00 2 50 1 75 1 25 2 50 2 00 1 00 10 00 7 50 50 1 50 1 00 8 00 6 00 350 00 250 00 8 00 Shoe thread, hax per pound bocks, soldiers wool per pair 1 Sheep, at per head Sugar, brown, common per pound Sop, hard per pound. sott. per pound I Shucks baled per one bundled pounds Snorts good per bttsTiei of 5K pounds 1 Shipp stuflF. good per bushel of 37 pounds Tea, black, per pohud green per pound Tent cloth, cotton.

10 oz to the yard, per yard obacco no extra, per pound ISO 1 'No 2 Lutrs do Tallow, clean per ponnd Vinegar, cider, per gallon i manufactured per gallon Whiskey good per gallon Wheat good per bushel of 60 pounds brau. per busuel ot 17 pounds Wheat Straw, baled, per one hundred pounds I- nnbaled do do 1 00 unwashed per pound evu Wagons, wood axle 4-horso new. each 350 00 1 wood axle Z-borse new, each Yarn. ration. ner buneli uf 5 nonada 8 OOl litre of Labor, Tcmmt, Horse: Baling long forage, per hundred pounds 75 "a ALSA'Jy- fnmihed hr owne.

ner Amw i I i2 oo 50 00 00 50 00 1 I LEGISLATURE. 1 17 i Senate- Mr Wright, from he "Select Committee, made a report that, in theopinion of said committee, the present restrictions on the commer cial operations of the State are "not warranted by the meaning of the act of Congress, and recommend a resolution instructing the State Congressional delegation to procuret if possible, tbe removal of these restrictions. -j The same committee reported resolutions to claim and "insist on' payment for the steamer Ad Vance, arid recommend S. Phillips, Esq to investigate tts: operations of the State steamers in the impor- 1 ution ot gooes. The Military Committee repdrted a rcsolujion requiring the abolition of the passport system in North Carolina.

.1 Mr Courts introduced a resolution that no person, within the conscript age, should be recom- for appointment as magistrate, unless otherwise exempt. Mr Courts said be feared too many men, who would otherwise be put in tb army, would be exempted as magistrates, and stated that one county lie knew had already sixty-nine 3 1 1 4. I -t ana wisnea tor more. After, some desultory discussion, Mr Areodel moved to lay the resolution agreed to. yeas 16, nays 25.

on the table. Not The vcte was then1 taken on the adoption of the original resolution which passed by yeas nave 15, as follows Yeas Aycock, Berry, -Courts, Crump, iillla, Grier, Hall, Hairis, Morton, Long, iMarch AlcCorckle, McEachern, Pitchford Powell, Smith; Speight. Taylor, Wiggins and Wynne. Najs-A dams, Arendell, Bagley, Pick Jones, Lassiter, Leitch, Lindsay, Patton, Pool Sanders, Snead, Stratighn, Warren, Whitford, Win- stead and Wright. A message was 'received from the House trans mitting 'the names of 427 persons nominated by that body for appointment as magistrates.

1 Mr Pitchford move'd the ages of the parties be' declared as the names were read. Not agreed la The list, as coming from the II ousei was! then read, some few additions made thereto, the whole concurred in and the cenate adjourned House. Mr McLean, from the committee on the supply of salt, reported the following resolutions which were adopted i 'z-- pted Resolved, That His Excellency, the Governor, be directed to notify the Governor of Virginia forthwith, that the conduct of the authorities of Virginia in diverting to the' use of the latter an engin and two trainsj of cars, hired to this State for the transportation of salt from SaUvilIe to Dan villa, is regarded by the General Assembly, now in session, as a serious departure from the comity States, and as art act of great mischief; and injury to the peoples North Carolina. 1 I Resolved, That the Governor be directed to forbid to the State Virginia the wse of the railroads in this Slate for the running bf cars and for any transportation, unless reparation be made fur tbe injury done in such mode as) may be satisfac tory to him and in a manner conformable to the honor and dignity of the State. The House then proceeded to the recommenda tion of persons for appointment as magistrates, four hundred ana twenty-SRyen nominations in an oe- ing made, December 19.

Senate. A bill frona the House, alio, ing: new ly appointed Magistrates to qualify before the County Court Clerk where; the county is ict pos session of the enemy, and prevents the qualifica tion from taking plaee in bpeo cburt, was passed. A resolution from: the House, to adjourn oni Fri: day the till Tuesday the 17th of January, was adopted. The revenue, bill was taken np lor consideration. Ob motion of Mr Grier it was amendedj so as to exempt from taxation $1000 worth of I property belonging to their wives pr House.

Several bills of a privkte nature passed their third reading, and some new) bills and resolu tions were introduced. 1 Xtev XJT J.X J-eeius, auu vi tucucucc auu ii Carter, were elected lrustees ot tne university AT Davidson was elected Counsellor of State. THE FIGHT AT FRANKLIN, i TENN.i The Montgomery Appeal publishes the follow ing despatch from Gov. Harris I jj Headquarters Army of TennesseeJ near Nashville, December 5, via: Bartow and Mobile, December 10. We pursued and overtook the enemy at Franklin, where be had that morning thrown-up one line of breastworks and com menced twopther8.

1 The enemy evidently inten ded to, hold permanently the line of Frabkha and Murfreesboro. We Attacked bim' in about 4 o'clock p. m.t and successively carried their two At dark, we bad reached and stood upon the outer edge of their interior and last line of works, where the fight continued until 11 We held our position during the night! expect ing to renew the fight in tbe morning; but, unfor-tnnatelv. under cover ot tLe darkness, about 12 o'clock the-enemy retreated, leaving his killed and wounded on the We were unable to use our artillery, on account of tbe presence ot tne women anu cnuaren in ine town. We massed about 100 pieces of artillery that night to open, on the enemy a daylight, expecting the non-combatants to have been gotten out before day.

We have lost an unusually large proportioq oi Gens. Cleburne, ran berry, Adams, Strahl and Gist were Quarlcs, Carter and Scott were wounded, i We have captured about 100 and hive picked up on; the battle field about 6,000 stands of arms. We have also captured four loco motives and trains, and are running the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad I Other trains are cut off, whieh we hope soon to have in our possession. -1 Abont 5.000 of the enemy are cut off at Mur i i The army is in fine health and excellent spirits, and COnnaeni tfucce.) f. The people ara deb-bled md eDthueiastic at our i IT.

I Atlanta, Oa, December 7,1864. To To Excellency, E. Brown, Governor oDeaience to orders of November 25, to inspect the State property ia Atlanta, and the city itself, and protect the same, I have the honor to make the following report The property of the Stale" was destroyed by fire, yk a tui ueai 01 valuable materials remains ia the Three-fourths "of the bricks are eood and will be suitable for' rebuilding, if placed under encuer Deiore freezing weather. -1 here ia a quan tity or prass to tne journals of burned cars and in A. the ruins of the various machinery of the extensive railroad snopsj also, a valuable amount -ot copper xivum mo uikci ug uituu owie uepot, ine uue pipes ui ucotruyeu engines, stop cocks or macmne-' Ty, The ear wheel that were 'uninjured by fire were rendered useless by breaking the flan ge.

-In short, species of that was not destroyed by fire i was most ingeniously broken and make-worthless in its original form the large steam boilers; the switches, the frogs, etc. xvoioinz nas escaped, ine nrc encmes. ex cept Tallalub No. 3, were sent Xfoitb.i Tallalub has been overhauled and a new firo company or ganized. I and 1 2 fire jengine houses were saved.

AH the city pugips were destroyedexcept one ou marietta street. ine car shed, tbe depots, maenine snops, round rics, rolliog mills, merchant mills, arsenals, laboratory armory, were all Duroea. All business houses, except those on Alabama street, commencing with tbe Gate City Uotel, run nmg Last to Loyd street, were burned. All the hotels, except the Gate burned. By referring to vaj you will find about four hun dred houses standing.

The enemy have destroy ed from four to five thousand houses. Two-thirds of the shade trees in the Park and crty, and of the Umber in the suburbs nave been destroyed. The suburbs present to tbe eye one vast, naked, ruined, .1 fPLl ml.L!l"ri'ii i uctMitu vamp, i xup iuasonio nan is rot ouroea, though: the corner-stone, is badly scarred by some thiet, who would bate robbed it of. its treasure but far the timely interference of some, mystic broth -a- Civ, The City Hall is damaged but not burned The Second Baptist, Second Presbyterian, Trinity and Catholic Churches and vail, the residences adjacent between Mitchell and Peter streets running South of East, and Loyd and Washington streets running South of West are safe, all at tributed to Fat I -er O'Riley, who refused1 to give up his parsonage to Yankee officers jwho were-- looking out fine houses for quarters, and tbere being a large nunii ber of Catholics in the Yatikee who. volunteered to protect their church 'and parsonage, and would 1 not allow an houses an a cent to be fired that would; endangej- them, As a proof of their attachment to their church and love for.

Father O'Riley, a soldier who attempfed to fire Colonel n.n.-i. i vaiuuuu uousu, ni a uuiuii'g ui nuiuu tvuuiu utvc endangered the whole block, was shot and killed, and bis grave is now marked, So, to leather O'Riley the country. is indebted for the protection of the City Hall, churches, Dr Quintard's, Protestant Methodist, Christian and African Churches were destioyed. 'All other churches were saved. The Medical C'dlege was saved by Dr D'Alvigny, who was left in charge of our wounded.

The Female College was torn down for the purpose of obtaining the brick with which to construct winter quarters. All institutions of earning were destroyed. 'J Could I have arrived ten days' earlier, with a guard of one hundred men, I could have saved the State and city a million of dollars," '1 i Thero were about two hundred and fifty wagons in the city on my arrival, loading with pilfered plunder pianos, mirrors, furniture of all kinds, iron, Diaes wunouc ana an incaicuaoic amount of other very at the pre sent time. I his exportation ot property bad been, going on eVer since the place bad been abandoned by the enemy. whackers, robbers and deserters, and, citizens from the surrounding country for a distance of fifty miles have beed en gaged in this dirty iilany of the finest houses mysteriously left un- burne3, are filled with the finest furniture, carpets, and occupied by parties who, six months ago, lived in humble About ft families remained I during the occupancy of the city by the enemy, and about the same num ber have returned since its abandonment, Jbrom two to three thousand dead carcasses of animals remainio the city jfYv Horses were turned loose in the cemetery to graze upon the grass and shrubbery.

The ornaments of graves, sueh as maible lambs, miniature statuary, souvenirs of departed little are bro ken and scattered abroad. 'The crowning act of all their wickedness and villainy was committed by our ungodly Ibc in removing the dead from the vaults io the cemetery and robbing the coffins of tne silver name piaiesj ana uppings, ana aeposuing their owu dead the vaults. I have the honor to be, respectfully, your obedient servant, i 1 i W. HOWARD. Do Two Wrongs Make a Right.

This pro-positioa has been generally denied; the oonverso being assumed, that two wroogs da not make a right; but a friend mentioned the other night a bit of logic which he beard cited recently, and which would almost. seem to upset tbe old maxim Two wrongs never make a right, eaid one dis- putant to anotner. Yes they do somelimes, said his antagonist. Never, replied tbe other eolloqtHst. They do, I tell yon, and eaa prove it.

The other day; somebody passed on me a five dollar counterfeit bill. -That was wrong, wasn't it Yes, of course. I. Wa'al. I wasn't coin' to be cheated out of fiva dollars; so I passed itoff among some good bilk, onto another man.

Wasn't that wrong i To be sure as muc as the first. I Wa'al that mskes two wrongs, don't it? i Jes' so; but it made me all rightj. 4i Passi2 the moral of the rJ-gument it would, at first blush, appear that the lut speaker had the iVUl nm.n' Ks Udertnok to scour th 3 ft i BT WILLIAM'. J. YATES, SDITOl AJD fBOrHETO.

$10 IN ADVANCE. jy-Transient advertisements muit be paid for Advertisements not marked on tbe manuscript a cnecific time, will be inserted until forbid; and or I i caargea MEMBERS OP THE LEGISLATURE mL WORTH CAROLINA. 1 RF.VATE. Ia.n nuntank and Perquimons II Bagley. Jen and Currituck McD Lindser.j Camden ninl t.hoWail- il Eur.

Hyde and Tyrrell Edward Mann. XorthamptiMi uaom. i Hertford Jam Wynn. I'ol. Martin and Wusbington-J Stobbs.

Halifax Mason Wiggins. F.Jcmba and Wilson II Piu Dr 13l.nnt 1 l-aufrtrt Warren. i Craven A Whitfvird. CarU-ret and Jones Dr Arendell and Leuoir Speight Hanover Eli Hall i Ward Isaac Saunders Brunswick and Columbus JnUn Ellis Cumberland and llarpett Wright Kirbjr Wayn Be-nj Aycock 1) Suead Wake Jones Nash A Taylor Franklin llarri Warron Dr Pitcbford Lassitcr PiT.n.n CS WmsteaU ubn Berry I AUtaance and Randolph Hon Giles Mebane Chatham II Straugbn M.rp aud Montgomery Ut Zl crump Richmond and Robton Uile leitch Anson aud Union Col Smith fiuilford RobtP Dick CawellWiUinm Long Rockingham Court Meckleubjjrg Grier Cabarrus and Stauly Dr McEachern an and Davie March Davidson Henderson Adams Stokes and Forsyth Matthews Ahe. Surry.

Joiinthan Horton, Iredfll. Wilkes. Wc A Bogle Itiirto. McDowell. Patterson Liiicolu.

Gaston, and Catawba McCorLle Rutherford. Polk. Jcc Dr Miller I lluncoinbo. Henderson. Patton! Macon.

liny wood, cVc Bryson HOL'SE OF COMMONS. Alamance McAdeu, Faucett Alexander Oarsnn Anson A Dargan, Polk A alio Mr McMillan Beaufort Hon Donnell, Carter Bertie Henry, Ja Bond Bladen Russ Brunswick Russell. Jr Burke Erwiu Buncmbe GuJger Cnbarrus Smith Chatham II Headen. Headwn, Hadloy -Caldellr-J Isbell Camden A Duk (tarteret Stephen Pool l.j. Caswell Moutford McGebec, Harrison fatawba Reiubardt- Cu'nberland and Harnett Hon Sbepberd, AD McLean.

Dr John McCormick Cherokee Hays Cliowan LCltenbury Cleaveland IWam. Gidney Cduuibjs Forney Gerge Craven-Win Iane. Gaskiua Currituck Davie Johnston Duj.lin Zch Smith. Houston Dvidsin CF Lowe, Lewis I lanes Ed combe David Cobb, Farmen Franklin Davis Forsyth II BSUpe? Gaston Shipp i Gates-Richard Bond Caldwell, A Clapp. A S'Holton Granville Peace.

Grissom, Amis Halifax II Joyner. A II Davis Haywood Samuel Love- i Henderson Patton Hertford Vann Hvde-Mr Gibbs Iredell A Allison. Sbarpe Jackson A Enloe Johnston A Smith. Banks Jones Simmons" Lenoir, AlUn Wooten LinC'dn, Ambrose Costncr Macon, Lyle Madison, Brown. J.

I Martin. Oulterbridge 1 McDowell. Craige Mecklenburg. John Brown, Grier Montgomery, Allen Jordan MiH)re, Elam Harrington Nash. Lewi New Hanover.

Saml Person. tlawes Northampton. Staneill. Roeers grange, rnjuij's, aiterson On-low, A Pasquotank, Mann Perquiuons. II Riddick Person.

-John Cunningham Pitt. Albritton: Prrkiu JLndolph, Joel Asheworth. Blair Rowan, Sbober. II Crawford JUcUmond, Little Kobeson. David Beth ids, Mwieey Rockiacbam, Mr Strong.

A Boyd Rutherford. CarRn. A Bryan Sampson, A Powelt, Patrick Murphy StanlvV Harri tke. Tyrrell. Union, Wale.

Wayue, Warren, II Flrnt Mr Waogh Austin FL. II Alford. CJ Rogers Crawford, vl Caho Allston. T'J Judkina vV asbingt'on. Latham atauga.

Wm Ilorton Wilkes. A Callaway, Yadkin. A Cowles Yancy, Youn''. PTHortojD in. OP if.

tu J05I3, Umpire, Raleigh, Dec. 7, 1864. Kbe wis iix mo txai. CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Ifi? The jankces express a good deal of alarm at the idea of the South employing negroes' as sol diers, They Jtnow that if we ever pat onr negroes in the field to fight against the White, black and foreign slaves of Lincoln, they never can jsubju-gate us. A correspondent of tbe St. Louis Republican writes from Washington city as follows "Th agitation of the rebel leaders and the press of the policy of drawing upon their able-bodied male slaves for fighting men, is received by many able minds on our (yankee) side with ominous forebodings of tbe consequences, while the interest and attention it ia known to excite in-ofiicial cireles leave no doubt that the (yankee) Government fully appreciate the advantages the rebellion will derive from the proposed measure, and at the same time teels itself poorly prepared to counteract them. Mr Lincoln has confessed be cannot succeed, in the war without the assistance of 200,000 negroes now in Federal uniform. Suppose the South puts three hundred thousand negro troops in the field, and more than neutralizes the military power of this two hundred thousand I f.

Why, then, according to his own promises, it will be impossible to put down the rebellion. No wonder the pros? pect of the South calling on her slaves striked him with consternation." j- This is a strong argument in favor of fighti tig our negroes against the And would, it not be better to use a portion of the! able-bodied negro population in the army, and release tbe whi over 40 years old andi the boys under 18 White men are forced into tbe army, and why; not use a number of negroes rather than submit to ruin and subjugation? Tbe yankeea are stealing iur negroes and forcing them to fight against us, and if we are subjugated they will confiscate every negro in tbe South. I We had- touch better fight them against the yankees than perfnit trie yankees to take them and fight them against us. Whi some white men are obliged to send their sons to the others army, it would be nothing unfair compel to send their Meeting foe Western Defence. On Satur- day night, the 17tb, a meeting of the members of the General Assembly from tbe: Western counties was held in the Commons Hall, to concert some measures for the protection of that portion! of tbe State against the ravages of deserters and tories.

The attendance was quite large, and among'those occupying seats on the floor was His Excellency, the After some discussion of the object of the meeting, a committee of five was appointed' to take the matter into consideration and report a bill to the Senate or otherwise. Rvletgh Conservative. Returned Confederates! Among the paroled Confederates who arrived at Charleston on Thursday evening flag of truce boat from Fort Pulaski, we 'find, the following names belong ing to North Carolina Regiments: Colonel Folk, 5tb Regiment: Ca pt' Cockcrham, 54th; Capit Parbam, 54th; Capt Gorman, 3d; Gash, Otn; Lt JK Gil bert, 57th; Lt Good, 6th; Lt JSJS Gatb, 34tb; Lt Barton, 17th. The late foreign news informs us that Lord Russell had replied to the manifesto of the Con fed- erate Uonsrress. expressing equal irienasnip ior tne North and South, deploring the! war, and pledging England to strict' neutrality.

I I A meeting held in Bristol, Logland, to celebrate Lincoln a re-election, was broken up in a row. Al ter cheers for Jell Davis and Gen. Lee, and groans for Grant, Butler and Lincoln, the speakers were dnven from the-platform. MOTTKMMEDAN JTJSTICB. a certain mercnaui.

ici.iu ma i. kukui seventeen horses, to be divided among his three mna tn the. fnUnwno rrrmortion: The ti r-of bo, tn ruAPiv nair. me senana one luiru. nuu ft pbth part of the whole.

But when tn arranA Ubnut the division. It was found that, to comply wkh the terms of the will, without sacrificing on- or more of the animals, that such a diffictilt question required time I for deliberation, and commanded them to! return I after two davs. yoen they again; made their appearance, tte mnd find that I can rnake such a division ot tns seventeen horses among you as will give each more 8trict Phare and vet not one of the ani- als shall be injured. you oontent7 "We are. JJ.

udge, was tne repiy. "Bring forth tbe seventeen horses, and let them be placed in the court, said the Cadi. The animals were and the Judge 6r- aered his groom to place his own horse with them, i i. tie Daae me eweai urwuer vuum "They are eighteen in number, i I I uT -ill now make the Judge," he observed the Cdi. "Yoo .0 h.lfi Ukc, I then, nine of the horses.

lou, tne secona ewu, are to recdve one third: take, therefore sixj wbiie nion ou; you have eacu more man juui VI? S''L mv own" ateed back aio." lhtf brothers with de- iUMBflHU v.v light: -O Cadi, your wisdom I equals thar or our 1 Lor-, Suleiman loo Daoodr Xotes on it li i. i si i i i' t. fES, Com'tcc' KNSON, STEVENSON Hire of two horse teams, wagon and driver, rations was impossible. Puzzled in the extreme, hey refurnished by government, per day 7 00 paired to the Cadi, whet, having read the will, ob- 'v T.i R.J GAINES I S. J.

Hon. A. II. Stemiens and Tne Riiiit: or In a letter of a recent da tr, which we find in a Georgia newppaper, Hon. 11.

Stephens makes the following clear and emphatic remarks: MIt is also true that I opposed accWion as a question of but" obi a matter, of right, The charge that any time, or on any occasion, uttered the sentiment that secession would be Ui crtme," is entirely without the shadow of foundation. The clear right of a State, "under the compact of 1787; lo resume the full rxercise of all hcr' 'delegated powers by a withdrawal front the Union whenever her peoplo io tbeir deliberate" and sovereignly expressed judgment should deter- mine so to do, was never questioned bv This was the doctrine of the States Rights partv of Georgia, under the lead of the illostrtoas and re nowned Trouptbo correct teaching Of. the Ken tucky and Virginia rcsolutiocs sod these principles I was reared; by tham'J have ever been governed in my political actaand by them I expect to live and I die. Hence when Georgia seceded in 18GI, 'even sgaiost toy own judgment, I stood by her To ber alone I owed ultimate allegiance. ner causa beoame my eause her destiny became my destiny.

Frod that day to this that cause has nsged every energy of my heart, bead and soul, and io it they will eon-, tinue to be enlisted to tho bitter tod. Should that end be tho establishment of this principle of "the tilfimatc, absolute, sovereignty several Stabs," it will in my judgment tuors than aooa pensaio ior iium jobs oi okxxs auu. irvasurc 01 101s war au unjuatiy waged agaioat her and her eoafed. eratcs, great as it bas been or may' be. This: doo trine onee firmly established, will, I doubt not, prove to bo the eelf adjusting principle continental regulator In our present any future system of associations or confederations of 6tates' that may make no boast of consistency, to', far as party relations are concerned these 1 htTe cftea changed; but principles, uffrci J.

It I JP K. 1 1 1 "Erbv llirn nf(uar Lunm lnu.imin ni jriTiT. rations furaisbed by government, per day i 10 50 Hire of six horso teams, wagon and driver, rations furnished by goverument. per day 13 50 Hire of biborer, rations furnished by owner, per day 4 00 rations luruisned by gov per day 2 50 rations rurnisbed by owner, pr month yu 00 rations furnished bgovff, permonth 46 00 iimf biu. wr da i ij The Commissioner respecifully seggest that if it be found practical, tbe producers shoalii be allowed re- uio a fourth part of tbeir surplus, jto be sold at mar- ilVesawhi f.r neCCf -T "iP" plies, wbica iliey have to purchase at high market once.

Thr forward tbeir com now so Beceseary to the support of the army in their immediate front, a4 which aiono will prerent the Joss to the B.f, of all their crops, i "trZffi? Isal and nnif.irm, leavintroat nn.T I For the iaforraatitto of all neriaaa eftneeraed. we publish the followiag instrucUons, with the hope thai to the youngest belongs the ninth part, Thus, the seven tee uihofsos are divided i- V- prc me neccary supplies which any person may have for the coninr- I'M' fvpojee, or to car- ry ot bis ordinary roachanical, ml Mnn ricuhorai employments I will be held Lo the Tbe next meetin of the Poard-will X-'': ''I-1 XXXXX: 4i.