The Spirit of the Age from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 2

v. A flanks! i I The OrYiiondar1 nieht last. ExGot. More-' but fewof sachet other SUfes eoiita'm. we free to ad- Korth Carolinians aV ChickapaTiga.

i A band of heroes constitute McNairs Brigade. It is composed ef the. 1st, 2d, and 4th Arkansas dismounted cavalry, and the 21st and t3 1st Arkansas infantry, the 4th Arkans battalion, and the 39th We ed to our fair friend inc ERATo'Mbr I vlub of 31 subscribers and $63accof pyS; x- i tr- i tn. mddition wen oi uiaric W1 wit' that a ged nfOT ljtrth Carolnians I have been betrayed Ase unscnipa. lous and designing fetfigten to false iptes of peace.

But 5 delusion kofits embarrassed and depreciated con- tft usa I North Carolina, Col. to a handsom forwarded to us a firgt day the few" weeks agoV so to Postmaster Moore- of chickamuga; this brigade was or-W1nnt or almost constant ac dered to support Jen. Gregg's command, at walnut Uove, 6 ieft of iloocfs passed awayi They haieen the mis erable deception nracti upon them, and nene now scout the 1 mous scheme 1 tnore Itmdly hattthey; more heart-1 Uy despiso its vile anthb I But eren in this, ke: Carolina is not singular from other Stal In Virginia and Georgia Tennessee Louisiana, cessions to our V-l rr' T-f at Western PronP: O.n Bladen coun for a club interest in benalotour paperrnd bope 1 aies ana gen- 7" taiuonswour iv-v-r -j column, the S9th Arkansas being led pint gf 10t. RALEIGH, N. Ci UOHDAT OCTOBER 12, 1883.

FUBLISHJED JBVSKY MONDAY 'BT A LB AH DEE XT. 0 SlXiV AND PROPRMTOX Thp. Terms of thapt iror six. month i Oft ror tnrc jnantha VP TO BE PAID OTAMAmtT IN i-DTAC. AflrertlsemenUi Inserted at aa er mnin lines or Jess) for flrirt, insertion, for wequeni insertion.

All Obituary Notfps, ResUuon. adapted Orferp, and Poetry of pkbsovai-Hfture, Uiscrtbed' must be Paid fo' Hh-xte oten cerifc per and tVe money must them when ent the Bditor." T-t These terms Ve Inriolablj ered to. Vorth Carolina and Her Soldien. We publish fo-dav two three ac counts of the pirt enacted br. the few il Ar fVnd wl do Ukewise It uses fourths of a mUe.

en. uregg pronounc-all our iriendf mvt4 I a this charge one of the most brilliant and indeed in all thetates a few de estimated value ef eur country in a cor-signing men have attempted to Infuse responding i ratio' in all "the currents of the like poison among the people, and irde and among the people generally. we doubt not had the. presses of. those And, 2dly to the interferencoiby Con- bead addressed a large concourse of our cititenvnpon the subject of the Ourren.

0f the countrr. and how to reliete it dition. He attributed the resent state of our monetary affairs to two cause, if th MmMnns flRecta enzen- I dered by blockade runners, who bough country atf most en0rmeus. pricespaying ten, fif-w teea or twenty Confederate dollars for jn and theraby depreciating the gross with the currency, falsifying the 01f the I notes of the! government which promised to the holder the privi- ege of funding in eight per cent bonds, but which Congress had reduced to sev-' en six and xour per cent, ana -ir not fun- ed in a given time should hot be funda ble at all. This was.

repudiation to that and shaken the confidence of the people in the government cnrrenr cy, led to fears that the whole might be repudiate the paper become as worthless as the Continental scrip of the first revolution. Gov. M. expressed his confidence that i the government would redeem alt nts notes; in good faith but how' to restore confidence now, and to bring Confederate meneyup to its par value with gold not that was the great question with and to effect which-he had a plart that he believed would be found commensurate with this great and all-important object. His plan is this Tfiat the people, cor.

porations and body politics of the Con- ederacy, and the States also, if they de sire, shall lend their-credit to the Con federate gevernmeat to the amount say of four hundred millions bf dollars, which would absorb a large portion of the re- duntant currency which now- oppresses the country and depreciates its value and that in return, the governm ent should issue lis uqnas, payaote. in inmy years, to be given or seld to no one except those who engage in this patriotic efEart to tus-; iajn thi mimf i nuh mil" CUeile should be free from all taxation whateV- er, either Confederate, State or Corpora- wuui au wuxcu me interest should pe regularly paid semi-annuaUy uov. Moretiead proceeded at length men to snow.tna teasibility of the plan North Carolina Regiments engaged iri the fearful contest and glorious victory won over, the wily Rosencrans, in the late battle of Oljickamauga. Ii; will he seen by the testimonials 'of writers from other States; who were witnesses to the struggle, ihat no troops acquitted them- selves with greater gallantry tha'ri did those froin North Carolina, while two? or three of-daring heroism struek the "beholders with inexpressible. adniiration, and won for those in them laurels of.

which the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte himself would hare been proud. And thus it has ever been, from; the first battle, at Bethel, down. to; the last, at Cbiekamauga, North Carolipa has stood by the proudest, the. bravest. And 'inrincible of her sister States, ri- valing thetn ia deeds ef daring, of cool, determined courag and of unflinching, to the Southern cause and the Confederacy, to whese destiny, she, in commbrFwith her sister States, is indissolubly connected.

And he -people of North Carolina, at home, hare rWt been excelled Ky thftfy orxnarge, hundreds of thousands of dol r' "drMV Ja holdinr, hi. tion witb great difficulty against d6us odds. When ordered to advance, rusuBU UYer.iureses Carolina' and 251 by Colonel Qoleman. niB(TonVPi rn.Te wav but. in rnftil nr.

and Were driven not less than thpee- achievements bfthe- day. A yan'kee reg- iment! which encountered the 39th North cifna And 25th Arkansas was almost annihilated. These two skeleton regi- mcntg halted oncc to await support, but it they adranced4 through w00ds and into open cornfields, where their own weakness and the strength of the federal lines became ap- parenL Coleman command, having er- Lusted their ammunition withdrew Hne of batlle and encajnped fof In tie great ostua oi ounuay, HciNair brigade" were on the left next tol Hood's Division, lying behind an imperfect breastwork of fallen trees Btrong coiumn of the enemy ad- TaBCed upon them. They were) received wnn a nre, anu lainng Daca, were charged by McNair's brigade and driven in confusion over two Hines of breastworks inte the open On an eminence two yankee batteries: commanded the' whole of the open space. Just before his men entered this bijoad field Gen, McNair was wounded.

aTHe gallant Col. Harper, of the 1st Arkansas was killed and the command of the I Brigade devolved upon vol. IJolcman. Jtuecng- ade now diVerged to the right, ahd under ijjp'of i the gallaSt North Car- olinian, captured both the batteries. Eight ef the pieces were at ence taken to the rear, and two otners were airer- wards removed.

Bragg gave uoi. Coleman an order for three of these guns to attach toltis command. These batten es ere supported by a very strong Federal force, but IMcNairs Brigade charged so rapidly, loading and firing as they me; yann.ee were- surprised and routed. The assault is said to have been ftroeiousj and the victory complete. Ba( Th nvrirai artillerists IOUffQt inu- and, anella Witt ne and.

shells with their-hands, into the' faces, of our men when, they could no longer load their The two batteries captured were about 100 yards apart, and when the guns were captured our men were compelled to move off with the utmost rapidity. jCol. Coleman was thefirst to place his hand upon a Federal field -piece, and the banner of the 39th -North Carolina was the first unfurled above them-4-cheer after cheer announced the triumbh of our gallant men and then came the hurried withdrawal of our guns from their places in the Federal lines. i Lt Coh Reynolds and Adj. 4 D.

Hardin were just befiind A. Coleman, when 1 he reached the Federal guns. I Hardin was shot through the neck during Uhe afternoon. When the brigade had fallen back to our lines and obtained sud- -plies and ammunition, it was again or- uerea lorwara to a height on the left, to support RobinsobVbattery on.he Lookout Valley Road. Wifc Johnson brigade arid Hindman's Divisien on! the right and Manigault's On the left, Cel.

Coleman advanced to the closing fiirht of the. day. By successive charges the enemy were unven slowly but steadily: from the chain of hills which formed hisl position and the battle "closed. Two dayl light and this portion of Rosen crants army would have been lbe loss of the hrieade in kill.d and wounded was about fortrv nr cnt i Th 39th North Carolina entered the; fight with 238 men, and lost over 100. Of the' wuoie origaue there are left about 800 men.

LoL Coleman's coaf was pierced by a bailout he is unharmed, i When the history of. the batCl of Chickamau-ga is written will Uiat no body of troot on that bloodv new tought more gallantry nor won more the war has closed, the victory 1 achieved un ine otream ot Death," Willi be pro- lars, to clothe7 their nearly one hundred thousand -brave song in in providing lavishly, in uow erporauons or states issue is not yet. A large number of the their bonds upoi which large premiums have been Virginia; Georgia and Alain Confederate money might be raised, bama troops, as well as North Caroli- a large list now Sl and we want to l7T independent pap one that Will teu jne neonle the troth stand up for the people tne trow i rights of our Jxf 'Mate, tne glory of ourtJofederacy, ana one tuv will gd for thef berty ana muepenucu ot the SouthSd nothing shorter And f.An. jJtvor of this ticket, wilt we.hopft all 0 w.otnM, rally fo the polljand give us a jqw, r.Wi Remember to iiw niBavThi -Raleigh h- rt pT Register office rs been removed to ret ersburg, whre Hr. Syme bias estab lished his office mder the name oi vuo Daily, SemLwIetly and Weekly Register; We have received several numbers of the Daily, and firi in thent the same abl bold and inflexible defenderf of the Southern caufe that marked the Editor course when ooadu cting the egis ter in this Wewish success- ful and proBtable career im resuming op- yuw-p i u2I rn-ani rations on the theatre he many i i years ago caitrta ior im npr public.

Thi Cohorissiokal 1 Elxction The election for ketnbers of Congress from this State will lake place in the -At my on Thursday the 2th of this and in the State on Wednesday the 4th. of November. I We are requested to suggest "that from the "Army; elections two copies the r.tarns fonrdrf, by different nr rnn vvTUaM 1 Succass'ruL Raid upon the Dsssktsrs amd Conscripts. We learn that up to tne Stn alt tieneral lleke had succeed i ed in catching and sending joff to camp over 400 and conscripts in tbe Western partxjf the State. And the end mans.

Literakt Board. This Board met in the lxecutive Office in this, fifty on the 2d ihst The'fioard appropriated 5 000 for the Fall distribution for Common Schools. R. H. Battle, jr was elected Treasurer of the Board, and his salary "fixed for the year at $1,000.

York's Grammar. Rev. R. L. Aber ciuj iiiiuiLus us iuhi ue is agent ior tne sale of B.

York's Grammar, and can Mfu Ppl sch ools or indivld uals upon the same terms as if procured from the author. He has Tevived his Academy and has' full school. His-address is Happy Home, N. Tina Battlr or Getttsbur'o. Afedr eral officer of high respectability told one of our officers, who was a prisoner in the yankee lines after the battle of Gettys- burr.

that the Inca in "Kot oJKl-. VWw VUM. j.i -i 1 carefully ascertained and figured un in the War Department; and such was the ternnc result He did not suppose that the fact would be allowed officially tomt before the public, but isuch ifnevr ertheless was. I i The enemy, our informant (who had excellent means of ascertaining the flicts) states, had. also taken great pains to make euf a complete list of those of our men who felt into their hands after the battle and that list, including wounded, surgeons, nurses, servants, and amonnted to ab out five thousand.

Sup? posing that we brought away five thous and wounded a liberal allowance and may estimate our entire loss in killed and wounded at twelve thousand not half that of the enemy's. Riemcoin, Oct 5. Gen Magruder's order, dated 9th Sept, announcing to his army the brilliant victory at-Sabine Pass, has been received here! He says the re sult of this gallant achievement is the capture or two fine gunboats, 14 heavy guns, over twor hundred -f and amongst them the commander bfthe fleet; over 60 if the enemv killed and wonn- aea, wnne net one man was 'lost on bur ja tbe States giYen them aid aad comfort Toy publishing their obnoxious sentiments, 1 we should have heard quite'aS "muoh of it here, there and our' own But tie deception 1 tias rlroren to be as short-lived as it was delusive' and now there are few if any to be found who have the. hardihood to endorse the it, or, other treasonable sentiments the movement wis designed to promulgate. Away, thert, with any seeming ad, mission of the truthfulness of the -accusations made by unreliable, h-esponslble, vagabond scribblers; by seriously 1 combating fheir slanders, of drpring invidi ous comparisons between North Carolina and ether States.

The hrcism bf her sons in the thousands(f her ilain upon the battle-field, the burage and patriotism of her people at home, and their undjing devotion to the common cause, all everything pertaining her eharacr, give the denial in tbe most emphatic terms to all such slanderous assertions. Let them pass as unworthy of further notice than oar most ineffable, silent domtempt North Carejina is the eqnalin all with those of her sister States in the past, present, and will be 'in the future. This truth is in dellibly stamped with the truth of his-lory V' and this 1 meed ef justice be I to when the record of this glorious struggle shall be written up; Xietus not men admit ner inferiority by contentious wranglings with Death or De The remains of Dr, Ebenezer Emmons reached this city on Monday last, from his residence 1 1 in Brunswick county, where he died a lew davs previous. Br. had been for several years State Geologist, and his la bors have contributed in an eminent de gree to (he development of the miners and agricultural, resources ef the State.

Dr. Emmons was a member of the rterian Church, and we hare never known a more modest, amiable man thaa he was. Science and the State at large have sustained a severe aifiictien by the loss of this good man. PAtrao The people through- ouffthe coun try are now payimg their Confederate tax. and we advise them to use for this purpose the Treasury notes issued previous to Aprilt 1863, and especially those issued previous to Decem ber.

1862. denominations of tbe latter kind havoybeen counterfeited. It is desirable to get all notes issued previ -os to April, 1863, out of circulation. Auctions. Auction sales are doing a greatldeal to keep up high prices.

Any one cin see this by experience here at home. Those who have an article of ne cessity on hand are not willing to sell it at a lower than the same article brought at- auction, though it jbajr not have cost one half the price, now asked. Auctions, of all kinds, are now used to eep up extortionate prices, and are en couragers of speculators. They have bei come a positive injury to the people at Suspxkdmd. We secJ it stated, that Gen Polk' has been relieved ef his command byGen.

Bragg, fer having failed to make ithe attack jupen the eqemy, on the 20th of September, at the time appointed, to which may be attributed the escape of the enemy, and the occupation of Chattanooga. It- is also stated hat Gens. Hindmahand Armstrong, have been put uner arrest. 4 i On the other hand, Bosencra ns has suspended Gen. McCook; and charges his late defeat to McCook's disobedience of orders.

The Northern papers say that the army was saved frem destruction by the stubborn defence of Thomas's corps. and tney contribute tf the relief of the government without paying out a dollar, and at the same time establish a fund that would yield zbonM of several thousand per cent'befbre the thirty years in which the bondi are redeemable shall have expired! He then proceeded to demonstrate how the value of the currency woulde augmented by this plan, and a Confederate dollar be made able to purchase as much as a gold dollar, and es- Ltablish the prices of every thine on a fair and reasonable basis. But we shall not attempt to follow the able and ingenuous arguments advanced to sustain the positions assumed nor do' we feel competent to advance an opinion as to the feasibility' and competency, of the plan proposed but we are gratified to state that Gov. Morehead consented to carry but a request made by the mjeeting, mat ne wouia puoiisn nis pian and argu the army and every way, fir their comfort in the camp and on the field. No State has outstripped her in physical power, in carrying forward this great struggleor lilftrty and independence and' theeopleofno Staten moie determined not to accept anjinjf less than are" the people of North Caro-: lina.

With such a glorious record since the commencement of this war, and with such a spirit ef patriotic endurahc point. ing to the future, is it possible that any' -North parolinifin can admit the possibili. sty of her being disparaged 'Or deprecia- ted by any man er combination of men The- idea is suprenly ridiculous and absurd; and we are sick and disgusted with the difencf1 which some newspaper writers are continually making, to preserve, as they say, her fair fame from being tarnished by unprincipled scribblers fr6m other States. No such defenoe is needed. With as much appropriateness might-the friends of the great, and good Washington have attempted to defend" him from tjie wicked slanders and aspersions of Benedict Arnold and others of, his enemies, as for the good name of North Carolina to.

require defence' against the assaults of aTew malicious and i corrupt men. He neede'd no defence be-: fore the worldl The calumnies" and dev tractions of hit enemies, like shafts driv-jen against the impervious grlnitl; re. bounded and slew the archers that sent tfiem. So bf those who wojild impugn the patoiotism and courage of 4 the people afiierth Carolina their (lan -and Ifidsehoods recoil upon their 1 own heads) and sink them into pits ef i loathing and scorn whfcb should never be noticed by a North Carolinian exqept by the most ineffable contempt. I We.knoi? there re a few bad men in 1 State, who either? from craven cowardice, or base corruption, would jdishorior the fair name ef North Carolina by accepting base propositions of tvi 'mission to the cruel foe' that has ravaged eur' coasts, plundered our towns, laid r.i3te our farms, insulted jour daughters and murdered pur IBut there are mente in the of the toHS3i? TuZSTX (vuucu vuo uiusi.

complete oi any that has been won from the. beginning of the revolution. Atlajita (Ga) Reg. Mr. Mason and thb British iGoterk.

ment. We learn, on 'inquiry, (says the Richmond 'Sentinel) that the announcement ih the yankee papers of Mr. Ma- son's withdrawal from England, is doubtless correct Althoush no officii! mm-. so that they may-be discussed and If de- sirable and if accepted by the government, a combined course of action; be taken -to effect the much-to-be desired 'resul ts. We presume this publication will be forthcoming in a' few days, when all will have an opportunity of closely examining and judging of.

the plan. It certainly embraces, next to the independence ef our country, and is, indeed vitally con nected with that, the great; question of this country, and if happily it shall Jbe carried out "to effect the ends designed. the distinguished originator will deserve the gratitude of. the whole country. Something must be dene, lfay good for tune tyrant that this shall frove, the 'scheme to relieve us of all our difficulties xn tnis emDarrasains ana momentous question.

Elections. From the returns to hand from Georgia, Gov. Brown seems to have been re-elected Governor of Georgiaand Clarke Governor of Mississippi 1 munication has been received from hitri. jew wb ic ioiornieq mat early in August last, the President instructed him to withdraw from a-mission in whicbhis services could no Jonger be useful to his country. From the date at which Jhese instructions were sent; it is apparent that this action of the President mus.

have been based on the intelligence' which reached us about that date, of the refusal of tkV British Government to unite with France in placing us on a footing 'of equality with ourenimies, by acknowledgine the Bide, or a gun Injured. Ivr. uicu we nave imiy vindicated the fice of the world. I.