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THE 1N0RTB CAROLINA .STANDARD : X FRIDAY, JAN. 27 1865 for all the resolutions, which was rejected. The resolutiens then passed their 2d reading. Mr. Ellis, bj leave, introduced a resolution re commending that a bounty of lands and negroes be given to soldiers. The resolutions provide for Riv ing one negro and fifty acres of land to each soldier. Mr. McCorkle introduced a bill to more effectual ly prevent tho sacrifice of property sold under ex ecution. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House was called to order at ten o'clock, AM. Mr. Shepherd in the chair. The journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Fowre presented a memorial from the Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Raleigh, praying the exemption of officers pertaining to the City eovernment from Home Guard dutv. The memorial was accompanied by a bill with this purview which had its first reading. Mr. Fowle moved a suspen sion of the rules that the bill might have its 2d and 3d readings. Not agreed to. Mr. Carson, of Alexander, from the Committee on the Instne Asylum, presented a communication from the Superintendent of said institution, in re sponse to a resolution of inquiry, passed by the House a few days siDce. This communication gave a detailed statement of the financial management of the Asylum, the number and salaries of employees, number of paying and non-paying patients, etc. Sent to the Senate with a proposition to print A message was received from the Senate, which was deemed by the chair to require consideration in secret session, whereupon, on motion of Mr. Love, the House proceeded to sit with closed . doors. After secret session, Mr. Fowle introduced a re solution in behalf of Thos. E. Fentress. Mr.. Wooten, a biU iawfetanetoa, to the town, of Xinstbc " - Mr. Herbert, a bill to authorize Win. R. Martin and Levi Coffee of Clay county to distil spirituous liquors. Mr. Asheworth introduced the following resolu tions: "Wbcrkas, The post cruel and outrageous wrongs have been perpetrated upon the people of Randolph and other counties by the Home Guards in arresting and imprisoning without process of law, and in some instances inflicting personal injuries upon persons of all ages and all sexes, on mere sus picion that they were harboring, or otherwise aid ing and abetting deserters, with a view of torturing them into a disclosure of their whereabouts, thus re viving in this country, under the auspices of the military authorities, the most horrid system of bar barian jurisprudence. And whereas, the Home Guards justified their conduct at the time, by alleg ing, that they acted under orders from his Excel lency, Got. Vance, therefore, Revolted, That a special committee of five be ap pointed by this House, whose duty it shall be to in vestigate the matter, and ascertain and report to this House the ettent and nature of such outrages, and whether they were authorized by his Excellen cy, Gov. Vance's orders, and if so what action they think should be taken by this House in the case, if any. Resolved further. That said committee shall have full power to send for persons and papers, issue commissions for the purpose of having depositions taken whenever and wherever they may think proper, and examine and inspect the letter book of His Excellency Gov. Vance. Referred to the com-mittee on propositions and grievances. Mr. Fowls, a bill to explain certain exemptions from Home Guard duty. Referred to the Commit tee on Judiciary. Mr. Carter, a bill to establish Military Courts. Referred to the same Committee. The House proceeded to consider the unfinished business, being a bill to authorize the Secretary of State to employ a clerk, on its third reading. On motion of Mr. Amis, the bill was amended by striking out a proviso requiring that the clerk should not be within the conscript age. The bill then passed its 3rd reading. Ayes 47, nays 46. Mr. Costner introduced a resolution in favor of Willie J. Palmer, which passed its several readings under a suspension of the rules. The House proceeded to consider the special or der, being a resolution in favor of the Principal Clerks of the two Houses, pending at the former session. Mr. Grissom moved to amend by striking out 4l$500n and inserting "$800" as the additional com pensation to the clerks for copying the Journals. Not agreed to. The resolution then passed its third reading. A communication from the Public Treasurer rel ative to the collection of claims of the State against the Confederate government was read and trans mitted to the Senate. Mr. Waugh introduced a bill allowing further time for perfecting titles to lands heretofore en tered. A bill to authorize administrator to advance funds for the support of minor distributees of es tates, was laid on the table on its second reading. Mr. Stancill offered the following resolution : Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate, proposing that this Legislature take a recess from and after today, until Wednesday next, at one o'clock, provided that members residing too far from the Capitol to visit their homes during the re cess may remain and receive their regular per diem. . Mr. McCormick moved to lay the resolution on Ilia t.Kla wlipiwnnnn it Hi withdrawn hv Mr StancilL The House then adjourned until ten o'clock to morrow. For Ibe Standard. Ms. Editor: When Gov. Vance made his Wilkes borough speech it seemed to me that he was gone from the Conservative party. For one, I as good as gave him up; but when he delivered his' Fayette ville peech,l saw that he had not only got back to nis old position, but that he declared himself a bet ter peace man than you were. In an evil hour I, with thousands of honest Conservatives, confided in him. He called you a secessionist he held you up as one of the causes of our present troubles he declared he was the best peace man in the South ; and be even went so far as to say that this State would secede from the Confederacy if any great dis aster should befall it, and thus take care of herself. This he said at Fayetteville and elsewhere. He was elected, I will not say how. Where and what is he now T I gather frem my Raleigh papers, that -he has thus far defeated every peace man and eve ry peace measure before our Legislature. I bear that he is all the while on bis war-horse, swearing that he intends to "fight until hell freezes over," and denouncing the advocates of peace as enemies to the country. Sir, is there no truth in maa f Is thre no confidence to be placed in men in high places ? Is the representative principle, that the public servant is to obey the people, defunct? Is Gov. Vance to be allowed thus to. deceive an honest people, and not be exposed and denounced for it 1 I judgedTfor myself at the last election, and I judge for myself now. If Gov. Vance is not with the secessionists, and if he is not opposed to peace, then he has a very strange way of showing that he is a Conservative If he has not deceived the. peo ple, then promising one thing and doing another is not deception. If he is not afraid to trust the people, why does he oppose a Convention r! The people have a right to do what they please, yet I understand he says that if, even in the last resort, they should prefer reconstruction to subjugation, he will not go with them, but will thwart their will U he can ; that is, be is wiser and more patriotic than & majority of the people of North Carolina 1 He made all kinds of promises, hat in hand, when be wanted votes ; but now, having gotten the votes, he breaks his promises or denies that he ever made them. He has deceive me once ; that was his fctilt If be should deceive me sgain, the fault will U ate I kW. U' b-" Jan. 24, 18C5. For the Standard. Mu Editor : What is a legislative body in se cret session, but a forge, whose workmen are en laced in making manacles for the peoples limbs 7 If there be in State sovereignty anything, more than the name, it is surelf high time for the Slate of North-Carolina to interpose her sovereignty be tween her people and despotism AU I uihjvu I Eobeson Co.,.Jan. 17, 1865. tmi-tfklt Mailt. WILLIAM W. HOLDEN, DITOH AHD PROPRIETOR. Vol. XV. . ....... .No. 8. Another Change of Term. The Daily and Weekly papers of this City having advanced their terms, on account of the deprecia tion of the currency, we are compelled to do the same. We regret to have to do this, but it is una voidable. The price of the Standard will hereafter be as follows : Semi-Weekly, 6 months, $30 " 8 months, 15 Weekly, 6 months, 20 u 3 months, 10 RALEIGH : FRIDAY. JAN. 37. 18AS. The Legislature. We give to-tity the proceed ings of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. In the Commons, on Thursday, no business of importance waa transacted. The Senate was en gaged for the most part of Thursday in discussing the subject of impressment-. Speeches were made by Messrs. Dick, Ward, and others. A Secret Session, and the Result. The two Houses of the General Assembly of this Slate were in secret joint conference on Tuesday evening last; and it is understood that as the result of their de liberation four limaUflWowi, mtuilwn ' of Ibe Leguleian,' have i been sent to Richmond to ascer tain the real condition of things, and what prospect there is of peace. The commissioners left for Rich mond on Wednesday. They may be expected to return on Tuesday or Wednesday next ; after which a Convention may be called, or nothing may be done, and the war may continue. Every thing ap pears to be dark and uncertain. Mr. Blair return ed to Richmond on the 22d. His second visit, like bis first, no doubt relates in some way to peace. It is reported that Lincoln apprehends that foreign powers will intervene so far as to raise the blockade, and that he is disposed to come to terms of some sort with the Confederates. We are glad to see peace movements going on, but we can perceive no sure ground for hope but in State action. The States will be obliged to move before a permanent peace can be obtained, and the sooner they move the better. Something may be gained by sending commissioners to talk with Mr. Davis, but we doubt it. And so ueret sessions on matters of the last im portance are becoming fashionable in Raleigh I What was said, or what was doDe in the secret ses sion referred to, that the people of the State ought not to Inow? If such things, continue, and if the war is to be prolonged indefinitely, the people them selves may hold meetings in the open air, and dis pense with secret conlavcs both at Richmond and Raleigh. In the course of the debate in the Senate of this State, on Tuesday last, on the subject of arming the slaves, Mr. Hall, of Hanover, said " he believed the salvation of the Southern Confederacy depend ed upon putting- arm in the hands of the slaves." If this be so, then the Southern Confederacy is gone. If the only hope of saving it consists in arming and freeing the negroes, then there is no hope for it And it is on this black basis that we are called upon to fight on and "fight it out 1" We shall publish in our next the speech of Mr. Danes, of Davidson, delivered on the occasion of the introduction of his resolutions in the House of Commons. Extra copies of the Standard contain ing the speech can be obtained on application at the office. Death or A. M. Gorman. We regret to have to record the death of A. M. Gorman, Esq., one of the Editors of the Confederate. He died at his resi dence in this City, on Tuesday night last, after a brief illness, of erysipelas. Mr. Gorman was well known to the public as Editor of the Spirit of the Age, and afterwards as one of the Editors of the Confederate. He was an accomplished printer, and wrote well for the press. He was a kind-hearted, amiable man, and his death is much lamented by a large circle cf friends. More blood must be poured out, more treasure ex pended, more wretchedness endured, because Jef ferson Davis and Zsbulor. B. Vance are not willing that peace shall be made though the intervention of the States. Gov. Vance declared during his -campaign that he was a better peace man than we were ; that he was a better peace man than Gov. Brown, for that he had been more or less instru mental in inducing Gov. Brown to take the position he then occupied; that he so cordially approved the sentiments of Mr. Stephens that he could cheer fully put the great seal of the State to his speeches and letters ; and be also told the people that hi policy would bring peace to them before the leaves, then green, should fall from the trees. How has he redeemed these pledges ? He is now as bloody a war man as the bloodiest war man in the Confed erate States. He cannot bear a peace man. The idea of a State Convention, or of State interven tion, enrages him. He is afraid to trust the people with their own affairs. He ignores the people. He is doing every thing in his power to bamboozle, amuse, mislead, and silence the Legislature now in session. We repeat the question, will that body tamely submit to the wrtl of one man t The eyes of the people are upon them. The people want a Convention. They are determined to have a Con vention. But, we are answered, "we must wait for some one of the cotton States to move." Mutt we still follow the cotton States? Must we drift to our doom because the cotton States will not move t But how can they mover They are subjugated, and therefore powerless. And yet " we must wait for some one of the cotton States to move ! I" North-Carolina is a sovereign State let her act for herself. She is not responsible to the cotton States, or to the Yankee States, for what she may do. She does not belong either to Jefferson Davis or to Zeb ulon B. Vance. Tho hand of the despot may be raised against her, but woe to the despot who shall strike her t Her chosen representatives are now in session in Raleigh. If they regard only two m-in, or a few men clothed with authority, they will par ley, and hesitate, and fail to act; but if they re gard the will of the. people, the cries of their suf fering and ruined country, and their own solemn duty, they will act, and act at once. We learn on good authority that six of the mom bers of Congress from this State are in favor of a Convention, and that two others are "almost per suaded " to take ground for it Prompt action by the Legislature would do much to strengthen the hands of our members of Congress, as well as to encourage the people and the soldiers. We learn that the recent sleet in the Western counties of this State was very heavy. The trees were broken in all directions, rendering it difficult to travel even on foot and horseback. We learn that the fruit trees were much injured. The Record. An esteemed friend requests us to re-publish the Tote for Senator at the last session of the Legisla ture, by which the Conservative candidate, the Hon. Edwin G. Reade, was defeated. The following is the vote of the Senate: For lion. E. O. Reade. Messrs. Adams, Aren dell, Bagley, Berry, Blount,. Dick, Jones, Lassiter, liong. Mann, Matthews, Odom, Pool, Sanders, Snead, Warren and Winstead 17. For Eon. T. & Ashe. Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Aycock, Bryson, Courts, Crump, Ellis, Grier, Hall, Harris, Kirby, LeiUh, Lindsay,. MeCorlle, Me Eaehern, Miller, Patton, Pitehford, Powell, Smith, Speight, Strauahn, Taylor, Wara, Whitford, Wig gin, Wright and Wynne. 27. For Eon. John A. Gilmer. Utsan. Morton, March and Patterson. 8. The following is the vote of the Commons : For Mr. Reade. Mr. Speaker, Allison, Alford, Amis, Asheworth, Banks, Best, Blair, Bond of Ber tie, Caldwell, Calloway, Carson of Alexander, Car- ter, Clapp, Cowles, Craige, Cunningham, Flynt, rowie, uibM, Hartley, Uanes, Harrington, Harrison, Ueaden, J. H., Henry, Herbert, Holton, Horton of Watauga, Horton of Wilkes, Isbell, Jordan, Lyle, ManD, McAden, McCormick, McGehee, McMillan, Morisey, Murrill, Patterson, Perkins, Phillips, Rid dick, hogers, Russell, Sharpe, Simmons, Smith of Johnston. Stipe. Wauch and Wheeler. 82. For Mr. Ashe. Messrs. Allston, Austin, Baxter, Beam, Lenburry, Boyd, Brown of Mecklenburg, Brown of Madison, Bryan, Caho, Carton of Ruth erford, Cobb, Costner,. Crawford of Rowan, Craw ord of Wayne, Dargan, Davis of Halifax, Davi of Franklin, Enloe, Erwin, Faison, Farmer, Gaskinf Gidney, Grier, Gydger, Harris, Hassell, Hawe W. J. Headen, joymrr, TudkltlS, Lane, LatUS3t, Lewis, Little, Love, McLean, Murphy, Outterbridge, Patton, Pool, Powell, Reinhardt, Rusa, Shepherd, Shipp, Smith of Duplin, Smith of Cabarrus, Stan cill, Strong, Vann and Wooten 53. For Mr. Smith. Messrs. Bond of Gates, Duke, Peace and Pool 4 For Mr. Gilmer. Messrs. Lost and Shobtr. 2. ' We have put the names of the Vance Conserva tives in italics. It will be seen that even if half of them had voted for Mr. Reade, he would have been elected by a large majority. But these Vance Con servatives toted with the Destructives, and thus de feated the choice of a majority of the Conservative party 4or Senator. Mr. Reade has not changed his views or his prin ciples. He was the same man when defeated for Senator that he was when appointed Senator by Gov. Vance. But he and his friends have been punished (?) by Gov. Vance, because he, Mr. Reade, refused to soil the judicial ermine during the cam paign for Governor, by taking ground publicly over his own name for the re-election of Gov. Vance. We have heard, as we believe on good authority, that John D. nynian, Esq., Gov. Vance's Editor of the Conservative, wrote to Judge Reade during the campaign, urging him to take ground publicly for Gov. Vance; that Mr. Seade replied to Mr. Hyman, declining to do so ; and that this letter of Mr. Reade was used in the election for Senator to induce Vance Conservatives to vote against Mr. Reade. Gov. Vance also knew that Mr. Reade was an earnest and honest advocate of peace, and that he would hold him, Gov. Vance, to a strict performance of his promises as a peace man which he made during his campaign. This was another reason, or rather the political reason why Gov. Vance used his in fluence to defeat Mr. Reads. The first objection was personal, the second political. Let this record be preserved ; and let those mem bers of the two Houses who profess to be Conser vatives, but who voted against and defeated Mr. Reade, the Conservative candidaU, be renumUrwl at the next elections in this State. Let every true Conservative charge his memory with these facts, and see to it that the Conservative party is not again trifled with and betrayed by disorganize and bolters, or by such as consult , the wishes and pas sion of Gov. Vance in preference to the will and wishes of the people. The Wilmington Carolinian, replying to the at tack made by Gov. Vance through his little image, the Conservative, on Gen. Whiting, says : " In our opinion, the vindication of the Governor did not require the introduction of General Whit ing's name or "personal habits" into the columns of a public newspaper in any other way than praise, at such a time as this when he is unable to defend himself wounded, suffering, and a helpless prisoner in the hands of the enemy. Much has been said as to certain habi s of General Whiting's. Now we profess to be as close an observer, and had as many opportunities of observing General Whit ing as the ordinary run of men could possibly have. We hare the advantage of many of our cotempora ries in this respect, for we have met with General Whiting in society, on duty, and almost every where about Wilmington. - We have, besides, been inimical to him did not like the man would have liked at one time to find a flaw somewhere in his reputation, in order to pull him down, as we con sidered he had done us an injury. And yet we never could find the General so much under the in fluence of spirits celestial or terrestial as to be unfit for duty. In other words, we never saw General Whiting intoxicated, though he might have been, when company from Raleigh and other places were being entertained at his hospitable board. If such was the case, it is naughty to tell tales out ef school, especially in view of the relative circum stances of the parties at the present time." This attack on Gen. Whiting through the Con sertatite, was a brutal thing. It was made at a time, as the Carolinian says, when he was " a help less prisoner in the hands of the enemy." If made at all, it should have been made before. But the public of this Ftate have long since learned that the staple of Gov. Vance's speeches, and of many of the Editorials of his organ, is private oonysrsntnir852T scenes in private life. - If . Ml The truth is, no Governor of a sovereign State! ever knuckled to a General as Gov. Vance for lone time knuckled to Gen. Whiting. He allowed! Gen. Whiting, in the early part of the year 1804 to appoint the Colonel of the 40th N. C. regiment, and to deprive tne officers oi tnai regimem oi tnu rivht to elect their field officers, in capable violaA tion of an ordinance of the Convention which it wa his duty to enforce. We state this fact, and chal lenee contradiction. What it was that set Go Vance all at once and so bitterly against Gen. Whit ing, we do not know. He has had many a gocxil time with the General, at his own house, in Wif mington, and on board tho Advance. We kno Gov. Vanco well. Under the guise of good humojri and a jocularity which amuses, if it never instruct he carries the greatest possible amount of malice anjd venom. If he had the power, as he has the disposi tion, it might be said of him as of Byron's Cor sair j " And whire his frown of hatred darkly fell, ',, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sighed farewell SoLDrERS Captured, Killed, or Wounded if Fort Fisher. The Wilmington Carolinian sayi that Gen. Bragg is using efforts to obtain from tlte federal Generals full lists of the captured, killed, and wounded at Fort Fisher. We trust that the lists may soon be obtained and published. Many a heart bleeds with the apprehension that those wio are so dearly loved have been wounded or slain. We have on hand several communications, which we will make room for at the earliest moment among them "Moultrie," and a " Dialogue between Gov. Vance and a Conservatiyo upon the Pool Res-lutions." Freedom of Speech vat down ay the Bayoaet la Georgia t We learn from the Angus ta Chronicle & Sentinel that the people of Jackson County, Georgia, lately gave notice of a meeting for the purpose of instruc ting the representative of the County to vote for a State Convention, in case Gov. Brown should con vene the Legislature in February; and that Gen. Jesse A. Glenn, who holds the commission of a Brigadier under the Confederate government, bear ing a rumor that the meeting was to be held, deter mined to suppress it, and for that purpose carried - a detachment of men to Jackson on that day. The citizens, fearing a disturbance, did not hold a meeting. The Chronicle A Sentinel of the 22d January, contains a letter from Gen. Glenn himself, in which - he admits the charge made against him, and glories in it He says. u if had mv way. there should not jbe a meeting in any County in the State." We give the letter below, as beaded and introduced to its readers by the Chjonicle Sentinel: An Extraordinary Letter I The object and Pur- P of tome Administration Officials in Geor gia tree speech ta be Suppressed! free Vis- eussion to' be Stopped f-rLetter from Gen. Glenn . on Dispersing Meetings of Citueraf i."- Headquarters Glenn's Cavalrt, ) Athens, Ga , Jan. 18, 1865. J Editor Chronicle it Sentinel : ; ;,In regards to th editorials in the Southern Ran er and Athens Watchman, which if you publish jou will please publish this from me. Abatbare is an important moreraent set on foot I avprrsent in Georgia, there can be no doubt Inose who are in favor of a Convention must know, that it will result in Georgia withdrawing from the Confederacy, if not a reconstruction of the old Union. " I have recently traveled over a considerable por tion of the State and have beard the people talk. I am satisfied What they will do it if permitted. If a convention be called in Georgia under the present move, she will be sure to .withdraw from the Confederacy. I am satisfied this is the object of the' present movement What good will it do to have a convention T Do viou want it to declare that we will fight on in this Struggle for national life t That bv been fully re solved upon. . Let the people take their guns and go to the front Do you want a convention to give the people a chance to express their views on the state of the country generally ? Tbat is well known. Do you want a convention to instruct Gov. Brown f If so he will be insulted. Do you want a convention to know what of your civil liberty you will yield up to the military ? Tbat you know at present Do you want a convention to know whether or not negroes should be put in the .army 1 If we don't put them in the Yankees will Do you want a convention to know whether or not we will submit to a further suspension of the writ of habeas corpus? It will not be suspended against those who justly merit its application. What do you wtnt a convention for f The pal pable reason is to adopt means of reconstruction. It will be seen that I "am right in this view. In meetings which may be held to bring about this convention they may resolve what they please, or say what they choose, and make fair promises as to intentions ; but if reconstruction be treason, then there is treason at the foundation of the present movement If I had my way there should not be a meeting in any county of the State. I am satisfied the mili tary will have to take possession of this matter. Call it military despotism or not, it will have to be done. In going to Jackson county I went on my own responsibility. It is proper that I should slate that I am raising a command for Confederate service, which has not yet been tendered to the War Department JESSE A. GLENN. In the course of its comments on this letter the Chronicle Sc, Sentinel says : " Gen. Glenn in breaking up the meeting has been guility of an assumption of power unparallel ed in any free government He has trampled un der foot the very right we are fighting to vindicate i the right of self government He has no right, in bis official capacity, to attend any meeting of cit izens whatever. If he does not approve of tho ob ject of a meeting he has the privilege of staying away. If the people pass treasonable resolutions, then it is time for the authorities to act in the mat ter. And it is the duty of the civil authorities to let in such cases, not the military. - Gen. Glenn ar gues tbat it is disloyal for the people to meet and consult about matters which interest them. We do tot know where he gets his authority for such an assertion. Evry good government grants this privilege to the citizen. The privilege was careful ly guarded in the old Constitution. It is declared to be an inviolable right in the Confederate Consti tution. Even in England, a monarchical govern ment, this right is held to be so sacred that when O'Connell was " agitating in Ireland "poor, down trodden, "rebellious Ireland" the people were permitted peacably to hold their " monster meet ings," at which the policy of the government was boldly and unsparingly denounced and a redress of grievances demanded I ' We are of tbe opinion that it is not disloyal for the people of Georgia to assemble in council when ever they have a mind to do so. If it is, the quick te they show their disloyalty the better. If mat tors have progressed that far, the people should know it at once before it U too late to retrieve. We have one word to say to the people of Geor gia. If you see fit to assemble in council do so. Let no threat of any military official intimidate you. It is a guaranteed constitutional privilege you have the perfect right to exercise. And if it be necessary for you to aeiena it, ao it. i The same paper notices as follows a meeting re entry held at Thomasville, Georgia: " We learn that a meeting was held in Thomas- tille, Ga., a few days since. We have not seen the Proceedings. We understand, however, that among tjie resolutions passed was one plainly stating that it was impossible for President Davis and President i . - -.in. ah. n.tiin.l Tnii Kl a Annthp national troubles. Another Xokeaf tb jncoin iw oekuo vw iti of ud advisad the calling of State Convention. ..... . 1 . 0..anl a no meeuna wa tcij " speeches were made for and against the resolutions. Everything passed off quietly. Brig. Gen. Glenn, who goes in for " demolishing" meetings of this kind, can see that be cannot crush out freedom of opinion in Georgia. The ball bas commenced rolling and all the force and all the patronage the administration can bring to bear, cannot stop it in its onward progress. Georgia is still a sovereign State. The people are the power. They are determined to be heard in tbe matter. . And what is more, they will be 1" We learn that Hon. R. S. Donnell, the Speaker of the Commons, has been confined to his room for several days past by indisposition. Gen. W. E. Mann presides over the Commons in the absence of Mr. Donnell. ... We were glad to see Mr. Warren, who has been confined to his room for several days by indisposi tion, iu his seat on Thursday. Mr. Clapp, one of the Commoners from Guilford, was called home on Wednesday, by the intelligence of the death of one of his sons. Outrages in Randolph and other Counties. We are glad to see that the House of Commons has passed the resolutions of Mr. Asheworth, directing the committee on propositions and grievances to inquire into the outrages committed by the military on the defenceless people of Randolph and other Counties, and to inspect the letter-book of Gov. Vance, to see what agency be has had in these out rages. Let the investigation be a searching and thorough one. Hundreds of old men, women and children, who have been outraged, will thank Mr Asheworth for moving in this matter. The Richmond Examiner of Saturday last posi tively states that Mr. Seddon, Sectary of War, has resigned. We hear rumors of a thorough re organization of the Cabinet We fear it is too late to be productive of much good. The Latest News. From Virginia. In response to resolutions passed by the Virgin ia Legislature on the 17th inat, declaring that the appointment of Gen. Lee to the command of all the armies of the Confederate States would promote their efficiency and inspire increased confidence in the final success of our cause, President Davis, after expressing great Confidence in Gen. Lee's charac ter and ability, says that that officer has always ex pressed his inability to assume command of other armies, unless relieved of the immediate command of that now opposed to Grant The President says, in conclusion, tbat he will deem it promotive of the public interest to make Gen. Lee Commander in Chief, whenever it can be done without withdraw ing him from the direct command of the army of Northern Virginia. A. Richmond telegram of the 24th inst says , Frank Blair is still here endeavoring" to initiate negotiations for peace. Gen. Singleton started for .u...6iUU vw uajr, OUi ino na 0I iruce ooat compelled to return. I he Lispatch of the 23d inst says : No event of importance has occurred on the in front of Richmond and Peteraburg. Gran issued an address to the Armies of the Potoma James, congratulating th.m nnn ). gum the land and naval expedition against Fort Fish Fiwm Savaaaah. The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel says a la number of refugees hav rrii c ......... from whom it learns that Sherman bas taken slaves irom their masters. Those who wish to leave uo so. l nose who wish to remain do so. Those who leave are taken fn band at once by the miliUry authorities and put to hard work, cutting wood or digging upon tbe fortifications. General Sherman continues his moderate treat ment towards the inhabitants. The rights of the citizens are respected. General Sherman has told prominent citizens of Savannah that he does not wish to march his army into any part of Georgia again, and that he will not do so unless compelled by circumstances. He says that he regrets that he was compelled to march through Georgia ; that when Atlanta was captured it was not his intention to advance further into the State. One corps of Sherman's army has been sent to Hilton Head in transports. Large bodies of troops have moved from Savannah into Carolina within the past few days. It is thought that Sherman contemplates moving to Branchville and thence to Columbia. He is said to regret advancing into South-Carolina, as he fears that he will be unable to control his troops. A number of citizens have taken the oath of al legiance which is only required of those going into business. But few people have, as yet, arrived from the North. Quite a number of the residents have left for New York. From Charleston. On the 22nd inst, there were ten monitors in side the bar. The enemy are said to be building a railroad from Port Royal Ferry to Pocotaligo and McPhersonville. The Railroad between Saltketchie bridge and Pocotaligo has been destroyed. The enemy in force occupy Hardeeville. CoHfrestional. In the House on the 24th the majority report of the committee on elections was rejected for want of two votes in its favor. This report justified tbe arrest of Mr. Foote and declared that his conduct deserved the censure of the House. The minority report, expelling Mr. Foote, was then adopted. The Senate was in secret session on the Curren cy bilL The act just passed by Congress in relation to a General in-Chief of the Confederate armies, pro vides that there shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an officer who shall be known and designated as " General in-Chief," who shall be the ranking Gen eral of tbe army, and as such shall hava command of the armies of the Confederate States. The joint resolution of tl e two Houses in ref lation to Gen. Johnson, is as follows : Resolved (the House of Representatives concur ring). That if the President shall assign Gen. Jos. E. Johnston to the command of the army of Ten nessee, it will be hailed with joy by the army and will receive the approval of the country. We are glad to see that, in tbe discussion in the Senate on the army consolidation bill, Mr. Graham took ground against the Generals appointing the subordinate officers. He said " he though the will of Congress, and not of Generals, should prevail." But the bill as sent to the Senate from the Honse, will no doubt pass. From the United States. Northern papers of the 20th states that Wall street was excited on tbe 19th by. the report of Blair's return to Richmond, with a programme from Lincoln in favor of appointing Commis sioners to meet at City Point Every body who had anything to aell was selling at a sacrifice, in many cases, under the conviction tbat the war was about over. In a day or two, says the writer, they will probably have occasion to bemoan their credulity. uold opened on the 20th at 199, A telegram from Louisville, Kentucky, dated the 17th, says: Rebel deserters, who came into Knoxville on the 12th inxtant, state that General Vaughan, with seven hundred men, all he had left, was at Bristol on the 4th instant General Breckinridge, with his command, had gone to the Valley of Virginia, and it was thought would not return. The most per fect quiet now exists throughout East Tennessee. Stanton telegraphed to President Lincoln, lrom Fort Monroe, on the 17ih inst, that uenerai aner- man renewed the movement of his forces from ; Savannah last week. The Fifteenth and Seven teenth corps went in transports to Beaufort on Saturday, tho 14th. The Seventeenth corps, under Major-General Blair, crossed Port Royal ferry, and, with a portion of General Foster's command, mov ed on Pocotaligo. General Howard, commanding that wing of the army, reported, on Sunday, the 15th, that the enemy abandoned his strong works in our front on Saturday night General Blair's corps now occupies a strong position across the railroad? covering all approaches eastward to PocoUr Hgo. ' A telegram, dated from Nashville, the 17th says : General Thomas F. Mengher arrived here last night from Chattanooga, with several thousand vet eran troops of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth army corps, organized as the Provisional Corps of Ten nessee, ea route to join General Sherman at Savan nah via New York, where he may be expected in four or five days. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Bishop Elliott, of Georgia, has escaped from Sa vannah, and arrived in Augusta. It is not generally know tbat the expenses of our government in caring for the Yankee prisoners, is over i 200.000 a day. or according to the estimates of Mr. Trenholm, one-tenth of the dailyjexpenses of the Confederacy. Tbe City of Richmond has five Banks, four Rail road Depots, three large Hotels fifteen Churches. eleven Masonic Lodges, nine Odd Ff ilow Lodges. and fourteen "newspapers and periodicals, with a. prospect of the fifteenth. The following verse is not oten quoted, yet it has so much power tbat it ought to he rememberad : A pebble in the streamlet s ant, Has turned the course ot many a riven, A dew drop on the baby plant, Has warped the giant oak forever.. Northern journals state that a meeaUg oS deser ters from the Federal amy waa recently held in Canada, resulting in the forwarding of a petition, asking that they might be received back into their regiments. They number 5,001a The friends and neighbors f Lt Gen. Early have purchased for presentation to him tbe celebrated horse Tar River, together with appropriate equip ments.. The horse is y&luad at $10,000. G. B. Lamar, at ona tiaie President of the Bank of the Republic, in New York, subsequently Presi dent of the Bank of Commerce, in Savannah, and one of the largest cotton holders in that citv bas taken the oath to t no Lincoln government K Ola. turn d . r 1 Hon. John C TTndrwnni c.v&(ia w.i;nnn . M Chronicle, baa been elected UnitSSitates Senator from Virginia for six years, to fill tbiace of Hon. John S. Carlile, whose term expiresfi the 4th of March next Much sensation is now caused in Sw Francisco on account of the Chinese temple there. This is the only christian city in the world where idola trous worship is openly carried dn. The Northern Government has recently com menced the leasing of all abandoned cotton plaDta ilun8Ja South c,"o'na within the Union lines. The Tax Commissiones are now at f;lilton Head1 for the purpose of negotiating with lessees. The passport system similar toHat which ob tains in Europe has been adopted j tbe Yankee government All travellers excepts emigrant must have passports. The ot ject itf to prevent raiding on the borders, like that at St A'.'bans. The Gorgas Mining and Manufacturing Company has been organized with a subscribed capful stock of one million oi dollars. The place of opeajticms, " Goriaa." is on Deen rivnr four mil. .k-Jr.vt. A Montreal telegram o j-. uwu, .no k ent .. .- guTcrnmeni, ana now Custer uui I the monev taken hv th St Aik.n. :.l ' J UIU.II. I.IUCiB, Ml ((J v.,u,UCu, i.u ii i8 prooaoie the money taken Dy B '""' ' given up to the proper autbor-) exchance, speaking of the ladies' bonnets, Y. rieht iauntilv a hat shn ui scarce anoras a shelter to her ears ; Tomorrow, haply searching long la vain, -. -. -Ynu spy her fcatucea dawn mi ehni n. I ft - A C . - An oil well has been sunk to the depth of 2,000 feet at Jackson, Michigan; and it is proposed to con tinue it to the depth of 3.000 feet, if necessary, to sti ike oil a depth of 400 feet greater than any well yet sunk on this continent A man with an inveterate habit of talking to him self, when asked why, he said he had two reasons : One ' he liked to talk to a sensible man ; the other he liked to hear a sensible man talk." The Methodist Episcopal Church North, now has 67 Conferences incluiding those in foreign lands and the German Conferences North. They report 927,310 members, being a decrease of about 8,000 since last year. The New York papers dwell upon the expensive habits prevailing in that city especially upon the exquisite evening dresses worn by ladies satins, delicate lace robes, &c, &c . The " shoddy aristoc racy " is said to be in all its " glory." There are now more than one hundred officers in our army in active service with but one leg apiece. Colonel Charles A. May, whose name was quite famous during the Mexican war, died recently in New York of disease of the heart He was a native of Washington, D strict of Columbia, and was a Lieutenant of dragoons in the Florida war. The San Jose Mercury says the wife of Jose Cas tro, of Montery, has given birth to thirty-six chil dren, all of whom are living together in that coun- NOTICE. ALL PERSONS HOLDING BONDS GITEM uodfer tbe authority of ibe County Court f Wake, (except tbe holders of Coupon Bonds,) are requested to present them to tbe County Solicitor, before February Court, that tbey may be changed and registered. . This order made at November Term. 1864. J. J. FEKBELL, e. e. c Jan. 2S.1SSS. 8 lw. J-5T" Confederate copy daily one week, and send bill to Clerk's office. mjOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A lM Boy by tb name of HENRY U. KOSEMOND, ap prenticed to me, has left me of hia own accord, and I.offer fire ctnts rewaid and a thimble full of thanks to any per son who will deliver him to me. I also wara all praoDa against employing; or boarding him uuder penalty of the law. J. P. ADAMS. Jan. 22, 1S65. 7 2tpd. FOB SALE! VALUABLE LAND! WILL BE SOLD FOR CASH AT THE Courthouse in Raleigh, on Tuesday of February Court, at twelve o'clock, one-half of two hundred aid si ty acres of land, lying on tbe Coalfield Railroad in Waka County, 14 miles from Raleigh, belonging to tbe estate of C. U- Horton, dee'd , adjoining the lands of A. J. Lynch, Grey Jones J. R. Perry, and others. D. W. SPIVEY, Executor. Jan. 28, 1845. 7 ta. POST QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, C S. A., Raleigh, JV! C, Jan. 18, 1865. TO THE FARMERS OF WAKE, ORANGE, AND CHATHAM COUNTIES. I RESPECTFULLY APPEAL TO THE Farmers of Wake, Oranji and Chatham Counties ta bring in their surplus corn immediately, for the support of our army. I bare obtained permission to pay Local Appraiser's rates for all grain delivered previous to 1st of February, 1865. 1 earnestly hope that patriotic producers will deliver their grain immediately, and relieve me f tbe unpleasantness, and themselves tbe niortifi-ation, of resorting to rigid impressment, which I will be compell ed to do on and after the 1st of February. - Tbe following are tbe names of my authorized Agents: Raleigh, J.J. Minetree; Forestville, J. W. Fort; Morris villa, A. J. Morris; and Durhams, W. P. Ward. HUls boro' to be filled, and Pittsboro' to be filled W. E. PIERCE, Capt and A. Q. M. Jan. 19, 18. t. HORSE COLLARS ! HORSE COLLARS ! P. Q. M. OFFICE, RaUigh, iV7". C7M Jan. 17, 1865. I WILL RECEIVE PROPOSALS UNTIL the 22d day of February next, for the manufacture of Ten Thousand Horse and Mule Collars, similar to sam ples to be seen at my office. Bidders must state the num ber which they can deliver per month. W. E. PIERCE. Capt. and A. Q M. Jan. 19, 1865. - TEACHERS! SEVERAL LADIES. OF GOOD ABILITY and long experience in the common branches. Music. Drawing, Painting, e., desire to bear of a pleasant situa tion for a Children's School, to open, in the Spring-. Com pensation to betartly Produce. Oivepartitnlaraaadadaresa. Uissu A. B. Ca.. Salem, Forsy th,Ca.,. If. C. Jan. 19, 185. -4trxV D. C. MURRAY & CX.a AUCTION COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AirrrsTjLLi stbkkt, kalbiob, k. e. WILL ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL b-jainess entrusted to them. Ibeir Store rooms are large aod secure. Salea room . the Store fonnerly occupied by H. L. EVANS, next door to Msora Creech A Ljtchf ird, and immediately oppoa it tha Stata QaartermMter'k Department. D. C. MURRAY, JiAS A. MOORK. J. W. UARRUOK. Jsnuary 1, 1965. 1 it- NEGRO AUCTION AND COM MSSIONJIOISE. OX THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY next, at the Stove Cirmerly occupied bv C. W. Ik. HUTCUIVU. on Fayetteville street in tbe City of RaV eigb, tkc subaeribers will establish an Auction and Commission Honse. for the sale f SLAVES. We bare provided Safe and Comfortable quartan, aid will be as moderate in our charges for board, Ac , as the times will permit With an. experience of "twenty years in the trace, aad the advantages of an extensive acquaintance, we flatter ourselves that we understand the business ; and, with the assurance of quick aalos aud prompt returns, respectfull solicit public patronage.. W. F. ASKEW A Co. Jan. 12, 1865. 4 tf:. imTRS. MILLER CONTINUES TO ACCOM llJL raodate Boarders by the day, week, or month. August 1, 13G4, 43 U, 1