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THE NORTH CAROLINA - STANDARD : WEDNESDAY , NOV; - 26, 18(52. Cln FIRST MESSAGE CF IIIS EXCELLENCY, GOV. Z. B. YAW ; TO TlIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH-CAROLINA. The Honorable, the General Assembly : Certainly a Legislature has never been convened in the State of North-Carolina to protect greater in terests or meet greater responsibilities. Eighteen months ago, when the State entered into the war, which is now waging, all was life and buoyancy and excitement. The novelty of our un dertaking, and the enthusiasm of our people in sup port of our cause, not only rendered the course of the Legislature and the Executive easy, but actu ally preceded and marked it out. Hut the long continuance of the contest, the slaughter of our soldiers, the occupation of our territory by the ene my, the'destruction of our homes, and the blockaded condition of our coast, have reduced us to strait-?, and given rise to a class of evils, in the presence of which ephemeral patriotism must perish, and the tinsel enthusiasm of novelty give place to that stern and determined devotion to our cause, which alone c m sustain a revolution. It now becomes the duty of you, the General Assembly, to set an example to your constituents of firmness, prudence, determination and energy; to correct the enors of the past, to provide for the exigencies of the future, and to use well and wisely, the power vested in your body by the Constitution, lor the protection of our rights and liberties. The subject of first importance is the prosecution of the war, and the means of defending our State against the invasion of the enemy. The Legisla ture, by several acts in IStil, provided that, in case the Confederate Government should lad or neglect to provide for the defence of North-Carolina, the Governor should be authorized to raise a certain number of troops frr that purpose, and mad? ap propriations of money for their support. Impress ed with the defenceless condition of cur eastern counties when I came into office, I had fully deter mined to avail myself of this authority, and would have proceeded at once to do so, but lor the inter- vention of insurmountable difficulties. The princi pal of these was the conscript law passed by the Confederate Congress subsequent to the passage of the several acts n ferred to. By this law, as ex tended in its provisions a short time before the ad journment cl Conu'res?, all able bodied men, be- tween the ages ot eigween anu tony live years, oc eanic liable to enrolhmnt as soldiers of the Con federate States. To raise an adequate force for Slate defence from o:ir citizens W ond the age rf fortv five, and submit to this vast ilrain besides, I thought entirely impracticable. I hoped, ton, that by aiding and assisting in the execution of the con-" Fcription taw, I would be elfeetiially pioviding for State defence. This reasonable hope has, I rvgret to say, been disappointed; and although N"ith Caroltna has a greater extent ( sea-coast than any other State, she hasliad fewer troops given her for its defence. It is not necessary gentlemen, that I should call Tour attention to the abounding wealth of this threatened section of our State tilled with every thing necessary for the comfort of our army and our people or to the sulYci trg and ruin of its loy al, patriotic inhabitants. You are sulfiicienily in f'lnued in regard thereto. It is for ycu, therefore to say, whether you wiil stiff jr our defences as here tofore, to remain exclusively in the hands of the Confederate authorities, or take steps to carry out the wiil of the last Legislature, and' raise troops enough on State authority t;i strengthen the weak hand of the General Government on our coast. I unluitatiiiglr recommend the raising of at least ten regiments of reserves, to lie accepted for three or four months, and di-ni.-cd in lime to pitch their crops in the Spring. This force, auxiliary t-i the Confederate troops, would probably be able to prevent an advance nf the enemy into the interior, and while s-uhsisling on the abundant supplies in our eastern counties could beticr.t the whole State, Ly aiding in withdrawing vast quantities of provisions fjo.u exposed points. 2na-nntcli as it may become nce;-s.-ary fnrslue labor to be employed on State defences, and my au thority to force such labor may lie ipicsti-.iied by nome, I would respectfully recommend the proprie ty of the passing of an act whereby such authority may be vested in me, in case such urgent necessity shall arise, as wiil justify it Next in importance to the defence of the S'atc from the enemy, is the defence of our people against extortion and starvation. Notwithstanding the failure of the crops in the Western part of the State, it is believed that there is within our borders an abundance of grain for the supply of our people, and a surplus for the use of the army. The land-, heretofore devoted to cotton and tobacco have been planted in corn very generally, and the crop of this essential product is perhaps larger by many hun dred thousand bushels th-jn has ever been know n. When this is considered, together with the im mense cr-p of peas, potatoes, fruits, ic, lher would seem to be little danger uf any actual siifler ing among our people nor would there be, coi.ld it idl be propei ly distributed and at reasonable prices. Hut the demon of speculation and extortion seem to have seized upon nearly all sorts and conditions f men, and all the neces.-aries of life are fa.it get ting beyond the reach of the poor. Flour, which if properly left to the laws of supply and demand could not' have risen 10 more than double peace rates, can now be used only by the i ich. . Everything has a tendency upward in the same proportion, leather, woolen cloth and cotton g:od? have been made the especial means of extortion. As if we were not snllicien ly afflicted nith the bast and avaricious in our own Insist, speculators frou distant States swarm in the land offering fabulous prices for everything ti.ey can buy. And in man) instances, taking advantage of the patriotism of out I ple, they Represent themselves as agents of ib j.overnmetit, purchasing for the armv thus obtain ing what they could not otherwise do. The supply of salt will, I hope, be sufficient, but this subject too needs legislative action. Dr. Worth, the salt co:u niissioner appointed by the Convention, has been industriously at work ; but he has not produced a M'eat quantity, owing to the difficulties which ho has mentioned in his reports. His first works, at Morehead ('it v. were taken liv ihn in his reports. His first works, at be had fairly gotten ibem into operation. His next etfort at Wilmington was successful in produ cing about 200 bushels per day, for some time be fre they were interrupted by the yellow fever, which has caused their temporary suspension. As the pestilence lias abated, they will of course be immediately again put into operation. The whole amount made there by the State and private individ uals, probably exceeds 2,500 bushels per day. Nearly all of this made on private account is bought by citizens of other States and carried off for specu lation, at prices ranging from $12 to $20 per bushel. My predecessor. Gov. Clark, also entered into a contract through N. W. V oodfiii and Geo. W. Mordecai, E-qrs , with Stewart, Buchanan & Co. "f SaRviile, Va., for the privilege of manufacturing 't 'O.OOo bushels of salt, and Mr. Woodlin was made Stjpcnr.U-ndant of the Works. Will, commendable ' nergy he bus pushed forward his undertaking, and ' lere are now, as reported to me by .-, special agent sent to visit the establishment, about i0 kettles in operation making near 1200 bushels ptr dav. Owin- ns sickness the SnpenntendantUs Inaje noofl ai report to me of his operations and expenditures. - recommend that your ilonorablo body shall Ae immediate steps to prevent the export-it on rZ "f SalV1""-. ". woolen c ih otton cloth, yarn, pork and bacon, lllur and pota' ,'es-except for the army and by c-ular neen.r 'e,orchL 7l! t!uchartare for private niw"tovoW of such however in . ft , ,10t f,,r peeulation-not, aduu e3t,ling co,,lracU! "md do is to aid these well-established laws, n the skill ful physician assists nature in the checking ot dis ease. Violent and forcible nrewures have lorg since been condemned by civiliied statesmen, and could now only serve to dry up the sources ol our industry, and lessen the productions of the country. The same remarks apt y to sci?urcs of private prop erty for public use, which ought never to bo Tesort ed to except in extreme cases, and . then ouly as a .MAaaar AT To provide agarnst the possible suffering of the 'wives and children of our brave and seli-dcnying soldiers, 1 also respectfully recommend tho pur chasing and storing, at somosafo point in the interi or of at least two hundred thousand bushels of corn and five hutiiJred thousand pounds of pork, to bo sol.l to theth at rates sufficient to cover the, cost transportation, Ac It can now be bought in the Eastern counties at moderate prices, and is in daneer'bYdeatruction by the enemy, if not re-, moved at an early day. Anticipating the necessity of this measure, and also thinking it proper in a military point of view to have some surplus on hand, I have already ordered tho building of large cribs on the N. C. R. Road, and made other prelim inary arrangements for purchasing on a largo scale. I deem this a matter of the very hi hest impor tance. Nothing would so cheer and encourage our soldiers in the discharge of duty, as to know that their State was providing for those at home dearer to them than life; and nothing would so dispirit and demoralize them as to know that those dear ones were suflering. Indeed, the soldier, shivering through the snows of the coming winter and offering his blood day by day for our defence, has a right to expect that his country will not permit his wife and little ones to cry in vain for bread; and while there .is a morsel in the land it should be divided with them. I beg you, therefore, Gentlemen, to make such pro visions as you may deem best in reference to the matter, and at as early a day as possible, and let the gratifying assurance go forth to the camps of our armies that the wives and children of our soldiers shall not sutler so long as their State has money or food to give them. 1 beg leave to call your attention to tho great and almost insurmountable difficulties encountered by the Quartermaster's Department in providing clothing, shoes, and blankets for our troops. Du ring the administration of my predecessor, an ar rangement was entered into (according to a reso lution of the General Assembly) with the Quarter master's Department of the Confederate States, by which North Carolina was to receive the rotumnta tioT clothing money of her troops and clothe and shoe tbeiu herself. And on our agreeing to sell the Confederate authorities all the surplus supplies that could be procured in the Slate, they agreed to withdraw their agents from our markets, and ler.ve the State agents the whole field, without cenipctr tion. This would have enabled the State to clothe and shoe her troops comfortably, and could have furnished to the Confederate Stales all that was to be had anyhow at reasonable rates. Dut it was immediately violated. The country was soon, and is sliil, swarming with agenU of the Confederate Government, stripping bare our markets and put ting enormous prices upon our agents. This is especially the case in regard to shoes and leather. The consequence has been our troops could pet only half supplies from home, and nothing at all from the Confederate Government, because of our agree ment to furnish them ourselves. When a large portion of our at my this fall by the accidentsof bat tle and other causes lost their baggage, it was found impossible at once to reph.ee it. Sorely pressed as to the bpst course to be pursued, I published an ap peal to our people in behalf of their brothers in the field, and employed the militia officers for the col lection of articles donated or sold ; and though the response has been t once gratifying and patriot ic, yet it is necessarily slow and uncertain ; and 1 regret to say that the heroes of I)oonshon', Sharpsburg and other glorious fields, have suilered and arc still suffering greatly for the want of shot s and clothing. j hvery possible exertion has been inaue fur their re j lief; but while the agents of the Confederacy aic J allowed to compete with ours, and speculators are ; a.liowed to carry our leather beyond our borders, it j will be impossible to supply them. I eanut!y re . commend an embargo upon this article, as before . mentioned. i 1 am gratified that I am able to state that the j prospect ol obtaining cotton cloths at reasonable . rates, is better than it Ins been. The stoekhold J ens of llie JJoi.kish manufactuiinj; company, one . ol the largest and most intei prisiiisr in the State, have agreed to sell ail their productions at 7j ' per cent, upon cst, the rate allowed by the ex emption bill, which will reduce the price :dout one half; and so i:c seven or eight rtber compa nies have intimated mi intention of following their t praiseworthy example. We may reasonably hope 1 that most of the other mills in the State can be 1 induced to do likewise. The woolen factoriis . seem more incorrigible. 'Some of them when ; asked to furnish their goods at 7-3 per cent de lined , entirely, and others ague to do so by fixing enor mous pi ctits ou the cost of the raw material and then adding the 73 per cent, on the llnirhed ankle, making their profits even greater than before. It 1 is greatly to be regretted that these most useful and to-be cherished institutions should put themselves j in a position, which will cause them to be execrated by our people o:i the return of peace. Cut us the free trade policy oppressed them in times of peace, i so they seem determined to have no mercy upon as ! iluring the existence of the war. I recommend : them to your tender mercies gentlemen, and would j respectfully suggest that you adopt such measures as may seem practiiable for securing supplies to ! our own citizens first; and to reduce il possible the pr.ee of cotton yarn, which is so essential to sup- plying the hand looms of our farmer's wives. . ' In relation to ordnance stores, I will mention that i nearly a year ago, a contract was mailt by my pred- ecessor, tinder an act of Ihc Legislature approprial- ing $10,000 for the purpose, with Messrs. Water- bouse : Bowes, for the erection of powder mills, i The money was expended, the mills erected and I soon afterwards blown up and destroyed. Gov. Clark agreed to furnish them the means to start again ; and under a new contract they have erected ! oilier mills and arc now nearly ready to begin ope rations on a scale sufficient to make about 4,000 pounds per week. This however, involved an expenditure of money beyond that appropriated by the act referred too ; 12,000 having been advanced the contractors by Gov. Clark, and $8,000 by myself. Of these sums, the money advanced by Gov. Clark is to be refunded in four equal annual instal ments, and that bv inu lv rpi-mimr 1 O i.r cr.r.t nf tbn j payments (as they become due) on powder to be fur nished the htate. lnc Umlederaie States will fur nish the mills with about 3,000 pounds of nitre per week. The department has contracted with manufac turers in the State for about 300 new rifles per month, and arrangements have been made whereby, after the 1st of January, about 800 old rifles and muskets out of repair will be rendered fit for service. And it is hoped the department will soon be able to keep on band a .supply for five thousand men. A detailed report of the operations of the Adjutant General'.-deparsnent is herewith transmitted. The finances of tho State will doubtless engage your anxious consideration. The Board of Claims, in pursuance of Ordinanco No. 20, Sec, 5, passed in December, 1801, have made a report showing the debt of the State on fhe 80lh Sept. 18C2, to be $20,!IS3,3i'.l 01, subject to be diminished by the amount of the sinking fund at that time about $000,000, and the debt due the State from the Confederate government, between five and six millions. Still the State debt is very heavy, and the interest at least ought to be punctil a ly paid. There are three distinct modes of sup plying the requisite sum ; one by taxation, a second by an additional issue of treasury notes, and a third by getting from the Confederate Government the sum due the State. Indeed this sum, when receiv ed, ought to be applied forthwith to tho extinguish-, ment of the debt of the Slate, as far as it wfll go ; for it constitutes a part of the capital of the State debt, and ought to be Applied, when returned, to wards the extinction of that amount of its capital. Upon correct principles therefore of financial econ my, the debt ought not to be allowed to grow any larger, if pmcticable to prevent it And if the payment of the entire amount of interest cannot be provided for by taxation, as much at least, as possi ble, ought to be so raised. In regard to the subject ot taxation, interesting at all times, and rendered uoubly so at this eventful crisis, I have but few remarks to make. There has been such a disturb- anco in tho industrial pursuits of tho country with in a very recent period, that it is difficult for one, who raav not at once have been present in all parts of the State, to fully realize it You bring with you this knowledge, and can better apply it from what you 1iave seen than from what I can recom mend. I shall therefore venture but one sugges tion upon the subject, baoause of what I have heard. By ordinance No 22. of June 1861, which is now a part of the Constitution of the State, it is provid ed that land and slaves shall be taxed accoi ding to their value, and the values of both taxed alike; and that i ho tax on slaves may bo laid on their general average value in the State, or on their value in classes in respect to age, sex and other distinctive properties, in the discretion of the General Assem bly, and the value bo assessed in such modes as may bo prescribed by law. Now while lands, even of tho same qualities, but situate in different places, from thoir local and immovable character are prop erty assessed at different rates, because of their rel mive proximity to markets and for other substantial causes ; (and for such reasons the General Assembly itself, can neither accurately value real estate, nor can do so by any general State commissioners j yet some steps may be taken towards equalizing the tax on slaves, which, under the present mode of as sessments, may be, and I understand is, various in many counties of the State, because of the different standard of valuation adopted by the owners and assessors. It is very desirable that the tax should be uniform, and I suggest as the most likely means to accomplish that object, the propriety of classify ing slaves by their ages, or by sex and age, and af fixing for two years the taxable valuo of each class. In consequence of the moveable quality of this spe cies of property, it is not subject to the irregulari ty of assessment, which attend land; the value of slave property at any one place in the State is, for all piaetical purposes, tho same as in any other; and it is not difficult therefore to make the tax both equal and uniform by the classification of slaves in. the manner already mentioned. Under the discretionary pewers vested by the Constitution in the Legislature to exempt the infirm and distinguish the mechanic from the field laborer, it appears to me that the legislative assessment, dis creetly made, will cooOuce better than the present mode to a uniform taxation throughout the State. Each county is interested that the taxable value of slaves should be alike in all the counties, and what ever tends to equalize the tax on slaves, tends to equalize that on land, inasmuch as both species of property must be taxed alike on their respective values. A precedent for this mode of taxing slaves, however imperfect, may be found in the legislation of nS3, ch. 8. In order to meet the interest on the public debt, and to make up the sum due from counties, where the tax cannot be collected on account of the pres ence of the enemy, I recommend an increase of at least twenty-five per cent on the present amount of taxation. The great abundance of money and con sequent high prices of property would,.I think, en able the people to pay it cheerfully. I also recom mend that a tax of twenty-five per cent, be laid upon the nett profits of all persons who have, dur ing the present year, speculated in the necessaries of life, such as corn, flour, bacon, pork, shoes, leather, cotton cloth and yarn and woolen goods, ami to be continued during the next year or longer, if r.eccssary; the proceeds to be applied to the sup port of wives and children or widows of soldiers whose property, as listed on the tax books, shall f. 11 below a certain sum. This law, if properly en forced and guarded against false swearing, would be made to answer a valuable purpose, and would be eminently just in its effects. I urn c!eur!r of ihe opinion lhat no inure Trensurv notes I shunM be issuttl, it it be pussible to uvoul it, as I thinlc it j wtmul Uc oeltor !o pay iwlerest on our oon.is tliau to lur tlirr swell lb; volume iTpapt-r in circulation. Tlie following is a uie men! 1 1 ilic il. U of the State en the Soili d.iv ol September, 1S02: ltouib-J debt. Temporary i.on, Iui. UDiia.il ou Coupon Bond debt, ' " " Tt-n.sirrv loans und I'-r-nrfs without (Vi:ion.H, Am' I IreuMirv notes in cilru'ation. $U,1 2Wi on :r,a"o.4'.' no i Joi.lA.i -13 ) I I ?.ir-"v.i ; T.lnl, Taxes i.-c'd I'min priuanent sources fir 1 .. . i . ?.,0.!S3,!-.K1. Ol JTH.i'.j ' 111 7:5,73 Hit Tlief.il!in off is attributable to tl: use countir ami parts ofoiiniii. in i he liases-ion of I tie rutinY. TLr deduction for tbe nexl year ivil I tn still prrjitrr, owing to li s ,d- : vaiiw, lb1 drstiuetion cf irpriy, Ac. The tvfMrt tf tl. : Hount o( Clniuib on the ubeet uf the finances ift berenilh ; transmitted. In rit wr f lb rerv :rl labor now imposed upon the Tri asu: v l'l panineul and the variety of iluln s i eitibiarex, I i. coiiiiiirml the cnnlion of tfie ofiice of AiHitor of 1'nb- j lx Aciotin:". to coiiimue lung as may be defined iim-fr- i sarv, fcose duly it sha.l b to ;i.ve.-Uyaie and sell.e all : t!a no api nst the Stale, Ac. Wlii-u lin-lerui of lbe pic- i sent Hoard of C'aiii.s .-ball empire, it will still be necessary ' to have some surb an ottice in existenee during tbc con- tomaiiei ot llie war, oi"i .perhaps lor tinny years after. 1 Mionl.l it Udt he di-'!nid advisable In esluljli:-li tin oilier of ' .A ud. lor, then 1 ren mniend llmt the l.oard of Claims be S continued, ami authoriz d to hold sliort .sioi.s cpiartcily, ami ineir pav lie arranged in prop irtmn In their lanor, 1 also rccomnitml thai lbe l.iterarv Uourd be allowed to i appoint a Treasurer, lo l..ke charge of its own funds, with j a ?u!arv to be tixid by the Loard. Tins duly at piesnt j rest on lbe Stale Tie iMirer, and the law requires bun to i j keep lbe fund, and evidence of debt. &c , aeparate ond I noun tiom anv oilier fund in hip bands The duty could i I be performed by the Hoard's own oliicer. When Ite amount j , of llos fund is coiisiilvred. 'I lie annual disbursements being i double that nf ibo wlm.e Mate (loverunieiit iwu yeaisag i,) willi the further fact that twice n reasonable salary oi a ; Treasurer has been lost aniiiiallr for want of imiic coinpe-ti-ui and proper oliicer to look utter and colleel the debts of the lioaiu, I feel a.-o-uied that the adoption of the sugges ! turn would be of material advantage to its interests. 1 I beg leave to make certain suggestions in regard to the , militia and to aid:ng the t'onViierate authorities in en ' torcing their efforts lo mainiain theetliciency of our armies, j The ord;nary,peiialiii-s prescribed by our Militia laws for I the punishment of offences, disobedience of orders, Ac, I adapted lo peace time, "lire found now entirely inadequate. I Wishing lo spare otir citizens the disagrcable rpectaelcof ! Confederate sold:ers traversing the country lo gather up j delinquent conscripts, deserters and absentees from the : uimy wiibout leave, I decided to employ the ililitia for I that purpose. In general, it has answered I admirable, most i f I he Officers having displayed great zeal and efficiency i in gathering up rapidly all persons subject to military diit'v without offending the setisibililie-i of our people, lint, iu I some mslatices, lt sorters and other shirking ebaracteis. have fct the officers ut dellatice, and aie enabled to evade arrest by the assistance of other who conceal them, feed them. and. in some cases, resist the officers in the discharge of their duly. As lbe crime of desertion, so far as I know, is nniln offence against lbe coiumou law, so the coiicaling,"uiding, and assisting a deserter to avoid recapture is not punisha ble in otir coni ts. To aid the military authorities in ar resting sucb persons, 1 recommend that an act be passed for Ihe punishment of any one who shall aid and assist Ihein, or iu any manner prevent their recapture: and also to punish tuore severely lbe disobedience of urders by the Militia. It also becomes my duty, gentlemen, lo bring to your at tention several serious mailers connected with the'admin ittratiun nf Justice in lbe State. There is great danger of lawlessness oven unning the land ; and in Ihe great abundance of military rulers and aibilmrv authority, people are beginniug to forget I hut there is still such a thing in existence as civil lair, which is Ihe master of us all. Though pre-eminently a conser vative aud law-abiding people, our society ia already be (inning to mffer serious duirigient from the violent and law-detying tendencies of the times. Murder, arson, dis regard of obligations, oppression and injustice, are more common iu some disti icis than they have ever been known. Not long since, as 1 am informed, a Confederate officer re fused to permit the execution of a writ of haba corpus within his camp, issued by competent authority, and drove ihe officer with denunciations and abuse from his presence. It f hould be our pride, us it is our duly and safety, lo show our enemies abroad and our law-breakers at home, that Ihc same glorious old common law which onr fathers hnn ored and obseivcd, in the midst of suffering and calamity, is still moving on with jxnver and majesty, strengthening, pioleetmjr aud s-isiaining our people, as it ever will strengthen and sustain those who respect it. The General Assembly, at its last Mwion, actuated, no doubt, by the most patriotic motives, passed in act suspending tho regu lar sessions of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and fcqmty. This act, considered by many unconstitution al, was, in my judgment, to say the least of it, nowise in some of its provisions. That some remedy ought to have, been provided protecting property generally from sacrifice, and particularly the property of our braie soldiers who had left t heir homes mid Justness for our defense, (if in deed n enlightened and patriotic public opinion bad uot ulready guaranteed that protection,) no one will question, aud to this extent meets my approval. Dut the Courts themselves should be opened and the fountains of justice unsealed. The criminal law especially should be dilligent ly administered, for it has been wisely said that " lbe com mission of crime is prevented more by the certainty than the severity of its punishment." Again, persons charged with crime and confined in prison, even if unlawfully con victed, cannot have their oases reviewed in a court of high er jurisdiction for many months, thus violating that snored provision in our Declaration of Rights, which bays " that every freeman restrained of bia liberty is entitled to a remedy to enquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to re move the same if unlawful, and that such remedy ought not to be denied or delayed." I therefore recommend that the regular sessions of the Supremo and Superior Courts be restored. 1 am also convinced that whilst tho soldier in the field should have his property protected from seizure under ex ecution, ttere exists no valid reason why, in the great plenleousness of money, aud the high prices of property, any man should desire to be excused from paying bia debts. I think it probable, that it might also exert a favorable influence on prices, if men were compelled to part with their surplus property to satisfy their creditors. , . . . In this connection permit me to respectfully recommend that our present circuits be re-arranged, adding at least one additional circuit and another Judge thereof; The necessity for this change will be apparent from the follow ing considerations : ' ' : ' . Some ot the circuits embrace an extended area of terri tory with a large amount of business. The seventh cir-, cnit comprises eighteen counties, others more than twelVe, and to some, two weeks are allotted. According to exist ing statutes, the Judges are allowed on annual salary of nineteen hundred ana fifty dollars, w'th the proviso "that in all cases where a circuit of lbe Superior Courts shall ex-. ceed twelve weeks, the Judges holding said Courts at any regular term shall be entitled to a compensation of n'nety dollars for the Court of each county exceeding twelve held by thee , to be paid by the public treasurer on the first days of January and July in addition to their sala'ry afore said, and each week in which a Court shall be held, shall be considered a term." Special terms of the Superior Courts are also held, and for this service a compensation of ninety dollars is given to be paid by the county in which the Court is beld. Upon examination it will be found that the amouuls thus paid for additional and extra Courts ex ceed the salary of a single Judge. The fourth section of ihe Hi2d chapter of the Revised Code provides that "every judge shall produce a certificate of the Clerk of each coutiiy of bis having beld the Court of the county according to law; aud for every such cer tificate omitted to be produced, there shall be a deduction from his salary of one hundred dollars." Portions of cer tain circuits are occupied by tbc enemy, acd it is impossi ble for the Judges to procure the required eel titicates. It may be necessary, therefore, to modify this provision to have effect only pending the war. The lion. Thomas Kuflin, Ji residing in the fourth ju dicial circuit, having resigned his place as one of the judges of the Superior Courts of law and equity, iny im mediate predecessor, with the advice of the Council of Stale, filled said vacancy by granting a temporary com mission to the Hon. Johu kerr, of Caswell, whieb will ' expire at the end ot your present session. It is your duty to ii 11 this vacancy permanently. The office of Attorney General has been also vacated by the former incumbent, llou. W. A. Jenkins entering the army and accepting au office under the Confederate Slates. There are also Solicitors to be elected fur several of the circuits. There are confined in Salisbury by the Confederate au thorities, a number of citizeus of North Carolina, arrested for alleged political offences, llow long they ure to re main incarcerated no one can say but those who appre hended them. What their guilt really consists in 1 do not know, but this much it becomes both you und me to know, in view of Ihe oaths we luke upon eutering into of fice, Ibat they were not arrested by lawful process, and as citizens of North Carolina they are entitled under the Con stitution to a speedy trial by a juty of their peers, and to be confronted with Iheir accusers. I have laid their cases before his Kxcellcncy the President of the C'oufednale States, and when his reply is received you will be inlornied theicof. Should there ex'ist any grave State reasons w hy they are denied a trial, it is due at least, that we should be informed of them. 1 have not seen an official copy of lbe act, but learn from the newspapers that Cougress has con ferred upon ihe President lbe power to suspend the writ of .!.'' vuiiuf in ::ll cases 1 1 in rests made by Contederate authority. It this be once admitted, no nm'n is mle from the power of one individual, lie could at pleasure, seize any citizen of tho State with or without excuse, throw bun into prison aud permit him lo languish there without relief a power that i am uuwilliug,to seeeutrusled lo any living man. To submit lo its exercise would in my opinion be vstablishiug a precedent dangerous and perni cious in ihe extreme. Among a peop'e so muled aud Initbful to their cause as ours, where disloyalty is the r.ue and solitary exception lo the general rule, 1 en see but liltic good. but a vast tide of inllowing evil tiom these in ordinate stretches of military power which are fa?t dis gracing u equally wilb our Northern enemies. A Irec Kepublic thai must needs ciM od' its freedom in every time ol trouble, will soon cast it offforev r. Freedom can not be embraced lo-day and spurned to-morrow : a ste.nl fast and cousiaut woi.-.lnp cati alone secuie her countless blessings. Jler chosen insiniiiieOt.s the Constitution an 1 the laws were n:ude the sure covenant of her everlasting residence among us; our delij-ht m times ol peace aud prosperity, aud our guide and shield ill the day of trouble and calaiiiity. Now. if ever, is the lime when we should abiiie sirictiy by iheir slern deciees, and walk uprightly in the narrow piuli tl.cy have marked out for otir luoi.-tcps. We should least of all," forsake lbe helm and ihe compass when lbe vesyel isdriveu by the tempest, aud clouds and darkness obscure Ihe way. Deeply iir pressed as 1 have been wish Ihe importance of Ibis subject, 1 have been anxious at tiiesame tune lo avoid anv unneceasaiy conll.ct wnb Ihe Confederate authorities. 1 bave, llielelote. wat'ed lalientlv for Miur assemblies. O'liUii m that you would t.-ike proper steps lo uiaiuuui the luH'saiid preset i e the rights ol our people. Ilbecouiis n. y duty also, to call your attention to the rr.hjtct of otlio-nug our troops iu ihe held some conflict ol opinion ex;sling in regard thereto. The ru'lil of Ihe State authorities to commiss:oi Ihe offi cers i f I lie regiments originally r.iijd !r lie. war. is not d "iibletl. It is conceded by the Ac! of C"i:rissof Apiil l'itli, kron us Ihe Conscript Law. Hut the ("oiil. d- emte aiiiliiril:es claim ihe nglil lo commission ih; r-gi-n. en's i f twelve months' in n. cuilium-d in serrice by ibis law, and also all regiments whatsoever, ra:wd since t wetit inio . per.ilioii. Audit! boih eases, 'bey have claimed lo rv'iitni.-Mon and appoint all rrgimcntul slutf ofiict-:. even ulu-ii lln-y cncd t in the Kxccutive of the Slate t ie ap point ti:eul o! the odiceis ol the line. Again, while appoint ing and commissionm'; Held olh'c.rs. the Secretary of War lias declined i tippum the company ortirers. To remedy, if piissible, tins cnliison ami lo avoid contlicl, 1 cuilcd-'in person to see lbe President, whu promised to take tbc opinion of Ihe Attorney (Jeneral fn tin snlijret at length. I l.ave nil Vel bud the pleasure of seeing thai opinion, avd now lay lbe mailer before you. and rcci 11:1111 ml von to lake such slejsas will preserve the rights and honor of the Male. It may eil be uonotcd 11 I lie oliicering ol me whole of our imops does not belong exclusively to State authoniv, as by strict re'erence to the Constitution lltey mar be found to be 111 p.ont nf law, militia. It is 111 rt!lv ing to lir.d entire briguclesof Nor'.h Carolina soldiers in the field commanded by si rangers; and, in many cases, our own brave and nar-woru Colonels are made to give place to Colonels from distant Slates, wh" are promoted to llie com maud of)iorlh Caiobtwt troops over their beads lo vac ml llriginiiersliips Some of these promotions are charged lo North Carolina, which enables Ihe authorities to sav that we bare had so many appointments, when in fact we have not, the uppointies uol being citizens of our State. This is fast breaking down the pride and patience of our officers, many of whoiii are reporting to uie iheir intention to re sign, alleging lli.it the road 10 honorable promotion is ul mosl closed lo our citizens. This is not riuht, and forms a just cause ol'cuinplaiut both iu our army and with our peo ple Hi home. We are willing tint our s iUliers should fol low any I icneral capable of leading them, but we contend that as a 1:1. liter of sheer justice our soldiers, are entitled to receive iheir fair propoiiioti of ihe honors wou by tteir gallantry aud endurance. I would also recommend that the existing prohibition against llie distillation of spirits from all kin Is of gram be coo tinned during the war. There is no grain to spare for such purposes, and all the medical needs of the country and army, can be ubundautlv supplied by the lupous made from the fruit crop. Shoulii even the supply for the army fail, il cannot be doubted that it is much better for lbe soldier to go without spirits than that his wife aud child should be without bread. I also recommend that a law be passed providing for a rigid punishment of all persons who 111 iv be convicted of speculating in nny of the necessaries of life, under tho false pretence of being government ngimts In order to keep the highways of ihe country in btter eouuition, they having since the commencement of the war beeu permitted to gel in very" bad ropair, I recommend that the Revised Code be so amended that the age, to be "reached lo enliilca mau to exetnp'ion from working on the roads, sluili be lifty years instead of forty-five, as now. The term of the Hon. George Davis, Confederate States' Senator from N. C, will expire before the next regular session of ihe (leneral Assembly, and it will be your duty to provide, for filling the vacancy. I take great pleasure in informing you that the educa tional interests nf the conntrv have not been overlooked since the commencement of iny administration. Owing to Ihc great drain upon the Trcisury during the fi'st year of the war, the Literary Hoard deemed it advisable ti make only half the usual seini-amiuid distribution of the common school fund fur the fall of lB'il, and none at ail for the spring of 1812. Feeling that this pressure bad passed uway, and that Ihe mutter was one of great im portance lo onr penple, the Hoard, at its recent meeting, ordered the usual distribution to be made, increased bv ten thousand dollars from the sum due for the buck dis tribution, and resolved to add that amount each Spring and Fall, until the whole shall have been appropriated. There has been some disposition manifested to luke this fund for war purposes. Should there really exist a ttri ous ilrxijn on the part of any one to do this, which I hardly think probable, I earnestly hnpe you will promptly defeat it. This small sum could udd but Utile lo the vast amount required to conduct the war, and its abstraction would be an absolute robbery of the poor children of Ihe Stale On the contrary, it should be your duty to care fully preserve and if possible increase tbi fund, make pro vision for its regular distribution, and do everything in vour power to educate the rising yonih of the country. While war is desolating our coast und tho tide of revolu tion is flowing all around us, let Ihe voting children of tho Slate be still assembled in Iheir log houses and primitive academies, in the mountains and on the plains, and lei their first lesson be lo read of our great struggle for civil and religious liberty of tho patriotism ana sacrifices of our people, and the glorious bruvery of iheir fathers and broth ers upon the blood -staiued fields of lbe South. It is of tho very highest importance that the war should not carry away everything uselul und civilized in the land, and cause our "children to grow up in ignorance and crime. No one has been more impressed with the importance of this mat ter than the able and worthy superintendent of common schools, who has labored faithfully and diligently in behalf of his little charges, and has suffered no excitement or mis fortune to turn him from the path of diity. To bim, in a great measure, is due the keeping alive of the interests of the people in the well-doing of the schools during these times of trouble. Our time-honored old University, though thinned, as have been onr mule schools everywhere by the patriotism of the boys who have rnshed to fill up our armies, is still in full operation, Ihe Presidet.t and Faculty having bravely resolved to hold ihoir position as lung as they have a squad to muster. The female schools oi the State are generally as flourishing as in limes of peace. Both of the Asylums in this city are prospering under the present efficient management a great charity to oar people and a credit to the State. ' . Of our internal improvement system, I deem it unneces sary to make any mention; 8ince my introduction to of fice, 1 have received no official reports or information as to wie conuiuon or wants 01 any 01 toe public works requir ing legislative action, bnouia any thing ol this nature be brought lo my attention, I shall lay it before you in a special message. In addition to the matters herein brought to your atten- tion, there are several of an important nature about which it is not deemed prudent, to speak publicly, but which I will take pleasure in explaining, or discussing verbally with you when desired. " Many others 1 have doubtless overlooked for which, as well as for tbe hasty prepara tion and disconnected form of this instrument, I beg that my recent inauguration into office, and tbe many heavy drafts upon my time, may be considered an apology. lo conclusion, gentlemen, allow me to urge upon you tbe vital importance of bringing forth all tbe powers and re sources of the State for tbe common defense of our coun try and our cause. Tbe two great dangers wehave to meet will be found connected with our currency and supplies for our army. .. Men eiioiijth to protect us and drive back tbe invader, we em always get, if we can properly clothe and feed them. Let us do this and preserve our paper from de preciatioi and all will be well. In our intercourse with tbe authorities of our voung Confederacy, having demanded firmly the rights which ure dueour State, let us yield them 110 grudging support, but in all things pertaining lo ttte general weal, sustain and strengthen them with our whole hearts. And in all our official acta let us remember, that it is the titirit of ttepmple which tyrants cannot subdue. On this depends all So long as they continue harmonious, willinc aelf sacrificinsr. the united armies of this eoutinen: may be hurled against us in vain ; with such a country and such a people we might set them at defiance. Our heroic soldiers, shivering in their rags and plashing with their naked feet through tbe snows, have already, even through the chronicles of our foes, excited tbe wondering admira tion of tbe world, and great Generals and brave people be yond tbe distant waters of tbe sea stand aghast with aston ishment at tbe feats offieemen struggling for their rights. Let us learn of ihein, and by zeal and discretion displayed for the general good, show to the world that we are worthy to preside over these gallant and patriotic men. . Many of the matters to which 1 have culled Your atten tion, if done at all, require to be done promptly. This is especially the case in regard to the raising of troops for State defense, and to laying an embargo upon the necessa ries of life referred to. Remember lastly, that you aro laboring for the very sal vation of our people. The bitter cup that our captured cities and districts have had to drink, shows its, alas! ton plainly, tbe mercy we ire to expect if our abolition foes should overcome us. In the bitterness of their baffled rage they have even shown a determination to re-enact the hor rors of Saint Domingo and to let loose the hellish passions of servile insurrectiou to revel in the desolation of our homes. Tbe people of the next generation will bless Ihe memory of those who, whether in the field or the councl, helped to rescue their country from these horrors. Let us labor to deserve iheir praise, aud may tho blessing of God attend our soldiers aud our statesmen, who are strug gling to defend a uoble people und a noble cause. Z. B. VANCE. Executive Department, Nov. 17th, 1862. For the Standard. Camp Mahtin, Near Kisstox, N. C, f Nov. 15, 1S(J2. $ Mr. IIoldes : Your articles on tbe " condition of our soldierii" and urgent appeals in bebalf of those brave and self-sacrificing men who are cheer fully enduring the many vmucessnry (as well as those which are unavoidable) privations and hard ships of a soldiers life, entitle you to the gratitude of every true friend of our country. The extract iu the last SUiudard from the Rich mond Dinpatch reminds me of what I witnessed on our recent "eui bono?" marches to Greenville and Rocky Run, near Kewbern. On our return from Greenville, when the snow was falling fast and the wind and sleet driving in pitiless blasts, I marked blood in many a footstep ! ISarefoot, thinly clad, scantily fed, many a soldier faced the stcrm and bore without a murmur such hardships as we read of in the history of Valley Forge. We rested one night at this place and marched towards Xewbern. It was a sadly pleasing sight to see those gallant men, weary and war-worn, uncomplainingly shoul der knapsack and musket, and attain take up tbe line of march. Although favored with good weath er, the tiulllrings of many were severe. TracH marked irith blvoJ, were not uncommon. In the name of humanity, Liberty, our Country and our Gun, how loi;g are these things to be so? If men must make profitless inaitlus of lU miles in ten days, let tjicculiti-m be stopped and let them Lave hot. Thank GoJ we have a Governor who can look at such matters in their true light and public men, editors r.rnl others, who are doing and will do ail in their power to aid and ;econd him in his noble and patriotic efforts to relieve the sufiring soldier. XXXIst For the Standard. TRIBUTE OF RESPKCT. L'no LufuK, No. 210,) Durham's. X. C, Nov. S, 1SU2. J At a regular communication of Eno Lodge, on the evening of Sth Xovember instj the following preamble and resolutions were transmitted and unanimously adopted : Whekeas, It lias pleased the Allwise Ruler of the Universe to visit our ancient and honorable Fra ternity, by tbe removal of our worthy and much esteemed brother and friend, Matthew .Markham, who was killed in the battle at Sharpsburr, while gallantly fighting for Southern Independence, thoie fore, Jicsolred, That while we deeply regret and moui n the loss which the Masonic Fraternity, the Confed erate cause, and the community in which he lived have sustained in his death, we are forcibly remind ed that we too are fast hastening to that undiscov ered country from whose bourne no traveler le turns; anil that wc ere long must descend to the narrow limits of the tomb, and be numbered with the pale nations of the dead. Wc should recollect that it is our duty, under all circumstances, to bow with humble submission to the dispensations of Di vine Providence. IicxolreJ, That we deeply sympathise with the wife of our deceased brother, and tender to her our sincere condolence for her irreparable loss. JuitolreJ, That in further token of respect for our deceased brother, we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. liixolred. That the Secretary cf this Lodge be directed to transmit a copy of these proceedings to the wife of our deceased brother, together with our best wishes for her future prosperity and banoi- !ness. That he cause the same to be nublished in tbe Raleigh Staiulurd, Raleigh Register, Spirit of the Age, and llillsboro llecorder. W. G. GUESS, all, j W. J. II DURHAM, Cm, T. C. MORRIS, OBITUARY NOTICES. In this City, on Tued iy evening, the lSlh inst., of scar let fever. Altar Bek.vakii, daughter of Johu G. and Mariain C. Williairs. aged four years. "What is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vauisheth away." Iu this City, on Wednesday night last, of diptheria, Daniel B. ALi.ex, son of C B." Allen, Esq.. in the 2id year of his age. Our City mid not boast of a more worthy young man than our deceased friend. A sense of dul y prompted him to enlist in the war as a private in the Ral eigh Rifles, at an early period, but ill health obliged him to ask a discharge. Having recovered as he thought, be again entered the army as an assistant to Commissary Engelhardt of Branch's Brigade, remained a few months, promptly discharging bis duties, until sickness forced his return home. He lingered for some days, enduring pa tiently his suffering, but at length sunk in the arms of death. He bad been a professor of religion for some years; was a quiet, unobtrusive Christian, and died in full nope of a blessed immortality. Con. Died, of diptheria, ut the residence of Divid Shelton, Esq., in Mecklenburg County, Va., on Sunday, Octot'cr ltitb, ISi'.-i, Cora Vilkiss, vnuntrest etiild of Kul'us K. and Elizabeth AI. Speed, of Elizabeth Cit, N. C, aged six years, one month and one day. jdg?" Raleigh Register please copy. VS7 ANTE D MACHINISTS AND GUN-SMITHS W at liberal wages. S. SMITHURST CO. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 18, 1862. 47 w3U PROPOSALS FOR COMPLETING A CHURCH. CJEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY fcf lbe undersigned until S.itnrdai-. tbe lh ir nf n. cember. at 12 o'clock M.. for complefing Holland's Chtucli. Bidders will please mark ou their lefers "Propsals " S M. WILLIAMS, . B. H. JEWELL. Wake Co., N. C , Nov. 18, 1K2. 47 w3t. OLD TYI E AN liLollRAfSS. THE ADVERTISER WISHES TO PURCHASE A few thousand pounds of old TYPE and BRASS, for which 23 cents jer pound, cash, will be given for each. . Address, stating quantity, B. F. BENNETT, . .Atlanta, Ga. Not. 11, 18B2. 48-w5tpd. WANTED-MACHINIST3 AND BLACKSMITHS. Eight or ten good Machinists and blacksmiths. Very liberal wages paid. Address PERRY A WITTY, High Point, N. C. Nov. U, 1803. . " 47-w4t. THE PRESENT SESSION OF NEW GAR den Boarding Smool commenced on the 10th inst. Owing to Ihe high prices of provisions, the managers of the School have raised the price of board and Tuition, for boys $11", for girls luo per session of twenty weeks. Care will be taken to preserve th morals nf all who may be en ti list ed to our care. JONATHAN E. COX A WIFE, Superintendents. Nov. 14, 1862. 47 w4t. MULE TAKEN UP. fHlAKEX UP ON THE 22D OF OCTOMF.R A SMALL - bay MULE, which .formerly belonged 'to me but which I sold to William C. Sledman, some Bix or seven years ago. The owner will come forward, prove his property pay charges, and take him away. ' M. McC. STEPHENSON Wake Co., Nov. 4, 1862. 45-w4tpd! PROPERTY FOR SALE. I SHALL SELL AT THE LATE RESIDENCE OF E. P- MILLER, deceased, in Caldwell County, on the 25th and 2fith of Nnrember, several likely negroes, Vl head of horses, 20 bead of cattle, a fine Stallion, Jack and Jennctt. Terms will be made satisfactory. N. A. MILLER, Ex. of E. P. MILLER, decVl. - Oct. 23, 18112. 44 wtd LOTS AT TRINITY COLLEGE. mVO SPLENDID DWELLING HOUSES AND X handsome lots for sale. The lots adjoin eacli nii.r and front the campus. Also, lo acres land on which is a good meadow iu connection with one lot for sale. Also 5 acres, on which are two acres meadow, a good spring and barn, within 250 yards, and offered with the other Int. The above property can be bad at cost, if application be mada immediately. Ceme and see for yourself. q . p ,oo J. L. WRIGHT. Sept. 5, 1S62. S7 wtf. TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBER ON SUN day the 2Kth of January last, my negro bv named ANTHONY. He is of a whitish yellow complexion, about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, 18 or 20 years old, and sunmncd to weight about )40 pounds. He has a heavy head of hair and talks short when questioned, and has a down look. No doubt be is trying to pass for a free boy. I will give tbe above reward for him delivered to me at Prospect Hill, Caswell County, or confined in any iail 10 I get "", , P. L. WARREN. Caswell Co., March 14, 1S62. 12 wtf. $25 REWARD. ' THE ABOVE REWARD WILL BE GIVEN FOR the apprehension, so I Ket him, of my ncro man PUILL. He lett me in camp near Kaleigh, at Camp Mau gnm, the 4th of April last. .Said Phill is between 00 and 60 years of age, ft leet 10 inches high ; weighing 175 pounds, and his bead gray. He is 110 doubt passing as a free mau Address tbe undersigned at White's Store, Anson Couu J. C JOHN D. JIOORE. Sept. 9, 1812. 87-w3mpd. VALUABLE LAND AND SAW MILL FOR SALE. I WILL SELL THE TRACT OF LAND ON WHICH I reside, 10 miles southwest of Raleigh, containiii" 3:,it acres, ut which about 80 are in cultivation. There are on the premises comfortable houses and convenient barns 0:i the land isa No. 1 STEAM SAW ilILL, and plenty of long leaf pine timber. This will be sold either with or without the land . GEO. W. ATKIXSOV. Oct 2 m-i. 44-w"lf. TAKEN UP, " AND COMMITTED TO THE JAIL OF PERSON County, North-Carolina, on the 13li day of October, iSiii, negro man ELLICK, who sars he belongs to IJavid Holly, of Chowan county, N. C, and was hired to work on the Piedmont Railroad. Said boy is medium in height, very black, aged is or 20 years, square built, and has a large scar under his right eye.' The owner is hereby requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and lake him awav, or he will be deall with according to law. WILLIAM n. SMITH, Sheriff. Roxboro', Oct SI, 1882. . 4s wtf. LAND FOR S VLE " fWILL SELL f liE FARM ON WHICH I RESIDE, in Franklin Conutv, lying on Tai River, near ihe Ral eigh and Gaston Railroad, three miles from Kittrell's De pot and Springs. The tract contains s41 acres, and is bounded on the south by the river for near two mites, with a tine portion of bottom land. It is well timbered and we'd unproved. 1 am authorized to sell a tract adjoining, belonging to my brother Isaac H. Davis, containing 8"'i acres, which basagood deal of creek and river bottom laud, a mill aud good improvements tor a quarter. These farms are remarkably healthy and well watered, and can be had sepanitely or e.imbiued, as it may suit the purchaser or purchasers. Terms easv. Address W'.I. II. DAVIS, Kittrell's P. O , N. C. Nov. 11. 1 S02. 4'S-w-Mpd. XOTICE. wmrAS TAKEN UP AND COMMITTED TO THE WW jail of Randolph County, Norih-Caroliua, on the Uth day of Oetober, lsrt2, a runaway slave, who says bis name is HENCE, and that he belongs to Johu Thomas Mebane, of Bertie County, North-Carolina. The said slave is black, lire feet six inches high, aud appears to be about tweuty-oue years old The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay ail charges and take hnn away, as uc w ill fie disposed ol as the law directs. B. F". STEED, Jailor. Oct. 2S, 16G2. 44 wtim. PROCLAMATION. ALL MEMBERS OF COMPANY D, 12Tn REGI meot N. C Trocps, now absent will, within four wevks alter the publication of this order, rep rl to their c iinpany either by a surgeon's certilicaie or in person, olh ciiv.sc they wiI be published ns deserters. 5 J. J. HESTER, Ut Lt. Commanding Company 1), 121Q X. C. Keg. Oct. 23, 13G2. 4i-wirt. fTORTII-CAROLINA, IV!" 1 v,uuni or riinAci .i.mj uarter bessiuus, Octo- T " "m'' ) berTerm, liS2. J. V. Caldwell, Adm r. of William Bandy, ' s. I Petition for sale of land. Cathabixk Baxdt, tl at, Heirs at jaw of Wm. Baxiit. j lt appearing to the satisfaction of fh Court, ' that Eli Johnson and wife Catharine, two of the defendants in this case, reside beyond tbe limits of this State: It is, there fore, on motion", ordered by the Court that advertisement be made for six weeks successively in the Raleigh .S.'ihJ anl, a paper published in. the City of Raleigh, notifying the said defeuJunts of the tiling of this petition, and that, unless they appear at the next term of this Court to be beid for the County of Catawba, at Ihe Court House in Newton, on the Sd Monday in January, 1S63, and answer the petit ton, the same will bo taker, pro enufemu, and heard ex parte as to them. Witness, Jl. L Cline, Clerk of our said Court, at oilice, in Newton, the 2d Monday in October, Istfi. SI. L. CLINE, c. c c. Oct. 23, 18B2. (pr. adv. r5.B-.,3.) 44 wiit. mioRTnROLiwAJyii1,0!"-8 ill Fratiklin Comity. j" efaJj,H0" Jaiies Keio and wife aud others, vs. )-Petition to divideslaves. Thomas Perky and others. ) It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that Thos. Perry, 0. Trent and Mary his wife. Dr. A. P. Brown und Martha his wife, William U. B.mner, 0. L. Douglas and his wife, and James Bonner, defendants in ibis cause, reside beyond the limits of this State ; it is, therefore, ou motion, ordered by tbe Court, that advertisement be made for six weeks successively in the Rateidi StuniiirJ. not liv ing the said defendants of the filing of this pel ilion, and that unless they appear at tbe next term of this Court, and answer the peiitiou, the same shall be taken pro confeeso, and heard x parte as to them. Witness, Thomas C. Herton. Clerk of said Court, at of fice in Louisburg, the 2d Mondav in September, A. D. ISK'i T. C. HOKTON, c. c. c. Oct. 17, 182. (pr. adv. 5.ti'2.) 43 wSl, rrTTT T dp Tr t?tc vn N ORTn-CAROL WA,f Sft;e .mtrf Franklin County. J Term, 186-2. C. Uobtox and others, vs. l'e etition to divide slaves. Mial Horton and others. It aupcariner to the satisfaction of the Court that Mial Horton, Calvin J. Horton, Coleman, W. R. ilorton, w E. Freeman and Mary, his wife, defendants in this cause, reside beyond the limits of this State; it is, there foe, on motion, ordered by tbe Court, that adrertisemmt be made for six weeks sncceessivety in the Raleijrh Stand ard, notilyiug the said defendants of the tiling of this peti tion, and that unless they appear at Ihe next term of this Court and answer the petition, the same shall be taken pro eonttto, and heard ex parte s to them. Witness, Thomas C. Horton. Clerk of said Court, at of fice in Louisburg, the 2d Monday in September, 182. T. C. HORTON, c. c. c. Nov. 11, 182. (pr. adv. $5.6-2J.j' ) 46 wfit. NOTICE. AS TAKEN UP AN D COMMITTED TO JAIL OF V Randolph County, North-Carolina, on the loth of September, 1K2, a negro slave, who snvs his name is AU GUSTUS, aud that he belongs to Dr.'Heurv Willie, of Gatesvillc, Gales County, N ortb-Carolina. The said ne gro is five feet three inches high, block, and appeals to be about forty years of age. This notice is to request the owner of said slave to come forward, prove property, pay chaiges and take bim away, or he will be disposed of as 'the law directs. B. F. STEED, Jailor. Ashboro', N. C, Oct. 14, 1R2. 43-wm. - NOTICE. ' WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ON MuNDAV, the'tirst day of December, on a cred it of six months, at lbe late residence of James Wiggins, dee'd. in Wake County, the following property, viz : HORSES, MULES, a flue lot of fat HOGS, SOWSutd PIGS, SHOA1S, 1 VOK.E OXEN, COWS and CAI "ES, BEEF CATTLE, SHEEP, CORN, FODDER, "HEAT, OATS, RYE, ONE CARRIAGE. TWO BCGO ' 1 four horse WAGON, OX CARTS, COTTON G'8 WHEAT THRESHER. FAN MILL. ONE BARV1' OF APPLE BRANDY, VINEGAR, and all the, -;AIi.MING UTEN SILS, HOUSEHOLD and KITCR" UKN1TURE. The Sale of a large lot of C rfJl ,d FODDER, 4c will take place at the planj'lon ihe said, dee'd, in Franklin County, on the 4V.a'l-y r December. Bond aud good security will be r-J'r?? Wake Conn- rfov' 18. "OS. Zlx.