We are glad that the time when the forts, naval vessels, arsenals, arms, armaments etc., belonging to North Carolina is to be transferred to the Confederate Government, is near at hand.

That much work has been done on our coast we are willing to admit, and that we have many brave and gallant men on the Seaboard is undeniable, but still the defences are not what they ought to be, nor are the forces as numerous at some points as they should be.

The gallant Fisher sleeps in the family burial ground, peace to his ashes. We knew him and admired him. He was brave, chivalrous, and good. He had his enemies as…

A lady just arrived from North Carolina reports that the dry goods stores in the large towns and cities of that State are almost wholly destitute of articles for ladies…

The wickedness of the Lincoln conspiracy against the public liberty exceeds anything in history. The mere fact of substituting force for law was a crime of monsterous magnitude. This he…

We see here to-day Col. Gatlin, or General Gatlin, we are not certain which, but certainly Major Gatlin, formerly of the U. S. Army. Mr. Gatlin is a native of North Carolina, graduated at West Point, with Gen. Holmes, served with him in the Federal Army, and, like his friend, has resigned from that Army and offered his services to his native section. Need we add that his offer was accepted?

The Convention of North Carolina having vested in the Government of the Confederate States jurisdiction over the Arsenal and grounds at Fayetteville, all the rifle works or machinery recently at Harper’s Ferry have been or is being removed to Fayetteville, where the manufacture and alteration of arms will be carried on. The Richmond Dispatch says a number of workmen have arrived in that city on their way to Fayetteville.

It was understood during the session of the Legislature here last winter, that if the services of this able officer were desired in his native State, to aid in the reorganization of our militia system they could be obtained. Many of his friends were anxious that he should be elected Adjutant General, believing that his eminent qualifications for that post, in the event of secession of the State and war would make his services invaluable. We learn that the proposition was made to him by his friends directly, the terms agreed on, and that he consented to come in a few days however, without his being advised of it, the salary first fixed upon was reduced and Gen. Hoke was elected.

Pending the war between the North and South, and the blockade of Southern ports, many articles for family use which came from the North formerly, will as ought ever to…