Message of Gov. Vance, of North Carolina.
Raleigh, Jan. 21.
--Gov. Vance's Message was read to the Legislature to-day.
He refers to the large force on our coast, and says every preparation possible has been made to receive them.
He alludes to the inefficient execution of the Conscript law in this State and to desertions from the army.
By consent of the commanding Generals he proposes to issue a proclamation giving describes thirty days to return to duty without punishment; if they fall them, the law will be vigorously applied.
On the subject of arresting citizens by Confederate authority he says: "Many have been taken up by Confederate officers, and with a spirit of courtesy and respect for State authority, turned over to me for investigation." He says he has no power to examine them, and adds: "Of course I regard it inconsistent with my duty to set them at liberty without examination.
I am yet more unwilling to see them placed in the Confederate prison at Salisbury, where the tracks of the accused all tend in one direction, and the light of old English liberty is never seen."
He recommends the establishing of a commission to investigate charges against such persons, and commit them for trial, if sufficient cause is found.
He asks for authority to call out the militia.
He draws attention to the proposition to guarantee the State proportion of the war debt, but does not recommend it. 