WESTERN BEMOCBAT, CHARLOTTE, 2SJ".' C
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cmocrat.
CHARLOTTE, IV. C.
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November 26, 18G1.
TIIE NEWS.
Important telegraphic news from Pensacola will be
i another column, being the latest received up
he tune 01 y'o t-. - .
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,,;..kthe Lincolnites will be completely repulsed by j
,-. Bra-jf. though they will damage itie :savy 1 ara .
Ur' . 1 p.A n ml chilli t Vi t oru- I r I
u':irrintrtor:
rfvented by our forces.
There ii nothing important from Manas3a3 or the
tTiar in Virginia.
The r'.-port of a great battle at Springfield, Mo., an
nounce! ly telegraph from Memphis last week, has
i-fver been confirmed.
Tl,,. it- aint r Th olora, which cariird Messrs Mason
,1 SiiJ ll from Charleston to Havana, bus again run the j
bl. ek.f ''- and returned to Charleston witn a cargo ol
Drugs -' ..
TiMSK5GiviNi )V- ov- Clark hay appointed
Tburs lav, the Ii t li of December, to be observed as a
,jav ot Thanksgiving iu North Carolina. See Procla
mation. EThe j.uijlic dinner and reception given to a por
tion of the tii s. N. C Regiment of Volunteers, at this
place, on Tliui.!ay last, a a pleasant and satisfac
tory atV:iir. The Hornets' Nest Riflemen, Charlotte
Crlrs and Lineol-itoti Stars were preseut, besides Capt.
livers' and ("apt. Harrison's companies of Volunteers,
and one of the town Militia companies commanded by
Capt. fc'tanffer. and a large number of the citizens of
the countv. The dinner is said to have been an excel
lent one, having been prepared by citizens ot the
c.iun'.y and town.
Wiu. Lander, Esq., ef Lincolnton, addressed the
audience at length in a speech which we have heard
much complimented. Speeches were also made by
lievs. F. M. Kennedy, Edwin A. Yates, and Col. Lee.
Geo. W. II. Neel acted as Marshal of the Day, and
discharged his duties handsomely and pleasantly.
K'.crvthing was done in order, and we believe all were
delighted and satisfied.
Common Schools. We publish the tabular statement
of the Literary Hoard, showing the amount each county
ii entitled to receive under the Fall Distribution for
Common School purposes. The amounts are to be paid
Lj the Treasury on the 1st of April next.
gsijf The Report of the Ladies Soldiers' Aid Society
of ( barlotte. and out or two other communications,
wi received too late for insertion this we.-k. They
liiall appear in our next is.ue.
ftTl!.' Fall Term of Cabarrus Superior Court was
h ld tot week. The case of th State vs. James Rich
ard was not tried according to appointment, but post
poned on the affidavit of the accused.
fct?- The Southern Congress met in Richmond on
Tuesday laM. President Davis' Message will be fouud
in our paper to-day it is short, but to the potut. It
will be seen that he recommends the immediate con
struction of the Greensboro and Danville connection
Railroad in order to allrd greater transportation faci
lities. Presidential Electors. Gov. Clark has issued his
Proclamation proclaiming the election of Messrs Rod-
n..;r. Tl.irr..,)ii-tr Pr.nl Friilpr P.ei.1 Wnnrlfin.
UI.U, l u ivtl, .1,11.111. . j , ..v., . - - - - 1 v - , - . - - ,
Bond, Mitchell, Edwards, Long and McKay as Presiden
tial Electors, and requesting them to meet in Raleigh
on Wednesday the 4:h day of December, for the pur
pose of casting the vote of the State.
The following is the official vote of the State :
W B Rodman 27,030. II W Guion 2;,14, L W Hum
phrev 4C..'$yO, John Pool 48,141, A G Foster 43.053, D
S Re"id 45.440. N W Woo.lfin 27.100, II F Uond 27.37S,
A Mitchell 27.15P, W N Edwards 27,077, J M Long
2fi,047, W McL McKay 24.487, J G Shepherd 20.047,
C Wooten IS. 507, T It Caldwell 10.3PJ, John Walker
10,270, A S Merrimon 10.174, Bedford Brown I'J.IUO,
T Bragg 10,1G2, Wm A Graham 18,010.
Messrs Humphrey, Pool, Foster and Reid were on
both tickets, which accounts for their receiving so
much larger vote than the others.
JThos. S. Ashe, Esq., of Wadesboro. was elected j
to Congres in the 7th District by 81 majority, over J
Ueadeu, Christian, and Waddle.
j
Tnit ''Randles.bi'RI Rifi.emkn." This Mecklenburg j
company, uuder Capt. Irwin, is stationed at Smithfield,
Va. We learn from Col. Wm. M. Grier of this county, I
who has just returned from a visit to the Riflemen, that i
thf l:ilth of the comnanv is rood. As a mark of re-
fpect to Col. Gi ier for the attention lie has shown the
company since it has been in service, he was recently
elected an honorary member. We will publish the
correspondence next week.
Tm Convention. The North Carolina Sute Con
vention reassembled in Raleigh on the loth iui-t. On
Thursday last, Mr Foster, of Randolph, prescuted a
petition from the citizens of that county, praying the
repeal of the Stay Law. Similar petitions were pre
sented from Currituck and Gaston. A committee of one
from each Congressional District was appointed, to
which the petitions were referred.
A resolution to raise a committee to inquire into the
means of procuring a supply "f '!:'t xv:,? passed.
An ordinaccc upon the subject of suppressing op
pressive (speculation was read first time
uid made
special order for Friday. " i
A resolution providing for annual sessions of the
Legislature, aud limiting those sessions to forty d.-iys, ;
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was passed over informally.
Correspondence of the Democrat.
Ralehhi, Nov. -22, l?il.
Mil. Editor: Thes Convention is again in session,
and its members ser ni desirous of discharging their duty
sneedilv and tinallv. The questions b. tor.- it are scarcely
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lesf important man mose aueao .mm
nf ilie State reouiro immediate attention,
and are now engaging the assidions attention of the most
experienced members of the body. The banks are ex-
hausted bv loans, and there are two expedients suggested
: :.. of lnr"T denomination
than those merelv ant'horfs.d for change: the obj' ft ion i to mQf;c than ,hcv. know wiiat to do with, while the sol
this is its unconstitutionality; but even this responsibility ( ficd Rre un(ier;roing untold hardships and
must betaken if mvessitv requires. The other propoM- . , :.
lion which avoids this difficulty, is to is,ue notes bearing suffering for that very superabundance.
interest. The whole subject is now being mvesugnieu,
and the committee will "deride ,n the surest and safest
plan. The rxpertdituns since January have been
3:i.0r0,tHK). The duty of re-writing the Constitution
after perfecting the amendments is an indispensable
necessity.
Mr nider has iust introduced an ordinance to prevent !
extortion and punish speculators, which seems to have. J
been drawn with great care and ability Judge Kutfin j
supports its general features, and it is likely to become a ,
law, probably with some amendments. ;
The Stay Law. that everlasting source of evil, is before
. tu AintWtn seems to be to amend the
Constitution so as to nut the courts out ot the reach ot
legislative caprice, aud protect this arm ol government as
the Executive and Legislative are.
The attention of the Convention is also urgently called
to aid in some way the production of salt, as it is ascer-
tained that if something is not done we must tuiffer. It is
... . . .t .t. vl-o I""; .- tnnnlv even
a mistake tnai me mu-hui m j
one-half the demand, mis wm ne auiy uiu vj
Yoodfin, whose practical wisdom and sound judgment
m;ii ;t w.-;rh. with the Convention.
These Mr Editor, are some of the duties before the
Convention it is hoped that it will address itself with
vigor to its labors.
There is but little news b-re, except hocal, and I shall
Dot lengthen this communication. tilalA&iJ&K.
Cottos Thb Policy of Socthkrx Plakters. We
not wish to be understood as encouraging transac
tions in uotton, except for the use of home manufactu
rers. If large speculations in the article were under
taken, it would necessarily throw a large amount of
the staple upon the sea-board the very place we do
not want it to accumulate. It is clearly the just policy
of the South to keep Cotton as far from the grasp of
England as possible; and by strictly guarding against
any contingency by which it might fall into the hands
of the Federals this point will be secured. Indeed, in
our humble opinion the better policy of the planters
WOuiu oe 10 piant as lime cotton as possible merely
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enolIJlh to supply the home demand; for undoubtedly
the raising of stock and the growing of grain promises,
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so far as we can see at present, to be the most profitable.
The high-handed measure of the Lincolnites in
searching a British ship upon the high seas, and
capturing our Ministers to England and France, will
force Great Britain to show her hand in ths contest.
The United States engaged in a war with England in
1812 in resisting the right of 'Search; and now in the
face of the commonest justice and consistency she
dares to commit the monstrous outrage of searching a
British vessel. We believe it was done for no other
purpose but to force England on one side or the other.
If she does not therefore demand the restoration of our
Ministers to her ship, (the least she can do,) she is
clearly not with us. But if she knew to-day that the
planters in the South had determined to throw out the
Cotton crop for one year, she would take measures to
raise the blockade to-morrow. The planters of the
South hold the reins upon the power behind the British
throne which moves its machinery. The cry of starv
ing millions, who are dependent upon the supp5y of
Southern Cotton, 13 not to be unheeded by the British
Government. But she has so long cried out against
slavery that, for consistency's sake, she will abstain as
long as possible from siding against the North. And
more especially will she pursue this policy while any
hope remains of the Federals getting a permanent
foothold upon our sea-const and opening the channels
for the outlet of Cotton. Therefore, the better policy
is, in our judgment, to let England know at once that
if the wrr and the blockade continues, Southern
planters will employ the greater part of their force in
raising meat and breadstuQ'3, with just enough Cotton
to supply the home demand. There would then be no
danger of Cotton accumulating at our seaports; and
who can say that the crop of the second year would
! not bring prices sufficient to remunerate the planter
for any loss sustained in refusing to plant the lust
i year? Therefore, we say, if England does not recog
nise the Southern Confederacy, and demand that
Messrs Mason and Slidell be set at liberty, cut off her
supply of Cotton by not planting it, and let her great
ness wither forever.
The Northern account of tub Arrest of Messrs
Masos and Slidell. The New York Herald of the
18th inst. gives the following account of the arrest of
the Southern Commissioners :
'The U S frigate San Jacinto, Capt Wilkes, arrived
at Fortress Monroe un'Friday afternoon, loth, having on
board the rebel commissioners, Slidell and Mason.
They were taken from the British Mail Steamer Trent,
on the 8th inst., off Bermuda. Lieut. Fairfax and 35
armed meu went from the San Jacinto with five officers
who boarded the steamer and picked out the commis
sioners. They are now en route for Fort Lafayette.
The Captain of the San Jacinto, on his own respon
sibility, pursued the Trent and stopped her in the Ba
hama chanuel. It appears that the vessel was brought
to in the usual manner, by the firing of a ball across
her bow, as a signal to heave to. The Captain of the
Trent at once stopped his vessel on her course, and
allowed the two boats to come alongside, and the
ofliccrs to ascend to the decks of the steamer.
A demand was then made for the surrender of the two
principal rebels, and their secretaries, but their
families and friends were allowed to proceed on their
war iu peace. Some show of resistance was made by
the prisoners, who refused to surrender unless force was
used. This the oflicer in charge said he would resort
to unless they yielded quietly, and the rebels deeming
discretion the better part of valor, at once, without
further trouble, surrendered and were taken on board
the San Jacinto. The Trent then proceeded on her
way to Europe, with the families and friends of the
prisoners. The whole capture was made without the
tiring of a shot more than the one used to bring the
vessel to.
S& The desperate game being played by the Fed
eral government with Great Britain in searching one
of her ships, evidently shows that Mr Seward is get
ting tired cf the war; and he well knows that if Eng
land sides with us, it will give his party some show of
excuse for stopping the war. He knows well enough
that the interests of England are with the South. And
England knows it as well. Her statesmen may, as
much as they please, attribute a dissolution of the old
Union to that inevitable law of dismemberment which
governs Republics, aud to the unnatural forciug ten
dency of democratic institutions; but the fact is patent
to every one who has studied the subject, that, in
evcrvthing which goes to make up the difference be
tweeii races, the North and South are, with the excep
tion of language and ancestry, two distinct Nations.
We are different in habit of thought, different in re
sources, different in our standards of public morality
and private virtue, ditferent iu our appreciation of
liberty, different in our ideas of the grand objects of
government, different in destiny, and in everything
which separates naturally between one people and
another. The idea, then, of areeonstruction of the old
I'nion out of such heterogeneous material is prepos
terous, and England as well as Mr Seward knows it to
be so.
Contributions. The announcement of private con
tributions to the soldiers constantly pouring from the
; South is truly astonishing. Not too much, however,
' when we cousidor the immense demand. A great
deal of it miscarries aad never reaches its destination,
because proper care and attention was not given to di
recting and starting it. We know that a great deal is
lost froia this cause as well as from waste lost, be
cause it goes in some instances to a place where, per
haps, they have just been supplied and do not need it.
And if we may be permitted to volunteer an opinion,
we would suggest to Soldiers' Aid Societies that it
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would be better not to concentrate an uieir iavor. m
jjpitals permanently established in towns and cities,
i, and mod nart sent to the
but let a division be made, and a good part sent to the
oldiers on the field. Very often the Hospitals hare
The Mississippi Valley. A public meeting was
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j held at Memphis last week ana an Aauress was issueu
I calline on sister States to send forward men and guns
i for the defence of the Mississippi valley
The address
says that the long threatened invasion is ai nanu, iuC
encmv is moving upon that section by land and water
in large numbers, and a great battle is expected at
Columbus. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi are
appealed to for help immediately.
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The navai expeditions
of the Lincolnites has
! r x profitable business to them so far.
j Hotteras was a dear bargain. It
, The capture of Fort Hatteras was b
has turned out something like ihe man wdo won tne
j 5n & rafflea useless and expensive acquisi-
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tion.
AUU itn . .
a k0 v V Herald calculates iui nuuu
twenty vessHs of tne jaie f"- - y - j
have either been totally iosi or gr-.uj u....
loss to the Federals i this way must be several mil
lions. The number of Federal prisoners "carried to Rich
mond since the commenxemept of the war, is 3717,
Thk Militia. It will be seen by the following order
of the Adjutant General that the Militia of North Car
olina is required to drill once a week :
Headquarters N. C. Troops, 1
Adjutant General's Office, Raleigh. Nov. 18, 1861.
On the 23d of October a circular was issued from
this office to certain counties on the coast, requiring
the Militia to turn out once a week.
The continued threatening of ourYroast by the enemy
and the recent course of lawless and untrue men on
our Western border, makes it necessary that the re
quirements of that Circular be extended to the whole
State.
Every company in the State w ill therefore be assem
bled once a week for inspection, instruction nod drill;
and will be required to appear armed as the law directs,
and with some ammunition. The State expects every
man to do lm duty, and the Governor will not fail to
enforce thi3 order with all the power vested iu him as
Commander-in-Chief.
The Militia can only be called out for actual service
by the Governor, or by seven Justices, as provided in
the 80th Sec. "Militia," Revised Code. The Governor's
orders will be given through this Office to the Generals,
or in special cases, to Commanders of Regiments or
Companies.
Whenever the Militia are called into actual service,
the commanding officer making the call shall discrim
inate in favor of those persons who are in feeble health
or whose connections with public institutions or other
peculiar employments shall require their presence at
home.
The Militia when called out as above, will report
to any superior officer in the service of the State or
the Confederate States, commanding.
Colonels are required to have made out, as soon as
possible after the time fixed in Sec. 27 New 'Militia"
Lav, the Muster Rolls therein required; and as no
proper paper can be had for blanks, each Captain will
make on foolscap paper as neat a Roll of his Company
as may be. By order of the Commander-in-Chiet.
J. G. MARTIN, Adjutant General.
Speculation. The disposition prevalent everywhere
(and confined to no particular class of persons) to
speculate on the necessaries of life is doing a vast deal
of harm, and we are gratified to see that the State
Convention is endeavoring to provide a remedy. If
something is not done, we do not see how the poor
people of the State are to live this winter. We cau
understand how the prices of articles heretofore im
ported have advanced, though there is really no neces-
sity for that, for it would be nothing more than fair to
sell all of a particular article out at a reasonable
profit, and then when it is entirely consumed, there
could be no occasion for complaint ; but why exorbi-
tant prices should be charged for articles produced in
the State (provisions, &c.,) we can see no good reason.
Even the Railroads are giving the upward teudency
to prices, although they are now making more money
than ever before. The fare on the North Carolina
Railroad has been increased. The usual fare from
here to Raleigh has been $6 10, but we learn it is now
In fact, everything has advanced in tlie btate, except
the price of newspapers, although the price of printing
materials has advanced greatly.
Right. The Raleigh Standard, speaking of the pro
ceedings of the State Convention on Thursday, says:
" Mr Badger, according to notice previously given,
introduced an ordinance to prevent oppressive specula
tion in the necessaries of life, and to authorize the Gov
ernor to seize certain articles for public use. Read the
first time, ordered to be printed, and made the special
order for Friday, the 22d. Judge Rufhuand Mr Badger
made remarks explanatory of the ordinance. The
former complimented Mr B. in very high terms, for the
wisdom and care displayed in drawing up me ordi
nance. We think we can confidently assure our read
ers that extortion and oppressive speculation in the
future will be prevented, if possible, by the Con
vention." Sbnatoh Douglas' Children. A Washington city
paper says that a friend of the two children of the late
Senator Douglas has asked permission of the Federal
Government to bring the children back to orth Laro-
lina for the purpose of saving their property from be-
ing sequestered. Douglas hrst wile was a ,onu a-
rolina lady (of Caswell county) from whom the cnuaren
inherited a large amount of property. It is to avc
this property that an effort was made to bring the mi-
nor heirs to this State. But it is stated that the Lin
coln authorities refused a permit on the ground that
the said Lincoln Government intends to render null
and void the Sequestration Act of the "rebels" 1 How
this is to be accomplished is not stated. Threats are
easily made, but executing them is quite a different
thing.
Senator Simmons of Rhode Island informs his masters
at Washington that he has loaded a vessel with such
things as the South needs, and sent it out to trade along
the coast of North and South Carolina. He hopes to
exchange his cargo for cotton, &c, but he will find
himself much mistaken. The Southern authorities
ought to burn or remove every bale of cotton from the
sea coast. We hope our privateers will overhaul Mr
Simmons' vessel.
The S. C. Coast. The news from the neighborhood
of Port Royal, S. C, represents that the enemy is forti
fying his position and occasionally plundering the ad
jacent plantations. The Wilmington Journal quot.es
from a letter from a gentleman who has visited tlio
South Carolina coast, in which the writer expresses his
surprise at finding the coast in such a poor condition
for defence. But we learn from the South Carolina pa
pers that defensive operations are now being vigorous
ly prosecuted.
The N. Y. Herald states that the Federals captured
enough of cotton and rice to pay the expenses of the
expedition, but that is utterly false like many other
statements of the Lincoln papers. We are gratified to
learn by the following letter to the Columbia Caroli
nian that the planters have determined to destroy their
cotton to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy:
Charleston, November 19, 1861. Edisto
Island is nearly laid in ruins. Mr J. J. Mikell,
Mrs. Hkinson, and Mr I. Legare, have all
burned tneir entire crops negro houses, barns,
&c. At a meeting of the planters this has been
uuivcrsally determined on. The same spirit ac
tuates the owners of all the Sea Island plantations.
I fully expect to hear thabtlie entire Sea Island
crop of this State will meet a similar fate. None
will be saved, for all is in the fields or gin
houses; thus twenty thousand bales of produce of
thU State, amountinsr to two millions five hundred
theusand dollars, will be destroyed by the hand
of the proprietors thenuc dves, ratner 1 "
e.A ;nfn th nnsjpssion ot our vandal enemies, ana
fall into the possession oi ou ,
i have no reason io uc,. e "-
purSue any other course, iter pco
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and as self-sacrificing as ours.
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The Sea
ron of last rear was estimated at iony xnousanu
rsf liof vojir was estimated
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Should the vandals over-run 1 londa and make
any demonstration on the Sea Island producing
T..: r fW Xtnt vnn mav exnect the planters
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lltr dpistrovpd
. . . ... e c n,;ilhinf but this is not
a Dale, irom iour iu ui v -----
all, the cultivation of this article will not be
resumed while the war lasts.
The weather is cold and winterish, yet the body
p v,o nponlft are calm and determined. The
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will fizht and conquer the lantee vanaais on our
soil even though w fight them without shoes
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entire fine staple crop of this Confederacy be to-; can3 have carried Massachusetts, and probably
.ii.,ctro,l estimated in value at S100 to 3150 ; Wisconsin, though the Democrats have gained
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Length of thk War. Whether the war in "which
we are now engaged is to be a long or a short one, is
a question which, while it may be interesting, is not
to be taken into account by the Southern people. The
war was forced upon us; and is being carried on now
by us for far greater reasons than those which prompted
the struggle of o"ur forefathers in the Revolution. We
are fighting for deliverance from a bondage far more
galling, cruel, debasing and iguominous than that
which bore down the thirteen colonies, and from the
grasp of a tyranny more to be dreaded than the savage
power of the Arabs or the Sepoys.
A slave is often the most tyrannical master, and a
beggar on horseback is the most cruel rider. Our
enemies are the slaves of fanaticism, of agrarianism,
of free-loveism, and of all the off-shoots of infidelity
of which that section is so prolific. They have only
been kept down from robbing and plundering us thus
long by the immense streams of wealth which the
South has for years poured upon their thirsty and
barren soil. She has been the meat and drink for
man decades; and no wonder, when the great store
house is being closed to their grasping and impudent
demands, that they should turn wtih the savage
ferocity of wolves upon the hand3 that fed them. We
have everything to fight for not only stock aud
negroes, lands and tenements but the lives of women
and children, the sacredness of virtue, and the perpe
tuity of religion ! It is a question of life or death of
being of existence as a people with a life worth having.
If, in the days of Tat rick Henry, death was preferable
to the yoke under which he fretted, it would come as
Heaven's brightest boon to those compelled to be the
bondsmen of Yankee task-masters and the slaves of
paupers! If we lose, we lose everything. If we carry
on a seven years' war and save part of what we have,
then we are free to enjoy it as we please, and have the
privilege besides of sitting under the tree of Liberty
however saddened our hearts may be by the thought
that its fresh foliage sprung from the blood of thous
ands of freemen and worship God according to the
dictates of our own consciences.
But the North has not the means either in money or
public opinion to carry on a long offensive war.
Already the ignorance of the masses is -beginning to
give way before the knowledge which Southern
courage has thrust upon them; and it may be that
eyen now lhe leader3 of the Wrtr party are anxiously
ookin- for some circumstance to transpire which will
give them a pretext to stop the war with some shadow
of honor. Starvation and the horrors of riot already
stare them in the face. The cry of " blood or bread,"
which may any moment break upon their ears, dis
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turbs their slumbers. And it is not to be supposed
that the leaders are ignorant of the tremendous de
pressing influence upon the public spirit of the North
of the reverses which they have sustained upon trie
field. But let all this be as it mav, the South has her
work before her. Let the war be long or short, there
cannot be there must not be any "it or -peraaven
ture" as to her success and the result.
Appointments. lion. Thomas Bragg, of this State,
has been appointed Attorney General of the Confeder
ate States, and is therefore a member of President
Davis' Cabinet. Mr Benjamin, formerly Attorney Gen
eral, has been appointed Secretary of War.
Colonels Geo. B. Anderson, D. K. McRae and L. O'B
Branch of N. C, have been appointed Brigadier Gen
erals by the President.
We learn that Gen. Hill has been ordered from the
V. f! coast to the Potomac. Gen. Branch takes his
place.
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Jgg?" The Missouri Legislature has passed an Ordi
nance of Secession so stated in the papers.
A Provisional Government has been organized for
Kentucky Geo. W. Johnson was eleted Governor, and
three Commissioners appointed to negotiate for the ad-
m;ssion of tbe Stftte int0 the Southern Confederacy
1 Bowling Greeu is the capital for the present
Robert Toombs and Benjamin Hill have been elected
Confederate Senators from Georgia.
Wm L Yancey and C. C. Clay have been elected
Senators from A!abanm
The New Orleans Bulletin says that the "South-western
Express Company" for conveying foreign mail
matter to Mexico, Cuba, Europe and the old United
States, is now in operation.
Judge Patterson of the first Judicial Circuit, East
Tennessee, (a son-in-law of Andrew Johnson) has been
arrested on a charge of treason and taken to Knoxville
for trial.
For the Western Democrat.
The following articles have been received as volun
tary contributions for the soldiers from this county
since our last report :
Mrs Wm S Stewart 2 pr socks; miss E F Sample 3 pr
socks; mis3 Nina C Trotter 4 pr socks; mrs C L Tor
rence 2 pr socks; N M Stitt 2 blankets 4 pr gloves; mrs
A Reid 2 pr socks; mrs Green Bigham. blanket; mrs T
P Grier, blanket, comfort; mrs Alex Grier 2 blankets,
sheet, 2 towels; miss E Jane Grier 2 pr socks; mrs M A
Parks, quilt, sheet, towel, 2 pillows and cas"S, 2 pr
socks, bag sage and pepper; miss Julia Parks 2 pr
socks; miss Mary Fincher 2 pr socks; mrs E llagins 3
pr socks, 2 towels; mrs Margaret Cochran, sheet, 2
towels; miss Esther J Parks, blanket, pr socks; mrs J L
Parks 2 pr socks; miss Annie Gibbon 4 pr socks; mrs
M P Springs 2 flannel shirts, 2 pr drawers, 3 pr socks,
2 cotton sheets, 5 pr mitts; mrs J M Miller, blanket.
The following articles were contributed by the Steel
Creek Ladies' Association : Miss Mary J Brown, mrs
N B Tavlor, miss E A Brown, miss Minnie Pressly, mrs
i M P Robinson, mrs S Uotlee, mrs .Maggie j Lewis, mrs
i Dr J M Strong, 1 pr socks each; miss E M Herron 2 pr
socks: miss Carrie Gallant, 1 comfort; miss V J Alex
ander 3 pr socks; mrs C L Wilson 4 pr socks; miss
Lizzie Henderson 2 pr gloves.
JOHN L. BROWN, Ag't.
Northern Items. The Washington Star of
a late date, contains the following:
The Secretary of the Navy has directed that
a national salute be fired from each Navy-Yard
throughout the United States, expressive of the
high gratification of the country at the capture of
Port lloval.
Fifteen thousand more troops will be immediate
ly dispatched to reinforce Gen. bherraan s com
mand in South Carolina.
Col. John Cochrane, of New York, delivered
an address to his regiment on the 13th, iu which
he said, "We should use every means in our power
to subdue the rebellion. We should take their
cotton and sell it or burn it, as ru'tnt be best,
t.hMr arms and munitions or war
confiscate tllcir property, and, when necessary,
j 'uw-iBLaic "- F ,r -v . , J
&nd a3 the(r filaveg are used 3 an
t..nFctTnth nrrain.f , we shou d not
r. . rr tj
i , ... tQ take thom, and, lf necessriry, to place
i ... i ,..i t i
! ormc Ii. their hands, tha t they ini2iit assist in es-
, - " " . . , - m - . ma
( tihlwhincr the rf'tits Ol common iiuinaimy.
Cameron, and otner prominent, niuiviuuaia were
t
j Fent, ana y j
; -Peetu-
largely, whilst the Democrats have a large majority
in the New Jersey Legislature.
37th Reoiment N. C. Troops. The Thirty
seventh Regiment N. C. troops was organized at
Hieh Point on the 20th,' and elected the following
field officers: Cnaries u. Lee, late voionci oi ioe
"aU.l" .t PnlnnM Wm M. T?ar-
, urai or u b. --
or ; ber, j,ieut. coionei , ooau w..u,
Raleigh Journal
T Vr rfiTinvt TKo l?1;iflr T? onii m 1 -
Battle at Pensacola.
THE BOMBARDMENT COMMENCED.
On Friday morning last, Fort Pickens, which it is
known has always been in the possession of the Federals,-
opened fire on the fortifications and forces of the Confed
erates under Gen. Bragg at Pensacola. Fort Piekens is
commanded by Capt Brown. Two federal vessels, the
Niagara and Colorado, assisted in the bombardment, but
directed their shots principally against Fort McRae, which
is held by the Confederates. Gen. Bragg replied to the
fire of the enemy slowly but with deliberation. An offi
cial dispatch sent to Richmond states that the firing com
menced at 9 o'clock, a m, and continued till 7 p. m., at
which time both parties ceased in consequence of the
darkness and rain.
The casualties reported on our side are four killed and
ten wounded, mostly in Fort McRae. The Navy Yard
was set on fire once or twice, but was immediately extin- j
guished by the Confederates. To what extent the enemy
was damaged is not known. It is reported that two of
the enemy's vessels, the Niagara aud Colorado, was bad
ly damaged, and that a breach was made by our gnus in
the walls of Fort Pickeus.
Latest News.
Telegraphed to the Western Democrat.
Richmond, Nov. 21, If 61
The following official dispatch was received from Pen
sacola:
OUANXONVILLE, near Pensacola. I
Saturday night, Nov 1 6 P. M. J
The bombardment has iust ceased, after continuing
throughout the day (Saturday) very deliberately. We
kf pt the enemy's ships at respectful distance. Fort Mc-
Kae has not sunered mucti. l estcraay s uamage w rre.
mostly repaired. Col. Yillipigue was wounded in the
arm by a fragment of shell, but lm maintained his post in
command of Fort McRae manfully. The town ot War
rington is now on fire from hot shot. The Navy Yard is
not much damaged. Not a casualty for tli: day. Our
troops are in the highest spirits, and the difficulty is to
restrain them.
Signed BRAXTON BRAGG.
Richmond. Nov. 24. One universal expression of
praise, is proclaimed for Gen. Bragg and his glorious forces
near I ensaCOia lor incur pruuem, gauaot nuu uiruic iuu-
duct on Friday and Saturday in defending our lines and
assailing the enemy's fort and ships. Th President,
Cabinet, Congressmen, heads of Departments, citizens and
all, are eloquent in praise of our noble commanders and
troops at Pensacola.
There is nothing otherwise interesting in nicnmoua.
Cant. G. A. Smith, of the Water Batten , below Fort
McRae, states that in his company (from Macon. Ga.)
there were 7 killed and d wouuded (on I rnJay, we sup
pose.) This Battery received the fire of Fort Pickens and
the fleet for two days. The Macon boys were at the most
exposed points, but held out well and will not retire.
FROM VIRGINIA.
A gentleman just arrived in Richmond s.tys that the
Federal force in the neighborhood of Alexandria is eighty
retriments. many or them mere sk h tons, with seven cav
alry regiments, also skeletoned, and nineteen batteries.
lie eonsiders the indications lav or an cany engagement.
A telegraph despntch from Barnestown, of the lfith,
says that the locomotives aud machinery belonging to th
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had been removed by the
Confederates in the. direction of Winchester and the track
for twenty miles taken up.
The Potomac Blockade. The blockade of the Po
tomac by the Confederate batteries is being seriously felt
at the North. Srich is said to ba the accumulation of
freight at Baltimore, in consequenc thereof, that it takes
two or three weeks to tret auvthine from there to Wash
ington by the ordinary process. Light articles get through
in a day or two, by Express. Hay commands a iou,
coal is from 3 to $10 a ton.
'Evacuation of Hattf.iias. The steamer Beaufort,
one of our gun boats, an ived here yesterday and re
ports that it is believed that Hatteras has been evacu
ated by the "Feds." A recent reconnoisance in that
vicinity failed to discover any troops at that place or
any sign of them except the presence of a gun boat or
two. It is also reported that they have suuk vessels
in the channel at Ocracoke, and Hatteras, which are to
answer the purpose of a blockade; if so they have been
guilty of another piece of folly. Xcv Lern Progress of
Saturday.
Dicxied. The Washington Star denies that there is
any truth in the report that Secretary Seward said the
U. S. Government could not succeed in the war, and
that there would be peace in SO days.
News from the Enemy. Intelligence receiv
ed at the passport office, from a most reliable source,
confirms the accounts of the enemy fitting out two
more expeditions at Annapolis, Maryland. The
troops embarking are to be commanded by Cap
tains Porter and Gibbons the former officer was
with Major Anderson at Fort Sumter. Four daily
trains run constantly between Washington and
New York. The six months' men, whose terms
of enlistment are expiring, are re-enlisting.
Large number of troops are still passing to Wash
ington. They are preparing to build another
bridge across the Potomac. The Long Bridge
and the Chain Bridge have both been broken and
are out of order and unfit at present for the pas
sage of any considerablft body of troops. Rich
mond Examiner.
Kentucky. L. Thomas, Adjutant General of
the U. S. Ar my, has been on an officiaf visit to
Kentucky, and has made a report to the Sscretary
of War, in which he says Gen. Sherman gave
him a gloomy account of affairs in Kentucky; that
the troops to conquer it must come from other
States, as the young and fighting men had joined
the Confederates; that 200,000 men would be
necessary to accomplish its subjugation. Huzza
for Kentucky!
Wil. & Man. Railroad. The stockholders
meeting was held in Wilmington on the 20th inst.
From the Keport of the President and Directors
we learn that the total receipts of the road for the
year ending 30th September, 1SG1, have been
473,463 85. The expenditures for the same
time have been 5214,522 25, leaving a nett
revenue amounting to 6258,941 60, against a nett
of previous year of $219,688 32, showing an in
prA!iA in nptt rp.su ts of Sii).'i6 Zb. tl tlminqton
Journal.
FORK. Ureen porK is veiling nete ai en per
hundred at nrcsent. and has. we are inclined to
. j-, it' I t11
think, a downward tendency. 1V the Jet ol
January we think it will not be more than S3 per
hundred. NeicLern Proyrms.
m
Caution. We have been -shown a fifty cents
bill of the "Greensboro Mutual" without ant ij
nature. It is of the samo impression as th.sc in
circulation. Copies of them have been probably
stolen. We do not eee how the deception would
have been otherwise accomplished for it has no
appearance of being a counterfeit. Gobhhoro
Tribune.
.
Educational. The State Educational Asso
ciation met in Greensboro on Tuesday evening,
the 19th. At the opening of the eession, the
retiring President, Prof. C. W. Smythe, delivered
an interesting address. The following officers
have been elected for the ensuing year :
President W J Palmer, Pricipal of Inst. for
the Deaf and Dumb, and Blind.
Vice Presidents Rev B Craven, D D., Presi
dent of Trinity College; Rev J L Kirkpatrick,
D.D., President of Davidson College; Rev F W
Hubbard, Professor in the University: D S Rich
ardson, Principal of the Wilson Schools; John G
Eliot, of Wayne; 31 D Johnston of Mecklenburg.
Recording Secretary J D Campbell, Professor
in Edgeworth Seminary.
Cor. Sec. and Treasurer S Lander, Principal
of High Point Female School. Green. Patriot.
At High Point, on the 19th Inst., by the ReT. Sml.
Lander of Lincolnton, ReT.Samnel A. Weker of Shelby,
to Miss Sallie A. Langdon, datfghter of the Utt ReT.
Wm. I. LAngdon of the N. C. Conference.
In Rowan county, on the 13th insUnt, Sir John W.
Gardner to Miss Jane E. Fesperman.
In Alexander county, on the 7th inst, Mr James A.
Baker to Miss Rebecca C. Little.
II
In thi town, on the 18th instant, Benjamin, ion of -Charles
and Sarah Jane Frarier, aged 5 years.
In Davie county, on the 10th inst, Dr. Enoch Brock,
aged 25 years.
TO ARRIVE, inafeuday$,
70,000
LBS. WOOL, which will be sold
on reasonable terms.
TRELOAR & BL.A1K,
Charlotte, Nov 26, 1861
Ilentlnuarters 85lh Re.N.C. Mllltla,
CHARLOTTE, Not. 25, 1861.
The Coramissianed officers of the 85th Regiment will
meet in Charlotte on FRIDAY the 6th of December for
the purpose of forming two Regiments in Mecklenburg
county. Bv order of the Adjutant General,
J J. Y. BRYCE, Col. Com.
All Officers not commissioned, but entitled to th
same, will report themselves.
Nov 2Cth.
LOST.
I lost on Tuesday of Superior Court, the 12th Inst.,
a Note on Drucker" Heilbrun for $40. dated 21st of
March, 1801, with two credits, one of $200, the Other
M0. All persons are forewarned from trading for
aii Note, as I am the only person authorized to re
ceive its value. .
R. McK. JAMISON.
November 26, 1801 lm
Save Vour LEATHER
or Your
MOXEY.
KARL KAI1NWEILER, at Dallas, Gaston county,
will pay 2 cents for Dry or 6 cts for Green HIDES,
or will Tan them for one-half of the Leather His ex.
perience in the business, he feels assured, will enable
him to give his friends and customers full satisfaction.
Mr R. Lav, an experienced workman, or myself, will
always be found on the Yard. Please give roe a trial.
KARL KAHNWE1LER.
Dallas, Not. 26, 18G1 6t-pd
THANKSGIVING.
Proclamation by the Governor of North Carolina
It is at all times onr sacred duty to give thanks to
Almighty God for the manifold blessings we enjoy.
This solemn duty is still more imperative at periods of
national trial and responsibility, when we feel more
deeply that God has been our support in all the vicli
situdes of fortune. To U3 ns a State, He has ever been
kind and protecting; and thus tar in our new career ae
a separate and independent uation we have been a high
ly favored people. Instead of famine and pestilence,
health and pleuty have prevailed, and if instead of
peace, it hath seemed good in His wisdom, for our past
sins, to afUict us with the calamities of war, to our
arms fie hath given the victory, and a heavenly earnest
of a final triumph over all our enemies.
Reiving upon His dirine Providence for continued
protection, in all our troubles, and that He may till
vouchsafe to us as a people, wisdom in council, victory
in battle, health and plenty in all our land, and esuab.
lish on firm foundations our national independence and
happiness, let us give thanks that the God of onr
th been our God. and supplicate His Holy
Name that He may ever continue His favor to us and
our children to the latest generations.
I, therefore, Henry T. Clark, Governor tx officio of the
State of North Carolina, do hereby let apart Thurs
day the :th day of December next, as a day of solemn
and public THANKSGIVING to Almighty God; and
recommend that, on that day all our usual avocatioui
be Ftispcudd, and that the reverend Clergy of all de
nominations, throughout the State, invite their several
congregations to repair to their unal places of public
worship to render thanks to our Heavenly Father for
all His past blessinirs, and supplicate for His continued
kindness and care over us as a State and nation.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto let my name,
and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed,
this liuh day of November, in the year of our Lord,
oue thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
HENRY T. CLARK.
Pulaski CowpenScc'y. Governor tx officio.
jTlilliuriiie Paper Mills,
RALEIGH, N. C.
The Neuse Manufacturing Company pay cash and
the highest market price for COTTON AND LINES
RAGS. N. B. Not Woolen Rags.
Present price 3 ceuts per pound, delivered at either
Depot in flaleigh. S. II. ROGERS, Pres't.
Address H, W. Ilusted, Treas'r.
Nov 2Gth. 4t
Charlotte Market, Nov. 25, 1861.
Cotton was selling freely l&st week at prices ranging
from 8 to 8j some small lots sold as high as 9J.
Flour has still further adfanced $3 37 to $3 50
per sack is about the ruling price. In demand.
Wheat, also, has an upward tendency. It range
from $1 2'.' to $sl 35 per bushel scarce.
Corn 50 cents in demand.
Peas 6.r to 70; Oats 37 to 40.
Whiskey, like everything else, has alio advanced,
and we are authorized to quote it at 51 to $1 2ft per
gallon.
Some small lots of Pork have been sold at 10 cents
We learn that there is now no salt in market. Mus
covado Molasses is selling at 65 cents per gallon; brown
Sugar 14 to 16. j
COLUMBIA, Nov 23 Cotton, 157 bales sold at 5 to
8 extremes. Flour 5 75 to $4 50 jr sack ; Corn 70 to
75; Peas 75 ro HO. No Bacon or Oais offering..
CHARLESTON, Nov 21. Nothing done in the Cot
ton market during the past week. Flour $94 to 104 per
barrel, mostly purchased by the Government. Corn f 1,
Oats 80 cents.
Aliiiiiiitrator' .Sale.
Dry Goods & Hardware.
tdrinir t.iVon lttirnf administration at the October
I " "' . .
j Term, 1861, of Lincoln County Court, on toe estate or
j. G. Rudasill. deceased, late merchant of Lincolntoe,
I will sell on THURSDAY the 26tli of December
next, aud the following days, his entire Flock of mer
thandiie, consisting of a full selected stock of
Dry Goods, Keadj-made Clothing.
PANT AND VKST PATTERN'S, BONNETS,
Osnaburgs and Domestics,
Hats, Copt, Boots and Shoes, Hardvcar and
Cutlery, Earthen ucare, & Drugtt
With many other articles usually kept in a store.
Tuaus All sums under S3, cash ; over that amount,
six months credit will be given, the purchaser giving
rood and approved security.
WM. TIDDY, Jr, adm'r.
Lineolnton, Nov. 12, 1861
Further rYotice.
All persons indebted to the deceased will, please
come forward and close their accounts immediately
either by cash or note ; and all persons having claims
against the estate must present them duly authenticat
ed, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. WM. TIDDY, Jr, Adm'r.
November 12, :i6l Tt-pd
The undersigned having qualified as Administrator
of Thomas B. Cowan, deceased, hereby notifies those
indebted to said deceased to make settlement imase
diatelv, and those having claims against the deceased
must preseut them within the time prescribed by law,
or this notice will be pleaded iu bar of their recovery,
DAVID COWAN, Adm'r,
Nov. IX 1881 3t-p