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WESTERN JDIQM:OCil!A.T, CHAELOTTE, N. O 1 ' r 11 If; i . .us. " - I !t j . --vj J ( 1 'I3 H "if : m .1 :n lit I'll 'hi -J l. M 'I til il '4 n 1 : i i 'I v4 1! : 1 it i..:i i i-'ii .,'4 : if 1 V !j- '! if. MESSAGE OF PKES1DENT DAVIS. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States: In obedience to the constitutional provision re quiring the President, from time to time, to give to the Congress information of the state of the Confederacy, and recommend to their considera tion iuch measures as be shall judge necessary and expedient, I have to communicate, that since my message at the last session of the Provisional Congress, events have demonstrated that the Gov ernment had attempted more than it had power successfully to achieve. Hence, in the effort to protect, by our arms, the whole of the territory of the Confederate States, seaboard and inland, we have been so exposed as recently to encounter serious disasters. When the Confederacy wna formed the States composing it were, by the peculiar character of their pursuits, and a mis placed confidence in their former associates, to a great extent destitute of the means for the pros ecution of the war on so pigantic a scale as that which it has attained. The workshops and arti sans were mainly to be found in the Northern States; and one of the first duties which devolved upon this Government was to establish the neces sary manufactories, and in the meantime to obtain, by purchase from abioad, as far as practicable, whatever was required for the public defence. No effort has been spared to effect both these ends; and, though the results have not equalled tmr hopes, it is believid that an impartial judg ment will, upon full investigation, award to the various departments if the Government credit for having done all which human power and fore sight enabled them to accomplish. The valor and devotion of the people have not only sustained the efforts of the Government, but have gone far to supply its deficiencies. The active state of military preparation among he nations of Europe in April last, the date when our acents first went abroad, interposed un avoidable delays in the procurement of arms, and the want of a navy has greatly impeded our efforts to import military supplies of all sorts. I have hoped for several days to receive official reports in relation to our discomfiture at Roanoke Island, and the fall of Fort Donelson. They have not yet reached me, and I am, therefore, un able to communicate to 3011 such information of those events and the consequences resulting from them, as would enable mc to make recommenda tions founded upon the changed condition which they have produced. Knopgh is known of the surrender at Kouni ke Jj'.uini to make us feel that it was deeply humiliating, however imperfect may have been the preparations fur defence. The hope is still entertained that our reported losses at Fort Donekion have been greatly exaggerated, masmuco as I am not only unwilling, but unable to believe that a large army of our people Jiave surrendered without a desperate effort to cut their way through investing forces, whatever may have been their numbers, and to endeavor to in;ike a junction with other divisions of the army. But in the absence of that exact information which can only be afforded by official reports, it would be premature to pa judgment, and my own is reserved, as I trust yours will be, until that information is re ceived. In the meantime, strenuous efforts have been niac'e to throw forward reinforcements to the armies at the positions threatened, and 1 cannot doubt that the bitter disappointments we have borne, by nerving the people to still greater ex ertions, will speedily secure results more accord ant with cur just expectation, and as favorable to our cause as those which mailed the earlier periods of the war. The reports of the Secretaries of War and the Navy wilr exhibit the mass of resources for the conduct of the war which we have been enabled to accumulate, notwithstanding the very serious difficulties against which we have contended. They afford the cheering hope that or re nounces, limited as they were at the bc:iniiinr of the contest, will, during its progress, become de veloped to such an exteut as fully 10 meet our future wants. The policy of enlistment for short terms, ag-iinst whichl have steadily contended from t he Commence ment of the war, has, in my judgment, contribu ted in no immaterial degree 10 the recent reverses which we have suffered, and even now render it difficult to furnish you an accurate statement of the army. When the war first broke out many of our peoplec ould with difficulty be persuaded that it would be long or serious. It was deemed impossi ble that anything so insaue as a persistent attempt to subjugate these States could be made; still less that the delusion would so far prevail ns to give to the war the vast proportions which it has assumed. The people, incredulous of a long war, were naturally aver.-e to long enlistments, and the early legislation of Congress rendered it impracti cable to obtain volunteers for a greater period than twelve months. Now that it has become probable that the war will be continued through a scries of years, our high-spirited and gallant soldiers, while generally re-enlisting, are, from the fact of having entered the serviec for a short term, compelled ii: many instances to go home to make the necessary arrangements for their families during their pro longed absence. The quotas of new regiments for the war, called for from the different. States, are in rapid rogrcss of organization. The whole body of new evica aud re-enlisted men will probably be leady in the ranks within the next thirty davs. But. in the meantime, it is exceedin-'lv I f t . difficult to give an accurate statement of the num l ,. 'j ber of our forces in the field. They may, in !' general terms, be stated at four hundred regiments or lniauiry, wuu a proportionate rorce or cavalry I whs . . ... j I and artillery, the details or winch wul be shown ; . by the report of the Secretary of War. I deem it proper to avert to the fact that the process of furloughs and re-enlistment in progress for the last month had so far disorganized and weakened our forces as to impair cur ability for successful de fence; but I heartily congratulate you that this evil, which I had foreseen and was powerless to prevent, may now be raid to be substantially at an end, and that we shall not again during the war be exposed to seeins our strength diminished by - this fruitful cause of disaster short enlistments. i The people of the Confederate States being prin ( xsipally engaged in agricultural pursuits, were un- provided at the commencement of hostilities with 1. ships, ship-yards, materials for ehin-buiiding, .r skilled mechanics and seamen in sufficient nuni- .'bers, to make the prompt creation of a navy a ; practical task even if the required appropriations ibad been made for the purpose. Notwithstanding our very limited resources, however, the report of the Secretary sill exhibit to you a satisfactory ? progress in preparation, and a certainty of early completion of vessels of a number and class on ? which we may confidently rely for contesting the vaunted control 0 the enemy over our waters. The financial systcci devised by the wisdom of your predecessors, has proved adequate te supply jog all the wants of the Government, notwithstand ing the unexpected and ?ery large increase of ex penditures resulting from the great augmentation in the necessary means of defence. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury, will exhibit the j gratifying fact, that we have no floating debt; that the credit of the Government is unimpaired, and 1 that the total expenditure of the Government for I - the year, has been, in round numbers, one hundred and seventy millions of dollars: less than one-third ! c f the sum wasted by the enemy in his Tain effort to conquer us less than the value of a single article of export the cotton crop of the year. The report of the Postmaster-General will show the condition of that Department to be steadily improving its revenues increasing, and already ! affording the assurance that it will be self-sustain-' ing at the date required by the Constitution, while affording ample mail facilities fur the peo ple. In the Department of Justice, which includes the Patent Office and Public Printing' some legis lative provisions will be required, which will he specifically stated in the report of the head of that Department. I invite the attention of Congress j to the duty of organizing a Supreme Court of the Confederate States, in accordance with the man date of the Constitution. I refer you to my message communicated to the Provisional Congress in November last for such further information touching the condition of pub lic affairs as it might be useful to lay before you; the short interval which has since elansed not I a having produced any material changes in that condition other than those to which reference has already been made. In conclusion, I cordially welcome Representa tives who. recently chosen by the people, are fully imbued with their views and feelings, and can so ably advise me as to the needful provisions for the public service. I assure you of my hearty co operation in all your efforts for the common wel fare of the country. . Jkhehson Davis. Richmond, Feb. 25, 1SG2. CONFEDERATE SENATORS. The regular term of Confederate Senators is six years, one-third going out every two years. Of course, to form these classes the first Senators have to be so arranged that one-third of them vacate their scats at the end of two years; another third at the end of four years, and still another third serve out the full term of six years. Who should receive these terms of service respectively, was decided by lot, and the result was as follows: Senators of the first class, tcho drexc Ballots marked two ienr. Messrs .baker 01 1 lorida, Clay of Alabama, Clark of Missouri, Davis of North Carolina, Johnson of Arkansas, Phelan of Missis sippi, Simnis of Kentucky, and Toombs of Ga. Senators of the second class, who drew Ballots for fur yearn Messrs Barnwell of South Caro lina, Drow n of Mississippi. Dorth of N. Carolina, Henry of Tennessee, Maxwell of Florida, Peyton of Missouri, Preston of Virginia, Scmmcs of Louisiana, and Wigfall of Texas. Seuatttrs of the third, class who drew Ballots far six years. Messrs. Burnett of Kentucky, Haynes of Tennessee, Hill of Georgia, Hunter of Virginia, Mitchell of Arkitnsns, Orr of S. Carolina. Oldham of Texas, Sparrow of Louisiana, and Yancey of Alabama. THE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. While the enemy has taken more prisoners than we have, we are certain that, estimating the entire losses in killed, wounded, and prisoners on both sides, the enemy's losses will exceed out's by a con siderable amount. It is impossible to make out an entirely accurate statement, for the looses of the enemy in none of the battles have been ascertain ed. Several engagements have never rccieved any notice at the hands of the Northern Government or press, it being their policy to conceal as much as possible, their disasters and to magnify their victories. From the bet date at our command, we have summed up the aggregates of killed, wounded, and prisoners on both sides, and they stand thus: Con federate loss, 22,507; Federal loss, 23,200; and in this estimate, we include on our side, the 800 men taken by Lyon at St. Louis. They were State troojs, and were in the suburbs of the city undergoing military instruction. They had not. assumed a position of hostility to Lincoln, nor had they been tendered to the Southern Confederacy to aid iu cause. This estimate, though it may not be accurate, we have not a doubt, shows the truth, viz: that the enemy has lost more men in the battles of the present war than we have. Richmond Dispatch. In the Confederate losses are counted the pris oners captured at Roanoke Island, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. The number of the enemy killed and wounded during the war, no doubt, far out number our loss in killed and wouuded. Justice to No urn Carolina. The calls upon the States for troops, by the Confederate Government, are made we presume, with reference to the number each State has already in the field and to its white population. The recent call is for 5,0UU from North Carolina, 5,000 from South Carolina, 12,000 from Georgia, and 12,000 from Alabama. How many from the other seven States we arc not advised. It would thus appear that North Carolina has had a larger proportion of her population in service than any State, so far as we know. It the above had an equal number now m service. South Carolina would have to furnish only about 2100, Georgia less than 5000, and Alabama about 4000, to the 5000 from North Carolina. North Carolina has therefore sent more men than her sister States; they are admitted to have been the best equipped and best behaved of any, and she has made the largest voluntary con tributions to their comfort. Fay. Observer. Rklf.asf.ii Puisonkrs. The prisoners cap tured by the Federalists at Roanoke Island num bering officers and men, two thousand two hundred and frty, were released on parole 011 Friday last. The sick and wounded among them numbering about fifty, have been placed in a hospital building at Elizabeth City, where they will rem: in until! prej arations nre made for their removal to this city. Xurf 'ffc Day Boole. The Mint at Dahlonkoa. The Confederate Slates Assay Office is now in operation at the ! mint in Dahlonegn, Georgia. The Assayer, L. W. ! Vjuillian, gives notice th f the assay value will be stamped on each piece deposited. M Volunteering. The spirit of the people is up. There have been more enlistments during the past week or ten days, than there were during the whole mouth previous. A number of gentle men of influence and enreffY have started out to raise a company which is to elect its own officers. ! There are others, our own countymen, who are recruiting for other companies one for the Bethel Regiment. One more pull, a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether. Drafted men ' get no bounties, recollect. j Mr. James W. Long left this place on last Wed- j nesday night, in charge of army stores, for the army on the Potomac, contributed by the citizens ! of Cabarrus, and amounting to some 6even thous-' and dollars in value. Concord Flag. j THE FIXJET AT PORT DONELSON. The following is a short account of the fight and surrender of Fort Donelson, written by Hon. John C. Burch, one of the editors of the Nashville Union and American, and a member of the staff of Geo. Pillow: ' The fight commenced at Fort Donelson on Wed nesday, at noon, andJ continued daily until the fort was surrendered on Sunday morning. " The main fight was on Saturday, when our forces matched out of our entrenchments and attacked the enemy, kil'.ing not less than 1,000; capturing 7 pieces of artillery, 250 prisoners and a large lot of small arms blankets, and knapsacks. Our loss was 200 killed, and from 400 to 600 wounded. The enemy had, with a large force, surrounded us, preparatory to cutting off our communication wuu viaisvuie and Nashville. This was the cause of our going out and attacking them on Saturdary. The result of the fight on Saturday made us feel triumphant. About sun-down on Saturday, we sent off the sick, wounded aud prisoners in two small boats we had at Donelson. Early iu the night, our . scouts brought us the information that fourteen steam boats were landing fresh troops one mile and a half below us. Three hours after, our cavalry inform ed us that the enemy, in large force, had again surrounded us, occupying the position from which we had driven them in the morning. The complete state of exhaustion of our army, and its manifest inability to make or sustain an other attack, determind the surrender. The snow was three inches deep, the weather severely cold, and our men had been working and fighting for several days and nights, with no means of rest ex cept what they found in the trenches. They had been hurriedly carried there, without their tents or camp equipage, i he numoer surrenderee, was about 9,000. The number escaped about 3,000. This does not iuclude about 1,000 cavalry, the most or all of whom probably escaped. Richmond, Feb. 26. The Lynchburg Repub lican lias received a special dispatch, stating that the enemy occupied Nashville 011 Sunday, the 23d. The number of Confederate prisoners taken at Fort Donelson was about 7,000; killed, 500; wounded, 1,500 The enemy admit a loss of from 6,000 to 10,000 killed and wounded. Floyd saved all his command but the Twentieth Missis sippi and Green and Jackson's batteries. They were made prisoners. 250 yankee prisoners, captured by the Confed erates at Fort Donelson, weie removed to Mem phis before the surrender took place. The editor of the Lynchburg Republican, who was in the fight at Fort Donelson, speaking of our defeat, says : This is certainly a great calamity by far the worst of the war, but it must not discourage our people, or dim for a moment the prospects of the Southern Confederacy. Ten millions of people, whose b'ood flows in the veins of those whose deeds have rendered immortal Donelson and its hills and valleys and streams, can never be con quered. The enemy will exult, but he never won a dearer victory. His loss was tremendous, and far exceeded ours. Twenty-five hundred will not, perhaps, cover his killed alone. It will necessarily cause the fall of Nashville, and the surrender, for a time, of a portion of Tennessee, but the enemy has a long road to travel before he penetrates the heart of the " rebellion." Our people, however, must arouse themselves to a man. The crisis is imminent, and calls for all the energies of the republic. Speculation must cease, the greedy hunt after gold must be abandoned, and every man must become a soldier. Speculation has ruined Nashville, and caused its fall. Its people, with few exceptions, have been hunting money in stead of preparing for defence. So it is all over the country. Able-bodied men are rushing to and fro, from east to west, speculating in the very life blood of the people, at the moment the battering rams of an accursed enemy are playing upon the walls of our liberty's citadel. JEayThe Richmond Examiner, speaking of the late reverses to southern arms, says: Even in the worst view, the days we behold are bright, compared with those which this same country saw towards the close of the first Revolu tion. The enemy then had undisputed possession of the whole North, and of all the South beyond Carolina. The Continental Congress governed a piece of Pennsylvania, a piece of North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia; and even in Virginia the British had their army on the James. The Americans had been defeated in every campaign for six successive years. They were hemmed in by all the armies of Britain, yet they never quail ed; they bore their defeat with fortitude; they brought out their last resources. It was ordained that while there was a man, that man should bear a musket; while there was a cart-load of hay or a bng of corn, it should feed a soldier, or a soldier's horse; they fought and fought again, refused all terms, listened to no coward, never dreamed of submission. They won, and deserved to win. This also we shall surely do if we are their true sons. But we must go to the work with greater earnestness than we have yet shown; we must dis card luxury and ease; we must put down incom pence, cease to put our trust in pigmies and listen no longer to pedants. General Floyd. This brave and gallant man. after his brilliant but unsuccessful defence of Fort Donelson. retreated with a portion of his brigade to Nashville. Upn his arrival in that rdnef h was enthusiastically welcomed by the citizens, and in response to the calls of an immense crowd who visited him at his quarters, spoke as follows: This," said Gen. F. "is not the time for speaking, but for action. It was time for every man now that loved his country to enlist in the army and for the war. Not a day ought to be lost." He spoke feelingly of the fight at Fort Donelson, where only 10,000 effective men fought .or four days and nights against a force of 40,000 of the enemy. But nature could not hold out any longer men required rest, and after having lost over one-third of his irallant force he was compelled to retire, not, however, without, leaving oTer 1000 dead of the enemy on the field. lie spoke in high terms of General Sidney Johnston, whom he said had not slept a wink in three night, and also that his plan was a wise one to entice the enemy to our mountain fastnesses away from the water courses and then to drive him back and carry the war into Lis own country. Lynchburg Republican. War Materials. The Wilmington Journal publishes a letter from lion. 11. R. Bridgers, of the Confederate Congress, in which he says: "In our Stata we have uot much for the present to expect from the Confederate Government; we must take care of ourselves, and the sooner we know it the better." He also urges the importance of collecting war materials, aud providing salt petre, iron, &c. Augusta, Feb. 25. Sohley's, Jr., cotton and wool factory, near this place, was burued last night. The loss is heavy, and near 200 people are out of employment in consequence of the destruction of the factory. DISTILUkTION ORDINANCE. An Ordinance to prohibit for a limited time, the manvfacture of Spirituovs Liquors. 1. Be it ordained by the delegates of the people of North-Carolina, in , Convention assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That there shall be a tax of thirty cents levied on each gallon of spirituous liquors manufactured in this State out of any corn wheat, rye or oats, or any or either of them, from the ratification of this ordinance up to the fifteenth day of April next. 2. Be it further ordained, That from and after the 15th day of April next, it shall not be lawful for any person in this State 'to distill any such spirituous liquors, and all persons guilty of violat ing this section of this ordinance shall for each and every act of distillation, be guilty of a misde meanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned at the discretion of the Court, the fine not to be less than one hundred dollars, or the im prisonment not less than thirty days. 3. Be it further ordained, There shall be levied a tax of one dollar on ever gallon of spirituous Honors sold in this State not of the manufacture of this State; and said tax shall be paid by the sel ler. and should the seller be u non-resident, then the tax shall be paid by the purchaser. 4. Be it further ordained, 1 !iat each and every person when he gives in his list of taxable proper ty, shall also give in on oath to the magistrate tak mg said list, the number of gallons ot spirituous liouors on which he is liable to Day taxes under Vhe provisions of this ordinance, under the penal tics, liabilities and forfeitures already provided by law in such cases. 5. Be it further ordained, That the tax of o dollar mentioned in section third of this ordinance shall not andv to liouors brought into this State before the first day of March. 6 Be it further ordained. That this ordinance shall be in force from and after its ratification, and continue in force until the first day of January 1863, and no longer, unless re-enacted, modified or amended by the General Assembly. AN ORDINANCE To provide for funding the Treasury Notes of this State, and for other purposes. 1. Be it ordained, &c, That any of the Treasu ry Notes issued or hereafter to be issued under the ordinance of this Convention ratified the 1st of December, 1861, directing the issue of three millions Treasury Notes, as well as those to be issued by an ordinance of the present session, en titled "An Ordinance to provide for the assump tion and payment or the uonteuerate lax, may be funded at the will of the holder, in Coupon Bonds of the State, to be prepared by the rat 1 1 nit lieasurer, and pavauie in years or sooner at the pleasure of the State, and bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, at the .treasury, or in six per cent. bonds of the State, payable 30 years after the 1st of Januar', 1862, interest payable semi-annually, exchangeable in ireasury Notes, at the option ot the holder, iron time to time, until the Ireasury Notes fall due. said bonds being of the denomina tions of 8000 and 100 in equal portions. 2. Be it further ordained, That all taxes due to the State or to Counties, and for School pur poses and taxes for the poor, and all payments for entries of public lands, and all other dues to the State, and all fines and forfeitures for the use of the State or Counties, shall be paid in Treasury Notes of the State or of the Confederate States, or in the notes of such of the solvent Banks of . . t . iii 1 this state as shall receive and continue to receive and pay out, as money, at par, the Treasury Notes of tins State, or in gold and silver coin; and it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue instruc tions to the Sheriffs and Tax Collectors in the several Counties on this subject, and it shall not be lawful lor any fchenn or Collector to receive taxes in any other funds than as directed by the Treasurer under this ordinance. 3. Be it further ordained, That all the Treasury Notes funded in Bonds, or paid into the Treasury for taxes or other public dues, may be re-issued 111 payment of the debts of the State, or in ex change for six per cent bonds of the State, on ap plication of the holder at any time before the Notes fall due: Provided, That the Treasury Notes issued to pay the Confederate tax shall not be used to pay the debts of the State; and the Treasurer and Comptroller shall each keep an account of all notes rc-issued, and those refunded in bonds from time to time, and the date of such transaction, and particularly noting the interest on each bond when taken up, and the amount of interest due on each bond when exchanged for Treasury Notes, and in all cases shall charge the party receiving such bonds with the iuterest due at time of delivery. 4. Be it further ordained, That as the exigencies of the public service may, in the opinion of the Governor, require before the first dy of January, 1863, the public treasurer is authorized and re quired to issue other Treasury Notes as aforesaid, not exceeding in amount the further sum of fif teen hundred thousand dollars, and that the said notes shall be prepared, signed and issued as in the said ordinance, ratified on the first day of Dec 1801. 5. Be it further ordained, That the aggregate amount of said Treasury Notes outstanding at any one time, and of the bonds given in exchange for or discharge of Treasury notes as aforesaid, shall not exceed the amount of such notes authorized by law heretofore, or in this ordinance. 6. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer, as soon as convenient, to issue Treasury notes of the denominations of five, ten and twenty dollars, in equal amounts, instead of, and to exchange for any of the Treasury notes heretofore issued, not bearing interest of the denominations of fifty and one hundred dollars, on the application of the holders of said notes; and when SO taken up or exchanged, the said notes of fifty and one hundred dollars shall be cancelled, and the same shall be noted by the Treasurer on his books and on the books of the Comptroller. 7. Be it further ordained, That if any one shall falsely forge or knowingly pass or offer to pass any false, forged or 'counterfeited paper purporting to bo a Treasury note or bond of this State, he shall be liable to indictment in the Superior Courts in the county in which such offence may be commit ted, and on conviction thereof, shall suffer all the pains and penalties inflicted by 59th section of 34th chapter of revised code ou persons couvicted of forgery. 8 Be it further ordained, That in addition to the Treasury notes heretofore ordered to be issued, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to issue one million of dollars in small denominations, to-wit : four hundred thousand dollars in the denomina tion of two dollars, four hundred thousand in the denomination of one dollar, one hundred thousand dollars in the denomination of fifty cents, fifty thousand dollars in the denomination of twenty-five cts., twenty-five thousand dolls, in the denomina tion of twenty cents, and 25,000 dollars in the denomination of ten cents, payable on the first day of January, 1866, to be used in liquidation of any claims against the State to persons willing to receive the same, but not to be funded in bonds of the State, but shall be receivable in payment of taxes or other public dues; and he shall keep an accurate account of the issues from time to time, made under this section of this ordinance. ' 9. Qe it further ordained, That no bank receiv ing the Treasury Notes of this State, as contem plated in the 2d section of this ordinance, shall be required to receive, or have on hand at any one time, more than two-fifths of the capital stock of such bank in said notes. 10. Be it f urther ordained, That so much of the act of the General Assembly, entitled ''an act to provide ways and means for the defence of the State," ratified September 18, 1661, as authorizes the issue of one million dollars of the denomina tions of two dollars, one dollar, fifty cents, twenty- five cents, twenty cents, ten cents and five cents, and also the ordinance of the Convention, ratified December I, 1861, directing the issue of three millions of dollars of Treasury note, and "the or dinance to provide for the assumption and pay ment of the Confederate tax," as well as all the issues of Treasury notes and bonds under said act and ordinances, are hereby ratified and confirmed. 11. Be it further ordained, That in the event of the inability of the Public Treasurer or Comptrol ler te sign the Treasuiy Notes authorized by law to be issued as speedily as the demands on the Treasury may require, then it shall be lawful for either of them to employ some discreet person by and with the advice and consent of the Governor, to sign and countersign the said notes,' whose names shall be published in the newspapers iu the city of Raleigh. 12. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance may be repealed or modified by the General As sembly, but so as not to affect any transactions had or rights vested under the same, previous to such modification or repeal. . INCORRIGIBLE DEMONS. The Berryville Conservator, published in Clarke county, Va., says: From time to time we have published many incidents connected with the inglorious and cowardly march of Gen. Patterson's thieving army through the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson, last summer; but we are about to chonicle a fact in relation thereto, which will make the heart of civilization bleed, and unnerve the most austere soul of Christendom. We have referred to their propensity for pilfering and destroying private property of their utter disregard of decency and honor of their driving defenceless and unoffend ing females from their homes, and carrying off and destro3"ing their property of their burning houses and killing stock, poultry, &c. of their killing and eating stock and poultry without re gard to age, sex or condition of life all of which merely exhibited their demoniac and omuiverous qualities. Such traits, however, will not be con sidered foreign to the character of such polluted carcasses, when we further state that one of them refused to return to a widowed mother the daguerreotype likeness of a dead daughter, which he acknowledged he had taken and had then in his possession. We have been reliably informed that these (doubtless) God forsaken wretches went to the private vault of the late Col. Edward Colston's family, on the Honey wood estate, Burkeley coun ty, broke it open, destroyed the coffins containing the remains of Col. C. and his father, and scatter ed their ashes and bones over the floor. Such an unblushing, deveiish and inhuman act contrasts favorably with deeds committed by the most barbarous and heathenish nations of the globe, and deserves the visitation by Providence of the direst retribution that can befall mankind. Could such monsters come from any other nation than Yankeedoui? Can any nation prosper that har bors such fiends? These are the wretches, too, who have been hired by a professedly enlightened and christian nation to teach the South civiliza tion, and subject her to the tyrauny of despotism! Heaven foretend this evi.I Charlotte Female Institute. The next term of tweniy weeks will begin on the 30Ui January, 18G2. All thedrparlmenls of the Insti tution are filled by experienced and competent teacher. For circular., apply to Jan 21, 102 Rkv. R. BURWELL. The largest stock of WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADES, CORDS, TASSELS. &c, in the Stale, must be sold in 90 daj-s, to make room for 01 her bu.-ines?. All those WHtiting bargains had better cttll soon. Those in the trade will do well by calling on W. H. SCHL'TT, Dee. 31,1861. tf Opposite Post Office. COTTON SI2EI WANTED. The undersigned will pay the highest ca?h price for Cotton Seed, at their Oil Work?, five miles iouth-east of Charlotte, at Isaac N. Alexander's mill. STEPHENS & WHISXANT. Dec 3, 18GI tf 15 A U LEY WANTED. I want to purchase, immediately, all ibt BARLEY can get, for which the highest market price will be paid. MARTIN MUNZLfcll. Charlotte, Oct 29, 1801. tf Quinn'3 Rheumatic Remedy Has effected cures of Rheumatism that were considered hopeless, certificates to prove which can be exhibited. 1 he suffering are inviteu to give the medicine a trial. Orders addressed to the undesigned at Charlotte wil receive prompt attention. W. V. QUINN. April 10, 18C0. Price $1 50 per bottle. The Charlotte Mutual Fire Insur ance Company, CONTINUES to take risks against Uss by firt, on Houses, Good, Produce, 4c, at usual rates. Priden t A . C. STEELE, Vice President C. OVERMAN, Attorney JOS. II. WILSON, Secy Teas' r E. NYE HUTCHISON. DIRECTORS: A. C. STEELE, JNO. L. BROWN, M. B. TAYLOR, CHAS. Exeeutirt Committee . Brown. April 10, 1861. S. T. WRISTON, WM. JOHNSTON, F. SCARR, OVERMAN. S. T. Wriston, F. Scarr, Jno. Bethel Ile&int (o be Re-orai lied. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE.) Raleigh, January 27, 1862. The First Regiment of N. C. Volunteers being dis banded, a Regiment of Volunteers for the war will be formed to take its place. All the companies of the old Regiment about to reorganize for tbe war, re re quested 10 report to this Office without delay, with the view of going into this Regiment, which will receive the "Bethel Flag." Additional Volunteer companies for the war will be accepted, to whom a bounty of fifteen dollars per man will be paid by te State, and fifty by the Confederate Slates. When a full company is tendered, four officers will be commissioned ; with a less number, appoint ments will be given as follows : a Captain for forty men, First Lieutenant for twenty-five men, Seuoud Lieute nant for fifteen men. The Militia who have been ordered on duty and to be iu readiness, can still avail themselves of this oppor tunity of gettiner imo the Volunteer service, and tht number so doing will be credited to their respective counties. By order of Gov H T Clark, J. O. MARTIN, Feh'y 4th. Adjntaat General. r ;' From tbe Fayeiteville" Observer. ; V IRISH POTATOES. Messrs. E. J. Hale fc Sons: As there is a probability t Potatoes (Irish) being very scarce this Spring, you will please permit me through the medium of your paper, to make known some facts concerning bedding the same. It answers an ex cellent purpose to bed them and draw the slips and set out as you would from the sweet potato. The advantages ufe these: " ' " st. There can be probably ten times the quan tity of ground planted from the same seed. 2d. The potatoes, by their being but one vine in a place, will grow larger and finer and the pro duct be more abundant than' it would be were they allowed to grow iu bunches of several vines iu a place, as from the potutoe. 5d. They can be set out and littered immediate ly while the ground is yet fresh plowed and soft, beiug better than if allowed first to be beaten down by raias. ' ' 5th. The vines can, by covering the beds, bs protected from late frosts. Remarks. The vines should be set out in drills of from 24 to SO inches apart, and not closer than 18 inches in the drill. They yield much better when they have good distance. Potatoes should always be littered, as they will yield, in this cli mate, I think at least 100 per cent, more than when not littered. The littering has a two-fold good cflect one is to keep the ground nioi.-f; the other to keep the ground cool; and thus approxi mate their natural climate. When set out as above, thej live better if pos sible than the sweet potatoc. I have tried bedding and setting out us above described, and found it to succeed admirably. I think a trial ia all that is neeucu to Dring the plan into general use. TANK Ell WANTED. An experienced Tanner and workman competent te take charge of an extensive yard, with good references can find employment and the best of wages by apply ing to ROBINSON & MURK, Jan 28, 1862 Ct Wadeboro, N. C. FOIl $ El E IS IFF. We are authorized to announce A. I. HOOD' as a candidate for the office of Sheiitf of Mtcklenburf county, at the next August election. Dec 10, 18H1 te-pd. WAGONERS WANTED. I wish to employ fifty negroes for the army of tba Potomac. The pay will be twenty dollars a month. Ratious and medical attendance will be furnished be sides. Lieitt. JACOll FISHER. Concord, Jan 28, 1862 tf FOR SAEE. Bbls. N. O. Molas.-es. 100 llhd.-!. N. O. Suzar. 100 bales Bagging. 40 casks Rice (new crop.) Just received and for sale by Jan $, 1862 tf KLIAS k COHKJT. Cold! Gold!! Gold!!! 500 0uiicc v an led a I J.T. I1UT EElt'S Jewelry More, Opposite Kerr's Hotel. The highest CASH PRICK puid for Gold and Silver. January 21, 1862. tf SUGAR AND MOLASSES. "H HUDS- SUGAR for sale by the hogshead JL 9W xl 8 its. for common, 11 cts for fair, and 12 to 13 for strictly fair. 400 Rbls. N. O. MOLASSF.S for sale at 65 ceatt per gallon by the barrel. WILLIAMS & OATES. January 14, 1862 tf WAITED, BALES OF COTTON, for which tht highest market price w'ill be paid ia cash. Those having Cotton to sell will please giva us a call before disposing of it. ELI AS 4 COHEN. Charlotte, Jan. 14, 1862 tf State of North Carolina Clcaveland county. Court of Pleas k Quarter Sessions Dec. Term, 1 861 Lee M McAfee and Eliza Weber, administrators of John Weber, dee d, vs. 11 G Wells and wife Eliza, Samuel Weber, Jerome Fulton and wife Maggie, aud Jona A Weber. Petition to sell land. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that ths defendants in this cae are tn-n-resident of this State, it is therefore ordered by the Court that publication made in the Western Democrat, a newspaper puMUbrd in the town of Charlotte, notifying defendants to bt and personally appear before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions at the next term to ba held for the county of Cleuvel.iud at the court-bowse ia Shelby, ou the 2d .Monday in March next, then and there to show cause if nny they have, why the land! described in the petition shall not be ordered to b sold. Witness, S. Williams, clerk of said Court, at office the 2d Monday in December, 1861. 500 6t S. WILLIAMS, Clerk. Snuff, Snuff, Snuff! Just received, a fresh lot of genuine Lorilard's High Toast Scotch Snufl. Cheap at PALMER'S VARIETY STORE. Sept 24, 18C1 PROCLAMATION. In pursuance and by virtue of a rtsnlntion of the General Assembly of North Carolina, I, Hear T. Clark, Governor ex-offieio of said Slate, do hero by notify and require all male citizens of this State, now ia the enemy's ronntry of the I'uifed Stales, lo re turn to North Carolina, where their allegiance is justly due. within thirty day 1 mm the date hereof; and I do hereby declare as an alien enemy, sabject to all tbe pains, penalties and forfeiture which are or may be in curred by an alien enemy, evrry person failing to obey the requirements of this Proclamation, except he be a soldier in the army of the Confederate Stales, or soma oue of them, or iu prison, or detained by force. HENRY T. CLARK. , Governor, ex officio. THE S0UTI1 CARCLIMAN, Published Daily" and Tri-weekly. COLUMBIA"' BANNER, A Weekly Family Paper. COLUMBIA S. C. This is the Largest Family Paper in tbeSoatb, and is offered to the domestic circle for News and Political Intelligence. The Tales and Stories w hich art offered to the readers of the Banner are tbe effort of Southern Genius, which it i a pleasure to fosier. Original Sketches, Literary and Scientific Essays, and Miscel laneous Selections, regularly make tbeir appearance ia its columns. Subscription Daily, $6; Tri-Weekly, $4; Weekly, $2 per annum, in advance. Papers stopped when sub scription expires. Feb. 1, 1862 R. W. GICBES, Proprietor. DR. E. n. ANDREWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Would inform the public generally, and the citizens of Mecklenburg particularly, that he has resumed the Practice of DENTISTRY and may be found at his old stand. He is prepared to get Artificial Teeth on Gold, Silver, Vulcanite, or on the Cheoplastic process, a patient! may desire, and fill Teeth with Gold, Tia, Amalgam or Os Artificial. He is also prepared to perform any operation belong ing to Dentistry, and meed not say that be will be pleas ed to wait upon any of his old friends or naw friepas 70a may take tbat for granted. 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