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Obfiuary notices are charged ad vertis- Advertisnients' not 1 marked on tlie mannscrf pt. for ipeoific time4 will be inserted nutil forbid, and charged accordingly, . .. . ,t; : t , 'j-. $1 per ?qunre of 10 lines or le?s will be c burped for each ln3erlon, unless ihe advtrtiseruent .is in serted 2 monthji or more. ' ; : c: ' ' r:7Notice to the Ladies . OF CHARLOTTE. I km now prepared to execute all styles of . ; & &itxLL'-iVI aking. 1 DtlESSKS niade fu'thejatest and most approved Pri?in"tftif. i! ,; 1 ' ' : All,.kinds of blLLINERY and FANCY WORK at ' the' shortest possible notice., -r 'The Ftrfctest ' attention will be given to Culling and Fitting; Particular care' given to Fancy' Trim Biing.v )i -;-::. " ' - ' ' .Ladies would do well to Ciril, early. - . , L. II. SMITH, . "'licb'il, 1867. 3d door above National Bank. -Hi.: : u . : : ' ! COOKI.fi STOVES, OF TIE NEATEST AXD MOST 6UPEKIOR PATTERN. "JO. XX. EYE XX L "ST, Springs' Building. Charlotte; N C, Ila for xle ' Spear's fnti-Uusl Cooking STJiuS' which, tor eveiy ariety of . cooking and great economj' in fuel, cauuot be surpassed by any Stove heretofore used. : . , . Everybody who has used one of these Sioves testify that, for.' convenience in cooking, durability and cleanliness, they are far preferable to all other patterns.. t.Oall and see them. , . . , r D. H. BYERLY hi5 also on hand a good as por'menf of Tin, Jaa'n and Sheet-Iron Ware such articles as are necessary for house-keeping.' Jiajr TIN-WARE made to order at abort notice' on reasonable terms. rilElA'llI3fG promptly executed.. ' ' ' . D II. BYERLY, " ' !' ; - :: " Springs Building, Charlotte, N. C. . March 23, 1867. " X. B. VAXCB. , , C. DOWD. . VANCE DOWD, ' ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Charlotte, N. C , Hating asjpciated tln-mselves. together, will prac tice in Jh'e Courtiof M.eckicuburs. I .rede ll.Caiawba, rfavidson,'"RoVan, Cabarrus and Union, and in the Ftdefaraad Supreme Courts. 1 . : 4. Glafufe Collected anywhere in the State. April 2, 18CG 'if , Millinery and Ladies Fabcy'Goodst MIS. E jFL'LLlN(iS is offf ring her Stock of Borr nts, Hits, liibboya, Feathers, ttc-i at greatly reduced prices.' Ladies are invited to call and examine these Goodj and hear prices, -v ,- - , Dec 10, 180t. " J Just ISceeivrd. At KOOPMAXX'S STORE, a fine lot of D. R Leak' celebraied CHEWING TOBACCO, fiOJa 4he blghesf to the lowest grade. ,AI.?i,ta large lot of LORILLARD'S SCOTCH SlX UKF, ia small bladders and packages. The trade supplied. Marefa 4. 18G7, ' -' ' ' PiJcY Ci ROC SPRIGS. Pickles. Preserves, Jellies, Mustard. Horse Radish, Powdered Ginger and Cinnamon, Ginger Preserves, Macaroni, Hermetically sealed Meats and Fruits, Sahri'on, Lobtefs, Oysters, Clams"." Sardines, Fine Apple-". Peaches. Strawberries, Salad -Oil, Catsups. Sda Ponders, Vinegar, Killikinkk Smoking To bacco," Hatana SegarsV Tobacco and Stmff. Chest-' nu1,T Oreen "arrl Dried Apples, Rabins, Fishing Hooks and Tackle, Violin and Guiiar Strings. '''t'. WINES AND BRANDIES. . 'diampaTnr. Pemartin Sherry, old Newton Ma deira, ,old. Port, Catawba, -Rhine. Jas. Hennessee Cogfia Brandy, . vintage of 185.S, . t4Marc . Renault double refined rectified Whiskeys,-old Bourbon, Rye, heat, pure Corn and Monongahela Whiskeys, iroIfand Gin and Schiedam Schnapps. Bitters,. St Croix and Jamaica Rum, Cordials and Lemon and other Syrups, London Porter, A- Guiness & Sont' xxxtrOn Stout, Dublin," Muir & Son's sparkling Edinburgh Ale, Glss Bottles, Flasks and Dewijobos of all s-izes to the Trade. . Sfd'Corn and Rye Whiskey by the barrel, to the e at small profit. . . - Visitors and reidfuti in . Charlotte purchasing any bT the above Tor "medical" purposes, can get. a pure article by calling oq. ... Feb 18, 1867.' - ' ' J. D. 'PALMER.' Several, Patrons of the Concord . Female College have raquestrd my ai. I in securing " 1 ' ;0 i Wood Pianos Xprhek use. .This lias induced -me to mak ar. rsn'sremVnts with some oftlre test manufacturers whuAbje me to furnish instritmeuts of the Jim clati A reduced prices. , I ca sav; each purchaser .frcm $40 "lo'$l60. Prire lists of the ntanfacturers wll)b ant d those who -desire them, to aid them' i unmaking, selections. - r-'whrr-selecfirtri? shalf have been made the money rap bKetft "(oTme at my 1 expense, by th.e Sriothern Express, and a Piano will be shipped to the Depot the purchaser may desiguate, -.Eatfy Piano, sold will be fully warranted. Address me at 'Siatesville, C. j. m. M. CALDWELL., May 7, 1868 j -: - - 1 A I'CT I O K R and AGHT. S A? STUART respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte and the public generally that he will give uia personal attention to Auction Sale3 and the etilernent of Accounts, or any business of that kind that may require hrs services. He will visit tb contty when desired and act as Auctioneer, or attend to any business in the eitvas n Agent. He i?an, be found at the Corner Drnjr Store of Dr. JJcAden, or at the residence-of Mr Rabe. s t t " " " . At hry Plantation', 8 mile's from .'Charlotte, on the Salftbury road, Coffins of all kinds niny be obtained at short-nOtice. A good supply is always kejit on band ready-trade. Fehr25, 1867. " . S. A. SJUART. r.VASniONS-. FASfllONS! . RO RIS.Q N. ,& SG HA 11 A M, : Ilavtng received ttnetr Sjpng Fasbion4 ?are now Teady X&rtYolistrut t the appearance of their custom er accordingly, r :: v : r.V.iB. TAX NOTICE. ' " Chablotti, N.a, March 2dth, 186T." The time for assessing the Income and Special Taxes havlng;beei changed from 1st of May to' 1st of JJarch of each year, I will receive returns at Dallas, Brevard's, Cfbacord.' April 4th and 25th 5 th . 15th and 16th (court week) 17th .. 18th and 19th . :- 20th 22nd - 24th ' '- ' . 1 4i 41 I. It tl M.t Pleasant,' ; Lincolnton, . . Cherry ville,' .', 4 Morrow's"Tornout, clowe s Factory, All other days in Charlotte.-- AU Licenses heretofore granted expire on the 1st of May, and application for renewal must be made Vn the above days', and paid on or before May 1st. Carriages," te - "worth '"with "harness $300 and up fvardt,' gold watches, silver' date over. 40 ounce?, kc , 'mupL be .returned .: AUo, ;.Incomes! for 1&K6 ($1,000 are exe'mpt),. .Admiuisirators, Executors, &c . and "especially persons or their 'asr'ents who have'eome' hrto posresiiorr of Real Estate by Will, gifL-or;tuesi'aie la ws. are required and requested to - a a m n V meet me ana make returns. .. f..vv. ABKt.iia- Asst. Ast-essor, 2nd Div., Cth Dist., N. C. April. t,' 1867. ' 3w . GOEt'O O 33 DEi I ES S, Groceries I Groceries !! I have: in Store, and am receiving 'daily, . 20,000 lbs. choice Bacon hams, shoulders and sides, 2,O00Jbs, superior Leal Lard, -,- , "20 barrels Mackerel NosA, 2 and 3, 1 ,500 lbs. Coffee, Rio and Java, a very choice article, 3.000-lbs" 8gar all grades," " 1,500 gallons Molasses Porto Rico, New Orleans, , . and, other grades, - .- ? i.-..: i Toire.t'ier r-.wah a, well assorted Stock of - FANCY I GROCERIES, Consisting Id .'par: of . . " ' Pickles, Canned Oysters, Sardines, ? Crackers, Genuiue Havana Sejrars, Tobacco, smoking and chewing; Lorillard Snuff, Pepper," Spice, Soda, Starch, JSoap, Candles, Pure Cider Vinegar, Powder, Shot. ('ap3, Sieves, Buckets, Brooms, Blacking, &c, &c, With almost every article usually kept in a Family Grocery, which 1 will sell low down for cash, whole sale and retail, at my store, two doors below Brem, Brown & Go's Hardware fctore, and nearly opposite the old Charlotte Hotel. Give me a call'; all I ask is a fair trial. March" 25, 1S67. A. II. TATE. Just Received, In Store and will be sold wholesale or retail, Rio and Laguayra Coffee, of superior quality; Sugar; Imperial and Gunpowder Tea, best in market; Mo lasses; Adamantine Candles, by the box; a prime article of Carolina Rice, new crop; Bacon Sides; Leaf Lard; Sugar cured Hams; a fresh lot of Garden Seed, just in time; Northern Potatoes, good rich Mercer, Pink Eye and Snow Ball; the celebrated Parlor Match, by the box, dozen or gr0ss Durham's Smoking Tobacco, by the pound or .sack; Cotton Yarn; Chewing Tobacco; -various qualities; Loril lard Snuff, always on hand; 500 bushels prime bread-Corn; 300 bushels best Seed Oats; Pepper; Spice; Ginger; Soda; Starch: Hemlock Leather, as Vheap a3 any; Brads;'Steel Hoes; .'hopping. Axes; iTTaMlTibains;'-ScyThe and Cradle' P.lades; Curry Combs; Brushes; Coffee Mills; Rifle Powder; Blast ing . Pjnwder; ; Shot and' Caps; a fine assortment of Nails fiom the best factories in ihe United States, so called; Whim Rope; Well Rope; Men's Brogans, with yarious other articles. Remember my motto, quick sales, .short profits and fair dealings- - v " "; Still 'at the old stand in Springs' building. . Look out for the Deer Skin and walk in. 1 SSrTefmV"CASn; March 18, 1867. W. BOYD. liltClIISON, BURROUGHS & CO., Agents for sale of Pacific Guano, -" " " " " Pure Bone Flour, . " " " " Baugh's Phosphate. , Genuine Peruvian Guano and Pure Groun4 Plaster. Rockland Lime, Catawba Lime. A full assortment always on band. FARMERS ! Call and see our new Steel .Cotton Plows, Steel Cotton Sweeps, Wrought Iron Cotton Scrapers, Kagle Plows, Cast Iron Corn Plows, Cultivators, Corn Shelters and Straw Cutters. ' 3,000 Lbs choice Dried Apples, 25 Sacks.FAMlLY FLOUR, ... -" . UlITCHISON, BURROUGHS &-CO. Charlotte, March 11, 1807. ,: o ' HUTCHISON, BURROUGHS & CO., -'"-GENERAL AGENTS OF THE " ' E3 O XJ ITABX LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Cash Annua! Tie Policy Capital 3,000,000. Income $,000,000. Holder shares in the profits of the Company. The CASH (301 per cent. Now is dividend for 1866 is Thirty the time to secure a Policy ard thereby makea sure - and ' certain provision for your lanuly. Call for Circulars and Policies. ---r. ACQIDENTAL-POIiICIES, in the Travel ler's Insifance Comminy Of Hartford, issued.' . FIRE Insurance Coifjpanies of known and mdis- L'putable responsibility represented by us. f S. NYE nUTCUISOS. J . C. BURROUGHS. B. A. SPKI.N'GS . TAX- .-." - ' --: ' 'H6me. Sweet Home! There's no place! like Home IV -t'an happy to inform my 'old friends oT Charlotte and the surrounding countrv, that I have again re- t riirnf tdjjesusa1jl U&jBod business among them, and am fully piepared to oner trrem tlie :: -T G II CAP EST STOCK -OF GOODS To be found at any .other establishment in the city. Having recently lived in the Northern States.' and with my old 'experience in. the PURCHASE OF "GOODS, I am not prepared to. say I will sill "below "cost." or at a reduction on the original cost, or "at and below Xewior.k prices, but that I will sell as CHEAP IF NOT CHEAPER, Than any 6ther Honse, and at a SMALL PROFIT. As my 9tock was purchased for Cash, consequently I canafford to dispose of articles at a slight, advance. I have now in Store, and am constantly receiving, a choice assortment or LadieTmmittgs of the Latest Styles, Xiuen Table Damask. Linen Diaper, and all kinds of . Flannels, Calicoes, .,. brown and bleached-Sbeeting8,-blaclt and colored Alpaccas, Ladies' and Gentleman's .FURNISHING GOODS; &c.c. CU a4 6eurt Bargains;. , vu1' x '' ' H. M. PHELPS. Mareh II, 187. Opposite the Court Heat. , JMormonism in - England. -The South London Frees has the following: . 40or Teaders will probably fee surprised to bear that MormonistD flourishes io the neigh borhood of Kepsiogtoo, and that the ; saints' who meet once a week in Kensington Hail are increasicg in numbers and influence. Oo Tues day last they gave a concert and conversazione in aid of the- land which prortdes'' means for those who are inclined to proceed to the colony of 'Salt Lake and the assembly was, we are in formed, 'very numerous and enthusiastic.' ' ' Tlie Mormon 'missionaries sent abroad by Lrigham Young are evidently hard at work We hear of thetr success in Germany, Norway and Sweden, as well as in England and Wales. They are well educated, shrewd and plausible men, gifted with a faculty or making the worse appear the better reason, and fiod credulous people in every country they visit. There is no more energetic or unscrupulous proselytism ex tant than that of the Mormons. Jonrr Chinaman Next. Now that slavery has been abolished, the Radical anxiety to abol ish Something else is taking definite shape in the large meetings now -held in California to advocate the banishment of Chinamen from that State. The complaint is that the Chinese com pete with 1 native laborers by offering "to work cheaper; that they send the money they make inTCalifojrnia to .China; and that the-introduction of a race so totally foreign to the laws, lan guage, religion and civilization of the country, is questionable policy. The opposition, at pre vent, is directed against the 'large and wealthy companies having agents, who transport coolies to California and hire out their1 labor and ser vices ; but the real objection seems to be that the Chinese are coming in such numbers, and their labor can be secured at such low rates, as to threaten to drive out all other kinds of labor and other classes of immigrants. It is not de nied that the Chinese are faithful servants and good workmen. They now fill nearly all the menial positions in San Francisco and in Cali fornia generally. Tbe men cook, wash clothes, do house-work and perform other services that usually fall to women, at very low rates of remu neration. . Just Received, A large lot of Provisions and Groceries, such as Corn, Flour, Bacon, Lard, &c., and Sugar, Coffee, Molasses and Salt. Some fine Baltimore cured Hams. PRESSON & GRAY- April 8, 1867. Notice to Physicians. DR. JAMES F. BEALL offers his nremisas for sale to any Physician desiring a good country loca tion in Western North Carolina. For particulars address Cotton Grove. Davidson conntv, N. C. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, - BOOTS, SHOES, &c, &c. Ij XJ , Respectfully informs the public that he has a large stork of Drv Grinds. PInlhinir. , Ttnnt.a nnrl Shnea in great variety, wh'cb he will sell on reasonable terms. RAGS WANTED. I want to purchase 200,000 pounds of clean cotton and linen Rags. Highest cash price paid. D. BLUM, April 8, 1867. 3m Opposite Court House. FISHERY AND UIVER PLANTATION The subscriber offers for sale the well known "FISHERY" on Great Pee Dee .River, known as the PEGUES' FISHERY." It is in successful opera tion, and from three to nine thousand Shad caught during the season, besides an equal number of other Fish. . , Also, One Thousand Acres of LAND adjoining the Fishery ; Three Hundred Acres of which are gaod Hirer low ground. The balance a body of line Cotton Land with crops of Corn and Cotton in pro cess ot cultivation. . ,. Terms liberal, and possession given immediately if required. A good Superintendent controls the Plantation. For further particulars apply to the subscriber at Cberaw, S. C. April 8K1867 3w ; W. J. PEGUES. CHOICE COTTON SEED 1500 POUNDS TO THE A CUE. The subscribers have secured a small quantity of "DIXON and EXTRA PROLIFIC" COTTON SEED, to.snpply those Farmers who wish to gather a large crop of Cotton The Seed offered is from Cotton which averaged 1500 pounds to the acre last year notwithstanding the unfavorable season.' Leave your orders as the supply is limited. : HUTCHISON,, BURROUGHS k CO. A LARGE STOCK SPBIN& GOO US We are receiving one of the best assortment of Goods ever offered by us before. We have every thing that is usually found in a first class Dry Goods House If jou look to your own interest yon will examine our. stock before buying. ' Don'i stop te buy any goods until vou call to see enr stock. BARRINGER, WOLFE & CO. Our Slock consists of- t , , ' " ry Goods, Hardware, Clothing, . ' Hats, Bonnets, ' Umbrellas, . 1 Groceries, Crockery; ' Wood Ware, " . . SHOES and BOOTS, Ladies' Dress Goods. Muslin. Orearidies. Grenadines. Silks, black and colored Poplius,-and every, Ftyle ofGoods to be found in market. . " ' ' ' NOTIONS of all. kinds. Ladies Collars and Cuffs, Embroideries, 'Domestics, Linen, Sheeting, brown and bleached Sheeting, Bed Ticking, Ser vant's goods of all kind's, Hosiery and .Gloves, a large stock. -GROCCRIES, The best COFFEE in market come and see it- H A ICD Vt A ft JE - Hoes, Axes, Hatchets, Hammers, Squares," Monkey Reaches; Screws, Hinges, Lock. Saws band, mill and crosi cut Nails, all kinds, Northern; CASSI MERCS. , - ' ' The best stock of Fancy Cassimeres ia market; Fjne Cloths, French and.Eaglisa Vesting?, Ac., Ac. act,-we ,thipk,: we bare jta cheap Gooda as can be found in market,, and the best : Stock, but we want the "pu'bllc to judge.. Come soon before it is too late. ' " : BARRIKGER, WOLFE A .CO. . ; April t, my. .z- -"'-'J4 GEN. PBTTIGBBW'S. ;N. C. JBBICrADE AT. THJS BATTLE , OF GETT YSBUBG. From the Raleigh Sentinel. : - Messrs.. Editobs :- My attention has Veen called to an article in the Sentinel, in which I find the following extract -from the "Life and Campaigns, of General Robert E. Lec," by Mr McCabe: . ' . .u l-vo , l cJ!v.:: "; v. "Still.the line pressed on, winning the admirn tion of even its foes by the magnificence of its ad vance. Suddenly, when t the crest was almost reached, the hillblawd with the fire of the Federal infantry, and Pettigrew's division, in spite of the efforts of its gallant commander to rally it," broke in dismay and fled from the field", leaving two thoa satd prisoners and fifteen standards ia the bands of theJDnion army. ... . . , .:.- : , ; .' ' '. "" The. triumph was nearly won and was as brief as it waa glorious. The . enemy rallied on their second line and "poured a withering fire into the captured works now held by the Vir ginians. Glaneing around to look for bis support, Pickett, foand that be was alone, that Pettigrew's men had fled and left him to hia fate. . His grand charge had been in vaia." ." It. is greatly to be; regretted that Gen. Lee has fallen into the hands of so .misinformed a biographer. All of ns know Gen. Lee. Our j hearts swell with pride at the mention of his I name a name second ' to none on the roll of fame. We loved him in the army. His bland smile cheered every heart; his noble bearing nerved every arm. . It was ;my fortune to have a personal interview with himbut- once, and then under orders. I approached his tent with some degree of trepidatioo, but his genial smile and calm bearing at once reassured me.-. He received me more like a father would have done a son, than the' Commander-in-Chief of one of the grandest armies . the world : ever 6a w, would an unknown soldier. , 1 met with none of the difficulties that 1 did in .obtaining an interview with a post, commander, io North Carolina. I passed no guards, and saw not half the indica tions of military rank and importance that sur rounded that camp. He gave me his hand, offered me seat, and the interview., ended, he thanked me for my prompt compliance with his request. I left him, feeling that I had been in the presence of one truly good and great, and wishing that the. petty post commander might be taught the same lesson I had learned, a sense of my littleness, an idea of true greatness God bless the old , hero! May Heaven's choicest blessings ever Test on him and his ! : But to Geo. Lee's biographer : . I know not who Mr Jas. t). McCabe, Jr., of Virginia, is - It may be that he is .one .of those who won honors on hard , fought fields. It, may be he took notes a convenient distance in the rear, or received bis information from one who did, Of this I know nothing, but I do assert there was no bad conduct on the part of Pettigrew's brigade in the third day's charge at Gettysburg. It was my fortune to be an humble member of Pettigrew's Brigade, and to advance with it ia that fatal charge., I am the only field efficer i of that old Brigade, save the gallant Maj Jones, of .the 26tb, who afterwards fell in the Wilder ness, whose fortune it was ever again to meet the enemy on the field of battle. In the first day's fight, the 11th aod 2Cih had suffered heivily. Col. Leaven th rope, of ,the lltb, pain fully wounded, and afterwards taken prisoner, the gallant and accomplished.. Major Boss fell while leading the regiqiept. The loss in the 26th had been heavier still, for.it was there the gallant, promising and beloved Burgwyn poured out his life's biod, and his Lieutenant Colonel, Lane, fell wounded and bleeding by bis side. The 47th and 52d, on the right of the Brigade, had not lost so heavily, though the loss in the 47th was about 125 killed, wounded and mis sing among the killt d the gallant and amiable Capt. Iredell; peace t o his ashes ! He died as the brave ever wish to die, beloved by all, his comrades, and in the faithful discharge of his, duty. It was after this bloody, but glorious encounter of the first day, that, late in the even ing of the second, the Brigade was ordertd to the right where Longstreet. bad been hotly en gaged from 4 o'cloclc. Night closed the action. On the morning of the third, we were aroused to a sense of our situation, and no man,, who viewed the ground, but felt that, when the charge was made that all thought would be. blood must flow and gallant spirits take their final flight. At first it was ordered that Pickett should advance, supported by, Heth's Division, then commanded by Pettigrew, but afterwards this disposition waa changed, and Heth's Divis ion moved to the left, and on a line with Pickett. And here, I thinkt we find the ground on which are based all the charges of bad conduct on the part of Pettigrew's Brigade. Pickett's men ad v meed, expecting to be, supported by Pettigrew, but the support did not reach them in time, and tbey very naturally .censured -Pettigrew's men for the failure. Whether any one was to blame or not, I am not able to say, but certain am . I that Pettigrew's .Brigade, was not for, at the very moment Pickett claims to have had, and did have, a portion of the enemy's works, and was looking to the rear for Pettigrew's troops, those-troops were on line With him, battling as bard and breasting as bravely that storm of death as the bravest in'Pfck'ett's command;, and as they looked anxiously to tbe rear for support from Pettigrew, so did Pettigrew's Brigade look in vain for itssupDorf: andai Pickett failed. unair.g -nis grana cnarge naa oeen in .tbiu, fcr the Want of saDDbrti so did Pettigrew. "glauc c j- .. 5 . i r . ' ing around, fiod that his grand charge had been in vain," for the same re ason. : , PeUtlgrews Brigade was no more 'responsible for the failure of Pickett's charge than was Gen. Bodes, who was still further 16 the left and under orders not to ure a gun At 1 o'clock, the signal guns were heard, and, for nearly two hours, I oever lbtened to fo ter rific a cannonade. That ended, the order-waa given by the gallant ; 'Marshall! sas I $bat Ak. should have been tbe last he ever gave.o ad-; wr an Aa atii 'mii It eiaafa Mfttn t 11 A : 11 wlC1 tft advanced, the order being "guide right.- with Archer's Tennessee Brigade no the right. nd resting on Pickett's left, then Pettigrew's Brig- ade, then Davb' Mississippi .Brigade, i4 ih?n a Virffinia Brigade 'whose commander I do not4woroi as poltroons, to wtiom is V De attnoutea a v irgpia iirigaae, wnDge.eommanaerio not ,-, - -Vi .u- i ' i:- lr remember, but whose command afterwarda with Arch er's Brigade jBnder .GeneralAValker.i seed, rewired their fire; and still ad-1 We advanced ,vaocedA : I never saw men behave 'more gal- iantly, nor do I believe men ever did. .1 speak : ilae (rrttigrew s) and Cooke a lingadei of not for the whole : DivUion, though 1 hope all j North Carolinians, and if h pays he did, thea did their duty; That Archer' -Brigade kept may Mr MeCabe, JrM of Vin-ioia. charge thea oo a line with Iickett, I am quite sure, a,rd that Pettigrew's Brigade was on a line with ArcberV, 1 know. 1 hat Pickett, and prssibly.a portion of Archer's Brigade, reached the works, and wa did not, I confess. Fortune favored '. Pickett; they escaped the flank fire from ; the left nd from which we suffered so severely. We heard their shouts, as tbej, entered the -.works; we struggled to carry our point, out failed. We heard the burzas of the Yankees when tbey were, driven r out, and though the retreat may have commenced on the left, yet We. honestly think it was nearly simultaneous.. , . 1 T The want of men made the charge a failure; we cou!d no more 4help Pickett' than he could us,' and we have as much right to complain that be did not , como to our support, as be has to complain that we did not go to him. , J Pickett was more successful than we were, lie broke the line, and for a moment held the froot work; but . that he and. Pettigrew were both . fairly beaten and driven back, however1 painful may be the confession, is a fact that can not be denied. Had both Divisions broken through the line, they would have been driven out as Pickett was, aud the triumph have been as short lived. . . .'.', , f ... - ; ; . To attach blame to., Pettigrew's Brigade for the failure is as absurd as it: would be to charge the South with a. want of manhood, because she failed; and with no data by roe, I venture the assertion. that-Pettigrew's Brigade lost as many in killed and wounded (ami no more prisoners) as any Brigade in Pickett's Division" We mean not to reflect on Pickett or his gallmt Doldiers, but we do deny on any field, and under any circumstances, they ever displayed more gal lantry than Pettigrew's old Brigade. ' And what is it our Virginia friends would have us do, to convince them that there is some manhood in theOltl .North Stite? Why waa it that, wbeo victory perched upon our banner, they forgot that- North Carolina troops? en there, and when disastet'a blasting breath rent his silken folds', tbey . are ready to say you ' if.' Is it':'not enough that the bonus of-her sons lie on every battle field in Virginia? Is it not enough that her Branch, Pender,' Fisher, Pettigrew, and a host of nobie spirits, perished there defending alike Virginia and North Caro lina? ' Is it not' enough that the bitdy fuud nearest Porter V deadly battery on Malvern Hill, was a member of Vance's 26th N C , and that at Gettysburg; under Pettigrew, this tame regi ment, in the first day's fight, out of eight huo dred, lost in killed and wouuded five huudred' and eighty, its gallant Colonel Burgwyn dying there his Lieutenant ' Colonel Lane falling wounded with him ? 'Is it not enough that Leavcnthrope was wounded there, and the no ble, youthful, Iloss, breathed his last then? And in the final charge, when Pettigrew bled, Marshall and Kichard&on died, and the bleeding Parks and Crudup were ciptives led to their desolate cells, when the noble Graves, the Dou glass of them all, "was cVptive made, to pine and wear his life away on Johnson' s Cold and dreary ble, with Powell, Davis?, Wason, Evans, Whu ting, Newsoui, Drake,' Joyner. and a l ost of oth er names, unknown to Virginia, but dear to the tlnwort nnna at hnitiU ' arirt o?bfi c 1 1 fV.j r n 1 all (Ka horrors of that terrible ;pri.-OHj was riot this enoughr - AJouid not this propitiate Mr aicUabe, Jr ,'of Virginia? No, the cry is still for more jNorth Uaroliua has ilone her best, her wnole duty. The' blood of her sons has enriched Vir ginia's soil from Bull Hub to the tpot on which Gen. Lee surrendered, and yet, when censure comes, it is from Virginia. It is not so with North Carolinians. Around our camp fires, we have heard them tell their tales of batth t fought, defeat sustained, and victories won. ' We have heard them tell of' ChaneellorsTille.'hbw the chivalrous Ramseur charged, and oftro ps who failed to charge. In the campaign of we heard them tell of how the lines of pottiyl vania were broken, and ho the noble Iiamieuf charged and drove tbem back; buf we have never seen the' North Carotiniao who would make these things a" matter of history" ' Bad conduct upon7 the part of the' troops of any State woyld have been forgotten," fur the sake of the gallant and good it had furnished. But we ask not' to be Spared, for the sake of the living or dead; we only ask to be reported fairly . That we failed to carry the heights of Gettys burg is a matter of !isTy;' that we poured out the best blood of the State in the effort to do so is a matter "bT history, 'too. . I know the line wai. too weak, and this is the only answer to the question as to why we failed;" our failure affects not the character of the old Bilgade: its coo- duct io the first day's fight proves its gallantry, it losses io the final charge proves its darings At Falling YY aters, its gallant commander fell, covering the . retreat; his Brigade the last to cross the Potomac. Since then it. has been un der ihe command of the brave and lion hearted Kirkland; a.k him, if at Bristoe, in the Wilder ncssat Spotsylvania." and on the Not th Anna, aye down to the hour when he was wocided, it did not do its duty. Ak,the calm, qaief, gen tlemanly JUacKae, if second to any Brigadier second only to our beloved Pettigrew, ifj around Pistersburg, in the charge at Beams' station, a charge that has never been surpaed by any troops, and in which our Lt, Col Bird fell, if. at liatcher s llun, and to the hour when Gen Lee was" forced to surrender,- if he ever saw the Brigade falter or quail, and if be jays it did, then Mr MeCabe, of Virginia, may assume that it faltered at Gettysburg If in that final Strug- 1 gle for the life of the. Confederacy, when hope itself lad fled, if MacIUe'a Brigade grew's)'did not do as much and as good Service. it u did not show as botd a iront ana as. many ' meu low uuit, aa any xigvz m t ic&pn a vi 1 Jtwo. . theo f y u behayed badry ai GcUysburg. Bt if they did not, we ak Mr 3IcCabe,f ir,, j 8". V?' toand them down to posterity, with, ?v -n,i Wrejnignij inwa. " f ' vs.- r ..- .a " : ' disasters that ' followed io er; ask Gen. Uetb, wh ita train. ln Ur I go far- who commanded tbe pi ;UuoOiJf he had-mora gallant troops than Mao with bad eon duct at Gettysburg. ' .3 Jt U no source of pleasure for sne to "write -these lines.- 1 regret i he necessity, I regret that Virginians, should speak thus of us. The author of the t4Loat Cause' is oo better than Mr MeCabe, but it would be well for both if tbey would read Gen. Lee's report of 4he Get tysburg campaign, and from it learn sv lesson of manliness and magnanimity. We love Virginia; we wish her . eons would let is love ber more; we love her for her revolutijnary history,' the, thousand pleasing recollections 'that adore it. We love her vbeeiusu 'twas there Stonewall Jackon first Beheld the light, and 'tis the land ot B -bcrt E Lee; we remember, too, with grat itude her generous hospitality, 'the tender ears of her, noble, beautiful daughters- ' When kick and wounded, we were conveyed by a wagon from the Potomac to Staunton; tieir smiles bade us-hope ' that we might see ' home agtinj their kind attention brought tears to our eyes; our heart was full; we thought of tho loved ones far away, and can uever cease te love Virgioia God bless : her noble-women. To night a th insai d prayers from North - Carolioa altara accend that. Heaven's blessings may be shower-' ed on them for kindness shown a North Caroli na son; brother or loved one may" God answer tbe prayers!- . - . ' ' v This has not been written with a view to oar own defence; we have reached that time of life when we dwell upon the past rather than cherWh' hope for the future; our little girls tell us tbey think father did his duty our bright eyed boy with flushed cheek, says he knows father did. Mother sits calmly by aud tells them to thank God that thtir father has been spared, and in gratitude t Him is willing-to give Virgmia all the honors she msy claim; she only aaki that she may never witness another such struggle,' that her husband - may never be torn from her agsin. I am happy in the love of wife and lit tle ones, and every aspiration of mine was bo--ried wi h our cause. . But there is a name that will ever live a name that will ever be dear t North Carolinians the brightest star in that bright gataxy. that North Carolina vent to Vir ginia its light went out it set to rise no more on earth. on the banks of the Potomac but it ' shone like the star of promise 'til the last of Lee'a noble roiy had crossed that fatal trAtr; that rtar that noble spirit, was J. Johnston"1 Pettigrew.-. 'Tie his memory I would have Car olinians cherish. I want no higher honor than t have been a member of his ommand. And ' when the cares and toils of life are ended, htn called upon to surrender wife, little ones, all oa ' earth most dear, wo only ask To join ia heavea the old Brigade " " "" W ith Jobnatoa Pettigrew at its bead." - AMERICAN BOY3. Probably in every age since the time of poof Adam and Eve's trouble with their willful son, the world has been tuppnfted to be near Its end t on account or the naughtiness ot noys. il confess that,' for ourselves, in moments of wrath at the impish perversity, or of sorrow at the precocious wicKeuness of norcu -specimens ox . American boyhood, we have sometimes been tempted to that supposition, and certainly we could not much wonder if vYoung America fur nished more food fur the prophet's avengiog bears than young Ismael supplied, yet the world has continued to be, and generation after gncr- ' ation has risen from petticoats to jackets and trowscrs, and from jackets and trowsers to coats and pantaloons, without any utter extinction of the line of masculine succession. ' Thai success s'on will probably be kept up in this hemiephere, " and here, as of old, the folly of youth' will, la due time, be subdued by the wisdom of sge. Our daughters' are constitutionally more marked by sensibility, end our' eons are more marked by willfulness The eonsequehce is that we are move anxioas what will happen to' our daughter., and what will happen from our soot , the daughter's sensitiveness exposing bar .to . r ccive harm and the son's willfulness ex posinr'., him to do ' harm. We are not wise to quarrel ' with nature, and we must expect that boys wiU be mo' noisy and mischievous than girts; nay, ' we may count it a good sign of a lad's force of oharacter if there is a good share of aggressive, fun-hving pluck in , his e imposition. 'Well managed, his animal spirits will give him all. the more manly loyalty, and when true to the right-' eiuse, he will ba all the more' true because 6 u uch living sap has ' gene up Into tbe " fruit of bis obedience. ' 5- ' ' " , ' t Yet . what Is more sad than force of will pel- ' verted to bve uses, and' the 'strength of-man- ' hood sunk into the service of bae lusts or fien- dish passions? What is more sad than tbs'slght presented eve'ry day in oostreets the scores of -precocious manikins with the worst vices of men wrttren over features atuost iafaotile ia theif noud boys who are hardly old enough to be ' beyond their mothers watch, now swaggering with all the airs of experienced bloods, and " polluting the air . of God's' heaven with the vocabulary of hell ? V Where such monstrous excesses are not found, how ' frequent is the utter. repudiation of the proper reverence tosge and authority How 'many a stripling' among ns seemrro think.it the very fitvt'proof of snsnly spirit to break1 the -Divine law which gives home its blettfedaes and the Sta"e its security, end to be piond to show that he is above all such obsolete notions as giving honor to father aod mother. Sambel Onjrtod: , ' ' - . - - . f i - i i m ' Labwi.- Reeenr'wnteraVwhff have leen far the ' Wet Indies, reprew'tit thoe Ii'ands as' rapWlr ' recovering frorn tlie'idlenese and' miri which seemed t follow imrrieliately upon "the heel cf emaneipalton.' The practice and profits 'of fret labor are t-ecoming apparent in ! Le Wands," and some of them are outstripping their former cottniervial prosiierity.' 51 '' :"; . - A negro preacher once observed to his hear 1 Ka alAua 9 lia aasmAfl mm iAMASte . ill fa , en v v it " """ K.tin.cLiaa .bred en. I find it no mora use la preacu preach r to you dan- it is for a grasshopptr p wara nun nnpiiM. - tl J P "
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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April 16, 1867, edition 1
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