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DAILY BULLETIN. S. W. WHITAKER, EDITOR AND PHOPRiKTOR. From the Richmond Enquirer. The recent effort to open negotiations for peaoe which Gen. Grant, through Gen. Ord, attempted to initiate, and which was disrupted by Mr. Lincoln, shows that the best men among the ene m hv not vet whollv abandoned the hope of a pacific settlement. To believe that Gen. Ordould only have meant that an interview would not be refused on any subject on which he, Gen. Grant, had a right to act," is to suppose Gen. Ord totally ignorant of the nature of that "Military Convention" to whch he waa the means of inviting Gen. Iee, by the authority of Gen. Grant and the instru mentality of Gen. Longstreet. Gen. G rant moat have authorized Gen. Ord to invite the interview ; for it is not to be sup posed that a subordinate officer would have undertaken the initiative in so im portant a matter ; and if he had bceu ho presumtnous, he would m.t certainly have been severelypunished for his of ficioosneas. After Gen lce needed to the proposed interview, Mr. Lincoln in terfered and prevented the convention. When it is remembered that this very military convention between tho generals commanding in the field whs the mode suggested by Mr. Lincoln himself in his letter to the English Quaker, the inter ruption of the convention is another of those strange freaks which huve so often characterized his conduct ittrfo); the last four years. Professing to be ti-htingonly for the Union, and unwilling even by im plication to admit the tie fnrtn existence ofthe Confederate Government, no em barrassment could grow our at a conven tion between the generals in the field. Neither the de jure nor the tie fnrto ex istence of the Confederate ( Jfiverument was admitted by permittii: g tlii conven tion to take place the fact of tJ&ere ta ins a Cotirederate army is too pot' nt and patent to be denied. ThatS'-nfs uiust be consulted about peace, un ii Mr. Lincoln prefersto carry on the war in lite belief that he is about to destroy that t.uy. and thus get rid of its consent to any pence arrangements. The folly, to say nothing of the wickedness, of preferring the hazards of battle to the ckauoea ot pacific settlement through a military eon vention, is not seen. in the proep seta of vietory with which Mr. lioeoln nutters himself. Gen. Grant, 'well knowing what! the army under Gen. Lee is, exhibited not only prudence but great wisdom in inviting a conference before embarking upon the uncertain sea of another' earn paign. He remembered how hi bark has been tossed about, and driven in a most circuitous route from the Kapidan to Petersburg, and he could uot possibly know what haven it might reach during th' storms of the spring and summer, when once he cut loose from the moor ings of his breastworks before Peters burg. Hence be sought a pacific solu tion of the difliculty, before again appeal ing to arms. But not so with Mr. Lincoln his "voice is still for war" no confer ence, no commissions, no conventions he "lets slip the dogs of war" without a moment's hesitation. However much a willingness to reor ganize the States of the American Lnion, upon principles which should perpetuate its existence and prevent the recurrence of causes which have produced the pres ent war, might exist anions the. people of these States, thev are debarred th. oppor tunity of signifying such willingness.' Mr. Lincoln will not permit any confer ence, he will not permit any comparison of views he insists on unconditional submission, and thus compels Mr. Davis to demand unconditional independence. A middle ground of compromise and agreement, involving the substantial in terest of both nations, may exist, but can never be reached by war. This middle ground Mr. Lincoln desires to avoid. He 'runs tho machine" lor subjugation af ter which there is neither life, nor rights, nor property, nor government, nor States for rebels. All they are, and all they hive, belong to him and his soldiers. This is the alternative whioh he pre sents to the people of these States. He forgets that battles are decided often by the most trifling circumstances ; and toe fairest prospects or success are dashed by the merest trifles. He iv. before the roses bloom, regret that he did not ascertain what Geo. Lee would have proposed or declined in the military convention to which he was first invited and then forbid to come. His election produced war, his forbidding this con tion prolongs the contest, ana may yet be a souree of everlasting disgrace to him and his army. Harriet Lane, so well known as as the presiding lady of the Executive Mansion during the administration of Mr. Buchanan, is in Washington as the guest taf Madame Berghman, the wife ot the Secretary of Legation from Belgium. Tho Italian Government has given no tion4 that on and after the 25th of Jan., ail coinage or currency bearing the Papal sJLaw orlnaignta-11 be bo longer admiss ible to eJraStt either in the Komagn a or Ubria, or the Marches of Aieona, Th Peace Conference The Ex- TRiwsic Policy. The London 77wof Monday, February 27, says : By this time the public will have been enabled to digest the intelligence, com munioated by Mr. Seward, of a proposi tien ior terminating the American war by a combined attack of the belligerents on some foreign power. Jn tho speculation itself there was little novelty e now learn, on official authority, that this char acteristic idea has been not only -entertained but deliberately discussed and considered, by the representatives of the belligerent governments in conference assembled; With the Confederate eijvoys it was the solution which they scented ohiefty to favor. They sugrcxtcd that the question of union or separation should be left in suspense, that in the meantime there should bc M a mutual direction of tfi effort of the govern ment, as well as those of the insurgents, to some extrinsic policy or scheme for a season' and that negotiations on the great point at issue should be resumed after this diversion had produced its pal liative effect. ' ' It is stated that Lincoln and Seward did, in the course of the interview, recog nize the prospect of foreign complications and the probability that England rather than France would be the country in volved. We must admit, too, that the 14 scheme," if it was thus recommended by the South, had been conceived with considerable ingenuity in the interests of the seceders. By the time the "extrinsic policy " had been carried into execution. and brought to an end, the Federals would have become accustomed In live without the Confederates, and to see vn the Southern Republic only a kindred State and natural ally. We hope the public will not lose sight of the tact that the adoption of an "extrinsic policy," at the expense of, inuoeent neutrals, has actually been entertained and debated by the chief authorities of the two American eoveriunnnts. If the " scheme " was hafene) by President Davis and his col leatfoea. it was at any rate taken into dis passionate eon. -id era tion by President Lin coln and h is Secretary of State, while Mr. Seward himself is at the pains to inform us that it was not objected to for an in stant on its own merits or from any con sideration which a turn in the events of the civil war might riot immediately re move. This lesson we shall do well to remember Mr Seward has most con siderately forewarned us ; it will be our own fault if we are Oot found to be lore-armed. M ISCEI.I.ANjF.OUS FRO TH. UnIXKD Statks. Lincoln has been suffering with a severe attack of influenza for sev eral days, lie was confined to his bed on Thursday. The United states transport steamer Thorn was blown up by a torpedb in Cape Fear river, just below Fort Anderson, on the afternoon of the 4th int.. and sunk in mid channel within two minutes after wards, the crew barely escaping with their lives. . ' General Washburne has thrown the entire district of West Tennessee open to trade. Citizens will be allowed to come freely to Memphis with the products of the country, and take out a limited amount of family supplies. Some particulars of the Confederate attack on the I. mon rort Meyers, on tlic Florida coast, are iven. The Confede rates surprised and cantured the pickets, and made a demand for the surrender of the garrison, which was refuse., when thoy opened on the fort, and continuea their cannonade for half a day, but were compelled to retreat without effecting its capture. The left of Grant'e line was visited on Thursday by Lieutenant General Grant, accompanied by several members of his staff, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, and a numerous party of ladies and gentlemen. Tho blockade runner' Ruby has heen captured. r CHARLOTTE, K. C. i. Munday Morning. March OT, WAS. SOW Advertisements. Wanted J. B. E., Hare Bulletin Office. Our Agent. Mr. L. P. Eiwin. of Rutherfordton, N. C, is authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions to' tin- Daily and Tri-Weekly Bulletin, il l Weekly Catateba Journal. Look Out f"r the Cross Mark. Hereafter we ebsfl' adopt the pUn of marking, wtfb red pencil, a rroxs, on the liiii.er f wneh subscriber whose term of subscription is ihotit to expire. We in var i.ubly .discontinue a pape when the time for which it is p id expires. Look out for the rul cross t.oirk ami renew in season ! i Perftofioti can only be reaehed in this vain world through liho gates of sorrow. A man mav he tiuoA. noble, and a strict ! follower of the letter of the hiw, but, until his vain affections have been purged from him by afflictions and troubles, ho will ho far from that point o few poor mortals endeavor to obtain. Our Messed Savior was under the lash of . pain and agony before lie reached the goal of 11 is per feetion. And who upon earth of human form can be com pared to Hint ? See the gay and thoughtless youth, laughing mer rily and singing eh;erily, along life's pafhway, thinking of everything but his God, and his duty to Him. Look at him when he mourns the loss of a mother or a father, a sister or a brother, and see the scalding tears (if grief aeueduct through, which the impurities of his heart are thrown off. Thus our joys in this world are snatched from one, and our tears of sorrow with them, sinfulness and imperfections, work a change upon our .hearts as th drop of water, does upon the stone, until we are at last made pure and holy, and fitly qualified for that crown prepared for us in a better, brighter world. j 'Whom the Lord lovcth He chasteneth.' The following letter, received by Gov. Vance and published in the Raliegb. pa pers of the 23d, contains a more definite account of the doings of the enemy while in Fayetteville, than any we have yet seen : Egypt, March 19, 1865. To His Excellent i Z. B. Vance, Govern or of North Carolina : Dear Sir : The train from Little river arrived this moniing. The following may be regarded as a summary of the news from Fayetteville, viz : AM the Arsenal buildings burned, Favetteville Observer offiee burned. W. B. Wright's residence burned, 0, B. Mallet's residence burned, John P. McLean's residence burned, Mrs. Bank's, rcfijaence burned, Branch Bank of State of N. C burned. Two warehouses occupied by Koekfish Co burned, - i Court house and jail burned j All the cotton factories burned, John Waddell was killed on hiss plan- ; tation about four miles from Fayetteville. j None of the citizens of Fayetteville were i killed. John P. McLean, W. T. Home, I and Major Ilawly'were all hung to extort j from them where their valuables were; hid, but were taken (own uninjured. It ; is reported that about 400 negroes and whites were drowned in Cape Fear-river, 1 in endeavoring to t ..-ane witn tne iatr- i Fer the Chattottf Bulletin. AM SICJHING, MAfiYi s(.Hl( BY THOIiAX. I aw sighing, Mary, sighing, For one beam of i.hy bright smile, Which o'er rov heart a sunshine pourttf And cleans'd my soul from guile. That gentle, poorhing, inithml tone, Which 'round my pathway east' A horoscope oil hatpin csti, Whilst its reroenibrauce'laiits. -' I r " '' ' P ' ' , ' ' I am sighing, Mary, sighing; And I'll feel that life's a chain 1 am dmggij on my journey Through this vale ot woe nd Unless thou BocnTcau't rescue me, By thy preserving, art, From njiths of dark duBDondenrv. . ... - , . And tae me to thy heart. N I am weeping, Mary, weeping : Drive back the clouds which roll So fiercely o'er life' horizon, IcoTupa-sUig my soul, mi let tl.y SWu-of Hope biu'r.e forlh, And angels bright above, Will envy roe tl joy I hftvc In thy undyi-j. love. - ' Charlotte, N. C, March liist, 18H5. tmim Parson Brown low j "Goverwor" elect of Tennessee, lfas beon awarded $25,00(1 iu a suit " for damages inflicted by im- i i e ru - . o i" , Keua, uimer iruut iu elha.iuu ui ( - 0 . . . i i e rr-..:iK ' T lorrill I HT I I HI 1 I I I1 I I I rMI H N All VII IH . v t a swft , , . 1 i w va uui l.' i ui.'jiuvii v a v. t - v-. v the lankee omcers ofumnf? tne pontoon . : ; tUa loose. Private residences after being plunder ed, were guarded to "protect" them. Your Excellency's ob't serv't, J. B. i 1 TTrViir.li ic fn ho aaGimaoH urintl thiP nmnertv of Ramsey, Sneed, and others, who were influential, in the early days of the rebel lion, in getting the Parson into jail. Yankee paper. We were gratified to learn, on yester- us, one by "aJ tnat tne rutnor or the death or Aieut. , carrying' 1 n e j J I ninr Keserves. is untrue. l,ontederaU'. 1 m For the Charlotte Bulletin. Mr. Editor: Your appeal to the ladies and families in town, in behalf of the wounded soldiers, is well timed, and has al ready produced the best effects. In further ance of your benevolent object, will you permit me to suggest, that if supplies' of How well these words apply to us as a nourj ana other articles of subsistence, were nation. For four of the bloodiest pages furnished by the steward to some of the in the crimson history of the vorld we citizen ladies, to be cooked and prepared by i 1 i:.-: a.. fl;i e fiA uiemior ttie use oi tne invalids in our nos t -,r tvr:i :: j: i al . : i" j.l i 1 1" I I & ITi mr t , . jjULLaiuiu rieuvy xxiuiirory, j.v. j. uuo 1 ' 1 J-J i T II (Lki. V . AVii.AU. 1 ' A X J lAOl V V Villi UJU i-. (l 1 W Significant. A Yankee fleet 6e ing prepared at Washington for Jporopf an waters, to consist of the pwerfr vessels relieved from blockade chrty h reeent occurrences. " Petcf'sbuy xoreMf. Lieut. Georgia regiment, died wratb. How hard to convince the wold loving man that it is for our own good -that God is thrashing our .souls' harvest to winnow fur His paruer the good seed. pitals, these ladies will cheerfully undertake to have these supplies prepared o as to suit the palate and gratify the taste of those who cannot relish coarse or ill-cooked food. J know several ladies who have expressed a Let us riien benr up with fortitude, be- j wish to be thus employed their own pri- lieving that lie will in a good time "de liver us out of all mij- afflictions." From PKTJiRSBintG. We receive the following dispateh last" night : prT,.s.., y., March 2". Kvrron iru.ETi. : Iu a light to day. -James Kerr and J. .S. W;itts were severely wounded; E. K. Alfefdcr, slight ly, and James T. IHlvm, Lieut. (Colonel 4Pth regiment, dangerously- wounded. JOMLk (;. frlitKR, (apt. Wc copy the following from the Cor. vatc supplies beiug already exhausted by the constant demand upon their charities. As promotive of the same object, it would be well for the benevohent and patriotic in the countr'. to sot d into town some of the supplies which are now s. much needed for the comfort of our brave soldiers. t Senkx. Battlk of BebtqNsville. A jtrain containing some two hundred wounded from the battle-field at Bentonsvillc ar rived here Tuesday afternoon. Among the wounded are the following : Lieut Col J J 8harpe, 23d Ga.. in right shoulder dangerously. Major Renfrew, -7th (a., thigh broken. Capt John Keoly, company B, H'th Ga., left leg broken. Adjutant J B IV, 27th Ga., in right knee. Lieut Hamilton, company F, lth Ga., shot through lungs, mortally. Lieut Montgomery, company A, 19th Ga., shot through right thigh, flesh wound. Sergeant Charles Guess, company B, 23d Ga., (formerly of Orange county, N. 0.,) left leg broken. H C Harris, company K, 17th N. C, from Pitt county, shot though body. Private C D Wilson, company H, 40th N. 0., from Sampson county, through thigh, severely. J A Walter, company L, 17th N. C, from Cabarrus county, in thigh. Doing well. Raleigh Progress. Lieut. Col. John Q. Taylor, of Bruns wick county arrived here yesterday after noon from the front We regret to learn that bt lost bia left arm in th fight TO THE C-ITIZEVS OF CHABLOTTE AND Ml KI,F-BURG COUNTY. HK.nQlTARTkR, ) Charlotte, '. C. March 35, 1H,'. f The citizens of Charlotte and Mecklenbnrz county hating escaped the threatened inva- Inu'an, of the 24th. In response to this J sion of the eueroy, now have it in their pow- appcaj, a gentleman icit witn us ves- I l" preiwe nr aecurwy aganisc rams terday spjiic seeds, which we have Hamilton, company i 19tli! ;iu uie uenor in this city, oil Tuesday night, from wounds received at Bentonsville. Cov4tJeratr f DOJ ATIOS 'ASSOCIATIOX. it gives rae pleasure to .innounce tjhat th Charlotte' Donatiou Association iis stil BAvalv An,nlnAil iff Amlnnnnva a! I. . - J TI . .-i . 1 T ' .1 , ! . , . . iai" nic &uuerjnsrs ci ine poor, ana tnai y, is still open to contributions. The i large?' donation received, it gives mo pleasure ti state, came fronsthe ladies of Charlotte $3,12(32. To day we acknowledge !the re ceipt of $'245 from Mr. Koopman, Treasurer of the Lofltt Association W. A. WILLIAMS, t Treasurer C. Donation As-'ociajtion. March 2th, 1S65, NEW AKVKRTISK.MK.NTS. turned over to the editor of the Oard lim'nn, who. will see that these, and all others that may be left with him, are forwarded to Columbia and distributed among the needy. - Bring what seed you can spare to Mr. PeFontaine, in the Bulletin editorial room. A great deal of good may thus be done at a very small cost. whicli arc always fo be apprehended while an army of the enemy is in reach. Such preparation will also give protection againft the depredatidus of lawless bands of skulk ers from our irn army, from whom our country has suffered. A portion of your citiiens who were ex empt frommifitAry duty, en the approach of the enemy, organized themselves into a company and eledted John A. Young and Wm. R. Myers to command them, who have been commissioned for three months service run v.uL,e.MBiA. tne people m the second class Home Guard. This of tho country cannot perform a more company, in conjunction with the regular substantial act of charity than to forward members of the second class Home Guard vegetable seeds of every description to baa been most efficient and useful in arrest Columbia. It w now time to prepare ing and bringing to justwe thieves and rob- gardens, and with the immense area of bei.s, in n9toring Btoleil att4 , w iffi, uncultivated space m that desolate city, pPe8,ed property to its ownerS, and In re the people may by proper cu ture, in a . . , e v fi i i , . straining and suppressing crime in the JiTki ftP nL Witb m;dl oounry- To render tins organisation more of couimunication, they cannot otherwise obtain vegetables during' the summer, aud meat may not always be at hand. liAt the farmnrs and rtlanfcers t-hpn. rT and all, rejnembcr Columbia and its 9honld e9Pcoia11 feel h h fy become sufferers, and even. though it be bnt a a member of it,fyr protection of, the kmite, contribute their seeds: VVe wijy """ thankfully receive and forward all pack- "worganat ion, with very little train ages from this locality, and we doubt not ing' win with tue sitance of other forces that the enterprising postmasters -at AlwRys at command at this post, be able to Yorkville, Chester, Spartanburg, Union, resist aay ordinary cavaly rid that might Greenville and 'Newberry, will do the I be 8enfc against it. The am otrnt of training same from hoods. BOARD, IN A PiilVATL FAMILt- FOK a Gentleman and Family, co'Usigting of wife anLcbild three years old. Address 'j. B. E ," care Bulletin! Office. Charlotte, N. C. mh 20,'ti5-d3t . .' i ' T their respecttv neighbor- CnANGE OP1 Superintendents. Col. G Taleott, Superintendent of the Richmond and Danville railroad, has re signed that office, and Thomas Doda mead, late Superintendent of the Pied mont railroad, has been appointed his successor. Col. Dodamead will act as general Superintendent of both roads. DtmviUe Register, i Suffered no JLoss. We are clad to learn thajt our spirited cotemporary, the to their plaoei and learn a few plain duties It will be for every citizen to determine for himself tne obligation resting upon him to aid in defenoe of his home and family. In view of the dangers consequent upon the condition of our country, I have felt it mj duty to call attention to this important matter, and trust that every citizen of the town and county will fully appreciate it. I embrace this occasion in naW oi.i CharlggMfille Chronicle, suffered no loss edrements to the energetic r.itin- nf n.- from the Yankees in their recent ocoop- community for their zealous aid in the dis tion of the town. The Jeffersoman of- charge f military duty in jny eonunaad. floe also escaped without loss or damage. WM j HOKE Col VOB BAttFER. f BACON, CORN, THAST AND I RICK will ' be exchanged for a gool Mule in- Horse. Also, a onediorse AVagbni capa ble o carrying fifteen hundred pounds, with Harness. For information, apply to Mr. TAYLOR'S Store, opposite Mansion House, mh 25y65-d4ti ME418 FtKMSHED AT THE RESTAURANT FROM 7i A. M., until 10 r. M . mh 26, -66-dtf BET HUN B & CO. THJS YEAR, ' 8. A. HARRIS. Auctioneer. WO LARGE HALL ROOMS. FRONT and baok, ofc the Hrd -floor-of the Car- sen Buildinsc. will be Ire laiixad mh Ml nl tr nit the Public isqunre, at 11 o'clock, Tuesday; 28th inst., for the bafcinaip&f the year. A. C. WILLIAMSON, ma. 26.'to d2t Depositary. wtii salt:: iA!rrti ' Si HSITl NCE DCPABTMKNT, ) . Charlotte, N. C, March 24th, 18C5. FOUR POUNDS OF VIRGINIA SALT will be exchanged for one of Bacon, and one bushel of Vr-Hnia Salt for five of Corn, at the Subsis ;oe Warehquse, near the depot of the C, & fi. C. Railroad, in this place. E. M. LOlE, Maj. and Dist. Comm'sy, 8d Dist. N. C. mh 25,'66-d3t&cjlt MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD. Charlotte. N. C, . Marri la . in order that thev uav become M EMBERS OF THE HOME GUARL IN i and learn tr.. ij iTZ. I the 8th Cohgressiorfal District olaim- emcient, ana to anord a more general pro tection, every man iu the county able to walk and handle a gun should join it at once. Axid every male oitisen of the town necessary to'enable the citizens of town to be useful in its Wence, will cost them about one hour of time every day for a short time, ing Exemption, will meet the Board at the loiiowmg times and places : Monroe, on the 26th March. Dallas, on the 27th do Shelby on the 29th do Lincolnton on the 31st do Newton, on the 1st of Apsil. J. B. ALEXANDER, Chm'n Medical Examining Board, 8th Congressional District mh 16,'66-d4t WANTED, . A GOOD TWO-HORSE WAGON, FOR IX. whioh a liberal price will be paid. Also, a good Grindstone. APPlJ at tfce B1LLETIK OFJM1.
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