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rrfV irrAA OFFICE ) ON THE S. WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT 13 TO INDIVIDUALS, AMD THE GLORY 07 THE ONE S3 per annum 13 THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. 57. -J. YJJfflilL Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1861. TEJfTfl VOLUME NUMBER 484. II 111 4 Jill 1 ii i Published every TuesdaVjQ) WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. If paid in ail va nee, $2 If paid within 3 month?. - i If paid after the expiration of the year, 3 . .. ,.Q,on if.ni liner 113 five NEW SUbSCTlbi 00 50 00 rs. Rccompaniea oy me auxance suuanii-uuii w", ..o;,.-i sixth cour trratis for one year. will ir".ti'v a - U&jy .Subscribers and others who may wish to send money to us, can uo so uj man, u.b uui o g-Transient adrertisements must be paid for i . . in fcS?- Vdvertisements not marked on the manuscri . . .... . , :a pt for & specific time, will be inserted unui luiuiu, charged accordingly. and SAMUEL P. SMITH, Attorney and Counselor at Law, CHARLOTTE, N C, Will attend promptly and diligently to collecting and remitting all chums intrusted to ins care. Special attention given to the writing of Deeds, Con Tovnnc.es. &C. triS During hours of business, may be found in the Court House, Office No. 1, adjoining the clerk s ofhee. January 10, 18L J. A. FOX, Attorney zxt Law, CHARLOTTE, N. C. GENERAL COLLECTING AGENT. OiTice over the Drug Store, Irwin's corner. January 1, 1861. tf Wm. J. Kerr, ,iTTOS:KY AT LAW, r in.oTTE. N. C. Will 1 practice in the County and Superior Ceurts klenburg. Union and Cabarrus counties. of Me. e. klenburg. Union and Uabarrus counties. Office iu the Brawley building opposite Kerr's Hotel T A 10;1 XT ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., PRACTJ'l'IOXEK OF MEDICINE Offier. X. 2 Inchi's comer, CHARLOTTE, N. C January, 1861. 11. V. BECK WITH Has constantly on hand WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C Of the best English and American manufacturers. Call ami examine his stockbefore purchasing elsewhere Wateh crystals put iu for 25 cents each. January, 186L y gk. John T. Butler, TRACTICAIi Watch and Clock 3I.ikcr, Jew eller, .vc, OrrosiTE Kerr's Hotel, Charlotte, AT. C. (Late with R. W. Beck with.) Tine WalclM's, Clock A; Jewelry, of every description, Repaired and Warranted tor 12 months. Oct 16, 1860. tf G. WILKINSON CO., DEALERS IN Watoliei AND FANCY GOODS, No. 5, Granite Range, Opposite the Mansion House, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Attention given to Repairing Watches and Jewelry September 18, 1S60. y New Supply of WATCHES, JEWELRY, Solid Silver aud Plated Ware. The subscriber has lately purchased a very extensive 6upply of the above articles. His purchases being made directly from the manufacturer, he is therefore enabled to sell at a very small advance on cost, and persons may rest assured that all his articles are war ranted to be what he represents them to be. ffi?. Watches and Clocks carefully repaired and will receive my personal attention. R. W. BKCKWITH. Nov. 27, 1860 tf Charlotte fc S. C. Railro.-ftl. On and after the First day of October, THROUGH EXPRESS FREIGHT TRAINS will run Daily between Charlotte and Charleston, without transshipment, thus enabling freights to reach Charlotte in 5 days or less S'lom New York, aud iu one day from Charleston, and vice versa. Also, THROUGH TICKETS will be sold from Char lotte to Charleston at $8 50, and to New York, via Charleston Steamers, at $ls, and vice versa. The mer chants and public are invited to try this cheap and expeditious route for freights and passengers. A. II. MARTIN, Oct 2, 1SG0. tf Gen'l Ft. and Ticket Agent. DR. E. H. ANDREWS, CHARLOTTE, X. 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 set Artificial Teeth on Gold, Silver, Vulcanite, or on the Cheoplastic process, as patients may desire, aud fill Teeth with Gold, Tin, Amalgam or Os Artificial. He is also prepared to perform any operation belong ing to Dentistry, and need not say that he will be pleas ed to wait upon any of his old friends or new friends you may take that for granted. February 5, 1861 3m NEW GOODS. KOOPMANN & PHELPS have received a handsome assortment of SPRING GOODS, consisting in part of DRESS GOODS, BONNETS, Sec, 2 which they invite particular attention. April 23, 1861. North Carolina MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. This Company, the oldest and most reliable in the State, insures white persons for a term of years or during continuance of life, on moderate terms. Slaves insured, for one or five years, for two-thirds of their market value. or insurance apply to T1I0S. W. DEWEY, Agt., Jan 8, 1861 ly at Branch Bank N. C. CantwelPs Practice. Dujing my absence in the Military service of tlii State, in Virginia, subscribers and others desiring cop les ot the above work, can obtain them of Mrs. Cant- well, Raleigh. All persons indebted to me, by note or otherwise, are requested to pay tier. 1 will hold her receipt good. rrice ot single copies of the above 5,00 A deduc tion will be made to those who buy to sell again. EDWARD CANTWELL. Camp near Norfolk, July 30, 1861. Dissolution. The firm of FULLINGS, SPRINGS & CO. was solved by limitation on the 1st January, 1861. dis The business will be continued under the name anc style of FULLINGS & SPRINGS, and they hope, by integrity and strict attention to business, to merit the same patronage heretofore liberally bestowed by their numerous friends and customers. The present financial crisis and the uncertainty of business, for the future compel us to shorten our time ot credit from twelve to six months to prompt paying customers none others need ask it. All persons indebted to the old firm of Fullings Springs & Co., must come forward and make immediate settlement, as it is absolutely necessary that the busi ness be speedily closed up. "A word to the wise is suffi cient." Jan 15, 1861. Hardware!! Hardware!! A, A, N. M. TAYLOR MESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pub lic generally, that he has added to his extensive stock of Stoves and Tin Ware, a large and complete stock of Hardware, consisting in part as iohows: Carpenters' Tools. Circular, mill, crosscut, hand, ripper, pannel, prun ing, grafting, tennou, back, compass, webb, and butch er SAWS; Braces and bits. Draw Knives, Lhissels Augers, Gimlets, Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes; Brick plastering, and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw plates, Stocks and dies, Planes of all kinds, Spoke- shaves, Steel-blade bevel and try Squares; Spirit Levels Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines Gougers, aud in fact everthing a mechanic wants, in great varietv and at very low price3, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man sion House. Charlotte, N. C. .May 29, 1860. tf Blacksmith's Tools. Such as Bellows, Anvils, Vices, hand and slide Ham mers, Buttresses, Farriers' Knives, Screw-plates, Stocks and dies, Blacksmith's Pincers and Tongs, Raspers and Files of every kind, Cut horseshoe and clincn Nail Borax: Iron of all sizes, both ot northern and country manufacture; cast, plow, blister and spring Steel; &c. for sale very cheap at TAYLOR'S, opposite the Mansion House Ludlow's Celebrated Self-Sealing Cans, of all the different sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House. Agricultural Implements of all kinds Straw Cutters, Corn Shellers, Plows, Hoes, ' Shovels, Spades, Forks, Axes, Pick3. Mattocks, Grubbing Hoes, Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, rruninj and Hedge Shears, Pruning and building Knive3, gar den Hoes and Rakes, with handles; Grain Cradles; grain grass and brier Scythes, Bush Hooks, Wagon boxes Hollow ware, such as pots, ovens and lids, skillits, spi ders, stew-pans and kettles, Cauldrons from 20 to 120 gallons each; Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep Shears, &c, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite the Mansion Hou?e. Tin and Japanned Ware, A large assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Tlate. Babbit metal, &c. Stoves, the largest Stock, of all sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion IIoh NOTICE. Taken up and committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg count', on the eth uay ot beptemoer, ibou, a iegro boy about 18 or 20 years of age, (black,) about 0 feet 6 or8 inches high, lie says his name is JIM, and that he belongs to John Worthy of Gaston county; that his master moved to Texas early last Spring, at which time he ran away from him. Jim appears very dull: n scarcely communicate anything about his master or home with any intelligence. He has a scar on his right fore finger, made by a cutting knife. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay ex- pense!, and taKe saiu uoy away, uiiitrnise nc win ur disposed of according to law. Oct. 9, 1860. tf W. W. UliltK, snenu. rETEIt R. DAVIS. W. H. HARDEE. DAVIS & HARDEE, PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, rctcrslovLi'g? Va. REFER TO Hon. D W Courts. Gen. R W Haywood, Raleigh, N. C Feb 19, 1861 6m-pd. & HERDS, BIRDS. All kinds of EUROPEAN BIRDS: j-if also, a beautiful assortment of NEW Jv STYI.K PAGES. Those wishing a fine Soncrstcr. will find it at J. D. PALMER'S Variety Store, One door above the Bank of Charlotte. Nov 20, I860. From and after this day (1st of January, 1861,) we will he pleased to sell our old mends and customers, and the rest ot mankind, tor cah, and cash only, any article in our line of business that we may have on Auvrwtrann andincT or coming for Goods after II ' l II VA .. VA7 his date, without money, will piease excuse us if, in- stead ot tilling their oruer, i- furnish them with a PllllV Cl f this advertisement, OS we are dttcrmined not to stll a sir,-jle article on credu. EfTUAnd those indebted to ns are requested to can and pay, as we want the money. January 1, 1861 tf PARTIDtLAR IVOTICE. All persons having unsettled accounts on the Books of OATES k WILLIAMS, must come forward before the. first rsf Sentpmber next and settle by cash or note, or thev will find their accounts in the hands of an offi-. cer for collection. - , --, OATES & WILLIAMS. Aug 13, 1831 3w THE BRAVE AT HOME. The maid who binds her warrior's sash, And smiling, all her pain dissembles, The while beneath the drooping lash One starry tear-drop hangs and trembles Though Heaven alone records the tear, And fame shall never "know her story, Her heart has shed a drop as dear As ever dewed the field of glory ! The wife who girds her husband's sword, 'Mid little ones who weep and wonder, And bravely speaks the cheering word, What tho' her heart be rent asunder Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of war around him rattle, Has shed as sacred blood as e'er Was poured upon the plain of battle! The mother who conceals her grief, While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few brave words, and brief, Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod Received on Freedom's field of honor ! f O l l i n vuttinu it oiioitT. a certain oaroer or our town, says an exchange, having great gift of gab. used to amuse his customers with his long yarns, wniie lie went through Iih functions on their heads and faces. One day an old codger came in, took his seat, ordered a shave and his hair cut lhe barber went to work and beran at the same time one of his long stories, to the no little dis satisfaction of the old gentleman, who, becoming irritated at the barber, said, 'cut it short. 'les, sir, said the barber, continuing the yarn, until the old gent again ordered, 'cut it short, I say, cut it short! 'les, sir, clipping away, and nKKBn the faster. 'Cut it short, I say!' says the gent. 'Yes, sir,' says the barber, going on with his story. 'Will you cut it short, blast you V bawls the old gent, in a rage. 'Can't, sir says the barber, 'for if you look in the glass, you'll see I've cut it all TAX OTIC IS. jjLiinquPiu tax-payers m tne town or Uharlotto are hereby notified that they must pay up within the next ten clays, luis notice is hnal, as the money must bo collect ed. JI. W. ROB1SON, Sept 10, 16G1 4t Town Marshal. State of North Carolina Mecklenburg county Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term. 18G1. Charles H Xevvbold vs. The Mecklenburg Gold and Cop per Company Unginal Attachment. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the. de lenoants are not innaDitants oi tnis ocate, it is therefore or dered by the court that publication be made in the West ern Democrat for six successive weeks, notifying said de fendants to be and appear before the Justices of the Court of Fleas and Quarter Sessions at the next Court to be held for said county at the Court House in Charlotte, on tho 4th Monday ol October next, then and there to plead, answer or demur, or judgment pro coniesso will hi enter ed against them. Witness, W K Reid, clerk of said Court, at office the 4th Monday of July, 1661, and in the Stith year of Amer ican Independence. W. K. REID, Clerk. KOTICE. ALEXANDER is my authorized Agent. All S. P. persons having business with him. Aug 6, 1861 me will transact, it with T. 11. BREM. tf All persons in Mecklenburg county having in his or her possession Arms or accoutrements belonging to the State, and not in the actual use of any volunteer com pany of the State, are hereby notified to deliver them to W W Grier, Sheriff of said county: otherwise the penalty of the law will be enforced against them. This notice is given by the authority of his Excellency, the Governor. No excuse will be taken. W. R. MYERS, Aug 27th. Acting Solicitor foi Mecklenburg MONTAMOENA FEMALE SEMINARY, MOUNT PLEASANT, CABARRUS COUNTY, N. C. The exercises of this School will be resumed on the 20th of August. Rates per Session : Board (including washing and fuel) $40 00 English course, from $5 00 to 15 00 Music on the Piano, Melodeon or Guitar, 20 00 Languages, each, 8 00 Drawing or Painting, 10 00 Vocal Musicr 3 00 Embroidery, 1 00 Other ornamentals reasonable. Terms : Half of all the expense.-, board and tuition, mutt be paid in advance, and the remainder at the close ot the Session. Pupils who board in the Seminary will not be per mitted to make store accounts. For further information, address L. G. HEILIG. August 13, 1861 2Jm I IMPORTANT IOTICK. OUR TERMS will be POSITIVELY CASn, on and after the 21st August. COCHRANE S SAMPLE. Aug 20, 1861 4w $73 REWARD. RUNAWAY from where we had them mrei', near Chester, in June last, our three negro men, viz : Bill, Giles and Henry. Bill and Giles we bought the I4tu oi last Aovemocr at the estate sale of Ed. Leach, on Brad Liver, in York District. They being brothers ad having rela tions in the neighborhood where we purchased- them, it is more than likely they have mr.de their way back to their old neighborhood. Bill is about 26 years old, 5 ,et 8 inches high, will wegh 150 or 160 pounds; is. very black; rather sharp faced, speaks quick when spoken to. Giles his brother, is about 24 years old; 5 feet 9 inches high; will weigh. 160 lbs., is very black, and walks with his head --'up and feet turned out in front. Henry, we purchased Jan. 1, of Col. C. Rives on the Catawba river, he is 28 years old, well set, 5 feet 10 inches high, ay,d will weigh 1 75 pounds; has a heavy brow andCspe,iis slowly: has some character as a run away. Ma; 'go to Charleston or Washington city, it is hard telUag where he will go as he is a gentleman of travel. They all ran off about the same time. Yve will pay 75 reward for the 3 men; or $25 a piece for either of them delivered in any jail so that we can get them. These boys may attempt to make their way North as some others .from this place have at-t-rmMed. FRIDE & DCNOVAKT. " r Cheetar, S. C , July 30, 1S61 tf SUFFERINGS OF THE FIRST GEORGIA REGIMENT. The Charleston Mercury's Virginia correspond ent writes a letter of thrilling interest, descriptive of the engagement between Garnett's and Mc Clellan's forces at Carrick's Ford. The conclud ing portion relates to the hazardous retreat of a portion of the First Georgia Regiment across the country to Monterey, in Highland county, Va. The writer says : The foe was baffled of his picy! But seven companies of the First Georgia Regiment, out flanked by them, had been cut off by the rapid advance of the Indiana line, and were driven from tbe road and up the mountain into a wilderness where human foot had never trod before. Without food, with scarcely a blanket to cover theti, and no shelter from rain or wind or cold, but the dark foliage overhead and around, on an untrodden mountain range, without maps or guide these brave Georgians took up the line of march in such direction as their slight knowledge of the country and the aid of a pocket compass advised. Over the rugged rocks and through the dense underwood, often so thick that they had to hew a passage with their bowie knives, the stran gling iine toiled up the mountain until darkness closed around them and they lay down and slept. The sun rose on the Sabbath morning and floodM their hippy homes with light, and gilded the spires oi the village churches, whither their mothers atd wives, and sisters were going up to pray for the dear ones at war, and to beg Heaven to spare their lives; but he could not pierce the thicket to get a glimpse of that wan and famished band, who, with failing limbs but stout hearts, were panting upwards for the day. On and on through the weary hours, and the laugh had hushed, and their voices seldom broke the deadly stillness, and the face of youth grew sad and the face of age anxious, but still not a murmur, not a thought of yielding; and the second night came down and the cheerless halt was made. Again the sun went up, and the steaming mists curled away aver the mountain tops, and these lost and now famished men, with chilled limbs and swollen feet, and railing hearts, went forward once more. But the pangs of hunger gnawed at their vitals, and the line grew more and more strag gling, end the hs'ts were frequent and prolonged, and the anxious "Close up! close up, boys!" of the cheerful-toned officers, was no longer responded to by quickened steps. They tore off the inner bark of the birch and spruce pine, and found some comfort and support in swallowing the juice. Eive dollars was offered the fortunate possessor of a bit of biscuit, two inches square, discovered in an old corner of his knapsack, and refused. One of the Captains Jones of the Washington Rifles had a son in his ranks a lad of 18 years,- and tenderly reared. He came up to his father and begged for food. "Take this, my dear boy," he replied, shaking out a few crumbs of biscuit from his hnversaek, "eat it slowly; and may God save your live." Strong men sat down and cried, the weak dragged on unrepining. Some of the feeblest, pale striplings, whom the lightest blow might fell, showed hearts of oak in that awful ex tremity. Still the "Close up" was urged on the laggard rear, and the slow hours seemed length ened into years, and the day yped on, and the mountains closed before them, and the third sun set and they were not saved. Tuesday came, and their strength and courage was gone, and despair had seized them. Now the men became mutinous. The officers urged, and entreated, and commanded them to make one more effort to save their lives', but the latter had lost all value, and famine and fatigue was fast exhausting its remaining store. Still the habit of obedience, and old affection, and well tested confidence prevailed, and again they went forward, though with little hope of suc cess, in their desperate effort to reach a human habitation. And they would have failed in all reasonable probability, and their bones would have whitened on that mountain ridge, and the acci dents of their fate would have been as fearfully unknown as those who have gone down a sea and left no trace or sign of shipwreck. Suddenly, at mid-dav, a stranger appeared among t.Kem. "Who are you and where did you come from ?" are the eager questions. " I am a v irgnian a friend; have followed your track, and have come to save you!" was the welcome reply. ' But, though the face was as of an angel, these men misunderstood it. Thev were on the very verge of destruction. An awful death awaited them if they did not fol low his guidance, and yet they preferred famine, death, anything before captivity; and how could they tell whether he was to be trusted ? They were in a hostile. country., and the man was utterly unknown to them. "Go on," said the leader, " take us out of this wilderness, and we will re ward von : -deceive, betrav us. and I will blow your brains out with my own hand at the first sight of the enemy." Tie carried them by a change of direction down the mountain; striking a shallow stream at its b:se; they followed its bed, leaping from rock to i'ock, and sometimes wading through the water for miles; then over a field and out into a road, and a wild cheer rung out their joy at the unexpected deliverance. Attended by a guard the guide went to a neighboring farm-house, and returned by nightfall with a wagon load of provisions. His name is Parsons, and the Confederate States Gov ernment should bestow on him their first gold medal. " How much did yon eat that night?" T asked my narrator, a son of the late General Irwin, of South Carolina. " Why, nothing at all, scarcely; the fellows nibbled a little, all through the night; but the next morning, after such a breakfast as would have killed a wolf, we stopped twice and eor.ked oar haver-sacks full of provision, eni by nightfall there was not a crumb in them." One of the Lieutenants who shared the horrors of that retreat was on the cars, going home to recruit his shattered health. Typhoid fever had followed the exposure and exhaustion he looked like the genius of famine. . "I Pay of Officers. The Richmond Enquirer states that the pay of the officers of the Northern j 1 . 1 ii l.lPil.i .Cil. volunteer army avenges less iuau uaii mat oi me officers of the Southern volunteer army. A Lin coln Colonel receives less pay than a Confederate 1st Lieutenant. LOYALTY OF THE JEWS. A correspondent of the New Orleans Crescent, writing from the Acquia Creek section of Virginia, j thus refers to the loyalty of the Hebrews towards tue ooutn: - I am not sufficiently acquainted with the history of the Jews in the United States to authorize me to chronicle the unanimity for the Hebrews in favor of the South, and the patriotism evinced by them in our common struggle, as even remark able. But such is the fact; i am aware that they always take the lead in commerce I have learned that in modern times they fought bravely and with desperation in Warsaw and Cracow, and the Old Testament establishes the fact that they were formerly a warlike people, and the present struggle demonstrates that they have a good deal of the old leaven still in them. They can be found in considerable numbers in the army of Virginia; scarce a regiment but can number from twenty to fifty of them in its ranks, more or lees, and are well regarded by their officers as cleanly, cheerful and active soldiers. Among, the 1300 Federal prisoners confined in Richmond, every nationality is represented except the Israelites. There is no Jew among them. Besides men, they have con tributed money to the cause, and with no sparing hand at that. 1 hose residing without the Con federate States are with us to a man. The Jews of Chatham street, New York, and of Harrison streets, Baltimore, are under the surveillance of the Federal detectives. They are believed to be disloyal to the Lincoln government, and are sus pected of furnishing material aid to the rebels. Richmond is full of merchandize declared con traband by Secretary Seward, and every day brings fresh arrivals. Pistols, swords, belts but tons, gold lace, uniform trimmings, blankets, casi net, cassimeres, shoes and woolen socks are being received every few days and it is no secret where they come from and who brings them; and the prices charged for these indispensable articles are now half as exorbitant and unreasonable as those charged by Christian speculators in pork, bacon, flour and coffee, for the support of our gallant soldiers. The Jew adops trade for a livelihood, and never ventures, in a general way, in specula tion. The most puritanical, straight-laced Chris tian can be induced to venture his money when large profits and a rapid realization are made ap parent to him, and generally selects the wants and misfortunes ot bis tellow-man as the most promising field for his experiment. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AT FT. LAFAYETTE. The following, from the New Yoik Tost, will give an idea of the treatment of the prisoners con fined in Fort Lafayette: A day or two since a gentleman of this city went down to Fort Hamilton, with a note from an offi cial source, asking the Colonel "if his duties would permit, to allow the bearer to visit Mr ,' one of the most distinguished guests of the nation at Fort Lafayette. The Colonel knew his guest to be as loyal as need be, read the note and then said: My dear sir I would give twenty dollars to see Mr myself. lie was formerly an old and esteemed friend of mine, and I should be delight ed to pass an hour with him; but my official posi tion and my orders forbid such an interview. The only communication I have had with him has been through one of my officers. Only yesterday his sister came bore with a priest and begged permis sion to see him. The family is Catholic, and I am a Catholic myself, but I was obliged to refuse their application. No one, excepting the proper officers in charge, can have any intercourse with my prisoners. Just then the mail from the city was brought into Colonel Burke's office. There were 20 or 30 letters addressed to the prisoners. Colonel Burke looked over them and picked out one. "There is a letter for Mr , and I know tho hand which addressed it; the letter is from his sister, but I cannot send it in to him. As you know the family, you may open and read it. I shall be obliged to, a I open all letters which come to or from the prisoners. Their family letters I glance at, aud if there is anything important to commu nicate, the purport of the letter is sent to the per son to whom it is addressed. My orders, with re gard to the prisoners, are very strict, and I obey them. Gift to the Confederate States. Ten hogsheads of very fine Tobacco, the Gift of E. iJ. Cheat, of North Carolina, to the Government of the Confederate States of America, were recently transported over the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad. The tobacco alluded to is consigned to one of the Richmond warehouses, and will be sold in due time for the benefit of the parties in interest. When a Governmnt is sustained br all the. people, there is little danger of conquering it. Every indication demonstrates that all of ou' people are determined to sustain the integrity of the "Stars and Bars." lliclnnond Examiner. The Marion of tue Missouri War. By universal consent, Gen. Jeff. Thompson is the Marion of the Missouri war. lie is followed by an army without shoes or hats, and with coats and pants curtailed of their fair proportions, but who can whip, with ease, double the number of Hes sians who may dare to encounter them. They are a breed of warriors the like of which never was seen. A few hundred of thera are holding Southwestern Missouri against F remount and all his host. The response of Gen. Jeff, to Fremont's proclamation is a model document. Napoleon never excelled it. JCfiif We have been shown the proceedings of a planters' meeting in West Baton Rouge parish in Louisiana, in which we have presented a striking testimony of the confidence and liberality -of the planting interest towards the Confederate States Government. In this single meeting about 1,200 hogsheads of sugar and 1,500 barrels of molasses were at once subscribed to the aid of the Govern ment. The planters of Baton Rogue also organiz ed themselves into a "Confederate League," pledg ing theii support to the Government. This inci dent, in a single parish, furnishes a striking in stance of the accord and liberality existing between the planters and the Government. . RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA. We recommend to our readers the perusal of the "Geological report on the Midland Counties of North Carolina," made to the Assembly of that State in 185G, by Prof. Emmons. 'r This volume will supply large deficiencies in the popular knowl edge, with regard to the physical and material re sources of North Carolina. We reviewed tho work, in terms of high commendation, more than two years ago. The present juncture, however, suggests to us the propriety of farther recalling the attention of our public to the resources of our elder sister resources to be made available in the future, as well in war as in peace. Though con fined simply to the midland counties, which a two years' survey has failed to cover, we are astounded at the developments of natural wealth in North Carolina. Tlift coal-fields are ample for the South; the mining interests are of incalculable extent. The auriferous ores are of wonderful richness. The silver lead mines are not surpassed in value by those of any country, and yield zinc, lead, coppr, silver and gold. To the geologist, the study of this volume will prove eminently in teresting, not only as embodying the geological history of North Carolina, but as suggestive of new facts, somewhat calculated to disturb old set tled convictions. For example, Professor Emmons tells us that the facts in regard to the coal-fields of Deep River does not sustain the prevalent be lief, that workable coal-seams belong to the epoch termed the carboniferons; nor that coal is the pro duct of a peculiar vegetation, which is also geolog ical in belief. He tells us, also, thut the discov ery of fossils in Montgomery county carries back the evidence of life upon the globe to a much more remote period than is the usual belief, even among geologists. So ancient are the. evidences that the excellent Trofessor indicates.-a claim for North Carolina as the birth place o'f the oldest inhabit ants of the globe. But our space will not suffer such a review as this work deserves. We suggest it to the consideration of Prof. BeBow. Enough, if we draw public attention to the vast and various resources of the 01d North State. Charleston Mercury. FOREIGNERS IN THE NORTHERN SERVICE. The heavy foreign element in the Northern ar mies is one of the most noticeable features of their military organization. The Irish and German soldiers are their main reliance, and make, no doubt, their best soldiers. Tho masses of the people are well content to let their battles be fought by for eigners, but if any victories are achieved, will not be slow to claim all the glory for themselves. When the contest is closed, it remains to be seen what will be the result in the North of converting the whole foreign population into soldiers, whilst the native masses remain untrained in the arts of war. Thepeople of theU. Slates were wont in former times to felicitate themselves with the idea that America, separated from the Old Vorld by three thousand miles of salt water, was impregnable against all Europe. It never entered into the im agination of statesmen or philosophers that the peaceful introduction of European population would accomplish that which open war could nev er have effected, and that they who found in our country a refuge from despotism would become themselves the instruments of subverting liberty iu America. Yet, with the exception of the adopt ed citizens of the South, this extraordinary and unnatural spectacle is exhibited to the world; but, happily, its disastrous consequences will only bo felt by that section which in arming foreigners against the South, has committed suicide upon itself. Ilithr.wnd Dispatch. From the Salisbury Watchman. COUGH REMEDY. Pleasant Retreat, N. C, 1 Sept. 13, 1861. J Mr Editor: Having had a bad cough for a Jong time, and finding no relief from many things, quite an intelligent old lady recommended the fol lowing, which effectually put an end to my cough. 1 send you the receipt, if you think it worthy, let your many readers have it, and old Abe can keep his at home: Elicumpain, G oz.; Comfrey, 6 oz., Iloarhound, 2 oz-, cut the roots up fine and boil in one quart of water until reduced to a pint strain add one pint of honey, one of strong apple vinegar and a little Alum, boil this to one pint. I used it freely kept it by my bed and used it whenever I coughed; when warm from exercise I thought it most effective. Yours respectfully, S. W. M. mm mi Funny Letter from Manassas. J.. I'. Pry or, Esq.. of Mississippi, who was in the great battle of July 21st, furnishes the Memphis Ap peal with the following letter, which was found in the haversack of a dead Yankee on the field of Manassas after the hegira of the Grand Army, it having been evidently from au impatient Yankee girl to her martial sweetheart: Dear Bill: I want you to come back home as quick as ever you can get off, and wo will get -married the firs-t night after you arrive. 1 wish you was at home now, and I had one arm . around your neck and you had both yours around mine, what a glurious squeeze we'd have I Alas! says Pryor, poor Bill will return no more to h'13 anxious, ardent lady-love. With two thou sand others of his deluded comrades, he sleeps quietly beneath the sod of Manassas. - . - A Lie Out. McDowell, in his official report of the battle of Manassas Plains, assesses his killed at 481. The New York papers have been publishing lists of the killed at that battle, and enumerating not more than half the regiment? engaged, have already published the names of 818 killed. Cameron, the Yankee Secretary of War, in a speech made to some of tbe Pennsylvania . Regiments near Arlington, last week, said that 700 of his Yankee brethren were made to bite the dust at Manassas. A lie has evidently been told by some of these Yankee authorities, or probably it would be but the truth to say, that all have lied, for it is well known that tbe killed on the Yankee side at Manassas was nearer 2,000 than any othef ' figure.