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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1862.
j3. YASES, Editor asd PitopniETOR.
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j CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
! Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, President,
i Al II Stephens ofGeorrria, Vice President.
3 J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of State.
i U. W. Kanuoipn, OI irginia, necrtiai ui.
i C. G. Memminger, of South Carolina, Secretary
of tlie Treasury.
; S. R. Mallory, of Florida, Secretary of the Navy.
Thos. H. Watt?, of Alabama, Uhiet ot tne uepari-
ment of Justice or Attorney General.
J. II. lieajran, of Texas, Postmaster General.
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f Cjj-Tr.in-'u-v.t advertisements must be paid for in
h .:i:icf. , .
;y- A'lvferti-ciueiiU not marked on tne manuscript
or .1 -i.-i ltk: lime, will he inserted until forbid, and
frsri'i'd necordirijrl v.
coAscuiPTio.ir.
IlKAO'tAin r;n ('ami of Instruction,)
Near Raleigh, June 20th, 18C2.
Spkciai. Oiii't i: No. 1.
I. AU p i-Miin subject to the provision? of the act of
Ci.ntrrc-s eiitith-d ''an act further to provhle for The
Public !).!' nc," ;ir-proved the 1 Gth of April 1802, and
known n tlie i.'ond'.-i ijt ion Act, are hereby ordered to
iiprifiir;it tlifir regular liegiinental muster grouiidi in
their repi-ctive counties, on the 8th day of July, pros.
II. The (.'oiuci -ipts after enrollment are hereby or
dered to appear at the Coiifthou.-e of their respective
cuiintie-, n tlio l'jtii July, proximo, prepared to pro
ceed forthwith to this camp of instruction.
III. The enrolling cllicers will have instructions to
pr.int exemptions as prescribed by law, hereto append
ed. IV. OHiccrs commanding: rcjrime.ts ami companies of
the Militia of this State, will immediately notify their
respective commands, and warn all persons liable to
Conscription to comply promptly with tlie above order,
Nos. 1 and 2.
V. All tM-r.-ions subieet to enrollment, who may wish
to Volunteer, must j -in compa nie- in tlie Confederate
service on the l.MIi .April la.-t, .'icconliii to law; ami
r.inseiiieatlv .-re prohibited fnju rerruitinif or organiz
ing new cotnpa uies or regiments, Partizau or Rangers
e.cc.icd.
llv order: PETER MALL ETT.
M.vor and Ass't Adj't Gen l; P. C. S. A.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
A HI !" i' A N T ANit I.NSfKCTOIl OkVKRAL'.S OfFICK,
RieiiMu.NU, May 10, ItiOl.
t!i:vi:i:.M. 0.:it:its, No. '.'.1.
I. The follow iujj act a:id regulations in reference
t h reto, ai e published for the information of all con
eenied. An Act to exempt certain per-on from enrollment
f ir service in the armies of the Confederate Ststes.
SMC. . The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact. That nil persons who shall be held
to be unlit for military service under rules to be pie
s' rii-ed by the Secretary of War all in the service or
mplov of the Confederate Slates a 11 judicial and ee
c ii i i.ifioTS of the CoiitVi'n ; ate or State Covernmeuts
the members of bo;!i iloti.-cs of Congress and the
I.e-i-bitnrc- .if the .- veral Stated and their re.-pocti ve
oiV;- rs all e!t:k of the otlicers of the State and
Confederate l lovern m'mt s allowed by law all engaged
in carrying the mails all ferrymen on post routes all
pilots an-l persons engage'! in the marine service on
river and railroad routes of transportation telegraphic
operators and ministers of religion in the reguhii
Ji-'-harge of ministerial duties all engaged in work
ing iron mines, furnace:;, and foundries all journey
man printers actually employed in printing newspapers
--:,!! presi l -nts and professo's of colleges and acade
mies, and all teachers having as many :s twenty
scholars supei iutendents of the public hospitals,
lunatic asylums, and the refrulxr nurses and attendants
therein, and the teachers employed in the Institution!:
!'. r the deaf and dumb, ami blind in each apothecary
.nire now e-tab!i-hed and doing business, one apothe
cary in good standing, who is, a practical druggist
superintendents and operatives in wool and cotton
factories who may be exempted by the Secretary of
War. hail be, and are hereby exempted tVem militarv
serCn o in the armies i,f the Confederate States. Ap
proved Apii! 2 1, '. .-"02.
II. P.y the ab .ve :.e of 'o:,gie-s, the following
classes of persons are exempt from enrollment for
m'li'ary -ervicc :
.In -I ices of the Peace; Sheriffs ami Deputy Shei ill's:
Cliiksand Deputy Clerks, allowed bylaw: Masters and
Commissioners in Cl.a:cen: Distiict and Stale Attor
neys: Attorney Ceneral: Postmasters and Deputy
Po.-tm.iiter.-. a'id Clerk-" allowed by law: Commissioner-
of Kec:iue, and foreigners who have not ac.jiiircd
'.'. in; in the Confederate States.
Ml. The following are not exempt:
Military (H'icers i:ot in actual service; persons exempt
State laws, but not bv the above act; foreie'ners
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who 1 1 t v
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ac.paiied ilomicil in the Confederate States,
persons other than those expressly named or
np'.ied in the above m t can bi exempted, ex-iriii-hing
a substitute. iVoiu militarv service.
re:
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and
in ."oe.t'ormity with
(Ceae..i OiviVrs No.
onlv -o i,,ng the
V. I'.T-on-
receive tin :; cc-i::t.-.i;es of exemption from
d Cotnp.iti.e-. or the Commandants of
v h.'Ul lh- silbst-ttite htveln-n aeeet.ted.
li'i.'.ttes of exempt ion '. ; . granted bv '
o ticcrs mi a, vvl.o vii! r.ciie fui!
: eg. uu to ui'1 coitilltloTIS aiol 111
uch exemption is valid
aid siiii.-titute is legally exempt.
'i. ive furnished sub.-t it utcs will
;e Captains
Camps.
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I. tuier er- i
tne enrolling
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of exempti in. A !- !
itmns for evetnption eaunot, tiierefore. be con-i 1- '
' 'e l :.y tlie ar Department.
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100.000 Envelopes,
Ju-t received at t!te store of
KOUPMANN i PHELPS.
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Wil.f Charlotte Ruth. Railroaci---
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MEMBERS OF TI?E FIRST FERMANENT
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE?
NORTH CAROLINA,
ALABAMA.
Win L Ytincy,
Clement C Clay.
ARKANSAS.
Robert W Jolmson,
Charles 15 Mitchell.
FLORIDA.
A E Maxwell,
J M Baker.
GEORGIA.
Benjamin II Hill,
John W Lewis.
LOUISIANA.
Edward Sparrow,
T J Semmcs.
MISSISSIIM-I.
Albert G Brown,
James Phelan
VIRGINIA.
R M T Hunter,
Wm B Preston.
George Davis,
Wm T Dortch.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Robert W Barnwell,
James 1 Orr.
TKXNF.SSF.E.
Eangdon C llaynes,
Gustavus A Henry.
TEXAS.
Louis T Wigfall,
W S Oldlmm.
KENTUCKY.
II C Burnett,
William E Siniins.
MISSOURI.
John B Clark,
R S V Peyton.
Total number, 20.
HOUSE.
Thomas S. Uocock, Speaker.
' ALABAMA.
1 Thomas J Foster, (i W Chilton,
2 Wm R Smith,
7 David Clopton,
8 James L Pugh,
I? E S Durgan".
John P Rtills,
4 J L M Curry,
ii Francis S Lyon,
ARKANSAS.
1 Felix J Bnlson, ."5 Augustus II Garland,
2 Grandison I) Royster, 4 Thos P Hanly.
FLORIDA.
1 James B Hawkins, 2 Hilton.
GEORGIA.
1 Julian H.'irtridge,
2 (' J Mimnerlyii.
Hint s Holt,
4 A II Kenan,
5 David W Lewis,
0 William W Clark,
7 Robt P Trippe,
S L J G art reil.
H llnrJv Strieklatul,
10 A B AVright.
KENTUCKY.
7 II W Bruce,
S S S Scott,
D E M P.ruce,
1(1 J W Moore.
1 1 R J Breckinridge, Jr.,
12 John M Elliott.
1 Alfred Boyd,
John W Crockett,
: II E Ret.d.
4 (ieorgp W Ewing,
." J S Chrisnian,
ti T L Burnett,
LOUISIANA.
1 Charles J Villiere, 1 Lueien J Dnpre,
-i Cli.ules M Conrad. 5 John F Lewis.
.'J Duncan F Keinier, G John Perkins, Jr.
MISSISSIPPI.
5 II C Chambers,
C, O R Singleton,
7 E Barksdale.
1 John J MeRac,
2 S W Clapp,
3 Reuben Davis,
4 Israel Welch.
1 John liver,
2 (isper V Bell,
3 George W Vest,
4 A II Conrew.
NORTH CAROLINA
MISSOURI.
r wr w Cook,
0 Thos W Freeman,
7 Thos A Harris.
1 W X II Smith,
2 Robert R Bridget's,
3 Owen R Kenan,
4 T I) McDowell,
o Archibald Arrington,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
1 W W Bovee. 4 John McQueen
2 W l'orchcr Miles, 5 James Farrar.
3 M L P.onhtun,
Thomas S Asho,
7 James R McLean,
S William Lander,
.' B S Gait her,
10 A T Davidson.
1 J T Hei.-kell,
2 W (J Swtinn,
;i W H Tebbs.
4 E L Giirdenshire
." 11 S Foot.-,
M P Gentrv.
i L M Ager.
TENNESSEE.
7 G W Jones,
8 Thomas Menees,
! J I) C Adkins,
ll Bullock.
1 1 David M Currin.
1 John A Wilcox,
2 Peter W Gray,
3 Claiborne C Herbert.
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1 M R II Garnet t,
2 John R Chamblis,
3 ,Iamrs Lyons,
4 Roger A Pryor.
.1 Thomas S Rocock,
John ( loode, Jr,
7 James P Holcoinho,
8 Dan'l C Dejarnette,
Total number 107.
TEXAS.
4 Wm
B Wright,
T Malcolm Graham,
(5 B F Sexton.
; I x I A .
D William Smith,
10 Ah x R Boteler,
1 1 John B Baldwin,
12 Walter R Staples,
13 Walter Preston,
1 I Albert G Jenkins,
15 Robert Johnson,
1 ti diaries W Russell.
11 20 A. M.
11 45 " '
12 13 P. M.
1 00
V. A. MeBKi:,
tor ot Transportation.
GOVERNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Henry T. Clark. Governor ex ofiicio. Salary
;!. U(K) per annum.
Pulaski Cowper, Secretary to the Governor. Sal
ary, exclusive of lees, s300.
Rnt'us H. Pago, Secretary of Slate. Salary 8 00.
Daniel W. Courts, Treasurer. Salary S-'OOO.
W. R. Richardson, chief clerk to the Treasurer. !
Salary 1,200. j
C. II. Brogdon, Comptroller. Salary 1,000, '
Oliver H Perry, Librarian. "
Tlie Council of State is composed of the following!
gentlemen: Council Wooten of Lenoir, President,
John W Cunningham of Person, David Murphy j
of Cumberland. Wm A Ferguson of Bertie, J F ;
Graves of Surry, J J Long , Northampton. Wj
L Hillard of Buncombe. j
Governor's Aids Hon Danl M Barringor, Spier j
Whitaker.
Literary Board Henry T Clark, President ex
oflicio: Arcli'd Henderson of Rowan, Jas B Gor- !
don of Wilkes. Wm J Yates of Mecklenburg.
Internal Improvement Board Henry T Clark
President ex officio; James Fulton of New Han- i
over, X M Long of Halifax, I
The General Assembly commences its session on ,
the third Monday of November every alternate year.
The next election for members, and for Governor, ;
will beheld on the first Thursday of August, 102. j
n v. ni-;cK lrii
Has constmtly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C,
f the best English and American manufacturers.
v a ;b! examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere. !
i.- crv ot.us .jut ii ,
' J a ;.i ' v. , J
2. cents each,
v
A'OTICK TO IM.I5TOi:s.
The Foundrv and Machine shop of Hie late firm of
Al.KXANDEll & McPOL'GALD having been sold,
notice is hereby given to those indebted to the concern
to come forward immediately and make settlement 'by
cash or- note; and those having claims against the
firm will present them for settlement. The under
signed is authvrized to attend to settlements.
Line IT. HENRY A f.KX ANPFR.
t VBtsUxn DnnDfrirt.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
trj" The Democrat trill he discontinued to all sulecri
lrs at the expiration of the lime for which it is paid.
Those u ho xcant to continue must rencte before or at the ex
piration of their livie. The dunning business is unpleasant,
and tee do not want to engage in it again. Those uho are in
arrears, and whose papers hare been discontinued, trill ob
lige lis if theg trill pay tip tcilhout putting us to further
tronlh about it,
Promotions in N. C. Troops. Maj. Junius
L. Hill. 7th regiment, to be Lieut. Colonel, vice
Ed. Graham Haywood promoted to the colonelcy.
Capt. Robt S. Young promoted to Major vice Hill
promoted. Maj. Samuel D. Lowe, 2Sth regiment,
promoted to Lieut. Col., vice T. L. Lowe deceased.
Capt. W. J. Montgomery to be Major, vice S. I).
Lowe promoted. Maj. T. L. Hargrove, 44th
lment, elected Lieut. Colonel, vice Cromwell
re
resigned. Capt. C. I. Steadman elected Major,
vice Hargrove promoted.
1STOTICE.
Persons sending any articles to their friends in
the army of Virginia, are warned to direct the
same to the care of Co!. G. W. Chipley, stating
whom for, and send to no one else. Also, mark
or paint the names on the bos, and not use a card,
which is very liable to get rubbed off and the box
lost. Col. Chipley has charge of the North Caro
lina Depot at Richmond, and he will take special
pains to send the supplies to any of the boys from
the State, wherever they may be located.
Pit. W. M. CAMPBELL,
Surg. 7th Keg. N. C. S. T.
The Reverend trentleman
Carolina
war near
North Carolina On-icERS The Rev. A. J.
Witherspoon, of Linden, Marengo co., Ala., has
just arrived in Virginia from Fort Johnson, San
dusky Island, Ohio, having left there on the 4th
inst. lie is Chaplain to the 21st Alabama llegi-
mnnt ,i , i A tvmj f t-r n nrlcnnr f 5liili-li nn t)-n OA
li,tl U 11 VI , HO 1. I n V- 11 j'll:UllVI 14 V lc IlilVlil VI 1 1 tllVi
day or that great fight
furnishes the following list of Aorth
officers now confined as prisoners of
Sandusky. Ohio:
C M Avery, Colonel 33d N. C.
Sam'l 1) Lowe, Major 2Sth N C.
Oscar It Rand, Captain 20th N C.
W II Speer, Captain, 28th X C.
S N Stowe, Captain 2Sth N C.
Geo B Johnston, Captain, 28th N C.
D W Brown, Captain, lb'th N C.
T W Mahew, Captain, 24d N C.
AY F Fathing, Captain, 37th N C.
J W Vinson, 3d Lieut., 20th N C.
Niel Bohannon, 1st Lieut., 28th N C.
Calvin Scott. 2d Lieut., 2Sth N C.
It A Ilause, 1st Lieut., 33d N C.
James A Weston, 1st Ijieut., 33d NT C.
Jno N Anderson, 2d Lieut., 33d N C.
11 L Steele, fst Lieut., 37th N C.
WT A Stuart, 2d Lieut., 37th N (J.
J S Rogers, 2d Lieut., 37th N C.
J S Bost, 1st Lieut., 37th JN C.
Woodbury Wheeler, 1st Lieut., Latham's Bat
tery. These officers arc all well, and confidently ex
pecting to be soon restored to their respective
commands by a "general exchange."
Gov. Vance. Col. Vance has been elected
Governor, no doubt, by a very large majority, and
the party that elected him have carried the Legis
lature. What policy with regard to the war and
the Lincoln Government Gov. Vance will recom
mend, remains to be seen. His Inaugural will be
looked for with interest. lie received the vote of
all the elements opposed to secession and the war,
most undoubtedly. And lie will have to choose
between the Southern cause and honor of the
State on one hand, and the predilection of a very
large number that voted for him on the other,
lie will in consequence find himself placed in a
critical position, which will require the exercise
of decision and firmness. He must take either
the side of the South or of the North in his Inau
gural, and in it foreshadow what the policy of his
forthcoming administration will be with regard
to the present war, and the relationship which
Noifh Carolina bears to the Confederate Govern
ment by the act of secession. lie can occupy no
middle ground upon these questions. They must
be met promptly squarely. tStatesvilfc AVjtrcss.
FEOM NEWBEEN, N. C
The New York Exjirexs of August G, has the
following :
From officers and passengers of the steamer
Jersey Blue, which left Newbcrn, N. C, on Sat
urday, the 2d inst., our reporters obtained the fol
lowing items of news.
The town of Newborn is kept under the strict
est surveillance by General Foster, the present j
commander of North Carolina, who has signified
his intention, that in ease any of his men were fired j
upon by residents of the town, he should hold the j
place responsible, and pull down the houses of all !
persons that are known to be not on the side of
the Government. j
The inhabitaEts of the city comprises about one j
third to one half secession element which is be- j
ginning to show itself again daily more and more, ;
so much so, that Gen. Foster has forbidden the j
assemblage of more than three persons in the
street.
Fears are entertained at Newbern that an attack
will be made from Kinston, but preparations for !
such an event have been made. All the vessels
in port have been instructed to lay at short cables, !
and the steam transports to have steam up, so as ;
to be prepared for au attack. Confederate pickets
and scouting parties are seen daily within but a
few miles of the city. '
There are now six men and three women con- ;
fined in jail on suspicion of having been connected ;
with the shooting of the Massachusetts soldier, '
but there is no positive proof against either of
them.
The health of the soldiers is fair, the prevailing ;
disease being jaundice, Lut it is feared that Au- j
gust and September may prove bad months for j
the men. Ice is getting very scarce, and the sol
diers feel the want of it very severely, i
YANKEE OUTRAGES.
The Charges Ayaiitst the Federal Gen. Mitchell.
The following is an abstract of the testimony of
Col. Norton, of the 21st Ohio Regiment, before
the Committee on the Conduct" of the War, in re
ference to Gen. MitcTIell, who is charged with out
rageous conduct towards southern people :
Col. J. S. Norton, 21st Ohio Volunteers, sub
mitted the following brief statajnent in regard to
the conduct of the officers and soldiers under the
command of Gen. Mitchell,.of the Third Division
-of the Army of the Ohio, in North AlabaniaT "
I claim, in the first place, that. Gen. Mitchell
took possession of cotton in a rebel fortification,
and sold that cotton for three cents per pound to
a man by the name of Clark, when he was offered
seven cents per pound by a man named Fuller.
Mr. Clark lives in Ohio, and Mr. Fuller in Ath
ens, Ala. I claim, also, that he gave this man
Clark and his associates the exclusive privilege of
transporting cotton by Government wagons from
Iluntsville to Athens, to a point on the railroad or
roads leading to Nashville ; that he would permit
no one else to use the teams or transport cotton by
them ; 1 have a statement here, sworn to by a man
named D. A. Saxon, who is in the employ of the
Government a mail agent between Iluntsville
and Reynolds' Station on the railroad of a con
versation, in which Clark said that he got his cot
ton through by slight of hand ; that it cost him
nothing to get it through, as Gen. Mitchell sent
it through in Government wagons. Mr. Ball, of
Cincinnati, told me that Gen. Mitchell said to him
that he had made a large amount of cotton through
his son-in-law in North Alabama. His son-in-law
was there, and I was introduced to him by the
General. That son-in-law was understood to be
connected with Mr. Clark in the cotton transac
tions; it would so appear from Gen. Mitchell's
statement to Mr. Ball, that he had made a large
amount in cotton through his son-in-law.
I charge Col. Tarchin, and the officers and sol
diers under his command, with having committed
outrages and depredations upon the people of
Limestone county, and the country West to Tus
cunibia, contrary to the printed orders of Gen.
Buell for the government of the army under his
command in that they have stolen horses, mules,
bacon, corn and fodder, from the inhabitants,
without receipting therefor or giving ny account
of the same. I charge that they have plundered
houses, taken from them ladies' wearing apparel,
gentlemen's clothing, and have broken furniture
and windows, broken locks of drawers, and de
stroyed everything in and about various premises.
I charge them with committing rape upon servant
girls in the presence of their mistresses, with strip
ping rings fVom ladies' fingers, cutting bacon up
on parlor carpets, piling meat upon pianos, and
being quartered in houses when they should have
been quartered in their tents ; robbing citizens up
on the highway, breaking open safes and stores,
breaking jars and everything generally in drug
stores, in two or three instances. They have also
taken away horses, mules, buggies and harness.
I further state that Gen. Mitchell knew of these
things; that I took written statements to him on
two occasions; that I introduced committees
of citizens to him for the purpose of getting
some redress for the grievances or a cessation of
them ; that he paid no attention to them, or rather
failed to stop the depredations up to the time the
brigade was ordered to march to another section of
the country. In proof of these charges, I will
submit the sworn statements of the citizens who
suffered under this treatment, as well as the state
ments of officers of the army who were cognizant
of the facts. These sworn statements will be sub
mitted to the committee whenever they ask for
them. My regiment is located at Athens, Ala
bama, and I propose to rejoin it as soon as I con
clude the business that brought me to this city.
My residence is Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio,
and a letter addressed to me there, in care of my
wife, Mrs. J. S. Norton, would reach me.
Gen. .Mitchell required of those who applied for
cotton, that they should give him one cent per
pound ou all they bought, for the privilege of
buying.
FROM TIIE NORTH-
An immense war meeting was held in Wash
ington week before list, at which Old Abe was
present and made a speech. He referred to the
quarrel between McClellan and the Secretary of
War, and said the dispute was not so serious as
was supposed, and rose simply from a question of
how many men McClellan had; many supposing
that the Secretary of War had not reinforced him
to the extent he might have done. This was not
so the Secretary of War had never given, and
was not to blame for not giving, when he had none
to give. In conclusion, he referred to McClellan
in complimentary terms ; believed him to be a
brave and able man ; took upon himself what had
been charged upon the Secretary of War. Speech
es were made by Gen. Shields. Hon. Robt. J.
OUTRAGEOUS MURDERS BY THE
YANKEES.
The Richmond Enquirer says that the citizens
of Aecotnac county are subjected to the most
cruel and barbarous treatment. A few days ago,
an altercation and scuffle occurred between a
paroled Confederate soldier named Bell and a
Federal soldier; during the fight the Constable of
the Drummondtowh District, Wm. Addison Kel
lum, came out of the Court House, separated tho
combatants, and commanded peace as a eivil offi
ac. win other Yankee soldier, cotf.ing up at the
moment, struck the Constable over the head with
the butt end of his musket, while a Yankee offi
cer split open the Constable's skull with a sword
as he fell to the ground.
Constable Kellum was then taken into a neigh
boring house, where he died within a few hours
afterwards. Several citizens, who witnessed the
shocking murder of Mr Kellum, and expressed
their horror at such lawlessness, were arrested.
Among them was George S. Rogers and his son
Lewis Roarers. These irentlemen snid to bv-
, - cz - j
: standers that they'thought they were living under
a civil Government, which they had taken the oath
to support, but such conduct and scenes were an
outrage on all Government. A large number of
citizens of Accomac were imprisoned for various
political offences, and females as well as men were
not allowed to utter a word in condemnation of
the Yankee Government or the Yankee hirelings
in Accomac.
The Central Presbyterian has the following
statement of some of the atrocities committed by
the Yankees in Western Virginia:
Mr Lewis Jones, of Nicholas, has been forced
to fly from his home simply because his sympathies
were with his native State, lie loved Virginia,
and, therefore, the Yankees hated him. His wife
was left in charge of a little son, Foster by name,
twelve or thirteen years of ago. Failing to secure
the father, the wrath of the Northern scoundrels
turned against the child. Marshal Dorsey, a
Union traitor, helped them in their bloody work.
Mrs. Jones was poor, and the little boy tried to
aid his mother in obtaining an honest living. A
lady who knew little Foster Jones well tells tne
that he was amiable, gentle and inoffensive. But
the father had escaped, and the traitor Dorsey
helped the Yankees to a victim in the person of
the child. They took the little boy away from
his mother, and, in full hearing of her cries,
wrapped a blanket around his bend, made it fast
to a tree, and then shot the child with nine bul
lets. They then gathered around the body, like
devils incarnate, and pierced it with bullets. The
soldiers then came back to the village and boasted
of their infamy in the presence of Yankee officers
and met with not a syllable of reproof.
The Presbyterian says this cold-blooded, in
human murder is well authenticated, and adds:
This communication is sent by the Rev. John
S Grasty, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in
Fiucastle, a gentleman well known in Virginia.
He mentions in a private note that the statement
enclosed was made to him " in writing by a most
worthy citizen of Nicholas." The rage and
malice of our enemies have been steadily waxing
fiercer, and now that the policy of savage warfare
has been officially avowed, we may expect such
diabolical deeds as the one here recorded to be
come still more numerous and aggravated.
SWORD IN THE HEAVENS.
We are informed by gentlemen whose veracity
cannot be questioned, that on the 22d instant,
near Groovcrsvillc, Georgia, a phenomenon of re
markable significance was witnessed in the heav
ens at about 4 o'clock i:i the evening. It was a
perfect representation of a sicord handle, blade
and point all visible. The blade was red and the
handle silver color. The blade pointed to the
Northeast and the handle to the Southwest. It
was high up in the heavens, appearing to the eye
about twenty feet long and two feet broad. Soon
after it was witnessed, a wind springing up, heavy
clouds appeared and screened it from view.
We are not one of those who attach a peculiar
significance to remarkable dreams, bclievo in
witchcraft, or view eveiy celestial phenomenon as
an omen of good or evil. But no similar phenom
enon to the one in question has been witnessed
for many generations, and we are, therefore, owing
to the peculiar circumstances surrounding us, in
clined to regard it as significant.
Fiavius Josephus, in his history of the Jew3,
refers to a similar appearance in the heavens just
previous to the destruction of Jerusalem. He
says that a star, rcscnibi i nj a sicord t stood over
the city, and a comet that continued a whole year.
Another writer, we are informed, describes the
sword as hanging over the city, with the point
down.
After the destruction of Jerusalem the star dis
! appeared. This phenomenon has always, by learn
i ed Divines, been described as the " Sword nf th
i Lord." From the destruction of Jerusalem to the
t. -a . 1 "l T i ll 1'
Walker, Senator Harlan, ex-L.ov. i.ouiveu, j ri.eset period no such representation has been
Massachusetts, Gen. Shipley, .Military Governor of i bche(i in tie Heavens.
Louisiana, and a number ot others. Uu tne con
clusion of Shipley's speech, it being announced
that he was the man who hung Mumfurd in New
Orleans, for hauling down the Yankee flag, the
meeting gave three cheers for him. Shipley dis
claimed all credit of the act, and said the honor
belonged to Butler.
The editors of the Harrisburir iPenn) Patriot
The mysteiious workings of the ' God of Hosts
and of Battles" are as difficult to comprehend in
our day and generation as they were in the days
when Jerusalem was destroyed by fire and sword.
And it may be possible that this second appearance
of the "Sword of the Lord" (as the reverend iren-
. A BEAUTIPUI. DOCUMENT.
A fellow by the name of Goldsborough, who it
seems has command at present of the Yankee
frigate Minnesota, and is no doubt one of Lin
coln's naval pets, issued the following notice the
j other day which was duly published in that very
; chaste sheet, the Norfolk Union:
Flag Ship Minnesota, )
Norfolk Harbor, July 30.
William W: Lamb, Wotdd be Mayor C-iiiV
w r anl the Rebels Generally of Norfolk Va.
Whereas it is reported to me that about 25,000
infernal blackguard Rebels are making their way
from Richmond, through Suffolk, to drive out
the soldiers of Abraham Lincoln and to cut the
throats of the Union men of Norfolk, Therefore,
take notice, that on the first appearance of tho
first d d Rebel scoundrel withiu these lines, I'll
blow you and your City to h .
(tell this to your women.)
Yours, GOLDSBOROUGII.
Admiral, Ac.
The first idea that will probably occur to our
readers after its perusal is, that the above publica
tion is spurious No decent man could well sup
pose otherwise. But there is no ppurtousness in
the case. It is a genuine document from the pen
of "Admiral &c, Goldsborough" and as such we
insert it in our columns as a striking record of the
times. In connection with it, to show, the char
acter of the journal in which it first appeared, tho
Norfolk Union, we give the following editorial re
marks upon it :
A Notice to Rebels Wc are informed upon
perfectly reliable authority that when there was bo
much apprehension tho other night about a rebel
raid on Norfolk, Commodore Goldsborough sent a
notice ashore to the late city authorities, to the
effect that in case any rebel soldiers made their
appearance hero to interfere with Norfolk, ho
would blow the city to fragments. And that thia
might be taken as a standing notice, and the rebel
leaders have their families prepared accordingly.
This is good news. Commodore, we say, let her
rip if the rebels come, and you may blow us all up
together, if you will only make short work of the
rebels."
Thece is no doubt that Goldsborough watt drunk
when he penned the infamous production. But
this is no palliation of his offence. HVr are not at
all surprised at such a beastly exhibition of him
self by h Lincoln Admiral, because we can expect
nothing better from such a pourcc. But what will
be thought in Europe of a naval commander who
could, under any conceivable circumstances, de
grade himself, his profession, and his country, by
such a vulgar, filthy, blackguard production, and
of a press which could speak of it in the laudatory
terms in which the Union notices it ? Golds
borough is but a type of the whole warrior race to
which he belongs. He is about as fair a specimen
of Northern chivalry and decency us any that
could be selected, and tho Union h a faithful re
flector of the spirit and conduct of the Lincoln
war journals. We hope that the "Admiral's"
valiant and exquisitely published paper will find
its way across the Atlantic, so that the people of
Europe may be thus much further enlightened m
to the character of the enemy whom the South h:H
to deal with.--i'eYcrKr Exftrts.
FROM TIIE WEST.
Cairo, August 7. There was a skirmish
yes-
Ourt Indian Allies. Capt T. J. I acker,
Chief of Engineers in the Indian Department,
under Gen. Albert Pike, has passed through fhi
city on his w.iy to Richmond, with late reports
and accounts from the West, and the Indian
Territory.
Captain Mackey is a native uf South Carotin,
and well known to many of our readers. Much
th'at he reports need not be published at thia titfl'j
but we are t. leased to receive full confirmation of
i
have been arrested for the publication of seditious fchouId ,recJiv carrv the fcWonJ of jus,;ce aI.j Gf
articles and sent to Fort Mc Henry. iip,crty between the bounds of the Confederacy,
tleman who had the pleasure of seeing it styled it.; j reports that had readied us from other soatces.
Our Indian allies are aoing wen, ana are renaer
ing excellent service. About thirteen regiment,
numberiii-' nearly 10,000 men, are in serricc,
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ii-;j auu u j u us uiu'ic cuuiwii in iuc uioou oi our ene- representing cmeuy iuc vueroee.-, ijree, uii'itf
; wit::?, uu naic uui uu ly ui.-i eg.n ucu uic piiiieijiic.t j taWS aim ViuKkisatiB, wuu a e nuiu ;v:iri
; of civil and religious liberty, but have mocked Dc- j tribes.
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. , .r,trtr ,'r, .,n : Ji u) lliC practice oi ineir irreligious ai:u ue- ucn. ineri i ikp, w nose acquaintance wun me
pleasure Utat the powder 'llXTJ JLZ grading isms. The handle of this stord being in j Indian character, habits and interest,, with the
i b 1 T 'JXt ukW v ; the South an(1 its blojd red b!ade the -North 1 confidence reposed in him by the Indians, render
w uT:":S:nr host. Cartridge., are 1 bc a toke" to our hots i0 commence he him cm,ncntly the right mm for that Depart
, , .t : i-i : lourney of invasion, and ihu the assurance mat
also vnarift there, ana inu aiuiv in xiMisas is
Texas Items. From Hon. John
member of Congress from Texas, who is at present
Roioiirmn" in 'this citv. we learn, with jjreat
j - -o"- ; .
ncnt, has lately succeeded in making treaties
terday, near Point Pleasant, Mo , between the cit
izens and federal troops, in which several were kill
ed on both sides. The citizens had bound thcn
selves together to resitt the enrollment act, and
troops were sent from New Madrid to enforce -tho
law.
Gen. Robt. McCook, of Buell's army, wa phot
on the 1st, while riding in an ambulance near Sa
lem, Ala., by a party of guerrillas, and instantly
killed. His remains havo reached Nashville.
Capt. Brooks was captured.
Hon. A. O. P. Nicholson was arrested at Colum
bia, Tenn., and placed in close confinement, on
soldier's fare, by order of General Ncgley, for sym
pathizing with the rebellion. - f
A telegram from St. Joseph's, 5th instant, saya ,
that the guerrilla leader, Cjuantrcll, seized u do- 1
scending steamer the other evening, and crossed j
l,f)00 to this si'le of the river. The military au-
thorities at Fort Leavenworth, hearing of the cap- i
ture, and not knowing QuantreH's Mrength, aont if
luu men to intercept Hint, ail oi wnom no cap
tured, and then marched on, capturing the town
of Liberty. Col I'enrtck had previously evacuat
ed Liberty, escaping with his command into Ken
tucky. (Juantreil expresses hia detcruiinuiioii to
march to the banks of the Ohio.
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ti, t 1 me "uoq oi jaiues win upuwu anu cuna. ii ii-iin leauins representatives oi me vHidncuc
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haveVosfed over the Mississippi, in the last three "Mllhf uthrons.-Mont, cello (a.) Fum- , an of many other tribe, claiming
cattle for the ! " r'tc"u j cent. io our aiuct ui iuv vmvuv,
ue.;, f
dji- j
of the above as they please.
weeks, twenty thousand head of beef cattle for the
armv. and more on the way. The grass, corn and
wheat crops are good. Texas can feed the army.
She has sixty-four thousand voters and seventy ;
thousand soldiers in the field, exclusive of con- ! Heavy loss at Sea. The Golden Gate left
scripts. There is no invasion of the State yet. j San Francisco on the 21st for Panama, with 230
The enemy have demanded the surrender of Gal- J passengers and $1,114,000 for New York and
veston three times, but, like our own immortal i 275,000 for England, and was burnt at sea July
Vicksburr, she maintains her self respect. i 22. ISO passengers and the treasure were lost.
territory a
racy.
Those who believe in signs may believe as much j (j en. Pike enjoys fully the confidence of our
Indian allies, and ot tne oniccrs csociateu wit a
him, and . has rendered signal service b a depart
ment which offer few rewards tor common
ambition.
Our Indian allies are faithful and loyal, an 1
will report for themselves on proper orcist'ius.
CharU'iton Courier.
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