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W t3 TTATSSi Eijitor and Proprietor.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1862.
ELEVENTH VOLUME i CUBE R 540.
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(QPablMied every Tuesday ',Q
BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
$3 IN ADVANCE.
J?-&" Transient ndrcrti-u uients mast tc paid for in
advance.
Advertisements not marked on he manuscript
or specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and
Jifir-re'l accordingly.
AN APPEAL TO THE PATRIOTIC.
A MILITARY COLLEOE FOR ORPHAN'S.
Fellow-Oitizrss: On the day last appointed by the
President of the i Jonf-dern (. Sttites as a day of Tlianks
jjivinw to Almighty .. i-r His blessing upon our
.trui,".i few cnl ie:n-n in tii- Town of Wilson, North
Carohn i, cubscrili. d over $5,uOU. (since increased lo
ovrr i-i.UtKtf as the beir.ninof u fund to be not less
lliau to btt ievoteii to the endowment of a
JJiJi.'arv t;.iUf;e in Wilson, N. C, for the edutAtion of
the orphan i.o-. of sue li soldiers as have fallen, or
unit- Ih-i -e.ifier fill, in defence of the Confederacy. Tlie
jii;tu so i.tr as uuturc'l is as fwllows :
:. Not more thaiteoue-liftlt of (lie amount obtained is
t be di-vted to the purchase of buildings for the open
ing of the Cillt-.m-. Auiple arrangements have been
ui.tje to secure suitable property on these terms.
Z. The balance of the fund is to be invested in some
Fate and profitable manner, the principal never to be
inradi-d and ih interest to be dcoted to the support
and vd'ication ol orphan Cadets.
S. The institution is to combine the charncteristie
of a t!iorujr!i Collegiate and a thorough military
cudi-e, a'nl in to receive paying Cadets on terms usual
iu Mi.itary A ademies, and all the profits from I his de
partment are to ;o lo swell the endowment fund, and
tlias iiicieu. e the capabilities of the College to educate
orphans.
4. The first fund of $1')'000 is to be obtained as
fo'.'o-.vs: Kvery eutleoian making a donation of 5o
r ni-.ie, is thereby to liecoiiii; a. Trustee of the College,
and t have one vote in ihe Uuard fur every $50 given
by him to this fund. It is apparent that tin at once
secures the Coliee front ever becoming sectarian or
secliuuai. Any laiiy making a donation of "0 or
more, may de.-ignatc some .'eutienmn as Trustee lo
represent this amount. The donations may be made
iu bonds of five equal amounts, pat.'iule annually, ai.d
bearing interest from January I, lsC:;.' Thus: a gt-u-tleiuiin
gives live bonds for 2 0 1 eacii, payable sever
ally on Jan'y 1, KS0"4. Jati'y 1, 1605, Jan'y I, Itjb',
Jan'y 1, lj7, ui.d Jan'y 1, 18i8, all bearing inteiest
from Jan'y 1st, !i-oJ. This is a donation of $1,000.
None of these boti is are to be considered binding until
JIOO.O JO be thus secured.
5 livery donor may designate the County or State
to whic:. his donation is to be assigned: and orphan
cadets, will be taken as nearly as practicable from dif
ferent sections of the Confederacy, in proportion to the
amounts received therefrom.
6. Auy individual conttibuting $2,jU0, shall have
the designation of one orphan cadet, to receive the
benefit of this fund during the donor's natural life.
7. When there shall be no longer any claim tipoii the
fund in behalf of orphans of soldiers who fall in the
wars of the Confederacy, other orphans shall receive
the benefit of this endowment, in some manner here
after to be designated by the Trus'.ees.
This, feilow-citizeiis, u the enterprise to the accom
plishment of which we respectfully solicit your co-operation.
It is a yhilanthrej ic project, lioys who would
o'herwise grow up in neglect, will be trained into ex-ct-llciit
citizens and many an anxious widowed heart
will be made glad. It is a patriotic project.
The College will train accomplished soldiers to fake
the places of those who are cut olf, and many a man
will more freely enter our armies, and our men now in
the field will be still more ready with a glad heart to
Skciitice themselves for their -omary when they know
that their boys are to be handsomely cared for. It is
a Christian project. The God of eternal truth says
"Blessed i he that consbicrclh the poor; the Lord will
deliver hm iu linn? of trouble.'' And he also savs,
'He that hruh pity on the poor lendeth lo the Lord,
aud that wlueh he has given, will He pay him again.'"
Let all who love their land and trust their God come
up to our help speedily.
The llev. Dr. Deems has been appointed the Finan
cial Agent. All communications 'may be addressed to
him at Wilson, X. (; Persons sending subscriptions
vi!l please specify the amount they desire to give, and
their Tost ('fiiccs. Pioper ootids to be filled will be
M'lit them.
Now is the time for action. Let us remember that
every subscriber to this fund gives assurance to all bis
ieilow-citizftis that he has faith iu the final success of
or cause, and thus helps to increase the trust of our
friends and weaken, the confidence of our enemies.
KD.Ml'ND MOO HE,
ZKN'O. II. GIIKKNE,
JOHN T. BARNF.S,
S. S. SATCHVYKLL,
JAMES W. DAY IS.
Wilson, N. ('.,
:t;th, isoj.
i; u it o a: w a t b.
To work on the Piedmont Uailroad from Danville to
Greensboro. For fuiilv r particulars, address the un
dersigned at Danville, Vu., 1 1 re -ab,.rou U. N. (, or
Charlotte, N. C. F. Wli.KEd CO.
Sept. 10. i?C2. tf
CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT.
JefTcrpon Davis of Mississippi, President.'
Alfx II Stephens of Georgia, Vice President.
J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of State.
a. W. Rjuulrtli.h. of Virginia. Secretary of War.
i C. G. Mcmminger, of South Carolina, Secretary
of the Treasury.
S. II. Mallory, of Florida, Secretary of the Nary.
Tho?). II. Watts, of Alabama, Chief of the Depart-
m unr d t .Til
AM I v 1 1 I' r M j w
J. II. Keagan, of Texas." Po.stmaster General.
MEMBERS OF ' THE FIRST PERMANENT
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.
NORTH CAROLIXA,
George Davis,
Win T Dortch.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
ALABAMA.
j Win L Yancy,
Clement C Clay.
ARKANSAS.
Robert W Johnson,
Churlta li Mitchell.
FLORIDA.
A E Maxwell,
J M Baker.
" tiKOROIA.
Benjamin II Hill,
Joiiii W Lewis.
LOUISIANA.
Edward Sparrow,
T J Semines.
MISSISSIPPI.
Albert (i Brown,
James Phelan
VIHO INI A.
Ii M T Hunter,
Win li Preston.
Robert W Barnwell,
James L Orr.
TENNESSEE.
Langdon C Haynes,
Gustavus A Ilenry.
TEXAS.
Louis T Wigfall,
W S Oldham.
KENTUCKY.
II C Burnett,
William E Simms.
MISSOUKI.
John B -Clark,
R S Y Peyton.
Total number, 26.
HOUSE.
Thomas S. Bocock, Speaker.
ALABAMA.
Thomas .7 Foster, G W Chilton,
Win K Smith,
John P Rails,
J L M Cnriy,
Francis S Lvon,
AltKANSAS.
Felix J Ballon-, 3 Augustus II Garland,
Grandieon D Koyster, 4 Thos B Hanly.
FLORIIA.
James B Hawkins, 2 Hilton.
GEORGIA.
7 David Clopton,
8 James L Pugh,
9 E S Dargan.
Jtilitm llnrtridge,
C J Miniiierly n.
ilines Holt,
A II Kenan,
David Y Lewis,
G William W Clark,
7 Robt P Tiippe,
8 L J Gartrell,
0 Hardy Strickland,
ATTE.TIOi TO AM..
iOO Reams of Writing I 'a per,
lOO.OOO Ktivelopes,
Just teceived at the store of !
KOOP.M ANN & PHFLPS.
May 27, 1.,2 tf
Wil., Charlotte &. Huth. Railroad
WESTKRN DIVISION.
r Monday the If.th instant, the Passenger
a w ill be run on this Koad daily (Sunday
follow s :
10 A B Wright.
KENTUCKY.
7 II W Bruce,
8 S S Scott,
OEM Bruce,
10 J W Moore.
11 R J Breckinridge, Jr.,
12 John M Elliott.
Alfred Boyd,
John W Crockett,
II E Rend
fj purge W Ewing,
J S Chrisman,
T L Burnett,
LOUISIANA,
Charles J Villiere, 4 Lucien J Dupre,
Charles M Conrad, 5 John F Lewis,
Duncan F Rentier, G John Perkins, Jr.
MISSISSIPPI.
5 II C Chambers,
G O R Singleton,
7 E Barksdale.
John J McRae,
S XV Clapp,
Reuben Davis,
Israel Welch.
MISSOURI.
5 W W Cook,
G Thos W Freeman,
7 Thus A Harris.
John liver,
Casper V Bell,
George W Vest,
A II Conrew,
NORTH CAROLINA
W N II Smith,
Robert R Bridgers,
Owen R Kenan,
T D McDowell,
Archibald Arlington, 10 AT Davidson
SOUTH CAROLINA.
W W Boyce.
W Porcher Miles,
M L Boiihatn,
TENNESSEE.
7 G W Jones,
G Thomas S Ashe,
7 James R McLean,
8 William Lander,
9 B S Gaither,
4 John McQueen,
5 James Farrar.
G L M Ager.
J T Heiskell,
W G Swann,
W II Tebbs.
E L Gardeu.shire,
II S Foote,
M V Gentry.
8 Thomas Meneea,
9 J I) C Adkins,
10 Bullock.
11 David M Currin.
Johu A Wilcox,
Peter W Gray,
Claiborne C Herbert,
VIRGINIA
TEXAS.
4 Wm B Wright,
5 Malcolm Graham,
G B F Sexton.
M R II Garnett,
John R Chambliss,
James Lyons,
Roger A Pry or,
Thomas S Bocock,
John Goode, Jr,
James P Holcoinbe,
Dan'I C Dejarnette,
Total number 107.
9 William Smith,
10 Alex R Boteler,
11 John B Baldwin,
12 Walter R Staples,
13 Walter Preston,
14 Albert G Jenkins,
15 Robert Johnson,
1G Charles W Russell.
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IX II P. M.
GOING WEST.
Charlotte,
Tuekasrgce,
liev:rd,
Miaron.
L;neid!on,
HOING EAST.
I.inoolntcn,
Sharon.
Brevard.
Tuckascix e,
Charlotte.
Arrive.
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By orJer, v. A. MeBF.E.
Acting Master of Transportation.
. April 4, 1581
11 Y. BECK WITH
lias constantly on han.l
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATEJ) VARE, &C,
Of the best English and American manufacturers.
Ca'I UHdev vinine his storkbefore purchasing elsewhere.
W i!c !i crystals ynt in for 25 csnts each.
Jaii nary, lu2 y
GOVERNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Z. B. Vance, Governor. Salary $3,000 per
annum.
R II Battle, Secretary to the Governor. Salary,
exclusive of fees, $300.
Rufus II. Page, Secretary of State. Salary $800.
Daniel W. Courts, Treasurer. Salary $2,000.
W. R. Richardson, chief clerk to the Treasurer.
Salary $1,200.
C II. Brogden, Comptroller. Salary $1,000,
Oliver II Perry, Librarian.
The Council of State is composed of the following
gentlemen: Council Woolen of Lenoir, President,
John W Cunningham of Person, Davkl Mutphv
of Cumberland, Win A Ferguson of Bertie, J F
Craves of Surry. J J Long of Northampton, W
L Hilliird of Buncombe.
Governor's Aids David A Barnes, Esq., George
Little, Esq.
Literary Boart Zeb. B. Vance, President ex
officio: Arch'd Henderson of Rowan, Jas B Gor
don of Wilkes, Wm J Yates of Mecklenburg.
Internal Improvement Board Zeb. B Vance,
President ex officio; Janu s Fulton' of New Han
over, N M Long of Halifax,
The General Assembly commences its session on
the third Monday of November every alternate year.
VESUVIUS FURNACE
IRON WORKS.
The subscriber jnforms the public that he is manu
factuiiiig Vi iron at his Furnace in Lincoln county,
five miles north of Sharon Station on the Wil., Char.
& Uutherford Uailroad. He is also prepared to cast
Machinery, such as Mill Gearing. Thrashing Machine
Irons, &c; also Hoilow-Warc and Salt Pans. .
J. M. SMITH,
i Vesuviu? Furnace P. O. July 15, 1662. j--d
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
NOTICE.
Our terms are three dollars per year in advance. "
EST The Democrat will be discontinued to all subtcri.
bert at the expiration of the time for vhich it is paid.
Those who want to continue must renew before or at the ex
piration of their time.
COUNCIL OP STATE.
Gov. Vance notified the members of the Cotfn
cll of "State to meet in this city on Saturday, the
18th, but we learn but three attended, to-wit, Mr
Murphy, of Cumberland, Mr Desmond, of Lenoir,
and Mr Ferguson, of Bertie. Four are required
to make a. quorumto transact business. The
three members mentioned were still in the city on
Monday, awaiting the arrival of another, to con
stitute a quoram; but it seems to be probable that
no quorain will be present, and that in conse
quence no business will be transacted.
ly IUC wULO DCCllUU Ul lilt L u voulll VI IIIC
Pievised Code' the Governor is .empowered, with
the concurrence of the Council of State, to con
vene the Legislature whenever it shall be deemed
absolutely necessary. . That it is absolutely neces
sary that the Legislature should be convened be
fore the regular period for its meeting, We think
there can be no doubt. Immediate steps should
be taken to clothe our troops in Virginia, and to
defend the Eastern portion of the State; and be
sides, it was exceedingly desirable that the Coun
cil should have met, so as to have concurred with
the Governor in laying an embargo to prevent the
exportation. of flour, bacon, leather, and the like
from the State.
We know something of the Governor's anxiety
on these subjects. lie is doing 7i's duty, but he
can act only in accordance with the Constitution
and the law ;
The first duty of North Carolina in the last re
sort, is to herself. If the Eastern portion of the
State should be occupied by the enemy up to the
Wilmington and Weldon lload, the loss to our
people would be incalculable. Every portion of
the State would feel the calamity. We believe
that Gov. Vance is determined that if this
calamity should befall us, it shall not be said that
he was wanting in efforts to avert it. Raleigh
Standard.
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A STRANGE MISSION".
From the Salisbury Watchman.
There was a Mr. Wood here last week, from
Washington city, a sort of Federal agent, to effect
an exchange of political prisoners. He came here
from llichmond, under the escort of Mr. Cash
tnire, a Confederate officer, who guarded him as
he would a prisoner. In fact Mr. Wood, as we
learn, is a prisoner. He came up James River
under a flag of truce, some days ago with 158
Confederates, who had been for some time iu con
finement in what, is known in -Washington as the
New Capitol prison, of which he was superintend
ent. He applied to Mr. Olds for an exchange of
an equal number of Union men; but that gentle
man declined any negotiation of the kind. He
then proposed to go up to Richmond with his
prisoners and renew the application to the author
ities there. lie was told lie could go as a prison
er, but not otherwise. He readily assented to
this and went up, taking with him all his prison
ers, whom he afterwards liberated or paroled. His
application to the Confederate authorities, it seems
obtained for him the privilege of visiting this
place for the purpose of seeing the LTnion men
confined here, though he brought no papers grant
ing him this privilege. He was for several days
engaged in making out a list of them, with a me
morandum in each case, taken in the presence of
Confederate Judge Advocate, Mr. Tally, who
simply accepted the visit and purpose of Mr.
Wood, as a leady means of accomplishing his own
mission here, to wit: the investigation of the po
litical character of the prisoners.
The men were called up, one by one, and in
formed that the object was to release them from
prison if there were no charges against them
justifying their confinement. They were invited
to express their unbiased political sentiments, Mr.
Wood assuring them that if for the United States,
he thought he could effect their release. It may
be remarked here, that many of those who in a
former examination before Mr. Tally, had pro
fessed to be thoroughly in favor of the Confed
erate Government and had taken the oath of alle
giance thereto, reversed their positions, and de
clared themselves Union men, thus subjecting
that gentleman to a revisal of his report, then
nearly ready to be submitted to the Government.
Whether the unfortunate men did this in vindi-
DETAILS OP THE RECENT BAT
TLES IN KENTUCKY.
From the Kuoxvillc Register, Oct. 18.
encouraging.
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ma-Lut
as
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! "THE SITUATION.
! The present "situation" of the Yankees is most
interesting defeated in the field, distracted and
: dividprf nt linmo i)er:..J - J - . i l
ri i t r rr l r ,i ...t m . uv.ac, U,u cuuieumeu nuroau:
1 .m If I : rl i'Ia rwf Vi lFtfH 'I am n ocpna 1 m '
wr 1 j A.- ' -V j- 7, v. wun 8 wmKrupt Treasury dependant upou
nenreached this city directly from the scene of ; chine money;" the -situation" is any thin"
wuuiufc m xventuctty. xie auvises us inai uie
skirmishing, commenced on the 6th between the
cavalry, and occasionally there was an artillery
duel. On the 7th, Buell occupied Perryville,
making it the centre of his line of battle. On
the night of the 7th Hardee moved up his Divis
ion, fronting Buell's army. On the evening of
the 7th, a portion of the right wing of the army of
the Mississippi (Cheatham's Division, composed
of Donelson's, Stuart's and Maney's Brigades)
moved from Harrodsburg to ' Perryville, where
they rested on their arms in line of battle till day
light. The pickets skirmished all night. On the
morning of the 8th, at daylight, at the centre of
the lines, there were cavalry fights and many
were wounded on both sides. About half past. 9
o'clock cannonading commenced.
At half past 10 we discovered "that the enemy
were massing troops on their left to turn our right
wing. 'At this juncture Cheatham's Division,
above mentioned, was moved from the left to the
right of our lines, about one and a half miles.
During all this time a brisk fire of artillery was
kept up. Carhes' Battery was immediately
brought into action, which, admirably served, did
great execution. (This was Jackson's Battery at
Columbus, Ky.) ?
Cheatham's division was now about three fourths
of a mile from the enemy, and in line of battle,
Donelson's brigade being in advance.
The ground between us and the enemy was
broken, but without timber. It was found necess
ary to approach nearer the enemy for this reason,
and because of the superiority of their guns. "Car
nes was ordered to advance, and was in this move
ment supported by Donelson's brigade. We ad
vanced about one fourth of a mile, and the enemy,
finding their position untenable, retired to anoth
er. We again advanced a quarter of a mile to the
summit of a precipitous bluff, which the battery
of Carnes could not asceud. Our lines were here
reformed, and orders were received to advance
upon the enemy at double quick across open fields,
unobstructed except by stone and vail fences
With terrific yells and unbroken front we advanc-
cation of their consciences, or as the surest
means of accomplishing their speedy release, we
are left to conjecture. But if Mr Wood's mission
should fail, and we are of opinion it will, they
have but rebolted the doors which were about to
open for their release.
So far as we have been able to learn, the plan
upon which Mr Wood hopes to accomplish what,
upon its surface, appears to be a humane object,
it is that each Government shall release this clafs
cf prisoners and permit them to return to their i
homes, wherever they may be, upon condition of;
absolute neutrality as regards the war., lhey are
; to be protected in the undisturbed and free ex- j
pressicn of their opinions,.but are not to take np j
arms or do any act for or against either side, i
! Those of southern seutiuient, residing North, are j
to be llowed to talk as they please. Those ofl
Northern pioclivities residing South, are to have ;
j the same liberty, and with it, in both cases, com- j
' plete exemption from the operation of local laws (
: for the support and prosecution of the war. j
j There is obvious inequality in the plan, result- ;
i ing from difference of institutions, construction of i
I society, &c ; and therefore we are at a loss to know
how it happened that this Federal agent (for such j
) he must be regarded) should be allowed access to ;
i one of our prisons for a purpose having no better
prospect for its accomplishment. We suppose
there has been no harm done by"it, and that Mr. i
' Wood's mission as a whole; will be harmless, un- j
less, instead of friends turned loose by him at Rich-1
memd, b enlarged 153 spies, who, like himself, of
Southern birth, are yet Titling to nom commiiuu
1 nrl receive fees from Abe Lincoln to wrk the ,
jc&tructiun of the Confederate Government. i
cd upon the enemy, two batteries playing upon
Cheatham's division, advancing under this fire and
enfiladed by the batteries of the enemy. When
within one hundred and fifty yards of the enemy
they opened on us with grape and cannister.
When within eighty yards they opened on us with
musketry, and now the fight became general.
About this time Maney'3 brigade, with Donelson's
were sent round to the enemy's extreme left to
capture a battery which had been so destructive to
us. The battery was taken, and here the Yankee
General Jackson fell. This was half an hour af
ter the fight became general.
Every inch of ground was bravely contested.
It became known that Jackson had fallen, and
the enemy retired, probably for this reason, but
more probably because they could not withstand
the impetuous valor of our troops. About this time
probably a little earlier, . Stuart's Brigade moved
into action, in perfect order and with great cool
ness. The troops first engaged, worn and weary,
rushed on with Stuart's men, and then the rout
on the left became general.
The enemy reformed, their lines several times,
but were no sooner restored than they were
broken: .-''
The fight was kGpt np until night put an end to
the conflict. We had then driven the enemy
from three to five miles along the whole line of
the two armies.
We formed our lines and remained on the
ground during the night. On the morning of the
!th, believing it would be hazardous with his
weary troops to renew the conflict with a rein
forced army of the enemy, Gen. Bragg or Polk
ordered our army back to Harrodsourg. We cap
tured all the artillery of the enemy except one,
and unknown numbers and quantities of all de
scriptions of small arms.
The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded
was enormous. The field of battle was every
where strewn with the killed, wounded and dying.
In places they were piled up on each other.
We retired in perfeet order, each regiment and
brigade in proper order, to Camp Dick Robinson
and its vicinity, where our army was concentra
ted. Our lors in killed, wounded and missing
will not reach 2,500. The killed in Cheatham's
Division number 209 and about 1250 wounded
This Division suffered most.
At half-past 4 o'clock on Monday morning 13th
inst., Tyler left Gen. Polk, and of subsequent
events, he is of course not advised.
Tentrcsseeans, in this fierce conflict, maintained
iheir ancient reputation for distinguished valor,
not only maintaining it, bnt winning new and
imperishable laurels. The instances of individual
valor occurring among these troops in this bloody
conflict would fill a volume.
Polk, Cheatham, Donelson, and all our leaders,
were everywhere seen cheering on our troops with
reckless exposure of their persons to the hottest
fire of the enemy.
We took on this Wednesday's fight about 590
prisoners.
Hardee's command aud three brigad
Cheatham's Division were alone engaged.
The number of the Yankee army which fought
us at Perryville was stated, by prisoneis, to be
from 80.000 to 120,000. Our force did not ex
ceed 15,000.
In Gen. McClellon's atmy an uneasiness exists
"to what next" sit.ee Gen. Smart' ' remark.
able expedition "all around" the little "Napoleon."
These expeditions of Gen Stuart have heretofore
preceded some important movement of our army.
Most frequently Stuart has been, as it were, the
advance guard of Jackson to the rear of McClellan
or Pope's army and could we see the position ol
the "Little Napoleon's" army at this time, we
should probably find it in two great lines the one
confronting Lee, and 'the other trcmblin-rlv
Jackson. " V
What the recent movement of Gen. Stuart mav
indicate we have no means of ascertaining, but
would not be surprised at any moment to hear of
some extraordinary movement of the whole army.
. Rosccranz,; at Corinth, has a "fire in his rear,"
from which he must soon- stampede, leaving the
whole State of Tennessee under Confederate au
thority. So far as the finances of the Confederate Gov
ernment affect our situation, the recent legislation
is expected to restore it to a most healthful con
dition. Already we are informed that large sums
have been funded in eight per ceut. bonds; and
from many sources we hear of investments to be
made prior to the 1st January, 1863.
At the North, a spirit of liberty and manly cou
rage seems reviving, which indicates an early rup
ture aud possibly a serious revolution. Public
spirit may be too debased, and deadened by hab
itual submission to degrading tyranny, to hazard
actual violence to official misconduct, but the re- 1
viving manhood of the people, though not culmin
ating in armed resistance, may yet greatly retard !
the measures of the government. The election of
Wadsworth would be a positive
cause of the Confederate States.
advantage to the
The encourage
ment such a result would give the Federal Admin
istration, would
one ball wounding him in the leg. He offered to
surrender, but still the balls flew around him he
full down, and holding up his hands, offered again
to surrender, but they did not cease to fire. At
length, seeing no prospect before him but death,
he again tried to run, and again was- wounded
agaip endeavored to surrender, but the firo only
became wore deadly, till the fatal shot, was fired
by Maj. McKee, (a cold-blooded, villain whom
M issouri had warmed into life,) and ' he fell ex
hausted, soon to beooma a corpse. AH this in
the presence of an affectionate and terror-stricken
family. . ....... .. ,
:,Mr. Bradshaw, of iewb county, a .respectable
and unoffending man, was taken. from his bd at
midnight and murdered.; I might add, pages to
this list of barbarities; but.tiiue and space forbid.
And what has been done with these lawless, vaga.
bond trUlers with human life ? Have they been
ctllcd to account by their masters for these deeds
of darkness ? Nash, , the murderer ;of Mr. Field,
was arraigned, with a great flourish of trumpets,
before a mock military court. While the trial
was progressing ho was visiting in the city, loung
ing in bar rooms, wandering about as he pleased,
and before the testimony against him waa fiuiahed
he had left for unknown parts, fhat closed the
trial and there was. rlo expression by the court of
either guilt or innocence. This is the only notice
taken by the Federal authorities' of any of the
foul ciimes. - . .. ! Y
precipitate the outbreak. Every
species of outrage would be speedily applied l4to
crush" out the conservatives; the bastile would
swarm with its victims; military arrests through
out the country, would, in a few weeks, no exaspe
rate the minority, that self-preservation would
compel self-defeuce, and opeu violence ensue.
We repeat; both our own and the Yankee "sit
uation" has much to encourage our people to await
the events of winter with cheerfulness and confi
dence. Reverses may come the fate of war is
always uncertain but whatever the future may
bring, the past encourages us to bear our reverses
with fortitude and resolution; to increase our exer
tions; to submit to any hardships, -aud devote every
energy to the great cause. Richmond Enquirer.
THE MURDERS IN MISSOURI.
A Missourian writing from Tupelo, Miss., to
the Mobile Advertiser, gives a list of the recent
murders in Missouri by Federal soldiers. In the
roll of martyrs are one minister of the Gospel, an
ex-member of Congress, one Judge, and two Con
federate commissioned officers. He says :
Hon. W. II. Field, formerly of Kentucky, and
a Representative from that State at one time in
the old Congress, a high toned Christian, gentle
man, and patriot, was inhumanly murdered by a
band of Federal soldiers under one Lieut. Nash.
No crime could be laid to Mr. Field's charge,
lie had lived in peace and harmony with his
neighbors, had conducted himself as a law-abiding
citizen toward the Government, had trodden the
path of the conscientious and God-fearing Chris
tian.. Yet he was shot down at mid day, for no
cause, save that he dared to differ with 'the ma
rauders who were feasting on the blood of his
friends.
Messrs. Lasley, Price, and Ridgway were shot
down by another band of these hell-hounds, right
iu the presence of Mr. Lasley 'a family, and while
his wife begged and implored them to spare the
life of her husband. And for this triple murder
not even a palliating circumstance could be found.
Price was a boy. Lasley and Ridgway had both
taken the oath of allegiance to the Gamble dynas
ty, and were under heavy bonds. There was no
pretence that they had forfeited their lives or
their bonds. They were simply murdered where
they were found, in the midst of their female rela
tives and friends.
Col. Owen, of Marion county, was surrounded
by Glover's marauders and surrendered himself as
a prisoner of war. He bore a commission from
the Confederate Government. Arrested on his
own premises, he was permitted to go to his resi
dence, only that the barbed arrow that was about
to strike might be tipped also with the moat viru
lent poison. Coming home under arrest, his fam
ily knew too well the character of the fiends who
J had him in possession to repose any confidence in
j their honor. Yet his wife was assured of bis en
' fire safety, and told that he would return again.
Less than a quarter of a mile lroui where they had
given these pledges, the commander of the forces
told Col. Owen he must prepare to die. It was in
vain he asked for time only five minutes were
granted him. He was then placed before a file of
soldiers and pierced with eight balls. One of the
demons took pleasure in bearing the news to Col
O.'s wife, saying, as he tossed a Minnie ball car
tridge to her, "We put eight like lhat through
him." -He was a Confederate soldier, who had
surrendered to regularly licensed Federal bandits.
Col. McCullough a brave, chivalno, and no-1
ble man was hunted day and night until found
and then butchered without warning and with
out merev.
The Rebellion "in CniNA.-This rebellion , ; Smt art Jud ge of the Ufayette
commenced 14 years a-o, and has not yet been J i Judicial Circu.t, who had Wei t his borne 10 Inde
couiinenceu 1- jednaa j oeojence that he might dwell in peace with his
subdued. From the reports to the American Pc . " 1 l u
, . .. . - : . fami v in Saline county, was also hunted down by
jioara irom uieir missionaries iu "!....' u . n uaan
luesc cui-mioaio. ixc uau uu
! .... I II t - V J 1.X. U . nna
he was
of:
learn that though the rebels have lately renewed
. , r
their enenrv. there is much doubt
its future, hoth as recards its ultimate
and its bearing on missionary efforts of the Chris
tiau world.
LETTER. FROM GEN. -SCOTT TO MR.
SEWARD.
The following letter from Gen. Scott to Mr.
Seward (written, it will be seen, before the war,)
will go far to redeem the reputation of the 6ld
soldier, for military wisdom and judgment, and to
place his character in a more amiable light than it
has 'recently occupied. This letter is, in -its
S3gacity and general tone, far above anything that
we ever conceived General Scott to be capable of,
and proves him to hare been, at the time of its
writing, both a statesman and a soldier. He
seems to have been the only roan in the United
States who a't all appreciated the magnitude , of
the enterprise which Mr Lincoln has since un
dertaken in endeavoring to subjugate the Southern
States, and yet that even he underestimated he
'difficulties, is shown from l?e fact that, largo as
was the amount of treasure and forces which. in
his opinion, Was necessary for Southern subjuga
tion, that amount has been already- quadrupled,
and the United StatcaTs as far from its objects as
ever! The conciliatory spirit of the letter, which
not only recommends compromise and forbearanoe,
but goes so far as to suggest as ono of 'lho means
of meeting the exigencies of the times "Say.to
the Feccded States, wayward sisters depart in,
peace," exalts General Scotl from the abyss iuto
which he has been dragged . by Seward, and,
makes us regret the more that ho had not the .
moral courage to -be guided by the clearness of bin
perceptions and the .dictates of his conscience:
Washington, March 3, 18G1.
Dear Sir: Hoping that in a day or two the
new President will have happily passed through
all personal dangers and find himself installed an
honored successor of the great Washington, with
you as the chief of his Cabinet, I beg leave to re-'
port in writing what I havo ; before said to you
orally, this supplement to my printed "views"
(dated iu October last) on the highly disordered
condition of our (so late)-happy and glorious
Union. -
To meet the extraordinary exigencies of the
times, it seems to me that I am guilty of no arro
gance in limiting the President a field of selec
tion to one of the four plana of procedure sub
joined : '
1. Throw off the old and assume a new desig
nationthe Union party. Adopt the conciliatory
measures proposed by Mr Critteuden or the Peace
Convention and, my life upon it, we shall have
no new case of secession; but, on the oootrary, au,
early return jof many, if not all, of the Statea
which have already broken off from the Union.
Without fcomc equally benign measure the' re-,
maining slavebolding States will probably join the .
Montgomery Confederacy in less than sixty daya,
when this city being included in a foreign country,
would require a permanent garrison of at , least
35,000 troops to protect the Government within -
it. '
2. Collect the duties on foreign goods outside
the ports of which this Government has lest the ."
commmd, or close such ports by aot of Congroea
and blockade them.
3. Conquer the seceded States by invading
armies. No doubt this might be done in two or
three years by a younj and able General a
Wolfe, a Dcsaix or a Hoche, with 300,000 dis
ciplined men estimating a third for garrison,
and the loss of ayet greater number by skirmish?,
sieges', battles, and Southern fevera. . The de
struction of life and property ou the other side
would be frightful, however perfect the moral
discipline of the invaders.
The conquest completed ac that enormous
waste of human life to the North and Northwest,
with at least $250,000,000 added thereto, and euC
bono? Fifteen devastated provinces, not to bs
brought into harmony with their conquerors, but
to be held for generations, by heavy garrisons, at
an expense quadruple the net duties or taxes,
which it would be possible to extort from them-,
followed by a protector or an emperor.
' 4. Say'to the seceded States way-vard sisters,
depart in ticuce.' ' "
In haste, I remain, very truly yoars, -
Winfiild Scott.
Hon. W. II. Seward, Ac. ' '
hanging over
success
Barn Burnt. On Thursday
night,
the 8th
with the rebellion he had left his
! because the civil courts could not be held
j endeavoring to live quietly in the seclusion of a
i country borne. Yet night after night and day af
j ter day, the armed minions of Lincoln searched
i hia rwudenee and bis premises. Every hour was
inst , Mr. Henry Peeler's barn was destroyed by to him one of terror. ; At length he was found In
fire, together with all his crop of Oats and nay, ; the yard near his residence, sooner was he
three loads or corn, with wagon, gear, StcSalis- found than a volley of balls whwtled past him.
bury Watchman. ' - 0 j He started to run and another volley was fired,
Grindstones. The Deep River region of
North Carolina is now furnishing large n?mbors
of this indispensable article." Somo of them meas
ures more than six feet in diameter. The Fay
etteville Arsenal is : supplied ' from that quarter,
when probably it could get them from no other
place. FayetttviUc Obterver f
- m 1 1 "
The citizen of Hontsville, Ala., lately hang in
effigy Nich Davis, Jerre Clemens and Geo, Lane,
of that place, on account of their Unionism Lane
is openly for Lincoln, and went off with the retir
ing Yankees. Clemens and Davis remain at home,
bat it seems that the people have no confidence itj
their fidelity to the South,
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