North Carolina Newspapers

r. i r OFFICE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET 3 per iuuinm IN ADVANCE CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT ' IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THH ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY ' OF THE OTH EH. CHARLOTTE N. C; TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1863. ELEVENTH VOLUME H U II B E II 5C0. Editor ant Proprietor- '. 4 XT 1 1 1 II THE rnTi TlTTITlm7 V7t TV ' y yi -vi v iti li ii i5:&;auraii V - (Published every Tw;;day,o) BY W J h L I A M J. YATES, EDITOll ASD PUOPKIETOB. O 3 IN ADVANCE. Transient advertisements mii3t be paid for in jy- Advertisement not marked on the mannsenpt f r :i vj'- ific ti; fc,'vill be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. FIULT) OFFICERS OF N. C. TBOOPS. ,r i CLOXKLS. Z I .1 A Mcl.m 11. Win f JJyuum, :; V L I. Kossett, I J ir :m (.riim-s, f, T M ("JiUT. !t C, I sane, K Avt-ry, 7 i Kd (I 1 Ltyvood, -i'jI.mii v M Shaw. LlEUT.-COL'S. Majors. Ham A Brown, James S Ilims, W S Stallintr.i Win K Cox, S. D. Thurston, W M l'ar.-d.y David M Cat tel.; James II Wood, Ilob. it F Wj-bb, Junius L Hill, tico Williamson. J:is li ordoii, . S D I'oohs Win J Martin, Sr.m Mo I) 'l ate. Wm Iji f. Davidson J W Jlinlon, J no II Whitakcr, W li Thompson, Kybcrt A Jioss, David P Kowc, Jiio T Ilanibrick, In J Ili; A . 1,. ,J J::..'Ji'.rd, rllliiiii'j'i', U i:: II SJ. Williams,. A !iV'-1 M Scales, U T J'. lim it, Thus D Join's, Win MacKf, W Win A Stowf, In II Yavboro' II... .1 S Mci'ny, Win F Aluiiiii .J I'm ti John C Lauib (T4ios H Sharne, l-'orni-y Oeorire, -lit nrf Savage i 2. J i , W G Robinson,!C M Andrews, Wm II Toon. HT Gravi s liobert II (jfray, li I) Johnston, .li liij L Harris, 8 C IJryson, .J S Kendall, Jinn D.iii W.i s f'oiiTi'-r, II Christie .) (;lnk -. C C Cole, C O liiacknall, rr 1 1 i 1 Uh-djf,.. j W Francis, Ilmijwyiin, J7 .Iiiiiu C-nk', J- Samu' ! I ) Lowe, lfuh. ii I. Vance, : Fr.ni M l:,rk.-r, :i .Inliii " Jordan, :;i IV. .1 Hubble, (Jl.uk M Avery, t W L J I.owrancti ;;." M W K:tu.sim, .Hi A rt ill ry :;r Wm M UmiImt, Willi ini J Duke :J David CoU-iiiiiu, -!' Ariillf-rv 11 ! 'avalr v li W Singeltary.' John A Gilmer, w i t . u; it i. .fas M Lowry, Thus F Gardner, .lames T K11, Wm W Sillers, Jesse J Yeates, D G Coward, J as B Me Geo John M Kelly companies, I j D Andrews, F A Reynolds, companies, companies. i: 11 Liles. W T Williams, oht V Cowan, L McDowell John G Jones, detached C N Hickevson, 11 V Armiield, II II Davidson, dt-Jachejfl detached M ;-oie ; ( ; 1 1 1 1 1 s , uonn iirown, Thoinas S Kenan, iWm. ( Lewis, 11 T C Sliip-eltarv. IT L Hargrove, 5". J II Mon h. :i1, Undrew J lioyd, 15 lMw:,rd I) Hall, j Win A-Jenkins, 17 Si. .ii II li-.irers, G II Faribault, ICol,.-,) C Hi'.l. IS IT Walkup, Lee M McAfee. jJohn A Fleming .".( J A Washington, (ii-o. Worthuni, C W Pradshaw Walt J P.ofrjran, C M Stedllian, W L launders John A Graves, Albert A Hill J C Van ITook W S Nornient J Q KTchard.son, Jas J Iredell, " :,1 11 McKethan, , :i J K Marsh .-.ii, Wm A Owens, r.l J CSMi-Dow -11, G. S' loan Marcus A Parks, J T Morehead, K M Murcliisoii,' Anderson JUlis. f..', John K (tonally, 'Ah S Callowav, Tti Faul F Faison, G G Luke, :",7 Arch C tiodwin, ill C Jones, Jr., Join, r, Palmer, Wm W Proffit, : D D Ferebee E Cantwell ".0 Jos A McDowell, iWm H Denver. CI J.ts. D- Padclitle, iWm S Devane, '. !,,.!, f. (J. A.Love.1 Clayton. II F Schenek, James A Craife, J C K-ener, Jas M Mayo, W W McDowell, Henry Harding. McDowell. I'.-ter ( i 1-4 vans iM'l, M Allen. "'.", iti.ore N Folk, S P, Evans. Tames A Keith, hi f.efv addition to the -on.- uiia'.taehet TV ice ll'Jfll above, there are four Battalions and 1 companies of North Carolina troops in service e.ii.. ujfli to oriraiuo six more licfimenrs. which would make s. v. nty-un. North Carolina Ri'-ginie.ts in s. rvice. The Charlotte Mutual Fire Insur ance Gorapany, . 1 i.M to take risks Houses, Goods, Produce, a yum st Ipss by fire, &c, at usual rites. on J'rsxiftenf M. 15. TAYLOR. Vice J 'resign fL OVKKMAN, Attorney .JOS. IL WH.StlN, Tcir E. NYK HUTCHISON. DIRECTORS: a. (L sTi;r:i.i:, wm. j, yates, 'M. L. nuowN, VM. JOHNSTON, M. U. TAYLOR, F. SCAUR, CHAS. overman. .V,-.-f.'.'e Cummittfc F. Scarr, Jno. L. Drown, Wm Yates. April 10, W.2. SX X t -EJ. O X S3 23. 1 23 . ll-ive thi ,'..iy assoeiatcd with them in the Mercantile and 0..!iiioU,i,.n loi.Miioss. LEWIS W. SANDERS. The .-ule the firm will hereafter he WILLIAMS, OATKS Si CO. Nt ;'!' Wi:i;ar:i w c u i.- h Ml persons i;eh-4i!e.l in it... l.i r. r v ones will pieasc call and settle to close Our old business .... ill it I np, as ' I ..v WILLIAMS k OATKS 1-C2- tf Ml. .1. M. MILLKII. Charlotte, N. C, i -' n' !! 1:1 d 'he of McdieiiiP. find can be 1 1- - :'ice in the -i deuce. lsi;. bail ling next to Kerr's hotel. WA.'S'Iil). to purchase CORN. Ajiply at ;s wish tu.ir !. lverv i ibles. r.i:ov. LSi2 tf t'h.irlette, Nov ! 1 & WADSWOKTII. & Wanton Shop. The suh-ciiher. ti e 1 i; ; ia: c an-l W , " e.-iie vvcrinan in iu-orms the put. lie ork enirus, -.1 , hip . " . "i-n execute all lie p;i!ren :c. ' -solicits a snare of pub- I ! 1 " 1 I ' I v r f . . til It he u II , . 1 . ; 1 1 " " " ........ i.i..., o: :ui Kjri'hs will h 0 a:i i uoiie ;it sin !c pariicularlv atten- Sen.l your work rt triaL ort notice .'.uai.,u s old. ttaii.l ... , , ...... .v. ivrms. on ri'iunn-ii.t., . and give mc CI i.n lotie. Jan" v 1: J s, A. 11. C RES WELL. y At th, JJiduul 'arvcint.i ,.,,,,,., I ( im t(,tfr, nnl;-r of BOTTLES and VIALS, for wliuh :ii-iict ca;h price will be paid. JAS. T. JOIIXSO.V, -Surgeon and Medical Purveyor imury 27, lij;: . tf NEW GOODS. Just received, and -will be MADE TO ORDER, or SOLD BY THE YARD, Super. West of England Black Cloths; Satin Finished I31ack Doeskin' Cassimeres; English Grey Cloths, a fine article for Confederate Uniforms; Also, Confederate Stair Unttons, J. SPH1LL1PS. March 3, 18G3 tf L1II FOK SAIE. , 1 will canse to be offered at public sale, ftt the Court House in Concord, Cabarrus count, N. C, on Tuesday the 2 1 st day .of .April next, that tract of land known as the Stoguer lands, adjoining the lands of Mrs. S. A. Hudson, Allen Boger, Daniel Linker, and others, nine miles south of Concord, on the Rocky River Road, containing about 158 acres. Said lands have been rented for the present year, therefore possession cannot be. given until January 1st, 1864, but the purchaser will be entitled to the present year's rent.' The lands are in fine cultivation and well watered, and excellently adapted to the growth of Cotton, Corn, Wheat, &c. Also, at the same time and place, that tract of Land adjoining the lands of Allen Boger, Joseph Howell, McAmy White, John Cariker, and others, containing iiUmt l)S acres, and well timbered. Terms of both sales made easy to suit purchasers. C. S. McCURDY, Richmond, Va. J. M. McCntnY, Agent Jpr sale. March 3, 1 803 4t NOTICE. All persons indebted to FULL1NGS & SPRINGS, by note or account, are hereby notified to call upon Win. W. Urier ex-sheriff, and make immediate settle ment. J. M. SPRINGS. February 3, 18C3 tf The above reward will be paid for the apprehension of JAMKS M. BLUNT, a member of my Company, wheR delivered at Camp near Kenansville, N. C., or wherever the Company may be stationed. Said Ultint left the Hospital at Kinston, with sick leave, in May' last, and has failed to return to Camp. He is about 35 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches high, dark hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion, and has a large scar on one of his legs below the knee, c&wsed by a gun-shot wound. He is supposed to be lurking in the vicinity of Morrow's Turnout, Mecklenburg county, or in the vicinity of Raleigh. By order of Col. Mat. W. Ransom. I). G. MAXWELL. Capt. Co. H, 35th N. C. Reg't. Feb 17, 18G3 lm-pd S.tatc of Xortli Carol! na Guk(oii Co. Court of I'lcas y Quarter Sesxions February term, 18G3. Elizabeth H. Roberts, administrator of Moses M. Roberts, dee'd, vs. Joshua and M. 0. Roberts Petition to sell slaves for distribution. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the Defendants in this case reside beyond the limits of this State: It is ordered that advertisement be made in the Western Democrat for six weeks, commanding said Defendants to appear at the next term of this Court, to be held on the 7th Monday After the 4th Monday in March, 18G3, and plead, answer or demur to this pe tition, or judgment pro confesso will be entered against them. 50 W. D. GLENN, C. C. C." ftOTICtt TO DEBTORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of Patrick J. Lowrie, deceased, art- requested to call and make im mediate payment to SAML. P. SMITH, Dec 30, 1B'J2 Attorney for Executrix! Stale of A. Carolina ITIfM-klviibiirs Co. Court of Pirns .j- Quarter Sessions January Term, 18G3. Thoinas H. Brem, Exr. of Andrew Springs, dee'd, vs. Mary Springs and others. Petition for settlement of the estate of Andrew Springs, dee'd. It appearing to the satisfaction -of the Court that the Defendants, Richard Springs, John B. Couzer and Jane B. his wife, John B. Withers and Margaret A. his wife, reside beyond the . limits f this. State. It is therefore ordered by the Court that publication be made for six successive weeks in the Western Demo crat, a newspaper published in, the town df Chrlotte, notify 5 njr said Defendants to be and appear at the next term of this Court to be held for the County of Meck lenburg, nt the Coiirt-Housejn CharJotte, on the 2d Monday in April next, then and there to plead, answer or demur to the petition, or judgment pro confesso will be taken and the -same heard ex parte as to them. Witness, "Wm. Maxwell, Clerk of our said Court, at ollice in Charlotte, the 2d Monday in January, A. D 18(!3. WM. MAXWELL, C. C. C. 1 Feb 17, 18G3 Ct WATCH A AD CLOCK RS3 " SIKES k GRAY having commenced the Watch and Clock Making business in Charlotte, in the Parks' Building, nearly opposite Kerr's Htitel, will be found -rea.lv to repair Watches. Clocks and Jewelry at short notice and ou reasonable terni3. Also, Engraving neatly and handsomely extcuted. All work warranted tor twelve months. -SIKES & GRAY. Feb 17, r TO COTTO.Y PLANTERS. I have been appointed, by the Secretffry of the Treasury, Chit-f Apent for the purchase of Cotton for the Confederate Government within the Slate of North Carolina, a-nd will pay for the same in 8 per.eent. Bonds or cash. Sub-agents visiting the different parts of the Slate, buying in m- name, will have written certificates of appointment. Patriotic citizens arc now offered an opportunity to aid the Government by. elling to it their cotton rathei than to private capitalists. LEWIS S. WILLIAMS. Charlotte, Feb. 17, 1SG3 tf WILK!SO. 4ft i? A It GO, ;h()UEKS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Augusta, tta., Having large close Storage accommodations and long i experience, solicit consignments of Produce and Mer- j chamlize f.r sale. J Refer to J. J. Blackwood", Esq, Charlotte. j January 27, 18G3 3mpd j A D T3 3 A fi S T i: A TO II ' S NOTICE. All persons indebted to the estate of R. S. Reid, j decease k w ill m::ke payment by April Court and all ; having claim-! against said deceased will present them properly .attested within the time prescribed by law. or i this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. ! Those having demands against Charles Landfift-d, I decease, will present them in like manner, &c. W.M. S. NORMENT, AduVr. Feb 17, :SG3 3t i I ViU tO hir in rir In nprrrn mnn rt lirtT UTtfill. 1 - iv 1 O IUV.U IV 'J I' ' - - uo warn to purchase five or six negro men. ' J. W. DKRIi, ',). ls62 ?nric Hill Fortre. j I am prepared to east, ma'chine iros of all kinds, 1 not ow-ware, salt pans, &c. Orders solicited terms ' cau- T r. ntTRt? i til V 2-, 1802 !v.r,.l o..: 11:11 Pa.. ' I )t Wtslt in 13 1 in or nil U il A It JL U I T IS , iN. U. NOTICE. , Our terms are three dollari i per year in advance; Or two aoiiars iwr six monins. ! tST" Individual or IocaI shinplasters will not be re- j ceived. When sent to Us. they will be held subject to the sender's called not returned by letter. ' igg- Tlie Democrat will be discontinued to ai 'I uhtcri- bert at the expiration oj the time jot which, tt paia Those who want to continue must rtnevibtfort .:rtA piration of their time. . AT ACT For the Relief of the Wives and - Soldiers, in the Army. Families of Section 1. I3c it enectcd by thc General Assem bly of tbe "State of North Carolina, aod it is here by enacted by the authority of the same, That the sura of one million dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the use and benefit of the wives and . families of indigent soldiers, who now are, or may hereafter be in the service of the State or Confederate States, and all of the wives and families of all indigent Boldiers who have been or may hereafter be killed, or die in the army or service of the co.untry. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That at the earliest practicable time, it shall be the duty of the Chairman of each Court to notify the Justices of the County to meet in the Court-House, for the purpose of electing some person to be styled a County Commissioner,, a majority of the Magis trates being present. Sec. u. Be it further enacted, That the sum of one million dollars, as aforesaid, be equally divided amongst the several counties of the State, accord ing to the wh'te population, to be ascertained by the census of I860. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That as soon as the Commissioner aforesaid shall be elected and enter into bond with approved security by the Court, it shall and may be lawful for the. Treasurer of the State to pay to said Commissioner the amount due his couuty, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, ' aud that the Treasurer shall be allowed for th same in the settlement of his accounts. Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That at the Court, and at the time of the appointment of the County Commissioner, it shall be the duty of the Court to direct and establish such rules and regulations in the division and distribution of the money appro priated to the use and benefit of the wives an-d families of the indigent soldiers,, as to afford -the greatest relief and comfort to them, whether the same shall be paid them, in whole or in part, in cash or provisions, with power to purchase or re ceive produce or provisions of any kind from the State, irf lieu of money, or such amount as the Court shall, from time to time prescribe. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all counties that are or may be in possession of the enemy shall receive the amount that they may be entitled to under the provisions of this act, in North Carolina Treasury notes, and that the said counties shall re ceive the money direct from the Treasurer of the State, without being subjected to the provisions of this bill in regard to the action of the Justices; the said .auiovhit of money to be paid to the County Trustee of said counties, aud to be by them distributed according to tho provisions of this bill; the said Trustees giving Dond to the State in double the amount received by them to be distributed. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from and after its passage. Read three times and ratified in General As sembly, this 10th day of February, A. I). 18G3 Confederate Congress. In the Senate on the lOfeh, a bill was passed requiring the prepay ment on all letters sent to soldiers. The impress ment bill was considered in secret session. Mr Wigfall's substitute for the House bill wag finally adopted by a vote of 18 to 2. After which the doors were opened and Smith's bill to grant to the principal officers in each executive department seats upon the floor was taken up and , discussed until adjournment. The House passed the Senate joint resolution relative to the production of provisions, with an amendment requesting the President to give pro ducers the assurance that when it becomes neces sary to impress provisions or forage, just compen sation will be made according to fair market price. MrBarkedale introduced joint resolutions, declar ing the firm conviction that the people of the Con federate States, in justice to their cause and confi dence in a final triumph in the end, will continue fo make whatever sacrifice may be required, and would accord respectful considerations to any pro positi looking -to the accommodation of differen ces,' but preserving a sepcrate and distinctive natural character, and whenever any State border ing on the Mississippi shall desist from their unprovoked war will secure them the free navign tion of that Kiver. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,. Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, introduced a reso lution on the same subject. Referred. Cause of Sickness in the Army. It has been ascertained by tho- inspection of medical 1 omcers, icai ine cniei cause 01 disease among iuc . soldiers of the Yankee Army i$ the improper preparation of their rations. Dr. Vollum has recently made a proposition, which will be strongly recommended by the Surgeon General, that a system of cooking shall be organized in the Army by which this evil may- be remedied. It is proposed that a corps of cooks shall be appointed or enlisted, or that men already enlisted familiar with cooking shall be specially and permanently a trf-ts) f Vy - Aiih AAtnrt'iMt fi f Kit TM1 rTfSf? . with the view -as far as possible to irfilize the ' e A;ora .t j;Met;i.l food, It is believed that the introduction 0f such an j statement, hoping that the Government which we j By this stiff and brazeu vote the Senate of the. j headway gotten, lie down on the floor, roll oyer organization wi'l tend very reatly to improve the ; serve will enter a protest against a repetition of j TJaited States declared their determination to . ,nJ ovfr, r better, envelop yourself in a carpet, health of the troops and prevent the practice of the same, it being in violation of General Orders treat the Constitution which they have sworn to 0r bed cloth, or any garment you eao get hold of, stratHin- which is found' so difficult to correct, j issued by the United States and Confederate Gov- j upport, and the guarantees itbrows around the UJS preferring woolen. -Tn ,ncf ti,P sfralmr, I wn in a search ernments in June and July last, whereby Sur-' liberties of the people, as a nullity. Tbe vte oft ' m . n . , fi i MroA 1 by regular cooks for each company or regiment, j the-soldiers would be more eager to get to camp ' V . 1 1 .". . .1 1 . 1 IIII-.ll I 1 i .1 ( 1 LU .iAl. 11..1IIIU , J - . . . . m v , . .... ... . ' sa- . . i ... 1 t toil i'. 1. 1 ii it rn v . c k 1 1. on iuu roausiuca. GUN. JOHN MORGAN. The Richmond Whig publishes an extract from a forthcoming work entitled West Point and Political Generals" in which a brief summary is 1 ....... . X i f . - . - , l'itgu ill pinuiiunr in vrini nirninn lAaiior t-Thev rmrrli'r nn th mnrrllimir vpt tbov gro.i Strtctlv aathentie - He hpg-nn witli. a Kniall horlv of horse, which he trained himselfr aud daring-his , career has brought from wttliin the lines of the I enemy, and turned over to the Confederate service, nearly 5,000-men. . He has generally been at .the head of le&s than 1,000. men in his famous raid tm Kentucky he started with S75 "men and re turned with 1,200.' He has within two years fought more than fifty battles has -killed or wounded more than (3,000 of the' enemy a"d has made ubwards .of 14.000 nrisoners. His- expedi- lions have always been ot the most daring de scription; yet he has never, but on two occasions, been forced to fight when he did not wish it. Many of his battles have been- of the most des perate character, and he has been uniformly vic torious, le has frequently opesuted hundreds of miles from support, in the midst of overwhelming bodies of the enemy, whose strength was greatly enhanced by the possession of railroads and tele graphs stretching around him like a web and almost indefinitely facilitating their power of con centration, while, in tbe same degree, it coniplica- tod the gangers of his situation. The sagacity with which he -has always been enabled to pluck triumph from the very jaws of these multiplied daneers. indicates the great leader, not .only of partizati corps, but of regular armies. There never has been on the continent. of Amer ica-r-probably there never was in the world any partizan leader whose exploits could sustain tveoup uarison with those of Morgan. Even Marion and Sumpter sink into absolute . insignificance when placed beside him. And yet they were undoubt edly great officers, and, as such, entitled to all the admiration with which they are regarded, hot only by the people of their own States, but by those of all the Southern States. The following is a summary of Morgan's ex ploits for the six mouths begiuuing "4 lb July, 1862, and . ending. 5th January, 180?: Between 12,000 and 13,000 prisoners, and 19,000 stand, of arms captured; and -50,500,000 worth of stores destroyed; 4,095 men raised 'within the enemy's lines, and armed and equipped by himself, he hav ing received but 200 saddles from the Government. TREATMENT OF OUR SURGEONS BY THE FEDERALS. From the Richmond Dispatch. - We were called upon by Drs. Haldeman,. Don el son, ahd Goodlet, Surgeons of our army who were left in charge of our wounded after the battle of M urf reesboro, Tenn. In total disregard of the provisions of the carte! in favor of Surgeons, these gentlemen were taken prisoners, and treated with the grossest indignity. Everything that they pos sessed was taken . from them by the brutal inspec tors who are appointed to do the dirty work of the Lincoln - Administration. They were entirely di vested of their money, surgietl instruments, blan kets; &c. In one instance, the gloves worn by one of these Surgeons was taken from his hands . After their capture at MutfrcesborV they were taken to Nashville, thence to Louisville, and from there sent to Cincinnati, and afterwards to Balti more, and from the latter city to Richmond, via Fortress Monroe Little liberty was allowed them in any of these cities; but still they had some op portunity rf ascertaining the sentiment nw pre vailing. In Nashville and Louaville they were cal-. led upon by ladies and citizens, who were bold in their expressions of their contempt for the misera ble, dynasty which has so long held them in chains, and from whose rule they cherish a hope of final deliverance. The term "rebel," which is taunt ingly applied as an epithet by tho Yankees, is es teemed an honor, rather thanji reproach, by the Kdics of these two cities. - In Cincinnati tho authorities were Irss rigid in the exercise of their rule over our prisoners, and they were allowed to visit one or 4wo of the news paper offices of that city. During their stay there they were called upon by several ladies, who were accompanied by Colonel Boon, of Ohio. Notyith stauding the presence of Colonel Boon, the con duct of the Northern Government was freely dis cussed, and severely criticist-d Iry our Surgeons and their lady visitors. Jn the Northwestern States, these gentlemen state, the opposition to the Administration is spreading rapidly and incTcaiing in bitterness. The people eviry where fearlessly denounce Lan coin a negro por.cy declare their determiimuon to resist its execution. At Kingstown, Ind , a short time ago, a collision oc cuied between the citizens and the military, which resulted in the arrest of 250 citizens, who were carried to Louisville in chains. Among the Ohio troops there is scarcely a man who is not in favor of Vallandighaw, who is a candidate for Governor of that State. The revolution in public gjn:iinent in the Northwest, our informants think, is much greattr than we have any idea of here, and must evcqtual ly lead to some important result. In Baltimore our Surgeons were not allowed to wear their uniforms, or to have any communica- j tion with the people of the city. Below will be found a letter address! to tfte Secretary of War, setting forth the har treat ment to which they were subjected.: Ricn.MOND, March, 1863. Hon. James A. Seddon,1?ecretary of War, C.S.A.: Sir We, the undersigned Surgeons and Assis tant Surgeons C. S. A., of Departmnit No. 2, Ar my of the Wis est, htfYing been ordered to remain j he wounded captured at Pcrryville, i behind with the Murfreesboro ', and Fort Doiielson, do moat respect. ; fully represent to tbe Medical .Department of. the j Confederate States Army our treatment while in- , side thc Federal lines. W e enter into a detailed irpnnc ifArA declared non-combatants, and were nftt ' to be considered as prisoners of war, but were en- , titled to kind treatment and freedom while per-: ..ipintn r 11 in low .11 in-ii .1 1 iiti iiiiiii.r m - . . .. a ii? . t ! After fuffillinz our duties with our re tuiiiiii. iin. uu.uo w. - - - - ........ " sspec4i$e ' vrounded we were ordered to rcDort to Baltimore, ; for thc Pu"pose of release; bat, on attempt - r n? t0 reacnt la' place, we were arrested and thrown in prison at different points. Two were ruwu iu pusuu Bfc umereni -points. i wo were nfined in the penitentiary at Nashville with con - vis and deterters; tx were thrown into military ison at Cincinnati, Ohio, and warched through II 1 1 1 1 ill vi, a T.n nrlnf. aw.. . . . " -- "'' t prison ins puuiio fireew unaer a me oi men, witn a non- commissioucu omcer, subjected to the hootmgs and jeerlngs ot the mob. Three were arrested and closely cuazded in Col- tfmbus, pbio, add subjected to" insult, &c, by the military authorities of that place. On arriving at Baltimore, Md., all were placed under arrest and confined in the guard house, not allowed, under any circumstances to go on the streets, nor wear our uniform. Arriving at Fortress Monroe, wo were put on a steamer which was anchored out in the stream and not allowed to hold any communica tion with the shore; our baggage ..went through a rigorous search, and articles not contraband were taken articles of necessity, purchased by us to relieve our immediate wants; in fact, we were rob bed Our private instruments, private ba""a"e, money, &c., were taken..- ' , On asking the Federal authorities the cause of our arrest, we could obtain no definite answer. rSo cause existed. Wc immediately threw un our paroles, believing it was impossible for us to be under parole alid arrest at the same time. The following protest was entered on the back of eaeh parole: 'I hereby enter ' my protest against my arrest and imprisonment by the military authori ties of Cincinnati, &c; and, believing that the terms on which I have'taken the parole were viola ted by being placed under arrest, I herewith re turn my parole, never having violated it." These paroles were received by tho authorities. ' We now earnestly appeal to our Government Ubiredross, believing that a call made by un would n)t be disregarded We ask not for ourselves, but for tho sake of those whose misfortune it may be to be left behind with our wounded in future. We know the insults,-tbe harsh treatment, and thc suffering they will have to be subjected to, unless some action is taken. We know our surgeons will hereafter, instead of flying fo thc call of huraani-ty and duty, try and shrink from the gloomy pros pect before them. We most respectfully submit thi for yonr con sideration, sincerely hoping that some action may be taken to protect our surgeons while in tho dis charge of their duties iu the enemy a linos. J. R. Haldeman, Ky , J. D. DoneNon, Miss., H. Tlummer, Ky., " E. II. Fuller, Ky., W. S. Delancy, Tenn., J. C. W: Strger, Ala., Walt. P. Johnson, Ky.,J. S. Goddard, Ark., Hy. G. Lungeon, Fla., R. D. Gwin,Tenn., C. W. Dooelson, Md., J. Edgar Goodlctt, La. Tkmporart.- -In a reported conversation and Seward; the following between Lincoln occurred : Seward still attempted to conaole him by telling him that the d isunion of the States was only temporary, aad that they would goon get tnem back again. " Temporary ," aaid "Abe;" "well that puts me in mind of a fellow in Illinois who hooked a trout one day out fishing; .the trout broke the line and went off with the hook in hi mouth, aud on being asked if he bad lost his hook, he aaid. 'only temporary,' I will catch the trout directly-, and get it back again. Now, Billy, your line is broken, and if you catch that same trout again, you are a better fisherman than 1 am. THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. Thc closing Act of its Destruction. The New York-World has a scathing article on the final act of the Lincoln Senate in closing the life of that document, the U. 8. Constitution. It says tbe act. is the most io famous and barefaced affront that has yet been offered to the liberty of thefts otthern people, lhe orM Temaiks: "The bill is nothing less than - an Act for the establishment of a despotism in these once free and happy United States, and taking from the people the protection of the Constitution. It authorizes and justifies arbitrary arrest a, tbe will of the Executive, m defiance ot explicit provisions oi me uonsiuuuon loroiuuing sucn arresu. n j puts every man s liberty and prsperty out of the pruievwuu 01 me ruimaiucHiui w; n aumiiuaKs tne power oi tne Tjiare uovernnients to protect their.citizens against illegal violence; it tells the President and his minions that they may with impunity perpetrate all these acts of despotism by which the most odious tyrants in the worst ages have earned the execration of mankind. This may be deemed strong language, but it is no more than adequate to characterize the infamous act of combined perjury and despotism which we print this morning, and which challenges the attention and must provoke the, indignation of every man who is not base enough to confess himself a cowering slave. The proceedings in connection with the passage of this bill piave that every Senator who voted for it committed conscious perjury; that he know- ingly and wilfully violated the solemn oath he had taken to support, me onsiuuuoa 01 me urutea j kerchief loosely around pear the part between the Sutcs. We ask the deliberate attention of the.j handkerchief aad the alio, twiat it round until country to the facts wc will now recite, and which the blood ceases to floar, aod kep it thert until appear on the record. Mr Carlile, of Virginia, j the doctor comes; if io a position where tha hand moved to amend the fir.t section of the .bill by kerchief cannot be used, preaa tho thumb 00 a inserting after the phrase President of the United 1 a not near the wound, between the wound and. the States," the words "in the constitutional authority," an smenumrni which wouia give tnai ouicer . j a a. . i . f i - .1 . jm i immunity for all aQts, arrests and proceedings which he has done Or ordered in the exercise of' his authority, but leaving him and his subordinates H' to the fulkconsequenccs and penalties of .acts done l in violation of the" Constitution. Tho Republican Senators saw that the adoption of this amend- ent would render the bill nugatory, iccted it bv 29 navs to 11 ayes. so tney re- ni v.nine Senators' is a danininz and in-1 delible record, not on Iv against tbemsclres but against the President of the United Stafcs. It in . . ! t . - - m l quent, and repeated violations of the Coastitutiou. 1 n A . nr. 1 3 r"m 1 n mr 1. 1 . ... ilium . r m. , purLi ui.bi.iv. - i - - r j v . Mm . - . . i Tt i . tilain eonfemmn iK.i it. AJi r ktn , U to shield that oScer and hit underlings from the leal consequent of anch tiola- , tiona. li mat wcro not hia object NrCarli&Io a .' amendment would hare Veen readily accepted, for the insertion of that amendment could in rib war" impair the effect of the bill, in oetnpRng the tiona. If that wcro"not hia object Mr Carli&lo'a rresident and Ma aubordinatcf from penaltiea for J aets which were not violations ttha Constitution. These Senators in effect declare thai he has viola ted the Constitution; that they consider violations of the Constitution meritorious aets on the part of an officer sworn tofnpport and defend it; and that they will stand' between him aod all nartica ordained byJState or Federal lawi or wanton and I :t? i v . ii e jnc-n iicaiuca vii me rig u m oi citizens If wc proceed from this shameless confession of intentions to examine tho particular provisions of the bill, wc shall find that the struoture harmoni zes with the plan. Every psrt of it puts fetters "on the feet of libeiy, while itscts tyranny cn horseback. In every case of prosecution for false imprisonment, it allows the defendant to appeal from, court to court, but takes away the righ of ap-' peal from the plaintiff. If the sufferer, from wanton acts of arbitary. power, is defeated in tho Stato Courts, it denies him all redress against the uiis fortune of a prejudiced . Court or a packed jury, 'while it -treats proceedings In a Stato Court against his persecutor as null and of no effect. It even inflicts penalties on the plaintiff for - daring to as sert his rights and bring a suit. If he happens to be defeated no matter whether justly or unjustly, he is not only denied the right of appeal which is granted to the defendant, but is compelled to pay double cost?. It not only thus outrages tho rights of the injured party by this Incqoallity, which would be sufficiently monstrous if tho law were allowed'to takets course; but it Interposes to an- . nul the law on which he rolies for his protection, and to insure the infliction of thopo heavy penal ties for bringing suir. It declares that the authority or order of. tho President shall bo a Valid and complete defvneo in all such suit. but as if this was not broad enough to cover and protect the numerous act of despotism which have been perpetrated in violation of the Constitution, it also declare that if 'there was probable cause for the irriM, im prisonment," or other act complained of," that nUn shall be "a full and complete defence to tho action, and.it shall be thc duty of thc court trying tho act so to instruct the jury, and that their finding must be accordingly." That is to any, the mowt nialicious stories told by a man's personal or politi cal enemies, no matter whether Iruo or not, are to 1k "a full and comblete defence" for arbitrary arrests and imprisonments by every deputy pro vost-marshal, crcn if he cannot make it appear that he had authority of the President for lliM daring violation of tho Constitution. If thero was ever anything in legislative history which deserved to be characterized as a "bill of abomiua. tions," it is this. i And the psrty which passes this lufamous, this J abominable bill, defying- the Constitution and r.u- j nulling all State laws for profecting personal lib erty, is the 'name party that two or three yoari ago was passing so-called liberty bills in behalf of the Northern States to protect runaway negroes - ( against the provision or the IJoniSttution which re quires their surrender. So dear atid sacred did they profess to hold . individaal'liberly that, they would not allow it to be violated even in the pcraon of an escaped slave, and thej set up Stato legisla tion against Federal legislation for lit protection. These sensitive philantbropi.ite and doughty champions of freedom then professed to be shocked at the denial of the habeas corpus to thetc fugitive blacks, and made that a pretext for refuting, by mob violence, the execution of a law of the United States. And now wo see these same champions of persona liberty, these same sticklers for the habeas corpus, these same Jcutificrs of State re sistance to Federal power; passing an act which degrades the white citizen below a condition which' they then thought IntoterabhHor slaves sL black as the ace of spades. It is for the citizens of tho loysl States to determino whether they will sub mit to this overthrow tf the Constitution." IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS. 1. A' man faints, place him oti his back aod let bim alone. 2. If any poison is swallowed drink instantly nan a giass oi cold water witn a neaping icaspoon ful each of common salt and rround mtnitirJ stirred into it; this vomits as soon as it reaches the stomach: but for fear soma of tho roison miv till remain, swallow the white of on or two raw etrcs or drink a cup of slronsr coffee, these twe bTnr antidote for a ereater number of noisons than anv dozen other articles known, with tbw advantage of their being always at hand; if not, a half pint of sweet oil, or lamp oiL or "drlppioirs ." or melted butter or. lard are cood substitutes, eaneciillv if they vomit quickly. 3. The best thine to ston the bleeding of mod. Crato cut. instantlv Lj to cover it nrufusclv with cob-web. or flour and salt, half and half. 4. If the blood cornea from a wound bv lets or 8pirtg, U spry, or the man will be dead in a finr minutes, because an artery U severed; tie a hand- htart, io create the pressure until the bleeding . i m ceases, but do not lessen tne pressure lor an ictant, until the physician arrives, so aj to clue nn the wound by tbe coagulation or hardenine of the cooling blood. . ' 5. If your clothing takes fire, slide the hands i down the areas, keeping tuem as eloae to toe body by bending the knees; this has smothering effect on the flames; if; not extinguished, or great The ExcESAine excels 01 prisoners on our On our aide ia not so larso as centrally estimated. authority ( Mr Oahl, the exchange agent of - t it a ititxt 1 rva KAt mnra than fifteen to tweoty thousand in our tavor. ...ir ...wc-.u u.w mm mm - ' - v-- . w Ti'i me 11 i.a ' e