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CHARLOTTE, . N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST . 25', 1863.
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FIELD OFFICERS OF N. C. TROOPS.
G'OI.ONKL'S.
LlEUT.-CoL'.S.
Majors.
ij A McDowell.
. W i: Cox,
"; V L I).-K-isettf
4' Bryan (Jrim'-s,
r, T M (J irr. tt
0 Isi.ac H Avery,
7! KJ C Hi-ywood,
H.-nry M Shaw,
9'L S iVtlfr,
10 J A .1 Bradford,
11 C L-v.-iithorpf,
I:VAlfr-d M Scales,
I t II T B-nrntt,
lr,iViii .Nfcu-Kao,
Ji; .1 S McKirny,
17; Win V Martin,
iM'John 1) Harry
l!) .las H (ioriloii
2i 'Tims. V. Toon.
21 W V lv'nklan.l
', .faun's Ci'iiHi r,
I)..n! II Christie
'Vmi .1 Clarke,
r,'ll M KlUl. d-e,
jflam A Brown, j James S llins,
!V S Htallirurs, 1) V Hurt
S. 1). Thurston,
W M Parsh y
E A Osborne
William J Hill,
Sam McD Tate,
James II Wood
John W Lea
iRobeit V Webb,
W Lee Davidson
J McLeod Turner
IL-nry McRae
J no II Whitaker,
Onion and Sparrow
Egbert A Ross,
Jno T Ilambrick,
GW Hammond
H D Lee
J W 1 1 niton,
S D Toole,
Wm J Martin,
J IT Ilvman
lw A -Johnston
V1I Yarhoro',
Win A Stowe,
Juhn C Lairrb,
Thos II Sharpe.
V G M.. Vinson,
Nelson Slough
C M Andrews,
W J Stanly
W S Rankin
0 C Cole .
II D Johnston,
(Laban Odell
C C P.lacknall,
T- D Love,
W S Grady
J T Jones
J C Webb
Sanil N Stowe
W li Cveasman
Win W Sillers,
: John L Harris,
!S C liryson,
John K Lano
2l 1 1 Iv Burirwyiin,
27'JoIni A (SiliHur.ir G V Whittii-ld
-J-f Saimnd D Lowe, ; W II A Kpfa.r
:' Fran M Parker,
.'j '.Iiihn V Jordan,
:-'Kd J Grabble,
3.5 Clark M Avery,
lames T Kr 11,
!(,' W- Knipdit
IW T Williams,
I "J A D McKay
u; d
Viward,
!Robt V Cowan, T W
Mavlicw
:?1 ' V L J howranee
:;.VM V Ransom,
.(J1 Artillery
:? Win M "Barber,
Tw William J Hoke,
:'.) David Coleman,
-10 Artillery
41 JehiiA Uaker
4-J(iMirre C Cibbs,
-l.'ij'J'imuia.s S Kenan,
1 4 1 T 0 SuKehary.
l.-jj 11 M-.reh ad,
J L McDowell
Jolui ti Jones,
detached
W G Morris
John Asht'ord,
F A Reynolds,
detached
companies,
Owen N Hrown
M M McLaughlin
companies,
C W- Bradshaw
John K Brown,
Wm. G' Lewis, " I Walt J roggau,
T li Tlavo-rove, C. M Steuman,
Andrew J Boyd,
W L Saunders '
John A Graves.
S IL Walkup,
John A. Fleming
J R Winstou
AC McAllister
ADCru'bin
Albert A Hill.
1' M Chambers
If. Edward D Hall,
-17 G II Faribault,
48 Robert C Hill,
4 'J Lee M McAfee.
r()!J A Washington,
61 ill MeKethan,
5-'J K Marshall,
r,:i Wm A Owens,
HI K M Murchison,
Geo. Worth am, J C Van lloou
C B Hobson JasR McDonald
Marcus A Parks,' J Richardson,
J T iVlorehead, Jas J Iredell,
Anderson Ellis,
Mas A Rogers
;")" John K
Conally.iAlired II Belo
M T Smith
II F Sthenek,
.lames A Oraige,.
J C Keener, .
Jas M Mayo,
W M Ifardv
f-5 Paul F Faison.
G G Lmkc,
II C Jones, Jr.,
Wm W I'n.tiit,
E Cant well
r7 -Arch (J Godwin,
T8 John 'Faliner,
5'J D D FeTeb.V;
GO Jos A MeD.nvellJWm 11 Denver,
D. Ita IclIlTe, iAVui H D-vane,
jllenry Harding.
ID G McDowell
Kobt. (. A. Lov
C.:5 Peter G Evans
lit h M Allen,
')" ir'or4-e N Folk,
li'vjas W Hintori .
G W Clavto'n
S B Evans,
James A Keith, j J II McNeill
I 'Wm II Bagley
The above Regiments are in the following Brigades:
CMingman's- Hth, -.Ust, 51 st-and (51st.
gjCooke"s l."th, v7th, 4Gth and 48th.
Bate's 2!)th.
Daniel's :Wd, l-ld, 45th, 50th and 5:id.
Davis" 55th.
Hoke's f;h, 1st, 54th and 57th.
, Hampton's !)th, (cavalrv) ,
Ivt rson's 5th, Pith, 20th'aiid L:?d.
Lane's 7th. IStli. "ith, :?:?d and :!7th.
W II F I s 1 ' t li , (cavalry )
I'rvor's 1st and :?d.
Pender's l:ith. lGth, 20d, :?4th and H.-tli.
Pettigrew's 1 Ith, 'Jtith, 4v?d, 4 1th, 47th and 5CTl.
Random's "2!th, ti5tli. Jioth, IDrh and 5(rh.
lvaniseur's I, Ith, 1 1th and :(th.
Robertson's ! 1st, 5!)t!i, and C.'!il. .
The inth, 17th, :??th, 10th, 58th, (0th, G2d. 61th and
5th Regiments are not Brigaded.
The Jth. PJth, 4 1st, .5:th, i'M and f4th arc cavalry Re
giments. The Jtth, :tth and 40th are Artillery Regi'mejits.
In addition to the Regiments, there, are the following
Battalions: Iieiit-Col. Chas E Shober's infantry (for-j
m. rly liaUdii J (ireen's; Maj J II N i thercutt's Kaii
gers; Mnj ! W" Wharton's Shaipshootris; Maj John W
Moore's'Artillery; Maj WL Young's Arti'lh-rv; 'Maj Alex
MeRae's Artillery; Col Peter Mallett's camp "Guard.
Col. Wm H Thomas hasJi. Legion of Highlanders and
Indians numbering over 1,500 men.
Cotton Cards for sale, but an early call will only se
cure a. pair as we only h.ive ten pair.
We have on hand and can make to order calf-skin
Shoes and Gaiters of very tino English leather.
bots" ladies' calf-skin Bootees.
Lot of thick Uroganj. large sizes.
' J. F. BUTT, Mint -Street, '
June 2.1, 1803 tf Charlotte, N. C.
" J IT ST R ISC E I V i: uV
, . BLACK ALPACCA,
KU'K FLANNELS,
SPOOL COTTON black and white.
bl.LAUHUD S11II1TL'(J.
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I IHecryionSi!a Wi,h t!lrt5n the Mercnptile
and Commission business,- I.F.WIS r jivnpBs'
The style of the firm will tereMtor be AM)LK:?-
WILLIAMS, (,ATES & CQ
NOTICE. All persons indibted to tl, l , c e
Williams & Gates will pleae catl J ! te firm f
we wish to close our obi Kmintc. UP
as
Dec f, 1832
W U.L1AMS ,t GATES.
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DR. J. 31. -MILLER,
Charlotte, N. C,
Ffas resume the Practice of Medicine, and can , y order of the becretarv of the Treasury, mi oot
found at his Office in the Brawler buihW opnoshe to il IT msfl .v agents on arid alter
Kerr's hotel, or at his residence.
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Feb. 25, 1862
OTICK TO UEHTORS.
All persons indebted to the Estate of Patrick J.
Cowrie, deceased, ase requested to call and make im-cni-diate
payment' to SAML. P. SMITH.
Pec :tO, I83
Attorney for RrTecntrit.
AN ACT
IN DELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD
FOR HOME DEFENCE. .
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina, aDd it is hereby enacted
by the authority .of the same, That the exemptions
from service in the Militia of the State, shall be for,the
I same causes, and to the same extent and no farther,
that are prescribed in. the acts of Congress pi tne con
federate States, providing for the Enrollment of.men.
for the public defence and granting exemptions from
the same, commonly called the conscription and ex
emption acts. . J- - . '
Sec, 2. Be it further enacted, That it slwill be the
duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled as a gnard
for home defence all whire male persons" not already
enrolled in the service cf the Confederate States, be
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years, resident in
tbia State, including foreigners not naturalized, who
have been residents ia the State for thirty days before
such enrolment, excepting persons filling the offices
of Governor, Judge? of the Supreme and Superior
Courts of Law and Equity, the members of.the General
Assembly and the officers of the several Departments of
the Government -of tke State, " Ministers of the Gospel
of the several denominations of the State charged with
the duties of churches, and such mother persons as
the Governor, for special reasons may deem proper
subjccts'of exemption. .
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all persons above
the 2C of fifty, who may volunteer for service in said I
guard for home defence, and shallt be accepted by a
Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to
belong thereto, anri shall beheld to service therein,
either generally or for any special duy or expedition
as the commanding officers of regiments or companies,
according to the nature of the particular service in
question may determine. .
Sec. 4- Beit further enacted, That the Goernor
shall cause all persons enrolled in pursuance of the
two preceding secpns of this act to be formed into
companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned offi
cers of such companies, and thence into battalions or
regiments, brigades and divisions according to bis dis
cretion, an:l he shall appoint the field officers of such
battalions, regiments, brigades -and divisions, and
shall issue commissions in due form to all the officers
aforesaid..
Sec. 5. lie it further enacted, That members of the
Society of-Friends, commonly called Quakers, may be
exempted from the provision ot' this act by paying the
sura ofoue" hundred dollars according to an ordinance
of the CoiiVcutioi of this-State in that behalf, ratified
the 12th day of May, 18G2. Provided that when a
Quaker shall have paid or had levied of his property
the snrn of five hundred dollars under the act of Con
gress called ihe conscription law aforesaid,, he shall
not be required to pay any sum of money for his ex
emption under this act.
Sec. 6. That the said gnards for home defence may
bo called out for service by the Governor in defence of
the State against invasion and to suppress invasion,
either by regiments, battalions, or companies, cn masse,
or by drafts or volunteers from the same, as he, in his
discretion may direct; shall be under his command,
through the officers appointed as herein provided:
fdra! I serve only w'Hhin the limits of thii State, and in
term? of duty to be prescribed by the Governor, riot
exceeding three months at one term. They, or so lmtny
of them as'may be at any one time called .into service,
maybe organized into infantry, artillery or cavalry as
lie may direct, and the infantrj' and. artillery maj- be
mounted if he shall" so determine, the men furnishing
their own horses and accoutrements -and arms, when
approved by the Governor, on such terms as he shall
prescribe. -.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Governor may
furnish to said troops the arms, accoutrements and
ammunition of the State when called as aforesaid into
active service, and shall. prescribe rules for their return
and to prevent the waste, destruction or los3 of the
same.
Sec 8. Be U -further enacted, That all laws ami
clauses of laws coming within the meaning and pur-
viewf- this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. Be it farther enacted, That the commissions
of officers of the Militia, called "into cervice by this act,
are suspended only during the period of such service.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be
in force from the date of its ratificat-on.
Ratified the 7th day of July, 18G3.
By the Govcf nor of ."V. Carolina.
A PROCLAMATION.
AVhevea?:, it appears to me that the necessities of our
people still require the continuance of the prohibition
heretofore extended by proclamation to the exportation
of certain articles from the State.
Now. therefore. I, ZKHULON 15. VANCE, Governor of
North Carolina, do issue this Proclamation, continuing
the Proclamation of July loih, in i'oree for thirty dajs
from and afie i the 12th inst., in regard to the exporta
tion of cotton and woolen Cloth, 4-otton and woolen
Yarn?, Leather and Shoes, subject to the exceptions,
&c, expressed heretofore.
In witness mhereoff Zebulon B. Vance, Governor,
Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief, hath signed
fhescjiresents and carded the Great Seal of the State
to be' affixed. Done- at the city of Raleigh this HHh
day of August, A. D. 18G3,.and in the eighty-eighth
year of our Independence. B. VANCE.
By the Governor: R. IL'Battle, Jr.,. Private Sec'y.
Aug 17, 1S;J 2t
EDGEW0RTU FEMALE SEMlNAHf,
iA reeiifsboro, IV. C
The fhll session of this Institution w.ill commence on
the 4Ui of August next.
TERMS roa the Session of 20 Wees: Board, in
cluding washing, lights,fuel, &c.,?220; English Tuition,
S30; Music on the Piano,N Harp or Guitar, $3Q; Vocal
Music, 512 50; Oil Paining, $30; Drawing, $!2 50:
Grecian Painting, $15; Ancient and JJodern Lan
guages, each S12 50.
For futtlier particulars apply. to '
RICHARD STERLING, Principal.
June 30, 1SC3 2m-pd
We have, a Tannery in full oneration about six miles i
from Charlotte, on the C. A: S. C. Railroad line. It is a j
first-class Tannerv. and we are Tirena'red to-nurchae. i
at market prices, Hides of all descriptions, and supply j
a e tra e at ciureut piices. WnrrriTiT I
July 13, 18G3 tf C. E- BELL.
BLANJ DEDS, Warrants, Ejectments, &zc
for sale this Office. - j
Printing promptly executed to order. !
TO COTTON PLANTERS.
j I have been apjpdnted by the Secretary of the
! Treasury, Chief Agent for the purchase of Cotton . for
i Carolina, and -will pay for the sameln 7 per cent Bonds ;
me vonieuernie government witnin ine oniic ui -uuu
S'uli-Acri-nts visitinjr the different parts of the Stat?,
huvinir in uiv came, will have writteil certificates of ;
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appoialment. -
11 lu "ay ol .Vlarm, Ibd, Will oe paiu ifi in i ptr
cent Bonds or Cash, and not R nrr cent Bon-'s as stated
J in a former advertisement.- Un to ihat time, however,
iUV O UrCOni ifin.ia ;il ha fnrnlchM ft3 siatpn.
l a. none citizens are now offered an opportnnity to
aid.the Govemmeat bv selling to it their Cotton gather
than to private capitaiists. - .V
, . LEWIS S. WILLIAMS.
Charlotte, .March 24 "l 6.- f
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CHARLOTTE, N. C. ' .'
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NOTICE.' " j
Our terms are five dollars per year in advance. j
Individual or local shinplaster will not befre-
ceired. When sent to us they will be held subject to
the sender's call, and not returned by letter.. ;i
t5TThe Democrat tcill be discontinved to all tubscri-
berg at the , expiration of the time for ti fiich if is pg'd.
l Those'fvho Kant to continue mvst renctcJ'fort,6r at th&r-
Vpiration of their time. ' :'
On Tuesday of Court week Hon. William
Lender addressed a portion of the citizens of Cleav
land. His remarks were very encouraging, recom
mending the desponding to fight on, as that was
the only road to an honorable and permanent peace.
Hi's 'audience was graced .by-a number of ladies.
We were very much pleased with . the honorable
gentleman's address, as was every on else we
heard speak of it. Shelby Eaijle.
M -m j
Reconstruction. What is it? Submission.
What is the difference between submission and
subjugation? In the one case, we fight to the last,
and, if 'we suffer subjugation, take the consequen
ces. In the other, the consequences are the same,
with the ignoble difference thatwe embrace the
yoke of bondage, 7ciss. the hand that smites us, ac
knowledge the justice of the cause against which"
wc have rebelled, and thank our persecutors for
the punishment inflicted, because it was ihserved.
Who is prepared for this? '-IVJto? . Let him
stand, forth and declare his sentiments, and then
let him be'sent to Yunkecdom for such "a man
has no business in the Confederacy. But who is
to decide the question of reconstruction? Those
who have remained at home? No. They have no
voice in the matter. The army must decide tliat
nuestion. How is it, toys, ye who have. .suffered
and bled and fought and toiled ye who have wa-J
ded through rivers of blood the blood of your
enemies and your own commingled hov is it?
North Carolina veterans, who have, living and
dead, brought imperishable honor to your native
State1 are you in favor of reconstruction?.
?' Reconstruction is submission, and submission is
disgrace, dishonor slavery for the males prosti
tution and infamy for the females 6Tthe South
Who will submit? Any? None but cowards
Yade&boro Argus. ) "
North Carolina Coal. We have seen a
specimen of anthracite coal, discovered on "the
farm of a Mr. Wade," in Rockingham county, North
Carolina. The coal appears to be very goodf, and
has been so proven, we understand, by the proper
test. The vein now worked is only six feet under
ground, and three feet thick. Col 13. M. Jones is
engaged in the operation of mining this coal, and
the work is progressing under the superintendence
of Ir. Ambrose' Barret, a practical miner. The
Upper Dan River Valley, in which the above mine
is located, has been known for some years to con
tain a coal basin of considerable extent, and it was
considered that anthracite coal was the predomi
nant deposit. Should this impression prove to be
(correct in other openings as it has in the mine of
Wade s farm,, the coal field of this region will be of
very great value to the Confederacy. Ulchnond
Dispatch.
Morgan's Men
Cunningham, thaUa
We learn, from Adjutant
number of- Morgan's men
through the Yankee lines,
have recently escaped
from Ohio, swelling the force that succeeded in
making the "through trip," to fully six hundred.
They are encamped near Morristown, Tennessee,,
and will soon be in a condition to pick up a few
hostages to hold for the security of - their beloved
commander. . -
DISHONORING THE CURRENCY.
A few days ago one of our acquaintances offered
to a man Confederate Treasury notes in payment
for a note falling due. The offer was declined
the holder expressing his determination to retain
in his possession the individual obligation. Our
friend appealed to us for counsel. We gave him
the advice which follows, and as it was welj .con
sidered we have no objection to putting it upon
record for. the benefit of any who may under like
circumstances be asking what they must do. We
advised our friend to take two witnesses and to
present to the holder of his note the amount which
was due in the currency of the "day, and if he re
fused it to announce to him that he would pay the
note afterwards only under the sternest com
pulsion. . :
Every man who expects to be worth anything
1 iL. l 1J t. - j A
wiieu me war is uver biiouiu ue a zeaious auvocaie
for the Goverumcnt. But in dishonoring the
currency he aims a blow at' the very vitals of the
Confederacy. .Treasury notes are . the only means
which vve have of paying our -soldiew, ot buying
clothing and provisions, of purchasing munitions
of war, of procuring transportation in short, of i
carrying on our enure operations, Doin civu auu
military. Disparage these, destroy theirs standing
with the people, 'ami" you clog the wheels of all en
terprises, you arrest the whole .machinery, you
rn fit fir..,if-iil ansntlir n,in rmtJo thp i c
f.,atru harhii,Per nf civil nnarehv and of subiu-a- !
tfon. A Government without credit cannot stand
1 long in the presence of such a foe
j threatening us. Though we might
as the one !
continue to j
struggle, it would be like the feeble and irregular
resistance of a crude and undisciplined' rabble
against the trained columns of the invader. To
a result so deplorable let every man reflect that he
is contributing whenever he declines the common
Whir 1 4i r.n clri-i,! M nnr t .. ;il nnf .
Confederate notes ' in payment of debts? ' Our j
very selfishness should restrain us from stieh a
left in the hearts oi creditors io fconor the is&ues
t Ua Pf AT',n ;.o Mnfl7ot with f
1 ' I 111 .L,Cll.V2.',CIVV Ul. Batter llfl 111 IV I
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result. Let fhat regard which every prudent man
must bestow upon his own interests' prompt him to
beware of doing aught which can bring disaster j
upon the people. But-surely-every patriot will
say, The money which our soldiers receive, the I
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currency paid to the men wlio bare their breasts to ;
the red storm of tho battle, is good enough io pay
any notes which I may hold. Jugtrsta Chronicle.
From the Fayetteyjlle Observer.
, MOVEMENTS FOE PEACE.
We feel that we have entitled ourselves to the
confidence of-our readers full couSdeuce in oar
sincerity, and some confidence in our judgment.
We never deceived or knowingly'iuisled them.
; We &eer have asked or desired anything at '.be
j nands ox the people, - nor do we now. U hat we
j say to them therefore is uuinfluenced hy any other
(-desire than lor the public good, .The very safety
j of the people, and of all they possess, and all they
f hold dvnow. and hereafter, is involved in "their
present action. Knowing this, we feel thaTTTira
duty we cannot sufficiently perform, to press upon
our readers our mbst solemn eonvictious of the fatal
tendency of certain, movements recently set on
foot, by some who, like ourselves and every ope
else in the South, desire peace, but who are taking
the very steps of all others most calculated to pro
long the war. . , v
We say we desire peace It is our daily and
nightly, prayec All that we. have is in jeopardy
by the war. One as dear as life itself, now ex
posed to the hazards of battle, would be restored
to the quiet and safe pursuits of life by peace If
therefore, there were the slightest hope that any
one thing that the people of North Carolina can
do, outside of the army, would ensure or facilitate
peace, how eagerly would we urge them to do that
one thing ! But it is not so.' Tho people of
North Carolina, outside of the army, are not only
powerless to give more than their prayers for
peace, but all else that they do all that some of
jhem are doing is foe war. All the victories that
our enemies have gained are not so encouraging to
theih to Continue the war, as the conviction they
are too ready to receive, that any considerable
portion of the people of a State, and especially of
a State that has sent so many gallant soldiers to
the field, are tired of battling for liberty, for life,
for property, for peace, and ready to make any
terms short of a final. separation, and a full recogni
tion of independence.
We. impugn not the motives of thoso who are
puisuing a course in our deliberate opinion so fatal
te their own and their country's honor and welfare;
b it' we warn them that theycan' do nothing but
ev;l by talking of peace, so long as the enemy is
fired with a bitter and malignant hate, a covetous
hankering after fur property, and ;i-detertuiftation
to degrade us below the level of the meanest slave
that ever breathed. They are engaged in a de
liberate scheme of exermina t 'ion 'of the white race
of the South. Tliey bate this race for itsaetual
superiority, and' yet more for the superiority If
boasts of, over themselves, in 'morals, manners, Jn
t'lligence and wealth. They -hate us for. the success
with which five mihions have withstood twenry-fivc
millions, backed, by all the appliances of war afid
assisted by the desperadoes of the old world.
They hate us as fanatics only can hate. They have
given not the first remote sign of -a willingness to
listen to proposals for peace. They "will not - give
sueh a sign as long as they are successful in bat
tle, or see inclinations of a giving way by the
people of the South.
What sort of a peace would the so-called peace
men propose? What would tbey accept? Any
thing short of the independence of the Confed:
eracy? Surely not. And that is exactly what the
enemy will never agree to until whipped irik it.
Anything short of that any reconstruction of the
Union would be the basest, most disastrous ena
of a great and glorious struggle that any people
ever submitted to. And it would not bo peace
Fa'r from it it would be the beginning of a more
bloody war than is now upon us a war of exter
mination a war between races in which, the
inferior would have the active aid of our present
enemies. Tell, us not that we could get guarantees
of our rights irom the enemy.' cueh guarantees
cannot be had,, but if they could be, they would
not be worth the paper on which they were writ
ten. We had those guarantees in the old .Union,
and they were worthless. They could not be
otherwise now. -
We will not pursue the sbject further at pres
ent. But we tell our readers, with all the solemn
ity of the great issue at stake, that the only hope
of having peace at all, lies in CONQUERING IT.
No paper resolutions, no proposals, no' conferences,
will be of any avail to save life, liberty, and prop
erty, unless enforced at the point of the bayonet
A great victory by Gen. Lee, which the country
may feel assured of when the next battle is fought,
ora war between England and the United States,
which is more than probable,: will disperse the
clouds which havfe gathered before the visions of
the timid and desponding, and, with tho blessing
of God, give us independence and safety as a dis
tinct, and great and prosperous Natieu.
3Iurder of. A -Lady in Mississippi. The
Morton (Miss.) correspondent of the "Atlanta Ap
peal, writing on' the 8th inst., gives the following
account. of a fiendish murder perpetrated recently
by the Federals upon the person of a young mar
ried lady near the city of Natchez:
"A Yankee lieutenant and two private soldiers I
centered the house of the party deceased, who, in j
the absence of Tier husband, was the only occupant j
of the place, demanding wlure her hu.tbandwasf
concealed. She refused to teil .him, and at the ;
sai,,e lin,e asked what-tliey wautc-d with hiui
The i
Yankee officer told' her. that what they wanted'
trlfK Ia i in uric tht-ir b life lil unil llfinr- r. b f rc inil I
...... ...Ui " J . .. v . . - w.
said that he would give her three minutes to reveal
the whereabouts of her husband; and if she tlid
not do so iu that-time he would take her life. She
refused peremptorih', when,-the time having ex
pired, the murderer deliberately took off his rcarf,
and vith the assistance of his men hang Iter up hy
the neck in her Gwn house, and left her io U'e ;
agoniee ol a violent aeatn..
She was aflerwards '
down by hcr frieqds, btit life had long since
been extinct. . Ihe gentleman wnorelates this ;
' nMv in (hie fwn nnl is an nlil Olt'.fnn nr ntnhnT ;
i"" l" " ,
'raTiug eunen ai u.its umira vkij juiiiui in inai
. ... . - '
cur. lie savs lie saw lue ceia Duuv-aitcr it was
do,wn- ...'.. ! "
The brutes who committed this murder axe the !
people that some men here in the South are en-;
couraging by: holding public meetings 'and Jc- I
- . " nr,un,',,na. cu,y t t t!
nouncing our autnoruies: onarne, suacie. shame!
" . - CM u c Buauic
ow long must we tolerate y-ankeo mpathizers
in the South 7 ' ;
CONVENTION OP NORTH-CAROLINA
SOLDIERS.
; A Convention of the North Carolina troons of
' Gen. Lee's army was held at Orange C. 11.,'Va.,
! on the loth inst ; for the purpose of rebuking the
treaoherous Droeeedinw nf imniA nf tb. .f
i the izrtat Sratc who aro 1a1 on in thir f.dlv bv i
OWV DV
.
j bad and revengeful men The brigades represent
m w
i ed in the Convention were those of Gens. Davis,
j Stuart, lloke, Lane, I'ttfigrow, Ivcrson, Ramseur,
! Daniel and Scales, 'The resolution adopted bv
the Convention set forth, in substance:
1st. That' our separation from ' the Northern
Gc
overnment is final and et'ernaJ, and that "we do
)t intend that the action of any portion of our J
NOt
people at home shall so biud our hands as to uiako
iurther resistance on our part impossiile."
2d. That we cannot comprehend the base feel
ing that would return to the embrace of an enemy
who has carried on a" war of invasion against us for
more than two years, coupled with ' every savage
infliction which he has had the power to impose.
3d. That while the soldiers arc sacrificing even
their lives for our independence, their fiiends a
home should not cast a chill and gloom on their
hopes by untimeJy repinings and base leanings
towards submission; that we would he untrue to
our principles, untrue to our wives and children,
who would be the greatest sufferers by submission;
untrue to our noble dead, - untrue Jo our interests,
untrue to our Statc,'untrue to our Confederacy,
ana untrue to the cause of freedom, now to siib
ftiit to the domination of such as rule the Northern
people, and that we fear their rule more than their
wrath.
4th. Condemns , the action of various county
meetings recently held irs favoring tho cause of
the enemy.
5th. Denounces the course of tho Baleigh
Standard, and pronounces as false the statement
made by its proprietor that his -Course is approved
by a laroe number ef the troops from North Caro
lina. Gth. Suggests that the public authorities ol
North Carolina should take measures for. the sup
pression of tho paper named, os well as others that
follow, if it should be.fotiml that true patriotism
in the State had so far lost its hold on the minds
and hearts of the people as to be u'nabha to check
the course of these disloyal journals. ',
.7th. That we heartily approve of the noble and
patriotic course of Gov. Vance in the strugnle for
our independence; -that we are willing to entrust
the honor and integrity of our State in his hands,
and that we are confident he will' not betray his
trust. '
-A committee, consisting bf Cols. Gai rolt,.Jouc?, j
and y runes, were appointed to prepare nn nditrr
to the people of North Carolina, and thetj thi'
meeting adjourned. . A correspondent wiitcs:
-The meeting was not boisterous, but calm, quiet,
and deliberate, and seemed to be fully impressed
with the importance of the o'ject which had.
drawn' theni together. Meetings of a similar
character have also been held in all the regiments
by the officers and men. 'All the speakers seemed
to take the giound that tho people at home who
were getting up these meetings were. the men who
do not want to come out under the proclamation of
the President calling fo"r the forty to forty-five mcr.
' THE TAX IN KIND.
.The Hon. James L. Pugh, of Alabama, hns re
cently written a concise elucidation of the tlx I.iw
of the last Congress. He says :
"No direct tax an land and slaves can be laid by
Congress without an apportionment. Bcpresenta
tion and direct taes are inseparable. -No direct
tux can be laid constitutionally without a census
no census can be taken during the waf. Hence,
those who favor a tax on property, and not on pro
duction, incomes and profits, are for violating the
Constitution.
A tax on property instead of productions wDuld
necessarily oppress the citizen anil soldier, because
the tax, in orier to be uniforn, tnu b laid on
the land of the soldiers as "well as the citizen who
has been driven from their homes by tho enemy
and making nothing; then -property must sell un
der the hammer to pay taxes.
The provision tax or tax in kind, cn oppress no
one, as no person pays anything if he nukes noth
ing; whereas, the tax on property mast be the
same on every one, and paid in money, whether
"the land makes provisions or. grass and weeds.
The provision tax will stop, the increase of the war
debt and the further issues of Confederate money,
sustain credit abroad and confidence at home, and
above all, feed the army -abundantly. A tax on
property will accomplish, neither of these results.
Hence, I a4H in favor of tho tax iii'fcind, and the
money tax on income -aud profit1, instead of a
money tax on property. '
Whether you lay a tax on property or a tax in
kind, it must be the same on every body, because
if the property or crops of anyone, whether citizen
or soldier, ia excepted, uniformity is destroyed and
the tax is unconstitutional.
The provision tax of one tenth U all-the' planter
pays, while incomes from speculation, ttc , arc
taxed as high as fifteen pr cent. . ..
.Potatoes, peas and grrrund pen, left in tho Geld
for stock, arc not counted, becaxise the tax law re
quires an account only t-feuvh portions cf tl e crop
usually gathered as ''have been old or e jiHtiuid
prior to making the estimate." This was iutended
to truard against frid and evasion of the tax law, I
but cannot embrace potatoes, pcii, ic., Usually left
in the' field, 23 these have jkj bdi s ddor con-!
burned prior to estimate, which will U male a !
soon o the crop is gathered. The Government I
will need grain, &e., at once, to supply tho - army J
and stop the increase of Confederate money
FrrfttT-AT Sparta and Koi t cf the' Evemy
Wc have reliatlo
information that on Sunday
rcimcnts of the lft wing of
advanced oiv and attacked j
galfantly repuNed by General
i vno niriiufiit of 'lcurience-
last, 0th inst., three rcj
Ilosencranz s armv
Sparta. They were
Forrest, who had but ono reiriiufiit
ans. The enemy made threo distinct ;harge, in j
each of which they were repubed, and were finally
routed, leaving their dead upon the field. Our
information is that the enemy impressed from citi
zens buggies, carriages and waggons, to carry their
wounded tovrards-Nashville.. -Our loss is reported
to be only' six. One of the enemy's re.gimtjots en
gaged is said to have beco the 1th regulars.
Kttojr rifle Uryislrr. "
STARVING THE SOUTII OUT.. . I''
The fulh)wiog is from tht'Maysvilly (Ctl.) Kt
preps : -m -
It wirl be remembered ihat jfca RenoWieins
went into this war with the expectation tT tarring
the South lOU ubmission-ii iiil nth nr'i.i' I,.
i V " V u
recch iftr irph nJ L.t .A. I. ..I.. .1
r --. -v a v v V I IVUCI. 1 111!
Northern peopla were told (fiat ihe South wa per-'
fectly hopeless, and could ncttuakrareaistance-af'icr
the blockade was established. '- She was nothing
mote than a grc.t big beggar who bar drawn Ler
meat and bread from the North, and as anon a
tnese cnppiica were cut nil aha would anufllo oh'd
cry, like "a shipped child to get back. When
f xaniTne the 'ratistica ofhc resource a of th s
we
of the Swuth
we are filled with amazement at the total igimrancc
displayed -by the Northern people a the auhieet
Wo know that the masse were deluded. Many uf
them had been "educated into the pelicf. but the -'j
strangest part is that a people to intclligenUahotild
wuouy negieci io investigate iacta so important,
concerning tho resource of a Urge part of their
common country. The leaders willfully and
wWcedly inipse(pon the oredulity of the peoplj.
They could not have been ignorant of the facts,
but they wcro determined to plunge thrs country
into a civil war for the purpose of carrying out
their abolition schemes, and resorted to deception
to enable them to obtain the- consent and support
of the people. The following etatistics aro com
piled from the census returns ol If CO. Wo invito
attention t? the figures. . They ahould la'
exan.iued particularly by the exclusivo" patriot
who promise eery three montha that tho rebel
will oon have to ge up oo account of the scarci
ty orfood : . "
Xnmbtr of Hcgt.
Freo States 11.00I.0S5
Slave States 2U,Cjl,,182
The slave Slates, therefore, have tuict as many
hogs us tho free States, and only half as many peo
ple to cat them !
JiiisheU of Indian Corn, .
Free States 595 618,041
. Slave States - 431,058,003 '
Bmhcltof XYhnt.
Free States 121.177.CSa
Slave States 50,005,712
The lavo States beat the Irc6 States in coin, and
in proportion to population raised neatly as much
wheat. '
V'tluc in DoUart f Z,iVt Stock.
. Free -State ?5S.l 53,473 .
Sluve StaUa 624,330,743
'J he viilne of Southern . lire stock was cearlj
rq:nl to that of the North. . , '
. . Value of Farm,'
Frcv States 81,080,401,472.
Slave Stmos 2,570,408,035
Value of Farming Implement.
Free States 112,0 10,080
Slave States 105,008,2&J .
Number of Milch (hict.
' - Free St tea 5,200,85 1'
Slave Sjatrs 3,428,0ll
Xnmbcr nf corhihg Crenn.
Free States ' ' - ' 1,003,780"
' Slave Statri ' . 1,170,280
Wumhrr of Shcp.
Free State?
16,253,040
Slave States
Freo f?tan
S'avc Ffrstcs
7,061,110
6,484,275
' 3,167,125
Other VaflU.
ds'ct and muht
lrce States
Slavo States
118,181
1,011,302 The South
has, therefore, seven times aa many t
)$ a the North! . ' . .
ases and mules
Number of Horn. .
Free States 3,580,50
Slave States- . 2,528,674
Kumler of Buihtli of Oatt.
Free States ' 10,320 273
'.Slave States ' 33,525
Number of Acres of JmprotedLtnd
Free States 88,038,33 1'
Slave States . 74,023,055
Peat and Beanl in Dvhrt$.
Free States . 3,105,124
Slave States . 11,002,800
Value of Animalt Slaughtered .
Free States ' ClOC,5UO,578 '
' Slave Statts . .'.- 10002,075
These arc ptartling figures, to those who, havo lf
never taken tho pains to investigate the imttr,
but they arc taken from the centu? 'nturn; ani
may-, therefore, be relic J upon" as correot. JJut f
this is not all. Since the war commenced thp pro-
du;t of breadttufis and of hogs and rattle hnr been )
greatly increnscd. Jt U probably double what it?
was in lfcCO. The Cotifederatcs having no outlet-;
for their cotton, and couaciouij that they inuit eli
solely upon their own resources, have turned their I
attention almost erclnively to tha production nf.
the riccc-nrics cf life. When the comparative;
iitaternent above piren is tudi?d jo, connect ion ,
with the fact that 'the Southerners number only;
Uut half as many as thepcopi cf the North, it
oiUft be apparent to the lent obwrviug mind that '
they have uppliei in abnndanee, and that the talk:
of starving them ont U the ailliet gininnh;
Patkiotism or A CoLOUEO Ma. A day or
a?" ""l:f "iorj U9-
prfruent from a negro man, named Henry. Jooef,
H porty of ..Mr K. Cannon, cf CbirWiUo, x
State, which is worthy of th JiUhesl. com.
uieudation, nd justly eotitlea to do imifated by.
thone who hive been hoarding tberr trraiaro dar
"0
ihg tno troubles which at. present efHift the coo a
try. limry phces at the diaposs! of the SeCTota
- ry of the Treasury '$405 in gold, which he hope
wiil L- of aomo rervice to th Ciy'vvrnueot.' Xi
hn lttiT he Fpaks of our gbiious fius?," ant.
doehrvi that the slaves of the ijoath bars a deep
cr intOitH iu the otjblishracnt. oP Souih'-rn Indt
pendcciec than the wbiie population. Ha tbiok;
it tne laokccs arefcuecjwr iud nagioen are ue
rine'd to the most cbel tmalmotii at thvir haodr
Jiiehmond Diytch.
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tSyThe roodoess' of Providence, wa minietW
in needing timely and ccpioyi rain upon this set
tkn, Iajt Wednesday oighr, in sciad to care th
growing crops. Sntletvilh Exrett 20th.' I
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