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iy 4y JyU1 & THE 5 per atiniim WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET ' CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO. STATES .AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF TEE ONE. IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. - IN ADVANCE $ YAlflBSn Edo and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, N...C.,' TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 186.3. TWELFTD Y0LUJiE-r.K U II B E II 589. (Published Cfery Tuesday,(p) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOB AND PROPRIETOR. f i Tn ri nfT3 $5 IN ADVANCE. Transient advertisements must be paid for ip ruw Advert-:enients not marked on the mannscript . - ;n n,.ti1 fnrhil on1 r.r . cnwifO lime, Will US , -"'i charged accordingly AN ACT IN RELATION . TO THE MILITIA AND A UUAKU FOR HOME UEiiKNUK. Skc 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by tiie authority of the same, That the exemptions from serv ice in the Militia of the State, shall be for the same causes, and to the same extent and no farther, that are' prescribed in the acta of Congress of the 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. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ' That it shall be the duty of the Governor to cai.se to be enrolled as a guard for home defence all white male persons not already enrolled in the service cf the Confederate States, be tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years, resident in this State, including foreigners not naturalized, who have been residents in the State for thirty days before such enrolment, excepting persons filling the offices of Governor, Judges 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 the State, Ministers of the Gospel of the several denominations of the State charged with the duties of churches, and such other persons as the Governor, for special reasons, msy deem proper subjects of exemption. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all persons above the age of fifty, who may volunteecjor service in said iruar.f for home defence, jfnd shall be accepted by a Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to belong thereto, and shall be heid to service therein, either generally or for any special duty or expedition as the commanding officers of regiments or companies, according to the nature of the particular service in miosi ion niftv determine. Sec. 4- Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall cause all persons enrolled in pursuance of the turn nrpppHincr sections of this act to be formed into companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned offi- and thence into battalions or regiments, brigades and divisions according to his dis cretion, an i he shall appoint the field officers of such battalions, regiments, brigades uid divisions, and shall issue commissions in due form to all the officers ii fnrp3:i id . Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That members of the lv called Ouakers. mav be veniited from the provision of this net by paying th sum of one hundred dollars according to an ordinance of the Convention of this State in that behajf, ratified v,0 19th Ar f tr ifif.2. Provided that when a L II U I Kill A iJ V . J 1 - - Quaker shall have paid or had levied of his property the sum of five hundred dollars under the act of Con gress called the 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 guards for home defence may b called out for service bv the Governor in defence of the State against invasion and to suppress invasion, either by regiments, battalions, or companies, en masse, or by drafts or volunteers from the same, as he, in his discretion may direct; shall bender bis command, through the officers appointed as herein provided: shall serve only within the limits of this State, and in terms of duty to be prescribed by the Governor, not exceeding three months at one term. They, or so many of them as may be at any one time called into service, may be organized into infantry, artillery or cavalry as he may direct, and the infantry and artillery may 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 furfher enacted, That the Governormay furnish to said troons the arms, accoutrements and ammunition of the State when called as aforesaid into active service, and shall prescribe rules for their return u.w ta nrveot the n-ato. destruction or loss of the same. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all laws and clauses of laws coming within the meaning and pur view of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. That the commissions of officers of the Militia, called into service by this act, are suspended onlv during the period of such service. Sec. 10. Be it fu'rther enacted. That this act shall be in force from the date of its ratification. Ratified the 7th day of July, 1863. COTTON CARDS AND SHOES. Cotton Cards for sale, but an early call will only se cure a pair as we only have ten pair. , We have on hand and can make to order calf-skin Shoes and Gaiters of very fine English leather. Lots ladies' calf-skin Bootees. Lot of thick Brogaus, large sizes. J. F. BUTT, Mint Street, June 23, 1863 tf Charlotte. N. C. JUST RECEIVED, BLACK ALPACCA, BLUE FLANNELS, SPOOL COTTON black and white. BLEACHED SHIRTING. J. S, PHILLIPS. June 23, 1863 tf Copartnoreliip. WIUIAWS & OATES Have this day associated with them in the Mercantile mid Commission business, LEWIS W. SANDERS The style of the firm will hereafter be WILLIAMS, OATES & CO.. w-m- TTT . Per.s,?n indebted t the lata firm Williams & Oates will pleas call and settle up, o as Dec 9, 162 tf WlLMS & GATES. DR. J. M. MILLER Charlotte, N. C, ' Has resumed the Practice of Medicine, and can k fonnd at hia Office in ttio Rl.. k..:i j: 13(1 71, ' . " "'ng opposite to i o uu.ci, vi ak uis rc5iuencc. Feb. 25, 1862. The History of North Carolina, Published in 1851 by the undersigned, in its preface conceded that it contained omissions unavoidable and many imperfections. A second edition was then prom ised, which would remedy these defects. This is now vaueu tor. ne wm oe graieiui to any one who will point out soyerrors in the dates, names or facts in the anous counties ortue stale; and any biographical sketch of those who hare done service in the field or State. - . , Letters may be sent to me, care of Hon- D. L. Swain . JOHN If. WHEELER. Chapel HiIl,N. C, June 4th, 1863. State of N. Carolina Mecklenburg Co. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term, 1863. Alexander Grier, administrator of Thoma9 H. Grier, dee'd, vs. John - M. Grier and others. Petition for settlement of the estate of Thomas H. Grier, dee'd. . . It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that John M. Grier and William W. Grier. two of the de fendants in this case, reside beyond the limits of this State, It is therefore ordered by the Court that publU cation be made for six successive weeks in the YVestern Democrat, a newspaper published jn the to'wn'of Charlotte, notifying said defendants .M b and appear t the next term of this court to be held for the county of Mecklenburg at the Court-House in Charlotte on the' 2d Monday in October next then and there to plead, answer or demur to the petition, or judgment pro con fess will be taken, and the same heard ex parte as to them. Witness, Wm. Maxwell, Clerk of onr said Court at office in'Charlotte the 2d Monday in July, A. D. 1863. 84 WM. MAXWELL, Clerk. State of IV. Carolina Mecklenburg Co. Court of Pleat and Quarter Sessions July Term, 1863. Jane A. Wallace vs. the Heirs-at-Law of William Wallace, deceased. Petition for Dower. In this case it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that William Kclongb and wife Mary, beirs-at. law of Wm Wallace deceased, are non-residents of this State. It is therefore ordered and adjudged that publi cation be made in the Western Democrat, a paper pub lished in the town of Charlotte, for six successive weeks, notifying Wm. Relough and wife Mary, to be and personally appear at our next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be- held for the county of Mecklenburg at the Couri-Honse in Charlotte on the 2d Monday in October next, then and there to show cause if any they have, why the prayer of the Petitioner shall not be granted: otherwise, the case will be heard ex parte as to them. Witness, Wm. Maxwell, clerk of our said court, at office on the 2d Monday in July, A. D. 1863, 83 WM. MAXWELL, G. C. ' State of Hf. CaroIInsi Mecklenburg Co. Geurt of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term, 1863. William Reid, exr of David Chambers, dee'd, vs. John Chambers and others. Petition- for settlement of the estate of David Cham bers, dee'd. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendants, John Chambers, Mariah E. Burless, Jas S Woodard, Daniel Tucker and Margaret C. his wife, and George Stewart and Harriet his wife, reside bejond the limits of this State, It is therefore ordered by the Court that publication be made for six successive weeks in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published in the town of Charlotte notifying said defendants to be Land appear at the next term of this Court, to be held for the county of Mecklenburg at the court-house in Charlotte on the 2d Monday in October next," then and there to plead, answer or demur to the petition, or judgment pro confesso will be taken and the gam? heard ex parte as to them. Witness, Wm. Maxwell, clerk of our said court? at office in Charlotte the 2d Monday in July, A. D. I8t3. 83 WM. MAXWELL, C. C. C. State of North Carolina Gaston Co. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions August Term, 1863. C L Hunter, adm'r of John Riley, vs. Jesse Riley, Wm. Riley, John Riley, and Robert Riley. Petition for settlement of the estate of John Riley. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that, the said Jesse Riley, Wm. Riley, John Riley, and Robt. Riley, defendants in this case, reside beyond the limits of this Stale. It is therefore ordered by the Court that publication be made for six successive yeeks in the Western Democrat, a paper published in the town of Charlotte, notifying said defendants that they be and appear at the next term of this Oourt to be held for the county of Gaston at the Oourt-Hause in Dallas, on the 7th Monday after the 4th Monday in September next, then and there to plead, answer, or demur to this pe tition, or judgment pro confesso will be taken against them. Witness, W. D. Glenn, Clerk of our said Court at office in Dallas the 2d Monday in August A. D. 1863. 84 W. D.. GLENN, Clerk. State of If. Carolina Union County. Superior fjourt of Law Fall Term, 1862. F. L. Wyatt vs. Union Mining Company. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendants reside beyond the limits of this State and are inhabitants of some other Government, There fore it is ordered by the Court that publication be made for six successive weekd in the Western Demo crat, that they be and appear at the next Term of the juperior ourt or w , oe ne.u lor ue county oi ft at he Court-House m Monroe on the : 8th Mon- unjr nucr mc ttu wuuuajr hi Auguai iouo, io answer, plead or demur, or judgment pro confesso wi!l be taken against the Defendants and the case set for Learing. In witness W. H. Simpson, Clerk of our said Court at office in Monroe the 10tb Monday after the 4th Mon day in August A. D., 1862. 86 W. H. SIMJt'SON, Clerk. SOAP AND ASI1ES WANTED, The subscriber wants to purchase all the hard and soft Soap he can get. Also, he will purchase oak and hickory Ashes. A good price will be paid. Aug. 24, 1863. tf L. S. WILLIAMS. BONDS KEAD1'. All Eight per Cent. Confederate States Bonds are now ready for delivery at the Branch Bank of North Carolina in Charlotte. Certificates of denosite must be surrendered with the name af the owner endorsed upon them. A. C. WILLIAMSON, C. S. D. Sept 14, 1863 4t TANNERY. We have a Tannery in full operation about six miles from Charlotte'on the C. & S. C. Railroad line. It is a first-class Tannery, and we are prepared to purchase, at market prices, Hides of all descriptions, and supply the trade at curreut prices. A. H. GRIFFITH, July 13; 1863 tf C.E.BELL. BLXK DEEDS, Warrants, Ejectments, &c, for sale at this Office. Printing promptly executed to order. TO COTTON PLANTERS. I have been appointed bv the Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Agtat for the purchase of Cotton for the Confederate Government within the State of North Carolina, and will pay for the same in 7 per cent Bonds orCaMi. Siib-Agents visiting the different parts of the ttate, owying in TOy canie, will have written certificates of appointment. oraer of the Secretajv of the Treasury, all ( ton P'chased by raveeJf or ray agents, on and a the 18th day of March, 1863, will be paid for in 7 cent Bonds or Cash, and not 8 per cent Bon-'sas sti By order of the Secretajv of the Treasury, all Cot- after 7 per . .u.uicr auvertuement. Up to that time, however, the 8 per cent bonds-will be finished. M stated. Patriotic citizens are now offered an opportunity to aid the Government by selling to it their Cotfon rather than to private capitalists. r. . LEWIS S. WILLIAMS. Charlotte, March 24, 18C3 tf Cjje WiBtxn Uftnorrat. CHARLOTTE, N. C. . NOTICE. Our terms are Jive dollars per year in advance. 6 months $3. Individual or local shin plasters trill not be re ceived. When sent to us they will be held subj-ect to the sender's call, and not retnrned by letter " . - , --. ' ? 'S" Thi ' Democrat will be'diseontinved to alt subscri bers at the expiration of the time for which it is paid. Those who went to continue must renew before or at the ex piration of their lime. N. G. Troops. Brig. Gen. Robt. D. Johnston has been assigned to the command of the Brigade formerly commaBded by Gen. Iverson, 'composed of the 5th, 12th, 20th and23d N. C. Regiments. Brig. Gen. Wui. W. Ktrkland will command the brigade formerly under Pettigrew, composed of the 11th, 26fh, 44th, 47th and 52d Regiments. Johnston and Kirklaod are both newly appointed Generals, and are native,North Carolinians. Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Pool has been appointed Colonel of the 10th Regiment N. C. Troops, vice Bradford deceased, and Major H. T. Guion appointed Lieutenant Colonel, vice Pool promoted. We gather the above items from the Raleigh Progress. The 62d and 64th N. C. Regiments, command ed respectively by Cols. R. G. A. Love and L. M. Allen, fell into the hands of the enemy at the sur render of Cumberland Gap. Gen. Frazier, who commanded our troops at that point, is charged with treachery in making the surrender without a fight. If he is guilty he ehould be hung up like a dog. Our whole loss was about 2,000 nien.J ' Hsg Col. D. K. McRae, who went to Europe at an agent for the State of North Carolina, has re turned, having accomplished, we suppose, the ob ject for which he went. . : 1 2" In Wilmington, steps have been taken to raise a fund of $50,000 to buy provisions to be sold to consumers at cost, in order to protect the peopfe against extortioners. A similar plan ought to be adopted in every town. In Richmond, the mechanics have held a meet ing to consider measures -for relief against the ex tortioner and speculator. A committee was ap pointed to petition the Legislature to pass a strin gent and effective law against speculation in the prime necessaries of life, and also against trading in gold, silver and bank notes. , When the Legislature of North Carolina meets this Fall, we hope a law will be passed which will stop the mad career of extortioners. Let the law fix the prices of such leading artieles as flour, meal, wheat, corn, meat, salt, leather and iron, and let it be provided that the man who buys these articles for the purpose of holding them for a higher price, or who can be convicted of speculation and extor- I tion, shall be put into the army and made to serve in the ranks till the end of the war. Provisions of all kinds are abundant, and it is an everlasting shame that prices should be so high - JBST By a late flag of truce boat the -Northern Bible Society sent 11 boxes of -bibles and testa ments to Richmond. The South is justly entitled to these books, for southern money helped largely to build up the publishing houses at the North; but the yankees in sending the books now have some mean object in view, either to deceive the world into the belief that they are a humane and christian people and disposed to enlighten the South, or to propagate fanaticism by having the books interpolated with abolition texts. . The Yankees at Washington, N. C.j have again arrested Mr Alfred Stanly and put him in prison because he has proven true to his State and country and refused to take the yankee oath of allegiance to Abe Lincoln. Alfred Stanly is a brother to the traitor Edward Stanly. He is ao old man, but shows true southern pluck. Sustaining the Currency. A meeting was held in Sar Antonio, Texas, which passed resolu tions that any person depreciating the Confederate currency should receive warning, and for the se cdnd offence snould.be dealt with summarily. The example should be followed by every town and county in the South. . Raiders Caught. The Abingdon "Virgin ian" of the 18th instant states that considerable excitement prevailed along the railroad line be tween there and Wytheville on Saturday and Sun day last from the rumor that a large body of raid ers were in Tazewell, a detachment from which was approaching the . road between Marion and Wytheville. On Sunday the Home Guards of Smjthe succeeded in nabbing some 14 or 16 of them, near Walker s Mountain iti that county. These were supposed to be abdut half, and w pre sume the balance haTe been captured. These raiders were on foot, avoided all loads and traveled only at night, guided by a pocket compass.. They carried onljr aide-arms, and acknowledged that their mission was to burn depots and bridges. . - . . SyFor several days then Nas been a very in teresting revival of religion n progress at the 31. E Chujch in this place, couducted by the pastor, Rev. J. B. Bol-bltt, assisted by Rev. O. P. Jones. Quite a number ol persons have professed faith in Christ, and the meeting continues with increasing interest. StatesvWe Express. The late Dr. Schuman of Si!ero, N. C, be queathed about $80,1)00 to the Foreign Jli66ions of the Moravian Church. OTJB ADVANTAGE OP POSITION. The New York. Tidies discourses on strategy, and comes to the conclusion that 'two years' ex perience baa pretty well settled the almost utter bopelessnesa of an effective pursuit of the rebels." The reasons for thii conclusion are thus stated: "Potting aside the subordinate causes that con spire to this result, the'one great cause is, that from the fact of their occupying interior lines, they.' m'a retrograde movement. faU back o a, their rbase of supplies, while we move constantly from ours. I he prodigious advantage tins gives them must be apparent to any one acquainted with the miterial conditions that govern military move ments 6 any one who realizes the vast train re quired to supply a moving army with its food and fortge and ammunition. Every mile shortens thfir line and brings them nearer to their base; every mile lengthens ours, takes us further away frcm our base; and renders advance progress ively, more and more difficult. With them it is a rxarch to a point where-their labors not only light ei, but end; with us it is an advance toward a point where, while the danger reaches its maxi ma), theV difficulty, at the same time, reaches its. All these facts belong to the peculiarities of war fare in this country peculiarities that make it al together different from warfare in Europe, aud vhich render all comparisons futile' . It follows from this view of the Times that the further we are driven the better it is for us and he worse for them. The.longer the war contin les and the greater the seeming gains of the ene 'uyfthe more their difficulties increase and ours diminish. Nor is the progress of increase on the one side and diminution onthe other in arithmeti cal proportion only, but after a certain point it proceeds per sal turn, and reaches at once the bound beyond which no advance ,can be made. There are some things beyond the power of milita ry enterprise to accomplish. 'Napoleon -found this out in Russia. When that limit has been reached, the time for the retiring: party to turn on the as sailant and demoltsh him has arrived.. We have notjret been forced, except to a limited extent, to try the -virtue of retreating tactics' But should it become unavoidable it will prove infallible. We agree with the Richmond Whig, that there is another disadvantage nnder which the enemy labors that the Times does not consider. Up to this time they have had the powerful assistance of their navyK estimated by themselves as equivalent to a fighting force on land of 300,000 men. Near ly all that the navy can do, in the way- of active warfare, has been done, and for the future there are only three or four places where it can give us any trouble. Its impotence will be a heavy dis count on the enemy's fighting power. . EXECUTION OF DESERTERS BY CITI ZENS. The Danville Va., Register of the 18th $ays that the citizens of Franklin county have inaugu rated a regular war against deserters. -. In the ear ly part ef last week, a band of deserters , went to the plantations of three, individuals, Monroe Thompson, Harvey Thompson and Mrs. Hays, a widow lady, and burned their barns, with the crops contained in them, together with their hay, oats and everything else they could set fire to, the object evidently being to destroy all the - property they could get in reach of. The people having ascertained that the6e incendiaries were living in a cave about eight miles, from Franklin Court House, armed at once, surrounded and succeeded in capturing them on Friday night last. On Sat urday, three of these deserters thus taken, who rere known to be guilty of burning the barns, &c, viz: Robert Saul, James Saul, and a man named Patterson, were brought forward for trial before a jury of the citizens who had taken the matter in hand,' and, the evidence being deemed conclusive of their guilt, they were, without any regular pro cess of law, condemned to be shot. On Saturday, evening the two Sauls were conducted by a large body of citizens into an old field ind executed in military style; Patterson having turned evidence against tbem, was sent to jail and now awaits fur ther consideration. Fifty-one guns were fired at the two criminals who were shot, but no person belonging to the army took a hand . in. the execu tion, the affair being managed and conducted wholly by citizens of. the county. The men con fessed their guilt previous to their execution. The Tories of East Tennessee. The Lynchburg Republican learns that the tories.of East Tennessee,, whose name is legion, are carry ing on with a high hand since the advent of the Northern allies. It hears of a Confederate enrol ing officer who was shot in front of bis own house a few days agp, in the presence of his .wife and children, six balls passing through his body. Southern men are being hunted down with fiend ish ferocity many have beeo imprisoned and shot. It is dangerous for a Confederate soldier to make his appearance ia the disaffected districts. Matters arc pushed to a great extremity, and a reign of terror prevails. If our authorities had hung these tories when we had possession of East Tennessee, the loyal peo ple of that section would now escape, to.some ex tent, from hini? murdered and robbed. In this State before the Yankees reach n,' the tone should be arrested at once Troops Sent to t ue Field by Florida. By an estimate -made by the Adjutant General of the State, it appears that Florida has famished 10,092 soldiers to the army of the Confederate States. The largest'vote ever polled in the State was 12,898. Florida has furnished to the Con federate army . 3,194 troops-in excess of her entire voting population. In the foregoing estimate are not included the men between forty and forty five, recently called into service. These are flocking to the army daily, and would materially swell the estimate. V , ' '-; ;' Rich Men. An exchange. says there will came a period' when men will bie'aahamcd to be rich. That period shall be when this war shall be over; for every patriot who loves liberty better rtian lucre, will be content to come out free from debt and penniless if free from the Yankees and inde-. pendent, rsui we iear tnai extortioners ana spec ulatois will be shameless. CBITICS AND CROAKERS. At the corners of the streets in every town and village, and every railway station aud cross roads in the country, you will find men who, in their opinion, are more competent to administer the Government than President Davis, and better nn.ufiofi tn.A .k i or General Johntton. Without any knowledge of . Without any knowledge of .,,: nf -I;a,t:,i i:.!. UdT, L Z i Ta'C Judgment upon the most djf. ste pohey wrth the most ludi- me ineory, or any expei tion, they pro.nouece jad crous aelf-eo'mplaeency. Without having ,et a squadron in th field," or indeed having been in the field at all, thej criticise a eampaigS with as much confidence as .Napoleon Bonaparte! When a batt e ia osr. thv - ll -might have been won, and when a battle is won j - - x -' w a I.. re ingignant that the enemy was not annlhi lated, and the war concluded. Nothing will appease their righteous- indigna tion but the sacrifice of some shining vict im. The President and Secretary of war should U imncach- ed, and a host of officers brought to the block and decapitated. Nothing pleases them. They pet. tinaciously refuse to-be comforted, According to them; the country, by which they always mean their own little village or farm, is about to be overrun. The truth is these men axe croakers. Like a disconsolate crow upon a dead tree, or a melancholy frog in a dismal swamp, or "a nmping owl that does to the moon .complain," they fill the air with their evil prognostications. If the law' of conscription could be so amended as to include the eritics and' the croakers, it would not only swell the ranks of our army materially, but our women and children would sleep more quietly, not having the fear of mighty Yankee raids before their eyes, ultimate subjugation daily rung in their ears. . .. Away, then with croakery; it does no good to ourselves or others. The "times demands that we should look calmly at the dangers that surround us, and as good citizens and true patriots perform our respective parts in the great drama that is be ing enacted. If we arc strong enough to fight, let us take the field, and if we cannot fight, let us be cheerful and hold up the hands of those that can fight. Above-all, let us look aloft and keep our eyes upon the Pilot who stands by the helm, and be willing to sink or swim with the ship. A Terrible Slaughter at Richmond, La. The-Atlanta Appeal has a letter from Jackson, Miss , dated Sept. 1st, from which we take the ful- -lowing extract: A rumor from the front reports a gallant but terrible affair at Richmond, La , It appears that that city was garrisoned by three thousand negro soldiers, commanded by white officers. The Con federates under whose command it' its not material, attacked the place, defeated the enemy and gave no quarters to the garrison. A white captain was the only person who escaped all the rest being killed. . The war is assuming a most horrible phrase, but, thank God, the Confederacy is etiil acting on the defensive. The .act of arming our servants against . us, of itself, would have been enough to justify indiscriminate slaughter of both negro and white, but when it is found that our enemies cannot or da not, control their - negro sol diers; when they allow them to wander over the country in squads, stealing from white and black, and murdering quiet citizens at pleasure, we are forced, in selt'-defense, into extreme measures. We must hunt the savage beasts till the country is clear of them: ' Late news from Natchez is received. The Yan kees had some fifteen thousand men. there. Raid ers, equiped with wagons depart and arrive daily, bringing in eolton and negroes. Healthy men are forced to come, and are at once put into the set -vice. Women aud children are allowed to come in, the wagons carrying them and what they wish tO bring away from tbeir masters. When they arrive at JNatchez they are put in pens or tents, and allowed to shift for themselves. -Large num bers of them die daily from exposure to sun, rain, and damp nights. The fate of the poor, negro wen his Yankee friends reach him, u indeed a bard one. Enforcing the Conscription. A corres pondent of the Mobile Register, at Craw fords ville, Miss., writes: , " I am very happy to'infWm you that matters in this department are assuming a more favorable attitude under the supervision of Brig-General Pillow, commanding Volunteer and Conscript Bureau at Columbus, Miss. I bad the pleasure of conversing with the Genera yesterday, and learn from him that he intends to have every man in his department that ia fit for duty in the field in lefs than sixty days. His orders are so-stringent that every man between the ages of 18 and 45, not in the army, is required to report immediately for enrollment. Every bridge, road and pass, through out the country is guarded, and every man arrested who has not the proper papers. Cavalry are scouting the country in every direction and bringing in absentees, deserters, and conscripts in large numbers. Hjs plans are so well laid, and bis orders ao rigidly enforced, that none can escape. - . Hog Cholera. lnfallihU rwily. This terrible disease bas been and still is, we under stand, playing sad havoc among the hogs of the land, and any remedy that tends to arrett iff pro gress, would be received with delight by tho.se those, who own tins most invaluable animal. u have been furnished by a gentlrman of this city with a simple recipe which be inform us may be relied upon aa an effectual and alrocwt infallible remedy. With it he has cured many hoga that were failing under this disease ad baa never known any to die to which the medicine baa been administered: . ". "Take equal proportion of pine tops and poka root, and boil, dowi to a strong tea; ta every five gallons of the tea, add a tablcspoonful of copperas aud half a pint of salt." This is a remedy that Is within the reach of every person, and we adriM its trial Ptitnburg Erpitu. .j We do not think the disease prevails in thU sec- tion at present. - WHAT A "WOMAN THINKS ABOUT OFFICERS. A Confederate worn to writes to the Floridian in 4 words that we cheerfully and cordially extract for the benefit of all readers: T, a k u r ' ' i It would be difficult for me to express in words : Ll?J!?S' l"or. "d rPe'?le. tb "ff ITkVk PP" usned by the private tnldfer, who roost truly 1 of patriot. ..ndeqaally dfCcuU ; t fiow yl despise and Condemn the k 4 r.l lT b,! V('I- V i" l'"1?1 nlrln K V 'I 7 '? jn l Zu 'r l V" " 77 T T" 9 ?c" fm Tja Moa"d(or ore truthfally ?Jcak. ,u : luny Heaven blew tho?e officers, who are ever found wtyb their men. sharing their privations, and by their presence stimulating and encouraging them, neither ilnf nor expecting' the srtdlers unde their command to go where thy are not willing to lead. . ' The imuiortal Stonewali Jackson, God blrss his rnetnory, was such a man. He never was known or seen to seek at a hotel a comfortable roiH and bed whilst his fbo.t-sore and weary soldiers were exposed to every inclemency of the weather, with no other protection than bis blanket. No! like the brave lion-hcatted hero that he waa, whan camped for the night, ho too was .4 he re, sharing their camp-fire and partaking of sucjj fare as his men did. f Officers s'ich as he are the ones who the women of the South should lavish tbeir smiles and atten tion upon, and by their presence encourage. 'Tis not in the parlor, or.the brilliantly lighted ball room that the women of the Confederacy should now be found. No. no,. my Southern fitters, now in the hour of trial and sorest need now is the time that you enn stimulate and encourago by many little acts of kindness and thoughtful atten tion which will banish from the bosom of the poldiers t lie truly despondent feeling that seems to . have taken almost entire control of portion of our army. The heavy brunt or battle is borne almost entirely by the private; for 'tis to him you aro principally indebted for your present enjoyment of home and all its joys, and he it is that you should lavish those favors that you so thoughtlessly, I may say, in aTl truth, .heartlessly, bestow upon thoae cnwardly'tpecimens of humanity, who, by their rickly scntimentalism and vain flatteries, enchain the'tim'e and attention that you could to well be stow upon the private soldier, and nuch officers s are etvr found with their mr officers who, if they tlo their duty,' have ho tjme to bestow upon thrt ladies, however, much they may admire and respect them; nor should the women of the Con fedcracy expect it; rather should they encourage .such officers to attend to their various duties. which will prove alt the lighter if sanctioned by their cheering approval. 'Tis with the poor soldiers and officers above mentioned, my suters of the South, that you should share those delica- ' cies and many luxuries that. you so sivfully waste npon those who neither sutler or are iu want Of them. There are another class of people, called gentle men heaven savf the mark who, to save their precious bodies from He enemy's ballot, (which is the first consideration. will strenaniulv en deavor to obtain some petty offieo, meekly observ ing that auch an office mutt be filled. 1 never, io all my life, heard of aa many aids, assistants and deputies. Why aro not those men whose consti tutions are shattered and whoie healths are feeblo placed in the above-mentioned . positions, and ia their stead the above-mentioned aids, assistants and deputies placed, whp looked for all the world as though each one of them could whip ten Yao kees; for I certainly never saw stronger, healthier or more able-bodied, robust looking "men. per haps I may be termed extremely unoharitabte, for some of these robust men may be threatened with apoplexy, heart disease or the gout, sto , etc. If such is the case, of-course I beg their pardon, and have nothing further to say, except that I ro gret exceedingly that so man? fins-loo.ing gentle men should be so terribly afflicted. With, reference to the deserter', there is much I Know to extenuate the offence, when I reflect upon the ireafmvnt .that some of tbem receive. .Noble ' was the example set by that mother (when her only son, her pride and .idol, deserted from the army, not being able to overcome tho intense de fire he had to visit the loved ones there,) who, when she embraced her soo, bads him go back to his post, at thi sytn 'time pointing to the family homestead, told him that' the' home of bis fore fathers bad never yet sheltered , the hod of a de serter. Such an example should be followed by every true-hearted Confederate woman. . To what cause do we owo ibo necessity of re treating from Tullahoroa? If rnmor speaks cor rectly, it says that those in command, such as Colonels, Majors and Captains, were off from their post, attending a largo dinner and ball, given to the Confederate officers by a Uhivh party, a veri table trap, in which tbeywere fairly canght. Ara turh -men the ones for the women 'ot the South to lavish tbeir emilea and attentions upon 7 "The Tithe Low does rsacA the poor Man or Woman at all."iZrerj one is entitled first to reberVe for his or her own use 50 bushelrof sweet potatoes, 60 bo he I of Irish potatoes, and 100 bushels of corn (or 60 bushels of wheat) "also 20 bubels of peas or beans. Hera is, at preacnt market rates, nearly a thousand dollars wot th of produce of the farm upon which "no tax whatever is' levied. It is evidently mora than many poor families make, and enough to bread a good sized family; and aa for meat that tax is one tenth of all the bacon estimated at CO lbs. of bacoo to 100 lbs. of pork, whereas 100 Ibf. of pork will niako nearly 70 the ef bacon besides the part not cared into bacon, So that out of every 100 lbs. of pork aoaie 15 or '20 Ibe. are untaxed... On cattle the titba tax ia not laid it is 1 per cent, only on the valoa. It is manifest frura this rtatcmeat, (for the accu racy tf which, see tba law itslO that tba titha law docs not reach" tha poorer clajs of firmer!, though from .tba snaooer .in wbieh tha matter js handled by 'soma, it might be suppled that it was to protect this claM from oppression and injustice that the law is denounced tod its repeal detasod td.FayttevilU Oheeroer. . xrGen. Fbyd ditd in Methodist . Chureh. CTmoaqnbn with lbs