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Advertisements not marked on the'manuscript fira specific time, will' be inserted until forbid, and c:iar;cd accordingly. AN ACT IN RKLATIOX TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD FOR HOME DEFP:NCE. Skc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Siate of North Carolina, and 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 same causes, and to the same extent and no farther, that are prescribed in the acts of Congress of the Con federate States, providing for the enrollment of men tor 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 dntyofthe Governor to a:;se to be enrolled as a guard tor 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 iti this Slate, including foreigners not naturalized, who have b..-en residents in the State for thirty days before such enrolment, excepting persons tilling the offices of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Cottru of Law anil Equity, the members of the General Assembly ami the ollicers of the several Departments of. the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel of the saveral denominations of the State charged with the duties of churches, and such other persons as the Governor, for special reasons, may deem proper subjifts of exemption. Sec. 3. He it further exacted, That all persons above the age of titty, who may volunteer for service in said guard for home defence, and shall be accepted by a Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to belong thereto, ann shall bheld to service therein, either generally or for any special duty. or expedition as the commanding officers of refiments or companies, according to the nature of tfye jmrcicular service in (jiiestion may determine. Sec. 4- lie it further enacted, Thai the Governor shall cause all persons enrolled in pursuance of the two preceding sections of this act to be formed into companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned olli cers of such companies, and thence into battalions or regiments, brigades and divisions according to his dis cretion, an .1 he shall appoint the field oftiCersof such battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, and stiall issue commissions in due form to all the officers aforesaiil. Sec. 5. He it further enacted, That members "of the Society of Friend-!, Commonly called Quakers, . may be exempted from the provision of this act by paying the sum of one hundred dollars accovding to an ordinance of the Convention of this State in that behalf, ratified the 12th day of May, 1802. Provided that when a Quakei shall have paid 'or had levied of hi property tlie 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 S. That the said' guards for home defence may be called out for service by the Governor in defence of the State against invasion and to suppress invasion, either by regiments, battalions, or companies, tn maxae or by drafts or volunteers from the same, as he, in his discretion may direct; shall be, uuder bis command, through the officers -appointed as herein provided: shall serve only within the limits of thU State, and in term. of duty to bo prescribed by the Governor, not exceeding three months at one term. They, or so many of them as niaye at any one time called into service, may be organized into infantry, artillery or cavalry as be miy direct; and the infantry and artillery may be mounted if" he shall so determine, the men furnishing their own horses and accoutrements and arms, wheu approved by the Governor, on such terms as he shall prescribe. " Sec. 7. lie 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 loss of the same. Sec 8. P.e it further enacted. That all laws and olsmses of Jaws coining within the meaning and pur view of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. : lie it further enacted. That the commissions of oiheers of the Militia, called into service by this act, itre suspended only duriug the period of such service. Sec. 10. I5e it further enacted. That this act shall be in force from the date of its ratification. llatitied the 7th day of !uly, 18G3. Amendments to the above Law. X CT TO AMEND AN ACT IN RELATION TO TUB MILITIA AND A GUAUD Full HOME DEFK.VCE. Sec l. lie it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the fame. That neither the Govern or of this State, nor the officers acting under an- act ratified on the 7th day of July, ldi:;, entitled "Ah act in relation to the Militia and a Guard for Home De fence,"' shall call out for drill or muster the persons enrolled under said act, ofteiier than once a mouth in company drill, or oftener than twice a year iu battalion drill, which battalion drills sh.'.U take the dace of the company drills for the month in which they are ap pointed, unless when called into actual service to repel invasio.i or sj'ppress insurrection, or to execute th laws of the State. S::c. 2. Ho it further enacted. That the Governor haU have the power to use the Guards nf Home De-ti-nce fur t!ll? purpose of arresting conscripts and tle erteis; '-'., they shall not be ordered upon this duty teytmt the iim;.t3 cf the counties in.which they I reside or thr counties adjacent thereto. Skc :. le it furUu-r enacted, That in addition to the ! exemptions contained h, tW ,u.t to which this is an ! amendment, there shall t. exempt Coutitv commission- ! crs appointed under an act entity .An lct ,,ie re , lief of wives and families of soldiers iu the armv " rr- ' nlar miller?, blacksmiths who have etKhVshed shop; ' necessary operatives in factories and foundries, the Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits and ' counties, physicians of five years' practice, contractors with the State or Confederate government, one editor to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail carriers, professors in colleges and teachers iu acadc- ' mies; Provided', that this exemption shall only apply to the drills specified in this bill and not to service when the Guard for Home Defence is called info thofield. Skc 4. He it further enacted, That for failure to at tend the battalion or regimental drill, each field officer . shall forfeit and p.iy one hundred tlollars: each Captain : and other officers who shall fail to mnter and drill their companies at the times appointed, shall forfeit and j pay for each failure fifty dollars, and if a non-comnys- I sionfd officer or private shall fail to attend t any drill, I he shall forfeit and pay not less than five nor more than I twenty-five dollars; Provided, that every absentee shall j be allowed until the next muster to make his excuse: ' The fines shall be adjudged by regimental and compa- ! ny courts-martial and judgments are to be entered np and the fines collected in the same mode and in accord ance with the provisions of the Militia Law of North Carolina, passed at the second extra session of the General Assembly, IffGl. ' Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That the Surgeon Gen eral by and with the advice and consent of the Gov ernor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding three, composed of two physicians each,, who shall de clare by their certificates those-persons who shall be exempt from service under the act to which this is an amendment, on account of mental or pliysical disabili ty, and-they shall receive the pay of their rank and traveling expenses, to be determined by the Adjutant General. . ; , : . Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That, the Guard for home defence, should they .be called into service by the Governor," shall receive the same pay, rations and allowances a3 soldiers hi the Confederate States' ser vice, and shall b enbject to the rufes arid articles of war of the Confederate States. - ' Sec T. Be it further enacted, That when the pressure of public danger shall not prevent the observance of such a rule, the said Guard for home defence shall not be called into service en masse, but by drafts of a num ber of men from each convenient company, so as to make up the aggregate force required. Sec 8. Be it further enacted, - That this act shall be iu force and take effect from and after its ratification. Read three times and ratified in General Assembly, this the 14th day of December, A. D., 1863. NOTICE. I wish to hire twenty good able-bodied Negro men for which I will pay $400 per year. Those having such hands to hire will please call on Robt F Davidson in Charlotte. , , I also wish to hire two good carpenters. I will pay iu Iron and castings, if preferred. J'. W. DERR, Jan. 19, 18G4 Spring FIill Forge, X. C. NOTICE. The Association for the Relief of the Working Men of Charlotte having opened in the Store opposite the Court House, formerly occupied by Loewcustein, have now on hand Rale Yarn, Salt, and Alamance Clolh, which will be exchanged for Produce and Provisions on liberal terms. - WANTED Corn, Meal, Flour, Wheat, Molasses, But ter, Lard, Tallow, Bacon, Dried Fruit, &c. A. GRAHAM, Commissary. Nov 17, 18G3 tf Printing; Materials for Sale. I desire to sell the Printing Materials connected with the late "North Carolina Whig'' newspaper, published in this town. The materials consist of a Hand Pres3 witli Inking Apparatus, Long Primer and Brevier Tpe, together with a fair assortment of Fancy and Job Type. Further information will be furnished by addressing the undersigned at Charlotte, N. C. .Oct 27, 63 RACHAEL R. IIOLTON. COTTON AKI$ A.D SHOES. Cotton Cards for sale, but an early call will only se cure a pair s we only have ten pair. We have on hand and can make to order calf-skin Shoes and Gaiters of very line English leather. Lots ladies' calf-skin Hootees. Lot of thick Brogan, large sizes. . J. F. BUTT. Mint Street, June 23, 18G3 tf Charlotte. N. C. -WANTED, A single white man, over conscript age, to assist on a Plantation and take charge of 5 or G hand3. Apply at this Office. December 8, 18G3. ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE Of iflesMeiigei's'- OF'THK SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY At Charlotte Office, Daily. ARRIVES. From Char. & S C. Railroad " N. C. Railroad " A.; T. & 0. Railroad " Wil.. C. & R. Railroad 5 6 10 3 0Q 25 GO ID A. M. n P. M. and 5 P.M and 5 " .. DEPARTS. For N C. Railroad - G 20' A M. and 5 50 P. and 6 00 1 M Char. & S C. Railroad S 00 " Wil., C. & R. Railroad 7 30 ." A., T. & 0. Railroad 3 00 P. M It is-desired that all Parcels, Packages or Freight to be forwarded by either of the above Trains, be sent to this Oilice One Houu previous to its departure. T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent. Charlotte, Sept. S, 1863. . ,tf ISXPKI3SS NOTICE. Office Soutiif.,r Exphess Company,") Charlotte, Sept. 24,J8G3. . Iu order, to avoid misunderstanding and to make our' charges conform to the liability . assumed, this Company hereby gives notice that, from and after Octo ber 1st, IXOi, shippers will be required lo pkice their valuation upon each package before it wjll be received. Such valuation will oe inserted in the Company's receipt, and establish the linlfility of the Company for the amount. The act of God and the public enemy only excepted T.D.GILLESPIE, Sept 28, 1803 - Agent. TANNERY'. We have a Tannery in full operation about six miles from Charlotte, on the G. & S. C. Railroad line. It is a first-class Tannery, and we arc prepared to purchase, at market prices, Hides of all descriptions, aud supply the trade atcurrout prict-S. A. II. GRIFFITH, ,; Julv 13. !SG " tf ' . C E. BELL. Stale of IV. Carolina Cleveland County. Court of ricti and Quarter Sessions. J U'Martin i t al, vs. The Heirs at law and next of kin of J B Harry, deceased. Petition for Reprobate of Will. " . " , It appearing to the satisfactioa of the Court that the defendants in this case, Anna L Bridges and her children.. John L Bridges, Asbury Blalock and wife cution ju tbe Confederate court holdn for the dis Sarah. .Washington L Bridges, Ldruund H Bridges. . u- l .u rr j . ,i Hamilton A BrKljres, Lafayette Benton, Elizabeth Ben- triCL within which the offence was committed, and t.u, Sarah Hairy and Marcus L H Harry, heirs at law ! shall, .upon conviction, forteit the amount Sc ot' J B Harry, are uou-restdents of this State: It is , bought, sold, circulated,.os. used, or a sum equal therefore ordered that publication be made in the j thereto; and shall be moreover. subject to a. fine of Western Democrat, a newspaper published in the town j not re than twenty thousand dollars nor less weeks, noiifvinff defendants to be and appear at the next (v,r. ,.r II,.,k n,l Onnrter Sessions to be held far the county of Gleavelahd at the Conrt House in Shelby, on the 6th Monday after the 4th Monday in iiu,wr, iwn fn nn(i there to mase tuem.-eives parties to j?sne if they, think proper so t)do. W itness, s. Williams, Clerk of said Court at office, j the btli .uonuay after the 4th Mondav'in August, 1863 adv$10j 0d-ut . S. WILLIAMS, Clerk. IVOTICE. Having taken out ,Letiers of AdmmistrafioS on the i estate of Cyftfs L. Blatt, deceased, I here-by' notify all ' persons indebted to said deceased to make immediate , payment, and those having claims against him to pre- Pee 8, 1863 Ira .iOUS H MOKKIWN, Ad.mf; $ re WnUxn 'y m o era I CHARLOTTE,'- N. C. ' s Our Urms are ten dollar, per year in advance. The Democrat vxll be discpnhnvtd to all svoscTi- ber at. ike elation of the tine for vlich it oid. Than vhovant U.cmtine must renev before or ame ex- piration of their time. i Reflect. We ask those, persons in this State who entertain the idea that peace can be securer! by holdingr-meetings and a Convention, tdlrc3ect on the subject seriously and examine the matter as to its results. If we thought that an "honor able peace" peace for the whole Confederacy could be secured by. holding neighborhood and county meetings, and assembling ' a State Conven-! tion, we would immedjately favor such movements; ! but reason, experience and common sense teaches us that peace can never, never be secured in that way. On the contrary, it is certain that if such a course is persisted in the prejudices of the peo ple aroused by the movers inthis . convention scheme strife, engendered in neighborhoods it will involve us in a more terrible and destructive war than the 6ne we are now engaged in it will produce bloodshed among us hero at borne, and array neighbor against neighbor. " We want to avoid a calamity like that we want peace among our own people at least--therefore we are opposed to the scheme,-originated by a few soured," spiteful individuals, to hold "public meetings" and call a Convention. We tell the people that such proceedings will result in no good, but much evil. They lead the enemy to hope for our subjugation, and induce him to invade our State and destroy our fields and other property. We efl ncstly beg that no man who is true to the cause of the South iu this her day of trial, will encourage the holding of meet ings to denounce our authorities and necessary measures for prosacuting "the war against tha bru tal invader of our country and homes. ; The Northern Congress does not seem dis posed to accept of any terms of peace short of the complete subjugation of the southern people. In the yankee House of Representatives on the 18th, another effort was made by the anti-Lincoln party to pass a resolution declaring that the war was not waged for conquest, and requesting Lincoln to is sue a proclamation that when any State in insur rection shall submit to the leral government, hostilities against her shall ccifj ,aud such State be protected against all interference ith local laws or institutions. This resolution was laid on the table by a vote of 79 to 58. Strong war reso lutions were then adopted by a vote of-112 to 16. Thus it will be seen that our enemies are not even willing to accept of abject submission on our part they require us to relinquish odr pperty as well as our rights as freemen This spirit, as manifested bv the yankee authorities, ousht to convince the people of the Confederate States that their only hope of saving themselves from subjuga tion and ruin lies in effectual and 'united, resist ance. AVe must and will achieve our indepen dence. Divisions " and contention anion? us here at home will prolong the war harmony and con cord of action will shorten it and give us au hon orable peace. ' IIouitfBLE Conflagration. A most distress ing los of human life occurrechat Santiago, Chili, on the 8th of December, news of which' was brought by a late arrival from Europe. During the celebration of the feast of the Immaculate Con ception one of the Churches was filled to overflow ing to witness the, magnificent illumination of the building and to participate in the exercises. The church was lighted with 20,000 lumps, and heavi ly .hung with drapery. Suddenly;. the gas pipe burst, and instantly. the whole inside of the -building was in flame's. .The large audience found it impossible to escape in time, and twenty-five hun dred persons perished in less than 15 minutes Green Backs Proscribed. The following bill, to be entitled "An Act to prohibit dealing in the paper currency. of hc enemy," has passed both Ilouses'of Congress: , , , 1. 17ie Congress of the 4 Cotifvilfiule Stoics of America Jo enacpi That - tiu,jrikijr, banker, or dealer in exchange, or person coiioj ticd in trade as a merchant, or. vender of merchandize of any description, or any other person, exccjA within the lines of the enemy y shall buy, sell, take, circulate, or iu any manner trade iu any paper currency of the Cuited States: Provided, 'J ji'at the purchase of postage stamps shall not be considered . a viola tion Of this aCt, . , , , !? iju .. A -..': 2. That any person violating tlf?o: provisions of this act shall be- subiect to indictmeut . and Drose than five hundred, and Je imprisoned not less than 1 discretion of haid court; and it shall be the duty of be several Confederate . courts to give this act ! mice uiuu.uc, uui .uyiw i.cu , it.u, at the i specially in charge to the grand jury. A professional begger boy sotne ten years of age, ijrnorant of the art of bonght.a cara to ' put on his breast, and appeared in the public small chil "Poor -widow with eisut cu- 3. Ibat this act shall not be cnfcrued to apply . j,, better trim for the struggle, and we shall all and with wonted enrrgy ranged herself among the to be returned to the servk or v:ho "if ?i"! i 10 any pem-n. acung ui wmh ,yvie .puiuuiti , rMi -better and-do better ; human chain otisistants w Lose bauds pacl toe or barber any aucn dtwrur, r -i-tu ?: ircnas? ; of the Confederate States, by special.- authority .-u '.. : t - ' pails of water from the canal . to the fire engine, from any soldier r person . nrolfir tc c 1 from the President, or anv oflhe heads of Depart- j l1ow do vou account for thw? The compass had not Lecn thert l&tn; lin ihe Wrceived Mft;nnnf k'nirnt tiii:oii.'i:. rutir-;, r r SnU- . ,t From the Wilmington Jpurial. WHAT WE MAY, EXPECT. . We call attention to the following comtnnmca- lZX ", i ,r...i .1 . 3 ..... "J? commanaer in - "uu v. n. . - C BEAST. BUTLER'S .RETfiN. TV . EASTK1?.M NORTH CxROLINA, j Hamilton, N. C, Jan'y 1 8th,, 18Gi! :, m-auuws reign in pastern, ortnkuaroiiaa every day approximates nearer what it was in Jou- isiana. Tq-niorrow is the time for all to take the oath or go to prison. ITuudreda of the must dis- loyai nave aireauy taKen n, ana in many lostaucos volunteered; hired, no doubt, by the pevea huu drcd dollars bounty offered by the .Federal Gov ernment. . ' '. The situation of the,people of , Eastern Carolina and Virginia is really heart-rendering. Men of .all ages and classes may be seen going from one to another shedding tears hko whipped children, at the gloomy prospect ahead , of them. Near the town of Plymouth they have fixed a placo for the people to go nd take the oath. They have stretched a huge chain across the road, where all have to go and swear to support Abe in his nigger proclamations, or go to prison. After they take the oath they, are allowed to go into town and bar ter produce for Yankee notions; the yong men and negroes being offered every inducement to volunteer. The regular troops are, r-enlisting for three ' years, and going home on forty days fur-, lough, in consequence of which the garrison both at this place and Washington has been considera bly reduced, , ; . , " Butler says that he must extend his lines forty miles, in order to feed his, troops, on "account of a scarcity of provisions among the Yankees, and the continually increasing price bacon having recent ly gone up to fifty cents per pound in New York, within an iucrcdibly short period. The effect of the large bounty offered for re-enlistmcnt will cause eYerything to go up still higher. Butler claims to have restored justice - to the citizens of North Carolina and Virgiuia, who have come under his rule. Here is an instance of their boasted justice: About ten days ago iliss Emma Blunt, a young lady of Washington Co., wasfound dead near the picket stand. A post mortem exam ination showed that she had been foully" used and then knocked in the head with an axe. Suspicion pointed to orie Moore, a free negro, living near the place. He was arrested and the premises examin ed, and an axe with i the eye. bloody was-found, covered with some loose, fodder. It was subse quently proven that the negro Was absent the night before that he brought home a, bloody axe, and hid it uud'ir the fodder. The print of an axe was found in the road exactly correspotjding to the bloody axe. On being examined he prevaricated exceedingly, and tohl several different talea. The . one, however, that seemed most probable to But ler's Jiulye (?) was, that he saw several rebel sol diers armed with axes; that one of them offered him $20 to tell him where Emma Blunt was for he was going to kill her. You may naturally ask what was done with the negro? . He was told that if he would volunteer he should be molested no further. He volunteered and was invested with the blue badge of tyranny and oppression, and a gun placed iu his hands with which, in all probability, to murder another woman. .How long" will Heav en's thunders sleep ? .... IIOANOKE. : .' . WAR - ITEMS. Fkom East Tennessee. On Wednesday last our cavalry was still in the vicinity of Knoxville. The Confederate troops captured, during the re cent retreat of the enemy, 800 head of cattle, 500 wagons, and two flat-boats loaded 'with crackers, tobacco, ha , and several hundred bairels flour. Oo Friday last the enemy captured 20 of our wagons whilst foraging beyond 'the French Broad. FiiQM "Mississippi. The Confederates captur ed Island No. 60 on the Mississippi Iliver, "and all the negroes aud managers, killing some 15. Fort Pillow has been evacuated by tho enemy. It is also reported that Corinth has been evacu ated, jjtjie fortifications blown up, and the enemy fell back in the direction of Memphis. The yankets. are' now beginning to find ut that Mississippi is not conquered yetr. 1 . Five, yank cess were captured in Fauquier coanty, Va , last week, together a ruajl which they had in charge, and their horses and 'equipiiioufs. , tf35 The Confederate .steamers Georgia, Kap pahaunock, and Florida are repotted to be cruis ing in the Atlantic ocean, north of the. Equator; .the cruiser Tuscaloosa was at last accounts off the Cape of Good Hope, and the privateer Ileiief, a sailiiij; vessel, is also after yankec shipping. Tire yatikee war tteamcrs have made an unsucccsfcful j scarcli lor our inips, . anu some oi in cm nave re turned. Probably they were a little afraid to find them. -. , . . . : . The Duty of. the People at Hume. Let every one who has au asre of ground cultivate it well, and get all he can from it the coming season. Itls our. manifest duty to make every available si ot of land in the Confederacy produce something ! to supply the wants of tbe armv and the people at ; home. .Jarge -tracts now uncuiuvaieu prupeny I tilled and planted or sown with good crops, would sensibly ausftnjent our amount of supplies of the ne- ' cessanes of life. J hose who arejiot in actual mil- ! itarv service, would be aiding the,caue and croun-: try greatly by attention to. agriculture.,,;. -.Let us nut, n small armv in the COTU Uiiu as veii aa ' v j camvs tne coming -Spring. Now is the .time to tnaIf'TriToro nrenarationa of the labors ui the,' ! farm and garden. We shall need all that can be '.raised the present year. With a boun;iful biipply 1 of food for both man au- beast, our soiattrs win - , ..... li as-four poiDta, and yet a pair of couipassas poly:: has two. j : l . 1 . j i ' : ' r. ?. , j ivi,i tktnrra mou wilt tnaVn fnr mnnw!' the woman said when she saw the monkey. . , , 11 'X L u u i v i " 1 ... v. ..... - - - - as "I've got some urgent bosiness on Land,' as the fox said when the dog? wrre after him. j 1 1 a m j r - m a . .. j- THE ROMANCE OP A KING'S LtPE. , THE LATE MONARCH- O I 'DKX.MARK. - ; From the LortiJon' Spectator 1 " T " ' The Ule monarch of Denmark Wbon Ocio- . ocr Utnr ISUJS, tirelve mouths nfter the bombard.; fkf-Copenhagen . by the British fleet, at the time Vflhcn the 'crowu of Denmark AA nor .be worth many vears nurcha.se. His fathee. t,m. l wa3 b"t the cousin of the reigning king, who had iwo uaugnters, ana oeing only forty years of age, had hopes of still possessing male offspring'. :.Un- ; lueae circumstances, . the , prospectl ofyoua? tnnee cederick. appeared to be not particularly brilliant; and his father being a pnutd though sin- golarfy unostentatious man, he was left alaiost en- brilliant; and his father being a poud though sin gularfy unostentatious man, he was left alaiost en tirely to himself, aud permitted to grow up among peasants, sailors, and soldiers, from whou? he im bibed strongly democratic tastes. When only four years of age, a great misfortune befell the poor boy. , His parents, after aeveral yeafs of unhappiness, were separated by a divorce, which decreed that he should be torn from his af fectionate mother and left under the care of stran gers. ( Among etrangers accordingly he grew up, the father being entirely engrossed by. political affairs, in the course of which the crown of Norway was placed on his bead for four short months,' as almost to forget the existence of lm son. A new marriage, which iravo Frederick a str.- . Vre,J -lo uiuiseii, ana permuted to grow up among mother, estranged the paternal feelings still more, aud the young Prince was glad enough when, at me age oi sixteen, tie was permitted to Jeave Den mark on travels through Europe, nominally to complete his education, in reality to begin it. He duly made, the then customary tour de VEurojte, and then settled down for several years at Geneva. .Here, in the country of Jean Jacques Rousseau, he imbibed ultra republican principles, for the re ception of which his previous training, or the ab sence of training, 4iad already well-fitted him. 1 With these Priuce Frederick wejit back to Den mark at the age of twenty. Thiues, meanwhile. had changed at the Danish court in regard to' the succussiuu iu me inroue. i.ne reigning iving, now sixty years old, had given up all hopes of having male offspring, and Frederick's father, Prince Christian, cousin of tho monarch, had become heir apparent to the crowu The aged King wa ex ceedingly anxious to marry off his two daughters, the eldest past thirty, nd no suitor coming from abroad, he olio red them to the only disposable male relations at home the one, the young man just returned from Geneva, and the other, his ancle, Prince Ferdinand. Tho young republican .Prince would fain have declined the honor of being united to a King's daughter ; but a refusal was not per mitted to him, and by order of his. father and tbe King, be was married under strong military escort to his cousin, Princess Uilhelmijia,-eii the 1st No vember, 188. Frederick took from the first a strong dislike to his .wile, which was greatly in creased in time by her haughty disposition, utterly foreign to bis own habits. .Before long he left his rdyal spouse altogether, taking refuge at a man sion, distant from the capital, among his old friends and humble companions. Here he made .the acquaintance for the first time; of Louise Kasmusscn, a sprightly little dam sel of sixteen, the daughter of a poor tradesman, but with some education and more grace and moth er wit. Such society was altogether more to hia tastes than that of the stiff court of Copenhagen, at which he did .not make his appearance for a long time. By a royal decree of September 10, 1837, he was banished to the fortress of Fredericia, in Jutland. Old soldier and sailor friends were not allowed on visit to Fredericis, and even little Louise Rasmussen could . not find her way to the fortress, but with many tears, on the ordenof her parents, set? out on a journey, to Paris, where stye became an ornament to the corps de ballet. A few days after Frederick's arrival at the place of hi banishment, a decree of divorce between him and Princess Wilhelmin'a was itnued &t Copenhagen The death of the Kingpd. the ascensioii of his father to the throne, released Priuce Frederick from prison at the end of little more thu two years, and he' was then appointed Governor of the Island of F unen. But being inclined to full ayaiii into his old ways of living, his royal fathof soon alter insisted that he should marry once more, and after some negotiations, Princess Caroline, of Meck looburg.Strelitz, was chosen tube the second wife. In the full bloom of youth, very pretty; and highly accomplished, it was hoped that she would wean Prince - Frederick from his low-born companions, and bring him back to Court add to a sense of his Crown-prince duties. But this the youogTrincejw signally failed to'doT. Frederick, although he ac knowledged her to be prettier,, thought her as proud as his first wife, and before long absented himself more than ever from the Court aud bia hew home. What, nrobablv. contributed to this a 1 1 . rr f estrangement, was au occidental uieetiifg with ait j old friend ot his youth, Louise lasmu.sen. Poor . Louise had fceen hard times si nee she left Deumark for France. . Though an ornament for some years of the Paris corps de ballet she was ! soon shelved, on the appearance of greater orna- I merits, ar:d had to content herself wijh becoming a member of a wandering troupe of actors,' dissemin- 1 at i rig dramatic art through the little town ofGer-1 many, Hungary, and Bohemia. The speculation, with all its hardships and miseries, proved very unsatisfactory in a pecuniary sense, and Louise , Rasmu-en was glad to drop off the. stage of a des- j mute tianoverian viiuge, anu io procveeu uu iihm. ! to Hambu ,rg.: The, wealthy m rch.nt city gave friends, : among wtom she sojourned for , -iple ol year.,' and then returned to Co-' ' ' ; her new fri another couple ol years penhascn j Getting to the dangerous bouoJjry of Ihnty, 31iss na8iuussen now; resolved to beootue steady, and accordinolc settled down as milliuer and drefs- maker, working lor the ebons and for anv nroenra- ble private Custouw rs One evening, coming home late lruin her wurk, bbe was arretted at least this is tne LoDcnna:eii stoiv bv tne siuht ol a nre.-- - ' r that a gentleman opposite, buy in handing pails, 6 tared very hard at her, as if trjing to reeogniae j t an acnuaintance. Pha recognized him at onea 1 it i j was. His Royal Highness, Prince jtrederiek, Leir - 1 - r . - 1 - l tl,e ron 01 LFenmaric. ine conUagraUon inS fubdaed, Prince Frederick . gallantly offered , . . . . t m . . mi . . . het Worm to AccompinV Jlissjltsmuswsn to her homble' lodelhcs, Ind, few months ifler. ha i ,? , v" pretty villa 00 the h n,i , V --7". nron" Prrnf oT-n.t W Tl-,- .K ,.,r 1 ui. UM. 't pJ-w. 1 " u:j .I, ?tr 1 UM PrtnmMM ruA nvn(.ii i t-.. Jmrg-Stretite. and Louisa Rasmusscn was declared l-favorite in titrt " j. - King IThriftiao died on the 20th January, 184;tnd -the same 'day bis son aurended the j throne as Frederick VTI. ' One of hi? firt acts was to " elevate Ionise Rasmussen to the rank of Baronnens Danncr, which tit! was advanced soon f after to that of Countess. The matter created pome discontent at first among the people ; but waa judged lets scvorcly when it was found that the roya! favoiite used whatever influenco sha possess ed for the benefit of Ibe nation. Besides, the King loudly declared more than once that he wold prefer a thousand times giving up his Ihmne than separation from his friend. The CountcM Danner became almost his sole fdviser, and lur influence grew t- fuch an extent that khe wan able to persuade the King to make her his lawful wile. The mere announcement of the intention treated a storm of indignation thnghout tbe country, leading to protests on all pnrfa, and to Mrong re- n F -monstrancf-s from the !tlinitrrt: nevertheless. Frederick VII was not to bo shiken in his pur pose, and on the 27th Aygn.M, 18M, he pare hi hand, in the church of Fredericksburg, to LoriMi llasmussen. A short while after th King, with his consort, visited the southern provinces of Den- mark, and, being rather coldly received at oi j place, His Majesty made a very frank speech at a banquet given in his honor. He told the guest that, though a-Kiug, he had by no means given up his privileges as a man to marry the woman he loved best, and that, in tho place in which he stood, he looked upon his present wife as the only true friend he possessed in the world. Th speech, repeated from mouth to mouth, created a profound sensation, and gradually extinguished the ill feel, ing against the Countess. At a later period was again m censured for giving hertudf uc. the airs of a real Queen ; but (lie n-pt th deemed venial Mn view of what was p-ii'-mlly . knowledged that she was indeed . tht . .' friend and consort of hur royal huxf'und .v.. ' alone succeeded in chasing away the spirit i f j r found dejection which settled upon the King in the later veara of his. life, under the burden r-f physical and mental suffering, as well as poliiioul eares. what Frederick VII was thus enabled to become even his rtPrNonnl enemies da not dispute- the best monarch Denmark has had these hundred years. PATRIOTIC MOVEMENTS. We are glad to notice that the planters in acv-. era sections of Georgia have at length aroused tkemselves to the tiue condition of affairs ; have commenced taking ctcps in tho right direction; have resolved to prove by their ac's that they am ready to do their a bare towards bringing content ment, and have determined to do all that can be done or ought to be demanded of them. Ia Mou roe county the planters Lave met and consulted together, aud resolved hereafter to furnish provi sions and other articles they raise at the following rates: Corn $2 50 per bushel, wheat 15, bacon 81 per lb., beef 40 cts, lard 81, oau $160 per bushel, fodder $2 per hundred. At a meeting of the planters of Sumter ftnunty it was agreed in that section the price of corn should be 1 per buhcl and bacon 25 cents per pound. We learn that meetings have also been called in other portions'of the State. The action of the planters in the atave men tioned counties uhowa tbe right Spirit. An exam f4hfts,kbeen set worthy of being imitated through out tho entire Confederacy. The great question of tbe day ia the food question. There is now no doubt on thatpoint. , It remains entirely with the producers whether or bo our cause shall be crippl- . ed for lack of sustenance for the armies, and for the pcopla at borne. Let.qvery person who has laud raise all he can of the articles neceenary to sustain life Let. them resolve to sell them at the lowest possible figure. Let them 'do all in their power to put down (he suicidal spirit -of specula tion in food, now altogether too, pre talent, and thus a8ist, coijuuier to supply thfir wants at reason able rates. If -our planters will require to-tskt steps of tliii kind, and aln carry out what they ro solve to do, all will be well with us If they adopt a contrary course, we fear the r-cenes of turmoil aud tti ilo that will surely occur It is of no ose . to whut our eyes to tbe real condition ot affairs now existin'jr- We, as a nation, are thin 'lay wmidfr- irig as it w;re along the verge of a frightful preci- P,c5 J ru,n Unf tats step may plunge us over. . thebiiuk. It is iiseli!' fr us to fla'ter -. uiclv in a sleep of fab' security. Aetijwi, prompt and deetsive action, is now demanded of every true ! lover of his country.' W e have-had a en.uh of de,ay and tin., serving" policy. Wc mu't awake to ouf whole duty and do it aU'i. I eptu ji and anarchy threaten to sweep over our coui.tfy. And if the, proper mcM'tirei are Ofd adopted, rapine and murder will stalk boldly through our fur land and deluge it with blood! Augusta Pnj:r. , BILL..TO PtEVtM, Deslrtion The Confed erate Oongrens bas parsed tbe anoeTied bill r. ot tn pracarinff( V.di..g, , . 10 dcsert from ih The Cangresn of.th Cottfsrti aud assisting per- . The Congre of.th C&nfrtt'wtfi S' if ' -u- aet. That every persoti iu)U ni'.j t'- hhh and articles of war, wn s uf kfH'Wi ? v y i--'-it rtr entice a soldier, or imvi enr !! 1 f, .Tvjr in the armv of the r ..ri--- .-'-!t.-v -f 'ifM, or who shall aid or-aa- m.y UK-rtnr f ..; the r. ty, r afty person nrt ici lor hh'"', t" 'tu'ik tueif vriiyr C!mmtia';,T, ir r rr'"-v.'.''i ". ir kit''. - g g - iog, or any property States, or of any -ofi bel- r frirjg fV'thfc Otv ofScfr r "! i- r rt tl I' if. ' t. Ri.tMt. ah all. noon oohvitvi"!. t i, I'H- . mw 'f r 1 ... J... m . 0r I c 1 .. . 1 m diction ol tne oneoce, be nnea not excetait.,; i 1, 000 and be imprisoned not exceeding two ycarj. f "-r-Trirfnial
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 2, 1864, edition 1
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