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CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 18(54.
157. 5. YA!?S3, Editor and Proprietor.
TWELFTH V0LUME--.-NU M D E It 629.
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BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR AND I'ltOPBIETOR.
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ti fir i-3 "ij rrfri'"! p'rvTi v
$10 IN ADVANCE. '
Tjif Tran.:ient advertisements must be paid for in j
advance. ,
37 Advferlieniiuts not marked on the manuscript
fir a rp"cHic time, will be inserted until forbid, apd I
Carolina, passed' at Hie second extra session of the
General Assembly, lf-Gl.
i Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That, the Surgeon Gert
1 eral hy and with the advice ami consent of the Gov
ernor, may appoint snrjrical boards, not exceeding
three, composed of two physicians each, who shall de
clare by their certificate tbo-e jiersons who shall be
"xcmpt from service under the actio which this is an
amendment, on account of mental or physical disabili
ty, and they shall receive the pay of their rant and
traveling expenses,-to be determined by the Adjutant
General. Sec fi. Pe 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 as soldiers in the Confederate ntnies ser
To the Cilizeei oi".Tc-kIeiilMirsr.
Chaclotte, 27th June, ISO.
Fellow-Citizens: The earnest solicitations' of my
friends from various portions of the county, have in5
duced me to change the purpose expressed in my Card
of the 24th ultimo, and to-announce my name for re
election to the Senate.
I hope to"meet you at the Tax-gaMiet ings advertised
in theennty, and to express my views to voir on the
various subject?,, interestii g the public mind.
June 27, 1864 te JOHN A. YOUNG.
TDK SECRET, Oath-bound SOCIETY, i to join this association, witlout duly con-1 you think it will do
From the Raleigh Conservative. I E,Jeria?r the consequences of their acts, tad with I tsge to soaiebody.
THE CONSPIRACY EXPOSED. j no suspicious as to its real object. '
A secret oath-bound Society, of a treasonable , -,?u wu ww.uw "J. " pi"t I kind a mo-
character, exists in North Carolina. There can be ! " 'OU e8.,r;ht-!'fore ,h bj I
n ,i.,i,f r ent -tu x i " abandoning your evil associates, and standing: up i
IIy accumulating and is now overwhelming.!
Tnn n.mM nf enmo nf ito tr.Ur.r UAr'S , i 01 Pr0V,DS ntfge PCCUftty SgaiOSt 111
of "
It may be of aomeadvati
O.CUURCHI1ILL.
known. Their nlaces-of assembla-e have been as- ""jrf uiay rvC 10 mvoKe uc depredationi 01
I t'ertaincd. Their channels
i h;ie been diseovcrtd.
- Announcement, -
The friends of Gji,. WILLI AM M GKIER announce
him as- a candidate to represent Mecklenburg county ; pronitlU'ale its flagitious doctrinfts in our midst.
vice, and shall be subject to the rules ana articles 01 j in uie oenaie ai me ensuing .niguM oauuu
wnr'of the (Confederate States. . I March 2, 18o4 . te-pd
charged accordingly.
. AN ACT
IN' RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND
FOR HOME DEFENCE. j
Sec. 1. Re it enacted by the General Assembly of j
the riiate of'N'.jrlh Carolina, and it is hereby enacted
!ry tiie authority of the same, That the exemptions j
from .pi-vit e in heMiIHSft of the State, sliall be tor the '
same causes, and to the same extent nnd no tarther,
that are prescribed in the acts of Congress of the Con
teder.ite States, providing for Ihe-.curollmcnt of men
for the public defence nnd trrnnting exemptions from
the same, commonly called the conscription and ex
emption acts.
Sec.-2. Re it further e;n;cled, . That it shall be the
duty of tli" Governor to v.r.se to be enrolled as a guard
for "home dirfence all white male persons not already
enrolled in the service t 1 the Goni'vdei ate States, be
tween the acs of ciliteeu and fifty years, resilient in
this State, in'-lii'ling fon-i.'rners not naturalized, who
have been residents in the State for thirty daj3 before
such enrolment, excepting persons lining the oiiiees
of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts of Law and Equity,, t he members ofthc General
Assembly and the oilicers of the several Departments of
the Government of the State, MiuLtcrs of the Gospel
ol'the .a.-.vor.il .hmonimati.-n of the State clnrgcd .with
The duties of eh 'i rchc!, and such other persons as
the tlovernor, for special reasons, may deem proper
subject of exemption.
See. 1. Re it further enac ted, That all persons above
the ae of fifty, who may volunteer for service in said
(Tiiard for home defence', and shall be accepted by a
Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to
belong thereto, an i shall bo held to service therein,
either generally or for any special duty or expedition
as the commanding officers cf regiments or companies
according to the nature of the particular service in
question may determine.
Sec. 4- Re it frirther cnaetc 1, Th.at the Governor
jdiail cause all person enrolled in pursuance of the
t'.vu preceding sections of thisact to be formed into
companies, with lioerty to elect the commissioned ofli
c.9rs of such comoanies. and thence into battalions or
regiments, brigadeVmd divisions according, to his dis
cretion, an t he ill. ill appoint, the Meld oilicers pf such
bu'talions, regiments, brigades and divisions, ,and
shiill issue comiiiisiiQiis in duo ioiuj to all the oiiivers
at'oresaid.
Sec. 5. Re it. further enacle.l, That Members of the
Society of Friends, commonly c
exempted from the provision. of
sum of one hunured d-
Sec 7. Be' it further enacted, That when the pressure
I of public danger shall not prevent the ( bservanee of
. Qnar(I for )ome rtef( !lCe shall not
' ! be called into service on masse, but by drafts, of a num
GUARD j ber of men from each convenient company, so as to
j make up the aggregate force required.
Sec 8. Be it lurther enacted, 1 tiat tins aci suaii ue
in 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., W?,.
rronmle its flagitious doctrines in our midst. I ?! ' rcPchancf. ihe. ,a e.rf the conquered should
and rf.he po,itivnc,s of our krftwledso re?pcct- ! "f. 'i Y-tu i- 7v '
ing the organization through which it seeks to de- j jj f J?1 l the yunk.ee
th
nd as an evidence alike i;.':"!-" mc nanu
if, rerchanee. the Jate.if th nnnniien-d should
be oura, you will find thai' in. confiding to the
ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE
Of Iflcssciiffcrs
OF. TIIE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
At Charlotte Office, Paily.
ii 9 f 3
ARRIVES.
From Char. A- S C. Railroad 7 30 A. M. and 9 P.M
" N. 0. ilailroad' 6 20 " at
A., T. k O. Railroad 9 00 "
V.'il., C. & R. Railroad" 3 15 P. M.
DEPARTS.'
N. C. Railroad ' C 20 A
Char. & S 0. Railroad 10 00 "
Wil., C. & R. Railroad 7 30 "
& O. Railroad 1 00 P. M
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M. and
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2 00 P
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It
is desired that all Parcels, Packages cr Freight to
be forwarded by 'either of the above Trains, he sent to
this Office Oxe Hour previous to its departure.
T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent.
Charlotte, Sept. 7, 18C3.
tf
ailed QuaUeis, m-ay be
this
rs according
of the. Con vcutioi
the 1 2th d iv of
Quaker shall have
"the sum id' five bun
ct by paying the
to ordinance
of !hi- State in that behalf, ratified
Miv'r l':;2. Provided that when a
ii.! or had levied of his property
dlars under the act or Con
gress called the conscription law aforesaid, he shall
not bo reijnired to jmy any sum of money for his ex
emption under this act.
See. C. That the sai'd 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,-7i wiii-.vc,
or by draft's or volunteers from the same, as he, in his
discretion" may direct; shall be under his command,
through the oilicers appointed as herein provided:
shall serve only within the limits of thi.-, State, and in
terms of duty to be-prcscribed by the Governor, not
exceeding three m .nth? at one term. They, or so many
of them ns tnav be at a 113- one time called into service,
maybe organized into infantry, artillerj-or.cavaln as
he "nriv direct, and the infantry and artillery' may be
mounted if he shall so determine, the men furnishing
thir own horses and accoutrements and arms, when
Approved by the Governor, on such terms as he shalj
prescribe.
Sec. 7. Re it further enacted. That the Governormay
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 wa.te, destruction or loss of the
same. -
Sec. 8. Re 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.
See. 9. Re it further enacted. That the commissions
of officers of the Militia, called into service by this act,
are suspended only during the -period of such service.
See. 10. Rc it further enacted, That his act shnU be
in force from the date of its ratifica t'.on.
Ratified the 7th day of July, 18G3.
Amendments to the above Law.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT IN RELATION TO
THE .MILITI A AND A (J CARD FUR HOME
DEFENCE.
Stc. 1. Re it enacted by the-General Assembly of
.the State of North Carolina, aud it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, That neither the Govern
or of this. StMe. nor the officers acting under an act
ratified on the 7th day of July, 1863, entitled "An act
in relation to the Militia and a Guard for Home De-
feuce,'' shall call out for drill or muster the persons j
enrolled under said a -t, oftener than once month in !
company lUiil. or oftener than twice a year in battalion
drill, which battalion drills ?Ti all take the nlaee of the
company drills for the month in which they are ap
pointed, unless when called into actual service to repel
invasio.i or saip.o;s ias'.irrc.'tio?!, or to execute the
Jaws, of 'he S':t;-
Skc. 2. R? it farther enacted. That the G ivcrnor
hall have the power to use the Guards of Hume 1q
i'encc fbr the purpos.? ,. f arret-. ing conscripts and de
ortcrs;' or!. they .t,:4tj ,M be or Wed upon this
duty beyond the limits of the eoumies in which ihev
reside or the counties adjacent thereto.
Sec 3. Re it further enacted, That in addition to the
exemptions contained in the net to which this is an
amcndmejit, there shall be exempt County commission
ers appointed under an act entitled -An act. for the. re
lief of wives and families of rf Jiers in the army," t-o-
olar millers, blacksmiths -who have established shops,
necessary operatives in factories and fouiulrie,s, the
Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits and
counties, physicians of five years" practice, contractors
with the State or Confederate govei nment, one editor
to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail
carriers, professors in colleges acd Seachers in acade
mies; l rovta.'tt,un tlr.; exemption shall only apply to
t'ie drUIS spccine i m inis lull
Me G-iard for Home -Defence is called into the field.
Src 4. lie it further enacted. That f.jr Jailuro to nt-
A
UXPRESS rVOTI.CE.
Office Soi'tiiern Express Company,!
Charlotte, Sept. 24, 1SC3. j
In crjer to avoid misunderstanding and to make
onr charges conform to the liability assumed, this
Company hereby give's notice that from and after Octo
ber 1st, 1SG.3, shippers will be required to plac e their
valuation upon each paekage before it will be received
Such valuation will be inserted in tin Company's
receipt, and establish the liability of the Company for
the amount. The act of God nr.d the pub'ie enemy
only excepted. T. D. GILLESPIE,
Sent 28, 18C3 . -Airegtv.
' i Vk'i
?:: , tysa
,m si
'JOHN -VOGEL, Practical Tai
lor,respectfuily informs the citi
zen? of Charlotte and surround
ing country, that he is prepared
to manufacture gentlemen's clo
thing in the latest E-Ia and at
lort notice. Iiis best exertions
will be iven to render satisfac
tion to those who pntronizc him.
Shop opposite Kerr'stlotel, next
door to Rrown v1!; Stitt's store. "
Jan. 1. 18G3. ' tf
CftPPEBSAS.
TAYLOR & ASR'ERY are now prepared to furnish
hj-the. ton or otherwise, a fint' article of Copperas,
superior to any Enpriish offered in market. Druggists
and Apothecaries stipjdied with a chemically pure
article. -Address TAYLOR &. ASRURY,
May r, 1SG3 Charlotte, N. C.
Wilmingtoii, Charlotte & Itatbcrford
u and after Monday the 25th of May, 1863, the Pas
senger Train will run on this Road (Western Divi
sion) dailj-, Sundays excepted, as follows : ,'
GOING WEST:
ARRIVE:
8 15 A. M.
s r.5 "
9 25 "
10 00 . " '
10 45 "
ARRIVE: '
12
12
i
1
15
50
20
53
45.
P. M.
t
Charlotte,
Tuckaseege,
Brevard,
Sharon,
Lioeolnton,
Chet ry'ville.
(iOING EAST:
Cherry ville,
LincoJnton,
Sharon,
R re vard,
Tuckaseege,
"Charlotte"
LEAVE:
7 30 a: M.
8 20
9 00 ' "
9 3C "
10 05 "
LEAVE:
1 1
12
12
1
2
30
25
55
25
00
A.
P.
M.
M.
ti
it
Fare, six cents per mile. Soldiers going io and re-tnrn-ing
from the army, halffare Passengers are re
quired to make the proper change, as the Ticket Agent
cannot furnish change for every one.
A Freight Train leaves Cherry ville. for Charlotte at
7 o'clock, A M, ok Mondays, and returns same da3'.
For Passenger Trains transporting Freights, 50 per
cent to the tarilf rates of freight will be added.-
V. A. McREE,
Master of Transportation.
Lincolnton, May 25, 1803.
777 TTt T1 F7Tlcl XT
I. KDKR, Proprietor.
VERY ACCOMMODATION afforded
the patrons of he Charlotte Hotel.
At thist mot j i3 kept .the line ofDaily
Stages from Charlptie u Asheville.
CVt. 1, 1?GI. J. B. KERR.
BY J.
t,.-..-n
iaBik& Mid
I am prepared to cast machine irons of all kinds,
hollow-ware, salt pans, kc. Orders solicited Terms
Cash. '
I will exchange Iron for Bacon, corn, cloth, or pro
visions of any kind.
J. W. I) ERR,
July 1st. 1863. ' v-pd. Spring ITill Forgo.
For the Legislature.
Believing that the county of Mecklenburg has been
well represented in the person of JOHN L. BROWN,
who bus proven to be a prompt, active and faithful
public servant, many of his constituents desire his re
election, and hereby announce him a candidate for the
House of Commons at the election in August next Mr
Brown is a good businessman, and the services-of such
men are needed now in our legislative halls.
' March 15, 18G4. pd , VOTERS.
For the Legislature.
The friends of E.'C. GRIER announce him aenndi
date for re-electicn to the House of Commons from
Mecklenburg county.
April il, 1804 te-pd
Announcement.
; Monroe, N. C, March 12th, 18G4.
We take the liberty of announcing Qol. SAMUEL
II. WALKUP. of the 48th N. C. Regiment, as a candi
date for fhe Sena.e, to represent ihe district compos
of the counties of Union and Anson.
SEVERAL CITIZENS
March 15 'te-pd "of Union County
i etroy the Confederacy, we would call the attention
I of the public to the following facts, which have
I bien disclosed by the initiated. -
1. The organization is known as the il. O. A.
i Society the letters standing for the words 'lle
! roes of America.'
2, Its inotto is 'Truth, Honor, Fidelity and
i Justice. . -
8. The Oath is as follows:
I, A. B., of my own freo will and accord, and in
the presence of Almighty God, do hereby, atid
race, you havovbut
ed
. For the Legislature.
Wp. spvpral citizens of Union county, announce .C.
AUSTIXy Esq., our present worthy Sheriff,
date for the House of Commons
next.
Monroe, June 6, 1864 - te
relied upon a broken reed or a -rope of sand.'
i k i i . .
i junaer is tneir one Jrrrt pa.on, and neither
oaths nor promises would serve as the slightest
impediment to its hellish gratification. Among
such thieves as they have shown themselves, there
only remains honor enough 'to hnte the traitor'
while they luxuriate in the fruits of. the treason.'
The meanest of God's creatures would surely have
an indefeasible right to despise the wretches who
had sold their country, ad to betray theiu in re
turn for tfceir heartless perfidy. You need expeot
nothing irom the x.mkces, even if successful, bat
. Statc or Noam Cauolina,
CLslhatn County, Juno SO. 16G4. )
This is to certify that $i!ai Beck with -arrkrcd
1 before me, one of the aclirfg Jcjticca of the I'citce,
in and lor said County, and teaUSes that he vu a
member of secret orgaoiaation iu .oid eouutj
the object of which, he thought V' for no good
to the country, and kethcrefbr vlvtca (idlMinctly
understood thai he is do longer a uieuiLcr .oraidi
OTganjiation; that ho was lei into it ly Lad toon;
but having left it io disgutit, lie Loj ca iboae in
power Till padon him, nd ho pledge himself na
a good and loyal cit'rtco, never to do led astray
bgain. SILAS JH5CKWITII.
H. COUNCIL, J. P..
hereon most solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will . couteiupt and scorn: while the curse? of your own
a candi-
at the election iu: Aug.
For the Legislature."
The friends of Col JAMES M. STEWART desire him
to be a' candidate to represent Union eminty in the
House "of Commons of the General Assembly of North
Carolina, and therefore announce him a candidate for
that olhce. MANY CITIZENS.
. May 30, 18G4 te-jd
it ihe election
IIIS FRIENDS.
For the Legislature.
Plpnap announce ii. M HOUSTuN. Esq.. a candidate
for the Commons, from Union county,
in August next, and oblige -
June 2 7, 1SU4 teid
. : " rrr- .
Announcement.
We announce JOSHUA LEE as a candidate to re
present Union county in the Huuse of Commons of the
General Assembly of Nui lh Carolina.
SOLDIERS of CO. I,
June 20, 1804 te-pd f3d N. C. Regiment.
AiauoiijicvfaicBit.
We, as soldiers, respectfully" announce THOMAS
R. MAGILLas a candidate for the House of Commons
for Union county, at our next regular election in Aug.
next , and as such will -lie voted for by
Many Soi-.oiehs is ths Army.
tepf;
December 22, 1803
For the Legislature.
We are authorized to announce WM. 0. SMITH as a
candidate for rc-eh ction to the Senate of North Caro
lina, tor the counties of Union and Anson. ' .
June 27v lt" 4. te
Announcement.
We, as soldiers, respectfully announce Capt. E.
MOtfRE as a candidate for Sheriff of Union county at
our next regular election'ir. August, and as such will
be voted for by
f I ANY Soi.IIi:i!S.
A Card.
Lixcoi.-nto.v, N. C- JtineS, 1804.
Mit Yatks: nling' been asked by persons in several
companies fromVis County and numerous citizens, to
announce myself a candidate for re-clectmn to ihe next
Legislature in the Commons, I have const ntcd to do
so. Whilst there has been much said about filling the
ofticcs with men beyond the military age, it is due to
myself and to the people lor me U ttate lhai 1 atn
within the military age, bur it is well Known to ail
who know me personally, -that I have been an invalid
for the last six years and entirely unfit for military
service. I will further stale, that I have been before
nil examining board and discharged. Cut, whilst I
have not been able to go to the army, I have endeaor
ed to discharge .my-dufy faithf-uity !,s a citizen ami
representative, and will be'eoutent with the decision
of ihe peojde n;.on my merits. A. 'COSTNER. .
June 6, 1804 " te
Announcement.
Being absent in fhe battle field, I adopt this method
of declaring myself a candidate for Sbei ifi'of the coun
ty of Lincoln. y a ving ? crvnd as Deputy for t ighi
years, I feel mvselfhilly competent to fill the important
position, and I hereby respectfully solicit the aid of my:
friends at home to iestre my election.
JOHN" M. MICHAL,
June. 6, 1804 Co. K, 40th N. C. Troops
never reveal tnc secrets ot tue tl. J. A. to any
person, except it be to a true and lawful brother
ileru. I furthermore promise and swear, that I
will' not confer the degree of. the Hero upon any
persiukjn the world, except I am "authorized by a
brother who has power to do so. I furthermore
promise and. swear, that I will not give the secret
words of the Heroes in auy other manner than that
which I.shall hereafter receive it. I furthermore
promise and swear,- that I wilj not write, cut,
paint, print, or stain on anything moveable or im-tiiovt-able,
whereby the secrets words of the II O
A. may he made known. I furthermore promise
and swear, that I will not ."peak evil of a brother
Hero before his face or behind his back; but will
give him timely notice oi all approaching danger,
binding myself under a no less penalty thin thut
of .having my head shot through 'so help me
God and keep me steadfast- in the due perform
ance of the same.
This Oath is preceded by an injunction to read
the 2d Chapter of Joshua; and by the questions,
'Are you willing i keep a secret? Arc you will
ing to be qualified to it? If affimnativc answers
arc given, the candidate is told to 'repeat his name
and begin
4. The sign are thesci Ordinary S'ju: Two
fingers on the mouth. Answer One finger pas
e4 by. the eye.
Si;u f distress: Eight fi-t closed on the breast
and left hand across the mouth.
people will clinc
to your children's children
ltcmeinber, too, that the eyes
act as
A
are: ''These are
expect better.'
we
'Because we look for
5. Thc'words of the ll. O
"loomy times.' 'Ye?, but
'Why do you expect better!
the i-ord of our.'deliveruncc.'
Also, the -words ' Three' 'Days,' 'Duty,' -and
' iVashiuftou,' will be comprehended by the in
formed.. 6 Theseriptural allusions refer tc the story of
liahab the Harlot, who hung n -scarlet cord from
her house -io secure the protection which had been
promised Ly the spies of Joshua, for the assist
ance flo-ded them while in Jerfchd. The idea is
to hang out the same or some similar sign to the
Yankees, so th it theyjnay recognize their friends
and afford them protection and relief.
From this, exposition of the Secrets of the asso
ciation, it must be plain, even to the most confi
dent of its members, that their machinations are
understood; while, at the same time, it must serve
to convince the unwary of the existence of a most
dangerous conspiracy against the Confederacy
We expect to be able to obtain in a short time an
accurate list of all the membeis of the II. O. A.,
together with its officers, places of meeting, mode raltachcd to it, that has evci been, invented, 80 an to
! through all time.
I of every true man are upon vou. and tht
yoti may, aetrrtion is incLitubtc.
To those who have acted a? the agents of the
enemy in disseminating this infamous plot among
our people to the high priests of this most dis
graceful schism wc would simply sny, that in
stead of securing salvation in a 'scarlet cord' they
may. yet find perdition-iu u 'h.cmpeu' one.
- - V
The Secret, Oath hound, and Treasonable fon
spiracy fully Confirmed.
Since the above was written, we have received
the following communication from die Itev. O.
Churchill, cf Chatham county, which willfully
explain, itsself.
The order of the 'lit roes,' it has been ascertain
ed, was imported from Ya'okecdom, and it was ex
pressly devised and concocted for the purpose of
sowing the seeds of disloyalty and treason in the
C.'Sifedeiafc States, unde r the specious pretext ol
affording ptotection and giving amnesty to those
who .should become initiated ai d lake the oaths, in
the event the Yaukee army should get possession
of the particular section of country in which they
might reside. In this way, no. doubt a .number ol
timid and unsuspecting persons, with a view of
saving their property, and possibly " their lives, in
the contingency suggested, have joined the ordci
of 'Heroes.' litit we feel confident, that every
honest man who has been entrapped in this most
damnable invention of the enemy, now that the
object of the organization has been exposed, will
at once declare 'nyn-fclloviship' with it aud expose
the whole concern?
We append to the communication of Rev. O
Churcbhill, who is an upright man and a uiinisier
of the gospel, of the Baptist pe.rsirasjon, in the
county of Chatham, the certificates of Silas Btck
wiih and Benton llollan. O II Holland, J II
Long, and 11 M Sugg. The1; certificates are duly
sworn to, and as the certifiers are understood to be
men of truth and veiaoity we presume no one will
dare to impeach thir testimony. ' e--will -have
more to fray about this Secret oath bound conspira
cy hereafter:
Chatham Co., N. C.
Mr Editor Sir: I .wish to state a few facts
for the benefit of the public, generally.' There is
a secret concern in this, and other counties, of our
beloved Old State Its name is 'IIerocs of Aineri-j
ca.' Its objects, -rr main objects, aro protection I
from the enemy. It has cue of the hardest oaths
State or North Ca&m.xna,V
Chatham County, Juu 29, 18o4. J
This is to certify that Benton Holland, G ll
Holland, J B Long, and It M Sugg, appeared be
fore me, one of the Justices ofthc lencc in and
for6aid county, testifying that they belong to a
secret organization in aaid county, but believing it
Io be wrong, have declared noti-lcllowshjp with it,
and they wish the-tmblio generally to uuderttand
that they were milled as to its object, and as good
and loyal citicens of their country, they wish it
further understood that they will not belong to any
such organization, and they pledge their sacred
honor aa honest mcu never to eugago in anything
that has a t'endenoy to injure their cemnlrv; tnd
tbey pray that the authorities will pardon them Itr
their misstep; and they pomhie tht they will
never hereafter be caught in such a'n rpcnitatiou
again- . - -II. COUNCIL, J- P.
. For
We are authorized to
candidate for re election
Mecklenburg1 county.
May 0, If 64
Sheriff.
announce R . ''ii. WHITE ns a
to the office of .Sheriff of
pd
ZVOTJCtt.-
The firm of WILtlAMrf, DATES & CD., is thi;
(jan. ist,
day
All
u-til) dissolved by mutual c-nseiit
. iiacjAiiJ ii'lnffl.Mr,.! -.ru 1 t it. .!.. .
:uvi not to service w ;cn """-u-u ia can aim ciose me:r accounts
t'ni'f !!ie tmttation or regimental dr.;', each field officer
shall t'lrf'eit and pay one hundred dollars; eachfcantain
nr.d tv'.hor officers who shall fail to muster and' drill
their com n.u: ios'at the times aoDoiated. sh: tl f,-.7-fo; .-.,,.1
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dollars, and n a non-comm'is-
.vith cither of the undersigned.
Jannarv 12, 1814
L.
L.
S.
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WILLTAMS,
SANDERS.
BLANK DEEDS, Warrants
jay tor each tail a re fiftv dollars, and if a non-commie- : tor sale at this Utnce.
:.lne1l ot'.icer or i-rivate shall fail to attend at anv tlTill
i
Ejectments1, &, f
he shall forfeit and pay not less than five nor more than I
nveiity-uve dollars; IVovituJ, that every absentee shall i
he allowed until the next muster to make hieeuse. j
The fine shall be adjudged by regimental and eompa- I
nye ourts-inarti'al, and judgments are to be entered np
'itul the lines collected in the same mode and in accord- I
aa eewitu tnc pio.;sun. of the Militia Law of North
The Peoples' Ticket.
! JOB THE SFXATE,
j COL. WILLIAM M. GUIER.
j FOR THE COMMON'S,
I Tt. D. WHITLEY,
i May 16, 1 SG 1 tepd
To th6 Voters of Union County,
Fellow Citizk-: I am a candidate for your suf
frages at- the next ensuing election for .Sheriff in the
County of Union. My connection with the army, hw-
J ever, nas lor some monins rem-iveu me troni tuai lann
liar intercourse with you that would genera Uy he de-
' sirable. Dut, trusting that I may have a due -allow
ance tor
I repeated expressions of n desiie that 1 should become
I a candidal!.. I have coiented to do so though under
! vastly uifferent circumstances from those which ur
! rounded .ns fourvears ago. Many of you have realized
the hards1 iivp of war and tha dangers of battle ;
: without recalling the pst, let us look hopefully, to the
future, and permit me, in gra'eful aikuowledgeineriis
of the favors I received at your bi'tids then, with many
"others previous -to. that timT to ask your cordial sup
I port now. If elctp', I will use What iniustry and
! ability I possess to fulfill the obligations of the office
1 in such a ma;-.r.er.as." I hope, may ever be satisfactory
; to you. On the contrary, if 1 em not elected, I shall
consider fhat you have done me no wrong and that I
have no riht to criticise because your suffrage, are
against me. Dut l am fully sensible of the distinction
conferred, by b-"ng elected to the position for which I
am a cand:'" 1 and shall be as proud to receive yonr
voles as I nail ever be earnest and faitiful to prove
of communications, &c: and though we rmy b in
duced to spare many who have been unfittingly
inveigled iuto the organization, its ringleaders hud
better beicare.
The objects of this association are preeminently
treasonable. An unsuspecting man id approached,
aud questioned as to his desire to J'.avc his proper
ty protected-in tho event, of raids. If the bate
takes, lie is made to believe thttt subjugaticr. is in
evitable; the story of the IJarlot is related to him
as indicating a mode of escape from the evils of
such a late; the Oath" is then administered, and the
objects of the society fuiiy . matle known to him
' The Hero finds to-his surprise, perhaps, that; in
thus attempting by ungenerous aud unpatriotic
efforts to secure favorable Terms for himself and
bhs'household in thus seeking to prosper upon
tlw miseries of his friends and the downfall "of bin
country he has become the member of an asso- prayed
eiation devised li the Yankees themselves, as a I thing.
y N - rf-T
covert and cowardly means of etfecting the sudju- j
gation and slavery ofthc Southern people. He. is
placed in as direct antagonism to the authorities j
and laws of the Confederacy, as if he had taken j
the Oath to Lincoln, or had enlisted in the north- j
em army. He becomes really a spy, a conspira- j
tor, and a traitor, in the fullest meaning of' these j
words subject to the peuaity. of death attht-'
hands of t lie hang-man, and with no redemption j
before him save that afforded hv tho utter aim 01
prevent its subjects Irom telling the secrets. Il
also has secret words and signs, so every member
may be recognized; nqd the manner and wny that
u person is brought icto this concern, are calcula
ted to deceive, ,'i hey are takeu before the person
who i3 to admini.-dc-r the Oath to them; then the
Oath man ak the candidate if he can kt'ep a se
cret, il-o tells hiiu ho" thinks he can. Then he
tells him there is nothing in this ngsdnst you cith
er polnrcally or religousl', nottnng nut what is
right and proper. Having this a.ciurancc,' tlfcy
proceed. I, a poor deluded soul, went into this'
unholy thing and for a phort lime thought it was
all right, and, during that time, was the cause of
fouror five otliers becoming deluded with myself.
But, tTauk God, my eyes were opened to see what
I bad done for myself and others. I at once de
clared non fellowship with the' concern, and I
to Ood to foigivo nie for doing; so vile a-
A BAY OP PEACH
The happiest augury of peace, (says tho Mobilo
Register,) which the telegraph wires havo flashed
to us for two years, is tho action of the Democrat,
ic Conventions -of KentackyOhio and Illinois
They have sent delegates to the National Convcn.
tion, with instructions to vote fur a peace platform
framed upon ihe principles of Ijnng'n speech. , At
last, then, the banner of truth is being lifted over
the heads of a people w!m havo been stugge rbg in
passion, blood and darkncM for ihreo year. ' Oh!
thut precious banner! If the Chicago Convention,
but have the illumination and tho courage Io lift
it up and plant it as their rallying point in their
coming struggle with their eneuiicar our coriiiey
the enemies of freedom and humanity. Mr Long,
of Olio, was the bravo and sagacious c:n
who, like another John the Haptiet, catuo te
rfore to herald the banner efpeico.. Pointing it
out to the great Democrats JJabcl ot the iHonii,
confused of tongues and blinded of papsions by the
cunning of its adversary, h proclaimed in h
siyno vincct. lie told his auditory that that
great speech was well pondered in a month of pre
paration. Was it not the well considered voice of
his party ct the time, and Mr Long tho honored
and chosen instrument of preaching n new and
life-giving political gospel to a great party reft and
f cattcrod by the storm of war? It boro theM
marks at the time, and wc pray God, n htt we'soe
now is but tho first budding of the sweet ripe fruit
that gospel is destiucd to bear. Some few wcckn
ago, we outlined a platform fur tho .Northern
Democrats and expressed tho belief that they
would grasp permanent power by adopting it. W
are equallyof opinion, that on any platform bar
ing a single war plank in it, their chances are hope
less. If, now, tim Chicago Convention take Mr
Longs speech as tho guido for the principles it
shall put io issue beforo the North, w have no
more doubt of its triumph than wo Lava that Le
and Johnston can whip Grant and Shcrmaa oti
any day in which they will giro them battle in thcT
open Geld. " -
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TIIE TITHE TAX IN NOHTII OAEO-
XINA ' : -
Major. McUak, the general Tithe Tax Collee
tor in North Carolina has. kin Hy furnished us with
the following statement of TitWcs collected in sail
Stute up to the 1st of June, 1804, of the crop of
1803. . -
And I believe tjod
forgave
nie for it.
Then I told some of my friends my thoughts upon j
the subject. 1 am a man that wishes to ervc my t
(Jod and do my duty to my country. I think I '
am u loval man, and always have been, and I do!
that has a di? loyal ten- '
not want to be in anylhin
dency.
' Airtiin, I thought oiny brave "bnv, who was
fighting for our independence aud of all that I had j
done. '
It was said lOJ that all lh.i who" belund to
Sweet Potatoes,
Irish", "
Corn,
Wheat, '.
Oat?,
Sheaf Oats,
llye,
Hnekwheat,
Ilice,
Sheaf Rice,
liy,
Fodder,
Cotton,
Wool,
Tobacco,
Tea-, .
Hcans,
Ground Peas,
1Jicon, .
Salt Pork,
38,410 bafhelfc.
2,713 "
013,400 "
107,452
88,eS2
079,700 pounds.
0,3 H bushels.
724 pounds.
80,1 f3
62,443
4,406,018
11,476,523
229,885
35,093
2,469
7,073 baihcls.
30 "
3,201
2,804,12 pounds.
82,143
the land which gave It i m birth
' this concern wre ept-ced to vot fr Mr ilolden. j Prom the 10th District no returns Laro- ban
oer to assist a
hrnthfr ITrm. and to "irive hi tn if nermitted to live to yet to the polls, in August no returns.. Portions of the' 3d make no returns
tills' seemin ineonvenienceidi vevv to i timely notice of all approaching dan-er.' This ob- m st, to vote f.u- hitn again 1 would, 'as a friend, j Kigbt Counties of the 1st and two in 2d districts
1 llUilUOfI lieCeSSllJ'CS llie liaroiTlllS; Ul uisiitcu : 11 a 1 1 iuiki- iih iluic vvwii uiiu iij i n.i.t iii'iuu ---- - .... ,
giving of aid and comfort to Yankee ppies con- '. Kd, to come ri!it out with this thing oi o.ice . j where returns hjve not Ictn uadc, the Counties
r vevin" im proper informtition to the enemv and i Kspeeially d j 1 in?irt upon all tjood men to come s aic, or have been, in the hands of the enpiny. IV
f , ; the tf rformanee of any act, however unpatriotic or out: and I would sjv t all of I hum that have not ; bacco is not collected by the Tithe Agent, though
ual 1 . . . .' J . , . . . ' i- ' . t i i . .L! : t.i r.: 1 .!.. O AC.fi I I i .,
treasonable, which may be aemanaea oy suca as j an jet oeen orougni into inn ifiiscrauio buju, nut i u appears m pvvuui i w un-i iuiu
give the sign of distress. : to accept of any )rposition, that may bonmde or j over to the Government. Wifminjton Journal.
Let no rtar. delude himself, with the reflection, offeied; for 1 tell you it is a thing that ought not ! . .
.' sucn ' to estsf. Our autiKiities sav it is treason, ana I : I ;ag Atott or itie ill A. Jir. 1. a-
that 'sT-lf-tiresrvation is a law of lialurc
an iiiicrpietation would justify the craven iu his , fear it is. So all of joy, who arc now keeping its who lelt PeUrfcborg op the Ztb, ealleJ tn ai Our
moet i f iect cowardice the traitor in his willeit secrets; come righout. The oith is not binding, ofSce on Saturday. . He says that onr troops were
dream, of treason the villian in all that can ber because it is ouJsiTio of everything that is reason-' in th finest kind of spirits at the time ho ieft, and
fiditir Tl.n lawa r.f tlorl nnd man able nnd ri' ht. I d.i not bHieve that- an individ-' rcrfectlr conlident of wtlppinff Oraots army
regard all such correspondence, plot tings, or at- ual is cither morally or Jrgally bound to keep it: , whenever they offer bsttle. l&at they
temnffi at makin? terms. with the common enemy , for the Oath is wr.ng in itself Io as I have '.supplied with provisions, and in CXCellci
are wcu
tempts at making terms. with the common enemy , lor the Uath is wr.-ng m irseir iw as i nave .s-jpplicd Witn provwiou, " ',
as crimes, deserving a felon's death and a traitor's; done go to your God and a?k forgiveness, then He Lroughl with Lim parfof the stall cf tbo battlo
rfniro onhitrv on n 'furnish an , ro tn thfi'Governor of vur State and lav the rnst- i flaf nf' the 34ib, all splintered and scarred, sent
mvsi if worth- of the lesoonsiWc trust imposed bv the i pem fmm th ronspniipjier of rq ifeliber.ite and i ter onen before him. aud ask forgiveness, and vou home bv ine uoionei uwe prcserrea aa a reno oi
me. And, 'in conclusion, allow me -to hope you will' j wicke;j a conspiracy against liberty and country ! will be pardoned at olcc, for we have a Governor 1 the ccns through which that glorious regiment
remember your friend, and on. the day of election a j damning "gu the climax of a j who tries to do right. ' j has passed.-9ais6iry Watchman.'
ticket for the same. Vir? (nation's strugde for Existence: I have fiaid enough for this time. I may come , - ' 'U ,H.r
March 28, 1864 H ' Gordon rigTde. Many good but unsuspecting men hare been in; again. So, Mr Editor, jou ean TnhVh this if , The roads to wealth are economy and en.y.
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In jrronf .f thi 'it is onlv neersarv to refer to 1 knew tLat I could not do that, fjr I have ever j made. No returns from the 0th except from 3 Couu
i that portion of 'the oath' which binds coeh mem- ; beeu a warm &upporter of Z ll. Vor.ce, and expect, j ties. In tho Cth, Stokes and Itockiugbaiu made .
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