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7 f V WEdTlflBH IMOCBAT, CHAELOTTE, 1ST. C. CHIKES3 CANE SYaUP Ficra the Columbia Cuioliuwii. Messrs. Editors: Having been applied to by siany individual., for iufruuoa in relation ta the process Ij which syrup, ifoui the Chinese sugar caac, is manufactured, I have thought it best to live that iaforn-ation through the public prints. To comprehend properly the method of making fcyiup .or fcUgarviroai the juices of any of the cauea or millets, it is necessary (perhaps indispensably " tv) U have diagrams to illustrate the arrangement of the boilers, and the several processes Ly .which tbe juice is passed from one boiler to another, until, it is finally received into the coolers. We may bay, iu general terms, that no attempt should be made to evaporate the juice, so as to reduce it to the consistency of syrup, until the juice has been first thoroughly defecated or purified. But how tius process of defecation first, and of evaporation afterwards, is to be conducted and especially how it is to be conducted with the greatest economy of Lme and fuel ami labor cannot, I am persuaded, it propvrly comprehended without plates before the e)C, icptceciitiug the boilers aud the furnace, aud tLe other arraugementa of the boiler room. Jo boil syrup, or fcugar, successfully, and with eeoootny, in the above respects, requires at leas rhiee boilers, (five would be better,) regularly graduated in size or capacity, all artistically em bedded in brick-work to the surface of their rims or ttmges. In the first place, then, let it be observed that the common mistake by which tho syrup is spoiled, and afterwards becomes worthless by fermentation, is th! too rapid boiling of the juice at the begin injr, by which proper defecation is prevented. j)r. as I have beard the method by which, they proceed described, '-'put the juice in the kettles and boil away as fast as you can." No good syrup can be made by such a practice. The juice should never be allowed to boil until it has been well pu rified by skimming. It should be allowed only to dimmer briskly whilst the impurities are coming to the surface. These impurities will soon begin to uppear in the form of a scum -upon the surface, which,. if it be not removed, (as it ought to be at the beginning of the process,) will increase in thickness until the coating will be as thick as two or three folds ot a. blanket. Let it remain in that condition for a short time, unskimmed, regulating t Vie fire, meanwhile, so as to keep up a brisk sim mer, lie careful not to make the juice boil rapid ly, fcince much ebullition win break up this coating id scum upon the surface Qil.unx it up again with the body of the juice below; whereas, by simmer ing, (more or less briskly.) the impurities are thrown up so gently from the bulk of the'juice, that, upon coming in contact with the coatings of toum upon the surface, they remain there, without ri6k of bein carried below again. The advanta ges then of (at tit) himmerjn;, and not boiling, and of leaving tLe scum on the surface until it forms a thick coat, aro two-fold the trouble and time of constant skimming are saved time which can be usefully employed in other work about the boiler room; and next, the defecation goes on more rapidly and successful when the impurities a3 they rise to the surface have something to fasten them selves to. In due time this coating of scum is to be taken away with the skimmer. The period indicated for this is when blotches, as it were, are seen puffing through the coatings of scum. Skim it off then as rapidly as convenient, and continue to-skim as fast as the scum arises ' It is at this point that the advantages of having three or more boilers be gin to be felt, in the economy of time, fuel and la .bor. Jf there be but one boiler, the fire and con sequently the boiling can only be gradually in-i creased, until the impurities are gradually brought to the surface and caught there as they appear; whereas, if there be more boilers, the juice can be transferred as soon as the thick coating of scum is :removed from boiler No. 1 to boiler No. 2, nearer the fire, when this skimming can be carried on; whilst boiler No. 1 is tilled with fresh juice from the mill, to undergo the slower process of simmer ing, as just described. 'be impurities in the jjuice having been skim med off in boiler No. 1, or finished in No. 2, (if there be more than one boiler,) the work of defe cation may be said to be accomplished. The work -of evaporation now begins. The fire may bj3 now increased and the juice boiled as rapidly as possi ble until the syrup acquires the proper density. This will be indicated (if the party have no sugar thermometer) by dipping up a littlo of the syrup in a fpoon. or, what is better, immersinar the edge of a plate in the boiler, judging by the ropiness of the syrup as it fails Iroiu the edge. A few trials and a little experience will teach this better than any description which 1 tau ive. 1 woufd only buggest, in passing, that the ambition of the party phould be not to make much syrup, but syrup of test quality; and that therefore it. should bo boil ed to a destiny which, when cold, wiil be of the oLsistcncy of best honey. He will, by this means, have procured soiaahing which wili keep, and not a sort of sweetened water, which will run into termen ration before the roses bloom in April. If the party hnve four, or even three, boilers, .he can carry on the work of defecation move slow h and, therefore, more ?inopsfully, than if he have but two; by Appropriating boilers Nos. 1 and 2 (which are farthest fromlhe fire) to that work; and Nos. 3 and 4 (which are t nearer or perhaps i-uuicdiatelv over the furnace) to tho work of evaporation. ; Very great advantages, too, ure to be derived by haviug the boilers properly arranged, iu the brick woik, in relation, especially, to three partic ulars: 1st. As to their relative distance from the luruacc, and from each other, in order to regulate the amount of heat whiub each should be subject to. 2U. In so adjusting their rims, or flanges, with proper hasius (of brickwork or plastering around each) and with proper slope, that the boil jug iu the evaporators may be carried on without :rtbtraint or tear of waste from, boiling over. 3d. Iu relation to the passing of the fla:uc beucath the boilers, by such arrangements as will secure the greatest auiouiit of heat from the least expenditure of wood. But these explanations cannot well bo luade intelligible, as I have before stated, without j the aid ot diagrams, which u caunot be expected that a daily newspaper can furnish. In default of this assistance, the only alternative for any ono de tiring o have their boilew arranged properly, is to procure a bricklayer who understands how to doit. : .1 Lave said nothing about the use of lime in the -manufacture-of the syrup. . I donot regard it as iudifpcnsablc or even material, although I use it as a "means chiefly of prtcautiou against "any acid which maybe geuerated in the juico after the cino lias beco crushed. I use it in the form of lime-water, : aude in the usual way, of one part lime well stirred up into about thirty parts pure cold water; pourrog off the clear solution alter the sediment has subsided and musing at the rate of about three, to four gil.s to sixty gallons of juice. As to the time when it is stirred into the juice; if the . 'mill overruns the boiler, and-tho, juice sup plied so fast that Ubas.to.naU for the boiler to be emptied, it is bost to stir it in before. the juice is put into boiler No. J; but, it the boiler takes on J the j trie? ns fast as tho rail! can '"supply if, if is j thtn judged best to add he quantity of lime-water, a little at a time, immediately after the skimming of the first thick coat of scum has been removed: St. 3lATTHiwst S. C, 1864. J. T. TBIBUTE -TO NORTH CAROLINA. Letter jrom. General Lee. The Raleigh Conservative of the 3d inst. says, we have been permitted to make the following ex tract from a letter of Gen. Lee to Gov. Vance, complimenting the North Carolina troops for the glorious victory achieved at Reams' Station. This tribute from the great hero of this revolution is the highest honor that could be paid to North Carolina. Let every soldier treasure it up as a me mento of inestimable value: Headquabtkrs, Army N. Va. V August 29, 1804 j His Excellency Z. B. Vance, Governor of N. C, Raleigh. . 1 have been frequently called upon to roention the services of North Carolina soldiers in the army, but their gallantry and conduct were never more deserving of admiration than in the engagement at Reams' Station on the 25th inst. The brigades of Generals Cook, McRae- ad Lane, the last under the temporary command of Gen. Conner, advauced through a thick abattis of felled trees under a heavy fiie of musketry and ar- i .it j i . i i. :.u - - :. tiuery ana carnea me eoemy s wur wuu oicaujr courage that elicited the warm commendation of their corps aud division- commander and the admi- "to tt'LTocio- tbe brigade of Gen. Bar- rinwr bnrn a f-nnsnipiinns nart in tho nnfiratioiis of the cavalry, wliich were no less distinguished for boldness and efficiency than those of the infantry. If the men who remain in North Carolina share the spirit of those they have sent to the field, as I doubt not they do, her defence may be securely in trusted to their hands 1 am, with great respect, your obedieut servant, . R. E. Lee, General. FSOM PETERSBURG. The artillery duel on Thursday occurred be tween toe batteries on the centre of the line just in the rear of the Old Blanford Church. It tas ted about three hours, aud is represented as hav ing been one of the most interesting exhibitions of artillery practice which has occurred during the' campaign. The enemy gave in finally, our fire being too hot for them. The casualties on our side were few, if any; none wore reported. On yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, a brig ade of the enemy's cavalry, by a forced march around the left of their line, entered the Boydton Plank Road, me distance from our pickets, and came down suddenly upon an encampment of one of Gen. Dearing's cavalry regiments. They were met by our men,and gallantly resisted until sup port arrived, when the enemy wheeled and-fled precipiiately. By this demonstration they accom plished nothing, beyond the information that our right. was too well guarded to admit of any serious flank movement against it. Richmond Emjuirer, September 'Sd. Petersburg, Sept. 5 Last night about 11 o'clock the enemy opened the most furious cannon ading on the city to which it has been exposed. It lasted about two hours, our batteries replying most effectually. No loss of life or limb, and but little da;6age to property. It is reported that the enemy are massing hea vily, infantry, cavalry and artillery, on our ex treme right, near the W7eldon railroad, for the pur pose of breaking our -lines and occupying the Southside railroad, or making another grand raid. All quiet in front to day. Weather intensely hot. Gen. Morgan Killed. Bristol, Sept. 5. Brig Gen. John H. Morgan was killed at Green ville yesterday. His body will arrive here this evening. Richmond, Sept 5. A special 'dispatch . to tho W hig says our cavalry under Morgan were sur prised at Greenville, Morgan killed, . and all his staff captured except Maj. Bassett. A Terrible Rail Road Collision. Barnes ville, Sept. 2. A terrible collision has just taken place, 2i miles above here, between a train of wounded soldiers and the up train ahead of time. Kverythiug is in excitement. Nothing definite can be learned, but probably not less than 15 or 20 aro killed and many horribly mutilated. . Attempt to Blow up Fort . Sumter. Charleston, Sept. 2. The enemy, last nmht, at tempted for the second time to blow jip Summer with a torpedo, but failed It exploded about 300 yards from tbe fort. Substitute for Quinine. In the absence of quinine an effective substitute would perhaps be acceptable to some of our readers. Red pepper tea and table salt answers every purpose for chills. Say a tablespoouful of salt to a pint of tea, com mencing some hours before chill time, and drink ing copiously of the beverage, never fails to keep off the chills. This is from an intelligent physi ciau, who uses it very successfully in his practice. Substitute for Copperas. The Macon Mes senger says, it has received from good -authority the following recipe, wLi,ch answers every purpose in dying, where copperas is used in settiutr colors. or for dying copperas color: Half'pint vinegar, half' juni cyrup or moiasses, tnree .gallons of water. Put the above into an iron pot ..with -nails or other rusty iron; aud let it stand tweuty days. It is of no, use to buy copperas for dying at the present price, while this will answer every purpose. An Amusing Incident. An arousing inci dent is related to us, of the battle of 25th August, for which we are unable to vouch When the enemy's main line of works near Ream's Station was captured and the frightened Yankees were flying for safety, some of our infantry attempted to turn one oi the captured "uns upon them. Thev loaded, sighted and fired it, cutting off the top of a tall tree in the distance. They ventured to try the experiment again, and this time made a better shot, striking the body of a tree some twenty or thirty feet above the heads of tho Yankees. A prisoner standing by and watching their practice, said: "Oh! boys, you don't understand the use of that gun-1 let me load aud sight it:" He did so, and the shell exploded in the midst of the Yan kees. We'have no doubt that many a prisoner would be glad to turn a gun upon hU Yankee friends if the'truth was known. Murder of the Innocents. We learn that the sexton in Atlanta reports thirty children killed by the enemy's shell in that city. JJ" Gen. Hood has ordered any man detected exchanging tobacco, -papers, or anything else, with the enemy's pickets to be immediately executed Liberal. CVE Parish, at Hillsboro', publish es Vnoticri that one, hundred! '.dollars will be paid by him in behalf of a. liberal maq of that place, to every deserter who will voluntarily return to his lutyin the amy, .provided his only crime is de ATLANTA EVACUATED. Macon, Sept. 4. All doubt about the fall of Atlanta is ended. It was evacuated ou Thursday Light, and occupied on Friday at 11 o'clock by the enemy. - Gen. Hood Jjlew up his surplus ordnance, burned his commissary stores, and drew off on the McDon ough Road, leaving nothing in Atlanta but biood Btained ruins. Yesterday our whole army was concentrated at Lovejoy's Station, ou'fbe .Macon and Western rail road. - The enemy are reported to be retreating from that poiut towards Atlanta. In the fight at Jonieaftoro on Thursday, Gen. Govan, together with the 6th and part of the 2d Arkansas regiments were captured. We lost six pieces of artillery and captured six from the enemy. Macon, Sept. 5. Atlanta was evacuated by Hon Hnmi at 2 o clock Iridav morniur and. oc- cunied bv the enemy, at 11 o'clock. Gen. Hood blew up his extra ammunition and burned his sur plus supplies, and drew off on the JMcDonough road. - At 1 o'clock Saturday Hood formed a junction with Hardee at Lovejoy's Station, on the Macon and Western road where the. whole army is now concpotrated. We lot 8 pieces of artillery, and many killed and wounded. The wouuded were all brougb-t to ; tQj8 p0iut. Whilst the fall of Atlanta h regretted, the army and peope are not at all discouiaged. GUN. HOOD'S OFFICIAL DISPATCH. RICHMOND, Sen. (The following official dis- patch from Gen. IlCuctj dated 8d iutt, ias been received: . .On the evening of the 30th, the enemy made a lodgment across i'lat river,. near Jonesboro.' We attacked them at 3 o'clock on the evening of the 31st, with two corps, but failed to dislodge them. This, made it necessary for us to abandon Atlanta, which was done on the night of the lst. Our loss on the' evening of the 31st was' small. On the evening of the 1st, Hardee's corps in po sition at Jonesboro', was assaulted by a superior force of the enemy, and being outflanked, was com pelled to withdraw during the night, with a loss of eignt nsoners taken trom tne enemy report -tnat their loss was very severe. Lovejoy's Station, Sept. 4 The army is in line of battle confronting Sherman's advance at this point. All the trains were brought away safely. The Federals entered Atlanta by the Peach Tree road, on Friday morning at 9 o'clock, left a garrison and post-commandant, and passed through to join the main. army. Since they took posses sion, the city has been very quiet and orderly, and citizens who remained were unmolested. All along the lines comparatively quiet this morning. .Macon, Sept. 5 It is believed lhat the enemy will not make a general attack until he re-organizes and accumulates stores at Atlanta. All re-, ported quiet to-day Our army is re organizing and recovering from its reverse. Richmond, Sept. 7.' Gen. Hood reports offi cially that the enemy have withdrawn from his front and are retreating to Atlanta. The enemy have falleu back beyond Jonesboro. The, valuable public property destroyed at Atlanta consisted almost wholly of ordnance stores, and of the.e not a suflicicut loss to incommode the army. The first reports were exaggerated. . The enemy continues to retire his main force on the Macon aud Western road towards Atlanta. We drove theiu out of Jonesboro yesterday and re took a good many wounded prisoners. Our loss from all causes in the battles of last week i now ascertained to have been fifteen hundred. The Richmond Dispatch says: At latest accounts from Georgia our army, was resting quietly at Lovejoy's station, on the Macon railroad. It is stated that the Federals will re organize their forces and collect stores at Atlanta before entering upon another movement. Atlanta wa3 evacuated by General Hood at two o'clock Friday morning the 2d of Sept., aud the enemy occupied the city at eleven .o'clock. As hereto fore stated, the extra ammunition was blown" up and the surplus commissary stores destroyed. Gen. Hood formed a junction with General Hardee at Lovejoy's station at one o'clock Saturday, and the whole army is now concei;?.r,ated at that point. As a matter of course, the fall of Atlanta is regretted; but neither the army udr the people are at al! dis couraged. All. was ; quiet at last accounts. Our army was re-organizing, aud taking the rest so much required. Hood's Army. The news from Georgia is en couraging. Tho loss of Atlanta has not at all de pressed the spiiits of the army or the people. So say the telegrams. The truth is, that as long as that army is in the field confronting Sherman, will he be unable to effect the reduction of Georgia. We take it for granted that the series of flank movements by which he succeeded in reaching At lanta is now closed, and that he will have' to make his way bv hard fighting. He cannot be permit ted to push his lines any" further ifv the direction of Macon or Columbus. General Hood is. we feel aMur 'uHy alive to the necessity of preserving those cities and the railroad connections which they embrace, between Virginia and Mississippi. We are much gratified at the cheerful tone of the despatches in the last two days. There is every indication that before Sherman can make the attempt to advance from his present position to wards Macon, our army will be n a condition to make an effectual stand against him, and to frus trate his expectations of further successes. One thing is very certain that if he meets with a se rious disaster, his case will be a desperate one. We do not see if he should be defeated how he could escape destruction; r osir.g that our army follow up his defeat with a vigorous pursuit. Rank of Charlotte, August 22, 1864. This Bank, as Agent for the Confederate States "Treasury Department, offers the non-taxable. 6 per cent Bonds at the rates fixed- by the Department, without commisiiou or expense ot transportation. JXO J. LLACKWOOD, PreVt. Aug 29, 1864 Jm " ' Stockholders' Meeting The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the West ern Pluuk Uoad CouipauyKrU it "held at the House of Peter Cansler, in Gxstou cunt, on Wednesday the 21st of September next. A full attendance is desired. 5 C. C. HEXDERSON, Ahr 32, 1864. 4t "i - Pres't W. P. R. Co. NITRE AND MINING BUREAUS liichmond Aug. 15, 1864. Uuder instructions from the Secretary of War, Commlisarv Department will in fut.nr furnish all plies required by this Bureau, and all officers or agents part, ,and publio liberty and private right alike No wonder that the war goes on when such cies of the Kit re and Mining Bureau, now engaged in col- : trodden down, and the national nrosneritv of th 1 rwrnte expedients are resorted to conceal ita disaa- lina, Virginia and pp Bast Tennessee, will at once leciing- vuuiiutKrr oiores in me oiaie? or xxortn uaro- cease operations . . ill K complied with. Aug 2D, lSGi RICHARD MORTON Lt-Coh. I Acting Chief of Bureau. I THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. Nomination made at the Chicago Convention on . the Zst of August: For President George B. McClellan. For Vice-President George H. Pendleton. Tfco 'VVAftriinrrtr.n ttrhrnn'tn" nf k. 1 i u . - - vu1UUivii, vi iuc 101. i;uti- i i - i r ... . ... tains tue wiwwiug aespatcn trora Uhicago, which n pnndense: Chicaoo. Auo- Z 1 hVdoek .The Convention reassembled at ten o'clock. The Wigwam was densely packed and the crowd outide greater than ever. ' Immediately after the Convention was called to. order, prayers was offered by the Rev. Dr. Haley, of Chicago. Tho fnllowinf resolution Was adontp ? - Resolved, That .this Convention shall not be dissolved by adjournment at the close of its busi ness, but shall remain organized, called at any time and place that the i National Committee shall designate. T?. UroLi.Lutir than wtotaH iIia .iA-ethr Kfif.ta au -iw,. v 0. ijuwhou "vv SUWiUU', : " -vUa...uu u t n hl thc cuip0yuieiit of uuusujI test oaths, and date for the Presidency, and it was ordered with- intertereuce w.dtlS u,rjiai ,if.,he right of tbe out disstut. ! people to bear arms, as cakuiated to prevent the The vote was hen taken by States, the Chair- i r,gtur-atiuI1 of lU Ur,i)11 aIld the Ilt.r,.tfnation pf a man of each delegation announcing -the vote ot ..;,..... ... :. frtltn -lhfl j each. State as they were called: j'. McClellan.. Si.ymo Maine, " 5 0 New Hampshire, . 7 . 0 Vermont, 5 ' 0 . ' Massachusetts, 12 0 j lihode Island, 4 0 Cuuiiecticut, 6 0" iew Yoik, 33 0 New Jersey, 7 0 Pennsylvania, 20 0 Delaware, 0 .3 Kentucky, , 0 7 Ohio 15 ' 6 Indiana, 9 Illinois, 16 .0 Michigan, . 8 0 Missouri, . 7 . 4, Minnesota, 4 0 Wisconsin, 8 0 Kansas, 3. 0 California, .5 0 Oregou, 3 0 202 23 Several delegations having given their votes for Horatio Seymour, when the call of States had been finished, Mr- Seymour declined the nomination. He knew Gen. McClellan did not seek the nomi nation. That able officer bd declared it would be mulw agreeable to him to resume his position in the army, but he will not honor any less thf high position assigned him by a great- majority of his countrymen, because he has not sought it. We are now appealing to the American people to unite and save our country. Let us not look back. It is with the present that we have to deal. Let bygones be bygones. He would pledge bis life that when Gen. McClell an was placed iu the Presidential Chair, be will devote all his energies to the best interests' of bis country, and to securing, never again to be inva ded, all the rights and privileges of the people un der the laws and Constitution. The President then announced the vote, which was received with deafening cheers. Immediately after tbe nomination a banner, on which was painted a portrait of General McClell an, and bearing as a motto, "If I can't have com mand of my own men, 'let me share their fate on the field of battle," was run up behind the Presi dent's platform, and was welcomed with enthusias tic cheers. A communication was received from the Chair man of the session of the People's Association of New York, "cjaiming to represent 20,000 citizens, accompanied by resolutions pledging the members of the association to the support of the Chicago nominee. . Mr Vallandigham moved that the nomination of George B. McClellan be made the unanimous sense of the Conyeution, which was secouded by Mr McKeon. Gov Powell and Judge Allen, of Ohio, made bmf speeches, and the question was taken on making the nominaxion unanimous, which was de clared carried, amid deafeuing applause. Mr WickJifFe offered a resolution to the effect ! that Kentucky expects the first act of General McClellan, when inaugurated next March, will be to open the prisons and set the captives free; which was carried unanimously. The Convention" then voted for Vico President. The first ballot resulted as follows: James Guthrie, George LI. Pendleton, 54$; Daniel W . V our- ; hees,.13; Ceo. W. Cass, 2G; August D.d-e. 0; J. D. Caton, 10, GOV Powell, '32 John J. Phelps, 8; Blank, h On iheheconu ballot, N-w Y -k j threw its whole vote for Pendleton. J ut'ier candidates -were' then withdrawn, and Uootge H. j Pendleton, of Ohio, was unanimously uoioin?ifcd, An executive committee ot one peio!i iroiu each State wiil be appointed; and it was resolved that the Democracy of the country are requested to meet at different cities aud- have mass ratifica tion meetings ou the 17th of September, the anni versary of the adoption of the Federal Constitu tion. With nine cheers for the ticket, the Convention adjourned, subject to the call of the National Con vention. Of Pendleton, the "Chronicle" says: Mr Pendleton is a man of respectable talents and attainments, a Virginia by birth, and thorough Southern in his political sympathies. Notlo put too fine a point upon it, he is what is known as a Copperhead of the yellowest hue, and has been the yokefellow of the Woods in opposing the measures. of tbe Administration for the sup pression of the rebellion. If anything will recon cile such men as Long, of Ohio, and Harris, of Marylapd, to the support of the ticket, it will be the name of Pendleton. The Platform. At the afternoon session of the Convention, on Tuesday, Mr Guthrie, from the special committee to prepare resolutions, reported the following platform, which was adopted with only four dissentent voices: Resolved, That in the future, as in the past, we adhere with unswerving fidelity to the Union un der the Constitution as the only solid foundation of our strength, security happiness as a people, and as the framework of a government equality conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States both Northern and Southern. Resolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that, after four years of failure to restore the Union by L .... AM-iini!ii1ln i .: i . " ul.'J iVTl """"" f JlUeriV auu luii uuunc wciiaic ucuJdUU mat lUJOie- diate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, I ion of aU the with a view to an ultimate convention i i tne expenmeut, oi war, luunng wnien, under tne i rjubiic are imposea upon uv tne army ieiegruui t -C e . (r.. . . er ' J?T . . t a J r - the Pretense 01 ujiary necessiry or tne war power, tne which are sent on iintueuiaieiy alter everj ucii. 'enn. Constitution itself has been disregarded in everv L Such a svstem of reckless Ivioff was never known. States, oi other peaceable means, to the end. flat, at e earliest practicaDie moment, pjeace mT pe iwiviu uu tug ua?i? v .-- w ...v. w States. Resolved, That the direct interference of the militrv authority of the United States in the re- RP.nt Portions hfM in KfmMurlrv Maryland. JllS- , s : i r i r I . . oun sou Delaware, was a snameiui vmiu vi ; the Constitution, and the rciution vt such, actsiu the approachinsr election will be held a revolu nd resisted with all the means and ower "d our control. - Resolved, f hat the aim and ..bject of the lii, ocratio part)- is to preserve t.e i-.deral Uiii-m ...u the rights of the btates uoimpam ,! . n..d ih,., 1 hereby declare that they eotisMd. r the dn.ii.ir. I tive Usurpation of extraordiuan nv.d 'dangerous nnwpri nnt ir n .A K Ku I Vinn t it nt im fit Killi- version ot tbe civil by the military law in S.at.s f j not iu insurrection; the arbitrut-v military ari-st,-utJctl t0.yV imprisonment, trial and seiitet.ci- of Amvrion. eiti .iecutive ; zens, in States wlwre.tbo civil law t-xits iu fall fi I r ttttt ai. . . I . ', ' I! f j. lain k.' tnnf K . ' XI . . and ot ,ne pres8J...tL:. d.ciul ihi risjl.t of assy-J eo-5iit ot the goverin.d. Ke&.ijvd, Thut the sympathy of the Democratic y i-Heartily and earnest; v extended to tire sol- !i.-.niC uen, to the coai-.trj, and; iu the field i!t:dci the H; of our' i event fl our taining-power, they wii: n eeive the care, 'protection, rogaru auo. kiitjiv3 l Oat too brave, s-jldit-rs of the Republic uav i- .i so nobly Itesolveii, That the Lam-ful. disregard- of the Administration to its duty in respect to our fellow citizens who now are, and long have been, priso ners of war in suffering condition, deserves tlie severest reprobation aud scorn alike of the public and common humanity. We look on the above platform as rather .unmean ing aud merely intended to catch votes. From the Petersburg Express THE LATE BATTLE NEAR REAM'S STATION. it is njo less ueiigntiui man instructive to reaM the accounts given by Grant, Meade and Hancock, and also by tbe veracious army correspondents, of the great drubbing which was administered to Hancock's famous corps on the 25th August by Gen. A. P. Hill. The' late Yankee newspapers are crowded with the details ot this great battle Nor are the comments upon it by the various edi tors a whit less amusing and profitable than the re citals of parties from the field amusing, we say, because it is pleasant to see how ridiculously they attempt to convert a defeat into a success, aud pro fitable, because these monstrous fictions serve still further to enlighten us as to the true character of our enemy. So we can laugh over tbe ludicrous twistings and squirmings of the Yankee press un der the new disaster to their arms, and at the same time draw a useful moral from the picture which they present. "Major General Dix" is telegraphed by Secreta ry Stanton on the authority of no less a personage than Gen. Hancock hinrself, that be (Hancock) was attacked near Reams' station, on Thursday, the 25th, several times during tbe day, and that he repulsed the enemy in every assault. "The fighting," says the despatch from Hancock, 'Hv.as continued till dark, the enemy being held in check by out artillery, dismounted cavalry and "skirmishers." What next? Surely, after ma king this brilliant stand, and fighting with such distinguished valor, the Yankee forces must have held their ground must have maintained a posi tion which they so vigorously and triumphantly de fended. Let General Hancock tell us what they did immediately on the heels of tfi signal repulse of the rebels, "At dark," says he, "we withdtw. for reasons stated." If the "reasons" ar "sta'i l" in his despatch they have escaped our eye. Kut one of them, at least, is elated elsewhere, and as it is the only one we have sci-n, it is n. doubt tin only one which. has been ns.-igued It is fnui.d in the Washington Star, which says: "It seems that Hutic u k wi-.hdrawal on the ni"Ut oi me name was ju aewwufy-wiMi r rcvio-is orders from General Gi.tiit, ;mi a hot c-iniipulso ry from the ruooK 1 1 iccuck' L i-i been ordered, after executing 'J . work ;f dr-striK-rii'-n of tho rail road assigned to hua, to fa!! bsck oa the 5th corps. Iu the meantime, the rebels mudo their attack, and after the fighting o: :bc d.y. Hand ck carried out the order to fall back , It thus appoar tK;it Hancock had a job upon hi.- bauds, which he. v.-! to do b( fore ho fell back, and that Now Ail s.t. the J-'wrfres:- job v;?.- tho destruction of the railroad. ..question is, had he finished the job? following ( x'ract 4ioiu a .despatch from 1 UUl- .17(11. ITIICIULI he had or not: "About X li 'ill we commenced retiring, which we aeeoasulisbed v, tl-oitl. luoli-staf ion Nothing ( ,,ut dvunciug our portion, tut a shou btint' fired by tho enemy. W ? sacrifice nothing by advancing the position, except, perhaps, the destiuotiou of a few miles more5 ot tln rtiiro.nl," &; Is it not evi dent from the last woids of this extract that the job which Hancock bad to do was not finished? That "a few miles more" of the railroad" were em braced in it? How then can it be eaid that he teil back "after executing the work f destructiou of tbe railroad assigned to him?'' The falsehood of the reason given for ' his withdrawal at dark, is hereby made so palable that a fool can see it in an instant. This could not have been the reason. It was some other, and the only rational and true so lution of the matter is that Hancock "withdrew at dark" because he was badly whipped, and knew that he could not retain the position longer than daylight the next morning. The loss of his guns is accounted for in a most extraordinary way. There was not a drop ot rain during the day of the fight. Some had fallen the day before, but not enough to mire the ground, as is sufficiently evident from tbe fact that no diffi culty is spokeu of iu moving the artillery during the engagement, which continued "until dark." Yet the Star says, getting the cue, no doubt, from Grant's headquarters: "It is reported by the boat this morning, that we lost but eight guns, and that these were lost in consequence of the sudden fall of rain, rendering it impossible to drag them off the heavy ground after the horses were shot." This is all stuff. The guns (nine in number) were all captured, and no effort made to 'drag them off," Hancock and bis men being too anxious to save themselves to pay any attention to the guns. Wc have thus noticed one or two of the Yankee perversions of truth in their accounts of the battle and its result, in order to show how the Nortbern , perate expedie ! ters in : thosf- ' IT - i i. -: UnntWa anirit in f. "l "t F .Til" "7. Znt ii trnm. peted as a victory, and every baffled movement of ; fhtir army represented to be a complete success, 1 t IlOSfc W UU Uf "ElU II Wlltu t''J v o j f I . L A K A I A Charlotte'. Female Itistilut?. The exercises of ibe Charlotte Female lustiiute n' or i ecu luc u vu i cu ncsuiiy, mm oi "jpp ctnlHT, tcj continue fourteen wteka. Ternu: pvable strict I j h,;f .In advance, tue remainder at tLe close ofthetfrni. D.r ,c,u'" :MBI R T..i. . inno or vruiir, u iee i lUMruuieuv lor nrutt n 1 . . . . . . t x r siopm i- g-oui. uw 75 in cinw, $25 or Latin. Laih pupil furnishet ber own ti.i.u table iijikio, one psir of sheet, two pillow one ioiM-r i-Ni, m vuuoirrpane. a drinking cup. one cup d vuer uud h mur for hef wavb Unl. ('bar- e. inHKt ii ii.ii cue orgmu njr r ttie iion. auj uu U"l'i 'i' ' t aoseuci, es e i th I'riiu-n-.i. For citcultu.-. l liw-ii iplioii if ibe Auir -K4 41 ItKV. Hl'llWELL. fi TAXHS. ' r.TY MrX'KLK.S.U We win ,nirnd at tin- I wi.t nt.il pU, 1 1 fof ii. lite ml tnlvrti v It : the , n I . . I 'on fir del aU Tax fttr the . ir ; Tue .'.iv. cttih ''h 4,,' lilli K-U, llib 2t ' :'2d -tith :7il. J;h JSterl C'rerk', UerrjfaiU's, Paw Creek, Long Creek, Leuily'd, Dewese. Mallard Creek, Harrifburi?, Crab Orchard, Clear Creek, Morning Star, Providence, Wfdl.VSj.1), Thuratiu . Friday, .Moud.tr, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurf Jay," Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Weduisday, Thursday, The tax patera, of -the County are herehr notiuVd t. attend punctually the nlmve t'tuim and ptnrr. re. i pared witn correct nt io make two Keturiio, ot nil I subjert of Taxation held or owned ou the 17t:. day of ini ........ ii.. Februitty, le4. as follows: One 1 1 -1 tiui-t contain the number of A'rr ot hiu emjiJove.t in agriculture and it value iti 18ni; the Wr of si tves, s. itge. and value in IStfo; tti number of fioise. mulfs, oxen enrt.-, t noiir-, pear, t- o;ii;; tools at.d implement, mid every Fperien tif ro.triy und if value in lStio, eiiiflojed in ugricultore. The other list mtil contain every jieeie of proper ly not employed in agriculture, nnl ii value iu Itoiti, a-i follows: Number tf acres of Imd not under eultiva tion aud its value in 1800;' number of iluves (if anr) not employed in agriculture aud their value in I b(io: also, horses; mules, asses. jennet, and their value in I860: cattle, number and value in IftiOj heep. goat, fc.nd hogs and value in 1860; cotton, wool, tobacco, corn, w.heat, oats, rye, buckwheat, rice, potatoes of nil kinds, peas, beans, flour, meal, upnr, molasnea, baron, lard, spirituous liquors, &c, (on hand 17iW February, 1864, aud not necessary fur family consumption for the year 1864) tyid their value in I860; household a.id kitchen furniture, musical instrument, carifngv, bug gies, harness, carts and drays, books, maps, painting, pictures and statuary, and iheir value in IstsO; proper tyofall joint stock companies and association; pol.l and silver coin, gold dust and gold und silver l.'illion; amount of all solvent credits, bank bills, and all other paper issued as currency (eiclasive of oti-micrei bearing confederate treasury notes, and employed in a taxed business;) value of all money held abroad, bill of exchange oa foreign countries, and every species of propertv, both personal and mixed, not enumerated above, and not exempt from taxatiou. Land, slaves, cotton, aud tobacco, purchased since the 1st Jaauary, 1802, must be listed al the amount paid for them. Tax-payers must be punctual to have the valuation of their land and negroes in i860 with them when making their returns. D. G. MAXWELL, Collector. W. W. (Jill Kit, t ..,. j. rt. morris, l""0"- Aug 22, 1864. 4t. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,) Mecklenburg county, Auj. 2i, 1SG1. ) We, the undersigned freeholder, ln-ing gutnmoneJ by J. S. Means, an acting Justice of thol'eace, to meet at tln house of John Simprfou to value and appraise a stray bull at the instauce of the said John Simpson. After lx imr duly sworn we proceeded to view the said Hull and tind the ear mark to be a smooths crop un each ear with a uplit in the atump uf each, anJ th-sh-marked as follows: the t:ivt partly white, white along the back and belly, black id mixed with small ttpots, and hip cpott. d with nuiall spoU; supposed to be :t year old. aud will weigh 'd'Mi pound nett beef. W value the said Hull at $ I ft). (Jivcii under our hand and the day and date above written. Test. J. 8. Means, J.l Solomon Kirnum, Aug. y, 1'4. atpd Jusah Hitnmif. Lale lrc!erM Concern in;; Delnil eel .Tien. COXSCKIIT OFFICE. i Ka! igh N. t, AuiinI 13, IrMM. J The following Circular from tie- Hureau of CoiiNcrip tion, i puliii h d for t lie infoi ui.it -n of ail concern. J. Circular No .1 , trom this ntlic ., .ts b n revokd. Dy ordi i of the ciiniii uiiii.iiii li .1 IIAUDIN, Adj.iiut. COXFKUEKAI 1. V!l OF AM! IIH A, ) War Dep't. Itu t. i : foiinciijitioii, Circular No. J. Itichuioni. V-... Aug, J, ) I. Circular No. J( is hen by vokl. Hereafter all application lor l tail- n.ade to lie- L"c.il Unrolling Officer will, alter in ventilation, ! lorwardi ii with report to tin- District Enrolling Otlie r. It the trict Enrolling Officer approve the application. will grant a fin lough for sixty day. The reasons for approval will be Mated in fn!l on a sep arate sheet, and tin; paper forwarcYd through the com mandant for the State, who will also exprcus hi opinion to tin ofhee tor nnal action. If the District Enrolling officer diaapprnvea I In- plir Uou, he will endorsv.- iu full tho reaoii for hi di"approvl. and return fhe parx-rs to the Local Enrolling oftie. r. who will immediately forward the partie to the Camp ' In struction, to be at once assigned to uouuunnd i" ''' ti' Id- entitled under existing orders to receive coneript. An appeal from the decision ot the District J-.tuulhiig tlme-r can be? taken, which bhoiild be forwai'd d thiiii;h th-- r (f ular chauu' l to tin IJureau for it action. If uu Mp nl is not taken, the papers will be kept ou Lie iu the otho of the Local Enrolling Officer. Unou transmitting the appeal, commandant will nt:tt the company and regiment to which th" appellant have been assigned. 1 In coiirne will ! puriicl in an w whether the application have been made pr vioii or ul- Hcmieiit to ttie receipt or mi cnctiiar. II. Where, in the courso of trknmiion under previous iiiMtructiou tho oatx-r have nanned trom the DiHtiict En rolling Officer to the commandant, actiou aimilir to that herein directed' will be takeu by the commaudaut. lhat L a furlough for ixty day wiH b granu-d in cate of appro val wheu tho pajM-riyvill be forwarded, or the party w ill j' immediately assigned, incase of disapproval, when tl papers will be kept n tile onlena aw appeal is taken. .III. The furlough to b grm,ui try lb- Killln(r offi cer is in the nature of an indulgence, the object beiua tv protect the parties during the delay, and it is revoxeu uy th"' action of the Hureau. By order of Col. T. 1. August, Aetmjr Sup-rinfnient. TIIOSJ. OOLDTHWA1TE, A. A. A. Crueral. August 22. I8f4. 2t PKOVIDE1VCK ACAIIliUV. The exercises of this School will be resumed on tb 29th instant. Terms per session of 20 weeks : Classics, $5U 00, English, $30 CO. Students will be charted from tbe time of entrance till the end of tbe session, but those entering withiu one month from the beginning will pay from lh com mencement. K. C. KL'VKEMAL, Aug 15, 1864. 3lpd . I'rlncipftl. . FOR MAltti, Wbim Ropes, Capstan Ropet, Wire Cloth, Steel, Candles, Ac Apply at the RCDASILI. MINE, Charlotte. Aug. 15, 1864 ' 2mpd Lendier, Leather. I have a lot of Leather on hand which I wl-h to trad for IfOOS. Any person that has only one or two nogs to spare, I will bujr them in exchange for Leather. W. A. COOK, Quartermaiicrs Dep t. Charlotte, .Aug. 8, 1801. tf. . GAIuiTT""5AVIS" This celebrated llor wi" l0t during ibe Fall season at my sUbles iir Charlotte. The reputation of Garrett DavU" is w'l "wa 10 lhu section of tb State, and th who want to raise fine stock would do weU ptronite him. $5 Uatlnto, Au. 22, 18 U iJ iu lUi uiuvu. R. EASE. r.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 13, 1864, edition 1
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