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charlotte; n, c., Tuesday, February 21, i8f5.
TOIRTEENTO VOLUME 5 UMBER C59.
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(QPublislied e?ery TuesdajVo)
BY
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR AND mOPRIITOR.
FOR SIX M0NTH3O
ADVANCE.
1 Transient advertisements nust be paid for in
adTince. " . .
advertisements not marked on the manuscript
or a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and
charged accordingly. '
MEMBERS OP THE LEGISLATURE OP
NORTH CAROLINA.
SENATE.
Pasquotank and Perquimons W U Bagley.
Camden and Currituck D McD Lindsey.
Gate,and Chowan M L Eure.
HySand Tyrrell Edward L Mann.
Northampton J B Odom. '
Hertford James M Wynne.
Bertie John Pool.
Martin and Wahington-J R Stubbs.
Halifax Mason L Wiggins.
Edgecombe and Wilson J II Powell.
Pitt Dr E J Blount
Beaufort E J Warren
Craven X A Whitford
Carteret and Jones Dr 51 F Arendeli
Greeno and Lenoir J P Speight
N Hanover Edw'd D Hall .
Duplin W R Ward
)llsowISaac N Saunders
Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus John W Ellis
Cumberland and Harnett W B Wright
Sampson William Kirby
Wayne Benj Aycock
Johnston T D Suead
Wake W D Jones .
Nash A J Taylor
Franklin W Harris
Warren Dr T J Pitchford
Granville R W Lassiter
Person C S Winatead
Orange John Berry
Alamuncejiiid Randolph Hon Giles Mebane
Chatham E II Straughn
Moore and Montgomery Dr J M Crump
Richmond and Robeson Giles Leitch
Auson and Union Col W C Smith
Guilford RobtP Dick
Caswell William Long
Rockingham D W Courts
Mecklenburg VV M Grier
Cabarrus and Stanly Dr J E McEachern
Rowan and Davie W B March
Davidson Henderson Adams
Stokes and Forsyth J E Matthews
Ashe, Surry, &c Jonathan Horton
Iredell, Wilkes. &c A M Bogle
Burke. McDowell, 6cc S F Patterson
Lincoln, Gaston, and Catawba M L McCorkle
Rutherford. Polk, Sec Dr W J T Miller
Buncombe, Henderson, &c M Patton
Macon, Haywood, Sec S C Bryson
'HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Alamance R Y McAden, C F Faucett
Alexander J M Carson
Anson A J Dargan, L L Polk
Ashe Mr McMillan
Beaufort Hon R S Donnell, D M Carter
Bertie P T Henry, Jas Bond
Bladen J W Russ
Brunswick -D L Russell, Jr
Burke J J Erwin
Buncombe J M Gudger
Cabarrus P B C Smith
Chatham J H Headen. W J Headen, W P Hadley
Caldwell J M Isbell
Camden W A Duke
Carteret Stephen D Pool
Caswell Montford McGehee, S S Harrison
Catawba W P Reinhardt
Cumberland and Harnett Hon J G Shepherd, AT)
McLean, Dr John McCormick
Cherokee G W Hays
Chowan L C Benbury
Cleaveland D Beam, J W Gidney
Columbus Forney George
Craven Wm Lane. T-H Gaskina
Currituck J J Baxter
Davie R F Johnston
Dupliu Zach Smith, R B Houston
Davidson C F Lowe, Lewis Hanes
Edgecombe David Cobb, L D Farmer
Franklin W K Davis
Forsyth W II Wheeler, W B Stipe
Gaston W T Shipp
Gates Richard Bond
Guilford D F Caldwell, A Clapp, A S Holton
Granville P P Peace, E Grissom, J S Amis
Halifax H Joyner, A II Davis
Haywood Samuel L Lov
Henderson M M Patton
Hertford! B Vann
Hyde Mr Gibbs
Iredell T A Allison. L Q "Sharpe
Jackson W A Enloe
Johnston W A Smith, W G Banks
Jones F G Simmons
Lenoir, Allen W Wooten
Lincoln, Ambrose Costner
Macon, J M Lyla
Madison, W II Brown.
Martin, S W Oulterbridgo
McDowell, W F Craigo
Meoklenburg, John L Brown, E C Grier
Montgomery, Allen Jordan
Moore, Elam J Harrington
Nash. G C Lewis
New Hanover. Sasnl J Person. J R Hawes
Northampton. S T Stancill, W J Rogers
Orange, S F Phillips, W N Patterson
Onslow A J Morrill
Pasquotank, W E Mann
Perquimons, J H Riddick
Person, John W Cunningham
Pitt. B G Albritton. C Perkins
Randolph, Joel Asheworth, EtT Blair
Rowan, F E Shober. W H Crawford
Richmond, B F Little
Robeson, David Bethune, T J Morisey
Rockingham, Mr Strong, A J Boyd
Rutherford, J L Carson. A. R Bryan
Sampson, L A Powoll, Patrick Murphy
Stanly, R Harris
Stokes. W H Flynt
Surry. MrWaagh
Tyrrell. L L Hassell
Union, C Austin
"Wake. D O Fowl, G II Aiford. C J Rogers
Wayne, M K Crawford. J M Caho
Warren, W T Allnton, T J Judklns
Washington. L C Latham
Watauga, Wm Horton
Wilkes, A S Calloway, P T Horton
Yadkin, A C Cowles
Yancy, D M Young.
$ 15 IN
A Situation Wanted
As Overseer, by a one-armed Soldier exempt from mili
tary duty. Call on me at the Wayeide Hospital, or ad
dress tne through the Charlotte Post-office.
Feb. 13, 1865 . .F. M. WAGGONER.
NOTICE.
Application will be made to A. C. Williamson, Esq ,
Confederate States Depositary at Charlotte, after thirty
days notice, for a Duplicate Certificate of the 4 per
Cent. Loan for Twelve Hundred Dollars issued in the
name of Mrs. M. P. Robinson, Number 130, dated 1st
March, 1864. The original of said Certificate having
been lost, all persons are hereby cautioned, not to trade
for the same. JAMES P. LEAK,
of Rockingham, Richmond Co., N. C.
- Feb. 6, 1865. Ira
: . . : -
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the estate of Joel
Alexander, deceased, are notified to present them for
payment within tht tima prescribed by law, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
L HUNTER, Ex'r.
; Feb. 6, 18C5 4t-pd .
Administrator's ."Notice.
' As Administrator of Matthew L. Wallace, deceased,
I will se 11 at the reside'nee of Abraham Smith, on Fri
day the 3d of March, all the unwilled property of the
said deceased, consisting of two Horses, a few Cattle
and Hogs, Ac.
All persons indebted to the deceased are requested
to settle, and those having claims agaiust him most
present them within the time prescribed by law, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
L. HUNTER,
Adm'r with the Will annexed.
Feb. 6,18GB 4t-pd -
$100 REWARD.
Runaway from the residence of A. R. Henderson, on
the Catawba River, about the 1st of September, 1864,
a negro boy named JIM, "the property of J. T. Jones,'
of Norfolk, Va. Said boy is about 12 or 13 years of
age, brown color, very smart and intelligent, and tuiCK
to answer when spoken to. He is supposed to have
gone off with some cavalry company towards Virginia.
A reward of One Hundred Dollars will be paid" for his
delivery to me in Charlotte, or for his confinement in
any Jail in the Confederacy, with notice to me of such
confinement, or I will pay half the above sum for any
information that will enable me to recover him.
ROUT. F. DAVIDSON,
Agent of J. T. Jones, Esq., of Norfolk, Ta,
Charlotte, N. C, Jan 23, 1865. 6t-pd
PROVISION AND COMMISSION HQUSE,
Opposite thb Mansion House, Springs' Bcildisg,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
77
Will attend punctually to buying and selling
Tobacco, Cotton, Nails,
Iron, Cotton Yarn, Domestics.
Specie, Bank Bills, Bonds,
Stocks, Ac, &c.
Permit me to say to my immediate fellow-citizens
that I have been raised among you, my habits and way
of doing business arc well known to you, and from a
long experience in business I hope to share a liberal
patronage.
I am prepared to store Tobacco. Sugar, Salt, Cotton
Yarns, &c.
Rooms opposite the Mansion House in Springs' brick
building. .
Business hours from 9 o'clock a. m., to 5 o'clock p. m.
References. Col. L S Williams, Capt. John Wilkes,
John M Springs, II B Williams, Messrs Young, Wriston
& Orr, James LI Carson, President Branch Bank, J J
Blackwood, President Bank of Charlotte, Rev. Geo ,M
Ererhart, Rev. R H Griffith, Charlotte ; Hon. D M
Barringer, Charles Dewey President State Bank N C,
Raleigh; John A Everett, Goldsboro; J J Law son
President Bank of Yanceyville, N C ; Rev; -Thomas'
Hume, Petersburg, Va. ; L D Childs, Columbia, S C.
Jan 16, 1865 tf
"GARRETT DAVIS."
This well-known Horse will serve the public during
the ensuing season, commencing the first of March.
He will stand at my stable in Charlotte, and persons
bringing their Mares to town can be accommodated at
any time.
Tkbms" One hundred dollars for the use of the Horse
during the season, and $10 to the groom in all cases
to be paid in advance. Provisions at market prices
will be received in payment.
R. RABE.
Jan. 23, 1865. tf
Southern Express Company.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, Nov. 21, 1864.
On and after this date all Boxes which are securely
fastened and strapped, containing stores for the N. C.
Troops in the field, marked to the care of Surgeon
General Warren, Raleigh, will be forwarded without
expense to either shipper or consignee, and will have
preference over all other freight excepting that of the
6ame class from other States.
L. F. BATES,
Nov 21, 1864 tf Ass't Supt.
SAIT.
150 Bags King's VIRGINIA SALT for sale.
Inquire at ELIAS A COHEN'S.
January 30, 1865
REIIOBOTI1 FURNACE,
- In Blast,
3 miles north-east of Iron Station, Lincoln co, NC.
The proprietors are prepared to do Casting of all
kinds. Address,
SHIPP k REINHARDT,
Dec. 5, 1864. tf Iron P. O., N. C.
SALT! SALT!!
In exchange Ar Bacon, Pork, Corn or Molasses.
. . YOUNG, WRISTON A ORR.
Nov J8, 1864 tf
CARRIAGE WORE,
Wagon-work and Wood-work of all
kinds, and Blacksmithing.
Te subscriber has removed his Workshops to the
stand formerly occupied by Charles Overman, near the
Presbyterian Church, where he Is prepared to do all
kiads of work in his line. Repairing will always re
ceive prompt attention.
He will work at old prices and take provisions
in payment at the same rates, or he will charge an
equivalent ic Confederate tuonev.
CHARLES WILSON.
Charlotte, Jan. 9, 1865 tf
Notice.
All persons leaviag Charlotte by Railroad are re
quired to obtain Passports at tht Provost Marshal's
office. By order, Litat. G. W. GRAGSON,
Oct IT. 1864 PTOTpitMarjhfc!.
hr Wtsitxn Ihmorrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
NOETHEBN ITEMS.
A Confederate naval officer named Barleigh,
called by Ibe yanlces tLe "Lake Erie Pirate," has
been handed over to the yankee authorities by .the
Canadian government, to be tried for making a
raid into a Northern State recently. Thus the
Canadians have submitted to the demands of the
Lincoln government and violated the rights of a
Confederate officer.
The port of Fernandina, Florida, has been desig
nated by Lincoln as place for the purchase of
products of the rebellious States on Government
account.
A fire occurred in the Coal Oil Woiks of Black
lurn & Co., in Philadelphia, recently, which spread
and burnt fifty dwellings. Fifteen persons were
burnt to death.
Eleven northern State Legislatures have already
mined the abolition constitutional amendment.
It is stated that within the last eight months
over four hundred newspapers have suspended in
consequence of the high price of paper.
In accordance with an agreement with Brazil,
the crew of the Confederate steamer Florida has
been sent to England on board a yankee steamer.
Beast Butler, in a late speech at the North, de
clared that it never was his fault that an arrange
ment for the exchange of prisoners was not agreed
upon by the northern government. He throws
the blame on Gen. Grant- and the yankee Secre
tary of War. -
It is announced that an agreement has been en
tered into for exchanging all prisoners on 'both
sides. We hope the yankees will now stick to
their bargain hotter than they have heretofore.
IMPORTANT SALE
I
OF FARMING STOCK, FARMING UTENSILS, PRO
j VISIONS, HOUSEHOLD AND "KITCHEN
J FURNITURE, &c, &c.
I sell, at public Auction, in Charlotte, or at my
residence, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 22d and
23d if February, at 10 a. m., (provided not previously
soldit private sale,) the following property:
Earses, Cattle, Sheep, Wagons, Wheat Fan, Cutting
Box,!Grain Cradle, Scythe, Gears, Chains, Carriage'
andHarnese, Buggy and Harness, Saddles and Bridles
HaI, Wheat, Corn, Peas, Carpenters' Tools, Ploughs
andHoes, together with Heusehold Provisiup?,JBaccn,
Flotr, Lard, Sugar, &c. Also, Bedsteads and Bedding,
Bur sans, Secretary, Wash Stand, Extension Table,
Sidl Tables, Chairs, Carpets, Clock, Crockery, Glass
wale, Cooking Stove and Kitchen Furniture.
Twill likewise either sell or rent my farm, adjoining
the suburbs of Charlotte, on or before the day of sale.
G. D. BERXHEUI.
Feb. 13, 1865. 2t
NOTICE.
All persons haviag claims against the estate of F. N.
Query, deceased, will present them to me for payment
within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
N. S ALEXANDER, Adm'r.
Feb. 13, 1865 3tpd
NOW READY,
The February number of THE KEY STONE, the only
Masonic Magazine published in the South. Sub
scription, six month3, $15.
CASTINE, by Edward Edgeville. This is a charming
story, thrilling iu plot and gracefully written. Price
$2-
THE DESERTERS' DAUGHTER, by W. D. Herring
son, 3d N. C. Cavalry. A story of exciting interest,
and. founded npon real incidents of the war ia North
Carolina. Price $2.
A BEAUTIFUL MAP OF THE BATTLE OF BETHEL,
from a survey and drawing of Gen. W. G. Lewis
size 14x17 inches. Price $3.
Address, WM. B. SMITH A Co
Field and Fireside Publishing Office,
Feb. 13, 1865 2tpd Raleigh, N. C.
BLACK HAWK.
This celebrated Morgan Trotter will stand the coming
season, at my stables in Gaston county, on the follow,
ing terms, viz : Seventy-five Dollars the season, to be
paid always in advance.
Feb. 13, 1865. J. S. DAVIDSON.
Stale oiN. Carolina Cabarrus County.
la Equity, Fall Term, A. X., 1864.
Jesse D. Still against George F. Brown, Leonard Green
and wife Nelly, Wiley Kunikerand others.
In this case it appearing to the satisfaction of tlfe
Court, that the defendants, George F. Brown, Leonard
Green and wife Nelly, are not inhabitants of this State,
it is ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that
publication be made for six weeks iu the Western Dem
ocrat, printed at Charlotte, N. C, notifying the said
George F. Brown und Leonard Green and wife Nelly to
be and appear at the next Court of Equity to be held
for the county of Cabarrus, at the Court House in Con
cord, on the 11th Monday after the last Monday in
February next, then and there to answer Complainant's
Bill and td stand to and abide the judgment of the
Court in said cape, or the same will be set for hearing
and judgment taken pro confesso as to them.
Witness, R. W. Allison, Clerk and Master in Equity
for the County of Cabarrus, the 11th Monday after the
last Monday in August, 1864, this 14th January, 1865.
R. W. ALLISON, C. & M. E.
Feb. 13, 1865. 6t pr adv $36
NOTICE.
I have received 150 pairs of Cards, for distribution
to the soldiers' families in Mecklenburg county, and
will be at the Commissary's office-in Charlotte on Mon
day, 13tb inst., and daily thereafter, to attend t their
distribution. None need apply except those ic needy
circumstances, and that use the cards themselves.
Those who are not known here must come recommend
ed by the Commissary of the company where the? re
side. B. W. ALEXANDER.
February, 13, 1865.
OAK GROVE ACADEMY,
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N. C.
The undersigned, a Graduate of the South Carolina
College, hereby respectfully informs the public that he
has opened an Acadetjky, for the reception of pupils,
six miles below Charlotte, convenient to tbe C. & S. C.
Railroad, in a pleasant and healthy locality. Having
been regularly engaged in teaching for the last ten or
twelve years, he hopes to be able to give satisfaction
to those who may favor him with their patronage.
Tuition, ptr Set$ion of Twenty Weeks s
Elementary Branches, $60 00
Higher English Branehes, 100 00 ,
Classics, 150 00
For further information ia reference to Board, Ac,
address the undersigned at Charlotte; N. C.
J. T. QA.UTHEN.
January 9, 1165. 3m?4
SPEECH OP PRESIDENT DAVIS
At the great War Meeting held in Richmond
. Va., on February 6, 1865.
From the Richmond Sentinel.
. His Excellency, the President of tbe Confede
rate, States, being on the stand, was loudly called
for, and went to the front. His appearance was
tbe signal for prolonged and enthusiastio cheering.
Bound after round of cheers went up from all parts
of the building, and every vocal energy of the vast
assembly seemed taxed to its utmost in swelling
the tremendous acclamations. Tbe President
meantime gracefully bowed his thanks, to the dif
ferent parts of the audience; and after tbe inppir
ing outburst of sympathy and enthusiasm had at
length subsided, he proceded to address the assem
bly. We pretend to no more than to give the sub
stance of some of his remarks.
The President said that if be were there to
assist in celebrating some great and decisive victo
ry to our arms, or in hailing the establishment of
peace tie should have been most happy. ' But in
times like those which are now upon us when
dangers confront us and our path is beside the ice
shore and the breakers to witness the manifesta
tions of such a spirit on the part of his' country
men s was there displayed, was more than happi
ness it was ettatic joy! He had always, looked
with pride upon his countrymen. He had rejoic
ed in their patriotism and their. courage. But be
was prouder stiff when he contemplated the forti
tude which plucks flowers from reverses, and beats
high with hope in the presence of fresh calls upon
its-eourage and endurance.
The President said that it was meet that the
spirit which inspired this meeting, should find its
first utterance in Richmond. Here every day
were heard the cannons of the enemy. Innume
rable Jul loeks in the neighbering cemeteries, tell
of the brave men from every State in tbe Confede
racy who have given their lives for their country.
On one of the hills of this city stands that sacred
building, in which Patrick Henry and his compa
triots, pledged life fir liberty. Here, too, was the
capitol of the Confederacy, aud of that proud old
State who had been truly termed the "mether of
statesmen. It tbe spirit which has been indica
ted shall meet with a general response, and prove
to be the universal sentiment of the land, of which
be did not doubt, then, indeed, would he feel that
we were on the very verge of success. ("Loud
cheers. We would not again be insulted by such
terms of peace as the arrogance of the enemy had
lately proposed; but ere maBy months bad elapsed,
our successes would cause them to feel that when
talking to- us they were talking to their masters.
Great applause.
Does any one, he inquired, who has seen tbe
Confederate soldiers, believe they are willing to
fall? If so, the suspicion is most unjust ! Go
to our camps: go to our guarded lines; go where
our; pickets hold their dangerous watch, and to tbe
posts where our sentinels tread their weary rounds,
and you will find in none of those the place for
grumblings and complaints. lhe resolution ot
our soldiers exclaim with Patrick Henry, ''Victory
or death !" It is in the crowded mart, where
these are found whose pockets are stuffed with ill
gotten gains, that you find the persons who grum
ble and complain. Applause J lhe. progress of
events had, however, brought a pressure even up
on these which . would urge them to their duty.
There treasure is in danger, and their only securi
ty for it is in performing their duty to their coun
try. Tbe time for argument, said the 1'resident is
passed. The duty that remains is to stand to our
arms. lie naa just maae an enon to secure
peace, as he had done several times before. He
had made it inthe cause of humanity and the coun
try. At the very organization ot our (government,
in Montgomery, his'first care was to send Commis
sioners to Washington. They were rejected. At
a latter period, he had requested the second officer
under the Government (Vice President Stephens,)
to seek a conference; the avowed object being to
make arrangements for tbe proper treatment and
exchange of prisoners, but in addition to, andvhe-
hind that, it was the object to institute, it possible.
negotiations for peace. But our Vice President
was refused an audience; not even allowed to ap
proach the throne. Since that timehe had in
various ways, and on every proper occasion, pro
claimed the desire of this country for peace, and
his own anxiety to securo it, but until now, no
a 1 " . St 4 t
opening naa presented itseii ioi an advance to
wards negotiation. Ibis recent opportunity be
had embraced. He did it in the hope that some
plan of accommodation might be agreed upon. He
would be less than man it he had not telt an earn
est desire, a yearningnxiety, to relieve the coun
try from the sufferings of the war, and to send our
soldiers to their homes. Anything honorable, and
recognizing our independence as a basis, would
have been gladly acceded to. The person did not
know him who might suppose that, under any cir
cumstances, he would consent to reconstruct tbe
late Union.
We had now learned the terms on which the
enemy are willing to, accord peace. We are re
quired to make an unconditional surrender. Wo
are not allowed to go back to (hem as we came out,
but are required to take just what a conqueror may
choose to give the conquered.
,. Men proposes, but God disposes. Relying on
the courage and devotion of his countrymen and
reverently appealing to Heaven for its aid to our
cause, the President said his confidence was firm,
that God would abuse the arrogance of our ene
mies, and crown our exertions with triumph
President Lincoln had, indeed, promised that
in the enforcement of bis laws for the confiscation
of our property and the hanging of our officers, his
policy would be 'liberal." Laughter. Beecher
in a late sermon at Washington had pictured a long
line of rebels on their way to the -gallows; and
President Lincoln's heart had, perhaps, softened at
tbe length of the procession. , The leaders whom
they propose to hang are your servants, and they
are not worthy to be your servants, the President
8a;d, unless they were willing to be sacr.uced in ,
your cause, even unto death. I
If the power of the enemy were ten times great-',
er. and OnrS ten times leSS than it is. there are Still :
some rights of which they could not dispossess us;.
the right to maintain our personal honor, and the
right to fill ac honorable grave. Loud applause. j
If faithful to the end, we ahaJl stand proud amongst J
) '
the proudest of earth. ,Xever before have any
people remained so closely uaited, io so long war,
Never before have a country's best, citizens com
posed its armies. Our revolutionary forefathers
were not united in a concord so perfect as oars
though it is true . they had less pressure upon
theni, the British rulers being more humane tbaa
those of our present enemies, . and their generals
belonging to school that recognised the ameni
ties of war. History affords no parallel, the Presi
dent continued, to the straggle whieh our country
is making to the cheerfulness with which our
people have borne sacrifices, and the courage with
whioh our armies have marched to the harvest of
death. - It was thb magnanimous spirit which sus
tained him in the tonfldence that we should tri
umph lathe end. We have been chastened, and
may be again. Let us profit by the lesson reverses
are designed to teach, that we are not to serve a
friend merely because be is such, or strike an ene
my when we might Berve the country.
The President here said that his failing strength '
aumoDisoca mm to ciose nis remarks; out ne yield
ed to loud requests to
We must, he said,
lock shields together and go forward to save our
2 WMa
country, or si ox together to honorable graves.
Loud applause He was not of those who had
expected no discord and no parties, but if our dis
agreements result from passion we must .exerciso it
aud stake the good of our country our sole aim.
If we wil! all do our dnty, we shall reap a brilliaot
reward. , If tho absentees from our armies will
return and if the local assistance be rendered
which may bo really afforded, tbe coble Army of
Northern Virginia will read General Grant a yet
severer lesson than it taught him from tbe Rapidan
to the James; while the gallant Beauregard will
cause Sherman's march across Georgia to be his
last.
We had, said the President, in the conduct of
tbe enemy wherever they bad gained temporary
rule over our people, the signs of what they would
do in case of oor subjugation. Thus warned we
were forewarned. Happy in 6uch a caso would be
those who bad fallen in the fight the miserable
would be the survivors.
In conclusion, the President said, he had grati
fying proofs of the spirit which animated the peo
ple whom he addressed. He had seen even tbe
old men upon duty, careless alike of the piercing
blast and the whistling bullet; and your "women
have declared that they will fight the battles if
you should recoil ! God bless your proud spirit
and manly fortitude ! . History will delight to
dwell upon jvour praise.
The law, and the officers of law, could not ac
complish everything; there was much that could
be effected only by a sound public opinion. Pub
lic opinion must make it a shame and disgrace for
a man to skulk from his duty, or to inquire not
what he is able to do, but what the law will make
him do ! Our women must take broomsticks and
drive absentees and stragglers to their duty. Loud
cheers. We have one cause to sustain, one coun
try to defend. He who falls on the soil of Louisi
ana, or sheds his blood on the soil of North Caro
lina or Virginia, is alike an honored martyr. The
inquiry among us must be, not what service wo
can escape, but instead of that a generous rivalry
among citizens and States which shall do most and
give roost to the cause.
The President resumed his seat amid loud and
enthusiastic cheers.
REMARKS OF HON. JOHN A- GILMEB,
OF JNORTH CAROLINA,
At a Public Meeting held in Richmond on the
Oth of February.
John A. Gilmer, of North Carolina, earn e for
ward, amid cheers and applause, and addressed the
assemblage. He said :
All doubts and divisions have passed away from
among us. There is now one universal concur
rence, of opinion that there-is nothing left us but
to prosecute the war. The consequences of failure
you have already been told. It is useless to con
some time byjnultiplying words.. If we lose our
independence, we lose all our property, of every
kind, in the country our debt, our slaves, and
our lands. But we lose more. The people of the
United States have a greater debt than we, and
we shall not escape without being obliged to pay
our proportion of their debt. In what a condition
will that leave us, with our property, our lands,
bonds, bouses and slaves, all gone, and the mighty
debt incurred by the enemy in Lis war for our
subjugation still to be borne, in part, by us and
our children ? Then our subjugation, with all its
personal evils, the utter degradation it involved,
must be considered. - Subjugation submission
presents no hope; but io continuing the war it was
otherwise. We. can see clearly the end and tbe
evils of submission. It involves our utter degra
dation and the taming loose among as, on a foot
ing of equality, to the destruction of our society
and civilization,., millions of negroes. Tbe final
result of prosecuting the war is not now discerni
ble, but it certainly hold.) out to as hope. Oar
present condition is not, by far, so desperate as at
one time was that of our forefathers in the Revo
lution, either in the matters of men, internal re
sources, or the financial condition of our country.
Any one who will now read and ponder their his
tory (tbe history of oar first Revolution) will be
convinced of this. But we must do as did our
forefathers. They went to the front and faced the
music. We must do the same. Could we consult
their shades to-dsy tbey would bid as be of good
cheer; to throw ourselves, heart and soul, into the
content, and, under tbe guidance of an All-wise
Providence, vietory would crown our efforts, and
liberty and independence, with all their blessings,
would soon be ours. Long-continued applause.
If we imitate tbe example of our sires, our success
will be as glorious and triumphant as tbeir's. So
far, in this war, we have proved ourselves no de
generate sons of illustrious sires. Cheers and ap
plause.! Let os not only persevere as we have
begun, but redouble our exertions
Mauv there i
are wj0 are discouraged by tbe vastly superior (
numbers that the eoemy can brine, and have
brought, into the fisld against us, and say we shall
DeVcr be abj0 guCceed agtinst such odds. Those
i,r. m.l. ku rliaonnrarino a1rnlatinn aftlr ih
ivwsavr uiaaMl w oavww m a m v mm aa mm a m v
qnestio0j "Where are now alf the millions the
iotmj have put into tbe field since the beginning
of the wtr j The answer is easy: They have met I
0Br Md their bonei whiten onr battle-fields;
they bare encountered ear sua lodf' oor clinate,
and myriads have died and disappeared fiom tho
earth. Cries of 'That's so;" Served them right"
Their amies now, after alt the reinforcements of
successive drafts, have dwindled away until to-dsy
they are nowhere able to make head 'against the
armies of the South.
In eonilusieo, Mr Gilmer addressed himself to
the ladie and paid them a handsome eulogy.upon '
tbe power of their charms and exhortations to nerv
ing oor -soldiers to deeds of heroism, and hoped
they weald negleet no opportunity to exert their
iniaesoe in exciting and maintaining amongst our
men the determination to be free or to die in .the
struggle. . . ..
SPEECH OF HON. J. F. BBITJAMI1T.
Hon. J, P. Benjamin, Secretary of Stato of the
Confederate States, speke ss follows at the same
meeting, in regard to the late peace conference and
how it originated :
"It is due to you to Inow how this peace com-
Lmissioo came to be sent, and the facts which pro-
ceded their going. The Emperor Lincoln seat as
this m.'sssge at the close of last year, two months
before the commissioners wese sent' (Mr Beq-
jamio here read from Lincoln's message, relative
to tho futility of any attempt at negotiation with
tbe "insurgent leaders"; that ho bad left no room
for dpuot or hope.) Six weeks afterwards (con
tinued Mr Benjamin) there came a man froia
Washington who was known to be the intimate,
friend of Lincoln and an adviser in his councils.
He had a confidential interview with our Presi
dent, tbe nature of which I am aware of, but am
not at liberty to disclose. When he left, he took
with him a fetter from President Davis, in these
words :
"Sir : I am ready to confer for peace at any
time; and, notwithstanding the refusal of previous
offers, if I had soy assuranoe that they would bo
received, I would lend commissioners to confer
upon some- measures that would restore peace to
the two countries."
I believe (said Mr Benjamin) that Blair was
Lincoln's messenger. Had be casually denied it
once, I should have believed him; but when he
repeated it five or six times, I did not believe him
What wss the answer from Lincoln to Blair T "As
you have shown me the note of Mr Davis, you may
say to him that I will tee any messenger infor
mally sent to confer opon measures to restore peace
to our one country.'
Undef these circumstances, cur friends went
forward for conference. Each was furnished with
a copy of a letter written by Mr Lincoln, sod at
the bottom Was written, by our President, "Toil
will go forward and confer with tbe enemy upoo
means to restore peace to tbe trco countrict." .
That was all, except the confidential interview
of Blair with the President, which I cannot relate
in the presence of so many people. I believed
that when Blair came to Richmond tbere
was an opportunity for suspending fighting
and bloodshed, in which time .measures might bo
taken for the restoration of peace; but neoe of us,
for a moment, dreamed of reconstruction. Is it
wonderful that our President, whose only defect i
that he is too reader-hearted, should have yielded
to the temptation 6f trying to stop the bloodshed
of his countrymen, of whiob every drop seemed to
eome from his own heart 7 Applause) The
Vice-President was confident of the feasibility of
his own theory which we were not and what
better could we do than send hioo to attempt to
make a favorable impression upon tbe enemy ? We
knew its failure would be the signal for a grand
uprising of the people, which was the only element
necessary to success. We hear it now in the im
proved tone of publio sentiment"
Desertion. The state of things growing out
of desertions from the armj, and tbe depredations
committed by these misguided men at home, is in
some parts of the country becoming perfectly in- .
tolerable. There seems to be no set too sacri
legious for tbetn to commit We learn that 8alem
Church House near Franklinsville iu Randolph
county, with the arbor and most of. the tents, was
burned a week or two ago by these lawless bands
to prevent its becoming a rendezvous for the Home
Guard ordered out to look after them.
It is high time the government would take this
matter in band, and use tbe necessary force to put
so effectual and final stop' to such a state of things.
If this is not done, one of two things must result
either the few loyal people left st home will tak
tbe law' into their own hands, where there are
enough of them to render it practicable, or tbe
country must begireo up to these brutes. -Raleigh
Contertative.
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If Sherman ever reaches Columbia we shall
firmly believe he was tent by Providence as s pun
ishment to the people who sr 11 wood for $100 a
load and by no means generous loads at th&t.
Cofumbia Carolinian.
Other places, besides Colombia, are suffering
from the high price of wood. No people can ex
pect the smiles of Providence while they opprni
each other.
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A Medical Opinion. Hall's Journal of -Health
which claims to be authority 1n medical science,
has taken a stand against married people sleeping
together, but thinks tbey had better sleep in ad
joining rooms. It says that Kings and Queens do
not sleep together, and why should other people f
Think of tbe idea of separating a married couple
on a cold winter's night because Hall's Journal of
Health ssys so ! Tou go to grass, Jlr HalL
Stray Babt. We learn that a respectably
looking female got off the ears at nillsboro' the
other night, leaving her baggage and ' bundles.
The said female not returning before tbe cars left,
her baggage and bundles were ' carried on to the
Shop, by which time the conductor discovered
that one of tbe bundles -contained a very Younjr
infant. It was cared for, and is still st the Shops.
We trust this notice may lead to tbe detection or
the onoataral parent Jiahfgh Progress.
Col. Wm J Clarke, f tbe 21th N. C. Regi-
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neot aod f8 rt?j ' commandant of this Post,
wM aPared J nee on their late raid to
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