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1: i " ' I 1 I I ' ........ . I - . , N E W S E tf ES VOL Y NO.' ;3. J , ,; . WADESBOKOUGII, N. C, THURSDAY, JEBllUARY 3, 1863. :-WHOLE NO. 21G. From the Charleston Conrkr. MILITARY EXPUCTION. 'KinstonTN. T):tjinwj 15, 1863. 4ho God who Mro it. - - " - - ," 4. Qn cxamininglho- bodyf-I-fouod ihatoncball had entered it the base of the neck,- two the left Sinoe ray last the roonotoov of Kinttan life has I and three tho right aide. Tho coffin was then HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY BrIOADE, V January ID, 1603. . J been relieved by one of those terrible soeQca inci-1 opened,' the body enclosed, and," in half an hour, dcnt to army organication, and, unfortunately, of I U that remained of Michael Bryant was six fect too .freouent occurrence a military execution. jttaer ground. . A Btorbld .cTxrioaitr to eek and witnei what- . The followin General Order on the lubiect M4M. i. .i. i. .11 ir' . I . ..... . ' ' ' J t TCj;ireTwiHU5 i wiumuu w m u.i.iuo ma bM eQ publulied to-day : nave pceo niruoncu oj va BMwutuuiu ui ckiup , odacoordioelf wbB a mournful corteo cooalst- in? of a. rude w.on drawn bj r a pau ol 'mdg, rQt OrdihJ. himioda doen trooperi as a guard, paased . It becomea the painful duty of tho General through the treet., it aoorf gathered in its train Commanding to announoo to his bri-ado that motley crowd of black ad whitewho followed jeaterday, the 14th innt.. m accordance with the iu proceasion to the placa of execution. tentenco of t6e Court Martial, Michael Bryant The name of the culprit wai Michael Bryint, Company D, Sixty third Regiment North Caro- of the C3dllegimftnt of North Carolina Cavalry; boa Catalry, was ahot to death for desertion, l,;- Kn.,t iiirti nA h oflnM. Acer. did not desert to the enemy. Ho conunitted tiot-nofc. hdweteT. to the rank of the enemy. D offeDCe than 8?r.cs of brigade, now -Arfeitcd he was duly tried by a Court Martial," tbeir.houes, arc committing. Impressed with ird it being neceary that an example should the McredneM of the Muse wo are defending, and be made to cheek a growing etil in the army, he the facfc that success depends upon the individ: M .ntne.d t-b "shot to death." Itww 1 exertion of etery soldier enod in its be- .;i k- Af k;- .uiin. ih.i ilu hWf, the General Commanding wishes it toboun poor fellow became aware of theyorhovr l8PfJLB2 th.rwaa To terminate his earrer, but he bad lo IrialTLthe base and cowardly traitors who. -eriJcnUy- Wn- prtpareJ-fof" thecriaiirand wiwous loe-nnaaow or mumoruy or excuse, nave when the fact was aaaounc it fell upon a heart ted themsclTw from their commands. All nerted to brare . death comlio-what ehape it ?fficer .0 KJ0 c,tlzcns a rcnucsted to asaist might. And this coinposuw neter left him. n arresting these men so that they can be pun- lteachiog the place of .eiecetion, which wal .J, ?" v' in a field adjoiDiDLthe.encampment of. his oldL,--.;Bn,.1, ,I; KOBLUTSON coinmaud, the cortege halted ia front of ao ouiin- hlle a military execution, especially where iou 4ookin black eofio, behind which was a the tictii is one who lias been an associate, is & stake. The ruard al irk ted, and the priwner, I terrible spectacle to' witness, tho time secias to strong and buoyant as if he was the least amoog baye arrived when our Generals acting in con the actors of the drama, also leaned liehtly from cert, have determined to resort to. tho bloody no the vehicle and took his tea g poo the narrow eesslty as often as circumstances may demand. - . F . . T.. I 1 I v - .box that waa so sooo to eaeloae kim lorever. An escnioos nave uecomenn every uay occurrence, officer then advanced and boaod him by the arms I and oommanda ara bcingi-apidly decimated from firmly with hit back to the stake. I now had thia cauw alone, fclracrsling on the field is here- opportuuity, of observing the prisoner more close- after to e made punishable with deuthand on -t;. He waa clad in an -e very day au it of c'ui- absentee,-without, leave, wjlT fall the same lens clothes, with his pantaloons carelessly tuck- awful doom. -A. general order on this-aubject, ei ia the lop of 4iis boot, and as be sat there, prepared tbe forciblo language of Major Sam- vitehio th t.:eLarauooa for the traced v. look- uel-W; Melton of York District, the Assistant iu- utwn the faces of hi old edmraJas with whom Adjutant General of General G. A Smith, Chief Jte had been aaaooiated in camp and field, alone of this Department, has been published, and and helpless, with the agony of dWh ao near, and there is no doubt that from the vigorous measures ctrnit alraadf oneninir to his visionl the acu, provided, we shall reap beneficial result. test observer would hate failed to detect the faint- The following are tho opening paragraphs of eat indication of tremor on .hi person. tern, the order : Uur victories have witu few oxcep- atrong, ealm aa a statue be waited until the regi- Hons been rendered fruitless, the war prolonged went, ou foot, waa filed into position U fore him. and thousands of lives sacrificed by tho cowardly After a lapee of five or six nainutea, came the td disgraceful habit of straggling ; and the etrag- aauad of twelve, who weie to act as his execution- gler has become a traitor and an enemy to his era, and atood twelve pedistnt.Tbe Jidj JMtJf3mi tant 6f the Regiment thlV advanced aod read the vilest among tho horde of invaders. . verdict of tbe court martial. -This done, one of We are about to enter upon a campaign dctpe- the guard approached to tie a handkerchief over rate in the comparison of numbers, and all irnpor- the face of the prisoner. Then, for tha first tant to the cause, in which every man, without time, did I notice anything in his bearing which exception, must do his dutyT An appeal to the teemed to indicate that he wa not already total- brave and constant is uncalled fyr. The coward ly dead to foeling. A glance of his eyes to the and atraggler will abandon his rxst at his jKril. Heavens, as if he was invoking Divine rue rev, a Then follows the various orders, oup of which barely perceptible change of countenance, aol au in, that " in every instance where an ofiicer rjr expreseion of unutterable sadnew, told of a fear- man eo the battlo field refuses ty return, prompt- ful struggle that was going on within. A mo- ly to his post, the proost guard is authoriezd, oent's paise, aadjefficenjjpjumand, in a and the members thereof aro hereby peremptori- low tone, cave the order, '! Heady ! aim 1 ftwclve ly comniandedrrto lire upon him. If he escaro rifles, six with blank cartridges,. were bearing, oh tho fird of the guard,, ho will be brought to sum the prisoner's heart, and the click of the twelve mary trial, and if found guilty of being absent triggera leftbut a secogd bctwoen life and death,) without proper authority, will be punished with "tc ..... .. v i I uvavu . Hardly bad the smothered word issued from the lins when the body of the unfortunate man. Tun Findinoof the General Court Mar- pierced by ix ballshrunkjconvulaively from the UAL.- The rfoirdwrng'Taremejof the findings TfcockTtho head drobned upon the breast, and a of the General Court martial held at tho Head- eepiiignHtoiuor'aTr torn " i'utkui muiuu. the reniment now advanced to feel the pulse, and Private Jcrc'iniah-K." Moore, company I, 45th at the same instant the" Colonel exclaimed, 41 At- North Carolina regiinentchargo, absent without ' tcntion.?' "Half a minute ha(LakMdyelapsejLljeave ' Vbaf -utt hatrword"thfi-al rifnaTTT7sisdthtshan- faTTiard labor toroMJUQJiULLJriTfttri William V, Th-o abovo priao iN;il )wa,l mwl j t tirt Aa niArnino thmnoh Jnrdan'. enmnanv II. 43d North' Carolina, char''?. Castle Thunder, and iiiu cotamandant of the , - f v"vp i a aa v v m-j ivi vi, w- w - j -r- r t - . - 7 , - t i . . pus fa Hiu fivvvou aiitu LUtau tui luvijguuwvc the- war, to bo branded in the leTyiand withilje letteri),and l6Toputi to hardlabor in Riohmood with ball and chain, for the balance of 'the war; jrivato Andrew Miller, company F, 32d North Carolina, charge . desertion, . acquitted j private! George 8ams, company F. 45th. North Carolina. uuaige ueseruon, iouna guuty or. aeser tion, but guilty of absence without leave, sen tonccd to hard, labor with ball and chain every alternate ten days for sixty days, to be in Buiuary conunemcne in ino intervals, ana to-ior feit two months pay ; private James Hill,compa ny A, 45th North Carolina, charge, desertion, found not guilty of desertion, but guilty of, ab sence without leave sentenced to twenty-five days mm mm mm. m a m. bard labor with ball and chain, or block and chain and seven dajs solitary confinement on bread and water: private John Warwick, company B. 43d North Carolina, charge desertion, to receive thirty- nine lashes on his bare bdek, In presence of the brigade to which he belongs and that ,he then be sent to Richmond and put to his ttide, shoe making, for the balance of tho war," wearing '-at the same time a ball and chain ; private Lorenzo D. Williams, company F,- 45th North Carolina troops charge, desertion, but guilty of absence -without leaverflentenccd tcr hard l&bojrwitlf bait and chain every .alternate ten days for sixty days and to be in close confinement in the intervals, pri vate J ohn. S. Wilson, company F, 45th North Carolina, charge, desertion ; the court adjudged him of unsound mind, and recommends his dis charge from the service jJDavid Holly, company D, 50th North Carolina; charge desertion ; sen tenced to receive fifty lashes on his bare back ; and to be branded in the left band with the let ter D, in presence of the brigade to "which 'he belonged, and to be in close confinlment for thirty days tha first and last ten da3s on bread and wa ter ; private- Bryaut Knott, . company D, 55th North Carolina, charge, absent without leave ; to forfeit all pay now due him and to'be in close confinement for thirty days, the first and last ten on bread and water, private Georgo W, Nelson, company D, 45th North Carolina, absent with, out leave; to thirty dajs close confinement, the first and last ten on bread and water ; private Mikpn Fulp, company B, 45th North Carolina, charge, absent without leave ; to fourteen da)s soli tary confinement on bread and water, to be bucked-at the -beginning of each week of this time in the presence of his Regiment on dress parade ; private John W. Larles, company G, 50th North Carolina, charge, desertion j to receive , twenty lashes on his bare back, to bo branded in the left hand with the letter D, and to be in solitary con finement on bread and water for fourteen' days; Lieutenant John, Davis, 32d North Carolina, harge,c6nduefc-prejudicial orgoodrderand military discipline, and disobedience of orders, to bo reprimanded by hfs" Colonel in the pres ence of the officers of the regiment ib which he; belongs; private William Watter, charged with being absent without leave, to hard labour, for six months with ball aud chain, audio, be buck ed cv'ery Sunday during this time in presence of his regiment, either at inspection or dress parade ; private BHardcn, company I, 50th North Caro lina, charged with being absent without leave, to fourteen days solitary confinement on bread and water , private Jasper Thomas, company F, 50th North Carolina, charged with tlesertion, to receive thirty-niuo lashes on his bare back, to bo brand ed in the left hand with the letter D, and to be put at hard labour for six'months on Government work'With ball and chain ; private George II. Montford of Captain William D. DabireyVi heavy artillery, charged-with.- bcuig-absent-without leave, and conduct prejudicial to-.. good order and milita'r yd i line , gcg u i t te d ; Li entcnan t jFgjse, TTIgolcTiafgcow ce oforders, and conduct - prejudicial to good order and xuili- t;iry discipline, tctbc-suspended from command rmxi -pr f or-oTTCTnonth. . before the Democratic Asaociatioo at New Yorij v . .... . . 7 on the.SOth inist. . In the course of hie address he said:- "The war period has :practically ended, and we are now -in a period of "conciliation." ; (Great applause, and eries of " Peace I; peace !") " There bad been nothing bat interference with the Generals in the field, 'and- there had Dotbeen a military man at the head of the armies. How could tho North ever expect to succeed in a military point 1 of vie w7 against JefferfcooDayia. (Cheers.) If 1 the white man of the North cannot me the Re public, then I would rather have the white man1' . f the North snbjngated by the white man of the' South, than to" owe the salvation of the North' to ' the negro." Immense applause, after which. three cheese Jor the last sentiment were given.) ;, ' M0J(T0O51Itr COUNT!. The Mowing tJard from Mr. Wooley, the Sen- . a tor from Moor a'i'd Montgomery, and Mr. Bar." ringer, -tho Commootr Iionrilontgoinery,-efifce-tually puts - to rest; the report that a morement, looking to a reconstruction of the old Unio, was about to be made in that county: . . ' ' s , Raleigh, N. C:, Jan. 22, 18C3. W. W. Holder : Sir -We see in the MDers. of this city, an extract from an article in the V adesboro Argus, stating that it was rumored that certain persons in Montgomery county were in favor of -a reconstruction of the Union, and that certain persons were expected to address them in public meeting. : 1 W e feol authoriied to state that said rumor is entirely, false and slanderous as to the citizens of Montgomery county, and excepting a mere squad, not enough to form a corporal's guard, there are no people more loyal and patriotic than the oiri zens of Montgomery; and they are the very last people who would be in favor of a reconstructiou of the Union, under any circumstances whatever. . Montgomery county, out of a voting population of between nine hundred and a thousand, has sent about eight hundred able bodied soldiers to -to the army, and baa lost many of her best eons on the bloody field, in the defence of our country. ' ."'" Yours truly, C, W. W00LE7, i-.,-. - ? : J2. 0. BABRINQER, In CnABACTWt.It is our deliberate opinion, formed after some observation, that nine-tenths of the speeulaJor and extortiweTj'inCfc:UhIi;y" were original secessionists. Many of them woro bankrupts, and they have availed themselves of the condition of the times and the necessities of the poor, to amass fortunes." A friend writin us from the army, jsays : . 7 " My wifo writes me that she has to pay 830' per barrel for flour, and gets it from the man who raised the first secession flag in our neighborhood. . He is a fine looking man, but has been pronoun- ; ced physically uriablo to perform military duty. Thw individual, like hundreds of the same stamp, is strong and healthy enough to speculate, but he ii weak iu ho back whea called upon to -fight in a war which he aided in bringing on". , Juilfiigh'JStanilijrrd. . . . r my t The Greenville Banner soys; " Wehave uia uaricness io laxa aioiitr lint iook &l inoiauinsr acseniuu, u recent- umiy muu world, slowl v Urned h from sida to side. Then bare back, and to be branded in droi'pinuit upon his breast, it rested there for sov- with the letter D, in the precnce'of . , . . - lasncs on lis the left hand the brigade. " m m m. mm k - - - ' m I ' 1 . . 111 L 1 I 1 ' oral secondflxJvJuRuieawestricxeosTCcUtorslTO mm 4. -...' I m . Ill 1 1. T - el onitrrritfcwOTthat was disturbed only by tor tnreo montns witn.oau ana cnain weigiuug tho'ruatlmis wind. Acam it arose and fell, and twcfVe pounds, attaebc-u o tne icit leg; private 'own mru Carolina, irty-ninu lashes, on is bare, bt ok every three month lor the paiod of In tho Seuate, oft Thursday, the ten regiment and toie-putt hard .--Iabtothe-ubltC7Avarfes :n41tlvaTconside7eircirs second reading and r& again,-and again, until finally tho-Bhorrnpasmod- L. B. Seymour, company lviOi ic gasps, succeeded by u deathlike reposo, show- j chargcrdesertion lOrreeeiytMb cd that tho soul of tho deserter had returned to jvUcd years 18, nays 27. Q F" ALL-KINDS, GOTTEN UP AND FOli SALE at the Ajgca Office.' score-f - idle bey sa:bo u ttwTovv n , vho d n o th log but spiu street yarn from mo.mingaili ijight ". ' If that's so. " thnv nil? hurih i f.,;.u,uu.i. "CT'firrtlf liariirv ' t .... a .. c.vv. .iuiui. nuvu buvt iiiutr uu. Suva LUU Chattanooga Rebel. -F-ASSt-N OTfCET tly e'unfine iu 'T' FOnWAl1 ALL;i;EttN's AtiAKNST TRAD- I UVA or n-oow jiiven to .'-UllS KLUUt, for the Kent of tbe MANSION IIOCSE (ia Wadesborougl -X. C,) nh) the FurDitih'o, ;inil lire of Two. NegrOe. Siiit note becfmo.c!ub the l.-t of January, 1SG1. It " Is fijriieU by'8H.- tlfViwnn-l-Jftlw Kgftn.' My rfn,- son for odverlisir.thp nwte, is, thnt I ha?o a large tlihCouut to offer iu oment, and am ready and nnx io'usl'or a seUleaidut, aud huve hocufur a consi derail Lie tirne;"t'Ut Vi'injx in tie stunice of ray country, I nni not at liberty, at all times, to'at&nid to private matters ... S. H. KOnESON, Jrii23, .1803. Camp Bear Aihfej Run, S. CV f f I' 1 i I, X f. 4 s ! i i 1 r -1
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