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1 TO f lis PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
"'.;. BTO0V01t. .TAC. , ... ,
Those paoalW calamities which ofleo befall a oatton
truKgJloS ft xlsttooo, ara abobt to com cpon us,
iu thf Hp of loarcity of rovlsidnand aibreaten-
d Xamiu. Whilst It it still beloved there is enough ia
the country t if falrlj distributed, it is certain there, it
' none to spar; and thera, i danger that ioiifSoleot pre
paration, will bo ma Jo for the ensuing season, and that a
considerable. proportion of the labor ff the eoantrj will
be devoted to the production of crops other than bread
rstaffi. ;."r. ;...? - . - - -
The Leglslijtare feaTlDjfadjo-.irned wjthou tallpg ao
' ilan to prevent thU much dreaded state of things, and
" it not being deemed expedient to call it together again
'p early alter, its adjournment, 1 have deemed It mj
' J at to address jou in this extraordinary manner, pray,
ing too, of your own will, to evert it And I am con
' fl Jut that the large-hearted patriotism the wonder
ful generosity which list year tiled to overflowing the
store houites of oar quartermasters, in response to my
. '-call in behalf of oar staked Suldieri, has not yet deser
1eJ the frmers of Nortfc Carolina.
By universal consent, there ie allowed to be but
' oae danger to our speedy and triuaphaat aaccess, and
that lj, , ' fuilurt of ur provuwm. Oar victorious
soldiers now constitute the best army in the world;
arms aod munitions are abundant; time and experience
"have given ns admirable leaders, and everything is pro--!
parous and hopeful, except in the field art work shop.
Everything depends now npon the industry and patriot
ima of the farmer. Now that so many brawny arms
which were woot to he'd the plow have gone into the
ranks, unless those still at home strain every nerve
to prodocebrcad, our cause may be ruined. Without
bread, the soldier has neither rtreogth nor courage;
without bread tho cries of his little cm s at borne will
reach bis ears iu the distant camp, and cast a sick
ening dill upon his heart. No bravery, no aktl, nor
device, nor humam wisdom, can cope with that dread
cJ enemy famine.
While our brave defenders are facing death upon
the fiddwe at home tuust sustain and feed them, or
tit vain will their blood be spilled. Dur duties though
less glorious aud pretending, are equally as important
' n4 well defined. Though not battling with the living
mm embodied enemies of oar country, we are ytt in
her eervlce, and Mruggling with a far more dangf romj
and innldions dtstroyrr. Ami as tbe soldier wuo tunnies
tlieronfllct nd deserts hiscomradM in the hour of bat
' tie.' is a coward or a' traitor. s- equally ii he who
withholds bii,Jiands fromtb plow, or guides it tithe
production of tbo.e crops which produce monfij and
not bread, thwujH- he - may not m intend it.- The
humblest Oiotber in all the land, who ami 1 tbe barrow
ioj? cares of a helpless family, can flu 1, time tj plant
a few potatoes near her cabin door; th poorest little
boy, wboae infant -and unskilled htnU tuny -plant'
few hi la of corn, or gather tbe sLieven of harvest, will
each die moie acceptable servire in thea'gUt of God
" and hi conotrymen, an 1 is worthy of taore honor than
he who raise a thousand bal ot cat ton or hundred
hogfbeadi of tobacco, an I ostrntti')nly donates a
hiull nortion to some "Aid S ciety."
The bright s'lnshincagiin waruiand dries Ibe oarth.
We mut ue it to our slv itiun cr ncgieci it to our
' destruction. . Plant, now, dig and plow ; com. oats,
puUtJei any thing and every thing which will sup
port life. Let everybody take to tbe fields, wher tbe
"plow, not the maddening whetls of artillery, furrow
the gvnerous soil. These will prove toe real fields f
-victory and independence. Hundred of able-blied
joung meu in our towns and villages won-producers
who havinz procured substitutes, or exemptions,
now idle their time atout empty stores or other unprof
itable plaees, should be crowing something, ari l adi
ns to instead ot diinioishins tho ccuerai fund. Let
nouo be idle. And above all, my countrymen, let
none plant cotton or tobao. Though the prices are
high and the temptation great, your profit would be
'made from the blood of brave men and the suf
fering of helpless women and children. Your chil
lren and your children a children would tcsp an
. abundant and enduring harvest of oorn.jandtbe re-
'membrance of the manner ia which yoar wealth was
gained would barn into yoar cooscienoe to the hoar of
sJeath.v - . -
Whilst I thus appeal to you in behalf of the pre par
aliens for another year, it is also my duty to speak
of tbe present. Ninety days will bring us to harvest,
and I ana confident we can reach it without actual suf
fering if all parties will do as duty and Christianity
prompt Let all who have to spare, divide liberally
with those who have not Sell to the County and State
agents when your neighbors are supplied, and do not
wait for it to be impressed. Impressed it eoitainly
will be before our armies shall be disorganised by the
mflVring of their families for want of that which you
can spare, and for which a fair price will be offered
you. Allowance your work hands and your negroes.
They are no better than the soldiers who live on half
their daily portion. .Put your stock In the woods and
'upon the grass the moment they can live upon it, and
conscientiously devote tbe saviog to your neighbor's
"children whose father or brother Is fighting your bat
" tle." Let tho magistrates see that distillation ia ar
rested, by issuing promptly process against every man
- who dares to waste the precioul groins of life iu defi
ance of law. 'Avoid above all things mob violence.,
i Broken laws will give you no' bread, but much sorrow;
and when forcible seixures have to be made to avert J
starvation Jet $t be done by your County or State
'ugenUT "Should Providence favor Our growing-cropsr
tv plenteous harvest will, I trust and oeuevc, greet our
gillant soldiers, again victorious through another cam
paign, apd bring ns to the blessed day of Peace and
Independence.
In order that the most effectual means io our power
4nay be peediiy and systematically adopted, both for
the husbanding and distribution of our present sup-
- "plies, and for securing a large provision crop for the
next year, I earnestly recommend that meetings of
the farmers and plantera of each county and neighbor
hood of the State beheld immediately, ; to express heir
condemnation of cotton and tobacco planting, and to
.'devise means of mutual aid aod assistance. in the tri
als of the coming season. Much good can be done in
'this way, and tiT wholesome public opinion set forth,
tnbre powerhil,, perhaps, to steer ns post oar Impend
ing dangers than the fines and penalties of a statue,
llLf Very respectfully, :; .; "
': "V-: . Yoar ob't terv't, -'r
; s'-:'-::: . - z. b, vance.
Kalelh, April -2, 18(J3. ' 1 ., '
' i THE TEST OP PATRIOTISM.
The enemy caa never oudquer us ia the field,
that's ccrtaiu. Tho even la ot' the lost two years
abundantly prove that we are ia no danger of
subjugation bj the forbo of arms, and if our oyrJ
pevj!: will but proro true to themselves we have
but little to fear. The North may go ou iu' its
mad follj, enslaving ila'own people and absorbing
ita resources, but the continuance of the struggle
will bate nothing to do with the final iasuo pro
vided the South does not subjugatd herself, lint
the crisis is upon us and the final issue is to be
rnict and; o?tToomeriTbe next ctod decides Jthe
fate of tbe South. .
We have no idea that tho wildost.fahatio in the
North dreams of subjugaUng the South by con
quering her bravo sous iu battle. No, they mean
lortry-anothcr ' plan, and their journals have
already beguti jo foreshadow that plan. They
mean, by tho help of our extortioners, to starve
us. The nuestion then fur us is, shall we let them
do it? Will our planters, tho largo farmers who
have broad acres and many laborers, tempted by
the enormyus prices at which cotton and tobacco
are now selling, culttrato thoso crops to tho ex
clusion of grain and provisions f Wo caro not
whethcra man was for Union or Seccesionwhether
ho has entered. tbe army or kept out, if he plants
cotton and tobacco to the exclusion of grain, for
tbe purposes of gain, this year, ho mates himself
an enemy of the Confederate cause cs really as
though he escaped to the enemy and took up arms
against us. Will our planters pursue a course so
suicidal 7 We cau never io conquered by tbe
enemy, but We may be by starvation, and as the
cmemy are already glorying over our supposed
destitution, we appeal to every planter in the South
to ignore, cotton aud tobacco thu year and devote
all their land and all their energies to grain and
provisions. -We can make an abundance if those
who remain at homo will go earnestly to work to
raise something to eat; but is, tempted by gain,
they refuse to make grain, this year, our cause is
gone. Y .
We have heard il said that certain men in this
county had bought up corn enough to supply their
waiifs for" two years bo that they might apply nil
tbeir lands and force to the cultivation of cotton.
Wo hope this is not so, for if it "is, and such a
tpsrit becomes general we are already subjugated,
and might as well give up tho contest, for we
cunnot carry on the war if our people .re fuse .Io.
provide meat and bread for the army. Hie test
of patrititm then is to be tried, and we hope all
our farmers will prove themselves the friends of
the soldier, the lrieuJ.s of the soldiers family and
the friends of the cause oF the South. And bo
it remembered that no onewho plants large crops
of cotton and tobacco fo make money this year,'
can be con&idcrod on th.- side ot his country, but
on .the contrary uiut be set down, as among her
worst enemies. flat. Proyrtv April 1.
fiOjrOa Saturday last we received a letter
from a gentleman in Granville, from which 'the
following is an extract:
"You are doing tho right thing in urging a
call of the Legislature to arrest and restrict tho
cultivation of tobacco." I own tobacco land, and
very good find at that, and iu ordinary times have
made large crops. But I won't do it now, and I
thins any one should But unless thev
WE THE UNDERSIGNED PRACTISING PHYSICIANS, OF AN-VY-
son County, arc constrained by, tho high prices of Medicines and the
Necessities (if LiYo,, toftdyance; ouf. charges. k.' -r v
Wo will, from the 1st January, "1.863, chargo cents' per mile-with
$1.50 for Prescription and Medicinecfxtra for Quinine, blistering, and .
costly Prescriptions and 50 cents for each additional case. And wc will
require halt yearly Bettlemcnts, in January anq J my.,
218 tf-
DrsW. C. ItAMSAY,
WM. II. GLASS,
H.YiHOWZE, :
JOHN McRAE,
a. l. jackson,
James a. tillman:
OJ, COPPEDOE,
WMrKENDALLit
V' J. G. SMITH,
J. 0. SMITH,
ALBERT MYEES, "
P. T. BEEMON,
are stopped.-you-may depend a great many will
plant largely, and tho corn must be scarce. The
fact is, many people can t stand tbe temptation
of high prices, and won't stop to think after they
get the money they may not be able to keep it,
or, io fact, any of tbeir property, for if our army
isn't fed the Yankees are bound to get us and all
we have got." Raleigh Jhgister, 1st. 7
2T The Wilmington Journal of April 1; says:
Let tobacco alone, Jet cotton alone; in the name
of your country, your soldiers and your liberties.
Do you think that the present distress was sent
upon t h e cou n t ry to give you a w id e r field fo r t ho
exercise of a bnse selfishness ? Do you think
that your duty js accomplished when you forget
cveri i"g uuui uione y a n u . u iree i ,.y ou rw noio
conduct to that alone ? Whatever your avarice
may counsel,, we tell you you belong to your
country. J he army looks to you for a display of
patriotism 4ii this dark hour, and God hns given
you the temptafion of selfishness that you may-
pruvo yourselves. worthy of hia tlcsgmg. by sacn-
fiJ The Raleigh" Progress of the l8t,.6ays .
We know of factors, speculators, hotel keepers
and others, who go up and down the oouutry
bragging of their immense .profits andrapidHc:r
cumulations, and yet they deem themselves hon
estsome of them even profess to te pious. We
supposoiho factors of Cumberland are as good 'as
the rest in fact much better than some of those
in the up country for we have heard that their
pricos were much lower; but yet are not their
prices unreasonably large; . v
"We know of factors in this'State who have
counted their profits by tens and twenties of
thousands, and who have been buying up dl the
property around them thac they could get. Go
to one of thdm for cotton cloth or pun cotton or
cotton yarn, and he will pretend to have none or
but a very' little. You way get a few dollars
worth at a low price, but the speculator comes
along with Ms ' thousands the warerooms" are
opened, and lircre sales aro mado at a profit of
several hundred per cent. Yet a few hours be
fore the factory lord has affirmed to the soldier's
wife Jhatlhe, had nothing to sell, knowing of
course that she would expect to pay less than the
speculators' price. We Know theso things to bo
so aud to can name tbe factories to any one in
doubt. We have seen ladies who have gone to
tho factories for small supplies for their own use
turned off without anything, and known the specu
lator go right after and make large purchases.
And if the law was enforced to-morrow against all
that are receiving more than tho 75 per cent,
profit allowed there would be but few who would
escape conscription. . .
. Hichmosd April 3. In the Honsea bill to exempt
mail cortrnctor3, &c, pns-ed with nil amendment,
providing tli.it a mail route Khali be nt lenst ten miles
iu length. The Senate hill to repeal the law allowing
substitutes was rejected. A joint resolutiou was adop
ted to adjourn ou the "Oih inst.
THE SITUATION.
oT
ucing unwortny motives to mo prompti
dutv- " '
We see that-in neighboring States, especially
in-Yirginia.-tho people are holding meetinjrs to
discourage tho planting of tobaoco. Will not the
people of North Carolina,- in public meetings,
bring the force of public opinion, to bear upon
thissubject.' There is a need for the expression
of reprobation upon tho culture of tobacco and
cotton in this Stater r '':rrr. '7'-A '
Mi. It was a beautiful exoression of. Burke's
-ffPfetl
FoDK'n. One man with conscience in this their
soql-trving hour. . .-Mr. .Washington IVartcji,: '.who
brought tweet potato and sold them at the houses lor
$1 per bushel iu the face of a man ouerme SI bO per
bushel by the load. Where ia the man that will follow
this meritorious example? Long live Mr. Warren; may
his ground aJ way yield an abundance, aud nitty he live
to enjoy them in sweet independence ;
- - Grift ( Ga.yCoifederate ,
We also have a tater" omm eomewhere about Jack-
iiou, but his 4 .conscience1' dictated that, as eeed Irish
The latast skirmish aiony: the line of . our- front oc
curred near. Antioch. nine miles from Nashville upon
thV Chattanooga It ail road on thcSlst u;t. An expe
dition under Maji Dick McC mn pene'tmted the 'rear
of Ilosencrons' urmy, and at duy.bic.ik reached a copse
nonr tho road iu time to pny a morning's salute to th
early, train, which eame-aiong tn a few minutes after.
It consisted of several open cars of soldiers. Into these
our sharp shooters fired with great effect. The train
was stepped as quick as possible, nnt the troops aboard
formed. in order "of battle. But taking a by-road,
Mnj. McCunn eluded pursuit, and reached our own
guard-lines by nighwall. This gallant excursion is
generally applauded as ono of the most daring yet ac
complished near the front. The enemy are reported
to have lost forty-two killed and wounueij MiJ. Mc
Cunn has tlnis paid a deserved tributo to thoso who
burned his home and cut down his roof tree by special
order, some weeks ago, With the exception of this
feat we have nonews of active movements of general
interest. Chattanooga Kebtl April 5. -
; FROM THE WEST.
Chattakooga, April 2. The gunboats on the Ten
nrssee were driven back by sharp shooters Two
iron-clads endeavored to Innd at Columbia this morn
ing at daylight and,were. attacked by our cr.valry out
posts. Heavy cannonading ensued,. but was ineffectual
Unsuccessful efforts were made to land. Tho iron-
clsds tacked down the river. No battle in the front
yet. lleav' skirmishing nt Uniouville. Fassengers
ivyiho'nfteo'blOr of several
wagons and prisoners Wednesday. 75-prisoners cap
tured by Forrest at ;Brentwood reached here this
evening.' . " '. ' '
Headquarters Camp of Instrnctlon,
. .' . - Ralkioh, March 28, 1863. .
No. 804 f -lepTlCEIS
HEREBY GIVEN THAT ACCORDING .
jj to instructions received ftrom the Bureau of
Conscription, Justices of the Peace between the eon
script ages are .liable to eonscription. They will ba;
enrolled immediately, and this notice is published that
ifiey may make their arrangement accordingly.
By order of Col. PETER MALLETT,
Commandant of Conscripts in N. C.
J.' C. Peircb, Adjutant,
TMarch 80, 1863.- ; 224-26.
Notice,
TUESDAY IN APRIL COURT-WEEK. -""I WILL
- hir.e oat, at the Court-IIouse, in Wadesboro,
till the 1st of January next, three STOUT YOUNG
NEGRO MEN. JNO. GRADY.
March 29th, 1863-224-2t
srriAoora'E.
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HIGH MOUNT TAXNERT REOPENED!
HIDES m BARK WANTED.
HAVING FAILED TO FIND A PURCHASER
for my Tannery, I have determined to com
mence, immediately, .the tanning of Raw Hides each
hides as will make sole leather, for 50 cents per pound,
and 75 cents per upper. "
I will pay THIRTEEN DOLLARS per cord for good I
Oak Btrk delivered at m Yard. .
I will buy Hides dry atrper-ponnd wCBts;
green. - - - J. C. CARAWAY.
March 23d, 1863-223-tf -
CIRCULAR.
Richmond, March 80, 1863.
I
N MIEW OF THE" DIFFICULTY OF DETERM
- 1NING here whether exemptions and deUils
asked lor are lawful ana necessary ior contractors
with the different J)epartmeiits of the Government,
' ' ' - ' - NOTICE " y: s . -
is hereby jtiven to all concerned, that no such appli
cations will hereafterbeconsidcrcd unless made through
the officer with whom contracts are made, or upon his
recommendation- andcertificatelt-least, ifthiaia
iuipvacticable, the contractor must state the reason
why,.andthe name of the offiser with whom he con
tracts, and tbe character ana extent or tne contract.
- By order Superintendent;
A.C.JONES,
Lieutcnant-Cc4onl A; A. G. .
April 4, 18G3-225-3t ' ' ,
Strayed or Stolen.
ON SUNDAY NIGHT, FROM MY WAGON, AT
BENJAMIN ' INGRAM'S, three miles "froitf
n - v nivrrnti vvtt t A
BOOTS AKD SHOES.
nd to go int the manufacture of Wt
)OTS, SHOES, &o. I take this' UaV
IJATIXG MADE ITP MY
mir
BOOTS,
method cf notifying the public that I have rested
Capt. J. C. CARAWAY'S Shoe Shop, at High Mount
Tannery, where . I shall be happy tit manufacture
Sboes, Boots, &c., for all the old customers of the
Tannery, and for the public generally. I will work
cbeip, "taking into consideration, the times, and the
cost of everything necessary to the support of man.
. JNO. C. STAFFORD.
March 24thf 18G3-223-2G. :
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TO COTTON PLANTERS. -
HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, BY THE SECRE-tary-of
the Treasury, Chief Agent for the pur-
chaso of Cotton for the Confederate Government with
in the State of North Carolina; and will pay for the
same in 7 per cent Bonds or cash.
Sub-Agents visiting the. different parts of the State,
buying in my name, will have written certificates of
appointment.
By order of tho "Secretary of the Treasury," all
Cotton purchased by myself, or my-Agents, on and
after the 18th day of March, 1863, will be paid for in
7 per cent Bonds or Cash, and not 8 per cent Bonds as
stated in a former advertisement. Up to that time,
however, the 8 per cent Bonds, will, be furnished as :
stated.- ... ' " . ' ..
. ririotic citizens are now offered an opportunity to
id the Government by selling to it their 'cotton rather '
than to private capitalists.
LEWIS S. WILLIAMS.
Charlotte-, March 20, 1868-223-tf - -
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(H'mrzYi-' T.""D AVIS tesMm
WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER,
S AT HOME, READY AND WILLING TO DO
all kinds of repairing, tneudinc and cleaning, m
trie best manner, and at the shortest notice consistent
with neatness, durability and strength. '
Feb 4, '63216 tf s - -
Hides aod Leather. -
"WE WI L IT A iV-II IDES ONE-H ALP-
for the other or 75 cts per pound.
We will also give $12$ per cord for good oak bark
delivered at our tannery. - -r '
ROBINSON & MUKit.
March !?. I8C3-222 tf. ; :
bu&heL; and he sold .them hereacco
ilXOTlutoulbetsraad and;thwCon
-close made and her hmJ
-ionMMnasy- fce'"'"o thatV'I ftlretter wiltTaxK"
dress me at Cobard's; Store, Union county, U., 1
WANTED TO PURCHASE,
HORSES, - '-:.'.' ' V" '
HOUSES, ' ;
' HORSES, .
. ' ; HORSES.
- ' HORSES;
-- - - ; HORSES.
iTifESpmBLI
Wadeahoror
hoofa Inclined ih. AnT per-? f -. -Attg
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