WESTERN' SENTINEL:
FBIBAY, MAECH 6th 1863.
CASH,gl.OO A
ADVANCE.
YEAR IIC
THE NEWS.
Some of. our cavalry dashed across the Kappa -bannock
recently, surprised a Yankee camp and
efter;a short fight with tLe loss of but two men,
routed the enemy, killing and wounding about 100
of them; and taking 156 prisoners, which were
brongnt off safely. In the valley it is also report
d that a brigade of onr forces attacked and rout
d about two brigades'of the enemy, and capturing
from. three to five hundred of thetn.
There is nothing to report of occurences in the
Eastern part of this St&te.
All quiet as yet in South Carolina and Georgia,
though the attack is still expected there.
It is believed Rosencrans is preparing for an
early advance in Tennessee.
An immense Yankee fleet .and land force is re
ported to be preparing to attack "Vicksburg. The
same is reported from Port Hudson,another strong
point in the possession of the Confederates on the
Mississippi river Another Yankee iron clad was
aptured with" her crew, after having run by Vicks
burg. . ; .;;,
The Northern Congress has passed a Conscrip
tion fcillyWhich is bound to create a trcmenducct
flatter, especially in the North west.
The Standard and I72essr. Courts and
We have taken no part in the tirade of
abuse that is being heaped upon" the head of
Treasurer Courts by the North Carolina Stand
ard, nor have we had any comments to make
upon the course pursued by Mr. Worth, the
present' incumbent of the office of State Treas
urer. Especially, now that we are engaged in
war, and. a war too that has brought upon the
country darkness, gloom and almost despair
one that has robed every hearth-stone in drap
ery, and that requires the united efforts of ev
ery man women and child in the Confederacy
to sustain it, and a self-sacrificing devotedness
to the' cause never before exhibited by any peo
pie, we have felt an utter disinclination to en -dulge
in any political broils whatever. Indeed,
we mayjsay that we loathe and contemn any
thing of the kind. But the Standard, and some
other papers of the State, are determined for
position and office sake, and to gratify their
personal malice, to indulge iu them, even at
the expense of the peace and quietude of the
State, and to the detriment ' of the common
cause of the South." As an example of the truth
of thatHve ssiy, Mr.; Courts and Mr. Worth are
held up' to' the publ jc, not exactly as rogu es or
robbers, but' as being eilherlcprrupt or irabe.
cile, and wholly iinfit for the responsible posi
tion of Treasurer of the State. - We do not a
gree ith'either of these partizahs. . We thirjlc
the rateljVgislatare acted .contemptibly' email
in manx ofjts acts in regard to elections and
appointments to office. That body was cer tainly
.deyoid of al I principles of moderation or
tolefatiori. Its members were largely made ud
by men . wno naa sougnt the position ; to escape
the Conscript law,. and who were unfitted by
mental imbecility, even in times of peace to be
Legislators; That"2 it should, therefore re
gardless of all consequences, reyblu lionize the
management'of State afiajrsY i8 not to be won
dered at ;: and as, the evil resulting from such a
course cannot be'remedied, we see no especial
use of taakmgfass'aboutvit.t'
, Csown:opiniont of MrTWorthy from 'all
we fcnpvjof .himliticaj personally, is
that jiejs tfmanf of the4$eepest and most last
ing prejudices, capable of inflicting punishment
on those" that he dislikes to any Extent, modera
ted only by the depth oThia animosity "towards
themfn Ee;too9 in, the beginning, was most vio
Jen tljr opposed to this war he regarded it as
est. '. ?A a financier, with sufficientexpe'rience,:
we should have everyBconfidence in his judge
ment and fidelity. In a word, as Mr. Courts:
was thrown cut of the office of Treasurer,' we
think his appointment was one of the best made
by the late wishy wash y, spavinedand jaded
Legislature.; ,-, ' 2iv- ' - -: 'f-Vli-'
1 As to Mr- Courts, every body knows that he
was perfectly wrapped up covered over with
praises and eulogies of Mr. Holden, the Editor
of the Standard, until the late disaffection be
tveen that gentleman and his old political as
sociates took place. There was in the estima
tion it the Standard, nobody like Mr. Courts ;
he was a giant in creating monetary resources
a perfect master in the financial world Refer
to the files of that paper and see if what we
say is not corroborated. And we venture the
assertion, that if Mr Court.", like Mr. Brogdan,
the Comptroller, had changed front and play
ed second fiddle to the Standard, denounced
Southern men, and took a strong position a-
gainst the war, he would be to-day, in th eni
matior. of that paper, a wonderours clever fel
low and eminently qualified to fill the position
of Treasurer. So much for the honeMy of the
Standard.
In the beginning of this article we se out to re
bake the following unprovoked attack upon our
self, which appears in that paper, in connection
with the controversies alluded to ;
"By the way, we observe flint the Vinston Sen
tinel copies an article from a depraved paper in
this City, in which Mr. Worth is charged with hav
ing depreciated Confederate ciirrency. "Those
who live in glass houses should not throw stonep."
Did not the Editor ot the Sentinel himself endeav
or to get rid of a contract by refusing Confederate
notes in payment for a certain article which he
had agreed to deliver ? Let us have the facts Mr.
Sentinel.'' -
As to the publication of the "article" to which
reference is here made. We believe it appeared in
the columns of this paper. It was inserted at the
solicitation of a friend, and in our absence from
the office. To this day we have neither read
or seen the article. We however hold ourselves
wholly responsible lor its appearance . And now,
as to the inputation that we have "endeavored to
get rid of a contract by refusing Confederate
notes, Ac..' We have to say thai the charge is
utterly false false in to to false in every panic u
lar. " ,
We well know the authority upon which the
Standard makes the attack, and since that paper
assumes the little personal squabbles of its under
strappers, if it persists in attacks upon us in that
direction it will have its hands full. "A word to
the wise1' is as trite and as true a saying as that
quoted in the above.
Abbott! Creek, jj. RaperEA Nich
olson, E.j jHine, i t ' H
. BunkeriHill. J. H. itester, Esc., A. M.
Gamble, John Shields.' ; ' I
Kerneriville. John B Stockton, Esq., John
Kemer, Josiah Young,
Blew Creek. Geo. V. Pulp Esq., Joel Ful
ton ,Ty re Carter, '.V- .jvr
Buffalo. P. Barrow Esq:, Anthony Bifting,
Fountain Flynt.
Old .Field Creek. Henry r Marshall, Esq.,
John W. Colo, John D. Waddel. ,
Middle Fork. John Masten, Esq., Levi Cres
BraUsan Bees on.
South Fork. J. M. StafFoid, Esq., Saml.
Laugenour, Jesse' Mock' ? .r
Kifhrnond. Beverly Jones Esq., John Null.
Saml. Stauber.
The following persons were appointed to list
the taxes in the several districts of the county
for the year 1863.
Salem. Chas Brietz.
Winston. Nelson Cook.
Old Town. Calvin Hauser.
Mill Creek. Thomas Long.
Pf'afTtown. Solomon Pfaff.
Yadkin. John Blackburn.
Little Creek. Thomas Spach.
Waugbtown. J. M. Vawter. v
Abbotts Creek. Aquiila Pitts.
Bunker Hill. E. B. Teague.
KeniPisville. P. Kernel.
Belew Creek. C. B. Brooks.
Old Fk4d Creek. J.E.Mathews.
MiddkfFork J.'P. Crews.
Bufialo. B. L. Bitting.
South Fork. W. L. Swaim.
Richmond. Thomas Johnson. ,
ar.d the engraving, despite the many difficul -ties
uncler which the proprietors labor, have
beerfvery gocd and are steadily improving.
Of these, the portraits of some of the ablest
generals in our army have appeared, such as
Gens. Lee, Jackson, Longftreet, Morgan and
others, together with battle scenes and humor
ous cuts. ' It contains besides, original tale, '
essay s,1 poetry, &c., from lh best writers in i
the Confederacy. There is now in course of
publication in its columns a tale of the present
times, by that most accomplished1 Southern
writer, W. Gihnore Simms, of S. C, which
bids fair to excel any of his former produc-7
tions. On the whole it deserves the cordial
support of onr peopl, arid its energetic pub.
lishers should bo liberally patronized. See pros
pectus for terms, &c. ....
We propose to notice other publications here
after.
ri lie Ti Kill wvll Told, r
The Daily Progress, in speaking of the Exemption-Bill
which is now before Congress,
leU t.ff the following in regard to the Exemp
tion of Magistrates. , The Pi ogress is an able,
tearless and independent newspaper, and deal--out
its praise or censure without regard to any
party affinities or favoritism whatever. It
will be noticed that whnt we asierted a in re
gard to the appointment of Mngiatrates by the
Conservative Legislature, fur the express. pur
pose of keeping them out of the army, is cor
roborated by the remarks of the Progress.
;'The Exemption Bill has passed the Senate
but has t to go through the . House. It is
changed bet little from the former ex
emption law with th exception of the amend
ment of Senator Dorteh, which puts in justices
of the Peace. This is one good thing thai
Dortch has done, and we thank him for it.
Humiliation and Prayer. President Davit,
prompted by the feelings of a true Christian,
has appointed Friday the 27th day of thij
moDth to be observed as a day of Fasting, flu
initiation and Prayer, and, a is most fit md
proper, he invites the people of ihe Conftder-
ate States to asfemble a" their usual places rf
worship, and implore Almighty God, that He
will continue His niei ciful protection over our
cause, 'scatter our enemies and set at naught
their evil designs, and that He will graciously
restore to our country the inestimable bless
ings of peace and freedom. We puili.sh the
Presidents proclamafon in another column.
iniquitous,0and the creation of f Southern men
He'denouticedt as .s'uchv'whilerjhe.K'adiittleTio
ay of the aggressions of the.'North; :;.'Upbn
this iubjecV we Tjiave. never heard thati Mr?
Worth iias 'cbanged his opinions; 'It is there
fore iolm inferred' that, he l still r exhonorates
: Mr; Lincoln an5 bis "conferees, ? 'and vcensu res'
4 Southern men Jeff. Davis, .Yancer, &c.,. for
thaJnaugurationof all, oyr national troubles.-
Butr we believe Mr; 'Worth Js a man of prtictl
cability, and of, capital, fjood sense; that ho we v
- rnscrUpuIcusfKe'rbay b in political affairs
,ia taaiUrr ofx)fiiciallctiVs'Ke l fitrfitlv"' !ion
Countt Court. This tribunal has been in
session this week. No business of importance
that we are aware of was transacted. All the
new Magistrates, we understand, except one,
qualified; but all to no purpose should the new
exemption bill pas both Houses of Congress
and become a law. ,They will have to .shoul
der arms and march at last. The whole affair
i n Mon (3 .i y ,' be earn e a sou ice o f sarca s in and
ridicule for the members of the bar and the in
telligent public generally.1 ; The idea that1 lilthe
old Magistrates were not of the right stripe" is
disgusting to men of sense. ; t
In future before the County can get along in
the transaction of business an act will be neo
eavary, by the Legislature to allow a less num
ber than a majority of the whole to transact
County business. Our representatives have
made themselves a reputation in this Magis
trate affair t ;whicu thev are eminently entitled
tney nave snown.inemsei ves great tor -; malice
and 'Stupidity. 5 -' u.'
Al l ithe , lutle; County offices were 1 filled ; ' ip
by newborn v Conservative .men. The very n 2 m e
Of office ia' a great thing in the eyes of these in
oiviuuaisana sraau javors were tnankfully re
ceivedi -'f;, -t. .-;: - . :):..
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The following Assessors were appointed by
the County Court of Forsyth, to assess the prop
ety taxea in tne several districts of the couh
ty for the; year 1 863. , , , , , .
Salerhl -Chas. Briefz Eso Adam ButtneV
John Seivers. 'v rr": ''l? v-
: ynstcn.,fG.
row, xvoui. xoii. , . ;4 i 5 s,
5 - Old: TownA:JUfnTyvvi Shouse Esq John
juawrence,Vvinj:iynu
iMUr Creel?. Thns. M. Hunter, Esq., Nath
anii ocaies, 11, d. iewsom.
:; PfafrtoytnAYm.Goslin .q.f ! Jon'n Dulf;
Aex. Tranou: ; v
J t Yadkln.; ' : Eug4ne Conrad Esq, Henry Hart,
John Bover., ' v ?
' Little CreVlcV' W.'. ffriffii'Etq.; George
Buike," Christian fifdir vf ' 1 -u '
;; WaughtownA. Waushy Esq;A!e2
Snyder; Ed,Tucken;-:rv Ufxlr.
STATE XEWS.
It seems that Gov. VTnce hs not been
able to regulate the profit of the Cotton Fac
tories in accordance with the conscription jaw.
Communications in the Greensboro Patriot find
other papers charge that the Factories ovade
the law by selling their goods only for corn,
wheat, bacon, &c, and then resell those articles
at speculators' prices. In this way they ntfcke
more than double 75 per cent profit. We gue
it will b found a pretty hxrd job to control the
the profits of one branch of industry without
regulatingthose of all branches. If every one
who sells an vtliirg ws lestricted to 75 .per
cent profit, tome good miht probably bo 8C
complished. Then, not only cotton varn, cloth
and shoes could be bought cheaper, but aho
corn, bacon, nur, iilgs, butter, saif, Sctx But
it is not worth while to lecture or talk abou:
We have but precious little use for mag'gtratcs j thse things, fur all seem detei mined (w ith but
now, and what business there is to do can be- j few exceptions) to make all the money they
transacted by those over forty five years oJ I can.
age. inis will ca'cn, to, many appointed by We suppose some ot the . lactor. exenange
the Inst Legislature of this State, with no oth- their goods for corn and bacon in order to sup
er object than to keep them out of the service, plv their hands with something to eat In sone
Fall in, Squires."
Watch Out. We understand that the
smoke-house of Mr. EmX Reich, who lives if
the vicinity of SiiU'm, was broken into on Sat
urday night last and some 28 pi eces of bacon
stolen therefrom. We are not aware i of an v
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clew having been di? covered as to who perpe
rated this theft. The public prints of this
State are almost daily chronicltno; deeds of this
character w hicg should certainly be a Warning
to all who have property in insecure places.
Itogufu now-u days can irflict more injury than
common, in purloining property which money
cannot buy. So be wise and watchful.
The Ssi all" Pox. A case or two of this dU
sease has; inade ;its appearance in our , imme
diate vicinity. Dr. Wm. N. Gicsox. iiist from
w . w :
the aimyVi nows confined at his fathers, v Col.
I? S? Gibson; inalemith'HheVa'ncJdid va
nety. He is doing well and out ofanger--.
-LOi. jrioJsou a i csiueuce uemg .somewhat IS
olated, and. aljipropr precautions ir regard to
communication with his family having been
sections they are compelled to do t hi 4, a tht-te
who hold corn seem determined not to dip'a
of it to relieve the wants ot the people. But
some of the factories, no doubt, are specula'iri?
in the way complained of. However, we bf-
gin to see there is no fairness in abnsino th
proprietors of Factories alone, while everybody
else;who has anything to sell iaacticg s badly
and unfairly as any one. .r
- ; West. Democrat.
CouifVERFEiT. We have in our possession
a 50 cent shin piaster p'.irportir.g to have ben
.issued :bv' the Greensboro Life Insurance ard
Trust Coinpany, signed by "B. F. Tatsm,"
Treasurer. From the care taken in the execu
tion of this bill, being printed in a very go(-d
styie and on good paper, we opine a great
manv of them are in circulation. Ihegenunio
bills are printed in three colors on buff coloied
paper signed by D. P. Weir, Treasurer, whil
the spurious bill is printed in ou cnlor (b'ack
bn white paper. Greensbcro Patriot.
Fire. W ft 1 e a r n . ,t h a t the kitchen and former
dwelling of Geo. W. Johnson,vEsq., of Farnj'i
mgtcn, Davie County, was consumed by, nr'e
on Sat rday night last.;- The origin of the fire
was accidental,- and Mr.iJr.hnson s dwelling and
barn narrowly escapedthe devouring element.
taken, "lhere is no danger whatever of its spreaa Some three hundred bushels of corn w ere con--,;u
; . i: v f sumed, and the total-loss i? estimated at 3 or
4,000 dollars. Salem Fress. v -
ins.
A passenger jn the. stage fiom High Point was
also, pronounced to have this disease when .he
arrived in Salem. He was removed to the coun
try and ar nurse furnished hitnl We hear : he.
is vBi v senouHiv 111. vvkii u, inai ijis name 1
Carter, and is. f rom Yadkin county. ;
FROM NEW BERN.
, 3S7 M nas feef ni'ouV. tn ti.on fpr sonie time
w uraw tne auenwon 01 our reaaers Hio . some
of the literary newspapers published- in- the
Confederacy believing that,' however much the
public tnmd mav be engrossed upou the more
Mtrnngnews of the day, there, are many ;; who
ueHB,iu seeiuinuB.euoris maae to.ouua
."We -saw,. and conversed with a .railitarv v friend
who is better posted in tuatters . about , Ketern .
than pei haps 'anybody, else,' and frim. him we learn
that Stanly's resignation was certaitily tendered,
but not accepted, and that he i still in ''Kewbern ,
acting as military-Grovernor; ; Ad vides from the
town a few days ago represented Governor;1 Sfanly
as' quite sick..i-,f ,,v;v;;: l i Ad-' A tat
, Onr informant is, well posted as to the nnrnMr
and disposition of.the, forces about Newbern. t He '
ets it clown as eight or ten '? regiments,-, and not a
more than fronj 'four 'to six 'thousand men. . 0De,,r
regiment continues Vm dnty at Bariiiigton's ferry
hut Capt. W hit ford's company 'fceep thein yconfin
aA tlioirn nnt will not lt them debr4rdate imon th
up I Annnfrv T Onp- ihonmir.fi nirkf d ntPTOGM are beiPff .
our own home,:famiIy artd literary journal drilledat Newbern" v h wf V j r
eminently successful. !i V-';.- y: . . , TwoJEn!lih steamerstbV Db 'and
Thf.Soitthewty the Graniie City, with mcoff i rn v f d 'tb!
btU-publj6atfdD. fenfedeyrid-; morning in a Cbufederatg 'pr'vjfl
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