WESBriliY.
SALISBURY, N. C SEPTEMBClt 14, 1G3. NUMBER 17.
VOL. XXL
rim
; J. J. WlUNErs
KD1TOK AND 1-ROfKtITOR.
';?:,-rrit t iU WaUkataa.
Change in the price of provision!, paper
and other article required to carry oa bust
nes the subscription rates ef this paper will
be two dotlar for ix mentha, and tares tfcf-
fdrrfor a year. .
ADTEBTwfso, twe dollars lor the fimf, and
one dollar for each subsequent publication.
April .30th. ISJi .
- VALUABLE
IPROPEilTr- FOR SALE!
l Morgantoo, N. C.
IN order re cloee our beainesa," we will offer
for saloon Thu radar the 2ita of 8enleinber
nest, lb fuflowuig valuable! priveriy, a No. 1
Blacksmith, John Crown,
formerly the property of George W. Brown,
Esq., of Salibury. He is one of ihe beat Coach
Saitlhs iu ih Mai, and can do say kind ef
work in iron aud sel. Ait a horse shoer. he
haa eo equal in litis Slate. . Il ia a bry of os
eelleat character, Iwnnat induairione and obe
rfieet, We. Will aim anil the thorough-bred
MORGAX STALLOX YOUXO
- ' - AJlkWCA.- --
He waa a Ten veara old na the iih of Ju
ly laat, ia a il black withoel a hair
Wliboat fetr of contradiction, we tirouoauce
him. .Lke.fiee.fi kaAjng and moat jerfrc formed
Korean Hoiee in the t'oafrderate fttatra. Aa
a (ol feller, he ia atirc, end can prod or ia
thiaettuiityaome two aud one year old colli,
that eaitn'oi be earpamd ia any ciienin7.- Ite"
ia perfectly broken lo harneaa, and hia attlkey
a ad Itaroeae will be old with him. Alan, on
the same, day, will be euld twe full aetu Click
atnith Tooie. Alw,Uii large
CONCORD. X. If. CO J CIIIi. M
14 pateeager, I da. amatl 9 paaaeager, 3 sis
passenger llacka, and one sis paaaanger Troy
Coach, one Reitaaray,oae tea borae Bujjy,
one one hone do, and
. Tiro ROAD WAOOXS,
The atleeuoe ml Coach aad Wagon- .Maker ia
ealled tv lhi l. The ranaiag wurktof ell
iheaa coachea and hacke are iagood r p-ir,atid
can easily 't 'converted into got wagons. TU
two Urgo oufbti, hjr aoma repair the budtee,
can be ad fi"d in of for aereral yrarreou a
tiheiler, a lar(a aile Tbunipaun'altaw Cnitrr,
and a large Cut Keltic I'M jrllon, which ia
nearly new, having been bet utile ued.
Terrne of eate Cett. or, if deSured. ai
moetha line wilt be given. N'ote aiid arturo
ed aeceriiv. with inlarrat from date.
BUtMVN eV McCON N At'GII E Y.
Morgantoa, N.C., Aug. 24, 1SC3. 4U5
AJ)AIINISTRATOirS
HAVIXO taken oat leitera of Adminiatra
tiou od 4 be ,Euie of Mr. Jane C. A'aex,
deceafd, I will expo! public aaie Uie follow
log property, on tba -
ISlb Day of September,
at her late rtdcnce: a crop of gmwiug Corn.
Wheat, Oala. itvh 3 Uulea, 1 tlorma, 9 or 10
head of Cattle, 30 or 40 lirtd of ll.7, 10 o
12 bead of Sheep; Carriage and liarueee, 1kg
gy and Hrea. 1 ibur-home U'am.u, Tlire.ahr
log .Macliifie, Farming Tooia. and Aariona Other
other Article a.
1 . - -Mm. P. CALDWELL, Aim'ul
At the tame time aud place, the undersign
ed. Executor tf Jat. O. A'aex, deceased, will'
aell the nroertyfe the said rfeceeecd. Rot
willed: Ooe iine Piaee, I foer.borve Wagon,
4t Cotloa Uin. BlackaoaiUl'S Tool. lioUK-hold
and Kitchen Fu nut ore, with a,uamber of other
' erticlea ;
W,
BURKE. Lteculor..
SfclS.
Aogast 27(, 1963.
TllKNTV f llOiiSAM) ifoCtrKS
' IX X. a BONDS
FOR SALE.
:fJ Treasarer's OnSre, )
. - WxrFKa Me. CaUau. Rr,
Statewide, Aug 10th I8t
BY ORDER of tbe Board of .Directors of the
Waatern N.CR J. : , mt.Ud propueale will
be receired at tine ttffiee till the ISih r-ptem.
P"n Bunilaof one thtiutid .l,,l!r rack. tai.il
l)cK2KrTetTai'ued ender a ulhoritv oTlTu
Cvmei.,i,ie e be endorsed rm-rtre-WkJ
Bi.la.for N.C. Bonrfa."
Blip will ; lie oix-Mcd in the nremiice of the
r.ileiit of thia omjujny and the Preaidenl
and Caaliir of the Agency wf the Rank of N.
C. at this place. ; ,
Succe.ralul bidders will be untitled and re.
paired to drpnaii tliamont of their hida in the
Bank r NTtl. ai Raleigh, Banch Bank of N.
-gMMtollajr St this place, of with X. A.
Lancaater df Co., Richmond, Va.
;3tl3 R.'F. S1MO.NT0X., Treaanrer.
ISSMtS kSllTi-TII E BOARD Of1T.
RECrOKS of thia Inetilttlion wiah to fill the
office of Metro, now now eacaat. None cth
r 'baa aaeacauDbefed femalee need apply. For
tafotnaatiaa, eeaneewae; the dattea, aW.of the
- - bUlnliauilt,
' , . . TrTireician aad 8Bperiatsa4
NvUrev
CONSCRIPTOFFICB,
Cu flouity Aeg 27ib, ISC.
T TO0SK meai tareu4 er Uakl te eerel
M. PifM ,4n Jbriwtr horeee will,
.7""
receive eavalry bay, te e it mporardjr employ
ed as tiMMBlrd faea w-hile the aeeeseit oon-
liners, eemaiiiiig tur the lime oa duty ia thie
8lales ftirpeneee of f eard and patrol. It ia
deaired that tl Jy feporl with their keieee with'
out deUy at il a Camp or Caaip Vaic( near
Mofgaaiuei, awieey be oxei oavenicnU .
ll.'Cituenwbo desire le promote Use eaje
ty and iaUreeaef the rajr by diaoeeraging
desertion,, or arbo desire ee save their eeigh
boiuoode from the iaewsuble niechiefa of o
raedieg, terroispd ieai oeruy that meat grow
ekaJkeee,M sade aajeful br teedarinf their
aid to t aumlUag .JBo-aa. -They eaa reudeii
aervioe aa anidea and in awelliue the neabars
of oa.ruia Mi .,ui b. ..thorite. A few dava
abaence, at moat, only would be required of
them There ia no proviaiua of law ueder
which par eaa be given idem, but all their ex
peueeauf subaiatence. Judging aud forage will
be paid, end a liberal hire allowed tur lite ae
of their horaee. I
Cy order of
Col. PETER MALLETT,
Commandant of Ceneeripls tor N . C
J. W. Maixktt, Adiuiaul. -
Aug. 2d. 3t:16
SALISBURY, 8ErT 7, 1863
To d'a Consamers.
T
I. HE prire af Gas from Sept. 1st, will be
825 per 1000 feet. Per Order.
S. E. LINTON,
Sept, Maa Works.
Iro:l6.
Sept. 7,
I
ITRirjk?mmA.ainaUInLiOi.raj
Letter pair U sale at the
WATCHMAN OFFICE
Aegoat 24,
--A fESERTER'S eONFESSKN.
W publisheI in Salarday's issue the
late order of Gen. Lee eMabiisbing a sys
tem of furloughs, which we are sure wil
te verr ovnt-nctai to uts army. j course
a few unprincipled soldiers tnsv take ad
vantage of it, hut we are persuaded that
nifteteett .m -jprnf twty. thas'urloughtl
will oe made tietter instead of wort-e.
Dniljf Proprtm.
in counectKin wiiu mat oroer.'rend l lie
followiui; iHiifeion of a deetter, taken
from lhe Sa van naii Itepublituin, and y if
you uywH- bHtt-ve that a snort fnrlugh
woulj fisve saved lum the burning d is
grace under which te) writhed so loan; :
- EonoR lUpi'BLicANr Dear Sir-: My
ronscience-forces me to make the follow-
iii i; cosfesewn : ' 1 aro a soldier ia fbeKJon
fetleratti serrke. 1 vm volunteer to tbe
4th of March, 18C2, and received mv boun
tv of $50. I sliould bave been among the
6rt voltlnteeK without bountv, but tbt.l l
had.H large family and was a poor nhan
But I wn.jt4 anxious to be freed froir tbe
yoke of th5 Yankees ai any one, o ami
ihw. J was radv to peril my life for free
dom 1 am now. But I loved home and
lite (lar:wifa ami children, and the snug
litlU: jriu which biKl furnihi-d us an aa
pie wippori. 1 waa sent to Virginia witb
my r4ment soon after the battli around
Uif-liaruiid. We went witliGen. Lee (God
bles the uiorious old cblefT in ' tEe'in
pitign in Northern Virginia and Maryland.
My Captain always, selected me as one for
any important duty. This brought many
liardabips and Inertia, notwithstanding I
was proud to be thus distinguished among
my comrKdrs, for I went to discbarge my
duty and help to gain ray iodepptidence
aa far as I could, ' But in an evil hour I
began U give way to dreams of borne.
Hie dear wife, ail lovely vbitdre, the snug
liule home were they all doing well !
I feared uoL I bad not beard from home
in a long time. ' I asked for a furlough for
tbirfyay.-Tiwought ft would and ought
tobe grauteiU Tlw application failed. 1
was sady diwjioiuted, and yielding in an
evil botir, I .derted. Every man who
j'eemitdJayAtsL
st-rtfr"
to JiiniM-lf, aa.I was on fW way
.tionie w! never .jiall ao- njiapjy in
Jy ttiVy uotvt i(1iatandtn near prospect
vf "Oli I.went on, llnukiflg the picas
Tures of home would uuell the ffoadinu of
coti.V!nv hen 1 arirrd, such a wel
come grwiing shone u th face of my
wife and childrcu! How happy for the
moment! "Mr dear James," said my
I wife, seating herself upon my knee and put-
ting Iter arm around rny neck, how glad
!wr-arrto-iwe you, w bay nuelv v4
crop, and Go J has blessed us ao while you
have, been, iu the army. Ilow loiigisyour
furlough P I started '"as though slung
with the ting of a serpent.--" What's" the
matter, James 1" said my wife, 44 have you
a WtJUTxd r"twaji obliged to: cemfesa the
wbolectfOb fcJanren 1 bat sbaH wdot
f hat will the neighbors say f what will
General Lea tbiak t She dei act know
tut that Gen. Lee knew o m well a my
owo ata!n. ' When BeielAor-xainti
abutt b waa aare to k. Tf0 'onK
TOr furlough t I vadxl H eoroe Way. 1
' was almost road. ;
e
my wife Dtrtjre:la iseifftvttfaf a
lMfr rM:Ml rue the oilier tier with that
glorious proclamation of vor glorious Pre
aiiien'i. I sat down and cmd Jifce a child.
" God We the President, rwlkxJ ' np
from my heart with' nty ao , Aftr all,
lie vnaerstands the trials ifld longings
for liome of (lie poor soldier and does not
attribute their abseoc to desertion of
the caue. May God We Lim he ia
right. My wife read it prk cjjed togeth
J arranotueDta wefe speriy made,
. . ' -,m ' -T J .
. . ' ... ' -. '
' Joo toy reiftmenl in Virviota. I. have ne-
ver been mirimanded ht an officer. Was
in the second battle-of Mansssas, it Antie
ani, Fredericksburg and Cliance(lor(vill.
I jo again to return no more, even if life
is spared, until independence is gained.- -
A Sqldie
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.'
Many of the people of the Confederate
States do not seem fully to apprehend the
conseojjeuoea to tbemselves and their coun
try in the" eeeut of our subjugation by our
N oft her a.-; niii. - Soma . few avert,. p
pear to be ready to surrender the cause,
and give up ibe contest for independence
dreaming of tome posMhle terms by which
we can save ourselves, and be restored to
tbe same position we held before eces
sion ! But t has become manifest that
tb is ImplieSbre
cboic between victory and independence
on tbe one band, and on the! other a ruin
to all rata, .utter and. universal. . It
j would be easy to show by lli enactroenU
of ibe iNortbem foongrea, by. the avowed
policy and puqioses of the Northern gov
ernment, and by Uie actual doings of our
territory which bave fallen into their pow
er, the following are some of tbe inevita
ble consequences, should they triumph
over us. Let our people consider and re-
member tbem :
1. They have enacted and are enforcing
wherever they bavelb-porerv a law to
confiscate all the property of every man
who has in any way aided er enourifil
what they call the rebellion. This law tbe
London Timeasalled -a monument of iiH
famy to those who passed it," and said
" no ruler will ever date to put' in force
this scandalous law." But our Northern
rulers do dare enforce it, and are doing
so. iuis u tue means v,wbicb tbey ex
pect to pay the' imaaense Uebt thev have
incurred in tbe war. The lands and other
property of the wbolo Southern people
will be concealed; that of the poor as
well as the rich. Horde of Yankees attd
European immigrants will flock into our
country with their pocket lull of Northern
mooey to buy up property, and we shall
all be turned our of bouse and borne, beg
gars and vagabonds on the earth.
2. Every man who is t ot bas enough
to commit periuiy, and take a false onth
of allegiance to the Yankee government.
will be deprived of . all ciil and ixJiticih
nghUT lose liis position at a freeman nd
s -s -
citszen. and income a sen ami an outlaw.
3. No man will be piriuiue4 to prac
tice anv profession, or to follow any trade
or mechanical art, or to bay and sell, ud-
ess be takes tbe same infamous oath. No'
lawyer, physician or teacher, no merchant
or mechanic, will be allowed tb pursue bis
avocation without tbe oath.
4. Congregations will not be suffered
to engage ia public worship, nor ministers
to preach; unless they pray for Lincoln and
bis government. -
5. Universal emancpatioa of all our
laves will immediaiefr 1'oHow.
6. Every Slate will bnnt under mili
tary government until it contains Yankees
and traitois enough to form a governiuent
oynl to Lincoln, and martial law will be
everywhere enforced
Tr-tt'irrrTw'a -wttTyrwrt-ow- a leel
ciin ani iwttHrat "Wilh . the wbttes, be ai-
lowoA to eotfc ioiii oajurjonwben'jurit l
are auoweu.j to enjoy jwi me riguis aou i
tiviWes of -freriifn. and to mt teitimo- I
. lt;. 1 . " . il ( - - , p
ny in ujr. casi agauiKi
: . . i. .i::. . 'ru.. :
the WblteS. ItH'V
will ''be the cliief witnesses to prove tho
participation' of every white Tnau in the
rebellion, to ensure tlie confiscation of his
property and liis disfranchisement as a trt
izen. . Iflha teadaf h?n any one say the
poor white men of this touctry are not in
terested in the results of. the war, tell bim
these things. Ak the poor man if be is
willing for our slaves to be placed in this
position. .
8. Tell bim farther- that tbe Yankee
rule ver s will be eiforosd by saroro toi-
Jiert. This h tbe use tbey find for tbe
poor black taerx Tbe Vaakeee' generally
do not Like the life of a ayldir..They wisb
In n.ak. mouev. They cannot fren the
slave and make .iim work, Ue. ia
etiMtDHit soldier thev can g-t. Ard
tue
ibis
. t
f uw M,J T'"
is- the use lliey will put o. ney
i ... ft-
and when tuey conquer u imi ih
the land witb tlieaa negro Uoops to keep
as in subjugation, and to carry out iberr
schemes of plunder aud ruin. Every man
of us who ia not bung r banished will be
deprived of arms and ammunition, and
we shall bt utterly helpless.
. Such ia a bare outline of ooroe things
wb'tob are certain to follow oar subjuga
tion. The imagination of oar readers a a
ill up tbe picture witb lb iaeffable) Nor
ton atid aufleringa which must inej itably
accompany them. Let us all ponder these
things, and say what ought we not to do
and to suffer in order to avert tbem. Eve
rv heart should be stroni? and txerf band
swift to help, whether by service oracri
fice. our beloved countrr. Tbe cause of
that country is tbe .cause of every roan's
own private and -dearest interests. It in
eludes them all, his property, hia Jiunily
his honor and his religicn. If thia coun
trv perish, he and all that be loves will go
down with it.
From ihe North Carolina Presbyterian
XQ TUE PEOPLE OF T. CAROLINA
. A General Convention of delegates from
each Regiment of Troops - from North
Carolioa, in tbe army of Northern. Virgin
ia, held at Orange C. II, on tbe 12tb inst.
did us, tbe anderaigned, the bonor to ap
point um as a
Conimittee to prepare and
publish to you an address, invoking your
aid in tbe accomplishment of an object
very dear to those wliom they represent,
and of unsurpassed interest and conse
quence to you aad to them. Tbey desire
that tbe irresistible influence of tbe pub
lic opinion of all good and patrtdtrc men
in the Slate may be invoked to put down
and destroy, etnd to silence forever tbe
voice of a faction which is believed to ex
ist in no inconsiJarabW-strength in yeur
midst,' who are growrag -aaify bolder w
tbe expression of treasonable and miscbiev
j ous sentiments, and w4ios macbinalioos
Lave Tpeeii, arid still are directed" towards
poisoning tbe minds and hearts of our sol
diers and people, and breaking down tbe
courage and confidence of you and of us
who are sustaining ibe cause ef our coun
try in tbe great, struggle , for independence
in which we are engaged. .
It was esteemed a most fortunate cir
eumstapce for the honor and welfare of
North Carolina, that such perfect unani
mity prevailed in ber councils when sbe
resolved to break tbe bonds which -bad
bound, ber to" a government which had
ceased to be the representation of tbe true
interest of ber people, and which ftuecould
no longer respect, and to make, common
cause with her sister btates of tbe South.
Then it waa that . hergreat and honored
names were, found united in the glorious
purpose. Her Ldgef, her Kayner. ber
.Miller, ber Graham, her Morebead and her
Gilmer, ber Edwards, her Outlaw and her
Smith, her Wiuslow, ber Shepherd, her
Davis, ber Ellis ami ber.Yance, ber states
men and 'men of power, were found, to
have quit for a time tbe arena of adminis
trative and party politics, and united in
the work of laying anew the foundations
of a government of our choice. .Her quiet
fanners, ber honest tradesmen and arti
sans, ber civil magistrates, her lawyers and
men of learning, nay, all ber plain, sober,
thoughtful people, who have always been
slow to give- their pledge lo cause, yet
know so well bow to bonor it witb true
loyalty when given, were in happy accord.
There was- at least no Carlisle, nor Crh
teiideo, nor Audy . Johnson, to bead a roll
of infamy, within tbe whole of her wide
extended borders.
' There wan no vote against the Or2i
nance of Secession ; there was no press to
Tnveiiib against it.
There was nvoice offfoeling into aLntion, tQJB she wgrjbr m
UacUOU - raised
in optKsiiion to it-- ihe
fail est of bsndT made appropriate banners
and Wove rich garlands for expectant be-t
, ,u j.n vv.mu.
aud poor."Vere' bestowed without stint or
:. ,4 ..Mvafd -...n w Kti I trt.rk fr.m rkhf
jiniitin fottberance of the common caue.'
The soos of our noble old State, supposed
lo pots? very fcw of the elements of uur
tial character, came forward witb astonish
ing alacrity and in very astooidbing num
bers. Those who bad mocked: ber before
beheld wi!B sUring eves hersphsudkl regi
ments, with full rank-s substantially clad
and equipped, ai;J governed by a rigid
discipline, which betokened tbe dread with
which the enemy has always been inspired!
when- tbey were k.no n to peupoo ine
field. Sinew then out of the yast-etore
boose, of her wealth, little kaowa before or
appreciated by even her owb PpK be
has puured forth into tbe lapf the Con
fnJetacy resources rommensurare witb her
other SacriScee. And whether wewMaturw
these sacrifices by the arnuua. of materials
of war and means of suUUianc femishefl
the spirit and detetmiaation of ber fotte.
who hare fought, or tbe number end sir- . '
tues of ber noble dead, we are obliged to
recogiiiae ber sisters leaning on ber' for ' - 1
support ia every emergency of tbe ewet
foi struggle.
Nor bave these sacrifices been made is
vaio ! . Tbey bave enriched ber Li tot v.
exalted ber tame and tacreased ber renown;
mum" a
aad tboogb wer material strength
beeta to sucne extent dimiatabed. sbe
day relatively nrore powerful for drfeoce
of tbe integrity of Iter territory, and of ber
rights and. booor, than when the contest
began. Distraction, desrvndencv and des
pair reign in the couneela of ibe Northern
government. 1 be hopes at first entertain
ed of our speedy conquest bave sank ia
the hearts of our enemies, and as a direct'
conaequeoce we find such resistance to the
' administration at Washington, and- nob
viocce so rife in tbe towns and cities,
that a measure of that government, most
essential to the further proseculiop of the
war, is opecly resisted and set at naught,
Popular assemblies have openly, declared
for peace, and tbe cress and some cf the
most it.floeniiar public inen ipea"koir ,
witb freedom and boldness which dearly
marks s change ia tbe state of public feel-'
ing upon tbe all absorbing topic. Tht
people have ceaed to prosecute the war,
and tbe government is. dealing its blows
bitn errtrtf fHscTwWsft'fA fanatic
cal blittdnens. Ihe despot who would en
slave us has found a lion in bis path in
the shape of opposition to bis despotic
power, and tbe courafe"of bim rand bis
muiods nas been, broken ;downr'"
Voluuteeriug for tbe armies of our
my has entirely ceased. Only a small
oimberef tbe conscripts drafted eaa be
fcrced bate the service, and these will cer
tainly be discontented, mutinous and worth
less as soldiers. -.-His armies in the field:
bave been depleted by destruction, hnmilk
ated and . dispirited by repeated defeats
and all their trusted leaders been driven in
disgrace from command. Even the par
tial discomfiture ia tbe attempt to invade
bis territory, and our loss of the ronp
holdoa the MississirL have jiailed to re
vive i h'n hopes of success, or to change ia
any material point of view this discourag
ing aspect of his affairs.. His armies can
not bt recruited so as to add td tbeir ma
terial strength during this campaign. - He
is daily sending ., to the rear detachments, s
a some cases wbole regiments and brig
ades, (doubtless . bis best troops) to keep
down by terror of arms a spirit of discon
tent among bis own subjects, which stops
little short of actual rebellion. Add to
-this tbe rapid exhaustion of his material
resources and yon cannot fail to see very
powerful causes at work to bring about
tlie separation for "which we are contend
ing upon terms which will secure to ns
Independence and tbe blessing of peace.
.Whose sacrifices bare tended more to
produce these results than those of North
Carolina I When the hope f our ene
mies were sought to be inspired by stories
of Unbo feelings among her people, . tbe
ready answer ever among tbem was, It
is kDa3ssible 1 Look to the number of
ber troops in the field and bow : fiercely
they fight V " This answer was then com- .
plete. Can tbe same be said of it now f
; That there is in Union feeling proper
among ber people we cannot believe. On
tbe contrary, there is we believe a very
unanimous sentiment of hostility to any
settlement of onr difficulties except upon,
terms that shall secure to us iadepeneeace
and peace upon a lasting basis. ,. But while
tbw is our belief we cannot shut our eye
to the conviction that there are parUes,in
our State who are endeavoring to combine ,
certain elements of dUconteat and party
Unholy purpose upon tbe publio vantbor
tie to fef ijf hrrbteouai
we are engaged into disrepute among our
people and tbwarttbedigns f patriotic
men in tbeir labcrs for tbe public good.
Tbe sentitnents of the partes referred to
find utterance principally through tbe col
umns of the Raleigh StamUrtL
"Movements for peace" Have been pro
posed iu North Carolina, taking tbe shape
generally ef a proposition to- hollcDOie:
tiooe of AKe-paap of Lha Southr inviting
similar conventions of tb4 people of tbe
North to meet tbem for an adjustrm'n: of
our diffkultios. In none of these propo
sitions are tbe terms upon which their au
thors propose to agree upon a peace even
dimly shadowed forth. Ta some it true
the term "honorable peace' is employed,
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