North Carolina Newspapers

i wr-i-vy: CT5-7 SALISBURY; N. ;C. OCTOBER 19, i .. 1863., ; iN UMBER 227 VOL. XXI. J - f.J. JjRUNER;'(v . - r. ' " o V pttoa am raorBirroa. mi J ju-..i - . - Ttom an$ alter Unoi,oi unui uw ehaOg)a'.thtT tjpiicrt " of prottilow, paper and other article required to outfit Wsf M, the subscription fates of this pPer iu" bai4forsiiionths, and dr W- imri, for a year, . ,., y' , 'v.- ; . ADTjtTuma, two doDart for tbe 6r4 4 o doIUr for ch lubusnt publMsatioa. " 'April 30tti. 1M3. , ;' "'" Tjll - TflEr FCTCRE 5OF THE UU4 ' - r-y EdEBACY.";--''!xiieifaijinlMttnf mankind sustains the con viction which i uni versal .with ur people, that the Confederate States cannot be pre- vented from obtaining I tlie indepen deuce for which they are so bravely .attruggliug Their success is, -eer taiuiy, to themselves, not a matter of question. It will hot, , therefore, be considered that we are "bnilding catties in the air" if wo glanee at aoule ff the advantage we will pW -tea a a-iple, and. ,Hnwhjch. we basoilw expectation of becom ing a prosperous and powerful C!i tederacy. Of course, in the brief apace of an editorial article; we can otilv notice a fw; of these ad van- ttget. "'""';' We assume that, a the result of our secession and the war thar has fof)WH alt the State that adhere to the twstitUtioiL of slavery will xaooner or later awing txmt from the old wreck, and range tf iihlele alongside of those with which they have a common interestiiiLdeiitifijr We ahall then, withyut including ttrrit'iriee, over an are of aliout 800.C0U wjaare miles oiiibraciiig a NMilaiim f 12,000,000, ; lM-lodi 4.OUO.0OO ft laea a Und. po8ca tntr cverv aeajraPie-Tarieiy w en mate and of a! ; with agricu-toral capacitiesaltnoft unlimited ; with facilities for domestic manufactures and fereign comnteVce -.nrpa'sed br flU "Mil. '.... " - I - - I the fo of the globe. The 'EaaUern j limit of this vast territory Is formed by. the Atlantic Ocean, which wash- Its shores from the mootliof Dla ware Bay to the Cape f riorida a distance of 1,500 miles, its South ern boundary .stretches from th Caoe of Florida. aloOir the shores of 4he Golf of Mexico to the inon th of the Rio Grande, a distance of 1,200 iilea.This-iraniense line of sea coast ia dottedjrittcotvem1ehi bays iind haf bora, andTaliiferected at short intervals by large ad naviga ble river, whoee, branches spread and ramlfv thrtoi'ih every part of -th- eHnteidrAinong these may be eiitioneTThe great Mississippi, hich for tlie last" W00 intlea of , c tueiitioi wh of its course flows through slave ter ritory and belongs exclusively to the Confederate Statesr An exUfftsiva system of railway already extends iti PBrtareaiit arms through the land and theTday 4ajBot disunt when the whofe country wliTbecoveredj with a net-work of these artificial cJian nets of communication, and when the meant of rapid interconrse. and , exchange will be e6tablihed be tween i(i remotest extremities. Of the productions Of the South, it is onljrlieceaaary to siy that they con -atttutcd TOOTe-.tminthree fourths off the exports of theoldGovernmeot and that the whole civilized world 4 ": hwiwtaplerphf totton-for : the rnort indispensable article oTclotwng. j.Bu9b arCiorae .onhephyVcal'ad anttirAa or A tvilutu VV in v - t venture to wy thai such a country in the hands of a brave, intelligent, enterprising libertrloinz race, may JBet attain t ho very acme of national prosperity and grindearl And with out arrogance, such a race we may claim to be in proof of which we cite the fact, not only of tbe develop ment, progress and' culture; exhibit ed in the States composing the Con --fadaracy, bu fthe-indispa table" - fact uiat me weaiib .01 tne 01a. uovern ment, the wisdom of-itt laws, the , t glory of . lu arms, its prestige and Mer were mainly doe to Southern intelect and valor, tod the prodoe- 1 linn nrNiuitliafii I.Kna V J .1' Inetroaa with the gen i at of the Sou thern thiiida and the achievement of Southern courage. V V " ; ; Aa the old Union drew near the hour of its diaaotntion, a Sdothern Seoitor put on record a claim, which impartial hiatory will allow to be jaet, in behalf of the renins and patriotism which had made that Union Mih admiration of the world," beff e the malign spirit uf Northern fatiaticunj became poteM enough for mischief. ,"You complain," said Senator Hammond, of Snth Caro lina, addressing himself to the lead ers of the Republican party, on the 4th of March, 1858; yoa iromplaio of the rule of the Soinli. That has been another cause whic-h has pre served you. We hav kept tlie Government .conservative to the great purpose of Government. We liave placed her ahd kept her npon the Gnstitntion. and that has been. the cause ifyouf feace and oroe oenty . Tlie Senator fronr rfe w York (Dir. Sewiwd). says that this i abont to end; that you intend to take the Government from o: that it will pass from nor hands. Per- ltttwhthe-aays4ro-t4u.ay-4ton be- but do nut .forget it can never he lrxrtteii it is written on the hrightetNa.ge of human history that "we, thdrftlavelioldera-ofrritie South, took our country ia her in fancy, and after ruling her for sixty ootoi seventy years ober existence, we shallaurreuder herx to yoo with out a stain ujon her honor, bound less in prosperity, incalculable in her strength, the wonder aW the ad inirit'iott"i.f show what you will make of her, but no time Can ever diminish our glory f or your responsibility k braver and more warlike, peo- pie probably never exis'ed 00 the face of the eaith. In allthe wars .1 T'. JO.-. .... An. I -I J, "I jggj? tlte Sout h co t n ttted largeljr in which tlie uniieo oiaien wtig t more than her rateabte proportion of fighting men, and her soldjery have been distinguished alike for impetnous valor and patient endu rance. Tlie common remark that the nativesjof Southern climes are deficient in physical energy, and in warlike urOweiw, is true only willing applied to extreme' SouUern latitudes.- The annuals of the past and the daily evidence of our senses stamp it as false, so far as our own people are concerned. If the belief was ever really entertained in the Korili, a hundred victsriccs on un equal fields have dispelled it. There need be no apprehension -that the Southern '"people Inek the ability either to achievo 0 maintain their independence. lJS4ih-aeha- a people capaoio oi uciuiufi .., and capable toof turning its great natural advantages to the most pro ductive oses, nothing is needed to -- I II .f .1 rAn .1 in r. it jRHttttha-Jiigheat ana happiness, but wise, judicious legis lation, and a prudent administration of pubjic affair. In these respects, it is our good fortune to have had the teaching of some of the wisest tatestnen, and tue examples 01 some of the- forest piotae.worja:M ever seen iWaslungton, Madison and Mason, Taylor of yaroima, wu wn. and man 1 from n single one of tliese . oiaies, have lea imperiidiable legacies of Statesmanship and patriotism for the - " :tt .(v.. tr(ltPG OI ail HIM.T iLCQ. itionrweJiare as 8t.ern ftnf P r P?1 ual warning the alnpwreefc of tne Northern States tne resun vi ru cal and agrarian theroics, of dema gogical agiUtioniTamikiravwh prae ticea. . Add to these tlie great con servative airbstratum f slavery, as the baaiiof ooraociety and tnstitu tions, and we: may fairly indulge tbe hope that the poople of lh p federate States will mfrperroit them, ielvei toe tn'wgoveroed Let thia hopete realittd. and, with the favor xt the Great Dispoaer of humaa dea- tioiea, wliat will be wanting to ena " Nut that Indeed, 'for j' p .!5tWf 4!(tWr5rJi fWEr. .rcaaiEitiiN ' v" blelbe p),oMftl'&s 19 their country the kaiMf a . VI 'S front ratikT amoog the great metit of anything . by de-lucting 10 third or A fourth of the amonnt that - 5t r ; powera of the eil Great In ca- per cent, from the ,Miiionnt assessed Mr. Gregg proposes to exact. It la ! JZmim- ti.-i -nnn I,., M utwti anv State that a-uuld pay the in the nature of Umt most tjoohIav rrein l realitr J We presume that no reasonable they are eapabU least so dense portion, a Massacb her there to the aqosm mile is 120. Thia DQinber, . mollified by the square railWcoieposi ug onr territo rial area, woald give a population of more tliao a j. hundred in ill ions. We may tberefok aMtame that the Confederacy ia nbundaotly, able . to? maintain A population of one hurt' dred millionaa Dumber sofficieut to satisfy either vauity oi ambition, Botf recurring tu our pteaent con dition, an4i leaving the future to take care of itself, tbe staple produc tions of our soil, our cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar and breadstufli,' consti tute the baeeia of a foreign trade that must tnake commercial alliances and treaties of trade with us desi rable to , all commercial nations. Cotton, the principal product of onr ioH, is the-rnost important artiel of v CUlii UJcriTW III HH7 wirnu. va" !uTl" ,..l,!f ,M.F.rft.Uu. race. li a m a.. niaa wui deny tnai4; v1!' I" "v,fw v.. "T,'.';,j w jcup uir ranee la 1 of suonortin" at aungineM 01 a pwpic wuotu ii aup-i 1.1s aay 01 neea lor a loan, asking a poiiauon, la pro- pw ww-j isi; wwij iv tuuiriuuio a ponion, tlt is, about 500,000.000 of human r government V e would pub ..a .... ...;..i. f.ii .1,. r. Iifeb the wole. letter But for the un- UCIIIZ0 nitU t"M 4IMIMO VI fcv. v of tlld hdsJieenrovciLlli the Confederate States. The foreign commerce of Great , Britain consist aliuoet entirely in the exchange of iter manufactures for the rude pro ducts of other conntrie,' ahd nearly one-half of her exports are. manu factures of cotton, it ia estimated .that the manufacture of this materi al employ a capital ..f $400,000',000, and gives employment to at least 5,000,000 of her people. It is evi dent from this statement" that Coufederacv has its hand on the mane of tlie British ...Hon, and that the beast, so foriinJ.ille to all the rest of the world, tnt finally crouch to her Wo need not advert to the com mercial advantage which the Con federacy will o'erive from the estab lish luent of a direct trade with for eign countries, nor facilities which we possess for navigation and manu Tactores. it will be a singular ano maly, indeed, if with a seaoit f nearly three thousand iuil in ex tent, the Confederate States d t become a great naval ..p5we.rt and it ; will be equally strange if they fail to turn to account, the abuRdant ele ments of manufacturing prosperity with which tiey are so bountifully endowed by nature. Indeed, we are dwelling on subjects with wliich our own people are generally famil- j jar, and wtncll those ot omer coun - tries are beginning rap.d.y to coo,- prehend. We therefore close this article without having more mati opened the' door to the iiUuiitablo which THE CURRENCY. Our soldiers in the field have for two.and a half years pmven their wilfand ability to do their part in this mighty revolution. Courage and patriotism are inherent in man. lie is always ready to fight for his righta and liberties, and he soon Iaumi hi.w to fiirht. Knt tlie tnan ICWU.Uun --. - ( alreuientfth natwns aaddenly plangetlintft -a-dcaji in which hundreds or minions sianu fnhShrofeltro altogether a diffetentwr etfatteri in which mere skill ia jequiredaiidj yet in wWeh the Uontedecaey : Jiafl. fewer resources and no experience. Added to the difficulties of the situ ation, it can bardlybe contended that the Secretary of the Treasury waa thejnanJorjhe tjniefc Jynaa tt. norvA to call noon the peo ple io pay largelyforthe support of the warUe lacxea taiui iu their rtatriotinm. TheV had given tne r , : . flnr r kcir vonn? men to the1 "VI v 4 0 1 V C wnaci'aitdyetaappoaei that they woiUiot. gifi-lb?0 6 ern Confederacy, more thantwelve milliona of dollart a year In taxea I smiling prospect on looks. Ittehtnond nig -w per cent, out ontaWiTTrcatu osetts. Hie uiihi. i ent on isaning- paper promisee uneven, 11 we recollect aright, as small . . 1. ..t 1 It is possible, howevri Uit noi other man would Lave done .better than Mr. Meuiminer. Ilia path has l-een in many respects UiroogUT a wilderness, with no sufficient land marks to guide bin in so difficnlt and dangerous a way. lie appears at any rate to be now in search of proper directions, for we find in the Charleston. ' Uourier a letter irow Win. Gregg, sq., an eminently in telligent and practical man, in which he addresses Mr, Mrmmlnger in re-plyJO-aJetter from the latter re- i a - . . g I ft the. financial embarrassment of 1 ( u hmi iiiv iim v ic w n ma vf mm a 1 j, -..-w.fc. . jf ' I 1. uouaii cannot properly oe omiueu, v. , . . - A may do so at ao.ne future pay '.' lie "does not consider the casta a hope less one," only one that requires bold men and bold measures.' He thinks the currency ought to be re duced as speedily as possible to one hundred millions ; that .this ought to have "jcen done heretofore by selling 7 and 8" per cent, bonds as long as they would aell at reasonable rates ; 4,nt that ow it canooly be I ,ie DJ a forced loan.' First, he re commends a connnueu mouejr i to pay the interest on tie public debt; and second, a uxor forced loan of 25 per cent, or more upoti .j the property of the country, the taX paver to receive eituer I or o per cent, bonds for such forced loans. The tax to be collected first in suf ficient amount to absorb the present currency, and thereto provide bar tlie future wants 06 the government p to fifteen hdred4uillbns rwhich we take to be only 12 or 15 per cent, of what was the wealtli of the Con federacy before the war. Cash would not be required to pay this tax. A tax note, 'having a prior lien overall other debts, would cora mabd money anywhere, and be neg otiable in this or any other country. Such an assumption of the national debt would forever prevent repudia tion, and -raise Confederate bonds 1 h sUndsrd jn Europe, ,,ettf -aT(l Mr. Gregg, to gie f Ml tt ,,aft of our ,)mn ta i,e- r : nntt ld ioge - , - 4 towhAt :g equal , to a spCcieNrrency, we could endure a ten years' War and yet be able to- pay our nauonai .:u.b. thinks the tax in kind too compli 1 1 e & I . m irt f our cated a job for the government, and that, it encourages the agriculturists m withholding their surplus from market and in disliking to receive and hold treasury notes. He is par ticnlarly anxions that the credit of the Confederacy should be preserved untainted, without Jbe sligtirest ais- - , ALiaiJi -ith- eimiU.LtWOjhpu?anJ lions of dollars, he has no doubt ot "HfoTfrbtfntFant' abil ityef4heeaatry to payheWws-debfc An exjort duty.on . cottoaalofte would d it, and that ncould: come tooj outf tie pkrekets of foreign nations. .ncD ia aoriei aumuvvL. -v.j interesting contribution to the cause on this question. "Rnt va find another in the last pay wiui au unpnnjf nuu, uiini m oyiirauces iy uoiiars.JT ine re the laud waa filled to overflowing, snlt was that everybody ilid ub aiid it. hal become, indispeneable t scribe, it became elnphatically , the that xouie remedy shall be devised, people's loan, giving a pecuniar? if we would save tlie treasury from interest to every man, woman and bankruptcy and the -cause from jchild.in the country in favor of tbe tailore--' ? I r. grerniuent. The peopleof onr conn- drnlKVroatrlotrfretn Goveri Morehead, addressed to the freai dent, and for this we; make room. It strikee oc more favorably tha the plan -tf a forced loahSuch a loan may become necessity, but it readPKM er-bac otherwise tbsii!att iouahelfHber the peo ple might proudly aad cheerfully r f e . v -m. try have every "Interest at stake, hot ills doubtful wliether manr of them would not ' feel it more fntensalv if they had a government bond In their pocket.'" ' ' '.-f - We commend Gov. Morehead'a views to "the consideration of oar n&d&s.IaiaeviUet Observer. i. V- 5 tnm tin 8omtk feiuaauL' SMUT t IN WHEAT A SURE Ptixur, GjtEEmmiE, fiw C, "W7 " October 5,1863.7- Mb.Editob: I saw twelve months ago, in a newspaper, an article taken from some old German or English paper, on the use of chamber lye aa a-preventi ve to-amat - in-rheafc;-Blue stone being very dear, and dif ficult to obtain,! resolved npon try ing the lye with my seed last fap, which I did, the result proving it to be a certain and sure remedy; for, of a yield of some 300 bpsbela made from the seed need with the . lye, I did not find a single head of sm it. A neighbor and friend of bine made the same experiment, giving it a fairer trial, sowing the same kind of seed, using the lye with sonie, while the rest hesowd withontit-s-thathe used the lyewith resulting as mine, the otheSeed badly smutted. Thedirections as t6 using the lye, ihlhXrticIe referred to, was, to put me seeu m a oasKei and sink it in a rrel conUining tbe lve. not allow ing it to remain but a few seconds: 1 ' " a -- m 1- - then, atter draining; It over the bar- -rel, to roll the seed on a floor in slacked lime or strong wood ashes. JFwereTdetlmy seed remain in the liquid some two or three min utes i would further state, by keep ing it several weeks does not injure the strength of the lye. -t Wheat sowing being near at hand, Mr. Editor, J give the above infor mation as rendering a service to the country. TITHEMAN. IMPORTANT ARRIVAL, The steamer Advance, belonging to the State of North Caroh'n, has just made her third trip .into Wil mington from Bermuda. There is no impropriety in mentioning the fact, as we learn she was chased and fired at by the blockadera, but got in safely. It is supposed, that be sides her" usual cargo of clothes, blankets and shoes for the North Carolina soldiers, she has brought many thousand pairs of cottou and wool cards to be sold to the people of the State at cost and charges. The sagacity of our Governor and Legislature, in thus providing for both soldiers and people, at a pro bable aavlnjp milliona of dollars in mond . dispatch say a that Commis sioner Ould had another, interview on Monday at City Point with Cooi-mjioner-Mei'editfiron the subject of the exchange of officers; No con clusion' was arrived at, but it is be TvedihSfthJ Tankee govftremaat will ultimately agree to some equit able arrangement; Surgeons, will probably be exchanged at an arly day. The Yankees boUaeveo Gen- jm 1 ml 111 neteen -hBDareaoUi CJcfederate ( officers as" prisoners. " 6 I - t - - ' t