The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-07-16

0ShS SUBSCRIPTIONS W Gile loan autn0rlZeQ by the
Confederate Congress. Bonds with coupons will
be issued to subscribers, bearing eight per cent per
annum, payable semi-annuay This is good op-
portunity for investment, and at the same time it
will aid our government in defending the lives
property and rights of Southern people, 1t will
be that the local commissioners for Charlotte
are W. r. Myers, John Walker and John A.
Young, who, suppose, will give all necessary
information not found in the card of the State
Commissioners.
We suppose all the Banks in the State will sub.
scribe to this loan. The Cape Fear Bank has
already subscribed $4,000 and the Bank Of
Clarendon $50, 900. The Bank of Charlotte will
subscribe $40 600. As the Fayetteville Observer
truthfuy remarks, it will be better to furnish the
means to whip our enemies on the border before
they invade our own State and destroy our prop
can't 90 to the war themselves must aid the gov
ernm ent by loaning their means.
| We understand that for the present subscription
| lists may be found at the Branch Bank of N. G.
| We also call attention to the card of Mr. Ii. X
Burgwyn Of Raleigh, agent of the Government
for receiving subscriptions of such portions Of
crops as the patriotic citizens Of North Carolina
| may be able TO invest in the bonds of the Con
| federate States.
| Gov. ELLIS SUCCEssoR.-By the death of Gov
Ellis Hon. Henry T. Clark, of Edgecombe county
| Speaker of the Senate, becomes Governor, and
will serve until the first of January, 1868. Nj
Clark is in the prime of life, polished gentleman
and will doubt discharge his duties faithfully
and acceptably. Instead of indulging a spirit Of
captiousness and fault-fnding, we hope every citi
zen will assist in upholding his hands in order that
the ship of State may be safely navigated through
tn csc troublesome times.
RsS~ We learn that Adjt Gen. J. f. Hoke has
been elected Colonel Of the 18th Regiment n. c.
Volunteers. The Rev. Mr. Berry of Lincolnton
has been appointed chaplain of the same Regi-
ment. The Regiment is ordered to Western Vir
ginia.
j. johnson Pettigrew of Charleston, has been
elected Colonel of the 18th Regiment n. c. Vol
unteers
THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS meets in Rich
mond on the goth of July. The Message of Presi-
dent Davis is looked for with good deal of inter
est. 1t will no doubt be an able document
According to the late apportionment of the
Confederate Congress (being fraction over ST.
600 for each member North Carolina will be en-
titled to ten Representatives instead of eight as
heretofore. Virginia has sixteen-a gain Of three
The tories of Western Virginia have elected
John S. Garlic and w T. Wiley to the U. S.
Senate in place Of Senators Hunter and Mason.
Ba- The report of Lincoln's Secretary of the
Treasury estimates the expenses of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June, 1862, al
S318, SIS, 581. He recommends that $50, 100000
be raised by taxation and s240,0O0,00O by loan
That will not be half enough.
LINCOLN's MEssAGE.-The synopsis we pub
lished last week Of Lincons Message (being equ al
to onehalf of the document) renders it unneces-
sary for US to fill up our columns this week with
it. AS we before remarked, it is nothing like a