The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-08-19
IMMENSE NUMBER OF TROOPS TO
BE RAISED At THE NORTH.

1t will be seen by intelligence from the North,
that if there is such Il thing subduing the South
by dint Of numbers, the Lincoln Government has
determined that it shall be done. Sir UunFrcd
Thous0nd additional Yankee soldiers are to be
Immediately placed in the field, and will, when
mustered into service be portion of at least
zoo, 900 men, the largest armed force Of which
modern history gives any account. Where now
the denunciations of the much abused conscript
law of the Southern COnfcdCracy? But for this
law should have had but the comparatively
bcggarly number of some hundred thousand men
to oppose the Yankee host which in myriads will
soon be IN battle array against Us. And yet the
conscript law has been denounced unconstitu
tiunal, useless, and oppressive, by men who ought
| to have known, and who did know better. What
will these men now say, when they are told that
another CONSUMPTION will be necessary-that the
Congress will find it absolutely necessary to
amend the conScrlpt law to embrace all men be-
tween the ages of Is and 10 or so years They
have soured the minds Of the people against the
law as it stands, and we are curious to
know what they will say when it will embrace
! every man in the Southern Confederacy capable
of bearing arms, except those who are, for special
reasons, exempted That Congress will see the
vital necessity of at once charging the conscrp-
ton, do not in the least doubt 1t is u question
with us of life or death-lberty or slavery. The
ankces are determined on subjugatiun and
will unheSltatlngly resort to any means, matter
how desperate, to accomplish their hellSh ohiect.
If u million Of men fail to attain their purpose,
they will place two millions in the field. The
! men OF the South, then, must make up their minds
that if they would either live free or die free they
must fight until their liberty is achieved, or
until the last man is killed and the last dollar
! spent.-Roteiyh Register.
, FROM MARTIN CoUNTY.-The following is an
extract from business letter to the Editors of the
3 Wilmington journal, dated Williamson, Martin
county, \. c., August 18th, 1862 1t will give
idea of the situation in that section of the
State:
! NILLIAMsTON, August 18th, 1862.
Mr. EnIToR-I regret to have to add now that
| am staying in the cncmy's country, who come
up occasionally and shell our village and country
for their savage amusement without notice after
which they pillage deserted houses and even vio-
late negro women The last raid of the kind was
on the 3lst ult., which drove precipitately from
their homes women, children and sick who were
overtakep by heavy rain that wet each perfectly
before they arrived at a place of safety. 1e,
! from these lower counties of the best oil
troops were engaged before Richmond for days
/ and yho met with fearful losses. We had a cav
| airy company here for some weeks. which, with
/ citizens, did noby at the Rainbow Banks, and or
the 9th ult we had additional artillery to arrive
Ehieh gave all high hopes that they came tc
drive the vandals from. river, and take the to
ries of Plymouth and Washington county; then
to have freed the town of Washington, which We
thought easy to do, but nothing was done, and
| they dispersed. after day or two to different To-
| calitieS.