The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-11-11

. Inc threatened scarcity OF provisions III
of the District. of the State has called forth this action
of the Governor and council. Gov. Pckens, in his
Proclamation, says
'We.are in the midst of great revolution involving
very existence, and the free of ardent spirits
by brave but houghtless soldiers, has done more
to nure the discipline of armies and introduce
sickness and disease than any other The ques-
tion is simply whether to keep bread for
soldiers families or allow it to be manufactured into
poison, to be administered their husbands and broth
ers in service.
earnestly entreat that every man may use his best
exertions that this proclamation is immediate y
enforced, and thus aid in suppressing vice which is
disgrace virtuous freemen, and if not suppressed,
is well calculated to sap and undermine strength
and power an independent people"
We hope the North Carolina authorities will see that
every who has distilled grain in This State, since
the law prohibiting the went into effect is prose-
cuted 4 permit from a Confederate Surgeon, from
any Confederate officer, is We HAYES State
law prohibiting the dstillation of corn, &c and the
law be enforced the price of corn will be
advanced by whiskey- makers high that many will
suffer tor bread 1t is the duty Of Solicitors to prose
cute all who have violated the law, and call upon
them to do their duty fearlessly This is matter in
which tie peopEe at large deeply interested.
WHO KEEPING THE PEoPLE OF The STATE
DIVIDED TWO PAETIEs?-Let the following para
answer:
"The Lcgis!dfare-Thc Legislature of North Carolina
will assemble in this City Monday the 18th of this
/ month. Business of much Importance will no doubt
engage the attention of that body. 1t is
pected by the people that the Conservatives, having
the majority, will organize the houses BY selecting
officers from their own party; and that afterwards,
every instance original ccessoniss shall give place
Conservatives. And we may add the people only
expect but demand this; and if any of friends,
members of the Legislature, at all inclined to doubt
what say let them ask for instructions this sub
rct from the people of their respective
We respectfully appeal to the Conservatives attend
! in full force on the first day of the session"
! The above very forcibly reminds US of the story
about Patrick Henry and the beef in time of the
first Revolution. While the people then fighting
for their rights their property, their lives and their
liberty, there who Thought of nothing but
self and the spOils. s.....
The people of North Carolina are now fighting
for their rights freemen and keep brutal enemy
from destroying and conscating their property. Yet
! the editor of the Raleigh Standard exhor,s what it
calls the Conservaves" fill the offices with "ofi-
GERS from their own party" The Standard wants the
Legislature divided into parties the start and
demands that Original secessouists be prescribed.
We had hoped that should hear 10 more of party
until after the war, least This is no time to talk
about parties and to a scramble for the offices
We d. intend to discuss party matters with the
Standard any else, but could allow the
above paragraph pass without protesting against
| the spirit it manife<ts, and we hope those papers
which cooperated with ie Standard in the late cleo
! tion will join in condemning the programme
marked ont by the Standard If the 'party' in power
in accordance with the demands of the Standard
and thus fans the fame Of party feeling the response
bliy for divisions and strife will those who
! supported Mr. Johnston for Governor The Johnston
tration, $50 far he has acted in manner to deserve
their suppOrt and they desire to keep the people of
North Carolina united and free from party divisions for
the sake of the Of the South but they will
submit to be hunted down and prescribed simply be-
! cause they did not cooperate with the Raleigh
| Standard in the late elections. We care not who
hold the offices, they are honest capable men-but
protest against keeping alive party feeling and pro-
scribing the members of any particular party
| When the Standard denounces ''orginal accession
i$ts take part of it ourself, for we were
much better Union before the ,rdr than the editor
of the Standard ever WAS Since the war commenced
have supported the State and Confederate Govern
ments with all light in all measure. for prosecut-
| ing the war and securing the independence of the
Southern States while the Standard has been throw
ing obstacles in the way of the authorities both State
and Confederate, by finding fault and almost constant
ly complaining. 1t is not because the Standards de-
nuncAnons pnchcs us that rebuke it, but because
| the course of that paper is calculated to do harm
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