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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

By correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch.
who in the fight at Roanoke Island gives list of
the killed and wounded, from which it appears that
Confederates were killed and 80 wounded. OF the I6
killed. twelve North Caronians and four Virgil
mans. This shows who did the fighting. notwthstand-
ing the talk of Virginia papers about North Carolina
cowardce'
The report that Col. Shaw, of the sth Regiment,
behaved cowardly, do not believe 1t it is stated
that he has been ordered Richmond for investi
cation. If on investigation it is shown that he acted
traitorously cOwardly. we hope he will be shot Let
every traitor be put death Immediately.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

B3g~ The drinking houses of Charleston have all
been closed by order of the city authorities and the
license money refunded. The Columbia Carolinian
speaks of this necessary demanded by the
times.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

LYNcHBURG, Feb. 24.-Two spans of the rail-
road bridge on the South-Side Railroad, near
Lynchburg, were destroyed by fire this afternoon,
about FIVE O'Clock.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04
DISASTERS TO FEDERAL VESSELS

NORFOLK, Feb 2s.-The Federal steamer Express is
reported as having been lost the Eastern shore
Virginia in the gale of the oath. The Hobok-
Ell, which was engaged laying the cable in the bay is
ashore at Cape Henry and is going pieces. The
were saved by the steamer Spaulding. The attempt
lay the telegraph cable across the Chesapeake is
failure. Half of it laid, but the end buried up
and the balance lost. The gun-boat Forbes is ashore
at Nags Head. One ship, four briggs aud schoon-
ers ashore at holmes Hole
FROM TIE PoToMAC-We learn that it was reported
in Baltimore yesterday that Gen. Banks had crossed
the Potomac, and had been badly beaten aud driven back
by our forces.
We not at liberty to say how obtained this in
fornation-sufhce it to say, obtained itfrom
likely to know. 1t is also stated that they had
Baltimore from Washington for number of cars to con-
vey the killed and wounded.-[Norolk Day Book.
We are sorry to say that have heard MOTH
ing to confirm the above.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

CSFoUSDED RUNoRs.-We have often endeavered to
put the public upon their guard against uufounded
rumOrs. We believe that some of the myliadS of I'M
probable hctions which every day ahuat must
be deliberately invented either by domestic enemies of
the South, for The sake of ujuring cause, by
mFchievOHs wags, impose the public credulity.
In the midst of such serious the present,
know not which class of these romamcers is most TO
be- reprehended. The first kuavrS and the last
idiots To circulate faSehoois in such times these
for the sake of joke exhibits evitv which is almost
shocking deliberate treason. If the fiction set
soat be Invention eXuggeratiou of disaster, it
derrcSSrS The public mind time when it needs the
support of patriotism urtitTc aud hope if the story
be OF good news. it eevaleS only sink it still
greater depression. The old punishment for gossip
ping might he revived again with advantage to the
public welfare ami ducking pond be the reward of
every one who wilfully deceiycs the communy.-
R'caEromd Dtspl;ch.
1t appears To he hard get the truth these
times Too many sngPositiomy aid reports obtain
renoy aS news We caution the public ,inSt beliey-
ing every report they hear Have patience and the
truth will come after awhile.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04
IRON, IRON,
SWedes and English,

at AUCTION IN WIL1HINGTUN, n
By S. n. WEST, AUCTIoSEER. s.-s. "a b
On Wednesday, March 5th, at IL o'clock, A NJ, we
will sell Public Auction Store, FIFTY TONS
SWEnES AND ENGLISH IRON, assorted sizes, from
to ten inches wide.
Also, Fifty Bags choice Cuba Golfer saSa
o. @. PARSLEY & CO..
Wilmington, n. c., Feb 20 1862. ~- .s&a.E
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

RETURNED TO THEIR OLD GUARTERS.-Nine of the
thirteen Federal prisoners who recently escaped from
nenet in this city, returned to their old quarters
Frday-a portion of them w"re caught in Fairfield
District, and the balance in Union. Il Columbia Caro-.
Resolutions have been introduced into the Lincoln
Senate to expel Hon. L. w Powell, of Kentucky for
disIoyalty to the United States.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

SEDITION.--The North Carolina Convention again
refused to pass law to define and punish sedition:
Mr. Rayner prepared ordinance and tried to get IT
adopted but Mr. Graham opposed and it was reject
ed 1t is unfortunate that the ordinance was not
adopted for ii compels the true southern men to take
means for their protection against spies and traitors
who do everything injure cause except commit
ing the of While the North is adopt
ing and executing energetic measures for keeping down
opposition to the upon the South, making people
who only suspected take the oath of allegiance to
the Lincoa Government some Southern Lawmakers
are afraid being harsh afraid of making somebody
mad. The prompt action of the Lincoln authorizes
saved their Government from being overthrow by
opponents in the North, and the South might have
learned valuable lesson in this respect But no such
has been adopted in the South, and the result OF
suck careessness, fear, will soon be revealed II
our rulers III good earnest as the most OF our
people are about resisting yankee invasion, why don
they promptly aud vigorously? This is no
time to be afraid possibility if duty requires it to
be assumed for the good of the The men, wo-
men and children who suffering loss and pri
walton for the of independence, demand that
prompt and strict measures be adopted to repel inva
sion and punish enemies matter where found I'm
til that is done need not expect peace.
The people of the South will finally whip the North
if their Congress- State Conventions and Legislatures
will aid them with proper and ueedful laws such
the times demand
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

CONFEDERATE CosGRRss.-Some of the members OF
the Confederate Congress have been rasping some OF
the members of the Cabinet pretty severely for neglect
of duty and doubt they deserve it. The Secretary
of War, Mr. Benjamin, and the Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Mallory, pronounced incompetent, aud they are
blamed for erecting better Notifications at Roanoke
Island and having the navy in better condition
The following resolution has been adopted by the
Senate;
Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States
of America, That the honor of the Government i'm
peratively demands that the existing be prosecuted
until the enemy shall have been expelled from every
foot of soil within each and every OF the Conied-
crate States and no proposition Of peace shall be en-
tertaned which contcmplates however remotely, the
REIMBURSEMENT by this Government of any portlon OF
any of the States of this Confederacy.
In the House, Nr Miles, chairman of the Military
Committee reported bill creating the office of Com
handing General of the Confederate Army during the
war. 1t is thought this bill will pass
1t is reported that Congress has passed bill author
zing suspension of the habea corpus in certain
J. J. Pettgrew aud A. P Hill, of North Carolina,
have been confirmed by the Senate Brgadier Gen Is.
President Davis Message to Congress will be found
on the second page of this paper.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04
Esss- The following from the Wilmington Journal is
worthy Of attention by all newEpapers:

Ees5- The following from the Wilmington Journal is
worthy of attention by all newspapers
To oCR ENCHASGEs-We agree with the Richmond
Enquirer in placing but little reliance upon the reports
OF fugtives from hates they are generally grossly
exaggerated ana often pure hctionS We al! know
what nonsense reaches in this way in regard to the
fight Roanoke Island. There is another thing which
think the people and the press ought to look to- 1t
is evidently the object it is also the interest of the
Northern government to paraIyze Southern effort and
energy by big parade of Northern success and
irresStibility We have doubt in the world that
Ouehaf of the Dragging and boaSng in the New York
Herald, Tribune, and other northern papers, is
featured for Southern consumption from Fortress
Monroe by flag of truce to be coHed into the Norfolk
Day Book, and re-copied all the South-to fright
the timid-to still further unsette the wavering,
and to encourage the dsafected We may say that
people take these things for what they worth, but
it cannot be denied that printed matter shrewdly and
and il is every reader that is sufficiently familiar
with public matters make the proper determinations
and due allowances. More care ought to be used in
this respect We, ourselves, do feel wholly blame
less although far less than many of cotempOra
rics. Things not good wOnld like
them they nothing like bad tugitives
from battle side, Interested northern
papers the other side would make them out to be.
We have always thought that the copious extracts
Of all sorts of matter, from such lying papers the
New York Herald aud Tribune, calculated to do
much harm. Those valuable and interesting papers
Richmond and Petersburg, the Dispatch and Express
might do great deal Of good by emitting large por
ton of what is called Northern news Sometimes
these northern extracts copied into some south
ern papers in such way, frequently without credit
that 1t s hard to tell whether they from northern
or southern paper. In late number of the Richmond
Dispatch we find published the stories of the enemy
about Union men joining them at Fort DoneSon and
Clarksvillc, Tenn. SHch statements are manufactured
by northern newspaper correspondents with the hope
and expectation that they will be copied into southern
papers, and they are doing mischief in this way.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04
TIL r. NEWS.

The arrival of the Confederate steamer Nashville at
Beaufort, n c. good news especially if she has the
amount of army stores on board as reported.
We have no new battle report reliable informa-
,ion Passengers who came from the South on Sunday
evening say il was reported that Gen Beauregard cap
ured 10 900 yankees in Tennessee last week; but we
have no news confirming the rumor, and do not be-
leTe 1t.
An attack OH Savannah is every day expected. We
learn that the Charleston and Savannah Railroad has
been DESTROYED by the CGnfederaes prevent the
nv from getting possession of it.
The latest news will be found in another column,
for which we are indebted to the Columbia Caroliuan.
NASHVILLE ACTUALLY POSSESSION OF THE FEDERALs.
We learn from "a gentleman direct from Nashville,
that on Thursday last Gen. Buell. delivered speech
from the State House, IL which he asserted that he
came to protect the people, aud injure them
Columbia CdroitntaH, Narch 2.
The enemy now hope conquer US by show of
kindness. II they get subugated they will then
show the tyrant's hand and make pay the immense
debt they have contracted We learn that Gen Burn
aide is acting very fairly towards the people the n
G. coast. Ofcourse he hopes to sutugatc them easier
by that than by fire aud sword. We hope the
southern people viii not allow themselves to be en-
trapped in that way. Amy who takes protection
for his property from the enemy, must be proclaimed
tory and Il traitor, aud branded such.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-04

VoLuSTEERISG.-The volunteering spirit is still
the increase throughout this of the State In this
county companies have recently been formed,
Capt. Nichols and Capt Ross, and others being
formed, under Messrs J White, S E Belk and
Springs and one under J Fox, Esq The time has
come VIXEN men must either volunteer be draft
ed. Volunteers get 500 bounty-dratted men get no
bounty.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-04
sit was not SO at Home"

tAh, Nasal it was not so at home! when
my other baby died, old missus came and
laid her out herself, aud / had a clean bed
to lay her on, md Miss Emily put flowers
in her little coffin
Sorrowful words are these, and from them
a lesson may be learned by all who are not
too much blinded by the modern sentimen-
tality of the hour.
A poor negress, beguiled by the syren
song of Abolition philanthropy, has escaped,
with her two children, from her Old Vir-
gina Home,' and is the recipient of Govern
ment bourty at Washington. In a wretched
cabin, the not, st!lliGg air in which, felt like
that of an oven, and the thin boards of
which were no protection against the burn
ing sua,' this Neophyte OF Greeieyism first
tasted the sweets OF African freedom,
But sorrow is no respecter of persons.
Disease strikes down her two babes 'One five
and the 9th seven. 'and who com es to watch
aud wrestle along with the mother now?
Who visits the cabin at lone hours of night
and relieves the sOrrOwiul mother OF her
wear;some vigils? Not the strange white
people-not those who told me flee to the
North aud cast of the accused chains of
slavery forever!'' An, no!
Alas during the night one child is taken.
and at break of day the other follows, Will
the III >tner IS left alone in her sorrow, with
none to aid. with none to comfort True,
sac is free but As the hunter of items for the
evening paper drops in. she kneels over the
liecss iorGls of her two babes, lying in a
bundle OF rags in her miserable hovel, and
pIteously exclaims: 1t was not SO at hone!'
Odd missu+.' clean bed Miss Emily aud
the ii ,wers' come bubbiing up from the dear
memory OF the past. Bnt it is too late now.
sac l. free; bu. it was not SO at hone!
WIZ the lesson be learued?-Franklin
Und Herald.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-04
From the Louisville Journal.

oTWe find in the Nashville Union the
following PROCLAMATION issued recently at
Harisville. Tennessee, by John Morgan,
the guerrilla:
HEADQUARTERS MoEGAN's BRIGADE.(
Hartsviile. Tennessee. I
Having noticed in the Cincinnati Daily
Gazette. OF the 10th inst, article dated
"P.is, Ky, 18th August, 1862 Whereby
il APPEARS that the agents oi The Federal
Government are (to use their own words)
forcing Nj organs 'Iriends 10 pay Tor the acts
OF THEN tavorite chieitaln," and thus vloat-
iro all laws hitherto respected and acknowl
edged bv civilized nations, foIgeitIi ana
v:IIulf1 closirg their eyes 10 the TACT that l,
in my iusiifiable attacks on Federal troOps
and Ftderal properly. have always respect
ed tGc private property aid persons oi Uh-
ion men. do hereby declare. that, TO pio-
,ect ScuIhcrn cit:zeus aud their rights, 1
Will helcetorth nj the law OF retaliation III
fulI torce, and act upon 1t with vlSor.
For every dollar eXacted from my fellow
citizens. Will have two from men oi Rbown
Union sentiments. and will make tnese per-
sons and p-oIeriy respoLsible ior thlS pay
ment. God knows II was my earnest WISH
to have conducted this war according 10 the
dictates Of my heart, and consouaht l" thoSe
feelings which acIuae every AohoraoIe
mind; but forced by The ylndict.Ve ana ID
iouirous proceedings OF our Northern Toes to
follow their example. in crder to Induce
them 10 return TO more humane conduct,
will, for the future, visit them IN their eX-
actions, retaliate upon them ard theirs the
crueItes and oppression with which m!
friends are visited and continue this course
nntil our enemies consent to make war ac-
coriing TO the law Of nations.
SIsued by me, this 18th day Of August
A. D. 1862. JOHN II. MORGAN,
Col Com'dg Brig.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-04
The Attitude OF France.

From the New York Tribune, August oS.1
l. has been supposed that in the even: Of
the reco LnitIon OF the Southern Jufe lerAcy
by LOUIS Napoleon, the Emperor would ex-
plain his reasons beforehand n some ,ublic
way for such interference. II is accordingly
rumored in Paris that pamphlet, bear in :
he tile of II Europe IL Ameyjqne, ct Ie
COt0n,' written Ivy one of the cJr.ii iential
advisers of the Emperor whom some sup
to be N ichei Gneva!ier, Will soon m axe its
appearance. Ii the information which
reaches Us on this point br true. the pamph-
let Is to define the respective position OF tn .
North aud the South in their relation to Eu-
rope aud to forth the policy which has
governed France toward both since the be
ginning OF the war. The oj iect is TO pre-
pare pnbiic opinion for the steps which the
French Government may see fl to take
eventually in the American question. That
he cOutem p!ates an interfereu ce of some sort
in our affairs there are other Indications.
Several French newspapers published n the
naval ports of France announce that the
Government has ordered SOU ,dron Of re-
serve to be prepared for sea, and that the
linc-ot battle Slips Wagram and Jecn Bqrt
the frigltes Danae, Nemesis, ] Ls'ey In Sy-
bile, aud the gunboat La I6Urnesate are get
getting ready TOR active service. They eX-
plan this extraordinary display of naval
toyce By saying that the departure of the
fleet for the Gulf of Mexico has LETT the
C oasts Of the reuch Empire de(enseiess; but
the friends OF the American Union, who are
experimenting dem monstration in favor OF
th South declare that Louis Napoleon Is
preparing himself for that emergency. They
find it impossible to reconcile his assurances
OF friendship to our Government and people
with these and other similar facts and ru-
uors.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-04

(tTTo all true friends of the Constitution
and Union, the present is time of deep
anxiety and foreboGing. After year aud 4
half of incessaut labor, in which the erer-
gies of our people have been grievously tax
ed. we called upon for renewed eXer-
tions and upon a scale Of still greater mag
nitude. A nation, heretofore blessed with
all the advantages free government could
confer. prosperous in all things, free from
q ebt and taxation, boastiuS OF the rights ana
liberties which a benign Constitution secured
to our entire people. In the short space OF
two wears, we witness the m metamorphose of
our country to the spectacle it to-day pre-
sents. Eight millions Of people stand in
raw against their government. A govern
ment under which they have enjoyed un-
bounded prosperity, and been protected in
every right TO which they were entitled -
To this government they now stand arrayed
almost as unit. in determined and dead
" hostility. In suppresslng this rebellion
seven Eupdred thousand men have already
been placed in the field, Learly one half of
whom are now shown by the official reports
to lie eli, her killed wounded or missing.
The new levy of six huadred thousand
men, will raise the number actually drawn
from the community to thirteen hundred
thousand, and with the number required to
fill up the old old regiments, the total will
be increased 10 over a million and "A hall "f
of men. How many OF this noble army Will
return to the homes they have left, none
can tell. But families bereaved Will be the
rule instead Of the exception.
During the last spring, the daily expenses
Of the government were stated by the mill
tary committees to exceed three mlllio' of
dollars per day That this was true at that
time, no one doubts. That our expenses 70.
this day and until The war is over will ex-
ceed i've millions of dollars per dag. 10 sen
sibie man will question. The last Congress
appropriated over nine hundred millions OF
dollars for the current expenses OF the year,
and with the debt previously Incurred. our
national Indebtedness may be fairly esti-
mated at 81 600, 100000 upon the first day
of July last.
If it is concluded within one year fifteen
hundred millions will be added TO this ma
/ king a total national ind debredness OF twenty
/ FIVE hundred millions of dollars. But the
sacrifice of life and the accumulation OF debt
is not TO be compared to the disastrous ef-
| fects OF dissolution of the Union. Ii the
| Rebellion is not suppressed all these sacri-
/ fees will be in VAN. Or, if in the
suppression of the Rebellion the Con-
stitution is overthrown ard upon its
termination we find a Military Despotsn1
has superseded our free form OF governmen ut
the burdens we have endvred will not COM
pare with the miseries that will follow
We have our duties to perform to suppress
the Rebellion, and preserve the Govern
mept. The one must 5e effected by armie:
in the field, the ether by the ballot box a
home. We hope the people will lave the
courage to effect the one and virtue sufficient
to resist the other-Burlington Argus.
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NUMBER IL
Yankee Courtsnip.

Get out. you nasty puppy-let me alone,
or i'll tell your ma! cried out Sally
to her, ake-.w who sat about ten feet from
b er. pulling dirt from the chimney jam.
i arn't touchin' on you, SAL responded
Jake.
Well, perhaps you don't mean to. nuther
do yon?'
No don't'
'Cause you're too darned long-legscd,
lanter- jawed, slab-sided, pigeon-toed, lab
berheaded, gangled- -kneed owl. you-you
ain't got tarnal bit o. sense; get along homo
with you.
Now, Sal, love you, and you can't help
it; ard if you don't let me stay and court
you. my daddy will sue you'rn for that COW
he sold him t'other day. BY jingo, he said
he'd do it.
Well look here, Jake-if you want to
court me, you'd better do it as a white man
does that thing-not set off there. as if you
tho't l was pizen.
How on airth is that, Sal?
Why, slide right up here, and hug and
kiss me, as if you really had some Of the bone
and sinner of a man about you. Do you
'sposo woman's only made to look at. you
stupid fool, you? No. they're made for prac-
teal results, as Kossuth says-to hug and
kiss, and such lke.'
Well said Jake, taking long breath, If
7 must, must, for love you, Sa;' and so
Jake commenced sliding up to her, like a
maple poker going to bottle. Laying his
arm gently on Sails shoulder, we thought
we heard Sal say:
That's the way to do it old hoss-:hat's
acting Ike white man orter.'
'Oh. Jerusalem and pancakes, exclaimed
Jake. 'i! this arm. better than any apple
sass ever marm made, a darned sight
C-r-a-c-k- e-e! buckwheat cakes, slap jacks
and 'lasses aint nowhere 'louGside O. YOU
Sal! Oh, how love you!' Here their lips
came together, and the report hat followed
was like drawing horses hoof out of the
mire.