The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-05-06
YANKEE BAR8ARITIES.


YANKEE BAR8ARITIES.
The uncivilized and barbarous proceedings of
the Yankees in North Carolina, Virginia and len
nessee, at every place they. have invaded, is
enough to make the blood Of every Southerner
run cold in his veins. When men are cowhided
and padded as in .Onslow county, n. c., and
women are insuted in the grossest manner as in
Camden county, n. c., and houses stripped Of
everything, and innocent families left to suffer
in the vicinity of Fredericksburg, Va, and
women stretched up by the neck until they
die of strangulaion in order to force them to re-
veal the place where their money is concealed, as
in Tennessee, is it not time for US to open eyes
to the kind Of enemy with whom we are contend
ing? The atrocities were not inflicted upon I'M
armed soldiers, captured, but upon unarmed men
and defcnceess, women We really think that
President Davis would be justified in appealing
to the civilized world to open their eyes to the
barbarism of our Northern foes.
If the men of the South refuse to enter the
army and to fight with such deeds of 'barbarity
and cruelty before them, then they deserve not
the boon of freemen. 1t is not to restore the
Union, to reprcss rebellion, to maintain the
power of the Government, that the Northern
soldiers fight. 1t is for rapine and murder. They
hate the Southerners, they envy their possessions
and they come among us to steal and murder the
innocent The heart sickcns at the recital Of the
wrongs made to feel and the oppression we
made to endure. And these things are at the
very door of all Of u.s. The enemy is bearing
down upon at every point and penetrating the
very heart of our country. The thieves and cut
threats are turned loose to prey upon us at will,
and from their oppression we have no appeal but
to our strong arms and stout hearts, and the God
who always hears the cries Of the oppressed.
PARTIzAN RANGERS.
The following is the bill passed by Congress
entitled "an act to organize bands Of Partizan
Rangers"
SECTION l. The Congress of the Confederate
States OF America do enact, That the President
be, and he is hereby authorized to commission
such officers he may deem proper, with au-
thority to form bands of Partzan Rangers, in
companies, battalions regiments, either as in
fantry cavalry, the companies battalions orreei
ments to be composed each, Of such number as
the President may approve.
Sec ,. BE it further enacted that such Parti-
IAN Rangers, after being regularly received into
the service, shall be entitled to the same pay,
ratons and quarters during their term Of SERVICE
and be subjected the same regulations, as other
soldiers.
Sec 3. BE it further enacted, That for any
arms aud munitions of captured from
the enemy by any body of Partizan Rangers, and
delivered to any Quartermaster at such place OF
places may be designated by Commanding
General. the Rangers shall be paid their full value
in such manner as the Secretary of War may pre-
scribe.
THE GRAIN CnoPs.-C Cheering Pospccts-
The annexed cheering intelligence is from the
Columbus Miss Republic of the 7th ult:
The prospect for a heavy crop Of wheat never
looked better in East Mississippi and West Ala
bama than it does at this time. There has been
more than double the ground sown, and our re-
ports from all sections that an abundant yield
may be looked for from present appearances. Our
planters are up with the times and are preparing
plant the heaviest corn crop that was ever
raised in this section. We have talked with
some of our largest Planters and with hundreds
during the last three weeks, and not six out Of
the whole number designed planting one
third the usual land in cotton. We put the next
Gotten crop down at 200, 600 bales, aud do not
believe it will vary much from these figures The
grain crop, if nothing happens to prevent an
average yield, will be equal to two years supply.
FoREIGN Born CITIZENS AND MILITARY
DuTY.-Judge Swayne, of Memphis decided a
few days since in the Of two men who claimed
exemption from military duty the ground of
foreign birth, that fore gners who are transient,
simply passing through the country, or remaining
here temporarily, are exempt from military duty.
But that persons who remain here, who make this
country their home, who, to use technical term
are ''domciled," entitled to the same protec-
tion and subject to the same duties, as native
born citizens; and it makes difference whether
they are or not naturalized. If this country
is their domciI, they may lawfully be required to
do military duty.
TREASURY NOTES TO BEAR INTEREsT-Sec-
rotary Memmirger, Of the Treasury Department.
announces, officially, that Congress has adopted an
issue of Treasury Notes bearing interest of
30-l00 per cent per annum That will be two
cents day on the hundred dollars
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT About 8 o'clock on
Tuesday morning last who called himself
W. j. Harris; but whose name is said by some to
be Fry, and who is supposed to be deserter and
the same man for whom reward of $50 was late
y offered by his Captain, came to Wadcsboro', and
offered for sale to Mr. Jno. Ii. Rhyme clay bank
horse for SIS. Mr. Rhyme, fearing that all was
not right, detained the under various pretexts
as long as he could previous to paying him, but
upon his proposing to leave double barrel shot
gun, (Which was part OF the purchasc) until he
came back for it, paid him the balance and he
departed. An hour after he left, Mr. Richie, the
owner Of the horse, arrived, and claimed his pro-
perty Mr. Rhyme aud Jno Edwards Immediately
started in pursuit, and found the thief few miles