The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-29
NORTHERN NEWS.

The contscatlon bill in the Federal Congress
has been amended, so that the bill should not
work the forfeiture Of real estate heyoad the ma.
tural life Of the cwner
The Yankee House of Representatives has
passed bill authorizing the President to call out
the militia for a period not exceeding nine
months, and also the employment of ne. pes in
military service.
Recruiting was going on very slowly in New
York. Governor Morgan has offered q bounty Of
fifty dollars to each recruit, trusting that the next
Legislature will endorse his action.
In the New York cotton market on the 10TH
cotton quoted at 40 to so cents
A bill to authorize the President to issue letters
Of marque and reprsa has been introduced in the
Northern Congress.
An order had been issued By Butler, offering
food to destitute people, but with the proviso
that no application will be received from any but
"loyaP' citizens. The Confederate will, therefore,
be left to starvation. This is one of many similar
plans that Butler adopts to make loyal citizens.
MCCLELLAN's STRENaTu.--ln the Lincoln Sc
nate, Chandler, of Michigan, occupied the even
ing session with a long speech on the conduct Of
the War, quoting largely from testimony takon
before the Committee on the Conduct of the War,
going to show that before the march on Manassas,
Gen. Mcclellan had 230 900 men under his COM
mand, Of whom l53 coo were sent down to the
Peninsula, where they set to digging trenches,
and then ordered to advance on gunboats instead
of Richmond, Chandler is very severe on the
Little Napoleon"
FROM FREDERICKsBURG AND BALTIMORE
From gentleman attached to the cavalry service,
who reached Richmond Friday night the Exami-
ner has some interesting news from Fredcricks.
burg. The enemy has entirely evacuated that
city, and retired beyond the Rappahannock, on
the North bank Of which he has posted cavalry
picket The joy OF the citizens is unbounded nt
this sudden departure of their opprcssors.
The Examiners informant, before leaving
Fredericksburg met with gentleman just arrived
from Baltimore from whom he learned that the
\ lankees have Withdrawn from Baltimore all their
troops except three regiments Of militia. All
their available force has also been Withdrawn
from Washington. Tho destination of these
troops was not positively known, but it
rently believed they had been sent to Gen, Pope
in the Valley.
The "Crisis' paper printed at Columbus,
Ohio, and edited by Sam Medary, by far the abest
political journal in the State, is highly conserva-
tive, and comes out fairly and squarely against
the Black Republican mnistration--charges
that party with precipiating the country into war,
and insists that unless the Republicans turned
out of office at once and kicked into nonenity the
Federal Government will be irretrievably destroyed
and the liberties Of the people sunk forever.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, another leading
journal, takes the same view. Both these papers
have large and rapidly increasing circulation,
and it is evident opposition to the is fast gain
ing strength in the West and Northwest.
TAKING PRISONERS PLAYED Our.-The fol-
lowing paragraph, taken from the Philadelphia
Inquirer, will serve a hint to men:
"The notorious Missouri rebel, Col. John Ovens,
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cars and depots, and by firing into passenger trains
last summer and fall was last week hunted down
by a detachment Of soldiers sent out from
Palmyra They found him near his farm, and
after slight resistance his part they succeeded
in capturing him: Preparations were made for
his execution. He begged the soldiers to take
him prisoner. They informed him that TAX
ing prisoners was played out They then placed
him upon stump, in front of file of soldiers,
and at the word of command, eight bullets pierced
the body of the rebel, killing him instantly"