The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-12
Interesting Southern News.

FORTRESS MONROE, req. zt.-A nag
of truce to-day took over to day dfty peo-
Pile to Craney Island.
We have the following Southern news:
A meeting of the cotton and tobacco
planters took place at Richmond on
Wednesday evening. to take into consid-
Grafton the voluntary destruction of the
cottoa and tobacco crops in view of the
fac that the efforts of the enemy were
mainly directed toward robbing thu South
of the accumulation of these two great
staples. A number of speeches were
made, and committee was appointed to
prepare business for an adjourned meeting
this evening. to- a
In Congress, on Wednesday. Senator
! Sims of Kentucky offered resolutions de-.
claring that the people of the Confeder-
ate States will to the last extremity main.
tain and defend their right TO self govern.
ment and the government established by
them; aud to this end will pledge their
last mau and last dollar for the prosecu-
tionsof the war, until their independence
is acknowledged; and also that they will
submit to any sacrifice and endure, any
rial, however severe, and, firmly relying
uH The justness of their cause, aud hum.
bly, trusting in the providence of God. will
maintain their position before the world
and high heaven, while they have voice
to raise or an arm to defend. The reso-
lutivns were referred to the committee on
Military Affairs. .4, aa
A resolution was offered providing fo'
comnensation by the Government for cot
Ion and tobacco burned to prevent their
falling into the hands Of the q. States.
The Raleigh Register of the 2e.h inst.
says two men were brought to this city on
Monday as prisoners, on . charge ci
having piloted the Yankees to Roanoke
Island; they were committed to Jail The
same paper. 10 an editorial, begins by
saying that it would be criminal ss vel
as idle, to deny that the present state il
. the most gloomy period that tho Soutt
has witnessed since the commencement o
) the war. and goes on in an earnest man
luer to call on the people to stacd by thsi
country aud fight to the last
# All the prisoners taken at Roanok
Island have been released on parole
qnits number of them arrived ct Ra
d leigh on Monday, and stated that on
r hundred and City were left at Wildon, t
Il come on Tuesday. Ii
y Five regiments of volunteers for tho va
Il are wanted to make up the quota of
t, Carolins, and Gov. CLARK mas issued
k procle IN ..ion appealing to the patriotisl
d of the citizsns Of the State to fill up th
of res N nts. h21 ego =
l. The N,rfolk Day ,ok of yesterds
Of has the following telegram: 7 8
e RICHMOND, Feb. 26 The Lynchbu,
d Republican has special dispatch fro
,- BRISTOL Tennessee, stating that the enem
: had occupied Nashville on Sunday. Tt
,d number Of Confederate prisoners taken
ID Fort Done lson is about seven thousan,
he lumber killed was Eve hundred, az
wounded fifteen hundred The admitts
ioss of the Federals is from six thousar
n) 10 ten thousand killed and wounde
Gen ri Floyd has saved ell bis comma,
et except the Goth Mississippi Regime
at aud the Gray and Jackson batteries. viii
Id we're taken.
OF RlaHNoNn, Feb. 21.-Schles's y,
is extensive cotton and WOODEN factory "
in burned On Tuesday night. The loss
he neavy The cotton factories at Colu
n bus and Augusta have suspended teml
Ia, ,ariiy, 10 consequence of material injr
t.t - - 4. 4
TN 20 theft dams and canals by the rec,
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