The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-16

SOUTHERN MoNEY.--The Richmond Enquirer
says that gentleman who has just returned from
the United States says that in the Northern cities
North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia and Ala
bama bank notes are cnIy five per cent discount.
But short time since they were 50 and 90 per
cent discount. The gentleman thinks that If the
| northern people could deal in Coniederates notes
they, too would pass at only five per cent discount
Some people think that this is a sign that the
northern brokers expect an early peace We
don't know how that may be, but one thing is GER
tain the credit of the Confederacy and the States
composing it is rising everywhere. Everybody
with common sense knows that we will be free
and Independent people at some time, and that our
debts will all be paid, because we have the articles
to sell that will command the specie throughout
the world. The cunning yankees, seeing that
this will be the final result Of the war, of
are willing to take southern money, and glad to
get it.
If the southern people will remain united and
allow grumblers and GROWERS to throw no OBJ
etacles in the way of the Confederate authorities,
we shall be blessed with peace at no distant day.
The sore-heads who are constantly complaining Of
the action of Confederate officials, lead the enemy
to hope to conquer US in consequence of our inter
nal divisions. Let the GROWERS be rebuked and
let the enemy see that they have no influence in
retardng the cause of the South.
CONFEDERATE CoURT-The December Term
of this Court for the Cape Fear District, opened at
Salisbury on Monday the 1st inst, his Honor, Asa
Biggs, presiding. Up to Tuesday evening there
was no case Of much Importance disposed Of but
we learn there was full docket and business
enough to occupy the time of the Court for week
or more. But to the surprise of Attornes aad
everybody else, 80 far as we know, Judge Biggs
did not appear on Wednesday, having taken the
cars Tuesday night for home. There were gentle
men here with much business from both extremes
of the State, all of whom had to return without
having it attended to. His Honor may have had
very pressing reasons for this sudden and unex-
pected termination of his Court, and at another
time will find himself better prepared to attend to
the duties of his ofice.-Salisbury Watchman.
NEGROES AT THE NoRTH.-The influx of
negroes to the North is beginning to be felt in
New York. 1t is said that delegation of work
ingmen and mechanics, representing the various
trades of the city, will proceed to Washington
bearing with them petition against such course
of public policy as will be likely to add to the
free negro population Of the Northern cities
While protesting not to be actuated by any politi
cal or partzan motive, the President will be re-
minded of the hardships which the white labor
ing population suffering from the exorbitan,
prices cf the necessares of life, while any
which may have tendency to unduy increase
he number of laborers, and, by consequence,
further increase in the cost of living, will be re-
monstrated against.
The yankees will steal negroes, but they DOM
want to live among them.