The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-09-02

! eve observed several handsome new lfeigHt
made the Petersburg Iron Works, being iauled
through the Yesterday morning. to be paceu on
/ the Southern Railroad. They are strong an" SUI
stantally built cars with the castings perfect IN every
respect, and will do honor good Workmanship any
where. From signs which can be observed through
the entire South but especially in this State we
that shall never hereafter be dependent on 'nG
North for our railroad engines rolling STOCK, anu 'il
the paraphernaia necessary the complete running
| order OF our roads,
| THE CoNsCRIPT LAW.-Whether this law be right or
wrong there doubt but that great many dis
graceful methods rcsortea to to operation
Charleston paper mentions the following as case in
point:
| "Oversecrs have largely and rapidly increased in
numbers since the operation of the Consumption law,
and in many places the demand for situations continue
brisk without regard to salary In some districts me
| "ovcrseers" reside ten miles from the places which
| give them and exemption"
| We hear of men in certain ncighborhood in this
| county, who have slipped off to Raleigh and Richmond
pretending to want cOntracts-Een, too who have no
experience in the business which they propose to en-
gage in for the government, and who would have
six months ago turned their delicate noses at the
| bare idea of doing such work.
THIRTY YEARS WAn.-A German paper in New York
says that the draft ordered by Lincoln guarantee for
a thirty years civil 1t further says
BY single stroke of the Presidents pen,
converted into the subjects of Government which
considers the bodies of its citizens its prop
ery and claims the absolute right to them accord
ing its within until they are destroyed"
That's so. The Germans are beginning to sec into
the Lincoln government now. We hope they will get
their fill of that concern and its pity for them for
they (by their votes the main nstgators of the
war.
THE YANKEES AND THEIR GENERALs.-Thcre is not
perhaps ''nation' under the sun vacillatng and
ill-humored when they fail carry their point, the
universal Yankee nation and when pcrchance they
DO gain their point they vacllang still and ready
to go beside themselves with joy. Steadiness and
frmness forms component part OF their character,
individually collcctircly-they either extremely
cast down or extremely ovcrjoyed by any event-one
extreme the other is their lenchan and what they
strive after. This is plainly shown in their
treatment of their general officers from the first battle
of the up this time. Whenever the rumor of
clash of reaches them, if all in their favor they
mediaeIy without waiting inquire further, mp
loud shout of triumph, and proclaim in newspapers
and in bombasc speeches that the commander of their
forces which were engaged is a "second Napoleon"
perfect Garibald and this they keep up until they
succeed in getting him promoted. But alas for human
nature aud Yankee human nature in particular, their
glory departs suddenly it comes. Promoted be-
yond his ability to command, and also 10 accomplish
something really brilliant in short space of time, the
Yankees commence again to print and to speak, but
this time in different strain; they clamorous
and labor hard for his removal they did before for
his promotion-haring another Napoleon" to fill
his place Strange it may seem, cOwardice is the
only manner by which general gain the continued
confidence of the northern people to any extent.
Fremont Sicgcl and Banks, in the northern mind
the three greatest generals of the present day. yet
o: these generals fought battle to its
cluSion; upon hearing of the advance of foe with
anything like numbers equal to their own, they prepare
retreat and give battle unless Overtaker and
compelled to do when they make eint at battle in
order to their retreat and if they succeed in
getting off with good part of their commands, the
Yankees pronounce the "great victory"
Next cowardce the art of lying is very effective to
keep the good will of the Yankees. In this latter
particular, Mcclellan, IIallec and Pope excel the
of the Yankee gcncrals-though they all, with one
exception adopts in the 1t is rumored, however,
that McCleen has had his day, and that his command
is be turned to either Banks Pope-the one
of whom and the other lie flk than he
1t will not be long, hope, until the whole trio, like
every dog, "will have his day"