The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-05-20
OUR CURRENcY.-We endorse the following from the


ouR CURRENcT.-We endorse the following from the
Richmond Examiner:
The man who by word or act BY inadvertance or
DIRECT effort brings dscredit upon Confederate money
wounds the Southern in a vital par and is,
fact if intention doing the work of the tratcr.
H. takes bread from the mouth of the army by i'm
pairing the ability of the Government provide for
its subsistence. He denies the soldier the luxury of
way-side meal, which the Confederate money in his
pocket would procure him. He strips the wife aud
children at home of the meat bread and shelter which
the husband and father in the army could provide by
means of the money received in the service. If the
Confederate money be Deprecated all the property OF
the South is deprecated in like ratio, for there can be
currency in the South if that should cease to be-
We know Of two men in this State, who have
had considerable reputation heretofore who have re-
fused to take Confederate money. shall be remem-
bered against them long they live. No real
friend of the southern cause will depreciate our
currency. If Confederate money is not good nothing
is good in the way of paper money.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION adjourned on
Tuesday last, according to previous appointment.
Judge Osborne offered resolution to prolong the ses-
sion until Saturday, but failed We suppose many
of the members, like large majority of the people OF
the State tired of the concern and good deal
Disguised with it. When it adjourned there was not
quorum, and had not been for day or two previous
Had been for the disposition of some of the
bers be always talking, the "taented body" might
have transacted the business in onehalf the
time it has occupied
We do not find in any of the Raleigh papers list of
the Ordinances passed. We informed by MEM
Der of the Convention that the Constitution
ed hold annual sessions of tie Legislature,
the sessions limited forty days, and the members
be elected every two years. We see no mention made
of this Amendments in the closing proceedings. The
ordinance to create the office of Lieut. Governor
not acted upon An ordinance empowering the Treas
issue additional two millions of dollars in
.casury notes. in S5s, Sos and S2Os, and ten thou
sand dollars in small denominations passed Also,
to allow citizens driven from their homes by the
enemy the right for Governor in any county of
the State Also, charter Railroad from Fayetteville
O Florence s. c. The ordinance to regulate the price
of provisions introduced by Mr. Strange, opposed
by Mr. Graham and Mr. Badger, and laid The table.
If the Convention is not called together again before
the LIST of November it is be considered dissolved
THE DANvILLE CoSNECTON.-The proposed Railroad
from Greensborough to Danville is now called the
'PicdmOnt Railroad" Congress made appropria-
ton to build this Road but it appears from the follow
ing paragraph from the Greensboro Patriot that the
authorities at Richmond have abandoned the idea of
building and that another party has taken charge
the scheme:
The Confederate Government having declined to
build the Piedmont Railroad, the stockholders of the
Richmond and Danvlle Road have subscribed for the
entire stock of the Piedmont Road and it is said will
build the Road with all possible dispatch, the
practicable route from Danve to Greensboro"
We find in the Patriot an advertisement from the
President of the Richmond and Danvil!e Railroad, IL
nouncing the stock of the Piedmont Road has been
all taken by his company, and saying that is desired
by his company and the Confederate Government that
the work of construction should be commenced and
completed as speedily possible The company
will be organized in 80 or 40 days; and all persons
having hands to hire requested to communicate
with Lewis F. Harve, President of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad, with Vincent Witcher and John
r. Edmond Directors.
SYMPTOMS OF YELLOW FEVER IN THE SOUTH.
The Savannah correspondent of the Richmond
Wing says there are certain premonitory signs
which clearly and unerringy herald the approach
of the yellow fever. One is the appearance of
certain fly an insect that never visits that region
without being followed by epidemic 1t
is known the yellow fever fly, and has made an
unusually early advent this year, in very large
swarms. Again, it has never failed to be the case
that the poultry have been visited with an epidemic
of some sort previous to the appearance of yellow
fever, and the mortality was never greater among
the fowls than it has been for the last eight or ten
days. Last year the South escaped entirely this
fearful scourge, but two years of exemption
, not to be anticipated from anything We have heard
of in the history of the past. Under these crcum-
stances it would seem the dictate of prudence to
remove from the Southern those of our troops
who have not been acclimaed, and transfer them
TO some region where they will not be exposed to
an enemy more deadly than a battle: Should the
present indications of yellow fever season be
realized the Yankees will be entirely unable to
push their Southern incursions, to hold the
positions they have occupied. We shall have an
ally in this pestence terrible than hundred
| thousand armed men; ally who does not stop
to ditch and trench, and only falls back when he
has no more victims to pursue.-Richmond Dis
patch.
Rszg~ We have it on perfectly good authority
that the Lincolnite government is engaged in try
ing to get up First North Carolina Regiment
for the Federal service, and that u man named
Potter holds the commission of Col, and another
named Respass the position of Leut-Co Who
Potter is We do not know. Respass is son of
Isaiah Respass, former, we suppose present,
Mayor Of Washington, N. G. 1t is said they have
succeeded in getting together few traitors from
the most God abandoned portion Of the population
of the worst neighborhoods.
We care little for long cards published in news