The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-01

| CONDITION OF OUR ARMY.-A correspondent of
the Richmond Enquirer says of the condition OF
the Virginia army:
81 heard it from a courteous member of Gen.
Lees staff, who has recently inspected the army,
that its fighting condition better and that
its comfort is duly cared or and its health all that
could be desired. I, myself can bear witness to
the truthfuness of ell that DE said Of the morale
and spirit of this army just now.'
! e The people of Baltimore are now realizing
what submission subjugation In that
city, recently the friends and relations of deceas-
ed Confederate soldier und 7rtook to give him de-
cent burial and were following the corpse to the
grave when the Lincoln authorities arrested them
and imprisoned them i'll the Guard House. mother
was deprived the privilege Of seeing her son put
into the grave! And so it would be throughout our
, country if the yankee brues could get possession
of it., Arouse. Southrons, and work and fight for
your rights. for the graves of your dead, and for
your own lives.
| e Tie Northern papers are rejoicing at what
they call the "peace movement in North Carolina,
and propose to cooperate in these movements by
sending larger Yankee force into the State for the
purpose of exterminatng all who not in favor of
submission. The peace meetings, instead of pre-
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encourages him to attempt to overrun and destroy
US. The conduct of those who denouncing the
Confederate authorities and proposing to send COM
missoIers to Washington to treat for peace, is in
volying US all IN a more horrible than We have
yet experienced. How long will traitors be toera-
ted i'll the South
Coon WoRK.-On Saturday night, the 3d.
party of Confederate marines captured two yankee
together with all on board, 60 men, guns, &c. A
number of the yankees we're killed and wounded.
The celebrated yankee steamer Vanderbilt was
recently sunk by the Confederate steamer Georgia,
Capt Semmes The Vanderbilt started out for the
purpose of capturing the Georgia. After chasing
the Georgia for some time a surrender was demand
ed; the Georgia returned an answer by broadside,
disabling and sinking the Vanderbilt. Her crew,
consisting of 500 men, all drowned except 80.
The Vanderbilt was said to be the fastest ship in
the yankee Navy, and was formerly commanded by
Com Wilkes good job for the Georgia.
RIDICULoUs.-We learn that it is fact that all,
or nearly all, of those persons who making loud
complaints about the law requiring tax in kind,
are the ones who will never have such tax to pay,
because they do make over 50 bushels wheat and
100 bushels corn ! And yet they pretend to be
horribly oppressed by the 'tithing SYSTEM and
lead in public meetings. to- denounce it. Rather
ridiculous, besides disgraceful.
TIE TAX IN KIND.-Wc publish the following
notice for the information Of all interested. 1t will
be seen that the quantity of grain to be reserved is
one hundred bushels of fifty bushels of
wheat-not both
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF TAxEs,l
Richmond, August "a, 1868.
An in article 49, of the Instructions of May,
$685. Collectors of Taxes, in reference to the
seryation of wheat from the tax in kind, hay
ing been brought to the notice Of The Department. said
article * hereby so modified to allow farmers or
planters reserve in addition the quantities of other
articles therein specified only one hundred bushels of
or fifty bushels Of wheat, any proporonate
quantity of each, in accordance with the provisions of
section IL of the Tax Act.
THOMPSON ALLAN, Com. of Taxes.
Ey7The Hon. H. S. Foote, the man who made
himself ridiculous in the old U. S. Senate, and who
has been sort of nuisance in the Confederate
House of Representatives, has published in the
Richmond Wing some orders addressed to President
Davis. He orders that Gen. Bragg be displaced
from the command in Tennessee &C., &c. Foote
never did know how to behave himself, and is of
little benefit to the Confederacy anyhow. He went
to California and rather pandered to the abol-
ton party of that State, and it is pity he did not
stay there. He has recently been defeated for
Congress in Tennessee, and suppose he wants to
raise generally. If he can't win he is anxious
to make everybody else miserable possible.
The Hon. H. S. Foote is great bag of gas. ..
DEATH OF Hun. J. B. FLOYD.-The Hon. John
B. Floyd of Virginia, died at Abingdon last week
He Secretary of War under Buchanan, and
until his health failed, held a commission in the
Confederate army.
TESTIMONY FROM AN ENEMY.--Thc New York
Times, o Lincoln paper. expresses surprise that
any southern man should be found abusing Presi-
dent Davis. Let the fault finders in the South read
the following extract from the Times and feel
ashamed of their conduct:
Bad as jeff Davis is, he has served the rebels WELL
and they have right to complain of him. He was
made their President by unanimous vote They
had known him long and thoroughly, and could not
be mistaken either about his faculties his devotion
to their principles 1t is the judgment of the whole
world that they not mistaken. They could have
found no man within their borders so consumately
qualified for their leadership. Cold, reserved i'm
perious, he could be the tool of Ever au-
dacious yet rash; iufeXibe in his purpose, yet
versatile in the of means of very clear apprehen-
sion in general matters, and yet of the bigoted
attachment the great rebel idea of temper of soul