The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-10
NORTHERN ITEMS.

Burnside rendered ns resignation to Lincoln as
an officer of the L. S. Army, but Lincoln de-
clined it and informed Burnside that he had other
fish for him to fry. Burnside acquiesced, express
ing his readiness to accept the smallest command
in the army
The Baltimore American of the Goth says the
pirate Florida, Confederate privatcer,) Capt.
Maflit, has captured and destroyed seven Yankee
vessels off the West Indies.
The Editor Of the Philadelphia Evening Jour
ral has been arrested as a secession sympathzer,
Mr. WALL of New Jersey, has introduced in the
Yankee Senate resolution inquiring into the
case of Zarvona Ca Confederate officer captured
and imprisoned by the Federals some time since }
who, it is reported, has disappeared.
Mr. Nallandigham, in late speech to the Yam
kee Congress said : "You can. never subdue the
seeded States. Two years of fearful experience
have taught you that Why carry on the war ?
IF YOU persist, the whole Northwest will go with
the South, which viii divide the North from the
Sonth and on the selfsamc day decree of eternal
divorce will be given between the West and East. -
Resolutions have been offered in the New
jersey Legislature calling on the government to
restore Mcclellan to the position Of Commander
in Chief.
A bill has been introduced in the Yankee Con-
oress to organize a force of two hundred aud fifty
thousand men, raised pro rata in the several
States from the militia, to be two hundred reyi-
ments of twelve companies each, and one hundred
men to each company, the men to be between
twenty-one aud thirty FIVE, and to be called
{. Natioua Guard" 1t will be subject to all
orders from the President.
The following Yankee officers are now of duty:
Major Generals Mcclellan, Fremont, Buell., Me
Dowell, Fitz John Porter, Caesius VI Clay, Burn
side, Sumner and Franklin and Brigadcr Gene
rails Harney, Robt Anderson, g. Z, Stone, hle
Call, BIenker, Shields, Murray, T. 7 Critenden
and nine others. In all twenty-si1 Generals with
out commands.
Ne,e P'ogromn,~ for crushing the RedeH'o".-
The New York Herald gives, new programme
of the ultra \ AboIitionisI the following:
"'The principle of concentration generally Is to
be carried out in all military arran gemen Is.
Heavy reinforcements arc TO be sent to Rose
cranz. Vicksburg and Port Hudson are to be
attacked BY forces sufficient for their reduction.
Wilmington, Charleston end Savannah arc to be
assailed in succession and another effort ls 10 be
made to reduce the Rebel Capital. All these OBJ
iects accomplished BY the lst of May, it i1 ex-
pectcd the Rebels will be brought to terms"
This portion of the programme (says the
Herald would be most encouraging but for the
doubts which the sequel involves. From that il
is evident that its authors do not place much re-
li2nce in its success Thus we learn that whilst
the proposed plan Of operations Is belhg carried
out secret agents are to be sent by the Govern
ment to Europe for the purpose of Coming to nn
understanding with Louis Napoleon, in the event
Of its failure The intention in that case IS to
call on the French Emperor to interfere IN favor
of peaceable separation between the North and
the South, provided such separation be based
on plan of general emancipation IN both sec
tions and proper adjustment OF boundaries. 1t is
not believed that the South would consent, but
that its refusal would so damage its cause in Eu-
rope that it would fail to further sympathy
or assistance in that quarter