The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-15

against the enemy on Morris Island. On Friday
there was but little firing on either side. shell
from one of our guns fell in the enemys battery
and caused the explosion of their magazine.
Gen. Beauregard is not at all discouraged
From the Fayetteville Observer
HOW TO STOP THE SO-CALLED PEACE
MEETINGS.
That these meetings have produced or developed
much unkind feeling in North Carolina; that they
have tended to alarm and discourage our people
and soldiers; and that they have cheered and en-
courdyed the enemy, there can be no question. In
the opinion of vast majority of intelligent citi-
zens, so far from doing any good they have inter-
posed new difficulties in the way of what every
body desires, viz Peace. This being so we can
not believe that truly intelligent and patriotic
wenld go into such meetings if they could be
satisfied that by SO doing they would contribute to
such evils as We have mentioned We propose that
steps be taken to satisfy them. Facts and argu-
ments should be presented to them, kindly and
dispassionately, by the press and by their fellow
-ciIzens. One of these facts, especially, We now
propose to bring again prominently to the notice of
our readers We allude to the proceedings of the
yankee and negro meeting in Washington, N. c.,
on the 18th ut. They are stated as follows in
letter from Newbern, published in the New York
Word Of the 18th ult.:
GREAT UNION MEETING IN N. C.-Newbern, N c.,
Aug. ia meeting of citizens of North Carolina, rep
resentng every county i'll the First and Second congress
sonal districts, and portion of the Third held
Washington N. c., the 18th inst. The first North
Carolina Union Regiment stationed at that point partici
pated in the meeting.
Addresses made and resolutions adopted express
ing sympathy with the great party OF North
in this department to be the only by Which the
Union sentiment in the interior of the State be made
practically useful in restoring her to the national urisdc
tton asking the government for rentorcemenS for this
purpose accusing the Confederate Government of perdy
and cruelty toward North Carolina, declaring that her
people are therefore absoved from any further obligation
tosustan it, placing the responsibility for the desruc-
ton of slavery upon Jeff Davis and his consprators
against the Union expressing the belief that North Caro-
lima will, notwithstanding. find ample compensation in
the blessings of free labor for the present Inconvenience
of Emancipation rejoicing in the recent Union victory
the Kentucky election denouncing copperheadsm at the
North, and commencing the ability and patriotism of the
administration in the conduct of the war; especially the
sound national currency originated by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The Washington New Era, of the 10th Aug repubIshes
from the Raleigh Standard of July 81 able article four
columns in length denouncing the trachery of the Con
tederate leaders, showing the asity of their promises
the isucces of their efforts stating that portions only
of but five of the original thirteen States remain in the
hands of the Confederacy, and proposing that North
Carolina, in her sovereign capacity, make immediate
overtures to the North for peace.
Unfortunately, the Standard has not published
this extraordinary response to it's peace meetings
and to the article of "Davidson.' The peace
party, called, are generally readers Of the
Standard, and look to it alone for their informa-
ton. Not finding these Washington proceedings
in the Standard, they are probably not aware of
their existence We propose that intelligent and
reliable gentlemen in every part of the State take
care to inform their neighbors of the matter. If
after that they still get up meeting let one
in whom the people have confidence attend the
meeting and read those proceedings, warning the
people that the effect of their meeting and resolu-
tions will be to invite the yankees and negroes to
get reinforcements for the purpose of invading
the interior of the State and Of more energetic
prosecution Of the war against our citizens, their
property and their lives. If any person should be
disposed to question the truth of this account of
the Washington meeting, conclusive reply will
be found in the fact that, though the Standards
attention has been repeatedly called to the pro-
ceedngs, it has never denied their accuracy, which
of course it would have done if it could with truth
We greatly surprised and concerned that it has
not published the Newbern letter, which seems to
to be Of most important bearing upon the affairs
of this State. ..
We feel strong confidence, that if this course
is pursued in friendly spirit, such should ami
mate every man towards his neighbors, it will be
efectua to put stop to these mischievous meet
ings. We have heard, verbally indeed, that one
such meeting was efectualy knocked in the head
at New Hope, in Chatham county, by patriotic
and plain statement of facts by Maurice Q. Wad- |
DELL ESQ., of. that county. We have seen &C
count of this, but there is doubt of the fact.
And what has beeL done there may be done again
elsewhere.
MIssIssIPPIANs RETUaNING.-W Gen. |
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