The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-05-05

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+ - Some of the Lincoln officers. out West, are
doing brisk business by stealing negroes and then
selling them again to the planters along the banks
OF the rivers. Whenever they can do so. they ex-
change negroes for cotton. having the negroes tied
or ironed and delivered over to the man who pur4
chases them for money or cotton. a Yankee In.
vestigating committee brought out such facts
against the Colonel of Illinois Regiment. The
negroes are now beginning to realize what Yankee
freedom means.
/ STOLEN PRoPERTY.-Adams & Co.'S Express
cannot furnish adequate transportation for the vaua
pies stolen from private residences in Memphis by
the Federal soldery. Packages from the size of q
trunk down to the size of bar of toilet SOAP fill
| their wagons to their utmost capacity, and the
goods are being sent North to the families and
| friends OF these robbers. "a -aszz o, =
Murrilrs gang were saints and honest men COM
pared with the villains who now invading the
South. They do not come tn the South with the ex-
pectation of whipping our armies, but they come
for the purpose of robbng and stealing, and they
are sending the plumber back to their Northern
homes. Not satisfied with robbery, they are trying
to destroy even the women and children by starva-
ton. Wherever they go they are particular to de-
stroy agricultural implements in order to prevent
the raising of food. We could fill our columns
| week after week with authentic accounts of their
depredations and brutal conduct And these are
the people who want Us to reioin their Union in
love and friendship
EYeIn order to restore the Union, the Yankees
commit such depredations described in the
following paragraph:
1.-The Bethlehem Church. q beautiful building
situated about three miles from Suffolk. has been
shamefully desecrased. The trees around have
been cut down. the blinds of the building torn
away, the glass broken, the and pulpit burnt
the gallery floors torn up and carried off, and
large space cut out of the middle of the floor of the
audience room. Here the Vandals have placed
dirt and built fires. and cooked their meals. On
the walls of the sanctuary obscene pictures have
been drawn and obscene phrases too indecent for
repetition, are everywhere prominent"
A SUGGEsTIoN-The Confederate Congress
has wisely laid tax of eight per cent upon all
provisions Gas we'll many other specified things)
on hand on the first day of July next, beyond
what is necessary for the family consumption of
the holder. This will touch the pockets of those
who are boarding corn. -four, bacon, &C. Has the
knowledge of such tax already brought supplies
more freely into market, and thereby reduced
prices? Whether such an effect has been pro-
duced or not, there is every probability that the
tax will operate in that way between this and the
LIST Of July And what we would suggest to
those who have surplus of provisions, &C., &c,
is that as the LIST of July approaches, the market
will be and more crowded and prices will
probably more and more fall. 1t is only necessary
to call attention to this view of the matter Each
holder will of course consult his own judgment as
to the propriety of selling late, paying the
tax himself or letting somebody else pay il, &c
Fayetteville Observer.
LoYAL CITIZENS DRIVEN FROM WASHING
TON, N. Cit will be seen, from the following
order of Gen. Potter, that every loyal person in
the town Of Washington has been required to
leave the place Or take the oath of allegiance to
Lincoln's Government. This order is alike cruel
and unusual No exceptions are made. Whole
families to be driven out wanderers over the
face of the earth, because they are true to the
State and to their native land:
Headquarters, Washington, N. c.,
April II, 1863
Whereas, There is every reason to believe that
during the recent siege, communication has been |
carried between residents of this town and the
enemy, by means Of signals; and whereas many
of the residents have openly displayed their sym
patty with the rebel besiegng forces
1t is therefore ordered, That all persons residing
within our lines who have not already given, or
who shall not give satisfactory evidence of their
loyalty to the United State government, shall re-
move within FIVE days beyond the Federal lines. |
The Provost Marshal will see that this order is |
carried into effect BY command Of Brig-Gen.
Edward E. Potter.
JAS. W. ATWELL, Adj't Gen.
D. Office Provost Marshal,
Washington, N. c., April "a, 1868.
In pursuance to the foregoing general Order"
al persons residing within lines are requested
to call forthwith at the Office Of the Provost Mar
shall, between the hours of o'clock, q m, aud l
o'clock, p m give satisfactory evidence Of their
loyalty to the United States government.
Ali persons not conforming to this Order must
remove within FIVE days from beyond the Federal
lines CAPT. w. ii. WALKER,
Provost Marshal.
By such acts of cruelty our "northern brethren"
want to restore the Union
WAR WITH WoMEN.-Our enemies are terri
BILE to our women and children within their lines
They hope to conquer the Confederacy by starving
US all out, and especially by tormenting and bully
iog our noble women wherever they find them un-