The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-07-28
A CHAPTER ON CRoAKERs.

We heard gentleman say the other day that
were he an absolute monarch he would have every
croaker seized, clapped into uniform, and sent of
at once to the army. We should proceed different
ly, were we the supposed potentate. We should
have them every one seized, clapped into petit
coats, and confined in a nunnery, or, as there are
no nunneries hereabouts, we would have one built
for their special benefit They are not wanted in
the army. There are none but men there and
the world seems to be divided just about this time
into men, women, and croakers OF these the wo-
men are infinitely more heroical than the croakers,
and furnish infinitely better material for soldiers
where something more is to be done than wearing
fine uniforms, and going through evolutions on
parade. 1t Is true there is graduation among the
tribe. Some are much worse than others. A few
OF them are almost masculine as their mothers
land sisters, but the proportion is not large
Cannot the creatures see the mischief they are
doing! This is crisis that requires, if ever crisis
did, all the energies which every man is capable
OF exertlng. For that reason nothing but words of
encouragement should be spoken for every man
knows how contagious dependency is, how apt
each is to catch the prevailing tone from his neigh
Dor, what care is necessary that it pass not like the
electric spark through the entire body of society.
And yet these croakers-these libels upon man
hood-these men, born to be slaves, and to lead
the minds of other men into a condition fit only
for slavery-pass their whole time in signing and
turning up the whites of their eyes, as though the
Day OF Judgment were at hand, and they were
momentarily expecting the first blast from the Ar
ohangels trumpet. Out upon the chicken-he
ted lllylivered crew, with all that aid. abet and
encourage them in their unpatriotc labors. They
call themselves true to the cause. They speak
falsely. No man was ever true to any cause in
which he had no faith. 1t is moral impossible
ty-htchmond Dispatch.
MORE VILLAINY.--Some villain or rerhaps
villains, cut the telegraph wires between Peters
burg and Weldon, on Monday last, thus proven
ting information of the movements of the raiders
being telegraphed to Petersburg We have more
than one Yankee spy in our midst, and we fear
too, chat they are not all in female apparel 1t is
now the duty of everybody to be on the alert.
Nothing short of constant vigilance will save US
from enemies within and without. -Peferslu,y
Elpress
EUROPEAN NEws.-Foreign advices up to the
18th inst, have been received. The Baltimore
american of the 21st in paragraph of from 10
TO 10 lines refers to a statement published In the
London Post that Mr. Lindsey would give detailed
report IN the House of Commons on the 18th, of
his Interview with Napoleon
[Eeec e Gold in New York on Tuesday is be-
have been caused by private adviees re-
sd rom Europe by the late arrival
Inc next arrival from Europe may bring the re-
suit OF the vote on Roebuck's motion for recogni-
ton Ii the position of the ministry is sustained,
seifrespect demand the recall of our Confederate
Commissioners to Great Britain This opinion is
generally expressed .
DESTRUCTION OF A FEDERAL GuNBoAr BY A
ToRpEDo-A despatch was received at the NAVY
Department, in Richmond, from Commander
Brown, dated Yazoo City, July 10th, stating
hat the Federal gunboat DeKalb, thirteen guns,
had been totally destroyed, the 1Sth by the ex-
plosion of a torpedo which had been placed in the
Fazoo river to prevent the Federal war vessels
rom ascending that stream -