The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-06-30

part of the State, and is much better than it gene
rally is. If the seasons are good, the crol
| Will be unprecedented"
From all directions have reports of fine crops
Every farmer that we have conversed with appear
to be entirely satisfied with the prospect, and they
assure that we justified in saying that such {
fine crop of wheat has not been made within th'
past Is years.
y Read the interesting letter of DR.. Deems, or
the first page, i'll days paper.
/ Ey>Capt. ID. G. Maxwell last week elected
Colonel of the 65th Regiment Militia in place OF
Col. l.. S. Williams, resigned. Capt. Maxwell
commanded, a company in the 35th Regiment n. c.
Volunteers until recently, when he discharged
| on account of bad health
THE DEAF, DUNE AND THE BLlND.-Wc have
received copy of the Report of the North Carolina
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
This institution is located at Raleigh, and is under
the patronage of the State, managed by Willie j.
Palmer, A. NJ, Principal, gentleman who is we'll
qualified for the position The unfortunate children
of the State not only educated but are taught
habits of industry. Attached the Institution Is
a printing office, book bindery, broom shop and
shoe shop, all superintended by foremen. The
pupils spend portion of their time in these shops
as we'll in the schoolroom.
During the session ending September /, 1862,
! ifty-one pupils were in attendance. OF this mum
Der 81 were deaf mutcs-23 males and females;
and 10 were blind-7 males and - females. Ex-
cept ten, these pupils were supported at the ex-
| pcnse of the State.
! Mr. Palmer, in his report, speaks Of the difficulty
of getting parents to send their deaf dumb blind
children the Institutions and he states that in the
Poor House of one county he found family of five
deaf mutes who had been there for ~ years, three
of whom he induced to enter the Institution. He
hopes that interest will be taken in the Inst-
tuition by the people of the State and the unforu-
nate children for whose benefit the Institution is de-
signed sent forward where they will be educated
and we'll cared for.
We extract the following from the terms of ad-
mssion's:
''All white deaf mute and blind children residing
in the State, not physically mentally imbecile
between the ages of and u, will application to
the Board of Directors, be received into the Inst
tuition as pupils. All pupils whose parents guar
dams are able to defray the expenses of board, tut
ton, &C. are admitted into the deaf mute depart
mont for 1870 for the session of ten months, and in
to the blind department for $l75 This sum is for
board and tuition, and does not include any expense
that may be necessary for clothing, travelling ex-
)
or guardians may not be able to meet the expense
necessary for admission, may be received in the
following manner, viz: The chairman of the Board
of Superintendent of Common Schools, or any re-
spectacle citizen resident in the county, shall make
before Justice of the Peace affidavit in writing,
stating that the parents of the child are unable to
pay its expenses in the Institution, &c. &c.
Any information in relation to the Deaf and
Dumb, the Blind will be checrfully and promptly
given upan application by letter otherwise to
Willie j. Palmer Raleigh, n. CO.
Among the court martial orders published in
the Louisville Journal of. the 6th the names of
several guerrilas occur who were sentenced to be
"shot to DEATH" merely because said gucrrillas
attacked Federal property within Federal lines.
Yet Yankee Streights Griersons, ct ID otne genus,
make raids into our lines, murder people, in
suit, rob and dcvastate, and then, when caught,
are treated as prisoners Of
Are we never to have any retaliation for the
brutal outrages Of the enemy? Instead Of Jeff
Davis being the tyrant which his enemies repre-
sent him to be, he has shown himself to be the
most forbcaring ruler known to the history of the
world
THE Two WAR DEBTs.-Mr J. l.. O'Sulivcn,
of New York, late Minister of the United States
to Portugal, has written lengthy and eloquent
letter in favor Of "peacc at all hazards His let
ter is dated at London, 18th April, 1868, aud con-
tains this declaration
As trustee | would at this moment prefer to
place trust funds for permanent investment in the
Southern war debt, at par, rather than in the
Northern at one fourth of its face. The one can
be paid and will be paid, the other neither will
can.
Our FIRST FRIEND.-It may not be generally
known that at least one Government has recog-
nized the Confederate States. In recent letter
of Mr Benjamin. our Secretary of State, we per
ceive that Ernst Raven, Esq, who was appointed
Consul for the State of Texas, by His Highness,
the Duke of SAKE Coburg and Gotha, and who
applied to this Government for exequatur on
the Both of July, 1861, had one issued to him on
the 21st Of August, 1861.
IMPORTANT SrATEMENT.-The Havana cores
pondent of the Charleston Courier, writing under
date OF the Sth inst, mentions the fact that some
important discoveries as to the connection OF the
Yankees with affairs in Mexico have been made by
the French. He says: "Thc captain general and
the French consul here have received intelligence
that among the spois captured BY the French at
Puebla was bczi, containing the full correspon-
dence between the Mexican and the United States
Governments, wherein it appears that the latter
has been furnishing the Me1icans with men, mon
ey and arms, to be used in their contest with the
French. The correspondence has been immedi-
ately forwarded to France, and it is not improper
tl,ot - off emIcablc