The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-04-14
NoRTHERN ITEMS.

vantage can result from any OF these expeditions.
NORTHERN ITEMS.
MORALS OF YASxEB OFrIcERs.--A oorrss-
pondent in the Yankee Army, writing from
Tennessee TO the Chicago Times, says:
The most lamentable fact that has been brought
to my notice, is the large number of officers who
have lately been tried by Court Martial. The
commission OF atrocious crimes and all sorts Of
disgracefu offences by officers, high and low from
Colonel to Lieutenant, is Of daily occurrence One
othcer has been guilty OF theft another Of drunk.
enness, third has proven himself q coward, a
fourth has had hstic encounter with soldier. n
n:th was caught In the company Of negro wenches
and so on Gd tinitHm. A Lieutenant was receptlv
found in miserable log hut long after tattoo had
been sounded, in condition Of drunken bestialty
A few cedar logs were heaped together in the Gre
place, and the fire leaped cheerily up the chimney
In the centre OF the room barrel served as q
table, and around there sat the Lieutenaht. iu the
full uniform of a United States Officer, playing
cards with three blubber-lipped, greasy negro
wenches! A court-nartial was convened, and the
offender was charged with violation Of one Of the
articles OF war, or, in other words, with conduct
unbecoming an officer. To this charge there was
single specification, setting forth the time plucc
and circumstances of the alleged offence. The
court sat in due form. The charge was read. and
the accused plead not guilty The specification
was then recited, and 10 this tho accused naively
plead guilty !. Here, thon, was the height Of
abolition extravagance.-GuiltyO Of keeping CON-
pany with negresses, but not guilty of oonduoI
unbecoming an Officer.
Amalganration in Boston.-In Boston, during
the year 1862, there were six cases where white
woman was married to a colored man; but not one
of a marriage between a white man and oolored
woman.
Negroes erclucled an Nep JerHy.-A bill haA
passed the New Jersey Assembly providing that
any mulatto coming into that State and remaining
ten days therein, shall be transported TO Liberia
or some island of the West Indies where slavery
does not exist; and authorizing the Governor 70
pay the expense, not exceeding $50, 10 each case
arising under that act.
Proposed erecufion Of Brigham Young-Ths
Washington correspondent Of the Philadelphia In.
qIirer states that at a cabinet meeting held last
week, General Nye, Governor Of Nevada, who was
present, expressed the belief that nothing short Of
the arrest and execution Of tho leaders, including
Brigham Young, would bring peace and order 70
that section.
Old Brolcnlop.-In the course Of his reception
speech in New York this miserable old scoundrel
and hypocrite, made Of the following language:
Andrew johnson has in him tonight devil a.
big (aDd there is one in the bosom Of every Union
man IN lenneesee) as my nat; ano whenever the
Federal army shall fnd its way there We will
shoot the rebels like dogs, and hang them on
every limb we come to. Applause. They have
had their time Of hanging and shooting, and our
time comes next, and / hope to God that il will
not be long. l am watching in the papers the
movement OF the army, and whenever | hear that
my country is captured intend TO return, post
haste, and point out the rebels lChoers.
have other ambition on earth but 10 resurrect
the Knoxville Whig aud get il ia full blast with
100000 subscribers. [Cheers And then, as
the negroes say down South, "ill 'spress my
opinion Of sone Of them F." Great lsughter.l
If have any talent in Code earh il is tue talent
TO pile up epitLet, one upon another. Laughter
aud cheers.
Dirorcc Case.-The Pennsy lvania Legislature I
has refused TO grant q divorce 10 one Philip X. I
Fress from his wife on the ground Of her hopeless
insanity One Senator maintained that tho ap. .
plcatioD, f granted, would bc precedent for any \
husband whose wife slowly dying with con- \
sumption to apply for q divorce aud marry again,
while the woman he had first sworn 10 love,
cherish, and protect through fortune or mis-
fortune, was in sore need Of his care Another
Senator urged that to retain man in tbc marriage
relation with q woman who insane, was like
carving out the custom Of India, where the
living body was inferred with the dead corpse.
No one but LincOlDife YoUkee would ho mean
enough TO ask for n divorce account OF the
affection Of his wife. But a people who murder
women and children dePrayed enough to- do
an ytbiDg.