The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-04-28

nee anything purpose VI SettlHg possession
of Charleston but they have failed in their hellish
designs
RWe are told that persons from the tobacco
growing counties of North Carolina and Virginia
are going through the country trying to buy their
years supply of corn and bacon. that they may
feed their hands and raise another crop of tobacco
cotton. If they had planted corn and wheat last
year instead of tobacco and cotton they would not
now feel the want of provisions. Before any one
sells corn or bacon to man who has heretofore
raised tobacco full crop of cotton, he should be
required to obligate himself by oath not to plant
this year a stalk of tobacco more cotton than is
absolutely necessary to clothe his family and
hands. If they refuse to take the oath. refuse to
let them have corn or bacon.
New JERsEY.-The Legislature of New Jersey
has passed resolutions concerning the war.
They protest against the unconstitutional manner
in which the has been prosecuted by the Lin
coin Administration, and advocate a return to the
constitutional mode. They suggest that "Federal
Commissioners" be appointed to meet commits
sioners from the "insurgent States," to consider
whether any plan may be adopted, consistent
with the honor and dignity of the National Gorern-
,nent' to end the 'civil war;
resolutions it not for the fact that they are
based on the idea of restoring the old Union. The
Legislature of New Jersey, and all others, must
abandon the idea of a reunion before any plan can
be adopted to end the The people of the
North and South never, nerer live together
under the Government. and the great mass of
the people of the South have determined to submit
to nothing short of final separation.
THE CURRENCY.-Congres has passed ia
law, which all will greet cheerfuy as one step to
the restoration of the currency, and something like
fair prices. But there is another vet to be taken
as 1t seems to us, quite necessary and far more
efficient We hope that Congress will not adjourn
without making effective the yankee blockade of
our ports and efficiently blockading the border.
Many people believe that this whole blockade-run-
ming business is yankee trick, and that if our
enemies are not directly interested that thew at
least make "a good thing out of it," Be that as
it may, it has been and is full of injury to the
people and the government Of the Confederacy.-
Fayetteville Observer.
We have always looked on blockade-running as in
furious to the Confederate cause excepting those
sells which bring and munitions of war The most
of the vessels loaded with yankee goods and yam
kee spies and the cotton they carry off goes yankee
land. We hope some member of Congress from North
of yankee trash. The business has deprecated our
currency more than anything else.
sS~ The London Standard says that President
Davis " is the first man beyond all comparison in
America, and one of the foremost men in the
world"
This seems to be the universal opinion of Eng
lish and French statesmen, yet there are few
plgmles here IN the South who denounce President
Davis as incompetent Miserable creatures.
u The price of the Weekly Wilmington Journal
has been advanced to 81 per annum. Editors who
live and pay as they 60 must advance their prices
or lose money.
HABEAs CORPUs.-Another important case
has been decided by Chief Justice Pearson. In
July 1862, John N. Irwin of ROCKINGHAM county
hired substitute, one Gedhart, who was Sc years
of age, and consequently not then liable as a con-
script. He was accepted by Col Mallett, and IT.
vim received an absolute discharge. After the
passage Of the law ubjecting men between 35 and
40 to CONSUMPTION, it was contended that Gedhart
was himself liable, and that therefore Twins dis
charge had no further effect. The Chief Justice
decided that this was not the law, but that Irwin
,navi"g been absolutely discharged, was no longer
maple TO consumption He says it would be diffe-
rent "here youth under Is was Lired, since it
was known to the parties when he was hired that
ne would be liable arriving at 49, The con-
sderaton then fails and tho rf nor hos No r;pbf IN