The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-03-24
WHAT THE YANKEES MOST DREAD


render. Yours, truly, JOHN S. MOSBl.
WHAT THE YANKEES MOST DREAD.
The recent summersault of John Van Buren,
and the N Y Democracy and the fierce tone of
the New York Herald as indicated in the issue of
the, llth, the leading article Of which We give q
summary of yesterday, arc to be accounted for by
the lively apprehension that has seized upon the
commercial metropolis Of the United States, that
the end Of the war, with the acknowledgement of
the independence of the Confederate States, would
be certainly followed by the secession Of the North
western States which, since the loss of the South,
are looked to the only remaining hope and sup
port Of the commercial and manufacturing States
Of the East With the South irrevocably gone,
and the Northwest hanging by hair, the remain
ing States look to the close of hostiites the day
of doom to them. Hence John Van Buren,, who,
few months ago, in favor of letting the way
ward sisters go in peace" finding that they
arc not likely to go alone precaims himself in ia.
vor of unrelaxing and unrelenting war, and the
Herald, which then applauded the position Of Van
Buren, and has been all along vety milk-and wa
erish, now raves as madly as the craziest of them
all, abuut "crushing the rebellion" 1t does not
conceal the reason. 1t says: awe must put
down rebellion by force of arms, it ,cW tear the
country to pieces" "Hence it is that we feel cal
led Upon by every consideration of law, order and
the public safety to denounce these Northern cop
perhead peace mongers of the day public enc
mics. When such reckless, bigotted, narrow
sighted and brawling demagogues as Vallandig-
ham and Pemberton, of Ohio, Ben Wood, BODY
Brooks and their confederates, begin to preach
the doctrine of resistance to President Lincoln,
and the doctrine Of submission to Jeff Davis it is
due to the community that the tendency of the cir
absurd and dangerous instructions should be ex-
posed "This is the exact ssue-the suppress
sion of the rebellion by force of arms or endless
confusion and ruin from civil war in the North,
universal chaos and mob law" All this means
that the Herald has discovered that to stop fight
ing is to sever the last igament that holds the
Northwestern States; and, with their withdrawal,
the last fountain that feeds the commercial nav
of New York, the last prop that sustans the Yam
kee States, will be gone 1t therefore calls upon
Lincoln to enforce the CONSUMPTION act, hints at
the duty of arresting Vallandigham. and appeals
to the pride of the people Of the Northwest, by
telling them that their profered sympathies and
proposals of peace are received at the South "wth
unaffected contempt and disgust"-that for all
their plans of pacfcation and alliance, 'fhe re-
sponsible and ruling chiefs of the rebellion have
no other answer than that of scorn and contempt"
This language exposes clearly enough what it is
the Herald breads, viz: the growth of the Peace
party in the Northwest, till the Yankee States are
left alone, net only for the war, but forever 1t
makes very plain to US, too, the policy should
pursue. What the Yankee States most dread is
exactly what we should most Of all desire and en-
courage The war is now waged more with the
view of holding on to the Northwestern States
than with any hope Of winning back tie South.
While this is their policy, it is to wage the
as to promote the detachment of those States
for with their devulson from the Yankee Gov
eminent the war is at an end-and 'the best
Government the world ever saw" will sink into
such impotepcy as never again to give us trouble
Richmond Wing.
NORTH ALABAMA.-A gentleman just from
North Alabama gives cheering account of the
condition of affairs there. He represents the
country as plentifuliy supplied with provisions,
which can be procured at reasonable rates COM
pared with the unnecessarily high prices we are
compelled to pay. Corn is bought at 80 cents a
bushel, butter at 40 cents pound, and other pro-
duce in proportion. The people feel the utmost
confidence in the ability of our army in Middle
Tennessee to keep back the invaders, and are con-
sequently preparing to plant provision crops
largely. The presence of the enemy last spring,
and the many outrages they committed, have only
served to increase the determination of the citi
zens, aud they are now more firm in their LOYALTY
to the Confederacy than when hostities broke
out. We are assured that if North Alabama is
protected from the inroads o. the enemy, she is
now and will continue to be able to furnish large
surplus of supplies
GOLD AND CoRN.-There seems to be O won.
derful charm in gold to command corn. There
was sale it this county, recently at SO cents Der
bushe, paid in gold-Saiisbary Ratchmsan