The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-06-16

E>DecuIdt1On.-SeVeral
says the Mlledgeville Recorder" notice the fact
that persons have been offering ten dollars per bU
shell for the growing crop of wheat with the sign
of keeping up the price of -four, to prevent loss on
the large stocks which have been withheld from the
market in the hope of still higher prices. 1t is stat
ed that firm has 800 barrels which cost $50
per barrel If the price is brought down to 800
which think will be the case when the abundant
crop ready for harvesting shall be thrown up
on the market, the loss that single lot will be
100000 To obtain monopoly, so as to control
prices as heretofore, these heartless spectators
and e1tortioners willing to risk good deal in
| order to themselves if possible.
BRITISH CONsULs.-The action of President
Davis in annulling the erequatur (commission) of
the British Consul at Richmond is approved by the
people and press of the South generally. The
British Government unfairly and ungenerously
fuses to recognise the Confederate States Gov
eminent independent nation, and its Con
suls in the South all commissioned by the British
Government to the United States. and they act by
the permission and authority of Abraham Lincoln
We hope the time has come when all this will be
stopped. In the case of the Consul ut Richmond
Mr. Moore President Davis required him to exhibit
to our Secretary of State his authority for acting
in that capacity If he had done so, it would have
been u recognition of our Government, and there
fore he refused. Whereupon the President very
properly notified Her Majesty representative that
he could no longer discharge his duties in this
country.
At the commencement of the war it may have
been proper and necessary to allow foreign Consuls
accredited TO the Lincoln Government to continue
to act in the Confederacy, at least until we could
show and prove to foreign nations ability and
determination to maintain independence. But such
TO
let England know that if she wants her agents to
transact business in this country, she must send
them accredited to the Government of the Con-
federate States, and not to the Government of our
barbarous enemies at Washington city. Self
respect if nothing else. would seem to demand this
action the part of the Confederate Government
If all the British Consuls had been dismissed twelve
months ago. we should not now have so many
men going through the country specializing and
making money out of the necessities of our people,
and at the same time refusing to aid in defending
the South on the plea of foreign protection 1t is
bad enough to tolerate the host of American ex-
PETITIONERS and spectators without increasing the
! number with European shylocks.
CONseRIPTs.-It will be seen by the following
| extract of letter from President Davis to Gov.
Vance, that conscripts have right to select the
companies in which they prefer TO serve. After a
conscript is received and drilled at the camp of
Instruction. is proper that he should be allowed
to choose his own company, and it is TO be hoped
that the wishes of the conscrpt in this respect will
be respected hereafter
(EXTRACT)
RICHMOND, VA May %, 1863.
His Ercellency Z. B. Vance, Governor of ~ c.:
| DEAR SIR: have received your letter of the
| 18th instant, and fully appreciate your efforts.
| Orders were long since issued to meet
one of the evils you MENTION and | do not under
stand how the impression prevails that Conscripts
are not allowed to select their own companies .
! In General Orders No. 80, of Sd November
1862, Paragraph I'd, Section 9Th, it is expressly en-
| joined on the Commandment of Conscripts in each
State that she will consult the wishes of the Con-
scripts in assigning them to com anies regiments
so far may be consistent with their proper dis
trbuton, and will not separate from the same
county, district parish if be avoided. The
rules will be. observed by Commandments of
Corps in assigning Conscripts to companies
Under this order each Conscript can select his
company (unless it be already full,) and is
from being orcibly separated from his friends and
neighbors in service. =
Very truly and respectfully yours,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Es Mr. Vallandigham arrived at Petersburg last
week from Tennessee, and instead of going to Rich
mond, he went to Wilmington, and we hope is
in Nassau on his way to Canada or England.
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- We publish the following advertisement from
the Greensboro Patriot for the purpose of putting
people on their guard against Swindlers:
LOOK OUT FOR THE SwISDLER-On Monday
the 9TH instant man calling himself 1t. P. w.
Chase called at my house, and represented himself
as Government officer empowered to buy press
horses took from my possession yellowish gray
mare. about years old with black name and tail.
about fifteen hands high, her hind feet being nearly
white-and a fresh gall on shoulder caused by
the collar-and in moderate work order, giving me
certificate to the effect of having seized the horse
and promising tie meet me in Greensboro, on the
10th, when the mare would be assessed, and he
would pay me the value. AS he did not come, and
from other circumstances attending the transaction
am satisfied that the aforesaid Chase swindler,
anu that he has wrongfully deprived me of my
property. He is stout feshy, fullfaced man,
lner Drown whiskers dressed in gray uniform and
wore sword, and when he came to my house was
I E1 me bay horse. l will pay a reward of
rIi5,I DOLLARS for the apprehension of the
owinaler ana the return of the horse to me.
Address me at Westminster N c.
AARON ELLIOTT.