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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21

A CnILD's TEsTIMoNY.-James -,
a boy of twelve, went into the house
of a neighbor where a sweet babe lay
dying. The child was in COMMISSIONS,
and the parents were weeping in agony.
His tender heart was melted with sym m
patty and fear as be looked on death
for the first time. When he was leay-
ing the house the father observed that
he seemed anxious to say something,
though his utterance was choked with
tears. What were you going to say,
James :" said the father.
"Only, sir, that you ought to be very
thankful that it is Eva that's dying !;
for # 1t was Johnny, you could haze
no hope for has soal, and you know
Eva is SAFE"
johnny was Eva's brother, and of
the same age with James. Some per.
sons appear to wonder if children at
that age can become Christians. Here
is testimony from the lips of a boy re-
ligiously educated, who when. he saw
death, felt his own and his young COM
p%anion's danger, and need of salvation.
We trust little Eva is safe with Him
who "carrieth the lambs in his bosom /;
but how would it be with the young
readers of this pepef-of the age of
James and Johnny, shouldthsy be sud-
denly called to meet God? NJ. E. w.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21
A BAsHFuL CLERGYmAS.-The Rcy.

A BAsHFUL CLERGYMAN.-The Itcy.
j. Brown, the we'll known author. of
the Selfinterpreting Bible, was a man
of singular bashfulness. In token of
the truth of this statement, It need on
ly be said that his courtship lasted sew.
en- years. Six years and half had
passed away, and the reverend gentle
man had got 70 further forward than he
had the first six days This state of
affairs became ;ntolerable. A step in
advance was to be made, and Dir.
Brown summoned all his courage for
the deed.
Janet said he, as they sat in SOL
cnn silence, 8 we've been. acquainted
for six years Bair' and rye never
gotten a kiss pet. Dye think | might
take one, my bonnie girlr
Just as you like john j; only be
becoming aud proper WI it.
Surely, Janet, we'll ask a blessing
The blessing was asked, the kiss was
taken, and the worthy divine perfectly
oyerpowcred with the, blissful sensa-
ton, most r~apturously exclaimed
'Ob, woman but it is gnde. We'll
return thanks, and ask for MORE
Six months made the pious couple
man and wife !; and, added his descend
ant, who humorously told the tale, a
happier couple pcver spent a long and
useful fe.
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Putnam and the Wolf.

| REMEMBER, when a boy, reading al
story which chilled my blood in nv
veins: but which taught me never to
sit down and try to bear an evil which
might, by bold and preserving effort,
be remedied. The story was this. A
certain district of country was infested
by a wild beast. The nuisance was
intolerable. The inhabitants rallied.
and hunted it day and night, until they
drove it into deep den. There, with
dogs, guns, straw, fire, and sulphur,
they attacked the common enemy but
all in Vain. The hounds came back
badly wounded, and refused TO return.
The smoke of blazing straw had no
effect ; nor had the fumes of burnt brim-
stone. The fsrocious animal would
not quit its retirement. And now the
shadows of evening gathered around
them. The clock struck nine, and ten.
And should they lose tneir prey?
They must, unless some one should be
SO daring as to descend into this den
of monsters and destroy the enemy.
One man offered to go; but his neigh
bors demonstrated against the p%eriIous
enterprise. Perilous indeed it was /;
but live SO they could not, and strip
ping off his coat and waiscoat and hav-
ing a long rope fastened round his legs
by which he might be pulled back, be
entered with a flaming torch in his
hand, head foremost. The most ter
tifying darkness appeared in front of
the dim circle afforded hobbs light.
1t was still as the house of death. But
proceeding onward with unparalleled
courage, he discovered the glaring eve
balls of the ferocious beast, who was sit
ting at the extremity Of the cavern.
For a moment he retreated /; but again
he descended with his musket. The
beast howled, rolled its eyes, snapped
its teeth, and threatened him with in
slant death, when he levelled, fired, and
brought it forth dead, to the view of
his trembling and exulting neighbours,
Little did [ think I should one day
see the country rallied on the same
spot, to hunt a more terrible monster,
whose destruction will require Putnam
courage.
The old enemy, gentlemen, which
your fathers hunted about these hills
and dalcs, was visible to the eye, and
could be reached with powder and ball;
but the enemy whom you assault is,
like the foe of human bliss which en-
tered the garden of Eden, invisible, and
therefore not to be described, and not to
be destroyed by force. of arms. That
enemy did, indeed, to effect his purpose,
assume the form Of a serpent !; and ours
has been said,'as belonging to the same
family, to have occasionally the same
aspect. A gentleman in Missouri has
recently described a dreadful worm,
which, he says, infests hat country
" 1t is of dead lead color, and gener-
ally lives near a spring, and bites the
unfortunate people who are in the habit
of going there to drink. The symp-
toms of its bite are terrible. The eyes
of the patient become red and fiery
the tongue swells to an ~immoderate
size and obstructs utterance, and de-
!irium of the most horrid character en-
sues. The name of this reptile is TIKI
WORM OF THE STILL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21

The GREAT WANT.-Our armies NAV
need better clothing, rations and count
less other necessary things, but high
above all, they need the u~nwavering
moral support uGthe people at home
Let the cry be "down with dependency
and traitors" and all will be wall.-[Sel-
ma (Ala.) Dispatch.
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THE PEOPLES FACTORY.

WYE ri NOW IN OPERATION FOR
w the benefit of the people. We are now
manufacturing the flying Shuttle and Old Fashion
ed Looms, Spinning Wheels, Bed Steads, &c.
Our foundry is also in operation, and Castings of
farming interest OF the country will receive our
especial attention. We will pay the highest prices
for old castings, which You must bring to us if
you desire the supply of new castings to be kept
up. We shall soon be prepared to furnish ploWs
oil various kinds, ny Wholesale and retail. Sol
diers' wives will be furnished with necessary ar
ticles at reduced prices.
SIMPSON & HOOKER,
4S-tf Hhlsboro'. N. c..
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NOTICE.

A IL PERSONSHAYING CLAIMS AGAINST
~ the Raleigh Methodist Female Seminary
Company. fare hereby notified that they must pre-.
sent the same for payment before the first day of
october next, as the company's existence will
Oh that day be closed andifs charter surrendered.
NJ. L. BLEDSOE, Pres'L
Raleigh, August 29th. 1853. A5t.
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Governor Curtin to Gen. Mitchell, commanding
at Nashville, to be communicated to the An
derson Cavalry. Il ask you, for the honor OF
the State, to relieve the distress OF your
friends, and for all your hopes IN the future, to
return to your duty as soldiers. You will be
organized as originally designed III the oder
to increase the troop to a regiment, and Will
be detailed for special duty near the General.
Gen. Rosecrans has written me to this effect,
and will designate the officers who will be COM
missioned
Gems. Ricketts, Crawford and Meredith have
been appointed board to investigate the claims
to be restored of such officers as have been sum
marily dismissed from the service by order OF
the President. It seems that many OF them
allege that the President action in their re-
snective cases was based on erroneous repro
sensations.
Mr.. Peter Fl. Watson was yesterday con-
frmed by the Senate as Assistant Secretary OF
War and has entered upon bis duties
Wendell Phillips made speech at Henry
Ward Beecher's Church. Brooklyn, on Tues
day evening, in which he spoke In the most
contemptuous terms of President Lincoln, and
charged that that functionary is of opinion his
emancipation proclamation has done more
harm than good.
), A portion Of Gen Fosters expedition was
passed off Cape Fear on the 3lst ult. Its
destination is supposed to be Port Royal.
In answer to resolution of inquiry the Sec
retary of the Treasury states that no revenue
was received from the importation OF paper
since March 1861, none having been imported,
and expresses the opinion that reduction Of
tie duty on the article would largely increase
>the revenue.
TWINKLEY TwINKLE.-A war correspond
ent Of New Orleans paper, writes thus from
Jackson, Tennessee:
An officer of my acquaintance, who IS inor
dinately fond of 'fritters. just dropped into a
dwelling ct Jackson day or TWO since, where
this delicacy was smoking hot upon the table,
and very politely asked to share the meal with
the landlaGy. She gracously complied, and
asked him to be seated.
''Will you take the 'twinkley twinkle, or ON
the 'dab?" Ny friend was entirely ignorant
Of the meaning Of these terms, out at q ven
ture chose the former He was soon enight-
ened. The ancient female dipped her not over
clean fingers into tumbler OF molasses stand
ing ueside her, and allowing the drippings to
1a on the de!icacy, presented it to him as
It; ::twinkley twinkle. ION the dab, y was a
spoonful of treacle upon the centre Of the
''tritter.
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K CoAA1AHo1
agent Of the Associated Press, was caused by
an order from the War Department, on account
Of facts which developed themselves, not very
fattering to the parties connected Herewith.
His position as agent of the Associated press,
while with General Mcclellan, was used to pro-
ere large contracts for hay and oats. lie was
warned against going down to the army since
his dismissal BY the Associated Press and the
DEVELOPMENTS in the contract frauds at Balti-
more, and on his appearing In the army under
false pretenses, he WAS arrested and sent home.
The Military Reform bill, now before Con-
gress, provides that all officers who are not
reinstated in their commands and sent into &C
tive service within twenty days after the pas
sage of the bill shall no longer receive pay. 1t
also repeats the act restricting the number OF
Major and Rrgadier Generals in the army.
Gen. Rosecrans has issued orders forbidding
the issue of passes to civilians to travel south
Of Louisville, and the fact is taken as indica-
tive of an intention on his part to renew active
operations at an early day. Large reinforce
ments are continually arriving at Louisville
and being dispatched South.
The New York Tribune Of Friday last con-
tains confession Of faith of that journal, up
on the MAY or Mediation policy. Mr..
Greeley says that unless 1.-The Federal govern
ment can crush the rebellion within the next
four months, he is in favor of accepting the
mediation Of foreign powers to end the strug
gle"
The extensive cracker bakery of Goodwin
& Co.. in New York, was destroyed on Tues
aav night Loss 900. Insured.
Yesterday morning lot ct $50 GONZALES
cents from Philadelphia, in charge of guard
Of ten men arrived at the Soldiers Rest, and at
once showed their antipathy to the colored
peaple by assaulting the contrabands employ
ed about the quarters TO keep the place in Or
der and make fires, two or three Of whom were
badly beaten. La short time, however: the
guard on duty there restored quiet, ky arrest;
ing eight or ten Of the ringleaders, who are
now confined in the guardhouse
\ DISPATCH from Nashville states that a
camp of Confederates at Middletown, fifteen
miles west Of Nurfreeshoro', was surprised
and captured on the I'd inst. The colonel
commanding and all the officers were made
prisoners.
Advices from Key Wost are to the 10th alt,
and give particulars Of the capture Of the
British steamer Pearl and the Confederate
steamer Virginia, the latter on the coast Of
Mexico, with a cargo Of wines, coffee, &c
Some thirty prizes are nov IN the ~harhor
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-10-13

IF her honds wilt raise the Confederate currency,
10 nav for The ten millions Of Confederate bonds.
She will receive annually on these bonds SIX hun
dred thousand dollars, leayingthree hundred thou
sand dollars a sinking fund, which WIZ e2lin-
guish the debt in some twelve years
Let the whole income Of six hundred thousand
dollars. after the debt is paid of, be compounded
for the balance of the thirty years the bonds have
to run. and that city will have between twenty ana
thirty millions Of dollars, principal and interest,
raised upon the loan of her credit to her country
upon five Millions -,
The bonds of most of our States are at large
premium; should they pursue a similar course
similar results will ensue: But can We ooupt,
should such results q ensue that every otate Vi
the Confederacy stands ready to subscribe to those
shares. and loan to the General Governments their
credit to any amount necessary to close the sub
scription? This being done, apd the money, OF
large portion of paid in, the volume OF currency
will be greatly reduced, money will rise In Vaiue'
property will fall 10 price, and the war Will be Car
red ON at one half or one fourth Of its present cost
Then will Confederate dollar equal gold dollar,
when the latter shall not be allowed to- run the
blockade rgg7 s.s -a.I a
To bring about contamination OF this desirable
state of things, let begin, begin noao-det"y not
a auonaent Let the people in their primary meet
iros CORPORATIONS in the meetings of their .DIree-
tors LEGISLATORS in the Halls of Legislation, sgn-
fy toyou, through the Secretary OF the Treasury,
the amounts each and all are willing to subscribe,
before Congress shall meet, and | feel assured
that you WILL with pleasure, lay this application OF
YOUR fellow citizens before that honorable body
and ask the legislation necessary to effect the OBJ
ject.
Should this scheme be consummated what a
sublime spectacle to behold! The groundssell of
the people, the upheaval of the masses rising in
their might and rendering, unasked, to their coun-
try four hundred millions dollars. Let the affrigh-
ted degraded North stand aghast and trembe: that
North which has enslaved itself that we might not
be free Let Europe look on with amazement and
wonder; that Europe within whose confines, no ma
ton, great or small has yet been found with soul
expansive enough to recognize the Independence
of such people But what care wei! Our trust
is in the Justice of our cause; in the strength of
our own right arm, and in the protection of that
Holy Being who controls the destinies Of nations
With such a reliance as this, we are now free and
independent, and ere long | hope, will be happy
people.
With distinguished consideration, your obedent
servant j. NJ. MOREHEAD
Greensborough, N. c., Sept 9th, 1868.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-10-13
FROM BRACES ARMY.

The army of Cen Bragg still occupies a posi-
ton near Chattanooga which commands the town
where Rosencran's force is concentrated. On the
9Th, few shells were thrown into the town and
in the midst Of the yankee camps ~
On the 9th the Smelling operation was continued
all day, the enemy replying brlskly.i
Gen. Wheeler captured and burned large num-
Der of wagons engaged in transporting supplies &c
Rosencran army. ..- st...
A correspondent writing from the army near
Chattanooga to the Richmond Dispatch says
"No change has taken place in the situation of
affairs since the date of my last letter. except III
the extent and character of the enemy s works in
and around Chattanooga, and of our own. The
town is completely invested on the South size Of
the Tennessee river by Sen. Rraggs forces We
hold Missionary Ridge in front of the place, Look
out Mountain and the Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad on the South side, aud the valley between
Lookout and the Ridge. We also command the
East Tennessee railroad. Indeed, our lines rest
upon the river above and below the town, lust as
do those Of Rosencranz. ~.
The enemy continue to work day and night like
beavers They are building bomb proofs for
their arterists and their supports and providing
every other means of defence one can imagine.
Their efforts are not limited to the South side of
the river, but extend also to the North side where
tIlGJ nave planteu Oh Inc HelSHtS over
looking the river aud the town, and in some cases
constructed travc to protect their eunners from
the cross fire of our artillery, If we should get
possession Of the place., therefore, we should still
be exposed to the fire of the batteries beyond the
river.
1t is believed that casualties in the late
battles reach $4,000, an unusual proportion of
WHICH will fall under the head of comparatively
slight wounds. We lost but few prisoners includ-
ing four surgeons, who have been returned to US
in exchange The work Of parolins and returning
| the enemy's wounded who fell into our halds con
tinues. W. captured SO surgeons and some Is or
80 chaplalns, who, [ understand, will not be re-
turned until the enemy shall release ssuch of our
surgeons are now confined In yankee prisons
The Atlanta Confcderacy says: "From all indi-
cations, we judge that change in the situation
about Chattanooga will take place soon. From
our latest dispatches, We Learn that active oper-
atoms have begun in the rear aud front of
Rosencranz. 1t may be that he will discover in
less than week that he has pitched his tent too
far down, South for his hirelinss The energies
Of the yankee Government will be exerted to enable
the Dutchman to maintain the position he now
holds and which is alike important to the North
and South. While the Yankees hold this point,
we shall realize no substantial good results from
battles and victories in that vicinity But if indi-
cations not deceptive deliverance is almost at
hand The Smelling process may work well, but
1t is III other alone that We See prospects
OF substantial victory
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-10-13
ELECTION NOTICE

An Election will be opened aud held A, n..
ELECTION Precincts in Meeklenbuig county ON a., s
wednesday IN November next, (4th day) for a r1,rn
70 represent the sth Congressional District Ia the nv,
Confederate Congress. "eA'
MANAGERS OF ELECTION.
The following gentlemen will hold the eJec,i,.
the several Precincts at the time above named:
Charlotte-W rhifer, j. p, John Wolf David Par1
Normeuts-W Norment, j. p, A + Sadler Samuel
lawing. ~S'
Long Creek-A NJ Barry, ]. p, Albert Wilson, R D
Whitley. - :. ' "
Deweese-E Sloan, j, p, VIM Caldwell, WIN @
Potts.
Hilrs--B Garrison, j. p., B Mcwhorter, D pi.o,
Harrisburg-R Cochran, j. p, 5 A Stuart, N AleI
ander. 49,. g..
Hart's-Rob, MeEwen, p, II Irwin, Jos Blair.
Rea's-Arthur Grier, j. p, 4 Black T W SQuires
Providenee-Wm Rea, j. p, Robinson, J Z
Sample.
Steel Creek Potts, j. p, S Nicely, Alex Grier.
X. NJ. WHITE, Sheriff
"a" The number of votes given must be written in
words not in Ggures-and the scrolls containing the
number Of votes, sealed up, must be returned 10 me
before o'clock the next day.
October 8, 1868 5t r. NJ. W., Sheriff