The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-05-19
FROM THE NORTH.

The Richmond papers have received Northern dates
the l4th inst:
The New York Times Of the sth saws: .hs re,rogad.
movement OF Gen. Hooker to this side OF the Rappshan
mock has been to the people the shaTpes Of
their many disappOntments. The stern fact still remains
that what promised to be the decisive movement of the
has turned out absolute failure"
The Washington Chronicle learns that Valsudicham
has been sentenced to be banshed to Torugas off the
coast Of Florida, for two years. The minority Of the
Court favored sentencing him be banishd South until
the end of the war The New York Herald says the re.
port premature and if the proposrd sentence carried
out, Vaandgham is be elected Governor of Ohio
call for Mass State Convention for peace has been
published and the meeting is to be- held in the city of
York the Sd of June. The address says are now
for vigorous prosecution OF the war; and whilst will
submit to terms not justified by every principle OF
honor will 90 far Cancellation restore the Union.
Eight thousand Germans held meeting in ST. Louis
the 10TH and adopted resolutions recommending the
removal of Halleck, and promoting Fremont Butler and
Seige. Gen. Davidson, commanding the department,
notified them that discussion should be discarded aud
that their duty support the President and his APP
pointed agents; nevertheless the resolutions adopted
and the interference of the military authorities with the
freedom of speech denounced
The yankee e~spapers and correspondents, in order
to keep up the spirits oc their people, got up lie
a big scale about the capture Of Rchm9nd since the
the battles around Fredericksburg. They published
the startling announcement that the federal forces
under Gen Reyes had moved up from the Peninsula
and captured the city This remarkable feat ssys the
New York WORLDLY was accomplished shortly after the
imaginative set "our northern brethren are!
eT'A passenger who came from GoldsborO yesterday
afternoon reports the arrival there of large number Of
women and children driven out of Newbrn by the Yam
KEGS for refusing take the oath of allegiance AZ they
allowed take of their property with them
their situation is in many painful in the extreme
The refugees, properly eIes, report tn" Yam
KEGS in Newbern firing salut-s and making other de-
monsrations of rejoicing the death of Stonrwsll
Jackson. If this did not apparently direct from
Newbern we would be unwilling to believe that any
people could be degraded. But with feeling of
Shame that such things COULD be done by men, are
forced to believe that they WERE done.-[ Wilmington
Journal, 18th.
nag We learn that man has arrived at Fosteryle,
who reports himself direct from Nashville, and says
that Morgan has gotten into Nashville and burnt the
enemy's stores. We give it for what it 10 worth
Winehester (Tenn.,) Bulletin, Nay 18Th.
ATLANTA, May iG.-Reports in circulation that
seven eight thousand of the enemy approaching
Rome. All available forces have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness.
RICHMOND, May l6.-Tke tar bill was approved by
the President on the oath April. The I'D rdorum tax
on merchants dates from that day inclusive. The
commissioner of taxes has not yet been appointed by
the President