Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-09-03

administration IN the conduct of the war. espeei
ally the souDd nation 81 currency originated BY
| Tho Sscretsry Of the Treasury"
"Washinston New Era, Of the 10th inst. re-
| publishes from the Raleigh Standard OF july
81 al able article, four columns in length, de-
| nouacng the tfeachery of the Confederate lead
ers, showing tho falsity Of their efforts, stating
that portions only of but Eve of tho original
| thirtssn States rsman in the hands of the Con.
| fsasfae,, and propouag that North Carolina,
| N her sovereign capacity, make immediate
overtares TO the North for peace
| To this, in the spirit Of demonstrates and en-.
treaty ia which we appealed to the Standard .
| week ago, We would now call the atten,ioa Of
that paper, and Of those who have psrt,clp patsd
il the so-calIed peace meetings. SuDposing
them to have been Influenced by ever proper
motive, 't lsraIty to the Confederacy, and Of =
desire to secure cur independence as we'll - to
bring this war 10 close, ask them to look
at the effect OF their movement. II is precise.
ly what We told then would occur. They pro-
posed negotiations for peace. The yankees ia
Newbern respond by meeting evidently
composed Of Yankee soldiers and neg roes, 1.-THE
Firss N. e. Union Rest.) representing THAT
is, stolen from every county IN the lst and 2d
and part Of the Sd Congressional districts" aud
welcome their proposition tor negotiation by
call for mots troops to overrsn the State OF
North Carol'na! That IS the sort of n-gotia.
tion for peace, aad the only SOFT that they re-
cogn'ze. Instead Of turning their thoughts to
peace, the Yankees nave only been encouraged
to wage war with more energy. And undsr
the per elsuasion-false though it be-that they
will meet with Union frlencs by penetrating to
the interior OF The State, we shalt no doubt seon
find them advancing with the rsinforcements
they call tor, towards Wslder, or Raleigh, or
Fayetteville, one or ALL burning and laying
waste and robbing wherever they, 20. 'An
energetic prosecution Of the war"-that is nc
cordIng to the invariable Yankee fashion, lay
ing wssse as they go, and killing and maiming
our sons and brothers-"is the only means by
which she Union sentiment can be made prsetl--
caily useful" Useful to whom ito Lincoln
and his plans of subjuga,ion and spoilatioa -
Separate yourselves We beg Of you've beg Of
the Standard and of the psrtlci pants ia the So
called peace meetings from the rsmotest idea
OF being willing to have any association or
sympathy with the black and white soouadrsls
who meet your propositions for peace with
propositions to lay waste your property ard
that Of your neighbors and friends aud kindred,
AID who dsnounce copperheadism at the N.rth,
that IS. dsaounce the peace men At the North
to whom you look tor assistance Ia. securing
peace, but whOss political distraction at home
you ensure by the pesce meetings here.
Is any true man of North Carolina willing de
iiberately to continue course which thus en-
ceurages the maligDa Dans snemy to make more
enersetis war upon our State God forbid
Ihen let every patriotic cltizeu who has been
Tor a moment m,sisd by the natural aud uniyer.
sal desire for peace, coms forward and repudl,
ate this most unfortunate movement that has
SO encouraged the sn1m.. If any man shall re-
fuse thus to repudIate it, that its fatal ten
SeRoy is exposed b, tue Yankees themselves,
North Carolina will assurediy rspudi&te him.
Upon tho occasion Of the expulsion of General
Banks from the Valley by Jackson, in the sum
mer of 1852, and the capture Of Winchester, .
frlghtened Dutchman ran all the distance from
Winchester to Martinsburg twenty two miles. -
The following is the Dutchnaan's description of the
capture of the town, and his flight;
II hear great noise, and somebody say,
Stonewa4l Shacksoa's come to town. looks out
de door, and see voa great big rebel, NIT horn
coming down de bike, and he blay, tWhose been
blue coat on. Then I rushes back into mine
house, Mr.. Daily, and grabs my monish-I have
mine monsh here, Mr.. Daily, (slaps bis Pockets)
and shumps over the stockads fence, ana run,
till can't run any more. But got my monish,
Mr.. Daily, and am tam dry"
PAY YOUR TAX IN KIND PRoMPTLY.-it 10 well
kaowa to al that our Congress, at its last ses-
sisn, levied tax in kind on the products Of the
earth. IL is the duty of our. planters to pay
this tiths, upon such crops IS have been gather.
ed in, at the very earliest opportunity. Oar