The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-12-29

4 INAiAhOAD nANNEkS,.-@tte VINO VaNclh mucn
these tiues on any of our Railways cannot fail to
notice the absence of genteel manners among many
of the passengers. There are somo who would
probably think il an objectionable offence to .bc
rude and impolite ut home, but.who seem 10 have
no use FOR good manners in rdiiedr-just as
enough they considered II a positive weakness 10
manifest kindness and consideration toward stran-
gers But whatexOr Others pag t1iVk of persons,
il IN nOt unfair 10 conclude thar ibcv behave M
home only because Il Il the fashion, aud not bo-
cause there is, III their estimation, any principle
involved We pity such poor creatures The
Tesl gentleman aud real lady, are such on the
public highways as we'll as at home. II has be-
come a habit with them to behave geuteely, and
they carry the habit-the principle with them,
wherever they go.
A few evenings since We entered one ofthe cars
on respectable railway 10 geta seat. iSirteen Of
the seats contained siatecn individuals leaving
room for sixteen more We stood up half au hour
to zee if there was not one individual who had po-
lienesa enough TO offer part Of his seat; only ono
person moved and he did in order TO stretch him.
self on his seat the more effectually 10 guard his
rights, as much as to say-"Pm sole proprietor Of
this"
1t seems to very plain that no man has n
right TO claim n whole seat which is capable of
holding two persons while there is any with
cut accommodation; aud when application is made to
such one for part of his seat he has no right to
demur for moment, or TO give place grudgingly.
1t also to that il is the duty of the con-
ductor to see that every one who enters the cars
is promptly seated, thus saving such persons from
the unpleasant business Of squeezing down beside
some i'll bred beast whose manners are fashioned
after the latest model of-hogs GreensJ0ro (N
o. WatchBaan and HdrLiRger. -
MIssIssIPPI RIvER-The Navigation Of the
Mississippi by the Yankees appears TO be very
similar to the navigation Of the river Jordan,
which in the popular mind Is supposed TO be n
hard road TO travel. Memphis papers, of the list,
say that the steamer Mill Boy had been sunk on
the White River, and guerillas have made their
appearance at Island 65, and give the following
account of the work done by Taylor's batteries:
From passengers who arrived on the steamer
Nebraska, from New Orleans, we learn the follow
ing particulars concerning matters on the river
Ii appears that Dick Taylor, with force estima-
ted ut thirteen hundred, has been operating near
the mouth Of the Red river His object appears
to be TO destroy bouts engaged in navigating the
Mississippi.
A small battery was recently placed on the west
bank of the river at Waterproof, few miles above
Natchez The steamer Welcome was fred into
by this battery, and several large holes made in
her. Although several shots struck her, yet wo
learn that Io-one was injured. Severa head Of
cattle were killed Subseq battery was
placed in position tho west bank of the river, n
short distance below the mouth of Red river. The
steamer Emerald in passing down received several
shots, but we did not learn that much damage was
done. The small gunboat, No. 3, which passed
about the same time, received two or three shots,
and had two or three wounded The next day as
the steamer Black Hawk was approaching tho
point on her way from New Orleans to VicEsbhrg,
she was saluted by terrible FIRE of shot aud she'll
One shot blew off a part of the pilot house and
took off the leg Of Sam Falton, her pilot A second
shot killed colored man, taking his head conr-
petely of. A shell entered the Texas, setting il
on fire.