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down in Charleston, and looked like
vegetarian, and actually made an elabo-
rate report to the secretary Of war show
ing that for the subsistence of human
Yankee carcass vegetable diet was the
most proper. For the honor of the coun-
try this Nor,hrop should be elected at
once"
GOV. LETCHER STIFF AS EVER.
Gov. Letcher, in his message to the
Virginia legislature, thinks the prospect
hopeful when looked at on all sides, and
that il the southern people are true to
themselves they vii! succeed I; to doubt il
at any rate is treason. Virginia has
barred her breast to the storm, sent her
reapers to the harvest of death, and cut
several other uncouth rhetorical figures,
according to her governor. and there is no
use talking compromise to her, not bit of
it. ''She will, as becomes the mother of
states. stand up boldly al d hurl her scorn
and defiance in the face of her foes, until
they come to our terms. She will never
consent to treaty of peace which dis
members her own territory, nor will she
consent to treaty which does not TT c1g-
nize fully the southern confederacy.'
THE TRANs-NnssIssIPPIAN STICK TO
THAT SIDE OF THE RIVER.
In the confederate House, on Tuesday
Of last week, Mr.. johnson of Arkansas
offered bill relating "to transfer of
skeleton regiments for recruitment across
the Mississippi river, and the transfer of
companies to the regiments Of their own
states, and to consolidation and disband-
ment." He said "Men from the other
side of the Mississippi would not come on
this side for the purpose Of joining tie
army 10 fight here. He was glad Of ii,
and hoped another man would not cross
the Mississippi, SO long as the government
adhered to its present policy in regard to
bis section"
STARVATION PARTIES IN RICHMOND.
A letter from young lady in Rich
mond to her friend in Baltimore states
that the social enjoyments of that city
are now limited to what is called starv-
alton parties at which people meet in
each others houses and have music and
dancing, but nothing to eat or drink. The
fair writer attends these parties twice a
week, and she AYERS that they have a
great deal Of fun but no supper. She
speaks of meeting gentleman from
England, whose name was Capt. Coffee,
at starvation party, and every time his
name was pronounced it made her mouth
water. She mentions having purchased
straw bonnet the other day for one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars.
NEGROES FOR REBEL SOLDIERS.
The Mobile Advertiser and Register
of November 26ih goes in strongly for
using the negroes as soldiers. 1t says:
"Some hold that it is not safe, in any
event, to employ our slaves as soldiers,
and that such proceeding would be in
compatible with the maintenance of the
institution itself. The answer to this is
that Yankee success is death to the insti-
tuition, as well as to its masters, and that
any peril should be confronted to avoid it.
So that it is a question of necessity--a
question Of choice Of evils at last. We
hold that it is not only legitimate but
safe and prudent policy to fight an enemy
who purpose is our ruin, with every
weapon which God and nature has placed
in our hands-with fire and water, with
steel and powder and ball, and with our
servants aud plantation hands.
if they prove necessary to avert from US
the supreme calamity of subjugation. Ii
they send the negro to confront our sons
and brothers in battle, why not, if neces-
sity requires, meet them with the same
material? ?"