The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-17

subjugaton of the South. They now boldly talk of
how they will treat when they get the Conteder-
ate States under the dominion of Abraham Lincoln
all talk about peace any terms short OF abJect
submission has ceased at the North, and the talk
now is to how>we Of the South are to be managed.
Their prominent writing letters to each
other and discussing the matter to their own salts
. faction. In the first place they propose to treat
the Southern States as conquered territory dis
placing the duly elected Governors, and appointing
Governors for from Yankee land, or they might
give US some traitor to rule like Andy John
son. or Brownlow, Ed Stanly. The people of
the South to be disfranchised, not allowed to
vote, until they show that they obedient and
/ loyal subjects Of Abe Lincoln and not disposed to
rebel against his authority. In The second place,
the property of Southern men is to be devoted to
paying the Yankee war debt. Lincoln and all his
ruling, prominent friends agree to this-they
que that all history teaches that the conquered
must pay the debts of the conqueror and conse-
quenty the lands and buildings, stocks and all other
property Except negroes) of the South must be
fscated to the Of the so-caled United States.
The negroes are to- be set free and put equali
ty with poor and rich white men. Josiah Quincy
a prominent man of Massachusetts,, writes thus in
regard to the power to be exercised by the Federal
Government:
THE madness of secession and its inevitable con
sequences civil will, in their result. give the
right and the power of universal emancipation,
later. If the United States do not under
stand and fully appreciate the boon thus bestowed
on them and fail to improve it to the utmost
OF the power granted, they will prove recreant to
themselves and posterity. l write under the i'm
preston that the victory of the United States in this
is inevitable. Compromise is impossible
This is the Yankee scheme-the Lincoln pro-
gramme-and it would be well for all our people to
bear in mind that it will be carried to the letter
if our enemies get it in their power to do Let
property holder in the South think that he will
escape-let no poor man mag CINE that he will not
be injured while the rich man suffers. All will be
Inundated and beggared unless they take All cath
of allegiance to Lincoln, submit to Yankee masters,
join the Yankee army. and give of their substance
to sustain King Lincoln and his vile crew. AS Vice
President Stephens said in his speech this place
last summer, suojugation reconstruction is
tain ruin disgrace and eternal infamy to- every free
born Southern If the people of the South
bring this fate upon themselves by divisions, discord,
chickering's, and jealousies, they will not deserve the
pity OF any nation on earth.
| THE EXCHANGE QUESTION.-A further
pondence between-our commissioner Mr. Ould. and
exchange of prisoners has been published Mere
dth shows indiSpositon to make any arrange
ment to effect exchange, while the Confederate
Commissioner is anxious to- have the business go
according to previous agreement. The yankee
commissioner resorts to several subterfuges an
excuse for the refusal to exchange. Mr. Ould tells
him that his evasve and false, and that
it has been well known for long time that the yam
kee authorities opposed to fair and regular
exchange of prisoners. The correspondence proves
that the Lincoln authorities have violated their own
pledges and agreement and destitute of honor
correct impulses the most uncivzed heathens.
BY refusing to exchange prisoners. Lincoln hopes
to deplete armies and starve out by leaving
thousands of his soldiers hands to be fed.
But he will find that the scheme will fail. If any
starves it will be the yankee prisoners.
The concluding portion of Mr. Guilds last letter
to the Yankee Commissioner is as follows
Not content with all the misstatements offact
which have cited, you have, IN your letter of the
goth descended to mali gnant and wanton aspersion
of tho motives of the Confederate authorities in
making the proposal contained in my letter of the
2Oth inst. You asked to agree that all Off
and men on both sides should be released, the
excess side the other to be parole.'
1t would have been injustice enough to the many
thousands OF your prisoners in our hands, and to
those of ours in your custody, simply to have de-
clined the proposal. But you have thought proper
to add to your refusal the gratuous insult to tn
Confederate States, of ntmating that their fair and
honest offer made for the purpose of putting in
to the field officers and men fraudenty exchanged.
This caumny is destitute of foundation in fact.
as it is despicable in spirit
In conclusion, let tell you that the purpose of
your letter is apparent. 1t has been we'll known for
Il long time that your authorities opposed to a
fair and regular exchange of prisoners under the
cartel. In re- ectng my proposition you have en-
deavored to conceal, under cloud of vague char
ges and unfounded statements. the determination at
which your Government long since arrived. Why
not be frank once? Why not say without any fur
Their subteruges, that you have reached the conclu
sion that officers and soldiers are more valu-
able, man for man, than yours!"
q Although the Lncolnites carried the late
elections in Pennsy vania and Ohio, the vote shows
astonishing increase for the democrats or oppo-
nents of Lincoln. In Pennsy lvana the increase of
the democratic vote that of 1860 is 23902. In
Ohio the increase is 81 900. If the Lincolnites had
not fraudulently stuffed the ballot boxes the demo-
cratic candidates would have been elected. But it
don't make much difference to which party tr-
umphs at the NOrth-we must achieve our lndepen- |
dence by own exerttns.
U convention of representatives of the Banks
of South Carolina was held in Columbia the 10th
inst, for the purpose of considering the currency