The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-05


THE SE1aE OF CHARLESTON yankees
have now been beseiging Charleston few days over
one year, and are no nearer accomplishing their OBJ
ject than when they first commenced. They still
continue to shoot at Fort Sumter, but Fort Sumter
still bids yankee malice defiance and hurls shot
occasionally their batteries. The Smelling of the
city is kept UP in wanon spite and without the least
hope prospect of eecting its capture; therefore
it was proper for our Government to send number
of yankee officers there to be confined within range
of the yankee shells. But it that the yankees
have feeling for their own men than for the
women and children of Charleston, for they continue
the bombardment of the city as usual If they show
regard for the lives of their people. how can
southern people hope to escape their vengeance if
they should unfortunately be conquered and suhju-
gated to yankee authority?
THE SENIOR RESERVES of Mecklcnburg county
were organized into q Company last week, and
elected r. A. McNeely, Captain; DIR. J. M. Strong,
list Lieut., Samuel Garrison I'd, and John S. Nicely
Sd. The Company consists of about 80 members.
These reserves are only to be called out in home
defence, to repel invasion of the State We hope
that no occasion may occur to make it necessary to
call out the Seniors at any time. but it is right to
organize and prepare for emergencies SO that every
! man who can shoulder gun may be ready to assist
in driving back raidng parties who come to burn
and destroy our property and maltreat women and
children. The man who is unwilling to fight in de-
fence of his home, and women from the
power of Lncolns brutal sodiery, does not deserve
freedom or residence in the South.
~ To the list of contributions published last
week for the relief of soldiers passing through Char
lotte, we add the following:
Chas T Alexander bag meal Gen w Neal l
ham / bag flour, Williamson Wallace bag flour,
ham and lbs butter. DIR NJ Strong J bag -four
and ham, r B Hunter bag -four, Mrs DIR Asbury
ham and SO lbs -four. ]. II. Mcdowell SO lbs. -four.
Col T. Grier bags -four, Dr.. w s. Davidson l
ham, middling and bag -four. E. c. Davidson l
ham, shoulder and onions, A. B. Davidson l ham.
1 shoulder, bag -four, gallons molasses and lbs.
butter J. E. Caldwell ham.
NORTHERN IrEMs.--The last news from the
North states that Gold had run up to 240 being
considerable advance since Grant started to cap
ture Richmond. This indicates that the yankees
have but little faith in Lincoln efforts to crush the
rebellion.
The democratic national convention which was to
have met in Chicago the 4th of July, has been
postponed until sometime in August. The national
committee of the party met in Washington lastweek
for consultation. 1t is not known who stands the
best chance of being nominated in opposition to
Lincoln and Fremont.
Mr. Vallandgham is still at home in Dayton Ohio.
He was endorsed with shouts of welcome by the
Democratic Convention at Springfield, Illinois: 1t
is said the Lincoln Government will not interfere
with Valandigham if he keeps quiet
The postponement of the Chicago Convention to
the goth August, is understood to be triumph
for the Vallandigham and Wood faction, the object
being to await the issue of the present campaign. If
Grant and Sherman meet with decided success the
n nlatiOrm DlodUnp
tho party universal amnesty OF the rebels and
nominate man identified with the If Grant
is not successful they may adopt straight peace
resolutions, and unite on candidate who has OPP
posed and whose first act of administration shall
be proposal for armstice with the view to fl
nal separation.
A correspondent of the Chicago Times says
Grant lost 10000 men trying Lincoln's plan, and is
now trying his own. The Federal losses to the Sd
June in the battles near the Chickaheminy were
IL, 000 Grants force, exclusive of Buffers and
Hunters, is estimated at $4,000.
Guerillas were enforcing CONSUMPTION in South
western Kentucky. They had captured the horses
and equipments of Federal regiment at Princeton.
hundred rebels stationed at Mayheld driv-
ing Unionists out of the State.
GuerilIas are becoming troublesome in Southern
Missouri.
The Chicago Times of the 18th, estimates Grants
lossc. in killed and wounded North of James River
at 7G, 600 men, Shermans losses in Georgia at 49,
00O, and the total Federal losses since the first of
April at fully $4,000 men.
Dispatches from Grants army. of the 18th, admit
the loss on the two previous days of 5000.
A STRINGENT TAx.-The Tax law passed at
the late session Of Congress contains the following
section:
Sec. G.. That section FOUR paragraphs and
two, of the act approved February II, 1864 enti-
tied "An act to levy additional taxes for the COM
mon defence and support Of the Government" be
so amended as to levy additional tax of thirty
per cent. upon the amount of all profits made by
selling the articles mentioned in the said para
graphs, between the 18th day of February, 1864,
and the first day of June 1864, which additional
| tax shall be collected under said act
For the Tax Act, see fourth page.]
The effect of this 9th Section is to require in
all, tax of from forty five to ffty-fve per cent.
upon incomes from this source This last thirty
per cent. is understood to have been intended to-
reach the cases Of such dealers as, the passage
of the currency act in February, raised the price
of their goods third, to meet the tax of third
on the currency, and then refused to receive the
currency except with the third off This was
equivalent to an increase Of twothirGs on the price
of their goods. No but themselves will regret
that Cong ress has thus retorted upon them for
their extorton. But it is hard measure upon
those who neither advanced their prices nor
refused the currency at its face. And there are
such persons though perhaps not many Of them
They will doubtless pay the tax more cheerfuly