The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-23
Tuesday, August 23, 1864.

DETAILED MEN, APPLICATIONS FOR DETAILS
&c.-We publish to-day another order from the
Bureau of Conscrption in regard to applications for
detail. There seemed to be such misunderstood
in, about the previous order that it has been re-
yoked. and the now publish issued In It's
place The following is the construction OF the new
order:
IF the District Enrolling Officer approves ap-
plcation for detail he is authorized to grant fur
Tough of sixty days for the purpose of asceraning
the decision of the Bureau of Consumption. IF lie
disapproves the application, he is directed to order
the applicant to camp. In the meantime, the ap
plicant has the privilege of appealing from the deci
sion of the District Enrolling Officer but must 60
to camp to await decision. Applications for detail
must be made through the county or local enrolling
officers, heretofore.
Where applications have heretofore been made,
and the papers passed from the hands of the District
Enrolling Officers into those of the Commandant of
Conscripts for the State, the said Commandant is
instructed to either approve disapprove the mp
plication and pursue the which District
Enrolling Officers directed to pursue viz: if he
disapprovcs the application he orders the applicant
to camp Immediately, but if he approves it be grants
furlough Of sixty days.
Those who have made application for detail will
now soon learn whether they are to remain at home
or go to camp. The order is perfectly plain and
refer those Interested to it.
PEACE.--The northern papers talking
great deal about peace and about sending Commits
sioners to Richmond. Last year the Yankees
SO pulled up with their Importance that they would
not so much as talk about Commissioners. A great
change-produced, no doubt, by cur gallant SOL
diers As said year ago, we say now, let US
all sustain the Government and leave the matter of
arranging terms of peace in the hands of author
tiles The ST GINS all favorable for early ter
minaton Of the and the complete success of
our cause.
DEATH OF 1T. MoRRow.-We regret to learn
that Lieut.. James Morrow, of Capt. McLeod's
Company, 1st n. c. Cavalry, was killed in the fight
Richmond on Tuesday last He gallant
soldier, and served his country faithfully, from near
the commencement of the to the day of his
DEATH
David S. Hutchison, a member of the same com
pany also of this county, was killed on Monday.
THE BOYs.-What will become of our nation if
the dear little boys suffered to about the
various towns and villages of country in
dlencss! What will the Confederaey do for me-
chunics Is or 30 years hence. But few. very few
boys learning trades, and parents seem to think
it degrading to make their children work. No ma
ton attain emnence without skilled mechan-
les and no boy can become useful citizen without
industry For the sake of posterty for the sake of
the boys themselves learn them to work. If their
parents rich, it makes no dference-learn them
trades. The children of the rich of generation
generally the poor of succeeding genera
tons We love the boys, and anxious for their
welfare. We wish could say something that
would induce every little boy in the land to learn
some useful employment. They must remember
that the Mechanics in Navy Yards and work
shops of as much Importance tc the Confederacy
as Gen Lee or President Davis the soldiers in
the field for without the aid of mechanics the Con-
tedprate Government could not maintain the strug
gle for liberty for one month.
We think the Town authorities ought to pro
ect country people who bring fruit to town for sale
against the depredatons of bad boys.
FINE PorAroEs.-Wm T. Ship, Esq, of CASTOR
county last week half bushel of Irish po-
tatoes, a specimen of his crop. They large and
fne and indicate that the crop generally has been
good one.
~ To Mr. Philip Fisher we are indebted for a
basket of Peaches, scarce luxury this season.
"
u AS there appears to be some misapprehen-
sion about the additional tax of one fifth imposed
at the late session of Congress, direct the atten
ton OF Collectors to the law on the subject
AN ACT to raise money to increase the pay of
Soldiers.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact That upon all subjects of taxation
dcI tAStlnS laws, tnefe snail De assessed and
levied tax equal to fifth of the amount of the
present tax on the subjects for the year egh
teen hundred and sixty -four, which tax shall be pay
able only in Confederate treasury notes of the
issue and shall be collected at the same times with
tn" other taxes the subjects, under the laws
now in force.
Sec, 2. The money arising from the tax hereby
imposed shall be appropriated. first. the payment
OF the increased compensation of the soldiers under
the act passed at the present session.
APPROVED June 10, 1864
LIE DISTILLERIES.-We hear of number of
hquor dist'lleries being in violation of law Not
"ithstandlng the complaint that corn is scarce it
seems that dislers find plenty to turn into whis-
key Ana we learn that corn is now being distilled
under the guise of fruit
Is there no way to punish these law breakers and
law aenerS's Is there no way make officers and
Judges execute the law I! Judge French fined a.
in Cumberland county five Thousand douors
and sent him to Jail for violating the law apanst
distation; but Judge Reade, in some Of the conn