The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-17
THE DAILY REGISTER
WEDNESDAY. ~ aapEBRUARY III 1854
News FROM SOUTHERN SOURCES

. ,..The present Congress is bent on. fas ten
ing a military despotism on the people of
these Confederate States, apl. the, people
must either submit qui,tly to receive the
woke or resist the tyranny. Resistance. to
tvrants is obedience to God, ,sand epeople
Of North Carolina will not hesitate as to
the course they should pursue.
gS"North Carolina cannot and will not sub
mt to have every able bodied man con-
s.ribed and the whole State turned into a
military camp. We want to'achieve inde-
pendence over our common enemy, but we
are not willing to become the va>sals OF
usurpers at home to achieve that or any
other object. ftt .-HAOo
"We speak the words Of truth and sober
ness, because We know the sentiments of
the great mass Of the people in North Car
olina. This State will never Willingly sub.
NIT to despotisn, with Jefferson Davis or
any one else at its head"
The Salem On ,C) Press SAYS:
"The time is not far distant when all will
agree that this war must be brought to a
close by other means than the swofd.f ~
The Richmond Enquirer of February lst,
says: .-....,,..,
'N~ "The depreciation of Confederate ,curren,
cy, and the uncertainty as 10 the legislation
which the Congress will pass upon'tbis subs
.ject, has, almost entirely stopped trade
Prices have increased. not so much to Sc
cure more Of the money as to prevent sales
Merchants openly say they do not know
which party is the most benetitted-the
man who buys the, goods or the merchant
who gets the money"
Iu another date the Eaqna,er says:
Some of the leading cafes on Main street
are about closing their doors against meal
boarders, because, as the proprierors allege,
the price Of every article of food is 50 high
that they cannot afford TO feed them, with
any profit to themselves, no matter how
much they charge Owe suspect the real
cause is a plethora OF Confederate, notes
they have as many as they can convenient
iy bale and pack away The accomi6oda
lion of the public is nothing.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb d,
MOBILE, Feb. A special dispach TO
the Ersning Nsms, dated i5kalDha' SAYS
No signs of the enemy in Northcrn MsSis
sippi, or IN West Tennessee, except at
Cha-lestown and Memphis.
The Yankee Programme is an advance
from Vicksburg into Central Alabama, ne
cessitating, as The oppose, the abapdon-
ment Of Mobile. s9ss st@% *oSf>'
Orr forces occupy Corinth and Jackson.
Neither have been destro1 ed but every
thing has been carried OIL, including stock,
farming supplements and huusehaldt 4urni.
ture. Many families must @ to Memphis
or suffer the destruction Of overythmg.i
The Yankee cavalry, In strqng force.
crossed the Big Black yesterdar or ci'c
day before, and were met by Jarkscn's
cavalry. y lively fight took place. Per
haps this is the commenccmpnt Of the gen
eral advance of the enemy .--ot1
The Richmond Dispatch calls R1bt J
Walker "a decaycd old Yankee politician"
TIE North Caroline &andard says cdi
torlally: --s -s.sf-r,> rt.i.
We are sorry to see that the usually dis
Greet Charlotte Dsmocdt intima eS that
Gen Hokes brigade recently sent to this
State, may be ordered 70 interfere with the
people in the free expression nI their
opinions We learn that the brigade comes
to this State at the request ot GOV Vance,
for the purpose of recruiting, aid az the
same time aid in arresting deset2trs. We
caunot believe it possibh that thc brave
men who compose that brigade would sully
their well-earned fame by iuaugurating Or
taking part in the scenes not warranted by
the cons titution and laws. ... rr T
The editor of the Petersburg Register
SAYS "the honest and tue tbroughout thr
Confederacy demand H"Iden's arrest and
trial" "Hopcst' john ". S,me would do
we'll to lay his honest" deFes 70 tbc citl-I
zens of Raleigh, whom he sfahderS, before
presuming to otler advice 10 'Ihouest' men.
II we have committed treason or advised
resistance to the low, let the grand jury of
Wake county present US for trial III ne
are disloyal or an enemy to the Confeder
ate Government, then -thatgoyerlmcnt ha,
but few friends IN tag state wish the ex
ception ofLits office derS for at least
three-fourths Of oar people aeree with 'ls
in opinion '-1t
Affairs in Knoxville. k.t
,g[From The Richmond Dispatch, FebgS.J
We have some lnterestipg inteltgepce