Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-02-18

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IF yon were, about TO take a jeugney up
on rail road train, and were tintermed,
that the 1ocopotiYe, WAS ont, Of order
some nf the aAtesl wrenched. some eflt tlaeo
wheels cracked r-7sthat the, engineer, Was
crazy and the conductor drunk w9u.d yeua
90 :? Not a ssep.o Well, if yo,g gn,'nto the
meeting on Saturday. be- cerl ain that thai
train upon WHICH you fthen embark, isc
sound and in good, condition, and under
the control Of sober and competent toti4
GERS, lest a COLLISION. OF running off The
track, Ora break down, may end in broken
bones and nlangl ed limbs and loss of life
TO many who thought they were, Only ON
a pleasure trip. kss sau,.r 3 .4ns9 a. -
Be cert YOU yop doinnot ':sjump out Of the
frying pan into the fire. Lincoln says
We ,baye no Confederate Government, no
Natioliality-7btpt tnat we, are q State
Now by holding a Convention to. treat !,
with Lincoln as. State, do you not ignore
the existence Of our, Confederate Govern
ment and play directly into hishapds and
aid him in ll his great plan Of our ssuhjuga -
tion ..,.,t ,f;,s ,aq{4 feslV .
4 True FRIEND OF. NORTH CAROLINA. . q
!. SPAsMoD1c -Lincoln's call for SOC, 900
more pen ahows the extremity to- which L,
yankeedom is again REDUCED by the valor
aot our glorious, armies. We think this
viii make near two millions OF neu called 2
for from first 70 last TO conquer about four
millions Of men, women and children, all :
told of whites in tfIea Golfederacy. In !,
truth, the yankee soldiers consider that tits !.
quite as nucli tIIeir duty to make war up- :
on the! women and children as np1n the :
llnen of the Confederacy.. AS tile million :
AVID a. halt have failed 10 copquer us, so, :
will the4 additional half million, should
Lincolri ever get them, which is doubtful.
Besides, as each soldier costs thousand
dollars, a year, five hundred thousand
more would add five hundred mil.io
OF i ,llars to heyankee expenses.
We are satisfied that they can't stand this
,ad di,iol. but will soon break down under !,
j.. <'-.'@ zaeI9e. 81 5sf.,azb ee.l 81
J. The Richmond Enquirer regards this 81
new. call tor troops as an Indication OF the
desperate eteInbarrassnents of the yankee
govern tnent in procuring men. The Jan.
tdrafr had been postponed In the hope that
large .bounties would induce tl,essoldiers :.
now in the army oNre-enlist; aud this z
dra # shows that they have generally re-
fused to do So The war has become. ms a
popular. Draft has supplanted bounties, e
as bounties superseded, ,solnnteeripg.cf First .
p ratrotisnls;anex, money ;ard lsstly force':tl
these are the three features that character - =
size tlfe war among otr enemies. a. Patriot q
ism ran It's course in one year. and expired ~
with Nee leIlagIs tailute.57seA Another year
WAS gostenaover bv boalnties s,e9 - '@s1 a. ~ -
Bonutits are played out to q very con :.
siderable degree. Draft has this year. TO Il
rim is,course, and, will either expire with q
the Presidential ele ction or oEerthrow the {
partyha is drag gingo the men from their !.
to co1,tiritle a war Of which the peo-
PIE are heartily tired Confederate victo-0
.ries this Spring will end the war spirit,
and full " and npletelyr deselape. the >,
pros peers Of as early peace. Every effort
1T every man should be devoted for this
year to the cause Thes sunited exertion of
a:id tue people, sthe revival of the epirit OF
1851 , will e1a.wni enrettforts of this year.
with peace" More depends upon the SpriGg Il,
cam paign stliap' ever ,befere, waited nponea
the coi,ficf ofyarms.rs 1T the confederate a'
armies, are victorious, Lincolna will be de-
'feated in the 2Presdet,tiaf election the =, =
draft wifi be useless as means of recruit y
singe tie, array, and peaees VI u followsaulf
We are, defeafed Lincolin aMii he hreseiect-t