The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-05
FROM THE SOUTH.
Troubles in North Carolina.
Rebel Disappointment at the
Recent Raid.
TROUBLES IN NORTH CAROLINA.

| August. There are two candidates and
two parties. With all which Virginians
and other Confederates outside of North
Carolina should have nothing whatever to
do, but that the two parties happen to be
divided upon question extremely inter-
esting to Confederates at large, namely {:
| Whether North Carolina is to continue al
| lied with us in the war to vindicate our
independence, or is to abandon that alli-
ance, and utterly destroy herself in the
vain effort to make separate peace. One
of the candidates opposes Convention of
| the State, even for the purpose of consid-
| ering or proposing terms for separate
| peace; the other favors Convention and,
| if elected, is understood to be ready to
convene it Immediately. Thus the August
! election becomes concern to us all.
We learn from articles in newspapers of
the State that there are large numbers of
citizens of North Carolina who suppose
they may somehow bring about peace, or
least hasten or facilitate peace, by voting
for person who says he is a peace man.
Journals, said to be organs Of this indivi-
| dual, declare in general terms, but most
emphatically Gas if they were saying some
thing importantly that their candidate "is
for peace"; and then, appealing to the
voters, put the matter to them thus: Are
you tired of this bloody war? tired of war
taxes and CONSUMPTION, DESTROYS to settle
down to your peaceful industry again :?
Then support the man who is for peace.
These appeals are probably not addressed
to, nor intended for, the more educated
and intelligent portion Of the inhabitants
of North Carolina; but one is led to be-
lieve that there must be more than an
average proportion of simple and credu-
lors people in that State, to make such
arguments, such newspapers, and such a
candidate even passable. Also, it is with
regret every good Confederate will hear
that there are in the country districts very
large bands of deserters from the army
all understood to be peace men. In RAJ
leigh paper of the 18th, (the Progress)
we read, copied from the Iredel Ecpress,
"that the deserters are carrying on at a
high rate in that county," (Yadkin); and
further that ga band of these tories and
traitors to the South took the town of
Yadkin and released all the Jail, who
doubtless Immediately Joined and became
all peace men COgeCner.
Now, if North Carolina ceases to be a
part of the Confederacy and become part
of the Federal Union, which is at war with
us, she thereby, on The instant, declares
aOor against The ConIederacy. That a
State did, in the middle of the war, aban-
don her allies, deny her act, eat her words,
and join her enemies against her friends,
might be brilliant historic record in the
future; but it would not be peace it
would be only the beginning of war. It
is not to be supposed that Virginia and
South Carolina would submit to be cut
asunder by the intervening country, if that
country should declare itself an enemy in
stead of friend. They, of course, would
treat it as an enemy; would make uncer-
enormous use of its railroads and short
work of its towns. We do not see that
the Old North State would gain much by
reconciling herself to Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, and declaring war against
South Carolina and Virginia.
THE GREAT RAID.
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
From the Richmond Enquirer.
The news from Maryland, as found in
the Chronicle of the 14th, gave much dis
appointment to the sanguine portion of the
community. Whether the capture of
Washington was the object of the expedi-
ton or not, its fall was most anxiously ex-
pected by the community until last Satur-
day, when the telegram from Petersburg
brought to the knowledge of the public the
fact that, according to the Chronicle of
the 14th, the "rebels" had withdrawn
from the front of Washington. While dis
appointed in not hearing of the capture, it
was nevertheless very gratifying to know
how badly scared the enemy were, and for
the world to see how easily the capital of
Yankee land can be frightened out of its
wits.
From the Richmond Examiner.
1t must not be forgotten that in all the
accounts of the proceedings near Wash
ington there is nothing from our side. We
have not heard the whole story perhaps.
We do not even know whether the elm
vasion " is yet done, though the New York
papers so represent it. Most of what they
do recount appears to have the mark of
! truth, aud it must be confessed that our
"invasion just this moment looks like
one of the most paltry affairs of the war.
Washington was not taken. Baltimore
was not taken. The Yankeeized popula-
ton of Martinsburgh has embraced their
townsman Hunter again. Not q bridge of
the road between Washington and Balti-
more was burned. The road itself was
unbroken. What has been done then =?
What has yet been obtained by these op-
portunities -Lynchburg and Washington
the line of which Providence has not
vouchsafed since the first year of the war ?
One house has been burned; two thou
sand head of cattle brought off; Major
General Tyler and Major Gen. Franklin
were taken prisoners, and both permitted
to escape. Major Gen. Breckenridge has
improved the occasion to display his fine
feelings at old Blair's house. These are
nearly all the results to be gathered from
such accounts as we have. Let US hope,
and pray and trust that the story still is
cleft half untold" The failure of the
great chance at Lynchburg was bad
enough, but it would be indeed hard if this
invasion of a country emptied of troops
should accomplish only the burning Of a