The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-09
NORTHERN PEACE ITEMS &C

succumb to the Executive, else there could be no
harmony, or responsibility, no settled policy.
NORTHERN PEACE ITEMS, &C.
We copy the following from late number of
the New York News:
So far, We repeat the campaign has failed at all
points, the Federal armies have been hurled to GER
tain slaughter with cold heartlessness worse than
devilish. No general ever exhibited SO great an
Indifference to the lives of his soldiers as Grant:
no general ever achieved as little by such sacrifice
It isimpossbe to say that his army has not fought
we'll, and endured all the hardships, dangers and
labors of the campaign with heroism and docity.
They were directed by butcher, and opposed by
the greatest general of this any other age. Pos
terity will rank Gen. Lee above Wellington or Ma
poleon, before SAKE or Turenne, above Marlbo-
rough or Frederick, before Alexander or Cesar
Careful of the lives of his men, fertile in resource
profound tactician, gifted with the swift intui-
ton which enables commander to discern the
purpose Of his enemy, and the power of rapid CON-
biDation which enables him to oppose to it prompt
resistance; modest frugal, selfdenying, void of ar
rogance selt.assertoD; trusting nothing to
chance; among men noble as the noblest, in the
lofty dignity of the Christian gentleman; among
patriots less selfseeking, and pure as Washing
TOM and among soldiers combining the religious
simplicity of Havelock with the genius of Napo-
leon, the heroism of Bayard and Sydney, and the
untiring never faltering duty of Wellington.
If this great soldier had at his command the for
ces and material against which he is called on to
contend the superiority land and the suprema-
CIV on water, in six months the whole Federal
States would be PROSTATE at his feet AS it is, he
has made his own name, and that of the Confede-
racy he serves, immortal-Montreal Telegraph.
The Last Nan and the Last DoAar-The
meaning of the Lincolnites who so glihly use this
pet phrase is, that they will be 'ast man" to go to
he 'front.', and that they intend to steal the "last
dollar" from the Government in the "prosecution"
of the war-on the treasury Cincinnati En-
quirer.
When shall ace hare peace.-When the war is
successful part, the Lincoln organs tells US,
that that is no time to make peace, because the
bellion will be speedily subdued if We go on with
the carnage. When the Confederates are success
full the organs tell US that our national honor
and dignity will not allow peace. The question is,
when are we to have peace under these conflicting
doctrines?-C Cincinnati Enquirer.
Rerenge is S,ccet-"Seymour," an intelligent
correspondent of the Daily Ne,rs is somewhat
apoogetic because the rebels destroyed bridges and
private property in their march through Mary
land We confess we see nothing to apologize for
in this act, even though they. had RACED every
house to the ground, and destroyed every vestige
of property in their track that they could not
venisntly carry away. "Revenge is sweet" &C
cording to the old adage and consequently, if they
bad burned and destroyed leaving naught but the
black ness of desoaton and ruin wherever the feet
of the invader pressed our soil it would only be
the inildest retaliation for the unnumbered out
RACES and crimes which have been committed
against defenceless, unprotected women and child
rem in the South by our armies during the last
three years Of terror and bloodshed.-Bergen (N.
~ Democrat
Ho,o they do an "Loyal Pldces"-Says the
Pittsburgh Chronicle, in speaking of the draft in
the Twenty-second District: "Of the number
drawn, 312 have thus far paid communication, 16
have furnished substitutes, Is have obtained ex-
emptions aliens, 2 for being under age, 81 for
being over As, Is for non-fesdence, lis for disa-
bity, 3 are dead, 2 in the service, and l has
served two years" Out of 541 not one enters the
service, and but Is men are secured for the SER
vice Pretty well that for loyal town like the
"Smoky City"
After war of sixty -four years duration, Russia,
with population of rs 900, has at last subju-
gated Circassa, with population Of 100000. IF
it takes $4,000, 900 Russians sixty-four years to
subjugate 100000 Circassians, how long will it
take 10000, 600 Americans to sub ugate 1000, 900
Americans
DRowNED.-Wiam NJ. Holland, Esq, Of Gas
ton county, n c., was drowned on the evening of
the 18th of July, 1864. He, in company with
cousin and neighbor, was fishing with hooks in the
South Fork of the Catawba river, distant about
seven miles from his residence. While standing
in the water, five six feet Deep his hook became
fastened and in the attempt to loose it he was sud-
denly drowned. The deceased was in the 55th
year of his age.