The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-04-19

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forward with confidence to the approaching cam
paign, should not forget to prepare our minds
for more reverses We may be successful IN every
battle, and we may meet with defeats. God only
knows with certainty. We may be able to again
defeat the yankee hosts before Richmond land we
think we shall be,) but suppose they defeat US;
our minds prepared for it, and prepared to renew
our energies and show firm determination never to
give up liberty and our native land! Let US be
ready to bear we'll victories. Since
the first gun was fred we have never doubted the
final triumph of the Confederate cause, and if Gen.
Grant does take Richmond shall not despond.
We have dependency in composition, and
have always tried to drive it out of others.
If the southern people will remain united. and act
together and gull together, they can never, never
be subugated by the yankee race or the paupers of
Europe. Let frown upon all efforts, to divide
and engender strife In selecting men for places of
trust let do with view alone to our countrys
welfare and the happiness of Posterty vote for
the most reliable ard competent men, men who
known to be true at heart to This is no
time to elect as mere compliment. Personal
friendship or enmity should never influence any
man in casting his vote while much depends on
the conduct of our rulers, and while so much is at
stake. If the people elect simply because
he is "a clever man. 9 good sort of fellow
without regard to his qualifications to transact pub
lie business, they may expect to suffer from bad
management.
The prospect is indeed, cheering, but repeat
let all be prepared to endure reverses serious
verses if they should unfortunately come bat let
no one despair. Trust In God, President Davis,
Gen. Lee. and our gallant soldiery, and be certain
to do all you to sustain and encourage them in
their arduous and responsible positions and
shall soon rejoice in peace and independence. And
to hasten that happy day, let stand by and help
each other and not continue to strive to see how
much money each make extort out of his
fellow citizen.
SAVE Your CASA friend has suggested to
US that it would be we'll to remind citizens that
the re is possibility, not to say probability, that
another supply of rosin will not be Immediately
obtained and that may again soon be without
our usual supply of Gas. The General Assembly
of the Presby:e Church is expected to convene
here early in May, and it would surely be very
notifying to have to receive visitors in the
dark. BY judcious economy have doubt
the present supply would carry us safely through
Convention week. If our ladies will content them
selves with ''talIow dips for short while, it may
be the means of lighting our Churches with gas at
the time that we shall most desire it.-BuUetin.
The above suggestion of our neighbor is a good
one, If we can't give the visitors to the General
Assembly anything very good to eat let us be able
to give them plenty of light
By the by, that the price of gas will be
sixty dollars per thousand feet after the LIST of May.
This if nothing else, will compel economy in the
of gas. Before the war, the price of gas six
dollars per thousand But suppose it is right to
advance the price of everything Except newspapers
eight and ten hundred per cent !
ENROLLMENT.-Duringt the past week the enroll
ment of conscripts under the old law going on
in this county We not informed as to the num-
Der conscribed, but we suppose not many, the
old exemption bill applied to this enrolment. The
enrolment under the new military law will COM
mence in few weeks when the exemption list will
be considerably curtaied. There is provision
in the new law for exempting shoe-makers tanners,
black smiths millers, mill -wrights, and other me-
chanics. Some special exemptions will be granted,
we suppose, to persons of this class where they
make it appear that equity, justice and public
cessity require 1t.
Lieut. j. N Prior is the Enrolling Officer for
this District, and we believe he tries to discharge
his duties fairly: faithfully aid honestly. We say
this from knowledge of Lieut. Prors character
from boyhood. If any one escapes service that
ought to be conscrbed it will not be his fault, but
because he has not been furnished with proper
evidence
1t may be that escaped CONSUMPTION who
are fairly table, if so, it was because the officers
not furnished with proper Information which
act. But it should be remembered that there are
now large number of diseased men who prove un-
fitness for service; and in many really
badly diseased, though apparently healthy. At any
rate the number exempted for disability is large. If
the Medical Board pronounce man unfit for
vice the Enrolling officer is obliged to grant
emption. Every dog has his day and the sick
man is now having his.
If any knows of exemptions having been I'M
lawfully obtained, and will report the matter to Lit
Prior he will give it thorough and full investiga
ton, and be thankful for the information.
in this paper last week from the Commandant of
Conscripts for North Carolina Circular No. 13) in
regard to enrolling persons between II and Is and
As and SO, have been revoked and other Orders is
sued. which will be found in days paper. Where
the enrolment not made on the day indicated.
10th of April suppose it is intended that it shall
be done $ the orders are known to the
officers The time allowed for enrolment is too
short between the date of the orders and the day
fixed for the enrolment. 1t was impossible to
municate general information the subject in so
short time. The whole matter is a good deal
befogged and hard to understand.