The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-11

THE DAY OF TRIAL.

The wluter season creeps on apace, and 1t Is
quite evident that whatever Grant intends to do in
the remaining month left, during which he cannot
operate his troops, will be attempted speedily
That his grand idea Of circumyaatiDg Petersburg
he did Nichsburg, still haunts his brain, is pal
pable to the most ordinary capacity, the possessor
of which has watched bis movements, since Gene
raj Lee sent him flying to the south side Of james
River with his shattered columns bleeding at every
pore. His moves to the north side ofJames River
intended as feiuts and feints only. True, if he
should had our soldiers unprepared tor him on that
side, he would enter Richmond. Nobody doubts
this. Bat Grant knows he never will cut ch our
soldiers asleep that side, aud that when awake,
be might |cll attempt to the At!antic in a
fiat boat, t. carry the defences that cuara the
approach to Richmond by that route-So he will
continue to "sce saw from the Vaughan road in
Dinwidde to Deep Bottom in Ilenrico hoping to
weaken end CIR the other OF General Lees lines,
aud in the event he finds either end weakened, to
push his columns at that particular end. Knowing
the desire of our Generals to protect Rich mond in
any event, lie naturally expects to fad the south
side flank the weakest on all OCCASIONS and here it
is that he pushes forward with greatest vigor and
heaviest columns. This is the sum total of all of
Grants great strategic powers, about which every
abolition sheet we pick up, is loudly prating. The
merest tyro IN military affairs, wond Conceive the
sort of strategy at glance, and attempt its
execution, if, like Grant, he had resources without
stint.
Grants strategy being now transparent to any
man with half an eye, how is he to be checkma-
ted? The answer is plain. We must have more
men Every individual who pull a trigger,
must be Immediately put into the field. We have
skillful generals to lead U.S. and have the vete-
rams of an hundred battle fields with whom we can
mingle the recruits. These new recruits will
be actuated by every principle which nerve
the arm and encourage the heart of the patriot.
They will recolcct that they fighting for their
homes and fresidcs, their affairs, their right to
worship God without praying for the success of
l.incoln's rule They will recollect the fate of
Nashville of Memphis, Of New Orleans, of Nor
folk, of Eicksburg, and of AHanta What is
there OF life worth living for, if we are to be drv-
from homes; and our wives, daughters, sis
tiers aud mothers, sent out on the world this sea
son OF the year, to live In and tents fanlish
ing for bread and shiyering with cold This is no
mere fancy sketch. 1t is sad, stern reality 1t
has been realized by thousands of our people in
the South, and if Petersburg and Richmond fall
into the hands of the brutal conquerors who now
attempt their subj usation it will be sealized by
thousands more. Who would not prefer death
aye ten thousand lcaths-than such fate? It
can be averted 1t must be. Thousands NAV be
added to the army IN one weeks time and we call
upon the authorities to bcstir themselves. Through
five long mouths have the brave veterans of Gen.
Lees army been battling with Grants u,yrni,lons.
One hundred and seventy FIVE Thousand invade rs +
have been placed Aors du combat And now. at
the very end Of the campaign shall we fail fer
want Of men, to kill this huge Boa Constructor,
which has been so efectualIy sco;ched? Heaven
forbid
A DESPERATE FIGHr.-Mr Martin Overton.
of Randolph county, writes to US account of an
attack made upon him and his brother and his bro ,
theirs wife and his mother on the night Of the
18th August, by gang of deserterS or tories 20 ,
or 80 in number. The result of it was that two
of the tories we're killed, four or five wounded
three guns, one pistol, two hats and some other
property captured from them Mr. John {. Over
ton killed BY one of the tories firing minnie
ball iuto his hip; it came out under his left arm
Mr. NJ. Overton was Knocked and bruised but has
recovered. His mother was severely bruised by
being knocked down with gun, So that it will
probably be long before she RECEIVERS. Mr. John