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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27
FOR GODS SAKE

"France has not been used TO do things
for Gods sske," was the bitter comment uf
WalsiRgham on the policy Of "the Most
Christian" Court, in his day. Do net these
words strikingly characterize the spirit ot
the world? Not to do. not TO be used to
do, things for Gods sake, is the one essen
tial element oi sin, the germ from which
all its manifestations grow. Mark the
turpifude of such course. God is eur Ma
ker and Sovereign. The highest. the most
solemn obligations which can bind US, de-
mand that we should reverence His author
ity and obey His Law. When we fail TO
edo thidgs for His sske," therefore, we
trample under foet that which IS lof,iest,
purest. most sacred in morals. We sub
vert the very cornerstone OF right.
Mark the absurdiiy Of such a course.
God is light; in Hin Is no darkness at all.
The loveliness and lustre OF unspotted per-
lection shine forth from his character. 10
e1aIt any of His creatures above Himself,
therefore, IS preposterous preference oi
the finite and perishing before {" the Over
All. One" And is not this folly perpetrat'
ed. whenever we do thiags, not fer Hi:
sake, but for theirss
Mark the rttinous issue Of such course
Il is God alone who " hath done whatsoey.
er hath pleased Him." No counsel bul
His standeih forever. Whatever arrays
itself against The thoughts Of His hear;
therefore, lies under the necessity Of trus'
tration and punishment. All that IS no
dore Tor HIS sake. is--when seen in IL
true light and its fudl result-dis,pp0int'
ment, defeat, destruction.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27

Of new land that has been trod by cattle will
produce the watermelon of monsrrous size.
All melons, 10 be kept pure, should not be
planted in the immediate vicinity Of squash
es, cucumbers or gourds. as the seed saved
from these, raised in close proximity. will
produce melons partaking Of the nature
and flavor OF all the squash tribe. The
mixture Of the pollen produce new varieties.
but rendering all worthless. causing the
melon to be nspid. the cucumber to be
oyergrown and hollow. the squash 10 be
watery, and the gourd shell soft. Water
and musk-melons may be planted from the
middle of March through the month of
April. Plant water melons ten feet apart
each way. some eight or ten seeds TO bill,
and when they show thin to four plants 10
. hill. Musk-melons may be planted about
five feet apart and thinned out in the same
manner. The nutmeg or citron musk
melon is the finest variety cultivated.
When grown in perfection it combines the
favor OF the strawberry. and the pine apple.
but this variety should not be grown 10 the
vicinity Of any other melon. To save seed.
select the earliest and best melons. dry the
seeds in the shade, and put them away in
gaper bags. Water-meIon seed improves
with age. and may be kept ten years to
advantage.
USEFUL TO HousEKEEPERs.- plant
commonly known as "water pepper" or
90 emarf uaad ul;.k mag ha f,rnd ~
abundance along our bitches. roads, lanes
and barnyards. Is an eiIectual and certain
destroyer OF the bed bug. A strong de-
coction is made OF the herb, and the place
infested with the insect washed we'll with
it. Elder berry leaves, laid upon the
shelves of a safe or cupboard. will also
drive away reaches and ants, while the
common house fy will not venture in
smelling distance Of them.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27

THE Loss OF THE ALaBAnA.-Few Of the
stirring events of the times have created q
greater sensation in Europe as well as on
this continent than the battle between the
Alabama and the kearsage. .tmight have
been feared that its disastrous terninatiGa
would have had. an injurious effect in Eu-
rope upon the reputation Of the Conieder-
acy. But the reverse is the iact. Both
England and France are ablaze with en-.
thusiastic admiration of Capt. Semmes and
his gallant crew, and with sympathy in his
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27

TIE MrLos.--The melon has been cul.
tvated ior centuries. Ii is q native Of
Persia and draws its rich and luscious Jul.
ces from her arid aud barren sands. To
have the melon here in perfection, il must
be grown IN sandy soil. New land fresh
from the woods suits them best. A piece
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27

Tar HsAp AND TEE HRART.-" Please,
my lady. buy a nosegay or bestow tribe, :
was the address Of pale, emaciaied woman,
holding a few fiouers..in hsr hand, to . lady
who sat on bench at Brighton, watching
The blue waves on the receding tide.
IL have no pence, my good woman,
said the lady. locking up from the novel
she was persusing with listless gaze; /" il
I had would give them TO you."
"I am poor widow. with three helples;
children dependent upon me; would you
bestow triile to help US on our wayp
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-07-27

The New York Herald gives the follow
ing list Of the vessels destroyed by the Al
$bama, and which, says the Herald, in due
time her Majesty's government will be
obliged to pay for:
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-06
PROSPECTUS.
THE SOLDIERS JOURNAL
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AT
RENDEZVOUS OF DISTRIBUTION, VA.
RECENTLY
CONVALESCENT CAMP. VA.
RECENTLY

payable always in advance. Single copies Five
Gents each. The proceeds resulting from its sale
to be devoted to fund for the maintenance of the
orphans of soldiers who have fallen, may yet fall
in defence of the cause of the Union.
primary objects will be to promote the interests
of the soldier in the ranks. To this end it will contain
all necessary information the methods of keep
ing in good order their accounts with the Government
The soldier in hospital will find in columns in
structions how to procure pay and clothing when en-
titled to it; what the requisites exacted by the
charged soldiers will be put in the way Of procuring
prompt settlements of their accounts without the in
reference of claim agents.
Aside from this THE SOLDIERS JOURNAL will
contain interesting original and selected reading mat
1t is the intention of those engaged in it's publ-
cation to make it's pages lively and readable and it is
believed that the varied talent pledged support
will enable it to take at least respectable rank
among the journals of the country.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-06
Shall Soldiers Vote +?

This question, which has given rise to consid-
cradle discussion in political circles since the
commencement of the war, is likely to arrive at
a satisfactory solution before the next Presiden-
ta election, the legislatures of nearly, if not all
the States which have heretofore withheld the
privilege having decided that soldiers shall exer
else the right of suffrage in their camps 1t only
remains for the proposition to be submitted to
the people for ratification after which it becomes
a law, and the disfranchized soldier is restored
to his rights as citizen. This act of simple JUS
tce shows that the spirit of patriotism is again
in the ascendant, and that the unprincipled DEM
agogues and political hucksters, who fear moth
ing so much the indignation of the patriotic
soldiery of our armies, are fast loosng their hold
upon the confidence of the people. We expect
that voice will come up from the army next
fall if the army is in the field at that time, that
will make the semi-traitors of the North trem-
ble and at the same time express in suitable
terms the gratitude of the soldiers to their friends
for the encouragement they have afforded in re-
storing to them the privileges Of the elective
frachise.
Of the rights of American citizenship there is
one so highly esteemed as that of saying how
and by whom we shall be governed, and any at
tempt to interfere with or abridge in any way
the right to vote can be regarded in other light
than an attempt to subvert the spirit of in
situations and convert our free Republic into an
oligarchy, where the public functionarys eligi-
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-06


bilty to power and position will be determined
by the amount of his wealth or the weight of po-
litical influence he may be able to CONTROL
The calamities which the nation has experienced
for the last three years the result of this prn
ciple. The men who now head the rebellion
labored diligently for years to have the power of
appointing our rulers transferred from the con-
troll of the people into the hands of few aristo-
Gratis who sought nothing but their own aggran-
dizement and glory and when they found that
they could not rule the people, but that the peo
pie were determined to rule them they attempt
ted to coerce the people into their measures and
the result is war for the vindication of popular
government. True, the majority of these mon
archialists are in the rebel army or connected in
some way with the rebel government, work
ing with undissembled treason for their prin-
ciples, but they have host of friends in the
North who are too cowardly to espouse and fight
for their cause in the field, but are rendering
them quite substantial aid and comfort in ira
ducing the officers of the government, resisting
the enforcement of the laws which are enacted to
to preserve the nations life, and depriving the
soldier of his rights as citizen by refusing him
the right of suffrage. There is day coming
when the soldiers will get home, and then if re-
cords are not swallowed their owners had better
stand from under, for a retrbution more terrible
than simple political reverses will emeted out to
the men who have exulted at our defeat, and
evinced undisguised sympathy for the enemy
when our arms have been successful. This re-
belion has disclosed the fact that the most arrant
rebels in arms are those of Northern birth, and
if we to judge by the course of certain class
of politicians in the North on the question of
soldiers right to vote, we have no hesitancy in
declaring that there are as unmitigated traitors
among the Northern peace men and soldier de-
tanners ever shouldered musket or drew
sword against the life of the nation. 1t is most
gratifying fact to the soldier it must also be to
the citizen patriot to that the prestige of these
men is gone, and that they are gradually but
surely sinking into their merited oblivion. When
the historian comes to make up the record of
these times it is to be earnestly hoped that, for
the sake of humanity and particularly for the
purpose of shielding our national character from
the opprobium which future generations will
heap upon it, he may be induced to suppress the
fact that, while overt treason and rebellion ragged
in front, there were men in rear, who under
the sacred name of democracy, gave aid and
comfort to the common enemy by refusing to the
soldiers, who were exposing their lives for the
preservation of the national integrity, the privl
eye of the elective franchise.
THEN AND Now, THE OLD AND NEW CAMP.
We recommend to the careful perusal of our
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-06

PRINTERS GRATITUDE, like his labor, can
be displayed best in type, and we therefore en-
ploy this organ to communicate our thanks to
Capt L. III. Marston, Lieut. L. Samuels, Lieut.
j. V. Vannatta, et 0l., for substantial personal
favors conferred. These gentlemen will please
consider us at a respectful I" attention."
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-06
r. A. CASSIDY, Editor and Publisher.
AMY M BRADLEY, Proprietor.
OUR VOLUNTEER AGENTS.

The following persons announced agents
at the places standing in connection with their
and are authorized to receive subscriptions and
tributions for THE SOLDIERS JOURNAL:
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Mr.. GEORGE B. RANDLETr, Richmond, Maine.
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MIR. w. M. MELLEN, Boston, Mass.
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where to increase the circulation and influence of
paper.
All Communications, and other mail matter, in
tended for THE SOLDIERS JOURNAL should be adj
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The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-06

THEN AND Now, OR THE OLD AND NEW CAMP.
We recommend to the careful perusal of our
readers an article under the above caption from
the pen of Mr.. Phelps, of Augur General Hos
pital, published in the "Soldiers' Correspond
ence" department on another page. The article
does such ample justice to the subject in hand
that any comments from would be superfu-
Gus.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26
Office.

am prepared to card wool into rolls in an excel
LIANT manner; if the wool is well ceHused and la good
condition. All wool must be creased with at least
pound of clean lard for every eight pounds of black
wool, and pound Of lard for each ten pounds Of
brown while This quantity must invariably be put
Those prefering can bring the lard md will put
il
All wool over eight pounds to be toiled paid In
produce at the prices averaged in 1884, and cardng at
the same rates.
All INDECENT families and families Of soldiers in linn
tied circumstances their wool win be carded In all
for money Other persons short Of supplies can
make special agreement with me for cash
will take Fax-sced, Corn, Wheat, Moasscs, Toll
low Berswax Cotton, in fact any kind OF produce
Location of machinery, ~ miles due west Of Lincoln
ton, N c. Address at Lincolnton, N. q.
o. Is. jerks.
July Is, 1864. 3:pd
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26
FROM GEN. EARLY'S ARMY.

We have been permitted to read letter from
Johnny Young. (son of Col. Jno A. Young of this
town. who was with Gen. Early's expedition to
: Maryland. The letter is dated Camp Near Char
iestown, Va, July 18TH We extract the following
have seen the dome Of the Capitol of the o. States.
We fought the yankees within d miles of their capital
out Gen Early would not bring general engagement
or at least the enemy would advance bu from
Their Forts they threw shell large a nail key
The people everywhere terribly frightened and the
houses of some of the prominent Lncones were Quilted
and burnt in retaliation for their depredaons in Virginia
We captured immense quantities of provisions and cloth
lng-some of the finest horses and cattle saw.
We whipped the yankees i'll every engagement. We
left of sick and wounded near Washington with
some of our Surgeons to attend them Willie Burwell
was left and is prisoner
We are now near Charestown and perhaps will remain
here for several days.
On the 18th the yankees attacked whole army train,
causing confusion among drivers and quartrrmasters.
They struck the train about the and succeeded in
capturing thirty wagons Doles brigade drove them Off
Gen. Ramseur not idle Hokes old brigade pursued
the yankees and captured two of their guns. l have
waded the Potomac twice, the Shenandoah twice. and
James River once. besides other smaller streams We
have marched 400 miles. and good health.
see Gen. L. d. Johnston sometimes-he is we'll"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

par horrible and deliberate murder was COM
mitted on Mooday night, on the body Mr. Turner
GrissOm, living in the southern part Of Granville
county. His body was found on Tuesday morn.
ing horribly mutilatrd-his head and both legs
being severed from his body, lying near his Litch-
en- door. Suspicion rests upon his son, as having
committed the deed, who has been for some tnu
in deranged state Of mind. % being question
ed about it, ha stated that party OF white men
and negroes done it about midnight; but he gave
alarm or told any ono oft, until next morning,
when he went to ncighbcr's house and told Of II.
Raleigh Confederate,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

Desiring to open a new assortment Of DRY GOODS
and GROCERIES, which We intend 10 exhibit for sale
10y the first OF September and will sell either NJ whole
sale or retail we offer private sale our entire
stock of Dry Goods general assortment Of Hardware,
Cutlery, Carriage trimmings Hoop Iron, Nails, Water
buckets and Tanners Oil
ALSO, Salt Rice. Coffee, Sugar, Pepper, Ginger aud
Spices OF every description, with other articles, too
numerous 10 mention.
The above goods will sell at private sale 20 suit
purchasers until the lst August when the balance Of
the stock will positively be sold at Public Auction Hs
advertised ELIAS COHEN.
July Ia, 1854.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26
ia X EN- UP

And committed TO the Jail of Mccklenburg county on
the 9th Of July, negro boy who calls his HEN
RY. He says he belongs to Jesse Powell of Edgecombe
and hired to Robert johnson of Rowan. He is
about feet high weighs about hundred and ff-
teen or twenty pounds The owner will please conc
forward, prove property, pay charges, and take him
away.
m. WHITE, Sheriff.
July %, 1864. IT,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26
$50 REWARD.

Ny servant girl CELIA, left my premises about two
months ago. She is of medium size, has a pleasant
countenance very thin head of hair is about twenty
three years ofage. She had on when she left light
calico dress with purple flowers on il. She
out for the purpose of picking Strawberries taking
large tin bucket and has been heard of since
The above reward will be given to any person dev-
ering her to me, lodging her in any Jail in the State
that can get her. II. NJ PHELPS.
In1r
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

Geo. A. Trenholm, an experienced merchant Of
Charleston, S. c., has been appointed Secretary OF
the Treasury in place of Mr. Memninger, resigned.
Mr. Trenholm entered on the discharge Of his duties
last week We hope he may be able to give more
satisfaction than Mr. Memminger has done, though
we do not believe there is n man living who could
have managed our finances better under the circuu,
stances, than Mr. Memminger has managed. tis
easy to concoct and discuss financial schemes, but
theory is thing and practice anothar.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

BADGES BURNT.-Two bridges the n. C.
Railroad have been burnt recently just beyond Lex
ington. The first one was burpt week before last
and the other lover Abbot's Creek in the early part
OF last week 1t was evidently the work of yankee
emissarles or tories ltis strange that the Railroad
Company does not have sufficient guard to watch
their bridges ana prevent these incendiary acts 1t
is important that transportation facilities should be
kept uuimpaired just at this time, and Railroad of
tciuls guilty of gross negligence in not having
bridges properly guarded They have enough men
exempted from military service to afford sufficient
guard at each bridge. 1t is not the duty of the
business unless they had charge of the Roads but
Il is the duty Of railroad officers
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

CRoPs.--In trip to Raleigh last week wo
noticed all along the road that the corn looked
markably healthy aud promising aud we believe
that the same can be said OF the corn generally
through the country Without some unforeseen
disaster, we may expect good crop Of corn. The
cat crop has been exceedingly good and the wheat,
though thin in places, believe has afforded
fair yield, and has been well got Lhttsborough
RerOr,ler
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

AL R1GHT."-A correspondent at Whining
ton N c., writes the Fayetteville Carolinian as
follows:
In this Department quiet regns supreme. There
Is nothing transporting here to break the monotony.
Blockade running steamers come and go, with al
most as much regularity as our mails.
Refreshing rains of last week have revived yege-
taton. The farmers represent the corn crop as
looking promising in this and adjoining counties.
Starvation will never conquer the South. This
Yankee scheme to subjugate has gone 'up ths
spout'-the rest will soon follow it.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

We beg leave TO inform the citizens of Cnbarrus
county, and the surrounding country, that have
built Carding Machine Teetcr's Mills, Harris
burg, and are now ready TO card WOOL as good
terms as be obtained in the State Onr Cards are
new. Give us q trial.
N. II. & L. s. TEETElL
Harrisburg, July l6, 1864 4t-pd
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

PromotiOHJ in North Carolina R,gir7e7t James n.
Wood, of Rowan 10 be Colonel Of the Alb regiment,
vice Grimes promoted.
Edwin A. Osborne, Of MeeklenbnrR, TO be Lieutenant
Colonel of the 4th regiment, vice Wood, promoted.
Robert V. Cowan, ofIredell to be Colonel Of the $50,
vice Avery, deceased.
William P Roberts, of Gates, to be Colonel Of tho
I'd cavalry, vice Andrews, deceased
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26

THE MISSISSIPPI COUSTRY.-If any is dis
posed to think that the yankee Government has full
possession of the country bordering the Missis
sipp River. let him read the following acknowledg
ment of the New York Herald. 1t will be seen that
the Herald confesses that the yankees have not been
able hold the country west of the Mississippi. and
at day it will have to confess that they
conquer and subjugate the southern people Here
is what the Herald is now forced to say:
"Our private advices from the Lower Mississippi
represent affairs there be in most unsatisfactory
state We may consider the whole western bank
of the river gone-lapsed into rebel hands once
more--lost to US by the nconceivable mismanage-
meut of the administration. New Orleans is all that
is left to u.s. and the reason is apparent enough.
We have lost ali that country just as an army Is cut
to pieces when, having battle. 1T loses all Or
ganzation and gives itself up to wild riot of plum
der while enemy rallies and returns to the fight.
No sooner was this Mississippi country in our pos
session than it was fairly deluged with plunderers.
under the designation of treasury agents, navy
agents army agents, and all other sorts of agents.
-Hordes of these men were everywhere, and they
had no thought but to make E,oney-brlbery was
as common the air. and universal demoraza-
ton ruled and ruined us.-Great disasters will yet
come TO Us FROM this very quarter If the President
does not change his policy IN relation to it. But to
change his poHcy he must change his cabinet
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-26
watch Materials, &c, at Auc-
tlOn

On Saturday the 3oh July inst, will sell in the
off. D. Palmers store sale commencing at IL o.
clock, general assortment Of Watch Materials con-
sis,ing of Glasses, Springs, Chain Hooks, Screws,
Wheels Hands, &C., with all the tools belonging the
late J. G. Wilkinson, deceased.
ALSO, two large Show Cases, and many old Watches,
Watch Dias, &c, and large lot Spectacle Glasses,
&c. S. A. HARRIS, Auctr
July %, 1864.