Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-01-27
II Orth Carolina.

The rebel papers in this State are
daily becoming bolder in denouncing
Jeff Davis and his crew, and give
strong indications that we shall soon
have rebellion within a rebellion.
The following is copied from the
Raleigh Standard of late date:
I've are now reaping the bitter fruits of
peaceable secession in forcing from their
once happy and peaceful homes into the
army all from eighteen to forty five years of
age, to be driven to the slaughter like oxen
to the shambles. And to fill up the thinned
ranks, the present Congress now has before
1t the monstrous proposition to conscript all
from Strteen to .ffty- fre years of age and
make them subject to military law, which the
Richmond Eraminer boldly denounces as
nothing less than an attempt to make Mr..
Davis Dictator.
8 Let Us examine and see what kind of a
body it is that is imposing such burdens on
the people of North Carolina.
" We have Congress, the legislation of
which is controlled by members from Ken
tucky, Tennessee. Missouri, Arkansas, Louis
ana and other places, who impose odious and
oppressive laws upon us, which can no more he
enforced on the people Of the States which
they profess to represent than upon the
people of New York or New England. The
chief cause of the revolutionary war which
sundered the connection of the Colonies from
the mother country was that the English
Parilament imposed oppressive laws on the
colonies which did not affect the people of
England themselves No conscript law can
he enforced upon the people of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana. nor
on a large portion of Virginia, Florida,
Mississippi, or Texas. No tar Tar, nor tith
ing, or lmpreSsB1eiH lar can be enforced on
them, 1chile those irresponsible meal6ers man
force from their homes eUery person In North
Carolina able to bear arms, regardless OF aOe
or condition, and place item in tie arny. as
IS RoW arged by them IN Congress, and leace
the helpless agOn1en and children to starre.
They may pat as under a military despotisna.
and place orer as dictator, and impose tqres
and burdens on as aohjch are inSupp0rtable,
and there is no redress. unless North Car
olna will protect her children.
Is it not an outrage on every principle of
free government. for men of desperate for
tunes, protesting to represent other States,
on whose soil they dare not set their foot. to
make and enforce odious and oppressive laws
on our people? Are we prepared to submit
to this? If not, then let every man arouse
himself before it is too late, and denounce
these attempts to betray our Liberties and
place US under a military desp9tism. Let
every man that can speak OF write denounce
these outrages on civil liberty until th cir de-
nunciations are heard aud needed in Con-
gress.
"But if Congress, in a spirit of despe-
ration, should act the tyrant and impose
such crushing burdens on the people of
North Carolina as are insupportable then
they should demand of the Goyel7aoy that he
forthaoih conoene the Legislature IN order to
call q State Convention of tie sovereign people,
TO take into consideration what is best to be
done to relieve our people from the grievous
burdens imposed upon them,
Let the people speak out, write to their
representatives in Congress-yea, hold meet
ings. and demonstrate against those iniauit
Gus schemes to enslave and starve US. If
you do not, silence will be construed into sub,
mission and approval of the chains that
Congress are forging for US We have too
long implicitly trusted to such architects of
ruin as Wigfall & Co., who are now for
placing every man in the army, and all
under the control of dictator.
. Trust them no longer Remember their
.tair promises. The de0ellers an the garden Of
Eden ,0hen they listened to the mpting prom
tses Of Satan, tcere not ,corSe deceire1 and
ruined than tcere the people Of the fair, happy,
and blooming South aohen they listened to the
tair promises Of those arch deceirers, Fancy,
WiSe, & Co.
a heretofore contented. prosperous, and
happy people were told by them that we
must withdraw all connection from our
Northern task-masters. who were making us
pay one dollar and fifty cents for shoes, ten
cents per yard for shirting, two dollars per
sack for salt, ten cents per pound for sugar,
the same for coffee, &c. And these same
reckless men, who are now for putting all