Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-05-12
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The mode of providing ofhcers for The
'execution OF the conecript laws.
The means OF securing greater dispatch
and more regular administration Of justics
! IN examining and disposing OF the records
of cases reported from the courts martial
and military courts in the army.
/ The recent events OF the war are highly
creditab.e to Our troops, exhibiting energy
and vigl 'ance, combined with the habitu-
al gal:antry which they have taught US to
expect ON all occasions. We have been
cheeled by important and valuable suc-
cesses in Florida, Northern Mississippi,
j Western Tennessee and Kentucky, West..
ern Louisiana and Eastern Nofttl Caroli.
ia, rejecting the highest honor on the
Skill and conduct OF our commanders, and
on the Incompatible soldiers whom it 10
their privilege to lead. a naval attack on
Mcoiie was so successfully repuised at the
ed. and tho nine IN ~n,hs' scige of Char
lesion has been practically suspended,
leaving that noble city and its fortressse
imyerishable monuments to the skill and
forti;ude of it's defenders. The armies in
Northern Georgia and III Northern Vir.
glnla still oppose, with mistaken front, q
formidable barrier TO the progress OF the
invader; and our generals, armies ard
people are animated by cheerful cond.
dence.
Let us, then, while resolute in devoting
all our energies 20 securing the realization
OF the bright auspices which encourage 10,
not forget that our humble and most crate
tn! tnanks are due to Him, without whose
guidance and protecting care human Of.
forts are CT 10 avail, and to whose inter-
position are due the manifold successes
with which We have been chcered.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, May Cd, 1864.
GEN. LEES TABLE.-Tns Richmond cor.
respondent of the Mobile Register il re-
sronsible for the following
In Gen. Lees tent, meat is eaten but
twice week !; the General not allowing
it oi'ener, because be believes indulgencs
in meat TO be criminal. in the present
straitened condition of the country. His
ordinary dinner consists of head OF cab
bage boiled in salt water, and q pone of
corn bread. In this connection, rather
a comic story is told. Having invited q
number OF gentlemen to dine with him,
Gen. Lee, in tit of extravagance, order
cd snmptrous repast OF cabbage and
mddling The dinner was served, and
behold ! great pile of cabbage and . bit
of middling about four inches long and
two inches across. The guests, with COM
mendah!e politeness, unanimously declin.
ed middling, and it remained in the dish
untouched. Next day Gen. Lee, remem-
beriny the delicate tit-bit which had been
so providentiy preserved. ordered the SER
want to bring '.that middling." The man
hesitated, scratched his head, and finally
owned up. DE fac is, Masse Robert, dat
ar mddlin' was borrowed middlin' We
all did'n hab nary spec and done paid
it back to de man wl,ar got it FROM"
Gen. Lee heaved a sigh OF deepest disap.
polntinent, and pitched into his cabbage.
LICENSED PREAcHEas.-Ths Enrnili-a ofkicsP
uf thi. District decided that simple lcentiate
preachers were not exempt froM censcrIptiOa.
From this decision an appeal was taken to tho
Secr+tary .f War; and the Secretary has sue.
tanned the sppeat and reversed the decis Oh sf
the Earell,ng officer. Hence this question 10
setted while the present law continues 10 force.
Every III every denomination whe 10 ss...
horizrd t. preach and i. d,.charging his dstiss.
AS required b, his church. 10 entitled - exc
npt.on. Raj. ConJsderats. .as
eAsi - =
Sharpshooters, rs separate commoa0,
are now being organized in all the army
bfieades, to act as ekirmishers IN eofions