The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-17

open up 10 ourselves and our children hiybv,.
to national greatness and individual happiness
Our soldiers in the field have done their Who'll.
duty, and nobly sustained our cause in the mid.
of Irivations, dangers aud death--every thiny b.s
been accomplished by them that military skill ana
personal valor could do, and the God of battles a.
many bloody fields has been pleased to euaba
them to triumph over their naughty and vainglo
rious foes. We have no fears, but in the future
as in the past, they win be found at their posts
| with stout hearts and strong arms and unconquer.
able wills, driving back the invader and teachipo
them by many bloody lessons, how vain is the Fl
fort to conquer those who determined 10 hs
free. Then, cheer and encourage the soldier-e,
no words of dependency and discomfort reach
him from home. Let him have no enemy in N.
rear, he has enough in front to engage his who'll
| attention. Whenever il is in your power send
him from home articles of food and clothes with
words of encouragement and confdence-these
will be appreciated by him far above their re,
value, as kind mementoe from those he loves and
for whom he is standing unawed on the bloody
frontiers of our land
We have duties at home which ought 10 claim
our attention in these times of excitenen,
and distress, and the first of these duties i the
maintenance of good order and the supremacy Of
the law. We deem it to be the duty Of every cir.
izen to lend his personal influence to preserve
peace and quiet and good order in the countrv
and bring all offenders against the law to Justice
We likewise deem it to be the duty of all who have
surplus of the necessaries of life, to distrbu,e
among those who are in need, and to relieve the
wants of the distressed as far as possible Il
would be a shame to our country and Justly
subject US to reproach, if we should permit upy
one to suffer with hunger, if there is enough Of
food in the country to supply the wants of ALL
Humanity, charity and kindness are debts which
we owe to one another at all times but more es
pecialy in those evil days through which we are
passing.
We deem it to be the duty of all loyal and true
men to sustain and encourage our authorities with
the support and confidence of the country, No
doubt that they often fail to accomplish all that
we may expect, and may sometimes do things of
which we disapproVe. But we should remember
that imperfecton is the lot of humanity, and that
the best devised schemes often mscarry; and
where honesty of purpose, industry and energy
all employed in the public service, BY men
whose all, well our oil is at stake, they arc
entitled to our confidence, and should be exempt
from captious and frivolous objections to their con.
duct and actions In the last place, we should all
feel our dependence on and acknowledge our obi
cations to Almighty God. We have looked to
foreign nations for intervention and aid. We
have looked TO divisions among cur enemy, with
the hope that they would produce diversions IN
our favor, but our past experience has shown that
we have been leaning upon broken reeds. Our
only dependence is upon COL and ourseIves. We
have had many tokens of His favor in times past
which We acknowledge with gratitude, and if we
commit ourselves with humanity and faith to His
guidance, and penitently implore His aid We have
no doubt He will carry us safely through.
Nor do deem the occasion inappropriate to
tender to his Excellency u. b. Vance our noble
and patriotic Governor, our grateful acknowledge
mcnts and sincere gratitude for the able and eff
cient manner in which he has discharged the du-
ties Of his Office Especially do We regard his eff
forts in providing for the real wants aud substan-
tial comforts not only Of the soldiers and their
families of our county, but ofthe whole State,
as being beyond all praise.
The foregoing resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the grand jury.
p. G. SMITH, Foreman.
CThe above capital address is worthy of the con-
sideration of the people of the whole State