The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-01

A PROPER RESPONSE.-Ihe factlonlSts OF GreeEe
county held meeting sometime ago in favor of
the Convention movement, and passed resolutions
calculated to embarrass and injure the Confederate
cause The soldiers from Greene county station
ed near Wilmington, have held meeting anu re-
sponded to the factionists by adopting the following
resolution among others:
"Resolved, That we regard the resolutions passed
by the meeting in Greene county on the 2lst OF
January, as not refectiag the popular sentiment
evem of Greene county, but that the said resolu-
tons conceived in sin and brought forth in in-
guilty, by a few sneaking exempts to attempt to
give pausbility to their own cowardy actions
And a company of Chatham county soldiers have
responded as follows to factous meeting held in
! Chatham
..Whereas we have read with regret and indigna-
| ton the proceedings of meeting held In Chatham
county, which we regard diseyal, tending to
hinder the cause of Southern independence,
| Resolved, That DESTROYS for peace only
with our independence, and no other; and least of
I all such peace as they would bring US.
! Resolved, That as olive branches scarce in
North Carolina and muskets are plenty, we would
most respectfully suggest to our aectIonafe friends
in that meeting and all other such meetings, to ten
der the latter instead Of the former, believing that
it would have decidedly better effect on the enemy.
It is not surprising that the soldiers should feel
indignant at such course the factionists have
|
keep the soldiers in the field and away from their
homes.
70" The yankee General commanding at Norfolk,
Va, has issued order directing the Provost Mar
shall of Norfolk and Portsmouth Zone of whom is a
negro) to that the pulpits of the different chur-
ches in those cities filled by loyal preachers.
and dsplace the present incumbents who are known
to entertain southern sympathies also to see that
all, white and coored, have equal privileges. that is,
sit together if the negroes prefer to do That is
specimen of yankee rule.
sThe Charlotte Democrat says it is understood that
SGov. Vance is take ground against the agitators"
in his speeches. by which suppose it means he is to
his back upon ana denonnce nearly threefourths
of the Of the State who their surages for
him in 1862 We don't think the Governor viii do
this for in he should it would be an endorsaton
of the charges made by the Democrat and other papers
the time, that those who supported him were dis
loyal. Gov. Vance cannot think that tire thirty odd
thousand who voted for him false TO their State
and disloyai the Confederacy. We will not believe
it"-Ruleigh Progress
We suspect that the remarks of the Progress
Intended more thrust at Gov. Vance than
reply to the "Democrat."
We said that those who supported Gov.
Vance disloyal, and regard for truth would
suggest that it is time for the Progress to stop
peating such baldface assertions. During the last
Gubernatorial campaign said thatevery disaffect
ed and disloyal man in the State would support Gov
Vance. because they thought he would resist the
enforcement of the conscript law and otherwise en-
barrass the Confederate authorities. In this we
correct, as observation has proven. And now
that these dIsnfected persons have become cenvin
ced that the Governor is true man, true to the
cause ofthe South they opposed to his re-elec-
~,
tion although it has pretendedte be friend to the
Governor. We not the peculiar friend of Gov.
Vance, and don't know that shall take any
tive part in the approaching campaign but de-
spise such hypocrisy as has been practsed by the
Progress.
Gov Vance has already taken ground against
the agitators-those who are holding factious meet
ings in favor of Convention--and in doing no
is silly enough to believe (even if the Progress
believes t) that he "means to turn his back upon
and denounce nearly three fourhs of the voters of
the State who cast their suffrages for him in 1862
1t is the Progress that is turning its back, and not
the Governor. The Progress and its coadjutors
have found out that they cannot manage the Gov
ernor suit their actious motives, hence they
showing their backs Neither does the position of
Gov. Vance endorse what we said in 1862. but the
conduct Of some of the peculiar friends of the Pro-
gress proves that we were correct. Gov. Vance is
favorite of ours than any other true
southern is, but like to fair play, though
may not admire the man in every respect
OF course Gov. Vance cannot think that the
thirty odd thousand who voted for him are false to
their State and diseyalto the Confederacy.' While
he cannot think this. Ire has to think that
the Progress is false to its professions and rather
weak staff to depend upon. The milk that in
the Progress cocoanut is beginning to leak out in
soured drops and is swallowed by afew miserable
factionists who squeal out LAY Macdnff.'
To- Nathaniel Boyden has been elected Senator
for Rowan and Dave, in place of Dr. Ramsay,
signed.
r. General Bragg has been assigned to duty at
the seat of Government, under the direction of the
President. 1t is stated that this appointment meets
the approval of Gems. Lee, Johnston, Beauregard
and Cooper
Gov. VANCE BEFORE THE PEoPLE-The Gov
ernor has just addressed the people at Wilkesboro
and at Statesville We are informed that at both
these places he took decided ground AGAINST the
Convention ogitotion-and appealed to the people
to hsed his counsel aud have nothing to do with
this mischievous movement. This is more than
we expected from Gov Vance. Indeed we should
not have hnep surnrised IF he had ayaied himself