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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22
Treasury Department, c. 8. A.,


TREASURY NOTICE AS TO FUNDING UNDER ACT OF Fls.
RUARY IL, ls64.-Notce is hereby given TO all holder,
of Treasury Notes. not bearing interest that they may
exchange the same Immediately, at the Office Of the
Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, OF any Depository
for certificates which will entitle them to per cent
Bonds and that the said privilege will continue until
the lst of April ensuing after which all above
the denomination of FIVE dollars be funded only
66s cents to the dollar, except one hundred dollar
notes. which, after that date, longer receivable
for public dues, and only be funded at addition
al reduction of ten per cent per month.
The certificates issued, together with the Bonds for
which they may be exchanged receivable for taxes
of the year 1864 at the full amount expressed the
face without interest, and not subject to the
imposed for that year on other bonds and credits.
The short time allowed should admonish all holders
promptly present the notes. and risk the chance
of exclusion by the pressure Which will at the
end of the month of March.
c. G. MEMMINGER,
March l, 1864 Secretary of the Treasury.
1.-THE Act to which the above refers is published on
the outside of this paper.
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PROCLAMATION
By tie President Of the Confederate States of
america

By tie President Of the Confederate States o,
america.
The Senate and House of Representatives Of the
Confederate States of America have sign:fed their
desire that day may be recommended to the peo-
pie, to be set apart and observed as day of hu-
initiation, fasting and prayer, in the language fol-
lowing, to-wit:
[Here follows the resolutions of Congress set
ting apart Friday the 9Th day of April, which res
olutions we published few weeks since.
A recommendation 80 congenial to the feelings
of the people will receive their hearty concur
renee and it is a grateful duty to the Executive
to unite with their representatives. in inviting them
to meet in the Courts of the Most High. Recent
events awaken fresh gratitude to the Supreme Ru-
Ter of nations Our enemies have suffered re-
peated defeats, and nefarious scheme to burn and
punder our Capital, and to destroy our civil Gov
ernment by putting to death the chosen servants
Of the people, has been bafled and set at naught
Our armies have been strengthened; our finances
promise rapid progress to a satisfactory condition ;
and our whole country is animated with hopeful
spirit and a fixed determination to achieve inde
pendence
10 these circumstances it becomes us, with
thankful hearts, to bow ourselves before the throne
of the Most High, and, while gratefully acknowl-
edging so many mercies, confess that our sins as
people have justly exposed US to His chastsement.
Let recognize the sufferings which we have
been called upon to endure administered by
atherly hand for our improvement, and, with -eso-
lutte courage and patient endurance let us wait on
Him for our deliverance.
In furtherance OF these objects, now; Therefore,
|, JEFFERSON DAVIS, President of the Confeder-
ate States of America, do issue this nay Proclana-
tion calling upon the people of the said States in
conformity with the desire expressed by their rep
resentatives, to set apart Friday, the 9th day of
April, day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer,
and I do hereby invite them on that day to repair
to their several places of public worship and be-
seech Almighty God "to preside over our public
counsels, and so inspire our armies and leaders
with wisdom, courage and perseverance and so to
manifest Himself in the greatness of his goodness,
and in the majesty of His power, that we may Sc
cure the blessings of an honorable peace, and of
free government; and that we, people, may
ascribe all to the Honor and Glory of His name"
~ Given under my hand and the seal of
( ! the Confederate States of America at
| SEAL the city of Richmond, on this 18th
W. day of March, in the year of Our Lord
one thousand eight hundred aud sixty-four.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President: -
j. P. Benjamin,
Secretary of State.
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TAX In KIND.
BACON is WANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT

OFFICE P. Q. NJ, sTH DIsr N c.
Charlotte, March 9, 1864
The producers of this District hereby notified 70
deliver their Bacon to my Agents fast as they can
take of it.
Agents who have not already notified the people 10
deliver Bacon will do so just they can po,-
sibly make arrangements for safe keeping and dsrbu
tion and they will record the date of such notification
1t is but right that should inform the people TINT
If they do not pay their tax in kind in full they be-
liable to the penalty of ave times the assessed
money value of the unpaid portion.
The Government must have the produce and ths
above penalty will be incurred, provided all article,
taxable except Corn and Bacon, delivered prior
to LIST day of April, 1854. s. NJ. FINGER
March Is, 1864 st Capt and Q NJ, 9Th Dist,
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In conformity a decree of the Court of Equity Of
Nccklenburg county, made Fall Term 1868, in the
matter of Hugh Houston and wife, and Others for
the purpose of making partition of the proceeds Of
sale between the petitioners, will expose TO public
sale to the highest bidder executing bond with ap
proved security, at the public square in Charlotte, on
the I'd Monday in April, 1864, on credit Of twelve
months with interest from sale, except FIVE per cent
sh pay costs, the Tract of Land in the peadngs
mentioned situated the waters of Four Mile Greek,
adjoining the lands of W Houston, Houston,
NJ Stuart and others.
March !, 1854 A. G. WILLIAMSON G. ~ Z.
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500 REWARD.

Runaway about the LIST May last, negro girl named
JANE belonging 10 the estate of A. A. Coey, decd.
Said negro is Is l6 years old, about feet inches
high very dark She has very large feet toes turned
out much than common. II is supposed that she
is in the neighborhood of Charlotte c. and is pass
ing herself free. will pay hundred dollars for
the apprehension and delivery of said negro me, or
if lodged in any Jail so that can get her.
r. C. POTTS, Admr.
Pleasant Valley, Lancaster Dist, 8. O.
Feb q 1864 3mpd
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22

lam prepared receive deposits and grant receipts,
to be exchanged for four per Bonds, under the
act of Congress- entitled "Act reduce the Curren-
cy and to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes
and Bonds" approved February IT, 1854. Holders of
Treasury advised to bring them in early
possible to prevent pressure upon my time in the
latter days of March, and to have them separated into
Sos S20s S50s and l0os and arranged rig hit side
up. Office hours fir Jm o'clock, A. NJ, till l, Pm.
March I. "a A. c. WILLIAMSON, Depository.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22

Roll OF HoNoR.-A correspondent from Hal
flax informs us that Brig Gen. Junius Daniel, on
visit home some time since, caused considera-
bic amount of food to be sold to the poor at extra
ordinary low rates. He sold corn a: SIS Der bar
REL and peas at So per bushel, when they were
selling at S25. Gen. D. has sold from his planta-
tion food to the poor for 81 800 less than the
market price; and he told one of his neighbors to
inquire into the condition of soldiers family and
if :hey needed any thing to go to his farm and
get it. Such conduct is noble and generous. A
man thus filed with noble charity, will always
render bis country noble service upon the battle
field.
Another correspondent makes honorable men,
ton of noble conduct on the part of Rev. VIM. II.
and 1. w. Cunniggim, of Greene county, for their
benevolent care and attention to needy soldiers
families. The fsrmer spends nearly two-thirds of
his time attending to their various necessities and
both have been selling corn to them at 81 bush
ell, bacon at 10 to 124 cents per pound, other ne
cessities in proportion. The names of such men
should be inscribed in characters of living light.
while their good deeds enshrined in the CRATE
full hearts of the poor and needy-Rdleigh Con-
feder0te.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22

YANKEE IMPROVEMENTS UPON "PRoeREss.
Upon the bodies of sundry dead negroes, who
came in for a share Of the slaughter at Ocean
Pond, we're found leather thongs commonly known
as cato-nine- tails, with wrist girdles complete.
They were, it is reasonably supposed, designed for
use upon the backs of their former masters, under
the direction and with the approval, if not by the
order of the Yankee officers of the expedition
The idea is in keeping with Yankee humanity and
civilization. 1t would not succeed, however. Ma
ture protested from the mouths of several thousand
muskets, and some fifteen hundred devotees of the
dogma that black is white, bit the dust in testi-
mony of their folly.
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STRAYED

From my Pasture near Wilson Wallace's, about the
LIST of Nov. last, a red cow which bought at Auc-
ton, formerly owned by VIM. Tsssy Alexander. Also,
at the same time and place, spotted HELPER of the
brindle order. She sold auction by Mr. Morri-
of Pioneer Mills. ] will pay liberal reward for
their delivery to or for Information that can
get them. W. A. COOK.
Feb l8, 1854 IF
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Announcement.

We, as soldiers, respectfully announce THOMAS
R. MAGILL as a candidate for the House OF Commons
for Union county, regular election In Aug
next and as such will be voted for by
MANY SoLDIKRs IN Amy.
December %, 1863 tepd
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To the Friends Of the Soldiers through.
out the COnfederacy.
QUARTERMAsrER GENERALS DEPARTMENT,
RAILROAD BUREAU, Richmond. Feb. 20. 1864.

QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS DEPARTMENT
RAILROAD BUREAU Richmond, Feb. 20, 1864. {
The friends and relatives of soldiers in the Army of
Northern Virginia hereby notified that arrange
has this day been effected with the Southern Ex-
press Company, carry all packages of food and
ing apparel to Richmond, Va.
To the advantages thus obtained through the
Express Company, the following instructions must be
observed - 49,. -. .-. .-. -t- .-
Packages must not contain more than one hundred
pounds be well secured, and plainly Marked and
at the expense of the shipper either Of the Soldiers
Relief Associations, which are located as follows
In North Carolina, at Raleigh; in South Carolina, at
Columbia; in Georgia, at Augusta; in Alabama at
Montgomery; to any other point at which one Of
these Associations have office.
The Agents of these Associations will there take
charge of them, and ship daily by Southern Express
Company to the proper Agents of the respective States
at Richmond, who will them distributed to the
proper individual owners.
TIC the wishes of the soldiers and 10 give them
certain and speedy communication with home, the
Southern Express Company has agreed to give this
freight preference everything else and in order
BILE enterprise the several Railroad Companies
hereby requested render the Express Company such
facilities will enable it make this arrangement
complete success.
As the Southern Express Company assumes all re-
sponsbiy OF the transportation of these packages,
the Relic Associations requested to withdraw their
Agents who have heretofore acted travelling
sengers. If the relief Associations will establish agen-
cies in the of other armies they may enjoy the
privileges hereby secured to the Army of Northern
Virginia. +. w. SIMS,
Approved Lieut. Col and Quartermaster.
A. R. LAwroN Quartermastsr General.
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BONDS FOR SALE.

have few Eight per cent. Confederate Bond, n
sale, which may be purchased by calling forthwith.
=, J. L. BROWN
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Hoes AND DoGs-A writer 10 an exchange
suggests to planters to give their negroes pig to
pet and feed upon the waste of each cabin, and
to kill the dog usually found about them: s'Thus,
he says, from eighty to one hundred and twenty
pounds of pork might be saved annually to each
family of negroes"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22
Announcement.

We as soldiers, respectfully announce Capt. J. e.
MOORE as q candidate for Sheriff Of Union county at
our next regular election in August, and such will
be voted for by MANY SoLDIEns.
Feb. l6, s64
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REHOBOTH FURNACE.

THREE MILES EAST OF IRON p. o.
The proprietors announce to the public that this
Furnace Is in full blast, ana VIII maHe oAsuss " "
kind. IN order Also Pig Iron s made and altered for
sale. onf
March l. 1864 om-po.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22

Big WORDS AND SMALL IDEAS Big words
are great favorites with people of small ideas and
weak conceptions. They are often employed by
men Of mind, when they wish to use language that
may best conceal their thoughts With few ex-
ceptions, however, ilterate and halfeducated per-
sons use more "big words than people ofthorough
education. 1t is very common, but very egregi-
Gus mistake to suppose that long words are more
genteel than short ones-just as the same sort of
people imagine high colors and fashy figures i'm
prove the style of dress. They are the folks who
don't begin, but always Commence" They don't
live, but "reside." They don't go to bed, but
niysteriously "retire" They don't eat aud drink,
bu, ''partake of refreshments" They are never
sick, but extremely indisposed." And instead
Of dying at last they "decease." The strength
of the English language is in the short words
chiefly monosyllables of Saxon derivation-and
people who are in earnest seldom use any other.
Love, hate, anger, grief and joy express them
selves in short words and direct sentences; while
cunning, falsehoood, and affection delight in what
Horace calls rerba squipedalia-words "foot-
and-a half long"
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OrrrcE SOUTHERN EXPRESS CoxpASr,

The Southern Express Company hereby notify the
friends and relatives of Soldiers in the Army OF North
Virginia and elsewhere that they are prepared 10
carry out arrangements announced In the ABOVE
card and that they will do all in their power to uhl
its requirements. JAMES ShUTEK,
Genl Supt Acting Prsst SO. Exp Co.
March Is, 1854 St
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22

RICHMOND, March 15.-The exchanged prison.
ers who arrived at City Point ON Friday, reached
the city at o'clock to-day, and were received at
the wharf by large concourse of ladies, citizens
and soldiers, with enthusiasm. Demonstrations of
welcome we're repeated at Capitol Square Speech
es we're made by President Davis, Gov Smith and
Others The returned prisoners we're furnished
with refreshments, after which they we're marched
to Camp Lee,
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FROM LoUlslASA.-A despatch from Shreve-
lpcrt, La, dated March g. Gays: "All is quiet in
this department. A passive campaign on the part
ofthe Yankees is anticipated. The enemy is now
making a Reconnaissance up Red River. General
Tsylor 10 anxious to meet them"
General Jackson's Commissary, Banks, lie no
more respected feared here than when he made
his disastrous fight from the Valley ofrVirginia.
The people and che army have entire confidence in
lieutenant General + Kirby Smith
From NEW ORLEANs.-A gentleman just from
New Orleans gives the editor of the Mobile Regis.
ter the annexed news:
Banks expedition to Texas was in command of
Sen Whitsett Gen Banks having never left New
Orleans, snd that the expedition was complete
failure. A large number of the negro regiments
had mutinied while at Brasos Santiago, and we're
under arrest there. The first or second Metropoi-
tan regiment. and some other white troops desert
cd and joined the Jusrez party 10 Mexico
Every steamboat which arrives at New Orleans
from up the river bears marks of guerilla bullets
Persons are constantly being killed on them. Pr
lots now charge $500 for going up the river and
$500 for coming down.
Business is very da!l in New Orleans. There
are but few troops 10 the city now. All the resi-
dents who able are leaving for New York or
Europe.
Over two hundred negroes, who we're engaged
in the Fort jackson mutiny, have bean sentenced
TO be shet.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-07-07

line of forage. The general lay OF
this country Is high an q rolling and
very rocky; and as usual the more !
see ofthe South. the worse 1hate i.
1t ID very well watered, having rained
almost day and night for the last ten
days. The weather is pretty warm.
but not hot. ~ y
The boys Of the 7th and l think of
the whole army are united on Abe
aud Johnson, for Presidents, this com
ing fall. i saw Governor! Johnston
last winter the State. House at
Nashville, and + think he isl man
after my owus heart. There is one
part of the Regiment that is hooking
forward7to5 the Gath Of July when
they will be called up to settle &C.
commits with . Uncle Sam and depart
in peace 70 their native. homes and
friends. :
a Please publish the above and oblige
,iso5sa DIV ao;A MEMBER OF. Co. F.
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War Bulletins.

Wan DrpARrMESr. WAsnrSGros. July 8,
g p. MO Gen. Di1:.-The fhiowinr tcIa9
gram. dated to day, Marietta, was received
this evening from Gen. Sherman, giving the
result of the thanking operations in prog
ress some days back. t'tf' IaH 30 fr
The movement on onr right caused the
enemy to evacuate. We occipit d KrneSaw
at daylight, and Msrietts at $50 A. II.
I Thomas is moving down the main road
toward the Cha,tof,oochie, AMI Mcpherson
toward the mouth Of Nickajack. on the
Shutdown road, and our cavalry on the ex.
treme tanks. t2'ss" 7a' 9a2s.r ~
Whether the enemy will halt this si,e of
the Chattahoochie or not, viii soon be
known. ss.'"h -"h -
Marietta is aim ,st entirely abandoned Of
inhabitants. @' = fH
More than a mile or railroad IRON has
been removed between town and the foot
Of Kenesaw..
Adispatch from Gen. Grants lea aqnar
ters, dated 9 o'clock in the. morning, gives
the following results Of Gen. Wilson's ope-
rations: Sixty miles Of Railroad were thor;
oughiv destroyed. The ,Dinviilc !, road,
Gen. Wilson reports, could not be repaired
in less than 40 days, even If all the mate ria
were on hand, He destroyed all black
smith shops where rails might be straitened
and all mills where scantlings for sleepers
could be sawed. ~ tsar-e ..tf.e.s,
Gen. Wilson brought in about four hun
dred negroes. and many horses and mules
gathered by his force. He reports the reb-
els slaughtered without mercy all the ne.
groes they took. sFer Bee as.r.a
Wilson's loss ofproperty is small wag
on train, used to carry, ammunition. His
ambulance train. artillery, horses and wag.
ons were generally brought off, or the
cannon, two were removed from the carria
ges, the wheels Of which being Broken, and
thrown into water. An other gun had
been disabled by q rebel shot, breaking It |.
truncions, before it was abandoned.g
He estimates his total loss at from roo to
1000 men, Including those lost from Kautz' &
division. = nz.z g.f
The rebel forces made their appearance
near Martinsburg this morning and were at
last accounts destroying the rail road and
retreatins to Aartinsburg.s 49, ,ay
I, The reports received as yet are too con.
fused and conflicting to determine the mag.
nitude Of the force or the extent of its op-
eraIlon. iah z asR ataK do $50 ~,
(Signed.) E., NJ. STANTON, 7,
II yss,,-,e,.,srsa ., . Secretary Of War.
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The resignation of Sec. Chase, or the
Treasury crisis. as il is called is the most
important event of the past week. That
such an event should call forth comment
and create more or less excitement through
out the country, cannot be a matter of sur
prise when tits considered how Intimately
connected are our finances with the inter
p ests of the country. Indeed. the financial
problem IS the one open, the solution of
= which depend in a great MEASURE our hopes
Of suppressing the rebellion and saving the
country. @
Sec. G aSe has enjoyed the confidence of
the country, through, all there dark times
to an extent seldom vouchsafed to any pub.
Inc man occupying position so delicate and
responsible; and yet It is probable that the
public have praised and deferred to him
without any very clear conception or un-
aerstanding Of the merits or dement's of the
system of finance which he has Inaugural
ted, or stopping to enquire whether any
other might not have been batter. or NOR
successful 1t was enough for the people
& TO know what appeared on the surface, to
know the fact that vast sums Of money were
Z required to carry on the most expensive
I war known to mankind, AMI that the mon
ey was forthcoming when needed. Indeed.
d whether it snail ever be demonstrated or
not that Sec. Chase's system is perfect
the success ofhis various devices to com
mand capital, will always command the
admiration and gratitude of his countrymen.
% In what cause or causes the resignation,
(fur it is settled that it was resi- gnation,
not removaD is to be attributed, tits diff
Quito determine from anything vet made
public. The papers have been full of spec
ulations and surmises, most of which con-
tradict themselves, and cannot be true
Whether the truth of the matter will ever
transpire, remains to be seen. 1t seems to
us that a careful examination of the debates
4 of Congress may throw some light on the
Subject. In both branches of Congress it
viii he observed that the policy of Mr..
Chase, has been openly assailed by the
. ablesi members in those bodies. such men,
as Fessenden in the Senate. and 81 evens in
the House, Two of the principal points of
difference seem to be in regard to taxation
and the other the sale OF government bonds,
the Secretary urging and insisting upon
taxation to an amount sufficient to meet the
estimates, and upon requiring bonds to be
sold atnot less than par. Upon the first
proposition. 1t will he observed. that di,
3 rect issue was found between the Secretary
and Congress, and this. would seem to US.
poor judges as we may be, to have been
the immediate cause of the retirement Of the
Secretary, although minor causes operating
! to intensity this main one l
However all this may do. Secretary
J Chase has resigned and Senator WIN. Pitt
FesSenden. of Main,, Chairman of the Sem
ate Finance Committee, has been appointed
in his pace He is neiof the ablest finan
ciers in the country. rt,lc tg SO al .z
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From the Prisoners OF the. seth
The following letter, was qreesived last
week by the parents Of the writers, It will
be ntsvestme 10 these who have friends and
relations iplths seth Iowa,.is sp8 .oqe, ].
noiioeHeae1 TYLER, Texas, May %, 1864. 8
Dear Father aud Mothcr,r1ea s2hiYo .siT &
4 We are we'll aud have our healtho first
rate,oa We arrived here on the 10Th ofthis
month. 1--WE were taken iprisonersq the a5,h
of April between Camden and Pine Bluff =
The rebels treat us1 very well. bt'Wmila and
Jos Lesley, @. Hale, n Hale. IT! c. Hale.
Thsmas and Jesse b. Skirner. W. w. and
r. Jackson, KID Carson, jill Thompson,
Jas Aumack Q F. W. Reschke, n. @. ROPER.
Fred Campbell. JOS. Bcvin. Ike Matthew's
and Henry Siaelc: IF YOU write direct to
Military prison, Tyler, Texas9T ed hino6S
so'ooe gaE I'd u NV. andJ. LESLEY