The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-19
September 10, 1865.

September 10, 1865.
The ELECTIoN.-The election in this State
for members of the Convention will be held on
Thursday next. All who want to vote must
go before two Magistrates before that time and
take the Amnesty oath.
Ess1 Voters must remember to carry their certif-
Gates of qualification along with them to the polls
The following order has been issued by Gen.
RGger. the military commander in North Caro-
lima, in regard to the election:
Headquarters Department Of ". Carolina,
Raleigh. n. c.. Sept. Is. 1865. {
An election having been appointed by His Ex-
cellency the Provisional Governor of the State
of North Carolina, to be held on the 2lst day OF
September, 1863 the following order i'll relation
thereto is published for the government and in
formation of all concerned
]. On the day of such election. no officer or
enlisted man viii visit the polls nor will permits
sion to leave camp or station be given to officers
or men, except in cases of necessity.
ii. Officers having command of troops will at
the request of the civil officers having charge of
the elections render all needful assistance for the
preservation of order. If serious disturbance
should anywhere occur at the polls such distur-
bance will be at once suppressed, and the guilty
arrested even if such request be not made.
Ill. Any person guilty of attempting. by force
TO prevent orderly and quiet election, inter-
fering herewith, will be punished with the sever
ity due to acts in their essentially hostile
TO the Government, and to this end such persons
will be arreste by the nearest Military Cumman-
der, and all the facts In such case reported by
him direct to these Headquarters. as well as to
his Immediate superior.
". Commanding officers of Districts, Regi-
mCnts, Posts separate Detachments will be
held strictly responsible for the enforcement of
this order
Y. The foregoing order is not published under
apprehension that the conduct of the troops would
otherwise be improper that the election would
not be orderly, but that the disposed if such
there be, may be forewarned and without excuse,
and the election be beyond suspicion fair
BY command of Brevet Maj. Gen. Ruger:
j. A. CAMPBELL,
Assistant Adutant General.
CONVENTION CANDIDATEs.-W are inform,
that public meeting held at Newton in August
nominated DIR. j. James Mott as candidate to
represent Catawba county in the Convention.
Dr. Ellis and Bruce Houston are also candidates
in Catawba.
In Union county, S II Waikup and Jonathan
Iru are candidates.
CAsH.-Cash is the rule in all business trans
actions now, and it is good rule, and will prove
beneficial to the farmer, mechanic, merchant and
professional man. ''Terms Cash. is posted in
all the Stores in large letters. The man who
buys anything to eat or wear credit (unless he
l. obliged to do so by urgent necessity is not
w,-". The cic,if $vst has ruined more than it
:as benefited. I'd + entirely discontinued will
''. blessing 70 he people generally. If every
~ viii pay they go, there will be no dis |
,!G a.'.a work like 'dunning'' to do, and every
will feel easy. Pay As you co. is good
rotto--pay for your food, pay for your clothes, |
and be sure to pay in advance for your news
n defp ri on
the cash system.
81 The following order may be interesting to
the public i'll this section:
Depot and Post Quartermaster's Office, !
Charlotte n. c., Sept Is, 1868 |
All persons having received public property on
loan through this Department prior to tho lst of
August, will turn over such property to this De-
partment or before the 30th of September that |
the same may be got ready for sale at public |
auction in Charlotte. n c., commencing on the |
81 day of October next.
By order. c. w. LEFFINGWELL.
Captain & A. z. NJ |
we find in the Raleigh Standard of Friday last !:
Horses and Mules Loaned to tie People,
We are gratifed to state that Maj Gen. Ruger |
has consented, at the request of Gov. Holden, |
that those persons to whom animals have been |
loaned by the Quar:crmasters Department, for !
the purpose of getting in their crops, and who |
are III INDECENT circumstances and unable to pur- |
chase animals, will be permitted to retain them
until the first day of November next. Persons, |
however, who able to purchase, or who have
animals of their own, will be liable to have gov
ernment animals in their posses IN called in and
sold, whenever such action MAJ &c deemed netes-
sary 10y the department.
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10" The South Carolina Conference of the NJ.
f. Church will meet in this tesvn this Fall. We
presume it will attract many visitors to the place
and merchants wilihazr i. fi44a U,portunity to
display their new goods
The North Carolina Conference will meet in
Raleigh instead Of Rockingham.
AssEssoE.-Ar. +. W. Ahrens of this town.
has been apPointssl Assessor of internal revenue
for the counties of Meckenburg, Lincoln and
CASTOR a GOOD appointment.
DIR Jas X Nesbitt has been appointed Assessor
for the cosnties of Cataw ba, Iredel & Alexander.
Eg Saml A Hoey has been appointed Post
master at Shelby, Cleaveland county.
AE On Friday evening last a freight car was
burtt en- the Raleigh d Castor Railroad, and 26
bales Cotton consumed.
aegro man was killed BIZ lightning on the
7.t.s4s seeming at the railroad bridge over Neuse