The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-07
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.

THE PEACE CoMMIssIoNERs.-TheR Richmond
missoners for Washington city, says the circum
stances under which these gentlemen have departed
on their mission, is understood to be as follows:
Blair having sought an official confidential inter
view with Mr.. Davis, departed for Washington
with the assurance that our President would be
willing at any time, without any obstinate regard
to fern, to send Agent OR Commissioners to
Washington to confer about terms OF peace, if in
formed in advance that said Commissioners would
be received.
On Biair's second visit to Richmond he brought
the consent of Lincoln to receive and confer with
any agents, informally, sent with a view to the
restoration of peace. The three gentlemen who
left thereupon selected by the President, and
have gone without fol NAL credentials, merely as
informal agents, to see whether it be possible to
place confidence for peace on any basis which may
serve for attaining SO desirable results.
Our Comm isstoners Across the Lines.-Peters-
burg, Jan. 3l-Gen. Grant sent in flag of truce
to-day, announcing that our Commissioners would
be received at 5 o'clock, p In. Accordingly at
that hour, Messrs Stephens, Hunter and Camp
bell proceeded out on the Baxter road, and under
flag of truce entered the enemy's lines in front of
Wise's brigade, of Gen. Bushrod Johnston's divis-
ion. They were received by Col. Hancock, of
Gen. Grants staff, and conducted to special train,
to the car in the rear The Commissioners will
be entertained at Grants headquarters to night,
and start for Washington tomorrow. Mr. Ste
phens' servant accompanied him. Colonel Hatch,
Assistant Agent of Exchange, accompanied the
Commissioners, as Secretary During the passage
of the Commissioners across the ines the breast
works of the enemy, as we'll as our own, were crow
ded with soldiers Witnessing the novel event.
T.. s., el>ra aHkoH
through our lines, vocFerously cheered by
our Troops, and that similar demonstrations were
made by the Yankees ON their arrival within the
Yankee lines <-
ia Gen. John c. Breckenridge has been ap-
pointed Secretary of War, in place of j. A. Sed
don, resigned.
by VIM Johnston, Esq of Charlotte, N. c.,
was rendered the appointment Of Commssary
General, in place of Norhrop resigned; but MIR
Johnston declined it,
Factory BURNT.-We regret to hear that the
cotton Factory of McAlister 4 Co., in Nontgome-
ry county, caught fire accidentally Friday night
last and was destroy yed-FuyctteUiNe Observer.
AN IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN-We understand
that the government has decided, ip the case of
Mr.. Augusta Spann, late of Mississippi deceased,
who an exempted agricultuIalist, that where a
detail exemption was revoked or the detailed Or
exempted party died, only payment pro rata for
the time the party enjoyed the detail or exemp-
ton, would be exacted. This dclsion was elected
from the Secretary of War by letter from A G.
Mayors, Esq. the subject of the liability of the
estate of Mr. Spann, he having died few months
after be was exempted
POWDER MILL ExpLos1oN.-The incorpora-
ting house Of the powder mills on the Crabtree,
three miles from Raleigh, was blown up on the
9th. free negro who was it set on
fire and blogn into the canal
KIRK's RAIDERs-We understand that all
the Glasses of the Home Guard are ordered to re-
Bort at once at Morganton to meet an anticipated
attack from body of Kinks raiders. During
last week the force stationed at Piedmont Springs
were surrounded by about three hundred meu,.
supposed to belong to the-same command, and our
uen were compelled to fall back. Such is the
news from the Western front.-StdtesutHe Er-
press
Shad have made their appearance in the market
at Wilmington, at 81 50 in specie, per pair.