The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-03-21
PUBLIC MEETINGS.

CHARLOTTE, March IA, i s65. 81
The meeting of the citizens of the Charlotte Cap
tains District, was organized by calling Mayor
Harris to the Chair, and appointing r. NJ. White,
Secretary
On motion of John A. Young, the Chair appoint
ed the following gentlemen committees to wait
upon every citizen in their respective wards of the
town and neighborhoods in the country, and urge
upon each one the Importance of responding liber-
ally to the call for provisions for General Lees
army, viz:
Ward No. 1-Wm NJ Mathews John Wilkes.
Country contigueus-JohR Wolf.
Ward No. 2-J Brown E Stenhouse
Country contiguous-H B Williams
Ward No. "a N NJ Taylor, Fl Carson
Country contiguous--G w Williamson.
Ward No. 4-Dr NJ Taylor, Dr. G Jones',
Country contigucus-J NJ Hutchson.
The following circular from Major Sloan, Chief
Commissary of the State, will fully explain the OBJ
ject and necessity of the call, and the mode of pay
ment to those who loan or sell provisions, viz
OFFICE CHIEF CoMM1ssARY OF N. c., J
Greensboro, Feb. Oath, 1865.
slR:--The recent successes of the enemy, under
General Sherman, have temporarily severed our
COMMUNICATIONS with Georgia and alabama, there
by rendering our armies solely dependent upon Vir
gihia and North Carolina for support.
The Commissary Department therefore turns to
North Carolina, with All urgent appeal to her far
mers, to bring forth their supplies-even at the
risk of depriving themseve, of full support-for
the brave men who stand as defence between them
and the enemy, are worthy of their chief consider
atpn
1t is, therefore, most ardently urged upon the
farmers-to deliver Immediately to the Commissary
agents of each county, much subsistence Of every
hav ran Nv fhpras @ m
the Government, to be returned in kind heresfer
or as a sale at prices established by the local ap-
praisers in each county. | am authorized to say,
that Congress has passed bill making certificates
of Indebtedness receivable for taxes-and such will
be given in payment. of purchases--or the money
as soon as it can be obtained from the Treasury
But the crisis is upon us, the army must be fed, and
delay in furnishing supplies may be productive
of serious disaster. Let every man do something
however small and let all brig in their tthcs With
out dclay--and thus supporting our army-our in
dependence may soon be achieved
Very respectfully, JAMES SLOAN,
Major and Chief Commissary.
Special attentian is asked to the latter part of the
third paragraph of the above circular, commencing
at Il am authorized to say" DC.
Maj. Lowe, the receiving Commssury, will pay
such prices the local appraisers shall fix for each
article of provisions, in money or non-taxable
tifcates of ndebtedness-which latter will be re-
ceived in payment of taxes--or, for each pound of
bacon four pounds. of Virginia salt.
Major Lowe further assures the public, that the
provisions furnished under this call will be forwarded
by him to General Lees army by separate loads,
just fast they be filed and that of it
is intended for consumption by any one not on duty
in that army
The several committees are expected to proceed
at once, and with the utmost energy and zeal urge
forward the supplies to Major Lowe.
S. A. HARRIS, Chairman.
R. NJ. WHITE, Secretary.