The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-01-31

trouuced I'D our Legislature week before ast) pro
posing to call State Convention. is to suggest a,
amendment to the Confederate Constitution pr.,hib
iting Representatives from, Southern States, nov
under the control of the enemy, from voting il
Congress on measures of legislation. IF Mr. Hanes
and those who favor his resolutions think it righ
to disfranchise members of Congress from Missouri
and Kentucky, why do they not. apply the same re
striction to members of Legislature who
represent counties which now. and have been
for q long time, in possession of the enemy. There
are some Is or 20 members of the N. c.. Legislature
whose counties over-run by the yankees, and in
which neither State nor Confederate laws can be
execnted-counties which pay taxes into the
State Treasury. Yet those counties represented
in our General Assembly If it is wrong in one
instance. it is wrong in both; and if restrictive
rule is adopted it should apply to both classes alike
In that case, the Speaker of the House of Commons
and Messrs Pool, Warren, DIR. Arendell. Carter.
/ Mann. Lindsey, Bagley. aud Others would be DIS
missed from their privileges in the Legislature.
| DEATH or AN EDIToR.-We regret to learn that
A. M. German Esq. associate Editor of the Raleigh
Confederate, died at his residence in Raleigh on
Tuesday last after illness of four days. Mr.
German was good man, able newspaper writer,
and by industry and integrity had acquired wealth
and rose from 'poor printer boy to a command
ing position in society. The Raleigh Conservative
truly says that the death of such man is public
loss.'
INSTRUCTIVE INc1DENr.-Dr. Caruthers in his
Revolutionary Sketches of North Carolina, states
that on occasion company of Wings cap
tured in this State and carried to the British camp
near Charleston. As they arrived at the
70 fall vbo had
no doubt always been Tory heart, though profess
ing to act with the Whigs) commenced hurrahng
for King George. British officer, standing near,
said :. Yes, am for King George, but was born
and raised in England; if were a native of Ameri
ca I would be for the American cause" Where
upon the Tory sneaked off and said
very proper rebuke this and just such
many of the Tories of thepresent day will receive
from the yankees and mankind generally, matter
how our struggle terminates. A southern-born man
who takes sides with the enemies and prosecutors
of the South will be scofed at and condemned here
after as disgrace to his native land.
The same history states another fact which we
fear has its parallel at the present day. Two
three members of the Provincial Congress or Con-
venton of this State while holding seats in that body
and voting for carrying on the war, were actually in
them aid and comfort sometimes visiting their
camps. But they finally detected, exposed
and punished. We all know that there are few
in this day who manage to seats in legis-
lative bodies, State and Confederate, but who are
really unworthy of public or private confidence,
destitute of principle and at heart opposed to the
Confederate
History is, indeed, repeating itself.
The northern account of the assaults and capture
of Fort Fisher which publish in another column,
shows that the Confederates in the Fort fought as
men never fought before hand to-Land fight of
six hours is ordinary occurrence, il such thing
ever happened before. That the enemy paid dearly
for his victory is apparent from their own confess
sions. No intelligent yankee can hope for the com
pfete subiugation of people whose soldiers fight
as ours did at Fort Fisher
MAGIsTRATEs.--In accordance with a. request
from the House of Commons, the Secretary of State
has made report to that body showing the number
of Magistrates in each county in the State. Mr.
Brown. CT this county. moved to print it for public
nformation but Mr. Fowle and others who want
more of their friends appointed ''Squres." opposed
the motion, and the report laid on the table.
We hope will procure copy of this re-
port and send it to US for publication. Wewant the
people to see how some of the counties stuffed
with ..Ma gisrates.' aud understand the humbuggery
of the practice of making Magistrates at every
session of the Legislature.
The Raleigh Confederate says the Report shows
that there are four thousand and thrty-six Magis
trates in SO counties of the State, being average
of nearly fortysix to the county. Wake county has
l2O and yet Mr. Fowle wishes to appoint more for
that county.
SECRET SESsIoNS.-Both Houses of the Legsla
ture held protracted secret sessions last week. We
suppose these secret sessions for the purpose
of transacting business for the public good not pro-
per to be made public at this time; but hasmueh as
certain members of Legislature are in the habit
of denouncing Congressional secret sessions,
surprised that they should now be found participant
ing in secret sessions. Where DIR. Grissom,
Gen. Fowle, and quandom friend MI Dick-did
they refuse go into secret session after denounc
ing the Confederate Congress for holding secret
sessionsl Not at al-they went into the business
with as much readiness sucking child goes to
its mamma 5 breast. Humbuggery has not died out
vet, and never will.
- Gen D. Fl. Hill has issued request for all
non -combatants to leave Augusta. He says: I'm
gentlemen who have relish for the trenches
the old ladies'