The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-04-17

the Northern people will be Influenced BY the
'sober- second thought" and rally to the support
| of the Presidents policy.
THE FREEDMEN.-From what we can learn
we think the Freedmen in this section are becom-
ing more industrious and doing pretty well-be-
having with more propriety than they did some
months ago. Some of these people really deserve
credit aud communication for the good example
they have set their fellows and for using their
influence for good There are yet many who
seem to prefer idleness and poverty to labor and
industry, ans hope to live without work; but this
number is not as large as it some time ago.
The fact Isl if the Northern fanatics would let the
negro alone, and quit their fussy and denagoging
harrangues about him, and leave the black and
white man in the South to arrange matters be-
tween themselves, it would greatly promote the
interests of both races. If an attempt is made
to enforce the civil rights bill, and the annoyance
of the people of the South continued by those in
authority, the result will be that white labor will
be substituted for colored labor, and the negro
must either emigrate or suffer. The southern
people are disposed to give the colored man fair
chance, but they are unwilling to be annoyed and
dictated to by those who are Influenced by spite
and hatred and ignorance; and if it is continued,
they will withdraw all employment from the col
ored man, and leave him to his fate and the ten
der mercy of radicals.
II Henry S. Foete, who tried to make him
self great man in the Senate of the $50 called
Confederate States, land who deserted because
he could not command the respect of the South
\ in Va off
City for the degradation of the South. He is to
blame for the detection of Senator Stewart from
the support of President Johnson's policy. No
doubt Foote himself is secretly working with the
radical disunionsrs against the President He is
one of the nusances with which this country is
cursed.
The Department of State has received dis
patch from the United States Consul at Funchal.
stating that vast mum aer of poor but honest and
hardw orking laborers of Madeira skilled in the
raising of cereals, tn; vine, sugar cane. etc. and
in gardening, deslrous of going to the United
States, but have not the means for accomplishing
this object. He expresses the belief that if,one
half of their passage money could be advanced to
them by parties in this country CD contract I'M
der the act to encourage immigration. to be re-
paid in labor, at least 10000 of them would be
prepared to leave Immediately. w. Washington
Letter.
These are the sort of people want here in
the South-here in Meoklenburg county. Can't
we nauguratc some measure to induce such per-
sons to come and settle in this section laborers
as farmers
Speech making will never induce laborers and
farmers to come and settle in our midst. There
must be something practical offered
inducement
WHAT FAIL, MY COuNTRYMEN Mr. Chase,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States. made political speech at ''religious'
meeting in the North the other day, in which he
favored negro equality. "What fall my eoun
trymen!'
The use of the u S. Senate chamber has been
granted to female lecturer to speak on the con-
dition of the South Of course it was understood
that she was to abuse and misrepresent the south
ern people.
COMING FINANCIAL SToRM.-The National
Intelligencer says there everywhere seen
mysterious and alarming portents of coming fl
nancia storm. The excess of an irredeemabe pa
per currency has done its work by an exaggeEaion
of prices. by an accumulation Of goods and mer-
chandise. and by promoting enormous specula-
tons and hazardous engagements. Paper money
is as forest leaves. For once, Wall street ad
mits that money is easy; because there is little
employment for it.
SOUTH CARoLINA.-A conflict of jurisdiction
has occurred between the State courts of South
Carolina and the military jurisdiction, under Gen.
Sickles. The courts have sentenced white men
convicted of larceny to be punished with stripes,
under the old criminal code of South Carolina
General Sickles forbade the execution OF the SEN
tence, for the reason that it abhorrent to the
ideas Of philanthropy and usages of civilization.
The Circuit courts of the State have. therefore, it
appears, declined to try criminals at ALL The
President is appealed to by the State authorities
to countermand General Sickles' order.
GEORGIA A proclamation from Governor
jenkins, of Georgia, urges the men of money in
that State to make loan to the State Treasury
in order to relieve the intense sufferings among
the people. He says:
ga portion of the people in Georgia, in dis
trcts overrun by both armies during the late
war, are suffering for the lack of food, and un-
less speedily relieved must suffer more, perhaps
starvc. Their more fortunate aud benevolent
ueighbors have done much for them, but can do
little more The evidence Of these facts is full
and startling"
A WARNING Not many months since there
as welded to fair, but alas too confdne,
daughter of highly esteemed and respected cit
izen of one of our interior towns, Northern
man. who claimed to have been an officer in tho
Federal army The married life of happy
pair appears to have gided along smoothly and
pleasantly until at inauspicious moment
third party steps into the stage and Immediately
transforms quiet and bliss to discomfort and bit