The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-20


Wednesday next, 2lst inst, by o. G. Parsley
Il Co.
SERIOUS complaints coming from farmers
in various sections of North Carolina to the effect
that they have been vctimzed in the purchase
of guano for the use of their lands, and in fact
| that notwithstanding they have paid high price
for it, it is perfectly useless. Measures to inves-
tigate the fraud are about being taken."-N Y.
Herald.
We hope the matter will be investigated, and
that those houses at the North which have sent
out South worthless fertilizers for sale will be
exposed.
a farmer in this county told US that he used
Pacific guano Tor what represented that
article) on portion of his cotton field, and that
there is not how the slightest perceptible differ
ence in the growth of the cotton where it was SO
MANFRED and where none was used. The fact is,
Southern merchants and Southern farmers have
| been badly cheated. 1t will take mighty good
| proof of genuineness to induce farmers to
again try imported fertilizers. We sorry
! they have been disappointed this year. for
| believe that pure articles will remunerate the
! farmer handsomely.
1t will be seen by advertisement that Hutchi-
son. Burroughs g. Co., offer fertilizers for sale,
and promise certificates to genuineness. Also
that company in Richmond, Va, for which
Gen. j. A. Young of this city is Agent, are pre-
pared to furnish fertilizers. See Gen. Young's
certificate.
| u 1t is announced that President johnson
| has notified Gen. Sckles that he has no right to
interfere with and prevent the execution of pro-
cesses issued from the U. S. Courts. 1t will be
remembered that Gen. Sickles' order No. 10
/ l+l,o I H.,
vious to the 1st May. 1865; but at the late term
of the U. S. Court, held at Raleigh, Chief Justice
| Chase granted Judgments and ordered the collec-
| ton of debts due residents, thus giving a
decided advantage to one class of creditors over
another. Gen. Sckles: like sensible man. con-
| tended that his order should apply to all alike,
| but the President has interferred and prevented
the impartial execution of Gen. Sickles' order.
In this way the President has injured the citizens
of North and South Carolina, for while the citi-
zens of these States have been deprived of the
benefits of the law in settling with each other the
| President and Judge Chase gives residents
| Tor Northern creditorS) the privilege of collect
| ing any debt from our people, even to the extent
| of selling property under execution. SO far as
subs ant ia benefits concerned, the President
has shown himself to be very poor friend to the
Southern people.
STARTLING DIscLosUREs.-A man named
| Durham, alias Conover, has made disclosure of
| what he declares is fact, that the Hon. Mr.
| Ashley of Ohio, and Gen. Butler of Massachu-
setts both members of the House of Representa-
tves and also members of the impeachment COM
| mittee. tried to bride him to procure witnesses
| who would swear to lies in order to implicate
President Johnson in the assassination of Presi-
| dent Lincoln. The man Durham or Conover is
now undergoing imprisonment for having sworn
| to lies for the purpose of duplicating Jefferson
Davis in the ssination plot, but Ashley Butler
and Judge Holt, have recently made efforts to get
him pardoned and released from punishment, with
the understanding that he (Conover) would pro-
cure witnesses to mpcate President johnson.
The effort for pardon was unsuccessful, and
| hence the revelations made by Conover The
| whole plot was communicated to the acting At
| torney General of the United States, who, in an
official communication. exposes it to the world.
| The letters of Ashley to Conover are published,
| and reveals a most villainous scheme. 1t is
| alarming and startling to think that members of
| Congress would undertake to suborn witnesses
| but, from the revelations made, such appears to
be the fact The Republican party in and out
! of Congress ought Immediately to expel Ashley.
| Butler and Holt from their ranks.
The Attorney General thus concludes his com
munica to the President:
| ''In conclusion, beg leave to express the pro-
| found sensibility with which find myself obliged
| to bring to the serious notice of the President of
| the United States accusations and papers which
must occasion him painful embarrassment. They
expose prominent members of the Legislature of
| the Union to the shocking suspicion of having
conspred with convicted perjurer for stipend
Gus imposition-tirst upon the House of Repre-
sentatives, then upon the Senate of the United
States, for the purpose of effecting the impeach-
ment and removal from office of President of
the United States, solely upon suborned testi-
mony."
~ 1t is said there is great Improvement in
the Hotel accommodations at the Company Shops.
! on the n. G.. Railroad. Mrs. Howe has taken
! charge of the establishment and furnishes some
thing good to eat. G lad to hear it.
GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
For the Wcstern Democrat.
! Mr.. YATES With your permission desire