The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-04
'loyal' Pennsylvanians during the Gettv.-

would be taken ana the other lett, the
''War-Howler' ruined, and the Peace
man unmole>ted, would OF course, create
great discord. and array neichbor against
neighbor but such a state of things would
serve to increase popular discomfort with the
war, and distract the energies which other
wise were expended upon the South.
'Reveriing to the Cavalry, | fear we IN
der-rated il. even for defensive purposes.
In this. the Yankees showed themselves
superior scholars in the science of war. A.
we allowed our Cavalry 10 deteriorate, they
increased theirs, both in numbers and eff
cheney. Realizing the natural intcriority Of
their material. they sought to counter bal
ance by superior training and equipment.
The result proved their wisdom. During
the first year of the war our Cavalry were
winners in every engagement an hundred
of them would put five hundred to flight.
Every skirmish ended in a race and fire.
quently the Yankee troopers were found
strapped to the saddle, for tear of falling off.
During the second year of the war, Stuart,
and John Morgan, and Moseby, repeatedly
rode around in rear of the Federal armies,
burning their supplies, and laughing at all
efforts TO stop or intercept, or whip them.
But in the third year, the Federal Cavalry
had become formidable even in greater pro-
portions than the Confederates had deteri
Grated in numbers, arms, horses and spirit.
Alas, In the fourth year, the tables were
men, with thin ranks, dispirited comman-
ders, relaxed discipline, lifted, ill-kept,
mounts, and little of the old dash or elan re-
naming, stood upon the defensive, doing
outpost duty, and the like; while the Yam
KEGS, well mounted, and well armed with
seven and seventeen shooting carbines which
rendered them more formidable than intan-
try, dashed hither and thither with the
greatest insolsnce: raiding through Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and
North Carolina, until the names of Sheri-
dan, Stoneman, Custer. Pleasanton, Buford,
kautz, and Fitzpatrick, became only too
we'll known in every Southern cot and man
sion. They. indeed, .fn,shedthe ,cdr; doing
for the South, the thing | have suggested
should have been done by our horsemen four
years ago. Sheridan's troopers almost to
tally destroyed Early's army at Winchester
and Fishers Hill losing us the fertile val
ley, upon which Richmond was depending
for bread stuff. Hunter and Averill came
to Lynchburg from Western Virginia, raya-
ging the country like Cossacks. Stoneman
burst through the Blue Ridge to Salisbury,
destroying large quantities of Invaluable
property. Kautz raided down the Peters
burg and Weldon r. r. destroying bridges
anu IllltS Vi TRAIN. L lckctl = DiNlSlbi WAS
marched In pursuit until broken down and
demoralized, and in this condition a day or
two later was set upon b. Sheridan at Five
FORKS, and wiped out of existence. Lee
now tried to escape, but the fear OF cavalry
had caused the removal of provision upon
which he depended, and his halt-tamiShed
men found Sheridan with 30. 600 well Harmed,
sleek troopers directly across their single
line of retreat. So the end came. Grant
himself says the Confederates must have es-
capped, but for the cavalry, as the bulk of his
infantry had rations for only another day or
two.
50 the weapon which the Confederates
rejected, or at any rate under-yalued and
neglected became in the end the chief in
strument OF our destruction.
Oxford 7~orchhght:: Mr. Hunter Steagall,
a salesman for the Messrs. Herndon, was
striker with p~aralvis in one side on Friday
last. He has left for his homs in Boydton
Va.
Baron Won Schcll, Russian Privy Coun-
cillor. has committed suicide; a victim Of
the Winter Palace explosion. Terri
Die flood in Tripoli; fifteen hundred houses
destroyed.
Ashby Slocumb, a little boy. of Colds
horo, accidentally hit his smaller brother
with an axe infficting a severe scalp wound,
as we learn fIoM the Messenger.
Weldon Mus: The revival is still in
progress at the Methodist church, and has
thus far lone a great deal OF good. Twelve
persons joined the church last Sunday, and
more will probably De converted before the
meetings end.
GiI-Pcrez. who had no equal on the Paris
stage IN personoting idiot and l%unatics,
has ended his career by himself becoming
insane. In the same way the no-less ce'e-
bratci Lassagne passed. a few years since,
from simulated to real idolicy.
Halifax correspondent of the Raleigh
Nescs: Last Thursday Mr.. w. L. Savage,
living on the farm of Col. Walter Clark,
killed a negro named Green. We leain
that it was in self dcfence.-Thre thefts
were committed in own during the session
of the Court. Thefts and house burning