The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11

and in the view Of taking care of Number
One, the oath takers may have acted pru
IDENTIFY. But prudence never was before
considered in the scale where Liberty and
manhood were endangered. | do not so
much blame the pytrates, for they are suffer
lug much more heavily
ANOTHER CRASH.
my lSt, 1865 Blow upon blow crash
after crash And down comes the House
The Contederacy has been undermined for
long time, and every day some minor pillar,
or jolst could be heard TO give way with
omlnous noises; yet - long as the two great
columns Of lee aud Johnston were able to
keep steady the ediice, erected with so much
care, and pride, and faith and hope was,
If not safe, or such as to inspire confidence,
at least grand spectacle Of patriotic valor
and manly Resolution. Unhappily, the
most OF the weight had rested upon Lees pil
lar, and, when he tottered staggered short
distance aud fell, prone and helpless, John
stOn 5 strength was as but reed propping a
ruined temple
In these words, slowly spelling them out,
letter by letter, have | recorded the fatal
fact, so unhappily anticipated which
IN three words tells the ED of all our dreams
of Southern Independence, to wit :-Johu-
stOa also surfeaders This second disaster
shows the end of all things.
Ndy End. Again enters SCHOEPF and
JACK-AHL, and WOLF, and Fox and the
other blue-coyered brutes. to insult US in
the hour of our deep humiliation and des
pondency, by tender of the ~ aller Dog" to
those who gagged and refused it last week
Schoepfs speech was exceedingly offensive
to every prisoner with a particle of selfre-
spect. y our Confederacy this Dutch
man pretaced lis gone up and bust
ed! De bottom it did fall out
from under de rubbish Oats wat | think !!
Cit out an sake alIignce to dc pest goven'-
ment vot ever vas!" etc, etc He added
that this was the last chance; that the Lin
colnites had now offered two chances for
you Rebels" to come back, and confess,
and repent, and say m sorry, don't skin
me alive etc, etc. SO we might as well
understand those who refused this offer
would never have another They might be
sent into eXila, or imprisoned for life, or
hanged for their crimes | do not profess
to give the exact utterances, but merely the
spirit Of Schoepf's harrangue, as generally
understood. Capt. Ali then ordered the
prisoners again into line, as on the 2Sth
ult., and called for all who desired to for
swear allegiance to the Confederacy and
take the oath of loyalty to the Lincolnite
usurpatlon to step forward ten PAGES. The
Of ,, 100 officers of all rank, publicly asked
for e-''laHer Pup IN. B.-The
phrase 'Yaller Pup or Dog" is applied
to the oath of ''loilty pronounced lie -aEH
because little, sneaking, whineng, NANCY,
crop cared, ''yaller" flee is among4he most
contemplate of objects That's all y
Even Gen Rufus Barringer Gen. Page,
and several colonies, who were excluded
from the magnanimous offer, have seat out
written applications begging the privilege Of
taking a swallow at the despicable little
whelp And grieve to state that quite
number of the l43 who this morning so
boldly answered mo - when their names
were called, have since weakened and
developed tondness for the ''best govern
ment the world ever saw''-and have sent
flee, hair, hide, tail and tallow Report
says the mail box is filled with these sur
reptltlous applications Great Heavens
how weak are! The chief thought how
is the quickest way to get out, and get
home" One would think all mere personal
matters would be swallowed up in the sense
OF terrible disaster that has befallen US.
the thousands of lives, and millions of prop
erty, and untold sorrows, and oyerthrown
fortunes, principles and liberties, involved
in the triumph of our foes Alas have
not men been known to c0nlpion Of bad
shoe while walking to the scaffold
1Hoy 3rd.-Our comfort, and mental
equanimity, have not been benefited by the
recent &C :urrences. The large majority Of
the officers having thrown up the sponge, |
to use sporting phrase, are strangely in
tolerant towards We who refuse to surrender
lopo oS On orpoI do - III
field. Not so strangely either, when you
recall the fable of the fox who had reasons
for desiring the style of crop-tais to become
fashionable among the fox tribe. To-day |
heard a loud-mouthed fellow-who has been
whipped for the year past if not longer
declaiming against 'tbem tellers erot rants
ter Play n,ortufs and p,utcnd ter be 50 much
grfttYer then zee IS, and it has been even
intimated that the would be martyrs" are
none too anxious to get home anyhow Is
it not shameful? Disgracefu Abomin
able? What a thing is human nature
Some of those who one week ago denounced
the 800 FIRST Pip SuoLlouers,' for not
waiting until there was something definite,
now denounce us because we intend TO re-
main loyal to our flag SO long as it floats III
defiance over any portion Of our territory
NOTE.-l give my feelings just a. record
ance must be made for our great excitement
at that period.
PRESIDENT DAVIS CAPTURED.
.Nuy 15h.-The Wolfe came upon the
parapet, three parts ''tght' and the fourth
part also, and throwing one leg over the
top of the fence in his usual attitude called
crowd of officers around him to tell them
the latest news, the bullyest news, derned
eff it aint-too good to keep'-Ha Ha.
Ia! Ha ha ha And what think you,
was the fellows fund of jollity? Some
ridiculous story abo 1t the capture of Presi-
dent Davis at Irwinton, GA, in his wife S
petticoats How silly to even repeat such
nonsense. No man living is more dignifed
than Mr.. Davis-indeed, Eve more than
once Llamed him in this journal for his at
tempt to carry the dignity and stateliness of
Chesterfield and Palmcrston, into des-
perate revolution calling for short, sharp
and decisive measures, and | doubt if he