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Year: 1863

OstensibIy the champions Of law and order
these Peace Democrats belle their professions by
engaging in the most brutal, savage and bloody
riots that ever disgraced the world, setting a.
defiance all laws Municipal, State, National and
Divine. Read the sickening details of their
proceedings in New York city, aud in other sec
lions of the country, and then decide whether
you will act with the party to which such de-
PRAYED mscreants belong. We hear it openly
asserted by the champions Of Democracy in thi,
State that If the laws OF the United States were
put in force here in relation to the draft they
would do as they did 10 New York No wonder
the great English historian declared Democracy y
TO be the most biting scourge the justice OF heaven
ever let loose on gully man" if such be De
mocracy.
Year: 1863

NAshflLLE, Oct. D.


Herald Special:


An unusual degree of excitement pre-
walls here to-day in consequence Of the
rebel General Forest, with force Of about
1000 mounted men, having made a raid
on our line of railroad Communication be-
tween this place and Bridgeport or Chat
tanoogs. Just at this particular time, no
trains are leaving in the direction of the
front. Yet this circumstance need give
no particular cause for alarm.


The enemy can do but comparatively lit
tie to injure our communication. Forest
may succeed in interrupting our commu-
nicstion for few hours, but we have not
only force to drive him back but to defeat
an immensely heavier force.


There is no need to fear General Rose
Grams success in holding his position at
Chattanooga. He is too strong in that
place for the enemy to attack him with any
show Of success.


To-day skirmishing has been going on
in the neighborhood of fMurfreesboro'. The
enemy made an attempt to destroy a
bridge of considerable importance in a
railroad point of view. In the skirmish
very few were wounded and none killed
Some persons think there is an engage
ment going on at Chattanooga but l don't
coincide with them. Unless the enemy is
very desperate he will not attack Chatta-
nooga. If he does, there is every likely
hood he will be defeated. If he attempts
a flank movement on that place, he will
meet force that has been long and vel
tried in the field, and Gen. Rosecrant
would be able to hold out several days
against the movement and attack, even o.
q very superior force.


The present raid was not an unexpected
one. We were looking for it. Cavalry
movements do not surprise US as it is only
when heavy bodies of infantry move on oul
lines Of communication or fanks that VI
prepare for serious engagements. Let mt
assure loyal people who fear for Roseerans
rear and for the safety of Murfrees
boro', to not be alarmed unless the enemy
move on our rear flank in full force, ant
a gentlemen well qualified to know, assure
me there is no information of an attack il
Chattanooga up to the cutting of the wire
between here and Bridgeport, said cuttinl
having taken place this morning.
Year: 1863

ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN
A woman says what she chooses, with
out being knocked down for it. She
can take snooze after dinner, while
her husband goes to work. She can
go into the street without being asked
to. "stsnd treat" at ever y saloon.
She can stay at home in time Of war.
and get married again il her husba nd
is killed. She can wear corsets il too
thick, and other 6xins if too thin
She can get divorced from her hus-
band whenever she sees one she likes
better. She can get her husband in
debt all over until he warns the pub
lie not to trust her on his account
But all these advantages are balanced
by the great fact that they cannot
sing base, 60 sparkling, or climb a tree
with any degree Of propriety.
Year: 1863

The following extract ofa letter from .
soldier in the 1st Ohio regiment furnishes
an excellent description of the politicians
referred to:


"You havs asked me what thought OF
Of the copperheads. will give you not
my sentiments alone, but those Of tho army
at large. -


We consider the copperhead as 0 traitor,
q liar, a robber and coward.


A traitor, We cafl him, because he is ex-
erting every effort to destroy the lawful and
legitimate government of the country.


We call him liar, because he is falsify-
ing the motives Of the government, tho ar
my, and every true patriot.


Shall we not call him robber, when he is
attempting to rob the soldier Of his hard
earned laurels, s,-laurels won at the price Of
blood in the noble cause Of liberty and their
country. s@'


We Justly brand them as dasterds and
coisards. because, in the hour of their coun-
try's need, they feared to 60 forth to battle
for the right. They chose to stay at home
to see their country ruined, rather than ex.
po&e themselves to danger and now, like =
beast at bay, they turn on us as q last re-
source to cover their shame
Year: 1863

We publish to-day the Message of Governor VANCE to


General Assembly Of Ncrth Carolina, met III extra
session at Raleigh.


He recommends the extension of tie list of exemptions to
classes may appear the Legislature be indis-
pensable also that the Governor be invested with the
control The home guard. given him over
the militia.


BE recommends that power be given to the
Supreme Court in session the decision OF doubtful
quest constantly arising also that the sprg OF
Super Courts restored and that the salary of the
judges he increased.


lie admits the power of Cor ess declare


enemies vacant but doubts it's power to control tie
direction in which Land lying within North Carolina shall
70 vacancy occur, rom any cause, and submits
proceedings may be foot by which
:he question involved may meet an early solution.


Le recommends the establishment of graded schools,
each county, ha Cf the expenses to be
betrayed from the Literary Furd, the other by the
county.


subject of making additional appropriation for
feeding the poor whose supporters AMI protectors are in
the army il brought to attention OF the Legislature
The Governor recommends appropl ation double that
year, that he be eOved to buy and store
corn and bacon heretofore. The earnings Of the
steamer Advance may be applied TO this purpose. They
will be amply sufficient. without taxing people dol
lar.


The enterprise OF running the blockade and importing
army supplies abroad has proven complete
With what have imported and the purchases in our
home a7kets the North Carolina troos will be comorta
by clothed until January lS5, except gs to sho>s and
blankets.


The attention Of the Legislature called to the proprie
y OF enactng some promote the raising Of sheep
and the growth of wool.


The Governor refers to th8 question of he currency but
Hihou. submitting any definite remedy.


lie concludes by remaTking that in the most
dangerous crisis Of the BaThe crisis which incident to
revolutions. Tie noisy silent, the faint Of heart be-
gin deFpar and the doy, though few, to grow bold
IN the presence of national s. The restless and the dis
eonten ed strive Undue all others with their gloomy
lJrcbodngs The great continues hopeful and
nest. We what is before The people will come
up firmly the full of their duty They will
cruelty alresh their sons, slain IN thsir behalf
put their galans shades to shame by stopping short
Of full and complete national independence
Year: 1863

PETTY ExToRTIoE.-EDs.L LEADER I'm
der the present tax law no Policy of Insur-
ance, or renewal of the same, is valid, unless
a twenty-five cent stamp is attached thereto.
Now, I respectfully ask of the Insurance
Agents of this city by what authority, or on
what pretext of right and fair dealing, they
require the insured party to pay for the Gov
ernment stamp? Is it not unfairly sinking
the tax which it is the evident intent of the
laws to fall upon the Insurance Company /?
When give my note or bank check in pay.
ment Of a debt, afix stamp and cancel it
without asking the party to whom give tito
pay for the stamp. If 1 buy of bank bill
Of exchange, the bank attaches a stamp at
its own expense. These matters may seem
individually Of trifling importance, but in the
aggregate they amount to large sum which
the wealthy Insurance Companies should pay
without throwing the burden upon the
shoulders of the insured. I call upon every
business man to refuse to receive an Insu.
rance Policy, or renewal, until it has been
made valid by the Company's afixing and
cancelling the Government stamp at their
own expense.
Year: 1863

The House of Representatives has passed bill
to regulate the impressment OF private property
for public use. The bill received general sup
port in the House, and we presume is such as the


interest ts of the Government and people demand.
But it hangs fire in the Senate. At least, we hear
of no action being taken upon it in that body.
II Honorable Senators were aware of the univer
sal and extreme dissatisfaction which the present
arbitrary system excites throughout the country,
they would hasten to act. The present system is
the essence OF tyranny. An officer in the Commits
sary or Qua- termaster' S Department took it upon
himself without any authority Of law, to assess
the value of every mans property, and he took
care to fix the assessment at about half the mars
ket price. With this assessment in pocket, the
Government agents have been securing the coun.
try and sezing the property OF individuals at this
arbitrary valuation. We learn from curt epistle
of President Davis TO the House OF Representatives


that no seizure and contscation of the property of
citizens has been made by his order. We might
infer that, as the proceeding was had without his
order it was also without his appreciation If we
did not know the proceeding every day taking
place by persons claiming to be agents of the Gov
ernment


and oppressive 1t assimiates our Government to
the horrible Yankee despetism against which We
are waging war. The system is az little justified
by necessity as law and by Justice. 1t is sander
the people of this State, and believe of eve
ry other, to say that force is necessary to make
them furnish supplies to the army. They are vii
ling to sell at fair rricen such money the gov
ernment has, all they spare, for the use of our
armies What they complain OF; what they have q
right to complain of and have right to resist by
force if they choose, is that clerk in Richmond,
should undertake to assess their property at half
its worth, and authorize its seizure and confsca-
ton at that rate We have never heard of any OF
the assessors fixing the prise OF their own pro
du cts at these deprecated values. ese4s.s. s


We beg the Senate to take early action on this
bill. More may be lost to the common causc by a
system of il.egality and injustice than can be gain
ed by saving few dollars in Confederate notes.
Rich. Whig.
Year: 1863

nature false in its dovelopm ent from the begin.
ming of time, would have changed my public
conduct also. But my convict ons did not
change. thought that if i. was disuaion on the


l4th ofApril it was equally disunion cn the


18th and at all times. Believing this, could
n not as az honest man, Union man and pa
triot lend an active support to the war and
did not. had rather my right arm were
st ruck from its socket and cast into eternal
rendngs than with my convictions to have thus
defled my soul with the guilt of moral per-
jury. Sir wss not taught in that school which
proclaims that call is fair in politics." loaths,
abhor and detest the execrable maxim. /
stamp upon it. No States can endure single
generation whose public men practice it. Who
ever teaches it is corruptor Of youth. What
we most want in these times and at all times
is honest and independent public men. That
man who is dishonest in politics is not honest
at heart in anything and sometimes moral COW.
ardice is dishonesty. Do right and trust to
God and truth ano the people. Perish Office per
ish life itself but Go the thing that is right and
do it like man. | did it. Certainly sir could
not doubt what b must suffer who dare defy
the opinions and the passions, not to say the
MADNESS of twenty m illions eff penple. Had
not read history Did | not know human
nature But appealed to time aud right
ncbly hath the avenger answered me.


did not support the war and to-day bless
God that not the smelI OF so much as one drop
of its blood is upon my garments. Sir, GEN.
sure no brave man who rushed patriotically
into this war, neither will quarrel with any
one here elsewhere who gave it his honest
support. Had their convictions been mine, ],
too, would doubtless have done as they did.
With my convictions could not.
Year: 1863

We publish below, circular addressed to
the teachers and friends of education through
out the Confederate States, by the State Edu~
cational Association of ~ Carolina, hoping that
each who may see it, will consider it as
sent especially to himself, and that all who can
will be present at the proposed meeting.


All newspapers in the Confederacy that are
disposed to aid in advancing this great cause,
are requested to publish this circular, and call
attention to its object
Year: 1863

Correspondence of the ST. Louis Republican.


CAMP NEAR VIcKsBURG MARCH 3, 1868.


Nothing Of interest has occurred here for days
Work both the canals progresses vigorously The river
rising and the weather generally uafavorabeone day
raining the next hour twos sunshine and then again
rain Before ten days the army will have to leave their
present position place out OF floods reach and 1t
seems probable the spot chosen will be the Yazoo river
near Haines Bluffs In regard to Ycksburg, present ap-
pearances are that it will be evacuated within four weeks
perhaps a less time. We hold relatively the
position towards the enemy that did, ht at Columbus
then No. 10, and afterwards at Fort Pillow Our navy
notwithstanding the last reverse, virtually holds it did
In each of those cases. the river while the Union army
preparing to strike in their From the first has
been only question of time with Gen. Grant He works
the matter cautiously and wells surely though slowly,
bringing bis advantages to counteract the rebels
studied defence No officer possesses thoroughly the
good will Of his soldiers has shown clearer Judgment
Than the General 10 this affair. Careful OF his aud
sku in handling them his here promises to be
greater than any where before Desertes state the rebels
are throwing up strong works at Columbus Georgia and
it il probable in evacuatng they will there. Thou
sands of known to be bs employed at that
point. The principal cause that would operate mined-
aely on the Confederate leaders, aud compel them to fall
back upon their old policy of evscuatng this: We
hold every side Of Vcksbug except the and by that
their only hope Of escape over the Black river rail-
road bridge. That is long, high structure, easily de-
sroyed and which could not be rebuilt for months Our
army almost ready seize upon it, and thus cut off the
last avenue Of rebel communication They have yet
waited for get in their aud will not do
this time. Vicksburg, it is apparent, will be taken
speedily and without battle. At Lake Providence work
the canal progresses favoaby and the river will be let
from the Yazoo river expedition Ii successful The result
will be Of the greatest importance
Year: 1863

letter from Florence TO the Mobile Register says that
Wayne county is full of renegades, styling themselves
Uuon men, joined by deserters from the Southern army
They have become formidable than ever before
Major Baxter commanding battalion Of scouts learning
recently of the mastering place Of these repega1es distant
from Florence only FIVE miles in the mountains he pre-
pared surprise and found Of them organic ng
company Of which he captured forty, with stand OF
coors FIFE drum, and some The lenders we're i'm
prsoned and portion of the members sent to General
White the residue released taking the oath The
rngesder OF the party sezed gun from the hands Of the
guard shot and killed him. and attempted his escape but
after desperate resistance, retsken and hung Last
week Major Baxter went into the vicinity and re-
mained all night at the house Of whom he supposed


true to the cause but betrayed aud gobbed up by
well armed renegades While carrying him off, intelligence
reached them that Baxters had arrived the house
and threatened TO lay waste the whole unless
he was released which dorc Large bands of these
traitors inest Wayne and the adjoining countless and mur
der every Confederate soldier that their track
Year: 1863




CoLDwATER RIVER, (MIss.) MARCH l. 1868


The expedition left Moon Lake on Wednesday morning
reaching The end Of the pass yesterday nooD twelve miles
in three days and half The boats are much broken in
the light upper works. but not damaged the hull
machinery The most difficult portion Of the trip is
come and it will be memorable the grandes achievement
of the war Any who had the pass before the
expedition entered could have supposed that fleet
Of steamers could possby pass through it, Soldiers and
seamen were occupied at every turn cutting down trees
clearing away RATS and drift wood and otherwise making
the channel water very deep With swift current aud
course terribly crooked there liability OF boats being
dashed to pieces against trees at every turn but all isnow
safe


We move forward again tomorrow morning. battery
is reported at the mouth of the Coldwaer twelve miles
from here Every body is anxious to see it.


The health Of the expedition is excellent. All are in
fine spirits and confident We get all manner of reports
Of rebel preparations to receive but they only the
cause Of laughter.


The weather very fine in this latitude The sun shines
rather too during the day The water thus far is
good and anticipate but little trouble this account
As the country overfowed with recent rains it will not
become stsgoaDt for weeks yet.


Lieut.. Com Smith and Gen Ross making arrange
mens to keep communication open with the rear Smith
promises patrol the streams with gunboas as high up
at the pass aud low down il the army will fur
nsh transports to run between US and Helena The
rangement will probably be made


CoLDwATtR RIVER, (Mrss) MARCH 8.
The expedition has advanced twenty miles since my
Last report The country s entirely dest tue Of popua-
ton Nothing Of the slightest Importance has occurred
with yet We receive nothing in the way of news,
either from the front We hope to reach the Tai
ahatehe TO- morrow when we shall begin TO make better
progress. The rams Lioness and Fulton have joined


Indications that the enemy bas filled the river with
timber mostly sycamore which sinking only Obstructs
the bottom Of the channel great 10 the river,
caused by cutting the Mississippi evee enables boats TO
pass over these obsuctons without the slightest trouble
Year: 1863

The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 10th instant
comments follows the recent intelligence from the
Department Of the South


major General David Hunter, regret 10 see, is dis
playing his want of Of the qualities essential TO
in the government of greatdepartren and the
ganzation Of great army We have objection 10 the
employment Ct the negroes in Gen. Hunters depa tmen
any way that they may be found most servceabe against
the enemy but do very seriously object to using them
against ourselves, Gen Hunter is practically doing
All the negroes in South Carolina trenches
with spades muskes would not compensate the
trouble among troops already occasoned by the FIRST
South Carolina Volunteers If an officer employ able
bodied negroes special military duty no reason
in the world why he should not do it, On the rary
he censurable If he does not do it But it will not do to
thrust negro soldiers into association with white ones on
terms Of equality, and the officer who attempts it is guilty
Of terrible folly In tie departments Of Gen Rosecrans
and Grant there thousands Of negroes who dong
the country good service and there is trouble with the
soldiers about them With little common sense in Gen.
Hunters department equally favorable results may be
reached The President, confident will perceive
the necessity that Gen Hunter should change his policy
be superseded Some is wanted in bs placs with
paciy sufficient to make the negro element effective with
out producing disaecton among the whites; aud with
enough to subordinate his theories Of the relations Of
the Of happens to have any theories on the
subec cool calculations Of the exgences OF the service
Year: 1863

without prefeing any charges against them giving them


chance to defend themselves against his unjust nsinua
tions No believes that they attempted to incte .
mutiuy any dissatisfaction among the troops-
Gen Potter who chief Of Gen Fosters staff 10 of
the most reserved and accomplished gentlemen Ia the
country and would sccrn an unberomug act and would
allow the members of the staff TO lay themselves liza
Bile to such a suspicion.


Seeing that the troops could not be retained here
permanently, Gen. Hunter decided to break up the com
mand of Gen Fosters forces as left by their chef TAX
ing the chief command of the from Gen Naglee and
giving him command Of only onehalf OF Gen. Foster g
forces To this Gen Naglee again entered respectful
protest. claiming that it against the Presidents In
strucons and against Gen Fosters wishes and that
it his duty enter the protest although he would
serve his country in any capacity in which Gen Hunter
might place him.


"To this protest Gen. Hunter took umbrage. and at
leved Gen Nagee ordering him to report to New
York. The order of Gen. Hunter relieving Gen. Naglee
is regarded most unfortunate by the troops, who
in the absence Of Gen. Foster regarded him Of the
leading spirits of the expedition, he (Naglee being West
Point General whose has been most brilliant One
and who had experience n the field than any other
officer in this department having been wounded FIVE times
and had eight horses shot under him, and never yet
defeated 1t is universally regretted that eficer
OF such valuable experience and known bravery should be
taken from his command, who devotedy attached to
him, at lime when such important results are pending


The departure of Gen Nagl.e from here, who is or
deed to report TO New York by Gen Hunter the cause
Of universal regret among Gen Fosters troops the officers
OF which waited upon him in body on the 9th instant and
expressed themselves In reply to their address Gen.
Naglee said


In the effort to sustain the organization in and
materials they brought from North Carolina, and
left with by Gen Foster, forced into differ
ence with Gen Hunter and my appeal to the President
of the United States sustained by him In the effort
to carry the order Of the President am uniortu
natey again resisted by Gen Hunter, aud am again
forced to appeal to the President But not until now did
= know how far / sustained by thote with whom
have been intimately connected Our introduction
in the swamps before Yorktown, and friendly feeling
sprung up after trials at Bottoms Bridge and the
'Chckahomny But the blood and battle Of Seven Pines
and Fair Oaks made friends Though absent,


let ask of you thought during the next hour Of
BATTLE and let IT be followed by blow that shall demon
strate that my influence still fingers with you


"Gen. Ferry is in command Of Gen. Fosters forces
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