carolina watchman weekly vol xxi salisbury n c octohkji 2 !«). number 2 1 1 civ m.i hi il'illi a vii paqprik1 '" a——s -—"■*'--"-—'*—-*"**--—*--•—-"' - ..'■• i'rirr of the ll ni-lmnii from and nf tei rt date - paper . ,'.....- f on busi w suobtriptioil i a ' i ll li „ : ii i ... a uid ot pee dol i i an anvi . • he first an.l . a 20th i i i mci lar " ga vi i . . - . •- - uy and with tih.iii ' i a iti ■ snn » .. ■■ i thi _!.*»( | was s . . . . ■ , ■•■-...■ ■ . - « «* ...... - .... -. < i , . power i'aii i ' . . wilh ■ all ' . n..t tn ni to iv , lull 11 ill on no can the bs - 00 i en iy 1 ir peoj ;,. r ,!,,.!, ,.,.,,,, itivoi there are those i hope thej are few who desire a strong government who adve i ci ng ol nur legislative halls and cor the overriding ol all other i"1 i the uoneenlration ol - of thc people 11 the hands ol s n the red iction ol the ar my -- ■ > ■• possible to i perfecl machine in a word thai want .-, dictator and wo , m . la j , • poti w htrth i lews shall re " -"' ' ■• ' ■ com/i i irom nie military i - apply in uhearniy only j ... menus tie u f aj ■ not oxist in tin c nlod ' i-ii-and mfliury be . their resj and • " ■ • ' .... i . n a " her : especially iel ss set '■ •' • ■ ( ■ . et is sal i ble w ■ -. ty of thu '■ i •'" hla ' ' ! tit thills w .- ,.; • ■ . 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"' ' ■ i the ad ■ • ■.. . ■ ■ ike i ' nnl enrnn ■ * ' . ■ ih ■ - ■ . m ' .: y nkw mlslc 11 blimied b l.eo dunn _. co richmond la \ mi iii un i sum ui s (. •""-" .'.!.- ii ,. | i | sullmr i '•• in '" ""' •' • " "■■ . ii ■ ■ i iw .,,■ furled i'ueirj a.i i i.i , i i it it in itneen i \ , •'-"/ ■ *• 1 lp "'■ li ■ i lia . ii . |' ',', j "■ •' ii '• ' t sleep moth ■ ;., ill hi ii ' 1 marsrilln kreiich mu fl i/i moth 1 1 the ,\ lllll htji '• '.' /' ! . , i ii ii u ■ ah r , . am , with or ■ retail i'rice 1 i w ii 1 ' ll wiih an i i slhliliotl li u iii mi if . / |,,.„, ,..,|, j ,|,. | . 8 ' i ' heel i l.an l i"e lot ii pe i cl .'. ll lo tlle ila rich mi \ . i . . ii '.".' i.la.mv l.i l).s loii eale at t li officei /"' ihi watchman song sv smitu wsu abraham lincoln ill itkh thin til thousani tailors oil anv u'.asiiiy , , r comsion tune the bogus mar eh ' la ivaii.iiiets.a i'ii tti*r li.ei i un-st mini aa.l i.a uem ni abraham bicolo ; now i'll trli y..u his tors sj ir-night ei i cani hui you'll ami ii s sires "" i'm thinking i abraham lincoln woaderl abrsbani llncols ' i a ■ . arc ni-ii .,( r-ieiwn in . ei ham 1 u.l town lai few nipii lil grem akratikn l.itici.l-i i thi atirsh.im lincoln tfiry u l,.n - i iv i na qrehln mi*-t sonijl-iai i.rer ii iit.'i op lomcnrhare nc-r fir siranr iiii a aiat i-l ir ane d»y to thitt ri r n abraham llncols ' mar-rslom abraham liocoln nne lalloi », tl.sy lay it >*- a man but l pra-r * .; i ten th.u.an.l maka abraham uneom bii daddy fan 1,-a-l him all nirncesnd am * ii iromjr the sei - of knitting , ila . a .! wn lound thai a bay of iur!i pirti l cl lal wri o a *.,-!.-- t.ut l,-.]ltlili|f o abraham lincoln i rail iplittttif abraham liacoln r yanks li li said il ai a ».- .. r a i - nf-d would • million rrmkr abraham i.i ri.r.i *.- ' .- ■ l -. ipllttloi h go si hn niui was bunt a ! aaa i ut.plil all f rfstioa ;— b i ibis tlun aim thai hang w_---y,t be went . . i - i ll np the wliei taakse aation ;— try he aade an intrniloat tput it all lata fill ala fi.at a a;.,i hi ia and he ., i l.u k i.ii •. • i bli "' a .'. a old oaotulutl . ' thii ibr-jnm liacoln n say _ _ _,__ "' •-. singnlai sspact tnd flgire ' '"' ' • ' i kf p or like oraiif f,u:.-.r nor lii baboon p.-riili nor ripvr ' i madi , ' -.., • i q _•.,. human '■■ * ' anaee ao r true man hui ii t mixture ol arii il ii i wen r .- - bi •: ii van una la much iha ia du ru»n ' s iln rstaa.ri id racin tr i:u liogular i t , a tin -■ • - acta m ,.| „__ » nionk.j . like a p ua he inn -» n tn - wl rn-i t.oo v.ol .'■ i c . he i a n i t bi sya ai i.l t 1 nkejr li ' w tl on n.^lr . f j_hty in wall - kurd ti-l weighty ; il ui prim a a gho.l a i aa *:"!.. _ | «... -■• gram a a asvaga frosa baru *» abraham a^rmhaai llis-shsia l.inr ' in di iture va beg y«ar ifflfrtian ; a rm t .... ( 0 a - altera which nt i joui u -"?:. -.. l.i l ail lint fu '!> u i - a ggei - . and i . | . i ■ , * < • ' ■ ii . i ta sir u '■.-• • ' .!-. ir i ' ii---1 au rra . .- « - ing in rery quiri nr '"-* led by a rlly . ii 1-iia i i hk ri ming rle il n in < iii k hlo eli . i ( .. i ■ ■ lakes i i . i in i monday i is not lo be • \- ■ ' a ' ioverun ■ nt ihoroutrh r --.''. rn iiiii hai ng 1 iu .... ■' ■ ' i mill hi l i mm :- | i ihousanil y a year w • . . . . , . ., . ' , in ni ii has li.ai.il b misl ed from the lint it is i ;. ill d i v lhe ' ■- . i v:n mil in thai i ma jority of lhe people nt lhe state desin ' - i ii onlj ' ' ' ,' in i - ,. bother beliel : _ * >■ - ' be a niai ni . ilo-i '■> • - .- i - ... i _•! ■■ is a stall < uir mi n i ctalioil s lhal i ... n . . bul there are smi ratbi i piomising man f spirit n friends ol un vve sh - ti ki -. » u tin y i ■ i . • , h-to ! n - si pt '_' 1 na - the '■ ..» ing specii i in i lincinnali . hich wh \-. immense democratic mass mectin i in i ut iim _'•■ to in . to hear .. _" ' ll s . 1 ll fl , iii \ .| ll - i ,|. i .. i i ii . quail i nt ii .•'.'! _' 1 . ... 1 ni fifth sn ■ ' n i ■."! -| ace to in n i speech l'i in 1 :..._. i ti i..i at lebanon yi stot lay , a 1 ' tin .■■ nl c . a ii a n„.i . i a his ll '• i'l-i'il'lll lili.l till ll •! it -. i ii i i i a i rallied and in iv us s . file ex ■ llnll i vi i '. _" a . . . hi n is aulicipali d al i '. eiiiel.1 in un it tii pul.i ciuin lin ed 1 1 nnil vn -!..•! dead by n hen ii nn l lucas al baton i tl iv it iii i large n i i i bold ' in ihoushiid ladi i eim ii ueu ii horseback as h p ul ol ii.e ]■! ,. us passing tli .!• i i imii ,;■ .. i u a commend 1 by throwing t n - into the procession the ileiuocrau distil muti •! from i ml hi uf tin it wagons nnd took after the . n.ii'l which hi 1 a delegation from i ', un l.u wore interrupted bt thc republi cans nf iln place running a wagon with n mv log nn it iioross the road the de inni'iiii'i undertook to move the same and a lif*lu ensued in whicli five nr six r.iftili iniin were shot two mortally thrums were nunle that the delegation should uul return home by thnt road the delegation inne armed themselves anrl will ge tbat road r lay c.itnden iu nslie t urlln-r difficulties m that locality aie looked for lln-se troubles are brewing in various portions nf the slate hii.j so badly scared are lhe opposition thnt they will resort io ■ vli m.i ill iiii i y measures to curry ihe elec imu jhai thei will import soldiers and voters into tlm state tliere is no doubt ; ml inmates in hospitals all of which are lull will be given liberty lo vote < iti hundred dead rabbits from tb five points nf n.-ii y,,rn who passed through cincinnati lasi nijfbt were ill ir ! nsled upon the arrival ol lhe rain it lex ington in inv ami placed in jail they were destiurd foi danville to work om the ivii'.xville railroad they acted outra i ii-iy in un cats iiiii w<jrse in lexing loo they were arrested in lexington bv order ot lit military they k.-pt the peo in the cats awake all lit and sloe ■ every thing coming in i v ay .*-' ii'.lum i hup just a we expected many of tlie far niers are rating this article nn high that ' ■ poor cautlol buy it we hear of ki ine • ks who are askng fully a much lor it i a louisiana molansei sells for in lttch j in ini a'e bad supposed our farmer.1 could afford it at 2 a gallon we hear ofl nel tng in ubatharo at these figures by i lhe men of conscience while tho-,e who have as little conscience as thev have pat r • li-in are asking *** pel gallon it the same neighborhood and some f4 and 5 i farmers listen to u it is to your inter est to sell your products ai the lowest price possible lor cm you hangs the destiny of l ss uiheru confederacy ynu have the non-producing class tlai on their backs i and yonr feet upon ihir necks — will you i crush them because you have the power \ j lhe tut ner and shoemaker can alone cope ii i y u they can get your products no matter bow hii.'li you charge nnd you can : swap foi theirs so too can merchants uul foi your country's sake if nut for hu j in it ni '-, pause liiui think how ihos who have everything lo buy and nothing to sell ne in get along remember llmt the ! - ' ih-r wbo is bareiug ins bosom to the ; . leel of death to protect and defend j and your property is not receiving a ■ • i more ibati whs allowed bim when you ' sold your products ten inne.s cheaper than you i.n « ask why lii.uld your labor . li iiiee five nr ten lime hiolk-r and thai : oflhe soldier remain at 11 j».-r month i'-iiikj « you reply increase ins pay ! to j i this his pay must be increased in pro porn m to youi advance ny 100 a moutb ii i nai make money aa abundant as the li a in n.e forest nud about us in . account besides you would then double and quadruple your present prices he iter's fti 00 ii a ii then imi no more bread and meal for his family than ins 11 dolllns will now buy li wont do tor you lo plead as mi excuse for your exorbitant prices lhat i nf del ite money is no ic i ou fib ii hen you put in tii - l il mill llccuunt will take ii lit i : vi hy nol ■ . . . pay me iu br t-k-bau eaves ! i •• inoltev i deemed : i ugh :,. | i -. ijieis lor catel . pray ir « i isn't it _. . .; ugh for you ? every dollar ol il is wortl a . ir in pure oa.l or it i imrtli ... . i mm k that if it be worth --, « i do you lake it i if it be « ■ 1 1 i i - why ne you so anxious to get it aii w ■ epeai everj ;< ar of il is woi th r nr nr il isn't worth u pinch f>tititi — it i f:n preferable to ihe state bank i y ivhii i ai -. . in ... anxious to _• i i will tke m great , less fin i n products if paid in state uinl v but km 1 ing tins money canuoi linn i sve - ty il i | referable we n .* in ii . nm in i stands on a more sol wlij " because all st.'ii hunks are worth is | iged for i - i and ii i.i you - lhe stales hunk moiiei must prove north ' i u i i in fed ■ . 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" :;'■ falls il i i pun the iu si c blink ill nl • ■ lufedoracy l>ni we l ) • ii in a ni chnnics merchants exti spi j utors ii il mad ambition - mo nine overleaps its '. in i yniir nmb i i make money oui ol ihis wai by i xoi t.int . iinrgi - inai i i ..■ your ruin in u.iv : vve will suppose tbat mir gal sul troops in spite of vour high charges and iy'8 bu - " iquer the snkei - • ii...i;*s returning home nud duding .. i rich uinl tli.iii lies poor — finding nu nt m dcbl sad lt ■! on lhe ' otlnti •■ yotitr lii_'h charges aud rapacity — finding iimi while thei i ue been n ade poor you bave grown rich they will g for repu dintion ns well to save themselves as to spite ynu and the men out of lhe army who ymi are now bleeding at every pore will freely join them if indeed tbey do not 1 ale the lead this is the danger that | threatens confederate mooey — ynu carry : ilie danger in your own bands and that danger is extortion as wise men then ' we conjure you to pause and think but 1 we have digressed — milton chronicle southern greek fire capt travis of mobile whose celebrity i in tin manufacture and ti*-e of fire arms is daily increasing invented a modern greek fire which will prove invaluable to the confederacy in the conduct of this war i two experiments recently tried n.ar mo bile were crowned with success a cor respondent of ihe registi i ays ; < n tuesday evening last near the bay road in the buburbs of ibis city in the presence f several soienlitie professors ordnance and artillery officers col miller commanding this volunteer and conscript bureau other officers of the army and na vy a score of idles and at least one rep resentative of the press capt travis made t»o distinct experiments of bis fire orcom positiou using on each occasion less than half a piut of the preparation a fluid both were eminently successful eliciting universal commendation instantaneously on being exposed to the air the fluid be came a blaze of lire with heat intense re sembling that of a liquid metal in the smell ing process a pile of green wood into which it was thrown ignited immedi nlely like tinder without delay within ten seconds a number of buckets full of water were thrown upon the flames — a dens volume of smoke ascended the hiss ing and singing sound of a quenched tire was beard the burning fluid licked up tbe water destroying its oxygen a fuel seem ingly added to the flame and the wood cracked and the flames arose again definant ly unquenchable on tbe occasion of these experiments travis greek fire burned for something over a quarter of an hour in full vigor and force its heat is intense and it flies at once into tlie body of tbe substance it touches tax ix kind — imi-oktant — in a recent tetter from the commissioner of taxes at richmond an important rule is laid down for the guidance of collectors and producers by sec tion xi of the tax act each farmer and planter of the confederate states is required to pay one-tenth of the pr ducts ennumerated therein save certain reservations to the govern ment this tax is imposed on all whether gathered or not except hay and fodder which must he cured iimi peas beans and ground-peas which must tirst be gathered it therefore follows that if a farmer gitther iiune of the latter but turns his hog mt the hold and the crop is consumed in that way then as iniin i.iis been gathered ihere wi be no tax so then the tithe is on ly required upon the ling and fodder ■ ■' red and the peas beans & ground peas _ hered — these are ail the ex ceptions ll a iiiiiii turns hogs on his potatoes corn etc he must sav enough of each to pay the tithe on the whole this is the law and it is by that that we must all be gov by section xi i the farmer planter or grazier is required to pay one tenth of h;s pork — that is o all js slaughtered reckoning i.x ty pounds of bacon from one hundred pounds > f i k there is no deduc tion to bo made no inquiry ns t how the hogs were fattem '.. * bi thei • i cm i from thfl crib corn in tbe i - . i . toes t d in the iii id il is all the same t ' ' ••. mr e w smith a ■ m ol lity . i industry it up .; k ltiver i ear lowi >. i . two p iwer looi •- bine on cards ai t also .. mai li ne forj rick i es through r cards all of which aro a i inventi m bis two i weave ixty yards of nice clol da hie little daughter attends one of the looms he has reset over -'. 000 pairs of cards this yeai i | ces rauging fr un fifty t-1 seventy cents •■ sol i must be fearfull • uy mi partington " ai nightly occurrence a a nentrj lieved of his watch