carolina watchman wfifikly voi xxi salisbury n c april 11 1864 number 46 1 1 brunkr l.nil'lu ami i'll 1'kik'l hit swim r-ti rii-r aiiii.-tmi-n nn an aeaibaaf terms ok this papkb three dollars lie sii iiiniuhs nd aubacriptions received foi ., longer lime al present tgkms of alllklltisim sjt-j par square fur the firtt insertion and 1 pertquart foreaoh tubaequr nl publicalion mr flulnyii vi'rsm laov vancp - hip insdc wlial is il ? ibe standard i nu independent con it en paper and is ii ii tbe organ of ellliel i '(••-. ih ills i iotel liola or elletjll ii i du i v vance himself is well it io tn standard that wu should state that in do - not agree a ith ua in ur i it ., - on the ubjeel ol peace he ia aa i i mi as in are to see an honoral ' • i ..' • .-■-' iblish i at as - 1 iv a day as . mi i rag i di |" ice movements among ourselves with no ov i tun of the li nd ' ' -■ "... th a ;■,.-.,. t i , . mid in ns i hui in is hoi t ai i jinn loi . t ti ii bat no rjoul t i mir . t - in t ii known to i mr readers we that ..' n figbi ing w ill not in um we arvtoi socking among the j ind a lln nub ■■- .... ;.- foi an i >■ •-, tt ii i mi -. di '- in the ' _' f a ;■ • we think harm ii.d no daugei in j lo th i in th li who ■ ] - i ... we . • ie n . t ne are ter ■ . . " ■ nne ' . and - in .' en ; au i that 1 1 iwo ■ ■ a in '.'- it li lined l,i ih a n ■ ' i to i u l c 1 1 1 on mi . . m \ - : . 1 1 in the peof.li i i he t wn i !-• up and de in md that mental d meant shall i - ... to i ir tie se means may uol be i iti ti 1 in ti be prolonged . ' i ■ : • ■ - . i in . . y an , lertain ■ . a st i i , ■;• . ' . . . tie a • lard a tl ii on fi r and | i , „ t.v we i nol r 2»la ,-'. i a :' erq rds mr ii iden charged that tn ii ii ' ■-• army and by the administratii i to . t \ nee in i v ■■ lie itand by 1 . lie has | ig r to 1 . -■• : i in - that i and its pai 1 1 .' expect to . ■. inner * " \\ ,• d-iu the ii gu and ' we - vance an l to . . | i . ... i ■ .♦ ■ '. 46 18 iii the 2'2d da i i i bi . lay thu i 1 ... r coin , : m i • . 11 \ , under the . em . , i gov s'aiice bj i : - . i ! i tu i oil tl - cl go v vu i : • \ - tai ... . i i tlf tlio i . ilit as i in i t ii ' ■ ; ■ . , aro iut t -■ ■ ■ li thai ; i made dui ■ n ih peace « hi li re wh iii-i c innol be an earthl - - lion to such . il.mt - i ing mndo i li ive b • n in l-it.'i o th ni un self from tunc t time have to advised the resident * * * hut i bag you t recollect that there is a lawful and legal way i luted out by the constitution of your country and any effort you make in lliis way will li right ainljirnper -- 1,'tw j vance's speech now hero is the record it dis closes that up to the 2'jlh of july 1888 lit mr holden's own date int'iit ilmt in ittnl v vance were l„itli anxious for peace both honest and patriotic as mr holden claim ed that they differed iu their views as in tin niode of making a peace | movement — inv vance proposing to do it through the government — mr holden by meetings of ilm peoplo ; imt a mr r.ilden said this difference did trot separate them and they remained personal iml political frit mis on the 19th of august mr hol den artfully charged others with machinating against gov vance iiii came mt as ins champion t repel the attempts t divide them ; ami in mil it phrase expressed his ,. itigdence that the governor will si.tiid by his friends ;" declaring for i nn tint he lias never yet proved falsi t bt pledges or to his friends according t mr holden then gov vance was true on tiie luth of 1 ugust i n tin 25th of november mr i olden indignantly denounced the accusation that lie would put up a candidate against * sov vniice : deelftring thai lie expected tn sup port to ;•."-.' her with a vast ma jority f the people f tin state a tin mutter thus stood it was i.'.j'.'l ninl by tin good i '. i i - s iii tlntt tliis » tl i ti iiii'i there would be nd i:'.i,'.ii ex io nt that 1 1 iv vance would tu i e elected w ithout opposition — i i is i deal opponents were willing : i the general welfare t t the ' .. . ii ,-"■ by •:• ui ; and all ap peared in m.i so i.u a any excite ment gi tt ing ut , f tl gul ma to rial election was likely to occur — l'.ni in this moment of universal sat ti mi lioldeu acting upon ilm self-coin ited self consequenti al bell important aud sell-inflated prompting which has been mm bane of his life begins to btir tbe mud — i i'.n a mere issue-s-a convention in it ofessou iv for i he pu i pi tse ol | eace but becretly for the pur i - - .■! mr holden ; and on the hi d i m.u eh he develops the whole scheme plot and contrivance y putting himself — mi holden up for » rovernor of north '. larolina ! ♦ this is the whole operation a more cunningly contrived political ■ ni for personal and beltish ob jects party history has never fur nished in pursuing this course m r u i len has ignored the gen i al : i quiet tie i started a division iu his own party win it no otht r pai i f tt as in r-lim i !■ . j j candidate ho obligations ol party . . . and in the hi oudest sense oi :. rm put up si i.i . ah ive all ■ idernt i mi . ui have heard nf po iple i ut tiiiji . p after ;, ii in t ot ere ! tho n 1 1 i ( ' n olitia in aug ..;-!, will pul tip mr i i . that so . : nil time l i b put down for any irther purpose of selfishness and iof we ■- ii look hereafter more par in m r 11 ': : ii i i ..' • i iu : in bu i f.l itlsm wi leard recently an ac mt of a i ■' act "! 1 :. i butler thich we . vo blip it wollld •" . 11 hal the daugl ter of h tin i if north ( iroliiin ; ad married it gentle .. i died ccontly at or near w ' i city the bereaved low , nixio'iis ii her nfliiction to of a much loved tor obtained for this ■ ister and n in iv iding with her a per mit from the yankee govorninoiit foi these ladies t enter the yankee linea toithout question butler througli whom perhaps the permit passed addressed a note t thv lady requesting to be informed when she , proposed setting out so that he i might he prepared tig receive her i etc etc the lady with the true | spirit of a southern woman who fully appreciates butler returned the note with the endotsemeni that miss hail never asked any favors from geueral butler and could never receive any at his hands llll due time she started bill when he reached km-tress monroe the book was poked at her ami she was ' required to take the yankee oath of allegiance wiiicil refusing to do she was turned hank smiough the permission sent her to visit jier he reaved sister specially staled thai in was to do so wit/tout question thus it u tlutt butler resents the natural loathing felt for him by every true man ami woman tit the south even to the extent of violat ing the faith of his government pledged t two high tuned and ac t tplished ladies surely a gov ernment that retains butler inns be lost to all sense of shame and of self-respect this is a matter of ■ i * comparatively recent occurjeuce — ii ilmington journal obeying orders to the letter when the yankees returned from bottom's bridge some week ago after their futile effort t release the prisoners in tins city the infa mous col spears alighted it the residence of a well known family in n'oav kent and demanded losee the young ladies whontiiey appeared j he asked in a bullying tone if any ol the negrosoldiors had been there the ladies replied in the aifii uia live what did they do ?" inquir ed spenrs they stole everything they could lay their iiihii nn was tiie'an-wer was that all '." no evtitl the ladies they used iii our presence such language as we nev er heard before and hope never to hear again very well said spears in a tone of supreme satis faction hey did theit duty and obeyedtheir orders to the very let ter llii nk nf this citizens of virginia it is im fiction but a we'd authenti cated fact they obeyed their or ders tn the very letter at another house inhabited by a widoav lady these negroes aetetl bo outrageously that the lady beside jierself with indignation a»ized a stick and struck me ni them with it the black rascal immediately homed her with a blow over the head with the butt of his musket and left her for dead lying in a nol of h'er oavh blood — i ai is a fact the unspeakable iiii.-t'i'v of these outrages is thu i tin seems to bo no reined t f u them or im disposition to afford it rich whig the curse of nations men live rapidly in ret , din mi the clianges of politics are nol more rapid than the phases of society — hate cruelty avarice all the dark t passions stalk forth from their se i lurking places in the human heart into broad light of i ty re straints are removed material buf ferings abounds but there is a gr al er suffering still philanfliropy do parts patriotism grow cold — ( ontidenco is destroy - •!. >! in ia armed not with a club against brother's life but tv ith the ine m in iini't of ext'-i tion speculai ion und v nice the nine ol mammon is erected ; ins fo i era j tie eat li other in the race to lay their offer ings at his feet the curse ol war is seen in the mutillation ol the b id hut the divine wrath is more feat ily illustrated in the visible em re f tin evil one over the hearts and wills of men li is un tiggra t an ut of wai'i thai persecution is not confined to the public enemy churches desecrated women insult . u'lanaries burned agricultural implements destroyed — these avo now expect from a vandal foe 1'mt the sorrow that sinks deeper still is the disappointment with those ol j our own country ami our own ueo r pie famine pestilence and war wero the dreadful alternatives presented for tho pntiishmeut of ins sins to the i no 1 1 arch of israel 1 am in a great strait let me now fall into the hands of the lord for very gnat are his mercies bul h-t ine not lull into the hands of man ' pestil uce was hi choice threo months was the period when he was t l,e fjestroyed be fore his thy i'nes while that the stfi'i'l of his thy enemies ovor luknth linn i in •(•)." three years we have buffered from iho modern philistine may it be god's will that our redemption may be near at hand — guardian gen forrest in action a correaj dent of the mobile advertiser describing the eavulry iighl of gen font»sl in mississippi writes : " 1 his iiiav be designated as t*he battle of prairie mound in the course ft which thu enemy with three regiments one behind tho other made a most magnificent ehurge irpnii h binglu regiment of uol jeff forrest's brigade and w ii tins regiment was sustaining the tearful onslaught fighting the enemy who hail charged iu full ! eoutjdence from the superiority of numbers right through and even i ast our lines our men were en gaged f th hem in u han.d to-hand encounter aud their artillery had of course ceased tn play upon us — hero and there might be seen one i our bide contending with live or six of his foeinen at a time : the ' ( ret himself and some of his staff t ml other officers being distinguished for personal achievements that would well ei e !•' remit d me of the fa inotie warriors of ihe uldeu time lie seemed everywhere present in the very heat of the fray — at one time striking down with his power fully wielded sword one of three meu with whom one of his aids wits couti n ling and at another by n well aimed thrust of that weapon is so remarkably effective in his liai i . saving tho life of a pri i ate it is btated lj,'t ond cavil that no less than three of the enemy were slain by hisownpi werful arm he had two horses of his own killed under him besides one belonging to his gallant and efficient adjutant < iviie'iiil major strange from the goast a gentleman from florida informs ai savuuah lie'pnblicaii that a blockade runiiin sehoouer with an ... .. 1 1 i i'i ;: .. i i'i into ] leadmau's bay abiiul ten it ia - n and came i unci or she « a - mil boai ■".-■ lit tt party of lories and desertert who helpe i themselves to an i hi _\ i carry off the cag.tain imt ilikiug the neighboi u weighed anchor and was passing out i t iu 1 iv when the vessel run aground the blocku.ders seeing her in i ti , -,-. pul out to her in launches ti lien i he crew seeing t hem ap . a iplied u slow match to a ot of powder in the hold poured turpentine over the deck bel it atire and put in to the bhore tbe yan kees coming along side hoarded the vessel ami were mid at work put titi ■. ui the lift when the p wder . i . i bel iw espl 1 iuu i blown i lie t part — niuii "•' in from ' t e ■' r ti v i i it i kingdom come ■ the uow king of greece be-jpna to appreciate tho diffteulti a of ins , position mobs are frequent call ii o i 1 tiie downfall of the ministry the bittings of the assembly are turbulent almost ending at every • meeting iu personal conniots among members ; the public treasury is empty and it is contemplated to list it by appropriating the pen mi money of the seameu and the king ' s ""' y i'i possession of his btables as the artillery corps refuse to give them up to him itiillc meeting in bowan a meeting ofaportion of the lady oiti ; ens of ionian whs hehl in siili-bm y oil molltlay uliei noon tin 28l h ol march to consider iln propriety of taking action iu re gard i resolutions passed iu camp some nine since by a meeting ol some i the gal i mi knigh's errant of the 8th regiment n c troops respecting certain pretended unfit anccs slights n .. oto on motion miss sultanna swan was call ed lo the chair and mi-s diileiiia nightin gale appointed secretary the chairman rather chairwoman having stated the oh jeel ol lb illi s above set loilll | oil uioiioii ot miss aiiin.esia thrillingpeper n committee ot three consisting ol miss aleiu dn knirebild a f pensive denara graceful ivu appointed to draft rosolutioot l"i the consideration ..!' tla meeting tb committee alter due deliberation re ported through " i ' hi'ii mail miss sulta na swan tin following preamble and beso lutions which were unanimously adopted : ■ vvukrkas it has been ar lime-honored oui tom among the daughters ol onr hind to ob serve the recurrence ol leap year which they been taught to believe is their own proper perquisite sanctioning harmless acb of coquetry and trifling advances to chosen lovers and whereas the chivalrous knighl of 8th begiment n 0 intantry whose prow ess and deed t daring hav long since earn ed them a place in all feminine hearts have seen proper •>> call attention to the tact ol said occurrence complaining at the same time that ii .-;.:■;.. otters have been sul fered-to remain lone months unanswered while tin iim d idols ol then li.'.u is : in whose ou.istancy they had reposed impli cit confidence have one by one buflfered themselves to be led to the hymenial altat by gray-haired widowers bachelors and up start militia officers who by the way have no men io command note tin fore in it rtsolvi i tint ive are determined to avail ourselves of the prit-iliges bequeathed to us by rev lend grand-mothers who no doubt regarded this institution oi l.-.i|i year in much the same spirit mat ihe english barons at bunymeod regarded the laws of england /.'■ - dved tniii we are glad a proper occa sion has presented itself fof us thus public to declare our unqualified disapprobation tjl the course of those letcadaisicat damsels who have submitted to the prcseqceol those snob buuet-fearing militia officers and al though we cannot regard those faint-heartei maidens who hate united their dest with gray-headed widowers with the same lemnation yet rve say to them thoy have our pity resolved thai we are determined never to cross that rubicon which separated our | present statfi from the slate of matrimony i miles ine gallant soldier who ha fought and tillered in bis country's cause should i volunteer his aid as our guide only a gallant spirit that ha endured the mm pa and storms of campaign after cam paign tviili-ioi.nl the terrible on-set ol bat in after battle ; drunk in the music ol whist ■ mm only with such a hero would it ■ borne to some distant elysium in the i in of a heaven born pel i resolved that the proceedings of this meeting be sent to the carolina watchman with request to publish tin motion tbe meeting adjourned sine die dulcina nigfltingale sec ._. we have just seen a file of the old dominion published at nor folk embracing dates of the 10th 17th and 18th the old domin i hoists the name of abraham i ucoln im the next presidency of the unite mates spreads itself for lincoln — lincoln brstand last i'uis editor's extreme partiality for • . in and i.i government and - enthusiastic advocacy of lin lu's claims for re-election may be owi . in a great measure to a let ler which he parades conspicuously in his editorial column f w.sew ard acting secretary ol state in ting the baid editor that the i dominion new-paper has been se ■ ■ tt.t for publishing the acts li a . illations fee c and that the edi tor will please send his paper es i ularly to the department of state taken in connection with this letter the editor's exhoration t"uie people ' m behalf of tbe best government the world ever saw is worry af iiet.ii — daily built tin a itni i ia s — by a late n is per wo notice the arrival at thai port ol ii h-i ' mei d i'ai ;-. ■.'" '.. :.-, i ii tain gordo . from wilmington n u with 23 i - ■ ii and 10 bbls tai and pitch i uvuim the yankee bloekaders tt holly out of the account it was a bold thi captain gordon and ins liuio crew to venture upon the voyage at this tin tb voai in such a tiny cockleshe — iiv mt n ton journal ho wlo passes ins life without ticquout self-examination ia hko one who commits himself to tho deep without first looking tt tho strength of his veasel