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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1864
Page
3
A Confederate broadside argues gambling as a moral failing while urging renewed military effort. It claims three years of Union defeats, national bankruptcy, and domestic strife justify a fresh offensive toward Richmond. It cautions leaders to mobilize resources and rally the populace to avert further ruin.
The Raleigh Post Olive reports no Richmond papers printed and no mails from the South since Thursday. North Carolina Railroad delays hindered sending the Confederate edition, which has been printed but not dispatched due to government transport use. A letter from the 61st North Carolina Regiment is included urging proper authority handling.
In the Confederate Seventh Congressional District three candidates vie Kester Ramsey and Leach The two first support the Confederacy while Leach runs on his own The piece notes Foster Stusay and a possible cross vote toward the strongest candidate If Leach opposes Vance and Holden he is described as a Leach wean a pun follows about pigs tails and pork end words
A New York Herald analysis declares a decisive spring campaign will end the rebellion or ruin the government. It urges unity, previews Grant directing armies including Sherman, and notes the need to focus on war through June, with heavy federal losses and risks in November. It lauds Johnston and the Army of Tennessee, praising Hood, Hardee, Stewart, and Cleburne as capable leaders guiding renewed Confederate resistance.
Savannah Republic reports on a British circulated poster promoting Confederate sympathies and foreign enlistment. It claims Yankee inducements include free licenses and land seizures, accusing U S contractors of targeting Irish and German youth to join the Confederate effort, with global lectures by Beecher and others.
In a March county meeting led by Col A S McNeill and J A Spears, resolution approved Governor Wasco administration and invited him to speak. attempt to invite Holden failed. committee to deliver copy to Gov Vance and extend hospitality. meeting adjourned. Also notes on Trans Mississippi Dispatch and Civil War era items from the Seliva Mississippian.
The Times answers common questions on currency, taxes, and government claims. It explains payment options including four percent bonds, notes of various denominations, and tax treatments with dates for changes. It also contains political excerpts from Richmond Sentinel about congressional candidates and local remarks on grain scarcity and corn.
A reader from Cagawba County NC voices strong anti Holden sentiment across nearby counties. He reports large changes in political feeling over four to five weeks, noting Holden’s influence damaged by his papers and social pressure, and claims many former supporters now oppose him while urging preservation of public order.
Richmond to City Point briefs report Union gains and defeats across theaters. Buckingham wins Connecticut governor's race by eight thousand. Red River expedition seizes four thousand bales of cotton. Lincoln enforces army enrollments in Kentucky. political violence Election Day in Leavenworth and St Louis yields divergent results. Reports cover Maximilian, Paris elections, and naval incidents.
Fragmented OCR shows an Observer page with a Fayetteville market list of goods and prices. Items include Apple and Peach Brandy, Soap, Spirits Turpentine, Tallow, Leather, and other commodities with scattered figures, hinting at a 19th century trade or store ledger.
An appeal from Sarah K. Ross of Darhawe Station North Carolina offers a fifty dollar reward for the capture and delivery of a Black woman about 30 years old, five feet four inches tall with a missing right breast from cancer, suspected of passing as a free person near Knap of Reeds or Tally Ha in Granville County. The notice seeks to secure her return and jailing to obtain the reward.
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