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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1864
Page
4
The Confederate accuses Northern leaders and financiers of manipulating markets through false dispatches and covert schemes. It denounces Lincoln era corruption, praising vigilance and urging Southerners to resist Yankee schemes and protect property from alleged postwar redistribution.
A North Carolina report praises Col Mallett of Kenansville for a fine sabre and scabbard made by Froelick Co. It notes the shop supplied extensive Confederate military gear from 1861 to 1864 including sabres, buttons, lance spears, cutlasses, and infantry equipment, highlighting government demand and factory effort.
The piece criticizes military impressment of mails on the N C Railroad and cites General Orders requiring mail cars be attached to trains. It notes the Charlotte to Statesville line surrendering rails to the government, and reports on Grant at Fortress Monroe and prisoner exchange talks. It also urges saving rags for paper and discusses sorghum molasses as a staple food due to war shortages.
The Charlotte Democrat defends ministers loyal to the government against attacks by presses and politicians. It argues ministers who support the Confederate cause deserve commendation, while denouncing those who ridicule them. The piece asserts southern clergy urge harmony, aid the war effort, and remain uninvolved in party politics.
The War News reports no organized Union reinforcements to Grant yet. It estimates about forty four thousand infantry with thirty two brigades based on a detailed investigation. Possible reinforcements may come from northern posts and coastlines. Nashville and Forrest moves are debated, and Burnside landing rumors lack confirmation.
A letter to The Confederate describes a public meeting in Lexington on April 6 for the 7th Congressional District race. Foster spoke for Southern Confederacy independence and peace under constitutional authority, Leach attacked opponents, and Ramsey faced harsh scrutiny as crowds cheered and implied votes would influence Leach’s win. A follow up note explains mail delays.
European accounts say Maximilian plans neutrality between the United States and the Confederacy during their current war. The Washington House of Representatives unanimously refuses to recognize him, signaling a shift in U S policy toward Mexico and Napoleon.
The Wadesboro Argus urges voters to reelect Governor Z B Vance, praising his nearly two years in office. It argues his actions benefit the state soldiers families and the poor, claims he represents honor and justice, and endorses his constitutional peace platform over the opponents.
There is the vice or folly that requires so much nicety and skill to manage as vanity, nor any which, by ill management, makes such a contemptible figure.
From European papers through March twenty fifth, reports discuss Maximilian’s Mexico voyage on April thirteen, his neutrality toward the Confederacy, and alleged refusals of interviews with Slidell. London Globe notes, Miramar to Orizaba visit, and Napoleonic influence shape a cautious approach amid ongoing border rumors. Local violence is mentioned in Asheville with a raid on Reems Creek.
A reader notes a method to protect young corn from cat worms by soaking seed corn in a China tree berry solution before planting in low grounds. The suggestion comes from a neighboring state farmer who reports excellent results, offered to help farmers during hard times.
A March 19 1864 camp meeting of the 48th Mississippi Regiment endorses a protest against published letters by Theodoric C Lyon and J M Witherspoon misrepresenting the regiment. The men call for President Davis to receive the proceedings and urge the transfer of Lyon as a cashiered officer due to treasonous views.
A wartime plea asks Confederate Medical Board in Raleigh to exempt a gravely ill farmer from conscription in Oxford town. The man tends a mule, crops, and household duties while his wife cares for him. doctors at Camp Holmes reportedly order him to war, prompting appeals for mercy and end to his suffering. Also included is a telegram about a ten percent monthly tax on hundred dollar notes starting May 2, 1864, with deductions for partial months.
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