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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1865
Page
2
The Confederate urges a renewed energy to preserve independence, warns against reconstruction with the United States, and defends past decisions. It notes Confederate defeats at Fort Fisher and threats around Wilmington, Georgia, and Savannah, while Lee and other commanders hold firm against Grant and Sherman.
A Carolina voice argues the Confederacy must choose decisive resistance over subjugation, rejecting peace terms with the North under reconstruction. It critiques Northern plans, warns of Yankee dominance, and urges soldiers to demand independence, while cautioning against accepting terms perceived as degrading. The piece notes Augusta noncombatants must leave and reservists fill ranks.
The New York Tribune warns that if Wilmington endures near forces, Sherman will easily overpower it. if it surrenders early, Sherman will not pause on his Raleigh march. The Journal notes the town faces a perilous choice between two dangerous outcomes.
Army dispatch from Tennessee reports Hood thanking soldiers for patience during the recent campaign. He defends the campaign, urges support for the new commander, and vows to monitor future operations. Separate dispatch from Macon notes Sherman’s movement in South Carolina starting January 17 with three columns toward Charleton and Branchville, plus noncombatants being ordered from Augusta. Marietta Hotel in Georgia burned January 20 in an apparent accident.
Richmond dispatch reports General Breckenridge named Secretary of War. Paymaster Johnson of North Carolina, rival to Gov. Vance, to become Commissary General upon Northrop’s resignation.
A fire at one o clock today burned four hundred thirty five bales of cotton on the Wilmington wharf in front of the Cotton House with minimal damage to buildings. Nearly all was consumed amid a cold NW wind. Two carloads of cotton burned earlier on the Wilmington and Welden railroad four miles from town. Below remains quiet. Peace Commissioners to Washington. Senator Hunter Vice President Stephens and Judge Campbell of Alabama were named to go to Washington to discuss peace with the U.S. Government and will depart tomorrow.
Twenty five surgeons and assistant surgeons captured at Franklin and nearby areas arrived last night from Varina. Mr. Seddon remains Secretary of War. The post was offered to Gen. Breckenridge. Blair's mission yields no reliable developments, though reunion on Confederate terms is expected to be proposed.
From Charleston the Diaching grounded yesterday in Combahee batteries opened fire and set her ablaze then she burned to the waters edge with all crew lost save a Lieutenant and five men. Prisoners report the Patapsco sunk off Sullivan's Island with only five saved from a crew of three hundred. Confederate Congress debates free negroes and slave use on fortifications with arming provisos. several naval and cavalry measures pass after debates and secret sessions.
Charleston dispatch notes enemy infantry camped near Ennis Cross Roads toward Grahamsville and Sisters Ferry with wagon trains. Reconnoitering force four miles from Robertsville reported this morning. Small party of Yankees landed on Little Brittain Island near Legares Saturday night but were driven off.
A fragmentary inscription laments a former Confederate figure, noting a friend named Clarlie J and a past romance with Mica B. The verses recount lost love, pride, and a warning of enduring memory carved high on a peak, with the text ending in a garbled signature.
The Yankee correspondents detail Mrs. Foote and Mr. Foote arriving in Washington after departure from Richmond. They describe Mrs. Foote’s reception, Seward’s view of Poote, and Foote’s resignation from the rebel House. The piece notes Davis’s dictatorship, plans to arm slaves, and Foote’s aim to mediate peace or seek exile.
An 1864 notice urges debtors in the county to call and settle accounts at old prices for professional services, with wheat or corn prices set high prior to 1860. Confederate money payments incur Confederate prices. Dated February 1 wit November Term 1864. Jons G. Gelter.
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