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14 THE COUNTRYMAN,
TUKXWOLP, UA., JANUARY 10, 1865.
“ The Situation.”
What is the news, and what the situa
tion, and what is the confederate eovern-
ment doing, and what going to do, are
questions now asked by everyone. We
cannot answer these questions, but will
try to say something.
The situation, after the clouds have
rolled away, and the smoke lifted, seems
to be this :
Hood has been whipped in Tennessee,
and is reported dead, and his army greatly
demoralized. Forrest has been whipped
near Murfreesboro 7 , and is reported dead.
The army of Tennessee is on its retreat
south.—Gen. Price is dead.
Sherman has marched over Georgia,
unscathed, and now holds Savannah. Gen.
Lee still occupies Petersburg, and Rich
mond, but we have rumors of his evacua
ting those places.
Pr. Davis has been reported to be dead,
but seems to have been only sick.
V. Pr. Stephens is reported to be on a
peace mission to Washington.
We are altogether in the dark, both as
to. the movements of our own, and the
yankee armies. With communications cut
olf, and mail facilities destroyed, our peo
ple are now the victims of a thousand idle
rumors. In a short time, things will be
better.
P. S.—Since writing the above, we
have received late papers, and the skies
already seem to be lightening. We have
reports that, at the last, Hood whipped
Thomas, and that he (Hood) still lives—
as also Price, and Forrest—and that For
rest had captured a whole brigade of
Civairy, &o.
The Two Plans.
We publish below, the resolutions offer
ed in the senate, by Mr. Pool, and in the'
house of commons, by Mr. Fowle, so that
our readers may judge between them.—
Raleigh Standard.
MK. FOOL’S KESOLUTIONS,
To avoid Formal Objections hitherto rais
ed,, and effectually open Negotiations
for the termination of this most unfor
tunate, and destructive war.
Resolved, That live commissioners be
elected, by this general assembly, to act
with commissioners from the other states
of tiie confederacy, as a medium for nego
tiating a p ace with the United States.
Resolved, That each of the other states
of the confederacy, be respectfully re
quested to create a similar commission,
with as little delay as practicable, and to
cooperate with North Carolina, in re-,
questing of President Davis, in the name
qf these sovereign states, that he tender
! to the United States a conference (or ne-
i gotiating a peace, through the medium of
these commissioners.
Resolved, That the governor make
known, to each of the other states of the
confederacy, this action of the general as
sembly of North Carolina, and endeavor
to secure their co-ope? ation.
Resolved, That whenever any five of
the states shall have responded, by the
appointment of commissioners, the gover
nor communicate the proceeding, officially,
to President Davis, aod request his prompt
-action upon the proposition.
Mil. fowle’s resolutions.
Resolved, That the people of North Car-
-olina area law-loving, and constitution-abi
ding people, and that they believe, that in
every crisis which may arise, all constitu-
(ional modes of redress ought to be fairly
tried, and fully exhausted, before any re
sort should be-had to extreme measures,
likely to terminate in civil strife, aDd con
vert our already unhappy country into a
scene ofhavoc, and desolation.
Resolved, That for the purpose of ob
taining the independence of the southern
confederacy, it is expedient, on all suita
ble occasions, to proffer to negotiate with
the enemy, and that the cause of humani
ty demands that the further effusion of
blood should be staid, or, at least, an effort
should be made to that effect.
Resolved, That the president of the
Confederate States, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the senate, being the
constituted authority, under the constitu
tion, for the negotiation of peace, is hereby
requested to appoint commissioners, for
the purpose of negotiating an honorable
peace, and that publication thereof be
made to the world.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be furnished to the president of the
Confederate States, to our representative*
in congress, and also to the governors of
the several states composing the confed
eracy, with a request that they be laid
before their respective legislatures, to the
end that their co-operation may be secur
ed, in the attainment of this object.
Indians Coming.— We learn that the
brave Oherokees of Thomas’s legion, who
rendered such notable service in the army
of Tennessee, at the beginning of the
war, and who have recently been doing
such important dutv, in guarding the
border passes of North Carolina, will
shortly join the command of Gen. Breck
inridge. These dusky warriors have*a
habit of leaving, as a sign of their
appearance, at yankee camp fires, and in
yankee tents, blue-bellied corpses, myste
riously slaiD, which, to tiie seeming of
our foes, may not be in accordance with
the usages of civilized warfare ; but when
the sneaking and brutal character of the
yankee invader is considered, and the in
tense hatred of the red man for the un
principled creatures, it will not be won
dered at, that they seek their lives with
such untiring, and cautious- persistence.
We are happy to be abie to correct the
yankee slanuer that they scalp their vic
tims. In line of battle, they fight as hon
orable soldiers. It is only the despicable
I tory spy, the sneaking scout, or the thiev-
j ing bushwhacker, who deserves the scalp
ing-knife.—Bristol Register.
Anecdote of Col. Lomax,—“ Col. Ten-
Bent Lomax, of the 3d Alabama infantry,
was no less remarkable for his dignity of
bearing, than for hisj ga lantry upon the
field. He was, also, a man of great mili-
tary pride, and spared neither time, nor
tr uble, in perfecting his command, in all
the minor, as well as more important du*
ties of the soldier.
Among the members of his regiment
was a dutchman, rejoicing in the familiar
and euphonious sobriquet of ‘Schnider/
Now Scbnider had less penchant for tac
tics, than enjoying a cosy nap. Schnider
was upon post—it was the third—and
Scbnider’s eyes were but little higher than
the moon. The colonel was going the
grand rounds.
‘Who ish dere ?’ demanded dutchy.
‘Grand rounds V was the answer.
‘To hell mit yer grand rounds ! I dought
it was der corporal of de guard mit de re
lief/
The consequence was, Schnider received
a severe reprimand, with his instructions'
how to receive the grand rounds.
‘When the grand rounds approach you,
sir,’ said the colonel, ‘among other formal
ities, you must turn out the guards.’
‘Yah P «
In course of time, it came Scbnider’s
turn to go on guard again. Early in the
night, the colonel had occasion to pass
bevond the lines, at Schnider’s post.
‘Halt! 7 said the faithful guard, as he
approached. The colonel disregarded the
summons, and continued to advance.
‘Halt, I say I who ish dere? 7
About this time, the colonePs foot came
in violent contact with a grub, which
caused so much pain as to lead him to>
exclaim, “Urod Almighty t’
‘Turn out the twelve apostles! 7 roared
Schnider, ‘ God Almighty ish on der
rounds ! 7
“The New York News says : Preston
Williams, a Baptist minister, in Kentucky,
was lately conscribed for the federal ar
my. His congregation were going to buy
him a substitute, but he told them he
would lead to the confederate army, as
many as would follow him, rsther than
allow a substitute to go into the federal
army for him. He went, with two hun
dred and thirty-five followers.”
A Sad Statement.—“It is said that
no less than 25,000,000 immoral publica
tions are annually issued from the British
press. In the year 1851, the purely infi
del press of London, issued publications
to the amount of more than 12,000,000.
The issues of avowed atheism, during the
same period, exceeded 949,000. In addi
tion to these, were issued 17,500,000 of a
negative corrupting character, and these
are exclusive of what are properly denom
inated newspapers, many of which are
published on the Lord’s day, and are de
cidedly immoral in their tendency/ 7