The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, October 20, 1864, Image 1
CAROLINA SPARTANr 4
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/ i WM. H. TJUMMIER gtV?U4 t$ JtoUUIS f*Utfcfc ftUKtOMfr ?S PBR ANISUBt N\i
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N ' ?(MU XMlr SPARTANBURG, S. C.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 18(54. - NO 25 \
9POST ds*FXOBl4
V AO M T II E DATE.
.V - tm *)' for Spartanburg and Union. Rail^
trill elose evocy Ay, (Saturday's except
ti> at 4 P'. M
mail for Mcrileville, clene* every Wed'
feM^Vi *l . 4 P. M
* j" The utail for Oreeav|lle, c'csei every Mun
4 4tt, Wednesday and Friday. at 4 A. M
j The mail for Scufiietowiij clones every Wed
needay, at . 4 P. M
* f Tb? mail for Rttihurfwrdton, N 0., cl??*ei
very Monday and- Thursday. at 4 P. M
t The mail for Lauretta C. II., (direct) clos<^
very'Friday, at . . 4 I?. M
. The mail lor Vorkville. via t'Limeatoni
. Ispriuga direct) closes every Sunday, at 4 1* M
The niiail fur Jacksou's IIilk, closes cvcrj
Sunday, at . 4 P. M
} ifbe mjjll for FfugeVville, closes every Wed
>, > *. weeday, at 4 P. Nl
< The mail for Shelby, N. C., closes even
/ (v 4l?. M
The mail fur Yerkville, S. C., (via tjoudye
villa) closes every W'educe ay. at 4 P. M
The mail for Mountaia itidge, closes everj
Jridajr. at 4 A. M
/. A. LKE, P. M
Oct. 18. ISO I.
TAX irv KINI).*
SPRODUCERS of Spartanburg District aic
here><y notified that the following in ills
ve been established for the colloc ion of the
tithe wheat of the Crop of 1801, to wit:
SAMUEL MOltOAX.
P. P. GOFOttTII,
J AS. NESIHTT,
JAMES ANDEHSOljr,
DA VI I) AN D Kit SON,
SILAS UKNSON,
tj. P. U..KKY,
E P. B.IOWN,
A. FLO . IT,
JoSEt'.l FINGER,
I V./tlV \l.. 1 DT.lini
JMJllV'l >Ub.lU I tiuu,
HUM 1'iIUKY YAKOOliOUQH, (Near
Wood mil's.)
JAM hid L. HILL.
Receipt* from any oilier nrTTs than those
above n*me<l, *i I tint be recognised. Such
receipts must lie presented to the tegular Tax
. in IUa<l Agent, us soon ns rccieved, that he
may credit the pro tueeru estiunite.
The receipts of bonded Quartermaster's and
Commissaries and of Agents author.xed to re citre
Tax in K'tid, are the only receipts valid
to a producer lor his tithe lax.
All others ure worthless. Ii is strictly forbidden
that any oilier persons than those above
named shall give receipts tor the tithe.
The tollowiiig mills hare be-n established
for receiving the Tithe. Wheat-crop or 180-1,
in Union l>i?trict, to wit s
H. ukaty.
ii. i. Jr.run.
LKllOY Mc.U'.TJIUR.
(I. F. Si dl'SO.V, Cr plain
ami,Tost Quartermaster. oth C. Lb, S C.
Bopi i5 2d 2m
nnipiw vnT'rp i
, V V III ? t>if l? V IVI4 I
ft L!< the member* bc'oiiging to my com
r\ psujr, are cumin tnded In rcii'leitniK at
h|*.?i-tai>i>ur^ C. II., on t .c lir*i SATUKDAY
iu tSoieullM-ruttii, for drill aud iimtriiciion. and
to in ?kif all noeiiH'krjr arrange u;uu lor I lie
complete organuaiiou o; ilic c >iu|>ai:jr.
1). M. illliil, Captain.
Oct 20 2.1
ESTRAY.
WILLIAM UUA< K'VOi K) latin her.ro im
a large SO UK I. L S1ALI.ION llO..SIv
tiiuul m:i<ccii hand* l i/li. nupp?r*ed to lie i i
or 18 year* old; one hind loot wliiib. nn?i ha?
br<-n nppr.iiicd at one hundred and twenty H\<
doll tea.
The owner ca.i find him on Ncilii I'acole.i
. two* mike above Cauip's llridge
w. r. tiio.sn.
Soot I 1H * if
1.a? ? IIS -j m v 11 I
Spartanticho C. II., b. C. Sept. 17. 18HI.
IN abfili'iu'e to order* r'roetvoJ At this offinc
all y out St.-* bet w ecu the iig '.t of,111 ami li
year*. are required to report ai this otlice loi
enrollment, hetore the "ith ul October ncxi
They niu-t come preptue I to f'urniHti the year*
atom lu, -in-J day* ot their a o. Tho confedcr
( " ate itutiioriiio* will tw eull l|^ettt into tervici
uulil they become I V > mm ef :y>-.
- . ' J li M V IIS!i ALL
Lieut.*nn I Enrolling OQice.
Sept 22 21 81
Wunlod to
IM AlSttl \ I i.L\ Twenty llnttil- to wm-lt a
nu Iron For;;c, in thi' District, for whtci
lite highest mi?h pricrs will lie pnul. Applj
at tin* orttce or by lettei to the subscriber u
l'acoletto Depot.
LEE L SMITH.
8ep 22 21 Ira
KiiroUiiio* Oilioo,
orAU Axuunu * !., O. V/* AII ?11 I O,
y^OMl'LAlNTS have b?cu made to me lint
certain person*^ ??ho iiavc been dttiiilm
om^rouii'U or public ncoeraiiy, Arc chargiiif
unreasonable prices for the products ot ilieii
labor, l'be necessity for ilie detail of a mm
- ceases, whenever his neighbor's deterniini
thai his prices are unreasonable All aucl
parsons will certainly be sent to the army.
Tanners, Millers, Shoemakers. Itlackxnii hs
Mill wriglils /to.,' take warning Von arc do
tailed for the betielit ol*your neighbors, nut
ot on any other grounds
J. II. MARSHALL,
Lieut, nr.d Enrolling Officer.
Aug 11 16 ir
.NOTICE TO TRE8P4S8ER8.
WE IIKIIKBV give notico thai we wil
prosecute according to taw, any tm
very person, who m iy hereafter liespiiss 01
mrr hind situntod rear the town of Spartan
foitg. CAM 15 RON SuL'O.
May 28 4 If
PalmHto Sharpshooters,
TIIK turn al present absent without leavt
from Company M.t of this Regiment, wil
. ' return at onoe to their command or ho adver
liaed as I>es?rters. *
F. 0. LATHAM,
Capf. Co. M.t P. 8. 8.
10U Carolina Spnrtan will copy,turec lintci
and send bill.
8epl 22 21 8t
Dental Notice.
H| WILL he in my office only iliroe days it
1 H?o week, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY nni
SATURDAY.
C. LEE. D. D 8.
' i ??? ?
Lost,
T>BTWBCN fhe .Methodist C'.turcli an?r Mr
if II. Mitchell's, a small gold LtJCKHT?
about the site of a twenty-five rent piece?con
(aining a .gentleman's likeness A liberal re
Ward will be pa d for it if leR at this office
Aug 2* 17 tr
CLAIM AGENCY.
As many persons have made application
to mo to obtain amount* due to their do-'
ceased kindred for effects of which they '
died possessed of, and of which no account i
has been given. I woshl say to nil such
that I oii? uow in correspondence with an *
I agent at Itichmnnd, tt> obtain said amounts,
and by calling on me at my office, I will
endeavor to recover the same lor them,
j J. M. KLFORD, Claim Ageut. I
August 18, 18(14. '
I CLAIM AGENT,
I I have received <tie amounts due un the following
clajins. forties interested will pi enso
j call and receipt for ..mounts, or ?uul uu order
I by aoiu* responsible person. '
J. M. ELFORD, Claim Agent. <
; I Sept 22, 18(14.
' Rlntiton Ambrose, Wilkina, T T
Harris, J. U. Jr. Lipscombe W B '
llorion, Joel A Johnson. .Ins
. . Wiliis, A I* Duncan. J M (
! Grdlin, John XI 1'oitif, Henry
Williams. W Young. \Vm. H. (
Itcavea, Grcca" llobby, Jus. A.
,1? iiios, 1*
I Keller, J A Smith, Edward
llembree. Rubt 1'mnc. Isaiah
II iniiueil, IV T l'edy. Joseph
; Foster. J- 11.
> STATK OF SOUTH UAltOLLW
1 OFFICE OF THE COM I'TKOLLE K GENhi.
Colombia, July 20:li. A. I)., 18(51
I HEREBY certify. That J. M. EL FORD t.
Spartanburg So. Co, Agent of the *ter
cii ints Insurance Company, incorporated l>^
i i.n v;..i,,.J n.??nii..i _;.i.
...... . ..b.v....."II
conditions nmi reqir. nitidis of ilic Aoi of the ,
Uvmeral Aaseiuh y entitled, An Act to regu? '
bite the Agencies of Insurance Companies i ot
iiicorjinruio.l iu llie Stale ot S nili Cnrolius," '
mid I hereby Licanso the mi?| J. M. KI lord, (
Agent, ns loresiid, to lukc risks and transact
all business of insurance, in thin tale, for, a <1
in belinlf of said Cotr.pnny, to continue until '
January 18G>. '
W. LAVAL,
For Comfitroller General.
Sep 15 . 20 8t
JjjtiSO lioAvard!
UKAWAY from the subscriber on lh?
. AV? l?)' negro Hoy, Giles, lie is
I aliout 5 feel U inches high ; copper color, aloiut
1!* years ot age ; li.nl on when he left a blue
Jeans coat, besides taking O'htl* c.othes with
hjtn.
1 will give a rewariLof Fifty Dollars for bis
apprehension and lodgment many jail so that
1 Can gel him. * '
MRS. JUNIUS THO SON. i
June lti 7 if I
tyliue* Lime! f Jtwf?! '
AT the kilns. Fresh Lime is now on hand '
of the boot Q ia'ur. for exchange unlv lor '
provision*. Iw-iil>er, iron no., fr.tu kite |roilv '
cor?., Kxciiungc onlT on ?ho jri't vioew on |
fjorh -i-h- %-. e*un v ,
Eob la U if (
Knrollin<j Offloc, '
Si'AiirvMitiui. }<, (!., Augnx IU, IP01. I
SK\ i<li.\l< Do oriom !ir,vo icronlly m iti
inciiMgc* I?? mo, iAi|iiiring il I woiii?l )?iiii I
mrli tiieni, ??r plnoe iii< in unilor jruoril. it ihey ,
wnu'.il voSusiiMiily rr|iur< u inc. 1 will time ,
lor ilie benefit rf nit rn!il:vr< wlf.xire improji- "
rrly absent from I licit- coiuiitniitls, that 1 will
ii..t |iuiih i or place itii'I -r gnai-.l any one who 1
will roliitiimily leport to me wi.liin n ronton
iiblo time from ihistliie I will ttirniuli tlie.n i
ll':IIIM>.ll'iu in'l II oil I h'ii,l II.Ml IIIM.II. '.II
I .......J " > > ?... - ,
Wnfe tins o|>|? 1111111 v t-> return to iheir <iniy, "
, and thus wipooul (lie Migmaof desertion liuin <
. I licit' names. '
#J II MARSHALL.
Lieut, tin ! !'u l oll nig Oihccr. j
August 2"? 17 if (
IMiW Altl). I
1) L'NAW.XV shout his wcok? since. t.iy tie- 1
gro li iy l'INK. Km id li-.y is nliuiit - "> j
yciii't >l?i ? inuliiilo? "? feet 8 incites big . m.iU
weights iilx.til I |i) pmTtxis. 1'ink is .1
to be lurking about the ueigliiMirliiii.il ?>i I'm |..
1 ohcllo. in this District. The above t \v..i?l
r will lie puiil fur bis-apprelietisiuu un ! !?? i^.? ;
incut in iiil. II II iitii .lv i ?
July 21 12
IZ. l^siiiw
\\ " IIJ< give to a 11 in t! til 11II: 11 > > I ' j |'.
* v private lessons in instruincninl m?<l v
cal music, hi I'nllrgc charges, jiav.it> ' .ii\n;-?
ably. in advance.
Kur die henrfii ofnlinnc *!io d''?i i.>iii . i> n.
lien lor il>e p .siiio'n* ?>l I'cac ami < i
I ei niie^s, a separitioclaas wiM lie lm < i i?r :ii
i hiruciion in Hie theory nod harmony of music
f Knrly application* arc requested.
I July 14 11 tf
TOWN OKI) I i IN Civ.
BK it orilaiiii'il, thai from and after I I.e.1st >
day of October ucx . Thai all tinu;? i mi
mil); at largo within tlic inr-.rji r>te lirmi* nl_
llioiowu. Thai the ownei- ti.eioa' >ti i! In
i liable to ihu |-:iy in* i>I <>l Ton i' i; . - un ?.ii
1 each final to In- paid on demand lor ilie ,-auie ,
t Done and ratified in Council. Mt-jit Id. 1M>1. I
r J. II CLEVEL4N1), Iiiiemlant.
i J. M. Kluiiui, Clci It.
5 8ept ^ 21 4t ,
1 I >i>m I :i I TV
, Y office i* over Uobo, Kilwrtrdi & OnrlijU'
}T I I'i* * Ulico. C. LEK, L>. D. 11.
I .\inreli 13 1 jr
Hi: 1IMJIA RTEK'S,
coNscuirr department,
Coi.i'mkia, September 1, l(if>4.
Sir: I'-y hj>ec.iil order of t lie War Depart meut
nil members of company K 27tb K? pi
j inent 8 C. V., recently dlrbumltil lunch**
I unsigned to Other companies in the panic it
me ti I.
1 Von will net upon thin letter n* informal in
nnd cmihi* the return of nil kucIi men, ubst ii <
without leave, to their coin.i.and-i.
Respectfully i ours,
ROBERT \V. AND, Lieut, nnd A A.
Lieut. M aiiiiii.w.l, Enrolling Office, Spin tan
i burg C. II
tax in iit.\t>,~citop^rK ii?r
PRODUCERS are hereby notified thai 1 am
now ready to receive tho 'lithe NY neat,
Outs. Hye, Cured Hay and Wool ot the crop of
18114.
It is desirable that the Producer pay the
whole amount due on his estimate at the tuimo
> limp,- < poeetnte. mi hh in luko h receipt in lull. {
, The receipts of MdlerV who l-nve lie n an
| t homed lo collet tho tithe wheat, will l?c j
. ink en up by mc flUd credit d 011 the Producer* j
^intuit,
~ hi ell cusen tho grnin inuit I e ury nud in 1
good condition, when delivered either nt the
mills or the '!*ix Depot*. J will tiirni-.ii to the i
. Producer* gin in suck* for the <h'*iTery of lieir
. tithr, which nre lo l>r returned to thin Depot.
J 'A. H. KlllKY. Agent,
Depot No. 1, See. 4, *th C. D., S. C. '
*rpl "JO 'otos 1
1IKTU11IN OP EL
Cm =
(3 ~
BOXES. . ' 2 Sr '
s i
Army, . . . 272 267 2
Court House, . . 129 18211
Chmokce, ... . 48
Bethlehem, . . . l'i 9
Beech Springs, . 2 4
1'nColett, . . 10 22
('iritis' Old Field, . . 14 15
Glenn Springs, . , . 27 8 !
Limestone Springs, . . 28 28 '
Thorn's, . . . . 8 11
McKolwj'*, . . . GO.
Walls' Mill, . '. ; 8 7
Woodruffs, . . . 11 ft ;
Cross Anchor, . . . 22 21*;
I 1 ^Ll _ t wm i . '
&IOUUJ Nf . . . 1/112
Jolinm.nviUc, . . . . 7 12
Hurricane Shoals, . . 7 0'
17 10
Wilkcus', . . . 12 18 "
Cunningham'*, , # # 0 20 '
Kiel* >*>'1, , 2 8
Cashviilc, , , , 7 5.
f>'< i ?i le . . . 0 C '
i' iiu> 1<\ . . 7 7
. . 0 0
M f"i . .11 10
ii ... 81
vv. tilie: s. . . . . 0 1
)i< run, . . ] 3 0
V rnousville, * . . . 7 0'
h?r H I , 0 2
Springs, . . . 8 3 1
Sol tude, . . . 0 00
Moore'*, ... 1 8
11 entry'*, . . . 8 5"
I'ampobullo, . ..58
|{ivin.'*vil!e, . . . 20 ?0
lioinar'n, . . . 3 7
l?ra*.-y l'ond, ... 65
7557537i
A D D It K S 5
To tbe People of dm Slulp* of Nurlli Carolina
.South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Miwiritlppi and Tennessee.
At a inciting of the commissioners o
pour respective States to fix prices -unil-i
he impressment law*, convened l?y orde
)l the Secretary of War, at the instance o
lie Secretary ot the Treasury, ut Moutgnin
ry, on the 20th instant, for mutual confer
ri.ee, wi'h a view to uiufuiuniy ??i price
lift ween the several States, an.: by a redtic
th-rr oP'pnees just to the (hittrttweif uni
lie people, to su.itiiu th<* credit
Mujitfv, the ttwli'rifetic3 wore apj"mliit*?Hr
Minuiitlcu to address ynu on this importun
uliject, and to appeal to you, who of a!
Iiuve it most in \oui power to hring uhnii
(his desired result, to eoiuc to the ..i 1 o
li.e Secretary of the Treasury, to'the ait
jf the Commissioners, ami to the ai l <?
your country upon ihis <|Ueetioii, \ ituf t*
lier life, ami to your own luture linear
uid welfare. a .
It is your own Government we ask v a
to susiain?your own cause "we appeal n
you to si^flkjj^^aiur own credits wc vvi~I
you%to i^^^^Bttwo things are
an y our^^^^^^^Hhis to
your supplflMPTho Government at ! ?v
i.m;.-, me UIIH I, 10 Iiivi-Bl ynurMII"[i II-* 111' II
i'V n?-liovcrnuiout securities lint tw
tli n^cs are necessary t? Miiiij; ilie war In ,
successful i'Ihhi*. .tlen ami money. Mi l
to li^lit our battles, and Money to jirovid
tlie mean* to support our ai line- in ; In- ti 1 I
? li e patriotism < t tin country a- supplied
the men, an J we ap|>eui to t at mw
ji.itrio'iMii on tiie j?art ol tin He at l.uui
rtuvilliliy to -u, py tiie ii an->
It lew-' t>. ki (e.\ ii in y,.ii il.ut in |.i ' >
t M'i? j- I lit CioVei wineiii eX [it'll." s art
it wet i, >o iii jitij uriH ii w.li i!.> Iiur i? ii
upon vo iy taxation be reduced, 'i o r?
iitiet its expenses )ou must uivc valrn to I
e i r. ncy, .>o that its puichusinp power ma
tie inert u>etl. and tiie largest amount e
supj lies M-cui'td with the lcaht*Miiiouiit u
n oiwy. 'l'heic ar< two ways ftjprt v.nil
to our currency. '1 lie first is to dniittu.-l
its volume,' the Hiewtid to have c nti ietic
in (aoveriiliicnt securities Until the-e du
pvtid upon yourself.
Thei< are two way> t<> diminish the Mil
wine of i':e tuw tii.i: is, tn.luritsl
the (tot. 11.tin ni '.m y.'tn sinjilu- suppln
at a it'V> i ?i i * j tiie hi., in iimo-I your kUi
jnus money m Ijorcfniut lit secuiittes. I
liiUsl lc I'Iuiii tu )bU that tins \\ill*su<ta i
tbu (JoTiTutiiciil ctedit, and thai i( i* n
\utir |NVit tu accomplish it. It must *Im
be plum to )uu th.t tins is tu yo r owi
best interests, as you will then l><>l< 1 your
holies tile iio\ eriiiue|il indebtedness wluel
will . e returned to you in ititciest u ?>
her securities, uud in y?>ur diminished but
dens <>t taxation. Ilut do you distrust tit
(iivo i.in. ut securities? it you ?io, m>
distrust youi own cause, jir?5 by rod iv
impede ilie ;.rugiess ot yuilr independent-.
,i ii uiio ut \ ur Stales was rentes- nte.
bv ,
iiUi'ii, alid I lie t Ollllll ISsluiRT
niaitiro consideration, deii i
> uiiuriu schedule ot maxi
( te< 'ih several Slates, redue n.
t i -. .ii: i i'ic* s licreloldro about one
ti>. i r j i imps sTi^litly more. An ex
trnv ti ( - eiu-in^ left arks ol the l'i?r
idem will nrloriii you ol the epirit oftli
,1-1.1 i... .
vnti/uiiii ,uun Ul lilU \ I'll Yl!ll 11' >11.
"Never, in nil my expeiicncc in.tKlilKtr
tilive bodies, tinvm 1 seen manih ted hi i
harmony, more courtesy, ami more conut.i
utioti between the members thcuiselx?
ami between them ami tlie Cliait, thai
have b :en exhibited in your cntiie pvor. ? d
in^s; ami each member ol the (VcVonlioi
has, witli earnest ami coiisciciitioUx tanh
luliitsH, endeavored to iiscliarjte his Jut;
to the Government and the people.
"We have unitedly taken an fld\ft'.ice<
step in itie reduction ol prices hy th ah
liShiuent of a unilorin maximum r",;'(ih?h
to sunt tin the credit ol l he . urrcnev. tie
responsibility ol which each one ol i. !ia
deeply felt, hu* o Hieh' necessity cnuipv'l*'
\E>y f "*
I o (0.) t
ECrriON FOR 1H?4. 1
za T* 55 ?> v. t* ? H ?
T" <; k* o * . . i |
- ? ? f -r-r ? f * ? 531
i - * U'lff
;? . & S*
72 1??> 307 *00 219 112 V# 171 204 100 120
?;j 84 80 80 98 84 27 17 12 12 8?
1 7 o 13 4 4 C 1 l4 8 0
12 H 4 13 0 8 1 9 4 3
40701 2 75600
|3 24 U 24 7 7 1 8 5 13 ?,
8 9 7 8 1 10 3 14 10 0 2,
19 21 3 . 3 12 8 8 25 1 7 1* '
14 21 24 17 W 8 7 10 2 20 9
7 6 1 12 4 11 2 2 1 1 0,
i U 17 1 ^ K. 10 A 1 o K
- u 4 * IU U ?l l?j V 4 u ??
4 0 Q 0 ,0 0 0 .,8 0 1 <1 1
'8 20 d a:l J 2 10 4 2d 37 6 5 '
L>7 17 10 7 IS 1 10 18 7 4 ? I
8 14 2 7 11 .0 6 3 8 5 8 ?
7 8 8 0 5 13 4 18 10 13 5 <
|2 14 9 9 10 0 1 3 0 10 0 <
0 17 8 21 0 12 13 1 1 12 2 ?
12 15 10 17 7 2.00 0 2 2j
14 15 9 10 3 21 5 8 5 6 Ij*
8 G 3 78 12 1 7033?
4 5 0 8 8 2 10 0 10 7 0 t
11 71485300321
83001 7 0 0 0. 4 0 <
8 2 10001 79001
2 15 0 0 2 10 0 0 2 3 1 i 1
0784 1 7 50024]
2 0 1 10 2 14 0 1 0 17 5
10 12 0 1 in 0 8 4 0 0 1 j '
10 4 1 0 2 8 1 1 0 7 0 I
412 15391 8272'
>0 17 3 0 9 19 10 3 0 1 Oi)
1 223 1 443230'
0 5 9 0 1 10 8 0 1 0 5 '
11 10 2 1 3 2 1 0 i 0 0)
7 13 33655 1441!*
>7 27 14 51 24 40 5 18 2 13 .7 ! <
Q4ZdU13&U iau
I 0 0 -12 9 5 23 8 0 18 2
y7 088 031 550 547 4SJ 037 414 347 310 301.
us tu take in tlic exigencies of the county
"'1 lie people, 1 think, will appreciateouif
action, ai.?l approved what duty required
lid patriotism demanded; hu* wt ether approved
by all or not, ours is the rcsporisi I
I '?t!iiy; and we leave it to rhe CHitu ju $;- j
r iici t of thut pulihc opinion which it ^oes
r ?ut to meet, and which, tilled w tli u just
I aupreciulioii of the success of our struggling j
ciu.-c. will determine justly upon the ineaa- |
arcs which wo bavelakeii, linancially, to
. uiaiutuiii it*." I
CongVias has provided that the expenses I
I ?! the Government are to he paid in trousU i
r y note! nil J certificates uf indebtedness |
pff CVU. iBIiimi, pavuKi* (?.,! (
years utter the ratification ul it treaty ot ' i
;ienoc, ail I tree trwur taxation. These cvr |
t.fieatcs are interned to reduce the volume ] |
ti the currency, and are the moat valuable , |
means olpiyiuent ulle red kiy the Uoveiu? i
uieiit. I ]
(| We eaiiiiot too 8'rongly ur^e upon ail j
creditors ot the Government, n* it measure |
lor their own interest, and to sustain the ;
cieJit of the currency to take these c iriit! ;
Cities lor nM surpluses bryoetl what their I
necessities nmy require in treasury note* i (
accuinulutiii ? in the hnn-Ja o^the capital- |
i>is ami others being iuvisted ill the pur- , i
clui.*e of I lie It 'll taxable six per c-uit. bond* ; j
. provided to he sold tor the redemption *>i j
I tho.-c notes, the currency wili ue reduce*! >
; lo the aettial l?..siiie.** wants ot tlR* counti v. !
( I i * credit restormi. piicc* lowered, the ex? i
pei.se- o! I lu 1 i overiniieiit c?*oi.ouii*??d. lux
If* dinitiiisiied .41.1 i lie r?? ,
a.u* ?i i" 'nitu of war, such as we liavu been
? ' a cu>UMti(-u to in time of ponce May wo
1 n ?t > i It reason, L'iii>ii'li'iiiY and hope, ?|i? I
i . i !i lit ii\ idiml.* ai tt to all elas-es
''i II I 'ji, I J U III* ill llCCUlllpliall
i: , ' hi ?l .-.r.ililf re-U't.
A ; : I to hires-, we append a let- i
u. ii. .'.! * r t-ri.iuiy ?i| tlie Treasury, mi
_ iii.sst'ii i.i the t oumns-ioner?, giving ilic
v ui -l cri -i-e view oi i h?? coikIiihii ol i ho |
, ,1' v ''*' *i' l ii'iil i he exposition ot the rcu
,, jMi.n wliu-ii niiucuctd the action ot the
; * 'on \ ciit.oil.
'i Tuka.-i hv L>; r.atti.mk.nt, C. S. A.,
ilichinond, Sept. 8, 1S64.
Tu tlie C miinii-yioncrs ?>t prices tor the scrotal
Stales, assembled in Contention at
' Montgomery, Ala :
The Secret ai v ol War having re<jmstod
t a general convention ol the > oininissioiiers
n ol the several Stn en, to consider tiie prac
ii t'.lMtiillly an i expediency oi u itorni .-coed
o ulrs ol prices 1 avail Olyselt ol the Occasion
ii to oiler you, witli orrut respect him! deter
- eiice, some remarks upon the important
Ii subject tli.it is lo iiijjhjjo your iitteii'iou.
i, i lie condition olilTe currency, uud the i
" ?ini?:iir.;H?iiiciits resulting troiu iu? deruiigj i
e merit. U1C well kiewn to ull V\ lien |>oid
u .se Is at tAi toy lor one u.s Compared Willi
i? 11eu-ii \ note*. cveiyb niy umiersiaiid* that
i lie ei r ney is dcptVcialcd; uud when It Is I
a a nd ii.tr l.e < ?o?einiiieiil supplies arc pur <
, eh !>e?l v?ith litis depreciated currency, We
all nut Island us well (h it the expenditures
inii.?t necessarily b. heavy l)ui then.
e\lis should not lie allowed to ^o lurihcr.? <
i the ability ot the iiovernuieut to conduct I
- the War to ;t siiecesslul issue, and the hap I
i I pines* and well.ire "I our people alter the
t* Will shall llaVC || I III IIMlt'd. mi: l<K) deeply I
involved Ami in llio (unction* contcricu
up >11 you by I'ongrcss M'euw to reside, uu
e j ocr existing laws, tlu; only power capable i
I interposing a dheck to tlic progress ol i
i. depreciation. a i
i Looking tin-in to tlio dignity of your of i
ficc, and ttic iu>'!iii'iil?Ui results depending
upon your in-ill.ii, i have thought it my do j
- ty lo e< hi in 11 ii. rat i! to you every it lorina? i
) lion pirns Mod l>y tins dej ar uieiit tliat nr-y
aid your judgment in the discharge ol your j
I important duties. i
i ()i.e active causa of i lie depreciation is i
i d.MriiKl ol the tiovernii ant securities ;
r- | will <11 I in ' t<> .-liow Hiai this
i? without iii.snii.ii.u- ioundhtion. MIB
'1 i.e ? piio'.11* <: ',>t. i.. . ] uu*-1 j
o *
"^iIJIic L tLfciiy
funded, wiuj, on the first of Jnly 'Iwt,
bout, $1,260,000,000.
I'b< e*pen?es from 1st July
ro 31 at December are estiii.sled
at about, 325,000,000.
Making an aggregate of, $1,515,000,000.
In this aiuc int is included $250,000,000
>f 4 per cent, bonds, to be issued in place
>t a like amount of o^d burrency, funded
mder the ac* of l?tb February, 18G4 ; but
i considerable portion of this sum will be
'eturucd into the Treasury under the tea
ml?or in olk.tr Vnrla iko akJa aiini v\m.
lured by the taxation of the present year,
nill be applicable to the reduction of this
iggregste ni $1,575,000,000. Let a lib?
>r*l allowance, however, be uiade for oppolite
contingencies, and let the debt on the
1st of January, 1405, be set down in round
miiiltera *kt $1,3 0,000,000. Let tho war
?e aup|>OM*4l to continue, and its progress
o add $500,000,000 more to the national
lebt, making an aggregate finally $i,000,)00,000.
This wou'd ent-iil upon as an
iniiuul interest ot $140,000,000.
Why should our ability to bear thi bur.
hen'be doubted 1 liefore this war, it was
dieted (anu in my opinion with great
ruth) that a suui tully ss great as thi#
*a# annually paid in tribute to the North |
?rn Siah'S. Why should it not be pajd |
sritlt erjual ease tc our own (internment,
>y whoiu it will be returned to us in the
pay nient ^>1 inteicflt?
It may be sup|m??d by some that the
magnitude of the debt, in proportion to our
property, niuy lead to general insolvency
uid bankruptcy. l<ot us examine the
^rounds of this |xw.sible apprehension. .11
flu tter whose property Is-fore the war
w is worth $100,000, sell during its protreas.
wheat. corn flc In lk? vuln* i.f
-1 1 1 "" I ,w,*,v ? I
HOm.OOO, and lake Goverontnent bonds J
tor ihe umoutil how doe* it incur the risk
>f l??*iriji ruined 7 And what is true ot one
citizen in this respect, or of one class, is
s?|ually true ot the whole community.
The alarm must arise from inattention
to the itn[>ortaiit consideration that we are
icllng to the Government,-year by year,
inly the surplus ot our annual productions
'i here is one way, however, in which
the deut may l?e made oppressive, na the
Toll.twin^; transaciion will show. The Government
paid on one occa-ion 3300.000 for
certain supplies ; and the party who received
this sum bought with it, from a forand
tor the payment of whom the public
debt im created, most vastly and naturally
learn, bow uiueb letter they are served,
when your moderation in restraining tbo
public expenditures, confines wulun more
nrtidutit limits the mnrlu>vs nnon vonr ?a
i ? ? ? r-r- -rv" J"' "" I
mips; and with hnw much g.enter safety
they may theuiHclvc* become the purchaa-,
PT? nl-?(hmp m <it?n penult th?B>
tu p?-s into the IiuiiJn uf loretiiiiem
Tim whole question, complicated an it
may a first ap|**ar, i? perfectly simple and
lien in a nut elicit. CtiigresM has ordered
the iollowiirg cx|>ciiditure* to l>c made, vis:
For pay of the army, $75,000,000
F?fr clothing, alioca, uiatciial, traiia
.pOruttioii, d?c. 125,000.000
For provisions lor the army, lUO.000.000
fdO ,000,000
pigncr# 815,000 in gold, deliverable iu
Kuglaiid. With the WdO.UOO tl.ua obtained,
the foreigner then bought an ei{ual
amount ot Government bonds, bearing 7
per cent, per annum interest.
li follows that arthe end of the war, for
? 15.000 thus acquired hy t e citiseu, the
Joverament rill owe a debt ot &>o0.000.
The citixcu will receive annually $1,050
interest; the Government will pay annual
I) $Jl,UlM Had he. on I he contrary,
boil' ht thi.' boiida him elf, the $21,000 an....
'.i.. ?.? .l . n . ?>
ly |IUII| uy lll? V*ov?rittUOni WOIII'J
buT? been r.ceived by one of i s own citiHons,
mid ilie country, "4-< a whole, Would
have been neither ru'iirr nor poorer. I
?i ui(i earnestly "impress it | ton your e?naiduration,
but when traced through ad their
various ramifications, this is at la>t the un
itoriu result ol- every cits : in which su|?tiliet
are sold to iho Govei mnent, au>i prop
crty of any description in bought with the
money, to the oxclusiou of Government so
curtties
It should be borne in mind that we have
now no oomtntrcial chow in thin country;
(hat the banks hum hut u limited capital
of alsiiit $?1),OUO,()OU, and beyond this
sum hate no power to purchase Government
b.imis Thrgieat tunas ol our cititens
then, of emry ciasa, inu-t combine,
and take Government securities, end notb
ittg else, in exchange for Treasury t otes,
or liic piitjipJPltuuo in(.* 11 thiv iro abroad.
i here m ih> mttfgltiviuvi ot'uui own citizen*,
who have rtitfjpotter to p?troh*.?c aid hold
> I /xJ-J.OOU OT bond* The (|U< ation then
i.i between fmntiedeht he r.g taken bv our
entire (*<<p4Mion ot all elu sea, of hjr tori-iw
en, in line manner, and on the termalready
indiated Jai l^ing limn protknt
iiulie.ittv/ru,- tharc wili be no d.ttku ty in
tiiidin;? pnYebnkcrs lor or'r hontU. rinnjip
ttio-e whoaresend.n^ i.iem abr<>;ot ( There
faii be no escape from the uliiiu.it ) pay
inent ol the debt ; it held by loro^ncra,
\ie could not eva In it il we wou'd ; it held
uou JII-ujiit-, WW WOUI'J I1CI II W ]
Cou <l; ;nul under no aircunistum on, I
irust, would u suggestion, ho d.ahonurublc,
lie gravely entertained.
In ilie consideration of this questiot .
therefore, such an apprehension as this
d?ou d ?i?e allowed no weight whatever
KCory tnun must rskc Iuulc to hiniaoll* the
i.urvietion that in proportion to lim prop .
pi tv, he is the debtor for hin share ol tin
i atioiwd d? l.i, ami the (pication for him (<
.leteriiMriPis whether ho will hold that
diaro ofthe tkii't hi maul f, or wi.h a elenr
pi'liffWn . n\ ic conseiptefnvs, he will per J
iiijriU to he taken and held hy foreigner*
It Si tru that the public debt must in j
lalliUy he paid ; that every man* proper
ty ?* bound for its proportionate shire
luti. nil must pay taxes according to tlioir
Ph to defray the annual interest, then
ntf^ that IIM uTo etpi illy, i iterest d in
iij<e expenditure* to tho tuna I tent
' r *-?
\ ,-w
diu^| tKa bonds that thus eontinoe asfecrgs. \ )
upon their NtaiM. - \
. The expenditure* depend in ? greet de- \
gree upon l he prices you shell fix ; ty.ypn \
slooe bare Congress confided the power of \ .
exereieing soy control over this question. \
Aod- through you, tusy those eegsgsd ie
furnishing supplies to f^MR Government,
They bsve directed these expenditures
to be psid for is Treesury notes, end %m
oertifiestse ef indebtedness, Leering 0 per
cent, interest end free front taxation; end
lor the seeurity and ultimate redemption
of the Treasury notes, they have provided
non-taxable tf per rent, bouds, which they
direct me sell for Treasury notes.
You hsee now before yon the whole
scheme of the ourrency, end of the Government
finances. 1 hat these supplies
should oost no mors than the .sum provided,
dopeods of course ngofc tbs priseq
and the prices are, to bfe regulated by yob.
1 Lavs endeavored to show tbat. the beat
interest of svsev eihu? ?? tU -m.
tabliahment of moderate prices; b?t op at*
gament seems to me is toteibm ^-a elcaa
statement of tba si tapis facts of tk? MM.
This 1 base bow endeavored to uia*e. u
11 we suppose the purchases to >!
been made, and the community io be is
possession of the 93001,000,000 ot Treasury
notes, tho nest question.is, will tbej
pass them about from band to hand,
change for property at extravagant priors,
Until tbey gradually fall into the bands of
foreigners, and.are exchanged by them far
Go eminent. bonds; or will evoty eititea
take tba Government bonds himself. I
have endeavored to nrnvs that nn? im* U.
wrest consist* iu following the letter
course.
Hoping that jou may concur in these
views sod that jour deliberations may re
suit in proiuiting the welfare of our suffer*
iug oountrj.
i remain jour most obedient servant,
U. A TRKNHOLM,
bec.etarj of Treasury*
To the foregoing letter of the Seereiarj
ef the Treaaurj, we ckn add nothing to the
coll tfpou the iuterest and patriotism of the
people to ootue to the support of the Government
in a measure of rdform which we
are attempting to inaugurate, and the suooeas
of which is so essential, if n> t indispensable
to the life of the Confederacy.
joun j. Moray, ^ *
WILEY W MASON, I Committee.
U. B. WILKINSON, )
c ,.i 07 i on t
**S vu i^UUIVI J J ovpu <61 y lout.
UEORCIA.
We are atitt without uj defiaito iaformotioa
from our army jr. Gsorgif, omUfc .
wa ?pyBM, to the embargo lay* by O?.
Hood on the -ending oT The
tuMowing uMMta wf jaiki k| dhptHiaflf j^'
the fog which just now bhroods everything
iu that quarter:
The affair at A1 toon a hoa been greatly ?
magnified iu importance, so far as the movements
and lotoes of our loroce are oonoera
ed. Gen. French's division made a recon
nuisance iu the dircetiou of the eucmj**
position, bat finding them strongly posted
iu greutly superior lorde, withdrew with
comparatively a alight loss. Oar ioibrmnut
does not liolievo il-.e runmr mirMnt ?
the city yesterday, list Stewart's corps had
Altuom, with two thousand prisoners. At*
toona is one of Sherman's largest depots in
his rear, and of course lie h.id it strongly
gai riasoned aud fortified.
A private letter from an* officer or Jis*
tinctii u in the army, dated Dallas, October
7 th, 'says: "Stewart's tor pa cut the road
near Ack worth, tearing up twelve or fifteen
uii os, sad capturing the garrison at Acworth,
big Shanty, Moore's Station and
biuui'a Station The prisoners taken number
about four hundred, (leu. French at*
tncLed AI toon a, took two or thiee works
a. d about one hundred prisouer*, but did
not ?it'ack their last position, as he did not
Uwns.der the capture of the place would
compensate for the iuovitable loss of life.
We are at thi? place, going??where I
will uot nmy."
hUerldan'M Moveniealt.
It is (lie impression tu rnrnie quarters,
that Sb?ti?Un, after leaving apart ot his
foro.-s at Stnwburg, will tend the remain- ?
der to reinforce Grant. 'iho repair of the
rail road from Manassas to 8tra*t>org will
enable hiiu to procure hia supplies from
Alexandria, au?i alao to facilitate the tranaporutiuii
of his troops to Alexandria, if he
ooatewplatas sending them \>y water to the
aid uj Clraiit. The enemy has been ru.
pairing the Alexandria au 1 Orange ruaj,
but thC reuiof .1 of (bo uiaturiab from tho
llappakauuuok. where they had been ool
looted tor liie re building (he bridge Aorosa
that stream, loukiu it ha had abandoQQd
the idea of moving in the direction of
Gordonsville. 1 Wo libera from Fredericksburg
fay that OltO Federal cavalry
jrere iu Stattord wu Monday last, marching
in the direction of Fredericksburg) but
is they were in the upper part of the
county, they woro probably only a raiding
j.u.tj ?.?*J ti.iun; u V'^nn^e ivNilruud,
and not the udrancu of an army.
The concentration of a l?rg? furoe at
Manassas inu.it h ive been with the original
intention of moving in the direction
of Gordons*ilie; bat tc,ent? in iki.Vatlcy
may have euused him to chango his jfrtsgrainmc.
\N e are of opinion that the tar- v
ger portion of tlto tro ps under Sheridan
will he runt to Grunt try transport* from
Alexandria.
Footstep* or huv^?The first step
towards 4ovo is 10 piny with a oouaia,
i here is a "freedom trom starch" ia tka mUromrsc
ol young people io this relation*
that ripens as naturally into affsatioa
as buds into fruit, or tadpoles into Mlfrog*.
_ _ .
A friend of oura IMS lavsntsd a capital - ^
way to prcagM tbo swell if eoohinff ia a
house. It ia to hare nothing for Hreakfttft
and warm it orraa diuner tad sapper.
At