Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 15, 1864, Image 2
The Itt ann factur?is' Convention.
??Ai the meeting of the Manufacturers' ?
. sedation ?f 4he Confederate States, he
recently in Augusta, "WILLIAM GREGG, ESC
President ef the Association, delivered tl
following address, which, in justice-to Sont
ern Manufacturers,- a hitherto much ahusi
class of our people, we take pleasure in la;
ing before our readers. It will repay pi
rusal, and will, wo'think, aerve to some e:
tent to place the Manufacturers in a prop?
position before the reading public :
GENTLEMEX: It affords me great pleasar
to meet you again in convention-there i
strength and power in association. We pal
ticnlarly need, just now, all' the power an
influence that association ean give us in prc
curing machinery and supplies that must tom
from foreign countries.
In the wayofsbipping cotton and import
ing supplies, one individual or manufacture,
company eau do but little, while combined to
gether we hiight effect a great " deal. W
may collectively bring an influence to bea
ou our Government, that would be irresisK
tie in obtaining permission to rco the block
ade to take out cotton and brin* in supplie
-and if necessary steamships might be pur
chased for t)je purpose. If the war continues
it will be absolutely essential that machinen
and tools to make it, shall iu lar^e quanlitiei
be imported; and in order to?obtain a suffi
cient-supply, many cargoes ot" colton will
hate to be aeht out, anil many ship loada o
machinery returned. These articles may be
come quite as important to the country al
large as.arms and munitions of war, anda
protracted war may render it necessary foi
our Government to offer bounties for the ex
tension of manufactures, ^?stead of the cloga
heretofore put upon them.
Since we assembled here in November,
1862, there^hae been an unprecedented de
mand for our goods; and fabulous prices have
besn paid for vthent-but, unfortunately for
the manufacturing interest, profits have been
withheld from us and transferred to traders
and speculators, and, contrary, to all expec
tation at the commencement of.tho war, man
ufacturing production baa .not increased, but
retrograded; many mills Lave been destroyed
by the enemy, au?y?me by accident, while
noae have been burlt, and no ?ew mac-hiniry
have been put into operatiya. "The cause of
thia singular state of things will be noticed
in the course of these remarks.
It is known to roany of you that I have
spent a better portion of my life iu assiduous
efforts with my pen, and by my working ex
ample to establish the manufacture of cotton
on a permanent basis in the South. It 183D?
my career as a manufacturer commenced. In
184?, I raised a company and applied to the
Legislature of South Carolina lor a charter of
incorporation of tire Grantville Cqmpany.
As public sentiment in poetical circles was
opposed to manufacturing corporations, and
fearing that we might fail to obtaiu a charter
in Suuth Carolina, we made a simultaneous
application to the Legislature of Georgia, in
tending, if we failed in South Carolina, to ac
cept a charter from Georgia and locate our
capital in that State. After much opposition
atd a hard* struggle, we obtained a charter in
in South Carolina, but, strange to say, our
application was rejected in Georgia.
From 18-15 to 1850 quite a number oflarge
aactor.e.s wore erected in the South Minulta
!neoc8 with that at Grantville. Many of the
-companies failed from bud management ana
.ether various causes, but principally from the
want of proper support and patronage by our
own people; some of them, sinking the entire
capital invented. Such was the indifference
of the Southern.people to the success of the*e
useful and interesting establishments, thru
thousands of bales of our fine, honestly made
domestics, were shipped annually to Now
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, to find
Northern and foreign customers, while cm
people were contented tQ be supplied with uri
inferior Northern made article, composed of
material not much better than tho waste we
discard from our mills. Such was th" current
that carried unny customers and ever- ?p^e?
of manufactured ?oods from tko South to
Northam citie3, that many of our- manufac
turera were forced to send largo quantities of
their goods North in order to lind cuHt^mn-rs
and raise xuouey to keep bueinesa going. In
many instances these goods, afcwr pa-, ing
freight, storage, commissions, inf.? re&t on ad
vances, and other expenses, which wen; ruin
ous, were sacrificed in Northern markets and
sent back to compete with and break down
Southern prices, where domestic goods were
invariably sold at rates so low that an En
glish manufacturer could not come in com
petition with us, even if he were allowed to
bring his goods in free of duty.
From 1848 to 1861 the manufacturing bus
iness dragged heavily-the best managed
mills not more than barely pay ing interest ou
capital, without laying upva fund for renew
ing machinery that was wearing out, and be
coming superanuated and unfit to paakc the
style of goods sufficiently attractive to com
mand the markets of the world. The impres
sion was becoming general that our Southern
States were not the atmosphere for manufac
turing, and the great body of the people aesmed
tu be quite reconciled to tho' idea that South
ern manufactures would be altogether aban
doned. Indeed, many had become inimical to
uuch enterprises, and regarded them as noth
ing less than hot-bed attempts to rear up a
branch of ipdustry antagonistic to free trade,
.and exclusive agriculture, if. not 'nurseries of
abolitionism. The price of .Southern domes
tics did not advance for four months after the
blockade of our ports, and not until our man
_ lUfacturers began to be nkfmed at the pros
pect of a short supply of oil, card clothing,
: and many other scarce and indispensable ar
ticles. When it became apparent that the
supply on hand was being rapidly exhausted
and bad to be renewed by running the block
ade, everything of thc kind advanced in price
lo such adogree that manufacturers \.-r? uo
u5T tho necc68ity of raising the price oi cloth
long before cotton cr any agricultural pro
duct (?accept bacon) hsdrist-n at nil. By tho
time '1-4 nheetings, drills and osnaburgs bari
advanced to twelve and thirteen cents-a price
quite reasonable, aud such as English com
petition will allow us even without a tariff
wc bad tire whole community down on 04,
berating us through* the news papers, at pub
lic meeting?, and even in tho pulpit a3 a set
of hearties1? extortioner*, worse than thc Yan
kee vandals. And before our goods had
reached twenty-five conto the pub ic mind
bad become so exasperated that many thought
our mills were in danger of vkdent destruc
tion from the mob. These prejudices spread
far aud wide, and evidently influenced the ac
tion of Congress aud our State Legislatures
in their many unjustifiable exactions.
liad it beon the design of Congress to ra
.strict the advance of manufacturing industry,
and confine it to a limited and sickly existence,
ibcy could not have adopted a more certain
means of reaching t^at object than thev ob
tained by tho conscript act. which undeitook
to regulate and limit the price of inanuf?e?ui
ed articles in the bands of the producer, while
it left every one els#et liberty to r^iila:**
on, and sell such articles, for ail the markets
would afford, lt limited producers to prices
that were not remunerative unless the cost of
production was largely increased. In th j?
way it opened the door for extravagant ex
- ponditui e, indeed, it offered a premium fer
-..y. ? -
_' _
the most profligate outlays and enormo
high wages.i^Yer^branch-of-mechanica
durtry, ao.d acceler?tedat a rapid pace an
I vance iu the price oLv every article usec
factories. :Tho shoWaker wfitt for merjy ]
chased his leather afc twentjsrfitc cents
pound, and paid his- jonjeneyrian one doll
day, was poorly paid f?fctke use of bia si
tools and material at seventy-five per cent
the.coat ofproduction-but when be had
good lucie .t? ree loather, advanco tg tea
twelve dollars a pound"; and wages to $i
?8 a day, the case- was very different.
Under thia conscript taw it was the in'
est Of all such producers to pay high for ev?
thing his manufactory, consumed, in ordei
enhance the first cost of his products. ;
enlarge his profits. Aa you arc all aw:
the wildest and most extravagant ideas f.
vade the public mind with regard to the f
lits realized by cotton and woollen manUi
tarers, since tho war commenced. These
lusjons'appear to be videly spread, and Iii
their influence as b?fore suted in&Oongr
and every legislative body. It is a comm
sentiment with politiciays-i l:** rnanufactu
should he made to disgorge their extortion;
gains, but in the main, I do doulit vcrj um
whether, as a eins*, we have r ealized the si
stantial profits to which our business enfeit
us in timo of peace.
I have no doubt but many of you: ospcci
ly stockholders in jo'st companies, have be
deceiving themselves as to the enormous pi
fits realized : titoy pro'oably have not tak
into* account the amount mad? on the cotr
purchased in la/ge quantities in advance
consumption, and that such has been the a
vancing tendency that nothing could be ju
chafed and held ?ixty days without paying
large proiit. They have ateo probably lc
sight of the fact that 200 percent, profit pa
in currency, is not equal to* what 10 per eel
was baJbre the war-$200 now will not ' j
half as lar as ?10 would' formerly have doi
in the ntrrchase of imported machinery, ai
other loreign supplies.
As a class of men, we roust, of necessi
reduce everything to a golden standard, i
that a million of earnings is no more than iif
thousand. We are constantly 'makiog larj
outlays for imported artie'es which cost i
from GO to 70 dollars for every dellar we e:
pend in England or Nassau. We can neithi
reuew our machinery nor extend our work
except it bo with geld, and it takes three do
lars iu gold now to purchase what one dolli
would before the war. Mi/n are apt to Jos
3ight of the fact that we are not able to it
?ure our mills at their current value, and coi
sequeutly we Lavo become our own insurer
Think what you would charge^to insure
corresponding number of shares to your ow
-it costs you all of that to take your ow
risk. Then again a very heavy item, that <
general depreciation of machinery is B?ldoi
:onsidf r*d as an offset ta the "profits whic
seem to be realized'.
Ipresunio that the Graniteville Factor
will be taken as a fair specimen nf manuiac
curing thrift in the Confederate States. Dui
mg the year 18C3 we met witb no serious ac
?ideats, w.e purchased substitutes and ra
jur mill six months independent of the cori
script law, and sold our gooda at market ratei
As a maj^er of duty to our couutry, wc gav
half the produet of the factory to the Govert
rnent at about cost, half their current valu?
When the years business waa closed, arte
deducting the tax in kind levied by the Leg
islature of South Carolina, then the Confede
rate Government tax, then a lair allowanc
for the insurance of our property, also for it
depreciation, particularly that of machinery
we did not realize profit enough to give ti
mi?re than 7 per cent, on our investment, act
our actual earning;-, all thing* eoneidered
were not more than ?orne fernier years be
fore ISr'-O. Many will object to our makin;
profits al ali, oh the ground that men hht<
no rijJit to stay ?at home ned reap a harves
pf profits while others are called to the arruj
to.nsk their lives and work for nothing. Bu
how is our country to be supplied with cloth
iug from Lomo-uia.de^:loth. it ear-curagomen
is not given to capitalists to invest money v
such enterprises-will 7 per cent, icCQme .
vite capital into a risky aud complicated bu-;
nee?.
Every body knows it will not. There wouh
be no merchandising and no com nb croe ia
lin e of peace if profits were restricted ti
this; there would be no blockade ru .line
now. if profits were ct. il:-cd to evi-n 2.5 ot* 3C
por cert. Fifty to sixty in-. >f do;
have gone into blockade rm . ? -Ll * u-cv
ly a lir-v dollar has ?o <: i manufacturing,
There seems to*be a genera] antipathy tc
manufacturing profits, while every one se'nns
willing to bestow honor on th?1 individual
who bas been able to suias* nvl?iona by thc
hazard of importing.
Thc blockade runner exhausts tl?c capital
of our country by importing all kinds of Yan
kee notions ; ho impor's calicoes loo worth
where it is made no more titan >.en to fifteen
cents, and sells it for seven lo len dorlnrs a
yard, and receive* the condemnations of eve
ry body-while the manufacturer gives em
ployment,' comfortable Louies, education,
and an independent living to soldiers w ives
jad children, and from their labor produces
au article quite as valuable and &s much
needed, and sell? it for ?2,50 tu $3.50 poi
yard, and is commended by the public as a
heartless extortioner.
But for Government interference and the
odium attacked to'Belling domestics from thc
first? hands at market value, millions of dol
lars would have gone into manufacturing dur
ing the last three years, and wc would now
be supplying tho country, with stripes, prints
and bleached goods, which, though not ai
elegantly, finished as those imported, would
have served to render us independent. And
what adds great imp?rtance to it, homes
would have been provided Tor, and lucrative
employment given to thousands of women
and children-the families of absent soldiers
who are now receiving a scanty support from
State abd private charity.
The Graniteville company, just previous to
thc war, had projected large additions to their
works, in which they included dying, .bleach
ing, and making Canton -flannel^ extensive
buildings wore erected the first summer of
the war, and estimates were received from an
English machinist to furnish tho additional
machinery, together with new, to refit our
old mill. b'omr?f it had arrived before the
blockade, and tome wc have received since.
But the whole project fell to . tho ground
when we found that we were not to receive
tho benefit of our legitimate profita, but that
they were to be transferred to others, vit is
ih the power of every company and every in
dividual who owns a cottvii Or a woolen mill
to run double time-night and day-itisdone
in other countries, when profits will juslify
it. Why hnH it not been done herc ? There
is no lack of laborers-simply because ifln
volved a large oui lay of capital to provide ad
ditional houses for operatives, gas li?hts, and
various other expend? ture?, such as your an
ticipated profits would not justify.
The Augusta Company have house room
for five thousand additional spindles, with
l-mxv.s to weave the .yarn. They have the
wheo! power and unlimited ^vater power to
drive.' That company is composed of. cspi
ta-lin's. and as enterprising a set of gentlemen
as our country can boa^t of. They are not
men who wQu!d,ie likely to lose fair oppor
tunities for making profitabla investments:
they, as individu?!*-, have invented capital in
j blockade runners. Why hv ? ?hey not filled
tbair mill** to the utmost capacity with addi
tional machinery ? Tne quezon is ?rssily
! ansivcicd. and the answer -should be obvj.ms
1 to every one. It is the want of sufficient en
' flourtgwoht ia the prospect of profits.
- I M, "I I_ ?j .
I lu repealing the a imeript law Conj
ha? pl aced-the manufacturing interest- in
.hands of the War Department, and a
intelligent gentleman, a man of business,
been deputized to deni with us, nnd requ
snch tongs ia furnishing the Government
cloth as vre may deem expedient, with ti
to detail all.auch conscript tensan labt i
as may be ?er-esaary to cairy on our wo
I think it is the desire'and present polio
the Government to allow- manu fae: tu rot
fair profit on the goods they furnish, an
is probably fortunate for us that we hat
merchant and thorough business man to i
with, who may, by investigation and const
j intercourse with mau.i'.ac?v-er?. be "hie
; correct errors, and bo induced to mo ii ty
plan which he has at present adapted, ?rh
requires two-thirds of ali ih-> gm as wo ra
at what I consider less than cost, and vrli
wiil effectually close the doors against
manufacturing extensions. .
I think manufacturers ought^o raise tb
voices against a practice, now becoming v
common, that of requiring us to tumid h cl
and yft*rn at c^si prices' to be exchanged
agricultur.il products that people are unw
lng to sell for currency. To say nothing
the injury that : must inevitably be inftic
on our country if the w"ar continues, by st
nating and p.atalizing uutiufacturing ind
try, it is not fair,' and will lead to no gt
end.
To malee an estimate of the cost o? pro di
tion (or a large establishment is the most di
cult task I have ever und-v.aken, and I hs
nuver yet arrived at its trnth. In all c
particularity in making weekly utatements
the cont, the balance sheet has invaria!
proved at the end of six mon tua that, we h
fallen short of the reality. There ar?
rauny incidental charges constantly corni
in that no foresight can anticipate, and tb
cannot be brought into a monthly ?tateme.
A dam may break, water wheels may gi
way, an important gear may break doi
and stop you for days-something may occ
to render it necessary to take dowu portio
gf heavy shafting. A fire in a picking roo
may upset operations for days-a genet
turn out for higher wages, which neceasan
?tops, the mill, while our heavy expenses a
still going on. The loss of cloth and yai
by theft, and a thousand drawbacks that ca
not be enumerated in a atatemcnt of the cc
of production. These thinga when put t
gethcr often waste away what' might be co
sidered a handsome income.
In 1862, in general convention, we propc
ed a system of computing sost, which w
adopted by the manufacturers generally, t
though it seemed very high,and suchas won
alford a margin for a profit, jot I am firm
convinced that in nine cases out of ten th:
computation fell short of the-reality, and th;
those who have balanced their accounts,
they will take the trouble to ascertain wh
they have made in the advance on materia
purchased, and deduct that from their profit
they will find mys conclusions correct. 1
tbinkiug and epeaking of this"watter I oft*
call lo mind thc advice that I wivariably gu
parsons who are txbruit to bni?d a resident}
it is this : After the carpenter has made ye
an estimate and given you bill for the lumbi
required, just double it, and add a stun
per centage tc that and you will come <?
rLht. Did you ever knowaniudividaa.lt
build a house wlore th* C'.st did not ercee
the first estimate; Manya com rector hi
been ruined by not haviDg foresight "Doug
to include cont linties !n his calculation
and may I not aJJ that many a sa&ufacli
rer has been rtumid by the same want (
knowledge ^,'d fore?ig?!. #
In conclusion, let n.e remark that ther
are pcf?pl*-. though frw in number who ut
?erstand uuw import?t.; you arc, as a c: !
tn rho Confederate State*, and let mp ??x? . i
you to hold on and improve your tale'.
iii? prosecution of a business that is ol ?ni
mense importance to our country. Ti.e> dir
will come when wa will not he at the I?
and call of military authority, and -
meu will see that to be in.i-.-pei. ;*?' ?.? :
of iie?s?ity. make ail our cw*, lan. .
borne.
The manufacture of iron and atcel, ora,ri
cultural implement*, wagons, carriages, leatl
er, and ghoes. coar?? w -donn and cotton
rous' be brought into exiaivnee, or we wil
not. rctnein long an*Indepeiiti ni peuple.
1 do not ?peet to liy? to - iny whet
all men in who S ,u?h w'Y. .>?-. - !tnp< .?
u< ito it that diversified 4I:.U?M et n .
leacracy will bs rteceasary ids our
clonal existence. The cuy however, wi!
cune, ?nd it ir. close at hand. It is not pr? s
?itt profita but prospects ahead, 'hut give;
such value to our tnanufactur.ni; property
Looking to such a future, it dots not rnquiri
much forecast lo se* that the mill.: row run
ning, although it may be necessary to ren?v
the machinery entire, are to resp tin? firs,
harvests of manufacturing profits and I th'nl
it may salclv he predicted that these win
are now actively eiig8g'*d in raannlactoring
will be regarded a* benefactors, and leader:
in pushing forward enterprises that areli
make us independent aa a nation and happ]
as a people.
?* ~* .
tSf* The first tears shad hy'tieacral John r
Bruekioridje since the war wrre shed on 1 rid*]
night, 3d instant, on aoeount of the death of hi
favorite horse, that had boroo lum tines the bat
tl? of Shiloh.
?5?S~ It was ourrently reported in P.iobmend
en the lilli, that Lincoln and ll ..mi in have beal
nominated by the Baltimore Contention, and iha
fold en the Stn was quoted 197.
EST"* A party of deserters have barned Nev
Troy, Fla. Not a house wa? left staadiug. The]
also have buraod all the houses in the centre ant
Southern sactions of La Fayette ceauty. Tko]
carried off all.the negroes, herses and mule? thej
could get.
?HS", Those who write letters to their friepds ii
(lon. Johnston's army are requotted to dire?
them to tha " Army of Tennessee." Then tboj
will be suro to reach those for rrhoru they are in.
tended.
t ??i~ Prisoners estimate Omni's losses at OS,
I OOO. They also say that his catire strength ii
I ?^e.ooo.
?ES~ Tho Charleston Courier eays tho " Iron
j sides" look her departure f.ir tho KortU ?Iondaj
night.*
JSSr Gen. Marmaduke has erected another bat
tery on the Mississippi at Sunny Side beloit
Greenville, and has a number of boats hummer
np. He had destroyod three steamers up to thc
7tli Instant.
?fia" Thc ??ew York Dtrtorrr^t,- govornmoni
paper, says the groat strength and efficiency oi
tho Confederate troop?, is a " serious feature o
the cnmpiiign." We think so too. Probably th?
thousands of Yankoa wounded, and the friends o
thousands of Yankee killed, are of tko ?am?
?.pinion.
53^" There aro over. 150CO Yankeo priso^ri
at Andersonvillc, Ga. The editor ol tho Ainanj
J'atriot, says that upwards of 3001) have djjti
s ia co their removal to Audcraonviile, thc mortali
ty daily averaging thirty-five, .with ovcry pros
pect of a lr.rgo ineisuto. Ou thc' night of th*
Hth. thirfy-two'died. .
! ?bT~ Two 'gtiod new steaoa-.v, .Florian anJ
j Lilian, of tho Lamar Company, havo safely ar
' riveif u.C'.'ntc?oratc porta.
I ???y- Hrn. J.. L. ?A. Cuiry, of Alabama, j. j
tocoptcd a-? appointment aa mlf?ionaiy Ir? lit...
Johnston's army, ando**, the nuriira? of t". Vr
ginla Sundny ?chool and Publishing Board, m d
i bal ?Btmd regularly on his work.
* F?r tkc Advertise^,
l?iip?.riur.t to jax Payers.
MR. EDITOR ?Scn anxiety "is folf by' all
Tax Pajera as ri tho valuation bf propertyuny
derthc Act of 17th Fabmary, 1864, I furnish
you with the aculo UI valuations prepared by th?
State Collector, and 1 am ?ure tbat the psbltoa- j
j ti*r. of the sume Tulipa appreciated by all our I
: people,, I
Vary Respectfully,
H. T. WRIGHT,
12th Ititi Collector, S. C.
Circular to Assessors in South Carolina,
WAR TAX OFFICE,
COLWJIA, S. C., May 20, 1864.
. Tbe following digest, Making*a sc.ilo of taxes,
hat been carefully compiled from the reports of
AastMors from the .several Collection Districts in
th:x ?tate. And in order to equalize tho taxes
fairly throughout tbs State, the Aasesaora are
hareby instructed te purine the said scale, ma
king only each nlterati.-.na as they may find o??o
lutclj/ necessary fronwjnch local circumstances BI
may uffect thc value eT-eertain taxable articles in
the Act cnumeratad, which cannot now before
seen. In all such cases they will report tho rea.
soi for the ohaago before making the same:
?i. REAL ESTATE.
?S3 L-COTTOX LAUDS UNDER CCIJlTATIOy.
?at quality, from $15 to $20 per aorea.
sd " $1 uto in ?
Sd " high pine laade lomotimes cultivate^
ia ootton and provisioas, front $3 te ?5 per lore;
CLASS 2.-CUTIOS LAJtDS OX r^rA IRLANDS .
Or ebntiguou: maiu lanes, uses*for producing soa
..-lund cotton, .'roni $i0 to $60 par aore.- .
Landa knowniin .ho snmo.section as " provision
iwtds," from $15 to $20 per aero.
N. B.-A3 very nearly the whole of thia (lass
will ?dm? under the provision of tba Act of Con
gress, gran ting relict onacjoantof tho ".presence
or proximity of the enemy," Assessors are in-'
stmcted to make such allowance aa may seem to
them just. But whenever the owner is still in
possession and cultiva ting bia lands, no allowance
eau be made by the Assessor, as such oase does
not come within the purview ef the Act. If aub
sequojjtly injured, his appeal is to tho District
Collector.
. CLASS 3.-WOO? LAN HS.
lat quality, suitable for cotton and provisions,
kfroaa $10 to ?l5 por aere. '
2d quality, suitable for the sane pnrpoi'e?, from
$.> to $10 per aero.
3d quality, landa valuable for saw milli sad tim
ber, from $5 to $7 per aero. .
CLASS 4.
Lnnds known as "saiTd tiills," at front SO cent? to
50 cents per aero ; hut where improved, as in
the neisbborhood of Camden and Columbia,
then according to their improved value as
pinces of residonca. '
Lauds known as pine barrens, valuable for fire
wood or fencing, but riot f?r cultivation, $2 to
$5 por acre._
Lands exhausted by cultivation, and known as
" old fields," and laying out to grow up or used
for " range," $2 per acre.
CLASS 5.
Lands valuable fer farming purpoBos and the
prsduction of small grain, ?te., ont not valua
ble for cotton or other staple ; Jstqualit|^;r-m
* 10 to $15 per acrer*2d quilty, from SC >o $S
pir aero.
N. B.-Assessors arc instructed to take in'o a?
1 diticnal oonsiderati-c i: ? valuing of l*ria? an
thoso things which g.. tu ur.kc theta valinble
r rsidenccK, and wort." lor br ?It': and pleasure,
and bot their me;? productif e^s only, er un>ne3"
4rt>kin_: advantages. BeMm. ces on mail farana
contiguous to cities, towna tu village* will be
vainad aa town property, though 'without the
cornorau liuiiti.
ri.A3S a.-?ICH LA5DS.
P.iror swamp, 1st quclity, $150 t>6r acre. 2d
quality, $100 per ai re. 3d quality, $50 |-r
asre. 4th quality, $25 ? er acre.
Iniaud cw.iiujj? uro unequal, and so much de
pends upen illusion und lecal advantages,
'.hat no ???oral clarification, can ba made of
tluin.
N. 15.-A large p- rt ion of the rice district Is
tniir.i! ...vp.-set! to thc -itcmy that Assoif-i-? must
. such ?ilftwai!?.? 'ii their Am-r- MU us
..? :v jas ?lid pripcr. Put rLercvcr tho pr^a?a
. if. iLo pO??fciS?*tl '.il ille "VTi-7, Sod"
.i,t oul.ivfcttd, :. dcd?aii.ii will be allowed
?Me Clats 2.)
A.^SKSSME^ 1'6 OF SLATES.
1 Uacgs of gro-s ? - -Unta hits $550 per
! ?.tad riiiird. ^
12. S . all. .? . ?'ire ls a creal prepon
1 deraoce ? t' utgr-.es, at . irrealer
er les.- a %ri???, ct ..?..::n'?. the cir- :.i?jm>lce?.
I 3. Iluu.se serran?a, .r-m ?SO0 ?. $ I ,UU0 prr head.
J. MechaniM, aocard?Rir to a . .id qualifications,
from $1,000 tc $l,5lldper hean.
N. B.-Alljtlavos and ether personalty in pos
session will bo amassed, wi'hout deajiction, ac
cording to th? reasons given in letter u> Col.
tUntson, -inrd this day, (20th May,) tt>4 already
"....'S-.'? t!.1 V ^'i-.eora.
KS?T. !?MKX*f ?F OTHEF. i'ER.-OXALTV.
1. I1 ? ? - I:nr?--?a ?nd mulei, iib ptr head
A.'sis ?net Jennets, mluablo mostly a: brood
anima;.. f> nm $I'/0 to ^',500 per henri. Blood
horses, br*i?J hur;-es, ?nt r?ce horses according
t < their particular v?.Iu?.
2. Citrle of the B evin ? species, upon plantations,
1'r.iUi $10 t>v$I:'i par head. Oxea at a graator
vaine, If used as work animals. Imported
- stock, if kept for breed, according te ibeir par
ticular mino. Valuable milch cows, kept ?a
towns and cities, aud for amity use at their
puniaular Taluc.
S. Sheep eu plantations $2 per bea?. ?ioat? St
per beavl. Swine $a per hea.d, rt-und.
4. Furniture, agricultural tools, tarriugos, wag
ons, ?le , b?rks, mups, pictures, ?c., acc-ordiug
tu their peculiar value.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS.
Short cotton 10 ola. per pound : long cotton 35
sis.-'er pound; sea island from 40 to 00 cts.
i or paard. accord tug ta qu;iliti?s. Wwoi, clean"
;'5 ..> 35 ctr ; ur pound ; i.awaabedj 8 to 10 ots.
pur i^ iumi. T . Aileen, loaf 14. cU. per p^uad ;
prepared, from 25 to 50 per pound. C->rn $1 per
bushel. Wheat $1.50 per bushel. Rye $1 per
bujbel. Out* 50 ot?. p?r bu^hel. Buckwrheat
$1.50 per bushel. R-ugh rice $1 per bushol;
Iriib petatoea $150 per bushel. Peas, all
kinds, $1 per bushel. Fodder $1 per hundred.
Flour per Ino lbs.? Meal $1. r?i;ax 10 eta.
Molasses 30 to 40 cts. per gallon. Bueon and
lard 121 cts. per pound.
All of this property has been estimated,' and
' mugt be assesed, according to th* vaiuo of the
I sames in I860. But lauds, negroes, cotton and .
I tobacco, purchased since 1 January, 1SH2, must j
j b? assessed at the. price actually psW f?r ike ?
j same. Other proparly, upon whidk a tai is laid
' liv tho Aat 17th February, 1861, will bc messed
I according to the provisions of the said Ant and
I the instructions which onve bten ibsued rna the
i oOco of thb Commiseioiu-r of Toxos, heretofore
? forwarded to Assessors aud Collcnt -rs, circular
20th April, IS64, calling tor tho rrports of As
1 sessors. JOS DANIEL POPE.
|. State Collector.
Attack on Petersburg, Ta.
I RICHMOND, June 1U.-The enemy, five
i ibcm^and strong, under 'KaMie, made a des
' pcratc attempt to capture ? etersburg yestcr
I day. They advanced in two COIUUIHB, After?]
; several assaults upon tbe works, which were
! repulsed, they succacdcd in flanking ' about
two hundred milba, causing them to retreat,
I with-a loss of six killed and thirty wounded, I
! including some of the host citizens. ?be mil-1
I itia fongflt like veterans. Tbe Ya: kees ;hpn 1
! advanced to tbe> suburb?, b'.t at an opp-'rt'ii^ .
j moment Graham's Batten -edn^'U fhcin '
I frwo Rcpervour Hill. p?ainit?'?eu??-?3f w?tt*a
j charge or our cav^- s I he enemy Ikd fn
?rreat confusion. Thc . - .. . n sd.vancng ou
thu Blandford road waa Ki ulse^oy S urd?
!<reat contusion,
thu Blandford n .
vaut's Battery, 'vhich anivi i Hr time. Our
reinforcements pursued ile Yankees several'
miles. The residence cf Timotdiy Rivers was .
.'-a,-ked and burnt. Rivers was carried off. :
Wm. Hall, Chaplain of the Washington Arid- i
Ipry, waa also captured. ?
?pgr Fremont's lotter accepting tho Clevoland J
j n.?minaHon declares Liacoln's Adin^istration a
: itictatorihip with?ut unity of action or vigor of J
: exoontiou. He says if an acceptable mau is |
nominaiett at Baiiiuifir? he will not be i oandi- .
?!a. IC ' in-?.!B ia nom"uia?ed no ?lt'riiatiT? is
V v." iv organisa cv?-j . uncut of oppo.ltioa
lo prVveii iho-niisf: rTejpa -d' tis re-election. Tba
lwu.d SIIJs Fremont's posiiioo secure? tho defeat
' of Lincoln.
fNTA, QA., Mir II TH >66t.
YOU Aro horeby appfiinted Agont for tho col
lecting of Wool lor the ?sc of O. S. Army
j in District " I," comprUing the^Countjes nf Rich
! mond,. Columbia, Glasscock, 'i'pjliaferro, Warren,
Wilkes, Lincoln nnd Elbert, i;i the State.of Geor
gia, and the Districts of Edgofiold, Barnwell,
'. Abbeville, Orangeburg, Laurance aad Newberry,
South Carolina.
Your.? Sec.,
0. W. CUNNINGHAM,
Major A Q. M.
To L. 0 BstDCWSLL,
Major & Q. M., Augusta, fla.
In accordance with tho ?hove, I call upon the
Citicens, in the Counties and Districts named,
to sell all surplus Wool to the Government. The
necessity is groat ; and ns the Seldjers who are
defending your homos oan only i>q? clothed by
soiling ns your Wool, I trust all patriotic and
loyal men will be willing co assist. My Agents
willtraverse the whole District Parties living j
at oonvenicnl distances to Augusta, can ?end their '
Wool to mtf. Sacks will bo returned. Wool will
be received at any Rail H ui Depot or Station in
the District.
Tho Government offers the following liberal
pri?es :
For 1 lb. Unwashed goad Wool (cash).$7.00
or for 1 lb. Unwashed good Wool, 2* yards 4-4
Shirtings; or .ly. j SueetingA; or2? y. 8 oz. Osna
burgs; or IJ lbs. No. (..'Cotton Yarn; 1} lils. No.
8 Cotton Yarn* or 1 ft. No. 10 Cotton Yarn; or
i lb. No. 13 Cotton Yarn.
'4 Pormission bas been asked, and will bo granted,
to impress all Woo! in the hands or speculator: -
bat tl.isjis disagreesblo,and it is hoped ihnen prices
will ind'ico the farmer to sell at ?nee to the Guv
ernmcr.t, for the benefit.ot' the soldiers. Corres
pondence desired with wool men in all parts of
lae District Any person having a dotail, selling
his wool to any other than an Agent of tho S. C.,
will forfoit his detail.
.L. 0. BRIDEWELL,
Mojor ? 0.. M.
Mr. E. J. YOUNGBLOOD. at.EJgofield C. II.,
is hereby appointed Agent fur Edgcfield District.
June 8 tf . 24
Confederate Taxes.
ram now receiving the Additional Income Tax
for 1863. All who bought and sold anything
Uuring.tho yoar 18l?3 are liable fur tbi<? Tax.
I am also receiving tho Taxes on Gross Sales
for the quarter ending 31st March 1364.
Several have not paid thoir Registry Tax for
1864, or their Animal or Salary Tax for"l8C2.
Tbo?o who buy and sell nejiroed, cr who bongbt
and sold in 1863. ara liable ?is Register Tax Pay
ers, and aro roquireit to register at once for 18t?3
and 1604. ?
I propose to be at Granifeville on Thurs Jay
18th Juno, and at Hamburg on Friday 17 June,
oa Thursflny 23i Juno .-.t Liberty Hill...
I am instructed te issue, execution in all cases
of default, but hopo tu bo' s:ivt>d that unpleasant
duty. H_T. WRIGHT.
12th Dist. Collector, 7tb <t V Rogts.
June 8 2t .24
War Tax ! War Tax !
IWILL*ult? n<- ? .? tl'.e tL.o av i! plv-e.< mention
. .! bolo* to fveivn R?:;,ii-;i? , ! jtHXOS on Pro
r f-v, None Vi ii i tedi s ut.ei , .if? Tax Act of
Faorunr^ 17: , IHftJ. kn wn ? ihi J percent.
Tax.
..? ? tn;.'- Monday, 20ih Juna.
J '. Swiyi Tn-sday, 21st "
Dani's MU?*. Wednesday, 22d -
R.-.untme'a Store, Thunda*-, 23d "
W.. N Moore's. FrWy, 2'iU
U?ltiwangcr'?Storo,?aturday, 25th "
Isham i'uibrcaih's, Moadky, 27t? ,?
Coleman's X Road?, Tuesday, l'.-tih "
Perry's, Wednesday, 2'Jth ,s
Huiel's Store, Thursday, ?.Otu "
J. P. Mioklnr'i, Friday, 1st July.
Riehurdrons, - Saturday, 2d "
Mr?. Allen's, Monday, 4th "
Dr. J. C. Ready'?, Tuesdav, 5th " t
Ridge, Wednesday 6th ?
Jame* U. Watson's, TWjday, 7th "
Mr.'. Norris', Friday, .Sth '?
George Addy's, Sn'urday, (Mb "
Mrs. Gibson's, Monday, J Uh ?**.
Moust Willing; ?Tuesday, 12ih ?
Dr. J. B. Mebley's, Wednosday, 13th "
Richardson?, Thursday, Hfk "
In making your r?turu to tho A?se.s>r you will
be required to make an iw.entory of everything
YOU owned on th? 17tb day cf February laar", Hu
ll? lo bc taxed ut dor the ?aid A-t, in tbo'follow
ing form, viz :
No. A *ra? of Land or olliw Roal Properly.
Ne. Slaves,
No. liorsea. Mules, Assen end Jennets,
Ne. Cattle of the Bovine Spoeiss,
No. Sheep, Goats, and ?wilie,
No. Lbs. Cotton and Wool, ?
No. Lbs. Tobacco.
No. Bush. Corn, Whait, Rye, Outs, Buckwheat,
Rice ar.d all other kinds of Grain,
No, Bu>b. Potatoes of all Kinds, Pens, Ground
Peas, l?taos, and all other products of tho Furs?,
Gr.rden, or Orchard, not rpeelfiexlly mentioned
in the foregoing columns.
No. Lb.?., Bush, or Gals. Flour, . Meal, Sugar,
Mola.?s:s, Bacon, Lard, and all other Groceries.
Goods, Wares nnd other Merchandise, Spiritu
ous Liquors, Wine?, Cider. Vinegar, tic.
ILiuaeliold find Kitrban Furniture ("pocifyiog
the most valuable,) Aerioolittrr.l T^ols und lu>
tduiueofg, and all Ttols ol' Mochantes or others,
Musical Ia;trnmer. ts, and all articles of domestic
UH?.
No. Carriages. Wagon", Carts, Drays, ond ev
ery spe?:ics of V hiele on Wittels.
So. Watches, Gold ?nil Silver Wares, and
Plate, Jewels and Jewelry.
No. Books, Maps. Pictures, P:J-ii?ngs, Statua
ry, and all other works of Art.
No. Shares und value of all Share* in any
Bank, Ranking Company, or Association, Canal
Navigation, Importing, Exporting, Insurance,
Manufacturing, Telegraph, Kxpr?cs, Railroad
and Dry "Dock .Complies, and ?ll other joint
Stock Companies of every kind, whether incor
porated or not.
All Gold and Siher.Coin, Gold Dost, Gold end
Silvor Bullion.
Amount of all Solvent Credits, Bank Bills and
all other papers issued a-fCnrrcnry (excludive ?:f
non interest bearing Confederare Treasury Not.-s,
and not employed in abased business. ) *
Amount and value of ail monoys hold abroad,
bills of exchange on Foroign Countries.
The valuo of all articles of personal or mixod
property, not in term,; eujbr?cvd in noy of the
foregoing evlamns, nor exen pi .'r m taxation.
Tax Payers are requested -o ^oyin at one-, and
toaki uni t? dir lis1 of j'ro^erly, &z., for tiietu
i.?lre.?, and as E.tfct'for, Administrator, Gn .rdi
a?. Agont, ic Ciuue prepared, Hnd'oome early,
ai tho work will be hanvy. . ?.
R. C. GRIFFIN, Assessor
13th Coi. Di?t
June 8- 6t 21
Ta:?r Collector's Notice.
IWILL Hltcud ?t the following times und pla
ces tr collect the " AdditionaLJntoino Tax"
and tho Tax on Qnairierl* Salea, aa rec?utly AJ
sessed bv Dr. E. C. Gri?n, AssoS?or, viz :
.Daru'*UlUls? AJ.?n !ny, l?th June
^Bonntree's Store, cann', ovoiiiuz..?. o'elock-'
naltiwangrr*a; lu .-day, i jib June.
I.Ojam Culbreath'i?, Sumo evening 3 o'c'ovk.
Perry's, WjjJaesday, lilli June.
MicklerV, * Same, ?vening, 3 o'clock.
Mount Willing! ' Thursday, I ?tb June.
Mrs Gibson's. Snuie evening, 3 o'.'lock.
Mr?. N?rri?', Frdny, 17tb June
Ridr"- P'1'" .v-i.'"7. 3 o'clock.
??Mr?." AllenVi Sa'ttuilay, ISth .Tuna.
"Iti'-hurd ;.'- raine . \rning, S o'clock.
In looking ovor ibo A--"'; r's c-stiinatc?. I sr?
ihiiJ.very^l'ow persona .*re interested in the tux I
wbi'1!. I am nir g'.i"^ fowlie et?
Aa ibo work jr ill b.' li.-fht I buvemaJo two ap
p i*mienu'oaen day, nrrauging ihi iu as-convo
n-aut tu theta iateresto'l as practia-ible. Tax j
Payors who meee^ne in ton forenoon, uro request
cid ro meet mo early40 ennblo mo tu rench my ,
second appointment in time. _ I
Tiioao who failed to pay their Cattlo Tax in .
Mareb would do well to nviil theiuseivei of the ?
present opportunity to pey.
C. M. MAY,
ISth ?ist. Collector. I
JuneC 2t *4 ;
Notice to Bridge Builders
"ITjyiLL be ]f* to the levert bidder on Satur- ;
TT day, tho 25th ?nit. at thc placo, 'he build- I
' if a BBiDGB across Ri.' Slovens' Creek af :
. l i old MdL ly?r further particulars call .
oa .. 4et of Cimtflisaivno'n.
G. W. MORGAN, Clair.
Jua? 7 St 2*
Candidates for the legislature.
MAJ. JuHN E. BACON,
. DR. A. \V. YOH?BLO?D.
W. W.' ADAMS, Esq. "
F. A. TOWNSEND,. EJQ.
Dn. H. R. COOK,
a EX. R. a. M. DUNOVANT..
MAJ. A. J. HAMMOND,
COD. JOHN HCIET,
CAPT. LEWIS JONES,
DB. W. D. JENNINGS,
Rev..A. W? LINDLER;
J. P. M IC RLE R, ESQ. *
Gk , D. TILLMAN, Er*.
For Ta? Collector.
W. H. HOLLOWAY, .
B ENJ. HOVER,
?TARLING TURN MK,
ITARLL? CARTER.
BERKY HOHNE,
?
NEGROES WANTED. '
-e-ITANTWi tr. pnrcbiu? FIVE OR SIN, LIKR
T? LY YOUNG"NEGRO WOMEN, with or
wTOiont cbildren;?&>r which tho high??; Cash
pwcowill bo paid io the new Uni?. Apply at
tbi? Office.
June 6 2i
Wanted.
WANTED to HIRE, by the month or for the
balance of tho y-dar, a OOOD HOUSE
SERVANT. Lihoral wages will bo paid. Apply
at this Offioe. . m *
June 6 tf 24
Time and Labor Saved.
THEREifan bo obtained of Mr. E. Penn, of
this place, a GUAGE containing two sets
of Steel Blades, twelve in oana, for Splitting the
Palmetto leaf into slips suitable for Platting. It
is alsu suicublo for Splitting tho Straw. With thin
Guage you oan split evenly, rapidly and int? dif
ferent widths. In ii vo minutes enough can be
split to plat a man's hat.
A supply will bc kept on hand. Price, $B,00.
June G tf * 21
Tax in Kind ?
HAMBURG, June 7,1$?4.
ALL persons having any cintra? againat this
Office for Hauling Tax in Kind must receipt
for anet receive thc money before the 26th inst.,
or eine the claim will bo barred, and tho party
presumed to make no chargo for the .hauling. On
that day the books will be closed fur last year's
Tux, and all the funds returned.
. 8. S. TOMPKINS, Agent
. Depot 1, Sec. 5, Uh Con. Disc, 8. C.
Juno 7 ? _2t_24
Pocket Book Lost.
LOST between the residence of J. L. Addison,
Esq., and Edgofield C. n., rn Thursday,
mo 2d inst., a PORTMONAIE, Kteel bound, con
taining about Two Hundred l>?llors In $3 bills,
ind a few Shinplastcrs. Also, -one Note given
hy mo as Exocutor to W.*T. Scott or bearer, for
$390. Thc Note hus been.p.i?l and nil pevcons
ire cautioned against trading for tb? sum?. There
(vero also other papers in said Pucket Book of
importance only lu my?aif. Any information eon
sero'ing sal? P..i i mi.uni? or contenu , will ia
thankfully rccoived. ?"'
B. T.. M nhl WET II KR.
Woodlawn P. O , June fl St*24
Commissioner's Notice.
NUKKU ?ill bea Commtiisianas of Roads at
J. Aiken, 8. C., on Wednesday, ti e 2?d June,
M 10 ..'clock A. M.. FT the purpo?? of receiving
from the owners, and taking receipts from tho
Seato Airan;, for all R?ads Hund? Hubie and sect
Lo tho Coast from the Upper Battalion of the 7th
Rogi?ient. in obedience to the 6th cal) for Slav?
Labor on the Coast Fortifications. It will avoid
much trouble tu the owser-aud Commissioners if
all t?lave? liable to this call in ins's Battalion bo
sent to Aiken on Ibo. day specified.
. ' A. JONES, Chair.
Juno^S 2t. 24
Notice.
APPLICATION ?]>ill barnado nt thereat sit
ting of the Legislatur* of eo.uth Carolina
:o incroa.-D the rat* of Toll at tko Sand Bar Ferrv
on tko Savannah River, n?ar the oily nf Augusta.
{ E. lt. WHATLEY, Proprietor.
May 31_ti" *ji _
Notice.
DURING :zj absence I leave all my papers
with C. h. Wise, who if. my authorized
A^nt to trautet all buainesi far rn? connected
with the Estate of A. ?i. Turner, dre'd.
R. A. TURNER, BxV.
May 31_. fr.? 3.1
Notice.
IF there is iny member of 0<n. Huller's com
mand about to go tu Virginia with hi? ho?so
ho will confer a favor and And it to hie advan
tage by addiessMij?, at Hamburg, Ma;. T. J. DA
VIES, of Gen. Bailer'*; Cavalry Brigade, staling
time of departure,
May 31_'it_ 2i
* Strayed.
STRAYED on or about th? :"uh in??., from my
renidcnoe, cue wile Eas* of Gilgal Church,
a BAY MARE, with eu? or mere white'foot. No
othor marks remembered. 'Aged thr?e years. All
information concerning said to?re. thankfully re
ceived, and a auitablo reward will be mid.
' LEWIS REYNOLDS.
Pleasant Lan?, May?1_. tf 23
Administrator's Notice.
ALL persons indebt.-1 to the Estate of Wm.
Toney, dee'd. will ; ay the ??mo without delay,
an i tiio.'e having cl njan a against said Batate aro
notified M roudcr thuin lu ?? properly attested, tn
Dr. J. B: Courtney, Agunt for the Administrator,
forthwith; as wedosir? to close up th? Estate aa
soon as possible.
GEO. J; TONEY, Ad'or.
Nov. 25_1?A_47
Burial Oas?s!
Ikeop constantly'OD hand a tull atcek of Walnut*"'
and Mahogany COFFINS, which, from ?nd
nftor this dato, will bo sold for CAtll, and at
prices a? reasonable as the times will admit of.
The use of tho HEARSE will Ix? charged fur
noeording tu th? same ratio.
"* JOHN M. WITT:
Edgcftald, S: C., OH 10, l.S?jt. tf ii ?
Estate Notice.
ALL persons in Biiywiso in.jobtod to the Enlate
of E. M. Penn, dec. M , aro earnestly requeM
e.i lo com? forw/ird anil Cetil? up-w.tthoui dt.ay.
Those having claims agniL.it aaid'&t?t? will rou
iler thurn iu, properly attested, or on carlv da*?.
G. L. FENN, A".;m*ur. *
Aug 4 Jf : 3.1
Estate Notiee?
PARSONS having claims against the Estate of
Dr. E. Bland, dec'jl., are requested te pre
sent tho same forthwith fo Mr. Jamos M. Ham"
son, who ia ay antbnrued Agent lo Bottling up
tho bnslneaa of thc Estate.
?. Ti. BLAND, Adm's.
. Nov -J . tf U
A Chance for Fine Stock.
SWILL trade fur a Nn.t Mare well broke to ?in
gle harness, the KINE THOROUGH BRED
STALLION PRINCE, five years old, ceptfliett
hv Gon..Wheeler in Kautntky.
' & 6. E. BOWERS.
Hamburg, Mar Hrh, ti 21
T
, Estray, 8
OLLED before me, by D. A. Buddie, a SOR
itar. UOR.5F. 25 years nhl. ball fuco, and
loft oaroff. Apprjlsod at $10?.
W. EDNEY, M. E. D.
Grnnitcville,. ftpr T0;h, L?Ct, lm4i*li>
Rags Wanted.
CLEAN COTTON AND LINEN R 4.GS cfo ba
seid *?r cask at tho A4rr.rtUn office.
An?. 2T " tf il