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' ' - , V 7 C . i&> r.,--. / '' . I . - ^ . ' - *? .,? ,. ,. v.ifri-' ..*ivr^ ^, tfifBi'i I - ?? I i--?-e!!!i in 1 ' " "' B^pp LBwis m. GaisT, j Proprietor. g,a $iikptni>tttl Jamilj ttefos^tr: Jor i\i limitation of % political, Social, fgricnltural anb Commercial Interests of % S?at|. |?8pbbt^?ju^o# TOLDME 9 ~ " YORK^LLE,"SOUTH CAEOLINA, WEDNESDAY EYENING, APRIL 1, 1863. NUMBER13 STATE OP SOUTI1 CAROLINA. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office. Coluxpia, S. C., March 30, 1863. GENERAL ORDER NO. 14. T IT appearing that in many of the JLc regiment* there has been a failure to organize the EtfUlla, In accordance with General Order No. 8 from this office, either by not holding elections in pursuance of said order, or by returning as elected, persons who arc not eliuible nnder the /Vet of the General Assembly, it is hereby ordered that the commanding officers of all such regiments do forthwith order elections to be held, (after giving proper notice,) in ali cases where such failure has occurred or where persons who arc not eligible have been returned as elected, In pursuance of said General Order No. 8. U. The Act of the General Assembly declares vacant the commissions of ali officers between the ages of eighteen and ftnty-fivc years, as soon as new elections have been held, and no person between said ages is eligible, or will be commissioned, to any office in the militia, unless lie be exempted from Confederate sendee under the Exemption Act ^^"fnodditioa t<> the returns required by the third and fourth paragraphs of General Order No. 8, the commanding officers of regiments are hereby required to return to this offiona rOSter 01 Ul' Iicm miu miii|Kiii) vuiv visvt ivepeelive regiments, including those whose offices hnve not fcoeu vacated, as well as those elected under this and Gen MRU-Order No. 8, and also the strength of their companies ?<a form for which roster and return will be furnished from tills Office. IV. In all cases where persons have been elected to offices under General Order No. 8, but who have refused to wept said offices, the commanding officers of brigades and regiments w-iU appoint fit persons liable to ordinary militia duty in the regiments, battalions and beats in which the persons have so refused to command such regiments, battalions and beats, in pursuance of the 33d and 34th sections of (be Act of 1841. V. The captains of beat companies are required strictly to enforce Section 5 of the Act of the General Assembly, entitled "An Act for the better organization of tho militia, nsid for other purposes," passed at its last session, herewith published, and to see that no resident of their respective beats shall escape enrollment by reason of his temporary absence. VL The commanding officers of regiments are responsible for their complete organization, and their special attention is hereby called to Section 34 (herewith published) of the Act of 1841, the errfbrcemeut of which is required. Bv instruction of the General Assembly. A. C. GAltLlNGTON, "V", Adjutant and Inspector-General of South Carolina. : o: V. That the commanding officers ofbqpt companies shall lreep two ittwrele rolls?one of the names of all persons resident in their heats between the ages of sixteen and sixty, andnnother nf the names of all persons between the ages of sixteen and fifty?designating in said rolls the age of each person; rrridnll persons required to be enrolled hp this Act shall, immediately after its passage, report their names to tins commanding' officers of their beat, who shall have power to administer oaths as to the ages and residence of persons, when tncy reiusc to matte ????? men ugr? place of-residence", or where there may he doubts as to either; and eaelt and every beat -company "ball be called mas. for drill and Instruction once in overy two months. XXXIV. If any beat company shall ueglect or refuse, for two mouths, to elect an officer to till any vacancy which shall occur iu it, or the person elected shall refuse to accept of such office, it shall be the duly nt the colonel or officer commanding that regiment to which such company belongs, to appoint and commission some fit person, liable to cgdinary tnUitln duty in such beat, to fill such office, and he shall he compelled to serve In such o-Sce for twelve months, under the penalty of thirty dollars nud fifty tier cent, on the amount of his last general tax, unless he shall he sooner promoted, or froia bodily or mental infirmity, become incaaoof performing the duty thereof, or remove out of the uof his command, or unless the company shall sooner elect some fit person, who shall accept such commission ; and it shall be the duty of the colonel or officer commanding the regiment, to appoint and commission as often as the appointment shall tie refused ; and In every case ol. refusal to accept, tliu penalty shall he enforced ; but no'person appointed by the colonel to an office in a beat company shall be compelled to uniform himself or serve In such office longer than one year in three. * .March 33 13 ? 2t ""PRO^^j^ON; STATE OF SOFTII CAROLINA. ' EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. "* Columbia, S. C., March 18,1863. \A[KEREAS, I am credibly informed T T that large quantities of provisions arc being export ed from this State lor the purpose of speculation, by reason whereof the price of provisions has been much enhanced, to the great discomfort of the citizens of the State ; and whereas the present supply is deemed important for the subsistence of the people aud the soldiers of the Confederacy: Now therefore, I, MILLEDGE L. RONllAM, Governor of South Carolina, by virtue of tire power vested in me under lite Constitution of this State, do L?sue this, tuy Proclamation, and forbid alt persons, for the space of thirty days from this date, from exporting beyond the limits of this State, any salt, bacon, pork, beef, corn, meal, wheat, flour, dee, pirns, potatoes, or other provisions of auy description ?* * ? M,K" MMaiAna ttro ov/uinlixl vl* WWCOCm. IHt J/V?.-V??a urv V?vv|i.vt,, ..... Quartermaster*, Commissaries, and other agent* of the Confederate Government purchasing provision* for the army who musf exhibit satisfactory evidence of their official character and authority; persons from other States who purchase for their own private use and consumption nnd not for resale, who siiall make oath to that etfect before titc next magistrate, previous to die removal of the articles purchased, which oatli the magistrate shall preserve and furnish for the use of the Solicitor of the Circuit when required ; agent* of counties, towns, corporations, and Soldier'* Board* of Relief, of other States who exhibit satisfactory proof of their authority to purchase such provision* in behalf of such counties, towns, corporation* or Soldiers' Boards of Relief for public use or for distribution at cost* and cbnrgcs, and not for resale or profit Salt made by nonresident* and cargoes entering our ports from abroad nre also excepted. Any of said articles that may be stopped in transitu will be eontfscatcd to the use of the Slate. It is enjoined upon all magistrate* and militia officer* and all good citizens are earnestly appealed to to aid iu the enforcement of this Proclamation. Given under my hand and the seal of the State, nt Cohun . bia, this 18th day of March, in the year of our Lord It" B-J one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. M. L. BON HAM. W. R. Hcxtt, Secretary of State. " March 85 12 4t SOUTHERN FIELD & FIRESIDE. SUBSCRIPTIONS ADVANCED TO Si4 PER YEAR. OWING to a further advance in the price of paper and the limit put upon our supply, the Proprietor respectfully announces that from and after the 1st Of MARCH, the price of the FIELD AND FIRESIDE will be as follow* : Fur one year $4 For six months 2 No deductions made to clubs, and no subscriptions rei-eived for less than six months. Postmasters will be allowed 20 per cent, as heretofore. Increased exertions will be used-to make the paper attractive: The charming story? . "THE RANDOLPHS OF RANDOLPH HALL," will be completed in the 10th number. Back numbers, conthfning this Interesting romance, can be supplied. In the same number will be commenced the thrilling Prize Novelette of INDIA MORGAN OR THE LOST WILL. This wiB run through several numbers of the paper, and wiU be accompanied by original Tales, Essay* anil Poem.-: by the best writers in the country. As only a nxcrt supply of paper can be had, the edition is limited, and those wishing to secure this favorite family paper would do well to subscribe early. In making remittances be particular to state the Post Office, County and State, and to send no local shinplastcrs. Address, JAMES GARDNER, Augusta, Ga. March 11 10 ip TaxesT t axes iTtaxes !!!? The uhdersigned will attend at the following times and places, for the purpose of eollcetiug TAXES and receiving Uetums fcr the year 1863: At Luke Smith's, Thursday, 2nd of April. At Feemster's, Friday, 3rd of April. At Gilfilien's, Saturday, 4th of April. At Yorkville, Monday, 6th of April. At Youngblood's, Tuesday, 7th of April. At McConnellsvilie, Wednesday, 8th of April. At Erattonsvllle, Thursday, 9th of April. At Westbrook's, Friday, 10th of April. At Coates Tavern,Saturday, Hth of April. At Rock Hilt, Monday and Tuesday, 13th and 14th, April. At Fort Mills, Wednesday, loth of April. At Ebenezer, Thursday, 16th of April. At Clay Hill, Friday, 17th of April. At Rethel, Saturday, 18th of April. At Allison's, Tuesday, 21st of Aprii. At Smith's, Wednesday, 22ndof April. At Whisonant's, Thursday, 23rd of April. At Buffalo, Friday, 24th of April. At Boydton, Saturday, 25th of April. At Hugh Love's, Tuesday, 28th of April. At Wtutesic'es', Wednesday, 29th of April. At Hiekorv Grove, Thursday, 30th of Aprii, and Friday and Saturday, 1st and 2nd of May. At Yorkville, Monday, Tuesday ?ud Wednesday, 3rd, 4th and 5th of May. The same property subject to taxation as last year. The Books will be closed on the Inst day of May. By an Act of the Legislature, all persons are required to return on oath, the number of slaves worked on their farms the present year. JOHN J. WYLfE. Tar Oolleetor. Mnreh 25 13 4| SHERIFF'S SALE. James Wallis, Applicant, i vs. > For Partition of Real Estate. James A. Wnllls, et at. ) BY virtue of an Order from John A. Brown, Ordinnry of York District, I will offer at public sale at York Court House, on tlie FIRST MONDAY in APRIL next, the tract of land described in the summons, in this case, lying on the waters of Allison Creek, bounded by iands of James WalJis, P. McCulJum, and otliers, containing 50 ACRES, more or less. Sold to make partition among the heirs-at law of R. II. YVALLfS, deceased. Tkkms or Sai.e?12 month's credit, with interest from day of sale; purchaser to give note and approved surety, and a mortgage of the premises if deemed necessary, to the Ordinnry?Costs to he paid in CASH. ($.">) JAMES MASON, s. v. d. March II 10 4t SHERIFF'S SALE: Hamilton YVilson, Applicant, 1 vs. > Summons in Partition. Nancy Wilson et at. ) Heirs-at-law of John Wilson, deceased. T>Y virtue of art Order from John A. JD Biown, Ordinary for York District, I will offer at public sale at York Court House, on- the FIRST MONDAY In APRIL next, the lands described in the summons in this case, lying on tlie waters of Kings Creek, bounded by lands of Nancy YVilson, W. S. Bird, Dr. L. A. IIill,YVm. U. Oreen, and Henry 1'. YVhite, containing 131 ACRES, more or less. Sold to make partition among the hcirs-atlaw of JOHN YVILSON, deceased. Terms or Sai.e.?One hundred and fifty dollars In cash | ?Daiiaiicc OU a credit ui one nun iwu jeurs, mui wniai I from day of sale. The purchaser to give bond with good I security and a mortgage of the premises, If deemed necessary. to the Ordinary. JAMES MASON, S. Y. O. March 11 ($5) 10 4t SHERIFF'S SALE. J. E. McCartcr, Applicant,) v*. > For Partition of Real Estate. Minor McCartcr, ct cl. J Hcirs-gt l9m of Harvey Mc Carter, deceased. Fi virtue of an Order from John A. Brown, Ordinary of York District, 1 will offer at public sale at York Court House, on the FIRST MONDAY tn APRIL next, the tract of land described in the summons in this case, bounded by lands of Margaret Floyd, J. B. McCartcr and Thomas McCartcr, containing 55 ACRES, more or less. Sold to make partition among the helrs-atlaw of HARVEY McCARTEK, deceased. Terms of Sale.?Credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale. The purchaser to give bond, with good security, and a mortgage of the premises, If deemed neccssarv, to the Ordinarv?Costs.to he paid In CASH. (A5) JAMES MASON, ?. y. d. March 11 10 4t SHERIFF'S SALE. Harvey M. Ferrell,Applicant, 1 r?. J- For Partition. Real Estate. William Koblson Sc urife, rt at. J Heirs-at-law of Win. Crews, deceived. BY virtue of an Order from John A. Brown, Ordinary of York District, I will offer at public sale at York Court House, on the FIRST MONDAY in APRIL next, the tract of land described in the summons in this case, adjoining lands of James McCully, W. S. Itoblson, William Ager and others,containing 5*2 ACRES. Sold to make partition among the hcirs-at law of WM. CREWS, deceased. Terms of Sale.- Twelve month's credit, with interest from day of sale. Purchaser to give bond with good surety and a mortgage of the premises to the Ordinary, if deemed necessary?-Costs to be paid hi CASH. (?5) JAMES MASON, s. v. o. March 11 10 4t IK THE COURT OF 01tI)l.\ARV, YORK DISTRICT. For Division or Sulcof Real Estate of James ?i. MeCirrter, Deceased. James L. McCartcr, Applicant, cs. Christopher L. H."Mc~ 1 ? I......... A \f?P.n.r usurer, CC(M*jKlVire-Ul-UUW ui awuvoa. WIWU4IV.,Mww?vwU. . IT appearing to my satisfaction that Robert M. McCarter, John C. McCartiT?.and Harriett McCarter, widow of David L. McCarter, deceased, and the children of said David L. McCarter, whose names arc unknown to me, defendants in above stated case, reside without the limits of this State. It lt>, therefore, ordered, that they do appear and ohjeet to the division, or sale of the Heal Estate ?jf James A. McCarter, deceased, on or before tlio 15th day of June next, or their consent to tbo same will be entered of record. J. A. BROWN, 0. Y. D. March 24 12 3m QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISO TttlCT.?Whereas, JOS. G. SMARR has applied to mc for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JAMES .Met'ALLEY, late of the District aforesaid, deceased. These arc, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to he . and oppenr before me, at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden at York Court House, on the 6th day of April next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, tills 24th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, apd ill the eighty-seventh year of the Independence of South Carolina. JOHN A. BROWN, 0. Y. P March 25 12 2t YOKKllARBLE 1AKIK RICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens of York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of North Carolina, that he is fully prepared to supply every article in the MARBLE LINE, of tlic highest style of finish and at reasonable prices. 1 He keeps constantly on hand, a large supply of FOREIGN I and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of Ills work mav be always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENQtflREM? PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doom North of "Stowe's" HotcL All work will be delivered at any point on the King's Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge. He Is also prepared to fum'sh to opler, IRON RAILING of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, 8tc. January 10 S ip INEQUITY YORK DISTRICT. Jno. D. Maclean, Executor, J vi. > Bill for talc of laud 4' Negro. Robert Patrick, and others. ) IT appearing to my satisfaction that Rolit. P. Bigger, John Milieu and .Sslinn, his wife, James Rigger, Thomas Davis tuid John Davis, defendants in above stated ease, reside beyond the limits of this State. It h, therefore, on motion of Wil'htins and Ueattv, Com- i plainnnts Solicitors, ordered, that said absent defendants do I appear and plead, answer or demur to the Bill tiled in this case, within three months from the publication of this noI n. o.il.l Hill ,v-l|l tin tnL'pi, rvrn etinfesso as to them. ""'"(?} X) iVALTKK II METTS, Commissioner in Equity. February 18,1863. 7 3tn OFFICE A. Q. 91., CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862. "\TR. J- 0. MILLER is appointed j JLtJL Agent of tliis Department, for the purchase of1 FODDER anil CORN for the Districts of York and Chester. | Planters desiring to sell will communicate with hint, ' through the POST OFFICE, at Yorkville, S. Carolina.? j Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. No WATER must be used, as great loss to the Government was experienced last year, ny Fodder being improperly packed, till such will be rejected. MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. 0. M. October 15 42 tf CTEAM MILLS FOR SALE.? I lO Tlie undersigned offers for sale or in exchange for I NEGRO PROPERTY, his STEAM MILLS in the Town ; of Yorkville, S. C., dlreetlv on the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD. The Mills'consist of WHEAT and CORN MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?the whole driven bv a BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY IIORSE POWER, with WELLS and PUMPS to supply with water, and all necessary buildings. The BOILER and ENGINE, If desired, will lie sold alone. S. J. KUYKENDAL. | March 18 II tf T\ENT A L^NOTI OE?LT RIN G 1/ my absence from Yorkville, I liave made nnnngeluents with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly ofCli arlestun, to take cburge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Enuiuiu u building, where be will be pleased to wait cm my customers, as usual. He is a gentleman of much experience tn my line of business, and will, doubtless, give general satisfaction. W. M. WALKER, Dentist. February 25 8 tf ~ CARRIAGE "SHOP" ' THE Subscriber still continues the CARRIAGE ami BUGGY BUSINESS xjx/ Mv at the old STAND. All kinds of coun J try produce taken in exchange for work, i ALSO, HORSE SHOEING and general country WORK done by W. P. McFADDEN. January 23 4 tf DR. ALFRED CRAVEN ""* | jResihitt J&urgtflit ? cutis}, "YORK VI Li I jE, S. C. Cg- On the East side of Main Street, South of the "Palmetto Hotel."-?$ January 6 1 tf ! FOR SALE. j |00 lbs COPPERAS. too lbs BLUE STOXE. 500 BUNCHES YAltX. Call soon at W. I). & J. C. Ml.,LEll'S. October 22 43 tf NOTICE. | A LL persons having any demands | JlX. aeainst the Estate of WILLIAM K. HACKET, I deceased will present them duly attested within the time | prescribed by law, and those indebted arc requested to 1 make iiayment to C. J. HACKET. Executrix. , j March 17,1863. 11 3t RAGS! RAGS!! RAGS ! !! , I XAAA LBS Rag3 "Wanted at the J OWU PRINTING OEFICE immediately for which 3 cents per pound will lie paid. ! September 10 37 tf The Gold Panic*. We have to day to perform the highest duties of the journalist. It is to combat ] dangerous errors, illusions and panics in ] *the public mind?to keep cool and hold on < to reason as a guide, while excitement and i apprehension are doing their fearful work i out of doors, and scattering the senses of 1 those who ought to be sensible men, liSeso J many timid hares. We have spoken else- I where of the food^panic as of a class with i the powdefpanic, the arms panic, and the < salt panic of former epochs of the war.? .< The gold panic is one of the last haliuoina- < tions of the times. The currency questiou ' is vital to us; it is our weak point, beoause i it is sensitive as an exposed nerve, and most t inviting to the operations of speculators at 1 home, and enemies at home and abroad.? 1 - - ? * < Timid men among tfte people are rne reaay dupes of these operators. It becomes every man of sense and motive, who loves the cause and his country, to fight the evil manfully. It is telegraphed from Richmond, "Advance in gold.! Exodus of foreigners!? Gold has risen in Richmond to 400, and Bank notes to, 60 premium." The exodus of foreigners, as a cause of the-rise, is a fable. It might temporarily affect that market, but there is no exodus of foreigners here to account for the flatter on St. Francis and St. Michael streets. Can any man perceive any rational cause in the present condition of our military affairs, why Confederate currency should suddenly jump down 1G0? If Richmond or Charleston had been taken, or Vickshnrt* redueed. the reason would be clear o / _ , enough. But it comes when there is no 1 defeat or series of defeats, of our arms to 8 dampen the hopes of ultimate triumph, and 8 when everything looks more favorable for ^ us than at any period of the war. No man I with a magnifying glass, can discover any 1 single reason why Confederate notes to-day 8 is not worth just as much as it was jester- I day. Yet, upon a breath of a report, a 8 vapor of suspicion of evil, lots of people 8 arc, while we write, ruoning to the broker's \ offices, eager to exchange their paper for gold at any price They verify the maxim, 8 "A fool and his money is soon parted."? * To morrow, the wind may sit in a different quarter. The wireworkers, having suooeed- ' ed in bagging a sufficient lot of dupes, may | tind it convenient to let up the snare, and 1 a good piece of news may come aloug to * justify an advance in Confederate paper.? J Then these dupes who bought at 400 will 1 begin to think they had been too easily ^ soared, and come back to sell again at 300. 1 One thing is worthy of remark, and we I commend it to the timid patriot who is the y possessor of Confederate money. It is, s that it takes two to make a bargain, and ( when he can sell his paper, there must needs 1 be a buyer. Now, it is as good in his hands ^ as in those of the buyer, and the buyer is * the smartest and sharpest hand in the 1 bargain. 1 There are no more dangerous enemies to C our cause than these timid possessors of | Confederate money. Most of them have made it out of the war and out of the derangements in prices and currency occasion- i ed by the war. They are now using their gains to weaken the general oause, to strike a blow at public credit and public confi- c deuce. The alarm they create by the misuse of their illgotten wealth is more dan- ? gerous to the cause than the fury of our t enemies and thyir countless armies. It is $ in their powec to conquer us when Linooln r cannot do it, with all his vast Dictatorial x powers. And some times we think we see ( the hands of our own wily and bitter foes t in their attacks upon our currency., it ^ would be a scheme worthy of the cuuDiDg ^ brain of the Machiavellian Seward. He t and his brother Yankees are a money under- t standing people. They know what an ele- c ment of evil a disorganized currency is? worse thau a disorganized army. They j know both by a bitter experience. Having s failed to disorganize our noble armies, (and t they never have been in suoh splendid fighting condition since the war began) may j they not be trying our currency ? General ( Biagg's army left in Tennessee and Ken- j tucky several millions of Confederate dollars. It is no great stretch of the imagina- j tiou to suppose that Seward may have or- j dered them to Richmond by agents instructed to invest them in gold at 300 premium, ( the 350 premium, then 400, and so on, at any premium, until they run up gold to 5j ! ^ j G, 7, 8 or 10 for one. A panio is the con- ] | sequeuce, and at a cost of half a million of , dollars, Seward effects the ruin of our finances. ^ If Lincoln is not doing this, it is certain- | ly being done by speculating sharpers on ' one side, and timid fools, and, in a patriotlo I sense, vile knaves on the other. The rem- ! udy is in the public?in its courage and i nerve, its determination to stand by the i credit of the Government, to sink or swim 1 with it, and its frowning down the cowardly I ! herd who do not hesitate to jeopard the i cause of a nation, and set at naught all the 1 precious blood and Godlike heroism which < has been expended in it, in order to save j i ?tnlfi*TT rJnllora IMrorA 1Q nr\ I I | men vna auu jsuawj uwuuiu. **, ?w ; I cause for this alarm. It is of the very esi senco of a panic. Our prospects were ! never brighter, our success is certain, (for I its only real enemies are the engrossers and j the panic makers), and with sucoess the inexhaustible resources of the richestcountry in productions on the habitable globe, i are ample to pay all the debts of tho war. Our people want faith, constancy and courage. Their brethren in the armies have set them noble examples of it. With heroes in the field, for God's sake let us n6t show ourselves cowards and time-servers in the walks of civil and political life. Mob ile A dvertiscr a nd Reg ister. The Chattanooga Rebel says : We ( must quit talkingabout receiving the West- , em folks "with open arms," until they j cease to approach us with loaded ones.? , Sensible. i Oar Greatest Danger. f The North is preparing for another desperate attempt to subjugate the South. If Lincoln succeeds in harmonizing the discordant elements among her people (and it is wiser that we should act upon the preemption that he will), the war is to be waged with intenser fury than ever bfefore. Larger armies and more formidable navies ;han we have yet seen are to be brought igainst us, and every effort which ingenuity can suggest, which malice can invent, or energy can put forth, is to be made for the complete overthrow of the Confederacy.? rhe same determined hearts and strong irms which, under a kind Providence, have :hu8 far defended our liberties, can again aurl back upon the JNorth tbe invading hosts which are to be marched against as. Dobfident in oar cause and the coarage of )ar people, all >these preparations for oar daughter do not dismay as. And yet we ire in danger; not from Northern bayonets >r iron olads, but from the mistaken policy jr cupidity of our own people. The brave nen who have left oar firesides and who low stand to their arms in the tented field, san and will take care of the myrmidons vhich Linooln sends to desolate oar land i .hey will do their duty, but those of us who amain at home have a duty to perform vhich is not less imperative or important, ind our oause is in danger because of our 'ailure to be as faithful as our soldiers in he performance of the part which we have u act in securing our independence. What s our duty ? To feed our soldiers and pro- . )ide for the families which they left behind hem. If we will do this we need have no 'ear about the army. Our brothers, sons ind husbands who are in the field will fight ill our battles and win all our victories if ve will make bread for them and the deicndeut loved ones w]iom they have enrusted to us. Shall we fail ? As certainly is we are tempted, by the hope of gain, to ilant cotton, we shall; as certainly as we ire induced by patriotism to plant corn we ihall not. Here, here at home, is our danger, and not where the battle lowers. We tremble when we think of the oon x. e - r..:i i lequences 10 our cauitu iruuj u lunuru iu nake an abundant provision crop this year. SVho can bear to contemplate the thought hat our armies may have to be disbanded or want of food? Who that has a heart n him can endure the thought that a Con'ederate soldier is pinched by hunger, or bat a soldier's wife suffers for bread, when t is iu his power to contribute to their reief. Planters of the South, these brave nen and their wives and their little ones ook to you for food. Shall they look in rain ? You are worse than a slave if you mswerYea; you-.jvill hejp to make your sountry free if you answer Nay. But how ire you to feed them if you raise Cotton ? Do not endeavor to satisfy your conscience >y saying "my small contributions will anount to nothing." Every man must do lis duty, and these small contributions frooj. iach will suffice for all our wants. Cut^ lown your cotton crops to just land enough o make your seed, and devote every acre 0 provisions.?Spirit of the South, i. Servile Insurrection in South Caro-. lina Meditated by the Yankees. The New York Tribune, in its editorial solumn, says : "We have from our special correspondent it Port Royal the startling announcement hat a foroe of 5,000 negroes, led by whites ind supported by regular troops, is just eady to enter one of the most densely populated districts in the Department of South Carolina, in order to summon it* emancipaed blacks to arms. Communications have >een established with the negroes, and they vait only for the appearance of the liberaing'force to springto arms and rally under he National flag. Sudden and irresistible is an avalanche, this blow will fall where jrepiration and defence are alike Impossi)le. The Republic is at length about to itiiko at the heart of the Rebellion, and he Proclamation of Freedom, hated and lerided by every enemy to the Nation, shall oe heard in the trumpet tones on the planations of Carolina, and cohoed on the oattle-fleld by tho oannon's opening roar." The following extract from the Hilton Head correspondence of the same journal, s the intelligence referred to: "For some weeks preparations for a foray loon an extensive scale into some of tho most thickly populated districts of one of the throe States comprised in the Department of the South, have been in progress with the greatest possible secrecy. Few persons within our lines are aware of the project even at this time, when orders to begin the movement are about to be giveo. The plan is to surprise the rebels, not with the phantom, but the reality of servile insurrection, by the sudden appearance in irms, in the region selected, of a body of no less than 5,000 negroes, properly led by whites, and supported by regular troops.? Communication has been opened and kept up for sometime by trustworthy contrabands with the bondmen of the chosen field of operations, and they know when the liberating host will appear, and aro roady to rise in thousands and swell it to a wave so l . .i_ _ . ;. *11 k-.il. ?k-u: J migniy load it wm sweepuum reueniuu uuu i slavery out of existence wherever it may ! roll. The words of Wendell Phillips at Plymouth Church will be realized?the question of fighting rebels with their slaves placed beyond the control of politicians.? I A great voloano is about bursting whose ! lava will burn and flow and destroy despite "conservatism" and "peace resolutions."? ' The exaot direction of the expedition the Northern public is most likely to learn first' through Southern prints." Embargo.?The authorities of ourj neighboring town, Hamburg, S. C., are I oarrying out the orders of Gov. Boubam, ana no person is allowed to bring produce over the bridges to Augasta, unless an oath is taken by the party bringing the produce over, that it is for personal use and not for speculation or sale.? Constitutionalist. Official Orders. ' Adjutant General Cooper, of the Confederate States army, has issued the following important General order: I. Any employee of a Government establishment . who shall leave sach employment, shall not he received at aoy other Government establishment, or by any contractor under t|pe Government, unless he exhibits a discharge from the employment which be leaves. II. Any contractor under the Government who^ball employ any worfcmen leaving, without proper-discharge, a Government establishment or the employment of another contractor under the Government 1 shall be notified at once that the detailed ' men and conscripts in his employment be rotnmorl frt fchi?ir nrnnar nffiflera nnon re r- -r-- -r port of the facts to the Chief of Ordnance. III. The orders heretofore given are repeated, that conscripts or detailed men leaving their employment without written permission shall be reported to the nearest enrolling officer to be tried and punished as deserters. In consequence of numerous applications made by various persons to the War "Department, it is obvious that some misconception in regard to the instructions of the Secretary of War in relation to tbe impress, ment of supplies must exist on the part of the people or that tbe agents of tbe Government have violated their instructions; now, therefore, for the purpose of removing such misebneeption, and to prevent %ny .violation of those instructions, it is hereby ordered, I. That no offioer of the Government shall, under any circumstances whatever, ! impress the supplies which a party has for his o^^mgumption or that of his family, -J employees or slaves. IL That no officer shall, at any time, unless specially ordered so to do, by a General commanding, in a case of exigency, impress supplies which are on their way to market for sale on arrival. III. These orders were included in the instructions originally issued in relation to impressment by the Secretary of War, and the officers exercising such authority are again notified that "any one acting without or beyond" the authority given in those instructions will be held strictly responsible. IV. Wheu non commissioned officers, musicians or privates entitled to furloughs under the act of December 11, 1861, or that of April 10, 1862, have died, or may hereafter die, before the receipt thereof, their personal representatives shall be allowed the commutation value of transportation from the point where such parties die to their homes and back. V. Wben non commissioned officers, musicians or privates, entitled under either of the preceding acts to a furlough, shall have been, or may hereafter be, promoted to the rank of commissioned officers, prior to tho receipt thereof, they shall be allowed the same commutation as is provided in the previous paragraph, or,, when they go on lcSve, the transportation in kind at their option. VI. Claims arising under Paragraph I will be settled by the 2d Auditor, those under paragraph II by officers of the Quartermaster's Department. In the latter olass, the facts must be attested by the certificate of the commanding officer of the regiment to which the claimant belonged at the datj of bis promotion.. Northern Pictorial Papers! By a reoent arrival from Nassau, the Wilmington Journal has a bundle of late New York pictorial sheets, embracing Frauk Leslie, of February 21, and March 7, and Harper's Weekly, of February 28 Harper's is decidedly venomous, bitter and unrelenting. Its first page picture is a likeness of General Hooker, and its last page has a picture entitled "The Copperhead Party?in favor of a vigorous prosecution of peace." "The Copperhead Party," be it understood, is the elegant appellation given by the Abolitionists to all opposed to the usurpations of Abe Lincoln.? For instance, Clement L. Vallandigbara is stigmatized by Harper n9 the chief of copperheads. Tho peace Democrats are caricatured under the semblance of copperhead snakes with human heads and Quaker hats, making an attack on a slanky-looking fe- 1 male, innooent of crinoline, supposed to renresent Columbia, who holds ont a'shield ; "*r ; / marked "Union." To show the animus of Harper, we shall extract a short paragraph from an editorial artiole headed "Copperheadism," as follows: "We shall not waste time in arguing with the copperheads. Men who are capable of justifying the rebels and espousing their canse when the blood of some member of almost every.Northern family red-1 dens Southern soil, and the bones of Nor-! thern soldiers are worn as orAments by Southern women, are not likely to be convinced by argument, or to bo pervious to anything short of a bayonet thrust." This is rioh, especially the style of female ornaments prevalent at the South.? And yet this stuff will have its believers, although, of course, its writer is not to be classed among them. Harper also devotes considerable space in the way of pictares and letter press to the new negro regiments. All the negroes appear in Harper with the features of white men, but with rather a dark color. Frank Leslie, on the contrary, gives the Nativo Guards in Louisiana, just as they are, certainly without flattery, ma king them look as purely Afrioan as may bo. The comio picture on the last page of one of the Leslie's is entitled "The Bad Bird and the Mudsill/' and represents old j Abe Btuok in the mud up to his waist,1 while Jeff. Davis, in the form of a bird, sits j cosily on his nest marked "Richmond," and langhs at Abe, whp is made to say? "Ah, you may laugh?but it it wern't for | this mud, I'd soon fetoh you out of that." j AST A discovery of great value to Texas has lately been made and patented by Dr. Parks, of Guadalupe County. It is in ef. feet', that the wood of the MeaquUe tree is as efficaoions in its tanning as the 6am Catachu of the West Indies. It is stated that a hide properly prepare^ can be tan-, o ned by it in twenty-four hoars; and this ii tree is one of the forest growth in the best J cattle ooantry in the Empire State. In the t< future, therefore, Texas can readily export b leather, instead of hides; and tanners, of e whom there are bat few in that country, ii will readily multiply. d Thadurrency Act. I A bill to be entitled "An Act to provide y for the funding and farther issue of Trea- a sury Notes," has passed both Houses of p Congress. Wo subjoin a synopsis of its $ provisions: c 1 All Ti'oftonrtr nntaa nnfc bnarincr in. 1 - ? -----J -?.??) ? - - o ? u terest, issued previous to 1st of Deoember 3 lost, shall be fundable iu eight per oeut. a bonds or stock uutil 22d April, 1863 ; 0 thereafter, until 1st August next, in seven c per cents., and thereafter shall be no Ion- ? ger fundable at the pleasure of the holder, f( but be receivable in payment of public a dues, except the export duty on cottoD, and ii payable six mouths after the ratification of p a treaty .of peace. Notes issued after 1st fi December last, and within ten days after f, the passage of this Act, shall be fundable tl iu seven per cents, until 1st August next; j, thereafter shall be fundable only in four n per cent, bonds. All such notes not fun- 8] ded shall be receivable, etc., as aforesaid. a] All oall certificates outstanding on 1st July ji next, shall, after that date, be deemed to be bonds, bearing six per cent, interest. d .2 Authorizes the Seoretary of the Trea- g sury to issue, monthly, amount of notes, c not exceeding-fifty millions of dollars, fun- b dable within six months from'date of issue, a in six per cent, bopds; thereafter in four p per cent, bonds. tl 3. Notes, fuodable in six per cent, bonds 0 may be converted into call certificates bear- a ing five per cent, per annum; and, if not t< re-converted within six months, shall be y exchanged for a six per cent. bond. Notes f( fundable in four per cent, bonds may be Cl converted, at any time, into call certificates, tj bearing four per cent, interest, until re- 0 converted or paid. - 0 4. All bonds or stock issued under this p Act to be payable not less than thirty years after da*B, but shall be redeemable five c years after date, at pleasure of the Govern- a ment. c 5. Authorizes the purohase of Treasury Sl notes bearing no interest issued after pas- 8, sage of this Aot, antil whole amount in cir- c eolation shall not exceed $175,000,000. f( G. The notes shall be of any denomina- a tion not less than $5, now authorized by q Jaw- v 7. Authorizes an increased issue of $1 tl and $2 notes, and also an issue of fifty cent, f, notes, not fundable. 8. Authorizes the sale of six per cent. a bonds at par for Treasury notes issued since S1 1st December to such of the Confederate States as may desire to purchase the same, or the sale of such bonds when guaranteed bv anv State to an amount not exceediag $200,000,000. Also authorizes the sale tl at par, of $100,000,000 coupon boods, six 1 per cent, the coupons to be paid at the o pleasure of the owner in currency, or in d cotton certificates, which pledge the Gov- tl eminent to pay the same in oott)n, at the si rate of 8d. sterling per pound, to be deliv- tl ered at any time withia six months after ti the ratification of u treaty of peace, at New ti Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston or e Wilmington, as the Secretary of the Trea h sury may direct. b 9. Provides for the publication of the Act. t! p A Good Move. t, It ha3 been suggested in Augusta and n Atlanta to form Societies to protqpt the ti Soldiers' families from the necessity of pur- fc chasing from extortioners, by employing 0 volunteer capital, either as a gift or loan to 0 the Society. The idfc^has been well re- w ceived in many places, and should be adop- r, ted in every town. We think the Comma- a sioners of the Soldiers' Familiesv for this tl District, should see to it, that the price of tl corn should be given out at $2.00. This can be done with the aid of private capital, o, If something of this kind is not done soon, n the price of corn during the summer may ]( advance to $5.00. In many places corn tl is now selling for more than double this g sum. 1 Many families were disappointed last D week in getting corn from the Commission- p era, and were obliged to borrow money and tl pay ?2.50 per bushel, and a whole day con- a snmed in finding corn, getting it to mill f| and carrying it home. ItiWoald be a great w convenience to the families for foe Com- j missioners to have coro that they ocold tell r, at cost to Soldiers' families who have drawn a their proportion and still not supplied to t< the amount of their wants. It would save ti the time of running about with a little poke 8j from one mill to another to get a bushel of ti corn. Many are obliged to do this now, i( and have done it for years, but the times 0 are now too hard for a poor business like ^ that to be carried on. Any one that can tl carry a bushel of corn to mill, should be n engaged in' a crop?it is important to the g, public interests of the country that they r should bo thus employed for themselves or tJ others. This will be the best remedy for Sj hard times w# can suggest. The labors of tl summer will give us all abundance in the p fall season, and those who are not provident f( enough to provide-for such times as we have v fallen upon, must expect to experience all a the disappointment there is to be found in a lazy indolent life. It will be mortifying, indeed, after the experience of two years, a there should be aDy found in Spartanburg is pistriot, who will not make a crop for them- b selves, or hire out, and aid in making one c for somebody elso. c Our principal idea in making these sug- a gestions, is to gather up all stragglers at f home, and put them to work, and let the f Commissioners provide for destitute families o the best they can while the orop is grow- o ing.? Carolina Spartan. r The Injunction granted by Judgefyi Lyons. It was stated in tbe telegraphic colaumf yestersday's Express, that in the Husfcags Court of lliohmond city on Tuesday, adge Lyons delivered his decision relative o tbe - impressment of a quantity of flour elonging to William B. Isaacs, and grant-' A d the injunction asked for. The follow-. * ag is a brief abstraot of the decision renorcJ: On the 7th of March, 1863, Wm. B. saacs presented his :bill, statiog thach^ 'as the owner of 960 barrels of Superfine nd Extra Superfine dour, which he had nrohased in Outober, for about the suthof^ 22,000, and on which .he onsiderahle expense in dra$age, storage, sc., and that be had been informed that lajor .John H. Claiborne, acting as was Jleged, uoder, the orders of the Secretary f Wnr. Iwd mvnn nnt.inn tn Tinnlnn. are & Co., ia whose warehouse the flour ras stored, that he had impressed the same or the use of the Confederate Government nd that the Government wojxld allow him i payment 817.50 per barrel for the Suerfine, and 819.50 for the Extra Superne, being nearly $3,000 less than he paid )r it, and nearly $12 per barrel less than be market price in Richmond. The in* motion was prayed for to prevent the reiovaI of the floor, until just compensation bould be made, or until some provision bould be made for ascertaining what is ist compensation for the floor. The Judge was of the opinion that oner the Constitution of the Confederate tales, no impressments of private property cold be made, unless absolutely demandetf - ; y public exigency, for the uatf of the army, nd it bad been plainly shown that ia the resent case no such exigency existed p lat Congress, in whom, resides the power, f eminent domain, so far as the Confederte Government is concerned, has no rigHE) authorize the taking of private property dthout providing just compensation there* >r, and that it could not be successfully out ended, in the absence of* such legislaon, that an Executive officer could do it, r decide when the necessity might exist, r fix the amount of compensation to be aid. ' After the seizure of the flour, Isaacs ould not avail himself of the-reWdy of ait ctioQ for trespass against Claiborne, beause the latter is an officer in the military ervieo of the Confederate States, aniw^ ^ Qcb, exempt from arrest under civil'proess. The remedy of Isaacs was oot there3re complete and adequate at lawj irrepar* ble injury to him might be the oonsenence of a refusal to grant injunction, rhich was, in the opinion'of the Judge, be only complete and effectual remedy, and ir that reason ought to be grau>d.. Judge Lyons, iu delivering hi? decision Haded to numeirouft legal authorities to astain bim in the position assumed, " ?? ; H'ir "?:&':UJk "She layeth her hands to the Spindle* her hands hold the Distaff." Thus spoke the wise King cf Israel, bousands of years ago, of a virtuous woman, 'he picture he drew had doubtless-many rigiuals even among the wealthy, ia bis $ ay. But gradually in the progress of time bey disappeared, and woman, once the lave, then the helpmate, fiaaily became be doll and plaything of the lords of ereaion. High born ladies ceased tQ look afar the work of their numerous handmaid; ns and the ways of their household. The ornely distaff was lail! aside, and, books sing unknown, masicand dress absorbed he whole attention of the rich. They apeaTed as applauding spectators of gladiairial contests, and arbiters in the tournalents of knights. Then falcon-flyiog, the", imbour frame, embroidery, and the lute, ecame thrpastimes of tliose who could not therwise kill the time. Then when books ame and enlightenment spread (though it ras long before .women were taught,) the sading of novels and poetry, dress equip ge, the theatre and the opera, absorbed tie attention of those who "toiled not, neiier did spiD." . . . Most peoplo will sigh to think of the good Id time*?as in old time manners and wajtf 'ere necessarily good ; which does not fdliw as a natural sequence at all. But, iianks to the war, we see again some of the * ood old customs of Solomon's day revived, 'he women of the Confederate States?and 0 heroines of song or story outshine their eerless character?are given heed to the aings which make for the welfare of the rmy and the country. The rich are lookig after their servants and directing their wk?making of cotton and woolen cloth, t is become the pride of the country matin, and even of the young ladies too. In Iso every country place, and in the small iwns and villages, we hear on every side tie homely, but not unpleasant whir of the pinning wheel, and the click and thnd of tie hand loom. The fairest and the daiot;st of the land are lea; ulog the mysteries f dyes and color setting aud of warp and reft. Scarlet and purple are an eveiy-day ieme. It is a prodigious fashion, and rhat is more, a good fashion. We hope to se more still follow it. It should- be a gloy to a young lady in these times, not only 1 wear a homespun dress, but to be able to pin and weave it. All honor we say to tie music of the spinning wheel, and esecially to those who learn that while not argetting their piano. They are fit to be rives of heroe3.?Augusta Constitution list. The Cheapest FooD.--The cheapest nd most nutrious vegetable used for food i beans. Jf rot. JLiebig says tnat pone ana eans form a compound ofgsubstances peculiarly adapted to farnish all that is noes8ary to support life. A quart of beans nd half a pound of pork will feed a small amily for a day with good strengthening ood. Four quarts of beans and two pounds >f corned beef, boiled to rags, in fifty quarts f water, will furnish a good meal for forty Ben.