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> * ' *- m * ' , ?* v * .; ' '*- * j 4. ' p _._ a l -tvni,-.- - f'r v; --; -?^ ?^-? " "" ^ --^- ^ " "'" ? " -"T? ' ^ lewis m. gbist, | proprietor. |ntopenbntt Jfantilj ^tfospHptr: Jfor % Jprnmotian tf % Social, %$MM anb Commercial Interests of % Sonfjj- | $3 peb yeab, in advance, VOLUME 9. ~ YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1863. ~ NUMBER 16. Southern field & fireside. SUBSCRIPTIONS ADVANCED TO $4 PES 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 alter the 1st of MARCH, the price of the FIELD AND FIRESIDE xvfll be as follows : For one year..... $4 For sis months 3 No deductions made to clubs, and no subscriptions received for less than six months. Postmasters will be allow- < ed 20 per cent, as heretofore. Increased exertions will be used to make the paper attractive. The charming story? "TEE RANDOLPHS OF RANDOLPH HALL," will he completed In the 10th number. Back nti mbers, con mining this interesting romance, can be supplied, in the same number will be commenced the thrilling Prize Novj elette of INDIA MORGAN OR THE LOST WILL. This will run through several numbers of the paper, and will be accompanied oy original Tales, Essays and Poems by the best writers in the country. As only a fixed supply of paper can be hail, the edition is limited, and those wishing to secure tills 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 slilnpiosters. Address, JAMES GARDNER, Augusta, Ga. March 11 10 lp npAXBS! TAXES"!! TAXES !!!JL Tbc uhdersigned will attend at the following times and places,for:,the purpose of collecting TAXES and receiving Returns for the year 1862: At Luke Smith's, Thursday, 2nd of April. At Feemswr's, Friday, 3rd of April. A? nnftiiiiii'a flntiirflnv. 4th nf Anrll. At Yorkville, Monday, 6th of April. At Youngblood's, Tuesday, 7th of April. At McCoonellsvilie, Wednesday, 8th of April. At Brattonsvllle, Thursday, 9th of April. At Wcstbrook's, Friday, lOfh of April. AtGontea Tavern, Saturday, 11th of April. At Rock HUI, Monday and Tuesday, I3thand 14th, April. At Fort Mills, Wednesday, loth of April. At Ebenezer, Thursday, 16th of April. At Clay HUI, Friday, 17th of April. At Bethel, Saturday, 18th of AprU. At Allison's, Tuesday, 21st of April. At Smith's, Wednesday, 22nd of April. v At Wlilsouant's, Thursday, 23rd of April. At Buffalo, Friday, 24th of April, Ac Boydton, Saturday, 25th of April. At Hugh Love's, Tuesday, 28th of April. At Whitesldes', Wednesday, 29th of April. At Hickory Grove, Thursday, 30th of April, and Friday and Saturday, lilt and 2nd of May. . At Yorkville, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 3rd, 4th and 5th of May. The same property subject to taxation as last rear. The Books will be closed on the last day of May. By an Act of the Legislature, all persons are required to * return on oath, the number of slavos worked on their farms the present year. JOHN J. WV.L1E, Tax Collector. March 23 12 4t IN THE COIRFOFORDINARY, YORK DISTRICT. .For Diviiionor Sale 0/ Real Estate of Jamet A. McCarter, Decerned. James L. McCarter, Applicant, r*. Christopher L. H. McCarter, d at., Hcirs-at-Law of James A, McCarter, deceased. rD appearing to my satisfaction tliat Robert M. McCarter, John C. McCarter, and Harriett MoCarjer, widow of David -Z. McCurter, deceased, and the children of said David Z. McCarter, whose names arc unknown to me, defendants In above stated case, reside without the limits of this State. It is, therefore, ordered, that they do appear and object to the division orOBie of the Real Estate of James A. McCarter, deceased,,fro-or liefore the 15th day of June next, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. J. A. BROWN, O. Y. D. March 24 12 3m QOUTH CAROLINA-YORK DISTRJCT.?Whereas E. J. FAR1S has applied to me for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of JOHN N. PARIS, late of the District aforesaid, deceived. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singu lar, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to he and appear before me, at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden at York Court House, on the 4th day of May next, to shew cause, if any, why the said adininistratidh should not be granted. Given under xny hand and Seal, tills 13th dny of April, in the venr of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and A" etxty-thrce, and L> the eighty-seventh year of the Independence of 8outh Carolina. JOHN' A. BROWN, O. Y. 1). April 15 15 2t QOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISCI TRICT.?Whereas, WM. MeKEOWN, has applied ? to me for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights ami credits of JOHN M. Mc KEOWN, iatc of the District aforesaid, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be and apSear before me at our next Onlinnry's Court for the said Ustrict, to he holden at York Court House on the 4th day of May next, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under tny hand and Seal, this 13th day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and In the eighty-seventh year of the Independence of South Carolinn. JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D. April 15 15 2t 1ST EQUITY?YORK DISTRICT. Joo. D. Maclean, Executor, f vi. > Bill for tale of land t( Negro. Robert Patrick, and others. J IT appearing to my satisfaction that Robt. P. Bigger, John Milieu and Selina, his wife, James Bigger, Thomas Davis and John Davis, defendants in above stated case, reside beyond the limits of this State. It is, therefore, on motion of Williams and Beatty, Complainants Solicitors, ordered, that said absent defendants do appear and plead, answer or demur to the Bill filed in this ease, within three months from the publication of this notice, or said Bill will be taken pro contesso as to them. ($7#) WALTER 11. METTS, Commissioner iu Equity. February 18,18G3. 7 3m HOW IS THE TIME ! I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICES FOR ALL CLASSES OF NEGROES. C. J. PRIDE, Rock Hill, S. C. Anrll 1 13 if YORK MARBLE YARD. RICHARD HARE, respectfully In form? the citizens of York%mt Chester Districts, nml the adjoining counties of North Carolina, that ho is fully prepared to supply every article in the MARBLE LINE," of the highest style of finish and at reasonable prices. He keeps constantly on-hand, a large supply of FOREIGN and DO.ATEST1C MARBLE, and specimens of his work may be always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENQUIRER" PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North of "Stowe's" Hotel. (0- AH work will be delivered at any point on the King's Mountain Railroad, FREE of eliarge. He is also prepared to furnish to ordpr, IRON RAILING of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, &c. January 10 2 lp OFFICE A. Q. M., CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862. A/TR. J. C. MILLER is appointed -i.r_L Agent of this Department, for the purchase of FODDER and CORN for the Districts of York and Chester. Planters desiring to sell will communicate with him, through the. POST OFFICE, at Yorkviile, S. Carolina.? Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. No WATER mast be used, as great loss to the Government was experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed, all snch will be rejected. MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. Q. M. October 15 42 tf QTEAM MILLS FOR SALE.? The undersigned offers for sale or in exchange for NEGRO PROPERTY, his STEAM MILLS in the Town of Yorkvllle. S. C., directly 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 HORSE POWER' with WELLS ami fUJirs to supply wan water, aim an necessary buildings. The BOILER and ENGINE, if desired, wlli be sold alone. S. J. KUYKENDAL. Marcb-18 U if Transient Boarding, Tie undersigned has docated himself a few doors North of STOVVE'S hotel, and is prepared to accommodate all that may favor him with a call. Uis TABLE shall he furnished with the substantial* of life, as well as PROVENDER and Stabling for horse. W. P. McFADDEN. Yorkville, April 8,1S63. 14 5m* FOR SALE. JQQ Jbs COPPERAS. 100 lbs BLUE STONE. 500 BUNCHES YARN. Call soon at W. D. & J. C. MILLER'S. October 22 43 tf xfotice.?1 will pay six DOLLARS per CORD for TAN BARK delivered at my tannery in Yorkville. also : T willrent the house JL where I now live, for the ball once of the year and will give possession immediately. J. HERNDON. March 25 12 . tf Dental notice.?d u r i n g my absence from Yorkville, I have made arrangements with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly ofUbarlcston, to take charge of uiv OFFICE, adjoining the EWIHEH building, where he will be pleased to wait on tuy customers, as usual. He is a gentleman of much experience in my line of business, and will, doubtless, give general satisfaction. W. M. WALKER, Dentist. February 25 8 tf I ' Address to the People of the Confederate States. In compliance with the request of Congress, contained in resolutions passed on the fourth day of the current month, I invoke your attention to the present condition and future prospects of our couotry, and to the duties which patriotism imposo on us all during this great struggle for our ! homes and our liberties. These resolutions are in the following language : Joint Resolution Relating to tiie Production of Provisions.?Whereas, a strong impression prevails through the country that the war now being waged against the people of the Confederate States may terminate during the present year; and wherees, this impression is leading many patriotic citizens to engage largely in the production of cotton and tobacco,' which they woulchnot otherwise do; and* whereas, in the opinion of Cougress, it is of the utmost importance, not only with a view to the proper subsistence of our armies, but for the interest and welfare of all the people, that the agricultural labor of the country should be employed chiefly in the production of a supply of food to meet every contingency. Therefore, Resolved, by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, That it is the deliberate judgment of Congress that the people of these States, while hoping for peace, should look to prolonged war as the only condition proffered by the enemy short of subjugation; that every preparation necessary to encounter such a war should be persisted in, and that the amplest supplies of provisions for armies and people should be the first object of all agriculturists; wherefore, it is earnestly recommended that the people, instead of plantiog cotton and tobacco, shall direct their agricultural labor mainly to the production of such crops as will insure a sufficiency of food for all classes and for every emergency, thereby, with true patriotism, subordinating the hope of gain to the certain good of the country. Seo. 2. That the President is hereby requested to issue a proclamation to the people of these States, urging upon them the necessity of guarding against the great perils of a short crop of provisions, and setting forth such reasons therfor as his judgment may dictate. - Fully concurring in the views thus expressed by the Congress, I confidently appeal to your love of country for aid in car. a. _rr__A it. . : J.*! r rying into eneci me recommendations 01 your Senators and llepresentatives. We have reached the close of the second year of the war, apd may point with just pride to the history of our young Confederacy. Alone, unaided, we have met and j overthrown the most powerful combination of military and naval armaments that the lust of conquest ever gathered together for i the subjugation of a free people. We began this struggle without a single gun afloat, while the resources of our enemy enabled them to gather fleets, which, according to their official list, published in August last, consisted of 427 vessels, measuring 340,036 tons, and carrying 3,208 gnus. Yet we have captured, sunk or destroyed a number of those vessels, including two large frigates and ouo steam s!oop of-war, wbilo four of their captured steam gun-boats are now in our possession, adding to the , strength of our little navy, which is rapid- 1 ly gaining in numbers and efficiency. To i oppose invading forces, composed of levies which have already exceeded thirteen hundred thousand men, we had no resources but the uuconquerablo valor of a people determined to be free; and we were so destitute of military supplies that tens of thousands of our citizens were reluctantly refused admission into the service from our inability to provide them with arms, while for many months some of our important strongholds owed their safety chiefly to a careful concealment of the fact we were without a supply of powder for our cannon. Your devotion and patriotism have triumphed over all these obstaoles, and called intdexistence the munitions of war, the clothing, and the subsistence which have enabled our soldiers to illustrate their valor ou numerous battle-fields, and inflict crushing defeats on successive armies, each of which an arro- . gant foe fondly imagined to be invincible. Ttio nnnfroot Tiotnroon nnr noaf. nnil nrAC_ iUU WV" v. r ent condition is well calculated to inspire fail confidence in the triumph of our arms. At no previous period of the war have our forces been bo numerous, so well organized and so thoroughly disciplined, armed and equipped, as at present. The season of high water, on whioh our enemies relied to i enable their fleets of gun-boats to penetrate into our country and devastate our homes, is fast passing away. Yet our strongholds J on the Mississippi still bid defiance to the j foe, and months of costly preparations for i i their reduction have been spent in vain.? > Disaster has been the result of their every i effort to turn or to storm Vicksburg and | Port Hudson, as well as of every attack on our batteries on the Red River, the Tallahatchie and other navigable streams.? Within a few weeks, the failing waters and , the increasing heats of summer will com- , plete their discomfiture, and compel their baffled and defeated forces to the abandonment of expeditions on which was based their chief hopes or success in effecting our , subjugation. , We must not forget, however, that the war is not yet ended, and that we are still 1 confronted by powerful armies and threa- i tened by numerous fleets, and that the Gov- < eminent which controls these fleets and ar----? *? 1 .i ?i J lines is uriveu 10 me most uespeiuiu cuuim to effect tbc unholy purposes in which it I has thus far been defeated. It will use its : utmost energy tosavert the impeuding doom, ] so fully merited by the atrocities it has com- ] mitted, the savage barbarities which it has encouraged, and the crowning iufamy of I its attempts to excite a servile population < to the massacre of our wives, our daugh- i ters and helples9 children. With suoh a contest before us, there is i bat one danger which the Government of i your choice regards with apprehension, and I to avert this danger, it appeals to the never* ] failing patriotism and spirit of self sacrifice which you have exhibitod since the begin- i ning of the war. The very unfavorable I season, the protracted droughts of last year, ] reddced the harvests on which we depen- I ded far below an average yield, and the i deficiency was unfortunately still more ' marked in the Northern portion of the ] Confederacy, where supplies were specially i needed for the army. If, through a confidence in early peace, which may prove de- J lusive, our fields should be now devoted to i the production of cotton and tobaoco, io- '1 stead of grain and live stock, and other articles necessary for the subsistence^ of the people and the army, the consequence may prove serious, if not disastrous, especially : tlia nvooonf aaaoAn vtrnwa no nnfnt?atv. I . OUVUiU bUV JL/iVOVUV iJVUUVU. |/I VI v HU MM ? v? able as the last. Your country, therefore i appeals to you to aside all thought of gain, 1 and to devote yourselves to securing your i liberties, without which these gains would be valueless. It is true that the wheat < harvest in the more Southern States, which will be gathered next month, promises an abundant yiold; but even if this promise bo fulfilled, the difficulty of transportation, enhanced as it has been by an unusoally rainy winter, will cause embarrassments in military operations and suffering among the people should the crops in the middle and Northern portions of the Confederacy prove deficient. But no uneasiness need be felt in regard to a mere supply of bread for man. ' It is for the large amount of corn and forage required for the raising of live stock, and for the supply of the animals used in military operations, that your aid is speci- 1 ally required. These articles are too bulky for distant transportation, and in them the deficiency in the last harvest was most felt. Let your fields be devoted exclusively to the production of corn, oats, beans, peas, potatoes aod other food for man and beast. Let corn be sown broadcast for fodder,. in- > immediate proximity to rail roads, rivers and canals, and let all your efforts be di- ' rected to the prompt supply of these articles 1 in the distriets where our armies are operating. Fou will thus add greatly to their 1 efficiency, and furnish the means without 1 which it is impracticable to make those 1 prompt aod active movements which have 1 hitherto stricken terror, into our enemies, and secured our most brilliant triumphs. Having thus placed before you, my countrymen, the reasons for the call made on you for aid in supplying the wants of the coming year, I add a few words of appeal in behalf of tho brave soldiers now confronting your enemies, and to whom your Government js unable to furnish all the comforts they so riohly merit. The Bupply of meat for the army is deficient. This deficiency is only temporary, for measures havebeen adopted which will, it is believed, soon enable us to restore the full ration.? But that ration is now reduced at times to one-half the usual quantities in some of our armies. It is known that the supply of meat throughout tho country is sufficient for the support of all, but the distances arc so great, the condition of the roads has been &o bad during the five months of winter weather through which wo have just passed, and the attempts of grovelling speculators to forestall the market and make money out of the life-blood of our defonders, have so much influenced the withdrawal from sale of the surplus in the hands of the producers, that the Government has been unable to gather full supplies. Tho Secretary of War has prepared a plan, which is appended to this address, by the aid of which, or some similar means to be adopted by your Beives, you can assist tno omcers or tne J Government in tho purchase of the bacon, the pork and the beef, known to exist in large quantities in different parts of the country. Even if the surplus be less than is believed, is it not a bitter and humiliating reflection that those who remain at home, secure from hardship and protected from danger, should be in the enjoyment of abundance, and that their slaves also should have a full supply of food, while their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers are stinted in the rations on which their health and efficiency depend ? Entertaining no fear that you will either misconstrue the motive of this address, or fail to respond to the call of patriotism, I have plaoed the facts fully and frankly before you. Let us all unite in the performance of our duty, eaoh in his sphere; and, with concerted, persistent and well directed effort, there seems little reason to donbt that, under the blessings of Him to whom we look for guidance, and who has been to s us our shield and our strength, we shall * maintain the sovereignty and independence of these Confederate States, and transmit c to our posterity the heritage bequeathed to 1 us by our fathers. (Signed,) JEFFERSON DAVIS. ' 1 Executive Office, Riohmond, April t IV, 1806. j Plan Suggested by the Secretary of War. I. Let the people in each county, parish t or ward select at public meeting, as early as convenient, a committee of three or more j discreet citizens, charged with the duties t hereinafter mentioned. II. Let it be the duty of this committee ^ to ascertain from each citizen in the county or parish what amount of surplus meat, whether bacoo, pork or beef, he can spare p for the use of the army, after reserving a supply for his family and those dependent Is on him for food. t Let this committe fix a prioe which is j deemed by them a just compensation for t the articles furnished, and inform the citi- r zens what this price is, so that each may c know, before delivery, what price is to be h paid for tho articles furnished. d Let this committe make arrangements for the transportation of the supplies to some d convenient depot, after consultation with c ;he officer who is to.receive them. a Let the committee make delivery of the n supplies aDd receiving payment of the price, d ind assume the duty of paying it over to ihe citizens who have furnished the supplies. III. Where the duty of the committee is performed in any town or city at which there may be a Quartermaster or Commissary, no further duty need be required of them than to deliver to the offioer a list of names of the citizens and of the supplies which each is ready to furnish, and the price fixed; whereupon the officer will himself gather the supplies and make payment. IV. Where the supplies are furnished in the country, the oost of transportation to the depot will be paid by the Government, in addition to the price fixed by the committee. V. As this appeal is made to the people for the benefit of our brave defenders now in the army, the Department relies with confidence on the patriotism of the people that no more than iust comoensation would be fixed by the committees, nor accepted by those whose chief motive will be to aid their country, and not to make undue gains out of the needs of our noble soldiers. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to Prevent and Punish the Planting, and Cultivating, in this State, over a certain quantity of Cotton during the present year." I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives now met and sitting in Qeneral Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Act entitled "An Act to prevent and punish the planting and cultivating, in this State, over a certain quantity of cotton during the present year," ratified on the 6th day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, be, and. the same is hereby, altered and amended so as to read as follows, to wit: That until the first day of January next it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to plant, cultivate, or gather, or allow the same to be done, more than one aore of cotton for each hand employed in agrioulture by such person or persons, between the ages of fifteen and fiftyfive years; and where hands over fifty-five and under sixty five years of age, and over twelve and under fifteen years of age, are employed by any cultivator of cotton, two of such hands shall be counted as one : Provided, That no employees shall be counted as a hand, or half hand, in any ease,"but such as are engaged in agricul-. ture : And provided further, That white persons shall have the right to plant and cultivate a like quantity of cotton, whether exclusively engaged in agrioulture or not. II. That every person who shall plant, or be concerned in planting, cultivating, or gathering, during the present year, more cotton per hand than is hereinbefore specified, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, be fined in the sum of five hundred dollars for each acre, or fractional part of an acre, so planted, cultivated or gathered, above the quantity 30 specified; one half of"whioh shall go to the informer, who shall be a competent witness to prove the fact, and the other half to the "Soldiers' Board of Relief" of the district in whioh the oonvictipn shall be had. III. That if it shall come to the knowledge of his Excellency the Governor, or to the knowledge of any.of the Judges, Solicitors, Clerks of Courts, Magistrates, or ether public officers ojL this State, by per3onal observation or information, on oath, that any person or persons have violated the provisions of this Act, it shall be the duty cf suoh public officer to cause a warrant to forthwith issue, for the apprehension of the jffender or offenders, to the end that they may be held to answer to an indictment at | the next Court of Sessions of the District, in which no imparlance shall be allowed, tnd after the issue of such warrant, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the District, on the application of either prose- | jutor or defendant, to issue a rule of sur- , rey in the case, directed to some competent j jurveyor, giving five days' notice to the opposite party, and suoh surveyor is hereby ^ equired, to go forthwith upon the premises . )f the party or partieB charged, and ascer ain by actual measurement, the quantity of j :otton planted, cultivated or gathered by ] luch party or parties, and make return hereof to the court from which the rule ^ ssues, the expenses of such rule and survey o be taxed in the bill of costs on the final ! idjudication of the case. ! IV. That it shall be the duty of all perirms who cultivate cotton to render in on j mth to the collootorof the district ia which hey reside, the number of hands owned ( >r employed by them in agriculture, be- v ween the ages of twelve and fifteen, fifteen ] md fifty-five, and fifty-five and sixty-five, luring the present year, under a penalty of J me hundred dollars to each hand omitted, o be returned to the Tax Collector, to be ( ecovered as specified in the former section 1 >f this Act, which returns the Tax Collec- * ors are hereby required to reoeive. V. That it shall be the duty of the ? radges of the Courts of General Sessions ? o give this Act specially in charge to the J ;rand juries at each term of said courts, I luring the present year. Yeast foe Typhus Feveb.?A corres- t rn adent writes to the London Times. t I think it desirable to make generally t mown a very cheap and simple remedy tor < ypbus or other low fever. The remedy is 1 'east. A table spoonful of this adminis- 1 ered in a case where life was all bat extinct t cpe&ted every ten minatcs till the care was t ffjcted, restored the patient to sach perfect t ie:ilth that ho was at his work in a few I [aja* time. t A small quantity, infused in the common r Irink of those who oannot obtain a safficien- a y of nourishing food, might infuse such n amount of vitality in the constitution as i oight enable it to resist the depressing ten* e onoies to tho disease. t AN ACT To Suppress the Distillation of Spirituous Liquors in this State. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the ratification of this Aot, and during the continuance of the existing war between the Confederate States and United States of Ameroa, the distillation of spiritnons liquow of any name or kind, from any material or.substance other than the ordinary fruits in their season, shall be, and is hefeby absolutely prohibited, except as hereinafter provided; and any person or persons who shall distill, or cause to be distilled, or be concerned in the distillation of any spirituous liquors in this State, or who shall transport, or oause * - * i-J ? i iu uo irauapuiwcuj u* uu wuuoiuou tu huo transportation of any material or substance whatever, other than the fruit? aforesaid, beyond the limits of this State, for the purpose, or with the knowledge that the same is to be distilled into spiritnons liquors, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction, in addition to forfeiting their stills and other apparatus, used in the distillation to the public nse, shall be imprisoned not lesp than six months nor more than two years, and be fined not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars, two hundred and fifty dollars of which fine shall go to the informer, who shall be a competent witness to prove the fact. II. That his Excellency the Governor, on being satisfactorily assured that an increased quantity of spirituous liquors which cannot be otherwise procured, is absolutely necessary for- medicinal purposes in this State, shall have power to bave manufactured, at some central and convenient location, by skilled and responsible agents, at fixed salaries, to be appointed by himself, such quantity of alcohol or pure spirits as shall be deemed requisite for the purposes aforesaid ; and to make such rules and reg ulations for the distribution of the same, wherever needed throughout the State, as shall be most convenient and effeotual to meet the public exigency, and at the same time secure its application, as far as i3 practicable, exclusively to medicinal purposes. III. That it shall not be lawful for apothecaries, physicians, or other persons who shall purchase or procure any portion of the aloohol or spirituous liquors distilled by the authority aforesaid, to re-sell or dispose of the same in any quantity, to any person or persons for any other than strictly medicinal purposes, or at an advance of more than twenty-five per centum on its cost; and any person who shall violate the provbions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction be imprisoned for any time not exceedingsix months and fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. IV. That his Excellency the Governor shall be, and is hereby, authorized to employ special agents, one or more, and fix their compensation, for the purpose of enforcing, under the orders of the Governor, the provisions of this Act; and it shall be the duty of the several Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Magistrates and Constables of this State to render to such agents any assistance that may be required in the disoharge of their duties, under the pain of being indicted as for official misconduct. V. That all lioenses or permits, heretofore granted by the Governor or any other authority, to any person or persons, to distill spirituous liquors in this State, shall be, and the same are hereby, revoked and declared void, and all acts and parts of aots inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed ; Provided, That the General Assembly may make reasonable compensation to persons to whom the Governor has heretofore granted licenses for any damage done to them by revoking said licenses. Castor Oil and Poppy. As the necessary articles will doubtless be planted hereafter to some extent, we publish the mode of culture, as copied from the Patent Office Reports: The castor oil nlant. or nalma christi. r , f - / known in almost every part of the East and West Indies, has proved itself well adapted to the soil of the Middle and Southern States. This plant thrives best on a light sandy loam, although it may be cultivated tvith suecess in almost any soil tolerably fertile, or in any climat.e and situation ivhere Indian corn will thrive. In planting, (if the land be strong,) the hills should 3e six feet apart in one direction, and three md a half feet in the other, receiving ony one seed to a hill, and covered to the depth of two inches. The culture is so ] timple that it only requires to keep the )lants free from weeds, with a small flat < lill to each. The only difficulty to contend ' vith is that in saving or harvesting the i jeans, the outward coats as they become - i iry and elastic, fly off the plants, causing I he seeds, to drop to the ground. In order I o prevent this, it has been reoommended I o cut off the branches from the plants as j loon as the pods began to explode, and 1 ipread them on the floor of a close room ; t md after the beans and their shells have \ jarted, to separate the husks from the seed, ] is is done with wheat, by the fanning-mill \ >r common riddle. The oil can be extract- 1 id by first braising the seed in a mortar, 1 ifterwards tying them in a linnen bag, then i browing it into a large pot with a sufficient i juantity of water, and boiling until the oil i las risen to tbe surface, when it is careful* i y skimmed off, strained and preserved for ' ise. Tbe oil thus obtained, however, has < be disadvantage of becoming rancid sooner < ban chat procured by expression. Tbe ( >est mode is, tbereforo, to subject the seeds i o a powerful hydraulic press, in a similar s nanner to that which oil is extracted from ] ilmonds and cotton seed. 1 We have understood that the Govern- ] nent will havo prepared by next fall prop- I ir presses and other apparatus neoessary for ] he preparation of oils. ~ i The comnfcn or opium poppy, is also a? dapted to the soil and climate of the Sooth- I era States, the strength of the joioe de- 1 pending mooh upon the quantity of moist- < ure in the climate. A deficiency of dews j prevents the proper flow of the peouliar, i narcotic, milky jnice, which abounds in al- i most every part of the plant This milky jnice, which when dried forms the opinm of commerce, is extraoted by making incis- i ions into the capsule or seed vessel, after i the fall of the flower, whilst the seed ves- 1 sel is still growing, before attaining its full Bizo. At sunset, longitudinal incisions are 1 made upon each half ripe capsole, not aaf ficiently deep to penetrate the internal cavi- A ty. The night dews favor the exudation of . thejnioe, which is collected in the morn- i ing, by scraping it from the wonnds. This I juice is then exposed to the sun, in a sau- i oer or upon a piece of glass, and kneaded < from time to time notil it acquires a con- 1 siderable degree of Consistency, when it is ] mn/I? Intrt ftftlr/ifl kw fk/i kon/1 ia Atvfkaw i LLiauc iuw uaago u y vug uauuj to iu??uvi j dried, and forms then the opium used in i medicine. i Hose leaves should be collected as soon as the dew is off the flowers; the petals are . put in large month bottles, well sprinkled : with salt and pressed. We understand that the Medical Purvey' ' or at Colombia has for distribution, castor 1 oil beaus, mustard seed and poppy seed. The Women of New Orleans. The following extract of a letter from a , lady, will show the gallantry of the Abolitionists, when they have the power: I Standing near the boat, where Buckskin drew up his men, was a fair young girl, , dressed in deep mourning. Three months : ago the sad news had come that the brother , who, for two long years, had fought so ; bravely, had given up his life at last; and . now, on that boat, went her only remain- , ing one tflf take his place. She did not ( heed the crowd or heed the man who ordered her to move, until the brute stuck the bayonet in her arm. Placing ber handover the wound she turned and said : "If my brother were on shore you should pay for , this; I am not going home until that boat ( goes outand turned her back upon him. i The wretch struck her with his bayonet.? i Quick as lightning a stout Irish woman re- < turned the blow. The bully shrank brack ] and said, "you go to h?." "No," was the retort. "Stonewall Jackson has sent so i many Yankees there, I cannot had room." A shunt went up that caused Yankee to get out of the way in a double quick. In conclusion, let me say, it was no mob that had gathered to see this boat going to "the land of our desires "* The very elite of the city were there. That we resisted might entitle us to be called unladylike.? You must remember it is the first time that the ladies of N. Orleans have had a chance of showing their love for our soldiers and 1 hatred for our Yankee masters. To an appeal from one of the Yankees, "If yoa are 1 a lady you will go home quietly," the an- ! wer was: "I am not a lady?only a mother, with a son on that boat, and the last thing that he shall see on this levee is my face !" 1 , "Goin PeriMISkus."?During the time i when Kirby Smith was supposed tofbe be- , leaguering this city, the colored population were ia a condition of agitation not second , to demonstrativeness to that prevailing a- i mong white folks. An incident took place at one of their "war meetings" which should be recorded. The able bodied colored men were debating the propriety of tendering their services to the government ; as volunteers for the war. The prevailing ! impression had been that they ought to do 1 it, and their patriotic emotions were at high 1 Afrioan temperature. But before the vote 1 was taken, a tall, and a very black fellow, ' produced a sudden revulsion of feeling by 1 delivering himself as follows : "I'm in favor 1 of goin', and will go in a minit if we go. ( permiskus with white men. I'll tell you why I'm for goin permiskus. If we go 1 permiskus we'll have fair play. But let < 'era git a reg'ment all of niggers and dey ^ put 'em in de fore front of de battle, and bofe sides kill every one of 'em. I say so, sah, (rolling his eyes around the audience) and, I ain't goin dat way, sah. I ain't goin a step 'Jess I go permiskus. No sab." And ' the able and eloqnent Ethiopian subsided, a solemn sensational panic followed. The ( eyes of the assembled darkeys snapped 1 white and wild at the idea that to go in any other way than ''permiskus" was certain 1 death. And, as they thought the chances 1 of goin "permiskus" were not brilliant, the 2 meeting adjourned without taking action.? 1 Cincinnati Commercial. . * 8 I?*The editor of the KnoxvilleiPe^ titer c relates the following touching incident: After the battle of Sharpsburg, we passed over a line of railroad in central Georgia. c rhe disabled soldiers from Gen. Lee's ar- 0 mies were returning to their homes. At 0 svery station the wives and daughters of 0 the farmers came on the cars and distribu- v ted food and wines, and bandages among 2 the siok and wounded. We never shall r forget how very like an angel was a pretty 1 little girl; how blushingly and modestly a she went to a great, rude bearded soldier, ivho had carved a crutch from a rough | plank to replace a lost leg; bow this little j 0 *irl asked him if he was hangry, and how ~ he ate like a famished wolf. She asked if bis wound was painful, and in a voice of ^ soft, mellow accents, "Can I do nothing more for you ? I am so sorry that yon are! ? m badly hurt; have you a little daughter, q ind won't she cry when she sees you ?"? rhe soldier's heart was touohed, and tears )f -love and gratitude filled his eyes. He i. >nly answered, "I have three little children. vi iod grant that they may be such angels as o pou." With ah evident effort he repressed h i desire to kiss the fair brows of the pretty a ittle girl. He took her little hand between ' G 30th his own, and bade her "goodbye,.God v jless you." This child will always be a! d letter^roman because of these lessons of o practical god-like charity stamped inefface- g ibly upon her young1 heart. ri Hon. hsn. wood s speech.?"ura, the Chattanooga correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser, says that "of all the speeches North and West that have been made against the Lincoln dynasty, and for peace, that of Hon. Ben. Wood, of Netr York, . is the boldest, the noblest and the ftanke^t He nrges peace at all hazards, and a sepa? k- ? ration and recognition of the Confederacy that there may be peace. It is the only speech that has yet been made in which the 'shriek for Union' was omitted aod ignored. I knew Ben. Wood when a boy. He born at Charleston, Sonth Carolina, and always was true to his birthright. His manly course as editor of the New York Daily Newt, won him great distinction and celebrity as tbe bold advooate of the liberty of the press and tbe supporter of constitution* al rights. He was, even when vh?J*:* deep thinker and a great reader; mild, yjft brave and determined; geoeraus and noble hearted. Id the scale of bigbtoned principles he is far superior to his brother. Fernando Wood, -who stoops to demagogue BhBKBHP . ?. .. ?> ?? i The U. S. Steamer Mercedita.? From the Washington, correspondent of the New York Tribune we learn that a ty has arisen with the Confederate Government in relation to the circumstances connected with the paroling of the officers and srewjof the Mercedita, which circumstances, we are further told, "are of an unusual character, and indeed without parallel/' It is rumored in naval circles at the North that the point in dispute is in regard toti# right of the Confederates to the possession of the Mercedita, which was actually surrendered by Captain Stellwagen to Commr dore Iograham. It is said, but we do not" know with what truth, that Captain Stell*- J'-v, wagen believes that the Federal floveraK> ' ment is bound in honor to give up the Mer> cedita, and that finding the Navy Department indisposed to adopt bis views, he has tendered his resignation. McClellan and Soott.-?A correspondent of the New York Tribune states ciroamstantially that McClellan's reason for not reporting his plans, &c., to Scott wa? that he had discovered that Scott's office was not a safe place to report to; that he had fonnd out that Scott'a sou-in-law, Col. Henry L. Scott, had exposed them to the Confederates j that the latter, on being sumtnoned to the White House, confessed it, and instead of being punished, was placed on the retired list, with the pay and emotaof Cnlnnflt of Cflvnlrv. and* immi? diately went to Europe, where he Is doing all he' can for secession. All this, the correspondent says, is the reason why General Scott will not publish Anything. ; hSSft " f. v ' - ' v, m * A Sign.-?A Washington telegram of the 30th ult., published in the Chicago Times, states that several of the representative chiefs of a tribe of Indians that occupy a portion of the Colorado Territory, has held an interview with Commissioner Deto. In the course of conversation, the commit sioner informed them that, if they created a disturbance with the white settlers in Colorado, the Government wonld send a Gufficient force out there to put them down, whereupon the head chief coolly expressed i doubt as to whether the Government had sufficient power to do it. This wonld seem to indicate a very strong probability of a renewal of hostilities by the Indians. - X8II : ? " 19* A gentleman lately was purchasing In one of the King-streetshopea coat, which, perhaps might have commanded eight dolars in ordinary times. He was asked forty dollars, and on taking oat the money he showed five gold dollars. With a glance like that of a vulture over a fat carcass, the seller of the coat eagerly .remarked,, pointing to the gold, "Give me dat and dake de joat." In another case we are told, floor, for vhioh seventy-five dollars in bills was ask;d, was offered for ten dollars in specie.? Bow far can such things be carried. ; Charleston Courier. The Confederate Loan in En<h&si>. ?Numerous purchases have been made in be Confederate loan, at prices varying from L i to 3 per cent, premium. The clgeiog laotatioos are reported at 2i to 3} pre* mum. The introduction of the loan hag ed to very general and warm discussion in he Stock Exchange, and elicited strong rnrty feeling. The friends of the North insert among other arguments, that the loan rill prove an additional obstacle to peace, vhile the Southern partisans predict the access of the operation with some coufilence.?London Glebe. JQF* The destruction of the Keokuk is by 10 means a satisfactory test of the strength f the other Monitors, as the latter are onstructed upon an entirely different priniple. The Keokuk was an experiment, rhich failed. Had we sunk one of the ingle turreted monsters, we should then iave known something of the invulnerabii* ty of the others of her class. As it is, w# re as much in the dark as over. !! ?' S&" The Yankee gun-boat destroyed in he Coosaw River last week by our light rtillery, 4as the George Washington, Cap* no Briggs, U. S. N., mounting two 24oond brass howitzers aud one James' gnu. ler crew consisted of 38 men. The Virinia battery engaged in the exploit was Cooper's Battery," attached to Cook's N. larolina Brigade. "i ?; ? rtll 1 mi _ n.i.! l JJEHBVNH Off OUiTJSBINU.? lOe XUUeigU )tate Journal remarks that "many a boy, rho now shivers from coW. and whose beeka are wet with the tears .wrong from im by. the gnawing of hanger, shall herefter, from the discipline of the hour, thank rod for the lesson of goffering, and oonince bis ooontrymen that patriotism, enurance and bravery, as they are the duties f life, bo they nre the means of lasting reatneas and the only teaofaers of a noble ace."