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VOLUME 10. TORKVIBLB, S0UTH~CAR0LIM, WEDNESDAY JYENING, APRIL 6, 1864.. MJMBEE 14.
RATES OF POSTAGE I1V THE
C. STATES OF AMERICA.
^ T70R the convenience of the public
JL\ the following simplified stnteiucnt of the rates of post
i age, under the act of Congress of the Confederate States of
<c America, has been prepared. It must be borne In inind
that the Act is to go into effect from and after such period
as the P. M. General may, by proclamation, announce:
- RATES or P08TAI1E.
Single letters, not exceeding a half ounce in weight, to
i any part of the Confederate States, shall be each 10 cents.
' * An additional single rate for each additional half ounce
orltac."
Drop letters 2 cents each.
In the foregoing cases, the postage to be prepaid by stamps
or stamped envelopes.
. , < Advertised letters 3 cents each.
*"ON NEWSPAPERS.
Sent to regular and bona fide subscribers from the office
of publication, and not exceeding three ounces in w'eight:
Weekly paper, 13 cents per quarter.
Semi-Weekly paper, 36 cent* per quarter.
Tri-Weckly paper, 39 cents perquarter.
~ Four times a week, 56 cents per quarter.
Five times a week, 65 cents per quarter.
i? Six times a week, 78 cents per quarter.
? * ON PERIODICALS.
Periodicals published oftener than semi-monthly shall becbarged
as newspapers.
Periodicals published monthly, not exceeding 1 % ounces
la weight. 1 cent on each number, and one cent additional
on each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.
ON TRANSIENT PHINT2D MAJTER.
? The inland postage on every oilier newspaper, and on
each circular not sealed, handbill, engraving, pamphlet,
periodical, magazine or other paper, which shall be uncon
nected with any manuscript or written matter, and not
exceeding I ounce in weight, shall be 1 cent, and for every
additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. 1 cent addition
al; and books, bound and unbound, .not weighing over
four pounds, shall be deemed mailable matter, and the inland
postage on them "shall bo at the rate of 2 cents an
ounce or fraction of an ounce, and the postage on all such
transient matter and books, shall be prepaid in all cases ex;
eept when sent by officers, musicians or privates of the
army.
rlUXKIKO PRIVILEGE.
The following persons only are entitled to the frankinS
privilege, and in all cases strictly confined to official busi\
ness. ?
Postmaster General.
His Chief Clerk. ,
Auditor of th$ Treasury for the Post Office Department.
Deputy Postmasters. ?
~SOITTH CAROLINA'S. DEAD.
BIOGRAPHIC Ala ROLL OF HONOR!
TT4VING received frequent applicaJi
L tions from the friends of deceased soldiers to place
in a permanent formand make it accessible to all who might
desire a copy, the " ROLL OF HONOR," on which I a pi
engaged fbr the State, I propose to publish a work more ex
tended In Us scope and design than the State Roll, embra-?
- ing Biographical Sketches of the officers and men from
this State who have fallen or died in service during the pre
sent war, and whose friends may furnish tnc with tiic neces
sarv materials for such sketches.
The plan is this. The friends of the deceased soldiers
desiring a place in tills work, wilf forward to ine the necessary
information u> make up for publication thc,blograpliical
sketches, c.- Head me the noti^< the)" wish inserted,
when they will be revised and compiled for publication.?
Each biographical sketch must be accompanied by the name
of at least one subscriber and Ten Dollars to defray the expense
and labor involved In the preparation and compilation
of the sketches, for which a receipt will be given entitling
the holder to a copy of the work at the subscription ptice.
1 am perfecting arrangements witli a leading publishing
house for the publication of the work. It will bepublislicd
? in monthly nuiuliers, and issued in the best style of letter
press priming, on fine white English book paper, and printed
with the English Ink. Each number will contain
one or more portraits 01 ontcers ana men who nave distinguished
themselves during tlie war. The twelve numbers
will make Tour handsome volumes.
Terms $50 per annum or for twelve uuinbers, payable on
% the publication of the first number, of which due notice will
be given. The work will, be continued until the Roll Is
completed. Those intending to subscribe or furnish biographical
sketches, should do so without delay, as the first
edition will be limited to the number of subscribers.
Address WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON,
' - Columbia, S. C.
February 17 7 3t
-8UyEUBCrRFOR T1IECOAST
?DIVISION NO. I.
I THE Commissioners of Roads and
the Town Authorities within the Judicial Districts of
Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Union, York,
Chester, Laurens, Abbeville, and Newberry, will forthwith
summon ail the slaveholders within their respective limits to
deliver ONE-FOURTH of their slaves liable to Road duty
at the RaUroad Depots nearest their- residence on MONDAY.thrtwenty-fiftli
(25th) day of April proximo, at 10
o'ciortt a. m., there to await transportation to Charleston
for Thirty days' labor on the fortifications. II.
The Act of December requires the arrest of all defaulters,
and that tbev be forwarded for a double term of service
at the expense of the owupwt. This requirement will be
rigorously enforced ; and, that the Shite Agent may proceed
intelligently anil do justice to all, Commissioners of
Roads and Towu Authorities are earnestly enjoined to
make, without delay, the Returns called for by the Act rc
ferred to. They will state, in every Instance, the Names of
owners?;Distrlet?Number of Rood Hands?and total
amount of labor performed. No District in the Division
now called on has made complete returns, and in several
"this Important duty'has been entirely neglected.
IH. The Commissioners and Authorities aforesaid are
also required by law to impress and forward ONE-FOURTH
of all male free negroes, between the ages of 16 and 50
years.
IV. The ONLY exemption recognized.by the Statutes is
where the owner has but one Road Hand.
4 R. B. JOHNSON,
Agent of State of S. C.
Camden, March 17, 1664.
March 23 12 4t_
IIV THE COURT OF ORDINARY,
YORK DISTRICT.
7b Oliver F. Parish, R. R. Parish and D. F. Parish.
WHEREAS, J. LEANDER PART
f 18H has filed a petition In iny office, praying 10 be
permuted to prove in solemn-form, a paper which has been
admitted to probate In common form, as the last Will and
Testament of ARTHUR PARISH, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and tulnioaioh you, the said
OLIVER P. PARISH, R. K. PARISH, and D. F. PARISH,
to appear at my office, at YORK COURT HOUSE,
On.the I8TH day or APRIL nest, at 10 O'Clock, A. M.,
with such witnesses as you may deem proper, for or against
the confirmation,of said Will.
Given under my hand and scat of Office, at-York Court
fu 8.7 House, this 12tb day of January, 1864.
($12) J. A. BROWN, O. V. D.
January 13 1 3un
STATE T>F SOUTH CAROLINA,
$ORK DISTRICT. Roddey
Co., vs W. B. Dun!?p?attach mkkt,
T^fHEEREAS, the plaintiffs did on
It the 15th day of October 1863, file their declaration
against the defendant, who (as it is said) Is absent from and
without the limits of this State, uml has neither wife nor
attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the
said declaration might be served. It is therefore ordered,
that the said defendant d6 appear and plead to the said
+ declaration, on or before the 16lh day of October, which
will he in the year of our Lord one. thousand eight hundred
and sixty four, otherwise final and absolute judgment will
then be awarded against him. '
($16) S. E. MOORE, Clerk.
October 15th, 1863. ,
November 4 44 qly.
IN EqiJITY?TOR^I DISTRICT.
Stanhope A. Harris, ) '
vs. > .Bill to perfect Title.
Martha N. Harris, et al. )
IT appearing to my satisfaction that
Alfred K. Hutchison, Malinda Hutchison, Joseph M.
Corkle, and Jane, hb wife, Mary Wimherlv and
Wimberly, her husband, James Hutchison, Robert P. Harris
and Hugh C. Harris, defendants in above ftnted case,
reside beyond the limits of this State?It is, therefore, on
motion of Williams Sc. ltoatty, Solicitors for Complainant,
ordered, that said absent Dul'eiidauts do appear and plead,
answer or demur to the bill filed lu tliis case, within three
months from the publication of tills notice, or a decree pro
confesso will then be entered and awarded against them. March
21, 1864. WALTER B. .METTS,
($33 35.) Commissioner in Equity.
March 23 12 . 3m
IN EQUITY--YORK DISTRICT,
Mary Rlppcy, per jnro amic, 1 Bill for Account, Settlement
. vs. ,
Edward Itippey, Jr., ctul. ) of Estate, \e.
IT appearing,to my satisfaction tliat
EDWARD RIBPEY, Jr.. one of lite Defendants in this
case, resides beyond the limits of this State. I( Is there- i
fore, on inpiion of Williams 4c. Deatty, Solicitors for coiu-j
pjunanis, orncrt:a> uiiu saiu uvsum i't'iunumii uu appear i
and plead, answer or demur to the hill tiled in thjs case
?within three mouths from the publication of this notice, or !
a decree, pro confctsd, will tlien be entered and awarded I
8 WALTER B.METT*,
Commissioner in Equity.
March 9 i0 )?/
V district.
Sain 3 f). Carolhere, ci.cL 1 ^ S s
John K. Caro'thcrs. *?
TT.appcaring to my satisfac.tiaJi^,^
JL John K. Carothors, defendant in alwvw stated ?ja^ i
resides beyond the limits of this State?It Is, lhcrefort;r*<y
motion of Williams & Beatty, Solicitors for eoniplAinaafvV
ordered that said absent defendant do appear ar.d plead; AMI
swer or demur, to the bill filed lu this case, within-U&&
montlis front the publication of tills notice, or a decreejfc*.
confeuo will be entered against lilin. JtS-'' '
($21) WALTER B. MF.TT3, c. cj?V 1
Januarys - 1 |jg.
DR. ALFRED CRAVENN ' i
DHIG6IST AN? APOTHECARY,
tOKKVILLE, SO. CA.
PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
MEDICINES, &c., constantly kept on hand.
FLysttJan9*F*8?cripUousand Family Receipts accurately
Dispensed.
September 30 39 tf
taental notice.?d u r I s g
\ J?' my absence from Yorkville, ,1 have made arrange*
\ menu T#lth Dr. LESLIE 0:WEN", ft)pncrly of Charleston,
to'take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining tho Enquircr
? j buudtug, where be will be pleased to waitonmy customers,
&s usual. Me is a gentleman of much fctyperience in my
line of business, and win, doubtless, jjivc1 general satWaction.
\v. M. WALKEB, Demist.
February 95 8 tf '
' '- ' _ - . . lgCaRCS. !
4
THE PRISON ON LAKE ERIE.
The full, round moon, In God's blue bend,
' Glides o'cr-her path so queenlyDark
shadows creep, fade into light,
And stars look down serenely,
A captive looks out on the scene?
A?cenc so sad and dreary :
And thinks a weary captives thoughts
In prison on Lake Erie.
The happy, happy days of youth
Flit by -blin fast and faster;
The joys which gave no warning note
. Of manhood's dire disaster;
The days when joy, and peaceful homes,
And firesides bright and cheery,
Come back to find him sad and worn,
In prison on Lake Eric.
A passing cloud flies o'er the Rcene,
The lieht. a moment banished.
Returns again, but now, alas!
The vision bright lias vanished.
The happy view.of childhood's throne
Leaves but a picture dreary,
To rest the uciiing eye upon,
In prison on Lake Erie!
How many moons will rise and wane ;
IIow many months will languish?
Ere Peace, the white winged angel, comes
To soothe a nation's anguish ?
God speed the long'd and pray'd for day,
When lov'd ones, bright and cheery,
Shall wetaonic us around the hearth,
From prison on Lake Erie.
* ASA 1IARTZ.
Johnson's Island, February, 1864.
Beast Butler and the Jews.
Some time since General Botlef stated
in an official telegram that "five Jews were
captured trying to ran the blookade, etc."
Forthwith a Mr. M. S- Isaacs, of 150 Nassau
street, New York, addressed him a letter,
inquiring why he specified the relvjion
of these contraband tradars, and commenting
upon the fact as an invidious religious
distinction.. Butler, in reply, explains that
the phrase was meant to "designate nationality,'
not religioo," as one would say "five
Irishmen, five Germans, or five Italians."
He adds:
"i nave always considered tne Jews a
nationality, although possessing no country.
J"he closeness with which they cling together,
the aid which they afford gach other,
on all proper, and sometimes improper occasions,
the faot that nearly all of them
pursue substantially the same employment,
so far as 1 have known them?that of traders,
merchants and bankers?the very
general obedienco to the prohibition against
marriage with Gentiles; their faith, which
looks forward to the time when they are to
be gathered together in the former land of
their nation?all servo to show a closer tie
of kindred and nation among the Hebrews,
and a greater homogenity than belongs to
any other nation, although* its people livo
in closer proximity."
Repeating his disclaimer of any reflection
upon their national religion, the Beast
says it is net unreasonable "to suppose there
may be in all the Jews of the South (two
of whom certainly are in the Confederate
Cabinet) at least five Jews who might attempt
to carry on a contraband trade."
Mr. Isaacs promptly replied, expressing
his regret at so grievous a misconception;
or rather ocnflict of. ideas as to the meaning
of the term "Jew." He says that he is an
American by birth, bat a Jew in the sense'
that Butler is a Christian. (Query: Is
Butler a Christian?) He undertakes to
prove that it is "a serious mistake to charge
that the liberal professions are avoided by
the Israelite's," and contends that "thg army,
navy, and marine corps have a fair
representation of Israelites, some of them
distinguished, all earnest and patriotic."??
One regiment is^ composed mainly of Israelites.
Mr. Isaacs proceeds:
"You will not forget, when reminding
me that there are two Jews in the rebel
oabinet, (who is the other besides Benjamin
?) that a pattern of distinction in the
church militant is a Major-General in Davis'
army, and that Davis himself professes to
be a devout member olthe church. There
are traitors among professors of Judaism,
unfortunately, as well as among Christians.
A good Jew can no more be a traitor to
our flag than an earnest believer in Christianity
can be numbered among 'those who
speculate on the miseries of their country.'
Mr. Benjamin docs not adhere to Judaism
?he married a Christian."
Mr. I., in conclusion, requests that when
any men with a foreign patronymic is captured
hereafter, his nationality may be designated
by calling him German, Russian or
French, as the case may be, and not Jew.
The. correspondence closes with a letter
from Butler, in which he says:
"I am very glad to have my opinions
corrected ljy one who apparently,understands
so well the condition of the Hebrews
as a nation, and of their faith as a religion.
"I admit that my experience with men
of the Jewish faith ?r nation has been an
unfortunate one. . ^
"Living in an inland town in Massachusetts
jrior to the war, I had met but few,
and since the war, those whom I have seen
have been principally engaged in the occupations
which caused the capture which has
occasioned this correspondence, and you
yourself will, admit that mode of making
their acquaintance has not been a favorable
one. I refer to Mr. Memmingcr, of the
Confederate Cabinet. 1 hate also been informed
that Mr. Malloryjs-also of the Jewish
faith ornoti?iratT!yT^
"I ji?khowledge the fairness of the hit in
jpcgard to Maj. Gen. Polk and Davis. They
are both members of the Christian Church
jipon whose services I attend."
f^The above oorrcspondenco is published in
~^Swish Y.,) and the
editor jn a n0te that "neither Mem1
minger n0^WlldCT' are of the Jewish faith.
The latter 18confounded with ExSenator
Yulee,N^j^ n"ow eDgage(j. jn reg.
toring Florida WSfa0n."--Richmpiid
Whiff. 1 .
Lettuce as^Cd#^. j- ^ ^
ted that scattering a Tew let?k a
different par^: of the garden,
for cut worm; The worms get iqLg/
leaves of the lettuce and live on thornsdo
not tohch any other plants. Scattering
lettuce seed freely* and when the plants
get to be in the way, pull them up.
7.
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Cheerful Signs in Kentucky.
The Lexington (Ky.,)# Reporter, of the
12th inst., has a brief, bat very animated
report of a speech of Col. Frank Wolford,
of Kentucky, of the United States army,
which for its outspoken, daring and independent
denunciation of the "powers that
be" at Washington, is not second to the
bitter and scathing invectives of Vallandigham.
Col. Wolford has been in the Federal
service for tliVee years, and has borne
himself as true to the Northr Kentuckian
as he is, as the most ultra Northman could
desire. In referring to the recent order
for the enrollment of negroes in Kentucky,
the Colonel "denounced it as alike unconstitutional,"
and said:
it was bat another ot the series or startling
usurpations of power which were being
made; and he said it was the duty of the
people of Kentucky to resist it as a violation
of their guaranteed rights. If they were
overpowered by force, in their refusal to
obey this order, then he advised them to
appeal to the law for protection; and he
was mistaken in the Governor of the State
whom he had known long and intimately
(Gov. Bramlette ocoupied a position on tho
platform with the speaker, having come np
especially for the purpose of hearing him,)
if he did not protect them in their constitutional
rights. If, when the people of
Kentuoky appealed to the law for protection
from this unconstitutional edict, Mr.
Lincoln persisted in enforcing it, he would
himself be the rebel, and not the people of
Kentucky.
He would by no means offer resistance to
tbis unconstitutional order to the end of
throwing the State into secession, but When
Kentucky had fulfilled all her duties and
obligations to the Federal Government, was
loyal to the Constitution and laws of the
land, and intended so to remain, she had a
right to demand that her Constitution, and
the rights of her people under it, should be
respected, and he believed that Governor
Bramlette would see that they were respected.
Ho added at tho same time that,
while he had no idea of giving up his Government,
or quitting its service, by reason
of the unconstitutional and impolitio enrollment
of negroes, and that thoy should neither
roport to him nor would ho to them,
yet as a Kentucky ireeman be bad a clear
opinion on this subjeot, and did not hesitate
to express it. The people of Kentucky
did not want to keep step to the "music of
the Union" alongside of negro soldiers. It
was an insult and a degradation for whioh
their freo andmanly 'spirits wefe not prepared,
while it, involved at the same time
an infraction 3f the rights of the State
which it was the duty 'of the Governor, under
his oath to support the Constitution
and see the laws faithfully executed, to resist
with all the constitutional power of the
Commonwealth.
Col. JVolford closed his speech by stating
that he was aware that there were always
in every public assembly now-a-days
"pimps and informers," who made it their
business to report to the fountains of power
and patron&ge what was said in opposition
to them. 'He called upon them to report
what he said faithfully, and among other
things they might inform Mr. Lincoln, if
he desires to know what those in the army,
whom he considered his minions, thought
of his official course, that "their opinion
was that he was a tyrant and a usurper,"
who was seeking, by overriding all constitutional
barriers and limitations, to trample
ujfon the liberties of his qountry.
Soon after the close of the speech C<jl.
Wolford was arrested by the Federal au
thorities, but upon demand of his regiment,
was released..
The speech, says the Reporter, "was received
with the most rapturous applause
by the large audience assembled on the
occasion."
Four Per Cent. Certificates.
The "Sentinel" furnishes the following
information as to tho transferability of four
per cent, certificates:
"Four Per Cent Certificates.?As
some uncertainty and even misapprehension
exist as to the transferability of the four
per cent, certificates now being issued unkder
the recent Currency Act, the following
statement, which wo make upon full information
from the Treasury Department, and
by its desire, will be acceptable to tho
public. :
"The four per cent, certificates of deposit
will be received in payment of the taxes of
.i i il' : J ?r
tne person to wnom iuey are issueu, ur uj
any assignees. The certificates are aaeignablc
in tho form usual with certificates of
stock. Wo would advise holders to take
the usual business course of making an assignment
before a magistrate, using the form
to be found on the back of all Confederate
registered bonds, but leaving a blank for
the name of the assignee. The name of
any holder can be inserted to suit occasions.
We are further informed that when a
certificate of deposit presented by a taxpayer
shall exceed the amount of his taxes,
the tax collectors wilL be authorzed to give
him a new certificate for the excess. For
example, if a citizen's tax be seven hundred
dollars, and he give in a certificate of
deposit for ..-one thousand dollars, he will
receive a certificate for three hundred dollars.
Thus, a certificate for a large'amount
may sorve the successive uses of several ,
tax-payers. Fractional parts of a hundred :
dollars, however, the tax payer will be required
to pay in money, as no bond con- j
taining Buch^fraotion will be issued .from ,
the Treasury. _ I
The denominations of the bonds to' he ;
-> j A?'
looUcu iu lcucuupuuu ui tuu ui \
deposit qow being given, will be six, and no ,
morej viz< one hundred, two hundred, five 1
p^ndred, one thousand, three thousand, ,
^Sye thouiand. - . I
. V . #
S X.
The farmers and the Tax Law?More
Light Needed.
There is likely to be d.o little confusion
about the proviso in the first seotion of the
new Tax law relative to the credit to be
allowed to farmers for the tenth of their
produce. They do not comprehend how
the acconnt between themselves and the
government can be squared, if the credits
are to apply to the tithe of the present
.year's products, as we suppose is the meaning
of the law. The taxes are declared to
be payable on the 1st June next, "or as
soon after as practicable," whereas, the tenth
of the crops cannot be got ready for delivery
upon oats before July, upon wheat before
August or September, and upon corn
before December. Now suppose the collector
should apply to the farmer for the tax
upon his property fir June?how can the
credits allowed him in the proviso be deducted?
And if he pays the bill in full
how will he realize the benefit'of th & proviso !
These ace questions of considerable importance
to him, and they invite an early
explanation from the government as to the
mode and manner in whioh'the proper adjustment
is to be made. The qualifying
~ i- -Vi- >>iL
wuiucjj ? as suuu ttiter as prauuuauiu, iu tuc
olause fixing the 1st of June as the term
for collection, may cover the case, and if
so, all difficulty will be removed by allow*
iDg the tax on farmers to remain uncollected
until their orops are all gathered and the
tenth ready for delivery. In fact, we presume
that this will be the course pursued by
the government. If not, then it will be
a very troublesome and embarrassing business.
A good many intelligent farmers are under
the impression that the credits allowed
them by the proviso are intended to come
out of the last year's tenths, as they offer
the only basis of ascertained values that can
be available by the 1st of June.' But we
think that this is clearly a mistaken idea,
as the new law evidently refers to the products
of 1864. At least we so understand
it. The crops of corn and oats, if the
sessonB are favorable, will be- much larger
this year than they were the last, and it is
not presumable that Congress intended to
^ onpi nn flifKan fit a nAnAvnmenf-.iv fVi n fir.
OlbUCl tuc u VVOI UUIQUb v& vuv iUi mers
of the immediate benefit of^he increase,
by deferring the collection to next
year. The law ought to have been more
explicit on this point, as it could easily have
been, with the addition of a very few more
words to the proviso. It is to be hoped
that the minds of the farmers will he relieved
from all doubts by official information
in the premises. It will cost the
government very little labor to give it and
it will be very acceptable.
." Petersburg Express.
Pipes.
"Through the smoke do tiny elves
Bat their little, wicked eyes,
Spirit like, sportive."
There is no knowing the comfort which
tobacco has wrought in this wonder-working
world of ours. 'There are few artificial
luxuries so universal, for where will you
find an elixir at once delightful to German
student and country clown? It~ is quite
true that there are grades of employment
as there are grades of culture; there is no
comparing the etheriftl fancies that ride a
mong the carls of smoke ascending from a
jewelled meersohanm, and the merely animal
gratification found by the rustic in a
cob pipe; yet this delicious aroma touches
the sense of both most tenderly, and makes
them kin. .Each is affected as mucb-as the
other. The man of mind?the man of no
mind?have hearts of their own, beating
within them, and muse and marvel, moralize
or calculate, just as their seperate
brains are disturbed by dreams of poetry,
or aohemes of worldly labor. There is a
genial spot in every heart. The poorest
man, the dullest man, has his hours of
speculation, and it must Jbe a truly wicked
fellow who, after the day's work done, takes
up his pipe without some honest,* homely
good nature toward his fellotf man. The
rich man, too, is softened by the magic
odor of tobacco. His cold nature seems to
open itself, his hand relaxes its bony grasp,
and the flaps to his deep pockets hang listlessly
as he watohes the wreathes go up to
his frescoed ceiling, and thinks, in his placid
comfort, how easy it is to aoquire a
fortune. But there is one to whom the
pipe brings ten-fold joys. The soldier!
As he sits by the camp fire and puffs! puffs !
puffs! visions of homo creep out of the
faggots and climb his knee, and angels
mingle with the clouds above him. The
heart: of the soldier swells when bo smokes
his pipe. - It reminds him of duty well
done j it cheers him with the hopes it brings
him of the end. It is his faithful companion,
next to his musket and haversack.
What would the soldier do without his pipe ?
What would the country come to without
tobacco ??Atlanta Confederacy.
A Yankee Forgery.?A remarkable
yankee forgery has recently come to light
which has had an injurious effect ftpon the
Confederate oause. In the latter part of
January there was published in London a
pretended Report from Secretary Mallory
to the Confederate Congress, in whioh it
was directly stated, among other things,
that the rams were built in England, and
France for the Confederacy. Commodore
Maury, now in London, promptly pronounced
the document a yankee forgery, saying
that "he knew many of its statements to.be
false." But in spite of this the Attorney
H-orvaral nf "Rnodand afterwards read if: in
Parliament as a justification of the seizure
ot the rams by that government. Hisstatement
was received with "oheera" by his
party, and enabled him to carry, his point
by a vote of 178 to 153. This was as late
as the 23d of February. As soon as these
facts were known in Richmond, Secretary >
Mallory forwarded to England and France,
through the Seoretary of State, an official
iennnciation of the document as a forgery, i
rhere is reason to hope for a favorable rer 1
iction when the truth becomes known to I
the English Parliament and people* ;
! The Bight Spirit.
The people of Louisiana *have not been
surpassed iu self-sacrificing devotion to the
cause of Southern "Independence by those
of any other State in the Confederacy.?
Notwithstanding the wrongs, sufferings, and
despotic rule of the Lincoln tyranny, the
spirit of her people is still unconquerable.
The glorious Creole State still breathes -de?
fiance to the minions of the despot. The
following joint resolutions of the Legisla-*
tore of Louisiana in relation to the further
prosecution of the war hate the ring of true
metal, and oannot fail to commend themselves
to the approval of her sister States :
VV he re as, TUe United states continues to
wage war against the Confederate States
with ratbjess barbarity and an otter disregard
of the rules of civilized warfare; and,
whereas, the despot who wields with absolute
power the destinies of that government
has manifested in all his messages and proclamations
a malignant hatred to the people
of the South, and a disposition to heap insult
upon injury and outrage; and, whereas,
this course of conduct has strengthened
us in our determination to maintain our separation
from the government and the people
of the North, therefore,
1st. Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the barbarous manner in which ouf
enemies have waged war against us, deserves
the execration of all'men, and has confirm- i
ed and strengthened us in the determination
to oppose to the last extremity, a reunion
with them, and that the spirit of our people
is unabated in the resolution to resist every
attempt at their subjugation.
2d. Be it further resolved, etc., That,
relying upon the ability of our Chief Magistrate,
the skill of ourmilitary leaders, the
bravery of our soldiers, (he heroio devotion
of cur. women, the ardent patriotism of our
men, and, above all, upon the justice of our
canae : invofeinc^the blessiner of AlmiehtV
? - J o o ' w ?r
God apon crar efforts, we confidently abide
the result.
3d. Be it farther enacted, etc., That in
this hour_ of trial the State of Louisiana
tenders to her Government and sister States <
her warmest sympathy and cordial cooperation
; and she hereby deolares her unfaltering
determination to spare no expense of
blood or treasure in defence pf the Confederate
States of Amerioa as a free and independent
republio.
4th. Be it farther resolved, eta., That his
Excellency the Governor be, and he is hereby,
requested to transmit oopies of these
resolutions to our Senators and Representatives
in Congress, an^ to the Governors of
our sister States.
J. B. ELAM,
Speaker of the Hpose of Representatives.
A. H. Isaacson,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
W. F. Wagner,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved February 8th, 1864.
HENRY W. ALLEN,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Flat-Footed Courtship..
One long summer afternoon there came
to Mr. Jones' the most curious specimen-of
an old baohelor the world ever heard of.?
He was old, grey, wrinkled and ugly. He
hated women, especially old maids, and he
wasn't afraid to say so. He and Annt
Patty had it hot andheavy, whenever ohance
threw theifi together; yet still-he came, and.
it was noticed that Aunt Patty took unusual
pains with her dress whenever he - waff*expeoted.
One day the contest waged unusually
strong. Aunt Patty left him in disgust
and vent out into the garden. "The
bear," she muttered to herself, as she
stopped to gather a blossom which attracted
her attention.
"What did you run away for ?" said a i
gruff voice close to her side. * * i
I "To get rid of you." I
"You didn't do it, did you." I
"No; you arc worse than a Burdock burr." <
"You won't get "rid of me either !" i
"I won't, eh !" ' - i
,"Only in one way." ]
"And that?" i
"Marry me." t ] i
ffWhafc? its two fnnln cat mnrriod ? What 1
will the people say ?" v {
"That's nothing to as. Come, say yes y
or no; I'm in a hurry." ]
"Woll?no, then."
. "Very well?good bye; I shan't come
again*."
"Bat stop a?bit?what a packer to be in 1"
"Yes" or no."
"I mast consult?"
"All right. I thought yoa was of age.
Good bye."
. "Jabez Andrews ! don't be a fool. Come
baok?come back, I say. Why I believe
the oritter has taken me for earnest. Jabez
Andrews, I'll consider."
"I don't want no considering?I'm gone, i
Beoky Hastings is waitingforme. I thought t
I'd give you the first chanoe. All right, t
Good bye." r
"Jabez! Jabez! that stuck-up Beoky J
Hastings shan't have him, if I die for it? J
Jabez?yes. Do you hear? I say? e
Y-E-S." - ?'
_ ^ 1
Split Among the Mormons.?There h
is a serious schism in the Mormon ranks, fi
The secessionists declare against polygamy h
and content themselves with one wife, at ti
least one at a time. An organization foun- a
ded on this idea has been formed in Cinoin- tl
nati, under the leadership of Joseph Smith, *
Jr., and Isaao D. Rodgfirs. They say tlat o:
they have missionaries operating in Urig* u
ham Yoang.'s dominions, who"are very-sac- n
cessfalin making converts. Their present ?
rendezvous is in the vicinity of Chioago, a
bat they have purchased thirty tbonsahd n
aores of land in Missonri, where they in- T
tend to settle when the war is over and Jjr
build up a city for tho habitation, of the ai
faithful tl
Kentucky.
That is a fragrant breath of ramora that
oomes from the ancient "dark and bloody
ground." How like the south wind sweeping
over beds of violets stealing and bringing
sweet odors must it salute and refresh
Kentucky exiles and warriors, Breckinridge,
Buokner, and their compatriots. If this
news be true, then there iq indeed light in
the West, and old Kentucky may yet rise
"in 'her majesty, and assert those rights of
sovereignty whioh vulgar tyrants have,
trampled under their loathsome heels. If
the overburdened baok of that long suffering
state can bear no more, and she ib driven
at last to take her proper plaoe by the side
of her Southern sisters in arms, history
will record Che time most happily and usefully
chosen.
The men of Kentuoky up in arms in
Grant's rear would oreate a powerful diversion
in the oampaign of the West, and
enable those great soldiers, Johnston and
Longstreet, to press on to the redemption of
Kentucky as well as Tennessee, and thus
turn the tide of war hopelessly against the
boaBting invader. It is a consummation
devoutly to be wished. The effects, moral
and physical, of suoh a movement would bd
past desoribiog. May it prove trne.
Mobile Register.
Hard ie True.?The Columbia (S. C.)
Southern Guardian of the 18th, commences
the publication of a series of letters giving^
an account of matters and.things in Knoxville,
Tennessee. The writer is a clergyman,
wbo'has been driven from his home for his
devotion to the South, and has taken refuge
with his family in Columbia. Speaking of
Knoxville after its occupation by the Federal
forces, he says i
"There are some men whom we can always
confide in, men whom danger, calamity,
threats of tyrants commanding wrong,
anln maflfl aIaqah 4a am? mJa* Knf aIao f ViAm
uuijr jneoo uiuooi tv uui oiuc; uub aiao uun
few. When friendship Is to be maintained
at the expense or jeopardy to property, to
reputation, to life, then we are fornished
with the test and measure of its Rtrength.
I saw many in knoxville tried in this furnace
and they caihe outrof the fire unscathed,
and I thank God, my faith in my kind is
established. But the wretched, drivelling
jnoney makipg in Knoxville, I found unfaithful
to friend, to country and to God.
This is a lesson for those who will learn.
1 know no one in Knoxville who has made
a fortune during this war who has not, to
save that fortune become, a Judas. We
cannot serve God, our country and Mammon."
We have italicised the dosing lines as
being thbse to whioh we particularly refer.
?,
Col. Vm. Pabker White?At last
accounts Col. White was doing as well as
could be expected in view of the serious
nature of his wound. The ball shattered
the left knee joint and broke the thigh
bone just above, passing entirely through
the leg. He has been removed to Georgetown,
whe.re he is receiving every attention
that medical skill and the.kindness of.
friends, can bestow. Amputation of the
limb has been decided upon as absolutely
necessary, though it is still too much swollen
to jnptify the operation at this time.
We are informed that a private in the
battalion, whose name we have forgotten,
V.nn /iAf%^AflaA4 fViof Via titoa fVia onfVini* nf fVo
uao \j\juiudox3\a vuav uu rrao vuv uu?uv& vt vuw4
cowardly attempt to assassinate his commander.
He says he was bribed with a thousand
dollars, a horse and equipments to do
the deed, ail ex-Capt. Bowen, who was not
long sinoe tried by conrt martial and cashiered,
being the instigator, and that he wae
actively aided by Lieutenant Harper of the
same oompany. All the parties implicated
are no^ in Charleston jail, and will doubtless
soon pay the penalty of their infamous
crime.?Savannah Republican.
The Private Soldier.?The hero of
this war is the private sqldier^?not the officer
whose dress is embroidered with lace,
and whose name garnishes the gazette? 1
but the humble and honest patriot of the' i
South, in his dirt-stained and sweat-stained !
slothes, who toils through paiu and hunger
ind peril; who has no reward but in the i
jatisfaction of good deeds; who throws his- I
poor, unknown life away at the cannon's I
nouth, and dies in that single flash of glo- i
y. How many of these heroes have been i
aid in unmarked ground?the nameless 1
graves of self-devotion. But the ground 1
vhere they rest is in sigHt of Heaven.? i
Nothing kisses their grave* but sunlight; 1
mnnima fKnm Knf fKo oaKKinr? t
JUUUlUg UU/IUUO A\JA l/UOUi MUM VUU DUVMiUg
fvind; nothing adorns their dusC but the i
wild flowers that have grown on the bloody t
irust of the battle-field. Bat not aSonth>rn
soldier has fallen in this war without f
he aoooant of Heaven, and death makes its t
egistry of thd pare and the brave on the t
lilver pages of immortaMife Pollard's t
*Two Nations." ' 1
* ; j
Brilliant Achievement by State
dtlitia.?The Montgomery Advertiser is
nformed by a gentleman from North Ala- i
>ama, that on the night of the 13th Marob, I
wo companies of State militia, oommanded
espeobvely by Gapts. Henry Smith, of v
raokson county, and Samael Henry, of I
Marshall coa^ty, comprising 70 men, cross- ri
d the Tennessee river aboat Gantersville, a
a qaest of Yankees. On the next day, 1<
4th, they sarprised a camp of about one b
undred Yankees and snooeeded in killing u
ve and capturing fifty-nine, with theif d
orses, arms, and accoutrements, and all
heir stores. They btonght their prisoners
nd the balahce of their captures safely to 1
bis side of the river. The Yankees killed o
^ere killed by otir men-with the butt end b
f their mnskets, as they coald not get them h
> go off. Oar loss was one killed, a private g
amed Moore, and one wounded, Captain oj
lenry. Oar men exchanged their old U
ui forms and arms for those captured, and h
nv7 have flnencer rifles of the best analitv: h
to wlU ?M j jflfad tl
y "melifih," who had Been laughed at, V
3d of whom it hadv been snoeringly said 1M
at they Would rttn at thfr'fiart fire. is
'"*Jwar " ???-j - ? ?- ? - *.
Weights and tfeasures.
Bushels. ' N . Pounds.
Wheat,.\. 60
Shelled Cora.......
50
Corn in the ear, 70
Peas, . 00 '
Rje> .00
. Oats,.. : 82 Barley,...'
. 47
Irish Potatoes............ .....60
Sweet Potatoes,.. .........56 r
White Beans, .*. .00
Castor Beans......... . 46
. Clover 8eed, 60 ,
Timothy Seed, ~.45
Flaxseed, 66
Hemp Seed, . 44
. Bine Grass Seed, 44
BniilnakAal
uuuanuuab), >
Dried Peaohes.... .8ST
Driod Apples, .....24 .
Onions,. 57
,..., *50
Stone Coal,. , 180
(Malt,... -88
- Bran, .. 20
Turnips,... . ...55
* Plastering Hair.......
Unslacked Lime, ........ 80
Corn Meal, 1.48
Bine Salt........ 55
Ground Peas, 24
A box 24 by 16 inches, 22 deep, contains .
1 barrel. '
A box 16 by 16$ inches, 8 deep, contains 1
bushel..
A box 8 by 81 inches, 8 deep, contains IJ
peck.
A box 4 by 4 inches, 4$ deep, contains J
gallon.
A box 4 by4 inohee, 21 deep, contains 1
quart.
Ten gallons Pickled Onions, 88 pounds,
it tt SourKront, 8 J. ?
The Conscription?A Grip On <<Foremnebs."--We
learn that the authorities
have at last taken measures to apply the
conscription law to the vast anmber of pretended
foreign residents intbe Confederacy.
They will be put through^ series of;searching
interrogatories by the offioepj of the con- .
scription. They . are required to set forth
the town or oonnty and State of their birth;
the time at which the^became citizens (It
not natives) of the State or county of which
ttyey claim te be'citizens; whether their
parents or nearest relatives reside in the ;
uonieaeraoy; ana xi so, toe lengio of/time
they have resided here; the age of the parties
"claiming exemption; the 'ength of time ;
they have resided in this country, and tho
oironmstanoes under.which they came ; the.. "
nature of the business ?' .ged in, and
whether as owner oe *3snfr; ;i married, .ri
whether in the-Clonfedei?i;y also the
number of their families; if owner* of
property in the Confederacy, and whether
real or personal; whether owners of prop-,
erty in this country or State of which fcb
claim tobe citizens ; and if so, the nature
of it; whether they have voted in the Confederacy
; and, in eases of parties claiming
the protection of European powers, whether
they have voted in or deolazed their intention
V becoming citizens of the United
States; whether they have expressed an
intention of Bechmifig citizens of the Cod
teaerate states, ana 11 iney an now rear
ding in the Confederate State's, with {hat I
intention; if they intend retuwing to the fl
country of wbioh they claidpitizenahip, I
and, if bo, the time at which flby expect to g
return. These facts mast be certified on 1
oath, and must be corroborated by the aft- |
davit of at least two respeotable persons? I
We are onrions to know how many will run * fl
the'gauntlet of this "examination, and do I
not doubt that the .result will be a large ad- ?
dition to the conscript rolls of tiie Confed- % fl
eracy.?Examiner. jj
Yankee Innovations at Port Rot- I
al, S. C.?The New Hampshire Patriot 1
gives facts to show that the Female Aboli- X
tionisfcs who went as teachers of the negroes j|
at Port Royal, have been very sncoessftil in I
at least one branch of juvenile development. fl
It says: . 2
Private advices from Port Royal say that jf
many of the female Abolitionists, who-went fl
to Port Royal .to -teach the little negroea a
bow to read and pray, have been obliged, 3
arithin the past few months, to abandon I
their black charges and open nurseries on gjj
their own private account. An officer in- fl
formed as recently that no less than sixty fl
four spinsters had contributed to thopopn- jo
ation in and about Port Royal harbor.-? Sf
rbo climate seems to favor population'even
nore than the prodnotion 'ofBea Island pot- . fl
on by paid negro labor. fl
The information furnished'usby the.of- . fl
icec concerning the" sixty fonr little mulat- ||
oet,, has keen confirmed! hy the testimony of
he Rev. Liberty Billings, Lieut. Col. of fl
he First Sotrth Carolina regiment, who is fl
iere in oonseqnehce of 31 health. He says jS
t is a sad troth. fl
aft r v, MB
Female Army Scbgk6ns.?The follow fl
og extraordinary notice appears -in a Yan- fig
:ee paper: ?|
Miss Mary C. Walker, M. p., who ani- efl
ed here last week, with orders to report to
)r. Perrin for dnty, has . been ordered to S3
snort to Col. Ban. McCook, commanding fl
brigadein Davis' Division. She H
sft yesterday for Gordon's Mills, where the
rigade is now stationed. The young lady . fl
i very.pretty, and is skid to thorOdghly un- fl
erstand her profession. 9?
, ?? ?.
Baltimore Annual Conference ? fl
'he Baltimore Annual Conference oiTMethdist
ministers is'now divided into two j|j8
odiea, both olaiming to be the geuui^ jgl
ody and using the old name. That which ISH
:ts north of the Potomac is'thoroughly sb- Eg!
lition; while that whioh has. itiriBdioHoa B??
i Virginia is as decidedly. Southern, The 99
itter body met at Bridgewater, in Bockihg- |gl
am county, on the IQtfc of March'; more fl
[onday^ to xnoot next year iu Newinarketj
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