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~~ YORKVILLE, 8. C. ' ' ' <? ? fgPMPAY MQBWIKQ, KABCH10.1865. * flUD FOB m *-&?- y- ONE DOLLAR per annum, payable in produoe af .old price* t Ineludlnj Coin, Wkffct, Flour, Bacon, Bye, Butter y.;5 -MAjNaEiy. . ' TWENTY DOLL AfiSfln Confederate money to nonprod ucera or person beyond the DfctrfcX. TEN DOLLXns for 6 months. RATE3 OF ADVEBTIBINQ: One equare of ten lines, Five Dollars for each Insertion, r 50 cents per line. No adtreitiKment chaijed lea* than ~ OWtuariee, Tribute* of Eeapect and Complimentary Notice* charged a: adTcrttotng rate*. : COUBT WEEK. The neual formula of callings impanneUing. and adjourning juries was gone through with here on Monday. The , country is suffering from" the suspen $ion of courts of justice, and it seems to have been an unfortunate piece of legislation, that temporarily abolished them. Many a rascal has gone unhung, and -many a good.citizen has been defrauded of the protection that is due him, by this act. We trust that the next, Legislature will re-establish the criminal branch of the District courts at f least, and give some assurance to the s country that it is not to be left wholly at the mercy of such maurauders as we have had, and may expect to have again among us. ? *?*? .. vt * x ?nmnriwir \ X ITAi'Ail JB.WWH*. ^ f We are pained to reoord the death of ^ ' Lieut, Jambs J. Slider, of Company D, GOrs Battalion of Reserves, and a worthy, and esteemed citizen of this place. While a train and its guard was conveying>pris oners frtan Wilmington to Goldsboro, Lieut. Snider,'occupyinga place on the top of one of the coaches aa^it passed under a bridge, was fatally injured, and survived the accident * but a few hours. His remains were brought to this place for interment. Honored and loved by those in his immediate sphere. The intelligence of his death will bring sorrow to all who/ \ knew Him. / /. / AN IMPOSTOR. c. CoL W. J. Hoke, Commandant at Charlotte, N. C., advertises for the arrest of a person styling himself Col. L. WBcTJtoberts, who escaped from his guard while under trial for horse stealing.? This man is well known in his assumed character, to many citizens of this District, upon whom he has foisted himself for the past three months, and they \ would do well to "be on the look out for THE NEGBO SOLDZEB BILL. Congress has by a vote of 40 to 37 in vthe House, and 9 to 7 in the Senate, " * passed the Bill providing for the musteriogiatoConfederate service, of 300,000 aegtoefc This action has been too long . deferred. The boldness necessary to the execution of such a" measure, was wanting until the urgent remonstrance of the Oommander-ki-Ohi ef, and the rapid inroads oif the enemy made it a measure of the last importance. Had this bill become the law of the land three V' months ago, our armies might now be. receiving the assistance of these allies, ahd'the inarch of the deatrpyer arrested. As it is, three months more must elapse before ire receive the assistance so much needed at this time. # We' dtf adt doubt tne propriety or tms measure. The' country?far ahead of its constituted representatives?has long foreseen its necessity, and urged its adoption, and even the negro himself, whlioifife witnesses the advance of the foe whose chief effort is the destruction of every jwcial fabric in which his own happiness and well being are bound up, will recognize its necessity, and yield a willing obedience to its mandates. That the negro soldier is a success, is no longer questionable. The enenjy have used him for the past two years in every department where their armies have penetrated, and Ianccln confesses in one of his electioneering addresses, that without the aid of the 200,000 negroes he has put in the Federal army, our. subjugation would be hopeless. We must cancel this force by using an equal or larger number of negroes ourselves. In org&mzing this force, much is left to the discretion of the gilave owner, and much to be done by the States in their feparate capacity. Let each act promptly, vigorously, and with the will necessary to the achievement of a great ob, jeet. Now is the time to work. If we wonld not be crushed ourselves, nor become the silent witnesses of a desolation deeper far than ever spread its sombre pall over the historical ruins of the past, we riSust be up and doing, with the spirit that makes brave acts virtuous. TUB SUFFERERS BY THE WAR. lie entire up country of North and South Carolina, has become the refuge of the unfortornate people, driven from their homes by the recent invasion of these two States. Xhey have come, ! many of them, destitute of the commonest necessities of life?are without homes, food, clothing or whatever else may be necessary to their comfort. It becomes our people to heed well the promptings of generosity under these! circumstances, and to See to it thaf.no craving; for self, cheats conscience' of its authority. If ever a people deserved sympathy* it is those who have become penniless exiles from luxurious homes, in this war. Then let sympathy, for once, have its will. They do not ask alms of you. But they do ask, and expect you to sell to them of your plenty for the currency^)f the country, to relieve their present wants. Their case is an urgent one. They need- succor now. You cannot refuse to share witV them some one of the ordinary article* .of food, that fill your store houses. Do something for them," and dont let it he Baid of you, if a similar misfortune should make you a refugee, that those who came to you in a similar condition, received no evidence of vour Bvmnathv "T ?r w A w except in words. Bring something that yep can spare them, be it ever so trifling, and thus meet the appellation that has been given yon, of a generous peoplp. ; . / For tbe Yorkville Enquirer. 'THE EHEMY IH LAHCASTEE. Laijcastbb, S. C. March 12, 1865. The flood has swept over ne and left a wide belt of ruin in its track. Desolation as complete as ever clad the sombre TuinB of a Ninevah or Babylon, marks the pathway of the destroyer through many portions of this District. In many places, the houses are all burnt for several miles along the highways, and not a vestige of fence, nor the semblance of a living being is left, ft is as desolate as if some poisonous blast had spent its furious contents, blackening and charring everything in its flight. The heaviest sufferers by the enemy were in the South-eastern portion nf the District, through which a portion of the enemy's infantry passed. Kilpatrick's cavalry entered this vilon the morning of the 28th Febru ary, and left 011 the 4th inst., and I venture to say, that a better organized gang of thieves never existed. Every hoVj.se was searched from cellar to garret, and all portable valuables stolen. What dould hot he carried away, was in many instances taken to their camps and destroyed. Not a horse, mule or colt was left on their line, of march.? Those not fit for cavalry or artillery, were shot. About 150 of the carcasses of such animals were left in the streets and about the snhurhs of this village. J?ilpatricks head-quarters were here, which fact probably spared us jrom the torch, as that would have interfered with his pomfort.. It afforded but little protection ihothef respects, for officers and men seem to regard-plunder as their principal object, and highest snccess. The jail was the only building burned. After the main column had left, a party of about one hundred returned on Sunday with the avowed object ofjjuraing the village, but the timely arrival of a. part of Wheeler's cayalryput the vidians to tbobfheels. Many citizens in "the cdttnfry tfere/ abused in their persons. Whipping ana hanging by the neck to extort confessions of hidden valuables, was the common practice. All who were suspected of having coin concealed were made to suffer. One gentleman, Mr. ? Adams was shot on his own premises, and while struggling in the agonies of death, the demons stood over him, and violently prevented his agonized family from administering to his last wants. -A Mr. Belk was also murdered. The lifeless body of C. R Northrop, Esq., a well known member of. the Charleston bar,-who had taken refuge here, was found, after the enemy left, concealed in a ravine, some distance from this place. Singular to say, his wife- and family are reported to have gone off with his murderers. Mrs. Mary Barnes when asked to receive and entertain a party of the villians, nobly replied: "You may burn and destroy WhaY ytfu find here, but I "will not permit you to enter my house." The torch did its work to completion, and the defenceless lady was made to suffer -every personal abuse that the vilest ingenuity could suggest. i Such are a few of the instances of suffering to which our people were subjected. It is but a Sample of affairs elsewhere in the District. To destroy was the watchword everywhere, and had the enemy remained long enough, probably not a stone or brick would haye stood in the whole of Lancaster occupied by them, to tell that it was once inhabited. Kilpatrick's cavalry numbers about 6,000, and Shqjrman's entire force will probably not exceed 40,000 men. They t , j; * _ a . _ /? i.i i v. ' t ao not seem uisposea cougar?oremuca demoralized from indiscriminate pillage; and when oice our brave boys encounter them, we believe it will be the easiest and most complete rout of the war. The enemy seems to have crossed the Pee Dee, and the- last of their columns gone into North Carolina. Sherman is reported to be at the county seat erf Rockingham, and moving towards Rayetteville, from whence it is supposed he mil move towards Wil-fi mington. Report goes on further to, ,j say that Gilinore has advanced a considerable force from Charleston,, in the. direction of Florence?probably thinking we were green enough to leave a. few Yankee prisoners there. Let him beware lest Florence prove a dangerous place for him. Who knows huj that he may stumble upon something dangerous there? * * * : ^ mrarm&MMimm t ?The Rev. Mr. Mevnardie. the well known clergyman of Charleston was, we learn, captured by the enemy in Lancaster. ? The New York ElrdtiH* Charleston correspondent found "Sumter stronger than when we ($he Federals) fired the first gun. against it." What, a testimony to Confederate science, endurance and courage! ? Fayetteville, N. is now in the , possession of the enemy J The distance from that point to Raleigh is ab<3ut 55. < miles. . .. ' I \-The South Carolina Cadets, after a march of 250 miles, arrived in Charlotte , yesterday, en-route for a point that must not < be. named. - The young men Btood the joul* ' .ney admirably, and except a few sore feet,. j conld complain of nothing.?Carolinian. . ? A correspondent of the Richmond Sen- f\ tinel proposes id be one of twenty?five, to j contribute two hundred thousand dollars each towards paying Geo, Lee's army. rr The Yankees are publishing the Herald ( of the Union, at the office - of the North i Carolinian in Wilmington. The firstaeo- 1 tence in ite leader is. "The people of Wil- , aingtqo ere subjugated." ? Prinoe Poligcao, Major General in the Confederate anny,' with twowfficd* of his 1 staff, arrived in Havana, on the 18thnit., on hia way to Europe?Some say to get j married. | salaries of the Oabinet pfficew hive been raised by the House of Representatives 1 to 810i000 per annum. The Assistant Sec- ' . retaries and Treasurers are to reoelve 87,500; Chiefs of Bareana 87,000; Chief olerke , private Seeretariea and others, 85,000 other Clerks 85,000; Messengers 85,000; Portmasters at Biob&ond $7,000; Assistant Postmaster $6,000; Chief Clerk 86,000); other Post Office Clerks $4,000. The Exemption Bill. The following is the exemption bill < finally agreed upon by the. tf o Houses j of Congress, and which now only a- \ waits the approval of the President to J become the law. It concerns and inte- < rests, a great many people: i "A BILT, TO DIMINISH THE NUMBER OP j EXEMPTIONS AND DETAILS. "The Congress of the Confederate ) States of America do enact, That so much of the 'act to organize forces to ; serve during the war,' approved February 17,1804, as exempts one person * as overseer or agriculturist on each 1 farm or plantation upon which there * were, at specified times, fifteen able bodied field hands between the ages of f sixteen and fiftyj upon certain condi- 4 ?tions, is hereby repealed, and said persons shatl be Hahle to military service I /- At. ~.X: X.*W.y. 1 a1uu11 11uj capio-myu uj tiic muc wnich they secured exemption byn?- * son of haying executed bonds for one , year from the date thereof; Provided, J That exemptions of persons over forty- 1 five years of age may be granted under 1 the provisions of the act aforesaid. "Section 2. That no exemption or ' detail shall be granted by the President or Secretary of War, by virtue of ' said act1, except of persons lawfully re- 1 ported by a board of surgeons as unable 1 to peform active semop in the 'field; ' persons over the'age of forty years, and j ed in the Nitre and' Mining Bureau m 1 localities where styve 'labor cannot, 1 with safety, be employed, and persons of scientfic skill, employed by, or working for, fbe Confederate or State Gov- H erriment, and shown by proper testimo- } ny to be such laborers, mechanics, or persons of scientific skill; and with the j same exceptions, all exemptions, and details heretofore granted by the Presi-, :j dent or Secretary of War, byvirture ! of said act, are hereby revoked. "Section 3. That all skilled artisans 1 and mechanics who are engaged in the employment of the Government of the' Confederate States are hereby exempt from all military service during tne time they are so employed." GOV. VANCE'S RECENT ADDRESS. Gov. Vance, the able and energetio Executive of North' Carolina1 has issued an 4 addw?s to the neonle of that State, anting 17 ? ? - ? them to apai^fc in fDrnisbing supplies fortbe army of Virginia. After renting tbe oause3 for an extraordinary effort to be made at this time, and tbe forcible appeal of Glen. Lee to the people of Virginia, he proposes a course of action in North Carolina, well calculated to produoe the desired results. He says; 1st. Let every citizen who o&o, pledge himself to fcrfifeh the rations of one soldier for six months, without designating any particular soldier as the reoipieot of the contribution. ' ; 2d. Let those thus pledging themselves furnish, say 80 pounds*of bacon and 180 pounds of flonp, or their equivalent in beef or meal, to be delivered to the nearest commissaryagent ' 8. Let tbe donor bind himself to deliver one half of the amount above stated, viz: 40 pounds of baoop and 90 pounds of flour (or its equivalent,) immediately, and the remainder at the end of three monthB, unless he prefer to adopt the better plan of advancing the whole amount pledged, at once. 4. Let the pledge of each individual, sub scribing and furnishing the rations of one soldier ibr six month*, be made the basis of larger subscriptions. Those whose generosity and whose means will enable them to do so, may obligate themselves to provide the rations of 5, 10, 20> or any number Of soldiers for six months; while even the poor, who oould not afford to supply the rations of one man, may, eombining, authorize one of their number to mike the designated subscription of, at deas% one ration for onei man for fix months. .-> I To effect this, I earnestly reoommend that county and neighborhood meetings be immediately held in every portion of the State, at which sobsoriptions may be taken up; and, that a oommittee of responsible and reliable gentlemen be appointed by Buoh meeting, to wait on those who do not*1 attend, and ascertain what can he raised at the earliest poBBible moment. - . And rest assured, that-no patriot can better serve his oounty, than in so doing. By this means every .possible ounfle of provisions which can be spared for the support of onr army, may be made available. * Should yon not, fellow-citisens", respond to this oall, yon may calculate, not only npon seeing your own sons in the army suffer and be defeated-iiLito field, for want of those supplies, but, you wilt have the mortificaton to beheld them -seised and appropriated toth&auppprt of the enemy who somes to destiny, ns. ^dvanoing as he does, through the interior of the land, without either water or railroad oomnrabieatiops in his rear, he i* tow subsisting by plunder and the win of the people of South Carolina, and mast necessarily do so when he enters- our State. Be assured, therefore, that every pound of bacon or beef^ and svery bushel of meal whioh you withhold from your cfn army, is a oertain, contribution to the maintainance of that of tye enemy. Ton here, therefore, to ohqose-whethor you will feed your eons, who are bleeding in our defence, or our ruthless enemy who irms.onr slaves and lays waste onr country. . To shew you, fellow-citizens, the earnest imnrAurinnii I have nf thn nenpwritv of this action, and tb*fr I will call upon yon to make Dp sacrifice which I will net share with yon, I have tendered Jo the Commissary Department one half qjf jny entire year's supply, and expect to put my own family upon the tinted rations allowed to aursoldiers, re* grettiog that I bav&o little to offer. That whioh is left me tp subsist upon will be doubly sweet, because it will be thejwead of honor and independence. Confidentlyrelying upon the'generosity Hid patriotism of a people to whom I have often appealed and never appealed in vain, [ am, fellow citizens, Yonr obedient servant, . : 'XKvmm. By the Governor: iu M. McPhebterb, Private Secretary. Conf&darata Congress. Richmond, March 8.?The Senate rammed the consideration of House bill to increase the military force of the Confederate States. On motion of Mr. Carperton, the bill Was amended by the insertion of a proviso, that Jtto more than twenty-five per cent, of male slaves between the ages of 18 and 15, in jwjy 8tatp,abaU be called for under the provisions of this act. The bill then passed. ' Yeas?Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Henrv. Rnntar. Oldham. Semmef. Sims and rj_J -V "I w"7"? 7?' 71 ~--Z7~ j'7~ " | Watson?9. Nats?Barnwell, Graham, Johnson of Ga.f Maxwell, Orr, Vest and Wigf^ll?7The Senate passed the House bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow speoie, to be applied to the redemption ind reduotian of the currency." The Hcase resolution, fixing a- day of idjournrfent,* was amendSflPHy laserting Saturday, 11th inst., and then adopted?I yeas 10, aays 8. . EiobQmond, March 9.?The Senate rpjeoted the House hill presiding paymeqt For horses hilled or lost in the servieQ of the Confederate States. _ Mr. ^Wigfall submitted the following resolution, which was'agreed to t Resolved, by the Congress of the Confederate States, that the thanks of Congress and the country are due andherey tendered to. Gen. Wade Hamnion for hia manlv let ter of the 27th February, addressed to Gen. 3hBnwn, and that in the opinion of Congrew, the Executive Department should rostain Gen. Hampton in carrying out the policy: indicated in bis letter. Tbe'Honse passed the Senate bill fxing the time for tbe^comwencement of the next session of Congress, with an amendment inserting October instead of November. The Senate amendment to House bill authorizing tbe Secretary of the Treasury to borrow specie to be applied to the redemption and reduction of the currency, was agreedtit The lull to amend the act regulating the destruction of property under military neoeswity, was rejected. The Senate amendment to the bill putting negroes in tho army, was concurred in ?yeas, 40; nays, 20. Tbe House conourred yesterday In the Senate resolution for adjournment, tine die next Saturday. ? ??? ? ? Gxn. Ho will Cobb.?We give below tbe closing remaka of this distingnisbed Georgian in a speech made by bim On the 10th nltlmoj".at Macon) Georgia: I went to tbe araveyard of Atlanta and stood there tfl?efagtbc oity of the dead.?? There were, hundreds?perhaps thousands of our gallant soldiers Bleeping quietly their last sleep, who had given their lives a holy sacrifice for our holy cause. And I thought of reconstruction 1 and it seemed as though a voice rose from the graves of the gallant dead, saying^-" neveb I TOUCH IT NOT! 1" And I called upon God to witness that I haduiworn I never, would; and so help me God,,I never will! (Enthusiastic apd prolonged cheering.) Life is but a span. Property is but a fleeting show. Pat me in the grave, but never put on me the garment of* Submission-is 11 (Qheers.) " "I 1 ?<?? At a recent meeting in Staunton, Ya., sixty-five persons pledged themselves to giae not to sell or lend, but to give to the army and the Government, supplies amounting to one hundredmd thirty-four barrels of flour, 7,075 pontes of bacon, and (108,175, in money and Confederate bondB. gar Man's true work is to seek God's glory. . .7* LATEST NEWS, Battle at Kinston?Confederate Victory. Richmond, Maroh'9.?The following dispatch was received this afternoon: Headq'rs A. N. V., March 9, 1865. Hon. Secretary of War: Gea Bragg reports that he attacked the enemy yesterday four miles in front of Kinston, N. 0., and drove him from -his position. He disputed the gronnd obstinately and took a new line three miles from hi* first. We captured 8 pieces of artillery and 1,500 prisoners. The nnmber of the enemy's dead and wounded left on the field is large. Oar loss comparatively small. The troops behav.ed most handsomely. Maj. 'Gens. Hill and Hoke exhibited their accustomed zeal and gallantry. R "R. Lee. General. Gen. Lee's Official Beporta. Richmond, MaNch 11.?The followipg dispatches were recieved last night: Headquabtebs A. N. V., March 9. H<m, Secretary of War: Rosser reports that on the 6th, with a few of his men he Attacked the enemy neat Harrisburg, who were guarding prisoners taken at Waynesboro,. ana captured a few prisoners. On the morning of the 7th he again attacked them near Jtade's Hill, dating detained them for a day %&d night at the rh He caused them to retire in haste, abandoning the only piece of artillery they had and their ambulances. - He annoyed thenra great deal and enabled a good many of our men to escape. R^E.'LEE, general, v Headq'bs. A. N. Y., Merch 10. Hon*Secretary of War: Hampton attacked Kilpatrick at daylight this mornin^^nd drove him from ma vamp, waiting xuo gvue <mu nogvuo, many horses ana several hundred, prisoners, and released, a great numher of 'our own men whcthad been captured. The guns and wagons could* not be brought off for want of horses. Many of the enemy were killed and wounded. Our loss not heavy. Lieut. Col B. LKing was killed. Brig. Gen. .Hume, Colonels Hagan and Harrrison, and Majors Lewis, Ferguson, and others were wonuded. R. E. LEE, General. Mf Shermans's army is reported to have crossed tba Pedee en rente to Fayetteville. His personal head quarters when last heard from, were at Society Hill.. In Gheraw the enemy destroyed a large amount of cotton and ordinance stores, whioh could not be removed for want*of transportation. Several hones are said to have been involved in die destruction. The town was evacuated- by onr forces on Friday the 3rd. The enemy entered immediately, up the main Camden road, and fired grape shot and cannister down the streets at the retreating cavalry. No casualties among the citizens are reported. Daring the evacuation, a gallant act was performed by Captain. Parker, of tbe well known. Marion. Artillery, of whioh be it said to its infinite credit, not a man has deserted doriog the. war?not a man baa been demoralized. Orders bad been given to born a certain bridge, bat for some -good reason the aot was delayed until the Federals were olose at hand. Fire then being applied, tbe structure burned slowly. .The Federals swarmed and endeavored >0 extinguish $e flames, but Captain Parker rallied around him six pr eight of his men, and planting his little hand on the bridge, fought them across the flames, revolvers in hand, until they were unable to pursue.? Oh mounting bis horse at the opposite side of the bridge, the animal fell dead, pierced by six minnie balls. About forty of our troops are understood to have been captured. Warren Adams was slightly wounded above the heart, but esoaped. Aiding the Sohpiebs.?The ladies of the Natural Fridge Soldiers' Aid Sociely have recently sent a handsome present io the old Stouewall Brigade, now commanded by~Gen. Terry.. The gift consisted of about four thousand dollars!, worth of. osefal articles of home manufacture. - The letter of Mrs. 0,?<X Btfdwio, Secretary of the Society, accompanying it, is a beautiful*and inspiring tribute of itself. We mafce the folUfing extract; To all your brave men we declare that, notwithstanding the forming mists- which sow envelop our cquntry, we do not ddubt that a bright and glorious day is dawning upon us. United and determined to be free, we ate invincible. The oelestial spirit of liberty which animates the South can never be extinguished or subdued. Oceans cannot quench it; mountains cannot crash it. Like the volcanic, fire, whioh rages in the bosftm of the globe, it would burstsven the rookrihbed earth itself and flame up to Heaven. What! shall we, Virginians, the ohildren of Washington and Jeffersoq, Henry and Lee, be slaves to Yankee tyrants ? Never. We vow it by oar blue mountains and our verdant valleys?by ont silver streams and sunny skies?by our grey haired sires and lisping babes?by our dead squs and brothers, martyrs to liberty, whose blood has bathed consecrated fields?aye, we reverently ewear by the immortal God himself, who kaoweth the secrets pf all hearts, that we never will snhmit to be the degraded slaves of brutal Yankees, who have armed our slaves, desolated our homes, . % v t * it.?- 1 J_ insulted our Bex, ana lmouea ineir uauuu .in the blood of oar people. The South Not Yet Conquered. The New York Tribune is not so rare that the "rebellion" is put down. It says: Of course, we do not rejoice as over assured and accomplished triumph. We kAow that tWe remain armies to vanquish and ( the efforts of desperation to baffle. -It is possible that the rebel hosts-troW mastering for their last- onset may deal as an unexpected and telling blow. Iieeis to march northward into the free States, says onfe' rumor; he is going west to reclaim Kentuoky and feed on her. undevastatad herds and pastores, says another; be will elude Grant and fell like a thunderbolt on Sherman, says" a thud. It is poes|ble that he may y&.be able to concentrate one bugdred thousand men, two thirds of theoi veterans, and, such a forc^ wall bundled, is never to be despi led. The Word "tolahf A* TheH tbbughtfal reader of the psalma cannot have failed to ask himself what the , word "selah" means. 'It is4 Hebrewword or sign, which the translators of the Bible have been forced to leave as thej found it, from their, ignorance or disagreement as to its correct signification. The Targom, and most of the Jewish commentators, give the ' word the meaning eternally, forever. Bab- , bi Kimohi regards it aaaBignto elevate* the voice. The jdioe of the Septnagint translation appears to have regarded it as muai- , o&l or rythmioal note. Hetner regarded it as indicating a change of tone; Matheson as * mosioal note, equivalent to the word repeat ~ Aocording to Luther, and others, it is equivalent to the word silenae. Geseuins says Selah means, "Let the instruments V?d. the singing stop/'?Woacher regards U as equivalent to turtumcorda I (up, jny soul 1) QAIKIIIM avSminiMM All tasaiiU. uummci Bivvi au cuo ocvouvj" fodr passages in whioh the word d&fttt, recognizes ia every case-?an actual appeal or summons to Jehovah; they are o'alis for aid, and prayers to be heard) expressed either with entire directness; or if not in' the imperative, 'Hear, Jehovah/arid the like, still earnest addresses to God that He -would 'remenfter and heaF/' ect- The word itedf ha regards as a blast of trumpets by the priests.1 Selah, itealf, he thinks, ia an abridged expression used for Higgaiori, indicating the sound of the stringed instruments, - MiBRjifD?On the 7thlaw., by J. D. P. Currcnce, Em., Mr. SAMUEL C. JOHNSTON, and Mrs. MARGARET ROBESON, all of Yort District. lawys MoraTiiiJiiijpBOAD; uHnn in 2lHE Annual Meeting of the Stocfeboldera of the King's Mountain Rail Road Company, be held at the COURT HOUSE, in YorkviUe, on the 25tb Instant at 12 m. J. A. CARROLL, Agent. ' March 16 .y ? -Jf' 1U PHILANTHROPIC L0C6E, HO. I 19-A . *f The>?>ffnlBr COMMUNICATION of thuSdaii will be "held at tbek ASONIctfALL, ifffifDAY EVENING, next, 20th Instant, at 7 o'eloofc. There will be work of. Importance in the, THIRD DEGREE?< Members will take due notice thereof, end govern themrelva? acordlngly. \j By order of the Lodge. J. B.. ALLISON, Secretary, ? March 15 9 It AmdJSTIOS BE8E|im! . T1JE Members of Company J), Gill's Battalion, aca^ prdereii to Teport at Chester, S. C., on Monday next. I will furnish the necessary transport*-, tion. Thosemf Company C, had better attend also. r . .. THOMAS J. ECCiES, Lieut. Commanding Co. D. March 16, 1865. . It Headquarters Armies of the C. States, 11th February, 1865. * Genei?al Orders v No. 2. In entering upon tlie campaign about to open, the General-in-Chief feds a$su?ed.that the soldiers?who.have so long and so nobly borne the hardships ana dangers of the war, require, no exhortation to respond to' this call of honor and duty. A _ With the liberty transmitted by their forefathers thet haye inherited the spir it to defend it." The choice between war and abject submission is before them. - v ? To such a proposal brave men with arms in their hands can have but one answer. They cannot barter manhood - for peace, nor tbe right of s^f-governSent for life or property. * But justice to them^equires a sterner admonition to those who have abandoned their comrades in the hour of peril. 1 A last opportunity is offered them to wipe out the disgrace and' escape the punishment of their crimes. By authority of the President of the Confederate States, a pardon is announced to such deserter! and men improperly ahsent, as shall return to tqp commands to which they belong within, the shortest possible.time*! not exceeding twenty days frpmthe.publication of this order at the headquarters of the department in which they may be. i Those who may be prevented by in- ! terruptian of communications, may re- . port, within the time .specified to the nearest Enrolling Officer or other officer ; on duty, to bo forwarded as soon as practicable, and upon presenting a ceis tifioate from snob officer showing cpm- [ pli^npe with tjus requirement, wUJ re- ' ceive the pardon hereby ordered. Those who have deserted to the service of the"enemy, or who have deserted after having been once pardoned for the same offence, and those who shall desert, or absent themselves without authority after-the publication of this order, are excluded from its benefits.? Nor does the offer of pardon extend to other offences than desertion.>&.absence without permission. ' By the same authority, it is also declared that no general amnesty will again be granted, and,those who refuse" to accept the pardon now offered, or who shall hereafter desert or absent themselves- without, leaye, shall suffer such punishment as the Courts may impose, and* no application for clemency will ue entertained. Taking, new resolution frQm ?ne^Eate 1 .which our enemies intend for us, Let-'every man devote-all his, energies to'-the common defence. Our resources, wisely and vigorously employed, are ample, and with a brave army, sustained by a determined and united people, success, with God's assistance, cannot be doubtful. -The advantages of the enemy will have but little value if we do nut permit them to impair our resolution. Let us, then, oppose constancy t<Fadversity, f. fortitude to suffering, and. courage to danger, with the firm assurance tl?t Efc who gave freedom to Cur fathers will bless the effortB of theitv children to preserve it. ?R. E. LEE, General. March 15 '9 6t iAW rBA 8 ! l RAGS! M X^AOTED'in quantities of from'five " V to lite thouiand pounda of Wean COTTON AND LIKEN BAGS, tor which the hljheat.CASH PRICE trdi be paW at the - r MINTING OPFIGfc. > Notembw.l? 4a S Jtf. ~ SAIjT! n*?Tl l ? npO exchange for CORN or other Ju PBODUCB. V s, T. WHEELER. i liumv 4 if \ GeNERAlObDERS, No. 3. ' . . I The discipline " and efficiency of- W . army have been greatly impaired 0$ menleaving their*proper commands to join others, in -which- they find serrtofr mo?e agreeable. This practice, almost as injnrioturin | its consequences, as the crime of desertion, by the Articles of War, exposes the offender to a similar punishment, and subjects the officer receiving him to, dismissal from the army. * It is therefore declared that the provisions of General Order No. 2, of this date, from army headquarters, apply to such men as hare left them proper commands and joined others without "being re'znlariy transfererf: "Tftej IriU 'receivtf the pardon promised hrthafc order npon comglyinK wuh.i^co^Mg^ miiiKl 111ie UUllBCI^Ut7Ml/CB ba I^P^IkL^K^K I? ite a|Mfor doty but su^fb educational adrantt^Baa^n.bo thi^Scb^Ttb? KsriiTci ? 'isfcSSr Inland vtmayM effort aad to?8Uon B*X& G#wraOT:the 1-1 * AP^L t>^al: G. A. Font*, A. A- G?k .' ' ' i' March 15 ?9 . ? J^ISTjf jLetter^ rem^aing ?j5? Airfcrton^Edwart ^^AdajM^pW-^j^Bwflct, ^arab Mim8.%. n^Mn.itBxy'Duae^,WBuJSr Da$i ttiw Mary E. Forbes, Jobn Gauldin, TharwGUI,Mrt. M. Heffner^-Danlel W. HU^ Ctd. Cad^w,^ 5n?&^MUke!l^JMr?H?2e?t Moore.ljeutl'w. ?.U> pear beforeuni'st oor neit Ordinary'sCoartfDr the uid sSMarch? neitfio "ehew' f wj^yAawlK? ministration should not b? granted. Given under my band and Seal, tbiaI&b*X & JMtdlfc sixty-tlve, at^ to ^Te|^ty-B^S^!5r and appear before me, at our next Ordlnary^^SS^^g Mid District, to be holden at York Conrt JtoOM on iWpWp' d^of Mat^lt^^|to.ahew cna^ If any, trtyt&eiwd In Lbe year of our Lord one thousand eti^Ztmiwd'eSi sixty-five, and in the 89th-year ot the Independence o< r"~ ,? ceasettU " " tSTZcJ?*'*** ' 3 TUrse are. therefore, to cite and udmonlah all and singular, the kindred sod creditor* of the*said deceased, to be ana appear before me, at ottr next Ordinary** Court ftir the said District, to beholden at York Counatatae, on th?? tlin said^ailmlniiitration should uot be arantedk ;!?T* - * Glvan under my hand and Heal, $5 (Kb day of March, in the year of our Lord one thrmje^CijfcttamtteWlLsiia Blxty-firo, oqd In the eighty-ninth. year'of the In""?'^?'SmacfSE\. movn,, o. y.?. March 8 8 ? ^mi55te?i5^a^@rr TTJoT received and for sale* lot. of tl, excellent ENVELOm * " < AT TEE ' *' o&tvem* x ^ NOTICE TO THE TAX PAW pUR^^T To D^r|T' teJtwitb toispon?d pay on qjuneriy lale*. wi*i?tice and covero jrovnelTe? accordlndy, oa th* -will b? tfte , lut notice to* this office. ^ February 15 ' - 1 ^ I STEEiL HBH. I OA GTROSS of GHJiLOTT'8 S93SEL ?m "assss