Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 15, 1867, Image 4
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~ DOING A DUN.-,
Our friend, the ex-reporter, remembers
ns with another scene _4jom his early experience:
In the early days of the Pott, when I
first became associated with it, there was a- j
mong its compositors one of the maddest i
wags that ever made night uproarious with ]
"4is wild pranks. He was terror to board- ,
ing-house keepers and to restaurant proprie- j
tors, and pushed his credit to a limit that (
was only stayed bv the dead wall of refu- i
sal to trust. He is now a useful and res- L
pectable member of. society, a leading ex- <
hortor at political meetings, and enjoys a ,
prominent place among the opponents of a i
license law. His good-nature remains, however,
and he loves his jokes as dearly as he i
eyer did;
One day, a tall and Cadaverous-looking
gentleman came into the office, and step
ping up to our friend, asked if G was
in, giving his own name. G divined i
his' errand in an instant, and, looking up <
where the hats were hung in a row, re- i
plied? i
uv?a +)ioro'a his bat; he's round here ^
somewhere. Say," looking over his case, '
"G-? over there?" . i
"No," was the reply, "I saw him over your i
way last." *
"You'd better wait, sir," said G i
"he'll be in soon." (
The dun?for such he was?waited until j
patience gave out, and then went off, G i
assuring him that the one he sought was a y
'tricky fellow, and had undoubtedly dodged i
him. 1
Next day he came in again, and, going t
up to G , whom he felt acquainted e
with, he asked in a whisper? c
"Is he in . t
"Yes," was the reply, "there's his hat." 1
And then he looked round among the #
men, assuring the dun he couldn't see him, i
but advising him to wait, which he did for i
an hour ana then went away.
The next day when he came in, he went ^
directly to his new acquaintance with the s
same question, receiving the same answer, j
"The truth is," said G , "he k'nows i
you, and as you come in one door, he goes (
out at the other. You had better watch
for him on the outside." I
And that patient man did watch, in the t
cold, till the printers went to dinner, receiv- t
' ? nf artomirn crpmpnt from G??. p
lug a vvviu vi vuwu. ? f
as he went oat. i
Each day, till Saturday, thus he came in, t
and on eacn occasion was sent off by the po- 1
lite and urbane Q , who went and paid r
the bill, and the dun ceased, so mortified
with, his want"of shrewdness that he left
dunning, and went into the undertaking
business.
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* SLEEPING EQUALITY. t
The Enterprise (Miss.,) Star tells the j
following good story of a minister well i
known among the Methodists on Pearl i
River, but who has moved to Alabama: t
"A friend has just stepped in who gives 1
us the following as a practical test of the <
sincerity of the newly converted Radicals. ]
"We recommend its general adoption by ?
those of our colored people whose votes and <
influence the Radicals are endeavoring to '
obtain by a regular system of equality hoodwinking:
/ (
Rev. Mr. Talley, of the Montgomery ?
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal i
Church South, who is a "weak vessel," has j
been bought up by the emissaries of the <
Northern Methodist Church. In the igno- <
rant zeal of a new convert, who of course i
wished to render some service for his mon- 1
ey, he went into the Summerfield District, 1
over which Dr. A. H. Mitchell presides,
and began the propagation of the perfect 1
equality doctrine among the colored people, t
This equality he carried iBeyond, and as the J
legitimate result was lionized by the ne- i
groes. j
.An old gentleman of the white persua- ?
sion, residing in the neighborhood where
this missionary of equality was laboring,
saw proper to doubt Mr. Talley's sincerity, j
and told a favorite boy?an old time house
ana oouy bcrvtuit, wnv uau nuyiyvu vwV
confidence in Mr. Talley as a sincere equali- ]
ty man?that he had as well keep his mon- '
ey, if he intended to give Mr. Talley any,
until he could test his sincerity. A new *
idea struck Jack. Mr. Talley was to stay
all night at Jack's master's. When he re- (
tired to bed Jack accompanied the rever- 1
end turn-coat to his room and held him in 1
long conversation on the equality doctrine, (
until Mr. Talley was fully committed to it,
and thoroughly sleepy, he took off his coat '
ready for bed; so did Jack. Boots came i
next; so did Jack's. Tally's pants off; :
Jack's ditto. "Look here Jack, what are 1
you up to?" quoth Mr. Talley.
"Nuffin 'tall sir. Des going to be 'down
to' somefin, dat's all," replied Jack.
"What'3 that you are going to be 'down
to,'" said his reverence.
"Well, I'se goin to bed with you, dat's
all dere is about it. I is jes as good as you
is, accordin to the Lord's gospel by you,
and I am tired of sleeping wid miself in de
shuck pen. So I is going to sleep wid you
in master's bed," said Jack.
Mr. Talley took a deliberate, indignant
survey of Jack from head to foot, slowly
put on his clothes, went to the stable, bridled
and saddled his horse, and left that hill
a sadder and a wiser man."
In a Bad Fix.?A farmer had occasion
to send his man, who, by the way, was a
jolly Dutchman, to the neighboring town
for a barrel .of molasses. The weather being
warm, and the road rough, and the driver,
moreover, driving rather fast, the molasses
took a notion to 'work' as it is generally.
But we will let him tell his own
words :
"Yell, I goraed along and I gomed along
till I got to de hill vat stand on de top of
de blacksmit shop, and den, I looks around
behind my pung hole, tinks I, I vill ^thop
dat; so I sthops de cart, and scotches the
oxen mit a grabble rock, and trove der pung
hole in as tight as never vos, mil a lightwood
knot; and gomed along again till I got to
where de vorks of de road cross each oder
*?;+ /la mootin-Krmca T looks around
pehind my pack again, and the shtuff was
all ran ober mit de barrel again. 0, says I,
I vill fix you now, and I pick up a chonk
mit all my might; de ting flew out mit a
noise like a gun and knocked me down flat
off de road mit my pack, and scart de cart,
and it runned away mit de oxen an' turned
dem all ober etwh oder?proke eberything
in beices, and I am gomed home mit myself,
but de cart is running to der tyful."
jff* How may a man be known from
a fatigued dog! One wears a shirt, the
other pants. '
JNjrartwrot,
THE WOODPILE.
The practice of many farmers of preparing
fuel only as. it is needed cannot b<
censured- too severely. Thiy is a mosl
wasteful and inconvenient practice: wasteful,
because the wood is then not properlj
seasoned, and it takes twice as mucn tc
make as much heat as it would were the wood
dry, for one-half the wood will be consumed
in evaporating the water which is contained
; wasteful of valuable time, for it will
take more time to prepare a given quantity,
at many different times, than if it were alJ
done at once; and this work ought to be
done in winter when there is not much else
~ A -? xl-? M ctimmAf
DO GO* SLI1U GOT/ 1G tilt/ Bpriiig ouu OUUIUIU
when there are so many things requiring
the farmer's attention.
Inconvenient, because the wife comes tc
you of a summer morning just as you are
ready to go to the field and tells you that
you must have wood cut to cook dinner
with, and there is no help, for no wood no
iinner, and you must stop and cut some if
ihere is some hauled up; if not you must
Eirst bring some home. Inconvenient, for
your wife and whoever has to cook with
wood that is prepared as geeded, and late
meals, smoky rooms, sore eyes, and a bad
:emper are the consequences.
There is a time in the fall or early win;er
when most farmers have but little to
lo. This time should be improved and a
year's supply of fuel got out from the
woods, which can then be cut up during the
winter in the wood-shed if you have one, if
lot, cut a pile and cover with boards to
ceep dry. If machinery can be had to do
he sawing, it will be the cheapest and most
sxpedient way. Two horses to a good majhine,
will saw from ten to fifteen cords ino
stove lengths per day. If this can not
ie done then, use a buck" or common wood
;aw; do not cut up large wood with the axe,
t is a great waste of wood, and sawed it is
nuch neater and better to handle.
With many western farmers the saving of
wood is no object, but with the present
icarcity, and high price of help, it is an obect
to save the labor of preparing so much
wood, hence all should have a good supply
>n hand that is well seasoned.
In conclusion, let me suggest to all who
>urn wood, that when they buy a stove,
* A- '1 4-1-*ATT r?Af Ann fkof 1
iney see iu it tuut tucjr gcu ?uuu
ake in a good long and large stick; such a
itove, all things being equql, will throw out
nore heat with a given amount of wood,
han one requiring a small- stick ; and the
abor saved in preparing the wood is much
nore than many would suppose.
Farmer 8 Advertiser.
BOILED WHEAT.
It is possibly not as well understood as
t should be, among housekeepers, that a
lealthful and nutritive food may be prejared
by boiling wheat to be eaten with
nilk or molasses?the former to be prefer ed
when attainable. It is a first rate
;hing for children, while adults may use it
;o an advantage. Some have the wheat
cracked in a mill before using, which is,
cerhaps, the preferable plan, but it will anjwer
well without this preparation. A lady
correspondent of the Ohio Farmer, says :
'The wheat should be cracked in a mill.
Take one quart and put it into half a pot
cf warm water, and let it stand upon the
stove for several hours ; then boil slowly,
md stir it occasionally, till it becomes thick;
put in a handful of salt. For children it
can be used with milk. If left standing till
cool, it is very nice to cut in slices, and use
it with cream and sugar, fry it like mush ;
the last mentioned I prefer for general use,
but it can be prepared in various ways."
If boiled whole, the wheat should be allowed
to soak in tepid water before boiling,
that the grain may have a chance to soften
md swell. When properly boiled, use with
nilk suitably seasoned with salt and pepper,
md it will be found a nourishing, heathful
md palatable dish.? Valley Farmer.
Whole Meal Bread.?It is well known
;o chemists and physiologists that the very
inely bolted and white flour, which is so
nuch sought after, is far less nutritious than
vhat is termed middlings or unbolted flour.
The most nutritious ingredients of the grain
?the wheat phosphates and' gluten?are
emoved to obtain the desired whiteness.?
Dr. Henry McCormac, an eminent physician
of Belfast, Ireland, in some interest emarks
on the subject, says: "What I
ivant to see everywhere is the preparation
>f whole meal bread?bread including the
cran, with the bran gluten and the bran
phosphates, so all essential to good bread
md the nurture of our flesh and bones. Bui
[ do not think the working classes, to whom
it is so important, will ever take to it fully
antil set the example by the more instructed
classes."
How to Judge Flour.?Place a thim
ble-ful of flour in the palm of the hand, rut
it gently with the finger of the other hand
r* * n j??1~_ a?..
II 1116 IlOUr smooins uuwn uuuci mc uiigci
feeling silkey and slippery, it is of inferioi
quality, though of fancy brand, high pricec
and white as the virgin snow drift. It hai
been either too low ground or made fron
damaged wheat, or perhaps having an un
usual per centum of gluten; murdered witl
dull burs, and will never make good whole
some bread, But if the flour rubs rough t<
the palm, feeling like fine sand, and has ai
orange tint, purchase confidently. It wil
not disappoint you. Such flour, whateve
may be its branded reputation, though ii
price it may be at the lowest figure, wil
make good light, nutrious bread.
Philadelphia Farm and Fireside.
.
Apples as Food.?The importance o
apples as food has not hitherto been suffi
ciently Estimated or understood. Beside
contributing a large proportion of sugar
mucilage, and other nutritive compounds ii
the form of food, they contain such a fin
combination of vegetable acids, extractiv
substances, and aromatic principles, witl
the nutritive matter, as to act powerful!
in the capacity of refrigerents, tonics, am
antiseptics, and when freely used, at th
season of ripeness, by rural laborers, am
others, they prevent debility, strengths
digestion, correct the putrefactive tenden
cies of nitrogenous food, avert scurvy am
probably maintain and strengthen the pow
er of productive labor.?Leibig.
Making a Ewe own a Strange Lamb
?A. P. Taft, Trumbull, Ohio, writes a
follows: "When you find a ewe with a deai
lamb, bleating piteously and mourning ove
it, if you wish to make her adopt another
catch the ewe, milk her own milk upon th
lamb, then removing the dead one out o
her sight, step back out of the way and wit
ness the joy of the mother at the supposei
restoration of her offspring."
the ftowr
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THE ANT-LION.
I
"I was going into a deep forest alone,
i on foot, with my blanket and food and cookt
ing utensils on my back. The day was
- very hot; and the road seemed very lonely
r and long. Just before plunging into the
> woods, I passed over a piece of land which
I some hunter's fire had burned over. NoI
thing was left but here and there a tall
stump of a tree, blackened by the fire, and
i entirely dead, and now and then a great
, rock which had its coverings all burned off,
I and it was left to be bleached in the sun
> and to be pelted by the storms. Under
the shadow of one of those huge rocks
I sat down to rest. Every bird was still,
; and every leaf hung motionless on the
trees, and the only sound to be heard was
wrnfflrfoll foi* O WQ.V
' lily murmur ui u uioiuui naivuwu) . ?j
i in the forest.
; " 'I am now,' I said to myself, 'beyond
' the reach of men, and almost beyond ani
mal life. I cannot see a living thing mo'
ving. This is solitude !'
"Just then I noticed something that
caused the sand to fly tip from the middle
of my foot-path; and looking carefully at
i it, I satisfied myself what it was. It was
a small insect that had burrowed down in
the sand; and, with his tail or some other
apparatus, (I could not see what,} he was
throwing up the sand fast and thick. How
it flew ! In a few minutes he had made
for himself a hole about the size and depth
of a large coffee-cup. It was shaped very
much like a coffee-cup, as nearly so as the
dry sand would take that shape. The sand
was dry in a few moments, and of course
would very readily roll down into the centre.
I had read of the creature, but had
never seen one before. He was a little
dark-looking fellow*'; and now he put himself
in the very centre of his den, and pushing
himself into the sand, there was nothing
to be seen but a little black horn, as it
appeared, to be sticking out in sight. It
looked as if it might be the point of a small
rusty needle. This was the ant-lion; and
that was his den.
"After the sand was dry, and the hunter
was still buried in the sand, I had a speciwklo
olrtll nTtrl r\r\nra* A lifflp ypf}
ill C LA Ui 11 ID a IX XXX UUU pvnvki - AJb MVVAW vv?
ant came running along, seeking food for
herself and her young. So she climbed up
on the rim of this sandy cup, and peeped
over to see if she could see anything. Presently
she seemed to suspect danger, and
tried to scramble off. Alas ! it was too
late; the sand rolled under her feet, and down
she went to the bottom; when, in an instant,
that little black horn opened like a
a pair of shears, and 'clip,' and the poor ant
had one leg cut off! Now she saw her danger,
and struggled to mount up the sides.
The lion did not move or show himself; he
knew what he was about. And now the
poor thing struggles to climb up; but one
leg is gone; and she finds it hard work.?
But she had got almost to the top and almost
out, when the sands slip and down she
rolls again to the bottom. 'Clip' go the
shears, and a second leg is gone. She now
seems terrified beyond measure, and struggles
hard; but she gets up a little way before
she slips again, and another leg is off.
She now gives up the struggle, and the lion
devours her in a few minutes ; and then
' with the snap of the fail or paddle, he
throws the skin of the ant entirely out of
the cup, and the trap is now set for another.
A fly crept down to see what was smelling
so good there; and again, 'clip,' and
| his wing was off! and he was \second
course of the dinner. I found several more
such dens ; and around them lay the skins
the dead ; but the inside looked clean and
. innocent. There was no lion to be seen;
but the destroyer was there ! The dead are
shoved out of sight.
, "0, ant-lion! you are a preacher to me.
I now see hpw it is that our young men, as
| they walk over sandy places, have their
feet slide. They go into the hotel. It is
all fair and inviting. They take a glass of
i drink, and 'clip,' they are crippled. They
will soon roll back and take another, every
1 time less and less able to escape, every
t time the destroyer cutting off sin, and know
not that the dead are there! Ah! every
fall makes the next easier, and the probai
bility of escape less and less.
LIT ??? hatit Jo wlfli amw nliilrlrAn TWv
X OUC HUM ib 10 tv k 111 v/ua vuuuivui jl *ivj
go into the street, they fall into bad com;
pany, and every profane word they hear,
every improper word they use, every ini
delicate thought they allow, is like having
> a leg cut off; they go feebly, and can hardi
ly escape ruin.
I "0, ant-lion! I wish all our children
' could see the, so cunning for mischief, so
i cruel to thy victims, so much like that
r great lion, the wicked one, who seeketh
"whom he may devour."
jRev. Dr. Todd.
Little Things.?It is of small things
* that a great life is made up and he who will
' acknowledge no life as great save that
' which is built up of great things, will find
[ little in Bible characters to admire or copy.
Little things and little people have often
3 brought great things to pass. The large
1 world, in which we exist, is made of little
particles as small as sand on the sea-shore.
3 The vast sea is composed of little drops-of
water. The little busy bees, how much
3 honey they gather ? Do not be discour3
aged because they are little. A little star
shines brightly in the sky on a dark night,
r and may be the means of saving many a
3 poor sailor from shipwreck; and a little
Christian may do a great deal of good, if
he or she will try. There is nothing like
trying.?Dr. Chalmers.
f
J5@?* The rising of the sun is known by
g the shining beams; the fire is known by its
. burning ; the life of the body is known by
[J its moving; even so. certainly is the prese
ence of God's spirit known by the shining
e light of a holy conversation; even so the
[i Purging fire ?f grace is known by the burner
ing zeal against sin, and a fervent desire
'i to keep God's commandments; even so cer
e tainly the life and liveliness of faith is
^ known by the good motives of the heart, by
n the bestirring of all the powers both of the
. soul and body, to do whatsoever God wills
d us to be doing, as soon as we once know
He would have us do it. He that hath this
evidence, hath a bulwark against despair,
and may dare the devil to his face; he, that
t. hath this, hath the broad seal of eternal
s life, and such a man shall live forever.
i
r A Little Boy's Answer.?A little boy,
', when asking his mother how many gods
e there were, was instantly answered by his
f younger brother. "Why one to-be-sure."
"But how do you know that ?"
i "Because," he replied,. "God fills every
place, so there is no room for any other.'
lidding.
ii. " ' '
' CAVALRY SCOUTS.
BY GENERAL WADE HAMPTON.
The following sketch of scout life, bj
General Wade Hampton, is taken from th<
August number of the "Land we Love.* '
Captain John Esten Cooke, in his last
book, "Wearing of the Grey ?a most, interesting
and captivating work?has giver
a chapter to this same subject. He gives
various gallant deeds .and hair-breadtl
escapes as occurring to onej>f those brave
men, whom I recognize well, though his
name is not mentioned; But he omits one
exploitr which was among the most remarkable
of his career. In supplying this omission,
I preserve the incognito of S as
Captain Cooke has not given his name.
- The occasion to which allusion is here
? i i 1 1
made, took place wben jyieaae naa nis army
camped near Culpepper Court Houae,
and the object was to endeavor to ascertain
the position, numbers, &c., &c., of the Federal
troops. S undertook to accomplish
this object, and he adopted a plan worthy
of his boldness and address. Disguising
himself as a country woman, he procured
a small cart, which he loaded with
poultry, vegetables, &c., and he drove boldly
into the Yankee lines, where he made
application for a pass. This he obtained;
he then sold his stock and after spending
three days at Meade's headquarters?it is
to be hoped without scandal to that worthy
?he left his friends in blue, bringing in to
General Stuart all the information desired.
This anecdote forms the only exception to
the statement made by me previously. That
only such as came under my personal observation
would be given. This occurred
before S was associated with us, as he
was after General Stuart's death; but I
have every reason to believe that the affair
happened just as has been described.
Selecting special scouts and particular
incidents from the whole number, as I propose
to do, I beg now to introduce to your
readers, Sergeant Shadbourne, of the Jeff.
Davis Legion, whose exploits would, of
themselves, form a volume. Shadbourne
was detailed as a scout by General Hampton,
and he yas constantly engaged on this
duty until the end of the war. He was a
young man of very prepossesing appearance,
tall, active and resolute. Ordinarily,
he appeared to be only a handsome young
fellow, with large, soft, mild eyes ; but as
soon as a fight began, he became transformed
instantly into the dashing cavalry man;
his whole soul seemed to be in the battle,
and his black eye blazed like fire. Armed
with at least two pistols, and often three,
he would often dash against the enemy,
with a rapidity and precision not surpassed
by even Mosby, who was "very handy with
his pistol." But in all the excitement of a
battle, Shadbourne was perfectly cool,
ready for any emergency, or to avail himself
of an advantage. On occasions of this
sort, he proved that he possessed qualities
which only needed a wider field for theii
exercise to make him a leader. As illustrative
of this I shall give, first, an account ol
one of his performances which was witnessed
by myself. If you remember, Wilson
and Kautz with a large force made a raid
against the South Side and Danville Railroad.
At Stanton river bridge they were
repulsed and returned to join Grant near
Petersburg. Near Stony Creek they were
met by our cavalry and defeated with loss.
Retreating towards Reams' Station they
were met by Fitz Lee and Mahone, when
their rout became complete and final.?
Kautz pushed down to cross the Halifax
road, so that he could get into his lines;
Wilson fled towards the Nottaway river.?
Shadbourne was sent by General Hampton
just after the fight at Reams' Station tc
find out where the enemy were. Taking
five men with him, he moved up a country
road leading from Halifax to the stage road,
On this, he had not proceeded far, when he
met the advanced guard of Kautz's retreating
column. He at once ordered them tc
surrender, when they began to deploy.?
Without a moment's hesitation, he gave orders
in a loud voice for "two regiments tc
be brought up; one on the right, the othei
on the left." As soon as this order was
given the Yankees said they would surrender.
Placing one. man on one side of the
road and occupying the other, Shadbourne
directed the Yankees to advance and drof
their arms. While doing this, the mair
column of the enemy came in sight, and see
ing the condition of their advance guard
they charged to release them. But Shad
bourne was too quick for them. He pui
his prisoners in motion, guarded by three
men on each flank, made them gallop, thei
"form fours" and all swept down towards
our command. As soon as his prisoners
wpra rinsed ud and charaina from their owr
men, he dispatched a man to inform Gen
Hampton to "look out, for the Yankee:
were charging down the road he was on.'
The General immediately took a few mer
back and soon met Shadbourne, who -hac
brought off safely seventy-three prisoners
the whole advance squadron of Kautz'i
command, and this too in full sight of th<
enemy! For this feat, Shadbourne ipti
highly c&mplimented by his commanding
officer, and he was recommended for pro
motion on the ground of his "extraordina
nary skill and gallantry" shown by him ii
his conduct of this affair.
On one occasion, he was betrayed by !
negro, while sleeping in the lines of the ene
my and wa^ captured.. While his captor
were taking him off, he requested them i
let him look for his hat, which had dropped
In the pretended search for this he go
near a wood, when dashing through th
surrounding enemy, he made into it, fol
lowed by a volley from the whole part;
and a vigorous pursuit, which proved fruit
less.
Subsequently, he, with another brav
scout, young Swan of the 1st North Care
lina cavalry, was captured in Fredericks
burg. They were hand-cuffed and sent b;
water to the guard-boat near Fortress Mon
roe, with the constant assurances from thei
humane captors that they would be sure!
hung. Not liking this prospect, they man
acred to aim their hand-cuffs, dropped over
board, swam to a small boat anchored neai
and after several hours hard rowing, reach
ed the shore of the James river. Here the;
found a small party of our men on signa
duty, and Shadbourne also ascertained tha
a company of negro cavalry was in the hah
bit of patrolling a certain road every daj
Getting the signal party to join them, ou
two scouts formed an ambush for the Yar
kees, attacked them and killed nineteen, be
sides their commanding officers. This al
fair gave arms and horses to Shadbourn
and his scouts, so getting his men togethe
he brought them to General Hampton, in
North Carolina, where he served until the
: surrender of Gen. Johnston: Killing and
capturing Yankees to the close, with a most
laudable perseverance ,und most untiring
energy. Such are a very few of the inci-,
dents in the career of this gallant young
soldier. Brave, skillful, devoted, he was
5 unsurpassed in his line of duty and muoh
of the information which reached the Army
? of Northern Virginia, as to Federal move
meats, came through him.
i Should you desire to hear something of
i his associates, I may, at some future time,
i give you sketches of some of them.
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THE RECOH6TRUOTIOH LAWS.
For the information of our readers, we re-publish,
-the "Reconstruction Act," the "Proposed
Constitutional Amendment," "AnActto Prescribe
an Oath of Office," and the "Supplement to the
Stevens-Sherman Shellabarger Bill," all of which
we will keep standing until an opportunity shall
have been presented for obtaining the necessary
information which these-papers contain:
THE BEOOI8TBUOTIOV ACT.
An Act to provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States.
[Passed over the President's Veto, March 2d, 1807.]
Whereas, no legal State governments or adequate
protection for life or property now exists
in the rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama.
Lousiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas; and
whereas, it is necessary that peace and good order
should be enforoed in said States.until loyal
and Republican State Governments can be' egally
established: Therefore,* , * \
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That said rebel States shall
be divided into military districts and made subject
to the military authority of thfi United States,
as hereinafter prescribed; and for that purpose
Virginia shall constitute the first district: North
Carolina and South Carolina the second district;
I flArvMMU AlnVnmn r*?"? A ltO fllfoil /liufwnf
vxc7VSigu?j iuauuuu), auu a av??u?* ?uu vu^u ,
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district; ana
Louisiana and Texas the fifth district
See. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the President to assign to the command
of each of said district* an officer of the
army, not below the rank .of Brigadier general,
and to detail a sufficient military force to enable
such officer to perform his duties aud -enforce his
authority within the district in which he is assigned.
. m.
Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted. That it shall
be the duty of each offloer assigned as aforesaid
to protect all persons in their rights of person and
property, to suppress insurrection, disorder and
violence, and to punish or cause to be pnnlshed
all disturbers of the public peace and criminals,
and to this end he may allow local civil tribunals
to take jurisdiction or and to try offenders, or,
when in his judgment it may be neoessary for the
trial of offenders, he shall have power, to organize
military commissions or tribunals for that purpose,
and all interference, under color of (State
authority, with the exeroise of military authority
under this act, shall be null and void.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all persons
put under military arrest by virtue of this
act shall be tried without unnecessary delay, and
no cruol or unusual punishment shall oe inflicted;
and no sentence of any .military commission. or.
tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the life or
liberty of any person, shall be executed until it is
approved by the officer in command of the district,
and the laws and regulations of the government
of the armv shall not be effected by this act. except
in so far as they conflict with Its provisions.
Provided, That no sentence of death, under the
provisions of this act, shall be carried into effect
without the approval of the President.
Sec. 5. And be it farther enacted, ftiat when
the people of any of said rebel States shall have
formed a constitution of government in conformity
with the Constitution of the United Statesdn
all respects, framed by a convention of delegates
elected by the male citizens or said State, twentyone
years old and upwards, of whatever race, color
or previous condition, who have been resident in
aaia State for one year previous to the day of such
election, except such as may be disfranchised for
-A!-1 41 -aVAIIUM of onm_
pUrUUipliLlUll ill MiO 1CUC1UUU, 1/1 11/1 401VUT ?v wu?
mon law; and when such constitution snail.provide
that the elective franchise shall be enjoWlby
all such persons as have the qualifications nerein
stated for electors of delegates; and when suoh
constitution shall be ratified by. a majority of the
persons voting on the question of ratification, who
are qualified as electors for delegates; and when
such Constitution shall hove Deen submitted
to Congress for examination and approval, and
Congress shall have approved the same; and
when the said State, by a vote of its Legislature,
elected under said constitution, shall have adopted
the amendment to the constitution of the United
States, proposed by the Thirty-ninth Congress,
and known as article fourteen; and when said article
shall have become a part of Ihe constitution
of the United States, said State shall be declared
entitled to representation in Congress, and Senators
and Representatives shall be admitted therefrom,
on their taking the oath prescribed bv law;
and then and thereafter the preceding sections of
this act shall be inoperative in said State. Provided,
That no person excluded from the privilege
of holding office by said amendment to the constitution
of the United States shall be eligible to eleotion
as a member of the convention to frame a
constitution for any of said rebel States, nor shall
any such porson vote for members of such convention.
Sec. 6. And be it ftirther-enacted, That until
the people of said rebel States shall be by law admitted
to representation in the Congress of the
United States, any-civil government which may
exist therein shall be deemed provisional only,
and in all respects subject to the paramount authority
of the United States at any tube to abolish,
modify, control or supersede the same; and in all
elections to any office under such provisional governments
all persons shall be entitled to vote, and
none others, who are entitled to vote nnder the
provisions of the fifth section of this act; and no
person shall be eligible to any office under such
provisional governments who would be disqualified
from holding office under the provisions of
the third article of said constitutional amendment.
1 SCHUYLER COLFAX,
. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
LAFAYETTE 8. FOSTER,
President of the Senate, pro tem.
nftrnmrfrrrmrnp a t i lfPWTMf uilf
rnvrvaijv uunoxixuxxun/uu w "??j? ?" The
following is the Constitutional Amendment
referred to in the 4th section of the "Reconstruc'
tionAct."
1 ARTICLE XIV.
i Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the
United States ana subject to the j urisdiction therei
of arc citizens of the United States and of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall make or enI
force any law which shall abridge the privileges
; or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty
j or property, without due process of law, nor deny
I to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
; protection of the laws. %
t Sec. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned aI
mong the several States according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number of per'
sons in each State excluding Indians not taxed.?
I But when the right to vote at any election for the
choice of electors for Presidentand Vice President
j of the United States. Representatives in Congress,
Executive and Judicial Officers of a State, or the
' members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to
any of the male inhabitants of such State, being
twenty-one years of age and citizens of the Unitea
1 States, or in any way abridged except for participation
in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation
therein shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number of such male citizens snail
bear to the whole number of male citizens twentyone
years of age in such State.
Sec. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Reprei
sentative in Congress, or elector of President and
i Vice-President, or hold any offloe, civil or militai
ry, under the United States or under any State,
i who, having previously taken an oath as amemi
ber of Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State Legislature,
> or as an Executive or Judicial Officer of any State
to support the Constitution of the United States,
, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion ai
gainst the same, or given aid.and comfort to the
enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of
i two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
: Sec. 4. The validity or the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debts
r incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for
services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion,
shall not be questioned. But neither the Unitea
States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt
' or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, or any claim for
the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such
debts, obligations and claims, shall be held illegal
and void.
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce
by appropriate legislation the provisions of this
article.
AN ACT TO PBE80BIBE AH OATH OP OFFICE.
The following is the oath of office referred to in
the 5th section of the "Reconstruction Act," and
also in the 6th of the Supplementary Bill:
Be it enacted, 'mat nereaiter any person electee
or appointed to any office of honor or profit undei
the government or the United States, either in the
civil, military or naval department of the public
service, except the President of the United States,
shall before entering upon the duties of such office,
and before being entitled toany of the salary or other
emolument thereof, take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation: "I, A. B, do solemn
ly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily
t borne arms against the U. S. since I have been a citJ
izen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid,
countenance, counsel or encouragement to persons
engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I havenev'
er sought nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise
the functions of any office whatever, under any ani
thority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the
, United States; that I have not yielded a voluntarj
support to any pretended government, power 01
constitution within the United States, hostile or in
- imical thereto; and I do further swear (or affirm
) that to the best of my knowledge and ability, I wil
support and defend the constitution of the Unite*
States against all enemies, foreign and domestic
that I will bear true fhith and allegiance to the same
that I take this obligation freely, without any men
tal reservation or purpose of evasion, and thatl wil
woll and faithfully discharge the duties of the offlo
on which I am about to enter. So help me God '
which oath, so taken and signed, shall be preserve*
amongthefilesofthe Court, Houses of Congress, o
the department to which said officer may apper
, tain. And any person who may falsely tekeaaJ,
7 oath shall be guilty or perjury, and on conviction
- in addition to the penalties now prescribed for tha
. offence, shall be deprived of his office, and renders*
r incapable, forever after, of holding anv office o
place under the United States.
Approved July 2,1862,
SUFPLBKMTTO THE BTBVEI8-8HSIMAH BILL
AN ACT supplemental to an Act entitled An Act
to provide for the more efficient government of
the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate
restoration.
Be it enacted, Ac., That before the first day of ,
September. 1867. the commanding general in each
district denned by the Act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States, approved
March 2,1867. shall cause a registration to be made
of the male citizens of tlie United States, twentyone
years Of age. and upwards, resident in each
county or parish in the State or States, included
in his district, which registration will include only
those persons who are qualified to vote for delegates
by the Act aforesaid, add who shell have taken
ana subscribed the following oath or affirmation
:
"I, , do solemnly swear, or-affirm, in the
preeenoe of Almighty God, that I am a citizen of
the State o/??; that I have resided in said State J
reside intl^.'county of^^or the parlslfof-?,
in said State, as the case may be; that I am tiirigtv-one
years old: that I have not been disfranchised
for participation in any rebellion df cHU
war against the United States, nor for felony committed
against the laws of any State orof the United
States; that I have never been a member of
any State Legislature, or held any Executive or i
Judicial Office in any State, and afterwards engaged
in insurrection ana rebellion against the United
States, and given aid i<v comfort to the enemies
thereof; thafi have never taken an oath as a member
of Congress of the U. S., or as an officer <ff
the United States, or as a member of any State
Legislature, or as an Executive or Judicial Officer
of any State, to support. the Constitution of the U.
States, and afterwards engaged in lnsoxtectioa yr
paVmIMoti MPidnflt tlie UnitcdStitcs ar oHvpti aid or
comfort tolhe enemies thereof; thai f yrft fnithfallv
eapport the Constitution and obey the Ikwt
of the United States, and..will, to the best of ray
ability, encourage othBnrao to do. So help me \
God/ i
which oath or affirmation may be administered by
any registering officer.
Sec. 2. That after the Completion of the" registration
hereby provided for ittany State at Stum time
and place therein as the commanding geceraltbttU
appoint and direct, of which at least thirty4day'S
public notice shall be -given, an election shall be
held of delegates ton convention fox the purpose of
establishing a constitution and civil government
for such State, loyal to the Union ;aaldconvention
-in each State, except Virginia, to consist of the safne jj
number of members as the most numerous branch
of the State Legislature of suetfstato In the year
I860, to be apportioned among the several districted *
counties, orpariahes of such State by the nurtrtgrl;
ing general, giving to each, representation mrage
ratio of voters registered as aforesaid as nearly**
maybe. The convention in Virginia shall consist
of the same number of members as represented Che
territory now constituting Virginia in the iftost
numerous branch of the Legislature of said State
in the year 1860, to be apportioned as aforesaid. >
Sec. 3. That at such election the registered voters
of each State shall vote for or against a convention
to form a constitution thereof under this act. Those
voting in flivor of such a convention shall have
written or printed on the ballots by wMch they
vote for delegates as aforesaid, the words "for aeOnventionand
those voting against such a convention
shall have written or printed on such ballots
the words "against a convention." The persons
appointed to superintend said election, and to make
return of the votes given there&t, as herein provided,
shah count and make return of the rote*
given for and against a convention; and thftaommanding
general, to whom the same shall hays
been returned, shall ascertain aaddeehre the total
vote in each State for and against a convention. -a
a majority ot the votes given on that question
shall De for a convention, then a convention mil
be held, as hereinafter provided;but if s majprity
of said votes shall be against a convention, tiMti.no .
convention shall be held under thissct: P&vidql,
That such convention shall not be held onlmsgr
majority of all such registered voters shall bars
voted on the question or holding such convention.
Sec. 4. That the commanding general of e*ch
district shall appoint such loyal officers or persons
as may be necessary, not exceeding three In *ch <
election district, in any State, to make and complete
the registration, superintend the election, . i
and make return to him of the votes, lists of
voters and of the persons elected as-delegates -fa?
a plurality of the votes cast at said election; and
npon receiving said returns he shall open (he
same, ascertain the persona elected as delegates
according to the returns of the officers who conducted
said election, and make proclamation
thereof; and if a majority of the votes given on (
that question shall be for a convention, the commanding
general within sixty days from the date
of election, shall notify the delegates to aasenfble
in convention ata time and place to be mentioned
in the notification, and said convention, when j
organized, shall proceed to form a Constitution
and civil government according to the pro virions
of this act, and the act to which it is supplementary
; and when the same shall have been so fram- , J
ed, said Constitution shall be submitted by the
convention for ratification to the persons registered
under the provisions of this act, at an election
to be conducted by the officers, or persons
appointed by the commanding general as Hereinbefore
provided, and to be held alter the expiration
of thirty days from the date of notice thereof
to be given by said convention, and the returns
thereof shall be made to the commanding general <
of the district,
Sec. 5. That it according to said returns, the .1
constitution shall be ratified by a majority of the i
votes of the registered electors qualified as herein
specified, cast at said election, at least orie-half 9
of all the registered voters voting upon the ques
tion of such ratification, the president Of the con- 1
vention shall transmit a copy of the same, duly 1
certified, to the President or the United States,
who shall forthwith transmit the eame to Con- -9
gress, if then in session, and if not in session. J
then immediately upon its next assembling; and 9
if it shall moreover appear to Congress that the 9
election was one at wnich all the registered and
qualified electors in the State had an opportunity
to vote freely and without restraint, mar or the
influence of fraud, and if Congress shall be satisfied
that such constitution meets the approval of
a majority of the qualified*eleqtors in the State,
and if the said constitution, shall be declared by
Congress to be in conformity with the provisions
of the act to which this Is supplementary, and the
other provisions of said act snail have been complied
with, and thesald constitution shall be approved
by Congress, ;the State shall be declared h
entitled to representation, and Senators and Representatives
shall be admitted therefrom as here- 1
inprovided. . . 1
Sec. 6. That all elections in the States mentioned
in the said "Act to provide for the more effi- ]
dent government of the rebel States," shall, daring
the operation of said act, be by ballot; and all
officers making the said registration of voters and
conducting said elections shall, before entering
upon the discharge of their duties, subscribe an
oath faithfully to perform the duties of their said
office, and the oatn prescribed by the act approved
July 2, 4862, entitled "An act to prescribe an oath
of office:" Provided, That if any person shall
knowingly and falsely trice and subscribe any
oath in this act prescribed, such person so offend- *
ing, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be
subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities
which by law are provided for the. punishment of
the crime of wilful and corrupt penary.
Sec. 7. That all expenses incurred by the several
commanding generals, or by virtue or any orders J
issued or appointments made by them under or by
virtue of this Act, shall be pud out of any mon- ^
eys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 1
Sec. 8. That the Convention for each State shall I
prescribe the fees, salary, and compensation to be I
paid to all delegates ana other officers and agents I
herein authorized or necessary to carry into effect j
, the purposes of this Act, not herein otherwise pro- 1
vided for, and shall provide for the levy and col- J
lection of such taxes on the property in snoh State j
as may be necessary to pay the same. 1
Sec. 9. That the word "article" in. the sixth see- I
tion of the Act to which this is supplementary, I
shall be construed to mean "section." j j J
VALUE OF C01TFEDERATE CTJIL&jflj Hfe!
, a NNEXED is a table showing the value o4Hmk, I
j\_ federate currrency" in United 8tates eurWpji* jH
lor the last four years?deputed from the avertBP^
monthly rateeof the respective currenciee,in gola, I
at New York, Richmond and Augusta. 9
1 Aa the rate of stamp dnty upon documents exe- Jj
cuted during : the late war Is based upon the value J
of the consideration in United States currency, this
table will be found very oonverBent in fixing that -
value. I
table showing the relative value op "con
i federate" and p. 8. cubbbnct fob pour years. j
I Month. 1862. 1868. 1864. | 1965.
> Value in Value in Value in. Value in 9]
i . ? Con. cur- Con. cur- Con. cur-Con cur- jj j
? rencv of rencv of rency ofrency of A
month of nintj.8. IlinU.S. $linTJ.S.ilinU.S. 1
cur'cy. cur'oy. cur'cy. cur'cy. ll
r January.... #2.00 $18.50 $26.90 ll
February 2.19 18.79 25.20
, March 2.93 I4.C7 84.90 I
I April 3.23 1188 .... II
Mny - 8.87 10.65
' June - 4.85 8.12
July 6.89 7.79
j Autrust 1........ 10.53 8.85 I 1
r September- $2.19 9.71 10.56 ||
f Ckxober 1.95 9.70 12.80 .9]
- November- 2229 9.90 12.55 14
December... 128- 12.60 18.26" II
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j federate currency, divide the number of dollars by m
. the figures in the oolnmn la data anturht
1 for, and the quotient will txTthe amount in United I
1 States currency. _ I
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