VOL. 1. ,
THE FREE SOUTH.
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' BEAUFOirr. Si Cm OCT. 10, 1885.
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nr Agent* wantedtaibc dtthrent Bcgimeats of this
PifwrtiiMB. forBe FmSoctc . ^ i;
An excellent plan to eooiiw a copy of the Free South
cjtrj wee* if ft #*fte?rt6? /er
TRBBR FOB 50 CENTS,
Toor paper will Ban be sent by man and will folia *
jaw wf?rwwni n ij mum.
SokBflts should send the IVee Sooth to their Mends !
thorn* -> >?. m j
II ?iHI*t shswt wgnad as a
WEEKLY LBTTEE,
and will cod tain all the news of the department, and
fan lieu?f toe tilled and wounded and doatha in boa.
pttaL ^ent 07 null at f&ttf per year in advance or
60 CEHT8 FOi THBEE MOHTHS.
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Before the w*r almost the whole southern
country wee ,*>-?ealed territory to
northern emigrant*., When that r stjess i
desire for change caoagdthe, young man
of the Middle and Eastern states to cast
about lot a suitable place - to locate a new
home and win for himself a position of
S3c??l independence difficult to attain in
his overcrowded native state his eye seldom
toned to the sooth. For then slavery,
by degrading the laborer, had placed
a stigma upon labor itself. The " greasy
mechanic az.d. amah-fisted farmer" were
looked opOB with supreme contempt by
the alavemongers as but little removed in
social position from the chattels who were
made to do their lordly bidding. Moreover,
in the interest of slavery, the climate
was represented to be unhealthy. The
white man if he tilled the soil would droop
and die under the combined influences of
the southern son, the malarious fevers,
and the frequent epidemics. *
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But the war naa removed soma w uicoo
?liJ basin and proved the rest Jko be false.
Our office?.) and soldiers, who have penetrated
everysooint of the south, have kept
ejes and ears open, and have not failed
to spy out the fetors aXthelancL fTliey
see the great changes which a civil war I
works in the social fabric. They foresee
that at the close of the war a subdivision
of the immense estates most take place ;J
that tfltatei*room for ten times the present
population; that lands worked out by
ihe slovenly vgricnlture cf slaves can be
made to bloom win by the intelligent
labor of freemen. ' They have found that
Amid all the toils and exposures oft sol-J
diers life they have been able with the
proper precautions to preserve their health.
They have toOsd in the trenches in midsummer
Mid why not in the cotton field.
Thousands tfl4 tens of thousands of sol
diers aae now p?ptfUbg far fotaure homes
in thefree, sonny south* And when the
war cloeee with the death of slavery, there
willcommence anew revolution. Anew
element of strength will' be pOC&red into
the sooth frdm those who come forst as
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enemies bat now as styis, bringing with
them, the respect lor labor, the energy,
Intelligence and ediwtinn characteristic
of the northehi Capitafcat*
will stand rea^TWtad ihis movement by
opening ?p l&T^foldgyfqpmmsiynal.
agricultural and manwfactnring industry*;
ThiawSlof the
^!*^??*cy^n4e<luPon,Uie
woman-whipping, cradle-robbing system
of almwaff willfiih but Abe southern pmpie,
so long depressed, will rite 44 redeemed,
regenerated and disenthralled by the
spirit*of universal Omahci^ ation." '
It is understood that a plot has been,
discovered to bun all the government
transports tin the western rivers, several
men have been arrested and are now in
irons, upon one of whom a cypher was
found, which, upon being translated, disclosed
ins tractions to destroy all steamers
that can be of any service to the government
The matter is being folly investigated.
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FREE SOUTH, SATU
Small Purcels Che Tfailw v*. Exprew*
Companies." ^
; A provision of law Las b?m in force
i since the 30tli of June last, yhich, when
j it comes to be better .known, will materiI
ally affect the business of expFess companies
so far as small,parcels allkxmoctned .
All the urticles specified be^r ma* be
sent in the mails packages Weighing
? *V/\M*VAIV ^At1 ttMLAasJhAn ^
I JJUt WVC* 1VU1 Jiviuiw;,,..'. (M0WHVo m
the United States, at the rato J>f two cents
for not over four ounces, 'ondfe additional
two cents for each addiuonal four
ounce* or fraction thereof, (meaning that
*7J? ounces may Ve sent fop-four cento,
f &c~j thatls to say 7
I p. rapbbte, occasional publications, book manuscripts
' ,nd di whiter corrected or not, maps, prints,
enraivh. *** * ** *Frible q|mplw and aimI
- bonogrsphk- paper, letter tarelopee, postal
envHotJM fir ca s, paper, plain or ornamenwlTphMompt
of ft W* ?*dis
?. tt&prSr ~ g*g?a a* tf "y?rmm"
which may by law be aeclan (Tbuulable.
Bound books bjx^ taken at^ double the
above specified rate. ^ny book weighing
rl&s than four ounces may ^ f?* four
' 'cents; weighing less than a* half pound
' for eight cento, Ac. The postage must be
'prepaid by stamps. ;Thus, ^pounu ?f..j
mustard seed (not quite a pou^k say twO
grains less) may be sent byfpenon in
Milwaukie, or in Oregon, soffar as the
matter of distance is concernto a friend
in Eastport, Maine, for lC^gents. The
express companies would charge at least a
dollar for the same service.
The letter rate to California and all
parts of the United States, except those
parts where Mr. Davis's people arrange
the rates of postage, is now-three cento
the half ounce, instead of ten cento, as
formerly. Any mining gentleman on the
Pacific slope, who desires to mirouuce
into that region the amenities of civilization
to the extent of circulating his visiting
cards, but unfortunately has left his
engraved {date with the engraver in NewYork,
may send an order for^ a pack of
cards in a letter for which the postage is
j three cents, prepaid by stamp, not forgetting
to inclose* sev^nty^e cents-,to
! pay for the cards, and printing, and a
two cent stamp for return postage ; and
in due course of mail he will receive from
the honest engraver a printed pack of
cards at a total expense for postage, cards,
printing, and transportation, of eighty
cents, precisely seven cents less than the
tne-town reader could achieve a like rej
suit, provided he paid omnibus fare each
way, on his visit t? the down-town engrav.
er.
A single transient paper cannot be sent.
less than two cents, (always prepaid by )
| stamps), b?rt any numoer at
J ing together with the wrappers less than
four ounces may be sent irt one Wrapper
bearing a two cent stamp. r"or each additional
four ounces or fraction thereof,
an additional two cent stam? must be affixed.
Csaitenlfaa.
A Maine regiment recently gairissoned
a certain post in this department, and of
course it became the duty of the Aa h*tant
to provide countersigns. After rm nning
through the names of well known ba ^tles
in ancient and modern history, it bee. "^ae
j necessary to look elsewhere for mater. ia^
Some of his words had been difficult t for
uneducated persons to pronounce, whio. ^
called forth the censure of the ColontJ,
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%ho ordered the Adjutant to take the
names of rivers, lakes or towns of his
native State, as the men would be familiar
with them.
| The following is the list sent to the Colonel
for approval. ,
Sy&ladobms. > ';/
VUUjmiuauvwB.
Magaguodaric.
Welokenebacqok. ^
Mossehicmagnntic.
Molechunkemunk.
Chemquassabamtook.
Pekaguimack.
Sheketahank.
Pamgockamoek.
Mooselookamoguntic.
I MoUychnftkamug.
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RDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1863.
, Itcmarlui'ble Article from the Kich> .
mond TV his*
Fortress Moxboe, Sept. 25.
The P^ichmond Whiff of Sept. 28d has
beer, received. Its editorial claims a vie- i
t'ory in Northern Georgia for Gen. Bragg,
! but in conclusion says :
j 44 We suppress exultation at the thought j
I of what yet remains to be done, and the !
possibility of losing all that has been gain- j
ed by teiljag to complete tliej work. j
"Situated as Rosecrans is, the victory j
j that does not disperse or capture his i
| whole army is a lost opportunity. If he J
is permitted to hold Chattanooga, then !
our victory will be without profit, and we )
have only to mourn that so many brave j
men have died in vain, and chiefly that .
the gallant Hood has sealed his faith with ,
his blood. . ,
" Rosecrans must not only be beaten j
I in battle, but he must be destroyed or
driven from East Tennessee ; otherwise
the battle had as well not been fouglit.
If this stronghold is not wrenched from
him now, it will hardly be hereafter. If
he holds it, he holds a point. (Tappui from
; which he may at any moment strike at
C.he very vitals of the Confederacy. He
holoL* * region pestilent with disaffection,
that nfceJs only the presence of a Yankee J
army to ripen into full-blown treason.
1 " He holds the country that must supply
meat for onr army, niter for our pow- '
der-mills, and coal and iron for many of ^
our manufacturing establishments. The ^
possession of that country is of indispen- ^
sable necessity to us. It is the prize for ^
which Bragg is contending. Until he has ^
won it, we can but rejoice with fear and .
A 1-1* KrtO /Iaiia
tremuuiig over wii??iic uao uuu^.
he win it, it will be the superbest achieve- ^
ment of the war."
The Juajk* of the Rebels.?Let the
people bear\t in mind that the men who
oppose the war are practically the allies of ,
the rebel^ Lieut. Maury, the traitor, now
in command of the Confederate Pirate j
craft Georgia, in his recent letter to the
London says :
" Other agents have to be called into '
play. What are they ? Let us inquire. 1
They are divisions in the camp of the en- <
emy, dissensions among the people of the
North. There is already a peace party
there. All tne embarrassments with :
which that party can surround Mr. Linon#!
ail thfl difficulties that it can
WUAy r- t ^
throw in the way of the war party of the j j
North, operate directly as so much aid <
| and comfort to the South." (
From rebf) journals we learn that the
Union troops fired upon the rains of Fort
Sumter on the 2dth ult., for the first time
for several weeks. The rebels report no
damage done. The rebel batteries were
s ill ?ring upon the Union working per*
ties. The iron-clad fleet were at their
old anchorage and perfectly quiet. The
Charleston Courier reports that the fleet
fired a salute in honor of Admiral Farragut's
arrival at that pork
A late number of the Atlanta Appeal,
issued before Resecrans's recent success,
expatiates on the importance of Bragg's
position at Chattanooga, saying that ' the
defeat of Bragg in Tennessee would render
the fall of Savannah and Mobile but a
question of time, and cut off rebel communication
with Richmond?a most serious
consideration." .
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in VA
Brig.-Oen. ttooera .auuumM*, ?
^ ionse to an inquiry from the War Depa
rtment, has stated that the flag which
I j^q hauled down from Sumter on theoocai
sion of its surrender to the rebels is still
in hi 3 possession, and has never left bis.
custoi
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^ hmond paper illustrates how our
prisoner ^ ^ insulted and martyred by
the rebel *? *hen it announces the demise
of a news1 >aper ?an at the Libby prison,
heading th 0 article, " A Yankee reporter
aone home UPhi* reports bp the
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NO. 40.
Arrival of the Arago.
Three days Later frcm the Horth.
[From Now York papers, October 3d, 18$$.^
There is nothing new to rei>ort fir s_JBj
the army of General Rosecrans. Affairaj^^^^B
in General Meade's region are perfocth^^H^fl
quiescent From Charleston we hav&
ceived lit later intelligence dun that
ready published. There appears thus to - , B
be a complete lull in the news from these A B
points for the ])ast twenty-four hours.
We have advices from the West Indies, . flPIB
dated at Nassau, N. P., on the 36th of
September. The trade from the rebel , ports
was still very brisk. Ten steamers
arrived at Nassan with cargoes ttince the '
date of our last report. It is worthy of j
note that one of these vessels Jeft Charles- f
ton eleven days after the surrender of
Forts Gregg and Wagner?results which
it was supposed had completely sealed the
harbor cf the rebel city against the con- _ :
traband egress. ? I
We have information that many Anglo- I
rolMtattomers jure in the port of Wilming
toi^^JW., awaiting an opportunity to J
nm out. Although several have lately -J
been captured, still there is but little di?*_
munition in the cor traband trade to that I
port. J
By the "arrival of the Saxonia off Cape <JBB
Race yesterday we have three day's later '
news from Europe?namely, to the 23d
alt The London Time* admits that the
iate of Charleston is sealed, its destruction
being now a mere question of time, itfurther
states that Mr. Mason has sent to
Carl Russell a not ficatioo that he has
been instructed by the Richmond government
to withdraw from England, and
:hat he will proceed to Paris.
The Union steam corvette Kearsage^
tent in search of the rebel privateer,
Florida, had arrived all Brest. She crossed
from Maderiain company with another
Union vessel, which remained; at Lisbon. \
La France states that the Florida was to k
leave Brest on the 2;Id, iiniii|iliiliil,i n
ed, and proceed imn ledmtely to meet the 110 "W
jecond Union corvet te at Lisbon, and attack
her before she can be joined by the
3ne at Brest. It fui -ther states that the
Kearxige will be trea bed at Brest like the
Floritla, both vessels enjoying the some *
rights.
If we can credit th e statements of the
Metitorial Diplonuriiyt e, England has en*
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bereci into an eugngi-i ucw w w
bhe present Mexican government as """H '
els Maximillian annot mccs to the depo^T
tion his final accept sncc of the cro^rn. 4
England and France will then immediately
accredit official representatives. The
latter country has pre imised to favor every
means for the *ealii ation of a loan necessary
to place Mexi( o in a position to fill ?
her, engagements abrroad. "<
With regard to ih e Polish question we
learn that the Ru? ians sustained , a de- /?
feat at Lutomierz oil the 30tli of August,. j
and also at Magovien on the 12th ult. ^
They massacred a number of the inhabitants
at the former place,, and had plundered
several houses in Warsaw.,. The
Paris paper La France hints that the three
Powers may make a communication to
Russia of a less amicable character than
an ordinary note ; and it is stated by the
Paris journal that the insertion of the
Polish memorandum in the columns of
tie Moniteur amounts to a moral recognion
of the belligerent rights of the Poles.
We have Richmond papers to the 29th.
Their latest news from Bragg is to the
26th. They say: "Our lines extend
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around Chattanooga vnuun sunning instance
of the ^nemy. Our forces are veil
up in front On Wednesday night our
cavalry occupied Codper's Gap, on Look-1 >
out Mountain. The mounta n is now . j
held by Gen. Longstreet, who commands
the river and railroad below Chattanooga.
Our loss in killed and wounded will not
exceed 12,000.- The enemy's loss will
reach* 28,000. On Thursday,
made two attempts on our linJ|^^rhey^^^^|
were driven back both times tcftheir intrenchments.
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The latest information from the Army
of the Potomac represents all quiet, and
*' '? ?AnnrtQfl The Tehela are in
aniura uutiioujj^-. ? ?
strong force on the south side of the Rapidan?Hill's
entire corps are supposed to
be there. i
We are gratified to be able to announce
that the President, always att/jntive to the
cry of suffering and deserving soldiers, hai*
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