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VOL. 1 Some JudKOH. Mr. B. was elected "side-judge" in one a>f the county courts of Vermont. H" was not very well versed in "legal loree, no he called on a friend of his, who had nerved asside-judge, to make some inqueries concerning the duties of the office. To his interrogatories the reply was :r?"Sir, I have filled this important and honorable office several years, but have never been consulted with regard to bat one question. On the last day of the Spring term,. 1847, the president Judge, ^after listening to three or four windy pleas of an hour's length each, turned to me and whispered " '13.?is'ntthit bench made hard wood *'?and I told him I thought it was !u We lived when a boy in Philadelphia, lint usually spent the summer months in old Buck's, at the house of a relative universally known as the "Judge.'* Our youthful imagination had always invested the old man with those attributes of wisdom and learning which ought to attach to the judicial character. One day riding into market with "the judge," the following dialogue took place. Hog?Uncle, what court are you judge of ? Uncle?Haw ! haw ! haw ! Why, sonny, I used to be judge of hoss races round here, and the name has kinder stuck, you see. -?" It is needless to say that the veneration for his judicial character was considerably lowered. We have seen several of the same kind of judges since, and the Department of the South is peculiarly blessed with them. We never hear the title given to a man without desiring to ask him what kind of a judge he is. BgUTlie New York HerctUl correspondent says : " The rebel engineers who built Forts Gregg and Wagner would scarcely know their own handiwork were they now to revisit these places. They are enlarged, improved, and strengthened with palisades -jind deep moats. New and heavier guns than they contained when captured are -being mounted.' The contrast between .the workmanship of the rebels and the Yankees is very striking. In that of the latter there is a neatness, a "style," a finish and method, as much resembling their " national" builders as the greater .strength and solidity which also characterize both the men and the works. The room for display of this kind is very limi ted?the materials being for the most part only sand-bags, sand-heaps, and lumber; but still the character of the grave, earnest .-and persistent Northerner is plainly visible in every square rod of the forts rebuilt by Itim, The terrible fire under which this taslc has to be done is illustrated by deep holes scooped obliquely in the soil by the \ falling shots and shells of the eneiny. Inside the forts, and for some distance around them, these occur at intervals of nearly every rod. When a shell thus buries itself and explodes in the ground, .the yawning chasm turns the spectator faint by reminding him that the flesh of dear humanity is ofttimes torn by these .horrible instruments of war." Ocean Tines of Ikon Clads.?It is now held among-.,11 the naval officers that our most efficient iron-clad, the New Lon-sides, can safely cross the ocean, but the i i t n_ # _ __ .1 monitors nave Deen mocxe lor no sncn purpose, though they have rode out storms that posdft% might riot be' Exceed-*' e<l in crossing the seas. The time is not far back when it was held that iron-clads could not be. made to cross the ocean in safety, but the idea is being ^gradually, -abandoned among'rfctalmerif llos^skitf cd naval constructors express no doubt that the British iron-clads could successfully stand the test of the high seas, and it is certain that several of the vessels now near completion are intended for sea service if needed. ' . i A pretty girl being askad if ,-she ever .gave a kiss, replied, ''Xo, but I often liave one stolen." J 4 THE FREE SOUTH, SATU1 Secret History of tlic Rebellion. The following is the co|>y of a letter : from Mason to Jeff. Davis, and was found | among the intercepted correspondence of [< the latter. It plainly shews the treasonable pui-poses of the writer at the time of its date : Ski-va, near Wincjirstk*, Ya., Sept. ISO#. Mr Dear Sir : 1 hare a letter from Wise, of the 27th, fall of spirit. He says the governments of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Louisiana, have ukeady agreed to the rtnilezvonx at Raleigh, and others will?this iu yonr wast ? ?f?-A- TIa eoifo fnrtlinr that hit hfl/i nffl y/ncircc wir. aiw a iuw? ??v vr * ( cinlly requested yon to excliange with Virginin, on fair terms of difference, percussion for flint muskets. I don't know the usage oi- potver of the Department in such cases, but if it can be done, even by liberal construction, I hope yon will accede. Was there not an appropriation at , the last session for converting flint Into perens- i sion arms? If so, would r it not furrflsh good j reason for extending such facilities to the Wtes? Virginia probably has more arms than the other southern states, and would divide in case of need. In a letter yesterday to a committee in ! South Carolina, I gave it as my judgment, in the event of Fremont's election, the south shonld not pause, but proceed at oucq to " immediate, absolute and eternal separation.'' So I am a candidate for the first lmltcr. ; Wise says his accounts from Philadelphia arc t cheering for old Buck in Pennsylvania. I hope they be not delusive. Vale et salute. Col. Davis. J. M. Mason, ? A : ' J* L From what can be ascertained of the real state of affairs at Charleston, the rebels have effectually closed the channel to the city to our fleet, reserving a paslmft-flwa* tn tTiair r?u*n prftft. nftpr I UV HCf J UV UAVM VH4* V. v?.j ... . the manner of a canal, with a safety lock | against the enemy. The obstructions may be of such a nature as not to be removed by any appliance of our own, or of too formidable a nature to justify a hazardous attempt by our iron-clads to penetrate further into the harbor, and within range of the rebel guns. Under these circumstances, the best engineering and stragetic skill becomes necessary on the part of the respective commanders of the land and water forces, to make a thoroughly successful demonstration upon Charleston. Such a result is not considered doubtful, but time is necessarly required for the consummation of their ' plans. ' . 9@k>Secretary Welles has revised the plan for the 3,500 ton war ships under consideration in the Navy Department, and determined fully to test the principle of the casemate as compared with the turret. In this view he lias rejected the plans of turreted vessels submitted to him, and com municated to the Bureau of Construction j his idea of these collossal ships on the ' broadside model. They -will be at least 5,000 tons, and may be 6,000 or 7,000. The plates for the casemates will be from fifteen to twenty-four feet long, from five and a half to six inches thick, and fully three feet wide. It is hoped to be able to put them afloat in the course of eighteen months. ? ' * . ' *' A few figures lately obtained from the Department of Agriculture tell n story i which the world would do well to consider. Our total agricultural exports (exclusive of cotton) in 1860?when we.arere yet at peace?were 898,848,586, of which Southern ports exported 819,738,365.Jn 1861, with half a million of men in arms, . and no Southern exports,'they amounted to 3107,020,505 ; and in 186% with, a mil-. Hon of men in the field (ofifc :half bif the*!} (; from the rural districts, )'ohd no Southern' .j exports, they reached the sum of'155,142,- j 071. The amount of wheat' and. flour < alone exported in the year ending Sept. 1/ 1862, exceeded that of theprevidus ; year by over 7,000,000 bushels. . < ttSUJohn Bull, as expressed the Lon- J don Times, was greatly offended at the non-payment;of the last dividmids on the ' Virginia state debt in London; and Gov- t ernor Letcher'^ plausible explanation was t far from satisfying him. , . 11 * . ! i " R.DAT, OCTOBER 3'," 14&. .ifakivg Headway. . Those, among former masters and northern tender-hearted copperheads, who have so deeply sympathised with the poor freedmen, least they should starve, if set free on the public "commons," will find a drop or two of comfort in the following. Tlie spelling is unaltered, the writing fan-, and the whole matter quite soldierM To Mr French Beaufort 8 C I Peter Jinken & Richard. Brown Private soldiers in, Co. A. 1st S C have notified the lands?Connmissiouera, That there is a land on ladies Inlands, that use to belonging to the John's verdier, Whom I belong all my former times, and if It is so, that the Governments allowed we to Buy8 lands, that land will be Bought in by I, Peter Jinken's ?ic Richard Bronrn, so it is no nBe for any one to try to do what is not right, when it is a laws, to regainte'mntters October 27th 03 f Barnwell's Island Picket's station's <. 1;, .> approved sergeant Wm Branson Co., A. lst S C.yol r r, , 5 - ^ / Eoj.tph Fbke South,?In jour issue of Oct. 17th, after publishing the Secesh res-1 olhtiohs introduced by Rev. ?>r. Fuller (of uncertain domicile) to; the Baptist Convention held in May 1801, (resolutions which reek with treason, ) yoti subjoin edr itorially the following comments ' This is the same Dr.' Fuller who owned rwd or three hundred slaves on and Kane islands. This is the Dr. Fuller who owned it hbuse and lot in Beaufb<t. This is the Dr. Fuller to whom the very kirnl and sympathizing tax (jommisMouere' seat to him at Baltimore a statement of his direct taxes. This is the Kev. Dr. Foller fpp whom the llev. l)r. Peck has been acting as private agent in this goodly retiremtd town? taking care of his reliel property and gathering the products of the unrequited toil of his oppresed slaves. This is the Dr. Fuller of whom the considerate tax Commissioners received his taxes by draft sent to them, and who received from them a receipt in full! !! Tell it not in Gath ! Publish it not in the streets of Askelon. Now it may be true that this very reverend Dr. did hold two or three hundred slaves. It may be true also that he will be vile enough to pretend loyalty, and claim indemnity for the poor human beings upon whose " unrequited" labor he and his have feasted and flattened. , But so far as I know the t&X Commissioners did not send him an account of Ihs taxes. I wash my hands of all communication or correspondence with that notorious rebel. He may have contrived in some way to pay his taxes, but not through any correspondence with me, even " to the squinting of the hrerrty-ffth part of a mosquito's eye." A pretended minister of the gospel who could pen and advocate such V-i- jUUiA^I 41, A resolutions us JUU ^(luiiaucu aauiu nit 44 American Baptist" and then elqfm rights of the Government he had so shamelessly, so wickedly assailed, who could employ agents to come here, where on account of his treason he dared not set his own foot, to look after, and gather up the debris of his scandalous, toil-worn, horrible, lashcheered, and blood-moistened slave products, could claim nor receive from any loyal man any courtesy: except that of i nicely adjusting the rope. A. D. SMITH, U. S. Tax Commission. Legal Tender Notes.?-It is very gratifying to know that the Court of Appeals, inNew York have affirmed the constitutionality of that act of . Congress, whereby certain notes issued by the TJ. S, Govern- j ment are made a legal tender of all debts ihxoughWt th$ pnion. This decision is | a damper <?n the hopes of those who had j desired to aid?the rebels by breaking j i iii. _* aha rr_i down me creuit ui me v uiuu. , ' a ' !' 1 Secretary Chase has been making t in eloquent; speecJT Coljimbns, Olqo, j in which he alluded to die good effect which the result of the elections would hate in Europe. The feecretarr said:? Had they given ten thousand majority anly, it would not have sufficed ; but the jrand old hundred thousand had done the business." '' " V m - -m i: . - ( . *' A movement is on foot fn Massachusetts o procure ah elegant sword for presentaion to Gen. Banks as a special recogniion of the taking of Port Hudsdr* * * ? * * * V ' ^ # - . Br No.4a:> ? ?? - ?.*AY illltift tr.V i-aii t(A!uUi)\i). ? Jut oil | the Dubuqe and Sioux City Kaiiroad truv! elers and employees have the gayest posj sibie times. The train is only about two? I hours in making the first nine miles, i The other day, just this side of Peostu* I a boy ran along side the cars for nearly i half a mile, yelling " Mr. Cawley ! Mr. I Cawley !" at the top of his voice.? At length the conductor heard him axul f asked what was the matter, j " Why," said the boy " father's big ball lias inmned on th? bind car " [ jCy ran back, and sure enough, on the j platform of the hind car stood a big bovine , Leisurely chewing his end, and oontentedly enjoying a view of the country from has | elevated position. The conductor had j the brakes whistled down, and the nobis ; critter was helped off. He had been seen j standing on the side of the track for sew I eral days, and had probably deliberately | come to the conclusion that he could wail ! till the train passed, ?nd then catch up j to it, and jump on the hind car and taka J a free ride. He tried it and won. Since j then the conductor . has placed the cd*r? , catcher on the rear end of the train, an& : Las had no mora trouble with animals Oct 1 his hind car. JOut at Manchester, Independence | teploo and Cedar Falls, they send mesI senger boys on horselxvck to meet thtf | train and get the Times?so ant ions afr& , the/ .or news. The newsboys on the t train throws them the papers, and thev ' gallop back, thus enabling the people of | those enterprising towns to read the latest' | intelligence from the seat of war, from j two to three hours sooner than they otheri wise would. The Dubuqe and Sioux City is a great road for time. Yon can ride foitfer on it j than any other road in the country for the same amount of fare. Changed heb Mind.?Dickey was poor ?Katy had a rich mother?Dickey loved Slaty and vice versa?Dickey wanted to marry?Katy's mother was down on thai measure?Dickey was forbid the premises ?notes were exchanged through the high board fence which enclosed the yard. One i day the old lady went out " cahiug," and j Pickey was duly informed of the fact? i called on Katy?remained a little too long | ?old lady was close at hand?uo cliantf^ j of escape without detection. At the ini stance of Katy, Dicker nouned into the _ j closet?old lady saw that Katy looked conj fused?guessed that Dickey had been about i ?suppose i of course he had made good j his escape?thought that probably tha young people lxad agreed to elope together M > ?determined to be too smart for them? shut Katy up in the saihe closet where i Dickey was concealed, and giving ner a , i pair of quilts ibid a pillow, locked Jjcr ap jfor the night?didn't see. Dickey?pexi i morning went to let Katy out. f.., o i "Oh !" a scream?couldn't get breath., for a moment?fiuidJy: . ,, " Ahem, Dickey, is that you?" ij . j "Yes, ma'am." , . j "Dickey, you must stav to uyeakfast." "Couldn't, ma'am." i "Oh, but you must." Dickey concluded to stay. Breakfast table?"Dickey, I've been thinking about you a good deal lately." " So I suppose, ma'am, ren/ lately." "You are industrious and honest, L hear." " I never brpg." "Well, now, unon the whole, I think you and Katy had better get married." The printers in Blunts army found* ; rebel printing establishment at Fort Smith, and liave issued a paper, the Fort Smith Union. '' j a uuwwertruu rt*poner lor :l lOTK paper, whose salary was 820 ]>er week, i? said to have made ."*250,000 in the stock market during the past y^ar., an?ui?4, ,. V" , ; ... * j__ IuPhlUd?lphia4 on TlvriAidarj ''' 15thljist??af IkeFirst Baptist Church, ' by the Bev. 4, Wkeaton Sailh, Jaaa G. Thompson, Editor of tho; fut ' 1 South, Beaufort, S. to .Ii?? Llllll l AVatttioB, of Philadelphia* T 1st #( Letters remain lag la the fMt .,//* J-t OPytCB at Bwiaiort S. 0., </ti the week ^n&3j? Oct. -.Dth, I6j?. . . ' ' AdMM, Mri, ., IfaH. Ser/t. T. J. W. f 4Li*? Heny, Capt. , , Cav^lrvj .? Brown. Hereklah ' ,*;tck>on. 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