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
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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, ,
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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
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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. ,
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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
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*' 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*
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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,
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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. Meretla
Bois. H. M. ; .Jenkins Mf*. Patty" ' '
Bryant George .leukiuh. Simui
Harrington, Mrs. Jime Jenkins. %tk >
Buroea, L'baa. H. Lane, ThomaaX.
Corson, Fcttd* ... , Marco* Win. M.
C'tiistB, Saclr9 , ^a?h,,Edn i|i H. .'N-Y.FoLj. t. ' v
Chirm, Mr*. Fanny "S En^noerfj . t ,
Collinstou, Adam* 2 Pinkney. Pfll (CMored Ik?
Dwrjbmm, Bcujaruiu (1 , (UwldwJity) . 1,
Dravtou, bj^hue Polity. Daphne ,,,
Darith. J. M. ' -Seybol <_turlefl
Der?ha, Christopher Scmt. ThomaJ " '
(iibbs, Peter Sbimmofclk* Samh , . ?
Gedeta, York . r' William, Sanely . Person*
inqniring tor any of the abate \riTTaakfoc
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
JOHN C. ALEXANDER. P.
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