The source of this uncorrected OCR text may be viewed in the DjVu format at: http://fax.libs.uga.edu/bro/bro1869 or http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/ugafax/bro/bro1869 CUMBERLAND'S CREW. Oh, shipmates come gather and join in my ditty; It's of a terrible battle that happened of late. Let each good Union tar shed a tear of pity, When he thinks of the once gallant Cumberland's fate. The eighth day of March told a terrible story, Aiid many a brave tar to this world bid adieu. Yet our Flag it was wrapt in a mantle of glory By the heroic deeds of the Cumberland's crew. On that ill-fated day, about ten in the morning,- The sky it was clear, and bright «hone the sun ; The drums of the Cumberland sounded a xvarning That told every seaman to stand, by his gun. An iron-clad frigate down on us came bearing, And high in the air the rebel flag flew ; The pennant of treason she proudly was waviug, Determiùed to conquer the Cumberland's crew. Then up spoke our Captain with steru resolution. Saying : My boys, of this monster now don't be dis mayed, We swore to maintain our beloved Constitution, And to die for our country we are not afraid ! We fight for the Union, our cause it is glorious To the stars and the stripes we will stand ever true. We'll sink at our quarters or conquer victorious. Was answered with cheer« from the Cumberland's crew. Now our gallant »hip fired her guns' dreadful thunder. Her broadside like hail on the rebel did p-mr. The people gazed on, struck with terror and wonder The shots struck his sides and glanced harmless o'er, But the pride of mr Navy could never be daunted, Tho' the dead and the wounded her deck they did strew , AnJ the flag of our Union, how proudly it flaunted, Sustained by the blood of the Cumberland's crew. Slowly they sunk beneath Virginia's waters, Their voices on earth will ne'er be heard more— They'll be wept by Columbia's brave sons and fair daughters ! May their blood be avenged on Virginia's shore ! In that battle-stained grave they are silently lying, Their soals have forever to earth bid adieu ; But the Star-spangled Banner above them is flying— It was nailed to the mast by the Cumberland's crew. They fought us three hours with stern resolution, Till those rebels found cannon would never avail them For tli« flag of secession I as no power to gall them, Tbo" the blood from lier scuppers it crimson'd the tide; She struck us amid ships, our planks she did sever. Her sharp iron prong pierced our noble ship through; Arid still, as they sunk on thet dark rolling river. "We'll diest ourg'iuis!" cried the Cumberland's crew. Columbia's sweet birth-right of freedom's communion. Thy flag never floated s > proudly before; For the spirits of those that died for the Union, Above its broad folds now exaltingly soarl And when our sailors in battle assemble. God bless our dear banner, the red, white arid blue. Beneath its bright stars we'll cause tyrpnts to tremble. Or sink at our guns like the Cumberland's crew. Published and Sold Wholesale and Ketail. by BELL & COMPANY, General Publisher of Songs & Ballads. Booksellers, Stationers and Periodical agents. No «39 KBABNY ST. SAN FRANCISCO JAMES RODDY SNEED I You Yanks, J guess, Jiave heard ere this, Of Roddy Sneed the Great ! Of how he wrote and eang about This good old Cotton State. Of how he penned long "leaders," And had them put in type, To teach the Rebel generals The way in which to fight. Of how he "puffed," old Jeff— The greatest -Beb of all— In hope that Jeff might "raise" him, And, to Richmond, Roddy call f Of how at night he'd sit and write. And blow about "the cause," And tell the Bcbs to fight it out, And quote to them tae laws. Of how to Milledgeville he went. To get gay Gil a place— In order that hie son might wear A collar decked with lace. Of Low old Joe,did at him blow, And treat him with such scorn ; No place had Joe that he could give— !O pi No o chair Gil could adorn. Of how Jeenis Roddy raged and swore, And damned old Mr. Brown, And wrote about him. in his sheet, And called his Governor "clown." Of how he then to Richmond wrote, To Stephens and to Hill, To get that berth for Gilbert— A fat place Gil might fill \ Of how he did not get it, And Gil took up his gun, -To tight for base rebelliert Just as the war begun. Of how he got the Custom House, When old man Boston died— Through Ben Hill's wire-pulling, And other tricks beside. __ra gt Of how he urged the people To rally and enlist, While he'remained in sanctum To fight wJth pen and fist. Of how he'd ewear the soldier To never leave his post, But "die like gallant southron, Aud not give up the ghost." Of how he'd fight the battle» Of a great Confederation— By drawinff-plans on paper For Ben Hill's consideration. You Yanke have heard these facts I tell, And other items too ; But now I'll give you something else— A story rich and true-f— When Sherman from Atlanta caine, And inarched toward the coast, James Roddy all at once "dried up"— No-more was heard to boast. No time had Roddy now to write A secesh, windy vapor— His mind was too much" occupied To think about his paper. "Old Sherman's Yanks will soon be here,'1 Poor Roddy oft was heard to ear ; ."And I must go to packin«; up, And get my Rebel 'cash' away." "Ah, me !" thought he, "the roads are cut ! j i What shall I do or say ? Ob, d——n these Yanks, to treat one so— To war in such a way !" " "Oh, here's,a fix—a pretty fix—; To place a fellow in ! 1 I'll ne'er be sble now I Bee, To get away my 'tin !' " Oh, cruel Yanks, to play «uch prank«, You're wicked lads indeed— To jeopardize the customs thus, And cut off Jnmes II. Sneed .' f'I'iu sure old Beaury will not fight. But quickly \vilj détermine, To wisely give the city up To General Billy Sherman J <* And now it seems the gallant Jeein« , Must something do at last ; ! His precious time wag getting »hört, The die would soon be cast. iSo off he went, and fully bent, Our hero was indeed. To make old Hardee do his beat JV> save great Roddy Sneed ! ; The General knew not what to do— I The case was bad, indeed ; j And as he had to save himself, He could not help poor Sneed ! "This is too bad—it makes me sad To think how I am treated ; What shall I <3&ï- WiienrnhsTt Ï gö7"~ Poor Roddy oft repeated. Oh ! what a fate ! and no mistake, i For a Custom House Collector ; 1 To think that he had "puffed Hardee? ! And thought him his protector. i "I ne'er will pause, but to McLawss ! This instant I will-go— | I've wrote him tip—hé knows it too— | And he'll not treat me so. ! ' And so, indeed, at riinnpig speed, I To find McLawe he darted ; 1 j 'But learned no more how he'd get off, 1 ! Than when from home he started. || Now what to do in such a stew, i Poor Roddy sat and pondered ; ! All chance was gone—all hope had fled ; ' How he'd get aJT, he wondered. "Now here I'm left, and all bereft, In trouble deep I'm stuck ; No friend to lend à helping hand, Naught left me save bad luck." j And thus confused, poor Roddy innsed, j Sore troubled in his mind, i Wbile wondering who he'd go to next, I Some better luck to find. When all at once a law-made dunce— 'Tis true, as here related— Came in to tell great Roddy Sneed The town was most vacated. And Roddy's friend began to mend His spirits broke and blighted, And set him on a trail so nice, Where sure he'd not be slighted. He sent him off to Beauregard, To find out his intention, To learn the route that he would take— "A plot of rare invention." He told him there he'd better fare Than with McLaws and Hardee— For Beaury was "chief cook" of all. And would do much for Roddy. On Dlllon's "Loss" our printer boss Went off in search of Beaury, And as Roddy hadn't rode of late. Old Davy's nag got fury. "Ye Gods I be thanked—I have him flanked ; There's Beaury in the distance? Pull up, old hows !—'tis life or death !— I much need your assistance." And no'w indeed at lightning speed, , Our hero dashes onward ! The people stand amazed, and look, To gee old Beaury cornerd. To Beaury meet, he turns the street, And comes up face to face ! And fall's aboard the Kebel chief, For leave to "eu auge his base." "I've spoke you well, but need'nt tell, What all I've done for you— I wish to slip old Shermau's grip, And hope you'll see me through." With face all pale, and woeful tale, Jeems Roddy told his story, .And Beaury promised to lend a baud, Aud show him ''The road to glory." That very night he'd end the fight— _j_Great men had oft "retreated"— HeM but to march the Rebs across— The pontoon was completed ! He told the shoddy, great James Roddy, He'd been promised troops from Lee— But as they'd failed to corae to time" His Rebs and he must flee. :*• Now get you gone, and dont be long. But meet me on (he Ba3'— A steamer there you'H find, dear Rod, To bear us far away | Off Roddy went, with full intent, To pack up public plunder— But what to do with private goods, Was now poor Roddy's wonder. With private stuff, down to the bluff Poor Roddy jogged his way— His dwelling goods all nicely packed— The mstomts bound to stay ! ' With cautious step did Roddy get Aboard old Beaury's steamer— So soon to bear him from the town, And rid us of this schemer. '• In quite a gale the boat set sail, Now bound foi- Screven's Ferry, Wiih Roddy and his "folks" aboard, A party gay and merry. From what I learn, he'll ne'er return— Let's hope such is the case ; For we can do without old Jeems— Right glad he's ''changed his hase." But little time I've left for rhyme, And here must end nry story, And cease my song, that's now full long— Leave Roddy in his gloiy. Before I close I'd say to those Who were old Roddy's readers— That JOHN E. HA YES, in future days, • Will write vou abler "leaders." IN MEMORIAM. Behind this stone is laid, For a season, ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, A General in the army of the Confederate States, Who fell at Shiloh, Tennessee, On the sixth day of April, A. D. Eighteen hundred and sixty-two ; A man tried in many high offices And critical enterprises, And found faithful in all. His life was one long sacrifice of interest to conscience ; And even that life, on a woeful Sabbath, Did he yield as a holocaust at his country's need. Not wholly understood was he while he lived; But, in his death, his greatness stands confess'd In a people's tears. Resolute, moderate, clear of envy, yet not wanting In that finer ambition which makes men great and pure. In his honor—impregnable; In his simplicity—sublime. No country e'er had a truer son—no cause a nobler champion ; No people a bolder defender—no principle a purer victim Than the dead Soldier Who sleeps here! The cause for which he perished is lost— The people for whom he fought are crushed— The hopes in which he trusted are shattered— The Flag he loved guides no more the charging lines; But his fame, consigned to the keeping of that time, which, Happily, is not so much the tomb of Virtue as its shrine, Shall, in the years to come, fire modest worth to noble ends. In honor, now, our great captain rests ; A bereaved people mourn him. Three commonwealths proudly claim him ; And history shall cherish him Among those choicer spirits, who, holding their conscience unmix'd with blame, Have been, in all conjunctures, true to themselves, their country, and their God. Her. Dr. Hell» The spirit of the following letter from President Mfell is worthy of all commendation. It is a fresh proof that he knows how to speak to the heart of his brethren. Even his eminent qualifications for the position which he has adoruecl through a series of rears, scarcely become him so well, as the willingness to retire frojn it in the interests of harmony and union, UARUÙXï AND UNION AMONG GEOHGIA BAPTISTS. A noticeable feature of the Convention just adjourned was the magnanimous, forbearing and -fcatcrnal spirit that generally prevailed. A ques tion of threatening Charmta,, relating to the cd- ucatiuüal interests of the denomination— one i* wiving division of sentiment, deep feeling, and jieraoaal interest, was .settled1 to the mutual satis faction of those directly at issue. Two Conventions in succession have unmis takably decided in favor of removal : and we may therefore suppose that the majority of onr peo* l>le. who care anything about the Subject, ar« of the same opinion. The question, then, of the removal qf tlio Fniversity from Penfield, seems to be definitely and finally settled. If this be SO, should not those of us in the minority imitate tue magnanimity of the people of Penfield, and submit and acquiesce ? True, there are some important and delicate questions connected with the location of the Uni versity yet to be passed upon by the Board of Trustees ; but may we not hope that the wisdom and piety of those brethren will be adequate to "the occasion ? The sacrifices 1 recommend to others — ana more — I am willing to submit to myself. Some, I am informed, think the position I occupy in the denomination in the State, is a hindrance to har mony and union among onr people. Very well : I' am prepared to abandon it, however much I prize it. Whatever of power I have had as Pres ident of tho State Convention, I have endeavored to wield for harmony »nd union. I now give no tice that I lay it down for the accomplishment of the s»mo ends, P. H. Mw T,. — 1-he i Know all Men toy these Présente, a/le /wld and WWYMM bound unéo ine D v o{ ww @Mobde> a/M'd fyûabd ©ÊaU wtoad vjo i tf / • //• // • / l l U Mi>ccefea/io', io'i vne wvue> 7 1) i ' i i J • / w/nd ouMevve£, ow^ net/M, eœecwoM, / / / and and vneth o wnwh we / and (' and ©sealed Hi a e •ion akowe bound ine âa^d..-.......-......................--...........wM and WAJU/U, «^.„..„..„.........„.........„..„.„..cwc^tfa^ Wien ÜIM bond io -be null and vow,, el&e 4o bwnain vn udl ic-bce and j?t0u*ur*ir _,, T nwi i»in ii i i A SENTINEL [The Eev. Dr. Moore, of Eichmond, in a sermon on the memory of the much- loved and lam1 snted Stonewall Jackson, narrates the [ollowing incident: "Previous to the first battle of Manassas, when the troops under Stonewall Jackson had made a forced march, on halting at night they fell on the ground exhausted and faint. The hour arrived for setting the watch for the night. The officer of the day went to the General's tent, and said: " General, the men are all wearied, and there is not one but is asleep. Shall I wsirse them!' '• No," said the noble Jackson, 'le t them sleep, and T will watch the camp to-night.' "And all night long he rode round that lorcly camp, the one lone intin-l for that brave, but we.ary and silent body of Virginia heroes. And whon glorious morning broke, the soldiers awoke fresh and ready for action, allunconeious of the noble vigils kept over their slumbers."] 'Twas in the dying of the day, The darkness grew so still ; The drowsy pipe of evening birds Was hushed upon the hill : Athwart the shadows of the vale Slumbered the men of might, And one lone sentry paced his rounds, To watch the camp that night. A grave and solemn man was he, With deep and sombre brow; The dreamful eyes seemed hoarding up Some unaccomplished vow. The wistful glance peered «'er the plains, Beneath the starry light— And with the murmured name of God, He watched the camp that night. The Future »pened unto him Its grand and awful scrolt : Manassas and the Valley march Came heaving o'er his soul— Richmond and Sharpsburg thundered by, With that tremendous fight, Which gave him to the angel hosts Who watched the camp that night. We mourn for him who died for us, With one resistless moan ; While up the valley of the Lord He marches to the Throne ! He kept the faith of men and saints Sublime and pure and bright— He sleeps—and all is well with him Who watched the camp that night. Brothers ! the Midnight of the Cause Is shrouded in our fate ; The demon Goths polute our halls With fire, and lust and hate. Be strong—be valiant—be assured— Strike home for Hexven and Right ! The soul of Jackson stalks abroad, And yuards the camp lo-niyht ! I LÜMPKIN COUNTY! To the Votes?s of Lookout for the Engine. Mr. Editor:—As the Grand -Jury, in its presentments at the September Term, re commended that the county of Lumpkin issue bonds to the amonnt ot $25,000. to mature in ten .years, for the pnrpose of taking stock in the Dahlonega and Gaines- ville Railroad, and deeming it advisable that the citizens of the county should vote intelligently on the question, and for tho cannot see how any sensible man, j best interest of the comity. A& the qnes- even from tho liigheßt to the lowest, !tion of issue or non-issue of the bonds for , . _, . Hue purpose stated will shortly could say one word against "bub-1 The timely and well calculated ar ticle from G. F- P., should recieve the attention of every^voter of Lump- tin county. The views set down by him aregiveu in a true light, and we the citizens, I propose to give some plain seription." Do not listen to ol.l fo- j simple facts for their consideration, as it gies, who never had a correct idea, j wonld be bad Policy for them ^0 g« ifc ' blind either pro or con. Now, Bir, to tbe point; the taxble prop erty of the county is about $300.000. 1 he- interest on $2o,000 per annum, at 7 per cent., is $1,750, or 6-10 of one per cent, (nearly $(i on the thousand dollars of taxable property) which amount I choosa to take t\s the basis on which I operate.— This will cause the tax payer, on one thous- to induce you to vote against "Sub scription" but go ont like a man, and east your vote with the knowing and intelligent men of ycur county.— Even those, who oppose, if there can be »By so silly, they have pecuniary motives and had rather see the coun ty sink, than spend one dollar to see an enterprise on foot that would ad vance thé interest of every rnai>, woman and child, white and black, in the county. These are plain words. Corne out and vote "For Subscrip tion." _, and dollars, to pay 60 dollars in ten yeans The Grand -Tury of Lumpkin county recommended that the Ordi nary of the county subscribe $25,000 to this enterprise, if the people would" express a desire to that effect at the ^Ballot-box. Pursuant to that recommendation the Ordinary has published an elec tion to be held at every precinct in the county, on Saturday, the 7th day of October next. The vote which is to be ^.taken by our people, will, in all probability, inteiest on the bonds, and in retnrn for that will see his county in a prosperous. condition; a market for all' his produce at his door, at least in his own county, hi» property inluinced in value 500 per cent., saying nothing of the social advantages h& has gained. But says one, "we will have to be taxed to pay the principal, $25,000,at maturity," We will endeavor to meet this objection. .We believe that the earnings of th& road will more than pay the bonds at ma turity. Bat should the road not pay one t.pn g"ainer by the road. Now admitting that the taxable" proper ty should remain at its present value for ten years the tax would be 8 3-10 of one pet- cent, or $8,30 on the hnndred, or $83 on the thousand. Those figures are not giv en with any moral possibilty of such being the condition». The truth is that in ten years the taxa ble property, instead of being $300,000 would be three million. The tax then to pay the $25,000 at maturity, would only be 8-10 of one per cent., or 80 cents on the determine the fate of this road. Let' hundred or $8 on, one thousand dollars taxable property. Are not those plain but homely truths snfficent to induce every citizen of the county, who is possessed of the least spark of public spirit, to cast his vote in favor of the recommendation of the Grand Jury who, in their assembled wisdom, deemed it to be the best that could be done for the prosperity of the county. Mr. Editor, I might add other advanta ges that will accrue to the county and its citizens, but I do not wish to over-tax your readers or the columns of your valua- every citizen rally to the polls and vote for; subscription. Farmers of Lumpkin, make a united effort for your interests and your homes—no longer hesitate.^ Merchants, make a manly effort to bring y ourselves in proximity to the active commercial •world. Laborers, make a strike for better pay, by voting for the Bail Boad. Let all make a grand, united rally and the work will be accom plished. A FAEMEB. ble journal. Yours, G.F.P, Words and IViusic by Henry Clay Work, Nicodomus, the slave, was of Africa« birth, And was bought for atïàgful of gold ; - He' was reckoned as part of the salt of the earth — But he died, years ago, very old. 'Twas his last sad request, so wo laid him away, _ In the trunk of an old. ijollojrtrcS* . Wake me up ! \vas % charge, atthe fii-sf break, qf day Wake me \^ $j. tfi.ft Great Jubilee ! Chor^r-The Good Time Coming is almost here | It was long, loflg, loflg Qn the way ! • flow, rim und tell Blijah to hurry np Pomp Anc] inpßt lis at the gumtree down in the To >yake Nieodemns to-day. He was known as a prophet : at least was as wise — For he told of the battles to come ; And vre trembled with dread when he rolled up his eyes, And we heeded the shake of his thumb. Though he clothed us with fear, _jct tl» varments jie_wo_tc_ ~ Were irTpatches a^ëîfiow atïheè'; And he still wears the snit that he used to, of yore, A? be sleeps in t))e old hollow tree, Chorus. Nicodemns was never the sport of the lasli, Though the bullet has oft crossed his path ; There were none of his masters FO brave or so rash As to face such a man in his wrath ; Yet his great heart with kindness was filled to the brim — He obeyed who was born to command ; Eut he longed for the morning which then was so dim — For the iuo;T>ing which now is at hand. Chorus. 'Twas a long weary night — we were almost ill fear That the future was more than he knew ; 'Twas a long weary night — but the moruino; is near, And the words of our prophet are true. There are signs in the sky that the. darkness is gone — There are tokens in endless array ;. While the storm which had seeinragiyijftuished tbo dawiL Only hastens the advent of day. Chums. PUBLISHED BY T. B. STAYSER, S3 Wicbenden St., Providence, R, I. ^ \r<- ^5 -JV— What_Longstreet Feais. sung by the "WiLu CATS" of Co. B, Wh N: J. Vols.) Wv We started ofl'from Washington, not very long ago, With brave Lieutenant-Colonel Tay, to fight the rebel foe. We sailed on down Polomac's tide to Old Virginia's shore, And then went down to Suffolk-town and joined some thousands more. CAoms^-ta. the Old Virginia low lands, low lands, In the Old Virginia low lands, low. The rebels here besieged the place, with Longstreet in corftmaod ; They swore the Yankees they would take, or drive them from (he land ; But one day they saw a sight—a sight they could not bear^^ It was the colifrs of the " 10th*' high floating in the air. Chorus—In the Old Virginia low lands, &c. Then Lougstreet said unto his men, " I wonder what's to pay t I thought the ' 10th' from Washington would never come away* But, to my great astonishment, I see they have at I am afraid we'll all be caught by them without a CÄOJ-ZW—-In the Old Virginia low lands, &c. " I tell you now skedaddle^ boys, for its. not liealthy here j The ' BLOODY TBJNTH' is in the field-^they are the boys 1 fearj Conspicuous out in yonder field my startled eyes do see, j Those famous ' Wild Cats' which is said composes Company B| Chorus*~-\\i the Old Virginia low lands, &c. " I say again skedaddle, boys, for if a charge they make, Why woe be to my 'Tager men' that they should overtake. Although they ïnay o*er run our lafid :a»u srteaTawnr our 'Tis better than to make a stand and find but early graves.3' Chorus—In the Old Virginia low lands, &»c. i So with his sixty thousand strong^ which there was said to be,| He started ofl' on "double quick" to help old General Lee ; But should he think of Coming backj and get from Jeff a ' It won't be good, so he'll be caught and shower-bathed at"L Chorus—In the Old Virginia low lands, Stc. GIDEON & PEABSOH, Printers, &11 9th Street, Washington City. The Undersigned will open the Hotel at these Springs on I For tha accommodation of persons desiring to visit this well knowiranil deservedly popular watering place. The houses have ALL REPAIRE», And the rooms newly furnished, and no pains will l>e spared to render visitors comfortable. It is unnecessary to speak of the Medicinal qualities of the water, as there are none to compare with them in the State ; having been the great "medicine water" of the Aboriginees for centuries. Those desirous of visiting the springs this season for health, will find it to their advantage to give Cohutta a trial. . For One Week or less, $1 25 per day, and for a longer time at the rate of $1 00 per day. The Springs are 20 miles ^orth-east of Dalton, the near est point on the W. & A. Railroad, from which place a hack will run daily. W. C. LOUGHMILLLER. MAY 12, 1860. . COURIER JOB OFFICE, ROME. COUL.TÇ:« .A. DEMOCRACY OF THE UNION. The Campaign CoBistilulion Will be published on every Thursday morning until after the Presidential election in No vember, on a sheet of the same dimensions as the SEMI-WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. It is unnecessary to tell our brother Democrats^tha^ if they would conquer in the great contest in November next, they should exert themselves to circuîtitu papers which sustain their principles and support their candidates. We hope that every friend of BRECKINRIDGE AND LANE will assist ns in giving the widest circulation to the Campaign Constitution. That he may feel confident that it will be worthy of support, we take pride in publishing the following circular, which has been issued by the National Democratic Executive Committee: TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY. TJIK NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE earnestly recommend the friends of BRECKIXRIDGE AND LANE throughout the Union to form clubs for subscribing to the CAMPAIGN CONSTITUTION. We are satisfied that it will not only be directed manfully and earnestly to the support of our principles and candidates, but that it will exhibit the ability and judgment required in the present unprecedented and extraordinpvy exigency. It is now a time for vigorous ,anrl prompt action. A large circulatvüi oi the CAMPAIGN CONSTITUTION will, we are satisfied, do much to advance fir ^.tute; and we hope that our friends will take especial pains to form clubs, se'ui ou names, aud use every exertion to give it the wide&t possible circulation. iu Iwrhalf of the Com'Tiirtcp: ISAAC I. STEVENS, Chairman. DEM. Ex. COM, ROOMS, WASHINGTON, Juin IS, I860. In order that -\ i>r .h(> cost of publication. TERMS CASH, IN ADVANCE. Single copies........................................................................................... 50 cents. Clubs of twenty and under one hundred........................................................ 45 " " " one hundred or more...................................................,..,..........:... 40 " Postage r.tamps not received in payment of subscriptions. JISPAll orders to be sent direct to WILLIAM M. BEOWNE, Editor and Proprietor, Letter box 7 7V, Washington, D. C. CO-OPERATION MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF STEWART COüKTY. 'A large number of the citizens of Stewart county assembled in the Court House, agreeable to previous notice, to take into consideration the present po litical crisis of the country, and to se lect three Delegates to represent the county in the. State Convention on the 16th January next. L. BKYAN was called to preside over the meeting, and P. H. GREGORY was appointed Secretary. On motion, a committee of twenty-one was appointed to draft resolutions for the consideration of the meeting, and to select three fit and proper persons to represent this county in the Convention, pledged to a co-operation of all the Southern States and in opposition to separate State action and immediate secession. The committee reported, by their Chairman, Hon. JAMES L. WIMBKJILY, the following resolution^: Resolved let. The Northern States must repeal their personal liberty bills. 2d. We must have the obligation of the Northern States to carry out the provisions of the Constitution in rela tion to the rendition of fugitives from service and justice. 3d. The non-elayeholding States must uot, by their laws nor their people, al low the people of the South to be de prived of their slave property, nor be disturbed in the enjoyment of the same, when visiting such non-slaveholding . States on business or pleasure, nor when driven on their soil by .accident or stress of weather. •4th. Negroes are not citizens and shall not vote in federal elections, nor be eligible to office under the Constitu tion. 5th. Congress shall not interfere with slavery in the District of Columbia, nor elsewhere, in any manner inconsistent with the rights, the honor, the safety and ' the domestic tranquility of the Southern States, nor with the niter-State-*lave trade. 6th. The Territories shall be admit ted to be common property aud open in common settlement, and the inhabitant« shall be protected in the enjoyment of their property of any kind recognized as property m the States from which they emigrated. "7th. When Stata governments are formed they shall èe admitted into the Union with or without slavery, as their Constitution may determine. 8th. The General Government must enforce these and all other provision« of the Constitution, and adequate legis lation must be provided for the enforce ment and protection of all constitution al rights. 9th. We are not in favor of separat« State action until a reasonable time has been given and proper efforts made to bring about a co-operation of all, or as many of the slave-holding States as are willing to meet in Southern Conven tion. , 10th. That in co-operation with such slave-holding States as will so meet in Convention, Georgia will, to the last ex tremity, act in adopting and carrying out such measures as will secure to her her rights under the Constitution, or failing therein, we shall hold that the Argument is exhausted, and will stand by our arms. * The names of JOHN C. BYRD, SIMON HOLT,' and CHARLES H. WAHREN were presented to the meeting as suitable names to represent this county in the Convention on the 16th January next. The resolutions and nominations were read and unanimously agreed to. The meeting then adjiurned. L. BEYAN, Chairman. P. H. GREGORY, Secretary.. December 18, 1860. E. MERTON COULTER MILLEDGEVILLE, GA„ October 9th, 1860. (D)aafi <~PLfi: fllfa Lac^ to call Ljau.fi attantLan ta tha fact, that me. Lntend attain to fiu.LlisA a D-A-ILY iRJEOOiRJDEuR, du-fiing. tha <~Pa&slan af tha af^l^aactilncc. ^aa^&LatiLfia. fis. LJOLL mafia a s.uLscfiLLafi last ujaafi, ma mould La fi.Laas.ed ta fia-entafi ijau.fi naina aq^aLn u.jïan. au.fi Looks., flffa fLattafi au.fi&elLie& that ma ooLia Lj.au. an LntafiastL^q!. and cafifiact ^oitfinaL aß tha ^feQLslatLiia frfia- aeedLna&f Lncludbi^. tha daLaias., as. mall as. tha latest nams. ; and s.hauld ma fiaaaLua s_ufßciant ancou-fiao^amant ta aut/iafiLg.a tha ax.- /t£/z&£. ma mill do still liettefi. (Du.fi daslfia Ls ta ßlne a still fullafi afiitoina of aLL s./^aaaha& u.fcan Ln^afitant LLLLs. t/iat fnaju. La Lntfio- diLcad. fllfLLL LJOU. notLnt.afiast Lj.ou.fis£lß l/jg. calling, tha attantLan of Ljau.fi neiahkafis. andffiLands. to tha of du_fiina. tha •-Pas.slan, $ / ' , Ln adnanaa. tha fiaca/ïtlan aß $ £> ffiam. anij. ana, ma mill &anda J^a. QfiatL J£PLaas£. s.end in Ljau.fi nairua as. saan as. /ta&sllda, s.o that ma can afi fiança ou.fi (LßLfiactLan Jj^jaak. /Wa LiiLLL hama dau-LLa moil s.afiulca} and thafia wlLL La no da- LOLJ, Ln fiacaLulno^ Lj.ou.fi fia/^afis., as. ma azcfiect to moil tha fiafiafis. at tha cLcLS.a of each doLj. contalnLna^ that daij.}s. 1^-acaadLna^s.. M. OHME & SON. E. MERTOtf COULTER (i r;i n il Concert! T HE Assisted "by the Quintette Club/coider the direction i of .Prof. Chas. H. Ureolir. Also, by some of the best .AMATEUR PERFORMERS, of,the City. î -*sni& Thiirscltiy Evening, Bee. 13th, OBJECT—To-raise-funds to aid in paying for the-New Organ. -JP-A-ItT I. . l—« With full Voiced Choir resounding."—— ._„..- — 2_Overture to the Opera—«Ambassadrice, (Quintette.). . 3—The Winged Messenger—Vocal Solo..-..--*--- — _..__ — _.---__„.Fesca. 4—Operatic Mwceaux..--..— ------ „ — „ ———————— .Duette for two Plûtes. • .-?*—" Lift tip yottp-stately heads.". 6—Quartette -fpem the Opera Quartette. 1—Quartette«frorfctrM-Opera •"Fra'Diavolo.".._. —————.—.... 2—The Seaman's Prayer,.- — — —— „.--.-----... — —— — . S—Air-Allemand^-Var.-------------- —— ____—.-....__ —. 4—Overture to the Opera—"Stradella," (Quintette.)..-_..———— 5—The Marseilles Hymn,......_— ——— — — ————— — - — —Boloand Chorus. £^°ADMB3SION 50 Cents. Tickets to-be had,.at ?.the Stores : of Messrs. E. J- Johnston & CoJr 3. A. & S. S. Virgins, at the Book'Stores, and at the door. )oors,open at 7 o'clock—Concert to commence at 7 1-2 o'clock. r 'The Piano used on this occasion, has been -kindly furnished by Messrs. E. J. Johnston .&. Co. .VT Ho, i ATHEN -i, Dec. 14,18(/ Flain- k'u—-•' i reply to your note of allow mo to say that since my j from public life in 1843, I have but One occasion taken any active part ihi the politics of the country, and that was the .'ompromise measures of 1850. I s.thui in a minority in my State, as well Hj* tho vfholc Union. I yielded, without complaint,- and have not participated iii any political strife since. But I have read «inch, an1, carefully watched the progress of public invents, down to thopresont catas trophe, of Vie election of a Black'Eepub- licau, sectii^al President of the United States, yi a ant avow-eti Lvieoln. iet; öl hos tile triumphant party,being the overthrow and final destruction of the institutions of the slayeholdlng.States of tho urton, has necessarily produced a deep sensation of ^ fxciiemont Jhrongliont the slaveholding States of ths the best fjincdy to secure the interest of ['ie Southern-States? But, gentlemen, you f*d many cithers who have known me best ;) id knowii me longest, desire my views ipon this nil-important subject, and yon . 11 to be the implacable and irrepressible ene- niy of every slaveholder «ncl of all others \vhu dv, not think and feel as they do on that subject. Their minds bave been com- plotoly saturated with the one great idea which they entertain in regard to negro slavery. They have been dyed in the wool. Their first lessons received under the pa- i-ont-al roof, at the breast of their mothers, and in the nursery room of infancy, aid ed by startling pictures of cruelty inflicted on negroes by their demon-like masters. Then the teachings in the Sabbath and com mon schools, done its work faithfully in the same direction. And to more fully confirm these early teachings, the venerated and holy minister of the sanctuary, has done his full share in blasphemy against God and man, in confirming slander and false hood upon the minds of these misguided people. What hope can wo have of bringing such a people as this to a knowledge of the truth? I haveiio hope that a people brought up under such misapprehensions, and so thoroughly educated and instructed in re gard to'bur slave institutions, can do jus tice to a slaveholder. Under all the existing circumstances, I believe the best hope of prosperity left to all the slave holding States, is to secede from our present Federal Union at once, >nce T" l o rights, , W.-T:-1 H. r vc t hem freely. I have nothing to without delay, and as soon as may be, (My motto w *'(.odand my eoau- form a new ar^d Independent Confederacy, K. r\v ji-oni early 1 oyh -oti aiid allowing non.e but those recognizing the roughest ii iy I'f'e, gloried in our admira- right of holding negro slaves within their ''vv- Govecmfer1* :'.;ir) i i|:i-' Mini* - a. j'lacc in the now Confederacy.— enjoyed to tiie Aill, its on- JLm .-l_c act oTboeeseion shou'd bj the sep- :ory and renown, amongst ara le act of each sovereign State, in sepa- !--•> ui';iu-£l^ih. Other bless- Irate Conventions. It is easy to prove the h are &«.> ua^fiW'Boughl, by1 OUT 'kidispuuiLIo right of a State to secede from onr present Union. It is the most valua ble reserved right of each State of tho Un ion, And the idea of forcing a State back into the Union, is quite too preposterous to merit refutation. Even Greeley him self, treats with scorn and derision the ings, wlii ni ce, havj t>t' my til 3 never occupied so large ajsharc 10 or thoughts, as that of the hon- »rj.-.uu glpry of my country. Therefore, 1 Inive constantly felt, and often said, when the country has heretofore been passing through Opoehs of political strife and triât, • 27t<-- Fegend Union t. be preserved." [ have glotied in our Union and its expan sion, a a wc'l, in -consideration of its bene- ftcviit iijiîuonco on the Governments of the ^-human rai^e everywliere, as its benefits to ,©*ir own people; and, up to a* very recent ' date, my mind has been incessantly engag- ' in devidâig plans, to make even the hu- i?Kat4eg cifiustroplit «ri'Mc.X'u^uolTi'fi c-lcc- Q, ihn 1,'A-an.s of uringiug iibout a better te of thalgs, in regard to the slave ques- allthat I-have said, and I tit alas! Waer a tr • f.ly sa id, t jhw.for • tlv.-.t wo of 15-b'i ?orced to the conclusion Somli cannot tave tho Fed- We are a minority. The ireliug States'J»iiud save the Union, but- TUc Union is already bro- in to ho united. The cords u»i u.^, in fraternal bonds -wounds of deadty hate 1i M deep." Violated faith tired. Tho fanatics and >-.y will ïcn, never a v, hich Giicx* are sundAr have piciied - .niiot It ie A Hualists of the North, are laboring tin- strong ulelusiouE — they lies M lie gj'cat ms**?Kof the people of theNc-i'4h 0, the present da}, believe that they .are- 'ûiider a. licier law than auy human code, \ idea of forcing States to continue in our present Union. I could greatly amplify the ideas I have expressed, but time will not permit, and to conclude within the one hour which I have allowed myself to write this hasty communication—allow me to say, I am ap prised of their being diversity of opinion on this subject—all good and patriotic men. Leins be a band of brothers in Georgia.— Let all our old strifes cease. Let us create no new ones. Although born in Virginia, 1 have lived in Georgia upwards ol 77 years. Few have lived in the State so long—none have received a larger share of tho kindness find confidence of her people. Were L not devoted to Georgia, and tho best interest of her people, I would be less than a man. Here are the graves of my parents and grand-parents, of most of my brothers, and six of my own beloved sons. I say to the people of Georgia, "whither thou gocst I will go, and whither thou lodg< st I will lodge. Thy people shall be ^ i ., ---- —- my people, and thy God my God. Where l.i'ch v. ill dfstroy them. Tho^e who form- thou dic;,t I will die, and there will I be buried.' - Nothing btn death shall part us!" 'WILSON LUMPKIN. COMMEFCTEMENT. I860. y • " Rebuke them if thou wilt rebuke, but neither hastily noi harshly ; Or, if thou wilt commend, be it honestly, of right." ORDER OF EXERCISES. ;p n .À. Y E n * MUSIC. * Cm Magna LamU, Miss ANKIE M. DOUGLASS, .................. Auquata. "^gjalutatory. MUSIC. Misé EUGENIA S. PRICE,. Light. Miss ELI2À M. LEWIS,............ '................... .^.........B-urlce Co., "A Mother's Love. MUSIC? Miss ELLA C. 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( ClRCCLAll NO. 2. ) lost APPOINT OFFICE, SIR r The POSTMASTER GENERAL has this day discontinued^? the Post Office of in the County of ^a^ —Chairman, wEich were adopted by a large majority. Whereas, the Legislature of Georgia has called a Conven tion ot the Sovereign People to determine upon the mode, measure and time of resistance to Black Republican ag- gresion ; and whereas, it is right and proper that the peo ple in their primary meetings should give expression to their opinions and sentiments, Be it therefore RESOLVED, 1st. That the election of Lincoln to the Presi dency by the North against the interest and desires of the South, to say nothing of the unconstitutional and ruinous policy of the party which elected him, is a gross and palpa ble violation of the fundamental principle of Republicanism and Liberty, and ought not to be quietly and tamely sub mitted to by freemen. 2d. As the sense of this meeting, that the South has al ready suffered wrongs and made concessions enough, and lllaJ, arty fiirthfir prnpneitinns to ^ompromiee, must coinc from the North ; that, in our judgment, the time has come to settle the slavery question forever in favor of the South » and that the honor, integrity and institutions of Georgia and of the whole South must be maintained and vindicated at all hajLartJSj and at any sacrifice. £d. That while we oppose hasty and inconsiderate action, we earnestly recommend that the Convention of Georgia sternly and peremptorily demand sufficient indemnity and security for our rights and institutions, by requiring that the Personal Liberty bills be repealed, and that the Constitution of the United States be so amended as to contain a special and express recognition of slaves as property, and so as to guarantee in terms to the Southern men the full and perfect right to enjoy his slave property in the common territory of the United States ; and we further recommend that said Convention pass resolutions declaring Georgia out of the Union unless these demands and requisitions shall be fully complied with at the earliest practicable day to be desig nated by the Convention. 4lh. That inasmuch as tie fifteen Southern States have common institutions and a rommon interest, we are in favor of calling a Convention of tie Slaveholding States with a view to form a Southern Confederacy in the event the above demands and requisitions are disregarded. MOSES H. BALDWIN, HALEY JOHNSTON, CHARLES CONLEY, Secretary. Chairmen. The Convention also nominated CHARLES KOLB and B. F. Cox as Delegates to the Convention, which nomination was unanimously approved. rt^2 ' SOUTHERN Resolutions passed in meeting, IStJi Nov. 1860. Resolved, That Gen. Paul J. Semmes be, and he is hereby appointed to the command of the Military Department of this organization. Resolved, That a committee of five be appoin ted to communicate to him the foregoing reso lution and solicit his acceptance; and to request him to proceed without delay to the organization of a Brigade. COLUMBUS, GA., Nov. 15. Gtn. Paul J. Semmes— DEAR SIR : Inclosed please find a copy of the proceedings of the "Southern Guard," held at Temperance Hall on the 13lh inst., at which, resolutions were unanimously adopted, appoint ing you to the command, soliciting your accep tance, and requesting you to proceed, without delay, to complete the organization of a Brig ade. The undersigned earnestly ask your compliance with the wishes of the meeting, as expressed in the resolutions. Awaiting an early, and we hope favorable response, we subscribe ourselves, Yours, respectfully, J. M. RUSSELL, ] F. G. WILKINS, | W. R. TURMAN, Î Com. T. J. NUCKOLLS, G. W. ATKINSON. J COLUMBUS, GA.; 15 Nov., 1860. Gentlemen : Your letter of this date has been received, accompanied with resolutions advising me of your appointment as a committee by the Southern Guard to apprise me of my unanimous election to the command of its Military Depart ment, and soliciting my acceptance, and request ing me to proceed, without delay, to the organi zation of a Brigade. Heartily approving of the objects of your or ganization, I accept, gentlemen, the profferöd honor, and thank you and those you represent, for this mark of your confidence, and trust your ! good opinion will not be disappointed. I Southerners have a high and sacred duty to ! perform—Southerners know well how to perform that duty. "He who dallies is a dastard ; he who doubts is damned;" and he who cries peace, peace, union, union, when there is no peace, no union, and never can be, with a fanatic and infi del people, who, repudiating GOD and the Bible, have proclaimedlthemselves in favor of an anti- slavery Bible and an anti-slavery God, deserves everlasting execration. I rejoice at the dawning of the day which is to separate us, I trust forever, from such a people —a people, who folding the arms of the Federal Government around the South, stand behind filching from their pockets—a people, who, through the operations of Federal law, rob the South annually of one hundred and five millions of dollars; decennially, of one tliousand and fifty millions; and two thousand one hundred millions of dollars every twenty years ! No won der they love "the Union—jhe "glorious Union.', It enriches them—by robbing us. Eternal hostili ty, say I, to such people, and REBELLION to their accursed federal misrule ! Separated from them, they arc impotent to harm us. Their votes ; their hands (in our pockets')—WE DREAD. Their bayonets—themselves—WE DESPISE ! Let a united South rally and strike down this God-forsaken Union with robbers, fanatics, incendiaries, assas sins, infidels ! Believing that the union of the South lies through the blood ot'her sons, the note of Aboli tion war on our Southern coasts will be no un pleasant sound to me. Let. consequences take care of tliemseh'cs I Are ice to cot'nt consequen ces, when property, liberty, Jionor, family, are the great stalees ? MERCIFUL FATHER FORBID ! For ever perish the craven who would surrender these j for fear of consequences ! Rather let the icelkin , ririg ; SouTHROHS, arise ! BUCKLE ON YOUR ARMOR ! TRUST IN GOD AND STIKE FOR INDE PENDENCE ! HIS RIGHT ARM WILL SUPPORT YOU ! HE WILL OVERRULE CONSEQUENCES ! Pardon me, gentlemen, for transcending the limits of an answer to your letter. Very respectfully, YTour obedient servant, PAUL J. SEMMES. Messrs. James M. Russell, F. G. Wilkins, W. R. Turman, Thomas J. Nuckclls, G. W. Atkinson, Committee. for the same by drills, Ac.: or, that any expense shall be incurred by its members except that each willprovidehimselfwithout delay with a good gun, a pair of pistols and a knife or sword, with such ammunition as he can conveniently carry; or, that the daily pursuit of any member shall be in terfered with ; until they are called for by a se- j ceding State ; in which event, it is expected that the theatre of operations will be reached without expense ; after which it will be the duty of the seceding State to provide the Material of war. PAUL J. SEMMES, Brig. Gen. HEAD-QRS.ISI Brig. 1st Div. SOUTHERN GUARD, 1 COLUMBUS, GA., 10th Nov., 1860. j ORDERS , NO. r. j " *•->-' •• - . - I. John ja Davis is hereby appointed Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank of Major. PAUL J. SEMMES, Brig. Gen. Com. [CIRCULAR.] Military Enrollment. Individual enrollments, and the enrollment of organized Companies, in this and other Southern States, of foot, horse and artillery of not less than forty-six (46) including officers (to be hereafter increased to the full number,) and of Fire Com panies, Orders, Associations, Clubs^ &«., are invited. Applications should be made to F. W. Dillard, Esq., President, or Oliver Cromwell, Esq., Secretary. For information touching the Military Depart ment, apply to Maj. John E. Davis, Ass't. Adj. Gen. It is not contemplated to proceed further in the Military Department than the organization of companies, regiments, &c., without requiring the performance of any military duty, or perparation Extract from the Address of the SOUTHERN GUARD. In view of these grievances, we deem it our sol emn duty to hold the Black Republicans as ene mies of our dearest rights, and resolve that in the event of the election of Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States, should Georgia or any oth er Southern State, in her sovereign capacity, see proper to secede from the Union, and any attempt should be made by the General Government, or any other power, to coerce her, we hold ourselves ready, and hereby pledge ourselves to assist, with our arms and our means, such a State in maintaining her sovereignty and independence. And in order to secure indemnity for the past, and security in the future, we further resolve to form a civil and military organization, known [ under the name of the "Southern Guard," which while it violates no law of our State, shall have I for its objects the formation of a more perfect Un ion among the people of the South, and especially among the people of Georgia, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the com- ! mon defence, promote the general welfare, and ! secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves, and to our posterity in a SouthernConfederacy. HEAD-QRs.lst Brig. IstDiv.SouTHERN GUARD, ) COLUMBUS, GA., 16 h Nov., 1860. J ORDERS) No. 2, J I. The appointment of C. Armstrong Bailey as Aid-de-Camp with the rank of Captain is hereby announced. II. The members of the Military Department will, without delay, mount the Blue Cockade with the Georgia Button, on the left side of the hat, near the top. By order of Brig. Gen. PAUL J. SEMMES. JOHN E. DAVIS, Asst. 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C., to whom' all orders are to be sent direct NEW YOEK, January l, 1861. To the Clergy and Laity of Christian Churches in the Southern States of the union : WE would salute you, brethren, in the spirit of the apostolic formula : " Grace, mercy, and peace." As fellow-heirs of a kingdom that " endureth for ever." we have common interests and relations superior to all political bonds, furnishing the basis of fraternal intercourse even in seasons of greatest civil commotion. Faith in God would seem to be the only alternative in a crisis which reveals the impotence and short-sight edness of man. It is with a profound conviction of the imminence of national perils, and with a deep sense of the solemnity and delicacy of this humble attempt to avert them, that we venture a few suggestions to our dear brethren touching some of the immediate causes of our danger, and the probable consequences to great moral and religious interests of the threatened disruption of our civil ties. A dispassionate view of public affairs constrains the belief that a system of gross and persistent misrep resentation has had much to do with, leading the nation to the verge of revolution. The South has been slan dered at the North, and the North as grossly misrepresented at the South. The extreme sentiments or unworthy acts of individuals, and the passionate utterances of inconsiderable bodies, political or ecclesiasti cal, have been heralded through the land as the deliberate expression of opinion of great parties, denomina tions, or sections of country : ^vher&is they mere! re, resented the extravagance of their aathors, and should have been consigned to the oblivion they merited. Too much of this fratricidal work has undeniably been done by the pulpit, but far more by the press. A distinguished senator, when recently asserting in his place that "nine-tenths of the complaints " as to a supposed grievance "are unfounded," added this deserved rebuke of an unscrupulous press : " Where there is sectional strife and excitement, there seems to be a proneness on the part of the newspaper press, in both sections, to collect and give every fact which would inflame the pas sions and prejudices of one section against another. In that way, partial and unfair statements are givcnj which makes each seetion act under an apprehension of the other." If this view of the question be accepted, does it not vitally affect our relations, and the duty of good citizens north and south? Do not truth, justice, and self-respect demand extreme deliberation in the adop tion of measures for the redress of grievances, which, on this hypothesis, may prove to be partly unreal, and at best are greatly exaggerated? Mutual misunderstanding has been often enough the occasion of domestic or national calamity to induce the utmost patience and forbearance, before irrevocable action involving the honor and the interests of thirty millions of souls. In our judgment, dear brethren, the time has come for a more calm, discriminating investigation of the causes of impending perils, and for manly, Christian effort, under God, to avert them. It is not true that intelligent, Christian patriotism has succumbed to fanaticism and demagogism. It may be disheartened or stifled, for the time, by the misguided passions of men in one locality or another ; but it lives and glows in millions of hearts all over the land, and in them all it is loyal to the Constitution, the Union, and the Bible. We should hazard nothing in thus pledging the great body of the people in these northern states : we do not, will not distrust the great body of the people in this behalf in the southern states. Why then should we not seek to put an end to the existing spirit of mistrust and alienation, to stay the progress of ground less crimination and recrimination, and join hands, according to the grace and wisdom God may bestow, in the blessed office of peace-makers for our distracted country? It is our appropriate work. Besides the interests common to all citizens, we have a vital stake in the perpetuation of our Federal Union on other and higher grounds. The honor and prosperity of Protestant Christianity are involved in the issue. A failure_in our great experiment of self-government, besides afford ing sad proof of recreancy on the part of American Christians, would be interpreted in all lands as evidence of the powerlessness of the only system of religion that claims to furnish an adequate basis for self-govern ing institutions. Disunion, too, would involve the rupture of cherished ecclesiastical ties, and the abandon ment of cooperative benevolence at home and abroad. The noble example of American Christian enterprise, and the rising influence of our Christian civilization, must wane and react, as the life-currents of charity dry up, and the night of our brief and brilliant day gathers gloom. And should prevalent apprehensions ripen into fact, so that armed strife should essay the adjustment of difficulties insoluble to reason, patriotism, and religion, and thus pave the way for popular infidelity, Sabbath-breaking, licentiousness—all the terrible con comitants of civil war—how justly would the guilty authors and abettors of this misery be visited with the maledictions of Christendom, and how bitter must be the self-reproaches of those who neglected any part of their duty in arresting or averting the dire catastrophe. We cannot doubt that a spirit of candor and forbearance, such as our religion prompts and the exig encies of our times demand, would render the speedy adjustment of our difficulties possible, consistently with every constitutional right. Unswerving fealty to the Constitution, justly interpreted, and a prompt return to its spirit and requirements, wherever there may have been divergence from either, would seem to be the first duty of citizens and legislators. It is our firm, and we think intelligent conviction, that only a very inconsiderable fraction of the people of the North will hesitate in the discharge of their constitutional obli gations ; and that whatever enactments are found to be in conflict therewith will be annulled. And it is our farther belief that an instructed and corrected public sentiment will constrain, a stricter regard for truth and for the rights and feelings of men, on the part alike of the press and the pulpit, in the popular discussion of political and moral questions. Thus will the more immediate causes of alienated feeling be suppressed, and the healing touch of time, the seasonable exertions of patriotic men, the peace-inspiring influence of religion, the spirit of fervent prayer, and the favoring providence and grace of the triune God, will cement aru.v i he l^rd« that .unite the North and the Snjth- the Eu,sL and th

llt'fij-ij the _fiuid of - B. M A GO F FIN. Appointing Commissioners to attend Conference at Washington City, February ±th, in accordance with the invitation of tlie Virginia Legislature. WHEÜEAS, T^; General Assembly of Virginia, with a view to/make an effort to preserve the "Union and the Constitution in the spirit in which they were established by the fathers of the -Republic, have, by resolution, invited all the States who are willing to unite with her in an earnest effort to adjust the present unhappy controversies, to appoint Commissioners to meet on the 4th of Pebrnary next, to consider, and if practicable, agree upon some suitable adjustment. Resolved, That we heartily accept the invitation of our Old Mother Virginia, and that the following six Commissioners, viz: Wm. O. Butler, Jas. B. Clay, Joshua P. Bell. ('. S. Morehead, Jas. Guthrie, and Chas. A. Wickliffe, be appointed to represent the State of Kentucky in the contemplated Conven tion, whose duty it shall be to repair to the city of Washington, on the day designated, to meet such Commissioners as may be appointed by any of the States in accordance with the foregoing invitation. Resolved, That if said Commissioners shall agree upon any plan of adjustment requiring amendments to the Federal Constitution, they be requested to communicate the proposed amendments to Congress, for the purpose of having the same submitted by that body, according to the forms of the Constitution, to the several States for ratification. Resolved, That if said Commissioners cannot agree in an adjustment, or if agreeing, Congress shall refuse to submit for ratification such amendments as they may propose, the Commissioners of this State shall immediately communicate the result to the Executive of this Commonwealth, to be by him laid before this General Assembly. Resolved, That in. the opinion of the General Assembly of Kentucky the propositions embraced in the resolutions presented to the Senate of the United States by the lion. John J.('ritteudeu,so construed that the first article proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the U ni ted States shall apply to all the Territory of the United States now held or hereafter acquired south of latitude 36 deg. and 30 min., JLII>! jwiwMo i.h»-1. slavery of he .Vrrif.au race shall be effectually protected as property herein during the continuance of the territorial government ; and the Iburth article shall secure to the owners, of slaves the right of transit with their slaves between and through the non-slaveholding States and Territories, constitute the basis of such an adjustment of the unhappy controversy which now divides the States of this Confederacy, as would be acceptable to the people of this Commonwealth. Resolved, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, requested to communicate information of the forego ing appointment to the commissioners above named, at as early a day as practicable, and that he also communicate copies of the foregoing resolutions to the Executives of the respective States. DAVID MERIWETHER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS P. PORTER, • Speaker of the Senate. Approved January 29, 1861. B. MAGOFFIN. By the Governor : THOS. B. MONROE, JR., Secretary of State. ./ -i " ALEEMARIJE COUNTY, Jan, 12, 1861. Wm. O. Rives and V. W. Seuthall, Estfs: Gentlemen—Taking it for granted that the bill for the call of a Convention, now pending before the Legislature, will speedily become a law, we feel the necessity of selecting, without delay, those whom we desire to represent us in that most important body. Uninfluenced, we trust, by any earthly consideration other than the wish to avail ourselves, on this momentous occasion, of the beet order of talents, and the largest amount of experience and patriotism within our reach, we ask you to allow us to place you in nomination for this high and res' ponsible position. We believe that the time has come when the questions eo long pending between the Nortn and the South must be settled, and settled forever, and in a manner satisfactory to our section» or we can no longer remain a united people. In such a crisis, without indicating more distinctly our own views, or asking you to pledge yourselves to any specific course or policy, we are content to place our honor and our interests,1! so far as they will be involved in the action of the con vention, in your hands and we trust that you will not shrink from the responsibility which we seek to impose upon you. (Signed) T. J. WERTENBAKER, E. K. WATSON, JNO. H. BIBB, F. K. NELSON, and five hundred and fifty others. Gentlemen—In consequence of my absence from home during the whole of the last week, I did not receive till very recently the letter you did me the honor to address to me on the 12th instant, requesting me, in conjunction with a distinguished and well-known citizen of our county, to become a candidate to represent you in the approaching Convention of the State.— Deeply sensible of the generous confidence you reposed in me, as well as of the extremely critical condition of the country, my first im pulse was, without counting the labor or the sacrifice, to yield to your flattering call. But I find, if I do so, it will be necessary for me to engage in a laborious personal can« vass, as repugnant to resolutions long since formed and aunounced, as to the period of life I have now attained. The newspapers also bring me information that the Legislature has been pleased to appoint me one of the Com missioners of the State to a National Conven tion to be held in Washington on the 4th day of next month, whose deliberations must have a most important influence upon the future destinies of the country, and the sitting of which will probably be protracted so as to in terfere with ,an attendance upon the Conven tion of the State. Under these circumstances, I have come to the conclusion that it is due to you, as well as to myself, to ask you to select another and more efficient person as a candi date in my stead. No one can be more profoundly impressed than I am with the necessity, now lying upon us, of securing new and permanent guarantees for the rights of the slaveholding States in the Union, sucb as are embodied in Blr. Crittens den's resolutions ; nor have I yet despaired of their attainment. If we confine our view to the proceedings of Congress, there would seem, at present, to be but little prospect of arriving at such a consummation.— Members of Congress, with few exceptions, are the creatures and exponents of mere party eombinations, animated with the ex elusive spirit of party rivalry and con test, and restrained and hampered by party platforms. In a great conjuncture, like the present, we must go behind and above them to the legitimate source of power—the people and the States. CASTLE HIM,, 23rd Jan., 1861. The General Assembly of Virginia have wisely determined to take an appeal to this great tribunal ; and if there shall be no at tempt at coercion on the part of the General Government, than which no greater folly can be conceived, and no aggression ou the part of the States that have seceded, there is reason to believe that the spirit of loy alty, arid justice, and wisdom, coming up fresh from the unadulterated fountains of the popu lar heart in .various quarters of the Confedera cy—especially the Border States—will over rule the narrow spirit of sectionalism and par ty infatuation, and open a way by which the harmonious adjustment of our differences may be reached, and clothed with the requisite sanctions of constitutional authority. At all events, we owe it to ourselves and our posterity, no less than to the memory of our fathers, that every proper and honorable expedient should be tried before we determine upon the last and melancholy resort of the dis solution of the noblest fabric of political wis dom which the world has ever seen. Let us not deceive ourselves, or permit others to de ceive us, with the fatal delusion of the recon struction of the Union, when it has been once broken up by the proposed immediate seces sion of all the slaveholding States. Leaving behind us, as we should do, all the subjects of controversy with the other States unadjusted, the very territory of which we claim au equal participation, the Capital, the Army, the Na- vy,and all themachinery of an organized and con centrated government in the hands of our oppo nents, what could await us under such circum stances but an exasperated conflict of anns,at eve ry possible disadvantage, in the commencement, to us, having a new government to constitute— almost necessarily one of a military and des potic genius—armies to raise, navies to build, and all these enormous expenses to be met by the arbitrary process of forced loans, or of a grinding and inexorable taxation, or both* ? I am far from saying that all these conse quences, formidable as they are, should not be bravely encountered,if our rights cannot be oth erwise maintained. But when we are called upon to break up the Union, in a moment of excitement, by the simultaneous withdrawal of the remaining slaveholding States, under the vain promise of some Utopian reconstruction, it becomes us to disabuse our minds of so dan gerous a delusion, and to look all the conse quences of our action steadily in the face Our rights must be maintained at all hazards ; and I trust for one I shall be prepared to meet every sacrifice they may demand with as calm and collected a heart, and as unshrinking a spirit, as the loudest patriot among us. But if they can be as well, if not better, secured by a course of wise and deliberate action, accom panied with firmness, and avoiding the necessi ty of such costly and bloody sacrifices, every cool and sober-minded man must say, let the experiment be tried. When it shall have been tried and failed—if fail it should—we shall then stand justified before the world and his tory, as well as our own consciences, for em bracing the sole alternative left us for the pro tection and vindication of our rights. In conclusion, let me conjure you, and through you, the good people of this ancient Commonwealth, not to alienate their inherent •and sovereign birth-right on an occasion so mo mentous to them and their posterity, but, by their recorded voice on the day of election in the manner provided by law, reserve in their own hands the final decision and ccntrol over the proceedings of the Convention. Believe me, gentlemen, most truly and faith fully, your friend and fellow-citizen, W. C. EIVES. To Messrs. T. J. WERTENBAKEE, E. E. WAT SON, JNO. H. BIBB, F. K. NELSON, and otheïs. I Batig Intelligenter I Department, Adjutant General's Office, yUlanta, ^a,, JLcu^ SOtk, 18'b1. » Oi-cieir, 3srcx l1?7. I. — An election for the Field Officers, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major, of the 7t.li Regiment of Georgia Volun teers, will be held at the Camp this afternoon, commencing at 2 P. M., and to be continued until completed. ThjBtoting will be by Companies, in the order to be des- ignatea by Colonel Gartrell. The Captain of each Company voting first, and then calling up his men, successively, accor ding to the Roll. Each ballot will express clearly the indi viduals voted for, respectively, as Colonel, as Lieutenant Colonel and as Major. The result of the election will be reported, as soon as pos sible, to this Office, that Commissions may be issued, and other ^^öessary arrangements made for mustering the Regi men t JmJti eel iately into service. No Company can be received that has less than fifty or more than eighty, rank and file. LI. — The Governor and Commander-in-Chief tenders this Regiment under the general requisitions made upon him by the War Department for troops; but as Colonel Gartrell produces letters from the Secretary of War, showing the readiness of that Department to accept the Regiment, armed and equipped, for twelve montlis, the Governor does not ob ject, but consents that the understanding between Colonel Gartrell and the War Department, entered into before the passage of the Act requiring troops for tJie war only, be car ried out, and directs that the Regiment be mustered in accordingly. By order of the Commander-in-Chief. HENRY C. WAYNE, Adjutant and Inspector General. [Copyright Secured.] (TüNE, "DIXIE'S LAND.") Dedicated to Cassius M. Clay's Washington Guards. By A. W. MUZZY, (a member of the Guards) of Panama, New York. Read what the celebrated Poetess, Mrs. Sigourney, says of it in the following letter: HAHTFOHD, May 39. 1861. My DEAR Sin : You have succeeded admirably in your song for the music ol Dixie's Land.* It furnishes additional proof of the opinion I have often expressed that no one can adapt words to music so well as musicians I return it to you with out the corrections you requested me to make, because it does not need them. The anachronism which you mention about Bunker Hill and Lexinglon will scarcely be observed, as the euphony of the measure required it. Respectfully yours, L,. H. SIGOURNEY. O ! I'm glad I live in a land of freedom, Where we have no slaves nor do we need 'em. Look away, look away, look away to freedom's land ; All o'er the North there is no Disunion, But every heart beats for the Union. Look away, look away, look away to freedom's land. CHOKÜS — O! I'm glad I'm for the Union, huzza! huzza ! On freedom's ground I'll e'er be found, To fight and die for the Union — Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza for the Union Ï Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza for the Union ! There:s Bunker Hill and Lexington, - Where blood was shed and victory v.'sn. Look away, look away, look away to that Spartan Band ! There's Benniiigton and Saratoga, Where old Burgoyne was proved a fogy. Look away, look away, look away to the Patriot Band. CHORUS — O! I'm &c. There's Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth too, Where Washington with the Jersey Blue j .Look away, look away, look away to Washington ! There's Putnam, Greene, and Adams too, And only one Arnold among the crew. Look away, look away, look away to the Patriot Band. CHORDS — O! I'm &c. There's Chippewa and Old Bridgewater, Where Gen. Scott did give them slaughter. Look away, look away, look away to Lundy's Lane !t Our noble Scott bled for the Union, And in Sixty-One is against Disunion. Look away, look away to the hero of Lundy's Lane !' CBORÜS — O! I'm glad he's for the Union, Huzza ! huzza ! Brave Gen'1 Scott — he falters not — But is ever firm for the Union — &c. And then, again, in Thirty-Two, Old Hickory was firm and true. Look away, look away, look away to John Calhoun f 'T was he who first proclaimed Disunion ! But Gen'1 Jackson saved the Union. Look away, look away, look away to Charleston now! CHOEÜS — O! I'm &c. Huzza! huzza! Brave Anderson with seventy men, Did nobly fight in Sumpter. Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza for Sumpler ! Huzza, huzza for the hero of Fort Sumpter Ï: And lastly, now in Sixty-One, We see a second Lexington. Look away, look away, look away to Baltimore I The Old Bay State doth never falter, But pours the first blood on the altar. Look away, look away, look away to Baltimore ! CHORUS: — O! I'm glad I'm for the Union, huzza ! huzza Î On Freedom's ground I'll e'er be found, To sing and pray for the Union ! Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza, for the Union ! Huzza, huzza, and pray God save the Union ! t The battle of Bridgewater is sometimes called the battle of Lundy's Lane. [From ike New York Commercial Advertiser.] *' Whenever Dixie is produced, the pen drops from the fingers^ of the plodding clerk ; spectacles from the nose, and the paper from the hands of the merchant j the needle from the n mble digits of the maid or matron, and all go hobbling, bobbling in tune with the magical music of ' Dixie.' Wont somebody set it to words of Union sentiment?" [From Professor McCoy, Secretary Washington Clay Gw««fe.] "WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26, 1861. A. W. MTIZZY, Esq BEAK SIB: I take pleasure in certifying that you served faithfully, night and day, often sleeping on your arms, as a member of Cassius M. Clay's Washington Guards, organized in April 1861, for the defense of the Capital. In behalf of this Battalion also, I thank you for dedicating to it your Un~Dn-ized version of "Dixie" — of which nothing higher can be said, than ihat Mrs. Sigourney pronounces it " admi rably " done. I remain, very truly, yours, AMASA McCOY. Secretary Washington Clay Guards. [From ti<£ Hon. W. C. Parsons, of New Tort.] WASHINGTON. D. C., July 1, 1861. A. W. MTJZZT. Esq , DEAR SIB : I have received a copy of your Nor ill-side view of " Dixie's Land," and fully concur with Mrs. Sigourney that it is an admirable success. I p:edict for it, for the next half century at lepst, an unparalleled popnlarity. In our country's cause, and as a fraternal member of the Clay Baitalion, I remain, ever yours, W. C. PARSON&. AIR.—Annie Lille.—By A. L. HUDSON. Down where the patriot army, Near Potomac's side. Guards the glorious cause of freedom, Gallant Ellsworth died. Brave was the noble chieftain, At his country's call, Hastened to the field of battle, And was first to fall. Chorus.—Strike, freemen, for the Union, Sheath your swords no more : While remains in arms a traitor, On Columbia's shore. Entering the traitor city, With his soldiers true, Leading up the Zouave columns, Fixed became his view. See that rebel flag is floating, O'er yon building tall 1 Spoke he, while his dark eye glistened, Boys, that flag must fall ! Chorus. Quickly from its proud position, That base flag was torn, Trampled 'neath the feet of freeman, Circling Ellsworth's form ; See him bear it down the landing, Past the traitor 's döor, Hear him groan. Oh ! God they've shot him, Ellsworth is no more. Chorus. First to fall, thou youthful martyr, Hapless was thy fate ; Hastened we as thy avengers, From thy native State. Speed we on from town and city, Not for wealth or fame. But because we love the Union, And our Ellsworth's name. Chorus. Traitors hands shall never sunder, That for which you died ; Here the oath our lips now utter, Those our nations pride. By our hopes of yon bright heaven, By the land we love, By the God who reigns above us, We'll avenge thy blood. Chorus. Published by HORACE PARTRIDGE, No. 27 Hanover St. BOSTON. (Sraçral Know all men by these presents: that I, John L. Dix, (no relation to the rebel "Dixie") knowing that the feeling excited in the breasts of our brave Union army by the combination of colors known as red, white and? red, are by no means agree able, do hereby, by virtue of the authority vested in me, by Hiß Majesty Abraham 1st, require and command all police officer« of the city of Baltimore in the pay of His Majesty's govern ment to suppress and cause to disappear all snbstances, whether in the heavens above, or in the earth beneath, or in the waters unde/ the earth, bearing the said combination of rebel colors. All babies having red, white and red stockings on wilt be sent" to Fort Lafayette. .All houses built of red brick and white mor tar, must be removed, or painted red, white and blue, in alter nate stripes. All water-melons must be painted blue ou the rind; and all mint candy, and barber's poles so colored are for bidden. All red and white cows are required to change their spots or take the oath of allegiance. Bed and white variegated flowers must be altered to include blue. All white persons hav ing red hair and moustaches or whiskers are hereby warned to have the one or the other dyed blue. No sun-rises or sun-sets which exhibit such combinations will be permitted, on pain of suppression. Persons are forbidden to drink red and white wines alternately. His Majesty is, however, graciously pleased "To"mâËê*an exception" in favor'of red noses, these last being greatly in vogue among Federal officers, and additional lustre having recently been shed upon such noses, 1 >.y one of my for mer predecessors in this command. Done at the Baltimore Bastile, this 4th day of September, the 1st year of Abraham's glorious and peaceful reign. (Signed) JOHN L. DIX, MAJ. 6-U /7/ HOSPITAL OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA, A.T RICHMOND. THIS HOSPITAL, erected through the liberality of the STATE, is now completed and ready for the reception of Patients. It is a spacious and handsome building, admirably adapted by its plan to the purposes of its construction. Especial attention has been paid to the all-important requisite of free VENTILATION. 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'" - . . . . . r,. / '/ / s-T/J •elfam fo a Q/teee/ and Ohutifanticrit Qrfatc- GEORGE W. CRAWFORD, of Richmond, President. HEABORX HALL, of Aphlbu, JAS. U. LATIMEK, ALFRED H, COI.QPITT, of Bdur. OHAS. U ILUCtfOND, " WCILIÜS tt BBISCOX, A, U. KEHAN, VX.R. BELL, of Bulb. aAHUELW. FRU1TT. ofE JOn» C. LAMB, ot Btrri.n. WUÜDFOED j. kiBRT, rf fcu K.A-KIBI1ET, «rnlbb. VAAHINOTOK FOIL of Bibb. JHO. B. LAKAB. IIEXMY BBIOGS, of Broob. CHAS. B. OAÜLDDT, " JNO. B. HTNEB. of Brru. A CLEM. O. SLATEB. " «I KAM™, I,. MOOEE, of Bulloot. KAMCEI, HAK1L E. B. ORESHA^ K. A. AJ.LEH, WM. R. JOHE8, " DAVID i. BAILET, of Butt. HENTÎY HENDRICE. " EI.IJA1I PADGETT, of dUmio. WK.J. SHEFFIELD, " FRANCIS M. ADAÏI9. of Cn NATHAX1ELJ.FA1TER8ON, US. M. CANTKF.LI, of 0«ojpMl. TH08. C. OMVEB. HKIOBT W. nABOBOVX, of OanoIL. ALLEN ROWE. •' «EW. H. WRIÜHT, « WH. T. WOFFORI). of CM. TURNER H. TltlPPE, " HAWKIN8 F. PQICE, M 1. T. MrtJOKNELL, of Oltoou. H. H. SMITH, of Chiton. H. H. MER9HUN. •* FRASCI8 8. BARTOW, of Ob.tUm, mu. V. ASDER80N, " AUG. BEABOB» JOKB9, " WJC DAVIB. of OuitUhoocl«. AHNEK H. FLEWELLEN. » LUWRY W1UJA1IS. of " GEO. KMCRofCobb. A. A. WTNK. E. H. LÇSDLEY, " ~ "——' PUFFORD, of Co*«. WESLEY SHROPSHHtE, " JOHN McCOSSEUiOfCh«roke«. BLUM E. FIELD. WH. A. PEASLEY. ASBFRY HUI.I. of Clarke. THOS. It. H. COBB. " JEFFERSON JEXNINGS, of Clark«. BENJ. F. BrilNETT. of Cl... WM. IL C. DAVENPOKT, " JAMES F. JOHNSON, of Cl«?ton. RAKFORD E. MORROW. - TIIOK «. KAMSEY. of Cllncb. UENJ.VMIN StRMOrTS. " _ ofCorata. t. PÎKSOÏ," ____ B. SHELL, ^. O. CLEVELAND, of Crawford. ISAAC DENNIS, R M. PABI3, of IM«. SHADBACK. O. HAU; ofllrfe. ALFRED WERB, of Davion. BEUBXtr H. PIEROE, " KCHABDBrMB. '" " BOLIVAR B. GEK, GEOBGE R. BMITJLof DeKalb. JOHN BHEI1BOD THOMAS, of Do ELIJAH BUTTS, * BICHAKD H. CLABK, of I CHARLES E. MALLORT, BOBERT W. SHEFFIELD, of Earl;. JAMES BUCHANAN, " HABRIS TOMLTN80N, of Eohol^ J. P. PBSSOOTT, " ED. W. SOLOMONS, of Efflngham. ALBERT G. PORTER, *' JOHN C. BÜROH, ofElUrt, L. tt O. MARTIN. A. K EIRELAND, of Emannel. JOHN OVERSTREET, " XLUAH W. CHASTAJN.of Fannb). MIAL If. TIDWELL. of F.J.m ' J. L. BLALIKK, «IMPSON FOCCHE.of Fiord. FRAifois c. SHROPSHIRE; of Fiojd. JAMES WORD, HARDY STRICKLAND,of Foniyui. HIBAMP BELL, " SAMUSL KNOX. of Franklin. JOHN H. PATRICK, » JOSEPH P. LOWAN. of Fulton. JAMES F. ALEXANDER. " LUTHER J. «LFJW. JOSEPH PICEETT, of GUmer. WILLI AM P. M II.TON. " CALVIN LIXiUE, of Ubuaooek. JOSHUA F. U9RY, D. H. B. TBOUP. of Gljnn. JOHN L. HARRIS. N. M. CRAWFOBD. of Green«. T. N. lt»rLLAIN. Br., 2S . B.J. WILLIS, of . WM. H. DAFNKY, of Gordon. JAMES FBEEUAN, ROBERT M. YOUNG, " fNo riÀnen from nwinnett ooanfcr. | B. C. KETOHlTft. of llabenibftin. B. S1BK, E. K. JOHNSON-ofHJl. LDTTON STEPHENS, of Haamek. BKNJ. T. HARRIS, THOMAS M. TURNER. " WK. J. HEAD, of Hinken. ABNERRWALTOK, •• D. P. HILL, of HorrlB. WM.J. HUDSON, •• H. D. WHJ.IAJI8, •• BICHARD S. Knj, of HVt. JAMES E.BKELTON, " EÜFU8 P. WOOD. c,f He«rt. CHARLES W. MABRY, " F.E.MjVNSON.ofHmtJ. I. B. ABNOIJ3. " JOHN H. U)W, " JOHN MA8ON GILEH, of Iloiutou. B. W. BROWN, DANmi-FRANKLDI GDNN, " M. UENDER8ON, of Irwin, JACOB YOUNG. JOHN J. MeOTTLLOOII, of Jnolcioii. JOHNG.P1TTMA1Î, DILMÜ8 R. LYLE, " ARIS NEWTON/Ben, of Jrnper. B. JORDAN, H. V. JOHNSON, of Jeffcr»on. GEORGR8TAPI.ÏTOîr, •• WM. HURST, of Jolinm. J. R SMTT1I, " JAKE8 M. GRAY, of JOHM. PEYTONT. prrre, 1TATHAN TUCKER, ofUunn». JOHN W. YOPP, " «CODE BRYAN, of L«. W. B. RICHARDSON. - W. B. FLEMING, of Liberty. S. M. VARNADOE, " LrfAYETTE LAMAB, of Lincoln. ISAIAH II. Tll.r.VAN. of Lo CHARLES H. M. HOWELI^ " WM. M.VRTIN. of Lmnkin. WILLIAM H. ROBINSON, ofMuon. JOK J. OARSON. " JAMES R GHUL8TON, ofMiidiwn. A. O. DANIFJ, WILLIAM M. DROWN, ofMnrlon. JAMES M. 1IABVEY, JAMES M. HARRIS. .,fMcInto*u. ,G. W. M. WI1J.1AMP. I UIRAM WARMER, of ilmwotler. dM iMfrre iMTiaf torn» for WM. D. MARTIN. ofMeriwettier, EENIÎY R. BjUBRIS. CHARLES L WHJTEHEAD, of Miller. J. C. STREET, of Milton. JACKBOX GRAHAM, •• WILLIAM T. COX, of Mitehell. JESSEBEEIX HIBAM FHtNAatK. ot Honcoe. BOBEBT L. BÔflDEY, " JOHN T. PTEPHEN8, " {No rijpwn from Mon^oaerj ooantjr,] AUGUSTUS REESE, of Morgan. THOMAS P. SAFFOLD. " RUCLID WATERHOUSE. of Murraj. ANDEBSON FABNSWOTH. HENRY L. BENNING, of Miuco.ee. A. RUTHEBFOBÏ), JAMES N.BAMSEV, A. MEANS, of Newton. PURMEWB BÏYNOLD8, of Ncvrton. WILLIAM 8. MONTGOMERY, " WILLIS WIU.INGHAM, of Odrtborpe. DAND3LD.JOHS8OS, » SAMUEL GLENS'. " JOHN Y. ALLOOOI>,of Panldilur. HENRY LÏ8TON. " WILLIAM T. DAY ofFfoken*. J. W. STEPHENS of Pion». ENOOKD.HENDRY, " B. B. GABDNEB, ofPlk«. GEO.M. MuDOWELL, " W. E. WEST, ofPolk. THOMAS W. DRUPBEE, of Polk. C. M. BOZEMAN, of PoUakl. THOMAS J. MoGBIFF, " U. C. ADAMS. ofPnCnun. BICHARD T. DATK, « LEWIS T. DOZŒB, of Onitmftn. ï O. EU.ISGTON. SAMUEL BECE, of Rabin. HORACE W. CANNON, of Itebon. ABTÜLIR HOOD, of Brad'dnn. MABOELLUS HOEGLA8, ~ JOHNPHINIZY. «rRicb.nond. [monj. IGNATTUSPOULTSIYGARVmofBIcn. WU. A BLACK, of SoUoj. HIE.UfL FRENCH. " OÜRT18 HUMPHREYS, ofgenren. J. LAWTON StHOI JH'OS, HENRY MOORofrlialdbu. WILLIAM G. CEWBERKf . ofSpaldiiui. JAMES BILLIARD, of Bte»«rt. JAMES A. FOET, GEOBGBY. BANK8, 1 TIMOTHY M. FURLOW offtoiut«- IWILLWA.BAWKISS. - ' l HENRY HAYENPOBT. Jr, •• Hr. RTBOT1UÏU, from Ltncola. ma ukM ul dBriai Ik« LEVI II. SMITH, of T«ll»l. WILLIAM R. NEAL. •• A. U. HTEfHENS, ofTaliA/arro. TOBY D. PERKOfS. BENJAMIN BREWTON. of Tittml. U. STRH'KIJiSB, HENRY H. LONG, of Tijlor. WM. J. F. M1TCHEU, of TiiTlor. JAMES WILLIAMSdN, of Telf.ir HUGH McLEAN. WIU.IAM HEBINGTON, of TtrnIL DEMETRIUS A. COCHRANE, " ACG. HARRIS HAN8ELL, of Thouuu BAMUELB. SPENCER/^ WHJJAMG. PONDEB, JOHN CORN, of TovrnT. ELIJAH EJMSEY, " BENJAMJK H. HILL, of Tronn. WM. P. BEABLEY, JAMES M. BEALI, JOHN FITZPATRICK, of Twigg,. STEPHEN L. BICHABUSON. - J. P. WELLBORN, of Union. JAMES H. HUGGIN8, " THOMAS B. BHABMAN. of Di«on PETER W. ALEXASDER. - G. G. GORDON, of Walker. R. B. DICKER8ON. " THOMAS A. BHARPE, •• GEORGE 8PENCE. of Wallon. WILLIS KILGORE. HENRY D. MoDANEEL. " CAHEY W. BTYLE8, of Ware. WM. A. MoDOSALD, MADISON D. CODY. of Wamn NATHANIEL A WICKER, - E. B. LANGMADE, of Wajniiuton. LEWIS BULLARS - ^^ A. O. HAINES. HENRY R FORT. Jr.. of Wftnu HENBY A. CANNON. •• PETER ¥. BROWN, of WcUtar M.H. BUSH. ELIJAH F. STARR, of Whit«. ISAAC BÛWEN. SMITH TCRXER, of Wilooi DANIEL A. IlcLEOD. " R. TOOMBB, of WUkn J. J. HOBERTSON. \ } f It. TAJ.lAFERRO.uf WuitatU. FBANCM A. THOMAS. " JODNM.JACK*IN. TEHRE1. T. MlifNGER. of Worth B. Ü. FOKD. Jr. •• ft« oir six: OF* THE: WE. the undersigned, Delegates to the Convention of the State of Georgia, now in Session, whilst we mont solemnly Protert afrainst adopting an Ordinance for the immediate and separate Secession of this State, and would have preferred the policy of co-operation inth onr »nitheni nun a. go.«l cituena. we yidd to the will of a majority of her people, a> expreaeed by their Représentative» : and we hereby pfcdge « our live» our fortune» honor" to the defence of Georgia, if neeenary, against hostile invasion from any source whatever. ' MlLLEMETnLL.JUEai7n.l84l. ^-jgS^WEHl ____________________ ^fe0*«^ • sacred JAMKS P. ?(lnftjN-*.oT'>wt..i»U, TUU1L18 M. UrKAK >. EL LATTIMER - - ^ -JP^ ^^ Resolutions Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Resolvedly the General Assembly of the Suite of Tennessee, That a Convention of delegates from all the slaveholding Slates should assemble at Nashville, Tennessee, or such oilier place as a majority of the States co-operating may designate, on the fouith day of February, 1861, to digest and define a basis upon which, if possible, the Federal Union and the Constitutional rights of the slave States may be perpetuated and preserved. Resol-ced, That the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, appoint a number of delegates to said Convention of our ablest and wisest men. equal to our whole delegation in Congress; and that the Governor of Tennessee immediately furnish co pies of these resolutions to the Governors of the slaveholding States, and urge the participation of such States, in said Conven tion. Resolved. That in the opinion of this General Assembly, such plan of adjustment shall embrace the following propositions as amendments to the Constitution of the United Stales. 1. A declaratory amendment that African slaves as held under the institutions of the slaveholding States shall be recog nized as property, and entitled to the status of other property, in the States where slavery exists, in all places within the exclu sive jurisdiction of Congress in the slave States, in all the Territories South of 'au deg. 30 min. in the District of Columbia, in transit and whilst temporarily sojourning with the owner in the iion-slaveholding States and Territories North of 36 deg. 30 .rnin., and when fugitives from the owner, in the several places above named, as well as in all places, in the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, in the non-slaveholding States. 2. That all the territory now owned, or which may be hereafter acquired by the United States South of the parallel of 36 deg. 30 min., African slavery shall be recognized as existing, and be protected by all the departments of the Federal and Ter ritorial Governments, and in all North of that line, now owned, or to be acquired, it shall not be recognized as existing ; and whenever States formed out of any of said Territory South of said line, having a population equal to that of a Congressional District, shall apply for admission into the Union, the same shall be admitted as slave States, whilst States North of the line formed out of said territory, and having a population equal to a Congressional District shall be admitted without slavery, but the States formed out of said territory North and South having been admitted as members of the Union, shall have all the pow ers over the institution of slavery possessed by the other States of the Union. 3. Congress shall have no power to abolish slavery in places under its exclusive jurisdiction, and situate within the limits of States that permit the holding of slaves. 4. Congress shall have no power to abolish slavery within the District of Columbia, as long as it exists in the adjoining States of Virginia and Maryland, or either, nor without the consent of the inhabitants, nor without just compensation made to such owners of slaves as do not consent to such abolishment. Nor shall Congress at any time prohibit officers of the Federal Government, or members of Congress whose duties require them to be in said District, from bringing with' them their slaves, and holding them as such, during the time their duties may require them to remain there, and afterwards take them from the District. 5. Congress shall have no power to prohibit or hinder the transportation of slaves from one State to another, or the Ter ritory in which slaves are by law permitted to be held, whether that transportation be by land, navigable rivers or by seas. K. In addition to the Fugitive Slave clause, provide, that when a slave has been demanded of the Executive authority of the State to which he has fled, if he is not delivered, and the owner permitted to carry him out of the State in peace, the State so failing to deliver, shall pay to the owner the value of such slave, and such damages as he may have sustained in attempting to reclaim his slave, and secure his right of action in the Supreme Court of the United States, with execution against the property ' of such State and the individuals thereof. 7. No future amendment of the Constitution shall affect the six preceding articles, nor the third paragraph of the second section of the first article of the Constitution, nor the third paragraph of the second section of the fourth article of the Constitu tion; and no amendments shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress any power to abolish or in terfere with slavery in any of the States by whose laws it is, or may be, allowed or permitted. 8. That slave property shall be rendered secure in transit through, or whilst temporarily sojourning in, non-slavcholding States or Territories, or in the District of Columbia. 9. An amendment to the effect that all fugitives arc to be deemed those offending the laws within the jurisdiction of the State, and who ««^ape therefrom to jrther States; and that it is the duty of each State to suppress armed invasions of another State. - . N Resolved, That said Convention of the slaveholding States having agreed upon a basis of adjustment satisfactory to them- " selves, should, in the opiniou of this General Assembly, refer it to a Convention of all the States, slaveholding and non-siavehold- ing, in the manner following: It should invite all States friendly to such plan of adjustment, to elect delegates in sueh manner to reflect the popular will, to assemble in a Constitutional Convention of all the States, North and South, to be held at Richmond, Virginia, on the day of February, 1861, to revise and perfect such plan of adjustment, for its reference for final ratification and adoption by a Convention of the States respectively. Resolved, That should a plan of adjustment, satisfactory to the South, not be acceded to by a requisite number of States to perfect amendments to the Constitution of the United States, it is the opinion of this General Assembly that the slaveholding States should adopt for themselves the Constitution of the United States, with such amendments as may be satisfactory to the slaveholding States, and that they should invite into the Union with them all States of the North which are willing to abide such amended Constitution and frame of Government, severing at once all connections with States refusing such reasonable guaran tees to our future safety; such renewed conditions of Federal Union being first submitted for ratification to Conventions of all the States respectively. Resolved, That the Governor of the State of Tennessee furnish copies of these resolutions immediately to the Governors of the non slaveholding States. W. C. WHITTHORNE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TAZ. W. NEWMAN, Speaker of the Senate. PASSED Januarv 22. 18fil. «ùo IPLEASE CIRCULATE.-\ [Speech of ALEX. H. STEPHENS, now Vice Presi dent of the "Southern Confederacy," delivered before the Convention which assembled in Georgia in Dec., I860,, to act upon th^question of Secession.] "This step, (Secession), once taken, can never be recalled ; and all the baleful conse quences that must follow, will rest on the con vention for all coining time. When- we and our posterity shall see our lovely South deso lated by the demon of war, which this act of yours will inevitably invite and call forth ; when our green fields of waving harvests shall be trodden down by the murderous soldiery and fiery car of war sweeping over our land, our temples of justice laid in ashes, all the horrors and desolations of war upon us, who but this convention-will beheld responsible for it, and who but he that shall give his vote for this unwise and ill-timed measure, shall be held to strict account for this suicidal act by the present generation,- and probably cursed and execrated by. posterity in all coming time, for the wide and desolating ruin that will in evitably follow this act you now propose to perpetrate ? "Pause, I entreat yon," said Mr. Stephens, "and consider for a moment what reasons you can give that will eiren satisfy yourselves in calmer moments—what reasons you can give to your fellow-sufferers in the calamity that .secession will bring upon us. What reasons can you give to the nations of the earth to jus tify it ? They will be the calm and deliberate judges in the case ; and what cause or one overt reasonably be expected to follow. But again, gentlemen, what have we to gain by this pro posed change of our relation to the general Goverment ? We have always had the control of it, and can yet, if we remain in it and are as united as we have been. Wo have had a majority of the Presidents chosen from the South, as well as the control and uiangement of most of those chosen from the North. We have had sixty years of Southern Presidents to their tweiity-four, thus controlling the ex ecutive department. So'of the Judges of the Supreme Court, we have had eighteen from the South, and but eleven from the North ; al though nearly four-fifths of the judicial busi ness has arisen in the free States yet a major ity of the court has always been from the South. This we have required so as to guard against any interpretation of the constitution unfavorable to us. In like manner we have been equally watchful to guard our interests in the legislative branch of Government. In choosing the presiding presidents (pro tern.) of the Senate we have had twenty-four to their eleven. Speakers of the House we have had twenty-three, and they twelve. While the" majority of the representatives, from their greater population, have always been from the North, yet we have generally secur^l the Speaker, because he, to a greater extent, shapes and controls the legislation of the country. Nor have we had less control in every other department of the general gov ernment. -Attorney-Generals we have had act can you name or point, on which to rest the ; fourteen, while the North .have had but five, plea of justification ? What right has the North "i Foreign Ministers we have had eighty-six, and nsssiloH P Whnt. int.prpst. nf f.lif» Sniitli Ji.-is hnn» they but fifty-four. While three-fourths of the business which demands diplomatic agents abroad is clearly from the Free States, from their greater commercial interests, yet we have had the principal embassies, so as to se- assailed ? What interest of the South.has been invaded ? What justice has been denied F and what claim founded in justice and right has been withheld ? Can either of yon to-day name .one Governmental act of wrong, deliberately and purposely done by the Government of Washington, of which the South has a right to complain ? I challenge 'the answer. While, on tlie other hand, let me show the facts—and believe me, gentlemen, I am uot here the ad vocate of the North ; but I am here the friend, the firm friend and lover of the South and her institutions, and for this reason I speak thus plainly and faithfully for yours, mine, and every other man's interest, the words of truth and soberness—of which I wish 3-011 to judge, and I will only state facts which are clear and undeniable, and which now stand as records authentic in the history of our country. When -we of the South demanded the slave trade, or the importation of Africans for the cultivation of our lands, -cl-M they net yie twenty ye°ars ? When we asked a three-fifth« representation in Congress for our slaves, was it not granted ? When we asked anil demand ed the return of any fugitives from justice^ or the recover)- of those persons owing labor or allegiance, was it not incorporated in the con stitution, and again ratified and strengthened in the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 ? But do you reply that in many instances they have violated this compact, and have not been faith ful to their engagements ? As individuals and local communities they may have done so, but riot by the sanction of Government ;. for that has always been true to the Southern interests. Again, gentlemen, look at another fact : when we have asked that more territory should be added, that we might spread the institution of slavery, have they uot yielded to our demands in giving us Louisiana, Florida, and Texas, out ej which four States have been carved, and ample territory for four more to be. added in •due time, if you, by this unwise and impolitic act do not destroy this hope, and, perhaps, by it lose all, and have your last slave wrenched. right for i -tion over three-fourths of the revenue collect-. cure the world markets for our cotton, tobac co, and sugar, on the best possible terms. We have had a vast majority of the higher offices of both army and navy, while a larger propor tion of the soldiers and sailors were drawn from the North. Equally so of clerks, audi tors, and comptrollers filling the executive department, the records show for the last fif ty years that of the 3,000 thus employed we have had more than two-thirds of the same, while we have but one-third of the white pop ulation of the Republic. "Again look at another item, in which we h»ve a great and vital interest, that of reve nue, or means of supporting government. From official documents we leam that a trac ed for the support* of government has uni formly been raised from the North. "Pause now while you can, and contemplate carefully and candidly these important items. Leaving out of VÎCAV for the present the count less millions of dollars you must expend in war with the North, with tens of thousands of your sons and brothers slain in battle, and of fered up as sacrifices upon the altar of your ambition—and for what ? Is it for the over throw of the American government, establish ed by our common ancestry, cemented and. built up by their sweat and blood, and found ed on the broad principles of right, justice and humanity ? And as such, I must declare here, as I have often done before, and which has been repeated by the greatest and wisest of statesmen and patriots in this and other lands, that it is the best and freest goVern- mcnt, the most equal in its rights, the most just in its decisions, the most lenient in its measures, and the most inspiring in its princi ples to elevate the race of men, that the sun of heaven evgLshone upon. Now, for you to from you hystèrriïufflîSjrjj w>t_vas Séants \-~us- t Attempt tc» overthrow such a government as rica and Mexico wtfc ; or by the vindictive this unassailed, is the height of madness, folly decree of a universal emancipation, which may and wickedness." Published at »>, rt'altham (Mass.) Free Press Office, and will be sent, postage paid, at 50 cts. a hundred. HEAD-QUARTERS, ARMY OF VIRGINIA, NEAR CEDAR MOUNTAIN, VA., Aug. IS, 1802. GENERAL ORDERS) No. 20. j General Orders No. 18, current series, from these Head- Quarters, is BO modified as to require forty rounds of ammuni tion only to be habitually carried by the men when on the march. These will be carried in the cartridge-boxes. Surplus ammunition will be carried in the ammunition wagons. When troops go into action, one hundred rounds of ammu nition per man will be carried by them : forty rounds in their cartridge-boxes, and sixty rounds upon their persons. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR-GENERAL POPE: R. O. SELFRIDGE, Assistant- Adjutant- General OFFICIAL: Aide-de- Camp\ HEAD-QUARTERS, AHM Y OF VLUl.lMA, NEAR CEDAR MOUNTAIN, VA., Aug. 16, 1862. GENERAL ORDERS) No. 21. j The following dispatch has been received from the General- in-Chief of the Army, and, with this order, will be published at. the held of every regiment and detachment iu this coui- iiKind : WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, Aug. 14,1862. Major General Pope : Your telegram of last evening is most Kitiwfaetory, and I congratulate you and your Army, and par ticularly General Banks and his corps, on your hard-earned but brilliant success against vastly superior numbers. Yonr troops have covered themselves with glory, and Cedar Mountain will be known in history as one of the great battle- twld.s of the war. H. W. HALLECK, Gcneral-in- Chief. The Major-General commanding the Army of Virginia, has little to aclil to this dispatch. It is a feeble expression of his feelings, to say that he was delighted and astonished at the gallant and intrepid conduct of his command, and especially of the 2-«M!-«luageB|_meetingaLboaUo_Si^£hoard, o£e whistle; meeting a aps; in leaving shore, to get ready, slgnaTfoTeateneer, four taps; and , to let the engineer know that the boat is going to land. J. H. HAMMOND; .. G^en'l. •n, Sqjtattkc 41862. General Orders, l No. 1. j I. Pursuant to General Orders No. 122, from the War Department, Ad jutant General's Office, of the 2d instant, the under signed hereby assumes command of the fortifications of Washington, and of all troops for the defence of the Capital. II. The heads of the staff departments of the Army of the Potomac will be in charge of their respective departments at these Head-quarters. III. In addition to the consolidated morning reports required by Circu lar of this date from these Head-quarters, reports will be made by Corps Commanders as to their compliance with the assignment to positions heretofore given them, stating definitely the ground occupied and cover ed by their command; and as to what progress has been made in obe dience to orders already issued, to place their commands in condition for immediate service. Major G-eneral. OFFICIAL : Assistant Atâtskmt Oentral. HEADQUARTERS:—7th REOT. N. H. VOLS. St. Augastine, Fla., Sept. 15, 1832 GENERAI* ORDERS, No- 4«. The Lieut. Colonel commanding, takes this occasioa most urgsntly to call the at- t entioii of all officers, to the important subject of tho hsalth of the regimsnt. For several months, the sick list has bjon exseeiirucly larg.3 ; quite disproportionate to the eutire numbar of the rejfimont, aul inasli larger th-i:i tnat of ofchsr regiments. This extraordinary amount -jf jajk"^'?. jJicyjgh Ja soau respects quite iaexplicable, is probibly attributable 1 1 several unfavorable ci r jtrmïïSaea, au j .!>;}3cially ta tha greater liability of men who hil bit recently exparieueed tSie severities of a winter eaiap ia New [Liiapshire, tj suffer fco Q tli3 diseases inoidaat tp the hotseasoa in tho Sjuth. Bat the tränier of tlu rîgi nj it tj iu3 p/jjj.in stiSu i, s.i loaj; aai S3 g3ner- ally njted for its rejiirkjible healthfulness, aod thtj approach of a more favorable sea son, justifies th-@-eo-4fi-le.at espMtatio.-i of a speedy restoratiDn of the régiment to a high standard of heiltli aal vigor. It is accordingly enjoined upon all officers, to make every pmible uFjrc t) p.-j 0)te so desirable a rasait, aai t3 that eai, attention is p ir;icula-J .• .J'i.-jjV I t> t'l : t >!l) vi i» sinitiry r'^ilituas, Viz : I. '"Ih us; ,? p'.rnn, c'liMnj, aal 'imtri-irs, willba exaoted to a greater degree \ i . L , tjj dipwtauiw- ttth-, \i3i-tg lua^'n b'Jbbof -frin*B-feL?J baa* hiti« •»••ts- e i; -wl. --F-fk::ii't3Sj ii p^inn is ;irnt J.is.jr.i3 3f al to -i soldier; an offeace jg-iiiiat ^wd -lisji^UDi ; ul .vill bî rj^irJjl a'il puisliil a^ sash. Coaipiay cj.u aiaJjrs will require evory sjIJier to bit'.n at least twice a svaeir, aaJ will proinpt- ly correct th? tmderaly"inrtrtï~0f ääy^jlJtör w lic'ï uny cjias to tîieir notice. A mors Gtrefal ;iî'3at:o.i ti jläuüujH of chtkiity i-j Jj au lii, aaJ it is th-jrefore di rected that .therd b) 0:133 a waa'c, basiljj the regilar weeliiy inapjation, aa ' ' ~ ~ ~" " -— -- Tae rj^iU'MH f.y; 3îj.iri.j^ i.-iCiMJot [n.-t-i.-t 01:1 DC b3 mi]3 toi striagaat, and oa tliiä p >i i:, j ä •. '.s ici r t j i l : l o i is i u i > i ; i t i ; er !| i : rtj>j',tiiii£ o£ qair- tüTJ raindnpsa «bt57~îlTÎ3~ë YHTly, esseutial to obviate so Far as practicable, the aecea- sity of pjlisi'i^, by .ï.i3)iii'i^i.i^ t ;1 si nj-ih i ; n'jiti it'j.-lj,- ni .iiil-13-H oa th3 part of t.u ojld it*., All _aj)H o/ (jnrt-3H lunibi kjp; W3l_l.S3_j.urji with sitji, uni bj 3W3p: ;i', I fist :tf..,-! .1 .li/; sp'uciu^ o i iloïs, is a iïlt.i/ hibit aad will be pw- hibivsJ ; spit bji :s cxu L-o easily proridjl tj re.mvj any ocjtsioi for ths praoticj. — • R ifcioin w;. l n .it b: eiitoa iu,_pr b.'j^^.jt i.-itj. t'i3. qurtaj.1^ ojaup'uj. by iua iajjj bat sui Ai »- ist b: lailj for tiie 'jjnp.iuei to cat else wlui'3. u*.X' •!!*{* «mit- , i j^ i^s/t, -.vilJ !>j DutXtroiil i i » .ant 111 ;;-;' orleivj «•^)i)iF>l, oSiîpi , j t-*? _»i i >j i 'jjjiijiei t.ui-jiV, will ly 2.. GroiCer.att5.atio a J8- req-uieed-en ttte The ratio J is in quantity m>ju ;i-aple, f:ir D3/j ij tlij ordiairy w.i-.iSa of the soidi-jr, :ioi its quati'y .nd" viriifi/, a niijri-i^ t!ie e i J.MIJUJ d3 ai:iJ|j no'.V uudj oa the Sub- siatea33 Ib.pii:tai3.at.ot' tiie-Ar^-jt-are estraefdiaarily gaa^Bl artd a jttJtokvt» me of the "Oo:upj,ay Fand," for wiiich the Government has mA3 sash liberal provision, will ra.oly (ia.vt a. lack of an ab'j'rlirit supply ot' eseelleji a^J vv.ulo30-n3 fojl. Well groniubd complaints coacer-aiug tfre too J, arc in rnaslrc-was attribatibla t3 tiie iadj[j!i-33, ii3^li^J:J3-', or iacj.ujjtjiijj of tii:>« entra-its c^itli th3 C03:iiaj5 of it, aal the food wliich by suitable preriratijn, would be both nutrioi).u an I pilatable, J3 ..o:r'cjii rcaJerjd-.uaiuiriri^-aiiJ wj^u.-w-.n. U ii SJ.-A .+ti > it l-t-i-ntiM-ia l-i'.i f Jctboh3-m with the ut:u >jt vi.;.!.i 1 1 :, a.il prj.uj;ly U^.TJJD .n/a-jiiji iV lull ^iiy CJ.U3 to their aotice. 1'J3 laolij.tl oiujeri li-i t'rj.j 1331!^ cilia I a;t3.icioj to tii3 iiudiirjin cisai •ni sijkae.jj e i'Mrj b/ .1 1 i .1 ).••! lj u i-ii t. f ) u; u .1 i.y uleij a J foi I ail driaî A soldier who û uan'ile or umvilliiig so far to govera his appetite, a* to refrain fro a, ii > iu ijijfiijc," m^c ui HU.JJ :cupi o» o. j.\i3i'e is •- ul i'3j,.j i o 03liev3 tiiiD ia sjuj oiîJi, injj hive t-ikei o,j:J)rtujii- ty f.-J.n t^>3 pl-5,Ml3 133 Of 31J :.13S<, t) f'ii,J I SI3vi.-J il ).'l31- t) ;l/jiJ t:i3. pirfjfJI- anaj of daty. Nitliiu^ st i! l bJ more tcroaily uiju4t to t.ioss really sij'i, thia susii :):iiujt, or in oi*3 disgi-acet'ul -tj tin p3rsou guilty of it. 'i\ia G-iver.i u.'it his tikou o/3ry j-pjemij J i.i its pj>;t-t) p.-oL-jt t.i : ii3iltii oi'cae man to w.u.a it lojks to fi;h5 i'.s b ittleS, a i J !iu .uUe in >-c a ajle pi-ovisij.i for t!i3 coaifort anlcirj W.1J bi?)..i': .< :: : i:j its s3i-viuj. i i rjcai'.i, it hu tii3 rytic to uiu3JS aaJ tj esict TiuliM, ,iij;ity aif bvKui ij ,J.i-,y 01 t.i : r>u-£ uf t le sjldier. l':i3 iueJic.ii aalt)! i :: j.H;;.'i .vJ! bj Visiliij r, i Jjijj; ill oâug to puaislimeat, auy wiio uuy liiriif :: i'. i' i :.'it ii i il/, J/ ii.'ji«;j;i iui duaujrdbie m3ias. OJ u! i.-i/ .viij IL'JL tj a3j c.i i; o i: ,n ; i escape 1 from duty aal "i'i:' J) ' '" ii '' r I1 r n r") • •• ' j 1' > t!i3 dirjvîuion of tli3 uuJi- Tr t-jiiL*u 1 •• .^. ..' i • L • : ü i-.1 .j/ IM. ,,.-/ pi.-^jjjj of su!i 'oat .o fc.j- , ,i .iiy i..' :.. BY 0.1 D3.l Ob' LT. Cor,. AB33IT, UomiQsndi-ft!' It-jtfi-usjS;-- Jfounwl. *'Oao»sü ye «ht» clay waom ye will oorve." To the editor of Tint Boston Journal : The extract below, from a private letter from Gen. Hunter, shows that the movement for arming the negro is going vigorously forward. Louis Napoleon, the shrewdest of military men, has Bhown his appreciation of the necessity of using the black race for making war in southern climates ; and If anything else were wanting, the accumulating evi dence of the nae made by the rebels of negroes as •sol diers, ought to convince the most doubting. Let any such read the advertisement of a negro soldier deserting, and the letter of Capt. Walter Davis, one of our own fellow-citizens, whose evidence will ba Conclusive with his brother soldiers of the Cadets, and with all who have watched his course through the hard fought fields of Virginia. Let us have done with our old prejudices and join heartily in giving the negro a chance to fight for his race and ours. Congress has passed the conscription hill for black and white soldiers. The days are fast passing in which to organize the force which must keep our southern possession to us during the coming summer, and which, ff promptly raised, will be a notice to Enropean inter- meddlers that we have an acclimated army nearer than Egypt. AUDAX. [Extract frjm n private letter of Generat Hunter.] HIE/TON HEAD, S. C., Feb. 11, 1863. ******* " Finding that the abie bodied negroes did not enter the military service as rapidly as could be wished, I have resolved, and so ordered, that all who are not regularly employed in the Quartermaster's Depart ment, or as officers' servants, shall be drafted. In this course I am sustained by the views of all the more intelligent amongst them. * * * * In drafting them I was actuated by several motives— the controlling one being that I regard their services as a military necessity, if this war 13 to be ended in the triumph of the Union arms. Subordinate to this con sideration, I regard the strict discipline of military life as the best school in which this people can be gradu ally lifted toward our higher civilization; and their enrollment io the negro brigade will have the further good effect of rendering mere servile insurrection, unrestrained by the laws and usages of war, less likely. If any further argument were needed to justify my course it would be found in my deep conviction that Freedom (like all other Blessings) can never be justly appreciated except by men who have been taught the sacrifices which are its price. lu this course, let me add, I expect to be sustained by all the intelligent and practically minded friends of the enfranchised bond men." ABE NEGROE& ENLISTED in THE BBBEL ARMY? Upon this point, which has been already conclusively established by indubitable evidence, the folio wing ad ditional bit of testimony is furnished by the advertising columns of the Savannah Republican. The rebels have no sort of scruples as to employing negroes in carrying out the murderous purpose of the rebellion: " Thirty Dollars Reward. Deserted from Company A, Twenty-ninth Georgia Regiment, stationed at Day ton Battery, on Savannah river, John Boss, twenty- two years of age, abont five feet seven inches in bight, complexion a Brown black. He is a free negro, and an excellent drummer. Was euiisted October 10, 1861, and deserted November 13,1862. He is at present con cealed in Savannah. W. H. BILLAPF, Captain Commanding Dawtou Battery." Extract from a private letter of Capt. W. S. Davis. "DEAR SIB: In answer to your inquiry, I would state that after the battle of West Point, I walked over the field and saw the dead bodies of four negroes dress«d in Confederate uniforms, and wearing then- cartridge boxes and roundabouts. I have heard Confederate crisouers acknowledge that the blacks are used as soldiers, and they argue that they are willing to fight against us. At Yorktown, I saw myself plainly Jiba negroes work- Ing the enemies' heavy guns. I have not the slightest doubt, from my own obser vation and from conversation with our returned pris- soners and captured enemies, that the negroes are ex tensively used by the enemy. I have no doubt the negro will fight, and I saw a negro servant in the thickest of the fight, at Fredericks- burg, who fired away sixty rounds, and was as cocl a» any man on the field. Very respeotfuUy, your obedient servant, y V W. f. DAVIS, Capt. and A. A. G." HEAD QUARTERS POST OF CORINTH. Corinth, Miss., Augugt"7th, 1863. POST ORDERS, No. 60. Citizens selling the articles named below, either on the Picket Line or within the Town, are forbidden to sell them at higher rates than as herein established : LIST OF ARTICLES AND PRICES. APPLES, 5 cts. per doz; 75 cts. per bushel. PEACHES, 10 cts. per doz ; $ 1.25 per bushel. ONIOHS, 10 cts. per doz ; $ 1.50 per bushel. POTATOES, $1.5.0 per bushel. CABBAOE_ 10 cts. Der bead ; 85 cts. per doz. BUTTER, 35 cts per pound. CHICKENS, 25 cts. EGOS, 20 cts. per doz. Officers of the Grand Guard are requested to arrest and send tQ these Head Quarters any person violating this order. Officers on Post duty are ordered to arrest, and report any violations coining to fjîeir knowledge. By order of Col. H. J. B. CÜMMINGS, Commanding the Post. FRED. MOTT, Lieut. & Post Adj't. HEAD QUARTERS POST OF PULA&KI, fulasfö, Tennessee, JVoft 18*A> 1803. pouad, dozen, each, bushel,- each, $1.00 .75 .30 ;-25 .25 1.50 .50 1.60 ,10 .40 .50 No. 7. J I U I. A Market for tte sale of Country Pro- duce, by the Citizens to either, soldiers or cit;zens, IB hereby established at the Yellow Brick Store on the North side of the Cq,urt-house square, where guards will be sta tioned to protect the people in disposing of their commod ities. II. The following scale of prices is affixeÄ as the r^tes for which produce shall be sold, vbs : Irish Potatoes, per bushel, Sweet " •'• " Butter, Eggs, Chickens, Onions, Turnips, Apples, Cabbages, Geese, Turkeys, And any person charging more than the established rate» will be punished by confiscation of his enure stock'for the use of hospitals. • III. Any citizen desiring to engage in the business of bringing in supplies regularly, will be permitted to do. so by pajpng into the Post Treasury such license as may hereafter be fixed, establishing his character before the Provost Marshal, and receiving a permit from him to be approved at these Headquarters. IV. Any ofiicer or soldier moïestiug-the citizens in peacefully bringing in their produce, will be seyerely and promptly punished. V. No goods purchased at the Post by citizens, or received by them in exchange for their produce, will be Jhuwnitted to be passed out of the lines without a permit, specially designating the articles, and signed bjethe Post Commander ; and any goods attempted to be passed out without sucii permit, will be seized by the guards—imme- 'diately reported to the Provost Marshal, and confiscated. % orderjof JOHN S. ^ILCOX, ©ol, 62d Ills. Vol. Tnfty.,—Com'd Post. A. P. VAUGHAS, Lieut, & Post Adjt, HEAD QUARTERS POST OF PULASKI. PuiasJd Tennessee, Nov. 18th, 1868, POST OBDEB, ) No. 8. f . I. No person will be allowed to engage in any business of trading, manufacturing or repairing, at this Post, except by written permission from the Provost Marshal, approved at these Headquarters. II. All persons engaged in tradfr.g at this Post, will immediately furnish the Provost Marshal an invoice of the entire stock on hand; stating, upon oath, the original cost of each article offered for sale ; and also, oL the expenses incurred in transporting them to this piace. lie shall also furnish a like invoice of all additions hereafter made to his stock, before any part of the same is offeree! for sale. III. All persons working at any trade at this Post, will immediately furnish the Provost .Marshal a statement of their business, varified by affidavit, and of the prices charger! for work. . _^ IV. CAPT, Br/KNHAM is hereby directed to examine all invoices and statements furnished him, in compliance with this order ; and fix the prices to be charged for all goods and articles sold ; and for all work and repairs done, referring the same to these Headquarters for approval; which rates, so established, shall be the prices for which such goods shall be sold, arid work done-; and any person charging more than ihje established prices, will be prompt ly punished. By order of JOHN S, WILCOX, Col. 52d 111. Vols., Commanding Post. A. P. VATTGBAN, Lieut. & Post Adj't. HEAD QÜAETER8 POST OP PULASKI, FUUSKI, TENU., Dec. 7th, 18&S. POST ORPEB, I No. 17. I f. Information has been received •that some of the citizens residing at this Post, are in the habit ot taking rails, timber, and fire wood, from the premises of other citizens, with out their knowledge, or consent. This is strictly forbidden, and the Provost Marshal of the post ii directed to arrest and 'summarily punish, by fine and imprisonment, any person violating this order. II. Gambling, horse-racing, and furious rid- .ing or driving in the streets of the town, will not i»e permitted; and the Provost Marshal of the Post is ordered to instruct his guards to arrest and confice any soldier or citizen detected in vi olating this order ; and to report the names of any commissioned officers so doing, to these Headquarters. HI. The streets and sidewalks of the town must be kept cleau as may be, and unobstructed, and the open grounds about the residences of citizens, and quarters of soldiers, and also obout stables, shops and stock yards, must be Tcept thoroughly policed by the persons occupying or using the eanie. The Provost Marshal of the Post will instruct the Post officer of the day to see to the immediate, thorough and continued enforcement of this order. IV. The destruction or removal of bnild- . higs, out braidings afld fences at this Post, by the troops or by the citizens, ishereby forbidden, except by the written permission of the Provost Marshal of the Post, approved at these Head quarters; and the Provost Marshal will instruct the Provost Guard to immediately arrest aiiy person violating this order. By order of JOHN S. WILCQX, Col. Commanding Post: A. P. VAUGHAN, lit. . HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT SOUTH WEST MO, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, AUSÜBT 13, 1863, JKo. 22. I. All persons guilty of selling arms »ni ammunition to disloyal personi, or with a knowledge that they are to go into the hands of disloyal person» will be arrested and tried for giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and the forfeiture to the United States of any and all munitions of war i n their po»- icseioii. II. Permits to purchase arms and ammunition must be obtained from the Provost Marshal of the city or town where the purchase is made, or if there be no snch Provost Marshal, then of the military commander, upon the pur chasers proving their loyalty, and giving euch security to the officer granting the permit, as he shall deem sufficient that they will not sell, barter, give or eonvey any such arms or ammunition to any disloyal persons, or to any per son who will use such articles for purposes disloyal to the Government of th« Pnited States. Without such permits no sales will be made by person! »u- ihorized to sell ar;ns and ammunition in this District. Bv order Brigadier General JOHN McNEii,, G.G. LATOANT, Aesistant Adjutant G«nerU. OFFICIAL __ _ __ _____ ON THE OCCASION OF THE SILVER WEDDING OF PV. «oft $1*0. tttttot ! March 27, 1863. We come with loving hearts to share The mercies of the honor'd pair Whom God has bless'd, and others praise With grateful strains in hnrnble lays. Tho' Time has laid her gentle hand Upon them both,—the smile so bland— The heart so warm,—we cannot feel That youth has fled, or lost its steel. Surrounded by a happy group, Whose filial love still bears them up, May golden .days, in future years Be known and kept by them and theirs. But there is one whose smile we miss— An angel now, in scenes of bliss ;— His spirit looks upon us here, And waits to welcome loved ones there. ORDER TO EAT MULES. The following, preserved by Capt. John Triplett, who was in the siege, is a copy verbatim et literatim, of an order issued at Vicksburg: • Headquarters Smith's Division. Virksburg, Miss., June £8, ISKJ. CIRCULAR: The Major General recommends to the troops, that when a mule is maimed by the fire of the c.numy, it be made use of immediately for food; and is of the opinion that soup is, perhaps, the most palatable form in which the flesh ran be used. By command of MAJOR GENERAL SMITH, Official: JOHN G. DEVEREUX, A. A. General. JOHN TOLAND. A. A. A. General. The passing years have dimmed the original (which is still kept as a souvenir of the historic- siege) but the memory of those days is still fresh in the minds of the men in gray who stood as a living wall around Vicksburg, for forty-eight days and nights, mid a con tinuous storm of shot and shell. The Vicksburg Daily Citizen, published by J. M. Swords, (significant name) on wall paper procured from residences, had this item in its issue of July 2nd: "We are indebted to Major Gillespie for a steak of Confederate beef, alias meat. We have tried it, and can assure our friends that if it is rendered necessary, they need have no scruples at eating the meat. It is sweet, savory and tender, and so long as we have a mnle left, we are satisfied our soldiers will be content to subsist on it." Major Gillespie was brigade commissary of General Vaughn's Tennessee brigade. General Pemberton surrendered to General Grant on the 4th. The following ref erence to the surrender appeared in the Citizen : July 4th, Two days bring about great changes. The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg. The "Citizen" lives to see it. For the last time it appears on "wall paper," No more will it eulogize the luxury of mule-meat and fricassed kitten — urge Southern warriors to such diet never more. This is the last wall-paper Citizen, and is, excepting this note, from the types as we found them. [Printer soldiers set this note and worked the form.] It will be valuable hereafter as n curiosity. PROCLAMATION J«Zy 30$, 1863. The numerous depredations committed by citizens, or rebel sol diers in disguise, harbored and concealed by citizens, along tlie Orange and Alexandria Railroad and within our lines, call for prompt and exemplary punishment. Under tlie instructions of tlie government, therefore, every citizen against whom there is sufficient' evidence of his having engaged in these practices, will be arrested and confined for punishment, or put beyond tlie lines. The people within ten miles of the railroad are notified that they will be held responsible in their persons and property for any injury done to the road, trains, depots or stations by citizens, guerrillas, or persons. in disguise ; and in case of such injury, they will be impressed as. laborers to repair all damages. If these measures should not stop such depredations, it will be come the unpleasant duty of the undersigned, in the execution of his instructions, to direct that the entire inhabitants of the district of country along the Kailroad, be put across the lines and their property taken for government uses. GEORGE a. MEADE, Major General Commanding. THE SECOND LOUISIANA. May 27th, 1863. By QEORQE H. BOKER. •tJKnt as ib« «knids of even, Banked in the western heaven, Waiting the breath that lifts All the dread mass, and drifts Tempest and falling brand Over a ruined land; — So still and orderly, Arm to arm, knee to knee, , Waiting the great event, Stands the black regiment. Down the long dusky line Teetlf gleam and eyeballs shine ; And the bright bayonet, Bristling and firmly set, Flashed with a purpose grand, Long ere the sharp command Of the fierce rolling drum Told them their time had come, Told them what work was sent For the black regiment. "Now," the flag-sergeant cried, "Though death and hell betide, Let the whole nation see If we are fit to be Free in this land ; or bound Down, like the whining hound— Bound with red stripes of pain In our old chains again !" ——OïïT wnat a shout tEêfe went From the black regiment! "Charge!" Trump and drum awoke, Onward the bondmen broke ; Bayonet and sabre-stroke Vainly opposed their rush. Through the wild battle's crush, With but one thought aflush, Driving their lords like chaff, In the guns' mouths they laugh ; Or at the slippery brands Leaping with open hands, Down they tear man and horse, Down in their awful course ; Trampling with bloody heel Over the crashing steel, All their eyes forward bent, Bushed the black regiment. " Freedom !" their battle-cry— " Freedom ! or leave to die ! " Ah ! and they meant the word, Not as with us 'tis heard, Not a mere party-shout: • They gave their cpiritn t,M » — Trusted the end to God, And on the gory sod Boiled in triumphant blood. Glad to strike one free blow, Whether for weal or woe ; Glad to breathe one free breath, Though on the lips of death. Praying—alas! in vain!— That they might fall again, So they could once more see That burst to liberty ! This was what "freedom" lent To the black regiment. Hundreds on hundreds fell ; But they are resting well ; Scourges and shackles strong Never shall do them wrong. O, to the living few, Soldiers, be just and true ! Hail them as contrades tried ; Fight with them side by side? Never, in field or tent, Scorn the black regiment ! VICKSBUKG, MISSISSIPPI, SEITEMBBK 29th, 1863. SPECIAL ORDERS,) No. 63. ) j I- • • -The following regulations for the government of freed men are announced for vthe information and government of all concerned: II.... All male negroes, who after examination shall be found capable of bearing «aus, will he organized into Companies and Regiments. AI! others, including men incapable of bearing arms, women and children, instead of being permitted to re main in camps in idleness, will be required to perform such labor as may be suited to their several conditions, in the several staff departments of the army, on planta tions, leased or otherwise, within our lines, as wood choppers, or in any way that their labor can be made avail able. For the carrying out these regulations there will be established a system of general and local supervision. III... .The Quartermaster's, Commissary and Medical Department will issue sup plies necessary for the care and employment of these people on the requisition of the properly authorized officers. IV.... All freed people, by whomsoever employed, will be paid for their labor as already ordered, or as hereafter may be determined by the Commanding General of the Department. V.... A tax of ten percent on all labor rated at six dollars per month, or above, will be deducted from monthly payments and paid to »Superintendents by all Officers und private individuals employing or having in charge colored Laborers, to be ex pended according to order for providing for tbe sick and otherwise dependent. VI... .Transportation will be furnished for persons and goods, for the Ijenetit of these people, on Government Transports and Military Railroads within the Depart ment on the order of the General Superintendent. VII....Citizens voluntarily laboring for the benefit of these people, saving as tbey do to the Government, cost of labor in providing for their care, will, when properly accredited by the General »Superintendent, be entitled to rations, quarters and transportation on ( iovernment Transports and Military Railroads within the Department. BY OKDKK of TUE SKCKETAUY OF WAK. L. THOMAS, Adjutant General. [OwiciAi.:] Assistant Adjutant tirncral. of BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, f,n ne to tne act o/ i^onateM entitled " G^n act to encoaiat, ff / / s s / 0~ / s ^ d/Ts s / /* • / s~> &" / immiaiation," anniovea £utu A yoL/A.. a conu o/f wnicn fc=x enclose, aà .ff // & ff / / ff // / J/ ^> J / • ,/ t / S^P / if / If wett aâ o/ oifter acf<) navt-na tne $awie tenaencu, (rz/ nave tne nonor to t s / tianimit to you cofieej c/ a com/iitation o/ tnete (tcti, and o/ tne ff / t / fl ff ïtead Ottct," and otneP documenta ietatiria to tne 0ame JUWE / / - tanau(/ae o/ tne countiy to tetnien you aie acciedited,- and Q/ nave / <7 f ff / *S ; / f/ <->, tecnnicautieà . iendeP me. Janaaaae o y / /t. cone an ou of- fne / counéiu. # éc on éne /taié ou- aie accieattea, oP to veinmené oP éne fi / <7 Oj Commissioner of immigration. Telâmon Cuyler Collection University of Georgia 4 i. s. o *s5 a s* P o s Ê CAMP HAMILTON, VA.. May 1st, 1864. No. 15. ] . . Soldiers of the Republic ! At last justice has been awarded you by the representatives of the nation in Congress, and you stand before the law upon an equality with your heretofore more favored fellow soldiers of the North. Induced by no promise of bounty, urged by no consideration of pay, you have taken arms in the cause of your couutry, prompted only by your patriotism and love of liberty ; relying with confidence upon the gratitude and sense of justice of the people, to accord to you the rights that a mistaken polity had withheld. Your confidence has not been misplaced. By an act that has passed the Senate of the United States, and been favorably reported to tbe House of Representatives, you are to be paid hereafter as all other soldiers of the nation are paid. ^ The General Commanding congratulates you upon this indication of a national appreciation of your worth as soldiers, and recognition of your rights as men, and accounts it an auspicious omen that the initial action of Congress upon this measure was coincident with his assuming command of this Division. He has carefully observed your soldierly bearing and rapid acquire ment of military knowledge. He is conscious that no regiments in the army are better officered than those of this Division, and he will endeavor to secure a Division organization that shall merit the con fidence of his command. He hopes to lead you soon to victory, and in the hour of triumph we will not visit the wrongs we have suffered upon the persons of the foe, whom the fortunes of'war may place in our power, but will be mag nanimous to the fallen and humane to the defenceless, offering, if they will receive it, the lesson of humanity due from men. By command of Brigadier General B. W. HINKS : SOLON A. CARTER, Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant General. OFFICIAL : Captain ami Acting Aide-de-Camp. HEADQUAKTEKS, Sub-IMstrict of Ogeevbe«, SA VANS in. U*.. August 28. 18G4. GKNKKAI. ORUKII, t No. 26. j" Pursuant to General Order, No. )8. Headquarters, District of Savan nah, 1st Division, Department of Georgia, the following Taxes will be collected to defray the necessary expenses of Lighting Streets, Clean ing of City, &c., &c. 1st—Tax of three (8) per cent, upon all incomes of six hundred (600) dollars or upwards from Keal Estate. 2nd—Tax on all Sales of Liquors as per General Order, No. 13, from these Headquarters. 3rfl—Tax on all Traders, Dealers, Commission Merchants, and Ship pers ot ono (1) per cent, on a!l Sales and Commissions. 4th—These Taxes will be pad monthly, commencing on the 31st inst., to the Tax Collector on account of Sales and Rents sworn to by parties. 5th—All persons who have received Licenses without paying the License Fee, as specified in General Order, No. 13, iron» these Head quarters, are hereby notified that their Licenses arc revoked from this date, and that new Licenses will be required before continuing their business. 6th—All persons coining under the provisions of this order will re port immediately to Tax Collector, and register their names and place, of business. &c. Any person neglecting to comply with the require ments of this order will be subject to a fine. 7th—Capt. CAI.VIN i-T. PIKK, I »3d New York Volautssra, is hereby announced as Tax Collector, City of Savannah. He will be obeyed and respected accordingly. By Command of ISrnvf-t Brigadier General D A VIS-. WM. H. FOT.K. ,1. .1. .(. <£> oo „a cl 4 TU d l ! 'PH d 1 a- ' C.O 05 Ci) o l S-^ l ö vo Ba P" g £ ù) ù) 4-» 05 l 1 g «3 CO 1 S CO <_/ O p^ 1 'l rd - 1 l rd g !-• ff 1 0 ci d i ! 5 § o rd .53 &1 3 Ci) ;£ ti-" o CP 1 1 f= o o 1. ^ 1 p?1 rg d § 0 07 4-» J-J u) CO J Q> ri -s PQ û) ^ ! r3 p^ S P pf CJ g j^> CO fä S 3 o p^ ^ m ti> "^ O 3 =" l ? d rP ^ 1 CO Ö 1 % '% H g. g O* ^ S t3 0 P^ t3 ù) K 4--* 0) K l 1 Ö> g rd u) CO O CP CO O l s p?5 O 4-» 1 - Ö c\\caxce CO d § f CO d CO d P?1 H; - d eQ 1 ' CO - s s» g ^ P?5 O r-j j-- g g . S 'H rö g ! l l l 4 l P •d? g P? d rd u) § CO llKAlJ QüARTKKS U. S. FûRCES. Rome, Georgia, July 22nd 1864. CIRCULAR, The attention of Regimental and Battery Commanders is called to Par. 1st. General Order îïo 4., Head Quarters, District of theJEtowah, dated Chattanooga, July 18th, 1804, which must be complied with. All permissions heretofore granted from these Head Quarters, for Officers to quarter or mess away from their camps are hereby recintled, and the requirements of Circular from these Head Quarters, elated July 9th 1864, will in future be slrictly enforced. Order of i. WM.VANDEVEE, ig. T. W. LETTON, Lieut. & A. A. A. Gen. HEAD QUARTERS U. S. FORCES, ROME, GEORGIA, SEPT, 9th, 1864. GENERAL ORDERS ) No. 13. f Officers are prohibited from ab- senting themselves from the Camp limits of their respective regiments or detachments without permission of their regimen tal or detachment Commanders. Each Regimental and Detachment Commander will cause a register to be kept at his Head Quarters, whereon aî4 officers are required to register their absence, whether with or without leave—noting the time of leaving camp, and the time of their return.—This register shall be open th inspection of any officer at all times. ^^ Commanding Officers are required to promptly report to these Heact Quarters all infringements of the foregoing order. By order of .Brig. Gen']. WM. VANDETER, / \O. H. FI.OYD, * Lient. & Aid-de-Cainp^ HOW SHERMAira VETERANS TOOK ATLANTA. By James D. Cays the Celebrated Army $ong Publisher and Vocalist, No. 30O North 2Ofth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by CHARLES MAGNUS, iu the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. In his chair of Rebellion sat Jefferson Davis, Before him there lay on the table a map ; He put his fere-finger right down en one part of it, Said he," there's my strong-hold, anl Hood is the chap Who will keep it forme, for if Sbernmn should get it To my railroads and workshops I'd niumier: good byel And what would I do if deprived of Atlanta ? And where would Seceseia obtain its supply ?" In his tent all undaunted sat General Shercosn, Surrounded by Generals all gallant and brave; Said he, '• ye must march and get int<~ Atlanta, For o'er it the flag of the Union must wave ! Tbe Rebels like devils will fij^ht to reclaim it, For they well know ifa capture their death-blow will be; Out Heed must go, I'm d< termirerl to gain it! So on to Atlanta! brave eomradoswith me!" From far Chatanocga, -through ewamp and through fortst, O'er mountain and river, brave Sherman led on, He fought eyery step, but marched steadily onward And many a battle his brave comrade won! He flanked and outwitted the hosts that opposed him, Then reaching Atlanta one last struggle made, Aad Hoed he stole out from the walls that enclosed him And close at his heels went in Sherman's Brigade. Now, glory to Sherman, end all bis brave Veterans, "Who WOD Georgia back to the Union again ; The rebel »trong-held has our fiag waving o'er it, And treason shall never more touch it, nor stain 1 From triumph to triumph advancing, full quickly^ Our goldiers new honors and trophies ehall claim "While Jeff, loosing strong-holds one after another Will be hunted from Richmond and—give up his game. J NOTICE, PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE, Atlanta, Ga,, September 29, 1864, A stock of confiscated Sutler's goods, consisting of officer's clothing, segars, tobacco, &c., &c., will be sold on Monday, Oct. 3, 1864, and days following, at prices fixed by a Board of Survey. The Sale to take place at a building on Hunter St., near Washington St. 0. F. MORSE, Lieut. Col. & Provost MarsJial. » . NEW YORK, November 15th, 1865. BEAR SIR : Jj • * Bfirng engaged in preparing a work descriptive of the Southern States, including their climate,"soil, productions, public improvements, etc., and intended to encourage and facilitate immigration from the North and from Europe fiito these States, and to serve as a Gnide-Book for travelers, I take the liberty of addressing you with the hope *>f obtaining your co-operation, especially as the work will, I trust, prove instrumental in promoting the development and prosperity of your part of the country. Answers to the fallowing questions, or siny of them, will be thankfully received, as will any other useful information not included under ekher of them. Should it not be convenient for you to reply, will vou be kind enough to hand this circular to some other person who may be able and willing to do so ? 1. What is the aspect and general character of the country in your neighborhood and Comity, Parish, or District? '2. What is the nature of the prevailing soil or soils ? 3. What is the present average price of improved land per acre ? and what of unimproved land ? 4. Are there any " old fields" or worn-out lands in.your neighborhood ? and, if so, at what price can such lands be bought ? 5. What are the principal productions ? 6. What facilities have you for getting your crops to a market ? 7. How much cotton per acre will land of an average quality produce under ordinary cultivation ? and how much curu " 8. What other crops are cultivated, aad what is the average yield per acre ? 9. What kinds of fruit arc cultivated or grow spontaneously in your vicinity ? 10. What valuable mineral deposits, if any. are found in your part of the State ? 11. What kinds of manufacturing are carrie.l on in your County, Parish, or District ? 12. Is there any available water-power not now made use of ? 13. Are there any Natural Curiosities or other objects of peculiar interest in your part of the State ? 14. What is the principal town or city in your County, Parish, or District ? the number of its inhabitants ? and the main branches of business prosecuted there? 15. How much cotton per hand was an average product under the slave system ? 16. How do the results of free negro labor, so far as tried, compare with those of slave labor ? 17. What are the facts, so far as they have come under your observation, in regard to the willingness or unwillingness of the freedmen to work for a fair compensation ? and what is their general conduct in their new condition ? 18. What wages are generally paid to the freedmen ? 19. Is there any demand for white laborers (German or Irish, for instance) ? and, if so, at what wages ? 20. What educational facilities exist at present in your vicinity ? 21. What newspapers are published in your County, Parish, or District ? 22. What is the most numerous religious denomination ? 23. What is the prevailing public sentiment in regard to immigration ? 24. Is any organized effort being made to promote the introduction of capital and labor into your State ? and, if so, under whose auspices ? 25. Please describe any lands, water-power, or other desirable property that may be for sale in your neighborhood. All answers should be numbered to correspond with the questions, which need not be repeated. Any person furnishing a considerable amount of valuable and available information will be entitled U> a copy of the book ; also Editors who may copy or suitably notice this circular. Address D. H. JACQUES, 389 BROADWAT, NEW YORK. f j "Î *' ^ < .! 3 - «s •")' CIRCULAR JLETTER. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ) MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, AUGUST 18, 1865. f To Ifie Magistrates and Judges of the Stale ef Alabama : On the 3d of March, 1865, an act of Congress was passed "to establish a Bu reau for the relief of Preedmen and Refugees," to which is committed the su pervision ot all abandoned lands and the control of all subjects relating to re fugees and freedmen, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the head of the Bureau and approved by the President. The aet put this Bureau under the nrmagemant and control of a Commis sioner, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President is also empowered, in like manner, to appoint an Assistant Commissioner for eich of the States declared to be in insurrec tion, who shall, under the direction of the Commissioner, aid in the execution of the provisions of this act. Oi the 30Lh of May. 1S65, this Bureau adopted " Rules and Regulations for Assistant C>mmisai'>nerV which were approved by the President on the 2d of June, 1S65, one of which is as follows : "VII. In all places where there is an interruption of civil law, or in which local courts, by reason of old codes, in violation of the freedom guaranteed hy the Proclamation of the President and the laws of Congress, disregard the ne gro's right to justice the laws in not allowing him to give teätimonv, the con trol of all subjects relating to refugees and freedmen being committed to this Bureau, the As-sistant Commissioners will aljudicate. either themselves or through officers of their appointment, all difficulties arising between negroes themselves, or between negroes und whites or indians, except those in military service, so far as recognizable by military authority, and not taken cognizance of by the other tribun il.-;, civil or military, of the united States." On the 4th inst-. Gen. Sivayne, Assistant Cjmmissionor fo.-this State, pub lished the following general order : OFPIC-: OP ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OK BKPDOSKS, FrlEKDJIE* AND ABANDONED LANDS, Montgomery, Alabama, Aug. 4,1865. General Order No. 7. The President of the united States, on the 2,1 dty of Juue, 1865, apiiroved and signed the following order, issued by Major General O. 0. Howard, Com missioner of this Bureau : " CIRCULAR No. 5. "Section 7. In all places where there is an interruption of civil law, or in which local courts, by reason of old codes, in violation of the freedom "uaran- teed by the Proclamation of the Président and the laws of (Jongres™. disregard the negro'« right to .justice before the laws, in not allowing him to give testi mony, the control of all subjects relating to refugees and freedmen being com mittedtothis Bureau, the Assistant Commissioners will adjudicate,'either themselves or through officers of their appointment, all difficulties arising ne- tween negros themselves, or between negros and whites or indians, except those in military service, so far a-i reco^iizanle by military authority, aid not ta<œu o igniza-nce of by the other tribuoals, civil or military, of the United States." - The code under which the loca! courts of this Slate are at present acting, excludes the test'mouy of the persons contemplated in this order. Exclusive jurisdiction, therefore, in the cases above enumerated within this State, is vested in the Assistant Commissioner of this Bureau. That officer is unwilling to establish throughout Alab-ima, courts conduct ed by person* foreign to her citizenship and strangers to lier laws, provided a full and fair administration of justice can be otherwise secured. Therefore, until further orders, the judicial officers and magistrates holding office by appointment of the Provisional Governor of Alabama, are hereby designated as the agents of this Bureau, for the administration of justice in the cases above mentioned. They will take for their method of proceednre tue laws now in force in this Slate, except so far as those laws make a ("istinoliuu on account of color. The counties adjoining the Tennessee Hiver being temporarilj attached to another jurisd.otion, are exempt from the operation nf this order. Kach office:-, assuming jurisdiction wilLsignify to the Assistant Commis sioner his acceptance of the same. He wiil receive the support of the mili tary authnniies whenever needful. Process will be in the same name and form as under the existing Provisional Government In adiii.'n to the usual mists, they will asses, in civil cases, aproper charge for adjudication, and in criminal cases which are not, flagrant, fines. From this fund they will be rei-mbursed in proportion to their salaries They will allow to juries and executive officers the same fees .s in other cases. Further in struotions will be sent them from this office. Failure to signify acceptance, or evident denial of justice, will lie followed by revocati •!! of the appointment herein conferred, ,md the substitution of martial law in the district w'iere it. shall occur. AH good ciiizens are invited to give to Ihis order the prevalence and'sup port that is intüspmisiljle to the public pe.-ice, and to the security 01 property and life. By order of Brig. Gen. vv.AGEK SWAVNK. OUAS. A MILLKK, Maj Act. Ass'i. Artj'i Gen. It is apparent, from the fiirnguing that the testimony of freedmcn or negnieSi is to be received in the State in •" all difficulties arising between the negr»o« themselves or between negros ami whifs." This results from these facts : The State of Alabama engaged in a movement hostile to the United States, mid adjusted her organic g»Yermentin conformity .thereto. That movement has been suppressed by force of arms, the State govermetu fell with it, and the area <•{ the State is now held by the President as c»mman- der of the forces of the United States. In obedience to the Constitution he has appointed a Provisional Governor to re-establish the State Government and to be governed ad interim by his own, his power to issue such orders being well sett'ed by the supreme law of the land, the decision of the Supreme Courtrendered in accordance with those of the Courts of England, of individual States, and elementry writers on law. But the President has not abolished our en'ire code of laws, He has bnen pleased to authorize, the establishment of a Proviaonai. civil Government based upon our laws as they existed in iRtil ,when the State assum-d t« sever her relation with the Union—except that the proclamation abolislr'ng slavery and the act o) congress of the 3rd. of March last, and the ' rules and regulations for Assistant Commissioners, " appointed under the act and approved by the President, on the 2nd of June 1865, must be maintained and carriedinto execution, lîy the 7tli, oftbese rules and regulation, as we have already seen, the testi mony of the negroes must be received The only question for us is, slinll it be received in Courts, whose Judges and Magistrates and Jurors are our own citizens, who a e acquainted with the habits and character of the negro, where the proceedings are governed by well settled rules of law and evidence, and where if either paity is dissatiefled with the decision, he has the right, of appeal, or in Courts composed of "persons foreign to her citizenship and .strangers to her laws, " where there is no fixed rule to govern the proceedings, and no right, to «ppeal to correct an error if one i-: C"mmitled. There can be nodoubt in the mind of any thoughtful citizen. us to which is the best course. It is apparent from the foregoing, that unless the Magistrates and Judges appointed under the Provision»! Government, accept the appointment conferred by Gen. Fwayne, martial law will be substituted and military courts established, which will hear and determine all complaints, in which the rights or the negroes lire involved between themselves, or with the whites, and negro evidence will be received. 2nd. A n}' evident denial of justice will result in the same w*3*. 3rd. That unless yon admit, the testimony of negros in cases between them and whites, the same result will follow Under this state »1 things, it. is my advice to all judicial officers and magis- tr- tes, State and Municipal, that, they accept the appointment conferred hy tieneral Swavne. and in good faith do justice and observe the instructions contained in the order of General Swayne. It was dictated in a spirit of liberality and conciliation and is the liest that can he done under the circumstances. The reasons for this course will so rea »lily present ihemselves to ever ~ reflecting mind that it s unnecessary to state them. It. is desirable :hat every officer and citizen should earnestly devote his offirts t" the great, objects of reconciliation, Hie preservation of peace and order, and restoration ht the privileges and immunities of self-governmental an early day. All judicial officers will report promptly to this office if they decline to ac cept the appointment- tendered them by General Swayne. LEWIS E. PARSONS, Provisional Governor of Alabama. ÏSTo. 1- OPFICE OP ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF BEPUGEES, FREFJDMEN ANP ABANDONKD LANDS, Montgomery, Ata.tfepteniber, 1th, 1865. The rendition of Kefugees and Freedmen in this Ftate, in srme par'iculars requires the attention ot all ]>ersons concerned in the general welfare. Among Freedmen an Impression extensively prevails, that about the close of this year, landed properly to a very large exlent, indeed all. su h properly of their former owners, will be divided out to tliem. Such expectations are fruitful cf idleness, disappointment ai d mischief, and of no good whatever. Every eOort should be made lo shew lo Freedmen the absurdity of supposing that a .gi vernnienl wbicli is s;mply vindicating their natural rights as one class ipf its citizer.s, will for tl.eir lerefit ir.vade the equal rights ai.d prope ty of another class. There is, besides, a wide spread a d natural desire on the part of Freedmen to test iheir new liberty by a change of Employers.. In individual cases, and where no loss of time is involved, such a change is generally for the good of both parties. But wvere it is undertaken by a whole people, whose education points all of them to cue customary time, and that in mid winter, it must in volve very many in confusion and distress. Hence it is urged ui'on all who are now affording to Freedmen good homes and fair C'-mrensaiion, to contract with them to continue the relation, and it is enjoined up"n all freedmen who have such homes to enter into contracts and beware casting themselves adrift in such a whirlpool as is their present socia.l life. .Again, the fret diren want to Tearn: "They want for themselves and for their children ability to read the Bible, the story ol God's love, and the nows- • paper, 'he story of man's life, An appeal is made to all Christians, to all who love knowledge or their fellow men, to help to meet this want. Practically, almost any where, on a large farm, or on aline between two small ones,the freedmen will build a cabin, and pay a teacher the small sum required, if the planters will only give b'm board. Where this lias been tried it has teen re warded by increased energy and permanence of labor. Every encourage ment the Bureau can afford will be given to those who take this in hand. The past marriages of freedmen, although often formally solemnized, have not been so authenticated that misconduct can be legally pun'shed, or inheritance rightly determined. It is mcst urgently and plainly needful that this out growth of a by gone system should now cease A general re-renrriage (for the sake of the record) of all persons married without license, or living together without marriage should be insist« d upon by employers and urged by all who have any connection with, or knowledge of such persons. They should know that, if after ample facilities have been for some time afforded, they have i.ot conformed to this necessity >•{ social life, they will be pro.'ecuted and punished. And that facilities may be ample, all Prcibate Judges are respectfully requested to dispense with the customary bond, and to reduce the fee according to the situation of applicants. Circum stances may also dictate a separate book of records. Ihese re-marr.ages should be, as far as possible, private ; certainly without festivities. Whe e one of two parties to a contemplated marriage has been formally, or in fact, though not legally, marricdto atljird pjrson, who is still living, license should be refused unless the conduct or absence of the party last named has been such as to entitle the party contemplating marriage to complete divorce, in case the marriage had been legal. This question like that of consanguinitj*, should be investigated by the Probate Judge. As to both Freedmen and Refugees, (destitute persons supplied with rations by the Government,) all humane and righttnl means should be employed to prevent their crowding into the cities and towns, where they will suffer from high rents, scarcity of fuel, and infectious diseases. For fi eedmen a system has been established, and will be extended of -Colo nies," or farms used as places ol transit, where tLey can be kept and employ ed till work is found for them, and where all persons wanting labor are invited to apply. To these places may be sent, by judicial agents of thi< Bureau, all Freedmeu fourni s eeping in streets, or iu excess veiy crowded rooms, or who are o:herwise committed as vagrants. For Refugees, in view of the probab'e extent of destitution this winter, it is recom.'i ended to all city *nd county officers to procure farms where wood and water will be perfectly accessible, to which the issue of ra*ions can be transferred, and whsre the able-bodied who now daily make oath that they cannot procure work, can be used to erect builings for the comfortable shelter for the infirm and destitute. These suggestions, so far as they relate to Freedmen only, can be most effect ually -sed by the intelligent and influential of that class, and to them they are especially directed. But the press and all persons interested in a class whose numbers make their welfare inseparable from that of the community, are invited to aid in giving them pro valence and effect. WAGER SWAYNE, Brigadier General and Assistant Commissioner. THIS INDENTURE, Made and entered into on the day of A>fD, 186 , between of the Connty4>f and State of North Carolina, of the first part, and thejtindeY- signed, freed laborers, of the second part; . * » W1TNESSETH, That the said laborers have agreed to work for the said - * * from this date to the day of 186 , to do all jànds of labor common to the farms of the country, to. work ten hours per day, to do their work faithfully and to be respectful in their deportment. And they further agree, that'Jone-half of their monthly pay shall'be retained by the said .•* • tj£[ tbp epd,ef each year, and that the amount so retained shall •be*forfeited by a violation of this contact. And they further agree, that time lost by " ' " * - . & «.v idleness or absence without leave, »hall not be paid for. " * And thtisaid has.agreed that he will furnish the feid laborers with comfortable quarters, sufficient rations, and the amount of money per month, which stands opposite their Respective names ; that he will treat them kindly, and encourage the establishment of schools for their children, No". •- -JL NAME. AGE. PAY PEE MONTH 1865. 1866. No. NAME. AGE. PAY PER MONTH 1866. 1866. DESTITUTE RATION. HD. QRS. CITY OF PETERSBURG, VA., MAY 4th, 1865. GENERAL ORDERS,) No. 12. \ 1. - - It is believed that many persons in this City are drawing rations from the U S. Government, who are able to purchase their own food, or who have provisions on hand. Such parties are notified that steps are being taken to discover them, and if they are detected, they will, in addition to having their rations stopped, be punished in a summary manner. It is the duty of all officers and soldiers to report such cases as may become known to them. , . By command of Brevet Major General FERRES 0, GEO. A. HICKS, A. A. General. (ffoecutnrç ü| Jprtrama, MONTGOMEEY, ALABAMA, JüLY 25, 1865. For the purpose of enabling those who desire to apply for pardon, to do so with as little delay as possible, they will do well to notice the follow ing points in their applications : 1st. Are you under arrest? If so, by what authority, and with what offense are you charged ? 2d. Did you order the taking of Fort Morgan or Mount Vernon Ar senal, oraid in taking, or advise the taking of either of them? 3d. Have you served on any "vigilance committee' during the war, before which persons charged with disloyalty to the Confederate States have been examined or tried* If so, when and where, and how often? What persou or persons were tried or examined by you? What sentence was passed or decision made in each case ? When, where, and by whom was it carried into execution? 4th. Has any person been shot or hung by your order for real or sup posed disloyalty to the Confederate States ? If so, by what authority did you give that order? Who have been executed by virtue of such order? When and where was it done? State all the facts you rely on to justify such action on your part. 5th. Have you shot or hung, or aided in shooting or hanging any per son for real or supposed disloyalty to the Confederate States? If so, when, where, or ho w many ? State all the facts and circumstances you rely on to justify the action on your part ? 6th. Have you ordered, or been engaged in hunting any one with dogs, who was disloyal to the Confederate States, or supposed to be ? If so, when, where, and how many? State all the facts you rely on to justi fy this action. 7th. Were you in favor of the so-called ordinance of secession at the time it was passed on the lltb day of January, 1861? 8th. No one is bound to criminate himself. Therefore, the applicant can exercise his own pleasure in this behalf as to anyone of the foregoing interrogatories, except the first. 9th. The following must be answered in addition to such other facts as the applicant may be advised or thinks proper to state : 10th. Will you be a peaceable and loyal citizen in the future ? llth. Have any proceedings been instituted against your property under the Confiscation Act? 12th. Is any property belonging to you in the possession of the Uni ted States authorities as abandoned property or otherwise ? LEWIS R PARSONS ', Provisional Governor of Alabama. Executive Department of Alabama, MONTGOMERY, ALA., OCT. 4rn, 1865. I have the honor to transmit for your consideration certain ORDINANCES passed by the CONVENTION OP Ä.LABAMA, changing the Constitution and the Organic Laws of the State. RESPECTFULLY, LEWIS E. PARSONS, Provisional Governor of Alabama. AN ORDINANCE lri relation to the Institution of Slavery and the Abolition thereof. IST. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That as the Institution of Slavery has been destroyed in the State of Alabama, hereafter there shall be neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude in this State, otherwise than for the punishment of crime, whereof the party shall be duly convicted. 2d. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED : That the Constitution be amended by striking out all provisions in relation to slaves arid slavery 3d. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED : That it shall be the duty of the Legislature at its next session, to pass such laws as will protect the Freedmen of this State in the full enjoyment of a'l their rights of person and property, arid to guard them and the State against any evils that may arise from their sudden eman cipation. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE Declaring the Ordinance of Secession null and void. SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN CON VENTION ASSEMBLED : That an Ordinance adopted by a former Convention of the People of the State of Alabama, on the llth day of January, A. D, 1861, en titled "An Ordinance to dissolve the union between the State of Alabama and other States united under the compact, styled ' The Constitution of the Uni ted States of America,' " be and the same is hereby declared null and void. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention., AN OK1MANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That His Excellency, LEWIS E. PARSONS the Provisional Governor, be and he is here by requested to discharge the duties of Governor of the State of Alabama, until the Governor regularly elected by law be installed and qualified. BENJ. FITZPATRICK President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE To provide for the payment of the interest on the bonded debt of the State of Alabama. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA, IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That His Excellency, LEWIS E. PARSO> s, Provisional Governor, be and is hereby au thorized, by the sale of Bonds of the State of Alabama, to the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, having not less than twenty years to run, and bearing six per cent interest, payable semi annually, to raise the means to pay the interest on the bonded debts of the State existieg prior to Janu ary 1861, past due and to become due in January 1866, provided that the bonds be sold at not less than par. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE. Declaring null and void certain Ordinances and other proceedings of a Con vention of the State of Alabama, adopted in January and March, A. D. 1861. SECTION 1st. BE IT ORDAÎNED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That all the Ordinances, Resolutions, and other Pro ceedings of a Convention of the people of the State of Alabama, begun and held on the 7th of January, 1861, and on the 7th of March, 1861, together with so much of the Constitution adopted by said Convention, for the State of Alabama, as conflicts with the Constitution of the United States, are here by declared null and void. BENJ. FITZPATRICK President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE In relation to the issuance of State Bonds. SECTION 1st. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF TUE STATE OF ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED, That all Bonds issued in virtue of any ordinance passed by this Convention, shall be signed by the Comptroller, Treasurer and Provisional Governor of the State, and shall be made payable in the city of New York, and the interest shall be payable every six months. BENJ. FITZPATEICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE Requiring Civil Officers to continue to act as Agents of the Freedman's Bureau. SECTION 1st. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That the Civil Officers now, and heretofore acting, or instructed to act, as the Agents of the Freedman's Bureau in this State under the Proclamation of the Provisional Governor shall and are hereby required to continue to discharge the duties thereof, under the rules and regulations heretofore prescribed, until the adjournment of the next General Assembly. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE Declaring the War Debts void, and for other purposes. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE or THE STATE OF ALABAMA, IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That all debts created by the State of Alabama in aid of the late war, directly or indirectly, are hereby declared void, and the General Assembly of the State shall have no authority, and they are hereby forbidden to ratify the same, or to assume or provide for the payments of the same, or any parts thei eof. ARTICLE 2. BK ir FURTHER ORDAINED, That the General Assembly of the State, shall have no authority, and they are hereby forbidden to assume or make any provision for the payments of any portion of the debts contracted or incurred, directly or indirectly by the Confederate States, or by its Agents, or by its authority. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE To explain an Ordinance therein named. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That an Ordinance passed at a former day of this Convention, en titled " An Ordinance in relation to the institution of Slavery, and the aboli tion thereof," shall not be so construed as 1« limit or restrict the powers of the Legislature to pass laws, such as will protect freedmen of this State in the full enjoyment of their rights of person and property, and guard them and the State, against any evils that may arise from their sudden emancipation, to the next session of the Legislature ; but, Be it Ordained, that the General As sembly shall have full power, at any future session or sessions, to pass just and humane laws on this subject, such as will conduce to the welfare of the freedmen, and will consist with the good of the community. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. A RESOLUTION Relating to the State Debt. RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE or THE STATE OP ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSMBLED : That they hereby pledge themselves to the prompt payment of every debt contracted by the State, or for which she was liable prior to the llth day of January, 1861, and that the Legislature at the next, and succeeding sessions' take all necessary steps to provide the means for the payment of the interest due, and to become due thereon. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE To Ratify Marriages between Freedmen and Freedwomen, and for other p.irposes B,-; rr ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OP 'ÎHE STATE OF ALABAMA, IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED : That all marriages between Freedmen and Freed women, whether in a state of slavery, or since their emancipation, heretofore solemnized by any one acting or officiating as a MinL-ter, or any one claiming to exercise the right to solemnizj the rites of matrimony, whether >ond or free, are hereby ratified and made valid, provided the parlies are now living together as man and wife, and in all cases of Freedmen and Freed women who are now living together, recognizing each other as man and wife, Be it ordained that the same are h -reby declared to be man and wife, and bound by the legal obliga tions of such relationship BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the issue of such marriages or co-habitation, are hereby legitimatized, and shall be held to the same relations and obli gations from, and to their parents, as if born in lawful wedlock BE IT t'UßiHER OKDAINED, That the fathers of children born without the father and mother having lived together as man and wife, or when they have heretofore lived together as man and wife, and have ceased to do so, shall be required to take care of such children, as in the case of bastards, under the laws of this State, and such laws on this subject as may be hereafter eaacted by the Gêner.il Assembly. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That hereafter, Freedmen and Freedwomen shall be bound by the same laws of intermarriage, and be require.1 to conform to sim lar ceremonies, with the exception that they shallfJbe required to give bond in marrying, as in the case of whites, until otherwise enacted by the General Assembly. BE IT FURTHER ORDAIN fD, That the General Assembly shall be, and are here by invested with fu*l powers to provide for the maintenance and support of the Freedmen, and women, and children of the State of Alabama. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. AN ORDINANCE To amend Article Third of the Constitution. SECTION 1st. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLKD : That Article three, of the Constitution of 1819, be amended, by adding the following thereto. Section 34, That it shall be the duty of the General Assembly of this State at its first session and thereafter, as it shall deem proper, to pass a law, or laws prohibiting the intermarriage of white persons with negroes, or persons of mixed blood, and declaring such marriages null and void AB INITEO, and making the parties to any such mar riage subject to criminal prosecution with such penalties as the General As sembly may prescribe. BENJ. FITZPATRICK, President of the Convention. GENERAL ORDERS, J WAR DEPARTMENT, \ ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. NO. 3. J Washington, January 14, 1865. The following Resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives is published to the Army : [PUBLIC RESOLUTION—No. 4.] JOIST RESOLUTION tendering the thanks of the peoplo and of Congress to Major General WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, and the officers and soldiers of his command, for their gallant condnct in their late brilliant movement throngh Georgia. Be it resolved by tjie Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of the people and of the Congress of the United States are due and are hereby tendered to Major General WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, and through him to the officers and men under his command, for their-gallantry and good conduct in their late campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and the triumphal march thence through Georgia to Savannah, terminating in the capture and occupation of that city ; and that the President cause a copy of this Joint Resolution to be engrossed aud forwarded to Major General SHERMAN. Approved, January 10, 1865- B-Ï ORDER OP THE SECRETARY OF WAR : W. A. NICHOLS, Assistant Adjutant General. OFFICIAL: Assistant Adjutant General. TABLEAUX AND COMBT, THURSDAY EVENING, May 22d, Balston's Hall, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 1. 2. Overture Le Eatre Du Diable......... ..........Instrumental Duet. Messrs. COLEY and BURKS. Moonlight on the Lake................................... Vocal Quartette. Misses WITHERS and BRANTLEY ; Messrs. WEED and ARNOLD. 3. Waiting and Watching for Me..................... Solo awl Chorus. Misses LAWTON, BRANTLEY, WITHERS, J. HARDEMAN and L. HARDEMAK; Messrs. DANIEL, ARNOLD, REESE, WARD and WEED. 4. Sounds from Home............................. Two Violins and Pjniw. Messrs. CZURDA, COLEY and BURKS. 5. Non Giavo II Sospirar...........................................Vocal Solo. Miss LOYOLA HARDEMAS. 6. Song,.......... .... ;................................ ......Mr. ARTHUR BOAUDMAK. TABLEAUX, Illustrating Schiller's Song of the Bell, with the Foundry, mid the Casting of the Bell in the foreground. Workmen—Messrs. J. BMMETT BLACKKHKAIÎ, W. DKSSAH, I). HOWES, TOM Rnss, T. B. Cox, —— —— NEWSOM, J. Ross, W. WOODSOM, OEO. PINDLAY. IST AND 2n-ScKNE—PROCESSION TO THE CHRISTENING, AND THE CHRISTENING. Misses LEILA Ross, LULA LANE, FANNIE Ross. JESSIE GOOD ALL, LILY STIACKLBFORD, MAMIE ELUS, MIRNIE LAWTON, CORNELIA BACON, LIH.A WINTER, MARY HOWES; Messrs. E. DUNCAN, II. JEMISON, C. BANKON, H. DAVIS ; Masters STEWAUT JONES, ALEX. LOOAN, G. SIMMONS. 3D SCENE—MARRIAGE SCENE. Misses HKNNIE JONES, LILA Ross, Louj, MAXWELL, V AI .LIE LAMATI, II. VAN>BUREN, LOYOLA HARDEMAN, HELEN OBEAR, LUCY HOWES, LEILA ROSR, MINNIE LAWTOX, CORNELIA BACON, LILY S!TACKLEFORD ; Messrs. E DUNCAN, A. BOAIIDMAN, E. HUGUENIN ; Masters STEWART JONES, G. SIMMONS. 4ïn SCENE—HOME SCENE. Misses MAIIY HOWES, MATTIE HUNT, ANNIE POWERS, STELLA HUNT, MAMIE MAXWELL, HATTIK MAXWELL, LIZZIE ANDERSON ; Masters JOHN FARRAR, B. POWERS, CHARLIE LITTLE. &rn SOEKE—MURDER SCENE. Miss HELEN OEEAR; Messrs. J. O'NEAL, W. ZEILIN, K. JEMISON, C. ELUS, H. DAVIS,. W, Cox, J. WILBOURN. GTH SCENE— CONFLAGRATION SCENE. Misses HENNIE JONES, LILA Ross, LULA LANE, LUCY HOWER, MAMIE ELLIS; Messrs. J. WILHOUUN, N. SOLOMON. W. Cox, R. JIÎMISON, W. ZIÎILIN, C. ELLIS, II. DAVIS, J. IVERSON, J. O'NEAL ; Master JOHN BOARPMAN. 7Tii SCENE-HARVEST SCENE. • Misses FANNIE RORR, J ESSIE HARDEMAN, LULA WINTER, JESSIE GOODALL, LILY SiiAOKLRFOim, FANNIE LAMAR, CARRIE HOWES, MIVNIB LAWTON, WILLIE LAW-TON , MANIC MAXWELL, LIZZIE AND/KKSON, LKILA BURKE, M. SNIDER, FLEW. REESK ; Messrs. E. DUNOAN, J. CHAPI'ELI,, A. BOAKOMAN, C. CANNON, J. IvKKESON, G. GliEENHuW, E. HuGUENIN. FINAL SCENE—RAISING THE BELL. 1. March Defitc-............••••••..................... Violin, Flwte and Piano. Messrs. CZURDA, COLEY and BURJSS. 2. O'er Hill and O'er D&\G.........................................Vocal IJuet. Misses HAIIDEMAN and WITHERS. 3. Una Voce Poco Fa................................................... Vocal Solo. Miss .IKSRIE HAÜPEMAN. 4. Pantasia--.--.-.--- .............................................Instrumental Solo. Prof. GNOSPIÏLIUS. 5. Good Night........i ......................... ........Quartette from, Martha. Misses BIUNTI.EY and WITHERS ; Messrs. CZURDA and REESE. O 3E3C Miss LEILA Ross ; Messrs. A. BOARPMAN, E. HUGUENIN, R. JEMISON, B. POLHILL. DOORS OPEN AT 7 J O'CLOCK. CURTAIN RISES PROMPTLY AT 8i. TICKETS, FIFTY CENTS. For sale at BROWN & Co.'s, J. VV. BURKE & Co.'s, WINSHIP & CALLAWAY'S, SINGLETON & HUNT'S, and at the Door. J. w. RUflKE & CO., POINTERS, MAÇON, GA. Telamon Cuyler Collection University of Georgia GREAT UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION OF PARIS FOR 1867. TO THE MANUFACTURERS, MECHANICS, INVENTORS, PRODUCERS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, AND SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. effice of % H. of ( IN'o. 5 Spruce Street, New fork, ) NEW YOEK, November 23, 1865. The undersigned, having been appointed by the Secretary of State to the above-named Agency, and being desirous of the co-operation of his countrymen in his efforts to make as complete interesting, and creditable as possible the representation of our country at the great Exhibition, adopts this method of conveying to them information and suggestions upon the subject. In compliance with a request made throngh our Minister at Paris, the time for filing applica tions from the United States has been so far extended that all which reach the undersigned before the 1st of January next will be in season. When examined and considered, the decisions will be duly made known. Parties wishing to exhibit are requested to apply immediately to the undersigned for correct forms of application and instructions, inclosing postage stamps for reply. Articles accepted should be delivered at New York prior to January 31, 1867. Accepted articles will be shipped from New York to Paris and returned at Government expense, [f CONGRESS SO PROVIDES. To prevent unnecessary trouble, it should be understood that it is a primary object to make the representation of the United States as complete as possible in all the classes and groups enumerated in the programme published in the official correspondence, and that it will therefore be necessary to select representative articles in every class or group rather than accept an excess of any one class. In order to secure the universality of character above indicated, it is suggested that in each city or neighborhood those classes of manufacturers, artisans, and others who produce articles for very general use or consumption, should, without any delay, agree among themselves as to the specimens for which space should be applied for. Every effort should be made to bring forward new and useful mechanical inventions, combina tions and fabrics, and pains should be taken to have all articles neatly and thoroughly finished and prepared for exhibition. As the decisions, report, and plan of arrangements from the undersigned must reach Paris prior to the 31st of January next, it is very desirable that all applications should be sent in as much earlier than the 1st ofthat month as may be practicable. J. C. DERBY, Agent for the Paris Universal Exhibition, No. 5 Spruce St., New York. 351 HEADQUARTERS, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEJJ AND ABANDONED LANDS, V South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, V BEAUFORT, S. C., Aug. 11, 1865. ) &BNERAL OEDEES, No. S. MARRIAGE RULES. To correct as fa)? as possible one of the most cruel wrongs inflicted by slavery, and also to aid the freedmen in properly appreciating and religiously observing the sacred obligations of the marriage state, the following rules are p«blished for the information and guidance of all connected with the Bureau throughout the States of South Carolina^ Georgia and Florida : SECTION I. Parties Eligible to Marriage. 1.—All male persons, having never been mar ried, of the age of twenty-one, and all females, having never been married, of the age of eighteen, shall be deemed eligible to marriage. 2.—All married persons who shall furnish satisfactory evidence of either the marriage or divorce of all former companions, aceording^o the usage» of slavery, or of their decease, will be eligible to marry again. 3.—All married persops, producing satisfactory evidence of having been separated from their companions by slavery for a period of three years, and that they have no evidence that they are alive; or, if alive, that they wi.U ever probably, be restored to them, may be allowed to marry again. SECTION II.. Parties authorized to grant Permits of Marriage. 1. —All religious societies or «hurches of the freedmen or of other persons, whose organizations are recognized by their respective denominations, are authorized to grant permits for marriages, provided : First. That the parties are of lawful age, and that neither have ever been married. . Second. Tfeat if either or both have been married, that such party lias com plied witli the conditions of See. 1, Rules 2 and 3. 2.—Any society or church, having au ordained pastor, may delegate to him its power to examine applicants and grant permits for- marriage. Such power, however, may be revoked nt any time. 2 • 3.—Civil officers may give permits for marriage, if the laws of the State j provide for the game, and such laws are recognized as m force by the General Government. • _ , 4.—Every party on receiving a permit for marriage, or for a reunion, as pro vided in Sec. IV, Rule 4, shall pay therefor to the society or church granting , i the same the sum of fifty cents. ' • .r SECTION in. t ' i i Parlies tmOurrteed to Solemnize Marriages.. 1.—All ordained ministers of the Gospel are authorized to solemnize marriages. 2.—Such'civil jjofficers may solemnize marriages as are authorized by the State, f-rovided the laws of their respective Stries are recognized as in force by the General Government. •' * ' Dissolving Marriages, Appeals, &c. 3.—Marriage is a solemn covenant, made \ \ by the parties before God, not to oe broken till death. For crimes, however, iu j ; either part3', and for peculiar prudential reasons, growing out of the injustice on • slavery, as hereinafter specified and provided, marriages may be dissolved. • • 4.—Religious societies and churches, (ully recognized by their respective denominations, shall have power, to dissolve marriages of the freedmen for the • following pauses : First. For moral causes, to wit: Adultery,-fornication, proven against either, j party. Second. For prudential reasons, as provided for in Sec. IV, Rules 10 and 11. 5.—Parties dissatisfied with the decision of a society or church, in authorizing ' or "forbidding married persona to dissolve their marriage relations, may appeal from such deci-ion to the minister or pastor o'f such society or church, whose duty i!. shall be to «ppfeii'rt a committee of five disinterested male persons, the same not having acted' with the society or cliurch appealed from. The party appointing such committee shall preside over their preceedings, and report their decision in the case to the society or church, whose action had been appealed from. • Such decision will be accepted as-final, and the action of all -the parties must conform thereto. G. If, however, the society or cliurch whose decision is appealed from, have no minister or pastor, then the appeal may be made to any other society or ' church organized as above speciliçd, willing to give a hearing to the party so ; : appealing. .The decision of such society or church thus appealed to shall be received as final, and t!ie party appealing will be required to comply therewith. Ï.—Every freedrnan having only one name, is required to assume a "title," or family name. It may be" the name of a former owner or of a-ny other person. When once 'assumed it must always thereafter be used, and no other. - 8.—Every minister shall furnish each party married by him -with, an authen ticated certificate of marriage, for wtrich tlie prrty shall pay him the sum of one dollar. ' • • *> 9.—Every minlbter solemnizing or confirming a marriage, will make return of the same with the least pos-ible delay to the office of the Kecording District, which will be hereafter formed and announced by the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau. 10.—Ordained ministers are authorized to give certificates to parties married since obtaining their freedom, and having no official evidence of the same, provided such parties furnish satisfactory evidence of their marriage. Returns of all such certificates for public record will be required, as' iu all other case«. 11.—All civil officers are respectfully requested to make returns agreeably to the above rule, of all marriages solemnized by them, uulsss the laws «f the State direct their returns to be made otherwise. - SECTION IV. . ' First Marriages and Reunions. 1.—The marriage of all parties living together as husband and wife at the time of obtaining their freedom, ov solemnized since obtaining it, will be acknowledged as legal and binding. 2.—All parties whose marriage was only a mutual agreement between them selves, with no public, form or ceremony, are required to have their marriage confirmed by a minister, and obtain a certificate of the. same. • 3.—No parties having agreed to enter the marriage relation will be allowed to live together as husband and wife until their marriage has been legally solemnized. 4.—All parties claiming to have been married, but separated by slavery, and having no certificate of their marriage, must obtain from some sosiety or church a permit for their reunion, before they will be allowed to live together as husband and wife. Duties of Husbands to former Wives. 5.—A wife when restored by freedom to her husband, if he be living with no other, shall be received by him as his lawful wife, except for moral causes, as provided in Sec. Ill, Rule 4, first. * 6.—If a man living without a wile find two wives restored to him by freedom, the one having children by him and the other not, he shall take tbe mother of his children as his lawful wife, unless he show cause as provided in Sec. Ill, Rule 4, first, " .' 7.—If a man living without a wife shall refuse to renew the marriage relation with 'a former wife restored by freedom, who may desire snch renewal, there being no moral or legal objection to. the same proven by him, he shall be held responsible for the support of such wife,, and also of his children by her so long ' as they remain minors. 8.—No man, failing for want of cause proven to obtain a release from renew ing his marriage, relations with a former wife, will be allowed to marry another woman so long as such wife' may live, or until for just cause she shall hav» married another. 9.—Every man marrying a woman having children shall be responsible for their protection and support so long as they remain minors. 10.—A husband living with a wife, having no children by her, may ba per mitted to take a previous wife, provided; Fitst. He have children by such wife who are still minors. Second. That such wife have no other husband known to be living. Third. That his present wife assent to such change of their marriage relations. 11.—If a former wife utterly refuse, upon application made by the husband, to renew her former marriage relation with hi», he may notify some society or church of the fact of such refusal, and ask for a release from said wife. If, after due notice given by such society or church to the wife refusiug, she fail to show any moral or legal objection, as provided for in these regulations, to the renewal of her former marriage relations with him, then the society or church acting in the case shall grant to the man a release from his obligations to her as a husband and for. the' support of all his children by her. • SECTION V. Mights of Wives and Children. 1.—If a woman living alone be claimed by , two former husbands, she shall be free to accept either, provided there be no moral or legal objections, as provided in these regulations, against either party. If, however, she has children who are minors by one only, she will be required to accept the father of her children as her lawful husband. 2.—If a wife be released from her husband for a moral cause proven against him, to wit: Adultery or fornication, she Shall be entitled to receive one-half of his reakand personal property and all the household effects. If the wife have children by him she shall have the entire control of such as are miuors, and 'all the property, personal and real, shall be forfeited to the wife and children. 3.—All children by a former wife deceased, being minors and without means . of subsistence, shall have claim for protection and support upon their natural father, even if he have another family. 4.—On the decease of a man, all children acknowledged or otherwise proven to be his by a former wife, who has not married another, or by a former wife ! deceased, if minors and without means of snpport, shall be recognized as legal heirs. The sacred institution of Marriage lies at the very foundation of all oiril society. It should be carefully guarded by all the agents ot the Bureau. It is hoped these rules may do something to correct a monster evil which raeei.? iis at the very threshold of our work. As far as possible they will be rigidly enforced. BY ORDER BV'T. MAJ. GEN'L. E. SAXTON, 'Assistant STUART, H. TATLOE, Assistant Adjutant General. OFFICIAI : HEADQUARTERS, Department of the South, HILTONIIEAD, S. C., April 21, lb«.». GENERAL, ORDERS,) No. 48. J The Commanding General announces with emotions of profound sorrow, that a great and overpowering grief has fallen upon the nation. Our venerated and beloved PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, has been taken from us by violence. In the very midst of our national rejoicings over the recent tri umphs of the national arms, and on the anniversary of that dark day upon which our noble flag received its firsi insult from treason, and which had been specially set apart by Executive order as a day for its triumphant restoration to the place of its former humiliation, and while the heart of the nation, buoyant with the renewed hopes of au eariy and a lasting peace, was overflowing with emotions of fraternal forgiveness toward its worst enemies, the hand of the stealthy assassin was invoked to perform the dreadful deed. Language can but feebly portray the enormity of this crime, or the infamous guilt of those at whose instigation it was committed. The murderer and his abettors will alike be consigned to the exe cration of mankind for all time. Befitting ceremonies will doubtless be ordered by the War De partment, as a tribute of respect, .for the memory of our lamented chief. Meanwhile, in the discharge of our present duties to our country and to our fellow men, let us emulate his transcendent worth as a man, his zeal and fidelity as a patriot, and his consistency of con duct and'conscienlious discharge of duty as a public ofBcer. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR-GENERAL, Q. A. G1LLMOKE, W. L. M. BURGKK, Assistant Adjutant General. OFFICIAL : Capt. &m U. 8. C. T., Act. Asst. Adjt. Gen. HËADQUABTERS, DISTRICT OP MONTGOMERY", OFFICE PKOVOST MARSHAL GENERAL, Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 9,1865. CIRCULAR ) No..-2. i" All public drinking saloons within the limits of this Command, un less duly licensed by the State authorities, shall be subject to a li cense tax of fifty ($50) dollars per month, to be paid to the Provost Marshal General of the District, or such officer as he may empower for that purpose, within the first ten days of each mouth. Any person failiug to comply with the above order will be subject to arrest, imprisonment and a fine of fifty (§50) dollars for each -offence. No sales of liquors to enlisted men will be allowed. Also, sales of liquors to or by negroes is strictly forbidden: and any person or per sons violating these requirments will bo imprisoned, his stock confis cated and subject himself to a fine of fifty ($00) dollars for each offence. In any case of non-compliance with this urder the penalties will be vigorously Enforced. BY COMMAND OF MAJ. GEN. HENRY K. DA VIES, JK. OFFICIAI,: T. C. MOORE, Lieut. Col. & Pro. Mar. Gen. Li. Col. tf- Pro. Mtr. Gen. Head-Quarters District of West Tennessee } Memphis, Tennessee, Feb. ISlh, 1865. j OEDKKS \ No. 11. J Ï. Daily an I well foun Its I complaints re ichin» the?:; Hea l-Q i irtecq of lawless and sh inieful IB trati.lmg, plundering and rob'i^ries by Bo-1- «liers—white and colored—«iouiaiiJ» of the Gommandiog General extra- ordinary measures for their suppression. Safeguards are violated, aod neither age, helplessness or sex sjsure immunity from wanton depreda tions and lawlejj violence of armed sol liars. This evil must auJ shall •be stopped. Soldiers armed by their Government for tlie protection ef civil rights anJ the m liniea iocs o( law and order, who ignobly dUgrace the professioQ of ariua, mil bring reproach upou the name of "Soldier," place themselves beyond the sympathies of all true and good men. II. The Commanding General of ibe Post and Defences of the City of Memphis is charged with the correction of these crimes au>l disorders. He will hold hU subordiu ite cjm slanders responsible for their imme diate suppression. If officers do their duty, these outrages against dis cipline and the safety of property and life cannot occ'ir. The fact that discipline hae so fir degi leriled ihm private rights and property are unprotected, is clear prouf th<»t miny o.ficer3 of this command are uo~ fitted to hold com.uissious uf miliijiry trust aud responsibility. The Comrrianjing Qeneral of the District therefore directs that bri gade and regimental and picket cooiuiauiiers shall in every instance of marauding by eol'Jiers commanded bycuoimisaioned officers, place thi of&oer in iinuie.liate aud close confinement, maks such inves'ieit.ion, anl Bo report the asoertaine 1 facts, thjkt suc.i officer may be diaiui.i.sad with infamy and disgrace, wit.liout the cost cr delay of C,>uri Mirtial, of which they are unworthy. II!. All citizens au A all true soUiers are called up m to rep >rt 10 the Qeneral Co-nmariding fie Post aad Defences of Memphis, every in stance of manu (ing on private property, trespass en houses anl homes, and abuse of citizens by viileace or threats, giving the nime of the of ficer incommind of the soUiers, iî' possible. IV. Soldiers are forbiilsa to cirry arms outsilî their quarters, bar racks and civmoa, except when on duty. The Proves'. Guards of the Post and Defences of Memphis will be responsible for the oxecauou of this paragraph of this order. BÏ aauER or BRIO. GBH'L B. S. ROBGHTS. B. K. ROBERTS, in $• Assistant Adjutant Gênerai Adft Gtn'l- enn., mLttu 6, / ff ' PKOCL ABI ^TIO 3V. WHEREAS, It appears from evidence in the bureau of miltary justice, that the atrocious murder of the late President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and the attempted assassination of the Hon. WM. H. SEW- ARD, Secretary of State, was incited and concocted by andbetween JEFF DAVIS, late of Eichmond, Va., and JACOB THOMPSON, CLEMENT C. CLAY, BEVERLY TÜCKER, GEO. N. SANDERS, W. C. CLEARY, and others, reb: _— els and traitors against the Government of the United States, harbored in Canada. Now, therefore, to the event that justice may be done, I, AN DREW JOHNSON, President of the United States, do offer frr the arrest of the said persons or either of them, within the limits of the United States, so that they can be brought to trial, the following rewards : $100.000 for the arrest of JEFFERSON DAVIS; $25,000 for the arrest of CLEMENT C. CLAY ; $25,000 for the arrest of JACOB THOMPSON, late of Mississippi ; $25,000 for the arrest of GEO. N.SANDERS; $25,000 for the arrest of BEVERLY TÜCKER; and $10,000 for the arrest of WM. A. CLEARY, late clerk of CLEMENT C. CLAY. The Provost Marshal General of the United States, is directed to cause a description of said persons with notice of the abo^e re wards to be published. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sot my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington the 2d day cf May, in the year of our Lord, 1865, and of the Independence of the United States I of America the 89th. ANDEEW JOHNSON. By the President. WM. HUNTBE, Acting Sécrétai y of State. OFFICIAL W. H. MORGAN, Major and A. A. G. HEAD-QUARTERS MILITARY DimiTOF THE TESKASSEE, OFFICE PKOVOST MARTJjeSoBNEEAL, f NashvMe, 'Venn., June 2um, 1805. CIRCULAR : ™ / To secure uniformity throughout the Military Division of the Tennessee, in administering the Amnesty Oath prescribed by the President in his Proclamation of May 9th, 1865, and to preserve the records of snch oaths, the Major General Commanding directs that such oaths be subscribed in triplicate ; two numbers on sheets or rolls, one of which is to be filed at De partment Head-Quarters, and one to be forwarded to the Department of State at Washington, and one convenient copy to be given the party sub scribing the oath. Blanks for the purpose will be furnished each Department from this office. The Amnesty Oath will not be administered to such persons as are ex- cepted from the benefits of the President's Proclamation, except for the purpose of enabling them to apply to the President for special pardon, and in such cases but one copy of the oath will be subscribed, which copy will, by the officer administering the oath, be attached to, and from a part of, the applicant's petition for pardon. " * In all special applications for pardon, the applicant must state clearly and fully, under how many and which of the exceptions named in the President's Proclamation his case comes ; he must also state whether the Government has taken possession of any part of his property, also whether any proceedings are pending against him in any of the UnitedStates Courts for treason, or for conspiracy against the Government of^JdTUnited States, und the facts stated in such application must be s^£Jfp before they will be forwarded. The peti^jpn will then be forwarded by the officer administering the oatli to the Department Commander, who will, before forwarding the same to the Department at Washington, refer the petition to the Governor of the State in which his Department is, to enable him to investigate *he merits of the case, and'to recommend to the President such action as"to him seems just and proper. Each Department Commander will designate suitable officers to be con veniently located for administering the Amnesty Oath, and such officers will be governed by these instructions. The name and rank of such officers, with a statement of the points where stationed, will be reported to this office. 13Y COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS: J. G. PATCKHURST, Brv't Bri'g Gerfl and fro. Mar. Gen'1, Mil. Div. of tlie Tennessee. OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, May 3äe lighted as though there was no moon. The Company will execute this order forthwith. II. The Municipal authorities of the City are requested to have such of the lamp posts and service pipes, as require repairs, immediately jjut in order. The Gas Company will be required to do this work and furnish the superintendence thereof, charging the City only the actual cost, if the Municipal authorities so elect. III. That the Gas Company will be paid monthly, at the rats of thirty-three dollars per annum for each lamp actually lighted by them, according to the requirements of section I of tins order. This payment will be made by the Post Treasurer, out of the Post fund, upon certifi cates of service rendered and light furnished, made in duplicate, verified by the oath of the President of the Gas Company, and approved by the General Commanding. By command of Brevet Brig. Gen. S. L. WOODFORD. EDWAKD G. DIKE, A.A. Gen'l. ÜFFIOIAI. ! HEAD-QUARTERS, SUB-DIS TRIO T OF OGEECHEE, Saranndli, Ca., July 21, 18CJ.>. GENERAL ORDEE, \ No. 15. I In accordance with orders from Headquarters, District of Savannah, 1st Division, Department of Georgia, I hereby assume command of the Sub-District of Ogeechee, Head quarters at Savannah, comprising the following named Counties : Liberty, Bfyan, Chatham, Effingham, Bnlloch, Tamall, Scriven, Montgomery, Emamiel, Bnrke. The following named officers are hereby announced on the Staff of the Sub-District Commander : Capt. John Mallen, 12th Conn. Infantry, A. A. A. G. Snrgeon J. K. Bigelow, 8th Indiana Inf'y. Chief Medical Officer. Surgeon N. L. Snow, 153d N. Y. Infantry, Health Officer. Capt. Charles II. Cox, 75th N. Y. Infantry, P.-ovost Marshal. Capt. Warren II. Boynton, 30th Maine Infantry, Street Com. Capt. R. B. Grover, 30th Maine Infantry. A. A. Q. M. Capt. E. F. Goddard, 12tli Maine Infantry, A. A. Q. M. Lieut. O. T. Hall, 153d N. Y. Infantry, A. A. D. C. Lieut. Jno. S. Bergen, 173d, N. Y. Infantry, A. A. Q. M. Lient. J. H. Chariot, 159thN. Y. Infantry, A. A. Q. M. Lieut D. E. Knoivlton, 175th N. Y. Infantry, A. A. Q. M. All returns and reports required by Army Regulations and existing orders, will be forwarded to the A. A. A. General, at these Head quarters. EDWIX P. D A VIS, Brevet Brig. Gen. Vol. OFFICIAL ; JOHN MGXLEN, A. A.A.O. OFFICIAL: HEAD-QUARTERS, SUB-DISTRICT OF OGEECHEE, Savannah, Ga., July 26, 1865. GENEBAL OBDEB, » :NO. 16. I All Schools now in session in this City, under the conu-ol of the mili tary authorities, will be closed this 26th day of July, and remain so closed until October^l, 1865. By command of Brevet Brig. Gen. E. P. DAVIS. JOHN MÜLLEN, A. A. A. G. OFFICIAL : HEAOQUARTEKS, SuSt-ïHsmvt of Ogeechec. Simmah, G1«., Aujust 5. 18G5. CIKCUI-.AR, ( No. 14. | To insure a more thorough Inspection of the Sanitary Condition of this City, it will be divided into six (6) Wards, and each Ward will be provided with one (1) Inspector. It shall he the duty of each Inspector to examine their respective Wards, and report daily to the Health Officer any violation of the Sanitary Laws of this City, heretofore published, which violation wil) be punished by a fine of not -ess than five (5) doHars, and not to ex ceed fifty (50) dollars. By Command of Brevet Brigadier-General DAVI8 : JNO. MJJLLKÜ, A. A. A. G. StiSi-niKtrict of Ogeeche«, Savaima/i, Gn., August 15, IRG5. (>KM-:i. NO. 27. ; Hereafter no Commissioned Officers, Enlisted Men, or Civilians will be iillovved to drive or ride their horses through the streets of Savan nah. faster than a TKOT, unless on offir:i.il business, and then the en velope will be marked GALLOP. The Provost Marshal is charge with the execution of this order. By Command of Brevet Brigadier General DA VIS : W. H. FOLK. A. A. A. <,'. HEAD-QUARTERS, SUB-DISTRICT OP OGEECHEE, ffacannah, (ra., ftcptcmler 10,1805. GENERAI, ORDER. ) No. 29. i" All taxes called for in General Order Xo. 20, dated Headquarters Sub-District of Ogeechce, Savanr.ah, Ga., August 28,18G5, will be paid, in to Capt. C. II. Pike, 153d N. Y Vois., Tax Collector, on the first day of each month for the mouth preceding, and all persons failing to comply with this order prior the 15th of the mouth, will be arrested and fined. By Command of Bvt. Maj. (K-n. J. M. BRAXN AN. WM. II. FOLK, . Ï ft Liait, mid A. A. A. G' HEADQUARTERS, SUB-DISTRICT OF OGEECIIEE, - Savantia/i, da., September 14, 18C5. GENERAI. ORDER. ) No. 30. f On arid after this date, any persons found EXPOSING for sale, Ale?, Wines, or Liquors, without License as prescribed in General Order No. 13, from these Head Quarters, will be arrested and fined, or imprisoned. The Provost Marshal is charged with the execution of this order. By Command of Bvt. Maj. (Jen. J. M. BRANNAN. WM. II. FOLK, 1st Lient, and A. A. A. C. OFFICIAL: IST LT. & Ä. A. D. C. l HEAD-QUA KTKRS. .SUB-DISTRICT OF OGEECllEK, Savannah, Ga., Sept. 19, 1805. GBXKK.U, ORJIEK. } No. 31. ( Hereafter until further orders, the City Market will lie Ojien from 4 o'clock to 11 o'clock, A. M. ; Sundays executed, and on .Saturdays, from 4 o'clock to 7 o'clock, P. M. By Command of Mnj. Gen. ,). M. BEANXAN, \\'M IF. FOLK, f IST. LIEVÏ. «V A. A. A. (T. EEADQUAETEES U. S. POECES, Alexandria, La. Dec. 27, 1865. \ 3STO. Xo person at this Post, comprising the towns of Alexandria and Pineville, will be permitted hereafter, to sell, barter, give away, or dispose of liquor of any description, to any enlisted man of the army without written authority from these Headquarters.; for the first offjnce, a fine of une hundred •Collars will be imposed, and for the second of fence, the entire stock of the individual will be confiscated or suffici ent procerty seized to nett .five hundred dollars. If sufficient property -belonging 'to the offender cannot be found, he will be imprisoned for a length of time to Le decided npon by the iCornmandiug Officer of the Forces at this Post, By order -of Brevet Bug. General A..W. WEBBER, •J* H. HOUGHTON, 1st. Lt Act'g. Ässt. Adj. General. U. &. ..7 ZDec. 18O3. >. s. ) The Commanding Officer notices with regret, that some of the white soldiers at 'this Post take every possible occasion to commit outrages upon the colored soK diers attached to this station and that, without provocation. This is an inclination of recent growth, f/iiMlx-in:; the Siiramerju.it past, white and colored soldiers of the anny served at t'.i • lvo^t without coming into conflict, and no outrages were committed. A soldier of the Republic is a soldier to all inte:its and purposes, whether he li:1 white or black. So far as this is concerned theiv can be no difference. All intelligent and thinking1 mon of this command, all good soldiers, cannot fail •to look at and treat this subject properly, ani it is believed that they do. It is only from the ill-bred and u;ieducated, tlr>se who would be rowdies out of the anny, as well as in, from whom trouble comes, or from whom it is expected. It makes no difference to officers or men what their individual opinion with regard to the negro may be ; their duty as patriots and soldiers is to assist in sustaining the policy of the Govemmsut, and thus sustaining the interests of the country. The Commanding Officer is assured and expects tliat the Officers of the army at this Station will render him all needed assistance in maintaining a proper state of discipline among the troops, while the evil-disposed soldiers of the command Way rest assured that no pains will be spared to bring them to a deservedly severe jmnishment for all derilectionsof duty and all outrages they may commit. BY OEDER OP BREVT. BRIG.-GEN. A. W. WEBBER. J. II. HorGHToy, 1st Lient. & Act. Ast. Adj't. General. Head Quarters, U. S' Forces, Winchester, Va,, March 13, I860. "GENERAL ORDERS) No. 6. S In compliance with orders from Head Quarters Middle Military Division, it is hereby directed that all Provisions, Country Produce, '-'lour, and other supplies intended for sale to cit izens of Winchester, be brought to the Picket Stations on the Romney and Martinsburg Pikes, and there offered in open market daily, between the hours ot t) A. M. and 4 P. j\i. ME. MARCUS H. SPOTTS and MR. S. M. MÜLLEN, are authorized to establish a JV'arket, for the sale of the above mentioned articles within the town, and to pnrchat.e at ihe points above designated, the said articles for sale, to the citizens of Winchester. No other persons will be allowed to sell the said goods, and no ' Tinckstering or'pe'drffing about the Sti-ee'tTwilfbe permitted. The market at the picket line and that in town will ho regulated by the Provost Marshal of the Post. — Fixed-prices will be established for'the sale of said articles^ und strictly adhered to in all cases. The wood lot o'n.the Martinsbnrg Pike, is set apart for the use of the citizens of Winchester, and no wood be cut therefrom for the use of the troops. A guard will be placed upon the lot to carry out this order. Persons "desiring to cut wood will be given passes to said lot and to return, upon application at the Pro vost Marshal's Office. The Officer of the picket station on the Martinsburg Pike, and the Officer of the guard will be held responsible for any abuse of this privilege. Care willbj taken to prevent and punish any misuse of the passes granted to persons for the sake of obtaining wood. BY COMMAND OF • Brig. Gen. J. B. Eessenden, Comd'g Post, T. P. OGDEN, . » * Capt. &'Act;g Asst. Adj't Gen'1. IMPORTANT CIRCULAR. façon, <ïa» ÏMCay 1st. We are directed and empowered by Brevet Major General WILSON, commanding Cavalry Corp» Military Department Mississippi V. 8. A. to demand, receive and receipt for all Stores and every specie» - ef Property whatever, not in the hands of United States officers, which belonged to the Confederate States on the 19th day of April, 1865, being the day of General Johnstoni surrender to General 'Sher- man, with the view to distribute the same to the destitute peer of Geurgia/Wther by gift or loan, unless needed for said Cavalay Corps. The Supplies and other Military Property of the State of Georgia are- jalike included.__ ^ g? 2d. Accredited Agents will be s'eiit to-tiTTportions of the State,*as~earrjf as practicable, to carry eut th» provisions of the order upon which this notice is based, and it is believed that nil £»x>d citizens will cheer fully co-operate in this important work. "^ . 3d. It must be understood that all transfers of Property by any persons whomsoever, by pretended sale or otherwise, since the date of said surrender, will be void. It may -be considered by some oppressive to take from them C. S. or State Propertywhich is held as a reimbursement for past services or dues, but , it would be more unjust to deprive the destitute soldiers, their widows and orphans, when it is considered that thej' have confronted for the last four years the dangers of the War, and not received any pay in the last twelve months; nor inoro oppressive than for the soldiers or citizens who have received Confederate- Treasury Xotcs-for hard earnings and which are now worthless. "•^«».. 4th. In Foaio instances the Justices of the Inferior Courts, and other good citizens, have taken charge of Public Property to prevent it falling into improper hands, but eince the poor are to become the reci pients, of course they will cheerfully return or make amends for property so taken. 5th. Tanners for the Confederate States PB well as for the State of Georgia will carry ont, with as little. delay as possible, their contracts in good faithr and make reports to Major C. E. AKMSTROKG, at this place,, who has special charge of the Tanning.aiid_.I^eatliCTJjopartment. __ Cth, We wish it distinctly understood, that it is our earuest desiro for alî~pubTïc~property as .before? stated, to be readily and cheerfully transferred,, or properly accounted for, to such Agents as may be from, timo to time assigned to duty under said orders. Should partie» fail so to comply, we shall be under the painful necessity of asking an order for their arrest (Signed) IEA E. FOSTER, Quartermaster General Georgia* (Signed) J. H. , WASHINGTON, . 8. Approved. (Signed) J. H. WILSON, Brevet Major General. SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, OSNABURGS, KERSEYS, JEANS, •PUCK. « „„~ * J STOVALL, McLAUGHLIlir & CO. Successor to-j G H> McLAUGHLIET & CO. General Commission and Forwarding Merchant, < COTTON, BACON, GRAIN, FLOUR, HAY, BUTTER, &c. LiD.—In good demand to purchase Cotton, 50 @ 55 prem. 'TTON.—The offering stock is light, holders being I-disposed to avail themselves of present prices. The cHhand is very active, and Cotton is advancing. Sales have been made during the week at 26c. gold and 40c4pRirrency. TOROWIV GOODS, (Standard)—Georgia Mills, 4-4, 29 @ 30c.; |, 24 @ 25c.; Osnaburgs, 23 @ 25c. arns, 5$ @ 60c. per ft. BACON.—Quite scarce. Holders are firm at 25 i Sides. Hams, 30 @ 35c. Lard, 2% @ 30c. 28c. for Shoulders and Ribbed Sides; 30o. for Clear GRAIN. — CORN dull at 90c. '@ $1. WHEAT comiug in very slowly from country for want of transpor tation and readily commands, for Prime White, $2.50; Red, $2.00 @ $2.25, sacks returned. LJQIJORS.— FRENCH BRANDY, $10 @ $20; BOURBON (Choice) WHISKEY, $10; Common Rectified WHISKEY, $4 ; ApplAd Peach, $4 to $5. lA 50c.; COFFEE.— RIO, 45 @ 50c.; JAVA, 60c. SUGARS.— N. O. and Fla., 20 @ 25c.; Yellow C, 30 @ 32c.; White A, 35c.; Cmshed and Loaf, 38@40c. .— Adamantine, A @ 50c. ; Sperm, 60c. CHEESE, 35 @ 40c. BAGGING, (Gunny) 50c. ROPE, Kentucky, (Greenleaf,) 4-5c.; Manilla, 40c. NAILS, $8 @ $10 per keg. SOAP, (Colgate) 28c. MACKEREL, No. 1, $5 per kit. HERRING, $1.50 per box. CANDY, $1.25 per ft. BEESWAX, l5c. RAISINS, $10 per box of 25 Ibs. FLOUR, $14 for Superfine ; $16 for Extra. TEAS, Best Oolong, $2 ; Best Japan and Gunpowder, $3. HAY, $4 per 100. LIME, $10 per bbl. BUTTER, 45c. y avut ivivl ttteet 4ib&aace, , 18'toe. OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BUKEÂU Oi' UEFUBEES, FKEEUMEN AND ABANDONKD LANDS, Mjntgomery, Ala., August 30, 18b5. GENERAL ORDER,) No. 12. | 1. All contracts with freedmen, for labor, for the period of one month, and over, must be reduced to writing, approved by an agent of this Buieau, and one copy deposited with him. In proper cases he shall require security. II. For plantation labor : 1. Such contracts will be made with heads of families They will em brace the labor of au the members of the family, able to work. 2. The employer will stipulate to provide good and sufficient food, quarters and medical attendance for the entire family, and >uch further compensation as may be agreed on. 3. Such contracts will be'a lien upon the crop, of which not more than one-half will be removed until full payment is made, and the con- i ract released by an agentof this Bureau, or a Justice 01 the Peace, in case it is impracticable to procure the services of such agent. III. The usual remedies for violation of contracts, to the employer, of forfeiture of wages due, and to the freedmen, of damages secured by lien, or personal security, are deemed to tie sufficient and all that are practica ble. IV. But as many persons have not. yet learned the binding force of a contract, and that freed' m does not mean living without labor, it is fur ther ordered, that where any employer, under this order, shall make oath before a Justice of the Peace, acting as an agent of this Bureau, and havint local jurisdiction, that, »ne of his employees has been absent from labor without, good cause for a longer period than one day, or for an aggregate of time greater than three days in. one month, the Justice shall proceed against snnh person as a vagi-ant. V. Freedmen committed as vagranis may be set to work on mails, or at other^labor, by the County or municipal authorities which provide their support, or they may be turned over to an agent of this Bureau. VI. No contract, will be approved which does not expire on or before the first day of January, 1867. WAGER, SWAYNE, Brig. Gen. and Ass't Commissioner. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I" Montgomery. Alabama, Kept. 1st, 1865. j The foregoing Order is approved, and will be recoguized by all judicial and ministerial officers, in this State, in their administration of justice as Agent of the Bureau of Eefugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lauds. LEWIS B. PAESONS, Provisional Governor of Alabama. By the Governor : r -, W. GAKKETT, Llj- B-J Secretary of State. HEAD-QUAKTEKS DEPARTMENT OF ALABAMA, I Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 4lh, 1865. ( The foregoing Orfler is approved, and will be enforced by Hie Military Authorities in this Department, in the al sence of, or in support of, the parties charged with its execution. By order of Maj. Gen. C. E. WOODS. W. B. WOODS, Brig. Gen. and Cliief of Staff. OFFICIAL: Ass'f Adft Gen. [THE s 100,000 REWARD. AWARD OF THE PRIZE TO THE CAPTORS OF JEFF. »AVIS. THE MONEY GIVEN TO THE FOURTH MICHIGAN. The report of the distribution of the reward of $100,000 for the capture of Jeff. Davis is very long. Judge Advocate General Holt, and Adjutant General Townsend, who constituted the commission appointed to examine the claims, adjudge it ail to the Fourth Michigan Cavalry. They say it was claimed in part by the First Wisconsin Cavalry, which was also engaged in the pursuit, and arrived npon the ground but a-few moments after the capture had been effected. They say that Colonel Pritchard acted in entire good faith towards the Wisconsin regiment, and cannot be held responsible for the unfortunate collision which occurred between the two regiments. They at the same time bear testimony to the valuable services of the Wisconsin regiment, and say tliat their activity and zeal commend them to honorable mention, though, under the rules adopted, no part of the reward can be adjudged to them. Colonel Pritchard, of tlie Fourth Michigan, recommended that all his men, whether of the party which actually made the capture, or of the other party which was < _ _____,_.. , was engaged elsewhere on picket duty, be included in the distribution, as the service of the latter was of a most im portant precautionary character, incidental to the immediate purpose of the expedition. This recommendation is concurred in by the Com mission, and it is concluded that all the officers and men present, with the expedition, whether in the advance or not, should receive equal shares in their respective grades. The rule of distribution adopted was that which prevails relating to naval prizes, under which the chief officer is entitled to one-tenth of the reward. The whole force present or engaged in the expe dition was, besides CoL Pritchard, two captains, seven first lientenants, seven second lieutenants, one adjutant, one regimental quartermaster, one regimental commissary, one assistant sur geon, one sergeant major, one hospital steward, one commissary sergeant, ten first sergeants, fifty-one sergeants, fifty-seven corporals, six farriers, and three hundred and fifteen privates. The shares of the men and officers, therefore, are as follows: Lient. Colonel B. D. Prit chard, $10,000; Captains John C. Hath way and Charles T. Hudson, $726 60; First Lieutenants Lauren H. Ripley, John A. Palmer, Henry S. Boutell, Herbert A. Bachus, Silas J. Stanbar, Charles B. Fish, T. H. B. Hazelton, and Second . Lieutenants Hiram D. Treat, JohnBennett, C. M. Bickford, Lorenzo T. Southworth, Alfred B. Purinton, Leonard C. Eemington, Samuel F. Hurphv, and Assistant Surgeon John A Grooves, $555.88 each; Adjutant Julian G, Dickerson, Regimental Quartermaster Perry J. Davis, and Regimental Commissary John S. Pugsley, $660.10 each; Sergeant Major Fitz E. Stevens, $271; Hospital Steward Amos Knight, $239.72; Commissary Sergeant HarlanP. Dun ning $229.30; First Sergeants O. T. Gooding, J. W. Bradner, J. H. Shoemaker. Edwin Hincs, Stanley L. Nichols, Francis Maguire, George Hail, E. F. Pierce, George Davenport,Wells D. Pond, $250.15 each; Sergeants B. Frank Good- Ing. Thomas Davis, George H. Summons, Thomas Raley, George Miies, Kesin Wright, Wakeman L. Grant, Morris Brass, Abel A. Bailey, Simon Voght, Alonzo E. Ford, Chas. T. Leathers, Thomas D. Snead, Ed» ward W. Barker, Robert W. Morris. David B. Green, Wm. F. Bsbcock, Geo. A. Bullard, O. W. Burch, Benj. T. Vest, John C. Connerton, Thomas Gormon, Howard A. Dickerson, John C. Nichols, Benjamin F. Archer, Jacob N. Trask, James T. O'Brien, John Cavanagh, Jeremiah P. Craig, Wm. P. Palmaner, Horace B. Warner, Samuel Van Et- ter, Solomon Wightman, Martin Horan, Daniel O'Cratty, Emory A. Miller, Lester P. Bates, Ansel Adams, Geo. A. Vantine, Andrew Snook, Joseph Hofmaster, John F. Feebe, Levi Turtle, Gordon N. Kenvon, Jas. H. Waldsworth, Benj. K. Calf, Alônzo O. Burn- ham, Edwin Pearce, Geo. W. Collins, Bo- land Osgood, and Jas. W. Argo, $208.45 each; Corporals Dorwin Dunning, William P. Smith, Robert L. Reynolds, Lyman J. Kussell, William Crow, John F. Shurlhurn, Chester Barber, C. F. Parker, Nelson B. Tuttle, A, W. Kinney, Baxter B. Bennet, Abram Behring, Chas. Burrell, Reu- ben Talmenston, D. Q.. Qttenry, George M. Monger, Jas. Plaoe-, Ephraim Truesdell, Wm. C. Stiff; Wm, K. Crittenden, John Hines, De- wit C. Carey; Charles W. Tyler, James Hel ler, Dewitt C. Cobb, Christian Boringer, Adam Kiine, Wm. F. True, Horace S. Conner, Geo. W. Vansyk, John B. Ballue, Geo. Myers, Lan der G. Snow, Benj. N". Burston, William Me- Cune, Daniel P.|Wilton, Chas. Blockall, Hör- ace Heath, Wm. H. Conover, Jerome B, Hath- martin, V. Pomroy Preston, W. Brown, Lan der Van Klock, Robert Dey, Josiah R. Lewis, Alonzo Moe, John Moorish, Charles Cobb, Charles F. Tubbet, Charles C Marsh,William Oliver, William G. Rowe, Henry Shannaban, Simeon Huff, Samuel Wilson, T. M. Engling, John E. Rankin,and Farriers Gurley B. Chase, Watson S. Williams, Hiram H. Youngs, O. E. Carpenter, Nathaniel Eix, and John E. Kapp, $187.61 each; Hiram Austin nnd three hun dred and fourteen other privates, $166.76 each. The Commission say it may^seem that too large a share of this awird is given to Col. Pritchard, but they could do no less nnder the rule adopted than give him the amount. They further say he is well entitled to it, however, as the success of the expedition was due to his remarkable foresight and energy. Furnished for the information of Claimants . Very Respectfully, BRADY E. BACKUS. THE RT. REV. STEPHEN ELLIOTT, D.D., BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF GEORGIA, AT LAUREL GROVE, SAVANNAH, DEC. 3IST, 1865. It has been decided to commit to the dust, without remark or demonstration, the bodies of our brethren brought here from the field of their glory to mingle with their native soil. This is not the time for their epitaph to be written. No eulogy worthy of them, or fit for us to hear, could be pronounced, now. But as surely as a God of justice reigns, the day will come when, the delirium which now rules the hour having passed away, not only we, but a whole united people shall join to raise "To the Unknown Dead" a monument which shall pierce the skies ! Toward heaven it shall rise bearing this simple inscription— "The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee, O God." To the Voters of the Third Congressional District: The Convention has.apf^vted the 15th of November, prox- ' imo, the day for the election of members to the United States Congress. I am a candidate for your suffrages. In reply to numerous communications I have received, both before and since the action of the Convention, on the subject, and, especially, in reply to a very kind note, which is unnecessa ry to print, addressed to me by quite a number of my neigh bors and friends in Troup county, whom I have so often and so acceptably represented in the State Legislature, I respect fully submit the following statement: I am fully committed to the firm and substantial support of the President, reserving to myself the manly right to dis criminate and to disagree with him where I may conscien- eiously think he is wrong. I will not cringe to power nor sacrifice principle. Nor will I, by any act or expression of mine, countenance the proscription of any man for past opis- ions. A feeling of amnesty should prevail amongst us. I love Georgia. She is my native State. The most ar dent wish of my life is, that she be soon relieved from her present embarrassments and humiliation and be restored to the'exercise of all her privileges and functions, the acknowl edged equal of each.State with which she may be associated in Government. J admire her brave, noble people. I par took of their joys and sorrowlT in the rej&nt struggle. I deem it an honor that, as one of her humble representatives, I was the first man who*ntrodnced a Bill in her General As sembly for the relief of those whose absence iu the field of carnage rendered their loved ones temporarily dependent on others for help. I also feel gl&5 that, afterwards, as Chair man of the Committee on Agriculture and Internal Improve ments, of Finances, and on the Judiciary, of the House of Eepresentatives, and as a member of various Special Com mittees, to whom, from time to time, the question, of provid ing for the families of soldiers was referred, I was enabled to render essential service to those who, amid the cruel exi gencies of civil war, would otherwise have suffered. Other services which it has been my good fortune to render as a legislator, and in the practical work of developing the ma terial resources of the country, I humbly trust, are known. I do not refer to them in a boastful spirit. It was my duty to my brave brethren who, hy inexorable events which none of us could control, were, equally with myself, deprived of the sweet society of the loved ones at 4}ome, that I should ear nestly apply all my powers to avert famine and prevent ac cumulated suffering. I speak in.all sincerity, when I say the fate of our people shall be my fate. The question of Negro Suffrage is one with which the Federal Government has nothing to do. It should be left to the disposal of the States who, alone, have the right to reg ulate their own domestic affairs. This District is composed of the counties of Muscogee, Schley, Taylor, Tal bot, Harris, Trojp. Merit-ether, Heard, Coweta, Fiiyette, Clayton, Carroll, Campbell, Haralson and Paulding. Thus Fit appears, that most of the Counties com posing the Judicial Circuit, over which I have the honor to preside, are comprised within its limits. The people of these Counties know the sentiments I entertain iir regard to the restoraiion of the civil authorities of the State to the exer cise of their functions. I have no concealments to make on this important subject. Speaking about it, before I had any expectation of bee.»fling a Candidate for your suffrages in this election, I used the following language in a charge to the Grand Jury in Atlanta, which I copy from the Intelligen cer of the 6th inst: " The Constitution of the United States secures to every citizen the right to personal liberty, personal security a^d private property ; and, being the organic law, it is binding alike upon the President, -the Congress, and all." My views have not changed since they were thus express ed. The war is over. The occupation of the soldier is gone. Let the American Constitution resume its sway alike over all, in all jytrte of the country. The civil walks of life should not be blocked up with the fadingiyjlics of strife ; nor should the irregular tribunals of the Camp be permitted to douiicil themselves in peaceful valleys. I opposed the secession of Georgia from the Union ; bat I, nevertheless, regret to see that we have a Candidate for Congress in this District who commends himself by saying he thinks ho can take the Test Oath, to which he specially refers. Speaking for myself, I am not ready to write Traitor over the grave of the honored dead. I would not, if I could, thus insult the survivors of the recent severe conflict of arras. I will say this much., however : I have recently heen to Washington City, and have good reason to believe that, if so fortunate as to secure your favor and he elected, I will be enabled to take the seat. It is needless for me to say to those who know me, that, in that event, I will faithfully do my best to discharge all the duties that devolve upon the occupant. BENJ. H. BTGHAM. LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, October 31, 1865. SAVANNAH. Will sell Cotliin and Produce in Savannah or Northern Markets, or FORWARD the same. Is prepared to; ADYANQg ep Consignments tes BACON, CLARDY & CO., 181 Pearl Street, New York. lEOTATIB! iXMLD EBAHIS. Bought and sold on Commission. RF FEREMCES : SIVANNAH; . . - . B. I'AUELKORH, (WWAVDS CnHKN, JOHN SCRKVKN'. *UUUSTA; . . , . . ....... E. W1I.I.IS, (ÎRO SC11LKY, JAS. GARDNKR. Mil-OS ; -.....,.,.... ........ K. I!. I.KGRIEI. * CO., (iEO. W. ADAMS COLUMKUS; ................................ .1. !•. JirSTlAX. MERTDN COULTER To the Planters and Merchants of Georgia and Florida. SAVANNAH, GA., September 1, 1865. I respectfully offer my services as a general Commission Agent at Savannah, for the sale or forwarding of produce and the purchase of all supplies. I am prepared to sell in the Savannah market, or to effect sales in New-York, through my friends, Messrs. BACON, CLARDY & CO., who are safe and reliable Commission Merchants, ready to make reasonable advances, through me. If desired, I am also prepared to effect sales in New-York, through any one of a dozen first-class houses, whose names are at your service, and who will advance to the utmost they consider safe, on receipt of produce or bill of lading thereof. The commission charged will be two and one half per cent on sale in either market. The customary charges for forwarding will be made, say on cotton, per bale......_...__.__............ I will attend to the negotiating of exchange in Savannah o'- New-York, and expect to have excellent facilities. My bankers in New-York, Messrs. J. B. KIEKLAND, HILL & Co., are well acquainted with the wants of Southerners, and will give personal attention to the purchase of all supplies which my patrons may wish bought there. I am also prepared to buy or sell in Baltimore, Md., and in Charleston, S. C., should any patron desire it, on the same footing, as to commission, as in Savannah. Shippers of cotton are respectfully urged to avoid all that is damaged and falsely packed, and to put it in the best order, as this will prove true economy. I am pledged to the Southern Export and Import Company not to speculate in cotton, and will give my earnest efforts to promote the interest of those who employ me. I will give attention to sales of Real Estate in Savannah, and can offer it in the New- York market, through Messrs. A. H. MULLEB and P. R. WILKINS & Co. My character and antecedents are known to the following gentlemen, to whom I refer. HENRY BRYAN. GEOBGIA. EDWARD P ADELFORD, SATANNAH. OCTAVIUS COHEN, JOHN SCRIVEN, PHES. A. & G. R. R., SWANNAH H. F. GRANT, GLYNS Oo. J. WALDBURG, LOWNDES Co. A. H. COLQUITT, BAKER Co. 1. M. FORMAN, LAURENS. JAMBS GARDNER, AUGUSTA. GEORGE SCHLEY, " J. 0. PLANT, MACON. P. J. CHAMPION, MACON. J. L. MUSTIAN, COLUMBUS. WM. S. D AVIS, " HON. HOWELL COBB, ATHENS. SOUTH-CABO-LiaSTA. HENRY GOURDIN, CHARLESTON. THEODORE D. WAGNER, " THEODORE STONEY, TLOBIDA. E. HOUSTON, TALLAHASSEE. R. F. FLOYD, JACKSONVILLE. OOMÜPEIVüIUM EVENTS OF THE WAR. =£€§«<= " It will be valuable in every library." LIEUT.-GEN. Ü. S. GRANT, " 1 fully concur in this high opinion." H. McCULLOCH. Secretary of the T-reasurt/. " I wish it could be in every school-room in the country." S. P. CHASE, Chief Juxticii, " I can recommend this chart " MAJ.-GEN. DELAFJELD. '• Comprehensive, concise, faithful and valuable." JOSEPH H.BARRETT, CoiH-ntissittnc-r of Pension-?. T. C. THEAKER, Convmifisloner of Patents. "Valuable as a well arranged compendium." JAMES HARLAN, Secretary of the Interior. " Very useful and interesting," " it must have required a great deal of study to prepare it." O. O. HOWARD, Itfajor Gvnjernl, " I take pleasure in commending it." W. DENNISON, Postmaster General. " Will be useful as a reference." REAK-ADMIRAL DALGHREN. REAB-ADMIRAL SMITH. Similar expressions of approval from— «is. K. O. C. ORD. GEK. A. P. HOVVK. GEN. J. A. GARFIELI). " J. L. CHAMBERLAIN. •' FAIKCHILD. -" FARNSWORTH. •' R. B. HAYES. " FRA^Z SrGEL. - CUSTER. " SPRAGUE. " FESSENDEN. " KIDDOO. " HANCOCK. " GRIFFIN. " HENRY S. HUNT. " W. B. HAZEN. " JOHN H.KING. " A. .I. SMITH. " JO HNG. PARKE. " JOHN GIBBON. " SCHENCK. " SEWALL. " S. A. DUNCAN. " ELLIS SPEAR. " JAMES B. FRY. " LOOMIS. " S( HOEPF. " FORSYTH, " NEAL, DOW. " BANKS. SES VICES SHERMAN, WILSON, WADE, HOWE, Y.VTE3, &c., &c., and many olhers. 3Tor Sale Ity the .AxiUhLor, EDWARD H. KNIGHT, Munn & Co.'s, Cor. 7th and F sts., and at National Fair, Washington, D. C. Telamon Cuyler Collection University o£ Georgia ; exiaee//fo täte aan, /i ' s / <9fciefai?// &cûlçe <9 S . <7 S want û/ a afiulftm, täe wteetina tia/buenea fo &cfo / / /7 <7 & , &ct. 2V, /$66. * <$$ aa/bttlnea7 meeana û/^/te -4- a Home Enterprise. aé naa maen eœÂel fence tn mt / e&nnecfef/ -'iwm é&me e/ tâe /œéaeét c?è>û//tn-a. / c? c? tn ant, 're '/ia^e atee .^Tat/ <^vlacflMi&} ana ^A'la< a//e fa Mctt/e-le /a CUT NAILS c/S/e and am /iw/iated 4o M/i/ify Wedding H. tvUk ORNAMENTAL CAKES, ICE CREAM, CONFEC TIONERIES &c. und below- a jia/vtial liôé oi âiicn awicleâ ai- (jr deal in. PER LB. MOSS ROSE CANDIES, 20 different flavors,....... 35 cts. COCOANUT " .......................... 26 " PEANUT " ............ ............... 63 " FANCY- " Common, .................. 40 " Fine, .../.... ............ FRUIT DROPS, of every flavor, ................... 35 " SODA CRACKERS, bbls. of 75 Ibs.................. 15 « " " bxs. of 35 Ibs.....:............ 15 " BUTTER " bbls. of 75 Ibs.................. 15 " " bxs. of 25 Ibs.................. 15 " PICNIC " bbls. of 75 Ibs.................. 15 " " " bxs. of 25 Ibs.................. 15 " BOSTON " bbls. of 75 Ibs.................. 15 " bxs. of 25 Ibs.................. 15 " S. S. ALMONDS................................... 50 " • Hard S. " .................................. BRAZIL NUTS, ................................... SO " ENGLISH WALNUTS, ........................... PECANS, .......................... ............... 38 " FILBERTS, ........................................ FICS, ............................................. DATES, ...........................;............... PRUNES, ......................................... PEK DOZ. FRESH OYSTERS, in 1 Ib. cans, ......... ......... $4 00 in 2 Ib. cans, .................... 600 SPICED " in lib. cans, .................... " in 2 Ib. cans, .................... SA.RDINES, in \ boxes, ............................. 3 50 PICKLES, è gallon, ................................ whole " .................................. COCQANUTS, ..................................... 2 50 I'EK EOZ. RAISINS, in i boxes, ........................................... 2 50 " in i boxes, .......................................... 4 EO " in whole boxes, ...................................... 750 LEMONS, ....................... ...................................... . PER EEL. APPLES, ..... ORANGES, .. All these Prices are subject to fluctuations. Eugene Persons, Persona, Ala.,........................O-nu>ard, Anon. ' Robert Barber, Russell County, Ala.,..............Hollow, Hollow, Anon. îlarence Persons, Persons, Ala.,............ ..........Robert Emmett. *y Peter Cato, Russell County Ala.,................ Idle Young Man, Anon ^ James Braily, Hurtmlle, Ala.,....................... Casablanca, Anon. A Charles Cobb, Russell County, ........ Parly of Progress, A. H. Stephens, >] ^ Joel Hurt, Hiirtmlle, Ala.,.................. Cassius against Ceesar, Shak ^ James Long, Harbour County,....... .......Power of Eloquence, Catty. *T Henry Goolsby, Russell Co.,,........Change not Reform, John Randolph. ^ James Oglesby, Greenville, Ala.,..... ..\ ............... War, Original. s iddress by G. E. Tfeomas, Jr., Colnmte, Ga. i IVITJSIC. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, MILLEDGEVILLE, IST SEPTEMBER, 1866. SIR :— Enclosed please find the President's warrant of pardon and a blank letter of acceptance which must be filled up, signed and returned to the Secretary of State at Washington. But as it will be necessary for you. to have a certified copy of it, if ever called on to prove your pardon in any Court, it should be sent to some one in Washington, who will deliver it at the Department of State, procure the certified copy and send it to you. If not specially asked for, it will not be sent. GEORGE TAYLOR, Esq., 42-5 F. Street, Washington City, has materially aided me in procuring action upon the Georgia pardons and in sending them forward, and I have arranged with him to attend to the delivery of all letters of acceptance sent to him and the return of certified copies of them. He will also see that your papers are complete in every particular. For his past services and for his attention to the certified copies, and to cover postage, &c., I would suggest that each applicant remit him a small fee of from fifteen to twenty dollars with his letter of acceptance. Where applicants cannot do so, Mr. TAYLOR \vill nevertheless attend to their papers for them. Without his aid I could not have accomplished what has been done. Respectfully, &c., CHARLES J. JENKINS. corgiii Pome Insurance Co. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. Chartered 18 59: pfcSuiphtë, Jan. 1, 186(VS376,118.81. CONTINUES TO INSURE AÏÏ ÏI1VT1K! OÎ? PROPMW AfAïlWF 10^ Hß- D AM Aft1 ÏÎV Î^I^l1 ALL MiylJo w riiUriiiili AuAli\M LUÖÖ Uit HAMAuË l)ï iilliË, D. F. WÏLLCOX, Sepy. J&S. F. BOZEMAN, Prest Presented by Petit & Biyden, Agents, Charleston, S. €. 1866- 6 UliV-'ä.l.lMI -: CD 00 Mar. ï « n 18 25 j, Y .- I JOB»;. J...I-... I . I?- [PLEASE ITLL OP, SIGN AND BEUTEN ON RECEIPT.] SIB: y x ^/ I have the honor to-acknowledge the receipt, this day, of. sY...... e&h^f^ copies of the following GENEEAI OBDEBS, current series, nnpirttnpnt of ^^A^: // the S3HÖV Numbers.... .Ai ............... ........... ........... ..................... .copies War Department, Numbers............. ............ .......copies Circulars,............................ copies of General Orders, Numbers. .. ............................ ..............are still wanting to complete the files of this command. Respectfully, your obedient servant, To the Asst. Adjt^ General, ~t~~. ai of the Macon, Georgia. HEAD QUARTERS, COMMISSION FOR REGULA TING RELATIONS BETWEEN FREEDMEN OF INDIAN TERRITORY, AND THEIR FORMER MASTERS. 'Fort Gibson, January 1st, 1866. CIJRCULAll No. 1. I...The following portions of the instructions from the Secretary of the Interior to the undersigned are published for the information of all concerned : " DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C., Nov. 20. 1865. BREVET MAJ. GENL. JOHN B. SANBORN, Sir: ****** * "You will proceed as soon as practicable to the Indian Territory and establish your Head Quarters at such point a may be most convenient for the purposes herein indi cated, and, as soon as possible thereafter, visit the various tribes heretofore holding slaves and make yourself ac quainted with the present condition of the Freedineu and with the _state of feeling, relations, prejudices or difficul ties existing between them and their former masters. In cases where the feeling existing between the parties is amicable and the relations satisfactory to both, and the rights of the Freedmen are fully acknowledged, you will not interfere or disturb those relations, but, in all cases where the rights of the Freedmen, as such, are denied by the Indians, or where abuses exist or wrongs are perpe trated upon the Freedmen, you will at once interfere and afford such relief as may be within your power. While acting thus, as the protector of the rights of the Fresdmen you will b3 careful to impress upon them the fact that they will not be supported or encouraged in idle habits but must labor for their own support, and, to this end, you will encourage them in making contracts with such persons as may be willing to hire them as laborers, either for wages in money or receiving a share of the crops to be raised, such contracts should be made in wri ting aud filed for reference and in no case extend for a longer period than one year, aud where differences arise between the Freedmen and the Indians as to the payment of wages, division of crops, right to property or other matters which cannot be adjusted by the parties them- S3lves, you will act as arbitrator and make such award as equity and good conscience may appear to demand." ****** * "It is deemed the best policy in the interest of both the Freedmen aud their former "masters, that the former should be provided with lauds set apart for their especial and exclusive nse, upon which they may reside and by their own labor, provide subsistence for themselves and their families." "The several Indian Agents in the Territory, are in- stucted to co-operate with you and act as your assistants in the tribes under their charge." "You will impress upon the Indians the justice of ad mitting the Freedmen to the enjoyment of all the rights of persons and property without reference to their former condition, and to an equal enjoyment of the bouuty that may hereafter be bestowed by the National Government, and that it would be especially gratifying to the Government, if these Freedmen should be admitted to an equal enjoyment of civil rights. With this in view, you will explain to them that in this manner the Indians will rapidly augment their numbers and power—that they would thus be only following the example of the white people of the United States who have, from the beginning, admitted to the rights of citizenship white people of all countries in the world, when there has appeared to exist no natural antagonism ; that as a result of this policy the whit 33 hav3 grown, so numerous and strong as to ren der it difficult for the President to prevent them crushing out the Indian race and that many of the States, including the richest and wisest, make no distinction in this respect on account of color." * * * * * * * "Very respectfully Your ob'dt servant (Signed) JAS. HAKLAN, SECKETAKY." II...The undersigned announces that pursuant to the above instructions he has established his Head Quarters, for the time being, at Fort Smith, to which place all pa pers and letters relative to the business indicated in the foregoing instructions will be sent, addressed to him personally. III...Indian Agents of the respective tribes above referr ed to, wilt at ouce use every means in their power to im press upon the minds of each individual of the»tribes and nations, a clear and correct idea of the new reiatien exist ing between them and their former slaves, and'these form er slaves arc now vested with the rights of freemen, and that the whole power of the Federal Government is pledged to the maintenance of their rights and the pro tection of their persons, in their proper exercise ; and that a wroug or outrage committed upon one of them, is now looked upon, and will be treated by the United States, as a wrong or outrage committed upon a white citizen of the United States, and sooner or later to be punished accord ingly. IV...As the Freedmoa of the Indian Territory, seem competent to ma_kc their own contracts, it is deemed bet- ler, that the price of labor should be regulated by the demand for, and supply of the same, bnt every effort will be made and means used to encourage habits of industry, on the part of the Freedmen, and Agents will sec that lair compensation is paid for all labor, and will furnish every facility to Freedmen to reduce or have their contracts for labor reduced to writing. A/Where the contract is for a longer term than one month; and no contract for a longer term will be enforced by the Government, unless the game shall be reduced to writing aud signed in triplicate by the respective parties thereto and a copy sent to the Head Quarters of this Commission to be filed", and one retained by each y>arty. This contract shall be. in the following form, viz: This agreement made, and entered into at————————— Indian Nation, on the ——— day of——————1866, between A. B, party of the first part, and E. F, party of the second part, witnesscth : That A. B, Freedmaii, and former slave of——————————, has promised and a^reEja, and by these presents does promise and agree to, arra.Ë.ï", of—————— ——Indian Nation, party of the second part, to work and labor constantly and faithfully, for the said E. F, for the period of——————— months, commencing on the———day of—————————1866, and ending on the ——— day of ——————————1866, and to perform for the said E. F, such work, and labor, as he may deem that the party of the first part is capable of performing ; and the said E. F, in consideration of the premises, and the work and labor . to be done and performed by the said A. B, under this agree- 'meiit does hereby promise and agree to pay to the said A. B, heirs, or assigns for the work and labor he shall per- under said agreement, the sum of——————— dollars per month, for the whole term of service, in all, the sum of $———, to be paid as follows, viz : (In money or chat tels, as the case may be,) one-half at the expiration of each month, during said" term, and the balance at the expira tion of said term of service ; and also to furnish the said A. BjÄOöjH hoard for Himself during said time. In Tttciuß wlroreof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the day and year first above written. Signed and sealed in in presence of G. H. A. B. [LS.] J. K. . E. F. [LS.] In case of a breach of said contract, by cither party, the party failing to comply with the same, shall be liable to the other party for the full amount of damage sustained by the other party, and the same may be recovered before any proper tribunal. V...The system of polygamy, or plurality of wives which has always existed to some extent among the Indian tribes, has been adopted to a greater or less extent by the Freed- mcii of the Indian Nation. This system, being in viola tion of the laws of the United States, will be abandoned at the earliest practicable day, and no Freedman will be allowed hereafter to take to himself more than one wife and will be bound to live with her as long as both live, unless seperated by proper authority for good cause shown. In all cases where a Freedman is now living or cohabiting with one woman only, the parties will be con sidered as legally united in the bonds of matrimony and all the rights incident to that relation will be granted to, and enforced by the Government against all parties interested. Marriages which have been or may be solemnized after the custom of the Indian Nation, in which the parties reside for the time being, will bo considered binding and valid in law where the parties arc competent to marry, not having a husband or wife living. Until other provision is made any Indian Agent may, upon any Freedman and •vwbman coming before him and signifying their desire to acMnited as man and wife, if he is satisfied that the man has no wife and that the woman has no hus band living, take their mntnal promises to live together as man and wife, and give them a certificate accordingly. He shall also keep a record of the marriage, showing the names of the parties and date of marriage, and at the end of his term, send the same or a copy thereof to the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. VI...Every effort will be made to remove all prejudices on the part of the Indians against the Freedmen remain ing in their country. That they are free is not the result of any action of their own, but that of the United States Government, and the Government having triumphed over all its enemies insists that this action shall be acknowl edged and accepted by all people coming under its juris diction. All will be made to understand that the policy of the Government as contained in the instructions herein published, is fixed and determined and that its whole power and energy will be devoted to carrying it into ef fect, and a race famous for its prowess and shrewdness will at once see that they have no interests that can be subserved by placing themselves in a position of antago nism or hostility to the mightiest power of Earth at a period of its proudest achievements and gi-eatest glory. The Government will rely especially upon Indian Agents, as well as upon traders and all citizens of the Uni ted States, and especially upon officers and soldiers of the Army whose duties and business bring them into contact with the tiabcs herein referred to, to do all in their power to accomplish at the earliest day, the ends sought to be attained by this commission. JOHN B. SANBORlSr, Brevet Maj. Gen'1. & Commissioner. HEAD QUARTERS, COMMISSION FOR REGULA TING RELATIONS BETWEEN FREEDMEN OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY, AND THEIR FOR MER MASTERS. Fort Smith, ArJc., January 27th, 1866. CIRCULAR No. 4. I...That all may have a full and clear understanding of the rights of the Freedracii of the Indian Territory, and the liabilities of such persons as retain and employ them without any specific contract, the following principles or rules are published : 1st. Every Freedman, woman and child, retained by, or for any person without a definite contract, is entitled to receive from the party so retaining them, or for whom he or she works, so much as his or her labor and time, is rea sonably worth, at any timo within six years, before any competent tribunal. 2d. The father, if living, and if not, the mother or guar dian, is entitled to the pay and compensation for the ser vices and labor of the child. 3rd. The Imsjbarid is entitled to the compensation for the labor and services of Ms wife, when the parties are living and co-habiting together. 4:th. Any person vyho refuses to deliver a child, to his or her parent or guardians, upon demand or request made by such parent, or guardian, becomes liable to a suit in the U. S. District Court, at the instance of the party entitled to the custody of the child, for damages for false impris onment, and to have such child taken from them, by a writ of Habeas Corpus. 5th. Contracts for work and labor of minor children, will in all cases, when possible, be made with their parents, or guardians, and will, in all cases, provide for the subsist ence, clothing, and if possible, for a certain amount of schooling for the child, each year. 6£A. Contracts for the labor of the wife, must, in all ca ses, when possible, be made with the husband. The slave code, or laws relating to the Negroes of the respective Indian tribes, who have held slaves, are no longer in force, and will not be executed. The United States Government having abolished slavery throughout its domains, the laws relating to slaves, are no longer of any force or validity, and any officer of any of the nations who executes the same, will be liable to be arrested and punished in the United States Court in the same manner as if his action was without color of legal proceedings. II...In those nations and tribes that have incorporated the Freedmen into their tribes, and granted them tribal rights and privileges, the Freerlmen will be subject to their laws and customs in the same manner, and to 'the same extent as au Indian of such tribes. But in those na tions that have uot thus incorporated them or recognized them as a part and parcel of their nation, or tribe, the Freedmen are not, and will not, be subject to their laws, or customs, but stand upon the same tooting as to legal rights, as all other citizens of the United States, except that they are in the Indian Territory, by proper authority, and will in no case be interfered with, unless guilty of some criminal offence. III...While all are requested to recognize the legal rights of the Freedmen, they will uot forget that their comfort able subsistence, clothing and education, are the para mount objects sought to be attained at present, and as the season has so far advanced that it will be impracticable for the Freedmen to secure and open farms for themselves in time to raise a crop the coming summer, they are all ad vised and recommended to remain with their present em- plovers, in all cases where comfortable clothing and sub sistence for themselves and their families for one year will be secured thereby, unless they are certain they can do much better before, they make an attempt to change their conditiou. In some instances, children will be better off, living with ther former masters than with their parents, until their parents secure a home, and more means of supporting them ; and it may be better that parental affection in such cases, should foi- the time being, yield to policy. At a time like the present, all, of all classes, should ex ercise the greatest prudence, soundest judgment and longest forbearance, and make the greatest efforts to har monize what seems conflicting ; to bring sysiem and order out of confusion ; to elevate and enlighten the laboring masses ; to repair the great waste of war by constant in dustry, and to secure protection, competency, and happi ness to all classes of men. IV...The copy of contract designed for this Commission as required in Circular No. 1, may in all cases, be filed with the Indian Agent for the tribe, to which the parties or any of them belong. JOHN B. SANBOEN, Brevet Maj. Gen'l. & Commissioner. Fort Smith New Era, Print. HEAD QUARTERS, COMMISSION TO REGULATE RELATIONS BETWEENFREEDMEN OF INDIAN TERRITORY, AND THEIR FORMER MASTERS. .Fort Gibson, January 2d, 1866. CIRCULAR No. 2. Indian Agents, as Acting Assistant Commissioners of Freedmeii in the Indian Territory, are authorized to sign ration returns, for destitute Freedmeii, connected with their respective tribes, or at their agency, and Commis saries of Subsistence are requested to issue upon the same, as provided 'in Paragraph 2, of Circular No. 8, War Department, dated June 20th, 1865. Rations will be issued only in cases of great destitution, and Assistant Commissioners, will exercise the power herein conferred, with the greatest caution. JOHN B. SANBORN, Brevet Maj. Gen'1. & Commissioner. New Era, Print. AUGUSTA, GA., April 6, 1860. General Order, Wo. 17. Provisions having been made by the Legislative authorities of the State of Georgia, by which all persons, without regard to color or former condition, are alike protected and secured in all their rights by the laws of the State, and the administration of them by its officers and Courts; Commanding Officers of Posts are hereby ordeied to turn over to the proper Civil Authorities of the State all persons, not soldiers, held in confinement, or under arrest awaiting trial, or under bonds for their appearance before any Court or Commission for crimes or misdemeanors charged to have been committed by them, except where committed against the General Government, to be tried luy the Civil Courts of the State. In future, all freedmen or others, except soldiers, who may be ar rested by the Military Authorities for criioeB or misdemeanors charged to have been committed by them, except where committed against the General Government, and those arrested for petit offenses, of which Agents of the Freedmen's Bureau may take cognizance under provis ion of Circular Xo. 4, Series of 1865, Bureau of Eefugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, State of Georgia, will be turned ever to the Civil Authorities of the county or town in which the offense is com mitted, for trial before the Civil Courts of the State. Exceptions made to this Order, for trial by Military Commissions, will be epecially directed from these Headquarters. By command of Maj. Gî-en. Brannan. OFFICIAL: S. B. MOE, Cdl. & Asfsist-tnt Adjutant General. 1 HEADQUABTEBS, DISTBICT OF THE OHATTAHOOOHIE, MAÇON, GA., November 3rd, 1860, " OBJTEEAL OKDEES, 1 NO. 4. ) In compliance with General Orders No. 39, current series from Headquarters, Department of the Tennessee, the following named per- sons now in confinement, and undergoing sentences by Military Courts at Fort Pulaski, Ga. , are hereby relr-ased from the execution of so much of the unexpired portion of tl.p sentence in I heir cases as con demns them to confinement in Milit.-ny PIÏKOII. This order is not. however, to be construed as remitting uny ol!;er portion of ch-3 senten ces, such as dishonorably discharges from the service, or foi fei hire of pay and bounty : 1st.— €orporal Patrick O'Ntul, Co. '-P," 1st Batt. 10th U. S. Infant ry ; charged with "Mayhem" and "Breach of arrest ;" sentenced to be confined at hard labor iu Fort Pn'nski, Ga. , for the period of two years. — — ~^^^ 2nd.— Private Thomas Holmes, Co. "B," 1st Batt. 16th TJ. S. Infant ry : charged with "Disobedience of orders," "Bobbery ;" sen'erked to be dishonorably discharged, with the loss r\ all pav Mid allowances, to have his head shaved, and to be drummed out of the service ol the Uni- ted States, and to be confined at bard labor lor the peiiod of one yrup in Fort PulasM, Ga. 3d.— Sergeant Thomas 11. Vaughnn, Co. "B," SOth B.ilt. N. Y. Vol, Infantry ; charged with "AJutiny ;" sentemeil lo be diHhunor.il. I y cli--, charged from the service of the United Slat' s, and to be confined :it hard labor in Fort Pulaski, Ga-, for the period of 4th— Sergeant Martin II 'nmb&'j in. Co. '-D." 90th lîult. N. Y. Toi. lufaulry ; charged with ''Mutiny ;" Bcnli m-cil to be di«ljorior;il)ly e confined nt hard labor in Fort Pul ski. Gn., ior the term of five ynars.'t" wear a twenty-four (21) pound hull attached t i Ms lefi leg by a ch.iiu six feet long, twelve (12) linni s of every forty-eight (4SI of the first twelve months. Sen tence miHgite.l to c-mfmementjfor two years. Ttlt. - Pirate Ch'ir'ei Tretiflwell Co. " \," 90th Batt N. Y. Vol. In- f mtiy ; ch irge l with "Mutiny ;" sentenced to be confined at hard la bor in Fort Pnlaski, Gn., for the term often ilO) years, to wear a twen ty-four (211 rionnd ball attached to his left leg by a chain six feet long, every other day of the first tivo years, and to forfeit to the United Stiles all pay and allowances now due, oj that may become due here after. The siutence was mitigated to three jears' imprisonment, and to be dishonorably discharged from the service of the United States, with loss of all pay and allowances. 8th —Private -ftitt. 16th U. S. Infantry ; charged with ' Highway Robbery ;" sentenced to be confined at hard 1 i!>or in Fovt P.das.u, G.i, for one year. •'fi.—Privite Gvr.ji MMer, Oo. '-E." 90th Batt. N. Y. Vol. Infantry; charged with "Disobedience of Orders," "Neglect of Duty ;" sentenced -to-be ilishonoraoly discharged from the service of the United States, and to"-je confined at hard labor for the period of six months in Fort Pulnski, (Jar" 10th.—Private John Murray, Co. "E," 12th Maine Vols ; charged wuli "Oese:-(i)u ;" suuteme.l tobe dishonorably discharged from the service of t;ia U:iite 1 States, with loss of all pay, bounty and allowan^ cjs. au l to be confined at hard labor for the period of three years in Fort Palaski, Go. Sentence was mitigated to be dishonorably dischar ge 1, with loss of all pay and allowances, and to be confined at hard la bor for the period of one year. llth.—Private JosvA Oarnell, Co. "B," 12th Maine Vols. ; charged with "Djsertiou ;" sentenced to be dishonorably discharged from the .service of the United States, with loss of all pay and allowances, and ta be confined at hard labor in. Port PulasW, Ga.., for one year. 12th.— Privat" Wittiam .S/ ,''.-m 1er. Go. '-D." 1st ßatt. 16th Ü. S. In- I'.nitiv ; ch.n-gral with "Quiiti-ig his Gn:u.l" ntul '-Desertion ;" seilten- c- il ;o fort, it to the Unite ! St.ifrs .iil pay that i-* now due or may be- K 'nie- il-i-.! liiin, to be drnurueil imt • f Jie service, and to be confined at hud Lilior in Port Pulaski, (la., fir one year. 13th.—Privite Alexander Benjamin. Co. "B," 103d Ü. S. C. Infantry; cl'firgetl with '-Absence without leave " "Resisting and threatening bis supei ior olicer in violatiDu of the 9th Article of War ;" sentenced to be dishono-iibly cli^cbarged from the service of the United States, mth forfeiture of all pay, bounty and allowances now due, or that maybe- come clnp, oud to be confined in Port Pulaski, for the period of five (5) years, beutence was mitigatnd to one year's confinement. Py order of Brevet Major General CHAS. E. WOODS. S. G. GEEENE, Captain 15th Infantry, Bvt. Major U. S. A. Acting Asst. Adjt. General. et^K- Assistant Adjuta nt General. HEAD-QüABTEKS POST OF SAVANNAH, SAVANNAH, Gn., May 23th, 1868. GENERAL OIÎDERS J No. 4. ( The following Quarantine Regulations are hereby established foi the several ports of entry within the limits of this Post. I. The Quarantine Anchorage for infected vessels at Sa vannah will be in Tybee Roads at the WHITE BUOY. The hos pital will be located on Tybee Island ; and there will be two examining stations ; one in the Savannah Hiver below the bnoy on the tail of the Knoll, the other at Turner's Kocks on Whitmarsh Island. II. For the port of Darien, the Quarantine Anchorage will be located by the Health Officer of that port at some convenient point in Doboy Sound as far distant as possible from the main channel, and will be marked by a WHITE BUOY. The hospital and examining station will be on the north end of Wolf Island or at such other more convenient location as the Health Officer may determine. III. For the port of Brunswick, the Quarantine Anchor age will be selected by the Health Officer, at some suitable point in St. Simons Sound, and will be marked by a WHITE BUOY. The hospital and examining station will be located on Jeckyl Island within one thousand yards oï the month of Jeckyl Creek. IV. In any case, vessels detained for observation may be statioued at points remote from the regular Quarantine An chorage, at the discretion of the Health Officer. V. It shall be the duty of the Master and Pilot of every vessel coming into any of the ports above named, from this date until further orders, (except the pilot boats returning from their ordinary «mising grounds) to hoist a signal for the Health Officer, in the fore rigging fifteen feet from the deck, to bring the vessel to immediately opposite the examining station, and there await the Officer's arrival. VI. The Health Officer shall board the vessel without delay, and ascertain her sanitary condition. He is hereby authorized to examine, under oath, the Captain, crew passengers, to inspect the bill of health, manifest, log book, vessel, cargo, fc, and if he is satisfied: that «she Bas came from or touched at any infected port, or has sickness on board, or is in a filthy or unhealthy condition, he shall at once de cide on the steps to be taken, and give the necessary orders; and all vessels shall be subject to such quarantine or other rules and regulations, in addition to those contained in this order as the health officer may prescribe. VII. The Health Officer shall in all cases be governed in his action by the instructions he will receive from the Surgeon of- this Post. VIII. No person shall be allowed to visit or leave a vessel until she has been examined by the Health Officer; nor after wards except by his written permission, if she is to be quaran tined or kept nnder observation. IX. À vessel shall have the right to put to sea before bre ik ing bnlk in preference to going into quarantine. The Health Officer, however, shall in such case endorse on her bill of health, and circumstances under which she leaves port, the length of her. detention and actual condition ; must feel assurei that the sick on board will be properly cared for and send to the quaran tine hospital such sick as may desire to remain. X. The Health Officer is hereby empowered to arrest any. person or persons who may violate Quarantine Regulations, or obstruct the Quarantine Officer, or any of his employees, in the performance of their duty, or who may disobey any special orders given by him. XL In case of neglect or refusal of the master, owner or consignee of any vessel to comply with any order or direction of the Health Officer, the latter shall have power to employ such persons and assistance as may be necessary to enforce and carry out his order or direction, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the vessel. But the Health Officer in the lighterage, stevedorage and storage of vessels and merchandise in quaran tine, may permit the Captain or owners to employ lighterage and men on their o«rn account ; such men, however, shall be subject to the same restrictions for the protection of the pub lic health, as those nnder the direction of the Health Officer. XII. All passengers, on board of vessels undergoing quar antine, shall be provided for by the master of the vessel ; or if sent fiuboic, shall bo maintained at the expense of such vessel. geon ot XIV. These" regulations will be strictly enforced by the 1 lealth Officers, \vho shall have power to administer oaths and take affidavits in all examinations in relation to any alleg'd violation ::£ the Quarantine regulations, and any deviation from them >.vill bo immediately reported to these Head-Quarters. l ^^^^ Telamon Cuyler Collection \ , / University of Georgia IMPORTANT Letter Relative to the Collection of Cotton IN THE "SOUTHERN STATES. Immediately after the return of Assistant Secretary Chan dler from the South, it was decided by the President and Secretary of the Treasury to close up the collection of cotton in the Southern States, and thereupon the following letter was issued by the Secretary to #11 cotton agents : ' ' TREASURY DEPARTMENT, "February 23, 1866. " SIR : After the receipt of this letter, you will neither make, nor cause, nor authorize any seizures or detentions of cotton or other property as captured or abandoned, unless by special written direction in each case from the general agent, or direct from the department. In any case which may come to your knowledge of property belonging to the late so-called Confederate Government, where the property is of such amount and so situated, with such clear proofs as in your judgment to make it important for the Government that it should be secured, you will at once report till the facts, (including the evidence and a statement as to the locality of the property or the direction in which it is moving,) to the general agent or to the department, and await instructions on the subject. " Immediately upon the receipt hereof, you will make a special report to the department of all lots of cotton or other property now under seizure or detention within your agency by your authority ..or direction, or that of any assistant or sub-agent or contractor, together with all the evidence in relation thereto, retaining such cotton in its then locality and condition, protecting the same from loss or damage, but not rebailing any cotton, nor placing it in pickery, nor incur ring any unreasonable expense on its account. And no ship ment, release, or division of the same will be made in any case, except by direction of the general agent or the department. •''You will, also, immediately terminate all contracts, of whatever nature, for collecting captured or abandoned pro perty, now outstanding within your agen'cy, by your author ity or the authority of any assistant or sub-agent ; and, also, terminate at once all further operations under any.such con tracts ; and you will, also, immediately furnish to the depart ment a full statement of all such contracts, and of the con dition of ^operations under the same. "You will, as soon as possible, discontinue the services of all assistant and sub-agents within your agency not abso lutely required in the immediate closing up of your busi ness; and no compensation will be paid to any agent or em ployee in your agency longer than ten days after the receipt .of this letter, unless, upon special report to the department, stating the reasons therefor, their further continuance in office shall be authorized. . * "You will make your arrangements tu finally close the business of your office as soon a» possible, settling or approv ing the accounts of your subordinates, and promptly for warding your own accounts for final settlement. "The receipt of this letter will be acknowledged by tele graph. Eespectfully, "H. McCuLLOCH, "Secretary of the Treasury. "To all supervising Special Agents. " OFFICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. m\\m\\ f amlnht ITanufattwring gtiuyuda, yfa., <$cv. 4, 4aid. >eai C/ti. J cy //ave me MûMcf. & wmifi note / J/ f~fl J / /> / f/ me tjerteia}'?/ à 4ewla e/ /tic. / tf / / hce neeet meeting c/ me /(7^ e/ 0 ff S ' ana fo cat/ weifi atâenfàn & me &ze£ mat me ieewnmenc/ea /ittJ vean cneeintw?/ met. / / e/ iS/feen /wye veeit maae 'te warnf4 e/ijfccn- / a(V6 Mme e aj dfana td at'ven and PHŒNIX GUANO ! FROM - M'KEAN'S ISLAND, SOUTH To THE PLANTERS OF GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND ALABAMA—Wo offer this well known and valuable Guano with the greatest confidence that it is the best and cheapest Fertilizer yet discovered. It is a Natural Guano, imported in bulk, and sold in its natural state, without grinding or manipulation, which is the best guarantee that Planters can have that it is pure and unadulterated. Although it is essentially a Phosphatie Guano, it bus, in addition to a large amount of Phosphate of Lime (which renders it a permanent Fertilizer), a sufficient proportion of the Sulphates of Ammonia, Potash, and Soda, and Organic Blatter, rich in Nitrogen, to secure for it prompt and efficient'action upon the first crop. ~ * • In 1860 we first introduced this valuable Manure, and distributed a small quantity of it to some of the best Planters in different portions of Georgia, which they used to their perfect satisfaction, as shown by their certificates published by us in 1861, which we now haVc in onr office, where they can'be seen if desired. In the winter of 1860 and 1861 we had several cargoes of this Guano imported direct from the Island. A part of each cargo was submitted to the analyses of Professors Joseph Jones, of Augusta, Ga., Charles U. Shepherd, of Charleston, S. C., and J. Darby, of Alabama. Their analyses furnish convincing evidence of its decided superiority to any Fertilizer yet introduced into this country. These were also published by us in 1861, and can be seen at our office. We sold very large quantities of this Guano in 1861 and 1862, to thousands of Planters of the States above named, to the general satisfaction of a large majority of those who used them. This Guano is so well and favorably known to the planting public that we deem it unnecessary to publish any of the many certificates which we have from Planters of the very best class who have used "The Phoenix" for the last four years, and now want more of the same sort. Many of them certify that where they used 200 Ibs. per acre on old land in 1861, they havo seen the effect on each crop since, including the crop of 1865. Who would desire any thing better than this? The importers of this Guano are bound under heavy penalties to furnish us with Guano of fully as good quality as the eai'goes analysed by Professors Jones, Shepherd, and Darby, and we pledge ourselves that each cargo shall be critically analysed upon arrival, and unless found to be essentially identical with those already received, we will reject them, or sell them at a correspondingly less price. This Guano is put up in barrels of about 300 Ibs., and the price will bo uniform, as follows : $60.00 per ton of 2,000 Ibs. in Augusta, or $55.00 in Savannah—cash. All orders to be filled from Savannah must be sent in before the 10th of March. Only a few hundred tons of this Guano will arrive in time to use this Spring, consequently we advise those who want to make a large crop of Cotton to order at once, and get a little of the only cargo of Phoenix Guano imported since the war. Our Agents will furnish this Gnano at the same price, with necessary expenses added. We also have a few tons of the Johnson Island Guano and American Guano. Both have been extensively used, and are highly recommended—price, $60.00 per ton. We have some of the Columbian Guano left, which has been used with satisfaction—price, 850.00 per ton. For sale by DJLHniSI. M. W!E*COX a CO., ISTo. <3, "Warren 13 lock. • ^.VVftX.iV, CsiV.K \ve\j, ^lv, A-Mjft. Ji. H. rnnlK. BOOK AM) JOK'l'KIXTKKi" AC n> T T n •»*? T *» T /*>* KI v?* a» T, ^^k TfiTfl Y^ftft Y^ftft f\\ Tf?1) ^^fc //V) iïi /'V (fil Tfnfl B f\\ 1% /1 f\ nfc ~t Ißb älTfUfl i^ïlT»Qiï»n ftKaiDllïP/ftâfl! ! t«>«UMUAÄV9A t^V»JiV9VAlW%V9 AKUV^-i»^ t»«l»«i ^&l*L***im «LS.ÜÄÄ&& WWiWle WESTWARD. •STATIONS. Fort Mitchcll,....No. 1 Sih-cr Run.......... 2 Hatchechubbee,... 3 Hurtsville........... 3i jChunnenujrgee, ... 7 Union Springs..... 8 s» K K 1J. M. 3.34 4.10 4.41 5.01 5.16 5.27 5.50 6.15 6.35 7.00 K ce y a D. Q P. M. 3.00 3.36 4.12 4.42 5.02 5.17 5.28 5.51 6.1C 6.36 W £- g 02 Min. '34 34 29 10 14 10 22 24 19 24 ta D. C m Mm. 2 9 1 l I 1 1 1 1 i o Miles 9 9 7 4 4 2 5 5 4 5 REMARKS. ' EASTWARD. . ! STATIONS. l'huniicnusîgee, .... 7 Hurtsville.. .„,..... 3} n .w-irkpo "" ^* Silver Run........... 2 Kort Mitchell....... 1 GiraH... ...................... 2 K f A.M. 5.24 c 41 6.09 •6.32 fi 4-9, 65S 7.18 8.24 9.00 « H C£ /-\ A. M. 5.00 5.25 C ^C 6.10 6.33 fi 44 fr.59 7 IQ 7.50 8.26 i i-, o u Min. 24 1) 24 £2 10 14 10 20 34 34 s. c Min. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 o !Z H C Miles. 5 4 5 5 o 4 4 7 9 9 REMARKS. 1 Telamon Cuylor Collection University o£ Georgia EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. R IJresibrai of % Knileb States Ratting, bg proclamation on instant, reccmmjmbeb "%at gfluuijadaM-, t/m £(f±k cLcu.{- n£x±, be set apart anb obserfeb eforgirrb/re in i\t State nnïr fïmtorijes in i\t Enit^b State, bg t^t ^jeoplt t^mof, as a '.bag of iïtranlîsgiîmtg anb fraget to g.lmigb^g ©ob, foi% b«£ rjemjembrana t^at in ^is Stemple botlj tferg man sprak of PIS " goto |, Thomas E. Bramlette, ©obranor of % dommon- of Jtattadkg, bo ^erebg call upon % f^ople of ^entatltg to anb obstrfe % bag so &u apart "as a bag of S^adbgittng anb to gJmig|rfg ®ob;" ",for t^e i^orb ©ob is a sun anb sbjblb; % 3Torb foill gife grate anb glorg; no goob taring feill front %m %at (rralh THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Gov'r. "3S ./.J f%& Wit- GvlG ^^Jfjtl&VMSLAr ^ JNO. S. VANWINKLE, Äec. of State. m PAY i AI Owing to the unsettled state of the country and the danger of traveling with money, and the Securities of the Tax Collector objecting- ïo his at fending the several Precincts, and the time being too short for him to do so, for the purpose of collecting the State and Coun ty Tax for the present year, we, the Jus tices of the Inferior Court, respectfully re commend and request the citions of the coun ty to pay their taxes at Washington^ to the ..Collector, who may at any time be found at his office until Ihe first of December next. C. _,_.!. C. J. J. ROBERTSOAT, J. I. C. Oct. 24, ^ / • I am ready, at my office, (front room of of fice of G. <ï. Norman, Esq.,) lo collect the Taxes for the year 1866, and wish the cit izens to come forward by the first of De cember, and settle, as my time is short.— Those having* given in Employees are re quested to pay One Dollar and Sixty-three •cents, their State and County Tax. Freed- rnen will also come forward and pay up im mediately. J. D. SMITH, T. C. W. C. TO THE VOTERS Of tlae Seventh Congressional District, In announcing myself a candidate for Con gress, I defined my position, and although I em ployed but few words, I thought it sufficient to satisfy any one of niy true opinions and wishes, on every question before the people, of any im portance. But some one, over the signature of " Fulton," has propounded to me certain ques tions in this day's issue of the INTELLIGSNCEB, which I will answer, having no desire to conceal any opinion from the people. First question.—"Did he desire the success at the Confederate cause, and the establishment of Southern independence ?" I answer, yes ! I was very much opposed to secession and a disruption of the Union, at the time and under all the circumstances, when the South seceded. Although a portion of the people North had treated us badly in many respects, and had un justly intermeddled with the institutions of the South, still, I did not think the causes then ex isting sufficient to justify a dissolution of the Union, and thought it was bad policy to do so ; and that the South ought to exercise patience and forbearance, and to trust the ballot box, and the power of reason and justice for a redress of our grievances, and had strong faith that they would prove sufficient. It has always been my opinion that a great many people voted for seces sion under the belief that it would not lead to war, or even result hi permanent disunion. They thought it would result in some amicable adjust ment, and in a restoration of the Union. Many said there would be no war ; that there would not be a gnn fired, &c. I did not think so. I thought secession was war, and so said and ar gued on all suitable occasions. While the can vass was going on for the election of delegates to the Georgia convention, I had a dangerous at tack of {ever, and was unable, though a Union candidate, tp go before the people, and by argu ments try to convince them of the correctness of the policy advocated by those with whom I was associated, and only ou one occasion was able to make a public speech, and that was in Kile's Hall a few nights before the elections. Upon that occasion I gave my reasons, most fully, why I opposed secession, before a large assem bly of people. But at that time, for many rea sons, the people differed in opinion with me and my associates and voted for secession. Well, secession did lead to war, and to all its awful consequences. But Georgia and the South did secede. This being so, I felt bound by the act of the State, and felt It to be my duty to go with the people of the South, and endeavor to maintain Southern Independence, as the next best thing which could be done, although I had so conscientiously differed with them in opinion. When it came to blows, there was but one deci sion I could make. "My country, right or wrong," was a sentiment deeply impressed upon my heart. Born under a Southern sun, the South rny home and the home of my children, and its soil containing the dust of my ancestors, right or wrong, come weal or come woe, I placed my fortunes in the scale of the Southern people. And thousands upon thousands of Union men, when the ties of union were broken, when they e >uld no longer defend the Union without plac ing themselves in opposition to " their own, their native land," as volunteers severed all the tender ties of home, abandoned all their interests, placed themselves in the dense columns and lengthened lines of the Confederates. Upon the bloody bat tle fields of the revolution countless numbers of their bodies remain, and there they will remain forever, bearing eternal testimony to the part they took in the mighty contest. . Having aided the South, it became necessary for me to apply to the President for a special pardon ; which I did, and which he hact the' goodness to grant, and which makes iny answer in the negative very natural to the second question, which is : L If elected to Congress, can lie take the ' Test . Oath?"' The third question is : " Is lie opposed to tht. adoption.of what is known as the ' Constitutional. Amendment f " I am. The fpurth is, "If elected to Congress, will he oppose the adoption of the Constitutional Amend ment, under any and all circumstances?" I am \ not aw^re that Congress will ever be called on again to adopt the Constitutional Amendment, that body having already recommended it to the States : Uit I will be explicit in my answer to the question : I am opposed to the amendment, and if 1 had the sole power in the premises, would notadopt it ; and yet, wider some circum stances, îf. might become necessary to do so, which I nood not anticipate. It will become a very grave question before tlic General Assem bly now in session, and if that body, in its wis dom, in trying to do the best for thé State, should' adopt it, I would no longer oppose it, but would • endeavor to give effect to their decision, if elected to Congress.'"' In reviewing my history from the day the question ot secession was agitated to the present, I lind nothing in it to regret, or con demn, although I may have been in error, in some ' instances, in the judgment of others, and even in foot. At alt times, and in every emergency, I did what my conscience dictated was right, and if I had the same trying ordeals to pass through again, I do not know that I could, pursue a lin« of conduct more satisfactory to myself. Respectfully, Atlanta, Nov. C, 18GO. JAMES M. CALI-IOUK TO THE VOTERS Of the Seventh. Congressional District. ,, His Excellency, CHARLES J^JENKINS, Governor '*'bi(|6Hïïrgîa, having ordered an elt^jtionao beheld ~~ ~ " " """ e^ber\la^6, to ie-resignation-of a Representative I have pre- a candidate i announcement, I istion of^iends, ^iich"1.! idoivaiu I .merican "the m W< 11 the \Geni eleci sum' for your Sui In making .^the s« >-% ]9s«ral are inTiarmony with your views ai this time. It js due/thè^foil^t frankness, to state 1 I think me crisisTif the gréai Republic, is-»ear atfoand. %. ^W. » & ' ^^ ^v The Congrg^vhrSh is to àas^mtolé at Wash- >She^^t Monday«in December next, p.Jnge »he country^nto revolution and anarchy, or else, in that threatened event, the ear of financial ruin may induce the North to consent that the Southern States be permitted to enjoy their ancient rights under the Constitution. The policy of the present Radical Congress means war, ruin, and degradation to every cher ished right and interest of the South. ' ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the United States, has alone shown a disposition to give back to the South the forms of Constitutional lib erty, and so long as it is manifest that he is will ing to treat the late Southern Confederacy as co-equal sovereign States, it is the duty of the whole South to award him a cordial support.— But as the South has no voice in the Legislative Department of the Government, let us remain true to the terms of THE SURRENDER, true to the Constitution, true to ourselves, and true to our traditionary feme. Truculeney and subserviency never yet, in the history of the world, won back lost rights. Submission will secure for us only Respectfully, the pity of our friends and the contempt of our enemies. Let us, then, be calm, but firm, for there is no party in the North strong enough to help the South acquire the fall measure of her rights under the Constitution. Let us then claim nothing but what the Con stitution gives us ! Let us make no concession but what is clearly warranted by the Con stitution ! And by all means, let us spnrn all ef- nits N, ew form and guise ! taxes ; but under the C jnstitulfion ! Let undejbvery us obey the laws, pay the circumstances apologise for the represjnjatyug of w,orld e^Äav^at Bull Run and other places too numerous to think of ! Let us never acknowledge ourselves traitors or inferiors ! Let us maintain boldly, fearlessly and defiant ly, if we choose, that the South in her effort to establish a Southern Confederacy, was guilty of no crime, and although foiling, was simply in the exercise of an inalienable right, the underly ing principles and cause of which was the no blest, the grandest, the most righteous and glo rious for which any people ever battled ! Cring ing, crawling, fawning and apologizing has done the South no good. Nothing but blood and plunder will satisfy the Radical maw. Let us, therefore, keep the faith, but express no regret for the past, only the failure to estab lish Southern Independence. If chosen to represent the 7th district of Geor gia in the Congress of the United States, I can only subscribe to an oath to faithfully support the Constitution. Such is a brief outline of my views and senti ments—and if elected and admitted into Congress —will make such the basis of my action. Atlanta,. Oct. 26,1866, JAMES P. HAMBLETOK a * o '-v ••»if* & i Telamon Cuyler Collection University of Georgia WASHINGTON, March 20, 1866. / DBAR SIR : Having spent several weeks at Washington, prosecuting Cotton Claims before the Trea sury Department and familiarizing myself with its modes of proof and decisions, and having been requested to undertake other claims, I have concluded to return to Washington by or before the first of May to give my personal attention to all cases in widen my services may be desired. In the meantime 1 may be addressed at Bufaula, Alabama, where I can give all need ful advice as to preparation of claims, authentication and sufficiency of proof. In urgent cases I will forward from there, to my correspondents at Washington, all papers requiring imme diate attention. My information satisfies me that Treasury Agents have seized much cotton in Alabama and Georgia, as well as in other States, which, upon proper application and proof, will be restored or accounted for to the owners. Diligence however, careful preparation of the proofs, and close attention at Washington, are essential to recovery. You are referred to the enclosed letter of the Secretary of the Treasury for important information. Much of the cotton heretofore seized lias been shipped, or is now on its way, to New York. I have perfected arrangements in that city for advancing all charges and expenses, incurred by the government, which may he required of claimants upon a redelivery of their cotton there, and also for the receipt arid sale of the cotton for account of partie« in interest. Respectfully Yours, JNO> GILL SHORTER. E. MEfîTCN COUUTCR l \ \ , ff , /7 /"-y? , rt / • ,,,- i t/? / t_ t/' j. taue tue tt-éettn o/ ataimna noii-i attention to- t/ie t-ace t/iat a /öint ÇÉ/tocfc fcom/tantt- id nom -veina O'iaam-xed t/n tnid L^itn /ot & /ff ff & ? ff ff o>/ G/isanie/acturina tn*e '^etto/eum ^La/wP Qstoved and t? ente-una vnfo any- de-ictiMion o.f t/w4 tvonciei/ut tnvcnuon,, we (le-Jrte fa ta*?/, ve/ote woii- a /eut- /acfo, •Mn/i/vt to aive you an taea 7iOitl # ff <7 ff ff / ff <7 <7 /3u/il'av/e tm'etâmenfy -nave veen maae in tueee /tafenfa. £ / ô ne o/ täe /i-uf &o/ti/i,anie4. £ne ^zfenndy-vvania ff ff / # e ana ~éta4 ^L^M^ i^om/ian,?/-. wad oïaant,yea avoué a ueaû aao, ^ (,ncïea -/4- e tuen', com/iante* 4ave reen oiaanixed en f nio, ''. -Indiana ^ ldiana, (^/exaà., &Vwé4ourt, ancl &(^enûie^} a/t o/ tfiem, •netcteve-ï,, o/ 4o tecenf a date 04 écatcewt fo tva-Mant tié in aivina am / . ff ff ff ff mcnt-J. /'ri-ln Zeaai'd to ct-eora-ia. tvit/t a /lo/iutahon o/ avout J ,£>ü ff & ßuü to tne &o ~ *//.•+ ß x y7 j S /* not exjieettna too mucn} tnat ete ajiot/iet neat- aocd vn,, 4t& inote iifi/f /uirefraee atoved. Q/yow-^ conétdeïinu t-nat t^e terni ' e/ c/ tne /iateJi£ id /oz devenfeen neatd. and teavi-na adidc- tne t-ncome de- / / ff ff ff // //" / /t ß y1 /j- / , f y y /• üivea ift>ûm tne date., manuSacture o/ aad ti<2-ntd} ana otiteZ aMtu d /tatoil, nie/ man da/etn faoJioance tntd an excettcnt / / ' ff ff ff, / /o-r a dniaiij da/e and /iïo/:itav/e t-nveétment. /7e dftaM ée na/t/in to at,ve antt- /uttnev etc/i-ianattcnd at OA'o. //ff ff ff ff / Jyjïoad Qstieet, tindcb t/ie J G/Lotet^ wuete /ot/t, Qstwcd ^&a-i ^Lia/etd., aie on ex'/tiéittcn. SAROIffï de BOSWORTH. -A.MERIC.AJSr BIBLE SOCIETY. A SPECIAL APPEAL. m —————————————— IN behalf of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, the Secretaries makejhe following special statement and urgent appeal to the Auxiliaries, to pastors and churches, and to all friends of the Bible cause. During the'list six montTis the manufacturing facilities of the Bible House have been increased :Tilly one third, at large expense, but not one day too soon to meet the increasing ih i r>and for Bibles and Testaments. ° The issues during the same period have been 540,260 volumes, valued at $287,982 67 ; viz. : Sales.to the amount of $256,589 19. Donations, $31,393 48. The receipts from all sources were $300,157 82, while the payments were $429,038 51. The excess of payments over receipts during the past six months was $128,880 69. This deficiency was paid out of the temporary investment which accumulated dur ing the last six years, chiefly from large legacies, and which was reserved expressly to meet extraordinary demands which were expected at the close of the war. The baSeneirof-wbost $66,000 will £oon,he^consumed at the present ratejoCjqpexalujGar- — There have been sufficient reasons for this expenditure. The Eesupply of the whole country with the Bible, now in progress, has caused extraordinary demands for books sold to Auxiliaries and yet to be paid for, and also for gratuitous distribu tion. The destitution of the South and the supply of the Freedmen have drawn heavily upon our benevolent funds. Our foreign work has-been extraordinarily Sreat and costly. Most of this expenditure is so much capital laid out for future rbi ins ; —a wise, pecuniary, moral, religious, national, and world-wide investment in the kingdom of God. It has been a grand seed-time. The harvest is not yefc That you may know how the Board of Managers have invested their trust, we give a few items covering the space of about two years and a half, to October 1,1867, and exhibiting our purely benevolent work. We give chiefly the round numbers for convenience of memory. For Foreign Versions we have paid in cash $84,700 ; of this there was $60,000 for the Arabic Scriptures, $11,500 for the Hawaiian, $8,500 for the Old-Slavic andTïul- garian, $4,000 for the Armeno-Turkist, and-$7GO for A rncan versions. Besides these sums ™« hajß-gKurfetim cUsh tc various Missionary Boards and Institutions, for pub- flshing and circulating the Scriptures in foreign lands, $122,000. We have donated to other benevolent societies in this land ; the Tract, Sunday School, Seamen's Friend, Freedmen's, etc., in books to the value 01 $50,500. To the late Confederate States we have donated in books over $80,000, besides over, $90,000 worth sent on account to the Auxiliaries there ; and if to these sums we add ™ debts cancelled, and to be cancelled, for sheer inability to pay, nearly $60,000, with éost of agencies at the South $84,000"pOie expenditure upon that portion of our country since the war reaches the roaiMiUnTof $264,000. And even this has not be n enough to meet the immense demt&td. The sum total received from the South ~during the same time was $$3!,726- 34; itf'.wbich, all but $6,39660 was for books . purchased «f this Society. "* ' The pu: • gratuitous work ol the Society within this period of two and a hall years has cost nearly .$400,000. __ " . ^^ The total number of volumes issued during this period of two years antka half was 2,948,748 jyjiTid from April 1,1861, to-Oet_ifi867, 8,257,477. In view of these statements we make an URGENT APPEAL to every fjjfncPof the American Bible Society. J^B We need the sum total of $850,000 to carry tis through this year e^Bf March 81, 1868. The receipts of the first six months were but little over SSOUE^E •_. Shall we contract our benevolent operations ?^f 60, where sWK we begin ? In the glorious foreign field ? Can we refuse new grBls to the great Missionary Socie ties and Ecclesiastical Boards, for print! ^4nd circulating tbfl Word ff God in ver sions, new or old ? Must we withhold onr hands from the destitute South, exhaustr ed as it is by war, and famine, and pestiHnce? Can we deny the Lamp of Life to the Freedmen ? Must we stop the resupplv of the whole country with the Bib'e, ".r curtail it, and tell the world that the Christian people of this laniaiaTBiible or un willing to carry forward this noble Jubilee enterprise bl ihe Amerinan Bible Society ? \imi i niifii um—"«•i-ir^icnsir^jy tuant, 'ïod, g owe not out. oi" the lack of means, nor of work, nor of willing minds, and loving hearts, toward the Bible cause. It has sprung from the past liberality of onr friends, and above all from the Providential prosperity and snccessfnl expansion of the work itself. This is our " sign ;" and the Gon of the Bible bids us, by these very blessings, "Speak unto the children of Israel thatU^H GO FORWARD.» \i ö therefore request our AuxUiarws to increase their efforts to raise funds for gratuitous work, ana especially to forward without unnecessary delay all funds now in hand, or readily collected for looks or on donation account. We appeal to pastors of churches to publish these facts, and to stimulate the peo ple to enlarged liberality, in regular or special contributions. * We appeal to all friends of the American Bible Society to help its earnest efforts to give the Bible to our country and to other nations. -We muUn :i."Bi: representations, above all, in the interests of the kingdom oi Christ, for the sai-ation of the worldT-and for the glory of God, who has declared that his Word shall not return unto Him void, but it shall accomplish that where- untö He sent it. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH HOI.DICH, WM. J. K. TAYLOB, T. RALSTON SMITH, " Corresponding Secretaries. BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOB PLACE, N. T., OCTOBER, 1867. .n Cuyler Collection University of Georgia ATLANTIC & GULF RAIL ROAD. Extension to Baintorid^e. TO THE CITIZENS OF SA VA.NNAH : OFFICE ATLANTIC & GULF R. R.- Co., 1 SAVANXAU, GA., May 15, 1867. j Fellow- Citizens : It is not twelve months since, that you were invited to extend your assistance to this Company in com-* pleting its railroad connection with the State of Florida. The successful results of your enterprise and liberality in that( instance have been already realized in their first effect on every department of the commerce and trade of our city, and it is no longer doubtful that these results, while they have been the first, are only the forerunners of others of greater mag nitude from the same source. Could they be questioned, we would be most re luctant to call upon you again, after so brief an interval, to renew your "efforts to extend your commercial power in another , direction. But the success of the first enterprise, and the value of the second, with the peculiar circumstances by which it is surrounded, seem to impose a du'y, the performance of which cannot be de clined by those who hold your public trusts in charge. The public journals here and elsewhere have often called attention to the import ance of extending the Atlantic & Gulf Kailroa Matron may determine. 23= While it is not our intention to debar young ladies from proper social enjoyment, yet they will not be permitted to receive the attention of young men, or attend dances, balls or parties of amusement, without speecial directions from the parent or guardian to the contrary. CARD OF TRUSTEES. JANUARY 28th, 1867. " The Trustees of MESON ACADEMY, of Oglethorpe County, have secured the services of Rev. T. ILONZO HARRIS, as principal instructor in the department for females in that Institution for the present year. We recommend him to the patronage of all our citizens and the public, who wish their daughters to enjoy the /benefit of thorough instruction in all branches of a complete education ; as we have every reason to believe that Mr. Harris, from his long experience in teaching females, is able to fulfil the wishes of parents for the improvement of their children. EXPENSES. 40. 20. 00. 00. 20. 00. 00. 19 24 30 1 $30 24 2rl ' u 1C (C „ u H Term,. ..... (i ce Cl £, c< (( ........4 9 60. ......... 12 80. ......... 16 00. ......... 20 00. en ......... 20 00. ......... 16 00. Primary Department, 1st Term.......... Second Class, " " ......... Third Class, " ........', Fourth Class, " ......... Contingent Fee, •• " ......... Music with use of Instrument, first Term, Ornamental Branches, " The above are the rates in currency, payable one-half in advance,, and the remainder at end of each Term. Provisions will be received in payment of Tuition, at market prices, delivered in Lexington. Pupils will be received at any time, and charged from time of entrance until the close of the Term. No deduction will be made except in case of extreme illness ; and then for no less time than one month. Vocal music will be taught free of charge ; therefore all young ladies are expected to bring with them the New Carmina Sacra. Bible and Hymn Book. Board can be obtained in private families at $20 per month, in currency, exclusive of lights ; payable in advance. ^ LOCATION. LEXINGTON is situated three miles from the Rail Road ; easy of access ; healthy as any town in Georgia ; and the society is ßrst rate. The orphans and daughters of all disabled Confederate soldiei*,- will be received and educated free of charge for Tuition. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARIES MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION )3S~ DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CORNWALL IRON WORKS COMPANY, NEAR ROME, GEORGIA. CHARTERED IN 1867. is also of fur- The property consists of, 1st. About 2,200 acres land—200 of which is fine bottom land and capable of producing »1! the hay, oats, &c., required for the use of the place. The balance is very heavy limber and ore land, most of which surrounds the furnaces in a range of hills from £ te 3 miles from furnace. The hills contain inexhaustible quantities of very rich red "Hematite" fosilform ore, yielding 60 per cent, of pure iron. On the property are two fine well buill furnaces, «tacks 35 feet high ; 8 feet bosh, with need casting houEî-, 80 by 50 feet; charcoal shed, 160 by 36 feet ; bridge bouse, 40 by 75 feet ; large stables, all new, 75 by 50 feet, with cattle sheds on side and end ; 3 good i'arm dwellings on place, besides a large number of tenement houses for employees, and one of the finest corn and grist mills in the country, quite new. The works are run by water power from the Chattooga river. The supply of water is unlimited. A canal £ of a mile was cut te bring the water across a horse shoe bend, and tunnel cut 280 feet long, through rock, to convey the water under the bluff where furnaces are located, the top of furnace stacks being the height of blnff. The fall is about 10 feet. 2 submerged water wheels, of 60 horse power each, drive the machinery, which consists of 4 iron blowing cylinders —5 feet stroke, 40 inch draw, with other machinery, pumps, &c., to pump water to top of bluff and other pointe for the works. There is also a good store on the premises, containing several thousand dollars in goods, to supply the workmen hnd country trade. There is at present on hand, 5,000 cords wood, cut ; 15,000 bushels coal, in shed ; a large quantity of fire-proof sandstone for lining furnace number 2 ; furnace number 1 has new hearth in and will go into blast about April 1st ; 1,500 tons iron, mined and delivered at furnace ; 30 work oxen and forty mules, all fine and splendid condition ; 12 or 15 4 horse wagons, all in good order and nearly new ; harness and other gearing, &c., for the above stock ; I fine horse ; . sheep, hogs, number unknown, supposed to be about 50 ; plenty of farming utensils, and a full supply of tools of every description needed' to carry on the works ; also, 1 blacksmith shop and tools ; 1 steam engine, 12 horse power, and stomp ing apparatus for beating up ore, and the building containing them ; wheelbarrows ; carts, fire hose, large stock of bar iron, goods, merchandize, &c. . - Each furnace will make 10 tons, of 2,240 pouuds, of number 1 cold blast iron. The iron is the best made in . the South, and is valuable for car wheels, and is unequalled for mixing with inferior iron for making bar iron of superior quality for bridge bolts, &c. The pig iron, before we had a home market for all we could manufacture, sold hi Philadel phia at $50 cash; Louisville, $50 to $52 cash ; Cincinnati, $50 to $55cash. We now have a home market for five times the amount we can furnish at $45 per ton, delivered at Rome, Georgiu. Chattanooga Mill wants 300 tons per month, at $45. Atlanta Rolling Mill, 150 to 200 " Noble & McCullugh Car Wheel Works, 5 tons per day, and demand increasing. » Rome Iron Manufacturing Co., Mill and Kail Works, will require 10 tons per day. The supply of timber about the works is abundant and can be purchased at from $3 to $4 per acre. There About three thousand acres vacant lands within 3 miles of furnaces>»Sufflcient timber can be had within 3 miles naces, in every direction, to run the works for 20 years. The ore works remarkably easy and melts well ; a charge of 17 bushels coal and 3 bushels brands will carry 800 to 1,000 tons of ore. Limestone of the best kind J of a mile from furnaces. Ore from 1£ to 2£ miles. It is mined by com mon laborers uncovering it and got out ity blocks pure and clean. Laborers get $1 per day ; teamsters, $1.25 ; ore diggers, $1.25 ; fillers at furnaces, $1.25 ; keepers, $1.25 ; woor. cutters, 60 cents per cord ; coal burners 2 cents per bushel. There is at present a large amount of wood hauled to pits aud piled ready for fencing. Teams make from 3 to 4 loads coal per day, and haul from 104 to 133 bushels per load. Ore teams make 8 to 4 loads per day, haul 1 £ tons. The furnace is 2£ miles from Coosa river, which is navigated to Rome by steamboats the whole year. The works are 27 miles distant from Rome, Georgia. The mills get custom grinding sufficient to feed opperatives, and during wheat season required to be run night anil day. About 9-10 of hands' wages is taken out in store yielding a profit of 33j per cent. The furnaces were built during the war. It cost $50,000 to cut canal and tunnel and mill-dam, rating the pay of laborers at $1 per day, and took from August, 1862 till November, 1864, to complete it. The stacks' masonry cost $15,000. About $150,000 was spent on the place in the purchase of the property and improvements and building the works, &c. Jt was sold in 1866, after the works had been burned down, for $45,000—$35,750 in cash, leaving $8,750 to be paid by three parties, each owning one-fourth interest, in three and four years from 6th of September, 1866, with interest. There was expended $30,000 in cash in rebuilding and repairs, and since the works have been put in operation $25,000 more have been expended in building mill, putting up ore stampers, increasing stock of goods in store, purchasing nbout 30 more mules and 20 oxen, new wagons, harness, and other material and improvements generally. The purchaser will take the property as it stood on March 1st, with all the ore, merchandize, stock, timber cut, coal, and everything belonging to the whole place, and take it clear of all incumberance and free from debt, except thf $2,916.33, due in equal payments on September 6th, 1869. and 1870. He would, however, have to pay his proportion of the expenses since, as the furnaces are ont of blast and all hands are engaged in cutting wood, digging and hauling ore, and getting up a supply of stock, all of which will be returned in iron when furnace is put to work. The capital stock paid in is $100,000, and shares for that amount will be issued to stockholders on April 1st. The Company want a practical and experienced man to take a one-fourth or one-half interest and take charge oi' the works. A liberal salary will be paid him. None of the present owners are able to take charge of the business. If desired a contract will be made by a party interested to take all the iron that can be made, delivered at Rome, at a fixed price and pay the cash for it, so there will be no difficulty In disposing of iron or finding means to runit. A gooû manager can make $6,000 per month, clear of all expenses, running one furnace. The property can be made to pay for itself in a single year. The terms will be made easy : Say, $14,000 cash ; $2,000 in six months ; $3,000 in twelve months ; $3,000 in two years. A manager fully competent can command a salary of from two to three thousand dollars per annum, with good Douse and land and other conveniences added. i, Od. 25$, -1867. DUTCH BULBS and other FLOWERING ROOTS. WE have received our annual supply of Dutch Bulbs, and are prepared to execute orders for the same. These Bulbs are imported direct by us, and are of the very finest quality grown in Holland ; and of an entirely different description from the Auction Bulbs, which are the refuse of the Holland gardens sent abroad for sale. 8®= We can gtiarantee our Btifbs to be correct to name. The best season for planting in open ground is October, November and December. Planted later, they lose in flowering qualities. The best ground is a good garden soil well fertilized with decomposed cow manure. The beds should be well dug to the depth of 14 to 18 inches. The Bulbs should be planted four inches deep, and from six to ten inches apart. For Pot Culture.—Use one-third sand, one-third well decomposed cow manure, and one-third leaf mould. In potting each Bnlb should remain one-third above the surface of the soil ; water well, so as to imbed the Bulb firmly, then bury the pots in open ground for six weeks, the root growth is then secured. After that period, take up the pots and remove to a warm room. They require moderate occasional watering, until the leaf growth commences, then give an abundance of air in mild weather and plenty of water. For Glass Culture.—Place the Bulbs so that the base of each touches the water, then place them for two or three weeks in a dark closet, to promote the growth of Ore roots, then bring them in a warm room. If the water becomes impure change it, but do not .bruise the roots. Do not allow the water to freeze. Single Hyacinths are the best for forcing in water. Prices.—Very" finest named varieties, single and double, 50c. each, $5 per doz. Fine unnamed varieties, single and double, colors distinct, 30c. each, $3 per doz. The same soil as that recommended for Hyacinths will answer for the Tulip. The early varieties are susceptible of being brought forward for early bloom in the house, by being planted in pots like Hyacinths. Our collection is very large and embraces : Early single and double, fine named varieties, - 2'Tc. each, $2 per doz. " " " " unnamed, - - - - - 1 " " LATE SHOW, BIZ 1EBES, BYBLOEMEN, etc., named, - - 25 to.SOc. each, 3 " " PABBOT TULIPS, -------- l- •' « GESNEBIANA, OCULIS SOLIS, - - - - - 25c. each. JOrfOUTLS. lOc. each, $1 per doz. 20c. each. $1 per doz. 25c. each. 50c. per doz. $1 each. 1 " 25c. " - 30c. " 60c. " - 50c. " Double, • - - - 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. ; Single, sweet scented, DPOLTTA.]N"TinjS ]N"A.KCrSSTJS. Splendid flower for winter or spring blooming, very fragrant. Fine mixed varieties, CKOCTJS. All colors, unnamed, - 50c. per doz. New Seedlings, extra fine, named, English, Spanish, -- Double, ----- 75C. per doz. Single, 3LTLY. LILLIUM LANCIFOLIUM, Album, White Japan, --- " " Eoseum, White Spotted Eose, - CANDIDUM, White Garden Lily, --- " LONGIFLOEUM, Snow White, --- " EXIMIUM, Larger than above, pure White, -- « MAETAGON, (Turk's Cap) various colors. - - EANUNCULUS, Double and Turban, named, $1.50 per doz. ANEMONES, Double and Star, named, 1.50 « " CEOWN IMPEKIALS, - - 75c. to $1 each. SCILLA PEEUVIANA, Blue and White, - 50c. each. " CAMPANULATA, etc. - - lOc. each. Any of the above Bulbs sent by mail postage paid, if not less than $5 is ordered. For less amounts postage extra, at the rate. of 8 cents per pound. In all cases the money to accompany the order, if sent by mail ; otherwise C. O. D. per Express, with collec tion charges at the expense of purchaser. ADDRESS : Augusta., Get. •X GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 76, AUTHORIZING THE ASSEMBLING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION. HEAD-QUARTERS THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT, ) GEORGIA, ALABAMA AND FLORIDA,) > Atlanta, Georgia, October 18, 1867. ) ' GENERAL ORDERS, No. 76. WHEREAS, By General Orders, No. 69, from these Head quarters, dated August 31, 1867, an Election was ordered to be held in the State of Alabama, on the First, Second and Third days of October, 1867, at which Election, in pursuance of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States", and the Acts supplementary thereto, the registered voters of said State might vote "for a Convention," or "against a Convention," and for delegates to constitute the Convention in case a ma jority of the votes given on that question should be for a Con vention, and in case a majority of all the registered voters should have voted on the question of Convention ; AND WHEREAS, At an election held in pursuance of said order, and in conformity to said Acts, there were polled on the question of Convention votes to the number of Ninety-five Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Six (95,866,) that being more than one half of One Hundred and Sixty-five Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen (165,813,) the whole number of registered voters in said State, including those registered during the five days mentioned in said order ; and of the whole num ber of votes polled on the question of Convention, Ninety Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-three, (90,283,) (being a majority of the same,) were cast "For a Convention." AND WHEREAS, At said Election the following named per sons were elected as Delegates to said Convention from the respective Election Districts in which they were so chosen : II From the First Election District—Gustavus Horton, Albert Griffin, Alfred E. Buck, John Carraway, Ovid Gregory. From the Second Election District—Mark D. Brainard, Stephen Moore. From the Third Election District—Augustus W. Jones. From the Fourth Election District—Samuel S. Gardner, William K. Jones. From the Fifth Election District—R. M. Johnson, R. Deal, J. C. Jolly. From thé Sixth Election District—David Lore, H. C. Rus sell, Thomas Diggs. From the Seventh Election District—W. H. Black, James Falmer, L. S. Latham, B. F. Royal. From the Eighth Election District—James H. Howard. From the Ninth Election District—C. A. Miller, N. D. Stan- \vood, Wm. M. Buckley. * From the Tenth Election District—R. M. Reynolds, J. H. Burdick, A. L. Morgan. From the Eleventh Election District—James M. Jackson. From the Twelfth Election District—Luther R. Smith, J. J. Gilder. From the Thirteenth Election District — George Ely, Wash ington Johnson. From the Fourteenth Election District—Littleberry Strange, J. J. Martin. From the Fifteenth Election District—H. C. Semple, Jas. P. Stow, Charles W. Buckley, John C. Keffer, Peyton Finley. From the Sixteenth Election District—B. F. Saffold, D. E. Coon, J. Silsby, A. Strother, J. Hatcher. From the. Seventeenth Election District—Pierce Burton, Charles W. Dustan, J. Wright McLeod. . From the Eighteenth Election District—Simeon Brunson, Benjamin Rolfe, B. Yordy, Benjamin Inge. From the Nineteenth Election District—John H. Meadors, Samuel Blandon. From the Twentieth Election District—B. W. Norris, C. H. Cabot, John L. Alexander. From the Twenty-first Election District—J. H. Speed, G. W. Graves, Thomas Lee. From the Twenty-second Election District—W. T. Black- ford, B. S. Wheelan, James K. Greene, Charles Hayes, B. Alexander. From the Twenty-third Election District—T. Towles, Early Greathouse, Timothy J. Russell. From the Twenty-fourth Election District—J. F. Hurst. in From the Twenty-fifth Election District—James R. Walk er. From the Twenty-sixth Election District—Jesse W. Mahan. From the Twenty-seventh ^Election District—Joseph H. Davis. From the Twenty-eighth Election District—Arthur Bing- ham, George P. Plowman, Thomas Adams. From the Twenty-ninth Election District—E. W. Peck, H. McGown. From the Thirtieth Election District—C. L. Steed, J. H. Autrey. From the Thirty-first Election District—H. J. Springfield. From the Thirty-second Election District—W. A. Walker. From the Thirty-third Election District—J. F. Morton. From the Thirty-fourth Election District—J. W. Wilbite. From the Thirty-fifth Election District—W. T. Ewing, W. C. Garrison. From the Thirty-sixth Election District—George J. Dykes. From the Thirty-seventh Election District—Alfred Collins. From the Thirty-eighth Election District—W. A. Austin, C. O. Whitney. From the Thirty-ninth Election District—S. F. Kennemere. From the Fortieth Election District—Thomas Haughey. From the Forty-first Election District—Thomas M. Peters, B. O. Masterson. From the Forty-second Election District—A. J. Applegate, Columbus Jones, LaFayette Robinson. From the Forty-third Election District—James W. Stew- art, Daniel H. Bingham, James T. Rapier. From the Forty-fourth Election District—William S. Skin ner, H. H. Russell. It is ordered, That the persons above named do meet in Convention at Montgomery, Alabama, at the Capitol, on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 1867, and proceed to frame a Constitution and Civil Government for the State of Alaba ma, according to the provisions of the Acts above referred to, and that when the same shall have been so framed, the said Constitution be submitted for ratification to the registered voters of said State as further required by law. JOHN POPE, Official : Major General, U. S. A. S. C. GREEXE, Capt. 24-th Inffy, Bv't Maj. U. 8. A., A. A. A. G, GIVEN BY MR. & MRS. SAMUEL DUNLAP, by Mrs ADELLA~J. BRANHAM, Prof. I. U. BRAMHAM, of Madison, Prof. V. CZURDA, of Macon, for the AT CITY HALL, Evening, - - - - JTtily 1st, Doors open at 7 1-2 o'clock, Concert to commence at 8 1-2 o'clock. PART FIRST. I —Instrumental Duet, Overture from Marha. (I'lotnw)—Mrs. Dunlap, and' V. Ozurda. ^i-\oca|JDuet, Do'si Thou Remember, jTampana)—Mrs. A. J., and ï R. Branham. 3—Instrumental Trio, Sounds from Home, (two Violins and Piano)—Messrs. t I, R. Branham, V. Czurda and Mrs. Dunlap 4—Song, Brighter than the Stars, (II Trovatore. Verdi)—Mr. S. Dunlap. 5—Flute Solo, (Terschek)—Mr. I. R. Branham. 6—Vocal Trio, Life has no Power,—Mrs. A. J. Branhïm, I. R.Braqham and S. Duniap. 7—Instrumental Duet, (Piano and Violin) Scene de Ballet, (De Beriot) Mrs. Dunlap and V. Ozurda. PART SECOND. 1—Vo«al Duet, The Fishermen, (Gabussi)—Mrs. A. J. Branham and S. Dunlap. 2—Instrumental Duet, (Violin and Piano) Fantasie "Capriccio, (Vieuxtemps,) V. Czurda and Mrs, Dunlap. 3—Song, Tbe Wanderer, (Schubert,) I. R. Branham. 4—Flute Solo, Dolce i Coneento, (Nicholson) I. R. Brauham. 5— -Song, Sleep light, gently. (Strakosch), A. J. Branham. 6— -Instrumental Duet, (Piano and Violin), iSoinnarnbula, (de Beriot);—Mrs. Dunlap, V. Czurda. 7—Vocal Trio from \tilla, (Verdi)—Mrs. A. J. Branham, I. ß. Branham, S. Dunlap. Admission 50 Cents, Piano used on this occasion has been kindly furnished by Mr °.H A. Smith. Commercial Print ~-JS~^ "J, DISTRICT OF THE CHATTAHOOOHIE, MAÇON, GA., January 23rd, 1867. GENEBAX. OBDEBS, ) No. 1. ) Bvt. Major W. A. Elderkin, O. S., U. S. A., having reported at these Headquarters, is hereby announced as Chief Commissary of Sub sistence, on the Staff of the Bvt. Major General Commanding the Dis trict of the Chattahoochie. He will be obeyed accordingly. By command of Brevet Major Goneral CHAS. K. WOODS. S. C. GKEENE, Captain 24th Infantry, Bvt. Major U. S. A. Acting Assistant Adjutant General. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD, DUEING THE PEKIOD OF EEVELATION. THE OLD TESTAMENT DISPENSATION. BY REV. CHARLES COLCOCK JONES, D. D. 1 VOL. 8VO., NEARLY 600 PAGES. PRICE fS.50. The author of this worK is widely known as late Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity in the Theological Seminar/ of the Synods of South Carolina and Georgia, in Columbia. The distinguished author did not live to see this work through the p*ess; but it bears abundant evidence of being his great life work. He begins with the earliest existence of the Church, thence proceeds, by regular steps, onward through the entire Scriptures to theii close, covering the period of Eevelation only, and eudeavors to determine the Origin, the Covenants, the Doctrines, the Rit^j», Ceremonies, Ordinances, Members and Officers, Order and Discipline of the Church, and briefly, the principal events of her prog'tt-is and especially her passage ont of the old into the new Dispensation. He also endeavors to show "what of the old fonnd accom plishment as type, or shadow, or prophecy, and passed away into the New, and what remained afterward that pertained to the neces sary existence and constitution of the Church ; and what was the final and perfect state in which our Lord and His Apostles left the Chnrch when the canon of Scripture closed." The work is exhaustive in its treatment of these subjects, and it is scholarly and elo quent in its style. ^*— In the preface ths; x\ Qr_£ay_s.tt'-* *he_prej; """.* Ji£f_thje,45£QI*_r"Jl'iv' forwi _.u-R-- -if rvJHStwi- <'iji'yi«ept_T .MVR hjil Oo.fUa. Holy Word always open before me, and have sought the illuminating and sanctifying influence of the Holy S-5- Wiat its inspired —Utd heavenly pages might be full of wondrous and instructive things to my mind and heart. Aid Wir .il«w oeeu sought frorr. jman help—the best authors within my reach—that I might be instructed by them, and led to a better luu.c. standing of the Di. :ne Word, wherein lay the History of that Church for which Christ shed his precious blood. • i have been encouraged by the favorable opinion expressed, both by ministers and private members of the Church to whom I iie cha' ' of the work has been explained. These last—for whom I have specially written—have been pleased to say, that if sur fully . 'nted, it would prove such a History as would be peculiarly profitable to them. It wonld, indeed, be doing good sen ' ^..- prepar* üu acceptable and useful History of the Chnrch for the mass of the people of God ; and he who is enabled 10 accomplish that wo.rk should esteem it a high honor graciously conferred upon him. » » » "Now to have a Church History for the families of the Lord's people—a History which parents and children can use intelli gently and profitably,—is certainly a thing to be desired. Such a History would serve as a reference book in the family. For exam ple: should they desire to know when and how the Church of God originated, they could turn to the History and find out. Or should they wish information on various points, such as, what are the Covenants of Works and of Grace ?—When did God give his Chnrcn n visible and direct organization ?—Who are the regularly constituted members of that Church ?—Is the Church under the old and new Dispensations one and the same ?—Who is the only true Head of the Church ?—Has the Church any temporal Head ?—What are ilk sacraments, its law of the Sabbath, its law of marriage ?—D^es the Church hold to the doctrine of the the Trinity, of the Divinity, humanity, and person of Christ?—In all these inquiries the History would aid them. It would also assist them in all matters pertain ing J& Church government and discipline, and in all points of/pure history.'' FOR SALE BY W. T. BERRY & CO., ^CQOKSELLERS, 28 PUBLIC SQUARE, z'^W'y^^ ^•V^-'VSV. ,„, & <£ : •* sUAJ - ^ utfrrf A . ^, ^^ ^ •^ >/t-' ,/6'; .A-, '<-/ -^/ ^ - McDUFFlE, ''O. M. EOZEMAN. Ware House and Genera! Commission Business, for tlie Sale and. IP-urolia.se of Ootton, flawkinsvillc, «a. The undersigned take this method of informing the public'that they have engaged in the above V business, and respectfully solicit a share of the patronage. Our Ware House is immediately upon the River Bluff, and all shipments of Cotton from our House by Boats will be free of the charge of drayage or slidege We expect the New Iron Steamer " Night Hawk " to be here by the 1st of November, which will take freight at two dollars per bale for Savannah. Planters will see by this that it is to their interest to bring their cotton to this point, as they can take choice of shipping either by Kail or River, or selling here. We would also solicit any orders for the sale or purchase of Cotton and Merchandise-, having close storoge for the same. Having secured the services of the indefatigable Mr. Columbus C. Clark, we wonld most respectfully solicit the patronage of the planters and public. McDUFFlE & BOZEMAN. Hawkinsville, Sept. 5th, 1867. B. MERTDN ODULTIH IN A.THE1STS, GEOUGKE A.. HAVE YOUR MAILS CARRIED TO THE undersigned undertook a new Enterprise last winter which has been SUCCESSFULLY Carried on for one year; through the hard winter of 1866. . s ut few have patronized hin, and he has toiled with little hope to in- iitre his enterprise a success. For one year he has wfth a great ^ëal of rouble, attempted to please those who so kindly became his patrons, and s gratified ro know that he has succeeded in doing so. He haso ften been tempted to cease his efforts; being almost hopeless 'f accomplishing his, purpose, but with untiring energy has still continued it. He hopes that all who have formed a favorable opinion of the enterprise, by the energy Which has been displayed will come forward and patronize him. He is sanguine for the future, and promises that as his number increases, he WILL REDUCE HIS PRICES. With a liberal s^ale of prices, and an honest effort to give satisfaction to all who may put their names on his list, he is determined to merit suc cess, The following are his charges, per month : Carry to the Stores - - - -, 50 cts. Below the Cobham line - - - - - 75 " v , Above " •' ----- . - $1,00. ' He will also mail letters and packages, and carry notes from one place te another when desired. FREE OF CHARGE! 1 Yearly contracts will be made with all who desire it ; which will of course be cheaper. y^° His motto is to PLEASE . ^JFJ All who want their mails delivered, can leave their names and keys , at either the Post office, or the store of Lampkin, Crane, & Co. Athens, Dee. 9. 1867. W. A. LESUEUR, Carrier. According to General Orders No. 49, issued from Headquarters Third Military District, and dated Atlanta, Gift, August 12th, 1867, you are instructed to publish your advertisements in " such newspapers and sucli only as have not opposed -and do not oppose recon struction under the Acts of Congres», nor attempt to obstruct, in any manner, the civil officers appointed by the military authorities in this district in the discharge of their duty by threats of violence or prosecution, or other penalty, as soon as the military protection is withdrawn, for acts per formed in their official capacity." Being neutral on these subjects, we are entitled to receive your advertising patronage according to said Order ; therefore, if your publications are discontinued in. your present organ, we would be pleased to receive it, and would rp.spectfnllv ask you .to consider our claims. If the circulation of the Messenger is not considered general in your County, we will make it so. Hoping this will meet with your prompt consideration, we are Veiy Respectfully, Your Obedient Servants, Gentry & Jefferson, Proprietors Christian Messenger. 106. icorporate the Baptist Church, aft, Wil- [»0.229.] jreek, m the County of Warren, by the Senate and House of Représenta- Triœieesnr of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and çhmâCvn cted by the authority of the same, That ^jj"",^ Jethro Darden, sen,, Jethro Darden. jun., minaièd ' , Robert Sheffield, Buckner Bass, and Ed-• j^™" heir successors in office, shall be, and they :ed to be a body corporate, by the name B Trustees of the Baptist Church on Wil- Varren County." .further enacted by the authority aforesaid, invested jcited trustees and their successors in office peny^&c., With all manner of property, both real and ^ th^f pnvey the same, all donations, gifts, grants, Suposirg ivileges, and immunities whatsoever, which &|;sai"e' g church at the time of the passage of this ly be hereafter made, conveyed, or trahs- their successors in office, to have and to the proper use, benefit, and behoof of said that the trustees and their successors in id they are hereby declared to he capable ig sued, impleading and being impleadedj May *«* Scessary legal steps for recovering and de- BÛ'ed.'1 Irty whatever, which the said church may nand ; and also for the recovering the rents, of the same, or any part or parcel thereof. further enacted by tJie authority aforesaid, Gominu- 5f the Baptist Church on Williams' Creek office!" Bee for the term of three years, from and Df this act ; and ou the third Saturday in Time, lundred and thirty, or within three mont jporters of the gospel in said church eeting-houee of the aforesaid church, and : hours of ten and four o'clock, elect from :he gospel in said church, or other virtuous ons, five trustees, who shall hold their is aforesaid, with the same powers and for i as above declared. IRBY HUDSON, ipeaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate, mber £0th, 1826. G. M. TROUP, Governor. Proviso. -rermu society, and also to the trustees or commissioners of the Methodist society, out of any land acquired for county purposes, and not laid out in town lots, a quantity of land not exceeding one acre to each society, in such parts of said land as the said justices, or a majority of them may think proper, for the purpose of erecting a building thereon for public worship ; Provided, that no part of the land that may be conveyed as aforesaid to either of the said societies shall be used as a burying, in case the same shall be located within three hundred yards of the public spring. DUNCAN G. CAMPBELL, Speaker pro tern, of the House of Representatives. ALLEN B. POWELL, President of the Senate. Assented to, December 20th, 1825. G. M. TROUP, Governor, i O 'horise the Commissioners appointed to [wo.230.] un of Macon, to lay off and set apart a of Ground in lieu of the one set apart imissioners,for the use of the Methodist krch in the Town of Macon. the Senate and House of Représenta Georgia, in General Assembly met, and fal ly the authority of the same, That the cted Commissioners appointed to lay off the town of Macon be, and they are hereby required, on their first meeting for the purpose of selling or laying off lots in said town, to lay off a suitable piece of ground for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having due regard to quantity and locality, in lieu of the one laid off by them heretofore. § 2. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners appointed to lay off said town, do execute a fee simple title for said piece of ground to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church at Macon ; any thing to the contrary not withstanding. IRBY HUDSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, December 23d, 1826. G. M. TROUP, Gorernor. Tile Com missioners authorized to lay off a suitable lot fortheMf- thodlst Episcopal Church. To execute fee simple titles. 106 CHURCHES. [N0.33I.] AN ACT to incorporate the Unitarian Society in Augusta, Georgia. Trustees of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- iiaVi soc'l- tives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and 'y nomina- fa ^A hereby enacted by the aut/iority of the same, That from eorpomèd. and after the -passing of this act, Alexander Cunningham, Gilbert Longstreet, Thomas S. Metcalf, William Sims, and Philip Cram, all of the city of Augusta, together with such others as now are or hereafter may become members of the association called "• the Unitarian Society in Augusta, Georgia," be, and they are hereby declared to be, a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of " the Unitarian Society in Augusta, Georgia ;" and shall be ca pable to receive, hold, and enjoy real and personal estate for the use and benefit of said institution, and shall have per petual succession of members and officers, and may have and use a common seal, and under the name and style afore- Maysue said may sue'and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer sued!"5 a*>d be answered unto in any court of law or equity in this State, having the requisite jurisdiction. § 2. And be it further enacted, That the said society 'shall be capable in law of receiving any bequest or donation, whether in money or other thing, for the benefit of said in stitution, by whatever name or style the same may be made ; and under their- name and style aforesaid, when the interest and prosperity of the said society seem to require it, sell, lease, or exchange any estate by them acquired either by * purchase, bequest, or donation. , May make § 3. And be it further enacted, That the Unitarian So- Isfc.lawSl ciety in Augusta, Georgia, aforesaid, are hereby vested with full power and authority to make and establish • such by laws, rules, and regulations for their own government as Proviso, they may deem expedient and necessary ; Provided, such by laws, rules, and regulations be subject to be altered and re pealed by the Legislature. IRBY HUDSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, December 22d, 1826. G. M. TROUP, Governor. cessors shall be, and they are hereby declared to be, capable May "^ of suing and being sued, impleading and being impleaded ; sued. * and using all necessary and legal steps for recovering and ^ defending any property whatsoever which the said church T may hold, claim, or demand ; and also for recovering the rents, issues, and profits of the same, or any part or parcel thereof. § 3. Ana be it further enacted, That the said vestry shall Continu- hold their office for, and during the term of, two years, from office!" the passage of this act ; and the congregation shall assemble Time, at the aforesaid church every two years thereafter, for the {JJJJSe purpose of choosing a vestry, consisting of five discreet and f^j^ virtuous men, who shall hold their offices for the like period of two years, to be vested with the same power and for the same period as above described. IRBY HUDSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 20th December, 1826. G. M. TROUP, Governor. Trustée« of the Locust ^Church no- {»rated. two.233.] AN ACT to incorporate the Roman Catholic Church of the Purification, at Locust Grove, 'in Warren County. Preamble. Whereas, a religious society, known hy the name of the Roman Catholic Church of the .Purification, at Locust Grove, has been established in Warren county ; and whereas, it is necessary for the promotion of religion and virtue, that churches or religious societies be made capable of holding, enjoying, and defending any property which they may ac quire by donation or otherwise ; Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the Rev. Patrick O'Sulivan, Henry B. Thompson, James Rossignol, Ignatius Semmes, Thomas H. Luckett, and their successors in office, shall be, and they are hereby declared, a body corporate, by the name and style of the vestry of the Roman Catholic Church of the Purification, of Locust Grove, in Warren county. § 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the vestry aforesaid, and their successors in office, or a majority of them, shall be invested in them all manner of property, both real and personal ; all donations, gifts, grants, immunities, and privileges whatsoever, which may belong to the aforesaid church at the time of passing this act, or which may hereafter be made, conveyed, or transferred to said vestry or their successors in office, to have and to hold the same for the proper use, benefit, and behoof of »aid church ; and also that the said vestry and their suc- AN ACT to authorize the Church Wardens and Vestry- [uo.233.] men of the Episcopal Church in Augusta, called St. Paul's Church, to sell a part of the lot conveyed to the Protestant Episcopal Church of the City of Augusta, by act of the nineteenth December, eighteen hundred and ei^'tieen. Be it e-nacn'-d by the Senate and House of Représenta- ^uBt'11jirazc on such terms, as they think proper, that part of the lot de scribed in the act of the nineteenth December, eighteen • hundred and eighteen, which was formerly used as a place of burial for slaves ; Provided, however, no sale of said part Proviso, of the lot shall be made until all remains of persons buried there shall have been removed, and carefully interred in the. place at present used as a burial-place for slaves ; and until there shall be erected on the line formerly dividing the ce metery of St. Paul's from that part of the lot authorized to be sold, a good brick wall, such as at present surrounds the whole lot. said sale shall be for the use of the church wardens and vestrymen of the Episcopal church in Augusta called St. Paul's Church. aid sale Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS STOCKS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 23d December, 1826. G. M. TROUP, Governor. petty, &c. . _T . „,,_ . . , . . . AN ACT to incorporate the Presbyterian, Episcopa- [«0.234-1 han> ana Baptist Churches m the Town of Macon and County of Bibb. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Représenta- Trustees «if tives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, ^j^a^y' and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That j^HJJjf Angus McKinzie, John .Lamar, A. L. Acee, Edward W. Baptist Wright, and Samuel Gillespie, and their successors in office, ^Maom shall be, and they are hereby declared to be, a body corpo- nominate^ rate, by the name and style of the Trustees of the Macon p Presbyterian church, in the town of Macon and county of Bibb; and that Christopher B. Strong, Edward D.Tracy, Albert G. Clopton, Addison Mandell, and Reuben Bur- roughs, and their successors in office, shall he, and they are hereby declared to be, a body corporate, by the name and style Felix Karcrett Collection University of Georgia Libraries E. MERTDN COLH-TER IMl^OOItT, @//ie imdelbiqned /t,bo/iw.e& to oken a &cnoot io'i \-> y i i i n bü. at the teùdence oi mev. S. If. Wallen, on me ' C ° ' au o{ éfe/t, 3XT JB.866-'67. Committee of Privileges and Elections. Messrs. Miller, Powell, Eichmond, Saunders and Power. Committee for Courts of Justice. Messrs-^Trout, Boiling, Strother, Alexander, Ould, McEae, Lee, Gait and Cabell. Committee on General Laius. Messrs. Gray, Miller, Peck, Davis, Mitchell, Cabell and Lawson. Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. Messrs. Keen, Robinson, Ould, Boiling, Crockett, Peck, Meade, Lee and Coleman. Committee on Finance. Messrs. McEae, Lemosy, Hannah, Keen, Trout, Carter, Boiling, Crockett, Gray and Washington. Committee on Banks. Messrs. Mitchell, Boiling, Eobinson, Keen, Ould, Miller, Lee, Gait and Hannah. Committee on Federal Relations. Messrs. Boiling, Trout, Eobinson, Crockett, Keen, Gray, Mercier, Lee, Meade, Lemosy and Carter. Committee on Public Institutions. Messrs. Eobinson, Trout, Power, Kello, Belew, Taliaferro and Peck. • Committee on Enrolled Bills. Messrs. Alexander, Lawson, Kello, Dulany, Coleman, Strother, Powell, Eichmond and Power. Committee to Examine the "Clerks Office. Messrs. Taliaferro, Eichmond, Davis and Hannah. Joint Committee on Executive Expenditures. Messrs. Powell, Davis and Peck. Joint Committee on the library. Messrs. Kello, Coleman and Meade. Joint Committee to examine the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts. Messrs. Saunders, Powell and Mercier. Joint Committee to examine the Register's Office. Messrs, Gait, Washington and Saunders. Joint Committee to examine the Treasurer's Office. Messrs. Lemosy, Kello and Davis. Joint Committee to examine Bonds of Public Officers. Messrs. Crockett, Alexander and Meade. Joint Committee on the Public Printing. Messrs. Peck, Mitchell and Hannah. TO THE AUXILIARIES. We earnestly solicit careful attention and prompt responses to the fol lowing statements and suggestions, additional to the accompanying " Spe cial Appeal:" 1. Tim re is now due to the Parent Society from Auxiliaries tjiefidl sum of «280,000, for books fimhaaed by them. This is probably the greatest amount that we have ever had, outstanding against the Auxiliaries at any one time. It is the natural result of the plan for the resupply of the whole country with the Bible ; a vast work which could not be accomplished without the most liberal aid of the Parent Society to its local Auxiliaries. A large proportion of this sum may be readily collected. Some of it may be even now in their treasuries, and should be remitted to the Assistant Treasurer at the Bible House without delay. The capital required to manufacture and send forth a full supply of books for future use is thus to a great extent now in the hands of our Auxiliaries, in books or money, rr in both. It is necessary that it should be transferred as soon as possible to the Parent Society. While we are not willing unduly to press this matter, especially upon the more '''' uu^ ur^nc/, ana the I5es I. interests of the Cause will be promoted, and a diminished supply of books prevented, by an entire discharge of these obligations by those that are able, and by partial pay ment from those that cannot now liquidate their whole indebtedness. 2. Your attention is also particularly requested to oi/r distribution. While the demand npon our resources has not, thus far, abated, yet the resupply of the whole country Éas now been so long in progress, that the call for Bibles and Testaments &r this purpose may be properly regarded as being near its climax. It is known to us that a number of societies have overstocked their depositories, while others have, in con sequence, been obliged to take fewer books, or to wait longer than was meet for their supplies. It is, therefore, important, that in this whole matter your influence shall be exerted to remedy the difficulties referred to. This can be done by arrangements for the disposal of surplus stock in depositories, and by reducing orders for books on account, and requests for donations of hooks, within more moderate bounds. It is better that our Auxiliaries should apply to us more frequently for smaller invoices, rather than order or request large quantities at once, of which many may lie idle iipon their shelves, while other societies are actually in need of them. We would not discourage any reasonable and necessary demands, but simply aim to preven' overstocking and waste, and large debts for books unused. The number of societies is so great, the applications for grants are so numerous, and the claims of the conn- .•' try at large are so pressing, that it will require very judicious management to equal ize the distribution, and effectually to supply the destitute who are yet without the Bible. The bearing of these remarks upon our financial condition is manifest ; but the effect upon tlie Auxiliaries themselves is equally important. It has become a serious question at the Bible Honse, whether our immense dis - trlbution of the Scriptures to societies which have received them *s donations, or üp$- orders as sales, without a good prospect of being able to pay for thera, has resyly advanced the Bible cause as it sbould have done. It is believed that even tke Bi/le-may be made too cheap ; that our large grants may have led in some cases to^ infliscriminate and injudicious donations among the people ; and that this very liber ally of the Board may have 'tended to diminish tbe sense of responsibility to pay for books bought, or possibly to lead to au undervaluing of tbe word of God. The British and Foreign Bible Society generally require partial payments for their «ooks. So do many missionaries in foreign lands. How far in tbe present state of our country we should try to carry out this plan, we are not now able to say. But it is wise to call public attention to the general principle, and tbe auxiliaries should make jirppe.r efforts to apply it, so far at least, that waste, perversion, and indiscrim- iuaie donations may "be guarded ii^tràii.-v. l One of our wisest and most successful Southern Agents, in a recent letter upon ' this subject, says : " A people who have received as many books as they Wanted for fr» J years, 'and paid nothing, will be hard to break into th£ practice of coftlfibuting." And referring to a State which has so received about $30,000 worth. 5V books on account, be adds, " I bad rather undertake to raise forty thousand doJifcfs for h#oks that are still in tbe Bible House." As a general rule, those who leaüf wish to have tbe Bible will be able and willing to pay a little for it, and will feel the better, and value it the more, as their o\te|ri puivebase. :j,. 3. Tfte gratuitous contributions to tMs*J3oc$ety stmltld. &«t Iqffqifc •inexeastd. Tbe statistics of our great missionary and other religious institutions show that the American Bible Society by no means receives its proportionate share of benevolent contributions. Tbe general impression that this Society needs less money than tbe ^^IUIL -u BOW bçing dispelled by the progress of its woi&j which 1s_abfi«i4i i,i tie liberality of the that the Mends of tEe Society will enable it îo accomi-'.ish. We are now manufac turing from 5,000 to 6,000 volumes daily, and can do even more. These facts add new force and significance to onr appeal. 4. In view of these statements, the ~Soarcl of Managers expect of every Auxiliary immediate, judicious, cmä stirring efforts^ to meet tlie occasion. We ought not to end • ; ,-r fiscal year in debt. We hope to exhibit in our next Annual Report greater results and higher prospects than ever before. It is a noble opportunity. Our Christian people will respond to this appeal as they have always done hitherto. We respectfully request our co-workers to state the facts, and urge the appeals in the pulpit, on the platform, through the press, in tbe auxiliaries, at their anniversa ries, and wherever Providence favours ouFjmission. Conquests are won in the Re deemer's kingdom only by bis advancing armies. Tbe leaders must keep in front of the people. This Institution is, and ought always to be such a leader. The state öfthe world invites our highest faith in God, and in his word. _ Our Agents are specially instructed to bring these matters to tbe notice of tbe Auxiliaries, and we solicit for them and through them your hearty and immediate co-operation. JOSEPH HOLDICH, ) WM, J. R. TAYLOB, >• Cor. Secretaries. T. RALSTON SMITH, ), HENRY FISHER, Assist. Treasurer. CALEB T. ROWB, General Agent. BIBLE HCUSE, ASTOR PLACE, ï NEW YOKK, DEC. 1867. > 4P i "6V, May 1st, -1868. Dear Sir,— During the past twelve months much of my time and attention has been given to the cause of Reconstruction, and now, that it is about culmi nating in such a triumphant and glofious success in our complete restora tion to • our former relations to our Government, with Union men at the helm, I shall once more give my undivided attention to my Profession. Atlanta having become the Seat of Government, persons from all por tions of the State will more often need the services of an Attorney at this point, and all business entrusted to me will be promptly attended to. Having formed a business connection with the most experienced and responsible Firm in Washington Ci1y, for the collection of claims of all kinds against the Government of the United States, I take this method of tendering my professional services to the loyal men of Georgia, who may wish such claims attended to. There is no provision made by law, at this time, for the payment of claims held by loyal men of the unreconstructed States, for property de stroyed by the army ; and, in fact, there are special laws prohibiting it ; but it is hoped our relations to the Government will soon change, and that Con gress may be prevailed upon to provijde for the payment of all just claims held by the loyal men of Georgia. • While loyal men have lost some species of property which will, per haps, never be paid for, yet there is much that ought to, and doubtless will, be paid for. Though there is no immediate prospect of success in getting these claims paid, yet there is reasonable tope of ultimate success. The chances are such as to justify the trouble and expense incurred in preserving such evidence as may be necessary, when the way is opened. Should such claims remain unattended to for years, it would then be impossible to get up the necessary evidence, even if Congress were to pro vide for their payment. All evidence should be gotten in proper shape for being preserved while the witnesses are still living, and before they move away. Evidence is essential in all Courts, and tfiose who neglect their evidence, are generally unsuccessful. It will be very difficult, even now, to procure necessary evidence in many cases, and every year that passes will increase the difficulties, until it will ultimately be impossible. All that can be done now, is to get the evidence in shape, and carefully preserve it, so as to secure the payment of claims whenever Congress may provide for such payment. Those who have claims of any character whatever against the Govern ment, will find it to their interest to address me immediately. HENRY P. FARROW, Attorney at Law, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sir,— It is obvious, from the language of the Eeconstruction Laws, that the members of the Legislature are required to take the oath of office, usually known as the " Test Oath." The law distinctly declares that any Government which may exist in Georgia, shall be deemed provisional only, until the Legislature, elected under the new Constitution, shall have adopted the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and until Congress accepts our new Constitution and receives the State into the Union. It also distinctly declares that- all officers of said provisional Government, whether elected or appointed, shall be required to take said oath. Many of the newly elected Officers may not be called upon to qualify until we are admitted into the Union ; aad if so, the government will have ceased to be provisional, and all such Officers will only be required to take the oath required by the new Constitution. « But not so with the Legislature. The members of that, body are required, by the Eeconstruction Laws, to enter upon the discharge of their duties rrrttrhrcliitj- dap:, and either acceptor reject the proposed Constitutional Amendment, before Congress will consider our new Constitution. They must necessarily qualify while the Government is still merely provisional. Such being the case, the law requires them to take the test oath. No one is eligible to a seat in either branch of the Legislature who cannot take it. In many cases the persons receiving the highest number of votes are not eligible, under the Law, to the Offices for which they were candidates ; and as the Eeconstruction Laws make the Laws of Georgia of full force and effect, where they do not conflict with the Eeconstruction Laws, it becomes necessary to refer to the Laws of the State to see what provision is made for cases where the person receiving the highest number of votes is ineligible. The Laws of Georgia are clear and unequivocal upon this point. There is in our State a difference in the Law relating to an Office for which a majority of the whole vote cast is necessary to elect, and one for which a plurality only is necessary. In the election for Governor, a majority of the votes cast are necessary to elect, and if the person receiving that majority is in eligible, then there is no election. The Law is different as regards the election of members of the Legislature and of County Officers, for in those cases a simple plurality elects. Where a majority of all the votes cast are necessary for election, as in the Governor's election, if the person receiving that ma jority is ineligible, there is no election, for the person receiving the next highest number of votes does not come inbyreason of his ineligibility. Where only a plurality of the votes cast are necessary to elect, and the person receiving that plurality is ineligible, then the person receiving the next highest number of votes, if he be eligible, is elected. That is the Law of Georgia, and, not being in conflict with the Eeconstruction Laws, it is in full force and effect. Therefore, in every instance where the Democrat received the highest number of votes, but cannot take the oath prescribed, and the Eepublican can take it, the Democrat is ineligible, and the Eepublican is elected. This is the long established Statute Law of Georgia, and there can be no quibbling about it. The Legislature will be convened soon—wimilLaSl*Af»— and this question will come up. No man is eligible, either to the House or Senate, unless he can take the following Oath: " I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily bore arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto ; that I have neither sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority, or pretended authority,, in hostility to the United States ; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution, within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all ene mies, foreign and domestic ; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same : that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or pur pose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God." It has been the boast of the Disunionists, that no man who could take that Oath, would ever be countenanced by them, and could never get their sup port. Therefore, it is quite reasonable to suppose they have not supported men for the Legislature who can take it. The Disunionists are so indifferent about the Eeconstruction Laws, they will not read and reflect upon them, but prefer to " go it blind," and the result is, they are totally ignorant as to their provisions. Hence, they have committed the grave blunder of wasting their strength upon men who are ineligible to office. Thus they have presented themselves in the ridiculous attitude of bestowing idle and empty compliments upon their disunion favorities and the Offices upon Union men. Well done. Democrats ! Wherever the friends of the Government have elected to the Legislature persons who cannot take the required Oath, their disability can be easily re moved by Act of Congress, and it is hoped will be ; but it is not to be presumed that Congress will remove the disability from those who are seeking to overthrow the Government and to perpetuate the rebellion in every possible way. The friends of the Government, Union men, should lose no time in making close and diligent inquiry into the eligibility of all persons reported as elected by the enemies of the Union ; and when they are found to be ineligi ble, their seats should be contested that the regularly enacted Laws of Georgia may be enforced and Union men occupy every seat to which they are legally entitled. There should be no hesitation, no timidity in this matter, for it is the Law of Georgia, and should be enforced. The name of every man whom the Disunionists claim to have elected, and who is ineligible under the Law, should be forthwith made known, and a full statement should be made out of all facts touching his ineligibility. Holding any OJfice during the rebellion, no matter what, causes ineligibility. Giving any Kind of assistance to the rebellion, voluntarily, causes ineligibility. - As above stated, it is hoped Congress will promptly remove the disability of any of the friends of the Government, and no time should be lost in for warding the names of all Union men who are elected, with a full statement of the nature of the disability. Any service I can render the friends of the Government, Union men, Eepublicans (the terms are synonymous), in procuring the removal of their disa bilities, or in exposing the ineligibility of those who still seek to destroy the Government, wUl be most cheerfidly rendered, Hon. E. B. BTJLIOCK has been triumphantly elected Governor, and it is thought both branches of the Legislature are also Eepublican, though the Keturns are not yet complete. Very Eespectfully, &c., HENRY P. FARROW. CIRCULAR. «A. U. L. A. IN GA. ATLANTA, GA., FEB., 5th 1868. To the Subordinate Council* of the U. L. A. in Georgia. Ä As the CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION will soon present to tbe people of Geor gia a Constitution for their ratification or rejection, and as ii 1.3 hoped when completed it will be such as will com mend itself to the favorable considera tion of the people, we should be prepar ing for the great conflict of ideas which will arise, and thus make sure the achievement of Reconstruction. There is no organization in this State ^capable of bringing so powerful an influ ence to bear for the accomplishment of that so much desired and glorious result as the Union League Organization. P Union Leagues w_ere. introduced iato Northern Georgia in the Summer of 1866, and became quite numerous prior to the passage of the Sherman Bill, on the 2nd of March last ; though it was not until after the passage of that Law that they assumed the character of politi- cal agencies. Immediately after the adop- tion by Congress of the Reconstruction J measures, every available agency was insed to extend the organization through out the State. At the time of the elec tion last fall, the organization had ex- tended into one hundred and seventeen, out of the one hundred and thirty-two, counties in the State. There were at the lime of the election, two hundred and -fifty-three councils, with a white mem bership of twenty-seven thousand eight hiiirtlred and thirty; and over three hundred Councils with a colored mem- berplàp of about fifty-three thousand. In many localiies the Councils have been much neglected since the election ; but, as an emergency is now arising when the entire strength of the organi zation will be needed, the friends must rally and reorganize with vigor and energy. Arrangements have already been perfected whereby Councils will be established, within the next thirty days, in those few counties • where they have not previously existed, and whereby re-, newed energy, it is hoped, will be given those already established. The reports, at the close of the past month, indicate an increasing interest throughout Northern Georgia, and the white membership now approximates forty thousand. It was through the agen cy of this organization that the question of Convention was so triumphantly car ried in this State—through its agency that more white votes were cast for Con vention in - Georgia than in Alabama, Virginia and South Carolina, all com bined. And through its agency we hope -t0-f the 7th District and îSmitîï of the 36th District. There were eleven Republicans who voted against the reso lution. Their names are : Messrs. Adkins, Bowers, Oolman, Dicky, Harris, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones, Shernian, Speer and Welch—11. The Democrats are trying to impose upon the ignorant col ored people by telling them that the Republicans turned th« Colored Members out of the Legislature. The resolutions i» both Houses were offered by Democrats. Not one Democrat voted in favor of retaining the Colored Members in their seat«. Yet, the Democrats say there was a majority of Republicans in the Legislature. That is true as to the Senate, but not as to the House. Refusing to let the Colored Members vot«, and a few Republicans voting with the Democrats, they got a large majority in both Houses. This shows that the Democrats ar« determined. that colored men shall not hold office if they eaa prevent them. Third. FOB -WHAT EEASOS DID THE DEMOCRATS TUBS THKM OUT ? 1. .Not because they had committed any crime, 2. Not because the Constitution forbade their holding offic« ; but 8. Because they were free persons of color. Democrats ar« against colored persons enjoying their rights because of the color of their skin ' Fourth. What is the Remedy? Elect General Grant and all will be well. If he is elected the Colored Members excluded will be restored to their seats. If Seymour is elected they will riot be restored, but the Demo crats will go on in their revolutionary measures until they have stripped colored people of all their Constitutional rights and reduced them to a condition as bad, if not worse, than slavery. Colored voters, to the rescue*! You owe it to yourselves, to your wives, to your children^ to your whole race and your country, to rally to a man arouiid the standard of Grant and Colfax, and to vote for no candidate for any office but the reg ular nominees ef the Republican Party. CONDITIONS FOR THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES; ITS cms, ci By HON. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. It will present a careful political analysis of the past, separating real from apparent causes of the late unhappy conflict, and give those interior lights and shadows of the great "war only known to those high officers, who watched the flood-tide of revolution from its fountain-springs, and which were so accessible to Mr. STEPHENS from his position as second officer of the Confederacy. It will be printed from a beautiful, clear, new type, on fine calendered paper, made expressly for thiB work, comprised in two large volumes of about 660 pages each, illus trated with numerous fine steel engravings, and furnished to subscribers in neat and substantial binding, at the following prices, payable on delivery : In Extra English Morocco Cloth, ... at $3.75 per Volume. In Pine Leather, (Library Style,) at 4.5O " " In Half Calf, ...... at 5.5O " r " THE PUBLIC WILL PLEASE NOTICE, 1st. That we furnish for delivery, Books equal in every respect to the Sample copies or description given in prospectus. Subscribers will not be obliged to take the work unless it corresponds with the description in every particular. 2d. We instruct Agents to have but one price for our publications, under penalty of a, refusal to supply their lists, and a forfeiture of their appointments. 3d. We sell our books exclusively by subscription, through our traveling Agents, and in no case through book stores ; therefore this is the only way in which they can be obtained. 4th. To avoid delaying the Agent, whose time is valuable, subscribers are requested to be prepared with the price of the book on its presentation by the Agent. NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., Publishers, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, WHEREAS, The Constitutional Convention of the State of Georgia, now in session in the city of Atlanta, on the Sth day of February, 1868, enacted an Ordinance, entitled, "An Ordinance to procure the means of defraying the expenses of this Convention, and the compensation of officers and members," and which Ordinance provides, "That it shall be the duty of the Comptroller General of the State of Georgia, to levy and "assess a tax of one-tenth of one per cent, on all the taxable property of this State, as returned^upon the digest for the year 1867, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of this Convention and the compensation of officers and members thereof. And it shall be the duty of the Tax Collectors in the several counties of this State, to collect the tax so assessed, aud to pay the same to the Comptroller General on or be^ fore the first day of May, 1868. And it shall be the duty of the several Tax Collectors' to issue execu tions against all persons subject to taxation under this Ordinance, whose tax is unpaid after twenty days' notice to pay it, for the amount of tax due by them, and fifty per centum thereon and all costs; and of Sheriffs and Constables, to levy and sell under such executions, and to return the proceeds to the Tax Collectors as soon as the same can be done under the provisions of existing laws. SEC. 2. Be it fur/her ordaincJ, That any scrip which may be issued by the authority of.this Convention for the purpose aforesaid, shall be receivable by the Comptroller General from the Tax Collectors, in pay ment of the tax aforesaid. SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That the Tax Collectors shall receive the same per cent, for collecting the tax aforesaid, as they are now allowed by law for collecting the State tax. SEC. 4. Be it farther ordained, That the Comptroller General shall issue to the Tax Collectors all necessary orders for the collection and payment of the tax aforesaid ; which orders shall be binding upon said Tax Collectors. SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That the moneys and scrip received by the Comptroller General under this Ordinance, be paid by him into the Treasury of this State, to be disposed of as this Convention shall hereafter direct." AND WHEREAS, The said Ordinance, with the exception of Sections 2 and 5, was approved and di rected to be executed by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, United States Army, Commanding the 3rd Mili tary District, including the State of Georgia, by an order bearing date February J4th, 1868, and which said Sections 2 and 5, were in said order modified to read as follows : II. "The Provisional Governor of the State is hereby authorized to issue in advance of the col lection of the special tax, scrip in such sums as may be deemed the most convenient, and not to exceed in amount fifty thousand dollars." III. "The scrip herein authorized to be issued, shall be made receivable in payment of the special tax; shall be psid out of the Treasury only for the pay and expenses of the Convention, and so much as shall not be received in payment of the special tax, shall be redeemed out of the proceeds of said special tax when collected." Therefore, it is Ordered, That the Comptroller General proceed to collect the tax directed to be raised by said Ordinance in the manner therein provided, and as required by the said Order. By the Governor. H. J. G. WILLIAMS, Sec'y. Ex. Dcpt. THOS. H. RUGER, Colonel 33 TJ. S. Inf y. Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Army, Provisional Governor of Georgia. d . Z/ /1 /*, __ 3 * / ^,^ e: ••- Felix Hargiett Collection -^ Georgia Librarie» POE PEESIDENT: HORATIO SEYMOUR, Of New York. FOE VICE PEESIDENT: FRANCIS P. BLAIR, Of Missouri. FOR ELECTORS,: John B. Gordon, of Fulton. John T. Clarke, of Randolph. J. C. Mchols, of Pierce. Charles T. G-oode, of Sumter. R. J. Moses, of Muscogee. A. O. Bacon of Bibb. J. B. Gumming, of Richmond. H. P. Bell, of Forsyth. - J. D. Waddell, of Cobb. fc SENTINEL PBDIT. ft? Felix Hatgrett .'Umversity of Georgia Libraries OCT3O-64 Bit FOR PRESIDENT, UXYSSES S. GRANT. FOR VrCE-MJESIDBNT, SCHUIZXER COJLFAX. fur EK'dors ibr President ami Vice-PresidcEl. STEPHEN A. HURLBUT, GUSTAVÜS KOERNER, THOMAS .}. HENDERSON, LORENz HRKNT\NO, JESSE S. H IL D H UP, JAMES MCCOV, HENRY W. DRAPER, THOMAS G. FROST, JOSEPH O. GLOVER, JOHN W BLACKBURN, SAMUEL CJ. P -.RKS. DAMON G. T UN NI CI, IFF, JOHN I). STRONG, EIAVARI) KPCHELL, CHAULES F. SPRINGER, DANIEL W. MUNN. For Governor, JOHN M. PALMER. For Lieutenant Governor, JOHN DOUGHERTY. Fer Representative in Congress for the State at JLurjre, JOHN A. LOGAN. For Secretary of State, EDWARD RUMMEL. For Auditor of ijul)lic Accounts, CHARLES E. LIPPINCOTT. For State Treasurer, ERASTUS N. HATES. For Attorney General, WASHINGTON BUSHNELL. For Penilentiary Commissioners, ROBERT E LOH AN, ANDREW SHUMAN, JOHN REID. For Representative in <'ongress, Twelfth Dis trict, JOHN B. HAY. For Senator. Fifth District, WILLARD C. FLAGG. For Member of the state Board of Equaliza tion, IRWIN B. RÄNDLE. For Representatives. Fifteenth Representative District, JAMES R. MILLER, ALEXANDER ROSS. For Prosecuting Attorney, ROBERT A. HALBERT. For Clerk of the Circuit Court, CHARLES STEPHAN!. For Sheriff, JAMES MONROE STOOKEY. For Coroner, THEODORE JOERG. for Calling a Convention to Form a New Constitution. Aga/iiust Calling a Convention to Form a New Constitution. For Keeping up Stock. Against Keeping up Stock. HEAD-QUARTERS S US-DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. Montgomery, Ala., March 6, 1868. GENERAL ORDERS "| No. 5. J I.—Agreeably to Special Orders, No. 40, dated Head quarters of the Army, A. G. O., Washington, D. C., Feb ruary 17th, 1868, the undersigned assumes command of the Sub-District of Alabama. II—Existing orders will remain in force, unless specially revoked. O. L. SHEPHERD, Colonel 15th Infantry, Bv't Brig. Gen'1, U. S. A. OFFICIAI,: / Jic't Muj. U. S. A.. A. A. A. G. HEAU-QUAKTEKS SuB-DisTiucr OF ALABAMA. Montgomery, Ala., April 4, 18(58. GENERAI, ORDERS, "| No. 11. j I.—The outrages against life, the peace and good order of the community, in this Sub-District, perpetrated by a band disguised with masks, and styling itself the ''• Ku- Klux Klan" constitute a public evil : It is therefore order ed that the various sheriffs, mayors, marshals, magis trates, constables, chiefs of police, and police, will be held accountable by the Post Commanders, over their respect ive districts, for the suppression of the iniquitous organ ization, and the apprehension of its members whenever found. WJien apprehensions are made, and the Code of Ala bama is silent on the subject of the offences for which charged, the prisoners will be turned over to the com mander of the proper military post, with written state ment of the offence, giving dates, places and witnesses, with a view to trial by Military Commission. It should be duly considered that the Code of Alabama, derives its vitality from the Commanding General of the Third Military District agreeably to the " Acts of Con gress," and when there happens to be a seeming difference between it and the military orders issued direct from his Headquarters, the latter are ruled as paramount. II.—All placards and newspaper cards of the "Ku~ Klux Klein" are prohibited, and ignorance of their ex istence will not be held as an adequate excuse, it being the business of the civil and military officers to know what appertains to their duties. Citizens, not holding office, like wise, will not be held guiltless. Further outrages will be viewed as evidence of neg lect of duty. By order of Col. & Bv't Brig. Gen. O. L. SHEPHERD, W. T. HARTZ, Bv't Maj. U. S. A., A. A. A. (J. OFFICIAL: > He I Maj. L'. £. A.. A. A. -J. G. FEBRUARY 14. 1868. St. Valentine was a priest' of Ron», martyred in the third century, but he seenfe to have had no connectbn with the notions and practices to which his day has been given up. Thi», it is scarcely necessary to say, is a day thought to be especially devntgtHo J^ejyngj-nesa of Cupid nndHympn. JnasibJj^Jta being about- season when the birds choose thtir mates, is the cause. Antiqua- jpisias have also pointed out that the Lupercilla, feasts of în. honor of Pan and Juno, were held at this time, and that amongst the ceremonies was a game, in which young persons of opposite sexes chose «ach other jocularly by lot, In our times the day is observed bjr sending neat and elegant missives, containing courteous professions* of attachment to some young maiden, or frequently merely an exchange of friendly compliments. Others again indulge in fun, by sending ludicrously colored caricatures of the male and female figure, with a few burlesque verses attached. AN ATTRACTIVE ASSORTMENT OF The young ladia«, and gentlemei of Salem, Winston and the sur rounding country are respectfully invited to call and examine. Prices range from 5 cents to $1. Comic Valentines, 1 cent single, 10 cents per dozen. The public, will also find art assortment of SCHOOL AND .MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, suitable for all ag&s. Particular attention is directed to the lot o BOOKS, and a variety of oi-fae? useful articles. jfâr Give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. L. V. BLUM, Malcni, X. C,, Feb. 7, 180«. W. M. MOORE, Secretary. J. E. BRYANT, Chairman. Atlanta, Ga., October 14, 1868. VOTERS OF GEORGIA! The elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska have gone for the Repuhlicans hy considerable majorities. All we have now to do to carry the State of öeorgia for Grant ^ i_.f j.__————'———————• • »--~» iXfSf and Colfax is for every voter to do his duty. Go to the polls peacefully, hut firmly, and put in your ballots for the Republi can nominees. Let no threats of proscription deter you, no opposition prevent you from voting as freemen. It is your right—a right which will henceforth be secured forever. Let every one go boldly to the polls and use every pei ceable en deavor to vote, but if forcibly prevented retire «ad report the facts to the Headquarters of the Republican Executive Com mittee of the State of Georgia. SAVANNAH. BY R. J. LARCOMBE. I. Below the Carolinas, just inland from tbe sea, With belt of oak and pine land, and river flowing free, And where a marshy island tbe river cleves in twain— As from the mountains flowing, it courses to the main— On bluff beside the river, with sea breeze wafting free, Through sbade of bright magnolia, of oak and Chins tree, A fair old city spreadeth, with ample street and lane, Laid out at broad right angles, across a sandy plain. II. And time with all its changes, since first those streets were laid, Has made but slight impression in pavement or in grade; Umbrageous town and sandy—distinctive features these— Thy streets unpaved and noiseless, and lines ot stately trees. Not more in streets embowered doth this fair city boast, Than in her wealth of forest from river to the coast— Her roads, where tall and stately, in full primeval grace, Old oaks and lofty pine trees their branches interlace. III. From broad and leafy archways, in thick festoons and hoar, The wierd-like moss is pending as in the days of yore; And soft the pine trees murmur, the oak in leafy chime Falls on the ear in cadence as in the olden time. Around tby staid old mansions, the landmarks of the past, Whose quaint old eaves and gables have weathered many a blast, Are clustering memories verdant, perennial as the shade That clothes thy quiet precirfts, or decks the everglade. IV. Far in the past a record this fair old city claims, With Oglethorpe the dauntless, and bright historic names; Emblazoned on thine annals heroic deeds and worth. Of sturdy English yeomen, and men of gentle birth— These earnest men and valiant the chronicles relate, Laid deep within thy borders foundation for a State— An empire broad in limits expanded out from thee, Far westward to the mountains, and eastward to the sea. SAVANNAH, APEIL 23nD. 1868. V. And thou, too, fair old city, as years flow on apace, In silent, steady progress, increased in wealth and space; And like thy gentle river, as farthest from its source The wider, deeper channel, has marked thine onward course. O'ershadowed oft by compeers—eclipsed in wealth and art— In all a nation's triumphs, thy sons have borrfa part, And made for thee a record, and placed thee in the throng Of cities fam'd and lauded in story and in song. VI. In steady florae and brightly have burned thine altar's flres, In days of yore enkindled by worthy English Bires— As from the mountains coursing thy waters ceaseless flow, So on through time unchanging the patriot flame shall glow. From sire to son transmitted, Savannah bright shall be, Enshrined in heart and homestead, thy name and ancestry— Old English patronymics shall blend with Indian lore The memories of Bethesda and ancient Yamacraw. VII. Though sorrow, like a mantle, the laud has overcast, And hearts bowed down in sadness, have yielded to the blast— Though wide the desolation of grim, relentless war. That swept o'er town and hamlet, from mountain to the shore— Though now with steps uncertain, thy sons the future tread, And hopes, bright hopes, long cherished are buried with thy dead, Still on, with faith unswerving, still hoping for the light, The cloud with silver lining to loom upon the sight. VIII. The men who call thee mother, and men of other lands, Shall labor for thy future, with toil of brain and hands; Shall hold to thee in fealty, through sorrow and through blight, And shoulder stand to shoulder all through thy darkest night. When from the gloom emerging, when bright in coming years, ;ta on 1st Tuesday m OCTOBER, 596 . acres of land ruorô or less, tying- iu Hancock and Washiugtoxi coimties, „on thé coijusy 1: 11 ro^d aoparatiug the two comitio?, rtdjoin-'ug lands .of Mills, ritjhcoifk aad otïiers, it being a part of the old I.ee Heaves plauta- . tiou, and described ,}u plat recorded on page 241. book S ïrrthts Clerk's . offico of Hancock Superior Co".rt — it being tho H-arats larid that was äst . apart as a homestead. Levied on.at the property of VV. L. Reaves to sat- isfy one fi fa issued from the Superi or Court of Haneock count}' in favor of G. B.' Ca.u-.vfs S. 1). Stade and 8»M W. L- Reaves. ALSO, At the eattic time and place, will besoM 400 acres ot land in Haucock county, bdjoiuiug landfi oi 'G-eo G. Smith, G. Holsey. and lands belouging to the es tate of W. C. Smith and other?, levied on as the property of Harycy Mulleue, to satisfy one fi fa issued irom the Su perior Court of said county, in favor of L. N. Callaway \s. Harvey Mullene — Property pointed 'out by ————(he present owners of said fi ta, and written •'notice giveu to Mullcus. -]. W. MOO&E, TU -v \ ——AND—— 'MACHINE WORKS v t ATHENS, GA. ^rsfflH1? -V >X iT\ «. X GENERAL FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS, Vc Pattenr 'Work, Smitiiing aiiû Kepa;iin& "V N W v SkN ' ^ Iron arullirnss Castings, Mill and GiuTleariug, MiUkÇg ^ cällection-o BIAKÎ/FACTUR.E Steam Engines, Saw. Milk, ' raping SCAAfi MILLS. Bsrk Milk sting Screws, ß$ter Screws, Mlc Staffs, 111 Cranks, k k <^ £m»£fera, J Com Mat, Ofe«*s9fa«*s5a Also raaDufactnrc, and are Agents for, the most Im- pi-ovcd-Ttfrbine Water Wheel, Brooks' Patent portable Revolving Cotton Press, Garnngto'n's Cotton Seed Plan ter with Guano .•u-.tacJirnpnt. Ircn^Fcpcirig., Grave Enclo- _ snres, BalecnysTac-, &c. "* "" AGEST AND SUP'T. ÎI. 33.—Arrangements made, enable us to supply our customers with Mill Findings, upon the most favorable terms. [Athens, Ga., March, 1869—tf. * ~^S . .-._..3 is (hobest Wheel fo* a« % JL sititetiocs-Hind all jurpossg in,x . use in this country. , Theiisjire more than tw^iity-lfrve BnddiTd-of these WbfWsin o'peri- tion in t'cc United State's, 'driving all kinds of machinery, to the entire satisfaction of tlieir owners. They have taken the place kinds ojC. iTte'eJ^-breast, oy i.an4~l«rbisst TCIfs^ !'un5 -_ ,.î back wdtei1, do not _-^.—.- and ar^^frot Unbîevi^^îlVor choke « up v;ith anchor ice \aivdothf r ffriicK^. s;ubsl«nceSk They % ~" give a tetter per ceiît. of power >o?-Sie water itsM'thatK, any other'.Thee!. Abundance of the sti'OKgest and most reliable testimonials of those who have the^Tyler Wheels in lise, as to their superiority, are in possession of t« / / / / we aie -t ICI tflfj d a (Tfi~ // // / y ri/?«- a/(/f- •inai COMMA // / / g? // /// l eiï / ma / / Y/ // / / / '/ 7/ ve maae t-i-in-ei, imcuqn oui om'=agetud- // : oui 4w{>=aa6n-ld if mole ccnvemenl. / / JOS. E. JOHNSTON & CO. Parties requesting it, will be waited ujjon at their residences or places of business. JOS. E, J. $ CO. Liverpool and London and (Höbe { INSUEANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL. ............. $1.8,000,000 GOLD. INVEHTKD is U. 8....... 2.000,000 THE OLD AND RELIABLE INCORPORATED 1841. \ CAPITAL ............... ;... $13.000,000.^ /i Vf ^i •&'• / ^72-^ 532 g r Aided l>y competent Assistants,both in the Literary and Music Departments Spring Term opens on the 8th of February, and closes on the 28th of July.. Fall Term opens on the 30th of August, and closes on the 10th of December. This institution is situated in Richmond County, fourteen miles southwest of Augusta. Its location can not be surpassed for health. The surrounding influences are all strictly moral. Board can be procured in the best private families at fifteen dollars per month. T TJ I T r O IS . PRIMARY CLASS— peryear................... ..... ..........$30 00 SECOND " " .......................... ......... 40 00 ADVANCED " " .................................... 50 00 MUSIC— Piano, " .................................... 50 00 MUSIC— Gnitar, " .................................... 50 00 MUSIC — Piano and Guitar— per year......... ......... ... 7500 desiring instruction in French, will be charged extra. Tuition payable at the beginning of each term ; but if delayed to the close an addition of ten per cent, will be made. By giving due notice, Pupils from a distance will be met at Berzelia, on the Georgia Railroad ; at McBean, on the A. & S. Railroad, or at Augusta. For additional information, address PRINCIPALS, at Richmond Factory, Ga. CHEONICLE & BEHTIHEL JOB PBIHT, ATJGCSTA, GA. ASSOCIATE PKINCIPALK. W. L. KILPATRICK, ) W. H. DAVIS, .T. .1. DAVIS, ) MISS S. A. GKESHAM, ASSISTANT. . E. COLLINS, MUSICAL DBPAKTMENT. Spring Term opens February 7th ; closes July 27th. Fall Tenu opens August 29th; closes December 9th. TUITION-SPUING- TEBM. 1st Class............................................... .U>37 50 3d " ................................................ 31 25 3d " ................................................ 25 00 Piano................................................... 37 50 Guitar................................................... 31 25 FALL TEKM. 1st Class............................................... .$22 50 2d " ................................................. 18 75 3d " ................................................. 15 00 Piano.................................................... 22 50 Guitar................................................... 18 75 NO EXTRA CHANGE FOU FRENCH. As the Tiusteis are perfecting arrangement s for elevating the High School to the grade of a Collegiate Institute, the classes will be iiunie- diately arranged to correspond to the proposed change. The flattering success of the past encourages the Trustees in their resolution that, this Institution shall be second to none of its class in the country. ' Pupils coming by Railroad will be met at, Berzelia, McRean, or Augusta, by giving timely notice. rîoard in private families at $15 per mouth. For additional information, address Principals at Richmond Factory. Ga. Chraiiirle <(: Sentinel iS'/ram ASSOCIATE PEINCIPALS. W. L. KILPATRICK,) W. H. DAVIS, > J. J. DAVIS, ) MISS S. A. GRESHAM, ASSISTANT. PROF. BERNHARD KAFFENBERGER, MUSICAL DEPAETMENT. TUITION-SPRING TERM. 1st Class................................................$37 50 M " ............................................... 31 25 3d " ................................................ 25 00 Piano ................................................... 37 50 Guitar ................................................. 37 50 Vocal Music........... ..................... According to Lesson. FALL TERM, 1st Class............. ..................................$22 50 2<1 " ................................................ 18 75 3d " ................................................ 15 00 Piano................................................... 22 50 Guitar .............................. .. ............... 22 50 Vocal Music.................... ............ According to Lesson. No Extra Charge for French or German. This School has succeeded beyond the most sanguine expectations of the Trustees ; hence they present it to the attention of the public with renewed confidence. The Trustees congratulate themselves on the addition of Professor IÎEKNIIARD K.vFFENBEKG-EK to the corps of Teachers. The enviable reputation won by Mm in other States gives assurance that his pupils will be thoroughly instructed in the Science of Music. Rev. James Dixon, 1). D-, Pastor First Baptist Church, Augusta, says: "He stands among the very best ; 1 have tided him." Board in private families, $15 per month. Address Principals at Richmond Factory, Ga. Spring Term opens February 6th ; closes July 2(ith. Fall Term opens August 28th ; closes December 8th. The sale of the "Brat- ton's Run" tract of land containing 100 acres will take place to-day in front of the Court house at 12 O'clock, J. ft. Steele, Com'r. NoTem*er 1st, 1869. JOHN W. BURKE & CO., ||ooïiscllers, Mationeii, fjiptfrs and |ll;inli j|oolt ffla PROPRIETORS OF SO. CHRIS. ADVOCATE, JOURNAL AND MESSENGER, AXI> BUTE'S WEEKLY FOR BOYS JIND GIIJLS, No. 60 SECOND STREET. «JVI^CON, -G/., £EPT. 20TH, 1869. PEAR SIR : We will have ready for delivery, very soon, say by October 15th or earlier if possible, CMBORG-X/k XtBPOXtTS. Vox». 38. Br GEOEGE N. LESTEE, and to follow soon after, Volume 33, by the same author. These works will be rare, and orders will meet with prompt attention, as soon as the book is out. PRICE PER VOLUME, ------- $7.00. Parties remitting $13.00 will receive the 32d volume at once, and 33d as soon as ready. Remit by P. 0. Money Order or Express. Address J. W. BURKE & CO., MAÇON, GA. Orders filled for any Law Book printed in America or Europe, at publisher's prices. / / / ' • le Meaawle of itoul comfwm-it to> / C/ / / j. / £ :±z/io/. &ei' cj&Gcr-aetnit. on ffecincariau eveni/na-. QMaii- /%'=? Prof. HENRY SCHOELLER (Assistant Superintendent) will have chwga x>f the Musical Dïptrtm.ïnî, assisted by MRS. MURRAY in the vocal part. Music Scholars will here have an opportunity of receiving a. Musical Education, both Vocal andi Instrumental, of the mist thorough and classic character. It is- the aim of the principal of this Department; to elevate the standard;of Mjasia- to-such an extent that the Young; Ladies may find in it a source of pleasure to thsinsolves aili others, and:by- the cultivation, of their taste realize in Music a language most beautiful and true, full of expression and: fancy. j$Sgf"Three times.a week, there wiiLbe class singing, to which all the pupils are admitted; free of charge. B@I,Special attention will be given.to the A.rt of Penmanship. The pupils will be required to-attend a mutual entertainment on every Friday evening, in the parlor of the- School, for the promotion of conversation and musical taste.- All the teachers will be present on these occasion?.. Good periodicals, and daily and weekly journals, in.English) French.and German, will be provided for par lor use, ISJUIuA printed'Monthly Report of the progress- of each scholar, will be sent punctually to parents or guar dians on the first Monday in,each month. Boarding pupils may attend.such places of worship on Sundays as their parents or guardians designate«. GENERAL RULES OF THE SCHOOL. The School will be divided into three classes— the first, primary ; 1:a ......................... ................ ....••"...-, ..... 100 1st. Class ..................................... x................................... 3 00 2d. Class (highest),. ................................... :............................. 4 00 Board per month.... ........................................................................................ .«^i'.. 20 00 Washing per month...................................................................................... ... 2 50- Fuel and Lights ..................... ......................... ................................................ 1 CO Boardfers most furnish their own Rjd-clothing, Towels and Napkins, andl also one Substantial article for Bed- covering. These,, and also articles o£ wearing apparel,, should be marked. ' Pupils will furnish their own- Stationery. All payments must be made-strictly in. advance ;. for BoaHgrs, at th« opening of "the-session», for the whole- term: ;. for day scholars, monthly.. For further particulars,, apply to. . i~ . E. i I or ^ GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. The Rï. Rev. J. W. Beckwiifr, D'. !>., Macnn, G«orgia. The Rev. S. Benedict, S-ivannah. " jfehn W. Home, Esq., Griffin, Jiudge R Roberts,. " Gen. K. H. Anderson-, Stateburg, South Carolina. Hon. H. L. Piuckney, " " Rev. Chas; W. Thomaa, Atlanta, Georgia. T. M. TJàrnall, M. D., Gfiffifc, " M. J. Daniel, M. D;, " " I £?| f-.ç $o oo «» >** \ ^ ^ :^l -^i s»i. , m$& -* • . • j s> ;-. ^.x ,:-< V ** ^ •-> T o