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IHEJMLyMIIll- W. T. HELMS, Editor, j Winohostor, Tonu x THURSDAY MOKMNG, NOV. fc20. The "4No-Mails." ' Thore is a very go tie ml complaint in .aLnjost every pjirt of tue country, and a very just one, about' the grcat'itteor-. .ler in tho postal affairs of the Confed eracy. Tho press, acting as tho popu lar ugdnt in tho premise, has iU'duty to perform, in trying to trace up tho evil to its source, that tho Government may apply the'proporcmedics. Tho gentlemen jxi tho hoad of tho postal department, aro'censurod by tho public, who perhaps make no allowance ' for tho many dim'cultiesthey havo to contend with in tboso timos. But that the evil in part may be tracd to the fountain hoad, wo think thero is no question. TBIamo attaches to the Mail agotits and to tho local route agentj but the Post ALastor Gonoral ought to bejablo to koep tho detailsof his dc partmont in better regulation and dis cipline. Tho route agents receive, usually, the heaviest part of tho public censure; and though they do not always deserve it, or any part of It, yet, in tho imme diate cause of complaint of tho people this side ofBridgcport, if we are cor rectly informed, the route agents, in borne instances, have failed to bring tho mails forward when they might have dono so. The Post Offico Department i"a mighty pieco of clock-work, and it is much easier to throw it out of time than to put it in again. The difficul ties which the chief officers of the de partment havo to contend with, oven in a timo of peace, aro beyond what the public imagine; and these aro great ly augmented in such a timo t.s this, when all tho main arteries of mail transportation aro under tho control of tho military. And here, in- our opinion, no small part of tin evil rests. It tho Post Master General wou'd step across to tho office of h:s neighbor who is at tho head ot the War Department, and these two would put their heads together, for the sake of the eeldier and citizen, in tho matter of keeping tho mails regular, a wonderful improve ment would result. . Th ire is not much doubt but that ar my officers have soraetimos stopped the mails on different lines of toad, without any absoluto necessity; owing to want of duo consideration of tho importanco of keeping tho blood circu lating along the postal veins and arte rlos of the country. The intcrosts of the soldier has not bcon properly looked to in this import Ant matter. Their means of commu nication with their homes, ' has not re ceived the attention that it ought to have received at tho hands of the proper-departments. Agents of tho War Department, who havo a momentary control of tho rail- roads, should bo just as careful to for-1 ward tho soldier's letters promptly, as to send forward his food or clothing There is no reason to justify tho War Department in stopping the mails mere ly to save , tho .transportation of the post-office, car; and those' who' do ititll no-legged, or ono-armod soldier! Hiiroly do not well consider that tho them ; bless all tho bravo soldiers soldier, as well as the citizeu is deeolv !0" this veteran array ot the Confedcr interested in the regularity of the mails, j ac' .... , - , ... ' : .,;..... We have, therefore, this double foun. : Some Yankeo prisoner: confined iri dation fto stand upon,' whon we appeal Castle Thunder, Richmond, ".made i an to all concerned to act with a' .wiser1, attempt to. blow un the .building, ;in consideration for tho sake, of 'tjio .'soU1 We niPriHoiredt!wuit4r, ,. ... ... ... , ' day nmht last. I he attempt failed, dier and the citizen, with regard to our uconsj-irators Were" placed "in mail facilities. : Wo appeal in the name irons on broad and water. 1 . ; ;-J y of the soldier, far from homo,' wife and ,,!' '" - , "'tl- '''" .... . . .. M ''It iij stated in Richmond that Bcni child. Precpus in. bis sight a letter Wo0(,9 mwm1) 0! 0(j,Vt),s from Novv from home, tolling him "ail is wolll." The soldier would gi. o his ' now shoes sometime! lor a letter from home, and go barefoot 1 And tho soldier boy what a hero a timely letter from a pa triot mother makea him ! Oh, who cun toll how 'sweet is tho: nome-slumped lotter to the weary so'.dior ! A'.id, shall a neglectful mail agent, orrt careless route agent, or evJh a thoughtless Gen oral causa him to lose it; or delay its Cming? - - " ' . Hero "at Winchester tho Medical do partm.ont.of the army near us; aro pro paring accommod itioris for twolvo or fifteen hundred sick soldiors. It is of the very greatest importanco, there fore, even leaving out of view the citi zen's concern in the premises, and. look ing only to tho convenience of the sol dier, that tho proper authorities should endeavor to correct the evil, and silence the universal complaint of "no mails. ' Wo havo made.our appeal .mainly in tho name of tho sol Jior, beeauu wo think il'oaspt wvv t').havo a "realer weight of iiiii uNK-o than" appearances soein to indicate that it has.' in urging to a nioro sleepless vigilance those into wlioso keeping tho postal keys have been placed; and because wo thin!: that tho 'movements of troops, while they may properly suspend all commercial transportations, need not and ought not to intorfero with tho mails. The Soldiers. Our streets arc thronged with soldiers, now, every day; and it must do tho hearts of the citizens, men, women, and children, good to look at them,, and to show thorn kindness, and make them feel by our gentle n: sinners, that they aro properly appreciated by those whoso hoarth-ttones they come to pre serve from a return ot tho vile tread t tho invaders. They aro dcl'ei.diiig their own homes,' too, it is true, but thi does not lessen the demand upon theeavn est gratitude of tho people more imme diately endangered by the abolition hordes that have been again poured in o Middle Tennessee The Veteran Army of the West. One's heart thrills with feelings of na tional pride in looking upon tho manly forms and faces of tho officers and men belonging to the veteran army around us. Their triad is tho tread of soldiers aye, veteran soldiers! Precious, more precious than gold, shou d be their l'vcs in tho eyes of the Generals in command. Not one should bo needlessly sacrificed. And we doubt not but that this is tho deep feeling of proud admiration and of sleepless solicitude with which the com manded, every ouo of thorn, view their veteran soldiers. But tl.ey come to tread tho dastard invader beneath their feet; they como to immolate them selves, it need be, upon thoirilar of tho Confederacy; and it is sorrowful to con template the fact, that some. of .those bravo hearts will beat, their last low throb upon the impending battle-field. Others, now walking in the majesty of unmarred manhaod, will be borne from tho batllo-fiold, maimed and bleeding, j llnU come UaCii uPon crutches, it is fitting that the world should honor the i i . i - i 80lUlcr wno 13 maimodin a Iiolj cause ; that matrons and men should over lift a look of sympathy to soften tho eye as they meet and pass them ; that the lit tle children bhojuld learn to 'venerate , Ymb, had been arrested by' -tho author.- ities of tho Lincoln Government. Our Church Hospitals. ' A SEUGJUTIeN TO SUKUKONS, SCPEBINTKJiDISTS AND ALt, CONCKHXKD, Perhaps few towns in , Tounessoo can boast of.tlvo better or more com modious church edifices than thoso be longing to the Cumberlands, the Pres byterians, Baptists, Methodists, and Episcopalians of Winchester.' ' All 'ot these buildings havo been taken pos session 'of hythe" military "'authorities, us Hospitals ior the sick soldiers: and the citizens, who are thus deprived of Ueir usual places of worship,so far from complaining, have been glad to bo able to contribute such comfortable quarters to tho sick soldiers who aro fighting the battlos of tho t'onfedoracy. But the sick sold era and their nurses, and thoso whoaie placod in charge of thoso church hospitals, tho surgeons and superintendents, must remember to what other sacred use these buildings havo been dedicated; they must remember that tho citizens of Winchester, havo mora respect for their very watts,' even, than they have for those of their homes or business houses; and if they, tho soldiers, sur geons and superintendents, have the right sort of principles, of honor to God and to themselves, itnd a common re spect for the feelings of the citizens, they will see to it that no injury is done to tho edifices by their temporary oc cupancy as Hospitals ior tho sick sol diers. Do not suffer tho walls to bo de faced or tho windows broken. Fix a penalty, a punishment, in advance, you who have the power to do 60, for any carelessness of this sort, that tho nurs es, and soldiers, and all may be proper ly forewarned of their duty in this matter. Give lued t' our appeal-in behalf of tho christian denominations whoso church edifices havo bcon so free ly yielded to-your nece.ssitio. Speech of Sir John Farrington. At a meeting of the Worcestershire Agricultural Association, held on tho 8th ult., at Worcester, England, Sir John Farrington, M. P. etc., undersec retary of the admirality, spoke on American affairs as follows: ; Ho did not believe, he said, that in Europe there was anj' ono that had a head to think and a heart to foci who had not been filled with' horror at tho lnanne in which human blood was be ing sheil, human misery being created, and every element of national prosper ity being ciostroycd in that aimless and profitless, war, with a : recklessness which caused feelings of tho deepest disapprobation in Europe. lie believed that those' feelings were universal,' and he maintained that he was not viola ting their rule, that ho was not touch ing upon party mattors when, as an avowed opp nont of tho pr'osont. gov ernment, ho said that ho was perfectly willing to give it credit for tho caution with which they acted in this delicate matter. He imputcd.no blame to them: he acknowledged tho great difficulty of the question, which they had to decide; but; on the other hand, they had all a right to think for themselves, and ho spoke for himself alono when he said that ho considered that the timo was now come when soma effort, .ought to he made by tho great Powers of Europe to put an cuu to mat leariui struggle, lie thought tho timo was come when not England alone, but England in con jun tion with Franco, and possibly with fvussia, ought to offer, 'mediation in America, of course- on the basis of sep aration, and on tho' clear 'understanding that if mediation was1 not accepted, re cognition must follow. He could not help expiessiug a hope, after reading what was reported to have, lallen from. Mr, uladst no, at Newcastle, on tho preceding' evening,' that 'Mr. Jefferson Duvkha created a nation in tho South oivi States of America.: These words, as, coining, from tho lips of a Cabinet Minister, were words of, grave significance, and he did hope he was iiot too' sari guihoMVi" drawing fr m that tho'infer ence 'ttiat the ; present 'feeling of her Majesty's' gjverntnent !did not differ very' widely from that feeling which he 4had taken the liberty of. expressing. Ohio Election Tho official returni givo a democratic majority for tho Su preme Judgoof 8,740. -The Democrat, ic yote is increased ,35,000 over fo yiear, and the Abolition voto decreased 28,000. Tho total vote of the State has fallen off 78,000 since thoProsidon. tial election. , ! i . , . HEAD QUARTERS. . V lncbester, ster, Tenn., V" ri 15th,18q,,t. jNot, 'I. All soldiari within the limit f .v."' V. U town of Winchesfer, unless proyided with th written permission of their Brigade commaii.' dor, or. a sick leave, or are. hier under writtt orders from competent authority, will (IT without delay and jol. their communds. 'II.' The sale of spirituoua liquors" is pro. hfbited. ... ; ) III, .Any citizen whose rights are infringed npon in any degree, or who observes the slightest tiolation of public decency, will j. port the guilty parties. . , IV. Captain Walter V. Crouoh. C. S. A is appointed Protost Marshal. : , R. L. GIDSON. . Colonol Comia'r Nov. 18-dtf. ; Negro Wanted. I wish to huy a Negro Boy. betweon 16 and 25 years old, and will pity the cash when pur chasud.: I will not buy any but a stout, ht!. thy boy. Apply to James J. Jamison. Company C, lit Ark. Kog-, 3rd Brig., 2nd Div, 2nd Armj Corps, situated near Aliaonia, Tennessee. Ap ply immediately. ' Nor. 20. dlt. Horses. Gone. On Sunday night, the 1 6th inst., two horsi got away -from 1. A. Caldwell's and Jamei Taft's, nar the house of John W. Custer. !V miles north-west of "Winchester. One is a clay-bank m.-ire, rather sway-bneked, about 12 or 14 years old. hiid throe old shoes on. Ths other a pony made colt. 8 years old this fall, color Mween a roan and iron-grey; barefoot ed, with bridle on. Tho mare had a cavalrr bridlo ai.d saddle tree on, which had been m'j as a cavnlry addle; also a pair of saddlu-bajji, containing one pair of dark jeans pants, one cotton a ncl one linscy shirt, and one pair of socks. Any information concerning them will be thankfully received and liberally rewarded by i W. M. TAFT. 1 milo west of Winchester. Nov. 20. d2t. ATTENTION. Tor all dolts duo therdrms, of P & 11. Turney. or Turneys Shook, or Turney and Sylor, we will receive Confederate money at ten p3r cent premium. For settlement" call on Miller Turney. or J. F- Syler. at thsir cf flee in Winchester Tenn. ..Winchester, Nov. ICth. . ; dim """ PISTOL found.'T Found in Winchester yetcrclay, aflnsNav.r Revolver.. The owner can have it by callinf at the Bulletin wfflce, describing property ana paving for this advertiiament d3t. , Nov 16th PRINTERS WANTED. Two good printers can obtain employmnt by calling immediately at the Bulletin offits. T$50BEWABDr . BROKE LOOSE OU STOLEN FROM A treo oh Jefferson street in Winchester, an ires grey horse, about 15J hands high,' No. 1 pseer, and had on a Yankee cavalry faddle. An In dia rubber coat and a ! pair of shoes were tiad to the saddle , I will give the above reward, if delivered to: me, or to tho Editor of th Daily. BuUctin. . J'.. N. CRADDOCK, ' 8th Confederate Reg't. Cavalry. Novl4 f d3t 1 -v. Residence . in Winchester for Sale. ONE OF THE NEATEST AND BIST arranged private ( houses in Winchester, con taining four rooms, nicely papered, and furnished- There is a nice yard, with flowers and shrubbery,' a garden neatly laid out and con taining young iruit trees, Raspberry, Graps vines, &c a good stable, smoke house, wood lot and coal Jiouse on, the premiseej - Also ni urniture for each room, cooking utensils Ac Will all be sold cheap for Confederate not. Address "A: B ' C." through box N6. 1, Office, or apply at the Bulletin Office. .NOV. U,.im. . . .... ; "I .!!! ' Tanyafd for the ,Pe6ple. ' 1 1 Will, tan hides into uppi leather for 40cts per pound, and into sole for 25cts per pound ; or I will tan on shares fof one half,:ahd if . the customer wants my half I will sel.Ut at.&Octs per pound for. sole, and 80 cents for upper., I will give 20cts per pounj for dry, and lOcts for all' green hides, dehvsrw to me at, Hunt's Depot,' Salem Mills, or at Tanyard better known .as the Oakley Tan yard. W. S. CRIDDLE. , P, S,. Persons , wishing . hides tanned shurest or, at prices above, must deliver tni at Salem "Mills. ' f " " , .'.'. November' 7-iwlm. '''-''''' "" f i : Notice Tolunteers. ' Boeing aathdrize'd1 'tb ' iafse-and njuster .! tae service of the Cbnfederate Stated, 10 tov panies of Infantry inform a Regiment, of 7 and all ages. Companies formed or, forming who desire to enter this service, by reporting ne at this nlaee. will 'be inimediateVy roust1'1 ia