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HY niANC M. I'Al'L.
Ti i ins of Siilisiilpllon.
( )ti e.pv Kin1 Niniit h I : mi
" 1 H i 1 11' Ml I h - d'ni,
" " 1 llivr molil lis . m,
Hates lit AiIm i Using.
Tim Hollars per h.,ii.ir. "I i. n ... I. I'm-1 .ii !i In-
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DAILY
gri kshav i:
EVENING EDITION.
iti;i k.ioi s Noric i
Tlio I'uioii Prayer .Meeting l ii' ill., country, ull
he, ln-l.l daily, during this week, ;it ( Ii..
t'liuri'li, ut ,'i 1'. ,M. l. il nut reproach ,, s, MS
christian ooininunily, thui.uiit of a ti lut i . ti . . t
three or r.nir thousand, only li uii fifty t,, one hun
dte.l assemble daily fur 1 1i i 4 important
I Iocs it -peak v .'II for either "in .. Hi mil m
piety?
ilrillin, .Inly I-!, i '.hi.
'Flu: Army ol Tennc-'cc.
Tim country has been taken by .-iirpi or by the
slip,- , I.. f II, . . I. .lull,, ii with li,.,. I,
mi. I son, . . , , ,! ale .-..liiciihal .-.-. I ..
render lliclllscU'CS .-llplclllcl V ridiculous hi inveigh
ing :t i J l t nil ln:t, ..(' tin: causes uf which ihrv
know absolutely nothing. They illicit Li believe
t hut tin' country is ruined : i . I every thing inu-t
now drift loosely along. We .autinn pei.-otis pur
suing a course, which i- : 1 1 -1 1 ! : 1 1 -1 i In get ii. a
.:iliii-, to In- mi their guard, or Ihry may r.' nl
lli.'ir fully, mi. I iiri' in nival danger c.f Ji:i in.-r their
motives very in IK-1 1 uii-cmi-trucd.
We call tin' nit. nti f llii -i. persons ,i two
furls. First, tin. President is n in. in uli. i is always
able to i-i'inliT -nl if.taiti.iv iii-inis fir nil n.'l. IK:
is in :i ln'tti r . site hi I., judge ..f tin' situation an.l
the movements of the army than private indiv id
uals are. Hi.' is govern, .1 l.y patriotic motives in
such an emergency, because lir lia- a mm h higher
slake in il than any privtlc iinlivi lii.il whalcicr.
K no win,,' more iiii.l having a higher ielerc.t t.i
ti.'t rihl, than any irrin whnsi' I -n -i n.-ss ii is n.
i'ai.ainl nialii' .anii s. il is ii'.il.:i'ili. that In' is
ii jnan uf iu..ri. i-nlari-.l aiul ruiiiiiivh. ii.-i i- irus
than many i'f thi'si- ihtsuiis'. In ih,.- ,.( .iin j. ht,
wi1 ivisli In mill ntk'nlinii t.i the I'a. l, that tin' li.'ii
cral, by uliuinlii-n. .li.hn.-l..n i.- siipi.i-M'ilril, is uni
t.f tin nii.t gallant an.l sin ri'.-sfnt nflii-i rs in lh
(.'.nrt...li'i'ai'y. Ilu liiji.ys llio cuiili'li u.-.. uf l'ri-i
It n t lavis im.l (ii ii. l,i.., iiii.lt r u hi.-o i vv hi' ha
wun his lviiiiwn, 'J'lm Ainiv i.f 'l'limi.-ro will l.i' !
safe in the haii'ls ol' siirli a man. I.'.-ikin tn the
interest nf the euunlry, weean ee mi n-anft fur
the terrible pas.-hill into w hi.-h s.inie have lii-heil
tlienii.'lvi'S, ami we kimlly, but ealln slly, e.mlisel
thein tu hoi. 1 en until they eanKiinw the reasons
whieh havu iinpilleil the l'l-esiib iit l.i this nmve
lmiit. Ill the meantime let them ki-.-peiml.
We liiinw that (ien. .lohn-toii eiijn s liie lovf an l
('(intlilenee of the nrinv. ami we believe ih ser eillv.
Wo believe him to lie able to ue.'oinplMi as inie li j
as liny other man, of w hal he iiinb i t ahe.-. Hut his j
poliey has been ib.tibte.l b many ah.l ,e iie.Mii.n, '
thoiiL'lMve are imt t'uily a.lvi.M'.l, it ua-- un.n ihir
point that the Presnleut ami him-. If have .lilTunl ;
so iviilely lis to neee.-silul.. a ehaii::.'. 'I'he p.iiiey
of the eauipai;;n is as important to a su.v'esrfiil is
sue as the irooit exeeiiliou of plan.. It i- the mi -ilonbteil
r'.-ht of the I'nsi.leiil, as t'.iinmaiiiler iii
Chief, to re'iilntu tliul poliey, innl ve biliele him
competent to the task.
Me woiil.l bo reereaiil to his hifrh ilnlies, if he j
were to follow imv lieiieral lo ov.niih- or heiiiiali,.e 1
a well mature.) nmJ miIIIhI military poliey of the
(ioverniuent, however popular w it li the people or
the troops lie ini'ht be. lieneraN are ereatc.l to
exeeiile the plmis of the War lltiiee, in.t to .lietate
tlirm or curry out their iiiinpolhy. When there
Is a ililleronee ill poliey, llic tlei.eral mu.-l : u.-.-imih
to tl 10 Executive, else there conl.l be no harmony,
no responsibility, no .-'ellleil policy.
The I'..ui. hoad I i s a sti: u. The a. mt lur-
nishe.l us ycstsr.lay of tlio railroa.l .i.-a-l. r .IM nut
fully represent the extent of I he an 'nlent. The I,o-
, i.iiive "Si ssiiink" while inch rway i-oiniii
.lowii cxplo.ldl with tcrrilii force, uIhiiiI four mih .
below Jonesboro. The hnineer. Joe llu.-kelh, ilr.
Iicnnis anil Ur. Harris, in charge of the train, ami
n negro woml-passer were, liillcl, nii'l one of the
train guar.l, named Tanner, of the !l.'uli Tcnn., ami
several others were badly wounded. The cnL'iiic,
and live cars were totally wrecked.
ivy. P.ri. lieu. Juli 11 C. Carter, ho li is recent
ly been promoted tu that rank, is u.-.-it.'iicd to tin
Wright's Ilri'ade.
I'nioTcn oe Aceini "jts. A l. theiire;cnt writitiL',
tl o'clock p. in., the j.u-s.'iijrcr trai i the .Macon .
and Western railroad due here at II p. in., has not
arrived. The, detention is caused by the burstiiiir. j
or "blowing up" of the "Sunshine," an engine re
cently buill ut .Mncon, near hovejoy's .sialiou yes
terdiiymorninii;. The engine was carrying out Ibe
freiHht' when tho explosion took place, and the en
gineer, James Huskeiih, was instmilly killed, full
pnrlii'iilars not yet received. It i- lhoii;;ht that the
wreck will lo chaired oul of Ihe way to-day.
No trains came through yesierd iy from M ait-
pouiery, i.wiiio- to the rupture of I. b.ipoliii and
tlpclikn, .Aln., by a laidins! party of llie enemy.
The. evening pa.-sender train n the Ccoria
railroad reiuriied lo this city laic yc.-t,rday
eveiiiii),', after having proceeded aboit two
ll'i'ies -beiovv i'ecaiui, wo, ,.: in. ,,.oii, .i o..,.
il bri(.'iule of Yankee cavalry had cut the road
about two miles this side uf Stone mountain,
and had lorn up lib. mt one mile mid a half "t the
track. A smoke could be seen iu that .lirection,
believed to be caused by the burning of Ihe cross
Iks. Whether the raiders will follow ihe truck
down toward Covington, dt.-tro.yinu! it, or return to
their main body, is a inatlcr of conjecture, forces
have been sent to intercept thim. --.I;.. "if, VJlh.
-.- -
Irjf 'We learn from passengers who came
down tlio Alabama- and Teiiiie-,ee. road train,
this morning, tliat a raid of I-"" Yankee
cavalry is advancin"; fr .m Ashvillo in the
direction of t'ousa ll'iver bridoe. It is said
that they divided into twu parliea one ni.iv
iuo'in tlicIdifectioiiyfTallclcaanil tlio oth
er towards Montevallo or the above mention
ed bridge, (ien. Clandon is in pursuit of
them with a fnrco .sullicicnt to hrin; tlicm
to ",1'ief.
Two Yankee spies in citiens' dress were
arrested in .laeksuiiville two days since and
upon their persons were found papers detail
ing the plans ami objects of tin: raid. This
put our authorities on the look out, and we
may hope t ien. Clandon will 'n e them a
warm reception. SVhm l!ij"iit,r - Ihe
1 lt.
1,01'tst.iNA. A gentleman just arrived
from N'evv Orleans, says the Mobile Kegi-der,
reports that the ( 'otifederates had foii.ht and
c.iinplutely broken the Yankees at .lira-hear
City. It was reported in the city that the
rebels were advancin;; mi 1 . .iml.l ,,.n v i I !
Won't lien, t'aiiby be wanted nearer In. me
than at. Mobile?
i IKL
I.MSii, .11 l,v m;i !
I'lvslilrht l)aK,
Kn. Ill Hie ..iil'alil.i - il,! of Ihe Si.lltli
U'c Inn e been p. rmillcl to iiiuk,. i,,. f,
e .poni cMracI of Ihe lile iiii, I i-lut i .li t '
Hi'
lu-ily l. .i.eil ( luel .Mii;;isli'nle, n,i,, pmai,
Idler ad h esse, I I,, ,im. f i iu I' 'cit uells. 1 1 11 ill ll , II
rep. iv ii pcrus il :
H iiibl iipoh this subjecl, I would remark, il i
riohl here I feel mi iniicli coiilid, nee j , ,
deni. I b...icvc, from my observ.il ion ,, him, thai j
his eye is looking far nut at sen, o,,.v scanning '
the leaping, .lii'hin waves, nun liinj t." line of the '
horri sou, in order to nu'ulu the ship eomunii, , in hi- !
de.-iiny, salcdy inlo purl, n harbor of seeuniv. And
his hand i.. upon Ihe wheel, liir heart is lniuilde f.i
wards liod, and his. eye oficji raised lo Heaven in j
earnest prayer lhat il will sculler the ,s..ni clouds
oieiheadl It is a uraiul sneelaldc lo Lis,,,,, I
"ik and i y in liealih, willi so liim an nim, !
Mil-'in,- a he. ul ! Tlio dcMili,,,. ,,ir, ,v
- iiiieiiiin , eaii-o Ihe aim lo shake, the cc lo v m j
d. i, bill only alieiivaiils lii renew Ihe liiunic-- ..I
the one aiel Ihe sickliness of Ihe olher. i
He is more mi-undoi-i I ihau any man ,.,,-r j
saw - oflcn lli..ii;.il cold and scllish, he is the iciy I
reverse ; oflcn ima-iNcd lo Im vimlielivo and pivju
diced, he soltcns Ihe si mutest tl lideneies of i i,.
naline iu these- re.s I., ,y , operalions of calm I
and dcliheralc judlllenl ; believe. I lo lie f..;nl o ',
power, he i.s linn, I in i t s excn.i,.c, ami look.- in il 1
u.-c lo Ihe limii.s , I, lined li.r him by ihe , .(j.iij,.u :
and the laws; is said lo reward his liiends and!
punish his 1 1 1 i. . I cneinicsj in in dare approach '
him and claim ii public beiil'lit for him.-. If becaii.e
he h..s been his liinid, and his enemies ,.m. ,,hv ,
b. cali-c they make llicu. -el ves llis enemies. .'s he i
c.innoi saiisly all, nil iini mil j,!tili-'l. A 4
man's in lore -f . i.t . 0 . , 1 1
n an. 1 .1, . ai rn d out or su-laiocl by Ihe I'i'e
ill Ihe exeeiiliou iiii- or,i,i .Nalional .pie
and iuierc-i,-, every m. in is not wholly cut
Those who ale discontented, see Ihe 'e
Ihroii-h llic ..pe. lacli s of mortified sell ml
and allribiilc lo him ol'lcnliim s motives iilu
LU;1
.-ii.. ii-
idenl
oily their own, ju-t as he w I
III w me,
III). Ill
d: Ulik.'lines.s In all he inecl.'.
lallope, lluil is educaled liur.ipi
I k- and letters, have wril Ien him ,
man: even the enemies of hU country
man who is ollidin;; "the i'realc.-t
', the iiii ii i
own as a i i .
see in him 1
rebellion il
w oi ii ev ,-r saw, nii'l an nuts lie is Kit Mm,' il .won
derfully Hill," but it bel in.- only to io.el'ily In
d. line llis li ne (,'r, illness nil. I lonnard to him
.i.ii.-e for hal he has douo, for his I'umiie.-s, his
palrioli-in, hi.- iii .dcsty, liis courage ami his v ii hu ,-;
bul j;ieatc-t of all, his palienl einluraiu'e and dc
vole, I, uiieomplaiiiin' siilleiinos .' lint ihal man's
inner life cannot be ivrilteu. could it, then hi.- ;;ical
m ss and inerils would be known, l-'roin him, il
will never be know. He sels up no plea in his ow n
behalf, and his jrro.it heart keeps its own sorrows
and secrets !
As liis soldierly step carries him throii-h the
Capital S.piare, from his residence lo his oHiee, hi-
fratne creel, his head well up, a c phie sii ur ,r
to him would linlie-ilatin-ly irouoioiee him lo b
one who relies upon hi- own firmness mid hi.- own
integrity, and who fears no scrutiny however etos
and si urchin;;. Hut to look close upon him, lo
Ihal .piicl lile always so linn, but always Mailiii.u',
the sternly, bright heainin of llic eve, Ihe mode I
srcsiure, ii would not be hard to 1,11 lhat he Has a ,
kiii, i neiirieu, .-im pie niimieu man, wlm w ail. isl
en lo llie sorrows ol others, aye, ami relieic lliein I
t but would never t, II Ins on n.
I must mention lo yu a liule in, i,,nl which
occurred, us peihaps Ihe best illustration of my nlca
of Ihe I'ichiIciiI, wliicli I could iie you :
Vpon horseback, .Mr. Davis is lie- per-oniiicaii..ii
of a .- .flier, lie rides remurkablv well, and si em-
a- nor,e nun nie. were in.iecl , mule lor each
olh. r. HiirniL' heri. Ian s recent raid -mi aiieniiit
on Ihe pari of the enemy to throw nil iuiuicii-e
cavalry lore,: into Kiehim inl, iu the rear of Cencral
I, co, Ihe President was more llian usually active,
in the saddle ami at work, ri'liiijr, workino and or
jinuijiii day and uiht; of cour.-e, under sueh
circiiuislanees, such a man, tilling his hili place
and de.-liliy, willi all his soldierly Inuring, w i- In, I
only aiiol.ncl of inlcr. -l. but dcepes! anxiety, line
-uiis at the outer lines of forlilicalions -souie dis
tance from Iho eilv had opened upon Sheridan,
and as their thunders were pealing out upon the
air, tlio President dasliis lo Ihe I'mut, hi.- eye fall of
lire, hi- I, curing imlicatin,' nil the enthusiasm of a
.-d in I, i"l duly, calm and i. - lal i.. h
ixcrcise. Hut his passage is stopped, his way im-
if-ii d by an Ulilol'lilliale eiliineiit . li ik, hIi.-sc
vvaoli eai ryill oul supplies to the ! pal Inn nt
lial l.dioii, had bell eheelied upon ll bridp' break
ino; beneath his team. The cannon are crii-lon
away, ami the poor clerk looks up I'rom his lahoi -1.
1 lind liini-elf ulieo-t face lo faee with Ihe Pn.-i
deal, whose ea.Jlir p.ltll iu delens,; of his In-loved
Capital is thus headed Up.
'1 hu eye of tho Chief ii already Hashing back
Ihe proud echoes of Ihe j;ihis, ill his hands n . -Is
ihe desi'mv of the people, the moment is full of
tale and ils results. 'I he clerk sees il all, knows,
hears, d els it all, and is almost overw helmed ; bin
the tcnipe.-t above, within, .'Hid around llic l're.-id. nl
docs not ehan'o il,r iu ; quickly but kindly he
directs the r fellow what to do, oivin- the nmsl
accurate and be.-t instructions, promptly miidin
and ilirceliiio: the team is released, the bridge
ero.-si d, a .-mile beains upon the face of Mr. l'av i.-,
who has heard the .,'ralcfuflliaiiks of his employee,
iis he dashes forward to save, tlm eilv.
Itepoi t ol men Admitted into llo-pil a at
l.iillin, Ca., July Ulli, Iwtil.
The foil. nviu named soldiers were adiiiilicd int..
Ilo.-pitaJ- at this Po-t to -lay :
I V loo-A IIOS CITA I,,
Piiviite .1 P Aubny, eo I, I'd Ky.
Iiiiiri Hon in. sen vi
Private .Al II Campbell, eo II, I'.i'.lh (in.
I-hain llernden, co C, 47tll (til.
C f .Martou, co (1, llidi (la.
s. e. MooiiK in si'iT.vi..
Private Win .M .McKac. eo I 2!0h Ala.
Seabron Carucll, co (I. 2;M Aln.
.1 11 Carroll, co I, '-'d (la Civ.
.la- V, Allmoii, eo 11, L'uih Ala.
W II hockev, eo C, Uilh lia.
John .McMillan, eo D, I2tli l,:i.
I'lM IIDSI'ITAI..
Private W M Scsiicpr, eo (1, (old (la.
IIIIJI AT CATOOSA IIOSIUTAI..
I'rivale W I. Waller, eo f , 'Jiith Ton n.
I'lIM) AT Dllil'.CTIO.S IIOSCITAI,.
Private It X Cantrell, eo (i, .',th (in.
lloti'r C. fosri:ii, Im
Sur.. iu eh;'c llo-pitals.
The following is froia u Kiiroiciin loiter which
Hp.uui in llic ILuIliIi CoiiIl b rille :
I'.ut vou niiiv n-k. how doe- lauopc look 'upon
all ibis carnage '.' N it willi inditlcrcncc, c I laiiily. .
'I'he weak uml tiaod policy i f l.ord Itiis.-ell, and
ihe iiiiforlunatc, resolution of the f.iuporur of the I
I',,ili to .-llb..,.li,.t li'ir ..stioii oli tl.io ,lR,ti..o j
to tliat of til cut Hritain, have placed lhe.-e Iwo :
llovi ruinents in a position hostile to the claims uf j
the Coiil'ederales : but the sympathy ut the people,
of fnhuid nt least, is heartily with the South.
Witnc.-s a little incident that occurred u few days
no ui the ereat uuiiiuil race for the Wlaks," A
crowd was u.-sciubled, .such as only the "i inks" or
the "Derby" can lirin together. "The first race I
for Ihe day," (1 ,iiote from the Index) "was set for
half pa.-t one o'clock, and just beforu that time ihe j
iiL'ent of ihe Intcriintinr.nl Telegraph Compaiiy I
po.-ted up, ill full View of the a-.-enibled lllllililudc,
the followiii ' nniiounecmca'. : i
j Xi.iv Viiiik, .May IS. Lee reniains at Spottsyl
j vaiiia. CoiilcdiTiites attacked Hutler, ititliciini. I
j considerable loss, eoinpelliti' hint to retire to his i
limes. Sei;;,d has also been defeated by I lie Con i
I fid. rates, tiold n:'.
Immediately a buzz of excitement l'.-.ti lhroiis.'h
the people us they read the words of the me.-.-a'c,
j and ut I. u'ih the rin' broke out int.. a tremendous (
. , beer : and the news spreading; iiuiotiL' the crowd.-
sceiee. 1 to tuiiso as much jy as ever did the v ietory
i of n popular "favorite."
l.iltle incidents like thi.-, and they are of freipn nt '
I oc.urrcnee, .-how iiiiiuUtaknhly how the tide of
Knoli.-h ..pinion sets, mid that, t-.o, unions all
'lad. s and . ',.i.-.-es ot society.
j As I n 1 1 1 : n t or Tin: Coi.n lfvtuioii livTri.i:. '
i S.inictiims the sadness which gem rally prevails i
! among the Wounded ami dying is hatlidied by a
ludicrous incident. An Irishman who had been
l.itallv wound, d was advised by the surgeon to give 1
his rite t.- to a person 11. ar by. He pulled . .tit his ;
i razor, and asked, comically, "if he vv. aid scud that
home to the old vv oulan." "cs," sael ihe dcle
gate. Next came nut his gl,i.-.-es, and then -17 'i . !
t which one dollar wn- -ilver. All th, -ethiiiL's lie
I wauled sent, bill when ihe delegate went to take
i lb, tu, be a-kcl him to "wait a bit. T'he-e doctors ,
I are n..t alivavs riejit. Ves, he,t,.r be afier seeing i
j vv bother I'm g .'uil'
to die or Hot." )',i;l. .-
' All l!hl:iiiil is ul, pi'i'siuit '.oirriliml uml itt
j ilioiiuiit 111 llic i..-,i.r,.ti,,n i,f an iu ( wliicli
till' 1,'ill.lnll Tlllll'h iIciiiiiiiiith us inn: Dl'lllll
lined ...lia-llv ilisilnys ul liriivu.li) iiipI e'ruvlty
: linn liiivot-viT Ium'ii soon in wiir. i HW fiiii-
l;l, lint 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 V Wi'l'kl lll'n, tllO IlllSMillllH till' II
llllll.diilio; lli, 1 ,' I ! i. tC-I, t!lll(ll'luill.
llll'lll clli's hy liiliili.,lio (Ii,) tuwil III' N1111
lIcH.III';!,. Ainilll uillly III' till! t0VUIh ll'nilc
u. i'c killcil, ami a number uf Ikhihch ilcslruy
i'.. W in I'vnf Niirli a tliirtL' lu'iinl ul' in tint
11 1 1 1 1 ii Im id tlii
l'lllio.( I l-l.lllUiy'.' l.'l il'M
I111111.1110 .lolin Hull, Sint!i;lu!H Iiiivo liccn
inii'le in I'ai'liiiini'iii, iriii'l,iiiniiiff tlio iloo.l an
'iiiliu.;i. iio;iin:,t liiiinaiiil v, ami olio mil In
l.of.l in a i I tn Imvu iii'.j that u Hrilish
lli'id s.i.inl. Im .scut In tin. Haiti,, in or.lof to
liii'Vciit tlm iv "iinciico of such ci'iii'ltiis.
I. veil l,..'i Ii'iism'I li:i.i ill .l ilillcl ilillilics nil
III'' siilijoi'l, US II Cl'illlll lint tu ,u (lassilil over
w ilii low iai')iitir'ii(ai'v Kii'cchi.K innl mnvs
iirii'.ii:ti. ci ilicisiin. Tin! wlmli! noiitiniunl
in I'.i.'t, llii'iiioh,,u(, (hu conn 1 iy is as I'ivkIi ami
w ui'ni a.-, il the jvnii't j f (In) hoinlianliiioiit nl'
11 Inun hllml Willi nun nlmliuils luul icaclii'il
i.n;.isii cars mr uu nrsi i . Of y ''ni l-
mis Ibis, s it not, ( I ( 'iiiifiMh'i'atc
reililor.
Surely Iho ro has I
on mi, ill an ovonl as the
on lesliin ami thcso ii'iiil(!
Is it iiussiiihi lhat limy
Imw on a calm niiiiiiiici'
lent "I t
li.a.' lo'iinl ,if it.
can Im ioiioianl,
lloll 1, 1st ve.ir. the dm. Ilsl.o.. lino unmcti ami
i ci.il. I,.,.,, '.-, c, ;'...i..-.. .- -f -
, llmii' sli'i'p bv .Jio! hi.ss ,,!' Hiimlry Yankee
shells, cniiiino they scarcely know whoiico I
ami throw n limy scar, vly know why. I
lias ii md Icon luoilcil across the wilt or j
linw lliis lire has heeit kop.t up Iroin day In '
day lor the sjiace ,.1'a I w elyciiinnl h, wilhoul j
tlio diL'Ole-t liopo ol iroiliiitinj; a himIi!
ch.iii;;,. in the iniiilary sitiiatiou ' Ves, the
Kriii'di a.iiic ccrliiiiily knnw cnmili of
thoao things, uml enoiioh of many similar
enormities ier,eli'ali.'il on (.'onfcilorale soil,
to havu prcvi nlo.l the I'nissian ilciniinslra
I ion tVnin iniii'i'ssino tlieni like u new apoca-lyi'-o
,d' inlnini'itiity. Cut the ti utli in, we
are not class, I in Hnropo with civilized mi
tinos; we are hurhui inns, w hose wrongs n(
lecl our trans Allanlio hretliren very much
as the lales of the lorrihlo Massacres which
take place in tlio heart of Africa. To the
majority of Kiijjli.-di renders of newspapers,
w e are whal the Nova .cmhlans are to us;
ami even the few w hit are somewhat bettor
iiifnniicl il i "-rent ifjustice to our position in
tin' :!;!. ..I civilization, t'onscipieiillv, they
an: really sinuets i hen they assert tliul the
ad. of the Prussian ( lencral itruupivceilonteil;
, they don't take us into account at all they
i would almost as smiii think of lnukitij; for
,rcccd..ils in the wars ,,f the I'atnanches or
Sioux. It w ill lie uur liiisincss to teach them
tlierwiso hereafter -lit presoit, we need not
,e tisiulilcd by their iniscoi ceplions. (io,l
intends .h it we shnuld fio,t the hatlle in
which we are engaged, not o.ily without aid
hut w ithout sympathy, and the ";lory, when
we shall have aehieyed our end, will ho all
the ore i tor I. .v our no in 1 n n,l t,b vsie-.l ieobi.
',;,,...,,, ',tl;,li ui,,,,,
1.1
(.I'll. S. I.
I.ec.
.(en. Stephen lb Ice lias recently been tin
poiiile l I, iiiitenant-l lencral in the Co ileilei
iilc Slams army, ami placed in eoniiu.iud i f
the .Mi.-sissippi liepanment. In eonnecti' n
with Ihi- am neeiuent, a hriel military bi-
ooraphy , f this ollieer will provo interesting,
lie i i a native of South 'amlina, and a rrrad
ualo of West l'oint, where betook his diplo
ma in l-o I: was a classmate of (lens. .). K.
H. V ii..-'. I i! ill,.,,;.r,. W li l..,l,.,.
and lloiace Ilandall. Ilo rntiinioncnnl lntt
i military career as 'J.l lieutenant of the dth
; art illoi y, innl vviis siihseiUe:.tly iifomoted to
a 1 t lieutenancy ol' the 1st rooiinoiit of reg
ulars. So, n allot' his native. Statu seceded
I from the old 1'iiion, he i'e-ic,'iiod his posilion
1 and repaired to South Carolina, where ho en-
lereil the army as captain, cuuly in Alareli,
lsi',1. lie serve.! with ISeaiireard in the ta
k i 1 1 r o I'nt t Suinlcr, and alter the strife was
j Inlly inaooiirated, and a hostile arniy on tin:
-...il o the old Ihiininioti. ho repaired to 'ir
I "inia willi a bnllery uf liobt artillery, and
there, with the legion uf Hampton, limine. 1
eoiispiciinu-ly and honorably in many of the
sanguinary enoa"vinouK lie was soon hon
ored willi the rank of Major, next lit. Colo
nel, and then Colonel, lie commanded a
battery on the Toluoiae for some; was in the
battle of Seven Tines, and the seven days'
fiht around Iviehmond; was next assigned
to duty as Colonel of the Itb Virginia caval
ry, and siibseiuenlly lo a battery of artillery
tlint oaine.l distinction in the second battle
of .Manassas and at Shiirp.-bur. When a
commander was needed for the defences of
Vicksliiirjj; in the fall of ISti2, President la-
is scut him to defend the stronghold of Mis
sissippi, having conferred upon him the rank
of lirigadier (ieneral. lie commanded at
the battle of Cliiekasiiw P.ayou, uln.ve Vicks
I u where, in hceember, lSli'J, he whip
ied Sheiniati and Mnrgau Smith, win)
iimught.i lar-g-rj fureo against, his heroic lit
tle band. At tlie battle uf linker's Creek ho
uuniinuinied a brigade of ( leorgiiuis, and du
ring the siege of Viokshtil'g held that por
tion of Stevenson's line so fnriniislv assault
ed on the l'dlli and iTJd i.f May. Shortly af
ter Iho .surrender (ien. ien was appointed
to tho rank i f Major (ieneral, and assigned
lo tiie e inand of all the cavalry in tlm Mis-
sis-ippi I hoiartiiioiit.
Another i
it'll. I" I ! 1 1 1 1 '
isliifr Star.
an -attachcil
lliig. (
to Ma-
liune s siileiuliu mivisioii --is last winning tnu
fcpu'tttioti of being one of tho most dashing i
and .-iiccessful ollicers of tho war. It acorns j
in t)C Ills nrrtonu ul ii n ro to ;BI.l ..(..;. ot lo,.(!,. I
ml Is, and to bo always on hand when a vie- I
tory is wmi, At Lake Ciiy, Florida, with
,"11110011 he repulsed 1,'Jhh of the enemy. At j
( llustce, he routed II.ikhi ankees under j
(Ien. Seymour with 1,'ihH I'lorida troops. At I
Cold Harbor, with two brigades of Mahone's
divi-ion, he recapture I the works lost by j
lireckini t'lge, ami ilrovo lroin them a largo
body of the enemy. In tho recent engage
ments between Mahone's division and Han
cock's cops, on the Weldon railroad line,
bis exploits were e.iiul to any performances
of the w;ir. It was his brigade that moved
upon the enemy's rear, capturing it large
ntiajl,. r of pri-uners. And, at Reams' sta
tion, l'iniiegaii, with (11 men, held (Ieneral
Wil-oii's divisions of cavalry in check for
four hours, until fit. Leo came up when
fintii'gan ehaig.'d "1,11110 Yankees on the left,
and Lee on the right, which resulted in tho
rout and dispersion of their vaunted cavalry.
In tiiis charge, tho i'lorida brigade captured
seven pieces of artillery. There is no liner
lirigadier in our army than the hero of Olus
tee. where he eoinimuidod 11 ilirinimi with
di-tingiii.-hed ability. Clutrlvllsritle ( I',i.)
( 'lii uiti.'li'.
S o riiKits T m tvi i tv. Mr. .J. 11. Merri- !
weather, of Mt. Meigs, cxhioitcd in our ollico
ye.-terday some sicci:ncns of work done by j
his son, a lad ,d M years, which shows him j
tn posses- rare mechanical genius. Among
the articles was n miniature hoc and axe, and
some lino cambric needles, the latter articles
being the lir-t we have known made in this
country. His father informs us that he has
made all "I his working tools, and the facili
ties he had are only such as could be (oui ,1
in a country blacksmith shun. .Ifni... ; y
. I
'l lic lleiiculi anil llir H asps.
A worlhy ileucnii in a t,.w n h' M.iino was
ruiiiai'kiililii for tlm Cicilily uilh which lie
I iilolii H,:l'iptili'. nil all mvasi 'lis. The ilc
j vim' wor.l w as ever ui his .,;m ni, ,,,
nil I lie triviuf, as w ell us i in 1 mi 'i a ut ucciu cues
Jul lll'n liiini In"! (lira i.ii l'"i' 1 1 11. . I i 1 1 ihe
niiioiiao(i . ii,,. Iiii,!,., hat was lirllcr,
linwnwr, llic exemplary man nlways nia'ln
llis iilol;ilinlis I ho sl.iiul.n'il of uclinii,
Imiihiy ho was i.o,i"i' iiininuiiiL' willi
Ins Inrcl m ill, wliu was 1
coil fn'linvit ! in In . 'wall
'iinlalions, w hen ih in in
li'om his placi! rii in hi
tiling oil', the ilea
. I'ooiiino his ant
uly
I-Will
io-t iu
to CM'lljm a W ,i:,i'... l,r i .
" hilt is the m.itlrf.' hiii r
1 1 V
lln; ili'acmi.
" Wii-oi-., "u.r, ihe hu'. mi, H illy.
i "1'i'oh:'' sai.l Iho ilr. in, .11, li! w icke.l ,v
j w hen i in man 1 1 i:r ..iii'i h, I ml tin- rililcnis urc
! us hulil as il I l"ii," ami, taking I ho w m k mail's
j swath Iiii inoyml hut a Moji, when a swarm
ol'luisk iiisi'ids m.. . ali.ol his oar ami ho
wns lori'dl to ivhviil; with imiiiy
I I'liiilnl
I Mm;' ami hi ..vut ills li'iirc.
"Al.:" sllnllli d III I,,.
"llic prudciil mail f.i' ,
hidclll hiuiseil ; Inn tl, . .-.ii
mu liiiiiish. il.''
w ill a clu:
th tin: evil,
pie pa-, on
eUc,
ami
and
I in
The "anal deacon liad f un
in m k i ii rr aniili. uiii.n.s ol'ilu:
I bis
.Clod
w ritin(, t
' ii. 'id.'
tuie in a iii'iwiii
'illi w hat a o
'loiiieralinii of idc
c.is the
path ol j
,y I I v - I
Ailant.i I
Yankees spread I hem -olios mi I
civili.alinii ! r,'ti:i',lnir;; is assail, m
ses Samuel liimil: ihe us-aiilt up o
is com t net c. i liy . I , ruin -. li Miei imiu. - ,
The (li'ecian ciiief - -the dew i,li prnphet and I
the American Indian constitute the violation J
of the drainalio unities: iu this modern pin-t; I
i, llttnliY. ill In, t o y sol i! seal on any
such u 1 1 1 "1 1 '.' Will I'aine discount a lime
with Hindi a trio of eni..r,oi s '.' Mow wniihl
it read "The on-al American war was
lirni.dit to a Micces dnl tei iiiiiiiiiinii l,y l lys
(es Samuel ( iraut and 'fecumseh Sherniiiii .'"
N'o lii.storian Would lend him.-i'lf to such a
muck hem ic chronicle. The record would
have to proceed: " The chiefs of iho move
ment were A I. rahani and 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 : 1 1 a He
brew and a ( 'ai'ihaovnian- -w ho w ere com
pelled to call into their eoiin-cls that indoiui-
table liritoti, the
The cavalry w ,:s
iimofil Kant.,'1
riyssi-s, It s.'i
l,:l. rated ill, am I'm.
'iiimaodc I by a (i.'rniaii
i
fun'
ilm-iill
as much bewildered at having T, coiiiseh for
a eolleaoiie, as Abrali.iin would stiller from
a confusion of ideas nt the presence of Han
nibal, icw'ouiii im hie a menagerie
the great, extinct Smith American Meg;
rium and Mr. Ibi.-vve
cage or that great f
Maetvl of (ieofigy, a-sociaii'.l in a booth with
the Kentucky ( iiaut. - - 7io,o-m. (Iu.)
.'!n tinii-l.
A correspondent w ith ( Irani 's nrinv says
the fourth Michigan regiment left to-day f"r
home, its three years term of enlistment
having expired, ll lias 1,,-d three colonels
and a large proportion of its lield iiud stall'
ollicers in hatlli.s. (Inly about one hundred
of the oiiginal regiment go h"ine.
According to (Ien, 1 1 inter, the Virginia
Valley ni'iiander, the freed negroes in leui-
isiana are badly providi d for iind awlully
cboaleil by their new friends. They are de
frauded of at least oiic-halfof their wages bv
-,'V'i" l I. " .'V " - lo"'.'l"V OM.l'l
wnlcb tho IMS vtlly" tM'trr rentifos- at too
rale of li ve tliou-aud per cut.
It appears thai lord l.vou has applie 1 to
Secretaiy Seward lor the ree;i.-o of llie lirit
ish Kteainer ( li eyhoiiml, whidi w as inpturcd
by a yankeo vessel, one hundred ami twenty
five miles nut of Wilmington, on tlm high
seas, and out of tin; juii -dictioii claimed by
the I'nited Stairs. The application also re
quests tho release of .Mr. I'.dwai'd A. Pollard,
of llichmond.
Ir. Kirkbridge, iu his report ol the insane
Asylums of Pennsylvania, notes the enor
y
e-
mous iiiorvasc nl I. 'male oalionts wliose in
sanity is caused by I In; ...-s ol relaiivi
war.
jM
"My dear hearers," : aid a pn acher, dis
coursing mi tin! awful subject of death,
"there's nothing do-lrnys so many lives as
death. Suine pimple arc killed by accident,
and so nie are lost at sea, and smiie an: de
voured by wild beasts; but, my dear hearers,
it is a solemn truth lhat nothing kills -o
many as death. Aye, death has been at
w ork ever since : in entered tin' w orld, and
has destroyed millions ami millions of the
human family."
w in . a i : vi nt: a i
M-1W horse power and llirc-h
A
r for -ale, ill a
el. IliU' ll wheat
hiiic, and any
l.il-.c ll piolilil
ii i;i!i,-,
I;C Store.
very tow pi
Tliel'o iia-
engaged to be (lira
one hav ing llic I r
ble. bl.lllle of
j.v'M 1 vv
icl by this 'I
lo run '0, ca
J.
i:c.i. i. i,i I'lm i iii.it.HT is iiii;
IIXI'KI.SS OI'TIt i: AT (.1(11 i i.
T
II I K followiii.' li.-t of licichl al lie; llMUe..- flf-
lice ill Ihi
".V.
k Ihe rid,
f Ibe
owners. Till I ICS will pi, a-c e,
out delay, in no fiu'lher li-k w
lor iho same vi
be lakcll.
I. II. I, (Ul AX, A :;
A llriiwn, I package; .Mis.s W I. I.r.nvn, I p ie
age: VV Al III. nil. .11, I inuniu: 11 vv , 0 .1,, 1 paeli
age; U Ciovvell, I kimp- ieli; tip I' Duke, I box:
f II lire 11, I ,ack; .1 Ihnl-oii. bell: H H Holland,
bell; ,1 11 Harper, bugs and I bid.; W li II1111I,
bug: T K Hicks, bundle; I, H Inviii. pared; Mrs f
1 Mar-hall, earc l; Mrs V. Mid-Hcluooks, I box:
Ur .1 U Mill, r, 1 parcel: I' ll llietlencr, snoi.i s.-.io-
b.ud; .1 V Hvvnbery, box: In- .M li ichard.-oii, p
I; I
ag, ; C P ilcddiiig, care W .M Plant. .11, package:
W liof.iii.oii. caic.I .1 ford, box; ) Al Willi.,111-.-011,
package: .M ll Dobbins, v: boxes. jyll
COMIODIiKATI'i IIIIM'.V UAMI.I),
F
Ol! sale, 11 desirable loi in this eilv. eoaiaitiin;
two small residence.- and oilier ne
:ir-v
houses an excellent well and .'anion. Apply I
f. Mlf lll'.NKK,
jvl.'l---lf at the brass I-'oundt
TO t'OTTOX XI. Its.
TIIH Planter's Waichoii.-c belonging lo Ihe un
dersigned, in the city of (llillni. has been
partially taken for ho-pital puipo-es, and on this
iliieoant, I think Ihe owners of c"ltoii stored iu the
above named warehouse, hud better shin it, or
I move it to some place where it vv .iild be more safe.
The proprietor uivcs this notice, becoi-e the pub
lic necessities have put il oat of hi power to lake
thai care of the cotton that the owners might think
he could do. lie therefore gives this notice to auve
himself I ruin nny liability in the pictui-es. As u
i warehouse man, I vv i.-ll to close ui v wan-house l.il.-i-j
lies? by Ibe l.-t of Sejd. i.iber llc.xl; therefore llmsc
h:iv ing cti. m stored in my .vaieh ui-c, will plca-e
collie, liav charges and take or -hip it away, a.-
I they y think be-t, on or bd-.,,- the I -
j teinbef next.
I jy'.i-tf W. A. SCAM
ot
:i:tt.
S(H.I)ll.Ki' I l.AIM.
We have on hand a bd of blank form
of
tiiicales innl iitliilaviis for the
' claims of .l.ooa-cl soldier.-. Pi
I sheet. Persons at a di-lance no
I Ciin procure them by iiddressing
i lliroiigh lite mails.
lion ot tlie
f.fiv
. ills per
e.lii, - sn. h blaiika
Ihe Ui in i.on ic:
"
I Ol XI).
P.l Xlibf. whic'.i -ocm : !'
at Kilr.-n.n ib.-pital. I
A
i, .me niie
toiiud near I
hear Ciei k. The oh nir can lie:,
..f .Mr-'. Tucker al Hear Creek.
111., ,,,o'iliL.
jv i.i
II Y AIITIIOHLTY.
I'l'llMC ACTS
OK INK
I'll si riiiiyicss ol Ihe onleili riUe Stall's,
1'assed ul Ihe I'oiulli session, which Wli.H lleoaii
im.l held nl the eilv ,,f Hieliiiuuiil, in the Shite
"t b on Mini, lav, Ihe sevcntli iy lie
c. inbei', A. I)., Hi.;, and ended on Thill sduv,
the cichieealh day ol February, 1m;..
Cine. XXVIII. An Act hi amend "All Acl to
iiuthiiiize the appointment, ol H,r,.t uf the
Ireasiiiy I lepiul ment west of the .Mississippi,"
Upplnled .laiiiiuiy 'Ji, Isiil.
, r,o,,;,,s ,,. (,, iu si.it,, of .iii,,.;.
... " ....i.t. That the Milarv of said uncut of the
Tic.isuiy llepaiiaienl .shall be finii' llunisand dol
I.ii s per anuiiiii.
. pi, iie.l l ebriiaiy II, s.,.
Cnye. XMX. An Act hi prM,le cninpciisalmn
lor oiheeis who luiiv lierelnloi e hum peiloinn d
.stall duly unilcr orders of their superior oillicei s.
Th. ,, ,, I ',,,,, r,lt, Slut, .in,, ;.
, ii ,o , ,,, , That when liny ollieer or privuteuf
any legally eonslilul. inililiiiy oririiiiiutioii uuiv
Imv e hcreliifoie, liy inder ol Ins proper .superior
ollieer, perforiiicil nny stall duty iippi'oirialc In
such command, he shall lie cntillcd to receive pay
bo Ibe time he was so eiurac,eil in the diseliioe
of such duties : I'rin ideil, Tllllt tlicre whs not then
pie.-i iii lit fur dol v imv ollicei' duly uppoiiited lor
llic 1 1 1 .-1 1 1 . 1 1 o,. ul' llie Mime.
Applnlcl I'l'lil lllll v II, l-u;.
An Aci lo eslablisli
n VfM'iniiifr nnry, '
pinv-'d Apnl Is, s;;i.
Tl. ,..,, ('out',, I,,, it, Still. mt Am,,,
' "'', Thill the mt cntillcd "An Acl lo es-labli-h
a volunteer navy," upprnvcil April Is,
I -i., I, be so iiniciidcd Hint 'the rresident he, and he'
is hereby iiiillmricil, to issue the commissions uml
warrants eoiiicmplaled by hiiic! net, under 'suidi
reonlatioiis as he may prescribe, tn applicants lor
service iu Ihe volunteer luivv, when satislied llu.t
said ii.plicauls will furnish' a suitable vessel for
..aid service, uml to reeeuu inlo Ihe volunleer nu
y said vessel lyul Imr oiheei s MI m, within or
bei onil Ihe C'oiil'ederiite Slnles.
Sec. 'i. That llie I'lesiilent be, and hu is hereby
aullinrized toiippuiiit iissisliint pnviiiiislers for the
ohnileer navy, who shall receive, when on iluiv
at sea, tiftecn dollars per mouth. Hut no person
under I'orly live yenrsof iij;,., and liable to perforin
iniiilary duly, shall receive such appointment.
Approved Felji uui v II, Isiil.
linve. XXXI in Act to im t h. ii ize the issue of
ccrtilicates t.,r interest on the " liflccn iiiillinii
loan."
Tin ( 'oO,-'... I;',, I '!,',, , i;it, Still, x uf Allltli-
,'1 l,i , ,,i. 1 1 Thai the Secretary nf the 'Treasury
lie, anil lie isiieiciiy, iiiitliori.cl In cuusc ecrtiti
cat'es to be issued, iu such form us he shall devise,
tnr the interest which has iiceriicd, or which shall
accrue, oil the registered sioek issued under an
tlniriiv of the net of t'ebiiuo y the twenty-eighth,
ciuhlecn hundred and sixty one, entitled " An act
to raise money tnr the support of Ihe (loveiiiiuent,
and to provide for llic defence of the Confederate
Stales of America." The said ccliliciiles shall la:
I i pi cparcd and signed by the reni-ler of thctieusu
. ( rv, in favor ol Ihe persons, rc-jieclivclv, in whose
Haunt ill the same I 'n,""'s "n" f,Ui stock shall be slanding on the
, ,' ,, I books of the Ireiisin v, or their order, ut the ilcsi.'
1 dliigmi, the I lero- ,,.. , . 'i,., ,, t, ,,' .
V, .-V... .., ,,,, IW ,1,.
i Irca-urer, iissisliint ticasiirers uml depositiiries le
: eal-sl at the places where suiil interest i.s pnvable.
The said certilieiites'shull he coimtersigned hv the
treiisurer, iissi-tmit treasurer, or depusitury', bv
, vv bom they shull be delivered ; und shall be recciv
i able iu iiiviueiit of export duly on cotton, in the
j same manner us the coupons of the bonds issued
! iindei -uid net of fehriiury twenty-eighth, clghtticn
i hundred uiul -ivty-oiie, now arc.
j Approved Kebriuiiy 11, l-lll.
Ch vc.
in e
Th,
, ,. ,,, i
XXXII. - An Acl for Ihe relic! of lux payers
'iliiin cases.
('..lull; ,t the t'ii,it,,l,i:il, Stut, .i i.i Anfii-
niul, That when cotton or
illier iiroiierl v
-llhji
t to taxation in iiioney shull liuve luceu'l
mirneii or oiiierwise oestroyeii oy uuiiioritv ot the
liovcriiiiienl, before the cxiiiiution of the time
tixed by law for the piiymenl of tlu'tux thereon,
j die tax paver iiiuy apply to the distiict cullectur,
I thereof tu tliu Statu collector, who niuv, il suiisiid
of such doliuelion bv (lovernuienl liutluu itv, re
I mil the said tux. If the tax in imv such cum: shall
have been paid in advance, it shall he refunded bv
me Mine coiiecior. llie lux-payer shall in every
such case have the right of appeal to llie .Secretary
of the Treasury.
Si:,:. -1. Thill in all cases where Ihe crop out of
which Ihe tax iu kind is to he paid, has been taken
or destroyed by the cueinv, the district collector
may n nut the tax, in whole or iu part, according
I. ihe extent of the loss sustained by the tax-nav-cr:
I'loi idc I, thai the facts in each case shall be
reported to the State collector, and their remission
shall not be valid until approved by liim : And
provided further, That in case the loss be susliiin
ed prim to assessment, the assessor, on siilisfacto-
i.v pi I Iheicof, may make ilciliictiun tliciel'.ir in
pi i, piu Hon in the loss.
Approved febiiiiuy 1'!, 1'i'il.
Cuvc. xwiii. -Aii Act lo uincnd un act entitled
"An Act to organize iniiilary courts to intend
the at inv of the Contedcrnle States in the Held,
and lo (feline the powers uf said courts.
The I '.unless of Ihe Confederate Slates of Anicr
ica iloeinici. Thnl the act entitled, " An net to or
U.lllie liiililill y courts to alien, I Ihe llllnv of (lie
Coiil'c h i ale Slates in the lu hl, an, I ,, deliae Ihe
power of suiil courts," he so niiiendcd us to an
llioiizc the President to cslabli.-b one in Norlli
Alabiona. vvlech shull sil at such times uml places
as said coiitt may direct, uml shull have nil Ihe
powers uml jurisdiction given to suid luilitnrv
courts by suid act ; hut the judges thereof shull
uivc ten days' notice of the limes and places of
holding said courts before the same m e held : Pro
vided, however, Thai suiil eniirt shall cense toex-i-l
utter one year from Ihe passage of this act, un
less Iniioer continued by Congre-s
Approved fcbriiury b"., IH..
(live. XXXIV. An Acl to e-tablisli ccltaiii po.st
ionics therein iiaincd.
The Congre: s of the Confederate Slates of A Ind
ira do enact, That the following nunied post routes
be, and the same ure hereby cstuhlishcil, nainelv :
from Ihe town of t'liirkesv tile, by way of blue
Creek and I'leuv chuiil, to Dalonegii. Also, from
Alliens, by way of .lug fiicloiy, in Jackson conn
I v, uiul (J. W. Smith's Store, in Wultou county, to
Auburn, in liwiunelte county. Also, lioiu Doug
lass, in Colloe county, lo forest, in I'lcrich eniin
ly. Also, lroin Diiwsoiivillc, in Dawson county,
lie way of I'erdy'.s, T'yra's, lliubcn's and N. II.
(los.-'s to Prince filwanl. Also, from Slnlion
Xiunber Nine, on the Atlantic and (!ulf Itailroiid,
bv vniv ot Central Valley, Trader's Hill anil Hon'
ai dsv illc, to Haldwiii. Kroin Station Nunibcr five
Atlantic M lull' railroad, via Middlctovvu Store A
10111 Count , io e.....i. i.a .. ..ii
the above routes situate in the State of tieorgin.
Also, the following in the State of North 1 uroli
ua : from (libsonville depot on Ihe North Caroli
na railroad, to bong's Mills, in the county of Kan
dolph. Abo, the following iu the Stale ol'Tc.xas : from
Itiiriiet, by wny of henno, lo Snnsabii. Also, the
I'olhnvimr ' in the State of Mississippi: from
tlrceiisboro' to Slurkvillc, in Oktibbeha county.
Also, the tollowing route ui hoiitli I uroltnn nun
Ninth Carolina, to-vvit : from Nichols Depot, S.
(' , via Alien s lliulge unit High Hill, in SoutlU ni
olinii, and llolmesv ille Mid bite House, to bees
v illc, in Norlli Curolinu. Also, the following in
, Ihe Slate of Louisiana : from Alexandria to Nib
! lett's llhilf. on Sabine liver. Also, iu llie State of
j I'lorida: from Orange Luke, on (he St. John's,
j in Siuid Point, nt the head of Indian river.
Approved febniury PI, 1-til.
Cu vc. XXXV. - An Act to increase the commuta
tion value of hospital rutions.
The Congress, if the Confederate Slates of Amer
ica do enact, That the commutation value of ru
tions of the sick and wounded, and of all employ
ees in hospitals, be h.xeil ut such rales, not lo ex
ceed two mid n half dollal s, as the
War shall designate.
Approved February V., I-iil.
etiiry of
Cn vc. XXXVI All Act to authorize the purchase
ami publication of a digest of the laws ol the
Confederate Stittes.
The Congress of the (ionfcdui'Me States of Amer
ica ilo enact. Thai the committee on printing "-',
and is hcrehv authorized and directed, to have
pi niteil, tor me u.se 01 voiigi ess, m... -
I copies of ibe alplianeticnl unit aniiiyncui uieai oi
I Ihe lw.s ol in... i.oiucuerme eimi--. ."r"o' "1
W. W. Lester und Win. J. Ilioinwel coinpr.sing
i all the laws passed bv the Congress ot the touted-
i ei ale States to the close of the present sc-sion.
m;c. 2. That the sum of lour thousand dollars
be, mid the same is hereby appropriated, put ol
imv iiionev m the treasury not ntnrrn - )' ""
lo ial,.,!, to eo npeiisate W. W. U'sler and W Ul. J-
!,,,, ell. coiupilcis of snia digesl. lorpre.il
for the use of Coiigi es"s : Provided, The
in.-
Hind eoiupilers agree lo aeeepl said sum in full ol
itil iilioni iiguiiisl ,e (ioveiiunent fertile u-c of
san'i Work.
Appiovcl fidii'uaiy I:'., Mil.
fit yr. XX.W II -A Act suspend the privilcgd
ol the will o habeas foipu sin ccrluu, cumcs.
W III.IIKVS, I he ( on-Ill, n, on f , t',,1,1,.,1,.,.,,,,.
States ol Ainei ic.'i luoMdes, i aiticle lirst, srctimi
nine, piii'ugriipli Ihi'ee, that t. privile. ,,f t.
writ ol habeas .eorpn- .-hall n,,i he huspendeil.
unless when in case of rebellion or invasion Iho
public safely may reiiiiu it ;" uml vv hcrens,' the
power ol suspending tho priv ilege ,,f sin, W.ti U!t
leeogiuzcd ill suid itrlicle lirst, is vcsled solely in
the Coiiuress, vv hich is Ihe exelushc judge of thu
iiecessilv ol'siieli suspciisioii ; mid whercus, iu the
opinion of the Congress, the public safety rcipiircs
the suspension of said mil in the cxi.-ling ruse of
the im ii-ion of these States by the unities of the
I'nited Stales; und vv hereiis,' Ihe President has
Uskcd I'm Ibe slispn- I the writ, it hulieiin cor
pus, und mli. unci I'.o.gi uf conditions of pub
lic dangcs vv Inch K-iidcr ihe suspension of Ihe writ
ii incastire pioper for the public dutcnce, ugninut
iiivnsinii it u 1 1 iiisiirreclion ; Now, therefore,
Th" Congress of the Coiifeihi ute Slates of
Aiiieiicu do enact, That during the present inva
sion uf ihe Ciinfeilerale Stales, Ibe privilege of the
win ol lumens cm pus lie, ami llie same is hulcliv
j suspended; bul so, h sii.-pensioii shall apply only
j hi Ihe ease- of persons ai rested or detained by or
' tier of Ibe Piesiilenl, Sen, tin v of War, or the
j general ollieer . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 u ihe Trans Mississippi
.'iiuiaiv l 'cpa i 1 1 1 ic 1 1 1 , nv llie aullioiilv ami under
(hi Ind ..I Ibe Pii siilcntl ll is hereby declnred
that Ihe purpose of ( 'niigress in li.e passage of this
act is lo provide mole ell'ecliiallv for Hie public
hafety. lev Misiieinlnic lhe will of iiiibens em, uis in
-first.- (I lieiisioi, r Inn,,, liable ell'orts nr
coiiilmint - lo.-ubvcil Ihe ( ,'ov eriiinciil of the
1 null derate Slates.
'S,''oiul. Of i -piraeics I" overthrow- Ibe (iov-
'','' '."' '-""-piracies t re-.st the law ltd au
thorities ol the t'oiileil, rale Slates.
Thud. (If enn, billing to as-i-t i'. onemv, or of
coiiiiinnucaliiig intelligence t.. the en,.,,,, ',,r giv
ing bun in, I and coiiilnrt. '
fourlli. 01 eiiiispiracics, prepai atioii, and at
tempts to incite serv ilc in-uricciion.
f illh. Of desertions or cue, itiiaging desei lions,
ol harboring deserters, and of attempts tn avoid'
military soi vice : Provided, Thai in eases of pal
pnble wrong and oppie.-.-ion bv imv suboidiiiuie
ollieer, upon nnyparlv u Im does not legullv owe
tnibtiiiy service, Ins -upeiinr ollieer shull 'uruiit
lirompt reliel, tu the oppressed pane, uml the sn
bordinute shall be disini-s,-i f,,,,,, , , t;,.,..
Sixth. -Of spies uiul other emissaries: of the
enemy.
Seventh.- Of holding cm respondent-,, or inter
course with the enemy, without iiecessilv, ami
wilhoul the permission',,!' the Confederate States.
fighth. - (II unliivv fid trading with the eneiiiv,
and other ollences against the laws of the Con
federate Slates, enacted to promote their success
in Ihe war
Niiilh. - Of conspiracies or nlleinpts to liberate
pri-oiicrs of war held by the Confclci nie Stales.
Tenth. - Of conspiracies, or attempts or prepa
rations lo aid the cneinv.
f leveiiih. Of persons advising or inciting oth
ers hi llbamb.n Ibe Confederate cause, ot to resist
the C.-ledctete States, or to adhere lo the eneinv.
Twelfth.- Ol unlawfully burning, destroying ur
injuring;, or attempting to burn, destroy or iiiure
imv bridge or railroad, or telegraphic line of coin
miinicalion, or other properly, with the intent of
Hiding the enemy.
Thirteenth.--Of I i-eusoiiable designs lo impair
the military power of the (fnv eminent, by destroy
ing or attempting to destroy, the vessels or arm's,
or munitions of war, or arsenals, foundries,
workshops, ol -other propertv of tlm Confedeiute
Slates.
See. The Presiilout shall cause proper ollicers
to investigate the cases of all persons so arretted
or detained, in order Hint they may be discharged
if improperly detained, unless they can be speedily
tl ii'd ill Ibe due c.uir-e of law.
Si-.e. :!. That dining the suspension iiloresaid,
no military oi olher ollieer shall be compelled, iu
answer to und writ ot habeas corpus, to appear in
person, or to return the hodv of any person or
persons detained by liini by the until, irity of the
President. Sccrctarv of War, or the general otlicer
eonunanding the T'raus Mi issippi Department ;
but upon the cerlilicate, under oath, nt' (he ollieer,
having ehiirge of nny one so detained, lhat sacli
person is detuined by him as a prisoner, for uuy
rf thn wvmrm hfrein before soeeilied. iiudi-r the llll
I IiomI V nto I e.-altl, liolilel pi oeeeolii.s iiuuci llie
writ of habeas corpus -hall immediately cease nml
remain suspended so long as this act shall contin
ue in force.
Si;e. !. This act shall continue in force for nine
ty duvs allei the next meeting of Congress, ami
no longvr.
Approved IVbriiury !.', 1 HI.
('nil1. XV.X1N. An Acl to aid nny Slnie in com
muiiiciitnig willi, and pel feeling records con
cerning its troops.
The Congri'ssol ihe CoiifedernleSliitesof Anier
icii do enact, That upon the application of tho
(inventor of nny of the Confederate States, thu
Secretary of Wnr be, uml he is hereby iiuthorired,
to grunt passports nod tiiuisporlutioii to unv ofli
cer of such Siute duly commissioned iiceording to
the luvv of said State, lo communicate with its
troops for such purposes, und ut such limes and
places as shall lie approved bv the Secretary of
'iir, uml such ollieer shall be uilowed to purchase
for himself supplies from the coininissiiiy stores,
mi the suine terms with ollicers of similar rank in
the service ot the t'onfedci nte States, uml iiceord
ing to Ihe regulations wliicli govern tlieni : Provi
ded, Such supplies shall not exceed those which u
colonel of the Confederate Stales is allowed to
purchase: Provided, That the-e agents shall be
charged with. the duty of obtaining ftom the otli
eers ill command of companies, tinul statements of
deceased soldiers to be tiled in the Second Audi
tor's olhce, lo facilitate the .settlement of such
claims.
Approved I'ebi nary hi, I .;.
Cii vr. XL. -An Act making allowances lo ollicers
ot the navy of the Confederate States, under eer
tain circumstances, nml to anieiid tin net enti
tled " An act to prov idc tor the organization of
the navy," approved March sixteenth, eighteen
biituli ed and si xt v one.
The Congress of llie Confederate Slates of Amer
ica do enact, 'l hat the commissioned and warran
ted ollicers of Ihi' navy of the Confederate States,
on duly, ure hereby allowed rations, 'iiurters and
fuel, or commiihilion therefor, us are now, orinity
hereafter be allowed ollicers of the army, viz : To
admirals, the same a generals; to vice iidmiruls,
the suine us lieutenant generals ; to rear iidiniriils
the same us major-generals ; to commodores nnd
captains, the same as brigadier generals and Colo
iiels ; to commanders and fust-lieutenants, the
same lis lieiitcnant-coluncls nod majors ; to second
lieutenants and lieutenants for thu war, the same
as captains and chaplains; to masters und passed
midshipmen, the same us lieutenants; and to olli
cers ot the medical, pay, and engineer corps, to
naval constructors, and to boatswains, gunners,
carpenters, and sailinakeis, the same us to the
foregoing olli .-ers of the line of Ihe navy with w houi
Ihcv have ji--nnil;ited rank.
Si.c; I nai an iihtihist , w
nig grades shall have the same privilege ofpui-
ebaning cotiunissarv and ipiartermaster's stores,
,, , : I I n I ... ..a:
IIS lile MOM, ,,i io,, iivo.t.itl ui, ,,,,. .! tj,,,-
ccrsof the umiy.
Approved Pcbruary Hi, IS''. I.
('nil'. X I.I I. An Act to increase the compensa
tion of certain ollicers nl llie Treasury.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
ica do enact, That hereafter the following salaries
ami compensation shall be paid to the several olli
cers nml clerks lu-rcinulter iniined, ia-tend of the
sums now authorized by luvv : The treiisurer of
the Confederate States four thousuml dollars;
the assistant treasurer ut Charleston, four thous
uml dollars. The Secretary of 'he Treasury may
divide depositaries of the' treasury into classes,
Ihe commissions on winch shall be limited as fol
lows: In the lirst class, not lo exceed four Hi, nn-
and dollars; in the -c, I class, not to exceed
two thousand live nindr. d dollars; and in the
Ihiid eluss, not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars a
veur, according to the character of the duties ic
iinired of them, and subject to the other condi
tions now imposed by luvv. f ach clerk .employed
in the i.llice of nny assistant trea-nrcr or deposito
ry shall receive n salary, tube lived by the Mm-i-c
tarv of ihe Treasure, I not exceeding littecii hun
dred dollars.) '
Sic. 'I. That the increase of salaries uilowed lo
the clerks nod etnplov ees of the Treasury Depart
ment, ut lticliinom!, be, and the same is hereby
extended, upon the same conditions, to the clerks
and employees of the -a'd Department, at Colum
bia, South Carolina
Approved febiuurvj(,,l-r.-h
VIIC1" XI'.W Fill !
11)1.. ,iv i, ii he rill icretotore Known as ins-
uiuko A Hall, w ill hereafter bo A. 'I'. Finney
A C'
The cash system will hercattcr be mtle.xih.y nd-
hcrcl to except upon government -urk.
Theullnilioii of QMartruiater is cull, d to -sir
stock of Horse Shoes, lh.rse i-hoe .Nails nnd Nad
Hod ,,f which we have a large supply cn-lantly
onlnmd. A. X. FINN h V & ' "
(intlin, July 4 lm.
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