The Abingdon Virginian. [volume], October 31, 1862, Image 1

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the discretion 0 : f the proprietors, until all
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One squ„Msf 10-?3_*bV Jess,"7s:ce_fe'fcVthn
continuance*-'..' The
numtter of insertions must be upon the
nuwgist <fc tie continued
'till forbidden, and charged ( 'J _
To those who tiheyear, h, liberal,
discount from the roguhvr-._»tes will be-made, ;
Ali ihieSjfo the /
in goojd *nd,avaikble Bans notes, at the rjsk of*
the Sditorsittie person remitting taking the Post-'
master's receipt th>t monoy was deposited
* in. the mail,, L y v; '. ■*'■'■ *
' 5l;:. '-~A# ACT" *-'"'.;•",
Ta provide for kibe prodiletion, distriSutioitand
sale of.bait in4his'Gommoiiicealtk,.fas3<)d
October ls<, !««:*. i\- » '-W
Be it enacted by; ttie General Assembly,j
That the Governor of.thns ("Jommonw'ealth m*-f|
adopt -efery-*uch msasure and do e,yery such
act ai in hie judgaienfcmay be necessary and
proper to be done iii <k4*rlo secure the pos
session, proincrtiori, offdietirib ition to con«eti- :
ient placesjmf of *kh as wi»su j<
his jud«meßt baVßuficisnt t6 supply thepeo- s
ple of and to that end
may bind thsifaith nf %he Commonwealth for
the perfoferiAnes.-of duc'h contractcjindJJngage-,
ments s,s he'afay Atefwiris' \o be necessary
and propfftfiod may exercise full authority
" and control Over the property and fralsohises
of any.pet*oiH_<_i 6r company iv
monwliihn.-iwAenevor he shall
■ecesp— 9V&VWr**t° :**ssc» se tfte-iaaie in
order to secure the:posseasion,produetion, or
distribution of .tbfciquaretky.ufisart afjrresaid,
provided that noting Ijerein-cpntainafJrnhaU
be jtfthor.sp.tbe-p»ir«hai<c;ar: the
Swiy'th or- Kanawha. §ait
■•ffi^Jpp.>»mnjy frecjiold interest therem. |, j
&„#, Wjfe3 x WW <$ the Governor, in or
der'to aqd sufficient supply of
salt, it shalljbUi k»
seise, take po'|e«ioir of andlWld atitFexercise
'full atffoff«_e: P r£ >* ert y.
realaqd r>er»ot;_*. ■ JTa-v ng|Bon. nrm,p-.- com
panV.andanr «?iJaneA; j*!*loin.-Ty or urtfraa
and'other 1 'plrofgt Jo*]iK-# 'lieoeeßary for'the
W thje Commonwealth
whenever it to be necessary to
exere?seVtti|!' power'h« *in fader
to distribution of
•the quantity"o_.sajt aforesaid.
$. If, bj'tStfimriU of tjie power conferred
by the 2d r s*eiSon ,o'£:thi«. 4 ajct, j
• should De t«_|_' in relation to which" there \
m*fV9 •e_ißtiflg,^n_VactV l ' A With the ConfWle-
Tate State* any of* ttffiMStates of the Son
federate Sflttd* of With aifv county, city or
town in entered into by f
virtue of' flte-Gerieral Assembly, en
titled, *Att" atatliorir.e the County Courts
to purefflte_#nd%etrftmte salVamonf the peo
ple and pigyide p»yiu*nt Bftme;^ ;
*ed May 9, o*r'ant contract; *jllh indlvm
uals ior any* coultty. city Or
town, uSSer'fßfe :, aet-ifforesaid: that
such cori^nb#'with ,, 'and*br said'vbtTnties,
shall not-o#*efipected for a- largef _thbnnt of
salt than.fcoe'twenty founds—f^r
tant proposediby-tha lessees,*_,be furnished
in the proposition on which sayiwet was found
ed, the same- shall be respected" arid t_te sup
, ply of salt.,uj_«ilt'.waWr. .»© ofmtr«ct.ed fo¥
shall be furniaaed.?' ISA sufficient supplyof
salt water cannot be obtained attlie wcllsj-now
producing salt* water for fbe production of •
sufficient supplyro£ "salt fo£ the people fifuAhe
State, or :ptonip%>^ontarnedfpo_
new wells, theig^G« v^l " n^-*B - e,r, 'P. owfere *" to
diuregiardiin^wl|olft> 0/ in party s-Cn contracts
with the States of .the Confederate States;
but ifa surplus of w'aWrmay'i exist, then the
.i Goverrttjjift'i'i to furoiVh ..t<ythe other
' Statesof the Cwnfedetate States out of< >'*»y\
supplies of saJfewateMtb&ti&s'y remain after'
the suppiy. of a sufllcient quantity to the Stste
•of Virginiat: Pro*?id€d, ih«fa<_ptbjpg in this
act shall be so . opJistSfued, awiao authorise the
Governor hfcprevent<.ths. owners of pro
' assignees from manufacturing
and selling Salt water, iir fossil salt remaining
after all the uses-pf theiitttei under* the.pro-v
■visions of this a4t, are supplied. .«;!>-: n,,
4: The Governor may take • control :pf any
railroad or canal in this Bta*(?, if necessary
for. the transportation" of salt ,fea? disttibution,
1 or fos.-jijje transportation *f other th iafes
! necessary fo*r the production of salt; but the
b|r this 6cctipn shall not be so
exercised ac to iqtqrfere tl>e transporta
tion of irqpps, of war and ;frpy
supplies by tHe 'Confederate Government.-* ■
Governor shall designate places in
the.Commonwealth from which the sale and
<iigttibuti6h of such salt may be made to citi
zens of this Commonwealth sM preecribe
rules and regulations fer, the saiPof the same
ami $p , prices which "■ it shall be sold.—
prices.shall be so prescribed,;a»d
. published for twp;weeks in some newspaper
pulalisbed!in the "City of Richmond, the sale
of higher price than the
prjee so., shall be a misdemjeaiwr,
4|le:of each bushel or, any. part of a.
rata higher ,^^%p_uja
'■'' a %Jms^umSr.k e *wf?§T* 9ff!P^—
_§iy VgjmtM : os andj riegulations so
.♦"" '".'•"_>«■'" '_? ■'.* ' '• _, i
shall be a misdemeanor. Upon
'cbnvietion'of.any persibn under this aetne t
snail pay a fine of not less than one hundred '
rior more th_n two thousand dollars;
" 6 ; . If the governor shall find .it necessary ,to
eniploy'Agents to Twelve money for the sates
of salt, he shall roc-mre theW ta give bond,
with such penal as, the Governor may re
quire, with goe-i security to be' approved by
the Governor, paya% to'the' Commonwealth,
withoopditiooJto pay all.nibngy received from
the sale of salt into,itlieT'.eassry t%tliOjcredjt ;
of the .Commonwe-kit, at' tire and of each
.saonthi .. • " ~rfj .p ; ,{, ;
;. 7. Tba#um'of.fiv6-tbundredi thousand dul
larsjs hereby appropriated paid out of
t«jC.,,Treasury. |yf»pn wart-ant fb be issued by
•the,Au_«dr of or
ders of fche Go€eropP.in.writingstc->oels!iv*n
only in liabilifcie»i»c_ri!ae_Ar the 5
■purposes of tlxj-soAet. reift • s?| * \'" ■
■ ■©'. PoV'the.uffe Afanyof the real) ,
/ Clf'pere'enal, Which nray »be used, occupied,
\ possessed or conlfrolled* ;by. the * Governor, a*
board of assessors,to be borftppsed of live per- (
sornVnot membersof the General Assembly,
who shall bei appointed by ajoln.t vote of the
two Houses, a majority of act and
sbaU.*ooncur, shall assess reasonable coaipen.- ..
sation and damages, which shall be paid up-j *
on a written, order of'tbe Governor upon n
written assessment, fojbe signed by a.inajorj
j tjryf thjfi of,*the board, with th'esr<
; affidavits.that s'ucU»ai?sessrae.ht'is,
I jio'n of the aboard, reasonable, and justv -Such;
assessment shall be. dplisfeied to the Governor
tG;»e filed-by of hbetjSecret*
fy of State; and a copy thereof. shall.be forr {
I .by the, Sectary to the person,- *rm
''ot company who may be entitled to theeom
■ penaHtion or and uniess such per
son, firm op cemp;ny shall, within ta_*ty.daye
after euch copy >s!iall be delivered to thesi;
j refuse by 'written "Objections'*to* accept" tbc
same; «ud_* assessment shWll |sjf defined to'be
libal. Ifthe behlirf ef the State:
orifaWy gufch"perfcftn,firm c¥ corhpafijr'shall
witffin.tnirly da^safrer^iich
have b'^n'soi'filed*with"the Secretary of th#
Cortmotowealtb. fife such written objectifies >
with of*the Commonwealth, and
in the office of the Court in of
Richn)p'rfd, .an appeal shall lie .from,eujpaasV
sessment to the-said Circuit me
proceedings"thereon in said, court shall be ae
eqrdipg to the-provinfons o^,chafer 56 o£,,tue
Code of Virginia, as .aftplir '
cable thereto, except, thaj£h£ t :C&m|utHiwealth*
shaU not- be, required tu-r pa? the en in pen saw <
tion*for daniagea te> the parry theyteto*
n©Hn«> court before tl_e) >n of. ike *p
j peafe No; order shall be made no> any in?
j junetianv. by ?&*> court or jtfdgevto
) stay any proceedings of the Governor orwia
authorised aunts' under thig*.ct. The botrd
sball'hef'eonreaed;at sncfrtmie and rjfctees «h ;
the Governor may ordWi ttnd shtojH" bo )mM ■
each >he sura of ftnif dftllare and'
Ispenses _icufred in 'tfnvetrjK to be
the w__rrantß to be issuedTfpon. tlife
' the .Hfovefnor. * I ■
ct ghall be in force""from Us passage/ '
I continue until tlje ,
7§Sfo theKniis-feste, ■' **y!j v " l
~
a **__«€_ A3aATioie. m
authctrity of an Act on the*ftrSt l
Jo nidnth;'- I, ? Jbhn ■
GovOrnor of the Commonwealth ! Vir- i of
hei'eby proclaim the regttt&tlbn herftto'*
as having bcewadoptca by .me, and to
itory upon ahVperswb and corpprations
puryiow from the dj*e Jrere
if-,. ■«'
Givepr as Governor
and./inder ttie! seal' of the Coitunon
. teuth Say of 1362,,
le 87th year of the Commonwealth. ~
JOHN LETCHEit., f
;jG.dyernpr •
obtaining possession of satt'in
Mfefe'oirVsaHh for distriPAtion to the *?co-
PrescribeV. by tho Gprlrn&r n-nder'tlie
provide for the pfodadtion, djsirib_-*
ißd sale of salt in this Commonwealth,'
i-October/1, iSfl-i 0 •
i-'raih-ttld" canai.^vorot_er intemalim
nt company in this State, sh&il, nnder
ransport any salt bey*»ud the limits of
iuu otm|| unless under sette. contf acs- aL-eadyex
-5 isting with the Confederata States or some State
; of the- Confederate States. . Before said salt
"> shall be removed, the person asking for such
■"' transportation, shall make oath or affirmation
' that the removal asked for, is of salt furnished
' under such* existing contract. Without Such
, oath, the salt shall be seized by the superuitend
-3 ent or other agent of the transportation company
; for the vise' of the Commonwealth, and notice be
) immediately given to the.Governor of the ameunt
.. of salt seized, and the nameof the personor per-i
, sons asking for the transportation;; \; ■-■■.■
Individuals in like manner aje prjehihited frci»
, transporting»salt beyond the limits pf tho State.
i Any "person may seize and hptd the same fef the
State and give like notice. • ,
All salt manufactured in the counties of Smyth
I aad Washington, and'on hand on day when,
3 the above act was passed, Unless heretofore re
j" moved from the salt works, and all salt manu
* factured after that day, unti 1 due notice to the
r counti-ybegirenj-Tby publication in some news
-8 paper printod in the city of Richmond and in the
B r town of Abingdon^'Shall be thereafter held- tolie
» the property of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
*• and shall not be removed 'withoutauthority from
a the.Gavernor or his duly constituted _gent, un
- less' it be salt made to supply swneiexisting con-'
a j tract with the Confederate States or with the de-
. , —;■—- • T ,
pavatc St%s'of the Confederate States, or with I
individuals for the benefit of any county, city or t
town.
If the owners of Salt Works ift c
shall refuse or ©tjas*'to manafacteire»salt other ,
than an amountfwuSicient to execute existing «
conti-acts as afore'saidii.'then, frefi.and after such;
refusal or shalli appear to*he;<iovernor. j
to exist,,be w|il 'SXeycise the authority vested in, |
of and'
?' ast|jtoity, <iud control eter the pro- .
erty, real ofl|any person, firm-or f
company, so refasingor <;easiiig to ma'nufactuxet
Tf the of .salt manufactured- be not j
cpough to. f^raish I ' the people of this Common- *
wealth of sajt for home; 'j
consumpiionV then $ f£° n a3 ucu f snail a P" '
pear to the $oveVno*be Will exercise the autho- .<
rity vested in himViind "disregard any contract' 1
made vrith the separate Staix* of the (
of Virginia is supplied.;
When salt is pr'fipu,red by the State of Virginia, j
"and its cpntitutes agent shall offer the same, for, i
"trarisportatiba fe'th"e route of ; any railroad, ca-: <
nal or oilier improvement company, the same ,
jshall. be immediately transported to the depot ]
■dssignated, unless such transportation will intetv ]
fere with the transportation bf troops ?i munitions j
-of war and by the C«fedorate| }
Goveramant Upen 'lefusal of suoh company to
said«B_if, the constituted agent of
Mva> *9*ate v wilt fee to, take control of ,
any •»B_d*"*i'4>!and , te same until
the tra_et)ortation-be acomplithed. • ; -
. The Uke provision shall be!**bserved wheh it '
Beeomew~pr>iper to transport fuel -or other things '
necessai-y for the-pi-oductidn of salt. * m '
The lolltwiag -places the <
prose_tfsw_«e foists at which salt»fwill be con l <
rtentßat«#-for sale<_nd vis* MißboV }
rongb.dfep9t ac thdjCeatrairajb-oad, and Dublin i
depot,, ',i%jhe Virginia. %ad Tennessee railroad.
Other pfcwes.o« deposit wilbbe speedily deeignat- j
ed when suitable .srrangpmenta tot aupplies shall (
have been, perfectad- ... ' *
Due -.nqticq y/ill be given of the time when-the
salt' will* be' ready, foe. delivery. The price, ,
quantity fqr,*eaoh .persoa, and how it fs to bo sold j
&usdelivered,. ;md the agents employed .
will be pra|cribed «a fature. regulations and pf*b- -
liehepl '
price &#Q. prescribed the sale of any ;.
salt within the at a higher rate <■
per bushel, as declared *hy law to be a misde
meanor; and any violfttiofr 6f the rales and regu- j'
also a mis- '
demeanor, to be punished upon cotiriotioß, by
fine,ef not less than ooe hundred,nor more than
two'thbusaifd,dollars. .
'" ,f A Wardl of, assessors has been appointed, by. '
the Legislature to assess the conSpensj'.tion or
damage!!; to be paid for- Seized or Used
by tinder this law. The tible'and place
of their meei:ng?wiß be hereafter prescribed.
Tie «ot pro&rbits all courts or judges from is- ,
suiag te'stay any pi'"o'ceed
ings of the Governor, or his atf-tetised ajieniJf/
aader thih law . * • ' 0«t: Hi
'■.'.' irifcrr 1 — -■ ♦ ♦♦— -**r- ■<■ "■
~Clat.l_ii_a; for t_te Army* ■■
Totht 'Editor of the Whig r • : '
Winter isaear at hand. Our army;tadarge
ontjas in- watrt>of elothi_j|,,« It M\nuked. it
has? 'sufiered beyond;' computation". It has. a
! wontters; —everything-btft mwatles?-"- '
It csjanot, suspend _ue lawsofnaturiß. *Jfchoa
! be*€ei» theeaeny en ; every*4mportai\-«field;- ;
but the frusta A* ;
winter* 'To-ikis- enemy it must succumb off j
leaf! it.i • <,:
♦.The Confedera*eJ<_overnment, I fear,
adequate totbe,t*sk>, »Itis devolrcd upon ttifeT
Stifles and the people to crime to rescue of
the army, and comjftitf once. f -
Imakethjßlfojlowing.euggestions: Letthe >
jeourte of eaoh;e<mnty, oiay and town of tthe
'.CommonSKakh, at its firstlterm, (Oetober'or
appoint a eonamitteefnot too Im%*}
of its asipst intelligent, patfiotic, and energetic.
ieiti_en#,»Jo visit our camps ivi7nedicitely,i'>*nAi
an 4 report promptly the'eondition.
of the trceps.fjjfllwn their respecti ve counties,- .
ciues»andj!owh's,-and what r ib first and most
needed ii^he ; w>y "of clothings, and op«n such
courts, without delay}; order,
through their • agents,' the procurement, and
delivery of whatever ie needed.' Indeed, the. jj
•K,frk may be cQmmentyd oefore the re
there are some articles
needed by socks and'blank
kfets. The courts»could .not en-.in. securing
these thing, for yr&Jenow th4y a?s needed,•her-,
fore we send to» the tf«* inlormYtioal—'f
'Ihe courts sou-Jd, therefore, af once, order the
purchase of.lefthet aijd cpntract for the mak
ing ofthe shoes*^,They could, also* purchase.!
wool, and have the socks knit. The Jadßea<, r
would;, knit them , wjthout eh'argo. If any
chargefwas* made, it could and x»ugft% to ber
Ctethcduldbe putchased, and in ntarfy.
inistances, could on contract;
by the court. : , ,
SuchyOrders of courts would read awkwardly
alongside judgments and decrees, but they
would .be" ainongstjthe proudest memorials of
patriotism a free people could have. The
County.Court BV3tem has proved itself to be ,
invaluable during this war, as heretofore. \
dq not'see how we could, gottan along
ivithont it, ;lt is impeHum or imperio . t lt is
the home government"of. tho people. Through
it -9ur sohlierß ha*e, in a .great part been
clothed, aimed and equipped for service in
• the .field, white,their famjlieij at home, through
the same agenpyy have .been and'are, i- a
great and otherwise provided'
for. The obtained for tie people
has been i|hro.ugb Ahi'ese courts, and, under*
powers conferred upon them, tliey have ako
furnished the people with their local curren
cy. Thay have full powers to carry out the
suggestions of' this communication. Seces
sioa Acts 1861, eh. 8, pages 35-6. Ordinance
of jGonventiofi 53, page ~a6i appended to
pace .. )
■By ordinance • No. fhey "m^y, #rn,ish 1
jj uniforms, equipments and any nakssary ve-\
1 —__ —^-~—^=^===^===
. lief to volunteers, • &c—"jnay. likewise make '
provision for theVmainteniince of the families
"of soldiers in tnefmetual service ofther State or
Confedei-ate and forsttch other •
purports as the pubffis.exigencieis Xl m%iy reqziire." .
"And Hhej/.shfdl feang]puicer to provide the
hearts r&fce story'for tire these purposes in the
roanae* set forth in : saic? Act"' (offhe Assem
bly . :
•*'THe manner set forth" is a la>y of toes,
by. which the necessay money is to be raised..
The plan proposed hasmany__dyanfnp;es.*- v
It is. systematic., "It has Usj|JpTO"rity and I
■aarfetioff of i.iw*. %-i bears equl!!py upon all. ]
NormanMs rjfmbcfoadio his. means, j
Those.who qa\e-nqt a*# liberality .]
enough to contribute voiuntav.ily.rrth,- u .^Pfl« e
lator and : e_'{6rtioner ; —are required to ao. ttieir
duty.- j '. *. ' '"*#: ■'■'• im£ '•■-"
■ There will fee a generoase__la_wi amongst
the several cuqn_©s_a*f.uß gopd work: Kaob. {
will sffiye to excel the...other in j
own tronps, aM"the consequence will be. that
our Virginia troops wllf soon .aH c ße cpmfortar
bly clad. It wall be ♦fell done It,will
those,'- who have and feel an
interest in Cba raatte*-*-by* the fathers and
mothers, brothers aud sisters aud t friends, of y
the soldier. t , . . ..I:
As* auxiliary, voluntary associations might
be formeti in the several counties, 'cities arid f
towns, in the magisterial districts' arid wards",
tp-cloth .sujgh soldiers as come-fr,(Jm ot)iinties
ntiwin the. f fch*e eriecnyj and in
which the compelling systom epulii not' be
carried out*. , r M '
, These* plans''cohjohatly' carried out
wauld speedily cffethe every Virginia "Soldier
in-service. ~.'■o / 1: .■■ #
.Lot the other States pursue; a like policy,
and,'thy word for it, the nakedness of our
army witlsoon cease to be, as it is, a public
reproach. •-. / . . .
Erpry scheme, meets objection. Sqme will ,
aay that v the clothing is not. in the country-—
ii cannot%e tiad.' I 38pt beliere.fii* It is not
abundant we hot, scarce
*as ikja > it <al|(ibe had j am sure; and if there
is any power-on earth that .can secure ijt, it
willio* found to be with that'elective body,
wftlch^rids 1 Nearest to the people, and #re
people. -Let the
' eifoM if nothing is acccfn-1
piished. aorhing ■w i ill.be,-los # by it. It wiU '
be time enough to pronounce the faituro
it occur*. If earnestly and.promptly under
taken ivSvifl be a glorious success.
Qtijeraj-wiH objeefc that the people of the.
State,.w;ii\be doing what the Confederate
verapisut ought to do. G*ant it. If the Qo- j
verahrtht cannot,'of 'will not dothis indis- :
we therefore lose bur j
army add th_Bjiej9o: : dur liberties. * i
The QovewpsenJ $$&>, doubtless, da some- ■
thing butst. believe j
'it is is required. Let j
the peoplerttfji, I
and they'will more in one month |
than the G6reri_ent can in six month's! - j
Mr; Editor, lend 1 you* assistants iAurgihg i
the by the of this or some |
other .pjap, fpr the clothing of sol- j.
fliers. The necessity for some actiea is ur- j
Xft'iidmits of no delay.- Much,' perhaps J
we hold sacred, depends j
toflfn;jt.«v.MJt.!#*«_ better afibr|i** strip our'j
garments bs'dies _apd i&ndrithsm.te |
the field than that our soldiers should perish
for* t_e ! -waV'qf necessary clothing. We;
could at least sh by the fire. We have a j
isfeelier agamst the atorm. The soldier has ]
'none. ~,.. ,', , . ' fafm*+A
An Appeal for the Soldier. I
The ;Hon. Z_ B. yance. Governor df'North J
Carolina, ipfim in an addteass to his
urging" them- to make proTisiqn for the sol-'
• dlefs 5 . He* at the same time,' presents the ex- f
toVtiouersftntLheartless .speculator' in the'u" |
pßoper character* ,i ''. •. fe ■*.'■ \ . j
We.t?ubjoim.'the e«ndltt(Jißg portion of the
address * - . •'■ : «' -, - ' \
: i ' t A,nd'*|Kwr, my eountrynjen and weulen; if -j
I youjiave anything to spare for the soldier, j
iin his name! appeal toi you for it. ]>o not;
let the speculator have it, though he ofi'er you -
enormous prices'; spurn "nfm from your door i
arid aay to him; that ootbr'ave defenders have;[
need &r it and shall h_ve it wittiaut passing !
through hißfgrjftedy hancL Do net place your-'
| selves among-, the extortioners—they axe. the j
rilest M and most crvwardly of our country's!
enemies, and wlien tfnifwar49 ended and peo-!
\ pie come to view the _»tter in its proper |
light, you wfHifind that the most detested :
»j toriea are respected than they. When j
"they tempt yetr' with higher prices than the j
State ofieri'just think for a moment of the \
soldier, and' what he is doing for you, Re-!
inemhej? when JfM Sit down by the bright and
gLowing jßre, that.the soldier is sitting on the -
earth; tftt in the wind whichis whistling so
fearful dyer vourrhof, only making you feel
f the more com*fiMilaiae'be*_u6e'it barms' you
not,;he -is shivering in darkness on the dai>
gerous-.outpost, or, shuddering ihrough, the
. dreary hours of his R«pember that
when you coma forth,-in the naorping, well
fcd i, i?il4 warmly your families
toward the spot whetlHfce blessed music of
thei Sabbath hells te_ youof the jpeaceful
worship of the God of Jpe»Qe,.the slidier is
rf going forth at the moment, perhaps,
half fed, afteFa qight of shivering andjuifer
iag, to whete the nja¥'<6f artillery
of'battle announces that _e ; is*o*c|jfc that your
peace and .eafqfcp may ibe, Oh, re
member these things, -and, patriotio
i people of North, *ix|) freely of
i your perishable' itoods to, gi«ing
m\\ (hat morMI maa'o«_ut s?fet^
•|#ndyour*iglitß. * Mr '
Geo. O. Prentice on the Death •?
< '..< . his Son.
• ; George P. Prentice, of the Ed_isviUe"Jbnr
naV publishes the following notice of the
death of his eldest son, a lieutenant colonel in
the Confederate service, who was killed in the
late successful attack upon Augusta* Ken
tucky: , . -'i
• OBITUARY.
William Courtfand Prentice died on _fon
-1 flay httfcyft re;
j trie confii-t at that place on the pre
| ceding Saturday. He perished in the cans*
!of the rebellion. . •»..-,. ..-
Itn&notdn the columns of a newspaper—it
!is mil* in tibe family circle or, in the hush of
solitude—that thd emotions of a.parent >orer
such an event should have utterance. ,Tbe;
tears of keening eyes, and the. .
i drops of bleeding heartsare not for the public
' gaze. The deepest-agonies should be content
Ito fold- their *onibre wings in the s*o_h Con
solation could not cptqefrom sym- .
pathyf rt'can be ?ookedfor only from Gjid and
hV'engel time. Nay. there are
time itself has no powe* to ?dlay or soothft-rf .
griefs that, ( like running; streanis, are deepen
ing their channels forever.' ~ ,
' WilHam'Courtland Prentice was no common
, jftang man: He was remarkable in his
fere, and fin his temperament. A model of
I manly beauties, .he. had extraordinary ratelr
| lectu'al energy, a strong thirst for strange and
! curious kpowletlge, and a deep passion for tM
that is sublimeand'beadttfnl in poetry and rW *
nature. He was generous, maQly.high-heartr
ed, apd of a courage that no mortal pojriVoome
in what form it might, could daunt. He ex
ulted m looking destrucfion face to face in all
ifs ways. He loved wild aAd d_ngeroo« ad
ventures for the very danger's sake.: Mm
eagle spirit lived among the
and shouted back to the shouts of : storm.
\> Although kind, unselfish and humane,'be ws»
\ impetuous, passionate andof unee*lj_eraWe'
! prejudices.: • He/wasnot unfrequeuMj^*to»sfc
in his juggernauts* aM he ; permitted
i, to stand between him and the execution of h»
[purpo§es.f. ~,
| This young man, if fie had always direefS* '
I his energies baat-
L self. a distinguished ornament jn any profesr,
sion of life. He might, have been an.ab.te and; .
j honored statesman in the service of the repub-.
/ lie. But an intense Southern sympatfiyY fr
spiteof thearguments, theremmtetrane«,and
the entreaties of those, who dearly toyed aW
made him an active Robel against .
And, .after a brief five weeks service in th*
(Rebel'ranks, he fell, soon to breathe ottt'flW
fiery life, receiving, meanwhile, faraway item'
his famiLv. the kindly minjpftatlwM ofwo*;
against whose cause his strong .right arm hft&<
been raised. Oh, if he bad fallen mhis connr ..
try's senace, fallen with his burning wes.MlX; ,
ed h_ love and devotion upon the-
' more than Ihree-foarths of a cen.turyhaa bpeat
| a star of worship to bis ancestors,' hjs.earJy
-1 death, thWh still terrible, mi tfrt been
| borneby a father's heart; but, abis, the rettec'-
I tion that he fell in armed rebellion agsflbst.
i that glorious old banner, now the etoble-t.ef
! the greatest and bobest cause the world aver/
! klew, is full of and almost of de
i spair. '■■■~ ... j ".
| And, yet, wrshall love to think of Court
' land Prentice, that brave and noble, thourft
; mafjaided youth, duringjthe little remnant of,
; opr lives. , Our ip*a for by
| tears and grief, lieand will.remain an arafr
' ranthine flower upon the gravest our burieo
j yefcrs. ■ - '•'
I ■-, %,.,. ■» »'*'. ' '
• From the London Herald (Derby organ) Sept 29.
i The "_y_i__lr Aristocrais Agalhst
i - RC-llßloh.
* * *i *.. ,*'■* '*... ;..
! We should thinkill of .the Confederates if> ;
ion any terms whatever, they consented to ac* ; ~
'cept as fellow : countrymen the mercenary '
j hordes of ruffians by whom their co_a*ry has
I been desolated, • ___, . .
* And the acceptance of Northtrn eubmis
! sion would be as contrary to sound policyas
"| to rio-ht feeling and patriotic instincts. The
Union canbnlv be reconstructed by'giving
j certain powers', however limited, to the Fed
' eral Government, and binding over the North-
Urn States to observe certain, conditions of the
Federal compact. They cannot be excluded
j front all share in the Federal power; sooner
j or later, probably withip ten years, they must
I recover by force-of wealth and numbers their
i ascendancy at . Washington; and then . the
I work of the two last years would hare to be
done over again. If any paper constitution,;
if any guarantees, if any oath could bind the
! Northern States to the. observance of their
! Federal duties, and preclude, them from jUi
! terfering 'in the internal affairs of their neigh-
old Constitution they violated ha
i! bifcially and systematically. Their preachors
r inculcated the duty of perjury; their lawyers
.'defended treason; their statesmen "*med
Apolitical parties to override the law; their
i! citizens assembled to resist it by armed force? .
;! nay, armed murderers from the North.m«*
.! ed*irgmia, assassinated sleeping c&mos m
; their beds; apd, when hangedfor their epmos,
were honored as martyrs in New England.— \
! What guarantee can be giT߻byrStch>peo-
| pie which would be worth snore than the p_per> m
on whiehit was writtenfc*-What nprfa|&B_'
.! could there be ttoartp throw waay ffa
i| of eightqsa months of endurance of Wo'od
r-jehW, of glorious' achievementc, by iMWawtitift h
■ j with a race by which m ojjßgatten.howeyer/
> j solemn, hts ever b«eb a day aßer .
f j it had .tfe# &>%& JSad theAwapratioii to viplatft
; i.it? .Of such madness w,e cannot beliovrlfcijA
t j the >ble statesmen who guide t*po denies' of
'-} tKe Confederate States will ever l«e gnlty?