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To the Voters of the Bth Congressional
District.
Camp .near Fairfax C- H., )
Virginia, Oct. 3,1861. j
Uy Fellow-Citizens of the Sth Congressional
District of Georgia ; I trust you will not deem
it improper in my addressing you briefly upon
the subject of my candidacy to represent you
in the next Confederate Congress. A short
time since, after mature deliberation, and upon
the request of many of your fellow-citizens, I
consented to the use of my name for that high
and important trust. I had previously receiv
ed many assurances, inducing me to believe
that if I would become a candidate there
would be no opposition to my election. My
friends insisted that, as my course upon the
great question of Southern Rights had been
approved and endorsed by the whole people
of Georgia, and as my term in the old Con
gress had been cut short by the prompt seces
sion of our State, an election to the new Con
gress was due me. Acting upon these repre
sentations, and believing that a majority of
the people of the District desired my services
again as their Representative, I agreed to be
come a candidate, with the distinct avowal of
my determination not to hold the place longer
than one term, as there were other gentlemen
in the District whose friends desired to honor
them, and who were equally as well, or per
haps better qualified than myself. It seems,
however, that I now have opposition—to which
1 enter no complaint. One of my opponents,
Mr. Herbert Fielder, of the county of Polk,
has issued a long address to the people of the
District, and, without attacking my public
course heretofore, endeavors to show that I am
not eligible to a seat in Congress, and that the
people would be violating either the letter or
spirit of our Constitution to vote for me. The
gentleman arrives at this conclusion by a
strange misapprehension of facts. He quotes
and relies upon the following provision of the
Confederate Constitution, viz:
“ And no person holding any office under the
Confederate States shall be a member of either
House during his continuance in office."
And then he makes the following astound
ing declaration: “He (meaning myself) is
holding office under the Confederate States, to
continue twelve months from the time he was
mustered into service.” How, or from whom,
the gentleman learned I was “ holding office
under the Confederate States "is certainly a
mystery. I hold no office under the Confederate
States, but am commissioned by Gov. Brown, of
Georgia, as Colonel of the 7th Georgia Regi
ment. This fact, you will see, entirely de
stroys his whole argument. Upon the subject
of my eligibility, and the propriety of my
candidacy, I beg your attention to the follow
ing correspondence with the Hon. Robert
Toombs and Col. Thomas W. Thomas, (late
Judge of the Superior Court,) two gentlemen
distinguished alike for their great abilities as
Jurists, and their devotion to our Constitution
al rights. Upon the reception of Mr. Field
er’s address, I wrote them the following letter,
to which theirs is a reply:
Headquarters, j
7th Regiment Ga. Volunteers, >
October 1, 1861. J
Uy Dear Sirs : I have authorized the use of
my name as a candidate to represent the Bth
District of Georgia in the next Confederate
Congress. Some of my opponents are insist
ing before the people of that District, that I
am not eligible to a seat in Congress under and
by virtue of the 6th Section and Ist Article of
the Confederate Constitution. Knowing the
great confidence the people have in your opin
ions and your great abilities, and not wishing to
violate either the letter or spirit of that Consti
tution, which, with yourselves, 1 am ready to
defend upon the battle, field, I ask you to fur
nish me with your views as to my eligibility
and the propriety ol my candidacy.
With the highest esteem, I am very truly
your friend and obedient servant.
LUCIUS J. GARTRELL.
Gen. R. Toombs and Col. T. W. Thomas.
Camp Near Pine Creek. 1
Fairfax County, Va.. !•
Oct. 2d, 1861. J
Col. L. J. Gar troll:
Dear Sir: —Your note, dated yesterday, has
been handed to us. In that note you in sub
stance ask us whether, in our opinion, your
holding a seat in Congress, while Colonel of
your Regiment, would be a violation of the
letter or spirit of the <>th Section of the Ist
Article of the Confederate States Constitution.
Upon reference to that Section we find the
portion in question to be as follows:
“ And no person holding any office under
the Confederate States shall he a member of
either House during his continuance in office.”
The (acts in your case are. these ; You hold
tho office of Colonel of a portion of the Vol
unteer Militia of the State of Georgia, com
missioned thereto by her Governor, to serve
in the defense of the Confederate States for
12 months from May last Your Regiment
(the 7th) was raised in Georgia from among
the militia of that State, armed and equipped
by Georgia, and all its officers, field and com
pany, commissioned by Gov Brown. In what
sense it can b? reasonably contended that you
hold an office “ under the Confederate States,”
we are unable to see. We are clearly of opin
ion, therefore, that, if the people of your dis
trict elect you to Congress, you will not vio
late the letter of the Constitution by accept
ing the trust and taking your seat on the 2 ’d
next February.
Would you, by so doing, violate the spirit of
the Constitution ? Let ns inquire briefly into
the history of this clause. We borrowed it (as
we did most of the others) from the old United
States Constititulion Why did our ancestors
put it into the old ? It. was to guard against
a great evil that prevailed in the British Gov
ernment from which we had so recently sepa
rated. The King there was the fountain of
honor; he appointed all officers, and many
were removable at his pleasure. Our ances
tors believed that the. representative of a peo
ple might be subservient to Executive power,
and not independent in his action, if he held
a valuable office dependent on Executive plea
sure. But in what sense are you dependent
on the President of the Confederate States -
He did not appoint you, and could not appoint
your successor were you removed. He cannot
remove you at pleasure, nor even for miscon
duct, except by the judgment of your peers
and the laws of the laud. We are clear, there
fore, that your accepting a seat in Congress,
while Colonel of the 7th Regiment, would not
be a violation of the spirit of tbe Constitu
tion.
These are our views; but suppose we are
wrong—the difficulty presented is very small.
The language is prohibitory of •• holding any
office under the Confederate States” while a
member of either House. If the House itself
should determine (and it is the sole judge)
that you could not hold the two offices, you
could, on the :?2d February, resign your com
mission as Colonel, and then the objection
would certainly disappear. The Constitution
does not prohibit a person being elected to Con
gress, even if be held a commission in the
regular army, and he could take his seat if he
resigned.
We see therefore, no illegality in your name
being run and voted for as a member of Con
gress of the Bth District of Georgia, nor do
we see any impropriety whatever, If the
freemen of the Bth District,see proper to confer
upon you this trust, we think you ought to ac
cept it. Your military experience certainly
does add to your qualifications to represent
the people in the National Councils. You are
better acquainted on account of it, with the
wants and condition of the army, and it may
be well for the •'<(),000 volunteers in the service
from Georgia to have one or more members of
their own class in Congress. If the freemen
of the Bth District choose to give us one of
these, there is nothing in the Constitution or
the proprieties of the case to hinder them.
Very respectfully yours &c.,
THOMAS W. THOMAS,
R. TOOMBS.
Having shown the utter fallacy of Mr. Fiel
ders objection to my eligibility I shall not s,.op
to discuss with him the “enormities of Phil
lip 11, and Charles V,” nor what circumstan
ces “gave to Europe the Dutch Republic.” I
have neither the time nor tne inclination to
consider those past events. My business now
is to help whip the Tankers and maintain,
against our infamous foes, the rights, honor,
and liberties of the people of the Confeder
ate States and I call upon Mr. Fielder to come
and assist me. He would then be proving
“his faith by his woiks.” My competitor
seems to have a great horror for “ men in
high military commission,” and intimates that
to elect them to high civil station might great
ly endanger the Constitution, is the gentle
man afraid to truat men who arc now risking
their lives on the tented field in defense of
of that same Constitution, while ho is enjoy
ing ease and pleasure at home ? Surely he
THE PUBLIC GOOD BEFORE PRIVATE ADVANTAGE.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAI' MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1861.
cannot be so ungenerous. But, my Fellow-
Citizens, 1 deem it unnecessary Io say more.
My name is before yon. My position hereto
fore and now, as well as my efforts to defend
your liberties upon the battle-field, are known
to the country, I claim only Io have done my
duty.
1 shall not neglect tbe duty 1 owe'the brave
and gallant men under my command to go
home and canvass for office, but ant content to
trust my interests in the keeping of (he intel
ligent, brave and generous people of the Dis
trict. If it. be your pleasure to elect-me as
your next Representative, 1 shall ever be
grateful and shall strive Io serve you faithful
ly and efficiently. For your past uniform kind
ness, confidence and support, please accept my
heart-felt thanks.
Hoping and believing that, under the guid
ance of a kind and protecting Providence, our
efforts for Independence will soon be crowned
with a glorious success,
1 am your friend and ob't §erv't,
LUCIUS J. GARTRELL.
JUST OUT !
—
THE IMPROVED EDITION
OF
HARDEE’S
RT I N FAN TR Y
AND
RIK L K
TACTICS!
2 Vols., 24 tno., cloth plates $2.50
2 Vols., Bvo., paper, plates 2.00
2 Vols., Bvo , paper, no plates 1.50
FOR SALE BY
July 7 j. McPherson & co.
SCHOOL OF THE GUIDES,
OR THE PRACTICAL SOLDIER, designed
for the use of the Militia of the Confede
rate States—sent by mail on the receipt of one
dollar. j, McPherson & co.
June 8
S GUTH E
INSURANCE AGMT!
FIRE, LIFE AND MARINE
INSURANCE!
THE subscriber represents the following first
class INSURANCE COMPANIES, with
strong Capitals and large Surplus :
Alabama Insurance Company, Montgomery,
Capita) $300,000.
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, Richmond, Capital, $270,000
Merchants’ Insurance Company, Richm’d,
Capital, $311,000.
Authorized Capital $500,000.
Old Dominion Insurance Company, Rich
mond, Capital, $300,000.
Valley of Virginia Insurance Company,
Winchester, Capital 355,000.
These Companies insure Buildings, Mer
chandize, Household Furniture, and Personal
Property in city, town or country on the most
favorable terms, consistent with prudence and
safety.
Marine risks, on river and the sea—Life
risks on white persons of both sexes—also on
the life of Negroes.
All losses honorably adjusted and promptly
paid.
SAMUEL SMITH,
GENERAL AGENT,
Office, corner of Whitehall A Alabama streets,
over Salmons A Simmons’ Dry Goods store.
Aug. 15—ts
BUTLER & PETERS,
(Successors to High, Butler 4 C 0.,)
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
FOR THE* PURCHASE ARP SALE OF
T K .V.V ESS K E r ROD fT c E
Cotton, Groceries, <kc.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
HAVE in store, at their Fire-Proof Ware
House, on the corner of Forsyth street and
the Railroad, (opposite the State Road Depot,)
100 BARRELS LARD OIL;
50 BALES YARN ;
100 BARRELS LARD ;
200 KEGS PRIME LEAF LARD;
1,000 BARRELS FLOUR.
May 4.
O/A BBLS LARD OIL just received on con-
O V aignment and for sale by
June I BUTLER A PETERO.
GEORGIA RAILROAD. 1
Augusta to Atlanta, 171 Miles —Fare, $5 50
GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent.
MOKNING CASSENGKR TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 9.05, A. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 6.20, P. M.
Leaves Augusta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 9.45, A. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 7.15, P. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 5.56, A. M.
Leaves Augusta at 2.30, P. MJ
Arrives at Atlanta at 11.45, P. M
This Road runs in connection with the Trains
of the South Carolina and the Savannah and
Augusta Railroads, at Augusta.
ATLANTA A WEST-POINT R. R.
Atlanta to West-Point, 87 Miles—Fare,..s3 50.
GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at West-Point at 3.10, P. M.
Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.00, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.51, P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at West-Point at 5.46, A. M.
Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.15, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.59, A. M.
This Road connects with the Montgomery 4
West-Point Road at West-Point.
W ESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,....ss.
JOHN W. LEWIS, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga ni 7.00, P. M.
Leaves Chattanooga at. 1.45, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 10.00, A. M
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta 7.30, P. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga 5.35, A. M.
Leaves Chattanooga 4.20, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta 3.45, A. M.
This Road connects,each way,with the Romo
Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Ten
nessee and Georgia Rialroad at Dalton, and the
Nashville <t Chattanooga Railroad at Chatta
nooga.
MACON A WESTERN RAILROAD.
Atlanta to Macon, 102 Miles—Fare $4 50
ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent.
Macon <t Western Railroad Company, 1
Macon, Georgia, July 30, 1861. J
ON and after Sunday, 4th of August, the
Passenger Train will run as follows :
Leave Macon 10 A. M.
Arrive at Atlanta 4 P. M.
Leave Atlanta 11 A. M.
Arrive at Macon 5 P. M.
The 11 A. M. train from Atlanta connects at
Macon with the Central Railroad 10 P. M.
train for Savannah, and South-western Rail
road at 11.45 P. M. for Columbus.
ATLANTA
CLOTHING HALL.
—
I HAVE just returned from the North with a
large stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING,
rff/Lrff/L ? nd ani reaJ y to supply the cit-
TO h uens of Atlanta and the sur
lAiuL/ rounding country, with /U'V
COATS, PANTS,
VESTS, SHIRTS,
Handkerchiefs, Neck-ties,
HATS, CAPS, SOCKS, and everything else
'D the Clothing line, oi good
quality and at LOW PRICES.
All who desire BARGAINS
should give me a call.
—ALSO, ON HAND—
Jewelry I Knives !
Combs!
other Notions.
M. OPPENHEIMER,
Whiteall street, nearly opposite
marchlatt Eddie.nan A Bank
A Isady Teacher,
TXyiSHING to reside in the South during the
V» war, will accept a school or a situation
as teacher in any Southern State on very mod
erate terms. For particulars, address
J. R. V.,
Scottsville P. 0.,
October 1-dtf. Albemarle Co., Va.
FOR (ASH !
1 AHO OOH BE GARS for sale, at pri-
JjUVVjvVv ces ranging from sl2 to
SBS per thousand. Sent to any part of the
Confederate States by express. Satisfaction
guaranteed. LIPMAN, BUTLER A CO,
aug24-3m Forsyth Georgia.
WHISKY I—3oo barrels Pure Corn Whisky
in Store andfor s ale by
unelfl .BUTLER A PETERS.
PHILANDKB P. PEASE, LUCIENE B. DAVIS’.
PM & IIIIK
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS
—AND—
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
In Winship’s Iron Front Building,
Peach-Tree Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Have on band and for sale :
SALT, FLOUR,
RICE, SUGAR,
WHEAT, RYE,
CANDLES,
SOAP, SODA,
STARCH, SPICE,
PEPPER, GINGER,
CITRON,
CURRANTS,
SALMON,
OYSTERS,
LOBSTERS,
TOMATOES,
STRAWBERRIES, in her
metically sealed Cans ;
.A-JLiSfO,
PICKLES,
PEPPER SAUCE,
MATCHES and
YARNS,
For the Retail Trade.
25 BBLS. SPTS. TURPEN-
TINE, to arrive.
PEASE & DAVIS.
Atlanta, Sept. 28 —ts.
FRESH
DRUGS & MEDICINES.
HUNNICUTT, TAYLOR & JONES,
BSIGN OF THE
GOLDEN EAGLE
'/h
" Corner Peachtree
and Decatur sts.,
ATLANTA, GEO.
HAVING unequaled facilities for the pur
chase and Direct Importation of goods, the
Proprietors would respectfully call the atten
tion of Physicians, Merchants, Planters and
the public generally, to their extensive new
and carefully selected stock of DRUGS, MED
ICINES, PERFUMERY, FANCY ARTICLES,
PAINTS, OILS, AND DYE STUFFS, which
they are now prepared to sell on the most rea
sonable terms for Cash or approved paper In
addition to their stock of Staple, Drugs and
Chemicals, they have a full assortment oi
TOOTH, NAIL, HAIR AND PAINT BRUSH
ES, DENTAL AND SURGICAL INSTRU
MENTS, Ac., Ac.
They are also Sole Proprietors and Man
ufacturers of TAYLOR’S ANTI-DYSPEPTIC
ELIXIR. march 30 '6l.
’ J. H. LOVEJOY,
->■ Wholesale A Retail
MB GROCER,
■ - A.nd dealer in To-
bacco, Wines, Li
quors, Cigars, Ac.,
Cherokee Block, Peach-Tree Street,
Tktlanta, Georgia.
feb2s-ly
Notice.
CW. HUNNICUTT, Esq., at Hunnicutt, Tav-
• lot A Jones’ Drug Store, is my legally
authorized agent to transact all my business
during my absence from the State. My broth
er, John R. Whaley, and Mr. Wm. James are
fully competent, and will contract for any kind
of brickwork in my name.
aug 14-dawtf. C. A. WHALEY.
Horses lor Sale.
I HAVE 27 head of FINE HORSES just at
-1 rived from Kentucky and for sale at nt
Stable. 0. H. JONES '
Sept. 12-ts.
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE for sale by
PEASE A DAVIS.
NEW SERIES: VOL. I-NO. 207.
S=~. .rr-:. r- j ——: ——. ...
Old Papers
For sale at our Reading Room. Price fifty
cents per hundred.
Our General Traveling Agent.
Mr. J. T. Hall is our General Traveling Ag’t
to solicit and receipt for subscriptions and ad
vertisenients for the “Southern Confederacy.”
Mr. T. C. Duval, of Rome, is also author
ized to receive cash, and give receipts for the
“ Southern Confederacy.”
4. > ——
f si'}" The “Confederacy” has more than three
times the circulation of any paper in Georgia,
North of Augusta, and is fully equal to that of
any paper in the State.
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Post offices of Members of Congress.
ALABAMA.
R. W. Walker... .Florence.] J. L. M. Curry ..Talladega.
H. C. Jones Florence. J. G. Shorter Eufaula.
C. J. Mcßae Mobile.i Robt. H. Smith... .Mobile.
W. P. Chilton.. . Montg’ry. | Nich. Davis.... Huntsville,
ARKANSAS.
W. W. Watkins..Carrollton.iß.W. Johnson. .Pine Bluff.
H. F. Thomason,Van Buren. Albert Rust.... Little Rock.
A. H. Garland.. Little Rock.|
FLORIDA.
Jackson Morton....Milton.l J. B. Owens. .Cottage P. O,
G. T. Ward....Tallahassee.l
_ GEORGIA.
A H Stephens, Crawf’dv’le. A. R. Wright Rome
Howell Cobb Athens. T. 11. R. Cobb Athens,
B. H. Hill LaGrange. M. J. Crawford.. Columbus.
T. M. Foreman.. Savannah. R. Toombs....Washington.
E. A. Nisbet Macon. A. H. Kenan. .Mllledg’v’le.
I,OUISIANA.
C. Conrad. New Orleans.! D F Kenner, Newßlver PO.
A. de Clouet..St Martin v’le. H. Marshall... Black Jack.
E. Sparrow Providence] J. P. Perkins... .Ashwood.
MISSISSIPPI.
J. T. Harrison. .Columbus.] W. P. Harris Jackson.
J A P Campbell.. Kosciusko. W. Brooke Vicksburg.
J. A. Orr Houston.| W. S. Barry Columbus.
NORTH CAROLINA.
W. W. Avery..Morganton. T. Ruffin Goldboro’.
J MMorehead, Greensboro’ R. C. Puryear. .Huntsville.
G. Davis Wilmington. B. Craige Salisbury.
WN II Smith, Murfr’sboro’ A. W. Venable..Brownsv’le,
A. T. Davidson... Murphy.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
L. M. Keitt.. Bennettsville. R. B. Rhett... .Charleston.
W’. W. Boyce. .Winnsboro.’ C G Memminger, Ch’lseton.
J. Chesnut .Camden. W. P. Miles.... Charleston.
R. W. Barnwell...Beaufort. J. L. Orr Anderson.
TEXAS.
W. B. Ochiltree. .Jefferson.; T. N. Waul Gonzales
W. S. Oldnam.. ..Brenham.] J. Hemphill Austin.
J. Gregg Fairfield.] L. T W’igtall Marshall.
VIRGINIA.
J. A.Sedden Dover. W. C. Rives Cobham.
C W Russell..Nat’rl Bridge. W H Macfarland, Richm’d,
R. Johnson...Collierstown. W. Preston Abingdon.
T S Bpcock, Ap’mattox ch. W R Staples, Chrlstiansb’g.
W.B.Preston..Blacksburg. K. A. Pryor....Petersburg.
J. M. Mason... Winchester. It. E. Scott W’arrenton.
W Brockenborough,Lex’n R. M - T. Hunter.. ..Lloyds,
TENNESSEE.
J H. Thomas.... Columbia.! D. M. Currie Memphis.
J F. House.. .Clarkesville.! J. D. C. Atkins Paris.
T. M. Jones Pulaski.] Wm. H.DeWitt. .Carthage.
NEW POSTAGE ACT.
The following law has been enacted by the Congres;
of the Confederate States of Ameriea :
LETTER POSTAGE.
An Act to prescribe the rates of Postage in the Con lea
erate States of America and for other purposes.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact, That from and after such period as the Post
master-General may by proclamation announce, there
shall be charged the following rates of postage, to-wit:
For every single sealed letter, and for every letter in
manuscript or paper of any kind, upon which informa
tion shall be asked for or communicated in writing 01
by marks or signs, conveyed in the mail for any dis
tance between places within the Confederate States ol
America, not exceeding five hundred miles, five cents;
and for any distance exceeding five hundred miles,
double that rate; and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight shall be deemed a single
letter, and every additional weight of half an ounce,
or additional weight of less than half an ounce, shall be
charged with additional single postage; and all pack
ages containing other than printed or written mat
ter —and money packages are included in this class
—shall be rated by weight as letters are rated, anu
shall be charged the rates of postage on letters; ana all
drop letters, or letters placed in any post-office not for
transmission but for delivery only, shall be charged
with postage at the rate of two cents each ; and In all
the foregoing cases the postage must be pre paid by
stamps; and in all the letters which shall hereafter ce
advertised as remaining over or uncalled for in any
post-office shall be charged with two cents each In addi
tion to the regular postage, both to be accounted for as
other postages of this Confederacy.
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS, AND O fit
ER PRINTED MATTER, INCLUDING BOOKS
And be it further enacted, That all the Newspapers
published within the Confederate States, not exceeding
three ounces in weight, and sent from the office of pub
lication to actual and bona fide subscribers within the
Confederate States, shall be charged with postage as
follows, viz: The postage on the regular numbers oi a
newspaper published weekly, shall be ten cents per
quarter ; papers published semi-weekly, double that
amount; papers published thrice a week, treble that
aiuount; papers published six times a week, six times
that amount, and papers published daily, seven times
that amount. And on Newspapers weighing more than
theee ounces, there shall be charged on each additional
ounce in addition to the foregoing rates, on those pub
lished once a week, five cents per ounce, or fraction ot
an ounce, per quarter; on those published twice a week,
ten cents per ounce per quarter ; on those published
three times a week, fifteen cents per ounce per quarter;
on those published six times a week, thirty cents per
ounce per quarter; and on those published daily, thirty
five cents per ounce per quarter.
And periodicals published oltener than bi-monthly
shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals, sent from the office of publics
tion to actual and bona fide subscribers, shall be charg
ed with postage as follows, viz: The postage on the reg
ular numbers of a Periodical, published within the Con
federate States, not exceeding one and a half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, shall be two and a hall
cents per quarter ; and for every additional ounce or
fraction of an ounce, two and a half cents additional- ii
published semi-monthly, double that amount. And pe
riouicals published quarterly or bi-monthly, shall be
charged two cents an ounce; and regular subscribert- to
newspapers and periodicals shall be required to pay
one quarter’s postage thereon in advance, at the office
of delivery, unless paid at the office where published.
And there shall be charged upon every other news
paper, and each circular not sealed, hand-bill, engrav
ing, pampldet, periodical and magazine, w-hich shall be
unconnected with any manuscript or written matter
and not exceeding three ounces in weight, and publ'sh
ed within the Confederate States, two cents; and for
each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, two
cents additional; and in all cases the postage shall be
pre-paid by stamps or otherwise, as the Postmaster-
General shall direct.
And Books, bound or unbound, not weighing over lour
pounds, shall be deemed mailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be pre-paid by stamps or oth
erwise, as the Postmaster-General shall direct, at two
cents an ounce for any distance.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and books, as
aforesaid, published beyond the limits of the Confed
erate States, there shall be charged postage at double
the foregoing specified rates.
The publishers of newspapers or periodicals within
the Confederate States, may send and receiverto a» J
from each other, from their respective offices o
cation, one copy of eacli publication, free of p° gtage : a .
All newspapers, unsealed circulars, or
printed transient matter, placed in
for transmission but for delivery fl/,aU be charged
postage at the rate of one cent