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Th , annual report was road and adopted.—
Tb/<SipS*iwry i* “ lil1 at iUcdn - The c , irc . ulv
n .-oar! in bible*, testaments. religioua
books. -fati >nery, *e.. ha:, been $24,163, of
which $725 was by donation. The total as
sets of the Society, April Ist, was $9,411.20;
liabilities $56; Italanee in favor of Society,
5. 25. Under the head of army colport
u«e. $1,369 15 in cash has been received dur
ing the year; $691 worth iftiacts and books
donated. Amount on hand for army use, sl,-
390. a series of tracts, in all about 130,000
pages, have been issued. Rev. F. M. Haygood,
the Depositary Agent, gives a very satisfactory
report of the condition of the Society. • *
’ Addr<-*?-4$ « ; • made by several of the cler
gymen prt-flit.
At the conclusion of the services, $1,906 wan
collected for the Society.
third day.
Atlanta, April 25, 1861.
A letter was read to the Convention, from
Rev. A. H. WorreH, Chaplain in the army, urg
ing ministers to come to the army and preach
to the soldiers.
Marshal Wellborn, Esq., read the Report on
Education, which was adopted.
Rev. A. D. Cohen read the the Report on
Missions, which was adopted.
Rev. YViliiam C. Wilkes read the Report of
the special committee on the Board of Trustees,
which was adopted.
By the action on the report of the Board of
Trustees of Mercer University, disabled soldiers
are now permitted to pursue their studies at
that Institution free of charge.
On motion of Rev. J. H. DeVotie, It was re
solved that seven hundred and five dollars sent
up to the convention for army missions with
out special designation, he appropriated to the
support of Rev. .1. UtCatnbpell, Army Mission
aiy to the soldiers.
il«v. Dr. Cruwford introduced a resolution
that application bejnade to the President that
ministers now serving in the array he permitted
to serve as Chaplains, if their services should
be required. After considerable discussion,
the resolution was adopted, ami Rev. Mr. Dt>-
V'otie, John I. JVhitakerandStedman were ap
pointed a committee to make the application.
Rev. Mr. Devotie made a very interesting ad
dress on the subject of Foreign Missions, and
took up a collection of * 1 000 for the purpose.
Rev. A. E. Dickinson, of Virginia, addressed
t’re Convention on the subject oi the Sunday
School and Pul lication Society. He made in
teresting statements in relation to the state oi
religion in the army.
• Rev. Dr. Brantley, chairman of the commit
tee appointed to report on a letter from Gen.
Cordon urging that more ministers be sent to
the tinny of Northern Virginia, submitted the
following resolution, which was adopted ;
unsolved, That the Secretary of the Conven
tion be requested to address to Gen. Gordon a
communication expressive of their deep sympa
thy with the woik to which they have been in
vited and to pledge to him their earnest efforts
to supply the deficiency of ministers in the ar
my of Northern Virginia'.
Addresses were made to the Convention on
the subject of supplying the army with a suffi
ciency of ministers. ,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. Dr. Holmes read a report on the state
of the country— adopted.
Resolutions were adopted, offering the thanks
of the conven,ion to the citizens of Atlanta
for their porpitality ; to the Churches of At
lanta who ii.ive tendered their houses ot wor
ship for tlie use of the Convention ; and to the
reporters. , ~
On motion of Rev. Mr. Teague the Conven
tion reconsidered the resolution to appoint a
committee to memorialize the President of_ the
Confederate States oil the subject of religious
Ministers of the Gospel in the army on condi
tion that their services asked for by regiments
us Chaplain, or by Churches at home.
Gov. Brown offered the following as a sub
stitute for the resolution ou the subject before
the Convention:
Whereas, there is k creat need of Missionaries
in the army, and of Ministers to supply desti
tute Churches at home, and whereas, there are
liliitiy ordained Ministers of the Gospel now in
the Confederate army whose services are de
sired by iTgimeuts, battalions or churches,
therefore be it* „
Resolved by this Convention, That a com
mittee ot three be appointed to open
pondence with Ids Excellency the President of
Ihe Confederate .States and request him to pass
an order !or the discharge from the service of
all ordained Ministers whose services are de
sired by regiments or separate battalions in
..i.hii service, or by any,Church at home..
Resolvtm, farther, Tout this Convention does
not approve or the principle of appointing
chaplains in t.huwu'iny, to be of the
public treasury, uml we pledge ourselves, as a
and. nomination, to do all in our power for the
support of all ministers or missionaries of regi
ments for their services.
A veiv interesting discussion arose ou these
resolutions.
_Kev, 1!. F. Tliarpe made the report on de
ceased JPtttifcteni. r l his report mentions the de
cease during the past >< ar of liev. John fj.
tVeet, ami Ucv. James Ferryman. The report
was adopted. .
Ker. (J. N. Irwin offered the following, which
was adopted :
Revolved, That the Southern Sunday School
Foil'd, located at Greenville, S. C is entitled
to our hearty co-operation, and that wo recom
nreud its objects to the liberal patronage of our
brethren.
The report of the Committee on Finance was
read and adopted. The report shows the most
liberal subscriptions to various religious and
benevolent institutions under the control of the
< ouveution.
The resident announced as tho Committee
to memorialize the President of tho Couteder
nte States on tln» subject of releasing from the
ui my ordained'ministers, under the resolution
of Gov. Frown, the brethren Vason, Whitaker
and Stedman. _
After the reading of tbo minutes, tho Con
vention, on motion of Rev. J. H. Campbell,
adjourned without day.
association for ORPHIXB.
\ meeting so! raising fends for tiiis Associa
tion was held in the Second liaptist Church,
Atlanta, on Sunday eyeuiug. .
A sermon was preached pn the occasion by
Dr. Tucker.
Alter tl* an address was delivered by 1 is
Fxcolleney Oov. Brown, who closed his remarks
by subscribing to the institution the amount
of his salary for the present year. .
About $200,000 have virtually been raised
for the Association.
The society met again on Monday and effect
ed a permanent organization.
lie n John W. Lewis was elected 1 resident;
Or X M Crawford, *'ice President ; Sidney
'Root, Esq., Secretary.
Tun Supsix Maximilian Affair. It has al
• ready been stated in advices from Europe that
Mr, Slidell asked au audience of the Archduke
Maximilian, to which assent was given, with
the proviso that it meet the approval of the
Napoleon. That approval, however,
being distinctly refused, the audience was re
fused Mr. Slidell. The London correspondent
of the New York Commercial Advertiser re
peats ibis story, and then adds the explanation
dven in P., r is hi justification of the Emperor’s
action: ,
lu explanation of the course adopted by the
Emperor Napoleon, his organs m the Court
h“l reasoned with the Confederate partisans
to the following effect- lon have seen how
Prance has been hampered for two or three
years past by her commitments in Mexico.—
It has occupied the resources aiike of her army
and navy and treasury. .
The consequence has been that she has felt
compelled to shape her course with regard to
Poland. Italy, and elsewhere, so as not to add
to existing difficulties. The prospect now ex
ists of terminating this condition of affairs, and
she will not risk it by attempting any step
that might plunge her into war with the United
States.
• jf England had consented or would now con
c 'tit to her proposals for recognition, the case
vv( nld be different, but as it is, a policy of
Strict neutrality must be one for Prance, and
*,i seoueußv for the new empire of Mexico.—
Pr vme has undertaken to suppe rt the Arch
duke on his throne, but it must be contingent
bis not at the outset dragging her into new
com plications.
It the United States had gone against Mex
ico the Emperor Napoleon would at once have
,co ’ ni ,/ed the Confederates. All danger of
living pM~d. Lability of
I€> lt f s fm°the^r 'reported, in harmony with the
foregoing, that Mr- Preston-formerly United
at Madrid—now on his way to
Meijeo on a mission from the Confederate
1 ,; ra Almonte, will not be re-
ra \j uke Maximilian on his
arrival to assume the throne.
.. _ VorkWorld savs Chase has sold all
The . au( j jt is evident to every bus
bis tuvp’us goh - k , be troU ble to examine
ines, man who w«U take ]M t 0
KSdSlLeyearisoutin order to pay
she interest ou the public deLt
ISHEKGH OK MR. MAHHI«.
OF MARYLAND.
IN THE YANKEE HOUSE OF REPRESENT
ATIVES, APRIL 9, 1864.
The following is the celebrated speech in foil
of Mr. Harris, of Maryland, in the United
States House of Representatives, upon which
Mr. Washbume, of Illinois, predicated his res
olution to expel him. We regret that Mr. H.
was prevented from extending his remarks.—
But it has always been one of ihe gauges of the
advocates of freedom and free speech, while
they exercise the most unconstitutional rights
themselves to prevent others, if posable, from
dofng what they have a perfect right to do.—
Here is what Mr. Harrisfaid, and the discuss.cn
which occurred during the time he occupied the
floor :
Mr. Harris, of Md.-Mr. Speaker, I shall not
detain the House very long. But, Sir, I could
not sit here and see an attempt made to
tyrannize over one who entertains sentiments
which I did not kn#w he entertained until yes
terdiy, but sentiments which I have long; en
tertained, and entertaining I intend to stand by
his side for weal or for woe. Sir, when the
honorable gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfield)
replied to his colleague from Ohio, who first
spoke (Mr. Long), be said t lat he had (ne
courage of a lion, that he had the courage to
lace the cannon and the rifle. It was a com
pliment to my friend, but no compliment to
this House, the intolerance of which has made
it a necessity for my friend in speaking his hon
est sentiment in debate to have the courage
to face these nnplements of war.
Another thing which the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Garfield) avowed led me .to suppose
that he wtmld not be found in support of such
a resolution as ihia was, that he believed his
colleague (Mr. Long) sincerely and honestly
entertained these sentiments. *
Now, I would like to know what the season
is, when a man gets up here and avows his
sentiments upon a question of public policy,
upon a measure which would, in his mode of
thinking, lead to a termination of this disas
trous war, one of the only modes by which it
can terminate, and does it in sincerity, that he
is to he denounced as having spoken treason,
that he designed treason, and at the same time
avow the belief that he was sincere and hon
est in his statement? Sir, I.am willing to go
with my friend anywhere you choose to send
him upon such «i issue. If there is gmy hon
esty in any party in this country they will de
fend us, they will protect us, they will rise like
a hurricane and sweep away the vermin race
of politicians that are preying upon the very
vitals of American liberty.
But speaking ujjon the iss«es before the
country. What is the issue? Is not peace
an issue ? Cannot a man protest against
carrying on or favoring a war to the exter
mination of a whole race of people ? Can
not a man get up and say, we do not ad
mire your tactics; we would rather have
peace than such a war ; we think it is better
peace should come ; it will save tl\e lives of
men who are now oppressed with heavy bur
dens of taxation to carry on this war ? Cannot
a man say it is better to have peace than war,
and especially when he brings authority to
show that the position he takes is sustained by
the'ablest man; by men who advocat?d your
own principles, by men, Sir, who- governed
this country ? When the gentleman from Ohio
brings here the opinions of such men to back
him up, you say that he must discard all such
opinious. Why, not one of you, yes, Sir, not
one of you can be called a fifth rate man com
pared with those from whom the honorable
gentleman quoted yesterday.
Mr.Garfield rose.
Mr. Harris, of Md.—No, sir, I cannot yield
to the gentleman at this time.
Mr. Speaker when I came here at this session
of Congress I was solitary and alone. I could
not say for some time whether anybody sym
pathized with me ; I felt myself solitary and
alone. Those who wero here* around me were
War Democrats They never invited me to
their caucus. Those 1 knew would never let
me go into their caucus, and I never intended
to apply. 1 would starve arnoDg them. lam
a peace man, radical peace man, and I am lor
peace by a recognition of the South, for the
recognition of the Southern Confederacy ; and
I am for acqniesence ki the doctrine of seces
sion. Laugh as you rnay, you have got to
come to it. I thought I was alone. I began
to take the advice of Cato to his son—
“ When vice prevails and impious men bear
sway,
The post of honor is a private station.”
I felt like giving up my seat ana leaving this
place. I stood solitary and alone oil this floor;
but now. thank God, there is another soul
saved. I feel that we can baptise my honora
ble triend from Ohio (Mr. Long,) and Jam
glad to have such able aid. I shall not go
home now. When Cato gave that advice he
had fought his last battle, and had yielded to
the fortunes anil ambition of Julius Cicsar,
great as ho was, He was about to take a vic
tory over himsell by a Roman's death because
he saw his cause was hopeless, Not so ours.
1 feel yet there is a bops in (his house. 1 feel
yet through the rustlings of the winds tb'ere is
a tornado coming that will sweep the present
majority lrom power and give it into the hands
of men who will settle the affairs of this country
—men who have something like humanity
—men who have regard lor the principles of
our forefathers. Ay, I recollect how my blood
curdled when I heard the discussion on the
Confiscation bill.
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfield)
said, let them be expatriated like tiie toriea of
the revolution. The tories of the revolution
had the mother country to run to, and were
protected there. Rut where would the gentle
man send those whom he would expatriate
from the South, as gallant and noble a race
as ever walked upon the earth ; noble in every
thing that constitutes men of honor and men of
principle—gentleman t Sir, you would expa
triate those people, their wives and children,
and among strangers to starve.—
Another member -from Ohio, (Mr. Spalding, )
was not only for confiscating their property in
fee, he, sir, was for confiscation, he was for ex
patriation, and he was for extermination. He
emphasized every syllable of that word and
when he did so, I looked at his countenance,
and 1 felt as if 1 were in a den of hyenas.
1 am not here for war, and will not be here
for war, so long as I have a heart humane and
Christian, when war is carried on upon sucli
principles. No, sir, war never did and never
will bring your Union together in such a man
ner as to be worth one cent. I am for peace
and lam for Union too. lam as good a Un
iou man as any of you, lam a better Union
man. than any of you. 1 am a Union man,
aud have thrown up my head; no, I have
not lost that yet, I have thrown up my hat for
the cause of the Union and cheered at its suc
cess. 1 felt as anxious for its success as any
man upon this floor. I look upon \v%r as dis
union. 1 looiv upon continued war as actualy
keeping off the Union to a still later period,
•and 1 scarcely believe a peace would accom
plish a Union. And surely if anything will it
is that sweet angel of peace. She may unite
the cords which have been severed by the
hand of war, and may tie them more tightly
together than ever before; but if we are to have
dissolution, in the name of God let us have it.
Let us have it, and instead ot having one great
consolidated Government, one imperious Gov
eminent, one spleudfd Government, let us have
on this continent two happy Governments.
But. as 1 said before, I look to peace as the
harbinger of the Union if there is any harbin-
ger for it.
But, Sir, lam a slaveholder. That is to say
I was until Ben. Butler stole my slaves ail
away. As an old Democrat I used to admire
him" very much ; but, of course, I have not
much admiration for him now. His course
only shows wtiat he always was. lam a slave
holder, and I have sat here patiently hearing
you insult me every day with your assertions
I hat slavery was a sin and the sum of all villa
ges ; for 1 do not considert hat a man can par
ticipate in the stun of all villainies without
himself being a* illaiu. I have borne all these
things, and I have looked upon •you as fanatic
upon the subject. 1 hive really compassiona
ted you. Now, sir, if slavery is a sin. lam
willing to bear the reproach. But as you refer
me to God Almighty for my title. I can show
that it is sanctioned by llis word. You de
clare this institution to be a crime; you de
c’aie it to be the sum of all villainies, but I
tell you that whoever says my lather was a
villain because he held slaves—and he had
slaves and died a Christian ; whoever says
that my constitutents whom I represent are
villains because they held slaves—l know them
to be honest and upright meu, doing their duty
as Christians as much so as anybody ; whoever
says these tilings is a liar. I will let no man
write such au epitaph upon the tomb of my
father. I will let no man say such a thiDg to
me here in my presence without calling him to
responsibility. You may -consider it a sin as
between you and your God. but you shall ng;
use insulting language upon sucli a subject as
that without being called to account.
Sir. the Union is dissolved, and there is a
gulf of blood lying between the two sections:
but upon my honor, upon my soul, I repeat
that “every drop in that gulf is on the souls of
the Northern people. Ido not think that anv
candid man who looks at the history of this affair
can come to any other conclusion. From the
beginning of the Government, from the time
of the adoption of the Constitution down to the'
time of the election of Abraham Lincoln, you
have been using terms of insult and terms oi
irritation, and you have been doing everything
you could to bring about the repy result which
is now upon you. Look at the history of this
matter. I shall not repeat it; it is too familiar
and has been too often repeated. At first you
only cultivated the ground, but when that old
scold and wiangler, the worst man that ever
lived in this country, even not excepting Aaron
Burr; when that old sco’d and wrangler John
Quincy Adams, declared that by the war pow
er you could emancipate aH the slaves and sell
the States which had slaves to a foreign power,
that was the day when you commenced to ex
ert all your powers to excite this people to re
bellion. Then it was you said you would not
live with , them, that the Government was a
compact with hell, and that one of the most
agreeable things in the world would be to part
with the South and slavery.
That was the announcement of your public
men everywhere, that they could not live with
you in peace. Well, theydleparated from you,
and asked to live on terms of peace with you
What did you do ? You immediately hotvled
out, “They are traitors; we will hang them all;
and when we have hung them we will take all
their property aud divide it among us.” And,
sir, all this was to be done, according to your
great “higher law” apostle, William 11. Se
ward, in the course of sixty days! No doubt the
facility with which he thought it could be done
was a great incentive to'begin the work, es
pecially as there were lands in the South and
many other benefits that they expected to get
hold of very easily down there*
Well, a great many of the Republican lead
ers went out to Ball Run in July, 1861, to wit
ness the perfect overthrow of the poor South
erners. The lamented gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Lovejoy) I think, went out there, and one
member of this House from Massachusetts went
out, I think, and one from New York. They
carried their picnic with them—spring chick
ens and champagne. They thought they were
going to have a very happy time of it, popping
off their champagne corks amid the blood and
gore of the slaughter of the Southerners. One
of them I think went to Richmond rather fas
ter than he expected. One of them came back
howling for mercy, having offered, 1 have
heard, SSOO to be driven out of the reach of
the “black horse” of Virginia.
You see, Sir, (feat these things were all to
have been done in a very short time, but in
stead of that they have Dot been done yet. In
stead of seventy-five thousand men doing the
work, you have had to get a million and a half,
and a million and a half will not do it. Those
you have sent South have been “welcomed
with bloody hands to hospitable grqves!” You
had an idea that the “poor white trash” of the
South, as you called them, were the mere dregs
of the people, and could easily be conquered.
Why, sir, you (io not know them as well as I
do. A bolder, braver, or more honorable set
of men do not live on the face of God’s earth.
Aud when you atteinpt*to elevate the negro to
an equality with these Southern white men, or
even say that he is nolhetter than the negro, he
will strike though he may die immediately.
All the attempts to put the negro on an equal
ity with the white mau, to give him au equal
suffuse at the ballot box; to give him a place
upon the witness stand to testify against the
life or the honor of the white man, or to give
him any office tlpit will inflict dishonor upon
the white mau, or run any risk of not keeping
up the inequality that now exists between the
races, will be rtisisted to the death by every
Southern white man.
Now, Mr Speaker, who was it, after all, that
brought this institution of slavery here and
established it among us? The Puritans were
first rate men. J'hey had some peculiarities,
they were honorable, brave, patriotic men.—
They approved of slavery. They looked in
every corner of the Old Testament, and in
every line of the New Testament, aud they
could find nothing against it, and they ap
proved of slavery. Why, it is said that the
very schooner which brought the Pilgrim Fath
ers to this continent aud landed them at Ply
mouth, returned to Africa for a cargo of slaves.
1 do not blame them for it. But, sir, they
brought them here and they Ijept them here
as long as they could use them profitably.—
Then they sold them to the South. And many
a man who looks me now in the face is the son
or the descendant of one who made his fortune
on the deck or in the cabin of a slaver, by
the importation of those very Africans whose
descendants’ they are now so anxious to ad
vance in life.
They took these slaves to the South and sold
them to my ancestors and the ancestors of men
i.liere. They got Southern gold for their mer
chandise, and guaranteed the title to it. And
now their descendants turn round and say that
they will deprive the people of the South of
this property. I do not believe the Puritans
would sanction any such doctrine as that
They were honest and straightforward, and 1
am sorry to see that their sons are so thorough
ly degenerated. *lf I were guilty of siich an
act, socially, personally or morally, I should
consider myself degraded and disgraced. Yes,
sir, there is not one of you who pretends to
hold up his hand and say that he rill vote to
pay back the money paid for these Africans.—
They consider that it would be bad policy.
The politicians are against it. Against what?
Against honor and honesty. Sir, are we a dis
graced people? Are we a people who have no
sense of honor ? "You should not so slander
the American people. I shall wait for that
returning good sense that will be able to judge
of the merits of the case.
Now, Mr. Speaker, what were the views ex
pressed by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Long ?) J hat the war must not be continued
forever; that it must stop some time; that it is
a horrid war, and that it ought to stop. Who
is to say when it shall stop ? Have we not
that power ? Or is that right donfined entirely
to the party represented on the other side of
the House ? X say that if you attempt to carry
out the prinftple of this resolution it will open
the eyes of the people, and although my friend
(Mr. Long) would be a martyr, he would be a
martyr in a glorious cause. The people would
rally around him, aud would come trp and ex
terminate the politicians who dared to raise
their luthless hands against the great right
which lie yesterday asserted.
Mr. Speaker, in the early part of this
secession movement there was a resolution of
fered pledging men and money to carry on the
war. My principles were then and are now
against the war. I stood solitary and alone in
voting against that resolution, and whenever a
similar proposition is brought here it will
meet with my opposition. Not one dollar
nor one man, I sWear bythe Eternal, will 1
vote for this infernal, this stupendous folly,
more stupendous than ever disgrrced any ci\ H
ized people on the face of Goff's earth. If that
be treason make the most of it.
It is the light of the commoner of England
to say that he will not intrust the money to
carry on a war to the king, who has the entire
war power. Ido not know that a commoner
of the American House of Representatives ever
lost that right. That proposition meets Svith
my approval. If you will not make peace in
any other way, and if I have the listing vote
here against furnishing the sinews of war, you
shall not have them.
i The South asked you to let her go in peace.
But no; you said you would bring them into
subjugation. That is not done yet, and God
Almighty grant that it never may be. I hope
that you will never sut jugate the South.' If
she is to be ever again in the Union, I hope jt
will be with her own consent; and 1 hope that
that consent will be obtained by some other
mode than by the sword. “It this be treason,
make the most of it." lam as good a Union
man as you are, but we differ as to the best
means of preserving the Union.
And now, after giving an expression of my
sentiments to you of the Republican party, I
will turn to ihe representatives of the North
ern Democracy. Abraham Lincoln has proved
himself unfit to be trusted an iiouri a
[H.:i e Mr. Harris was rudely interrupted by
Mr. Tracy, of Fa., who raised a point of order,
which the Speaker decided not well taken, and
requested him to take his seat.]
Mr. Wasbburne, of 111.—I rise to a question
of order. 1 ask that the language of the gen
tleman from Maryland, referred to by the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania, shall be taken down
at ike Clerk’s desk.
The Speaker pro tem.—The language will be
reduced to writing.
Mr. Johnson.—l rise to a question of order
upon that.
The Speaker pro tem.—No other point of
order can be entertained until that before the
House has been disposed of.
Mr. Washburne, of 111. —I ask that the lan
guage of the gentleman from Maryland, which
has-been taken down by the Cierk, may be
read.
The Clerk read the language, as follows : *
“The South asked yon to let them live In
peace. But, no, you said you would bring
them into subjugation. That is not done yet.
Gc*s Almighty grant that it never may be.
1 hope that you will never subjugate the
South."
Mr. Harris, of Md.—That is all right. I en
dorse every word of that.
o e • a e-
The Speaker pro tem. —The Chair under
stands the gentleman from Illinois calls the
gentleman from Maryland to order for the
words that have been read.
Mr. Wasbburne, of Illinois.—Yes sir, and I
am preparing a resolution to offer in connec
tion with it.
Speaker pro tear.—la the opinion of the
Chair the words spoken by the gentleman are
not in order.
Mr. Harris, of Maryland.—Well, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Waßfibunie. cl Illinois.—The Chair has
decided the gentleman out of order ; and un
der the rules he cannot go on without the per
mission of the House, if any member objects.
And for one I protest against any member ut
tering such language ou this Poor.
Mr. Harris, of Mariana—l ou mean that vou
are afraid of it.
Mr. Washburne, of Illinois—l ask that the
rule may be again read, and that it may be en
forced:
Aud thus was Mr. Harris, by a former advo
cate of free speech, deprived of Lis right to
finish his remarks or to make any explanation.
NE V* 8 SUMMARY.
The controller of North Carolina having had
submitted to him the question of the liability
of four per cent, funded currency to taxation,
has decided the revenue laws of the
State. Confederate bands of any kind are not
taxable for either State or countv purposes.
The opinion has been concurred in "by the pub
lic treasurer and attorney general.
Master Joe Flourney, a youth thirteen years
of age, left Columbus, Ga. recently with seven
dollars in his pocket, to join the Nelson Ram
gers, at Columbus. Miss., anil arrived there
safely, making forty miles per day ou horse
back. He left contrary to the wishes oi his
mother. v
J. Ennis, of Columbus, Ga., has opened a list
for one hundred subscribers pledging five bush
els of meal monthly for distribution in anu
near that city. The names have been reported.
This is a good movement, and one which we
hope will succeed.
Two blockade steamers have arrived safe at
Mobile. v
A hat and blanket manufactory will soon be
commenced in Mountgomery, .Aal.
The Bibb iron works, fifteen miles from Ox
ford, Ala., are being run by the government.
A railroad is being built to the mountain sup
plying the ore ten milis distant from the place
where the works are located.
Nearly SIOO,OOO has been subscribed in
Montgomery, Ala., to provide education for
the children of soldiers killed in the war.
A revival is progressing in the Baptist churc h
at Macon. Fifty poisons have been added to
the church in the past few weeks.
Sterling Exchange is selling in Charleston
at seventeen. This looks as if things were
coming down a little.
Five million of the new six per cent, bonds
will be sold at auction in Richmond 011 the 12th
May. The bouds*offered are as attractive as
any such security can be.
From all quarters of the Confederacy, we
learn that but little damage has been done to
the fruit trees. It is believed there will.be an
abundant crop of fruit this season.
Prices have fallen in Mobile from twenty-five
to fifty per cent.
The fine family residence of jthe Hon. John
McQueen, at the Mineral Spring near Bennfttts
ville, Marlboro’ District, S C., was burned on
Sunday, the 17th inst. Besides the dwelling;
the chamber furniture aqd some valuable
clothing was consumed, up stairs, and bis li
brary, consisting of Borne 2500 volumes, many
of thfnr rare and choieijAvorks, wh'cli it will
be imposible to replace. The fire is said to
have been accidental, and the loss is variously
estimated at from $20,000 to $30,000.
By older of Maj. Gen. Howell Cobb, all com
panies and brigadis of men between the ages
-of 17 and 18, and 45 and 50, which are
organized and tendered within thirty days al
ter the prescribed notice by the District en
rolling Officer, will he received into service,
and allowed to elect their company officers.
Elections may be held by a Justice of the
Peace anil two free holders, or three com
missioned Confederate army offjeers. The
muster rolls must be immediately forwarded to
headquarters at Macon.
A Yankee raiding party has done greal dam
age to the salt works on Masonboro Sound,
N. C.
It is reported that the white Yankee troops
in Florida are to be sent to Virginia. Ilie
negroes will be left to look after Lincoln's in
terests.
Our loss in the Plymouth enterprise is con
sidered small compared with the magnitude of
the enterprise.
The Y'ankee troops in East North Carolina
are said to be much demoralized.
Mr. T. Lampkins, of Huntsville, Ala , is con
fined in the Nashville penitentiary, for uttering
his dissent to the views of a lnfacegenalionist
who was holding that for Huntsville.
The First Baptist Church in Charleston was
entered a few nights since, and robbed.
Tho courthouse at Columbus, Ga,, Jias been
converted into a hospital.
A gentleman who was on board the Confed
erate ram Albermarle, says tliht she struck the
Southtields amidships, cutting into )#r about
ten feet, the Yankee vessel Sinking rapidly, anil
being fastened so tightly .to the Albermarle as
to bear her bow under till the water ran into
her port holes. In endeavoring to clear her of
the wreck, the crew had a hand to hand light
with* the Yankees, using pistols and cutlasses,
in which we lost but one man, although the
Miama was pouring shot after shot into them.
When the Southlields sunk, the boats of the
Albermarle picked up eight men, one of whom
has since died, which are all that were saved
out of a crew of one hundred and seventeen* —
The Albermarle did not succeed in striking the
Miama with her ram, but-damaged her so
much with her guns that siie afterwards sunk.
It is said that one shot from the Albermarle
killed and wounded twenty of the crew of the
Miama. %
The Yankee prisoners in the ColnrnW i. ft. C.
jail have made another attempt to dig out.
* The salt works on the South Carolina coast
have been destroyed, and several of the ope
rators carried off.
FROM the FRONT.
Dr. C. A. Wheeler of Summerville, was ar
rested,by the Federals a few days since, and
beaten until be delivered up his money to his
persecutors.
_ The Rome Courier says, we learn shat a con
siderable umnber of Federal soldiers weie in
La Fayette hut Tuesday-also a few in Sum*
merville last Wednesday. They are repented
to be in force in the Cove. It is said that they
have lemoved the obstructions from' Blue Bird
Gap. This was probably the object of the force
iu the CoVe.
X. B Reynolds, Quartermaster of Fiist Geor
gia Cavalry has been promoted to Major it*
QuartermastW's Department, and ordered to
report to Major Gen. Wheeler.
It is currently" reporfed, and .generally be
lieved here, that Grant has arrived at Chatta
nooga, and taken command of the army ot the
Cumberland.
Everything looks decidedly warlike here, and
nothing but the impending engagement is tnlk
tsiof. The weather is delightful, and every
thing augurs well for the result
Findley, hung-a few days since was not a
chaplain, as reported.
The interior affairs of the army are pro
foundly encouraging Reviews are the order
of the day. *
This army never was in better spirits and
you may depend on it the Yankees will find no
Missionary Ridge if they advance this time.
Capt Brown s Company have recently had
an exciting time with tories and bushwhackers
in Gilmer county, Ga.
A gentleman from Elijay on the 20th imd
says at least one a day had been killed fT I
week belore he left. for %
The tories with their sqn'rrel rifDs: ,i,
our men from behind Zd thus
a number oi our soldiers had been kil ed
About the loth, four of theSS were kill
ed on a charge by our cavalry. Others no less
notorious, were killed at different tim.’j u
of them were desperafe characters.
One of them, a Captain of a tory com-,anv
had just returned from the enemy’shueTwiffi
power SdnstTeVb e , torieS
oym toC -nL e,S ’ . and hastcn to come
the Confederacy W ouirsoo\i C “gi a up."‘ aDCe ’ “
through Chattooga county sYce^
at DMton and £?
arpSEte
battle. V\ e may expect stirring news from cue
orperhaps both of these localities at any'mo-
Army letter writers state that our troops are
‘S.'iS’SSrf:
FROM Hmnie- \ ~~
The Savannah Republican learns bvm gen
tleman just from 1 lorida that a negro who
escaped irom the Y ankees near Gainesville and
came wuhin our lines, reports that the Yan
kee transport Hunter was destroved a few davs
ago by a torpedo in the S«. John's River be
tween Picalata and Jacksonville. He stated
also that there were a number of Yankee offi
cers on board, some of whom shared the fate
of the vessel.
NOR HERN NEW A.
Gov. Y’ates, of Illinois, has been on a visit to
No>v Orleans.
The Vermont Abolition State Committee have
memorialized the National Committee to post
pone the time for holding the Baltimore Con
vention.
A letter from Provost Marshal General Fry
to tie Senate shows that Kansas has put into
the field 11,635 white troops, 3075 Indians, fend
1450 negroes. •
Tunnel railroads under the streets of New
Y ork having been determined upon, it is now
proposed to use stationary engines, with end
less wire cables, to haul the cars. The plan is
to place an engine on one or bata ends of the
line, as may be required by the length, having
sufficient power to haul a wire cable running
the whole length of the lino and back, and also
aii the cars at the same time.
The Yankees are pretty blue over their dis
aster at Fort Pillow. They take it much to
heart.
Ihe Yankees seem apprehensive of an attack
on San Francisco, California, from the Auglo-
Chinese fleet, supposed to have been secured
by out Government. Works have been lately
thrown up at Fort Point and Alcatrez Island,
and the following • vessels are kept close at
hand, Sharbritk. 5 guns ; Narragansctt, 11 ;
Saranac, 9; Monitor. 1; Cyane,' lß ; Lancasier,
22; St Maty’s, 22, and Warren, 2. The papers
are urging upon the authorities the necessity
of addiog to these offensive and defensive
means, by at once raising the guns of the sunk
en Monitor Comanche, from the hold of the
Aqiiiila, and mounting them in square batte
ries, or on some steamer, for temporary service,
till the apprehended peril is past. Whether
their dangers are leal or imaginary remains to
be seen.
The Yankee naval school is to be moved from
Newport, R 1., back to Annapolis, Md.
The late burning of the Masonic hall in Bos
ton involved au irreparable loss in the destruc
tion of the archives, portraits, valuable relics
and regalia belonging to the Masonic order.—
Hardly anything was saved. The insurance
on the building was about SOI,OOO.
The Louisville Journal is less sanguine of
Grant's success in Virginia than any Yankee
journal we have yet seen. It professes the ut
most. confidence in the military genius of Gen.
Giant, but at the same time has some unpleas
ant misgivings as to the capture of Richmond.
A fine steafner from St. Louis with a large
number of horses, mules, sheep, &e., and sevi-n
nundred bales of cotton took fire just as sbe
arrived at La., and was a total
loss.
The New Y T ork correspondent of the Cincin
nati, Commercial says : “As an evidence of
die ultra insanity of the New York Black Re
publicans on the. subject of 'Miscegenhtion,' or
commingling of races, it is stated that Horace
Greeley, Esq , of the Tribune, has filed a bill
of divorce, asking a separation-a vinculo matri
monii from his .wife, on the ground that she had
been discovered flagrante delictu with a sable
brother of Africau who was well
known in Mobile a few years ago, an the driver
of a fi.ncy and fashionable hack !’’
ft will be see* fiom’the follo-’dng list of
Yankee military Smiths, the Smith fraternity
is a martial family in Lineoldom, and goes in
for big offices. Mafor Gen. Charles L. Smith,
Major Gen. W. F. Smith, Brig. Gen. W. Leroy
Smith, Brig. Gen. Giles A. Smith, Brig. Gen.
A. J. Smith, Brig. Gen. M. E. Smith, Brig. Gen.
G. Clay emith, Brig. Gen. John E. Smith.
Washington dispatches state that Lincoln’s
health does not improve.
The Missouri trbpps % liave been ordered to
rendezvous at Louisville.
.The Y ankee Congress appear 1.0 be more in
sane than ever 011 the negro question.
Burnside has announced that his organization
is nearly completed.
The Y'aukee papers threaten .a cowardly and
atrocious revenge for their disaster at Fort
Pillow. Finding that they cannot, like an
honorable adversary, meet our men in bat! le,
face to face, they now threaten to gratify their
brutal passion of vengeance by putting our
helpless anil innocent men in their hands to
death.
Northern papers say their army in Louisiana
will have to re-organize before advancing on
Shreveport. We think ifrwill also.
Northern papers say that Confederate Gen.
Oil aimers said after the capture of Fort-
Pillw that although lie was against the policy
of his Government to spare negro soldiers or
their officers, he had done ajl in his power to
stop tiie carnage. At the same time ho be
lieved it was right. Another account says
that General Cliamers stated to a Federal of
ficer that it was their intention “to show, no
meicy to home-made Yankees’ ’ —thereby mean
ing Southerners serving in the Union army
aud negroes—“but that genuine Yankees would
be treated as prisoners of war.’’ General Sher
man reports officially that the Union loss was
fifty-three white troops killed and one hundred
wounded, besides three hundred colored troops
murdered after the surrender. •
Yankee correspondents in East Tennessee
write tiiat the main force of Longstreet’s army
had fallen back into Virginia, as early us the
first week in April; but an independent body
of his troops, about 2,000 strong, had wheeled
by Warm Springs, apparently with the inten
tion of joining Joe Johnston’s forces in North
western Georgia. * ■
In a miner’s fight in California recently, one
of the party had two hundred and fifty shots
fired at him, and escaped with life ai.d so /er
ty-five wounds.
A man named Phelps, who died at Salem,
Loudon county, Connecticut, recently, by bis
own agreement, sold his body to a surgeon in
Boston for one thousand dollars, the money to
be appropriated to the use of his widowed mo
ther, and his body to purposes of scientific in
vestigation. His death was produced by an
enormous tumor growing upon his back, larger
than a bushel basket, and apparently nArly
one hundred pounds in weight. It had been
growing for eight years.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, there
is an immense feeling in favor of placing Val
landiglmm ns a'delegate to the Democratic Na
tional Convention, and if he consents, it will
doubtless be done. The Enquirer further de
clare a that, if the martyr is chosen a delegate,
the Democracy of Ohio will see that heattends
the Chicago convention.
We learn from the London Index, that the
Southern prisoners’ relief fluid, under the con
trol of a committee of merchants, have col
dectedin Europe, in (he last twelvemonths,
515,000, which sum has lie A expendaa in re
lieving Confederate soldiers confined in Yankee
prisons. The managers of the fund are assist
ed in their efforts by lades in the Northern
cities, who visit tiie sulfererg, and give them
such aid as the means at their disposal admit of.
Banks last order is that planters are ordered
to plant cotton, if not their property is confis
cated. The tax is one-half to be given to the
U. S., one-fourth lobe sold "then payable after
the war. and one-fourth cash, or in plan English
(he Yankee government takes all the cotton
and pays for one-fourth..
Six thousand negroes have been sent from
Rhode Island and arrived at New Orleans a
few weeks since, six hundred were sent to Pla
quemine, La., the remainder at the» former city.
It is said that I'remont is to be sent to Cali
fornia.
Chili and Bolivia have broken ofT’diplomatic
relations, and an intervention has been offered
by Peru and the United States minister.
In the House, of Representatives a bill has
been reported authorizing the construction of
two bridges across the Ohio, to enable the
railroads of Indiana and Illinois to'connect
with railroads on the opposite banks of the
river, in Kentucky. The railroad companies
are ready to build the bridges without cost to
the Government.
, Toe era of reckless, senseless extravagance
is at its zenith in New York. A New York
paper tells of a man building a marble stab’e
on the rear of his lot, at a cost of eighty thou
sand dollars, and fitting up a private theatre
over it.
Troops have been ordered from Missouri to
look after Forrest,
The militia of Pennsylvania are to bo or
ganized to resist Invasion.
The U. S. Court at Alexandria, Va., is busy
confiscating property.
The Insurgents have been defeated again at
San Domingo.
The Yankee'govern ment has received offi
cial dispatches of their defeat in Louisiana.
Grant was reviewing troops in the Yankee
Potomac army April 19.
Confederate Guerillas have become very an
noying-to the Federals in Virginia, interfering
much with their supply trains.
Active preparations indicating a fight ar«
still going on in the Yankee Potomac army.
Confederate deserters say Lee’s army num
bers CO.OOO men. They also state tnat Lee in
tends making a forward movement soou.
The Federals claim success in the second
battle in Louisiana. They also say Confede
rate Gens. Morton and Parson are killed.
Northern newspapers state that the Confede
rates in the late battles in Louisiana were com
manded by Gens. M igruder, Holmes and Tay
lor, all under Gen. Kirby Smith.
Fi*om Kentucky. I
[special OORRESPONDEXCB CHRONICLE 4 SENTINEL]
■Reflections — Hodge’s Brigade on ihe smrc'\ —
tight at Paintville—*The Losses—Our men
again in Camp—A surprise—Gallant charge
cf % Gur Troops—Col. Chip wounded and in the
Enemy's lines—lncidents ot the Light at Pa.int
vitle—Xtw orders Jor the Brigade — Weather,
See.
Hodge's Brigade, )
Li taker county, Ky.,
April 16th, 1864. )
This Brigade had been foraging on Beaver
Creek up to the 13th inst., when marching or
ders were issued by Lieut E. F. Clay, who wps
then in command, and we mounted our horses
about two o’clock that day, and traveled all
night long, aud came t* a halt about eight
o’clock the next morning near a smalltown
known as Paiutvilla, a few miles above Louisa,
on the Big Sandy River.
The road was the hardest and roughest that
I have ever passed over in so short a time.—
We expepteu to have reached Paintvilio by
daylight, but disappointment overtook us at
this point, anil therefore we did not surprise the
Yankees.
As the brigade neared the town, Capt. Fowls
was sent ahead ns the advance guard, and
coming up to the enemy’s pickets, demanded
a surrender; two of them acquiesced, but the
third was not so yielding, whereupon Lieut.
I'rank 1 arks sent a bullet through his wizzen.
and of course ho surrendered to his maker.
Quick as horses couid carry them, the guard
dashed into Paiutville, where ail army of Yan
kee soldiery was seen, which did not warrant
Wynn- part a call on them. But nothing daunt
ed, Col. Clay sent his bdttajion under Major
Holliday up a ridge near to another which the
Yankees had taken possession of, and lie open
eil out upon them with several rounds of nuis
’ketry, and then charged.
In the meantime, Maj. Lawsoli McAfee, with
his battalion, and Col. C. J. Prentice’s Batta
lion, under the com mann ol Capt: Robert Bates,
was sent to the assistance of Holliday; and after
an hour and’a half of hiss and fighting, without
any visible effect on the enemy, they were all
called off.
The Y’ankoes lost some ten or twelve killed
and three prisoners. Our loss was'two killed
and one wounded, and six prisoners.. In this
tight Col. Thomas Johnson’s men were held in
reserve. Col. Clay felt perfectly able to take
the town, anil whip the Yankees, but
iy thought it was net worth the men it would
eogt him.
The names of the young men that were
killed were Alex Lail, of Harrison Go., Ky.,
and Geo. My rs, from Nicholas county, two of
the bravest men in the Confederate service.
The Brigade moved that evening in good
order, in the direction of SAinersviHe, and
camped about two miles north of that [flace.
The next day we moved over on Main Licking,
and camped about ten o’clock, ou one of its
tributaries, known as P nncHen, ou the planta
lion <>[ Lawrence Howard. \vere tired
and weary, and the day.being warm and pleas
ant. they were manyMf them inclined to sleep,
and as soon as the forage, commissary and
scouting details were mude out, and their
horses turned out to graze, they" did give then®
selves up to Morpheus. *
Col. Prentice’s Battalion, under cOihmand of
Capt. Bates, and a company from Col. John
son’s Battalion, were detailed for scouts. The
pickets being stationed, every bßilv hjt safe,
and so they were, until about one o'clock, ■when
suddenly a volley of musketry was poured into
our camp by the enemy. We had called' on
them and lett our card the day before, and they
were polite enough to cornu and see im the
next day. They tc.cn fell in cn May. McAfee’s
Battalion, who gave them a welcome equal, to
that which Tom Corwin, of Ohio, hoped the
Mexicans would give the United States troops
in that memorable war—"’with bioody hands
to hospitable graves.” This battalion in one
volley unsaddled twelve Yankees. *
A general fight then commenced. Col. Clay
rallied his men, and after an hour’s hard fight
ing, ordered them to charge the Y'ankees, and
giving one shout of triumph tor tiffiir God and
country, pitched into them pell-melnatid drove
them back. In this charge Col. Clay was
wounded across the nose and right cheek just
under tire eye. The eye was said to be shot*
out. IJe remained inside the Yankee lines,
feeling unable to bear a removal. His gallant
bearing 011 this occasion saved us from ruin.
Major John Holliday lock command, of the
Battalion after Clay was wounded, one Col.
Thomas Johnson, took command of the Brig -
ade, and Gapl. Lalorge commanded his Bat
talion.
After three hours severe fighting, when night
closed in upon us, our forces were drqwa off—
tho Yankees feeling too sore from
mi nt they received, to follow us. The Y ankee
force amoffnted to abffui sixteen hundred men,
while our force amounted to not mo#-, than five
hundred men.
Dr. C. H. Benton, Brigade Surgeon, informs
me that we lost about six men as prisoners,
who were too badly wounded to be removed,
and several killed. Thomas Sanford, of Cov
ington, Ky., was mortally wounded. The Fede
ral lost in killed and wounded.
There are many incidents connected with the
fighting which we may not have noticed. For
gallantry and brave acts abiffit headquarters
we might mention th names of Lieut. It. Scott,
Capt. J. J. McAfee, Cant. Hall, and Cant. H.
Clay. . *
At the fight at Paintsville, about seven of
jCapt. Fowl’s men ran into) be Yankees, fighting
as they went, aud shortly aftoewaids Maj. Hol
liday was brought in from the front, and these
men could not escape without being ex posed
to the fire of all the Yankees. They hoped to
escape, for if they remained where they ijpre,
they would fall into the hands of Die enemy. —
Capt. Henry Vauhook started first and alone,
and over one hundred m*ekets were fired at
him, but lie escaped. The%lhers were cnpturdl
■by the Federals.
In this campaign our men behaved very gal
lantly, but 1 must con less thjt we needed Gen.
Hodge with us to ensure'success.
The Yankees behaved very cowardly at the
Puncken Crpiek fight, for if they bud pitched
into su as we did into them, we would all have
come to grief, most assuredly, for they tiie
number to bring us to it.
Maj. McAfee’s men fought desperately ahd
successfully. The mftst of the men lost in kill
ed and wounded were from this battalion.
Col. Johnson’s men ware »ot so closelj' en
gaged with the enemy as the oth.ws, but acted
finely their part in the tight.
Most of this Brigade is ordered to report to
Gen. Giltner, and Capts. McAfee and H. Clay
will report back to Gen. Cooper.
We leave this State no*w lor Virginia, but it
is hoped we will be in here again soon, it is
just three weeks since we came here, and we
havp been very busy witii the enemy. The peo
ple generally were.gled to see us, and gave us
a hearty welcome.
The weather has been very bad for many
days. A change would guit.
The Y ankee General .Sturgis, with his force,
has been sent alter Geu. Forrest from Ster
ling, Ky. . Sots Lieutenant.
From North Georgia.
[SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE CHRONICLE 4 SENTINEL.]
The Federal Army—Negro droops — Vice t Presi
dent Stephens’ Speech.
Blairsvixle, Ga., April 27.1864.
■We are told that the Yankee army at Chat
tanooga is composed in part of many thou
sands of negroes. What a spectacle! Negroes
stolen or enticed from their homes and then
armed and ordered to cut the throats of their
masters. This is done, too, by a people woo
have five fighting white men to our one ; and
yet they have the sympathies of the so-called
Christian and enlightened Europe. This, how
ever. is only one of their many features of
merciless cruelty, which, when the passions
and prejudices of the age shall have passed
away, will-consign them to eternal infamy.
We have just read the masterly speech of
Vice President Stephens* lately delivered at
Milledgeville. Would that every friend of the
Confederacy may read it. 'ihe warning voice
of such a man should not pass unheeded. Pos
segsing a patriotism Ihe most disinterested, a
mind at once clear and far-seeing, and the most
extensive experience of men and measures, his
counsel at ail times, more especially in times
like the present, is worthy of the most calm re
flection and serious consideration. Troup.
It is alleged that, out of fifty thousand bales
of cotton which have been seized in the neigh
borhood of Vicksburg since its capture, less
than one hundred bales have been turned over
to the Federal Government, the rest having
been made the personal spoil of its treasury
and militifry agents.
The elections in Nashville a few days ago
were the veriest mockery that could be im
agined. Hardly any voting at all was done ex
cept by soldiers. And the Louisville Journal
sets thus it will it be at every election in Ten
nessee while Andrew Johnson’s oath shall
continue to l,e obtruded upon men presenting
themselves at the polls.
The deficiency in Massachusetts’ quota of
troops is twenty thousand.
, The Incomb Tax Act for 1864. —The follow
’n ° an official copy of the Income Tax Act,
aieh is published for the benefit of Tax pay
tT3;
* 7 10 levy and collect a tax on the net iu
profits of a 1 persons and corporate
to ’ a - a< i not profits of all persons making
.i,.ne9, by purchase or sale of any proper
> , ieal or personal; upon the net income ol
all Lx press Companies, Railroad companies
not exempt by their chatters tiom taxation.
Insurance Companies, Brokers, Auctioneers,
ah persons engaged in the manufacture of
iron and salt, rnd cotton dealers, and upon
nil profits arising from the sale of goods,
wares and merchandise, groceries and provi
sions: also on the income protbs ot all pier
sons and corporate bodies engaged in the
manufacture of cotton aud woolen goods: iu
the tanning and sale cf leather, anil the man
ufacture aud sale of any articles made there
of; and iu tli« distillation and sale of alcohol
or spirituous liquors from grain ol' any kind,
or from any other article; and to appropriate
the same, and to punish all persons as may
fail tu give ii their income or net profits, and
lor other purposes.
Bec. 1. The General Assembly of Georgia do
enact. That all persons and bodies corporate iu
inis State, ail persons making income by pur
chase or sale ot any property, real 01 personal,
all keepers of hotels, inns and livery stables,
express companies, railroad companies, not ex
empt by their charter from taxation, insurance
companies, brokers, auctioneers, all persons
engaged in the manufacture of salt, all persons
engaged in the sale of goods, wares and mer
chandise, groceries and provisions, all persons
and bodies corporate engaged in the manufac
ture and sale of cotton and woolen goods, in
the tanning and sale of leather, anil in the man
ufacture and sale of any article made thereof,
anil all persons engaged in the distillation or
sale ol' alcohol of spirituous liquors from grain
of qny kind, or from any other article, when
they make a return of their taxable property
shall make a return under oath of the net in’
come 01 profits which*he, she or they, may have
made respectively in the sale or manufacture
and sale of any of the articles,.above enumera
ted, and in the conducting of any other b’usi
ness aforesaid, from the Ist day of April, 4863,
to the Ist day of April, 1864, over aud above
8 per cent. 011 thmeapital employed in his busi
ness.
Bec. 2. Be it further enacted, That in all ca
ses when the net incomes and profits over and
above the eight per cent on tile capital stock so
excepted as aforesaid arc ten thousand dollars
or less, tiie tax shall be five dollars for every
hundred dollars, upon all Sums not less than
SIO,OOO nor more than $15,000, 7.1 dollars upon
every $100; upon all sums not less ilian $15,000
nor more than $20,000, $lO upon every $100;
upon all sums no* less than $20,000 nor more
than $30,000, $12,50 upon every $100; upon all
sums not less thap $30,000 nor more than $50,-
01% sls upon every 100; upon all sums not less
than sso,opt) nor more than $75,000, $17,50;
upon ari sums nut-less than 75,000 nor more
than SIOO,OOO, S2O upon every $100; upon all
sums of SIOO,OOO and over, $25 upon every
SIOO.
Bec. 3. That if any person, (or bodies cor
porated,) embraced in the first section of this
Act, shall fail or refuse to make a return of
his, or her, or their profits, made or realised as
aforesaid, he, pshe or they shall he held to he
guilty of a high misdemeanor aud on conviction
thereof shall be confined at hard labor in the
Penelentiavy for any time not less than one
year, nor more than five years; an 1 UlisKe
ceiver of Tax Returns shall -assess a double lax
ou all taxable income of Such delinquent as far
as he may be able to ascertain upon diligent
enquiry.
Bec. 4. That if the officers of any body corpo
rate, whose duty it is to make tiie proper re
turns required by the provisions ot this Act,
shall fail or refuse to make just and proper re
turns of all profits or net incomes made by said
corporation, or shall enter and change the pro
fits in the extension of stock and not as profits
or otherwise, so as to defeat the object of this
Act, such oiliser or officer!) so offending shall be
guilty of a high misdemeanor, and upon con
viction thereof, shall be confined at hard labor
lithe Penitential y for any time not lees than
two or more than six years, and that the said
Receiver of Tax Returns shall assess a double
tax all taxable income of such delinquent,
as far as he may be able to ascertain the
amount, upon dil gent enquiry.
S!c. 5. That it shall bo the duty <sl the sev
eral lax Receivers of this State, to prosecute
a!) parties who shall faiß refuse or neglect to
give in their tax as inquired by the provisions
of this Act, or who they may have reason
to believe have not done tile - same iu good
faith. ,
Sec. (i. All conflicting laws are hereby re
pealed.
Assented to Dec. 11, 18G3.
AdiutioxXi, Particulars of the Pi.YMoiyrir
Ficht.—We have already given some particu
lars ofthe fight at Plymouth, *N. C." The an
nexccn>articutars in regard to the matter we
find in the Richmond Dispatch :
Our forces arrived in front of Plymouth on
Sunday auernoon about 4 o’clock, and succeed
ed in capturing most of the enemy’s pickets,
which were stationed a, few miles f»m town,
and felt their works, and finding them much
stronger than was anticipated, the men being
exhausted by a long day’s march, the attack
waif postponed until next day. During the
whole day -Monday (lie artillery and sharp
shooters were engaged with their gunboats and
forts, which resuFcd in one of the former being
sunk. At about dusk on tlm same evening
Fort Sanderson, a very strong earthwork, was
assaulled and carried by storm, after a spirited
resistance. During this assault a number of
our men were killed by hand grenades in the
ditch.* After carrying the above named fort
our forces advanced close up to the main works
of tho enemy, on the west side of the town.
On Tuesday morning at two o’clock the Al
bermaiTe, one of our iroh-elud boats, command
ed by Capt. Cook, came down the river and en
gaged fbe enemy’s batteries ami gunboats
which were lying in front of tba town. The
enemy’s boats attempted to board her, which
.attack was handsomely repulsed. They also
attempted to trap her, having stretched a chain
under water across the space that intervened
between their boats; but instead of running be
tween them Capt. Cook made direct for the
largest, striking her ainidship, aud sunk in a few
minutes, together witn most ofthe officers and
crew, only a few of whom were picked up.
He immediately engaged the other, and pur
sued her some distance down the river, but
not deeming it prudent to venture too far
down the liver, be returned to his former po
sition iu front of Plymouth.
After daylight on the tame morning General
Hoke demanded a surrender of the place and
its defences, which demand the enemy declined
to accede to. During the day their works were
reconnoitered and felt at different points.—
Tuesday night the position of our troops was
moved around through a very difficult route to
the cast or opposite side of the town. At day
light Wednesday morning they charged and
carried the entire line of fortifications on the
east aide, driving (ho enemy at the point of the
bayonet completely through the town to the
opposite tide, where some of our troops were
left, who succeeded in capturing a large num
ber of prison°rs.
During all day ’lkiesday and Wednesday
morning the Albemarle, with the gallant Cook
ill command, engaged the enemy’s batteries,
taking theifl in reverse. The town now being
entirely in our possession, together with all
the enemy’s works, with the exception of the
main fort, a demand was made for its surren
der, which was refused, but as soon as our
’sharpshooters commenced to advance, the ene
my began to desert by twos, threes and twen
ties, coming into our fines aud throwing down
their arms.
The flag of the fort was then soon hauled
down, which resulted in the surrender by Brig.
Gen. W< ssels of four regiments of infantry, one
squadron of cavalry, a batlarion of artillery,
and two or three companies of N. C. "Buffa
loes,’’ together with the large amount of stores,
provisions, siege guns, etc., previously report
ed in tins paper.
Our loss in killed and wounded in the land fight
was much larger than that of the enemy, owing
to the fact that our troops were expose ! to a
raking fire, without protection of any kind
while the enemy were covert*! by their works!
Our total loss was three hundred killed and
wounded, while the loss of the enemy in this
respect only amounted to one hundred. The
number of prisoners captured was as follows:
2.000 whites and 300 negroes, a portion of the
latter being women and children. a large num
ber of negroes and ‘ buffaloes” escaped by
means of boats and canoes, while quite a num
ber plunged into the river, a portion of whon
never reach'd the opposite shore. The beha
vior of our troops throughout the whole affair
was everything that could be desired, and
where all did so well it would be next to injus
tice to discriminate. The gallant Col. Mercer
was killed while leading a charge and thus
sealed with his life blood his devotion to his
country. He was a native of Georgia, and the
only field ofiicr lost by us during the siege of
Plymouth.
Memphis dispatches state that Forrest is re
treating into Mississippi. Chalmers and Mc-
Culloch were passing Tallahatchie, and Gene
ral Grierson is reported to bo pressing For
rest’s columns.
litO.y NORTH CAROLINA.
Messrs. Metcalf & Kelly, of Raleigh, N.C., aro '
manufacturing knives and forks*.
Weston, North Carolina has for some time
bt en invested with a band of lawless char
acters, who. knowing the fate that will befall
them it captured, set tbept laws defiance ami
commit depredations upon the people It Is
hoped that energetic measures will be taken to
rid the country of th.eir presence.
Further information received at Ashville.
states that Col. Palmer attacked the enemv at
Burnsville, and captured fitteen of the miscre
ants. Ibe rest “skedaddled,’’ including the
leader of the band.
A detachment of the Sixty-seventh North
Carolina Regiment, under the gallant YVhit
ford, several days ago, went down to the coast
of that State on a scout. They avoided the
vigilance of the Yankees and penetrated to
Lookout Lighthouse, a hundred miles below
our lines, crossing rivers and creeks, swamps
and bogs, the weather being very inclement.
1 hey arrested the keeper of the new Light
house ascended ihe steps, destroyed the lamps
' i J co, nbustitdes in the oil houses, "
am ' e.i up the building, which was very
”1 red and sixty-five feet high.
Al. piamo to \\ hitford and his •■bovs.”
Crops and fruits of all kinds in Central
North Carolina promise well.
Ihe small pox has assumed the sfcar.o of an
epidemic in parts of Forsyth county, N. C.
~1 L e lretlei'nls liuvc been driven from Burns
lured ' ° stt m ai] d seveial of them cap
, dhe F oderal army of East Tennessee has all
oeen brought down to Cleveland except small
gains,ous at l*hoxville, Loudon, Athens,and a
. tew other points on ■ the East Tennessee and
Georgia rai.road. This force is said to amount
to twenty-live thousand. The lalance of the
1 urikee army, under Thomas, is at Ringgold
and vicinity.
FROM VSUtJiNfA.
I lie Richmond papers say* that the report,
that the seat of Government is to be removed
further South is an absurd one.
The board of officers dcteimined to adjudi
cate claims for the losses of slaves in the ser
vice has been organized, and lias already be
gun its regular sessions in Richmond, Va* They
aro required to examine into and report on the
justice and amonunt of claims for loss of slaves
which have been impressed by the Confede
rate authorities, or under State laws, for the
use of the Conleilerate government, and while
■engage 1 in laboring on the public defenses,
have escaped to the enemy or.dicd, or contrac
ted diseases which have, after their discharge,
resulted fatally.
Ihe Richmond Examiner states that the
French tobacco in that city consists of between
seven and eight thousand hogsheads, of fine
quality, and worth several millions ot dollars,
it will freight seven or eight ships. The quiet
manner in which the Yankee Government
backed down from its refusal to permit this
tobacco to pass the blockade, shows the stamina
ot Y aukee p'uck before the express demands
of France, end testifies with equal force to the
cav '-in-poiicy of that same nation upon any
emergency wherever the opposing power has
pluck enough itself to pursue its demands with
even decent peisistency.
David L. Mark, ot Abingdon, Va., has com
menced the manufacture of nitrate of silver.
111. B. &C. Fisher, of Lynchburg, Va., are
making percussion caps.
McNeil’s Rangers recently visited Moore
field, Va., and dioYe out the Y'anke ‘s there.
From ignorance or other causes, says the
Richmond Examiner, a number of letters have
recently been put in the Post-ofl'me boxes with
halves of the twenty cent stamps attached to
them for postage. These, letters go to the
dead-letter office. The stamps, of course, can
not be divided to represent different denomf
nations, anil the public are requested to take
notice of this to save their mail matter from
the deail-jetter office.
It is reported iu Richmond that the Admin
istration is going to take military control of all
the Railroads between Richmond and Wilming
ton, Railroad men predict that the result will
he the ruin of the roads in less that) six months.
It is said that President Owen, of the Virginia
and Tennessee Road*has declined the office of
Military Superintendent of the roads in ques
tion.
I he Richmond correspondent of the Colum
bus Sun learns that Gen. Thomas Jordan, Gen,
Beauregtiard’s Chief of staff, is lying dangerous
ly ill 1 f brain fever.
The amount of tobacco in Richmond and Pe
tersburg owned by the French fa seven thous
and hogsheads.
The issiw of new notes, it is said, will be de
layed by the removal of the signing bureau to
Columbia, 8. C. J
Several reg’ment of Y’ankee tunops have
been landed at Y'ork Town, Va.
The most inhuman outrages were committed
by'the Yankee negro troops iu their late raid
in Nansenrond county and Isle of YVigkt, Va.
A letter receive 1 by Gov. Smith from |Hoti.
James M. Mason, announces thSt the requisite
funds have been raised by the gentlemen of
England, who have proposed to prepenQa stat
ue of the lamented Jackson to hip fellow, citi
zens in this country, and inquires whether
their solicitude for a becoming disposition of
the statue when sent here, will be gratified.
Gen. llsnscm of N. C., Jias been assigned to
the command in anil around Richmond.
The Yankee army of the Potomac Ims made
some movements They are now filteen miles
nearer Fredericksburg. . *
Affairs on the Kapidan are assuming very in
teresting features The reports represent Grant
as preparing for veiy speedy demonstrations.
Our wounded in the Plymouth fight are at
Lynchburg, Va., doing well.
There has been some heavy skirmishing al
ready between the two armies in Virginia.
Lincoln’s negro troops in Virginia are com
•mitting outrages on white women.
Some of the Richmond papers think that
Grant will endeavor to flank Lee in his on
ly ml “move to Richmond.’’
The impressing agents are clearing out the
surplus horses iu Richmond.
The Yankees at Suffolk on hen ring of th*
Plymouth disiisler bnirnpd tlieir camps at Sus
folk, evacuated the place, and retired to their
fortifications near Portsmouth.
In tiie t wenty dollar bill of the new issue an
error has been discovered, which is attributed
to the engraver On Ihe left (upper corner)of
the plate the little seal reads thus: "Six months
after the ratification ol a treaty of peace be
tween”—then opposite, on the right: “Two
years after the ratification of a treaty of peace
between,” etc.
The first vessel of ihe Virginia YYilunteer
Navy Company will bo sent out in a few days.
Ninety percent, of the prizes belong to the
company and ten per cent, so (he government.
It is thought in Richmond that Congress will
amend Ihe currency bill so as to relieve fives
from flic thirty-three and discount.—
No new lives will be issued until June.
Adjutant General Cooper states, in general
orders number eighteen, (h it applications from
the officers of the nitre and mining corps for
field service cannot be considered. Woi'kmen
employed by them may be organized and arm
ed for loeal defense, but their military orders
must he subordinate to work, as the leading
aim and consideration, aad second in impor
tance to no other mi’itary order.
House rents in Richmond are enormous. A
little dwelling on a retired street, wbicli was
rented during the last twelve months, at the
rate of S9OO per annum, has lately been rented
for the next twelve monlhs, at the rate of $3,000.
General .Morgan now has bis headquarters at
Ww-hville, in WeStern Virginia, where he is
getting hi command ready for active s«vice.
A cavalry scouting expedition reports that
not a Yankee is to be seen ahore Fredericks
burg or around Falmouth. Grant has evident
ly been making feints, for the purpose of feel
ing our lines, or is endeavoring to divert at
tention by bis manoeuvres, but we opine that
lie will find his match when be comes to join
the final is ue with the redoubtable Lee.
Molasses is sold at $5 per pound in Rich
mond.
A man named Dr. James Macon has been
arrested on charge of being a spy at Dublin
Depot, Va.
Major Turner has delivered over to Captain
Richardson, commandant at Castle Thunder,
George Lindsay, a private of the Ninety-sev
enth New York regiment, recently captnred,
who jrijjjied to be ir deserter from the Fortieth
Regiment Georgia infantry.
FROM NORTH ALABAMA.
The Yankees are still in possession of De
catur, Alabama, and have ordered eveiy family
but one, in the place, to leave. Their cavalry
occasionally ven'ure out on raids, but are al
ways met by our v igilant cavalrymen and
driven back. Geu. Clanton, with a portion of
the Sixth Alabama, caught a party of these
plunderers, recently, some sixteen miles in tho
country, and drove them back to town, after
killing several and capturing fifteen.
Preparations, making on the North side of
the Tennessee indicate the design of the enemy
to holdt hat part of the-country .permanently
All the important ferries have been fortified
and farms have been taken for cultivation!
All able-bodi n d negro men. unwilling to vol
unteer, are conscribed and forced into the ser
vice.
"’e are gratified to learn that the great mass
of the people, especially the ladies, are true to
our cause, aud are as firm and unyielding as
the broad bates of their own native ajoun-.
tains.