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QUESTIONS OT THE DAV.
by JOJOGE STARNES, OP AUGUSTA
lu the August* Constitutionalist of the
30th, appear two letters from Judge E.
Statues, of Augusta, oae of the most emi
“rieiit m»u of Georgia. Wo offer uo excuse
to our readers for presenting them with
tlie greater portion of these admirable
letters They are upou topics which are
interesting to ail, and are from one to
whom the interests of tho South are es
peeially dear They were written at the
request of M. C. Fultou, of Thomson, Gs.
After speaking of the bravery of South
ern soldiers and the deeds of self-saorifioe
and devotion which distinguished the
South, and that it was the will of God
that we should fail in the struggle, and
tb6 terms offered, Judge Starnes says:
These terms could have been modified,
as I think, with no sacrifice of the priaoi
pies which animated the Northern people
in the contest, and with no risk in the
Government, so as to have lessened the
shock to the material interests of the
country, and to have secured the pros
perity or both sections. This is only
speculation, however. What is certain,
is, that those who oonttol the destinies of
ibe country, thought otherwise, and es
tablished a different policy; and I am
only concerned now to show that nothing
i i left for ns in point of interest or duty,
but a frank acceptance of this policy, or
an immediate departure from the country
When our armies surrendered, and we
were overthrown in the war which we were
waging, and submitted as we did, without
conditions, except such as were granted
for the retirement of our armies from the
field, whan wa incurred the liability to
receive from our conquerors, suah terms
as they might dictate, subject only to the
limitations whioh I have designated;
according to the laws of nations, as 1 read
ibem, the Government of the United
States, when it had obtained military pos
session of the belligerent States, would
have found sanction, if it had declared its
policy to be a greater change by legisla
tion of our laws, a determination to place
us in the position of dependent territories,
and otherwise to visit upon us inconven
ient and ruinous disfranchisement This
course has not been chosen. The Gov
ernment has only declared that the war,
that-is to eay, our defeat in the war, has
“deprived the people of the State of
Georgia of all 'civil government”—not of
all laws and of all municipal organization
as many seem to think, but “of all civil
government.” This expression, quoted
irom the President's"proclamation, is by
the course of the Government and its
officers shown to mesa in effect, that by
our defeat iu war, the Government of the
United States, according to the laws of
nations, has acquired the right to refuse
to us a continuance of auoh political
organization in the State as has shown
itself hostile to the oonqueror, and has
aided the war, and so much of our consti
tution and laws as contravenes the fun
damontal policy of the conqueror. To
this we cannot demur, if we try the ques
tion by the laws of nations.
The course pursued fcy the Government,
and the declarations of its officers, have
6hown and are showing, that it is not
proposed to interfere with such of cur
laws as do not contravene tha policy of
the conqueror, not with our purely muni
cipal organizations. But that anew
political organization is required and
such alterations in out constitution and
laws as will, according to the Attorney
General of the United States, bring the
State into “perfect accord with the wise
and thoroughly tried principles at cue
Government ”
The obvious meaning of aii this is
plainly, as follows; 1- We must submit, to !
the abolition of slavery, thoroughly and
in good faith 2. We must repeal all our
laws which have reference to the system
of slavery, and regulate the relations of
the slaves, which have been freed, to our
society,- not by giving to them equality
of citizenship, but by securing to them
fixed, recognized, just, and equitable
rights as members of the tody politic
>‘s Wa must give up all claim to such State
sovereignty as asserts the right of sepa
tate Stato action or secession 4 That
none but such persons as do not tali
witfcm the classes expected by tire Presi
detu s proclamation of Msy 29;b, sen
have taxen the oath of amnesty prescribed
ry that or falling will u
COLUMBUS, GA., MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER p, IBttf>.
these exceptions have reoeived special
pardon, shall be allowed for the present
to take part in the new State Government.
This is what is necessary to be done,
aooording to the policy of the conqueror,
in order that we may be restored to “ac
cord," as the Government holds, with its
principles
It would be useless, nay, worse than
useless, to quarrel with theHe terms.
They are the results of our unsuccessful
war, as I hare shown, and we must in
good faith, accept them, or pe*k another
country. The Government plainly be
lieved them to be generous and magnani
mous. Aud if we could, or would, vi..w
the matter for a moment, from tile stand-
P'jini of our Into adversaries, wo might
realms how strongly and honestly this
oouvictiou is entertained by them. When,
atior overthrowing us in what they hold
ic have hoeu an unjustifiable au.l gigantic
rebellion, they allow us to oomo back into
the relatious of political brotherhood with
them, occupying ike same platform ot so
cial and political rights, aud accepting
and living under the same interpretations
of the constitution, having leu to us the
lneaiimabla privilege of the common luw,
so dear to Augio-flaxou hearts, and so
much of our own legislation as does not
contravene the fundamental policy wiu. fi
has been indicated, as well as the ever
cise of our suffrage according to our an
oieutlaw: when they permit us, so soon
as a constitution oan be adopted in ao
cordance with (fie policy specified, freely
to regulate for ourselves our social roV
tiens and interests, and to be represented
in the eounoita of the Federal Government,
it is not surprising that they should feel
this io be a great stretch of generosity
and magnanimity Seeing how much
worst the matter might have been made
for us, how much worse it may yet be
made for us, by the radical majority
which controls both houses of (lougress,
unless we have the sagacity to appreciate
the present policy of iha President, and
praejf.il y m »coopt t«.l secure it-s terms
by instant and energetic action, i»t us
admit the force ot these views aa they
plainly impress themselves upon tfie.
minds of that mighty people who have
subdued us
Bat whether we admit this or uol, therp
is no escape from the policy indicated,
save expatriation To that polioy we
must conform, if we would once more
make and administer our own laws, regu
late cur social relations, aud create for
ourselves safe guards for our life aud
property.
“ What Fates impose, that man must needs abi
It bools not to resist both wind and tide. ”
There is no disgrace in this, there need
not be humiliation, if we only assure our
selves that we are in the liuc of duty. We
can at least be satisfied, that in pursuing
this course, we are taking all (he chances
that remain to us of returning prosperity,
and of doing alt that oan now be done it*
making the most of our situation for the
present good of ourselves, and tho future
proßpefty of our children
Those of us, my dear sir, who are more
or less answerable by reason of our influ
ence, our acts, or our votes for the pres
ent condition of things, one it as a solemn
duty ta the present, and to future genera
tions, that we should not* shirk the rest
ponaibilities whmh are oast upon us, bu
with brave and hopeful hearts should do
the bast we can to maks the mast of good
out of that condition.
I find with sorrow, there are some per
sons in our State, so stunned by the blow
which uur social system has received, that
their energies are paralyzed, and, in view
of what seems to theta the irretrievable
ruin impending, with a sor*-=uuen de
epair, they resolve, wiib folder! urros, to
await » fi* (e which they thiuk they can
not avert These persons argue, that the
immediate abolition of slavery alone has
deprived the South of more than a thou
sand millions of dollars of its wealth ; that
hundreds of millions more will be lost by
causes directly incident to such abolition;
that out of the three millions and upwards
of slaves who have been freed, in less than
a year more than a million will be pau
pers, or thieves ami robbers ; that food
will become scarce, taxation oppressive,
famine and disease will walk abroad, and
society, (white and black) become hope
lessly impoverished, disjointed and tie
moralized This is au awful picture, and
i cannot deny but that the future may
confirm its likeness, unless wisdom pre
sides in our councils and influences the
minds of those who control our destiny ;
or unless other coloring and counteract
ipg elements shall be introduced tn affect,
its dismal features I think that those
who present this discouraging picture
have not taken into the account, ne.r
quits appreciated some elements of delin
eation which should appear in any sketch
of our future, and which, in ray judgment,
will greatly modify Us cloudy coloring
The despairing persons to whom I refer,
are mostly of the class of land holders
among us—the last clas9*who should dea
pond, as will be seen, be any
force iu the suggestions which 1 am about
to present-
The circumstances of hope and encour
agement to which I have reference, are to
be found in Georgia, partly iu the im
mensity of ner material resources. These
are frequently dwelt upon, and 1 will say
no more about them now, except to -ng
gest generally, that if our energy and cap
itai have so far failed as to render any
further development of these resources
impossible, it is utterly improbable ihat
Northern capital and industry will allow
this extensive field of enterprise tc lie
fallow It the instincts of commerce did
not prompt to a different result, the inter
ests of the nation would force it And
mote or Jess of prosperity will thus again
raturn to those who possess the real es
tate of the country.
Buts have somewhat more specie! to
say on this subject
Indulge me, my dear a ; r> f jr &ufc mj .
mant, by imagining that adi.cuvery had
beeu made, that rich aod prontable veins
of diamonds, or beds of coal, or streams
cf petroleum were deeply underlyin'; the
soil in every part of our State What
would be the tsßUlt ? l)c I hazard any
thing in declaring that iu such event,
despite alt tne evils which have been
mentioned, or gfliioting, or menacing us,
if we did n 4 take the matter in hand far
ourselves, the whole race of tha country
wouid be speedily seamed by Northern
otapitai and enterprise, and scarred by
Yankee •diggings that trade would
econ thrive, commerce would flourish in
our midst, and the “rapid riso of lota”
become fireaido conversation.
My dear sir, beuoath tho i.urfaco —aud
fust benoath it —every aero of good arable
laud in the Stale of Georgia, there lieu a
treasure, the like of which has exorcised
an influeuoe greater and more powerful in
measuring aud controlling the valuos cl
commerce, than all the previous atones Os
earth, the beds of coal, or tho streams of
bituminous oil-—that treasure, as yon
have no doubt already anticipated, is the
cotton producing capacity. It is truo
dial during the past four years the diadem
of “King Cotton" lias been somewhat
balloted, his royal robes have been soiled,
and ite begrimed by I lie dust and the
s.luoke of war. But his sceptre has net
been broken, though terribly it has l.oou
bent. The events ot reooui years have
shorn him of flume of that divinity whiiih
formerly hedged him about, but they
have not dethroned him. The exigencies
of mankind, wherever what Garlyle calls
the “Clothes I'iiiioHOphy," prevails— and
that now, m some extent, as Captains
Jiurtou and Bpeliu have discovered, has
penetrated t<> the hottest regions of Cen
tral Africa—must bring back, if not an
absolute, at least a limited reign of the
royal staple These exigencies will now
stimulate the energies and the enterprise
of out people, and they will insist, if we
do not—that the soil and climate which
the experiences of the last four years has
shown to be the only soil and ollmale that
can produce this staple in Us perfection,
and supply (tie wants of tfie world, shall
be put in requiouion. If voluntary negro
laburwill not meet this demand —as we
believe it will nm-—depend upon it, sir,
that some sort of labor, from some other
source (Coolie, or otherwise) will assured
ly bo employed to produce that supply.
Ti.e rich mine lies here, ray dear air,
beneath our lauds ; it must aud wilt tie
worked; and with that work, trade will
revisit her ancient channels, commerce
her accustomed marts, and prosperity
return to the laud tioldeis of our Slate
To maintain this prosperity, low and or
der must and wilt accompany it, demorali
zation will be checked, and civilization
resume her empire A little lime must
elapse before these results shall all eiioue
We must first arouse ourselves from Ihe
torpor of discouragement, aud learn to
accommodate ourselves and our polioy to
(tie new order . t things Then, to my
mind, aa surely as effect must follow
cause-, will these, which 1 have called
counteracting elements to the evila of
whioh we complain, ensue; and fortunate
man is he, who Jin our State, seeking
and acting with the eye of a strong con
viction upon this faith, shall do his pres
er.t duty, govern himself and his property
accordingly.
Lit ns hasten (her., so tar as we are
permitted, tagood fa.it lx, to take thoneoes
aary oaths, or make tho proper applica
tions tor special pardon, aud we may aid
in the reorganization of our Slate and a
restoration to the normal condition of
civilize 1 society. Lot us take care to
have “the right tuan io the right place"
for the woik which is before us, overlook
ing the aspirations of interested politi
cians, who ai« seeking their own selfish
ends, aud calling to our service wide,
experienced and patriotic gentlemen
Wherever this can he done. Let us permit
no noisy and ludecent scramble for office,
no heated canvassing, and endeavor to
unite upon those whom wo may. desire to
serve ns, without partisan clamor, and in
all good feeiing and harmony. It would
be better too perbAps, that our »oi»ofiuus
of candidates ball* *-« >"e Convent!,...
so legislature should be made as
early as possible, in order that time may
be allowed to the nominees for reflection
aud preparation.
Io tho raeauiirue, iu order to lighten
ike pressure an much as possible, let. all
the judiciary officer* of courts, who have
taken the oath of amnesty resume their
functions, trying all cases between free
white oitizous, and referring all cases
where freedruer. may present themselves,
or La presented as parties or witnesses
and which oaunot be disposed of by con
sent, to (ire nearest Provost Marshal, or
continuing the ttaute until our Legislature
meats. This course will have tho appro
bation of the military authorities com
xnanding in our Statu
FRBEDMKU AND THEIR TREATMENT.
There is every reason why there should
be no feelings of exasperation between
the freedmeu and their late owners, and
why those of a friendly interest only
Should exist between them These people
as slaves were happy and contented, as
a genera! thing, and their relations to
their owners were very pleasant. This
was shown, beyond contradition, by the
rapid increase of the race, by tne re
markable longevity which prevailed
among them, by the comparatively few
crimes, and especially I.ratal crimes
committed by the blacks, by the absence
of idiocy and lunacy among- them to so
great an extent, and by the almost en
tire absence of suicide Gong ago, I
pointed all this out to the world by facts
and figure;, in which there t.,uld be no
falsehood, and which could not be misin
terpreted, and which, indeed, were tin
oortlreverted evg« whore the publication
was criticised by abolitionists. But the
past four years nave in a wonderful way
afforded another illustration, in the evi
dence which it has supplied of loyalty
on the. part, of our slaves during the ter
rible Wut which has just ended. Tfioie
ia no chapter in the history or the whole
human race more worthy of profound
study, than that which is presented by
the good conduct ami the* faithful fealty
of this people generally—when the
' temptations and trial-, te which they were
exposed are r o-iidered In lug this great
and dreadful convulsion fff our society
Though remarkable for their emotional
and excitable uathm, their loudness for
aovelty aod change, Willi but a compara
tively few exceptional cases, they were
true to their otruer and their owners’
families Though munetiiaea tempted ia
ta desertion, they were seldom or never
cruel, brutal or treacherous ia their con
duct For ihe moat part, either Idling
at Heine to support th. absent h. idler,
or laboring tut Mur in the trenches, or
encountering with him ihe weary march,
the dangers of the battle field, or tUe
euffjitagb ot the h.jepiial, they were
faithful t.i their mcatei . , and the cause of
those masters In tfious-aids of cases,
tho slaves cf a setdier absent in the field,
were the only protectors of the helpless
w.ts trad chiidieu :a their solitary home.
I find » distinguished aud intelligent
English gentleman, who visited us .luring
tho war, and alter* aids published au ac
count of that visit iu Blackwood’s Maga
zine, (hough much prejuJioed against
slavery, yet iloclariug with fooltugs of
surprise and admiration, “Undoubtedly
it is truo, that notwithstanding the siren
nous efforts of abolitionists, tho negroes
bear the yoke cheerfully and heartily join
their fortunes to those of their mastem in
the great struggle iu which they arc now
engaged. Many plantations may now be
seen without a white man upon them, ex
oeptlhs overseers, and inslaacos occur
daily of the fidelity with whioh servants
who have accompanied their masters to
the wat, serve them in the camp and
field.”
This remarkable loyally greally sur
prises aud iulerosls the slu.taptoi human
nature. It should tonsil our hearts,
uoioi.iau.lo.tr gratitude, and secure our
friendship for t lie bo poor creatures, who
Were faithful to ns, until forced, as it
Were, l>y luose who had overcome .both
master aud Have, to acoepl the gift of
freedom
When in the latier year of the war, it
was proposed by s»me, to imitate lire 1 1 .
8 Govemmont, and pul uegro troops into
11)6 field, if our people had lieoidß.i Io
throw- Iheruselvss upon llna desperate
policy, and Io (tike Ibe responsibilities of
that shook to our social struolure, and
our labor system, which .1 would have oiv
oasioued, 1 doubt not, bill (hut thereby
we could have added several hundred
thousand faithful soldiers to our army.
By virtue of our former influence with
them, by judicious treatment of them, by
wise and just legislative regulation of
their relations In our society, 1 am sure,
sir, that we can ysiill maintain that hold
upon tl.e affections and prejudices of this
people, which long habit lias settled, so
as to maintain a wholesome influence
over them, for their aad our present and
future good. Aud I -»» 1 1>_ — o j. ..»•*«-
eiian, as we niuot do, to share ouraitizen
sliip with them ludeed, u the unwise
radicals at the North could have their
way, and give lire suffrage to people eo
utterly unfitted for it, I doubt not, sir,
Iliat if we continue the just and judicious
ti Ailment ot llieiu ot which 1 have apolr
on, but that we could easily, if we chocs,
control and direct that suffrage
It is true, that since their freedom has
been, as it were, enforced by the presence
of the United States troops, many of these
people declining a. i angemenis with then'
former owners, have seemed to evince
unfriendly feelings, and a waut of grati
tude for past favors This has sometimes
uiftueu from the injudicious conduct of the
masters, at others, from improper extran
eons influence But. looking to the many
temptations to which they have been ex
posed, to tho last that they wereiguoraiit.
inexperienced, and but as grown up ohil
dren.acmtutoiued, hitherto, to loan upon a
stronger atm, to have the guidance of a
superior will, when thoße supports were
eudJeuiy withdrawn, in the midst, of suuh
social distraction and distress as ensued
upon the surrender of our armies, when
the minds of the fiiavest and wisent among
us were mors or le*a shaken in tlu ir bal
auce, would it not have beeu extraordi
nary, if the minds of this people had not
been to a greater or leas extent unsettled?
Wt should be very charitable to the
errors of these meu, so unprepared by
previous experience or discipline, so aud
deniy released from a state of pupilage;
and iu ooitaidoraUuU of Ihe p&Bt, we should
resolve by prudent and just treatment to
(heir respect and retain their
friendship as * , , in(eil out ~y
indicating results, wa were not allogaioer
unmindful of our duties when tfie pat
naroha! relation of master aud stave
existed between us Aw overruling Pro
▼idence baa been pleased to ohaoge this
relation. Let us still endeavor to do our
duty iu the now position And as they
were true to us, in the day of our sore
trial, lot us be true to them now Whilst
we firmly decline to share with them all
the rights of citizenship, arid to admit
them h> equality in our sooial policy, let
us frankly concede to them the position of
freedom— libertim deditii, so familiar to
the civil law. Let us try to make them
useful members of society, iu this the
position, at present best suited to their
capacities and condition, and let us legis
late justly and judiciously to regulate
this relation. Thus, amt thus only, may
the new relations between us be made
productive of good to the people of both
races, and result in the prosperity of the
country.
[From the New Or lea us True Delta, j
Important tn bout turn Land Owners.
The United States Direct Tax—The /.awe upon the
Subject—Assessments of Louisiana, Texas, Alaba
ma, Mississippi and Florida.
As promised in a previous edition, we give below
a synopsis of the acts of Congress levying and pro
viding for tha collection of a direct tax upon the
property of the people of the United States. It is
of special interest to Southern landowners, who
have been cut off from communication with the
Hoiih, and thus prevented from posting themselves
on this subject. We have omitted nothing of im
portance to the tax payers.
Shortly after the commencement of the war in
1861. a law was passed to increase the revenue ot
the United States by direct, taxation—hy increas
ing the duties on Imports and by a levy of twenty
million doliard pier annum upon the United .States.
These twenty millions were apportioned among the
different States in proportion to Ihe wealth ot each,
the shares of the five Southern States mentioned to
the heading being as tollows :
Louisiana 1385,886 96%
Texas 805,108 86%
Alabama 526,813 33%
Mississippi 413,084 66%
Florida. 77,622 68%
This tax is lass than two mills per dollar annu
ally.
't he act by which this tax was authorized was
approved August 6,1861, but ils enforcement at
that time throughout the whole country was an
impossibility On the 2d Juno, 1882, however, a
portion of the Southern Territory having been
brought under the jurisdiction of the Federal an-
Ihorilia#, an act entitled “ for the collection of di
rect taxes in insurrectionary districts within the
United Staten, and for other purposee,” was passed.
It is this which we condense arid strip of verbiage.
Section 1. This levies the direct tax upon all the
lands and lots of ground situate in insurrectionary
districts, those portions of ground to be assessed
under the valuation made by the State authorities
prior to 1801, and each portion to pay iu accord
ance with its bearing to the valqe of all real estate
in the State. All lands exempt from taxation ly
Federal or State laws, are exempted from this tax.
Section 2. Provides that the tax and penalty
shall be a lien upon sai.l lands without othrr pro
ceeding whatsoever.
Section 3. Provides tbaftwners of land shall pay
the assessment wUhiu sixty day* after the tax
commissioners have opened their books iu the dis
trict wherein the property is situated
Section 4 Provides that if the tax is not paid
Within the prescribed time, the property becomes
forfeited to the United States, and when publicly
sold, the purchaser is vested with the title in fee
simple, without regard to prior lions, eacumbcnn
ces, rights, titles or claims.
rxcvjox 6. Provides for the appointment of tax
"omrnjsstoners. and fixes their salaries.
See-U.'N 6. Provides that the lommissloueis ahull
begin I hair labor* annuoii km theumutiy is idfllorud
to »I»h jniiadiultou of Him Union author ilia*.
dtH TtoN 7 We omit tho 7th fleet! uot the origi
nal H* t, Hud coiitlnu.it) a MulHlitiitu i horefor, which
wan approved February tl 1 c*6'£». This aeotion pro
vide* that in owe the tax ih not. paid a* nh| torllk
In Merit ton 3, the coiutnissloneiM Altai I alveilino tho
property tur eale in a newspaper, and oati*e three
uotii’fbto beportfed in aa many public placet in the
town or pol ish where tho property la hii.ua* mi. On
lh« tiny ol Male Hie land flUall he etruck oft to the
hlghnat bidder tor a aum not term than the taxe9,
penalty and cttfiifl, and leu per centum per annum
interest on nald tax. Provided, That Ihe owner
does not on or before the day ot eale pay to the
oonunißHioneiH the amount ot (he lax, with the (en
per cent, inter cat aud tho coot of ndvertlHiutf. The
comtnifloioneTA nro also authorized io bid oft' the
property for the United {Hate* at a sum not excead
lu* i\io thirds of the RflACh wed value thereof, uhlomh
a iitghor bid is offered The purthannr receive* Id*
eertilicate of ownership from the commiti doner a»
noon a* the purchamo money la paid—Treaeury notes
or Uuittd Hlateu rortiftoatea of indebtedneH*(t any
kind being accepted in payment. Thtfl certificate
id ownership to be considered in all conrt* aa pr/nia
facie evidence of the validity of tho Hale, and of the
title of the purchaser, lint the owner, or Any loyal
peloon of Ihe United States, who ha* a valid lien
upon the properly, may at any time within frixty
days aubatuiuent to the ealn, appear before therein
luiMlonere, and upon paying the amount ot said
lax and penalty, with iho mtorehi thereon tiom
July, 1K62. (the date of the I’roflldbiit’s proclama
tion,) at the rate of 16 per pei annum, togeth
er with the expenuoa of eale and mtb*eijuent pro- ;
ceedinge, may redeem the propeity and will have
returned to him the money lie ha* paid to tlu* com
misßioner*, with the intHrefll accruing after sale
Provided, That if the owner of uaiJ lota of ground
be a minor, a non-reeldent, alien or loyal citizen
beyond bean, a penon of unsound mind, or under a
legal disability, ihe guardian, li iicdee or r.tliei per
son having charge of (lie eAlate of such person, may
rodeom the land ut uuy time within two yea re alter
the Bale, in the manner provided above Provided
further , That at anch aalo any tract*, parcel*, or
lots of lAnd which may be *elecied, under the direc •
tion of the IVeaident. lor Oovermnent use, tor war,
military, naval, revenue, charitable, educational or
police purpoeea, may, at *aid Male, he bid in bv said
coumiiMdiunerii for, and struck oh to, the United
States. And provided further* That the certificates
of said commissioner* *haU only bo affected km evi
dence ot the regularity and validity of Bale by es
tablishing tlie fact that said property was not sub
ject to taxes, or that the property had been redeemed
according to the provision* of (hi* art
Section 8. This section confer* the [privilege of
redeeming properly that ha* been sold, upon any
owner of such property who can pr*»ve to the satis
faction o\ the commissioners that he or bhe ha* rod
taken any pmt iu the rebellion subsequent to the
z4t»A*M»» -r »i... «.-i. *iiAf ,-t.oor aai<] i-abel
lion ban been prevented from paying taxes or re
deeming the same from sale. The«e application*
must tie made within cue year from dale of sale,
and the commissioners may extend the time for re
demption to two years from day of sale. In casea
of thin kind a regular trial may be instituted before
the commissioners, and appeal may be taken from
their denislou to the United Htate* District Omirt.
Sections 9, iO, 11 aud 12. Theca sections refer to
circumstanced aud situations rendered impossible
by the termination if the war.
ftxcTioN 12. lu case the valuation assessment
mentioned iu section 1 cannot lie obtained, the
conunisuioners are authorized to set a valuali >u
upon the property according tu the best evidence
they can obtain, and no mistake they inuke iu me
umnnnl of tax assessed ahull affact the validity of a
sale or other proceeding.
ftzcnoNß 14,15 and 10. These sections contain
special instruction* to the commissioner* only.
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TO MANUFACTURERS.
For Sale,
SEVEN BUTTON MACHINES,
VTEARLY NEW. aol incomplete running or-
dfci, for infilling Wooden and Horn Buttons bf
all descriptions; also, auumb&r of
Comb Machines,
nearly computed, with saws and all necessary ma
terials.
Cast Bteel;
Sbf-et. Braua and Copper ;
Ui'rtjs aud Copper Wire;
Punches; Cold Chisel*;
brills; Blocks and bit* ;
Hammers; Callipers; Dividers;
Hand Vices; Bench Vices,and a large amount of
other Tools, iron Pplliep, Hangers, etc. 2o dozen
Half Round and Round Files, assorted sizes, Circu
lar Saw, 60 feet turned Shafting, Pullers and Belt
ing. Also, a Steam Engine, of aix horsepower set
on Locomotive Boiler, in complete order.
Allof which will be sold cheap. To any one de
siring a good investment, this affords a rare oppor
tunity. Enquire of *
JOHN EQQER,
So. io Market Street,
sept 1 fcw Montgomery, Alabama
Judson Female Institute,
MARION, ALABAMA
r|VHK exercises of this well-known instilntiou
1 Will be resumed on MONDAY, October 2, 1886.
For nearly 89 years the “ Judaon ” ha* maintained
an uninterrupted career of prosperity, which the
past four years of war has not seriously impaired.
lr n the purpose of the present Principal to em
ploy every means within his power to sustain arid
advance its teputauon. Ihe various departments
will te filled with teachers and officers of the first
nbility. Address Rev. W. H. Mclntosh, Maric-D,
A!a. A. J. BATTLE. Prircipal
Bfptl J m
D. P. FAULDB’
Great Southern Music House,
.Vo. 70, late 223, Main Street,
between Second and Third,
LOUIMVIIiLE, KY.,
SOllfllKßN RgMit for Stemway 1
linns, Ohl.'korniK .4 Mona
< . ilal.ler’a, an.l First Class 1-1
FOUTKfI, HD* 11 IV Smilh’s Amer.v * * If "
loan OKUANH nail MKI.ODKONS, aaj Martin*4
Uuitaus, at manufacturers’ prices.’
Mu.'iical InntrunixnU of every .loeei-iptinn. Freth
Italian, French ito.l F,nullah Violin, Qullar and
Viofiueelli. Ijliot the Iroat quality, received
m.milily. .tired from the factories. Trade aup
pllCii at I.OWKBT XVITEUM PRICKS.
Any Music, or Musical Instruction Books,
piifiliaheit in this country hesitles my own publi
iiealim.H, amounting to over lo.noo platea, embra
elnf-Iho largest slocli of Music in the Booth or
Boulliweut. Ueah.ru, H.-luiulu anrt Teachers sup
pllej at the ueual discounts. Music and Uata
ioßiies forwarded hy inail, postage paid. Heud for
uOutalogiie.
U I’ FAI'I.IVI, Importer of Muaical Ooodi, Pub
lisher of Mubic and Dealer in Piano Fortes, 70
Ute 222 Mam Bln-et, h.uwc.tu 2.1 and 3.1, Louis
ville, KentucUy.
My Insti'iiiDiiuls are all manulacture.l expreealj
tar the Houllmru climulo and are fully warranted
MlgSl 6t
WITHERS & LOUD,
(ililVlrlt tr. fOMMISSIO* MKSCHANTff,
AflD
PUKCiIASING AGKNTB,
Tlitr.t, hoi ween i ,'lierry and Mulberry Btreets,
MACON, (IEORGIA,
SOLICIT consignments of Merchandise, Country
Produce ot all kinds, Cotton Varns, Sheei*-
iuga, Osuahurga, Wool. Colton, .Sugar, Syrup,
Alauuractureil end Smuking Tobaceo, Ac.
Hitlers tor any article in our markei promptly
filled. Hold amt Silver Imuglit and Hold.
Special atleulion given to the purchase of Cot
ton hvour Mr l.oud, who baa 23 yearn’ experience
in that business. WM W WITUHBO,
hale of Wilbers A Cos, Atlanta, Ga.
V 11 LOUD,
Late of Mcßride, Duraett A Loud.
REFERENCESi
W e lespeclfully icier, hy permixsion, to Meeara
Barret t A Bell; Mitchell, Heed A Cos, Lee, .Tones A
Cos, D 1‘ Ferguson A l.angston. Crane A Hammock,
Ailanla, i.a, and -I W Fear-. A Cos, hum. A Mang ■
lam, II F A It it Olirer, .1 I. BauUhury, E C Grau
i.iSH, niucon,io., Meaaru I’otym.m A On, Joyce, Al
andev A Cos, Enfanla, Ala. augß! ts
J 1 STKVHENS 4 M ROWLAND. O A CABINIBB.
srEPHENS, ItOWLARID il (’Alt A NISH,
Agiuls fur I'roiurlng I'nrilonu, aud
III* Collection of Claim*.
' I ' lifci above named parlies have formed a parx-
I uerahip for obtaining paidmiH tor political of
fences, coiumilled hy citizeiiai f Cleoigia siuce 19ih
January, 18111.
One of tho firm will he constantly in Wasblng-
Inu City, where he eujnye pecullur pereoual facili
ties to give his immediate attention to applica
oattouu furWAided hy either of Ibe ollicra.
Upon notice, one ol Ibe par (lea will visit any
conniy in the fiiale, when the husmola will justi
fy if.
Particular aliention will fie given to Ibe prosecu
tion of claims fur property taken or destroyed by
the Federal farces since Ihe armistice.
It is important that proceeding* for pardon
should fie instituted before action i* taken by the
govenment tor Hie confiscation of properly.
Olilce at Knolt.4 Howe*’.
REE KUENCKS;
IV B Johnston.T It Hlooin, OH Sparks, Macon,
Ga; lir W 11 Schley, (Japt. J H Banks, K J Pinck
ard, Ootiimbue; Judge J J Ray, Uol T J Simmons,
Col W B Scott, Crawford county; Capt J A Bar
clay, Col E 3 Giiftin, Twiggs county; Col J A Bur
ney.CulG W lfurtlelt, Jasper county; Dr L B Alex
ander, Cain J A Houser, Houston county, Muj B F
Ward, U B Fletcher, Butts ooualy ; Dr J 'f Cald
well, VV J Howe, Pike county; Maj U Moore, A A
Nall- , Spalding; Dr Jt B Nlsbet, Augustus Griggs,
Putnam county , Thomas Bewen, Roland T Ross,
Jones county : T J Flint, J H Jolmatiu, Dougher
ty oounty; Col u B Lama, Col 0 U Prince, Baker
county, L A McCrunn, L II Briscoe, Baldwin coun
ty ; T M Furlow, Judsrn Kendrick, Sumter county;
Clark, Capt Leiih, Pulaski counly.
ang3l ts
J. N. & 0. D. FINDLAY,
OPf lCtt AT A It II ART A CURD'S.
WAGON, GEORGIA.
IiHK uutieraigiied take pleasure iu
iLat they have established au uttice—tor the
present—at the hardware house of AJesaia Car-
Ji«i l A Ciud, oheny where oue or both
members oi the firm can he found at.all times
They desire to have closed a* early aa poasibls,
all outstanding indebtedne**, and would reaped
aped tul >y mtoi jii lii. se indebted, that cotton, wool,
haciiu, tiour, Juuihei, ainJ produce or prevision * of
any kiml will l>e i ectbivt and in payment, and the very
price* allowed.
AaaHhi-Atftuoe from their pati on* was never more
needed Uiao at lh»a time, \i in hoped that thi* ap
peal may niuet with a cheerful r< uponse.
They have on hand, and for uale, (circular) saw
mill carmjji;6H, index head block, tack and rail,
wing and concave gudgeons, mill irons (saw ana
gnat) of our old aiandard patterns, engine work,
Fiolta, and a variety of casting*.
They intend resuming Iho foundry and machine
iniainoss m all itn hraudiot* during tho ensuing
fall; meantime will ho pleased to correspond with
pariie* desiring b*timales furnished, or new work
to order.
May 10!h, 1862, they tendered friend* and the
public generally their husinea* valedictory; they
art now again before them ami await commands.
JAMES N FINDLAY,
ang3l if OHKlft. D FINDLAY.
Augusta News Agency,
NO 308 BROAD STREET.
I HAVE opener an Office for the receipt of sub
scriptions anti advei tisemenls lor various nevvi
papers, ai Ihe store <-l Messrs. W. A. Ramsey A
Co s, No. 308 Broad ntreel, Augusta, Ga. In view
of ihe speedy resumption ol trade, litis will be an
advantageous channel and communication between
the advertiser and publisher. Subscriptions and
advertiseraonti received lor the Augusta Daily
transcript. Phe Macon Daily Telegraph and the
Georgia Weekly Time,, published nt Cuthbert* —
Cotton and wholesale dealers and coinnnaaiou mer
chants Would do well In give me a t all.
W* G. WHIDBY.
Newspapers desirous c f availing themselves
< f the Agency, will address me nt tin* point, willi
specimen copies of paper.
Refarencsb—J. N Ells, Argusta; Clay land &
Humble, Macon; A K. Watson, Atlanta; Capt. Or
W. linight, Cuthbert. atig3l lin
A Vahiablo Tan Yard,
AT BUTLER, Taylor county, Ga, ia offered for
sale by the subscriber. Attached thereto ia
a steam boiler to aid in tanning with cat leaves
amt pine straw. Thu establishment non a large
scale, iu fine order, and with ail Ihe appliances
necessary to the business. fl will be sold with
the *tock ot Irsiher on hand or separately. Con
nected is an excellent
Dwelling House
and fifty acres ol land, with a fine orchard and
plenty of water.. Term,-; reasonable. The whole
can he seen by calling on
HARRIS LEVY,
aug3l ts Butler, Ga.
RECEIVING AM) FORWARDING COTTON
FROM THE
IXTBRIOiI TO SAVANNAH.
AND reshipped toilie North. The undersigned
will receive r ation from the Georgia Railroad
depot, and forward it hy -tearner.; or flat boats to
Savannah. Insurance effected here lo Savannah,
or through to New York. Having been long en
gaged as agent of companies, the most ravorable
height engagements will be made. Funds mult
he provided for railroad freight, and insurance to
thl* point. Oottou not m good order when receiv
ed, will bo put ia order at the expense of owners.
JOHN B GUIEU,
augßl ts _ Augusta, Ga.
IMPORTANT TO SCHOOL TEACHERS !
ASSISTANCE IN PURCHASING
TEXT BOOKS I
riiEACiIERS desiring assistance in re-opening
1 their schools will find it to their interest to
address the undersigned immediately. He repre
sents the liberal publishers, .Sheldon A Cos., who of
fer unequalled advantages to Southern teachers.
AI o will assist all teachers, and on such term* aa
will bo satisfactory, no matter how limited the'’ -
means. GEO. C. CQNNER,
aug3l ts Atlanta, Georgia.
NO. 5.