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énfer tpon & ‘carcer of unsurpassed
and unexawpled prosperity;, whigh:: your
labors “will help to create. . Resolve
~ that you will" beeome' an "ifdustrious,
thriving, productive people, adding some
thing to the . wealth and power, of man
kind, and you will be welcomed. as frec
men, not only by those among whom you
live, but by the world. Do this, and
sooner or later, all your rights as a people
will be freely conceded and fully reenga~
ized. Your advanecement improvement,
and elevation will be bounded and eircum
scribed only by the powers and capacities,
your Creator, has bestowcd uwpon you.
Contioue to disprove by your future, as
you bave by yotr past, the cvil prophecies
made of fomi 191101 ek j
You are about to take . yoar place
among the frée people of the world. Let
me urge yoa by the highest and holiest
¢onsiderations ‘men can feel, to do your
whole duty, to show that if providen
tially the blood of thousands of our
noblest and best has been shed, and the
nation shaken to its centre that you
might be free, that the sacrifice has not
been made in vain, but that it has ushered
forth a race of freemew, whose patient,
kindly industry, and consequent prosperi
ty shall bring a rich blessing to' man=
kind.
+' 'NEWS SUMMARY.
New Yorlt has one policeman for every
four hundred residents; Boston one for
¢very five hundred; Chicago one for sifi
hundred fifty-six; Baltimore one fo
eight bundred; Philadelphia one for onc
thousand and fifty. ‘ |
About 25,000 applications in all have
been filed in the Attorney Generals
office since the amnesty proclamation was
ibsued. :
A manly little fellow of five years old
fell and cat his upper lip so badly, that a
surgeon had to be summoned to sew up
the wound. He sat in his mother’s |
during the painful operation, pale, b?fi
very quiet, resolutely keeping back his
tears and moans. In hér distress, the
young mother could not refrain from say
mg; Oh, Doctor, 1 fear it will leave a a 5
figuring scar!’ Charley looked up in&)
her tearful face, and'said, in 2 comforting
tone, ‘Never mind, mamma, my mustache
will cover it !’
_ The celebrated Eastern traveler, Mr.
Layard, in exeavating the ancient city of
N igbveh,,discoveredn&e name Jonah in
seribéd upon the ruins. That propket,
as our readers know, was sent to announce
to the people of Nineveh the destruction
of the city for its wickedness. .
The Oharleston Courier publishes the
following joke: It is perhaps not gene—
rally understood that Postmasters, when
receiving letters not prepaid, are required
by iaw to send to the partics to whom the
letters are addressed a printed note, with
the blacks properly filled out, informing
them that they can obtain the letters by
paying the postage due. It so happened
not long sinee that Postmaster Trott, of
this city, bad ccoasion to send.a note of
this description to a c¢olored soldier in
one of theinterior district. On the face
of the envelope was stamped in bold
letters the word ‘Free,’ meaning, of
course, there was nothing to eollect for
postage. Judge of the bearty laugh the
Postmaster enjoyed on receiving the fol
lowing reply to his note :
Mr. Standey G. Trott—lf I was you
I would not trouble yourself about teli
ing me lam free. I send you six cents.
Please forward the letter. Yours,
CuarLES JOHNSON.
The latest novelties of Paris fashions
are jewelry made in the ancient Egyptian
and Carthagenian style, and hieroglyphics
stamped or ‘worked on ladies’ dresses and
erinoline. :
Penny trains are now fully established
in London, England. They run entirely
under ground, late and early. They will
take a person to his neighborhood for
two cents in ten minutes, while if he took
a bus above ground an hour would be
consumed in reacbing his destination, and
have to pay twelve cents.
A soldier belonging to the garrison in
Toronto, undertook the other day, to
beat his wife with his belt, but aceident~
ly struck the baby in her arms with the
buckle, and killed it. He and his wife
buried the child, and kept quiet, but
their dreadful secret was discovered, and
the man was arrested, ’
The Emperor of Russia has just cars
ried out an important reform by the re~
construction of the courts of justice and
the appointment of trial by jury.
A Dutch lady is exploring Upper
Egypt in her own yact, Her erew oon
sists of ten English and ten Egyptian
sailors.
‘lf an earthquake was to engulf Eng
land to-morrow,’ said Jerrold, *‘the Eng
lish would manage to meet and dihe rome:
where among the rubbish, just to eceles
brate the évent.’ ’
A steamer, constructed after the sys
tem of Wyban's cigar ship, bids just been
launched at Havre. Its length is seven~
sty-three feet, and breadth nine; it is
provided with eight screws, of which six
are entirely submerged ; theseare worked
by engines of twenty-five horse-power,
© Gop. Milkoyhas received at Nashville,
a collection. of: human | remains found ia
aucient graves in Wilson - county,, Fenz.
They were t&g’p from rough’ stone cofilus,
wade of slabs, put up in the ehavpoota
box, without cutting or hewing; and none
of them exceeding twenty-four, inchesin
length, the average being fifteen, to. cigh
tecen iuches. ‘There are acres of these
graves at various points and there is ggt
a large skcleton to be found. | :
| . AN ACT. -,
To make free perscns of color competent
~wituesses in. the Courts of this State,
in certain cases therein mentioned, aud
to authorize the making and declaring
of force aflidavits by them in certain
cases. - ~
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Geor
gia, in General Assembly met, That from
and after the passage of this Act free
persons of color, shall be competent wits
nesscs in all the courts of this State in
civil cases whereto a free persou of. eolor
is defendant, or wherever the offence ‘
charged is a crime or misdemancr against
the person or property.of free peisons of l
color, any law, usage or custcm to. the
contrary notwithstanding. |
Sec, 2. And be it further enacted,
That in all cascs bereafter pending or
about to be institutcd wherein a free per~
son of color 1s a party plantiff or defen
dent, it shall be competent for such free
person of color to make and filé any "affi
davit now by law allowed a citizen to
‘advan‘ce,v the remedy or aid the defence;
and when so made ani filed in conformity
with law, such action shall be had there
on as though the said affidavit had been
made and filled by any other litigant. ‘
\{’. H, Gisson, |
| - President of Senate.
Jno. B. WEENs, ~
Sec’y Senate
Tuos. IHHarzeman,,
Speaker Housc of Reps.
J. D. WappeLw,, 12
Clerk of House. = 1.
Assented to Dec. 15th, 1865, .
Crarres J. JENKINS,
Governor.
. e Gl e .
3 IMPORTANT ORDERS.
Bureau of Refugees F. & A. D.
Office Acty Ass’t Com, State of Ga., '}
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 22, 1863, -
Cooaglord . o o :
Nv. 5. g : ’
In answer to numeérous inquiries, the
following is published for the informa
tion and guidance of Officers and Agents
of this Bureau. :
I. This Bureau does not propose to
support or remove from the plan&ti’&ns,
or homes of ' their laté masters, the help
less and decrepid : freed people or yo
children. If Sie formexl')e hgve ch)i_ld‘::fi
who are able to support them, they must
be required to do.so, if not, there is no
other alternative but that their former
owners shall provide for them until the
State makes provision for their support.
The parents of the-latter, if able, must
support them, if not, Agents will endea:
vor to bind them out, together with
orphans and those whose parents cannot
be found, as set forth in Circular No. 3,
from this- office. |
It must be apparent to the peopie that
it is impracticable, if not impossible, for
‘the Bureau to remove and provide for
the very large number of destitute and
helpless freed ,people who are scattered
throughout the State, Besides, it should
be remembered, that there was an im
plied contract between the master and
his slave, that in return for his service
the slave should be fed clothed aund
lodged, during his old age, and where the
former slave has fulfilled “the conditions
of the contract on his part, the former
master is not absolved from his obliga
tions, by the freedom of the slave, for
which the latter is in no way responsible.
Honor and humanity require that the
former master shall not attempt to escape
from or evade his responsibilities. lven
such colored people as are able, by their
labor, to provide for their old, worn out
parents, have a right to' expect that the
former owners of the parents, will, if able,
assist them in bearing this burden.
Justice requires this. It would be
shameful to impose the entire burden
‘upoa those whose only means of support
is their labor. Very few persons have
‘been found in the State, and they by no
'means the most estimable, who do not re
gard the matter in the light stated.
- IT, In upper. and middle Georgia,
‘where the land is comparatively poor, and
‘but a small quantity of cotton or corn can
'be raised to the acre, planters offer from
twelve to thirteen dollars per month,
‘with board and lodging, to full male, and
eight to ten dollars to full female field
hands, the laborer to furnish his own
clothing and medicines. Aloog the coast
and -in Southwestern Georgia;, and in
other portions of the State, where good
crops of cotton, rice, corn or sugar can be
raised, planters offer fifteen dollars per
month, beard and lodging, to full male,
and ten dollars to full female field hands.
In all portions of the State, planters are
found whoprefer to give a portion of the
crop, 'which with a- favorable season,
won_ld probably give the laborer a sum.
}eqmvalent to that above mentioned.
Usually'théy, offer fodin (one third'’ the
gross t{? one half the net proceeds,wT)goy
are at liperty to, pa ney Qr a portion
6{e filég%)pxgs %!Il)'yybt?,‘;)rc‘hsredg S;\l‘ }the
- ITL ‘Frecdspeoplewho have suffiéient
_property, ot.3r¢ 8o situated that they can
,supggrt tficmselves and families, without'
‘making contracts for their labor, have the
right to refuse to make contracts'and
must be proteeted in this right; bat’ in
all other cases, (comprising the yast ma
jority of the freed pegple) it is absolutely
nesessary that they make contracts to cn
’ sure a supply of food and escape starva
tion the coming year. 1t is also impera
tively necessary that contracts made in
time, to prepare for raising crops the en
suing sason. | .
+ Freed people have the right to select
thelr own employers; but if they con~
tinue to neglect or refuse to make con
tracts then, on and after January 10th,
1866, officers and agents of the Dureau
will bave the right, and it shall be their
duty to make contracts for them, in all
cases where employers offer good wages
‘and kind treatnteut unless the freed peo~
iple belong to the clzss above excepted,
or can show that they can obtain better
'terms. Contracts so made shall be as
Ebinding on both parties as through the
- full consent of the freed people.
IV. Articlo I, of the amendments to
the Constitution of the Upited States,
gives the people the right to bear arms,
and states that this right shall not be
infringed. Any person, white or black,
may be disarmed if convicted of making
an improper or dangerous use of weapons;
. ‘but no military or ‘civil officer has the
‘ right or autbority to disarm any class of
people, thereby placing them at the merey
of others. All men, without distinction
of color, have the right to keep arms to
‘defend their. homes, families' or them
selves. L kic
V. All persons are forbidden to tam
per with or entice laborers to leave their
employcts before the expiration of their
contracts, either by offering higher wages
or other inducements. Officers and agents
will punish by fine or otherwise, any per~
| son who may be conyicted of such acts.
' The public interest requires that labor
be made reliable and profitable, and so
long as tho 'freed laborer is well paid
and kindly treated, this Bureau will not
tolerate any interference with the rights
and interests of employers. :
.+ I.DAVIS, TILLSON, ‘
Brig. Gen, Vols, and Act. Asst. Com.
Colonel E. Whittlescy, Assistant Com
missioner of Freedmen for North Caro
lina, has issuéd the following order, im
portant to all classes; X
“Raceten, N, C., Nov. 10, 1865.
“All officers and agents of this Burean,
and teachers of Freedmen, will publish
as widely as possible the following in
structipns:
“L In view of the fact that govern
ment aid now given to the destitute may
soon be withdrawn, freedmen now living
in camps, colonies aud towns, are direcs
ted to tind employment at once, by which
they may supgim themselves,
MIL . Officers and agents.of the Bureau
will issue .no more rations to any refu.
gees or freedmen who, refuse situations
where' they might earn their support.
While - the innocent and well disposed
will. be . protected, vagrant idlers who
try to live without any honest calling,
will be promptly arrested and punished.
¢ “]TL: Paupers will, as soon a 8 praes
ticable, be turned over to the “Wardens
of the . Poor” for support, and officers
and agents will operate with such war~
dens in providing for the infirm and
belpless. Until ample provision is made
by. the;.civil authorities, such persons
will not be forcibly removed from the
plantations where they were liviug at
the elose of the war.
“LV. Orpbans and children of per
sons who lLave no ;honest calling, or
visible means of support, and other
minors, with the consent of their parents,
may be apprenticed to some good trade
or oegupation, in aceordance with the laws:
of the, qute applying to white children.
Every cifort will be made to provide in
this way good homes for all ~minors,
now dependent upon the Government,
that they may not become vagrants and
paupers.”’ ‘
Sehool Books
APk A
R. A. HARPER'S,
Opposite the
POST OFFICE.
WALKER & GREEN,
Brickiayers & Plasterers.
Onnms're’r‘c at the GLOBE HOTEL will be
| é;x’wpfl)..hend«i tg. 144]
v INFORMATION AVANTED; 0 |
: : . 3 was sold
OX TRN Mo T
bre " belon o “to Me Hobs-t MWW Horter, ‘F'mites
from Woodvi'le on the Athen: DBramelßajiroad.
If he.is. living, be 'is about, 20 yeazs of age and
(of dprks eomplexion, i L pud idyinm oA
ABRA“AM WATKINS, Qf the same
fumily, Last heard of, he was in Maryland,
Dis’t, City of Mewmphis, Téun., aged azbout 18
years, cark complexion.
Any information regarding either will ‘be
thankfully received at the office of thispaper. ©
. 1 dec3o.3m . FANNY WATKINS.
~¥ INFORMATION WANTED,
OF TONEY JOHN''ON, who was sold
from John Hymen, of Clarksville, Halifax
county, near Roanoke River, N.C. Lust heard
from, he was in Hobby, Alabama. ° ‘
Any information regarding him will be than'-
fully received at the cflice of this paper. .. |
dec3o lm KAMP JOINSON.
TEC : ¥
LEWIS B. CARTER
HAS now opened a First Class GROCERY in
. the CANAAN part of the ¢city, on Camming
street, where he will be glad to see and wait uper
all of his friends: ;
ABRAHAM MALLORY,
BLACKSMITH & WHEELWRIGHT."
on the
" HARRISONVILLE ROAD,
\VHERE snything a my line will be
promptly attended to at cheap rates.
Aves & Waits,
FAMILY GROCERS,
ON 'CAMPBELL STREET, Bll=
TWEEN BROAD AND ELLIS, :
lIAS constaatly on h:md,.a. choic:e selection of
the best Family Groceries, consisting of
FLOUR of all brands, SUGAR BACON
COFFEEL LARD TEBA BUTTER
MACKEREL CHEESE C D FISH
SARDINES CORN MEAL PEAS etc.
DENTISTRY.
K "TITTTAN
ZEKE WILLIAMS
1) ESPECTFULLY announces to the citie
b zens, of this eity and surrouvding neighbor
hood, that he has established an office at ;
No. 200 ELLIS STREET, ;
where bhe will devote his time and attention to
the various branches of his profession.
Parties favoring him with their patronage may
rely upon promptness and low charges.
) B 1
i £ : Ly & Ty~ -n e T .3-.,
* FAMILY _GROCERS AND FRO
e VISION DEALERS,
HA\’E constantly on hand all kinds of groce-
A ries and provisions at the lowest market
prices, ’ :
In connection with our business; we bave opened
a Restaurant, where meals can be procured at all
hours and at cheap rates. i |
N ‘
PETER M’LAIN. .
HAS always on hand, . ; \
"FRESH MEATS,
" b BEEF AND. :
; PORK
for the special accommodation of his up town
friends, He can be found at his old stand on
GREEN'ST., where he would be glad to see ‘and
wait upon his friends. ; E 1 81
GROCERIES! GROCERIES!! GROCERIES !!
at
WH. HALE'S,
{ i \./ ® ” \ - . ’
WASHINGTON STRELT, -
[A few doors from BROAD.)
YOU can always find a choice supply of
Groceries of every description, and at the
lowést price possible. '
HARPER & LADEVEZE,
’ DEALERS IIN
PICTURE FRAMES, TASSELS, CORD
and NAILS, LOOKING GLASS, PIC
TURE GLASS, : :
_Also, VIOLINS and Vielin STRINGS, ete.
A good Supply always on hard.
* " " N0.'32 McINTOSH ST,
n0v.30 —lw Opposite Post Office.
ELAGCKSMITH WOR K.
JOSEPH K. WILLIAMS is now prepared
to execute amy kind of Blacksmith Work at
shortest notice. Country people wonld de well
to give him a call as he i 3 master of all plantation
work. e can Be found at his thop, corner of
Jackson and Boundary streets.
"TURNING 1.
THE UNDERSIGNED respectfully informs the
l&mblic that they can have any kind bf
TURNING done at Nelson’s Bobbin Factory,
near the Augusta Factory. i .
Any person favoring we with a Job, will have
it attended to at’shortest notice and in the neatest
style, -
nov.2s—llm, S. INGRAIIAM.
Brickmasonry !
THE UNDERSIGNED . res vectfully. informs.
. bis friends and the Colored g’ublic generally,
that he is now preparedto do any kind of BRICK
WORK at the Colored Cemetery, such as Vault
ing up Graves, ‘repairing the Brickwork sround’
tombs, enclosing S(}lua,res, etes, ete., in the ne?st,
style and at the shortest notice, at one third of
the. usual price. Call and see me at: the Colored:
Cemetery. £ :
80v.25=1m, ' JOHN GARDINER.
AR £EoO,
A just ‘réceived A fall supbly of Raos
Cfiéfie Gnocmms{" which he 5:3”
Jow ratecs. Call and see him at
nov.3U—2w *“ ¢ No, WO7 BRUAD STRppy
: . ). y
(GaLki [ AND, BERE,
f '-WOSIMPK‘INS,
ON LLLIS 'ST., EEW DOORS: ABOVE CONugny B
| HAS some Cholee' GROCERIES, Which
LL offers for rale at the lowest’ figures 1.
| . gures,
Stock cousists of
; Flour, Sugar A
Baeon, Lard £ 1
Tea, Coffie
Syrup, Batter:
Choice Hams, Salt Por
Chmfle, Craékers
nov.3o—llm. Soap, Stareh, ete., efe.
. g #K ’
FAMILY GROCER,
CORNER JACKSON & ELLg |
STREETS.
AS constantly on hand a la- |
HSieny GROCERIES, cvnsisting or 17
Bacon, Lard,
Butter, Cheese. |
Sugar, Cofl'ee,l;l'ea. |
Flour, Stazch, Syrup, ete, ?
which will be sold at the Lowest Pri:’e;. %
nov.2s—lm. : ,
ATTENTION!
HENDERSON & CARTER,
ONE DOOR FROM CORNER ELLIS & Jicg.
: SON STS.,
AVE just received a new supply of GR
II RIES coopsisiing of . PRY SN
Sugar, Coflee, Twa
" Flour, Lard, Bacon _ 4
Canlles. Black Pepper, Starc
Soaps, Brooms, Buekets,
And a variety of other Articles which wa offer for
ales at the lowest prices. _ nov.2s—3y,
SADDLES § HARNESS,
THOMAS THOMAS
RESPECTFULLY intforms his friends and
the public generally, that he is now pr.
pared to receive Orders for making HARNESS,
SADDLES, BRIDLES, etc, ete. - .
Also, he is now ready to receive Old Har.
ness for repuir and mending.
Ҥ&" Shop No. 27 Jucison Street, near
Warren Block. 4 nov. 25—1 m
UNION HOTEL
Augusta Ga,
-T'HE'thersigned respectfally infom their
. friends that they have ‘opened &t
FIRST CLASS HOTEL
in this City, for the special accommodation of
tae Citizen and Traveling Public of Color.
Ary oue stoppifig® ut the UNLON, UOTLL,
will receive the best accommodations.
GRENAGE, MILLER & PAYKE,
nov.2s—6w Proprietors
R, WKENZY'S
CHEAP FAMILY GROCERY,
On Campbell Street, a few Doors
' Be_log: Broad.
KEE‘P constantly on hand a good supply of
FAMILY GROCERIES, consisting of
‘Sugar, Coffee, Tea,
~ - ... Bacon, Lard, Batter, -
Starch, Soap, Candles,
Cheese, Crackers, Sardines, ete.
ALSO,
Meals served up at all hours, as an aecommoda
tion tothe publie. - ‘
We keep also a large supply of FRUITS always
on hand. nov.2s—lm.
SANDY MALLORY
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends
that he now has & good supply of GROCE
RIES which he offers tb purchasers, low and res
sonable, at his store on TELFAIR. ST., belw
Cumming. :
FIRST CLASS VICTUAL GROCERY
e () e
" D'ANTAL GARDINER
HAS just received a large upply of Fauily
Groceries, consisting in part of
FLOUR, SUGAR, COFFEE,
TEA, CRACKERS, BACON,
LARD, BUTTER, CHEESE
CANDLES, LARD, §9AP, -
MACKEREL, NO. I and 2,
‘ BLACK, PEPPKR, SODA, 4
which you can find at his store on Jackson Street,
a few doors in rear of the White Baptist Chusch-
WATTS, GREEN & CO.
CORNER QF JONES AND McCARTHY STS.
RETAIL DEALERS IN PAMILY
GROCERIES »,
IF you want good bargains, call at WATTS,
| GREEN & €O. - St
BLACKSMITH & WHELWRIGHD
A, GIBBS respeoufally informs bis friends
* and the public generally, that be 18 oW
prepared to receive any kind of jobs for repairs
or orders for making anything in the way fl:j
m*‘.’hmiflror Wheelwrightline. He can befo
at his shop. on JONES SIREET, betweed, Cust
ming and Kdllock. ‘
’ “THE » RESTAURANT,
BY Y. A: NIUR@Hy
0 leSrndt of Tackéon and’ Etiis 56]
‘th' meals cdn e had ut'all heurs. .
VY HOT COFFEE ol
e * " HAM AND EGGS _
gy o o . oys_rEßSu >
aid overy doficay of the season served upoff
t’h'"?'h?dfiam.' EASEB Jaomriaiih s
