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VOLUME XLII.
r. XI. OR ME & SON,
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MILLEDGEYILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1861.
NUMBER 34.
COURT CALENDAR FOR 1361.
REVISED ItY THE SOUTHERN RECORDER.
SUPERIOR COURTS.
JANUARY.
Jj Monday, Chatham
4th Monday, Richmond
Lu mpkin
*Fioyd
FEBRUARY.
1st Monday,Clark
id Monday, Campbell
Dawson
3iMonday, Forsyth
tPolk
Glascock
Meriwether
W alton
4th Monday, Baldwin
J acksou
Monroe
Paulding
T aliaferro
Walker
MARCH,
lit Thursday, Pierce
lii Monday, Appling
Chattooga
Cherokee
Coweta
Columbia
Crawford
Gwinnett
Mad 130 n
M anon
Morgan
24 Monday, Butts
Cass
Coffee
Elbert
Fayette
Greene
Pickens
W asliington
NV ebste r
Timrsdayaft’r, Montgomery
3J Monday, Cobb
Calhoun
Hall
Hart
Heard
Macon
Newton
Putnarn
Talbot
Tattnall
W are
Friday after,Bulloch
4th Monday, Clinch
IlChattahoocliee
Emanuel
Lee
Twiggs
White
Wilkes
Monday nf)
Itrlth M„ n . Uchols
day. j Effinghana
APRIL.
1st Ac 2d Mon. Carroll
Ut Monday, Dooly
Early
F ulton
Gordon
Pike
Kabun
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
Sd Monday, Habersham
Hancock
Harris i
Laurens
Miller
Scriven
Sumter
Tuesdayafter .McIntosh
3d Monday, Franklin
Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jefferson
J ones
Liberty
Murray
Oglethorpe
PulaBki
Stewart
) Worth
)'Bryan
4th Monday,Wayne
Banks
Decatur
DeKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after,Telfair
Camden
Thursday after.Irwin
Monday “ Berrien
Charlton
MAY.
st Monday, Clayton
Gilmer
Randolph
Upson
Monday, Burke
Catoosa
Cfi atham
F annin
Mitchell
Muscogee
3 d Monday, Bibb
Quitman
Spalding
Troup
Union
Baker
4th Monday, Dade
Terrell
- Towns
LastMunday, Colquitt
JUNE.
81 Monday, Dougherty
Lowndes
a,Milton
*'i Monday, Brooks
fClay
,, Johnson
Monday, Thomas
th Monday, Richmond
Mond a
after.
JULY
1 st Monday, Floyd*
-4th Monday, Lumpkin*
AUGUST.
2.1 Monday, Campbell
Clark
Dawson
3d Monday, Forsyth
tPolk
Glascock
Meriwether
Walton
4t’n Monday .Baldwin
Jackson
Monroe
Paulding
Taliaferro
Walker
Thursday after,Pierce
SEPTEMBER.
1st Monday, Appling
Chattooga
Cherokee
Columbia
Coweta
Crawford
Madison
Marion
Morgan
2d Monday,Butts
Cass
Coffee
Elbert
Fayette
Greene
Gwinnett
Pickens
Washington
Webster
3d Monday, Cobb
Calhoun
Hall
Hart
Heard
Macon
Newion
Putnam
Talbot
Ware
Bulloch,
4th Monday, Clinch
||Clratahoochee
Emanuel
Lee
Twiggs
White
Wilkes
Monday af- 'f
the 4th > Echols
Monday )
OCTOBER.
1st Ac 2d Mon. Carroll
1st Monday Dooly
Early
F ulton
Gilmer
Gordon
Taylor
Warren
Wilkinson
Pike
Wednesday after. Rabun
2d Monday, Fannin
Habersham
Hancock
Harris
Laurens
Miller
Scriven
Sumter
3d Monday, Franklin
Glynn
Haralson
Henry
Jefferson
Jones
Murray
Oglethorpe
Pulaski
Stewart
Union
Worth
Thursday > Montgomery
after $
4tb Monday,Banks
W ayne
Decatur
DeKalb
Houston
Jasper
Lincoln
Schley
T attnall
Towns
Whitfield
Wilcox
Friday after Telfair
Curnden
Thursdayafter, Irwin
Monday after Charlton
NOVEMBER.
1st Monday, Berrien
Clayton
Effingham
Milton
Randolph
Upson
2d Monday,Burke
Catoosa
Mitchell
Muscogee
3J Monday, Bibb
Quitman
Spalding
Troup
Baker
4th Monday, Dade
Terrell
Thursday after. McIntosh
Monday after, Colquitt
do do Liberty
Mon.after Libetty. Bryan
DECEMBER.
1st Monday, Dougherty
Lowndes
|2d Monday. Brooks
'Clay
Johnson
j ld Monday, Thomas
-May hold three weeks, if necessary, at each
term.
iThis change not to take effect till after the next
re fular term of the Court.
*A11 Courts in Clay county, which, under the
"hi Uw, would sit between now and the times us
hied by this act, must stand over till the times fix-
as above.
HThe County of Chattahoochee, by act of this
Session, is to be added to, and become a part of the
Chattahoochee Judicial District, after 1st Jauuary,
1861.
Blanks for sale at this Office.
GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS IN SJtVICE OF THE CONFEDERACY.
The following are the Regiments, Battalit/ an( l Companies whose Officers have been com
missioned by f Governor of Georgia.
fir,
Colonel—Ramsey Lieu;
Companies.
Oglethorpe Infantry,
Walker Light Infantry,
Dahlonega Volunteers,
Bainbridge Volunteers,
Quitman Guards,
Gate City Guards,
Southern Rights Guard,
Newnan Guards,
Washington Rifles,
Southern Guards,
Counties.
Richmond, i
Richmond,/
Lumpkin, j
Decatur, /
Monroe, /
Fulton, I
Houston
Cowetr/
Washjfton,
Must^ e >
REGIMENT.
olonel—Clark Major—Thompson.
Companies.
Macon Guards,
Burke Sharp Shooters,
Wire Grass Minute Men,
Banks County Guards,
Cherokee Brown Rifles,
Joe Browns,
Columbus Guards,
Buena Vista Guards,
Wright Infantry, J
Troup Artillery, /
Captains.
Clark,
Crump,
Harris,
Fvans,
Pinkard,
Ezzard,
Houser.
Hanvey,
Jones,
Wilkins,
j SECOND REGIMENT
Colonel— Semme. 1 / Lieut. Colonel—Harris Maj or—Butt.
Lieutenants.
Adam, Allen, Crane.
Russell, Hood, .
Hardin, Kelly, .
Colbert, Griffin, Fleming.
Stephens, Banks, Cabauiss.
Wylie, Stone, Leydan.
Palmer, Felder, .
Swint, Brown, Mann.
Rudisell, Evans, Carter.
Leonard, Brooks, .
(fntics. Captains.
BjP> Lamar,
ke, Holmes,
r e> Styles,
n ks, Candler,
herokee, Dickerson,
aun in, Campbell,
luscogee, Ellis.
Marion, Butt,
Whitfield, Glenn,
Clark, Stanley,
THIRD REGIMENT.
Colonei'-WRIGHT Lieut. Colonel—Reid Major—Lee
Lieutenants.
Freeman, Hill, Brown.
Heard, Thompson, Oakman.
White, O’Neal, Pierce.
Charlton, Allen, Boling.
Harris, Shuford, McDaniel.
Goddard, Germain, Beaver.
Hodges, Clemons. Everett,
Blandford, Wiggins, Mason.
Ault, Edwards, Bruce.
Carlton, Pope, Lumpkin.
Companies. Counties. Captains.
Confederate Guard? 1 Richmond, Walker,
Wilkinson Rifles, Wilkinson, Beall,
Governor’s Guards Houston, Griffin,
Brown Rifles, I Putnam, Nisbet,
Blodgett VoluntoTs, Richmond, Blodgett,
Athens Guards, Clark, Billups, '
Young Guard, ; Newton, Lee, '
Home Guards/ Morgan, Reid,
Dawson Gray/ Greene, M’Whorter,
Burke Guard* Burke, Musgrove,
FOURTH REGIMENT.
Cojiml Doles Lieut. Colonel—Mathews Maior—Whitehead.
Lieutenants.
Snead, Tutt, Phillips.
Clay, Washington, Wall.
Trippe, Wiggins, Mims.
Turner, W. T. Reid, J. S. Reid.
Stallings, Bennett, Moore.
Daniel, Langston, .
Jones, Luclue, Levy.
Andrews, Schelpart, Harris.
Sanders, Geer, Wilson.
Burton, McCullers, .
CoirJanies.
Macon CoAolunteers,
SouthernRifles,
Glover (Sards,
Twiggs* olunteers,
Albaii'Guards,
LaGrsbge Lt. Guards,
Toonbs’ Volunteers,
Suiner Light Guards,
We*t Point Guards,
Badwin Blues,
Counties. Captains.
Macon, Prothro,
Talbot, Curley,
Jasper, Bartlett,
Twiggs, Folsom,
Dougherty, Rust,
Troup, Smith,
Gordon, Mayes,
Sumter, Johnson,
Tronp, Todd,
Baldwin. Caraker,
FIFTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—JACKSON Lieut. Colonel—Beall...
Companies.
McDuffie Rifles,
Cuthbert Rifles,
Georgia Greys,
Upson Guards,
Griffin Light Guards,
Hardee Rifles,
Irish Volunteers,
Clinch Rifles,
Dawson Volunteers,
Schley Guards,
Lieutenants.
Willis, Hall, Worsham.
Wimberly, Daniel, Strickland,
W.F. Jordan, Meriwether, Smith.
Champion, Nash, Morton.
Smith, Jones, deGraffenried.
Hill, Morgan, Bull.
Jackson, Sullivan, Carey.
Winn, Toole, Brown.
Hill. Lanier, Croft.
S. McComb, Walker, Fair.
. Major-
Saulsbury.
Lieutenants.
Shivers, Hundley, Nelms.
Douglass, Janes, Byrd.
Sandiford, Saulsbury, Burns.
King, Black,
Counties. Captains.
Warren, Pottle,
Randolph, Long,
Muscogee, Iverson,
Upson, Beall,
Spalding, Mangham,
Decatur, King.
Richmond, Hull,
Richmond, Platt,
Terrell, Wooten,
Schley, Burton,
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Colquitt Lieut. Colonel—Newton Major—Tracy.
Wright, Cline, Bloodworth.
Whitely, , .
Duffy, O’Conner, .
Ansley, Adams, Moore.
Whitlock, Weston. Nelson.
Green, Hudson, Wyche.
Companies.
Crawford Grays,
Mitchell Independents,
Look Out Infantry,
Sidney Brown Rifles,
Butler Van Guards,
Gilmer Blues,
Baker Fire Eaters,
Beauregard Volunteers,
Twiggs Guards,
Butts Volunteers,
Counties.
Captains.
Crawford,
Cleaveland,
Mitchell,
Shackelford
Dade,
Hanna,
Hancock,
Arnold,
Taylor,
Griffin,
Oglethorpe,
Lofton,
Baker,
Plain.
Houston,
Anderson,
Twiggs,
Barclay,
Butts,
Dupree,
Lieutenants.
Simmons. Fowler, McCrary.
Hulsey, Keaton, West.
Barden, , .
J. M. Reid, R. P. Jordan, W. F. Jordan.
Wilcher, Caldwell, Bateman.
Harris, Dozier, Grattan,
Baggs, Russell, Hudspeth.
Richardson, McBateman, Mims,
Crocker, Wimberly*, Slappey.
Pittman, Head, .
SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Gartrell Lieut. Colonel—Cooper Major—Dunwoody.
Companies.
Davis Infantry,
Confederate Volunteers,
Franklin Volunteers,
Coweta Guards,
C’o'ob Mountaineers,
Roswell Guards,
Paulding Volunteers,
Stone Mountain Vol’rs,
DeKalb Light Infantry,
Confederate Guards,
Counties.
Captains.
Fulton,
Ballard,
Fulton,
Foreacre,
Franklin,
Brown,
Coweta,
Lee,
Cobb,
White,
Cobb,
Dunwoody,
Paulding,
Jenkins,
DeKalb,
Hoyle,
DeKalb,
Fowler,
Cobb,
Lindley,
Lieutenants.
J. Thompson, Howell, J. E. Thompson.
West, Dillard, Moore.
Stallings, Featherston, Houston.
Bryant, Bowers, Benton.
Winn, Butler, Anderson.
Bishop, Wing, .
Weaver, Anderson, Compton.
Browning, Brogan, Holley.
Powell, Hawkins, Wilson.
EIGHTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Mercer Lieut. Colonel—Rockwell
Companies.
Phoenix Riflemen,
Irish Jasper Greens,
Sav. Vol. Guards—A.,
Sav. Vol. Guards—B.,
German Volunteers,
DeKalb Riflemen,
Savannah Artillery,
Republican Blues—A,,
Republican Blues—B.,
Counties.
Captains.
Chatham,
Gordon,
Chatham,
Foley,
Chatham,
Screven,
Chatham,
Davenport,
Chatham,
Stegin,
Chatham,
W’etter,
Chatham,
Gallie,
Chatham,
Anderson,
Chatham,
Davis,
Major—Olnistead.
Lieutenants.
Black, Lamar, Giles.
O’Conner, Ford, Dooner.
Bassinger, Rice, Habersham.
Stiles, Hopkins, T. F. Screven.
Werner, Umback, .
llartridge, Hardee, Herrman.
AVilson, Lamar, Cope.
Oliver, McFarland, Mercer.
NINTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Goulding Lieut. Colonel—Turnipseed Major—Mounger.
Counties. Captains.
Baldwin, Beck,
Walker, Gordon,
Chattooga, Jones,
Sumter, . Ring,
W alton, Hillyer,
Bulloch, Belt,
Wilkes, Norman,
Clay, Brown,
Brooks, Jones,
Talbot, Gaulden,
TENTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Anderson Lieut. Colonel—Guerry Major—Goode
Companies.
Baldwin Volunteers,
LaFayette Volunteers,
Chattooga Rifles,
Americus Arolunteers,
Walton Guards,
Toombs’ Guards,
Irvin Guards,
Fort Gaines Guards,
Brooks Rifles,
Talbot Guards,
Lieutenants.
E. H. Doles, Watkins, McGregor.
Heaton, Allen, Hoge.
Dudley, Cobb, .
Arnold, Bacon, Ragan.
Talbot, Knight, Connelly.
AVingfield, Arnold, Andrews.
Webb, Tennille, Hill.
Cockerell, Rainey, Hardee.
McCrary, Jameson, Hagerman.
Counties. Captains.
Murray, Wood,
Union, Anderson,
Hall, Mitchell,
Gilmer, W T elch,
Fannin, Dobbs,
Murray, Luffinan,
Fannin, Hyde,
Quitman, Guerry,
Houston, Goode,
Lee, Stokes,
ELEVENTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Brumby Lieut. Colonel—Ramsay Major—Price
Companies.
Beauregard Rifles,
Walton Infantry,
Gainesville Lt. Infantry,
Gilmer Boys,
Fannin Young Rifles,
Murray Rifl6 Company,
Mrs. Joe Brown’s Boys,
Quitman Grays,
Houston Co. Volunteers,
Lee Volunteers,
Lieutenants.
Guthrie, Little, .
McDaniel, Nunerly, Arnold.
Bowen, Jackson, .
Milton, West, May.
Noblett, Trammell, Paris.
Jackson, Leonard, Ramsey.
Johnson, W. N. Crawford, J. E. Crawfd,
Dozier, Bledsoe, Smith.
Birch, Wimberly*, Riley.
Companies. Counties. Captains.
Ramah Volunteers, Wilkinson, Folsom,
Confederate Volunteers, Monroe, Etheridge,
Lester Volunteers, Forsyth, Lester,
Blackshear Guards, Laurens, Ramsay,
Jeff. Davis Riflemen, Butts, Price,
Jasper Infantry, Jasper, Jordan,
Etowah Guards, Cass, Jones,
Yancey Independents, AVorth, Harris,
Cher’kee Brown Rangers Cobb, Fielder,
Johnson Grays, Johnson,
Lieutenants.
Kelly, Solomon, Lingo.
Haupt, Hammond, Mays.
David, Patterson, Reves.
Yopp, Chappell, Rowe.
Boynton, McMichael, Hall.
Lane, AVard, Walker.
Burge, Fields, Goldsmith.
Giddens, Johnson, AVeeks.
Hunt, Abbott, Thompson.
Fortner, Clegg, Kent.
Harman
TWELFTH REGIMENT.—[CHANGED TO FIFTEENTH.]
Colonel—Thomas Lieut. Colonel—Stephens Major—McIntosh
Companies.
Delhi Rangers,
Fireside Guards,
McIntosh Arolunteers,
Bowman’s Volunteers,
Poole Volunteers,
Stephens Home Guards,
Tugalo Blues,
Hancock Conf. Guards,
Lamar Guards,
Hancock Volunteers,
Companies.
Etowah Infantry,
Ringgold Volunteers,
Brown Infantry.
Independent V olunteers,
Counties. Captains.
Wilkes, Cade,
Elbert, Martin,
Elbert, McIntosh,
Elbert, Burcli,
Hart, Poole,
Taliaferro, Farmer,
Franklin, Millican,
Hancock. Stephens,
Lincoln, Lamar,
Hancock, Smith.
FIRST BATTALION.
Major—Villipigue.
Lieutenants.
AV. B. Cade, McClendon, Quinn.
Heard, Bourne, Lofton.
Smith, Shannon, Clark.
Clark, Craft, Edwards.
Linder, Johnson, Knox.
Tilley, Flint, Ivey.
Lester, Young, Terrell.
DuBose, Latimer, Culver.
Harnesberger, Paschal,
Bird, Culver, Lamar.
Counties.
Cass,
Catoosa,
Bibb,
Bibb,
Companies.
Macon Volunteers,
Floyd Rifles.
City Light Guards,
Spalding Grays,
Companies.
Lee’s Volunteers,
Washington Artillery,
Captains.
Larey,
Sprayberrv,
G. A. Smith
Aderhold,
SECOND BATTALION.
Major—Hardeman.
Counties. Captains.
Bibb, Smith,
Bibb, Ross,
Muscogee, Colquitt,
Spalding. Doyal,
Lieutenants.
Howard, Sproul, Johnson.
Hackett, Whitman, Thompson.
Nixon, J. Jeffers, Price.
E. G. Jeffers, Poe, Fields.
Lieutenants.
Butts, Knight, Conner.
W. H. Ross, Redding, Turpin.
Moffatt, Shingler, Chapman.
Dupree, Redding, Bryant.
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES.
Counties. Captains. Lieutenants.
p u j toni Lee, Rhodes, Brown, McConnell.
Richmond, Girardy. Barnes, Jacobus.
GEORGIA REGULARS.
m,. - . •„ Rv Col Charles J. AVilliams, and has been stationed at Fort
i. •« " « “r
INDEPENDENT REGIMENTS.
Under an act of Congress, President Davis has accepted a number of companies from Georgia
which have been formed into Regiments. The organization of the latter has not been reported to
the State Executive, and therefore the officers cannot be ascertained from the Adjutant Genera s of
fice The Regiments are generally known, however, as Bartow’s Conner s, McLaws’, Pr.ntup s and
Ector’s the latter being called the Toombs Regiment. In addition to these, there will soon be in
the field TR R. Cobb’s Legion, Gov. Cobb’s Regiment, and several others now in process of forma-
inn Gen Phillips’Brigade has been several weeks in camp of ins ruction near Marietta, and is
-non to receive matching orders. All these show a force of about 2o,000 men which Georgia nas for-
“TA Ponfederate States, and more than double this number can be raised when necessary.
The roU S ufficed this Table is believed to be accurate; but it is possible that a few errors may
, . - l „ t i, e examination was so extensive, amid entries made with great rapidity, to keep
be found where the exa g - nce the war commenced. If any errors are perceived, they will of
cou^becorrecTed onnotice of the fact Officers are sometimes changed by promotion, which err-
cumstance is not always notified to the Executive.
3STE-W POSTAGE ACTS.
INSTRUCTIONS TO POST MASTERS.
The following laws have been enacted by the
Congress of the Confederate States of Ameiica:
LETTER postage.
“An Act to prescribe the Rates of Postage in the
Confederate States of America, and lor other
purposes.
“The Congress of the Confederate States of Ameri
ca do enact, That trom and after such period as the
Post Master General may by proclamation an
nounce, there shall be charged the following rates
of postage, to-wit: For every single sealed letter,
and for every letter in manuscript or paper of any
kind, upon which information shall lie asked for
or communicated in writing or by marks or signs,
conveyed in the mail for auy distance between pla
ces within the Confederate States of America, not
exceeding five hundred miles, five cents; and fo
any distance exceeding five hundred miles, double
that rate ; and every letter or parcel not exceeding
half an ounce in weight shall be deemed a single
letter, and every additional weight of half an ounce,
or additional weight of less than half an ounce,
shall be charged with additional single postage ;
and all packages containing other than printed or
written matter—and money packages are included in
this class—shall be rated by weight as letters are rut-
ed, and shall be charged the rates of postage on
letters, and all drop letters, or letters placed in
any post office not lor transmission but ior delive
ry only, shall be charged with postage at. the rate
of two cents each; and in all the foregoing cases
the postage must be pre-paid by stamps; and all
letters which shall hereafter be advertised as re
maining over or uncalled for in auy post office shall
be charged with two cents each in addition to the
regular postage, both to be accounted for as other
postages of this Confederacy.”
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS AND OTH
ER PRINTED MATTER, INCLUDING BOOKS.
“And be it further enacted, That all newspapers
published within the Confederate State3, not ex
ceeding three ounces in weight, and sent from the
office of publication to actual and bona fule sub
scribers within the Confederate States, shall be
charged with postage as follows, viz : The postage
on the regular numbers of a newspaper published
weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; papers
published semi-weekly, double that amount; pa
pers published thrice a week, treble that amount;
papers published six times a week, six times that
amount, and papers published daily, seven times
that amount. And on newspapers weighing more
than three ounces, there shall be charged on each
additional ounce in addition to the foregoing rates,
on those published once a week, live cents per
ounce, or fraction of an ounce, per quarter; on
those published twice a week, ten cents per ounce,
per quarter; on those published three times a
week, fifteen cents per ounce, per quarter; on
those published six times a week, thirty cents per
ounce per quarter; and on those published daily,
thirty-five cents per ounce, per quarter.
“And periodicals published oftener than bi
monthly, shall be charged as newspapers.
“And other periodicals, sent from the office of
publication to actual and bona fide subscribers, shall
be charged with postage as follows, viz: The post
age on regular numbers of a periodical, published
within the Confederate States, not exceeding one
and a half ounces in weight, and published month
ly, shall be two and a half cents per quarter; and
for every additional ounce, or fraction of.an ounce,
two and a half cents additional; if published semi
monthly, double that amount. And periodicals
published quarterly or bi-monthly, shall be charg
ed two cents an ounce ; and regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be required to
pay one quarter’s postage thereon in advance, at
the office of delivery,unless paid at the office where
published.
“And there shall be charged upon every other
newspaper, and each circular not sealed, hand-bill,
engraving, pamphlet, periodical and magazine,
which shall be unconnected with any manuscript
or written matter, and not exceeding three ounces
in weight, and published within the Confederate
Stotes, two cents ; and for each additional ounce,
or fraction of au ounce, two cents additional; and
in all cases the postage shall be pre-paid by stamps
or otherwise, as the Rost Master General shall di
rect.
“And books, bound or unbound, not weighing
over four pounds, shall be deemed mailable mat
ter, and shall be charged with postage, to be pre
paid by stamps or otherwise, as the Post Master
General shall direct, at two cents au ounce for any
distance.
“And upon all newspapers, periodicals and
books, as aforesaid, published beyond the limits of
the Confederate States, there shall be charged
postage at double the foregoing specified rates.
“The publishers of newspapers or periodicals
within the Confederate States, may send to and
receive of and from each other, from their respect
ive offices of publication, one copy of each publi
cation, free of postage.
“All newspapers, unsealed circulars, or other un
sealed printed transient matter, placed in any post-
office, not for transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged postage at the rate of oue cent
each.”
FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
“And be it further enacted, That from and after
the day when this act goes into effect, the franking
privilege shall be abolished: Prodded, That the
Post Master General *and his chief clerk, the chief
of the Contract, Appointment and Finance Bu
reaus, and the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department, shall be and they are hereby
authorized to transmit through the mail, free of
postage, any letters, packages, or other matters re
lating exclusively to their official duties or to the
business of the Post Office Department; but they
shall, in every such case, indorse on the back of
the letter or package to be sent free of postage,
over their own signature, the words ‘Official Busi
ness.’ And for any such indorsement falsely made,
the person so offending shall forfeit and pay three
hundred dollars. And provided further. The sev
eral deputy post masters throughout the Confede
rate States shall be and hereby are authorized to
send through the mail, free of postage, all letters
and packages which it may be their duty or they
may have occasion to transmit to any person or
place, and which shall relate exclusively to the bu
siness of their respective offices or to the business
of the Post Office Department; but in every sucli
case the deputy post master sending any such let
ter or package shall indorse thereon, over his own
signature, the words ‘Post Office Business.’ And
for auy and every such indorsement falsely made,
the person making the same shall forfeit and pay
three hundred dollars.”
PAYMENT OF POSTAGE IN MONEY UNTIL POSTAGE
STAMPS AND STAMPED ENVELOPES ARE PRO
VIDED.
“Section L The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That until postage
stamps and stamped envelopes can be procured
and distributed, the Post Master General may or
der the postage of the Confederacy to be pre-paid
in money, under such rules and regulations as he
may adopt.” *
REPEAL OF THE LETTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
“And be it further enacted, That the third section
of an act entitled “An act to further amend an act
entitled ‘An act to reduce and modify the rates of
postage in the United States, and for other purpos
es, passed March 3d, 1851,’ ” approved March 3d,
1855, whereby the letter registration system was
established, be and is hereby repealed from and
after the day when this act goes into effect.”
CONVEYANCE OF MAIL MATTER BY “EXPRESS”
AND OTHER CHARTERED COMPANIES.
‘Sec. 5. That it shall be lawful for the Post
Master General to allow express and other charter
ed companies to carry letters and all mail matter
of every description, whether the same be enclos
ed in stamped envelopes or pre-paid by stamps or
money; but if the same be pre-uaidin money, the
money shall be paid to some post master, who shall
stamp the same paid, and shall account to the Post
Office Department for the same, in the same man
ner as for letters sent by the mail; and if pre-paid
by stamps, then the express or other company re
ceiving such letters for delivery shall obliterate
such stamps, under the penalty of five hundred
dollars for each failure, to be recovered by action
of debt in auy court having jurisdiction thereof, in
the name of the Post. Master General, for the use
of the Confederate States; but if said letters or
mail matter shall be received by such express or
other company, not !o for delivery, but to be mail
ed, then the matter so carried shall be pre-paid at
the same rate that the existing law requires it to be
paid from the point where it may be received by
such company to the point of its destination, and
the post master, where such company may mail
the same, shall deface the stamps upon the same.
‘‘Sec. 6 Be it further enacted, That agents of
any company who may carry letters under the pro
visions of this act, shall be required to take an
oath that he will faithfully comply with the law of
the Confederate States, relating to the carrying of
letters or other mail matter, and obliterating post
age stamps, which oath may be administered by
any justice of the peace, and shall be in writing,
and signed by such agent or messenger, and filed
the Post Office Department.
“Approved, March lath, 1861.”
“An Act to continue in force certain laws of the
United States of America.
“Be it enacted, by the Confederate States of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That all the laws of the
United States of America, in force and in use in
the Confederate States of America on the first day
of November last, and not inconsistent with the
Constitution of the Confederate States, be and the
same are hereby continued in force until altered
or repealed by the Congress.
“Adopted, February 9,1861.”
Post Masters’ Returns must he made to close on
the 31st March, the 30th June, the 30th Septeni
her, and the 31st December, in each year: And
the Return for the fractional part, of the current
quarter, ■which ends 30th June next, must be
promptly rendered to the Chief of the Finance
Bureau, Post Office Department, Montgomery
Alabama, in the form and manner prescribed by
existing laws and regulations.
From the Corner Stone.
“OUR LEFT.”
From dawn to dark they stood,
That long midsummer’s day !
While fierce and fast
The battle-blast j
Swept rank on rank away!
From dawn to dark, they fought
With legions swept and cleft,
While black and wide,
The battle-tide
Poured ever on “our left!”
They closed each gastly gap!
They dressed each shattered rank ;
They knew, how well!
That Freedom fell
With that exhausted flank!
“Oh! for a thousand men,
Like those who melt away !”
And down they came,
With steel and flame.
Four thousand to the fray !
They left the laggard train;
The panting steam might stay ;
And down they came,
With steel and flame.
Headforemost to the fray !
Right through the blackest cloud
I'heit lightning path they cleft! •
Freedom and Fame,
With triumph came
To our immortal Left.
Ye ! of your living, sure !
Ye ! of your dead, bereft!
Honor the brave
Who died to save
Your all, upon our left.
\_From the Fort Smith Times.]
The Cberokees.
Peculiarity as an Indian Tribe—Their
Language—Alphabet-Manners and Cus
toms.
Perhaps no race of people on earth
are more peculiar in their language, hab
its, mauners, and customs, than the Chero-
kees, and as an Indian tribe, they resem
ble but few of the Indian tribes known in
the United States. Pickett, ill his history of
Alabama, says that all of the Southern In'
dians came from the west except the Cher-
okees, and that they come irom the east.
And this accords with their own tradition.
They say they come from toward the ri
sing sun. We Lave been intimately ac
quainted with them for many years, and
we are of the opinion that they are like no
other Indian tribe on the continent of
America. In the first place, they apply the
name of Yv-we-yah, to themselves, which
in its literal sense means the real people.
Their language is peculiar in its construe
tion, having no sound of b, f, p, orv, in it,
and not a sylable ending with a consonant.
The language has scarcely ever been learn
ed by a white person after years of matu
rity ; and owing to the peculiar construc-
tiou of the language, the lips are seldom
used in speaking it; and a Cherokee In
dian can talk-all day, without ever closing
his mouth, or pressing his lips together.
The Alphabet was invented by an old
Indian*, who was mixed blooded, being
half white, but who could not speak a word
of English, The characters are Syllabic,
having but one consonant, s in the whole
alphabet, which consists of 85 letters, or
characters. Each syllable ends with a
vowel sound. The language is hard to
learn because it has such a number of af
fixes and suffices, and an unusual number
of tenses. We might say, that the num
ber of tenses is incredible. The late Rev
Mr. Worcester, Missionary of Park Hill,
Cherokee Nation, spent a great many
years in translating the Scriptures into the
Cherokee language, informed us that he
followed oue verb up to seventy tenses.—
This seems almost incredible ; but coming
from the lips of such a man, we had no dif
ficulty in believing it. The language is
bardei to learn than the Chinese. As one
instance of the impossibility of learning it,
we will mention, that John Ross, now over
sixty years of age, having resided in the
Cherokee Nation all his life, has to use an
interpreter when he makes a speech to his
people. This is true, for we have seen
it several times ourselves, with our own
eyes. His father spoke the English, and
he learned that language first, and failed
when a child to learn the Cherokee lan
guage ; hut he speaks it, so as to converse
tolerably well, but cannot speak it well
enough to make a speech in it. It is so
with all those who speak the English first,
they seldom, if ever, acquire the Cherokee,
hence the cause of many of the Cberokees
being unablo to speak their own language.
In fact the Cherokee language is fast dying
out in the Nation. The English is becoming
the prevailing language, and in a few
years, it will be a matter of curiosity to
hear a Cherokee speak his own lauguage.
The present generation is growing up,
mostly English scholars; being educated
in English schools, which are free, and in
every part of the Nation supported by a
fund created by the sale of their lands east.
The fund is out on interest, and is so
disposed of, that the interest alone caube
used.
But the manners and customs of the peo
ple are fast passing away, as the older por
tion of the tribe are passing off the stage of
action. But few of the old Indians are
left, and with them alone is known the
traditions of the tribe, and in fact many of
their customs have become obsolete, and
are fogotton. We have known many of
their peculiar traits, hut have forgotten
them.
It is the opinion of many eminent di
vines, that the Indians are a part of the
lost ten tribes of Israel, who were carried
into captivity shortly after the reign of
Soloman, into Assyria. The reason why
they are supposed to be Israelites, is be
cause many of the customs of the people
are found to exist among the Indians of
North America. Many of these customs
were once to bo found among the Chero-
kees, and one of the most remaikable was
the existence among the Cberokees of cit
ies of refuge, where the man-slayer could
flee and be secure from the pursuit of the
kinsman of the slain. The Cberokees had
three of these cities when they inhabited
the lands known as the eastern nation.—
Tellico (Tahloqnah) as it is callod by the
whites, in Tennessee, is one of the oltl cit
ies of refuge, and another place in the
same State called Chota, is another of the
cities of refuge, and the other we have no
knowledge now of its locality. But these
places, or cities of refuge, have long since
passed away with the old conjurers and
warriors of the tribe, and they are only
talked of as things that once existed.
^George Guess.
The Firing of the Confederate Artillery—A cor
respondent of the New York Tribune, (one of the
79th"regiment) describing the late battle, remarks:
First of all we observed what had been all day
conceded—the deadly accuracy of ihe Confederate
artillery. Scarce a shot failed to bring down its
horse, man or gun-carriage. As one regiment—I
think the Brooklyn J4th—was advancing to the
charge, a shot from a rifled cannon brought down
the flag, color guard and all. It was seized in
stantly by other hands, and borne rapidly on.
Whenever our men would lie down under the slope
of a hill to screen them from the withering fire of
the batteries, the gunners would get their range so
accurately that halls and shells would come skim
ming over the hill-side, not six inches from the
ground, alighting in the hollow, amid a nest of
crouching soldiers. Many and many a poor fel
low was killed while lying on his face or in a gul
ly to avoid the shot.
From the Christian Index.
SPECIFIC €1 RE FOR TYPHOID FEYER.
Bro. Boykin:—According to promise, I send you
for publication, my mode of treatment for "Ty
phoid Fever.”’ I propose presenting the subject
so plaiuly, that any person of ordinary capacity
may treat the disease successfully. In giving
publicity to my mode of treating this disease. I
am actuated by a pure desire to do good; and if
good shall be the result I will be amply rewarded.
I feel that 1 would be doing wrong, to withhold
the knowledge I have from the public on this. I
came in possession of this information accidentally
or providentially, lean not say which. I have
been the means of relieving many patients; and
am frequently called on to visit and treat patients
with this disease, and have been strongly solicited
by many to publish my mode of treatment. These
facts are my apology for thus appearing before the
public.
Before I proceed to describe the disease or set
forth the inode of its treatment, it would doubt
less be edifying and inspiring of confidence to
relate briefly how I came in possession of the
remedy.
When I first had a family, I had a negro boy
sick—tbe first negro I owned. I called in two of
the best physicians in the country to treat him.
He came near dying but recovered. I had another
taken very ill, and I called the same two physi
cians to attend him, and he died the third day.
Previous to this time, I was taken sick myself and
had the same physicians, and 1 grew worse under
their treament, and despaired of being relieved by
their remedies. I then commenced treating my
self by using brandy in bitters every half hour
and had no more fever after tbe first day. This
treatment kept my fever down, and I was soon
restored, and returned to business. This occurred
1836.
In the year 1839 after being much exposed,
camping out. I was taken with ague and high
fever. 1 had not drank any from 1836 to this time.
I got to a place where I obtained a pint of brandy,
and drank it all in one day, and the ague and fever
left me. The result of this experiment induced
me to try the same remedies on my family with the
same favorable result. Tbe doctors told me if I
used this remedy in a protracted case the patient
would die. I had another negro sick, was afraid
to use the remedy, called in two doctors to her and
she died. The doctors were both present when
she died, and I told them if I had another case I
would try my own remedy; and if the patient died,
I would at least save the doctor's Will. One of the
physicians observed, “If all the mineral medicine
in the world was put into a pile and burned, the
world would be better off.” It was not many days
before I had another negro taken with the same
disease the other died with. I commenced using
my remedy upon her and effected a cure in one
day. That strengthened iny confidence in brandy
as a remedy.
After that I went with a physician to see a young
man he had been treating for thirty days. The
doctor said to the young man must die under any
circumstances. The patient was craving water
and said he felt like lie was burning up. I asked
the doctor, as be was obliged to die, to let me give
him some water to drink; the doctor consenting, 1
gave him a drink of cold water, and then sponged
his arms and chest with cold water, at his (the
patient’s) requst, and in about an hour he com
menced perspiring freely, and had no more fever
and soon got well, I saw the same man fifteen
years afterwards in Texas enjoying good health.
I thought for a while this was an accident, and at
tached but little importance to it. After this I
would occasionally have a case, and call in a
physician and they would die. I then determined
to rely upon myself, and I never saw a case die
where I applied my remedies alone.
I had a case of a negro in my own family—a
case of congestion of the brain, afterwards of the
lungs. These physicians requested me to let them
see me treat a bad case, and if I cured it they
would believe in my system. It was their opinion
he would die under my treatment. I treated him,
and in 48 hours he was well, and one of the
physicians pronounced him as clear of disease as
be was, and then admitted that no physician in
Georgia, could have the patient in a better con
dition than 1 had. That circumstance, and many
others of a similar character, confirmed me in my
confidence in brandy and water in curing diseases,
and that physicians’ opinions are not as reliable as
many suppose. Up to this time I had used ca
thartics with my other treatment, but had dis
carded mercurial remedies from 1836. For many
years I have used nothing but brandy and water
for all diseases.
I will refer to one case of chronic dispepsia.
The patient was a negro man who had been treat
ed by some of the most eminent physicians in the
State, and the last that treated him pronounced
his case incurable. I purchased him for a small
price, as much to have a suitable subject for ex
periment as anything else. 1 bought him in Dec.
1858. I commenced treating him immediately
with water brandy diet alone, and the May fol
lowing he commenced regular work, and he is
now as far as I know, perfectly sound. As proof
of it be has not taken anything in the way of rem
edies, as far as I know in 18 mouths, nor has he
lost a day’s work.
I have thus given my mode of treatment in
several cases of different diseases, showing how I
was able to complete my system. When typhoid
fever became prevalent in my neighborhood I
commenced treating it with the same remedies.
I will give one case for example. One of my
neighbors had a negro sick, sent for the doctor,
who pronounced the case typhoid fever, and treat
ed it and the Degro died About that time another
was taken. My neighbor proposed to me to treat
the case, as he would not have a physician to treat
any more of them. I refused at first to take the
responsibility, aud desired him to treat the case on
my plan. I assured him if he wou'd apply my
remedies he would not have a protracted case ot
it. He was rather timid and did not apply the
remedies as strictly as directed and the case was
protracted, and ho despaired of the negroe’s life.
He was disposed, however, to risk the case upon
my treatment, having lost all confidence in other
remedies. I examined the case, was fearful he
would die. but yet tried my remedy and he soon
got better, and was restored aud is still living. I
still insisted that there was no need of a protracted
case, if the remedies were applied in time. He
soon had another case that was thought to be as
bad a case as any in its first stages. I commenced
my treatment as soon as he was taken, and the
third day he w as well and went to work. He had
sixteen or eighteen case and did not lose one
after he adopted my treatment. I could give many
more cases equally as strong and well authenti
cated it space would allow. This has been about
8 or 9 years ago, and every subsequent experiment
has more and more confirmed my opinion in the
virtue of these remedies. Out of a family (white
and black) of seventy, varying in age from one
day to seventy-five years old. I have not had a
death nor a protracted case of sickness for nearly
four yean; and during that time I have not used
a single cathartic, not even a dose of salts or
oil.
From experience and observation of twenty-five
years, I am fully convinced that there is no use
for medicine in the country. Tho’ in some in
stances it may have done good; yet tbe barm it has
done has more than overbalanced the good. I do
not claim that these remedies will cure all diseases
after the system has lost its vitality, but I do in
sist if taken in time, that these remedies will cure
more diseases than any other in use in this coun
try; for I have tried them in nearly all diseases
that our country is subject to, with entire success.
With these preliminaries I proceed to describe or
give the leading symptoms of typhoid fever.
This disease is attended with tbe following
symptoms. In its first stages the patient com
plains of pain in the back of the head and neck,
and ther. the pain extends to the spine. If not ar
rested this pain settles in the small part of the
hack. By this time the disease w ill seriously af
fect the whole system: it will either settle upon
the brain, lung or bow els, or all will be to some
extent involved.
The tongue in this disease will differ in its ap
pearance from that which it presents in some oth
er disease in the following particulars: It wiil
generally appear pointed at the end when pre
sented out of the mouth. It will present a browu-
ish castover thesurface, and a read appearance
around the edges. The skin w ill not be very hot
in the first stages of the disease, but very dry, but
as the disease progresses the skin will become
very hot, aud thirst will increase with the violence
ot the tever. This latter is common with all fe
vers. A patient thus affected will complain of
dullness and will crave covering more than iu
ordinary fevers, and negroes will want to be cov
ered up head and ears. The pulse is generally
not very last but will have a pointed touch to the
finger of the examiner, and will if the disease is
not checked become very rapid, but in some cases
will be less rapid but more forcible than in ordin
ary feveis. The eyes are usually weak aud pre
sent a yellowish cast about the white of the eye.
Ibis description ot the disease is not so ample as
might he desired by some, but if iny treatment in
the first stages of the disease be carefully followed,
the other symptoms will not appear.
The mode of treatment is as follows : When
the first symptoms make their appearance, wash
round the back ot the head and down the spine
with cold water until tbe pain ceases. If the
pain returns wash again, and by continuing tho
washing process you will prevent a protracted
case. If this should be neglected till tbe disease
becomes general and the skin hot, you will then
wrap up the body in wet sheets (wet in cold wa
ter) four fold with a dry one over it. Before put
ting the patient in the wet sheets, give an adult
nearly half a gill of brandy, and to children a
less quantity in proportion to age aud size. If
the patient should complain of pain in the head
pour on cold water until the pain ceases. The
amount of water poured ou and the time employ
ed in it, will depend somewhat or. the severity of
the pain. If the pain in the head is moderate the
simple application of a cold wet cloth to it will be
sufficient. After letting the patient lie in the
sheets trom one to two hours, accordin'* to indi
cations. take him out and rub him dry. "Let him
remain out until the skin gets hot again ; then
apply the wet sheets as betore. After applying
the sheets two or three times, a perspiiation will
be produced which will throw off' the fever; but
if the fever is m t thrown oft continue to apply the
wet sheets until it is done. If the case is obsti
nate spoil ge the patient all over with coid water
tw o or three times a day, and rub him dry. Dur
ing the whole process of rubbing and applying
the wet sheets, give the patient a moderate drink
of brandy, according to age, every two hours and
in no case employ any other remedy but the wa
ter and brandy. If the bowels be costive the ap
plication of wet cloths w ill ordinarily move them
sufficiently, but should they fail to act under this
treatment use an injection of tepid water. Under
this treatment unless the patient eats something
that is calculated to irritate the bowels, I have
never known them to run off improperly. During
this whole treatment the patient should be caiT-
tious to avoid solid food. The reasons of this cau
tion is that the mttcous membrane of the alimen
tary canal becomes more irritable under this dis
ease than under ordinary levers, and solid food
will increase this irritation. The only nourish
ment admissible is lightly seasoned soups or gruels.
I have thus given direction for treating a pro
tracted case; but there need be no protracted
case if my directions are regularly observed from
the beginning.
No danger need be feared of giving the patient
too much brandy, for if the patient should become
intoxicated the water will soon counteract the ef
fects of the brandy. Should too much water be
applied the brandy will counteract the effects of
the water.
I have tried those remedies for twelve years to
my full satisfaction, and have never lost a case,
nor had a protracted case where I commenced in
tim3. Should any person, be disposed to try
these remedies, and be in doubt whether it is ty
phoid lever, there need be no fears upon the sub
ject, for should a mistake be made in the symp
toms, these remedies are equally good in all fe
ver. In case of pneumonia, however, I pursue a
somewhat different course, I apply the wet sheets
and continue them until congestion is thrown oft.
If the sheets get dry and heated I remove thenn
wet them in cold water and apply them again im
mediately, and give brandy pretty freely during
the time: the best article of French brandy.
I will now close by considering some objections
to my practice, lt is doubtless opposed by many
simply because it is new.
One class of objectors say, “Why has this rem
edy never been discovered before ? Why has the
scientific world slumbered over this subject for
ages. How comes it to pass that a man of no
literary or scientific notoriety, should have origi
nated a system that completely lays in the shade
all the wonderful discoveries and Improvements
made in medical scieuce from the days of the fath
er of medicine, down to the present time / This
objection is capable of an easy answer. 1. In the
first place, I have the remedy which I can estab
lish by scores of the most reliable witnesses. '2.
This objection seems to assume that ail is now
known that can be known in medical science,
that medical science is not progressive, that this
department of science admits of uo improvement.
This assumption is too transparent to require re
futation. .1. The most wonderful improvements
that have been applied to the most beneficial uses
have been made by none of any literary or scien
tific notoriety. This is a well attested fact, and
lastly does not inspiration declare that God has
chosen the foolish things of this world to confound
the wise, the weak things of this world to con
found the mighty, &c? May this not be true in
physics as we'l as in morals and religion?
Some are afraid that the use of brandy as a
medicine will be the means of promoting intem
perance. Some use this objection who are not
remarkable for their temperance in other respects.
What does inspiration teach on this subject ?
Vi bile the most salutary cantions are given
against the improper use of strong drink, it is re
commended as a medicine. Hear what King Sol
omon says upon the snbject. “It is not for Kings
to drink wine, nor princes strong drink, lest they
drink and forget the law and pervert the judg
ment of any of the afflicted.” Yet in the same
strain he says: “Give strong drink to him that is
ready to perish, and wine to him that is of a heavy
heart.” Hence you observe strong drink is to be
given to them that are ready to perish—with dis
ease of course. PauHhe elder said to Timothy
the younger, use no longer water but a little wine
for thy stomach’s sake, and thine often infirmities.
The case is clear, that it may be nsed as a medi
cine.. I am a temperance man in principle anj in
practice, but have no sympathy with that senti
mentalism that would suffer death, rather than
administer the remedies that God himself has pre
scribed. God’s directions are safe, and tbe dan
ger only arises from a perversion of his plain di
rections ou this subject. I never prescribe brandy
to persons when they are not sick. I prescribe it
only when under the influence of disease, and as
the disease is broken I cease its use. I am con
vinced from experiment on myself, children and
servants that giving brandy to a patient when
sick creates no thirst for it when well, but rather
creates a dislike for it. I am cautious, however,
in administering brandy to one that has been a
drunkard—one whose taste has been perverted by
strong drink. I usually treat such cases with
water alone, but if I have a very obstinate case
I use brandy very cautiously. After the disease
is thoroughly broken, brandy may be discontin
ued, the chief danger being in cases where brandy
is continued after the patient is relieved. Food
of the proper kind, and water, are sufficient
stimulants after convalescence is fully estab
lished.
As further proof of my confidence in these rem
edies and for the interest I feel iu the welfare of
the public, I have made a proposition more than
once in I albotton, that if tbe physicians there,
when called to visit a case of a negro with typhoid
fever, would Jet me treat the case, and they would
visit the patient regularly, so as to witness the. pro
gressof the case, that I wouid insure the life of the
negro, provided they wonld publish the result to tbe
world, as their testimony would have more weight
on the subject than the testimony of any other per
son. I have now finished all I propose publishing on
this subject now. It is much longer than I first sup
posed it wonld be, and perhaps than you bargained
for. But I trust all the readers of the Index will
give it a careful persual. I trust that no off nee
will be taken as none was intended. I ask of all*
a fair trial of the remedies before a verdict of con
demnation is rendered, for I feel that much is in
volved in the rejection of these remedies. I have
no p-cuniary interest to advance outside of my
own family. Heed the apostle's admonition,
“Prove all things. Hold fast that which ia
good.”
Talbot county, Ga. Z. B. TRICE.