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'jolleges shall be exempt from taxation
Under the provisions of this act.
Sec, 17. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and be is hereby authorized
to niake*ali rules and regulations necessa
ry t<> the operation of this act, and not
inconsistent herewith.
Ote. It'. This act shall ie in force
for two years after the expiration of the
present year, aud the taxes herein imposed
for the present year shall be levied and
collected each year thereafter in the man
ner and form herein prescribed, and lor
the said time of two years unless this act
shall be sooner repealed : Provided, That
tax on naval stores, flour, wool, cotton,
tobacco and other agricultural products ol
the growth of any year preceding the
year 1863, imposed in the first section ol
this act, shall he levied and collected only <
for the present year.
From Virkkburg.
A letter to the Memphis Appeal, dated
tLe 20th, says that the batteries had con
tinued playing on the city unmolested since
the 1 Gt h. This unreasonable silence on
our part, is in accordance with peremptory
orders from Gen. Pemberton. The letter
says :
“ On Monday the pickets reported that
the enemy had been at work all night, and
at 8 o’clock they opened on the city, and
came nearer reaching it than any previous
effort. They jiow directed their fire to
ward that part of the town between the
Washington hotel and the court-house.
The shells did not, as formerly,fall oi burst
in the river, but now they reached into the
city, and. 1 believe, pieces of the first one
struck the Washington hotel. Soon after
this another one fell immediately in front
of that building, and exploding, whirled its
fragments into a Jew’s store opposite, and
set fire to the goods. One man was stand
ing in the door of the store when the shell
exploded, and it seemed as if the pieces
passed by him by hundreds without touch
ing him. Ilis escape is almost miraculous.
The length of range of the enemy’s guns
kept on increasing, as shell alter shell came
whirling and screeching through the air.
Soon they reached a square beyond Wash
ington street,and severaj buildings on Wal
nut street were struck, and their distance
kept on increasing until they reached the
street in front of the custom house. 1 hear
of several soldiers wounded by fragments of
shell aud or.c or two klllr.<l.
It appears to me to he a matter
requiring censure than piaise, in regard to
the inexcusable recklessness of some of the
ladies about Vicksburg, whoso desire for
seeing tlie ebelling prompts them to seek
very exposed places, regardless of the dan
ger.
The order of Gen. Pemberton, for the
removal of the women and children, is not
enforced and not obeyed, nr.d the town is
entirely too full of the uon-combatant ele
ment.
I do not think that the firing yesterday
proceeded from the same guns that did the
shelling on the previous days. They are
of longer range, Lut of not such heavy cali
bre, and they seem to shoot with more ac
curacy than the former ones. Their fire is
in a direct line with the court-house, and
if practice has any virtue, they will yet
strike that budding. Pieces of shell went
several squares beyond that place. Of
course it may be imagined that a stampede
occurred yesterday—but this is a mistake,
and but few people were seen either to
move or leave the city. They have made
up their minds to stay, and seem to pay hut
little attention to the shelling.
There are various reports in regard to
the battery from which the Yankees are
biitliing. I have not yet had an opportuni
ty of examining the work with a glass, and
cannot venture an opinion of its character,
further than what I learn at Gen. Stephen
son’s headquarters,that the battery is very
much exposed, and liable to be silenced
any minute by our guns.
What the next order of the day will he
is hard to conjecture, and will be regulated
according to the movements of the enemy.
The Hebrew element has all disappear
ed from our midst, and but few business
houses are now open at which to transact
business ; and tiie town is in fact untenable
at the present time ; the daily expectation
of an assault in force will cause a stagna
tion in the trading line. There is not a
large amount of sugar here, or that might
open a chance for speculation. I do not
think that there is anything wanting in the
way of fuli and perfect preparations for the
expected assault, and everybody is willing
to abide the issue with the utmost confi
dence.. Nestor.
white folks had waited till cullcred people
and niggers bad axed ’em to light ’bout
'em, dere wouldn’t been uo figlitin’, no
way! Guv'nor Andiew cant come ^ it
over dis chile If ho wants a dinner, I le
give him one, like Mr. Hayden did, cause
i ain’t proud; but he ain’t a gwine to get
my shoulder behind a musket if lie kiss it
all day long. No '• sa h ! an’ what’ more,
rchile sodgers don't want us more'n ice leant
to so! Dis ycre country ’ll be safer to let
de white folks fight it out, an’ to let dc
culler’d gemmen st v to home an’ mind
dere own business!
The speech of Mr. Cole had such a
convincing effect upon the assembly, that
the efforts of President Crow, who was the
only daikey in the crowd who had receiv
ed a five dollar bill from Governor, were
totally ineffectual for the preservation of
order. The barrel upon which he had
mounted was kicked from under him, but
as he fortunately alighted upon his head
he sustained no personal injury, so that he
prevented from fullfilling his en
gagement to take tea with his Excellency
on the following evening. His report of
the proceedings of the me
bly be published at th
State, unless it may be
ent, as not comporting
welfare.
njr. His
ne n £g *
! W
will proba
rise of the
inexpedi-
;ho public
The Killing of Tlo/tt. E. Dixon.—The
Richmond Whig of the 25th gives the fol
lowing particulars of the. death of Mr. R.
E. Dixon, Clerk of the house of Represen
tatives, which makes it a clear case of
flagrant, murder.
From tlic Fmnkliu (N. Y.T Gazette.
“The Driuocrary for the War»’'
This is the exultant shout of the New
York Tribune, the vile oracle of Abolition
ism, and it bases the foul slander upon the
fact that James T. Brady, the flyeckin-
ridge candidate for Governor in I860, and
always an uncertain, unreliable politiciaji,
who never possessed the sympathy or con
fidence of his party, and John Van Buren,
the erratic Prince of tho House of Kinder-
liook whose irregular,.free-and easy habits
of life and political inconsistencies have
rendered him a burden and source of anxie
ty toanv party, attended and took an active
part in an Abolition war meeting held in
the citj of New York a few evenings
since. The Democracy in favor of this
Abolition war ! A blacker falsehood was
never uttered, even by Greely himself,
and in behalf of the men who are bravely
breasting the storm of fanaticism which is
driving the country to destruction, and of
the glorious old party of the Constitution
whose tradition gives the lie to the Tri
bune’s assertion, we hurl hack' tho foul
slander into the teeth of its author.
WTiatever such shifting weathercocks
as John VanBuren may say or do, the
great Democratic hearts are true to the
principles of constitutional liberty as taught
by the fathers, which made the sovereignty
of the States, the freedom of speech and
of the pre3s, the subordination of the mili
tary to the civil authority, the protection
of the citizen from arrest and imprisonment
except upon due process of law and a
speedy trial by jury. It is against ali
these sacred lights that the present war
ent ; and
° . ' i mi m i c .1 | is waged by the Lincoln governm
Startling Tragedy.- ihe Clcrk^ O- the j j )e w j 10 ] en( j s j t j,j s SU pport or countenance
or does not oppose it-by all lawful and con
House of Representatives, Robert E. Dix
on, Esq., was yesterday slain in a street j 8titutional In * t [ 10 ,l,, ought to blush to call
rencontre, by Robert 1. 1- orde, late an j Limsclf a i) emocra t.
Assistant Clerk of the same body, i he .. Jn fayor of *j. c wnr are we?” says the
volume can possibly be so great. Aud
this also ppon the supposition that no
more bonds shall be sold. By law, the
Secretary of the Treasury is directed
to fund notes, so as to endeavor to
keep only 175,01)0,000 in circulation.
W hether he will display the genius
necessary, is yet to be developed.
With money in plenty, prices are ne
cessarily inflated. With a stringent
money market, they must invariably
collapse. Upon all these facts, there is
the additional one of the eagerness
Affair* in the Ndrthwwl*
The Jackson Appeal says :
"We yesterd^ had quite a long
teresting conversation with a very intelli
gent gentleman who has recently passed
the Federal lines, having left Now loik
on the Sth inst. lie had mingled and
conveiscd freely wit li the leading demo
cratic politicians both of tho North and
tho W est, and is fully satisfied that the
peace or aUti-wnr feeling in the North is
much stronger than would appear from the
perusal of the Northern conservative pa
pers. These papers, ho says, do not daie
to give a full aud correct statement of facts
with which the Confederate loan was ag ° hey e rf s t7 wh'ic'h'wouTdseem to be
sought after in Europe, at 00 cents
upon tho dollar, and the premium
paid* making it from 94 to 95 cents.
The reaction must soon commence,
and when the news of the failure ot
the iron-clad fleet before Charleston
reaches them the financiers of Europe
feel still a greater confidence in Con
federate credit. It may take ninety j
corroborated by the late order of Hen.
Burur-ide prohibiting private letters from
coming South.
The feeling in New York city is partic
ularly intense. As an instance, an or
der had come from Washington for the
arrest of lion. "Bcnj. Wood. The mar
shal was defied, and told by iernando
j Wood that if such was the game the ad
ministration intended to play, they would
days to fully develop the appreciation j meet J eff Davis on half-way ground. Mr.
of our currency, but we assert the j Beward was telegraphed tlic facts and the
opinion that in comparatively a short [arrest was not attempted. This gentle-
period the change will be marked aud j man moreover states that a feeling 0
gratifying. Besides, the values placed sadness and sorrow settled upon a large
"pon various article, an. only fictitious, j
Because a few men in Richmond have ;
established prices upon the gold, sil-
news of the downfall of Charleston reach
cd them., lie was fully satisfied that the
^ . hands of the peace party would bo great-
ver, or sterling exchange in their pos- ].. strengthened when put in possession of
session far in advance of .its correct; the facts.
value, it is no indication that.the value j
of our currency should be depreciated
Extensive preparations are makin_
the North to resist the enforcement of the
The only thins that will
Public meeting iu Brcok*.
At a meeting of tlie citizens of Brooks county,
called for ibe purpose of carrying out the sugges
tions of the Secretary cf War. in regard to feeding
our soldiers. Judge Charles 15. Groover was called
to the Chair, and W. 15 ltennet appointed Secrc-
lary. At the request of the chairman, Rev. C. S
Cuuldiii -explained the object of the meeting, and
in a forcible and patriotic manner, impressed upon
those present the obligations they were under to
eomo up to the support of tho government and ar
my. Uo then iutroduced the following restlu
lions, which were unanimously adopt'd :
Resolced, 1st. That we approve of the call of the
President and Secretary of War, and that while
we have food the army sin,II not suiter. That all
our surplus shall forthwith bo put at the disposal of
the government, and if that should be Huud insuf
ficient, wo will divide with tho army by living oh
part rations at home; and to this end we.iuvite the
government to make known the wants of the army
from time to time, that they may be supplied, as
Gud has and shall bless us.
21. That moderation and-nniformity of prices ar.-
desirable and fair, atid to that end we recommend
that our Committee consult with other committees
on this subject.
lid. That fifty cents per pound for bacon is a full
and fair equivalent f tliourgb the government is now
paying bo cents.) and the people of this county are
willing to take the former sum. or less, if the oth
er counties in the State are willing to do so like
wise.
4tli. In the event that these resolutions are not
responded to by other counties of the Slate, then
our Committee be instructed to pay the govern
ment price, inasmuch as the difference in price in
this county only would be butef nominal value to
the government. •
5th. That the proceedings of this meeting bo pub
lished iu the Thomasviile and Savannah papers,
that other counties may know our views, and they
ho requested to make known at their meetings
whether they are willing to sell to the government
at like prices, that there may be moderation and
uniformity of prices throughout the State.
On mvtion of D. U. McNeil, the following gen
tlemen were appointed a committee select a
committee to procure provisions from the farmers
and fix a price for the same : Dr. L. Stanley, J. W.
Spain, C. S. Gauldin, Y. E. Harden and C. A
Groover.
capitalists, who, investing their fond* i a au 8C .
cumulation of provisions, aud refusin • to sell
rather with a view to eternity than profit have
virtually withdrawn from the maiket & verv
large proportion of its natural supplies. An ar-i
ficial scarcity has thus been produced, while'
iu truth, there was-abundanco in the laud
the last three weeks, prices have
cme, and there is a reason to i,„
liu', during
reached their seme, *uu mere is a reiMru to l,„
iieve that the decline which has begun is not v!.'
circumstances, as far as known, are briefly
these : On Thursday last Mr. Dixon
discharged Fordo from his employment, in
consequence of the latter’s neglect of duty.
The next day he received a letter.from
Forde, demanding to be reinstated, and
warning him if this were not done, tl^t
lie (Dixon) must prepare to defend him
self. Yesterday, about one o’clock, they
met near the coiner of 10th and Bank
streets, when, as is stated, Forde at once
drew a Colt’s pistol, aud commenced dis
charging it. 'l’lie deceased also drew, and
as is believed, dischaiged two or three
barrels of his pistol—though the accounts
vary upon this point. One of Forde’s
shots took effect in the right side of the
Qc^onsed, and traversing the body perfora
ted the hcait. lfr» fell and died immedi
ately.
-Rome Sentinel to a “war for the Union”
neighbor. “Then how is it that wc nomi
nated Thomas II Seymour in Connecticut
—that we elected James tV. W all to the
United States Senate from New Jersey—
tnat in every State where we have had
the Legislature, resolutions i;i favor of
peace have been passed? llow is it that
our party in Congress vote solid against
every one of Mi" Lincoln’s war measures?
Blit we are in favor of “the war for the
Constitution and the Union,” you mean.—
Then we ought to be able to state where
that war is being 'carried on. Certainly
of fresh enhancement. A few foreign- y jrgin ; a or N ort h “Carolina. Should he
era in Richmond got frightened and 1 J(J c p,filed and defeated at any of these
make a rush for gold—willing to pay points, its enforcement would be impossi-
anytliing for it. Forthwith the pnee
goes up 300.per cent in four days, and
probably $10,000 iu gold would cover
the entire sales; but the price is es
tablished everywhere else throughout
the Confederacy. The argument would
be fallacious that values could he so
le, and the prospects of peace greatly en
hanced.
It would, he thinks, be unwise, impoli
tic and unfortunate for tho Southern press
or Southern statesmen- to. do any act or
conduct themselves in such a manner as
to cast contumely or reproach upon this
growing peace party of the North, such,
suddenly changed. Take, for instance, f or instance, as has found utterance in
the provision market. The difficulty ol some of the Richmond papers. Their po-
transportation has created a scarcity in sition at present is a delicate one, having
to bo the heaviest ever known in «!,* Z
w;ll, ere long, be pressing into the market T|.“
policy ot importing provisions in large m„ n ti;il
has already been in.tugaiated, the m-il known
Chaileston firm, whose enterprise ,md tact has
already, in other respect*, conferred incalculable
hr nr’tits upon the country, taking th* j ; n tIli
last aud most important development of iheVlock*
ade. trade.
With the prospect of this early and active com-
petition in the market, and with ih e certainly of
•he heavy tax upon hoarded produce, which most
be p ad early in the simmer, it is not *tr a ng„ q,.,,
holders ehouidoverywheie bn cautiously relaxing
their (T.a»p upon their accumulated supplies Nor
need we he surprised to find that, as those supply
so Ion- withheld, are wisely yielded to the d e .
mai.d, there occurs such a tumble in the price of
food, as will add new nerve to the arms of our
soldiers in the field, and send joy and thankful,
ness to the hearts of tho whole people.—Char,
lesion Mercury, 2&lh.
The Enccij’i, Pnrponr—den: Grant's Rrcent
HsTcoentu.
It is probable that the movements of the
Abolitionists in Mississippi, now hein"-
watched with such intense interest, mean
nothing less than tho employment of every
means possible, even to the hazard of a di
rect assault, to accomplish the reduction
of Vicksburg. The Jackson Appeal, of the
21st, says :
That Gen. Grant at one time contempla
ted at least a temporary abandonment of
j operations on the river, and the transfer of
Said gentlemen retired, and after a few iniuntes I a large portion of Ins army either to co-op-
reported that they had selected, rs the procuring j era t e with Rosencranz, or to operate from
and valuing Committee, Judge J. O. Morten, T. J.
Denmark and J. K Morrow
On motion the meeting adjourned, to meet
at Quitman on the first Saturday in May next, at
operate from
bis old base at Cotimh, is generally be
lieved by our best informed friends at Mem
phis. Knowing the formidable nature of
Richmond. Corn me.1l, in consequents,
sells at $12 per bushel; butter, S3,50
notin Matyland. were ccngrcgat.ous are d ' 8 , per dozen; tur
directed by the Provost Marshal to con-! t l ’ 9 s 1 — , , i
spicuously display the United States.hag
in their churches, or forbidden to worship ;
not in Western Virginia, where Milrpy
keys, $20 each; peas, $20 per bus
hay, $25 per hundred weight, dec.
_ Does any one believe these to be fair
, , . , „ ■ i suppresses Democratic papers„and where valuations of these commodities? It is
i , C m Tin TUo I n Hooker "H— -inHiJh Pierpont as the j ust as much the case as is the inflated
lid convened to j«nl. .1 lie uou^ ot 311* 1..... a. 1 Onvpmor ol tho xjrtrt vrr ] •* r -1 , i*
Hxon was conveyed to the building of w hicti never voted <or h\m; nor any where ^ S1V€H ’ QnJ St l
ie Young Mcu’s Christian Association, in j a (hc Soutl)i ^ere b i avcs are all freed by °
out of which he fell- At a late hour it „ r0claJRal j 01 , afld cveiy white man’s ,
an
D
tl
front of which he fell- At a late lionr it
was temoved to 11.e undertaker s, and
prepared for transmission to his home,
Columbus, Ga., where a bereaved family
aud a very large circle of friends await
its coining. Upon intelligence ol the
frightful occurence, the House of Repre
sentatives" look a recess till night: when
proclamation, and cveiy
estate confiscated without.,jury trial, by
Congressional enactment. Not certainly
in South Carolina, where ‘San Domingo
servile insurrection, with all its horrors, is
being inaugurated by Hunter. Not in
Missouri where every property-holder is
- . called a bush-whacker, and liable to be
on reassembling, resolutions of respect and shot and },; 3 family and propeity placed
Nnitibo on Ibr gifP.I f£uc*tioK.
There is a good laugh and seme sound
moralising in the following report of a
meeting of darkies in Massachusetts.
The Darkies in Council.—The Boston
Courier publishes an account of a meeting
. of negroes in New Bedford, Massachusetts,
convened by request of governor Andrews
for the purpose of encouraging enlist
ments. “Mr. Crow,” the chairman, after
delivering tlie opening address, sat down
upon a barrel, when the secretary read the
following resolutions :
1. Whereat how, loom’ back trou de
• vista cf dis war, we don't see nothin’
encouragin’ and lookin’ throu de retro-
spek ahead, things looks wuss’n ever ;
resolved, somethin’s got to be done!
2. Rcsolced, white folks baint done
nothin'.
3. Resolced, it takes colored folks to do
sumthin’.
4. Rcsolced, how’s it gwine to be
done ?
5. Resolced, dat’s de question !
The resolution having been read, there
was a great rush for the floor, and gentle
men treading upon the elongated heels of
each other, there was no little confusion
and outcry. Order being at length restor
ed, Romper Cole, Esq., was recognized by
the—barrel.
Mr. Cole, remarked : “Mr. Checr-
mau, I don’t know ’bout dis yere thing.
Fus place, aforo we licks de Souf, I
wants to know what ice’s got to do ’bout
it ? I read a story in de Currier todder
day ’bout some white fellah askiu’ a
cullcred gemman if lie didn’t mean to list.
Says de cullcred gemman, says he, “Look
you here, white man, did yah ever see
two dogs a figlitin’ over a bone ? Wall,
’lowed lie hud. “Burry well,” says de
cullered gemman, “did de hone fight ?”
Now den Miss’r Cheerman on dc barrel
yonder, dey tell us dis’s a war for liberty—
lor to set dem uigger out Souf free. Well,
who axed ’em to do it ? Nigger out Souf
didn’t. He’s better off afoie dan lie is
now. kicken’ ’bout atweeu two armies a
kutchiu’ it all round. Cullered gemmen
lieie at de Norf didn’t ax ’em. Rose we
wants dem dirty niggers cirklatin round
here a taken business out o’ our hands !—
Is we gwine to shave for six cents an’
black boots for two cents like dey can ?
condolence, were adopted, and touching
and eloquent tributes paid by Messrs.
Hartridge, Curry, Rcrkins and Wright.
Announcing Candidatev—The late Con
vention having failed to fix the charge for
announcing canaidates for ollice, the
Athens Watchman suggests the following
to the fraternity as reasonable prices.
For announcing a candidate for Congress
§20, for the Senate $15; for Representa
tive $10 ; for any County office >5 ; for
any municipal office $3.
We think the above charges reasonable
and hope they will he concurred in by gen
eral consent. Our brother has failed to
present a schedule of charges for announc
ing candidates for offices of the militia.—
What does he say to $20 fora General $15
fora Colonel, $10 fora Captain and$5 for
a Lieutenant? It ought to he twice that,
when we consider tlic honors and privile
ges attached to the position.
Col. J. J- Findley, of Dahloncga,
writes to the Atlanta Confederacy, on
the 27th : We have-tlie finest prospects for
wheat and rye, that 1 ever saw in tlic
mountains.
J. II. Sanford, of Crossville, Lumpkin
county, writes on the 27111 to that paper :
The fruit is all killed in some places up
here. Whiskey is $30 per gallon.
piiOicnixu i p Conor.
We observe from our Florida exchan
ges that many of the planters who, earlier
in the season hoped for peace, aud thought
proper to plant cotton, are plowing it up.
s'.Miiiiiitr* f«-r the Rapport of l!ic Gavriqimr:*!.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sub
mitted to Congress his estimates of t?ie ap
propriations necessary for the support of
tho Government from July 1st to Decem
ber "31st, 1863, and last week they were
passed by the House. The estimates are
as follows :
tlie powers of the Government and the Ab
olitionists to contend against, combined
w ith a small fraction of their own party
who have gone off with such men as John
Van Buren and Brady, of New York, mu
tier 4hc*designation of Union or war Dem
ocrats. If left unassailed by reproaches
and h:ird words from us, the feeling of
hostility between the Democrats and Ab
olitionists will soon become more intense
than that which exists against the rebels.
Tho administration of Lincolu is denounc-
freely aud liberally in unmeasured
terms, and it is believed that outside pres
sure will force him to convene au extra
session of Congress, more especially if he
h :11 find the enrorct-meat of" the conscript
~~ Tnq>*aotieable.
which time tho Committee for procuring supplies j our defenses fronting the river, and fearing
the consequence of a direct attack, he com
menced his ditch digging aud the explora
tion of bayous and insignificant creeks, ho
ping to find some way of turning the posi
tion. Finding this to be as dangerous, if
not as impossible, as the more direct mode
had determined to be, he withdrew from
will render in their report
C\ E. Gueover, President,
\V. D. BesXET, Secretary.
Quitman, Aprill 23th.
[ Sov. Republican
Iirlcrrstiiix from Xlissiasippi.
Enemy Making Toirards Na/cliez. Later from Neic
Orteuns. Capture of Alexandria by Demkm ithe field, as it is now understood, with the
sh
law
Row
Re
No sah, no ! My sentiments is, dnt if
at the brutal will of Kansas jay-hawkers
Not in Kentucky, where a Democratic
State Convention is dispersed bv armed
force before it lias passed a single resolu
tion or exhibited one sign of “disloyalty.”
Where shall we find this-” war for the Con
stitution and the Union” of which we are
in favor ?
‘Wc support the war in our Conven
tions, do we. ? Great war meetings, those
are. To them flocks every man who
believes with Douglas that ‘war is dis
union.’ In them every word against the
war is cheered 1 AiokatGov. Seymour’s
message—nineteen twentieths of it for the
Constitution—hardly a bare reference to
the war, and that only to recognize it as a
fact, and to proclaim that war alone cannot
restore the Union. If the Democratic
party is in favor of thfc war and the Con
stitution it has the two feelings in very
different proportions.” [Better speak
right-out, brother Sentinel, and say that
just in the proportion that it is in favor
of the one, it is and must be opposed to the
other. It is nonsense to talk about being
in favor of both the war and the Constitu
tion, when they are irreconcilably antago
nistic to each.other—tlic war beirg direc
ted against the Constitution, against the
liberties of the North, against the interosts,
property, and happiness of the American
people J
iw n.nscc.
It is a gratifying fact, that the ple
thora of money is beginning to abate
—the absorption of currency, for the
eight per cent, bonds, has become so
Legislative -
Ex., salary of Rre’dnt., &c
Treasury Dep’mt.
War Dep’mt.
Navy Dep’mt. - -
State Dep’int-
Dep’int. of Justice -
R. O. Dep’int. - -
Miscellaneous.
23-1.04G 00
24,125 00
22,711,400 61
364,813,51S 00
8,348,457 02
58,070 00
- 176.48S 3S
11*2,088 92
10,000 00
When we consider that there is no hope of visible, that borrowers cannot procure
making a crop in the most fertile por- money from many of the banks, which
tion of Mississippi, from which the west- are obliged to retain funds with which
ern army has been supplied, it would j to pav their depositors. Tiie conse-
seem to he the- sacied duty of every 1 ' ■ 1
farmer in our favored section to devote
his entire energy to food. If corn
alone requires too much labor, plough up - „ .
the cotton and put it in peas, potatoes, vailed. It the effect ot tins absorption
pumpkins—anything that is suitable for j should be so great at tire present mo-
food. j ment, when the reduction of the cur-
— —“*■ — i rency is so manifest by the voluntary
The Tumble in Pricks.—The Raleigh * action of our citizens, what will it be
quences to be expected are a stringent
money market and an abatement of
the enormous prices which have pre
Progress says that prices of flour, cotton,
and other articles are tumbling all along the
line of the North Carolina Railroad. Let
them tumble ! The time is coining when it j
will he dangerous to hold flour that has j
been ground long—it will lie liable to sour.
when the tax bill is passed, and the
withdrawal of currency is forced in the
payment of taxes? That speculators
and imprudent men may be ruined by
a sudden collajise in ju ices is evident.
Total. - - 8396,537,742 93
In looking over the estimates in detail
we find some interesting statement of facts.
To support one regiment or light artillery
(10 companies) six months it costs 8490,-
731. A regiment of cavalry for the same
length of time costs $200,543. The cost of
supporting 200 Generals, 400 Aids, 163
Brigade Quartermasters, 151 Brigade Com
missaries, 500 Chaplains, and 73 Cadets,
which is the field and staff, is $4,823,164.
This includes wagons, horses, stationery,
forage, &c., for the officers. The salaries
of our Ministers, Commissioners. Consuls
a; d Commercial Agents abroad, for the
half year, amounts to $45,150. The sala
ries aud mileage of Senators is $47,000 for
the six months, and of the members of the
House $200,420.
[ Charleston Mercury.
Sklc* Briflatraiii''.
There are cheering indications of an im
proved degree of confidence in Confederate
currency. This is apparent in the decline
in prices in all our principal markets of the
leading articles as well as in the decline in
gold and silver as well as bank bills. The
tax bill, which has just passed, is working
out these good results, and we incline to
think the good has but just begun. The
bill will withdraw an amount of currency
nearly equal to that paid out, which will
increase confidence in Confederate securi
ties and induce liberal investments in
bonds. The tithing feature of the tax will
supply the army with food without resort
ing to seizing, and thus remove the occa
sion for speculation or hoarding. The re
sult will he, that the industry of the coun
try will move forward in its legitimate
channels, confidence will he restored, infla
KrTcrsr* r.t t h. wn ,
ita IVcw York.
A gentleman who arrived last week in
Richmond, and who was in New York at
the time of the late attack on Charleston,
gives the Examiner an account of the
manner in which the news from Charles
ton was received by the Gothamites. He
says tlic rep'ut that reached the NortK
was tHat Charleston was taken and the
city T occupied by the Federals. The effect
of this news was tremendous. The tele
graph wires flashed it in an instant to every
town arid village, and in on half hour thou
sands of newspapers were out with their
“extras,” screaming themselves hoarse
with the cry, “Charleston taken ; Beau
regard played out!” For a while tho
Yankees were wild with joy and delight.
New York was in ecstacics. Business was
for the time suspended, and the streets
were crammed with persons exchanging
congratulations, adding, with a shake of
the hand, ‘isn’t it glorious news V All
the newspaper officers were besieged by
crowds of men and hoys, veiling and hur
rahing, and even Greeley, in ‘his white
coat.’ in his exceeding great joy, was visi-
Lle at the window of his office. The
pcenc iu the streets was indescribable-one
wild, surging mass of human beings, frant
ic with j(\v and excitement, and jabbering
away with a thousand discordant tongues.
In this ecstacy of delight New York fell
to repost that night, but on the following
morning, about 11 o’clock, came a very
different tale. The news came that they
had been repulsed at Charleston ! It fell
like a death-knell on tho city. At-first it
was not believed, hut gradually it became
confirmed by later dispatches that morn
ing. The tide of joy changed, and New
York looked as serious and gloomy as a
grave yard. Every one wore a dejected
look and passed along silently, biting their
lips with a kind of feeling alternating be
tween disaappointment and danger. Sccesh
grew triumphant, and, by a side-glance
and smile, reminded the ‘Yanks’ of their
exultations on the day before, when they
had ‘Chaileston taken.’- This recollection
made the disappointment more keen, and
the humiliation the more crushing. The
Yankees were fairly blue. They were as
And on tiie 1st of July every holder will and the former will have no sympa
have to pay eight per cent, upon it.
( Charleston Mercury.
Collection or Confederate Tax.—
In the Confederate House of Representa
tives, on Thursday, tlic bill reported from
the Committee of Ways and Means, fixing
the manner in which the taxes under the
recent Tax Bill shall Le collected, was ta
ken tip, and the Senate amendments, for
tho most part, agreed to. The Senate
amendment fixing the pay of assessors nt
$10 per day w as amended by substituting
$6. The following proviso was appended
to the bill :
“In no valuation of credit, under the
provisions of this Act, shall any credit up
on which the holder will endorse in wri
ting his willingness to receive Confederate
uotes in payment, Le valued at a higher
rate.”— Charleston Me/cury.
An cxcharipe Las tiia following, as an excellent
gystrrn of garU- ning lor ladies:
Make up your beds early in the morning; sew
buttons on your husband’s shirts; do not rake up
any grievances, protect the young and tender bran
ches of your family; plant a smile of good temper
in your lace; and carefully root out all angry feel
ing*, and expect a good crop of happiness.
Time Out.—The Fredericksburg correspon-
d-nt of the Richmond Enquirer says, on the 23d,
"The Yanks conliuually remind our pickets that
their times will soon be up. One fellow hallowed
across night before last and said: ‘ Good bye old
fellow. This is my last night on picket. Our times
are up in niue days and Ihen we are going home."
Our boy responded by asking hint if the conscript
act did not get him? .His reply wa*, ‘damn the
conscript act—that # played oat over here.”
! thy whatever. The volume of curren
cy lias at no time exceeded -300,000,-
000. Ofthisitmay be safe to calcu
late that 100,000,000 are now with
drawn and funded. The tax bill is vari
ously estimated as productive of from
200 to 400,000,000 of revenue. Take
it at the lowest figure, and what will
be the effect of the withdrawal of
200,000,000, or half the remaining
currency? Inevitably, a most astound
ing depression in the ju ice of every
commodity. There is a mistaken im
pression that this withdrawal will be
only temporary,and that the funds will
reach their previous channels,’through
tlic disbursements of the Government;
and that the volume will still lie in
creased by the addition of 50,000,000
monthly. The Government lias no
right to re-issue the Treasury Notes
■which they take in. They cannot issue
dcjireciatcd currency, and these notes
would clearly be less in value, because
the period during which they could be
funded wolud be much shorter than
that of the new Treasury Notes of April
6. Therefore, it must he borne in mind
that theraoney withdrawn from circula
tion lor taxes can only be replaced grad-
uallj’by the disbursing officers, and that
from the period of its absorption, six
or eight months must elapse before the
, . . ., . , ; mute as a milestone. The very name of
ted prices will subside except on articles 1 C jjj ar i Rston . was a horror in their ears—
of luxury smuggled through tho blockade, Tho wllolee ;,
which cannot be too high—and as the value ,j e ^ s ; on
of the monev that will be in circulation 1 11. , ., - , - . , ... ,
in iiic iu ure y was flat, and the markets lainy wilted nn-
. and gloom nuns
of the money
will be lanrely appreciated, no one will be V ,,
wilt uo iai 0 oiy ‘IP . dcr the chcct of the news
injured by the tax, for the amount ot mon-
ey left, lifter paying the tax will be really 1 "
worth more than the whole sum would have
been bad not the. tax been levied. This is
the view wo take of it, aud therefore wc ,, • , . ,
hope no one will grumble at the tax, but 80r v 0 w/ To hi
accept it as a positive benefit as well as a
necessity.—Constitutionalist. ■
ty was paralyzed under the
Every department of trade
Disappoint
like a pall over the
(toad Rrnults of tPc Tax liiit.
The good results of the tax bill already
show themselves. 1’iices of provisions I'uitely postponed.
arc beginning to fall, and there must be a ,
heavy decline soon in every thing eatable.
Those who have purchased large stocks in
city, and the change of New York from
the day before was as great as f'rorti the
marriage least to the death-Led. One day
lit—another all grief and
idc their humiliation the
papers got up the story that the attack was
but a ‘reconnoisancc,’ but this was so ri
diculous that it was openly confessed the
next day that the attack was a failure and
the movement against Ohailcston indefi-
Tho Yankee reports of their expedition
nose woo p 11. c n »■> wn J? . Yj • 1 ! into the Teche country say thatthevreach-
xpec a ion o a use Q e i. er y is , j tlio New Iberia salt mines and destroy-
ppointed. No one will lament at their , , , rp ,. . , ..f
* r ,, , . : ed the works there. J. his is the locality
i.ss. Even speculators themselves will i. , - f ,, , ,. . ,. , J
loss. Even speculator
rejoice at the misfortune of a brother spec
ulator, for “misey loves company.’ A
ia wliicu the rock salt is found.
Repeated charges of incompetcncy have
man feels much better when caught in a been made against Gen. Taylor of Lonis-
bad box to know that others aro in the 1 iana and no regard has-been paid to them
same predicament. Like the fox without . by the Rresident. Recent events in that
a tailr iu the fable, they have no objection I section show that there is a screw loose
to*sec other foxes shorn oftkeir ‘nairative’"* somewhere which should be attended to.
also.
A gentleman who recently jiassed the
Federal lines says the Democratic ladies
of New York have gotten up a maguificient
sword, at a cost of twelve hundred dollars,
intended as a present to General Lee. It
will be sent to Richmond by some under
ground railroad, though it may share the
fate of the boots and night gown of Rresi
dent and Mrs. Davis, which were forward
ed by the ladies of Baltimore, hut which
were smelt out and captured by General
Sckenck.—Sav, Neirt. '
Among the spoils captured by Wheeler
in bis late foray was an elegant pistol, just
presented to Gen.‘Rosencranz, by some
time serving Yankee, and inscribed with
the name ot seven battlefields, upon which
old Rosy had distinguished himself.
Gen. Bragg and Lady passed through
Atlanta on the 2Stb, on their way to West
Roint, where the General will leave his la
dy with her relations, she has not yet fully
recovered from her long illness at Manches
ter, Tcnn.
Grand Moccmcnt on Meridian by Yankee General
Sindh. Lute Xorth Neirs and Rumors. Vicksburg
to be Taken soon.
Jackson. April29th.—A dispatch from Granada
of the 29th, reports all quiet at A/emp.bis.
Four gunboats just passed Grand Gulf. One
gunboat is below, shelling both ways. Tlic firing
is heavy, and distinctly heard her-. Tho enemy,
on last evening, were at Union Church, on the
Natchez and Hazdlhnrst read. Capt. Cleveland,
with some I(10 of Wirt Adams’ cavalry, was
skirmishing some hours. The Yankee force
was not ascertained, They have four pieces of
artillery aud are probably making towards Natch
ez.
Passengers who left New Orleans on Thursday,
report the police regulations stringent. Coffee
houses close at dark. Citizens are not allowed out
after nine. Fresh officers were drilling and arming
ihe negroes from the coast, Banks had tak-n Al
exandria. [This is thocapital of liapides Parish,
I,a , on Red river, 350 miles by water trap New
Orleans.]
Tho appeal says General Smith, commanding
at LaGrange says he will unite his forces at La-
Grange, J.ickson, Teen., Bolivar, and Corinth,
and advance with 20,000 on Meridian, for Mobile,
necessitating the evacuation of Vicksburg.
[Second Dispatch.']
A special a‘i.-^>atch to the Appeal states that all
is quiet along the emv^ f ro , lt from Memphis to La
Fayette. No yankees soun. „f 4 i ie usual line and
no indications of an advance.
Northern papers are full of bloody >.u«i a u.
Tyranny and anarchy go hand in hand The Chi
cago Times ot the 23d says tho Democrats have
carried Chicago.
Advices from Memphis on the 21st report War-
reutonin Federal possession. Movements are such
as lead the correspondent to believe that Grant
will capture Vicksburg in a few days.
A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazetts
from Memphis, say s that seven gunboats, one ratn
and three transports, started down on Thursday
All went well until they B' Pre half way down,
when they found the cliffs illuminated, aud the
Forest Queen returned. The Henry Clay was
compelled to stop,.receiving shots below the water
line. It was believed that all on board were lost
The F’orest Queen had her steam dram shot away.
Eleven gunboats are now below, including Fara
gut’s three.
The PetcrliofTs mail has been delivered to the
English Consul..
A large number of sick were arriving, at Cin
cinnati from Tennessee, increasing the numbers
at the hospitals, which were already full.
Burnside's advance had reached Cumberland
Gap, intending to penetrate East Tennessee. It
is now definitely known that Marshall, itreckin-
ridge and Pegram have fallen back to Knoxville,
where they are commanded by Stonewall Jack
soil.
The Persia has arrived bringing later dates from
Europe. The Post says the blockade is the only-
efficient means the North has of catrying on the
war. The Maratime Powers may consider how
long a war shall euptinue. [Fudge. ] France and
England will convey West India shipping to New
York.
Capt. A. S. Baker, a Confederate officer, has
been sent to bring the iron clad La Fayette from
England. [Tiie latter pint of the above is so
obscure that we cannot vouch for our version o!
it.]
Port Royal advices slate that the Monitors are
being iron plated on deck. The work was being
pushed vigorously.
San Francisco dates to the 22d states that the
Sacramento ltepublican newspaper was destroyed
by a mob from Camp l 4 iion.
General Foster's escape is considered miracu
lous. The boat Was seized, and tiie pilot killed
Foster will return will runfufeements. *
Tire Tux Biil—It* Goad Effect.
Already—even before it is known that the Pres
ident has signed it—the tax biil is working won
ders in the way of good to the people. Gar ex
changes amithe telegraph biiug newsfrom sever
al sections that the pi ices of provisions are rapid
ly declining. If the credit of tiie Confederate issues
had been kept up by a heavy tax from tiie first,
and if its redundancy had been kept down by
proper restrictions aud prompt funding, we never
would have had the enormously high prices and
the extensive specnlation in provisions that we
have experienced. Congress, however, it seems
did not have the courage to tax- the people tiil
they were fairly forced to do so by a popular
clamor for it: and even the Treasury Department
seems to have concocted all Olhor Jriuds of expe
dients—the most inefficient and deceptive (and
even dangerous) of till of which was the last one
of getting the States to indorse the bonds of the
Confederacy, and upon these raise money to car
ry on the war without taking the people to sus
tain tiie country’s credit or procure means.
Georgia has wisely refused this seductive and
dangerous scheme, and with her refusal it falls,
and taxation—sufficient taxation—is resorted to.
Georgia by this action has saved the country’s
credit,—State and Confederate—for if this vision
ary and unsafe measure had been adopted, both
would have sunken down in hopeless bankrupt
cy.
Tins scheme was no doubt well meant, but its
folly, and tha wisdom and efficient-}’ of a different
intention of making an advance elsewhere.
On his arrival at Memphis he was met by
Adjutant General Thomas, of the Federal
array, who, it was announced by the Cin
cinnati press, was sent to the West with full
powers to direct the movements of the ar
mies. From that moment a change was
witnessed. The troops going up were sent
back—General Grant returned to his old
position without delay—and movements
have rapidly followed each other so entire
ly at variance with the previous plans of
the enemy, as to leave no doubt of the fact
that not only was General Grant’s backing
out policy changed, but also an entirely
new plan of operations adopted, aud which
is now being developed. Union men at
Memphis have been heard to boastfully
declare that General Thomas was positive
in his requirements on meeting General
Grant.
Since the meeting of these officers we
have witnessed increased vigilance. We
are assured that not only were the troops
thafGrant sent up the river turned back,
but also that everything has been done to
increase his strength. A gentleman who
left Memphis a week ago advises us that
-^deforcements and appliances were then
going roi-fmvd. Geneial Thomas is with
the army. Unusually active movements
have been in progress, in new directions,
for the last few days; and as wc view tho
situation with the lights before us, we can
not help, regarding the crisis near at hand.
Fortunately our preparations to meet this
last desperate move of the enemy remain
undisturbed. Ilis uncertain movements
deceived nobody to an extent that in tho
least decreases our confidence as to the re
sult.
Affairs West.
We do not like the aspect of affairs out
West, as given in recent dispatches. The
enemy lias penetrated nearly as far South
as Meridian, Miss., captured several trains,
destroyed several miles of Railroad, and
laying waste the country generally. This
is believed to be the programme adopted.
1 hey cannot take Vicksburg and Poit
Hudson, but they can send out a force from
Corinth large enough to do infinite mischief
to the growing crops and the property of
the people. Aud the misforfune is,that we
have no leader in Eastern Mississippi to
check the marauders in their devastations
and rapine Remberton stays at Vicksburg,
and docs not seem to think it his business
to take care of the interior. As at present
advised, we know of no obstacle in tho
way of the" Federals moving down the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad, flanking Vicks
burg,aud threatening Mobile. If they had
much dash about them, they might have
done it long since, with impuniiy. In Lou
isiana too, Banks is having his own way
pretty much, from New r - Orleans to Red
River, and up that stream. Communica
tion is nearly cut off' between Texas and
West Louisiana, and the country East of
the Mississippi, and our disasters on the
river all show a bad state of things in that
department. We hope, however, for the
best, and that our Government and military
Generals are wide Awake to the condition
of things in that portion of the vineyard..
(Daily Confederate.
The Merchants & Planters Bank of Sa
vannah have offered a inagnificient reward
for the detection of the thief who robbcJ a
car on the Central S. Road a few nights
ago-
All accounts from Tennessee state that
no army was ever in better condition than
that at present under command of Gen. Joe
Johnston. The people arc glad to learn
that such is the fact.
Military Appointments.—The Senate oil
Thursday confirmed as Generals, Samual
Cooper, Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. John
ston and G. T. Beauregard; as. Major
Generals, Jubal A Early and Isaac
Trimble ; as Brig. Genl; William Smith
policy is even now demonstrated. Let Georgia (exGovernor) and RrinceCamillusBolig-
ha vc the credit which she deserves for throwing ' ' °
herself in the breach and saving us from finan
cial ruin.—| Southern Confederacy.
The l ull of Price*.
The healthy influence of the Tax Bill, which
has just become a law, is already making itseif
felt in the provision market. Since the leading
features of I lie tax-have obtained publicity, the
decline of prices, in flour, rice and other articles
of food, has been steady and uuinistakeable. A
variety of reasons are given to account for the
fall; some attributing it to the sudden contraction
of the currency by the recent funding of so many
millions of onr redundant currency iu Confeder
ate bonds; and others alleging as a cause, the res
trictions lately imposed upon inter-State ship
ments for the purposes of speculation. Both these
circumstances, doubtless, have contributed, in a
measure, to bring about the reduction of prices:
but the agency that has been mainly instrumental
in effecting the welcome change is, in fact the new
Confederate tax.
At no lime, we feel convinced, has there exis
ted any real scarcity of food in the Southern
States. But in every community, besides and dis
tinct from the speculators, there bare been timid
Cotton in tub South.—Tho amount
of cotton on band in the Southern Confed
eracy is estimated at three and a half mil
lion of bales. At fifty cents per pound,
(fifty per cent less than it is now worth in
foreign markets,) it would realize about
$S75,000,000—a sum much larger than the
entire expense of tho war up to this time.
Qucre /—"What was Eve made for 1
Answer—Adam’s Express Company.
The C. S. S. Alabama.—It is stated by
gentlemen, who received news from New
Orleans just before the railroad train left,
that the C. S. S- Alabama. Capt. femmes,
had captured the Aspinwall New lork
steamer Moses Tsylor, with a treasure
freight of more than a million of dollars,
[Mobile Tribune, With nit.
