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UOL f til[Tii.Vi MSBET, BARNES k MOORE
Pubiislinrs and Proprietors.
s. II. NJ*Br. I . 1
(i ! jc Canfcbcratc Pinion
( J Weekly, in Alil/eilgrri/le, Ga.
of Hancock and Wilkinson i'Sts.
//■ Court House.)
At $5 a year in Advance.
OCR NEW TEB.fl*.
: after September l»t, 18C3,tlieTerx* ot Sub- j GEORGIA, Berrien Countr"
1,1 tlie Coufodcrate Union, tire Iivf. l)oi. IlfHFBFAS i. m „ ». '
AU indebtedness for j W letters of'J.ZfJj. ?'*? a P» ,lie8to "te for
JAMES S. IIARRIS^and Lgenia Harris apply
,,,-anV.v in advance. All indebtedness tor ; yy let»Pr« nf a* , appl.es to me for
;;'of'' Tl,ree^Vutlarl'per Daniel Panlk de^ased ^ lhe D ‘ in0r I,eirof
Guardian's Sale.
.... persons interested will take notice and fit.
! objections if any in my office on or before the first
. Monday ,n March next, otherwise
issue.
letters will
1 GREEABLE to an order of the Court of Or- , Given tinder my band officially th;« T.a,,,,.
\ Jinary of Jasper county, will be sold on the j 26th, 1864. y f “ iS •' !5nu “ r >
r.t n Tuesday in Al’RIL next, in the town of J 37 5t Paid S3 HT PFFPT r»rd>
M ,’ ti rv lo. in said county, the following proper- j „„ 1 LLh ' ° rd Y
to-wit:
mdred and eighty Acres of Land, the
■ne bcin" one lilth of the lands belonpinR to the
inor children of Wm. F. Flournoy, deceased —
•II ii,-d on Heard s Creek—adjoining lands of 15.
i- . v H Preston. Jr. and otiiers. Sold «3
property of Samuel A F lournoy, minor, for
15. MADDUX, Guardian.
February IIth,i^4- M 11 H M ids
GEORGIA, Thomaa County.
Court of Ordinary, January
W MUREAS, John R Maddox, Adr
5, 1S64.
ud eultigentium.
iiinigtiator
.. _ .. - . m application by Df-ii-
tiou to tins Court, lor permanent letters of Ad
ministration on the estate of Jesse W. Maddox
to mo for letters of administration on the es
tate of Moses D Harris dec'd of said county
AU persons interested will take notice and file
objections on or before the first Monday in March
next, otherwise letters will issue.
Witness my band and official signature
II. T. PEEPLES, Ord’v.
January 23th, 1864. (Pd $3) 3*
GEORGIA, Appling County.
To ah whom it may concern.
Ailm in is/rat or’s Sale.
fl.LllE SOLD,before the Court House door
W t’l’ic Town of Yald
Turs'lav in April next, a]
t« *r tin;
•ancd.
I/(Wide* county on the first
the lands belonging to tin;
i) Carter late of Lowndes county dec’d.
nt lit of the heir- and creditors of said
deceased
Ah persons interested, are notified to file their
objections in said Court, otherwise said letters
will be granted to said applicant at the regular
Urn. of aaiJCourt, to beheld at Thomasville said
county, on ttie first Monday in March next.
1(7 5t H. H. TOOKE, Ord’y.
Fehmary let 1861.
SAMUEL CARTER Adtn’r.
j. w, H. 39 tds.
GEORGIA, Thomas County.
C ourt of Ordinary, January 25. 1864.
"YA7 ULKLAS, Teressa A. Ho wen makes appli-
v » latic- *- - - r • r
A Jmimstrate/r’s Sale,
11"ILL HE SOLD on tlie first Tuesday in
\V May next, at the Court House door m Ir-
w invi'le. Irwin county Ga . w ithin the usual hours
of sale, as the estate of Thus. S. Rigdou, dec’d.,
nart"It Lot Xo 214 in the 6th dist. of Irwin, con
i nline two hundred and teu acres, more nr less.
IVrms cash. ' REBECCA RIGDON, Adinrx.
Feb. 1st, 1864. 38 tds
lion to tins court for letters of admi'stra-
tion on the Estaie of John G. Lindsey deceased.
All persons having objections will file them in
said coint ctheiwis- said letters will be granted to
the applicant at a regular term of.-aid court to be
held at i bomasville, said eounly, on the first Mon
ti ay in March next.
37ot II. II
W HEREAS, John Bennett Sr., makes appli-
catien to me for letters of administration on
the estate of Henry Bennett deceased.
This is therefore t 0 cite and admonish all whom
it may concern, to file their objection i. if any tbev
have, on or before the first Monday in March next
otherwise said letters will be granted.
\\ itness my hand and official signature, this
January 14, 1864.
J. LIGIITSEY, Ordinary A. C.
January 14, le64. 5 t
A LL persons indebited to the estate of Newton J
Rogerr * ~
.. 8 lele ot Baldwin County deed., are request-
e 1 lua * e P a >' meu t ami creditors of said deceased
will please present their demands.
LOUISA .1. ROO ERS Ad.m’x.
JAREI) F. ROGERS Adm’r.
January llfh 1884. j. h. 3o 6t.
Hot ice tej Ik eh tors and Creditors.
G GEORGIA, I homas Couiity. AlTjiersons in*
•Jebted to John R. Reville, of said county,
deceased, are notified to make immediate payment
TOOKE. Ordinary.
GEORGIA. Thomas County.
Court of Ordinary, January 25, 1S64.
\XI HEREAS. Alary K J Daniel makes aupli-
vt catic" *■ :J '’—• - - -
H^eculor’s Sale.
v iriLL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday
It March next, before the Court-House door,
in the town of Biaekshear. Pierc
Ite usual hours of sale, in
;li said town. Sold as the property of Allen C
- v kland, decease!!. Terms on day of sale
CASSEY ST
THOM
January 4, 1864. Pd. So. 34 tds
ition to said Court for letters of Guardian
ship for the persons, property and effects of Char-
lottj, Julia C, and Mary F. Daniel, minor resi
dents of said county.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
. i terce co Ga .between persons concerned to be and appear at my office
small parcels, lot no. 92 ; on the first Monday in March next, to show
1 ln “" r ' cause, if any they have, why letters shall not is
sue to the applicant iu terms of the law.
5t 11. H. TOOKE. Ord’v.
to the undersigned, and all those having claims
against hiitl will present them in form as required
b -V law. THOMAS HARVIN, Adm’r.
December 25tn, 1863. it 11 r 33 Gt
STRICKLAND, ) ..
)MAS SWEAT, S
xec rs.
GEORGIA, Miller County.
Administrator's Sale.
nv VIRTUE el an order of the Court of Ordi-
B \ V IK I ( L ot an order ofthe flonorabloCourt
of C ”
T
l) nary Baki r County, will be sold before the
Court-House door in Twiggs county, on the first
j . sday in March next, within the usual hours of
all the lands belonging to the estate of Mrs.
Nancy Allen, late of Baker county deceased. No.
ot -aid lands not known, but adjoining the lands
ofD. W. .Shine’s and others, in Twiggs county
Ga. Terms of sale cash. C. I’’. SMITH,
Administrator.
December 7. 1^63. T. A. 34 tds
Ordinary ot Miller county, will be sold „„
the first Tuesday in March next, at the Coifrt-
House door in said county, all the lands belonging
to the estate of George A. Collier deceased, late ot
said county—including number’s 4(10, 401,409 and
408, all lying in the 12th distiict of said county.
Sold for benefit cf creditors and for distribution
among the heirs.
JXO. W. SOLOMON, Adm’r.
January 4, 1864. Pd. $5. 34 tds
ny VIRILE of an ojder of the Court of Ordi-
J j uary of Echols county, will be sold before the
juty
GEORGIA, Thomaa County.
Court of Ordinary, Fcbru
Where;
T t istratrix ad colligendum, makes application to
this Court for permanent lettersof administration
IX TV days from dale application will be made
Ewl.to the honorable the Court of Ordinary of
1 wiggs county, for an order for leave to sell all
the land belonging to the estate of Joshua Staf
ford, Senior, late of said county, deceased.
MILLY' HUGHES, Adm'rx.
Marion, Jan. 1 llh, 1861. 1. s 3594
I ’-WO months after date application will be
made to the honorable the Court of Ordinary
ot Lowndes county, Ga., tor leave to sell a negro
man, and also a negro boy, belonging to the estate
of Mrs Martha Sasser, deceased
ILLIAM ROEBUCK. Adm’r.
December lfith, 1863. j xv 11 31 9t
police to Debtors and Creditors.
G EORGIA, I nOMAS COUNTY—All persons
indebted to C. W. Hines, of said county, de
ceased, aie notified to niakf* immediate payment
to ihe undersigned, and all those having claims
against him, will present them in form as required
bylaw. M. A. HINES, Admrx
December 25th, 1863. ri n t 33 6t.
Court House door in the town of Statenville,Echols on the estate of Samuel Hines, of said county, de-
( unity, on the fiist Tuesday in February next, ceased.
within the usual hours of sale, one hundred acres j All persons having objections, will file them in
i; laud, pait of lot No. 521, five hundred and twer.- | sa i J Court, otherwise said letters will be granted
tv he, in the eleventh district of sai, county, j an d i sgue d to said applicant at a regular term of
8old as the property of James Touchton Jr., late ! sa ;d Court, lo be held at Thomasville, said county,
-t said county deceased, for the benefit of the heirs 0 u the first Monday in March next.
and creditots of said deceased
JAMES TOUCH TON, Sr., AdnTr.
Dec 19,1863. T. r>. c. I“d. $fi. 31 tds
38 fit
II. H. TOOKE, Ord’y.
Administrator's Sate.
IT! Order of the court of Ordinary of Berrien 1
l ) county, wilt be sold before the Court House
door in Nashville, on the first Tuesday in March ;
next, within the legal hours ot sale, part of lot of |
land 225, iu the tenth district of said county, con
taining one hundred and forty acres, more or less, i
belonging to the estate of James Hendley, dec’d.
Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of
said deceased. Terms cash.
D. C. SMITH, Adm’r. |
Jan’y 5,18G4. Pd. fifi.OU 11 T t* 3fi tds
GEORGIA, Pulaski county.
Ordinarys Office for Said county.
WHEREAS, Edward Tripp, applies to me for
1! letters of Guardianship ot the pdrsonofMa-
ry Yearly minor of Henry Yearty deceased.
This is therefore to cite all concerned, to he and
appear at my office within the time presribed by
law. and show cause it any they have why letters
of Guardianship should not be granted the appli
cant.
Given under my hand and official signature this
January 20th, 1864.
JXO. J. SPARROW, Ord’y.
37 5t.
GEORGIA, Appling County.
OIXTY DAYS after date application will be
GEORGIA, Lowndes County.
' made to the Court of Ordinary, of said county,
for h ave to sell a’portion of the land and negroes
belonging to the estate of Alfred S. Hall, deceased,
for the purpose of paying debts.
JOHN F. HALL, Adm’r
December 15,1863. j. L. 31 9t
YyHEBEAS, Isaac Jessup, administrator on
S IXTY days after date application will be made
... - - - - * -
to the Court of Ordinary of Irwin county
f r leave to sell the real estate of John H. Tucker
late 01 said county deceased.
MICAJAH TUCKER, Adm’r.
Dec. 7, 1863. 1. m c 31 9t.
the estate of Joshua Jessup, deceased, has
made application to this Court for letters of dis
mission from the administration of said estate.
These are therefore to admonish all persons in
terested, to show cause, if any, within the tim8*
prescribed by law. why said letters should not be
granted to said applicant. .
Witness my hand and official signature, this
February 1st, 1861
JOHN W. HARRELL, Ordy.
33 6t Paid $6
S IXTY days ’mm date application will be made
to the Co
'01114 of Ordinary of Twiggs county
for an order for leave to sell all the lands belong
ing to the estate of llyram Parker, late of said
county, deceased. RICHARD MYKICK, Adm’r.
December 12th, 1863. l s 31 9t
S IXTY’ DAY’S after date application will be
made
to the Court of Ordinary of Bulloch
county, for leave to sell (be real estate of John W
Gibson, late of said county deceased.
JAMES J. MILLER. Ex’r.
Dec. 15th 1863. (d b) 31 tds.
S IXTY days after date application will be made
to the Court of Ordinary of Irwin county for
leave to sell the real estate of Thomas S. Rigdon.
late of said county, deceased.
REBECCA RIGDON, Adm’rx.
Dec. 7, 1363. l m o 31 9t
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons indetneU to tbe estate ofE. T Bui
lt
lard late ofMitchell County, deed, are no-
tetied to make immediate payment, and those hav
ing demands against said deed,are notified to band
them in, in terms of the law.
M. JANE BULLARI), Adm ix.
Febuary 1st, 1364. J J. it. Pd fi4, 33 6t
Notice.
GEORGIA, Pulaski county.
t^IXTY’ DAY’S afterdate application will be made,
GEORGIA, Mitchell County.
yj 1XTY days after date application will he made
> J to the Court ot Ordinary o
'yyHF.REAS, WadeC. Cox applies to me for
Ordinary of l^vin county for
eavetosell the real estate of Berry G. Rigdon
a’e of said county, deceased.
BERRY S. RIGDON, Adm i.
Dec 7, 1863. I. M c 31 9t
Administrator's Side.
YITLL be sold on the first Tuesday in MAY’
M next, before the Court House dcor in Ir-
'•.'. e. Irwin county, between the usual hours of
r .9(1 acres of lot 214 in the 6th of Irwin, as the
•j'ate of Berry G. Rigdon. deceased.
BERRY S. RIGDON? Adm’r
Feb 1st, 1864 . 33 tds
letters cf administration on the estate of B.
M. Cox, deceased, late of said county.
These are therefoie to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of said de
ceased, to be and appear at my office, in Canrilla,
to show cause in terms of tbe law, if any they
have, why said letters should not be granted.
Witness my hand and official signature this
Feb. 1st, 1864.
J J. BRADFORD, Onl y
38 ot Raid $3
to the honernble the Court of Ordinary of said
county for leave to sell a negro man belonging to the
estate of Abel T. Wright deceasd : late of said
ouutv.
WILLIAM WRIGHT.
Feburary 1st, 1864. (j. J- s. 38 9t
GEORGIA, Pulaski County.
S IXTY days after dute application will be made to
the Ordinary of Pulaski count}’, for leave to sell
all the lands belonging to the estate of C- G. Davis
late of said county deceased, for the heirs and credi
tors of said deceased.
5IAT1IEYV GRACE Adm’r.
January 8th, 1684. (j. g. s.) 37 9t.
mVVO MONTHS after date application will be
X made to the Court of Ordinary of Appling
county, for an order to sell the laud belonging to
the estate of Christopher Cbancey. late of said
county deceased.
HUGHEY CIIANCEY. Adm’r.
January 11, 1864. J L 36 9t
GEORGIA, Thomas County.
1 rt of Ordinary, February 1st,
1864.
YI7HEREAS, Lindsey, makes
M application by petition to this Couit
, for let-
administration on the estate of Johu G.
h.iiilsey, of said county, deceased.
A , persons having objections, will file them in
: Court, otherwise said letters will be granted
ai 1 issued to said applicant at a regular term of
«a:J Court, to be held at Thomasville, said county,
n the first Monday in March next.
38 fit II H TOOKE, Ord’y.
GEORGIA Bulloch County.
To ad ichont it may concern.
W HEREAS. Susannah Gay applies to me for
letters of administration on the estate of
Mathew Gay, late of said county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite arid admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said decea
sed, to hie their objections, if any they have, in
j GEORGIA, Irwin County.
S IXTY' DAYS after date application will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Irwin coun
ty, for leave to sell the land belonging to George
( J Young, late of said county deceased.
CHARLES ROBERTS, Adm’r.
! Jan’y 11. 1364. . L m c 36 9t
said let-
my office in terms of the law, otherwise
ters will be granted.
Given under my hand officially, this 25th day
of January.-1864.
33 5t i> B YVILLIAM LEE, Ord y.
W!
GEORGIA Berrien Ccuuty.
\\ T HKREAS, Hamilton, W. McCranie applies
1 » to me for Tetters of Admistration on the estate
of Allen T. Hart of said county deed. All persons
ntercsted will take notice and file objections mi or { granted to said applicant.
Wore the first Monday of March, otherwise letters ! VVitnesAiy hand and official signature, Feb.
ai l be granted. Witness my official signature, j (gt, ls64.
GEORGIA Lowndes Couuty.
HEREAS, James Carter. Guardian of Irwin
Swilley and Mary J. Swilley, makes applica
tion to this Court for letters of dismission from
said guardianship.
These are therefore to admonish all persons in
terested’ to show cause, if any, within the time
prescribed bv law, why said letteis should not be
GEORGIA Lowndes county.
rilWO months after date application will be
X made to the Honorable tlie Court ofOrdinary
of said county for leave to fecit the land* belonging to
the estate of Isaac D. Carter, late of Lowndes county
deceased.
SAMUEL CARTER Adm’r.
Feburnary 1st, 1864. J. w. h. 39 9t.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons having demands against the es
tate ot Benjamin James and Frances M..
Ifi b, 5th 1864.
I’d f3,
II. T. PEEPLES, Ordinary.
39 fit.
38 fit
JOHN W. HARRELL, Ord’y.
James, late of Pierce county, deceased, will pre
sent them duly authenticated within the time pre-
j scribed by law, and all persons indebted to said
; estates, are requested to make immediate payment
: to WILLIAM T JAMES, Adin’r
February 12th. 1864, I’d $4 39 (it
GEORGIA Bcilien County.
GEORGIA, Berrien County.
YW HEREAS, William Best applies to in© for an
»1 order calling upou the administrators ofDavid
Maithis, Deceased, late of said county, to execute
foies to lot of land 333, in the 10th district of
S’.id county.
All persons interested, will take notice and file
i ons or before the first Monday In May,
raise said order will be granted.
Witness my official signature, this February
: ’tii, 1864.
II. T. PEEPLES, Ord’y.
Pd 86,09 39 3m
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
To all whom it may concern.
U'HEKEAS. Jane Ann Deloach makes ap
plication t3 me for letters of administration
0,1 the estate of William Deloach, Jr., late of said
county, deceased.
I lo se are therefore to cite and admonish all per
‘ aw interested to be and appear at my office with-
■ lb’’ time prescribed by law to show cause, if
*'iy they have, why said letters should not issue
the applicant in terms of the law.
Given under my hand officially this 4th day of
1 I'64. u B. 39fit WILLIAW LEE, Ord y.
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
"U’HEREAS, Benjamin C. Lee and Nicy Wil
iiams make application to me for letters ol
on on the estate of Simon P. Vfilliams
^Inuuistration
‘(‘fo of said county deceased.
1 liese are tnerefore to cite and admonish all per-
fons interested to be and appear at my office iu
forms of tbe law, to show cause, if any tbev have,
"by said letters should not be granted to Aiid ap
Plicants in terms of the law.
Given under nA- hand officially this 4th day of
1 - b 1661. d 3 39 fit WILLIAM LEE, Ord’y.
300 CORDS OF TAN BARK
WANTED for the Georgia Penitentiary, for which
* the highest Market price will be paid.
, JAMES A. GREEN P. K.
January 18th, 1864. 33 4m
W M Besh. applies to me for nu order requiring
the AdmrV of David Mathews dec’d of said
comity to execute a deed to part ol lot of laud no. 331
in the 10 district Berrien . ’ * .
All persons interested will take notice and file objec-
(ions if any by the first mornlay in May. otherwise
said order will*be granted.
Wituess my official signature this Jauuary 30th,
H. T. PEEPLES Ordinary.
(Pd. fill) 38 3m.
GEORGIA, Jasper County.
W HEREAS, Samuel C- Shy makes application
to me for letters of administration on the es
tate of Joseph Jones, late of said couuty, de-
C6MCd<
These are therefore to cite and admouish all per
sons concerned, to be and appear at my office on
the first Monday iu April next, to show cause,
if any they have, why letters shall not issue to the
applicant, in terms of the law. _
Given under my hand officially, tins ^nd rub-
rn *33’fit S 4 ‘ M. H. HUTCHISON, Ordinary.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Pulaski county.
W W PERRY’, Guardian of J. L. Holland,
. having applied lo the Comt of Ordinary
of said county for a discharge from his Guardian
ship of J. L. Holland, person »Dd property.
This is therefore to cite all persons concerned
to show cause, by tiling object ions in my office,
why the said \V. W. Perry should not be dismiss
rd from his Guardianship of J. L. Holland and
receive the usual letters of dismission.
Given under mv official s 'P n ® , (F re ’ «
JOHN J. SPARROW, Ord’y P. C.
Jan. 30th, 1864.
33 fit.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons indebted to YY ilford. “"V
late of Thomas county, deceased, are notified
to come forward and make immediate payment to
the undersigned, and all those having claims
•gainst him. wiff present them in form, and with
in the time prescribed byJaw^ R|C£ AdmV
Feb. 1, 1864. [11 HT] 3801
GEORGIA, Mitehel couuty.
S IX MONTHS »ftor dote I will apply-la the Ordi
nary of sai l county for letters of dismissal from
the Administration of the estate of Dolly Oliver, de
ceased. This February 3rd,3864.
B. B. KEATON.
(Pd $6.) 40 6m.
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
To all whom it may concern.
HEREAS. John M. Martin and Sarah Mar-
.._ make application toine for lettersof ad
ministration on the estate of James II. Martin,
late of said coiBity, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons interested to be aud appear at my office by
the first Monday in April next, to sliow cause, if
any they have, why letters should not issue to the
applicants in terms of the law.
Given under iny hand officially this 4th day of
Feb. 1864. u. il. 39 fit YVILLIAM LEE, Ord’y’
GEORGIA, Jasper County.
W HEREAS, Jesse M. Owens makes applica-
I
lion to me for letters ot administration
tbe estate of Charles Kitchens, late of said coun
ty, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of said
deceased, to be and appear at my office on the
first Monday in April next, to show cause, if any
they have, w hy letters shall not issue to the ap
plicant in terqis of the law.
Given under my hand officially, this 13th day of
Y'ebrnary, 1864.
39 fit M H HUTCHISON, Ord’y.
GEORGIA Lowndes couuty.
■yyHEREAS Owen Smith and James E. Griffin
. . makes application to this Court tor letters of ad
ministration ou the estate of Mitchell S. Griffiiu late of
Lowndes county deceased.
Theseure therefore to admonish all persons interest
ed to file their objections, if any at this office within
the time prescribed by law why said letter! should cot
begranted to euidapplicant,otherwise said letters will
be granted and issued to said applicant.
Witnessed my hand and official signature this 1st,
day of February 1864.
7 JOHN W. HARRELL Ord’y,
39 fit.
The following biil was passed by Congress iu
secret session, and the injunctions of secrecy hav
ing been removed, it is made public :
“A BILL to suspend the privilege ofthe writ of
tiibcas corpus in certain cases-
•‘Wher,-as, the Constitution ofthe Confederate
Mates of America provides in Article 1, Section
9, Paragraph 3, that the privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when,
in case of rebellion or invasion, tbe public safety
inay require it, and whereas the power of suspen
ding tbe privileges of said writ, as recognized in
Artic.e I, is vested solely in (lie Congress, which
is the exclusive judge of th3 necessity of such
suspension; and whereas, in the opinion of tbe
Congress, the public safety requires the suspen-
siouotsaid writ in the existing case of the inva
sion of these Mates; and whereas, the President
has asked for the suspension of the writ ol habeas
corpus, and informed Congress of conditions of
public danger which render the suspension of the
writ a measuie proper for tbe public defence
against invasion and insurrection; now, there
fore .
* The Congress of the Confederate States of Ameri
ca do enact:
That, during the present invasion of the Con
federate States, thepnvilege of the writ of habeas
corpus be, and the same is hereby, suspended; hut
such suspension shall apply only to the case of
persons arrested or detained by the President,
Secretary of YVar, or the General Officers comman
ding tbe Trans -Mississippi A'iiitary Departrmnt,
by the authority and under the control ofthe
President. It is hereby declared that the pur
pose of Congress in the passage of this act is to-
provide more effectually tor the public safety, by
suspending the writ of habeas corpus in thel'otlow-
ing cases and no other :
“I. Of treason, or treasonable efforts or combi
nation to subvert the Government or the Confed
erate States.
‘TI. Of conspiracies to overthrow the Govern
ment, or conspiracies to resist the lawful authority
ofthe Confedi rate States.
“ill Of combining to assist' the enemy, or of
communicating intelligence to the enemy, or giv
ing him aid and comfort.
“IV. Of conspiracies, preparations and attempts
to incite servile insurrection.
“V. Of desertions, or encouraging desertions, of
hai boring deserters, and attempt to avoid military
service : Provided, That in case of palpable
wrong aud oppression by any subordinate officers
upon any party who does not legally owe military
service, his superior officer shall grant prompt re
lief to the oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall he dismissed from office.
“VI. Of spies and other emissaries of the ene
my.
“VII. Of holding correspondence or inter
course with the enemy, without necessity, and
without the permission of the Confederate f
States. |
,VIII. Of unlawful trading with the enemy, and
other offences against the laws ofthe Confede-
& echos I. That from and after the pas
sage of this act all white men, residents of
the Confederate States, between the ages
of seventeen and fifty, shall be in the mili
tary service of the Confederate States for
the war.
Sec. 2. That all persons aforesaid, be
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five,
now in service, shall be retained during
the present war with the United States,
in the same regiments, battalions and
companies to which they belong at the
passage of this act. with the same organi
zation and officers, unless regularly traits-'
ferred or discharged, iu accordance with
the laws and regulations for the govern
ment of the army ; Provided, that compa
nies from one State, organized against
their consent, expressed at the time, with
regiments or battalions from another State,
shall have the privilege of being trans
ferred to organizations of troops, in the
same arm of the service, from the States
in which sait^iompanics were raised ; and
the soldiers from one State, in companies
from another State, shall bo allowed, if
they desire it, a transfer to organizations
from their own States in the same arm of
the service.
Sf.c. 3. Be it further enacted, That at
the expiration of six months from the firs’
day of April next, a bounty of one hun
dred dollars in a six per cent, Govern
ment bond, which the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized to issue,
shall be paid to every non-commissioned
officer, musician and private who shall
then be in service, or in the event of his
death, previous to the period of such pay
ment, then to the person or persons who
would be entitled by law to receive the
arrearages of his pay ; but no one shall be
entitled to the bounty herein provided,
who shall at any time, during the period
of six months next after the said first day
of April, be absent front his command with
out leave.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That no
person shall be relieved from tlie operation
of this act by reason of having been dis
charged from the Army, where no disabili
ty now exists ; nor shall those tvlio have
furnished substitutes be any longer ex-
rate Slates, enacted to promote their success in
the war.
“IX. Of conspiracies, or attempts to liberate
prisoners of war held by the Confederate
States.
“X. Of conspiracies, or attempts or preparations
to aid the enemy.
“XL Of persons advising or inciting others
to abandon the Confederate cause, or to resist
the Confederate States or to adhere to the ene
my .
“XII. Of unlawful burning, destroying or inju
ring, or attempting to burn, destroy or injure any
bridge or railroad, or telegraphic line of communi
cation, of property with the intent <f aiding the
enemy.
XIII. Of treasonable designs to impair the
empted by reason theieof : Provided, that
no person, heretofore exempted on account
of religious opinions, and who has paid the
tax leveid to relieve him from service,
shall be required to render military ser
vice under this act.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all
white male residents of the Confederate
States, between the ages of seventeen and
eighteen and forty five and fifty years,
shall enroll' themselves at such times and
places, and under such regulations, as
the President may prescribe, the
time
allowed not being less than thirty-days for
“XIII. Of treasonable designs to impair the t nd sixty days for those west
military power of the Government by destroying, , t-no-jo K ’ . . . / 7
or attempting to destroy, the vessels, or arms, ; of the Mississippi river, and
attempting to destroy
or muntions ot war, or arsenals, foundries,
workshops, or other property of the Confederate
tttatos.
SEC. 2 The President shall cause proper officers
to investigate tlie cases of persons so arrested or
detained, in order that they may be discharged if
improperly detain- d, unless they can be speedily
11 led in the due course of law.
Sec. 3- That during the suspension aforesaid,
no military or other officer shall be compelled, in
answer to any writ of habeas corpus, to appeariu
in person, or to return the body of any person or
persons detwined by him by the authority of the
President. Secretary of War. or the General officer
commanding the Trans Mississippi Department;
but upon the certificate, under oath, of the officer
having charge of any one so detained that such
person is detained by him as a prisoner for any of
the causes hereinbefore specified, underthe au
thority aforesaid, further proceeding underthe
writ of habeas corpus shall immediately cease and
remain suspended sq long as this act shall continue
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for ninety
days after the next meeting of Congress, and no
longer.
Loss or Hints.—Welearn, says the Savannah Seres
that the Confederate Government had a large quantity
ol hides stored at Sanderson, in Florida, when the ene
my took that place. They, as a matter of course,
were all destroyed. If we are correctly informed that
a very large lot of hides had heeu accumulated at that
point, and suffered to fall into the hands of the enemy,
some person is to biaine, and censure should fall upon
him through whose reinissness the Government and
the soldiers met with the loss of so scarce and necessary
an article.
any person
who shall fail to enroll himself, without
.■treasonable excuse therefor, to be judged
of by the President, shall be placed in ser
vice in the field for the war, in the same
mariner as though they were between tlie
ages of eighteen and forty-five : Provided
or bureaus, or in any of the duties men
tioned in the eighth sccti(|p of this act, in
violation ofthe provisions thereof, shall.on
conviction thereof by a court-martial
or military court be cashiered ; and
it shall be tbe duty of any depaiIntent
or district commander, upon proof,
by tbe oath of any credible person,
that any such officer has violated this pro
vision, immediately to relieve such officer
from duty : and said eommande-rs shall take
prompt measures to have him tried for
such offence; and any commander as
aforesaid failing to perform the duties en
joined by this section, shall upon being
duly convicted thereof, be discharged from
the service.
Sec. 10. Bft it further enacted, That
all laws granting exemptions from mili
tary service be, and tbe same is hereby,
repealed, and hereafter nono shall be ex
empt except the following :
1. All who shall be held unfit for mili
tary service, under rules to be prescribed
by the Secretary of YVar.
2. The Vice-President of the Confeder
ate States the members and (Officers of Con
gress and of the several State Legislatures
and such other Confederate and State offi
cers as the President, or the Governors of
the respective States, may certify to be
necessary for the proper administration of
the Confederate or State Governments, as
the case may bo.
3. Every minister of religion authorized
to preach according to the rules of liis
cliarch and who, at the passage of this
act, shall be regularly employed in
the discharge of his ministerial duties;
superintendents and physicians of asy
lums for the deaf and dumb aud
blind and of the insane; one editor
for each newspaper being published at
the time of this act, an.l such employ
ees as said editor may certify on oath, to
be indispensable to tbe publication of such
newspaper ; the public printer of the Con
federate and State Governments, and such
journeymen printers as the said public
printer shall certify, 011 oath to be indis
pensable to perform the pnblic printing;
one skilled apothecary in each apothecary
store, who was doing business as such on
the 10th day of October, 1862, and has
continued said business, without intermis
sion, since that period ; all physicians over
the age of thirty years, who now are, and
for the last seven years have been in tbe
actual and regular practice of their pro
fession, but the term physician shall not
include dentists; all presidents and teach
ers of colleges, theological seminaries,
acadamies - and schools, who have been
regularly engaged a3 such for two years
next before the passage of this act; Provi
ded, That tYio bonefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose
schools are composed of twenty students
or more. AM superintendents of public
hospitals, established by law before the
passage of this act, and such physicians
and nurses therein as such superintendents
shall certify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the proper and efficient management
thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person
in the production of grain and provistboi*
to be sold to the Govemmont and the famf-
Hcs of soldiers at prices not exceeding those
fixed at the time L»r iiko articles by the
Gommissioncis of the Slate uuder tbe Im-
j pressment act.
5. 1 he president, treasnrer, auditor and
superintendent of any railroad company
engaged in transporting for the Govern
ment, and such officers and employees
thereof as the president or superintendents
shall certify op oath to be indispensable
to the efficient operation of said railroad :
Provided, that the number of persons so
exempted by this act on any railroad shall
rsb
not exceed one person for each and every
mile of snch road in actual use for- military
transportation ; and said exempt 6hall be
repotted by name and description with
the names of any who may have left the
employment of said company, or who may
cease to be indespensable.
9. That nothing herein contained shall
be construed as repealing the act approved
April the 14th, 1SS3. entitled an act to ex
empt contractors for carrying the mail of
the Confederate States, and the drivers of
post coaches-and hacks, from militaiy ser
vice. Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only contin
ue whilst the persons exempted are ac
tually engaged in their respective pursuits
or occupations.
11. That the President be, and he is
hereby authorized to grant details, under
general rules and regulations to be issued
from the War Department, either of •per
sons betwen forty-five and fifty years of
age, or from the army in the field, in all
cases wlfcre, in his judgment, justice,
equity, and necessity require such details,
and he ut»y revoke such order of details
wherever he thinks proper : Provided,
that the power herein granted to the Presi
dent to make details and exemptions sbalf
not be construed to authorize the exemp
tion or detail of any contractor for furnish
ing supplies of any kind to the Govern
ment, by reason of said contract unless tho
head or secretary of the department ma
king such contract shall certify that the
personal services of such contractor aro
indispensable to the execution of such con
tract : Provided further, That when any
such contractor shall fail, diligently and
faithfully to proceed with the execution of
such contract his exemption or detail shall
cease.
12. That in appointing local boards of
Burgeons for the examination of persons
liable to military service, no member com
posing the same shall be appointed from,
the countiy or enrolling districts in which
they are required to make such examina
tion. *
Our Noble Soldiers.
It D perfectly delig’itful, exclaims the Charlottsville
/taily Chronicle, to see a soldier from the army.—
Tnere may be alarm or anxiety at, home : he has never .
Iieuid ot it. Tee currency may be failing ; be receive* ’
with caosrfnllness his eleven dollars a m-mth,and feels it ,
is the best his country can give him. There may bo '
fears that the Yankees will outnumber us : lie savs
Gen. Lac can whip them fifty thousand against ninety
■fioino apprehensions about
that the persons mentioned in this section | as owner or agriculturist? on each farm or
shall constitute a reserve for State defence ! plantation upon which there are now, and
and detail duty, and shall not be required
to perform service out of the State in which
they-reside.
Sec. 6. That all persons required by the
fifth section of this act to enroll themselves
may within thirty days after the passage
thereof, east of the Mississippi river, and
within sixty days, if west of said, river,
form themselves iuto voluntary organiza
tions ot companies, battalions, or regi
ments, and elect their own officers; said
organizations to conform to thj^|^^ng
laws ; and having so organized
their services as volunteers durin
were on the 1st day of January last, fifteen
able-bodied field hands, between the ages
ofsixteen and fifty,upon the following con
ditions.
1. This exemption shall only b« granted
in cases in which there is no white male
adult on the farm or plantation uot liable
to military service, nor unless the person
claiming the exemption was, on the 1st
day of January, IS64. either the owner
and manager or overseer of said plantation,
hut in no case shall more than one person
er 1 be exempted for one farm or plantation,
toe war | 2. Such persons shall first execute a
thousand, lie miy beacatl
a scarcity of fxid : he will tell you," "we get a quarter
of a pound of meat a day, and it is a plenty. Some
one asked a young acquaintance of onr’s (son of a
wealthy gentleman,) who was a private in General
Magruder'B army on the Peninsula—“Well John, how
do you like the army “Oh,”, says he, “of course I
like it; they give mu plenty of beef to eat, and plenty
of straw to sleep on—ichai more can a man wart ?"—
This was in the first year of the war. Two years have
DIDn^an^^t^i^g^V JSJL
self had upou some occasion been taken prisoner; tho
conversation turned upon the duration and serious
character of the war; but from bim there fell not one
word of weariooaj or discontent, and of the final result
iu our favor he seenierfe to entertain no more doubt than
that the ears would perform their daily trips. His
brother Cold us,his letters invariably wouha up—“Don’t
let Fanny forget me—and save me four hound
puppies'. ' Fanny onglit not to forget him—and may
be live upon his native plains, in tlie conscious pride
of an unimpaired freedom, to indulge in his noble and
favorite sport! Tiie history of the simpie-minded
youth, is tlie history of the army. Thev.'ask no ques
tions, they indulge in no speculations; they look np to
Gen, Lee with affection and with trust, and pitch or
strike their tents according to their orders, believing
that their great leader will ultimately close their long
toils and labors with a successful issue.
Ward* efGn. Washington.
CF-TheB ichmond Examiner censures the “shameful
indifference to national calamities in parties and balls
where the dance has sometimes interrupted this winter
the influence of the deJth of a brother or relative of
some ofthe gay and frivolous persons.” “The unpleas
ant parallel] of dancing and fiddling while Rome was
burning has been seen in Richmond during the win
ter.”
Dat ok Fasting and Pkater.—The following
resolution, introduced in tlie House of Representatives
on Wednesday by Mr. Farrow, of South Carolina, was
adopted by both Houses :
“Reverently recognizing the providence of God
in the affairs of men, and gratefully remembering tbe
guidance, support and deliverance granted to our pa
triot lathers 111 the memorable war which resulted iu
the independence of the American Colonies; and now-
reposing in Him our supreme confidence and hope,
in the present striiggl^for civil and religious freedom,
and for the right to live under a government of our
own choice, and deeply impressed with the conviction
that, without liim nothing is strong, nothing wise, and
nothing enduring; iu order that the people of this
Confederacy may have an opportunity, at the same
time, oToffering their adorations to the Great Sover
eign of the Universe, of penitently confessing their sins
niid strengt.hmg tlieir vows and purpose of amendment,
iu humble reliance on his glorious an<l AlmiKlity
“The Congress of the Confederate States do Resolve,
That it be recommended to the people of these States,
that Friday, the 8th day of April next, be set apart and
observed a? a day of humiliation, fast aud prayer,
that Almighty God would so preside over our public
councils and authorities ; that He would so inspire our
armies and their lenders with wisdom and persever-
enee; and so manifest Himself in the gladness of His
goodness and tbe majesty of His power, that we may
bo safely and successfully led through the war to
which we are being subjected, to the attainment of an
honorable peace; so that while we enjoy, the blessings
of a free and lmppy government, we may ascribe to
Him the honor ami the glory of our prosperity and
independenefe.
GEORGIA, Dooly County.
W ILL BE SOLD on the firstTuesday in May
next, between the usual hours of sale, in
the town ofY'ienna, in said county, lot of land No.
one hundred and thirteen, 113, in the 13th district
of said county. . Sola as the property of George J.
Y’dung, late of Irwin county deceased, for the ben
efit of tbe heirs and creditors.
CHARLES ROBERTS, Adm’r.
Jan’y II, 1664. * f M c 36 tds
GEORGIA, Mitchell County.
HEREAS, Brazelton Morgan, applies to me
for letters of Admistration on the estate of
Charles Palmei deceased. These are therefore to
cite and admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of said deceased, to show cause in
terms of the law, if any they have, why said letters
should not be granted.
J. J. BRADFORD, Ordinary.
Feburary 2nd 1364. Pd $3. 33 fit,
Administratrix's Sale.
IY LEAVE of the court of Ordinary of Baldwin
county will be sold at the at tbe Coart house
door in said county on tbe firstTuesday in April
next, within the legal hours of sale, one negro
woman by the name of Milly. Sold as the property
of Cadwallader Raines deceased, for the benefit of
the creditors.
MATILDA T. C. RAINES. Adm’x
J■ H. 33 tds.
Febuary 9th 1864.
to the President; and if such organizations j l, on( ], payable to the Confederate States
shall furnish proper muster rolls; as now j 0 f America, iu such form, aud with such
organized, and deposit a copy thereof with j security, and in such penalty as the Secre-
the enrolling officer of their district, which tary of War may prescribe, conditioned
shall be equivalent to enrollment, they tha.t he will deliv’er to the Government at
may be accepted as minute men for service j solne railroad depot or such other place
in such State, but in no event to be taken , or pl aC e» as may be designated by tlie Sec-
out of it. Those who do not so volunteer I ve tary of War, within twelve months next
and organize, shall enroll themselves as | enS uing, one hundred pounds ofbacon, or,
before provided ; and may. by the Presi- j at t|, e election of the Government, its
dent, be required to assemble at conveni- equivalent in pork, and .one hundred
ent places of rendezvous, and be formed or J pounds of nett beef(said be to beefdelivered
organized into companies, battalions and oa j’ 00 t for each able-bodied slave on said
regiments, uuder regulations to be presen- f ann> or plantation, within tlie above said
bed by him; and shall have tlie right to a g CSf whether saii slaves in the field or
elect their company and regimental officers; n ot, which said l>acon or pork and beef
and all troops organized under this act for
State defence, shall be entitled, wlr.le in
actual service, to the same pay and allow
ance as troops now in the field.
Sec. 7. That any person who shall fqil
to attend at the place of rendezvous as re
quired by the authority of the President,
without a sufficient excuse, to be judged
of by him, shall be liable to be placed
in service iu tlie field for tlie war, as it
lie were between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five years.
Sec. S. That hereafter the duties of
provost aod hospital guards and of
clerks, guards, agents employees or la
borers in the Commissary and Quarter
master’s Departments, in tlie Ordnance
Bureau, and clerks and employees of navy
agents, as also in the execution of the en
rollment act, and all similar duties, shall
be performed by persons who are within
the ages of eighteen and forty-five years,
and who by the report of a Board of army
surgeons shall be reported as unable to
perform active service in the field, but
capable of performing some of the above
said duties, specifying which an.l when
those persons shall have been assigned to
those duties as far as practicable,the Presi
dent shall assign or detail to tlieir perform
ance such bodies of troops, or individuals,
required to be enrolled underthe fifth sec
tiou of this act, as may be needed for the
discharge of such duties : Provided, that
persons between the ages of seventeen
and eighteen shall, be assigned to those
duties: Provided further, that nothing
contained in this act shall he so construed
as to prevent the President front detailing
arlizans, mechanics, or persons of scientific
skill to perform indispensable duties in
the departments or bereaus herein men
tioned.
Sec. 9. That any Quartermaster, or As-*
6istant Quartermaster, Commissary, or
Assistant Commissary (other than those
-serving with brigades or regiments iu field)
or officers in tbe Ordnance Bureau, or
Navy Agents,or Provost Marshal, or officer
in the conscript service, who shall hereaf
ter ejnploy or retain in liis employment
any person in any of their said departments
shall be paid for by the Government at
the prices fixed by the Commissioner of
the State under the impressment act :
Provided, that when the person thus ex
empted shall produce satisfactory evidence
that it has been impossible for him by the
exercise of proper diligence, to furnish the
amount 01 meat thus contracted for, and
leave an adequate supply for the subsis
tence of those living on tho said farm
or plantation, the Secretary ot War
shall direct a commutation of the same
to the extent of two-thirda thereof in grain
or other provisions to be delivered by
suclt person as atorosaid at equivalent
rates.
3. Such person shall further bind him
self to sell the marketable surplus of pro
visions and grain now on hand, and which
ho may raise from year to year while his
exemption continues, to the Government
or the families of soldiers at prices fixed
by the Commissioners of the State under
the impressment act: Provided that any
person exempted as aforesaid, shall be en
titled to a credit of twenty-five per cent,
on any amount of meat which he may dc-
Captured towns.—“I am well con
vinced that the enemy, long ere this, are
perfectly well satisfied that the possession
of our towns, while we have ap army in
tbe field, will avail them little. It in
volves us in difficulty, but it does not by
any means ensure conquest to them.—
They well know that jit is (oar arms, not
defenceless towns, which they have to
snbdue, before they can arrive at the ha
ven of their wishes; and that until this is
accomplished, the superstructure they have
been endeavoring to raise will, 'like tho
baseless fabric of a vision,’ fall to nothing.’*
The Army and the People.—“I tdmll
continue to exert all my inflnence and au
thority to prevent the interruption of that
harmony which so generally prevailed
between the army and the inhabitants of
the country. * * *
The army and the country have a mutu
al dependence upon each other; and it ia
of the last importance that their several
duties should be so regulated and enforced
as to produce, not only the greatest
harmony and good understanding, bat tho
truest happiness and comfort to each.
The Creoles of Lodisiana.—A Mas
sachusetts chaplain. Rev. Mr. Hepworths,
writes of the Louisiana creoles •’
Just beyond Carrollton is an immenso
and magnificent estate, owned b.y one of
these Croelts. His annual yield of sugar
is fifteen hundred hogsheads. He might
have taken the oath of allegiance and thus
saved his property ; but he would not.—
The Work of depredation oommoaiwd ; but
he bore it without a murmur.
First we took his wagons, harness and
mules ; he said nothing but scowled most
awfully. Next we emptied his stables of
horses for the cavalry service ; be did not
have even a pony left, and was compelled
to trudge aloug on foot; still nothing was
said. Next we took his entire crop,ground
it in his own sugar house, used his barrels
for the molasses aud his hogsheads for tbe
sugar, and marked the head of each “U.
S not a murmur. Then came his ne
groes, three hundred and more, house ser-
livcr within three months from the passage j vants and all, took into their wooly heads
of this act: Provided further, that per-| to come within our camp lines. The cre-
sons coming within the provisions of this 1 ole was most completely stripped ; still he
exemption shall not he deprived of the \ stood in the midst of the ruins, cursing
Abe Lincoln, and wishing he had eight
instead of four sons in the rebel army.
benefit theieof by reason of having been
enrolled since the 1st day of February,
iSfii.
4. In addition to the foregoing exemp
tions, the Secretary of War, under lhe di- ,
rectian of the President, may exempt or j Macou Ielegraph says :
detail such other persons as he may he in tbe city
satisfied ougnt to be exempt on accouut
of public necessity, and to iusure the pro
duction of grain and other provisions
for the army and the families of sol
diers. He may also, graDt exemptions
or details, on such term* as he may pre
scribe, to such overseers, farmers or plan
ters as he may be satisfied will be more
useful to the country *in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service :
Provided, that such exemption shall ceaso
whenever tbe farmer planter or overseer
shall fail diligently to employ,in good faith
bis own skill, capital and labor exclusively
Forthbr Yankee Outrages.—The
Letters received
written near Waynesville,
state that the Yankees captured at night
our pickets stationed at Fancy Bluff, near
Brunswick. They also captured and car
ried off Mr. Wm. Williams, senior, who
was engaged in making salt. They then
proceeded to the bouse of Mr. E. Clubb.
an old gentleman, who refusing to go with
them, they beat severely, and carried off
his two dangers, forcing them to go to
their boat barefooted and in their nigut
clothes. On arriving,as tho boat could not
carry all of them, they permitted Mr,
Clubb’s daughters to return.
