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F. R. FILDES, Editor. VOL. 111. £h t Quitman banner. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. IN ADVANCK. For one year $3 00 For six months 1 00 For three mouths 1 00 For single copy 10 TERMS FOR ADVERTISING. IXVAKIADI.Y IN ADVANCK. One square, (10 tines, or less.) first insertion $2.00; each following insertion. #I.OO When advertisements are continued for one month or longer, the charge will be as folio vs : Number j •f Squares. | 12 Months. 8 Months. 3 Months. 1 Month. 1 jss 00 SIU 00 1$ 15 00 '$ 20 00 2 8 00 15 00 25 00 35 00 3 I 12 00 18 00 | 35 00 45 00 4 1C 00 24 00 I 40 00 53 00 6 j 20 00 35 00 I 45 00 CO 00 A formal 35 00 55 00 I 80 00 120 00 1 *• I 60 00 SO 00 I 130 00 200 00 Obituary notices. Tributes of Respect, and all articles of a personal character, charged for as advertisements. For announcing candidates for office, SIO.OO • IftUscfUancoKS. a night mm. CHAPTER 111. A P< LITE NOTE. IT'iw Harrington explained to liis friends ttic extraordinary misrepresenta tion which lie bad mode regarding the previous night's proceedings I never heard; hut they*tiow clearly saw that he was in a very unpleasant position t orn which it was necessary forthwith to withdraw him with as little discredit to himself as possible. Having maintained in the billiard-room that I was the ag grieved party—which no one now be lieved—he could not call me out with out. practically acknowledging himself guilty of a falsehood and of having re ceived a thrashing without taking the least notice of it. And vet it was almo lutely necessary that a meeting should take place if the matter was to he set tied without the intervention of a court of inquiry, which might probably, have resulted in the assembling of a court of a more formidable character. It ia true that dueling was then, as it is now, punished according to the Arti cles of War, with cashiering from the service. But there are insults which, notwithstanding the said articles, can only he expatiated or obliterated by “passing through the fire and the otic which Harrington had calmly submitted to without demanding satlataction, for eighteen hours and which lie attempted to conceal by a falsehood, was one ol them. The rule in cases used to be “fight or sellsometimes “light and ex change” or even “light and sell;” hut fight under any circumstances, if you wish to show your face in honorable so ciety again, and trust to the chapter of accidents to keep the fighting dark. Charley Rice acted as liairington’s mentor on this occasion, as a matter ot ■course, though he characteristically kept .himself in the background and induced Todd to ao the work for which he might j ibave been tried by a Court martial.— I ■Charley seldom forgot number one. The .result of their deliberation was soon ap ■parent. The scene in the billiard room j occurred about bail past two o'clock ; at ; five o’clock the same afternoon Todd called upon me at my bungalow, where j I happened at the moment to tie alone. ! "I have been requested by Captisin ' Harrington to deliver to you this note; said Todd, in a very formal and stately style, handing to me at the eainfi time j an excessively mean and squallid looking document. 1 took the dirty looking piece of paper from him with the tips of my forefinger and thumb, and opened it as if it contain ed something offensive or had been in fected with l lie plague. It was Spartan like in its iacuuicism, and was as fol lows: “Sir—You are a <l—d blackguard. Yours &c., J 11a: rington, Capt.” “To Lieut. Richards/* “Very good sir,” I replied, dropping the pittilul production on the floor; “the note of which you have done me tine honor to be the bearer shall receive my immediate attention.” I was quite as precise as Todd himself and politely bowing him out of the room I laughed heartily at the ludicrous bit of acting we had both of ns gone through But, by Jove, it was no laughing bus iness. I saw at a glance that I should have to call out this ; well, I needn’t make use of emphatic expletives. Facts speak for themselves. I shall have to give the voracious and gallant captain an opportunity of rehabilitating his char acter at my expense by having a shot at me. It was a very pretty quarrel alto gether; brought about, too by a fortuit ous set of circumstances, by which a man even against his will ia hurried along to a crisis iB his life. It was the merest chance that I encountered Harrington last uight Five minutes earlier or later one game of billiards more or less, an other hand of whist, or tbe taking of an other road home would Uavo eusured my | missing him. And under the circum- I stances, could 1 have acted in any other way ? j I soon found O’Donnell, to whom 1 handed Harrington’s polite note, observ | ing at the same time that “there was on ly one thing to be done.” | “By Jupiter !” exclaimed Don, “if this is not tine ! Os coursd, lie says nothing ol a coward or a liar ! Now 1 to 1 yon wlmt it is my dear boy,” he went on I seriously, "you needn’t lake him out at all on this account This is altogether* new business. Why does Iw send you this? Because you thrashed him and he took uo notice of it. 1 can call oq him and demand a written retraction and an apology. If he refuse to give it, I may tell him that this note shall in com pliance with the articles of war be put into the colonel’s bands. What then ? Why he will be asked what induced him to send it to Lieutenant Richards? What could he say ? That he was horsewhip pod and that he submitted to it with a lie 'ii his month!” Very true, my good friend and nrgu |ed like a logician,” I said ; “but let us 1 give the fellow a chance It will be ; quire us well to keep this affair, if p*ssi ! ble from Longmnre’s ears. I know what | L is opinion would be : “They ought Ur have settled it themselves.” “No doubt of that rejoined Dim; “a*d it will redound to your honor ami be ia striking contrast to Harrington’s con duct as if you act forthwith in the inan i etr 1 understand you to propose. 1 will if yon like call on Harrington at once ” Os course I immediately assented. 0- Donnell was referred to Todd between whom an interview was arranged for the next niorningvK five o’clock behind the butts where the regimental target prac tice— though usually of another kind— always took place. At mess that night Harrington was not present; and 1 «- member well that many follows who did not usually honor me with their attention asked me take wine with tbem and a mong the number Todd himself—a deli cate act of politeness on Ins part, which I thoroughly appreciated. CHAPTER IV. THE MEETING. There was no parade for officers the -next mcning, a fact which in one sense rather favored the object which we bad in view, while in another it had quite a contrary effect. It was necessary to pass the barracks to get to the butts, and as there was no road in that direc tion for what purpose would it be thought that four officers belonging to the regi ment were going into or coming from the jungle, at such an hour in the inoru ing. Charley Rice lived closo to the bar* ! racks, and at Ids house Harrington, and Todd were to meet at half past four o’-j clock ; while O'Donnell and I drove a ' bout the same time to Harry Bluff's still j closer to the scene of action. Good lion est plain downright old Harry ! I thank j tla.-e lor thy greeting then, and thy excel lent c*p of Mocha ! At ten minutes to the hour Don and I drove off to the rendezvous with a sus picious looking oak box clasped with j brass between our feet. As we passed ; the range of barracks to our left the men were turning out in their shirt I sleeves like bees from their hive to sniff 1 a breath of fresti air after the close stuffy atmosphere in which many had doubtlcs vainly attempted to sleep during the night. Os course we did not pass by unobserved. We »r lived on the ground first.. It | was a wide expanse of sand, with low brushwood and tufts of rank grass grow | ing here and there—a scene of desola | ti<ui separated from the barracks and hospital by a belt of trees and in t e ceu | | ter of which rose the huge, deep, mi- j sightly butts, built of sundried bricks, a-; ' gainst which the targets were placed; > while in a corner not far off was a wall-! ed enclosure-the soldiers’ burial ground.; It was five minutes after the hour ! when the other party drove up. The two 1 seconds proceeded at once to business. Tiie position was quickly decided upon the distance—nominally twelve, but a-' bout eighteen yards—measured; and the points marked where each of us was to; stand. Meanwhile Harrington awl 1 j i were some distance off' beyond either eX tremity of the points pacing to and fro; waiting for these formalities to be over, j The seconds having loaded Ihe pistols, we were immediately conducted to our I places, Harrington looking South to fire : westward, I looking north to fire e^et- 1 ; ward. j | “The signal to fire,” said O’Donnell in a low clear voice, “will be the falling of \ our handkerchiefs which will take place j simultaneously as soon as you can count i three after I have given the word “Ready !” | “Ready !” exclaimed Don. | One, two, thres ! The handkerchief j fell from O'Donnell’s hand, and I fired in ;to the air, with my head as I did so slightly inclined to the right to have a j view of Harrington. At the same rao ! merit he discharged bis pistol aiming steadily deliberately and as I imagined ■ revengefully at me. What billet that bullet found it was impossible tc tell.— He had missed me ; and altogether for getting himself he swore stamped his feet aud threw his weapon with a curse, ■ violently into the sand. | “I demand another shot !be cried out HERE SHAH. THE PRESS THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRIBED BY SAIN. QUITMAN, GEO., NOVEMBER 0, 1808, loudly in his rage. “Certainly; with pleasure,” I remark ed to Don, when he approached me; let him have another shot by all means.” “Well done my boy.” said Don, taking me by the hand ; “youjhave behaved ad mir*bly ; but you omst not allow your antagonist conduct to ruffle your tem per.” “No fear of it. lam quite calm, llis conduct would be ridiculous if it wore not too contemptible to laugh at.” I maintained my ground while Har rington was walking up and down wildly. He was greatly excited. His eyes flashed fire srurl his face pale as a sheet quivering with emotion- Ho bad evidently been primed for the meeting; his nerves were well braced up on tho principle that “drinking largely sobers as again.” He bad done his best to "w#»g” me os I afterwards hoard he had boasted that be would do ; and be was clearly bent on accomplishing the same charitable object. I therefore deterniin in self defense, not to throw my fire away again. O’Donnell and Todd reloaded the pis tols, and alter drawing for the weapons as before, placed them in our hands.— The same arrangements were again ob served. “Ready!” shouted Tood this time. Aly pistol missed fi.ie, but Harring ton's wcfjt off, and once more, it was not his fault that it did no mischief. Cen trary to the rule gottemlly observed, in stead of glancing to the right and firing on the instant he made a half turn to the right and after a pause in that position deliberately aimed at me. This wus par ticularly observed by O'Donnell who protested against it to Todd. A disposition was now evinced by tho opposite party to cry “Hold, enough !” Harrington had enjoyed the satisfaction of having done his best to “wing” twice the last time under circumstances that ought to have gratified even his inordi nate revenge. On the other hand I bad not yet shot at my antagonist. The first time I fired in the air; and now my pistol did riot go off. Under these cit ciunstauces arid especially with reference to Harrington’s vindictive demeanor I must confess that 1 felt anything but satisfied. I was I believe as collected as ; but I had now become indignant aud felt strongly inclined to go in. “Todd thinks, and i agreo with him, that this matter may weli end now,” said O’Donnell, coming up to me; “3*oll have more than vindicated your honor, and 3’ou will of course have no objection to accede to the proposal.” I pointed out the considerations to which allusion has just been made, and ; observed that I thought ii was my turn j : now to demand another shot. O'Donnell! j admitted that as I was Ihe challenger j 1 had every right to do so, but very | propel ly represented that if 1 persisted; in such a demand it might be said that I j | did so from vindictive motives ; that I should thus be placing myself on a level with Harrington ; where as if the con test terminated now, no one would be j able to deny that 1 had acted under the circumstances in an unselfish and gener ous spirit. ‘My dear fiiend,” I replied, “I have put myself into your hands, and I need not say how much I thank you for the discretion you have exorcised and the kindness you have showu me throughout the whole affair. Do us you think prop er ; I will abide by your decisir n.” And so the meeting terininatml Har rington went off to his buggy in a sullen morose temper, without the least recog nition either of O'Donnell or myself but Lis second like a courteous gentleman, shook hands with and congratulated me on the result of the interview, before he pursued the path which his friend had taken- We quickly followed keeping as far away from their route as possible, and giving the parade ground, where! the men were being drilled by tbe adju- j tant as wide an offing as wo could.— There was not a man in the station whom we had more reason to avoid when j driving from the jungle that morning j : th*n our sly Paul Pry adjutant, a man ! from the ranks, one of the worst sped- | mens of his class, who climbed to favor j by sneaking subserviency of conduct; and who J “ * * * like a puppy, dangled j through the town, [To fetch and carry sing song up and j j down.” ; But we had no sooner passed Scylla ; I than we were nigh being east upon Chary j ; bdis. Wc were passing through thejbclt j iof tress which separated the barracks j ■ from the scene of our meeting when who j ' should appear but the old general in com i | mand ;rf the division I He was always ; riding round the outskirts of the station-. jeaiiy in the morning generally accornpa-j ! nierd by his wife and on this occasion j they both crossed obi* road a couple of; ; hundred yards ahead of us. A minute j or two or less on either side would j have brought us face to face — a narrow j i escape. I i O'Donnell breakfasted with Colonel Lougmmc that morning and told him in confidence all that occurred. It is un < necessary to repeat the opinions lie ex ; pressed on tho occasion. He had been i mixed up in such affairs himself when a I young man, and was theielore ready to in«ke every allowance for what had ta ; ken place. j “But mind !’ he said to Don, “don’t I let me hear anything of this officially !” Three days afterwards the unfortunate i lady who wasjthe innocent cause of this | little episode in iny life left the station to | return to England. In less than a month ' Harrington arrived at the conclusion j that it would conduce to Lis comfort ifhe ■ “sent in his papers,” and left the reg iment. This he did forthwith on leave un he could be gazeted out; a finale which caused not the least surprise, though ma tiy pitied him, and uo one, 1 veuturo to say, muni than myaelf. Although not so years have passed away si nee these events happened, with the exception of O’Don neil, Todd Bluff, of whom 1 have altogoth er lost sight, not a single person mention ed iu this paper survives but the writer of ft. Besides the wear and tear of ordi nary life, with its accident*, sickucsscs and epidemics, the Crimean war aud the Indians mutiny c’aimed the lorger num bar of them as their victims, llequi escant in paee! THE WIFE. Ilero is the best tribute to • truo wo ; man wc ever read : j Only let a woman be sure she is pre | cions to her husband—not useful, not valuable, and not, convenient sitn ply butflovely and beloved; let her be the” recipient of hi* polite and hearty attentions, let her feel that her cares and love are noticed, appreciated uni returned ; let her opinion he asked, her approval sought and her judgment respected in matters with which eho is oogn'zunt; i.i shorted her only bo loved, honored cherished, iu fulfillment of the marriage vow, and she will be to her husband her children *nd society a well spring of happiness. Sts; will hear pain and toil and ttuxicty, for Iwr husband’s love to her is a tower and fortress. Shiel (led and sheltered therein adversity will have lost its sting. She 11103* suffer, but sympathy will dull the edg# of sorrow. A holme with love in it—and by love I mean love expressed in word and look* and deeds, for i have not a spark of faith in love that never crops out—is to a house without love as a person to a mach ine; one is life tho other is mechanism—- the unloved woman'iuay have bread just as light a house just as tidy as the other but tho latter has a (spring of beauty about her a joyousuess, a penetrating brightness to wh eh thelformet is fcn en tire stranger. Tho deep happiness of her heart shines out iu her lace. She gleams over. It is nfty and graceful, and warm and welcoming with her pres ence; she is full of devices and plots and sweet surprises for iter husband and family*. She has never dona with the romance and poetry o( life. She herself is a lyric poem setting herself to all pure and gracious melodies. Humble house hold ways aud duties h»v# lor her a gol den significance. The prizo makes her calling high ; and tho end sanctifies the means. “Love is Heaven, Heaven it? love.” The Echo.- Little George had nevor heard anything of the echo. Aud accord ingly one day when he was out in the mcodow, lie cried out,“Hurrah, hurraht” Immediately in the nearest woods heard a voice sound out, “Hurrah Hurrah!” lie was very much astonished. At last he shouted, “Where arc you?” Tho Voice cried out,“Where are 3*011?” He answered back, “You are a foolish boy.” "Foolish boy," echoed back from tho woods. Now little George became very angry, and still harder he began to shunt nick names into the wood ail of which were echoed very faithfully back again. Then he ran into tho wood, and sought all through it for the supposed boy*, but be could find nobody. George ran home, and complained to his mother how a bad boy bad concealed liimselfiu the wood, and called him names. The mother an swercd,“This time my deaf little hoy, you have betrayed yourself, lor it is yourself whom you accused as ‘had boy;’ y*ou have heard nothing but yot»r own words, fur you have oftun before seen y*our face iu the water, so new yen- have heard yotw voice in the wood. Had you spoken hi friendly words, then my little George, friendly words would have ecb oed back to yon again.” So it is always; what wc suppose wrong in the coaduet of othcrn, is mostly only the echo of our own. II we treat every one kfndly, tlioy will treat us kindly. Bel if w*e are rude and uncivil, we are entitled to expect no Letter in return. No Danger. —A preacher, a worthy man lately wound up a flaming sermon with a magnificent effusion, by which his hearers were led to understand that they wore in no danger: “My brethren, and stern, if a man’s full of religion you can’t hurt him. There were three African children they put them in a fiery fit mice hettod seven times hotter than it could be het, and it didn't swinge a hair on their heads.— And there was John rite Evangtler ; they put him whar do you think they put hin»| \Vii3* in a caldron of bileu lie and biled him all night and it didn't faze biashell? And tliar was Daniel ; they put him in to a lions den—and what uiy fellow trav elers and respect*! auditors do 3*on think ho was put in a den for ? Why for pray in threa times a day. Don’t he alarmed my brethren and sistem ; for I don’t think any of yon will ever gat into the lions deu.” Tho cheerful are tire busy. When trouble knocks at your door or ring* the | bell, he will generally retire if you send ; him word you are engaged. DO THY LITTLE-—DO IT WHLL. Do ttiy ItUl* 4o.it well: Do what right anti rca**n tell; Ity wh*! wrong arid norm* clain - ('*ni[nerein ami coyer shame. Do’tliy Little though It bo Dreariness am! drudgery; They whom Christ mods “(lotbsred/ragjnentit' when ha h*4o. Do thy little incTenuitid Though toy brethren be unhint; Though the *»*n who ought #1 nulls Muck uml taunt ikon lor awhile. I>o thy lit |e novfr #rar? White tin? ftuviovr Let the world jin javeiim whr«« ; On tby way uodftußted go. Do thy lkUo. God tutu mt*J» MiUlon Irovcg for SnmlleHt rftmfj their glory bring— God 4t»ployi‘U) everything. Do thy liltte; arid whpn F*ol*»el on fluf pallid brow, Fro liasjtted the vital breath, Culd tttul (temp luo svrvtti oi (teat!. Th«n tbs HUte thou hast do*o, l-ittte battles thou )**#< won, Llttte mtitttrioß achieved, Idttle wantx'with car* relieved, Little words in lerve <i*|krvH«rd, Littlo wrongs at oaco contemtsl, Little favors kindly done, Littlo toils thou dost not shall, Little graces meekly worn. Little slights with patfdnco front*- Thooc shall Crown ihy pillow bco4. Holy Hglil upon then shed; TV-w* arc treasures that sfrail rtas Far beyuud the smiling skies. TflUTtt. —SuHif*, oho baa beautifully eaid : ♦‘Truth in immortal ; the sward cannot picron it, Are cafmot Conwwno it |>ri»oi)ii cannot incarnate ft famine can- not starvu it.” Tbe brigands of. Southern luly are teaching rich wen the worth oflifa. They have now one prisoner who#* existence they valuo at (34,000. AiUJEnglkh dogberry has rant a wo man to piison and hard labor for twenty one days, for lakibg a sprig of Uraudcr from hi* gulden. Secret marriages arc »o common 1* a* Ohio town that the yooVig Women can’t get beaux 1 Every man t* afraid of courting aom.e alher maa’a wife. "I mean to abandoa iny habit# of life,” said a dissipated geufclowa®. “Are you sure, »ir, they are not abandoned enough already ?” said his friend. Drunkenness turns a man out of fim self and leaves a.beant iu the room. PKOCLAWSATrON. By tire Governor. Whereas, Notwithstanding the Exec iitlvc proclamation of September I4tb, 1808, tnauy lawless nets bare occurred in violation thereof, whereby the lives and property of citizens have been do atroyed, the right of free speech impair ed, the performances of the duties of the offices to which citizens have been elec ted, denied, the lives of the citizens so threatened as to cause them to abandon their homes,and property; and Whereas, “the protection of persons and property is the paramount duty of government, and skull be impartial and complete;” and Whereas, the sheriff of each sjounty is, by law, charged with the preserva tion of life, property and peace in each jCounty; Now, therefore, I, Rufus B Bullock, Governor and Commander in-Chief of the army and navy of the State of Geor gia, ana of the militia thereof, do here by issue this, my proclamation, charging ami comrumuliug the said Sheriff's, aud each and every other civil officer in eve ry county in this State, to see to it that the lives and property of all citizens, and the gf tho community, arc preserved, and that persons are pro tected in the fre# exercise of their civil and political right# and privileges.— And further, to make known that for failure in the performance of duty, the said Sheriffs and other civi! officers will be held to a strict accountability under the law. And, to charge upon every person, resident w> this State, that they render prompt and willing obedience to tin: said Sheriff’s and other civil officer, under all circumstances whatsoever; and that they demand from the arid offi corn, protection, when threatened or die turbed in their person or property, or with denial of political or civil rights; arid, that fading to receive such protec lion, they report facts to lot* depart ment. The following extract from General Orders No. 21, dated October 8, 1868, from Headquarters Department of the South, is published for tiro information of civil officer# and the genera! public, by whicll it will be seen that said civii officers will, in the performances of their ■duties, be sustained by tho military pow er of the United State#. ! Given under my hand, and the great I sea! of the State, at the Capitol, in tho Icity of Atlanta, this oth day of October, ; in the year of our Lord eighteen hun dred and sixty eight, and of tire inde pendence of the United States the nine third. RUFUS B. BUUOSK, Governor. By the Governor: David G. Ucrrmo, Sec’y of State. [53.00 pur Annum NO. 39 llkidq’rs Depaktkicnt or thk Booth, Atlanta, Ga., October 8, 18(18.— General Order*, No. 2T-—Wh. Teas, By an act < f the Congress of tlu> United States, ap proved March 2d, 18(15, it is made the duty of the military authority to pre serve the peace at the polls at any elec tion that may be held in any of the States; “And, Whereas, this duty has become the mote imperative from the existing political <'*citeiii«iit in the public mind, !rom the|receiit organization of civil gov ernment, and from tim fact that Congress has by statute prohibited the organize* tion of military force* iu the several States of this Department; it is there fore 'Order'd, That the Cmiinanders will, as Huotj as practicable, on tiie receipt of this ord'-r, distribute the troops under their commands as fob Iowa: * * • • In the District of Georgia; "One company Sixteenth Infantry, to Albany. “One company Sixteenth Infantry, to Columbus. “One .company Sirtccnth Infantry, to Mooon. “One company Sixteenth Infantry, to Augusta. “One company Sixteenth Infantry, to Washington, Wilkes county "One company Sixteenth Infantry, to Americas. "One company Sixteenth Infantry, to Tlinrnasville. "One company (C) Fifth Cavalry, to Athens. "The campany at Savannah to be re inforced, should occasion require, by such number of the men at Foil Pulaski *• can be spared from the post. * * * • “Detachments, when necessary, may be made to points in the vicinity of each post; but iu no case, nor nn any pretext whatever, will detachments be sent with out a commissioned officer, who will be fully instructed by his poßt commander. “The troops will be considered as in Ihe field, and supplied with the necessa ry camp equipage; the men to be fur nished with common fenis if (practicable, and if not practicable, with shelter tents! Commanding officers ore poimitted to hire quarters, temporarily, when it can tie done for reasonable rates; but this will not preclude the necessity of carry ing tents, as the commands, in nil cases, "Hist be in readiness to move at the shortest notice, with all supplies required for their efficiency. “District Commanders will instruct post commander* in their duties, and the relative position id' the civil *ad milita ry powers. They will impress on post commanders tlmt they are to act in aid and co-operation, and in subordination to the civil authorities; that they are to exercise discretion and judgrn .lit, unbi ased by political or other prejudices; that their object should he exclusively to preserve the peace and uphold law and order, and they must ho satisfied such is the object of the civil officer call ing on them for aid; that they must, in all -cases where time will peunit, apply for instruction to.superior authority, but tiny most at all hazards preserve the peace, and not to be restrained by tech nical (mints, when, in their conseiencioua judgment under the rules above set forth, it is llioir duty to fact. dei s, on being notified of the proposed holding of political meetings, may send an ifficfr, and if necessary a detach ment, to vatch the proceedings and see that the peace is preserved. “To the people of the several State* composing the Department, ilie -Major General Commanding appeal* that they wdl co-operate with him and the civil authorities in sustaining ]« w and order, in preset ving the peace and in avoiding those scent sos riot end bloodshed, and the Wanton destruction of property and I so, which has already, in some install cos, been enacted iu the Department. —- fie urges abstinence from all inflamma tory and incendiary appeals to the pas sions; di. countenancing the keeping open of liquor shops on political meet ing* and of election; the abstaining from on crying arms, and assort the individual right of construing laws by force of urn*. No just cause is ever advanced ny resoit to violence, I-iet there be char ity snd forbearance among political op ponents, whatever may be the result; let each good citizen determine that alt who, under the law, have the right to the ballot shall exercise it undisturbed. If there are disputed point* of laws, lei them be referred to tbe courts, and let n >t mobs or political clubs, or other irre 'P nsibki bodies, construe and under take to'execute, the law. This appeal is made in the earnest hope that the Major Gi iirml Commanding can rely on tha good sense and correct judgment of the mass of the people, and'that he will not j be compelled to resort to the exercise of t ie power in which lie is entrusted, and | which he will most reluctantly employ, jispt he thinks it is his duty to inakn | known, that go fur as the power under I hi* command will admit, he will not per j mit the peaco to be broken, and that he j will not be lestruined iu the eevtscioa j lk>m discharge of his duty by technical j -Dos of laws made when the present »n --i ornaious coodibon of affair* were net ■ ther anticipated or provided for. l-y order Major General Meade: R- C. Dura, A. A. Q, I ocl 1 S 35 3^