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Mr. Editor;
Iii "nr l ist communication w
"I’m-' I o' 'he obvious manifests
•tons nf .’hi* D via favor towan
us in nil tin* important onongmient!
up to tlio mom rnibli* 21st of July
ns you hovo li-en kind onouth to]
puhlish them, we will ndd one or
two items, more upon the subject,
ond ulso sulnnit n few suggestions
in regard to the ultimate results of
this mortal contest. At no time
since the introduction of hostilities
against onr rights, liberties and re
ligion, has the hand of onr ruling
Providence been more clearly mani
fest than in tin* great battle of
missus. The evidences of sucli in-
tevferonoe are too num *miw to men
tion in full detail, and we must lie
content with one or two of the mor-
r •niarkalile. After according all
that is due to our fore-seeing fj -ne-
rals and onr invincible troops—it is
related upon wood authority that
s inn nf'er the on,'axemen! grew fu
rious, a stiff hreez" arose which car
ried all the dust and sin d<e nfba'tle
from onr. ranks into the face of the
•n mv—wtiich was of great service
to onr armies. And when th- ene
my were strechino a flank upon onr
left—two regiments that had mis
carried through the treachery of an
engineer left the cars at the sound
1 the battle and came up at such a
time as to throw consternation into
their ranks and finally result in a
general and complete route. These
simple occiirauces are regarded by
muuy ns mere accidents, but when
they are measured by their effects
which were so great, wo must ac-
i{llll\vIt*(ltO> Sl U^eitllirne n i,,] * .
inency in the august plans for t
I government of the world by t!
j Creator, truly then despond? Ti
lly .not cheer up and see the sunt
side? The sacrifice is great. Tl
b ion will lie greater. Philos.
Ten era 1 lot. of Use Liigl.latiirc,
RXTORTtoX ACT.
S 'C. r D ■ it enacted by the Oa
cru r Assembly. Tlmtifanv perso
j shall purchase any articles of ch
thing, shoes, leather, cloth of at
kind, provisions, wli"iit flour, cor
common!, meat, bacon, hogs, cat tl
salt, bagging, rope and twin", <
any or either of the aforesaid articl.
or any other article or thing, or slr-i
falsely represent th it he or they
or are purchasing such article or ai
tides for soldiers or Government, c
Army of this state, or of the con
federate States, or of any of th
Confederate States or fornnv Arm
or troops friendly to the Confed
crate States or shall, by any fraudu
lent contrivance, induce, orattemp
to induce the vendor to believe Ilia
he <>r they is,or are purchasing sue!
articles for the Army or Govern
ment of this State, or the Confed
erate States, such person so offen
ding shall bi guilty of a felony;
ami upon conviction there of in the
county where the purchase may be
made shall be punished by imprison
ment and hard labor in the Peni
tentiary, not less than one year,
nor longer than three years: and
, tlp-m all trails for such offence, nf-
■ter proof of the representation shall
he made, the onus of proving the
tgenev shall rest upon the defendant
S.-.c. II. lU- it further enacted,
1 lm: all -mil every person who shall
monopolize any of the articles above
m unioned, with intent to produce a
, scmcity ot such article or orticle®
| in the. market, or of rasising t
1 price or prices of such articles,
either ot them, or if any person
persons shall purchase, procure,
receive any of the arficles specifi
in (lie preceding section, and lie
the same for the purpose of engr
sing the market and raising f
price of such article or articles, sin
person or persons so offending, sin
he guilty of a misdemeanor; ni
upon conviction thereof, shall
fined in the sum not less than fi
hundred dollars, nor exceeding fi
thousand dollars.
Sec. III. Be it further cnactc
That any person or persons wl
shall exact, demand, or receive c:
, "il*imm, unjust’ or iiiireosnnnb
j prices for nny of the articles cm
i niera'cd in the foregoing sectloi
of this Act, shall he guilty ,,f I
crime of extortion; and upon e
> ...... ••jiwii
ic.'ion I hereof, shall he punished
fine; the fine not to exceed .
thousand dollars, and the imprisi
I ment not to exceed six qjoDths.
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