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About The Independent South. (Waynesboro, Ga.) 1860-186? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1861)
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. /
