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gait Souoiai illegsctigcr.
By S. ROSE & Cos.
MORNING EDITION.
BY TELEGRAPH.
TEUOJtiraic urotn or m mips association
kulered according to act of Congress, in the year 18C3,b>
j g.TntMU, in the Clerk’i office of the Dint riot court
of the Confederate 6ute<>, for the Northern District of
tifOffil. *
Another Victory in Virginia.
Six Bnndred Prisoners, Cans, etc.,
Captured.
PrrEMerRG, March 25.—About four o’clock thin
•reminc Gen. Lm attacked the enemy on our left, in
the vicinity of Appomattox, assaulting and capturing
two linea of their work* and one or more heavy forts.
Oar men advanced well into action, but the enemy
maMad his artillery so heavily in the neighborhood of
the forte, and was enabled to poor such a terrible enfi
lading fire through our ranks, that it was deemed bent
to withdraw. A
The captured worha ware therefor* abandoned, and<
wr trmy re-occupied their original poeitiou.
time. Gordon‘e and Bush rod Jobnsto&’s division
troop* wens engaged on our side.
Our loes several hundred." Five hundred prisoners
were captured, among them Gen. McLauchlio and a
number of officer*. Maj. Gen. Warren, represented
kiikd. Brig. Geo. Terry on our side wss wounded.
Many pieces of artillery and mortars were captured.—
The former were abandoned and some of the latter
brought off. The attack was a surprise to the enemy.
Richmond, March 26.—European advioes of the 9th,
aay that Marquis de Mon tain, French Minister at Mex
ico, is appointed to Washington. The legislative ad
drags of France to Napoleon, approves the Emj>eror’s
foreign policy.
ftaainesa was suspended at Bombay, Calcutta,
awaiting later advices from the American Peace Con
ference.
Th# cotton market was fist—on the 9tb, at 40 cents.
P*t*r4BC*o, March 24.— The enemy is believed to
he making pvnarations to move, but nothing baa
transpired to ind-<at* in what direction.
Great activity Wfc observed in the rear of his lines
for the last day or tw». j| jg reported that a column 4
was moving out on the Vjrusalem Plank Road. Oth
erwise all
Richmond, March 24.— N'orL. pftpf rf| 0 f the 21st
have been received. Private > nt e'-^ nce &t New y or k
from Neasau reports the rebel pirate, ..C'unlede
rat* States" lying off the harbor on lsiJx iolk.,
haring been refused admittance by the ghe
ia 800 tona burden, barque rigged, has tw(> v xcnP | 3
and two propellers.
It was reported at New Orleans on the 13th, tb,
Hindman, while en route to Mexico, was ahot by aome
persona unknown. • .
l advices from North Carolina, represent Sher
man's army marching on Goldsboro. A junction with
hut not taken place.
A meeting of the citizens of Wilmtagton on the 14th
just., held at the theatre, adopted resolutions recog
nising the authority of the United States Government
The stage was draped with the American colors. The
Mayor and others made speeches in favor of submis
sion to tbs national authorities.
The issue of passes to civilians, to visit Grant'?*
my, to suspended. B d _
The Government of San Salvador has rele r T
ebaw and Reynolds, two men supposed * O9 **“
tod in the rebel plot. - ... 4 .
Tbs Herald save there was rnteor , .
fold rooms and stock exchange' °°
SLI at 157. th. riolent “f* *£
MtUae.neral cmh aa>-« **“. n> ””°*^ >
The approaching atonruhmitied to a
huloti OoreroB)'* 1 stoc * oompaates submitted to a
farther heavy
Ri,HMOvr- rtar - 22. —Several thousand persons as-
MmbW on the Capitol square this p. m., to witness
the parade of a battallion of troops from Camps Jack
in and Winder, including two companies of negroes.
The battalion marched through the principal streets,
by a brass band and produced quite a sensa
tion. chieflv among the negro population. The -inter
ast of the occasion was leasened by tne failure to uni
form and equip the negro soldiers; they w ere armed
with muskets, and went through the manual as well
•i could be expected, for the short time they have been
drilled. Several regiments are in course of formation
in different parts of the States.
Raleigh, March 23.— The Confederate has the fol-
Jewing, which may be relied upon as entirely accurate,
Sherman's whole army was entrenched on the morn
ing of the 20th, and we did not attack, bat held our
and brought off all our wounded. There waa
heavy skirmishingon the 20th and 21st,and several par
tial attacks by the enemy were handsomely repulsed.
The troops all behaved admirably, and the army of
Tennessee ban fully disproved the slanders that have
been circulated against it.
On the evening and night of the 21st the enemy
moved towards Goleaboro.
pCorrrapoadenee of the Journal A Mesaenger. ]
LITTER FROM AUGUSTA
Acecsn, March 24, 1860.
At last, “ the winds of March nre humming ’ to
■«, h an extent, indeed, as to keep many fair premier
adsra off our Broadway during this windy weather.
The streets, however, are lively; and notwithstanding
the rc&nt departure of many thousand troops from
this vicinity for the front, throngs of soldiers, mostly
officers, are vet here “sloshing around.*’
Among your Augusta riders the recent article in
the Journal, headed “ A New Wrinkle,” caused coo.
aiderable debate. Some thought it was elicited by the
appearance, in a religions journal of this city, of a
ogib man lest ion from President Crawford, of Mercer
Cniveraiov—in which be called attention to the fact
that in wo proclamation issued by our Chief Executive
had the divinitv of Jesus Christ been acknowledged;
bat no man acquainted with Dr. Crawford, will for a
moment believe him to be ** an enemy of President
liavis." If the laraelitieh Secretary of State has carts
fciaari* to issue Presidential proclamations, ot course
the whole thing is explained. . - y_.
The Chronicle A Sentinel, th® morning, 1a severe
a poo •* W. W.” of the Constitutionalist, whois ac
cused of disseminating abolition doctrines. “W. W.
is, it may be remarked, a Tennessee refugee, at present
residing inAAthen a bank officer —and a writer of
decided ability. I have peruaed bis articles upon the
necessity of arming slaves, and cannot resist experi
encing regret at their publication in a Southern jour
nal, Certain am I that, only three years ago, the au
thor who should have the editor who should
have published, similar views, would have been sent
out of the country—if not to their final account—by
fcwnl Confederates. ***••
S=#“ The following beautiful lines are said to be tbe
production of Miss Moliie K. Moore, a young Texas
girl. Tbe column* of a newspaper are rarely graced
with articles of purer poetic conception: •
[From the Houston (Texas) Telegraph.]
“ MINDIim THE GAP "
BY MOLLIS K UOOBK.
There is a radiant beauty on the LilK
The year, before us, Walks with ad Jed bloom,
But ah ! ’tis bat the hectic flush that lights
Tbe pale consumptive to an early tomb —
The dying glory that plays round the day,
When that which made it bright hath fled away.
A mistiness broods in the air—the swell
Os east winds, slowly weaving-autumn's pall.
With dirgeJike sadness, wanders up tbe deii:
And red leaves from the maple blanches fall
With scarce a sound* This strange, mysterious rest!
Hath nature bound the Lotus to her breast?
•
But hark! a long and mellow cadence wakes
Tbe echoes from their rocks How clear and high,
Among the rounded hills, its gladness breaks.
And floats, like iucenae, toward the vaulted sky !
It is the harvest autumu ! a triumph tone,
i It yi«m like tk«M« »«»lliag now. of old.
That Wetoom* Geres to her golden throne,
When, through the crowded streets, the chariot
rolled—
It is tbe laborer’s chorus: for tbe reign
Os plenty bath begun. Tbe golden grain.
How cheeks are flushed with triumph, as tbe fields
Bow to our feet with riches! How the eyes
Grow full with gladness, as they yield
Their ready treasures! How hearts arise
To join, with gladness, in the mellow chime —
"The harvest time —the glorious harvest time!”
It is the harvest, and the gathered corn
Is piled, in yellow heaps, about the field.
And homely wagons, from, tbe break of morn,
Until the sun glows, like a crimson shield.
In the far west, go staggering, homeward bound,
And, with the dry busks, strew tbe trampled
ground.
It is the harvest, and an hour ago
I sat, "with half-closed eyes, beside the spring,
And listened, idly, to its dreamyiiow.
And beard, afar, the gay, and ceaseless ring
Os song, and labor, from the harvesters—
Heard, faint and careless, as a sleeper hears.
j* __
My little brother came, with bounding step.
And bent him low, beside the shaded stream,
And from the fountain drfink, with eager lip:
While 1. half-rousing from my dream,
Asked where he’d spent this still September day,
*• Chasing the wrens, or oa the hills at play ?”
Backward he tomed his golden bead, and threw
A glance disdainful on my idle hands,
And, with a proud light in bis eye of blue,
Answered, as deep his bare feet in the sands
He thrust, and waved his baby hand in scorn—
“ Ah, no: down at the corn-field since the morn
I’ve been
Mindin’ the gap !”*
“ Minding the gap!” My former dream was gone,
Another in its place ! I saw a scene
Vs fair as e’er an autumn sun shone on—
town by a meadow large, and smooth, and green,
T wo little bere-foofboys, sturdy, and strong,
' A i fair, here in the sun, the whole day long,
##vr \Lay on the curling grass,
Minding the gap.
M I -ke V“ ents » 1 thoße bovs •*»“»
A dr ‘ oi hearts, within their breasts, beat high,
A U ?J on their breasts, was set tbe seal of men,
guns were on their shoulders, and ou they
I trod.
Back and forth, with measured step, upon tbe sod,
Near where our army slept.
Minding the gaps.
Minding the gaps! My brothers, while you guard
The open places where a foe might creep—
A mortal foe—oh ! mind those other gaps—
The open places of the heart —my brothers, keep,
Watch over them.
The open places of the heart —the gaps
Made by the ruthless band of doubi, and care—
Could webut keep, like holy sentinels.
Innocence, and faith, forever guarding there,
Ah! how much of wo, and shame, would flee
Affrighted back, from their best purity!
No gloom, or sadness, from the outer world,
With feet unholy, then would wander in,
To grasp the golden treasures of the soul,
And bear them forth to sorrow, and to sin.
The hearst's prond fields, its harvest full, and fair—
Innocence, and love, could we but keep them there,
Minding the gaps.
Ttler, Smith Cos., Texas, Sept Bth, 1363,
* Onr town readers will have to be told that at har
vest time, in the rural districts, a length or two of the
fence is let down, to allow the wagons to pass to, and
fro. To keep cattle out the children are set to 'Minding
the Gap.’ This has given our sweet voung poetess a
text for one of her finest gems.—Eds. Telegraph.
Correspondence of the Clarion.
DESERTERS -THEIR DEEDS AND DESTINY.
Macon', March 16, 1865 —Transportation agents tell
methattoor* men are returning to their commands
than at anv period since the assumption by Hood ol
the chieftainship of the army of Tennessee. There are
ten reasons for this conduct on the part of the absen-
Ist. Forrest has said if the militia foil in any coun
tv to rqpiove deserters, he will make a campaign in
the locality tbev occupy and hang every one caught.
o<|. Deserters have ascertained that the Yankees
show them no merev. They are hanged by the halt
dozen every week in the penitentiary at Nashville, and
; the Federal general commanding at Memphis has
agreed to furnish a regiment or brigade to co-operate
with Forrest in removing deserters troni Western
I Tennesseefand Northern Mississippi.
1 Sd Thenext legislature ol this State will disfran
j chise’every soldier, now absent from duty who fails to
i take advantage of proclamation. Deserter* and.
their children thus become infamous, incapable of
j holding property and of exercising the privileges ut
eb|TmtioQ Qf t 0 the commanderin
chief has done much to restore public confidence,
which was impaired by assaults of politicians and
{dace-hunters upon the character and conduct ot Presi
dent Davis. . ,
sth. The restoration of Johnston to the command
of the arm v of Tennessee. . - , ,
6th. Tiie campaign now opened mutt be short and
e Peace ia now known to be impossible through
anv nrrtimt azenev, save that of the bayonet.
St^. rt *The negro cannot be made a white nian
the white man will be redaced to a level with the ne-
no longer fighting for negro servitude
but few personal and State independence.
man can do aught to save bis familjfrom
beffMiw unless be repel the invaders of his country.
are all very plain propositions which the
oreioTthe country should persistently disseminate.
Usbould be know?that General Lee has begun bis
military administration with an act of clemency which
will* stultify himself by renewing. The frequency
of these proclamations of pardon has impmred, as all
kn^rthe efficiency of our military organizations.—
No we understands this fact more thoroughly than
roni/tiers and none more than Gen. Lee.
It U that there are many counties
• and Alabama in which a newspaper it
V —E O SoV U roISoS U io phS
of these States ? Ido not suppose that a hundred
newspapers are read during the
tics I might designate on the map of this ,
there Lee’s proclamation and Johnsrm s
restoration would be nttrrfy unavailing. Cannot me
press be utilised by the conscript bureau, whic.i man.
Macon, Ga., Wednesday Morning, March 29,1866.
deem an impotent aud'useless adjunct of the Govern
ment? Might it not give uqjireradity to the circula
tion of a newspaper containing a statement ot tacts
which l have recited ? Everywhere, in every village,
there is a conscript and enrolling officer, and every
where a poet commandant, quartermasters and com mis
varies, their cictks and employee*, are necessarily in
numerable. These might exiend jue spheres of their
ii aefunlea* by giving publicity to tacts known to reryfcw
of the masses of people. It wonle be hard to shoot it de
serter who had uever heard of Lee’s amnesty, ttod
Forrest’s will be a disagreeable dnty, when the desert
ers in Winston, who recently. :n open daylight, rob
bed the quartermaster of the ©only, were hanged for
their ignorance. These men deem themselves outlaws.
They defy the authorities as they do in Neshoba, and
threaten to atftiibilate tbe militia and born their hous
es if they attempt to arrest deserters. These danger
ous men'are not numerous, b»»t bare learned the ad
vantages of organization. They are armed the militia
fear them, and must I say it ?‘others hare—the
ticians in the Legislature, feareS their influence.
Wortiit of Thought. —Gov. Blair, of Michigan,
says:
the commencement of the war upwards
of eighty thousand men have been placed in the
field from the State, of which thirty five thou
sand have been raised since January, 1363. The
State has now in service tb~ty e*fdmen4*of infan
try, eleven of cavalry, one of light artillery, one
of engineers and mechanics, two independent
batteries, and fifteen companies in various arms of
service.”
The Governor of Indiana says that State has
furnished over one hundred and twenty-five thoa
.sand men to the jrar.
The Governor of* Massachusetts says that State
hat sent one hundred and twenty five thousand
four hundred and thirty-seven men to the war,
making a surplus, over all calls, of seven thou
sand.
Referring to enlistments, the Governor says
that Maine has contributed daring the past year
to the service of the Government 18,994 men;
und since the commencement cf the war one-tenth
of the population of the State, or more than .11,005
of her sous have a been in jtbe military and naval
service.
The message of Gov. Yates, of Illinois, says
that State has ever filled its quota of every call
for men l>v Lincoln, and has furnished 198,360
men to the Federal Government, beside 11,328
one hundred days troops.
The total of tbe above, from fife States only, is
529,000, yet the entire vote cast by Gram’s and
Butler’s armies was only 18,000!
Again : Official peports claim that there have
been furnished 4 by the 80*>callfd “loyal” States,
and placed in the service, 3,258,847 men. Yet
the aggregate vote cast for President in the same
States, in 1860, was only 3,860,919; by which it
would appear that, excepting the comparatively
insignificant number of 600,000, the ehtire voting
population went into the army.
Ax Artificial Blkssixo. —We were favored,
yesterday afternoon, with the privilege of exam
ining a specimen of tbe ntechauical ingenuity of
our fellow-townsmen, Messrs. Strasser & Callahan,
in supplying one of our disabled soldiers with an
artificial limb. Mr. A. I). Sandlin, of Madison
county, Miss., who suffered tbe loss of both feet
in tbe battle of Fredericksburg, bad applied to
the firm named for substitutes, and, although such
a requisition was never filled before by the most
celebrated manufsenirers, the task was underta*
it*®, asnsuas
But upon the first trial of tbe efforts of Messrs.
S. & C., and which was their first attempt to sup
ply, artificially, «ooh t com bination of deficiencies,
Mr. S. seemed almost as capable of locomotion
with bis “ new understanding ”a* before. With
out crutches, or cane, or any assistance whatever,
he found himself able to walk about, tnrn around,
etc., with an ease aud assurance of safety we have
never seen excelled by any wbojvere necessitated
to use only one artificial limb, and had enjoyed
experience. He left for home on the boat last
evening, feeliug almost “as good as new.” We
invite an inspection of tbe peculiar construction
of the limbs manufactured by Messrs. Strasser &
Callahan, by all who are unfortunately in need of
their aid. We have examined numerous instan
ces in which they have contributed to the relief
of parties, and in every case their efforts have
been successful. — Appeal.
A HEROIC WOMAN-
The Fayetteville Telegraph gives ns the particu
lars of a thrilling affair which recently happened
In Nook Carolina. I* appears tb.t about mid
night % band of deserters and escaped I&nxee
prisoners, fifteen in number, and ted by a Yankee
naval officer, attacked the honse of Mrs. Dr. Mc-
Nair, Robeson county, and, after spending nearly
an hour in the attempt, forced an entrance by
breaking down the front door. Mr. Wm. Stanton
was staying at Mrs. McNair’s on she night in ques
tion, and being called by that lady to her assist
ance, soon after the attack commenced, promptly
“reported for duty.” An exciting contest follow
ed, Mrs. McNair and Mr. Stanton both being pro
vided with Colt’s repeaters and a rifle, which they
used with fatal effect; one of the attacking party
being killed and another woatfded in the breast
We regret to learn that Mrs. McNair was badly
burned and her face otherwise injured by frag
ments of glass and powder. Mr. Stanton was also
slightly wounded. .
Mrs.' McNair and Mr. Stanton having exhausted
their ammunition, the latter, at the urgent solici
tation of Mrs. McNair, (who feared the despera
does would wreak ovenjfeance 'on him for the
death of their comrade,) retired, and she remained
aloDe to brave their fury. On approaching her,
the Yankee officer in commmd was so struck with
her bold and determined :«ein, that, instead of
harming her, he congratulated her warmly on her
heroic conduct, stating that she was the first per
son, man or woman, who had offered any resist
ance to his band.
They carried off nearly aP the valuables they
conld find, including silvervare and jewelry, six
thousand dollars in Confederate notes, and two
breastpins,containing the pictures of Mrs. McNair’s
husband and son—the latter of whom fell in de
fense of his country on one of the batUe fields of
Virginia. The courage and determination of this
noble woman savors more of romance than reality
but the incidents given in tiis article are literally
true. It carries one back tc the days of the rev
olution, when the fearless weraen of the colonies
performed so many feats of wonderful daring.—
The example of Mrs. McNak is worthy to be imi
tated by many of the male sex whose knees are
smiting together, like Belsiazar s, lest they be
attacked by deserters and ttber roving despera
does.
MR. BROOKS, OF NEW YOIK, ON THE MONROE
DOCTRKK.
In a debate on the ©port concerning the,
“peace conference,” sent in by Lincoln to the
Yankee House, Mr. Broocs, of New 1 ork, used
the following language:
He (Mr. Brooks) waa in avor of an armistice.—
Some day or other this ww must end, and prior
to that there must be an atnistice. He regretted
that the President had no'availed himself of the
opportunity recentlv offeitd to grant an armistice,
believing that if this thin* had taken place, peace
would have followed.
There were things now in progress on this con
tinent which imperiously require an armiatice or
a friendly accommodation between the Sonh and ;
South so that we can resist, by combined opera- !
tions, .the European encroachments in North *
America: and in this connection he referred to
the fact that Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua, Dnrango,.
and lower California, aye occupied by the French, [
under the pretence of having received these por- !
tions of Mexico for & debt originally only one 1
hundred and five thousand dollars. This;
subject, considering the geographical, political,
and material interests invited, was c<y-tainly of
more importance to the House than the abstract i
question ot slavery. „ .
This administration hfid done nothing and could ,
do nothing in the way .of resistance to the foreign I
encroachment. If the Memorial Diplomatique—
tbe highest authority in European circles—L« right,
Secretary Seward has given a quasi support to
tbe overthrow of the Mexican Republic by i
Maximilian, supported by Loots Napoleon ; and it j
was stated in that paper in September or October
la#*, that our domestic agitations—meaning the j
elections—prevented the recognition of the new
dynasty set up in Mexico. Hence onr Minister—
Mr. Corwin—obtained leave to come home, in or
der to avoid any representative of our country
near the liberal or Jurez Government.' Mr. Brooks:
&Eg!iad to show the importance of peace between
the North and the South, in order that both may
practically unite in the maintenance of tbe Mon
roe doctrine.
How ocr BnKADSTrpr Trade is Falling Off— I The
following table shows how tbe breadstuff trade is de
clining uder the exhausting effect of the war, which
is diminishing production to an alarming exteat:
Flour —Shipments to Europe.
1359—’60. . barrels, 799.899
1860—’61 2, 703,797
1861— ’62 3,299,180
1862 1,692,971
1863 '64 1,341,316
Wn*AT —Shipments to Europe.
1359—’60 bushels 5,119,745
1860—’61 26.005,866
1361 ’62 33,872,181
1362 ’63 25.510,674
1863—’64 19,326,342
Indian Coax —Shipments to Europe.
1859 — ’6O bushels 1.241,215
1860— ’6l 11,800,176
1861— ’62 14.406,841
1362—’68 *. ..10,403,813
1893-64 780,807
With no cotton to export, and but little breadstuff
it is a question how we ate going to pay for our imports.
The above figures sbouiu prove of serious import to
those engaged in agricultural pursuits. With the
prospect of tbe war lasting another year, and as a con
sequence thereof, a large draft from which ibere will
be no escape, the future financial condition of the coun
try wears a gloomy aspect, Congrees will no doubt
at its next seasion, abolish the exemption clause in the
conscription law and increase the taxon real estate.
How then can tbe large force that will necessarily be
drawn from the cultivators of the soil to till up the
ranks of the army be supplied ?— SittropiliUiv* Record.
What Gov. Brows is Bringing rs to. —The
following paragraphs, says the Telegraph, of a
letter dated.Sarannah, .January 31st, and written
to the Boston Journal should attract public atten
tion in Georgia, if, indeed, it does not arouse the
most callous to a painful sense of the peril that
a certain class of politicians in this State have
brought upon us. Who is the intimate friend of
in order, if possible, to degrade this great State
and turn pver a free'people to Abolition vassa
lage?
But to the exposition; the writer says :
“The cause of the Union is gaining ground, not
only in this eity, but throughout the State. I
have just seen a man who arrived to-day from the
interior, who holds a position in the State Gov
ernment, and who is in intimate relations with
Governor Brown. He has come in to confer with
the military authorities, and is in communication
with General Grover. He confirms what I have
stated in a letter already forwarded, that there are
fifteen counties in which Union organizations are
formed. Meetings have been held. Men begin to
speak openly—to express their feelings and views.
They want arms to protect themselves against
guerrillas and the cavalrymen, of the rebel
service. It is not probable that they will be sup
plied with arms at present, but they will be en
couraged iu every possible way.
“I would not have undue importance given to
this intelligence, and yet it is very important.
the rebellion has lost its power in Geor
gia, that men hare eonie to the reflection stage,
that the old Irtiwrut* »» 4 ivnma umuu IS
disappearing, that love for the Confederacy has
vanished, that Jeff. Davis’ tyranny is at an end.
But at the same time we are not to think that
their love for the old flag is as intense as we wish
it to be. They have ceased to fight, and that is
a great gain, In time, they will love the flag.”
THE HEW RBVEHUE LAWS.
The tax law passed,by Congress, before the adjourn*
nient. levies a tax of eight per cent*on alt property
not expressly taxed at a different rate; on specie and
bills of exchange twenty per cent; on .currency fire
per cent. The interest on Government bonds is taxed
as income under existing laws.
Upon profits made by buying and selling merchan
dise or property of any description, between the years
1565 and 1366. 'a tax of ten per cent, is levied in ad
dition to tbe’taxon such profits as income; and npou
all profits exceeding twenty-five per cent, a tax of
twantr-tive per cent
The' property, the income and moneys of hospitals,
asylums, churches, schools and charitable institutions
are exempt from taxation. Also, all property within
the lines of the enemy shall be exempt from' taxation
as long as it remains within snch lines.
The taxes are made due and are to be collected on
the first day of June next, one-halt to be paid in treasu
ry notes, and the other half at the option of tbe party,
in certificates oi indebtedness, without any allowance
of interest.
It also provided that upon all subjects of taxation
mentioned in this act and the act approved i7ih of
February, 1 364, there shall be levied and assessed tor
tbe year 1366 an additional tax equal to one-eighth of
the amount of the tax on the same subjects imposed for
the year 1565; which tax shall be payable in Treasury
notes of the new issue; and the money arising there-
Irom shall be first appropriated to the payment of tbe
increased compensation of the soldiers; provided, that
this additional tax shall not be construed to apply to
or increase the tax in kind. »
The following important section we quote at length :
Confess having intended by tbe act ofiTtb Febru -
ry, 1364, entitled, etc., as amended by tbe aet of 14th
Jane, 1364* to impose said additional taxes for tbe
year 1365 only, the said act of 17th February, 1364.
*as amended, in so iar as it can be construed to operate
otherwise than as thns intended, shall be and the same
is berebv repealed, and all the taxes imposed by this
act shall be paid without any discount or credit ior
tbe value of the tax in kind, or tbe income tax, and all
the taxes on income and profits under existing laws
shall be paid without any credit or deduction of the
ad valorem tax.
- A PA&ABLE TO THE POINT
“The Countryman thus inculcates a lesson of
Christian charity to the enemies of President Davis.
The parable is intended to apply to those who im
pute irreligion to him for an omission to insert
tbe name of Christ in his Fast Day Proclamation.
It will do no harm for the over-righteous to pon
der the moral which u •
“And it came to pass, after these things, that
Abraham sat in the door of his tent, about the go-
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ing down offbeat. And hebeTd a-man bent
with age, coming from the wav*of the wiklcrn**'
leaning on a staff: and Abraham ruae, and met
him. Hum in I pray thee, and waoh j**, , n4
tarry all night: and thou shall ri«e early in the
morning, and go on thy way.’ And the old matt
said *Nay, for 1 wIH abide under this tree,’ But
Abraham pressed him greatly, and he tumid and
went into the lent, and Abraham baked nnleavea
ed brend, and they did eat. And when Abraham
saw that the man blessed not God, be amid unto
hini, ‘Wherefore dost thou not worship the moat
high God, ereatorof heaven, and eatth?’ And
the man answered, and said, T do not worship thy
God, neither do I call upon Lis name : fo* I have
made to myself a God, whit* ahtdetfi always in
mine honae, and pro vide th me with a!! thfajn?—
Amr Abraham's seal was kindled against the maw,
and he arose . and fell npoo the mton, and drove
him forth, with blows, into the wilderness. And
God called unto Abraham, saying, ’Abraham,
where is the astranger?* And Abraham answered,
and said, ’Lord, he woold not worship thee, neith
er would, he call upon thy name, therefore hare I
driven him out from before mv face, into the wil
derness.’ And God ««u, i oorne with him
these hundred and.ninety and eight years, and
nourished him, and clothed him, notwithstanding
h»s rebellion against me, and couldat not thou
nght thyself a sinner, bear with him one
fVM. U. DUNN.' THGB. W. MA.NOHAM.
DUNN & MANGHAM,
PRODUCE AND
Commission Merchants
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
GROCERIES AMD PROVISION* GENERALLY.
WE boy and sell bacon, lard, syrup, soda, angar, coffee,
Bosr, meal, tobacco, whut F , kWi bi ,, oinaburg*, yarns,
corn, peas, salt, leather, cotton cards, Ac., Ac.
Goniigo meats and trade reepecttolly solicited.
RALSTON'S GRANITE RANGE,
roarch * Third Street, Macon, Ga.
ROBERT A. fRAHTORIiC
SLAVE TRADER,
AND DEALER IN
STOCKS, BONDS, CERTIFICATES
Gold and Silver Coin*
Cbery Street, Macon, Georgia,
NEARLY OPPOSITE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
AND CONFEDERATE OFFICE. 1
ALL clasaea of NEGROES usually on hand, and stack
constantly replenished by experienced buyers.
<, ‘“ L * J r* ** - —•*-—»— vwomvw.
Negroes also sold on Commission.
My *ld trusty porters “ANDREW” and .“ANTONY”
attend the Tratna. * marahl
Notice.
Chest Green TEA ;
8 Bales Augusta SHEETING ; "
8 « 10 and 1« YARNS;
20 Boxes TOBACCO;
500 Yds. Striped HOMESPUN.
Jnst received and for tale by • • •
m * r2s . J. H. ANDRJ3OM.
Notice,
1 000 Tard * En * ,uh PRINTB •
6.000 Lb*. 7 Inch IRON;
SO Sack* Family FLOOR ;
3,000 « SALT;
15 Btueels Choice Iriih POTATOES;
1,000 Yd*. OSNABCRGB.
Juit received and for >a!e by t £
uar2s-8« J. H. ANDERSON.
1 rfo. 1, Tanner and Finisher
For Sale.
AFlrat Class BOY, 36 year* of age, all right, tbnrouahiy
experienced a* a TANNER and FINISHER,"a superb
I MECHANIC and a good Negro.
A good lot of other NEGROES—asveral Mechanic*
i among them. ROST. A. CRaWFORD,
: mar44-3t 81a vsTra dor. Cherry Bt.
Strayed or Stolen, *
A Large Red COW. Her horn* have been bond, and a
piece of the born l* split off .at one of the hole*. She
1* marked in the ear*, but mark not recollected. She baa
been misting since Thursday last. Any Information of her
whereabout* will be thankfully received at tbe
martl-tf JOURNAL A MESSENGER OFFICE.
To all whoin it may Concern,
THE Sheriff Bale* of Houston County will be poßUsfeed,
In the future, in the Journal A Messenger, Instead of
the Telegraph A Confederate.
martfltf , . JOHN SMITH, Sberifc
Stationery.
400 Reams Fools Gap PAPER ;
200 M Letter “
160 « Note *V
- 56,000 ENVELOPES—EngIish and Domestic;
60 Gross Steel PENS;
50 “ Lead PENCILS; • -
Good Black INK —warranted.
For sate by . J. W. BUID/Aft.
marlG-3m
AMBBOTYPES AND PHOTOGRAPHS
TAKEN in the best style of the art,*at Pagh A Lon
quest’s rooms, Triangular Block, Macon, Ga.
Having the best light In the city PMam taken at short
settings.
Children taken in fine style, if aent at 11 o’clock oa flair
days. PUGH A LUNQUMT.
marchl—d3m
JAKES J. SNIDKR. JONATHAN COLLINS.
SNIDE/R & COLLINS,
Produce and General (bmmieeion Merchant*
yiaron, Ga.
(at**. i~ jarwim’s ou> stakd.) .
ttte solicit Consignments of every description, and
W will buy and sell Bacon, Lard, Syrnp, Flour, Corn,
Heal, Peas, an and Country Produce generally and any other
Merehand.se. wart-Sm
IpERRY HOTTcjE,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
KD\VA RE> PARSONS,
(Late of Paoraiaioa.
HAVING spared no expense hi making the louae
sortable, he will be happy to see his triend* aad tho
W j!
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