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LUCIUS c. BRYAN, Editor & Proprietor.
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Thomasville Georgia
WKDXKMDAY, \OVR. N. I n(>s.
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fcjU INSCRIPTION TI•'.IIMS.
The ‘‘SoI’THtUS i.STKBi'K! - h
%and weekly at Folk Doli.aes per annum,
fetlictly is APVA.NCK.
ADVLItTISI NCt TKUMS.
Advebtiskmf.sts will bo insert cl tor one
Mortar per square of twelve En s or
fcr each insertion. From tins rn'cadis
count of TWENTY-: .VF. per cent will be ma ,c
tor advertisements .'.sorted tor tb.ee
inoHll.s or under six menfbs, nm fifty pet*
eent for twelve ntomlis cr mere. All an-
Tcriiscments sent to the o.bcc must be
marked widt the mimber ol msvrL .r.s • e
red or the period to oe 1 f- T .• be
very instauce aceotopauiea ■’ 1 ‘ \
required for payment. Marriages ni.u
deaths will hereafter be eharged lot t.s ad
verliecmenta. tip eml or c ‘ .“
will be published nud charged at uouuie.n.e
above rates. Lay in n's m.ust be m.iu
in current funds, Kemi-tancrs may uc
made by Express at our risk All oihcn
must be at the n-k of those “-King
the saute.*ubscri t rs a i.nes Will oe drop.-U
from the list a. the end of the term U,r
which the subscription has been pat , a.i
le'ss renewed. All c, it
boaddrt Ito 1 ‘ 1
pn9€ f 7 illc (i* - y ••
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All net's >n* dtaving cc
Use Legal’ Sales, N . “ .
polled In law to c.n-piy Yalt the : ,
rules:
... - r Guar*
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All ialcsof -Land •*’ ‘ •
ecutors or- Guat
law to he hold on the first Thesdtty it
the month, between the hours of ten
• u’cioek in the forenj n, and thret •
the afternoon, at the Chuit ltou.-e in I .
County iu whi. h the property i- vitimte
Notices of these ales m.u-i be gum n.
n public Gazette Forty Days i uvipus to
• Ihc day of # sale. ;
Mill;- of Person'll Pr !'*'*>
Notices of tiro sale of I’eraoi al tV- i ‘ • ’
must be given at Uast iVu Days pievi
ous to the day'o! sale. ! j
Mebtom un<* € < < litcrs t
Notices to Debtors and Creditors ot all cs
fate must be pu lishcd Forty Days.
( curt of Ordinary ianre to S-. J 5:
Notice that a[plieation ni l to’ made to ti>
the Court ot Ordinary for leave to sel.
Lands, must be published weekly (or
Two Months.
Alm in Ist ration •-> i-iiar.lsunsS;:, i
Citations for Letters ot Adminisiranon
must he published Thirty Days; (ot
Dismission fn ni Adiuiuistfat.ou, itiautli
ly for Bix Months.
I'orfcloKiirc .* -* :
Rules for Foret Insure of Mortgage must
he published monthly air loin ..toiitos.
lUlabJi.hins -.-*• S'tii.cru :
N dices for estahll-hing Dost i'a.j-rs n-ttst
lx- published for the full term of T..i ■*
Aloaths.
jjrJJ?. I'uMtcrttiotts will nlways he Ce
tinned according to the above rules, un
less otherwise ordered.
L C- LEY AN,
attoiiney at law.
TIIOTIA stV ■l. I.E. GA*
z:. o. iuxoSii>,
RESIDENT DENTIST
TIICMASVILLE, GA.
VfTllX be found at the old
sutud occupied ly him ior v
tin last ten Years
Aug 23-5 m
IIALSKV. W.iT."OS 1-. IS*.
Jtli|cic §nc ii)
FINE FAMILY
groceries,
•iTT' r TANARUS Tr">T Tjpi'O C* S’ ’"t
t- < „ ?\J ,v >, C ‘f. -
j V^>vV.‘o
Persons wishing good bargain; can b
accomodated :it ti e
LO I VEST MA RKE Ti 121 CE
Savannah, G* August 30, IS'A. ft
Dr. W.E. DeWitt
KEEP constantly iii store and tor sale a
well selected stock of
MEDICINES
and all other tirticks usually kept iu drag store
July 5, ISOo. ts
F. W. SIMS & CO.,
FACTORS AND
giii, commission mm.
BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, Ga.
DEALERS IX
rlcrclinu<ti*o. Produce. Timber (.um
ber nml, Cotton.
Consignments are respectfully solicited
ands will receive strict attention, and the
Forwarding Business carefully anu pronapt
* ly done, Oct-13 -5t
> T otk*e.
SIXTY days after date I shall apply to the
Court of BrooKs county, for leave to sell
thejreal estate of Joseph Yates deceased.
Oct26od JONAH YATES. Adijar-
TO THE
iEPTTIOrjAXO !
I am pi epared to
111 mill
4LL GOODS COXSJG.\Si TO
! ME and SHIP to anv partv in
AVAMTisTA ¥T *
As there nre two or three boats running
fi < if! this ; !a<-e to Sitvnumdi, wlaVli will eiuiblo
O t-> g” forward with dispatch.
J’ JAMES DILLON.
TLa-tor Town. Aug.. 2-L 1865.
• Aug 3flif
NOTICE.” _
I.IQTOK.M XOl.ft to Colored Per.
FN sous, either in tlTe Front or Re,,rof the
“(H U HOUSE”
VOORHEES & GARRISON.
con|)i|is,.sioi) hlelcii^fis,
NO. 7.1 WILLIAM STREET
-rormc.
and V‘ EER their services to tin- ph-mfers. nier
vT chant.- and eottou it, • Dl.- 1 > ot Ge.or^pa ) and
rcfei* by special perinission to
id:win Ali u:dek, Savanna.. C.n
Nation w. Dank “ “
E. A. Wilcox, Maeon, f ia.
D Davidson, Augusta, Ga.
E. Ki minuton &, Son, ThonSisv'Jle, Ga.
C. L. IvoltiNsoN, Jacksonville’.Fla”
C. K. Garb iso.v. William St., N Y
(>i;kan Xvi ion u. l : i , New York.
M Ktu ;l 1 - EkCM >N’ i> \i ion \i. 11k. n Y
Ally hiisincss'eiitri:.- led to us will meet with
;■ roll:; 1 and careful attention.
S lit lh ‘hu
11VW ftAftTlQ
•"j.
’ ED HAVE just
i f*l ■ •• : ’ n . • of
If
. * Aiii im
iwnjtn #:•: w
Our Stock consists of the latest Gyles cf
LADIES MESS GOODS’
•< f add DEsenirri< ns,
LAI'IE'S
Xjs .A. £5
AND
SII WL S ,
A riNE LOT OF
T. (t I I* T-l" : ZJ A rp s2
ji_t —l■- ■ k-t J. .i. JL k} x
- li ive ;Oso_a cumpl-.-fc assort merit of
Rea<!v jfado Clothing,-
O’
11’ % 18 D Dill
AND
s2s 3HC O ‘Ms m,
0 smestic mnm
Delias Georgia made rSey
3SNABUF.G3’ AND JEANS.
Aliicdt we are able to otter at
if o.mi vt infill,
Hcfore buying elsewhere you will do well
ia call and examine our slock.
1 KUDUS I! EX £ LT.O.
Oct 25-(T:r.o
Candy, Gandy.
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FUST EEUEiYED FROM NEW YORK,
*J a supply et Sundries, among which are th
following :
OYSTERS IN CANS,
LOBSTERS do do
SARDINES TICKLES
ALMONDS BRAZIL NUT
COG OICuT®,
-.c , ,
V .G -A - ; v>
..
T aisens,
CHEESE,
CRACKERS, COFFEE,
yeast powder
SODA. VINEGAR.
MACKEREL, SEGARS.
SMOKING TOBACCO,
RAIL ROAD.
SCOTCH, MACCABOY
SNUFF.
Liemon i^yrup.
Candy of my own ‘manufacture, at
Mil Sill 418 RETAIL
AT THE OLD STAND OF
JOin STARK.
Aug SO-ts
ALE AND PORTER
/* DOZEN of Ale and Forter in pint
OvLndhalf pint bottles, just received
and for sale by JOHN STARK.
Sept. 20-ts.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1865.
For (hr Kn/erprise.
TKE OL TV OF AM. TOBK BEAU
j
TIFII..
Acs, it is not only the privilege,
but it is the bonnden duty of every
person in the v orl J to be boauti tl.
A strange tlietne wo say, ar.d one
scarce !y comprehensible. But du wc
say truly ? Let us devote sonic of the
time usually allotted to universally ac
knowledge 1 duties, to the* investiga •
tion of th:s subject, and perchance
wo may change our opinions.
To tins end let us firs! inquire what j
is duty t To use a common p.lace
definition it is whatever ought to be
done, as for esamtift, to di
vine and civil law. It is au obliga
tion or debt. Obedience to parents
is a duty or debt wc owe them, which
• dtould undoubtedly be liqnldaied.
Doubtless all ase agreed as to the
meaning of the term duty. Now to
the proposition : beauty a duty, nay
it is a part ot the chief duty of man.
Hero* we arc ready to exclaim again,
a strange proposition ! “Truth is of
ten stranger than fiction,’’but the rea
son wc imagine this to he strange is
bcoausc wc’ have : ot pc rformed anoth
er duty, that is examined tho'subjeet.
‘A hit . says a pug nosed, cat-eyed
specimen of the genus homo, is it my
be beautiful? II 1 ! Ua !
Croaks u slinveiled old crone,• who c
bleared eyes and yellow snags remind
■ •neof’ the witches* of Macbeth : the
idea of m< ever becoming beautiful !
And here the feeurved tasks gleam
again,.and the Jeat: ery throat cackles
hunrse.y. , diy duty to he beautifu !
ejaculates a hyena-headed,’ hunch.
bttcktd dwarf. Mine? demands a
sooty priestess’ of Obe'ah, whose aj>
pcaiancc has become goblin -like f,om
long pcrf'uiman e of Fetish rites rind
ceremonies. Stuff! says the stoop
ing miser, as with skinny fingers he
crimps his god'; th re is nothing bcau
tiful hat gold. Nonsense ! says the
black-leg, as with sinister eye lie leers
fr mln neifth his slouched hat. Wish
I.could believe it, exclaims a cou-ntry
swain, contrasting his own broad bro--
gans, ill-fitting suit and uncouth, man
ners, with the elegant and fashionable
attire, and city• bred airs of the polish-’
cd ft p, wh se appearance seems to ab<=
sorb the who e attention of pretty
Gallic the precinct belle. Impossible,
0 serves a raw-bon al spinster of un
certain age, and 1 know that the Deity
would not require of us a duty that
we arc unable to perform. Indeed
God docs not require of us any duty
that cannot be performed, but the suL
rosa remark of the middle aged dam
sel without force, for, as I shall
prove directly, all may-become beau
tiful. Yes the awkward monkey
snout, the shriveled hag, the misera
ble dwaif, the ugliest African, the ue
crepid miser, the abandoned gambler,
and the veriest country boor may at
tain this virtue.
Beauty is desired by all ; high,
low, rich, poor, old and youeg, with
out an exception, wish to be beauti
ful, and to this end they devote a
great portion of their means. Ob
serve the rage for fashionable apparel,
not confined to ladies alone, nor yet to
the wealthy, hut pervading all ranks
of society. How many princely soy.
tunes have been accumulated by the
manufacturers and venders of cosmet
ics, “hair restaurateurs, 5 ’ “pimple bam
ishers,” and the hundreds of other
quack remedies for physical defects,
and why ? Because there is such a
univeisal d.sire among men and wo
men to he beautiful. Unfortunately
however the desired end is not at
tained. A person may have the brigh
test eyes, the ros : est cheeks, a perfect
ly Grecian profile, the most unexcep
tionable attire, of the very latest cut
and texture, and yet be far from beau
tiful ; ‘while this heavenly virtue in
the highest degree may beam froufthe
face of the most humbly clad, in the
most subordinate sphere. People
mistake the remedy. They are as it
were afflicted with the disease homeli
Currents,
ness, and instead of consulting the
good old family physician, the Bible,
they fly off to mushroom quacks, the
; northi rn and foreign would be “chem
ists,’’ and .destroy .their personal ap
pcarance Ir u.-ing those lofty named
decoctions, which make such unnatu
ral pretensions. The only iccipe for
the cosmetic which alone can make
man truly beautiful is contained in the
Bible. All the teachings of that book
may be summed up in twoshort words,
“be good.’’ 11 we arc good in the
true sense ol the word we will neces
sarily obey the precepts of the Scrip
tures. This then is the long sought
recipe for beauty—“be good.” How
simple, and yet how few adopt it.
Ihe boguty of the human counte
nance docs not consist in mere facial
lines, and symmetrical it is
the expression which makes the face
beautiful, or not as the case may be.
Probably it has not. occuired to
many of us that the two words hand
some and beautiful, although 11. quent
lj nsod iuuisciTtmoafcly, have not cx
actly the same meaning. A person
may be regally handsome, and yet
be beautiful. One of the best mod
ern writers has said, ‘'true beauty is
the expression of a pure soul.” The
soul shows itself in the countenance,
2nd the purer the heart the more beau
tilul.the face. Very young children arc
versally beautiful, and why ? Because
they have not yet learned to be sin-,
-ul. A little chi J. may have irreg
ular features, eves mol couleur, nay,
may be deformed, but if his infantile
l.cait bus never been subjected to th#
evil influences*of sin, his expression
is sure to be beautiful. Ah yes. some !
one remarks,*but your argument only
goes to prove that the express fan may
Tc-beautiful. In reply to this, I yew
quietly'observe, every pers m’s heart
is judged by the expression of tho j
face, and as’ the heart is so #. the im. .
This position cannot be shaken.
1 • .
Now since lKo * s . ; rv ,
dex of the mind, which is identical
‘viin tdio soul, and since the mind
makes its expressions by thoughts, is
not that person whose thoughts'are
good, arid consequently beautiful, nec
essarily more beautiful than those
whose thoughts are of the opposite
character ? Beyond a doubt.
‘ihe little child is often a better
judge ol the beautiful than persons i
of maturer years, (for the reason that :
those who look through green glasses
see green), and the little fellow will 1
sootier go t - the arms of a plain coun-,
try maiden, from whose eyes looks
forth a good and honest soul, than to j
the handsomest city belle, who not- j
withstanding her rouge and sozodont j
robes and costly decora
tions, has a miudjii’ed with fashion
and conquest, fine airs and all vanities.
A good soul makes the wrinkled
lace and toothless mouth beautiful.—■
That dear old aunt, or perchance be
loved mother is palsied and shriveled*
her eves arc sunken, and her hair is
thin and gray. Is she handsome ? Oh
no, but she is leautifu! ; not to us
alone, but to all who come within the
sphere of her inbuenec. Why is she
beautiful? Because she is good. We
enjoy her company more, and go away
more in love with her than wc would
be with the finest decked belle the
world ever saw.
So it is with the other cases; all
may become beautiful by being good.
The toothless gums will not he filled
with pearly dentals, the pug-nose will
not assume the Grecian outline, the
lump of deformity will not leave the
dwarfish back, but the soul will shine
forth with such refulgent splendor,
that the mind of the observer will not
J perceive these physical defects, and
if pointed oat they will only be the
cloud, which heightens the beauty of
the moon that peers from behind it.
The old philosopher spoke truly
when he defined eood looking, “look
ing good;”, and the homely adage
“pretty is as pretty docs,’’ is more
truthful than poetical.
Now to our conclusion. It is ad
mitted that the substance of all Scrip
tural commands is to “be good ;” it
1 has beep, demonstrared, and the expe
rience of. ail will corroborate it, that
good tics is beautiful; it is undoubted ■
ly the duty of every 011 cto be good,
hence it is plainly the duty cf ;.I1 to
!he beautiful. I said, moreover that it’
was an integral part of the dial uur\
‘of n;an. Obedi ‘i.eo to the Scriptures,
of God is our chief duty, being good
is that obedience, and since beiiur goo 1
is beautifu', it natuiu ly follows that it
is our chief duty to be beautifu!.
Then take courage all ye ugly men
and women : you can [all be perfectly,
supremely beautiful. Such is the
beauty of the 1 ngels, an 1 who would
not rather have the beauty of good
ness, than the graces of ar. hour!, tho
fb; m of an Ap polio, ortho lineaments
of a Venus ue Medici ?
IN QUISITOiI VEIiIT AT IS.
Guard Against Vulgarity.
There is as much connection between
the words ami thc-thoughts 11s there is
L etween the thoughts and the actions,
ihe latter arc net only the expressions
ct the former, but they have a power
to react upon the soul, and leave the
stain of their corruption there, A young
man who ailuws himself to me one
vulgar and profane word, lias not only
shown that ilieie is a iou’ spot upon
hi: mind, but by the u tcrance of that
word he cs tends that .- x t nd inflames
it, t.ll, by indulgence,’ it w .il p.dute
and ruin the whole soul. Be careful
of jour words as well as your thoughts.
It you can control tho tongue that no
improper words arc pronounced by it,
you will soon be able, also, to control
the mind, and save that from corrup
tion. You extinguish the fire by
smothering it, or by preventing bad
thoughts banning out into language.
Never utter a woi*. any’ where which
you would not be willing to speak in
the presence of the most refined fe
-1 .h,‘, or the most rch rious man.
Try this practice a , title while, and
you will Sraii have command of your
self. ■
A spirited comp on now exists
b-j v.cci two rival lindfi of steamers
re ling between Richmond and Nor-
I 1 ; Va , and the fair has been reduced
gradation from §1 to 75c., then 50.,
cn 25c., until Saturday last, when 0
represented the price. Onecf the
rival lines has added a band of music
to its other attraction, while the other
announces that the onlv tarns? ort the
%> •
public'frce of cxpence but throw in a
•copkta it” before breakfast. As
whiskey has more charms than music
with the peeular class seeking a free
trip, the patronage extended the latter
line is said to exceed the former two
to one.
Tho rumor that Wirtz was to have
been executed last Friday, was false.
Tt is believed, however, that he lias
been found guilty, andtbat his execu
tion awaits the order of the president
A Lawyer's Appeal.
May it please the Court and Jury
Bom the snowelad summits of Ararat
where for thousands of years, Noah's
ark has reposed in lonely grandeur, to
the soft cerulean isle of the Grecian
Archipelago, has tho name of my cli
ent extended ; his forefathers fought
at. the battle of the Nile, and danced
Juba on the top of Bunker Hill, yet
these witnesses’ have the infernal au
dacity to say lie stole them eggs. —
Why, my client has soared aloft in the
regions of iuirn >rtal and transceudar.t
fancy, where angels might blush to
dwell ; and he miMrt have soared on
the wings of his stupendous and glo
lious intellect higher, had not his
tribe of perjuiing men tried to make
him fall like a hickory saw log in a
mill pond ; but the Court knows, I
know, all nature knows, that a man of
his gorgeous magnificence could not be
guilty of stealing eggs ; atid even if
he did steal them, they were as rotten
as Denmark, and had smell enough to
stock a dozen polecats with perfumery
for a year. Gentlemen, the evidence
is not worth reviewing, consequently I
shall close ny appeal by informing
you that if you don't acquit my client
you will, every mother’s son of you,
get your necks twisted into double
jointed cork screws, us sure as Bel
i chezzur’s dead.
Barnum has purchased seven lots
i of ground in Union sqare, New Y'ork,
j and will commence the erection of liis
’ new Museum next May.
Contracts tYitii ITt'ccdincii*
Ofr i H’Uf,.
UiSce Acting Ass’t. Commissioner'!
Bureau It. !■. A A. R. State of
.Georgia, Augusta, Oct, J>, 1 tS(j.. |
Circular No 2.
*
1. To prevent starvation and death
among thu irecvi people during the
uiDid apjnoaeliiim, vvinter o-Ti** ■* ■ on ]
agents oi tiic bui~au ’m&vi %u
ous efforts to provide an treed people,
whoiuay.be out of omrdoymctte,
with oppoitunities lor • labor, where
lair compensation rnd kind treat rant
wi.i be secured to them. This is th ■
mdy practicable pi nos providin ‘; K, r
then- necessities, and to this ail’homes
asylums, hosjijtais, or other modes of
furnishing relief will be regarded as
subsidiary and for the tempor u v use
only.
In ah the larger cities, and where
practicable in sub-districts, a census’
, , be ta!iCn of the i'reed people,
showing the name, present and former
residence, sex, a-e,.occupation, value
oi property and couditi. u, viz :wim?h
ei aL.e-bodied, dccrepij or permauent-
I) incapable oi self-support. This
can bo done by intel.igent soldiers de
tailed for tlie purpose, with very slieht
t xpense to the government.
o. Officers and agents of the [-
nau will invite *il! persons in their
sub-districts,- wanting labor to make
known the iaet, together ’with t! eir
address, or name of agent ncar<4 of
•ecess and a full statement of the
numuer and kind of persons wanted
the kind ol employment and the
compensation offered- which will he
kept on file in the office, or entered
upon a book suitable for the purpose,
intelligence offices established bv un
vote parties, if managed honestly,
may be ei couraged and used as auxil
iaries.. Whenever it shall appear that
• hero is more ter less labor ‘ti an can
tim. profitable employment in any rub
elite! ict, the fact will be made known
at this office, to the end that the pees
ded d.stribution may be secured.
1 • 1 oitions Will not be issued or
o her aid given no aLdu-boJfeil refu
gees or freed people who are offered
or can find, opportunities to labor for
their own support, and who neglect
or refuse to do it. Only such persons
of cither class as have sufficient means
or who are permanently employed
as to make it probable that they will
be able to provide for their own wants
through the coming winter, will be
allowed to lemain in or about cities
and towns, but must be compelled, if
necessary, to go to the country and ac
cept places cf labor found by them
selves, or for them by officers or a :ents
of the bureau.
5. Unfortunately, there is a wide*
spread belief among the freed people
of this State that at Christmas there
is to be a distribution of property am*
ng th in, and under this impression
they are refusing to make contracts for
the coming year. All officers and
agents of this bureau are directed, and
other officers of the army throughout
the State are earnestly requested, to
exert themselves to convince the Irecd
people that they a r e utterly mistaken,
and that no such distribution will take
place at Christmas, or at any other
time ; and to induce them to enterin' s
to contracts now, that they may not
at the end of the year, be in a condi
tion to entail severe suffering on them
selves, their families, and upon the
community.
G Contracts for this year, however
made, verbal or otherwise, will not be
interfered with, except to compel, if
necessary, both parties to comply in
good faith with their agreements, and
tc settle disputes when they may arise.
Contracts for next year will be made
in writing. The form of* contract us
ually adopted reads as follows :
‘“Know all men by these presents,
that , of thd County of
State of , held and firmly
bound to the United States of Ameri
ca in th sum of dollars, for
the payment of which bind
heirs, executors, adm ‘nistrators firmly
ty these presents* in this contract ;
that to furnish to the persons
whose names are subjoined [freed la
borers], quarters, fuel substantial and
healthy rations,all medical attendance
and supplies in case of sickness, and
the amount set opposite their respec -
tive names per month, during the con
tinuation of the contract; the laborers
to be paid in full before the final dis
posal of the crop which is to be rais
ed by them on —— plantation, in
the County of , State of r. w and
It ate of pay per
month-
No- Names- Age
Dolls, | Cts.
TERMS $4,00 A Yoac, iu’ Advance.
This contract is to comm • cc with
\ tins date and close with the y- ar.
Given in duplicate at
day of- IS—
Witness
Superintendent of I .riel.
Registered at .-;j
JTut this m ybe m hfied to ro. pjt
tt’.C iil.H . - ....
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eumstances of the c at;acting paities,
who can make any trade or agreement
i that is satisfactory to themsciv s, and
; so long -US'S-!vantage is i. t taken of
I the ignorance of the fret G people to
deprive thorn of a rcas liable and fair
! compensation for their labor, officers
oi the bureau in this district will nut
iutciierc, but j. n the contrary will give
aid, eneoiuag*ueut ami assistance in
making contracts without charging
any fee or imposing any other burden.
The bureau refuses t • fix a price for
labor or allow it •to he done bv any
community or combination of people,
but leaves labor like any other com
! modity, to sel; itself, in the open mar*
kefc to the highest bidder, in case
the employer’s circumstances are such
as ruako it doubtful whether or not
they will have the means necessary l
enable i’. cm to comply with their p. t
of the contract, good and suffici* nl<
I sureties to the bond will be required
or wages will he secured Ly a lieu of
the crops or land.
These contracts must bo made in
duplicate and a].proved by the officer
of the bureau, or nearest provost map*
shall, who should also, if po.. bio, witi
ness the signature of ail the paitie
and explain to them the terms, c udii
tiontj and probable results oi the con
tract. In all cases the officer will in
form tite parties, that having of their
own free will joined in the contract,,
they will be compelled, if necessary,
to comply in good faith with its- terms
and conditions. They will especially
impress upon the laborer that he is to
work under the directions of iiis em
ployer, to be industrious and faithful,
and-not to leave the plantation or place
of his employment without permission
unless Lc is cruelly treated.
Parents arc responsible for their
children, the children for tluir aged
and decreed parents, and must labor
for their support, and in making cun'*
tracts this fact must be taken into
consideration, then l y providing for a
targe class of persons who w mid oth
erwise become a burden upon the
community or government-
Persons who refuse or n. elect to -
make written contracts for the ex?
year with the freed people employed
by {.hete, will be r< quired, should any
dispute arise as to the compensation
“to be allowed, to pay the highest wa
ges given for the same kind of labor
in their neighborhood or section cf
country.
7. Officers and agents of the bu
reau will on no acconnts, fail t ('pro
tect the freed people in their just
rights, as set forth in the aws of Con
gress and the proclamations of the
President of the ( kited States, and
for this purpose will, if necessary,
cail on the nearest military commam
der for aid, in con* lianc .th goner-*
i ul order 102, C. S., from the v.ar de
partment. At tiic same bine they
j will not allow the freed poo, e to {mac
! tice any wrong or inju-tiec on th ir
employers or on society. I hey will
remember that it is the chief object
of the bureau to do simph justice to
all persons, white and black —to aid
to the utmost in securing to tiic em
ployer perma ent and reliable labor,
and in restoring the State do its for
mer condition of peace and prosperity.
Davis Tilson,
PrigaGier U. S. Volunteers,
Acting Assistant Commissioner.
The death ofSir William *lmilton
is anounced. He died Just month in
Dnblin. He had, says the Philadelphia
Gazette, been Professor of astronomy
in Dublin University and Astronomy
Royal of Ireland to which latter post
he was appointed in 1821 when but
twenty two years of age. liis knight
hood dates to that hour, lie wrote lar
gely on astronomical, mathematical ahd
allied topics, and ocupicd an enviable
position as a scientific man. He was
aged sixty years at the time of his
death.
Old storms ofthe War are constantly
coming to light. It is stated that
when General Bragg was in command
at Agusta, Georgia, last winter, Jeff.
Davis telegraphed to him “to hold the
State at all hazards, stop up the roads,
destroy the -supplies, and crush Sher
man.’’ At the close of the dispatch
the President inquired: “ Whata is your
available force for this purpose?”
I General Bragg promptly replied: ‘:Five
proclamation and one Brigade
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