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For all material used in this Depart ment we have to pay cash, and our em ployees have to be paid their weekly wa f in cash every Saturday night— here fore, all ordinary Job Work will be done by us at cash prices, payable on the delivery of the work, or upon‘pre sentation of the bills. Wood, llanlkitkr, Rich & Cos. j Atlanta, Oct 5, 1860. BANNER and baptist. Tile Conscription Bill. The following is a copy of the Bill enti tled “An Act to Provide for the Public Defence,” —known as the Conscription Bill. Section 1. The Congress of the Confed erate States of America do enact, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized, to call out and place in the military service of the Confederate States, for three years, unless the war shall have been sooner end ed, all white men who are residents of the Confederate States, between the.ages of eighteen and thirty-five years at the time the call or calls may be made, who are not legally exempted from military service.— All of the persons aforesaid who are now in the armies of the Confederacy, and whose term of service will expire before the end of the war, shall be continued in the ser vice for three years from the date of their original enlistment, unless the war shall have been sooner ended. Provided, how ever, That all such companies, battalions and regiments, whose term of original en listment was for twelve months, shall have the right, within forty days, on a. day to be fixed by the commander of the brigade, to reorganize said companies, battalions and regiments, by electing all their officers which they had a right heretofore to elect, who shall be commissioned by the Presi dent ; Provided, further, that furloughs not exceeding sixty day's, with transportation home and back, shall be granted to all those retained in the service by the provisions of this act beyond the period of their original enlistment, and who have heretofore not re ceived furloughs under the provisions of an act entitled *An Act providing for the granting of bounty and furloughs to pri vates and non-commissioned officers in the Provisional Army,’ approved the eleventh of December, eighteen hundred and sixty one, said furloughs to be granted at such times and in such numbers as the Secretary of War may deem most compatible with the public interest; and Provided, further, That in lieu ofa furlough, the commutation value in money of the transportation here inbefore granted, shall be paid to each pri vate, musician, or non-commissioned officer who may elect to receive it at such time as the furlough would otherwise be granted ; Provided, further, That all persons under the age of eighteen years, or over the age of thirty-five years, who are now enrolled in the military service of the Confederate States, in the regiments, battalions and companies hereafter to be organized, shall be required to remain in their respective companies, battalions and regiments for. ninety days, unless their places can sooner be supplied by other recruits not now in the service, who are between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years ; and all laws and parts of laws providing for the reeulist ment of volunteers, and the organization thereof into companies, battalions or regi ments, shall be, arid the same are hereby, ; repealed. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That such companies, squadrons, battalions, or regiments organized, or in process of or ganization by authority from the Secretary ; of War, as may be within thirty days from the passage of this act so far completed as to have the whole number of men requisite for organization actually enrolled, not em bracing in said organization any person now in service, shall be mustered into the ser vice of the Confederate States as part of the land forces of the same, to be received in that arm of the Service in which they are authorized to organize,and shall elect their; company, battalion and regimental officers, j Section 3. Be it further enacted, That for the enrolment of all persons compre hended within the provisions of this act, who are not already in service in the armies of the Confederate States, it shall be lawful for the President, with the consent of the Governors of the respective States, to em ploy State officers, and, on failure to obtain such consent, he shall employ Confederate officers, charged with the duty of making such enrolment in accordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by him. Section 4. Be it further enacted, That persons enrolled under the provisions oi the preceding section shall be assigned by the Secretary of War to the different com panies now in service, until each company is filled to its maximum number, and the persons so enrolled shall be assigned to companies from the States from which they respectively come. Section 5. Be it further enacted, That all seamen and ordinary seamen in the land forces of the Confederate States, enrolled under the provisions of this act, may, on application of the Secretary of the Navy, f be transferred from the land forces to the ' naval service. Section 6. Be it further enacted, That jin all cases where a State may not have in I the army a number of regiments, battalions, j squadrons or companies sufficient to absorb j the number of persons subject to military (service under this act, belonging to such j State, then the residue or exeess thereof ■ shall be kept as a reserve, under such reg ulations as may be established by the Sec retary of War, and that at stated periods, iof not greater than three months, details, I determined by lot, shall be made from said reserve, so jtdat each company shall, as nearly as practicable, be kept full. Pro vided’, That the persous held in reserve may remain at home until called into service by the President. Provided,also, That during their stay at home they shall not receive pay. Provided, further, That the persons comprehended in this act shall not be sub ject to the rules and articles of war until mustered into the actual service of the Con federate States; except that said persons, when enrolled and liable to duty, if they shall wilfully refuse to obey said call, each of them shall be held to be a deserter, and punished as such under said articles. Pro vided, further, That whenever in the opin- ■ ion of the President the exigencies of the public service may require it, he shall be j authorized to call into actual service the, entire ieserve, or so much as may be ne cessary, not previously assigned to different companies in service under provision of sec tion four of this act; said reserve to be organized under such rules as the Secretary of War may adopt. Provided, The com pany, battalion or regimental officers shall be elected by the troops composing the same. Provided, The troops raised in any one State shall not be combined in regi mental, battalion, squadron, or company organization with troops raised in any other State. Section 7. Be it further enacted , That all soldiers now serving in the army or mustered in the military service of the Con federate States, or enrolled in said service under the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary of War, and who are con tinued in the service by virtue of this act, who have not received the bounty of fifty dollars allowed by existing laws, shall be entitled to receive said bounty. Section 8. Be it further enacted , That each man who may hereafter be mustered into the service, and who shall arm himself with a musket, shot-gun, rifle or carbine, accepted as an efficient weapon, shall be paid the value thereof, to be ascertained by the mustering officer under such regulations as m4y be prescribed by the Secretary of Warjif he is willing to sell the same, and if he is not, then he shall be entitled to re ceive one dollar a month for the use of said received and approved musket, rifle, shot gun or carbine. Section 0. Be it further enacted, That persons not. liable to military duty may be received as substitutes for those who are, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War. Section 10. Be it further enacted, That all vacancies shall be filled by the Presi dent from the company, battalion, squadron or regiment in which such vacancies shall occur, by promotion according to seniority, except in casesof disability or other incom petency ; Provided, however, That the Pre sident may, when in his opinion it may be proper, fill such vacancy or vacancies by | the promotion of any officer or officers, or i private or privates from such company, bat ! talion, squadron or regiment, who shall have I been distinguished in the service by exhibi tion of valor and skill, and that whenever a vacancy shall occur in the lowest grade of the commissioned officers of a company said vacancy shall be filled by election.- Provided, That all appointments made by the President shall be by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate. Section 11. Be it further enacted That the provisions of the first section oi this act relating to the election of officers shall ap ply to those regiments, battalions and squad rons which are composed of twelve-months and war companies combined in the same organization, without regard to the manner in which the officers thereof w’ere originally appointed. Section 12. Be it further enacted, That eaeq company of infantry shall consist of one hundred and twenty-live rank and file; each company 6f field artillery of one hun dred and fifty rank and file; and each of *avalry of eighty rank aud file. Section 13. Be it further enacted, That all persons subject to enrolment, who are not now in the service, under the provisions of this act, shall be permitted previous to such enrolment to volunteer in companies now in the service. E\euipts from Conscription. The Confederate Congress has passed an Act, by which certain persons are exempt from military service, to wit: All in the service or employ of the Con federate States; judicial and executive offi cers of the Confederate and State govern ments ; the members of both houses of Congress, and of the legislatures of the sev eral States and their respective officers ; all clerks of the officers of the State and Con federate governments allowed by law; all engaged in carrying the mails; ferrymen on post routes; pilots and persons engaged in the marine service, and in actual service on river and railroad routes of transporta tion ; telegraphic operatives; ministers of' religion in the regular discharge of minis terial duties; all engaged in working iron mines, furnaces and foundries; journeymen printers actually employed in printing news papers ; presidents and professors of col leges and academies, and all teachers having as many as twenty scholars; superintend ents of thepuh'ic hospitals, lunatic asylums, and the regular nurses and attendants there* in, and the teachers employed in the institu tiorfe for the deaf and dumb and blind; in each apothecary store now established one apothecary iif good stanenng, who is a prac tical druggist; superintendents and opera tives in wool and other factories, who may be exempted by the Secretary of War. j An enemy waging war in a manner vio jlativeof the usages of civilized nations, has invaded our country; with presumptuous \ reliance on superior numbers, he has de ! dared his purpose to reduce us to submis sion. We struggle to preserve our birth right of constitutional freedom. Our trust fis in the justice of our cause and the protec tion of our God. Recent disaster has spread gloom over the land, and sorrow sits at the j hearthstones of our countrymen ; but a peo ple conscious of rectitude, and faithfully re j lyirg on their Father in Heaven, may be cast down, but cannot be dismayed. They j may mourn the loss of the martyrs whose I lives have been sacrificed in their defence, | but they receive this dispensation of Divine I Providence with humble submission and i reverent faith. And now that our hosts are again goingforth to battle, and loving hearts at home are filled with anxious solicitude for their safety, it is meet that the whole people should turn imploringly to their Almighty Father, and beseech Ilis all-powerful pro tection. —[Jefferson Davis. „ ■ For our terms for advertising, see lit column of Ist page. Sub bat Si Mails. As fast as a petition is filled up, let it be forwarded, by mail or express, to the Editor of The Banner and Baptist in this whence it will be sent in connection with others to Richmond. Petition to Congress. To the Honorable Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the Confederate States of America: The undersigned, deeply realizing the truth that we can neither ask, nor hope with any show of reason, for the favor of God to our loved Confederacy, or ITis aid in the deadly contest in which we are now engaged, while our Government shall de liberately and persistently continue to dis regard His laws and require the violation A them by officials and soldiers in its em ployment—do earnestly petition you to take such action as will repeal all laws re quiring unnecessary mail service to be per formed upon the Sabbath-day ; and to enact such as will secure our soldiers from un necessary drills, reviews, or other labor upon that day. And as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray. [Papers friendly to the objeot will please copy.] ' Macon, Georgia. To Christian Ministers in the Confederacy : The watchmen upon the wall* of Zion should cry aloud against every violation of the Divine law. While we are rallying our Churches to invoke the Divine benediction upon our arms, there are two palpable evils winked at by the authorities —drnnkenness and Sabbath-breaking. Either ofthese is enough to bring down the Divine anathema upon us. Can we do nothing to arrest these evils, and avert the anger of our insulted King ? Our good President has called on us and our charges to humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God, and by fasting and prayer, beseech Him to bless our land and. prosper our arms. We have done so.— Now let us call on our wise and Christian President to dismiss every drunken officer who will not abstain from the use of intoxi cating liquors, and to put an end to all drills and reviews on the holy Sabbath.— So long as the former continues, the de moralization of our armies will place them out of the pale of God’s favor and protec tion, as well as unfit them for the trusts, sacred and holy, which have been commit ted to them. The latter is placing us as a nation in defiance to the authority of Heaven. I would propose that every Minister in this Confederacy, of every name and order, who is willing to sign a petition to the au thorities at Richmond to have these evils removed, send their names to Rev. S, Boykin in this city. Let us act, and act at once, and the evils may be removed. E. W. Warren. Headquarters, 1 Military Post , Atlanta, > May 14, 1802. ) General Order, No. 1. In obedience to orders received from Brigadier General A. R. Lawton, command ing Military Division of Georgia, in assu ming command of this Post for the purpose of guarding the Government stores, to pre serve order iu and around Atlanta, and for the protection of all loyal citizens and the puhishment of all disorderly conduct, the following regulations will be observed : 1. Details will be made daily to protect the Government stores and propeity, and guards will be posted at different points in the city for that purpose ; also a scouting guard, day and night, to preserve order, act ing in concert with the city authorities. 2. Sentinels will be posted on each rail road train to examine and arrest all suspi cious persons pointed out to them ; and to make this order effective, superintendents of railroads are requested to instruct con ductors to cooperate with the sentinels for that purpose. 3. Owners of all cotton, hay, or other combustible material, are required without delay to remove the same to such points of safety, distant from Government stores, as may be designated by the commanding of ficer of this post. 4. Any grocer or other person selling to or furnishing any officer or soldier with spirits or wine, which is prohibited unless upon the order of an army surgeon, w ill be arrested and dealt with by the proper mili tary authorities. 5. All officers, soldiers, or citizens, found drunk or otherwise disorderly In ths streets, will be taken in charge by the guard and sent t," these headquarter#; 0. No officers or soldiers will be allowed to remain in and around Atlanta, unless such officers or soldiers be furnished with a per mit from their respective commanders.— And all commanders of troops stopping over in Atlanta will report the fact to the officer commanding this post. 7. No slave or free person of color will be allowed to walk the streets after the hour of nine o'clock p. m., either with or without a pass, unless accompanied by his or her owner. The officer commanding earnestly invites the aid and cooperation of his Honor, the Mayor, and city authorities, and all citizens in preserving good order and sobriety in the city, an3 specially requests of all persons to report to him any improper conduct on the part of any of the officers or aoldieis under his command. By order of G. W. La*, Colonel Commanding. Lieut. Jons C. Hxsdrix, Adjutant. Our Bindery, in its appointments, has perhaps, no equal in Georgia, and an old and superior workman has charge of it. Send on your work and it will be done with neatness and dispatch. Terms cash. R. The Hospitals. Our friends abroad are leininded that sick soldiers are almost daily arriving at the different hospitals in this city. To supply the wants of these soldiers re quires a large amount of hospital stores, and an opportunity is thus furnished for all our people to do something for the cause. Societies and individuals may aid by send ing brandies, wines, cordials, dried fruits, rice, corn-starch, arrow-root, medicines, quilts, sheets, pillow-cases, towels, wearing apparel, and money. Those desirous of aiding in relieving the sick can send the|r contributions to Mrs. W. F. Westmoreland, President of the Soldiers’ Relief Society ; to Miss Lou. Co zart, Secretary, or to Mrs. 11. C. Ilolcorube, Treasurer. A System uf Modern Geography. Compiled from various sources, and adapted to the present condition of the world, ex pressly for the use of Schools and Acade mies in the Confederate States of America. By John 11. Rick. We have examined this work and are prepared to pronounce a favorable judg ment upon it. We have detected a few typographical errors in the production, but none calculated to hinder the usefulness of the work. The plan upon which the Geography is gotten up we think au admirable one, and teachers will doubtless avail themselves of the advantages it offers by introducing it, at once, into their schools. This is an effort at Southern independence, in the right direction, and we hope the compiler will meet with such encouragement as will prompt others to emulate his noble exam ple. The work can be obtained from the publisher, at the Franklin Printing House, in this city, and, we presume, from the principal booksellers throughout the South ern Confederacy, at $lB 00 per dozen te schools or classes. Those wishing further information will address Gen. J. H. Rica, Atlanta, Ga. BOOH BINDERY. Our friends will see, by looking at oar own advertisement in this paper, that we have got our BOOK BINDERY fitted up, and are now prepared to doany kind of work for our friends—such as binding Law Reports, Magazines, Music, Ac., in any style desired. We will bind Georgia Rep. orts for $1 per volume. SO UTEERN FURNITURE ! MANUFACTURER GRAT&VILL.H, Catoosa County, Ga. I AM Manufacturing and have constantly on hand, a Urge STOCK of FURNIfUR*. at my factory atGKATSVILLS, Catoosa county, Georgia; aUo, at my Store in MeWaught, Ormond k Oo.’e Brick Sleek, FUBNITUBE, andin workmanship and finish equal to any wade la the South or Imported from any other eectlon. Thoee wlsh'ng to purchase furniture In small or large quantities, will find It to their Interest to eall and eiaiulue my Stock and prices before purchasing in any other market. To those who purchase wholesale, to sell again, 1 will say that 1 am prepared to fill orders for custem wade er knock down furniture, finished or In the white wood, as lew as you can purchase the seine class article la any othsr market. If you are disposed to encouragt home enterprise, give me a trial. I will likewise manufacture a superior ar ticle of COTTAGE CHAIRS, which I am preuared to sell wholesale or retail on ae good terms as any other Faetory. In addition to my stock of furniture, at my store in At lanta will be found all the articles usually found In a Furni ture Store, such as Mattrasses, Lounges, Looking Glasses, Window Shades, &c., &c. COFFINS OF ALL SIZES ON HAND. And furnished at the shortest notice, add Undertaking promptly attended to. All kinds of furniture repaired wit* neatness and dispatch. Ail orders addressed to my Agent, (Bias. 1. Grady, Atlanta, or to me at the factory, Grayivtile, Ga., will have prempt attention. JOHN D. GRAY. M. J. FLYNN, Ageht. July 27, 1881.—ly Arrivals per U. 0. . S. Soap ! Soap 1! Rock Potash, Concentrated Lye, For Sale by MASSE* A LAKhDELL. Sfet 10, 1881. T* Thwsand (iiliai* Trail Oil. 2,000 GALLONS LINSEED OIL, ,©o© Gallon* Cotton Seed Otl r For Sale by MASSEY 6i LANBDELL. INDIGO, MADDER, SULPHURIC ACID, For Sale by MASSEY A LAXIDELL
