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HEAD QUARTERS, j
Commissary General's Office, r
Atlanta, Oa., August 4, 1802. )
To the Justices ot the Inferior Court of
Fulton County, Georgia:
Gentlemen —I am directed by His Ex
cellency, Joseph E. Brown, to notify the
Justices of the Inferior Court of each coun
tv in Georgia, of the arrangement he has
made for Salt, and of his plan for distribu
tion to relieve, as far as possible, the ne
cessities of the widow of each deceased
soldier, the wife of each soldier in the ser
vice, the widow having a son or sons in the
service, and the heads of all other families.
For this purpose, I herewith furnish you
with a printed copy of the Governor’s order
to me on the 31st* July, 1862, and respect
fully invite and solicit your immediate and
prompt cooperation in the execution of said
order.
Please send to me a certified list ot the
names of the parties mentioned in the first
and second sections in said order, and the
amount of money stated in the second sec
tlon, and I will order the Salt shipped to
your address, as you may direct, for the
use of said parties.
You will discover in the sixth section of
the Governor’s order an important sug
gestion, and I would respectfully urge the
propriety of holding the public meeting in
your county, and the appointment ol a re
liable Agent to sell salt for the accommo
dation of the people of the county ; this
would no doubt greatly aid and facilitate
our object in relieving the present necessi
ties of the people.
Yours, respectfully,
Jared I. Whitaker,
Commissary General.
• HEAD QUARTERS,. / j
Marietta, July 31,1802. i j
Col. Jared I. Whitaker,
Colonel: Finding that there was but
little prospect, on account of the impossi
bility of large importations, that private
enterprise would afford a supply of salt for
our people this year, and knowing how in
dispensable it was to health and comfort, I
determined, as the Executive of the State,
to do all in my power for the relief of the
people, though 1 might, by assuming the |
responsibility, be exposed to the censure of;
speculators and such captious fault-finders ;
as can never be pleased.
After considerable effort, I have succeed
ed in procuring a lease upon a sufficient
supply of salt water at the Virginia Salt
Works, to make five hundred bushels per
day, during the war, and till th*ee months
after its termination, if we should need it
so long, I have also employed a reliable
man to go to work, who is to make all the
necessary preparation as soon as possible,
and use sufficient labor to make the quantity
above mentioned. Ife is already at work
with what kettles and furnaces he has now
in order, and ex iects to be able in another
month to turn out the five hundred bushels
per day.
Hon. John W. Lewis acted as my agent
in the negotiations necessary to secure these !
results. A large proportion of the credit,'
if any attaches, is due to him, as 1 should j
not have been able to secure the lease and j
make the other arrangements, without the I
information received from him and his per-j
sonal influence and efforts in the negotia-1
tions. He has rendered valuable service,;
and has refused to receive any compensa
tion for either his time or his expenses
while engaged in this business
My purpose is to sell the salt to the in
habitants of this State, at such price per
bushel as will cover only cost and necessa
ry expenses to the time of the sale. The
standard established at the Works is fifty
pounds to the bushel. I have to purchase
by this*standard, and must sell by it, de
ducting from the fifty pounds whatever
may be found to be the wastage from drip
ping, leakage, &c., alter it leaves the works
tiil it is sold to the consumer. Experience
will soon show how much each bushel loses
in weight during its transportation and
storage.
1 shall order all the salt consigned to you
us Commissary General, and desire you to
take charge of it and have it sold by relia
ble agents, to be employed at such central
points as may be selected as distributing
points.
If it is ascertained in future that the price
now fixed does not pay cost and ail ex
penses. it can be raised until it covers both;
or if it does more than this, it can be
reduced.
For the present you are directed to dis
pose of the salt, when received, ns follows:!
1. You will •five, without charge, one half
bushel to the widow of each soldier who.
has been killed in battle, or has. died in the
military service of the State or the t 'onfed-j
crate States. As you cannot know the;
tacts, nor make this distribution without
assistance from the different counties of the
State, 1 request, the J ustices of the Inferior
Court of each county to send you a list of
the names of alt widows of soldiers in their
county, with a certificate of two or more of
said Justices that the persons whose names
are sent are the widows of deceased sol
diers. On receipt of such list and certifi
cate, you will ship to said Justices, at such
point as they may designate, one half bush
el for each soldier’s widow, to be dist ributed
among them by said Justices.
2. You w ill sell to the wife of each sol
dier now in military service, if she desires
it, and to each widow' having a son or sons
in service, one hat/ bushel for one dollar ;
the names of those entitled to it to be cer
tified by the Justices of the Inferior Court
as in eases of v\ daws of soldiers; and the
salt to be shipped to the Justices of Inferior
Court in each county, at such point on a
railroad as they may designate, so soon as
you may have it on hand, and they send
you the m< uoy for it. It is supposed there
is no county in the State w hose Justices
will refuse to make this advance from the
County Treasury, for the benefit of the so!-!
diers’ families, and to take the trouble and i
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expense of getting the salt from the rail-!
road a;.d distributing it among those in,
e unty entitled, at the price mentioned;
which can be refunded to the County Treas
ury when paid in for the salt by those who
are to receive it.
Should the widow of a deceased soldier,
or the wife of a soldier in service, desire
more than a half bushel for her own use,
she will be permitted to purchase it at the
price paid by others, in preference to all
other persons, if there is not a supply for
all.
3. You will sell to all other heads of
families at the rate of four dollars and fifty
j cents per bushel. But no head of a family
will be permitted to receive more than one
bushel till all are supplied with enough for
: present use. You will have each agent to
i keep a book in which he will enter the
name of each head of a family who gets
j salt; and in case one person applies for
the quantity allowed each of several fami
lies, and has the means of hauling it, your
i agent will let him have it, taking from him
a written certificate giving the name of
jeach person for whom he receives it, and
stating that he will deliver it to such per
| son at the price he pays for it, and such
| price for hauling as may have been agreed
ion bet ween the parties. The names of the
heads* of families thus supplied will be en
i tered on the book, that the person receiving
i the salt for his neighbors may be detected
jif he should act unfaithfully. All pur-
I chasers will be required to bring with them
\ their own sacks to carry their salt home
from the place of sale. ' j
4. As I can place the salt only at a few;
central points in the State, you will estab
lish a depot for its sale by a faithful agent,
at each of the following places, to wit
Cartersville, Atlanta, Athens, Augusta,
Griffin, Macon, Albany, Columbus, and
Savannah. Were I to* undertake to send
it to all the towns and depots on the rail
roads, I must employ so many agents as
to embarrass you in securing prompt set
tlements, and greatly increase the price by
the payment of so many salaries to dis
tributing agents. You will take bond and j
security from each agent, for the faithful |
discharge of his duties and the prompt pay
| rnent to you of the mon iy collected by him,
| and for the delivery to you of the salt on
hand at an) time when demanded by you
or other agent of the State. Each agent
will sell for cash, and will remit to you the
amount he has collected each week. Any
agent failing to make such remittance, will j
be promptly discharged.
5. You will notify the Justices of the In j
ferior Court of each county in this State, of |
the arrangements proposed for the purpose!
ofsupplying the widows of deceased soldiers
and wives of soldiers now in service, with
salt to relieve present necessities, and re
quest their active cooperation in the pro j
posed plan.
0. When the people of a county will, by j
public meeting, appoint a reliable Agent
who will obligate himself to them to sell
salt for the accommodation of the people
of the county, at the prices above mention
ed, adding only the freight which he has to j
pay from the place where he receives it;
from your agent to the place of sale, you
will be authorized,when you have a supply
on hand, to sell for cash, to such County
Agent, in such quantities as would be the
reasonable proportion for his county, at the
i prices above specified. This will afford
i those who are disposed to render a public
i service without charge, in a matter of vital
! importance to their fellow-citizens, an op-
I portunity to display their liberality. It is
; hoped some person with sufficient means
I will be found in each county remote from
! the central points of deposite, willing to
I serve the public for the public good.
The different railroad companies in this
State have shown a liberality and a disposi
tion to afford relief to the people in the
present emergency, which entitle them to
the gratitude of all. 1 determined to carry
i the salt imported bv the State over the
j State Road, to the places of deposite and
■ sale, free of charge, and to carry from the
place of sale to the depot of the consumer
free. I communicated this determination
to the Presidents of the principal Roads of
the State, and asked their cooperation, and
that they also carry all salt imported by
the State free, as well while in possession
of the State as for the consumer after he
| has purchased from the State’s agent; and
lit affords me great pleasure to say that 1
hrve received responses from the following
Railroad Presidents, in the order mention
ed, promptly and cheerfully agreeing to
render this public service free of charge,
till further orders: ITon. R. R Cuyler,
President C. R. R. and Branches, and of
j the S. W. R. R.; Isaac Scott, Esq., Presi
dent Macon and Western R. R.; Hon. J.
i P. King, President Ga. R. R. and Branches,
and of the A. & W.-P. R. R. It is not
I doubted that the President of each other
Road in the State will meet this request
with like liberality and patriotism. The
salt imported under my direction will,
therefore, no doubt, go to any point in the
i State, on a railroad, to the consumer pur
| chasing from the State Agent, free of
| charge for freights.
I shall do what i possibly can to supply
jail during the summer and Vail; and I trust,
j with what may be made by the Georgia Balt
Manufacturing Company, whose office is
} located at Augusta, and with what our peo
ple will make upon the caast, [>t is expect
ed that all who live near the coast will at
least make their own supply,] that all who
practice strict economy may have enough,
1 respectfully suggest to our people, to so
divide what they may receive among their
neighbors, till more can be had, that none
may suffer. And I further suggest, that
they do all they can to permit speculators,
who have a supply on hand for the aeeoru
modation of the people at fifteen to twenty
dollars per bushel, to hold ft to the end of
the war, when they-can prabablv afford to
sell it much cheaper.
Joseph E. Brcwk, i
STATE OF GEORGIA.
Declaration of Fundamental Principles.
1. The fundamental principles of Iree
Government cannot be too well understood,
nor too often recurred to.
2. God has ordained that men shall
live under government, but as the forms
and administration of civil governments
are in human, and, therefore, fallible hands,
they may be altered, or modified, whenever
the safety or happiness of the government
requires it. No government should be
changed for light or transient causes; nor
unless upon reasonable assurance that a
better will be established.
3. Protection to person or property is
the duty of Government; and a Govern
ment which, knowingly and persistently
denies, or witholds from the governed such
protection, when within its power, releases
them from the obligation of obedience
4. No citizen shall be deprived of life,
liberty or property, except by due process
of law; and of life or liberty, only by the
judgment of his peers.
5. The writ of “ habeas corpus ” shall
not be suspended, unless, in case of rebel
lion or invasion, the public safety may re
quire it.
6. The right of the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infringed.
7. No religious test shall be required for
the tenure of any office; and no religion
shall be established by law, and no citizen
shall be deprived of any right or privilege
by reason of his religious belief.
8. Freedom of thought and opinion, free
dom of speech, and freedom of the press,
are inherent elements of political liberty.
But while every citizen may freely speak,
write, and print, on any subject, he shall be
responsible, for the abuse of the liberty.
9. The right of the people to appeal to
the courts; to petition Government on all
matters of legitimate cognizance; and
peaceably to assemble for the consideration
of any matter of public consent —shall
never be impaired.
10. For every right there should be pro
! vided a remedy ; and every citizen ought
| to obtain justice without purchase, without
j denial, and without delay —conformably to
j the laws of the land.
11. Every person charged with an offence
against the laws of the State shall have the
I privilege and benefit of counsel:
Shall be furnished, on demand, with a
j copy of the accusation, and with a list of
| the witnesses against t}im :
Shall have compulsory process to obtain
I the attendance of his own witnesses :
Shall be confronted with the witnesses
testifying against him, and
Shall have a public and speedy trial by
an impartial jury.
12. No person shall be put in jeopardy
of life or liberty more than once tor the
same offence.
13. No conviction shall work corruption
of blood,.or general forfeiture of estate.
14. Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted.
15. The power of the courts to punish
for contempt shall be limited by legisla
tive acts.
15. A faithful execution of the laws is
essential to good order, and good order in
society is essential to liberty.
17. Legislative acts in violation of the
fundamental law are void, and the Judi
ciary shall so declare them.
17. Ex post facto laws and laws impair
ing the obligation of contracts, and retro
active legislation injuriously affecting the
right of the citizen, are prohibited.
19. Laws should have a general opera
tion; and no general law shall be vested in
a particular ease by special legislation ex
cept with consent of all persons to be af
fected thereby.
20. The right of taxation can be granted
only by the people, and shall be exercised
only to raise revenue for the support of
Government, to pay the public debt, to
provide for the common defence, and for
such other purposes as are specified in the
grant of powers.
21. In ease of necessity, private ways,
and the right to carry water over land, for
the purpose of mining and draining, may
be granted upon compensation being first
paid; and with this exception, private
property shall not be taken, except for pub
lic use, and then only upon just compen
sation—such compensation, except in cases
of pressing necessity, to be first provided
and paid
22. The right of the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers,and affects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated ; and no warrant shall
issue but upon probable cause, supported
by oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place or places to be searched,
and the person and things to be seized.
23. Martial law shall not be declared
except in cases of extreme necessity.
24. Laige standing armies, in times of
peace are dangerous to liberty.
25. No soldier shall, in time of peace,
be quartered in any bouse without the con
sent of the owner; nor in time of war, but
in a manner prescribed by law.
26. The person of a debtor shall not be
detained in prison after delivering bvnajide
all his estate for the use of his creditors.
27. The enumeration of rights herein
contained shall not be construed to deny to
the people any inherent rights which they
have hitherto enjoyed.
28. This declaration is a part of the Con
stitution, and shall never b? violated under
any pretence whatever.
Tract Depository.
Brother A. E. Dickinson has established
a Tract Depository in this city. Those de
sirous of distributing Tracts in our hospitals
can obtain them by applying at the office ol
The Banner and Baptist.
,• V, 7*7. 1 OUA.
State Evangel Ist.
Brother Jesse H. Campbell has been la
boring as State Evangelist, and recently as
Colporteur among our soldiers on the coast.
The committee regret that the income of
the Permanent Mission Fund is so small as
to allow no appropriation this year. We
can only urge that our brethren will make
contributions to the support of brother
Campbell, and continue him in this import
ant field of missionary labor. —[Extract
from Report of Executive Committee , Geor
gia Baptist Convention. Friend.
Important to Conscripts.
War Department, )
Adjutant and Insp. Gen.’s Dep’mt,
Richmond, Aug. 19, 1862. )
General Order, No. 58.
The following rules, in relation to the
examination of conscripts, are published for
the guidance of enrolling and medical ex
amining officers :
1. At each camp of instruction,-and at
such military stations and other points as
may be designated, an experienced army
surgeon, from a different section of the
country, will be detailed to examine con
scripts. r.
2. All conscripts capable of bearing arms
will be received.
3. Conscripts not equal to all military
duty may be valuable in the hospital, quar
termaster’s or other stall departments, and
if so, will be received.
4. Blindness, excessive deafness, and per
manent lamenessj, or great deformity, are
obvious reasons-for exemptions.
5. Confirmed consumption, large incura
ble ulcers, and chronic contagious diseases
of the skin, are causes of exemption.
6. Single reducible hernia, the loss of an
eye or of several fingers, will not incapaci
tate the subject for the performance of mil
itary duty.
7. A certificate of disability of a con
script, given by a private physician, will
not be considered unless affidavit is made
that fhe conscript is confined to bed, or that
his health and life would be endangered by
removal to the place of enrollment.
8. But when a conscript is incapacitated
by temporary sickness, he must present
himself, so soon as recovered, to the enroll
ing officer.
9. No previous discharge, certificate, or
exemption from any source, will be ac
knowledged.
10. Medical officers of the army are npt
allowed to examine conscripts and give cer
tificates, unless they are regularly detailed
for that duty.
By command of the Secretary of War.
' [Signed] S. Cooper,
Adjutant and inspector General.
Headquarters, i
Military Post, Atlanta, >
May 14, 1802. )
ilcuet-ai Order, No.i.
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 in and around Atlanta, and for
the protection of all loyal citizens and the
"uhishment of all disorderly conduct, the
following regulations will be observed :
1. Details will be made daily to protect,
the Government stores and property, 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, will be
arrested and dealt with by the proper mili
tary authorities.
5. All officers, soldiers, or citizens, found
drunk or otherwise disorderly in the streets,
will be taken in charge by the guard and
sent to these headquarters.
6. 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 cov.manders 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, and specially requests ofall persons to
report to him any improper conduct on the
part of any of the officers or soldier* under
his command.
By order of Colonel Commanding.
Banner for the Soldier#.
The religious paper furnishes a cheap
and available means of reaching them; and
our brethren and sisters should come to
the rescue before it is too late. What say
our readers ? Shall the sick and wounded
soldiers have The Banner ?
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Pasteboard.
Ail who have paste board boxes, can turn
them to good account by sending them to
the Franklin Printing-House, Atlanta, Ga,,
to be used in binding Testaments.
(lENkKAij JMRECTORY.
Con red crate Government.
President — Jefferson Davis, of Miss.
Vice “ —A. IF. Stephens, of Ga.
The Cabinet. —. Judah P. Benjamin, of La.,
Secretary of State.
C. G. Meraminger, of S. C., Secretary ot
Treasury.
George W. Randolph, of Va., Secretary
of W ar.
S. R. Mallory, of Fla.,Secretary of Navy.
Thos. 11. Watts, of Alabama, Attorney
General.
John H. Reagan, of Texas, Postmaster
General.
The Senate.
Alabama —Wm. L. Yancey, C. C. Clay.
Arkansas —Robert W. Johnson, C. B.
Mitchell.
Florida —J. M. Baker, A. E. Maxweii.
Georgia —B. H. Hill, John W. Lewis.
Kentucky —Henry C. Burnett, William
E. Sims.
Louisiana^ Edward Sparrow, Thos. J,
Semmes.
Mississippi —A. G. Brown, Jas. Phelan.
Missouri —J. B. Clarke, R. L. E. Peyton.
North Carolina —George Davis, W, 4'.
Dortch.
South Carolina Robert VV. Barnwell,
James L. Orr.
Tennessee —Gustavus A. Henry, Lamjofi
C. Haynes.*
Texas —L. T. Wigfall, W.S. Oldham.
Virginia —R. M. T. Hunter, William
B. Preston.
House of Representatives.
Alabama: T. J. Foster, W. R. Smith,
J. P. Ralls, J. L. Curry, F. S. Lyon, W.
P. Chilton, David Clopton, J. S. Pugh, E.
S. Dargan.
Arkansas: G. A. Garland, James M.
Patterson. (Incomplete.)
Florida: James* B. Dawkins, R. B.
Hilton.
Georgia: Julian Hartridge, Charles J.
Munnerlyn, Hines Holt, Aug. 11. Kenan,
David W. Lewis, W. W. Clark, Robert P.
Trippe, Lucius J. Gartrell," Hardy Striek
land, Augustus R. Wright.
Kentucky : (Not yet elected.)
Louisiana: Charles J. Villers, Charles
M. Conrad, Duncan F. Kenner, Lucien J.
Dupre, John L. Lewis, John Perkins, Jr.
Mississippi: J. W. Clapp, Reuben Da
vis, Israel Welch, H. C. Chambers, 0. R.
Singleton, E. Barksdale, John J. Mcßae.
Missouri: W. M. Cook, T. C. Harris,
Caspar W. Bell, Adam H. Condon, G. G.
West, L. W. Freeman, Hyer.
North Carolina: W. H. Smith, R. K.
Bridges, O. R. Kenan, T. Jf>. McDowell,
A. 11. Airington, J. R. McLean, W. S.
Ashe, William Landor, B. S. Gaither, A.
T. Davidson.
South Carolina: John McQueen, W.
Porcher Miles, L. M. Ayer, M. L. Bonham..
James Farrow, W. W. Boyce.
Tennessee: Joseph B. HeiskelJ, W.G.
Swan, W. H. Tibbs, E. F. Gardenshire,
Henry S. Foote, Jr., Meredith P. Gently,
George W. Jones, Thomas Mennes, J. D.
Adkins, John V. Wright, D. M. Currin.
Texas: John A. Wilcox, 0. C. Her
bert, F. W. Gray, F. B. Sexton, M. J>.
Graham, B. IT. Epperson.
Virginia: M. R. H. Garnett, John B.
Chambliss, John Tyler, Roger A. Pryor,
Thomas S. Boeocke, John Goode, Jr., Jas.
P. Holcombe, D. C. DeJarnette, William
Smith, A. R. Boteler, John B. Baldwin,
Walter R. Staples, Walter Preston, A. G.
Jenkins, Robert Johnston, C. W. Russell.
—
Government of Georgia.
Joseph E. Brow.v, Governor.
N. C. Barnett, Secretary of State.
John Jones, Treasurer.
Peterson Thweatt, Comptroller General.
E. D. Brown, Librarian.
John Billups, President of the Senate.
J. M. Mobley, Secretary “ “
Warren Akin, Speaker of the House.
L. Carrington, Clerk “ **
J. B. Campbell, Secr’y Executive Dep t.
H. 11. Waters, Private Secretary.
J. S. Rowland, Sup’t State Railroad.
James A. Green, Keeper Penitentiary.
T. T. Windsor, Book-keeper “
Supreme Court Judges.—3. H. Lumpkin,
of Clark. Charles J. Jenkins, of Richmond.
R. F. Lyon, of Fulton.
Times and places of holding Court. —First
District, composed of the Eastern, Middle
and Brunswick Circuits; at Savannah on
the second Mondays in January and June.
Second District, composed of the Macon,
Southwestern, Chattahoochee and Patauia
Circuits; at Macon on the fourth Monday s
in January and June.
Third District, composed of the Flint,
Coweta, Blue Ridge, Cherokee and Talla
poosa Circuits ; at Atlanta on the fourth
Monday in March and second Monday in
August.
Fourth District, composed of the West
ern and Northern Circuits; at Athena on
the fourth Mondays in May and November.
Fifth District, composed of the Oemulgee
and Southern Circuits; at Milledgevaile on
the second Mondays in May and November.
The Banner and Baptist is published ev
ery Saturday morning, at Atlanta, Ga., at
the price of three dollars per year, always
in advance.