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WADESBOROUGII, N.; C.,'TUDRSDAY, JUNE 25, 1863.
WIIOLE NO. 236. ,
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n-'v- . TUB REASON. -
The tell me that I m htndaomo yet, . . , ,
'i And jill tb UJU My, . , ; '
. Do look at Mm I tha dear old nta ' "
'Orowi jflaBgr etery diiy.
' Aad when each friend aski, "at your agt
How came you free from ill?" - " X '-"
, I aJwayi aniirer, "lo myyootb . '" i -
:. I paid my Printer' BUM" , ; ' .; ':
' The following beautiful epitaph upon an Infant ipeaka
to the heart: , ; '- ' , , , -, , , . , ;
Deaeath this atone, In aweet repoae, . -
11 .1J a. mother' dearest pride;
A flower that aoarce had waked to life, .
lJinJ light and beauty era It died.
,ti Ood, in hie wisdom nai retailed
' The preoiooe boon bis life had givei, ,
And though the eaaket moaldera hart,.
' ' The gem ia aparkling now la heaven.
XXECCTIO OP TWO CONFEDERATE OFFICERS
AT FRANKLIN, BY THE ENEMT.
A tTABTLUO) TEAOtOT.
One of the strangest and most tragic event
of the Revolution took place at Franklin
on the Oth inM., it has yet been our province
to record. Two ofliceri of our army,
'Col.-Lawrence W-Orton, and Lieut WaU
i.rR. Peter were caDtured at Franklin under
-uinitTieenliar-ctrctimstancesr tried tinder f
tho charge of being spies, by drum-head
Court Martial, and by Rosccrans' order, sen
tenced and hung from 'a scaffold, erected
ir, tho suburbs of the town of Franklin. A
friend has just sent us a copy of tbe'Nash
villa Press ol tha 1 1th, containing what
purports to be a detailed statement of facts
witu a history of the two officers, executed
a spies. This Federal account of the tragic
atlW was the first intimation our people
bad fcceivul Of the occurrence. The cor
resindent who furnished the account to
the Pre, is a Federal Surgeon, who
TllE CONFEDERATE TAX DILL.
'.. The following) a summary of the Tax
Dill which was passed by the Confederate
Congress on tne 20th i of Apn, 1803:
It imposes a tax of eight per cent, upon
the value of all naval stores, salt, wines and
spirituous liquors, tobacco manufactured or
unmanufactured, cotton, wool, flour, sugar,,
molasses, syrup, rice, and other agricultural
products, held or owned on the first day of
July next, and not necessary for family con
sumption for the unexpired portion of tho
year 1803, and of the growth or production
tax of one per cent, upon all moneys, bank
notes or other currency, on hand or on de
posit on the 1st of July next j and on the
value of al credits on which the interest
has not been paid and . not employed in a
business the income derived from which is
taxed under the provisions of this act: pro
vided, (hat all moneys owned, held or de
posited beyond the limits of the Confederate
States shall be valued at the current rate, of
exchange in Confederate Treasury notes.
The tax to bo assessed on the 1st day of
July, and collected on the 1st day of Octo
ber next, or as soon thereafter as may be
possible
IMPORTANT. CIRCULAR FROM THE. TREASU-
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We invite the attention of . the Sheriffs,
30th of June, and every three months there- and citizens of rlho State cenerally"t6 the-
rafter; r 'mTT'Tn
CI A tax upon all salaries, except pf persons I.Worth;-Wr. Worth's explanations of the" "t.
In the military -or naval service, of 1 ;. per t t, nA.2 C
uuiiuuiuii vi wie vuuicuci ic issues uio c a-
wit
nessed the entire proceedings, and assi
in the examination of the dead bodies
thorized to be mad aAer their execution.
'Th ficts contained in tho correspondence
are deeply interesting, and, lend a promj.
iience to the event which has no parallel in
the annals of the war., ' ,
Every reader, who knows anything about
our army will remember Captain Lawrence
Orion Williams. He was at first van -Aid
de Camp to General Robert E. Lee ; then
aid to General PoU; ; then Captain of artil
lery, under the same General at Columbu.
Kv., then Chief of Artillery oh General
Of aggV staff and subsequently commander
of that general -Body Guard,' and was
finally matlc Colonel of cavalry, which post
tion in ur fcervice, he honorably filled up
to the time oLhts iragitendyllOroppcd
tbo Williams," of his name, becaiiso as
, we understand, another member of mat fam
ily of thai name, continued to hold a posi
tion in the Federal arm.. For the last four
months, preceding his dcath. he has been
; know as Colonel Orton." The Federal
account represents nim as acouiiu of Gen
eral Lee, command ing the Confederate
army on the Rappahannock. He was at
so, WO unuersmiiu, u icinuvu ui vajjiutii
Wickham, M present, of this Post. The
horse which he is said tov have presented
to the Federal Colonel Watkins, was a fine
black stud, which formerly1 belonged to
Capt. Wickham, and well known to the
citizens of Chattanooga, ,
Colonel Orton, was recently married to
Mrs. Lamb, formerly a Miss Hamilton of
CharleatonTwlib accdmpamelier Busbahd"
to the armv. but it short time since.
CAoel QctAtt, iy -il &aemT han !
s- welTiraknovn to Jbe-hram- to ratitif
His courage was not tempered, with pru
lenco or nnv regard whatever for consei
- quences. lis was hot sent on the expedir
-"iron which resulted in the4bsri)C4wo brave
men and useful officers, and his brother of
ficers of dur armv were not even aware of
his Intentions. I'he Yankee correspondent
is correct when he states that history will
'hardly furtiish a parallel, in the character
and standing of the parties, the boldness and
reckless daring of the expedition and the
swiftness with which detection and death
overlook tlhera. ' . ' " -
7 - . l ! Chattanooga Rebels
' Keep out of bad company, for the chance
Is, that when-the devil fires into fc flock
ejvilLhit lomebody " , . ' '
Section 5th imposes the following taxes
for the year ending the 31sl of December,
1803, and for each year thereafter :
Banket shall pay $500. K Auctioneers,
retail dealers, tobacconists, pedlars, cattle
brokerv apothecaries, photoerap&ers, .and
confectioners, 850, and5 2i per centum on
the gross amount of sales made. '
Wholesale dealers in liquors $200, and 5
per centum on gross amount of sales. Re
tail dealers in liquors: $100, and 10 per cen
tum on gross amount of sales. Wholesale
dealers In groceries goods, wares, mcrchan
dise, etc 320X)tand 2J per centum-L
Pawn brokers, money and exchange bro
kers 8200. :
'Distillers $200 and 20 per centum.
Bre wers, 1 00, and 2 J pe)- ce n tu m.
Hotels, inns, taverns and eating houses
first class, $500; second class, $300; third
class, '$200; fourth class, $100; fifth class,
130. Every, house where food or re
freshments are sold, and every boarding
house where there shall be six boarders or
more, shall be deemed to be an eating house
under this act. -
cent;when not exceeding $1,500, and two
per cent upon an excess over that amount.
Provided, that no taxes shall be imposed on
Itbe salary of any person receiving a salary
noi exceeuing 9i,uuu per annum, oraia iiKe
rate for another period of time,',longer or
shorter. The tax on annual incomes. Ve
t ween $500 and 8100,' shall .be five -'per.
cent ; between SI,500 and $3,000, five per
cent onv the first $1,500 , andf ten per
cent on the, excess between ' $3,000
and $5,000 ten per cent ; between $5,000
and 10,C00,12i -per cent; over $10,000
fifteen- per cent.; subject; to the following
deductions i on incomes deri ved from, rents
of real estate, manufacturing and mining
establishments, &c, a sum sufficient for nec
essary annual repair ; on income from any
mining or manufacturing business the rent
(if rented) cost of labor actually hired, and
raw' material ; on incomes from navigating
f ntcrjirises thehire of the vessels orallow
ance jloTwcaf and fear of
ceeding fen per cent; oh income derived
Commercial brokers or commission mer
chants $200 and 2 per centum. '
Theatres, $500 and 5 per centum on all
receipts. Each circus; $100, and 810 for
each exhibition, Jugglers and other per-
sons exibmng shows $50r
Bowling alleys and billiard rooms, $40
for each alley or tabic registered. Livery
stable keepers, lawyers, physicians, sur
geons and dentists, $50. ' ;
Butchers and bakers, $50 and one per
centum.
. All persons engaged, or intending to en
gage, in any business named in the 5th sec
tion, shall, within sixty days after the pas
sage of the act, or at the time of beginning
business, and on the 1st of January in each
year thereafter, register with the district
collector a true account of the name and
residence of each person, firm or corpora
tion engaged or interested in the business,
with a statement of the time for which,
" Every person registered and taxed is re,
quired to make return of the gross amount
of sales from the passage of the act to the
plicit -and thorough, and contain in brief . ;
the reasons which rendered it indispensable.
that 'theegislature should be convened: i
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T At &&rtj mud Tax Cottecton of NortH-Ccarolinf. .
Under the act of the Confederate Congress..;;
of.the 23d March last, relating to the fund- ;
ing of Confederate Treasury notes, thse'
fundable notes are divided into three" classe.; '
? 1. Those dated prior to December 1st, v ;. '
2. .Thosa dated between 1st, December, ! '
J.862, aid 6th Aprii;i863;:i: vy-'M
3. Those dated on and after 6th AdHI. i H v
The firstclass is fundable jo 7per fenf.bdndV
uatil the 1st August next; after which they ; V
are not fundable at allr; Xi'-jj : Vr-j "
; The second class are also fundable in 7' ;
per cent, bonds .. uptij the .1st August next
aiterpfch;thcyraw;lujidabwnn;;4'p
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from lh 9IAnrmrrrl,.inri;7A nr nnv nlhpr i v 1 fie ; tnird . ClaSS are tUndablC lor
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one
p'roprietr, tKe prime cost, cost, of transpor
tation, salaries of clerks and rent of building
on incomes from any. other occupation," the
salaries of clerks, rent, cost of labor, ma
terial, &c; and' in, case of mutual insur
ance companies the amount of loss paid by
them during the year. ' Incomes, derived
from other sources are subject to no deduc
tion whatever. V r'-JLi;--' '"
All joint stock companies and corpora
tions shall pay! bne-trth, of tbediyidend
and reserved fund anhually iT the annual
earnings shall give a profit of more than ten
and less tiian twenty per cent on capital stock,
one.eishUitahe naidafimore-thantwenty,
per cent, oncsixih. The tax to be collected
on the 1st ot January next and ot each
year thereafter. ' v
A tax of ten per cent, on all profits in
18C2by the purchase and sale of flour, corn
bacon, pork, oats, hay, rice, salt, iron or
the manufactures of iron," sugar, molasses
made of cane, butler, woolen cloths, shoes,
boots, blankets and cotton cloths. This i
not to apply to regular retail business.
bach farmer alter reserving tor his own
use fifty bushels sweet and fifty bushels Irsh
potatoes, one Jwndred bushels corn, or fifty
buslicls wheat, produced this year, hall
ta v and deliver to the Confederate Govern-
year from the first day ot the tnontrj print-..
ed in red ink across the face of them in 6
per, cent,' bonds; after which they are fun
dable in 4 per cents.t ...-, -r -- 7rf i 'r
- The faith of the Confederate government
is pledged for the ultimate payment ofthese
issues, and all of them are receivable in
payment of taxes and other dues to., the
Confederate government af any time. :
At thetime this act of Congress passed,
the vastamount of this currency in circu-.-lation
had cheapened its value, and the
furthei issues which were unavoidable;
were 71ikelyto produce ruinous deprecia
tion. " ; " : - -
of Congress
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ment one-tenth ot the gram, potatoes, tor-
agesugarr molasses, :cotton,T WOol and to
bacco produced. After reserving twenty
oushels peas or beans he shall deliver one
tenth thereof. -' . '
Every farmer, planter, or grazier, one
tenth ot the hogs slaughteredby him, in
cured bacon, at the rate of 60 pounds of ba
con toJOOpoundsjof pork iZone. percent
upon the value of all neat cattle, horses,
mules hot used in cultivation, and asses,
to be paid by the.owners ojf the same, beeves
sold to be taxed as income. ' - 4 ; ;
Trustees, guardians; &c, are responsible
for taxes duo from estatesLfccM under their
control.- .: '. r: ;:';"'r?:'
Ail hospitals, insane, deaf, and charitable
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ana tw ptaco ana manner in vnicn tne I ? ,lnfns, urchVs. Schools and colleges :
are
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the registry there shall be paid the specific
taf.foc7itjfcweye.ar endis thenexuaistfifj
S3eDB9SSrW9BS3
due upon sales orreceipts-of. business.
Any person failing to moke, such registry
and pay inch tax shall, in addition to all
other taxes upon-hls business-imposed -by-the
act, pay double the amount of the spe
cific tax on such business, and a like sum
for every thirty days of such failure.
Requires a separate registry and tax for
each business mentioned -in the 5th section,
and for each place of conducting the same ;
but no tax for mere storage of goods at a
place other than the registered place of busi
ness. A new registry required upon every
hartgein!the
tered business, upon the death of any per
son conductingthe same, or upon the trans
fer of the buiness to another, but ho addi
exempt from taxation.
This act ta.be in force for two years
i jess sooner repeaieu ;ouinne: iax:un navai
stores, flour, wool, cotton, tobacco and other
agricultural products bf the growth of any
year preceding 1863, imposed in the first
section, shall be levied and collected only
for the present year.
tvtictotU in hia mvn nnnrt iq n
The policy of Congress to remedv the .
present and prospective evil, seems to have
been, to diminish the amount of circulation, '
anp! the plans fo effect this end were: ,
l. To induce -the holders of the -issues '
then out. (to wit. the first and second clas
hes,) to fund them by the 1st of August
next, by allowing till that date a liberal
rate of interest. ; ; -r .
2. To have a new issue out, the third
class, by the first day of August, fundable
at a higher rate of interest than the old is
sues" which would depreciate the value of
these old issues, thus operating on the hold
hers of, the old issues to fund them, both by
the hope ofaTn and the fear of loss."
3. By the collection of a tax which it is
supposed will absorbone hundred and twenty-five
millions. . , . ' .
4. To. prevent a future redundancy of
the currency by limiting the new, issues
to fifty millions per month, and supplying
the army with provisions by a tax in Jund,
The Legislature of Virginia,' with a view,
as I presume, to co-oporate in carrying out
the views of Congress, and to protect her
Treasury, immediately passed . an. act pro-;,
viding that on ly the third class , of issues
should be received in payment of taxes due
to that state; and more recently, the Banks
ofRlehmondino doubt itjiUie sineiobr.;..
jects, have resolved not to receive bn de
posit the issues of the first class; 4 The
BankT6tPgterburg
of the other Southern States, so" far as I
He 'that trusteth in his own
fool. Solomon. ; r. I
Better do and not promise, than promise
and not do. fc V, i
The 20th, 39th, and 60th N. C Regiments,
have gone to VicksburgA
WonTU RemkMbkbixo. It is oot wbat we earn tut
vliat s-e save, that makes as rtelu U U not what wj
but , what we Jlgps't that mates oa.fat. It is ot
what we read but what we remember,- that makes us
learned. All this is ery aimple bo It la worth ra-
ilqigjKiJtfUli
1st of August, Ihave been unable to ascer- ;
tain, f' 4'itl'rS-t - " '
JThe second section of ordinance' No.' 35
February session of bur Convention, com-.
pels you to receive any Confederate 'COtef "
in payment of taps, and gives me no pow
er to forbid you to receive any class Of it ;
and as it may. turn out that the effect of
the act of Congress may be to make one
or both the first mentioned classes of notes
uncurrent. after tho first of August, where
by the Statc"and - County .'Treasuries may ,
be supplied with unavailable monev, the
Governor, with advice of his Council, has
ordered an extra- session cf the. General
Assembly to convene oo the 30th jnst,-to
consider and decide what ought to be done4
t$ fourth pay
tional tax.
xaeoj baring