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TAIkS t,'P AMD COMMITTED.
f . TO THE JAIL cf Onslow Ccusty t wo negroes. One
VV by thsiiame of John (aliae) Dick, who says he belongs
4 t Dr. James Wc'lee, formerly of Wilmington, N. C
Toother sai his wms it Beery and belongs to Dr. Hicks
f Pairt Cunty, N- O. The owners of aaid negioes are
roqu eted to-come forward, prov property, pay charges
,-,,,01 take the-in wwey, or they will be dealt with aa the law
E. KURBILL, Jr Sheriff.
26 ll3 tf
Oct. 6ih 1S64.
A-ssscssorvs hottcb.
r WIiM s.tte1 at Maiouboro praeinct on Monday, the 5th
Ppj.; at Midd:o fcrund j)reciact on Tuesday, tie 6th
Ij.ceajber ; at Sandy Kun precinct on Wednesday, the 7th
Pcien ber; uud at Holly bbelter piecinct on Friday, the
jfh Decenabor, t-i f.saes tbe tax ra kind..
SAM'l. N. GANNON, Aflesaor.
t Will at'end at the above places wi h the Assessor, to
i o lict rbe &x?b oh all property heretofore aaseBsed,
U.:-J on Isich tiie taxes are now da.
J. 8. HINE3, Collector.
5ov- 9. 00 10t3t76t
SAL.T.
if OH HALE at $12 per binbel, of best qaality. at Little
jj Hivcr, Boulb Carolina. Havin? a let on h&JL per-
,na c.i:a rely vu uot I fw i'sp pointed TLoae wlshirg to
oou;-aai, can do eo by addressiDjj me thus :
C. UILBSHT,
Little Biver P. O.,
tionth Carolina.
S ,y. 31 49 6t 6-4;
" NlilllK
jS iloiiEBY GiVFS that on Tharaday, the 8th day of
X I)j i n br, 1864, 1 will Bell, to the highest bidder, on'
t:ic j rer!ii' . nil of the reriihable property beloigin?, to
h iat m. Keith, c jnsis'iag in part of Corn, rodder,
Kit HOR, C;ilW8. Ac , Ac.
I ern p it&A of six months, notes with approved ae
cnti'v rtqaired. -
JOHN T. MOORE.
X .7. 17'h B3t
wiLMixarox, n. a, no v. 17, isc4.
Vv i:.niGTON & WEI.DDS U. ti.
We if sre tViat the gross receipte of this road for the
fiscal jqjr er-Jing 30th S(?pt. 1664, were $3,010,039 97
1,864,224 34
Xttt E-ceipis $1,145,815 63
18G3 S 809,652 67
kcrea-e f r 1SC4 $336,162 9C
The rcs3 receipts for 18C3 were $1,4"02, 831, over
hich the ero?s receipts for 18C4 show an increase of
S1.C(7,208 37, while the Let receipts for the eame time
sV.w t-s (ibove ouj aa iccrease of $336,162 96. This
i d ti to the immense increase in the cost of all labor
fn.i material wLich has swelled the expenditures in
ratio iar exceeding that attained by the increase cf re
ctips. The government u the great employer of Rail
roads, tnd its rate of compeEsation in the present stale
of the currency i3 not ma;h more than nominal.
Wednesday waa observed here very much as Sun
day wouid have been. It was a day of public worship
unl of absti'icnee roru labor. There was no busineeB
tloneBave that cf the moat indispensable kind, and, sd
far as w3 cculd see, the whole day wa3 marked by the
most decorcua eobriety.
,ckool Uooks.
From Messrs. Bkansox & Fasiiab, Raleigh, N. O.,
we have " The Dixie Elementary Spelling Book," for
ti e ue of Common Schools, by Mrs. II. B. Moore.
We Fuppose it is well gotten up, as Mrs. Moors in her
preface says it is the reeult of observation during sev
eral years close application to the training of the joaDg
mind. confi.es ourselves unable to see how any
observation could have suggested the placing of the
Analysis of tLc KngJish Alphabet, with its wels and
vowel pounds, dipthocga, consonants, hard and toft
pounds of cc&CEants, together with accents, emphaeis,
ntd cadence, punctuation, and other things of a still
more abstruse character, in the vety front, and betore
the alphabet itself. But this i3 aa overeight in ar
raugercent which any teacher can easily correct. There
ere others in the body of the book which are no doubt
attributable td the mistake of the printer, but which
are liable to do harm by misleading, as for instance,
?sm for seine t lock lor loch a lake, setaglia for serqglio,
aid sundry others (these we happea to see on just
opening the book, and glancing over a few pages.)
Lut we must regard aa still more objectionable such
expressions as " He i3 some faigertban a large dog,'
T?h;ch occur3on pae 75.
We point out these few imperfections because we
thiDk tn&t tbe book is well calculated to serve a asefal
purpose, aiad it deserves to have all casual defects elimL
nated from it. a
From the Fame publishers we have Johnson'a Com
mon School Arithmetic, by L. J. JofjnON, A.M.,
Professor of Mathematics in Trinity College. This is
a heck tlesigEsd for beginners, embracing the first prin
ciples of the science. It will no doubt be found of
Kteh jr.ict:cil va'.as. Some of the nomenclature is
new to us. bnt we suppose correct. The printing is
not of the most legible, sometimes, but is better than
in the speller. We can hardly look for fine work in these
timts, and therefore fault finding cn 'that account is
sadly cut of place. f
Messrs. Branson & Fakrar deserve credit and en
couragement in their tfiort to contribute to the educa
tional progres3 of the South, by the publication ct
tlrincjjtary School books.
" Vie Jack Morgan Scrg3ler, compiled by a Cap
tcia ih Gen. Lks's army," is another of Braxpox &
Farrar's publications, containing some 74 eougs of
all for'.3, f.om grave to gay, from lively to srvre, from
" All quiet alocg the Potomac " to " Root Hog or
Die," and from the " Last Rose of Summer " to
" Vi'likics ar.d his Dinah." All tastes may be suited.
The hst official dispatch' from General Beauregard
was dated Tuscumbin, Alabama, Nov. 8th. Thus we
know that on last Tuesday week tha headquarters of
the Army cf Tennessee were at Tuscum'oia.
We attach little importance to the report cf an ed
vaocj by Sherman upon Macon, Augusta, Savannah
and Charleston, leaving Thoma3 to watch Hood and
Beauregard. Sherman is a bold and aa able command
er, but that wonld be too bold and too difficult even for
him. Tba report is only based upon some speculations
of the New York Herald and soma "facta" of the Mont
gomety Mail, about a3 reliable.
A Een3ation article appeared in the Chicago 7ri-
bune of last week, staticg that Sherman had left
Atlanta with 75,000 men, to sweep through the cot
ton States, which is believed to be untrue.
The whole thing is essantially bogus.
The Richmond papers announce officially that the
steamer Tallahassee has arrived Eafely in Wilmington.
Tub preposition last brought forward is to have the
composition on newspapers done by young women and
girls. We do not know why it might Bot work suffi
ciently well after a while, although wherever previously
attempted, it has always fallen through by reason of tha
compositors getting married and retiring deep into the
Ehaies of private life. That would not be to likely to
happen now.
The Charleston Couxiet eaya, and says boldly :
The oysters pickled at Tivoli cannot be kept there
much longer than the good, oysters fresh in the shell.
If they wont keep there, send some of them over here,
Will take charge of them and see that they don't spoil.
We will attend to any given quantity.
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VOL.21. ) CONFEDERATE
REPORT OF TUB 8ECRETART OF THE TREA
SURY.
(OOECLCDKD.Y
I propose that the redemption snail ba mada from tha
tit&es of cotton, wheat and corn, at prices fixed by the act,
namely: cjttoa at fifty cents per pound, wheat at four dol
lars per bnshel, and ornat two dollars per bashel: that the
notes be received after the war, from all persona liable o
the tax in kind, in comxnntatioa of their tithes ; and that
the Secretary of the Treasnrv be anthoizd to iasna orttfl-
catea in exchange tor treasury notea, beaiiog bIx per eent.
interest, secured and redeemable in the aame manner and
on tbe eame terms aa the netes themselves, free from taxa
tion, and receivable after the war in payment of the tax In
xma; ana mai au notesr received into the treaaary for tneee
certificates, be oanoelled.
The effect cf this measnra wonli be that, at present
prices, tbe entire popnlation would be interested la ex
changing their prodactiecs for treaenry cote. They would
conatitnte not only a safe currency, bnt a profitable iavest
inent, for in the ratio of ten dollars for one, as compared
with specie, the prcdaco obtained in payment at tbe oloee
ot the war, would coat the following prices, via : ootton
five cent per pound, wheat forty oents per bushel aid
corn twenty cents. These nominally low prices would not
operate to tbe prej idio$ of the agriculturalist, for his tax.
being in k;nd, would neither be increased nor diminished
by the price. It la true he would have a collateral interest
in common with tax payers g euerally, (for of course all in
terests will be taxed.) m the redemption of tha notej at a
moderate ra'e, in this respeot his interest would bo pro
tected by the prices stipulated by the act, which are not
too low f jr a time o: peace. But if they were, a full com
pensation would accrue to the tax payer In the immediate
enhancement of the notes and consequent reduction of ex
penses. And th producer would find a complete indem
nity in the sale of a bushel of corn now at four dollars, and
the application ef the money to the payment cf a tax here
after of two busbelf.
In suggesting tbe three articles of cotton, wheat and
corn, as a speciflo pledge for the redemption of tbe cur
rency, no imn-untty from ihtir full proportion of taxation
is intended to be implied, in respect of other oVJcts ot the
tax in kind, on any subjects of taxation whatsoever
These are or.ly aesigeed to this particular office or function
beoause of thsir peculiar adaptation thereto.
Tbe foilawing is an estimate of tbe resource to bo thai
applied, viz : wheat twenty-five million bushels ; Indiaa
corn, two hundred million bushels, and cotton, two million
bales. A tax of ten per cent, would yield aa follows :
Wheat, two million fire hundred thousand
buahsla at fur dollars.. $10,000,000
Indi&n Corn, twenty million hnahAl tttwnrinl.
lars 4i 000,0C0
Cotton, two Lucdred thousand bales, at $200
per bale 40,000,000
$90,000,000
ILla amount applied annually would redeem the notes
outstandioir in four or five vears. Tho credit dne to this
estimate may be inferred from the lollowicc suusnnry of
the crops t f tho Confederate States before the war taken
rrcm the United States ceasus of 1860 :
Cotton estimated at 400 pounds per bale and SO cents per
pound ; wheat at $t per bnshel, and corn at $2 per
buhel.
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The leadincr details of this plan or measure to reassure
tbe public of the safety of the currency, and the redemp-
r ..11 ;il Mn.etafrfl.Awafo m I ? V. .L A 1 t
UOU Oil in JUU, win guuom, ui wBmuu iu milieu iud dciouii-
ed staples should be combinded, and of the provision ne
cessary to equalize tbe value of tha postponed and pre
ceding instalments. The combination of the staples as re
commended in this report is 1 9 of wheat, 4 9 of corn, and
49 of cotton. The scheme reoommended in another place,
for the purpose of harmonizing the valne of the successive
instalments, ia the sndstitution of certificates, bearing in
terest, for the currency, set apart by the holderB, in com
mutation of the tax, or to purchase, the tithes. After the
most careful investigation I am satisfied that the measure
mav be snccesafolly redaced to practice.
Under tne operation 01 iujs syaiem a sure appreciation
of the currency may conncenuy d expected, ah win
discern the advantage t" arise from the acquisition of treas
ury notes at present prices, and even foreign capital may
be expected to absorb a part, for at tbe rate of ten dol
lars tor one dollar of specie, tbe cost of cotton would be
reduced to five cents per pound. Confidence may be ex
pected to return; for those wno oreaa repudiation, and
those 'who would regard the return to epecie payments
with pnnal alarm, would both be encouraged and assured.
Iu imparting increased value and security to the treasury
notes, greater reliance in tbe value of the funded debt
would ba insnired, for the expenditures would be reduced
and ho accumulation of dent ne retarded.
The currency debt bring provided for, tbe total remain
der, to wit. the funded debt, wonld be aa already sta
ted, $738,340:000
And If to this sum be added tbe amount of
bonds to be sold before the lstcf January,
which mav be estimated at abont 40,000,000
fh3 total sum of interest-bearing debt on
the lBt ot Jan., 1865, will be $778,340,1.00
The value of real and personal property in the Confederate
states in itu. according to the United states census, ta
ken at specie value, was $5,202,166,107
Notwithstanding the waste and desolation of the war.
and the amount ot property in tbe enemy's linea. the sub
jects of taxation under the act of 17th February, 1864, ac-
oorcmg to me returns iua.ua iu ;uib commieeioneiB by the
assessors, unaer me act ui iu.u ui ABguas, ism, i3 aa fol
lows, via:
Property employed In agriculture :
Specie value, li,wutizutni
Currency valued at $5 for $1,
$14,503,79390
Other property :
Specie value,
1,450,379,379
Currency valued at $7 for $1,
10,152,655,653
Specie value, .$4,3ol,138,158
$24,656,449,543
There is an element of our national wealth, taken singly,
that exhibits, in a striking view, the amplitude of our re
sources to meet our wants. I refer to tbe great staple of
cottan. The nett proceeds of one bale exported and sold
in England at the present prioe is about two hundred dol
lar s in gold ; and at the rate of ten dollars in currency for
cne dollar in gold, this is equal to two thousand dollars;
and to four billions of dollars lor the two millionsof bales
estimated to be still in tbe country ; a enm more than five
times as great aa the funded debt. The impossibility of
realising the full benefit of this resource under existing
circumstances ia adaaitted ; bat tbe statement exhibits the
abundance of our means ; and e vry effort should be made
to apply this great element of wealth and power t the
purpose of arresting the progress of depreciation, aid re
tarding tbe accumaiation of debt.
1 propose an additional doty ot five ceats per pound oo
the exportation of ootton and tobacco and the duplication
of the duties on imports ; payment to be made in coupons
of the five handred million loan, sterling exchange and spe
cie, as bow provided by law. Tne price of cotton in Liv
erpool being about sixty cents per pound, the dednotion of
xonta f,, tna. ar arnnid h&rdlv have an appreciable
Aftao.t nmn it wnlna in currenov. The duty wouid fall
chiefly on the foreign consumer, or be taken trom the pro
fits of the exporter ; aad an important financial advantage
nnid h nhtained at . mnder&ta expense to the country.
The increased duty on imports would be small tax on
this lucrative trade. If naid bv the importer, it would DO
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STATES OF AMERICA WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 24, 1864. ! NO. 9.
free from all objection ; aod if by tha consumer, his abill
ty to bear it is abandantlv proven by tha high price paid
for goods. These measures would enhance the value and
enlarge ths demand tor the five hundred million loan.
The expenditures for tho six months, from tbe 1st of Jan
uary to the lat of July, 1565. with an improved currency,
may be safely estimated at a maximum of $300,000,000 :
and for twelve months at $300,000 000
iu 1 uia auiuuuk must oe a iaeo lor tne reamp
tion of notts as proposed, the eum of. ..... . CO OOOJDOO
Aniior tbe aatimated amoui't of floating debt.. 114,000,000
$774,000,000
To meet these demands upon the Treaenry. I propcee tho
followiss Bcbine cf taxation and loans, viz :
1. Taxation, including the tax ia kind $360,000,030
2. Sale of bonds of the 500 million loan and
certificates of indebtedness 409 000.000
9. iiupori aua export aue aoa muceilsneoas
receipts 5,000 000
$774,000,000
To raise the amount proposed by taxation, I reccom
mend the repeal ot bo much of the act aniendie. the ast of
I7tb February. 1864 as H leave the property and income
tax in operation, wiih-.o the abatements now allowed,
vie : Section I, paragraph 1, of the amendatory act of 14th
ot June, 1SC4, which provideo that the value of the Ux in
Mod shali be deducted from the ad valorem tax on agri
cullaral. property ; and tectioB 8, paragraph 2, ot tho.Batne
act, which provides that the-piopetty tax sball be deduct
ed fto-1 the income tax. By this change the desired ami nat
of revenue will be secured, and the prominent inequalities
of taxttion, now the subject of complaint, will be redress
el. -
Tbe tax in klad betas ten per cent., and its value In
I curresoy, $145,000,000, it follows that the productions tax-
ea amounted in vame to 91,455 ooo.ouo; and tne assessed
value of the property from which these productions are de
rived being $2, 900,753, 70S 40 it is apparent that the grosb
income ot $1,450,000 000 ia equal to fifty per cent, of tbe
asseised value ot tbe property. Hence an agricultural es
tate of the value ot $109,000, subject ta aa ad valorem tax
of $5,000, jielded a gross income of $5,000. The
tithe of this iucomo. at (5,000) pa d the property
tax, and lift uadimiulabol $15,000 tf income. This
result was tbe consequence of valneing the property for
taxation in specie, and the productions received in pay
ment of the tux in currency. Bad the property been val
ued in the sssdium in which the tax was payable, the as
sessment would have been at least $500,000 and the tax
$24, GOO ; or had the articles received in kind been valued,
as the property was. In specie, the payment wonld not
have exceeded $2, COO, and $5. COO more of tax would have
beeq received in currency.
The inequality of taxation that resulted ia made conspic
uous by a comparison with investmeota made in Govern
ment securities. The same sum of $100,000, in eight per
cent, bonds, yielding $8,000 per annum merest, pud $J,
000 tax, and left a clear income of only $3,000. Capital in
vested in backlog presents a contrast equally strikiug.
One of the banks in Richmond, which is referred to as an
example only, on a capital of $2,33t 000, paid $121 400
taxes, tba specie beioir assessed at eighteen times the val
ue of 1SG0 ; and the amount distributed among tha stock
holders as inoome was $4b8,640. Un $!OJ000 consequently
thus invested, tho tax was $13,000, aud tbe incoiue $11,
00. Ihsse inequalities giva rise to grave complaints,
whilst au amoant of taxation equitably distributed would
doubtless be cheerfully met.
Tbe collection of a large sum in taxes is essential to the.
reform of the currency, and the country is in a condition
tho most favoiable to bear the burden. The abundance of
money, and high price of every epcies of property tr
supplies, would rentier the payment easy and free from en:
barraasment. The treasury will derive little aid from th 3
source bathe present year. Ihe tax on the currty
broutht no revenue, operating only aa a reduction of t3
circulation.- The otker taxes, with comparatively little
exception, will be received in four per cent, bonda. Tbe
taxes upon property and income respectively, are, to some
extent, nominal only ; tte aa v&lorem tax on property en
caged in agriculture being discharged by tho credit of the
tax in kind, aud the income tax on property dimibiiihed by
tb? whole cam of the aa valorem tax. These abatemn a,
and the payments in four per cent, bonds, result m redu
cing the revenue from taxation (excladive ot the eoldieis'
tax) to about $40,000,000.
The accompanying able report of the Commissioner of
Taxes is referred to for much valuable aid interesting la
formation on this important subject.
Computing tha propertyof tha country at the present
estimated value, the following is the extiog rate of taxa
tion, viz :
Value of real and persons! property in cur
rency, rated at fire to seven times the val
uation of 1800 24,658,449,541
Total amount of taxes, including the tax in
kind, and the soldiers' tax, 287,000,000
which is at ins rate 01 one ana one-eixin per
cent.
With this estimate of the lesonrcea of the Comederacy,
the taxes proposed for the ensuing year cannot be deemed
excessive. The sum of $360,000,000 reduced into specie at
twenty dollars for one dollar, is only '$18,000,000 ; and this
amount, applied to the valueB 01 i860, viz : f 1,351,133,167,
is at tbe rats cf less than one-half of one per cent. And
ii the calculation is made in currency, via : $360,000 000,
upon an assessment of $24,056,549,541, it wonld amount to
one tnd a half per cent. And when it is renumbered that
with the payment of the taxes quarterly, ameaeure which
I strongly recommend, less than one-fourth of the curren
cy will eumoeior tne quarter s tax, and tne amount col
lected In any one quarter will be restored to the circula
tion before another comes payable, it is apparent that tbe
resenrces pf tbe country are ampio to meet the proposed
increase of taxes.
It may be otneoted that the several meaeures combined
will unduly reduce the circulation, end expose tbe constry
to the evils of a declining and itsafiicient currency. The
reply to this objection is, that tho evils predicted ure, to
some extent, inseparable Irom the reduction of the currency
and the iaiprovom;nt of its value. Any measnrts that are
sucoessful in eectir.g the desired reform must, of necessi
ty, be followed by tbe trials thit attend upon such a tran
sltion. If Congress does not interpose, and by some such
measures as 1 have ventured to recomroecd, ies tore the
enrreccy gradually, judiciously, and by means of volunta
ry action, it will assuredly rectify itstlt by tome V;olaat
and disastrous conclusion.
The developments attending the t-xecution of tbe curren
cy act of February 17, 164, reveal clearly that ttho great
DOuy or tne wnuiuuu 10 iieiu iu mvueraie soma oy per
sons of limited meanE, in all classes of the population
The deposits held by tho banks, large as tbey are in th9
aggregate, proved to do me accumulations or individual
depositors ia all parts of the oouniry. The report of tbe
depositaries appointed for funding the old notea, show thcrt
been the heaviest Bulterern by the tax oa the currenov and
its deDieciatiou. Ia view of the large stake of the poorer
classes of society in the currency, the responsibiiity.ot fixing
the value and establiBnicg tne security or the notes, as
sumes the dravity ot a sacred duty.' The soldier, acd all
who are forced to '.he lrume Jiate use oi their money, are
tfithoat the cba&ce ot redrets for the loss tbey sustain by
the depreciation, whereas the capitalist has it in his power
to indernuify himself, and even roap a profit by investicg in
public bonds.
The measures proposea may oe expeciea to correct ta;s
inequality, and give to there who claim our sympathy a
mortgage upon our iuture supplies ior oreaa at lair puces,
and wheu the war is over tne country win erjoy the satis
action of having protected ita defenders froiW want.
If the- proposed reform f-bould bo followed by a general &
iarge decnue in prices, tne result wou;a be nailed with the
liveliest satisfaction, except by those whose imprudent ia
vestment have contributed to the derangement we desire
to correct. No improvement of the currency can be ex
pected that vtiU not be attended by an immediate declne
of urices. It will therefore, be idle to say that the reform
of the currency ia desired, "if we arc willing that existing
prices should be contiuued, and to shrink irom measures
tnat will be attended by the res alts indicated, is to oppose
oppose
the reform of the ourrency. The timo for hesitation is past,
and one of two alternatives muot be adopted. Measures
should be taken without delay, to revive confidence in tbe
treasury notes and uphold their value, or a tax payable ia
specie and tbe notea of solvent backs be reaorted to. In
tbe most favorable light in which tbe nolea can be regard
ed, the purchasing quality does aot exceed one to seven or
eight, as coapareci wim specie , ana tne bonus are even
lower in value, being sold at the rate of one hundred dol
lars in bonds for six dollars in specie. To contains ench ex
change, if indeed, lor any length cftime it were possible,
would be ruinous. Bat my conviction is, that it is impos
sible to persevere, and un!e3s prompt and decided mea
sures of reform are adopted, tho progrets of depreciation
will be accelerated, and oar embarrassments become mur
mountable. I would, therefore, earnestly urge upon Con
gress tke necessity of rxting with dispatch, and, by the
adoption of vigorous and decided measures, restore tbe
value of the currency and avert the calamity with which
we are ipreatenea.
To remove apprehensions of our ability to bear with con
venience tbe icc;?ased taxation reccomixended, it will
Buffico to call attention to the aunoaat ot taxes paii this
year.
Ine total amount cf taxes is estimated
at. ................................ ........ . C3 i 4,188,414
xufc .iwn 1111s eum must do aeauoted the credit
given for the tax iu kind asd the income tax.
via ....$128,787,245
Leaving as
the amount of taxes actually
paid.
$245,401,160
To this amount mast be added the tax on treau
ry EOtea ot thirty-three and a third per cent.;
aad aB tbe fonr per cent, bonds have declin
ed in valne to $6i 66 per $100, the tax, in ef
fect, included tbe whole sum of ishas, except
in so tar as tbe bonda were used at par in
the payment of taxes vix :
Total iS.ue $797,792,000
Less estimated amouat of four
per cent bonds receivable jin
payment of taxes 89,000,000
$703,792,000
$703,792,000 at tthirtv-thne and a third per
cent 236,264,000
H i
.IWi E 1 1 1 US I r-1 i El II
Enm of taxation actually borne by the peoflJ
ia 1S64
$431.65,160
Of th's sum there was received !n aid of tho Treasury,
Tax in kiDd valued at $!45 527 431
Tax paid inca rency .. 40 000,000
115.527 431
It is now proposed o raise $330,000,000, which"
Will bring irto tte Treasury au excess over
last year cf 174,472 559
$3GO0OO.C00
whilst the sum of taxation to be met by the people will be
$121,665 169 lees the latjoar.
l would respectfully recommend that ell (icvernment
bonds and Blocks, and loans of evnv description to tbe
Government, be dec'ared free from taxation, except upon
the income derived therefrom: and tbat the income tex te
at the same rate t nd put-ject to the same condition: as
otner mcomo tnxci. I je polioy of tbis measnre is oovions.
Under existing l iws, except in tba case of the five hundred
million kftu arjd the ceit!noiteH of indebtedness the income
derived froTi (ioven-ment vecniiiie id nearly ell taken back
iu the form of taxa lor. Ote eOect is -to drive the bonas
abroad and create af jriga debt that will be found op
pressive on the return ot 1 eaca, and another is to rais 1 a
preference for other investments over (JovernmcHt securi
ties. Many investments yield a larger leccma than simple
interest, and ate capable of bericg the tax ; but the in
terest on Government loans being limited, and cot suficep
tibte of augmentation, the tx of live per cent, absords
nearly the entire income. In the case of tbe four per cent.
bonds the whole would be taken, and when it is remember
ed that this rate of interest U low, and the loan was in a
measure oompu sory, mis cias or puoi.o ci editors seem
particularly entitled to the cot;8iderauon of CoEgress
Tender regaid for tbe just claims of those who, confMinsr
in tbe honor and good faith of the Government, responded
to its calls for pecuniary aid will beattetdtd by no less,
snee tbey who deal the most hororably with the creditor
lavanably borrow ou the be?t and most econumica; terms.
1 would particularly call attention to a class of ceditors
now lending their money to tho Treaeujy at lorn per cent,
interest, on the hypothecation of tbe six pr ceat. non-tax-ablo
bonds. 1. is obviously tbe interest t f Government to
exempt these loans from taxation, ia like maaner with the
bonds tbey represent.
The tax also upon the bank ceserves, in a particular
manner, tbe careful consideration of Cong.re?s. It would
be a conspicuous wren? to cons'r&in these institutions 10
wind up their affairs, and a ssrioua loss, both to th pub
lic and the Government to deprive thi country of the up-
port to be drawn from the concentrated cr.pital they pos
sess. This, I thick, must eventually be tue eficct ot tbe
preaent tax if continued, and I recommend a modification
ot tbe law, such, in my opinion, as will give tbe desired
relief, and leave the revenue undiminished. Ihs assets
the of tbe banks represent the following intercata :
1. Ihe capital belonumg to the stockholders.
2. 2. Tbe surplus fned also bcloagirg to the stockhold
ers.
3. Tbe deposits belonging to their cuatomsrs.
4, The outstanding cnca'aUou belonging to the bill bold-
era. . .
The following plan of taxation is proposed :
1. That th3 ad valorem tax be laid up'ou tho sum ci the
c-.pital aud surplus profits, being the total property of
tb-i stockholders expressed in currency.
'mat deposits bo tree from taxation, as onsialmg of
treasury notes ooly, a Ux upon which reacta upon the Gov-
emmest.
3. That a tax of 95 per cent, be laid upon tbe notes of
the bank, payable in specie and Treasury notes, the for
mer in tne proportion that tee specie lieu) by the bans
Dears 10 me sum ci me oais:,aaai&g notea; rromaea, mat
all bill holders, presenting their notes a.t tae bank aud ma
king affidavit that the notes wore there, on the day ot tne
passage of tha act, the property of loyal cuizena or aliens
in amity with the (Jon.'edotate States, shall bo taxed live
per cent, only, and in the s&me vrouoriions as to enecie
and Treasury notes. And ttat it b& made the da'.y of tbe
bank to record (he notes tbua presented, witii the names of
tbe'persons holding tha same, ucd to collect and pay tho
tax, and to report to the proper officer for sequestration
Ibat in the bands of the enemy, all notes not preaentei for
record and taxation under the provisions of tbe act.
ine circulation ot tho banks on the 1st ot January, lb59.
was as follows, and tkere is no reason to cuppese that it is
now any less : -
Virginia, " $10,340,342
North Carolina, 6,202,626
Georgia, 11,687.632
booth Carolina, 9,170,333
Alabama 6.651.117
Louisiaaa, 9,094,009
MiuaioSippl. ltiy.400
TeHGcssee 6,472,823
$59,797,231.
If limited to tho five first named States tbe tax would
still operate on a sum ot forty -three million dollars, and if
tbe returns shall exhibit a smaller amouat than this, the
residue would be brought under eeqaestratiou, acd con
tribute more largely than tbe tax to tbe relief of the treas
ury.
The courts having decided that, under tba act of 15th
February, 1862, section twenty-seven, the four per cent,
bonds, issued under the ast of 17ih February, 1864, to re
dace the currency, are receivable in payment or property
sold under the sequestration laws, 1 would respect:ully cail
the attention of Congress toths subject. This caunothave
been tbe intention, and as no other otds are tbua applied,
but such as are under par, 1 recommend the repeal of that
provision of the law.
I wotrd also direct tha attention of Congress to the 7 30
notes. Tbe payment of interest is attended wish the risk
ot frauds, and tha regulations adopted for itba security of
tbe treasury aie found it convetiint to the public. For
these reasons it is desirable to change tbe form of these
obligations, and I recommend that au hority be given to is
Bue six per cost, coupon bonds in exchange for the notes.
This measure would enect a saving in interest ct one
lron three hundred, thousand dol!ar annually, which sum
capitalized is equal to a reduction of nearly twenty million
dollars of the principal ot the debt.
in the act ot June 14, latii, to increase tue compensation
oT tbe beads of tbe several executive departments, and
other officers and clerks of the Government, tbe terms rued
have been decried not to include tbe Commissoner cf Taxes,
and the heads of the other bureau oi the xreasery Depart
ment. It is not supposed to have been the intention ot Con
gress to deny thesa officers the rebel extetdsd to others,
and I iugoest tbe eatiy passage ol au act to biiug them
within the meaning and entitle them to the benefits if tbe
act of 1st June.
Tbe third aeclion of the act 'Ho or gamz forces to eerve
during tha war." approved 17th February, 1864, autnor-
izes the Secretary ot the Treasury toiseue bonus lor the
payment of the bounty provided by the set, but omits to
fix a tiano tor the payment of tha boDds ; and I respectfully
recommend tLat tne act be anicrded ia thit particular.
I have tbe hoici to repoit that tbe agency of tke Treas
ury in the Trans-Mi-jsissippi department La3 been organ
ized and put in oppralion, afier a protracted delay occc-
8ioued by the dimonlty ct ctmmanicatioa. ine Baine cause
has retarded the receipts therefrom of Bratenjmt exhibit
ing tbe result of tha lauding aud of its other operations.
Supplies of the ne issue ot treasury notes, of bocds aud
certitcites ot iudobtedaess, have been sent to that depart
ment, and there ia every grouid to balieve that otdar aud
tmoie-ucy wili soon take place, and tho d'Uicuitiea and em-
barasamoat? hitherto experienced there be removed.
'lh 1 reporia of tbe Chief of the Prodaoe LiOau Bareaa and
nf tiic Treasury Note Bareau will be suouiitted to Congress
iu i separate communication. G. A. Ttt&NaObs..
Secretary ot Treasury.
Tns Princess JDaomar, ihe 1'nuceBS Dagmar, ol
Dtnmark, who i3 to be the next Empress of Russia, is
just eighteen years old. She looks far short ol that
ge, Irom the infantine acd innocent loveliness of fcer
manner, and from her stature. Her eyea and teeth
Jjorm the fascinating beauty of her face, her fiaturebe-
ieff far from regular, la complexion she ia a brunette,
but tbe skin is wonderfully clear, and tee ro3es or tealth
seem ever to bloom on her solt dimpled cneeks. Iler
statue is rather under middle htigat, "but her .firm
seems perfect, and fcer bust, scarcely" yet coma to maturi
ty, rivals the most perfect of Thorwaiaea s goddesses 10
the swan-like neck, the grace-fully drooping shoulders
and the rounded proportion of her arms." To become
Empre3S of Russia tha young lady must change her
religion, and becomiSQ member of the- Greek church.
A Snkezisq iit ad. Ihie man is;er of a Berlin the-
atreewt-uo a drama la-wmcb a human head was to be
ofiered to a tyrantJEn order to produce as much effect
eb possioie, rtsmvtu iu use t liuaiuu ucuu. ju iuu
.stage was pla.ed a table covered with a cloth ; on the
I-Mq was u basin, and an actor, concealed under tne
cloth, poked up his bead through a hcla iu the table, eo
as to seem to 03 placed in the basin. The effect was
prodigious ; the audience applauded and trembled.
Unluckily, a wag who was behind -the scenes, sprinkled
some saufJ on tbe basin, and just as the tyrant finished
his address to the severed bead ot bis nemy, the Laad
replied by a hearty fit of sneezing, changing the audi
ence " from grave to gay ' with a remarkable expedi
tion.
We observe in the United States papers tha record
cf the death of Mrs. Jaiiana Gardiner, mother of Mrs.
Julia Gardiner Tyler, the widow of Ex-Piesident Ty
ler. She died at her residence on btaten island, JSew
York, on tbe 14th of October last. She was a most
estimable lady, aad was greatly esteemed by a large
circle of frieudSj
Rumor. It is reported ou the streets, this morning,
that our forces attacked the enemy, last Wednesday,
near Kongh and Beady. It is further stated that we
were driving them towards Atlanta. The4sannon&d:ng
was severe, and a considerable fight is reported. W e
give these rumors without endorsement, only hoping
they may be true, Augusta Constitutionalists
TELEGRAPHIC
REPORTS OF TIIHJ FE.SSS ASSOCIATION.
Entered aecordirg to the .lot of Congress, In the- year
lbQi, by j. 5. 1HBA8HEB. n toe uiertt'9 umce or tne
District Court cf the Confederate States for tbe Northern
District of Gaorvia.
EUBOPSAN AND OTHER NEWS.
Richmond, Nov. 16th, 1864.
European news of the 4th inst. has been reoelved. The
Jnra wa3 wrecked off the Mersey on her last trip out.
Capt-Morris, of the Florida, telegraphed the capture of
that vessel to the Confederate Agent in London. The Times
says the Beizare w&s an act of piracy. The Herald recom
mends all the maritime powers to interfere, if the Florida
is not given up.
It is stated that. the steamer Lauran, from Liverpool, had
transferred arms and ammunition to the new Alabama off
Madeira. '
The Czar, after an Interview with Napoleon at Nice,
went to visit .the King of Prussia, at Fottsdam. Count
Richberg's resignation has terminated the Cabinet crisis
at Vienna.
John Lucb, tbe well known artist, Is dead.
A hurricane occurred at Calcntta on the 6 th of October
One hundred and fifty vessels were driven from their moor
ings and were stranded and otherwise damaged. Twelve
thousand persons are reported drowned. The loss is esti
mated at two hundred million of francs.
UNITED BTATES NEWS.
Richmond, Nov. 16th, 1864.
New York and Baltimore papers of the 14th have been
received. The Herald says snfUsient returns kave beea
received from all the States to warrant the announcement
that Lincoln has over three hundred thousand majority of
the popular vote. He baa carried all the States voting bnt
three, and will have a msjoiity of cne hundred and ninety
two votes in the electoral college.
The Yankees crow lustily over their receat buccces at
Cedartown. They claim the capture of fJwo cannon and
one huadred and nrty prisoners, but acknowledge their loss
to ba considerable. Tbcy say nothing of their defeat at Hid -dietowu.
Nothing later In rcferacce'to Sherman's operations have
been made public.
Jacob, Lieutenant Governor of. Kenticky, has been ar
rested by the government, and ia now on his way to Wash
ington. The' Wachusett arrived at Fortress Monroe on Friday,
with tho Florida in tow.
A telegram from Cairo, says tho Rebels have disappear
ed from Jonnsonvme.
Gold in new York on Monday was 245.
THE EXCHANGE OF PKI80NEBS AT SAVANNAH.
81.Vi.KNAH, Ga., Nov. 15th, 1864.
No prisoners were received yesterday, the rough weath
er preventing tbe Yankee boats from meeting ours. To
night 1,103 were brought up, about thirty per cent, of whom
are siek cr otherwise disabled. The number received is
little over 3, 1C0. The delivery of Yankee prisoners com
mences cn Thursday.
FROM THE VALLEY.
New Maekbt, Nov. 16th, 1364.
Lieut. Baylor of the lSthxavalry, with 12 men, captured
10 prisoners and 17 horses, within 30 miles of Harpe r's
Ferry, and brought them safely to this place. Tb?y. report
the Rail Road in running order to Bummitt Point, 15 miles
below Wiachester.
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
' Eichmond, Nov. 17th, 1864.
Ia the asnate Mr. Maxwell Introdaoed a resolution re
questing the President to inform the Senate whether he has
information that any State of the Uaited States has, through
any recognized authority expressed a willingness to go in
to a Convention with the Slates of this Confederacy for the
purpose of negotiating a peace, or consulting on the best
method cf cflscting a cessation ef hostilities ; adopted.
Mr. Semmes introduced a bill to extend the time of ex
changing the old treasury notes for the new issue.
Ia the House resolutions were unanimously adopted, ex
pelling W. R. W. Cobb, representative elect from the third
district of Alabama. The House then went into secret ses
sion.
SUPPLIES FOR PRISONERS.
Richuom), Nov. 17th, 1864.
Gen. Grant has assented to all the details proposed by
Comm:sc.i:ner Ould in regard to supplying prisoners on
each side with clothing, &o. One thousand bales cf cotton
will be shipped from Mobile to New York and the prooeeds
expended under the direction of Gen. Trimble to purchase
blankets and clothing for our prisoners.
FROM TEE UNITED STATES.
Richmond, Nov. 17tb, 18S4.
The BaItitno:e Amer'ciu of Tuesday evening has been re
ceived.
Gen. Canby, while ascending tbe White River on the 6th
inst., on board the gun boat Cricket was that by a guerilla
from the shore, and wounded in the groin. ;Hia recovery b
coce'dered doubtful.
The boiler of the gnu boat Talfp exploded on the "Poto
mac river laet Friday, killing all on board except ten.
Sixty lives were lost.
A Washington telerrram saya : Shernun has been for
everal days, beyond communication with the Capital, but
nothing baa bacn stated ia regard to the direction taken by
the expedition. Sherman in a letter to the President of
the Sanitary Commission, dated at Gaylesville, Ala., outhe
25th ult., thanks hfm lor the prompt faifillma at of his " re
quest and for certain articles for the Union prisoners at
AnderGonville, atd adds: Thiirgs have changed -eioce, and
he may havo to go iu person to deliver these articles to the
prisoners.
Gold in New York on Tuesday was 240.
NORTHERN NEWS VIA MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 16th, 1864.
Canada dispatches of the 10th have been received by tbe
Tribune via Senatobia, stating that effective eteps have
bean taken to preserve peace on the border.
The propeller Georgina has been seized at Chambersburg,
Canada West, by tbo Collector of the Customs. It is be
lieved she was being fitted out for a privateer.
Stuben's examination proceeds slowly. .
A battle ia believed to be imminent ia tho Shenandoah
Valley. .
CAPTOJiE OF U. 8. STEAMERS.
LYNCHBURG, Nov. 17th Tha Virginian has official
intelligence that Lt. Col. VVitcher, on the 6th inst,, cap
tured and burned two United States steamers, the Barnum
acd Fawn, wiih a quantity cf small arms, on the Baflalo
Ehoala of Bitf-SanJy river.
On the same day he captured a large amount cf stores
at WiiiisEQeburg.
CONGKSS8.
Richmond, Iov. IS'.h, 18C4.
In the Scnat9 IXc. Orr offered a resolution which was
adopted, requesting thri Committee on Foreign Affairs to
repoit the facts, as fr as they can be obtained, relative to
the lawless s'tizirc and capture of the'Confederate steamer
Florida ia tk3 bay of Batrii. and what action should be ta
ken by this Government to redress the outrage.
Mr. Henry, of Tcncessee, introduced resolutions declar
ing the determination of Congress and the people of the
Confederate State a-to prosecute the war until our indepen
dence is acknowledged. The third resolution proclaims
the readiness cf the Goverpmetst to open negotiations to
establish a permanent and hon orsble peace upon the hasis
of our independence.
The bill was passed extending the time for tbe exchange
of the eld issue of Treasury notes antll tLo flr6t ot JolVj
1S65.
Nothing of iaterest transpired in the Houssj ia open ses
sion. -
? FROM THE U3TITED STATES, Ac
Richmond. Nov. 13th
1864.
The-Baltimore American of the afternoon
of the 15th
says that gold Tras ?3.i in New York.
A telegram from Nashville Hays tbat food's army
Brn er.t-mnA li th. rtiit Florence- One corps
on the North side of the river.
Tbe condition of the roads prevent aotive railUaiy op
eration, aad the rebel army remains comparative 'y quiet.
The Nashville Whig saya that Judge Wrigftt, of Georgia,
reeeaUy a member of the Eichmond Congress, has passed
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
1 square, of 10 lines or less, for each aad'evtrj la
sertion,$3. . y
- . i
- AllObltuaries and private publications of every tarao
tM.e charged a.s advertisements. " ,
5dy"aement,reflectirj'g upoa private cUraote
can.pndeTAHTciHopKaTAyoig.beadmitted.1.' " 3
through Nashville en rente t Washington,' to see what
can Tae done towards bringisg about peaoe. 5 -f '
Batler, la a speech in New York 00 Monday evening;
aaid that the Government mihfc now proffer tbe live
branch to the Rebels, tendering an amnesty v them and
their leaders nctil the 8th of January. If they sun held
out, bo wonld favor the unsparing prosecution of the war.
McOlcllau'a reeignation has besa nooepted, and Bherl
dan appointed to the position.
Gen. Eagan of the army of the Potomaa was severe! y
wounded by sharpshooters oa Sunday night. .
Liverpool dates to the 5th icst. say that tie Bank of
France has redaced tbe r&te of discount to seven per
cent.
Spain has sent an ultimatum to Peru. If full satisfaction
is not given the Spanish Equadron will s'lca the Re pub 11 1
and destroy its fleet. -
Baltimoro papers of yesterday were received 1 3-night.
Considerable excitement prevailed iaHagerstcwn and. on
the Pennsylvania border from an apprehended raid by tha
Rebels.
Bermuda advices say tbe Chickamanga arrived at Five
Fathom Hole for repairs cn the 7th. She had destroyed a
bark and two Bchoonera in addition to those reported.
The trial of tho St. Alban raiders has been postponed
until the 13th of December.
A later arrival from Europe brings the coiflnnation of
the departure of Seinmes from tho Bay ot Funcaal, In an
armed vessel called the New Alabama. -
Gold is quoted at 223. . .
FROM GEORGIA.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 18th, 1864.
Ihd excitement In town has scmswhat subsided. No
definite intelligence Is. been received of tba .whereabout
of the enemy. They are supposed to be still ia tho neigh
borhood of Griffin, burning everything ia their rear. They
will meet with a warm reception if they attempt to come
hero.
A Ult of " Honest Old Al' " Financiering.
Lincoln haa been given, by his circle of friends and
admirers, the oppejlatioa of " Honest Old Abe ;" but
the following, from a Northern paper, shows that it is
a misnomer:
The extraordinary appropriations made bythe srea--ent
and the preceding Congress for furuisbing tha Ex
ecutive Mansion have attracted much public attention.
This fund for refitting the President's bouse is disbursed
more than any other appropriation under the eye of the
Executive, and he is always held reeponsible for the
honesty ot the expenditure. Well, it so happened, in
the early part of Mr. Lincoln's administration, that a
bill was presented at T ashington for payment by
Messrs. E. N. Haughwout & Co.r of New York, for a
china dinner service, furnished by order of Mrs. Lin
coln, for the Executive Mansion.
The amount of the bill as rendered was some twenty
three hundred dollars. There was delay iu payment.
The clerk who bad to pass upon the bill, delayed it be
cause of the very unheard ef price cbarged for an
American service of china. At length a dealer from
Philadelphia was sent for to examine the china at.d es
timate its value, and the ttppraiser returned eight hun
dred dollars as its full value, instead oT twenty-three
hundred. The case, at last, came egain betore tho
President, aud the representative ot Messrs. Haugh
wout & Co., was called ia and confronted with the
Philadelphia valuation.
He promptly answered in substance :"Why, Mr.
President, my firm never pretended that tho hina was
really worth more than eight hundred dollars. We had
reason to suppose yeu knew that. The dilkrence be
tween the price cf the china and tha amount of tha b;!l
is for articles ordered for your private use, but invoiced
as china for W-hite Housa." "Honest" Abo was cor
nered and caught. Like another very unfortunate man,
dishonest in another scatdaluui transaction ia which ho
was caught. He bad "not a word to say." Mr. Lin
cola at laBt paid tbe difference out of his own pocket,
and Messrs. Haughwout & Co., got their money.
Tna Dagoek and the Bowl. A Carisruhe letter
(says the Debats) relates on Extraordinary tragedy, said
to have just taken place in that city, bat which we give
under every reserve. A Polish Count, named K ,
after seducing a Mile de la B , one of the most
charming ladies of Cat isruhe, abandoned her in order
to
marry tbe Marquise de L
Mile, de Ia
tried every means to win buck her faithless
lover, but fiadiDg her cllorts useless, determined to be
avenged. A grand bail wes given, a few days back, at
the residence of tbe Marquise to celebrate her betroth
al with the Count.
Tho fele wes at its height, when Mile, de la B
approachsd the Murquise with a smile ou her lips, as if
about to salute him, and then dashed the contents of a
vial of sulphurio aoid into his face. A short time be
fore a servant ia livery had handed a letter to the
Count. After reading it the latter turned pale, and
immediately went out. The next day hia body was dis
covered stabbed with a poicari in three places, while
that of Mile, de, U B was found in a river that
runs at a short distanca from the town. Tha Marquiso
is disfigured for life. Galignani't. Messenger.
MAUUIKU.
In this town, at the residence of the bride's father, on
the 16 Th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Watson, Mr. O. LUCIAN
JONKfi, C. 8. N., of Virginia, to Mis MAhY ANNA,
daughter cf James Arderson, Esq.
Richmond and Savannah papers please copy.
OKIIUARIES.
Andrew I'. Sawyer, Orderly Sergeant of Co. G, 2d N. O.
Trooi.s, x as killed in the battle of Fisher's Hill, Va., on
tbe 22d of September, 1864, aged 22 years. He volunteered
ia the beginning of the war, in a company rais:d by his
bro'tbur in Jones county, lie faithfu'ly discharged his du
ties as a soldier, rmd the surviving members of Uid company
fel that they have lost one whose place will be hard to fill.
He was much cbteemed for his moral and social qualities.
and Le will be greatly missed, both ja the army aud at
homo. Ue has left a bereaved father, who has previously
l:st a son ia this war; also, two brothora and a little sister
Burvive him. A FRIEND.
MRS. MAQT MATTHIS 13 DEAD.
It has aoldoru or ever been the writer's painful duty to
write tbe detth of a more worthy, cbaritablo and christian
hearted and devoted lady than the one headed on this
paper: Mrs. MatthiB departed this life at the house of her
son-in-law, Alexander Henry, in New Hanover county,
AupU3t 12tb, 1864, after a most painful and protracted ill
ness.' Mrs. Mat. his intermarried with the venerable Major
James Matthia, or Sampson county, about the year 1805 or
'OS, of whom fihe had eight children, all ot whom are liv
ing and are very worthy and respectable members o' soci
ety. The writer knew her intimately for forty years; and
can testify intrnth acd sincerity, I never knew a more per
fect and benevolent lady in my life; she was kind and de
voted to her friends, atd spent muny of her leisure hours
in trying to impress upon tbe minds of the youog tbe resli
tv ai.d necesEitr ot a Godly walk and conversation in thit
life. Bat I must come to a close. And knowing ber roiad
and her intent to adniiiJsier to the wants of the poor and
distressed, 1 wUh it was in my power to add eometLing
more permanent to her name than this tribute of respect
and gratitude ; and she i now one where it will be said,
"Writ dene, good atd fai'blul servant " Peace to hsr
aahes. She depai ted iu peace, willii g to dh, in the 79lh
yVr of her ace, wbere ber rtrnrtir-s now rest la peace, ia
the old county cf Sampson, beside the lamented and
locg o bo i on;:njb3i f a .Znr Jamea .viaunta. wno depart
ed -ibis lifoin Dectmbe-i, 10. Her children and frierda will
not iorgetlsrs. Mury Matthis, aid tbe writer win ever
cheribh and venerate her name, until my own pulsa ceaa
to boat. ' '
Arkansas .papers please copy.
eon" to aer Vest, leaving behind ber the best evideuccs of
S naVal life. Upright, industrioui and charitable, she .yer-
.aT.m th dntiea which devolve upon a good mr-ber
towards her children; a kind friend to ber neighbors, and
towards
a faithful
-toirri nf her means towards the poor nua
maraud tier estate with remarkable abi.i'y,
needy
v..s',t oil hi-r hnnicesa trannactlone the posjcss.on
oi a strong mind and grest firmness of character. She gave
her sons lreely for her couutry, and her kindness to sol
diers was proverbial. .
Her loss will be severely fcU not ocly by her family, but
bv the whole cemmuftity r.moD whom she lived. Tha cread
messenger louud ber recy, aud boro her, we hops and be
beve, to a teu,r Una. A op
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lathis town, on Thmsdiy a'ternoon, 17tb inst, Ur.
WILLI aH ABJdSTrfONtf, aisd 50 years. irlv .
Iotbfa town, on Wednesday, "VzavSi
BB SLEY, wL'e of Gabriel Bwalej, agai " yea. a.
Mobile papers plcftso copy.
On tbe 31ft October, lsei. ba '"IJenc9 on TopaaJl
Sound, of Consumption, Mrs. S'JAN NIXON, aged 68
jeats, 7 months and 25 days. .fl.imilh,A ,ft nM
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