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That il all. Instead Of yoar putting your
surplus in lands, negroes, houses, furniture
useless extravaganza or luxuries, just put 1t
in Confederate Bonds.
But while l said it was not intended to cir
culatc or 10 pay debts, ] have not the least
doubt that anybody who will cell his crop en-.
tire Tor bonds, will find no difficulty in get
ting the money for them, for they draw in
terest, and arc better than money; and any
man holding note will give it up and take q
bond, for note draws bnt seven per cent,
and this draws eight. have 10 doubt that
all minors and trust property will soon be
inYostcd in it. TIE entire amount Of private
funds in the State of Georgia on private
loans, suppose, is ten or twenty millions OF
dollars at seven per cent. All that amount.
will Immediately find its wayin'o these bonds,
and hence planter who sells his entire crop,
and needs money, can get it from the money
lenders on these bonds.
have been frequently asked if these bonds
were good. Well, l want to be equally frank
upon that point. If We succeed, if We estah-
lish our independence, if We are net overrid-
den, if we are not subjusated, feel no hcs'-
fancy in telling you it is the best Government
stock in the world thet know of. 1t is
eight per cent. interest; and if We succeed I'M
short time, in few gears, If not more than
one hundred millions, or two hundred mil:
lions are issued, have but little douht they
will command considerable premium. The
old United States stock (six PR cent. bondS.)
five years ago commanded fifteen and sixteen
per Co., and went as high as twenty pe- cent
Take the Central Railroad. The stock Of
thai company con inands fifteen FER cent
premium now. These bonds paY eight per
cent semi.annually; therefore: ii there is a
short war, these bonds very soon will COM
mand fifteen OF twenty per cent; but CANTOR
also co.npcls me to state tha; If Lincoln oTer-
runs us-.-it' we are subiu:ated, these bonds
will not be worth q single dime, and nothing
els. yor hare will bs worth anything. il;
VIZ a.t orerrun, they will lie worth just as
much as anything; clsr yoa have, ani nothing
else yon haze 90! vii! h. worth anything.
Lanyher. So thai is the whole Of II.
Let us, then, come up and contribute what
we can. say 10 the planters hat do not
wish to urge anybody, bat let everybody dis
CHARGE his tirr" tr = - ." ~ tp"'s 't
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Forewarned is to be Forearmed.

The following, from the New York Herald
of the llth, will take no one by surprise in
this section. We need not give our reasons
for not alluding to the matter before, and for
suppressing communications on the subject Of
our coast defences. We will only add, BY
way OF comment, let our government look TO
it. Forewarned forearmed:
PRoPosED EXPEDITION 70 SorrH CARoll-
SA.-Latc in ths fall, when the warm weath.
or moderates and the region becomes heal,hs
for Northern troops, South Carolina must be
invaded, unless the rebels previously submit
and lav down their arms. And the invasion.
must not De by Charleston, which would in-
volce 100 great sacrifice of life, nut far
better port, seventy-five miles further South,
thoug not 50 we'll known. We refer 10 Pert
Roya! sarbor, which is fifty miles from Sman.
nah. It is a safe and colnmodious port, aa,.
the shallowest part CT the channel 10 it has
about twenty feet Of water. Beaufort lies up
the Port Royal..rirer, sixteen miles from. the
sea, and is situated on the Island Of Port Roy.
al. From Beaufort to Charleston there is in.
land water communication, by the inlets, for
vessels drawing eight or nine feet.
This was originally the chief port of SoE'A
Carolina, but it was superseded By Charlie. :
ton on account of the latter having superio.
water communication to the Interior they
Ashley and Cooperrivers. The railroad, how
ever is more rapid mode Of tranei' tha,l wa .
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lfliist1lLaatous.
\ t:lorious Company 10 Belong 10.

A Glorious Company te Belong TO.
We understand there are millions Of appli'
cants for admission irto ne ranks OF the gal,
liant and glorious company, the constitution oi
which is herewith appended. We would he
pleased il snch = company were organized
acreabouts. Pit us down one scholar, under
the Constitution
CONSTITUTION OF THE HOME GUARDS.
Adopted, July 4, lS6l. Motto: "Prompt
OF, Duty;
AIR !. This company shall hesr the name
OF the Home Guards
.aar.2 The number Of the Home Guards
.l:.l! be from ten 10 tive hundred, or more.
ARr. 5. The entire company shall ron5!s,
,,i cihcerS- cac ,acrnher heing entitled 10 se.
lcct his own cflice.
Ant <. This company sinai! teliia' al!
military rules and usages. Every member
shall arm himself in his own WAY. for active
service and hold himself in readiness to 10 As
he please. at an hours notice from his eotn-
!nander.
Art. 5. The Home Guards snail he co'r-
.nandsd BY each member in rotation, but it Is
left entirely es the option OF members to obci
the orders OF the acting commander OK net as
they may please.
AIT. &. Tie t;tarl viii! paride semi occ&-
Slurariy. or otrener, provided they have moth
ing else TO Do.
ARr.-. Each rncrler of ;ile Home Guards
>hall. while in actual service, draw the fellow
ing daily ratious: One bottle claret, one bot.
lie champagne, three fingers coguac, six i'm
gers Bourbon, cne dozen cigars, one boacd
turkey, one boiled turkey, one dozen hroli' d
OYSTERS, two dozen oysters III the shell, rne
basket full Of knickuacks. assorted.
ART. s. When on marching orders, each
member Of Inc Guards shall be allowed ore
boot boy, onc barber, one lGun,iress, one car
ria.e with two iorses, one set Of fishing tackle,
,,ac pack Of dogs, (at o!tion.) two do"bie-bar,
rel shot guns, Oh: portable two story Dwelling
house, one library OF select novels, one dozen
selected periodicals, and ono travelling billiard
tah!e.
Art. .. Members are expressly forbidden
to perform any duty contrary 10 Their wishes.
and any order which shall be given by an &C
ting officer w;tbcst lis having previously
been discussed by the entire corps, in debating
society assembled shall subject the Ot!:cer
giving it to be nea as much as he is willing
s3pa
ART. 10. Members who have musical instrt'-
ncn,s are required 10 bring them into the
ie!l, bu: NJ ,xo Enember> shall play at the
-an,s time unless they please to d" 50.
ART. ii. The actiTe duty specially as
aigned to his corps ny their own direction
shall he TO treat and retreat.
Arr. II. Absent memhels shall be consid-
cred as present al every iril or r"ll.call and
respected accordingly.
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count upon its duration. When a people be-
comes mad there is no telling what they will
do. Ii is go in the history Of other empires;
it was so in France They say we are .rcvo-
lutionists; they call Us rebels. l think it
will be revolution before it is over; but ii a
change of Government makes revolution, the
revolution is at the North. At the South onr
movements from the beginning have been
planted upon the principles, as have told
7ou. Of our revolutionary fathers, and the
Confederates States to-day hare rescued the
constitution, with some changes, all of which
we think improvements. They stand to day
the defenders, supporters and maintainers OF
that constitution, which was the admiration
and devotion Of us all. But change Of
government has taken place at the North.
p6n Constitution of orr fathers has already
been tralnped in tile dust. From the time
Slr. Lincoln went into his Office until to-day,
it has beeTh but one step alter another, one
stride after another upon the Constitution OF
the country. The first thing he did sTas to
call out seventy-Ave thousand militia, He
had no power to do it. That Constitution,
that Madison and Washington, and the patri.
OTIS of the South as we'll as the North gave
their consent to-that Constitution that was
our admratiou-tL Constitution the South
crn States hare rescued, declares thatsCon-
gress alone shall raise armies. His next act
was to increase the army to twenty five thou.
sand men. This he did By an edict. The Cor
!! stitution says Congress shall increase the ar
! ms. After thatShc increased the navy to
twenty-five thousand. Louis Napoleon or
the Car Of Russia never assumed more;dic-
tatorial power. The North responded toit.
That Constitution that had my admiration
(and many OF yon doubtless have heara me
upon it, for Il there was anything upon which
Inv whole soul rested, ard io- which would
have devoted life and everything dear, itSwas
the Constitution OF M country that Cofsti'
tuition that the Montgomery Goyernment,has
rescued declares that no man shall bG5 de-
prircd of his lie, liberty or property butsby
due process Of law. =
That was lhr old Constitution. II isithe
Constitution we rescued. The Constitution
the Confederate States presents to nj! people,
high or low, is the au7c:y 10 defend them
! !applause:l but, fellow ci,izcna. Mr.. Lincoln,
b. his own cdict, has nuiiiieil. sbToqated.
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The Great Fight at Manassas.

ne 1Ecdt Is III ac hoAooao's
The following, from the Petersburg Express
is more minute than any We have seen:
MANASSAS, July %, p. m.-The enemy
opened their batteries at Mclean Ford, OF
Bull Run, OF So'clock, a. m, with heavy guns
and riAed cannon.
Several small field pieces were used, These
being intended as mere feint, for the pur.
pose of drawing our fire. Our generals, see.
ing through the ruse, did not respond.
The enemy chose their own position few
miles above Stone Bridge, on Bull Run. where
the principal part of the battle was fought.
The enemy's attempt being to turn, ifpos.
sibe, our left flank, the battle ragged for four
hours at that point. The fire on both sides
was appalling. Men on both sides ne7el
fought better.
The enemy having largely the advantage
in numbers and artillery, hetween three and
four o'clock, our hrave men hegan to waver,
and the result act'lally hung in the balance,
when Generals Bcauregard and Johnson he.
roically threw themselves into the thickest Of
the fight.
Gen. Beauregard crowned himself with
glory. Lieut.. Col Johnson, Of Hampton's
Is. c. Legion, being killed, and Col. Hamp.
ton himself severely wounded, Gen. Beanre.
gard led the Legion into action i'll his usual
gallant STYLE He had his horses head shot
of By a shell, and the horses Of Messra. Hey.
ward and Ferguson, Of S. G.: two Of Gen.
BIS aides, were killed by tie sap,e shell.
The battle now ragged With tremendous fury,
but our brave generals could be seen in the
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Seth's Courts!iip.

''Gracious re-. I'm t@cnty-onc past
Sni its time 10 iooii alter Nance.
Next day down went. Nancy was alone,
and axed Ler il the Squire was in. She
SEA he wasn't
.'Canse,a sez I: making liar believe Want.
cd 20 sec lim, "our colt has spraneo his foot
and came 10 see Il The Squire wonldn't
lend me his marc to go to town.
She ,ai,l sac guessed il" wnu!llt! bette:
81. 'i:wn anl wait till the Squire came H.
Down sot; sac looked s;r.,age, and my
heart felt queer around the e:lgc.
Are You goin. l,wn to B:isy Martin:
,la;ltin p after while: sez sl!e.
sez /, "reckoa would.'
S"zshe, "surposc you'll take Eliza l:"asrS
Srz |, 81 mousht. and tkcn a.ain /
monsh,en'E."
s"2 She, Il Heard You wa, going to lie
CARRIED.
81 Il wpa!in'l wonder hit.
!"oked al aer AMI sc-'i the tcars coming
Haz may Ia shall a. you 10 brides
r:a;i'
::e sz NJ. s'e aii, i.cr lace a, re! rs a
biz" hre,.
Sc,s. o;"Hos.' "nd ,lc cond'nt say any
.lins ",otn, .i. va. =" full.
'}Goal:l'n. You i,e br:,l"s:n;,ic, &ancc 2;
se7 ].
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VOLUME XXVI.---No. 30.

against odds Of two to one" was the reply.
And how went the day 2" was Immediately
CALCULATED. "The enemy were beaten and
put to flight" was the response. "Thank
God" said the father; then am satisfied
j give MP my boy
This touching incident we commend to
every heart that has been tereaved in this
terrible but righteous war. Let them take
the example Of this patriotic father TO heart.
They love their sons aud brothers no more
than he-and while humanity must feel, the
promptness of natural affection must bc
obeyed, let them Danish all excess Of grief in
the cheering reflection that their beloved
ones have nobly perished in defence Of their
country, of truth, Of justice, and of right.
They are precious offerings and Heaven will
pour out the incense Of its blessings upon the
altar whereon they are laid.
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ssletteb 4petrgy,
The Soldiers Bier.

The Soldiers Bier.
Hark. tia the shrill buglc calling
It pierceth the soft summer air;
Tears from each comrade are falling,
For the widow and orphan are there:
The bayorets earthward are trailing,
Ind the drums mufied breath rolls around
But be hears not the Toice of its wailing,
Nor awakes at the buge's ahrill sound!
Sleep, soldier! though many regret thee,
Who weep round thy cold bier to-day;
i:non, soon will the fondsst forget thee.
And thy name from earth pass away
The nne thou hast loved as brother,
A friend in thy place will have gained;
Thy dog shall keep watch for another,
And thy stsed by stranger be reined.
But, though many who mourn for thee sadly
Soon joyous as ever may be;
Though thy bright orphan hoy may laugh gladly
While he sits On comrades knee:
There is one WHO will still pay tho duty
III lore for the fond and the brave
As VIXEN irst in tho bloom Of her beauty,
She wcpt ocr her dead soldiers grave
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The south Carolinians in she Fight.


RICHMOND, July 24.-An intelligent and
reliable gentleman from South Carolina,
who was on the battlefield, and held a
prominent position there, says that South
Carolina had seven regiments in the battle,
including Hampton's Legion.
The ID Regiment, Col. Kershaw's, was in
the hottest Of the fight. This Regiment and
the 9th, Col. Cash. were in a brigade to-
gether.
Col. Sloan's 18th Regiment was the first to
engage the enemy. Itwas stationed three
miles to the left Of the other South Carolina
regiments, and with the Louisiana troops saf-
fered considerably,
Adjutant 8. NJ. Wilkes, Of the 4th Regi.
nent, Lieut.. c. f. Earle, Of the Pat tnetto
RiAemen, and other officers are killed. Capt.
G. P. Poole is severely, and perhaps mortally,
wounded. Capt. B. F. ". Fitzpatrick is also
wounded, it is feared severely. About a dozen
officers and number Of privates in this regi.
uent were killed, but no other names than
the above have yet been reported.
Col. Williams Sd Regiment and Col. Ba-
cons Eth, with Col. Kirkland's North Caro-
lima and Col. Kelley's Louisiana regiments,
constituted the centre of the general line,
and held Mitcholls Ford, on the direct line
from Fairfax Court House to Manassas. These
regiments were under cannonade from sim
rise until near sunset, but being entreuchcd,
they suffered but little.
Just before SUNSET, and when the right
wing of the enemy gave way, they were or
dared 10 charge The batteries in front Of them,
which orde. they eyecnteG in gallant style,
led by Gen. Bonham. When the charge was
made, tho enemy promptly retired, and the
loss Of these regiments was consequently
small. Ther pursued the enemy to Centre
vile, and took 100000 worth of Federal
"-c---t- 1t i. helipvrd that none in these
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Our Special Accounts from Richmoad

Our Special Accounts from KichmOad.
RruMoHD, July 23.--ln TIC battle at Stone
bridge, Generals Beauregari and johnston
commended together, their rank being equal
We have taken in all 80 guns, with caiscns
nurses, gear, cic., complete, sou wagons. with
s;1ras, pro7i2;on4, etc, large amount OF ain
muailicn: and small arms in great quantities
The woods az: fields fur miles northeast q
Manassas Junction Here ssrewn with arms
knap.acks and aecoa.remen;s, lett b: the eli
emy in his Hight.
Irun;5u:l: AID other l':e.abers os Lincoln
Congress, were Oh the field with Mcdowell
! fully rroTidei with luxnries Of every ll,;;:.:l
wi,h which to haTc 2el4brat.d their triumph
| but they Gid not carry thrss drlicaeics te:c!
to Alexap'lria.
The number ut killed OF. uu. site is fixed
at ebout 64O. Our wounded exceeded l,0O0
! The ammunition and provisions captured
are il is said, enough 70 last al srlay for ii;
! months.
! Gen. Scott Is repurted to have been AT Fair
fax Court IoHsc during the opening Of the
engagement.
After Lieut.. Col. Jo::llson was killed and
Co. Wade Hampton was wounded, Cen
Beauregard rode up IN ;et On, an, led the lc-
giun into battle. Each OF the companies be.
havcd admirably. The legion lost in killed
and wounded 1l3.
Gen Bonbam is again OF Fairfax G. H., Il
miles from Alexandria.
Colonel Thomas, Of General ioLss!on's
staff, was killed; Colonel Mason, Of the same
staff, was wounded.
Neither Captain Ccnacr, Of the N'aaiing-
ton Light Infantry nor Adintant Barker are
wounded.
Among he Killed Of the oglethorpe Light
Infantry, of Savannah, are Bryan Murrell, Ju.
lius G. Ferrell and ". H. Crane. Col, Cav.
dener, Of Angusta, Ga, is slightly wounded.
The 9Th South Carolina regiment, with tho
ith and sth Mississippi regiments, Under Gen.
Jones, charged tue battery, at McI.ean's Ford,
at o'clock in the afternoon and took two
guns.
We have taken in all 80 pieces of cannon
and 500 prisoners.
The following are among Tho casualties in
Col. Cash's regiment
Lieut.. Cook, company II, wounded. Noae
OF Captain Ilarring.on'5 company (G) are
wounded. privates Ellerbee, Cook. and Long
are wounded.
Private White, company c. and PriyaIe
Dixon, company +, are killed.
Captain Harrington, Of company G, cap.
tured Hon. Mr.. Ely, member Of the Rump
Congress from Rochester district New York.
He was acting "a aa amateur fighter.
Col. Kemper, of the Alexandria artillery,
when ordered to open on the enemy in sup
port of kershaw's regiment, called out TO
the Butler Guards, " Buffers, will you follow
mei" They answered Immediately, "Ws
will, to man.
They captured eight pieces (sherman's bat
terry Col. Kershaw took United States
surgeon prisoner,
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,-..::.--. !, aponnis with slayes-i.l fact, th,.
are far more numerous there than the whites.
BY landing force OF twenty thousand l:;o.,.
at Port Royal, the whole State could he RI
luced, and Charleston city could be taken i.
the rear and captured. as it vas ouee before by
the British. The slave property Of Sou't
Carolina would .!lns be ruined. So lei tie
chiyalry of that State avert tic thrcatesed
blow By making peace at ui!ce with tie Fed.
eral power. 4 communication being THIS
opened in!o the very heart ol the Southcsa
States, reinforcemeuts could he forwarded,
aud strong column could form junction
with The Fedora! column advancing from tic
South west, and thus, dividing the South ittu
equal baives, and turning back upon North
Carolina aud Virginia, they woald sweep Tie
rebels US with = net into the very jaws cr ,he
army Oh the banks oE tie Potomac. II the
rebels should not Surrender before the fall. Il
Is hyLl, prcl.ble that lie programme Will L..
carried oll;, and thea. woe 70 ti.e yanpuishc,'.
= =
Az ILLINOIS MARRIAGE CERTlFEaTE.-..
correspondent Of the New York Spirit Of the
riues, writing from Copperas Precinct, Hi
aois, gives the following as among the "rich
ones" which his researches FROM aa.ong thc
legal records have brousL! 10 light. We give
his own language,
In examining a laud title, the other isJ',
whicn involved a:!acsticn Of Legitimacy, I
stumbled upon the following marriage certiii-
cate, which is decidedly loo good 10 be lost,
and is literally bona tide. The marriage, 0:
which this Is the only legai evidence, toes
place in Copperas Precinct, in this county, or
rather in the primitive times, and tie msgi..
trate ough, to be immortalized, whether he
ever gets his commission or not. The cert:l.
icate is in these words:
State Of Illinois, Peoria county, IS.
Tc all :he world, greeting. Know ye thst
John Smith and peggs Nyres is hereby GER
ti6ed to go togesher and do as oil folks does ,
anywhere inside Of copperas precinct, ard
xben mr commission comes l am to marry
en- good, aad date 'eul back 10 xl7nE Acci-
nrSrS
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the ti.inTlaS ~ u TuitIhdHlr SNORT st,ucc
of time In my own ci'i;iit., which las raised
three hundred ATS! liti; men, the ladies' made
the uniforms 10; the last company II two days,
| and i wa ready 10 60 With tic rest. Tie
ladies hayc ;lona their duly as nohlY as the
t men have l;:chmcad ccl:nty Las sellt ren
companies to the fici,!. Noh!s have you done
your duty, and inst as nobly have ihe wclnen
dose 'he:rs. IAppisass And wish yor
! to understand willie | 10 20! speak much to
you, 70; ll:a artel licl'l is moi your piece,
women cLerci<. '9orc ;:,'I';ercc even in war,
pcEha.s, thar anything el,e:: si;:' !! i pro
iu,,'l.: wlls!hf:: key 'i:' ~! .,u:~fn IL world
al !as;. Iiau@!lier.i il is t'ei spirit which
animate. lie .oiiier IL tie ';':.. S",Ile re-
Collect the rious a'l:uouitions o!'th:;r notlers,
ald others rccoliccl the smiles a',;? bcalt:ns
col:M;ail%!!,cs 81 sumo ia;i OLE ut iio;c.
l'iie:e a:c ,!;c sentiments slah sctnale olir
! Sudi@.. Tie atir:n:;.cMs q, She women are q
power ike Tia. S,!hi,!. itviis lie nlls rr the
universe iii their proper places. 'N;ow, tiIcm,
in this ,'".a YOU haze laHch 10 do, and il the
men arr in du::Lt !.nw much Il Subscribe,
AIN perfectly willing that tLcy shall go home
and ask their wives. Laughter 4 woman
always acls with impulse, and her impulses
are generally right but man po'.iers, anu
thinks, and doubts. Woman's thoughts 90
directly to the truth and am perfectly
willing to leave this cotton loan to the judg-
inent Of voar wives AID sisters. [. may be
that sune husbands have promised their wives
a new turnout, and they may be doubtful ull-
til they consult the cold woman at home
some men are. Laughter.] Then let them
have no fears on that subject. just tell him
~ will d. without that carriage, or that fur
niture while our brave volunteers are in the
tented field l will put up with whatever We
have got fut dawn every cotton baio you
can spare" Tint is what l know the Indies
will say.
And now: then, gentlemen, ! am perfectly
willing that vou sl,all go home. do not in.
tend TO open any subscriptions here today.
A Committee vii! be appointed to canvass the
county, and every one Of YOU, trust, will be
seen by that Committee. wish You to con.
slider the questions tatk over the matter with
Jour wives, and am perfectly Willing to
abide by their Judgment. And now, in con-
clusion, | ask You, one and all, women as well
as men, before you make up your judgments,
consider the magnitude Of the question; the
great issue. :cln!e yoa; The perils surround
ins yon t::'e dangers besct;ing you think Of
your homes and yoHv ireales. and then think
of subjueat;on. rhinl; then Of your ,lny, and
all ask of you is 70 performs your duty as
faithfully as have done mine to-day, ant !
leave it with sou, ;ks sopntry and God.
(I.ond an" prolonged applause.
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and, in steady tone, warned him not to pass
the threshold, that "she was armed" The
heroic adventurer, thus brought to halt,
gazed for minute in bafled surprise at the
slight and beautiful defender OF the flag Of
the South, and suddenly turned on his heel,
growing the excuse that, '"if she ras not so
Id good looking he Mould take the flag domn
anyAou.' That girl might bea Charlotte
Cordav in certain circumstances