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PUBLIC ACrs OF TENNESSEE.
Published by Authority.
AM to Regulate Proceeding. in Magistrates Courts.

An Act to Regulate Proceedings Magistrates Courts
SECTION 1. Be Il snacled Jy the Gsnsral ASSEMBLY
of tie State Of Tennessee, That Magistrates Of this
State shall not hold their Courts until the Ist day
Of January 1862 for the trial Of any civil case ex>
eept such the parties thereto may sgree, bat
nothing herein contained shall prevent the Issuance
OF attachments as heretofore.
SEC. 2. Be Il further eaIc!ed That all executions
or other processes for money issued by Justices
the Peace, shall be Immediately returned mot salts
fed If the fact be So and aliases issued return
able on the lOih December 1861, but this act shall
not apply TO executions issued from criminal pro-
seedlings.
SEC. 8. Be Il turtle enacted, That compliance
with the provisions Of this act shall release all con-
stables and other returning officers from all LA
bility not already incurred under previously exist
ing for non return, insufficient return, &c.
SEC. 4. Be e further enacted, That the remedy by
motion against a sheriff, constable or coroner is
hereby abolished but this section shall not effect
the liability of those officers and their securities
upon their bonds aa5 the common law remedy en-
the same PrOUdsd that the benefits Of this section
shall not extend to officers in cases in which the
money has been collected Provided further that
nothing in this act shall be construed as to pre-
vent the Justices Of the Peace from holding their
monthly and quarterly Courts
SEC ). Be L further sn1cisd That this act take
effect from and after its passage.
W. G. WHITTHORNE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
b. i. STOVALL
Speaker Of the Senate
Adopted June q. 1861.
\ True copy J. Z. R. RAY, Secretary of State
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Of CAGES, pies, &c. nteDasd for feast for the Fed
erals after cleaning out. our boys-s good Joke but
badly spoilt. Our brave State troops still CHARGED
them three miles South II Carthage. when they
were checked BY night oyertaking them. They then
rested for refreshments, v INCH IL may be imaQlned
they wanted badly. On the following, Ben. Nc
Culloch Joined them with 900 Rangers, who fol-
lowed the Federsls on Saturday, the result Of
which has not been asceFtained up to the time our
messenger left; but as Gen. Price, with 3 1000 men,
was advancing on them from tie South Of Car
thage, they certainly captured the whole command
After our boys had cut of the wing of the enemy
with their four cannon the best they had they were
compelled to cut them down before they would give
up the guns. The cavalry, in winch our johnson
boys played q conspicuous part, charged on them
and IN many cases they would not surrender until
they were cut down. The boys had to ride up aud
cut their heads OF. They got all their principal
officers, one of whom refused to surrender shoot
ing two of our men after being surrounded. They
of course Tiddled him.
Our State forces were divided, but are all to-
gether now, numbering not less than twenty thou
sand. McCuIoch had thirty-fve hundred infantry
about thirty miles back in Arkansas, who doubtless
have entered the State before now. Our arms, fifty
tons in all are of the very best description. Nc
Cullouch brought four ffty-poundeFs in with him,
and said he could knock Springfield to pieces in
shots.
have no doubt Springfield is taken before now. Up
to Sunday only ten of our boys had died. Forty
six OF our men were wounded and killed. We will
come out all right yet. St Louis must and shall be
relieved if she cannot relieve herself. Our watch
word is forward The word retreat has been blot
ted out from our tactics.
1t is likewise currently reported on our streets
from various sources that Springfield has actually
been taken by Mccullough and that Seigel is now a
prisoner. Some rumors are afoat of a train haY-
ing been run of the Pacific track last evening. Be
this as it may, some dead bodies of soldiers were
brought into the arsenal. Some Of them were in
the Zouave uniform.
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THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Glorious Victory al the State Troops =
Ben. Mccullough in the Field.sS Brave
Conduct of Gov. Jackson.

ST. LOUIS, July lG-I yesterday sent you some
cheering news of the proves of our brave State
troops. That information, as / told you, knew to
be reliable have just been put in possession Of
private letter. for the truth Of the contents of which
| YOuch. You will see that the days Of oppression
and tyranny in this State are dra wing to a close
The letter to which refer IS dated knob Noster,
July IL j" and states
u have III t concluded t. write. in order to con.
tradic of the falsehoods published in the Re.
publican in regard to the battle Of Carthage and
other movements of our State troops. The state
ment that we lost 600 men is false. The following
from the pen of doctor who was in the fight says
That the brave State troops met the Federals
under Col. Seigels command unexL ectedy, at about
eight miles north of Carthage. They were $500
strong and having the choice Of ground, had plant
ed their cannon in the most commanding position.
Governor Jackson, with about twelve thousand
mon, Of whom only about two thousand were
armed, except with shot guns, determined
to give them battle He had only eight
pieces of cannon, which he planted as best
he could. Segel opened the fire on them,
which was kept up for eight hours, when our cav
airy outflanked them and made charge, which
broke their ranks. The Federals then retreatedn
some confusion, our boys cutting of about seven
hundred of their number. four cannon, and great
number Of wagons, army supplies, and horses. A
running fight was then kept up for eight miles to
Carthage cur boys cutting them down along the en-
tire route. When at Carthage, Gel Seigel made a
stand, but was routed, leaving Is wagons of pros
visions, camp equlpage, mules, and on0 wagon load
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sequences are likely to be, and Of the utter min
which is to attend them, we have already bad
melancholy foretaste, by the brief connection We
have thus far had with that Confederscy.
But if that Constitution shall be rejected By the
people at the approaching election, the status Of
Tennessee will be changed, and she will then be il
acondtion to take such a course, in the impending
crisis, as her best interests shall dictate.
Apart from the unconstitutional " Military
League" which was formed by her Legislature,
with the Confederate States the State Of Tel essCe
has no other alliance with said States, than thst
which arises from the adoption Of their provisional
Constitution. That Constitution provides for its
duration by declaring that it shall continue
year from the inauguration of the President or
until Constitution shall be put in operation" The
permanent Constitution, 10 be submitted to the peo-
pie, provides that +tle ratification of the conyen-
lions of fire States shall be sufficient for the estab
shment of this Constitution betI0esn the States so
TdtifyiRg The same"
So that By the very terms of the instrument it is
apparent that any State which has adopted the Pro-
yisional Constitution, and which refuses to adopt
the permanent one, will no longer be regarded as
one of the Confederate States for it is only to be
established betl9eeR the States TdtfyiRg It, Hence, if
Tennessee shall refuse to ratitS il. on the first
Thursday in next mouth, her connection with the
Confederate States will cease, except as far as she
is bound by her Military League and the adop
ton of the Provisional Constitution By the latter
act, she can at most be held only for year from
the Inauguration of the President, and not so long
if five States shall ratfy the Permanent Constitu-
ton, which will no doubt very shortly occur. And
the Military League being Legislative enact
ment, may be repealed and annulled by the same
authority which brought it TITO existence.
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news from washington.

Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Conmercial
WASHINGTON, July lit was profoundly dull
here to-day. The Senate occupied al day disputing
about army ratiOns horse, feed &c. in connection
with the pay Of army officers. The House had
skirmish about granting the corruption Investigate
ing committee power TO investigate ali contracts
entered into by any of the Departments, in counec
ton with this war. The House voted, by two-thirds
majority, to give the committee full power, and to
sit during the recess. Many Republicans kicked
and many more lodged. Pennsylvanians nearly al
ysted against the measure, OF to shield Cam
erOn.
Van Wyck, radical Republican, is Chairman Of
the Committee of Investigation, and declared that
contractors had plundered the treasury on a system
of audaclty snd wickedness without parallel He
said not only here, but where he had thought moth
ing but honesty and patriotism existed in Cinein-
natl, there was contract executed for hats at if
teen dollars dozen, when they could be bought in
our market for ten.
The House spent the remainder Of the day over
the tariff bill, but did nothing. No adjournment
probably this week.
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The Late Gen. Garnett.

We learn from the Charleston 1isrcug that
ROBERT SELDzx GARRETT entered the West Point
Academy as a Cadet from Virginia in September,
1897. He graduated in 1871, and received the ap-
pointment Of BreVet 81 Lieutenant, 4th Artillery.
In July, IS42, he wac detailed as instructor Of
infantry tactics at West Point, and continued to
occupy that position until October. 1874, when he
was attached to Gen. WOoL's staff IN the capacity
Of Aid-de>camp. On the breaking out of the war
with Mexico he Joined Gen. TAyLoRs column ard
distinguished himself b. his bravery IN the battles
of Palo Alto and Reseca de la Palma. In August,
lS4G, he was made LIST Lieutenant, and called by
Gen. TAYLOR to his personal staff, on which he
served until January, 1919. For his "gallantand
meriorious conduct IN the several conflicts at Mont
Grey, Mexico" he was breveted Captain; and again.
on the desperate field of Buena Vista, he was brev
eted Major for gallant conduct
Since the close Of the Mexican war, adds the
Mercury. he has been attached to the 18th Infantry
United States army. Upon the dissolution of the
Union he resigned his commission and Joined his
fortunes with those of his native State In recogHi-
ton of his merits he was appointed by President
DAVIS Brigadier General in the Provisional army Of
the Confederate States, and placed in command of
one of the corps damesS sent to crush out the Abo-
ltlon traitors of the Panhandle. He died nobly in
the performance of his duty, the first general Off
Ger to fall in the cause of Southern independence.
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Quick WORK.-A dispatch from Montgomery states
that two regiments have already been offered and
accepted under the call Of the Governor for the SER
vice Of the Confederate States It is but two DAYS
since we published the Governors proclamation,
and when we heard that Capt. Paul R1yesies had
raised company here in one day, we supposed
that his would be the first to answer the can. But
it now appears thet two full regiments have aetu-
ally been received. Yet the Northern papers aver
that the Confederate Government is forced 70 press
men into the ranks Of its armies. We learn that
the Governor telegraphs Capt Rayesies that no
other Mobile company win be accepted for the ser
already sent 2 900 men to the eld.-AobIs Register
and Advertiser, July H..
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FAILURE OF HILLS EXPEDITION.

WHEELING, Va. July II. Through cowardice or
imbecility, Gen. Hill permitted the escape OF
Garnett's fugitives near Oakland. They numbered
about fifteen hundred and were exhausted, and
probably would have surrendered without resisting
Hills advance was within a mile and half of
tn sm eager for the fray when he suddenly ordered
a eountermarch against the representations of Off
GERS and men. He afterwards received strong re-
infOrcemcn ts, and returned, but Gen Mcclellan be-
ing disguised with hIs operations, and fe Irng dis
aster, had ordered him to stop.
The enemy being reinforced, and Hill having al
lowed the right opportunity to pass, should he meet
disaster the fault will be his. Major Marcy goes TO
Washington as bearer Of dispatches.
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The Contest for GOvernOr-HOw it is
Viewed in the North.
GALLATrv. July 10. 1861.

G4LIATIS, July 49, 1861.
EDS. UNION AND AMERICAN have just been
shown private letter from Southern Michigan, in
which the writer utters 4 sentiment in relation to
our GubernGtOFial election that conveys a lust
warning to the people Of Tennessee.
The writer Of the letter referred to is unfOrtu
nately among the many relatives whom Tennessee
ans now have in the North, who ere making war
upon then. lie says:
"The people Of the South are not a. unite for the
Confederate Government. This you dare not deny.
In your State, the people have been driven into
the vortex Of secession by INSCRIPTIONS and tyran
zeal secession rule, and have no doubt many a
sigh goes W daily for the old Union and its restOra-
ton The Eastern Division Of the State Is separat-
ed from you unless reaction speedily takes place
and Of this there are, as you must confess many
evident signs. What means your contest for Gov
ernOr The man who is opposing the present in
cumbent Is the champion of the Union cause in
your State, and will not his election turn things
tOpsyturvy with you or at least set them to rights
again? We confidently believe thas could the peO-
pie of the South have free elections again, th.y
would in the short space Of two years least over
throw their secession leaders and come back to the
old Union with the fOndness of former days.
The election of VIM II. Polk and the displace-
ment Of that arch traitor Ishsm G. Harris, (Which
we fervently pray fOr) will be one important step
towards this desired end. We would much prefer
liat tue southern people come pack 70 the Union
by reactionary movement on their own part, than
by cOmpulsiOn.'
1t is hardly necessary to comment on this 1t is
sufficient to show how the election Of Col Polk
would be understood and received by the North
1t would embolden them to more vigorous prose
cution of the war, and be taken for granted "a an
indication of reaction and Union sentiment in
Tennessee 1t is not only important that this result
should be defeated by the reelection of Gov.
HARRIS, hut that there should be no division in his
reelection. In the name of all that is sacred let
the people rally one man to the support Of their
present Executive, which will show an unqualified
Endorsement Of Tennessee's position. C.
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Notice 10 RafIroad COupnUieS

NHE uadeasgued having been great expense AMI tro
Il 70 build Mil Tor the purpose o. Re kOLLIN3 vi
hAibkOAD IRON, and also for TIE manuf8c grs Of NJ
RAILS, and being the only estabhment OF the kind In
southern Confedsracy had hoped to meet with hat
uent which would enable them 70 have constant
and thereby greatly promote the interests n the Ra
road enserpzsz Of the South As Jet, hoWeT they have
eeVed bat little encouragement except from the Roads IN
vicinity Of The Mill although their interest, a. the
ersst Of these Roads requires that this establishment should
sustained
We there fore take his method say the various Rairo
Companies that need Iron rsrolled any that New Rail
that we prepared 70 furnh them with either short
tcs, ADD Of the yey best quality provided receive their
der5 soon, 50 tlt the Mil be Kept 10 oneron. Bus n
have TO suspend operations Tor The Of ORDERS Wecan n
assurance that soOn again We tte1
fore respectfully solicit orders. Adsrass,
SJOFTELD & MARKHAM.
Atlan.l, Geo gfa.
Nashville Union and American copy week, sad forEai
bill to Commonwealth Office, Atlanta, Ca and cop %
per containing The advertiser ut marked Messrs scodea
Narsham. ivyll "
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Prisoners OF War aud Psrsons Capita


Prisoners OF War ana Fersons CAPITA
Rt sea.
Hon J. P. B-SsA1rS, Attorney General Of the d
federate States, has issued the following Instr
tons in relation to prisoners e war aad pers
captured at sea
l. Al persons captured at sea and placed In n
tody OF the Aarshals are at once to b. cppinr
such manner as to prevent their Obtaining
information which could be made useful 10 /
enemy
z. All persons captured on board sf YES
(Whether armed or unaFmed.) employed u the n
Inc service Of the United States are to be essids
as prisoners OF war. An perscus emplsted in I
service OF the enemy are u be considered "a z \
oners OF var, even when caueured on r,aFrI
vessels net employed IN Tie public service Of
enemy.
Persons captured on private unar.ncI yeas,
and not employed IN the public service Of tle
my, are not prisoners Of war.
5. As soon as the Marshal shall have REG
into custody persons captured at sea. he shall m
out list Of their Names rank and position y
submit one copy thereof to the Judge Of the Cod
and another to the eaPtors or their protector,
the purpose Of designating such as are to be
rained as witnesses.
4. After separating tbosa who are to be detaiI
10 Confinement as witnesses the Marshal will at "A
deliver to the Commander Of the nearest miltl
post all the prisoners Of war and viii transport
the frontier and place beyond the limits Of The u
federaey all such alien enemies as are not urisonI
OF war.
In thus Transporting captives, whether prisonj
OF war or not. the Marshal will take special preci
ton TO leave the captyes astO prevent the obtain
any information that could possibly be useful to
enemy.
.. As soon as the Judge shall inform the Ms-sj
that the attendance Of the csptives who a-s dat !
ed rs Witnesses, viii no longer be required. thI
captives will be disposed Of in the manner direct
by the foregoing instructions.
6. The expense Of maintaining and transport
eaptives taken at ses, in accordance with these
strucuons, viii be paid by this Department, on
rendition Of proper vouchers. as provided in the
section Of the act Of 9Th May 1861, entitled IAN
recognl ing the existence Of war between the U
ted States and the Confederate States. and c0ncer
ing letters Of marque, prizes and prize goods
DistributiOa of the Common school FFI
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Col. PeRrnnn not Dead

RICHMOND Va, July 1.-THE following letter on
the Bulletin Board Of the Richmond Dispatch. ad-
in Richmond
GREEN BRIER RIVER, July l3th.-Mrs Gen Pc
gram: Col. Pegram vas not hurt or injured in the
battle of Rich Mountain We parted after the fight
He has gone to join Gen. Garnett's command
deeply regret that you should have been annoyed
by the report of his fall.
remain the warm friend Of your noble son,
NAT. TYLER.
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HIS maIesIy,s Progress.

By the information contained in the ship below,
copied from the Baltimore Sun, it will be seen that
the despotsm at Washington proceeding briskly to
develop the full measure of its tyrannical policy
In imitation of the royal barges of Her Majesty
VICTORIA, LINCOLN has begun the first step towards
the assumption of the imperial purple. 1t seems,
however, that he has adequate respect for his
cabinet and taste in awarding them approPriIte
colors
BARGEs FOR THE President AND CABfNET.-It is sta
ted that two new barges being built in the Wash
1ngton navy-yard one for the President and fami-
" and the other for the Cabinet. These are to be
2G feet long and feet wide, to be pulled by twelve
oars The Presidents boat will be painted white,
with gilt stripe, and trimmed inside with blue
damask. The boat for the Cabinet will be painted
black, with scarlet stripe and with crimson trim
mings.
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PERSONNEL or LINCOLN's APPoNTdENTs.-Mr. Lin
coin seems to be gathering the same debris into his
navy as he has collected into his army. Ned Bunt.
line figures corspiouously in his army and his ceun
terpart has been ntroduced into the navy, says
Florida paper in the appointment, as Lieutenant of
the Navy, OF one Daniel Gaines, little chuckle-
headed, bandy.legged gouty, paunehy cd bon UtUat,
with red nose and a weak mind, who has spenth his
life in keeping a small boarding house at Warning
ton, Fla.
This is about the standard of Mr.. Lincoln's ap-
pointments and well imports with his boast Of his
Regiments, from whom, as he says in his message
could lie selected Presiden;, Cabinet and even a
Court
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Conflicting Reports.

RICHMOND, July l7.-Passengers from the neigh
borhOod Of Rich Mountain and Laurel Hill differ
materially in reports concerning the recent engage
ment. Some assert that Col. Pegram was neither
killed taken prisoner others state directly TO the
reverse. Some state that Garnett was not killed
and that the Georgia Regiment were not taken pris
oners, and others state to the reverse. Suspense
must continue until reliable information is obtained.
John S. Coleman, of Augusta, Ga is appointed As
sistant Surgeon Of Virginia Cavalry.
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CONNAIIY f. TREGG, who was announced as the
candidate for Governor of Tennessee, to be sup
ported by the SO called Union friends Of the LINCOLN
Government in East Tennessee has Withdrawn,
in favor Of Major Polk. In his letter TO the Knox
vile Wing he disclOses the whole plan to throw
Tennessee out OF the Southern Confederacy and
into the arms of LINCOLN The pretense that she can
maintain an independent Government herself is the
boidest kind of fraud, which none but the most
ignorant and stupid would for a moment, entertain
we warn our friends to be their guard, all over
the State sgainst the burrowing Of secret LINCOLN
ties and Tories who will be endeavorng to procure
votes against the permanent constitution of the
Confederate States. The following is an extract
from Mr.. TR1Go's letter. which we publish for the
information of our readers to the designs Of the
enemy:
Bat inasmuch as the permanent constitution OF
the Confederate States is to be submitted to the
people for their adoption or rejection, must De
hardened for adding a word on that SUBJECT. The
action Of the people of Tennessee upon that Oons'l
tuition will have most important bearing upon
their future destiny. For If the people adopI H.
they plunge themselves irrevocsbly INTO the SouIh
ern COnfederacy. and be the consequences what
they may, they must abide them. What these con-
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CuTToN FROM LIyEBPoOL.-The Charleston Wercu-
~ of the 9th says: 1--WE heard of two orders hay
ing gone out this week to purchase cotton in Liv-
erpool for shipment to New York, probably on &C
count of manufacturers, a circumstance before I'M
known in the present century. One order embrac-
ed 500 bales and another 200; and the total orders
reported as beng forwarded this week probably
does not reach less than 1000 bales
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First Georgia Regiment Not Taken PFIs-
Dners by Ihe VaudaIS

RICHNOND. July I7.-Prevalent and apparently
well founded opinion is that Col Ramsey's FIRST
Georgia Regiment is safe and not prisoners.
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~ account CIV shaw, c. D. c.. large Oak B0ok-Ca
and one MahogOny Desk levied in the OF McN
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