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THE GOVERNMENT AND The COTTON


Aeorrespopdent OF the Charleston, Mercury
urges uron the consideration of the TConfede-
rate Government the following well considered
financial Scheme:
we urge on the public, and on the Govern
ment at Richmond. the consideration Of the
following plan or suggestions. Iustend of issu.
ing bonds for cotton. let the Government pur-
chase, at given rate, all the cotton offered for
| sale; and. as there Can be no market price,
when there are no buyers.slet price, say ten
cents per pound be fixed for middIng cotton.
and grade the prices above and below from
that. Let cotton Le sent to market rs usual !,
so That aH branches Of business may be bone
htted. Railroads. commission merchants, draH-
men-all would have tLeir usual labor to per-
form, and all would be paid. Government, by
it's proper agents, should buy the cotton as it
came to market. paying Jora IN Treasury Notes
OF small denomination, say 8 to so bills and,
to make the work complete. Congress should
prevent the export Of bale TO any place on
earth until this war comes to an end Now.
let us glance Mt n few OF the results which
would follow this movement In the Fl rst place
the CROP, instead Of being locked up in "bonds"
aad the proceeds 60 at once into the active
circulation Of the country. Next. the pro-
ceeds Of this in coming crop, at 10 cents per
pound average. paid for in Treasury Notes.
would furnish :ae best paper cipculati ION ever
used by any nation on earth for, cotton 1. gold
Next, the circulation would be uniform and
good in every Confederate State from Virginia
to Texas; thus relieving the people fro,n the
annoyance Of deprecated bank currency and
furnishing solution to the question now be-
fore the banks. Of how q s.uniform currcncy''
can be secured. Next, money being paid for
the crop, planters and consumers generally can
pay up their last years bills, country mer-
chants and retailers can pay the jobbers-iob-
bers can their bond debAs- and thus the whole
community can be relieved Of tie incubus Of
debt which is pressing upon it. And again. if
this is done, as our people canaot pay away
their money to their Northern creditors, and
cannot spend so much money as usual away
fro,p home in travelling, money will be abun-
dant and will seek at once investment in Con-
federste Bonds, real estate, DC. for all the sam
Piles of the crop. More than this: on this cot
ton basis the Confederate Government could
safely issue for its own use fifty per cent more
of Treasury Notes than the cost of tire cotton.
We will suppose the whole crop is worth $780,
100000, at the average Of 10 cents. Govern
ment issues s3ooooo.ooo upon ii. thus furnish
ing itself with funds for war purposes. After
one crop, peace ensues, and then comes our
turn. The world Is bare of cotton-our Cow
ernment holds it all, and reasonable price,
under such circumstances, would be Is cents
per pound. This gives profit of slee. oae,soo
and pays the wnr debt IF this GOULD oe done
for two years. the Confederate States would be
the richest people under heaven.
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AN ORDINANCE
Relating to the Conduct of Negroes, In

ltctohng to the Conduct Of Negroes, tn
the Torn of .d6bepifie.
SEC. l. BE 1t Ordained By the Io~m Council
Of AGtcriNc That on and after the fourth sun.
day of July inst, all negroes living beyond the
Corporate limits will be strictly prohibited
from coming into the Village to Church. ex.
crrt. with special permission from lheir mas.
ters: nor will they be allowed to congregate
Ell the Streets, before or after preaching nor
will they he allowed to come into the village at
night except with special permission and then
TO leave ths place Immediately upon the accom-
plishtrenL of their crrands. Nor. w i'll they he
allowed to come to the Village Churches at
night at all.
SEC. =. In each and every instance, in which
this Ordinance shall h- violated, the negroes so
offending, shall be taken to the public Jail, and
there cnnfn. d until taken out by their masters
on payment of the sum Of one dollar per capita
besides the Jail feee. =
Done in Council, the 5th day of July. in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight HUNDRED
ind sixty one, and in the s6th year Of the
Sovereignty and Independence of the State
of South Carolina.
D. F. JONES.
Intemdant
Ju1,. 10 1cc1 I o.
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70 the Citizens of the Lower Saluda
Rattalion


Having volunteered to act as collector for
this Battalion, asd having been appointed to
the same will be at the following places to
receive your contributions yiz:j
At Greenwood on Saturday thei1 stt. inst,
At Sm'ihville, on Monday the 18th.
At White Hall, on Tuesday the 10th.
At Cokesbury, on Wednesday the 18th.
At Ninety-Sir on Friday the 10
At Phoenix. on Saturday. the goth.
Il have entered all of the tax payers names
in the battalion in book with the amount of
each mans tax opposite to bis name. ] have
also set apart place in roy book for those WHO
are not tax payers. as Fdesire to give every
body chance to cont, ibnte to this noble
cause who may feel willing to do So
intend TO register the names of all the SOL
diers from this battalion in the same hook. /
have written to Capt. W. W. Perryman for a
list of his company for this purpose. There
are others in service whose names desire TO
get. You will please give me your assistance
in this matter by giving me the names of such
when you pay your contributions.
Thoee who have made advances TO the fami-
lies Of absent volunteers, and desire a credit
for the same. It will be necessary for such to
produce suitable voucher for the advance.
RS. COBB.
july 9TH 1891
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July IL 1861 IL ct
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
fufy 4 1891

July g, 1861.
4 CCORDING to m Ae. of the Confederate
a Congress. entitled an "Act to- put into Ore.
ration the Government under the Permanen
Constitution Of the Confederate States of Ameri
cas' it is required that each State shall vote,
on the FIRST WEDNESDAY, IN NOVEMBER
NEXT. for President and Vice Presidet Of the
Confederate States, which officers are to be in
faugurated on the twenty .esond Of February
next; and whereas the existing law Of the State
provides that the Electors for President and
Vice President shah be appointed by the Lepis.
lature: ana whereas the Legislature Of this
State will not be in regular session at the time
prescribed by the aforesaid Act for appoint
!nent Of Electors:
Therefore, he t,know TINT I, F. W. PICK
EMS. Governor in3apd over the State of South
Carolina, by virtue of the power vested in me
on extraordinary occasions. to convene the
General Assembly, do issue tiIs my procama
tion, calling upon and requesting the Senators
und the Members of the House of Representa-.
tives to convene in COLUMBIA, ION THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER noxt ensu
ing, that they may be present in the Honse Of
Representatives, on the said first Wednesday
in November, 10 appoint Electors of President
and VieePresident of the Confederate States
OF America, in conformity with the Aat Of the
Confederate Congress Aforesaid,
2 AS the Permanent Constitution is to be organ.
lied. an election will be required of two Sena-
tors from this State. and also. in all probability
considering the peculiar state Of the country,
other important matters will be acted on at the
same session of the Legislature,
Given under my hand and The seal Of the State
+ Aforesaid. at Columbia. this the sixth d az of
s.. July. liz the year of our Lord one thou sand
eight hundred aud sixty. one. and in the eigh.
ty.sxth year Of the independence Of the
State of South Carolina.
:, r. W. pICKEKS.
4IsAAo II. MxANs, Secretary of State.
:. July IL, 1861 =
B All gapers in the State will copy twice
a month tilfday of election.
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PUBLIC MEETING.

The. undersigned having been appointed
Commissioners for AbbevilIe District. to obtain
subscriptionsof OF portiops Of the growing crop,
70 :beinvestedsin Bonds of. the Gonfederate
States give notice that Rdblc Meeting, to
advance the object proPosedS will be held at
Abbeville G.. H. on Monday next. -l6sh inst
The presence of all our ctizens is respectfully
saa rassss earnestly .hs.
serves.
Addresses from we'll known and distinguished
gentlemen. as we'll upon the tiute. as the ape
purpose Of tue meeting. may he expected.
JOHN II. WILSON,
y FH0S. THO MS0N.
July 1851. -
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NOTICE.

THuE Books of the Town Council will be
l. open in the Sh-riff's Office from the 25th
OF July inst. TO tire rst Of August. for the pur-
pose Of receiving the TownTax. and all per-
sons falling to.Pay by that time will be bouble
taxed. sure. :
By order of Council.
July I2. 1861 II. ST.
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ARBEVILLE. S. c.. July 10. 1861,

ABBEVILLE, S. c., July 10, 1861,
ORDERS NO. l.
RY Orders. .fromSCol. J. L. ORR "The Nc.
- Dufie Rides" win rende zvons at Sand.
Springs in Anderson District, on Friday, the
l9th inst.
Members Of this Company are hereby order
ed to repair on the day above indicated to the
points on tho g. d c. R. r. most oonv e,iisnt to
them to take tlesnp-train.
Each member Of the Company will prov ide
himself with four days rationa
JAS. NJ. PERRIN,
Capt. McDufie Rifles, lat Rcg'tS. C. R. "
July II. 1851, II, Ct q
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A. FRIEND.

LUANA WINN, wife of Ii. NJ. Winn,
daughter Of Christian aud Lucretia Ruff. de-
part ed this life, June 7th. 1861. aged 32 years.
months and II days. sire was an affectionate
wife, indugent and atfectonate as a mother,
kind to her servants and by them ,nuel, res
pected. She was a consistent mumber of the
Methodist Church from tire early: part of her
youth to the end Of her esrshly eareer.
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OBITUARY.
lEltNtN,
Cor: Scc'y.
June II, 1861 I st

DIED, in this village, on the 2stb ult., DIR.
WILLIAM "A. ALLEN, in the SD year of his
age. The deceased, something more than a
year nso. graduated in the Dental College Of
Surgery. Philadelphia. and started upon his
professional career with the most flattering
prospects; tut soon that fell destroyer, Con-
sumption, seized upon him, and for the past
months inch by ireh wasted his life away 1t
is a conao alton to his frieu.ls to know that his
life has been one of the most exemplary riety
and his death a triumph over the grave. With
the utmost composprehe gave minute directions
concerning his worldly affairs and burial, and
calmly yielded up his spirit to God who gave
it. Oh! who would not be willing to lead
life of faith and dependence upon the Saviour,
to die as he did, and bc admitted to those fade
less and eternal joys in he avent
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BIBLE SOCIETY.

BIBLE SOCIETY
The Annual, Meeting Of the Abheville Dis
trct Bible Society will be held in the Episco-
pal Church, at Abbeyille O. H., on the last
Wednesday i'll July (5lst day. Annual Ser
mon to be preached by Rev. G. II. Round OF
the Methodist Church; NJ. Mcdonald, ESQ.,.
will deliver the address. The Executive Com.
mlttce will meet at 10 o'clock, A. bE.
J. NJ. PERRIN,
Cor: Scc'y.
June Ii, 1861 st
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July 9th. 1891.

PARsoN BRowNLow, of the Knoxville "Wbic.
still avows himself for the Federal Union, not
withstanding. HIS promise to stand by the flag
of Tennessee. come veal or come wos' -. -
Although Tennessee has declared for sepa-
ration from the Federal Union, and for a union
with the Southern Confederacy, by majority
Of xty.thousand, he yet swears, in the name
Of all the Gods at once" that he and his friends
will take up arms to establish the State OF
East Tennessee asss member of the Northern
Union. should the Legislature at Nashville re-
fuse to grant them permission to form snch a
connection. Brownlow snys that his political
friends in East Tennessee have determined on
this course. aftera full calculation of tho cost
concluding with the declaration that the Fede.
raj Government is bound to sustain them at
any cost Of money, me6 and arms req uired.-
Can toryism, treason or knavery farther go !
We had the pleasure Of meeting yesterday
with distinguished gentlemen from East Ten
nessees who expresses his confident belief that
the great body of the people of%that segion
are entirely loysl TO the State of Tennessee
In the codutry of his residence (MeNinp3 and
theadjacent ones there sre but few nren to be
found Of the Johnson and Nelson school,
Browulow;s inAsmmafory ahpeels cannot pro-
doce .py effect upen. ttjfa minds Of the people.
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NOTICE.

TTHE. Members Of the Ahbevi.lc School As
i sociation arc requested to meet at the
Marshall House this friday afternoon at &
o'clock. 80
]. J. WAEDLAW, Sec'y. e
Abbevfle, 1s July, 1851.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

IEBETIT7 =: !IIf7T
In the CGral,lnn 2?aas.
HIRAM T. TuSTl.> .:.- oily
i l. of the Shc:;R II ~" T.. hs
virtue of Writ oI c,.j."& st sG!. ' .,,lnnt
issued from the Court of t,',:n,n -, ;!r suit
Of Enoch Nelson. having til,i in nay Office to.
gether with n schedule on oath Of his estate
and effects, his Petition to the Court of Conn
mon Pleas. praying that he may be Admitted
to the benefit of the Acts of the General As
scniLlY made for the relief of InsolYcns Debt.
oIs.
1t is ordered that the snil Enoch Nelson, the
Plaintiff, and all other creditors to whnm the
said Hiram L. Tusteli IL lii my Use indebted,
be and they ale hereby summoned md have
notice to appear before tn" SAIL Court at Able.
Vile Court House on the iirs. Monday in Oc-
toher next to show cnnsc, If any taey can,
why the prayer Of the Petitioner should not bo
granted.
MATHEW MCDONALD, c. c r.
Clerks Office. Court Of Common Pleas, !
10th June. 1861
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BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
nN and after Monday: the cath of June: the
" Passenger Train will leave Waihalla De-.
Pot Anderson @. 81. every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday morning a, 280. A. hi.
Will leave Anderson G. II. for Walballa
every Monday. Wednesday and Friday even
ing immediately after the arrival of the trcc;;u
f.om Columbia. C.J. BCURN
Assistant Engineer Is. R. r. R.
POndleton,
1nne S. 1851 70 If
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ssAssnsbs sisy hsaEs shove .
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= = Wisnse1os July s,sgtbfisgs s.6ss, been
elected Clerk of fhs Honset The Senate ls..
ofganized. and Powell and Breskinsidge, Of
Kentucky POLK, Of Missouri johnson. OF
:Tshnessse. and. Pierce Of Msrylshds rers In
thsir aasss. The sselsntisls Of Laas and
..Pomerey. shd Dts ENi6g for. The lang term
issm !. K.ao:ss also, 8fsSnjng Noha 1liiYas I'D
sas pcagihs fefe California wsrs presented
:Gopieso Of hsnayy contracts xets dsmsRdsd,
aWlsssu VII insfoddes iiiii ~. an an
pseyipg .tiic aefs Of t6osP President. Estios ssss
ne following bi,Is .ys lsjpIasy ynb
a46tsstsf fsh enfgscYer 4hs lsFs. isSrssss tlis
alltsry estsbiishmshs, sor,tils bstssf qlRapiss,
net tiistsssii talpta9ese shs sfas;spey
aras9ts ion 81 stxe yaigbisSr .sijisia
yots. ss!lsa sls for4 Erited Ststss nss;shai
ssasa Dickens Ia she ssalslssy y,.bip,
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/. ccSsxnraArs Arrorsy4xsss--stsei. Msxey
Gregg has ressiysds n. ssniu ssi6a sf ooIonsI
.ip tho coAfsdorste sraiy, ssnd Dr. j. .Mpf. Gas
ton, siee Of coiuhbia has bean sppointsd sur
gspf In the Same ssrviss
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From Fort PIokens.

New YoRK, Dec II "A private letter from
on board the steamer Richmond, which tool
part in the fight at Fort Pickens, dated Nov
%, states that the vessel commenced lombard
ing Fort McRae at 10 clock on the 22d.
The wriLer states that he had been compli
menting the Captain of one. of the guns on the
accuracy of his aim, when a shell bounced
through our bulwarks, took his head of, and
wounded six more men. This shell, on ex
ploding, raised the ship out of water, and made
her stagger like a drunken man. Another shell
burst six feet below the water line, causing O
bad leak, but the steam pumps kept the vessel
free. ......
The firing continued all day and was resumed
by the enemy next morning. Then we moved
out of his range. The frigate Niagara still
kept at them, but being outside the bar. She
cannnt be much damaged. fl1ss
Fort Pickens bad up to date lost but one man
killed and seven wounded.
Fort McRae is much damaged, but wo cannot
destroy it with our smooth bore guns, as they are
no match for the enemy's riaed cannon
The bombardment was to be resumed the
next day, 23d, with the determination to whip or
be whipped.
Since leaving the Passes Of the Mississippi,
several rebels had managed to escape A Span
ish vessel had come down with number of fu-
gitive Spaniards, to escape imprisonment, who
report the rebels had three iron clad steam bat.
tering rams ready to repel attack, each carrying
eighteen TO twenty of the heaviest guns, and
additional steam rams of fire RATS we're being
constructed
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Latest from the South

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1.-THE. Kentucky Proyi-
sional Government passed an act taxing brokers
twenty-five dollars per week who charge dis
count on Tennessee and Southern money.
Zollicofer, with large force, is at Barks.
Vile. ~
The Richmond Examiner of the 30th says
laborers are hiring for the immediate construc.
ton of q railroad from Centreville TO Manas-
sas. ,.-... "a
XIV. BarnwelI and Jas. L. Ger were elect
ed by the South Carolina Legislature to the
rebel Congress. AZ
Southern papers say the Federal forces can
not get more than one third of the sea island
cotton raised South, the value whereof is only
$3.50, 600. trt -t- t=..stia eIl#,iS
The Norfolk Day Book says Gen. Scott will
soon be in the South, on account Of the manner
of Mason and Slidell's capture.
RICHMOND, Dec. 5. via New ORLEANS. The
Dispatch says the fotilla lately at Old Point
Cbmfort has gone up the Potomac, doubtlessly
TO attack Evansport and Centrevlle.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 5--A party of Confederates
visited Tybee Island on Wednesday, and burnt
the lighthouse. The Federals shelled the island,
but the Coniederates we're unhurt. Sixteen to
eighteen vessels, apparently old whalers, were
in the roads yesterday 81. - Fft ,r
NASHVILLE, Dec. The electoral college Of
Tennessee voted for Davis and Stevens fer
President and Vice President.
General Edward Sparrow and ]. J. Lsmmes
we're chosen Senators to the rebel Congress
from Louisiana.
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Now YoTII OenfrnI HaiITood.

ALBANY, Dec. 1.-The annual meeting Q
the Stockholders of the New York Centra
Railroad was held here to-day, and the follow
ing directors were chosen by unanimous vote
Erastus Corning, Albany; Dean Richmond
Bnfaloj John H. Chidell, Auburn; Alonzo c
Paige, Schenectady; John N. L. Pruys, Albany
Nathaniel Bayor, Boston; Livingston Speaker
Palatine Bridge; Jacob Gould, Rochester; Cor
nelius Q. Tracy, Troy; Charlea II. Russell
New York; Hamilton White, Syracuse; Henry
II. Martin, Albany. +
The annual report Of the Directors shows the
earnings of the road In the month of November,
70 have been 1851 100, being an increase OF
$22O,35 over the same month last year, and
the largest earnings of the company in any one
month. The surplus Of the income account on
the 3oth of September, 1861, was 81, ,466, ,652 Is,
invested In improvements and supplies.
The annual report of the bommittee of
Stockholders appointed to examine into the &C.
counts and transactions of the Company, says
the books and accounts of the Company are In
good order; the system well devised; and they
show that the statements in the report Of the
Company are correct. I
On the question OF the disappointment OF the
Stockholders Examining Committee coming
up In the meeting, 1t was resolved, after full
debate, not to again appoint such committee,
the special circumstances that gave origin to it
having passed away.
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The Court of Common Pleas Frank.
lin County, Ohio.

JOSEPH 0'0rV Doc. 3, page Oil, No. as.
samuel @. story ct al. Sale in partition.
TN PURSUANCE OF Am ORDER OF
the said Court to directed will offer for sale Al
public auction at the door OF the Court House, in the
city Of Columbus, on
Saturday, the 2lst day of December, 1861,
between the hours Of 70 O'Clock NJ. and o'clock P NJ
the following described real estate situate In the coun
ty OF Franklin and State of Ohio:
The undivided two'ninths (29) Of certain tract or
parcel Of land situated in the county; Of Franklin and
State OF Ohio, lying on Darby Big Run, branch oI
Darby Greek, pLt OF the original survey No. 3SIl
and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at large stone In the Run, lower corner
to Josiah Bivens' lot In The south Of said Original
survey No. 36ll thence with said line south eighty
nine e9) degrees hundred and forty 40 poles
at the southeast corner corner tree down. thence with
the east line north one D degree east axty.three and
one half l63l poles to bur oak and three red ems
north eighty.nlne Gg degrees west one hundred and
fifty 50) poles to point in the centre Of the run with
is msande to the place Of beginning containing sixty
(o0) acres more or less
Appraised at SIS 90 per acre.
G. W. HUFFMAN, Sheriff,
Printers fees 90 90.
novl4-td.
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Sheriff's Sale,
John R. HillIard Doc 3, page 1871.
Va. I Superior Court Of franklin coun

John R. Hillard Doc 3, page 1871.
Vs. 7 Superior Court Of Franklin coun
Mary Young ct al ty, Ohio.
Ey VIRTUE or = WHIT CT VEN d
ID 10 me directed, from the Superior Court of Frank
lin county, Ohio. will offer for sale st tho door Of thu
court House, In the city Of Columbus, Ohio,
On Saturday, the 18th day of December, A. D
1861,
bltween the hours Of 10 o'clock, A. M, and O'Clock
p M the following described real estate, situate IN
franklin county, Ohio, to wit: &
certain tract or parcel OF land IN the township Of
Norwich, bounded and described follows: Beginning
at p, 8. Avery'se. W. corner; thence e. the line
between the Avery and Merbah Crawfords line to the
boundary Of the o. P. and l. h. RI thence N. W. with
the r. r. to Averys line thence 8. with the orglna
survey line 10 e place beginning containing
Of land, more less being part Of survey No. 3453
IN the name Of William BarkBdale
Appraised at $50 90.
.i.5,, y, ,.tl CIV. HUFFMAN, Sheriff.
Printers fees, SO 90. .ll
nov3-dlt&wtd sfns %,