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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19

George D. Prentiee. q shs Louis.
vine Journal, was recently seEenaded
when called ID for ! speech, V stepped
out upon shs balcony, but was = much.
intoxicated that b lost his footing and
al among Ghe crowd Unlpttnnalaly
sOme one saughs him before ~ broke
a Jordan. u Alalledgsville,
has eanlracAea ID deliver 30 600
bnsbslsuf hurnla IN Confederate Cox
Snsnsns / Ons dsllar aE hashs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19
State Of Mississippi,
Cn,ntt,

County :
Personally appeared before the un.
dersigued Justice Of the Peace, in and
for said county, the allowed named
who on oath, states that
------ signed, sealed and delivered
he above named Power Of Attorney q
- act and deed for the purposes
therein contained.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19
State Of Mississippi,
County, Scr

Sworn and subscribed to before me.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19

The Ftecmnn.s Journal and 0athc-
liz Registsr, OfNsw York, has an ed-
ilorial Oh The necessity Of "CompEom-
isipe' with the Southern Oontedera>
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19
Justice Of the Peace
POWER or ATTORNEY.
State Of Mississippi,
Know all men BY these presents. .hl
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Know all men BY these presents. that
I, the above named 49, Of
deceased, and whose name is
attached to The foregoing affidavit, have
made and constituted and d. hereby
make, constitute and appoint - Of
by true and lawful Attorney
for me, and in name, place and stead
to receive and collect Of the Confederate
State Ot America, all Che arrears Of pay
&o.. that may be found due the said
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19

power To do and perform AZ qllN NF'l99
acs and thing whatsoever and necessary
i bo done in and about the premises
as fully IS might or could Dc i per.
sOually present. In witness whereof, |
have bereuntO set my hand and seal the
- day Of A. D. l86.
t,FnAT4
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
WESTERN ORANGE. Feb. 1862.

Mr.. EDITOR AS you publish the only
temperance paper in the State, you will GER
talnly allow me a small space in your col
umns to acquant you and your readers how
we are improving in the way of making whis-
key for ourselves and others to drink. About
ten years ago, there was but one or two still
houses in this part of the county, now we
have EIGHT in less than six miles square !
And who do yeusuppose are the kind of men
engaged in this business? Sir, five of the
eight are leading members of the church Of
God, and the other three are bachelors that
have no children to cry for bread. Cannot
some of you good temperance men, who have
labored long and hard in the cause. do some.
thing to stop the sitting of Corn ? cannot
the Convention do something ? or shall we
starve in a land of plenty
APOOR MAN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
The DistiIleries, Again.

We are glad to learn thst there isa very
strong probability that some very decided
enactments viii be made by the Convention, :
the suppression of tie manufacture
of grain into whiskey. The large number
of memorials from the people, and the start
ling facts coming before the members OF that
body, have at length aroused them to the
absolutely necessity of taking a decided stand
against them. The fredell Express says, that
IN consequence of the large number of Dis
taleries in that pertior of the State, 20 man
n~factere poison, the price of corn and other
grain has advanced largely. If a step be not
put to this, in some way, grain Of every de-
scsiption will be entirely destroys in a short
while, and by aid summer corn cannot be
bought Tor s. per bushel. It presents an i'm
age far more alarming than the war and if
the people are not hopelessly crazy, and bent
upon adding Starvation to the horrors of in
those who distil and those
who drink-including those who knowingly
sell their corn for that improper purpose /;
my viii sohC aLACI Ait1S IA az "Ot
like rational beings. But we fear, nay, We
know, that the love of money is so strong in
the minds of many men, that they will dis
regard the most wholesome admonitiens of
the press, the pulpit, and betray their coun-
try to destruction for filthy lucre.
That all the corn and wheat and other
| grain will be wanted for bread, and will sell for
a large price, without distilling them, before
another crop is made and gathered. we have
not the least doubt. 1t is impossible that
the far ner can run any risk by withholding
his grain from Distilleries, pending the war.
1t is wore than madness to destroy this grea.
gift of God by running it into mean whiskey,
which sets men crazy, starves families, and
will leave our soldiers without bread.
The Adjutant General has called for the
whole Militia in the State to be in readiness
TO march to the defence of their country at
moments notice, and it is more than probabl
that they will be ordered to take the field, TO
how long no man can tell. In this event, VIII
are to make the next crop ? and how is thi
! vast body Of men to be fed, if the presen
supply Of grain shall be destroyed by distil
ling it into whiskey-which of all method
of destroying it, will prove the worstl w
7 now have war, continue to distll whiskey
q and famine will surely follow, and drunker
5 ness, p~estilence and death will wind u
the fnalel Those who may perchance SUI
+.
p viye viii be enslayed to Lincoln and his vi
mercenaries in bondage
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
APOOR MAN.
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE Aet

Mr.. EDITOR: Ireckon you had concluded
that we were dead at Rock Spring Division
IN Lincoln county, but here come the dues
for the two last quarters. We had the best
meeting on last Saturday we have had in
tive years. The f.. S.. collected more dues
than has ever been collected in Rock Spr,"g
Division at one time since it has been 4 D.
vision. believe every member present III
IN advance from five to twenty cents. We
also had some very lively speeches and a
very interesting one from Brother Joseph NJ.
Munday.
II you have a little son, instruct him to
publish the good. Spirit of the Age after you
are dead and gone, and | will guarantee that
ne VIII get a club from Dry Pond OCCASION
ally; Also tell him when he gets to be Grand
scribe, to.fook out for the Returns and dues
rom Rock Spring Division, forwarded by
frank Charles, Sam, Jim, Alex, or Robert
shelton; for if | die at home in my senses,
! expect my last words to be-" my boys, be
good Sons of Temperance"
1onrs, Jos. B. S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
The Origin Of Lynch Law.

Lynch law Is now
known as the Piedmont country of Virginia,
which was at the time the Western From
tier. The nearest court of criminal iurisdic-
ton held its sessions at Williamsburg, which
is but seven miles from Jamestown, where the
first settlement was made. When the condi-
ton of the country at that tisae is duly consid-
ereA. it will be seen that practically, the in
habitants of the Piedmont country had no
law, and were actually forced to be law unto
themselves. Misdemeanors and crimes of
every sort were of frequent occurrence and
yet the apprehension and delivery of GRIM
inal involved an arduous journey of hum
dreds of miles, mostly through a wilderness,
which not only occupied weeks but months.
Now, in every district there were men of
sound judgment and high character, to
whom controversies were constantly referred,
and whose decisions were regarded as final.
Prominent among these, was a man named
Lynch, whose awards exhibited SO much ms.
tice, judgment, and impartiality, that he was
known throughout the country as Judge
Lynch. In the course of time, criminals
were brought before him, and he awarded
such p~unishments as he considered inst
and proper. There were other persons
in different districts, who acted as arbitra.
tors. and who awarded punishments. bul
Judge Lynch was the most conspicuous
and consequently the system took his name
and was called Lynch law. This was a com
pl'ment to his integrity and high character
But of late years the term has been reoarda,
as a reproach, because violent and unnrin
cipled men, such as Lynch was accustome,
to punish, have set the law at defiance an
while infamed with passion, or maddened h
q thirst for revenge, have usurped the preroa
atives OF the courts of justice. This is mo
law, condemned by all good citizens. tn
other was universally acquesoed ia as a ma
ter of necessity, except by the culprits then
selves.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1852.
Special Notice.

THE Srmr OF THE Asz 10 conducted strictly upon
the CASH system. An papers are discontinued at the
expiration OF the time for which they have been paid.
Subscribers win be notified FOUR WEEKS before their
Anne is out, bya CROSS MARX on their papers and
unless the subscription is renewed the papers wiz be
discontinued. This 10 q rule from which there will be
no departure. Watch for the CROSS MARK, and renew
your subscription.
~ Subscribers desiring their papers changed
must mention the Post ONCE, FROM, as wei asthe one
60 which they desire the change to be made.
No paper will be sent longer than the time for which
It has been paid and no paper sent unless the cash
accompanies the order.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

The BURNSIDE EXPEDITION LETT Halter
As-Ihe Norfolk Day Book, of the 4th inst,
says:
a letter was received in this city on Sat
nraay from Elizabeth City, in which it was
stated that on Friday one of the steamers left
Roanoke Island for the purpose of reconnoi-
tering, and on her return reported that the
entire Burnside Fleet had left Hatteras.
we nave to remark that this may be cor
recf. Possibly Burnside, on viewing his
crippled armada, may have wisely concluded
tnat he could not effect his purpose with his
vessels in so bad a condition, and ~relinquish-
ing MS original project, he may have set sail
~ltn the intention of aiding some other expe-
oition-possibly that against Savannah.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
The Southern MONTHLY.

We are indebted to the enterprising Pub /
of this excellent Southern Periodical,
for the December, January and February
Nos. of its 4th volume ; and after an examin- !
alton of their contents, take great pleasure
in commencing it to the patr onage Of all
friends of a high toned Southern literature.
The leading article of the January No.
The Philosophy of the Reyolntion"-is an
able and caastic review of the political and
moral degencracy of the North, and reveals
some of the intrigue and corruption by which
politicians all of parties have managed to gain
or retain a~scendancy. The Monthly contains .
number of well written tales, poems, and
miscellaneous articles, and its Editors
Table," exhibits fine taste and promising
vigor. Appended to the regular magazine,
sixteen pages are devoted to a novel, entitled
"Idlewild--A tale of West Tennessee" This
story is a dashy and piquant delineation of
Southern life and character, and promises to
be a most attractive feature of the Monthly.
We congratulate the reading public, and the
enterprising publishers, on the prospect Of
having at last, a liUe magazine in oursection.
Terms, So a year. Address Hutton & Freligh,
Memphis, Tenn. See Advertisement ia an
other column.
The great drawback to the general acquain
lance with Southern literary periodicals ha.
been the mistaken parsimony manifested By
their publishers by refusing an exehang,
with the weekly country Press, thereb,
cutting themselves off from this invaluabl
, medium of being introduced to the .tamilit
of the South. by a monthly notice from thes
. papers, which they always take pleasure il
giving. This was notthe way in which Cooley
Harper and other Magazine publishers Of th
north acquired such . large circulation in th
rural portions of the South and if South
. ern publishers will initiate at least this on
judicious example, they viii find it the be.
,e advertising medium they can employ. W
have sought an exchange with the Souther
d Literary Messenger time and again, with
of hope that We would be able to recommend
a. to our five thousand Subscribers. But it h
persistently refused. We judge the san
Is penny wise and pound foolish" plan is ca
u ried out with regard to other country paper
as we seldom see it noticed by them. !
DO wonder it is not literally supported. 1t
not known to be in existence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
"hiskey Champions.


There are some men who ha,.
high places, who seem to regard = : !
'nins 20 sneer at any thing having the
semblance OF Temperance conns,tes &c.
lt@aatters aot how or under what circuu,.
stances tue question of liquor is bseaeht be
fore them their partialities for the dear
critter' are alarmed, and all their pref .d;ees
and venom to the temperance cause are At
once bought to bear. Is such aa one .
membe OF the State Convention. m which
body its proposed to arrest the evil Of wills
key zE&1ng out ofthe grain needed as bread |
for the Tmy and the people of the country,
in orde to prevent the direst consequences
to the nation while in a state Of war ?-It
, matter not to him how urgent the aecsssi-
ty for such a measure, be boldly opposes the.
measure, though famine and starvation be-
the sure result of non-interferenee- and he
seizes npm the opportunity to defanae the
tempersae. cause and pour out his naaledic-
! tons sgsnst it.
With some men, hatred to the temperance
cause hs grown into a predominant passion ;
and from its prevalence they seem to fear
that esey imaginable evil will spring. Poer
souls, thy must have an unhappy time OF
it, and Unjust afford them peculiar pleasure
to see Ind hear of the crimes, sufferings and
horrors which its opposite, whisEsy, their
!. darling, pet is Visiting upon society. How
sweet tpthem the music of the gu1glng life,
blood must sound in their ears, as it pours
from Tile wound of some murdered vietinn oil
the whkey bottle! And the creams and
cries Of suffering, starving women and chill.
dren iskery melody to their souls. What
mattersli, even though through its accused
and corrDpting influence the very isertie:
and beneits of the country, for which it
blood ani treasure is being now so freeGy
poured but, shall be lost to Us, and we b
enslavedly the vile despot who new seek.
to subiugste and enslave US. No matter
the liquor interest-the distillers and vender
-must DE protected and their ke3y bus
ness be not interfered Without must go OF
, in it's helH,h work and be handed down to thos
who are b come after as, as b edearest, mos
: estimable bequest they have to Leave to the
! children and their country
. How sfeet and tranquil must be the re
Il pose of hen who worship at the whiske
> shrine! Their dreams are refreshed by IL
. shrieks Of murdered innocence, and the cri'
. of starving women and children ; while the
= waking Hours are made tranquil and eve
. joyful at the desolation and misery ~scattere
y in such generous profusion around Them
And wheh they come to the dying hoar, the
solace amt stay will be found in eniov;-s =
ziwFsSn or Nfm Who has said-"C nrsed is |
that putteth the bottle to his neighbor
7" lips" And when such an one has passed
!" his reward, his memory and deeds may
transmitted, by his well-served friends, Il
: whiskey-makers and sellers, placing on b
. grave-stone the proud inscription-"HEl
~ LIES A WHIsKEY CHAMPIoNi
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
More Clubs.

We would return our sincere thanks to
Master W. w. Manning and Messrs. C. N.
Hays and Quinton Eason, who conformity
sent US a club of 90 subscribers from Min
louisville, in Gates county also to VIM. Fl.
Manning for a club at the same 2. o.; also
to A. P. Munday for a club of 8 at Aquone;
to w. P. Young, Heltop, 5; j. B. Hyatt, 5,
Buncombe; 9 from D. M. Fesperman, Olive
Branch; 6 from E. B. Newell, ~Johnsonville,
S. c.; 6 from Woodbury. Hays, Lanesboro'; 5
from Sergeant J. H. Maxwell, 25th Reg N.
G. Vols; 4trom Sergt. T. 3. Tolar, at George
town, S. c.; 4 from j. W. Hardin, Pigeon
River; 3 from C. II. Doughton, Ashe coun-
ty 3 from j. A. Nicholas, Mcdowell 8
from j. B. Shelton, Lincoln; 5 from 7. j.
Rogers, Haywood county 8 from j. N. Hy-
att, Buncombc !; 10 from the P. M. at Cedar
Fork another club of S from W. j. Moore,
Stokes county.
Beside smaller clubs from G. M. Moore,
Forks of Pigeon; james Newlin, (added te
former club sent Saxapahaw Mrs. R. Pat
%terson, Iredell; Miss E. A. Stinson, Iredell
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

The Norfolk Day Book of the 4th has the
following items of interest, cleaned from
Northern papers Of the Sd inst.
Seward has ordered the discharge from Fort
Lafay stte of all persons confined there tor
violating the blockade, and has placed the
rebel psivateeYsmen on the same footing as
prisoners of war. He has had them remoV-
ed from Jail to military prison, to be regular
ly exchanged tor yankee prisoners no" IN
the South.
1850 bales of cotton arrived at New York
from Liverpool on the I'd FEB.
General Haheek has seized Ex-Governor
Jackson's plantation ms Missouri Tor connsca-
ten.
Seward has written a letter to Governor
Washburne, Of Maine, relative to the pa =
through that State granted lately TO -.
| troops. The letter is in reply 20 w ashoufi%@"
| enquiries, and IN 1T Seward ners 10 moo'f
| his Instructions If Washburne deems II rs
! quisite.
Several companies ofLincoln's troops have
mutinied in Missouri, and Gen. Haiieck has
| disarmed and punished them sy setting
them to work upon the Publications.
Commodore Farragut, in the corvette Hart
ford, and % gunbeats, will soon attack Mobile.
A general exchange of prisoners, 1t IS De-
feyed at the North, will soon take place.
The Journal of Commerce says that the
resent foreign news exeites the greatest So
Hcitude for the future, The tone of the
French news is even more unpleasant than
that of the English. While it is evident that
q strong pressure will be brought to bear
upon both governments to induce not only
a recognition of the Southern Confederacy,
but a raising Of the blockade, we cannot,
saws that journal, bat feel melancholy at the
fact that America is regarded in Europe as a
weakened power, which it is impossible to
deal with otherwise than as an inferior one.
The London Herald says that the South
will be victorious and the North utterly and
} hopelessly ruined in this war. 1t also say:
that many letters are received in England
from highly respectable parties at the North
begging for English intervention for the sake
of humanity.
The New York Herald says that Europea
Intervention looms up portentously, anC
fears that it will take place in sixty or nine
ty days.
A New England division of troops :
D barked in the ship Constitution at Fortr.
Monroe on the 21st February for Ship Island
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

eY- The Richmond Examiner says that
President Davis estimate for aid to the DAN
Vile connection is one million of dollars, to
be expended as the President may direct
And that he has in a recent message to Con-
gress advised government aid to the amount
Of $750,000, for the completion of the Mis-
sissippi and Alabama river Railroad, so as to
connect Selma, Ala, and Meridian. Miss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12
State Convention.

Since our last issue, this body has ben
chiefly engaged in the consideration Of he
panyille connection Railroad scheme, Which
was finally disposed of on Thursday last, W
the passage Of the ordinancs-yeas oil, nFs
35. The connection with the n. 7. Kanrad
is to be at Greensboro. The Confederae
Congress, it is said, will, through the recon-
manda,ion of President Davis, appropriats
one million Of dollars towards the work. Il
IS believed the road will be speedily con
structed.
We have not attended the sittings OF thf
Convention, but after reading the reports 0
its proceedings in the other eay papers, W
find nothing else recorded of general Interes
as having been finally acted on The Dls
tillsry question has been made the order
the day for Monday the 10th instant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

ASS1vERsAET.-We learn that the twenty
seventh Anniversary of the Euzelian and
Philomathesian Societies of Wake Forest
College, will occur on Friday evening, 14tb
FEBRUARY inst The address before the Eu-
zelian Society will be delivered by Rev. las
R Howell, OF Granville Co, N. c.; that he.
fore the Philomathesian Society nv n r.
sing Burrows, Of Richmond, Va.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

Nor TO BE HuaBueeED.-The Ricbno,a
papers assert that our Government will no.
allow the Yankee spies, Bishop Ames and
Hamilton fisn, to enter our territorv- The
were sent by Lincoln under preteocs 81 fnsy
ting the Federal prisoners in our hands
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

The Canadian papers talk Of annsxing
Maine. whsreupon the Herald advises the
fortifying of Portland. There are 10, 900
English troops in Canada.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-02-12

The REVENUE LAw.-We call the attention
of Clerks, Sheriffs, and others charged with
the collection of the revenue, to the factthat
the Convention has repealed that section of
the revenue law, %exempting a certain amount
of property from taxation. The following is
the section repealed:
Every individual whose estate shall be
assessed at Eve hundred dollars, or a less sum,
shall pay no tax thereon and five hundred
dollars Of the assessed value of the estate Of
each taxpayer shall be exempt from taxa
ttioR."