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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-03
Outrages in Norsh IEississippi.

A Tupelo correspondent Of the l9lSsiSs.PPlan,
writing on the Both, says:
I have Just returned from a three days scout
in the vicinity Of Riarzi and have been a wit
ness Of the effects Of the most horrible and afro
eious conduc. of the Yankees, sucd az TO make
the eoldest blood boil and the weakest fist cIench
at the recital. There is not slave lef. in the
neiEhborh0od, save q few who. having been
forced from their homes to the Yankee camp
wete true enough to return to their masters
Every man having Southern sentiments hss
been forced from home, and the women LETT a.
home are the recipients of constant Insult
A lady whose husband hsd been forced from
home, had al Of her slaves carried OFF by the
JayhawkeTs, but entIeated the colonel in com
msnd to grant her permission 70 retain girl of
thirteen as a nurse, and TO this the bypocrilcal
thief consented.
The party had not lef: the house an hour be-
fore half dozen returned, with the mother Of
the girl and demanded her. The lady replied
that she had received the consent of the colonel
to retain this slave, when the brutes set the ne
gro womsn upon her mistress, whose features
and arms still bear the impress of violence-sud
themselves drawing revolvsrs, threatened instant
death without the girl was released.
This is bus one instance Of which there are
hundreds A de5srter in from Rieuzi yesterday
states that the camp is oyer--un with stolen ruu-
swsy negroes. There has beeu 10 change in
military affairs ct this point, sad everything rs-
mains In StGtg quo.
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Action Of the United Prcsbyterinn synod
FfJTuOfa

Our land is now in the furnace of sfllictiOn.
Civil war, one of Gods own judgments, is upon
us in all its horrors But whilst it is q Judgment
of God, furnishing the inhabitants of the land
for their wickedness, it is also the earnest con-
f1ict Of truth with err0r-of right and justice
against oppression and wrong. The principles
aud interests involved are so vital to the well
being of man and the honor of God on earth,
that no Christian or patriot can look with indt-
ference on the struggle now going on. Every
pulsaton of his heart will be quickened with
intensified concern for TIE maintsinancs Of the
government in this its day of trial, and Tor the
triumph of the great principles OF truth and
righteousness which underlie it. In this sltua-
ton of our country the church OF God has
work to do, and it is the duty Of this Synod to
give no uncertain sound of the trumpet. Your
committee recommend the adoption Of the fol-
lowing resolutions:
ReSOlCcd, That in this dispensation Of Divine
Providencs, God is calling on this people, high
and low, rulers and subjects, to consider their
ways the grounds of his controversy with US, to
forsake our sins, acknowledge Cod, and break
off our sins by righteousness and our iniquitles
by showing mercy to the poor.
ReS0loed, That evan 10 our TeVerses we have
encouraging evidence that God has purposes Of
kindness toward us. BY them He is teaching
Us to place our confidence not in princes and
their policy, but IN the Lord OF Hosts AMI the
teachings of Infinite Wisdom, by whom kings
rule aud princes decree justice
ReSolUed That the institution of slavery being
at war with right the interests Of the nation, we
regard it as the imperative duty Of the executive
to embrace the opportunities now afforded in
Providence to secure liberty to all the inhabitants
Of the land.
Rssoi0ed, That it is the duty of all, in every
proper way within their reach, to sustain the sd
ministrati0n in all its righteous efforts to put
down this wicked rebellion, aud TO secure tri-
umphs of the principles on which the govern
ment rests as an institution given By God as he
rules governor among the nations. We mustdo
this by our prayers, by our counsels, by the
proper use OF the ballot box, and by our giving
our lives if need be, counting no earthly inter-
est too dear sacrifice to be laid on the altar of
our country.
Rssolged, That Synod appoint Thursday the
25th day OF September to be observed by the
people under our care as day of humiliation
aud prayer, pleading with God to give counsel
to those who direct the affairs Of the natiOn-to
bless our armies-to give success to our cause,
fastening a righteous peace.
ResOlred. That copy of this action of Synod
be furnished to the President Of the United
States.
Respectfully submitted,
G ID. HENDERSON, Chairman.
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SALT! SALT!

TvorTORg APPEAL; Hsvi-g recently returned
"a sr.m tae Sat Works in Alabau a. On the Tomb e.
49, river BY th- request of esVsfa- persona PE Po .
thr5Ggh ghs medium Of your most eA-eeA' P4P'af "
- -tbe following sts.e re1f-
r7be+ tha r-esrer uorsn sf the Salt made there is
far tie usz Of the State Il Aia1sns Al1 l'I = IA "a
7un-iss in "a Sc lte and for private ut5 Ala y ~
anal uortioa Is and t1 ~ a-1 Ai 41eA LIS
-,.-1,gf1arsLIa rraus-at o : uecas ary accoHpa
ne v-fh seras ex 1ense t0 MAKE sat Wouo recon
Yneuf persons 20 form couipanfes all seuu - - ~. -
HANDS vit1 thirty tr fhifiylVs - - - -
,nrnsed wi b f0u- .rse te an and an oFerAesr 81
EF-ei- ral- ana put no th-ir shanties, and oiher
frn--vemea-s and make for themselves II my wish
20 make sure Of supply 81, .
s-sors o. tbe Niss5ss pp Certral Railroad Shoud go
- - 7-aV I'd Jsckgcn Msddisn, Noble, sad up The
fTh - river 20 81 Stspbens or stop a. St-te Line
: o-io on he MobIe ard Ohio baiiIosd ana GO across
10 The nearest work., near 81 5tepLenH ne instance
bzi7g shout thirty miles IeaIs ought 10 oe stopped
= 80 -,oinr or sent Al the way BY land
rFo5o.e 70 laruhsse Works vr siG any company IN
- = go.5 location for a small rsmuuersticn, or
= u-c,s. s AZ aId have it sh pped 20 any poiut T
= ~ he si m ee LEFT with my Agents a. toe FOL
LOVING places who are authorized to reee P' ior me
ssme , ,..--- A &c.
37a6l -Foba A. Biufo-d Dusk Hill
fgst o J. Moore, WtDcna.
s.5n. REeAd0ry West at1n-
flavid f-itekei Gooi-nzn-
- M zstnes and s p Bailey, Jackson, who are
sntbor zed to reoei q II my nsale fof the same.
A articles and no0ey ssni to me- Wli D. seJt oy eA-
rress CT the ere Of -, Is CRnton . r ~ 5S,iey,
rarksou Ivy. SIZE srer & Co, Meridian ara h5ols
~ r setders at. Stsshsns Ala Corn and Bacon
s.sn bs shipped ard exchanged for Salt
- ~ slfs II Salt sen11n voGr orders aoon OF you
Il 1ssking At ne works y paying tie tenth bashel
$ ie- DHe'' WILLIAM F. SANDERS.
s,ql 7teods s.. sssphsEs- Ala
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The Bogus Trensury Notes.

From the Charleston Mercury.l
The panic in the community in regard to the
well executed counterfeit of Hoyer and Lud-
wigs issue of Treasury Notes, OF the denomi-
nations Of twenties, ffties, hundreds, and dated
September %, 1881, had abated somewhat yes
esdsy The banks continued to suspend both
the payment OF reception of the doubtful issues,
and their example was, Of course, followed by
business men throughout the city. Holders are
quietly, though suxiOusly, awaiting the estab-
lshment Of the tests which will determine the
gsnuineness of their bills. When those tests
have been settled, the process Of Withdrawing
from circulation all genuine bills of the denomi-
nations named will Immediately begin. It is
officially announced that the holders Of such
bills may deposit the same with the Treasury or
any Assistant Treasurer and Receiving in eI-
change inteTestbesring notes or call certificates,
which certificates will be taken up with other
notes Rs soon as they can be prepared, and until
taken up, interest thereon will be paid at the
rate Of six per cent.
We hear that sundry parties from a distance
who attended the recent sale in Charleston, and
whose lavish expenditure of the Confederate cur
reucy had been marked have been arrested on
the cars and brought back to the city.
In alluding to this subject, the Richmond En-
auiizer Of Saturday says:
For ten days past there has been a painful
phllC IN the money ClICle8 OF LDlb CITY CAubSu
by g flow upon the town of counterfeit twenty,
fifty and hundred dollar Confederate treasury
notes, of super.er design and fuish These
notes found their way to the brokerss Offices, the
banks, and even into the Confederate treasury
itself. So serious has the evil become, that the
/ Treasurer has found it necessary, with view to
/ tie purgiBg Of our currency, to call in all the
notes of the manufacture Of HOyer & Ludwig,
Of the denominations mentioned. The Treas
urer's advertisement will be found in another
column. The spurious notes have been traced to
Atlanta, Ga, from which town, or its neighbOr-
| hood, they are believed to have issued.
| The counterfeit notes are unlike the genuine
in many respects, but chiefly in that they are of
much superior workmanship. In every point OF
difference they have the advantage OF Hoyer &
Ludwig's commodity. The figures of animals
are distinct, and the etchiugs elegant.
| We understand that a large amount of the
goods sold at the recent cargo sales in Charleston
was paid for in this counterfeit Confederate
money. It is no doubt owing to this fact that
such extortion prices were obtained. Steps
should be taken at once to protect the country
| from the Yankee counterfeiters and their South
ern sccomplices, or the conseq queGces will be
most disastrous.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-03

Information from the Peninsula is up to Ssfu-
day LAST. The Yankee advance pickets were six
miles from Williamsburg. During the retreat
about 20, 900 passed over the route by DiaskOu
bridge, and stripped the whole country through
which they travelled Of everything like provisions
for man and beast Their wagons were driven
into the fields, the corn pulled and loaded up,
and then they would drive on What they
could not take they destroyed. AtEltham they
fred barn cOntsing 500 bushels Of wheat, e.
ter first sprinkng the floor with sulphur 20 rem
der it more combustible. They bu7ned Mrs
Caroline Christians house, at the forge, in New
Kent, and VIM. a Blayt0n's house, near Dlas-
kOn bridge, was also destroyed. Several houses
in the vicinity were torn down, and tie timber
used to rebuild the bridge which had been torn
up by our troops in their retreat from Yorktown
Among those who Left with the Yankees were
n. Q. Gilman, Of the 81 Virginia cavalry, and
John Jennings, of the SD Virginia infantry
At every step Of tbs march the Yankees were
fearful Of and expected sn attack from troops
There are about 500 or 1000 Yankee troops in
Williamsburg.
Deserters have Informed our troops where
many secreted arms were. About l25 EDfeld
rihes arrived at York river depot yesterday.
which were discovered at the White House by
their information The same parties offered to
guide our men 10 where 500 pistols had been
hidden. The county of New Kent is literally
laid waste. It's citizens have lost everything
One of them, Mr.. o. H. Taylor, a scout in cur
army, lost $3.50 worth Of provenGer by one squad
Of three Yankees, who loaded their wagons and
went eff. The citizens Of that county and the
country through which the eLemy passed, ex-
cept On the river banks, are really suffering for
food aRd snxiously expect our gOvernment to
take some steps for their relief One gentleman,
Dir. Beverly Anderson, has offered to sell his
corn, which be saved, at 81 barrel to those In
need, aud it is hoped that those as fortunate
as be may be as liberal.
Many of the Yankee troops visiting the farm
houses on tho retreat, expressed the wish that
the id war wss over and they were a. home.
Richmond Dispatch 27th-
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From the w lmlngton journal
This Latin word Is defined By Webster 20 be
So written recognition of person in the chsE-
scter of consul or commercial agent, issued by
the government, and authorizing him to exercise
lis powers in the cCUutry."
Every consul must have an sIegiatlr, which
means literally ." let him execute" '' his func-
tions'' being understood. He must have this
from the government Of the country TO which hs
is accredited.
To what government are the foreign consul5
at the South accredited, By whom are they
recognized, and by whom are they authorized to
exercise their powers Ia the country Are they
accredited to the Confederats government No
Do they seek recognition from Il, OF DO they
recognise itl No Do they exercise their
powers by virtue Of any authority from it ? No
Oa he contrary they are accredited to Abraham
LilCOln, they are recognised BY him, from him
they obtain their exsqusturs they exercise
their authority-:hey discharge their duties
they execute their functions in Southern ports,
! by virtue Of q written document from the
government Of Abe Lincoln They 20 further,
under Abe Linc0ln's authorization they presume
70 give papers 20 foreign residents 70 protect
them from the operation Of the laws Of the Con
tederscy In the matter Of conscripti0n and
draft g
Now good many Of the foreign vice consuls
are citizens, and many Of the cODsuIs are no
doubt friendly to the Confederscy, bus again
many are not, whatever different showing they
may make on the surface. II they were truly
friendly 70 the South, Lord John Russell, who
seems to be completely under Stewards influence,
would have the English consuls Withdrawn, Is
has been the case in more than one instance
and, with the exception OF the French, these are
the only consuls whose position amounts 20
much.
But friendly or unfrisndly, we cannot, in com
mon selfrespect, allow any man to exercise
functions on our soil under authority granted by
the Washington government. We ought not %
do It. Iftheir governments cannot rsc0guizs CTR
agents, we cannot recognize theirs. If they nusl
seek recognition and authority from Mr.. Lincoln,
let them have It as far as his authority extends,
but not here, upon Southern soil.
We owe no obligations, either Of courtesy CT
friendship, to European governments. We are
plainly told that we have none to expect Why
should we longer subuit to indignity st their
hands There are, in truth, no consUis IN the
Confederate States-nOns sccredited to or au-
thoTizsd by the government, unless we admit
the Lincoln gOverr IneEt 20 have authority here
All exercise of consular powers under the pres
ent system is an usurpatiOn, which the COntede-
rate government should promptly put a term TO-
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HORRIBLE SUPERsTrrION.-A csse of horri-
bic superstition in Hungary is thus narrated in
q letter from Reka:
A few days since, farmer, residing il the
commune of Baz)s, denounced bis daughter-in
law as q witch, and said it was she who had for
so long time prevented rain from falling. He
moreover affirmed that for several months she
had reither eaten, drank, or slept, and that
whenever a cloud appeared in the sky she went
out into the courtyard and made gesture with
her hand, by which she drew down the moisture
TO herself, and 50 could do without drink In
consequence of the denuncistion, the authorities
had the woman examined by two midwives, who
found on her body a wisch's mark of all the
colCrs of the rainbow. she was then told that
she must submit to be csutOriZed and if not the
people of the commune would burn her on q pile
of thorns The unfortunate woman was com
PEELED to allow herself to be causerizsd by her
own aunt, with red-hOt silver coin. and with
the help Of church key. Two days after, Prov
idence sent us & good fAH of rain, but there was
also hail, which damaged the corn. That arose,
according to the people of the village, from the
witchcraft not being properly cured by the eau
terizstion.
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Prepare for Yinter.

Prom the Augusta ConstitutOnalist.
What are our psople doing ia The way of pre-
parstion for the comfort Of our soldiers in the
winter? This IS question that comes home to
every one of us, and is worthy of serious refec-
ton. Already our brave defenders are pushing
their victorious columns on to more Northern
climes. In Tennessee, in Kentucky, in Virginia,
they are advancing, and there is every prospect
that winter will find them on the soil Of the cold
and iuhospitable North They should be pre-
pared for the rigOrs Of that climate Food aud
suitable clothing should be furnished to them in
abundance, and every facility offered that viii
enable them to hold the positions which they
will then occupy. Even if however, they should
advance no further thaa their present lines, they
stil viii be, many Of them, in a climate to which
| they are uuaccus5Omed. 1t behCOves our people
| therefore, TO be energetic and active in making
such preparations as they can. and which will
make the situation of our soldiers q compare
| lively comfortable one
Thus, these who have fIcilitias for weaving
WoOlen goods should employ their looms in the
manufacture of heavy cloths as soon as posi-
bic this cloth should be presented to the several
Ladies' Sewing Associations throughout the
Stale where il will be generously aud rapidly
converted into clothing for the soldiers; those
who have conveniencss for dying fruit, or pre-
serving vegetables, should lose no time in put
ting them up in large quantities, and placing
them in the hsnds Of the officers and agents Of
the Hospital Association, who viii, no doubt
kindly a.tead to the proper disposal Of them;
and those who have blankets TO spare should b
getting them ready 10 send to their friends or
relatives in the army.
These are only few suggestions which pre-
! sent themselves to Us at the present time; but
| there are others which may occur TO each one on
| refsction, and which should be speedily acted
upon. The cold season viii soon commence in
| the sections where the great bulk Of eur armies
are now located, and preparations which have
been commenced for their comfort should be
| hurried through As speedily as possible.
The government will d. what it can to provide
/ for the soldiers, but our people can do much, as
| the past has amply proved, and they need no
| other incentive to action in the patriotic work
than simple reminders of the necessity of such
/ action
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The Natchez Courier publishes the following
extract from a private letter. lately received in
Natchaz:
OLD MARYLAND, July %, 1852.
DEAR ~ HaIleck's eliminating
fest in St Louis was in denying TO the poor dy-
ing prisoners the consultations of their religion.
Under no circumstances would be permit them
% be visited oy their ministers or priests Father
Ryan was denied entrance to a dying man, his
request to Gen. Hslleck being returned TO him
indorse1-" No admission under any ciTcU8t-
stances" Most horrible atrocities have been
committed By the Lincoln hories in Missouri
upon some of our Catholic churches, aud indig
mites offered TO our clergy, IN the interior vii
lagos. lust Louis our clergy have been treated
with great courtesy by the officers generally, as
these latter have been desirJus to blind and
couciliata the Irish elo neu. but to no avail, as
far AS the S.. Louis Irish are concerned.
u sent a statement Cf some of their atroc-
tiles 10 his eminence, Cardinal Wiseman, and
the letter was published in the London Tablet,
in March last The Boston Pilot attacked the
article in venOmous language. It has always
been an enigms 10 me how the Boston Irish en-
listed in the cause of dsspOtism, with all tie
traditions of Yankee fanaticism fresh in their
mem0ries-ths burning Of the convent, the
whipping In the public schools fO- not saying
prayers, the riding Of Father Bspst on rail,
the Acknowledgement Of the Irish brigade, and
giving their arms to TIE negro regiment, and the
other thousand indignities heaped upon the rub
b'sh Irish
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II The Richmond Examiner, of the 26th
Ult, says:
Captains Murray and Herberfs companies Of
Msrylauders, having received the requisite num-
bers, they viii be mustered in the service, either
today or tomorrow, at Camp Maryland. Several
other companies ere eurolling quite rapidly, and
will be mustered In as soon as formed. com
mendeble activity exists in the matter Of enlist
ments among the refugees, aud the parties
having the matter IN charge hope soon to be able
to place q regiment in The field.
With regard to the progressed the exchange
Of prisoners, the same paper says:
1t is expected that flag of truce viii carry
away, within the present wesk, upward of two
thousand more of the Yankee prisoners, at pres
ent on Belle Island. The number there is about
four thousand eight hundred, including those
from Salisbury and Lynchburg
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sDWlyTSTRFTaR,S NOTICE,

VETHEREAs. Iet-rs Of Eduilis r ton on the eztats
Wv III ROBE y. Cats deceased. ere granted 10
me unce-s ened ct he An yuss term a. D, le62 Of he
fr bste Court Of J aasusl2 county State OF Nj 's-
sfeos the 4 d Il sad n0ath-this notice ia therttor-
hereby given regusE ing IA persons having GLAZING
7at tue estats of said dscea ed 70 exhibit the same
and have them reg.stsrsd 10 the manner ana within he
me Preceded b. lsw or they willie forever barred
At-GELGEA GATTIS,
s-q7 IazG- AdmnistratriT.
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ANSWER.

DEAR DICK MCCAIN:
NASHVILLE, August 12.-I am truly glad to
hear from you. Did not know you were so near
great victory, no blood split. Your eloquent
Union speeches for Douglas made deep i'm
preston on me. I can't change. Andy's health
is fine and so IS mine.
Don't put of your coming home. Why do so
when so near When you come, we will ex-
tend to you the hospitslties of the city in a
warm reception. If you will wait, III be in
Gallatin tomorrow. Don't 90 before l see you.
Your family are all we'll didn't run for lieu
tenant. Dick, be careful in your facts. Love
to Sam, Godshsll, and the ether boys
JOHN HUGH SMITH.
If the butternuts" roll down this way the
Union hammers will crack few Of them, or
we'll meyer cat another walnut
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DOMESTIC SALTPETER.-We have been
shown a specimen of saltpeter manufactured by
a gentleman, living few miles from this city,
from the teachings of tie earth under his gin
house. Il comparatively pure, containing,
perhaps, ten per cent. Of impurities, but the sue
cess OF this experiment fully demonstrates the
feasibility Of manufacturing this much needed
article in considerable quantities from the earth
under negio cabins, ginhouse and other out
buildings The gentleman who made the sam
PIE mentioned is conf dent that he can make at
least one hundred pounds on his plantation
and We have no doubt that other planters can,
if they viii, nearly all Of them manufacture as
much or more II they will take the matter in
hand they will be well repaid for all their trouble,
and nave the satisfaction besides Of doing good
and patriotic act.-MoHtgomer AdSertiseT.
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.nMIETSTRITnR,s KnIICE.

z ETTERs % sdninisfra'ion upon the estate Of John
- Cu-hrnzn lsts of Lafayette CO. 1utT, III sssiPpt
esase- having bs-n gran - % the u1desEgned a. the
urf term ls62 4 the PROBATE court Of said ooun
AL persons wing claims 1T the es ate q said de-
cssd hereby &c 70 exhibit the same and have
fbs IA rsf cred n the msnner ani VI hin she time Pre-
FeriBsd ~ law Lr the ssuls viii be lor-Te- baTred
r @. SETTHER
oxford sfss., July y, 1862. Admilstrstor
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Adr,fris+ystoTs Notice.

TT-H RrA, l-lse of GdIilis.rs.i on the estate
w Il Green WOOD deceased, v-srs tr-Htsd 10 the
u-d-r.i- ed cu Monday the arst day Cf the August
tern = D. IE5s ~ --- P--b1.e CONT Cf Yal abusha
ro-.tv sac o. Mississippi u being the All sy cf
s.f5 5111.h % 81 lc-es {, rhe-ef1s hereby eivea
u=srF al Per 0nz having aims .i asst The estate OF
said Eeeas D. 20 exhibit ,e AID have them is-
tel ef ID the and bin the time prescribed e
SERl|gA WOOD
d. fs.s+rsr-f~