The New York herald., 1863-08-23
NEW YORK HERALD. SUNDAY, AUGUST %, 1863

the above list twenty thousand thus making the
sum total or exemps thousand four hundred
ana 10 me s'aas @ s1o We have
number approximating five hundred thousand men, the
most Of whom are able bodied.
From this stand point may be the folly OF an i'm
becie Congress who vainy sought 10 secure national
existence without the necessary sacrifice IT, sir, we
would gain an Independence the awmakiDg power must
first do It's whole duty The proper authorities should
purge every department and ONCE OF every able bodied
e Ss ne
point bodied young guard The ladies, car or
sct as or to act as government officials
20 any department, while thousands Of MANNED patriots
ne streets q every town search or business by
which they may make an honest Iving9 Such men as
whS have been appointed as conscrpt oicsi who Isa
diiy thrust them from car Or demand of ths~ nass
And Why should me asss bodied noue those three
ing With the aged ard inarm . 9e mhsy nstT,ois
yhoha ser en rsa,S aIr more
sense s ama ,ss ~ besides host Of soldiers wives
as Sosa who are equally as competent M ss onos
ne " charge Of patriots duty? Nor sir would allow
@ hu clerical cloak to shield the able bodied youth among
Yse twenty six hundred clergymen frsm public notice
If such should the confidence Of the people thew
Should not want the repeal OF the Exemption law, cat
voluntarily come out from. behind that isy shield om
Yankee bullets and shoulder their muskets ana ngh for
religious liberty that they their postery may Enjoy
II in the future Let tho present leave the ia
cred desk 10 be occupied by the aged and venerable IA
fathers in Israel II is more pleasing and far plore chas
ter AS i ascends To the Throne OF Grace 10 this hour OF
gloom than TO have ours ears pierced by the laundering
nonbasC Of youthful exempt. II is far becoming
in them TO them kneeling silent prayer SOL
ders tent than TO see them pdpously ascend the sacred
desk TO make loud prayers for in battle make
war speeches TO panel OF women and children whose
protectors are the field Of battle with their limbs torn
ana a, their bodies manged by the implements Of war.
VI the druggists physcssns, lawyers, JUDGES, shers
and bss II ID sufficient say that, like the ocusts
ana lEe OF Egypt thcy the whole land and con-
sumo All that is before them and produce nothing In
decd the majority OF them without business and
can only mae living by exravagant prices for drugs
or by increasing professional fees least hundred
per cent n word, the services of the able bodied ana
pensed wvth at home while they wanted n the army,
and should be put there before il is too late.
The Price OF Greeiev stock In Georgia.
lFrom the Savannah Republican, August 81
But little property was offered for sale Mt the Court
House yesterday but such brought high prices,
as will be seen from the annexed particulars
Messrs. sadler Bevans sold one negro girl aged 1s
=. }. Walsh sold the following negroes
Negro boy, aged 16 years, 81 .526.
Negro girl, aged 18 years. 50 ATS. et
Negro man, aged IS years, 81, $50.
Negro woman, $780,
Negro woman, aged % years, and child years old
Negro man, aged % years, 50, 500.
Messrs Ia Rocee Boil sold 106 shares OF the Allan
tic and Gulf Railroad stock At 500 to S2l2 90.
George W. Wylly sold Central Railroad stock at $3.50
per share.
Macon and Western Railroad STOCK At $317 5O
Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad stock at $2OS and
Bank Of Commerce stock At $500 and $3.50.
Planters Bank stock at 1881.
Half lot and improvement, No. IL Etert Ward estate
OF James Quantcck, deceased, $l3 100.
woman, child two years old and an infant sold for
$3,450.
boy, q years old with the loss Of an eye brought
$2,l00. m