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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-06-12
The London Times.

The London Times publishes letter
dated Richmond, March 23d, in which
the following paragraph occurs:
There is a seriousness and earnestness,
as we tremble upon the brink of what
promises to be the bloodiest campaign OF
the bloodiest war of modern history, which
is generally noticeable, and which have
never before observed. Let no one sup
pose that they betoken want of conf
dence. The subiugation of the South
was never a probability; it has been man
Tested by twenty.three months of bitter.
est strife to be'the widest of chimeras.-
But it is felt when, in spite Of the heca-
tombs of dead who have fallen, there is
a cry for rivers of fresh blood-when
throughout the length and breadth of
the land there is scarcely house where
there is no one dead-when valuable
lives which never can be replaced have
fallen in every hamlet, city and State
when not only men like Major Pelham,
but also mature men, learned and studi-
Gus, such as Professor Coleman THE DR..
Arnold, as he was reputed, of this con.
tinent, have yielded their lives by hun
dreds-it is felt that this is no moment
for thoughtlessness and levity. Another
thought is continually finding expression
it is that the two sections do not fight
on level ground. The North is flooding
her armies with recruits who are three
fourths of them foreigners, many of them
taken from the emigrant ships at Castle
Garden; the South is sending into the
field the very life.blood Of her body poll
tic. 1t may be that the civilized powers
of Europe, standing as they do upon a
higher level than it is possible that can
occupy, may see no hope of successful
moral interference. But if they could
only witness the misery which is, from
every acre of this once favored continent
crying abound to Heaven it could scarce
ly be but that they would risk some
chance of failure than to permit humans
ty TO be outraged by continuance o.
such excess o: anguish az has visited nc
nation since the sword first leaped from
its scabbard and the human heart wa;
first sown with the bitter seed of vindic
tivenesS and hate."-
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The Campaign on the Teehe.

After Banks campaign on the Teche
his loss was officially reported at 500,
which everybody was aware was an under
estimate the New Orleans Era proceed.
ed to publish the list Of casualties for the
information of friends at the North, but
after they had published column and a
half further publication was prohibited.
The correspondence of the New York
World and the Boston Courier, however,
got the list printed in slips to send to
theit respective papers, and the number
of killed and wounded foot up nine thou
sand one hundred and four.
We derive this information from a gen.
tleman who obtained it from the adju-
tant of one of the Federal regiments.
Mobile ADJ. & Req.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-06-12
Confederate Laws.

The Post was one Of the three papers
in tho State selected by Attorney Gene.
raj WATTS in which the laws passed by
the last Confederate Congress should be
published. But the paper.maker having
reduced our sheet to its present dwarfed
proportions, wo are compelled respectful.
ly to decline the offer. We are, however,
none the less under obligations to the At.
torney General and our friends at Rich.
mond and elsewhere for the favor ten
dered.
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The Candidacy for Governor.


On the first page of this paper will be
found an article copied from the Knox
vile Register, suggesting and urging Col.
WV. NJ. Cooke as a candidate for Cover
nor. Col. Cooke is an old friend of ours
we have known him for years and appre-
ciate his superior abilities and many noble
and generous qualities, and no one would
more gladly see him elevated to the high
and responsible position for which his
friends have suggested and are using his
name. A Convention has called for
the purpose of selecting a lidate, in
order that there may be no lict and
discussions at .ime when, Others,
peace and harmony should !ail in the
work of choosing recipients Of civil sta
ton. We have, upon one or two occa-
sions, expressed our disapprobation of the
place selected for holding the Convention,
and entertained apprehensions that the
body would be but thinly attended by
delegates from the people. In this, how
ever, we may be mistaken, and should it
so turn out, and there be ANYTHING like a
full and fair delegation in the Convention,
we shall certainly support the gentleman
whose name may be presented, if he be
properly qualified for the place, and we
presume no other will be selected. If
Col. Cooke should be nominated, this pa
per will give him q warm and earnest
support-and so if any other worthy and
qualified man shall be selected. The
people in the army and the people at
home, want no political trlckster or party
hack, no one who could be guilty, at a
time like this, of mannuvering for the
position--no pet or protege of cliques,
clans or individuals, but a man above
such things, and, being above them, wor.
thy and fit to fill the place. And when
such an one is selected and presented to
the people, we trust all will be satisfied
whether his home be in East, West OF
Middle Tennessee, and that there will be
no effort after the nomination is made tc
get out another candidate and thus pre-
cipitate us into a condition which it is
very desirable should be avoided.
We have deemed it not improper tc
say this much to-day, because the spirit
of our former remarks in reference to the
proposed Convention, has, to some ex
tent, been Inexperienced.
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Construction of the Tax Bill.

In letter to j. B. Walder & Sons, Of
Augusta, Gay in reply to an inquiry
whether commission merchants should
be required to charge producers 2! per
cent on all sales made for them the Sec.
rotary of the Treasury says! "The tax act
in defining the business of commission
merchants, includes only sales of such
produce as is consigned by others than
the producers. 1t follows that in return.
ing his sales, the commission merchant is
not required to include sales of produce
for account Of the producers and conse.
quently such sales are not liable to the
10 -
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From the North,

Richmond, June 9.-The New York
Herald of the 9th is received. The Morn
ing Star of New Orleans 2Sth ult,, brings
accounts of the first days battle at Port
Hudson. The Heralds correspondent
says it was one of, if not the bloodiest
battles fought on this continent. The
assault was repulsed with terrible slaugh-
ter, The negro regiment was put in adj
vance and lost six hundred out Of the
nine hundred. Sherman lost leg. The
Federal lose will reach three thousand
An immense peace meeting was held
in New York on the Sd. The Herald
says over 10000 were present, and that
the New York Democracy under FeInan-
do Wood, have declared en- masse for a
vigorous prosecution of peace armistce
and seperate convention of the loyal and
rebel States.
A large fire was seen in Vicksburg on
the LIST June. Cause unknown. Twelve
rebels captured while endeavoring to go
into the city had large quantities of per-
cussion caps.
Seven thousand copies of the Herald
were burned at Acquia Creek by Hooker's
order for criticising his generaiship.
The Herald says the peace candidate
for President will be elected certain -
Fernando Wood has had long interview
with Lincoln.
Gold on the 5th, l,46.
SheibWiRe, June 9.-All quiet in front.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 4th
has dispatches from New York of the Sd.
At the peace Convention Fernando Wood
was the prominent speaker present.
Strong resolutions we're passed, declaring
fealty to the Constitution, and that there
is no power under the Constitution to CO.
cree State, by military force; that the
claim of dictatorial and unlimited militia
ry power to try citizens by military court
martial is monstrous aud execrable pro.
tests against the cowardly, despotic, in
human and accursed act of Punishment OF
Valandigham, and recommends q sus-
pension of hostilities and general Con-
vention to settle the manner of recon
struction.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 3d.-House upan.
imously passed resolution condeming
Burnsides' order Expressing newspapers,
and calling the attention of the Govern.
ment to the infringement of popular
rights and the sovereignty Of Illinois. -
Lexington, KY, June 4.-By direction
of Lincoln Burnsides has revoked his or.
der suppressing the Chicago Times and
New York World.
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From the Rappabannock.

The Lynchburg Republican, of the Sth,
contains the following interesting para
graph;
The intelligence from General Lees ar.
my, by the Orange train last night, was
interesting. 1t is no longer necessary to
conceal the fact that this gallant COM
mand is in motion With the front turned
northward. What General Lees designs
are is not known, but the country may
safely trust to him and repose in the ut
most confidence that whatever he under.
takes to do will be done right. Interest
ing and exciting events may be looked
for within very short time from the
army of Northern Virginia.
The Richmond Wing of Monday has
the following on the same subject:
1t is too generally known, to raise any
question of prudence in speaking of it,
that Gen. Lee has put his army in mo.
ton. His designs are known only to
himself and those with whom il was his
duty TO confer. A few days will disclose
them to the public, who are willing tc
wait patiently, in full confidence that
the result will vindicate the wisdom Of
what he undertakes. A forward move
ment on his part has been for some time
anticipated by She enemy, and is regard
ed with very pereeptible uneasiness.-
Whether he is about to justify their APP
prehension, by crossing the Rappahan
mock, we have n0better means of deter
mining than our readers. Should he dc
so, events of great consequence mus
speedily follow.
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A Quietus in the Substitute Bus
mess,

At last panacea for the ills OF substi-
tuition in the army has been found, which,
If it does not check it altogether, will 60
far towards suppressing the frauds BY
which so many persons are swindled.--
BY an order from headquarters promul-
gated yesterday, all substitute papers, to
be valid, or Of any avail must be counter
signed by the Commanding General Of
the army to which the substitute is sent.
AS Generals don't care to have their COM
mands encountered with substitutes, the
substitute market may hereafter DO quo
ted as dull aud few offering. "--RieE.
rtor5 Examiner,
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Old Confederate Notes.

The banks'of Richmond have adopted
the following resolution in reference tc
the old issues of Confederate notes:
THE banks of this city have resolved
in consideration that they are not fund
able from and after the lst day of August
next, that they will decline TO receive on
deposit, from and after the 10th day Of
June next, any Confederate States notes
which bare date prior to the LIST Deem
her, 1862, and that they will not pay out
any such notes, nor use them in settling
balances from and after the 5th day Of
June next
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The Federal Brute Tarner.

Amonga class Of Americans, not SO nu-
merous as select, is Mr.. Rarey. The
many well wishersof this their American
Rarity will have been glad to meet with
the following satisfactory account of him
in reading their Times;
AN OLD FRIENpiIN New PLAcE.-Mr.
Rarey, the horsetamer, has been appoint
cd Commissioner of Horses in the Fed
eral States. His FIRST official act was to
60 to the Army Of the Potomac under
Burnside. There he enquired fully into
the health of the horses, and has adopted
a new system 70 check the mortality
among them.
We rejoice in the assurance, derivable
from the above statement, that Mr.. Rarey
is, as our pumpkins say, alive and kick.
ing, whilest he is teaching wild horses
not to kick. When he has succeeded in
putting the horses of tho Army of the
Potomac right, perhaps Abraham Lincoln
will commission him to try his hand at
tanning Butler, and the other savage brute
Mcneil, If still unhanged, and the rest OF
the vicious beasts, Of whom there are too
many, in the shape Of Federal officers
1t must however, be feared, that no means
which Mr.. Rarey can employ to gentle
such rutfians will be effectual in render.
ing them anything but like gentlemen.--
London Puuch .... 49,.
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A "Reminiscences of sharpsburg.

The following is fact; During the
bloody engagement at Sharpsburg, Ser.
geant W. II. Williams of Go. D, 6ist
Georgia, captured two Federal prisoners,
who stuck hard and fast by him for Tho
remainder of the engagement, loading
muskets as fast he could discharge them
at the enemy, and occasionally calling
out to him Give tho rascalS hell" =;
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-18

Our readers will learn from the Proclamation
of the President of the United States which we
publish to-day that he has made an extraordinary
call on the militia of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, and Ohio, to repel an apprehended
invasion of these States by the insurgents
Itseems that Gen. Lee, pro6ting by the late mac.
tivity of Gen. Hooker, has planned operations Of
formidable nature, and already put his plans SO
far in execution as to lay the commander of the
Army of the Potomac under the necessity of hastily
breaking up his camp at Falmouth, and taking new
positions to meet this demonstration of the enemy
We have not learned, as is rumored, that in aban-
doning the line of advance on Richmond, via
Fredericksburg, (Which it is known was originally
marked out by Gen. Halleck for Gen. Mcclellan,
in removing the Army of the Potomac from Har-
rison's Landing on the James River, Gen. Hooker
deemed it necessary to burn the buildings erected
at Aqua creek and elsewhere on the line selected
for the forward movement by this overland route
The present is clearly no time to indulge in
fruitless murmurs or unmanly repinings. How
ever bitter may be the disappointment of the peo-
pie at the direction which military events have
taken, it behooves all good citizens ito grid up
the loins of their mind" and meet with fortitude
as well as courage the responsibilities suddenly
thrust upon them by the drift Of events. If there
be not, in the opinion of some, all that wisdom in
the council and all that sgacity in the field which
our critical circumstances require, there is only SO
much the more need for the valor that never
benches in the presence of danger and for the pa
triotism which upholds with steady hand the flag
Of the country, whoever may be the leader Of its
hosts, when they 60 forth to battle for the main
tenance Of the Constitution and the enforcement
of the Laws
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NEW YORK TO THE RESCUE.
From the Tribune of u, sttrdop moral,


The news OF the invasion Of Northern State by the
rebel army under Gen. Lee has awsken our people once
more to that degree Of enthusiasm aud on
which prompts them to lay aside for the present oil
but the OF eating the honor Of the nation BY
posing the advance of invading enemy On the call Of
the President, Gov Seymour once took steps toward
placing IN the field az large force of the New York State
militia as could be got ready time to unite with the mill
tary from other States in the work of rep. the in
vaders of Northern SOIL On Monday afternoon he tele
grsPhed t. Me- Gen Sanford to to Albany. Alta
later hour h sent despaches the Generals Of tho First
Second, Third. Fourth Fifth, and Eleventh Brig dee order
ing them :, have the regiments of hir respective bri
aades ready t. march 10 Peuns vaua short notice
sho rvlcs. At It'll la'er hour (midnight) he sent
kilograms to the Cuones OF the several asking
each to git ready fret Colouels immt dately pro,
gated orders to their commands to rally at their re
spectve headquarters No time was lost All was bustle
aud effort Every man was at work in the good cause
recruiting went briskly, that all the reaimsnts
which leave likely to 90 with nearly full ranks Last
night Gen San0fod Issued order directing the
Of First DIVISION TO proceed forthwith 10 Hsri,bura
Accordingly, the Seventh Eleventh. Twenty.ss ana
SevenIy6rst Regiments from this city, and the Twelfth
Twenty third Twenty eighth, Forty Fifty second
and Fysxth Regiments from Brooky are under orders
TO leave for PennsyvaUia to-day just soon q. trans
poraton and sub stcnce can be supplied The regiments
ready to depart number s 800 men.
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ESCAPE OF SIXTY COMPENSATE orrrcrRa

FORTRESS MosRoE, june 12 On w-dno.,.v N.
steamer Maple Leaf Captain william H. Zeal lsft For
tress Monroe for Fort Delaware for ths purpo.a ~ go
veying ninety rebel commissioned officers to that NO..
Those men were nearly all from the extreme southarn
States The guard on board consisted Of twsve man n
with the captain and crew. were surpri.ed lust !. n.
steamer was rounding the lighthouse Of Cape Henry IL
'oa' the prisoners percevng tho guard could b
easily captured, divided themselves into squads of four
EACH and gradually advancing towards them, soon com
PEELED them to surrender Tho csptsn crew. and guard
were confined 10 such parts Of the as them
from seeing tho direction Of the steamer whilst in the
mean time the rebel officers chsrge Of her and as
aged the plotting themselves After running for about
oryhve miles beyond the Capes they stopped and low,
erng the yawl boats very succeeded in esctins
landing on the southern Virginia shore During thu tr,c
they treated their prisoners civil manner and
the captain that they would not pjure the boat or the
officers twentysx refused land saying they
TO return TO Old Point and await the time for their ree.r
parole and exchange The boats were 70 urned and thu
steamer under full head Of turned End made for the
Fortress report Of the affair was made to Gen. DIR.
and shortly afterwards strong detachment Of cavalry
commanded BY Col Pierce was in pursuit Of The aesIng
! party
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Democratic State Committee Of New Hampshire
have issued call for mass meeting, to be held at Con-
cord on the 4th Of July revive the glorious memories
of the past-to repeat the to the fumen of which
the Fathers on the 4h of July 776 pledged their lives
ir fortunes and their sacred honorto renew the ex-
of unwaveriug devotion to the Constitution and
The uiop The committee thus close their appeal the
people;
Arouse 70 sense OF the fearful and impending danger
n our state and nation involved in the unparalleled
,.sn lent Edeerlyn the violent arrest by military
free AID despotc expulsion from home and country Of
Mr. vasndgnam and by official threats and orders against
M, Hsmpshire will we are sure feel that they i'm
peravey called upon to take counsel together at time
when national existence and civil liberty alike mpcr-
tiled
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NEW JERSEY IN THE FIELD.

New Jersey never has when her services are required
10 any public emergency Some of her regiments have
just returned from the and NOT yet paid off, but no
sooner Pennsylvania threatened then one Of the nine
months regiments immediately offered to 90 to Harrisburg
for service in the field till the militia Of the State was po
pery organised for resistance and another in camp at Be-
verify rendered assistance likewise. Both were sccept
II just such trained soldiers are needed for the emer
eency.
The First Newark Regiment has offered its service, "a
the and has been accepted for short term
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careful sven the last Congress was, in giving almost

carsful even the last Congress was In giving almost
unlimited power to the President, to preserve the
demarcations which existed between the civil and
the military authority, where the courts are open
aud the dispensation Of justice is uudisturbed by
the din OF arms. And we are very sure that the
eficlency Of the military arm will be promoted by
the observance of these demarcations.
Questions of law are not SO patent to the popular
apprehension as questions Of fact, and therefore
more are found to concur in admitting the impolioy
OF arbitrary arrests in the Loyal States than in con-
demning them as illegal. Upon this former point,
then, all who desire to uphold the Government may
join hands, and congratulate each other on the
assurance that if arbitrary arrests have the effect
to divide and distract those who should be united
In suppressing the rebellion" the President has
engaged to take this fact into consideration in de-
Gliding on the exercise Of what he deems constitu-
tiona power. To this he adds in still further evil
dense of his fraukness and of his disposition to
promote return to the things that make for peace
and order, the following declaration
further say that the war progresses it appears to
me tnat opinion and action which great usion
az mrs. take shape and fall into regua channels
that the necessity for strong dealing with them gradually
decreases have every drsire that il should
cease altogether and far from the least regard for
the opinions and wishes of those who Ike thu meeting
Albany declare their purpose to sustain the Governm
IN every constitutional and lawful suppress
rebellion Still nue to do 80 much az ~ seem
TO be re- CURED by the public safety"
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THE REBELS EvAcUATe cH,upvpo.ra,
RETURN OF GEN. HUNTER AND sr.rp

.NEw YORK, JUNE I7-The steamer A,,,o f,ou, D.
Royal on the 14tb has arrived She bs. the m,iI,
four hundred Passengers among the latter Gen Huot,r
and staff. A@'
Lruers from Port Royal state that Brig Gen. Gilmore
naa arrived and taken command of that department.
ooi montgomery had made raid into Georsin. n.
Daren and the bridge of the Brunswick and a..
Vannah railroad and sheled Brunswick
f'ty fourth Massachusetts regiment uesross) were
encamped near Beaufort 49,
Our land forces Charleston retain their old no.ton
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MOVEMENTS ON THE BLAcKwarER

New YORK, JUNE Is The sua,Ik cor,s.no,a.,. 81
one OF our city papers states thai General Corcoran with
men, left there on the 18th instant for the direction
OF the Backwater The rebel Gen. JcnLin, il At Frank
n with quite force and surmsed that our troops
were destined for that point.
FORTRESS MONROE, JUNE i5.-Thirteen rebel desert-
ers arrived here to-day from Gen Jenkuss command on
the backwater They say that the rebel force At that
place comprises but one brigade
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TAX ON INCOMES OF FOREIGN coNsuLs.

TAX ON INCOMES OF FOREIGN CONSULS.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has decided
that Foreign Copsuls subject to tar upon their in.
comes so far they derived from personal property
from salaries from their Governments and from the
rents Of real estate situated in this country and subject
our laws Consuls income derived from rents Of real
estate situated abroad 10 exempt.
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NEW YORK, JUNE Is The brig Arabels, from A'p'n-
wall which arrived this morning, reports that she was
ho.raes By the pirate Tacony the 18th instant in lat
"a 90 long "a 80 She was taken prize, and released
On ~, c.otaus giving bond of forty thousand dollars
Bosros, JUNE is.-The Government h" chartered
the cpp,r bsroue. Ay, Young Turk. Tidal Wave, and
Trinity 70 cruise for the prste Tscony They will pAil
,s,op a. arms can be placed on bosrd,