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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21

tie thetithe tax is not lail-it is l per
cent only on the value.
1t Is manifest from this statement, Gor
The accuracy of which see the law it
SELF that the 1.-THE Law does not reach the
poorer class of farmers /; though 'front.' the
manner in which the matter is handled
by some, it might be supposed that it
was to protect this class from Cypress
ion and injustice that the law is deneunc
ed and its repeal demanded. The law
operates only upon the larger farmers,
who make a surplus to Sell, and aoho are
not tdred IN an, other a6ny, by the law ;
that is, neither their lands nor their ne
groes, nor their incomes from the sale of
the surplus productions of their farms,
are taxed. This 1.-THE tax is. therefore
the only wayin which these well-to do
farmers are called upon to contribute to
the support of the government and the
war; and it is the only way in which
their la I'D and negroes can be taxed. The
constitution forbids the taxing Of lands
and negroes till a census is taken: a CEN
sus cannot be taken during the war. Con
sequently, but for this tithc law, land and
negroes, the great wealth Of the South,
would escape taxation atall.
Fayetteville Observer.
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NA -
THE VERY LATEST NEWS.

At the latest advices from Gen. Lesfs
army, there were no further Indications
OF an advance of the Yankees en-, the
Rapidan. All was'quiet in the vicinity
Of Fredericksburg.
One hundred and forty-seven Yankees
captured By McNeilrs partiz,n a ers
in Mooreield and Hardy counties, reach
I'd Richmond on the 18th. A special
telegram from Lychburg TO the Dispatch,
mentions a repor: brought in BY a scout,
At Bristol, of the defeat of Rosencrans.
Official kilograms from Bragg make ne
allusion to the reported battle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21
The 1.-THE Eap does not reach the

The 1.-THE lao does not reach the poor
mar or soonean at all. Every oneais en-
titled first to reserve for his or her own
use 30 bushels of sweet potatoes, SO bush
els Irish potatoes, and 100 bushels of corn
(or~50 bushels of wheat !; also 40 BUSH
els. of peas or beans. Here is, 1t present
market rates, nearly a Thousand dollars
worth of produce of the farm upon which
no tax whatever is levied. It IL evident
" more than many poor families make.
and enough to bread . good sized family;
and as for meats, the tax is one tenth of
all the bacon estimated at 60 lbs of bacon
to 100 lbs of pork, whereas Ice los. of
pork will make nearly 20 lbs. of bacon
besides the parts not cured into bacon.
$50 that out of every 100 lbs. of pork
some ID or 20 lbs. are unsa2ed. On cat.
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From the Atlanta Intelligercer, sen 10.
The Situation in Front

The enemy now occupies tho whole line
Of East Tennessee, from Knoxville to-
Chattanooga, and from that point towards
the Northwestern portion of the State of
Georgia, in the vicinity of Broomtown
Valley. We have moved all the public
stores frem Dalton, which is still held hy
a large force of our cavalry, anticipating
the advance of the enemy's cavalry,
which had passed through R,nggold.
1t is reported thai, day before yester-
day, there was a fight rear Catoosa
Springs, between a portion of the Con-
federate cavalry and the enemy's. Cur
forces fell back to Tunnel Hill, and
there they were reinforced, and it wan
supposed we would engage the enemy's
:asalIy yesterday.
We learn that all the bridges on the
railroad, between Tunnel Hill and Chat
tanooga, have been burnt by the enemy
as well as the eating house of Mr.. Hill
burn, at Catoosa Station.
Gen. Bragg's army is in the neighb0r-
hood of Summerville, Chatooga county,
Ga, 4S miles southwest of Chattanooga,
and SO miles northeast of Rome. The
enemy's force are but six miles distant,
west OF, and in front of Summerville.
Every day brings matters to a more
critical position, rendering the impending
conflict so precarious, that the grand bat
tie of the revolution may begin at any
moment Neither army, it would seem,
:. is exactly in position TO strike, and it
may be some ten days yet before the
grand conflict commences.
We have just heard that the Yankee
yandals have burnt the Trion Cotton Fac
tory, five miles above Summervfle, ewnt
ed by Marsh & Algeod, together with
2700 bales OF cotton. This was done by
. the Yankee cavalry supposed to be 5000
strong.
All Government stores and private pro.
perty were Withdrawn from Dalton yes
terday morning. One hundred and City
cars left there in the morning loaded
with commissary and other stores: A
large force of Confederate cavalry held
possession of the city last night waiting
for the approach of the enemy, who hAC
passed through Ringgold yesterday.
. The l.test intelligence, which we deem
reliable, places Rosencrans with o ,00t
men at Sand Mountain; Alabama. Oul
forces were in the right place to meet tn,
enemy.
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New Music.

We arc indebted to the Publishers,
" Geo. Dunn & Co., P. O. Box 991,
Richmond, Va, Julian A, Selly, Colum::
bia, S., Co., for copies Of the two follow
ing pieces of Music, viz: "When this cruel
War is Over" a Ballad; and Annie of
the Vale,"-Solo and Chorus. They are
both beautiful, and we recommend our
numerous lady friends to send for copies
of each The Publishers have also a
large variety of patriotic and other Mu-
sic pieces, of Southern origin, and Of
Southern execution, in the very best
style.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21

Rev. Z. j. LEMAY. died at his residence
in Johnston county on Thursday last
His remains were brought to this city
and inferred with Masonic honors on
Friday. He was for many years a res
ident of this city, IS Editor of the Ra-
leigh Star, and an Agricultural journal
called The Arator." He was also a 10.
cal Preacher of the Methodist Church.
He was a highly honored and valuable
citizen, a pure minded, humble christian.
For several years his health has been in-
firm. He died as he had lived-a right
eous man.
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EXCHANGE NOTICE, NO. 6.
RICHMoND. Sept. "a. 1aR1

sept II, 1881. (.
"HE FOLLOWING CONFEDERATE OFFf.e
GERS and men, capturedat Vicksburg, NisG-
July 4, 1853, and subsequently parolea, have bar1
duly exchanged, and are hereby so declared :.
1. The officers and men Of Gen. G.. L. Steven.
sons division. -
2. The officers and men of Gen Bowen,a di.
vision.
3. The officers and men OF BrigadisFG enern,
Moorc's brigade. -,
Ths officers and men Of the ID Texas Bag
mcnt. ~
s. The officers and men OF wants Legion.
6. Also, all Confederate Office rs and men v3sx
hare -be delivered at City Pefnt at any tIr,S
previous to July 18th, 1853, havesbeen dulv -
changed, and are hereby so declared.
,5-6t RoBT. OULD, Agent OF E-xchanxv.
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FRoM GEN. LER's ARsY.-Thers mas
been large aceessio.s to Gen. Lees army
Of late. The corps are all in splendid
trim. Send a few Of the weak kneed.
shaky, croakers to Lees army, and let
them hear and see for themselves the
determined men there assembled 10 bat
} tie for justice and right. T. r.
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Card

We cannot take any other persons from abroad
In to the School at Rutherford Academy this seB-
sion. Those who have recently written to me to
get boarding, must wait till we can make further
preparations for bearders. We are full.
II. L. ABERNETHY, Prin.
Sept 15, 1888. Sit
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OBITUARIES.

Killed, instantapeously, on the battle field at
Gettysburg, Pa, July End, 1853 George p. G..
Lee, OF Randolph Co.; Ala, formerly of Chatham
county, n. c., in the 22nd year Of his age.
y. n. LEE.
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MARRIAGES,

On the 10th of August 1858, at Mr.. u. Gar
dins by z. h. Garyil, Esq, j. A. Hicks, Esq, TO
Mrs. Catharine Fisher, ell Of Mcdowell county.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-21

tar of Mr.. Lincoln, circulated at the
Syracuse Convention, and published in
the Herald, are very like the criticisms
ON Artemus Wards book-they know
not what to make of it.. Whether it is
in earnest or in Jest is not determined.
If it be serious, then they are puzzled
and COMPOUNDED but if Mr.. Lincoln be
Joking, then it is all right. Some think
that he is only humbuggiRg and mysti-
fying the politicians. But, amidst all
the drollery and visionary ideas it con-
tains. there is one grave and important
point which deserves attention, and that
Is. that the end of the war is pronunced
by the President to be in the far distant
and uncertain future-"in Gods own
psod time !" and he warns the country
to +" be sober" and " not to be over san.
guine of q speedy and final triumph
He saws he sees no indication whatever
of any intention on the part of the Con-
federates to submit OF even compromise
that. as the Southern no~ncombatants,
they have not the power to do it if they
had the will, the strength of the rebel
lion consisting in its army, which is
welded by men whe will never yield to
compromise. In other words, Mr. Lin
coin regerds the war as interminable.
This is a sad and gloomy picture, an6
it is the view that appears 70 DC taken O.
it by the shrewd stockholders of Wall
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04
tFrom the Marysville Express !
SHALL IT GO ON9

1t is shown by the correct tables of 1860,
that the twenty.one States and four Terri
tories, which are considered loyal, had
S6,855, 1921 worth of taxable property.
Ibis being the amount returned by the
Assessors, including real and personal prop
erty. 1t is true that the Census Marshas
return much greater amount, but the cen.
sus takeT is not an assessor, and the people
know when they give him statement of
their property, that they will not be requir-
ed to pay taxes on the amount. We, there
fore, take the property which the assessors
find, as being nearly all that can be depend
ed on for purposes of taxation. We think
that the figures given above are, however,
too small to correctly represent the whole
property of these States, and will increase
the amount to eight thousand millions Of
dollars, which we think about fair estimate
for the property of the country at the be
ginning of the war. In making this esti-
mate we exclude Kentucky and Missouri.
because their status is uncertain, and they
are both ruined and desolated. so that even.
if held by the Federal Government they are
not able to pay much. This sum of eight
thousand millions, and our readers can RELY
on it being all that there was two Years AGO.
is the savings and accumulations of our peo-
pie since the first settlement of the country.
We will now inquire whether this amount of
available property is able to bear the bur
dens which the Government is imposing
upon the people. In looking at the experil
ence Of the past, which is the only safe
light to direct US, we find from the forma-
ton of the present Government in 1889 up
to 1862, period of seventy one years, the
whole revenue and expenditure, as stated by
MIR. Chase in his official report, was as fol-
lows:
From customs. l575.l52579 90
p" land.... ........ ........ 271l23.2S3 Sc
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

The CHARLEsroNIANs AT WoRK.-It is
certain that three additional iron cads are
building at Charleston, of formidable char
acter. One of them is designed for sea ser'
vice, to destroy our blockading squadron
ond is intended to operate off the bar, where
it will lay in smooth weather, if their efforts
to drive away our forces and to raise the
blockade are successful; anc the third is dei
signed for harbor defences. They are al
ready launched, with engines in, but are not
yet plated We have reason to apprehend
some danger from these fellows if they can
get out.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

To AvoID HANGING BoIL.-A cores.
pondent of the Prairie Farmer gives the fol-
lowing receipt to those suffering from one Of
Jobs curses. 1t is intended for "tinishing
off, the boils, after they have attained their
headening: Take a glass bottle, fill with
water as hot as the skin can bear to have
near it, empty the same out, and apply the
nose Of the bottle to the wound hot. In a
second or two such rushing out of the
cause of all this trouble will make short
work of Mr.. Boil. OF course the sboils houid
be ripe for discharge"
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04
Total for three years. ..... S2277 600. 900
For II yrs, including former wars, ,45379O, ,7S6
Excess in three years. . 1923, ,2O9 PA

Excess in three years. ...... 1928, ,2O9 PA
SO that in three years our Government
now costs eight hundred and twenty three
million dollars more than it.has cost in the
previous seventy.one. This is the result of
Republican reform. Over seven hundred
millions year for expenses, and that is vet
not enough, because we are ncurring liabili
ties of many kinds, which will have to be
met by deficiency bills, that is new appro
priations will have to be made to pay out
standing claims.
Our population is now about twenty mil
lions-for we cannot count the Southerners
as part of our population-an our expenses
over seven hundred millions, thus giving a
yearly average of over thrtyfive dollars a
head for every man woman and child, black
and white. We have shown that our former
yearly expenses was but two dollars and
thirty six cents head. Even under Pierce
and Buchanan, the sum was only about
three dollars, and great oucry about ex-
travagance arose, and the economists and
reformers came into power on the strength
of it. People said, we must have a change,
and voted unwittingly for Lincoln.
We believe that the expenses are much
more now, than they are admitted to be; be-
cause the paper has deprecated, and all
prices have advanced, and besides, large
sum of interests on the first bonds is becomi
ing due, and the amount grows, from day to
day, with wonderful rapidity. At the end
of another year, the interest will be nearly
equal to the revenue Of the Government.
Some questions force themselves upon the
attention of every man, when considering
this matter We ask, when will it end?
Can the country bear it1 As to the ending,
that depends upon the people. If the war
is to be supported, it will require the con-
tinuance of this expense, and a great in
crease of it. We have created three great
sources OF expense: an army, a navy and a
debt to pay interest on. We may add
another, in the innumerable horde of tax
collectors and Provost Marshals.
We find that every town we take requires
garrison, and to garrisnn the South vii
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

CORNs.-The best cure for these trouble
somo things that we have ever tried is to
soak the feet in hot water for quarter Of
an hour so that the corns may become soft
and then trim it off aa close as possible, and
not cause pain. Then take the tncture of
the Arbor Vista placed upon a little cotton
and apply to the corn, and after a few appl-
cations the corn will not ouly disappear en-
tirely, but will not be likely to return
again.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

The REBELS "CoRALL" THE MOST PRIsoN.
ERs.-lhe Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial says: "All the pris.
oners taken in The battle on the Rappahan-
mock have been exchanged, and it turns out
that the number captured by us is just half
of that taken by the enemy. They claim
to present list in excess Of eight thousand,
while ours is little more than fortytive hun
dred."
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

The rebel starvation canard has been tho
roughly ventilated by the recent "successe '
of our army. Hooker reports having de-
stroyed 'depots filled with vast amounts of
stores" Banks has captured large supplies
of sugar and cattle, and Grants army finds
the country in the vicinity of Port Gibson
and Grand Gulf, so abundauty supplied that
it subsists upon the enemy. These facts
effectually dispe the starvation theory which
was to be such valuable auxiliary in putt
ting down the rebellion,
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

PAID.-The New York correspondent of
the London Morning Herald says:
"The immense arrivals Of Irish astonish
those not in the secret. Their passages are
paid by the United States Government and
will be charged to enlistment expenses
The sum appropriated for this purpose is
SO 900 900, and it is estimated that it will
bring over to America 100000 Irish per
sons; of this number it may be safely esti-
mated one third will enlist; that they will
cost only $50 each for 10000, and in any
other shape it costs the United States 500
per soldier"
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04
NUMBER A.
The Confederate Loan.

We find that many are not able to COM
prehend the reason why Confederate paper
should command premium in Europe, and
at the same time be at q discount at home
For the information of all such, we will
state that the Confederate paper issued in
Europe is different from the currency in use
at home. The Confederate Government
seems to possess a large amount of cotton,
perhaps million and half of bales. This
is mostly stored in Georgia, South Carolina
and Alabama. This is known in Europe,
and the paper which is issued in Europe as
Confederate loan, is simply stock, to be paid
in cotton at some point in the Confederate
States. Cotton is very desirable property in
Europe just at this time, and the value Of a
loan of this kind depends upon getting it
paid in cotton, and the cotton safely landed
in Europe. The doing of this depends upon
raising the blockade at an early day -
The fact, therefore, that the cotton loan
rates high in Europe proves belief among
European capitalists, that by some means
the blockade will be raised at an early day.
whether this will be done bv the fleets of
England, and France, or whether it is expectr
ed to be done by the ships of the Emperor
of China. we are not advised. 1t is very
certain that these leaders do not expect to
wait until the eud of a lengthy war for their
cotton, nor do they expect to get it from
Mr.. Lincolns officers. Meanwhile we notice
that another of his Celestial Maesty's new
war steamers has departed Messrs. Laird's
ship yards. These builders have secured q
reputation by building the Alabama, which
has been heard of in the Flowery Kingdom;
and the result is contract to build one of
the Emp ror's new fleet. 1t is strange that
our Government does not secure few of
these fast vessels to hunt down the A Alabama,
and number Of other ships that are damag
ing our commerce. -MarysriHe Express.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

Prentice laughs at the heading 'Astound-
ing Robbery which frequently appears IN
connection with some fraud on the govern
ment. He says he occasionly sees cases OF
astounding honesty, but robbery no longer
astoupds.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

Sacramento correspondent of the San
Francisco Journal, radical Republican
paper, referring to the interference of Con,
ness with the nomination of the Republican
State Convention, says if Conness and his
man Low are not defeated now, "the Union
party will stink worse than dead and rot
ten dog" This writea's nose must have
heretofore been stuffed heavily with Federal
pap, or he would have discerned the scent
without the contingency.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

+ The Sonora Flag, an Abolition and traitor
sheet of Tuoumne county, which aspires to
the Infamous distinction Of being the organ
of the niger party of this State, endorses
the bill for the exclusion of foreign voters
from the polls, and regrets that it did not
become law. We quote from the Flag Of
the 18th inst:
STUPID ERRoR.-The San Andreas Regis
ter says that Mr.. Machin introduced the bill
requiring voters to show their papers before
voting. That is not true. The proposition
came in the shape of an amendment from
the Judiciary Committee-a fact which the
Register should have known. 1t is good
bill and much needed law in this State,
particularly in Tuloumne county, where there
is at least five hundred illegal votes cast by
aliens, principally by Italians who cannot
speak a word Of English and are taught
and made believe by traitors that they are
entitled to vote, and all that is necessary to
make them legal voters is to swear it in,
which they are told is part of the pro
gramme. If Machin had introduced and
voted for the bill, it would have been a
feather in his cap.
We are obliged to the Flag for a little
Information, that we have been unable to
procure from any other source. So. it
seems that the infamous proposition, to ex-
cIude foreigners from the polls, originated
with the Judiciary Committee of one Of the
branches of the Legislature. .-MarysviUe
Erpress.
Chancellor Harrison, nominee for Senator,
for this District, was Chairman of that Com
mitee. Pacific Echo.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

RARE ADVERTISEMENTS The following adj
vertisement appears in the Oshkosh, Wis,
Review:
WANTED BY a respectable colored fam
lily, bright, intelligent white girl, to serve
in the capacity of house servant. Such a
girl will be paid good wages, and be treated
as one of the family. References as to hon
estv and intelligence required. Address X.
w., Oshkosh Wis, Post Office.
How beautifully aboitionsm is working.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

The CONFEDERATE LoAN.-The Richmond
Enquirer says that the reason why the rebel
governments $l5,O0O 900 bonds recently
issued in London, sold so high was because
they can be used by the the runners, in pay
ing the export duty on cotton, lieu ofspecie,
while no other rebel government issue is
receivable for the same purpose
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

PorAroEs.-Thomas Lane, of Sacramen TO-,
has received patent for potato-diggiug
machine and has begun to manufacture it for
sale.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

"Contraband is bad word but it is
worth all the Constitution, for in a moment
of critical emergency it summoned a saving
element into the national arena, and il show
cd the Government how far the sound fibre
of the nation extended"
81 am for cancellation, but not for concili.
ating the Shareholder. Death to the system,
and death to the matser, is the only motto
WendoH Phillips.
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04
Total revenue. .....,.. 81 l.S46.275. 1868 46
Expenses from 1889 to 1861. ,453,790.7S4 90
Leaving an excess of. j..

Leaving an excess of. -. 1892 ,4S5 OF 4S
This was applied to paying a portion of
the Revolutionary war debt, and interest on
that, and other debts We will omit the
fractions, and say that in II years our Ma
tional expenses was fourteen hundred and
fifty millions of dollars, our revenue in that
time being eighteen hundred and forty six
millions, We will now show the population
of the country for that time. In 1890 the
first census was taken. and 1928, S27 per-
sons were found; in 1860, the last census,
found 81, ,443,322 persons Averaging the
population for !he seventy one years, we
have about / 100000; the number being
fraction of some hundreds of thousands
over eleven millions.
Thus it ap ears that with population
averaging eleven millions of souls, for sew
enty-one years, our national revenue was
just twenty'six millions a year, and our ex-
penses including the payment Of RevoIu-
tionary debt, and great amount of interest,
was twenty six millions. ASIDE from the
debt and interest, our expenses have been
about twenty millions year. 1t will thus
be seen that in the past our whole national
expenses have amounted to about two dol
lars and thirty-six cents a year per head for
all the people.
How is it now9 We find disheartening
prospect for the people. Here are the ap
preparations Of the last Congress:
At extra session, July 1861. ..... .$2G4 900 900
At long to July, 1862. 49,. 9l3 900 900
AT short to March, 1868. l 100 900 600
The Placer herald., 1863-07-04

A Captain Of one of the Harrisburg com
panies had hard work in bringing his men
up to the military standard of promptness
and efficiency, One of his men was uni
tormly late in making his appearance; but
when they were to march to meet the foe.
Jinks was the first man on the ground. He
saluted his astonished Captain, who congrat.
ulated him on his early appearance, and
worked off the lrishman's three bvrreled
joke: why, Corporal Jinks, Pm glad to
see you! You're frs, at last; you're early OF
late; you were always behind before"