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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-21
Head-Quarters,
.c0MMrss1RY- GENERALS. DEPT. S. c.,


coLUHB1A,Ap April Is, 1854.
.CoME Interpretation haS;ng arisen on the
- subject Of the T. Distillation of Spiritunus Ii
qrors" in order to remove the saio, ths following
1st. As to the repeal, by the Act of 1868, of 80
much of the Act of.lS62 as provides for q tho
seizure f.ths stills andAothsr apparatns used ia
tho dstillstion," and thsif6cing ..fdet.ined;pep
ding tho prosecution"
Before any notion WAS taken BY this Depart.
msnt under hcse tyo Acts, the. Governor called
for the opiniGns.of tho Attorney General and the
Solicitors, with the exception of one,y who was in
the army. Four ont Of Gse gave the opinion that
the above provision of the Act Of 1852 was not
repealed by. the Act of 1868, aad upon this the
action Of this Department is bascd. No orders
hareeinannted from this Department for the deg
truction Of the stills, or for entering on the pJAm
ises Of any citizen, otherwise than under tho pro-
visions of the two Acts.
I'd. As to tho unconstitutionality Of the ACT
directing tho seizure and dse ntion of the stiln
before conviction. -, =
II the Aot be unconsttutiohal, as iome seem to
suppose, it is entirely competent for the disillera
to tost that question before ethsconsttutiona TIL
bunaf created for the decision of such question:,
Until such decisions. the Executive deems it HIS
duty. to have tie Act carried into effect.
RICHARD CALDWELL,
o Lieut.. Col. 4 Commissary- General S. G.
/ ADr19 -. 81 .s...s. -. IL
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President Davis and the Recognition
of Butler!

With certain set of papors in tho Confsdera-
cy, to condsmp q measure, it is only necessary to
knew that it has the sanction of President DAVIS.
Il matters not whether the measure be proper, |
oxpodent, decent, necessary, or mischierou:. The
question is: did the measure originate with tho
President, oiehas, it his ianetionS kto,: then out
ny their valiant blades, and OF 60 their pop guns.
If tho President rejects counsel and abides by
his own opinion, then he is an obstinate ty,ant;
if be receives advice and yields hiso own opinion,
then he compromises the dignity of the country |
and prostrefea her at the foct of tia cnSmy.
Such are the last assaults upon President DA,
y1s-z-especislly By leading Rishmond paper,
because the policy Of the Government has been
changed in reference to the exchange of prisoners.
Tho President, having by proclamation declared
one D. F. BurLER to DO an outlaw, he refused
to recognise the said BUrIER in any official ca
pscity, and consequently the exchangs of priso-
uers was arrested; and thcn NC had some thirty
thousand Of sur veterans rcriyhing in Northern
prisons. Tho President either listening to the
SpS.ldent counsel Of others, or moved by his OWE
coed ssnsseres0lved to sacrifice eonsi'tency;fora
season to sarc the lives Of thirty thousand SOL
d;srs.snd pstriots--many Of the hest men Of our
country. For this wiss.and humane conduct his
enemies are making th9Amost fsrosiOus attacks
upon hePresidelt. Nothing could be more wan
ton, malicious, or scnseless than these attacks. :
The truth is that the President, who is really
not infallible adopted false p.licy in refusing
to recognise BExJ.tT. BprLER in the exchange Of.
prisoners. There was no rsaaon why Butler
Ehould not be recognised a, 1ineoln's agent in
any business, good, bad or Indifferent He is.
Liacoln,s recognised agent in doing any Of his
dirty jobs, and especially whom the President of
the U. S. wants D foul murder committed. Who
| is m ost guilty Of the murder of MJNroED, LIN
COLIN or hi. jack.letch BUTLER? LlacoLs was
accessory both before and after the fact, end if
, the demands Of justice could. be satisfied, they
would hang side by side from the samo gallows.
WLst then is to be 'gainad by refusing to rcc0g-
nize the agent when you arc dealing with the
principal? It would be task alike dirty and diff
cult to probe and c0mpats tho infamy of such
men as LINCOLN and BUTLER, and no Southern
man would like to soil his fingers in handling
such polluted characters, But tho.e can be no
reason for refusing to treat with Butler which
doc, not apply NTH equalif not creator f1rce to
Lincoln. There is.no crime that Butler has COM
nittcd which Lincoln hasn0t endorsed. Hence
it appears to ous that The error which tho Presi-
dent committed was in making point with But
Ter at all. If anyone shsnld urge that Butler is
as deprayed as Satan himsclf-n position which
We would not undertake tacontroTert-we simply
reply that we would treat filth Satan himself to
get our brave and suffering soldiers out of North
ern prisons. a.
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C'rcular.
WAR TAX OFFICE;
COLUMBIA, 18th April, 1864.

COLUMBIA, l3th April, 1864.
1t is with regret that the State Collector
kas to call the aslen.on of all Assessors en-
gagged in taking the Tax in Kind, 10 the fact
that he has boon informed, by persons Of the
highest standing, that great t=frands have been
com uittcd in certain Districts by persons
making their returns of produce. This is
seriously to be regretted, as q faithful return
OF this Tax is absolutely necessary to the
country, aud Is, on account of this Tax, thu
agricultural interest has been greatly favored
tY Congress in ths Tax Laws. AllAsscsssrs
are, therefore, hereby ordered to institute a
more searching inquiry throughout their res
,pective Districts, and wherever mistakes
arc discovered, mcke new CT additional as
sessinent; and wherever there il. the taint of
fraud, there impose the penalties prescribed
by the law The review of the Assessments
will he beneficial in every District in the
Statesfna particular reports on this subject
are. hereby rcduired from ell Assessors. Lists
Of certain persons who ere known to have
made fraudulent returns have been put on flo
in this office by patriotic citizens, and the
attention of the assessors in the District 70
wt!ch Che parties belong will be directed to
each particular case so rcpcrted.. This is
tho cIiy way in which frauds can Sc reach
s!; AID willie honest Taxi Payers. IN xle :iieir
osn icur@s, they shuaii sid thc Tax @ Ulcers
in discovering Ike fraudulent returns-of others.
The Assessors are also required forthwith
to finish up and complete their ASSESSMENTS
Of the Tax in Kind, including The Bacon Tax,
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For the Legislature.

Mr.. EpIroR THE frienda of Mr.. J. P. Mlch-
LER beg JeayetO present, through your columnn
his name ns Candidate to represent Edgehcld
District in the next Legislature. Mr.. MICkLER
is one of our sblest and most practical farmers,
md is withal gentleman Of hish-tonod social
qualities and enlarged mental ondowments. At
home he looks we'll to The interest of his aoigbbors
and friends, and in the Legislature we are conf
dent ho weuld do tho same. Therefore, with
great regard for others of fellOw-citizsns who
are or may become candidates, We very respect
fully invite our comrades in arms and friends at
home to assist US in electing this gentleman to
the Legislature feeling satisfied that he will dis
charge the duties of that Office to The entire ap-
probation of the people.
SOLDIERS ON FURLoUGH. .
April 10, to$ III
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H;scesanution.

This is word Of recent Yankee manufacture,
aad means nothing moro nor less than white pco-
pie marrying niggcrs, and nissors marrying white
pcop!e--whils n.en; Yankee white men, taking
sdoriferous sable werches to share their bed and
boarl, nnd white women, rankee white women,
t4kiuS big, black, r,cking S"ItoS aud Pompeys
and Bucks to becometh the fathers oil their children
NV God. Doesn't tho remotest contemplation of
such thing make you fcarfully sickI But why
should it, if the tti.s is confined to Yankee men
and women, VS. it,most certainly will boz The
Yankee diluted with little of the Niger might
perhsp ps bs less disgusting object Yes, Aisccss-
nation is new IT,, fashionable and fascinating
doctrine among. :. Republicans and Radicals Of
Lincoln's d;min:-ns. Learned clorgymea7uH-
blushisgly advocate it in their pulri;s, and young
gills full of the divine aliatus of abolitionisn,
lecture on the subject i'll public halls.
Miss Anna Dickinson, pretty voting girl Of
Philadelphia, not sour sld maid with winter
face, has visited Warrington, has had the council
chamber Of the nation placed ut her disposal aas
been handea.to The rostrum orthat chamber by
Seward, and mas thcro delivered an eloquent and
burning discourse upon this and other hly-white
subjects. The Senator's and Legislators Of Yam
keedom dc7oured her discourse with greedy eur
and applauded her unanimously. Bah! this fair
and inspired Yankee only preached on that occa-
sion what her sisters at Port Royal have been ae-
tually practising for some time past. the latter
howeYcr1ha.o sense and honesty enough not to
stand on any idle ceremony. Somo dirty aboii-
tion fnnsis has written an elaborate treatise on
this matter it is published in pamphlet form, is
entitled Miscegenatisn," is industriously circu-
lutcd, and creates an immense sensation. The
author takes the view TINT tho whites race is,be-
coming so cGcto in body mind, that without
tac aamixturo of vigorous African blood, it
must soon taper down to neutrality-suspicious. become
entirely extinct so to prevent themselves from
dwih1ling into Apes drsf Qprans Outangs, like
their President, the Yanf6sS arc going to 5ccOmo
nation of mulanoc,. Grand and glorious dcs-
tiny-entirely ANA profoundly betting tho YAM
kce aspiration. Well, as for ourselves, We think
the poor nisgcrs will be decidedly norstod by the
amalyapntion; for who pTetends to deny that
t.ey are superior race to the Yankees? Bat VIC
dwou too long ou this darklins and prurisnt page
Of Northern fanaticisln. God he praised that ,wc
sarsrsd our.clve. from these besotled people be-
fore tncy reached this lowest depth Of infamy-
and hat tic Potomac :;;,d tho Ohio are :r.ad and
deep We beg pardon Of cur scs>!>,.' fVr thus
blot,inr the fncs CT decent and respectable
Southern journal. We Tftsc nov, and, like poutius
PLATE, call for basin and wash our handssise
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Enrnlling

Last Saturday was tho day for enrolling and
orsaai2ng for stao service, the mon between "a
and so, una tho youths between II and Is. The
,hroug Of men between these ages was uns1pect-
cdly large. Could old ABE see them, no would
usaoubt. dly give up the ship. Three Companies
wore organized, one in the 10th Regiment, one in
the 7th, and one in .hc G,h. Enrolling was stiii
going on briskly yesterday. Monday. Very
however will tal.s up tho line OF march when
thcso troops are called out; nearly every one Is
giving his bond to pay. to the Government the
required quantity of bacon and bsef--and thus
s.ny Mt home. We will, give tho name, of tho
officers Of the new Companies next woek.
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CIRCULAR:
HEAD QUARTERS.

HEAD QUARTERS,
DEPT. 8. CAROLINA, GEORGIA i FLORIDA,
CnAnIHsroS, S. c., April, 4'h, 1864.
IN order to expedite the forwarding Of packages
Il to the Soldiers in this command, Lieut.. J. ].
MELLON, in addition 10 his general duties, is
hereby announced Us Agent for the reception Of
packages forwarded to the troops in this Depart
ment by their friends. a
lie viii mako arrangements to rsSeiye l1tthe
Railway Dep5es, and from tho Express Com2a;
ny, all packages parcels addressed to soldiers,
and will be held res ponsible for their prompt dis
tribution.
Special attention shouli bc paid to The direc-
ton OF boxes, &c The name Of ,hs soldier, and
letter Of the Company to which h5s5elongs, or the
naire Of tho Captain, M well ms tho number Of
the Regiment, SHOULD be in the aadfcss.
+. Packages must not contain more than ono hun
dred psuuds-bs well securei-.sM cent at the
expcase o. tho shipper:
BY comm4nd Of General BEAURRcAKD.
H. WBMISS FEILDEN,
Captain A. A. e..
Having been assigned to the above duty my
oftico will be for the present on Hudson Street,
Sd door from King SIrests. p...
Apr 10 'alm II Is
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The Weather.

In exhsuslible topic! Song which editors ever
i.bsut! Strain of which the listening world is
never weary--any mora than it is of lone +! 'as'
now however it ir an ugly subjeet-cold, wintry'
ruthless. There is terrible hitch behind the
sceass. Spring las Lost her cue and finds it I'M
possible to appear upon the boards at the right
time. But the great Stage Manager Of the Uni
Yarse doubtless has his good plans and will eFin
the perform ance to triumphant close. ,Tis sad
though TO think that no May Queen will Nc wear
roae buds this season. And sadler Still, though
not SO pret,ily sad, to think that farmers musi
plough up their corn, which has been lying liiS
in the mudfor some weeks psst, and plant again
But all this will matter not q jot or TITLE 50 LEE
whips GRaxT-which he certainly will do
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Fer the Advertiser.

/ MI. EplroR:-I see by your paper that through
the partinlity of some of my friends, my name
has born announced as c Candidate for soat in
the next House Of Representatives. Without any
aGectation of tae Nolo Episcopari," can honest
ly say that it Is place not to be eoyeted, Al
though to be elected q Representative Of the peo-
plo is compliment and IN hopor to be grateful
fer, yet the responsibilities of the position arc
great and should not bo lightly assumed. A
Representative in these times sheuld be,a man Of
enlarged and enlightened views, of uudoubted
patriotism, and of sufficient sse to warrant ma
turad intellect.
we have fallen upon times which not only "try
mems souls" but their wits too. Oar independence
mus. be won There is no other road to "A hon
orablo peace. And to do this requires the proper
and thorough organization nnd application of all
our resources and in accomplishing this due
regard should be had to the rights and liberties
of our own people, and no unnecessary restraint
put upon them. =
While tho Confederate Government has the
general control of the 4Eairs Of country, tho
Government, have their duties to psrfcrm towards
aiding il, the interests of their citizens to care
for, and their own honour and dignity. to uphold
as independent soyereignties.
If my friends throughout the District think nae
posed Of suf6ciency Of tho requisite qpslifcn-
lions to represent. tholn in the LogislnturS, 1
will duly appreciate the honor, and endeavOr to
servo them to the bost of my ability. But my
numerous duties at home will not permit mo to
ca,.ra,s the District; snd besides this I am of
the opinion that in such timos az these it would
be, to say the least, in bad taste to do SO, and
trust that the other candidates will coincide With
me in this respect, and remain ut home during the
canvass, whcro ev.ry man who is not actually
bearing arms in the field can find so uruch to Go,
if hs Will, in aiding in vriou, ways, tho advance
mont of ths greatcauso in which re are NIL
deeply interested.
Very Respectfully, yours 80.
II. Il. COOK.
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Prices Still High.

How have prices been affected by the late Cur
rency Bill? AS yOt, nothing has come down one
penny. On the contrary many articles Of food
and clothing have advanced enormously. Nom
producers orc in actual distress, and if Congress
docs mot do away With all acts against larceny, and
allow them to steal thcir} living, we know not
forsooth whatis to,boeomSof them.
Is any ono in particulI answerable fer this
state Of things-this sticking in the mud as re-
CARDS trading and commercial matters? 0risit
rather the fault of everybody The latter We
think. Is Rcrs any sense pr judgment or justice
in this keeping ur prices Assuredly money is
by no mean. 80 plenty aa;3it was a fortnight or
three weeks ago, and therefore hy the Laws Of
trado rSces should conc .lzMn.LBut is easier
to put up prices than to pull. ,hcm down. Those
who expected to SEQ sudden charge miraculous
ly wrought have been. To!ully disappointed. The
financial reform mus: bo rcry gradual; it will
take @ long time foz old customs and noti'ns to
be done away with, and tho. new relations of
money and commodities to adjust themselves.
We hopo that confidence in the currency will soon
be restored, and then those articles that have
been boarded will be drawn from their hiding
places anu thrown upon tic n,arxe; at something
like reasonable prices. So large reduction Of
the currency has lately taken place must necs'-
slrly reduce prices. In the meantime lot US urge
those of our citizens whose wealth and trade give
thom guiding influence, to set . good example
and cndeavor to bring to an end tho speculation
which is running the people and the cosatry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-04-21
For the Legislature.

Mr. EDlroR You will please announce GEO.
D.. TILLMAN, EST, candidate fsr y seat in the
House of Representatives.. This gentleman, now
(. member of the ID kegt. S. G. Artillery, is too
we'll known q, Lawyer and Scholar to need any
e,pecisl commsndatiOn in this announcement
Throughout the present contest he has discharged
tho various duties incumbent upon him as sti-
zon and soldier With fidelity and faithfulncs'.
Long will hi. liberality and kindness to Soldiers
family bo gratefully remembered. And Ills many
friunds and admirers, both at home and in the
army, entertaining the honest conviction that no
is tho proper man to represent them in the next
legislature, will support him at the ensuing cleo
ton. - MAN1 FAiSNDa.
Apr Is to- 10
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The Capture of. Fort Pillow.

MOBILE, April 10.
A special dispatch to the Advertiser and,
,Rarister, from Fort Pillow, dated april l2!h,
seys: Gsn Forrest attacked this place with
Chalmers. Division yesterday. The garrison
consisted OF three hundred white and iour
hundred pcgroes. The fort refusing to sur
render vas carried by storm. Gen. Forrest
LED Bsn's Brigade, and Chalmers led McCul
Ionsh's. Bolhrentered the fort on opposite
sides simultaneously. .Indiscrimlna!e slaugbs'
er followed. One hundred prisopers were
taken, and the balance were slain. The tort
ran with blood. Many jumped into the river
and were drowned and shot il the wate:;
Over Que hundred thousand dollars worth o.
stores We're. taken. Six guns were captured
The Confederate loss is ssyen;Ttive. Lieut.
Coli Reid, of the 5th Mississippi, is mortaliy
wounded.
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April 10,
For the Legislaturs.

Nm. EDITOR You will oBlige themany friends
of DR.. II. R. COOK, of Beech Island, by anz
nouncns him as q candidate for seat in the
next Legislature.
There is no design to di.parage the claims of
others to the favor of the Edgcfeld constituency
when wo assure the people that, in quiet, un0b-
trusire way, he has been second to few, Il any In
uiiing ard. maintaining Southern interests in the
mighty struggle in which everything Southern is
involved.
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c,orious news from the West.

The Mobile 1ria4ne has information CON
firmipg theraccount received lew days since
that there had been a great battle fought OH
tha other side of the Mississippi. Our intor'
ma,ion is that Gen. Banks, i'll command,
with an army OF some 10000 men, attacked
our forces ut point On Red River below
Shreveport, La, and was repulSed with great
sIaughter-in fact completely routed and
destroyed.
The Yankee Surgeon-General had tce-
.cra,hcd 10 Baton Rouge acknowledging a
comolcte defeat, and asking to know how
many wounded. could. be accommodated ct
tha: city.
The steamer Benton had been sunk by
tornado. and the celebrated iron clad steamer
s:-Fisscx;'swas captured.
Another account stats5 that the Essex :
S.s sunk. -,
Our forces were in command Of fGer. Kirby
MOBILE, April Is.
mississippi River edYiccs from different
points. report that great battle Mad taken
place between Kirby Smith and Banks, near
Shreveport, La, in which "Stonewail jack
seas Culnrlissary" was defeated; withsa loss
ofl4OOO men Baton Rouge and other hos
ptals were full ofttc Yankee wounded.
A brigade of negroes was entirely broken
up in the engagement, which resultedin their
capture. The Gdzette says there is no doubt
thaessthe Teche and Laforche regions will
once.more be abandoned to the Confederates.
Isoches' plantation on Yazoo river wss at
tackled bv the Rebels on the lst, and the es-
tensive cotton works and splendid buildings
were all destroyed.
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A Worthy Example.

Editor Msrcury.-Our Legislature passed
resolution, approving that Charleston shall
be defended, and if ever given up, only as q
heap of ashes. The people sealed it with
these words, Nothing less tcll safety us.
Our Commanding General advised all non
combatants to remove from Charleston, that
he might defend it. They have done so, and
sought shelter in every village, town aud dis
trict In tho State. The inhabitants CT Socie-
ty Hill have received them with the greatest
hospitality; they have rented houses at the
lowest rates and sell them bacon at 25 cents
per pound butter, 81 per pound, and other
articles at the same generousrat One gen.
tlemau employs servant to catch shad, and
sells them to refugees at 80 cents each, al
lowing every family to purchase two. BY
their acts they prove Themselves patriots snd
christians; mo Yankee Nierel Why do not the
planters aud farmer, throughout the country
make arrangements to supply e market at
least once or twice week, in every town
or village, that refugee families may purchase
at reasonable price from them, and not to
left to extortiousrs? We are one Confede-
rate family, and it is the duty Of every one Of
MS to use his heart, head apd hands to serve
his country and his ncighbor as himself, and
particularly those who have given up their
homes for the honor and welfare of the State
and Confederacy.
Society Hill S. c.
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For the Legislature.


Tho friends Of Col. JOHN HU1ET respectfully
present him as Candidate for re- election to State
Legislature.
We believe in electipg no man who is liable to
conscription, and call upon those who are at homo
to look vol to this matter. Our cOuntry. needs
the services Of oil abls-bodied men in tho field
and if all will come forward promptly. whose
duty it is to do SO, aworderful change would soon
be produced in tho aspect Of our country. We
believe peace, speedy peace, would be tho result
We therefore respectfully call upon our fathers
neighbo,s and friends to unite with us in this
matter, and elect only those who arsapt liable to
con.cription. Would you all soc JShr children,
brothers and friends come home soon? Then do
not elect men abic for servi0c in the field.
" ARMY.
April 10, te@ ~
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and transfer these estimates to the Quarter
masters who have made complaints tothis
Office Of their delay in some Districts. :.
JOS. DAN'L POPE,
State Collector.
THE ADVERTIs ER.
JaMEs t. BACON, EDITOR.
yyrY,NEsUAy. APRIL 81, 1864.
Our Dalton Correspondent.

!. Nm. E. KsEsE, one of the propristors of the
'Edgcicll Adreytiser, member ofetho 9th hes'
S. C. V, ROW under Gen. ,IOE JOHNSTON, paid
,yi.it to this old Office Saturday last lie il the
gentleman who writes US now and then sEeh de-
liyhtful letters from Dalton. We deeply regret
to soc him looking badly, and evidently suffering
body. lie goes, to rest for time at his old
homo in Pickens DISTRICT May he spon be on
t;rely restored.