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SOCIETY NOTICES.

4 GRAND TIM, NO DOCBT-rHr FATu-
ter Natthes lemalc T. A. II Socieiy. Nc T. r,u
huid grand Tempe tice Meeting, At 10 oci-k - .
ctcniuc, cor Grand and ,th 81 Is OOklyu, T.. u I'm.
BOONE FAMILY will h. ptcsent Ma.tcr ID
BOONE wiz deliver his Temperance ICctulp
Mr.. and Nir- BOONE will ne piec,s FROM Mac
lrth, IsiS OF l. ons and Sir Peter 1eAg.r VI IOUN
g. NOODli ~ vii recits the Fathers Cure Al.
d'c''e. on Temperance by Bros. t,LO\ ER aud Wal
FUkD, singing ly Prof kOBT. WILSON AMI the
Gentle Annie t,.ee Club. mos. " Ll.Oi ~ Pee
FL NJ LLIiAN, Sec. IN
4 GRAND TEMPERANCE CONCERT VIII
4 ~ given by lafny ette Temple of Honor No y
on W ednt sday Evening, .lst mat, at ISL Bower,
coumenclnr NJ O'Clock for which occnaion the fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen have kindly volunteered
their rsiNices .-Nes-rr Jackson and BlCk bingham,
Mr. Taylor, Mis- Field. and associates the Hooue IA.
miiv. Nr. osen Mct'owan, Mr.. MARYLAND. Ma .ui?e
lu,ah aud keily aiso Mi. P,uksou and otheiu Mr
bala. her and eynolds Al sd i-.iou lee of IL cents
MI De collected At the door. l.. BASSLl f. CHAIR
msu. JOHN WINSTON, sec. is
EATiiER MATHEW 1. ABB. SOCIETY No.
., y Prot. y. slZtIt VI forIer l. Well.
wiz deliver the oh u his course OF lectures On pLr
noiO+y tins Neduesdny evening, az o'clock, o. 4ith
y aud sth ay. +. 4. PCRCELI- Pes. b. COERi-
GAN, Rec Sec. $50
FATHER MATHEW T. A. H. SOCIETY, No.
y Ne" logk, llsl corner l2th o. And ay L. Public
lglnivTslIce Meeting This LNcuiuz. LIST iust Al
O'Clock, Speakers ID. Law and Meas Campbell and
ttUlln. Singing by M-ssrs Na.h AMI Nri,o,s Al
,'tpt"t FLEMING, fres. l. MURPHY, RE-
Sec ~
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DAWNBROhER'> SALE 81 "A. S'AN1.\
l. viii cell this day, 4 ~ LauIin, 81, a geny.,.
sortnent Of uur,d-.nied picire-. Sale hpsins a
o'clock. = VI. 49, order " :. hkAMER y
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DAWNBROkER's SALE rHiS DAY-.UH

Nphl MIX WI EEL a. 10 Past bfOsFssA, %.
ot"A' afte t-F1ftucut VI dlr-.s-, ahs~l+ no I,
SNHrLtr' hlf nktts, CUNT, ultets- yii.Ors AId .
Ii"ti u otl. yools suitable lot tue asou i, l.
IL. BAkNNkD, ~ ThlTI Avenue.
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T SkLDNhE, AUCIR. STORE 10 NJ.
IL L-nu -. al -all thu day at lu, v'cl.A a.
tiie"no - cent e.. hyIscnyiI uftutuIv, .Jiss cha
thp.'- tcus cadA hair uIa ifGss's b, idInF. e.J,
Lev oil' IOtn, Sefb iarse French plato ni.svi d.
cur'eiu-, &c. Also, counteg. vines aud bil-
bOLrtoL H..
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| ICTION SNLE OF 5oo BRls. Bol Enn

and re Nhi-key, brandies, gin, And oia,f o. u.
.. HtKMAN 4 Co. Auctir, eel thu dtt. al
o,oiock, IL Bowory, the entire stoct OF ions v Y
HON, t-l.. VIZ. o. cNks French hfsnIip4, ILiutbY.
rye, scotch and lrlsh w1iskoy, pipes and btls sil
rum. port and sherry wines, - Oafes snd ti.k,
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HENRY Is, HEHTS, JR.. ACCTR ~
4 PEkENfl Oki : Nj or ~ ny MAil
Clothing, SC. on ,dIes4ay, S,yt 2l.t. =.
0clch ht the salrsgV..ls, ~. I1~ BfJid-a
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u - IIVN 'N''IW IT Of NTNNIN 7. FNTT
lILlh Nlctf wi eel 900 wsin.sdsy, Srp.
~ iu NJ 81 '.u Nf''iu ~. 2ud .torv, = lar d. lac
~ whita1 edo hus &C. Cousisiin OF Oye .0laI
paht- Hltcfs. Nu'-- snaI-scks. cantrcns ttrfldl
Io'"r AMI rueh and leather lesgins OF fench u o.
~ ute. III
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Personal. NOTICES.

TNFUI.MNIIVN NANIEU OF " IIITN
iRDNNEi, ~ HE ,i-t.t Ann when ln4t u,
FROM WIS In New YORK city and In buslles. d. e.
nan. AM Information OF his whereabouts uui
gratefully received by hlH sister, NJ ~ Railroad
Jerss, l'i,v
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-06

REAL EST TATEAG EMIT
NO. 2oo THIhD sTREET, AT JOHN Il. sToPpEi-
.... MANS OFFICE.
HAVE large mount Of properly for sale suca
~ houses anu lCtbi IA all paIts t eIty u yatl.
Ous pi1cts, ranging from iUbr huuaI Cd 70 Ten bubd
iOlhrsi on gooa aynients, and well sIluatpd. and
any quantity OF vacant lots er sale All o, s,ypr,I
arms or SAFE ranging rom one hundred ana siaty
Acres down 10 two acre /, ADJOINING the uty and In
Those having property for sale, aud thusa vBptir.
20 'hA, will do we'll TO cali on me- a., / .tsu oiys
ronpt attention toill busines trusted H., care
l u VI hAd cousIdefab,e eupeutnce NINE ttI,iie-H
lesdllp a. J. MCCLURE
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-06
&rorerles. Mc.
h' VnRHN ,. N O'BRlEN
EDWARD O'nRl1cN a BROTHEH,
WHOLESALE CRoCERS
Ai5p IMPdarFRs or
nrsHdies, Wines, Gins, CISGrB, aud Irisk
and scotch WhiskY, ry ~
Asp BEAiNAs ~.
DO~ ltiC wines ma I.tquors.
ALSO, 1... l Oh. NI
Age IS fOrSsle Of Pare Bourbon Whisky,

No sol SECOND street Dayton, OHIO,
DkG leave nio, respectfully 10 &C 7uAnt their cus-
- TONERS and tle co immunity generally, that they
nave entered "a partnershp under ths name and
OF CARVING on the Wholesale grocery, iqunr eRar
aud tobacco husintss N Dayton, Ohio, a the late
! iand o. ". y Brieh, No sOi second street
. halinRample means to enable ust purchase goods
rom thebeut hhhses in New York Bainmore apd
w lPna qpd hoving had haeen years experience
IN the trade w. hold unt the hest indutemepts 10 our
old GUS 1metsand y others who mas be kind enough
or NJ 'BkiEN, late Of the firm Of O'Brien a Poe
loedoiO ono viii devote kis time and attention TO
piease aly those wh' may come to luy at this we'll
hnoHn f iDusei anu h.O'BRIhH, will treat the com.
muniv b tier, II possible, tn n ever before Rhth Of
y lee fefy FtAteiG for past avoTs and earnestly so.
HuiA sh4re ol yo9rfuture patronage sulOdRw m
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Rost,
NOtels.
UNITED r d; !s;TI,,Al4.TEsHOTEI r. !,

Directly opposite the Bostea snd Worcester Railroad
DbpOtl I.. n
FINHE undersgned, who has beenc nectcd with the
Amercfn House, IN tsis citl, lOr oVeF nine years,
has legsed THIS well known and popular Hotel Tor a
term Of year, anipedge7 him Ell % his trends and
tiatjon Of the UNITED STATES noT2t, as a irst.
cass house The public may rely upon dning, AZ
thls house, all the appliances and comforts oil drst
class hotel.
& Price ar heretofore, I've Dollars psfdhy. ' '
oc3ddm FRANK ha. PSA1rr,
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UuHparturrsbip.
OOPARTNE

UNIE undersishsd have this day formed a co. mart.
L nershlp nhderth4 name aud hrrn Of BRRRNE A
and Retail otblna and Nenh9nt IAlloIang Business
vt the old saud oI W .Gl Brssns Of Msfn street on
posite theCodr House where they wouH he nlss sad
10 the friends Of ia house, and az many lies
ones as may favor them sith q call
4lYA WILLIAM @ BREENE,
ANDREW @, NIXON
Dayton, Fsbrpafyll lsdt 1elI dsawId iNF iuha a
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FOR SALE BY

VIM WeusthoH and W W stewart, Dayten Georoe L
Boyer, MRmsburEi Stoc slayer nion, J d htiier
sons oenterylle II Myers, New bebanon; n Jackson
VhemhersenTgi = ~ Bauer HarrisbuTRs u Divine
9mver, West baltimore, Ko0kle6 4 90, 6ertnantown.
J. W MURPHY, Nandaai II Nckols, Lthepv; d Rees
Earmersyille Heyerling 9Berr Salaai;I W Pyrmont
williams swaner West Baltimore; Parker, BIO A
CO. ParkegsburE; and by Druggists and Merchants
GshefAhy ronghontth he uRiied biateS and OAnadas
assti snlgAsl --a.lQl As.Aaly
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ADvRnTIsINe RArns.


IN WEEKLY.
One sauare, eifhl Words. une week 81 90
Ter square each weekin addition, n,.,...,.....,... 50
FtI square enc Near,s., "a IL ut
sS-fefnF for Advertisements occupying 4 trcs n
anoe, OF for longer period than above specified n pd
kuown nj the Counting Room. hBsAi advertaofr,ti
are charged at the above rates. unless written Rpf,e
nent IA made preVoua 90 insertion na n casual 10
Tasements muath paid Tor advance.
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Hustc
MERCHANT TAILORING
HENRY MILLER.

ZEN 70 MllIL4EIE.
HNHANRFUG tor patronage heretofore extended IA,
i 'ne trm oi miller a hatch, zee PEI uliy soneti,
hePniinlahne OF the same 10 hIusei at The ufu stR d
huston Building, cornerr hiFd sui j. Heriou sttert
where he NIn anyways ne found wlth fil Hss1riiuent
OF goods in kis hue. H. t.sns,s
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wILLIAm WALKER,

NO. soi THIRD STREET, DAYTON. OHIO.
/ s prepared to accommodate bis customers. ,,I,
/ every article OF ReutiCmeu's WtArluu uppnfeI 4,
the ldstt siyle md best quality Those Hbo NJ u
coats, lantF Yesisi Hhrls hosiery, hAnok kerelleis
Cove, ooots, sHoe- slippers &C., will 10 vii t.
h''' i"ii S'h'' sti24
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-04-02
= TPennsylvania Solder On NoClsllau
and hfs siandsrers-Nsgro Equality
Wont Go Down.
disors Of the Nashville Pres:

TO the Editors Of the Nashville Pres.
NASHVILLE. March =. 1854.
GEHrLEnEE:-Ws, private soldiers, Of the
7sh Pennsylvania cavalry having read Z
piece in the Nashville Union calling Gene
rel Mcclellan coward and . irsi'or. have
wondered why some truly loyal paper did
not give IL and its suthor the lie. Let him
come into our camp and ssv that NJ, CIslIs q
10 coward or strsiior, snd he would never
get ooL What does be, OF say sneakisg.
cowsrdIy niRger lover, knew about McClel.
len. that have never fired gun during this
war. NOR would not u Il should last twenty
yesn Such men ere not it . bIsek HE
boots. much mors 70 write sDd print dian
ders against one Of the bsst Generals that
the world ever ssw. Why not these men
fight! ssked some Of them when wss st
home. and they said sha, there We great
difference between voting snd fighting; and
! guess that is the trouble with the most u
them. They talk shout soldiers voting.
Sometimes they vote. and sasin they do not;
Il is according 10 whether they vote sound
o. not Az isr . slavery 10 concerned. -
do not care whetberit lives or dies. Ititis
10 the way ws shall kill Il; bit when Il comes
20 negro squsIisy. We % not believe 10 q.
snd will not stand ~ !, is no wonder that
our men were insulssd on Cedar street. -
We we're going home (but I rather think is
~ill be long lime before that nieger will
knock sny one down sgsin.) with such ad-
visers o the pspers calling themselves the
Union. end Times, 70 preach negro equality
70 them. We think these two editors have
whst 10 called "negro on the BRAIN" ana
may help negro wssch Tor cook. you know.
But - iar . Mcclellan q concerssd. let
them zee . ! end thousands have seen him,
10 the seven dsys' fight snd Il Antissam.
and they will not ssy coward, but viii crv
hero! FRAsK McI4eAx,
Private in %. u, 7sh Pc. Csv.
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The Hsv Disease.

Several cases Of disease entirely %.
known iu his part Of the country have oc.
curved In this virinity. whIrh seem 10 have
baffied fhe skill Of practitioners. II b said
to be similar to The spotted lever which pre-
vailed in New England between the years
Of 1903 and 1910 The name .sposssd
fever' attaches % II for the present Ia con.
sequence Of the similarity. Il assscks Der.
sons Of al sRer Of life. but u chiefly preva.
lent smoung The young. from nnsen to
twenty five years 0. age. The patients are
taken down With chill. which is generally
preceded BY uncomsonabI feelings for :
few hours. The chill IL followed By sn
intense hesdsche, pain IN the back Of the
neck. passing down the spine. and fever.
ln about twenty -four hours On eruption. in
reddish spots. appears beneath the skin,
causing, however no elevation. Il consists
Of little points of blood, vsryin in size from
: pins head u quarter Of an inch and
sometimes larger.
II the patient is suffering from . sesess
attack he generally becomes deIirious, and
often becomes reriectIy insenGble. When
eeath takes place !, occurs in from twelve
hcurs TO four DAYS. II the dsease lasts .
few days the patient recovers. The treat
ment which has thus far been srccessful 10
this: Avoid blood lestine;put the patient On.
Ger s'inuisn's. such as the best brandy, vine
or whisky ;aiso give qunins freely, and apply
20 the back Of the neck and down the limbs
mustard pousces. Keep up exysrnsI
warmth. promote Precipitation, and make
cooling application to the head,
Upon examination sftor death, Il Il quite
evident, from the presence Of the spots u
the interior Of shs body being similar %
those on the sx terror. % veil q on account
Of the dissolving condition Of the blood. thar
y 10 strictly blood dissss, nd ought to b
srsssed accordingly. There is no reason
whatever 70 suppose that Il springs frcm
Infected rsgs. and the best evidence of this
y iss sinul'sneous appearance in various
paris Of she county.
The lever wss % peculiar 10 IL symptoms
and % perfectly unknown 10 our prossssion-
y nen. .ihss. q first. some Of them were
dispossd % confoosd Il with osher disessss.
. typhoid. scarlet fever. infus -. &c. Il
Z. however. 10 this country q least. clearly
ssw disease. With no sIsevsiioss o. tha
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PysLrsHED EvERy SATURDAY, At JASPER
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WEsr STREsrs.
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Shsrmsn's reconn oisssnce.
smi,h's reconaisssnce.
Thomss' reconnaissance.
Kilpatrick's reconn oisssnce.
Custer's Reconnaissance.
Seymour's reconnaissance.
Gilmosss ChasIeston recoup oissonce.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-07

OFFAL PRICEs-The heads, chns spare ribs feet
fat and brains of 81 hogs, (bought for dstribution
in Petersburg, were put up for sale Tuesday morning
The E1Press says:
The Board of Supplies held meeting on Monday,
and very literally and bumanely resolved to sell this
oa without regard to the condition of purchasers
rich and poor being alike privileged to buy. The fol-
lowing moderate tariff OF prices also agreed upon
Fat So IS per Ill., spareribs, $l75; chine alias YER
| tabEa or backbone $l:75 brans 81 .per h., ETC.
The prices not advertised and when announced tc
tho hungry crowd who gathered around yesterday
morning, produced sundry ejscuations of surprise
some OF which were too shocking for polite One
brawDy fellow, without the fear OF God or betrt
him.. declared boldly that be would see the city in
place where ice cold water heard CT be
tore he would pay the cxtortionate prices demanded
and another said in terms equally loud and emphatic
that he city must think he was id fool to pay 81
IS for sixteen of back any other kind OF hos
BONE when be could get the very choicest fowl of tn
bBrn-yard (turkeys) tor nine shings per pound
Some few purchased, but the majority elencded thei
Conederates with tighter grasp, and conference.-the
for their homes the First Market The general i'm
preston seemed to prevail that all these fat speci
of the porcne species purchased for the bene
fit Of the poor the poor ought to have enjoyed the priv
lege OF purhasing every portion-even the chine ea
fat skulls, sparerlbs, feet, and narative-but not
the prices fixed upon.
The hams, middliDgs and shoulders are to be smoth
cred in salt, and furnished 20 the poor bat at what
figures has not yet transpired AS the beef was sold
at 60 cents, we suppose 100 per cent advarce-say
81 20-will be enough for the hog meat.
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picket guard for the people, and watch we'll the actions
those whose patriotism consist 10 the love OF money
Let the press speak out against wrong in future. Let
no in future be tolerated by true Southern people
that is willing 10 open commercial and financial re-
cons!ru ton wth the Yankees. We have had all that
wise people wish to convince sensible people that we
have no fr ends North only for gold. If we open
a CONNER cial Intercourse, it will cause po-
hucal reconstruction perhaps. There is gull
OF fire between the North and South. The
desPoiers OF liberty the decorators of the sunny soil
tie murderers of gallant braves ia defence OF bef
ty. TO import Yankee goods IT future, to take Yam
kee newspapers, or in short 20 have anything to do
with fanatica negro loving race would be degrading
TO ourselves as a nation. Some stupid people who have
not aided in of freedom, whose God is money
and was il the Yaoker-oving days, say already that
after peace they expect TO patron the North. Will
not the law restrain them
Out of the tulness of the heart the mouth speaks
and the pen writes and must return to my heart and
speak OF its contents The small sweet charities OF life
extnded by the benefcent hand of principle and honor,
consoling to the lowest classes OF mankind il
eeyates enobts and embodies ia the being something
above the sefshness OF the mser, the man who cal
cuia'es the nationality OF bis country by the almighty
dollar Such men are full of patriotism, but their pc
trlotlsm consists in the very
bread of life. NJ. A. B.
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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

RICHMoHD, Jan. 9Th, 1854.
The House meets every day at eleven o'clock This
morning the mt committee reported act increase
the efficiency of the army by the employment of free
and slaves in certain capacities which provides that
al male free negroes bet*een Is and so, be held liable to
perform any duties in connection with the military deences
of the country such work the Notifications
works for the production preparation OF materials of
var, 10 the military hospitals, the Secretary War
may from time time prescribe, and while performing
uch duties they shall receive ratins clothing AID
dollars per month auhOriz the Secretary also
poy many male slaves the of the service nav
require nhng them raioEs ard clothing and paving
e:even dollars per month. In 0: their by
account OF the enemy escape to the enemy
entitled to receive their value The Secretary Of War
authorized to employ many slaves ed from
time to Tine when needed placed TIE calendar and
ordered to 10 printed The bill to place in service cit
OF any State or Territory o. the United States, and Aliens
Was taken motion to it back to the committee
discussed ill the hou 5r the spacl order arrived when
they went into session the tax currency bills
Great anxiety nest to know he pyoTiio1s of tho
bills bat be House disposed to consider
uTes entirel s il ecret sess on.
The Senate passed bill declare the nten: ana mean
Of the eleventh section of the Tax act that farmers shall
not be required to cLetenh Of ther stlaw, whea
rye oats, barley shucks and colDstakR and went into
cretsession at an early hour.
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Died,

of Dipthera, Tuesday night, the 20h Of December
1858, PENELOPE MAXWELL, daughter Of the late John
and Nary Newell.
OF CensumptioR at the residence of her BROTHER Mr.
James e. Williams in Sampson County, on the 9th inst
MRS m9kY C relic Of the late Edward Hill Of Carteret
County, aged about 40 years.
Mrs Hs illness was protracted and her suferings
great but with christian forude bore them patiently
and cheeruly Conscious to the last moment of her exs
tence ihe met death fearlessly and oyouslv sbe was
KIDD afectonate sister and mother faithful In ali bar
duties and highly esteemed by all who her Bnt in
obedience irresistible law of nature she has ended
her earthly Neither tears call her
back again who loved her with idolizDg s c.
ton. 1t coDsoling rehecton and that
the bosom's SILENT but keenest grief that she has
chang cup bitterness for uudying joy and hlppaess
reserved for the fnaIy faithful But the fond broth
er and lone daughter the great SOother aud Suaner
OF bercaved hears into their sous the balm Of
ISOLATION and teach them that although their sister and
mothers visible form ID moudeIng beneath the sod, yet
presence.
May kind and almighty Saviour watch tenderIy over
them. 8.
Nov 10, 1853
by letter dated Dec S0h but received this morning.
informed that copy of the above obituary
publica ion the 10Th OF the previous
1t must have miscarried in way, for now see
for the fsttme The delay is purely accdentaLEDs il
DUDLEY WATSON, Co. @, 3ls. Reg N. C. T., died
the I'd December 1868.
Il. l.. LafAr, Hospital Steward Nouus Pleasant Hospital
Charleston has in hand money and other VaUabes
belonging the deceased. His representatives will please
t. ke net
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From the Richmond Dispatch
The StEa%gIeIs.


gentleman who has travelled Of late extensively in
the Conederacy informs that he has met everywhere
vast number of solders-as large number be thinks,
as there are in camp-Tho now absent from their
duty. This agrees with the reports receive from
every quarter and which confirmed by the aeclara
ton OF The Secretary OF Was that the larger part OF The
army are absent from their posts. friend OF met
Atey with fifteen able bodied gentlemen in one group
who had managed to obtain trflng contracts be de-
tailed or obtain other pretext for escaping ther
duties in the field. In Of the counties Virginia
we hear that service the ranks is looked upon dis
reputable, and that the IS considered green WHO
cannot keep his sons pets out of the army 10 other
quarters we hear of the enrolling officer permitting
everybody to pass These absentees, be it remembrad
are all within the ages prescribed by the conscrpt
and il b. ought baek to their duties, would make Inc
forces III The Contederacy than sufficient to cope
with the enemy Under these circumstances is 1t not
the height OF folly to extend the c3Dscrpt age and con-
pei schooOys and grayheaded to take tie places OF
stalx art deserters! Sucd course is measure OF ds-
peI. IN, confession Of weakness which Is not war
raped by the facts proclamation that the CODederacy
or its last legs and compelled to play It's last card
II Congress is not given over 10 that madness which
goes before destruction it will to taAe the seed
corn !" Of the couatry, President Davis has apply
characterized the boys OF sixteen, ard The iDfm od
men OF the county, Tor purposes which Lot
by the good Of the country, all whose military necess
ties can ba suppl ed it, instead of making new laws tie
existing ilgisatien is enforced.