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Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
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Of long Date Six Fer Cent.
N1n-TaxabIe Coupon ROnds


DkoPoSALS or BIDS will be rec, iv-d q,
II the Office of the &. S. Treasury Ag ncy
for Trans Al ssissippi, al Marshall, Texas until
ihc first day of November next. fOE the puI-
chasr of TWO MILLIONS CONFEDERATE
STATES BONDS issued under the 9TH section
Of tlie Act TO reduce the currency and 20 au-
il"gize Nrw-issue of Notes and Bonds" APP
proved 18th February. Io54
Thrfc Bonos offer great Inducements to pur-
ehasrsrrs for Investment.
They a'e Coupon Bands. payable in thirty
wears ircn Ale and bear insitrest from lst july
l5oi, ~ ihe rate OF siI per cent per Hnnum.
pryahl. half-yrarly Oh ths Ist days % JANUARY
and July
They are s7empttd from faratlon in pin aip.l
and intiGsi: ih- interest coupons aT- rrceivail<
NJ coin III payment OF dutIes ol imports. which
ar- payable only in Coin, ST Ring Exchange
Or thrs' Coupons, and the ne; proc--ds of I'm
PorI Duties now laid by law. and also such EI-
port Duties - may heIraitcr be laid on cotton
tobacco. and naval stores, are specially pledged
for pa, mel mt Of the interest
Tnv Bonds will he sold oalv tor Treasury
Nsiss OF the new issue OF the -qie alent in oil
ISSUES undef $l0O, At shr-- OF the old for imo
of the new
No bid will BE- roceived for less than pr-ni-
un Of 10 p-r cent IN new issu- notes: aud
- n bid nIast b. accom- pal led " ifh a ifc, t-
OF deposit with onr OF tho Tr asuTy p--PositA-
ries al Fan Antonio. Houston. or Marshall.
TrrSs, Shreveport, Laoui,iaHs. or Washington,
Al kansas fnT one-t.nth al the amount Lid; 10
ne held - forfeit, il the terms IF sElr Shril
noI b- eorpli-s with, with in ten days alter no.
iicr Of ibt ac-r ptEncr OF The bid.
honts will ~ deliverable 10 ard pzvm-nt Of
a@c' PEod hid mad- hy Ih purchaser 70 rLr #
hr' Q thu D-ru.itary ~hrIs lh- G-n pr cent.
ird sit may have h.'-n made
h- i'ririi deposit ill hr funded in ra--
0f non srsrptancr. Il.ol prs. niniirn nf rhs
crTiihcHI- hirh will b. r.iEin-d 10 rhr part,
All Lit. rpnsf b. rndnrs . .-Iii-is for 80 . q
ernf. Nur. TaNahlr Bonds.- ;nd vii b.. "p. ., d
III tile pr srccr of lhr Ag III ol BE frrRsurl
Conpiroll-r and Auditor. b. whom th- yuT-
chasss will lie lwaIdeI
T. W CRAY.
3l-is Agent Treasury. 4. II
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
IID--QRS-, BUREAU CONSCRIPTICN,
TKAN<-MI-S. DEPARTMENT,
Marshall, Teras, sept ~. 1864

Grnersl Orders.
No. 20.
No conscripts will be d-iailri in any staff
Department unless The application OF the officer
applying be accompanied by
I~t. A list of the able bodied men removed.
and who's places to b. supplied from the
invalid and reserve corps; or.
list 4 statement of The Increase Of business
which has rendered al sdditional force neevs-
sary.
I'd. \ certificate that the srrvirrs of the mcn
arr absolutely necessary for the good Of tie
service, and the duties set forth cannot be Other
wise performed.
BY command of
BRFG. GEN. GREER
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
J5fnt ResoF1 1rioruf Thank, to Gen. Saith.


WHEREAS, Being profoundly impres-
sed with the valuable and efficient servie Ger
rendered the Trans Mississippi Depart
ment by Its gallant and energetic COM
mander, at a time when it seemed W.
were to be crushed by an overwhelming
force under Banks and Steele, we give
but fe be oppression of the voice and
hearts of the pa rioie people whom We
represent, when We express our derp
gratitude and high admiration of the bril-
liant and successful campaign, beginning
Mt Mansfield, ending at the battle of Jeu-
kin's Ferry, and rrsul ing in the complete
route of the combiaed forces of the enemy.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Arkansas:
That we return our sincere thanks TO
Gsn Il. Kirby Smith and all the brave
and skillful officers under his command
and all the heroic soldiers from our own
State as well as those of Texas. Missouri,
louisiana and the Indian Department,
and pledge to the commander-in-c of
the Trans Mississippi Department, and 20
Maj.-Gen. Msgruder. commanding this
District, our hearty cooperation In every
measure to rrpel the barbarous and vim
dictive foe, to secure our liberty, and
maintain our rights as one of the free ana
independent sovereigntes of the Confed
crate States of America.
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

1t may not be generally known that i'll
the revolutionary wAr, there existed y largs
party in England who wrote and spoke anu
voted against prosecuting hostilities against
The colonies. and who conteuded that peace
might be restored and the colonies retained 10
themother country by eeding to the colonies ali
they originally demanded.
Bnt tie colonies having once declared thei
independe nee, us'O 10 ,pecIIaet any
such hopes, and pcrsistently refused even
TO enter into an srmisticc, or do any act incom-
ratible with thrir position AS iree and indeptn.
dent States. By prrsis ing in this, they carried
Ike point, and were a;usliy r,cogniztd i'll effect
before any C So ,i;on ot hostilities. The ques-
ton of boundary aud such like, form, d the sub
ject nat ter ot tbs ueagy of peace. Th II g"
tatiens never menced at Il, except upon
the basis OF ind prrdo.tS ) dts. T.e eXanlpi'
is worthy Of study, and may be n in amy of
h, som "a On hist oil s.
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
HEAD QUARTERS TRAS>-MIss. Drr,T
Shreveport. La, Sept Il, Isl.
CExTRACT.l

MI. ALL permits fo: Tire expectation d CO.
ton through the lines in thr Disirici y ATkss.,,
and West Louisiana. must h.- Forwarded ai ,,..
for revision and record TO III Cotton Burr.1 4,
Shreveport. and hereafter no cotton Nili \. 4.
l"w-d TO pass the !in.s wiih0ui j. BIS le,.
recorded. All permits not f-rw aTl.d i'll .hirr
davs from this date tor record. viii T.. r..ol,t
ani ih'. officers in clarg- Of ih. oui-posts II
take all Of them up and forward thrin up to th- |,
Headquarters.
BY command u
Gra-ral r.. kIEri SHrrn
:. :. ANDERSON. A. ". TE
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

ENEOh ihs subscriber. IL miles north -esi
I of Washington. Ark. about the 18th dsy
OF AuEsst- a black mare mule, . years old J41
hands high, blind in ta- right eyr. and bad On
YOKE. A reward If stu will ba pad for I'll .
delivery u said mule 10
Oct A. lS6f-3I-l- A: BRONAlGH
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
- THOS. ARMSTRONG.

SITE ELrC1IoN.-Last Monday Nessrs
Lo,v.i. rn.ilk and Block were elected to tht
State l., gisaure. The full returns of the elec-
ton ior s,tai" aud COUNT officers are not IN.
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

We y 'i ~ al each "f tho above nam 4 pa.
,or one week 20 give all an o:.po: uniI,
"f appearing. 1s D,liHgsrufs. ws Eef- Stat.
thai all YeEsliirs " I'll b. enfoTcsd ioi any in
iTacti n of The Tax Laws apd ro r1ru~-s uii
br Tec.iv,d rSc-pt.f to-. rposs valid kind,
T.. II. CONWAY,
Collector. H.m~r-ai 90, Ark.
JOHN X. GkATlUT.
DANIEL O'IEAEY.
,,26n Ass..rs.fs H. nl,-srr..d CO.. Ak.
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

- The session Of tbe Confederate
Dis,lict Go 1T BE- gan last Moilday in III s
mace. uo.,. Daniel k.Igo. presidiaS.
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

To oConfedera.e state Tax -aycr,
+. W GRAY.
Agrnt Treasury. 4. II.

IOscU'cder3t q state Tax SaycT>
" OTICT * HEREBY 8lSEN g. xIl - h, m
= ' u NAV concern th th- signed ~ u
b. >, Ii rit-cs md ih- ,,u- h-Ieir. fI-r
sPrcrf-d Ter the purpose of Assessing ant G ol-
i-rt.gg the Ia, dur ih- Coni-d.Tat- Sat 5
i'r M wear lot Al persons mr. required
Grnl-h tn- assessors ei.h fuil and com,I-
.isFs ~ All fh~tr property T.al ,rrsvnaI and
1iiN"d. Consisting M Land. Nnnr-s Nnf.-
Mnrtr---- sni III i-i.ns and .Jul fmrnfs Jew
-lry inl c"in. TIKI ~ Horses. >rinn- and sheep
Prompt nti~n'laRcs will be required.
Nr wiil ht .!
Coifiathra's |tnr-- R.-dl--.- Township -
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

w" ar aut .eriz d to announ~e JAMES
+. LOWRY as can lf'at,. for Circuit jude. o
she I'd Judicial District, at tho election TO H..
held on the Oath October, lo64. 32.
M Z, The undersigned Ciizens and r nrc-
sentatives from the counties comp,sing
the Second Judicial District in Arkansas. bay
ing the utmost confidence in the INTEGRITY and
ability of the Hon. James F. Lowry, of sa;3
District do hereby solicit him TO bee me
candidate for the office of Circuit Judgr therein
to hli the vacancy occasoued by the voluntar,
removal from the State of the late incpmbcn,
the Hon JohE c. Murray
Il. X HAYNES
ROBERT TUCKER.
3. COLLINS
% LAWRENCE IT. BELSER
JNO. r. HAMPTON.
52-l- ALEX HARDING
Neare authorized ta announce JOSEPH
SllLLW ELL, Of Pulaski County. a candidate
Tor krpreS' ntative in the Confederate Congrrs.
from the Third District, composed of the coun-
tlas OF Urion, Ashley, Chicot, Drew, Bradley
Calhoun, Dallas, Jefferson, Desha. Pulaski
Saline, Prairie and Arkansas Elcetion to b.
held on the path day of October. 32-s
ST We are requested to state, that the citi
zens OF Pulaski county will hold an election a
the courthouse in this place on THURSDAY, the
18th OF October, TO vote for Representatives ot
that county, and Prosecuting Attorney of the
9TH Judicial Circuit under the act of the Ger
sEal Assembly just passed
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
lFor the Telegraph.


Cast thy bread upon the waters, and
after many days ii viii bo returned to thee.
VINO WlLL!-As winter is here, and
meat will be hard TO get and there are
many destitute soldiers and some refugee
families that cannot obtain a supply, it
is right that some effort be made TO sup
ply the want. will give Five Hundred
Dollars, and suggest the following pro.
eIamme: That committees of three or
more citizens receive subscriptions and
MAKE arrang gements to procure and furnish
meat not MONEY! TO such tamilies-Ga-
con if possible; picked pork, beef; and,
if 10 better. tres! beet. aiy money will
be- well spent if it furnishes any needy
fan.ily with 100 pounds good meat.
Nfiere there is will there's "a way.
O. er committees might be made up
nave CORES sp,ltdence, and Que general
agent to purchase.
7h- $3.50 THOS. ARMSTRONG.
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

J"st paSstQ
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We published last week the ioff
1oPlhion of Chief Justice English and
Justice Pike of the Supreme Court, de-
llsered by the latter, in Response to an
enquiry from the part of tho members of
ihe Senate and House of Representatives.
assembled in pursuance of the call of the
Governor. This is not strictly a Judi
cial opinion, but asked. and proper
given, by way of advice and consultation.
With members Of eo-ordina:e branch o
the governne1t, in Sg,ier to assist them
IN coming to correct conclusions respect
Ing their po'vtrs and dtties. and secu~in
harmony and unity of action The opin-
ION is a Very able one, a1l,5 the conclu
sions arrived ut seem iriesistihIe. 1t il
to be careinfly noted that it does not
corsel nor eXctrs- a riolati0n Of our con
st!tntion 10 meet IA vital and unexpected
necessity bat establishes the point that
consistently 9Th the constitutions itself
loss than two-tligds of all tne rerrese,i-
taiives TO which the State is entitled
may, in the present circumstances, con
Stltute a quoruR. la considering this
QUESTION actual members are to ie Sc
garded, and not the full nu nber wiaicii
might be sent, in case We retained full
possession of the Sta. Asto WHO are
actual msmbers, the opinion iealrcs ro
aiaus'
A.s is very important juridical ar
gument, and merits the most ca pfuI study.
Its principies may require often to b.
applied before a final restoration of peace.
y HoD BLESS ARKANSAS!-We are proud d
her! She has suffered throughout the k,neth
and breadth of b lines Her sons have stain
ed almost every eastern battle field with ihei.
blood Her cfizeus haze been driven iu;o exile
nnd their farms des0latrd Thsir proprr,y has
been destroyed, and their families have cried
for bread. Yet she remains true as steel Her
heart beats frue TO the South, and every effort
of her ci;izcns is pledged 70 the holy causr ..
independence They have been the most I'm
complaining of all the Southern people, and
now her General Assembly, without one dissent
ing voice in either house, with the Fpost COM
plcte heaninass and unanimity, endorse. the
patriotic Commander-in-C Chief in all his efforts
TO sustain the Department. returns thanks TO
him and his brave officers and soldiers, and
pledges the whole power of the State to sustain
them hereafter. That is the oil Roman spirit
1t brcathes the genuinc amor patrie which they
cnnoblsd. 1t is the spirit that conGners or dies
1t is the guarantee OF succt SIS. Oher Stats
certainly are patriotic. They cannat offend
by claiming superiority. Ii is nobl- cmula-
ton The following were intro lucid by Hon.
Thomas Fletcher, President OF III S, nate;
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05
Strayed.

w. STEDMAS, A. A. GEN.
32-3
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

We ar" aut seriz d to announ"e JAMES
F. LOWRY = can lr'at.. for Circrif JuIre q
she I'd Judicial District, at tho election 70 H..
hold OIL th, 2atl O.-lL.r l.sa d 9
Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

3O-4w
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-11
SLAVE LOGIC.

The rebels are driven by the sharp logic of facts
to curious logic of the pen. Their writer's have
all along asserted that negroes cannot fight and
have ridiculed the government for arlning coored
regiments They are now hard pressed for men,
and these very writers propose to arm their slaves
as defenders ofthe south.
They have argued from the beginning that free
dom is preiudica to the negro and asserted that
southern slaves, so far from desiring, would not
accept it. They now proposeto reward their black
soldiers by giving them their freedom
The sum is that for achieving what he cannot
accomplish, the negro is to be rewarded with what
he oathes and breads. Was the non seqsitar ever
before stretched to such an absurdity? But what
ratiocation could be expected from people, who
have argued themselves from peace to war; from
wealth to poverty from happiness to misery ;
from freedom to the most abhorred servitude-
that of caprice and the sword2
The insanity which precedes death-that mori-
bund madness SO often noticed in indiyiduals-is
the only explanatian of the awful absurdities and
puerilities which now crop out Of rebellion every
where They clutch at straws, knowing them to
be straws as though they were logs, and will 80
under with the folly at fever heat. 1t is crafty
ing to think tnat they win come to the surface
with cooler heads and pulses, and never more vex
our senses with such balderdash for argument,
nor our pockets with such crime for action.
The argument of the great slave epic has reached
to folly: thenext step is despair, followed BY sur
render, peace, ORDER law, freedom and happiness.
The procession is inevitable. The raorestrenuous
ly we drive on the war, the more cogently we
compel these results. Our heel IS just settling
upon the second step. Bear down upon the bal
step foreward in the same track, quick anc
strong, and the final platform viii be speedily at
ed.-PhiIa. North Ame1can.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-11

CURIOUS DIscoyERY. There was found few
days since, in the diggings of John Chew 4 Co.
on Buckeye Hill, Ia this county between Green
horn Greek and Chalk Bluff mountain, bee-tlpe
with large beehive, honey and bees, all petli-
fed. The remaining portion of the tree in
which the beehive was found is 25 feet in diane
ter and 40 feet long Chew & Co. found the Pc
trifed beehive Is feet beneath the surface, while
piping their claims. The beehive is no matter
Of fancy, but Of pure demonstration. Before us
is sample Of the comb full Of honey, al petriied.
The normal thickness Of the comb, the duplicate
all before usas distinctly as if fresh piece Of hon
ey comb, all dripping and just cut from the box
had been brought and placed before our eyes on a
sheet of paper Grass VaRy Cad. National,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-11
Misf&11anRnm9.
SELLING HIMSELF.
A SKETCH FROM LIFE.

Some years ago | was spending few months
in the family of wealthy southern planter One
lovely day N October, / was rambling through
the beautiful grounds in front of his mansion,
gathering bouquet of flowers such bouquet as
only southern grounds could furnish, for it con
tanned the fragrant cape jessamine, that queen Of
flowers the Grape myrtle with It's bewilderng
flush of crimson bloom, to say nothing Of profu-
sion Of tca-roses, such as northern greenhouse
would be proud of rearing, OF rather never could
rear to such perfection | was sauntering along
one of the paths, wishing I could transfer that
magnificent bouquet to some Off fmynorthern friends,
when saw gentleman coming up the central
walk. Yes, gentleman, / said to myself, taking
a second look at him while he-was still in the dis
tance, his whole air shows that. could not dis
Germ his features, of course, and turning off into
another walk to avoid being seen by him, no
ticed with some surprise, that, instead Of ascend
ing the flight Of steps in front of the house, he
turned corner, following the path which led to
the piazza at the rear. Probably some one who
is so familiar with the family arrangements that he
knows no shall find Col mercer on the back piazza
at this hour, Thought, and gave no further con-
sideration to him.
When my bouquet was completed, I went in,
going through the wide hall to get vase and
some water of Celia, the house servant, who was
always lettering in the hall, if not asleep in the
back piazza, no unusual event As | passed
lightly through the passage, saw the stranger
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-11-11

cious pears, but begin TO bear the very first sea
son. If such be the cause now, when gardening
can hardly be said to be studied at all in the DO
minions Of the young Danish King, what must i
have been of old, when the most practiced skifu
and studious Of gardeners exhausted their ingenR
ity IN the attempt to please the palates Of THEN
fastidious countylnen. We have sad that The
grounds Of an Athenian gentlemen were devoted
partly to flowers, partly to vegetables, and partly
to trees but there was peculiar order in the
arrangement, by which what was beautiful was
brought Immediately under the eye, while that
which merely ninistered to utility was fenced off.
and screened from observation by copses Of agnus
castus, or rhododrendrons or myrtle, or oleander,
which, at the proper periods of the year extend
ed blaze Of blossoms between the kitchen-garden
and the floral department. Among the citizens Of
the fierce democracy something goforienta tastes
and manners continued to prevail down to very
late period the windows Of The female apart
ments were usually turned towards the garden, SO
that, shaded by amber or purple hangings they
could learn on the sills Of marble or carved CEDAR
and gaze forth in the cool of the morning upon
the boquets Of arbutus or the broad waves Of pear
apple and ponegranite blossoms, which led the
eye towards the foot Of Hymettus, the nome Of
the Attic bee, or down to the banns of the Hissns,
shaded by plane trees, and dotted at intervals by
cupolas of white marble which glittered Ike new
" carved alabaster in the sun. And here we may
as well notice trait Of Athenian manners,
which be thought to reflect some credit on the en-
terprising and grasping Demos, as the Demos, as
the men Of Dorian blood were wont to denominate
it. So little fear had gentlemen that their gardens
would be plundered by the people, that footpaths
often traversed their orchards, their vineyards,
and their kitchen gardens One mans grounds
were, moreover, separated from another's not by
high walls or insurmountable fences, but by rows
of olive or plane trees thirty or forty feet apart
or by loose hedges Of the fragrans philyrea, with
frequent gaps, and banks studded with wild flow
ers, It was even customary among the more op-
ulent and noble citizens to invite the people not
only to stroll at viii through their grounds, but
whenever they thought proper, to pluck and eat
the fruit and there is no instance on record Of
this liberty having been abused. Chambers Jour-.
nal
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Vol 81: No. ~

and this IS its warrant and reason for being, with
out which the Lord day would straightway sub
side into the secular week, and the Christian ru-
brio, which now tints the civil calendar as with
streaks Of heavenly dawn, would go ont in one
uniform sanetionless, savoress black. For, though
the day being given and the temple being given,
antisupe and secularists, and trance
mediums and all manner Of alien voices and min
istrations, may find place in its courts it is not
these, nor the Ike of these, for whose sake the
temple and the Sunday exist 1t is not these that
created or can keep them going a single year
It is the Christian church, however disowned, that
backs these performers in their several parts, and
historical traditional Christianity backs and sus-
tains the church. DR.. Hedge IN Christian Ec-
anaiier
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TIE FoREsTERs OF WNDsoR.-In a recently
published history Of Windsor Forest domain
Of the park connected with the royal castle Of
Windsor in England are some amusing accounts
of the foresters, a class of privileged squatters
who took unwonted liberties with British soil
One of them, who, though now above 10 years
of age, never wears hat, because be wa Mt
born with one told the author, that gentle
La fhol1al,4 ha bod . riahf tn a road nasf
his cottage planted first some young trees IN the
lane, but our hatess friend pulled them up again
then gate was set up, and somebody appointed
to look after it, who came running out when he
wanted to pass. 'I'n open it, if you please, .
said the gate-keeper Thank you very much, mis-
sis, replied the acoosted !; I keep my little key
always handy, and viii open itmyself, the lit
tie key being formidable pickaxe, which was
applied to the lock every time he wanted to pass
through the gate.
IF a comnoner could only build himself hut
of turf, and have fire lighted and pot boiled
in the rudest chimney, the hut became establish
ed as house, was in fact his castle, and was
then wholly unassailable except by regular pro-
cess of law, which the forest officers frequently
declined to institute If, however, the pot had
not boiled, the forest officers might proceed with
out ceremony to pull the house down. With the
inclosure Of the Forest all such customs have
passed away The commoners were never much
given to Devastating, preferring the more sub
stantal accumulation of landed property" which
when found out was not 50 severely punished
They had vast numbers of swine, which were turn
ed out into the Forrest. One of these men could
spin amusing yarns about the good old times. He
had been so much among pigs that he regarded
them with particular affection, and seemed to un-
derstand every one Of their movements. The
pigs, he said, on one occasion, are like us, for
they will ate most anything and yet they are diff
ferent too, forif you put lot o things afore pig
he III always take the best of them first but when
I gets my dinner O. Sundays, likes my beef and
taturs first, and my pudding afterwards. Then
as was bred in the Forest it was no manner O use
| tryin to keep them in when the acorns began tc
| rattle off the trees out they would be. There
amt move but they re up to and whenyou want
| them home, and they won come, they are aggra
| watin' They'll circumwent the artfullest man ai
ever liveds There amt bit o pig as isn't gooC
to ate, as knows on but the sweetest morsel il
the very pint o his nose, which you scrapes an6
salts and hangs a fortnight, and the you byles !
with greens and taturs. There's ne'er pictul
ever hangs in man cottage asaiquals ganlInor
Of bacon hung up agin the chimney. The old
man and two Others are the sole survivors Of
class which in few years will be extinct in this par
Of England.