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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-09-07

A SPY oF THE REyoLUTIoN.-Iu the
year l776, when Gov. Clinton resided
10 Albany, there came stranger to his
house one. cold wintry morning socn
after the family had breakfasted. He
was welcomed by the houshold, and hos
pitably entertained. A breakfast was or
dered and the Governor, with his wife
and daughter employed in knitting, was
sitting before the fire, and entered into
conversation with him about the affairs
of the country, which naturally led to the
inquiry Of what was his occupation.
The care and hesitancy with which
the stranger spoke aroused the keen sight.
ed Clinton. He communicated his sus-
picions to his wife and daughter, Rho
closely watched his every word and &C.
ton. Unconscious of this, but finding
that he was among enemies, the stranger
was seen tie take something from his
pocket and swallow it. Meantime,
Madam Clinton, with the speedy tact of
the women of those troublesome times,
went quietly into the kitchen, and ordered
bot coffee to be Immediately made, and
and added to it strong dose cf tartar
emetic.
The stranger, delighted with the smok.
ing beverage, partook freely oft and Mrs,
Ciinton soon had the satisfaction of seeing
it produce the desired result. True to
Scripture, 'oet of his own modth vas he
he condemnd." A silver bullet appeared,
which, upon examination was unscrewed,
aud found TO contain au important dis.
pacth from Burgoyue He was tried, CON
demned aud executed, and the bullet is
still preserved in the family
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-09-07

Peace in the clover scented ait,
And stars within the dome;
And underneath, in dim repose,
A plain New-Enghana home.
Without, widow in her weeds,
From whom all joy is flown,
Who kueelS among her sleeping bal
And weeps and prays alone
Atlantic MOnthly for
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

comrany that stood firm all through.
He was rs brave as a lion, though
some of the halt crazy fellows threat
ened to shoot him If he did rot Join
them He infuencedour Toys to be
quiet and do their duty. He said it
would only be for a little while, and
after a little willie they would have
better rations. You know some OF
our Toys were pretty wild, and they
mi pht have got into trouble. My 10.
SCI Ii said ic 81 ouldn wonderii your
John cane lcnic yet with gold STRAPS
on his shoulders. His Icing SO brave,
an d having so much influence over
the men. pleased the Col. very much.
Amt you glad, Kitty ~ ..
Kitty was CRYING for ioy--thRt the
frstnews OF John should I've good.
Jacob said in his letter that he
said to John after the fuss
"Joln, low could YOU lie so brave
and finn Wien Il ere was 5 o much con.
fusion. and those fellows had their
bayOncts point,d Mt you2"
"Your John replied
"Jacoh, ] came here to do my duty,
and ! am determined to do il; and he.
sides how can aman go back from the
right path with such woman as my
Kitty at home praying for me?
This made Kitty's tears flow faster;
but they were joyful tears.
Let the young men who fear the
draft, go and find wife like Kitty
Bragg.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

HANGED HIMSELF TO SAVE EXPENSE.
The Chicago rribnne puts the issue
thus: When you hear coppcrhead
bewail the expense of this war, and
assert that it must bc stopped to save
an enormous wnr-deht, tell him the la
menta1le story Of old Green, the Chi
cago banker, whom most OF our Chi
cago readers will remember was tried
once for his life, on charge of wife
murder, the most frightiul feature of
his situation was the invasion of his
cherished hordes A new trial was
granted him ON technical grounds
lie forthwith called a council OF war
in his cell. in the Chicago Jail, and
gravely discussed with his attorneys
the probable cost of going on with
the case. Thoroughly alarmed at the
financial cxibit he hanged himself in
his cell the same night, to save the
expense. The peace demag gaes
would bring this Union TO the same
fate on the like grounds, but until
poor old Green's act is approved by
honest minded men the presnt peace
schemes will hardly pass muster as
the best policy.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
A1dr W Joh"',n. of Tennessee.
A sketch of HIS i.,fc and Service,

Andrew johnson ofTcnnessce was
horn in Raleigh, North Carolina. De
cembcr 26, 1908. When he was four
years Of age he lost his father, who
died from u effects of cxcrtions to
save friend from drowning. the
age of ten he was apprerticcd to q
tailor in his native city, whom he
served seven years. His mother was
unable TO afford him any educational
advantages, and he never attended
school n day in his life. '''' '
While his trade, however, he re.
solved to make an effort to educate
himself. His anxiety to be able to
read was particularly excited by an
incident which is worthy Of mention.
A gentleman of Raleigh was in the
habit of going into the tailor's shop
and reading while the apprentice and
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
The Il pc .scarpr

Old Field. marshal Blucher was
particularly fond of three thiugs--a
g ass of winc, game Of cards, and a
pipe of tobacco. With the two form
er he was frequently obliged to dis.
pence, but he tould not and would
not do without the latter, nor could
he help indulairg in smoking, if it
were ever so little, before h. under.
took anything serious. A few puffs
at the spur of the moment would sat
isfy him, but to be without them at all
n matter of impossibility. For this
purpose he had appointed one of his
"boys' (as la used to call his hus-
sars, "a fellow countryman from Ros-
tock-Christian whom
had charge Of large box of common
Dutch clay pipes, all filed with to-
bacco, and ready for use at mo-
ments notice. This box constituted
the principal item of the marsliars 5
field ,quipnge: Hennemann was so
devoted to his master and his charge,
that he would have killed on the spot
amy one who attempted to purloin n
pipe from the box, or bring the lat.
ter in danger of breaking some OF the
precious Ito dim sacrcd) contents -
Cn the memorable LATHE of Wat
tcrloo, Hcnnemann had inst handed
his master n lighted pipe, when a
cannon ball struck the ground close
hy, scattering earth ahd gravel in all
directions, and causing the white
charger on which Blucher was noun.
ted to spring asidc--a manocver that
broke the pipe into thousand peices
before the owner had time even to
ift it to his lips.
"Just keep lighted pipe for me
| shall he back in n few moments
after ] have driven away the rasculy
French chuIls," With these words,
Blncher gave the command For
ward boys!" anc of he galloped with
his cavalry. Instead, however, of II
chase of a few minutes, it was a rapid
march Of nearly whole hot summer
day, as we all know from history
After the battle was over, Bluchcr
rode back with Wellington to the
place where he first got glimpse of
the combating armies, and nearing
the spot where Bluchor had halted in
the morning, they saw 10 their sur
prise solitary man, his head tied
with handkerchief, one arm in sling
and calmly smoking a pipe!
"Donner and blitz" cried Blucher
"why that is my Hcnncmann. How
YOU look, hoy; what are you doing
here alonc?"
"Wating for your speedy return"
was the grWmhling answer. You
have come at last! have waited for
yon here, pipe in mouth, for the
whole loug day. This is the last pipe
in the hoX. The cursed French have
shot away every pipe from my mouth
have ripped the flesh from my head,
and shattered my arm with their dpu-
ced bullets. 1t is well there is an
end TO the battle, or You would have
hcen too late even for the last pipe"
Saying which, he handed to Blucher
the pipe, to enjoy the remaining fumes
of the weed
wellington, who had listened at.
tentively to the conversation, here
remarked to Blucher, "You have
just admired the mfinching LOYALTY
and bray cry of my Highlandcrs,
what shall say to this true and de,
voted soul?'
"Butyour highlandcrs had no pipes
TO regale themselves WITH" replied
the inveterate smoker.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01
LIGHTNIE G-RODS

Put up an oil ones repaired. A liberal pat
ronage solicited.
Findt,v. Nav G. 1864
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06

ABo11T1oN1sTs.- late N. Y. Herald
says: We believe that 10000 is a fail
estimate of the number of true, radical Alb,
olitionists who have followed the flag OF
Garrison and Phillips, and who are entitled
to share in the credit of the abolition work
What these one hundred thousand Abo
!itionists have accomplished may be stated
in very few words. They have accom-
plished the present war. They have work
ed for it thirty years, and here it is. They
have wrecked powerful, peaceful and hap
py country. They have arrayed brother
against brother, father against son, children
against parents. 'They have filled the land
with widows and orphans. = They have
transformed the country into vast grave.
yard. They have shed an ocean OF blood
and squandered mountains of money. They
have made the air heavy with the shrleks
of the wounded, the groans of the dying,
and the lamentations of the mourners.-
They have devastated the fields and planta
tions of the South and destroyed the COM
merce of the North. They have given q
check to athe progress of civilization and
democratic institutions, from which it will
take years to recover. All. this they have
accomplished in thirty years. One hun
dred thousand fends let loose from the
lowest hell and inspired by the most infer.
nal malice could not have accomplished
more mischief in the same space of time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
s5OO,OOO 90
Remarkable Prediction of Alison, the
Historian.

democratic institutions will not and
cannot exist permanently in North America.
The frightful anarchy which has prevailed
in the Southern States since the grave in
terests, dependent on slave emancipation,
were brought into jeopardy by the irresisti-
Bile sway of the majority and the rapid ten
dency of that majority to deeds of atrocity
and blood-the increasing jealousy, on mer.
camille grounds, of the Northern and South
ern States-all demonstrate that the Union
cannot hold permanently together, and that
the innumerable millions of the Anglo
American race must be divided into sepa-
rate States, like the descendants of the
Gothic conquerors Of Europe.
"Out of this second quarterly settlement
of mankind will arise separate Kingdoms
and interests, and passions, as out of the
first. But, democratic habits and desires
will still prevail, and long after necessity
and the passions of an advanced stage of
civilization have established firm and aristo-
cratic governments, founded on the sway of
property in the old States, republican ambi-
tion and jealousy will not cease to impel
millions to the great wave that approaches
the rocky mountains. Democratic ideas
will not be moderated in the New World
till they have performed their destined end,
and brought the Christian race to the shores
of the Pacific"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
Home Industry.

As the time is at hand when families are
making their plans and preparations for the
ensuing year, we deem it appropriate to Of
fer suggestion. Much more than hereto.
fore should housekeefers and farmers make
their arrangements for meeting all their
wants by home industry and enterprise.
1t will not do to rely upon importations.
Already the blockade has closed all our At
lantic ports except Wilmington; and twen-
ty grim steamers lie as watchers off the
mouth of the Cape Fear, like so many gri-
malkins at mouse hole. We shall have
no reason to be disappointed or surprised if
the port of Wilmington should be closed
ere many months. Nor must we rely on
our factories. Look how the prices of their
products have already assembled until they
have become onpurchasable by the multi
tude. This is all according to the laws of
trade we are told, and therefore to be ap-
proved ind spplauded, but q protection
must bs found, and it is to be found in
home production. Besides, the number Of
these mills has been reduced by fire, and
the machinery of those that remain will not
last forever.
A hundred reasons combine to urge upon
every family to look to its own resources
The hand card and the hand loom and the
spinning wheel, whose music is sweeter far
than that of the piano, should be found
everywhere. Allwho can should grow their
patches of fax and cotton. All should
have sheep, if but few. Our forests fur
nish dyes as various and as bright as the
tints that make their foliage so glorious at
"the turn of the leaf" With these mate
rials, there is no reason why our ladies
should not be clad in beautiful apparel, ). the
product of their own industry and taste !;
while they may clothe their husbands and
sons fine enough for kings. There is not
farmers wife who may not easily provide
clothing for all herservants, and make some
to sell besides. 49,.
And how much more Independent and
happy should we all be, if thus providing
for ourselves! A fig for blockades, We
might we'll exclaim nor would be any lon
ger exposed to the extortiouer's grip. And
those eventualities of the future to which
we have alluded would bring no terror to
us. Earnestly, therefore, do We advise ev.
cry man to make every arrangement in
his power to provide for the clothing of his
family from his own resources, and thus
make himself Independent of manufacturers
and blockade runners.-Rich. Sentinel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
RATES OF POSTAGE I'm THE
F.. C. STATES OF AMERICA.

H'OR the convenience Of the public
The following smpifed statement of the rates of most
the act OF Congress Of the Confederate STATES
ha, @ mas been prepared It must be borne in min
DIS the +. NJ General may, by proclamation, announces
RATES OF POSTAGE.
single letters not exceeding half ounce in weight Il
any of the Confederate States shall be each 10 cents
or less. ' '"0
Drop letters cents each.
In cases. the postage be prepaid by stamps
Advertised letters cents eaeh
on NEWSPAPERS.
Sent regular and bona de subscribers from the Office
of publications and exceeding three in weight
Weekly paper, l3 cents per quarter.
SEMI Weekly paper, % cents per quarter.
Trl-Weekly paper, 80 cents per quarter.
-Four times week, Sc cents per quarter
Five times n week, IS ceats per quarter
Six times week, 7s cents per quarter.
ON PERIODICALS.
Periodicals published ofcnert than semmonthly shall be
charged as newspapers
In weight each cent additional
on each additional ounce or fraction of IN ounce.
on TRANSIENT PRINTED NATTER.
The inland postage on every other newspaper and on
each circular sealed handful, engraving, pamphlet
PERIODICAL magazine other paper, which shall be Gncon
nected with any manuscript or written matter, and not
additional ounce or fraction of ounce cent addition
al; and books, bound and unbound not weighing
four pounds shan be deemed maable matter, and the in
land postage them shall be at the rate Of
ounce oracton of ounce and the postage all such
transient and books shall be prepaid in all ex
cept when sent by officers musicians or pvaes of the
army. ...
FRANKISa PRIVILEGE,
The following persons only are entiled TO the 1farkinS
privilege and In all cases strictly confined TO onclal busi
Postmaster General.
His Chief Clerk.
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department
Deputy Postmasters
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06

The above list of classes does not include
the clerks and other employees in the sew
eral departments and some other very small
classes, but it is enough to give q fair idea
of the number of each class in the four
States named. I am confident there are
errors in it. Take for instance the militia
officers in Georgia, which are put down in
the above report at 307. All your readers
know in moment that this is far below the
correct number; all your readers know that
large number of magistrates are exempt
in Georgia, but in the foregoing list there
are none. Possibly, however, they may be
included in the list Of "civil officers, but
if SO, why were not the magistrates Of Vir-
giDia aud North Carolina, also included in
that list !? The "Non.combatants are re-
ligious seots who are opposed to war or
bloodshed, or taking human life under any
circumstances, such as Quakers, Dunkards,
&c. To the credit of South Carolina and
Georgia, the former appears to have but one
of this cowardly class, and the latter none.
Congress did wrongiu exempting them, and
tie States of Virginia and North Carolina,
are doing wrong to let them remain within
their borders. People who are able to bear
arms, and refuse to fight for for country
that gives them protection to person and
property, and allows them the same suf-
frage it accords to its free citizens, ought to
be driven out as public enemies. 6Such
persons are unworthy of liberty, and should
seek other countries in which to reside. I:
Corr. Of atlanta ontsderaey. =
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
AN ACT

To amend the Act IN relation to the supply
Of Labor for the Military Defence Of
the State, passed IN September, in the
gear of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sirty.three.
Sec. l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives, asoao met and SIT.
ting In General assembly, and by the au.
Mority Of the same, That it shall be the
duty of the Commissioners of Roads, and
the authorities of incorporated cities, towns
and villages, to furnish to the State agent,
within thirty days after the passage of this
Act, full and correct return of all hands
liable to road duty within their respective
jurisdictions. And that it shall also be the
duty of the said Commissioners and author
tiles of incorporated cities, towns and vii
lagos, upon being duly notified by the said
agent, thirty days before, of any call for
slave labor under the provisions Of this Act,
to extend the proper summons to all owners
liable to such call within their Jurisdictions,
warning them to have the hands so liable
at the respective depots, and at the proper
time. And, if upon the day, and at the
place so notified, any owner of slaves so
liable shall fail to have said hands in readi-
ness, then the State agent shall furnish the
Sheriff of the District in which said slaves
reside with list of defaulters, and it shall
be the duty of the Sheriff Immediately to
arrest said slaves, and deliver them to the
State agent at such place in the District as
he may appoint, the cost.of such arrest and
transportation to be paid by the defaulting
owner. And when there is such neglect,
failure or refusal to send slaves, after due
summons to the owners by the Commission
ers, and the said slaves are taken by the
Sheriff, the slaves of such defaulters shall
labor and serve on the military defences for
twice the period of time specified in the call
made by the State agent Provided, That
the slaves thus furnished shall not be de-
tailed for any other service than for such
work as is intimately connected with the
defence of the State.
Sec. 2. That all Acts and parts of Acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed; but the fines and pen
aties therein contained shall not be inflicted
on owners of slaves for future defaults un-
der this Act. But this repeal shall not be
construed to affect or excuse any former de-
fault, Or to stop any prosecution which may
have been commenced against any defaulter
under any Of the Acts, or parts of Acts
hereby repealed. That the slaves furnished
under this Act shall be delivered punctual-
ly to the owners at the expiration of their
term of service, and in the event of any
delay in such return, the Governor is here
by authorized and directed to demand of
the Commanding General that the said
slaves be Immediately returned, unless in
the opinion of the Governor peculiar e,
mergeroy demands further detention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
of gross receipts of all commercial agencies

Iof gross receipts of all commercial agencie
within the limits of this State; fifty tw,
cents on every pack Of playing cards sole
in this State; sixty dollars upon every bill
lard table within this State, used to ant
for the purpose Of raising revenue there
from ; four dollars on the hundred dollars
of all salaries, including public officers, ex
cept officers of the army and navy, on all
wages from whatever source derived, ex
cept wages of FIVE hundred dollars or less
per annum.
SEC. 2. All taxes levied en- property, as
prescribed in the first section of this Act,
shall be paid to the tax collector for the
tax district in which said property is loca-
ted Prouided, That where negroes have
been removed from any District or Parish,
by reason of the dangers arising from the
invasion Or occupationthereof by the enemy,
it shall be lawful to pay the taxes upon the
same to the tax collectors of the Districts or
Parishes from which said negroes were re-.
moved. That all taxes levied on property
in this State during the continuance of the
war between the Confederate and the Uni
ted States of America, may be paid in Con-
federate Notes or other current funds. The
commissions to be received by the various
tax collectors of this State for the year com.
mencing on the first day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty three,
shall be at the rate of thirty per centum Of
the commissions now allowed them by law,
except such Districts and Parishes as paw -
amount less than eight hundred .n
the collector. . doiiaiS "
owl ne. lax Collectors in the sew
~ ' ..,cts and Parishes in this State, in
.neir returns hereafter to be made, are here
by required and enjoined to state the pre-.
else amounts of taxes collected by them,
for supporting the police of the said several
Districts and Parishes aforesaid, stating the
rates per centum on the amounts of the
State tax collected for said District and
Parish police purposes, and the total a.
mount of commissions received by each and
every of such Tax Collectors, and the rate
per centum of his commissions; and Comp.
troller General shall return the same in his
report. r..
Sec. f. Free negroes, mulattoes and
mestizos are hereby required to make their
returns and pay their taxes during the
month of April and the Tax Collector of
St. Phillips and St. MichaePs is allowed
until the month of June to receive the taxes
of white persons.
Sec. 5. The lots and houses on Sulli-
vans Island shall be freed from taxation
during the existing war between the Con.
.federate and the United States of America,
the same being used by the troops of the
Confederate States OF. by the works for de-
fence.
Sec. 6. That the Tax Collectors be au.
thorized to extend the time for the receipt,
and also for the payment Of taxes, and also
for the payment thereof into the Treasury
of this State, for period of thirty days be-
yond the periods therefor, hitherto allowed
by law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-06
The Government Cotton.

By the act of April 2l, 1858, an appro-
priation was made of thirty:fve millions Of
dollars for the purchase Of cotton and to-
bacco. We learn that the appropriation has
been nearly exhausted, and that it will be
necessary for Congress to make another, it
it is contemplated to continue purchases.
There is no certain estimate Of the amount
Of government cotton on hand but allowing
$4,000 bales for losses.by the enemy, and
about 10000 on account of shipments to
Europe for army supplies and on Treasury
account, there will remain ON hand at the
present time, according to reports received
1851 bales.
The average price paid per pound is as
follows, for the different States, viz: in Ar
kansas, 124 cents; in Mississippi, 12.3s
cents in Florida, 13 ceuts; in Louisiana,
IA cents in. Georgia, ISL cents; in Ala
bama, FL cents, and in South Carolina, 36f
cents. The average is highest in South
Carolina because portion Of the purchases
consisted of sea island cotton. The total
average for all the States is 1885 cents.
South Garoliaian..