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To the People of South Carolina.

10 Ine feoPle OF SouGn carolina.
HEADo'Rs Dept s. e., GA. AND FLA, |
Charleston, s. G., July 19,: 1854. (
twenty-five hundred able bodied negroes
are Immediately needed to work on the for
tifcations around Charleston, and under the
pressure of this necessity, irnpressments
have been ordered. I feel confident, how.
ever, that the people of this State need only
be informed of the wants Of the military an.
thorities to ensure prompt response to this
appeal, and I therefore call upon them to
furnish without delay their respective quo.
tas, established BY the law of the State.
Full credit will be given upon.the next
call for labor for all such negroes as maybe
Voluntarily sent forward. and the Govern
ment assumes all responsibilities that attach
in the case of negroes impressed, and will
take the same care Of them.
If the Planters in different neighborhoods
will have their negroes collected atparticu-
lar Depots, and will notify Major W. Fl.
Echols, Chief Engineer, of the time and
place selected, agents Will,be sent to,receive
them.
: The same officer will, upon notification !
have agents at the different Depots in this
city TO receive. and provide subsistence,
medical attention, &c., for all negroes sent
to him. SAM. JONES'.
Major General Commanding:
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Artemus Ward on the s.Afrikan.' .


The great Snowman has given his atten-
tieu @ shepoor African, and the resls Of
his observation may be summed up as fol.
lows: = .'z.'- ..E'
:: Feller.sitersuns, the Afrikan may be our
brother. ,severil billy respectable gentle.
men and sum talented .femails- tell us so,
and for argymentsake mite be injooced to
grant it, though I don't believe it myself
Bat the Afrikan isn't our sister, and our
wifsa utuncle. He isn't sevril of our
cousins and all of our first, Eifeas relashun
He isn't our grandfather and out aunt.ii
the country. Scarcely.
And yit nuneris persons would have us
,thinkrso. It is troo he runs for Congress
and sevril other public grosserys: But then
he amt everybody else likewise. But
we've got the AfEikan, or he's gatus Hth-.
',er, and now what are NE going to.do about
'it!. He's an orfui noosance. Prars he
isn't to blame for it. Praps he was created
fer sum wise purpose, like Bill Harding
and New England rum, but it's nifty hard
to see it. !. At any rate he's here, and it's a
pity he coodn't go OFF snmWhares quietly
by himself, where he Sesd ware red swaeskits
and-speckled necktiss,and graterfy his am
bishun in varis interestin wass without hav-
ing eternal fuss kickt up about him.
But praps I am bearing down too hard
upon Cufy. Cum to think on it, I am
He woodent be sich an internal. noosance If
people wood let him alone, He mite, in
deed, be interestin. And now I think Of,
it, why can't the people let him alone-S-
What's the good of continnerly stirring him
up with a ten-foot pole?' he isn't the
sweetest kind of peerfoomery when in nat
eral stait
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Addresses of Gems. Johnston & Hood.

Addresses OF Gems. JOHNSTON 0 dooo
ATLANTA, July 1s. = The army and
public were surprised this. morning, with
the announcement of the change of com.
manders-General Johnston being relieved
and Gen. Hood receiving the command
The following is Gen. Johnston's farewell
address to the troops:
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
July II, 1S64.-In obedience to orders Of
the War Department, I turn over to Gen.
Hood the command of the army the De-
partment of Tennessee. I csunot leave this
noble army without expressing my admi-
ration of the high military qualities it has
displayed-so frequently by every soldierly
virtue, endurance to toll, obedience to Or
.ders, and brilliant courage. The enemy
has never attacked but to be severely re-
pulsed and punished. Although no long.
ger your leader, I will still watch your ca
reer, and will rejoice in your victories. To
one and all offer assurances of my friend
ship, and bid an afeotionate farewell.
(signed,) J.E. JOHNSON, General.
On assuming command, Gen. Hood is.
sued the following address:
.HEADoUARTERs ARl4Y OF TENNESSEE,
July 1S.-SoLDIEgs In obedience to Or
ders from the War Department, I assume
the command of this army. 1 feel the
weight of the responsibility SO suddenly and
unexpectedly devolved upon me by this
position, and shall lend all my energies and
employ all my skill to meet its require.
ments. I look with confidence to yourpatri-
otism to stand my me, and rely upon your
powers to wrest your country from the grasp
of the invader, emitting yourselves to the
proud distinction Of being called the deliV-
erers of an oppressed people,
(Signed) j. B. HOOD, General.
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CoNTEsTINa A PRESIDENTIAL ELEe.
TIoN. - The Cincinnati Commercials s
Washington correspondent says:
It is said that the Judiciary Committee
of the House will, in few days, report q
bill authorizing the contesting of presi-
dental election, and prescribe the manner
in which it shall be done. At present,
while the election Of constable, mayor,
congressman or governor can be contested,
there is no way of testing the validity of a
presidential election. The House cannot
do it, neither can the Senate, ,4and, there is
no authority fora joint session :forthat pur.
pose. - - 80 :
The Democrats arethe leading spirits in
the new. BILL. but the Republicans offer no
objection toit. Should it pass this session,
it may be put into practical operation by the
opposition side this next winter, in the
event of Mr.. Lincoln's election being due
to the voters of the Southern States, which
is not at all probablei in the present writing.
At any rate, such law ought to be in the
statute books, and no political party can op-
pose it as party and stand fair before the
country.
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THE MMITA.-The steady and gallant
conduct Of the militia in Virginia on every
occasion in which their services haze been
demsnded,i Ills, says the RICHMOND d Dispatch,
one. Of most noticeable features of this con,
test, and an element of defensive strength
which cannot be oyierrated. The militiasof
Petersburg, Of Richmond, Of ofsLynchbhrg,
of the Staunton riyer,sof the Valleys have
fought like veterans, .and. .haye, actually
beaten superior numbers of regular troops.
In but one battle, that in he Valley, have
they been defeated, and that was not their
fault. All accounts concur that they fought
bravely to the last in that unfortunats:fght.
We have always regarded the sneera at the
militia as undeserged, and the use Of the
slang term tsmelish" is ridiculous in the
extreme. They are now discipiined as
we'll as heroic body Of men, When it is
necessary TO, call them into the! field, and
they are commanded by good, officers. they
will prove themselves equal tS any troops
in the service. - - =. s "a -
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unbolsedsra srarona..,'

7: Messrs. Editors II saw; in one of your
late papers, a soldier begging men in an.
thority to give him unbolted -four, instead
of bolted. Some time ago,I put forth in
your paper, some of the advantages of un.
bolted -four. Ialso mentionedsit more than
year ago to the General commanding at
that time in this city, but, SO far as Lam
aware, no experiment nor investigation on
the subject has been made: AS the new
wheat has been harvested, Tsgain desire to
show the great advantage Of unbofted over
'bolted wheat -four.
1. tits more economical. One bushel Of
wheat will make sixty pounds unboIted, but
only forty pounds of bolted -four. We raise
in the Confederacy at least twelve million
bushels of wheat, which is only about. two
bushels per, head, Ifsthis is ground and
bolted, one.third, or four millions must 60
to waste in the form of shorts or bran, but
using it unbolted 1T would be saved, andsat
twenty-five dollars per bushel, the snug sum
of one hundred minions Of dollars would be
saved - !;
2. Il is healthier and more nourishiug
than bolted-the bran and shorts contain
the most nutrition 1.-The 'bolted flour con-
tains mostly starch. --E
8. 1t is more palatable; it.has the natu-
raj sweet taste Of wheat, which is lost by
boiling. ~
4. fny common corn mill can make un-
bolted -four. To bolt -four requires COM
plioated lotof machinery. The army could
have portable mills. and make their -four
wherever wanted. The same mill will
grind unbolted -four three atimes as fast as
bolted. - @H ! sr,
S. Unbolted -four will keep sweet any
length of time, which is not the case with
bolted. =,
6. Lastly. Unbolted fous5is to bolted
aoursas AIRED asnnslsshirs TO Q nice &ifoned
linen shirt with standing collar. The first
is cheaper, healthier and more convenient.
the latter costs more, is not as healthy and
more trouble to be kept in ordery ybutitIooks
much nicer, particularly fora dandy .
Now is.the time to act upon it, as tie
wheat of this years crop is commenced to
be used. Fhe men in authority should pro-
hibit boiling -four, made Of wheat, and I
assure you that suah prohibition would be
a real benefit to every one, withoutTexcep-
tion. f. VIC.
Charleston Courier.
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NJ. Bon6ls replied as follows :.

To Captain John 4. Winslow /:
SIR: I have received your letter of June
21. Your demand is one which I have no
power whatever to entertain, and should
have been addressed to the French Govern:
ment, with whom these unfortunates have
found a refuge. I know of no law of war
to prevent a. soldier from escaping from the
field Of battle after reverse, even although
:he-had been made prisoner, and I do not
see why sailor who saves himself by swim
ming, should be in a worse case. I must.
therefore, refuse to act as your g6sbetween
g. ward certain individuals, whom you do
not ven name, but whom you claim as
prisoners. I cannot, moreover, understand
how the Authorities of the United States
can pretend to hold prisoners in the terri.
tory Of the French Empire. :.
Lam, &C., B0NFlLS. Z
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ear The impunity with which Vallanu.

s4r The impunity with which Vallan.
digham has defied the military power of
the United States; fally anthorises the be.
lief that the despot lets'thst brave states.
man alone simply BECAUSE hs is afraid to
touch him. Were Mr.. Lincoln as strong
as he was when he ordered the ex-Senator's
arrest and banishment, does any one sup.
pose he would not have ordered his re. ar.
restY The exile has returned to the State
whence he was banished, despite the order
that forbade his return. The considera.
tions that urge his master to punish him
for thus contemptuously violating his EN-.
phatic command are numerous and strong.
That Mr.. Lincoln has not hid his hand up
on his prisoner satisfies US be dare not, and
he dare not because be iaeosscious of bis;
inability. Mr.. .Tallandigbhuha has oome out
of the contest with his President victorious.
The former stands The latter has fallen. , /.
That triumph will have an important in,
auence upon the spirit and proceedings Of.
The. Chicago Convention. It has already
inspirited and emboldened the peace men
in the Western States, and the election for
delegates to that meeting has thus far re.
suited in favor Of that party openly and
avowedly opposed to the present Admins
tration and to the prolongation Of the war.
If the campaign under Grant and Sherman
are admitted failures before the time ap.
pointed for the assembling Of that body ar
rives; we are disposed to believe that, yield.
ing to the persuasive, power of such men as
ValIandigham, the Woods, Harris and
Long, twill l'adopta peace platform and
come out squarely in favor Of putting an
end Immediately to the war.
The resignation Of Mr.. Chase is also
fruitful Of pleasing hopes Tt matters not.
what the ability Of his successor may be.
Even though he is more able financier
than the astute lawyer whose place he fills.
No one can arrest the rise of.gold nor the
depreciation Of sgreenbaeks' But it gives
Us no small pleasure to know that he who
has maintained the credit of his Govern.
ment soiong in the face of 30 many diff
culties of appalling magnitude-who has
again and again saved the 6nances Of his
nation ffom utter ruin, has at last given up
the attempt in despair; and seeing the
crash inevitable, asretired instime to save
himself from being buried beneath the
ruins. The conditions Of our enemies f.
nances is most,hopeful sign. They are
rushing with all speed to the gulf Of bank
ruptcy; and nothing, not eyena a brilliant
and important victory, can save them from
financial wreck and ruin,-Gharleston Cou:
rier. ~ -
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& RATES OF POSTAGE I'm THE
@. STATES OF AMERICA.

sOR the convenience of the public
hefollolng slmpfed statement OF the rates of post
under The act of Congress of the Confederate States
America has been prepared Il must De borne in mind
the Act IS to go into effect from and after such period
/ as the I'm General may, approximation, announce:
: RATES OF POSTAGE.
Single letters exceeding half ounce In weight
part of the Confederate States shall be each 10
An additional single rate for each additional half ounce
Drop letters cents each,
In the cases. the postage prepaid by stamps
s or stamped envelopes. - : =
-, Advertised letters cents each.
sf;S or NEWSPAPERS.
Sent regular and bona de subscribers from the Office
OF and not exceeding three ounces In weight
Weekly paper, 10 cents per quarter. :.
~, Semi Weekly paper, 26 cents per quarter.
Trt Weekly paper, SO cents per quarter.
-Four times aweek, Sc cents per quarter.
$ Five times week, 65 cents per quarter.
az Six times week, Is cents per quarter.
= on PERIODICALS.
Periodicals published oeneT than semimonhly shall be
Pefiodlcss pe6shed monthly, not exceeding ounces
weight cent on each number and one cent additional
:. on each additional ounce fraction Of an ounce.
:: ~ 49, on TRANSIENT PRINTED MATTER.
Tie inland postage every other newspaper and on
each circular sealed, handbl, engraving, pamphlet,
periodical magazine other paper, which shall be
ected with any manuscript or written matter not
exceeding ounce In weight shall be cent, and for every
additional ounce or fraction ofan ounce, cent addition
-four pounds sall be deemed maabe NATTER and the in
land postage them shall be the Of cents an
transient matter and books shall beprepaid all
cept when sent by officers musicians or privatcs Of the
army. -.
- FRANRINa PRIvIEE6E.
- The following persons only entitled the nknS
privilege, and In all cases strictly confined to official busi
Postmaster General
s His Chief Clerk.
Auditor Of the Treasury for the Rcst Office DEPARTMENT.
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A L1sERAI, LANDLORD. .sR. 8. BoMlsss
proprietor Of the Collins House, gfenada,,
Miss, in card to the tyaYeiing public, pub.
lished in the Atlanta Appeal, ssya s 81
.Assmush .as Mississippt has been abused;
most cf our hearts overflow with lore aud;
kindness for the, soldier Rho;is giving sRia.
life for our homes. And TO prove it II. .gou
should stop at the Collins House, J charge
two; dollars . meal, and eight dollars s day
for board. Il has been my custom, and.
still is, if you have 20 money, my bill is,
nothing, and if You have no money TO take
.you hofney I always lend and you oan pay
when you are able Soldisrs wives and
mothers without money haye ai#sys Bssn.
welcome, at the Collins House. 6
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sSuocEssFUL.-A party Of our citizens,
determined to punish the deserters and Buff
faloes who have been despoiliug some Of
our people recently, proceeded to Transyl-
vania,. n. c., few days4ago, we'll armed:
They found the country full of deserters,
with little or no provision. Our men fred
upon q few of the most notorious as they
ran off, and brought away fourhorses, some
money and other property belonging 70 Mr..
Corbin and Mrs. Hester Keo,Vee Courier.
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:: Sar 1t wills be some istime;sHe presume,
before the secret history of she approaching
of lJohnstop,is given 10, the public. Whet6:
ergthat commander, disgusted with the pol,
icy which left him without cooperation
which might have bsen easily furnished, to
contend against 4 largely superior force, has
himself asked Ito be-. relieved, or whether
President Davis, after refusing Johnston
the means of defeating Sherman, now dis
places the great strategist because Sherman
was not beaten in spite If every embarfass.
sment, those arsstwo questions about which,
for the ,present, We must be content .tere-
smainin Ignorance. We have thus much at
least for which to thank the President, he
has not entrusted the command of the army
toan incompetent hand. TheSnew leader
has passed in!rapid succession through eve
:ry grade from Captain to Lieutenant:G Gener-
al, and has never found himself in any po-
sition to which he was not more than equal.
What be will dois, Of course, more than
we er:aDy body else can undertake to say;
but the public may feel assured that inTeye-
ry. event he will prove himself a braysa and.
prudent, but not too prudent, General.
- -.
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-
S@ Aagentlemans rspently fton nh-
mond tells us ofa very interesting IissIe .inss
eident, which eyincss someth hing Of hestats
OF. tho public regard for Cen. Lee ma I'D sais ai
thonghtfal kindness to onrd dtk md Nsalida
:sdssoidisrs Dalings Gsnaida hess sSsssnts
attack .of. illness, he went down p Rirbsl
mond to recruit his health. ~ WhileSip the
cars, he expressed q desire for . bottle Of.
port wine. After his arrival, hiiiss wish was
talked Of On the streets; and +in sIeas than.l
threahours, threa hundred bottles Of port
weretssnt Il. him, 0fthss nmmbsr be rass
served one for his own use, and sent the
remainder 70 the hospitals for wounded sol.
:diers:- Selma Reporter. ~ Il ~ I g
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R6RERTs FEMALE SEMINARY,
WOOL CARDING.

THE Subscriber hereby informs the
Il public thathis MACHINES are in GOOD ORDER,
and are now in operation Price for CARDGNG as follows:
For X lbs Of ROLLS, pound of BACON.
ForIH bs of ROLLS, pound of LARD.
ForlH TBS of ROLLS, pound Of TALLOW.
For 10 lbs of ROLLS bushel Of CORN.
: For Is lbs of ROLLS, bushel Of WHEAT
For Is lbs of ROLLS, / bushel of RYE.
For 4 lbs of ROLLS, lpond Sole LEATHER
For fbs of ROLLS, pound Upper LEATHER. ~
For 5 lbs Of ROLLS, IGaon Of MOLASSES.
-. For 10 BIS of ROLLS, l yard of Woolen JEANS.
- = For 5 TBS of ROLLS, yard of Woolen LlNSEY
~ For 2 lbs of ROLLS, yard of cotton SHIFTING.
= TOLL iNW0OL-The TENTH.
CASH-SI per pound, NEW ISSUE, or bills under 50
; Those furnishing TALL0W, BACON, LARD or othci
produce, shall have preference In getting their work done
z. d. SMITH.
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PoINT LOOKOUT EKpEpITIos The
expedition that was 1ramored TO be on foot
to paya friendly morning call upon the Con.
federate- prisoners at Point Lookout Md
never got to- sea. t. was frustrated by
leakage. Just as.Wsll, fotii fsRe credit the
Herald ofs tho q most Of The prisoners
had, been removed frone Point lookout To-
Elmisa, New York, atsthes time Il could,
thsrsfare, have saoomplis lishsa. 1iitles
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- iYANKEE g TRANsRoRTssS SUNK Pe:s
tersburgs Eepressd of Monday, 9Th says:
tsNe:sre pleased To- learn sas we Do; fsen
an official source, that g0nfed detate bat!
5tsryssuceeedsd 10 ainking two sdargeS Fed
eral transports ladeuiwith troops, on James
river, LIST Saturday. Five others were
driven back." ~ ,@a:sII: =
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: NAPOLEON TOO CAUTIOUS TO BE
Po1soNED.--A Paris letter writer tells the,

= NAPOLEON TOO CAUTIOUS TO BE
PorsoNED.-APa Paris letter writer tells the
following: ( ~ ssv ii
I was in circle, a few days back, com.
posed Of both native French and nawlyiar-
rived Parisians. At last the congsrsation
turned upon the Emperor, and the. late ar
rivals were full Of marvellous stories Of at
tempts upon the Empsror's life. One
"yarn" ran asfollows: = a beautiful young
Italian girl was requested to make 5hinf a
drink, which she did. ASST accidentally,
in, receiving the goblet, he contriyed to
drop into ita small silver knife with which
he had been toying, as:he sat. Z Tbe knife
almost Immediately turned, black from tina
presence of some. poison which the italian
had dropped into the beverage-probably
as 'saayor." She was quietly sent back
to the Orleanist tribe, whence she came, dis4
graced. ~
Another .damasl sofered Napoleon the
larger,pieee of.an apple, which she cut be:
fore his eyes, ndHhile in conversation with
him. (She was French, and . privileged
member Of the household. With true po.
liteness he Requested an. exchange, he to
eat esnallspepieses aud abe the other. =
The lady demuned she eonld NOT eat 80
much. He seized both pieces and bosiug.
ly retired. Next day the lady consented to
"waste her sweetness on the desert aif" Of
q convent, where she can reflect that the
very first. trouble which arose in. the. world,
10 thesyear one, came from Eye, offering
Adam an apple not ft for his mastifcation
at that time.-,-.Ss.-.s -. -.
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ARAoE WITH THE Cars. The ginaids,
natl Enquirer tells the following: :acy 81 ysrn:.s
AT Morrow, agreen looking mantgot upon
the cars, tied large cur dog he.
himto the iron ,stauncheon Of the hindhosf!
car, and deliberately took his seat among:
the ladies' Away bounded the.iron horse.
with bis usual speed, toths no small Won,
der, ofthe countryman, who had dsneystlid-
den so,fast before. Arriving sat sE6steE.ss
crossings, he walked back TO look at his isS
vorite animal, and hisz surprise may be- I'M;
aginsd when he found only the hesd of tie;
deg aasa attached to the rope with which De
had fastened him. sAfter being persetly
satisfied that esthe dog was dead z be mere
y uttered, nWelf, this is the;only oritter
that could beat that dog running e
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pE One hundred of the YANKEE dsaeftSfs
held at the castls in Riehmond were lstslg
transferred toths Libby and isss:
changed from deaesters % that o e pfisaasss
of war. It ID at lsst Che deliberate eensics
ton of the Confederate GoFernment fhst,
desertefs can nsyer become efssny; service
tous, sishsrih thssarmy or.thss. Sofkskepf
and that sit IS better to GET man nm
by an exchange Of M them ah ass thsssaE I. e
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lEoaafANs RrsINa From an aasr
tiers of the sats e6tdss Ins the Welconssin.
formation r tiid5 fkat fka uaf psopls mo responding
nobly to:thss calIaof lie tacsarne Rfdp
Morgan county over one hanaredN No. fhen
leave fol. Atlantis to-asF asfl tf9