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DEPT. OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
HILTON HEAD, g. c., August Is, 1866. /

GENERAL CRDEHs, No. 18.
I. THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCU--
LAR will be strictly enforced throughout this Depart
ment Officers of the Inspector Generals Department
will take cognizance Of 1t in their inspections:
WAR DEPARTMENT, l.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND
ABANDONED LANDS, (
Washington, June 20, 1866. \
[CmcuLAn, No. g.
l. The following ration, being substantially that eeta-
hshed in General Orders No 80, War Department. 1864
for issue by the Subsistence Department. adult re
gees and to adult freedmen when they employed
by the Government, and who may have no means Of
subsistng themselves is republished the information
Of officers Of the Subsistence Department who are
ing rations 10 the persons above mentioned:
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HEADQUARTERS FIRST sUB-DIsTRICT,
MILITARY DISTRICT OF CHARLEsroN,
CHARLESTON, s. c., August 20, 1865

HEADQUARTERS FIRST UB-DIsTRICT,
MILITARY DISTRICT OF CHARLEsroN, !
CHARLESTON, 8. c., August 20, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 70.
i. CAPT CHARLES G. CHAPMAN 54rH MAsSA-
CHUsETTS VOLUNTEERS, is hereby relieved from the
duties Acting Assistant AdutantGeneral the Post
and First subDstrict Of the Military District Of
Charleston, and will rejoin his Regiment which is TO
muster out
III. First Lieutenant G.. g. BURGER, 54th New York
Volunteers having been assigned duty this Post
order from District Headquarters hereby
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General OF the Post and
First ubDisrict and will be obeyed and respected
cordingly. W. T.. BENNETT,
Brevet Brigadier. General,
Commanding Post and First Sub District.
Official: q. 8. BURGER, First Lieutenant 64h New York
Volunteers and A. A. A. Gen. August "a
HEADQUARTERS, FIRST sUB-DIsTRICT.
MILITARY DIsTRIcr OF CHARLEsroN,
.... CHARLESTON 9. c., August II, 1865. }
ESPECIAL ORDERS, No. l12l
]. CAPTAIN W. W. STEPHENSON. 165th N. Y. VOLS,
is announced as Post Treasurer. ''.''
Captain ROBERT r. NEWELL, Slth Rsss. Vols, viii
t1rn over TO Captain STEPHENSON all funds and 70.
cords pertaining to the Post Teasurers ONCE taking
his receipts for the sene. ST. ..l-E .,.
BY order Of Brevet Brgader. General W. r. BENNETT,
Commanding First Sub, District. ,.... -.
....,.... ...,. s...,t CHARLES q. CHIPMAN,
Captain 64th Massachusetts, Volunteers, A. A A. G.
huSpstA l..--- e.. 80 ii5a p. T. ..a-. ,
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- Strange SfRi'y.

ADVENTURES OF AZ oI'VCAST l!E;!.fSS--
HER FORTUNE A:D HER 5i;SFOETCEE.
fF'.OHt IL. Cnic,;.D Tinl.r. 1
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The graye-diggers in France we striking. /.
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South Carolina Society.

We continue, from our issue Of yesterday, a short
history of this Association, taken from their publ
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-12

The Convention convened at precise
ly two o'clock P. NJ, as per adjourn
ment, President Rogers in the Chair
Dr.. Brownlow called upon the people
to contribute something toward print
ing some tickets, sc. The contribution
was liberal
J. Il Picket, Of Monroe, vas appoint
ed Sergeant-at Arms, and directed to al
low only delegates and reporters within
the bar of the House
Gen Gillem was called upon for a
speech. lie asked to be excused,
as the audience he was accustomed 10
address was at and beyond Knoxville.
Che,Fi)
Al. Clements, of Mason, offered the
following
RESOLVED, That the Constitution Of
this State shall be so changed SIS TO es-
tablish good system Of Public Schools,
based upon the township system that
has proved so successful in the North
ern States.
Mr. n a. Patterson, Of Roane. offer
ed the following Resolutions, which
were referred - the Committee on Bus
iness, after failure to secure a sug-
pension OF the Rules
Rss5lssd, That the action Of this Con
yention on the leading questions of
amendment to the Constitution and
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PROPOSED ALTERATIoYsa AND AMENDMENT s
ARTICLE /


Section /. That slavery and inyolun
tary seryitude, except as punishment
for crime, where the party shall have
been duly convicted, are hereby forever
abolished and prohibited throughout the
State
Sec . The Legislature shall make
no law recognizing the right ofproperty
in man
Sec 3 The Judges of the Supreme
Cgurt, and the Attorney General and
Reporter shall be appointed by the nom
nation of the Governor, with the adyi c
and consent of the Senate
Sec. l. All free white male persons q
years of age, citizens Of the United
States and Of the State, and of the coun-
ty where he offers his vote for six
months preceding the day of election,
and all who have voluntarily born arms
IN the service of the United States, the
same being citizens of Tennessee, shall
exercise the right of suffrage: Provided,
That no person shall be disqualified
from voting in any election on account
of color, who shall be by the laws Of
this State a competent witness in a
court of Justice against a white man +:
Provided. further, That all civil, judi
cial and other officers of the State o.
Tennessee and of the so-called Confed-
crate States, who knowingly and will
IinRly acted in hostility TO the Govern
ment of the United States and in con-
cert with those engaged in armed rebel
lion against it, by giving them aid and
comfort, or by passing or executing laws,
or otherwise, shall he forever disfran
chissd, and shall Ee2eT hold any Office
of honor, profit or trust in this State;
yet nothing herein shall be so construed
as to disfranchise or affect those judicial
and other officers of the State who can
establish their loyalty beyond all doubt !:
Provided, further, That sll officers in
the Provisional Army Of Tennessee CT in
the armies of the so-called Confederate
States, above the grade Of Lieutenant
Colonel, shall be forever disfranchised
and debarred the privilege of holding
any Office of honor, trust or profit in the
State Of Tennessee Provided, further,
That the Legislature may have power
to re-enfranchise such persons, well dis
posed toward the government of the
United States, asin their judgment may
seem to them proper
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Mr.. J Z. Hood, of Hamilton county
8 member Of the Committee, presented
a minority Report, as follows
The undersigned, constituting the
minority of the Committee on Business,
to whom was referred 81 resolutions
offered for the consideration of the
Convention, beg leave to make the fol-
lowing minority Report
Whilst agreeing with the majority of
the committee in most of the amend
ments proposed, and not desiring to di-
' de the Union people of Tennessee by
any premature discussion of them,-yet
We cannot, consistent with our idees of
the motives for which this Convention
was called, and by authority of which
It is now assembled, agree with them in
their opinion that the powers conferred
on this body iustifes it in adopting any
amendments to the organic law IF the
State.
The folIoWing-among others-are
the reasons which induce us TO adopt
this course
lst The call under which this body
Is assembled, does not authorize any
such action. In fact, the specific object
is there stated, being only advisory in
its character, and locking to the asaem-
bling hereafter of duly elected and
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qualified body OF oegoe~-ss
with full power 10 mako al necessary
amendments
ID Many Of the delegates now pres
ent, inform as that no meetings we're
held in their counties authorizing them
to act in a representative character
and that they are here only as individ-
al members of the Union organisation
Of the State
Sd. we feel the danger Of
treading in the footsteps-even by Inn
plication-of the leaders Of the rebel
lion in the State of Tennessee, under
Isham G. Harris, who inaugurated and
set on foot the ordinance of secession
by the Legislative body, then assembled
and its subsequent ratification by tae
people on the Sth of June, 1861, and
whose action was openly and publicly
condemned by as because of its reyolu-
tionary, rebellious, and unauthorized
character.
4 The majority of your committee,
we understand, agree with US IN the
legality Of the course hereafter propos-
ed by US, whilst We cannot agree with
them in the assumed right and power
otkresolving ourselves into a Constitu-
tional convention, clothed with the au-
thority of changing the organic and fun
damental law OF the State, and thereby
depriVing the people of the rightwhich
belongs to them alone. For these rea-
sons and many others which will readi-
ly suggest themselves to the mind of the
intelligent loyalist we offer this resolu-
tiol:
RESOLVED, That the acting Governor
of the State of Tennessee be instructed
and requested to issue Yrits of election
ID be holden on the 22d day of Febru-
airy, 1865, for the election of one hun
dred delegates, on the General Ticket
system; who shall assemble at Nash
vile on the 4th day of March thereaf-
ter, to take into consideration such
measures as will make the organic law
of the State homogeneous with the lib
eral policy of the Government of the
United States, their action to be sub
mitted to the people for ratification or
rejection on the Goth of April, 1863.
All,of which is respectfully submitted
JAS r. HOOD.
The Convention then adjourned till
ten A. NJ, Thursday, to allow members
to consider the various propositions.
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for erlnA >
coufisted
Law.
Resolved IN
itation shall q sl,
State De holden not to6s.
barred The rights Of snv ETC.,
20 a status N the courts Of al
20 sue and recover damages ia
and injuries done during -
OF the present rebellion =
Resolved, That the two
resolutions be submitted r., IL
voters OF the State on TIE a.
ruary, 1865, as propounded
ment5 u the State Constitu6
their ratification or rejection. md
rules and restrictions as the NJ
6oyernOr Of the State NAV in
lamation for an election presori5,
that be Immediately issue his pr6s
ton for such election
Resolved That at the same TIM g
election be holden for Delegstes >
State Constitutional Conveption S :
sem0le at the Capitol in Nashville {
day February, 1865, to revise
amend the State Constitution IN su,
other respects as may be deemed !
them OF importance to the best int.
estS OF the people Of the Stata
Resolved, That the number of De-
gates TO be elected shall be equal to Il
number of Representatives and Sen
tors III the two branches Of the Sta
Legislature Immediately preceding n
9Th Of June, 1861.
Resolved, That the interest
people Of Tennessee, is to ass
State Legislature and elect
ID the Federal Congress att
practical time, the same cs
constitutionally, Ov con.
public pOlicy-and should
highest consideration al tb.
as herein provided.
Should the people by a majority vo.
on the 9Th Of February, 1865, in fay,
OF the lst and ID Resolutions herei
then the same shall constitute a part
the constitution Of the State Of TIE
nessee.
The returns Of the election here,
ordered to be holden shall be mad
filed and transmitted to the variot
officers Of the State as in elections f.
members to the Legislature, immediat
ly proceeding She rebellion.
Resolved, That this convention Or
pare and adopt a general ticket fc
Delegates throughout the State.
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7 concur iI' the majority report except
as 10 the election of Supreme Judges and
Attorney General, and am not convinced
that the manner of voting is the proper
one. ). ,. FOWLER.
agree with the majority, except in the
election Of the Judges of the Supreme
Court and Attorney General and Reporter
And I object 20 making the Constitution
and referring il TO the people without a
Convention, aud l object TO the disfran-
chisement to the extent provided for.
JOIN c. GAUT.
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r E MOVAL!
GREWAR l. ALBERTSON,
Practical Planners d Gas Filters,

HAVE REMOVED THEIR ESTABLISHMENT
IL from No. D North Cherry street, to the buI d.
ing formerly occupied by VIM. simmons As q C.r
Pent1r's shop, 90 Church street. between Chrru
an College, three doors below the Post Oflet
Whe.e lhey are nOW prepared 20 execute auy and
sA kinds OF work ia theirline, 40 short notice and
in the hest manner
They hsy con hand and 'or sale Lii and Force
Pumps, Artesisn sad Cstern Pumps, etc. Also. ID
large supply OF Chand hers, Pendants. Bnc1ets
etc I8nIZ 3m
, 1865-04-18

acquired by assignment or by legal or
Reputable lieu, sac calender months pre-
"viously to the death of the lives
"assured, upon due proof Of the extent
''of such interest being made to the Di-
"rectors. And if any person assured,
''upon his own life, shall die by his own
'hands, and not teJo de Sc, the Directors
"shaIl be at liberty, if they shall think
"proper, to pay, for the benefit of his
"family, the whole or any part Of the
"amount which would have become due
sin respect to the Policy, as they may
"think fit"
You will obIige me much in publishing
these remarks in one Of your early num-
bers. Yours truly,
E, MONEFELDT,
Agent.
Royal Insurance Office, ChrisJiansted
st. Croix 18th April 1865.
, 1865-04-18
TEE AVIS"
Str5atta4a1G8, 81, groiz,
TUESDAY, 18TH APRIL 1865.

Inc hOyaI Mall steamer tasmania, az
rived at st. Thomas on Sunday 10Th inst.
with European dates to the LIST instant.
In the Spanish Chamber Of Deputies,
Senior Benavades explained that it was
greatly TO the interest of Spain to aban-
don st. Domingo, and to be satisfied with
the commercial advantages she might
thus obtain. His speech was loudly APP
plauded.
THE DUCHIES.
An extraordinary sitting Of the Fede-
raj Diet was held at Fraukfort-on-the-
Main, in which it was resolved, by 8
against 6 votes, that the discussion of the
proposal of Bavaria, in favour of the
claims of the Duke of Augustenburg,
should take place on the 9th of April.
The following is the text Of the motion
brought forward by Bavaria and Saxony
in the Federal Diet:-"That the Govern
ments Of Austria and Prussia be requested
to cede the Duchy of HoIstein to the he
reditary Prince Of Observation-Disclosures
MISUNDERSTANDING, to be by him
administered, and that Austria and Prus-
sia should communicate TO the Federal
Diet what mutual arrangements they have
arrived at in reference to the Duchy of
Lauenburg." The representatives of
Prussia, Hanover, Electoral Hesse, Neck
Ienburg, and of the 18th and 18th Curie
voted against the proposal that this mo-
ton of Bavaria should be discussed on
the 9th Of April.
ITALY.
The Unitd HaLiana publishes the fol-
lowing letter from Mazzini, announcing
the existence of a secret treaty between
France and Italy :-"Friends,-The po-
pular instinct has revealed a danger to
the Piedmontese provinces Of Italy. This
danger is well founded. There exists in
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a scroll of
eight pages of English cartridge paper,
bound with blue silk. This scroll con-
tains a secret protocol appended to the
convention of the 18th September, 1864.
The protocol states as follows THE
Italian Government undertakes to abstain
from any enterprise upon Venetia, and to
energetically resist any such enterprise
that might be attempted by the party Of
action or others. IF unforeseen events
more powerful than the obligations I'M
dertaken should give either Rome or We
nice to Italy, a r~ectification of frontiers
will take place between France and Italy,
, 1865-04-18
Srmmntitatfun
To the Editor of the St. CrOix Avis.
Dear Sir,

DtdL OFF,
Having understood that it has been as
serted that a Life Policy can not legally
be assigned unless with the consent of
the respective Company, l beg leave to
state that this is not the case, but it is
proper that a notice Of such assignment
should be given in writing to the Agent,
that he may cause it to be registered in
the Books of the Company. In this [
am borne out both by the special practice
of "The Royal" as we'll as the general
Rule of all Life Offices, and beg leave
with respect to the latter to quote from
"The Insurance Guide" page Alb as fol-
lows:
, 1865-04-18
ASSIGNMENT OF Policies

ANWSS
ASSIGNMENT OF Policies
"Where policies of assurance are taken
out by persons on their own lives, and are
afterwards assigned for valuable con-
sideration'-that is either by way of de-
posit for a loan, or by way of sale for a
specified sum of money paid doWn-both
the law of the land and the custom of the
Assurance Offices grant the holders of
such policies certain privileges. Thus
such policies do not, we believe, in any
existing Office become forfeited in the
event Of the death of the person on whose
life the policy was effected by dueUjng,
suicide, or the hands Of juStice. This rem
ders them far better security than they
could otherwise possibly become but in
order to secure this advantage proper no
tice of the assignment must have been
given to, and registered on the books Of
the Company; and, if demanded, proof
must be furnished that the transaction
was o bona fde one, otherwise advantage
might be taken in some cases. Such po-
licies are bound as to the time of paying
premiums, and by the regulations for for
eign travel and residence in all respects
as ordinary policies. The risk under this
latter head is referred to under our re-
marks on Sale of Policies.'
AS a policy is assignable property, it
often becomes a means by which money
is raised on mortgage or sale of it but to
make the assignment e%ffectual in cases of
bankruptcy or insolvency, it is essential
that notices of the assignment should be
-. L. Aho NAoo Tn &C ,O,NoI,-1
the holder, or buyer, pays all the future
premiums; his advantage being in the
possession of such a policy at a premium
less than he must have paid for it at the
existing age Of the party upon whose life
it was granted. Surprising, for instance,
a policy to have been effected with the
Equitable, say for the payment of 9l,OO0
upon the death Of a person aged between
81 and 38 when the assurance was made,
and that it was sold when he was between
SO and 81 the buyer would then have to
pay only 932 SIS. annually, the premium
for the former age whereas if the life
were to be assured at the latter age the
premium would be SAG l5s. For the diff
ference between these two annual payments
therefore, namely, ETA. los, an equitable
price should be paid.-Pocock."
With respect to the reservation about
duelling etc., I beg leave to copy Condi-
tons Of "the Royals Assurance
Assurances made by persons on their
"own lives, who shall die by their W
'act, whether sane or insane, or by duel
cling or, by the hands of justice, will
"become void so far as respects such
persons, but shall remain in force so far
''as any other person or persons shall
"then have q bona .fde interest therein,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-09
CooS Advice.

! Frederick Douglas, in addressing the colored
people the other dlyi Baltimore, gave then some
excellent advice, which We find reported in the
Cambridge Md ln.ellig,ncer:
al now desire to make some remarks to my
colored friends. By the adoption of the new con-
st:tu.ion your condition is changed. You are in
one sense, free. But you must not think that
/ freedom means absence from work. ear that in
mind. would impress Il upon your minds that if
! you wou'dbe prosperous you mus. be industrious
| would advise those living in Tie lower counties
of Maryland to stick to their agricultural pursuits
believe that $3.50 in the country is better than
500 in the city. There they can live more eco
nomcally, and there are not so many temptations
to lead them astray. f tho colorcd people of
MARYLAND focS to Baltimore, crowling the a llcvs
and by-strcets. woe bclide them. Sad indeed will
be their fate. They must stick to the country and
work. They must be ing with their unls and
endeavor to buy land. They must continually
strive TO become laEdhoders. Nor is this scfi
cert. They must build up schools and educate
their children. Hitherto you were wont to pride
yourself on your muscle. He who could shoulder
the heaviest burden was the greatest man in the
neighborhood. But GU need something else now
You must make Yourself capable of thinking as
well as digging. IL we wish to enjoy the same
privileges rs the white man, We must labor to Lc-
come his equal. We mnst educate ourselves
Lut US resolve to point the finger OF scorn at every
colored man who refuses to send his children to
school. You will fnd that the more Intelligent
and refined you become, the more your white
brethren will respect you. / hold that alt meil are
equal naturally but not practically. We need no,
try TO conceal tha. we are inferior to the whites
practically. They have their Clays, Websters
and Calhouns. We have not. They can build
ships, while We scarcely build a canoe and it
will be lopsided In fact, in all arts and sciences
they are immeasurably our superiors. Now, five
will be studious, nd faithful to our interests, it
will not be always so. The black man is just as
capable of being great the white. All 1t needs
is an effort-a persistent. untiring effort. You
have now the opportunity, and ] trust you will
improve it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-09
Advertising.
The New York Sun has the following on the
advantages of advertising, which is equally appli
cable to this latitude: $500

The New York Sun has the following on the
advantages of advertising, which is equally appli-
cable to this latitude: .s4r
"To pro erly appreciate the valre of advertis-
ing, over other methods of making ones business
known to the community we have only to instance
the many large fortunes that have been derived
from systematic course ofadyertising a good ar
ticle in the columns Of this Journal Benjamin
Brandreth who is now worth half million of doll
lars, attributes bis success to advertising, which
began with small notices in the Sun DR.. Town
send and many Others arc living examples. Short
ly after the war commenced Mr.. Barsum conclu-
ded th't his expenses mus; bc curtalcd and ac-
ccrdinSly gave orders to ofhis agents that his
advertisements in the Sun must be cut down one
half This was accordingly done. A few weeks
later the great Snowman discovered that his
daily receipts were growing Smaller by degrees
and beautifully less He doubled his attractions,
but still the receipts were not increased The
matter became serious, and troubled Mr.. Ba-num
so much that it disturbed his slumbcrs lie gave
orders to double the size Of his advertisements
IL was done. ard the result as related BY Barnum
himself was an increase of $3.50 in his receipts tho
first week, and $3.50 per week subsequently,. Since
then he has never attempted to economise BY re-
5ucing the amount paid for his advertisements"