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The New Military Departnl ents

The New Military Departni ents.
The following Military Divisions
have been arranged:
First, Military Division Of the At.
lantic, comprises the Department Of
1.-The East, Department Of Pensylva.
MIA, Middle Department of Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
to be commanded by Major Gen.
Meade, Headquarters at Philadel.
Iphia.
Second, Military Division Of Miss.
issippi includes the Department Of
Ohio, Department Of the Northwest,
Department Of Missouri, and Depart.
ment of Arkansas, to be commanded
by Major Gen. Sherman, Heaaquar.
teIs at st Louis.
| Third, Military Division of Tonnes
see comprises Kentucky, Tennessee
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and
Florida, to be commanded by Major
Ten. 9. ! Thomas; headquarters al
Nashville.
Fourth, The Military Division Of
the Southwest comprises Louisiana
Texas. New Mexico and Arkansas t
30 commanded by Major Genera
Sheridan; headquarters at New Or
leans.
Fifth. The Military Division Of the
Pae ifc to be commanded BY Major
Gen. Halleek; Headquarters at San
Francisco,
These divisions are severally diyi
]esl into departments, each with spe
lcial commanders. These commanders
have not been determined on III al
cases. Isl
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IMPORTANT RuMoRs. The New Orleans
Times Of the 18th has the following local
items:
II is runlored that Governor Wells IS be-
ing, or about 70 be, tried bya court5nartial
on charges preferred by Major General
Banks
We understand that General Beanregard
has been arrested and sent to Washington,
under guard.
We also learn that nearly eleven millions
q dollars were captured with the party Of
Seh. Davis. Y Is supposed 70 be tie specie
taken from the banks Of this city. We
|glve these as rumors.
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punishment may include disfral
Ichisement, if the law so provides, bu
until he is convicted. he is presume,
Ito be innocent, and entitled to exc,
else all the rights Of citizen Of th
/ United States.
| Such il the decision Of ajudge 0
1.-THE highest judicial tribunal known /,
Jour laws.
! II it is law, binding on all the Off
GERS Of the Government, it certainly
Conflicts with many Of the judgments
DEGREES, orders and rulings of inferior
courts and officers in various parts d
the country. In this State, especially
laH persons charged with being en-
Egaged in rebellion have been ex
icluded from the courts and from near
lily all civil rights. III the Unitci
States Comt intervenors claiming pro
lperty seized for confscation have
been compelled to purge themselves
1of all sympathy for, all interest in, all
connection in the past and present
With the rebellion. before they could
be heard in cont. Even when they
had abandoned the rebellion sometime
before and renewed their allegiance
to the United States, they could not
be admitted to intervene to claim pro.
Iperty seized. by the United States as
belonging to rebels, unless they could
Ianswernegatively such questions as
these whethert they had ever rejoiced
over victories achieved by the Confed-
|crates, or mourned over those won BY
1.-THE Federals, whether they had ever
had ai.y sympathy for, interest in, OF
ANY sentiment of q favorable charac.
| ter for the so-called Confederates !!
Lawyers, too, who cannot give like
answers.to such iaterrogatories. can.
mot appear and conduct suits in the
United States courts. General But.
Ter went . great deal beyond this,
and prohibited all persons who did
not take the cath prescribed by him
from exercising any civil rights
whaterer-from entering into any
contracts, trade, Business even from
making any complaint in court, ex.
|cept for assault and battery, or Of
appearing as q witness, making a
will, drawing Q check, or exercising
any right ever possessed or enjoyed
by a member Of civil society.
Tic decision Of Judge Nelson is IN
conflict with all these decisions and
orders.
It is most fervently hoped that
President johnson will, as quickly as.
possible, Issue the declaration Of
peace, which the Northern papers de.
clare he has been contemplating for
some time, SO that the people may
distinctly Understand by what deci.
sions they are to be governed, and
the constitutional and accustomed
tribunals be re invested with oil
those powers and daties-upon which
the people have hitherto relied for.
their security and protection. 4 New
Orleans Picayune.
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DIED IN New Orleans, on Friday
morning, Juue Is. lo65, at halipast s
O'clock, A.a., BRrDcEr MAHosY, aged 38
years & native Of County Cork, Ireland.
and wife Of Martin Tinnerty. 3
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-09
Hon. ". W. BoyCe.

About ten days ago, this distinguish.
ed citizen took his deparrnr" from
Winnsboro' for Washington, whrr" II"
de,igns locating himself in ' practice
of his profession of law, TIN, "vrnI,
terminating ~ it does. his citizenship al
the State, and his relations with hct poll.
tics, affords the occasion fur the address
which we lay before onr readers this
morning.
1t an able and instructive AID phil.
osophical review of lisswhnl" public ca.
recr and all exposition OF what Mr..
BnycE considers the hlund"rs and errors
of each section in tn" p,liruiil contes,
han Ir,crrd"d. and eliminated in, the
disruption nf. The Government and The
lat" calamiru,s war,
Emanaring as this letter does from a
profound thinker and states nan and an
active participant in all the S:,n qu.s.
tons and issues that have agitatrd the
country for many years, it viii be rea 1
with interest by all, however, disposed
many may be, to dissent from particular
views.
It is thr law Of nigh p ,>irrn to en-.
gender opposition and enmitv, and mis-.
representation. and Mr.. BoYcE's career
furnishes no exception to this principle
in respect at least to ono or two pas.
sages to which he touchingly alu1cs.
But whatever aspcritles may have been
created by the an'agonism of politics
and ideas, we are sure, our whole State
like him will remember only lis emf.
nent services, AMI will recognize in his
. public life large and comprehensive
ability, great forecast, unblemished pa.
triotism and devotion to her interests.
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Important Circular.

We publish the following circular, as
it contains information of considerable
interest at the present time
HEADQUARTERS.
ACT. Asst Con-. BUREAU REFUGEEs,
FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS,
DIsTRlcT WESTERN S. G..
CoLUMDIA, S. c., Nov. %. 1866.
Circular:
In order to avoid the evils that must
necessa lily follow failure on the part
of employers md freedmen to enter into
contracts for the ensuing year., it has
been .determined,to to require that contracts
Be made Immediately. Tho accompany.
ing form has been adopted and will be
observed,
1t Isltoped that the stipulation in this
form providing for the continuance Of
these contracts after the restoration of
civil authority, under such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by the
Legislature Of this State will prove sat.
istactory 20 all parties. 1t is recommen
5ded that, as far as practicable, in order
not to break upHther homes for the
present. freedmen be employed by
and make contracts with their former
masters, and that care be taken to pro.
vide for the maintenance Of The helpless
and infrm This end will We most easi.
~ secured by paying the freedmen for
their labor in clcthing, food and shelter,
medical attendance, and such additional
wages in money as may be agreed upon
Commanding officer Mt each court house
in the SubsDistrictto net MS agent for
the Freedmen's Bureau, and TO take
charge of the making Of contracts. This
officer associated Miah wo citizens of the
Military Distrid ,agistrates, If they
can be obtained. VII constitute board
under the provisions Of Circular No. s.,
from headquarters of the Bureau. \ In
cases where the employer and freedmen
cannot agree npon the terms Of the con.
tract board, after careful exam.
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future | should say, tho first thing for
the South is white immigration, the Sc.
cond thing is white immigration, the
third thing is white immigration. You
should do everything in your power TO
invite a white population, both by
your legislation, and favorable public
sentiment Receive immigrants from
Europe and the United States with
open arms. The danger i'll the future is
in a collision of races, your safety is
in the closest sympathy with your own
race in the United States. You need
the friendship OF tho American people,
take every step TO obtain it.
Another objection to Reconstruction
is that the national debt will be in dan
ger of reputation from your votes
This would be fatal policy on your
part--sustain the national debt as a fun
damchtal article of your policy.
And now fellow citizens permit me to
take kind farewell of you, and to re.
turn you my sincere thanks for your
generous support for so many years,
Had the State needed my services /
should have shared her fortunes to the
end. But l now feel at liberty to seek
elsewhere to restore my fortune, shat.
tered as it has been by the war. shall
remember nothing but yonr kindness.
and will lose no opportunity that may
be in my power to sdvance your inter.
ests.
With great respect. &C.,
WILLIAM w. B0YCE.
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'ith great respect. &C.,
WILLIAM w. BoYCE.
Communicated
A Plea for the English Language,

Companies are already being organ.
ized," sc. Such are the words which
form part Of sentence from Gov:
Orr's Inaugural. The three words itali.
cised for this occasion form detection
of the verb not only unpleasant to the
student Of grammar, but wholly unwar.
rantable. It violates the taste formed
from the study of the best writers in the
English language 1t owes its birth to-
newspaper literature, and its nse
more to our carelrssness than its lcgiti.
macy. Our language will not suffer by
throttling the foundling at once.
II it be asked what form Of expires
sion can be substituted, it may be an.
swpred that there are two methods of
avoiding 50 clumsy a phrase. If it is
not desirable, nor convenient, or even
impossible to,rsr Tia" dctive roice, why
there is no fault in using a present nc.
tive paI,iciplr III a passive sense, for the
custom of literary men sanctions,
Companies are nrgnnizing"-- pro.
pr"'y, cnphony, concsrncsS and clear
ness, which "cOmpnmrS are hring or.
ganlzcd' never can claim. Is 1t asking
too much for lhe welfare OF our language
oinsist upon the immediate rejection Of
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Fashionable Dress Makingl

MFRS; I'M. ELLIOTT is expecting q I,
1Vl hrst class dress maker, and will car.
ry on fashionable dress making 81, tho bnse-.,
ment of her residence She has also lust 4,
opened neat and fashionable selection of,
NIL Wool. Delaines, French Merinoes Silk
popllns, Black and Brown Debages andl
Black Aiapacas. Also, white Kid Gloves, },
Collars, and Dress Trimmings, which sheH
will take pleasure in showing ito her pa.
irons FiH 9irtf dec 965--2w6 S :
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MoMAsTER'S HOTEL,
WINNsBORo, S, C. J

'HiS old and favorably known Anzes,,,
u HOUSE is still kept by the
widow of John McNlaster, Esq, de. liiigt
ceased, ISa.ts ~ tA'R A'''RsEsesa IA
The patronage of old friends and of tho,
public are solicited. af Y
dec 965.-law4 E Hf.b"
psSn The Columbia Ph@mx and Charlotte
Times will copy once week for four weeks
and send bill TO this Office. 0i ENFi =
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nation OF ah the facts, will fix the terms,
The two citizens, (mcmbers of the
board) shall be paid three dollars per
day for the time actually engaged in the
discharge of their duty--the account to
be certified to by the officer associated
with them and approved by the Sub.
District Commanding.
20 defay the necessary expenses Of
these proceedings, fee of fifty cents
shall be charged and collected for each
freedmen so employed in cases where
ten or a. less number are employed; it
more than ten, twenty-five CENTS viii
be collected for each additional freed
man, SO employed. These fees will be
collected by the officer in charge, and
accounted for to the Sub.Assistant Com,
missioner. No disbursements by him
will be allowed, except the per diem of
the associate members of the board, up
on approved accounts. n weekly re-
port will be made by hlm to the Sub.
Assistant Commissioner, which will be-
accompanied by, correct copy Of all
contracts entered into. t.a .r
: Sub.Assistant Commissioners will re.
port weekly to these headquarters the
number Of freedmen contracted with.
and every other matter Of importance or
interest connected with this business
They will also, to tho full extent Of
their power. enforce the faithful perform
anco of the conditions Of these contracts.
The interests of freedmen will be care
fully guarded. md their rights in every
respect protected, but, ,at the same time,
they must be compelled to fulfill their
agreement, and, if idle or vicious,
must be punished .
No effort should he spared to correct.
tho erroneous impression that prevails
among the freedmen in regard to a di.
vision of land that it is not necessary
tor them to make contracts, or that they
will be permitted 70 leave their present.
homes. and go in great numbers to any
other part OF the country.
RALpu Ely, g.
Brevet Brig. Gen. Acting Asst Com'r.
COLUMBIA, Nov. %, 1866.
Z" Brevct Brigadier General Raloh
Fly, Acting Ass't Comra b. e., 4,
and 4. Il. rfl5 a'-
SIR BY authority of the Assistant
COMMISSIONS, you are hereby directed
to assume charge Of the affairs Of the.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands, for the District of
Western South Carolina, with Head.
quarters at Columbia, South Carolina.
Subordinate Assistant Commissioners.
within this District will be- subject to
snch general regulations. as You may.
publish in accordance with orders from.
The Assistant Commissioner for South.
Carolina and Georgia. | am, General.
very respectfully, your ohedicnt servaut,
G. Fl. HowARp,
Brcvet Brig Gen, Insp'r Gen.
And Chief of Staff
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Notice.

A LII persons having demands against the.
"a Estate of franklin Gaillard decessed,
viii present them for payment, and those.
who are indebted 70 aaid estate win mako.
.paymeptto EDWARD G.. PALMER, -
dec 6'86---2w S>NS Admir-.
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Goyorn ment Stock.

The annexed letter was handed to us
by a gentleman Of our town and we
cheerfnlly give it publicity for the bene.
hit OF such of our citizens as may be af.
fected by it. The views of Genl. Gil.
MORE as stated by Gov. PERRY are ex-
actly what common fairness and equity
demand. 1t has all along struck lis
that the seizure or compulsory delivery,
and sale, of stock abandoned by the
United States army as sick, broken
down and useless, and in many cases re.
surrected almost from he dead and rem.
dered valuable and efficient by the care
and attention and at the expense of citi.
zens without compensation, or pecuniary
acknowledgement ofanv kind q an ex.
traordinary procedure and palpahly nn.
jgst. The Importance of the subject is
recognized when it is recollccted that the
stock embraced in this description con.
stItntes an important proportion of the
nnmher empl"v~d in the agriculture of
the District
COLUMBIA, S. G., Sd, Dec. 1865.
DEAR SIR have seen vour letter
to my son and IN reply have to saw, that
Gen. GILMORE wrote me enclosing
military orders. expressly stating that
horses and mules broken down (bysthe
army,) and recruited by the planters
Were' not to be taken by the Treasury
Agents.
Whenever losses Of this character oc.
cur, make the issue and appeal to the
high military authorities
have written to the President in re.
gard to the conduct of these agents.
Yours, SC.
.'.Fr II II pcn,u
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w I'M IN Sn>SAa,.s.
Saturday Morning, December 9, 1865,
New Advertisements.

See notice "McNns'"r's Hulpl "
Also Questionable Dress Making
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ESTATE SALE,

Rf authority from the Court of Ordinary, os
D there will he offered at public Cout- ~
cry at the late residence of John @. Moblys sSS :
deceased, on Tuesday. the 19th instant, a y, :
lotof r4A'tt'f ~
CORN, sWs7ilSH3 ~ gagsH AZ III
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EXECUTOR's NOTICE. 8

A LII persons having demands against,
IN the estate Of John McMaster dsoens.,.
ed viii render them In properly sttes.,d
without delay. All persons Indebted to.
said estate arc requested to mako immediate.
settlement with the undersigned. 5nsF ~
sssy, 81 II. jMcMASTRR, Executor. y
nov, 25'6b--.9 d fa,. 80 'f"' 'a'
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PEAS and

belonging to the estate of John G. ,Mobley,
deceased. At the same time will be rented
TO the highest bidder, the plantation bc-s
longing to the said estate, known as - -
2 LAGRANGE q 8,ssiH siss
4 .3I FEB M0BLEY, Executor.
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b. F. PERRY.

The London papers publish a long ac.
count OF the fnneral ofTom Sayers, the
pngIls. Tie affair wound up with a
grand s"t,o between lhc police and he
ronghs III which The former, after dies.
Pernle struggle, were successful After
che skirmis'l, the cemtew ground. pre-.
stp'ed the appearance Of quifean exien.
slve wounded men Law.
ing finseyery direction 1t was a
disgraceful affair throughout.
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sximiiian. III speech made last
s Ger, said, 81 may die, bnt viii
DOT ofonr glorious banner for
'S,Ntp R'rceseen make mc abandon
- TO Wiz your confidence has
callH6sme." "
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Assessors Notice-.-lse5.

THE assessors Of tho City Of Biddeiord
i hereby give notice to NIL persons and Cor
porations liable to DO taxed In said city, that
they will be In session the LIST, Sd, eth, 5th and
9th days Of April ensuing. At the ONCE Of the
assessors In the City Building opposite the
common council room, from nine to twelve o..
clock IN the forenoon and from two 10 Ave o.
clock In the afternoon; and oil persons % lis
bio are requested to make and bring 10 10 them
true and perfect lists of their Polls. and all their
Estates. Real and Personal. not by Law exempt
frvm taxation, which they were possessed Of on
the frst day Of April, 1865, including money on
hand or at interest, debts due more thin they
owe, a. also all property held in trust a. Guar.
dian. Executor, administrator or o!nerx rls,:
the same ON oath. ls.a,
ELIAS HARMON. Assessors Of Bid
WA. Z. D0NNELL.} detord for 1863.
Biddeford, March sd, 1853 lw
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Al Q Court OF Probate held - Alfred. within
and for the county VI York. on the hrst Tuesday In
March, In the year Of our Lord eighteen hun
drsd and sixty.tvs, by tho Hon. z. Z. Bourne,
Judge OF said Court,
IN tho petition OF stephen Goodrich. Admins
" traitor Of tho estate OF Benjamin Goodrich, late
Of berwick, In said county, deceased. representing
that the personal estate Of said decoased 10 not
sufhoisnt 10 pay the just debts which he owed 1t
the timc Of his death by tho sum Of eleven hun.
drod dollars, and praying for license " sell and
convey the whole VI tho real estate OF said dc.
ceased, at public auction or private sale, because
by partial sale the residue would 10 greatly In
jured
10 the heirs Of said deceased and 10 all persons n
tercsted In said estate. by causing copy OF tlis
order 70 be published throc weeks SUCCESSFULLY In
the Usisn and Journal printed In BiddeIord. 10
said county, that they may appear Ut Q Probate
Court 10 Do held at South Berwick, In said county,
on The nrst Tuesday In April usxt, q ten
OF the cloak In the forenoon. and shsw cause.
they have. Why the prayer OF 'aid petition should
= Attest. George II. Knowltou, Register.
A true copy. -, - o,
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In this city, March IS, Sarah Olive, wife Of
John & Libby, 81 yrs mos 20 days.
In this city, Feb. 4, Sally @. Benson, daugh-
ter Of Luther and Clara Benson, 81 yrs. D mos
In Saco. Feb. %, Sarah B., widow Of the late
BENZ. Grant, 10 yrs. l mo. 10 days. Eastern
papers please copy.l
In Kennebuukport, March 7, Susan, daugh-
ter of John and Susan Walker, % yrs.
In Lyman, March 10, Huldah, wife Of the
late John Emmons. OF yrs. 2 mos. 10 days.
In Lyman, Ellen Francis, daughter of Jo-
seph and Mary Roberts. Is yrs. 10 DAYS.
In Saco, March -, Mrs. Betsy L. Fowler, ca
yrs. mos.
For more than quarter Of a century men,
Der of the LIST Parish Church, our departed
friend. in her lingering and painful sickness Of
3 months, witnessed daily to that power Of q
Christian faith which can sweeily and patiently
endure ''as seeing Him who Is invisible" "Per-
feet through suffering" her end was peace.
Con-.
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At n Court Of Probate held ut Alfred: within
and Cor the county ofYOrk, on the hrst Tuesday
in March, In tho year Of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty.avo, the Hon. E.E. Bourne,
Judge OF said Court,
TAMES PHILBRlCK. Guardian OF Robert 8. Phil.
of oliver PhIlbrick late Of kittery, In said coun.
ty, deceased having presented his hrst account Of
ruardianship OF his said ward, for allowance
Ordered, That the said Guardian give no.
tice 10 all persons interested, by causing .
copy of this order 10 DO published IN the UnioR r
osrnai printed In Blddsford. In said county, three
weeks suooessively, that they may appear st 9
Probate Court TO 10 held ut south Berwick. In said
county, on the nrst Tuesday In April next. at
ten OF the clock In the forenoon. and shew cause II
any they have, why the Same should not DO al.
~ Attest George n. Knowlton, Register.
Attest. George II. Knowltou. Register
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columns. and until the public can intelliscntly
judge Of the evidence before the Court, We ask
them to suspend judgement.

"a GREAT Consecutive RExkpr," .dver.
tiscd In our columns 10 day, called L,rookah,s
Indian Vegetable Pulmonic Syrup, 10 recon.
mended to US In the highest terms, rs an efhca.
cious remedy for colds, coughs. Group, catarrh,
bronchitis and the various throat affections;
splitting blood. pain in the side. and all com
plants tending to consumption. Wehave seen
In addition TO the letters which accompany the
AL sertisement, testimonials as to the efficacy ol
the remedy from gentlemen Of very high social
standing and respectability, and we feel iusti.
6ed in cordially recommending the Pulmonic
Syrup to the public.
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Scro0uln

Is faint or Infection In the human organism: Act
ing like latent poison, II reduces tho vitality u
the blood Constitutions affected with Scrofila or,
more than any others subjected to diseases, and
have less power ~ Withstand or recover frouf them
The Scroila faint or Infection Is hereditary In the
constitution, descending from parents TO children
until the third generation. "-ani should DO attend
cd 10 In season and We honestly believe by the
timely use or DR.. Larookal's Sarsaparilla Com.
pound. that this most loatbsome disease can DC
checked and In the majority Of cases cured Drop.
~ and Dropsical swelings are cured By this great
Medicine.
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The health wardens in New York are no
toriously ignorant. Two Of them who were
lately examined at Albany, didn't know what
hygiene was. One Of them said Il was new
compound which the doctors sold, and the
other thought 1t was something that came
from the cutters.