The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-05
The following is the Circular referred to by Gen

Your obedient servant.
(Signedl LOUIS V. CAZIARC,
A. d. c. and A. A. A. G.
The following is the Circular referred to by Gen
eral Candy:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
CHARLESTON, s. c., October 9, 1867. !
The following instructions are published for the
information and guidance OF the Commanding
Officers of Posts In carrying out the requirements
of General Orders, No. 92, current series, from
these Headquarters:
In any case embraced within the first subdivision
of paragraph Of said order, the rate of taxation
fixed by law, and prevailing at the time the trans
action was made and completed, or the property,
or right, was parted with, which is the subject of
taxation shall constitute the basis for correcting
such excessive taxation and upon beng conform
ed thereto such tax shall be valid and binding--t
being the design of that part OF said paragraph
to protect persons, making business operations,
from unforeseen imposition OF taxes in excess OF
the rates prevailing when such operations were
conaumIYated.
In any case arising under the second sub
division of paragraph / of said order the rate OF
taxation imposed on the property or person OF
resident Of the State shall be the basis for correct
ing such tax affecting the property or person OF
nonresident; and upon being conformed there
to- such tax shall be valid and binding.
In all cases where the collection OF any tax is
suspended under the first or second subdivisions
of paragraph of said order, the order suspending
the same shall be limited to preventing the col
lection OF any excess Of such tax over and above
the amount properly taxable in accordance with
the provisions Of said order as explained by this
circular
Commanding officers of Posts are authorized to
make such orders IS may be requisite for carrying
into operation the clauses OF said order IN con-
forming with the foregoing proviscns, and all
evil officers at the respective Posts are required
to comply Herewith.
Ey command of Bvt. Major General ED. r. S.
CANDY.
LOUIS V. CAZIARC, Aide-de- Camp,
Act'g Asst. Adjt. Gen'l.
Oficia.. LOUIS V. CAzIiRC, Aide-de-Camp,
The GERMAN MEETING LAST NIoHI.-In pur-
suance Of the call in the daily papers, number Of
our German fellow-citzens met last night at the
Engine House, in Chalmers-street. Owing to the
inclemency of the weather, the attendance was
not as large as had been expected.
Upon motion, Mr.. A. Melchers was elected
Chairman, and Dr. H. Baer Secretary.
General J. A. Wagener explained the object OF
the meeting-to bring to the attention of the Ger
mans of Charleston the terrible distress from
famine now prevailing in various parts of Sweden,
and especially in Finland. He read letter from
Mr.. NJ. Ferlow, the State agent Of immigration in
Sweden, depicting the terrible distress of that
country in pathetic terms. He states that the
crops hive failed there for seven successive years.
that many Of the people, for months, have had no
other food than Iceland moss and the ground bark
Of trees; that unless succor is obtained from
abroad, over ninety thousand must die OF hunger
in the course of this winter. Collections are now
being made for their benefit in Sweden, in Den
mark, in every part Of Germany, and recently also
in New York.
Genera! Wagener then offered The following pre-
amlble and resolutions:
Tho Germans OF Charleston have heard with
deep regret the cry of distress from Sweden and
Finland. Gaunt famine stalks among them. We
cannot, ne must not remain Indifferent, In the
prese.co Of such misery, but will contribute what
we can for their relief, Notwithstanding our own
heary losses during the PAST few years. Proyi-
dence has kindly watched over US and ours, and
vouchsated to us grounds for hope in the future.
It becomes US, therefore, gratefully to bring
worthy offering on the altar OF charity. The Lord
has said, Inasmuch ye have done it unto
one of the least of these my brethren, We have
done it unto me-" The starving and the perish
ing are the brethren OF the Lord. His cry for help
is the voice of God. The Germans Cf Charleston,
therefore, resolve
l. That we will, among ourselves and our
friends, forthwith proceed to take up coils ction
to purchase some rice for the relief of the starving
Northlanders.
2. That Committee of three be appointed for
every one of the Lower Wards, and for every two
of the Upper Wards OF the city, to take up this
collection.
9. That a Committee OF three be appointed to
receive the money collected and appropriated IN
the manner mentioned that this Committee also
attend to the shipping OF the RICE SO that captain
Wletng Immediately Oh his arrival in Bremen,
NAV deliver it to our State Agent, Mr.. ferloW, III
Stockholm
4. That committee be appointed to proc3re
new German Union Flag, to be presented TO
Captain WetinS as symbol OF greeting 10 tne
United Fatherland from the Germans OF South
Carolina.
j. That German meeting be again held next
Wednesday, i'll the Engine House, to receive the
reports of the committees.
d. That the names of the donors, ana the
amounts they respectively contribute, be puDhsheu
III the Chariestoner Zcitung and DAILY NEWS.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
COMMITTEES:
Ndra No. Captain j. NJ Ostendorf Henry
Pauls and I. Entenan.
Wart No. 2-Captain Alex Melchers Petel
BredenoeiS and George Logemann.
lV1rd No. 3-J. C. H. Claussen, John Campsen
and Ado!ph Neman.
Ward No. 4.,,-Captain A. Stemmermann, P. c.
Schroeder and Wm. Brunjes.
Wards Nos 8 and Otto Weiters. d. Pullwin-
kel and John Winters.
Wards Nos 6 and SC. H. Behle John C.
Wohlers and Jacob Hillcn.
For The Purchase ond Stpb mt Of Rt,e.-Henry
Bischoff, Captain Henry Gerdts and B. Bomann.
On he Ftag.- a. Uferhardt, Theodore Mel
chers and Il. IsseI.cn.
IN rnotion the naetiDo adiOnrned to Wodro,l.,.