I_DES ABC SEMI-WEEK! V CITIZEN.
I (4 PER ANNUM] TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1861. VOLUME I. NO. 6.
by J. C. MORRILL.
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^CIT1Z~
Job Office f
JJaVING secured
the services of a supe
rior JOB PRINTER,
the Citizen Office
is prepared te accom
modate its customers
j WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
P]R OMPTLY.
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hand consisting in part of
DEEDS OF CONVEYANCE;
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS;
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— ALSO —
Sheriffi’, Justices’ and Constables’
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MEMPHIS ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. E. MERRIMAN & CO.
N O 253, MAIN-STREET,
MEMPHIS.TENN.
Have now on hand and For Sale, at the
most reasonable prices, the
Finest Assortment of
Together with all kinds of
HUNTING INSTRUMENTS,
they have ever exhibited in MEMPHIS.
Where do you Buy your
SILVER.WARE,
— YOUR—
Table Cutlery !
! CASTORS.
—AND—
CLOCKS!
Wife bought them at
253 Main Street.
The Ladies all think they ean get rather
BETTER BARGAINS •
—AT—
MERRI MAN’S
THAN AT ANY OTHER PEACE.
J. E. MERRI MAN & CO.,
No. 253.Main Street.No. 253
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Oct. 10.
oun
T 5S * i: rVTl E T ti VE .1 It
M E M P HIS.
Stock More Extensive tlian ever,
-AND
Equal to any in the Union !
Our leading articles are
DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY,
WATCHES,
SILVER-WARE,
SPECTACLES,
CLOCKS,
GUNS,
PISTOLS, &C.,
WITH the usual variety of Goods in our
line.
ALL KINDS OF WORK
Cone in the best manner, and with
DESPJTCH!
F. H. CLARK & CO.,
VO. 1, Clark’s Marble Block,
MEMPHIS.TEW.
.Tan. 2, 1861. [6m
IMPROI ED PROPERTY OV BUE
NA VIST A STREET FOR SAFE.
THE East half of LOT No 6, Block 25, on
Buena Vista street, in Des Arc, is offered for
jale on reasonable terms. The building was
formerly occupied by J. W. Wallace, as a
Family Grocery. The location is one of the
5est in town. For terms. &c., apply to
jan 18—tfj J- C. MORRILL.
CONSTITUTION
OF
THE PRAIRIE COUNTY
AG R ICULTUIl A L SOCIETY.
OFFICERS.
President, B. F. Fore ; Vice President, A. O.
Edwards; Secretary, R. C. McCarley;
Treasurer, G. A. Mclver ; Corresponding
Secretary, T. B. Kent.
Directors.—S. R. Brown, J. C. Morrill, Sim
Horne, B. B. Allen, J. C. Davie, B. M
Barnes, D. P. Black. A. Ragland, R. Mc
lver, A. F. MfiCain, D. W. Munroe, C. D.
Taylor.
Building Committee.—D. P. Black, A. O.
Edwards, D. VV. Munroe.
Premium Committee.—John S. Pearson, R.
McCarley, R. Mclver, J. S. Williams.
Ring Master.—John S. Pearson.
Herald.—W. W. Wair.
Marshal.—J. G. Warner.
article i.
Title of the Society.—This Society
shall be known by the name of the ‘‘Prairie
County Agricultural Society.”
article ii.
§ 1. The officers of this Society shall con
sist of a President. Vice President, Secretary,
Tieesurer and Directors.
§ 2. Officers and Directors shall hereafter
be elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting of
the Society in March, and shall hold then
offices one year, and until their successors are
ch o«en.
§ 3. In the election of officers and direc
tors, a plurality of votes cast shall be necessary
to elect. Vacancies may be filled at any
meeting of the Society.
article in.
§ 1. The President. Vice President, Secre
tary. Treasurer and Directors, shall compose
a Board of Managers, a majority of whom
Mi cl I I CIHIMIUIIC d. LjUUIUWl 1UI « 11 C II 1UI1
of business, and it shall be the duty of-said
Board to manage the property and business of
this Society as shall best promote the interests
of Agriculture, Horticulture, the Mechanic
Aits and Household Industry; and they shall
hold and conduct Annual Fails and Exhibi
tions, and distribute premiums lo the persons
exhibiting the best and most meritorious speci
mens in those several departments.
ARTICLE IV
§ 1. It shall be the duty of the President to
preside at meetings of the Society, and of the
Board of Managers. The Vice President
shall perform the duties of the President in
his absence.
ATTICLE v.
§. 1. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to
make and keep a neat record of thp proceed
ings of the Society, and of the Boardof Mana
gers, and to perform such other appropriate
duties as may he assigned him by the Society
or its Board of Managers.
§ 2. The Secretary shall keep a book for
the special purpose of recording the names of
the Annual and Life Members, and the names
of donors, and the amounts contributed by
each; he shall as soon as practical pay over
all monies received by him to the Treasurer.
article vr.
§ 1. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
receive all monies and property due the So
ciety or donated for its benefit, and to dispose
of the same only as directed by a resolution
of the Board of Managers, certified by the
President and countersigned by the secretary.
He shall keep an account of his receipts and
disbursements, arid report the same with
proper vouchers to the Society, at its annual
meetings, and to the Board of Manageis as
often as they may requite; and shall give
bond for the faithful discharge of his duty
in such surety and sums as they may deem
pi oper.
article vii.
§ 1. The Annual Meetings of Ibis Society
shall be held on the 2d Monday in March of
each year, at such place as the Society may
designate. __
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§ 1. The Board of Managers may make
such Rules, Regulations and By-Laws as they
may deem proper, consistent with the Con
CtikUtIVtii
ARTICLE XI.
§ 1. Any person may become a member of
this Society for one year by paying into the
treasury the sum of $1, or may become a life
member by paying at onetime the sum of $10.
article x.
§ 1. This Constitution may be altered or
amended by a vote of two thirds of all the
members’ present at any Annual Meeting, or
at a called meeting, provided thirty days
public notice of the same be given.
GENERAL RULES.
1. Life and Annual members of the Society,
and all others who shall pay $1 into the trea
sury, will be furnished with badges entitling
them to compete for premiums, admission
with the bona fide members of their family
with caniage9 to the Show Ground, and ail
departments of the exhibition during its
continuance.
2. Stock and articles must be entered in the
name of the bona fidf. owners, and Grain,
Fruit, Vegetables, Daiiy Products and Domes
tic Manufactures, must have been raised and
made by the exhibitor thereof, unless excep
tions be made in the published list of premi
ums offered bv the Board of Managers.
3. Animals and articles that have taken
premiums at previous exhibitions will riot be
allowed to compete except for a higher pre
mium, in case they are adjudged best after
having received the highest premium a certi
cate of the fact will be awarded. No animal
or article can compete but for a single pre
mium.
4. Premiums will not be paid on animals or
articles of inferior merit although there may
be no competition. No premium shall be
paid on any animal or article owned by a firm,
unless earli member of said firm is a member
of the Society.
5. No person shall act as a judge for award
ing premiums for which he is any way a
competitor.
6. Any person w'ho shall knowingly violate
the regulations of the Society, or who shall
seek to obtain a premium by false pretences,
or by improper inteference with the "Judges, I
shall be excluded from competition; and if a
member, from the Society.
7. Pemiuins awarded and called for at or
before the annual meeting in March will be
considered as donations to the Society.
8. Copetilion on all articles open to the
State.
Major General Robert E. Lee.
Oil the 23rd of April, a mo t interest
ing ceremony took place in the National
Convention at Richmond, on the occasion
of the presentation of Gen. Lee to the
Convention, subsequent to his confirmation
by that body as a Major General of the
land and naval forces of the Stale of Vir
ginia.
We append the closing remarks by the
President of the Convention, and the mod
est but eloquent reply of Gen. Lee. The
whole affair reminds us of the purer and
better days of the. republic. The Presi
dent of the Convention said:
Sir, we have by this unanimous vote ex
pressed our convictions that you are. at
this day, among the living citizens ol Vir
ginia, “first in war.” We pray to God
most fervently, that you may so conduct
the operations committed to your charge,
that it will soon be said ol you, that you
are first “ in peace,” and when that
comes, you will have earned the still
prouder distinction of being “first in the
hearts of your countrymen ”
I will close with one more remark.
When the father of Ins country made
his last will and testament, he gave his
sword to Ins favorite nephew with an in
junction that they should never he drawn
from their scabbards except in self defence
or in defence of the rights and liberties of
their country, anti, that if drawn for the
latter purpose, they should fall with them
in their hands, rather than relinquish them.
Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed
her sword in your hand upon the implied
condition that we know you will keep to
i iIim I m 11 r nr.rl an snirtl tl.i! \rnii ilmiv
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it only in her defence, and that you wdl
fall with it in your hand rather than the
object for which it was placed there should
fail. (Applause.)
Major General Lee. — Mr. Presi
dent and gentlemen of tire Convention :
Profoundly impressed winrihe solemnity
of ihe occasion, for which i must say i
was not prepared, I accept the position as
signed me by your partiality. I would
have much preferred had your choice fal
len upon an abler man. Trusting in Al
mighty God, an approving conscience, and
the aid of my fellow citizens, l devote my
self to the service of my native State, in
whose behalf alone, will 1 ever again draw
my sword. (Applause.)
The Chair was then vacated, and some
time was spent in the introduction of Del
egates to Major General Lee, and the
lender to him of congratulations by the
members.
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Patriotic Merchants.—A New Or
leans correspondent writes :
I cannot conclude wiihoul a word as
to the patriotism of our merchants. I am
personally acquainted with several whom
I have heard say to their clerks, ‘go your
salaries shall be continued as usual, and
whenever you return, be n next month or
next year, your place will be open to you,’
And I am told that A. B. James,a whole
sale drv goods merchant, said to one of
Ins cleiks, (the son of a widow) that his
-srrran clrttrirTsr order wrri i e
he was absent; if he behaved well and xe
ceived the approbation of his officers, Ins
salary would be increased on Ins return ;
■inH if ho foil his rrmfhpr shnnlrl Id* iim irI
Ins salary, weekly, for five years. Hea
ven will prosper such nobility of soul,
Heaven will defend the land where lives
such men.”
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Defence of Mobile.—It said that the
citizens of Mobile being thoroughly aware
of the unsafe condition of their city against
an attack from the fleet, held a private
meeting a few days ago, and appointed a
committee to make known to the Secreta
ry of War and the Governor of the State,
the state of things which existed there.—
This has been done recently and 200 kegs
of powder, several cannon and other things
j in this connection, were forwarded from
Montgomery to that point. Mobile will
be hereafter able to defend herself effect
ively against all hostile comers.
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France and the Confederate
States.—In an interview between Mr.
Faulkner, late U. S. Minister to France,
and M. Thouvenel, the French Minister j
of Foreign Affairs, the latter remarked
that the practice was now clearly under
stood, to recognize governments once '
clearly established beyond dispute, and j
when the new American government ar
rived at that point he presumed it would
be recognized. Thouvenel then demand
ed information about the new tariff, which
he said, deeply affected French Com
merce. Faulkner answered that the tariff
would be modified by the extra session of
Congress.
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The New Orleans Picayune says
that fifteen hundred free negroes of that
city have enrolled themselves as ready, if i
allowed, to perform military duty, and (j
“fight shoulder to shoulder with the cili- jf
zens, as their fathers did in 18H.” N
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.
$35“ A son of the Emerald Isle, saun*
tered into one of our large grocery stores,
a day or two ago, and enquired the price
of candles. The clerk in attendance gave
him the desired information, and at the
same time stated that in consequence of
existing war, the price of candles had ad
vanced n few cents per pound. The wor*
thy Hibernian, with astonishment depicted
on bis countenance, exclaimed. "Och,
houly Paul, are they going to fight by can
dle light 1—[Macon Telegraph.
$55“ The Administrhtion is pacifying
its rampant followers with assurances that
gigantic and determined war is now being
planned, and will be put in execution so
soon as the preparations shall be Comple
ted. They are promised blood to the full.
$55“ The only punishment equal to the
deserts of a man that strikes a woman,
would be to place him on the back of a
hard trotting horse and make him collect
newspaper accounts the bulnuceof his life.
$55“ Hon. A. G. Brown, late United
States Senator, is at the iisad of one of the
Mississippi companies.
$55“ The Pittsburg people must be
terribly afraid of Jeff. Davis. They have
procured from the U. S. Arsenal near
ihu* city, 2.3S0 muskets, 8S2 rifles, und
accoutrements, besides over 100 cannon,
to be used in the defense of that city.—
They are also surveying sites for butte
nno u ml cmwi mrr , > i i f epntilu la uou i f n nlf
one is coming !
Efs^T* A grandson of the celebrated John
Taylor, of Caroline, has enlisted as a pri.
vale and for the war. Me is worth $250,
000, with large expectations, and is an
only son. His father has uniformed a com
pany al his own expense, and has prom
ised to uniform two more.
SJf^“ The Cincinnat Gazette, one of the
most rabid of the administration organs,
j-ays that the prohibition of the export of
provisions, &c., by Gov. Dennison is seri
ously affecting the business interests of
Cincinnati, and that it should be with
drawn. The Gazette further states that
[he Southern States are not deprived of
their supplies, as they obtain them from all
lie river towns, and even from Chicago
without molestation.
Nearly all the most distinguished
staff officers who were with Generals Scott
and Taylor in Mexico have left the old
concern, and taken service under the Con
federate flag.
£k§“Tlie Etowah Iron Works of Georgia,
iave entered into ‘"a very heavy contract
with the Confederate States Government
for lire manufacture of xaTinon, inonars,
aalls and other munitions of war, on a
arge scale,” which will be commenced
mmediately.
££3“ The Toronto Leader fears that
Canada may become involved in the Uni
ed States difficulties, and suggests and
tdvocates and armed neutrality by the Ira
lerial authorities there, with six or eight
•egiments stationed along the line to pro
ect the.frontiers.
Patriotic Negro.—A free negro, a
Jesceridant of General Washington’s
slaves, who was manumitted by him, own
ng and occupying a farm ol about one
lundred and fifty acres near Mount Ver
non, Fairfax county, Va., tendered twen
,y-eight acres of his farm to be sold and
lie proceeds used in defence of the State
igainst Lincoln’s administration, any part
if the same, save that on which the bouse
s. The land is good, and worth about
wenty-five dollars per acre. If thip be
reason make the most of it.
Southern Illinois for the South.—
rhe seniiment of the people of Southern
llinois, says the St. Louis Evening News
if Saturday, appears to be averse to fur
lishing troops to the President to enforce
he new policy. We hear of no meeting
ng in that quarter to organize companies
o be tendered to the Government; and
Sgypt seems to be the oniy spot in the
‘litire North that escapes the whiilwind
low prevailing. It is said that a meeting
vas held at Vienna, Johnson county, llli*
iois, last week, at which resolutions were
iassed in favor of a separation of that re
don from the State, and annexation to the
loider Slave Stoles.