DES ARC SEMI-WEEK!,Y CITIZEN.
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MEMPHIS ADVERTISEMENTS.
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N 0 253, MAIN-STREET,
MEMPHIS.TENN.,
Have now on hand and For Sale, at the
most reasonable prices, the
Finest Assortment of
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CAST oRS,
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THAN AT ANY OTHER PEACE.
J. E. MERRIMAN & CO.,
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MEMPHIS, TENN.
Oct. 10.
OTJR
TWENTIETH YEAR
MEMPHIS.
;tock More Extensive titan ever,
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Equal to any in the Union !
)ur leading articles are
DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY,
WATCHES,
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SPECTACLES,
CLOCKS,
GUNS,
PISTOLS, &C.,
WITH the usual variety of Goods in our
line.
ALL KINDS OF WORK
Done in the best manner, and with
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F. H. CLARK & CO.,
AO. 1, Clark’s Marble Block,"
MEMPHIS.TEA A.
■Tan. 2, 1861. [6m__
' JUST RECEIVED
McLaren a jackson,
lies Arc, Arkansas•
8 DOZEN silk, cassimere and soft fur Hats
assorted. Also. 1^ gross Garrett’s snuff}
Turpentine in bottles; Quinine and Smith’s
Tonic; Star Candles; Soda; Starch; Brim
stone ; Bar Soap, &c., &.C.
Aug. 22, 180$.
CONSTITUTION
OF
THE PRAIRIE COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
OFFICERS. . j
President, B. F. Ford j Vice President, A. O.
Edward*; Secretary, R. C. McCarley;
Treasurer, G. A. Mclverj 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
Iver, A. F. McCain, D. W. Munroe, C. D.
Taylor.
Building Committee.—D. P. Black, A. O.
Edwards, D. W. 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 . — Thi3 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,
Treasurer and Directors.
§ 2. Officers and Directors shall hereafter
be elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting of
the Society in March, and shall hold their
offices one year, and until their successors are
chosen.
§ 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 III.
§ 1. The President, Vice President, Secre
tary, Treasurer and Directors, shall compose
a Board of Managers, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
nP Kncinaca orul if oh'ill La fhft rlllfv Qaifl
Board to manage the property and business of
this Society as shall best promote the interests
of Agriculture, Horticulture, the Mechanic
Arts and Household Industry; and they shall
hold and conduct Annual Fairs and Exhibi
tions, and distribute premiums to the persons
exhibiting the best and most meritorious speci
mens in the^e 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 sbal-1 be the duty of the Secretary to
make and keep a neat record of the proceed
ings of the Society, and of the Board of Mana
gers, and to perform such other appropriate
duties as maybe 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 andiLife 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 VI.
§ 1. It shall he 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, and report the same with
proper vouchers to the Society, at its annual
meetings, and to the Board of Managers as
often as they may require; and shall give
bond for the faithful discharge of his duty
in such surety and sums as they may deem
proper.
ARTICLE VII.
§ 1. The Annual Meetings of this Society
shall be held on the 2d Monday in March of
each year, at such place as the Society may
designate.
ARTICLE VIII.
§ 1. The Board of Managers may make
such Rules, Regulations and By-Laws as they
may deem proper, consistent with the Con
stitution.
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 one time 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 carriages to the Show Ground, and all
departments of the exhibition during its
continuance.
2. Stock and articles must be entered in the
name of the bona fide owners, and Grain,
FruiUVegetables, Dairy 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 not be
allowed to compete except for a higher pre
mium, in case they are adjudged best after
having received the llighesT 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 each 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 who 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,
shall be excluded from competition; and if a
member, from the Society.
7. Pemiums awarded and called or at or
before the annual meeting in Pi: . will be
considered as donations to tlv Society
8. Copetition on all art, oj en ta the
State.
GEN. P. G. T. BEAUREGARD.
Gen. P. G. Toutant Beauregard, com
mander of the Confederate forces at
Charleston, and to whom Major Ander
son surrendered on the 13th April, 1861,
was born on his father’s plantation, near
New Orleans. His father was a wealthy
and influential Louisiana Planter. His
mother—born Reggio—was of Italian ori
gin, and descended from the ducal Reg
gio family of Italy. Gen- Beauregard
entered the United States Military Acad
emy at West Point at an early age, where
he graduated in 1838, taking the second
honors in a class of forty-five graduates,
and was appointed a second lieutenant in
the first regiment of artillery, which com
mission he only held for one week ere he
was transferred to the corps of engineers.
He was promoted to a first Lieutenantcy
in June, 1839, and in that capacity served
with great distinction during the Mexican
war. He was twice brevetted “for gal
lant and meritorious conduct” in the field
the first time as captain for the battles of
Contreras and Churubusco, to date from
August 20, 1847, and again as major for
the battle of Chepultepec, to date from 13th
of September of that year. Major Beau
regard was wounded in the assault upon
the Garita de Beleu in the city of Mexico.
On his return home he was presented with
an elegant sword. He was subsequently
placed by the government in charge of the
construction ot tne mint ana custom
House at New Orleans, as well as of the
fortifications on and near the mouth of the
Mississippi. General Beauregard is a
bout forty-three years of age, in the prime
of ljfe and vigorous health, erect as a sol
dier, well made, and remarkably active.
A Charleston paper gives publicity to
two incidents in General Beauregard’s
career:
“The first occurred.before Vera Cruz.
“General B., then a lieutenant of engi
neers, was sent out by his colonel (Totten,
if we remember aright,) with a party of
sappers to dig and prepare a trench, ac
cording to a profile and plan prepared by
the Colonel. No sooner had Beauregard
examined the ground than he discovered
great objections to the plan. To assure
himself, he climbed into a tree, and with
the aid of the marine glass, the engineer’s
vade mecum, he made a reconnoisance, and
saw plainly that the trench, as planned,
would be enfiladed by the enemy's can
non. Here was a difficult position for a
subaltern ministerial officer. He decided
promptly, aad returned to head quarters
without sticking a spade. The colonel
met him ’and expressed surprise that he
had so soon performed his task. Beaure
gard replied that he had not touched it.
The colonel, with the astonishment mili
tary men feel in hearing their orders have
not been obeyed, inquired the reason. He
was soon informed of it. He was incred
ulous; ‘the ground had been examined.’
‘the reconnoisance was perfect,’ etc. The
young lieutenant was satisfied, however,
that the reconnoisance of his old chief had
not been made like his, 'from up in a tree.’
The colonel, like a sensible man, conclu
ded to make another examination; the
plan was changed in accordance with the
young lieutenant’s views. The work done
from these trenches is matter of history,
which has not, however, informed us to
whom the credit is due.
“The second event occurred before the
city of Mexico.
“A night « two before the attack a
council of war was held. There were as
sembled all the big folks, from the (now)
Lieutenant-General (who practices Mex
ican tactics from the house tops in Wash
ington,) including Worth, Twiggs, etc.,
down to our friend Beauregard, the young
est officer in the room. The debate went
on for hours. Scott was solitary in his
opinion. Every other officer present, ex
cept one, had spoken, and all concurred in
their views. The silent one was Beaure
gard. At last General Pierce crossed over
and said, ‘you have not expressed an opin
ion.’ ‘I have not been called on,’ said
Beauregard. ‘You shall be, however,’
said Pierce; and soon resuming his seat,
announced that lieutenant Beauregard
had not fgiven his opinion. Being then
called out, he remarked, that if the plan
which had received the consent of all but
the commanding General was carried in
to effect, it . would prove disastrous. It
would be another Churubusco affair. He
then»detailed the objections to it at length;
and taking ap the other, urged the reasons
in its favor with equal earnestness. The
Council reversed their decision. The city
of Mexico was entered according to the
plan urged by the young lieutenant; and
it would seem that his reasons influenced
the decision. A few days afterward Gen
eral Scott, in the presence of a number of
general officers, alluded to lieutenant
Beauregard’s opinion at the council, and
the consequences which had followed
from it.
On the night of the 12th of April, Gen.
Beauregard placed guard boats in Charles- -
ton harbor, intended to intercept rein
forcements for Maj. Anderson. In1 this
he proved himself an able commander, and
showed that, beside thoroughly understan
ding the strategy of war, he possessed
caution and prudence. The object of the *
bombardment was to reduce the fort be
fore assistance could arrive, as should the
expected reinforcements reach their desti
nation, the defence of the position might'
be both protracted and bloody. To defeat
the proposed reinforcement therefore was
the one object of Gen. Beauregard, and
the vigor and perseverance of the first
day’s siege gave evidence of his determin-'
ation to carry out his plan if possible.
When night closed in his vigilance did
not sleep. The expected assistance could
only arrive by boats,- and although the
glare from the shells which were poured
into fort Sumpter lit up the murky sky con
tinually, the darkness was such that boats
might slip past unseen. To prevent this
manoevre a small fleet of boats cruised a
bout the harbor all the night. The effect
was picturesque and beautiful, as the boats
rising and falling with the motion of the
waves caused the flashing torches held by
the men to dance in weird motion.
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True Yankee Grit.—Tbe Baltimore
Sun supplies us with a touch of the genu
ine Yankee. In 1812, in reply to the re
quisition of the President for forces to re
pel foreign invasion, Gov. Strong, of Mas
sachusetts flatly refused. It was not (con
tinues the Sun) until Sept. 7th, 1814, that
his Excellency Caleb Strong was pleased »
to write to the Secretary of War that, as
“ the troops of the United States, which
at different periods, were stationed on the
sea-coast of this State, had been after***
wards ordered to join the army on the*
western frontier, so that very few remain*)
ed in the State,” he found it necessary’'te*
call out small bodies of the militia, as >
guards to the towns most exposed." With
provident spirit, however, after doing this,
he desires the Secretary of War “to con
sult with the President and inform me*
whether the expenses incurred for our pro
tection will be ultimately reimbursed t»*
the State by the General Government.”
These are the picayune wretches (aptly
remarks the Richmond Whig) who" are
said to have been sent to invade this State*.
They had better be certain that their el
penses will be paid before they come.
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Caution and Seckecy Necessakt.*—
The Memphis Appeal very properly re
marks that the public anxiety to be advised
as to the intended operations of the troops
now being concentrated in Virginia, can
not «f course. he ^ratified bv those hav
ing charge of the military preparations of
the South. Publicity would advise our
enemies as well as our friends;and if fore
warned, they would be more efficiently
forearmed. Every reflecting reader will
see that prudence requires the utmost cau
tion on the part of our leaders in the great
struggle which is inaugurated. Every
prudential consideration will convince the
most anxious of the necessity of secrecy..
We have a wily foe to> deal with, and: the •
people of the South can rely with perfect
confidence upon the sagacity and patriot
ism of those in whose hands our lives and
honor and interests are placed, in this
emergency. The thousand questions hour
ly asked cannot be answered, and the sus
pense must be borne. If our preparationa
are properly made, the sesult cannot be
doubted. Let our friends be patient,
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A note from a correspondent in
Galveston, Texas, under date of April 19,
says :
“ Old Sam Houston has just finished a
speech of an hour, in which he said he
will stand by the south at all hazards, and
would die in defence of her rights. He
blamed the sensation papers for misleading
Lincoln in regard to his (£ouston’s) po
sition.
j$ggf*The cradle is the pilot boat of hu
manity—wherein the young navigator on
the sea of life take3 passage.
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jggg“Every war bill passed by a North
ern Legislature—every war movement
at the North—every beligerent step taken
there is answered by a corresponding
movement in opposition, in the South.