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GEO. W, ADAIR J. HENLY SMITH,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,186 L
Important Movements on Hand.
The letter of our Special Army Correspondent
—the Hon. P. W. Alexander, well known all
over Georgia, and whose letters to the Confede
racy have given him a wide spread fame as the
ablest correspondent from the seat of war—in
dicate that important movements are at hand. —
He is on the spot—has immense facilities, and
is every way reliable. In no single instance, among
his extensive recitals of the active scenes that
have transpired, has he fallen into an error of
any importance. He will keep our readers post
ed as far as it is possible for any man.
We have private advices from Camp Bartow
one day later than his lettw, which state that
the skirmish alluded to by him, was within tAree
miles of Alexandria.
On last Monday, the, Maryland, regiment took
possession of Munsun’s Hill, two miles from
Bayley’s Cross Roads ; and onTuesday, Mason’s
Hill teas occupied by the Confederate forces
5,000, under Gen. Longstreet.
All day last Wednesday our troops were un
der arms, expecting to be ordered forward to
maintain these advanced positions, which it was
expected would be attacked. Five thousand of
our troops were then in sight of Washington. Our
commanding Generals went forward to Fairfax
Court House; and on Thursday large numbers
of our forces were orderdered to cook three
days rations, and be ready at a moment.
The monotony is broken. The hearts of our
soldiers beat high. If you want to get the news,
subscribe for the “Confederacy” in time; for,
in our judgment, we will soon have it. In this
we may possibly deceived, but the signs all point
to an early engagement, which will eclipse Ma
nassas in extent and the splendor of its victory.
— * ♦
Sick 1 Sick I
Our special correspondent from the army
alludes to the want of proper sanitary and
hygienic regulations in the army, as thecause
of so much disease; and he, as a truthful
man, lays much of the blame where it no
doubt justly belongs. He also gives examples
which establish beyond any doubt the cor
rectbess of bis conclusions, and the utter un
ten <bleness of the reasons that are assigned
by officers for not more rigidly enforcing such
police regulations or habits of cleanliness in
the army as aro necessary for health of body
as well as creditable decency. Let this thing
bei remedied at once" We' utieiTy deny that
men can be made, under the orders of an
officer, to discharge the duties of a camp, be
sides facing the cannon’s mouth, and cannot be
made to keep themselves and their clothes,
tents and camps clean. It is a lliuasy excuse,
and there is not one word of truth in it.
To-morrow we shall publish the letter of a
special correspondent, who is a surgeon in the
army, In which other defects are alluded to ;
and especially is much of tho sickness charged
upou the defective touts with which the sol
diers are furnished. We hope Gov. Brown,
in the future, will have the tents all made
with walls and flies; and that if no other
method cau be adopted to make them turn the
wa|er, they will be dipped in warm tar, so as
to tpake them water proof.
But ths sick men are sick, and must be at
tended to, and their wants supplied. Read
Dr. Logan’s card, and let the response be
equal to the demand. No contributions, no
sacrifices that we cau possibly make, will
leave us in as needy and suffering a condition
as the brave men who are laying down their
lieves to defend us, while we stay behind and
take our ease in the midst of plenty. Is there
a soul that will refuse tc respond ?
—■■■ ♦ -♦*- ♦ —r —
Blanketsl Blankets!
A gentleman called on us yesterday and
made inquiry of the person to whom blankets
for the Army should be given, by such per
suns in this place as had them to contribute.
We say now to all, as we said to him, that
Gen. Ira R, Foster, Quartermaster General of
the State, is the man Turn them over to
him. Me will see that the Soldiers get them.
We need not assure everybody that he will
come up to his engagements, for everybody
knows that. Take your blankets from your
beds and give them to the soldiers, and make
cotton comforts for your own use this winter.
The soldier on the bleak hills of Virginia and
in her rallies of ice is freely offering his life
for your defense. Will you withhold from
him anything that he wants ? Barely not.
Confederate Elections.
As the date of the elections under thh'Con
federate constitution seems to be misunder
stood by many, we give below all that is ue
cessary to be known in the premises ;
The people of the Confederate States vote
for Presidential electors on the first Wednes
cay df November, 18t>l. The electors of the
ne«eral State* meet at their respective State
capital* on the first Wednesday of December,
TWY. The Confederate Congress meets at its
present Capitol, Richmond, Virginie, on the
18- h February. 1862. On the following day,
February 19th. 1562, the votes for President
and vice President are counted. Ou the 22d
February, 1862, the President will be insugu
rated tu due form . ;
The election of Representatives to the Con
federate Congress also takes place on the day
of the Presidential election. A
The Confederate Senators will be elected by
the Legislatures of the reepeclive Slates, all
of will convene before the day appoint
ed for the meeting of th* Congress.
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w “ N’u. «ir. he’s out"
1 *I 4 'bv ieva it.”
* We!?. theta, he'll home dowp and tell you
so bimaelf. Perhape you'll belleVe him.”
and forty-atant sack* of
coffee, said to baa direct importation Java,
were WM««4 » Mamphta afowdayaamee. by
raliftmJ.
SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
Our Special Army Correspondence.
SKIRMISHES —WARM WORK EXPECTED
THE ENEMY UNEASY—HIS TRICKS—-THEIR
IMPOTENCY.
SICKNESS IN OUR ARMY FILTHY CAMP
OUR OFFICERS TO BLAME THE Ist AND
15th REGIMENTS KEEP CLEAN, AND CON
SEQUENTLY WELL A DIRTY REGIMENT
ITS COLONEL UNDER ARREST SOME
REMARKS.
GEN. TOOMBS’ BRIGADE —GEN. WALKER
CAPT. HARTSTENE LIEUT. BEAUREGARD,
&C., &C.
Army of the Potomac, )
Manassas. August 28. j
I can only send you a short letter to-day.—
Indeed, there is but little towrite about at this
advanced post—that is, but little that it would
be proper to communicate. There are collis
ions every day or two between scouting parties,
resulting sometimes in loss of life, and the cap
ture of one or more prisoners. An affair of
this sort came off yesterday, near Fall’s
Church, seven miles north east of Fairfax
Court House, in which three or four Confeder
ates were wounded. We took six or seven pris
oners, and probably killed and wounded some
of the enemy; but, as he left the fiield, we
could not ascertain the extent of his casual
ties. Col. Stuart, of the Virginia cavalry,
was in command of our forces. The enemy
had about4oo engaged, or rather present; for
it did not amount to an engagement. It is ex
pected that a similar, though rather more im
portant affair, would take place to day.
The enemy is very restless and uneasy. The
impression prevails, beyond the Potomac, that
Johnston and Beauregard will move upon
Washington soon; and, in consequence of it,
the enemy, for the past few days, has been
throwing out strong scouting parties, tor the
purpose of feeling of our lines, and ascertain
ing where the main body of our forces are
posted. He wishes to provoke us to a devel
opment of our strength, in order to ascertain
in what direction we are likely to move.
This policy of the adversary will fail. Such
officers as Johnston and Beauregard are not
likely to be thrown off'their guard in that way.
They understand the game too well, to suffer
the enemy to trick them into showing their
hands before they are ready. I do not say
whether they will move upon Washington soon
o£ not; nor, indeed, whether they will do so
at all. They keep their own dbunsels. But,
should they decide to move, they will do it
when they get ready, and not before.
I regret to say there is a great deal of sick
ness in the army. This is not a healthy coun
try at this season of the year. The remark
applies to all the counties bordering on the
Potomac, from the Great Falls down. The
Presidents of the United States have found it
necessary, for several years past, to retire from
Washington during the months of August and
September, on account of the insalubrity of
the climate.
There are other reasons, however, for the
unhealthiness of the army, and chief among
them, is the want of proper police regulations
in the camps. In plain English, the camps
are not kept clean. This I know, from per
sonal observation. In many of the regiment
al camps, the messes are irf the habit of throw
ing refuse bread, scraps, and parings of meat,
and pieces of bones, watermelon rinds, green
corn cobs, and all the greasy remains of the
cooking department, just outside of their tents,
and where, under the constant alternation of
sunshine and rain, they are sure to become an
early source of pestilence and death. The men
seldom sweep their tents, or air their blank
ets ; while many of the camps are never swept
at all. The result of this negligence and in
attention, is a heavy list of sick.
When I ask the officers about it, they excuse
themselves by saying it is impossible to enforce
the necessary hygienic discipline among vol
unteers.
Neither the company officers nor the men,
they say, will submit to those sanitary regu
lations, without which, it is impossible to pre
serve the health of the command. This plea,
to my certain knowledge, is not well founded.
There is the first Regiment Georgia Regulars,
Col. Williams, and the loth Regiment Georgia
Volunteers, Cel. Thomas, where the most rigid
rules are enforced, and cheerfully obeyed by
all the officers and men. The camps are swept
daily, and all refuse matter of every descrip
tion is carried beyond the lines and burnt.—
The result is, these regiments enjoy almost a
complete exemption from all kinds of dis
ease, except those of an infectious charac
ter, whict) cannot well be guarded against in
camp, and such as are incident to a change of
water. Col. Thomas’ regiment is fresh in the
service, and has to run the gauntlet of the
measles, colds, and bowel affections ; but, be
yond such disorders.it is exceedingly healthy.
Colonel Williams', which served some three
months on Tybee Island, and has become in
ured to camp life, is singularly healthy. In a
certain Mississippi regiment, on the contrary,
where every man is permitted to do as he
likes, two-thirds of the entire command is on
the sick list, whilst the deaths have reached
as high as nine on one day. You will not be
surprised to hear that the Colonel of the regi
ment is now under arrest.
Who is responsible for all this sickness 7
Clearly, the Commander-in-chief is not en
tirety blameless. The whole army is subject
to hi* orders, and bound to yield him jjroper
obedience, or be punished. If, on consultation
with the surgeons of bis command, he should
adopt a proper police system, and require all
brigade, regimental and company officers to
see to its enforcement, and hold them respon
sible if they did not, it is needless to say the
sickness and mortality would be greatly abat
ed. If regulation* bearing such point could
be enforced, and are not, clearly the Com
mander-in-chief is as much responsible as if,
by a blunder on the battle-field, he should sac
rifice an equal number of his men. Doubtless
many of our surgeons and officers have not
done their duty, and the men may have been
impudent and careless : but their delinquency
i. doe* not lessen, but really add* to the respon
sibility of the commanding General, for he
possesses ihe power to enforce obedience.
I have spoken thus plainly, because I have
felt it to be my duty to do so. lam not here
to tickle the vanity of any man—much less to
close my eyes, and those of your readers, to
official daLnquincy in any quarter, however
high and potential.
The 2d Georgia regiment, Col. Semmes, ar
rived here on Monday, and, with Col. Wil
liams’, Col. Thomas’, and Col. Smith’s regi
ments, will constitute Gen. Toombs’ Brigade.
The 7th, Sth, 9th and 11th Georgia Regiments,
and a battalion of Kentuckians, compose an
other Brigade, which is under command of
Gen. Sam. Jones, who is represented to be a
good officer.
Gen. Win. H. Walker arrived yesterday, and
has been assigned to the command of the 6th,
7th, Bth and 9th Louisiana regiments, and Col.
Wheat’s battalion of New Orleans Tigers. A
gallant officer, and a gallant command. Among
his staff officers, I notice Capt. Hartstene, late
of the United States Navy, and as true a man
and officer as ever trod a deck. Lieut. Beau
regard, a son of the General, and who has just
graduated, has also arrived, and will be confi
dential aid to his father. A.
*
From the Richmond Dispatch, Aug. 29.
Washington’s Opinion of “these People, of
Massachusetts, «&c.
We are indebted to Capt. Arthur Lee Ro
gers, who comanded the Loundoun Artillery
in the battle of Manasses, for the following
unpublished letter from Gen. Washington to
Richard Henry Lee.
This letter has been preserved in the Lee
family, who, though applied to by Bancroft,
Irving and others for a copy for publication,
have hitherto refused it, on the ground that it
would be improper to give to the world a pri
vate letter from the Father of his country re
flecting upon any portion of it while the old
Union endured. But now that “these people”
have trampled the Constitution under foot, de
stroyed the Government of our fathers, and
invaded and desolated Washington’s own coun
ty id Virginia, there can be no impropriety
in showing his private opinion of the Mas
sachusetts Yankees.
What would Mr. Everett say of this severe
but just judgment on his own people of the
man he has been eulogizing with his best rhe
toric for years past ? None knows its truth
better than Everett, and no man has more in
his soul of the miserable national peculiari
ties which Washington in his trying campaigns
so plainly saw and so positively denounced.
Interest made him the studied and persever
ing eulogist of the great man who so ardent
ly despised that meanness which has as boun
tifully descended to him along with blood he
inherits. Interest made him the supple tool of
the vulgar despot of the North, and forced
him to repudiate all his fine praise of the
principles of the Revolution and the Ameri
can Constitution. The Baltimore Exchange,
alluding to this man, justly deelaers that ten
fold worse than the leader of a mob which de
stroys a printing office, or the President or
General who silences free speech by a squad
of soldiers, “is the rhetorical, phrase-polish
ing demagogue, who, safe in his study, with
out personal risk or official responsibility,
prostitutes his talents to the overthrow of pub
lic freedom and the corruption of a people
who look up to him as a patriot and a coun
sellor.”
Os the authenticity of this letter there can
be no doubt. The copy before us is certified
by Gen. Asa Rogers, Presiding Justice of
Loundoun county.
(Copy.)
Camp at Cambridge, Aug. 29th, 1775.
Dear Sir: Your favor of the first inst ,by
by Mr. Randolph, came safe to hand—the
merits of this young gentleman, added to your
recommendation and my own knowledge of
his character, induced me to ;a';e him into my
family as an Aid-de-Camp, in the room of
Major Mifflin, who 1 have appointed Qaurter
master Gencial, from a thorough persuasion
of his integrity, my own experience of his
activity, and finally, because he stands uncon
nected with either of these Governments ; or
with this, that, or ’tother man ; for, between
you and I, there is more in this than yon can
easily imagine.
As we have now nearly completed our lines
of defence, we have nothing more, in my opin
ion, to fear from the enemy, provided we can
keep our men to their duty, and make them
watchful and vigilant; but it is among the
most difficult tasks I ever undertook in my
life to induce these people to believe that there
is Or can be danger, till the bayonet is pushed
at their breasts ; not that it proceeds from any
uncommon prowess, but rather from an unac
countable kind of stupidity in the lower class
of these people, which, believe me, prevails
but too generally among the officers of the
Massachusetts part of the army, who are near
ly of the same kidney with the privates, and
adds not a little to my difficulties, as there is no
such thing as gening officers of this stamp
to exert themselves in carrying orders into
execution. To curry favor with the men (by
whom they were chosen, and on whose smiles
possibly they may think they may again rely,)
seems to be one of the principal objects of
their attention. I submit it, therefore, to
your consideration, whether there is, or is
not, a propriety in that resolution of the Con
gress which leaves the ultimate appointment
of all officers below the rank of General to the
Governments where the regiments originated,
now the army is become Continental! To me,
it appears improper in two-points of view
first, it is giving that jpower, and weight
to an individual Colony whieh ought of right
to belong to the whole. Then it damps the
spirit and ardor of volunteers from all but
the four New England Governments, as
none but their people have the least chance
of getting into office. Would it not be better,
therefore, to have the warrants which the
the Commander-in-Chief is authorized to give
pro tempore, approved or disapproved by the
Continental Congress, or a committee of their
body, which I should suppose in any long re
cess must always set I In this case, every
gentleman will stand an equal chance of be
ing promoted, according to his merit; in the
other, all offices will be confined to the inhab
itants of the four New England Governments,
which, in my opinion, is impolitic to a degree
I have made a pretty good slam among such
kind of officers as the Massachusetts Govern
ment abounds in since I came to this camp,
having broken one Colonel and two Captains
for cowardly behavior in action on Bunker's
Hill, two Captains for drawing more provis
ions and pay than they had men in their com
pany, and one for being absent from bis post
when the enemy appeared there and burnt a
house just by if. Besides these, 1 have at
this lime one Colonel, one Major, one Captain
and two subalterns under arrest for trial.—
In short, I spare none, and yet fear it will not
all do, as these people seem to be too inatten
tive to everything but their interest.
I have not been unmindful of that part of
your letter respecting Point Aiderton. Before
the receipt of it, it had become an object of
my particular inquiry ; but the accounts of
its situation differ exceedingly in respect to
cotneasud it has of thuship channel. But >
ray knowledge as this waiusr would not have
been confined to inquiries only if I had ever
been in a condition, since my arrival here, to
have taken possession of such a poet: but
you well know, my good sir, that u becomes
the duty of an officer to consider some other
matter* as well as situation, namely: what
number of men are necessary to defend * place;
how it can be supported, and how furnished
with ammunition.
In respect to the first, I conceive our de
fence of this place, (Poiut Aiderton,) must be
proportioned to the attack of Gen. Gage’s
whole force, leaving him just enough to man
his lines on Boston and Charlestown Necks.
And with regard to the second and most im
portant, as well as alarming object, we have on
ly 184 barrels of powder in all, (including the
late supply from Philadelphia,) which is not
sufficient to give 25 musket cartridges to each*
man, and scarcely to serve the artillery in any
brisk action one single day. Under these cir
cumstances, I dare say you will agree with
me that it would not be very eligible to take
a post 30 miles distant, (by land,) from this
place, when we have already a line of com
munication round Boston of at least 10 miles
in extent to defend it, any part of which may
be attacked without having (if the enemy will
keep their own counsel,) an hour’s previous
notice of it, and that it would not be prudent
in me to a tempt a measure which would ne
cessarily bring on a consumption of all the
ammunition we have, thereby leaving the ar
my at the mercy of the enemy, or to disperse
and the country to be ravaged and laid waste
at discretion. To you,l sir, may account for my
conduct; but I cannot declare the motives of
it to every one, notwitstanding I know, by not
doing it, that shall I stand in a very unfavorble
light in the opinion of those who expect
much, and will find little done, without un
derstanding, or perhaps giving themselves the
trouble of inquiring into the cause Such,
however, is the fate of all those who are obli
ged to act the part 1 do. I must, therefore,
submit to it, under a consciousness of having
done my duty to the best of my abilities.
On Saturday night last, we took possession
of a hill advanced of our own lines, and within
point blank shot of the enemy on Charlestown
Neck. We worked incessantly the whole night
with 1,200 men, and before morning got an
entrenchment in such forwardness as to bid
defiance to their cannon. About 9 o’clock on
Sunday they began a heavy cannonade which
continued through the day without any inju
ry to our work, and with the loss of four men
only, two of which were killed through their
own folly. The insult of the cannonade,
however, we were obliged to submit to with
impunity, not daring to make use of artillery,
on account of the consumption of powder, ex
cept with one nine pounder, placed on a
point, with which we silenced, and indeed,
sunk, one of their floating batteries. This
move of ours was made to prevent the enemy
from gaining this hill, and we thought was
giving them a fair challenge to dispute it, (as
we had been told by various people, who just
left Boston, that they were preparing to come
out ;) but instead of accepting of it, we learn
that it has thrown them into great consterna
tion, which might be improved had we the
means ot doing it. Yesterday afternoon they
began a bombardment, without any effect as
yet.
There have been so many great and capital
errors and abuseses to rectify—so many ex
amples to make, and so little inclination in
the officers, of inferior rank to contribute their
aid to accomplish this work, that my life has
been nothing else (since I came here,) but one
continual round of vexation and fatigue. In
short, no pecuniary recompense could induce
me to undergo what I have ; especially, as I
expect, by showing so little countenance to
irregularities and public abuses as to render
myself very obnoxious to a great part of these
people. But as I have already greatly exceed
ed the bounds of a letter, I will not trouble
you wit h matters relative to my own feelings.
As 1 expect this letter will meet you in
Philadelphia, I must request the favor of you
to present my affectionate and respectful com
pliments to Dr. Shippen, his lady and family,
my brothers of the Delegation, and any other
enquiring friends—and at the same time, do
me the justice to believe that I am with a sin
cere regard,
Your affect’ate friend and ob’t servant,
GEO. WASHINGTON.
Richard Henry Lee, Esq.
Card from Dr. Cogan.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 29.
Messrs. Editors: You have already noticed
in your telegraphic column the Hospital en
terprise in this city, undertaken by the citi -
zens of Georgia. It is a movement which
should enlist the energies and the means of
the entire State, and I am sure that it is only
necessary that the matter should be brought
to the attention of the people of Georgia, to
insure immediate and ample contributions for
the support of this effort to aid the Confede
rate Government to take care of the sick and
wounded of our army. To make the Institu
tion worthy of the great State of Georgia, will
require energy, promptness, and liberality,
and every individual should consider him or
herself as a special agent for the advancement
of the object. The most pressing want is un
questionably money—but there is scarcely any
thing which would be ordinarily useful in any
family in the way of bed furniture, clothing,
or portable provisions, that would not be use
ful and acceptable. I can say from personal
observations, that it is impossible for the Con
federate Government to provide properly and
with sufficient promptness for those requiring
the benefits of a Hospital. Let etch State es
tablish one or more Hospitals, which we have
already had an assurance will be recognized
and aided by the Confederate Government;
and by this combination of effort, we may, in
a short time, make some approach to the ap
plication of a remedy, for the only really dis
couraging feature in our army. An Execu
tive Committee has been appointed by the cit
izens of Georgia, in Richmond, who are ener
getically at work, assuming heavy responsi
bilities in making the indispensable arrange
ments for the perfection of the organization,
confidently relying upon our people for sup
port. In this movement lam sure that our
city of Atlanta and surrounding country, will
be equally responsive to their obligations with
any other section of the State. Will not the
Government of Georgia do something for this
cause? Respectfully, Ac.
JOS. P. LOGAN.
It is stated that recently one firm in
Sheffield manufactured, in the space of three
months, no less than 280 tons of crinoline steel.
Prince Napoleon and suite were at
Louisville Saturday, en route for the Prairies
ot the West.
Advertising.
The Confederacv baa more than three times
the circulation of any paper in Georgia, North
of Augusta, and is fully equal to that of any
paper in the State. W* do not make this state
ment either a* a boast, or in order to convey
any erroneous impression, we say it candidly
—knowing what we say—and because it is
true.
The Latest News!!
Highly Important from
the South !
SECESSION BUSTED.
Georgia in Arms Against the
Confederate Government!
Her Troops all Withdrawn
. from Virginia!
All to fight over Again!
&C., &.C., &c.
We find the following in the New York Her
ald of the 23d August :
There are pretty strong indication* that Geor
gia is about to secede from the Southern Con
federacy. Governor Brown has recalled all the
troops of that State from Virginia, and in a
recent proclamation he says there is a disposi
tion on the part of the new government to
ignore State rights, and he feared that at the
end of the present war the great battle of State
sovereignty would have to ba fought over again.
There’s but One Pair of Stockings to Mend
To-Night.
“An old wife sat by her bright fireside,
Swinging thoughtfully to and fro,
In an ancient chair whose creaky cran
Told a tale of long ago.
While down by her side on the kitchen floor
Stood a basket of worsted balls—a score.
“ The good man dozed o’er the latest news,
Till the light of his pipe went out,
And, unheeded, the kitten with cunning paws
Rolled and tangled the balls about;
Yet still sat the wife in her ancient chair,
Swaying to any fro in the firelight glare.
“ But anon a misty tear drop came
In her eye of faded blue,
Then trickled down, in a furrow deep,
Like a single drop of dew;
So deep was the channel, so silent the stream
That the good man saw naught but the dimmed
eye beam.
“Yet he marvelled much that the cheerful light
Os her eye had weary grown,
And marvelled he more at the tangled balls,
So he said in a gentle tone,
“I have shared thy joys since our marriage vow,
Conceal not from me thy sorrows now.”
“ Then she spake of the time when the basket
there
Was tilled to the very brim,
And now there remained of the goodly pile
But a single pair for him.
Then wonder not at the dimmed eye light,
There’s but one pair of stockings to mend to
night.
“ I cannot but think of the busy feet,
Whose wrappings were wont to lay
In the basket awaiting the needle’s time,
Now wandered so far away;
How the sprightly steps to a mother dear
Unheeded fell on a careless ear.
“ For each empty nook in the basket old,
By the hearth there’s a vacant seat;
And I miss the shadow from off the wall
And the patter of many feet:
’Twas for this that a tear gathered over my sight
At the one pair of stockings to mend to-night.
“’Twas said that far through the forest wild
And over those mountains bold,
Was a land whose rivers and darknlng caves
Were gemmed with the rarest gold.
And my first-born turned from the oaken door,
And I knew that the shadows were only four.
“Another went forth on the foaming waves,
And diminished the basket’s store;
But his feet grew cold—so weary and cold,
They’ll never be warm any more;
And this work in its emptiness sccineth to me
To give forth no voice but the moan of the sea.
“ Two others have gone towards the setting sun,
And made them a home in its light,
And fairy fingers have taken their share
To mend by the fireside light,
Some other garments their baskets fill,
But mine! Oh mine, is emptier stilt
“ Another, the dearest, the fairest, the best,
Was taken by the angels away,
And clad in a garment that waxeth not old
In a land oY continual day.
Oh ' wonder no more at the dimmed eye-light
While I mend the one pair of stockings to-night.
Atlanta Post-Office Regulations.
ARRIVAL AND CLOSING OF MAILS, Ac.
BY GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Due. daily, at ...11.45 P. M. and ».S0 A. M.
Closes, daily, at. .7.80 A. M. and 6.80 P. M.
BY WESTERN 4 ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
Due, daily, at .10.10 A. M.
Closes, daily, at ..8.80 AM.
BY ATLANTA A WEST-POINT RAILROAD.
Due, daily, at 8.00 A M.
Closes, daily, at #.OO P. M.
BY MACON 4 WESTERN RAILROAD.
Due, dally, at 4.00 P. M.
Closes, dally, at..... .:.... . f.. .#.BO A. M.
OFFICE HOURS.
This Office win be kept open as follows:
Open at 7 A.M. Close at........... .1 P.M.
Open at 2% P.M. Close at 6 P.M.
SUNDAY.
Open at ...8 AM. Close at. #X A.M.
Open at. SX PM - Close at .BJ< P.M.
Until the Confederate Government, ahall furnbh a
supply of Stamp*, all Postare must be paid in Gold or
Silver on deporting the matter In the Office for tiana
tnlasion.
To accommodate the public, all sums for postage, or
stamped envelope* of one dollar or more.'wfn be receiv
ed in bankable ftmds, but no specie change will be given
for paper.
No Postage Account will be kept, on deposit or other
wise. Parties deairing to do ao, can have any number
of envelope* stamped « Paid,” with the Post-Office
stamp,on the payment of the Postage-whlch will serve,
when dropped in this Office, ns a stamp.
THOB. C. HGVMD,
Atlanta, ls«t. Post-Master.
I|wQ I
BY ADAIR & SMITH.
T E S:
Daily, one year, $5; six months, $3 ;
one month, 50 cents.
Weekly, one year, ; six months,
$1.25 —invariably in advance.
lEgF-In all cases, subscribers to the Daily
“Confederacy” will be charged at the rate of 50
cents per month for any length of time less than
one year.
We ask especial attention of every family to
our paper. Those enjoying daily mail facilities,
will find
The Daily Confederacy
filled with the latest intelligence from the seat
of war, both by telegraph, and from reliable
special correspondents, of unquestioned abil
ities and whose facilities for getting correct in
formation are unsurpassed. We are laying out
large sums of money and exerting every effort
to make ours a first class Journal. -
J THE L
1 CONFEDERACYr
I HAS MORE THAN I
I THREE TIMES I
I The Circulation of any paper I
I in Georgia, north ol Augusta, I
I and is 1
I EQXJ A l * I
I to that of any paper in the |
| , State.
NO LABOR NOR EXPENSE
will be withheld that will add to the attractive
ness and interest of our paper. To reimburse
us for the heavy expenses we have incurred—
not simply the ordinary expenses of publishing
a paper, but for our correspondence and tel
egraphs, we must rely in a great measure upon
receipts from subscriptions. We ask our friends
everywhere to assist us in getting subscribers.
Every man who takes our paper, so far as we
know, is pleased with It. We feel very sure
that we have not a single subscriber that could
not at least send us one more with but little ef
fort, while many could send us a dozen or more.
Let every friend be assured that with the in
crease of our circulation, our ability to make a
better paper will be greatly enhanced, and sueh
means shall be used to the best advantage. We
hope those who have subscribed for our Daily
for a short time, will renew their subscriptions
and
Go it for the Whole Year.
It will benefit us more, and save considerable
trouble In erasing and re-writing names on our
mail book.
We have every possible facility for obtaining
correct news. This, however, costs us heavily,
and we hope every one who is so anxious to get
war news will admit the equity of subscribing ‘
and paying for our paper.
In these exciting times it is probable that ex
travagant rumors will get afloat. We caution
the people against them, and beg everybody to
be careful what they believe.
r con taln- R
in 8 »H the
JU news , * , * , * l **
THE WEEKLY CONFEDERACY
is one of the largest and most attractive news
paper* in America, and will be filled-with the
choicest reading matter—made np from the
cream of our Daily issue. In future it will be
mailed punctually every Wednesday morning
on the Georgia, the Macon & Western, and the
State Road trains. Bend la your orders,
HT Postmaatera are authorized to act as our
Agents in obtaining subscribers and forwarding
the money—for which they will be allowed to
retain, as commission, twenty-five cento on each
Weekly, or fifty cento oa each Daily subscriber.
HF Person* getting up Club* of five, ten or
more subscribers, will be supplied with the
copies ordered at per cent, less than our
regular rates.
tS/T No name will be entered on our books
until the money I* paid; and Ml subscriptions
are discontinued when the time expire* foi
which payment is made, unless the same be
renewed.
Address, ADAIR A SMITH,
June, 1861, Atlanta, Georgia