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VOLUME XVII.
ROME GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 25 1862.
lie Conner.
published every fridaY mornimo.
SY^mrrje llT
Editor anil Proprietor.
laturday Morning, April 10,1802.
Editorial Correspondence.
P WINDER, NEAR RICHMOND Va.,
Sunday, April 13th, 1862.
)iar Courier : Onr Brigade drd not
off from Orange O. II., until 6
lock Friday evening. We then got
box cars, without seats, forty-seven
to the onr, and our situation, thus
ded together, with guns, knnp-
s, blankets, havorsneks nndcan-
s. can probably bo better imagined
described. At first chances to sit
their blankets, jean against the
of the cat, were eagerly caught,
there not being loom for all to be
accommodated, they soon began
through tho middle and lean
nst one another. The fatigues and
sures of the preceding five days,
so exhausted their strength, that
of them were soon asleep, even
ieir then cold and. uncomfortable
ions. A brief roview of what had
done since Sunday the 6th, will
the reader an idea of their oxhnus-
state.
brief aocount of our movements,
o Thursday morning, was given in
last. At 5 o’clock F. M„ of that
wo were ordered into line of
ch, and left camp again just at sun
and marched down to a Sold, a lit-
yond the town, expeoting every
enl to get upon the train, until 3
ck A. M., when an order was pub-
d that we would remain where we
until Friday ovening. The Blue
;ein full'view was white with snow,
the stiff breeze from that direction
cd naught but ratified ice itself,
lequently—although about a mile
i! fence was exhausted in building
—there was but little sleep that
t-. Speaking of fences, by tho
reminds one of the fadt 'that the
rious “rail-splitter" of Yankeedoo
lorn, is expeoted to have possession
a country evacuated by our men,
if he would exorcise his powers,
as his pet namo would indioate,
in such manner as ho j really has
:ity, he might yrovo a blessing, and
ly a desideratum to the agrioultu-
nterests.
rived at this camp at 10 o’clock
irday morning, and the high and
{round and. clean whito sand was a
ling oontrast to the red day mud
ad been marohing through for sev-
days, before leaving the vicinity
range C. H, We are now in Very
Portable barracks, of which the
iber here'is sufficient, probably, to
ter 20,000 troops. The camp is
tho Reservoir, aind also the city
stery. The latter is a place of rare
ity and piclurcsqucness.
is on the sida of a bluff,- some 200
above and five hundred yards from
river, the rapids of which are in
view and greatly enhanco the
ing loveliness of this delightful
The primitive growth of trees
a large extent preserved, the
ds are quite broken—a fact that
facilitates and enhances the ar-
beauties that have been lavished
them. There are a large number
tautiful monuments, and among
that of President.James Monroe,
is of granite, not large, simple,
vould not be conspicuous were it
•r the little cast iron Tower in
lie style, architecture and open
NUMBER 25
work, that covers it. Perhaps the most
interesting portion of the burial ground
is that part where the soldiers, who
have died in Riohmond, are buried.—
These uumber some bix or seven hun
dred. These graves are in regular or
der and as close together as they could
well be dug.
There is very little sickness in our
fegiment at this time, I( would seem
that the more hardship and exposure
the man endure, tho healthier they
are. They look rough and dirty, bu l
strong and healthy. The remark made
by citizens, was heard more than once
yesterday, as we came through the city,
speaking of this Brigado, “these are no
pai er soldiers, but they look like they
had seen real service."
Sunday Noon.—It U just now re
ported that orders have been received
for our regiment, and others, to proceed
to Yorktown as soon ns transportation
oan bo provided—probably this eve
ning. We expect to go by boats.
. M.D.
Head Quarters, 12th Div. G. M.,
Rome. Ga., April 14th, 1862.
By virtue of legal authority, the Ma
jor Gen’-l has appointed F. C. Shrop
shire, Esq., Judge Advooate of the 12th
Div. G. M„ with the rank of Major ;
and hereby' commands all officers and
privates of the Militia thereof, to re
spect and obey him accordingly. All
official papers signed by him will be re
spected and observed, as if eminating
from these Head quarters.
By order of Maj. Gen. Goo. S. Black>
commanding 12th Division, G. M.
THUS. C. AYER,
Ass’t Adj’t GeU’li
GUNS.
All persons who have double-barreled
shot guns to dispose of, will plense call
at my store. I want them for Col. J. J.
Morrison’s Regiment of Cavalry, and
will pay the best cash price for them.
W. T. NEWMAN.
Jay Maj. A. R. Harper reoently re
turned from Virginia, brought back
money from the 8th,for various parsons,
who can obtain it by applying at the
Hardware store of Harper A Pepper:
Mrs, E. Byers, Mrs. F. Dempsey,
" A Formby, “ M. Gray,
“ M. Hammett, Mr. J. G. Erix,
“ C. May, “ T. .Hopkins,
V M. II. Jones, “ J. Richardson,
“ N. W. Whitlock,” J. Swilling,
“ Jemima Davis, Coosa,-Ga.
Mr. Allen Bolt “
" Aaron Harden, “
New Cavalry Company.
We learn that Messrs. Booton and
Markins have obtained a sufficient
number o: names to enable them to
organize their Cavalry Company, and
that they prill proceed to do so on Tues
day next, in this oity.
It is desired that those who have en
rolled themselves in this company, or
desire to do so, should meet on that
day. Should there be any who would
like to join, and have not horses of
their own, they will be furuishod to
them.
A bounty of $50 will be paid each
man when mustered into service.
Tho time for volunteering is nearly
at an end, as tho conscript law will'go
into efteot shortly, and no more volun
teers will then be received.
More Bridqe Burners Cauout.—Wo
learn that about eighteon of the noted
Lincoln bridge-burners havo been bag.
ged, and are in safe keeping. The
last that were taken, state that the
gang consisted of twenty-four, and tha
they were detailed for this service, but
tiiat the engineer who run the train
was a Georgian—in this wo hope they
were deceived, and thn,t there no such
Judases among us, but whoever ho was
he evidently understood the “dots."
JBiyGen. Sydney. Johnston diod a
poor man, , and has left a large and
helpless family. The Savannah Repub
lican proposes that a fund be made up
by the people of the Confederacy for
their benefit.
•—
#@“Lator accounts confirm the first
favorable reports of tho viotory in Now
Mexico, and tbe capture of Fort Craig.
The Federal prisoners taken number
nearly 7000, and the publio property
and stores amount to several mil-
ions,
l@* There arc q, great many rumors
afloat about the Federate at Huntsville,
but nothing reliahle that we .can as
certain.
[communioated.
God in War.
It can hardly be suppose by any man
who is not an avowed infidel, thnt God
is indifferent to any war; while there
are many, perhaps, in bur country who
do not allow the exercise of Divine
Providence in war, to that extent whioh
the subject demands. Destiny, the God
of Napoleon the First, has, even in
these days, too many votaries, even
among nominal Christians, men who
neither pray nor fight, but folding their
arms in dreamy, superstitious slumber,
commit themselves, their country and
their all, to the current of events,
and await the issue in gloomy forebod
ings, or in callous indifference. They
seem to sny "Fata viaminvenient,” the
fates will find a way ; it is in vain for
us to oppose our destiny. It is well for
such, if they do not realize tho truth of
that old Pagan ar.d Mnhonunedan
maxim, “the fates lead the willing and
drag the unwilling," a notion which
hns its counterpait in the "manifest des
tiny" of the present age. Such a faith
is worthy perhaps of a Napoleon, ap.
pealing to the superstitious fears and
traditions of Mahommedan and Aru-
bian mustiis, imnns and mullahs, in
I lie pyramid of Clioops, amid the sands
of the desert, but not of the men of the
present ago.
Let Napoleon in his extremity appeal
to his God, and exclaim, “Fortune
wilt thou abandon me J I ask of thee
only five days;’’ but let Christians rath
er exclaim with David, “Among the
gods there is none like uiito theeO
Lord, neither are there any works like
unto thy works!" He only is tho Lord
of individual and national destiny. A
more thorough and genial conviction
ol this great truth, leading the people
to truBt in God, and to more universal,
mighty, effective prayer is much need
ed in tho present crisis.
God has much to do with war, as his
titles indicate, “the Lord of Hosts,”
“the Lord mighty in battle.” War, as
St, Jumos tells us, lias iis origin in the
lusts and inordinate) desires of men !
verified abundantly by tho fact that the
present war has its origin and power,
in the avarice, covetousness, the greed
for gold and lust for power, whioh
characterize the Northern Government.
God is not therefore, the author of war
—in the abstract it is abhorrent to the
Divine mind. Yet d Go in his judicial
providences, often inflicts sinful and
rebellious people with war, in judgment
for sin, or brings Ilia own people per
acuta belli, for their own good, and
the accomplishment of His gracious
purposes.
In Bible history God is a great mili
tary director, the commander-in-chief
of armies, disposing, directing, con
trolling their operalionsand evolutions.
Conference with him as such, and obe-
dienco to him were necessary in every
case, to insure success and victory. In
the wars ot the Bible wo see him di
recting his people, oven to the minut
est particulars ; the selection of battle
fields, the time ancl manner of attaak,
the numbers to be engaged and the
weapons to bo used, the making feints,
laying ambuscades—in short, as to all
the apparatus and strategy of war.
Cases in point are numerous. David
enquired of God and was directed ; and
David did ns God commanded! and
‘smole the hosts of the Philistines, from
Gideon even to Gaza." Hence David
sings afterrwards, “ho toacheth my
hands to war, and my fingers .to fight."
Gideon was thus instructed by the Lord
previouB to hisattnokon tlioMidianites.
Said IIo, ‘,‘llie pebpte that aro with
thee are too many for me to give the
Midianites into their hnnds, lest Israel
vaunt themselves against me, saying,
mine own hand, hath saved me.". What
strange language is this ? the complaint
is not as might be expeoted, that the
Midianites and Amalekites and the
children of the East—that lay along
the valley like grasshoppers for multi
tude, their camels without number, as
sand by the sea side, that they were
too many ; no; but Israel already con
temptible in the eyes of their foes, were
too many, and out of 22,000 God selects
only 300 to go against the host: At
another time. God direots Joshua thus,
‘tJoshua fear hot, nor ; of war be dis
mayed" “take all the people: with
thee,” “Lay thee nn ambush for the
city behind it.”
God only .s the giver of viotory. Ae
suoh David acknowledged "God and glo
rified Him, in that most beautiful pray,
er of thanksgiving wherein be says,
Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and
tho power,, and the viotory, and the
majesty.” Again it te. Mitten, “For
the Lord yoqr God, is he .that goeth
y!x<- ri-'i-ts&'i ,«Cv ' -
with you against your enemies, to save
you;” and David says, “It is God that
avengeth me, and that bnngeth down
the people undor me." "For Thou
hast girded me with strength unto the
batttle; Thou hast subdued under me,
those that rose up. against me." Many
suoh declarations are sustained by as
many historical facts. It is said that
God smoto tho I thiopians before Asa,
that they could not reoover themselves,
for they wero destroed before the-Lord
and best. And a little further on,
“thus tho Lord saved Hezekiah and
the inhabitants oi Jerusalem, trom the
hands of Sennachirib, and from the
hand of all other, and guided them
on every sido.” Surely tho “Lord . is
the salvation of the righteous, he is
their strength in time of trouble.
As viotory is from God, so of conse
quence must be deteat. Jeremiah
claims, “Why are the valient men
swept away, they stood not because the
Lord did drive them?" The same
question may be asked in these days,
and the same solution given. Of what
use is valor, if God opposes? God
sends fear, panic, flight and subjuga
tion upon the wicked ; of which there
are many proofs. "Ho made many to
fall, yea, one fell upon another.” “1
will set my faco against you, and ye
shall bo slain before your enemies, they
that hate you shall reign over you, and
ye shall flee when none pursueth you."
“I will send my fear before thee, and
I will make ail thine enemies turn
their backs unto thee." “And oh them
that arc left alive, 1 will send a laint
ness unto their hearts, anl the sound
of n shaken leaf shall abase them."
The facts in support of these promises
are too many and too familiar'to record
them here.
These are truths worthy of our con
sideration in those days, big with mo
mentous events, upon which liana tho
destiny of our country, and the’security
and perpetuity of all that is dear to a
free people.
Wo cfler these few thoughts, hoping
they will be sugge3tivo of better
thoughts to others, and lead to practi
cal results in more general prayer, pri
vate and public, that the the arm of
Omnipotence may bo extended in our
salvation. More anon.
W. P. RIVERS.
Cave Spring, Ga.
Shelling ot Columbia* Tonn.
The following is a Northern account
of a piece of vandalism, fully in keep
ing with tlie character of McCook:
After our arrival here, we learned
that the divisiou under Gen. McCook
wus engaged in repairing the bridge
lately destroyed by the rebels, at Co
lumbia. The day they commenced
work upon the bridges parties of citi
zens came down to the river, on the
opposite sido side, and hiding tlieni-
selvus, would fire upon his men at
work. General McCook sent word to
them that if his men were aguin fired
upon, he would immediately commence
shelling the town. But thwse deluded
people, having been so leniently dealt
with of late, paid no attention to the
threat, doubtless thinking it would not
be executed.
On the next morning, shortly after
the men commenced work, thoy were
again tired upon. General McCook, on
being advised of the fact, immediately
recalled all the workmen fiom the
bridge, und ordered the artillery, into
position, when he commenced to shell
the town, which was continued for iwo
or three hours without intermission,
battering down their dwellings, and
creating quite a din about, their ears.
Concluding that they wero then learn
ed alesson, ho ordered the firing to
cease, and again sent the men to work
on the bridge, since which time they
have never been molested in their -1st
bors.
Nothing like bringing the war to tbe
doers of the Greeks, to teach them a
lesson of civility and good manners.
There has been entirely too much of- a
milk and water polioy extended do
these deluded fanatics to effect any
beneficial results.
We are now (March 22) lying encamp
ed at this point, awaiting further or
ders. The division under Gen. Crit
tenden passed Ly our camp to-day on
the advance into Dixie. When we
shall again move forward I do not at
present know, but it will not-be long I‘
sure.' •
3®rGcn. John R. Foster, the Yan
kee Governor of Newbern, N. C.,-
(known here some time since as Cap
tain of Engineers and a genuine sohe-
mer) has taken oburge of the churches
in Newbern, and issues appoint
meats for Yankee Chaplains in general
order. i.*i ■;
Verily he is a lineal descendant of
■those who onoe voted • in the intervals
of witoh burning and Quaker, budging
“To adopt the laws of Moses until we
oan make bettor," and who agreed
on the following resolutions :
“First.-That the earth is the Lord’s
end the fullness thereof.
“Second. That he has given the earth
to tbe Saints..
Third, That we are the Saints.—
rise.
■kill
Late News.
Omrty-
Richmond, April 15.—Both Homes
of Congress have adopted a resolution
to adjourn on Monday next, to meet
again-on the third Monday in August.
Nothing important in the Senate
to-day. The House passed a bill to
prevent trading with tho enemy du
ring tbe war, under heavy penalties.
T he committee appointed to exam
ine into the disasters at Forts Henry
und Donolson, presented a largo mass
of testimony, which was ordered to be
printed.
Reports are received here of the
landing of Ynnkeo troops nt Tappa-
honnoolc C. II., Essex county, Va.
Skirmishing on tho peninsula con
tinues daily.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Five gunboats went to Urbana, on
the Kuppuhar. nook river, on Sundav,
and on Monday proceeded up tho river
to Tappanannock C. U., on the south
sido ot tho liver.
No trqopB were landed. The objeot
of the visit is supposed to be a rocon-
tioisunoe or feint.
Official information from New Or
leans states that attacks on Forts Jack-
son and Phillips commenced ypsterday.
Norfolk, April 15.—Northern datos
to the 10th have been-received. The
papers claim a great viotory at Pitts
burg ; that Beaaregard’s arm was shot
off', and the rebel host had fieri iu dis
may. There is great rejoicing over
the misrepresented result of tho battle,
und the surrender of Island No. 10,
which are extraordinary lalsehoods.
The federals say their loss at Pitts
burg in killed, wounded and missing,
is 20.000, and that of the Confeder
ates 35,000 to 40,000.
Gen. Halleok left St. Louis the Oth,
and went' up the Tennessee river to
assume command of the federal army
in the field at that place. (From this
we would infer that tin re is some truth
in the report, first, of BueJi being kill
ed, and next, of being mortally wound
ed. Hnllcck would hardly leave , his
own post if Buell was ublo to command
near Pittsburg.—Eds. Confed.)
Late English journals say the great
naval buttle at Newport Nows is one
of the most interesting incidents whioh
have marked tbe history of the war.
They call it a brilliant affair, and are
loud iu praises of the achievements of
tho Virginia, and say the Confederate
friga'o gained an easy viotory over its
wooden opponents, and was not dam
aged. They recommended the discon
tinuance of wooden ships, and that all
government- vessels whioh will bear it,
be converted into machines of war simi
lar to the Confederate ship Virginia,
whoso success they say shows that the
Confederate Nav* Department has a
good noad.
The London .“Times" says the real
boginning of the campaign may now
be witnessed; that the troops in Eas
tern Virginia are commanded by Pres
ident Davis, and alludes to the able
management of tho Confederate army,
and the determination of the South
never to be conquered. It says Mo
Ctellan marched 200,000 men lately
through a desolate wildernoss—the
Confederate troops, in retiring from
Manassas, having destroyed everything
valuable in their march.
Washington, April 9.—Guerilla war
fare is curried on hy the Confederates
iron Brentsville, (Prince William ooun-
ty, Vo.,) towards Occoquan, on the
Potomao.
Mr: Seward is-to leavo fibre on the
Iltfi inst. for tho Southwest. His son,
F. W. Howard, is to bo aoting Seoretnry
of State.
The Federal representatives in Eu
rope are trying to make impiressions
fuvorublo to the North in consequence
of tlio recent vioiories.
New York, April 9.— Cyrus W. Field's
new telegraph scheme is favorably re
ceived in England. Another oable is
to be laid to Newfoundland in twelve
months.
The prize steamer Magnolia was Bold
for $50,000.
Boston, ApHl 9.—Several members
of *.he Maryland Legislature, who have
been imprisoned in Fort Warren, have
been released.
Richmond, April 15.—Northern pa
pers received here by the Day Book,
date the 14th, regard the viotory at
Island 10 of great importance, and say'
that the rebel loss was immense.
They say the great struggle at York-
towu is at hand, which will have an
early and summary dermination ; put
an end to tho insolent career of Nor
folk. and McClellan will soon be re
warded by.the possession of Richmond
and the whole rebel Cabinet and Con
gress. The drama will soen close with
a bloody tragedy of surpassing gran
deur.
Savannah is to be besieged in a few
days, vu
A joint resolution lias been passed
and approved by the President of the
United Sta.es, to co-operate wit b any
State which will adopt a plan for the
gradual abolition of slavery.
Beauregard is reported-dead, ,
Tbe 14th was set apart as a day of
thanksgiving for victories lately achiev
ed.
New York, April 13.—Stock market
dull. Gold $@2 premium. Tb.e M e f"
rimac affects tbe .market unfavorably.
Cotton steady at 27(a>28c. Operations
very light. . . . .
It is supposed to bo the intention- of
th® Merrimao in its movements to draw
the Monitor from her position.
McClellan's operations are most vigo
rously prosecuted. His arrangements
will soon be oomulete.
- ■ ■ ii : - ■ i't .. - - .1.- . ■
, nun, MHiJn
The rebel forces is 100,000 strong,
with a large number of the best guns
Their army is woll drilled and formi
dable.
Harrisduro, Pa., A pril 13.—Arrange-
ments aro making to facilitate the re
moval of the Eoiuisylvanians, who may (
bo wounded at Yorktown, to Pbila-.
dolphia. The President of tho Bay
Line will transport Siirgeons and the
wounded free of oharge.
Wheeuno, Va„ April 13:—Reinforce
ments under Gen. Blenokner aro com
ing to Western Virginia.
Savannah, April 16.—Gov. Drown
has received official intelligence of the
passage of tho conscript law, by which
the Confederate Government holds all
between 18 and 35 yeara of age as
conscripts for throe years or the war..
He this day turned over the State
troops to the Confederate Government.
The commanders of Brigades are or
dered by him to report to Gen. Law-
ton.
RIGHT ON 1 THE PENINSULA.
Richmond, April 17.—Offioial dispatch-)
es last night from Lee’s Farm, on the
Peninsula, state that' the enemy com
menced a furious bombardment on our
lines at half past 6 o'olook, yesterday
morning and continued until 7 P. M.
their attnolc was upon our centre, ana
was splendidly repulsed.
Tliey tried to force Gen. Cobb’s posi
tion, between Lee’s Farm and Wynne’s
Mill’s. They waded the oreek, and for
a moment occupied some of our rifle
pits. They were driven out and re
pulsed with heavy loss. Our troops
behaved nobly. At 10 o’olook all was
quiet.
Our loss in killed is twenty, including
Col. McKenney, of tho 15lli North Car
olina regiment. Not over 75 wounded.
Eight artillery horses were killed/apd
one howitzer disabled. V* :
[second dispatch.)
The Houso report submitted yester
day on the Rcunoke investigation, con
cludes by saying that whatoverof blame
and responsibility may bo justly attrib
uted to any ono for the dsfent of our
troops on Roanoke Islund on tbe 8th of
February, should attaoh to Major Gen,
Huger and the late Secretary Bei\ja-
min.
[third dispatch.]
The Senate to day passed a bill to
make provision for ^Confederate State*
coin, to bear suoh devices as the Secre
tary of tho Treasury may devise; also,
Houso bill making Augusta a port of
delivery for goodB imported at Charles
ton.
Nothing is positively known of tho
object of the visit of the Frenoh Min
ister. Among various conjectures, one
is, that he has come to ask what com
mercial treaties with France are con
templated, and to ascertain whether
the independence of the Confederacy
will be maintained; and to report to
the Emperor Napoleon.
Richmond, April 17.—The House
passed a bill to provide for the expedi
tious transportation of troops and mu
nitions of war by railroad, by a vote of
Bix majority. It creates an officer of
military ohiof of railroad transporta
tion, at a salary of $5,000 a-year.
An official dispatch this evening from
Gen. Magruder makes no mention of
any subsequent fight on the peninsula,
He refers in terms of high commenda
tion to tho behavior of our troops on
.Wednesday.
t&~ Our acoounts of the general
condition of affairs in the North are
intelligent, and we bolive more relia
ble than the usual information derived
from Northern sources. The general
popular sentiment was decided in favor
of tho prosecution of tbe war, despite
financial straits with the expectation
of shortly smashing off tho face of the
rebellion. The expenditures of the
Government aro increased, and are es
timated at $2,300,000 per day, The
abolition question in Congress is close
ly watched bv what remains of the
Democratic party in the North. The
measure of emancipation, wjt.h-respect
to tho District of Columbia, was regar-
ded us tentative, being looked upon as
a prefatory experiment of the emanci
pation soneme proposed by President
Lincoln for the border States. It had
produced known uud marked disaf
fection in the army, and it is said that
a large: number of officers had threa
tened to throw up their commission if
the anti-slavery piogramme was carried
out. Wages have declined in all parte
of the North. In tho West provisions
were dirt oheap, on account of the loss
of the Southern market. Ten to fifteen
cents for a bushel of corn, twenty to
twonty-five oents for wheat, five cents
for eggs by ;the dozen, and ten cents
for butter, are prices that appear fabu
lous to tbe victims of extortion in the
South.—Richmond Examiner.
A Cool Dun.—Since the occupation
of Nashville by the Federal army,
many incidents of an aritusing nature .
have occurred, among which tho pool
impudence of tbe following is not • the
least interesting. It is a. dunning let- ,
ter from a bank in the interior of New .
York, to a Nashville banker: -
eTi March 17,1862.-
Dear Sir : Please accept my hearty
oongratulations on, your return to the
Union, and on tho growing supremaoy
in your State, of that “old glory,” the
StarBand stripes; and permit me to say
gejst, as an appropriate commemoration
and celebration of the happy event,,
tho payment of that little balance of
$79 59. which you have owed me since
the 11th of May. 1.861. Don’t send
“aeoeah” scrip,;as H will not pais hsra,
Respectfully, u
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