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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME .XVII. ROME. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 9 1862. NUMBER 27 |e Cfluftt;. J^mshbd eyeuy fiui>ay morning. ;f m7 dwfn"e ll7~' Editor and Proprietor. Terms of Subscription. Iiulvaneo, por nnuuin, : : i $2 00 lil within Six Months, : : : : 2 60 |il at th End of tho Year, : : 3 00 Terms of Advoi Using. lot Advertisements will bo insortod nt the Irates. Miscellaneous Advertisements at ■ square of 10 linos or loss, for tho First, III cents for cnch Snbscquont Insertion. 1 Square Throo Months, : : : $5 00 1 Six Months, : : :* s 8 00 Twulve Mouths, : t 10 00 liberal Discount will bo mqdo to thoso Llvertiso larger amounts. IfiKiricS of more than fivo lines olinrgo re ns advortisemonts. liras of Marriages and Deaths, not ox- hg Five Linos in length, nro published Btuously in tho Courior. Tho friends’of Arties »ro requested. to send in theso no- |ncrompnnied with n responsible nnmo Ticy will bo published with plcnsuro. The law of Newspapers. [•Subscribers who do not givo express nl | tho contrary, aro consldorcd as wishing Itinuo thoir subscription, tlf subscribers order tho discontinuance fcir nowspnpors tho publisher may contin- |scnil them until all arrearages aro paid. I_If subscribers noglect or rofuso to tako I newspapers from tho ofllco to which thoy Irectoil, tlioy nro held responsiblo until llinvo scttlod tho bills and ordored thorn |o(l. aturdny Morning, flay 3.1803. Deceive Not Yourselves. (icro are many weak minded per- [in every community, who are giv- luttoranoo to many foolish nml pish expressions, such as that "wo |one,” “Wo will get whipped,” “wo oo weak to resist the Yankees,” j From tho bottom of our hearts lily such people; there are many of h, simple henrted good people, who influenced by what others do, (or pr fail to do) and say. But there are i of inlelligencc among this cluss {full within tho scriptural ruleB ] of tho abundance of the heart jnouth speuketh,” .“the tree shall mown by its fruits.” It is evident |wo aro enveloped in a dark and fy cloud, but this discourages no land true man, unless naturally or [wise ho has - uostomuch for fight- [It would seom, to some poople lofarp, that this war has been a llfullj” a “Godsend.” 'I’he time |»ow .arrived to such creatures tho deep and silont meditations thoughts of their hoart, almost un til comas up. If the country is pun, how shall I save my propertjf? ougli I have got more than I bar pd for at tho beginning, 1 must i a virtue of necessity, and slick to Iriginnl programme, make money and It. piust “liiako to mysolf friends of autnipop of unrighteousness” &c first thought is—well.I have done little, against Lincoln, nothing Id but what I have been almost, felled to do, (and God knows with it is tho truth) to enable me to klong at all. If tho country is Kin, I will then sny this, although fo talked, I was compelled to do it ep up appearances—boing almost anded by hot headed rebels, 1 J compelled to use policy. But I they will require mo to tulco the of allegiance to the Lincoln Gov- lent, this of coitrso I will hate Ity bad, ns it will put mo in a migh- 1 fix with my old neighbors and As, but I started to make money pave my property. There v is no ivay house on this road—if tho fdcrac.y should finally succocd, I excuse out of it tho best way I tell them thdt I know, and every mows that an oath thus forcod inn, is not binding,—I was in [power and compelled to do it, or Immittcd to prison, or probably | for treason. I always was; and pm as good a Southern man as is pe Confederacy—this will satisfy lid friends and neighbors, they po jubilant and happy at tho suc- " tho Confederacy, and ptrfectly that 1 bygones shall be bygones.” [after the storm is over, beat the ' theta, and the best or all, will , a fix to bo .top duck at last. If succeeds, I’ am safo. I can Bay I never did anything against hat I was not compelled to do, 6r fought you; when tho conscript Bolt mq I hired a substitute, it is Tiooause I was compelled to do so. this* little rebellion was the pf demagogues, and. would soon an end, I was always loyal, aid not lot it be known only at ►oper time; did I not tako the Pf allegiance? Oh 1 fathor Abrii- .ake mo to thy bosom 1 iiere be such people, as doubt- mve are, they are selling tliera- boIvos cheaper than they imagine— they are great fools and knaves and believe tho balance of mankind to bo like themselves. The tide of this in vasion, sooner or later, will bo rolled baok. The eyes of nil good men are upon you. You will soon becorno precious game for tlie partisan rangers, that are and will bo organized, and If you escape to tho end of the tragedy, you will be driven from the South to your Yankee riends, or swing nt tho end of a. cord. You cannot dodge, you must commit— for or against. Don’t dcceivo your selves any longer. There is a God in Heaven or tho Universe is an illusion. The Atlanta Confederacy; The "little one-horse daily” has ven- tillnted us again. It seems that with a kind of spiteful malignity it has en deavored to give tho world ns much in* formation ns possible concerning ns, at a time too, when it is cf the utmost im portance that everything should be ns quiet as possible. Judging from tho tone of numeroQs articles in a recent number, we might suppose that our neighbor would bo ratlior exultant than pthorwisc, if Romo should fall, that he might indulge in a little self-glorification over his superior wisdom and sagacity t similar to his offusions in regard to Fort Pulaski, w.hen he advised its evacua tion and removal of the guns and Btores after the enemy had possession ef tho river. Theso exposures nro only made to arouse tho government, and the people of Homo to thoir danger. It is a great pity the government is not at Atlanta, in order to have tho full bene fit of the foresight of this sapient phi losopher. It would, doubtless, greatly benefit the Southern Confederacy J?) The enemy should bo very thankful to this admirable sheet, ns it will save them.tho necessity of keeping spies in this city, as everything done hero will bo promptly laid before tho world.— He concludes that tho enemy will know everything that is going here, well, for heaven's sako, let them ho put to the trouble of finding it out, and lot us conjure you to let Rome slide. 8®* There nro a great many reports from tho onemy on the frontier, but there is so lilt'.o foundation that we do not deem them worth noticing. 8®*-Tho Savannah Republican says that two largo vessels have avrived in the Confederate States, br.nging, be sides other articles much need, ‘J000 stand of arms and a 1000 barrels of gun powder. 8®*l'he Richmond Examiner gives a rumor that tho 'Government lias Uecid cd to send John Minor Botts, tho Tory "neutral’} further South. Bloody Baptism.—Three of our gal lant officers, says tho Norfolk Day Book ha Ac beon christened auew since the war began—Stonewall Juokson. Ram •Turtle Hollins, and Bombpreof Buclr unfln. SSSyThe Richmond Examiner of the 28th ult., says: The loss of the great cattle ooun try of Texas is accounted ns not the least disastrous result of the ill-timed fall of New Orleans ; and some appreciation of this loss may bo made when it is known that droves of cattle, to the amount of more than two hundred thousand head, wore being driven through to New Or leans, at the time of its unexpected capture by the Ynuhees. It is understood that the subsistence ol its armies in the field is likely to be a question of immediate concern to tho Government. Muoh of the cattle coun try inHliis Shite is already it. tho pos session of the enemy ; and. tho proba bility of nil unexpected concentration of fortes in Virginia, or to the Eastward is, we believe, aTroady conjectured by the Government. From Corinth.—Tho Mobile Nows oi the 28th,says: • Dispatclios just reoeived from Tus- cumbia, convey tho intelligence that Colonel Scott, ot tho Lonisiana Cavalry with the two companies of Capts. Gor- mon and Campbell, drove out a regi ment of the enemys infantry from that place. In the fight several of tho one my wero killed and wounded, and forty prisoners taken. In retrying tho onemy burned thoir stores of provision supplies, etc. They wero pursued by tho Confederates, but with what final rosult is not yet known. B®“ We understand tho citizens of Jonosborough, Tenn; were surprised by tho appeuranco in their midst of an armed force who quite unceremoniously attacked the liquor establishments, and oaptured some two or three hundred gallons of tho “good critter!" And.hor- ld to toll,they poured it into the streets This manoeuvre was accomplished without tho loss of a single man! But from the smell on the street, a stran ger passing along would have thought that the town , was “in liquor.” The oitizons of Cartor county also waked up other morning, and, to their utter oonsternation, found a detachment of soldiers in the heart of the county, playing the wild with the still houses apd groceries, Editorial Correspondence. Bivouac or 8ah Ga. Reo’t, 1 Near Dam No. 1, April 24, 1862. J Dear Courier: Our usunl rounds of duty continues at this place, with, per haps, less extraordinary interest than might be supposed. J3inae my last letter was closed at 1J o’clock P. M. on the 22d, there has been less firing between tho pickets than there hnd been before, and less cannonading by the enemy. Every hour or two however, they throw a shell, either tt our batteries or into tlie midst of the quarters of our reserve for tho purpose, it may bo, of keeping our men on tlie strain of anxious ex pectancy. Our forces, besido doing picket duty, are continually throwing up additional breastworks and redoubts, and in every possible way strengthening tho posi tion. Yesterday some of our sharp shooters, the Texas Hungers, crossed over on Dam No. 2, and took a Yankee prisoner. Ho said it was McClellan’s intention to make the grand attack last night, but it is not likely that ho knew anything about it. There has been more firing between the pickets this morning than there was yesterday, but no general charge. An order wai issued this mqrning, by Gen. Magrudor, just before daylight, to be in readiness, us all indications point ed to an attack this morning. It is now half past eight, and 'no' demon stration is yet evident to us here. Night before last the fiust four com panies of our Regiment lay iu the trenches. Theso have now become in tolerably muddy, and, ns it was very cold, wo suffered exceedingly. One third of tho men wero kept standing in the the trendies at a time, for tlie purposo of keeping a sharp lookout. It was very dark, and of course they could see but a short distance, but the utmost silence was observed, and no large body of men could approach without being hoard, especially through the wator, whioli extends up to within forty yards of tho trendies. There was-no alarm that night or the last. This duty is telling fearfully upon tho men. Beside the great fatigue to which they nro subjected, the want of sleep and exposure, tho most trying of all is tho continual expectation of an attack, which seems’ imminent nil the time. If it wore possible, by reason of all otheu considerations, to keep this out of mind, tbs occasional bullets Glut whistle by, and tlm cannon bulls or shells that whiz over our bends, demon strate the nearness of bitter enemies- This feeling of apprehension is not cowardice, and men are very seldom in a situation, where it is experienced more than a few moments, or hours at most, at n time. But we have now been under this excitement nine days. All this time rations have boen both poor and scanty, having very little meat and not enough biead, no coffee but little sugar, and, besides a few peas twice, nothing else whatever After all, our men hold out wonderfully well Tho Light Gunrdsreported twenty-three for duty this morning. A man of the 15th Georgia was shot this morning, while standing in tlie trench near our battery, fronting Dam No. 1. He was shot in the breast, pro ducing a bad, but, it is hoped, not fatal wound. Thore lire a thousand rumors afloat, in regard to Frenoh interference?, on armistice, peace negotiations, &c., all of which’are muoh talked about by the soldiers, and, in some sort, supply the place in the mind’s hnnkerings, of tho igorning papers, very few of which get to us here. Tho soldiers here are a hard looking set. Many Iinvo not had olenn clothes in two weeks, have beon sleeping on the mud and in the muddy trenches, mid eating fat meat, when they could get it, with their fingors, after broiling it on n stick. It is now 9 J o’clock—all quiet yet and it is a bright and pleasant morning. M. D. 8®- Commodore Fnrragut, say tho Augusta Chroniole, will doubtless be doliod by tho Northern papers os the second "Hero of New Orleans.” But Faragut will hardly attain to much futuro glory. His namo alone- is an impassable, barrier in the # road to. im mortality,, Farragu**—“Heavens,' what a namo! To fill the sounding trump of future fame I ” 8®*Gen. MoClellun has a sister (Mrs. English) living in Alabama, the wife of a wealthy planter. Young English, a nephew of McClellan, hate- gone to Cor inth, says a Mobile pappr, tq,fight t,for .the-Soutb-' ' _ Portsmouth Correspondence. Bivouac or the N, C. Battalion, Near ELizaiiETn Citt, N. C.J April 24th 1862. Dear Courier : On Friday, tho 18th inst., Col. Jones reoeived orders to de tach two companies from his Regiment, to go to Deep Creek, about eight miles South of Portsmouth, for the purpose of throwing up some ehtronehments. Accordingly the Fireside Defenders und one other company, marched to Deep Creek on Saturday, under com mand of Lieut. Col. J. W. Pritchett. On arrival, wo learned that Colonel Wright's Regiment (3d Goorgia) was engaging'* the enemy near South Millsi N. C., and wanted reinforcements im mediately. Col. Pritchett reported ready at any moment. We put up our tents, and camped for tho night; the boys being somewhat fatigued by marching, und the wenther being quite warm, Boon fell asleep, but about 2 o’clock oh Sunday morning, wo got orders to march ‘immediatdly i wo wore soon in readiness to Btart. Be ing nt the canal, our two cofl^Sanies And tho Portsmouth Rifles, who were on tfceir way to reinforce Col. Wright, procured a boat, and by daylight were on our way to the scene of action Y but before we hnd gone’ far, we learned thc^t Col. Wright was retreating, not being able to get reinlorccments in due time. On wo glided, expecting we would soon meet the enemy, ns we learned ho was in pursuit, but wo soon learned that Col. W. hail stopped a short distance ahead of us, and would make a stand, .provided reinforcements readied him in time. After we had traveled eight, miles, wo came to-where tlie Coloiicl had call ed a halt, nndexpected tomuko a stand, hut in a few hours it wus'ascertained that the enemy was not advancing. Gen. Blanchard oamo up on Monday about 10 o'clock; a portion of our troops wero ordered to proceed to South Mills, some thirteen miles further on, towards the enemy nt Elizabeth City. The 1st Louisiana Regiment, the Portsmouth Rifies, and a part of the 3d Georgia, started about uightlall on Sun day, but owing to some difficulty in getting tho boats along, as there was but one tug boat to b!x schooners, did not roach Soutli Mills until 2 o’clock on Montfiiy. Tlioy wore then sent to different points, but wo know not where. Un Monday evening about 2 o'clock, our companies, a North Carolina Bat. talion, and the remainder of the 3d Georgia,‘were ordered to proceed to South Mills also. Having no boats'at that point on tho canal, we were com pelled to march. In a short time all wore ready and pushed forward, but had not proceeded more than a mile or two, when it commenced raining in perfect tprrents, which, with the mud and the darkness of the night, render ed this oxtromely disagreeable. The (roops’al! arrivod nt South Mills about 10 o’clock in tlie night, except some few who fclUout on the road, wet and muddy, and had to lie on the wot ground, with no shelter but tho broad canopy of Heaven. Next morning (Tuesday) was cion and bright; about 8 o’clock we took up the line of march to Richardson’s Farm, some Ive miles South of South mills, and six miles Northwest of Eliza beth city, where we nro now, awaiting the enemy to attack us. We are ex pecting an attack daily. We are without any cooking utensils, but by tho courtesy of the North Caro lina soldiers who aro here with us, we get vessels gnough to make out with. We have no tents, but the boys make out very well in some old houses. It is astonishing how well tho boys stood tho march,'considering they stayed in houses all the winter. The fight on Saturday took place about 12 o’clock, M., and lasted until <5 p. m. It was perhaps the best con tested battle of the war. . Six compa nies of Wrijrht’s regiment, consisting of 360 men, fought 5000 Yankees, un til they were about being flanked,when they retreated. The enemy retreated about, tho same time, and Sent in a flag of truce, requesting permission to bury their dead, ■ Our loss was six killed and fifteen wounded and missing. • .The Yankees aknowledge a loss # of between five and seven hundred. Fif teen wounded are at South Mills, that were pioked up on Monday. They say they were doing well until that other regiment cfttjio up, whioh was on ly one of the companies, wfiioh with three other companies had been detail' ed for apeoioL service. They thought .wOihad.five or six regiments engaged. Cpl.vWl’ight; is a,gallant and .brave offi cer; feavjoss, cool nnd deliberate. II. FROM RICHMOND, VA. Richmond, Vn., April 29.—Timothy Webster, a spy, conViotod by a court martial, was hung to-day at Camp Lee, near this oity. Sixteen Yankee soldiers captured by Jackson’s men; and eight Unionists arrived this evening Ivom the Valley. FROM THE NORTH. Norfolk, Va., April 29.—From tho New York Herald nnd the Philadel phia Inquirer, of April 28tli,. we learn that Abraham Lincoln was received on the 26th inst., on board of tho French frigate Gassendi, at ‘Washing ton, with all tho honors extended to orowned heads. Count Merrier was present. A negro from Portsmouth carried the Petersburg (Va.) Express, of the 27th lust., to General Wool, informing him of tho capture of New Orleans. Chicago, Illinois, papers of April 27th state that-Gen. Beauregard is evacua ting Corinth and going to Memphis. Buell und Beauregard have effeotod an arrangement for tho cxchnngo of pri soners. 'Gen. Butler wrs busy preparing an advance on New Orleans. Tho Federal General,.Chns, T. Smith, has died from ah acoident. Special to the Savannah Republican. Corinth, April 29.—Tho enemy have been reinforced sufficiently to restore their confidence, and are now advanc ing upon our line. Heavy skirmishing is going on daily, and quite an affair oc curred to-day this sido of Monterey. Tho editor of tho “Memphis Ava- Innoho,” Dr. Fowlkes, was arrested to day for publishing an artiole calculated to array thh planters against the gov ernment P. W. A. FROM NEW ORLEANS. Richmond, April 29.—tho following is tho official correspondence between Mayor Monroo, of the oity of New Orleans, und Commodoro Fnrragut of the Federal fleet, relative to tho sur render of tho city: U. S. Flao Ship Hartford, 1 Off New Orleans, April 26, 1862. J To His Excellency, tho Mayor of tho City of New Orleans— Sir: Upon my arrival before your oity, I had the honor to send to your Honor, Cupt. Railoy, of the U. S. Navy, second in command Of the expedition, to demand of you tho surrender of New Orleans to me, as tho representa tive of the Government .of the United Stntcs. Capt. Bailey reported the result of the interview with yourself and tho military authorities. It must occur to your Honor that it is not within tho province of a naval officer to assume the duties of a milita ry commandant. I come here to re duce New Orleans to obedience to the laws, and to vindicate tlie offended majesty of the Government of the United Statos. The rights of persons and property shall bo scoured. * I, therefore, demand of you, ns its represental.ive, the unqualified surrertw dor of the city, and tlie emblem of the sovereignty of the United States; bo hoisted over the City Hall, Mint, and the Custom House by meridian this day; nil Hags and other emblems of sovereignty, other than those of tho United Statos, to be removed from all tho public buildings by that hour. I particular request you to exercise your authority, to quell disturbances and restore order, and vo call upon all the good people of New Orleans to re turn to thoir avocations at once ; and 1 particularly demand that no person be molested in person or property for pro fessing sentiments of loyalty to their Government. I shall speedily and severely punish such outrages as were witnecsed yes terday, by armed men firing upon help less women and children for giving ex pression to their pleasure at witnessing the old flag. I am very respectfully, Your obedient servant, D. G. Farraout, Flag Officer, Master Gulf Squadron. held, ns this is, at the mercy of your gunners and mortars. To surrender such a place, wero an idle and' unmeat ning ooreinony. The city is yours by the power of brute forco—not by my choice, or tho consent of its inhabi tants. It is for you to determine what will be the fate that av-aits us here. As to hoisting any other flag than tho flag of our adoption and. allegiance, let mo say to you that tho man lives not in our midst whoso hand And heart would not be palsied at the mere thought of • suchan.net; nor could I find in my constituency bo wretched and despo- rate a renegade ns would dare to pro? fane with Ins hands tho sacred emblem of our aspirations. i Sir, you have manifested sentiments i whioh would become one engaged in q ’ better causo than that to which ’ you liave demoted your sword. I doubt not bub that they spring from the noble thoughts of a deluded nature, and I knew how to appreciate the emotions which inspire them. You will have a gallant people to. administer during your occupation of this oity—a people sensitive to nil that eftn, in the least, affect their dig nity and self respect.. Pray, sir, do not fail to regard their susceptibilities.. Tlie obligations'which I shall assumo Ilf thoir names-, shall be religiously complied with. You may trust their honor, though you might not count on their submission to unmetited wrongs. In conclusion, 1 beg you to under stand that the people of Now Orleans, while unable to rosist your foroe, do not allow themselves to be insulted by tho interference of such as have ren dered themsolvos odious by the . das tardly desertion of our causo, in the mighty struggle in which wo are on- gaged, or such as might remind them too painfully that they are. the con quered and you the conquerors. . Peace and order may be preserved without a resovt to measures whioh 1 could not at this tnomrlit present.— Your oooupying the oity does not trans fer their allegiance from tho Government of their ohoico to one which thev have repudiated, and that they yield sim ply lhat'obcdiancc which the conquer- or is entitled to extort from the con quered. Respectfully, (Signed] John F. Monroe, Mayor, rv of New Orleans, 1 l, April 26, 1862. ) or D. G. Fnrragut, U. Mavoraltv of New Orleans, Oitv Hall, To Flag officer Flag Ship Hartford, Sir: In pursuance of a resolution which he thought proper to take, out of regard for tlie lives of tho women and children who shall crowd this great metropolis, Gen. Lovell has evacuated it with his troops, nnd restored to mo the administration of its government and the oustody of its honor. I have, in council with the City Fa thers, considered the demand you made of me yesterday, for the uncondition al surrender of the city, coupled with a- requisition to hoist the flag of the United States on the publio edifices, and haul down the flag that floats to the brrezo from the dome of this Hall. It becomes my duty to transmit to you an answer,-which is the universal sentiment of my constituents, no less than the promptings of my own heart, on this sad and solemn occasion.. The city is without tho means ot defense, and utterly destitute of the foroe or material that might enable it to resist the overpowering armament displayed in sight of it. I am no mil itary man, and possess no authority boyend that of executing municipal laws of the City of New Orleans. It would .be presumptuous in me to lead an army to tho’-field; if I hnd one nt command; and I know still less how to surrender en undefended place, Exemptions Under the Conscript Law of Congress. Tho following exemption bill woe passed by’Congress, and signed by the President Just before the adjournment: A bill to be entitled "4,n act to exempt cer.- tain persons fiepm enrollment /or service in the armies of the Confederate Statu." Section 1. The Congress of the Confed erate States of America do enact, That a\l persons who shall be held to bo unfit lor military service under rules to be prescribed by tho Seoretary of War.; all in the service or employ of the Confederate States; all judicial ,qnd executive officers of the Confederate or State Governments; tho members of both houses of Congress and of tho legislatures of tho several States and their respective officers; all olerkB of the State and Confederate Govern* ments allowed by law; nil engaged in carrying the mails; all ferrymen on post routes; all pilots and persons en gaged in marino .service, and in aotpql service on river and railroad routed of engaged in working iron mines, ftivpa- cos and foundries; all journeymen printers actually employed in printing newspapers ; all presidents and pro fessors of colleges nnd nondemies, apd all teaehers having as many ns twenty scholars; superintendents' of the.pub lic hospitals, lunatic usylums, and (he regular nurses and attendants therein, and the tonoliers omployed in the in stitutions for the deaf and dumb and blind ; in each apothecary store n,o.w established one apothecary in good stan ding, .who is a practical druggist: pju perindentents and operatives ip.’wnffl and other factories, who may be- ex empted by the Seoretary ot War, shall be, and are heroby, exempted from military service in the armies pf the Confederate States. Muskets vs. Rifles.—A young,man who was in the midst of the ; jight at Donelson,relates that, in tlie beginning the enemy shot as rapidly as we'md; but after an hour or two, wo fired twice to their once; and before the battle was ended wo shot three times to their once The reason of the difference was that the enemy used rifles, which became foul and very difficult to load,'while our men had muskets. This Is a very important difference in favor of the musket and may deoido the fate of the empire. Musket at short range from 50 to 150 yards—the shorter the bettor—are the best weapon yet inVonted.. I am authorized ta raise a company (100) of Independent; RangCrs,by a re cent act of Congvess.'.'Ail' good and true men that; wish.’fo join suolr a com pany, will report Lheibgelvcs to me at this place, provided’with’ a good horse, saddle and bridle, by the 10th or 15th of May. The time.has come when wo must fight or do worse—givq up pur homes, wives, and sisters to. tlie Yankee hordes. To the rescue, my countrymen. SAMUEL STEWART. Ri.ME, May 2, 1$J2. / ;

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The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, May 09, 1862, Image 1