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voltjmn XVIII
ROME GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1868.
NUMBER 85
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|jit I they will bo published will* pleasure.
jtaf It is to be hoped the next session
lot the body that makes the laws of
I nations, Will dooido what constitutes a
| nation, tuid when a body of people bo-
I comes n nation, and how long, after
I adopting a constitution, and working
I titular it systematically and regularly,
king armies and defeating their en-
I -.anic.s in almost every battle, creating a
1 tremendous debt, Ac., is It necessary
I tint this body of people should bo in
I existence before they arc recognized as
lit nation. We hope the question will
I bo settled, so that young nations in lu-
I ture, will know what they will havo
I lo do, otid how much successful fight
ing will be necessary to constitute na-
I Humility.
Erd * 1 " Three Ladies from Virginia pro-
I pose opening a F 0 mal8 Iifstituto, in
11hi. Fotraho / ’s old school room, on the
list of September next. Thoy bring
I tho bust of references, and wo bespeak
Ifor them a- share of patronage. See
liiuticc.
ti/if .1. It Stevens hgs found some
knot icy, which the owner can lmvo by
Vailing on him.
Tbd Itiiid on Dccherd.
i.'u the night of the 30th June, about
p.uOO cavalry, made an attack upon
|i>uuiierU, a railroad station on tile
.ishvillo nnd Chattanooga railroad, 13
)rih« this side of Titllahoma. Itwnstn-
lumdod to be a monster destruction of
liai.lrod cars, engines, and property, but
I'vasa failure. They did not catoh tho
lfraiiis. Notice of their upproaeb had
Ibeon given and everything was • kept
lout of their way.
BaS^We learn that Gen. Crab Grass
s making a heavy raid in this part of
iieorgia.
Circular.
Head Quarteiis, Fi.oyii Legion, )
Rosie, July 3rd, 1863. j
The citizens of the county are roques-
Jtcd to meet at tho Court House in
■Rome, on Tuesday next, July 7th, at
111 o'clock, A. SI., upon .business con-
Incctcd with the Legion,
By ordei of . « >
Col. JT G. YELSER.
G. B. BUTLER.
Adj’t.
Very Important (Questions.
The Charleston Courier of a late
fiato asks the following very important
(questions:
Have any of the moralists and casu
ists decided how far, and under what
pircumstanees and limitation, inter-
lourse with the enemy is allowed? It
Imicerns, under present circumstances,
lkat this question should ho considered
pnd determined.
Tho signs of tho times indicate tho
Rtowtli of a largo party whose interest
jdll be in and with tho continuance of
Ihc war and against peace.
1 How far can citizens assume such a
fcosition without detriment to fealty
|nd conscience ?
(Tie Scare at,Washington.—A gentle
man who came through the lines since
■he capture of Winchester by our for
tes say that tho newspapers convoy’ a
lory inadequate idea of the extent of
Ihe alarm at Washington, produced by
■he news of tho advanco of Gen. Lee’s
Irmy. Every available man was being
lurried to the capital for its defence,
fnd the whole oity was in a perfoot fu-
|oro of alarm and excitement.
Official information, received here,
Itate that under the influence ®f this'
Excitement' Burnside’s oorps has been
brdorod from Kentucky to constitute a
portion of ttie army designed for the
Jefonce of tho Yankee Sodom.^-.7?ic/i-
wond Dispatch, 26tA.
■
JQVYou may safely set it down that
Street gossip and loafer who) indus
triously circulates oJjagerated reports of
fmders coming through the country in
r«’y direction—is either a coward or a
Faitor, V^nd the provost guard should
r e ordered, to arrest all such misohovi-
P Us persons at once.
■ tft?”Tho. Germans at Frankfort-ou-
|ho-Maine, have sent 13,600 lbs of lint
jw tho United States, for the wounded
| f rectal soldiers.
Rome Female College.
Rome Qa. June, 37,1803.
To the Board of 2rustles oj the Romo Fe
male College.
'The committee. appointed to attend,
the annual examination and com
mencement exeroises of Tuesday, Wed
nesday nnd Thursday of this week, re
port that on. account of other engage
ments some of their number were una
ble to attend constantly but mostof them
wore in attendance most of the time
and they believe most of them at nil
times during the proceedings. We
wero eertninly highly ple&seu with
wlfat wo severally witnessed, and put
ting our testimony all together lire
enabled to sny with confidence that the
exorcises, upon the whole, were oalou
lnted to reflect much credit both upon
scholars and instructors. We believe
the Institution is not only well, but
ably conducted by the presont Faculty.
Tho examinations wero sufficiently
thorough to shew that they are endea
voring to steer clear of tho great evil
of more surface education into whioli
this ago has fallen. Not only so, but
so far as wo aro competent to judgo,
what they should study seems to bo as
well considered and soleetod—while
tho manners and conduct of tho pupils
wero marked with modest propriety.
All who witnessed those various exer
cise* must feel that the Romo Feraalo
College richly merits the high position
it has already reached among the learn,
cd Institutions of tho land, as well as
the liberal and extended patronage it
receives—and the committeo can but
express tho hope that the civil commo
tion of the country may not retard its
progress or impedo its onward march ;
aB they boliovc it should not. Tho
wise and prudent parent, feeling that
property rights at present are hold6n
by so loose a tonuro,' and that their
transmission is so uncertain, will be tho
move inclined to invest largely of tho
child’s portion in tho culture of tho
mind and heart, which nothing can
titko away.
Very rospeotfully submitted with
our best wishes, &c.
A. R. WRIGHT, "
R. D. HARVEY,
J. D. McNAIR,
A. MAUPIN,
From the 3il Georgia Cavalry.
We aro permitted to make the fol
lowing extract from a letter written
by Captain Daniel Booton, dated June
27 th:
“We are no under marching orders-
I have just passed through one of tho
hottest engagements I have over boon
in. Mj company wp on outpost pick
et, nnd on Wednesday morning tho
enemy commenced firing on my vi-
dottes, attempting to drivo them in,
but I immediately reinforced them and
hold my position, against superior
foree, from 9 o’clock until 12 M. I hud
four men dismounted as flankers, one
of whom wits Tommy Cuyler—a noble
boy—lid shot down one Yankee and
wounded another; taking his gun and
horse. Wc lost four horses killed un
der their riders, one man wounded and
two taken prisoners—Arch Pemberton
and Lumpkin, thejr, horses falling.
The enemy charged and my compa.
ny stood firm, dismounting 21 of them.
1 wanted tho Colonel let me charge af
ter firing, intending to use tho butts of
my guns.
My company acted nobly, and tho 3d
Georgia has tho reputation of holding
flvo rogiments in check, all day, three
of which wore cavalry. I am safe,
though much fatigued. My mare
slightly wounded.
Billy Harkins and Tommy Cuyler
will be at home in a fow days,on fifteen
days furlough, to get horses, and I will
write again by them.
The Commander or the Weuaween.—
Capt. John Rogers, of tho iron-clad
Monitor Wehawkon, to whioli the At
lanta surrendered, is tho same gentle
man who was captured by our forces at
tho Portsmouth Navy Yard early in
the war. Ho was left behind in tho
evacuation, being in the Dry Dook.
trying to complete the destruction of
that work. After his capture he was
taken to Ttichmond, whore lio received
every kindness from our authorities,
the Governor of Virginia taking him
to his own house. He, together with
an engineer captured at the same time,
were subsequently gent to Alexandria
and passed over tbejlines without ex
change or parolo. Tho recollection op
the treatment reoeived at . our hands
when he was a prisoner, may account
for the kindness bestowed on tho Atlan
ta prisoners.
jjgjrTlie Columbus Enquirer has seen
a private letter, stating that recently,
new Bottle Flags have been distrib
uted to the regiments in General Lee’s
army.
From the 6th Go. Cavalry.
Camp near Lewis’ Station,*
East Tenn. & G.v. R. R.
June 29, 1868.
Dear Courier : I wrote you a few
linos It-oin Camp Wheeler, near Cum
berland Gap on the 23d inst., stating
that our address was Clinton, Tenn.,
our regiment then being en route to
that point. It arrived there on tho
morning of the 25th, loft next morning
and reached Knoxvillo in tho ovenlhg,
remained near there till tho 25th
and arrivod at this encampment this
evening.
It commenced raining on the 24th
and has continued almost incessantly
over since, and the prospect is good for
it still to continue. We were of course
oxposed to it on the march, nnd when
halted, not having any means of shel
tering. We are yot exposed to tho in
clemency of tho weather, our baggage
being left at Camp Whoolor,though our
wagons have boon sent after it.
Pcgram’s Brigade is ordered to as
semble in this vioinity. Our Regiment
is now attached to this Brigade.—
Some of the boys have mot up with
a good ipany of their relatives and ac
quaintances in tho two companies from
Floyd in Col. Morrieon’s Regiment,
which is one cf the Regiments of tins
brigade. Col. Morrison is now in com
mand of the Brigade. Gen. Pegram is
temporarily in command of the Depart
ment of East Tennessee, Gen. Buoknor
having gone to Tullahoma.
Our address for tho present is Le
noir’s Station, E. T. & Ga. R. R.
BINGEN.
Late News.
Reported Capture of Harrisburg.
Richmond, Jujus 26.—A report pas
brought here Inst night that Speers with
bis 1200 cavlry loft White House yester
day on another raid, taking the road
through King William county.
The Winchester correspondent of
the Whig of tho 27th reports that Ew
ell certainly held Harrisburg. Officers
professing to be direct from here say
the peoplo are very submissive.
The report needs contirmutibn ; hut
tho Philadelphia papers report that
Ewell was within 20 mileB of Harris
burg on tho night of tho 24th.
Gold declined hero one dollar from
the highest rates in consequence of
the increased amount offered for pale.
Continuous and heavy rains must
have rendered tho roadB in the country
bordering on tho Chickahominy almost
impassable.
Vico President Stephens is now
herb.
Tho ladies’ gunboat Virginia, was
launched at the navy yard opposite
Rockets yesterday.
The flag of truco boat, expected at
City Point, on Thursday, lias not been
heard from.
Yankees Captured,
’ Richmond Juno 30.—No nows by the
Central or York River trains to-day,
except that the vankees are still in
force at White House.
It is reported that Boveral hundred
yunkbus were captured to-day in New
Kent county.
Four men from the eastern shore of
Virginia, who vouched this city to day,
report that all the Yankee troops,
except a few cavalry, have withdrawn
from Accomac and Northampton coun
ties.
Another Raid.
Brook Haven, Juno 29.—Rumors
readied hero to-night, that other raids,
for some object, havo left Rodney.—
Thu Yankees say they will destroy the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad if it takos
30,000 men.
Gen. l’ricc at Holcim.
Jackson, July 2.—A special to tho
Mississippian, from Tangihahoa, says
the Now Orleans Era, of the 25th ult,,
says Col. Ellis, of Gen. Moulton’s com
mand, captured two Yankee batteries
at Bayou Desallemondos, and tho 9th
Connecticut regiment, sent toltheir re
lief, i&ere also captured.
Advices from New Orleans to the
29th, say the Confederates made a raid
on Algiers, destroying all Government
stores, and also captured a train on the
Opelousas Railroad, and retired safely
to Bayou Desallemondes.
The"Mississippian also learns from
nutkentio sources, that Gen. Price un
doubtedly occvipies Helena.
Negroes Captured.
Jackson, July 1.—Nothing whatever
from the front.
Brisk firing is now going on at Vicks
burg.
Forty negro soldiers captured by Ly
ons, near Port Hudson arrivod this
evening. They say thoy was forced to
take up arms.
Later from the. North.
Richmond, July 1.—The New York
Herald of the 26th, says that dispatch
es from Harrisburg at half; past two
o’clook yesterday aftornoon, state that
the enemy’s forces are slowly advanc
ing.
Over 10.000 mon are at work on the
Pittsburg fortifications.
During the Inst week no . less than
twenty-seven vessels have boon sent out
in searoh of tho robol privaroor, Taco-
ny.
Resolutions condemning, the arrest
and banishment of Vallandighnm
wero defeated in the Connecticut
Legislature.
Tho Washington Star says it is a
doplorablo fact that the people (of
Pennsylvania aro utterly inoompetont
to protect themsolvos. They drive
horses and cattle before them North,
to bafflo a squad of rebel cavalry from
pounoing on them.
Gold, 155 ; cotton 65.
Prisoners Returned.
Richmond, July 1.—A flng of truco
boat arrivod at City Point yesterday
with 650 returned prisoners of war,
ton political prisoners and five ladies.
The boat brings a report of the Con
federate troops occupying Harrisburg
and York.
No particulars.
Deserters report tho Yankees to bo in
force at tho White House, soy ton
thousand.
They aro awaiting reinforcements
before attempting an onward move
ment on Richmond.
Nows from tho headquarters of our
cavalry says that General Jones took
possession of Fairfax Court Houso this
morning, with a large quantity of
stores.
The main body of Hooker’s army
has gono towards Leesburg, exeopt tho
garrisons at Alexandria and Washing
ton, who retreated within their fortifi
cations.
[Signed] J. E. B. STEWART,
Major General.
Operations West of the Mississippi.
Panola, June 30.—Scmi-offioial dis
patches have been received, stating
that Gen. Taylor has captured Berwick,
Thibadeaux and Dcnaldsonvillo, La.,
with a number of prisoners and ten due
guns.
Also, that Gon. Parsons is at Cypress
Bond, with twenty-five hundred men
and several large guns, where ho has
succeeded in stopping several trans
ports.
JaAison, June 29.—A courier who
arrived this morning from Vioksburg,
says tho garrison has provisions enougu
to last for months and is confident of
success '
He.brings copies of the Evening Cit
izen of tne 16th, 18th and 23d, which
aro full of confidence and hope.
Further news from the Napoleon
fight, says Parsons crippled four or five
transports ladeiUwith troops for Grant.
The transports then landed four miles
below and tho troops marched up,—
Parsons drove tho enemy back with hea
vy loss.
All the nows received to-day ischeor-
ing.
THIRD DISPATCn.
Jackson, June 29.—I havo just con
versed with an officer who left Vioks-
burg on Friday morning last. He con
firms tlio previous report of provisions,
Ac., and gives many interesting par
ticulars since the beginning of the
sioge, which I will send you by mail.
The Tucony Burned.
Richmond.} July 2.—The Baltimore
.Sun of the 28th June, has a dispatch
from Harisburg dated the 27 th, which
says the rebel troops occupied York at
5 o’clock that afternoon.
No resistance was made by thetroopB.
The same paper states that Lieut.
Heed, and crew, of the Tacony, burned
that vessol on the 25th, landed near
Portland on tho night of the 26tli seiz
ed tho cutter Caleb Cushing, and went
to sea. ’iiyio.ptoamers, which wore sent
in pursuit, overtook the cutter, and af
ter a short engagement, Reed and nis-
party put off in boats and blew up the
vessel. They were’ lineally arrested,
and aro now under guard at Portland.
The entire crow of the Atlanta arrived
today, on tho flag of truoe boat.
Brokers buying silver today 450 pre
mium—gold, 6 months ago, 650.
Tho Stao penitentiary is so full of de
serters that the directors passod a reso
lution declining to receive any more
prisoners convicted in Confederate
courts.
Notice is given by Adjutant General
Cooper’s order, that no more] Quarter
master supplies will bo reoeived under
tho appeal made by the President and
tho plan of the Secretary of War annex
ed thereto, as heretofore. Supplies will
be obtained by purchase and impress
ment.
The North Carolina Lcgislaturc--.Gov
Vance’s Message.
Raleigh, June 30.—The Legislature
met in extra session at 12 o’olock to
day, a quorum being present.
Gov. Vance’s message was road to
both Housos, which ihen adjourned to
11 o’clock to-morrow.
Gov. Vance recommends that pro
vision be made for the continued re
ception of all interest bearing Confede
rate Treasury Notes, irrespective of
their date of issue.
Ho regards the action of the Virgin
ia Legislature, relative to the action of
the Richmond Banks, however patriot
ic its motjves, as most unfortunate,
tending to still further depreoiate tho
ourrenoy.
He says that a no more deadly blow
could be stricken against our cause
than the repudiation of our currency
That North Carolina should be among
the first to diehonor money paid her
citizens for their subsistence, and sol
diers for their blood, is something he
should regret living to boo If one
issue of Confederate notes be good,
then all are, since the same honor is
pledged for their redemption.
He then refers the Legislature to the
accompanying communication for tho
public treasury, and recommends the
modification of the the militia law, to
facilitate the raising and equipping of
seven thousand militia, called by tho
President.-
He recommends the enlargement
of the list of exemptions, and a prop
er protection to the State Treasury.
Tho communication reviews the fi
nancial condition of the State, and
suggesfcjn view of the notion of the
Virginia Legislature and the Richmond
banks JJthe collection of State and
Confederate taxes be suspended tempo
rarily.
Important Decision.
Raleigh, June 30.—The Supreme
Court of North Carolina • deoided yes
terday that a man who put in a substi
tute in July, 1862, aged 39 years, when
men of 35 years only had been called
for, was not liable to conscription
now.
Northern Nows.
Petersburg, June 30.—Northern
dates of the 27th havo boon received
here.
The Herald sayB that the enemy’s
progress is slow, but with large foroo,
into Pennsylvania. Affairs at Harris
burg bear a more quiet aspect, though
the country people with droves of cat
tle and horses, are rushing into the oity
in large numbers.
Tho preparations for the defence of
tho oity were going on rapidly.
Gen. Knife has evaouated Carlisle,
but at last accounts, the rebels had not
occupied the town.
Much perplexity exists as to the
exact route the rebels have taken.
Early’s division was at Gettysburg,
and Rhodes’ division was at Chambers-
•urg.
Gen. Millroy lias been,superceded by
Col. Pioroe.
The Herald publishes very interest
ing nows from Port Hudson.
A second assault was made on the
14th by the Union troops, and they
wore again disastrously repulsed.
The Iobs of field officers was very
heavy, the killed and wounded amout-
ing to no less than fivo colonels. The
Federnls, though repulsed, fought
bravely.
Gon. Banks has not foroo enough to
accomplish what he so daringly at
tempts, and wants reinforsements. It
was expeoted that another assault
would be made on the 10th.
The latest from Vioksburg is to tho
22d. Everything was going on favora
bly, and navigation was dosed up to
Memphis.
Tho destructive operations of tho
rebel privateers in Northern waters
continued unabated.' «
The Horald says the ocean is lit up
by tho rebel sea dqvils. Four more
vessels have’been destroyed, ono of
which was a large side-wheel ' stoam-
or.
A barque and a three masted schoon
er were hard at work off ;the Bay of
Fundy. x
The merchants of Boston offer a re
ward of $10,000 for the capture of the
barque Tacony.
The Alabama and Georgia wore still
at Bohai on tho 19th.
The rebel steamer Hattie was captur
ed off Wilmington on Saturday week
by the gunboat Florida.
Northern Items.
RicnMoxD, June 30.—The Petersburg
Express of to-day says that the repor
ted oaplure of Harrisburg and York by
Confederate troops is not confirmed,
but wo havo every reason to believe. it
true.
ItHvas credited at Fortress Monroe,
and generally believed by persons on
tho flag of truoe boat.
We have received a dispatch [from
reliable sources, stating that there is
no doubt whatever of tho fact.
i’kore was another report by the boat'
that Hooker had been superceded by
Mead.
An order issued by Ewell at Cham-
borsburg on tho 22d, prohibits the sale
of intoxicating liquors, under pen
alty of a confiscation of • the dealer’s
property.
Qitizens not in the military serviee
are admonished to refrain from acts of
hostility, upon penalty of being dealt
with in a summary .manner.
jjgf The subjoined advertisement,
from the Oskosh, (Wis.) Review, gives
a little light upon the state of things
which may reasonably be expeoted af
ter subjugation:
“Wanted—By a respectable colored
family, a bright, intelligent white girl,
to serve in the capaoity of house ser
vant. Sucn a girl will be paid good
wages and bo treated as one of the
family. References as to honesty. and
intelligence required. Address X Y Z,.
Oskosn Post Office."
ggy-There aro in the English lan
guage, 20,500 nouns, 40 pronouns, 9,200
adjectives, 8,Q00,verbs, 2,600 adverbs^,
69 prepositions, 19 conjunctions and 2
articles—over 40,000 words. Accord mg
to Webster theft*© are 100,000 words in
tho English Language. Since the death
of Rufus Cboato, there hns been but
one man capable ot making use ot
them all at the same time, and that is
Hon. Mr. Foote, of Tenn.
g^g-Tho Louisville Journal says the
Now Jersey Legislatufe has passed a
Bill providiug for the iron chiding of
the shins of the negro reoruits.