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.» % :t *2 O 1. WHITAKER, 1’IIOPBIKTOB. I o II V 19 . S T E E E E editor. A. E. MARSHALL, ahhoo i atk'bditob and rkpoktkr ATT, AJNTA, GEORGIA. Tuesday Minting, September 15,^1868. FOR GOVERNOR: JOSEPH E. BROWN^ THE KNOXVILLE REGISTER. We rail attention to the notice in another c ilumu of Messrs. J. A. Sperry & Co., rela tive to the publication at this place of the “KnoxvilleRegister,” and the discontinua tion of the “Gazette.” STATE TROOPS. We invite the attention of the several commands of State Troops, now called into service under the late requisition of the President, and assembling at different points in the State, to the orders which we publish to-day from General Howell Cobb, and the address appended thereto issued by Governor Brown, who, it will # be seen from the address, will heartily and patrioti cally co-operate with the distinguished Georgian, who is appointed to orgaui/.e them for service. Sec the orders and ad dress in another column. THE SITUATION IN FRONT. The peurile attempt on the part of certain cotemporaries ol this city to criti cise the movements of General Bragg’s army in their “situation” articles, evinces not only au inexcusable ignoranc^ of of the true military position and geographi cal localities of the surrounding country, but also a marvelous conception of strategy The Appeal of Saturday evening last, in expressing its doubts and misgivings as to whether or not the “wily Dutchman,” Rose- ’ crans, would' hazard a general engagement, says: ' “Our opinion is, that he has accomplished what he designed by sending a heavy column down Wills’ Valley—the evacuation of Chat tanooga, ot which he has taken possession, and Which lie will soon fortify and hold agair st all efforts to reoccupy it. This will become the base of his future operations, and all ho has now to do is to guard the lines ot the railroad communications, leading both to Nashville and Memphis, by means ot which licvyill in n short while be enabled to provision the place with six or twelve months’ supplies, combined with what he would be enabled to gather from Middle and East Teunessee.”' * *' “ Of one thing wo feel assured, it will require a most energetic and vigorous campaign to frustrate his designs or thwart his purposes, and we very much tear he will spend his winter in Cliattanoga and bo prepared in the spring to fall with destructive violence upon the gulf States. This, we admit, is rather a gloomy picture of the situation as it at present presents its sel f, but looking at what has transpired since the commencement of the war, and more particularly within the past six months, we are justified in taking this view of it. The enemy has never been known to yield a sin gle important point he has once wrested from us, nor have we ever yet been able to see or apprepiate the immense advantages we have derived from that strategy or poli cy which prompts evacuation after evacua tion, and the surrender of territory which it is vital to us to hold. We greatly fear, that like the advance of Geu. Lee into Penn’ sylvania and of Morgan into Ohio, this evacuation of East Tennessee and Chatta nooga in particular, will prove a blunder rather than a wise strategical movement." The whole tone of this article i3 very ob- jectionable-Ml is gloomy and despondent in the extreme, admiralty calculated to destroy the confidence of the people in our Generals and their success, and if the fears ex pressed were but omitted, would be well dapted to a more Northern latitude.— Besides this, the article is calculated to * create an unnecessary alarm, is comforting to the enemy and the. hundreds of spies and torics which infest oiir city’-, and indi rectly charges the evacuation of Chatta nooga as a blunder! The Southern Confederacy, of yesterday, follows in the same tone and strain, and says: “It is quite probable that he (Rosocrans) is content with having so manoeuvred his lorcea as to engineer Bragg out*of Chatta nooga, and it is also probable that only a hard light can drive him from there, and that lie will not give the fight, unless he is attacked at that point. 'There is much disappointment and regret expressed on all hands, at the failure to draw the Yankee General into a fight The army and pcoplo were everywhere confident of a great victory, if Itosecrans could have been induced to fight. It seems that this, too, was his conviction, lor he has skilfully avoided a light, and has, no doubt, fallen hack to avoid one, as long as possible, and to be in a strong position, if he should lie forced to light.” The idea is here re-echoed that Rosecraus has out generaled Bragg l>y' obtaining the possession of Chattanooga, and that great is the - disappointment and regret on all 7iands at the failure of General Bragg to draw the Yankee General into a fight! -Do the facts and circumstances warrant such mad criti cism and untenable assertions ? A glance at the military position of the two armies before the cvacuaiicn of'Chatta- nooga, will be sufficient to controvert the positions assumed by our eotemporaries.— Gen. Bragg’s army was threatened by an overwhelming force on. our left wing at Bridgeport, and on our right centre, oppo site and above Chattanooga.while Burnside’s army threatened our forces under Gen. Buck ner, iu the vicinity of Knoxville. To resist the combined forces ot the enemy, the aban donment of our line in East Tennessee to wards Knoxvills w T as determined upon in order to concentrate Buckner’s forces with Bragg’s. In the meantime, the enemy crossed the l iver at Bridgeport and attempted a flank movement on our left, by Will's Talley, to wards Rome, threatening Atlanta and the heart of the Confederacy. Tims, to use a figure in chess, the enemy attacked with his knight both our Queen, Atlanta, and our Castle, Chattanooga. Did .it require a mo ment to decide wivat should be the move ?— And because Gen. Bragg, anticipating the enemy’s slrategem, most rapidly and expedi tiously threw his forces in advonce of the enemy, by evacuating Chattanooga, and keeping the enemy’s main force between our army and the Tennessee, thus saving Atlan ta and the State of Georgia, he is charged with making a blunder on the one hand, and on all hands with not having drawn the Yan kee General into a fight! Because, in a word. Gen. Bragg, by his strategy, has saved Geor gia, and Atlanta from a fearful raid—saved the printing offices of our friends, and a vast amount of properly from destruction, he is, with a becoming gratitude, thus slurred at and denounced ! We have, only to say, this is no time, at such a critical moment, for de traction, and the unhealthy expression o' gloomy views dispiriting our people.— What if we had abandoned all Virginia, would it not he better even to do so, than lose the heart of the Confederacy ? But we can assure the people at large, from sources of the highest authority, that East Tennessee lia3 been but temporarily abandoned. Before another moon shall full, if not sooner, our flag will again proud ly float over it. Let all East Tennesseeans take heart—wc solemnly assure them they are not deserted—nor, as a city paper has said, is the abandonment of East Tenuessee the death-blow to the Confederacy. We can further confidently say, that wc are in po3 session of information that will crc long make every heart rejoice throughout the land. It is always darkest before day, but let our people be filled with the fullest hope, courage, and confidence. We learn from a source cutiiled to confi dence, that Gen. Forrest, on Saturday, de feated the enemy three miles the other side of Dalton, having received a very slight llesli wound, and was in pursuit of the Yankees at last accounts, driving them beyond Ring- gold. We have also indisputable informa tion that telegraph communication was es tablished yesterday between Dalton and Ringgold. The cars still run uninterrupted to Dalton, where we have a large force. We are credibly informed that a fight took place on Saturday near McLemore’s Cove, 14 miles west of Ringgold, between; Gen. Buckner’s troops and.Crittcmlen’s division. The report states that we captured 300.pri soners and several pieces of artillery. No loss given. We state frankly, the report re quires confirmation, and as it is our sole aim not to mislead the public in giving either good or bad ne77S, wc shall never state re ports as facts, only when we arc sure of their reliability. We have also another word of encourage ment for our readers. “The greatest abun dance of provisions has been secured through t he energy of Major Comm ings for the army of Tennessee— enough to provision it with full rations'until llosccrans is defeated, and his army captured or put to flight. We know of what wc write, and while there is every thing to encourage our people, there is nothing to lead them to despair. meaning of that terj low has been a Stat cord -in that capacity, to time, until the elec him. To begin, we sha' corder ” upon the stand, questions: 1st When the bill was before the Senate to prevent the distillation of corn—the corn crop having almost entirely failed in Cher okee Georgia, causing at the time great dis tress among the people there, and almost starvation among the soldiers’ families then and since, did, or did not, Mr, Furlow op pose the passage of the bill to prevent its distillation, until a provision was incorpo rated into it, authorizing the distillation of one million gallons of whiskey from corn which was abundant in bouthwestern Geor gia, hut for which the people of Cherokee Georgia, and of other parts of the State, especially soldiers’ families, were suffering, and some have since greatly suffered? 2d. Did, or did not, Mr. Furlow, with all zeal, and to the utmost extent of his ability, oppose in the Senate the proposed restric tion upon the planting of cotton—a meas ure that was designed to secure that abun dance of grain which time has proven to be so absolutely necessary for provisioning our arm}' this winter ? 3d. Did, or did not, Mr. Furlow invaria bly, when he did vote, on the bill to provide a fund for the relief of Soldiers’ Families, vote for the smallest amount named to be in serted in the bill ? We pat the foregoing questions to the “ Recorder” to answer. We do not have the Journal of the Senate before us, but we are advised Mr. Furlow did occupy the objec tionable positions intimated in the toregoing queries. In a day or two - wc expect to re ceive the Journal containing Mr. Furlow’s record in regard to these three points. We shall do him full justice when we receive them; in the mean time, the “Recorder” can, if it will,answer us, sustaining the record of its candidate for Governor, it it so pleas es^that metropolitan journal, and which has been hunting a candidate to beat “ Joe Brown," with more zeal than discretion, that appearing to be its eureka at a time when unity, not strife, should animate our people. MR. TIM. M. FURLOW. Like “Japhet in search of a Father,” the Milledgoville “Recorder” has perseveringly pursued its hunt after a candidate for Gov ernor, until it lias at last found one m tho person of the honoiablc gentleman, whose name heads this article. Judge Jenkins could not be induced to take the field ; Judge Cabaniss desired to yield to the solicitations of his friends, but was debarred the inestimable privilege; Mr. Hill does not suit, though lie is much admired by the Editors of that paper; hut Mr. Furlow is the man, and “comes np to the scratch” evidently eager for the race, and though under “short training," lias al ready exhibited a disposition to do his best upon the political turf over which lie will run on the first Wednesday in October next The Editors of the “Recorder" doubtless are" now satisfied, and they must not fail Mr. Fur low in the three next issues of their paper.— For our- own part, we freely admit that, in private file, Mr. Fnrlow is all that his friends claim for him. He is a good citizen; a thrifty cotton planter and farmer; hates“dfa£ Brown’ just enough to satisfy “Joe Brown’s” ene mies; and is perfectly willing—impressed with the consideration that he can ably dis charge the duties of the Chief Magistrate of Georgia in these trying times, though lie may not so express himself—to be Governor of Georgia, if the people of our State so will it at the ballot-box. Indeed, to use the famil iar phrase of his friends, as wc have heard some of them express it, “Tim is a good fel low” ; a popular gentleman in his section of the State, to tho immediate interests of which, as we shall show hereafter, he has proved himself sensitively and keenly alive while representing it in the Senate of Georgia. In all other respects, too, he is just the man to suit that minority of the peo ple of this State, who have manifested op position to “Joe Brown” from his first elec tion up to the present time, and will do so (at least a portion of them) till time with them shall be no more. Ought not the ‘ Re corder" then, to be'satisfied with its candi date? Ought it not to demonstrate Mr. Furlow’s fitness for the Executive Chair ?— Ought it not to strive hard to rally Mr. Hill’s friends to his (Mr. F’s) support ? Ought it not to explain for Mr. Furlow, when Mr. Furlow is called on foe an explanation of his recorded votes, and to defend Mr. Fur low when Mr. Furlow is assailed ? We an swer yes.' for the “ Recorder," and the “ Re corder," we trust, will not disappoint us. Wc offer no objection to Mr. Furlow, be cause of his views in. regard to the war and its prosecution 1 ill the independence of the South shall be achieved. That is Governor Brown's Platform— that is our platform— that is the platform of every true sou of the South and ot Georgia—he who occupies any other i3 derelict in his duty to the South —is no patriot, if he be no traitor. But we do deny to Mr. Furlow the ability, the wis dom, the qualities most essentially necessary, in a Chief Magistrate, to preside over the affairs of our State, in these trying times ol war. Aside from want of experience as an administrative officer, neither the “ Record er ” nor his friends can claim for him any thing of recorded -statesmanship in the true LET THE PEOPLE BEWARE. A writer in the Macon lelegraph confi dently asserts “ the indications now are that the election of tlie next Governor of Geor gia, will not be made by the people, but in directly by them through their representa tives.” Vainly and ignorantly calculating upon such a result, he goes on to say— With this probability in view, is it not im portant that the people should know the position and policy of every candidate for tho legislature, and his preference among the candidates for Governor t" He further says— Furlow is my preference, but if I am com pelled to vote for members of the Legisla ture, whose mouths arq hermetically sealed, I may aid in the election of men who will vote for Brown, or worse still, if there is any possible worse, for Hill.” The policy indicated in the foregoing, to defeat the people’s choice in the next Gov- erner’s election, we have heard of for some time. It originated with the disaffected members of the last Georgia Legislature, and is now about to be practically carried out, if the people will submit to be cajoled into it. There is, however, tod much of virtue and intelligence in the people to be caught in such a trap. It is their privilege to elect a Governor, and they will do it, if five Furlows and ten Hills were candidates.— The petty politicians who make other calcu lations, in their extremity, to defeat Govern or Brown, will be sadly disappointed when the voice of the people—a people whom they have thus planned to commit a politi cal swindlo upon—is expressed at the polls. They, the people, too, will see to it—such an issue being made up by the opponents of Gov. Brown, and publicly proclaimed through the Macon Telegraph, by its correspondent afore said—how candidates for tho Legislature who are mum will vote for Governor, in case they are elected and have the chance of electing one. With such knowledge, there will be little danger of our seeing an anti-Brown Legislature assemble next November in the capitol; -and no danger at all of a failure by the people to elect a Governor. We thank the writer in the Telegraph for the oppor tunity he has given us to expose the trick of Goveruqr Brown’s enemies. Forewarn ed, the people shall be forearmed, and will accept what is tendered. Let, theD, the candidates for the Legislature in the several counties of the State speak out and say who they are for—Brow T n, Hail, or Furlow, and then let the people determine whom they will vote for, and whether they will consent to deprive themselves of the glorious privi lege of electing their Chief Magistrate them selves, or do it by proxy. For years the privilege ot electing the Chief Magistrate of the State was denied the people, and con ferred upon the Legislature. They were not satisfied with this and demanded the exer cise of that privilege with sovereign voice, until their demand was acceded to. Now 7 the attempt is being made to cajole them oat of it, but wc tell those who are engaged in promoting the scheme, that they will never, never succeed, had they twenty candidates in the field. After the burning of the bridge at Loudon, Capt, De Laigle secured all the leather and shoes at Sweet Water, whichfilled three box cars, worth about $280,000, and there being no engine to carry off the cars, Capt. De Lai gle procured some 30 detailed soldiers, by promising them $200 a-piece, to push these cars a distance of 27 miles, up an up-hill grade, to Charleston, and thus saved the gov ernment the most valuable property—which is to-day the salvation of the soles of onr ar my. We have yet to hear of any property lost Qr abandoned in onr retrograde movement from E. Tennessee. PRESIDENT DAVIS AND GOV. BROWN. At this time, when the enemies of Gov ernor Brown are busily engaged in tra ducing him, endeavoring to make it appear that he is at variance with President Da vis and has not given him that support iu his conduct of the war which as the Chief Magistrate of Georgia he should have done, it would be advisable for the people to note well what President Davis, himself, says to, and of, Governor Brown. Wc there* fore quote the following passage from one of President Davis’s letters to Governor Brown, and shall keep it standing for some days in our columns that it may give the lie to the calumnies which are being so indus triously circulated all over the State, by the enemies of Georgia’s patriotic and able Governor. President Davis, - in concluding one of his letters to Governor Brown says: “In conclusion I take great pleasure in re cognizing that the history of the past year affords the amplest justification for your as sertion, that if the question had been, whether the conscription law 7 was necessary in order to raise men in Georgia, the answer must have been in the negative. Your no ble State has promptly responded to every call that it has been my duty to make on her, and to you, personally, as her Execu tive, 1 acknowledge my indebtedness for the prompt, cordial’and effective co-operation you have afforded me in the effort to defend our common country against the common enemy.”— Jefferson Davis. ALABAMA ITEMS. A subscriber at “ Hickory Fiat Shoals,” in Chambers county, Alabama, writes us as follows: “A negro man, the property of a Mr. Vick ers, of Mobile, was hung by the people on the 24th ultimo, for violating the person of a white woman at Rock Mills, in Randolph county, Alabama. Randolph Circuit Court is just over.— Judge Heflin has quit winding thieves to the army--lie thinks the State Penitentiary suits them best—right. “The people are rallying from our mis fortune at Vicksburg. We now and then have an evil disposed person who writes to the army for their sons to come home. All such, their ai lers and a bettors,should be ex posed. “ Crops here are poor. The enemies of the Government, extortioners and specnlat ors, cause high prices.” majority deem it proper to have him admin ister the affairs of State longer, where is the use of the minority to object? They can resort to nothing but abuse and slander, the poorest weapons of modem warfare, and even that falls far short of its aim. Some say he is ambitious. This no one will attempt to contradict. We consider that a man w ho possesses no ambition, is not at all w'orthy of high station in life.— Alexander Hamilton, the greatest genius of his time, and, to use a vulgar phrase, the right hand man of Washington during his first administration as President of the Uni ted States, was charged with ambition by Jefferson and Adams, and Washington him self admitted that he was, but said it was an ambition that prompted him to excel in whatever lie undertook to accomplish. This is true with Gov. Brown. His ambition prompts him to deeds of greatness and good ness ; it is not an itGhing lor temporary ap plause, nor a feverish incentive to power and self-aggrandizement. He is a man wh$ is not swerved from a true position, once taken, by the petty politicians who have in vain made the attempt. But it is not the purpose of this article to disparage the claims of any gentleman In Georgia, for it should be a fair race before the enlightened people of our State, and if they deem it prudent and wise to “ change their base,” and put another man at the helm of the ship of State, it is nothing but justice that we should all bow submissively to the great will of the people. We should never attempt to thrust a candidate forward just for the avowed purpose of defeating Gov. Brown because he has been in office two or three terms. He has given ample proof that he desires the good of the State of Georgia, as well as the whole country.— His patriotism has been questioned by those whose influence is destined to live no longer than the insect that is born in the morning and dies at noon the same day. The people should frown down any at tempt to raise party feelings in our midst.— It will tend to weaken us in the great cause iu which the country is now straggling.— God forbid that such a state of embittered feeling should ever exist among us again. A SOLDIER. • Atlanta, Georgia. 5? “PRO BONO PUBLICO PEOPLES TICKET. Tried and True and worthy the People’ Support! FOR CONGRESS. COL. L. J. CLENN. FCR STATE SENATE: COL. E. P. WATKINS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE: JUDGE WM. EZZARD, CAPT. S. EL LOVE. A host will rally to the rescue in support of the above ticket. MANASSAS. llKiiHl’KS, En. Ofuck,Stii Cono. Hisr., > Atlanta, Ga., Sept. Sth, 1SCS. f I. Notice i* hereby given that the time lor volunteer Ing will expire on the 1st day ot October next, aft. , which time conscripts will be sent to inhere they are mo .t needed. IL I order all soldiers detailed under General Oi «h. , No. 06, and all. persons detailed as overseers on plant a tlona to assist Sub-Enrolling Officers in arresting strag glers and deserters whenever called upon- to do so. By order of Lt-. JOHN M. HARWELL, S pt9-dCt. E. O. Sth Cony. Disr. Ga. Circular to Commandants of Cot scripts. BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION, I JSioffMOKD, Sept. ‘2d, 1S03. i lhe following decision, of the Assistant Secretary. War, is Issued for tbe guidance oflhej Commandant: t Conscripts for the several Stales, viz : The claim set up by the officer of the Nitre and Min ing Bureau, seems to be that «ny Government Contract or, making affidavit that any Conscript is wanted for his service, is entlthd to claim for him an exemption and detail on the fact being certified by the officer. This la proceeding much too far. All detailed for c™ service In the Bureau of the Government, must be made by the Bureau of Conscription, upon principles and ia- structions Irom this Department.. By order. (Signed! J. A. CAMPBELL, A. S. W. Ily command of Col. J. S. Prestep, gup’t, (Signed) P. M. PAGE, Capt! And A. A. G. Confedtraey copy. sedl.’-lw Seventh Congressional District. * We are authorized to announce the name of ^loii. E, G. CAB AMISS, of Mooroe county, os a candi date, at the next election, for the House of Reprcsenta three in the Con'ederate Gongresr, for tire sional District. "th Congres- sepll-tde CARRIED. By Thomas J. Speer, on Tuesday the 10th lust., Major Joseph A. Hunt of Griflin, G& , and Miss Emma O. Wil- lunu, daughter of thejate Dr. H. M. Williams of Monroe County, Ga. SPECIAL. NOTICES. EXCHANGE OF THE VICKSBURG GARRISON: We are informed by Col. Benson Blake, of Mississippi, that the garrison of Vicksburg are exchanged, and will immediately be put into the field. We trust that all the paroled men will -immediately report to their respec tive commands, as the crisis now upon us demands the service of every available man. The laurels won by the garrison of Vicks burg must never be stained by any laggard act of the men in promptly coming to the aid of their comrades in thi3 our country’s hour of trial and danger. War was it Permitted?—\ye have a statement that quite a large amount of gov ernment stores were left in the nighborhood of Sweet Water, Tenn., when our army fell back to the Hiwassee, that might have been saved. No enemy, we are informed, ap peared for a week; and in the meantime the citizen?, disgusted at the conduct of tij.au- thorities, loaded all the cars they could pro cure, four in number, and pushed them by hand to Athens. \Vhy were these supplies so needlessly abandoned ? The above extract is from the Memphis Appeal, which should be more particular in making statements to the public, that are not well authenticated. We have positive infor mation that the above is untrue in every particular. So far from a large amount of government stcra3 being abandoned, Capt. Louis De Laigle, Assistant Quartermaster, who had charge of the transportation, by his energetic exertions, oa the above occasion, secured all the government property. JOSEPH E. BROWN. There is something-of justice in the im pulse which prompts us to turn from the great men of Georgia, who have fallen at times, covered with immortal fame and glo ry, in defense of that.liberty which we all hoftl so sacred in our hearts, and pay a pass ing tribute to tlie character and high stand ing of tlie gentleman whose name heads this article. We are not so puffed with vanity as to suppose we shall advance auy new fea tures of his past lifo and career as. the Chief Magistrate of this State. 7 Gov. Brown has never essayed to ingra tiate himself into the confidence of the masses by a grand display of orator}', oflet- ters, of scholarship; but, on the contrary, he has, by his plain, practical, straight-for ward course, with the firm belief that he was right, won the respect and admiration of an nverwheluyng majority of the voting population of Georgia. Prominent among his many virtues is ,a devotedness to the true interests and welfare of his State, coup led with the heroic attribute of constancy, continually on the alert to develop the great resources of the Commonwealth, and make her equally as great in her commercial qual ities, as she has been in the invincibility of her arms upon so many victorious battle fields. : The question naturally present i itself— why remove him from his position as Gov ernor? He has ahvas given satisfaction to at least two thirds of his constituents.— Would it be sensible for this two-thirds ma jority to yield to the carpings and whimsic al notions of a few persons who, from mere party prejudice, have determined to oppose Gov. Brown under any and all circumstan ces? The people, in defiance of the strong arm of the pres?, have at one time given him unmistakable assurance that his administra tions have been acceptable to them in the strictest sense of the term-, still, there are those who would seek.to undermine the popularity of Gov. Brown in a vain and lu- tile attempt to prejudice the minds of those who have supported his administration from the first. This party of dissenters are tell ing it, that if the people will only be true to themselves in the approaching election, it will be an easy task to defeat the demagogue Brown. That has been the cry ev<y since the election of Gov. Brown the first term, and, according to their philosoph} 7 , tlie peo ple have never been true to themselves. If we should venture to predict the judg ment of the people ot Georgia in the ensu ing election, we should say that they would continue Gov. Brown in the Gubernatorial Chair, - another term at least. If the great Headquarters State Troops, ) Atlanta, Sept. 14, 1803. j General Orders No. 1. [Extract.] Ad.i t and Insp’r General's Office, ) Richmond, Sept. 8, 1863* ) Special Orders No. 213. XXXII. Brigadier General Howell Cobb is assigned to the duty ol organizing at At lanta, Georgia, the militia and such of the local force from that State as have been or dered to that point by his Excellency, the Governor of Georgia, for service in the Con federate States. By command of the Secretary of War. (Signed) JNO. WITHERS, A. A. General. In accordance with the above order the undersigned hereby assumes command of the troops named therein, and their com manders Will report to these headquarters for orders. Mr. R. J. Hallett is announced as Acting. Assistant Ad jutant General. HO WELL COBB, SeptlS—3t Brig. Gen. Comd’g. Headquarters Marietta, ) Sept. 14,1863. j To. the Home Guards now called into service : I have had a correspondence with Presi dent Davis upon the subject, and he has decided that as you were organized under his requisition upon the State for troops for home defense, and liavc been mustered into Confederate service, it is his right to appoint the general officers to command you. He therefore denies my right to command you, atnl advises me that he has directed Brig. Gen. Howell Cohb to attend to the organiza tion of the troops now called out. What ever may be my opinions of my rights, or the rights of the State, in connection with the command in the present state of the or- ganizrtrons, I can have no conflict with the Confederate authorities in the face of the enemy—when they are upon our own soil threatening our homes. I have, therefore in compliance with the directions of the President, turned over tho command to Gen. Cobb, an eminent Georgian, well known to yon all, who is now in Atlanta, to whom all future communications in reference to sup plie?, details, and other matters connected with the organizations, should be addressed. I shall render Gen. Cobb all the assistance m my power, and am ready to do all I can for.yo*r comfort, and to share with you any danger, or 3erve iA any capacity where I can best promote the public interest Let every Georgian rally to the rescue, and let us bury all past differences of opinion and personal jealousies till we have driven the wicked invader from the sacred soil of our beloved old State. JOSEPH E. BROWN. Sept 15—3t To the Votsrs of ths 8th Congressional District. Permanently disabled from rejoining my regiment, in compliance with the expressed wishes of many friends, as well as in accord with my own feelings, I announce myself as a candidate to represent you in the House of Representatives of the next Confederate Congress. My physical condition will prevent me from visiting the several counties of the District, and seeing my fellow-citizens, ei ther at public meetings or in private inter- _ course. Should it be your pleasure to .elect me, 1 can only say that I will discharge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. But, whether elected or not, whether in or out of Congress, I wish it distinctly under stood that 1 am utterly opposed, and will never consent, under any cirumstances, to any compromise or settlement with the Abolition Government at Washington, short ofa full and complete recognition of our In dependence. • Very respectfully, . L. J. GLENN. ftgT* The papers of this Congressional District will please copy once a week until tho day of election, and send bill to tlii. office.' CITY HALL TO-NiGHf. and see lire Great Southern Panorama. Tickets * 5 •-— Sept 15-dtf G O So 5'—Children anil Servants 75 cent ATHEN/EU Lessee and Manager, - W. II. C'itlSI*. (Also of the Mobile and Montgomery ihcatres.) OPEN EVERY EVEN IN (i. GREAT COMEDY NIG TIT ! Tuesday Ere., Sept, 1 util, will be presented the fa suionable- Comedy of the SOLDIER’S DAUGHTER. The WIDOW 01IEERLV Mas. W. IX. CfilSl* To conclude with the Fairy ExtravagAnza of | JENNY LIND j .Mrs. JESSIE CLAIRE, WITH SONG, Prices—Parqnette, $2. Gallery, $1. Upper Tier, $1.50. Ci'lbre, For Sale. A Plantation 9 miles east of Greenville. Butler Coun ty, Ala., on Pidgeon Creek, consisting of J COO acres. About 700 of first quality bottom land, fcOO of which is cleared. The rest good oak hickory and pine land, and 200 cleared. Improvements good. SeptlO-uSt* J. T. & H. B. T. MONTGOMERY. MASONIC. Hon. Geo. ti. Barry, Grand Lecturer of ths Grand Lodge of Georgia, will lectute and exemplify the work on Thursday night ITth Inst. • Ail Worthy Master Masons are invited to be present. LEWIS LAW3HJ5, W. M. Ho. 6?. DAVID MAYOR, W. M. No. 21?. Septl5-d4t Cavalry Service. 1 WILL be in this y lace for one week, a I persojns de sirous of joining my Company, will call and see me at Jack & Bryson’s, Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.i W. V. JACKS, Septl5-d2t* Cavalry Co'ob’s Legion. FOR SALE. T HE PRESENT OWNER, having business demanding his whc-le and personal attention, has concluded to sell this desirable property, it will be found to be jun the place for Refugees, and can accommodate six fami lies in separate buildings. Tlie place is so well known that a description is not needed. For a Hotel it U unequalled, as there is a large Tract of Land belonging to tne place, capable of raising ml that may oe wanted. There are negro tj larters fur fifth negroes, and a large new barn: Persons wishing to purchase cm come and look at tlie property, or address the undersigned at Etowah, G;t. W. T. QUIMRV, »epll-lm or A. W. McCONhELL, STOLEN. F rom the subscriber on Wednesday the 'J.I, nst., «.ne BAIT HORSE, about seven years old—paces all the time at der the saudle—has the print oi a horse’s /•ot on the left breast. Also one KOAiV IMAMt 1C JTIUE.E,about nine >eais ola. I wUi give One Hnndrt d Dollars reward for the horse and mule, oi Five Hundred for them and the thief. When last heard from they cros sed the river at Phillip’s Ferry, going towards Aiaoiima 1!. W. C0CHR4N. sepl3-lw+ Palmetto, Ga. Montgomery Adyer-lser will copy on* week and send bill to this office. City Tax. Tax Receiver axd Collector’s Officjl i Atlanta,Ga, Sept. 14,1S63. j Aii parsons who have made City Tax Return»to my office-and failed to make payment, are hereby notified that the City Council has extend'd tho time f u r collect ing to the first Tuesday in O jtober. At the expiration of that time the uncollected tax returns will be turned over to the Clerk of Council who will forthwith proceed to issue fi fas against ail fai irg to respond by the tixe mentioned. 0. M. PAYNE, Eeptlo-dtl Reciiyer and Codec'or. Improved Plantations for Sale I OFFER two very valuable plantations near Amerfcu j improvements good, land well watered, very produc tive, and in healthy and goad neighborhood!. Apply to me at Americas, Ga. • sepl3-lw*D- H. HILL. "ITOT S O F INDIGO, MADDER, AND EXT. LOGWOOD. srp!2-tf S. It. KBA.BER, Druggist, Whitehall 8t., Atlanta, Ga.