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Thomas Hughes,
Labun Adams,
labored lohave them united—we shall LN. C. Pritchett,
* ATHENS, CEORCIA:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUjIe 12.
UigWfirflilriion of acy Paper wr pntlisW in Athens!!
SEE FOURTH PAGE.-©a
Help for the Destitute.
Oor Inferior Court, passed an order last'
week to issue bonds to the amount of $5,-
000, for the benefit of the destitute fami4 new Constitution, without "going
lies of volunteers in the public service,-and
will increase the amount should it become
necessary. ‘ r '
This was a move in the right direction:
The idoaof raising funds by voluntary con
tributions was not a good one. It made
the burden very heavy to tlmgeuerous and
liberal, andallowod the penurious and close-
fisted to escape without half-way discharg
ing their duty. Each man will, now be
Compelled to pay “ according to his seve
ral ability.” This is eminently right aud
proper. .
The Natlonaivast.
To-morrow (Thursday, 18th*) is the day
set apart by the Proclamation of President
Davis as a national Past Day in the South
ern Confederacy. Wo hope the imple
ments of trade and husbandry will be laid
aside and all places of business closed on
that day. Lot it be observed throughout
the Republic ns a Sabbath. It is hoped
that all the citizens will repair to their
places of worship on that day, and humble
themselves before the God of onr fathers.
This is a dark and gloomy day in our his
tory. Without the blessing of Heaven we
can do nothing. “Oh come, aud let us
worship. Let us bow down before the
Lord our Maker.”
Wo re-pnblish in another place the Pres
ident’s proclamation. .
TO THE PEOPLE OP ATHENS.
The President of the Confederate States
having set apart Thursday, Juno 13th, as
a day of Fasting and Prayer, 1 respectfully
suggest that all places ofbusiness bo closed
on that day, and that onr citizens nnite in
its observance. F. W. ADAMS,
Allien*, June 12. Intcndnnt.
Athens Guards.
On Monday morning, Liout. Langston
departed, with some HO additional recruits
for the Athens Guards. We.have failed to
get a full list, but a friond has handed us
the names of the following young men from
the ‘Dark Corner” of this county:
Drury B. Jackson, Wm. S. Griffith,
Henry Jackson, D. H. Moncrief, Jr.
IVin.’Griffith, John Watloy,
James Griffith, William Cook.
They spent Sabbath at Mars Hill church,
in religious exercises, and in taking leave
of their friends. How different from the
drmiken, bestial orgies of the pickpockets
and thieves they have gone to fight! The
Lord of Hosts will protect His own.
B&~ Wo are compelled to postpone the
publication of the communication in refer
ence to the action of the Inferior Court till
our next issue.
Another Athens Invention.
Necessity, they say r is the. mother of in
ventions. As an illustration of this fact,
ive may mention that our near neighbor,
Mr. James M. Royal, Carriage-maker, hnv
ing exhausted his supply of Northern bent
felloes for buggios and iight-carriages, and
being unable to procure any more from
the North, set his wits to work the other
day', and the result is a mat lane which
makes as jnieo an article of the kind as was
ever exhibited in this or any o.t her market.
Judges of the article say thnt his felloes
are superior to those of Northern manu
facture—the timber being much better.
Mr. R. will, wo understand, apply for a
patent. In the meantime, we presume he
will shortly bo prepared to furriiah carri
age-makers with any quantity of felloes
they may desire. This is another step to
wards Southern independence.
•Sr. The Hon. Howell Cobb, we are in
formed, proposes raising a regiment in
Northeastern Georgia.
Unfortunate Casualty.—We. learn that a
negro boy belonging to Mr. James R.
Carl ton,was hadly crashed on Friday eve-
contiriue to do so. We had no desire to
obtrude our humble views upon the con
sideration of the public, but had been fre
quently requested to define, oar position
on the question which must be decided by
the popular voice on the 2d of July. As
is our usual habit, we did so candidly and
fearlessly, but without giving just grounds
of offence to any one. We contented our
self with stating a few objections to the
o a
general argument, because when our coun
try is invaded, when the lives and proper
ty of our fellow-citizen s of gallant old Vir
ginia are ruthlessly destroyed, by the Van
dal hordes Of Northern savages, we did
not feel in the humor for. arguing such
questions.
We shall content ourself, for the reasons
stated, with voting against the new Con
stitution, believing that in so doing we are
dischargingourduty to the Commonwealth.
We ask no man to pin his faith to oursleerve,
but hope that every Oi'.izeu of "the State,
will divest himself of nil prejudice and
vote according to the honest convictions
of his own judgment on the 2d day of Jniy
next. "
Departure of Troops.
On Sunday evening' last,' three compa
nies of Gen. Phillips’ brigade, the “Tugalo
Blues,” from Franklin, the Jackson county
Voluntoers and the Hart county Volun
teers, reached this place. They are re
markably fine looking men. The Tugalo
Blues have the right sort of motto on
their flag, “Victory or Death !” Lot this
be the watchword of all our brave boys.
Wo learn that there are two other com
panies. in Hart—three hundred men in
Franklin, and two more companies form
ing in Jackson.
On Monday at 2 o’clock, a special train
carried the brave fellows on their way re
joicing. They wore escorted to the depot
by the Fire Company No 1, “Davis’ Life
Guards,” and ahost of“cjJizens genearlly.”
Before their departure, they listened to a
brief and eloquent address from Hon.
Howell Cobb. May the blessings of Heav
en attend them 1
We annex lists of the different compa
nies:
TCGALO BLCES—OFFICERS.
W. T. Millican........ v ..Capt.
W. G. Lester. 1st Lieut.
David C. Young- ....2d Lieut.
R. A. Jones I Ensign.
George A. Pace........... 1st Serg.
J. M. Carson....-, 2d “
W. M. Bagwell.. .3d “
Henry Burrise..—
t w m
W. A. Gaines,
J. B. Dean,
VanJ). Dooley,
W. J. Crow,
J. B. MeCurry,
Wm. T. Bailey,
" bert T. Outz,
J. Dooley, Jr.,
~JVShiate£,
§.'H. Sanders,
Dr/C: TI. ‘Gordon,
David Powell,
H. M. Masters,
i W. Williams,
H. Gf McMullen,
Asbury Sanders,
Thomas D. Brown,
Samuel Higgins, '
John W. Jordan,
W. D. Brown,
J. R. S. Gaines,
J. D. Reed;
W. H. Satterfield,
J. W/McDowell,
H. McRutpScy ,
W. H. H. Wa*)Q,
John M. Parks,
James Rice,
Wiri. M. Bobo,
E. O. E. Stewart,
ning last, by becoming entangled In thf" J. B. 3Hman..*...I
. .. .. i . ' • . • :* iv 1 n.i.L
a threshing mnebiue at
4 th “
5th “
......1st Corp.
.2d “
3d “
.4th “
J. T. Terrell
Aloxan der-White.......
Jesse T. Holbrooks.....
J. M.Bagwell
A. W. Stevenson..,
J. D. Shannon 5th “
A. C. Aderhold ....Commissary.
T. J. Harrison Treasurer.
PRIVATES.
J. D. Alexander, J.-S. Jones,
S. Ash, J.G. Jordan,
W. R. Ayers, ^J.W. Leach,
R. S. Ayers, J. C. Langston,
W. T. Anal, J. B. McMurray,
W. A. Bagwell, M. M. McMurray,
J. W. B. Bagwell, AY. M. McDougle,
R. J. Bailie, T, A. McFarlan,
Samuel Bailie, A. McGregor,
T. M. Bcachem, W. L. McGregor,
W. V. Beachem, AY. E. Mitchell,
H. W. Beard, J.F.MorriB,
E. M. Bowers; P. J. Moss,
T. G. Bowers, AV. <3. Murray,
W. M. Bowlin, W. B. Nations,
J. R. Brady, J. R. Oriment,
AY. II. Ayce. A. S. Paine,
G. H. Crawford, J.-B. Paine,
J.M. Carter, C. W. Randall,
A. Crow, J. AY. Stevenson,
Thomas Crimea, W. M. Smith,
J. G. Casey, H. Tt Smith,
W. P. Cothran, C. H. Strihbling,
T. J. Cothran, J. E. Strange,
A. P. Carson, AY. D. Shannon,
M. W. Clark, J. M. Shannon,
W. T. Cochran, W. J. Shannon,
R. G. Gordon, B- T. Sammond, ;
J/ii. Gillespie, A. Wilson,
B. M. Harrison, G. & Whits worth,
R. B Haney, A. W. Vess,
W. Y. Holbrook, W.L. Popham.
T. H. Harbor, W.lLWest,
J. M Hall, T. S. Westbrooks,
W. W Willis,
JACKSON COUNTY VOLUNTEERS OFFlfcZRS.
D. L. Jarrett : .............Captain.
L. A. McCulloch.... ...:1st LfoNt.
2d Lhsut.
.;....8d Lieut.
-1st Sergt.
,.-...v.r...2d Sergt.
Ad Sergt.
4th Sergt:
Constit _
earn that**ou
what wo did last week in refcrenco
the new Constitution have been called
c been charged
ife by refer-
more unjust to us.—
intention. Onr language
guarded. We do not Wish
to see any division among onr people. AYe
T- McD° U " ii
0. W. Temples""".’".
J. JU. Richardson ........
John R. Kay...
PRIVATES.
AY. G. McDonald,
Win. B. Brown,.
AY. L. Stov
J,B.
J. T. HI
S. M. Banks
AY. A. Neese,
H. H. Hall,
J. B. Dy'ar,
H. M. Bailey,
Berry Hicks,
B- T. Sanders,
Charles Martin,
John Oulz,'
J; T. McDonald, .
• J. J. Dooley,. '
AY. T. Glenn, *
• John Wiley,.
AY. C. Pruitt,
M.J. Rteenef,
T. M. Fleming,
James M. Sanders,
John H. Outz, Sr.,
J. E. Gaines.
D. Whitlock,
J. W. Cleveland,
J. T. Pjirton, '
J. B. Myers,
H. J. MeCurry,
Wm. H. Neese,
W. E. MyerS, "'
J. A. Martin,
-respon-
of the London Times, writes his fifth
letter to that paper from Charlcstqti, on the
' 21st of April—a fe w days atte
bai*dment of Fort Sumte
to reach there in time to “ see tl
letter is interesting, bat we have not
to copy it all. AYe shall give only a
w extracts. Speaking of the South Car
olina troops, ho says:
The physique of the troops is undenia
bly good. Now and then undersized, weak
ly men may be met with, but the .great
majority ot the companies ponsist of rank
exceeding the eSri*rrigc‘ stature of*
peaus, and very ‘hell built"and muscu
lar. The men run vfery large down hero.
Nothing,indeed,can be niOr©obvious, when
one looks at foe fc»Q grr>Wu, healthy t hand
some race "which develops" itsblfjn the
streets, in t]>n bai*-wy)mj. yp<l ||u>. .
hulls, than.the error of the-argumc^t whUffi
is mainly, used by the Carplinians foemr r
selves, that white men cannot thrive in tffiit
R. Hillcy,
Bank Convention.
A Convention of the Bank officers oftho
Southern Confederacy met at Atlanta, on
the 3d instant, in pursuance of the request
of the Legislature of Tennessee.
G. B. Lamar,- of Georgia, was elected
President, and James S. Gibbs, of S, C.
Secretary. * ' '
The following report of the committee
specially appointed for the purpose, em
braces a full statement of the action of
the Convention:
Mr. Trenholm presented the following:
Reportof tbcCommi Itee ofConven tion pf
Banks, at Atlanta, June 3,1861.
The Committee "bpg leave respectfully
to report that they have carefully consid
ered the several matters referred to them
by the Convention, and recommend the
adoption of the following resol utions, wh ieh;
embody all the lucasures they would ad
vise the Convention to adopt at present:
Resolved, That this Convention do re
commend to all tlie.banks in.the Southern
Confederacy to receive in payment of all
dnos to thorn, the Treasury notes of the
same on deposit, aud pay them out to cus
tomers.
That uuti| the. said Treasury notes can
be prepared and issued, it bo recommended
that all the Banks do agree to avdance to
the Government, in current notes, snch
sums severally ns may be agreed, upon be
tween themand the Secretary of the Treas-'
ury—the said advance to be made on the
deposit with .this banks of Treasury notes
of large denomination, or 8 per cent.
Stock or Bonds.
That all the banks in the Southern Con
federacy are earnestly urged to take im
mediate action on the foregoing resolution,
as a measnre of the greatest importance
to the Government and the people, and
communicate the same, without delay, to
tho Secretary of the Treasury, at Rich
mond.
That it be recommended to all Railroad
companies in tho Southern Confederacy,
to receive the Treasury notes in payment
of fares and freights.
That the Legislatures of the several States
do makj it lawful for their tax collectors,
and other officers, to receive the Treasury
nqtesih payment for all taxes and all oth
er public dues.
That all the States, cities and corpora
tions having coupons payable in the city
of New York, or elsewhere in; the enemy’s
country, bo'requested, during the continu
ance of the war, to appoint some place of
i payment in the Confederate States, and to
givo.their creditors notice of the same.
That the Committee recommend that
when.this Convention adjourns, it adjourn
to meet again on tho 24th day of July next
at Richmond, Ya.
The resolutions were repd seriatim, and
each one was adopted unanimously.
Mr. Roberts offered the following:.
Resoh cd, That a copy of the proceed
ings of iliis Convention bo sent to each
Bank within the Confederate States, with
request that they co-operato with this
Coventionl Adopted'unanimously.
Mr. Rayenel stated ' that the Banks of
Charleston/SAVannah and Augusta, had
om
in a man:
o dwell upon,
o fa mi lies residing on
farms bad generally moved—
tenor;* and thus avoided the insults and
infamous treatment of the barbaric enemy.
The woods back of Hampton Were for
several da3 - s filled with the fugitive fami
lies from that once smiling anu happy vil
lage, and with such of iheirjiousehuid stuff
a i they could cariy with them in the hurry
of the alarm.’ They have probably, er€
this, obtained more.desirable lodgings.—
Providentially they have had fine weather.
-It is ascertained that there are full three
hundred slaves belonging to citizens .of
Elizabeth City, either ftigrtivbs hr forced
t, weight, tboy
have over seen,
rular
State. _ Inlimb, figure, height
are equal to any people lha ... .
and their features are very regular and
prominent.. They are, indeed, as -unlike
the ideal American of onr caricaturists and
our stage as is the “ tailor” of the JPqrte St.
Marjtiu tQ the English gentleman.”
. Speaking of Charleston, he says:.“ The
trees give the streets the air of « boulevard,
and the town has, somehow or other, the
reminiscence 6f the Hagne about.iY, whic|i
I cannot explain or account for satisfacto
rily.” AYe are uot prepared to say that
Charleston resembles the Hague, hut it
certainly has always, had to ns a foreign
look-r-we cannot tell why. Mr. Russell
might have added that its citizcnsare great
ly distinguished for high-toned politeness
and courtesy. This acknowledgement we
think due to them from every ono.who has
ever visited that hospitable place.
The correspondent of tho Tinies gives
the following description of Gen. Beaure-
gard:
“ Any one accustomed to soldiers can
readily detect the “ real article” front the
counterfeit, and when General Beauregard
stood up to welcome ns it was patent that
he was a man capable of greater’ things
than taking Sumter. He is a~ squareTy-
built, lean man, of about 40 years of age,
with broad shoulders and legs “made to
fit” a horse of middle height; and his head
is covered with thick hair,, cropped close,
and showing the bumps, which are reflec
tive and combative,' with a trqe Gallic air,
at the • back of the skull; the forehead,
broad and.well developejl, projects sptne-
wbat over tlie'keen, -eager dark eyes'; the
face fe very thin, with .very high cheek
bones,, a well Shaped noBo, slightly acqiti-
line, and a large, rigid, sharply cut mouth,*
set above a full, fightingchin. In the event
of any important operations taking place,
the name of this officer will, ! feel assured,
be heard often enough to be my excuse for-
this little sketch of his outward man.”
Near the conclusion of his letter, he'ox-
presses the following opinion as to what
the result of the fight at Sumter would
have been under other circumstances:
“ Had Major Anderson been properly
provided, so tbnt he contd have at once
sent his men to the gnns, opened fire from
those in barbette, thrown shell and hot
shot, kept relays to all his casemates and
put dut fires as they arose from red hot
shot or shell, he must, I have no earthly
doubt, have driven the troops off Morris’
Island, burnt out Fort Moultrie and silenc
ed tho enemy’s fire. His loss might have
been considerable; that of the Confederates'
must have been very great.
Demoniac Atrocities.
The following accouut of. tho nnparnl
leled atrocities perpetrated by the Vandal
savages and brutish demons of old Lin
coln in Virginia will make the honest blood
of every Southron boil with indignation.
AYe have been requested to make strong
appeals to tho patriotism of onr readers.
AVhat can we say that can stir the bloo8
like the following recital of the outrages
committed-by tho demoniac invaders of
the sacred soil of old A T irginia! Not con
tent with polluting her soil with their ac.
cursed footprints, they not only indulge
be Vandalspiritof the “Northern hordes'
of other times, by destroyingiivestock and
tho growing crops, but are guilty of the
damning infamy of violating tlie persons
of defenceless females!. ..Just Heaven! is
there not some thunder.bolt, red with
immortal wrath, to blast the hated de
mons who have thus outstripped the fiend
ish ferocity of. wild savhgcs ?
, . . - J . ...... - . .. . Need WO call our countrymen toarms?.
already adopted the recommendation of If the9e atroeitieft do not nerve the arms
the second resolution. , . .. .
The Convention then adjotiraed, to and steel the hearts of onr citizon soldiery,
meet in Ri^Kinond 24th Jul^'. v ‘ in Heaven’s name, what can ?
Dutli uf JU^L DiuruT We find, the following particulars of're-
Senator Douglas; of UHnoip, died at bw centoutragus perpeiratedat Hampton.and
residence in Chicago, on the 4thTnst, #ged otber^osof ElizabeU.^City «»nty,*
48' jean.:As a public man, be had a bril- m the Norfolb Herald- erWedneedAy:
Iiant oareeiv—havinir risen very rankUy Mr * Frederick'Jett,, formerly of'EB**.,
liant career—uaving nsen very rapmiy b6th Cit WiHiamsburg a few days' .ago,
from perfect obseimty te a commanding i.' ..... . ...°,
great fidelity
estin preparing t* ’
Confederacy and
sons and ^daughters, against
tho prowling ravages of the fo«l an J St
licious Black Republicans of the V ^
Government.” AVhenCapt. Lowry llf 31
ceived tlie banner, he replied in a brill'T"
and patrfotieaddress, saying: “I n bo ! ^
of tho patriotic ladies of Washington ft
trict, and in honor of the gentlemen s lt
diers of said District, I receive this bann
at your hands. Tho Capt. closed hi s
„ tween UitKKLr.vr.ad the chief Joitico bdng ib»t the lnt* di css by sn\ ing, Sooner than We Vvillgj,,
into the service, employ^agu4«^wyt.4«t tW*banueiMrail in dishonor at our f ee i i
Fort Mqnroe at the.present time. It has former uyo faTortf t>e4>>*rr tin?. our blood be-inicglcd with our Revolut' *
II take-tM %>W diU week, with
Mr. Toombs and CoL Wiofltt. *s aid*. Ike Socrctaiy>f
Syito will resign his present pnsitinu. . •
...A. H. ilaselton, of Charleston, i« preparing to tosn-
ufacturc sewing machines warranted of goo3 quality, at
prices from $25 to $S0. He will also make scwingmSchino
needles, an article likely tot be.soon in great demand.
...It is s«id that'the French Uinisterin Washington
has received dtiq&tches from his Oovernment, dcclarmg
that it will pay no re-pect to Ineou’i blockade. _
...Tho New York Tribune insists tbnt the venerable
Chief Justice Toney be suspended—tho difference 1*-
"alsd' been stated that CjjJ/ Mallory, of jjjlj.
z&boch City;,.went with a flag’of truce to'
tfie Fort fo demand the return of the fugi
tive negroes,'but the demand. was refused.
X similar application was made on the fob
lowing day by another 'flag, arid also .-re
fused. The bridge overJIamptOn Creek
was'(hen burnt' by our peoplc, and tt)6en :
emy made his raid upon Newport Npw^ by*
wateK
There aye only fonr'ofjts iubabitants re;
maining^iix.Hamptbn, who are preventetj
by chronic diseases *nd r other unavoidable
causes of detention Irpni, leaving it w the
full possessTop of the enemy, who now oe-
eupies H. - . '
The loss, (including negroes,) sustained
by the county of Elizabeth City, at tlie
hands of these remorseless marauders, is
estimated at half a million of dollars.
When the Vandals from the,North, occu
pied Hampton, an officer with a squad of
men went to the store of Mr. P. Lattimer,
and demanded possession. Me. Lattimer
replied that be had purchased and paid for
his stock of goods, an 1 the officer might
liavo them at their valuation. The officer
said ho would havp the goods and store
and not pay a cent for them, and drawing
Ida sword slapped. Lattimer with it on the
face. LaUimer then drew a revolver and
fired It; when the officer fell. Ho then lean
ed oyer the counter and fired three more
shots in the body, causingdeath, Lattimer
was, of course; captured, ana taken to Old
Point aud hung on Friday last.
The officer killed is said to be a Lieuten
ant in one of the companies, and distin
guished for military abilities: He has mot
a dog’s death in a dog’s cause. . ' .
.Mr. AY. C. Marraw, of Hampton, vraa al
so treated in a most shameful aud indecent
manner. Ho was*Captured in the town,
having his uniform on, stripped stark nak
ed, marched through the street^ in this
condition, apdthjen carried to.Fort JJemoi}
as a prisoner. Can such things be done
in this enlightened age and not rouse to
boiling heat tbeblood of every Southerner ?
running-gear of
Mr. C’s fai n,.
. Postage.
Are. our readers who have their papers
dropped in the post office .aware of the
fact that under the new posthl'arrenga-,, & 8 , l6cft| + .-..— .ffirCdrj*.
rnents they will be charged postage at the D M Monran... .4th Corn:
W'G.ealahan,.
J. M. Storey —
H. AY. BeH....:...
E. M. Eustace../..:.......:
H. J. Randcrtph..T...
A. J. Hardy............./... 1st Corp.
W. A. Parks. A........2d Corp.
rate of 52 cents a year
AYe call attention to this matter, because
wc bfeliovo that many—perhaps all—who
now* lmvo their papera left at tho poat of-
J.T. Appleby,
JM- Addington,
J. T. Adams,
Wfiiis Atlglin;'
fieo would prefer that Ihej* should remain ^y- ^ Adair,
at the office of publication. Subscribers
will pleaso inform us of their wishes
in reference to this matter.
J. B: Allen;
-_.\V. W. Anglirt,
T. C. Bowles,
* F: M. Bailey,
W. Iz Barren,
M.
Port Pickens.
A correspondent at Warrington, near
Fort Pickens, writes us that there will be
no fighting there shortly, inasmuch as the ’j
Georgia regiment and the Zouave regiment A. A. DeLapemere, J. A. Palmer,
have be«'n ordered to Virginia, to be follow-' W. C.'Davis,. T. J. Pettyjohn,
e<i shortly by tho Alabama troops,
letter was written on tho 3d inst.
His
. Hall Conntf,
AVo are pleased to learn, is bravely
ing the coll for troops, money, &c. There
is a -fine company at Gainesville, and ano
ther formiug in tho upper part of the coun
ty. At n public meeting of tlie citizens
the first Tuesday of this month, it was un
animously resolved that the count;
sustain
the country. On Friday night, the
of
ClarkesviJle conq-.any (Capt. Barclay) free
of
privates.
James Lindsey,
W. H. H. Ledbetter,
W/P. Miller,
J. G. McBIbanon,
HI AY. MeEIhanon,
'J: J. Moore,
J. R. Mitchell,
Q. W. Matthews,
R. J: Miflican,
T. H. Niblack,
J. F. Bspy,
O- N. Estes,
M. V. Franklin, '
D. B. Franklin,
S. A. Freeman,
H. C. Gilbert,
E. Helton,
K-H-HeHon, .
\V. Helton,
John Howard,
AYJJ. Head,
E. Rose,
H. F. Rose,
B. O. AY. Rose, /
J, E. Safiders,
A. D. Stapler.
N-C. Strickland,
1 to suspend on
’ " 'r subscri-
pletely de:
At Ml-. West’s
positioh in a very short time. He was a
candidat ©'for the Presidency la^t year, as
our readers will remember, ancLat the time
of bis death was a member of' the U. S.
Senate.
'here he had just raovinl frith his family
fo avoid tlie vandals at Fort Monroe, and
came found by’tho way of Richmond -and
Norfolk, \trhere lie is engagodin some wdrk
on the fortifications.
He fonnd at AYillinmsburg a number of'
fogitives from Hampton, from whom he
le^riicd some particulars of villainous do
ings of theFederaltroops after their de-’
sceiit ujion Newport News. ’ ' - ‘
Augusta Dispatch.
AYe regret that this paper has been tem-
^n^^s^tmded oh account or tbdstrin- Tbe y ^OTiimoncod on the farm of Mr.
gencyoftlie times. Mr. Atkinson, tho vYm. Smith, which they left a complete
enterprising proprietor, labored, hard la. wreck. He had a fine field of wheat, be-
build up the paper, and has .distinguished aides a number of truck crops. Those the
himself aa a writer nf aWlity. We' hope aeonndrels completely devastMod,,besides
full blast... about the form. Mr. Smith thought h
As the C/tranidc d; Sentinel very perti- woald^^ be a liMle’before hand with them
nently remarks,, subscriber* tomeWspapin-s in saving his ba<!on, and had the contents
foe
trials to whfoh aewBpaper. preprifoom
i:..-a-i. Their advartiaiog and job buri4l;fold upon hiffiRnd foe mbl is hail
printing patronage nearly entirely cut off, the me!lt disinten-ed, and carted back.
lh f
cba nce for An p^ateai^e depends upon r0 e. Smith estimates his loss, including tho
the punctuality of their subscribers. Tho negroes, at full $15,000. . "
public must have papers now—‘who can do They next visited the adjoining farm
without one ?^~and yet we fear that manyl? fSR ‘- Weet, which they treated as they
Btttin this ho was foiled;
darkey who assisted at the
NEWS ITEMS.
...Georgia has now hino thousand men
in actual scrvico—2,500 drilling at Smyrna,
and two more regiments being formed;
say 2000 men more—in all a boht 13,500:
...Tho HawkinsviHe Times—-the whole
concern—editor, printers, and devil—hayr
inggono to the battle-field, that paper has
been temporarily suspended. Gan Doodle-
dom exhibit such an instance?
...The Vicksburg railroad has been fin
ished, and is now in full blast.
...Troops from.Ohip baye marched into
AVestern Virginia in large numbers.. Se
cessionists are daily arrested—those who
take the oath to support the baboon are
discharged, and those who refuse are im
prisoned. Some, who refused to surrender
to parties detached for their capture, were
shot.
.. At a meeting of the citizens of Bald
win county last week, 4000 bales of -cot
ton were subscribed to foo Confederate
loan in a few minutes—equal to $200,600.
The meeting unanimously determined to
subscribe Baldwin county’s Assessment
($8,760) of the $1,000,000 proposed to be
raised in Georgia by voluntary contri
butions
...Gov. Letcher,*of A r irgi;,ia, has issued
proclamation, in view of foe invasion of
that State, calling upon the citizens to
organize themselves into volunteer com
panics, for foo purpose of repelling tho In
vasion.
..Gen. Bartlett’s naval brigade, at/Fort*
resa Monroe, was disbanded and sent hora?
on the 3d.
..:iiient. VY. P. “Chambliss, of Va., ahd J
W.’A. Thornton, of N. Y., both of the. 1J
S. army, have' resigned.
...There are five thousand Confederate
trbops at Union City—a poinf on foe
bordeVs of Tennessee, and Kentucky—ahd
ten thousand on the Mississippi river . be
tween Memphis aucfCairo.
...The ladies of Augusta and: Richmond
eounty have formed a society, called the
Ladies Volunteer Association, for the pur
pose of making clothing for foe soldiers
in foe field. Cannot the patriotic, ladies
of Athena and Clarke eounty do Itkewifo ?
..A backet factory has been established
at Greenfield/in Oolquitt coanty.' Thjs is
a step towards Southern independence.
...Hon. A, HStephens,, it is said, will
address the citizens of every county in the
old Eighth District, in explanation pf the
late Act of Congress authorizing the Croj
Loan. His first address wilkhp jdeiiyerec
at AYaahingtoh, Wilkes county... ; ‘
I'.’.Dr. Torhuue, of Kingston, Cass co.
proposes raising a regiment of doctors.
He says 1,600 have applied for surgeon’s
places in tho army, and-if they can’t get
to serve their coantry. in- that • eapaeity,
they can shoulder muskets. • Ho requests
all wfllirfg to serve to write to him im
mediately.
...President Davis, in a recent speech,
calls attention to the fact that daring the
past history of this: country, no general
officer of what is. now the Confederate
States, ever surrendered to an enemy.
had done Mr. Smith’s, cutting up and com
ply found a uni
1 to pay prompt- form coat;.upon which, they hold him u
rer par close prisoner and sent off his two daugb-
.-7 V ters, grown women, to the fort as‘hostages’
“good behavior.” Nothing was
against them; but the sim]
J act of Lincoln’s hell-hounds, w
J 1 * in this, though in violation of law and civi’-
l? ized nsage, as in all their _
i example of the'lawless old
int, their Master.
' From Mr. West’s they passed over to
ofAVm. Lee, which had on it one
; crops of wheat in the .county,
liable products. This they
stated, as they had douc
i we nave already mentioned.
..Tho traitor Hicks has made a demand ito statesman:
Hon. Hiram
before
Sfttion
that foi$ dist
avowed *
for. foe return of all the State arms of Mary
land, in order, as is supposed, to turn them
over to the Federal authorities.
..A gentleman of Fredericksburg, A a.,
hassuoceeded in makingan excellent article now wi
of percussion caps out of leather aiid paper.
...The Ladies’ A'olunteer Association of
Richmond County, Ga., suggest to their
sisters of every city, town, village and
county in the Confederate States the form- inform you and your n
Ges. Tirccos.—Gen.T). K.Twigggb;abwnnpp*inted
Major General, commanding tho millUry District of Lou-
isi iaa. General Twiggs will assume command, we un
derstood, on tho 1st of June, making Now Orteens bis
headqnu tars. "-/: . . - "
Gkn.TSuUot is said to hoTe been eo drunk in Built,
more, while bo was in command there,: that bo required
the arsUtanee of two men to put him.on his horse.. .The
Richmond DUpatch lid rises Ben to rave his whiskey, to
be sent home in after his first buttle. ", , .
'...M. Earnest BAochr, agent of the French Goyern-
nicnt, and son of tho Councillor of State of the Empire
of France, has arrived in New Orleans. _
...The Mont-'imory corre.--pouden t of the TusVegoc P.t-
public gives it as curtebt-report, that on the question
of removing tfie seat of govern ment, the States of Al
abama, South Carolina and Florida voted to" retain. It at
Montgomery, and the other States for removal.
:.. Jackson, the Virginia martyr, Is the same gentleman
who cut down tho Lincoln ahd Hamlin poIeatOccoqunn,
Prince Williamcouaty, Virgobift/durfng thy canvass of
lnSt-yehr, and prevented itheing hoisted agaiu.
| .“The army whim has been, and- still is Veiry destruc
tive in tbh vicinity of Gallatin, Sumner county, Tenn.,
alto'near Louisville, Ky.
...Timembargo on the Southern shipmentshy the Lon-
isville and NashvilUe Railroad, went into efl«ct«n Mon
day last.
..Nd-dUpatcbes-are allowed to pas* over the wires
batween St Louis and Memphis.
Moveubuts of Gkokgia troops-—A despatch to the
Macon Telegraph, from Richmond, dated lha, 4th an
nounces that the 6th .U*qrgi» rngimcntleft. for-York-
town that day. The Maoon Guards were ordered to
Harper's Ferry,
Hard' to beat.—Tho Richmond Jlbpatcli snys that
Middlesai equely, Va, has a voting .population of 420,
and has now enrolled 350 volunteers, besides a borne
guard. ’ Can any county anywhere beatlittio Middlesex?.
Di.ttf c-rTRAUE —The British and Apteriean Southern
Steamship Company advertise, that tbelrfirst .vessel for
New Orleans direct—the Malacca—will lcave Liverpool
on 7th August, to be followed on the 4th September by
the Rangoon, and thereafter every alternate Wednes
day by screw strainers,.now being built.
...The Washihgtou corrcspoudetat of the Now York Ex
press reveals a project on foot to deeapltato old Abe, aiid
put Geb. Ld*r in "bis place. * * '*' " *' *
'...The National Intclligeiicer In'an editorial articledis-
approves of thb invasion of Virginia. It observes that
it cannot steuny policy which looks to a restoration'of
the Union'bysuehinousures/
* .'..The first steamer fhbra Liverpool tp NcW Orleans
is advertised to sail in August.
,1 .rile postmasters in the Confederate States have been
instructed to sead uomoremailrto the FreoStates. So
thnt wo more mail mat tar need be made np here for Yan
kee land. "o T>-:» -■>"
. n DavidH. Todd, a brother-ln law of old Abe Lineoln,
has bran appointed a hieut. iW tho-anhyofthe Oetafsd-
ermte States, and is now on doty hr North Carolina.—
He desires nothing more ardently than te scalp his sis
ter’s husband. -• - r i* *•'
-Manassas Gap; where the Areas under Gen. fionham
are stationed, is situated in Prince William eounty, Vir
ginia, 27 miles ftom Alexandria. It is the junction of
the Railroads leading from Harper’s Ferry, Alexandria,
Ac quia Creek iutd Richmond.
—yen. Csss has muuhtedhisjptd uniform, and reviews
his troops in Detroit every morning. He has contribu
ted out of bis private fortune $25,000 to the equipment
of the Michigan volunteers, and $10,000 to the support
of their families during their absence.
Privateering—A Prize.—We find the following in
the Savannah Republican.
Charleston, June 5.—The privateer Savannah lefthere
on Sunday night, and is oqmmanded by Capt.. Baker,
Another, a larger and better vessel,has arrived and
will leave shortly.
Charleston, June 5.—Tb> privateer Savannah,of Char-
listen Las captured as a pHie'a brfg’ worth about $38,-
000. She was loaded with sugar and bound fur Phila
delphia. 1 .She has been gent into Georgetown.
■The New York Day BolIc gives alist of twenty-six
N< rtherh Democrat’e papers which oppose and denounce.
Mr. Lincoln's war policy; and declare that Northern
men should nof enlist fti the army of subjn'gatioii: The
Day Boole thinks that these journals and the pabHo sen
timent which they repre.-eut, wi j be the nnelcinufapor-
ertW peace party which toast etc long develop - itself in
the North. A - - -
PnoBABi.c.—The Now York Tribune says there are
at torat three hundred offieenrin the Lineoln nrmy and
navywho will betray the cause the first opportunity.
..The (foartermautor General ef the Georgia Army,
in Atlanta, gives notice that he will distribute one thou
sand pounds of baker’s bread among the families of ab
sent soldiers, “without money and Without price” -
ary Others’ tffist.” Capt, Lowiy Wab fol
lowed by AATn. Sogers,, in a pntriotic ad
'dress, followed by R. L. Hooper, Esq anl
\V. T. Martin, Esq. The procecdipL of
foe day were eomluetcd with music ail j
tlie waviug-of banners, handkerchiefc and
hats; ittid shouts of£uzzasfm- tho Soutli ern
Confederacy. L^uago fails mo to
scribe the brilliant^ and grandeur display"
el qfi this day. aPPtter the ahovo exercises
wore througli, Capt. Lowry beat up f or Vo)>
unteors, and after enrolling many an( j
oonnti iig, we finjl 61 imyi had tnrncd out
vvifo ri.pruhpeek ol considerable increase*
There were some thfee hundred persons
preterit atthis company in ns ter. At the
clote-of foe above proceedings, R. L. j; 00 ,,
etr, H*q., moved thae tl>e proceeding* Xi
published in tho Athens papers, which \ Vas
unanimously agreed to. It was furth« r
agreed, that Capt: Lowry write out the pro
ceedings of the day aud forward them to
foe.Atheiis papers for publication.
- EDWARD LOWRY, Capt
■- ■ "Fov the Sunthern Watetaa*.
FLAG PRESENTATION.
The u Tugalo Blues,” of Franklin conn,
ty, numbering eighty-four men, nssombled
at Jparncsville, bn Monday, the 20th ult.
in order to receive a beautiful Confederate
States flag, as a. donation from the ladies
of the town- and srtrrounding country.
Atan early hour bn Monday, notwith-
BUwidfog foe iuciejnenyy of the weather,
the people.foora all parts.ot the couutv, (je.
gari to Crowd thestreetsoftheviliagein suih
numbers as to prove beyond a doubt that,
tho hearts of foe people, both men and wo.
me»,-of old Franklin, are enlisted in fee
great cattseln which our con ntry is engagwl.
MeAnwhile, the volunteers .wero in t
neighboring field, pitching their tents, pre
paratory to entering upon camp duty. At
1 o’clock,.H AL, the. tap of the drum ana
heavy tramp pf men, betoken tho approach
of the ; brav.c Tugalo boys, who have declar
ed themselves ready to march whenever
the signal ska'll be given. Soon they wero
drawtr up iu column, fronting the eonrt-
honse sqriirh, ill whidr the ladies had as-
sehifded, prepared for the-proud and grato-
ful occasion.
Mrs. W. M. Hunter, in behalf of the la
dies, then came forward and addressed the
auditory as follows :.
Respected Audience:—We lament the ne-
cneeiiy that-baa «»»oial>lad iu l»>n>—would
that it were otherwise; but it inspires us
with re-doublod hope and courage, when
we look around and see so many of bravo
young men of bur country coining forward
so nobly in defepce of our rights and our
homes.
(Turning to the company,) Tugalo Blues,
I appear before, you in helialf of the ladies
of this county, to present to you the C011-
federate fiag of our own independence, em
blem of liberty, juStiee, truth and hive; and
alfo emblematical of a people who arc do-
ter mined to sustain it nt any and all haz
ards. Our rights aro invaded, our homes
threatened with devastation, not by tho
force or invasion of a foreign foe, but by a
Black Republican party North, who have
grpwn and strengthened for years, by de
luding the people from one ism to another,
until they have con trolled foe electoral vota
and- placed im tbe- ehair of Wasbington; iw
A?Tl!a 8 S!rAf ,,A V^ i, v Al ‘T !!m W r ,> “ < RepubKcari President, Mr. Abraham
—A dispatch dated Alexandria, June 1, ray»: A ranti- ■' r * - .r.
net on inly at Cloud’s Mpls,-«n the outskirts of Alox-
aadria, was shot dead duria K la*tnlyht, and inothar wm
mounted, probably by- Confederate troops, r : /:-4
Hon. John Bell tqioke on the Atb instant, at knox-
ville, Tenn,, hi tlio Lmiisanina troops, urging' mar to
tkqdratb against the North, declaring that five millions
of soldiers cannot conqncr the South. Great entiasi-
nn for tb* Southern oanse.mas manifested.
Mr. Editqr Sunday, June 9th, was a
great, day to tbe citizens of Jefferson. Ip-
stead of foe chime of the church bell, car-,
ly in the morning our ears;-Were greeted
with the sound of fife and drum. At lO
Vclock Capt. Jarrett marched out. tbe
Jackson county volunteer who were in
uniform ready to go into service. The
soldiers were, at 11, distributed out among
the citizens for dinrier—after-which, they
again marched into lino,and J,B. S. Davis,
Esq., oathe part of the. eitigens, addressed
them a abort speech, Which was respond
ed to by R. J. MiUican, Esq., on tho part
of the BOldiers, in a patriotic manner.
Theqast errowd slvowcd that they felt.
Never did we witness such enthusiasm op
the part of the sjjeakers, soldiers aud eiti-
zene.
-The Jaekson county - volunteers are a
fine company. They left a host of friends
at foeir homes in Jefferson, weeping after
them, but we all expect to hear Irom the,
boys. - •• s ■ D.
Position of MR. CRiTTBNDXN.—TheUn-
iontoyvn (Ky.) Neves gives foe following
interesting, and we trust reliable item in
Lincoln, better known as the “ Illinois
rail-splitter.” ' ; We feel grateful that tbo
brittle tiiread that bound U3 together as a
Union, but with no greater affinity than
water and 651 was-'rent asunder, and we
were spared the humiliation of ever living
under Abolition rule. We are a peopb «»•
pablc of self-government,;and have acted
accordingly; by* choosing our own rnlerfi
and forming an independent Confederacy.
With such leaders as a Davis and a Ste
phens; Who dare molest or make us afraid*
"Let thenv talk of. caertvon. It would bo
easier fo-force the oefon out of its ancient
channel, thart’coerce those who fight for
love. Were eve
ry man in your ranks shot down, there
would.ndfbefpund panting a woman who
would hot snatch up' your weapons and
freely shed her heart’s blood, rather tbau
submit to the base invadeW of our soil —
(Plaeirig the flag in foe liand of Lieutenant
Ybiffig^jAccepC-UiiB banner of liberty; in
to your care we submit its keeping. 0
feel assured that you will honor and pro
tect it to the last; and oh 1 most fervently
invoke the God of Battles to be with p u
in this conflict, and our prayers will f'obow
you and cast a shield around you in
hour of danger. And when the cower J
enemy, trembles with affright at the «
.Vance ofyoor -invindbie leaders, let 1 0
words liberty Xftffi horiio 5 nerve and a' 11
mate you to strike a surer, deadlier » m >.
the blow of victory; and may you b» r0 *
spfeedy arid successful .victory, and retur
in triumph an^fhonar, to your native hoin ^
The fair .speaker, then gracefully turnii'o
to the ladktar^affiffosaed them as follows.
jyT *&idiesj *** ’
scUon to be our lives. We occupy by far the mo*
viable position of aby of our ou t ^
mm
—e tiiuO for ua to arise, nerved and •
by tf trust in. G5d, and arm Ourselves
1 eourag -
... foolish and extravn-
earlier “o 0 '
ft .homo. *
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