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Ar
foe
Soldiers of the j
Tour gallant
tioft of your General, _
yonr Country. For tnyso
and am proud of you—for thorn I
you tlio gratitude and praise you have so
nobly won.
In a campaign of less than one month, in
the face of winter,your achievementsfoavo
been ,w» paralleled. You have oapturod
.* more than ten thousand prisoners, taken
‘ and preserved thirty pieces of artillery and
soYen thousand small arms, in addition to
many thousand destroyed. You have be
sides captured eight hundred wagons, load
ed chiefly'with supplies, which have been
destroyed or brought safely to our lines
and in pitched battles you have driven the
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enemy Before yon, inflicting a loss at least
threo to one greater than you bavo sus
tained.
In retiring to a stronger position with
out molestation from a superior foroo.you
have left him a barren field in which to
bury his host of slain and to rally and re
cuperate his shattered ranks. Gut off from
his government both by rail and tele
graph and deprivedjif supplies by the inter
ruption of his communications, we shall
yet teach him a severe lesson for tho rash
ness of penetrating a country so hostile to
his cause. Whilst the infantry and artil
lery dofy hi in in front, our invincible cav-
airy will assail him in flank and rest until
vie goad him to another advance only to
moot another signal defeat.
Your Genera! deplores, in common with
} on, the loss of your gallant comrades who
have fallen in our recent conflicts. Let
their memories be enshriuedon your hearts
us they will ever be tenderly cherished by
thoir countryman. Let it be yours to av
enge their fate and proudly emulate their
deeds. .Remember that your face is to the
foe, and that on you rests the defence ol all
that is dear to freemen.
Soldiers! the proudest reflection of your
General's life is to bo known as the com
mander of an army so brave and invinci
ble as you havo proven. Ho asks no high
er boon than to load such men to victory.
To share their trials and to stand or fall
with them will be the crown of hie ambi
tion. BRAXTON BRAGG,
General Commanding.
A Yankee General orders Morgan to Surrender.
Morgan’s answer.
Gen. Morgan's command returned to
Tennessee on Saturday last. In their cam
paign in Kentucky, the Bacon Creek, No-
lin,Elizabethtown, Shepardsville, (18 miles
Louisville) and other bridges were
totally destroyed for the distance of 80
miles. The trestle work of the two first
was ut Muldrough’s Hill, twelve hundred
feet Jong and ninety feet high, and burnt
and completely destroyed.
. Approaching Elizabethtown, Gen. Mor
gan received a communication from the
commanding officer of the Yankees to
surrender his forco, ns he had him (Mor
gan) completely surrounded. Gen. Mor
gan, in reply, ordered the Federal com
mander himself to surrender, and upon his
refusing to do so, opened three butteries
upon the city, after having given timely
notico to the women and children to leovo.
After bombardment of one hour and a half
the Federal force of seven hundred .men
surrendered, securing a vast quantity of
arms and Government stores. The city
£ was considerably damaged by the bom
bardment, but no citizen was injured.
In the fight at tho trestle, Gen. Morgan
captured another regiment, with aii their
arms and stores.
5g!||Tcu9 number of prisoners captured at
Bairdstown, Nolin, Bacon creek and other
plac<is sum up two thousand.
AvSpriugficld Gen. Morgan was sur
rounded by 26,000 of tbo enemy, and for a
while it seemed his situation was desper-
ato, but he escaped with his entire com
mand.
In movingfrom Springfield toCampbells-
ynio General llollsey, commanding the
Federal forces and barrassing Morgan’e
roar, was killed fn a hand to hand encoun
ter Lieut.Easton. The fight occurred m a
creek,aud the body of Gen. llollsey was
dragged from the water and carried to a
neighboring house. Two members of hia
staff also came up with .three of General
Morgan’s men— Capt Tribble; Lieut. Eas
ton, and a private. Hollsey was attended
by two of his staff—Capt. Edwards and
his orderly. A fight at once ensued, in
which Gen. llollsey. was killed by Lieut.
Easton. Capt. Edwards and Hollsey’s or
derly were captured by Capt. Tribble.
The tight was a-hand to hand affair, and
the combatants were in the creek at tho
time.
The destruction of the railroad is com
plete iYom Green river to Shepardsviiie, a
distance of 75 miios. Shepardsville is 18
miles from Louisville. .
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federate States o
dent goes on to speai
tions. • He says, tha
and France, the Powers to which, as most ,
interested, the leadership was given— j
promptly recogniized us, none can doubt
that the moral effect would have been to
dispel the delusion under which the Unit
ed States have persisted in their efforts to
accomplish our subjugation. To the eon-_
tinued besitatipn of the same Powers, in
rendering this act of simple justice, is still
due a continuance of the calamities which
mankind ■ suffering the interruption of
their peaceful pursuits, both in tho Old
and New World.
Aftor reviewing tho questiou of priva
teering, the President says that the re
cords of our State-Department contain the
evidences ofthe repeated and formal re
monstrances made by this government to
Abe neutral Powers of Europe against the
recognition of the blockade, which had
been broken hundreds of times—which the
enemy themselves had admitted to be inef
ficient in the most forcible manner, by re
peated complaints of the sale to us of goods
contraband of war, and which they ac
knowledged thoir inability to render effec
tive. Still Europe submitted in almost
uobroken silence to all the wrongs that tho
United States have chosen to inflict
on their commerce, and the Cabinet of
Great Britain herself has not confined it
self to the principles laid down by the
Congress of Pans, but have made a change
too important and prejudicial to the in
terests of the Confederacy to be overlook
ed ; and consequently, the Ptesident had
solemnly protested alter a vain attempt to
obtain any satisfactory explanation from
the British Government. The fourth pro
position of the Congress of Paris declared
that blockades must be maintained by a
forco sufficient really to prevent access to
the coast of the enemy, but the British Se
cretary of State has construed the Ameri
can blockade to be sufficient because it was
duly notified that a number of ships were
stationed at the different ports sufficient
really to prevent access to it, or to create
an ovident danger of entering it or leaving
it. Bat the President had no complaint,
to make on the ground of a declaration of
neutrality. The complaint was that the
neutrality had been rather nominal
than real, and that recognized neutral
rights had been alternately asserted and
waived in such manner as to bear with
great severity on tis, and to confer signal
advantages on our enemy. He had hith
erto refrained from calling the attention
of Congress to condition of our relations
for various reasons, the chief of which was
that it might be construed into an appeal
for aid. Now, it could not bo misconstrued;
still it would not be proper to close hia re
marks on this subject without adverting
to tho fact that tho correspondence between
England, France and Russia recently pub
lished, indicating a gratifying advance in
appreciation by those governments of the
true intertpis of tnankimiL as devolved in
tho war oh tbis continent.
Alter referring to the renewed examples
of atrocity, on the part of the enemy, and
the recent proclamation of Lincoln—which
he says will have among others the effect
of calming the fears of those who appre
hended that the war might end in a rc-con :
struction of the old Union—the President
proceeds, to discuss the question of finance.
It was hie conviction that the peoplo of
the Confederacy would freely meet tajea
GEORGIA:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 21.
[is Aiken!
• SEE FOURTH PAGE. -««
Agy We are indebted to our Representa
tive in Congress, Hon. W. W. Clark, for
a very valuable public document, the-Offi
cjal Rcports of the various. battles of the
past year. ’
President’s Message.
Wo had confidently calculated on pub
lishing President Davis.’ message in full
this week, but it was so late, reaching us
that we could not do so, without excluding
much interesting matter already in type;
and besides, the only copy received was so
badly printed that we could hardly read it
We publish in this issue a telegraphic
synopsis of it, and will givo the document
at full length next week. Like everything
else from the President, it is well written,
and will be read with interest.
ings of a justly offended God; Not so,
however. The-vile extortioner, with un
blushing front, still “ plies his vocation"
diligently—still gathers into- his bloRjted
parse the fruits of the “sweat of the poor
and the blood of the brave"—still cries,
like the horse-leoch’s daughter, “Give!
Live !" Can nothing quench this horrible
thirst for gold?
Bible to touch tho
It appears to bo impos-
henrts of extortioners.
No entreaties move them—no calamities
warn them, They are caso-hardonod, so
far as this world is concerned. There is &
time coming, howover, when they can be
reached. “ It is not all of life to live."
After “ life's fitful fever is over," they will
awako to asenso
We
Cold Weather.
Since our last issue we have had more
cold, windy weather than has visited us
in the same length of time for years past
Oh, how our poor soldiers must have suf
fered ! Reader, have you a spare blanket ?
If so, send it to the boys.
Domestic Ink.
W©return our tlmnksto Mrs. J. W. Snow,
of Walton county, for a bottle of writing
ink of her own manufacture, which, upon
trial, we fiud to be an excellent article;
Pork. ■■■>1
Has nobody in all the surrounding conn;
try any pork to sell ? There is a great de
mand for it here. The people are really'
needing it. Wbat is the matter ? Iucan-
not be that tho price is not high enongb.
The last we saw sold at 30 cents I We
suppose those who have it, expect to get
a dollar per pound for baton next summer.
God help the poor !
The Conscription Law,
We published some time since a synop
sis of the opinion of th e Supremo Court
affirming the constitutionality of the Con
scription Acts of Congress. The opinion
has boon published at lull length within
the last few days, and we shall copy it so
soon as wo have room for it.
of their condition,
are not left in any doubt as to what that
will be. The Word of God assures us they
are to be punished with liars, adulterers*
fornicators, drunkards, &c. &c. Think of
this, ye hard-hearted extortioners! "
Watkins’ Armory
Mr. Wm. M, Watkins, of Walton county,
who established an armory some time since
for the manufacture of small >rms for the
Confederate servico, hud on exhibition in
this town one day last week, a couple of
guns of his own manufacture,, which.would
do credit to any cstubiishment, both in
point of elegant tin.sh and substantial
workmanship.
Salt.
Down! down 1'down ! is the cry.
Salt
can now be had in thui market at 30 coni©
The tendency is still downwards.
The Sews.
Nothing of special interest from Virgin
ia or Tennessee at the time we write.
It appears the Abolitionists are about
• . «
Cotton, ^ lb..
Cotton yarn, ^ bunch.........
Shirting.. -
. OsnaburgS ........go.„
Country J cans.. ....$2.50@3.00
Sugar, common brown,; ^ lb......
Syrup, N. O. ^ gal...;>
Sorghum
50
..1.50
Iron, bar, ^lb...
Sweet Potatoes, ^ bushel......
Irish “ i;
Apples, Green, “ £
“ dried. “
Rice, fib..........
Hides, green, f lb...
Eggs,f doz...........
Flour, f 100 Iba.....
Salt, f sack 100 lbs.
Leather, f lb.........
Shoes (common negro)
Boots -
Country cotton homespun..... : - 80
“ “ Liosey ......1.75
Ryo, f bushel......
Wheat.
Rrandymm
Whiskey,corn
Nails,
40(^50
LOO
....3.50@5.00
4.00
8
35
45
.......... JJO.OO
30.00.
3.50
8.00
...35.00
2.50
...7.0
«>.
.:,..4.00
...none
, Apple andi l P©acbI0.OO@ljLj,OO
bushel . ....1.50
60@f>
65
Fodder, per cwt.
Shucks, per cwt.
...1.75
1.00
lion, mein Ur* of tie ,^ U
——*»
»ot*» ia r*.
' P^nctlon^
10Q ‘ o; tb» m
jasmuoh m it 0u ^
!* wderthUytat. ofthiag., «,* „
kUftin onr hope* and wish#*» i Cw *
non* at »U, unless wo commence at tho ham, 0 f
tho vorj priosthooa, if need bo, to reform u, ls
mou»,l<5e-do»troylngnvil—this ©xtortion—thia tj*’
lation—this depreciation of tho national current i**
Not for the first ksomont hsvo l entortnlnod a >*??*
that this Abolition horUos could subjugate us: bnth
- is near hr extinct within mo when I see the vici
own people so rampant—so rogardlosi of shs®. ^
honor—of*oed conscience! This war, itbasbeea^
waiB sect upon us by th* Great I .Am, to purify ')
punish lfee nation fbr its sins. If this bo so, b 0Wtt
it end until thesis additional sins are expurgated f,!*
the hearts of our people? For the present, I am dost
.January 16th, 1863. ^
TIi? 'Ladies’ Yoluatwr Assocutioa
Aoknowletlgej the following contributions:
Mrs. Hammond, 1 coat, Ipr pants, 2 shirts, 2 prauw
ers, 2 pr socks, 1 blanket.
Miss Carric-’Starke, l coat, 1 pr pants, 2 shirts, ? PT
drawers, 2 pr socks.
Mrs. Richardson and daughters, j coat, l pr P&Bt .
2 shirts, 2 pr drawers, 3 pr socks, 1 pr sh,Mj 9 ,1 C4p '
Mrs. Asbury Hull, for one outfit, 5(32.50.
Mrs. Mary NeshUt. I pr gloyes.
Mrs. P. W. llutchoson, S pr socks.
Rucker, 7 pr socks.
*■ Holmes, l “ “
<• Hoyt, l " «
“ Seits, $1.00.
The Society, having been informed of the necessities
of tlio sick and wounded soldiers at Dalton, sent tlm
following contribution : 25 shirts, 1? pr drawers, 30 nr
socks, 5 comforts, 6 mattrasses.
to “raise a breeze
State," howover. Wo
in the “ old North
trual “ our boys”
*
Synopsis of the President’s Message.
By the Augusta Assooiated Press.
Richmond, Jan. 14.—Congress met to
day at 12 ra. The President’s - Message
was read and appropriately referred. It is
principally devoted to the consideration
of our foreign relations, but in the outset,
in'alluding to the efforts of our enemies to
subjugate us, the President says that our
noble defenders, under the leadership of
their Generals, have again, at FreUerieks-
burg,inflicted on theforcesof General Bum-
side the like disastrous overthrow as had
. been previously suffered by the successive
invading armies commanded by Gens. Mc
Dowell, McClellan and Pope. Our ene
mies bad been baffled in the West, and at
Vicksburg another formidable expedition .
had been repulsed, with inconsiderable loss
on our side.
. A review of our history during the two
years of our national existence, afforded
ample cause for congratulation and de
manded the most fervent expressions* of
our thankfulness to the. Almighty Father
who has blessed our cause.
We were justified in asserting'that these
Confederate States have afforded another
•xkinplo of the impossibility ofsubjugating
1 " determined to bo free, * *
mte l that no enporiorii^
or avail. ble resources can ’ overcome
j rosistanc- offered by anch valor in com-
tioii on a scale adequate to tbe support of
their government, and the passage of some
enactment carrying still farther tho policy
ofthe law Of the last session for funding out
standing Treasury notes, by fixing a lim
itation not later than the 1st day of July
next, to the delay allowed for funding the
notes issued prior to tho 1st December,
would in the opinion of the Treasury, have
the effect to withdraw from circulation,
nearly tho entire sum issued previous to
the last named date.
The President specially recommends
some revision of the Exemption law of last
session, so as to leave at homo a sufficient
local police without making discrimination
between different classes of our citizens.
Serious complaints had reached him ofthe
inequality of ita working. -
Attention was a lap called to the. reports
of the Secretary of War and tbe Navy,and'
the reports ofthe Postmaster-General. The
revenue the latter was in excess of that
of the last postal year, but there was still
a considerable deficit as compared with its
expenses and be recommended some legis
lation, if any could be constitutionally de
vised for aiding the revenue of that depart
ment during Ino onsuingyear.
The President also recommends a prop
er mode of relief to those citizens whose
property has been destroyed by order of
tbe government as a means of defence.
In conclusion, he asks the'peoplo of the
Confederacy to join in returning thanks to
God, and in beseeching the continuance of
His protective care over our cause, and. the
restoration of peace with its manifold bless
ings, to their beloved country.
’eriug, and suoli
vation, as bav
Intercepted Correspondence^—-The
Jackson Appeal publishes the foiloWlagiiw
tercepted correspondence between the com
manders of the two Yankccfleets at Vicks
burg and Port Hudson, though brief, iVde
cidedly pithy : ,
- David Porter to David, Farragut:
Flagship Uncle Sam, above Vicksburg,)
' Decomber 28th, 1862. j
My Dear Dan Why dont you come up?
I have been waiting* here for you 3 days.
- . v Yours in expectation,
' D. PORTER.
^ DaviiFarragutio DavidPorter:
My Dcar DavWhy don’t you^ome
down ? It’s so much easier .to go witii than
Kot Afraid of Lincoln’s Proclamation.
At usale of negroes at Walhai)a,the fal
lowing prices were realized: One boy, 32
years of age, at 82,000 ;onc 18, at 81705
one 17, at 81635; one 9, at $1225; one girl,
6, at §800; one 3, at $500; a lot of eleven,
average $883—four of them very old, one
aged fully 75 years.
Negroes are solliag in AtTiens, Tenn.,
at from sixteen hundred to two thousand
dollars apieco; and notwithstanding-tho
pur-
enormous prico largo numbers are
chased in Virginia and taken to that re
gion and resold to the farmers.
will he able to repel the invasion success
fully. -
For further particulars, - refer to the
proper head.
The Right Step.—The States to try
Insurrectionists.—In referring to Lin
coln's emancipation proclamation in his
annual message, President Davis says:
“Our detestation is tempered by profound
contempt for his impotent rage. The ac
tion ofthe Government will be confined to
delivering up all commissioned officers
hereafter captured in the ton States nam
ed in the proclamation, to Tie tried by the
States under the laws, which punish those
that excite sorviie insurrection."
That is the true way to meet this iniqui
tous war. Let tho Slate have the crimi
nals, and it will not be long boforo Yan
kee officers are scarce in the South.—Sav.
Pep. .
Gen. Joe Johnston has issued a general
order offering a full pardon to all unauthor
ized absentees from i»ho Departments of
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Lou
isiana, provided they re Burn to their com-
mandsby the 20thlast.-
liean.
-Savannah Repub-
Don't Want to Fight for the Negro.-
SMALL POI.
This loathsome, and very fatal disease
is now scattered all over the country;, if
common rumor may be credited. In Unis
county, it is so far, confined to oiie height''
borhood. th Walton, we learn, it lias ap-'
peared in four different places, and there
have been several deaths. In Habersham,
too, there have been several deat hs. It
has also appeared in Hart, Franklin and
Banks counties.
We fear that our people are not fully
aroused to the importance of universal vac
cination; Let every man, Woman and
Child, vyhito and black, who has not been
While the Yankee
■freesboro’ were at oui:
prisoners from Mur-
depot, on Sunday,
vaccinated within- the
get vaccinated at on<^e.
the pestilence will spread everywhere, if
not arrested in this manner.
past seven years
Lo«e not a day—
His religious
red in this pa
in as an able and
Thr late Gen. T. R. R. Cobb.—The
New York Observer, referring to the late
Confederate General Cobb, ofGeorgia, who
was killed in tho Daltle of Fredericksburg,-
says:
Mr. Cobb was an eider in the Presbyteri
an Church, and an active member r of : eccle
siastical bodies, a distinguished author
and contributor (o the religious periodical
literature of the country^ *’
communications have app<
per, and we esteemed
excellent Christian gentleman and scholar.
When Mr. Lincoln was elected to the
'Presidency, we made special exertions.to
set before the people, especially ohr readers
in the South, Lhe duty of.yielding patriot
ic and constitutional obed ience to the Gov
ernment by whosoever admiuinistored, a.rd
we further insisted that resistance to the
Government would be rebelliou. Mr. Cobb
was the first tdresent this idoetripe, and
to insist upon the right and duly of the
South to take immediate ‘
liver its pepplerfrotn t.!'
the United States.
The
waiting transportation to Richmond, a
number of our citizens entered into conver
sation withthem. Th sy generally express
ed thoraselves heartily tired, of the war,
and hoped for a long imprisonment, ifi pre
ference to being exchanged “to-fight for
the negro."—Knox- lleg
In Distress.—The Now South, a Yan
kee paper published at Hilton Head., re
ports the arri val there of a number ot ‘ves
sets of the Banks expedition, in distress.
A number of them w are surveyedahd con
demned as unsea worthy, and the troops
transferred toother vessels
Tribute of Respect to the Jffismory of
Gen. T. R. R. Cobb.
For tbe Southern Watchman.
HaABQUABTEas Cobb’s. GA. Lkqjok, l
Near Fredericksburg, Va., Jan. 1st, 1863. j J
At a meeting of the officers and men of Cobb’s Go.
Legion, held this day, Serg. \V. C. Connelly, Lt. G. F.
Pierce aud Capt. B. E. Crane, tho committee appointed
for that purpose, reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Whereas, it has agaiu eome home to this command
to mourn the loss ef one of its leaders, in the dealli of
Gen. Titovas R. R. Cobb. But a few weeks since L-
mar, at Cramp ton’s Gap, Md., yielded up his life in the
service of bis country, and now Virginia's soil is made
holier ground to Georgians, consecrated by * the blood
of the noble Cobb, who fell Doc. 13th, 1862, in the bat
tle of Fredericksburg. Day by day are we called, upon,
to give up the loved ones on tbe altar of onr country, |
and as one by one the lights of the land are extinguish
ed, leaving ns in darkness and in gloom, we acknow
ledge and feel that “ God judges for the best God
help us do our duty and not shrink, and trust in HeaT-
aa bnmbly for tha rest’'
Endeared to most ef ua by years of personal friend-
ship, we knew in whom we trusted when wo put our
selves under him as eur leader; and faithfully was that
trust discharged, in the trying duties of disciplining
and bringing the Legion to its present state of efficiency.
Knowing his worth—appreciating that wonderful
combination of learning, talent, goodness and piety
which elevated him so much above bis. fellow-men—.
loving him, as a man, for that courtesy and. kindness
with which he ever treated those with whom he came
in contact—honoring him, as a patriot, for that leal
and enthusiasm'he ever manifested in whatever related
to his country—respecting him, as a.Christian, for that
piety which was so earnest and which accomplished so
.many good works—we can but deeply mourn his loss.
Therefore, bo it
Rceohed, That in the dcath of Gen. Thomas E.^R.
Cobb the service baa lost an officer who brought into
and for it a devotion and tteal, second only to that in
tbe service of hia God, an industry that, never tired,
and a courage that Could not be excelled. ;
Reeolved, That tbe State of Georgia has lost not only
one of bor wisest and most gifted,.but also, one of her
best and most useful citizens—one who brought to her
oouncils a clear head and an honest heart—one who
eontribnted to her prosperity when in life, and sealed
his devotion to the cause in which she is engaged in
his death. .
Revolted, That to tho wife and children of the de
ceased wetonder our warmest sympathies, as of those
who mourn with them.
Reeolved, That the colors of the Legion be draped in
mourning for the space of thirty days, and a leaf in
the field book be set apart recording Jiis death and at
tendant circumstances. /,
Retohed, That f copy of those resolutions be sent to
hia family, and such means be taken to give them pub
licity as the Chairman may direct.
W. D. CONYERS, Capt.
Commanding Infantry Ga. Legion.
0. S. Pobtkb, Act. Adj’t.
p. T1I0MAS,
Secretary L. V. A.
Vicksburg.—The W'h%, of the 6th inst.
says: We are surprised to hoar people ad
vance tho opinion that the enemy have
given up the idea, of taking Vicksburg,
The opening of the Mississippi is too im
portant to be given up with' so foeble
struggle. They are only preparing a more
gigantic plan and getting a larger force to
precipitate against ua
I im
Tni: Harriet Lani;.—The Harriet Lane
a vessel of six hundred tons burden, was
originally built for the revenue service,
but at tho be ginning;of the war with the
South ahe was turned over "to the Navy,
and at once underwent such alterations as
were thought necessity to adapt ho to her
■j-4iew service. At the.time of her capture
she mounted eight gfins of heavy calibre
her bow gun being a Jfi ineh rifle.
McClellan is.& Scotchman, Buel was born
has not and can
oral. We are not
in Florida, and Roseneruntz in Randolph
county, Va. The "
sure that McClellan >i
phia, where his paroti
ven tin to America.
3m " :
in Pliiadel
on their ad-
9 born in Ameri-
The New York YV
its a severe
. rith a loss of
ly valuable of-
For the Southern Watchman.
. Fbiknd Christy -.—Arc we all doing our whole duty
to the Southern Confederacy F Are we upholding tho
hands of the Government, aud aro we doing all we can
to sustain the currency of the country ? These are per
tinent questions—they are very ..important questions—
they involve the very existence of the Confenerate States,,
and of course our liberties, our independence and our
physical salvation. Shall I have tho mortification to
reply, that with a comparative few the answer w in the
affirmative; but alas! with the speculating many it is
quite the contrary! - I use the term “ speculating’’ in
its general meaning, and as applicable to every mah,
woman or. child engaged in tbe nefarious practice of de
preciating the Treasury notes of tho Confederacy by
running up the prices of any and everything at three—
yea—ton times its valuation. Wertfthis traitorous sen
timent not so prevalent that actuates so many breast*
at this time, we should not have this humiliating foot
before our eyes. I tell you, sir, and I tell every other
man, that this oourso of couductia tubjugntiny tie South!
. Lincoln with all his hosts—the blockade with alL its in
conveniences—the coldness of the outside world—ire
as nothing compared to the upae of speculation—tbis
“ oHree of Achan" which covets the gold and dross of
earth, and whjoh has descended .to bar time, to " work
its work, of death,’’ to destroy and to corrupt the fooner
chivalrous sentiment so prevalent amongst Southern
bora sovereigns. In days past, with What scorn, with
what oentempt and-often with what jeerings we of the
South could conscientiously look down npon the Yankee
nation! How despicable their cupidityT How anath
ematised were they! We- could then say, “ Is thy ser
vant a dog, that he should do this thing ?’’ “ Alas l
my eountrymen, .what a fall was there.”
■ Bight now, (and I speak from good authority) in tbe
dominions of Lincoln there is no extortion allowed to
be carried on—tbe Government will not allow it f—
(What is our Government. worth if it cannot do the
same ?) Trade and traffic goes on as usual. In’ the
oity of Baitimoro—the mob city, ’formerly so called—
trade is lively, at a very small advance on old gWces,
And yet, millions of Treasury notes are afloat .in the
North—the Goveriiment is over bead ia dobt—taxation
is and wjlt be onerous, and without any mons prCspeet
even, if as good as w* have, to pay this enormous! debt,
there is no attemj^ts ilcpreciate the euiTehey, hut eve-
by the people to appriwiate it!
‘ pgtridt do the same think?
eipeet from a h»kni|tt Goveromeat hut a
; bankrupt people^
destruction to all onr hopes of libertyj life
suit of happiness ?
Not’very'
tor, I can
holding corn
pot sell you
their c
Tribute of Respect.
Mount Vrrrom LonoE, No. 22, >
Athens, Ga. Jan: 1C, 1S83.’ J
Tho dirge chautod to the memory of a departed bro.
thcr bed scarce died away, when we arc again culitd
upon to renew tbo melancholy requiem, and seadn
“•earth to. earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes.” 4
These frequebt admonitions from the Urand Master
of the Universe show that wo all are mortal, and fraught
with significant meaning, when we consider tho afflic
tion caused by the death of our beloved brother, Jon
R.. Church. He was the second sou of ourestesati
and venerated townsman, tbe Rev. A. Church—retrtd
aud educated in our midst, and after graduating *itt>
distinction in the University at this place, beenmacnc-
cd the study of medicine; before its completion, how.
ever, he was appoiuted a Cadet at West Point, when
he graduated with honor and credit to the State, in the
summer of 1885. He then wa* appointed 2d Lieut. 5 f
Cavalry, and assigned to duty on our Vf estern fruclier.
In this servico ho was engageti for a number of jtui,
anti by merit attained tho rank of 1st Lieut, and Acting
Adjt. Gon. During his term of service in the West, ht
.'married the accomplished Miss Chrirty of St. Louis,
who accompanied him and shared tbo soldier’s life ia
more than one campaign. Aftor onr Kansas difficulties
bad been settled, Lieut. Church resigned and settled ia
St. Louis. Soon after tbe rupture of the Stitci ul
the formation of The Provisional Government, Limt.
Church offered his services to the young Cimfcderwj
In a.short time hiadevoted wife and children followed
him. A severe illness prevented him from entering it
once into service; and this was further prolonged
the illness aud death of his father, the settlement of
whose estate devolved npon him.
About four weeks ago, Lieut. C. started to Richmond
to renew his offers ofiservice to the Government, aud on
his return was attacked in Columbia, 8. C., with dintis*
which termiaated fatally on the night of the 8th inst.
In this brief record how fearfully ia brought to iu the
fact, “ in the midst of life we are in death,” and to the
young especially it has a warning significance.
Although wo cannot bid tbe withered branch to hud,
nor say to the stricken one be comforted; yet miuiorr,
ever faithful, can remember hit merits and record bis
virtues, therefore,
Resolved, That we tender to his afflicted family the
condolence of a fraternal affection, and the invocation
that the God of the widow aud orphan will be their
shield and protection.
Resolved, That our usual manifestations be cb«err«d
and that a copy of tbe foregoing be sent to tbo family
ofthe deceased, and that the same be published in tha
gazettes of our town I. M. KENNEY,
R. M. SMITH,
R. NICKERSON.
Trlbnte of Respect to the Memory of 6co.
Thomas K. B. Cobh.
At the January Term ofthe Supremo
Court of Georgia, held at Savannah, the
following report and resolutions were in
troduced by the Committee appointed by
tho Court, on the mot ; on of the Hon. Wm.
Law, in behalf of the Bar:
Tho Bar of- Georgia have received with
sincere emotions of grief and regret the
sad intelligence of the death -of General
Thomas R. R. Cobb, for many years one
of -its most eminentand distinguished mem
bers. In the decease of our brother we recog
nize tbe loss the profession has sustained :
a loss to the Bench,’ whose labors lie-aid-
eda.3 well by his extensive attainments m
legal learning, and the industry, research
aud aqluvd judgment which be brought w
every* case, as by his lucid, clear and elo
quent advocacy of his cause: a loss to th*
Bar, upon whom he had reflected the light
of his own great legal mind, hisextensi«
learning, his scrupulous correctness
upright bearing in_t.be discharge of all pro
fessional duties, and in tho kindness oi in
tercourse, by which lie had contributed so
muGb to its social enjoyment and fraternal
feeling.. ,
He has passed away; and left to us m tij
path lie trod an example at once honors'
to Sis memory'*and worthy of our units-
Mr. Conn was not only tho able sei
learned lawyer and eloquent advocate;
was also the good man and virtuous ®
zen, adorned with all the .Christum gra
His-loss is great to the Church oK/B -
on-earth, and in particular to that brte
of it to which , ho stood in tho relatwji ‘
membership. It w ill bo felt in
won!
asticai bodieB with whicli he was confl
ed, and where hiseloquent tongue was*
to guide the way to truth und right in
deliberations. , 4aA jf
’ A»'a citizen his loss will be de W
mourned in the community of hw n° t
as a statesman, it will bo felt and dep *
in Georgia and in the Confederate
of t he nation—-as a patriot, it w’lll «
soui/ce of the deepest regret to tho P i
of tlio wboie^Confoderaey, for whose »
ty and independence he laid down hi
on. the battle'field. Aj»
It is fitting and becoming hil
Court, which basso often listened ^ ^
enUghteoed and eloquent argumonvS)
this Bar, to whom he has left such a .
example, in all his varied walks'
Bhould record their -approbation ot •'
man. Therefore bo if efl n
Resolved iSt-The Bar of the b P ^
Court ot G4d*^k^n^assembleil, V*
ly mourn tlie death of the.latel. 1} ' - D( p
fo,r many years one of ^he leadiu ^
f th®