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CIRCULATION' EQUAL TO THAT OF
ANY PAPER IN THE STATE.
GEO. W. ADAIR J. HENLY SMITH,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 186 L
The Franking Privilege.
In the Richmond correspondence of the
Montgomery “Advertiser” wa find the follow
ing:
“ By a recent act of Congress, the franking
privilege has been extended to ex-President
John Tyler.”
We are sorry to see this, and fear it is the
“ entering wedge ” to are establishment of that
system of swindling which was so extensive
in the old Government, and which proved to
be one of the most powerful engines of corrup
tion—spreading far and wide, and extending
its demoralizing effects and swindling opera
tions into the remotest corners of society.
When our Government was formed at Mont
gomery, it set out with large promises of re
form on all the various corrupt practices which
had crept into the old Government, and the
heart of every true patriot was cheered at the
prospect. It gave hope for the future above
all things else; for secession from the North is
worth nothing, and will prove to be utterly
worthless, unless we incorporate into the frame
work of our political fabric such reforms as
will effectually and forever prevent a recur
rence of the corruptions and abominations of
the old Washington regime.
Among the reforms introduced, none were
of more importance, or gave greater promise
of bringing forth good fruit abundantly in the
future, than that of abolishing the franking
privilege. The evils which the system produc
ed are monstrous, and were, of themselves,
enough to justify a revolution, provided noth
ing else would have put a stop to it. Our peo
ple who stay at home and attend to their own
business have but little knowledge or concep
tion of the magnitude of the corruption and
dishonesty which grew out of the franking
privilege and its deleterious influences upon
the public at large. Only those who have care
fully investigated the matter, and seen its
workings, are able to form a correct apprecia
tion of its enormity.
And yet the Congress at Montgomery did
not then do the work effectually. It still al
lowed the Postmaster-General and his chief
clerk, the auditor of post office accounts and
postmasters throughout the country to frank
letters on official business. This is all wrong.
The Department ought to pay its own way—
postage and all—the same as any citisen. The
Post office Department has no more right to be
exempt from the payment of postage than the
Treasury or War Departments. The sending
of letters free of postage should not be allowed
by any person for any purpose whatever; and
upon what ground Congress allows the Post
office Department to frank letters and makes
the Treasury, War, and other Department?, as
cannot see. The Government saves nothing
by Bending its official letters free—not a cent;
for the mail carriers get their pay for carrying
free letters just the same as others—and the
payments for transportation with expenses in
cident thereto, is all it costs the Government
any way, even when it pays postage on them.
The mail carrier and all engaged in the ser
vice get their share of the five cent piece paid
tor carrying a letter, and the balance—if any
theie be—goes into the Treasury; and if the
five cent price don't pay these charges, the ex
cess, whatever it may be, still comes out of the
Treasury. So it is plain that nothing is saved
to the Government by allowing one of its de
partments to send its letters free—nay, there
is much loss; for the head of the department
or Bureau must daily take up hours of his val
uable time in franking them—a mere mechani
cal and degrading occupation—when his atten
tion should be given to the consideration of
important matters of State—what he is placed
at the head of the department and paid a high
salary to do—and not to be fooling away his
precious moments, and the public interests
suffering, while he sits still and writes his
name onpilea of envelopes.
Why has the franking privilege been confer
red on John Tyler ? He is no more entitled to
it than the writer of thia article, and the exer
cise of the privilege by him, his life long, will
not be worth as much to the country as the
writing of these remarks. He is rich and able
to pay his postage, and is entitled to no such
gratuity. If he is, let Congress grant him a
sum at once sufficient to cover his claims, and
let him then pay his postage, and not be set
ting a dangerous and corrupting example in
order to discharge an obligation they might
as readily meet in cash all in a pile.
We suppose this has been done, because it
is a privilege he enjoyed in the old Govern
ment. If we are thus early to fall into the
abuses, corrupt practices and swindling ope
rations of the old rump and wreck, God help
us, for wo are undone and past salvation. The
prospect of our redemption is not worth the
effort. We deem this one of the most unfortu
nate signs of the times, and it fills us with
forebodings for the future.
We notice, also, that Congress has extended
a sort of fraukiog privilege to its members. It
allows them to transmit letters without pre
paying the postage, requiring it to be collected
at the place of delivery. The next step will
be to allow them to transmit letters without
the postage being collected anywhere, and
then to receive them in the same way. Tis
thus that corruption steals upon us.
No doubt a plausible reason is urged for this.
It is said that thousands of persona write to
members of Congress requiring an answer, and
that the prepayment of postage would be too
great a tax on members, in answering letters
for the accommodation of their constituents.
True, it would be too great a tax on them, and
ought not to be borne by them; but they can
let all such letters remain unanswered, ualess
the writers inclose a stamp or the money to
prepay the reply. We fear they love to take
the lime and trouble necessary to write their
aamea on letter* in genuine franktng styU, and
that they have done this mere to court th* fa
vor of the dear people, and to extend their
SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.
popularity with them, than to accomplish any
real good to the people or country, or save ex
pense and inconvenience to themselves. We
fear it is but the commencement of a system
which will ultimately lead us into all the
abominations which we earnestly hoped bad
been shaken off and left behind us in the cess
pools of Washington.
When John Tyler is dead, Congress, imitat
ing the practices of the old wreck, will doubt
less confer the privilege on his wife, and when
Jeff. Davis shall have honorably served out
his allotted time as President, they will doubt
less confer it on him, and then his wife after
him; and by this time, it will doubtless have
been conferred on all the departments and
their various bureaux, then upon members of
Congress, and no one can tell who eke. Thus
will be established a system of fraud and cor
ruption that, of itself, without any other evil,
will demoralize any people and undermine
the pillars of any government on earth.
News from our Prisoners in Washington.
LETTER FROM DR. HUMPHRIES.
THE GRAYS WHO ARE PRISONERS THEIR
TREATMENT THEODORE HAM M 0 o’B
WOUNDS DR. HUMPHRIES ATTENDING
OUR SICK AND WOUNDED PRISONERS, &C.,
&C.
We are permitted, by Mr. N. J. Hammond,
Esq., to lay before our readers the following
letter, for which we return our sincere thanks:
Washingtom City, July 31, 1861.
Mr. N. J. Hammond :
Dear Sir: Having an opportunity to address
you a few lines, I do so, for the purpose of let
you know our whereabouts and condition.—
There are of the Atlanta Grays now here, held
as prisoners of war, your brother T. A. Ham
mond, George Barker, Samuel Gavit, James
Kershaw, (Lewis Reick, G. H. Grambling, and
myself. We were taken on Sunday, 21st in
stant, at the battle of Bull’s Run, and brought
to this city Wednesday following. The officers
of the Federal Government who have us in
charge have treated us kindly since we have
been here. The confinement is bad on us, still
not as bad as it would be if we were in close
confinement. We have the privilege through
the day of exercise in a good large yard; and,
upon the whole, are treated as well as prison
ers of war could expect. Your brother T. A.
Hammond received two wounds, one in the
right shoulder, a slight flesh wound, the o.ber
in the thumb of the right hand. His thumb
had to be taken off at the hand joint. He is
doing very well. His shoulder will be well in
a few days. I have charge of our hospital,
and will give every attention to our sick and
wounded of our prisoners. Be kind enough to
call on my family, and let them hear from me,
also, on the relations of others who are here
prisoners. I have written to my wife since I
have been here. I will let our friends hear
from us as often as permission is granted me
while we remain, which I hope will not be
long, as I trust there will be an honorable ex
change made.
Yours respectfully,
WM. C. HUMPHRIES.
Special Correspondence from the Geor
gia Volunteers.
ON THE SOIL OF VIRGINIA LEAVING CAMP
m’donald—“ striking” INCIDENTS IN
THE JOURNEY A RACE OUTRUN BY A
LINCOLNITE ANXIOUS TO SEE BROWN
LOW HIS PAPER SUPPRESSED RAIL-
ROAD ACCIDENT—SOME OF THE “ VOL
UNTEERS” INJURED THE “ CONFEDE
RACY” WANTED GOODSON AND BRISTOL
THREATENED BY TENNESSEE UNION
ISTS SHOT GUNS, RIFLES AND GUNPOW
DER PLOT HEALTH, SINGING “ROOT HOG
OR DIE,” AC.
Goodson, Va., Aug. 9th, 1861.
Dear Confederacy: We are actually upon
the soil of Old Virginia! There is magic in
the name, when we recollect that we are now
in a State invaded by Federal troops; that
our most bitter enemies are on its soil, our
hearts palpitate with new emotions of hope,
that we will soon make them feel that our
presence is no mean, trivial thing; that 2,560
men, armed with right and justice, can and
will verify the adage, that “ thrice armed is
he who has his quarrel just.” Os course, I
allude to our Brigade, for better or braver men
cannot be found in the Southern Confederacy.
But to our journey.
We left Camp McDonald on last Wednesday
at 5 o'clock, P. M , in charge of our Colonel—
M. A. Stovall; and the whole battalion almost
to a man was present, armed and equipped,
ready for the fray. We went by the way of
Dalton, Cleveland and Knoxville to this place,
where we arrived this morning at 10 o’clock.
The incidents in the journey are few, but
very striking, for I saw one man, yea, two, af
ter we left Dalton, with bricks in their hate,
fighting a long and vigorous combat between
themselves and the post of one of the stock
cars, for the post somehow would not let them
sleep, and vice versa. The accommodations
were not as good as might be, yet our good
friend, Dr. Lewis, did the best he could, and
granted us the use of the State Road cars to
thia place. One thing the officers regretted
very much, was, that at Dalton we found sev
eral rum shops open at 12 o’clock at night, and
the men, of course, filled their canteens, and
the consequence was, that a few got top heavy,
and we had some trouble with them. Upon
the whole, however, our boys have acted as
good soldiers, gentlemanly in their conduct,
and the people on the line of various roads
spoke of it.
One other striking incident I will give you.
Before we arrived at Knoxville we heard that
there was a Union flag floating in defiance to
many of the Confederate banners, and we de
termined, be the consequences what they
might, to take it down. We longed to see
Knoxville for this purpose; but when we did
arrive, the flag was not floating— nothing but
our own beautiful ‘- stars and bars” greeted
the eye, and I thought then the people of East
Tennessee bad been misrepresented in many
instances. We were greeted with cheer after
ebeer, by men, women and children. We
were delayed there eight hours, and were treat
ed kindly by th* people.
By the by, Knoxville is quite * city, and «p-
pears to have done, before the war, a thriving
business; the population I should suppose to
be 6,000. But the striking incident I allude to
was a real live Unionist, that a squad of our
men saw. He remarked that he would fight
for Lincoln any day, and anybody that would
fight against him was a traitor, or something
to that effect. The boys thought this pretty
strong talk, and after him they went; but he
went, too. On, the Union fellow flew, his coat
tail at right angles, and our boys, with eyes
flashing, knives gleaming, (State Road knives)
and legs getting over ground, pursuing. It
was up hill, too, and the Union fellow being a
fast runner, we gave up chase ; but I thought
how strange it was that a man had just said
that he would fight for Lincoln, and would not
fight for himself. What this person with such
principles was doing in Knoxville, I know
not; one thing, he is a fast runner.
We were anxious to see Parson Brownlow,
but we were told he had not appeared on the
street in Knoxville, for two months. We
wanted to talk to this man, who still, in the
face of several thousand majority in favor of
the Constitution as adopted by his State, calls
the Southern people traitors, rebels, Ac. His
‘paper has been suppressed—the last issue be
ing August 3d. It was done by order of a
Colonel who commands some forces near Knox
ville. The day we left his weekly was trap
pear, but I saw no copy. He will medtthe
same fate as Nelson, for his arrest is a certain
ty. The Union sentiment still existing in a
portion of Tennessee was somewhat aroused
when the news was confirmed. Poor Brown
low ! His cause is fast losing ground in his
section, and I am reminded of those beautiful
lines of the poet when I think of him—
“ Brownlow, Brownlow, why will ye die ?
Jeff. Davis our President, asks you why.”
I have sad news to impart to you concern
ing the Georgia Volunteers—Capt. Johnston.
They left here yesterday for Lynchburg, and
about 50 miles from here an axle of one of the
wheels gave way, throwing several of the cars
off the track, among them the one the Volun
teers were in, which caused the death of one,
wounding four others. The extent of the in
jury to the wounded I have not learned, nor
their nrmes. We aro detained here for one
day on account of this accident. I heard first
the Jackson Guards were injured, but the En
gineer tells me it was the G. Vs., of Atlanta.
The cars on this road are in bad order, old and
shackling concerns, but they have shipped
80,000 troops, and this is the first accident that
has happened. There was nine in all wound
ed—only four of the G. Vs. Mr. Treble is the
name of the Volunteer killed.
Col. B >yd, with the balance of his regiment,
left this morning.
Do not neglect to send us papers often ; our
address will be at Lynchburg, Va., and I will
duly notify you of any change.
Just one hundred yards from here is Bristol,
in Tennessee. In the main business street
dividing the town of Goodsoa from Bristol,
you may step out of the door from a house in
Goodson fronting this street, and you go from
Virginia into Tennessee. The two towns have
separate corporations, although in 20 steps of
each other; but they are all Virginians origi
nally, and gave us a warm reception. The
Pnhm men at ■Temreweer tut re threatened to
attack this place; but the double-barrelled
shot guns and old rifles are already loaded and
capped, for the crisis. They have dared them
to make even a demonstration. If it is done,
they will give them a plot worse than the Gun
powder Plot of English notoriety.
The boys of our whole Battalion are all well,
and they are continually singing “Oh, me!
oh, my! the sun of Independence is a shi
ning,” “ Root Hog cr Die," Ac., Ac. Excuse
the haste I have used in penning these lines,
my facilities for writing being poor. My next
will be from Lynchburg. Bend on the papers.
Your readers may rely for plain, simple facts
from my pen. Yours,
T. D. WRIGHT.
[We presume it is a mistake about one of
the Volunteers being killed. See our special
telegraph in Bunday’s paper.—Eds. Com.]
Confederate Congress.
On the Sth instant, the following important
acts were passed and approved by th* Presi
dent :
INCREASE OF THE ARMY FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND MEN CALLED FOR.
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the
public defence.
Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That in’order to
provide additional forces] to repel invasion,
maintain the rightful possession of the Con
federate States of America and to secure the
independence of the Confederate States, the
President be, and he is hereby, authorized to
employ the militia,' military and naval forces
of the Confederate States of America, and to
ask for and accept the services of any number
of volunteers, not exceeding four hundred
thousand, who may offer their services, ei
ther as cavalry, mounted riflemen, artillery or
infantry, in such proportion of these several
arms as he may deem expedient, to serve for
a period of not less than twelve months, nor
more than three years after they shall be
mustered into service, unless sooner dis
charged.
Section 2. That whenever the militia or
volunteers are called and received into the
service of the Confederate States, under the
provisions of this act, they shall be organized
under the act of the 6th of March, 1861, en
titled “ An act to provide for tbe public de
fence, with the same pay and allowances of
said act, and the same time for the service of
tbe militia.
Section 3. Nothing in this act shall be con
•trued to extend to, or in anywise to alter any
act heretofore passed, and authorize the Pres
ident to receive troops offered directly to the
Confederate States for the war, or for less
time.
EXTENSION OF THE ARMY ORGANIZATION
OVER KENTUCKY, MISSOURI, MARY
LAND AND DELAWARE.
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize tbe
President of tbe Confederate States to grant
commissions to raise volunteer Regiments
and battalions composed of persons who
ar* or have been resident* of the States of
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Dela
ware.
The Congress of the Confederate Slates of
America do enact. That tbe President of the
Confederate States be, and he is hereby, au
thorized to grant commissions to officers, not
above the grade of Captain, to such persons
•s he may think fit to raise and command
volunteer Regiments and battalions for the
service of the Confederate Stales ; said Reg
iments and battalions to be composed of per-
sons who are of have been residents of the
States of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland or
Delaware, and who have enlisted, or may en
list, under said officers upon the condition,
however, that such shall not hold rank or re
ceive pay until such Regiments or battalions
have been raised and mustered into service.
LEGISLATION AGAINST YANKEE ADVENTU
RERS IN THE SOUTH, AC.
Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That whenever
there shall be declared war between the Con
federate States and any foreign nation or
Government, or any invasion or predatory
incursion shall be perpetrated, attempted or
threatened against the territory of the Con
federate States by any foreign nation or gov
ernment, and the President of the Confeder
ate Srates shall make public proclamation of
the event, or the same shall be proclaimed by
act of Congress, all natives, citizens, denizens
or subjects of the hostile nation or govern
ment, being males of fourteen years of age
and upwards, who shall be within the Confed
erate States, and not citizens thereof, shall
be liable to be apprehended, restrained or se
cured and removed as alien enemies : Provi
ded, that, during the existing war, citizens of
the United States residing within the Confed
erate States, with intent to become citizens
thereof, and who shall make a declaration of
such intention, in due form, and acknowledg
ing the authority of tbe Government of the
same, shall not become liable, as aforesaid,
nor shall the act extend to citizens of the
States of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky,
Missouri and of the District of Columbia, and
the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico,
and the Indian Territory South of Kansas,
who shall now be changeable with actual
hostility, or other crime against the public
safety, aud who shall acknowledge the
authority of the Government of the Confed
erate Spates.
Section 2. The President of the Confeder
ate States shall be, and he is hereby, author
ized by his proclamation or other public act.,
in case of existing or declared war, as afore
said, to provide for the removal of those who,
not being permitted to reside within the Con
federate States, shall refuse or neglect to de
part therefrom; and to establish such regu
lations in the premises as the public safety may
require.
Section 3. Immediately after the passage
of this act, the President of the Confederate
States shall, by proclamation, require all cit»
izens of the United States, beiug males of
fourteen years and upwards, within tbe Con
federate States, and adhering to the Govern
ment of the United States, and acknowledg
ing the authority, of the same, and not being
citizens of the Confederate States, nor with
in the proviso of tbe first section of this act,
to depart from the Confederate States within
forty day, from the date of such proclama
tion ; and such persons remaining within the
Confederate States after that time shall be
come liable to be treated as alien enemies;
and in all cases of declared war as aforesaid,
aliens resident within the Confederate States,
who shall become liable as enemies as afore
said, and who shall not be chargeable with ac
tual hostility or other crime against the pub
lie safety, shall be allowed time for the dispo
sition of their effects and for departure, which
may be stipulated by any treaty with such
hostile nation or Government, and when no
such treaty may exist, the President shall
prescribe such time as may be consistent with
the public safety and accord with the dictates
of humanity and national hospitality.
Section 4. After any declared war, or pro
clamation as aforesaid, it shall be the duty
of the several Courts of the Confederate
States and of each State haviug criminal Ju
risdiction, and of the several Judges and Jus
tices of the Courts of the Confederate States,
and they are hereby authorized upon com
plaint against any alien or alien enemy as
aforesaid, or persons coming under the pro
visions of this act, who shall be resident, or
remaining in the Confederate States, and at
large within tbe jurisdiction of such Judge or
Court, as aforesaid, contrary to tbe intent of
this act and of the proclamation of the Pres
ident of the Confederate States, or the reg
ulations prescribed by him in pursuance of
this act, to cause such alien or aliens, person
or persons as aforesaid, to be duly apprehen
ded and conveyed before such Court, Judge
or Justice for examination ; and after a full
examination and bearing in such complaint,
and sufficient cause therefore appearing, shall
or may order such alien or aliens, person or
persons, to be removed out of the territory
of the Confederate States, or to be otherwise
dealt with or restrained comformably to the
intent of this act; and the proclamation or
regulations which may be prescribed as afore
said, and may in prison or otherwise secure
such alien person until the order which shall
be made shall be performed.
Section 5. Il shall be the duty of the Mar
shal of the District in which any alien enemy
or person offending against the provisions of
this act shall be apprehended, who. by the
President of the Confederate States, or by
the order of any Court, Judge, or Justice,
as aforesaid, shall be required to depart and
to be removed as aforeoeid, to execute such
order by himself or deputy, or other discreot
person ; and for such execution the Marshal
shall have the warrant of the President, or
the Court, or Judge, as tbe case may be.
Congress adjourned until to-morrow.
Something Hictt.
Simon Cameron, Secretary of War of the
United States has been singularly exercised
about the body of bis deceased brother, Col.
Cameron, of the New York Volunteers, killed
at Manassas. Actuated by a silly pride about
addressing Gen. Johnston on tbe subject in
the latter’s proper official capacity, just as the
British authorities were towards our Washing
ton, he has resorted to every device to secure
this object. A day or two ago, a flag of truce
came to our pickets, and sent in tbe following
to Col. J. E. B. Stuart, of the Cavalry, com
manding at Fairfax Court House:
War Department, |
July 30th, 1861. J
To whom it may concern .-
The bearers, Messrs. Gorman, of Baltimore,
Applegate and Sterling, visit Richmond for
the single purpose of obtaining tbe remains of
the late Colonel Cameron.
All United States troops will show them the
utmost courtesv and protection going and re
turning. ' SIMON CAMERON.
Secretary of War.
Col. Stuart returned the communication with
the following endorsement:
HxADqrARTXRS, Fairfax C. H., I
August 2, 1861. j
Tbe within communication has been sent
me, but being addressed “ to whom it may con
cern,” is returned for the reason that its ob
ject does not concern me, nor any one else that
I am aware of in the Confederate States of
America. J. B. E. STUART,
Colonel Ist Cavalry, Commanding.
The gentlemen were also informed, that
Gen. Johnston, when properly addressed on
the subject, would give any aid in his power
for the recovery of Col. C.’s remains.
BOLTIXC CLOTHS :
A FULL SUPPLY of the beat Ancor brand
for sale by F. W. LUCAS,
July 17—d3m. Athena, Ga.
Augusta, Geo., Aug. 12,1861.
To the Public :
Under an appointment made by our fellow
citizens, we have been sometime acting in the
management of a Hospital Fund, which has
been raised, and is being raised in our State,
and applied for the benefit of the sick and
wounded of the Georgia forces in the field.—
This has been called the “Georgia Soldiers'
Hospital Fund,” and we respectfully ask that
you will assist us, by organizing an auxiliary
committee, or otherwise acting in your county.
We have at present two surgical directors, and
several assistants, who, by permission of the
Secretary of War, are in permanent attendance
on the Hospital. These not only afford the
necessary ministrations to our sick and woun
ded, but supply them with such extra comforts
forts as are proper in their situation. As the
number of the sick and wounded increase,
there will of couise be an increased demand
for such services and such comforts; and we
appeal to our fellow-citizens in all parts of the
State, (for we make no distinction in our min
istrations, and know none; every son and sol
dier of Georgia having the same claim upon
us, and equally receiving the attention of our
agents,) to aid us in this interesting work.
A patriotic and humane planter has sugges
ted, in one of the public gazettes, that the
planters of Georgia should contribute each one
bale of Cotton to this Fund, so as to put it upon
an entirely secure and independent basis. —
Upon this many have acted, and have sent us
subscriptions. If others choose to do so, we
will thankfully receive them, and promise that
we will dispose of them to the best advantage
in aid of this pious charity.
The Cotton can be subscribed—to bo sent to
our chairman, or to the donor’s factor, and the
proceeds turned over to our chairman for the
purposes intended. If at the end es the war
there should be a surplus of this Fund, we pro
pose to divide it among the indigent families
of such of our soldiers as may die in the ser
vice.
Persons sending boxes of articles will please
place a list and the number of th® contents
legibly upon the outside. Any package inten
ded for the sick and wounded of a particular
company, if sent to our care, will be carefully
forwarded.
We append a list of the articles, arranged in
the order which (if the subscription should be
in such things) will be found most useful:
Sheets, pillows and pillow cases, handker
chiefs, hose, jackets, drawers, socks, shirts,
towels, blankets, coverlets, tea, coffee, arrow
root, rice, sugar, corn starch, isinglass, lime
juice, medicines of all kinds, bandages, wines,
brandies, liquorice, rose Water and flax seed.—
Shirts.—Two breadths of unbleached cotton,
U yards long, 1 yard wide, open at bottom J
yard; sleeve, length J yard; armhole, length
12 inches; length of collar 20 inches; length
of slit in front 28 inches; a piece 4 inches wide
lapping under, fastened with 4 tapes; short
bed gowns, as shirts only, only 1 yard long
and open in front. Cotton drawers, yards
long, with breadth of 1 yard in each leg, with
hem and draw string around each leg and the
waist; length of waist to crotch 12 inches on
the back, front 11 inches, with 3 buttons and
button holes. E. STARNES, ]
G. W. EVANS, |
H. RUSSELL, [Com.
H. MOORE, I
.J M. NEWBY. J
Office Superintendent W. & A. R. R. 1
July 23d, 1861. J
The solicitude about friends who were in the
great battle at Manassas Junction on the 21st
inst., will cause many in Georgia and Alaba
ma to hurry to the place. For their benefit I
will state that if they go by the Virginia route
they should leave Montgomery by the morn
ing train—leave Atlanta by the 7 P. M. train
on this Road—the connection by this train is
close, going through from Atlanta to Richmond
m about fifty-three hours.
I will further state that if the East Tennes
see Roads are short of Cars this Road will help
them to as many Cars as may be needed in the
emergency.
JOHN W. LEWIS,
July 23—ts. Superintendent.
SOUTHERN MASONIC FEMALE
COLLEGE,
(Under the control of the Grand Lodge of Ga.)
Rev. C. P. COOPER, A. President.
WILL resume exercises on the 25th of Sep
tember next.
An efficient corps of seven ladies
gentlemen will comprise the
Faculty, representing, as far as
jMgpFpracticable, every Protestant de
&SSr nomination of Christians.
This Institution appeals to the patriotism
and benevolence, as well as interest, of the
Southern public for its support.
The proceeds, beyond current expenses, for
the next Collegiate year, will be tendered by
the President to the Treasury of the Confeder
ate States.
Orphans of deceased, and daughters of indi
gent Masons, will, as heretofore, continue to
receive gratuitous tuition.
Cheapness to patrons, and thoroughness to
pupils, are aimed at in the system proposed to
be pursued.
No pains or expense will be spared to secure
the best talent for the various Departments, to
be exclusively selected from among Southern
ers.
A Preparatory Department is attached to
the College, where particular attention will be
given to laying well the foundations of educa
tion, as absolutely necessary to further suc
cessful advancement.
The useful, the practical, and the ornament
al, will be sought to be blended and develop
ed throughout the whole regime of the Insti
tution. The moral and religious culture of
pupils will be scrupulously kept in view.
French and Spanish will be taught by a la
fl ay perfectly conversant with both of these
languages.
The Musical Department will be conducted
by a gentleman, assisted by an accomplished
lady, both possessing experience and genius to
an eminent degree, and occupying fine social
positions.
The late President resigning, to attend to pri
vate affairs, unites with the retired Vice-Pres
ident and tbe Trustees in commending the In
stitution, under its present direction, to tbe
public confidence.
The President is honored with most compli
mentary credentials from Bishop G. F. Pierce,
Hons. Joseph H. Lumpkin, T. R. R. Cobb, and
Col. Wm. H. Jackson, President of the Board
of Trustees of Mercer University.
Covington, the location of the College, is
Sileasant and healthy. Board can be obtained
rom sl4 to sls per month. sl2 to sl4 in or
dinary times.
By order of the Presidential Board.
JOHN H LRRIS, D. G. M.
President of the Board.
W. W. Clarks, Secretary. auglO-lm.
HAVING secured the services of Dr. H.
Warmouth, a graduate of several French
and German schoolsof Pharmacy, our Prescrip
tion and Chemical Departments will be under
his entire control.
Pharmaceutical Chemicals and preparations
can be furnished at short notice.
july 30-ts MASSEY A LANSDELL.
WANTED!
SOME eight or ten good jonrnyemen Hatten, to
make Wool and Fur Hate. Steady employ
ment and good wage*. Apply to
ml 9. J. M. HOLBROOK, Atlanta, Ga.
WMk ' tsr- AV -J
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