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; ?J <) W. ADAIRJ. HENLY SMITH,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. *
ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1861.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
OF MISSISSIPPI.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
XLEX. H. STEPHENS,
OF GEORGIA.
Electoral Ticket.
STATE AT LARGE:
DaVID IRWIN,of Cobb.
. tlOrf. E. LLOYDofChatham.
ALTERNATES:
J R ALEXANDER,of Thomas.
■•V d DaoNEY, of Gordon.
DISTRICT ELECTORS :
1 -J L HARRISof Glynn.
; - ARTHUR HOOD,of Randolph.
3 -J. L WIMBERLY,of Stewart.
-ED McGEHEE,of Houston.
. 1 P. GARVIN,of Richmond.
>. M C. M HAMMOND,of Clarke.
~ 0. C. tilBSON,of Spalding,
s. JOHN RAYof Coweta.
j. -H W. CANNONof Rabun.
io. HF. PRICEofCass.
alternates:
. J L SlNoLEl’uNof Scriven.
2 J 8. DYBONof Thomas,
i -J ivi MOBLEYof Harris.
4 -I E DUPREEof Twiggs.
J 8 HOOKof Washington.
6. -ISHAM FANNINof Morgan.
7—J T. STEPHENSof Monroe.
8
».- J. H. BANKSof Hall.
io —F. A. KIRBYof Chattooga.
FOR GOVERNOR,
I'LGEMIS A. NISBET,
OF 8188.
I’tlß SENTIMENT OF A PATRIOT.
From Judge Nisbet’s Letter of Acceptance.
“IF I HAD BEEN CALLED OUT BY A CONVEN
TION, HAVING IN VIEW THE REVIVAL OF OLD,
OK THE ORGANIZATION OF NEW PARTIES, I
WOULD, WITHOUT HESITATION WITHHOLD MY
NA.Ua. I COULD NOT LEND IT TO SUCH PUR
POSES. rORCUNATELY, PARTIES IN OUR GREAT
STATE ARE EXTINCT, AND HE WHO, UNDER EX
ISTING CIRCUMSTANCES, WOULD SEEK TO DRAW
ANEW THE OBLITERATED LINES OF POPULAR
DIVISION, OR OPEN ISSUES CLOSED BY THE SE
CESSION OF THE STATE, OR AROUSE PREJUDI
CE •> AND ANIMOSITIES LAID TO REST BY THE
WAK, IS SCARCELY LESS A TRAITOR THAN THE
viAN WHO WOULD APPLY THE TORCH TO THE
tatb. Capitol, or, dwelling among us,
.VI rH THE REPUTE OF A LOYAL CITIZEN, GIVE
A D AND COMFORT TO ENEMIES."
Who is Doing Anything I
To-day we lay before our readers a commu
nicanou from our Barnes, on the part of the
•■Amateurs,” in response to an invitation to
give a concert for the benefit of the Georgia
Hoeptiai at Richmond. We indorse and ap
p nud this action of this talented company.—
I is an outrage that the means are at hand to
i m ieve ih< wants of the wives and children of
ur rukliers, and yet they are in want! By
ne proceedings of the last meeting of the La
d uU Relief Society, we see that their large
hems have taken in this work in addition to
inn' ot supplying our soldiers with clothing.
God “less the women! They are always
quickest io discover and readiest to perform
works of necessity and charity. They had
enough on their hands when they undertook
Io supply our soldiers with clothing. It was
a great undertaking for them, but they went at
it with heroic will, and have ascomplished that
and mucti more. They have been sending
large supplies to the Hospital at Richmond,
and to our sick soldiers elsewhere ; and now,
through tne inexcusable neglect of the men
and our county and city authorities, they have
nohiy undertaken to do what they can to re
lieve the wauls of the needy families of our
soldiers.
N ble woman ! There is no undertaking too
great for her great heart where a good deed
is io be performed. But what shall we say of
ihe tueu who ought to have attended to this
ui>t have not?
—• • •
The Hattie at Lexington.
Tue St. Louis Mews of the 20th instant con
atu» a partial report of the fight at Lexing
<<>u. which, so far as it goes, confirms the
previous report which reached us recently by
telegraph Its report is up to ten o’clock
Wednesday night, the 18th instant.
I'tie Confederates under Gen. Price, num
ber.ng from 15.000 to 20,000, opened fire on
>e federal garrison there early on Wednesday
.turning The garrison responded, and the
c.Giuonade was kept up till 10 o’clock at night,
wuen the man who brought the news, and was
a resident of the opposite side of the river,
left.
1 be Confederates had seised three steam
boats. laden with ammunition and stores for
the federate, which had been sent up from Jef
ferson city.
The f. deral’s garrison was on the south side,
at the outskirts of the city, in their entrench
ments around the Masonic College. The Con
federates made their attack on that side, and
had also taken possession of the city, so the
tederals were between two fires.
The federate were commanded by Col. Mul
ligan, of Chicargo. News has reached Padu
cah that he had surrendered—bis ammunition
having given out. This was published in a
Lincoln sheet, which the scoundrels under
Grant ha'e started there since they took pos
session of the place.
(Special Dispatch to the t’harlestvn Courier.)
Richmod, Sept. 26. The Baltimore *• Clip
per.” of Monday, has a telegraphic account
«f a battle at Lexington, Mo. It is said after
three days hard fighting, the Confederates
took the city, the United Stales troops retreat
ing after a heavy loss on both sides.
SOUTHERN COOEDEBACY
We regret that the great press upon
our columns has prevented the publication of
the following till now, and hope our friends
will excuse us. It has not been from indis
position, on our part, but entire inability. If
it had been shorter, we could have published
it much earlier :
Concert and Tableaux at West Point.
West Point, Ga , ]
September 22d, 1861. j
Messrs. Editors: As we have no press in our
little village, will you allow me the use of
your columns as a medium of informing the
public of what our liberal and patriotic citi
zens are doing for the cause of Southern in
dependence. On last Friday evening, the
20th inst., a Concert and Tableaux Vivants,
were given for the benefit of our soldiers, by
the “Ladies’ Relief Society.” Mr. Croft
kindly tendered his Hall to the ladies, gratu
itously. The Concert opened with the Tab
leaux of the “Coronation of the Fairy Queen.”
Miss Mary W. Erwin had the honor of re»
ceiving, from the hands of a fair attendant,
the rural crown ; and gracefully acknowl
edging the homage of her little subjects, as
they reclined around her throne. The ap
pearance of this Tableaux was quite charm
ing; and, if scenes in fairy land seem but
half as beautiful as this, it must, indeed, be
a delightful land to inhabit.
“ The Confederate Wagon,” sung by Mies
McNeill, was much applauded. “Old Cabin
Home,” sung by Misses Cherry and Harring
ton, was exquisitely sweet. The rich tones
of the singers’ voices, mingling with the
strains of a fine instrument, in the chorus,
left an impression upon the hearts of the an
dience that will not soon wear away.
“ The Soldier’s Dream,” a Tableaux, was
next performed. The wearied soldier is rep
resented as lying in the arms of balmy sleep,
dreaming of a sweet home and loved ones
left behind ; or, perchance, with heart swel
ling with “ the pomp and circumstance of
glorious war.”
“The Female Auctioneer” was sung by
Miss Ellis, with a clear and articulate voice.
This was followed by the National “Root
Hog or Die,” sung by Miss Cherry. The
words were suited to the times, and 1 think
it would have affected “Uncle Abe” with a
distressing attack of “dry grins,” to have
beard it. Then came the little mocking bird
of all, Miss Sue Sheppard, with the song of
“Wakeup in de mornin’.” which produced
roars of laughter.
The Tableaux, “ Pocahontas and Captain
Smith,” was faultless. “ I forget the Gay
World,” by Misses Reed, Erwin, Harrington
and Cherry, was a soft and pensive air. “ I
should like to change my Name,” was artless
ly and sweetly sung.
The Tableaux, “ Belle of West Point, and
Flower of the Family,” was impatiently look
ed for ; in fact, every one was in a breathless
state of anxiety, to see the two beautiful
“ Misses ” who would appear, in evident con
sciousness of their superior charms ! The
audience breathed freely once more, as the
curtain rose and displayed to their curious
eyes a common brass bell(e) and a tine sack
of Family Flour (Flower.) It was universal
ly thought to be a good “ chaw.”
“ Hear me Norma,” played and sung by
Miss Fanny Harris and Miss Sallie Reid, was
perfectly magnificent, unsurpassed and unsur
passable. The Marseillaise, sung by Miss An
nie Erwin, was really soul-stirring. The
Tableaux of “ Fuss in the Family,” was
quite ludicrous ; and, no doubt, was as fa
miliar as “ household words ” to some unfor
tunate individual, who had placed himself
“outside” of too much of the “juice.”
“ Dixie’s Land,” by Misses Ellis, Sharp and
Walker, was fine ; and the class of little girls
joining in the chorus, waving their small
Confederate flags, made one’s heart beat with
proud emotion. “ The Ivy Green.” by Miss
Susan Cherry, was soft and plaintively sweet.
It was sung with the power of art. Miss
Fanny Harris, on the Piano, and Prof.
on the Flute, charmed the audience with the
exquisite and intoxicating air of “ Then
you’ll remember me.”
The performances closed with the “Con
federate States,” a Tableaux. Each State
had a representative, all of them together
forming a semi-circle with their hands clasped.
In the centre stood Miss Sallie F. Reid, rep
resenting the Palmetto State, with a large
Confederate flag in her hand. It was cer
tainly a brilliant galaxy of sisters. South
Carolina’s representative, like herself, was
prominent and peerless!
The Concert was urged to a successful is
sue by the patriotic efforts of Mrs. Mary Er
win, and Miss Sallie Fannie Reid, a cause
supported, as ours is, by such ladies, can
hardly tail to succeed ; but heaven knows that
when the ladies who support that cause are
as tireless and self sacrificing as Miss Reid,
and as indefatigable as Mrs. Erwin, it must
be doubly sure of success.
SPECTATOR.
The Tomato Catsup Question <-p-—» ho
will Settle It.
Editors Confederacy: Having seen a call
through your valuable paper for a receipt for
making good Tomato Catsup, I send you one
that I have tried for the last ten years, and it
has proved good. I have made and kept Cat
sup by this receipt three years, and found it
as good as when first put up.
Take one peck of large, rtpe tomatos; hav
ing cut them up, put them into a preserving
kettle; let them boil half an hour: then press
and strain the pulp through a hate seive : put
back into the kettle and add oueoutice of salt,
one ounce powdered mace, half ounce pow
dered cloves, one teaspoonful of ground black
pepper, the same of Cayenne pepper, and
eight tablespoonfute of ground mustard. Mix
the ingredients with the toruato pulp, and let
it boil slowly four hours. Then put it in a tu
reen and let it stand until next day uncov
ered when cold, stir into it one pint of best
cider vinegar. Put it in bottles and seal the
corks. It is then ready for use.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. H. C. HOLCOMBE-
Atlanta, Sept. 26th, 1861.
September 27th, 1861.
Mr. Editor : I enclose you a receipt to make
Tomato Catsup, which I have used several
years, and have seen none better. If you are
fond of it, try it; I think you will be pleased
with it. I think many of our soldier boys
would relish it finely, and their friends ought
to make a double supply.
8. V. H.
Tomato Catsup.
Have your fruit perfectly ripe; wash and
mash it; boil it well; when done, strain it
through a seive, and to four quarts of the li
quid, add one quart of good vinegar—apple is
preferable—also, two tablespoonfuls of ground
mustard, two of fine salt, two of ground black
pepper, two of whole allspice, one of cloves,
two large onions cut fine, three pods of green
pepper, and half pound of sugar. Boil it to a
proper consistency ; then strain again, bottle
and cork tightly.
I will send you another which I prefer to
Catsup, and no doubt would be much relished
among our sick soldiers.
[You have told us how much vinegar, mus
tard, salt, pepper, &e., to use, but you did not
say how much tomatos. We suppose you
meant “right smart."—Eds. Confed ]
Green Tomato Sauce.
Slice a peck of green tomatos; sprinkle, each
layer lightly with salt; let them stand all
night; next morning, wash them, and if too
salt, let them stand a short time in cold water;
take them out. and let them drain ; slice 12 or
15 large onions, put them with the toma
toes in a kettle, with 3 pods of green or red
pepper, cut in thin slices; also, a half pound
of white mustard seed, one ounce of ground
allspice, half ounce of mace, two ounces of
cloves, one ounce of ground black pepper, and
half a pound of sugar. Cover the whole with
good vinegar, and boil rapidly until the to
matoes are done. Th in add two tablespoon
fuls of ground mustard and stir it in well.
Another Letter from “.Soldier Jim.”
Munson’s Hill, Va., )
September 17, 1861. J
Dear Cousin : Last Sabbath morning we
marched from Camp Bartow, near Manassas,
to this place—distance about twelve miles.
The march was warm and fatiguing. We ar
rived here about SP. M. Although the boys
were tired, they were ready to pitch into a
fight.
Mason’s Hill is just below Munson’s Hill
opposite Alexandria, equally as elevated as
any of the heights about here. Wa have a
fine view of the Capitol in Washington. A
part of Alexandria and the Heights of Arling
ton, with several other elevated paints occu
pied by the Federate are in plain view. The
U. S. Hag waves in the breeze where we can
see it at any time. We have a fine view of
the Potomac, where we can see the vessels
that pass up and down.
We are well-fortified here—having sufficient
force to keep back all of Abe’s minions, if
they make an attack on us. We expect to
remaitf here four days, and then go back to
our encampment.
Our regiment is nearly as full as it was in
the last fight. The boys are hearty aud eat
like log rollers. “ Soldier Jim” don’t like the
cooking business, but he knows he has it to do;
he therefore takes hold, and gets up a meal as
soon as any old cook you could pick up. Our
beef is very tender and nice. We boil it very
done, and let it get cold. We then make
hash, which is first rate. Very often I chop
it, and make the best steak imaginable. The
worst I hate about cooking is the smoke get
ting in my eyes and burning of my fingers :
but there is one consolation to “ Soldier Jim
our soldiering will come to an end one of these
days—let that day be long or short—and then
if we survive we can get somebody to cook for
us the balance of the time.
The federate call our regiment the Georgia
Gray Devils. I guess if the gallant Eighth
gets after them again, we will make them
quake and howl.
Our regiment is still commanded by Lt.-Col.
Tom. Cooper. We expect an engagement soon.
Your Cousin,
SOLDIER JIM.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 23th.
Extraordinary Escape irom the Hands of
the Hessians—Adjutant Geo. W. Alex
ander’s Escape front Eort McHenry—
His Safe Arrival Among His Friends.
We had an interview last night with Adju
tant Geo. W. Alexander at the Powhatan Ho
tel, where he arrived yesterday from General
Johnston's headquarters. His escape and
subsequent adventures are equal to a Trenck
romance.
After Colonel Thomas aud Alexander had
captured the St. Nicholas, they started upon
another secret expedition, and by one of those
unaccountable accidents the Colonel was cap
tured. Alexander was at this time in charge
of a schooner, steering boldly up the Chesa
peake Tue weather came on squaily and very
bad ; and seeing suspicious movements among
gome steamers, he concealed bis men in the hold
of the vessel, place! bis brother-in-law at the
helm, and he himself on deck disguised as an oys
ter-man, he ran into Annapolis and anchored
under Fort Seveni. At day-light got under way
and stood over io Chester river. Here a ter
rific gale threw his little craft high upon Eas
tern Neck Island He then, io disguise, boar
ded the steamer “ Arrow,” got the papers and
saw the account of the Colonel’s arrest; then
placed the main body of bis men under the
charge of Lieutenant Blackiston, with orders
to him to make the best of his way to Virgin
ia, across the Bay and through Calvert coun
ty ; which Blackiston succeeded in nobly do
ing. Alexander then, with his brother-in law
and two men. started fcr Accomac, down the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. Everything went
on swimmingly until his arrival at Cambridge,
where one of the party being recognized by
Judge Spence, and he being a relative, Mon
leith like, proved a traitor aud informed on
them. In a short time Governor Hicks order
ed out the Dorchester Guards; the hotel was
surrounded, and they were dragged to the
common jail, placed in a room, and kept un
til mot ning. Then, closely guarded,they were
conveyed to the steamer. On the wharf an
immense throng surrounded Governor Hicks,
and shouted for the habeas corpus. Alexander
demanded of Governor Hicks to be treated as
a gentleman. The Governor replied, “ You
are in the military.” “I am glad
to hear it,” said Alexander, “for I thought I
was in your hands.”
Here the crowd attempted a rescue ; but,
overpowered by numbers, Alexander was borne
on board the steamer and conveyed to Fort
McHenry. His wife, who was in Virginia at
the time, immediately saw President Davis,
who kindly assured her that everything pos
sible should be done to eave him. She then
went to Maryland, procured a pass to visit her
husband, and at once commenced the inven
tion of plans for his escape. She procured
a Federal soldier’s uniform, a clothes line,
and au inflating life-preserving waistcoat.—
These she smuggled to his cell beneath her
garments. During the arrangement she pur
chased plants and made for her husband a lit
tle garden at his eell window, thus disarming
all suspicion that any escape was meditated.
Sixteen days ago, everything being in read
ness, just after dark, Alexander donned his
disguise, and while Col. Zarvona (Thomas)
engaged the attention of the sentinel, he slip
ped by, gained the ramparts, passed over the
mortar battery, and sprang from the curtain
into the ditch. The fall being great, he dis
covered, on rising, that he was crippled.—
Nothing daunted, he crawled through the ab
attis, over the glacis, into the river, and infla««
ted his waiscoat, and made a bold stroke for
freedom.
After being in the water a long time, he
landed and crawled three fourths of a mile to a
house. There he found some friendly dispos
ed people; two Catholic girls washed and dress
ed him, put a “ scapula” round his neck for
protection, placed him in the bottom of a car
riage, and, themselves concealing him with
their garments,drove to a friend’s house, where
he was taken care of.
The next day a man-of war was hauled in
to the river, and fired guns for a long time to
raise Alexander’s body, supposing be must
have been drowned. After this, friends of the
cause in Maryland conveyed him from place
to place by night for concealment, until at
last he was carried to the shore of the Poto
mac. Here, by the merest accident, be fell in
with Lieut. Dunott, who had escaped from
Washington, and George Bear, a young man
who was making his way to Portsmouth, Virg
inia. Alexander purchased a boat. Dunott and
Bear carried him on their shoulders a mile.
Bear tore off his coat-skirts and muffled the
oars, and although the guard vessel was with
in 150 yards, they quietly pushed off and sue
ceeded in reaching the Virginia shore in safe
ty. A man, taking the boat for remunera
tion, carried them in his conveyance to Gen.
Johnston’s pickets.
Alexander speaks very feelingly of his friend,
Lieut. Dunott, who while bearing him on his
back, at every alarm turned to face the dan
ger, thus showing the devotion of one sol
dier to another.
♦ -♦- ♦
“ The suggestion,” said Mr. Edward Ever
ett, in accepting the nomination for the Vice
Presidency, “ that the Union can be main
tained by the numerical piedominance and
military prowess of one section, exerted to
coerce the other into submission, is, in my
judgment, as self contradictory as it is dan
gerous. It comes, loaded with the death-smell,
from fields wet with brothers blood. If the vital
principle of all Republican Governments is the
consent of the governed, much more does a Union
of co-equal sovereign States require as its basis
the voluntary co-operation in its organic func
tions."
• » • - •
Mr. Win. Bowen, a young gentleman,
resident of our town, and formerly of Savan
nah. had his leg seriously fractured on Thurs
day evening, 12th instant. As he was riding
out on horseback, a pair of horses attached to
a wagon ran away, frightening the horse which
he was on, when Mr. B. was thrown and the
wagon struck him, fracturing his leg.— IFas/i
--ington (Ga.) Independent.
W Eleven Yankees, comprising the offi
cers and crew of a prize vessel captured off
the port of Fernandina, Florida, by one of our
privateers, and brought, to this city as prison
ers, were, on Monday last, sent, under a flag
of truce, to Fortress Monroe, via Norfolk,
there to be released on parole.— Richmond En
quirer, Dilh September.
Tbe Richmond Enquirer of the 17th
instant says; “Mr. Wm. H. Byrd, of Augus
ta, Georgia, who was arrested a few days ago
upon the charge of being a Federal spy, and
released on parole, has been re arrested by
order of Commissioner Lyons, and confinedin
jail to await a further examination.”
* ♦
Red pepper is essentially necessary
for our troops in Virginia during the winter.
It should be carefully preserved by all who
wish to minister to the comfort and health of
our forces in the field, ground up, and packed
in bags, boxes or kegs.
♦ ♦ —
We don’t see any further accounts in
the Northern papers of popular applications
for the tete loan. Are the people too poor in
purse, or too dubious of the investment.—
Louisville Courier.
♦ ♦
bets" The gallant State of Mississippi has
30,000 volunteers in the field, and Vicksburg
alone has sent 2,000 good soldiers to the war.
LATEST DISPATCH.
TAX I TAX ! TAX J
THE Books are now open for collecting State
and County Tax for Fulton County. I can
be found at Woodruff’s Carriage Repository
(opposite the Georgia Rail Road Bank Agency)
during the business hours of Tuesdays and
Wednesdays of each week up to the Ist of No
vember next. A. J. COLLIER,
Sept. 3, 1861. Tax Collector.
Im
Notice.
CW. HUNNICUTT, Esq., at Hunnicutt,Tay-
• loi A Jones’ Drug Store, is my legally
authorized agent to transact all my business
during my absence from the State. My broth
er, John R. Whaley, and Mr. Wm. James are
fully competent, and will contract for any kind
of brickwork in my name.
aug 14-dawtf. C. A. WHALEY.
HAVING secured the services of Dr. H.
Warmouth, a graduate of several French
and German schcolsof Phartr ey, 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 4 LANBDELL.
SOLDIERS TRANSPORTATION.
Soldiers and recruits going to any
point, under orders, will apply to George
G Hill. Agent of Transportation-Office, At
lanta iW est-Point Railroad, Atlanta.
Sept. 3. 1861—ts.
GILHAM S MANUAL,
FOR Volunteers and Militia, just received.
Price $2 50 ; bv mail $3.
•ept. s-ts. j. McPherson a co.
VFe are authorized to announce
name of HERBERT FIELDER
of Polk, as a candidate to represent the Eighth
District of Georgia in the Confederate Congress.
Sept. 25-tde.
W e are authorized to announce
Dr. 11, W. Brown as a candidate
to represent Fulton county in the House of the
Representatives in the next Legislature.
Sept- 21.
We are authorized to announce
8. B Robson as a candidate to
represent Fulton county in the House of Rep
resentatives in the next Legislature.
Sept 21.
We are authorized to anuounce
ANDREW J. HANSELL as
a candidate for Senator to represent the Coun
ties of Cobb, Fulton and Clayton in the next
General Assembly of the State.
arc authorized to announce
the name of the Hon. Samuel
Lawrence as a cand'date to represent the 35th
Senatorial District, composed of the counties
of Cobb, Fulton and Clay ton. Sep 19.
e are authorized to announce
the name of Hon. JOHN A.
JONES of Polk, as a candidate to represent
the Bth Congressional District in the next Con
federate Congress. His record is before the
country, and by that he is willing to be judged.
Sept. 18—tde
* ° th® Voters of the 39th Sen
atorial District, consisting of the
counties of Cherokee, Milton and Forsyth:
Being an old resident of the latter county and
a citizen of said District, I take this method of
announcing myself a candidate for the Senate
of said District at the ensuing election.
Sept. 11-tde. JOHN T. EZZARD.
" c arc authorized to announce
A*®* 5 the name of Colonel L. J. GAR
TRELL as a candidate to represent this (the
Eighth) District in the Confederate Congress.
Sepll3 tde.
To the Voters of Fulton Couu
ty : Seeing there is yet a vacancy
for Representative from your county in the
next Legislature, I have concluded to place
my name before you as a candidate to fill that
vacancy. COLUMBUS A. PITTS.
Atlanta, Sept. 12-tde.
t,i e Voters of Fulton
County : I announce myself a
candidate for your suffrages, to represent Ful
ton county in the House of Representatives of
the next Legislature. J. J. THRASHER.
Atlanta, Sept. 11— tde.
To the Voters of Cobb, Fulton
and Clayton Counties: As the time
for the election of members to the State Leg
islature approaches, and there seems to be no
one enough interested in the subject to bring
it positively before the public—nearly all eyes
being attracted towards the battlefield—and
being physically unable to enter upon the ac
tive duties of the soldier, and being further
unwilling to allow the great events of the pres
ent struggle to pass by without taking some
humble part therein, I have concluded that
the demands of patriotism would, in some de
gree, be subserved by volunteering my services
for the humble duties of civil life, and, there
fore, place my name before you as a candidate
for Senator of the District composed of the
counties of Cobh, Fulton and Clayton.
Aug. 29-tde. GREEN B. HAYGOOD.
By the Postmaster General of the Con
federate States ot America.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, By the provisions of the 3d
Section of an Act of Congress, approved
August 36tb, 1861, entitled “ An Act to collect
for distribution, the moneys remaining in the
several Post Offices of the Confederate States
at the time the postal service was taken in
charge by said Government, it is “made the
duty of the Postmaster General to make pro
clamation that all persons who are citizens of
the Confederate States of America, and who
may have rendered postal service in any of
the States of this Confederacy, under contracts
or appointments made by the United States
Government before the Confederate States
Government took charge of such service, shall
present their claims to his department, veri
fied and established according to such rules as
he shall prescribe, by a time therein to be set
forth not less than six months, and requiring
the claimant to state, under oath, how much
has been paid and the date of such payments,
on account of the contract or appointment un
der which said claim occurred, and what fund
or provision has been set apart or made for
the further payment of the whole or any por
tion of the balance of such claim, by the Gov
ernment of the United States, or of any of the
States; and they shall also state, on oath,
whether they performed fully the service ac
cording to their contracts or appointments du
ring the time for which they claim pay, and
if not, what partial service they did perform
and what deductions have been maae from
their pay, so far aa they know, on account of
any failure, or partial failure, to perform such
service.”
Now, therefore, I, JOHN H. REAGAN, Post
master General ot the Confederate States of
America, do issue this, my proclamation, re
quiring all persons having claims for postal
service, under the foregoing provisions of the
3d section of the above named act, to present
said claims to the Auditor of the Treasury for
the Poet Office Department for examination,
on or before the 13th day of March, 1862, in
order that I may make a report to Congress of
the amount thereul, as required by law.
Blank forms for presenting and verifying the
claims will be furnished on application to the
Auditor of the Treasury, for the Post Office
Department.
And I hereby require all persons who have
heretofore collected moneys as Postmasters in
the States now composing the Confederate
States, and which they had not paid over at
the time the Confederate States took charge of
the postal service, to make out, under oath,
and send to the Auditor of the Treasury for
the Post Office Department, on or before the
13th day of October next, a general or ledger
account with the United States, for the service
of the Post Office Department, up to the time
the control of the postal service was assumed
by the Confederate States, in accordance with
the general regulations of the Post Office De
partment, issued May 15lb, 1859, pagb 106,
exhibiting the balances in the possession of
such postmasters.
Given under my hand and seal of the Post
office Department of the Confederate States
of America at Richmond Ya., the 18th day
of September, in the year 1861.
JOHN H. REAGAN,
Sep 22-1 wlw Postmaster General.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA;
AUGUSTA.
rpHE thirtieth session of this Institution will
[ open on MONDAY, the 4th of November
next.
Anatomy, H. F. CAMPBELL, M. I).
Surgery, L. A. DUGAS, M. D.
Chemistry, JOSEPH JONES, M. D.
Materia Medica and Therapeutics, I. P. GAR
VIN, M. D.
Institutes and Practice, L. D. FORD, M. D.
Physiology, H. V. M. MILLER, M. D.
Obstetrocs, J. A. EVE, M. D.
Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, ROBERT
CAMPBELL. M. D
W. II DOUGHTY, M D., Clinical Lecturer
at City Hospital.
S. B. SIMMONS, M D , Prosector to Profess
or Anatomy.
H. W. D. FORD, M. D., Demonstrator of Anat
omy.
Lectures, (full course) $lO5.
Matriculation Fee, $5.
The College building has been thoroughly
renovated, and many additions made to former
facilities for instruction.
sept. 28-w6t. I P. GARVIN, Dean.
GEORGIA, Fulton County.
WHEREAS, Judge William Ezzard applies to tne for
Letters of Administration on the estate of Dr. B.
M. Smith, late of said county, deceased :
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and sin
gular the kindred and creditors of said deceased to be
and appear at my office within the time prescribed by
law, and show cause, if any they have, why said letter-*
should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my hand officially, at office, this 25th day
of September, 1861. JOSEPH H. MEAD,
sept. 28-30 d. Ordinary.
Molasses for sale by
PEASE DAVIS.
Sept. 27, 1861.
COTTON CARDS FOR SALE BY
PEASE & DAVIS.
Sept. 27, 1861.—28-d3.
t ATTENTION, FULTON BLUES’
[HHE resigning members will please
JL return their guua aud cross belts,
as they are wanted to go into service
with.
J. M. HUNNICUTT,
Quartermaster Sergeant.
Bept24-tf.
To Regiments and Companies
NOW FORMING IN
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA !
• ♦ —♦
ONE THOUSAND HETTM
or
BRASS MOUNTED INFANTRY ACOUTREMENTB,
FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH,
CONSISTING of Cartridge Box, Cap Box Bay
onet Scabbard. Wui-u Belt and Shoulder
Strap, all in good order for immediate. deYwery.
Apply to J. J. THRASHER,
sept. 25-d2w. Atlanta, Georgia.
SUNDRIES.
Extra family flour
CHOICE SUGAR CURED CANV ASSED
HAMS,
PRIME LEAF LARD (in kegs,)
for sale low by WM. W. DANIELS,
Corner Whitehall and Alabama Sts
Sept. 6-Im
PORTRAITS taken from Life, or copied from
Old Daguerreotypes, Ac., by the Photgraph
ic process, and
ENLARGED TO ANY SIZE,
from Miniature size up to the size of Life.
Persons having Daguerreotypes of their de
ceased relatives and friends, now have the op
portunity of having them copied to any siae
ney may wish, and painted up to the Life in
OIL OR WATER COLORS, OR PASTEL,
with the certainty of getting a perfect likeness
in every respect.
Tp-eS" Gallery on Whitehall Street. Atlanta
Georgia. C. W. DILL,
Apri 3. Photographer.
Confederate States of America, )
Quarter-Master’s Dep’t, >
Montgomery, Ala., July 12th, 1861. j
The following is published for the information
of those whom it may concern :
MEMBERS of Companies passing over the
various Railroads, on their way to join
their Regiments, must have written or other
satisfactory evidence of their being members
of the Company, before being furnished with
transportation.
The evidence must consist in a written cer
tificate from the Captain, saying that he is a
member, and is on his way to join the Com
pany ; or must produce a written order from
the Captain, saying that he must join his Com
pany. JAMES L. CALHOUN,
Auglßtf Major C. S. A., A. Q. M.
SCHOOL OF THE GUIDES,
OR THE PRACTICAL SOLDIER, designed
for the use of the Militia of the Confede
rate States—sent by mail on the receipt of one
dollar. j. McPherson a co.
June 8
TOBACCO.
1000 BOXES Virginia Tobacco, choice
W brands. Sold at prices to induce
close cash buyers.
FOR SALE BY
VV. R. McENTIRE,
Aug. 28—ts. Successor to Daniel A McEntire.
T
i noo nno BEGARSf ° r Pn
-1 UVV ces ranging from sl2 to
SBS per thousand. Sent to any part of the
Confederate States by express. Satisfaction
guaranteed. LIPMAN, BUTLER 4 CO,
aug24-3m Forsyth Georgia.
Choice Old Liquors.
AN invoice consting of COGNAC BRAN
DIES, choice brands, vintages 1840-46,
SCOTCH and IRISH WHISKEYS, JAMAICA
RUM, CHERRY BRANDY. Ac., in bottles, all
warranted genuine imported, just received at
WM. W. DANIELS,
d 6 Cor. Whitehall and Ala. sts.
NoticeT
ALL persons indebted to the undersigned
are earnestly solicited to make immediate
payment, as I will, in a short time, leave for
the war, and am desirous of closing out mv
books before leaving.
Seplß-tf.W. W. DURHAM, M. D
TO ADVERTISERS.
THE McKinney (Texas) Messenger, now In its seventh
volume, is published In the heart of the richest portion
of Texas, has an extensive circulation, and is one of the
cheapest advertising mediums In the South West, as wit
ness the following rates per annum: (Halt cash-balance
In twelve months:
One square (10 lines) $10; 2 squares sls ■ 3 squres $18;
« »’tua r e» »21; 5 squares $24 ; 6 squares <27 ; 7 souares
$30,8 squares $33; 9 squares SB6; 10 squares SB9, Ac.
ter SCBSCBIFTIOM IX ADVAKCI TWO POLLA MS.
THOMAS A DARNALL,
April M
TWO NEGRO MEN to hire bv
Sepl3-Im PEASE A DAVIS.
’TWO good second-hand BUGGIES for sale
A a b7 ,o, PEASE A DAVIS.
Sep 13-lm