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WM. W. CLAYTON, Ageut
AGENCY NORTH-WESTERN BANK—Office at Wash
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JOHN F. KZ7.ARD, Treasurer.
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Address, THOMAS A DARNALL.
April 30- PuMiahera
F <> It C ASH !
1 linn niWI SEGARS for sale, at pri-
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SB-> per thousand. Sent to any part of the
States bv express Satisfaction
guaranteed. LIPMAN, BUTLER A CO.
«0f34 3b> Foray th Georgia
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Augusta to Atlanta,, 171 Miles—Fare $5 50
GEORGE YONGE, Superintendent.
MORNING PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at. 9.05, A. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 6.20, P. M.
Leaves Augusta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 9.45, A. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, B,t 7.15, P. M.
Arrives at Augusta at 5.56, A. M.
Leaves Augusta at 2.30, P. NJ
Arrives at Atlanta at 11.45, P. M
This Road runs in connection with the Trains
of the South Carolina and the Savannah and
Augusta Railroads, st Augusta.
ATLANTA A WEST-POINT R. R.
Atlanta to West-Point, 87 Miles—Fare,..s3 50.
GEORGE G. HULL, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at West-Point at 3.10, P. M.
Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.00, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.51, P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 0.30, A. M.
Arrives at West Point at 5.46, A. M.
Leaves West-Point, daily, at 3.15, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 7.59, A. M.
This Road connects with the Montgomery 4
West-Point Road at West Point.
WESTERN A ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
Atlanta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles—Fare,....ss.
JOHN W. LEWIS, Superintendent.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta, daily, at 10.10, A. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga at 7.00, P. M.
Leaves Chattanooga at 1.45, A. M.
Arrives at Atlanta at 10.00, A. M
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leaves Atlanta 7.30, P. M.
Arrives at Chattanooga 5.35, A. M.
Leaves Chattanooga 4.20, P. M.
Arrives at Atlanta 3.45, A. M.
This Road connects,each way,with the Rome
Branch Railroad at Kingston, the East Ten
nessee and Georgia Rialroad at Dalton, and the
Nashville 4 Chattanooga Rsilroad at Chatta
aooga.
MACON A WESTERN RAILROAD.
to Macon, 102 Miles—Fare $4 50.
ALFRED L. TYLER, Superintendent.
Macon 4 Western Railroad Company, 1
Macon, Georgia, July 30, 1861. )
ON and after Sunday, Ith of August, the
Passenger Train will run as follows :
Leave Macon 10 A. M.
Arrive at Atlanta 4 P. M.
Leave Atlanta ...II A. M.
Arrive at Macon 5 P. M.
The 11 A. M. train from Atlanta connects at
Macon with the Central Railroad 10 P. M.
train for Savannah, and Southwestern Rail
road at 11.45 P. M. for Columbus.
ATLANTA
CLOTHING HALL
I HAVE just returned from the North with •
large stock of READY MADE CLOTHING,
&ntl am rea4 y to ««PpJy th? cit-
rM lO iaenß of AtlaDta "nd the stir jllJf!
I rounding country, with I C/|i”y
COATS, PANTS,
vests, sunn's,
Handkerrhlets. Ncrk-tirs.
HATS, CATS, SOCKS, and everything else
Vn-j-d '» the Clothing line, ol good
quality and al LOW PRICES.
Ug' WyC-' w ho desire BARGAINS
should give me a call.
At.SO, ON RAND
Jewelry ! Knives !
Combs!
Anti otlxwr Nofiotiw.
M. OPPENHEIMER,
Whileall street, nearly opposite
march 15tf Eddie.nan 4 Bank
A I*ady Tcaclier,
to reside in the South during the
»» war, will accept a school or a situation
as teacher in any Southern State on very mod
erate terms. For particulars, address
J. R. V..
Scottsville P. 0..
October 1-dlf. Albemarle Co , Ya
Aoticr.
CW. HUN NICUTT, Esq., at Hunnicutt,Tay-
• lor A Jones’ Drug Store, is my legally
authorised agent to transact all my' business
during or abeenee from the Stole. My broth
er, John & Whaley, and Mr. Wm. James are
fully competent, and will contract for any kind
of brickwork tn my name.
aug 14 d*wtf C. A. WHALEY.
THE PUBLIC GOOD BEFORE PRIVATE ADVANTAGE.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TIIURSDAf MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1861.
WM. 11. BARNES, - THOS. P. FLEMING.
BARNES & FLEMING,
WHOLESALE
Produce Dealers,
UOMMISSIof MEBCIIANTS,
MASO NI C H ALL BUI LDIN G,
(Opposite Passenger Depot.)
-A. T Xu-A-ISJ’T-A., (3-EO.
o
PROMPT ATTENTION
jJK* PAID TO
FILLING
LIBERAL ADVANCES
MJk.DE OPn COTVSIGHSTMIOrTS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON THE
CASH SYSTEM
E—X—C—L—U—S—l—V—E—L—Y 1
o
Prices Current mailed to customers weekly.
Wholesale Produce House,
NOW ON RAND,
LARD, ) at ( CORN.
LARD, > Names, -J CORN.
LARD, ) <£• Fleming, { CORN-
MASONIC HALL.
In Store,
BACON, ) at ( FLOUR.
BACON, ) Barnes, I FLOUR .
BACON, J d- Fleming, ( FLOUR.
ALL
ORDERS ) at ( AT THE
WILL BE > Barnes,
FILLED, j <£: Fleming, ( PRICES.
. FOR CASH.
Consignments solicited.
Libera) advances made.
Large Stocks kept od hand.
Orders filled with dispatch.
50 Casks Bacon—to arrive.
800 Barrels Flour—to arrive.
5,000 Sacks Prime White Corn—in store.
40 Ferkin K’gs Fresh Lard—in store.
General Commission Business attended to by
BARNES & FLEMING,
Masonic Building,
March 18, 1861. Atlanta, Georgia.
SOUT H E R N
INSURANCE AGBNCI!
FIRE, LIFE AND MARINE
IHSURAHOE!
THE subscriber represents the following first
class INSURANCE COMPANIES, with
strong Capitals and large Surplus :
Alabama Insurance Company, Montgomery,
Capital, $300,000.
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, Richmond, Capital, $270,000
Merchants’ Insurance Company, Richm’d,
Capital, $311,000.
Authorized Capital $500,000.
Old Dominion Insurance Company, Rich
mond, Capital $300,000.
Valley of Virginia Insurance Company,
Winchester, Capita), 355,000.
These Companies insure Buildings, Mer
chandize, Household Furniture, and Personal
Property in city, town or country on the most
favorable terms, consistent with prudence and
safety.
Marine risks, on river and the sea—Life
risks on white persons nf both sexes—also on
the life of Negroes.
All losses honorably adjusted and promptly
paid.
SA M DEL SMITH,
GENERAL AGENT,
Office, corner of Whitehall 4 Alabama streets,
over Salmons 4 Simmons’ Dry Goods store.
Aug. 15—if.
BUTLER & PETERS,
(Bucceaa''r» to High, Buller 4 C 0.,)
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
FOB TBB FCRCHAHB AWDSAT.K OF
r b .v.v b s s b n r n o n v c b
Cotton, Groceries. «kc.
ATLA NTA, G EORGI A,
HAVE in store, al their Fire-Proof Ware
House, on the corner of Forsyth street and
the Railroad, (opposite the State Road i»epot,)
100 BARRELS LARD OIL;
50 BALES YARN ;
100 BARRELS LARD;
200 KEGS PRIME LEA FLA RD;
1,000 BARRELS FLOUR.
May 4.
QfA BBI*B LARD OIL juat received on con-
V signment and for sale by
june 1 BUTLER A F ETERI.
1«61. 1.861.
SALMONS & SIMMONS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Corner of Whitehall and Alabama Sts.,
Atlanta, Georgia.
NEW SPRING STOCK!
ONE of our firm having returned from Mar
ket, where he has just completed an exten
• sive purchase of our
Spring Stock of
MI SOODS,
we take this method
of advising the pub
lic of the same.
Our stock of
and) Facias
were never more attractive. The supply of
BLEACHED AND BROWN SHEETINGS AND
SHIRTINGS, fco.,
is ample.
Crepe IFJlnglain,
Barege Jlnglain,
French Chtnh,
Jflotambique,
Grode Rhine,
and a splendid assortment of
Plain X Fancy Silks,
Silk Mantles,
Duyters, Xc.,
may bo found among our assortment also,
Ladies'
ALEXANDER KID GLOVES, SILK MILS, dtc.
Every variety of Ladies’ and Misses’ SHOES,
manufactured in Philadelphia expressly for
our trade. A more beautiful lot of
CARPETINGS, OILCLOTHS AND MATTINGS
we have never displayed in this market.
All of which we will sell low for CASH.
Orders promptly attended to.
'SALMONS 4 SIMMONS,
Atlanta, March 28, 1861.
HAMILTON, MARKLEY & JOYNER,
(LATE G. K. J. L. HAMILTON,)
DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
THIS firm has been formed for the purpose
of carrying on the
DMG BUSINESS,
~"-T * n * ts branches.
We have lately been
to replen
* J‘ B th* Stock with
about twelve hun-
7/7' dred gallons of va-
- ' rious kinds of
OILS, ALCOHOL, &c.
We can also now offer
Gum Opium, Cream Tartar,
Sulphate Quinine, Super Carb Soda,
Sulphate Morphine, Sal Soda,
Gum Camphor, Sulphur, 4c., 4c.,
With the usual assortment of
CHEMICALS, DRUGS, &c.
We give notice to our customers that the
earliest day ships can come into a Southern
port we shall commence rx> IMPORT DIRECT
our supplies of Foreign Drugs, Spices, Cognac
Brandy, Wines, Glassware, 4c.
Terms strictly and invariably CASH.
HAMILTON, MARKLEY 4 JOYNER.
July 27, 1861-ts.
FRESH
DRUGS & MEDICINES.
HUNNICUTT, TAYLOR & JONES,
1 BIGN 0F THE
jhghik GOLDEN EAGLE
gy Corner Peschtn l ?
T y an< l Decatur "ta.,
- ATLANTA, GEO.
HAVING unequaled facilities for the pur
chase and Direct Importation of goods, the
Proprietors would respectfully call the atten
tion of Physicians, Merchants, Planters and
the public generally, to their extensive new
and carefully selected stock of DRUGS, MED
ICINES, PERFUMERY. FANCY ARTICLES,
PAINTB, OILS, AND DYE STUFFS, which
they are now prepared to sell on the most rea
sonable terms for Cash or approved paper In
addition to their stock of Staple, Drugs and
Chemicals, they have a full assortment ot
TOOTH. NAIL, HAIR AND PAINT BRUSH
ES, DENTAL AND SURGICAL INSTRU
MENTS, Ac., Ac.
®&~Thev are also Sole Proprietors and Man
ufacturers of TAYLOR’S ANTI-DYSPEPTIC
ELIXIR. march 30 ’6l.
J. H. LOVEJOY,
Wholesale 4 Retail
OROCER ’
Dealer in To
bacco, Wines, Li
quora, Cigars, 4c.,
Oheroksa Block, Psach-Trss Street,
Atlanta, G-eorgia.
feb2s 1y
>outlirrn ConfcderiUD
To the Voters of the Sth Congressional
District.
Camp near Fairfax C. 11., )
Virginia, 3,1861. J
My Fellow-Citizens of the Sth Congressional
District of Georgia : I trust you will not deem
it improper in my addressing you briefly upon
the subject of my candidacy to represent you
in the next Confederate Congress. A short
time since, after mature deliberation, and upon
the request of many of your fellow-citizens, I
consented to the use of my name for that high
and important trust. I had previously receiv
ed many assurances, inducing me to believe
that if I would become a candidate there
would be no opposition to my election. My
friends insisted that, as my course upon the
great question of Southern Rights had been
approved and endorsed by the whole people
of Georgia, and as my term in the old Con
gress had been cut short by the prompt seces
sion of our State, an election to the new Con
gress was due me. Acting upon these repre
sentations, and believing that a majority of
the people of the District desired my services
again as their Representative, I agreed to be
come a candidate, with the distinct avowal of
my determination not to hold the place longer
than one term, as there were other gentlemen
in the District whose friends desired to honor
them, and who were equally as well, or per
haps better qualified than myself. It seems,
however, that I now have opposition—to which
I enter no complaint. One of my opponents,
Mr. Herbert Fielder, of the county of Polk,
has issued a long address to the people of the
District, and, without attacking my public
course heretofore, endeavors to show that I am
not eligible to a seat in Congress, and that the
people would be violating either the letter or
spirit of our Constitution to vote for me. The
gentleman arrives at this conclusion by a
strange misapprehension of facts. He quotes
and relies upon the following provision of the
Confederate Constitution, viz:
“ And no person holding any office under the
Confederate States shall be a member of eitber
House during his continuance in office.’’
And then he makes the following astound
ing declaration: “He (meaning myself) is
holding office under the Confederate States, to
continue twelve months from the time he was
mustered into service.” How, or from whom,
the gentleman learned I was “ holding office
under the Confederate States” is certainly a
mystery. I hold no office under the Confederate
States, but am commissioned by Gov. Brown, of
Georgia, as Colonel of the 7th Georgia Regi
ment. This fact, you will see, entirely de
stroys his whole argument. Upon the subject
of my eligibility, and the propriety of my
candidacy, I beg your attention to the follow
ing correspondence with the Hon. Robert
Toombs and Col. Thomas W. Thomas, (late
Judge of the Superior Court,) two gentlemen
distinguished alike for their great abilities as
Jurists, and their devotion to our Constitution
al rights. Upon the reception of Mr. Field
er’s address, I wrote them the following letter,
to which theirs is a reply :
Headquarters, ]
7th Regiment Ga. Volunteers, >
October 1, 1861.)
My Dear Sirs : I have authorized the use of
my name as a candidate to represent the Bth
District of Georgia in the next Confederate
Congress. Some of my opponents are insist
ing before the people of that District, that I
am not eligible to a seat in Congress under and
by virtue of the Cth Section and Ist Article of
the Confederate Constitution. Knowing the
great confidence the people have in your opin
ions and your great abilities, and not wishing to
violate either the letter or spirit of that Consti
tution, which, with yourselves, I am ready to
defend upon the battle-field, I ask you to fur
nish ine with your views as to my eligibility
and the propriety of my candidacy.
With the highest esteem, I am very truly
your friend and obedient servant.
LUCIUS J. GARTRELL.
Gen. R Toombs and Col. T. W. Thomas.
Ca xr Near Pise Creek. )
Fairfax County, Va . S
Oct. 2d, 1861. J
Col. L. J. Gartrell :
Dear Sir: —Your note, dated yesterday, has
been handed to us. In that note you in sub
stance aSk us whether, in our opinion, your
holding a seat in Congress, while Colonel of
your Regiment, would be & violation of the
letter er spirit of the 6th Section es the Ist
Article of the Confederate States Constitution.
Upon reference to that Section we find the
portion in question to be as follows:
“ And no person holding any office under
the Confederate States shall be a member of
either House during his continuance in office.”
The facts in your case are these: You hold
the office of Colonel of a portion of the Vol
unteer Militia of the State of Georgia, com
missioned thereto by her Governor, to serve
in the defense of the Confederate States for
12 months from May last. Your Regiment
(the 7th) was raised in Georgia from among
the militia of that State, armed and equipped
by Georgia, and all its officers, field and com
pany, commissioned by Gov. Brown. In what
sense it can be reasonably contended that you
hold an office “under the Confederate States,"
we are unable to see. We are clearly of opin
ion, therefore, that if the people of your dis
trict elect you to Congress, you will not vio
late the letter of the Constitution by accept
ing the trust and taking your seat on the 22d
next February.
Would yon, by so doing, violate the spirit of
NEW SERIES: VOL. I-NO. 201.
the Constitution ? Let us inquire briefly into
the history of this clause. We borrowed it (as
we did most of the others) from the old United
States Conslititution. 'Why did our ancestors
Dut it into the old ? It was to guard against
a great evil that prevailed in the British Gov
ernment from which we had so recently sepa
rated. The King there was the fountain of
honor; he appointed all officers, and many
were removable at his pleasure. Our ances
tors believed that the representative of a peo
ple might be subservient to Executive power,
and not independent in his action, if he held
a valuable office dependent on Executive plea
sure. But in what sense are you dependent
on the President of the Confederate States? —
He did not appoint you, and could not appoint
your successor were you removed. He cannot
remove you at pleasure, nor even for miscon
duct, except by the judgment of your peers
and the laws of the land. We are clear, there
fore, that your accepting a seat in Congress,
while Colonel of the 7th Regiment, would not
be a violation of the spirit of the Constitu
tion.
These are our views; but suppose we are
wrong—the difficulty presented is very small.
The language is prohibitory of "holding any
office under the Confederate States” while a
member of either House. If the House itself
should determine (and it is the sole judge)
that you could not hold the two offices, you
could, on the 22d February, resign your com
mission as Colonel, and then the objection
would certainly disappear. The Constitution
does not prohibit a person being elected to Con
gress, even if be held a commission in the
regular army, and he could take his seat if he
resigned. •
We see therefore, no illegality in your name
being run and voted for as a member of Con
gress of the Bth District of Georgia, nor do
we see any impropriety whatever. If the
freemen of the Bth District,see proper to confer
upon you this trust, we think you ought to ac
cept it. Your military experience certainly
does add to your qualifications to represent
the people in the National Councils. You are
better acquainted on account of it, with the
wants and condition of the army, and it may
be well for the 30,000 volunteers in the service
from Georgia to have one or more members of
their own class in Congress. If the freemen
of the Bth District choose to give us one of
these, there is nothing in the Constitution or
the proprieties of the case to hinder them.
Very respectfully yours &c.,
THOMAS W. THOMAS,
R. TOOMBS.
Having shown the utter fallacy of Mr. Fiel
ders objection to my eligibility I shall not s.op
to discuss with him the “enormities of Phil
lip 11, and Charles V,” nor what circumstan
ces “gave to Europe the Dutch Republic.” I
have neither the time nor the inclination to
consider those past events. My business now
is to help whip the Yankees and maintain,
against our infamous foes, the rights, honor,
and liberties of the people of the Confeder
ate States and I call upon Mr. Fielder to come
and assist me. He would then be proving
“his faith by his works.” My competitor
seems to have a great horror for “men in
high military commission,” and intimates that
to elect them to high civil station might great*-
ly endanger the Constitution. Is the gentle
man afraid to trust men who are now risking
their lives on the tented field in defense of
of that same Constitution, while he is enjoy
ing ease and pleasure at home ? Surely he
cannot be so ungenerous. But, my Fellow-
Citizens, I deem it unnecessary to say more.
My name is before you. My position hereto
fore and now, as well as my efforts to defend
your liberties upon the battle-field, are known
to the country, I claim only to have done my
duty.
I shall not neglect the duly I owe the brave
and gallant men under my command to go
home and canvass for office, but am content to
trust my interests in the keeping of the intel
ligent, brave and generous people of the Dis
trict. If it be your pleasure to elect me as
your next Representative, I shall ever be
grateful and shall strive to serve you faithful
ly and efficiently. For your past uniform kind
ness, confidence and support, please accept my
heart-felt thanks.
Hoping and believing that, under the guid
ance of a kind and protecting Providence, our
efforts for Independence will soon be crowned
with a glorious success,
I am your friend and ob’t serv’t,
LUCIUS J. GARTRELL.
ATLANTA BRASS FOUNDRY
ON HUNTER STREET,
Between McDonough and Butler Streets,
Near the City Hall.
THE Subscriber begs leave to inform bis
friends, and the public generally, that he
has established, as above, and is prepared to
do all kinds of
BRASS AND COPPER WORK.
MOUNTINGS for military accoutrements made
on short notice.
Will soon be prepared to take orders for Wa
ter and Steam Cocks of all sizes. Is prepared
now to fill orders for
ROLLEKBUCKLES
of different sizes. Give me a call.
I also make Babbit Metal and Spelter for
brazing Copper and Brass.
aug. 31 -dt 12 feb. ’«2. JAB. E. GULLATT