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Southern CJonfederacg
GEO. W. ADAIRJ. HENLY SMITH,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
GEORGIA:
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1861.
EUK PRESIDENT,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
OF MISSISSIPPI.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
X ALEX. 11. STEPHENS.
OF GEORGIA.
Electoral Ticket.
STATE AT LARGE!
DAVID IRWINof Cobb.
IHOS. E. LLOYDof Chatham.
ALTERNATES!
J R ALEXANDERof Thomas.
W. H. DABNEYof Gordon.
DISTRICT ELECTORS!
I.—J. L. HARRISof Glynn.
2 —ARTHUR HOODof Randolph.
3.—J. L WIMBERLY,of Stewart.
4 —ED McGEHEE,of Houston.
5. —I P. GARVIN,of Richmond.
6 —M. C. M HAMMOND,of Clarke.
7. O. 0. GIBSONof Spalding.
S. JOHN RAYof Coweta.
9.—H. W. CANNON,of Rabun.
10.—H. F. PRICEof Casa.
ALTERNATES t
I.—J. L. SINGLETONof Scriven.
2 —J. S. DYSONof Thomas.
3.—J. M. MOBLEYof Harris.
4—l. E. DUPREEof Twiggs.
J S HOOKof Washington.
8. ISHAM FANNINof Morgan.
7 —J T. STEPHENSof Monroe.
8.
9. J. H BANKSof Hall.
10.—F. A. KIRBYof Chattooga.
Our Special Army Correspondence.
THOSE RECENT ORDERS THE WHOLE AR-
MY DECEIVED, BUT OUR CORRESPOND
ENT NOT HASTY WORK DR. STEINER
A FIGHT AT HAND THE RAINS ON
PICKET DUTY GEN. VAN DORN —COL.
STUART AND CAPT. ALEXANDER PROMOT
ED — capt. Alexander’s telegraphy
IMPORTS AT NEW YORK.
Army of the Potomac,
Fairfax Court House, Oct. 8, 1861. j
The army was thrown into great excitement
by the orders from beadquarters, to which I
adverted in my last communication. Officers
and men. high and low, were stampeded, and
all believed, for the moment, that an immedi
ate forward movement would be made. Your
correspondent was misled, among the rest.—
la his letter of the 29th ultimo, he expressed
the belief that he had gathered up all the
threads of the campaign, and understood what
the general future operations of the army
would be. It now turns out that he was then
right, and that the interpretation placed upon
the recent orders from headquarters was er-
roueous.
ffhe purport of these last orders was, that all
the sick aud disabled should be removed im
mediately to the rear, and that the baggage
should be reduced to the least possible amount
the men could do with, and the surplus car
riei back in wagons and ambulances Such
orders, in the absence cf any explanation,
c<>uid indicate hut one of two things—an ad
vance on our part, or on that of the enemy.—
So hurried was the movement, and so great
tne pressure upon the trains, that large num
bers of the sick had to lie out all night at the
station, with no covering but their blankets.—
In some instances, couriers were sent around
t > the Generals of Brigades, to notify them in
advance, that the orders were being prepared,
so that they might get ready to remove their
sick immediately upon the receipt of them.—
Sufficient time was not even allowed to pre
pare an adequate supply of provisions; and,
in some cases, (as in the 15th Georgia Regi
ment ) the men were engaged till a late hour
of the night in cooking the rations set apart
for their sick comrades.
The orders, so far as they related to the bag
gage, were eminently judicious. Reportshav
ing reached us that the sick might suffer for
the want of attention, I accompanied our
Brigade Surgeon to the station, to see how they
were getting along. On our arrival there, we
found acres of baggage scattered around the
depct, waiting transportation. Potsibly the
troops, in anticipation of an early engagement,
had reduced their baggage to an amount hard
ly sufficient for their comfort ; yet it was evi
dent that there was room fora great reduc
tion, and that order was both timely and prop
er.
And here let me turn aside to pay a passing
tribute to Dr. 11. H. Steiner, the Surgeon al
luded to above. He is a native of Maryland,
aud served many years in the United States
Army. Some time after the Mexican war, he
resigned, and located himself in Augusta, Ga.,
where his practice is said to be worth from
twelve to fifteen thousand dollars a year. He
abandoned his practice, for the purpose of giv
ing his services to the army. He was offered
a commission, and might, it is said, have nam
ed any place in the Medical Department, and
it would have been assigned to him. But he
declined to receive a commission, and is now
rendering his services without fee or reward,
except that priceless reward which every true
man carries in his own breast, for good deeds
modestly performed. He tendered his services
to Gen. T tombs, who gladly accepted them,
and he is now engaged, day and night, in ren
dering the most essential aid to the sick. He
has organized a flying hospital for the brigade,
adapted to the camp, or the field of battle, and
has introduced an administrative system into
the Medical Department of the brigade which
has already produced the most beneficial re
sults. The services of such a man in each
b'igadc would be of incalculable advantage to
the army. Ever thoughtful and provident for
the. sick—modest and skillful as a surgeon—
loyal and brave as a man—l present him to
the people of Georgia as a philanthropist and
hero who deserves their highest commenda
tions.
But to return. The army ie to move, but not
SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
in the direction of the Potomac. I cannot go
into details, but must confine myself to the
general statement, that information has been
received that McClellan is preparing to give
us battle at an early day. It is said that he
will come out from Washington and Alexan
andria with 109,000 men, and a full and com
plete complement of artillery. If this be true,
it is perfectly legitimate for the Confederates
to select the ground upon which they will re
ceive him. If you should hear, by telegraph,
therefore, before this reacbesyou, that we have
fallen back behind Bull Run, you will under
stand the manarivre. The movement may be
postponed for two or three days, owing to the
condition of the roads and water courses
Yesterday and last night there was the heav
iest rain-storm I ever witnessed, and to day
the country is flooded with" water, and the
roads are impassable to wagons and artillery.
The let Georgia Regulars and the 9th Geor
gia Volunteers are now absent on picket duty,
in front of Alexandria, without their tents.
They must have had a terrible time last night,
in the darkness and the storm. It is aston
ishing with what readiness the brave fellows
perform this arduous and dangerous duty,and
how soon they adapt themselves to the circum
stances of their position. They erect bush ar
bors under the trees and in the corners of the
fences, or pile up limbs and branches in the
form of conical tents, leaving the space in
side vacant. Here they shelter themselves as
well as they can, or throw down their blan
kets and sleep, when not on active duty.
“ Weariness
Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.”
The Texan hero, Maj. Van Dorn, has been
appointed to Major General, and assigned to
duty about the mouth of the Occoquan, on our
right, where be arrived a few days ago.
Col. J. E. B. Stuart, of the Virginia Caval
ry, whose brilliant exploits at Manassas and
Lewinsville are already known to the public,
has been appointed a Brigadier-General.
Capt. E. P Alexander, of Washington, Ga.,
heretofore attached to Gen. Beauregard’s Staff,
has been appointed Chief of Ordnance for the
Army of the Potomac.
All of these officers formerly belonged to the
old United States-Army. I have never seen
either of them, except Capt. Alexander, and
my acquaintance with him is limited to asin
gle interxiew. As a Georgian, lam glad to
hear that bis recent appointment was worthi
ly bestowed, aud that military men look upon
him as one of the most promising young men
in the army. He has recently devised and
put in operation a system of signals or field
telegraphy, by which he is enabled to send
and receive communications unobserved at al
most any distance. Some of the feats per
formed by himself and his corps of operators
are really romantic.
A late number of the New York Herald puts
down the imports at that place, for the week,
at six hundred thousand dollars. For the cor
resdonding week last year, they were over
three million of dollars, or five times as large
as they are now. These figures tell a woful
tale for the “mighty North." A.
For the “ Southern Confederacy.”
The Cotton Loan.
Messrs. Editors: Would it not be well for
our newspapers to notice and discuss more
frequently plans for the relief of the people
during the Lincoln blockade ? As it can do no
harm, I respectfully submit the following hop
ing that you or some other person may be able
to suggest one safer and more practicable.
Let our Congress purchase the entire crop
of cotton at a fair price—say ten cents per
pound, making an advance to farmers of one
half in Treasury Notes, the balance to be paid
when peace is restored. When our ports are
again opened to the commerce of the world, I
think the price of cotton will be at such a rate
over and above ten cents per pound as to de
fray the expense of transportation to market
and also to cover losses that may be sustained
by fire and other casualities, and to pay area
sonable compensation to the agents to be em
ployed.
It might aud ought to be made a part and
parcel of the contract, that in case of damage
to, or loss of cotton so purchased, through the
neglect of any farmer, that the Government
shall have the right to rescind the contract as
to such, and to sue for and recover the amount
advanced, with interest.
The Secretary of the Treasury might be
appointed to make the purchase, which he
could easily do through agents, by bim selec
ted, in each county or State. The cotton could
be sheltered at the plantations with but little
inconvenience. These agents should be re
quired to weigh and mark each bale for the
Government, and their certificates of the num
ber of bales and pounds, to the farmer, would
be his warrant upon the Treasury for the ad
vance to be made. Perhaps it would be most
economical to pay the agents weighing the
crop by the bale.
The fact is, we shall be sorely pressed un
less relief comes speedily from some quarter.
If Cotton be King, the Government should not
hesitate, by its acts, to purchase all that the
people make, taking such measures to save
itself from loss as may be wisest and best.
Respectfully, &c., D.
Sparta, Geo., October 9, 1861.
On Dits. —The Richmond correspondent of
the Charleston “ Mercury,” of a recent date
says:
Among the on dits and floating rumors, 1
may mention the following: Gen. Wise is
dangerously sick ; General Toombs is said to
have said there will be no fight at Manas
sas until next Spring; there is enough to
bacco in England to last two years; ten
thousand bales of cotton are at a certain
port in Florida, waiting for the Yankees;
we had right sharp storm of wind and rain
last night.
They Will Fight.—A correspondent in the
New York Herald of the 2d instant, writing
from Jefferson City, Missouri, on the 20th ul
timo, says: “ The opinion is becoming gen
erally prevalent that the rebels at Lexing
ton are by no means to be despised, but,
that, with their vast numbers and ample
ammunition, their confidence and courage,
they will make a most powerful and des
perate resistance.
For the “Southern Confederacy.”
Is Colenel Gartrell Eligible to a Seat In
Congress t
Messrs. Editors: Not being a resident of the
Eighth Congressional District, I havenodispo
sition to interfere in the selection of its Rep
resentative. But it is not impertinent in any
citizen of the Confederate States to discuss a
grave Constitutional question in which all are
deeply interested.
Col. Gartrell maintains that his holding a
commission in a (Georgia Regiment, in service
under the Confederate Government, interposes
no obstacle to his serving as a member of the
Confederate Congress ; aud in this opinion he
is sustained, it appears, by Brigadier-General
Toombs and Col. T. W. Thomas.
The argument of these gentlemen is this :
The Confederate Constitution provides that
“ no person holding any office under the Con
federate States shall be a member of either
House during his continuance in office." But,
it is said, Col. Gartrell hold* no office under the
Confederate States, inasmuch as he has been
commissioned by the Governor of Georgia as
Colonel of a volunteer legiment of Georgia
Militia; and, therefore, the prohibition of the
Constitution does not apply.
The Constitution, however, provides that
Congress shall have power, Art. 1, Sec. 8,
clause 16, “ to provide for organizing, arming
and disciplining the Militia, and for governing
such part of them as may be employed in the ser
vice of the Confederate States," It is admitted
that Col. Gartrell has been commissioned by
the Governor of Georgia, and that he is now
in the service of the Confederate States. The
fact that he has been commissioned by one
Government is urged as proof that he does not
hold office under the other. Now, by wbat au
thority did Gov. Brown call out the regiment
and commission its officers? By virtue of no
law of Georgia, but of a law passed by the Con
federate Congress; a law which binds the State
of Georgia and which the Governor could not
disobey without flying in the face of the Con
stitution. Under that law of Congress every
step has been taken through which Col. Gar
trell note holds office ; the Confederate Govern
ment made a requisition upon the Governor
of Georgia lor troops ; the Governor of Geor
gia organized the regiment aud commissioned
its officers, and tendered them to the Confed
erate Government, tn/o whose service the:/ were
mustered. Under what Government then does
Col. Gartrell hold office? But for the liw of
Congress, Gov. Brown would have had no au
thority to raise the regiment nor to commis
sion its officers; aud now he has no authority
over it. It is exclusively under the orders of
the Confederate Government. It would indeed
be an anomaly for a man to hold office under
one Government and to be entirely under the
control of another. Besides, who pays Col.
Gartrell ? Not the State of Georgia, but the
Confederate States, by whose authority he was
enlisted, in whose service he is, and by whose
orders he is governed. Under whom then does
he hold office 1 Under Georgia, who can exer
cise no control over him and pays hira-sot a
cent, or under the Confederate States which
both govern and pay him ?
It is said that Cel. Gartrell is not dependent
on the President who did not appoint aud c«a
not remove him at pleasure, nor even for miscon
duct except by the judgment of his peers and the
law of the land. But the State of Georgia
cannot remove him at all, and surely it is an
other anomaly for a man holding office under
Georgia, to be liable for any cause or under any
circumstances, to be removed by another Gov
ernment. The fact that the President cannot
remove Col. Gartrell, except by the law of the
land, proves nothing ; for Gen. Toombs holds
office under the Confederate States, and yet
the President cannot remove him except by
the law of the land, unless, indeed, we have
imported the despotic principles of Mr. Lin
coln. Besides, the Confederate Government
might discharge Col. Gartrell’s Regiment to
morrow and it would be at once disbanded.—
There is uo authority of law for its continue
ance after it is discharged from the Confeder
ate service, and the Colonel’s commission
would be valued onljf as an autograph of Gov.
Brown and to show that Mr. Gartrell had held
office under the Confederate States.
It is true that the Constitutional prohibition
is intended to preserve the independence of
the representative ; and this reason implies,
with incalculable force, to the case of Colonel
Gartrell. An officer in the army, whether reg
ular, volunteer or mililia, in service and gov
erned by the President, cannot be the inaepen
dent representative of a free people. “No man
can serve two masters.” While the regiment
is at Manassas and Congress at Richmond,
how can Col. Gartrell serve the Confederate
Government, in whose army he is a Colonel,
and the people of the Bth District, of whom
he may be the Representative ? lie cannot
even take his seat in the Congress witheutpermis
sion from the IFtzr Department to leave his post
in the army: he cannot remain in his seatone
day longer than the President chooses. Is this
condition of dependence in accordance with
the spirit of the Constitution, or befitting a
Representative of the people ? Is a mem
ber who can occupy his seat only at the pleas
ure of the Executive likely to be bold in
maintaining popular rights, or stern in de
nouncing Executive usurpation or corruption ?
The thing is impossible. Such a system never
could have produced a Stephens or a Toombs.
Suppose the Congressman to be opposed to any
scheme of the Government, what is to hinder
the Executive from ordering him to a distant
military post to get rid of an adverse vote?—
And how irresistible the temptation on the
part of the facile member to court the favor
of his “Commander-in-Chief” by voting as
that officer commands.
Again : The laws which fix the compensa
tion and the appropriations for the pay of the
army, are voted by Congress. Is it in accord
ance with the spirit of the Constitution or
consistent with pure government to place an
officer in a position to vote money into his own
pocket 9 The jealousy of a free and virtuous
people guarded against this in the Constitu
tional prohibition which it is sought to avoid
in the case of Col. Gartrell.
But is it true that Col. Gartrell is indepen
dent, even in his military office, of the Presi
dent ? We have seen the gallant Colonel of
the First Georgia Regiment put under arrest
by a General of the President’s appointment.
Any officer is liable then to be arrested, and
kept under arrest just as long as it is deemed
important to the service ; and this, in the case of
an obnoxious member of Congress, may be at
the most critical moment for the interests of
his constituents.
It seems to me, therefore, that the Consti
tutional prohibition dots apply and ought to
apply to officers in our volunteer corps in the
service of the Confederate States
1 have discussed the principles involved in
this great Constitutional question with no ref
erence to the character or qualifications of
any of the eindidates in the Eighth District.
It seems to me, however, that, any officer in
the army who desired a seat in Congress would
resign the highest military rank rather than
degrade hi* constituents by asking leave of the
President or Secretary of War to take bis seat
in the House of Representatives or the Sen
ate I Shades of John Randolph and Nat haniel
Macon ! Think of a Congressman in regi
mentals asking permission of the President to
take his seat
A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
—•♦ ♦ •
Special Correspondence o! five -'Confed
eracy.”
A TOUR OF PICKET DUTY.
Camp Jones, i
2 miles 8. E. of Fairfax Station. Va., >
October sth, 1861. J
Dear Confederacy: Picket duty, all things
considered, is not unpleasant—especially if
one needs an appetite, for it soou creates a
huge one. The grunt, the cripple, the big
lazy and the brave, set out with us regardless
of surgeon’s certificates of disability, or cap
tain’s vetoes, in this outdoor exercise.
Our orders were first to report to Gen. Long
street at Falls Church; but when we came in
sight of this town of ancient Barnas (Fairfax)
some halfdozju of both sexes, who were en
route hence to some place of safety, informed
us that the enemy had taken possession of
Munson’s Hill, one and a half miles distant
and were advancing in large numbers to at-,
tack us; that Gen. Longstreet had ordered the
immediate retreat of all- wagons belonging to
the transport service, of all private citizens,
and of the beef cattle fenced iu for our ra
tions.
Caring but a fig for this startling (?j an
nouncement, we pushed on and drew up to
rest iu front of Headquarters. Soon, the Gen
eral in person informed us that Col Stuart’s
pickets had come, in and reported the advance
of the federals towards us from two points—
Lewinsville aud Alexandria—intending to cut
off our supplies and take us captive. Two
pieces of the Washington Artillery and 3CO
men were dispatched to Lewinsville, and we
commanded t> post ourselves, throw out skir
mishing parties, fall back under cover of a
few young peach trees, and bare our arms lor
the conflict. The calmness and self-posses
sion of the 11th was truly commendable. Not
a man shrank from the brush which seemed
at hand, which was to establish the bravery
or prove the cowaidice of each one.
Soon, brisk cannonading was heard in the
direction of Lewinsville. Excitement now
became intense, and as I looked down the
lines every ear seemed to reach itself out like
a bugle mouth towards the music of arms,
whilst thrown all eyes were out on the road
which swept in a gentle curve up the hill to
our right.
Couriers brought news that the federals 500
strong had thrown a shell into the yard of a
house owned and occupied by a sister of the
brave Jackson, of Alexandria, who killed
Ellsworth at the sacrifice of his life, for the
honor of his house, his country and his flag,
and that our forces had driven them back a
mile and a half beyond the town.
The heroic courage of Miss Jackson ou this
occasion is worthy of record, and of being
handed down to future generations. When
the sound of the first shot had passed away,
and the fragments of the shell were buried in
her door and the trees in her yard, and scat
tered on the grassy plat, she threw herself in
front, in full view of the enemy, and exclaim
ed, “Kill me, and be revenged; for in my
veins courses the blood of a Jackson ;
shall taste death for the deed.”
She then returned to her house, buried her
face in her garments and hands and wept be
cause she was unable to destroy the vandal
wretches who have invaded our country, lay
ing it waste, and planting sorrow in almost
every home. At this moment our forces came
up, and with a few shots put the rascals to
flight. This was the firing we heard. The
news gladdened our boys, who now fell back
on their arms. They took the rich hay from
a well-filled Yankee barn, and made for them
selves comfortable couches in the midst of
rank weeds, beneath the low spreading branch
es of young peach trees—there to dream of
their Nancies and Janes, with snow white
aprons, jetty curls and sparkling eyes, or with
sleepless eyes to fret and grow nervous over a
fail to get a fight.
Col. A. and myself, proud as sprigs of roy
alty, made headquarters of a ueat little cot
tage. Here we luxuriated on fine potatoes,
juicy pumpkins, rich beans, Ac.—caring but
little just then for such elegancies as rich ta
pestry, fine linens, soft beds, or such delica
cies as are served up for sated appetites.
At 8 o’clock that night a slip of paper from
the hand of a bearer of dispatches warned us
of danger ; to have the wagons hurried back—
the men drawn up in order of battle—all the
lights extinguished, and keep as still as the
tomb. It was cold, wet and windy; but the
boys braved all. After a two hours’ stand, we
were ordered to retreat slowly, and take posi
tion at Mills’ Cross Roads, three miles distant,
where two regimems awaited us--the 15th
Ga. and the 17th Va. Here we bivouacked—
no fires allowed, and but a “smile” or two
having been granted us through the whole
day.
Ojr Q M. and myself went back next morn-
ing to look over the modern ‘ deserted village."
A solitary picket posted on two exposed points
were the only living creatures to be seen. No
army had yet possessed it; but before we got
back to camp a runner came by announcing
the grand entry of the grand army on a grand
scale, which would in all probability attack
us before night. During the day multiplied
rumors kept us on the gui vice. Now a gun
could be heard in the direction of our out
posts— thi n orders to flint our guns and eat
but two meals—thus passed the day.
Privates Seaborn Jackson and Henry W.
Mann, of the Houston Volunteers, were shot
on picket duty by the pickets of the 15th Reg
iment —the former through the forearm aid
in the shmii.ler the la ter slightly bullet
scorched on the left si >e just above the hip
neither dangerously. Such accidents are of
too frequent occurrence to be excused every
time. Scarce a dry passes without similar
errors. In some cases it arises Irom the in
competency of the officers commanding. Such
men should be put back iu the ranks.
I made a tour of observation alont to Mun
son’s Mason’s and Upton’s Hills, in order to
satisfy myself as to their position, extent,
their fortifications, aud to look at that mod
ern Sodom, known as the city of Washing
ton. These Hills lie almost on a line facing
Georgetown Heights, the Potomac, and over
looking the rich, green pastures of the valley
beneath. The extensive breastworks, pon
derous cannon and immeuse force of our
men said to have occupied these points exist
ed only in imagination. The Washington
Artillery, with four pieces, remained fora
day or two on Upton’s Hill—just in the rear
of Munson’s—simply to play scarecrow to
the enemy. No heavy ordnance was there,
save that monster gun, mounted on cart
wheels aud made of four joints of an ordinary
stove pipe. Occasionally the boys would take
the tongue of the cart and swing it around,
pointing it in the direction of the federal
pickets but half a mile distant, simply to
amuse themselves during their weary hours
by seeing the Hessians scamper to their hi
ding places in the houses and barns on Ma
son’s Hill. A like ponderous Parrot gun,
made of a 10 inch pine tree, blackened and
mounted on cart wheels, also plays the fright
ful to these Northern Vandals.
Some incidents iu camp life are amusing.
Whilst on duty, a night or two since, the Col.
of the 17tb Va.—senior officer in command—
instructed us to have every spark of tire put
out; that, the enemy was close by, and the
utmost vigilance must be exercised. Guards
were stationed among the thick pines, in
structed to keep a sharp look and report as
secretly as possible the first approach of the
enemy. About. 12 o’clock a sentinel crept
upto Col A. trembling from head to heels,
and said in a whisper—“ Colonel I Colonel! !
the /eenctny’s ’proaebin’ jest in thar; 1 heard
a bush or two crack near unto my beat!”
“Keep your eye skinned,” said the Colonel
in a basso voice; “much depends on the
vigilance of the men on guard.’’ Could that
sentinel’s scalp speak, what a story it would
tell!
Ail surplus baggage was to day ordered
to Fairfax Station, and all the sick to the
general hospital, and each man to bold him
self iu readiness to strike teats at a moment’s
warning. This means something; but wbat ?
is the question. A fight is expected, but will
it come ?
Gen. G. W. Smith is now in command of
us, and already we feel the power of the hand,
the head and the heart, of a man not too rash
nor too timid, but who has a knowledge of his
business. MORE ANON.
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BY ADAIR & SMITH.
T E IR, S :
Daily, one year, $5; six months, $3 ;
one month, 50 cents.
Weekly, one year, $2; six months,
$1.25 —invariably in advance.
all cases, subscribers to the Daily
“Confederacy” will be charged at the rate of 50
cents per month tor any length of time leas than
oue year.
We ask espocial attention of every family to
our paper. Those enjoying daily mail facilities
will find
filled with the latest intelligence from the seat
of war, both by telegraph, aud from reliable
special correspondents, of unquestioned abil
ities and whose facilities for getting correct in
formation are unsurpassed. We are laying out
large sums of money and exerting every effort
to make ours a first class journal.
I THE I
' CONFEDERACY
HAS MORE THAN
three times
The circulation of any papei
in Georgia, north of Augusta,
aud is
FULLY EQUAL
to that of any paper in the
State.
NO LABOR NOR EXPENSE
will be withheld that will add to the attractive
ness and interest of our paper. To reimburse
us for the heavy expenses we have incurred—
not simply the ordinary expenses of publishing
a paper, but for our correspondence and tel
egraphs, we must rely in a great measure upon
receipts from subscriptions. We ask our friends
everywhere to assist us in getting subscribers.
Every man who takes our paper, so far as we
know, is pleased with it. We feel very sure
that we have not a single subscriber that could
not at least send us one more with but little el
fort, while many could send us a dozen or more.
Let every friend be assured that with the in
crease of our circulation, our ability to make a
better paper will be greatly enhanced, and such
means shall be used to the best advantage. We
hope those who have subscribed for our Dally
for a short time, will renew their subscriptions
and
Go it for the Whole Year.
It will benefit us more, and save considerable
trouble in erasing and re-writing names on our
mail book.
We have every possible facility for obtaining
correct news. This, however, costs us heavily,
and we hope every one who is so anxious to get
war news will admit the equity of subscr’bing
and paying for our paper.
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Ha p er contain. $
IM S all th e
p Senfl for o. i>g,
©lit WmMb
is one of the largest aud most attractive news
papers in America, and will be filled with the
choicest reading matter —made up from the
cream of our Daily issue. In future it will be
mailed punctually every Wednesday morning
on the Georgia, the Macon & Western, and the
State Road trains. Send in your orders.
The Weekly is a very large sheet, full of the
choicest reading matter. The cheapest way to
get the news is tc subscribe for the Confeder
cy.
13?** Postmasters are authorized to act as our
Agents in obtaining subscribers and forwarding
the money—for which they will be allowed to
retain, as commission, twenty-five cents on each
Weekly, or fifty cents on each Daily subscriber.
HF* Persons getting up Clubs of five, ten or
more subscribers, will be supplied with the
copies ordered at 12)4 per cent, less than our
regular rates.
ESF" No name will be entered on our books
until the money is paid; and all subscriptions
are discontinued when the time expires foi
which payment is made, unless the same be
renewed.
Address, ADAIR & SMITH,
. June, 1861. Atlanta, Georgia