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ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 18€2.
•NUUkST DAILY liiUtTATl'J.Y IN TLT SI A I'L,
Col. Roger W. Hansca-
Ibis disiiiiguistsd Kezituckiaa v:Lo has zz-
izotly been tx.hazigei, TrUI, mt learn, be ia
„ur diy ic a day or twz. Wc also leara that
uiis Kentucky friends in this city hare made
up a purse cf $500, and purchased a spiendia
war horse, Ttfcich will be presented to the gal
lant Colonel on his arrival, c.3 a token cf th r 'ir
esteem for his distinguhLei heroism and c.cr-
A -worth Ihi3 token is troll deserved and vre
know ii gratefully teetowed
Adjutant E. 7. Ciarkc
Tnis gentleman, a son of our feilcM-ciiticu
j. M. Cutrke. Esq , AJjute.Li of Cut, Lux's (late
CoL Hunt'sJ regiment of Georgia Partisan
Hanger*, U now in oar city, having arrived on
Friday morning We regret io learn that he
Is quite untr^il—though ho hopes to le no tar
recovered Q3 to aide to return to hi3 regiment
in about ten a«^a. We learn that ho was
with the regiment when it took Hunts
ville, Tenneseee, a few days ago, and greatly
distinguished himself for his intrepidity, cccl-
nnss, and gned judgmsnt
Treasury Siottes.
We notice that ouripnpodiate ropr^scnia:; ve,
CoL Gartrell ha* fubmitted to CoDgrc33 a bill
making Confederate notes a legal tender We
heartily approvo this measure, and hope it
will bo adopted at an early day. Seme contend
that the passage cf such an act by Congress
Will he unconstitutional. Yv'o will net row
give an opinion on this question; but if it
ahcuLd bo sc decided by Coxgi<.;s, and that
body for this or any cthoi cause should fai]
io enact such c law, Wo hopo each Otate will,
by Its legislature, pass such an enactment to
be of force within each cf the several States.
This will put an end to the occupation of
those who are trying to depreciate it. By all
mean, and from Some source, let us have this
iaw
"Tts Vlflcttc.’-
We have received Vol. I No. 1 of thi3 inter
esting journal. It was issued at Hartsville,
Tennessee, August 16th, 1S02, by '■ Gordon L.
Niles, Editor and Publisher,” Ce.pt. Niie3 is
attached tc the gallant Morgan's command,
read Issued this sheet when tho command fell
hack to Hartsville from its useful labors at
Gallatin. The office of the Hartsville *‘Plain-
d#aly ” was found as its former proprietor
had left it when lh9 enemies cf his country
made it unsafe for him to continue it3 publica
tion, and he took up the 3word to vindicate his
rights and the rights and liberty of his coun
try; and from this ofiioe “ The Vidette’' was
issued, while the command tarried a day and
night In the village.
The Vidttte now before ui oonUins a brief
-vcuouat of Morgan's capture of Gallatin and the
report of Mr. Ellsworth, Morgan’s telegraph
operator, which appear in our present issue.
A Caxptcte Surprise—Gallatin -Taken—
Col. Boone vvttto kia tVLoi. Command
aacoBdiOonaUr Sorrtnder»Tiie Bail*
*<••4 Bridge and Tunnel Destroyed, &c.
On Sunday Aug. 12, Col. Morgan’s command
*eii Sparta. On Tuesday morning at 4£ a. m.,
it entered Gaiiatin, 76 mlle3 distant. The
picket* behind whom we gained the turnpike
Ware capturvd without euher noi-o or resffi-
tanca. Cel. Boone, ccmmaitdiBg th3 Federal
forces, was made a prisoner at the Hotel un
der the same convenient circumstances. The
entire Confederate force inarched through
vtallatin to within less than half a mile of ttie
rair Grounds where the Federal* tvsre en
camped, before the latter wore apprised ct
their presence, and the information was then
conveyed them by a flag of truce, accompa
nied with a demand for their unconditional
surrender.
When the bearers of the flag, two in num-
cer, came in sight of the camp ground, they
tcuud their appearance a cause of much sur
prise and contusion; tho leng-roli was beaten,
the troops crowded In to the amphitheatre,
and a Babel of tongues, among which the
Teutonic was strikingly conspicuous, betrayed
how unwelcome was their presence.
Col. Boone having surrendered, however,
hia officers wore too courteous anil subordinate
not to follow and indorse hi; example—thus
Gallatin was won without a shot.
Th# bridge below town was burned, the mag
nificent tunnel six miles above, surrendered
fcy its guard, was completely destroyed, and
when CoL Morgan left the tows, it was with
the knowledge that he had rendered that rail
road useless to the Yankees for either supplies
or a retreat.—Thi Vidette, (a war sheet pub
lished by Gordon E. Niles, cf Morgan's com
mand. while at Hartsville, Tenn., th» 16th in
stant )
RaUroad Wit la Atlant3
A correspondent cf the Auguste Ficiu s
Fireside relate* a story of two raiiroai men
formerly well known in this city. Ona was a
conductor named Stone—usually called “ Old
* liitf,' who was quite a wag, and made the
spark* cf humor fly whenever he cams in con
tact with any one to excite hi* brilliant facul
ties One day he went into the Trout House
bar room to “ wood up.” Another railroad
man named Birch cams in for the same pur
pose, and proposed a sentiment, thus:
“ Old Flint, otherwise Stone—a zerGct
irick.*'
'•Thank yon,” replied Stone, “and since
its mj turn to respond, her* L to Old Switch,
ctherwig* Birch—a perfect ttiekd'
The Red «• X.»-
For th® present we have quit nc life Leg dai
ly suh*crib*r» of the expiration cf their sub
scription, by ieniiag the rei “2L" oubscrin-
Mragagc from the President
; To tie Senate and Hou3t of Reprrse.itiitues of
the Confederate States:
It is again our fortune to meet for deviling
measures necessary to the public welfare, whilst
our country is involved in a desolating war.—
The sufferings endured by some portions of
the people excite the deepest solicitude of the
Government, and the sympathy thus evoked
has been heightened by the patriotic devotion
with which these sufferings have been borne.
The gallantry and good conduct of our troops,
, always claiming the gratitude cf the country,
’ have been further illustrated on hard fought
fields, marked by exhibitions of individual
prowe=3 which can find but few parallels in
ancient or modern history Our army has not
faltered ir. any of the various trials tc which
, it has been subjected, and the great body
of the people have contirucd to manifest
j e. cod ar. i unanimity which not only cheer the
! battle-stained soldier, but give assurance to
{ the f:lends of constitutional liberty of our fi-
j nal triumph in she impending struggle against
! despotic usurpation.
j The 7ast army which threatened the capital
! of the Confederacy has been defeated and driv-
! en from the lines of investment, and the ene-
: my, repeatedly foiled in his efforts for its cap-
! ture. is now seeking to raise new armies on
| such a scale as modern history does not record
to effect that subjugation of the South so often
proclaimed as on the eve of accomplishment.
The perfidy which disregarded rights se
cured bv compact, the madness which tram
pled cn cbligations made sacred by every con
sideration of honor, have been intensined by
the malignity engendered by defeat These
passions have charged tho character cf the
hostilities wn^ed by our enemies, who are be
coming daily less regardful of the usages, of
civilized warfare and the dictates of humanity.
Rapine and wanton destruction cf private
property, war upon non-combatants, murder
of captives, bloody threats to avenge the death
of an invading soldiery by the slaugeter of
unarmed citizens, orders of banishment against
peaceful farmers engaged in the cultivation of
the soil, are some of the means used by our
ruthless invaders to enforce the submission of
a fres people to foreign sway. Confiscation
hills of a character so atrocious as to ensure,
if executed, the utter ruin of the entire popu
lation of these States, arc passed by their Con
gress end approved by their Executive The
moneyed obligations of the Confederate Gov
ernment are forged by citizens of ihe United
States, and publicly advertised for sale in
their cities with a notoriety that sufficiently
attests the knowledge of their Government,
audits complicity in the crime is further evinced
by tho fact that the soldiers of the invading
aitnita aro found supplied with large quanti
ties of these forged notes as a means of de
spoiling the country people, by fraud, out of
auch portions of their property as armed vio
lence may fail to reach. Two at least of the
Generals cf the United States are engaged,
unchecked by their Government, in exciting
servile insurrection, and in arming and train
ing slaves for warfare against thtir masters,
citizens of the- Confederacy. Another has been
found of instincts so brutal as to invite the
violence of bis soldiery against the womeis of
a captured city.
Yet, the rebuke cf civilized man has failed
to evoke from the authorities cf the United
States one mark of disapprobation of his acts;
nor is there any reason to suppose that the
conduct of Benjamin F. Butler has failed to se
cure from his government the sanclien and ap
plause with wnicL it io known to have been
greeted by public meetings and portions cf the
press of th* 5 United States. To inquiries made
of the Commander-in-Chief cf the armies of
the United States, whether the atrocious con
duct of some of their military commandants
met the sanction of that government, answer
has b:an evaded on ihe pretext that the inqui
ry was insulting : and no method remains for
the expression of these er rarities but such
retributive justice as it may be found possible
to execute.
Retaliation in kind, for many of them is im
practicable, for I nave had occasion to remark
in a former message, that under no excess of
provocation could our noble-hearted defenders
be driven io wreak vengeance cn unarmed men,
on vomer., cr on children. But stern and ex
emplary punishment can and must bo meted
out to the murderer* and felons, who, disgrac
ing the profession of arms, seek to re aka cf
public war the occasion for the commission of
the mo3t mon3trcit3 crimes
Deeply as ve regret the character of the
contest into which we are about to be forced,
we must accept it as an alternative which re
cent manifestations give u3 little hope can be
av. Lied
The exasperation f failure has aroused ihe
worst passions of our enemies ; a large portion
of their people, evon of their clergymen now
engage in urging an excited populace tc the
extreme of ferocity; and nothing remains but
to vindicate our rights and to maintain our
existence by employing against our foe every
energy and every resource at cur disposal.
I append for your information a copy of the
papers exhibiting the action of the Govern
ment up to the present time, tor the repression
of the outrages committed on our people Oth
er measures now in progress willbs submitted
hereafter.
In inviting your attention to the legislation
which the necessities of our condition require,
those connected with rhe prosecution of the
war command almost undivided attention
The acts passed at your last session intend
ed to secure the public defense by general en
rollment and to render uniform the rules gov
erning troop? in the service, have led tc Borne
unexpected criticism that is much to be re
gretted.
The efficiency of ihe law has been thus
somewhat impaired, though it is not believed
that in any of the States the popular mind has
withheld Us sanction from either the necessitv
or propriety of your legislation. It is only
by harmonious as well as zealous action that e
government as new as our.-, ushered into exis
tence on the very eve of a great war, and un
provided With the material necessary for con
ducting hostilities on so ve ; t a scale’, can ful-
ful its duties. Upon you, who are fully in
formed of the acts and purposes of the’gov
ernment, and thoroughly imbued with the
feeling and sentiments of the people, must re
liance be placed to secure this great object.
You can best devise the means torcstablishing
that entire co-operation cf the State and Con
federate Governments which is essential to the
well being of both at all times, but which i?
now indispensable tc their verv existence-
And it any legislation shall seen to you ap
propriate for adjusting differences cf opinion,
it will be my pleasure as well as dutv to co
operate in any measure that may be'devised
for reconciling a jus: care for the public de
fence with a proper deference for the met
scrupulous susceptibilities of the State au
thorities.
The report.cf the Secretary of the Tr usu
ry 'hid exhibit in detail the operations of that
department. It will be seen with satisfaction
that the credit cf the Government securities
for Treasury Notes ha; been so marked that
legislation is recommended to authorize
an increase in the issue of Treasury Notes,
which the public service seems to require.—
No grave inconvenience need be apprehended
from this increased issue, R3 the provision of
law by which these notes are convertible into
eight per cent bonds, forms an efficient and
permanent safeguard against any serious de
preciation of The currency. lour attention
is also invite! to the means proposed by the
Secretary for facilitating the preparation of
these not€3, and for guarding them against
fergerv. It is due to our people to state that
no manufacture of counterfeit notes exists
within cur limits, and that they are import?-
all from the Northern States
The report of the Secretary of v\ar, which
is submitted, contains numerous suggestiona
for the legislation, deemed desirable in erder
to aid to the efficiency of the service-. I
vite your favorable consideration especially to
those recommendations which are intended, to
secure the proper execution of the Conscript
Law- and the consolidation cf companies, bat
talior.; sr. i regiments, when so reduced
strength as tc impair the uniformity cf organ
ization which i3 necessary in the army, while
an undue burthen i9 imposed on the Treasury
The necessity for some legislation for ccniroll
inc; military transportation on the railroads
and improving their defective condition, fer
ees itself upon the attention of the Govern
ment, anu I trust that you will to able to do
vise satisfactory measures for attaining tbi:
purpose The legislation on the subject of
general officers involves the service in some
difficulties which arG pointed out by the Score
tary, and for which the remedy suggested b
him scc-ms appropriate.
In connection with this subject", I am c
opinion that prudence dictates somo provision
for the increase of the army, in the event of
emergencies not now anticipated. The very
large'increase of forces recently called int
the field by the President of the United State3
may render it necessary hereafter to extend
the provisions of the Conscript Law so as to
ombracs persons between the age3 of 35 and
45 years. The vigor and efficiency of our
present forces, their condition, and the skill
and ability which distinguish their leaders,
inspire the belief that nc further enrollment
will be necessary,but a wise foresight requires
that if a necessity should be suddenly devel
oped during the recess cf Congress, requiring
increased forces for cur defence, means should
exist for calling such forces into the field
without awaiting the re-assembling, of the
Legislative Department of the Government
In the election and appointment of officers
for the Provisional Army, it was to be antici
pated that mistakes would be made and in
competent officers cf all grades introduced in
to the service. In the absence of experience,
and with no reliable guide for selection, Exec
utive appointments a3 well as elections have
been sometimes unfortunate. The good of the
service, the interests of our country, require
that some mean: bs devised for withdrawing
the commission of officers whe are incompe
tent for the duties required by tho position,
and I trust that you will find means fer re
lieving the army of such officers by some mode
more prompt and less wounding to their sen
sibility than judgment of a Court Martial.
Yfitnin a recent period we have effected tho
object so long desired of an arrangement for
the exchange of prisoners, which is now being
executed by delivery at the points agreed up-
up, and which will, It is hoped, speedily re
store our brave and unfortunate countrymen
to their places in the ranks of the army, from
which by the for tunes of war they have for
time been separated The details cf this ar
rangement will be communicated tc yon in a
special report when further progress has been
made in their execution
Of other particulars concerning ttie opera
tions of the War Department, you will fce in
formed by the Secretary in his report and the
accompanying documents
The report of the Secretary of the Isavy
embraces a statement of the operations and
present condition of thio branch of the public
service, both afloat and ashore : the construc
tion and equipment of armed vessels at home
and abroad, the manufacture of ordnance and
ordnance 3tcres; the establishment of work
shops and the development of our resources
of ecu’, ar 1 iron Feme legislation seems es
eentitoi i ,i securing craws for vessels The
difficult*? now experienced on this point_ are
fully ? rate din the Secretary’s report, and l in-
vitf’ you attention to providing a remedy.
* tie rep rt of the i ostmaster General dis
closes the mban Aisments which resulted in
the postal service from the occupation by the
enemy of the Mississippi River and portions
of the Territory of the different States. The
measures taken by the department for reiiev
ing these embarrassments, as far as practica
ble, are detailed in the report. It is a subject
of congratulation, that, during the ten months
which ended on the 31st March* last, the ex
penses of the department were largely de
creased, whilst its revenue was augmented, as
compared with a corresponding period ending
cn the 30th June, I860, when the postal serv
ice of these States was conducted under the
authority delegated to the United States.—
Sufficient time has not yet elapsed to deter
mine whether the measure:, heretofore devised
by Congress, will accomplish the end of bring
ing the expenditures of the Department within
the limit of its own revenues by the first of
March next, as required by the Constitution.
I am happy to inform you, that in spite both
cf blandishments and threats used in profu
sion by the agents of the government of the
United States, the Indian nations within the
Confederacy, have remained firm in their loy
alty and steadfast in the observance of their
treaty engagements with this government —
Nor has their fidelity been ahaken by the fact
that owing to the vacancies in some cf the of
fices of Agents and superintendents, delay has
occurred in the payments of the annuities and
allowances to which they are entitled. 1 would
advise some provision authorizing payments to
be made by other officers in the absence of
those especially charged bylaw with this duty.
We have never-ceasing cause to to grateful
for the favor with which God has protected our
infant Confederacy And it become us rever
ently to return cur thanks and humbly to ask
of his bounteousness that wisdom whicn is
needful for the performance of the high trusts
with which we are charged.
-JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Richmond, August 15th, 1862.
From the BichmoaJ Dispatch, l?th lost
Retaliation—Highly Intereitln*
pondence Between Oen. Lee and lien.
Hnllecb.
The Baltimore A«c* Sheet of the 11th con
tains the highly interesting correspondence
I am instructed by the President of the Con
federate States to repeat the inquiry relative
to the cases of Mumford and Oiren, and to
ask whether the statements in relation to the
action of Gens. Hunter, Phelps and Fitch are
admitted to be true, and whether the conddct
(read in the Confederate Congress vestery) be- of these Generals is sanctioned by their gov-
tween General Lee, on the part of the part ot | ernmen t
the Confederate States, and General Halleck,
Dtdiy Confederacy $2 por quarter.
ihe legislation cf the last session piovidedfor
, “ e Furchaae of supplies with the bends of the
^ Government, but the preference of the peoule
* O-PJ" tt? XeK-sgs ftca th; Rictacsi Snsz:i~:r.—
Tee Richmond £ai& the VTiln ingtgil, Columbia.
Cfcarksten &nd Augusta papers, have trig date the third
tustc-ad of the ir.irtj-f.rt. of Alarot. Ihe £nqnirtr ia con
sidered the Government organ, and is. therefore, we pre
sume, acre likely to be correct In every partt—lar —F-a
CcXTEP. '
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cur
•team Engine lor Sale.
Ws will 3ell the Steam Engine now used bv
us to run our press. It is in good condition and
the best working erder, and its operation can
be seen at cur office. We arc under the
cessity of purchasing a larger one to dc
work.
ah«utd t»ny printing eaikhiisLuiant wist to
purchase an engine and press, we can refer
such to a go d press that can fce bought.
ADAIR & SMITH.
Confederacy Office. Atlanta. Georgia
aug.20-tf. 6
on the parr of the United States
HTjo’bs Department or Vieginia, (
July 21, 1862. j
1 da Gen G. B. AIcCleHan,
Commanding Army of the r-
Gknebax : It has come to my knowledge
that many of our citizens, eng&gedjin peaceful
avocations, have been arrested and imprisoned
because they refused to take the oath of alle
giance to the United States, while others, by
hard and harsh treatment, have bec-n compell
ed to take an oath not to bear arms against
that government _
I kave learned that about one hundred ui the
latter class have recently been released fiom
Fortress Monroe. This government refuses to
admit the right of the authorities of the United
States to arrest our citizen; and extort from
render military ser-
I am further directed by his Excellency the
President to give notice that, in the event of
not receiving a reply to these inquiries within
fifteen days from the delivery of this letter, it
will be assumed that the alleged facts are true,
and are sanctioned by the government of the
United States In such event on that govern
ment will rest the responsibility of the retri
bution or retaliatory measures which shall be
adopted to put an end to the merciless atroci
ties which now characterize the war against
the Confederate States
I am, most respectfully, your ob’t serv’t,
[Signed] R : E. LEE,
General Commanding
Tc the General Commanding
U. 8. Army, Washington, D. C :
General—In obedience to the order of fits
excellency the President ot the Confederate
States, I nave the honor to make to you the
them their parole not t
vies tc their country, under-the penalty of in (
curring punishment in case they fall into the following communication ,
hands of your forces. I am directed by the On the 22d July last a cartel for a general
Secretary of War to inform you tfiat such oaths | exchange of prisoners of war was signed be
' - J between Major General D. H. Hill, In behalf
will not be regarded as obligatory, and persons
who take them will fce required to render mili
tary service. Should your government treat
the rendition cf such service by these persons
as a breach of parole, and punish it accord
ingly, this government will resort to retalia
tory measures as the only mean3 of compel
ling the observance of the rules of civilized
warfare.
I have the honor tc tc very respectfully,
your obedient servant
(Signed) E. £ LEE,
General Commandiuk'
ilikADCiuAtlTERS AnHT UNhED oTATtG,
Washington, August 13, I8C-2
> Major General Geo. B. McClellan.
Commanding Army of the Potomac:
General—I have just received from the Ad
jutant General's office your letter of July 30,
enclosing a letter from Gen. Ft E. Lee, of Ju
ly 21.
The letters cf Gen. Dix and Maj. Moore will
furnish you with the proper information for a
reply to Gen. Lea’s complaints in regard to
the treatment of prisoners at Fortress Monro
The government of the United States has nev
er authorized any extortion of oaths ofallegi-
giancc or military paroles, and has forbidden
any measures to be resorted to lending to that
end.
Instead of extorting oath; of allegiance
and parole, it has refused the applications of
several thousand prisoners to be permitted to
take them and return tc their homes in the
rebel States.
At the same time ifcic government claims
and will exercise the right tc arrest, imprison
or place beyond its military lines any persons
suspected of giving aid and information to its
enemies, or of any other treasonable act, and
if persons so arrested voluntarily take the oath
cf allegiance, or give their military parole,
and afterwards violate their plighted faith,
they will fce punished according tc the laws
and usa.ea of war. You will assure General
Lee that no unseemly threats of retaliation on
his part will deter this government from exer
cising its lawful rights over both persons and
property, of whatever name or character.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
[Signed]
h. w hallece;,
General-in-Chief United States Army
Hx vdqrAETEF.3 Assy U. S. 5
Washington, Aug. 7, 1802.
Tc Gen, R Lee, Commanding, fc.
General—Your letter of July 6, was receiv
ed at the Adjutant General’s office on the 14th,
but supposing ficm its endorsement that it ra ;
quired no further reply, it was filed without
being shown to the President or Secretary of
War I learn tc-day, for the first time, that
said letter had been received, and hasten to
repiy-
No authentic znlcmmiicn has been received
in relation to the execution of either John
Owen or Mumford, but measures will be im
mediately taken tc ascertain the facts of those
alleged executions, of which you will be duly
informed
I need hardly assure you, general, that
far as the United States authorities are con
cerned this contest will be carried on in strict
accordance with the laws and usages of mod
ern warfare, and that all excesses will be duly
punished.
In regard to the burning of bridges within
our lines by persons in disguise as peaceful
citizens, I refer you to my letter cf the 22d of
January last to Gen. Price. I think you will
find tLe views there expressed ai not materi
ally differing from those stated in your letter.
In regard to retaliation by taking the lives of
innocent persons, I knew of no modern au
thority which justifies ii, except in the ex
trema case of a war with any uncivilized foe
which has himself established such a barbar
ous rule. The United States will never coun
tenance such a barbarous proceeding unless
forced to do so by tho barborous conduct of
an enemy who first applies 3ueh a rule to our
citizen;.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
[Signed] H, W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chi;f C. S. Army.
of the Confederate States, and Major General
John A. Dix, in behaif of the United States
By the terms of the cartel it is stipulated
that ail prisoners of war hereafter taken 3hali
fce discharged cn parole till exchanged
Scarcely had that cartel been signed when
the military authorities of the United 3tates
commenced a practice changing the whole
character of the war. from such as becomes
civilized nations into a campaign of indiscrim
inate robbery and murder.
The General Order issued by the Secretary
of War cf the United States, in the city of
Washington, on the very day the cartel wa3
signed in Y irginia, directs the military com
manders of the United States to take the pri
vate property of our people for the conveni
ence and use cf their armies without compen
sation .
The general order issued by Major General
Pope on the 22d day qf July, the day after
signing cf the cartel, directs the murder of
our peaceful citizens as spies, if feund quietly
tilling the farms in hia rear, even outside of
his lines; and one of hi3 Brigadier Generals,
Steinwshr, has seized upon innocent and peace
ful inhabitant* to be held a3 hostages, to the
end that they may be murdered in cold blood,
if any of his soldiers is killed by some un
known persons whom he designates as “ bush
whackers.”
"We find ourself es driven by our enemies by
steady progress towards a practice which we
abhor, and which we are vainly struggling tc
avoid Under these circumstances this gov
ernment has issued the accompanying general
order, which I am directed by the President
to transmit to you, recognizing Major General
Pope and his commissioned officers tc be in the
position which they have chosen for themselves,
that of robbers and murderers, and net that of
public enemies, entitled, if captured, to be
treated as prisoners of war.
The President also instructs me to inform
you that we renounce our right of retaliation
cn ihe innocent, and will continue to treat the
private enlisted soldiers of General Fcpe’s ar
my as prisoners of war: but if, alter notice
to your government that we confine repressive
measures tc the punishment cf commissioned
officers who are willing participants in those
crimes, the savage practice threatened in the
order alluded to be persisted in, we shall be
reluctantly forced to the last resort cf accept
ing the war on the terms chosen by cur ene
mies, until the voice of an outraged humanity
shall compel a respect for the recognized usages
of war
While the President considers that the facts
referred to would justify a refusal on our part
to execute the cartel by which we have agreed
to liberate an excess of prisoners of war in
our hands, a sacred regard for plighted faith,
which shrinks from the semblance of breaking
a promise, precludes a resort to such an ex
tremity ; nor is it his desire to extend to any
other forces of the United States the punish
ment merited by General Pope and such com-
misioned officers as choose to participate in the
execution of his infamous order.
I have the honor tc be ; very re;peotiuily
your obedient servant,
(Signed) R E LEE,
General Commanding
til ijOUU'iSTERS CF I Hi AbXT, |
Washington, August 9, 1862 /
Gen. Pi. E, Lee, Commanding., Spc.
General : Your two communication; cf tha
2d inst., with enclosures, are received A; these
papers are couched in language exccediogly
insultingto the Government of the United States
I must respectfully decline io receive them —
They are returned herewith
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
tSigned) H. W. HALLECK,
General-in Chief U. 3. Army.
A.C. WYLY&CO.,
Commission Merchants
At tr.etr- Old Stand,
Corner Peach Tree and Walton Streets
ATLANTA, (LEQRGiA.
Will give pr.iiapi amt personal attention v.
the pure ha? e i>r sale of all kinds ot
GOODS, \\ARae
M E RC Han DIG t
GRO.Ot.KlEa
PRO YISIONc.
REAL tHTA.T'U
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UNEQUALLED
SHtfE BLACKING,
which is believed tc ts the cheapest article, of any descrip
tion, macu&cturcd In the Sooth It is put up in wood
boxes—tin being held at prohibition rates—which arc neat,
substantial, ana impervious, and are in size equal to ilk
son’s medium
Every ingredient of >xa> Biacaicg is produced in th s
South, and alt engaged In its prspa^t>ti. .u are natives of tho
same, it u therefore essentially different float any in esc,
besides, it will “ go ftirthcP’ tfibn Ckli/ / id flea ftcai acid
and still sasceptihie of an easy ami beautiful palish, im
parling scftusss and cctikquctit durability to the loath.;
i B fflENDRfiX
wnitoLui stts-t. ---i JLa flora Hitchcii,
Atlanta, Georgia
si b —At! „,iu:a mu;i be accompanied with the cash.
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Valuable Land For Sale
Ha undersigned having need of money, offers ftr sale
the following unimproved Bets af Band:
412, 7th Dial, Clinch, at . ,, $£0i
114, iSth do Talbot, ZSC
iU5, lith do Marion, 2G&
id l idj 128, 25th Dist, 8d Sec Cherokee, new Gordon, 4n
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New Advertisements*
HEALqc AKiERS Aztlo x OF TxiE (< C. S , ’
Near Richmond, August 2, i-362.
Tc the General Commanding ihe Army of i.h?
United States, Washington:
Gexeral ; On the 29th of June ust I was
instructed by the Secretary of War tc inquire
of Major General McClellan as to the truth of
alleged murders coirmitted on our citizens by
officers of the United States army. The cases
of Wm. B Mumford, reported to have bean
murdered at New Orleans, by order of Major
General B. F. Butler, and Colonel Jown Owen,
reported to have been murdered in Missouri,
by order of Major General Pope, were those
referred to. I had the honor to be informed
by Major General McClellan that he had re-
terred these inquiries to his government for a
reply. No answer has as yet been received.
The President of the Confederate States has
ince been credibly informed that numerous
other officers of the army of the United States
within in the Confederacy have been guilty cf
felonies and capital offences which are punish
able by all laws, human and divine. I am di
rected by him to bring to your notice a few of
those best authenticated. Newspapers receiv
ed from the United States announce as a fact
that Major Gen. Hunter ha; armed slaves for
the murder of their masters, and has thus done
all in his power to Inaugurate a servile war,
which is more than that of the savage, inas
much as it superadds other horrors to the in
discriminate slaughter of all ages, sexes and
conditions.
Brigadier Gen. Phelps is reported to have
initiated in 2isw Orleans the example 3et bv
Maj. Gen. Hunter on the coast of South Caro
lina Brig. Gen G. N. Fitch is stated in the
same journals to have murdered in coil blood
two peaceful ziiizens, because cue of his men,
while invading cur country, was killed by
some unknzwn person while defending his
house.
FOLK COUNT'S' lASB FOR SALK,
L CFxER for sals tbs foliowieg Baads ia Polk coustv.6a.
Ctao tarm of 4T0 acres—120 cleared—comfortable' Lg
dwelling; negro cabins, out-boases, and fine Bpring water
Ax*5, a farm cf 24u acres, with indifferent cabins and 30
Teg cleared; a well, bnt ns running water.
^ Also, a woll-sitnated and desirable residence in Cedar
Town-
Confsieraic money acceptable i donv wist to move tar
.,. H- FIELDER
ug.4-st Cedar Town, Georgia.
3t, 32, 10th do
*0, 6th do
343, 27 th do
223,27th do
2-14, 10th do
i52, 5th do
isv, 9(h do
•io 91,10th do
215,27th do
2d do
2d d- ,
2d dc
3 d d-
2d do
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2d do
2d do
3d do
do
do
do
do
do
do
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do
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Fannin.. 335
Gilmer.. 150
do .. 160
Whitfield £00
Pickens 200
Towns.. 2£0
611mar. 230
do .. EOC
Gordon.. 200
, i ..hole, amounting to 3,12c aores can be had fcr
tsooG. Titles t v all as-a clear aad iodioparable, and will
bo warranted,.
The following arc also off.rod.
-■ 132,157, 25th District, S-a »s,cuon Gordon, at*45*
o.l, 11th do 4th do Dt*de r ...'.,„ l' u
227,26th do 2d do Murray,.... 150
640,13th, do 1st do Forsyth,... 40
tto3, £5. 27th i_ od io Catoosa,SCO
144,20th d„ lias i is, 200
145, 4th do Coffee, 200
263, 8th do Dooiy, i.„ jog
lea whole 2,uoi acres can be had for $L2fio. Titles tc
all Hie ulo&r »uj IntriaputoHic, &nd ttIII h& wQfnuxted.
Persons desiring to purchase can apply to ms at cisrr-
nan, or to J T Meador, Stone Mountain.
anglG lm* _ . j. T. X)ES7
LOOK OUT FOR THE NEGRO,
$20 REWARD.
i wII.L pv the above reward .« the vappure and deliv
ery to me of the negro man 60S. who rap away on
6 20th inflant. GUS came from near fchattanooea, Tenn
some two weeks ago, and is aiming to go back ’
. The. Conductors. Engineers and Guard on the Was tern &
Atlantic Railroad, and persons living on the R„ad will
please look out.
GUS is five feet eight inches high, weighs one hundred
and fifty pounds: l^ani Bis head slightly to ona side and
down, as if his neck were stiff; has recently had a tons
felon on erne fore finger: cruft talk plain; speaks in mix
ture of negro tregne and Spanish. If caught in any other
county, pat him ia In Jail, or s»nd tint tome by express.
JOIDf H RICE,
Atlanta, Georgia.
#100 REWARD.
OTRAYED OR ciOBEN, from my plaatatipn r«gy Cor
ky tersville, Eartow county- Georgia, on the 1st Instant,
a large deep BAY HGR8E and SORREL MARE. The
Horae baa no pa* ticular maxkg prcBaiceace, further
than that he is over medium stoo, deep bay, nine years old
in good working order"; no scan other iewti that caused by
buggy harness; moves poorly under tho saddle, with a
careless, slow walk, rough trot, with no other gait. The
Mare is medium siae^, deep sorra five yean old, tu good
order, moves well under the saddle, with a swift walk or
Pac« ; she has a large ugly scar on her left side and ia dis
eased slightly with the uisfen^per I will liberally reward
any one who will deliver them to me at my plantation j or
if Btolen, and the thief apprehended, the shore reward will
be cheerfully paid,
aug&-2w T. GOLDSMITH
Special Order Nv
r pRAVEBEftS gain
headquarters,
CxjATIXJfoOSX, Azscsj 1,186S.
acgaZ-tt
A Rare Chance.
DESIRABLE USD HEAR ATI OTA FOR SALE
3RE3, tbreo miles from Fasssuwcr Dcr-1 4C -f
rhich ars cleared. * '
8S5 acres. 3X miles from Passenger Depot. 110 chared,
b alance in woods. App ly to
A. w. it ijuT 4 vO .
ang21-it Com n Mfycfranta. Atlanta, Georgia.
ATTENTION ;
YA T AMTED—One hundred and twenty-five (12c) KR-
f T CRCIT3, to ha organised as an Infantry Company
xcr permanent guard duty at Atlanta. The Company will
remain permanently at Atlanta, and will in no event he
ordered out of the State. Parties wishing to b« near
hems should Join at once. Congress will soon ax tend the
age of liability to conicriction to 46, and your chance will
' Marietta, Georgia.
be lost Address ms at
aug22-lw
lOHN B. nARuEn-
TK* DOLLARS REWARD,
S TRATED, from the subsnriher, on or about the 12th if
August, a BAT HORSE, about four Tears old. Had
*hen he left thr ee old shoes; has small white spots on
™*, . ^ 1 *D1 fitv* the above reward for his delivery tc
me In Atlanta.
ang22-lw* THOMAS EIRE.
■ AVEBERS going riorin „r South will not be pennit-
-A bou to visit the lines of this Army, except on busi-
nese No person will fce permitted to come within the lines
on visits of pleasure, to either citizens or soldiers. Citizens
wishing to trade within the Unas heretofore mentioned-
will call at the P revest Marshal’s and obtain the necessa
ry perufft. 6xo Manet,
augi-lm Brig. Gen. Cbsupaoding-
STEAM MILL.—PLANTATION —WHICH DO YOU
WAHT ?
' I bee In Bartow county, Jeergio, contains
-A- '•s acres—4s ca* and hickory laadt—ISO acres cleared.
The Mill I3 on Oooea river, in Floyd county. Georgia, is
In good order. Timber Is plentiful and convenient.
For ftUl particulars apply to
B. 5- TOMLIN,
ongS-Sm* Etogstac, Ga.
NOTICE TO OOXSI6HERI,
QIPING to the high price of labor and demand for stcr-
.... j breaking <ff rope# on Cotton
tha. may occur from lying la the warehouse. Mr. K. Tay
lor is authorized to transact ail business cuousctod with
the warehouse-.
aug5-lm
W. P. CHISOLM.
WASTED TO BOW,
5,000 ca3b
■ugAt-lm . j. JkThoLSRGQK. Atlanta, Ga.