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SOUTHE R 1ST CONPEDIEACY
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KDITOBS AND PROPRIETORS.
B. C. SMITH. M. D..
3. H. CARDOZO
ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
FBLDAY, JANUARY '9, 1863.
URtftST DAILY •JIUf'LATIOSf Ilf THE STATE.
arises first page.-»
Signs oftbe Times,
Lincoln Las issued bis Emancipation Pro
clamation declaring the slaves of all Rebels
to bo free. We are glad -he has done this.—
Wo needed something to show our people the
real polioy of that faithless, perverso and un
principled nation and people. A few good
people with honest blood in their veins are
among that fanatic race of intolerants.—
These are calling for a cessation of hostilities
and condemning the war; but their feeble
voice is not heard above the general cry in
stigated by that same demoniac thirst for the
innocent blood of the SiTior when they with
united voice said “Crucify him l Cruolfy
him! Even that portion of them who have
condemned the policy of the Government at
every step from the first, say the Union rpust
and shall be restored, and that if we CAnnol be.
cajoled by their arts and blandishments and
fair promises (never intended to be kept) in
to a return to a hated alliance with them, we
must be whipped into it and the war must
then be carried on till the rebellion is crush
ed.
Considerable importance'^ attached to an
expectation that Governor Seymour, of New
Ycrk, will rccommcud the excision of New
England or withhold men and supplies, or
call home the troops of that Slate, unlil Lin
coln abandons his unconstitutional measures,
and prosecutes the war, solely for the resto
ration of the Union as it was, under the con
stitution as it is. He may do these things
and he may not. He may carry his point and
he may not. Our own opinion is, that we
have nothing to hope for from these dissen-
tions and aro doing ourselves great damage
by entertaining suob hopes. This war will
never end, in our judgmeui, till the North is
worn out and exhausted—till they aro thor
oughly tired out, sick and disgusted with a
fruitless war—till the dullest comprehension
is folly impressed with the truth that the
South oannot be subjugated and will not re
turn to a Union with them—that we will ail
die first j till they are unable to carry on an
other campaign, and the truth thus be forced
home to their unwilling convictions, that we
oannot be snbjngated— then, and not till then,
will they consent to acknowledge our inde
pendence and stop this war.
England did not ccnsc her war to subjugate
the colonics till sho had fought them seven
years; and rhc.would have fought them seven
years more, if sho had not become complicated
with other nations and was about to be crushed
between the upper and the nether millstones,
and was compelled by the instincts of aelf-pres-
ervatiou to acknowledge the independence of
tho colonies. The United States may possibly
become ontangled in their foreign affairs, and
find it impossible to carry on the war against us
without involving them in greater troubles, and
thus be compolled to acknowledge our indepen
dence. This may take place, we say ; but we
think it is folly for any one to expect it. Feed
not your tnney with such delusive hopes.
Again it is expected by somo that foreign
governments will interfere and pnt a stop to the
war. We hove not the slightest doubt that all
Europe desires the war to cease and is suffering
because of its existence; but we say to our
readers what we have several times said before:
that European nations will not interfere to pnt
a stop to tho war, till they can do so with impu-
nity; till their interference will not bo resented
by either party by their inability to mako such
resentment. Whctl both sides aro so exhausted
that they cannot striko back at disagreeablo for
eign dictation, then thoy will take the step oi
interference, and not before; for however much
they may deplore the war, and however much
their people may suffer by it, they arc not suf
fering as much as if they had a war on their
own hands. This they will bo sure to avoid if
possible, the same as we would avoid the dread
alternative of war with any nation, if we possi
bly could.
For ths Confederacy.
Reply of Mr. Brace.
Messrs. Editors:
I peroelve that Mr. Bruce has made a reply
to some strictures I oil ered on his speech, de
livered at tiie last session of Congress. I
propose to rejoin on three points he has made
in bis reply.
1st, The fiscal aid invoked from the Slates
to the Confederate Government.
2d, The command of the whole annual pro
duct of the mines of the prooiou3 metals by
the annual Yalue of our exports.
3d, The denial that our paper currency is
excessive and depredated.
On the first head I have advocated the as
sumption, in proportion to their ability, by
the States of a portion of the Confederate
Government debt. I am not wedded to any
form of aid. I have suggested the possibili
ty of employing the credit of the Southern
States in Europe for tho purpose* by borrow
ing money at a lower rate .of -interest and
accepting Confederate Bonds in payment
by which probably from two to three
per cent, might be saved to the latter in an-
nual^interest. But as we have said we are
not wedded to any form of aid provided the
credit is strengthened of the Confederate
Government.^ Three of the States, Virginia,
Alabama and South Carolina, are about to
guarantee a proportion of the Confederate
debt, thu showing their consciousness of the
necessity of some form of assistance. This
question of financial aid lies in a small com
pass. The States by lending their credit to
the Confederacy will save, to a certain extent
a burden of direct taxation to pay the inter
est, in part, of the debt of the Confederacy in
curred for common objects, unless we con
template repudiation. The States are all
members of the same political family. If
their common government is split into frag
ments the effect will be due as much to the
want of pecuniary aid, to sustain the public
credit, as to the want of troops to expel the
enemy from our soil and work out our deliv
erance.
In this connexion we cannot conceive by what
logical sequence Mr. Bruce has arrived at the
conclusion that the suggested aid ot the States
to the Confederate Government would lead to
tho opposition of the banks to that government,
regards their respective currencies, when
the effect, if not the purpose, of such aid is to
limit such opposition, by enabling the Confcd
crate Government to retire a portion oi its paper
currency, and thus enlarge the sphere of bank
circulation. But Mr. Bruce goes a step further
—he not only arrays the banks in imaginary
hostility to the Confederate Government, but
the States, also, simply because they hare char
tered a number of banks, for whose charters
have been paid an equivalent. This might be
urged if the States participated in the profits of
banking generally, but there are but a very
small number of the banks to which this ap
plies.
With regard to the second point made by Mr.
Bruce, that the value of our exports will equal
tho “annual production of coin in the world,
meaning, we presume, the annual quantity of
gold and silver produced lor the purposes of
coin—the conception is calculated to elicit
mirthful emotions, it the subject were not too
grave for merriment.
Mr. Bruce speaks of the "excess of our expor
tations after p-ying for all wo can possibly need
from abroad.” Now as he estimates the an.
nuai value oi our exports at between two and
three bundled millions of dollars, we would like
to know from what source the excess of which he
speass is to come. Most surely the exports can
not -o made to perform a double office, not only
paying lor all we “can possibly need from
abroad,” but “command and control the annual
production oi all the coin of the world.
On the third point, the alleged excess and
depreciation of the Confederate currency, it
is a marvel that it should be questioned. If
Mr. Bruce is not disposed to accept the usual
test of a depreciated paper currency, name
ly, the general rise in the prices of commo
dities and labor, he certainly cannot reject
the other universally accepted criterion, to
wit. the difference between the premium on
gold and the premium on foreign exchange,
deducting tho expense of sending specie from
the debtor to the creditor country. The dif
ference measures as accurately as possible
the extent of the depreciation. There being
no foreign trade, except that which is irreg-
nlar, and of conrse, little or no foreign com
mercial debt, the difference between the pre
mium on gold and that on the foreign ex
rate of interest on the Confederate States
debt from eight to three per cent, per an
num. This looks very much like partial re-
pudifttion, at least. <j.
endurance. Wo must wear out the enemy and
break him down in his resources of men and
means. Then we may calculate.on peace, and
not beioro. Therefore, 1st no dreams of armis
tice, of foreign intervention or mediation, or a
peace party at the North, deceive us and raise
up baseless expectations and hopes never to be
realised.
Our independence is to be achieved by our
strong arms and stout hearts, and our powers of. change, making the deduction named above,
gSTThe following statement may enable
the government to do justice in a case de
manding investigation. The writer is now in
this city, and is perfectly trustworthy:
Editor Knoxville Register:—Mr. J. A. Stev
enson, a very reliable Union man from Lin
coln county, Ky., informs me that after the
evacuation of Kentucky by Bragg’s army,
one William King, a brother of Harb. King,
the notorious bush-whacker who was hung
at Cumberland Ford by Bragg’s army, took
from their sick beds, near London, Ky,
nine Confederate soldiers, and hung them.
This man William - King I know to have
belonged to the Federal army, in the cap-
. acity of regimental brigade wagon-master,
and was caught and paroled by Col. Scott,
of the Confederate army, last August, in
tho town of Mt. Vernon, Ky. Why dees
not our government demand that King be
given up t He is at Crab Orchard, Ken
tucky. James H Guest. •
Release of Graves.—Rev. J. B. Graves, of
Orange county, North Carolina, who was con
fined in Richmond for publishing treasonable
and seditious sentiments relative to the war, has
been released by government orders, in conform
ity with a resolution of the North Carolina Leg
islature, seconded by a request from the Gover
nor of that State. Ths charges against him
are to be investigated by ths State authorities.
can arise from nothing but the reduced value
of the Confederate currency compared with
foreign currencies—in other words the de
gree of its depreciation.
To render this matter familiar by & simple
illustration. Let ns suppose that the im
ports and exports of a country^are equal, the
exchange would theu be at what is ealled the
real par, and let us farther suppose that the
expense of,sending speoie to Europe, or its
freight and insurance, from the higherrates
of freight daring hostilities, and the higher
rates of insurance from the risks of war,
amounted to double the nsual rates, say five
per cent., if the premium on specie is five
and that on exohangeis fifteen per cent., the
difference called the nominal exohange, being
tea per oent. would preoisely measure the de-
preotation of the currency.
It is difficult, as Mr. Bruce says, to estimate
with any approach to accuracy the quantity
of currenoy required during a period of war.
The different modes of economising the nso of
money by drafts, checks, &c, then only in lim
ited employment, and the general advance of
prices will admit of an increase in the volume
of the currency; still these ciicumstancesaro
counteracted in their influence by the great
er slowness of the circulation and the more
limited number of exchanges daring a gen
eral stagnation of business. On the whole
the evidence of excess and depreciation
too palpable to admit of denial.
Mr. Bruce declaims vehemently against
repudiation. In that we entirely concur with
him, but his expressed dislike is scarcely re
concilable with his plan of reducing the
For the Southern OcafeJtracy.
An Armistice—What will the South gain
by It?
Messrs. Editors: Muoh has been said but I
fear too little thought, upon the subjeot of
an armistice between the North and the
South. Thinking that it has become or will
shortly become a very popular subjeot to say
the least of it, I have determined, though un
asked, to offer a few thoughts upon the prob
able results of such a thing, and leave their
publication to your choice. Before giving
in our adherence to a line of policy, u be
comes us, as wise men, to consider its effects
at home and abroad. Various opinions are
entertained as to how an armistice might bo
brought about. Many supposing that for
eign nations may wield some strange influ
ence to effect it, will favor it without know
ing how or why, and equally as many have
an idea that the radicals at the North, with
Horace Greeley at their head, or the Demo
crats through popular influence and preju
dice, will forco the Cabinet at Washington
to propose a temporary peace, in erder the
more thoroughly to prosecute some plan of
their own, tho real design, in either case, be
ing a mystery and injury to us.
1 do not intond, Messrs. Editors, to inquire
which would be the most probable program
me for effecting this, (tO us muoh dreaded,)
measure, nor do I purpose to discuss the
possibility of an armistice, brought about by
any one or all of these influences combined,
but granting one to bo offered us, 1 do beg
leave to ask whether the Southern people
could consent to it, aud be true to them
selves and their best interests ? Would not
sound judgment and the national welfare
condemn it? Bearing in mind the evident
condition of our army at present; the fact
that we hold, and if possible will continue to
hold the enemy at every disadvantage on his
side—allow me to ask: what is to be gained
by a temporary cessation of hostilities, un
less we were sure that it would lead to a re
cognition of our nationality by our enemies ?
Of this we could have no possible assurance;
so far from that, I think I will show that
suoh could not, or, at least, would not, now.
be the result. Then would we gain strength
at home ? Wo are stronger now than at any
period since-tho war began, for never have
such feeling of brotherhood, in a common
and holy cause, so unanimous and deter
mined a spirit of invinoibility pervaded tho
minds and inspired the actions and efforts
of our beloved people, as at this vory time I
This assertion noeds no argument, it carries
truth with it. Viotory has perohod upon our
banners at every point. Internal dissensions
havo distracted and weakened the councils of
the enemy amongst themselves. Successive
defeats have disheartened their officers and
men, while glory, inspiration, and every no
ble feeling of man has given resolution and
fire to tho hearts of our people, power to
their endurance, vigor to their frames; and
I contend that we will never, during this war,
be stronger at home, lor many reasons, than
we are now. There are those, I am aware,
who suppose that in the time allowed us du
ring a truce, great preparations can be made,
supplies from abroad can be brought into
our ports, armaments can be constructed,
and our cause improved in the prejudices of
European courts, &c., but I think not, and I
would ask if Europe would not rather re
gard It as an acknowledgment of onr weak
ness and inability to sustain our strong po
sitions ?
I would also ask what better preparati on
we can make than suoh an efficient well or
ganised army affords—which is engaged in
successive victories over a powerful enemy
in the field ? Can an armistice improve this 1
What guns, what men of war or what sup
plies need we look for from Europe if we our
selves sign a contract that will,bind us to a
complete cessation of warlike operations such
as our unscrupulous enemies would require ?
Is it to be supposed that thoy would allow
contraband of war to enter our ports with
out limit? Never. Such a state of affairs
would cot be considered a truce by neutral
powers. ‘Worse still and far more disas-
trou 110 our o.-uso would be the loss of strength
at homo cauccu by tho ravages ot party strife
which would invariably and immediately fol
low the announcement of a six months truce
by the authorities at Richmond. Friends
who are willing to die by each other in defense
of a common cause, would become political
toeB, and envyings, baokbitings, and strife
would take the place of unity .and eoncord
bo that evil would spring up in the land,
and the North, laughing with fiendish delight
after deceiving us with a song of peace,
would take fresh courage, renew hostilities,
while toe would enter the list as a knight
just aroused from slumbering, our armor
dulled and tarnished by negleot, and onr very
pride chilledby long inaction.
Our armies in the field, though now as res
olute and determined as men can be, would
become disorganized, disencumbered and to
a considerable extent disbanded. The de
lights of home would be most prominent in
the veterans’ mind; the comforts and ease at
the social board so long lost to him would
give distaste to the camp fire, and he would
return, if at all, with drooping spirits, reluc
tant energies, despondent and perhaps easily
sickened by out door life again, and thus the
hardships and activity of a large portion of
the finest of armies would be impaired if not
altogether lost. The North meanwhile would
spare no pains to make her new levies thor
oughly drilled, and men who can now scarce
ly bo induced to stand before the terrible
volleys of our practical soldiery would be-
come perhaps their equals in endurance and
bravery. Many of our troops would never
be brought to their poBts again, but would
unite themselves to other commands; and oc
casion innumerable delays and embarrass
ments in the reorganization and recollecting
of the army at needed points.
Opportunity would be given to Abolition
emissaries to come in our midst, locate them
selves, and inoite wicked men and slaves to
deeds of robbery and domestic insurrection.
In these and other ways would we bp weak
ened at home whose strength is most required,
while abroad our cause would also suffer as
we will now proceed to demonstrate,
k In the first place: do we need to be told that
although the Northern people will do anything
and make any concession to induce us to return
to our allegiance, that they will not consent up
on any consideration to recognizo us as a sep
arate gevernment now. Neither Democrats,
Republicans, nor conservatives will teH you,
or concede for an instant that they are willing
to-see the Union destroyed. Anything but that.
Hence, theia only object in agreeing to an arm
istice, would be to strengthen themselves, hold
out new inducements tor us to' reunite with
them; form netoj combinatitns, and bind the
South closer than ever to the North; temporize
in various ways; and finally, seeing that we
are resolved upon a separation, as it is hoped wo
are at all hazards, they will only make war
upon.us with greater unanimity and vigor-
trusting to thsir perseverance to overcome us at
jast, and divide the spoils. I take it for granted
that the Southern people aro determined upon
one thing at least, to wit: Never to reconstruct
the old Union. I would foci that wo were dis
honoring the moinory and the very graves of
those who have so nobly died to_secure liberty
to us, if I were to believe for an instant that a
serious thought was entertained of reconstruc
tion. *
Such being the case, what can we gain by an
armistice whoso only object would be to con
sider some forms of reconstruction, hoping as
the Northern people surely would, to win the
support of the ignorant ana disaffect by prom
ising securities, &c., thus weakening ana des
troying our own bulwarks t Thoy would also
use every means to destroy tho favorable light
in which France and other countries regard our
struggle, by making false representations as to
the Union sentiment which thoy will pretend
prevails in our midst; to cfiect-which they will
employ lying agents and correspondents to pre
sent these falsehoods at tho point desired. The
radicals and tho conservatives in the North
would havo time to conciliate each other, insti
tute new bonds of fellowship, and make com=
mon cause together. God torbid that any man
in our fair land should advocate another Union
with such men.'
But it is said they will finally let us depart in
peace to ourselves if we cannot como to terms.
Then we contend they should do itJJrsf, not
last. Have wo not tola them that wo arc two
peoples? Are not our minds decided? If so
we are fighting for independence, not a resting
spell. We are the uppermost in the game aud
have long been ; then wo should be tho last to
tolerate an armistice dictated by them the weaker
party. Better dictate our own terms of final
settlement, as true victors and honorable men
should do. Europe will then recognizo the true
grandeur and strength of a nation battling for
principles which can never be compromised. Let
us win the prize—Independence ! which wo
have sworn to do; and then alone will it become
us to talk of peace and armistico.
Let it not be supposed, Messrs. Editors, that
I favor burdening our bravo men with unneces
sary trials. I have been a soldier too long to
advocate pleasure as connected with the loss of
dear friends and brothers caused by war. I know
it all ; have felt it all; but I believe that no
man feels more sensibly the welfare oi his coun
try for this very reason ; and wo bolieve it far
better to Sght our way through the war without
stopping for “resting spells” so that when peace
with her many blessings comes in earnest wc
may be prepared to enjoy her privileges'with
teeiings of unmixed regret, and upon terms for
which we need not blnsh.
Very truly, &c.,
BARTOW COUNTY.
New Advertisements.
Office Atlanta A West Point brcoi
AtUuta, Juuuary 0,1863. j
A DIVIDEND of Fits Dcllais per Share was this day
declare! from the earnings of the past six month.,
pay »blo to the BtcckhoHerii In Confederate NotesorBond*
JanP-St WPOBMK, Sec and Trees,
JOHN T ROWLAND,
Commission Merchant,
AND
GENERAL jV.Gt-HJN'X',
ATLANTA, - - - - GEORGIA.
S3. Office at K L Crawley k Bro’S. jan9-9t
1 nn TIERCES BICE
AVA! goo boxes Tobacco
10.000 tbs Sagar
00 s*cka Virginia Salt
00 barrels Smoking Tobacco.
Liiue, Oats, Ac., on consignment aud or
- salo by
AMOSS, LIGON & CO.,
Jan9 Ot. C»r Whitehall and Mitchell streets.
SALT.
Oft B3LS KANAWIIA SALT.on consignment anl for
•“v g i 8 by ANDERSON. ADil i 4 CO.,
Jui9-tf Commission Merchants.
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES.
Cf| BBL8. CUOIOE N. O. MOLASSES, on consignment
GG and for a >Ie by
ANDERSON, ADAIR k CO.,
Jao9.tr . Commission Merchants.
LADIES’ SH< ES
r I ■ ue undersigned bog nspeot fully to inform the La-
I dies cf .Atlanta aim vidulty. that they bare opened
their establishment tor tho manu aolure and sate of
LADIES’ SHOES.
of all kinds.
Those who are In want of anything In -heir tne, are re-
respectfally invited to call and examine their etock.
Boom on Whitehall street, over the Book-store of
Alessre. J J. Richarde A Co.'
H W. SEYMOUR k CO,
Attaota, January 9, 1863 Jan9-2m*
The Battle of Murfreesboro’.
The following memorandum was issued
to the General and staff officers at Murfrees
boro’, on the Sunday previous to the bat
tle:
1. The “line of battle” will be in front of
Murfreesboro’—half of the army, left wing,
in front of Stone’s river; right wing in rear
of river. , .
2. Polk’s corps will form left wing ; Har
dee’s corps right wing.
3. Withers’ Division will form first line
in Polk's corps; Cheatham’s the second
line. Breckinridge’s Division forms first
line in Hardee’s corps; Cleburn’s Division
the second line.
4. Me Clown’s Division to form reserve op
posite centre, on high ground, in rear of
Cheatham’s present quarters.
6. Jackson's Brigade in reserve to the
right flank to report to Lieut. Gen. Hardee.
6. The two lines to be from 800 to 1000
yards apart, according to the gtound.
7. .[Chiefs of artillery to pay special atten
tion to the posting of batteries, seeing that
they do not carelessly waste ammuni
tion.
8. : Cavalry to fall back gradually before
enemy, reporting by courier every hour-
When near our line, Wheeler will move to
the right, and Wharton to the left, to cover
and protect our flanks and report move
ments of enemy. Pegram to fall to the
rear and report to commanding General as
a reserve.
9. To-night, if the enemy has gained his
position in front ready for action, Wheeler
and Wharton, with their whole commands,
will make a night march to the right and
left* turn the enemy’s flank, gain his rear-
ahd vigorously assail his trains and rear,
guard, blocking the roads and impeding his
movements in every way, holding them
selves ready to assail his retreating forces.
10. All Quartermasters, Commissaries,
and Ordnance officers will remain at their
proper posts discharging their appropriate
duties. Supplies and baggage should bo
ready packed r for a move forward or back-,
ward, as the result of the day may require,
and the trains should be in position out <jf
danger, teamsters all present and Quarter
masters in charge.
11. Should we be compelled to retire,
Polk’s corps will move on Shelby vllle, and
Hardee’s on the Manchester pike, trains in
front, cavalry in rear.
(Signed) BRAXTON BRAGG,
‘ Gen. Commanding.
Geo. G. Garner, A. A. Gen. *
The New State Administration in New
York.—A New York letter writer, in no
ticing the remark of a Washington corres
pondent, that it was understood there that
Gov. Seymour, who goes into office on the
first of January, will allow of no more arb
itrary arrests in New York State, says:
Tne writer is perfectly correct (as I hap
pen to know) as to the arbitrary arrests.
The Governor’s message, which is now
about finished, and which will be sent into
the Legislature a week from to-morrow,
will take unequivocal ground, in that res
pect, but more immediately important than
that, perhaps, will be the declared determ
ination to permit no draft in this State un-
lesst the Federal administration recede from
its emancipation policy.
I give you this as a matter of news,
which the public generally will be inter
ested to hear. My authority for it is as re
liable as that of the Governor himself. Mr.
Seymour’s idea is, that it is not within the
strict line of his duty to his constituents,
nor to the country at large, to permit
white men to be taken from their families
here to free negroes South, and this idea,
you may rely upon it, will be worked out
in the message. He will, at the same time,
reiterate his determination to push on the
war for the suppression of the rebellion,
pledging all the resources of New York, in
men and money, if the President will but
go for the “Union as it was, and the Con
stitution as it is.”
Another writer remarks, that it is said
that Governor Seymour’s message will make
a studied and venomous attack on New
England, and, perhaps, intimate a willing
ness for her expulsion from the Union as
a necessary step to induce the South to re
turn.
A
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1,000,000 High
er market price, in carta, paid on delft-err ot the Atlanta
Machine Works. Address
GULLATT4C0,
novl2-2m Atlanta, Georgia.
A. C. WYLY & CO..
WHOLESALE
GROCERS
Commission Merchants,
At ihetr Old Stand,
Comer of Peach-Tree and Walton Sts
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
leans Bn gar, for eale by
A. 0. WYLY k OO.
Qoimnumi tnuil Ornca,*
Atlanta, Ga., January 6, 1863. [
C OMPLAINTS having been made to this Department
that the seizure of the tanneries in this State for tho
purpose of Bocnring leather to put shoes upon tho feet of
our sntf.'ring soldiers, haa, lu some cases, left tbe fami
ne. of soldiers and the poor without shoes, or the materi
al for making them, on account of the limited supply of
loatber; and it being nndeistood that Tam.ors have in
soma cates, where they have leather or shoes concealed
for sa'e ortpeculation tor high prioes, representing that
they csn,tapply none to the people ot t heir-county, be
cause all has boon seized:
Therefore, to re teve as far as possible tho wants of the
poor anu the families of soldiers, I am instroc ed by the
Q. vernor to leleas- the Tannery or leather, seized of any
person in this State, who will file bis affidavit la the office
o' the Clerk oi the Superior Cou-t ot his County, and
soiid a copy to this office, accompanied by tbe certificate
of the Oloik that it is a c- py, in which be shall swear to
the b stoi his knowicdgo, to the number or pounds of
sole leather aud the number of pounds of upper leath
er, ho has on baud, or will be able to work out
from hides now in tan, and that ho will sell said i ea her
or the shoes he may mske of it to the soldiers’ families,
and the poor of bis county, at ooe dollar and ten cents
per pound far solo loatber, and one dollar and seventy-
live cents per pound tor upper leather, and sh. & at fi ,e
dollars per pair for grown persons, and in tbe same pru-
pottion fjr children, and that he will lu good faith tusks
up ail the balance not so sold to customers In his county,
and not contracted lu good faith to the Confederate Gov
ernment prior to the 25\h day of Novemb.r Iasi, into
good heavy doubie-aoled ujoos, with two r-ws of pegs,
varying in elzoe from 1b V> Its inclusive, »;.u will deliv-r
them to tho nearest tlopA, on a railroad iu this State,
boxed for shipmont, and send the receipt of shipment to
this offleo and will accept for them Six Dollars and Dif-
ty ants por pair, then aud in Hint ov. ot all ,ho leather
belonging to snch persons wh > will mako rack affidavit,
will be immediately released irom seizure, upon the re
ceipt of such copy affidavit. In nil cases ths person ma
king such affidavit will he permitted and is hereby di-
■ ected to givo the preference to tho soldiers’ families and
the poor at tho above prices, and turuish tho Stato the
balance, as It is not the objoct of ths Stato authority,
while rying to alleviate the sufferings of the soldiers, to
produce greator suffering at homo. I hereby invoke the
aid of all good citizens of each county in iudu ing Tan
ners to conform to the above arrangements, instead of
holding back their leather ior speculation. In case any
refuse to tell to tho needy a‘. home and to the State at the
above just prices, I am uirected to refuse to releaie the
leathers'ized, hut to appropriate ft to the publio use, un
der the resolutions of «he General A s.uib y. and the
prices heietofo e published. IRa B. FOSTER,
Quartermaster General State of Georgia.
The following order hoB also already been issued which
will be observed:
STATE OF GEORGIA: ,
QtUBTZBXABiin-GENiaAL’s Office >-
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 80th, 1SCL j.
Special Order, No. 1 j J .
Agents of the Btato of Georgia, dealing with Leather
Manufacturers, must require a str:«mont from Tanners,
of amount of stock on hand. Also, amount of Btock to
be tanned on share, aud must o’aim tho Tanner’s share
for the State Leather belonging tocltizons of this State
m’ay hi released by Tanners upon the following terms,
viz:
Tanners must require an affidavit of each party, their
Agent or attorney, stating that the leather worked out
for them is needed for the present uso of their families, or
those under their Guardianship, aud not wanted for sale.
IRA B. FOSTER
Qu iriorma-tor General.
P. S. Tanners wH preserve affidavits.
SALT,
SALT,
SALT,
I AM seliin" Salt by tho single sack, for about half its
former price. Farmers uud others had better im
prove this opportunity,.before prices advance.
F if FISK.
Jan8 tf Whitehall street.
EXECUTUR’S SALK.
B Y consent of the legateos, will bo so’d on Tuesday the
14th dry of this month, between the hours of ten
and twelro o'clock. A M., City Lot No. v IOO)one hun
dred, and City Lot (188) one hundred aud thirty-six, ly-
ing^on Decatur street^near the Armory, and is now occu-
"*” ‘ ■■ ' theprep-
" * the
Jan&td
R. O. SHUMATE, Executor.
WANTED.
A LADY qualified to teach all of the English branches,
French, and Muslo on tee Fiano, with several yaars !
experie ice in teaching, desires r situation as Governess
lu somo private family. Terms made known Qo-d ref-
e once given.
Address “Inder,” Byland’s Depot, Greenville oonnty,
Va, or J W Squire, Sr., Gaston, N. C. Jan8-lm
A. 8. MEYER & SON,
Bankers and Brokers,
DEALERS lot EXCHANGE, SPECIE, Sc,
I'NCUBRENT FUNDS OF ALL KINDS BOUGHT AND
declO-lm SOLD.
LOST.
A LAROE-SIZED Russet Valise, marked “M. P. O.,”
containing notes and papers beating tbe name of
At. P. Callaway; also, clothing, knlvea, forks, sp, nun, Ac,,
were taken from tbe Atlanta Hotel on the utgbt ol the
8th Inst.
The person who returns tho Valise and e ntents, will
receive a large reward, and he asked no qneen^ns.
octlltf
VERY CHOICE LOT OF PRIME BKriWN SUGAR,
L in bags of about 100 lbs. each, for sale by
J»n6-lw A. S. MfcYKP. k SON.
A DWELLING HOUSE
w ANTED for a smalllamily. Address the subscriber at
JanO-if - w . K p ;
NOTICE.
M ORE VALUABLE SERVANTS TO HIHK. among
the number u a man who ia bath a Blacksmith a. d
a Shoemaker. Apply at once to Mrs Abbie pepe, and you
will bo well pleseed. -
MRS. A. POPE.
9S REWARD.
S TRAYED from the subscriber about two weeks since,
a < J a rt c brindle cow, eight or ten years old, with a red
calf. The above reward will be paid for any information
that will secure the cow to the owner. Apply to W. H.
DeSbong, or F. M. FISK,
jai 6-bt Whitehall street.
;fok iSALE.
{rflfi lid. Nonpareil, 800 IDs. Brevier Type, hsau lum
l)Uu cases, dash rules, advertising rules, column rune,
clioscn, Ac., in fac:, a complete ootflt for a pape! :i by -c
The materials have been used bat a short time, and every
thing is complete and in perfect order. For further per
ticulars apply to J. J. MARTIN,
ixecut estate of B. Y. Martin,
mar 30-td Columbus, Ga.
1 erWA BOXES TOBACCO FOR 8ALE BY
AjOvAJ . _ A. O WYLY A CO.
gQ TIERCES RICE FOR SALE BY ^
C OUNTRY JEANS FOB 64LH BY
A. 0. WYLY k 00.
m BARRELS TANNER’S OIL FOR SALE BY
A. C. WYLY A 00
C BAGS BIO COFFEE FOR SALE BY
A. 0. wyLY 4 00.
SACKS SALT FOR SALE BY
A. C. WYLY * iU..
jiovfi6-tf Commission Merchants, Atb* ><* At.
FIFTY OB SIXTY NEGROSS
FOR SALE AT AUCTION.
<>n Wednesday, the 14th of January, 18t>3, we will
Reli to the Highest Bidder, for 048d, at
LAKE CITY, F LA.,
B ET' 1 EEN 60 and 60 likoly Negroes, consisting of Men,
Women Bo; a, Gfris and Children. Among them
a good Seamstress and three o: four House servants.
ALSO,
At the same time and place, wo will sell eight or tea
Mules and Horses, fonr nrst rate Wagons, a complete set
of Carpenter’s Tools, and a variety of other articles.
ALSO,
We will sell, rent or lease three valuable Plantations
priTatuiy. . -J
Pweons wishing to attend the sale from a distance,^
roach Lake City by the Savannah, Albany or Gnlf]
road to Quitman, thence to Madison and Lake City.
D. O. HB tNDON,
J. It. UKHNbON.
N: B:—This sale U made for a chango of investment,
and is witho it reserve. ; - decll-tJaolO
WANTED,
AT THE
ARMORY OF COOK & BROTHER
ATHES8, GEORGIA,
dlachinists, Blacksmiths, and a few Cabinet or
Pattern Makers,
F OR all good Meo’oacics, permanent employment and
good wages, daring the war, wit! be given. They will
be detailed for service at their trades, instead of entering
the Army, the same as Government hands.
dec23 lm COOK 4 BROTHER.
itunis
,J|
30 Hogsheads Sugar,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
40 Boxes Star Candles,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL'.
Liverpool and Va. Salt,
.WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
At (dec43-tfj HDWARDY’S.
TO 8HIPPER8 OF FREIGHT.
f N consequence of the extraordinary demands mad,
D P?“. oa L ““‘d’’ for Transportation, by the Confedo
rata States Government; together with the existence of i
state of circumstances, over which we nor onr AgeLte cat
have any control,notice ie hereby given, that the Westers
AAtiantio, Macon 4 Western, and Atlanta 4Wist-Po)nt
fiailrowds Will not hexeelter receive, transport, or stor.
any freight, until further notice, (except for {foreran enti
antes* the owner, agent, or shipper, at the point of shirr
“® n *> » jRpolationor agreement, relieving tb«
Roads from all liability for loss or damage "
JOHN 8. ROWLAND,
Superintendent W. 4 A. U. R.
' ‘ I6AAO SCOTT,
President M. 4 W. B. R.
GEO. G. HULL,
... . „ Superintendent A. 4 W. P. R. R.
Atlanta, Nor. 28, Ie62. nov29-tl
New Clothing Store.
rilHS subscriber haring rooont'y located in this dtv
_s_speetfully invites attention to his large and variet
sortment of Goods in the Empire House, on W bite
oc^Pied by Dr. Cleveland as a
Goodsand Clothing Store. The stock to principally 1
riy-Made Clothing, mostly made to order, and tbe s
warranted.
My assortment comprises almost every garment nt
sary for Men, Youths and Boys, from medium to thefi
quality. A good variety of Buttons, general savortu
of McLeakin and Cashmere Hats, boys Shoes and Kc
misses and children’s Shoes; a quantity of Ughl Go,
and a variety of Trimmings for Ladies' Dresses ; a geo
assortment of Fancy or Show-Case Goods, from commoi
the finest in-the market. An early call ia solicited
*ep2tf A.C. VAIL Agee
A VALUABLE FAMILY JR£8ID£1Y( £ Full 8A
N EAR tbe Depot at Covington, Ga. The house h
rooms, 6 fire places, a good kitchen and 2 good n
houses. The lot contains 6 acres, has a good peach
apple orchard, good, asrer-fstlmg well of waterTen
necessary outbuildings. It Is about mi.iwav bet ceei
two Colleges, viz: Ms sonic Female and Emory; also
acres good terming land near by, 48 of which is wood!
which will be sold with the house and Sot if desired
farther particulars, apply to the underrigned or -j
Hyer, Covington, Georgia.
■ ROBERT i. CRAWLEY 4 BUG.,
_ Franklin Building.
jan2-tf Atlanta, Georg
COUNTRY PRODUCE WASTED.
100 B , D ?? KLS DRI£D PEELED a pplys
HO bushels Dried Peeled Peachet
S „ bDJ * i “ !U good Green Apples
10,000 pounds Tallow
100 barrels good lard
1,000 pounds good Butter
8W bushels good Wheat
600 bushels good Rye
jano-tf Whitehall street, Atlant