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TliursUH) Mumtnt;, .lan. “21 Ist l.
The Money and the Cause.
The proportion, sometime# tuuocia
teil, that shuuid our financial system
fail entirely. Confederate mouey become
worthless, and the “ Government” repn i
diate ber public debt, that tlie failure
of our cause would necessarily follow,
scents too absurd to den.and leioUlnQ.
The State organisations w .uld still re
main intact ; the credit Os the Slates
would at ill be good; new liutmoial eys
terns would be predicated upon sounder
principles of 'political economy, and all
the resources now in llie country and at
the disposal of the Government at llicb
mond would he ottra still, and at the
disposal of the Stale Governments. Ua
like the Yankoss, we are not lighting for
empire; we seek not to build for our*
selves a Tower of Uabel—a great, grand,
centralised republic, inseparable in ils
parts, that we may hare *‘a name sod u
place on the earth,” and that we may
by human wisdom aud power reverse
the laws of the Great Eternal. We seek
and will be satislted with such an -ac-
knowledgment of the doctrine of Local
Sovereignty as will secure to us the ex
ercise of she right of self government,
but with nothing less.
It may, for aught we know to the con
trary, be the purpose of the Most High to
make the passions ami conflicting perso
nal interests of men, the menus of esta
blishing on this coutincnt as many din
tinct nationalities as the obi Union mini
bered Stales: and that Washington and
Itichmond, Lincoln and Davis, must iu
time yield to an inexorable law of I’ro
vidsnee, which has heretofore made
divisions, dispersions, ami confusion ol
tongues incident to the great plan of
civilizing and Christianizing the world.
If the old Union had served its purpose
—lived out it# finis —anil was, therefore,
doomed to destruction in order to open
up new avenues for the tide of civiliza
tion and the general diffusion of know
lodge, it is not. probable that it will be
succeeded by another, similar to the Gref
in all iuaterTal respects and held togulher
by a written instrument which is merely
a literal transcript of that which failed
to hold the first together. We should
keep steadily iu view the original purpose
of the revolution, and not allow ourselves
to become too thoroughly wedded to the
theory— Union as ooutradistiuguishod
from the great principle of Local or
Elate Sovereignty. Wc for one have
never feared such a contingency ns sub- |
jugation to, or extermination by, the i
Yankee race, aud for the reason that i
the federal Union, having served its
purpose in completing the political or
ganizations and developing flie material
resources of the .States, is now doomed,
like the grout and powerful governments
of former ages, to decay, in order to the
further development of the thirty-one
sovereign powers formerly composing it.
slur revolution has a parallel in the his
tory of the republics of the east-rn
world which we might do well to note,
when wc feel the symptoms of despomt
eucy.
SIOK A.NI) WoPNlmn G rot: ..IANS IS
TcENiagEE.—VVe fiuil in (he Columbia
Guardian the foil offing list of sick nml
ff minded Georgians of Lougsl reel's corps,
captured iu Loudon, Tenu , who wt-io at
ihe corps infirmary on ihe 8d of Decem
ber i
Wounded—J 1) Sunders, co G. Cobb's
Legion, finger, left at Cluillunuogti J
Vs Abner, 00. G, iffib, arm, at do; J W
Fowler, co. E, 7th, leg, ai do; C W
Whittle, co. K, lilt cavalry, thigh, ui do;
W M Hedgepath, co. I), Ist cavalry, fool,
at do; J McLean, co. A, 18. b, (high, at
do ; W F Slallen, co. F, 7th, ihigh, at do;
11 B Jordan, 00. It, 24th, rheumatism, at
do; A L llraeb, co. 1), 18th, nurse, at
do; R J Maun, 00. A, Silt, leg, at do ;
D A Davis, 00. G, I Silt, recovered and
sent to Knoxville; L Lane, co. B, lltb,
hand, sent to do; T A Barnet, co. G. 4ih
cavalry, side, sent to do : J Norihington,
co. B, 48lh, nurse, left at Loudon.
An Arrival. —The nieamer" Ansiin, !
from a foreign port, got aground about
4 o’clock, a. in., Saturday, ill the Sna.-i j
Channel, andwastiredon by the block ad- '
ing squadron. The Dick Keys put a body
of aeidiera from Fort Morgan on board *
to prevent boar*iing. and proceed lo
lighten her by taking off a quantity of
freight, ehc got afloat and brought in
side, with no injury but one of her wheel
arms being shot away and a star made
just forward of the port wheel, near I fie
water line, by a fragmeut of shell. She
came up to the oily yesterday about sun
down.
The Austin is an irou vessel, formerly
belonging to the New Orleans and Gal
veston lines. At the time of the capture
of-New Orleans, she was run up Led
River, and after wards g»t to r«« through
Berwick’s Bay. ller cargo is tor the
Government,«nd consi.is Jr pork, gun
j Offder, blankeis, &c.
We see no impropriety iu statingihese
particulars, as the enemy know of ihe
steamer’s arrival. Mobile /><■uittf .Ve«-t.
11 th.
—*.
Tick Lim. —The mere lapse of years
is not life. To eal aud drink aud sleep :
to be exposed to darkness and to light :
to pace aronnd the mill of habit, ar.d
turn the wheel of wealth : to make rea
son our book-keeper, aud turn thought
iuto impieuteuis of trade—this is not
life. In all this, but » poor fraction of
the consciousness of humanity is awak
ened, aud the sanctities suli slumber
which makes it most worth while <o be.
True love, knowledge, beauty, goodno-s
and faith aloue can give vitality to the
mechanism of existence. The laugh of
mirth, which vibrates through the testa,
which freshen the dry waste within;
the music that brings childhood back :
the prayer that calls ns near: the doubt
which makes us meditate : death which
startles us with mystery ; the hardship
that forces lo struggle ; the anxiety that
ends in trust—these are the liue nour
ishments of our natural life.
♦-
laoN-CLA»s.—The foundering of the
Weehawken in a gale off Charleston
harbor is regarded as an incident of the
gravest importance here. Eighteen
months ago the writer was informed by
a prominent ‘‘Naval Contractor," who
had an important professional connec
tion with the original Monitor, that such
vessels were “altogether unseaworthy.”
Meeting him yesterday, and referring to,
the facts of the Weehawken, he replied:
“Y'es, that’s two gone, and all the rest
will follow whenever they are caught in
a heavy sea and don't have a tug to pull
them out of the waves.— IFdsA. cor. Si.
Lews Hep.
MueUitj of
An itnpronplu meeting of kb*sf
was Held at the headquarter . ..
brigade, on the 15th Inst o o i. lUwkinH
in the Chair, and , 4llt chipley Sec
retary. li e f“- '* resolutions were
adopt «and : ~ r
1. A' it>'.invention to propose can
lidateC ! 1 represent Kentucky in the
i l,ext *; rcss of the Confederate Stales,
be uel.l ui ttm headquarters of Lewis’s
heufotjUy brigade, on Wednesday, the
ti lth inst., to convene at 11 o’clock, a m.
‘2. Thar the following regulations shall 1
t govern the selection of delegates: B,ch j
; regiment or battalion shall be entitled
, to three representatives, and every bat
| tery or detached company, t j one dele
j gale each, to he elected by the commands
: which they represent. In thu event any
organization fails to select, any three
I me iu 1 1 ere of said commands rosy attend
and tie recognized ns delegates.
That the citizens of Kentucky, in
| the various cities of the South, and all
! regiments or ofher organizations which
may fail to appoint delegates to this
Convention by reason of the distance,
are requested to communicate hy letter.
4. That a Corresponding Secretary,
who khall be a member of the Conven
tion ex officio, be appointed by the Chair
! to receive these communications, nt.d
that his address shall tc published wi:h
these resolutions.
5. That tho Choir shall appoint a com
mittee of three to prepare an address
urging upon the electors of Kentucky
the importance of being fully and ably
J represented in the next Congress,
j In compliance with these resolutious,
i the Chair appointed J. Stoddard John
son, J. Warren Grigsby and XV. it. Chip
ley, a committee to prepare an address,
and Lieut. M. Moss, Corresponding Se
cre I ary. All communications must he
addressed to his care, 2d Kentucky In
finny, Lewis’s brigade, Dalton, Ga.
—A list of candidates proposed in a
meeting composed of delegalcs from
Kodgi- s atld Morgan’s commands, held
In Atlanta, was read, Slid several naiifes -
added, at the suggestion of various per- j
sons, leaving the whole list as follow.- : j
First District—W. 1!. Slachen, Doctor j
John Johnson.
| Second District—J. W. Crockett, John 1
D. Morris.
Third District lf. I) Read, Col. N.
M. Cefer.
Fourth District—Wash. Ewing, Gen.
Joe l.ewis, J It. Darrick.
Fifth District—J. 8. Chrisman, Col. J.
XV. Grigsby, Lieut. Col. Napier, Judge
liowles.
i Sixth District—The. 1. Burnett, Phil,
i Thompson, Colonel J. C. Wickliife, Col.
j Phil. Lee.
| Seventh District—H. XV. Bruce, Judge
1 Joyce, 11. F. Simrull, Charlie F. John
son.
I Eighth District —Gen. 11. Marshall,
I Dr. Scott, John A. Williams.
Ninth District—E. M. llrucc, J. D.
I Heckett, M. Langhorne, Joe Desha.
I Tenih District—J. XV. Moore, Lieut.
I Col. Tom Johnson, Col. A. J. May, XVm. j
j Daruuby.
Eleventh District—lt. Breckinridge,
I Col IVm. I*. C. Breckinridge, Gen. XVm.
! 0. Preston, Maj. Bradley, T. W. Bullock,
Judge T. Monroe, Col. J. E. Butler.
Twelfth District—l. M. Elliott, J.
Newcum.
There being no further business, flic
meeting adjourned.
Mon.it. CoißAUß—Sidney Smith, in
his w ork on moral philosophy,, speaks in
this wise of what men lose for want of
a litllo moral courage, or independence
of mind : “A great deal of tulent is lost
in the world for Ihc want of a little conr
age. Every day sends lo their grave a
! number of obscure men, who have only
! remained in obscurity beonuse iheir tim
i uliiy Ims prevented them from making
i n In si effort, and who, if they could have
I been induced to begin, would in all
| probability have gone great lengihs in
ihe ekfeer of fame. The fact is, ibai to
jdo anything in this world worth doing,
. we must not stand back shivering, and
1 thinking of the cold and the danger, but
| jump in and scramble through ns well
las we can. It will not do tn be perpot
i unity calculating tasks and adjusting
nice chances; it did very well before
I ihe flood, where a man could consult
his friends upon an intended publication
1 for a hundred and fifty years, and then
: live to see its success afterwards; but
it present, a man waits and doubts and
hesitates anil consults his brother, and
his uncle, and particular friends, till
! one tine day he finds that ho is sixty j
( years of age: that he has lost so much
time in consulting his first cousin ami i
particular friends, that he has no more
lime to follow their advice.”
Tub Ui uofKvN Conobkss.—The Paris
Nation, commenting on England’s course
iu regard io tlie proposed Congress, says:
England must not imagine that tier
refusal will render the Emperor’s Schento
abortive Wo think that without Eng
land it will be much mole successful.
Wc do uut admit that because forsooth
England does not condescend to meet
the general wishes of Europe, the adhe
sion of Russia, Prussia, fcxwsdeu, Spain,
Denmark, Turkey, Italy. Greece, Portu
gal, Belgium, and the Porte, should he
considered null and void. The sove
reign- who share the same views have
now mustered ; they ave tho most nume
rous, and thevofovo the strongest. Lot
the others co nut themselves and see (heir
weakness. U through Iheir ill will, the
peace ol Europe is disturbed, the people
will know wild whom the responsibility
| will test.
The Pa. rio proposes to ignore England
i altogether, ihe Opiniono accuses Eug
land of jealousy and chagrin at the
considerable role which Franco has piay
| ed, aud says that one day England »
| selfish policy may bring trouble in its
! train,
Smooiuxq Mi bosk —A most shocking
’ murder was committed at Altoona, a
-ti.all village ou the Wester* and Atlantic
Railroad, forty miles north of this oily,
on Saturday night last.
Early in the night sume unknown per
-1 son or persons appeared in front of Mr.
Hampton’s residence and made the usual
; call of "halloa!’’ when Mr. Hampton
j and his son both appeared at the door,
when five or six slioiswere fired at them,
, killing the ol l gentleman instantly and
raortatly wounding his son, who lingered
| (ill Sunday night aud died. "
Who the perpetrators of this ygly „nj
’ cowardly crijfie are is yet unknown, but
i n.-rgetic efforts are being made to ferret
them out, and we trust the guilty parties
may be arrested and brought to justice.
—.4 flan fa Ccnfeilerncy.
The Loudon Times states that a Mr.
Superveilie, a Frtnchmau by birth, for
merly an advocate in the soulhvtf France,
hut for the last, seventeen years a res:-
I dent of Texas, “had arrived in Paris in
the character of special envoy from the
fiufcderat* .States lie is said to have
a mission to notify the French Govern,
ment ot the recognition, by the Confed
erate Slates, of the Empire of Mexico,
and, also, to try to persuade Napoleon
to recognize the South in return.” The
; Times further states that Superveiile
t “got away from Motamoras in a French
ship of war, which the admiral sent him
| to go to Vera Cruz, when he embarked
l iu the French steamer Florida for St.
| Nazaive.”
fcMttt h *hn
A»v fcpeafc to my miacJ, my
l>}fctnh ?y injr Ik it t, beaten to my soul,
*li<l nil i|£ rest to in/ ear*.
Tue trial of Mr*. Pall * T j/0 Allan,
charged with carrying on a
sJrre*p<iMieiice of the tntmU* of ffce
Confederacy, has hern j>ostp#Be<l for (be
owing to the iichlffSf of wft
of Fenns/Nnnia, proposes to
continue the war Hinil the RthAi* act*
comjuerfrd into lore for the foil* nniT
h .lig.. .. -
Good men arc human suns: they
brighten an»l warm whenever they pass.
Fools corfut them mad, till death wrench
es opeu foolish eyes ; they are not
sung hy poet* when they die ; but the
hearts they heal and iheir own are iboir
rich reward on earth, aud (heir place is
high in heaven.
Fifty four officers, ruugiug from Major
to (lieutenant*, hare lately been ilis
ndierd Iron* the A ruikee army of the
Cumberland, for ull grades of otfenees,
cowardice and driuikeunes*, disloyalty,
&c.
Candid truths, like candied fruit, ore
all the belter for having the stones pick
ed out of them.
Two C. S captains were arrested in
I W ktehingtou last wc< k as deserters,
i ;“Xhe generality of people judge of us
i by our repuiaiiou or fortune. ’*
i( wfll he recollected that, some weeks
; mgo, a Georgia cavalryman, Daniel
! liright, of the Twenty-second Georgia,
whs hanged hy the Yankees as a guer
rilla A captured Ohio negro lias bfeli
hung from me same beam by our troops.
The t’ontederaie Tax collected in Geo
gia timing (he past four months amenta fa
to $6,010,047 20.
A juvenile Koh i-noor diamond, Weigh
ing 14 carats, has been imported hy a
N V. House. Its reported value is
$22,000.
The City Council of Petersburg, Va.,
have appropriated $D) # 0Ot) to Gic relief
of the poor and soldiers’ fajrnfiled.
The Houston Telegraph says the sugar
crop of Texas promises this season to
yield heavily and to be of superior qual
ity.
The Richmond Examiner is assured
that Secretary Seddon has not resigned,
nor does he intend so doing.
At a Marshal's sale in Louisville on
Monday, a woman aged forty years, was
sold for four hundred dollars, and a man
twenty-one years of age for live hundred
dollars.
(’on r.re is the tax a man pays for being
eminent.
Inequality is one of nature’s laws. The
mountains and the valleys proclaim it
Uis'wrjuen on the firmament of heaven.
It is felt in the social system, anil over
will he felt, iu spite of the dreams of the
enthusiast, or the effort sos the reformer.
Tut; Mortality is the Yankee Aii
mils. —The first number of the Confede
rate .Stares Medical and Surgical Journal
has been published in Richmond. Ifs
typography is excellent ; its matter evi
dently of great interest to the profession,
and tlio whole appearance of the publi
cation most creditable. The present
number contains an instructive article,
exhibiting, in appropriate tables, the
mortality in the enemy’s armies.
It appears from the statistics that she
general mortality of the armies of the
United States during the first year of the
war was 07 b per thousand of mean
strength, including with deaths from
disease those from Wounds and injuries.
The mortality from disease alone was
50.4 per thousand ; that from wounds
aud injuries of every kind 17.2 per
thousaud.
In contrast with these results, it may
be stated that the average annual mor
tality from disease alone, in tho United
States army, during eighteen years of
peace, was 24 per thousand, in the
United States army, during the Mexican
war. 109 8 per thousand. Iu the British
army, during the Crimean war, 282 per
thousand.
’fun 2n U. S. Uav.-w.kv —l’ho officers
of this famous regiment iu tho old serv
ice were :
Colonel, Albert Sidney lohrfsioti; L*.
Colonel, Robert E. Lee; Majors, Wm. J.
Hardee, and the Yankee General. George
H. Thomas. Among the Captains were
Earl Van Dorn, Edmond Kirby Smith,
Nathan G. Evans, aud the Yankee Gen
eral, Stoneiflan: while John li. Hood
was a lirsl, and Filzhttgli Lee a second,
Lieutenant.
Tit k Lion and this Uußsk.— At the
court of the lion was a noble horse, who
had long and faithfully served his king ;
and his master prized and loved tits
faithful -etvant as he deserved. This
was distasteful to the crowd of inferior
courtiers, and the fox undertook to
undermine the trusty servant aud rob
hint of hia monarch’s favor. But his
insinuations were nobly and wise!y r rout
by the kibg of beasts. “I need no
stronger proof of the worth of my* good
hots.- than that lie has siioli a vile wretch
as them fur h.- enemy.” —fables of the
Ka.neru H'orlU.
jthJ“-A couple of young men of this
city, wlto were mutual friends, both be
came desperately in love with a yusing
lady, and each supposed himself abend
of the other. After discussing various
plans to settle who should have the fair
jewel, they determined to end i* by raffle,
th* successful winner mail# haste to
aoqijatnt his latly love with Ills exceed
ing Wool luck, but imagine liis aetouish
tneat when site informed bint that she
had h.tig,since determined not to have
either ot them. —JUacuH Con/.
I Wamuxu tub Haiii—The beauty and
! permanency us Ihe hair are best pronio
| .ed by t he strictest cleanliness. * * *
Some writers turougly disapprove of
even wetting the hair, and mutter up
we know not how many evil consequen
ces likely to follow the practice. This,
f however, is a ridiculous prejudice ; no
j possible injury, but ou tlie contrary
| much good, will result from ablution of
j the bead. It is even a mistaken idea
1 into which many have fallen that there
is danger of catching cold from this
practice, unless the greatest care be ob
served to prevent exposure subsequently
to the open air. No such fear need be
entertained —especially when the prac
tice o; wa-hiag the ha:r has been com
menced at.d coiisian'ly observed from
early life.
M Ar.tgo, in bts late voyage around
tlie world, remarks that tlie South Sea
Islanders, who hare fine long hair, with
; r. betui' iftd silky gloss, promote its beatt
ty by frequently washing it.
*.
Sthamfrs fob th* Block vnr. — Last
we,k. three Clyde steamers were rep'ori
ed as -old for the purpose of being em
ployed os blockade ruuner- These were
the Caledonia, well known on the Stran
raer station, but lately running between
Glasgow and liothsay, for which she had
been fitted with ttew boilers and feath
ering deals, and now sails well-, the
saloon steamer lona, the finest finished
and swiftest steamer’on th« Clyde, built
this year for Messrs. D. Hutchinson 5c
Co.'s West Highland line, which plied
during the summer on the Glasgow and
Ardrishaigroute : and the saloon steamer
Fairy, another of Messrs Iltt'chinson &
Co.’s West Highland line, which plied
from Oban round Staffs and lona. The
price obtained for the lona was .£20,000 j
sterling. —Edinburg Seolehman.
tl'-IJEARSHa JKSfter icf
Report* ofAfce Press Association.
?? “ Mr.
Ki tet—i a* cinjtt, to a. i..f CuitgrHM io tt,» J»ar
Httt. by J St. Mia.iiu, in tb« Clerk’, o®c. of
the rflafrlet Court of tlie Confederate Mauu lnr
tlic Noitli'-ru District of Georgia.
4|.. jBL_. Vs ■ - =..
Cuaulkum, Jau. 19.—The bomfiarJ
mrnt of Ihe citj- is falling off gradually;
128 nhofg flrtfl fWTrt half past five Mon
day a*i.TW>e|»J to half past five this
eVchillg. Avery "high wind has pre-
all day. (TnTy three'raouitora
sfcirti dut aiilc. The still
busy «u Gregg, and hauling ammuni
tion.
I’ascagotla, Miss,, Jan. 20. — The en
emy’s reveille, and also it'-repeated dis
eharge of inn-kntry, in the direct< nos
the W!'!<t end of Horn Island, was U J
here this morning.
Two gunboat.-*, off Petit Bois IslauJ,
are in sight.
On the 18th, a fore and aft schooner,
supposed to be a Blockade runner, was
seen heating up the sound from the east
ward. Offing to 'he violence of the wind
she came to anchor under lee orßouud
Island, when a gunhoat boarded and took
her in tow, steering westwaid.
Several discharges of heavy ordnance
in a fcouiliweslcrly direction, was also
heffftf.
•f The rumored ianding-bf troops at
Pe!M lli4rt«n was without foundation
Kii'nuo.vn, Jan. 20.—Many of the 8
years volunteers whose terms of service
expire next Spring, are re-enlisting for
the war. A telegram from Dalton, tos
•lay, states that tho ctilcers and soldiers
of Bate's brigade have unanimously
adopted a resolution agreeing to enlist
for the war, and declaring that they will
never lay down arms until their homes
are rescued from the enemy, and the
.Southern Confederacy permanently es
tablished among the nation- of the earth.
An official dispatch from Longstreet
reports that Major G. W. Day, with 100
men, attacked IyOO Yankees at Big
Spring, near Tazewell, yesterday, and
killed and wounded six, captured three
lieutenants, 84 privates, tiO or 70 horses,
00 stand of arms, six wagons, and one
ambulance.
llusstxLNiLtß, Jan. 19.—There is but
liulc doubt that, the enemy intended by
bis late demonstration to force General
Longstreet out of Tennessee by occupy
ing all die country capable of sustaining
an army, in which he totally failed, in
consequence of Ihe promptness with
which he was met by our troops, which
he was evidcnily unprepared for, as has
been shown by his rapid retreat. They
arc supposed to have withdrawn from
Strawberry Plains, and the county, with
the exception of the vicinity of Knox
ville, will be once more freed from their
presence. The loss on cither side is
small. The B'eds removed 75 wounded
from Daudridge. The enemy is retreat
ing towards Knoxville rapidly, and is
closely pursued by our cavalry.
Lieut. Col. Bln key, of the cavalry, was
wounded; Col. Clarke, of Hampton’s Le
gion, was killed.
Lieut. Fouchc, A. D. C. lo Gen. Q. T.
Anderson, was badly wounded.
Corn Nina, January 20th. — An im
mense oontlagration of cotton on lots
near the Charleston depot, occurred yes
terday. Nearly 8,000 bales were burnt.
The Government loss is 800. The whole
loss is i < minted at iwo millions. Sup
pose*! to bo the work of an incendiary.
Rich MORE, Jan. 20. —Tn the House
this morning the Seualc bill fixing the
time for tho next Congress came up aud
elicited considerable debate, and was
. hat ply contested at every step.
The announcement of fche judiciary
committee to strike out May and insert*
April, was adopted. Yeas 04, nays 40.
The hiil was tbeu put ou passage and
agreed to. YeaxSU; nays 25. Before
perfecting its title, a motion was made
io recon:,idet ,on which a debate ensued.
One very earnest speech was made
against me passage of the bill. Before
taking a vote on tue motion lo reconsid
er, a motion was made to go into secret
session, which was adopted. Yeas 30;
nays 21. So the matter is not quiet yet,
though disposed of in tho House. The
warmest Iriends of Ihe administration
are oifposod to the bill, or the early
meeting of the next Congress.
In the Senate, Sommers, from Ihe
military committee, reported a resolu
tion that the Secretary of tho Treasury
inform tue Senate the aggregate amount
of the debt of the Confederate States on
the. first of .January, 18G4, specifying
ihe'unlouiit of fuudded debt, all certifi
cates. Interest bearing, and non-interest
bearing notes, and notes below the de-.
nomination of five dollars. Adopted.
Utils were introduced to organize
bodies of nteu to capture and destroy
the enemy’s property by laud aud sea,
nml offer compensations lor the same;
and to li t .-lie the office of ensign in the
army. Both were returned to the mili
tary committee.
A resolution was adopted asking the
FresideiU to inform the Senate what
time (lie chief collector of the war tax
•or Louisiana was appointed, and when
aud in what part of the State he enter
ed upon his duties.
Character. —Men are to beesiituaied,
as Johnson says, by the mass of charac
ter. A block of tin may have a grain
of silver, but sail it is tin ; and a block
of silver may have au alloy of tin. but
still it is silver. Tlie mass of Elijah's
■ character was excellence, yet he was
not without alloy. The mass of John’s
character was base, vet he had a portion
of zeal widen was directed by God's
great ends. Bad men are made the same
use of as scaffolds : ties are employed as
means to erect n building, aud then are
taken down and destroyed.
The Attorney General of North Caro
lina. in respouse to the request of Gov.
Yauce, lias given the opinion that no
property of which the State is sole or
joim owner, in whatever form it may
appear, whether managed by its own
a; point meats, or agents of corporations,
is taxable under Ihe Confederate Revenue
Law, of April 24iU. 1803. He is of the
opinion that if such power exists it was
not intended to be exercised.
Gen. B was a member of Congress
from a nameless State He deemed him
self a being of importance—as great as
Napoleou Buonaparte, if not greater.—
The general once courted a lady, and
she refused him. “My God, Madam!”
he exclaimed, “if you won’t have Gen.
B . who on earth will you have
hoc Ah tNTELLIUEKCI
Change In Bates, j
Iu consequence of the continued *4 van. e in pi i&e
of material end labor ‘ ur
bitiiintfM, we are coi»l*Ued, to «• < ore <>urs«.*!vwi
epiirjgt locw, to again advance our prices, winch
will, until further notlce,l>©*H follow*:
Dailt pas er for 3 months P* 00
i* *• M 1 month....-
Wkpilf u ** months.. fi On
•• . “ “ j “ 300
Fipg'e c0;.i44
# THOMAS GILBERT A GO.,
JAS. VV H AKKEN 4» GO.,
THOMAS RAGLAND.
January Ist, ISO 4
Memorandum Books.
A lot of Memorandum Book*, nearly
ruled, for «»le at Ihe SUN OFFICE.
Notice!
I't-rsoiiS wUhing tevend ffi#lr fiien*l» iu my
coiiipany Clothing can •!<< so hy leaving their pack*
»£♦*• ui * Colmnhns Facft.i jr office.”
B it FONTAINE, Cap!.
Jaii2l 10tp4 Cos. ‘•I,” 3d Ga. Cav.
Notice I
HEADQUARTERS POST. \
ColuiubHH. a a., Jan 19, ISG4.(
OK\ V R A L ORDER3, No. 4^
Until further orders, Capt. JOHN S. SMITH,
I'. A. C 6., in announced as Acting Annuitant In*
Bp«' tor General at this Po-.t.
Ho will be obeyed and rci»pect«d accordingly.
By or tier of
COL. ROBERTSON,
CA>mm»vnling.
CitA*. Woojy, A A. G. 'j
fnofi tr
Xew Advertisements.
See the advertisement of J. H. Daniel
dc Cos., who are olosiug out their large
stock of goods. Novr is the time to
purchase goods, as it it will be seen they
will soon close their establishment.
Messrs. Ellis, Livingston & Cos., will
sell to-day at 11 o’clock, at their nucljou
store, jewelry*, carpets, salt, syrup, |o
bacco, sugar, carriages, harness, country
jeans, homespun, etc. Head their ad
vertisements under the head of auction
sales.
Wm. C. Dawson will hire on the 22d
inst., at Villula, Ala., 12 or 15 good ne
groes.
Pierce & Johnson, of Montgomery,
Ala., offer for sale, engines, boilers and
one shaft.
The attention of (he tax payers of
llussell county, is called to the notice o 4
the Assessor and Collector of that
county.
A dwelling house in a pleasant, part
of the city is offered for rent.
Capt. J. S. Smith, has been appointed
Acting Assistant Inspector General of
this post. See orders elsewhere.
Rosette, Lawhon & Cos. offer«fhe high
est price for a first rate tanner.
An excellent opportunity is offered to
those who have negroes to hire by ap
plying to Williams & Cos. They offer a
liberal price for good hands.
‘•The last chance” to volunteer in one
of the most desirable branches of the
service is offered by Capt. T. J. Key.
Uabuh Sales.—ReseUe, Lawhon A Cos.
will sell on Friday next, at auction, a
large lot of Ready-made clothing, salt,
rice, snuff, silver goblets, window shades,
a large lot of china, granite and glass
ware.
Foe Chattahoochke. —The steamer
CCJIEE, Stapler master, will leave for
Chattahoochee and intermediate land
ings, Friday morning at 9 o’clock.
Conceut at Temperance Hall. —Th*
ladies ot' Columbus intend giving an
exhibition at an early day in Temper
ance Hall. It is under the patronage
and guidance of the first of our Colum
bus ladies. The proceeds will bo devo
ted to procuring blankets, and other
necessaries, fordestitute soldiers. Prof.
Chase has kindly volunteered his servi
ces. A rare musical treat may be ex
pected ; so. let the house be crowded.
Their advertisement may be found in
another column.
Personal.
We notice that Con. Henning, who has
won distinction on many a bloody field,
is in town He is one of the few noble
men ivflo have illustrated, by actions,
their love of country and independence.
Winning his promotion by deeds, and not.
by favor, in every battle he has shown
that West Point is not an absolute essen
tial to the formation of a dashing and
skillful officer. Eminent, as a lawyer
and politician, fresh laurels have been
wreathed around his brow as a daring
and accomplished military leader. He
has been unable to get bis brigade or
dered to Georgia, to recruit. Colonel
Hodges, now commanding the General's
old regiment, is also here. We remem
ber hitu as Lieutenant of the Columbus
Guards, ever ready to sharo every priva
tion of his men, and always acting the
accomplished gentleman and soldier.
He, too, has gained promotion by his
own exertions, and is recognized as
among the most intelligent and skillful
of our loaders, as many a well fought field
attests.
What and Where is It ?— “ls ycr got
| any cow sauce?” asked a little nig. en
tering a drug storg yesterday. “Got
j any what,” asked the druggist, in won
! der, “Got auy cow sauce, missus told
nte to ax, if yer had any.” Glanber salts,
Epsom salts, and salts of every other
class were named, but no use. Nig
! stuck to his “cow sauce,” and nothin
else was gwine to do missus. If any
body will tell us where the article can
he procured, we ll have its price in our
next market report.
At'crtou I’ciOES. The following
prices were obtained at the auction sales
yesterday by llosettc, Lawhon & Cos.:
1 Negro boy, 16 years old, $6500;
j 1 Negro man, 61 ye-ars old, 54075; 1
! Negro girl, l‘.i years old, $3250; 1 Ne
gro girl, 12 years old, $3100; 1 Negro
woman, 33 years old, and child, $2300;
mules and horses, from $240 to $1175 ;
1 pair horses. $2400; 40 acres land,
one mile from Girard, $2500: Cow peas
from $5.00 to $5.75 per bushel; Salt
28e. per lb: a lot of damaged corn in
two bushel sacks $3.00 per sack.
A Distinction with a Difference.—
Everyone has heard of far-seeing men,
though few have seen a specimen, as
they arc as scarce as tadpoles on a sandy j
plain. Well, a friend at our asks, I
if a man is far-seeing, ought he not to !
be sei-l'aring also ?
Gentlemen from Richmond, state that
the currency bill, held most in favor by
Congressmen, provides for a general
funding in four cent, bonds, and a tax
of five per cent.
IfotiM.
lnuDQCAttMm? ropT <w columbus i
January 7,1M1. >
In purjnanaa’of Oniar* from Ut«mbjiMrt4*r* B»-
parUuvnt South Carolina. Georgia ami Fbtrfcfta.
the uiiAarnigned l»er« L*jr a*nuine« comm m.i -4 th*
Poet of Columbus.
Capt. fl N KNIGHT having b* «*u ;i*»i<iufcl lu
duty *• Provost M«reli*t. fill -
porte will bo n»a«le lo I hut i|oic«r.
j w itonrwTvov,
Jaoß ts C‘ l ComJ’g P—f.
By Ellis,
ON I IHKf DAV. J iUUAi v aut. it .'•clock,
.... Wilt Kelt iu lldii .of our Stoll-:
2 Zinc UKLSSKL3 CAUI’KT',
&u u’lu SALT;
*, hi Is FlorU i SYRUP;
15 Ib xps TOBAOOj;
b Bizis SUGAR;
5 Oases Smoking Tohaeoo;
•j soob!e Carriages »n<l Uumess;
•> D üble
2 bugx£o‘s;
- B«ugte Wagons;
U Gourit Kiig'ish Lelitir Pap**’ :
*• iivi-lopfz*, Sptzons, Kith tn a uil Fork**:
Dinner Places, Pilchers:
('ouiiuy J*au». llxneepuu;
Trunks Ac, Ac.
ALSO,
pine Lot of Jewelry, &c.
j:iu2u! ttla
TEMPERANCE HALL!
AN ENTERTMNMENT
M ill bo given, tlie i.roceoJi of which will be sp
plicd,to the purchase of Blankets ami Socks for
our brave dt*fenders, ami
Prof. CIIABE
Has kindly volunterrml his services ou this oc
cash'Ti, aidc<l by tho most able Vocal and Instru
ment a! performers iu our city.
I’rogrummc s .
1. MUSIC.
*2 been lit the commencement of the War—Pro
puriffg f**r the Soldier's departure.
3 l uritig -tho War—Distributing Socks and
Rlrbsi* irt
4. A Comic Delineation of tho State of Society
After iLo War.
5 MUSIC.
0. Comic Song.
AN INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTES.
1. A'rs, with Variations.
2. MUSIC.
U. I.e-»p Year Party.
4. MUgIG.
PANTOMIME CHARADES:
6. An Evening Party of Young Girls Interrupt
ed by the Intru-i m of Yankee Officers.
6. Prison Scene, Ladies Incarcerated by order
of Gen. “Bombastik Eurioso." aud Unex
pected Deliverance by ‘‘Gen. Morgan.”
A Confederate Flag will be anfurM, which
the young ladies have just finished making, when
the following Lines will be repeated :
■ Unfurl to tho breeze, je proud flag nf the brave,
Which we Southern g rls defiantly wave;
Tho' trampled on now. wo must struggle and bear
The yoke of th* Northman we never will wear j
Our boys fighting f-r iu, thoir c. untrv aud fame.
Stakes aU, bat the freedom no tyrant can
police will be given of tho evening *
entertainment.
iaiil’l d‘2t
S3P3S3CIA2J NOTICE
OF
i. H. DANIEL & CO.
THE undersign* 1, being about to leave for the
army, will offer their stock of goods for sale,
for a pew dais only,
For ttit. benelit of those who desire to av.iil thern
telvtg „f ihe opportunity to purcliMe,alter wtiich
theii rstaUishnuut to ill bt cluscit.
Their stock consists in part ol the following de
sirable goods:
Gray Clotlns, Cassimercs and Satineta,
Factory and Home-made Jeana,
fancy Cassimerea and Veslinga,
Alpacas, Bleaebcd Long Clolh, Linens,
White and Black Flax Thread,
Spool Cotton,
Coat, Rants and Vest Butltons.
Military Buttons and Laoes.
Gents’ White Linen bosom Shirts, U’u
dershirts, Silk aud Linen Pocket Hand
kerchiefs, Collars, Half hose and Trim
mings of various kinds.
ALSO,
A small stock of Iteady-made Clo
thing, for Men and \ outlie.
HU PERSONS INDEBTED
To us. by note or account, are notified that du
ring such time ve are ready to receipt for all
claims due us. after which they they wiit be found
in the hands of our Attorneys for collection.
Parties who desire to save themselves from tho
calls of onr Agents, Would do well to come up and
settle without delay.
J. 11. mNIEL & CO.,
123 Broad Street.
Columbus. <ii.. Jan. 21,1564 d3t
Last Chance to Volunteer in the
SIEGE ARTILLERY,
Station'd on tht Chattahoochee Huer !
A FEW more 11 KCRUJTS will bo received into
OiRt.T J lie.'. Pbinpany of Arlillerj,
stationed on the Chat tali ooc bee river. Persons
becoming liable to conscription by the late uct of
Congress will bo received into my Company by
making early application to me, at Faleui, Ala.,
»»r Lt Wm A* Farley, of Chattahoochee, county,
G*. This is a v cry pleasant arm of tho service, in
a delightful country, and quite accessible to home
to tho»e living in the river counties.
Application must be made between this and the
25th imst., as we will leave for our command on
that dvr.
All absentees of this command
are hereby to meet me at Colum
bus, Ga , at the above specified time,
prepared to rejoin their company, other
wise they will be published r\s deserters.
T. J. KEY, Capr.
jtuPil tfeba
PUYIM6 CARPS.
Best London Linen Cards,
At O R STANFORD & CO’S
J*n2l At __
WRAPPING PAPER.
\ SMALL quantity f.r sale. Don’t everybudy
a! speak at mice.
DOCK ISLAND PAPER MILL*.
j mil Gt
Florida Farm for Sale. .
I OFFER for sale a settlement ~f Lan 1 coitfaFn
iug 1,000 acre#, o miles uorthwc.t from Green-,
wood, Jackson, county, Fla, 600 acres clear* l. un
der good fence, nud in a line mat© of cultivation,
lt has a Dwelling, ginliouse, and the: - ueeotsary
buildings. It is situated in a good ne *;hborlio<»d,
and convenient to various churches ahd school*.
1 have raided on the place 8 3 ears, aLd la* lie re it
to be as healthy as any place in the Confederacy.
Having another fa m in this c»na?y sufficient
forony I ciu give possession immediate!/ if
desired.
FOr further applv so
D C DAWKINS.
jan'Jl d*m Maiiaoua, Fla.
Wanted to Hire.
Negro MEN to Dray in the city. A libo>
U ral price will be puii. bv calling uu \V II Wil
liams at Mobile A Guard Railroad,
jandl ls WILLIAMS A C \
Russell uouiu) War Tax!
BEING proVhSeutiaUy prevented from attend
ing to our previous appoint men fs, we will
attend at the times and place# specified bplow,
for the purpi-ae of as*essiH7 and collecting the
Confederate Tax ou cattle. Registering for A. D.
1564. collecting quarterly returns, income tax,
tax on salaries, tax in ttiie. Ac., Ac. :
At Whitten's Shop. Monday, January, 25th, Is4>4:
AtOiraid i ue*ai iv. " 26 ih, 1564;
At Silver Kuu~.... Wednesday. ” 27th. 1So4;
At Hurtville Thursday, 58ih,lStit;
At Girard Friday. “ »th.lBU4:
W G WILLIAMS.
Collector.
J A DODSON.
Assessor, ;>6th Dist. Ala.
January 21. ISM dlOt
For Kent.
ADWKLLINO HOUSE in » plnuamt part us
th. cit, . given itDDtedult^ly.
Annlv t 1 Mrs. R BENNETT.
* or A O BLACK MAH, Sr.
jan23 and ? .tpd
For Rent.
A HOUSE containing four good rooms and kitch
en with two .rooms: good garden attached;
situated near Camp Montgomery.
Terms, rent in advanc«.
Apply at BULLOCK k RATCUFFK’S
* f »,>* ‘a.
- -*
By Bosotte, Pawhon St po.
W K will sell on rtIIDAV, J.uu.r, XU.
front of eur Auctloii,riM*ui, at 10}£ o’rlte!,
« Fine SILVER GOBLETS;
8 Fig’d Worsted WINDOW »HADE*
i ,1,21 hi.
By Rosette, Lawhon St 00.
SALT, RICE AM SNUFF
AT AUOTIOIW ’
WV. will sell on FKIDAY, Jannery 22d «,
topjo’ct.a-k, In front of our Auctiunroom'
5 Casks Carolina Coast SALT,.
10 bbls ‘‘ . , •*
10 Tierces RICE;
In Kegs SNUFF.
JajlZltds
By Rosette, Lawhon Ac Cos.
READY-MADECLOTHING,
AT AUCTION !
\t ' * w *ff .etl*bn FRIPAY, Januarj ZtJ
• X(> 'A o’clock, In front of our Store,
1 r.ot of READY-MADE CLOTIJING
consisting in part as follows:
Boys’ Cassimere aud Jeans COATS,
” “ *• Cloth JACKETS,
“ “ - “ “ PANTS,
Men's Cassimere and Silk VESTB,
Boy’s “ ** << n
jau2l bis
We want to Hire
A FIRST RATE TANNER,
i'Olt WHICH
The Highest Price will be Paid.
Bosstte, Lawhon & C0j»..2l
j»..2l dlf
By Rosette, Lawhon St Cos.
CHINA, GRANITE i GLASS
WA.PIE !
\ITTK hill Nelluu FRIDA.Y, i2J day of Juttnary,
• Y i u front of our Anction room, at o’clock,
CHINA DINNER PLATES,
“ SOUP
“ Breakfast “
“ CREAM POTS,
” CAKE PLATES,
“ SPOON BOXVLS,
“ PICKLE STANDS,
*■ and Granite DISHES,
Water Pitchers,
FINGER BOWCS,
Sauce Pans and Sugar Bowls,
Jelly Bowls, Bake Dishes,
CHINA CUPS and SAUCERS,
V. INK GLASSES, assorted tdzos,
Goblets, Glass Mugs,
PRESERVE DISHES,
Fine Large BRUSSELS CARPET,
2 Fine RUGS.
junlT tds
By Rosette, Lawhon & Co*.
FARM FOITSALE 1
Xfkf 16 ««ll,ou WEDNESDAY, January 27th,
f * 19)4 o’clock, hi front of our Auction room,
390 Acres of Jjand,
In ftusnull county, Ala., 12 miles north went of
Columbus, mile* from Columbus k 0 K K, l&o
acres well timbered; good DWELLING with four
rooms, Negro Cabins, and one of. the best fipnug*
ttf water iu East Eaat Alabama. The Applo aud
Poach Orchard cannot be excelled for hue Fruit .
For particulars apply to
ALEX. SHOT WELL,
FRED. WILHELM, or
j*» 15 td KOSETTE, LAWHON k CO,
jfjiarlt' not sold at private sale, will l>»
told on WEDNESDAY, ihe 27th inst.
By Rosette, Lawhon & Cos.
WE will sill on WEDNESDAY, Jknnsyy 20th,
at o'clock, iu front of our Auction room,
230 acres Land at Auction I
230 Acres of Land l
On the premise* is a good framed llouxe with 5
rooms, kitchen, c m crib*, other outbuildings;
fcood fcpriug convenient to bouse; 60 aero* cl<m«d
balance woodland, heavily timbered, oak aud hick
ory ; 12 mile* north of .Columbus, 1 mile from Wit
coochee Valley, and 6 mile* from Dover : mills con
venient. jau 11 tds
By Quin & Gray.
V hj ILL be sold in,front of our Auction room, ou
7 # FKID AY, 21st inst*, at 11 o’clock,
A Likely NEGRO WOMAN, (and her CHILD, 7
years old.) a No. 1 Cook, ‘Washer and Irouer.
Also an excellent WORK HOUSE.
j iu2o td*
For Rent-
T IIK n* w HOUSE, in Marianna. Fla-.sifnate <»u
1 tho high ground, in the rear of the Episcopal
Church, hn l formerly occupied by Judge Wynns.
It has the necesenry outbuildings, good Well and
Spr ng water and ten acres of pine woodland at
ta htd to it.
For particulars apply to
Judge BUSH, Marianm*, of
janlS eod :jtp<l HULL A DUCK, Colninbus.
For Sale.
One Set Blacksmith’s Tools,
complete, and
Two Log Chains.
Apply to PRIDGEN- Ss CO.
j-iulU 4l|.d
For Sale!
1 set Platform Scales ii Weights,
For sale. Enquire Ist door above
Union Bank,
jaatatf
For Sale.
One Tan Yanl—3k Y^ats,
AND
FIFTY ACRES LAND.
Enquire of RICIIA J.D PATTEN.
j*ulU ts
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
4 LL persons indebted to the Estate jf’ALIX-
A ANDKK 1. HOB ISON, deceased, late of Ma*
• C , county, are rcquiretF to make isnuvdiate
j»vm«rut, and tliose lmving claim* are notified to
present them, duly authouticcate l.ovithin Hie time
pi-escribod by law, to
1 AMANDA F ROBISON, Ex’x.. -
W W ROBISON, Ext.
Columbus, Ga., December 15,1863 W'6t f
320 or 640 Acres of Land for
Sale.
f OFFER (or snlrthe tract known as the M*re«i
X pla» e- about l l -.j miles from Stafou No. 5, of th*
Mobile A Girard Railroad. It contra us 320 acres'-
I>o of » kicb is in cultivation, the bahuice timi»lire<l
land. 1 here are cabin* for about 3C>aagroo«, k lu
i ou*e. stable*, Ac , two well* of good urator aud a
larg« quantity of light wood convenient to the
railroad. Tho other half of the section all heavily
timbered will be Sdld ifde*ired by the poirchas«r
Apply to Greenwood & Gray, Cclue»bus, Q* \
for terms Mr Morceron the place will ahowdtW
ai. r one wishing to see it.
D C Ffm&MAK, Jr
jnnld ts
S3O Reward.
IOST, 1-etw.fii Cutmnlms aud W,union. »•
j Biimvs nd wain plaid £Hawl, »ua
Drown Velvet Border and Fringe,
lb, tin. «r »W plvoae it »“b«
j»nl4 Jiit ygy orFli/b.
•Wanted.
mounnitw «>«n»xt . T *‘ r -*' M “ bodiß,i
! MK't t. work OU the MuDlßomar, AW F
R.mSS: Aprifl" J X APFLKK. A,'t.
,J.«lTrr ..
For Sale.
too New Osnaburgs Sacks.
FLOUR, COHN MEAL, BACON, LARD
TALLOW AND COTTON.
NO. 17 BROAD STREET,
jao2o 2tpd Colnmbo*. Ga.
Wanted.
A COMPETENT grutlemen to take rbarge of
a mixed Salary s«UTed. Board for
a Single mau. or a comfortable houae, rent free
for a married one.
Addre** LOIYTHKR.
j [»an2o Gtpd office. Columbuv uh._
For Rent.
A GOOD HOUSE with Brooms, on Broad street,
occurred at present by tbe nudersl,ned.
R X * BARDWELL, Agsnt
jaulS dtf