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• s tate of Georgia.
lift r.iHuwing lint i>f article* in largo or small
i. quatititiej;
BACON,
POKE,
MOLASSES,
SUGAR,
BEEF,
FLOUR,
CORN in SACKS,
„ RODDER in BASKS, aud
otlier articlo. of produce.
W ill pHy cash, nr exchange Factory Yarn, Os
nahuiga, Salt aud Iron, at Birch A Saldar’a old
eland, a fmv doors from Colninbue Bank;
J. 1.. WINTER,
, „ Puichaa; ng Commissary.
fidi2 dm •
Notice.
Extsaci”
lIE.\DQXTAIiTEEB POST AND DKFENCBS, i
Columbus, Oa., March 17, ISCu. J
S[ipcial Order t
N0.J.,. j
VXf. All offfc-.rs at this Post* whether iu traus
tu, ou orders or leave of absence, or ia any other
manner in the city ol Columbus over eix (C) hours
are to report to Post Headquarters, ex
hibit their papers and sign their names in the
oftcial register. It is to bo hoped that all good
officers will chtotfuily comp’y with tho above, so
Ibat tho Commandant of Post may Lo iacililaled
in preventing imposition, and in returning olli tots
to duty wlio nro improperly absent.
******
By command cf
LEON VON ZINKKN,
Col. Comd’g. Port And 1 cfences,
fe. Isidore Guillet, A. A. G.
March 28, 1805 tl‘
Parchment.
A FEW las go sheets of superior PARCHMENT
suitable tor Kettle Drums or Eutjo Heads fur
Apply at the
SUN OFFICE.
ml,da ti
Notice.
'ilio pax t north :p of D.llard, Pc well & Cos., hav
ing teen dissolved by tho death of F. W. Diilard,
al persons holding claims against said fir ii, will
present them immediately tor settlement, and
ihiwo indebted, will al once make payment to It.
Patten, A gout.
A. FRAZER,
k ii. Powell,
Surviving Partner
Columbus, Ua., March 2C, 1565 lmpd
Notice to Shippers.
fcUPERINTENDANT’S OFFICE, 1
Mnscfgeo RailruaJ Company, >
ColunibU), Gi., March 27,1865. )
This company will not 1)3 responsible for de
livery of freight at Ge neva, alter it is uuloaiol
from our cars. Pa*.tics bating freight coublg otl to
Geneva must bo at the d* pot ou the arrival of the
train, to lecoive their lVtig'it. Our Warehouse
being destroyed by fire, wo have no place to store
freLlit.
W. L. CLARK, Supt:
March 28,18G5 ts
Chang© of Schedula.
ON and after Friday, January 20th, the Trixies
on the MU&OOGFE RAILROAD will run ar
ioj low 4.
TRAIN:
l eave Coiombtxa at - ......O.liO a. in.
Arrive at Maccn at 2.50 p. n:,
Leave Macon at 8.60 a. m.
At nv« at Columbus at 3.0 G p in,
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus 6.00 a. m.
Arrive at Columbus at. <1.66 p. m
W. L CLARK, S-;p t,
January 25 1886 i» Muscogee Railrou.d.
Carriage Mules Wanted.
A NY one having a pair of CAItRIAGL] MGLjBB
to put out lor thoir feed, can find a safe am?
responsible party who will take thorn a short dis
tance in .the country lor the rest of the year.
cuii at this c-nica.
mb!7 ts
FOR EXCHANGE OR SALE!
A T the office of tho “ SOUTHERN IRON
Jt i. WORKS,” near the NEW Llill.-GE, tho foi
lcwi. g articles oi HAIiITWARE, which wo will
ox : ungo for Pork, 13 con, Laid, Corn, Wheat,
FI. nr, Fodder, or any other articles of provisions
or for Confederate Currency, viz:
RAH and lIOOP IRON ol all size3 suitable for
tacicu use.
r i GAR MILLS AND KETTLES of all sizes,
from 30 to 120 gultunp.
POTS, OVENS AND SKILLETS.
Fit Y PANS, SPIDERS AND ANDIRONS.
CLUB AND iikiOAD AXm
SHOVELS AND SPADES.
TRACK CHAINS AND PLOUGH MOULDS.
for CASTINGS and MACHINE
W ORK promptly executed
JOHN D. GRAY & CO.
J anuary 5,1865 ts pd t ap 6*>
Louisiana Bakery.
fIMIK undersigned begs leave to inform the c»ti-
I Zens of Columbus and vicinity, that lie is
now prepared to furnish BAKER’S BREAD of all
descriptions, at as liberal rates as auy similar es
tablishment in the city. Customers can bo sup
plied duiiy by calling at the LOUISIANA SA*
LOON, or at the store of DOUTIIIT & CO., old P.
°-“ D.B. CALDWELL.
fobO 2m;
Family Groceries.
e RI3H l’Oi’A'i'OJiS, PICKLED PORK, BICE,
I SYRUP, BACON, SALT, COPPEE, STAROH,
LARD, HARDEN SEEDS, CHEWING and SMO
KING 10BACU0, ALLSPICE,ONION SETTS, and
receiving daily from the Country, froi.li EGGS
and BUT I UK. .
At KAVENSCROFT & CO’S.,
91 Broad & tree t.
np2 12tpd
Educational.
A YOUNG LADY desires asitnntionsa TEACH
ER of the Eeglijb Bi'aucfire, Fiend), aud
tbo different brauch-s of Painting aud Drawing.
Rtfl'ircnces given.
Apply immediately t 1
BOX TROTS, CHNTIEME,
Montgomery, Aia.
ap2 6t
Per Sale or Bent.
j COMFORTABLE RESIDENCE in GIRARD
f\ known tbo Godwin place, with ISO acres laud
attached—loo acres open, the remainder in tho
woods. „„
nr
Wanted to Hir3-
1 er 5 Able-bodied Negroes I
GOOD WAGES GIVEN.
Apply at oar Government W. rk ;.
JOnN D GRAY A CC.
Notice.
BUOAU mills and settles.
tjte have a few SUGAR MILLS and KETTLES
VY ou hand (or saio or exchange for piOviSione.
Now is the * CO.
Janl3 ts
GRINDSTONES
For Sale by
Xj. HAIMAN & BIiOTHEB,
LUFT
ZORKOWSKI &, CO.,
(Successor to A. Zorkoweky.)
are now manufacturing a
SIII’EUUiIS ARTICLE OF SLUE,
(EQUAL TO ENGLISH)
which they offer
for SALE BY THE QUANTITY!
Address
ZORKOWSKI & CO.,
Box 300,
Columbus, G&.
mhl-tf .
Por Salo.
SEiGMNDiiM BOOKS,
AT TIIB
' SUN OFFICE. _
Kurtvillo Plantation Iron Com
pany S
, , titMEUS and others are notified ‘bk
T* Company is now ready to supply IRCh Jor
jfj .STATION PURPOSES, in enjqnant.ty
SaUoVuse wiUbo fur'-
Wished. ' Sample* may be »Uheb".
in Girard, Aia.,t)pon application to W K nroan,
For price
and terms of Aia .
or J W WALKER, Hnrtvillo.
«ap34
For Rent.
t COMFORTABLE DWELLING, sitoatel three
A and a half miles from the city, on the eaUm
Hoad, in Alabama. Ilouse contains two good
rooms, all nec-ssary ont houses, good *“*>“>
well of water on the place, and a splendid neigh
borbood. For terms apply to this office.
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Frcn tho Georgia Countryman.
Never Yield Your Title.—Tim-3 is
oue thing wlnqh «c, as a lawyer, wish
very much (o impress upon the minth of
our people. In order io impress it upon
our people, wocail the attention of our
public journalists and our leading men
to it. The idea which wo wish to impress
upon our people is, that they should nev
er yield the tide to their slaves.
It may bo that God intends to destroy
the institution of slavery. If so, we are
tho last who wou'd fight against God.
But we do not believe that God intends
to destroy it, and for that reason we beg
our people never to. yield their title to it,.
If our negroes are to be taken away from
let them ba taken by force ; but let
us never yield, our title voluntarily.
After awhile, tho war is obliged to
cease. At its end, though thousands of
slaves may have been taken away from
us, yet, without our consent, slavery it
self will not have boen abolished; and
there will remain, among us, enough wo
men and children to keep up the institu
tion. Besides this, there will be Africa,
from which enterprising Yankees will
import us numberless negroe3. And thus
we can recruit all our losses.
But suppose, in the hour of our ex
tremity, we yield the institution of
slavery to the Yankees, or the English,
or the French; IhcD, by our own act, our
title to our|slaves will be gone, never
more to bo recovered. After peace has
been secured, and our industrial enter
prise, again aroused, we shall need the
bone and sinew cf slave labor. If we,
ourselves, yield the title to our slaves,
that act can always be pleaded against, us,
aud we can never again hold slaves. But
if we will only stand firm, ali ihe nations
of the earth cannot deprive us of cur
title to our slaves. They may, as a band
of freebooters and robbers, rob us of
our negroes, just as they would rob us of
any other property.
This is tho point which we would im
press Upon you. President Davis, Gen.
Lor, Gov. Vanes, Mr. Stephens, Mr.
Hunter Gen. Cobb, Mr. Thomas, and all
th- h.].i>nn rt F you, SouLhera j;u:r, WHO
hold the destinies of our country in j our
hands. No power on earth but ycur
solves can divest us of our title lo our
slave property. Tho world may rob us
of that properly, down to a single negro;
and yet, without our act, the institution
of slavery will remain. Nay, if every
negro goes from us by force, still, if we
do not yield our laws and our constitu
tion, at‘this point, the institution of
slavery remains, ready to fit itself, after
peace, to s.ny negroes the Y'ankees may
bring us from Africa—which they will
be certain to do. Bat if we ourselves
yield the institution of slavery—its laws,
its rights and its regulations—it does not
matter how much, after the war, wo may
need slaves. The nations of tho earth
will point to onr own act of renuocia
tion, and say, behold your own act. A
court of justice, in trying our right to a
slave, would tell us we had yielded the
right; but, on the other hand, if wo will
utterly refuse to renounce it, th'e same
court of justice, when justice resumes
her sway, will decido in our favor, with
out regard to theamount of force that has
been employed to divest us of the title to
our property, and the property itself.
llow Pryor’s Release was Obtained.
“Mack,” of the Cincinnati
cial writes from irasnmgton as follows:
AS I was walking up Pennsylvania av
enue on Sunday morning, I met a Cin
cinnati gentleman, who is well known in
connection with a newspaper that is not
believed to be as loyal as it ought to be
(it will be apparent from the way I
state this paragraph, that I am not at
liberty to name names) —and as he ap
peared extremely delighted at something,
I asked him what had happened. He
replied by drawing from his pocket book
a piece of paste board, about three inch
es by two, and on cne side of which was
written:
“Reger A. Pryor Lai permission to
visit Washington, to report in person to
Col. Forney. A. Lincoln.”
The Cincinnati gentleman thus ex
plained to me how this order was obtain
ed, as follows : Some years ago he was
applicant for the public printing, and
Mr, now General, Banks, was a candidate
against him. Os his own accord
soheited, Mr. Pryor came up from Rich
mond to Washington, and through his
influence got Mr. Banks to withdraw,
leaving the field clear to Mr.- (the
editor of the disloyal paper aforesaid.)
Hearing that Pryor had been captured,
and was confined to Fort Warren, the
Cincinnattian determined to do what he
could towards reciprocating for past fa
vors, and at length succeeded in obtain
ing the order to release as above given.
He has gone to Boston to bring bis old
friend here, and when he gets him here
he says he and Forney will read the riot
act to him and try to make a law abiding
citizen out of him. It is probable, how
ever, that Mr. Pryor will insist on re
turning to Richmond. If so he will be
exchanged for an Ohio captain, wnose
name I have forgotten.
Happiness and Duty.—We
know of nothing more contemptible,
unnraDly, or unwomanly and craven
than the everlasting sighing for “hap
piness.” Those who have the most of
it think the least about it. But in
the thinking about and doing their
duty, happiness comes—because the
heart and mind are occupied with,
earnest thought that touches at a thou
sand points the beautiful and sublime
realities of the universe; the heart
and mind are brought (and reverent
ly is it said) in contact with the Crea
! tor and Ruler and Father of all—the
I Perfect Bliss.
COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 0, 1865.
Prison Lite In tic Norlli—A:i laH<lo
View of Port Delaware.
A correspondent, sends (he following
graphic and very interesting description
of prison life ia the North ;
FORT DELAWARE—HOW TUB NAME WAS DE
RIVED —DESCRITTIeN OF THE TOUT.
There are still couilacJ at Fort Dels
was e sever vl thousand of our soldiers.
The fort is situated oa Pea Patch Island,
which ijtkcs i's strange name from tho
oircamsiSnees attending the formation
of the island. V'liere Fort Delaware now
stands was onco a bar, with fourteen feet
of water on li ; but a veeael laden with
peas goirg from Delaware to New Jersey
struck on elms bar and was wrecked ; the
deposit of ihe rive.-collected around this
wreck, the peas grew, and thus
from a ship load of peas has sprung an
island which few prisoners who have
’been confined 'her, will soon forget. The
soena of this i (range incident is eight
miles from New Gaelic, Delaware, ten
from Delaware City, and forty two fr ru
Pnifadolphin. Tho possession of the is
land remained for a long time a matter
of dispute bsitween Delaware and New
Jersey, until finally the United States
Government, wishing to purchase it for
the erection cf th..- int-rc it fort, the dis
pute was brought up for trial and de
termined by Ute tuipvmne Court to belong
to neither, but was rightfully ' he posses
sion of the United Staten.
The fort is one of ihe.se old fashioned,
pentagonal shape 1 svoae w r’.:s, its heav
iest guns being mounted “cn barbette.”
lIOW OUR PRISONERS ARB TREATED OH
THEIR ARRIVAL.
From the wharf to the fcaggego room
our prisoners arc marched under guard.
Near the baggage room is tho cfiioe of
Captain; U. \V AUt, commandant of the
prisoners. Captain AUt ia air old officer
of-tbo regular army, and treats the pris
oners, na a general rule, with great cour
tesy. The only fault found with hint was
he makes so many promises aud then al
ways forgets to fulfil them. Arriving at
Captain Ahi’s’cfHce the canteens, knives,
money and w.vches era taken Irom (ho
prisoners. The last two are returned on
leaving.
DEiORIFrION CF THE BARRACKS.
Just opposite where our prisoners are
searched are two largo enclosures,
planked up eighteen feet high. These
two enclosures are separated from each
other by’ a very wido ditch, and ail along
on the tup of tho planking a platform is
fixed where thu sentinels walk. One of
theso pests is for the privates, the other
for the officers. Let U3 enter tho latter.
It is about £-,e hundred feet square;
three tides of the square are stiled up
with barracks, (he fourth, being next to
the privates’ pen, is a plain fence.
The barracks are divided elf into
sixteen separate compartments, called
divisions, and numbered from twenty.two
to thirty-seven,' inclusive. There ia no
private communication between tho
different divisions, but each one opens
•into the yeard, so that tho prisoners
go into ary division they pleased
at any time they wished, whether in the
day or night. Each division is about
sixty, feot- long by twenty-five wide.
Til c KVM us ihZ 1-ocT 1.11 tvi.lro Toot
higß, .".nd are connected together with
rafters at a distance of four feet from
each ; six feet from each side of the
building uprights extend from under
every rafter to the floor. Between these
uprights anu the side of-tho building, at
a distance cf five feet front the floor, is
the second tire of bunks (the floor being
the first,) which contisis simply of plank
laid lengthwise across pieces of scant,
ling extending from ihe up.rights to tho
wall. At ten feet is tho third tier of
bunks, the same as the second. It will
be remembered that tho uprights are
four feet apart, and this space between
evt ry two uprights is given to two prison
ers, so cioh one has a space of six feet
by two to live ia ; aud hero ho spends
most of his time, for having no st ools or
tables, they are obliged to uo everything
laying down; but iu a tew weeks one
gets accustomed to rcad.ug on his buck
and writing ou hjs side. Each division
could contain cue bundled and ttighty
prisoners, six-y on c-ach tier of bunks,
but none,,cf the divisions were full, the
largest n'umbtr in any one being about
one hundred and sis y.
Be'ween tho banks on each side &
epe.ee of twe've feet was left, which
formed ihe passageway, extending the
whole. Icne’h of the division. In the
J/UJS-JI. 1,00 a, sieve, WHICH
-Was kept, night and day, (c)' hot.
It woa no*, a cooking stove, yet prison
ingenuity-soon afiixod to it lift e rings and
hooks which enabled tiie whole division
to cosk upon i*.
SCENES IN PRISON LIFE. • •
To go from a general to particular de
scription of thein erior of iliese divisions,
the sergeant put nine others and myseif
into division twenty-lour. On entering,
there was seated on the second tier ox
bunks a Captain, who ia i the loudest
voice in the division. lie was reading
out loud the news; about six'y or tevenc
ly were gathered around him, wiiilefrom
every side eager faces might be soon. A
general quiet prevailed, except cow and
men when some improbable piece of
news was read out, when it would be
put to the vote wheiher it was so or
not. I remember on one occasion in
particular. There had been a battle
around Richmond ; the Northern papers
came out with flaming editarials, “ Lee
defeated!” 1 w. 13 immediately -put to
the vote, “ shall Lee be considered de
feated?” The “no! no!” that rang
.out response would have satisfied any
ono but the miserable speculators who
are gnawing at our very vitals, that there
was no fear of the end there ; that no
“senseless despondency” will ever be
found among our prisoners, who know
how bitter are the dregs from the cup of
subjugation. .
On first entering ono of these divis
ions the noise, the confusion make you
seal aB if everything was topsy turvy and
prison life a perfect pandemonium, but
after being there a few days you will Bee
that., as the world wastrought forth from
chaos, so order reigns in the midst of
that confusion; and, as men may bs most
alive in large cities, so in these large di
visions he may be forever to himself
You will find that there are dozens • of
different cliques; congenial tastes and
feelings have brought men together, they
associate only With their friends, imd
niison life wi.l thaw you scone.-than any
where else what i; meur by living years
in alargec'nya id i tkcowiog your next
door neighbor. Hare you know the name
of every out, bur, whhtfce exception of
your few intimate acquaintances, that is
ail you do know.
SPEKES IS THE MBSSKOOM-AHRAXCIEMESTS
OF THE MESSES-
Lotus leave these genial ideas ana
some to the substantial, which we are
informed is now ready, by hearing the
Sergeant sing out, ‘Fall in twenty-four.
Everyone rushes frantically .or a cup or
something to drink soup out 01, runs
Jowu the walk to the moss room; delay,
cd a moment by thp crush at tho door;
ia another they spread out each oac to
his separate table iu the mess room.
Tho mess room i3 about one hundred
feet long and thirty wide. Thero arc six
tables, and each division ha3 a particu
lar table assigned to it. The inmates of
each division are divided off by their
chief (who is elected by them) into a
number of small messes, numbering from
ten to twenty ia eacli mess, aud ono is
appointed as caterer. This io merely to
see that each man gets his rations and
to prevent confusion in tho mess room.
Oaoe ia tho division again tho messes
cease toixist;cnch one either cats liiß
ration by himself, or elso two, or three,
cr four—seldom over six—combine to
gether, get cooking utensils and buy
from the sutler butter, tnolaesoe, sugar,
coffee, Hour, potatoes, Ac., bo that many
cf them livo even better than persons cf
tea de iu the Confederacy. But as
nothing is grown iu the barracks alt ihis
must come from outside, and requires
moucy to purchase it with.
MONEY roa the raisoNEits — now it is
DISTBIBUTED.
The United States authorities permit
relatives snd friends to send prisoners
as much money as they choose. When
these Jotters arrive ou the island the
money is taken out aud the amouutsent
on marked on the back of the envelope.
This is p’aecd to the receiver’s credit by
the money clerk. Two or three times a
week the caief of each division goes cut
to money eali, taking with him the en
ve'opes marked, and the reoeiver sets
down ihe.amount he wishes to draw un
der the amount written by the money
clerk. This amount is paid to the chief
of the division wirhourany deduction, if
it is under five dollars; if over ho lie
due's one p er cent, for hia trouble ; but
all have not either friends or relatives in
the North, and as tho rations are very
short, (ou!y two meals a day,) breakfast,
consisting of aboutonefourthofa pound
of fleur bread, though well baked, and
five ounces of meat ; dinner the tamo
quantity of meat, and bread, and a small
cup of soup.
AN INSIDE VIEW OF TnE PBISOX—HOW IRE nUSOSEBS
OCCUI’Y TUEMSELVES.
Wo will look iato tiio way those wlto have no
friends in the North adopt for getting money
wherewith to buy something to eat. First is the
washing business; there are a groat maay labor
ers at this. The pries is five cents a piece, unless
it is necessary to ho starched, then you must pay
ton. Nearly evety division has a barber shop,
where yon can he nicely shaved for five cents, aud
shsmpooned or haveycur lnir cut for ten. lou
cm get a fine pair of cavalry boots made for
eighteen dollars—a suit cf clothei for forty. Di
vision twenty-two has a fine manufactory, and
nearly ail tho divisions have r.stanraut tables,
whot;o may he obtained, at very reasonable rates,
cakor or auy other delicacy your palate craves.
Quito a number in every divhion work on rings,
necklaces, watch cases, breast pin°, watch chains,
A-c. It is really astonishing what can be made
cut of an gutta ptreha roll: a silver quarter, a
few needles and a knife. Tbs privates make qni'e
a number of very fine knives, the hanales being
formed from beef hones, with a hack being ol
bone. These aro worth ftom twenty-live to
Hevoaty-fivo cents; ting?, Ac , rango from li ty
cents to ten and. liars.
'iliere are masters, too, for n oily all ihe lon
guages. Ficlcli, Spairitli, Germ m, liaiiau,Gie-lc,
Latin and Hebmw are oil taught. In the pro•oh
bions law is the most gane-ai favorite; medicine
lias a few students, and poor Ilardoo ij n cited
morning, noon and night. It was expected that
a consolidation of regiments would soon take place
and thus examination would be the best applied
Tho Eng'i.h studies arofailhfully piutued; «rani
m tr. iuaturj, geography, and j.-;u;ho:imt c/i are
i earned iv many. The J price of lessons is
timms'clvcs and leach each other that which they
arc most prclicieijt in, and study wl.at they nro
mrst lacking.
Three-fourths of tiro persons employ tlioir tinn
ia studying and reading and ia ilio mechanical
Übors, making rings, washing, cooking, pol c*>
duties, &c. Chess, draughts and tho usu il amount
of loafers, m-ko up the otter fourth, lain gad
to say that I have never seen so litt’e gamb.i g
or playing cards among an <qua\ number of men
as at Fort J)olawa:o. Kvei ybody sesms too busy
to play.
PRISON AMUSEMENTS.
With reference'to tho amn*emonts of the prison
ers, tiiviviou twenty-eight had every few nights
a meeting for £hakspoiiuu quotations, negro mel
odies, songs Ac. Stag dauco* were very fr< quont.
Tiijrc was quiio a nuiiiln*r of musicians .and rnnsi
cat instruments in tho barracks, aud every few
nights there would be a musical soiree in f-omo di
vision. Oa the intellectual pUy ground there
was quite a number of literary sociotie*, whero lec
tures were read. A t tho Chiistian Association a
fiao be tore was read once every fortnight. Di
visions twenty-eight and thirty-four had debating
societies, which met twice a we. k. Tho speeches
delivered wore sometimes very fine, v lien remem
bered that we had no lib;my ia the barracks.
After tho debates in division thirty-four volunteer
oxeiclses wore read. I append t> i iiis little cmi
mcuicatioa two pieces of poetry read by Lieuten
ant Harris, ofMonticello, Florida,and which I was
ri quested by the .society to present you for publi
cation, that our friend* and relatives in the South
might tee we still lovid our.comitry with -all our
heart aud might, and were s*.riving to render cur
s ;lves worthy ol the pix.ul tide of a Confederate
officer.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISE3.
Nightly prayers me load by members of it in
tho diir rent divisions, and whether in fielder
prison the same characteristic of oarnost, true
piety will ever bo found t> accompany the true
soldier of the Confederacy. This Association takt h
charge of all the tick and destitute prisoners, and
I would earnestly recommend it to every true
Southerner who, without having relations in the
Nc.lhern prisons who need Lis aid, that he fcliould
send all he can to tho chairman of this Associa
tion, as it wfil l o sure to be distributed to those
who realty need it.
I, h:coin’s Peace Policy
OR,
TII E DANO Elt PAST!
(A I'I.AV IN ONE ACT.]
“Loyal” men can now breathe freely
once more. The report that Mr. Lincoln
had returned to reason, and made fair
proposals for peace to the South, turns
out to be “a thing devised by the enemy”
—an infamous attempt made by the Cop
perhead World to bring the worthy Chief
Magistrate of the North into disrepute.
All danger el'peace is past. The “three
hundred thousand more” will not be
debarred from sharing in the. glorious
work of exterminating the Southerners.
Our special reporter a'. Washington has
fowarded to us, over our special wires,
a verb >tiin report of a conversation which
took place at the White House, which
may have been the foundation for the
statement made some time ago that peace
was at hand.
Scexie —The White Ilouse.
[Mr. L—n discovered playing the
banjo, and trying to sing the latest, nig
ger minstrel melody.]
L B: Darn this tune, I can’t get it
nohow. (Sings a high note; a dog out
side falls into convulsions.) I guess my
voice weren’t made for singing anyhow.
(Eater 151—r )
Halloh, Bl~r, what have you come to
bother me about?
El—r : 1 want a pass to.-go through
the lines. I wish to go to Richmond.
L, n: What in the thunder do you
want to go there for ?
El r: Well the truth is, I’m getting
demoralized by the society I’m keeping
hero, and ! want to get among gentle
men once more.
L—n: Ob, you do, do you? Wal,
perhaps you’d better go and stay there
altogether, 13!uo lightning and brim
stone ! Perhaps I ain’t good enough
gentleman for you.
El— r : Come, now, Mr. E—n, don’t
„ 8 t angry. I didn’t know 70U ever set
up for anything of that kind, or I would
not have said it. I want to go to Rich
mond to look after a little business, and
perhaps I might do a little business for
you at the same time.
L n: How ? What could you do for
me?
B1—r: I might sound Mr. Davis, and
eeo what kind of (ornis he’d be willing to
make peace on.
L—u: So that I luight take almighty
gffod caro not to offer ’em, ch ?
B1—r: Would not pcaco be a blessing ?
L—n: A blessing! M»ko pcaco with
these Southerners! tree-toads aud taran
tulas ! No! Not while thero’satiy of’em
loQ ! There’s enough of ’em now to take
tho reins of this Government, and hold
’em to tho Day of Judgment. They’re
smart., I toll you. No, sir! ‘Taint safo
nohow to tnako peace tillthero’s nothing
left but women down there.
B1—r: Exterminating Ihe men of tho
South will prove a hard job. Your gon
ota’.s have not shown much talent in the
game of war as yet.
L—u: Sea ko.*e ; do you play ebooks
ers, Mr. Bl—v '!
B1—r: I have played.
L—n: Wal, 1 consider my>t‘lf an all
tired good player, but tmppuro 1 had ouly
SIX men left and you had thirteen, could
L beat you? 1 gUOSS no'. You'd ex
change 100 away,, even if you lost two
men tor every one of mine. I guess 1
can do the same nidi the South. I tell
y.ou what you Jo—you ein sound Jrlf
and tell me wliu he say g, and I’ll let it
out -accidentally, for tho Copperheads to
pick up and publish it, that l’vo sent you
with proposals for peace—just for the
fun of tho thing—to so© the r tie at.
B1—r: Better doit in earnest. Pro
claim a geueral amnesty ; offer tho States
readmistiou with all their rights; give
theta time gradually io emancipate*choir
slaves.
L— n: Torn C.oppoihead right out,
eh? Not. much, 1 won’t. You shall
have your pass ; I'm lut-y now. [ Oakes
banjo and begius to play ami sing. Biair
escapes from the ilLcotd ] Uuess bo’s
got no ear tor rousio. iio’s given mo a
good idea: l UgeiG.erdy to work it—
tell him to let souto Goppmbc vdo kxro w t\9
a great secret, that I’vs sent Blair
South, to make pence on the terms ho
said—damn’d if I wouldn’t do it if I
wasn’t afraid they’d accept, ’em. it will
get. into the world sure, and I’ll SCO the I
effect. Jerusalem! won't tho contract..
ors just howl ? They’ll bo scared almost
to death. Guess I know a trick worth
two of stopping the war now. Ik’s too
good a bu-incss. There’s some almighty
fine land down South, too; the popula
lion is the only thing that’s lo bo got
rid of, and that’ll be done in lime. I’ll
go and seo Greeley now, and get him lo
start this. Guess he’ll be almighty glad
of Ihcjob ; he can fix it. so as to make a
pretty littio thing of it; greenbacks
ought to go up kiting if it is behind.
Make poace, eh? Guess it would b» an
almighty long time before another Illi
nois mn could got io lio President if I
did. That nr population down South
has got to be removed —that’s sure I’ll
go see Greeley.
[Exit in high spirits )
ciuoh v»i leant, from uGalifurniapaper
or some other sourc" i. ite to c el his
lory of tiie reo tn j.eeo-.; bubble .that so
dazzled for a lime the anxious eyes of
those, who will not compre! e :d the ulti
mate purposes of our enemies.
Facts and Cikcumstancas.—“Uici
i'o’h first speech was made at the age of
I t wenty-seven. it watt at t.ltosaoao ago tit
i WHICH Ltemosiiiene) itt.-tiitgttmuuu mtnevu
in tho assembly of the Athenians. Dante
published his * Vita Nuova’ when just
twenty- even. Drydea first gave testi
mony of his poetical genius al tho aga
of tweuty-seveu. Bacon began to form
his new system of philosophy into some
form when about t wenty seven. Burns
issued his first publication in Jaia ttvoaty
seventh year. Washington was but.
twenty-seven when he covered the retreat
ot thy liritieh treost at lir.vhii ck’s (tofint, ftti l
wai appi intul to tho counmimting chief us nit the
Virginia forces. John Quircy Adami was ap
pointed, liy VVasiui.giJ.il, imnislorresilient to the
United Nelheria id , thus commouciu,: iiis pn'die
lilogt tho age of tv.onty sivon. Napoieoa, wo
boliove, aas only twonty-oovon wlion ho ied the
army into Egypt. Si moot tho pea's that have
loon tho pnuo of England have common™! to
wrjto early in Ufa. Some few, however, havo ! ro
ducod their pioccti in old ago. * Oov.pcr w*s tis y
hofjre he obtained auy reputation a i an author.
Young never wrote anything that could tie oa led
poetry till ho was oVi sixty, and was tm.ro t tom
eighty when ho published Ids poem on “ Rosigna
tioa.” (Jbaucor wrote Ins hist poetry afs.r ho was
sixty. Dope wrote at t waive years of ago ; Coivioy
at fifteen ; Chattel ton nt eleven.
Samuel Kegara wav fixed iu I is determination
to become a putt by a perusat of Boatiio’s '.Mic
stref when only nine years of rge. Thomas Moore
wro o poetry in liin tdurteoutii year, which was
published m tho Dublin Ma n 7,i no. I ;ai!i],t>e :
wrote his poem ou tho ‘l’leaHiirea ut in po’ at twen
ty ode—the Hums ago a* wliicti Dope wrote iiis
essay ou‘criticism.’ Shelley wrote at tho age oi
fifteen ; at eighteen, he produced ins wild, atheis
tical t.uen!, ‘tiuern Main’ Keats published h'a
•Hr dymi u.,, l ie i««»|j- w .nd yr ir. a cruel
Clilieii-in I winclic ih.,l 1:1 ..I,*. i o in."
vouiured.ll pi.hlic..ii..n in her flftec.n/i year
Mrs. Norton c n:y, a~iln r • lr.wj of Rosalie,’ in
her sevi rile,inii ye.r. Jutm Mnyue, in his sx
teen til y.ar. j.ili, isllr I 'he gnrt of ilia ‘‘FiltieOni..’
llannuh i » i“ b isliod In r Rearrli aft- r liappi-
U'S-’.II In r seviiiteen'li year. Sir UJw-.rd l.yt
l„„ wr ,le ve.no at tl.e ..gc . r live er six. Ocelli,-
Die ! n IMS,y :• -li 'eh woptawny*) many ot
the great men ol ltie Ji-.r- pean w..n.l—among olti
ers. Cuvier C.a'r.e and a r V,a",.r F.mtt.. Cuvi r
and Napoleon were born io l ie, nine y en', 1,09.
Alexauder Itanii'lon and L.ii.ivr-lte wer*. born in
the >e.r 173f. H'gol, w,.hUw nth and Can mas
wore each born In it,e year 1771. -V idieisou,
ileiHchet. and Wes wereiach Inin n: l'i, suns
year, 1738 Ciirrun, ilet.o . _Uavi I iho 'pdnte:,
and Dr. Rush were h r. i , 1759.”
How tub Devil Lost.— fho fjiiowiug
is too good to be lost. W,- copy t: f-. urn
an exchange piper, and rt e-n.'.y
call the attention to it of persona who
feel disposed to spread in .he new: paper
line :
A young man who actually desired
wealth, was visited by hisS.Uairc majes
ty, who tempted him 10 promise hia soul
for eternity if he could bo supplied on
■this earth with all the money be could
use. The bargain wao concluded; ihe
devil waa to supply the nr> ey, and was
at Inst to have inn soul, unless the' young
man could spend more money than the
devil could furnish i ears parsed away;
the man lu&rrio 1, wa3 extravagant in It is
living, butlt palaces, speculated widely,
lost and gave away fun .llll , and pet his
coffers were always full He iurned pol
itician and bribed his way to power and
fame without reducing hi ■ pile of gold
He became a filibuster and ii ted oul
ships and armies, butt, - banker honored
all his drafts. He went t, St. l’au! to
livo and paid th usual rates i,f interest
for all the money be couid borrow ; but
though the devil made wry faces when he
came to pay tho bills, yet ail were pari.
One expedient after another failed * ■ ’
devil counted the time—only in
—that he must wait for mepmuL
mocked the elforts of the o'etpairing m t
One more trial v'tis resolved upon—-tu?
man slarted a newspaper! The devn
growled at the bill at the end ot t. e fit s'
quarter, was savrge in six monies, mel
ancholy in nine, and broke, dead broke
at the end of the year, bo the newspa
per went down, but the soul was ear- and.
Religion prefers those pleasures
which flow from the presence of God
forevermore, infinitely before the tran
sitory pleasures of thi3 world, and is
much more careful to avoid eternal
misery than present suffering.
{NO. £OB
An odd way of Popping tiir
Question. —“ But why don’t you,r C t
married said ;t bounding girl with
a laughing eye, to a smooth faced in
nocent looking Youth.
“ I ■” said the youth, stopping
short Yvith a gasp, lixing his eyes on
Y-acancy, with a puzzled and foolish
exprossion.
“Well, go on,” said tho fair cross
questioner, almost imperceptibly in
clining nearer to the young man.—
“ Now just tell me right out —you
what ?”
“ Why I—pshaw, I don’t know.”
“ You do, I say you do; now conib,
I want to know.”
“ Oil I can’t tell you—”
“ I say you can. AVhy you know
I’ll ncY’cr mention it, you may tell
me, of courstS, you know, for hav’nt 1
always been your friend ?”
“ Well you bnvo, l know,” replied
tho beleagured youth.
“And 1 am sure I always thought
you liked me,” went on the maiden
in tender and mellow accents.
“Oh I do, upon my Yvord—yes,
indeed, I do, Maria, said tho unso
phisticated youth, very warmly, and
lie found that Maria had unconscious
ly placed her hand in his open palm.
There was a silence.
“And then, wellsaid Maria,
dropping her eyes to tho ground.
“ Eh'. oh, well!” said John, drop
ping liis eyes and Maria's band at the
same time.
1 “I’m pretty sure you love ,some- \
body, in fact, I know you’re in love,
and, John, Yvhy don’t you tell me till
about it at once ?”
“ Well—l ”
I “Well I— oh, you silly mortal
I whakis thero to be afraid off”
“0 lit ain’t because I am afraid
of any thing at all, and I’ll—woll,
now, Maria, I will tell you.”
“ Well, now, John.”
“I ”
“ Yes.”
“I am in love ! now don’t tell, you
wont will you ?” said Joint, violently
seizing Maria by the hand, and look
ing at her lace with a most implor
ing expression.
“Why of course, you know, John,
I’ll never breathe a word about it,
you know I won’t, don’t you John
This was spoken in a mellow whis
per, and the cherry lips of Maria were
so near John’s cur when sho spoke
that, had he turned 1 >ihead to look
at her, there might havo occurred a
dangerous collision.
“Well, Maria,” said John, “I
have told you now, and so you shall
know all about it. 1 have always
thought a gicnf, deal oil you, nnil ”
« i r o „, .>.,u,i.”
“I am sure that you would do any
thing for mo you could.”
“ Yes, John, you knoiv I Yvould!”
“ Well; I thought so, ami you do
not knov/ how long 1 have wanted
to talk to you about it.”
“I declare John you might have
told me long since, if you Yvajited to,
for I am suro I never was angry wish
you in my life.”
“No, you was’nt, and I havo felt a
great mind to, but —"
“It’s not too late, now, you know,
John.” m
“Well, Maria, do you think I am
too young to get married '!”
“ indeed I do not John, and it, will
ho a good thing lor you too, for every
body says the sooner joung people get
married the better for them, when
they are prudent, and inclined to love
one another.”
“That’s just what I think, and
now, Maria, I do Yvant to get married,
and if you will ”
“ Indeed I will, John, for you
know I was always partial to you, and
I have said so ult.m hrliind your
back.” '
“ Well, J declare, I have all along
thought you would object, and that
was the reason I have been afraid to
ask you.”
“ Object, no, I’ll die first, you may
ask of ine any thing you please.”
“ And you’ll grant it P”
“ I will.”
“Then, Maria, I want you to pop
the question for me to Mary Sulli
van, for ”
“What?”
“Eh!”
“Do you lovo Id ary Sullivan?”
“ Indeed I. do, with all my heart.”
“ Falvvays thought you was a fool.”
“ 1 say you’re ;t fool, and you had
belief go home, your mother wants
you. Oh, you stupid!” exclaimed
tho mortified Maria in a shrill treble,
and she gave .John u, slap on the
chock that sent him reeling.
Unhappy Id: fit, “The course of
true lovo never cii.l run smooth.”
One act of charity is worth a
century of eloquence.
Dangers should bes ared "' ,ic;l
distant, and braved wW* p,‘-'6.c,u
--111 temper put, onois into
the lawyer’s i: d u ' ut i :; '
True eloquence consuls m saying
all that is necessary, and nothing
moi’o* . .
Religion is the host aimor in the
world, but the worst cloak.
lie that never changes his opinions
never corrects any of his errors.
Tho-prcttic.st thing for a bonnet is
a sweet face.
The bride’s orange blossom often
bears bitter fruit. -
lie is truly wise who can endure
evil and enjoy good.
3La. Jj‘. IOui2a3EX.3SirE.SJ,,
WHOLK3AUJ AND RETAIL
Grocer ami Commission Merchant.
No 12» ISro" 1 S'leet,
COL HMD US, GEORGIA.
ir.h2l 3m
tdbxjA-: oko, aphucj
Bpocial to tho Daily Euu.
LATEST MONTGOMERY!
rreclamation Oy Gov. Watte.
Montgomery, April s.— Gov. Walts
has issuod a proclamation ordering the
Commandants of the Oounly Militia
east, nnd f.oulh of tho Alabama river to
immediately report to the Adjutant, Gen
eral ia Montgomery. Volunteers to do'
tho same. They arc requested to bring
all tMfiamuunition and guns possible.
The Governor e -y i Ihe enemy may at
tack Montgomery, and a prompt, rally of
the people will save tho Blate.
Montgomery will not be given up with
his consent, while (hero is a reasonable
hopo existing ol'defense.
The military authorities are most vigi
lant. and watchful.
I was misinformed in regard to (ho
o maty rrerves voting whether they
should leave their county or not. No
such stateuieut io made.
The Governor varflostly appeals to
tho po .pie of the Btftlc lo rally
Scraps or Time.—Try Yvhat you
can make of the broken fragments of
time, t 'lean up its golden dust—those
raspings and parings of precious du
rations—these leavings of days and
remnants of hours which so many are
sweeping out into the vast waste of
existence. I’erllaps, if you be a miser
of moments —if you bo frugal, ami
hoard up odd minutes and half hours
and unexpected holidays—your care
ful gleaning may eke you a long and
useful life, and you may die at lust,
richer in existence than multitudes
whose time is all their own.
Notice, Absentees and Deserters.
I Col Trio Major Genoval Com maiding, directs
that y-.u will inoco-d without delay to Georgia,
for llio purpoi e of collecting ami bringing on all
übhouteca and dostrtors from thij command.
Voti vv ill fa\o ono sloff officer uitli you, aud une
tho greatest ji.-Hsiblo energy iu arrefitlcg men
iin;»ifjiatly absent from their commands. Tho
Major General desires yon will en gage the ussiat
avctj cf Ihe Liu oiling Department.
JOHN PRKSTON. Jr.,
Waj. ai.d A. I. (i.
>.]»[ rove !:
Wade Hampton, Ideal. Geu
Dy command of Moj-Gon HUTLKIt.
In o oJ t'iici to the ahovo order, rumps ofren
drEvous havo been establiblu and at Anguata, At
lanta and Columbus, Ga.
All (.filcijifl ;«nd lnou ab cut fmm this command
will bo expected to report ut onco Gon. Lee’s
amnesty i-r<. c’.r.mation will bo txtended for ton
days Lem th© publication of I liis order. My
lloadquirUrti fi*r tbo proeont will boat Colum
bus, ti i.
V II TALIAFERRO, •
Cob nol JOtlt Ga. Cav. Itog.
April 1, IS’65 ts
Attention, 2d Class Militiiv of
Hussell County.
In oW-lii-iico to ib roqiiisitimi from Guv. WiittF,
uli.i i.ntciß mot" it'i- oin b!q my F.NTiHE coiiiuiitiid
iir.l ruj ort imtnt-iUoti t v to Montgomery to miltit
".in mm ri;vucy,” you aro fieri by cominamtid to
inert mo at Columbus ou Friday next the 7th
iiißt., or ut OiJulika on Saturday mornirg tho Btfi
inat. E;ioti rnuri or hoy will firing such ftrli'B an
are at lit i command, and will supply liiinsotf with
uKo sary cl,.thing and blankets, but will not en
cumber himself Willi nnnecotsary baggago.
A l'-ilnvt. <■> r.pnrt »H atiovo W ill lie pullieiiOll to
IheToxt'jht ill ftio law and regulations. 'J'tio emer
gency j» er.e that demands 1 tie prompt diacliaiga
of Ins (In ‘y by every man of the command.
IIVHOYVAKD,
Dtent-Cct Comd’g 2d Class Militia,
of Russell county, Ala.
Sowell Woolvolk, Adj’t.
April 4,1805 3t
. Notice.
CoMlMites, OA, Apt I! 4th, 1805.
In accordance with instructions from Mnj.Gon.
Howell Cobb, it is hereby directed that all bight
Duty Gonrcripts, detailed under tho St,h s«ction of
the net to organize foicc-s to serve for the war, ap
proved 17ih February, 1804, (in Departments
whatsoever), in this District, appear at those
Headquarters for ro-examination, within ton (10)
da} » from the 3 sth of April, 1865. Those failing 4
ti» couir ly will ho sent to Camp Cooper for dispo
sition. Tho medical hoard of this Dist rict will bo
at tips IN at on tho above date and remain for tho
time mimed. WM.S. DAVIB,
Capt. and in-peetor, 3d CoDg. Dist. Ua.
Ap i! 4, 1855 V2t
Notice.
“Extract”
Hr.AmjtrAK'iflßS Suij-Disthict, (
(F.Limbus, Ga., April 4, 1805. J
(loner4l O-donO
No. 15. * f
l In c se of alarm, six guns will he tired by tho
artillery on Dread street, in front of Post Head
quAiters, at which signal, all military organiza
tion i at this Post will immediately assemble at
fiit ir respective rendezvous, fully armed and
t.jui, pul, with twenty-four hohrs rations, reedy
t.» trike th-> flt/Jd, and await orders from these
Jiy command of
• LEON VON ZINK BN, Col. Comd'g.
15. : rmvE GuTti*n, A. A. a.o.
April 5, 1 816 ts
Liglitwood, liightwcod!
P S. Naval Tiion Wobks, |
Columbia, On., March 3«, 1806. /
I o iriJi to contract, for tho delivery of ono thou
».i- -i iofHi thr tv*and cords of good LTOHTWOOD,
t > ho rie* v“ od at iorno accessible point on the
iUihf .id ; or Diver.
Cash will to paid upon delivery of la-go or
sn ail
J II WA'INMt,
Chief. Fiig.C. fc. N.in charge,
i. 1865 Cfc
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