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C. H. C. WILLINGHAM, EDITOR.
LAGRANGE:
FBB1T soune, BiKCD 17,1865.
Special correspondence of tbe Reporter.]
Georgia Legislature.
. Macon, March 4, 18G5.
Editor of the Reporter:
How far the assembling of this session of the
General Assembly will prove beneficial to the ta
le: ests of the State and to the cause of Southern
independence, time alone will develop.
One fact in their action so far, is certainly very
gratifying to every Georgian who loves his State
and indulges a just pride in the r.cord made by
Itvt Items.
A brilliant victory was won at the Natural
Bridge, near Tallahassee, Florida, by our troops,
on tbe 6th inst. Tbe enemy was routed and re*
treated in haste to their veaels, leaving forty of
their dead negroes on the field.
Our loss six or eight killed and twenty-five
wounded. The enemy’s loss much greater.
The enemy’s force numbered tweotytwo hun
dred, including two regiments of negroes. Our
force was oue thousand.
were severely wounded.
!. Generals Sam Jones and Miller were on
! field.
Deferred.
Being unexpectedly called away from home to a : ^er 8009 on every battle field from tbe Mississippi
d : «tant part ot tbe Confederacy, we arc compelled • Gettysburg, and that is, their refusal to sanc-
to defer the resumption of Tits Daii.y RtrottTKR lior * the recommendation of tbe Governor to cali
until our return. We regret this very mulch in a convention to strip the President of his const:-
d -til, as it is our desire to make no promises hilh , ,u, ' l,na * prerogatives.
which we cannot comply. Nothing but important j The ° f ' C8 |‘ n ^' | ter at Washington will be appointed till the lata
bnsinesi could induce us to leave home just at this j P owel | s “ ®; e *_ * e * u 1 ”' ]' a ; Wm L. l)-y ton’s post is tilled bv a bearer of *at-
Our friends will please bear patiently with «»W efforts tocoocentra e .r» h.mself. | JimciiL respecting the threats made
But of all his previous rematkable State papers. ; * -
h's message to this Legislature is the most extra
ordinary—the publication of which to the people
Extract fraa Gea. Jahastoa’s Reparf.
At Dalton the great numerical superiority of
the enemy made the chances of battle much against
us, and. even if beaten, they had a safe refuge be
hind tbe fortified pass of Ringgold, and in tbs for
tress of Chattanooga. Ou'r refuge. In case of de
feat, was in Atlanta, 100 hundred miles of, with
three rivers intervening. Therefore, victory for
us would not hare been decisive, while defeat
would have been utterly disastrous.
Between Dalton and the Chattahoochee we could
have given battle only by attacking tbe enemy en
trenched, or so near entrenchments that the only
. T „ lvnii- result would have been his falling bock into them;
Capt. Lee Bntler and Colonel John J. \\ Ilhams whUe defeat would bave be « D 01 * rilin . In th 4
time.
us and wc will endeavor to return as soon as pos
sible. C. II. C. WILLINGHAM.
fcb24- It Editor.
The London Globe says that no French minis*
against Mexico.
The London Times says that when the French
Tbe Seetiag and Mr. Hill’s Speech.
There was a large and enthusiastic meeting in
Sterling's Hall, on Saturday lust.
The capacious room could not contain the crowd
which had assembled in town to hear the distin
guished speaker who bad been announced to speak,
and tnaay went away disappointed.
A large attendance of ladies gave
tbe meeting. The patriotic daughters of Georgia
were numerously represented: and wc saw present
and the at my is, in my judgment, the culminating m!U;stcr > Count Mtfrcier, waa rtcalled from Wash-
point of his political lertunes. His friends say in ,lie An,eric,n government waa led to un-
justification that it is but a plain statement of the
true condition of the country, brought about by
tbe inefficiency and want of sagacity in the Presi
dent, and the incapacity and obsequiousness of a
weak and vacillating Congress. Others, who ac
knowledge themselves his friends iu former times,
interest to ^ characterize the message as the result of a deep
aDd abiding hostility to the President and his ad-
derstand that no new agent would be accredited
unt 1 President Lincoln should recognize the Em
peror of Mexico. This recognition not having
been forthcoming, there is no French minister at
Washington.
Warlike preparations are being made iu Cana
da. An intrenched camp and magazine are to be
constructed near Moutrcal. Similar works of de
fense are to be put at other points. Thirty tbous-
ministratiou of the government, on account of the
u large delegation of the self-sacrificing daughters , coolnessof the latter iu disregarding Joseph's sage aud men are to be employed at once. Tbe works,
ot Louisiana—made refugees by the fortunes of | suggestions ns to the conduct of our national af- > it is estimated, will cost several millions sterling.
• t fairs. By fat the greater number say that Brown „ , . . .
" 4r - , , , , .... , Reverdy Johnson, m the l ankee Congress. . ,,
_.. , ,i « i> n ti-i» f c o has despaired of our success, and desires to make ' . , ... .. _ . . * Gen. Polk, iust from the command of that depart-
Tbe speaker, tbe Hon. 15. H. IIill, G. S Senator : .u ..., ] discussing the fortification bill, said that advices { telegraphic correspondence wilt bis
from France, both public and private, indicate the - ~ *
Hill, C. S Senator
from Georgia, was received with eclat by the vast
assembly of ladies, citizens and soldicis present.
He addressed the meeting for two hours. Aud bis
speech was eloquent and patriotic throughout—
worthy of his great reputation as an orator and a
scholar, and worthy of the occasion and the intel
ligent audience assembled to bear him.
He was frequently interrupted during his speech
by enthusiastic and prolonged applause.
If there were any weak-kneed submit-siouLts, or
peace-at-any-price-to-saee-myproperty men pres
ent, they kept quiet . We saw no evidence ot their
presence. Perhaps, the patriotic eloquence of the
speaker and the presence of their fair country-worn
en gave them the appearance of men for the time
being
As there is a general desire to have the ‘-peecb
published, and believing with many of our fellow-
citizens that its publication will do our county
aervice, we publish a portion of it in this iisue—
not having space f»>r the whole of it. In our next
number we will give it to our readers in full.
Gen. Johnston’* Report.
Wc publish only a portion of the report of Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston, not having apace for the re
tort in full. We regret this, as it is au able de
fence of bis character and military policy, which
events Lave vindicated.
Disasters to his country have again called him
to the field and restored him to bis command.
Let his old comrades in arms rally to his stan
dard, and he will yet avenge Savannah, and Wil
mington. and Charleston, and, in conjunction with
the noble Lee, entertain peace commissioners from
Lincoln.
Personal.
Gen. Edward Sparrow, Confederate States Sen
ator from Louisiana, arrived here last week from
Richmond. His family have a temporary resi
dence in this place; their home in Louisiana hav
ing been destroyed by the Yankees.
Ti-- has th« name ot being one of tbe
hardest working members in the Senate.
Lad the pleasure of a visit from two
gentlemen from the trans-Mississippi, Capt. L. L.
Levy, Judge Advocate of tbe military court in the
irons-Mississippi department, and Captain W. I.
Hodgson, of Louisiana.
Capt. Levy is here on a short furlough to visit
bis relatives, and wc hope he will have a plensaut
time.
Capt. Hodgson is en rutitc to Richmond on im
portant business for the State of Louisiana.
The honorable representatives from Troup,
Messrs. Swanson aud Long, arrived home on Mon
day.
fairs. By fai the greater ntimlier say that Brown
lias despaired of our success, aud desires to make
fair weather with Father Abraham when all the
rebel leaders and officers stand b. foie bis bar to
be judged according to the deeds done iu rebel-
doui. Its denunciations of Mr. Davis and his man
agement ol public affairs Jo not constitute the sole
feature of this remarkable document; but its rec
ommendations as to the policy to be pursued by
the .State disclose no less a purpose tnan to detach
our proud commonwealth from her sisterhood of
States, and to bring infamy and eternal disgrace
upon her untarnished and spotless escutcheon.
Will the people endorse his course, aud keep
him in the chair of State lor another term? is a
question asked upon all sides. We say, God for
bid! Georgia’s gallant sons in the army will say
no, and I trust her people at home will echo no.
The appropriations recommended are very
heavy, and no means have yet been matured to
meet them. If all are granted that are asked for,
the debt of the State will not fall far short of forty
five millions. Your readers may stand aghast at
such a stupendous sum, yet it will in all proba
bility be granted. Tbe amounts already proposed
by prominent members as being necessary, only
i reduce these figures about four millions. With
the taxation levied by Congress, aud the immense
sum for State purposes, our people will indeed
groan under intolerable burdens; and it is to be
hoped that they will change their Executive at
the coming election, and demand and enforce a
strict and rigid investigation in his management
course pursued, our troops always figb’idg under
cover, bad very trifling looses compared w th those
they inflicted; so that the enemy’s numerical su
periority was reduced daily and rapidly, and we
could reasonably bare expected to cope with tbe
Federal army upon equal grounds by tbe time tbe
Chattahoochee was passed. Defeat on this side of
tbe river would have been its destruction. We, if
beaten, had a place of refute in Atlanta too-strong
to W assaulted, and too extensive to be invested.
I had hoped, also, that by the breaking of the
railroad in its rear, tbe Federal army might be
compelled to attack us in a position of our owh
choosing, or to a retreat, easily converted into a
rout. After we crossed the Etowah, five detac-
ments of cavalry were successively sent, with in
structions to destroy as much as they could of the
road between Dalton and tbe Etowah. Al! failed,
because too weak. We could never spare a suffi
cient body of cavalry for this service, as its assist
ance was absolutely-necessary in the defence of ev
ery position we occupied. Capt. Harvey, an offi
cer of great courage and sagacity, was detached on
this service with 100 men, ou the 11th of June, and
remained for several weeks near the railroad, fre
quently interrupting although not strong enough
fco prevent its use.
Early in the campaign the statements of the
strength of the cavalry in the department of Mis-
in [ sissippi -and East Louisiana, given me by Lient.
successor, Lieut. Gen S. D. Lee, gave me reason
l purpose of the Emperor to recognize the Confed- j to Lope that a competent force could be sent from
! eracy if the rebellion was not quenched within a j Mississippi and Alabama, to prevent tbe use of the
H railroad by tbe United States army. I therefore
reasonable period. ! n „ M(ed J it ^ the Pre)tid ent directly, on the 13th
Six thousand bales of cotton were burned by °* * une and 16th July, aud through Gen. Bragg
1 f .- ' on the 30th, 12th, I3tb, 16th aud 2bth of June; and
the Confederates prior to the evacuation Charles- , alg0 Lieut . Gen . Lee on thc 10t h May, and 3d,
11 th and Kith of June. I did so in the belief that
this cavalry would serve the Confederacy better
by causing the defeat of Maj. Gen. Sherman’s army
than by repelling a raid in MUsissippL
Besides the causes of my removal alleged in the
telegram announcing it, various other accusatiens
have been made against - me—some published in
newspapers in such a manner as to appear to have
official authority, and others circulated orally in
Georgia and Alabama, and imputed to General
Bragg.
The principal are, that I persistently disregard
ed the instructions of the President; that I would
not fight the enemy: that I refused to defend At
lanta; that I refused to communicate with General
Bragg in relation to the operations of tbe army;
Black Ti:oops.—Tbe Mobile Advertiser and
Register has information of a reliable nature that
Gen. Kirby Smith has twenty-five thousand black
troops armed and equipped, and organized under
their master*, in the Trans-MiSsissippi Depart
ment. Wlij iu not tbu itonsoa thii liilo ot the Mis
sissippi river? Tbe time may come when Alabama
and Mississippi will regret that they did not do it. „ . . .
The reliable informant of the Advertiser and J 1 °
Register has been misinformed. Gen. Kirby Smith
has no‘ black troops armed and equipped, aud or
ganized. in the Trans-Missippi Department.—
Then- being no Confederate tyw authorizing him
to take such a step. And the Governor of Louis
iana is not iu lavor ot “arming and equipping
black troops’’ now.
Thc on'v black troops in thc trans-Mississippi
arc yankee troops.
We welcome to our sanctum auotber daily
paper—the West Point “Daily Enterprise.” the
first number of which we received Tuesday. It Is
conducted by Messrs. Williams &. Slatter.
Mr. Slatter we kuow to be an able editor and
excellent printer.
Thc paper is so neatly printed that an old man
can read it without thc aid of sjiectacles. Price
six dollaro pc. inoDth.
eg-Thc West Point “Daily Bulletin” comes to
us enlarged aud improved, with columns fuH of
news and interesting matter.
The passenger trains commenced running
to Atlanta yesterday. Leave Atlanta at-7:30 a.
pi., and arrive in West Point at 4:30 p. in. Leave
West Point at 3:30 a. in., ai-d arrive in Atlanta at
”;35 p. -m. Trains meet at Powell s Station, at
ip u’clock, a* in * Breakfast at Grantvillc, at 6:50
to 9:15 a. in.
Persons wishing copies of the great speech
of Senator Hill should send in their names with
thc money—50c. per copy—to this office, before
Thursday next: as we do not intend to print any
extra copies unless they are ordered-
gjp* The interesting letter from our special Mil
lcdgeville correspondent came to hand too late
tor our lust issue. We give it to our readers in
this number.
Gold in thc Trans-Mississippi is 625 for SI;
here it is at least $50 for $1.
Is there a difference of a hundred per cent in thc
patriotism of the people east and west ot the Mis.
sissippi?
ure which have been confided to him.
No measures of great utility Lave been or will
probably lie adopted at this session. The only
matter to be determined is one of ways and me .ns
to provide for the indigent poor of the State, the
amount required and thc provision necessary to
meet tbe appropriation. Your rcpresentativis
have steadily opposed any increase of the debt of
thc State beyond her absolute wants, and will not
yield to tbe Goveinor's extravagant demands for
tbe people's money. Their vigilance and iinl.iH-
try entitle th< m lo tbe highest regard of tli. ir con
stituents. Major Long is a ready speaker, and
carries himself with clearness aud force t*> the gisi
of every question upon which he addresses the
House. His integrity is above suspicion, and his
ready adaptation to the business of legislating em
inently qualifies him for his present position.—
Judge fwanson has won uj>on the good will ot hir
associates in office by his genial temperament an !
sound and practical views. lie is a member of
tbe two oT the most important committcCa of (be
House, and by bis unremitting attendance on their
seesious, as well as by his mature judgment and
mellow experience, lias contributed much in shap
ing the measures which they have matured His
services are highly appreciated in his branch, and
desei vc the reward of his constituents.
TIIOIT.
ton.
The Mobile Advertiser learns that arrangements!
have been made to effect an immediate exchange
of the prisoners captured in West Florida and
East Louisiana, and Sundry other prisoners on
Ship Island and in New Orleans.
A very destructive tornado, says the Macon
Tel. aud ContVd., of March 13, accompanied with
peal3 of thunder, torrents of rain and large hail
stones, crossed the South Western Railroad at Ad
ams’ Station early in thc afternoon of last Thurs
day. Its general direction was from West to East]
and its track from a half a mile to a mile in width, . that J. disregarded liis entreaties to change my
iu which trees, large oaks and Attack the enemy, and gross exoggera
twisted and blown down; bouses leveled with the
ground, persons maimed and birds and poultry
killed. The destruction is reported as almost in
credible.
At Adams’ Station it blew down about thirty
houses, comprising his negro quarters, for Rev.
Mr. Harris, breaking the anus and legs, and oth
erwise wounding a large number of negroes.
All ot Mr. Aloxanda Laremore’s houses were
tions of tbe losses of the army
I had not the advantages of receiving the Presi
dent’s instructions in relation to the manner ot
conducting the campaign. But as the conduct of
my predecessor, in retreating before odds less than
those confronting me, lias apparently been appro
ved; and as Gen. Lee, in keeping on the defensive
and retreating towards Grant’s objective point,
UDder circumstances like mine, was adding to bis
great fame, both in tbe estimation of tbe adminis
tration and people, 1 supposed that my course
would not be censured. I believed then, as I do
and disbursement of the millions of public treat- Wilown down except bis dwelling; but the porch novr< that it was the only one at my command
was carried away, and the chimneys leveled with
the ground, rendering it untenable.
The school house, filled with scholars, was blown
down, and twelve or thirteen of the children bad
ly wounded—two ot whom it was believed would
die. One beautiful girl, of Lee county, had tbe
flesh torn from each side of her face.
Vie aiealso informed that about tbe same time
a perfect deluge of rain fell ot Fort Decatur, a
email station on the Montgomery and West Point
road, nearly carrying ;i'\ay the few bouses there.
la ui Mt tflfct iray.
From tbe Telegraph sad Confederate.]
Morality ia tbe chief basis of Divine law, and
the true theory of life is strict conformity to tbe
government in harmony therewith. In this view
we would orge the momentous inquiry—we would
ask in words of solemn and serious import—what
evil, man than others, retards our progrets and
thwarts ear success in this straggle for indepen
dence ? What b the most fearful source of disaa*
ter to our armies in tit Arid ? Wkat is it that baa
lowered the standard of morality at borne? What
is it that has filled so many hearts, tbe mass of so
ciety, the whole land, with a moral leprosy worse
than death—poisoning the fountain of existence,
draining tbe springs of happiness, and undermin
ing our social structure ? We verily believe tbe
cause, in tilt main, is tracesbie to the fell spirit of
intemperance—to tbe conduct of those at home,
and in the army, who have given way to the al
lurements of the fiery serpent—to tbe spirit of a
fearful and growing habit, which, if not srested in
its demoniac course, will sop the parity of the
church, destroy the fabric of State, and ultimately
accomplish oar destruction.
This is a serious question. It addresses itself in
“words oi truth aud soberness” to the lover of bis
country. It should enlist the church, tbe moralist
and the world. It appeal? with peculiar force
and earncstneaa to the commanders of our armies.
In their bands repose our common destinies. We
need not go far to illnstrate ibis evil. It may be
seen and felt everywhere. Briareus-like it rises
upon the view from every town, city and hamlet in
tbe land. It preludes disaster to our armies on
the battle field. It revels in camp, and riots in
the streets. It staggers in the light of stars and
bars, and reels in the step of the private. It
meets us in tbe conduct of the citizen. It bolds
revelry in midnight orgies, and blockades the
streets by day.
It were vain to attempt a portrayal of the evils
of drunkenness to our cause—tbe fatal thrust with
which it seeks to stab success—March-tide it
p urs upon our stream of happiness. Indeed it is
a monster of such fearful proportions, that the
voice of all good patriots, the prayer of all true
Christians, tbe fiat ol onr commanders in the field,
the arm of civil law, and public sentiment at home
should combine in a mighty and irresistible effort
to eradicate it from the land.
Like a demon of hell let loose in our midst,
drunkenness stalks abroad, prostrating morality,
debasing genius, talent and troth—converting our
armies ioto mobs, and our epuotry into lawless
ness. “Like a pestilence it walketh at Doonday,”
blighting everything in its path ; aud at night it
goes forth, Siring the heart of the robber, tbe mur
derer, and the assassin. The pride of tbe brave it
debases, the strength of the strong it lays low, and
the mantle of virtue and purity is soiled by its
baleful touch. More than all other evils, it is
bringing ruin on our armies, and general demoral
ization on our country. Like a vampire, croucb-
iLg at tbe ventricles of tbe heart, ready to drink
each drop of blood i.-suing from tbe fountain of
life, aud pouring in its stead a stream of poison,
which corrupts the farthest extremities, aud de
ranges the whole circulation.
What should be said of those, who in high
places degrade their position, aud debase their
manhood in the sensualism ot tbe beast? Should
not a curse more damning than that of Ahasuerus
be upon their sonls, driving them forth iu a pil
grimage of woe? Ishmaei-like, the hand of every
should be against them, and tbe frowns ol heaven
be upen their paths
The times demand tbe exercise of Spartan vir
tues ; and be who fears to rebuke the evils that
surround and threaten us with destruction, is a
coward, and unworthy the liberty he seeks to en
joy. It is the grave duty of every citizen, to exert
his influence in the promotion of general good ;
and -nothing threatens to overwhelm us sooner
than the evil of drunkenness.
which promised success,
I think tbe foregoing narrative shows that the
army of Tennessee did light, and with at least as
much effect as it has ever done before.
The proofs that I intended to bold Atlanta are
the fact that under my orders tbe work of strength
ening its defences was going on vigorously, the
communication on tbe subject made by me to Gen.
Hood, end the fact that my family was in the town.
That thc public workshops were rtmoved and no
Urge supplies deposited in the town, ns alleged by j
Gen. Bragg, were measures Of common prudence,
and no mote indicated the intention to abandon :
to I
The Chops.—We are glad to learn from nur
country friends, that the pro i.ise of a fair average
crop, the coming season, is good. Wheat that was
thought to have been entirely killed by the ex
treme cold weather is developing itself, and it is
thought will make a goo J yield, ft is most <oo
early, however, to form any reliatile opinion of
the crop prospects.—[Journal >i Messenger
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
the place than sending the wagon- of an ::rmy
ti v- .. v i ii . i i oi 4 the rear on a day of battle proves a foregone de*
1 he N. v. 'i ork II laid says that Gen. bmglcton 5 termination lo abandon the field.
left t\ usliington on the ii'd. ou a second excursion , while General Bragg was at Atlanta, ahont the
middle of July, we had no o tier conversation o-'C-
rerning the army there than such c> I introduced
II. asked me no questions tegarding itsop-rations.
past or future; made no comments upo- them, nor
; suggestions, and had not the slightest reason to
! suppose that Atlanta would not be defended. He
adjourned sine die on i told me that the object of bis jonn ey was to con-
i ler with Lieut. Gen. Lee. and communicate with
j Gen E. K Smith, in relation to reinforcements
The rflmor of ihe evacuation of Wilmington by , for me. He talked much more of affairs in Vir-
our forces, has been confirmed. i giniu tliau in Georgia, asserting, what I believed.
i that Sherman’s army outnumbered Grant’s, and
All Confederate officers and men delivered at - impressed me with thc belief that his visits to me
to Richmond- accompanied by Judge Hughes, late
of the Court of Claim.. Tln-y rtjeivcd pnpeis
through the lines Ir-m Lincoln. The object ol
tlieir mission is not stated.
The Georgia legislature
last .Saturday night.
Savannah or Charleston during Nov. and Dec. last
and all delivered at Jauus 1-hiuU prior to tbe 1st,
declared exchanged.
- Obituary.
Died, Dec. 3d. 1864, in the hospital at Mobilc |
COLUMBUS W. WILLINGHAM, son of Wm. T.’
and Susan Willingham, of Randolph county, Ala.,
aged 17 years, 10 months and 2fj daye.
He was a member ot Co. I, 2d Kegt. Ala. Re-
An agent of Maximillinu is reported at City
Point, cnd.avoring to get through tbe Yaokte
lines for the purpose of reaching the Confederate
Capital.
Gold gone up to 230 in New York.
when he was called from tbe shores of time to that
How Can ve Reconstruct?
Two days ago, we saw one oi our brave soldiera,
wiio had lost his leit leg and left arm, moving on
bli« prepared for Che peep.e of Oed. M | 2&
was beloved by all who knew him at home and in - -■ ■ --
camps. We have it from bis captain that he lived i
the life of a Christian while on the te.itcJ field, far ,
from bis borne. Wc are satisfied from the evidence ;
he has left with us, that he is at rest. None brav
er or purer than he have laid down their liveft for
the sake of their country. Ho was an obedient,
dutiful sou, and an affectionate, doting brother
Ile will never again bear the command, forward!
as be has gained the final victory, aud now rests
on the battlements of heaven.
No sculptured column rears its proud shaft above
thy head, but thy memory is embalmed in the sad
ry, how can those, who favor reconstruction, re
construct the mutilated limbs of that patriotic
man. and thousands of other heroes of this revolu
tion ? How would they proceed to reconstruct
the constitutions of thousands more, shattered by
shot aud shell, toil and exposure? How would
they reconstruct the many hearts broken, and
minds impaired, by the loss of husbands and fett
ers, sous and brothers? How would they recot-
struct the homesteads burnt; tbe hearthstones des
olated ; thc fortunes bankrupted ; tbe preciois
hierlooms and articles of certu, which derived tboir
value from association, stolen or destroyed ; tie
family ciicles rcntvind scattered ; the fernily al
ters ruined ; the temples of the living God dese
crated aud demolished ? How can they reconstruct
the affections disregarded and torn asunder ; the
hearts of stricken parents aud weeping brothers the affections uisregaraea aua torn asunder : the
... , , ., .. , | religious sentiments and sensibilities despised,
and sisters, who need no marble monument to re- lra( J plcd in lhe duft , gpil upon . bapptaeas of
pa' Wc would call attention to thc appeal of ,
Colonel Ira R. Foster, Quartermaster General of i
Georgia, "To the Women of Georgia "
“He givet doubly who gives quickly.
mind them of tby virtues and of their loss.
Dear mother, for me shed not a tear.
Look up to heaven and think of me there;
Where wars aud troubles will never come
To mar our peace in that happy home.
On the battlements of heaven I rest,
In the arms of Jesus forever blest—
Dear father and brothers, grieve not for me,
I am frqm all toil and trouble free.
My sisters dear, why should you mourn?
When to iny Savior I have gone,
And only wait for us to be
United in eternity.
What a happy thought! the promise is given,
All tears shall be wiped away in heaven—
All sickness aud sorrow there shall cease,
Aud all but everlasting peace!
’Tis brightness all blessed peace,-
Oh! never doth a cloud of care
Oppress the soul: there eigbings cease,
And sorrows end forever there.
There tears shall all be wiped away,
All healed thc heart once rudely riven;
And joy and peace forever may
Be yet our blessed lot in heaven.
Farewell, brother, but not forever,
For ve iu heaven will meet,
Where wars and death cannot sever
Us from Emanuel's fed
infancy, youth, middle age, old age, marred, lost,
destroyed for all tirn-2 ? How cao we reconstruct
with the diabolical authors of all these barbarities,
aud of outrages upon women and children, almost
too gross for conception, much too vile for descrip
tion ? Let thc reconslructioniets answer these
questions satisfactorily, before we begin to consid
er the roc instruction of a Constitution infracted;
of natural and inalienable rights denied ; of legal
covenants broken; of solemn promises unperform
ed: of a Union, once, a stately palace of Republi-
can Sovereigns, but, now, its emblem of sover
eignty, individual liberty, gone ; its monuments of
power, States’ rights, plundered; its massive
blocks, the States—a p^rt, marred by the fierte
fires of fanaticism, the other part, rent asunder by
the persistent strokes of injustice; the keystone ot
i its arch, faith, lost; its cornerstone, mutual love,
' destroyed; its foundation, common Interest, dug
' up.—[Montgomery Advertiser.
T J.G.
Louina. Ala
Mi-ssocrl—If ever there was a man a natural
military genius, gifted with the best of common
sense, with Christian charity, love and benevolence,
and with military strategy, we must accord this
uncommon gift to General Sterling Price. • There
is a spirit within bis soul that breathes the fires cf
inspiration, courage and daring into bis troops.
Tbe Missouri soldiers deserve more praise thaa
any other soldiers in the field, and if they do Mi
receive that eclat due them, it is because they are
in the midst of a people struggling for rights and
liberty, aud we have not time to note a distinction,
where all soldiera are alike gallant. In the rear
of tbe noble Price, the iciclea, the mound and tbe
vallevs arc imprinted with tbe heroic blood oS
, these'true veterans. If the names of any soldiers
j deserve thc roll of honor, Missouri is entitled to a- ‘
| page.—[West Point Bulletin.
Why is a man who stakes his money in a gam*
‘ bling housv. like a star’ Because he's an as-to-risi
were unofficial.
District Communities.
The London Globe makes tbe following lucid j
comments on State rights au<l thc division of tbe
Union:
We cannot but confess that we are so far of the
same opinion with our Confederate cotempurary,
as we hold that whatever may be said of State
sovereignty, State individuality at least cannot be
contested. That individuality was the very basis
of all the institutions of tbe United States. Each
of those States continued Independent In Sts whole
regimen; aDd the Federal Union, by tbe very
force of the'term, comprised the people of those
States, as each was represented in tbe Federal leg
islative and executive agencies, whesc action was
limited to certain common purposes. It seems to
follow that States which have no part in tbe elec
tion of those agencies, e. g., in the Presidential
election, have uo part in tbe Northern Federal
Union. They no longer participate in its Federal
organization for common purposes. That is sim
ply a fact. Whose fault that tact is dora not seem
to affect its existence. Earl Russell says, “Of the
causes of tbe rupture her Majesty’s government
have never presumed to judge.” But every gov
ernment of Europe is cognizant of tbe fact that
the Southern States are not parties to tbe re-elec
tion of President Lincoln. Our Northern friends
will of course say, That is their own fault; tb-y
might have been if they had cboaen. But the ques
tion is: Is it not in tbe nature of separate politi
cal communities that they should choose, or not
choose, to act with other such political communi
ties, according os they can, or cannot, agree with
their politics? All common action of North aud
South has hitherto been in the natare of compro
mise; and when it becomes no longer possible to
■urance terms of compromise, common action of
North and South of necessity ceased.
Then came tbe question, Had tbe Northern com
bination of individual political units (States) any
right to eaforce submission to its will on tbe South
ern combination of similar units? Foreigners at
least must naturally be disposed, to think they bad
not; because they said they bad not on every for
mer occasion on'which the question was to give
satisfaction to foreign demands of right, or remon
strances of wrong, agaiust individual States. For
Horae Sligo.
r I' , IlE celebrated hors-e SLIGO will stand the
L Spring Season at his own stable, a-x mil. a
j ptfUthnam ol Csranges*. V*‘iJI l>t? l«*t lo in iffff «!
j £100. or U-ti bushels ol corn, with the pnvil ge ol
| a year at that price; provided the horse does' not
, die. or is not sioleii in thc meantime.
marl7-2m* J. W. McOEE.
Stoicn,
O N tbe night of Feb. 24. from the stable < f the
sui'scriber. near Big Spring. Troup county
n DARK BAY PONY, with man** roach, a small
i white spot on his forehead, 7 or 8 year* old, racks
! and trots, had the letters G. P. br.-onl d upon his
; right shoulder, and had a long tail when stolen.
Any one giving information, that will lead to
! bis recovery will be liberally rewarded.
mat 17—tt* B. H. H OATES.
Notice.
F ine English cards. 4-1 sheeting,
COTTON ROPE. SALT. Ac., for sale at the
SALT HOUSE, LaGrai.ge, Ga. *
‘ II SIMS.
example, if a British ship, putting into the port of
Charleston, irom stress of weather or any other
cause, had happened to have on board black sail
ors, British subjects, those sailors would have been
instantly clapt in jail and kept there till tbe ves
sel should be about to take its departure. Any
remonstrance against this infraction of their inter
national law, addressed to tbe Federal govern
ment, wonld have been met with the answer that
that government had no jurisdiction over the pro
ceedings, however offensive to foreigners, of tbe
State of South Carolina, at home. One does not
quite sec how foreigners should distinguish between
the right of the several States to assume at will
an attitude of independence towards all tbe world
■mi towards each other. And facts have so fer
justified the assumption of that attitude in tbe con
flict still raging, that, notwithstanding Northern
reiteration of the name of rebels, it has never been
attempted practically to withhold the common
rights accorded by the laws of war to their oewtb-
era antagonists. The war is a war between two
leagues of distinctly organized political communi
ties.
The Augusta Constitutionalist denies in ioto the
report that tbe South Carolina militia refused to
cress the river in aid of Georgia during tbe late
invasion.
mar3-3t W
Administrator’s Sale.
B Y lirtue of an order from the Court of Ordi
nary of Troup county. 1 will m-11 in the town
of La Grange, on the first Tueiolaay in May next,
a negro woman aud child belonging to the estate
of W. F. llodnett, deceased Sold for tbe benefit
of tbe heirs and creditors.
marlO- 6t WM. W. CARLISLE. Adtn'r.
To the Bonded Men of Troup Co.
B Y request of the Inferior Court, I would call
your attention to tbe fact that, under the sti
pulations of your bond.*, you are authorized lo
sell your surplus of provisions either to indigent
soldiers’ families, or to tbe Government. The
soldiers’ families of your county ure very much in
wanfof corn for bread, and we most earnestly re
quest all those who have corn or meat to sell, to
give the county tbe preference, as we find it im
possible to get corn auy where else, except at such
prices as would largely increase tbe taxes on tbe
county. Those having corn will please let it be
known either to me or any member of the Inferior
Court. Tbe money is ready to pay for it.
J. F. AWTRY,
marl7-3t County Agent.
To the Ladies.
M RS. N. C. CHRISTIAN would respectfully
inform the ladies of La Grange and vicinity
that she is prepared to put up and dress LADIES’
HATS; also to do PLAIN SEWING.
Residence on the street leading to the Boys’
High School (the Newoaa road), opposite Mr. P.
B. Hall’s residence. marl0-4t*
Georgia, Troop County.
Oedixaby’s OrncE, March 6, I860.
W C. AND A. P. NORWOOD, executors of
• Daniel Norwood, dec’d, give notice that
they will apply to me on tbe first Monday in Oc
tober next for letters of dismission from said
trust.
All persons interested are notified to file their
objections with me, if any. at or before that time
or said letters will be granted.
marlO-Stm* L. PITT8, Ordinary.
Notice.
T HE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PLANTERS’
IRON COMPANY are hereby notified that
tbe works are again in operation, and that the 1st
Tuesday in April next is the time lor the regular
annual meeting.
As there will bo business of importance before
the said meeting a full attendance is requested.
JNO. I. CALLAWAY,
marHMd Sec. ft Treas.
Sheriff 7 * Sale.
W ILL be sold before the Courthouse door ia
the town of La Grange, Ga., upon tbe first
Tuesday in*May next, within the lejpl hours of
sale, two bales of cotton, levied on to satisfy two
tax fifas for the year 1864, against Torbite, Tate
ft Co. T. L C. TIMMONS,
marlO-td Sheriff!
T
Augustus ۥ Wan,
P HYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
La Grange, Georgia,
OFFICE—thc same as occupied by Dr?. Long
ft Ware. aprll '62-tf
Official.
Hnqns. Akkim or rax C. Statks. i
14lh February, 1865. f
General Orders, I
No. 2. [
lo entering noon the campaign sheet to open,
the GenoraMa>Chief feels assured that the sefcUen
who bare so long and so nohly borne the hardship*
and dangers of the war, require no exhortation to
respond to the calls of honor and duty.
With the liberty transmitted by theta forefathers
they have inherited the spirit to defmid it.
The choice between war and abject snbmimion
is before them.
" To such a proposal brave men with arms in their
bands can have bat one answer.
They cannot barter manhood for peace, nor the
right of self-government for life or property.
But justice to them requires a sterner admoni
tion to those who have abandoned tbeir commands
in tbe hour of peril.
A last opportunity is offered to them to wipe oat
the disgrace and escape the punishment of their
crimes.
By authority of the President of the Confederate
States, a pardon is announced to such' deserters
and men improperly absent, as shall return to tbe
commands to which they belong within the short
est possible time, not exceeding twenty days from
tbe publication of this order, at tbe headqaartera
of the department in which they may be.
Those who may be prevented by interruption of
communications, may report within the time ape-
ified to the nearest enrolling officer or other officer
on duty, to be forwarded as soon as practicable,
and upon presenting a certificate Irum such officer
showing compliance with this requirement, will
receive the pardon hereby offered.
Those who have deserted to tbe service of the
enemy, or who bare deserted after having been
once pardoned for the same offence, and tho.-e who
shall desert or absent themselves without authori
ty alter tbe publication of this order, are excluded
from its benefits. Nor does the offer of pardon ex
tend to other offences than desertimi and absence
without permission.
By the same authority, it is also declared that
no general amnesty will again be granted, and
those who reftise to accept the pardon now offered,
or who shall hereafter desert or absent themselves
without leave, shall suffer such punishment as the
courts may impose, and uo application lor clemen
cy will be entertained.
Taking new resolution from the fate which our
enemies intend for us, let every man devote all bis
energies to tbe common defence.
Our resources, wisely aud vigorously employed,
are ample, and with a brave army, sustained by a
determined and united people, success, with God’s
assistance, cannot be doubtful.
The advantages of the enemy will have but little
Talue if we do not permit Sbem to impair our reso
lution. Let us, then, oppose constancy to adver
sity, fortitude to suffering, and courage to danger,
with the firm assurance that He who gave freedom
to our fathers will bless all the efforts of tbeir
children to preserve it.
R. E. LEE, General.
All newspapers in tbe Confederate Staten
are requested to copy six times the nbo»e [Gen
eral Order No. 2], and send bills, with a copy of
the paper, to the Richmond Enquirer for pay
ment. marl0-6t
Official.
lluqKs. Akmiks of C. Statf-s. )
February 11, 1665. |
General Orders,)
No. 3. f
The discipline and efficiency of the army have
been greatly impaired by men leaving their prop
er commands to join others iu which they find ser
vice more agreeable.
This practice, almost as injurious in its conse
quences as the crime of desertion, by tb« Articles
of War exposes the off-nder to a similar punish
ment, and subjects the officer receiving him to-dis-
missal fr»m the army.
It is therefore declared that thc provisions of
General Older No. 2.of this date.from army head
quarters. apply to such men a* have left tlieir
proper commands and join'd others without being
regularly transferred, lliey will rec-ive tie pai-
don protnis- d in that order upou complyiu.. with
i:s condition*, or suffer the consequeuces attached
to negh cling it.
The names of such absentees will be forthwith
reported to tl:e-c headquarter* by the officers with
whutn they are serving, ai.d immediate iii**asUM»
taken to return them to ilrnir proper commands.
As soon as practicable, an inxpcction will be
made, and charges will be nrqfen ed against those
>5 liu iPijm v» tv vM««riLC tine «;i»MT .
K. E. LEE, General.
JTft' All newspapers ill the Confederate State*
ure re q u *! d to Copy six time* the above [Gi n—
oral Older No. 3] and send bill, with a copy **f
the p *prr, to the Richmond Ei.quiier for pay
ment. mar 10-tit
To Use Women of Georgia.
KiniMoMt, Va„ Febrttaiy It. J665.
I am iu Richmond, and am issuing to the gal
lant Georgian* in the Atiny of Northern Virgin
ia, a supply ut comforUble clothing. 1 have ietu-
ed to them the last token of your affectionate n*-
iiieiubrutice of their in.ndy deeds, and cf sj mpnthy
lor tlieir .*acrilic< s. which you have forwarded to
me. There is not a pair uf *ock* left in my de-
piirtmeuL Although I urn couipcll'd to witness
the sufferings of our troops, us they trudge with
cheerful obedience through alternate snow ami
mud, with sockle.s leet. 1 aut unable to amelior
ate those sufferings without your aid You have
done nobly iu the past. About thirty thocsam>
pair* ot sock* have been sent me. I know you are
willing to do even tattler in future. Without your
assistance mji- boys must suffer You will never
allow them o suffer while you have p revet tojpre
wut it.
A number of ladles have socks on band made
from thc yarn furnished by u*. Will they please
forward the same us directed below.
We have varn on hand still. On appliaation by
letter, or othcrwiMe, to any of the parties mention
ed below, you will lie furnished When Ihe socks
are ready they may I*.* returned to tbe parties from
whom the yarn was receiv/d. We want tkx tiioi-
SAKD pairs for our brave boys. Khali they have
them? Ira K. Foktkk,
Q. M. Gen 1 of Georgia.
N B.—Ladies living near tbe following places
can forward socks to the following officers. Re
quisitions for yarns can also be made upon them:
Augusta—Capt Jno W Walker.
G reeurlxiro—Capt W G Cade.
Madison—Capt Jno A Erwin.
Macon—Capt JAR Hanks.
Griffin—Capt L J Guilmartia.
Milledgeville—Col Ira R Foster.
If the packages are marked Sock* foh.Soi.jieu*/
the Express Company will forward them, and tbe
officers receiving will pay tbe '“eight. The ladiea
will please enclose the Express receipt to the offi-
oer to whom they ship tbe socks.
All papers in the State will copy three times,
and, as the socks ore donated to the soldiers, they
will please make as small a charge as posmbie.
—[We mske no charge.—Lagrange Reporter.]
mar 17-31.
Executor’s Sale.
A GREEABLY to an order from the Court of
Ordinary of Troop county, I will sell before
the Courthouse door in tbe town of LaGrange, on
the first Tuesday in May next, three booses aud
lots in tbe village of Mouatville, to wit: ooe store
bouse, one old grocery and one billiard salooa;
also one lot of laod in tbe county of originally Ir
win, now Colquitt, containing 490 acres, more or
leas. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and credit
ors. Terms cash.
W. H. FINCnER,
marlO-td* Ex’r.
Administrator’s Sale.
B Y virtue of an order from tbe Court of Ordi
nary sf Troup eonoty, I will sell befois tbe
Courthouse door fn La Grange, on the 1st Tues
day in May next, within the legal hours ot sale,
an undivided half interest in 290 acr s of !aod,
more or less; and also a half interest in tbs Mill
known as Bentley's old mill, on tbe Chattahoochee
river—all lying ia Mid coantv, and sold as the
property of M. D. Fisher, deceased.
Term* on the day of sale.
marHMd WM. M. CAMERON, Adm’r.
Wanted.
P EORGIA RAILROAD BANK NOTES.
VJ $500 GOLD.
GEORGIA SIXES AND EIGHTS.
NORTH CAROLINA. TENNESSEE AND
VIRGINIA BANK NOTES.
TENNESSEE. NORTH CAROLINA, GEOR-
1 GIA AND MISSOURI BONDS,
i feb24 tf JESSE McLENDON.