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f ' ' M-- fail their leader, and cause him to be beaten.'’ They have done much to break down every move ment at the North calculated to Stop the shedding of blood, and to inaugurate the peaceful counsels of negotiation; lor the North will-nfever negotiate while they are made to believe they can conquer. mi .I.ma <«in«k In wfrvlrtnnw ikiu MW anti i/1 p^nt. Irom the beginning, Mr. Lincoln and his ceed in destroying «he government, they invaria- • Tle re are m.tnv facta and reasons, entering into followers bar- desired to weaken and J. ?.roy our • bly fall to fighting each other. aruUhe people who ! the making of the laws, and in conducting the war, gorrtnmtsii, wpu ^ouwid^ tuat uh^never ibe are dvludetl to follow them, divide into factions, • which the enemy ousbt not to know. The Coo* pie m the army should abiiuuoB the government, antl^rii^h headlong into anarchy. ! gress of the flr^t revolution sat in secret. Onr we should b« <B*-ctOally destroyed, in all respects. Indeed, they believe, that if tin y can disaffect our people to anyone branch of the government— .•racially to the President, we shall necessarily 1 iil. This great fact is made very distinct by Mr. Lincoln's last message* He says-. “On careful c mwnleratioa of all the evidence accessible, it Rems tome that no attempt at negotiation w itb the insurgent leader could result io any c»ol. lie would accept of nothing short of the severance of the Union. His declarations to this vtr. ct are explicit, ami oft repeated, lie dot s not attempt to deceive us. He offers us no excuse to •teceivo oui'ScHes. Wc cannot voluntarily y ield it. Between him and us the issue is distinct, sim ple. and indexible. !: is an i-sue which can only lie tried by war, and decided l*y victory, if we yield, we are beaten. If thr Southern people fail him. hr L bruit n." llerc Mr Lincoln puts the whole ts.-ue of the struggle on one single point Congress has found it necessary-to do the same. Now. bow can he be honest, or trnc, or patriotic, The two characters which furnish the most dan gerous materials for this work of disaffection and demoralization, are the avaricious and the nrnbi* *' oufl - i Congress is to conceal'the votes, and hide the rea- 1 have nothing to say against legitimate trade, j sons, of the members? The mau who made his living by honest trade be* [ Of all the assaults that are made upon the Pre- r—u -•*• called into military service, sident, and the Cabinet, and the Congress, I re- Thc honest ! ganl none who represents io the people that the object of the They have dooe much to prolong this war, and to murder onr people in battle. I know the time has come when these enemies within will make fresh assaults, with greater boldness; and, therefore, it is, I have come home to raise my voice of warning fore the war. if not may properly continue his calling. The honest J ganl none as so manifestly dishonorable, as the against them. I know the grievances, ail petty and middle man is necessary to the non producing class advantage which is taken of this very necessity of! imaginary, that redden the eyes with vengeance of society. Nor will I slop now to dt-vclope I he j secrecy. The heaviest assaults are made on tb se and make the words drop oily from the tongue > fin of the unofficial citizen who takes advantage ; very measures and operations, the reasons for while the purpose grows dark in the heart; and I* of political, soc'al and commercial disruptions, to \ which arc often most necessary t • be concealed^ dread, this day, the subtle power of the serpent gather fortunes. It would be expecting too much from the public enemy. It matters not bow many_a^Jhat coils within the garden, far mors than I do a of our people to lock for th!^ sublime spectacle of • misstatements are made.* Low many falsa motived million of bayonets bristling without the walls! universal s< lf-denial. Nevertheless., if it could are charged, there can be no defence, for defence, .. There is but one way to fight these enemies have Veil so. this stream of blood- would long would require the truth to be told, and this would,. among us. The people must support the govern- since Live ce«si d. damage the public interests. This is taking ad-T ment which Mr. Lincoln, and these, fils coworkers, tint I cannot pass l»y the office-holding specula- ! vantage of the patriotism of those in authority, to | fight. It is your government, my countrymen. It * tor. without li-av>ng on record my opinion of i lie destroy the public confidence. Can anything in i is fighting your battles, and toiling, day and night, „.. ,.. | unpatriotic and ruinous nature and effect of his : treason itself be more dishonorable ? j to establish your rights and liberties. Support lie dues not say; if our aruiv lulls: if our munition* dealing I deny that office holders have the right I have heard the President say, on several occa- ' the President; support the laws; support the gen- of wai fail: if our r-uppli- b tail: il our « lii- s tall: if to sp dilate at tiny time. <»ur States arc overrun, or if our < urn .icy Vcunes . corrupting; and no government evt-r remained worth!* 1 **, we are lieateii. No. .Maik Ins words: . faili f .1 to itself, or to the p'vple, who-o adminis- "If tie Southern people fail." Fail wltaiV Fail.. trators became Iraribkcrs. tint in time* like these, raiment to millions all over the world- even to the abolitionist himself, and to bis children. Therefore, he magnifies the evils of slavery. He arouses the imagi nations and passions of an uninformed and fanatical people. He sets at defiance the solemn covenant of a well-considered and time-honored compactof government. He disrnpts society; desecrates the pnl- pit; defames the Senate hall, and prosti tutes learning and science. He leathers millions of men for slaughter, and billions of treasures to be wasted. Ail, all that an easy bondage may be broken, and a happy slave turned loose! Alid suppose, like the dreamer with the floods, he shall seem, for a time, to succeed. Suppose tiiat the restraints, which bind four mil lions of these people to duty; shall be , $ioo, or ten bushels of con., wilh the privilege oi withdrawn. Who, that knows the negro, ( a year at that price; provided the hone data Sot ■ssiensniin.. man jjjwni III— Come and Look! rpn£ *ub=cribcr having just returned from mar* X ket would call the attention of bis friends to his NEW STOCK of goods, consirtiog of Shoe Thread, Coats’ Thread, Coat aad Pants, Pearl aad Agate Buttons, Coarse aad fine Tooth Combs, Suspender*. Needles, Pin, Hair Pins, Paper, Envelopes, Pens, Peneils, and a . FINE LOt OF 8QCET MUSIC. Also a fine lot of COTTON CARDS. Candy for the little ones. Tobacco of every grade. Smoking Tobacco and No. 1 Scotch Snuff. In fine, all articles usually kept by merchants. Liberal prices paid foe country produce. mar24-U H. W. MORGAN llwrae Sligo. T nE celebrated bom* SLIGO will stand the Spring Season at bit owa stable, ais miles southeast of Li Grange. Will be let to mares at ■ m'luvl r iiuii. iiiv * * o % -* ••***»- iic*si vs uu> a ii J l wvu imv a » M » % mw **■ n o, uw v >uv • o • As — _ _ v . # ■_ , •. Alt hist' ry shows it is zions, -It my enemies would tell falsehoods which j crais: supply the army; drive off the traitors; con- or has faith in God, does not see the re- ! d, *« or * 3 not^stolen in the meantime. ntnctit ev*T remained I injured only me. it would lie a matter of small 1 found the critics; and then you will be able to dc- ault? Bri&rht homes will be destroyed: ’ marl7-«tn* _ J. W. McGEE. the cause* No. Fail lli- Congee-.-? N<*. Fail the I’re-ideut! -If t'ir South! tu pe»ptt foil him. he u bealft 1 repeat, from the beginning, our '-nemies have never expected lo ■Oihdu*. 1 u- l*y the failure <-r < x- hauslion of our phynirol refOnrccs. They have expected u* io fail in mir mot a! rt mm ret. They have relied upon di«nff- ciiou unions our people to i»ur governin' nt. uud eh:* ‘1} to the I’rcsid- nt. And in this fatal work we have h.id enemies uilhiu a> well ax without. “Why,"said lie greatest of Bo* mna orators and llie pur«-.-t of K<>ni:i:i -tatomen, “why are we speaking so long aLoiil one enemy: the error becomes a crime—a crime against the : public iaith aud the public weal. Irwa? very ch ar from Ihe beginning, that this war could only be conducted on the public credit. The note cf the government was certainly to be come the o ily currency with ih army and the people. It. therefore, became Ihe solemn official duty of every man in iffice, State and Confederate. . to make, to ndmiuisti r. and to execute the laws with special reference to the protection i.nd pre- i serration of this credit. It is another fact, equal- j Iv clear in reason, and beyond doubt in the hi:-- ! tory of the times, that the amount of profits in injured only me. it would lie a matter of small found the critics; and then you moment. But they make statements utterly per- \ tv the enemy; arrest disasters, and win independ- .verting the truth, which damage the public inter - I eac?. There are many roads to failure and boad- ests. and which cannot be corrected without expos- . age. You may drill there by lethargy; you may ing facts which would damage that public interest ■ wiud there by treason; you may rush there by and ab-jut that enmity who avows that he is one: trade has been measured by the amount of di-pre- aod are saying nothing about those who dissemble. ‘ ciation of this public credit. Here then is the who remain at IFuiie. who arc among u-? Whom, dilemma: It is the office holder’s duty to pre- still more greatly.’ Washington often made similar complaints. In one of his letters to Mr. Laurens, he uses this strong language: “My enemies take an ungenerous advantage of me. They know the delicacy of my situation, and that motives of policy deprive me of the dc- tence 1 might otherwise make against their insid- iou-- attacks. They know I cannot combat their insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing facts which it is of the utmost importance to con ceal.” How is it possible, that men who will take such a d shouorable advantage, can be patriots; and faction. There is but one road to success aud free dom. It may be narrow, and require toif, and pa tience. and sacrifice, but you are certainly travel ing that road, when you support your own regular Confederate government. Every man who teach es you otherwise, is your enemy. And ucver had any people a government which they could more safely trust. You may summon a thousand conventions; you may let every carp- ing factionist be tried in his turn; you may cross your lines, and select from all the cabinets of the world, and you will get no better chief Executive than him whom God aud your own votes have giv- them to follow, and will bear, in happy cn you. • > .ndeed. if it w re by ,,ny means possible, l should serve the public credit; it is the speculator's in- how cau those who are patriots, believe anything ! You may resurrect all the Alexanders, and Na _ be anxious not -o much to chast'ne as to cure, and terest to depreciate that credit. If the office hold- such men say? _ _ poleons, and Washingtons, of all ages of the world, • usefulness, ag&iu, the burdens of their to make frier.Jiy to tbe republic; nor, if they will j er and the speculator lie one. which feeling will i The greatest generals cannot escape the criti- and you will never get a better general than your destiny. For fie who bid the waters go li.-ten to me, do 1 quite kaow why that u»ny not control-duty or interest? 1 deny that any man i cisms of these designing “sappers aud miners" of ownunrival'cd Let?. _ — ... - — hr.” has the right to make tbe conflict, or that any the public confidence. They assume to know more . And, if yon could combine, in one, tbe power of Never were voids more applicable. Tiiat enc- ' people ought to risk the hazard. j about military campaigns, and military strategy, , the Macedonian phalanx, the fidelity of the Roman ray who avows be is one; who bears arms in his : Nor cau the subject matter of tbe trade, change than the best commanders. j Legion, and tbe earnest fire of the French Guards, * * * * * * * * * * * * ' * * * * .l-r m * * # * * 9 — * * MA.a rtAII 1/1 I, I maS 0% Y. AI t i.« AWmif tllAA i h tl b ZlAfVt. suit? Bright homes will be destroyed; j rich fields will cease to bear; millions will , Notice, become hungry and naked; society will ! tMNE ENGLISH CARDS, 4-4 SHEETING, rash towards barbarism, and government J- COTTON ROPE, SALT, Ac., for sale at the to anarchy aud despotism. The continent: Ijat * r » D 8** G *. . will bedelaged in blood; and. after all,{ the poor, scattering negroes, like the un- j _ Administrator’s Sale, controlled and uncontrollable waters driv-. virtue of an order from the Court of Ordi- eu from their natural course, will wander May £Sx“ in unknown ways, weakening the more, ' a negro woman and child bolon.' ‘ the farther and longer they wander; car- 1 of W.T. Ilodnett, decoastd. - s3 ing for none, and shunned by all; destroy- of , * ie h rirs and creditors, iug and destroyed wherever they go; un til, at last, they will return to the channel of servitude which God marked out for marlO-tit hands: who nie/is us in battle, is not our worst, our moat dangerous enemy. We have enemies who deceive theinselvet-; who dissemble; wlio are here among us. And'it we are con<fuered, subju gated, disgraced. ruined, it will all be the work ot these enemies among us; and they will accomplish that work by destroying tbe faith of our people in thair owa government. Ob, if I bad a voice to day which could reech every man, woman and child in tbe Confederacy, and ceuhl open their eyes to this one great truth, our independence would be secured beyond (he possibility of failure. There are many among us engaged in promot ing this work of disaffection. They act from dif ferent motives,and are in different degrees ol guilt. Maoy are uninformed and thoughtless, and do not really design to do mischief. Some are misguided; some are deceived; some are designing, and tome are employed by the enemy. To most of these I allude “not so much to chastise as to cure, and to make friendly to the republic/’ Many of our people were opposed to secession as a remedy for our grievances. They regarded it as revolution, and believed it would bring, in its train, tbe evils of revolution. Moat of them are earnest and devoted supporters of our government. This government has been regalarly adopted by tbe people—is a living entity by tbe “consent of the governed,” and cannot be abandoned, except by another revo’ution. And another revolution now. can never lead us back to the old Union, but would lead. with multiplied horrors, inevitably to subjugation. It is natural, therefore; it is consist ent, that these men should give all their energies to aostain the government, aud should deprecate tbe spirit of disaffection as the wiliest serpent of the crisis. Occasional y. however, we find or lessen tbe guilt. It is the speculation, not the j thing i-peculated in, that depreciates tbe credit. • In fact, large dealings in propel ty, stocks, bonds, 1 and foreign commerce, are tbe morn culpable, be- j cause they do more to depreciate the credit, and j furui-h a more unrestrained field for the elasticity ; of conscience, than dealing in provisions. And , provision dealers only hoard their supplies,because they know property dealers will certainly carry up tbe price by depreciating the currency. Speculations are, besides, exciting and absorb ing to the mind, and no man. so habitually engag ed. can lie fit for the grave and heavy duties of offi cial station in times like these. The example, also, is disastrous. When people see those, whose duty it is to represent the public interest and preserve the public credit, engaged in trafficking, they engage,themselves,moie readily in the business: and subordinate officers through out the country arc glad to cover tbeir sins with the example of those in higher station; and thus the contagion permeates all degrees ot office, and all ranks of society. Thg public credit rapidly depreciates; the public driit. and the public bur dens, rapidly increase; demoralization spreads; In one of the most trying periods of Roman bis torv, Paulus Emilius— a great and good mau— was called by the unanimous voice of tbe people a second time to tbe consulship. He determined io take command of tbe army, then engaged in & bard straggle iu Macedonia. Before leaving Rome, he called tbe people together, and made them a you could not get a bettor army than ibat com posed of your own ams, brothers, and husbands, who have fought on an hundred fields; who have endnred untold privations, and who still, unmur muring, unfaltering and unflinching, face the mon grel invaders of our homes. My faith has grown with every year spiech, Which wasiso full of wisdom, that it has j of t j ic struggle. That faith rests on the been preserved to this day. Allow me to read you i , , e , , .. . • a portion of that speech. He said: t known P r ' tnot Ism of our leaders; the tried ‘‘There are those who, in company, and even at \ courage of our army; the virtue and in tables. command armies, regulate the disposition telligcnce of the people, and the justice of of the forces, and prescribe all the operations of „ chastising, and mercy of a not always the campaign. They know better than we, where ' — , , r ,”, m. (.««, we should encamp, and what posts it is necessary offended, God. Ihe campaign of 1864 has for ns to seize; at what time, and by what defile, I taught me to knqw what I always believ- we ought to euter Macedonia; where it is proper j ed—that this vast country cannot be to establish our magazines: from whence, either : j Je jj j,y Jin enern y against the will of our by sea or land, we are to bring provisions; when ' , * , . , c „„ we are to fight the enemy, and when to lie still. P eo P* e - 1 dread no enemy, therefore, as They not only piescribe what is best to bo done, 1 I do the factionist. Hut I Know this but, for deviating ever so little from tbeir plans, same enemy helped the hosts .of Per- they make it a crime in their Consul, and cite him , g j a against the Greeks, and w..s over- before their tribunal.” In this day, they would , ° - belted the Dower of ucd*, ruuiuijr urn. «...».mu „ F , c »ur. j call a convention, to amend the Constitution, to : ^ olnCl 1 ,l18 . enemy neipeu me power 01 tbo guilty become corrupt aud careletu; tbe hoci- | get rid of him. “Hut know, Romans, tbisisa/jm*/ : conquering Hannibal against the yet “ 1 * " * -- 1 **■* —■ impediment with your generals. All have not the ! feeble Homans and was overcome. This _ to i dr tbe benefit WM. W. CARLISLE. Adm’r. Executor’s Sale. A GREEABLY to an order trom tbe Court or Ordinary of Troup county, I will sell before the Courthouse door in tbe town of LaGrnnge, on the first Tuesday in May next, three bewes seJ lots in the village of MonatviUe, to wit: one store house, one old grocery and one billiard saloon; also one lot of land in the oonnty of originally Ir win, now CtdqniU, containing 490 acres, more er less. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and credit ors. Terms cash. W. H. FINCHER, msrlO-td* Ex’r. Administrator’* Sole. B Y virtue ot an order from the Court of Ordi nary et Troop county, I will sell before tbo Courthouse door in La Grange, on tbe 1st Tues day in May next, witttin tbe legal boors of sale, an undivided half interest in 290 acr s of land, more or less; and also a half interest in the Mill _ . _ known as Bentley's old mill, on tbe Chattahoochee his fluids tu tbe Gulf, roaring, iu eternal ! river—all lying in said county, and sold as the thunders, praises to Him by whose com- pr - perly °* i *' D. Fisher, deceased. to the sea, said also, by His servant, that Canaan should serve his brethren. Man’s impious devices can no more an nul God’s moral decrees, than bis puny arm cau subvert God’s physical laws. He may pervert and obstruct both for a time, but always with confusion and punish ment to himself. It was such transgres sion that put death in nature, doomed the Ethiopian to bondage, anti filled the hu man heart with sorrows. But He who bath tbe power, will also show the mercy. And as long as the Mississippi shall roll eat become troubled and discouraged; the critic! find grounds for cavil; and the government is weakened in all its sinews. l’Uto bad a maxim, that “when officials bought andR'ld. the State became corrupt.” 11 was forbidden in Sparta, and by positive laws in Roue. Verrcs, as Governor of Sicily, violated ( an empty name, this law, and went back to Rome, at the close of his service, immensely rich. But the eloquence of tbe great and pure Cicero has made him infamous to this day, maud tbe waters come and go; so long will the serving children of Canaan sow and reap in ihe valley made rich by this coming and going; and, happy with food and raiment, home and family, faith and hope, shall hymn, in daily thanksgivings, praises to Him whose goodness also made this land of the Confederate the African’s Paradise 1 Contending, then, only for what God cr "'j !•» approved, aad 'contending, al.o, for 'Spaniard against tlie Netherlands, and ! „ir ,h„i r „*. r d.d the ,„il. „f ™ . r.,h... the people, upon such rumors, to invade his au thority, than to ruin the business of tbe State, in order to secure to himself their good opiolon, and If there be any one, who con- let bim not refuse to do tbe republic that service,; some j to this day. but let him go with me into Macedonia; a .hip, of these, who are unable to follow principle above j “Whence comes it," said Demosthenes, in one of horses, tents, provisions, shall ail be supplied at ' prejudice?, who still dream ot the -leeks and the his patriotic appeals to arouse the Athenian?, my charge. But, if he will not take so much trou- and who, deprecating one revolution, j “that all the Greeks once panted so strongly after ceives himself capable of assisting me. with his j u and waB ove rcome. And I believe the 10 “■* *“ -b*** ” e I Confederates are as Wave as tile Greeks, patriotic as the Romans, determined as the Dutch, and as true as even their fatli-' would insanely rush ns into another, who.-e los?es suffering? and evils Would be tenfold those of tbe present. I trust not one of them will linger in bis regrets and prejudices, after bearing ot the Hampton Roads conference. For one. I buried the Union as I buried my father—from necessity, aad in sorrow of heart. I would not, 1 could uot. unbury it now; for, decayed and Ictid. it would s each the earth baa been ereetod on and southern hunor shadow liberty, and now run so eagerly into tertilude1 Tbe reason is, because there prevailed, at that time, among tbe people, what prevails no longer among us; that which triumphed over the riches of tbe I’errians; which maintained the freedom of Greece. Neither their orators nor tbeir general? exercised Ihe scandalous traffic now become ?o Me, and prefers the tranquility of the city, to the dangers and fatigues of the field, let him not take upon him to hold the helm, and continue, idle, iu port. We shall pay no regard to any counsels, but such as shall be ^iven us iu the camp itself.” Tbe learned historian who reports this -pecch. Y ■lroc tknfiillnwiiifr nrtintf>H pnmmpnf • I UilVC Terms on the day of sale. msrlO-td WM. M. CAMERON. Adm’r. Georgia, Troup County. Ordinary's Ornce, March 6, 1866. W C. AND A. P. NORWOOD, executors of • Daniel Norwood, d»c'd. give notice that they will apply to me on the first Monday in Oc tober next for letters of di.missioa from said trust. All persons interested are notified to nls their objections with me. if any. at or before thqt time or said letters will be grautod. marlU-6tm* L. P1TT8. Ordinary. SlierilT* Sale. W ILL be sold before the Conrtbouse door in tbe town of La Grange. 6«., upon the first _ Tuesday in May next, within tbe legal hours <■{ this day. tliink no thought; speak no word; j °* c « t ^“. »«ried on tosatWy two .• J* . . ° ’ \ ’ tax filas for the year 18i»4. against Torbite, Tate do no deep, hut for our country, until that' 4 Co. T. I. C, TIMMONS, country shall be free. Let us have no ■ mario-td Sheriff. , , . . , . friends, but the friends of our country; let : ' oau-i-i era. And neither of these were ever 1 tm n „ 1,,., ,1.,, ..r Al r . ... •., . us nave no enemies, uut me enemies of , Unities. Aumiks or thk C. .statkk. i threatened with suh a fate as that with j our coun t r y which our enemies threaten us. When i Who can fall, if his country shall rise? every otlier resource shall fail, the cruelty ' w», 0 _.. n ix _: aH if l,:-al.»ll fall’1 . of our cnemy’e terras of peace, will still I friends, neighbors, countrymen! we all* -, th . e « rn P a; * a , »• •f tn » It is natural we ! il!l 8hall rise| if wo wiU oll i y Spaniard was overcome. This enemy joined the ranks of the British, and Indians and to nes against our fathers under Washing- all that rewarded the toils of our fathers, aud all that can give us hope fur our chil dren, let ns dedicate all that we are and have, anew to the contest. Let us, from 14lh February, 1853. j makes the following pointed comment: 1 uriro 08 to resistance. “This discourse of Paulas Emilius,which abounds should be punished severely, because our j “Onward iu faith' and leave the rest to . common in Athen?, where a price is ?*‘t upon er- j with reason and good sense, show? that men are sins have been many, r or many years, :... A fanatical abolition despotism > ervtbing. ard where all things are sold tu the . Ihe .-am?, in ail ages of the wold. People have i :.. t|.« <rnvprnm*nt wran^limr asoir- i Heaven 1 a the mins ot the old Union, i high.st bidd-r.” Ian incredible itch tor examining, criticiring, and “ C \- V* ** f .V®! r could uot live in its Upas History is lull of example.*, from Demosthenes condemning, the conduct of generals, and <lo not! * 1 . Ior place, losing 8lglll OI lilt o rc 1 ; to Washington, that true statesmen have always j observe, that hr so doing, they act in manifest con- duties of statesmanship, were solely cn 1 Many of our people went early and earnestly in- ' declaimed against official traffic: and that a peo- ! tmdietion to reason and justice: for. what can be j gaged in iicating the furnace of passion to the secession movement, from the highest ruo- • pie who tolerated it have always suffered heavy . more absurd and ridiculous, than to see person?, am j hate In the beiritinin ,r of this revo- tives that can actuate patriots. Many of them penalties. It is gratifying to know, that among without any knowledge or experience in wa*. net foiled la their judgment ol results; doubtless look- | ihe highest officers of ourCoulcdcrate goverument, ■ themrelves np for censors ot tbe most able gener- u , n l,icrc "t-.c iKtepitoii., ana ir.tuiu, ing more to the rights than to the passions of the , this sin does not prevail. ! al?, and pronounce, with a magisterial air, upon mid errors, OU all sides; but tbe aboil- j boar. These bare vindicated their faith with the Those in.*n among us, who became dt?'fleeted j their action*! But, we must uot expect to see a I tionists alone moved to their work with S highest proofs which the noblest heroism can offer, bccausa of disappointed or ungratifled ambition, are • failing tefoimed. that has its source in the curios'; ( deliberate calctilatinc malice a^aiunt the t?otne have endured every privation of the camp: by far the most dangeron?. They are ot ten raeuot ; ty and vanity of human nature; and generals would - , i thn ,°r p _.i some have been lifting their voices urging Ihe ability, and experience, and generally furnish the do wisely, alter tbe example or Paulpa Emi'ins, to 1,1 .. ecrecs ° 1 ■ ; people to sustain the goverument; some baveprac- arguments for all, who. from any cause, oppose the : despise these city report?, and crude opinions of. 1 here* fore, while all of US must sutler, ' ticed sell denial, and held their tubstance for the government. Th*-y exhibit a -‘devilish malice” in ! idle people, who have nothing else to do. and have the enemy must fiuully fail, common cause; some have given their lives, and pa* . the adroitness by which tney clothe falsehoods in j generally us little judgment as Im.-inefs.” j »•- n ht« „r u ; 0 tr„rr sedaway. These ail let us honor as coun'-rymeo. the garb of truth. They profcr? gri-al love for the j Meeting with Gen. Lee. fnon afttr Gem Bragg 1 * "" aad love as brethren. Almost before the bill be- ' ‘ " came a law, the gallant Bartow tendered his Ogle thorpe*—eag-T to be the first to eulist to serve _ _ daring the war. I suggested to him. that tbe po- ment. adopted to carry on the war. as uncom-titu- proper'geneml to take command of ibat sition he then held—-chairman of the commilt e tional, oppressive and subversive of civil li erty. C. H. C. WILLINGHAM, EDITOR. LA GRANGE: FRIDAY SDRHLYC, HARfR SI, 1863. Deferred. the General-in-Cliit f feels a-sured ibat the toidirri who have ?o long and ro nobly borne the bar^hips and dangers of tbo war, require no exhortation to respond to tbe call? of honor and dniy. With tbe liberty transmitted by their forefather* they have inherited tlm spirit to defend it. The choice between |gy and al.iect wIhIqim i b inch a proposal brave men with arms in their hando cafi have but otto aoawrr. They cannot barirr manhood for peace, nor the ri'H of self-government for life or property. But Justice to tb* ui rtquin * a sterner admoni tion to those who hare abandoned tbeir commands in the hour of p< ill. A lo*l opportunity it offer' J to them to wjpr oni the disgrace and escape the punishment of their crimes. By authority of tbe President of the Confederate Stale?, a pardon is announced to sa h deserters aud men improperly absent, as rhall retain to She on military affairs—was au important one. “No. All government?, in revolutions of bal the uo,” he said: “1 cannot stay here. Remembering magnitude ot this, have fou d it necessary to my advice to the poople. 1 feel that the front of suspend the privilege of the writ of Habeas Cor- the fight is the only post of honor for me.” On ptis. All history shows this is ueces-ary to res- his last trip trom home to the army, the lamented train treason anil secret scheming? to nnd^rmiBe Cobb called to see me. During our conversation, 1 a-‘>d destroy the government It is necessary to he said: ”1 do not like war; il ie shooting to me. protect the patriotic and the faithful. It is aimed to I desire to live .\ Christian, and do ouly the peace- weaken tbe arm of disafl- el ion. It is natuart that ful work ot a Christian. But I urged the people ot all those who work disaflectioa should oppose the Georgia to recede. I did not think war would re . suspension, and many good men become alarmed pult; but >t has resulted, and I cannot remain out I by their earneM appeals, lest the government is of thr service and look honest people in tbe face!” j seeking to become a military despotism. Noble Georgian?! The State, the people, pos ' Agtin ; it is not possible to coudnct a straggle terity, will honor your memories and cotnmemor- j of each proportion without employing many ato your virtues! agents tbrotigho ,t this vast country. It i? equal Hat all our secession friends were not Bartows . ly impossible always to secure intelligent, up- and Cobbs, nor Bcnning* and Colquitt?. Many of : right and faithful agent*, and many of them vio- tbem were very brave when no battle* were to be ! late the laws and ileal oppressively with the peo- fuugbt, aad very liberal wb2n no buidens were to pie. AH these acts of faithless agents, arc as- be borne. These “had not much earth.” and un der the first rays of scorching war, they “withered- away.” They may be found in shady place?; ma ny of them protected by militia or other commis- ainns, which they would have scorned before the cribed to the government and the law*, by the designing and disaffected critics There arc many hardships incident to the war.— Burdens are necessarily heavy. Marauders rob the people and defy tbe laws. Disasters wiil called awav from boms to a commands to which they belong within the abort- Confederacy, we are compelled ; rxcc \ ,J ' B * ‘"*•‘7 »**» . ’ the publication of tin? order, at the headquarters - of that army. anil so dear that wa/ with them , lw u,rrer ' u * re« , « n P t » 0,, °* The Daii.r K»:roRTKn of the department in which they any be. He promptly said he knew of no better officer in j. ® ’ . ’ .. . ^ ’ until our return. We regret this very much in- Those who may bo prevented by iatomBtiow of tbe service than Gen. Bragg. I told him I c r* I s better than peace without them, xhe ; dwd M u ^ our deain; to UKkc no prMn i 8C! , w ;, h communicatiooa, may report within tbe lima »pe- tsinlv pronounced no opinion against Gen. Bragg, last is God s law, and He 18 stronger: ... . , „ ... . . ifitd to the nearest enrolling officer or -**■ but, right or wrong, critics, or subordinate officiS than any arm of flesh. | whrch wc c * aDot Nothing but .mportant on datJ> to forwmrded m ooow a. . or both, bad destroyed his usefulness, with that , f , , ,, , , bnsinesn could induce us to leave home just at this and npon preventing a certificate trom army, and somo one else would now have to com » man Shall stand on tnc uanKS 0‘ time. Onr friends will please bear patiently with showing compliance with thia requirement, will maml it. i the Mississippi, and watch the misfor- UB ^ M wU1 -nr to return as soon as pos- lh « P«rdon hereby offered. “That is true; unfortunately true,” said the tunes that occur upon, and by reason of C. H. C. WILLINGHAM Those who have deserted to tbe Retries of the fit 1 i tin* n'fitn-d nf ♦ bn mlirktv rlenr 1m ivllt i ,, r.n. enemy, or aho have deserted after haring been ; and their chief business is to abuse tbe gov- ! happen to our arms. The stronger power will ernmeut they arc unworthy to serve. ' overrun the country and commit desolations.— Some men—as bankrupt it. honor as in fortune, | Strong measures are abwilutcly uecessary to corn- burned into the revolution to make money. They ! pel men to discharge dangerous and ■ unpleasant early sought the positions suited to their purposes, duties, and make sacrifices- All these things aad regardless of oaths as of dulie?, have violated arc inseparable from war. Yet critics and de- the laws, abused tbeir powers, levied contributions signing men never lose an opportuui'jr to ascribe upon the patriotism of the oountrv, nud demoral* all these hardships and misfortunes to the blun- ized the people, I ders, or incompetcncy of those who administer In nil countries, some people are naturally tim id, and othern arc made to by circumstances. Some are fearful of losing life, and *ome arc fearful of the goverament aud conduct the war. This is a favorite species of argument not only with critic?, but also.with tpie? and traitors. It Is easily made _ igniuru i shall never forget be made tnc following spercu . “We mads one great mistake, Mr. Hill, in the beginning of this revolution, and I fear wc shall ucver get rid of the blunders that follow from it. We put all our worst genera's to commanding onr armies, and all our best general* to editing news papers! These editing generals alone can see before hand everything that ought to be done in a campaign, and how a battle ought to be fought, and never make mistakes. I bare planned sever al campaign? and battles and have taken great pains and did mv best, and sometime? I have thought they could not be improved; but when I bad gone through with the campaign or fongbt tbe battle?. 1 have seea where they could have been better, and have had to regfet I could not foresee and avoid some of the errors. Afterwards, on read ing some paper, I found those heat generals saw all the mistakes trom the beginning, but were not kind enough to point them out nutil it was too late.” “And now,” added the patriot, “I desire lo serve my country in this struggle in any posi tion in which 1 can be useful. I think we ought to hare onr best military talent in the field. I have done the very best I could commanding the army, and I know I hare committed errors and made failures ; and if some of these bettor gener als will come and take my plscc, I am willing to feb24-4t Editor. Mr. Hill’s Speech* losing property; and prematurely concluding that, | plausible. It com** home to the feeling of the ! do my best to serve my country editing nnews- becauae tbe vessel of war is rocking in the t>ionn, 1 people, and it requires intelligence and patriotism : paper.” it must necessarily sink, they tic their gold about i to detect the miserablo sophistry.. It seems to \ I have endeavored to be explicit in explaining them, and leap into the shoreless 6cu of suhjnga- i exhibit also a yinpsthy with tbe people, and thus : the causes which impair our moral resources, and ;ion. ' secures their confidence, and thus prepare the j thereby prevent the efficient use of our physical Others, again, went into the revolution, with i way to misrepresent |be acts and nfalign tbe mo- ; resource?, because I know they constitute the sonorous voice and lofty stride, to reap the honor? tivea of those iu |»owcr, an*l thus to disaffect tbe 1 greatest obstacle in the way of onr success. The in liberty’s new struggle. .They have been disap- j people. ! enemy may overrun our country, but they can pointed. These will curse‘any government they i The Southern people arc naturally confiding, I never hold it, without the consent of our people, cannot rnlc; and will be a curse to any people who and derigning men always profess good motives.— ] They conceded this much, when they abandoned will follow them. Desperate gamblers ? Mad for 1 Tbe Serpent professed a jjreat regard for mother j Atlanta- Our people will never consent to subja- loesea, they would ?takc their country in another [ Eve wbt-u he sought loditaffect uer to the Ruler - gation, unless their minds are first disaffected to of Heaven. He made her believe that God was a I onr own government. “If the Southern people despot and dealt untruly with her. And .from (ail the insurgent leader,” said Mr. Lincoln, “he that day to this, that ha* been a favorite krgu- is beaten.” Mr. Lincoln knows be eno never be ment aud a favorite manner of using the argu ment, to disaffect a people to constituted author ity. Catiliue used it iu Rome. Arnold used it in the first revolution. And, though I will not say, for I do not wlieve, all who are using it now are Catiline* and Arnolds, jet, I will say that every game of revolution, only for one more chance to win honors. Lastly, we have some peculiar characters among us, more fully developed by thia revolution than in any previous one. These arc men who, adding to n natural vanity a long domination in party tactic?, have become absolute in their opinion?, and are unable to see how those who differ with them can possibly be right or wise; or, why their counsel should be sought, and not follow d. These ; Catiline and'Arnold, every spy and traitor in tbe find the conduct of the war is not precisely accord-; laud, are using all these very arguments this very ing to the policy they miy have deemed beet.— day, aud tor the one great purpose of disafleeting Therefore, ioalty to the sovereignty of their opin- | tbe people to the government. If tbe curtain ions requires them to believe w c .-ball fail. They, | which conceals men'* hearts could be lifted, I have beaten in any other way. The critics, the spies, and the traitors, among us, know it These are our most dangerous enemies, because they, alone, can assault and destroy this fidelity ol the people. Mr. Lincoln confesses his hopes lie in this infideli ty. He rajs, “some of them, use know, already desire pence and re.union. The number of such may inrrensc.” Yes; they are among os, and they will iacrenie. We had but few of these critics, aud destroyers of the public confidence, in tbe be ginning. As the war bar progressed, and its bur* accordingly, prophery wc will fail; they find rea*- ; no doubt there are men now in this conntry in the I den? increased, and its hardships multiplied, they tho waters of the mighty river, he will see much to sadden aud discomfort bim. He will see that when a man falls in the middle of the stream, he can swim to neither shore, but mast go to the bottom. He will see floating palaces striking snags, or meeting with other accidents, and go ing beneath tbe shocking waves with all on board. Aud, anon, be will see the flood swell high and break from its bounds; and now, he will see beautiful homes swept away; and man and beast, alike perishing in the deluge. And, then, if he will close his eyes, and not i see that for one man who perishes in that i COU t ^ se ec *’ we n,a ^ e 00 ^ Qr ^ ier j once pardoned for the same oSFnc*. and I shall desert or absent themselves without authori ty after the publication of this order, an exdadod from its benefits. Nor doe* the oflbr of pardm ct- According to our promise of last week, : te . na to other offences than desertion sod wo present our readers with Mr. Hill’s ! W, By°tee P ^SSittority. it fe slao declared that speech in full in to-day’s issue. ao general amnesty will again be granted,aad If k- onr editorials, communications and news ' without leave, aha!! sailer -och punishment as the oourts may impose, and no application ter stssssn- items. But believing the speech will prove more interesting and instructive to our readers than any other matter wo cy will be entertained. Taking new resolution from the fkte which war enemies intend tor us, let every man devote all his energies to the common defence. Onr resources, wisely and vigorously employed. river, a thousand live from it; that for one apology for devoting nearly tho whole of determinedand untied pe^lsTraocssfowiS^od's steamer that sinks, a thousand ride safely,' our paper to its publication. «iuiataa«- ««imi s- Ktf -' with wealth, and life, aud joy, over its j surface; if he will not survey the wide al- fl^The Rev. S. P. Callaway was ordain- luvion spreading from either bauk, gather- ed as Pastor of tbo La Grange Baptist ing richness from tho swelling flood, and Church, on Sabbath morning, March 12tit. . «»• •> H- Doolie, of Columbus, preach- ed ordination sermon; ordiaatiuu prayer of people throughout the earth, he would naturally conclude that philanthropy re quired the waters should be stopped, and the long, deep channel, dried. And then, with vivid pictures of drowning men, and sinking steamers, and Submerging homes; with song aud story, in pulpit and coun cil chamber, be might excite the imagina tions of a fanatical people, and arouse them to the expenditure of labor, and money, and. life, to stop the flow of that river. And when the high, long obstruc tion should be completed, and the tri umphing dreamer should leap to the sum mit, and command tbe waters—back; the dancing, rushing, laughing floods, break ing away on every side, aud mocking tbe puny creature, would cry with ten thous and voices: God bid na go tb tbe Gulf- and thither we are going, though wc del- age a continent on the wayl So the foolish abolitionist looks upon slavery, and can see nothing bat its ons for proving wc will tail, and never seem to employ ot the enany, editing papers, and in vsri- have iocrex-ecf. They thrive on their cooatrx's stripes its labors and it8 bondage He " other disasters, and they - n F ’ ... - . suspect that tho very course they are pursuing is ou* way? and from many positions, instructing the helping to failure. , public mind. Remember, ’twas not Phillip, bet Oat of these various clause*, that triune curse of ; rhillip’s gold, that look the cities of Greece !’’ all revolutions—the croaker, the critic and the ' If a man desires only to do justice aad circulate traitor—is termed. Add to these the spies sent the truth, why should he misrepresent facts, per* in, or boajght up among u*, by the enemy,aod you ' vest the law?, and attribute false motives to the have tbe different materials whic'i. though taimal- government! Why is it that nc ther tbe Congress cable in themselves, form the solid column which, d ay and night, is assaulting the government, and strivibg to batter it down in the confidence of the people. Uaxing nothing to keep them together but a common hatred to the government, il is the testimony ol *11 hi. tury, that vvb-aever they su> uor the President can do any thing to Ploaae them? Why do they use arguments which jus tify desertions from the army, and then attribute these desertions to the policy and laws of tbe land? It has been found necessary, in all revolutions disasters. We shall have will grow in boldness and numbers. They have always done sa. They strengthen on the misfor tunes that befoll onr causa and oppress our people, as the vultures fatten on the torn flash of tbeir fR* have already done much to produce and justify desertions from the army. Thsj have done much to dissatisfy the people, and induce them to held buck tbeir supplies. They have dona much to prevent our recognition by foreign powers.— They have done much to encourage Mr. Lincoln will not see that for every stripe, there are a thousand blessings. He will not see that no pauper population of any age in any country, was ever so well fed; so well clothed; so lightly work ed; so comforted with borne, and so in structed in religion. He will not see that this disciplined labor, while it protects society, and keeps the negro in contented, like this, for the government to keep its secrete. : in the hope, that the “Soulhcru people would yet, happy subjection, is furnishing food and by Rev. James Wilson, of Troop; charge by Rev. A. R. Callaway, of Merriwetbcr. These three constituted tbo Presbytery. f^Onr latest news is from Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, who informs Gen. Lee that about 5 p- m., on tbe 9tb, he attacked the enemy near Bentonville and routed him, captured two guns and drove bim a mile- He rallied on fresh troops, but was forced back slowly till 6 p. in., when receiving more troops, be apparently resumed the offensive, which was resisted without dif ficulty till dark. Thia morning be is in trenched. Onr loss small. The troops behaved admirably. Dense thickets pre vented rapid operations. We have information from all quar ters that the absentee soldiers are taking advantage of Gen- Lee’s amnesty, and are returning in large numbers. We hope the good work will continue, until they all return. The amnesty expires on tbe third of April. assistance, cannot bn doubtful. Tbe advantages of the enemy will have bet little value if we do not permit them to impute our resu- lution. Let us, tbco, oppoee constancy to aim* ■ity, fortitude to suflering, aad courage tu danger, with the firm assurance that Hewhogavuteuwlwm to our fathers will bless all tbe efforts of their children to preeerve it. R. E. LEE, General. JBR* All newspapers In tbe Confedorotu States are rnoestod to copy six times the abwve [Gen eral Order No. 2], and send Mils, with a net of tbe paper, to the Richmond Enquirer for pay. marl*-* Official. Hoqns. Anutas or C. grans, I February 11, IMS, f General Orders, 1 No. 3. f Tbe diaefpliae aod efficiency of the araty have been greatly impaired by mm tearing their prep er commands to join others in which they fled ser vice more agreeable. This practice, almost as injurious in its team- quencos sa the crime of dseertion, by the Artteteu of War expoees the offender to a similar punish ment, and subjects the officer receiving Mat to dis missal from the army. It is therefore declared font the prmlriw of General Order No. 2, of this date.fragiategrf quarters, apply to each men an have hft their proper commands aad joined others without being regularly transferred. They witi reetivt thr par don promised in that order its esndWene. or safer the < to neglecting it. The naans of each absentees will be I reported to than headquarters by tho i whom they era serving, aad is taken to return them to their ■ te ion « practicable, an inspection wfll he nade, and chargee will be preferred against those who aegleet < J enforce this older. | P*- All newspapen if the ^’cnftdwate Dtefes .. . , : . are requeeSed to espy eiffitinee the shsre [Goa- fiVAn evil wind: The wind that blew eral Order No. Z] add tend bid, with a copy of , ,, P«P«r, to the Richmond Enquirer for pey- tbc May-1 lower to America. j wpt. aarlO-fit