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COLUMBUS, TUESDAY, FESRIAiIY 20. ISOI.
Tbe Enquirer and the Cabinet.
Tho Columbus Enquirer objects to some of
the Cabinet appointments of President Davis, be
cause they happened to be distinguished men
who voted for Mr. Breckinridge. We deprecate
the appearance of tbe article. It shows a quick
disposition to raise objections to tbe new order
of things. Mr. Davis cannot chose lii3 true, and
tried friends to advise with him, and bo metnoers
of his Cabinet without showing a partiality for
old party divisions. These appointments have
been made and in the face of the Enquirers ob
jections, it admits that two of the gentlemen wore
never.tied down to party, and will make good
officers. If the Cabinet is an able one, what
matters it how its members stood upon questions
affecting the interests of the States in tho old
Union ? There is no proscription on the part of
the original secessionists. They do not refuse
to give men, who happened to be co-operalionists
before tho secession of the Cotton States, place
and distinction. They are not ignored. If it
were a party matter, why was Stephens, Hill,
Wright and Kenan, half the Georgia delegation
in Congress, elected to position by a secession
Convention ? Why was the exalted office of
Vice President conferred un Mr. Stephens?
The truth is, the President ha3appointed men,
whose ability, integrity and distinction entitled
them to position.
Court House Burnt.
We saw a gentleman yesterday, direct from
Milledgeville,* who gave us the correct informa
tion as regards the burning of the Court House
in Milledgeville, (not the State IL.use, as was
erroneously reported,) on the morning of the 21th
inst. Fire was discovered about 7 o’clock, and
could have easily been put out, but all the buck
ets to the well adjacent to the Court House had
been cut loose. The safe in the room of tho Su
perior Court Clerk, was open. Most of the books
and papers, except those belong’ng to the Ordi
nary’s office, were destroyed. It was the gener
al opinion, that it was tho work of an incen
diary.
Sonthcrn Tariff Bill.
At the request of a fricml we repubiish the Ta
riff Bill, which was reported by Mr. Toombs, from
the Committee on Finance, ami passed by the
Southern Congress on the 18th inst. There seems
to have been some difficulty in comprehending
the meaning of the second section. As it was
reported in many papers, the difficulty was natu
ral enough, but, as given belotv, its terms arc
perfectly intelligible. The evident meaning
the language is, that everything not included in
the first section, which may bo imported to the
Southern Confederacy from States which still
cling to the “Federal wreck," in order to be ex
empt from duty, shall conform'to two conditions,
to-wit: they shall be imported into the Confedera
cy before the 4th of March next, and shall be
purchased on or before the 2Sth of February, inst.
We learn, however, from a dispatch to Mr. Col
cock, Collector of the Customs for Charleston,
from the Secretary of the Treasury, that the first
condition has been dispensed with, and that all
goods purchased before the time above mention
tioned, will be admitted free, without relation to
the time of importation. Here is the bill:
An act to exempt from duty certain commodities
therein named, and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Confederate States
of America, in Congress Assembled. That the
following articles shall be exempt from duty, and
admitted free into said States, to-wit:—bacon,
pork, hams, lard, beef, fish of ail kinds, wheat
and flour of wheat, and tiuur of all other grains,
Indian corn and meal, barley and barley flour,
rye and rye flour, oats and oat meal, gun pow
der and all tho materials of which its is made,
lead in all forms, ams of every description, and
munitions of war and military accoutrements,
percussion caps, living animals of all kinds, also”'
all agricultural products in their natural state.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all
goods, wares and merchandize imported from any
one of tho late United States of America, not be
ing now a member of the Confederacy, into this
Confederacy before tho fourth day of March next,
which may have been bona fide purchased here
tofore, or withiu ten days after the passage of
this act, shall be exempt from duty.
See. 3. And bo it further enacted, That the
State of Texas be, and is hereby exempted from
the Tariff laws, herotoforc passed and adopted by
this Congress.
The Evening Mail,
This is the title of anew paper, published in
Savannah, the first number of which reached us
on Saturday. It is edited by Mr. C. C. Forbes
and publishod by R. R. Forbes &,
an article declaring its position, the Mail heartily
applauds the conduct of the seceded States, and
sots its face sternly against reconstruction. The
editor wields a facile aud a vigorous pen, and wo
extend to him a cordial and fraternal welcome.—
The Evening Mail is published dai'y at per
annum, in advance.
Powder for Charlestoa.
About fifty thousand pounds of powder passed
through Columbus Saturday, the 23d, under
charge of Major Lucas, Gov. Lichen's aid, for
Charleston. It came on the Montgomery and
West Point Railroad. This looks like getting
ready for an attack. Let peace be our watch
word, but as a last resort, let fly the dogs of war.
he Cabinet of President Davis is an able
one. Toombs, the genius of the South, and a
real statesman. Memminger, a loyal son of Car
olina. L. Pope \\ alker, an eloquent apostle of
States Rights, from North Alabama. Benjamin,
the jurist and lawyer. The Confederate Sates
have an excellent and able Cabinet so far, and
we congratulate the President upon his appoint
ments.
Who Won the Battles and Purchased the
Territories. —The Abolitionists are seeking to
deprive the South of all the Territory acquired
by the Mexiean war, yet the records show that
this very Territory was won by southern blood
and treasure. Whilst fourteen slave States fur
nished 45,630 volunteers, the free States and Ter
ritories furnished hut 23,054. The disparity
marked, considered from any point of view, but
e a pecially so in regard to the relative population
of tho two sections. The figures, we may add,
aro derived from Executive Document No. 63, of.
the Ist session, 30th Congress.
Yirsinia (cnTentiou an:l Ir, Clemens,
lion. HherrarJ Clemens, a member of Congrcrs
from the Whceiipg.District, Va., and now a del
egate to the State Convention, has been charged
with sending; documents to the free negroes in
Virginia. lie arose in tho Convention a few
days sinee and indignantly denied it, giving a
list of the counties where he sent documents, ex
cluding the county of Middlesex, included in the
charge against him.
Mr. Montague, of M.ddlcsex, said that as his
county had been referred to, he felt it to be bis
duty to state that such documents were received
there under the frank of Sherrard Clements—two
of them to free negroes, one of whom could read.
They had also been tent to negroes in Essex and
Orange under the same frank.
lie then produced two envelopes which had
been preserved. Mr. Clemens examined the
franks, and pronounced them both forgeries.
Mr. Montagus was glad to hear it. He pro
ceeded to make a point that when corruption had
become so great at Washington that forgery was
resorted to for the purpose of circulating docu
ments, it was time for the South to cut loose.
We think so ourselves. It is time to ent loose,
and aueh rtfeTi as Clemens, Andy Johnson and a
few others, ought to emigrate North and let true
Sou thorn men manage their own affairs.
DAVIS AND LINCOLN.
The speeches of the two Presidents on their
way to tbe respective Capitols of the two Repub
lics, Inve been the subject cf comment by the
press of tho country. Those of Lincoln are of
'ho lowest order of eloquence and in bad taste,
while the chaste and statesman-like speeches of
Davis command the respect of even his ene
mies.
Address of the Commissioner from Georgia.
We had the pleasure last evening of hearing the
address of Hon. Samuel Hall, the Commissioner
from the State of Georgia to the State of North
Carolina, which was delivered at the Theatre to
a very large and enthusiastic audience, Mr. Hall
was introduced to the audience in a very graceful
and happily conceived address, by O. P. Meares,
Esq., who stated that while a representative cf
the sovereign Republic of Georgia would at all
times l.e heartily and joyously welcomed by the
people of Wilmington, it would afford them pleas
ure to receive one who was not only a North
Carolinian, but a Capo Fear man—that Georgia
and North Crrolina though now separated, would
in a very short period be united as sister States
of anew Confederacy.
Mr. Hall was greeted with a very warm ap
plause as he advanced to tho table. He began
his address by a feeling allusion to the undying
love and affection which ho had borne through all
the vicissitudes of life to the good old State of
North Carolina, and more particulary to this re
gion of it where his ancestors had lived for
many generations. lie said ho now returned to
it as tbe representative of a sovereign State, very
many of whose citizens had either been born on
this soil, or were the children of those who had
been. Ho came to ask the co-operation of the
people of this State, in tho great work of establish
ing for themselves and their posterity anew gov
ernment suited to their common institutions, and
which would afford them that protection which
the late federal government of tho United States
had failed to give, lie asked why this move
ment was made, why millions of the American
people were asserting through their sovereign
Conventions, their determination no longer to
constitute a part of that government ? He would
undertake to answer it, and to give the reasons
which controlled the action of the seceding States.
And hero Mr. Ilall proceeded give the most
graphic, and impressive history of tho slavery
agitation that we think we ever heard; com
mencing with the Quaker movement prior to
ISOO, and then pursuing the history of the sub
ject from the act of 1807, the Missouri Compro
mise, the admission of California &c., &c., up to
the John Brown raid, and the election of Lincoln.
The story was told in the consecutive order in
which its great facts transpired, and oftentimes
in tho relation of it, tho speaker would utter sen
tences of tho most thrilling eloquence. He
said the people of Georgia had, through their
Convention held several years ago, warned the
Northern peoplo against these encroachments,
and had asserted their determination not to sub
mit to them. Their warnings were not heeded,
their assertions were not believed, and now the
country saw Georgia nobly redeem her pledge.
By a majority of 28,000 her people had voted
for immediate secession. lie denied that there
was any precipitation in the movement. It was
but the redemption of the pledge which Georgia
had given, that unless fanatacism stayed its foot
steps, she would sunder every tie which bound
her to the Union. He defended the State of South
Carolina from the same charge of precipitancy,
by the historical recital above mentioned, and
-vindicated her claim to the lasting gratitude of
the Southern people for initiating the movement
towards Southern independence.
In regard to the right of a State to secede, Mr.
Ilall mado a brief, comprehensive and powerful
argument, showing that the States asserted their
independence, as separate and distinct sovereign
ties; that they had signed the declaration as such,
as also the articles of confederation, and the Con
stitution. And he proved that the leaders of the
old Federal party had been misrepresented, or
misunderstood upon tho subject—that their idea
of the government was not such as to deprive
the States of their sovereignty and their right to
withdraw from the Union, when the happiness of
tho pcoplo roquired it; and ho made Alexander
Hamilton a witness to establish the fact, as also
to prove that coercion had been especially repu
diated by the Convention which framed the Con
stitution, in the vote on Edward Randolph’s
proposition to give Congress the power to “call
forth the force of the Union against any member
of the Union failing to fulfill its duties under the
articles thereof." He alluded to Mr. Webster’s
speech, in which he said that “a bargain broken
on one side was broken on all sides;’’ and also to
to Mr. Fillmore’s assertion, that the Southern
people ought not, and would not submit to the
administration of the government upon the Black
Republican principles. We do not profess to
give more than a very inadequate idea of Mr.
Hall’s line of argument on this subject frem
memory.
Ho concluded his speech with a powerful ap
peal to the people of North Carolina to unite her
destinies with those of Georgia and the South.
He said there were thousands of eyes there watch
ing the course of North Carolina, and thousands
of arms ready to welcome us to a warmer and
closer embrace than ever united us heretofore.
He said he could never believe until ho saw it,
that we would stand by with folded arms and see
the waters of Charleston harbor crimsoned with
tho blood of our brethren fighting against tyran
ny, and outrage, and in defence of their sacred
rights, their homes, and firesides, and concluded
by expressing the belief that we would not be
separated long, but would soon advance togeth
er in our onward march to prosperity, greatness
and power.
We have done Mr. Ilail injustice in attempting
to give a report of his speech from memory, but
we can remedy the matter by saving, as wc can
truthfully, that this was the best speech we have
yet heard on tho crisis. Mr. Half goes to Ral
eigh tc-morrow, where he will address the Leg
islature.— Wilmington, N. C, Herald.
Important Movement in New Mexico.—The
Legislature of New Mexico has passed an act for
the election of delegates to form a State constitu
tion, which is to be held in May next. The del
egates are to meet in Juno to discharge the du
ties whieh will thus be imposed upon them,
ar.d the constitution they form is afterward to be
submitted to the people, for ratification or rejec
tion, at a general election to be held in Septem
ber.
Mr. Jones writes to a friend, and closes by
saying, “I am glad to be able to say that mv wife
is recovering slowly.”
From the Georgia Citizen.
Tritalc of Respect to Ei-troveruer McDonald.
At the present term of the Superior Court now
in session in this city, on motion of C. B. Cole,
the Court appointed a Committee of the Bar in
attendance on the Court,to report suitable res
olutions on the death of the late Hon. Charles
J. McDonald. On a 'subsequent day of the
Court, the Hon. C. B. Cole made tbe following
report, which upon being read, was ordered to be
entered on the Minutes of the Court:
Charles J. McDonald was boru in the city
of Charleston, was graduated at the South
Carolina College, and studied the profession
of the law with the late Major Joel Crawford.—
After admission to jthe |Bar, he settled first in
Milledgeville—thence lie removed to Clinton, in
Jones county, and from that place to the city of
Macon, where he resided for many years. After
the expiration of his Gubernatorial term, ho re
moved to Marietta—where a few months ago be
died, at an advanced ago and full of honors. He
early acquired distinction as a lawyer, bringing
into the practice, industry, integrity, zeal, and
the resources of a vigorous and well trained in
tellect. He was eminent as a pleader, and re
markable for solid, discriminating professional
judgment. The latter endowment was conspic
uously manifested on the Bench. First as a
Cireui t Judge, and afterwards as one of the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court of Georgia, ho dis
played the attributes of an able and upright mag
istrate —patience, justice, firmness, courtesy and
learning. Although a good classic, and possessed
of a fine voice and commanding person, he was
not eloquent in the common acceptation of that
term. Yet his speeches were effective on acoount
of the clear, strong reasoning which always
characterized them. He handled facts adroitly
before a jury, and principles skilfully before the
Court. lie stood, at his death, at the head of
his profession, having sustained his labors with
manliness and courage, and won its highest
honors. His recorded opinions, whilst on the
bench, arc characterized by brevity, perspicuity
and a severe'judicial logic. They are highly
creditable to the professional literature ot the
State.
In the course of his professional career, he was
Solicitor General, J udge of the Flint Circuit and
Judge of the Supreme Court.
Judge McDonald was not less distinguished
as a politician, than as a lawyer. In this brief
memorial, it is practicable only to say, that he
represented the county of Bibb in the Legislature
for a number of "years, and presided over tho
State as her Chief Magistrate for two terms—
that our records bear ample testimony of his pa
triotism and statesmanship—and that he was
from early manhood, to the latest days of his
life, an earnest enterprising and able supporter
of the best interests of the State and of the Na
tion. For more than twenty years, he was a
momber yf the Board of Trustees of tho State
University—and an enlightened patron of edu
cation. He was a believer in the Revelation of
tbe Son of God, and a liberal contributor to the
institutions and charities of the Church. He was
an affable and most agreeable gentleman, a true
friend, an affectionate parent, a tender husband
and a just and forbearing master. We may not
dwell upon the graces and virtues of his private
character —the record would be too voluminous
for the occasion. His brethren of this Bar re
vere his memory—deplore his loss and regard
his noble character as a priceless legacy to them
and their successors. Ever and anon we are
called to these solemn ceremonies. The great
and the good fall frequently around us. We
are also mortal. Let us, therefore, learn the les
son proper for all men—in life, prepare for death.
Resolved, That weiamentthe death of our
friend and brother, Charles J. McDonald, and
symnathizc with his bereaved family and friends
—that we will strive to emulate his virtues—
and that in this melancholy dispensation we re
cognize the sovereignty of the Great Judge of the
quick and the dead.
Resolved, That this paper be spread upon the
Minutes of this Court, and the Clerk transmit a
copy to the family of the deceased.
Judge Lumpkin, on the part of the Court, re
sponded, in the most felicitous manner, as fol
fows:
Death has with fearful frequency invaded this
Bar within the last fifteen years. lie has forc
ed his way into tho narrow precincts occupied
by tho officers of tho Court. Now, for the first
time, he has assailed the Bench, and borne tri
umphantly to his silent domain, one who so late
ly sat ®n my right—a model man—a model
Judge.
Verily, all the glory of the world is grass; its
greatest men only as the flower of the grass ;
and tho flower falls first befoi-o the grass. All
the splendor of life is little more than the clouds
of the west, illuminated by the beams of the set
ting sun. Tho greatest sceptre—the most illus
trious crown are but gilded toys; and h proces
sion, of the noblest and the humblest, is alike a
funeral procession to the grave.
“Life is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still like muffled drums are beating
Funeral marches to the grave - ”
Every swing of the clock’s pendulum carries a
soul to eternity. Every day wc are dying.—
Every pulse of the heart is the curfew-bell that
admonishes us the day i3 closing, and the night
about to begin, in which all earth’s passions are
hushed in sleep.
And what shall I say of our departed friend
and brother, as a man—a jurist and a public
functionary ? One whose name, for lo ! these
many years, has been a household word in every
home in the State ? Was ever a man in Georgia
more beloved or more lamented ? Who among
us over had so wide a circle of attached friends ?
Could it be otherwise, when we remember bis
uniform kindness and courtesy to all? I have
known him long and intimately, and never on
any occasion have I seen him wanting in that
politeness and consideration which stamp the
true gentleman.
But no portraiture will be attempted on the
present occasion, of the public cr private life of
Charles lleDonald. We shall merely glance
at some of his prominent virtues, and remark on
one or two features of his character.
Need I speak of his inflexible integrity—that
moral and physical courage which were the
prominent traits of bis character ? Such was
his bravery—that like Luiher, when summoned
to the diet of Worms —ho would fearlessly have
repaired to the post of duty, though he knew
there were as many devils as tiles on the houses.
His conduct while Governor, during tho years
IS4I and 1842, affords striking proofs of this as
sertion.
Asa pleader and conveyancer, he gave evi
dence of his profound knowledge of the law; and
although not a brilliant orator, few have been
more successful or more distinguished in the
profession.
sgf But I leave details to a more enduring record of
the deceased. His name and fame are indelibly
inscribed on the Legislative, Executive and Ju
dicial departments of the State Government.
Life's work being done and well done—this
great and good man was gathered to his Fathers,
full of years and full of honors. I would not
violate tho delicacy which good breeding imposes,
by invading the sanctity of social intercourse. I
shall be pardoned, I trust, for stating that in
obedience to his earnest invitation, I paid a visit
to my late associate not long before his demise.
It was difficult to realize that the feeble and at
tenuated frame before me, was all that was left of
that once powerful and muscular man—who
would have won prizes as a wrestler at the
Olympic games; and who a stranger to disease
till within the last few yoars of his life. His
wife, a fine specimen of a Virginia lady, was
then on her sick bed never to rise again. Upon
hearing of her death, I addressed a note of sym
pathy and condalence to my grief-stricken friend
—in which I expressed the hope that “the self
sacrificing spirit of his loved and lost companion
had already received its appropriate reward—
honor, glory and imortality at the right hand of
God.” To which he responded in language the
most tender and touching—concluding with these
words —“If a soul was ever prepared for peace
and bliss in that hallowed mansion of rest, hers
was. May God enable me to bear my bereave
ment ; and enable me to meet her in His Holy
Habitation.”
I trust that his prayer was answered and that
his spirit, redeemed from death, has found his
friend again within the arms of God.
From Washington
Washington, Feb. 23.
The opening of the bids for the three million
loan commenced at noon. At one o’clock not
one third had been opened, and tho amount
largely exceeded the sum required up to that
hour —the offers ranged from Sa to 1)3. Iho
bids were mostly from New York.
Fourteen million were hid for the three million
loan to-day. No bids were accepted uader 90-
15-000. No bills were received South of Balti
more.
The Republicans in the Peace Congress are
too impracticable to obtain a satisfactory result.
It is stated that the ultras iu Congress tele
graphed to Lincoln to coino immediately t to
Washington, hoping his presence would aid in
defeating the compromise. Nothing will prob
ably be deno before Monday.
The “States and Union” contains the follow
ing amendments that were proposed yesterday
in the Peace Congress, to Guthrie’s plan of ad
justment.
Mr. Hitchcock of Ohio, moved as an amend
ment, that Congress has no power to regulufce,
control or abolish slavery in the Spates, or dis
charge any slave from service, contrary to law,
in the District of Columbia. Neither has it the
power to prevent inter-State or inter-Territorial
slave trade, and tho Federal Government must
pay the value of a slave when rescued from tbe
Marshal.
Mr. Chase of Ohio, moved as an amendment,
that it was inexpedient to proceed to final action
until all the States have had an opportunity to
deliberate and take action; therefore, ho moved
that this Congress adjourn until the 4th of April,
and that the President request all the States to
send commissioners.
Mr. Summers of Va., moved as au amendment
that no Territory should be acquired without the
concurrence of a majority of the Senators from
the slave States, and that no treaty of aequsition
be ratified unless consented to by the same ma
jority.
Mr. Franklin, of Penn., moved as an amend
ment, that all Territory North of thirty-six de
grees thirty minutes remain in the present sta
tus, and that all questions therein be decided
by the Federal Courts.
Mr. Bronson, of New York, moved to amend,,
by inserting that Congress has no power to legis
late in regard to slavery, except to provide for
the rendition of fugitives, and to suppress the
slave trade; and that the Territories remain un
changed until admitted as States.
Mr. Hall, of Vermont, moved, as an amend
ment, that Congress prohibit the slave trade in
tho District of Columbia, or that tho slaves be
transferred hence to States for sale.
The Cabinet met in extra scs ion this morning
ing at nine o’clock.
President Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, and
W. H. Seward had a private conference at the
White House during the session of the Cabinet-
It was understood that the conference was for
the purpose of enlightening Lincoln as to the
true state of affairs.
Radical Repulicans consider their cause almost
hopeless,
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Washington, Feb. 23.
Senate.—Mr. Wilson reported a bill for the
recognition of the district militia.
The post route bill was debated, and postponed
until Monday.
The California war bill was debated.
Several miscellaneous appropriations were ta
ken out of the committee, and will come up be
fore the Senate on Monday,
House.—The House passed tiie Washington
and Oregon war.debt bill.
The tariff bill was up, and the Senate amend
ment was debated.
Messrs. Sickles, Garnett an;l several others,
opposed the bill, but finally agreed that the
House should meet at 10 o’clock on Monday, to
take the bill up for final action.
IRISH LIKENS!
IMPORTED DIRECT ’
J. M’PHIL LI PS,
14-0 Broad Street.
(MASONIC HALL BUILDING,)
JJ-AJS Now I3ST STORE
Large and Attractive Assortment of
BENUISE IRISH LINENS,
Imported direct from the Manufactories which he
will sell at VERY LOW PRICES for the purpose of
reducing the Stock. It comprises a fuil .line of
SHIRTING LINENS,
PILLOW CASE LINENS,
LINEN SHEETINGS
BROWN AND WHITE LINEN DAMASK
TOWELINGS, ‘NAPKINS, DOYLES, Ac.
ALSO,
A. splendid lot of SATIN DAMASK TABLE
CLOTHS, which he will sell
AT COST!
Ilousekrepers and all others will find tiiis an ex
cellent opportunity for buy ingall kinds of LINENS
VERY CHEAP. Call and examine the Stock and
prices.
J'AS.
140 Broad-street.
MASONIC IIALL BUILDING.
Columbus, Feb. 25, 1861. d&wtf
WANTED,
TMMEDIATELY, a good Cook, Washer and
Ircner, without encumbrance. For such an
ono the most liberal price will be paid.
Feb 25 —dlw Apply at this Office.
Wanted,
A SITUATION by a “Southern Lady” as As-
Teacher, or Governess to small Chil
dren. Address Box 170, Columbus, Ga.
Feb. 25—d3w2t.
GEORGlA—Chattahoochee County:
WHEREAS Nimrod N. Howard applies for letters
of administration cn the estate of William S.
Johnson, becea ed:
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to be anil appear at the Court of, Ordinary in and tor
said county, and file their objections, if any they
have, otherwise said letters will .be granted on the
first Monday in April next.
Given under my hand and officialsignature Feb 38)7,
IS6I. JUIIN F. DANIEL. Clerk S. C\,
and ex-officio Clerk Court G;d.
Feb. 25th, IS6l—w3od
Lmpr, ALBANY HOTEL,
JOHNW. LESTER, Pro
mMmsk ALBANY, GA.
DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE.
Stages leave this : House Daily for Thomas
vilie, Bainbridge and Tallahassee.
February 9.—d6m.
CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Savannah, Feb. %3, IS6I.
r T'*HE Congress of the Confederate Slates ot j
JL America having, on tho ISih day i t Feb- j
ruary instant, enaeted the law hereunto annex- ;
ed, it becomes necessary that this Company j
should change tho system heretofore pursued by
them in receiving ands rwarding goods eon- |
signed to their care, as they are not prepared to j
transact the business at the Custom House and ■
advance tho duties, or give bonds for the
same, as will be required.
Therefore, Merchants, Consignees of goods,
heretofore consigning them to the care of Ccn
tral Railroad Agent, are hereby notified that
from and after the 10th day of March next, then
goods must be consigned to the care of some
Commission Merchant in the city, whose out
lay (commissions and duties always excepted,)
will be advanced ty this Company, and charged
to the goods as formerly.
Bill of Lading, Invoieo and accompanying in
structions should be mailed to tho Commission
Merchant employed to forward the goods; and
it would be well for Merchants to instruct their
shippers so to do.
R. R. CUYLER. President.
AN ACT.
Sec. 1. Bo it enacted by the Confederate
Slates of America, in Congress Assembled, That
the following articles shall be exempt from du
ty, and admitted free into said States, to-wit:—
Bacon, pork, hams, lard, beef, fish of all kinds:
wheat and flour of wheat, and flour of all other
grains; Indian corn and meal; barley and barley
flour; rye and rye flour; oats and oat meal; gun
powder and all the materials of which it is made:
lead in all forms; arms of every description, and
munitions of war and military accoutrements;
percussion caps; living animals of all kinds: al
so all agricultural products in theft- natural
state.*
Sec. 2. And bo it further enacted, That all
goods, wares and merchandize imported from
any one of tho late United States of America,not
being now a member of this Confederacy, into
this Confederacy before tbe fourth day of March
next, which may have been bona fide purchased
heretofore, or within ten days after tho passage
of this act, shall be exempt and free from duty.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
State of Texas be, and is hereby exempted from
the Tariff laws, heretofore passed and adopted by
this Congress.
[Signed] HOWELL COBB,
President of the Congress.
Fasscdby Congress on the eighteenth of Feb
ruary, eighteen hundrded and eixty-onc.
J. J. HOOPER,
Feb2s—dwlm. See’y of the Congress.
NOTICE,
I have opened anew MANUFACTURING
and REPAIRING
Carriage Establishment
on Oglethorpe street, opposite Prid
gen, Harris & Co’s., Stables, and am
jalllpSlPalifeVrcpared to do all Repairing pertain
-ing lo the CARRIAGE BUSINESS
at FAIR PRICES. I have a full set of old and
competent workmen. *
The patronage of my friends and the public
generally respectfully solicited.
feb. 9—dwtf. ” JNO. G. McKEE.
Still greater Reduction in the
Prices of Beef!
cus ‘° aera and tho public
'generally*—Since the “Vegetarian"
bills posted in the streets, notifying the people
that Gittcnger & Smith have reduced the price
of choice hind-quarter beef to 12 cents and fore
quarter to 8 and 10 cents. I will open in the
Oglethorpe House to-morrow morning a meat
shop, where I will sell choice hindquartcr beef
at 10 cents, and fourquarter at 8 cents. I will
keep the best beef that + he States of Kentucky
and Tennessee afford, resting assured that I will
please all who may choose to call and see me.—
Thankful for tho liberal patronage heretofore
bestowed upon me, I hope a continuance of the
same. JOHN D. ARNOLD.
P. S.—l will also keep a fine lot of dry salted
pork on hand, and fresh pork. 1 will sell fresh
pork at ten cents perpound, and all other meats
in proportion.
J. D. ARNOLD.
Columbus, Feb. 22. utf.
Administrator’s Sale.
ITJNDER an order of the Court of Ordinary
of Muscogee county, Ga.,will bo sold at the
Market House on tho Ist Tuesday in March
next, between the usual hours of sale, the follow
ing property belonging to the estate of Benja
min K. Hurt, deceased:
THE TROTTING HORSE. “BOOSTER.’’
1 B UGGY AND IIARNESS.
1 FINE ENGLISH GUN & -FIXTURES.
2 REPEATING PISTOLS.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
ROBT.A. HARDAWAY, Adm’r.
ELLIS & LIVINGSTON, Aim's.
Columbus, Feb. 22, —dtd.
CONSUMERS LOOK HERE!
A LARGE lot of Extra Nice Brandy Peaches,
up in Eufaula by L. Phillipe & Cos., Per
sons in want of such would do well to buy these.
Also FRESH FIGS IN NEW STYLE BOX
ES.
FRESH COCO AN UTS.
“ COCOANUT CANDY.
“ PEANUT
The [Original] Georgia “Tasia” better than
ever made from anew recipe equal to anything of
the kind ever produced. It is an excellent ar
ticle for Coughs, Colds, Dryness of the Throat,
&c., besides being a very plcr.iant Confection.
Come and try it—price b cents per paper or 50
cents per dozen.
Wm. 11. 11. TIIELPS.
RblS Under Cook’s Hotel.
canarybTrds.
A FINE selection of these beautiful birds can be
found at my store on Randolph street, Ladies
and gentlemen are requested to call and see tnem.
I will sell them simrly or in pa>r3. R. F, DUR>N
febls— di Two doors Wt st of Times Office.
TO rent]
0r balance of the year, a
house with four Rooms, a dou
kitchen, and garden, in a
pleasant part of the city.
Apply at this office. feb!s-d4t.
EAT AND BE MERRY!
ANOTHER LOT OF
Nice Fruit Cakes, Pound Cakes, Jelly Cakes
and Sponge Cakes—different shapes and sizes,
just from the oven thi3 morning.
_ , W. n. H. PHELPS.
dtf Under Cook’s Hotel.
t Two thousand able-bodied men for
the service of the State of Georgia, to
serve for three years, unless sooner
discharged by competent authority.
Sain recruits are needed for such
defensive service as the public securi
ty in this, or neighboring States,may
demand. J
They will receive the following pay
and allowances, to-wit: from sll to
per mortn. In add’tion thereto,
each non-commissioned officer, musician and pri
vate willbe entitled to clothing, fuel, quarters
and subsistence.
Recruiting office at Mrs Turner’s near Ver
noy & Mahaffey’s stables and near the Perry
House. TOMLINSON FORT,
Ist Lieut. Ist Reg*t Georgia Armv.
JOHN HOWARD,
2d. Lieut. 2d Reg’t G lorgia Army.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 15. Recruiting Officers.
LRftitiMT & Chapman,
AT TM b'< ■].!>
D ANFOKTH NA KIA
DEALERS IN
DRUBS, MEDICINES,
’.Paints,
(M We have* a large and
complete stock tinbra
r. eing the t*»st article*? ».
I ' Amei ten:i manufacture.
jnuonff winch arc
Oils cf all Kinds,
Austin's White Kerosene Oil
Landreth's Fresh Garden Seeds,
Spicks, Soda, Gelatine,
White anu Gray jJPotash,
Perfumery, Soaps and
Toilet Articles of all Kinds,
Fishing Tackle, &c,
We will he happy to serve as usual all of our old
customers and as many, in w ones as may favor us
with their patronage.
TO CASH CUSTOMERS,
• At wholesale or retail, wffofler equal inducements
to those of any house tn theiity.
URQUUAKT & CIIAPMAA 1 ,
DftTJ GrQTSTS,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
February 14s li, 1861—<t w 1 y
AT THE OLD STAND
58 Broad Street,
Great Eeduction in Prices of
GEtOVDR & BAKER’S
FAMILY SEWING MACHINES,
I am authorized to sell these Machines at a r«
duction on former prices of from 10 to 15
per cent.: according to style of pattern.
Ail Machines warranted.
The Oroyer & Baker Company is one oftlie oldest
an i most successful of;he originators and directors
of tiie business. It entered the field at an early day,
when Sewing Machines were almost in their firststa
ges—when their manufacture was more of an exp» ii
ment than anythingelse. Step by step it has progres
sed in the develop.nent of the trade and the perfect
ing of its Machines; taking advantage of all posi
bie improvements in the make, adaptation and modi
fication ofthe machinery, it, has enjoved the exclu
sive benefits ofthe inventive genius of one person of
the firm (Mr. William U. Grover) by which it has been
placed in possession of privileges and patents that,
have given its Machines peculiar and exclusive excel
lencies.
The mechanism ofthe Baker Machine is
exceedingly simple, durable and easily understood by
any person old or young; there is nothing in its man
agement that the simplest mind may not grasp, and
it is merely a question oi time and memory with stun**
—most ladies will learn at once showing, while oth
ers will require two or three lessons; frequently we
see little Misses, only ten years of age, operating tin
Machine on straight seams without assistance.
Families who are about to purchase, are repectfui
ly invited to call and examine for themselves, we
take the liberty ofsayhig, it is better for you to pur
chase of a local, responsible Agent, than from Fed
filers who are traveling through the country wiii
cheap Sewing Machines."
D. KEITH, Agent.
OO Xj vrTVL"33 TJ £3„ GEOHGIT.
< toluminis. Nov. 1. IB6o—awtt.
NOTICE THIS I
GARDEN SEEDS t j MUSTANG LINIMENT.
At wholesale and retail. At wholesale and retail*
ltd BOTTLES GtUININEjBOVSEDOD’S BITTERS
At wholesale and retail At wholesale and retail
EPPING’S BIJCIIU, 11500 lbs. COPPERAS.
At wholesale and retai'.! At wholesale and retail
1500 lbs. EPS. SALTS, FIRE-PROOF PAINT.
At wholesale and retai'. At wholesale and retail
SPALDING’S GLUE, BURNING FLUID,
At wholesale and retail. At wholesale and retali
CONCENTRATED LYE. WINDOW GLASS,
At wholesale and retail. At wholesale and retail
ALCOHOL LINSEED OIL,
At wholesale and retail.: At wholesale and retai!
CHEROKEE REMEDY, [COOKING SODA,
At wholesale and retail. At wholesale and retail.
KEROSENE LAMPS,
And the best OIL to burn in them at wholesale and
retail.
I atn selling ray goods at retail from 15 to 25 pet
cent discount for cash, and at wholesale at such pri
ces as will give satisfaction. Merchants visiting Cos
iambus are invited to call and see my stock; also as
certain my prices; or i( they desire me to send. then,
my pr ces by mail I will do so—if they will name tin
articles and state the quantities. Conducting my bu
siness on the CASH SYSTEM, I am enabled to offe:
my goods at considerably less prices than those who
carry on aireneral credit business I would solicit
Loose who are in need of Goods in iny line, to lean:
n;y (inon before purchasing elsewhere.
JAMES A. WHITESIDE,
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST,
Columbus, Grn.
Columbus. Jan. 25—dtf.
WA.R !
ATTENTION MI I, IT A R 1!
RECEIVED THIS MORNING
Swords, Pistols, Sashes.
Epauletts, Belts,
A host of Buttons,
ALABAMA & GEORGIA LACES &c
And for sale at the lowest prices.
Jan26—dtf A. JL DeWITT.
not to be overlooked
YIREAT and Novel Steam Refined Candy Mam
VJ factory'and Confectionery,
SO. 88 BROAD STREET,
This establishment cannot be excelled in work
manship by any in the world. All candies are made
by my own capacity, which >s well known in the
city and country. Everything manufactured by nu
’s warranted to be dry and lasting, and will not iade
Constantly on hand CAKES of all descriptions -
plain and fancy. Cakes ornamented to order in a
sJvlethat cannot fail to pleasejas lam a workman
of eighteen years experience, according to ,he adver
tisement of' the person occupying the establishment
before me tho last season, aod therefore should be
remembered by alias the Candy Maker of Columbus
Do not forget that I arn a thorough Confectioner in’
all its branches. So if you want anything nice h
the line you can only get it at No. 88 Broad Street"
Parlies supplied at chart notice with every Urn''
suitatile for such occasions. Also weldin'* parties
furnished in the most approved style.
_ , u J T J- BLAiN CHaRT, Columbus, Ga
Columbus, JanlT—dtf
Executors’ Sale of City Lots, on Ist
Tuesday in marc.,.
GEORGIA—-Muscogee County.
\\ y vm ,, t * ,e * st Tuesday in March nexr
hiua at Market House in this c : ty, to the highest
bidder at public outcry, the icllowir.g city lots: tho
property of I)r. H. A. Thornton, late of said county,
deceased, to-wit:
One fourth undivided interest in the Storeboi.se
and lot occupied by Barnett, Chapman & Cos. No.7*
Broad Street.
South half of city lot 223 fronting about“s feet on
Oglethorpe Street with basement story nouse occipied
by .lames Lloyd.
West third of citv lot, 224, fronting about £0 feet on
i3yan Street, runningback about 150 feet, with black
smith and wood shops and other outbuildings.
Storehouse ar.d lot on east side of Warren Street,
opposite Lednum & David, just above L. D. Deaton’-;
occupied oy B. IJ. Stror.aker.
Terms ofsaie literal, to suit the times.
F. D THORNTON, Ex’r
FLLIS & LIVINGSTON, Auc’rs,
Jan 20 —aids.
Notice to debtors and creditors-
Ah persons indebted to the estate of Mr. F. To
by, late of Muscogee county, deceased, are request
ed to make immediate payment, and ail persons hav
sing demands against said estate ate notified to nre
ent them ir, terms of the lew for payment
Jan.3i—u4od F, A. BILLING, Adrn’r.