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Volume li. 4 HINUI2 OF MVtHIOOEV: Kill. ROAD, ) Superintendent's Office, t f otunitios, Dee 3d, 1663. J . ON and «u. r D.c tiib the Mail Train on this {load wlii tun as tallow* : _ Lear* L'oiun.bus .............. Mi.,; 7.-4S. P. M. Leave Mac0n..—..6.3,1, P. M. Arrive at Macon ....—,.... r .„...,.4:U), A M. Arrive at C •luiubus... ? a. MF. passengers can now go througti to Charleston, via Savannah, without delay,ha the Mail 1 rain ou the Charleston and Savannah Railroad makes close con neciion with the Central Railroad at Savannah W L. CI.A UK, Supt. Must ogee R. R. Dec 4 if . Change of Schedule. ON AND AFTER December 6th, the Passenger 'l l am on the Montgomery $ West Point Railroad will Leave Montgomery at ...,,.,.10.30 A M » West P0int,...... 2,30 P. M. Arrive at C01umbu5,...,.... .....7,10 P M Leave Columbus,. .......2-30 A M A/uve at M0n'guuiery................ ..1137 A M •* West Point, 7,60 A M Makinglhrough connections to an! from Atlanta. Freight leaves C01umbu5................8,40 A, M. *• arrives at C01umbu5,..........8,00 P. M, ID. H. CRAM, Dec 4if Snpl. tt Engr. Notice. mobile 4- Girard railroad, > Mupermtendenl’s Office, Dec. 4,.1603. J ALL WOOD delivered on the right way olthe road after this date will be considered the property of the Company, to be paid for at the advertised rate at the time of delivery. Patties wishing to ship Wood on their own account are hereby notified that it must he delivered ui softie one of the regular citations on the Road, and subject to rules g iVernuig other freights. Dec a 2w IL E. WELLS, Sup’t.- MtUB FOR SA EfC I WILL bell 640 acres level LAN l) in the catuHyjrt tiuxsell, ( ouvt fiient to llarbachubhee Depot, .140 ucies cleared, m tine state Uir cultivation, wilh corn uird milder ou the premises. For particulars c-l! on ihe undersiiioe.i, seven ntiles West of Olennvilte. E. K. FLEW ELLEN, Nov. «i, rs *" Bun copy. 320 or 640 Aores of Land for Sal#. I offer tor sale ilu tract known as the Mercer place, about IV£ miles from station No. 6, ot the Mobile A Guard R. 11. It contains 380 -acres, 18.4 of which is in cultivation, the balancs tiinbe.i rd lmd. Them are cabins f u about 30 negroes* gin house, sublet), 4 e , two-worts orfgood water end a large quantity of tighi WO >d convenient to the R. R. The other half of the t union, ail heavily timbered will be sold if dC sired by the ptm-fiisor. Apply 16 Greenwood a Gray, i nhunhiu, Gar, for teriUH. Mr .Mercer ren tire place will show ii to any one wishing to see it. D. C, FREEMAN. Jr. Run Copy, jati 18 - - r " __ FOR SALE O ')A Acres heavily timbered Pina .l and, SJ-h to 3 OZU miles 'north of Silver Run .an the Mobile & tt Irani Rafftoa'd. ... also 160 acree in Pike county, Alabama, near “Clay Rill,” about 60 acres cleared, balance wood Unit, Iviiig immediately on White Water Creek. A bar gain can be bad by Immediate application to .. . W. C. GRAY, at Greenwood & Guy's Office, jail 14—8 w Lowell Warehouse. ~~MUSCOGEE SHERIFF SALE/' WILL be sold before the Court 'House door in the city of COiumbUS in saulc lump of Muscogee, on the first Tuesday lrt Febru-iry ne*t, tetwet-n the legal hotiri ftf sale the follnwiug property, to-wlt: Filty Share of the Capital Stock of the Florida Home hi&urance Cor.panY hnci an interest of two thirtieths in the Steamer Maritftina, levied on as the property “f Charles Pratt. Also twenty-five Shares of the Capital rrtor.lt of the Georgia Home Insurance Company, aif-fa negro woman i-lasm named Polly of a daik'Cnnip exion, abdtlt twenty-five years of ago,' raid 86 Shares ami said negro levied on as the prop erty of Daniel K Dodge. The whole of the above propertyla vied) oit tolatfaiy a fi fa issued irom the superior Couit of MuscoSpp County, In lavor of At-; kins & Dunham vs Pratt A McKenzie JOHN LIGON. ...... » . .. ... Shmtfif. Columbus, Ga., January 6th, 1364. id Estray Notice. DICKENS McCOY,' ot the' 778d District G. M. tratisuilis to me the following certbicate of and Estray Yoke of Oxen: Una u te l and white color, and the other a white and bundle color; marked with h smooth crop and underbit in bath years. About spur years old. Appraised by A. ri. Bov din and Jo seph Lcwson Biggers, freeholders of said county an disulct to be worth four hundred dolllaia, A (rue extiact from the estray book, this the ,28th of December, 1863, A. P JUNES, Jan4—w6od Clerk, 1. C. - .. C. S, Marshal Sale, WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in February next, between, the usual bourn ot sa’o, before the Court House in Muscogee county, a tine four wheel carriage, levied on to satisfy twenty-six-fi las ' vs Beall \ Murphy, one fi (a vs A A Beal) and one fl la vs R A Murphy, garnishees jq Lyre irt the Con fedeiatd Btales of America for interest due on ueht to allien eneiuiea to the 30th August, -863. • PHILIP A CLAVTON, C. S. Marshal, Cohlmbus, 99>h Dec. 1863. td ADMINISTRATORS SALE, AGREEABLY to an order of the Couit ol Ordinary of Stew an County, will be suld w.thinthelegai hours of .alrr be fofelhe Court House dour in the town of Lumpkin, on the first Tuesday in March next ••Bochin”.* negro woman 83year*<dd'and her child 4yearsofng«, treloi ging totlie estate ot Susan Var brough, deceased. Terms cash, SARAH DENNARD, jan 93 td Ad in’ x. KKOHGIA—MarIon county: RULL Nidi. Whereas Carrie James, Adm'rx on the estate of Daniel James, Jr., having p«-iiiioned this Court fur lettersof ffisin BSloft horn said Admin istration. Ti.ese arc therefore to cite and admontsh ail sing ularau*kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and ap, ear at my office within the tune prescribed by law, and show cause it Any they have, why said Administrat x should not be dismissed from &aid Admiilisiiation ou the first M>n lay in July 1864. Given under my hand and offi. iai sivor.ture, this December the 7 lb, 1 863. MALCoM IIaIR, Dec 14 ni6in Ordinary. GEORGIA—Marion County RULE Nl-U.~Whereas, M. Butt amt William M But , Ad min isiratbr 8 upon the ert*le of £»uidge C. Butl.Cti ’d, living applied lorleiiers of Dlsinis »tou tiom said Administration —There are therefore to cite and admonish all amt slnlularib.- kindred and creditors ol said deceased to show cause, it any me) have, why -aid u|>p'.icant should not t>«* dtsiuiss,-<i tYom said t duitnislration. Given u oiter iny band and offii ia\ signature Hep teraber 2d, 1863, MAl.C'.u HAUL •ept 7, nitbn r irdinaiy. (iFUKtiI V Marion County : WHEREAS, Joteph Brlk baviiig sp.di. J 1,,r let lersof Adnioiatration iqron the estate ol Zd,hi»- il«h Belh, dereased, These are iberelore to eite and admonish all and singular th*- kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and annear at my office within the time pie scribed by l»xv. m show raure if any they have avhy -aid letters <•> uduunistraiion should mu be granted to •aid applicant, in the 2nd Mo. day in January nex'. Given uii'ii i niy hand and olticial signature Nov *4'h. HkW. ' - - • MtU iiM HAIR, Nov fi 40. <Jr.l mary, GEGU4HA Marlon County: TWo morons sfier date a t . in unm will be mside to the Court of Ordinary oi taid county, fur lejvc to sell the negioes belonging to the estate of Pol.ard J Payne deceased. Dec. T* h 1863 WM. P vVAg, ) Hsnrv Payne, V Exet’rrs POLUUDj.IW.yE, ) Dec 14 ftm GEORGIA—MarIon County: 'li WO months alter date application w ill be made to JL the Court of Ordinay of Marion crmniy lor leave to sell a ponion of the negroes belonging to ihe esia:e of C. W. Ross,- deceased- ' ARM NLa P. ROS. 4, DeclStb, )813 2m Adai’x. Notice to debtors and cnEDi roun.-An persons flaTlnf'fclllmV aga nst .the estate of Wm J Patterson, dec’ll, are he.t by notified to present them within the timepresctibed by Jaw., snd eh ; er soiis indebted to r*id estate are requested to inaKe Immediate pm merit. nt*r _ HENRIETTA A. PA-tTEfIaON, Ad December '.S—wtlt SPECIAL NOTICES 3STOTXOEI HEAtQUAUTERBKJF CONSCRIPTION,! Macin, C4a., Jan id 1864. ( General Orders, No. 5. . All persona holding Exemptluna, other than those 'granted by the Medical Examining Boards, are hereby required to present them fur revision to their County Enrolling Officers who will forward xxi the Chief* cT Distriua, The latterwilUranemu them thrtugh ihe Commandants of Camps of Instruetroa to the C,rm ' inundanw ofConscripis,.ivith as expression afbpiii.-on The Enrolling Officers will give receipts for these papers when;delivered, and reclaim the .reegipu <w returning th® papers which, when returned, will be invariably endorsed as reyiseff and approved, or dis approved at a given date. Until the 20th ot February, the receipts issued as above will protect them ;froru conscription. After that date, neither the receipts nor the papers will pro tect, unless the latter be endorsed as revised, at a;date subsebuent to the fcsue of this order. The Enrolling Officers will take special precautions against the lota.of documents. These demands are made in.pursuance of War De partment, General Orders Nc. 4, Jan. 9,1864,par. vii* as follows: “All exemptions heretofore granted are subject to revision, under instructions from the Bu reau of Conscription, ,aud if found to be improper or unauthorized by law„wtn be enrolled ” By order of MAJOR CIIAS. J fJAURIH, Coinmai daut of Corircripta of Ga. P. I.OONEY, Iff lr-t Lieut and Acting Adjutant. jun 22 -6t ' .. HE VDtttIARTERY POST, J Columbus, Ga., Jau, 19ib, 1864 \ GENERAL reREEBH, No, 4. Uiiifl fnUberordersCapt. Jno. B. Smith, P, A. tl. ri., is nminuncrrd as Acting Assistiim Inspector tien - eralat th : a Post . - He will be obeyml and respected accordingly. By ordr i ot ' COL ROBERTSON. Commandihg. Cuts Wood, A. A. G, jin 21 tt Deadqua biehs)L'nsolino Office, J - 3rd « bngreßSioTial District, > January I3th, 1064. ) All men Jit this District who-have substitutes in service will report at open to these Headquarters.-* Those who volontarily report will be allowed 3 fit; lotigli often days Before being sent to cjmps of tru struct ion. W. H. WALLACE, * ' . Cspt. end Enrolling Officor. . jan.ls—.JOd. ' - --s OFFICE COMMANDANT POST. > Gaiumbus, Ga, Jan. ,7tb, 1864. ) In pursuance ol cribrsiYom Headquaneirs' Depart ment cf Houth Gi.rotiri;i, Georgia and Florida, the un detbigned hereby-iitaumes command of the Post ot Columbus . _ . Captain Geo. N. Knight having been asßigred to duty as Provost Marshal, all applications for Pass; pons will be made to that officer. ~ - - Jv W. ROBERTSON, Janß—dtt Colonel Commanding Post. Enquirer ard Sun copy-. . . Shipping Notice. MUSCOGEE RAIL Eoad, ) SurtRIKTENnEST’s Ofpicb. > - ~ v Columbus, Dec. *2d, m3. ' O vlngtotlie want of efiffident transportation tor Gmerriment frtifrht, pnvats freight will not be received at this depot until further notice.—- —- - CLARK, Dec 23 tt _ . Supt. Wanted, MUSCOGEE RAIL ROAD, J ~ - SUFEBINTENDBWT's OFFICE. > Columbus, Dec. 22,1'63. j WANTED to hire for the ensuing year (1864) twenty-five able bodied Negroes to work un the Muscogee Railroad.-Apply to W L CLARK, Sunt. . dr A. B. BOrstlCK. Dec 23.1 m HEADQUARTERS i BEdJND DlSTfllf T O A HTaTE GU aRD, > . .. Htavannalr, December 30, 1863. J Gsnehal Obders, No. 6. " ' r. Officers crnnmtmtflng-Regi...vnts and Battalions comprised in thn Second District, CJeo'gia State Guard, will forthwith rendezvous then respective com mands at poinls most convenient for railroad trans portttuon id ibis point, ' IT. ’Fhc-y 'will report to these Headquarters the. liiocs ami jrlser sos rendezvous aid the number of •men for whom-they require transportation 111. The horses belonging-to-v avalry org.iniz. lions will be leit in their pre.’ent localities until truth--r. urdeis By , omniahd of Brig. Genl H. H JACKSON, Coriid’g SfeCond District Q. S'.'G. . LI, Jackson, Capt. and A. A. O. isroxxa^ HEADQUARTERS POST, > CoTtimbus, Ga., Januaty 11th, 1664. ) [GENERAL ORDERS, No 2] **•*. * •# * 1. Capt. Chas Wood, A. A O, having reported tor duty in pursuan, eof orders f,i>,iq Head quarters De pariufeiit S C , Ga., and Fi* , is Announced as As s:stan< Adjutant General of tit - post,-and in future all official communications dirtcied 10 these heudquar - ers will be addressed.to him, 11. Commanduig officers of Companies or other military organizations at this Post will make out and lorward to these headquarters as soon as practicable, conipl, te returns of all members nf their command present and abrent,togp-ther with losiers o; the com missioned officers, and statements of the time when and ihe authority by which stu b organisation were mustered into ihe service. _ 111. Officers of the Stall' Departments on duty at thiaPostwilt report ai these IleadqtisMWs iir person. J. W. HUBEIiTHON, jan l i if Col. t’o'iiu’g Poet. aoa-xjJsA'sxjs DYEING ESTABLISIIMESiT t riIHK HUBSCRIBKRB having perteued ttmir ar- JL rangements, are now prepared tu do all kinds of DYING in Wool amt Cotton, Dye House on south-west corner or Bridge and «>*!, thorp* streets. Ord-re «e<i ai ihe office ol the (suiiiheut u,press will ore,it v.iiii prompt artcruinn Fariies lioiu the country can send auy article by Ex press. Address . - , . 'OICKT & HILL Nov 19 Jill, UOLUMBUS GhLUE AND - INTER’S COMPOSITION KIIUtFACTORt^ If’ E ft Mtiiii inform our friends and the public in 11 genet -1 mat the above business will hereafter r,e conducted under the name and style of ZORKOWSKY & CO. Dry Glue always on nand Orders filled promptly, jan 6—l in LAW AND COLlifcTlON OFFICE. M X. HUQHB3, Attorney at Law and Notary, RICHMOND, VA. Claims ot every descriptfoa-agalnsi the Contederate rules stilled with accuracy and dispatch. legal business Will receive prompt aneimdu augl2 ly pia 10 jfciiuTtiS T'U.YED AND REPAIRED in the best stvie of the 1 art by PRoi LOuMIB. No' Ifff Ttroa3 street. Refer to J F Winter, M P fi its and J N Barnett, decent be r 23 wit Columbus, Georgia, C. &.. Friday January 29, 1864 - EVEHUTG EDITION. RKGRkPXS Tki rtuption of th* 2'imt*, tohtn ordrrui by mmtt. to ill h >nr rseet?i to* tks viotxoy , ssperixt- V <o thou tubstriiert for * Utt timo than a spur. \Vh*tt rubscriiort r**ei*t th* fOfor vnth tki* ftt Tagrmph. mtttkod, they tout under stand it at %n --'ormtrLg thr.ui. i tuU their tuboeriptton is aleut to empire, and that ike paper anil eertminly be stop ped units* then make a •'emutonee Advanced Bates- In consequence of ihe continued advance in price of the material and labor consumed fa conducting our busineta, we are compelled to secure ourselves against loss, to agiia advance our prices, which will be until further notice : Daily Paper for three monrh3*B 00 “ ’* " one “ 3 00 Wedy Paper six “ 500 “ •* ** three “ 300 dingle copies 26 cents THOB.-GH BERT & CO , THOB. RAGLAND, J. W. WARREN St CO. January Ist. 1804 ~ ■ . omt A soldier of Lae's army oomplaina that the pieces of clothing furnished for soldiers pro most always too spall, except for the smallest men in the .ranks. The Captains should send the larger or medium sreed urea to he measured—end the contractors should not take a vest of from every piece allowed lor a coat. The Macon Confederate announces ihe with drawal of lU old editor, Dr. Andrews, and the transfer of the paper to Capt, Harry L. f’Jasb.— Poet, warrior and editor, he has won reputation in the war, and we predict lor him and ihe Con federate, under his discreet admit Miration, un limited success, satisfied that he can wmid tho pen as gracefully as ho wore the sword. “There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on .to fortune/' There is a tide in ihe affairs of the Confederate Htft'.es, already at its flood, in the re-enlbtwQotaref the Army es Tennessee, which should he taken ad vantage of by the people every wnere to. swell the army three _trrues its strength. The names of the men, who werp shot yestere day iu this vicinity, says the Dalton Coalederatc of Saturday; for the crime pf desertion, are Ru fus Hiiumous, Cos. D, 25 Aia., G[ W.lsaaos, ot the same oumpanv and regiment; G W Gi.more, Cos H, 22d Ai./and Samuel Dogget, Cos G, 19th Ala. The first and last were from Jefferson Cos., Ala. We have been .unable to ascertain the res idences of the other two. Tlie last two were mar ried men, tho others single. Dogget was tho oldest, and he was only i!2 years oid. Ail ot them had deserted twice—uot to the enemy. Lot had gone home without leave. Twelve men were detailed tioux the respective cump,union to which they belonged, to exeocue the sentence of the law. Doggti was blindfolded—the oihers dqplined, prelcxring to look death in tho face, The shots, took immediately fatal effect L pa all but Dogget. He was baciiy wounded, but was not killed at the first fire, and uttered cj iculaliuns of pain and groaned pitoouaiy. It wi.s necessary to call up a reserve of four men to, shoot him the second ume, and, even then, we are told that he lingered an Lour before death eatne to his relief, From Kkntocky —A Kentucky Colonel informs ike Dalton Confederate that parties, who have recently come from Kentucky, represent that a vast change has taken place among the people of that State in reference to the war—that a large nuinberof citizens,formerly opposed to the South ern movement for separation and independence, have changed their views, and the Southern cause is stronger than k it ever was, and is getting a rouger every dey. School A mono the PKisoNERa.- We have learned some very pleasing facts concerning the occupation of our officers imprisoned on Jenson’* island. The officers of the best education are employing themselves in instructing those of fewer acqairemints so that these last have the opportunity of pursuing the study of mathe matics, the classics, etc., besides the lower branches. Hen. left'. Thompson, who is one of the pris oners, has adopted as his speciality, the eaalos* iog and ornamenting of the graves of the de ceased prisoners. Mr. Cobdeu, of England, has attacked, by name, Mr. John 1. Delano, principal editor of the Timee, for am alleged misrepresentation of the speech ot his friend, Mr. Bright. Mr De lano responded in his own name, and avowed his individual responsibility for eva:y editorial that appears in the Times. v Mr. Gooden is faring very bally in the con test which he has thus initiated. The corres pondent of the Philadelphia Inquire not with standing his gratitude to Mr. Cobden for his partisan advocacy of the Federal cause in Bug land, cays “it is generally believed that the re putation and influence of Mr. Cobden are to be seriously weakened by this unfortunate aflair.’' •‘Mr. Delano writes wiih a coolness that con trasts strongly with the evident hot haste of Lis antagonist, and his sarcasms are of terri ble strength-’’ Promotions from thb Ranks.—ln response to a resolution of the House ot Representatives, the President has transmuted to that body a bet of persons in the Confederate army who have been promutftd from the ranks for gallantry t« the field. The list embraces ninety, one of whom has been promoted to the rank of Captain ; eight to that of First Lieutenant, - and eighty none to the rank of Second Lieutenant. So tar as tho list purports to contain the names or those who have been noticed for acts of ok traordinary gallantry f3 con earned, it is doubt less correct. Bui, says the Richmond* Whig, it cannot tr? denied that It fa 1= tar short of the number who have actually distinguished th m seives in the held. The New York Times denounces the follow ing report of a speech recently addressed to a Jury in the Gourt ot Common pleas by a lawyer of some eminence ; McKoon, of N Y. city ' Mr Sumner, standing la the Senate of the U. States, made a speech in which he said that the twin relics of barbarism wctc not Slavery and Polygamy, but Catholicity and Slavery. It is pubiubed >n the Coogres-ional 9-lobe. and re printed in the Herald, of thw city. Born and educated Catholic, £ confess a poor one, I see the coming storm, and. believe sincerely today that when the kniie is taken from the throats of the Southern peopl , it will be turned to the throat of every Catholic in the North. Confederate State*' Cetigreit... Richmond, Thursday, Jan. 421. 'SENATE. ‘ Mr Sparrow, from the Military ComTnrt'- tec, reported back the message of the Pres* iiiec.t transmitting a coquuunicalion lrom the Secretary olYVar in reply to a resolu tion ollhe Senate as to who is acting as Quartermasler General, etc, acd aiso sub-, oiitted a report thereon, which, on motion was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. The said repoit covers forty pages of foolscap, and embraces a revievfof she ac-' tion of ihe Congress of the Provisional Government in relation to the office of the Quartermaster General, etc. Under tho first act on the subject, no appointment of Quartermaster General was made. The subsequent act, amendatory of the Qrst, pro« vided that the Quartermaster GeueraPs De partment should consist ol a Quartermaster General, an Assistant Quartermaster Gen eral, etc. The President appointed A. C. Myers to the position of Assistant Quar termaster General, the rank of Lieutenant Colonel being prescribed by the act author izing the appointment. As Assistant Quar termaster General, Lieutenant Colonel My era organized tho Quartermaster’s Depart** ioent. Under the act of February, .’62, he was appointed Quartermaster, with the rank of Colonel The office created by the law wa6 that of Quartermaster General, the officer as such to be entitled to the rank ot Colonel. A former Secretary of War mis* took the rank for the office, and the Presi dent fell into the same error. Under the Act es the 20th March, ’63, the rank of the Quaitermaster General was increased ta that of Brigadier General, The intent of the Act was to give (he Quartermaster G ! *he rank of Brigadier General in - -olouel and it was approved by iWzrardcau iv . iho Secret ary.War saye the law was susceptible ot two tutistructiojne, one-of which was in violation of tiie Chnstiiution, because it appointed a Brigadier General— a prerogative belonging to the President,— Jf the Secreiary means by a Brigadier Gon eral the cnmrnander of a brigade of troops, he is right; but tho office of Brigadier Gen eral is one thing, and the honor and dignity of the office is another. To be a Brigadier Genersl is to command a brigade. To be a Quartermaster is to discharge the dntieal required ot that office by law, whether ha is catted-a Colonel or a Brigadier General. The duty of appointing officers clearly belongs to the President, blit there was nothing in the act of March, ’62,! requiring anew appointment to be made. The rank of the officer mentioned therein was simply changed. The office was not abolished, nor were its characters or duties in any way changed. Had they been, a question might have arisen whether the act did not operate a repeal of the otd office by the cre ation of anew one.- But nothing of this sort is pretended to have been done. But the Secretary says the effect is to create a Bngufiter General *rn the Provisional Army. Was not the effect of the first act to create a Colonel in the general stall'? It was not the President but the Congress which gave, . that rank to the office. It Was the Press-, dent and sot ihe Congress who chose the officer. The character and duties olthe office nre unaltered—-the appointee ot the President is left to discharge the duties for which he was selected—hie pay and rank aro alof»e changed, find that effected in the only way possible, by the Congress which originally established them; The report next refers to e precedent under the old Unitetf'States‘Government,, showing that when surgeons were invested with rank it was not deemed necessary to give them new commissions. They were surgeons and assistant surgeons. Congress made them majors and captains. It was not then deemed necessary th assign majors and captains to tho duties of surgeons and assistant surgeons. In the case before the Senate rank was increased hot originally given, The referanoe of the Secretary of War so the petition signed by various- members of Congress in favor of the appointment ot Myers to the office of Quartermaster General, after the passage of the act of March, 1862, is commented upon at some length. Tne report then proceeds to show that the assignment of a line officer to duty on the genera! sniff deprives tho Senate of a just part of its appointing power. A very gallant briga dier might be a very poor quartermaster, and an efficient quartermaster prove a very .unsuitable brigadier. The Senate is entitled to pass its judgment upon all appointments, but in this instance that judgment had been ignored. No reflection was intended by the committee upon Gen. Lawton, who bore upon h; n parson the marks of his ser vices in the field He bad, however, been hold ing the commiosiou of a bne officer for two years, without the advice or consent of the Senate, and under that, com mission had beea assisted to an office in the general staff without th-* confirm r tiou of the Senate. He has given no bond for the fait'hiut discharge of tho duties of theofficc of G tarteruiaster General, although the laws of the United States, declared to ba in force in the Con federate States, require that a bond shall be given. The fact that no bond has been given shows that the Department of War'is guilty of two offences against the law instead of otie. — Appropriations based upon estimates of theQuar* termastor General are drawn by the Secretary of Wqr on the requisitions if the Quartermaster General, end ihotelore in the opinion of the com mittee every drilar drawn since the 10th August last, has bee n issued io violation of law. The report closes With the recommendation of the adoption of Uie following resolution : 1. .U'-reived, That, in the opinioin of the Sea . ... Myers is now Quartermaster General ot -re Jo.!federate Stales Army, ami Is by law amhorieed and required io discharge the .duties thereof. 2. That A. R. Lawton is not authorised by law to discharge the duties office Tee report refers to the following documents, which are appended as t partthereof; Exectmvg Department, > Seprembei 13, 1862 j Under the first clause of the 6th Art, of ifie Constitution, I entertain a donbt whether it Is intended that ihe officers either of the Regular or Provisional Army or of the Navy, appointed during the existence of the Provisional Govern ment, and confirmed by Congress, require to be re-Eominßted and confirmed hy (fcj« Senate. I respectfully request your ad vice on this poiat. Jefpeeso* Davis. Resolution adopted by the 3enate ; j. Resolved, That the Senate, in response to the Executive message transmitted on she |3th inst., do advise ihe President that tt is iwendod by the first clause of tho 6th. Ari. dt the L’onsliiu** tiou, shat the oi .he Regular hr Provi sional irmy er of the Navy, appointed daring the existence of the Pnivrsional Government, and confirmed by Congress, should be re-ntmicated and confirmed by the Senate, or those persons to succeed them should be nominator! and.son firmed. -s- Bams'-de has withdrawn his resignation, and will probably be fUfigned to the Middle Da panama t Rosecrans 13 to succeed Schofield in Missouri—certain. sh« «p>rltof th* Army. . > With.gwater pleasure then She news of a vie** tory eoujd bring, we hear of the. pnthosiaatic manner in which our brave troops are re-enlist ing at the expiration m thetf tSrm of serviee. Id isnebesring assurance that through victory ot defeat, glpom or bnt remain firm iir iheir resolution to achieve lndepohdcnue'cr' - perish sh the attempt. Theirs is a fooling which spriugtr from~tbe-purest foun tains of patnotisin, and adds to their hard earned fame another laurei wreath, The almost unanimous manner in- which the troops Sfe tfferiog thefr*services to the Confcd-* eracy, and the langu tgo-which conveys their resolve, to continue iu the fumy while tho enemy are upon our soil, should satisfy the people of the Narrfi tharttrff South is fetribly in earnest—that, vast as is the number of.her cons who have already fallen in this bloody Etrife, there must.be thousands more slain before theit cherished hope fur rabjagationir accomplished. The task-lrefure the North has become doubled. In the tace of of pardon; in the face of defeat; with ore&kers and malcontents surrounding the nr, the gallant men, who have faced the storm nf shot ams shell for three years —whose bailie cry has often epread terror )u the hearts of the Noribfcm joldiflry— f tw place the seal of devotion to tueir country by manimonsly declaring that they intend fighting while an armed foe invades"the"Routh. «. - -The testrbefore the North-it doubled. It is no looger jsubjugation, .bt»t annihilation. The army, the representatives of the people, have so chosen ~T’hey have scorned the despot’s procla mation of-pardon,- and stand prepared to meet the issue. There ere no wavering, hearts among them—no fears of what will bo the result. One feel in gin spires the in, and the cry of '’Liberty or DeathP l -hav baenshoutea at one end ot the line, which, taken up, now rings- on,* on, until tho air seems filled with ihe spontaneous outbnrst of a free people. There~Tfi in this action of our brave troops much to- tuHr uud give considcration to. It is ihe daLn. amt xtoliberatn action of men who, for three years, have been sharing the dangers of the battle field, and tha hardships of tire camp.-—' These men bad been TrOYioxtffC'id l - «k I os.disheartened and dexHowvb-stedvreT--fi }• ; when it is left to their dr; ooutinue struggling or sure, .urre: st to Lv - V~-’1 jagttted;iliey jffffWer witti the voioe Os defianoe, “never.!” aud pledge themselves to continue the struggle until m.iependeaqe is aohjovod. Theoonauof of'ho soldiers cannot fail to cheer and inspirit the people'Bf' the South and make thom confident in the tmnl success of the cause. ThidJs u momeiU.Qf.greal importanca.. .Wo havo seen the conduct of the army, lot us, of the peo ple, nest forget to give thorn n~at oordial support which is necessary for tire achievement of victo ry*., . Let,every man that owes seniceio the Con ledaiaoy, emulate the spixit of the aymy, Let os do away with conscript officers, but let those wfio * have been nailed upon to perform ruilitaiy sor vice, enter the ajrmy wiihout being forced to If; and, with the saare feeling tfiat no * aoruates the army, resolve '‘never to abandon the field until the iast of the' Vandal invaders are driven from our soil, or wa are compelled 4o snbstitnte for liberty an honorable aboda in aoidiera*.graves " f Atlanta Intelligencer. Trow the Charleston Courier, 27. Siege of Charleston. " TWO HUNDbEL AND FIRST DAY. The enemy still keep up a slow fire upon tha city. BeV6n shots were‘fired at irregular inter vals, from half pasu five o’clock Sunday to halt past five Mon.day eveuiog,. 'they, have aso been busy for the past two or three days, iDclU’iiDg yesterday, haUlirig .mriianiuon'to B-Uiery Uregg and Cummings l Point batteries. Sonne unusual aouvily waa observed among the fleet on Monday j thr*,e of the mo ‘ving up and taking'a position between Fort ana* -ter and tbehuoys off Cuaaitng3''s fV.tit. .iJoutc lew scattering shotii-worn esohanged be tween our batteries: on Sullivan sand ffainea* Islands, the firing lasting from a half to three -quarters of an hour. _ The.firmg- heso-d in. th?'. dirootion-. of Stono, about ten o'clock ycsterday morning, iff brltev.-d to have been from some of our batteries praott* reing. * " Then amber of vessels insidethebar and Sto ne and Folly rivers, oontiuues about the same, New Tax Oath-A Suggestion. The late Georgia Legislature passed an act to change the oath of tax payers in the State which provides— That from and alter the passage of this act, in addition (o the oa'h now required of all tax payers of this State, they shall he required to state, under oath, >i,p.ih< ror not they have re fused tnrtake Goo'ederate treasury notes ia sat isfaction of any or ail claims due them. The Milledgeville Recorder thinks ibis law was no doubt passed as a supplement io the act which was Afterwards vetoed by tbe governor de clariDg that where' parties had refused to take Confederate currency, their claims should, be valued on the gold basis, and the tax paid in coin. As this object has been defeated by the governor, the saiuej'jurual suggests that it would perhapssave unneoassarv labor and embarrassing tests, wore he to instruct the tax receivers to suspend tha oath enjoined by tha act until'fur ther orders, as there re■*a be no practical use made of the refusal u> take the oath Tie ques tion is one of exceeding dniiCAny iu morals and in law, and should not !>« idly pres^fd. JjupftESfment -r-A hill has been adopted in C mailing some important im- in the impressment. If this hciii been made a part oi the original law how many heartburnings and irritations wopid have been avoided. An amend ment has been proposed to the bill creating a board to supervise the appraisement. This would defeat the object of the bill. 11 is this 'penchant tor regulating everything that has been the curse of this war- After the local appraisements have determined the value by as near an approx imation as possible, of property impressed according to the lights of personal experi ence, would it not be the extjr»:n,i sumption dor any general board* w jevw* and, perhaps, reverse their vaiaaitons made in conformity with the circumstances of each neighborhood ?—[Atlanta. Conled. The Cause and the Remedy,—The Bahama Herald-ay? * The scarcity of specie m both England u/uJ France, and the consequent increase in the rate of discount of the banks of both countries has awakened a very great and alarming interest among financiers, who, although aware that the evil cannotat pres ent be controlled as it has been before, by legislation, admit that its radical cure is thus imposeibiej and at best will only post* pone for a time the impending crisis. It does not yet seem to have pierced their in tellects sufficiently deep to make them aware that the great loss of labor (which is national wealth) the whole world has suf fered for three -years,is after all the real cause of ibis of affaire, and that it can only be-effectuaily-cured by the settlement of th« American war, and the consequent re-establish merit of the old productiveness of.labor. The spokes cannot be taken fr uri the wheels of trade, withont creating an “upset” sooner t*r later. M Alston lata Governor, of Seuth Carolina, b*s a thorough bred cavalry horse to Gan. Moig&a. For Three Mouths, $8 IF I COULD HAVE MV WAY. «r MHB. VALRNTINE ROBERTS. ... if I«ould have my way, What customs I would blank, What fashions old destroy, And nice new laws I'd make ; Husbands should never fame, And wives should hold the sway— What blessed times they’d be, If T could bare my way. If loon Id I have my way, I'll tell you what Fd do : Fd have the single wed, And all the married true ; No doubt should then exist ; No husbands dare say “nay,” Whatever his wife should ask, If I could have my way. I’d have a law enforced, I That then no gentleman, Without bis wife’s consent, Should stay out after ten ; No wife should venture then * An angry word to say— For ladies all are pleased If they but have their way. Old bachelors I’d tax— No matter high or low— They’d soon get married then. Were taxes levied so; Old maids I’d pension well; For this wi.h truth I say, They would not single dwell, If they could have their way. But ah 1 tis 'vain to wish 1 So since it oanuot be, A word of good adnoe, Dear gents, pray take of me; If a wnman'a smiles are dear, You've bur kind things to say , Ne’er fear that she will frown, So let her have her way. Bkautifol asd Thus—ln a late article In rrszer’s Magazine this brief, but beautiful and ij . i! 5 assage occurs : •'iioi-v iuoii ut -with too alpha* bet—it begins with a mother's love; with a fathur’s smile of approbation, or a sign of re» proof; with a-sister's gentle forbearance ; with a hand al pt dowers in a green and dainty meadow; with bird’s nerts admired, but not touched; with Creeping ants, and almost imperceptible em mets; with pleasant walks in shady lanes, and with thoughts direoteu in sweet and kindly tones and words to nature, to aots of. benevolence, to deeds of virtue, and to the source of all good— to God himself. Mt. Foote urgeß, among other objections to the bill to repeal exemptions, that it would place the press of the country under the entire control of the Government. This championship of the 'press Is entirely and sinterested on the part of Mr. Foote, for whom the press dispensed as few words of encomium as for any other public man we can think of.—[Qh Mercury. PLANTATION IRON I 1 QQI) B * K 8 ASSORTED IRON, on Consign ALSO, Orders Bsceived for Hoop Iron, Nail R»d. Horse * gar Kettles. Pa tv, t , Lag ana Short I a.;die Shov* ,8. - * ■ also. For W< >t >DEN W ARE, constating of Buckets. Tube Cuurns 4-c , App y to UaLL, moses &. co. lan t 7 it Cos u tubus, Oa. XiOßt TNTemperance Hall, Tuesday evening, Jan. 26th. X a t.Hdie's HAT. The finder will receive the thanks • I the owner, or if needy a suitable reward, by iewtngit m tne Tunes Office or at the reslder ca of the sunseribcr. D. S. PORTER, jan 27 it Attention l Capt Park’s Cavalry Company having ken accep ted for service in South Western Georgia, every mem ber is hereby ordered to report at once to Headguar lers . .ii a few more recruits will be received if early apj plication is made to H. w. PABK, ' Columbus, Georgia. . ja* ?6tf A Few More Becruits Wanted FOR den. Imbodeu’s Command, Horses and Equipment Furnished. SSO BOUNTY! IWANT a few more RECRUiTd to complete my Company of Mounted Riflemen, for Gen, Tmboden’s command. Persona who have aubsmmes in the army ca i join this company if they will do so in len days, aa at the expiration of that time volunteering will cease. I will grant furloughs of from 'en xo sis.-en days My headquarters are at Camp Montgomery, where I can a ways be lound or r<-prri=ent--d. F P. CRUTCHFIELD, Capt W. C. WI.IGHT, Lieut. - Janld dtf ’ Just Published. A Complete G'ammer of the English Language, < 44 p;ige9, 18 m 0.,) may be had at an Rook', store*. Price S3 —one third trade. GEORGE DUNN &. Cos, jan 21—fit Richmond, va. NEW SONGtS~ ■ “Call me net back from the Echo leas Shore” — In answer to *’H',ck me to t-je?pby the author of “Wneti thi- Cru>-1 War is Ovar." Price—Sl 50 “ ’Tis ihe March of the Southern Men;” from a Scotch Meloity Pi ice— $: SO No One to Love j” bv W. it Hatvey. Price—3l 5t )n« halt off to the trade. GEORGE DUNN & Cos., jon 21-3 t P. t it-era, ttichm -nd, Va BOARD WANTED. *T , HE subatr ber wishes L ard in a private residence A for a small sandy. L beral price given, and can offer favorable advantages m suppiy of nroviaiona Best recommendations furnished. Address c, box ink, with h canty, Fui t.taped rooms writ suit Jan 224 t TO HIRE MY Ct OK with one child, for the balance# of the year or until the fist ot October licit JanS3 d3t JaMEsM. HUSRELL. Notice- The Citizen-' ct Harris County are requested to meet the first Tuesday fn February aext, ltd inst.,) <si Hami ten f >r the purpo.-e of meeting the Commissary o| ttiia Department, that we may arrange in reference* to ■ubitfience fox the army from your county. Let every citizens of H rris who feels an interest In fci3 country be present, GEO. U. BRYkNT, W. C. JOHNSON, - J. M. MOBLEY, J. M, KaM^EY, H. W. PITTd, jan n td A. T. BROOK* .Yotice to Debtor*! and Creditors ALL pei3ons having c.u’ins against the estate ® -lobn A. joni a . e e i-e 1, are hereby notified to i resent tm m <tuly auth- n’icatefl within lh*- tin e pre served by law. «n.i «li persons i -debted to s.Jd es tate ar* requested to make irmne.uati pavrnei t. Mary l. Jonhs, QfC 4—A* Adin’tz,