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JAMES W. WABHEX, Editor.
Colimbis, Friday, Jaiurj 29, 1864,
Ab»! La* passed both Houses to convene the
next Congress in May, and has been Bent to the
President for his.sanction.
There can bo no doubt that the Administration
needs the assistance of this honorable body.—
The concentrated lights of history, aided by a
pure and exalted patriotism, should be brought
to bear upon groat questions now before us and
continually arising. Our destiny hinges upon
the success of our arms and the wisdom of our
counselors during the present year. We have a
buoyant, bounding hope that our army will meet
the emergency. We trust that our present and
incoming Congress will equal
to the occasion.
We have been Impressed with the belief, all
the while, that wo have committed a great blan
der in this war. We have needed wise legislation
and diplomacy no less than largo and well ap
pointed armies. We have needed tha best talent
and experience in our country to shape our legis
iation to the growing Wants and pressure of the
times —men who thoroughly understand this
revolution, and. who possess an enlarged and
comprehensive statesmanship. Many of our
greatest minds have thought that honor called
them to the tented field, to illustrate their former
acts by their deeds. In this new sphere, some
have fallen in battle and the usefulness of others
has been impaired. Others (or, perhaps, we
should say another ,) have held positions where
their great intellects have been obscured. Wo
have been schooling new statesmen at a time,
above all others, when wo demanded teaohers
instead of scholars.
We have confidence in the statesmanship of
our President and most of hie Cabinet; he. has,
perhaps, accomplished as much as any one man
could have accomplished, but we cannot attri
bute to him and his immediate advisers the com
bined wisdom of the whole country. In a mul«
titude of counsel there is wisdom. It requires
minds of equal calibre to come in oontaot with
each other in a free interchange of opinion by
debate or otherwise, to bring out all their latent
energies and shed the full measure of light and
learning upon a question.
“Speech ventilates the ineellectual fire—
Burnishes the mental magazine—
Prepares lor ornament and whets for use.' 1
Then Congress, which ought to compose the
assembled wisdom of the country, should con*
liaue in session and discuss all great questions
until they are understood in all their bearings.—
If the present Congress had remained in session
last spring until it grasped the length, the
breadth, the highth and depth of our financial
affairs, and applied the remedies that they are
now seeking, it would have saved us millions of
doilars. They evidently left Hr. Memminger in
the dark, who afterwards recommended, in sub*
stance, the remedy of u congress of Bank men,
which Congress has found would not work in its
present session; and have gone to work, as they
should have done before, in earnest, to mend the
matter and meet the necessities of the country.
Hail Congress been in session and a free inter*
chango of opinion had on important military
movements last year, some member or the press
might have made a suggestion which would have
directed the attention of the Department to pro*
vision Vicksburg or abandon it, and to reinforce
Bragg instead of making the Pennsylvania cam
paign. With tho lights before the Departments,
we know that they brought into requisition all
their powers to promote tho public weal, and all
we claim is that “in a multitude of counsel
there is wisdomand Congress, without infrin
ging on the secrecy which necessarily veils mills
tary movements, might often aid tho Department
in ooming to correot conclusions.
In the midst of such general abuse of our
Congress, says the Montgomery Advertiser, we
ara tempted to offer a word in its behalf. We
eonfess that in the earliest stages of the present
session of Congress, when so many wild and
dangerous propositions found utterance among
the members, with the apparaut sanction of the
two houses, we partook of the current apprehen*
stou and indignation at the tendeuey of legisla«
tive action. We have recently had occasion to
visit Richmond on business iu no way eaicu*
lated to give us a partial view of Congress, and
can assure our readers that after a closer insight
into the proceedings, we are prepared to ex
press greater confidenco in the wisdom, integri
ty und firmness of the representatives of the
people than we before entertained.
It is unjust to the Congress to infer tho gen
eral oharaoteristics of the body from the ebulli
tions of a low erratic poisons who, by common
consent, have obtained the privilege of the floor
oo almost all public occasions, and whose fran
tic speeches, resolutions and bills are quietly
submitted to with the universal disgust of sensi
ble members. The result of such efforts is to
refer the matters to aommitteos, who never make
a report, or, at best, an adverse one, or as is
more usually the case, to go into secret session,
vrhoro, if constituents of members are not kept
informed of the progress of business until the
result is announced, they are at least s»vod from
the taiion of some most disgraceful and
baneful exhibitions of weakness.
It is only when soma question is sprung in
open session, by a member of weight, upon an
important subject, that the views of able and
discreet men are presented, and these are rarely
pnhlishod with accuracy, from tho fact that tho
space of the daily newspapers is too much ab
sorbed by the 01 dinary war news to of a
lengthy report, and neither house has yet car
ried into effect any arrangement for official re
ports of the debates and proceedings.
Whatever may ba thought of the secret ses
sions of Congress, f wc think enough has already
transpired iu open session to convince reasonable
persons that uli will b« done that can be to se
cure the l; in rs lea of the citizen sgaln-t the en
croachments of abilrary power. At first, there
was an evident premeditated Attempt to frighten
Congress into certain radical measures, nomi
nally lor strengthening the army, but really for
giving the Executive despotic power over every
freeman in thej land, through the agency of
military machinery; but, viewed through the
pure atmosphere of a free press and a calm and
enlightened public opinion, those measures have
justly reacted upon their authors, and will be
signed to posterity as lamentable evidences of
the folly of those who would risk the fate of
such a cause as this upon the head of any one
man. The propositions to everybody, old
and young, in the army; to suspend the writ of
habeas eorj)?i; and to silence the courts and the
civil tribun- of the country have all “gone ,by
lhe board,” at and tho old ship of the constitution
still moves lor ward wilh renewed vigor in her
mission of liberty and Independence.
We are, therefore, ertisfied that oar represen
tatives intend to do tbalr doty. I*l ,he ! ,cO P ,e
and press encourage and sustain them m all
proper msasores for the increase of tho army at
the preservation of the rights and interests of
the community. We are new reaching that
point where we may be called on to make aaori*
fices to which many of ns are yet strangers. As
far as Is consueut with the encouragement of
the productive industry of{the country an
the maintenance of order and good gov.rameot
in the eommanfty, our brothers «n the e ave
a right to exaot our presence with them ® n 1 0
march and in the deadly conflict The war
debt now reaches the enormous mm of fifteen
hundred millions, and to delay the payment of
this debt to the extent of our abilities, m the
present and increasing plethora of the currency
is to proclaim ourselves individually, as we would
be nationally, bankrupt, > advance, when we
have the means to meet our indebtedness, if wo
will only go to work like honest patriots to “pay
up.” Congress has a right to expect that the
people will redeem their pledges to pay for a
war of independence, and none should complain
if the burthens for such a purpose, are heavy. If
we are worthy of freedom we will pay the price.
Our experience, already, ought to satisfy the
most sanguine that war is no cheap luxury; like
everything really valuable, it must be paid for;
it need not take half we have to be free, while it
should not be forgotten that subjugation would
not only cost ns all the property we possess, bat
generations of degradation and shame.
For the Times.
A Camp Scene.
In the winter quarters of Regiment near
Fredericksburg, just after the first battle of that
plaoe. a group of soldiers were congregated in a
miserable log pen covered with mud, to which a
dirt and stick chimney was attached. A terri
ble snow storm was raging without, but they
were oomfortablo from a warm fire which was
glowing in the chimney. After talking over
various topics, and among Inhere their hair
breadth escapes inlhe various battles they had
passed through, and the latest news from the
loved oneß at home, their conversation assumed
a very serious turn.
They called to memory their comrades in bat
tle who had fallen by their side since they join
ed Jackson’s army; the particulars of their
death, and place and manner of burial, if buried
at all. One bad been robbed of his money when
found; another had been stripped of his olotbing;
another had just been paid off, six months pay,
which was lost, with his watch and every keep
sake that would be cherished by bis friends.
All came to the conclusion that it was wrong to
carry money and valuables iuto battle.
“Will” said Mike, an orderly sergeant, with
a “rich Irish brogue,” “I thought so until after
tho battle of Manassas number 2; and these I
concluded I'd always carry my money in my
pocket.’'
Several voices.—“ What made you change your
notion Mike ?”
“Well ye know Mineral Ewell gave {the blue
coats a devil of a drubing in the old field above
Grovoton, the evening before the three days’
fighting commenced, aud our fight lasted some
time in the night. After they left their lino of
battle I was the seoond man over among their
dead and wounded. The first was a Louisiana
Tiger, who soon got his pockets full of jewelry,
and poeketbooks and trinkets, and thin he’d not
notice any except an offieer. We blundered
about in the starlight until I found me a good
pair of boots, and money enough to get tue an
occasional grog, when the “Tiger” found a fine
dressed Colonel, a pacoch of a true gintleman.
He had on an overcoat and under coat and vest
and pants, and “Tiger” turned all his pockets,
and divil a bit of money or anything else did he
find. He then felt for his belt, and divil a bit
of a belt did he find. He got very angry that
such a fine gintleman should have nothing, and
rraised _up and kicked him as hard as he could,
and went on to another man.
After that I always carried my money with
me in battle, because I don’t want to be kicked
about after I am dead.”
[From the Chattanooga Rebel,]
The importance of making suitable and
adequate provision for the families of our
soldiers, can scarcely be magnified. It is
a subject which appeals alike to our public
spirit, to our gratitude, and to our interest.
It involves the welfare of a large and wor»
thy class of helpless women and children,
and perhaps the maintenance of our armies
in the field- It bears upon us with peculiar
weight, not only as a duty, but as a neces
sity. It involves a question of public mor
als and the welfare of the rising generation,
and should command the earnest attention
and active effort* of every well wisher of
our cause.
It is a fact that does not admit of either
argument or dispute, that by far the largest
proportion of desertions and straggling from
our armies, has been caused by the natural
solicitude of soldiers for the welfare of their
wives and children.
In the enthusiastic uprising of the people
to assert their rights and resist oppression,
thousands and tens of thousands of men
rushed to our standards, in the server of
patriotic feeling, whose families were left
helpless, and almost entirely dependent up
on the bounty and liberality of the public.
They relied upon the gratitude of their fel
low-citizens, in whose cause they were risks
mg their lives, to guard their dear ones
from want. To some extent, provision was
made by all of the States at an early period,
10 fulfil t‘is obvious and necessary duty ;
but the practical operations of the various
systems adopted, have but partially real
ized lhe expectations of their originators,
and very much unnecessary suffering has
been the consequence. All of these sys
tems, however, have lully recognized the
principle that those who go out to fight the
bathes of their country, and to peril their
lives for its security, have the right to
demand that the helpless ones they leave
behind shall be maintained and kept beyond
the reach of want.
The soldier in the field, enduring the
privations, and undergoing the hardships
and exposures incident to a life in camp, and
perhaps risking his life daily and hourly for
the benefit of hia country, is not in a condi
tion to listen with patience to the story of
suffering little ones and a neglected wife,
and when he hears it, the impulse to fly to
their iDstant relief, regardless of all person
ai consequences, is almost irresistahle, and
iu thousands and tens of thousands oi in
stances, the voice of nature, appealing to
him in behalf of those who have the right
to look to his protecting care, drowns the
sense of his obligations to his country, and
desertion is the consequence. And even
where desertion is not adopted as a meas
ure of relief, the soldier is weighed down
and depressed by gloomy thoughts and a
discontented spirit, oppressed with the con
sciousness that he is being treated with in
justice by those for whom he has given up
all the comforts and pleasures of life anil
the joys of home. His efficiency is destroy
ed, and though he may discharge every
duty atid fight bravely, it will not be with
that enthusiasm and spirit which constitutes
the chief value of the soldier.
We insist that the great mass of our
people at home are responsible for all the
evils which have grown out of the neglect
of the families of soldiers. What right have
they to roll in luxury while the wives and'
children of the men who are standing be
tween them and the desolation of their
country and the ruin ot every interest, are
pinched by want and suffering for the ne
cessaries of life ? Ia not their duty a- plain
and imperative as that of the soldier in the
field? And can they honestly or decently
evade the obligation resting upon them to
see that every comfort is provided for these
dependent ones in the absence of their natv
ural protectors? Nor is it in the shape of
charity that this assistance should be yield
ed, but as a sound and holy claim which
these women and children have the right in
the sight of God and beiore men to demand.
Those to whom alone they can legally
look for support and protection have been
taken from them to drive back the invader
who seeks to overrun the country, and pos
sess its wealth as the spoils of victory, and
but for the daring hearts and strong right
arms of the fathers and brothers and sons
of those in whose behalf we make this ap
peal before the bar of public justice, our
cause falls hopeless and the desolation of
the country follows as certain as the day
succeeds the night.
The subject has been too long neglected
and two little considered. No manor wo
man who has the pecuniary ability is war
ranted in withholding assistance from the
dependent families of soldiers, nor should
the relief and support of these people be
left to State or county officials. Associa
tions should be formed in every city, town
and neighborhood, through whose agency
every such family could be sought out and
systematically relieved. Liberal donations
of money provisions and clothing, should
be procured and fairly distributed. In a
word every soldier’s family should be am
ply provided for—fed, clothed, and the chiU
dreu put in the way, at least of the rudi
ments of an education. And all this should
be done in a manner which will make the
recipients feel that they are not the object
of public charity, but a sacred charge, and
that their benefactors are but .fulfilling a
duty they owe to themselves arid their coun
try.
Let such a system as this be universally
adopted, arid efficiently carried out, and we
would hear of but few or no desertions,
the ranks of our armies would be swelled
by the return of absentees, and anew spirit
would be infused into our columus which
would make them invincible in the hour of
battle.
The Bill Relating to Commissaries,
(luartermasters, and Others#
The following bill passed the Senate on
Friday last;
A Bill to provide for the investigation and
settlement of the transaction and accounts
of Quartermasters, Commissaries, and
other financial and disbursing officers,
agents and employees of the Confederate
States.
Sec. 1. —The Congress of the Confeder
ate States ot America do enact, That it
shall be the dutv of the District Attorneys
of the Confederate States, in their respect
ive districts, and as soon after the passage
of this act as may be, to make inquiry into,
and investigate the conduct, transactions
and accounts of each person who, during
the existing war, has acted, or shall act as
quartermaster, commissary, contractor, or
other financial or disbursing officer, agent
or employee of the Confederate States; and
when the District Attorney shall receive
credible information, or shall have reason
to believe, that any person, while so acting,
has received, or directly or indirectly made
or realized more than the salary allowed
him by law, or has failed to execute his con
tract, or has executed the same contrary to
its true meaning, for his own profit, or with
intent to defraud the Confederate States, it
shall be the duty of such District Attorney
to institute against every such person pro
ceedings for account and settlement in the
District Court of the district wherein such
person resides, or is acting, or wherein such
transactions occurred, or fraud was com*
rnitted.
Sec. 2.~Such proceedings* shall be in the
name of the Confederate States, and insti
tuted on either the law or equity side of the
court; shall be conducted according to the
forms prescribed in the several States for
the conduct of suits at law or in equity, and
shall be determined according to the prin
ciples of law and equity. One proceeding
may embrace all or any portion of the acts
of the party defendant; and the investiga
tion and accounting shall extend to every
receipt, expenditure, purchase, sale, trade,
bargain; agreement, act or transaction of
such quartermaster, commissary, contractor,
or other officer, agent or employee, or in
which he was directly or indirectly interes
ted, or with |which he was in any manner
connected-
Sec. 3. For the prosecution and trial of
cases under this act, the court shall be
deemed in session at all times, and the first
Monday in each month shall be a term for
the return of the various orders and pro
cesses of Ihe court, which may be required
in the enforcement of this act.
Sec. 4. The party defendant may he ex
amined by the district attorney as a witness
by written iinterrogatories or by oral exami
nation, as in case of othei witnesses; but no
statement or admission shall be received
as evidence against the party making it in
any criminal prosecut.on, except in prose
cutions for perjury or false swearing in
making such statement or admission, nor
shall the answers of the defendant be con
clusive evidence in his own favor.
Sec 6, No sale or transfer of property by any
such officer, agent contractor or employee of the
Confederate States, made after the passage of
this act, shall operate to impair or defeat the col
lection of any judgment or decree, which shall
be made or rendered under this act, against the
party making such sale or transfer. * •
Sec. 6, Proceedings, under this act, skull not
be instituted against quartermasters or commis
saries absent and serving with the army in the
field, while actually so absent and serving. Nor
shall any settlement, or pretended settlement,
by any officer, contractor, agent or employee, as
aforesaid, be pleaded in bar in avoidance of the
proceedings authorized and required under this
act.
Sec 7. The district attorney shall receive a
commis-ion of ten per cent on ail sums actually
collected by virtue of proceeding under this act,
oyer and above the limit of fees now allowed by
law ; aud the marshals and clerks shall recti ve
the tees which they now like set vices
iu other cases, and which shall be over and above
the limit of fees now allowed by law.
Sec. S. The clerk shall keep a separate docket
of cases instituted under this act, and the dis*
trict attroney shall make a quarterly return to
the Attorney General of all the cases tried, set
ting forth tbe names of the parties to each case,
and the amount and date of each judgment or
decree, made or rendered by the courts in their
respective districts. The marshals shall make
monthly returns to the Treasurer of the Confeder#
ate States of all moneys collected, and shalf p-y
the nett balance, d«e by such return to the-
Treusurer.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage, and all laws militating agatnst its provis
ions are repealed.
Large Amount op Clothing— From the Ist
of October to the 31st of December, the State of
North Carolina delivered to the Confederate
govemmeht:—Jacket?, 32,432 ; Pants, 11,556 ;
Shirts. 3'’.000; Drawers, 10,212; Blanket?, 17,.
946 ; Hat*. 1,316; Shoes, 13. 135 ; Socks, (pairs)
22,169: Haversacks, 2,500 ; Leather, (lbs.) 2 102
For this the Confederacy paid $1 202,«
UM)S. r f ' ’
t:ex-iE
REPORTS OF THE PHKBS ASSOCIATION.
Bmered according to act of C ; »ngrws in
by J ri. Thrash kb, in the Clerk s office ® f v “?
triei Coart of the Confederate HUtesforthe Notll.ern
Itinffia of Georgia
Richmond, Jan. 28.
Tint Gunboat fleet which recently as*
cernled Jamea river burnt and destroyed
everything within their reach. At lower
Brandon outhouses a thousand barrels of
corn ami a largo quantity of wheat were
destroyed, and 100 negroes carried off. The
is still in the river, doubtless acting
under instructions from Butler.
The bill reported in House
this morning by Hill of the Judiciary (Join*
ruittee to amend the act to put an end to
substitution, provides that farmers and
planters engaged last year in the produce
lion ol grain at.d provisions by their own
manual labor or superintending others who
have in snbstilutes, be exempt oo the fol
lowing conditions —first, shall devote per
sonal labor in superintending exclusively
the production ot provisions; second shall
pay to government an additional tenth of
his pork or bacon, beginning with the pro
duct of last year, third, if reqbired shall
sell ali surplus provisions now on hand or
hereafter made to soldiers' families at Gov
ernment price*; fourth, shall have a sub
stitute not liable to conscription, nowin
the army or been legally discharged or
died in the service: fifth, the benefits of this
act shall not opply to persons on farms or
plantations where there is any other male
adult not liable to conscription- The bill
was discussed till secret session.
The Herald of the 26th says: On the 3d
Longatreet sent a letter to Foster remons
trating against the circulation of Lincoln's
amnesty proclamation among his soldiers,
suggesting the propriety of communicating
any views the Federal Government may
have upon the subject through him rather
than by handbills. Foster in reply ac
cepts the suggestion and embraces the op
portunity to send 20 copies relying upon
the generosity of Longstreet to give pub
licity among his officers and men.
Gold in New York unchanged.
Orange C. H., Jan. 28.
Capt. Strong, of the 20th Va. Cavalry,
captured 12 Yankees near James City in
Madison county, Tuesday evening, togeth
er with their arms, equipments and horses.
The weather warm, the temperature be
ing at sixty five m the shade. Roads in
fine condition
RtrssELViLLE, Jan 27
The enemy evacuated Tazwell on yesterday
morning, retreating to Cumberland Cap. Maj.
Day occupied their place on the same day, cap
turing some stores and prisoners.
Our troops are being speedily clothed. Gov.
Vance, of N. C., has kindly offered to General
Longstreet enough clothing to supply his com
mand. It is to be hoped that a liberal oontribus
tion of socks and gloves, will be sent forward by
private individuals, as much suffering can be
prevented.
.Chareston, Jan 28
Fivß shells were fired st the city last night,—
Five shots were aisff Arid at Sumter, all of which
struck. The enemy are still at work on their
ba'teries at Cummings’ Point.
Richmond, Jan 28
The New York World of the -23d, received. —
News unimportant.
Schofield assumes command in the place of
Foster, al Knoxville, who is ill.
Gold 157.
Johnson’s brigade of North Carolina troops
of the Army of Northern Virginia, have re-en
listed for the war.
A flag of truce boat arrived at City Point last
night. No news received.
j The Rev. Mr. Shine Chaplain ol the
( House of Representatives, in the lowa
j Legislature, on the opening ot the recent
j session, prayed thus; “Bless Thou, the
I young anil growing State of lowa, Iter
; Senators and Representatives, the Governor
and State officers. Give us a sound cur
rency, pure water, and undefiled religion—
for Christ’s sake. Amen !” In that exor
dium Shine certainly outshone the leseer
lights of the Yankee clergy.
Several New York regiments are returning
homo from the Army of the West,
Headquarters Waddell Artillery, )
Decatur, Ua., Jan. VOtn, 18P4. \
At ajmeeung.oMhe men of Company “A,” of the
Waddell Artillery, lie'll January 26ih, Dfi4, a Com
miuee was appointed t > draft the following pream
ble and resolutions expressive of ihe feeling and in«
teiuions of the Company in regard to [re enlistment
which were unanimous.y adopted :
Whereas, it is our settled conviction that ti is the
duty of every man able to heai arms, and particularly
those already in service, to evince the patriotic de
termination to defend to the last the cause in which
we are engaged, and moreover as our officers have
magnanimously assured us that our immediate re
enlistment under their command shall be no bar to
our future re-organiz ition if Congress shall allow us
that privilege, therefore,
Resolved, Ist. That vve do re-mlis , ucconditiona ly,
for the,war, willing to trust t.> Congress to grant us
the privilege of re-organizing, which we eariusiiy
hope will be done.
Resolved. 2d, That we do in this manner convey to
our friends at home our earnest assurances that.we
are silt untiring in our efforts to secure and maintain
the lite ty which we believe 10 be ihe birthright of
every Southern citizen, and that we will not lay
down our artns as long as there is an armed toe within
our borders.
Resolved 3d That we do recommend to the entire
army to re-eniist for the war, as becomes {patriots and
soldiers, aod we would urg : upon tho."-e at home the
necessity bt coming io the assistance of those aheady
in the field.
Reached, 4il), That a ropy of these resolutions be
sent to the Columbus Tim sand Sun, in or 'er that
our friends mdy know tnat we are ready and willing
volunteers in our count y’s c use
J. E SIMMONS,
i Chairman.
J D. Calhoun,
J.H. Crawford,
Committee.
Montgomery| Adveitiser'pleaee copy.
TSToti ce.
HE AD QTT A'ITERS PO -T, )
Columbus. Ga., Jan. 47,1661, )
GENERAL ORDERS. No. 6
I Ail officers or soldiers remarnieg in Columbus
over IS bou/s wilt require a pass from ureas Head
quarters.
II All persons bvlwteii i e ages of IS and 45 years
visiting Columbus (Officers ot the Navy and Army
stationed at this Post excepted) will in fuiuie be re
quired to procure a pass from the Commandant of
the Post. No other document than the pa=s specified
will be regarded by the officer charged wrth tire exami
nation of passes.
111. Officeis and soldiers abie.it from their com
mands, orcint.zens cliiniing exemption by virtue rs
contracts or oiherwise, will save themselves annoy
ance by mmediaselv procuring the required pbsi.
By order of C©l. ROBERTSON'.
CHAS. WOOD, A. A. G
jan 29 if
NOTICE.
QfARTERM ASTER’S OFFICE, >
Columbus, January. 27, 1804. \
On the first of each month, Major Jn> . *E; JOdvi-s
Pn-t Quartermaster, will make payment to all employ
ees of this department. Also to owners of slaves
hired, and for property rented. Parties iuierested will
present their bills to Major Davis monthly,
Tee employees of the Transportation Department
will be paid by Capt 11. D. Cothran. All purchases
of supolirs and payments therefor wil 1 be madp by
my>elf. p w. DILLARD,
Major and Quartermaster,
jan 23 if
Local.
Catalogue Sal*.— The readers’ attention is
called to the advertisement of B. R. Tardy &
Cos., of Mobile, Ala., who will commence the sale
on Tuesday next, of an extensive eargo of block
ade goods, embracing staple and fancy dryvgooda
clotbtng, boots and shoes, military goods, groce
ries, iron, dec. The trade are invited to look
over the fist and prepare to invest their surplus
funds. Now is a good tine to invest.
Capt. W. S. Wallack. —It is with feelings of
pride, no foe than a desire to do justice to a brave
and efficient officer, that we record the seal and
energy displayed by this gentleman as Enrolling
Officer of tbe 3d Congressional District. He has
discharged the duties of this arduous
tbankful office, in a manner not only to give
entire satisfaction to our community, but to sub
serve the best interests of the country generally,
aod at tbe same time, has won the oonfldcooe
and esteem of our people. Capt. Wallaoe, at
the breaking cut of the war, raised a companyfat
Butler, Ga, which was attached to the 46th
Georgia regiment, and with his company and
regiment tuok qn active part in nearly all of the
great battles in Virginia. He received four se
vere wounds at the battle of Frazier’s Farm, and
though disabled for some time,he again entered the
ring, and participated in tbe battles of Chancel
lorsville and Fredericksburg, where be received
two more severe wounds. Being now permanent
ly disabled, he received, without solicitation, tbe
position of Enrolling Officer of this Diatrtiot.—
Asa gallant officer in tbe field, he gave unmista
kable evidence of the true Southern pluck, and
now, no longer able to serve in that capacity, he
evinces his patriotism in a sphere which, though
not so active, is nevertheless as necessary in the
achievement ol Southern independence. He
combines with courage that suavity of manners,
and gentility of soul, which renders him peculi
arly fitted for the duties of this office. ' Honor
to whom honor is due,” is our moito.
il « m
The Ladies’ Supper. —On Wednesday even
ing a large and select party of our oitizena as
sembled at the room over Mr. Jhques’ carriage
shop, to pay their respeots to the magnificent
supper gotten up by the ladies, for and on account
of our brave defenders in the army. Like eve
rything undertaken by our fair country women,
this supper was gotten up in a tasty and sump
tuous manner, and reflected new credit on their
activity and zeal, in the noble works of philan
thropy and patriotism. The tables literally
groaned beneath tbe weight of luxuries and sub<
staniials, and were calculated to dispel for the
hour, all thoughts of hard times or
and to “smooth the wrinkled front of grim visaged
war ” Owing to the particularly pressing times
upon tbe craft, we had well nigh despaired of
ever seeing another good supper, much loss as
sisting in eating one, and our “innards" were,
therefore, duly astonished at receiving a visit
from such dainties as pork, turkey, ham, sweet*
moats, cakes, syllabub and ioe cream, minus the
ice; to say noihmg of numberless other acoom
parliaments. Even now, in imagination, we are
living over again that delightful repast, and our
appreciation of the fair sox intensifies as we
write.
We suppose the*income from the supper must
have been quite large, and todded to the sum re*
ceived at the Halt, wifi run up their fund to near
$3,000. All honor and praise to our nohle ladies
who know so well how to contribute to the wants
and oomforts of the soldiers.
Very Timely. —Oor printers desire us to re
turn their profoundest and-most obsequious thanks
to the ladies, lor a handsome contribution from
their supper, for the comfort and astonishment of
tho Printers’ “inner man.” We are truly pleased
that the ladies have thus remembered us. We
haYc been from und r their kind attentions so
long, that we really began to look long, lean,
lank and cadiverous, and entertained serious
tears of “going up;” but now we hope “life’s fit
ful fever” will be elongated for an indefinite pe
riod. Never was an act of kinoness more timely
or more heartily appreciated.' Hurrah for tbe
ladies. They are indeed, “heaven’s last best gift
to man.”
Crying. —Col. Myers, at Ellis A Co’s Auction
Store, had a long crying spell yesterday, but we
believe shed no tears. Now, this local is always
deeply affected at hearing any one cry—can’t
bear it in a child; is melted into tenderness when
a woman indulges the propensity—but to our
mind, the most impressive of all crying, is where
the stiong form of manhood becomes convulsed
under tbe upheaving emotions ot this mighty
passion. Feeling thus, we listened to the Col.
“more in sorrow than in anger,” till our sympa
thies became enlisted in his behalf. But he kept
on, till he cried SSO out of our pocket for a pair
of shoes; $l5O out of somebody else for a set of
plated castors, and SBS out of another’s for a pair
of pants. By this time our feelings were so
much involved—probably owing to a strong sym
patby between our brain and pocket—that we
determined to leave tbe Col. to bis fate; and as we
toddled on, we cauie to tbe following sage con
clusions That some people cry from grief; oth
era, because they wUh to “put on air*;” others
for the gratification of their whim?; others, be-,
cause they cen’i ot-lp it; but that Cel. Myers
erk-.« emphatically iot pay. Kind reader, go and
do .ikewise.
The Confederate Misstrelb. —This talented
corps of amateurs held their second concert at
Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening, and
notwithstanding they came la conflict with the
Ladies' Supper, were greateJ by a large and ap
preciative audience. The programme was well
gotten up, richly diversified with ficn. music,
brilliant repartee and inimit ble Larlc3que. The
troupe even excelled i’s fi.-et performance, a nd
bids fair to become tqaal to the best of its prede
cessors. Their negro delineations were excel
lent, and, in some of their features, out niggered
the genuine, Simon-pure American or African
descent “ail to f ieoee ” The lovers of such
amusements will be pleased to observe the grow
ing musical talent of our city, and to feel that
they are no longer indebted to the strolling
bands of Yankee vagabonds, who have heretofore
annually infested our country, for the gratifi
cation of their love for this species of entertain
meat.
A young lady’s idea of the sublime:—A small
hand in the crouk of a gentleman’s elbow, and a
soft head in a “love of a bonnet.”
Immensely Ridiculous— A landlady in Bearch
of material for dinner, with only fifty cents to pay
for it.
And Old Lady’s Idea of| the Beautiful A
speckled hen with 19 chickens.
A Local’s Idea of Competency:—A new pair
of shoes and six new shirts.
Laramouu t obj cot of patriotic desireTo elude
0 .nscript, and make money.
Printers’ideal of supreme felicity r—Fifteen
cent», (equal to a “drunk." in good times, j end
three chews of tobacco.
AUCTION SALES.
Cargo Sale
OF A FOREIGN STEAHE&
A t Mobil©, Alabama,
WITH
Over 300 Packages European Goods,
By BR. TARDY & CO,,
Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Store Corner of Commerce A Front Streets.
H.O. BREWER & CO., Itnpo.tcrs Ac., 8t Fra-cig
•treet, at the Custom House store, corner *of Rov»i
and Bt. Francis areets, Mobile, Ala. 3
ON TUESDAY next, 2d of February, commencing
at 10 (>’( lock, a. in., and continuing the entire
day until he extensive importation of goods •ballhave
been sold Sale made without restrictions or limits"
The invoices are heavy and varied and const* a 0 f
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,,
Hosery, Clothing, Shoes,
Drags, Medicines,
Military Goods,
Groceries, Iron Ware,
&c., &c,, &c.
It id a Catalogue Sale and to be conducted in ac
cordance with it.
Terms—Cash in bankable funds.
BR TARDY & CO.
jail 59 2t
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Desirable Residence and Farm
AT
AUCTION.
ON TUESDAY, 9tii February, at 11 o’clock, we
will sell tor cash in from of our store,
303 3 4 Acres Land, 4 miles East of
the city, known as the Schley place, now owned by
R. >l. Aid worth, with 175 acres cleared and under
good Cnee, balance in tbe woous, 9d acres ‘neb but
torn land on the place.
On the premises is a good dwelling, 6 rooms, closets,
kitchen, suiose house, cribs, barn, carriage bouse*
stables, ffr., with a good well and spring ot water, *
This is one ot the most desirable places In the neigh
borhood ot the city, Go and see the place before thei
day of sale. I
jan 29 td $33
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON &, Cos.
ON TUESDAY, 3d Feb , at 11 o’clock, A. M ,w«
will sell in irontof our auction room,
2 bbls Seed Irish Potatoes.
jauSStd $5
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO,
ON SATURDAY, 39th of January, we will sail lc
fiontoi cur siore.
One Very Fine New Broad doth Coat,
One pair Very Fine i\ew Broad Cloth Pants,
16 vds Kentucky Jeans,
jan 29 us $3
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON <f* CO.
Administrator’s Sale
OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY
ON TUESDAY, February 9th, at 11 o’clock, will be
sold ii from oi Ellis, Livingston & Co’s, auction
room,
The Store Mouse, No. 36 y
situated on ihe ea*t side of Broad street, at present
occupied by the Confederate States Clothing Depart
ment. Sold as the property of John Warren, dec’d.
jas w. Warren,
j an S6id S2B Adrn’r
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
DESIRABLE RESIDENCE
TO RENT, AT AUCTION.
ON SATURDAY, :oth January, at II ©’clock, Is
front of our store, we will rent tor the year, the
Dwelling House and Lot with 15 acres"land attached,
on the Talbotton road, opposite tbe residence of Mr
Lindsay.
The house is nearly new, with seven well finished
rooms, good «ut buildings, good wa'er.Ac.. owned by
Thos, D. Jones.
Jan 26 id sl2
By ELLIS. LIVINGSTON & Cos.
Important Sale—Rare Bargain.
VI7 ILL be sold, at our auctnn room, on Saturday,
TV the 29th of January, at II o’clock, a *amily of
the most valuable neoroes ever offered in any
Southern market, comprising a negro woman with
three children.
The woman is thirty yeurs of age, stout aod of fine
size, and one ot ihe most a< compliabed negroes in
Georgia; being a splendid cook, wssber and ironer,
a No, i weaver and seamstress, and an excellent house
servant in every department.
The children are three little girls, aged 8, 4 and 3
years—all mulattots am', fine looking. '
These are Georgia negroes, and are sole far no
tault.but merely for the purpose ot distribution.
They can be seen at our auction rooms on Thurs>
day evening or Friday morning, before the houro
sale- __ [JanSS -Ot sl4.
GOODRICH A CO.,
( FORMER!* Y OF NEW ORLEANS ,)
Next Door Below Speer's Comer,
BROAD STREET,
ARE now opening a large and very desirable stock
Os DRY GOoDrJ and other articles, recently im
ported from Europe, which they offer for sale cheat
for cash, by the piece or package.
Jan I—lm
School Notice,
Wynnton Male Aeademy.
MISS JULIA C JEWETT will open school for
BOYS and GIRLS, at the above Academy the
first Monday in January.
Teuns. payable in advance, $55, per term ending
first oi July Contingent expenses $5. *
dec 50 it
MedicaljGard.
E. A. BOSSY, J»I. D.,
OF NEH ORLEANS,
TENDERS hia services to the rit z-trs of Columbus
in ali the branches of his profession .
{Hr* Special attention,as in New Orleans, will be
devoted to Surgery, and to the treatment of the JP«.
ease peculiar to F. males.
Patients from a instance requiring Surgical or
cal treatment will visited and treatment at hone i
desired.
Office, No 140, in the Masonic Ha.ll. UP STAIR*
dec 12 ti
Foat Office,
Columbus, Ga„ Jan. 15, ( fl -
PROPOSALS for catring the Mails on Route No.
1636 from Buena Vista, Ga., by Pin-vibe. Glen
alta tlalloca and Water Oak, to Columbus. 40 miles
and back once a week, will te received at this office
until February Ist, I i o’clock. M.
H. M. JETER, P, M.
Jan 16 d&w till 1 eb. Ist.
Wanted
Ojj ABl E-BODIED negro men foT Teamsters an
Ld\) Q.,vernmom Dreys.
. .. , H. D. COTHRAN,
jav 11—ts Capt. It A. Q. it.
WANTED
FOR the balance ol the year a healthy cegto WO
MAN, accustomed to farm work, without incum
brance Apply at THIS OFFICE.
Jan n
LOST
ON the street, on Tuesday last, a CHILD’S DRESS,
fine white musim embroidered in French, needls
woik up the front with two scolloped bands on each
side of the embroidery, small neat scollops around
the bottom, top of the skirt turned in and gathered,
plain infant waist, perfectly new, (never been washed)
sleeves embroiueied like skirt, piueo underneath
withjplaiii musin. ,Dr< ss would fit a child three years
old. The finder by leaving it at Dr. Billing’s orat
the Times Office, will be kindly thanked and stiitab’y
rewarded,
jan 28 3t
Old Iron Wanted.
WE wish to purchase a large quantity of SCRAP
IRON, b itn cant and wr»ugh>, f»r which cash
will li," paid. liARBMON, BEDELL a CO.
jan-.7 if
Nails for Sale.
jo KEGS NAILS just received and b?
TV jan 27 tit ARuKLI. * CO,