Newspaper Page Text
MORNING EDITION.
JAMES W. WARREN, Editor.
Colimbas, Friday, Fobraary 12, 1864,
Gen. Cobb * Speech.
Gen. Cobb addressed a respectable audience a 4
Temperance Hall on yesterday. He has occu»
pied a conspicnoui place in the foreground o
his country’s history during the last fifteen years.
His moderation won for him before this war,
whether in contact with the Senate or in the
Cabinet, the unfaltering confidence cf his fellow
citizsns and the nation. Moderation is “the
Archimediau lever with which the world of public
opinion is moved, and without it the the greatest
intellect is shorn of its strength,” From snob a
man only would we have expected the noble,
eloquent and patriotic speech delivered on yes
terday. His arguments were plain, his illuitra
tions simple, pointed and forcible, his conclusions
in the main irresistable, and the whole speech
intensely patriotic, bearing the impress of truth
and sober earnestness. We hepe that it may
reach the eats of every citizen of the South and
kindlo afresh the fires of patriotism and confi*
denoe. We believe with him that if our present
army were removed where we could not use it
that there are enough men at home to prevent
our subjugation, if they would do it. We have
recently read the history of Frederick the G reat,
and recommend it to every croaker in the land.
Six million of people, under tnuoh more unfa*
vorablo on cumatanees than oars, withstand
ninety millions and came out of the contest with
more territory than they entered it.
The fact is that there is a kind of divinity
in desperation that we have never felt yet. The
people of Virginia and Tennessee and other sac
tions overrun by the enemy have realized it,
aad as was so eloquently remarked by General
Cobb have been the first to re-snliat for the war,
and many aro now upou Georgia's soil defending
the provisions and property of men who refuse
to economize and sell their snrplus to support
them. These nun, and thousands of Union men
left on the soil they have been driven from,
would now give all their property and fight
without “just compensation” to avenge the burn
ing wrongs to whioh they and their families have
been subjected.
His speech was chiefly addressed to the planters;
but be threw out many oollatrial arguments and
suggestions which applied with much force and
aptness to the manufacturer, mechanic and mer
chant.
His argument on “just was
powerful, and though we have oontendod and
still think, that “high taxation and jnst com.
pbiuatioii” are the only means of distributing the
burdens of the Government equally and a sure
means of lorcing all the surplaa into market,
we now think ifVe had provisona and the Gov*
eminent wanted them at any prioe, wo would
make no point on the faot, that our neighbor was
not sharing the burdens equally with u».
Though “lawyers” have no “conscience” in some
things, we believe that we would sleep better
after doing a conscious duty.
The outline ol Geu. Cobb’s speech here was the
same j an at Atlanta, but its effect cannot be
transferredjo paper and to appreciate, it must be
heatd. He has felt the necessities of the soldier
and shared their dangers on many battle fields
and is a worthy champion of their rights.
GEN. H. L, BKNNINO
At the conclusion of Gen. Cobb's speech was
called out. He refused to take the stand, sta.
tiag that be hud dropped in as a listener. He
made some plain, practical and pertinent re
marks whioh should be oherished and adopted
by the citizens of a county which he has so gal*
lantiy and gloriously roprerented in this war.—
He returns to bis command to-day and leaves
with the plaudits of a grateful people. He has
displayed an impetuous during, consummate Gen
eralship and indomitable firmness in this strug
gle, whioh in wars of less magnitude and under
other circumstances would have been rewarded
by the highest honors. Greatness in military
as in every urt, is to be attained only by strong
natural talents, pereeveringly directed to one
ol joot, uLdoitracted by other pursuits, uuuivided
by infer.or ambition. All these qualities and
motives have been combined in Gen. Bennlng.—
We may notice some points in his speech here
after.
Alter the address of Gen. Banning, on motion
ol Col. J. A. L. Lee, a committee of three was
appointed by the Chair to draft resolutions ex
pressive of the opin on of the meeting.
The Chair appointed J. A. L. Lee, Martin J.
Crawford and B. A. ttorsby, who reported as
follows:
Ist. Resolved by the plauters of Muscogee in
County meeting assembled, That the independ
ence of the Confederate Stales is paramount to
all earthly considerations.
-d Resolved, That the success of our cause de
pends alone, under Heaven's blessings, upon our
gallant army, in wi ioh we have the most abiding
faith.
3d. Resolved, That i: is the duty of the people
at any suorifioe whatever to support and main
tain that army.
4-h. Resolved, That whilst this war continues
wo consider nc business legitimate which is not
ill Mime way beneficial in its results towards the
groat object to be attained.
sth, Resolved, That we as planters will fur
nish supplies to the army at the lowest living
rates, and we invite the merchants and traders,
the manufacturers and r.ulroa.l men. the physi
clans and druggist, as well as the others no’ en
gag'd in j laming, to give us their hearty co
operation in low prices, «r else we should be un
able to obtain the implements of Lusbandry and
other ariioles needed in the market, which are
absolutely indispensable to agricultural pur
suits. .
(Stti Resolved, That a Committee of three be
appointed by tbo Ctiair to fix a scheluleof
prices
The following gentlemen were appointed on
that Committee: Bnijamin Clark, £. T. Shep
herd. .
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
COL. JAMKd M. CHAMBERS,
‘Chairman.
J. W. Warrkn, Sec'y
Geo Case is said to be so feeble that he
cannot live much longer. He is in his
eighty first year.
Tire young prodigal, the Prince of Wales,
has just built a private theatre for bis wife
and her friends to amuse themselves in.
Amon - »he novelties of the Cincii natti
fan ns at, uglit day eh ek, with machinery
made ot wap bones.
The Only Road do Pence.
Since the beginning of the war, says the
Montgomery Advertiser, we brave bad various
pananoeas for the ills that afflict our country.
We have seen bow hope, based upon these va
rious remedies, has ebbed and flowed with tbe
tide of war. So long as ou( armies won unin
terrupted victories there was a prospect of the
recognition of our independence by Foreign
Powers. With the temporary reverses of last
year, even thh imaginary support has vanished.
So long as our successes'continued the 1 e were
indications that the power of Lincoln would be
broken by Northern but with this
failure of our arms all prospect of peace from
this source has disappeared.
What is the lesson which these facts teaoh us?
Only that„nalions like individuals are governed
in their opinions more by respect for power than
that if we.would earn a title to the
admiration and confidence of the world, we
must do it by a sublime self-reliance, which as
all convince the world we “are and of
right ought to be free and independent States.”
Two other modes have been proposed by men
who seem to be growing doubtful of our sucoess
at arms. One, is to send Commissioners to treat
for peace while we fight; another, to negotiate
through the sovereign States. Either wottltl be
a virtual acknowledgement that we were .whip
ped and were sueing for peace. The North
made’the war and it is.for,the propose
terms. The simple withdrawal of k their army
would,be sufficient. Let us stand firmly by the
authorities entrusted by tbe States with the
power to 'aooept war or peace, as,our enemies
may have it. For the * States to .now take the
matter in their own. hands would be justly re
garded as an.abandonment.of .the whole issue.
If ths war t i.on our part with the
vigor and success which there.is reason to antic
ipate, during the and summer, our
enemies will be willing enough .to vote for peace
at the next and when we
are triumphant and have no need of friends, the
wfrrld will be ready to.reeognize us.
Latest from Mississippi. — We learn from a
gentleman who arrived in ibis city last evening,
says tbe Selma Reporter, Bth inst., by the West
ern train, that the enomy had taken.posession of
Jackson and were within two miles of Brandon.
They ocoupied Jackson Friday night. Their
force is estimated at forty thousand.
Judge Taney.—lt is said ibat Judge Taney
has for many years uppeared as if about to drop
into the grave. As long ago as 1810 a gentleman
in Maryland having some interest in a disputed
land case, in whioh there was considerably more
feeling than money involved, inquired of amer
ohant in Baltimore for the name of some lawyer
to be employed. The name of Mr. Taney was
given. The gentleman called on the latter, but
after talking with.him uwbile, deolined engaging
his services, giving afterwards as his reason that
he intended his case should stay iifcourt at least
five years; that Taney would not live half the
time, and then he would have to engage new
counsel. Fifty years have passed since then,
and ten years ago that individual and all the
other parties to the protraoted gait, as well as the
lawyers on both sides, and the judge who tried
the case, were all dead, and Taney was bale and
hearty as he had ever been, but still deceiving
people with his apparent feebleness.
Falling Back.— Passenger.: by the train from
Weldon report that our forces who recently ad
vanced towards Newbera,_at last aocounts, were
falling back. A reconnoissance discovered the
onerny strongly posted, and in numbers too great
to justify tbe loss of life which would be incur
red in making a direct assault.
Tbe Richmond Whig of Saturday says:
We learn from a source that can be relied on
that tins expedition, so far as it embraced the
capture of Newbern, has been abandoned, and
Gen. Pickett is falling back towards Kinston.
The topographical situation of tbe place and sur
roundings rendered it susceptible of beiDg made
almost impregnable, and tbe enemy who have
had a long time to work, have availed themselves
of their advantages to construct the most for
midable entrenchments and fortifications. New
bern is situated between two rivers, and the
approach is guarded by a wide and deop ditch,
flanked at each end by a gunboat, which would,
independently of the other tonifications, cause
an attempt to enter it by storm, to be attended
with immense slaughter, and if taken, it would
be doubtful, with the naval advantages of the
enemy, whether it could be held permanently.
We do notknow that Gen. Pickett’s expedition
contemplated the capture of the place, and if he
did, it may be relied on that he has abandoned
it. Otherwise, we have thus far no information
whioh does not show that it has been successful.
Paris Fashions.
The latest Paris fashions state that the bon
nets of the present season are worn moderately
high; very close at the side. LeFollet de
clares that the Mary Stuart is no longer admis
sible. They are generally—indeed, almost al
ways—made with a mixture of materials. Thus
a very pretty bonnet for neglige had the front
and curtain of black velvet, with the soft crown
of qutl.ed satin—blue or violet; at the fdde, a
tuft of blaek and colored leathers, fastened by a
band of velvet; feathers inside, and satin strings.
Another had the front and curtin of velvet, pine
apple color, which is just now so fashionable t
the soft crown of plaid plush ; very short piled,
the colors blue and white. At the side, a boquet
of blue volvet flowers, with fern leaves, forme i
with pin*-apple colored featherp. No blond
across the top, merely a bandeau of blue vel vet
and fern leaves to match those on the outside.
Plaid velvet strings. Plaid trimming for bon
nets is still muehm favor, aud will continue to
be during the winter. White and plain colored
satin capotes are gain mg favor. They arc trim
med with fl iwcrs, or feathers and laeo, or eten
simply with lace. The string.- must be of satin
ribon. Whitt* «ni | luth bonnets are also gaining
favor. The plush used has a very short pile,
and is therefore more durable than that u ed
foimerly.
Movements of the Enemy in North Ala
bama. —We learn, says theSo.ma Reporter of the
3th iust,, that the latest and most reliable nows
represents the Yankees in force at a place called
Van Buren, below Lebanon, in DcKttlb county.
Van Buren is about forty tubes norm ot U 1 .ds
den.
Present lor U«». Btauiegartl.
Ibo Mobile Advortiaer, of tha 29tb, saja a
velvet smoking cap, elegantly embroideietl,
together with a tasty pair ot slippers of Ike ma
terial and pattern, worked by a fair la !y of that
ci-y 'or General Beauregard, were latently won
at the Catholic Orphans’ Pair l>y Miss Mary
Waldon, who has placed the handsome present
in the hands of Messrs. Connolly and Kennedy
Dauphin street, to be forwarded to Charl.-stonr
and at whose establishment they are on exhibit
tion preparatory to their departnre lor present a
tion by the hands of Mr. J. 0. da Castero. The
cap, in addition to othsr neat and appropriate
ornamentation, has worked upon it the name of
the distinguished defender ol Charleston and the
engagements in which he has commanded, fr m
Manass is to bis latest famous defence. A gal
lant soldier aDd true chevalier like T moot de
Beauregard will know how to appreciate euuh a
complimentary honor, ,l
From Bast Tenneiiee-Longitreet’s
Command,
We take the foliowiog’ from a letter in the
Atlanta Register, dated Rogeraville, Ten it.,
January 26ih:
Dear Regjater :—All i« hope in this de
pertinent. The enemy are again on the
retreat. Our pickets are in four mile* of
Knoxville, the enemy in full retreat tow*
ard* Loudon and Knoxville. They aban
doned their wounded and sick at Straws
berry Plains, carrying with them their am*
bulance* empty. The engagement at Dau
dridge stampeded them ; those who wit
nessed the engagement consider it one of
the most desperate battles of the war, being
a cavalry fight on our part. Tjie enemy’s
forces were infantry. Woodford and other
Yankee commanders remarked to citizens
of Dindridge that they never knew of such
bold charges being made before by any
cavalry. In vain did the enemy throw
their artillery into new positions, with a
view to check the advance of our squad*
rons. From one strong position to another
they retreated in contusion and dismay.
Regardless of tbe thunder of their artillery,
or the rattle of the canister and grape, our
cavalry charged over their lines of infantry.
Night only saved the enemy from total an
nihilation. They retreated precipitately in
the direction of Strawberry Plains. They
were taught a severe lesson indeed, and one
that boasting Woolford will long temem
ber,
Some fifty prisoners fell into our hands,
in this engagement, including all their
wounded. At Strawberry Plains, 800 beef
cattle, just from the "blue grass region,”
were eaptured. Also 125 wagons and 100
barrels of flour; also a large amount of
meal and flour in mills and depots.
Our friends are wild with enthusiasm at
the return of the rebels. They are all in a
desolated condition. No subsistence of
any character was left them. To prevent
being murdered by the Federal soldiery,
they were forced to move into the houses
of Union families. When our commissary
agents were collecting abandoned flou r , &c ,
Southern men, who could boast of their
plenty last summer, would beg for five
bushels of wheat, or a barrel of flour, with
the remark that their famililics must perish
without such help from the Government.
Splendidruausions of Southern men have
been made but barns and commissaries.
The splendid furniture, bed and wearing
material, has all been wrested from them.
Many opulent families have not a blanket
or a bed quilt. 1 will relate one instance
of Federal tyranny :
Whilst Knoxville was invested by Long
street, Foster, the present commander of
the enemy’s forces in East Tennessee, was
quartered in Tazewell. He went to the
dwelling of Mr Blackburn, a prominent
Southern citizen of that place, and forced
his family into one small room. He then
ordered his horses to be put into the dining
room, where them during his stay
in the village. His staff drew their pistols
on her daughter, a lady of very indelicate
health, which resulted in a eevere spell ol
sickness, from which she will never recover,
being now at the point of death. Another
equally as base I’ll relate.
Mr Hipshire, the representative elect from
Claiborne county, was fotced to leave the
country on the advance of the enemy. The
force stationed at Tazewell took some 20
negroes from his lady, all her hogs, sheep
and cattle, all subsistence and forage. His
lady, a quiet, amiable woman, flattered her
self, that so long as they had rubbed the
farm, barns and smokehouses, that they
would not molest her again. Some few
weeks since, as she was providing a scanty
meal for her little babe*, she wus startled
by the rushing into her private room of a
Yankee officer and some seven or eight
privates! What was the mission of this
rogue '! To rob and plunder 1 The ceiling
of the room was soon torn away, and mon
ey that she had hoped to conceal taken.
They then took a tine set of ware, that was
very costly, and packcu it up carefully and
sent it to Tazewell, The Yankee officer
then labled the box containing the ware to
his wife in Indiana. The actor of this out*
rage was one Major Lovelace, of an Indiana
regiment. Let the press pass him around.
The Campaign of 1864; —A Foreign
Opinion.
The loilowingjarticle, from the London
“Standard,” will show what is thought in
England of Confederate prospects for 1864,
and our ability to perfect the revolution at
no distant day. That journal says:
Territorially, the South has no doubt lost
something ; but she Iras lost infinitely less
than was generally expected, and not a
fourth of what some peculiarly audacious
partisans of the Federal cause have lately
set down to its credit. They say that the
Confederacy now holds only ono-half of
the territory it claims. The answer is eim-i
ply that this is utterly untrue. In the
“claim,” of course, are included Missouri
and Kentucky, of which the Coniederate
Government never held possession, and of
which the North will not keep possession
when once it is defeated in its main object.
Os the eleven States represented "at Rich*
mond in July, 1861, only one has been tem
porarily reduced under Federal rule, or
rather occupied by Federal armies. Since
the outbreak ot the war the South has lost
Tennessee and a fragment ol Arkansas, a
little portion ol riverside territory m Lou
isiana, and isolated positions in Florida and
Georgia.
The Federais occup/ posts in Mississippi
but that is aii Northern Virginia is simply
a devastated battle field, of which tne
North cannot be safe to have possession.—
For all practical purposes ten of the eleven
States are still held by the Confederates,
excepting such portions of them as have
been actually occupied by the Federal
troops under protection of their gunboats.
A erritory more than three times as large
as Fiance remains entirely unsubdued,and
at their present rate of progress, which is
not likely to be mamlained,it would take
the North ten years to overrun it. Even
when overrun it would not be conquered,
but we nesfci not enter into any dtseus.-ion
o. what may happen in a case so far re
moved from practical probability.
II rttauy moment that should occur which
b»s more than ouce seemed on the point of
coiiiin j lo pass; if the Confederates ehuuld
earn a decided victory in the West, while
driving ihe army of the Potomac out of Vir
cima, the North would have lost at a blow
everything' —except New Orleans—that it
has gamed in three years warfare; while, as
we have seen, the South may sustain a de«
leat without losing anything ot Iter essen
tial strength and power ol self defence li
is quite clear that she will maintain it uotti
her independence is recognized; ami it is
for Europe to consider whether the.termi
nation ot a war which ia a disgrace and au
aril chon to mankind shall be allowed to
await ilie slow lecovery of the North from
its lever dream of conquest, booty, and em*
pi re.
The Knoxville Chronicle, which w?>s sus
pended on the evacuation of East Tenues
»ee has resumed regular daily publication
at Charlottesville, Va. Mr M. J. Hughes
is the editor and proprietor.
TELECJRAPHIC
SEPOBTS IIK THE FBESB ASSOCIATION,
Entered according to act ot Congress in the vear
by J. sj. Thrcshbk, in the Clerk’s offlee of the Dis
trict Court of me Confederate Btites for the Noitbern
District of Georgia.
Richmond, 11th.
Officers who escaped from the Libby*have been
recaptured. None above the rank of Captain
recaptured.
Gold in New York on the sth, 1555.
Richmond, Feb. 11.
The House passed the bill to pay for horses
killed or disabled in the service. The bill pro
vides that any horse lost or damaged in service
since Feb. Ist 1861, without the fault or negli
gence of the owner, will be paid for acoording to
tbe appiaised value at the time of loss. Also
passed the bill p roviding for the impressment of
meat to supply the army from any supplies in
the country, upon the express condition, that just
compensation bo made. The Secretary may di«
rect impressment of meat be made whenever the
President shall declare it necessary. No personal
supply shall be reduced below one half of the
usual quantity necessary to support the family
and dependents for one year. Notice shall be
given the owners of meat needed, declaring the
quantity required under the existing neoesity and
price offered, which shall be a condition prece_
dent to any impressment. When the owner and
impressing officer cannot agree, the quantity
taken shall be determined and just compensa
tion ascertained by local appraisers, whose
award shall be conclusive evidence on both
poin te.
Evidence of large numbers of companies and
regiments from all States re enlisting for the
war, are daily asserted in Congress and appro
priate resolutions of thanks adopted.
Charleston, Feb. 11.
The enemy have kept up an incessant fire on
the city, throwing about .one shell every hour.
Nothing further from John's Island, prisoners
taken report tboir force to be three brigades,
2,000 guns. They carried off their dead and
wounded with them on their retreat.
official dispat ah from Gen. Finnegan at
Lake City, this evening, reports the (enemy* B
advanco checked. The news from there is de
cidedly cheering.
Another Movement of the Enemy from
the Peninsula.
Early yesterday morning intelligence
reached the city that the enemy, in corn*
siderable force, had reached Bottom’s bridge,
with the supposed intention of another ad
vance upon Richmond. Asa matter of
consequence, considerable excitement re
sulted, and rtimoiß were abundant and
conflicting. Many believed that the de
monstration was made by Beast Butler,
with the earnest determination of rescuing
the Yankee prisoners now in Richmond,
whilst others properly conjectured that it
was a feint to divert attention from other,
and, at present, more important points.
Daring the day we endeavored to ascertain
something reliable with regard to this new
movement, and the result of our efforts, as
obtained from the most reliable sources of
information, disclosed the following facts ;
On Saturday night, about 9 o’clock, our
pickets below Bottom’s Bridge discovered
that the enemy were advancing ip some
force—both cavalry and infantry. The
pickets retired before them until the bridge
was crossed, when a stand was made, and
the further advance of the enemy awaited.
In the meantime a supporting force had
been sent down to the bridge, and prepa
rations were at once made to dispute its
pessage by the enemy. At daylight yester
day morning the anticipated attempt to
cross the bridge was made, but easily re
pulsed, when they drew off a few hundred
yards. Here they formed a line of battle,
and it was readily supposed that they in
tended to make another effort to cross the
Chickahominy, but finding our men reso
lute in their purpose of maintaining their
ground, after remaining in line of battle for
an hour or two, the Yankees retired, wheth
er to give up the struggle altogether, or to
await reinforcements, is not known.
The announcement of the approach of
the enemy induced the requisite prepara
tion upon the part of the authorities here
to insure them a proper reception, and hun
dreds of our citizens girded on their arhiors
to go out and resist the advance of the in
vaders.
Whilst attention was directed to this
quarter, a report obtained currency that the
enemy were making a movement on the
Rapidan, and that they had crossed that
river in considerable force. This report,
thbugh not altogether without foundation,
was greatly exaggerated as to the magni
tude of the movement. We learn that the
enemy did yesterday morning cross the
Rapidan in lorce sufficient to compel the
retirement! of our pickets, but without
making any formidable demonstration, with
drew before night to the north bank of the
river. p
Last night matters in the city had settled
down, and things had again resumed their
usual quiet.—[Richmond Dispatch, Bth.
Change of Commanders.— The manage
ment of theD partrnent of southwest Vir
gtuia, under command of Major Gen Saui
Jones, has been changed. The President
has relieved Gen Jones and assigned Maj .r
General John C. Bn ckinrtdge to the com
mand of the department in quesjjon. It is
to be hoped that ibis new appointment will
prevent the recurrence of those raids by
the enemy which have so lately b*en made
a feature of Southwestern Virginia, or
may result in the capture ot some of the
raiders.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. —The Mu
bi'e Advertiser learns from one ol the Di
rectors, that the repairs of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, under the appropriation
made by the Legislature of Mississippi, are
nearly completed to and when that
point is reached, which will be in a few
days, the trains will be able to run t > Bald
wyn, the road n t being materia ly dam
aged between those stations.
The Richmond Sentinel is willing the
editors and printers shall be conscripted,
when needed, and the newspapers stopped,
but favors the exemption of Dentists! The
country can do without newspapers, b» t
thn people must have their teeth extracted.
Bully for the Dentists !—[Missisaippian.
The Sentinel’s idea probably is that there
are more be- pit- without brains than there
are without stomachs, and that therefore the
country can get .ilong better without news
japers than teeth. It is a jawbreaking
proposition.
Local.
Thh Glort of thh World Passbth away.--
On taking a stroll yesterday through “Camp
Montgomeey," we were sorry to observe tbe sad
innovations which are overcoming that once
charming spM. Many of the trees have been
cut down and numorous houses and shantees
have sprung up in that neighborhood, destroy
ing to a great degree, the former rural beauty
of the place. We are a special votary at the
shrine of nature’s beauties, and an ardent advo
cate for the preservation of the old landmarks,
and feel therefore pained at the changes that have
come over this place, which was in years pus',
the favorite resort.of the beauty and chivalry
of our oily.
Who does not recollect the military parades,
the pio*nics, the tor psichorean exercises and the
delightful r.unious of former years, when eye
flashed in response to eye, and heart palpitated
to heart, whan the story of love's young dream
was rehearsed, and life long impressions made—
all ot which have served to render this place
olassioas well as sacred. Alas! that its glory
has faded. We should have rejoioed if our
City Counoil had long since purchased this prop
erty, and laid it off as a city park. And even
now it might be done before tbe place is entire*
ly cleared up and becomes the habitation of man.
There are so few places near our oity that are
susceptible of being made a pleasant.* resort.for
the young that it really looks like a pity to see
this going as.it is. In a city like Columbu?, we
need some pleasant surroundings, where the
pepujace, the young can retire
from the bustle.and busy scenes of toil to enjoy
the pure air and healthlnl sport, and forge t for
the while, the corroding cares of life. We trust
Camp Montgomery may tyet belong to the oity,
and ba laid apart for this special {purpose. We
arc sure that many of our people feel the same
way in regard to this matter.
Personal. — We were happy to see yosterday,
our young friend Robt. Gunby, [Jr., of the Nel
son Rangers, who visits home, to sympathize
with bereaved parents, who are suffering under
painful domestic afflictions. Bob comes from
the army of Mississippi, and we are pleased to
find him in fine health.
We were also pleased to tako.by .the hend
John Johnson from Gen. Lee’s Army. He has
been in the service lor near three years; has
passed through exoiting and critical scenes, and
we are pleased to see that he has .come safely
through them all and is now in the enjoyment
of a “perfect state of unsophisJkoated salubrity.’’
A hearty welcome home to the brave boys
who have suffered so much.
AcknowlbdgkMbnts.-Wo are under obligation,
to Or. Jones at 149 Broad Street, for a sample oi
fine smoking tobacco. The old man is knocking
away making clothes for the soldiers. He keeps
a good many little kuick knacks for sale, among
whioh aro fi_.o chawing and smoking tobacco,
fruit, seeds, &o. We are begini&g to
think the Jones family are a considerable “in
stitution,” second in, importance only to tbe
“imith” family. Give the,oid man a call. He
is one of the few who has retained through the
war a slight regard for the dictates ot consoi
enoe.
Theatre. —We learn that the theatre on Wed
nesday night was attended by a fair audience and
that the troupe sustained themselves with ac
customed ability. To-night thoy propose to
favor us with there new pieces consisting of
comedy and farce, to*wit: “A Household Fairy,”
“Betsy Baker” and “A Kiss in the Dark.” The
lover 9 of the amusing'will doubtless enjoy a rich
feast. To-morrow evening is set apart as the
benefit.of.Professor Camps.;
Fire. —An alarm of fire yesterday which drew
oat the fire companies and nearly everybody in
town, proceeded from the bakery of Mr. Creich*
ton on Broau street, near Cook’s Hotel, and
amounted to nothing more we believe than the
burning of a box ot crackers. However tbe loss
of this many crackers at this time is nearly as
serious as the loss of a house.
The Meat Question. —Gibbs, who killed a
pig yesterday which he had saved for hard timeß*
(in the meantime buying pork at $1 75 per lb,)
tried to sell half of his pig to dealers and was
offered only $l 25 per lb. Gibbs thinks this way
of charging fifty cents more in the pound for
pork than is paid for it is an outrage. So think
we. It would seem that any reasonable man
ought to be satisfied with a less profit on meat,
when there are so many notable to buy it at any
price.
A soldier’s wife's idea of plenty.—Meat and
greens for dinner and anew “oalikor” frock.
Capi. Moisb’s Company. — A letter from Capt,
Moise to Lt. Coxe, now in this city, dated Smith
field, Feb. 6th, says—“ Our men have had a
fight at Smlthfield, Va. All did well. Wo took
horses, arms, &e. Private W. A. Teal was
killed.’’
m m>
All members of Capt. Parks’ Cavalry will see
an order of interest to th*m in to-day’s paper*
Lt. Coxe wants 25 recruits for his Cavalry
Company now in Virginia. See his advertise
ment. *
'i'he Department of tha Southwest.
Wo learn, rays the Richmond Examiner, that
dispatches wero received here yesterday, from
General Polk, at Meridian Mississippi, referring
o a Contemplated movement of the enemy fiom
Yazoo city. It is suppled lo be the design of
the enemy to bisect the State of Mississippi and
widen the breach winch the river makes between
the two portions of the Confederacy We sug
gested, some days ago, that Sherman’s designs
were neither directed to Mobile nor Texas, as
generally supposed, but were aimed at Gen. Polk’s
lines; and the recent dispatches confirm this
-apposition.
iEMPERANOE halu
5 h NIGHT OFTHE
PARLOR ENTERTAIME.VK
FRIDAY Evening, Feb. IS.
£
THREE NKWPIKCES. '
Household Fairy,
Betsy Baker,
AND
BLlss in tile Dark.!
To«morrow (SATURDAY) evening ben*
pfit of Prof. CAMPS.
Feb lajtf
“IXTE W" 3STETX”
SPARE RIBS, •
backbones
sausage meat
D J . , and «JHA» KI INGS,
Here ved ibis morning at PHELP- and,
Febll—dLt One door above Gunby’j Corner.
AUCTION SALES,
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
32 LIKELY NEGROES AT
AUCTION 1
ON TUESDAY 16th of February, at 11 o’clock
we wilt sell hi front of our auction sioie, h, n e
city < f Columbus, for and on account of a it fugee ir, m
Alabama,
32 Likely Plantation Negroes.
Embracing all qualities, young likely and w<-ll trail.ed,
raised principally on the plantation ol the owner,
who sells them tor the only reason ‘that he is driv n
rom home.
frb 10 id *l6
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON CO.
ON SATURDAY, 18th of Febiuary at 11 o’clock,
we will sell in .’rout of our store,
65 Boxes Fine Tobacco,
feb 10 St $9
By ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO.
FLORIDA XjAISTDS
AT AUCTION.
ON SATUfiDAY, I3ih February, at.ll o’clock we
wil: Suit in trorit of our store,
4 Sections 0f2,500 Acres of Land,
in Franklin county, Florida.
Particulars and terms made known at sale.
feb S 816
CAVALRY.
General Joseph E. Johnson’* Escort!
All members of Capt H. 8. .PARK'S 'CAVALRY
COMPANY are hereby ordered to report at t!e«e
Headquarters without delay,
H. 8. BARK,
J|eb IS ts Capt. of Cavalry.
25 RECRUITS %% ANTJ4II
JTtOR COMPANY “A.*’ 7th REGIMENT, C. 8. C.
X; The undersigned having been empowered to re
ceive recruit for the above Company, will remain In
ihe city ten days. Ceiiocripts and others will be re
ceived by appiyiug immediately to me at the rimes
Office. JEKE LOSE,
f h IS 4t Jst Lieut. Cos A, C. 8. C.
Hun copy.
NEW
Blockade Company-
SUBSCRIPTION LISTS
FOR a portion of the Slot kin anew Blockade Com
pany, with a capital of
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS,
which has already received the support of the fi sr
houses of Charleston, ar.; now open lor a Jew day*
at the office of H. H. Epping, Esq., Union itaua,
where alt further information can be obtained,
ieb It. st* *
Medical Card
Dr. E. A. ROSSY,
rORMIiULV Burgeon to the New Orleans “Fe>
£ male Infirmary,” tenders his service* tu the citi
zens oi Coliumbus in all the bianche* of his ptofes-
Bion.
Special attention will be devoted to the treatment
of the Dineanea of women.
IL7“ !-ui,icul operations performed lor Stone in the
Rl..tliler, Fisiu.a m Ana, Vein o-Vaginal fijiuia, Hyd
roc.-le, Congenital aud Accidental I'hyiuo*i*, Varico
cele, Haemorrhoids or Piles,Cal oua impassable attlcf
lutes, Fa.se I'nesrgd-, TaUptaor Club Foot,and Con
traction of the Fntgt-rs, Hliabumus or Squinting,
Aneurism, Vatu or uuated veins. Pterygium, Cataract
and llarr Lip i also lor the removal of ail tumor* or
abnormal gevvttis irom any pait ot me body.
Diseases of tbe Genito-Urmaiy System, comprising
the different stages of Gouerrhate, strictures. Gravel,
Spermatorihea, Syphilis, in pnmaiy, econdary,*
ternary and lieietii my forms, wi l receive particular
attention.
References given whenever desired, a* well as the
recommendation of many years practice iu New Or
leans. Consultation hours every day at Ins office
iu the Masonic Hall Building, horn iO to 1% o’clock,
a, in., and fiom no 4 o’clock p. m. Patients will do
wc.l to call prec.sely at these houia, as before auU
after that lime will ho devoted to visiting persons in
the city.
Aduress all communications to
DR. E. A. ROS6X,
Columtm s, Utw
N. B. - Patrons Irom a distance will bo vPjited,
Heated at homo, it desired. 1 shall bo Vhaukiul to
tuy prolessioi.al brethren tor any favor they may da
me by sending me persons requiring Suigieal attdn
tion.
lU?* In a lew days 1 shall have rooms for the par.
pose of giving ttTnAM BUcPMUROUS BAT HS and
MEL) i ATEo FUMIGATIONS, a* employed la the
hospitals of buiope and America, as one ut the most
efficient means lor the cute of Uheuiuatisjat, eerolu
lous Diseases. Syphilis Eruption, Gout ana all Cbron.
ic affection* ol ihe akin. E a. It.
ieb 1 1 3m
To tbo Women ol' Georgia.
STaTIS of Georgia, i
Quartermaster General’* office, J
Atlanta, Feb. sth, iSo4 J
A report has been put in circulation in various por
lions ot the state tbaithe Socks knit by the Ladles or
Georgia for this Department, have been a j Id by me to
the troops in the field. Without entering further into
the details ottnis vile and malicious repott, I hereby
pronounce the whole tale to be a malicious FALSE
HOOD! I deny and challenge the wood for proof to
the contrary that there lias ever been a sock sold by
this Depaitment to a solder of the Confederate Army
since nty first appeal to the Women of Qoigia.to knit
for their dest lute defenders. 1 hereby bind myself to
present One Thousand Dollars to any person,
either citizen or soldier, who will come forward and
prove that he ever bought a sock from this Department,
that was either knit oy >he Ladies, or purchased tor
ssue to said troops.
This report has been invented on the one hand by
the enemies of our noble boys, wito rejoice in their
sufferings, and are delighted when they suspend the
efforts of the noble women in their behalf. On the
other hand by peurile opponents of this Department
who lorget that in venting their unproketl epite upon
us, they are causing the troops of their Hiutejo match
over frozsn ground ana the drifting snow with urn
covered and bleeding feet.
Women of Georgia! again I appeal to you. This
time I call upon you to frown down the.-e vile false
hoods. Demand of him who peddles the tale the evi
dence 1 call ior above. Until that testimony is pro
duced 1 implore you stay not \our efforts. I sh,ujß
you in the name of all tliat i- holy .ami noble —on the
honor of a man and an officer-ifi.it myself or any of
my assistant, nave never sold a pair of Socks that were
knit by you liv. r> pair bas been iisued lo the des
titute troops as a GIFT, as about 17,00(1 gallant sons
of the Emp re -hate will gladly bear testimony.
Daughters t f Georgia, 1 still need socks. Requisi
tions for them are daily paur.ng in upon me. I still
have yarn to furnish you. 1 earnestly den eto se
cure a' pair of sucks for every bne footed soldier from
Geo’gia. You are my only rciiu e Past experience
teaches me I w 11 not appeal to yott in vain.
IRA R. FOSTER,
feb 9 6t Ur Mas. Gen. of Ga.
Militia Take Notice.
W. will be atC 1 Philips’ Healqi.aitare In Colum
limbus (la., on the Pith and 13th; at Cusaeta, Chat
lahoot h- e county, the Istli and loth ; at Buemivista
Maiion cou.ty, the 17tn and lsih ot this month, tor
the purpose «-f« xamining and discharging such appli
cants as are onfi; f»r military du>y,
t a Raines,
Surgeon.
P 1. Pflti.lPd, A. D. G.
For the 24th Senuiuiial Dist
N. B —The Sub Enrolling officers of the various
Militia Di-mas wiil givejmblicity to the above notice
ylw P, J BfiILIPS, A, D. C.
Sun and Enquirer copy.
Grape Cuttings,
T HAVE TEN THOI'SAND Grape Guttings for
1 sale. Ciiawba, VAar.en, Black July and , tr," r va.
rie f l '* 9 ' , , J. ECHOLS,
feb ts Iw*
To Shoemaker*!
I HAVE 100 pair of Eng'i j h Congress (.'alters, worth
8(15 per pair, 1 desire to exchange iln-m for Shoes .
suitable for so diets, fora dona ion. Call and look at
them, and give a ’iberai difference and assist to shoe
tbe barefooted defenders of our homes and firesides,
feb 4 2t J. F WINTER.
WAiUTBD
ITtOR the balance of the yeu a healthy r ecio WO
-1 MAN, accustomed to farm work, without incum
brance Apply at THIS OFFICE
Jan 23