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[From the Semi-Weekly of Thursday ]
Vote for Major General.
The following is the reported vote:
Floyd County.—Black 411 ; Holcombe ‘2O;
Barron 20.
Cass.—Barron 166; Black 116; Holcombe
96.
Chattooga.—Black 31; Bvrron 2.
Catoosa.—Black 31; Barron 31; Holcombe
2.
Gordon.—Black 52, Holcombe 109; Barron
62.
Gilmer. —Holcombe 52; Barron 4.
Gi n Phillips’’Brigade.
The Commissioned officers and Orderly Ser- |
gcants of such volunteer Companies in the 4th ,
Brigade, as have offered their services to the
State, have been ordered by (.tenoral Phillips
into encampment at Marietta, on the 10th in
staut, to be drilled in Battalion tactic--.
Supplies for Anderson.
The Cow nor says that Capt Talbot, who left
Fott Sumter on the stb inst., ostensibly to fill
an appointment in Oregon, returned last even,
ing to the city, in company with one Mr. 11. S.
Chew, acting- in the capacity of a peculiar and
as yet undisclosed character. On theii arrival,
they registered their names at the Charleston
Hotel, the former as Capt, T. Talbot, U. S. A.,
and the latter simply as from Washington.
They had an interview with Gov. Pickens |
and General Beauregard, but were not permit- |
ted to go to Fort Sumter and returned by the !
.11 o’clock train for Washington.
The. Charleston Mercury of the 9th saySthat ■
Captain Talbot, and Mr. R. S. Chew, last 1
night gave the authorities an official notifies- I
lion fiom the Lincoln Government that bort
Sumter would be provisioned—peaceably, if
piacticable; forcibly if necccssary.
S<» the war is at last declared.
Every preparation to meet such an event was
immediately made by the authorities, and or
ders issued to the military to be ready to move
at the shortest notice.
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War!
x\n.invasion, a campaign, or war by land
■or sea, of the North on the South, is, in our
opinion, gammon. Cocrc’on is manifestly so
nonsensical and absurd, that if it were practic
able, it would not be attempted. And it is
utterly impracticable for Mr. Lincoln and his
Hump Government to make effective war upon .
us. The North, to be sure, is besotted, and '
Lincoln has threatened. He may hold Forts
Sumter and Pickens—until clliged to yield
them; he may, and probably will, keep Key
West and Toilngas—because we have no naval
resources—until a treaty of amity is made, or |
until the Confederate States have naval ap
pliances for ousting him; but as to anything
like real war, or anything beyond a few colli
sions concerning the forts proving our temper
and capacity in this revolution of government,
we are altogether entirely septical. Lincoln's I
secrecy and activity, which trouble the eor*«
respondents, go to tin’s extent —no more: he is
nonplussed and fidgetty. He desires to hold
the remaining forts, if he can; and will give
them up, when he must. In the meantime,
and until some decided and positive course is
adopted by the Confederate States' authorities, ■
he is audacious and vicious enough to intrigue, j
trifle and experiment about reinforcing and
provisioning the Strongholds in his poses*
tsion. Fighting immediately and obviously
destroys the Union party in the Border Slave
holding Stales, and brings them into the
Southern Confederacy; it destroys, likewise, all |
hopes of re-establishing the broken Union i
which the Black Republicans are all lo h to I
give up, and expect yet to mend; and it will i
raise a powerful anti-coercion party in every
Northern State, who will clog and cripple the
Government; it will immediately bring the
Government into hostile collision with the |
fleets of England and France; and it will make ’
their commerce a prey to privateers: what- I
ever the event, it must prostrate the commer
cial and manufacturing interests sf the North;
and, lastly, it will manifestly fail cither to con
quer and hold the fifteen Slaveholdi ig States
as provinces, or to persuade them back into
the Union as friends and equal confederates.—
Every dictate of reason and common sense,
therefore leads to the same conclusion. Men
and peoples are controlled by circumstances
and events,; and the circumstances and events,
in this instance, are all to the effect that the
Lincoln Government will not and cannot
make war upon the Confederate States. That
they will trifle and trick at the risk of blood
ahed at the forts is not out of character.—
But for invasion, or a campaign, or a war on
Lmd or eca.we confidently predict there will be
none.— Charleston Mercury.
Tub War News.—At a late hour last night
we received the exciting despatches which ap
pear under our telegraphic head this morning.
There is doubtless some truth in the reports of
preparations on the part of Lincoln’s Adminis
tration for an attempt at coercion. It wou’d
seem that, unable longer to resist the John
Brown wing of his party, and having replen
ished his treasury by a loan of money, he has
rashly determined on an attempt at coercion.—
? ,If so, the South has no alternative but to ac
cept the the issue, relying upon the justice of
her cause, the favoUof an over-ruling Provi
dence an I the br ivc hearts and strong arms
of Lor sons.
Tlie ComiLbionm Reinsert Recogiii
tion.
The Administrators (on Uncle Sam’s effects)
at VV ashington, have at last announced to the
Commissioners from the Confederate States
that they cannot be leceived, except as private
individuals. They will, it is stated, return
home in about a week. The authorities at
Montgomery consider this result a final end to
negotiations and look for an immediate collision.
A dispatch to the Charleston Courier says
there are no positive developernonts as to the
destination of the fleet now fitting out at New
York, t tough it is concluded on all sides to be
destine! for the Gulf. It is not believed by
any one that it is contemplated to blockade
the Cone lerate ports.
The Iron Battery.
Below we give a <1 Sciiption <>f this foriuiffii
ble battery with a veiy fair cut rep <•-
seating its outlii is.fi r vlrclt we ure indebted
to Mr. B A R rdai’. wlib is not only a Frinter,
an E gravel- and I‘aintt f, but an universal ge
nius. The description, as credited, is from the
Charleston Mercury.
Tins unique work, a section of which is
giv’cn in our cut, was built uinl. r the direction
of Major I*. F. Stevens Superintendent of the
Citadel Academy, and ftttrnctft a Mention, chiefly
owing to its simple but massive construction.
It consists of a heavy frame work of yellow
pine logs. Ihe mos is of the same material,
over which dovetailed bars nf rftilrO’ad i:6n of
the T pattern are laid from top to bottom, all
which is- riveted down in the most st.-enre man
ner. On the front it presents an angle' tff
about thirty degrees. There are three port
holes, which Open and close with iron shutters
of the heaviest description. When opdn,- tire
muzzles of Bie Cohimbiads fill up the space
completely. Tire recoil of the gun enables the
shutters to be closed instantly. It is asserted)
on high military authority, that this inclined
plane will effectually resist grins’of the heav
iest calibre—first, because no direct shot can
strike it except at an angle which* would cause
the ball to glance; second, because its power
of resistance is sufficient to withstand the fall
of the heaviest shells.
The Colmnbiad guns, with which this novel
battery is equipped, bear on the south wall
of Sumter, the line of fire being an angle of
about thirty-five degrees. This is not, of
course, considered favorable for breaching,,
but owing to the fact that the wall is loop
holed for musketry thumigliout its entire length,
which of course, weakens it a great deal, the
effect of shot upon it would, we think, even at
the distance of 1150 j aids, effect a bleach with
in a I'easonablc time.— Charleston Mercury.
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The Forsyth Flag.
Mr. Editor : We are indebted to Mrs. 11. P
Bell, Miss Maitha Erwin, Miss Sallie Moore,
Miss Emilio Gramling and Miss Sallie Erwin,
for the piesentation of a beautiful and magnifi
cent Flag. It is made after the same fashion
of the one adopted by the Southern Confederacy
with seven siors representing the seven seced
ed States. It was hoisted this morning on a
liberty pole, fifty-six feet h : gb, and its waves
unfurled over the peaceable and patriotic town
of Cumming. It may be thought by some,
that Forsyth, like some of her sister counties,
would not, if called upon, sen! a single “vol- '
unteer” in defence of her country ; but if those
who think so will only try her, she will convince
them that they have labored under delusions,
for the voice of her ancestors cries out from
the silent tomb, “Give me Justice and Equal
ity or give me death.” And the patriotic ladies
of this county cry out from their fire-sides, in
the language of Preston “ Resistance to
the death.” And while Forsyth, in the belief
th;it the Constitution of the Southern Confeder
acy is the greatest and most Supreme of any
Constitution ever erected by mortal man, she
will fight, bleed, yea, die if necessary, in the
defence of that Constitution and Confederacy.
Verv Tcspcctfully
W. 11. P. i
Cumming, Gee., April 2, 1861.
Direct Trade with Charleston.— The fol
lowing is an extract from a letter to a gentle
man in this city, dated—
‘ Dundee, March 14, 1861.
“It is now some time s’nee 1 had any commu
nication, with you but 1 have been watching the
progress of events in the States in the hope
j that in whatever way tlx y might terminate, it
; might be such as to encourage a good direct
trade between this place and Charleston. As
far as I can judge from the accounts which
we have received in this country, there seems
no prospect of a re-union between the South
ern and Northern States, and if there has been
any expectation of this entertained lately the
passing of the new tariff must have effectually
dispelled them. The goods, therefore which
the Southern States have been in the habit of
receiving byway of New York, must now be
■ imported direct. I think I explained to you be
fore, that almost all the goods sent to the
Sa tea from this neighborhood, have been sent
on consignment to bouses in New York, who
find their customers in the different States of
the Unioif; but as goods for the Southern
States cannot now be sent in this way, our
manufacturers will -naturally look for an out
let in Charleston and in other Southern ports.”
—
New Orleans, —A New Yorker now in
New Orleans write as follows:
“And bow do I find New Orleans under the
new regime ? is the question put in every let
ter that reaches me from the North. To which
1 reply: Just as if nothing had happened. In
deed, the people would never know thev were
out < f the Union if the newspapers didn’t keep
telling them so. There is no drumming in the
streets (except for auction sales;) no military
parades; no fuss and feathers; nothing seen of
“the pomp and circumstance of glorious war.’
Business is decidedly quiet—and so are the
people; b it it is the quiet satisfaction with the
present calmness ol a settled determination
never to reconstruct''
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Representatives or members of North
ern houses arrived in this city on Saturday
and Sunday to the number of twelve or fifteen.
Some of them avow their intention to look
around as io the advantages of establishing
branches, or removing South.— Ch. Courier.
Charleston, April 7th.-.-General Beauregard
issued orders this morning, and sent a special
messenger to notify the fact to Major Ander
son, that intercourse, both postal and for sup
plies, between, the city arid Fort Sumter, is to
be prohibited from this date.— Savannah lie
publican.
Front the Macon Telegraph of the sth.
The ii€« view Gov. Browu'i Speech.
\\ h ive <pa ■l’rh it a few wools :d» mt.
the staling speetm-le of yesterday. Camp
Ogl-ctiiorp was thronged with the elite ol the
city and surrounding country. A friend who
surveyed the beautiful spectacle from an emi
nence, says that the thousands of gallant
soldiery seemed lost in the vast crowd. The
Governor, with his suite came upon the
grounds at four o’clock in an open barouche,
escorted by the Bibb Cavalry’, Capt. Napier,
and found the R< giment and Battalion drawn
up in line with standards displayed. After
review they were marched in Cdlunin tiy Com
panies, (thirteen in iiuniber—the Dahlonega
Company not having yet. arrived —) past the
Governor arid stall. The Regiment and Bat
talion, were then formed into three sides of a
hollow equate, and ftn ifftitatidn extended to
the spectators to fill up the intervening space,
which was done with no little rapidity. lli a
Excellency then addresed the Whole in tile
very appropriate speech We append below,
which was frequently iffterffpted by the plaud
its of the auditory and soldiery.
The Governor’s concluding address to the
soldiery was? most effective, and met with a
stirring rcspon-e from the gallant defenders of
the?r country’s rights. They have, indeed, the
reputation and honor of Georgia in their keep
fag. Wl.o docs not feel what lusture the
gallant Palmetto Regiment in Mexico reflected
up’c’n South Carolina, rind how if was th<f mi»<
fcn-ti.'ne d’s the Indiana Regiment to inflict a
lasting stain upon the escutcheon of that
Sfate ? The gallant Georgia Regiment rtnd
Battalion,’ number in ranks many of th'c
brightest intellects and m'ost chivalrous spirits
in the proud Empire State. A large part of
them leave homes of luxury, ease and refine
ment,- for the bard fare of the private soldier
m camp. One of the companies, the Bain
bridge'Volunteers, uniformed in coarse fliinnel
shirts, and pantaloons of the coarsest negfo
cloth, are said to represent over a million of
dollars in real and personal estate. But we
have no space for further discourse. The fol
lowing is the
Governor’s Artdress.
Officers and Soldiers :
The circumstances which have calltxi for
this rendezvous are of a peculiar character.—
Our fathers bequeathed to us the wisest and
best Government on the face of the car’ll!.—
The foundation upon which that Government
was based, were the equality of the States, and
the equal protection of the rights of the citizens
of every section of the Union. Equality of
sovereignty, equality of rights, and equality of
protection, are all that the South ever demand
ad. She has borne much, and endured long,
but bar stern decree has at last gone forth
that with less than these she will never be con
tent. In the hope of a returning sense of
justice on the part of the people of the North
ern States, and for the sake of the Union, the
South has long submitted to unjust Congres
sional legislation, which has plundered her of
millions of dollars annually, to build up and
enrich her Northern confederates.
Southern industry has been taxed for the
benefit of Northern interests, until our confed
erates there, sustained by our bounty, and
pampered by our liberality, have grown rich
and haughty. Not content with all the advam
tages afforded them by our tariff acts, naviga
tion laws and other legislation, int nded to tax
us for their benefit, they have CVeil grown
insolent, and despite our frequent warnings and
remonstrances, have assumed to exercise the
right of regulating our domestic affairs, ac
cording to their own notions of propriety. Not
only so, but they have assumed to themselves
exclusive ownership and control over the
whole territory of the Union.
When Southern blood and Southern valor
had won a rich domain, and added it to the
common territory, they appropriated it nil to
their own use, and insisted on excluding the
sons of the South from all participation in it,
Unless they would consent to occupy it upon
terms of inequality. We demanded an equal
participation in the common property. They
refused to allow it. We then offered to divide
it by a line giving them much the larger por
tion. They spurned the oiler and by superior
numbers in Congress attempted to drive us
from every inch of it. Nor was this all, a
portion of their number invaded the soil of a
Southern sister State, and attempted to incite
insarrection and rebellion, and with fire and
sword, to spread devastation and rilln over the
fair fields of our native South. A powerful
political party sympathizing with this outrage
and even defying the demons who perpetrated
it, planting itself upon a free soil platform, and
adopting for its watchword, Northern superior
ity and Southern inequality, has trampled
down out friends in the Northern States,
proudly tiiurnphed over us at the' ballot box,
and then taunted us with its arrogance about
Northern strength and Southern weakness*
But one of the two alternatives was left.—
We must cling to the Uniion, and become
slaves in it, or we must sunder its ties and live
freemen out of it. We chose the latter, and
seven gallant Southern States have resumed
the powers delegated to the Federal Govern
ment, which had been so wantonly abused by
it. Sovereign and independent as each then
was, they all met in Convention, and have
formed a new Confederacy upon the basis of
the old Constitution, making such modifica
tions only, as the experience of three-quarters
of a century had shown to be absolutely ne
cessary, and such as might have preserved the
old Union pepetually, had they been incorpo
rated into the old Constitution, and faithfully’
carried out in practice by the Government. —
The wisdom of these changes is so apparent
t > all, that even our enemies are obliged to ac
knowledge the superiority of our statesmanship
and sngacity.
The revolution is complete I A new nation
is born I Civil and religious liberty are
established ! A government of equality exists!
And a Statesman and warrior of splendid in
tellectual powers, great prudeneg, commend
able caution, and enlarged experience, who
has won by his valor in the field, and l>i«
dom in the iSen: te, a reputation which has ex
tended far beyond the limits of our continent,
has been called to watch over this infant giant
in its terrier years. Who is not proud to rally
around the ting of his country; when Jefferson
Davs dirc' -s the sword, and presides over the
tkib.net? Bill I must not forget thitl Georgia's
great statesman whose brilliant intellect, clear
head, pure heart, and eloquent tongue have
excited for him the plaudits of millions of free
men and the admiration of civilized man every
where, occupies the sdcdnd place in the Coun
cils of the Confederate States. I might refer
with pride,-to the Cabinet, with the giant
Georgia intellect at its head, but I forbear.—
With the blessings of Heaven upon us, and,
with such men as Davis, Stephens and Toombs
at the helm, who can fear the result of the
voyage?
But why are you here, soldiers ? Is it for
the pdrposc of invading ihd territory of the
United States, dr plunderiitg their people?—
No. We are not the aggressdr§. We tally
only in defb'rice of Southern h’oirfc«, - Sotithern
fire-sides, and Southern altars, which are threat
ened with Invasion and destruction. We de
p'rccate war. But. if war is forced upon us,
we are prepared for it, and when once cdinmcn-
Ced, We swear by bur altars/ ii shall never ter
minate till those v/ho provoked it shall Have
been the gtciiteSt sufferers by it. In itS prose
cution,- should we be com’pellcd, in self-defence,
to “ carry the war into Africa,” and seize the
Federal Capital; or even to devaste Northern
cities, it wilt not be oti?t fouTt. We have only
asked to be permitted to depart in peace from
those with whom we could no longer live in
peace. In the language of Abram to Lott; we
have said to our Northern brethren; Lei there
be no strife between us we pray thee; Is not
the whole land before thee? if thou wilt take
the left hand, then we will go to the right, dr
if thou depart to the right hand* then wb will
go to the left;
How have they responded to these peaceful
overtures ? They deny our right cither to de
part ’n peace from them or to live as equals in
peace With tfrenr. They claim the right to ex
ccute their laws wiihin our jurisdiction, to
garrison our Forts with a black republican
army, and to blockade our cities with a black
republican* navy. Nay, more, they threaten to
vindicate this assumed right at the moufh of
the cannon and the point of the bayonet.—
You have rallied, soldiers, to’mcent them upon
this grou'nd*, a’V.l if necessary to drive them
back by force of arms.
You are not called,- however,’ to meet them
upon the soil of Georgia, for we are proud to
know that no - Federal troop desecrates hei* soil,
and no Federal flag waves over 1 abV portion
of her territory.
We not only occupy our own forts and arse
nals in Georgia, but by virtue of the moral
power which sleeps in those stalwart arms of
yours, you have enabled me, as your executive,
to extort respect for our State even from our
enemies, and to compel the public officers of
a great frce-oil State, who had plundered one of
your fellow-citizens, to make prompt restitu
tion.
We must not forget, however, that some of
our sister Confederate States are less fortunate,
and that United States troops now occupy
some of their strongest fortifications, while
that Government threatens further reinforce
ments. The cause of all the Confederate States
is now common cause. W hen one is invaded
all are invaded. It is for the common defence,
therefore, that yon have been called to arms>
and most nobly have yon responded to the call.
Fifteen thousand other brave volunteers, with
arms in their hands, will stand ready, at a
moment’s warning, to march to sustain you,
and fifty thousand more will respond whenever
thei 1 ’ services arc needed. Soldiers, you are
now soon to pass from my command, and leave
for a time the tCriitory of our beloved old State.
AVould that I could accompany you, and share
with you your toils, and participate with you
in your glory 1 My whole soul is in this move*
ment, and my heart swells With emotions which
I cannot Utter, when I am obliged to bid you
adieu, and return to my field of labors else
wheie. But you, in common With the people
of Georgia, have assigned me other duties
than those which you are now called to per
form, and I must, obey your behest, and dis<
charge them to the best, of my ability.-
As I am not permitted, therefore, to go with
you, I must commit to your hands, upon the
field, the flag of Georgia, and the homor of
Georgia. In your custody I know that the one
will ever wave Victorious, and the other will
never be tarnished. While the eyes of a mil*
lion of persons in Georgia will be anxiously
turned towards you, the prflyefS o’s our church
es, otir mothers, our wives, our daughters, and
our sisters will constantly attend you. None
will contemplate your defeat, but the hearts ol
all will leap with joy at your success.
Take, then, that flag in your hands, and re
member that, in presence of this vast audience
I here commit the honor of Georgia to your
keeping.
Go, then, and may the God of battles go
with you, and lead, protect and defend you, till
the last foot-print of the invader shall be ob
literated from the soil of our common country.
Permanent President for the Southern
Confederacy.—The Montgomery correspond
ent of the New Orleans Delta says he has heard
the names of Yancey, Davis, Conrad, and
Toombs mentioned in connection with the
Presidency of the Confederate States, under
the permanent goverment. He thinks the elec
tion will not take place before next Novem
ber.
The Slave Trade.—A letter in the New
York ‘Times,’ from the coast of Africa, says the
American steamer City of Norfolk iccently
sailed from the coast with 780 negroes on board
bound for Cube.
Final Sale of Newstead Abbey.— The
home of Byron, which has been for some time
in the market has at length found a purchaser
in the person of Wtn.W. Webb, a British army
officer. He bought it for his private residence,
paying therefor £IBO,OOO.
We put no confidence in the report that
agents returned from Europe represent the
governments of England and France as hostile
to the Southern Confederacy. Even if the re
port was not utterly inconsistent with the tone
-r kUv fe v*uiiiuieni presses of those countries
it is not at all probable that the information
would first reach through the Black Republic
can newspapers of New York. — Sav. News.
Military Spirit and Genius of the
South.
Major D. H. Hill, >f the North Carolina Mil
itary Institute, in his eloquent “ Easily on Mil
itary Education,delivered at Wilmington, North
Carolina, before the State Educational Conven
tion,” thus illustrates the military spirit and
genius of the Southern people :
“ The armies of the Revolution were com
manded by Washington, a Southern General.
Tile officers, who distinguished themselves in
an especial manner in the war of 1812, were
Southern-born and Soutliern-bred, Jackson,
Coffee, Harrison, Scott and Gaines. The coln
ro anding Genferals ih the Mexican war, Scott
and Taylor, were both ofVirginia. The Chief
of Ordinance under Gen. Scott, afid the hfcxt
most important officer, was Huger; of South
Carolina. The Chief of Engineers was Lee,
of Virginia, the only man the. army acknowl
edges to be fit to be the successor to Gen. Scott.
The chief leaders in skirmishing wet*) Lane;
of North Carolina, and Hays, of Tennessee.—
The light batteries of artillery which did such
wonderful execution at Palo Alto, IlesaCa de
la Palma; MohtCrey, Buena Vista, and in the
Valley of Mexico, were generally under the
command of Southern men, Ringgold, Ridge
ly, Bragg, Washington, Steptoe, and Magruder.
The heavy ordnance was under the control of
Huger, of South Carolina, and Laidley, of
Virginia. The battery of Mountain Howit
zers, was directed by Reno, of Virginia. The
dashing charge of cavalry at Resaca de la Pal
ma; Which has a world-wide reputation; was
made by May, of Washington City. A far
more brilliant affair was witnessed by ten thou
sand American soldiers drawn tip in battle ar
ray on the beach at VeraCfu#, and by English,
French and Spanish* vessels of war in the bar.
bor. A little steamer, armed with two heavy
pieces of ordnance and manned by some twen
ty sailors, pushed up under the vci'y walls of
Vcfa Cruz, with its four hundred pieces of ar
tillery and within easy range of the formidable
Castle of San Juan D’Ulloa,*and from that po
sition bombarded the city for half an hour.—
Projectiles' of enormous weight and size fell
thick as hail-stones around the little vessel, any
one of which must have sunk her, The inter
est of the spectators was painful in the ex
treme, but the very insignificance of the steam
er proved an efficient protection ; she was too
small a mark to be hit, and as she came back
bearing her gallant crew, all dressed in their
red jackets, the very cai-th shook with the ten
thousand exulting voices on Hie beach. The
officer in command was Tatnall, of Georgia,
the same who, at the risk ol his commission
and his' life, interposed last year and rescued
the defeated British at the Peiho Forts in Chi
na.
During the siege of Fort Brown the pulley of
the flag got deranged, so that it could not be'
raised. An officer climbed the staff; and in the
midst of a terrible tempest of shot and shell
calmly and deliberately arranged the halyards
righted the pulley, and hoisted the flag. The
exploit of Jasper at Fort Moultrie was nothing,
in comparison with this daring deed. ThatJ
officer was John Hanson, of Washington City,
a descen dent of John Hanson, of Maryland,
President of the First Congress, and of Col.
John Hanson Harrison, one of the most dis
tinguished of Washington’s aids. Years before
the siege of Fort Brown, General Worth had
pronounced him the bravest man in the army.
He was gentle and modest as a girl, kind and
courteous to all, a devoted and enthusiastic
Christian, a gentleman m the highest accepta
tion of the word. Just after the battle of Con
treras, a rude litter, with a dead officer on it
Was borne by. “Sergeant, what officer is that ?”
“Capt. Hanson of the 7th Infantry, sir.’’
The soldier had fallen on the field of honor.—
Two gallant btotlicrs Capt. Weightman K.
Hanson, 7th Infantry, the most enterprising
young officer of the Florida war, and Passed
Midshipman John Hanson both also fill in
the service of their country. Santa Anna
made the fatal mistake at Cerro Gordo, of leav
ing Telegraph hili unfortified. Gen Scott discov
reed it, and sent up a young officer, with some
70 men, to seize it. An immense force of
Mexicans came to dislodge him.
He threw his men behind rocks and trees,
and sent for succor* The Rifle Regiment
came up and found themselves hotly pressed,-
ftnd would have been driven back but for the
timely arrival of the 2d Infantry* During all
this thne;, that gallant Lieutenant held his
position, and had he lost it, the battle of Cerro
Gordo never would have been won. That in
trepid man was Gardner, of Washington city.
The storming column against the main Work
on Cerro Got do Hill was led by that tiied
veteran, Harney, of Georgia.’’
Major Hill adds that the South lias not merely
evinced military spirit cm the field, but in au
thorship. The books in use on infantry tactics
were prepared by Scott, ofVirginia, and Hardee
of Georgia. The Manual of Artillery ta i; in
use is by Major Anderson, of Kentucky. '1 he
only works in the country on the Science of Ar
tillery, written in the English language, are by
Kingsbury and Gibbon, of Noi th Carolina, and
the only books on Military Engineering, by Ma
han ofVirginia. The published experiments of
Mordecai,-of South Carolina, convey all our in
formation of the strength of gunpowder and of
cannon, and the proper tests for their trial.
Georgia.
No United States Flag floats over the soil
of Georgia.’ No besieging armies around Pu
laski and Jackson. No milli in loans to re-take
our own soil and property, thanks to Joseph
E. Brown.
The supplies were forwarded as usual to
Major Anderson, yesterday. This, it is alleged,
was in consequence of certain minor details of
the military arrangements which had not been
completed on Thursday 7 . The policy, of which
we gave an outline in yesterday’s paper, will,
it is confidently stated, be adopted to-day—
Charleston Mercury, 6th.
INT ew ZPaint Shop.
THE undersigned having permanently located in
Marietta with a view of carrying on the Painting
business in till its various departments, has taken the
room over th'e workshop of \V. It. McCown, on Deca
tur Street. He would respectfully call the attention
of citizens and ethers to the same, and earnestly solic
it a share of patronage.
EP Work done with promptness and dispatch.
janlß-ly I. N. HAYS.
READ OUR NOTICE.
ALL of otir accounts for the past year are now due.
and we earnestly request our friends to come for
ward and settle u->, as we are ixmipeflod to have mo
ney lo cany on pur business.
janll-lm HAMMETT & GROVES.
nUSHPOT ATOES
Just received a good supply of Western Potatoes.
.....J /A . .-.-r * J ULTAIBK.
Cheese!
JUST RECEIVED .'—a large lot English Dairy and
other Cheese, by GROVES & BUTNER.
novll-tf
MISCELLANEOUS.
W. F. HUGHEY, B. A. nANDAU]
HUGHEY & RANDALL;
House, Sign and Decorative Painters,
GRAINERS,
Glaziers and Paper Hangers,
ALSO
Workers in Fresco and Landscape Painting
marietta, Georgia.
All work neatly executed with promptness, and at
very reasonable prices.
Instruction given in Landscape Painting ong
liberal terms.
REFERENCES:
JOS. R. TUCKER, I HAMMETT k OBOVM,
A. S. EONSDMTOX, | W. A. FRAZER.
_ Shop in second story of N. B* Green’s new build
ing, near the court house.
St; James’ Institute.
Yoiing Ladies.
On the Rectory Oroundo,
REV. SAM’EI* llijNE d'ICT, Rector and
Teacher of Christian Evidences and Ethics.
3ISSS .1, IE. GKEEV, Principal.
HIES. V. HI. EEiUElis Assistant. ,
I’ItOF. V. 11. MAiVGET, Teacher of Modern
Languages.
PKOF. E. M. EDWARDY, Instructor in Vo-’
ciil and Instrumental Music.
The School year consists of ten months, yfltH a>
jshojt vacation in midsummer, and a long one at
Christmas. The next session will commence February
4, and end July 26. , ,
There will be an examination at the end of each
term, not open except to the parents and friends of
the pupils, and to invited guests. Parents, Guardians,
and friends are requested to visit the Institute at
any time. .......
A strict daily record is kept of each pupil’s conduct
and scholarship,; and at the end of the month, a re
port is sent home to t.he parent or guardian. .
The punctual attendance at the beginning, ana
throughout the session, is of the highest consequence..
No allowance can be made for absence except in the
case of protracted illness.,
Tire range of Studies pursued is divided into a
PHtMAIIY COURSE,
PREPARATORY COURSE,
First Form and Second Foim,
and an ACADEMIC COURSE.
First form, second form and third form
. Circulars containing particulars of this arrangement
in tabular order furnished on application.
Modern and Ancient Languages, Music, Drawing,
&c.< taught at any stage of either course, as may bet
desired.
, Board can be obtained in good f. milies at reasons
ble rates. ,; ..
Application may be made to the Principal, or to
SAMUEL BENEDICT, Rector.
Miri, J.m. 25 , 1861. _
FAMUY and- STAPLB
Dry (toocls,
SHOES, BOOTS, HAT S, CAPS,
China and Glass Ware,
HARDWARE,
Family Groceries,
Saddlery leather, Fabrics, &C.; &c»
THE Subscriber has just received and will keep
constantly good selections in the above branches
o'." trade and will sell at Low Prices.
gsr TER M S CAS H!
janG’6o D. M. YOUNG.
FAMILY
LYiHE SUBSCRIBER offers the public, in the upper
| Store, Sewell range, Cherokee Street, a full, stoc!?.
Jb of GROCERIES, embracing every article usually
kept in that line, such as
SUGARS, all kinds;' ,
COFFEE, all kinds;’
MOLASSES, SYRUP, .
TOBACCO, YARNS,;
&c., &c., &.
Country Produce
taken in Barter, on liberal terms. •> s
Having purchased the store and goods t>T.Mr. R. S’.
Johnson, he also offers a large stock of GROCERIES
at that stand, on Cherokee Street, and Mr. HAMES
will take pleasure in waiting i.n customers.
July 27,’59. tf] E. PAGE.
C. J. SHEPARD,
At tlie Old Stand of J. 11. McClintock.
HAS now on hand a large and
well-selected assortment of family supplies, to
which he invites the attention of the citizens of Ma
rietta and the country, the one priced system will
be strictly adhered to. His terms will be Cash, or
equivalent, that is, Country Produce at Cash prices,
or short time to prompt paying customers. Bills due
on presentation. His determination is to sell
good articles at low prices and will expect prompt
payments. .JgJ
NOTICE.
AFTER the first day of January 1860, we will sell
for Cash or Barter at cash prices. Uiankful for past
favors we still solicit a cout nuance of the same.
dec. 28, iB6O A. GREEN & Co
MESSRS. PAGE & HALEY,
Respectfully Call the attention of the public to
their stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS I
Just received from Charleston. Almost every article
usually kept in a Dry Goods Store may be found.
STAPLE and FANCY
IS V © © © E)
SHOES, BOOTS; HATS, CAPS;
BONNETS, CLOTHING;
Crockery, Ware and Cutlery.
Call and see our Stock before buying elsewhere.
Prices will be made to correspond with the baldness'
of the times. '
Store next door to D. M. Yonhg.
Oct 12 1860tf PAGE & HALEY*
W. T. MOORE,
FASHIONABLE TAIL OR !
Marietta, Georgia.
WOULD respectfully inform the citizen® of Mari
etta and vicinity that he is permanently loca
ted in the city, where he intends carrying on the
Tailoring Business in all its departments,in the latest
and most improved style of the art, and earnestly so
licits a continuance of that patronage heretofore ex
tended to him. Satisfaction warranted.
Room s up stairs over Wade White’s Grocery,
north side of Public Square. feb 22 1861
Pickles., jPrefterveSf,
SUPERIOR Candies, Almonds, Walnuts,
Figs. G-elatixte. Kice Flour,
PURE SALAD OID,
Fine Green and Rlack Teas, Ac.
For sale by WM. ROOT, & SON.
English and Classical School*
THE exercises of my sehool will be resumed on,
Monda - January 7th 1861. Ample assistance is pro
vided for proper uttentiou to all who may apply.—
Terms as heretofore, (payable quarterly) with a de
duction where more pupils than one come from the
same family. D-e. 27, 1860. J. J. HUNT,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
BY E. R. SASSEBN,
Circumstances having prevented njy r*roovipg
West as contemplated—l offer my sw vices as *
Phys: ’ i t to the public for the ensuing Year.
ir * ..ice in Connell’s Building, up stairs, where I
can be found 11 times. GEO, W. CLKLANQ.