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vlf'er the call of the delegates was
omplcte, and the names Enrolled, Col.
filbert stepped upon the stage and ad
dressed the Convention as follows:
I hope no one present will create any
tsturbancc, or utter any seditious senti
ent, 'as that will compromise, and pos
bly may lead to the arrest of
. No doubt many of you gentlemen
wcmblcd here without any treason a
'« design, either present of prospective.
_-.1l such I invite to quietly depart to
their homes. But there are those here
whom we know to be rebels of the
worst kind, the quiet plotters of treason
who, to carry out their infamous designs
would deluge the fair fields of Kentucky
in the blood of her citizens, make’ her
rich plantations, beautiful villages and
wealthy cities, as desolate as are the
domains of the Southern traitors with
whom they arc in league. Under the
guise of that good .old name, democrat,
they hope to perfect their designs; but it
will not do.
You are repudiated by the c .nserva
tive Legislature by their refusal to give
the use of their House. The Democrat
ic newspapers scorn and excommunicate
you. Democrats in high and low pla
ces call your leaders by the one name—
traitors. There is'no use in your hold
ing conventions in Kentucky, as none
but men of undoubted loyalty to the
United States Government will under
any circumstances, be allowed to run
for any office, or fill it if elected. Such
meeting as this you shall not hold with
in the limits of my command; atfll to
avoid 'difficulty, you will disperse to
yourhomes’ and desist from such at
tempts to' precipitate civil 'war upon
your Stated’
Finding their treasonable purposes
completely foiled by the coolness tact
and patriotism of Col. Gilbert, the cha
grined “butternuts” gave in without a
struggle. Senator Bu-h, however, offer
ed some resolutions, and requested to
have them read, but Col. Gilbert was
politely firm, and they were withdrawn
after which the Convention was declar
ed adjourned by the Chairman.
The interference of Col. Gilbert with
this, the iniatory step to take the State
out of the Union, is not only patriotic
but justifiable His conduct was cahn
and dignified throeghout, and it has met
with the hearty endorsement of every
true loyal member of the Legislature
and cit'zens of Frank 'ort.
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(From the Chattanooga Rebel.)
A late Cincinnati Enquirer is lying
before us. We find some very plain
talk in its columns editorial, and also in
six Northwestern papers—articles from
which are copied into the Enquirer and
headed—“ Popular moverpents for Peace
—The Opinions of the Press in all
Part* of the Country.” We make an
epitome of their contents.
The Detroit (Michigan) Free Press
says: Mr Lincoln’s administration have
undertaken to do what no civilized gov
ernment ever succeeded in —what Great
Britain, even Louis Napoleon dr the
Czar of Russia, would not dare to at
tempt—to crush and externvnate ten
millions of people, armed and united in a
cause which they esteem that of their
liberty their homes and the.r honor,
The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman
says: There can be no question as to
the fact that at this moment at least sev
entyfiveper cent, of the people of Ohio
desire peace—-not that they have any
sympathy with rebellion, or that they
would not make any and every sacrifice
to restore the Union—but because they
are convinced that the imbecihy and
corruption which prevails in high places
the perversion of the war from the legit
imate object for which it was comrnenc
ed the frequent and palpable violation
of the Constitution by those in power,
the gross assaults upon the liberty <>f
the citizen, and the hundred other fla
grant abuses and despotic practices
which prevail in all tho departments'* of
government, have led them to believe
that at the rate we arc hurrying on our
Constitution and Union and the grand
and glorious form of government which
our fathers gave us, will soon be lost,
and the county be forever and irretriev
ably ruined.
The Dayton (Ohio) Empire says: It
is hard to conceive ol the great joy that
will animate and enliven the hearts of
the people when this cruel slaugther of
Americans by American is ended; when
the martial music of the hateful fife and
drum fs superceded by the sweet song
vfpcaco when the march of armies
THE MARIETTA WEEKLY ADVOCATE.
gives way to the march of industry and
civilization; when spears shall be turn
ed into pruning hooks, and swords into
ploughshares, and tho Goddess of Lib
erty, folding away forever the blood
stained banner of civil war, wears upon
her wounded bosom the bailing olive
branch of peace.
The Fort Warren (2nd.) Sentinel says:
In view of the disasters which attend
our arms on the Potomac, the utter de
moralizatkn of our army, the dissec
tions among our generals and the de
termination of Lincoln, Staunton and
Halleck to prevent General McClellan
or any of his friends—or, in fact any
Democratic General who designs car*,
rying on the war for the salvation of
the Union rather than to build up the
abolition party —from succcsfully car
rying on a campaign, is it not trine to
enquire if our national difficulties can
not be adjusted in some other way than
by fighting.
The Massillon (Ohio) Sentinel Bays;
War can never restore this Union.—
The time when foM^ could have accom
plished anything Iras passed. As long
as the people placed confidence in the
integrity of the Administration, so long
there was hope that the Government
would be able to maintain itself. But
that confi lence is gone. Not a man in
ten in our entire army, or throughout
the nori-seceded' States, now believes
that the war is being conducted for the
preservation of the Union.—
Hardly any save those who are
coining money out of the nation’s calam
ity, any confidence in Mr. Lincoln
or his advisers.
The Hamilton (OhioJ Telegraph says:
One universal cry for peace goes up
from every borne; Four-fifths of the
brave men now in the field desire peace.
Those who love the Union, and are loyal
to it, want this war stopped; those who
desire separation clamor for its contin
uance. The very life-blood us the na
tion has been sapped from it, and yet
we hear the fanatics cry for war—war
and extermination. The real enemies
of tbe Govern icnt are those who have
been loudest and most blatant for slaugh
ter; they are those who have only a
monied interest in the war, and have
made no sacrifices of life, or ‘property,
or friends. These men, having never
felt the desolation incident to the loss
of a son or brother on the battle-field,
sneer at the weeping mother and friends
and even r ecuse them of doubtful patri
otism. Men write long war articles
for pay; and when we sec a min indi
ting blood and thunder leaders for loyal
newspapers, or some brainless fool
clamoring louder than his fellow for
more lives we arc sure there is some
consideration, some pay at tho bottom
ol it all. Men in high places, drawing
large salaries, can afford to damn the
rebels and denounce traitors in the
North. It is a pleasant thought for the
soldier, toiling and bleeding through
strife and storm, to hear of his neglect
ed family; how the patriots promised
protection and bread to the wife and
child and gave them nono. The brave
man standing guard amid the sleet ai’d
snow of a winter night or marching to
ths death, and all the while the loved
ones at home dying from want. Any
one who reads the ] apersof New York,
St. Louis and Cincinnati, will know that
this is no fabrication, no picture of
poesy.
President Lincoln Temporary
Dictator-
Under this bead the Herald’s leading
cditoi ial declares that “measures which
have lately passed will practically in
vest Lincoln with all the powers of a
Dictator.’ Ihe scope of his authority
and discretion will, as President of the
United States, hardly be less than that
of Louis Napoleon. Our whole political
system, of the peace establishment, in
cluding the subordination of the Feder
al Government to the will ot the States
and the people will be reversed.”
It continues that “the most remarka
ble revolution is within a few days of
consummation,” and that “on the 4th ot
March,” the day of adjournment of the
present Congress, President Lincoln will
be clothed with dictatorial powers, po
litical, military and financial, over the
States and citizens, and by the action
of Congress, and under the authority of
Constitution. Tho organic instrument,
and the laws passed in pursuance there
of, constitute the supremacy of the land
Nor do we think “that it can be success
fully denied or contested, that in etrain-
ing its warlike authority to the estab
lishment of a tempi-vary dictatorship at
Washington, Congress has passed the
barriers of the Constitution,”
“It is possible that with a Napoleon
or a Cromwell, cloth d with this provis
ional dictatorship, there would be an
end of our republican institutions, and
the beginning of an imperial establish
ment, but there is not the slightest dan
ger of the abuse of power by President
Lincoln, for ambitious purposes.” * *
“Meanwhile accepting the plea of impe
rious necessity we cheerfully consent to
this transformation of our President into
a temporarv dictator. * * We con
cur in ‘hese war measures of Congacss
from still another view of the subject.
They will admonish the great Powers of
Europe (hat intervention against the
Union is not to bo thought of. Thus
Louis Napoleon may, perhaps, be con
vinced that the time has arrived when,
acting upon Mr. Seward’s
al peace proposition, he may say to Jeff
Davis and his confederates, “Further
resistance against the Federal Govern
ment is worse than useless Jccept the
friendly offices of France in behalf of
your to the Union.
But in every view of the case, we are
prepared to support President Lincoln
even as a temporary dictator. Let us
support him, and all that we have lost
may be rcsored. But if we abandon him,
all that we have may be lost,”
Planting Hints-
The time for hard work in the field is
at hand, and this year, of all others in
the century, every Southern farmer and
planter should do his best. Let Us to
'he Cornfield go wiih a determination to
carry its production up to the highest
notch of its capacity. Remember plant
ing time is less than a month distantj;
and as large crops of corn will necessa
rily be p anted, it will be adviseable to
begin as early as possible. It may al
so be well to reserve a portion of the
slanting for a comparatively late crop,
In this way the seasons will, in all prob
ability, be hit by some considerable part
of the crop, if not by all. But at all
events, whether the planting be early
or lar<», let it be decent,
patriotic planting. Let us prepare well
and manure well, and having thus giv
en the con. a good, healthy, cheering
start, we will bo very apt to work it
well.
It would be well for all our farmers
to enlarge their sorgho crops this year.
The experience the past year is conclu
sive in its favor as a syrup producing
crop. Some planters made hundreds of
gallons of the syrup, which came to hand
in the nick of time to help out the smoke
house. It is not only a recourse against
scarcity of food, but it really brings
health as a change of diet. Negroes are
amazingly fond of it, and nothing could
agree with them better. We know it
is thought by many that the war will
be ended during the present year, and
that molasos will be plentiful at the old
prices—all which may and probably will
prove an egregious error. Let him who
wish to incur disappontment and ineon°
venience act upon that presumption.—
The wise and thoughtful will strain eve
ry means of supply ;.s if the war had
but just fairly begun. We repeat then,
double your sorgho crop.
Rice may be scarce and high, too,
next season, and a suitable patch cf
ground on every plantation might be de
voted to this crop.
Broom com is a good thing t® culti
vate also, and we are prepared to fur
nish seed, gratis, to all who may need,
as long as our supply may hold out.
And to come down to table products
Irish posatocs ought to be largely cul
tivated this year, and cabbage, collards,
beans, greens, peas, beets, carrots, ind in
short, anything and everything calcula
ted to make the pot boil higher, and*
thicker and stronger and sweeter.
[Edgefield Advertiser.
Chattanooga, March 6.—The fol
lowing is an official dispatch received
onccrning Van l oin’s late engage
ment. The fight took place at Thomp
son’s Station and not at Franklin, the
enemy making the attack:
“Tullahoma, March 6.—To Col. B
S. Ewell; The enemy attacked Van
Dorn yesterday at Thompson’s Sta
tion between Columbia and Franklin
Ho drove them, back handsomely and
captured five regiments of infantry,
making 2,200, officers and men. Our
loss not yet reported.
(Signed) ’ BRAXTON BRAGG:
TELEGRAPHIC.
Van Dorn’s Capture 'of 3,000
Yanks, near Nashville.
Chattanooga, March 4.—Van Dorn
attacked the enemy at. Franklin, 18
miles South of Nashville, Sunday, with
cavalry and light artillery, capturing
three thousand Fedeials with their stores
and equipments.
The enemy captured several foraging
wagons belonging to Wheclers’s Brig
ade- near Waitrace, on the Ist.
The Yankees continue to commit dep
redations around Murfreesboro’. A
citizen of Rutherford county wa. taken
out and whippci by order of a Fed-ral
officer.
Port Hudson, La. March 5, via Mo
bile 6.—lntelligence which is reliable
and of the greatest importance has been
received fiom the front. Paeparations
being mabe by Banks’ army, point un
mistakably to an early advance. Sev
enteen mortar boat 0 , the sloop cf war
Mississippi, and—gunboats are now an
chored* at Baton .Rouge. —Bank’s force
is fully 30,000. Ambulances and litters
are being prepared, and it is the opin
ion among military men that this point
will be attacked within a few days. The
utmost confidence prevails among both
officers and men, of our ability to defeat
the attack of the enemy.--A report that
onr pickets have been driven in is un
founded, b.it an immediate advance a.
gainst us is anticipated.
The latest information confirms the
reported disaffection in the abolition
ranks - . It is reported that Banks is op
posed to the attack, but has orders from
the War Department.
Savannah, March G.—lt lias been des
ficially ascertained that the enemy's
iron clads have left the Ogeechee.
Richmond, March G.—The Senate was
occupied in the furt h r consideration cf
the impressment o il introduced some
time since by Mr. Wigs .11, finally ad
opting in with amendments — tie tubsti
trite for the bill re; orted from the Judi
ciary Committie, which had previously
been substitute 1 for the House bill. —
Without filial action on the subject, the
Senate went into secret session on the
tax bill.
Port Hudson, 6th.—lntelligence re
liable and of the greatest importance
has been received from the front.
Preparations being made by Bank’s
Army point unmistakably to an early
advance,
17 mortar-boats, sloop of war Mis
sisippi with arc now
anchored at Baton Rouge.
Bank’s force is fully 30,000. Am
bulances and litters are being prepar
ed.
It is the opinion of the military that
this point willbe attacked within a few
days. The utmost confidence prevails
among both officers and men of our
ability to defeat the enemy.
The report that our pickets had been
driven in is unfounded, but an imme
diate advance is anticipated.
Latest information confirms the dis
afl’cction in the Abolition ranks.
It is reported that Banks is opposed
to the att ick, but has orders from the
War Depaitment.
Mobile, March 7.—Aschoonn* arriv
ed here las: night with an assorted car
go of goods. Reliable information has
boon received that the Yankees have
gone up Tennessee river to Florence,
Ala., with a fleet of gunboats. About
400 Yankee cavalry were taking and
destroying everything in their reach,
through Franklin and Lawrence couns
ties. The latest news received says they
were marching from Mauldin in Law
rence county, going through South west
sacking Manon county in a direct line
towards Aberdeen, Miss.
Savannah, March 8. —General Mercer
has issued an order dismissing tho Mil
itia Officers to their homes subject to
call the immediate danger of attack hav
ing passed. Nearly all have left.
Richmond, March B.—The New Yo rk
Herald of the 4th says letters were re
ceived in Washington, the 3d, which
claim that the expedition under Gen.
Washbnrnc to open the Yazoo Pass has
boon entirely ’ succcsful. Cain* dis-'
patches of the same date say the guns
boat Carondelct and five others have
reached Tallahatchie river via Yazoo.
Roscncranz is pushing forward his
forces with great success. On the 2d
he had advanced to, Middle-borough,
halfway between Murfreesboro and Shel-*
byville. A dispatch of that date fr®m
the former place’says an . expedition of
I, cavalry and 1,100 infantry left
Murfrcesbero morning and
encountered the enemy at Bradyville.—
After severe fighting the enemy were
driven from the town with »omc loss.
(Svcei.d Dispatch.)
The Enquirer has Washington' dates
to the sth. Cairo advices to the 4th"
scy that two dreding machines are to
be put to work on’the canal at Vicks*
burg immediately. 'Hie'levees are
breaking and water pouring over at ar
fearful rate.
The New Jersey democrats nad a
Mass Meeting at Trenton on the 4th.
Thirty four guns’were fired,’rejoicing at
ihe expiration of the Yankee Congress
A resolution was'pas ed denouncing th
executive usurpations and the passage
of the Conscript bill. The people ar®
called upon’’ to show firmness in this
emergency.
IFtULIe ZXTisi.
GEORGIA, I Court of Ordinary, >
Cobb County. i Feb. Regular Term 1863 f
It appearing to the Court by tl.e petition of.
Jam s 11. Alexander, that Charles J. McDonald,
deceased, late of said comity, did in his lifetime
enter into an agreement in writing with James
11, Alexander, as partners to build and con
struct a Corn Flour Mill on sweet water creek
in Campbell County, in said .Sta te, cu Lois of
land the property of said Charles J. McDonald
deceased, to-wit: parts of lots including Noa.
Lti-i, 166, 167 and 163, in the first district of said
county, containing in the aggregate two hun
dred acres, more or less, by which said Charles
J. McDonald agreed to make to James H. Alex
ander warrantee titles to one half interest in
taid'l.ands and Mills and" appurtenances, upon
James 11. Alexander complying with the terma
of said agreement. And it further appearing
to the Court, that James 11. Alexander has com
plied with said agreement as to three eighths,
of said agreement and that tho remaining;flvei
eighths have been taken possession of and sold
by the Executors of said Charlei J. McDonald 1 ,
deceased.
Therefore all concerned are hereby
notified and required to4ile .heir objections, if
any they have in my office within the time pre
scribed by law, why the Executors’ of said C. J.
McDonald, deceased, should not be ordered to
execute letters to James IL Alexander to'Jho
6x:d threj eighths interet t < in said Mill and Lunds
And it is further,' ordered that a copy of this
Rule be published in the -Marietta Advocate,”
a public newspaper of tins County, and State,
for the space cf three months.
JNO. G CAMPBELL. Ord’y,
A true extract frem the Minutes of the Court
this March 2, 18 63.
JOHN G. CA ¥PBELL.
Ex Officio Clerk, C. O.
GCOiUGA, Cherokee County.
WHEREAS, Martin Chainlee applies to
me for letters of administration upon
the estate of Francis E. Pugh, late of said
county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and Admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of said,
deceased to tile their objections if any they have
in elfice, on or before the 2nd Monday in April
next otherwise Leiters of Administration will
be granted the applicant.
Given under ray hand and official signature
this March 13 1863.
JAMES JORDAN Ordinary.
GEORGIA, Cherokee County.
J C Bates and Lucinda A. Bates, having in
proper form applied to ine for permanent
letters of administration on the estate of Josh
ua Bates late ot said county deceased,
'J hese are therefore to cite and admonish al!
concerned to be an.l appear at my office within
the time prescribed by law and show cause if
any .why letters of administration should not be
granted the applicant Witness my hand and offi
cial signature, March 13, 1863.
JAMES JORDAN, Ord’y. •
Administrators Sale,
On the 18th of this Inst., will be sold at the
residence of the late William N. Dunn, deceas
ed a portion of the personal property of said
deceased consisting in one bay male, and oao
gray mare, one buy horse and two colts, one
cowand calf, one spoted cow, 2 yearlings, 12
head of sheep, one yoke of oxen, 8 head of
stock hogs, three sows and pigs, corn, fodder
shucks and wheat, and farming tools; and many
other articles too tedious to mention. Terms of
Sale Cash.
ALSO
At the sumo time a d place will be hired 1 negro
boy about 12 years old, I negro girl, about 10
yers old, 1 negro woman about 50 yers old. 1 ne- ’
gro man about 27 years old, and 1 negro wo
man and child for the year 1863. Also, will be
rented at th;* same time the uncultiaated Lands
of said Win. N. Dunn, deceased. This March 13
1863, S. R.McCLESKY, adm'r,
NANCY DUNN, adm’rx.
Grist and Saw Mills.
The grist mill formerly owned by W.
J. Delk, E-q., 3£ miles East of Marietta,
is now in fine order und grinding done
promptly. Persons wishing a regular
supply of Meal and grits delivered at
their houses in Marietta, can make the
arrangements by calling to see me at
once. I will also receive corn in Mari
etta on stated days and return meal
with no other charge than the usual toll
Corn ground for Soldiers families freer'
toll. A. F. LORD, Miller.
NOTICE.
TWO MONTHS afterdate, application will
be made to the Court »f Ordinary of Chero
kee county, for leave to sell the LANDS be
longing io the estate of James Huey deceas
ed, Fob. 2 MARCUS HUEY, Ex’r.