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to cut us <>11 from the* Potomac; but. Let 1
wan in lime for him. We moved back be.
yond Hagerstown,
line and
1 Meaue battle.
formed
awaited Meade's advance.
For tWo days wo. offerer
Hut lie declines. lie knew with anything
like equal ground, we can whip him.
Assn in on the Retreat,
On the night of the 13th, we left Ha
gerstown and moved towards the Potoinac.
It had been raining in torrents for (lays.
The roads were perfect mortar, but nur
from various soure.s .! iq.
single soldier who favors
upon any terms, or who is
down his arms until our
achieved.
Those who have borne tbo burden and
, beat of the day, and by their indomitable
mation, of a
(‘.construction
illfng to lay
liberties are
From the Ma^on Telegraph.
TO THE VOTERS OF GEORGIA.
Having permitted the use of rny name
as a candidate for Governor, at the ap
proaching election, I deem it right and
pioper that my opinions and feelings,
especially in so far as they relate to the, - , - . ,
great struggle lor Southern independence, coul ‘age have kept the invader from our
should be made known to those whose homc8 « frora rad, (1 w « bear no y ord in
privilege and duty it is to vote. j condemnation of reconstruction—not a
1 am not desirous of concealment—have i w,MS P cr of peace but in connection with an
not one single opinion to suppress ; but am j independent Confederacy,
men march cheerfully all night, crossing w j||it,g that my position should bo known, tbe countiy is ever betrayed into a
the Potoinac just before day, wading in and if I receive but one vote, let that be * a ^ so peace, it will be % by the selfishness
mud to get to the rivet and tlieu wading
the river. »
What v '■egamed by goin g into Pennsylvania.
But what, you may ask, “did we gain
by our campaign V’ I will say this: We
gained much by going into Pennsylvania,
and we lost much. We gained what we
never could have gained in any other way.
Had we remained in Virginia,-we might
have lost in battles, which would have
been fought, all that we have already lost.
Ilad we been successful at Gettysburg,
we could ere this have dictated peace to
the Yankee nation. We had to risk some
thing in order to gain much if we had suc
ceeded. Could we have kept open our
communication, we could now have been
in Maryland or Pennsylvania,
Present Feelings of our Troops.
As it is, we are to day in Virginia stand
ing as a wall of fire between Liberty and
Despotism. We are ready to meet the
foe, and give him what we have ever giv
en him, when we me meet .him upou'any-
thing like equal terms.
Our men are recruited and will soon he
as strong as we have ever been.
Good Advice to those who stay ul Home.
Wiiat nliould the people at homo do t
Stop croaking and piepare to he freemen.
What man in the whole South would not
rather give all that he has to he free, than
to submit to Yankee rule, and then have
all that he calls bis own taken from him
and be a slavcl The soldiers are all righ t;
let the people get so" and stay so. Again
anon. J. W. B.
GRUMBLING TAX PAYERS.
The Chronicle and Sentinal thinks that
those who are grumbling because they are
required to pay ten per cent of certain
farm products to the war tax of the Gov
■ eminent, would be peifectly satisfied could
the experience of the planters of Tennes
see and Mississippi under tbe Yankee
yoke.be brought home t<> them. The loss
*bi live tenths of all we have would be bet
ter than subjugation to Yankee power,
with a risk oi losing all the blessing we
now enjoy. The fact is the rich men of
the country have not yet aroused them
selves to tbe demands justly made upon
them. The poor man leaves borne and
family, and fights the battles, while tbe
“well to do” hire substitutes and stay at
home to enjoy their wealth, in comfort.
Lei them remember that it we are not suc
cessful in this revolution, they will soon he
as poor as tbe poorest and less able to bear
misfortunes than their humble neighbors.
And it is altogether certain that the revo
lution will not be successful unless the
wealth of tbe country, its whole resources
are devoted to the work of this war for
independence. Let tbe rich grumblers
put this in their pipes and smoke it !
cast understandiugly.
Jt is kuwwn to my friends that T was ar-:
deutly “Southern Rights” in 18-50, and a|
secessionist in I860. Having been elect-j
ed to a seat in the State Convention of j
1S61, after a warm contest, I, in that Con |
vention, carried out the wishes of iny con-j
stituents, and subserved my own feelings I
and opinions, by easting my vote foi the j to
ordinance of secession:
I was then a secessionist from principle,
I am such still. Subsequent events have !
not been of a character to convince me 1 :
was in error. I felt we had reached that,
point when wo could no longer, with lion-J
or, remain united with the North, We'
were being pressed gradually to the wall.)
Defense ok Sumter.—Gen. Beauregard
lias addressed to Gen. ltiplcy tbe following
note complimentary <>f the. successful de
fense of Furt Sumter. Col. llhett and his
brave troops are deserving of all that can
be said in their praise:
11i:au'qi:s Dkf’t S. C., Ga. and I‘la., (
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 27. J
General:—The Commanding General
has witnessed with genuine pride and
satisfaction the defense made of Fort
Suiuter by Colonel Rbett, his officers, and
the men of the First Regiment of South
Carolina Regular Artillery, noble fruits of
tbe discipline, application to their duties,
and tiie soldierly bearing of officers and
men, and of tbe organization of tbo regi
ment. In the annals of war no stouter
defense was ever made, and no work ever
before encountered as formidable a bom
bardment as that under which Fort Sumter
has been successfully held.
Respectfully, your oh’t servt.,
(Signed) Thomas Jordan
Chief of Stall'.
To Brig. Gen? Ripley, Commanding
First Military District of South Carolina,
Charleston, S. C.
The author of the following cominuuica
tion is a gentleman whose social, political,
and professional standing is eminently
conservative :
[For tbe Sentinel, j
Is not the time come, or fast coming, to
consider gravely Jiese questions—which,
let those ponder whom it may concern :
1. Is it not an inverting of the pyramid
to put property first, life next, liberty last.
Without life, what is property—without
liberty, what is life ?
2. What is the thing we call property ?
What the foundations upon which its sta
hility must depend ?
3. Is any man's light to what he calls
his lands, negroes, crops, better than an
other’s right to bis own life, limbs, liberty?
4. Can Government rightfully take of
some their life, limbs, liberty, to protect
lor others their property, without, a least,
equal light to take from these their prop
erty, to make effectual the volunteered or
constrained efforts of those l
5. Do thebibpeds, (misscalled men,) who
are willing to come out of this war with
more pecuniary wealth than they had at
its commencement, or even as much, know
anything of history ? Let its teachings
make them tremble.
A Tltt'i; CONSERVATIVE.
Tun American Iliad in a Nutshell.—
The following is (he entire article of Mr.
Thomas Carlyle—“The American Iliad in
a Nutshell”—as it appears in the August
number of Matmillan’s (London) Maga
zine :
ii.ias (amei:man.i)1n nlce.
Peter of the North (to Paul of the South.)
—“Paul, you unaccountable scoundrel, 1
find you hire your servants for life, not
by the month or year, as ldo! You are
gouig straight to hell, you !”
Paul—“Good words, Peter ! The risk is
my own ; I am willing to take the risk
Hire your scivants by the month or day.
and get straight to llcaveil; leave me to
my own method.” v .
Peter—“No, I won’t. I will heat your
brains out tirst!” (And is trying dread
fully ever since, but cannot yet manage it!)
T. <J.
Encroachment alter encroachment baa
been submitted to ; insult after insult had
been heaped upon us, and this, too, by a
people our equal in nothing, and our supe
riors only in treachery and hypocrisy.
After fattening upon our substance, serpent-
like, they sought to instill into, our econo
my the deadly poison of every ism that
their perverse, vitiated and fanatical na
tures,assisted by a devilish ingenuity could
devise. Receiving some degree of warmth
in their cold and cowardly hearts, from
their success and our sufferance, they be
came emboldened to steal yur property,!
and, by legislative action, to throw around ;
themselves that protection which, while it !
would screen themselves from the fenal-
ties of a violated contract, would bring!
death or imprisonment to those who sought
to reclaim their stolen property.
They had determined, i>v whatever j
means necessary, to exclude, directly or.i
indirectly, our “peculiar institution” from
all territory acquired or to be acquired— !
ami not yet satisfied, but like the duugli-U
ters of the horse leech, still crying '‘give, j
give," they inaugurated “the irrepressible
conflict,” and upon that issue placed at the
head of the Government a man whose
chief friends were the supporters, and
among them, the very author of this fanat- (
leal doctrine.
I believed then, that the institution of
slavery was in danger, and the boner of
the South involved. I felt that the time
for action—for positive action—had arriv
ed. We had reasoned with our enemies—
bad placed before them “in thoughts that
breathe, and words that burn,” tin: conse
quences of their continued aggressions.
Our predictions were unheeded-our threats
laughed at, and our arguments answered
by renewed aggressions. I saw no grounds
for hope, no pennaueut settlement with
our honor untarnished. A change of par
ties, in the future, might take place at the
North, hut this hope was feeldc, and prom
ised only temporary cessation of hostiii
ties to tbe South, and nothing like perma
nent quiet. Tbe tide of fanaticism was
swelling and glowing-—gaining strength .it
every surge, and needed hut one more ef
fort to engnlph and overwhelm us.
In all this, 1 felt sufficient justification
for easting my vote for secession. Slave
ry, already in danger, by such a course
might be imperilled—but I preferred to
meet tbe danger promptly, and if lose it wo
must, let it be. abolished by the strength
of bayonet and canuoli, and not by our
abject surrender. If I must yield my rights
and property to the insatiate Yankee, there
is a pride within me that, would be loss
crushed, by a firm and manly resistance,
than wore 1 to submit tamely and unre
sistingly.
If I was justifiable, then, in sanctioning
a disruption of the Union—tbe reasons
since have multiplied—and grown from
streamlets to livers—from molehills to
mountains, they present insuperable bar
riers to anything savoring of reconstruc
tion.
The idea that the Union was broken up,
with a view* to its reconstruction on a more
permanent basis, is altogether new. 1
never heard of it, until recently elicited
from a distinguished Georgian. It certain
ly did uot find a place in any secession
programme that met my observation. I,
myself, regarded the disruption permanent,
and complete, and have never seen the'
day, eveff when our country was envelop
ed in gloom of the deepest hue, that I had
the slightest desire to reconstruct upon any |
terms. What was suspicion then j HI) to
Yankee character, is confirmation now.
Fully developed.by the war, it is exhibited j
in all its liideousness—presenting to the!
gaze of the world, tho blackness of a ma- i
lignaut heart—combined with cunning, I
arrogance, treachery, and every other |
principle that contracts the heart of sinful
man.
With such a people I want no affiliation,
political or social. 1 would erect between
us a Chinese wall, or sink an impassable
gulf. No act of mine, official or private,
shall he given to reconstruction on any
terms. Let no man, therefore, longing, to
return to the ffesli pots of Egypt, cast his
vote for me as an exponent of his views
and wishes. 1 would .not only refuse such
a reconstruction as Mr. Lincoln might pro
pose on terms of subjugation and abolition,
but would equally oppose Mr. Vallading
ham's proposition for tbe “erring wayward
sisters to return to their allegiance.” Their
punic faith—our losses, privations, suffer
ings and bereavements, all forbid it. Jl
we have failed to live together in harmony
when the recollections of our mutual strug
gle for independence were fresh in our
memories, how can we expect now to en
ter into bonds of peace, when our passions
are stirred 1o their very depths, and hatred
and timidity of those at home—by men
who consult their fears and money, and
whose highest idea of freedom is a hodi)
safe from danger and well filled coffers se
cure from thieves.
I am not aware of a single avowed re-
constructionist among an acquaintance
somewhat extensive ; but if called upon
elect suitable material to constitute
one, I should select that man who Wor
ships at no other shrine than Mammon’s,
whoso soul has not been refreshed for
years by the milk of human kindness, who
by extortion ami speculation, has hoard
ed up, during this war, his thousands.
Buell an one may desire peace without. in**
dependence, vainly hoping to feast his
eyes and fill the longings of his soul with
bis ill gotten gains. He is uot confined
to secessionist or co-opcrationist. He is
“sui generis," and lives and thtives, croaks
and complains, and is never so couspicu*--
| ous as when reverses come. Then li£ can
! he seen with elongated countenance at
| street corners, abusing secessionists, criti
! cising military autlmritiod, clamoring for
peace, and clutching his pocket, ejaculating,
“Z told you so. / know we could not whip
tbe Yankees. / was willing to try Lin-
1 coin.” I am happy to believe their num
bers arc few. 1 am proud to know that
! those who were originally c» operationists,
j when the tocsin of war sounded, flung to
| the winds or buried in oblivion all former
1 differences, and rushed to tbe battle field,
side by side, with the most ardeut seces
sionists. It was sufficient for them to
know that their beloved South was invad
oil by a vandal loe. Their sons were equip
ped and sent forth to battle, with a fa
ther's blessing and a mother’s prayers.
Their bauds auil purses withheld not sub
stantial aid and comfort to the soldier, or
tbe family lie left behind.
My heart swells with gratitudfc to God,
that I was born and brought up among a
going boldly forth in defense of Iris sunny
South ? Will not tho tnen of wealth aud
the planters all over our land bring them
selves to regard the contents of their cof
fers and their barns as belonging to our
Government, to he drawn npon and used
by it, even to the last dollar or the last
grain ?
When these things shall be done, then
the couutry will begin to feel the fullness
of its power and vigor—and ero long, be
yond all doubt, the enemy will bo driveu
back from our soil and the glorious sun
shine of peace dispense his genial rays will
over our entire country.
T. M. FURLOW.
Americas, Sept. 9th, 1863.
people so unselfish, so patriotic Side by
side did their sons battle and fall with my
first born, on the heights of McDowell, and
side d>y side, vvitli my only remaining son,
they have battled since on many a hard
contested field. From them l never hear
a word of despondency, or reproach of se*.
cessionists. Can such a people he con
q tiered ? I answer unhesitatingly: No,
neco ! They may be subjugated—annihi
lated ; but conquered, never ! ’They will
ield to no conqueror hut death, and their
spirits will acknowledge no master hut
God who made them.
Then fight on, tight ever, and let our
motto he, independence or annihilation
To secure the one and prevent the oth
er, we must depend on the army alone.
They have done nobly all that men couhl
tlo. Yv'e must help them from home, by
sending all physically able to hear, even
for a time, the burthens oi war. Wo must
aid them by our prayers and kind and
cheering words. The brave deserve and
appreciate such. Let them he assured
that we have not forgotten our promises to
take care of their wives and little ones,
while they am far away. Let State and
Eatonton, Sept. 8th, TS63.
To Jefferson Adams, Esej., Eatonton, Ga.
Dear Sir : At a public meetiug held in
this place to day, your fellow citizens there
assembled, determined to present your
name to the. voters of the Senatorial district,
composed of the counties of Jasper, Morgan
and Putnam, as a suitable one to be voted
for, to represent said district in the Senate
of Georgia; and the undersigned were
appointed a committee to communicate to
you the fact, and to request your consent
to the use of your name in this connection.
At a time like the present, when the
usual order of things has become so great
ly disturbed, and when so much suffering
has been entailed on the people, we fuel
that, more than ever, the counsels of our
wisest and ablest men should be summon
ed, in order to relieve as far as it is possi
ble to he done by legislation, that disor
der and those sufferings. Coufidiiig in
your ability to meet the demands of the
crisis, and in your firmness and energy to
prosecute such measures as you may be
lieve neccssaiy for the public good, we
trust you will permit us to present your
name to the district, as above su^gestei
An early reply is respectfully requested.
Very respectfully,
Roiikkt G. Jenkins, Jos. A. Moseley,
Wm. J.'Myrick, R. I. Wynn,
Ciias. N. Horne, D. R. Adams.
Samuel Pearson,
Eatonton, Ga., Sept 8th, 1803.
Gentlemen : .1 am just in receipt of your
note of this date, informing me that at a
meeting of the citizens of the county held
at the Court-house to-day, my name was
suggested to the 2Sth Senatorial District,
composed'of the couuties of Morgan, Jas
per and Putnam, as a suitable one to rep**
resent tho district in the State. Legislature.
It is well known to you, gentlemen, that
I have not sought office, neither am I now
a seeker. And hut for a disease from
which I have been a sufferer for about 12
years, of which I may never hope to re
cover,- and which unfits me for the du
ties of a soldier’s life, I had, ere this, been
in the service of my country ill the army.
Y'et I do not feel myself at liberty to de
cline the use of my name under the ch\
cuiustaiices, and especially as the sugges
tion emanates from such a source.
That the voters of the district may cast
their votes understandiugly in reference
to my position, I have briefly to state, that
while I have uot held President Davis, as
an executive, in as high estimation for his
efficiency as some others, and what objec
tions I have had to him have boen based
mainly upon what I eouceived his ineffi
ciency in as vigorous a prosecution of the
war as tbo exigencies demanded, still
1 have been, and ain now utterly against
all factious opposition to his administra
Prociamaliou by the Governor.
Executive Department, 1
September 5, 1863. )
To the Arms bearing People of Georgia :
Thu* far you have experienced but lit
tle of the horrors of wav, and while you
have been obliged to dispense with luxu
riea which you otherwise might have en
joyed, you have suffered comparatively lit
tle privation, except tho loss of friends on
battle-fields iu othe. States. Now a pow
erful army, commanded by one of the most
unscrupulous of the Generals of the enemy,
is advancing npon our Northwestern bor
der, threatening to violate your homes,
lay waste your fields, destroy your cities,
desecrate the graves of your fathers, and
the altars wlje^e you worship the living
God.
If the enemy is successful, you must
flee from your native country, and as out
cast paupers, wander in foreign lauds ; or
you must submit to tyranny, with chains of
oppression the most galling that were ev
er borne by an enlightened people.
Let no-one hope to escape by mean a-
baudonment of our cause in the midst of
our troubles, or by swearing allegiance to
a government that has wantonly shed so
much precious Southern hlood, and laid his
friends aud relatives cold in death. Our
noble dead slain by the enemy would re
buke such dastardly conduct from their
bloody graves ! Let none hope to save
their property by favoring a reconstruc
tion of the old Union, or by ai*y reunion
with our wicked and heartless invaders.
All such dreams are worse than delusions.
Three-quarters of a century of experience
has proved, that no covenant, agreement
or constitutional compact, wilibiud the peo--
ple of the Northern States, as communi
ties, longer than it is their interest to ob
serve the obligation. It would take all
the property of the South to pay the im
mense war debt of tho North, and to satis
fy Yankee cupidity in the possession of ml-
restrained power.- Reconstruction is noth
ing but submission and submission plun
ges ns into the deepest degradation, and
the most abject poverty and misery, if
there be any who favor such means to se
cure peace, let them remember the senti
ment of tho great Carolina statesman. It
is the peace which the kite gives the
dove, the wolf to the lamb, Russia to
Poland, and death to its victim. If we
prefer ta live free rather than live slaves,
we must put forth our whole energies in
this crisis of our fate.
Georgia has never failed to respond to
every call made by the President for
troops, from the commencement of the war
to the present day ; and she has iu every
case, when a call has been made for volun
teers, tendered more than the number re
quired.
In response to the late call for 8,000 men
for local defence, I shall have gratification
to tender to the President 15.000, w ithout
counting the drafted men. The draft was
only necessary in a few localities to com
pel each county to do its just part, when
some had tendered three times the luim
^ Fannin, White, Lumpkin, Gilmer. Walker
Chattooga, and Dade, which will await
special orders, as their service is consider-
ed indispensible at iheir homes, Loldi,,,
themselves in readiness to obey order-, -
a moment’s warning and diilling twice
week uutil tho present exit
igency ia paj s .
ed.
2. Every man who has a shot gun 0r
rifle, fit for use, will bring it. And e»c
man will bring with him either a blanket
or other covering, and will leave lmm*
with provisions enough to carry him too„ 0
of the places of rendezvous named above
aud to serve him one day after bis arrival
3. In counties where almost the entire
population have volunteered, ouly a niur
her as large as the quota required from t| 1B
county will he called upon to respond to
the order. More may come if they choose'
to do so, but those that remain will bold
themselves in readiness to assist in repell
ing any raid that may approach their
neighborhood. In these cases the com-
manding officers will collect the whole'
force and select from them for the present
service the most able-bodied soldiers 0 f
their commands.
4. The remaining companies in the Statr*
whose bonndaries of service do not embrace
the upper portion of the State, are invited
to volunteer for this particular service-
and other persons not members of the
companies who are able to bear arms, are
invited to join them and aid in repelling
the enemy. Under tho law, none of the
home guard can be compelled io go out of
the State, but if asked to do so, it is not
doubted that they will promptly volunteer
to cross the line, if they can better defend
Georgia on Tennessee soil. Those who
do volunteer to cross the line will ,
none of their rights by so doing, and will#
be permitted to return as soon as the exi-
gency will permit. •
5. Infantry companies will supply them,
selves with the best means of transporta
tion they can procure to the nearest Rail
road depot, from which point they will be
transported to the place of rendezvous, as
is usual in such cases, on the commandm*
officer. Cavalry will march on the most
direct route usually travelled.
6. The Captain of each company is
authorized to make details of men, who in
consideration of the public interests, and
their efficiency i« rendering service to the
community are most necessary at home,
provided that the number detailed to re
main at home shall not exceed in any case,
one sixth of the company.
7. Drafted men attached to companies
will be required to go with them, unless
prevented from bodily infirmity absolute
ly disqualifying them for a short term of
service. Drafted men attached to compa
nies who *nay refuse, from any other cause
to obey this order will be arrested by tbe
commander of their company and compelled
to serve.
8. Companies organized for the local
defense of cities, factories, workshops, or
iron works, will remaiu at their positions,
and drill twice a week, awaiting or
ders. As such points are most likely to
, % , , „ he the first attacked by raids of the enemy,
her required, and to compel a few mote to .i . - . ., J , ». . J
r . . , | the companies at them will, at all times
tion, and I condemu all attempts at any
individual contributions ho applied to this , organization, based upon^xesistance
iu>b!e purpose. Let the man of wealth, the j |,j s administration, and hold that it is
It would, indeed, he a union, ^iu blessed ol-
Godaud uusanclioned by our holy religion
We will bavo no fellowship, wo will pledge
no faith, with the plunderers of our prop
erty—the murderers of our sons, and the
violators of our wives aud daughters. Be
fore we yield to such a union, let every
plain in the Confederacy he a hatlle fiehl,
and every warrior bite the dust iu death.
These are my feelings in regard to out
btiuggle for independence, and I am hap
py to believe that if they he objected to
by an occasional timid man at home, they
meet the hearty coucurimice of our brave
soldiers iu the army. 1 am yet to hear,
speculator mid exto> tioncr, whilst heaping
up his money, reflect how valueless it will
he if subjugation reaches his door. Better
.‘-'catter it with lavish hand iri noble deeds
of charity, than have it waitn the pockets
of Yankee invaders.
The wants and comforts of the soldiers
in the. field and llieii families al home shall,
as they have ever.(lone, receive my espe*.
eial consideration il elected Governor.
State and individual economy should cease
to he watchwords, when connected with
these great objects.
My official support should, upon every
call, he given to the Government, when
not clearly unconstitutional. This is no
time for factious opposition or grudg
ing support to the Administration. If we
fall, it matters not whether in strict ac
cordanco with the letter of the Constitu
tion— if wo succeed, not one among the
happy thousands will stop his strains ol
praise and shouts of joy to enquire if it
was all done precisely according to the
requirements of the Constitution.
lie who is at the helm of tho ship of
,State is an approved warrior and states
man. His every talent and energy are
directed to our success. We will not crip
ple his efforts by unnecessary criticism ;
hut as Aaron and Ilurr did by M oses, we
will stay his hands and make them steady,
until tho going down of tho sun.
U elected Governor, I shall throw no
official protection around any citizen, with
in the embrace of tho Conscript Law. And
in my appointments t<» office, my policy
shall he to give employment, and assist
atict, in every practicable case, to those
who have been disabled in the service of
the country, or who by ago or condition
are not in militia liability.
A few more thoughts aud I have done.
These, are, indeed, “times that try mere’s
souls.” We are truly passing through a
fiery ordeal ; and lie is, indeed, a patriot
whose faith is unwavering, and whosecou
fideuce in the God oi battles is still strong
and mighty. The enemy press its on all
sides with his exultant host. Grief for the
loss of loved ones has visited almost every
household iu the Confederacy. Yet amidst
all these trials and afflictions, there is to
bo found a strong and abiding confidence,
among the. great mass of our people, in our
ultimate success. The word 'fait," is ig
iiored in their vocabulary. I am sure
and mutual taucor have unlimited sway [ ’there has recently been a great wakening
up to our perilous condition, and to the
great interests at stake—to the truth—our
all of honor, property and domestic happi
ness is iiitaflVed in this great struggle.
The time lias long since arrived, when
»ur people should consider our condition
only with tho patriot’s eye and the patriot’s
heart.
Will not, the lover of gold give up, for a
while, his money making, and come to the
rescue of his country f Will not tbo spec
ulator ami extortioner, who have brought
reproach on their own names aud tears to
widows and orphans, wipe out that re**
pruoch and retrieve au honorable uaure by
my duly and the duty of every citizen, in
view*of the common good and the success
of our arms, to yield to his administration
our support. Such 1 accept as my duty,
and so l act.
As there is danger to the country from
the lurking of rc construction sentiments
in the minds of some persons, I desire to
say that no terms could be offered by the
North, upon which l would be willing to a
re construction of the old Union, nor upon
which 1 would he willing to see the South
enter with her into the same general gov
ernment. That the war in which we are
engaged, and which has been wickedly
forced upon us by our enemies, notwith
standing our efforts to avoid it, should he
prosecuted until an honorable peace re
unites to the South, or wo are utterly ex
hausted in our struggle for independence.
Recognizing the truth that one class of
our citizens ought not to make a profit of
the misfortunes of others, engaged with
them aliko in our country’s defence, I be
lieve, that as a corrective of this, as far as
practicable, such a system of taxation
ought to he adopted as will make income
the basis of taxation, so that those who
make a profit of the war, shall mainly bear
the burden of taxation.
I hold that it is the duty of all persons
to receive Confederate Treasury notes at
nar value in payment of debts, both those
contracted before the war aud since, as well
as in the usual course of trade; and if
elected, I shall favor the passage oi' a law,
if within the constitutional reach of our
State legislature, which 1 believe, to make
the refusal so to receive Confederate Treas
ury notes, penal.
’The support of our soldiers iu the field
and of their families at home, I regard as a
duty of the highest importance, aud shall
at nil times most heartily support measures
looking to this end—holding, that as he
tweeu the citizen at home and the soldier,
if either has to suffer for the .lack of any
thing, it ought to he the citizen rather than
tho soldier.
Illegitimate trade, or speculation, and
its concomitant, extortion, are proper sub
jects of legislation, aud if I am elected, I
shall render what aid I may he able in the
passage of such prudential laws as have
for their object the restraint and control of
these evils.
Having thus briefly stated uiy position
upon several matters of interest to the
country, allow me to express through you
to the inuetiug, whose organ you are, my
high appreciation of the complimentary
manifestation of their confidence which
you have been pleased to make known to
me, and to you, severally, geutlemen, my
sincere thanks fur the very kind mauuer
iu which you have mado known the wish
es of the meeting.
Very truly aud faithfully, yours,
J. ADAMS.
To Messrs. D. R. Adams, R. C. Jenkins,
W. J. My rick, ti. rearson, and others,
CQ nuitttee, &c.
enter service who couhl uot otherwise be
iufluenced to do co. The result has been
a triumphant vindication of the character
and voiuuteer spirit of the State.
There yet remains in our beloved State,
including the organization formed for
home defence, over forty thousand men
able to bear aims in any emergency. It
hut half tin's number will reinforce the
Confederate army now on out- border, we
can drive the enemy out of East Tennes
see, and free our State from threatened in
vasion.
Georgians! you who remain in the
State, owe this to the gallant men who
have left their homes and gone to distant
fields to meet tho foe. You owe it to the or
phans of the immortal dead, who have lost
their lives in your defcmce. You owe it to
the noblewomen of Georgia, who with their
hearts full of patriotism, have by their unti
ring energy .clothed the naked and contrib
uted millions of dollars to the support of
our cause ; and who like guardian angels,
have ministered to the comfort and sooth
ed the agony of the sick and wounded of
every State who, iu their passage over
our territory, have come within their reach
You owe it to your own wives and children
to the families of our soldiers now in ser
vice in other States, and to unborn poster
ity. Will you not rise in your might and
put forth alt your manliness for this glori
ous consummation.
Having been asked by the authorities at
Richmond to call out the Home Guards to
assist in this emergency, I invite their at
tention to the accompanying orders of the
Adjutant and Inspector General of this
State aud direct that it ho promptly obey
ed.
Men of Georgia who have stout hearts
and strong arms, when you leave your
farms aud your merchandise to assist in
driving the vandals from our borders, the
remembrance of the fate of New Orleans,
Nashville, and other places which have
surreodered to the enemy, must unaltera
bly .fix your determination that they shall
not occupy Georgia territory and tyran
nize over Georgia citizens; and must
nerve your arms for the contest, and impel
you to strike lor the preservation of your
homes, protection of your property, the
purity of your wives and daughters, and
the transmission of your liberties to the
latest hour. Dark clouds hang around us
and wc are passing through 4 trying orde
al, hut truth and justice are on our side,
aud if every mau will put liis trust in God,
and do his whole .duty our cause, will
triumph, and we shall not only conquer a
poace, but we shall establish constitutional
liberty, without which our struggle will
have been in vain.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
hold themselves ready for service at tbe
shoitcst notice,
9. Companies throughout the State, not
called into service by this order, or volun
teering under it, will drill at least once a
week. From this drill only Ordinaries
will he exempted, on account of the busi-
of their offices, which is necessary to tbe
protection of the estates of deceased sol
diers. They will he expected, however,
to turn out when threatened with a raid in
their vicinity.
10. While in service under this order,
both officers and men mast expect to en
dure some hardships. The Quartermaster’s
and Commissary’s Departments, however,
will doal! in their powef for their comfort
and health, and will contribute as far a~
in them lies to make the service agreeable
and pleasant. It would be well though,
for every man to look to his own probable
wants, as much as lie can, without need
lessly burdening himself with baggage.
By order of the Commander in-chief.
HENRY C. WAYNE,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Mr.-Fcrlow’s Letter.—The letter of
Hon. Timothy Furlow, accepting the nom
ination as a candidate for Governor, will
he found in to day’s paper. We publish
it as part of the history of the times, anu
for the general information of the people-
The letter is patriotic, ar,d manly in if?
tone, and contrasts quite favorably witu
the egotisms and special pleading iu the
letter of Mr. Hill. Mr. Furlow is a man of
great intelligence and fine native intellect;
a farmer by avocation, aud therefore, fa
miliar with the real interests and necessi
ties of the people.— Col. Sun.
Gloom in Washington.—A special dis
patch from Washington of the 22d speaks
gloomily of tho present situation which
places Washington in the same .situation
it was this time last year. The dispatch
says Lee’has been heavily reinforced, and
is exercising wiadojn, and decision, and
action, while Meade is guilty of gross stu
pidity, hesitation and inactivity.
should not be surprised any day to near
of the army of the Potomac falling hack to
Washington. Unless prompt active move
ments are taken it predicts another like
the two preceding wiuters. Washington
beleagured and the Confederate nag
floating in sight of the Capitol.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
Adgt. and Ins-pt. Gun’s Office, )
Atlanta, Sept 5th, 1863. I
General Orders No. 24.
Iu conformity to the foregoing proclama
tion of his Excellency the Governor of this
State, I am directed to issue the foliowiug
order*;
I. All volunteer organizations for home
defence, arhosu prescribi*! limits embrace
Atlanta, or Any part of the State, between
that poiut and the Tennessee line, are
hereby ordered to report immediately, at
either Kingston on the State ICoad, or at
Atlanta, as may he the most convenient to
the commanding officers of the Confederate
States army at those points, except the
Floyd county Legion, which is now in
camp on special service, and the companies
in Rabun, Habersham, .Towns, Union,
A Go«*n Suggestion.—In view of the
‘fact that the enemy in their raids couhl
destroy hut little corn if not cribbed. w0
heard a planter suggest the other day ( sa P
the Kosciusko Chronicle) that the preset-
corn crop should be left ungathered in
the exposed localities until wanted by t £
Government. He contends, and we turn
very justly too, that by pursuing such |
course the amount of corn that would j u
lost by exposure to the weather would ^
much less than by cribbing it and leUU'o
the enemy burn it by wholesale.
[Sac, Rtp-
What is true as to the external and interi
or pheuomina of our globe is also frequen
ly true as to. character—that extrem® co ^
ness upon the surface may exist iu conne*.-
tion with great- internal heat.
Prices of Negroes in Atlanta.—A* f ‘ a
auction sale* of negroes by Messrs.
f01 d, grazier & Co., in Atlanta, °“ .
iu- t. young negro men bicught from
to $3,000; women from $2,250 to j,
14 year eld boys $2,60o; lOyear old g‘ i s
$2,350.