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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.