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(karli) (Counti) Btfos.
HEIJRY Id. SNEED,
EDITOR it PROPRIETOR.
f), K. GROUEY, Publisher.
TiT.A KELY:
WKDNKSDAY, NOV. 4, lHtio.
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Religious Notice.
I will commence a meeting of some days
at Pit jsant Gtove Church, in the Blakely
Circuit, on-Saturday before the second
Sunday in November.
F. M. Wilson, P. C.
The Editor, in conjunction with other
Ministers, will hold a Protracted Meeting
at Cordra’s Cross Hoads, commencing on
Saturday before the !ld Sunday in Nov.
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Th will be absent for a few days
iu Florida.
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In consequence of a glorious revival of
religion at the M. E. Church, the appear
ance of Blakely has assumed quite a dif
ferent feature. Would that the world could
be affected iu the same way—truly would
the sword be beaten into a “ plough share,”
and peace shed its lovely mantle again over
our distracted country.
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We respectfully invite all hoys who have
business with either the Editor or Publish
er to call on us at our office; but to the
friends and associates of our “Ucvil ” we
would say they will oblige us very much
by seeing him, after working hours, on the
street, or other places than the office. A
printing office is no place for boys to be
loafing about.
We would call especial attention to the
advertisement of Col. 0. I*. Fannin, in our
issue of to-day, who has the agency for re
ceiving the Tax in Kind for Early county.
Col. Fannin is a man of business qualifica
tions, energetic in the discharge of his du
ties, and a polished gentleman. The pro
ducers will find Sacks at the Court House,
and deliver their produce either at How
ard's or Porter's Landing.
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Wc would call the attention ol’ the pub
lic, and especially of young men between
the ages of fifteen and eighteen years, to
the card of Capt. B. ]). Lumsden, who is
authorized to raise a Company for guard
duty in Macon. Ilis Company has been
organized, but is not yet full. This i* a
rare chance, and a delightful service, es
pecially when we remember the dignified,
kind and gentlemanly deportment of its
gallant Captain.
We naturally feel a delicacy giving
publicity to the “Tribute of Respect”
paid the Editor by the M. E. Church in
this place, and as an apology for so doing
we would remark that the card of Resolu
tions iu manuscript hear the genuine sig
natures of every member of the Church
who have had an opportunity of signing it.
We have been urged, moreover,, by them,
in person, to insert it, and in doing which
the Editor returns his heart’s warmest
gratitude to the Church, with whom he has
labored with unparalleled pleasure, and in
praying for the future prosperity of the
Church, do most cordially accept the kind
invitations set forth in the Resolutions.
Fort Gaines and Colquitt-
Scarcely a day passes over onr head but
we hear complaints from the direction of
Fort Gaines and Colquitt, and beyond, of
not having received our paper. There is
doubtless a “screw loose” somewhere,and
wc arc sure the fault is neither with our
office or the post office at this place, hence,
the fault is elsewhere, and from the fact
of a number of letters returning to this
place, after having been forwarded from
here half a dozen times to Fort Gaines’, wc
arc constrained to think that the Post Mas
ter at Fort Gaines if continually drunk, and
having evidence of the fact ol his direlec
tion of duty of every character, wc shall
report the drunken Post Master to Ifcad-
Quarters , if these complaints arc not ceas
ed, and more respect paid to the delivery
of th*e.A cics to its subscribers. It would
he well for the Post Master at Colquitt to
take these hints to himself, for fear wo
might, after trying turf and grabs, see what
virtue there L in Hones.
A Visit to Columbu3.
In going, in staying and in returning we
saw many things that we don’t like to see.
Even in the short distance from Fort Gaines
to Cqfhbert, we were shugrined at the very
vulgar conduct of some of our own Sol
diers, who had beeu stationed at the ob
structions in the Chattahoochee River, and
were beiug scut to the Hospital in Amen
cus, and who had, while lying over in Fort
G aines, gotten beastly drunk. There seem
ed to be no superior officers among them ;
or, if there were, they, too, had fallen vie-
tim to “JBilhf Patterson.” At all evlluts,
the uuceariug strains of profanity that com
manded the attention and disgust of the
whites, caused reflections something like
these : Now these poor fellows have been
compelled to lay over at Fort Gaines, and
some unprincipled wretch, not satisfied
with having bereaved the widow and gob
bed the orphan of their livelihood, and
scattering want and degradation abroad in
the land, had put the bottle to these brave
Soldiers mouths, subjecting them to the
dire punishment consequent upon -u'eh a
violation of the “ Army Regulations.”
When will the world be relieved from such?
Rut we were no less mortified at the very
bigoted, unaccommodating and foolish airs
of the Conductor from Fort Gaines to Cuth
bert, who is also (as we learn) Express
Messenger and Agent. We know but lit
tle in reference to him, but our opinion is,
from his abrupt address to ladies and gen
tlemen, that lie has by far more brass than
brains, and is very fond of yood whisky —-
ihouffh lie drinks “ ball-face ßeside these
very unpleasant scenes, we found at Fort
Valley a “ place to get your money back*,”
(in a horn !) bearing the name of a Hotel,
where they feed on “bull-beef and “bran
cofce,” at only three dollars a meal, pro
vided the patrons require no extras, or to
be treated as gentlemen ! From this place
to the city of our destination wc found in
the person of some foreign-faced creatures
the remaining features of “big [ andlittlQ
U.” One thing, however, that we did not
fancy, was the custom among the Conduc
tors of the Hoads of locking up the “ La
dies’ Car” and carrying the keys in their
pockets, and refusing to let any stranger
in, no matter how much of a gentleman he
might be, while any vagabond with a bot
tle of “ red-eye” could enter without any
difficulty whatever. But after many long
and tiresome hours, and passing through
many scenes of unpleasantness, 4 we arrived
at the City, and, as is natural, a feeling of
joy iuvoluntarily hurst upon our minds as
our feet once more rested upon the soil of
our nativity. In passing to the hotel, and
in slumbering, we could but dream of the
pleasure of meeting old friends, and view
ing the first works of nature'our eyes ever
beheld. But shame! These reflections
were only to be dispersed by the light of
the following day. To our astonishment,
Columbus has decreased over two hundred
per cent. The best citizens are all gone,
and their honest avocations suspended, while
their places ave filled with filthy Jews with
shops of swindling and robbery. Think
of calico at ten dollars per yard, seventy
live dollars for a pair of pantaloons, fifty
dollars for a hat, three dollars a pound for
meat, and everything else in proportion !
and then tell us, is it any wonder tve were
ashamed of our birth-place ? But if this
was all we could get aloug; but, in addi
tion to this, we found men who were out
of the army because of Ministerial func
tions, and who had taken advantage ot the
“ five corner fraternity ” for obtaining fa
vor of the people, and who, by soiqe hook
or crook, had gotten a contract with the
Government for making Soldiers clothing.
But “ nary bit” of the work do they do ;
but, carrying out their obligations of be
nevolence, have hired a number of poor
women, and are paying them the enormous
price of fifty cents a garment, aull, being
desperately opposed to extortion, specula
tion, and such like, (!) they only charge
the government tweuty times as much as
they pay the poor women iu their employ,
and who, being kfi’t alone, are dependent
upon their own labor for support. Os all
the fiendish speculations of which we have
heard during the war, this is the darkest,
being not only a speculation in dollars and
cents, but of the labor, and we may say of
the life-blood of poor, honest females—the
wives and daughters of brave and gallant
Soldiers! My God !is there a place iu
all the domain of Satan sufficiently hot and
miserable for such men ? We think it very
doubtful. We doubt uot the exceeding
great pity of a merciful God is long since
suspended toward these men; and feeling
such—and also that the avocations and gen
eral, operations'of that once lovely City
(Columbus) were in keeping with the con
duct of those good brethren who were
ing so much good for the poor in the City—
our joy turned into disgust, and rushing
hurriedly to C ’s Hotel, we called for
our bill —which wa3 only fifteen dollars a
day !—paid up, and “ skedaddled,” refus
ing to let our eyes farther behold the polu- ,
tions of the world. And. indeed, we felt
somewhat fearful that the fate of Ilighteous
Lot would overtake us while sojourning iu
those regions of consumate crime before
we could escape—but a wise Providence, or
something, has returned us again to our
lovely village, and to our office, where, for
the future, we will try and be found often
cr, and with more care and interest for the
News.
A Tribute of Respect.
At a meeting of the members of the
Methodist E. Church at Blakciy, held this
day, the following Preamble and Resolu
tions were unanimously adopted :
Whereas, Almighty God, in his prov
idence, (as we believe,) has timely directed
Rev. Tlenry M. Sneed to our midst, by
whose indefatigihle efforts the Church has
prospered beyond-our most sanguine ex.-
pcctations in (lie conversion of our children
and friends, and the general upbuilding of
the Church ; th re fore be it
Resolved, That we do most heartily ap
preciate the very faithful labors dispensed
by’him from lime to time, and humbly
trust, and respectfully request that he con
tinue his labors of love with us; and be it
further
Resolved, That we, in the main, do hear
tily approve of the doctrines promulgated
by said Rev. Homy M. Sneed as sound,
forcible, Methodistic and irrefutable, and,
moreover, believe him to be a man of piety
and union with God, with talents of great
usefulness; and be it further
Resolved, That we earnestly request Pro.
Sneed to unite with us as a member of our
Church.
Resolved, That the above Preamble and
Resolutions be published in the Early
County News.
F. M. Wilson, Cii’n.
J. S. Rowland, Sec’y.
Blakely, Nov. 2, 1808.
Weekly Summary of Hews.
The news from Charleston, dated Oct.
30th, says the bombardment of Sumter on
that day is regarded as the heaviest that has
yet taken place. From sundown Wednes
day to ' sundown Thursday many shots
of all calibres, from 15 inch Mortars so
300 pound Parrots, and downwards, had
been thrown into and against the fort, caus
ing a portion of the seawall to fall in, bury
ing thirteen men beneath its ruins.
Advices from North Alabama say that
Gen. Ferguson, with a portiou of his brig
ade, attacked aud completely routed the
enemy’s cavalry on the 27th, which has
been making a raid iu Marion county.
The guerrillas are getting troublesome on
the M ississippi river.
G rant announces that Sherman succeeds ,
him iu the Department of Tennessee.
There arc rumors of another raid from
Vicksburg, but arc not generally credited.
Twenty-one Yankees were captured near
Corinth by Bolton’s cavalry.
Atlanta papers state that a portion of
the Federal army crossed at Brown’s Fer
ry, three miles below Chattanooga, and
have taken possession of Raccoon Moun
tain, from whence they are shelling our
troops on the west side of Lookout, and
our batteries are replying. Further infor
mation says that two lines have already
come iu coutact, resulting in scenes of
fierce combat. It is said our loss is alrea
dy as high as one thousand in killed aud
wounded.
The Prince of Wales is tolerably comfort
able for a young man just commencing the
world. Oue million dollars of the accumu
lation of his Cornwall estate lias been paid
for an estate in Norfolk ; two millions and
a half remain as a balance with his banker,
and he lias besides an income of §125,000
a year from his landed uroperty, with
$500,000 voted him by IVainwt while
his mother lives, and §250,000 nth money
for his bride. A youug gentleman, with
no present family, may manage to keep
house very comfortably on this amount,
and not deny himself any of the usual com
fort:! of a household,
When will wc have Peace!
We hear tlii i question propounded by
almost every one with whom we meet, and,
indeed, we often, in our moments of reflec
tions, ask our own heart aud mind the same
question, aud while the echoing shouts of
triumph, from the swamps of Chickamau
ga, the valley of 3lanassas and Sabino Pass,
together with tidings of continncd defiance
to the unparalleled efforts of the hireling
crew from the “ Island City ” fall upon our
ears, we are almost ready to exclaim, rce
shall soon have a conquered peace. But
when we arouse a’nd look abroad upon tlu>
flood of extortion, the depreciation of Con
federate money, the innumerable tricks and
hellish plans in operation to scrceu m< u
from the army, who were exceedingly anx
ious, before the war, to drink all the blood
shed in consequence of secession, and,
moreover, the vast deluge of practical wick
edness that overspreads the land as a sheet
our sanguinity sinks into an abyss of fear
aud doubt. Nut fearing, however, subju
gation by our euctnies —nay verily, for we.
have yet the first impression iu that direc
tion to harbor within our breasts—but we
do fear that the continuation of unholy
pursuits—Extortiou, Speculation, depreeb
ation of the Currency of the country, and
that by its own officials and “ tax-gather
ers" drunkenness, littleness of soul, refus
ing to become subject to powers that
be,” and such like—will so engulf us in
dissention, strife, emulations, aud such like,
as will but tend to darkness both the poli
tical and religious element to such an alarm
ing extent as to call down upon the land
the unmitigated curse of a Righteous God,
and thereby continue the unholy war from
which we now suffer; and falling by these
reflections into such fears and doubts, we
can but fall back upon the correct data, that
when Extortion, Speculation, depreciation,
drunkenness, littleness of soul, dissention,
strife and emulation, and such like, is ban
ished from the face of the earth, and eve
ry man in every station rises up in solid
phalanx, and rushes to the contest, bearing
not only the legitimate equipments of iit
tcral warfare, but being armed by faith iu
the God of Gideon, without reference to
self-aggrandizement, or anything else, but
.the ultimate conquest and lasting indepen
dence of these Confederate States. ' But
when will these things be ? But there is
something else to be done besides a cessa
tion of evil works and a general rallying
to the standard, and to God. There is
bread and meat to be made for the suste
nance of the army and the people at home;
and yet we hear men claiming loyality de
claring they cannot get anything for their
corn, and have been compelled to suffer
the loss of at least half a crop, and conse
quently plant just enough to do them, and
let every one look out for themselves iu
like manner. But oh! how little such men
feel for the suffering family of the Soldier
and the indigent poor ! Yea, how little
the soul of such men!—imagine the shake in
a mustard seed, and you have an idea of
their patriotism ! If wo would succeed,
let us plant large crops of wheat, corn, and
all other necessaries of life, and then, with
devotion to God and the cause of Indepen
dence, let us consecrate not only our influ
ence, but our crops, property, family, and
even our own life’s blood, if need be, and
after the fire of patriotism has fallen, and
consumed the sacrifice, let us stand firm
aud unshaken as the “ rock of ages,” feel
ing that the earth may quake and move
beneath us, the political element swell with
convulsions ol war and rumors of war, the
heaveus pass away with the philosophical
ignition ordained to the event, and after
all, let life sink apace with the patriotic
sentiment, “ Rather than become subject
to the dominions of “Abe,” let the earth
open and swollow us,” control the last ac
cents of our lips, and echo forth to rising
generations.
“ To rob the country, two contractors come
One cheats in corn, the other cheats in rum;
Which is the greater, if you can explain,
A rogue in spirit, or a thief in grain."
Major IV. S. Wood, Quartermaster at
Bacon's Quarter-Branch, and Major J. 11.
Whitfield, Quartermaster, have been drop,
pod from the roll of Quartermasters of the
» Confederate States Army.
No doubt they can afford to be dropped.
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The Atlanta Confederacy announces that
Gen. Polk has been assigned to duty in M iss
issippi and General Hardee transferred so
Teuncssee. In other words, the two Gener
als have changed places.