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(fcarlg Cnmitg Betas,
HENRY M. SNEED,
EDITOR <Sc PROPRIETOR.
E. H. GROUBY, Publisher.
BLAK JfcXlTj
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 18G3.
The Editor, iu conjunction with other
Ministers, will hold a Protracted Meeting
»t Cordra’s Cross Ronds, commencing on
Saturday before the 3d Sunday in Nov.
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The absence of the Editor, and the in
(lUposition of the Publisher, is our only
analogy for the scarcity of editorial matter
tilis week. 1 lie Publisher hopes to do bet
ter hereafter when the Editor is absent.
No news of importance by last mail.
.The President was accompanied on his
visit to Charleston by two of bis aids, Gen.
Coatia Leo, son of Gen. Lee, and Col.
Johnson, a son of Gen. Sydney Johnson.
Col. Chestnut is, we learn, at Camden
We see an advertisement in the last
Ttomasville Times headed “ Here’s Your
Mule.” We would advise the gentleman
who hus taken up said mule to turn him
over to the editor of the Times —then there
would be a mule and a jackass in the same
concern!
Richmond correspondent says the
place of Attorney General, vacated by
Judge Watts, was offered to Senator Hen
*7. Tennessee, who declined it, and it is
now at the disposal of Judge Jenkins, of
Augusta, Ga. No better selection than
the last named gentleman could have been
made.
The War Department at Washington
has decided that Shakers and other sects,
professing conscientious scruples against
performing military duty, are liable to the
draft, and if they won’t fight they must
pay. In these eases commutation money
will be a lien, and be levied upon common
property of the sect.
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I'he editor at Thomasvillo wants to buy
100 pounds of bacon immediately 1 Why
don’t lie call on his candidate friend who
ran for Congress at the late election ? As
he has furnished him with printing mate**
rial for some time by which to get to Con
gress on, we should think the same chap
might afford to give the “ lying editor ” a
few pounds of meat to grease his foul
throat 1
The Richmond Examiner , of Friday
week, says that official information has been
received that the enemy design to make
immediately a grand combined and simul
taneous attack upon Savannah, Pocotali
go and Sullivan’s Island. It is thought
probable that only heavy demonstrations
will be made against Savannah and Poco
taligo, while the real attack will be upon
Sullivan’s Islaftd.
We return thanks to our Senator, lion.
C. D. Hammond, for a copy of the “ An
nual Report of the Comptroller General,”
and also for a copy of the “ Annual Mes
sage of Gov. Jos. E. IJrown, to the Georgia
Legislature.” These are both very impor
tant documents to every citizen of this
State, and we will try and give them a
careful perusal, and probably give our read
ers a synopsis of the same, as well as a few
editorial comments, in our next.
The Georgia Legislature organized last
Ihursdav, sth inst., at 12 o’clock, a. m.
Gen. A R. Wright was elected President
of the Senate on the sixth ballot, over Col.
Chambers, of Muscogee, by a vote of two.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, of Bibb, was
elected Speaker of the House over the Hon.
B. 11. Bigham, of Troup. L. 11. Kenan,
of Baldwin, was elected Secretary of the
Senate, in opposition to J. M. Mobley, of
Harris. L. Carrington, of Baldwin, re
elected Clerk without opposition. L. A.
Simmons, of Pickens, elected Messenger
of the Senate, and Jesse Osliu, of Cobb,
Messenger of tbe House. Win. 11. Rob
erta door keeper of the Senate. The Presi
dent of the Senate and Speaker of the
House delivered short bat eloquent speech
es in reply to the honor conferred upon
them..
We paid a short viait to Fort Gaines
last week, but did not enjoy ourselves as
on many former visits, in consequence of
seeing several newly appointed Government
agents out of men who have never been in
the army, when, to our ow.n knowledge,
there are two or three young men about the ,
place, who have been wounded, and well
calculated to do business, out of any kind
of employment. Now this is ridiculous, and
should be stopped. If the Government is
in need of Agents for collecting wool, hogs,
beef, taxes, tithes, &c., &c., let it employ
Soldiers who are disabled from field duty.
. Another thing that is not right is the
enormously high prices charged by one of
the livery stables in Fort Gaines to send
sick and wounded Soldiers home when they
arrive on the train, and want to go twenty
or twenty-five miles by horse and buggy.
The charge for a one-eyed,
horse, three-wheeled buggy and impudent
driver is $lO per day, and all expenses to
be paid by the paity hiring ! Has a man
who will charge a sick or wounded Soldier
such a price to carry him a few miles got
a soul as big as a mustard seed ? We doubt
it, and will venture to say, is entirely des
titute of all gentlemanly principles. Such
a fellow would swindle his grand-mother
out of her spectacles, and sell them to a
negro for Jive rents in silver ! W e shouldn’t
be surprised if the fellow keeping this sta
ble was a Jew, and probably pretends to
have served the Confederacy as a Soldier,
but, to our own knowledge, he has been in
Fort Gaines about half his time, and are
informed that the balance of the time he
has been in Richmond, no doubt swindling
aud gouging every honest mau he could
get his clutchers on ! This rascal should
be taken up aud made an example of, by
being hung up to the first tree. lie is
undoubtedly an unmitigated rascal, as his
charges very clearly prove.
We stopped at our old friend Wheeler’s,
aud fared sumptuously, by getting some
thing good to eat and an excellent bed to
lie on. u Old man Wheeler” is a clever
and accommodating hotel keeper, and gives
his customers the best that he can get
these hard times. When you go to Fort
Gaines recollect “ Wheeler’s Centra! Ho
tel.”
The editor of the Macon Tel(lie)<jraph
is the strangest fellow we have ever read
after! Before the late Governor's election
came off he made it a daily business to
abuse Gov. BrowD and all his acts; but
now he speaks of Brown and his Message
in very flattering terms! Queer fellow!
Probably this smart editor thought “ Joe.
Brown ” would be»hcaten iu the late elec
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tiou, and by this means .the Tel{Jie)graph
office would get a “fat job” of some kind!
But being badly fooled, he is now disposed
to “turn over” to the “Joe. Brown”
side ! Oh, Lordy! how some people do
twist and turn to be on the “popular "
side !
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The recommendation has been made, in
some parts of the country, that the plan
ters should immediately take measures for
winter crops to relieve the demands for
grain and provisions, and that they should
make their own clothing and supplies.
The advice is pertinent. We have a war
of uneertain length before us, and conse
quent hard times. Provisions, clothing,
shoes, &c.,are high and iu demand. These
things our planters can make. Let the
planters enlarge the grain crops; sow wheat,
rye, barley ; save peas, potatoes, pumpkins;
make their own clothing for family aud
negroes; aud save hides and make shoes
for themselves and slaves.
Elections takes place in Massacusetts,
New York, Maryland and Wisconsin on
the 3d inst., and in Deleware, lowa, and
West Virginia on the 10th inst. Massa
chusetts, Wisconsin, lowa and Minnesota
elects Governor and other State officers.
New York elects all State officers, besides
Governor and Lieut. Governor. Massa
chusetts elects a Sunator in place of Charles
Sumner, whose term expired ou the 3d of
March last. Maryland, Delaware and
West Virginia elects members of Congress.
Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Wis
consin, lowa and Minnesota elects mem
bers of the Legislature.
There is horrible sugaring among the
negroesof Memphis, Tenn. About3s,ooo
are gathered 3long tbe backs of the Mias.
Read advertisement of W It. George
(communicated.)
Subjugation.
. BY 808. THOMPSON.
In the beginning of the fifteenth centu
ry Ilenry VI , of England, having demand
ed the crown of Franco, which was refused,
entered the State with an army of Subjuga
tion, and, near the town of Azincour, gain
ed a complete and brilliant victory. Hen
ry’s progress was almost .uninterrupted for
a period of four years —cities, towns and
castles surrendered to his armies, and his
right to the crown was almost undisputed.
In the southern portion of France the peo
ple acknowledged Charles VITi as King.
The Capitol was iu the hands of the Eng
lish, every town on the seacoast was garri
soned by Henry's soldiers, and the interior
had bowed to his rule, yet Charles, with a
small band of followers, resolved to die
rather than submit. In the town of Or
leans he had collected his army, and the
English besieged the town with ten times
his uumbers. He seems to have given up
the idea of retrieving the sinking fortunes
of his country. At Chi Don, where he held
his Court, he wept over his fallen home.
His star had almost set. Already his de
voted friends at Orleans were crying for
bread. He saw his country and his family
slaves to the ambitious Ilenry. Despair
was staring him in the face, when a simple
peasant girl was presented at his house.
To.save her sinking country, she resolved
to face the deadly shafts of the enemy, and,
with a flag in her hand, she called to the
despondent soldiers to follow where she
led, and “ God would lead them safely
through.” The country girl did what the
a/rnies of France could not do. Joan of
Arc expelled the English from the country.
She was emphatically the deliverer of her
country, for, under her, town after town
and castle after castle surrendered to the
French, and in 1449 the English occupied
but the single town of Calais. Charles wa3
crowned King of all France, but he owed
it to the “ Maid of Orleans.”
The history of Frederic the Great, dur
ing the eeveu years war, is full of instruc
tion to us, for, like us, he and bis people
were threatened with annihilation by the
three powers—France, Austria and Russia.
The seven years struggle was a struggle for
the very existence of the Prussian Empire.
Almost in the beginning he met with de
feat. An army of 40,000 under the Duke
of Cumberland was defeated by the French
Marshal, D’Estress, at Hastemberg, and
capitulated soon after at Closfersevern, com
pletely destroying the power of Frederic
iu Hanover. The second year of the war,
a hundred and thirty thousand Russians
were marching to invade Prussia; the
Swedes had entered the list of his ene
mies, and were preparing an army to in
vade the country; the French were ad
vancing through Germany; Austria had
assembled 180,000 men, and Poland had
assumed the offensive. Ilia situation was
desperate, and it seemed that nothing but
uninterrupted success would save the King
dom. On the 6th of May, 1757, was fought
the battle of Prague—a victory for Fred
eric ; but the defeat at Kolliro, on the 18th
of June, compelled him to give up Bohe
mia. Ilis misfortunes were great, and his
soldiers were distrustful —even those at
home criticised his operations. The Duke
of Cumberland had lost Ins army, leaving
the French at liberty to penetrate Saxony;
Gen. Lchwald was defeated by the Rus
sians ; 20,000 Swedes had eutered Pome
ramia; Silesia was in the hands of one
Austrian army, and another had laid Ber
lin itself under contribution. It seemed
that utter ruin was 6taring him in the face.
He had doubted his ability to cope with so
many foes, and he carried a deadly poison
about him, resolved to die rather than wit
ness the degradation of his country and
the ruin of his family. But he was not
despondent. With 22,000 men he met
united Austrian and French forces', 60,000
strong, at Rosbaeh, on the sth of Novem
ber, completely routing them, and captur
ing sixty pieces of artillery and seven
thousand prisoners Oo the sth of De
cember he met the Austrians near Luethen
with 30,000 men. The Austrians-number
ed 60,000. In the short space of four
hoars Frederic won one of the most glori
ous victories reoorded in history. The
fruits of this victory were great. 27,000
Austaians were killed, wounded or taken,
fifty stand of colors, a hundred guns, and
4,000 wagons fell into the hands of the
Prussians. Breslan opened its gates, and
Silesia was*reconquered. In one month h*"'
had extricated himself from almost iusur
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mountable difficulties. Frederic’s success
was varied during the next two .years, but
on the 12th of August, 1759,.a<jKuners
dorf, on the battlo* w/s fought,
which resulted in defeat to the Prussian
arms. The Prussian army was completely
scattered at this .place, and Frederic.hirn
self escaped with great difficulty to a ruined
farm-house, where he threw his wearied
body on a heap of straw !• But.he recov
ered, the Allies failing to follow up their
victory. He collected 18,000 men, obtain
ed guns from his fortresses, and agaitr made
Berlin safe. In 1760 he was driven almost
to his .Capitol, but by quick movements
and great courage made up his loseeß'by
the end of the year. In 1761 Elizabeth
of Russia died, and Czar Peter lit as
cended the Russian throne. He was"*
friend of Frederic, released his prisoners,
sent them to the Prussian hero, and furn
ished him with 15,000 men to'reinforce
his shattered army. Sweden, France and
Poland also withdrew, and left.,Marla.The
resa alone tofrouttho lion; but she, know
ing the powers' of almest all Europe, Had
failed to subdue the unconquerable Fred
eric, gave up the contest. The peace of
Hubertsburg put an end to the seven years
war, and Frederic the Great was left inf
• peace with all the world. He is an exam
ple for the resolute. “ Fight ou,
ever,” was his principle, and it shou-ld.aol
mate the breasts of the Southern patriot*.
We have never yet been reduced tooth’d
mortification of loosing our Capitol, vet we
have seen that Berlin was twice laid under
contribution. The Anglo-Saxon race, com
posed of the Anglos, Saxons, Normans and
Brittons, has never been subjugated. . Th-t
race has subjected otheF races, but a'r*c*
of its own origin, united and resolved so
set up a Government of its own, has - al
ways succeeded. The Anglo-Saxon rules
in every land—the mighty sceptre of-this
superior people is wielded in all latitudes,
yet he does not draw tribute from a single
offspring that resolved to overthrow bia
authority. The people of the Confederacy
are legitimate children of the parent stock.
The Northern are a mixed people. They
have the German, the Irish, the French,,
and representatives from all nations—even,
the Ethiopian is an acknowledged equal
Wo contend that the pure Anglo-Saxoit
blood is confined to the Southern State*,
and that the Northern population is a «iv l
generate people. To prove this, we refer
the reader to.the heartless atrocities perpe
trated by their soldiers whilst invading out
country, and to the action of Gerf. Lee's
army when in Maryland. The Anglo and
Saxon races were noted for their advance
ment in the Arts and Sciences and the geo,
eral intelligence of the people, the Norman
for his courages and magnanimity, and.the
Britton for his stern defense of home and
property. In the Southern people is blend
ed all these qualities. It ie the character
of nine-tenths of the population. Intelli
gence predominates; the magnanimity of
our rulers is proverbial, and the stern de
fense of our homes has been applauded by
the world ! We have every characteristic
of the Anglo-Saxon, but our enemies, who
claim us as brothers , are totally destitute of
these ennobling qualities—they bear no
comparison to any civilized nation of the
habitable globe, but will compare favors
bly with the wild tribes of Africa, who
devour each other—a condition worse than
that of beasts They cannot bear compari
son with the North American Indian, with
out injuring his fame, for the India* w
generous and brave, but the Yankees arc
thievish and cowardly!
Every school boy is familiar with the
history of the Revolution of 1776, but a
passing notice is necessary. Acts of op
pression so long committed compelled the
United Colonies to declare themselves free
and independant. George 111. immediate
ly organized au army of Subjugation. He
and his ministry conceived it an easy task
to compel our forefathers to submit to their
pusillanimous tyrannies. With a popula
tion of three millions they prepared to bat
tle for right aud justice against ofie of the
most powerful nations of Europe. On the
4th day o: July, 1776, the Colonial Con
gress deolared'to the world that they were
a free and independent people. Every
man that affixed bis eigeature to the Dec
laration knew that death was the penalty
if the enterprise failed, but finely ‘belie?