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(garb (gbuntn |lctos* HENRY M. SNEED. EDITOR &’ I'UOVRhETOR . E. H. GROUBY, Publisher. "B £ A K BLIT: WEDNESDAY, NOV- 18, 1863. .Tames 13. Dunwody, Adm’r, will sell a lot of valuable property at public outcry on the first Saturday in next month. 'lo prevent dogs from killing sheep, cut their ears off close to their tails, before they cut their teeth. The Publisher says the reason why so few women get their lives insured is that they are compelled' to tell their exact age-, -which not one in a thousand will do. ■Messrs. Darby & Price, of Auburn, Ala., will oblige the Publisher if they will settle a bill for three years and a hall advertising he has against them. The Publisher wants to hire, for next year, a Xcgro Woman who is a good cook, washer and ironer. hor sucii a one, with out a good price will be paid. The returned valuation of taxable pro perty in this State is $901,590,583, an in crease on the valuation over last year ol $113,224)321, nearly fifty per <*wt. Pun. The Publisher thinks the Government should take such steps, never mind lmw severe, to govern men who arc not fit to govern themselves, until the war is over. Desperate diseases need desperate remedies. ♦■♦■■■» | The responsibilities of’women have in- 1 creased in proportion with the war. Her chief duty is first to God, and then to en- j courage man to struggle on lor his cause and her protection. Pub. —«—*- ♦ Gov. Smith, elect of Virginia, and Gov. I Watts, elect of Alabama, are addressing I . the people of the different sections in their respective States. We think the policy one that will be attended with many happy results. Pvb. One hundred thousand slaves, from Mis sissippi and Louisiana, have been sent to Texas for safety, and they sell at from three to four thousand dollars apiece. Certainly this does uotlook very much like subjuga tion Pub. • -♦ + The Editor lias been absent for the past two B%eks, during which time the Publish er ha®tried to make the paper interesting. If he has failed, he hopes the readers will took over it, and content themselves uutil the Editor returns. The extortioners —we mean the hun dreds of thousands who speculate in the necessaries of life, and in fine —are doing everything in their power to break down the Government. Though protected by its sturdy arm, they depreciate its curren cy, and do all the injury to the cause in their power. Pub. Eighteen thousand soldiers from New York were furloughed to go home and vote at the election for State officers and mem bers of the Legislature, on the 3d. All who were already on leave of absence had their furloughs extended to the 15th, by order of Gen. Dix, who commands the Department of the East, headquarters at New York. The Ilalcigh (N. C.) Standard says that •“ there is but oue plan to improve the Con federate currency, and that is to defeat and drive back the enemy.” We think that a very good idea, hut we are satisfied there is another remedy equally as.good, and that is to cut the throat of the last extortioner, speculator, thief and Jew in the Southern Confederacy. If this was done, there is no doubt but that- the population would be considerably « thinned out,” but we think what would be left would be more pure and honest than that now afloat. Adopt this plan, aud there will be at least uiue out of every ten of the present stock put out of the way. Pub. God deliver us lrotu Geu. Toombs ! r—r—■ 111 mi niu? We took a short, trip to the country on 1 ast Sunday to spend the day with a friend- W T e enjoyed’ ourselves fiuely stay, looking at the corn, potato andicSj 'crops of our frieud, and also aaw the finest hogs we have ever seen in Geor gia. The trip considerably u refreshed ” us, and made us feel like a new man. Rut “ our feathers were cut” in returning, at seeing a very large lot es land in cotton, instead of having been put in corn, “ the staff of life.” In fact, we had no idea that there was as much cotton planted in Early county as we saw on one or two plantations. It is very strange to us that some men of very large means will plant such cotton crops these times, when they must know that unless the farmers all make corn our cause is gone ! Rut some people do not care a straw “ who sinks, so they swim ! ” A man who now plants a large crop of cot ton is indirectly doing us more harm than the Yankees themselves. Every farmer with a thimble full of brains must know that if large crops of provisions are ss«u planted we cannot be successful in the pres ent strife for independence. The Yankees do not (aud never have) expect to whip us by any other means tlmn by starving us out, and if some Southern planters contin ue to plant cotton as heretofore, how can we expect to get meat and bread to feed oar brave defenders on, so that they can whip the fight and gain our independence? If a. poor man should plant cotton these times, the whole country would howl— “ hang him—he is a traitor to his coun try,” Ac., —but if some rich men do the same thing, it is looked over, aud scarcely a word said about it. This is true —and we defy any one to deny it. Many rich men can do as they please, while a poor man has to do as others say, or else he will be cursed by every one who knows him. Would to God that things would take a change. Pub, would suggest to the “ Ladies’ Aid Society” of this county to : first furnish the needy Soldiers families he're with meat and bread, and then, if they have any surplus cash left, send reli gions papers, tracts, Ac., to the Soldiers. Soldiers can very easily get along without religious documents, but it is impossible for their wives and children to live without meat and bread ! We do not oppose send ing religious priuts into the army when Soldiers families are first well supplied with provisions. Rut this way of giving money away to buy tracts, Ac., for the Sol dier, and letting his family actually suffer for many of the necessaries of life, is per fect tomfoolery according to our notion of thinking. Moreover, hundreds aud thou sands of the tracts printed for the Soldiers never reach them, and nine-tenths of what do are never read, but thr.own away, and never looked at. Our motto is, “ Meal and bread first, and then religious tracts We would like to hear from some of our lady friends of the Society on this subject. There are 4,022 soldiers’ widows in this State; 553 disabled soldiers; 8,55 G sol diers’ orphans under twelve years of age ; 46,219 children of women not widows de pendent upon soldiers in service; 582-chil dren over twqlvo years, not able to support themselves, dependent upon soldiers, and 841 children and indigent persons depen dent upon soldiers. The people, and not the soldiers, who bravely storm the blast, should bear this burthen, and do it cheer fully. Pub. The Publisher would caution the read ers of the Acics against two suspicious per sons, Messrs. Brandy and Whisky, and a third foreign ruffian called Rum. We took a “smile” at the first named not very long since, and durn’d if he didn’t come out “ first best” in the affair, and we’ve been .as sick as th'e d—l ever since ! Hope we won’t meet up with the chap again soon ! Don’t know, however, that we’d have any objection to meeting up with Mr. Bran dy, Sr.! He might “stir up our spirits /” Eighteen thousand soldiers from New York were furloughed to go home and vote. Lincoln did everything in his power tw swell the abolition vote in that State. Amoug- the many who are acting in a .way to prolong this war, and defeat the in dependence of the Southern Confederacy, we are justified iu mentioning the Tanners. This class, coupled with the Cotton Facto ry men, first started high prices. They forced the farmers to advance on their corn, meat, wheat, Ac., and as the farmers ad vance, the tanners and factory men advance their prices, so as to keep ahead of the farmers, and the three classes remind us of quarter nags in a race —the tanners and factory lords got the start, and they are trying to keep it, but the farmers seem to be gaining on them, although the Govern ment has interfered and cast obstacles in their way. We maintain that this is un fair: Government ought not to hold the farmer’s nag and let the tanner’s go undis turbed. It has the same right to meddle with the tanner, the shoemaker, the cotton factory man, and the merchant, (who is aiming to make a big fortun&on a shirt-tail full of goods,) that it has to interfere with the farmer, and it ought to interpose. Tlje farmer tells us that if these fellows will take up their steeds he will check his, aud that if they will go back to the starting point, lie will go back ; but that if they keep on, he must forward. We think that this race is doing move to prolong the war and damn the Southern Confederacy than all the Yankee armies combined. Just think of a pair of coarse shoes costing from 820 to sßo,' and boots from $75 to $100! Isn’t it shameful? It is more— it is disgraceful. We now and then read of a tanner refusing to take more than $1 or 82 for his leather, but have not lately seen one. Such a man has a “ soul,” and some regard for his country. But ninety - nine tanners out of a huudred do not seem to care a continental curse what becomes of the country and the people, so they make money. To make money they seem per fectly willing that the South should be subjugated, and themselves and their chil dren enslaved. Though they lay the flat tering unction to their souls that while they are taking special care of themselves, by gouging and gaffing, aud stealing and rob-* bing, others, more patriotic and honest, will see to it tlyit we are not subjugated. And when Peace and Independence come they can strut and swell on their bloated wealth, and exclaim to their poor neighbors, “ See liow all-fired rich I am ! ” Wealth, they think, as heretofore, will be the passport to respectability, common sense and decen cy, apd the returned Soldier will esteem it a high honor to receive the recognizing nod of the head of one who has “ grown so great” by robbing him and his family. As with the fortune hunting tanners, whose hearts are eucased in sole-leather, (hence its scarcity,) so too with all the other class es of fortune-makers. They all think that while they are engaged in making money for themselves and their children, somebody will whip the Yankees, and save their ill gotten treasure from confiscation. But we started this article simply to advise a gen eral resort to wood bottoms for shoes, in this day of sole-leather extortion. Pub. —- If we expect to succeed iu this war against thoso who would bring us to slave ry, desolate our homes, aud degrade us for ever, the men of means must be liberal, and williug to part with comforts and pro perty without hesitation. If they press the eagle on the golden dollar until it squeaks, aud God frowns, wc cannot ex pect to succeed. Such idolatry aud sin will be as certainly punished as that tilde is a God, and that his word is true. The greatest punisbmeut ever visited on man by God was for shameful and contemptible idolatry, and we fear that many of the wealthy men of the Confederacy excel all other times iu this unfortunate virtue. Many wealthy men (and some poor ones also) seem to attach more importance to money than a spirit of sacrifice, while there is so much distress throughout the laud. This should not be. Pub. ♦ ♦ 4 Wc are requested, by Dr. P. 11. Holt, Impressing Agent, to state that fifteen Mules are required from this county. He recommends that the citizens form clubs in each neighborhood, and furnish him with one Mule. By so doing they will save him the trouble of impressing them.. Fifteen clubs can furnish the Mules, with but little cost.to any one. The Mules arc required tg be here to morrow, though we suppose Dr. llolt would be satisfied if they arc delivered by Saturday. Pub. This winter will be the crisis of the war, and as it has already been demonstrated that it is impossible for the enemy to subjugate us, the question simply turns upon foci j and whether we will sustaia ourselves, or pursue a policy that will bring ue to slave ry and degradation, is for the future to de velope. There is oHo thing certain, that while the brave soldier, with his musket in hand, must be fed and clothed, it is tru ly as certain that bia family mu9t be cloth ed and fed, or the musket, will soon tail to be the means of protecting life, liberty and property. Human nature is the same uni versally, and it can only bear to a certain degree, and it is madness to tamper with it, for, when men become euraged', it is hard to quell the storm. Last spring, when we were so zealous iu opposing the planting of large cotton crops, we were told that com would rot; and quite a number of persona became vexed, and some actually persecu ted us, but we paid no great attention to it. Aud now we hear that it is a difficult matter to purchase corn in the country, when it has been notorious that a larger crop was' made this year thai* last. We have another duty to perform, as sacred and high as the one performed through our columns last spring, and it will beperforuw ed with the same zeal, if we find the same pressure to meet; but we are in hopes that the planters, as a class, will do their whole? duty, and the few who may not be disposed to do so will be frowned down. We desire those who feel guilty to take our remarks to themselves, and the innocent to co-oper ate with us, aud aid us iu the great cause, as they have done on oth«sr occasions, which will be recalled in alter years with great pleasure. Now if, from great scarcity of articles .of auy kind, prices advance, it is proper, in a business sense, to take the mar ket price ; but we live in extraordinary times, and if the rich ami capitalists hold articles, particularly food, because they are able to do so, and create want and a de mand, the criminality will be of sufficient magnitude to justify extreme measures to correct the evil. And such measures will be the natural consequences, as the history of human nature shows. Our bravo Sol diers can and will meet, successfully, the enemy upon the grand battle fields, and drive him away, whipped aud dismayed , aiul the most benevolent among us w:i'_ aid to make them and their families com fortable; but to meet succoFsiai'v this in ward foe-, is the great aud Christian duty we have to perform. Is it not known that families of Soldiers in South-Western Geor gia have done many a day on corn alone; and have borne it cheerfully for the cause which their husbands and brothers are es pousing, at the cost of blood ? Aud shall we, jvbo are left here for their protection, allow the villainous extortioners to take eveu the corn bread from their mouths ? Never! no never!!’ The ladies of this country, true to the nature of women, have always acted their part, and as woman was first at the sepulchre to dress the wounds of our Savior, so she has always been the first to dress the wounds of our bleeding mother—our country Pub. Some of the women, (who represent themselves as being Soldiers wives,) in some parts of the State, are writing to Gov. Brown, threatening to take provisions by force, if some arrangement is not made to feed them and their families, says an exchange. We should deprecate such a step as this by auy class of our citizens* and would do all in our power to prevent any such occurrence; but there is one thing certain, some reduction must be made in the prices now charged for the necessa ries of life, or the poor must suffer this, winter. Those whom God has blessed with au abundance must distribute with a will ing hand, or what they consider a blessing may yet pAive a curse to them. We know of families in this county who are now out of meat, aud have applied to some men for a small quantity, aud were refused, though they had the money to pay for the same. By the way, the Publisher would like ter know if any person, the county, or our u Aid Society ” has yet come to the relief of a certain Soldiers’ family iu Blakely he spoke of a few weeks ago ! A hint to ev ery one who has a hundred pounds of meat ’ Some time since the Northern papers gave au account of a tremendous L niou Meeting at Pulaski, Ark. It now appears that the tremendous meeting was compos ed of only five persbus.