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E. H. GROUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publisher.
B A- K|l£ LY:
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 1863.
The Stewards of the Blakely Circuit will
hold their last meeting in the M. E. Church
in this place on Saturday, December sth.
1 desire to meet the members of the Church
at the same place at 11 o’clock, a. m., as I
wish to consult with them in regard to the
tribute of respect lately paid to Rev. IT.
M Sneed, and to pass resolutions in regard
to his late conduct.
F. M. VTii.son, P. C.
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Who will hire ue a negro woman for
neat year ?
Don’t fail to read the advertisement of
the Enrolling Officer of this county.
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Head the advertisement of Capt. R. K.
Hines, in regard to your tithing matters.
The city authorities of Augusta have
prohibited the purchase, within that city,
of any article of produce for speculation.
No man is to be permitted to buy any arti
cle and sell it for more than he paid for it.
To enforce the observance of this ordi
nance, a detective has been appointed, with
power to prevent or report violations of the
•ordinance.
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A conspiracy, the object of which was
to effect the release and escape of Gen.
John H. Morgan, and other Confederate
officers, confined in the Ohio Penitentiary
and Camp Chase, has been discovered.
The organization is said to have been very
extensive. Aipong the conspirators alrea
dy arrested are the Rev. Sabin Hough and
a Mr. Cathcart, who, a special Cincinnati
dispatch says, were to have a hearing be
fore U. S. Commissioner Holliday.
The late victory over the Federals at
Rogersvillc, Va., is said to be a glorious
one. A correspondent of the Lynchburg
Republican gives the fruits as follows :
Eight hundred and fifty-three live Yan
kees, fifteen hundred horses and mules,
four fine brass rifled field pieces with their
full outfit, one thousand stand of small
arms, nnj over forty wagon loads of valua
ble plunder of various kinds, besides re
lieving the country of Yankee presence.
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Some of the planters of Mississippi, says
the Brandon Republican, will plant no more j
corn next year than will be sufficient tor
themselves, on the plea that the Govern- i
ment will seize it. If such a spirit as this
prevails to any great extent, among the !
producing class of our citizens, wc may
look out for squalls next year. He who is
actuated by such a spirit ought not and
will not bo permitted to retain what be
may produce. Our Soldiers must and will
be fed, if those who stay at homo have to
starve.
A Y’ankce cavalry force, numbering sev
eral hundred, and dressed in Confederate
uniforms, recently rode leisurely into the
town of Woodstock, Va., whistling uncon
cernedly, so as to excite no alarm. They
drew up in front of a public hotel in the
• place and fired several pistol shots into a
party of gentlemen sitting at the door, one
• of which took effect in the jaw of one of
the gentlemen. They then retired, carry
. ing off with them a number of horses, and
also sixteen or eighteen young men who
were just ready to enter the Confederate
army.
We have heard of some men in Georgia
who have plenty of hogs, and thousands of
corn to fatten them, fattening just enough
pork to do them. The idea seems to be
to keep the Government from getting it.
If the Yankees do not get all such “ pa
triotic ” hogs, and their pigs, too, the devil
will, which amounts to the same thing, in
Dutoh. Just think of it! A man with
country, liberty, property, everything at
stake, and trembling in the balance, will
ing to lose all rather than let the Govern
ment get a piece of his meat! Why, if
the hogs themselves had a fay so in the
matter, they* would scorn such littleness of
eoul and contemptible selfishness, if they
did not cut their own throats in utter shame
of their meanness and want of patriotism.
As is known by some
took a trip, week laWFto “ Camp
Lamar Cobb,” to ses some of our friends
there, who are members of the “Eaily
Hussars,” Capt. Wade, and “ Miller Ran
gers,” Capt. Hall, and, of course, it will
be expected that we give the readers of
the News some “ dots ” about our trip, &c.
Well, we “ let out,” at a 2:40 gait, early on
Friday morning, 20th ult., to go to Camps
byway of that notorious place known as
“Sykes Store" —and we believe we would
just as easily have found Camps if our in
structors had told us to go straight ahead
until we got to “ Old Beck's Nest,” and
there to turn to the left, for if we didn’t
come very near traveling all over Early,
Miller and Decatur counties before we
found the notorious place spoken of, we are
very badly fooled. But' at last we got to
what we supposed was “ Sykes’ Store,” and
thought to ourself that there we would get
such directions as would carry us “straight
through ” without again enquiring. Well,
we started, and we’ll be darn’d if w« didn’t
get out of the right road in less than an
hour. Wc verily believe that every man
down ia that country has a separate road
for every different kind of stook—one for
goats, another for cows, another for hogs,
&c., &c.—in fact, the whole country is big
pine trees and roads, and the devil himself
couldn’t find the way to Camps by “Sykes'
Store” if he be had never traveled it be
fore. We saw some people who couldn’t
tell you how far it was to their nearest
neighbor’s house, or who lived there !
Wonder if such people know that we have
seceded from Lincolndom ? Wo doubt it
very capitally. But, after wandering about
considerably, and taking a dozen or more
roads for Cloud’s Ferry, aud every one
wrong, we at last found a road that “ they
said ” would certainly take ns to Bain
bridge, so we took it, and after traveling
about fifteen miles more we arrived, safe
and sound, at the river, and pretty soon
after at the city ! Yes, at the city of Bain
bridge—the place we have heard so much
about, but never before saw. Having driv
en our “steed” about as far as we wished
to for one day, we “ took up ” at the “ Sha
ron House,” where we fouud a polite and
attentive landlord, and more eggs and bat
tercaJces tbau we have seen before in two
months, together with meats and some of
the best substitute coffee that ever went down
a one-horse Editor's throat, without a doubt! .
To this we had no objection, as we are a
•“ dear lover ” of “ something good to eat ”
particularly when we so seldomly get any
thing of the sort. After supper wo hired
a mule about-the size of “ Uucle Jack’s
Jennet,” and made our way for Camps, a
distance of ten miles, where we arrived
at about 10 o’clock. Many of the “boys”
bad retired, but some few were “ bruising
about,” with whom we enjoyed ourself for
several hours, and then “ turned in ” for
the balance of the night with our friend
Lieut. Leath, of the “ Miller Rangers.”
We arose early next morning, and soon
“ spied ” several of our old friends, with
whom we enjoyed oui'selt “ hugely ” dur
iug our stay.
There are stationed at this Camp some
seven or eight Companies, or between four
and five hundred men. As a general thin"
the men and horses look well. The men
are all well quartered in comfortable‘huts,
built by themselves for the purpose, and,
under the circumstances, we think they are
all pretty well “ fixed up,” and enjoy them
selves as well as circumstances will admit.
We were pleased to see that the officer’s
huts were the same as those of the privates,
and that, as a general thing, the officers do
not think themselves “ too big ” to put
themselves on a footing with the privates.
We did not see but one officer who was
touched with the “ big head,” which is a
very bad disease when it gets proper hold.
But we do think that there iS one certain
Lieutenant iu the Regiment whose head
ueeds “banding” pretty badly. If this
jackass of a Lieutenant keeps on much
longer playing the “fool,” we fear that
some day his head will “ go off about half
cocked.” No doubt all in Camps will at
once know who we allude to, and for that
reason we do not give his name.
We called on our old friend Dr. G. W.
Holmes, the Surgeon in charge, and found
him using every exertion to relieve those
who were siok. The Doctor has the Hos
pital kept in fine order, everything being
kept in a very neat condition, the floor
I clean, and every patient having bis personal
attention. Dr. Holmes, we are glad to suy )
is giving general satisfaction to all mem
bers of the Regiment, and seems to be a
“ favorite” with the “ boys.”
We also called on Col. Hood, at his quar
ters, and found him in mpst excellent health
and spirits. As the Colonel was just in
the act of leaving for Quincy, we were
deprived of the pleasure of having a long
chat with him. Enough to say, he has
seen service before, and will no doubt prove
“all right” when any fighting is to be
done.
It being cloudy and rainy we
did not have the pleasure of seeing thß
Regiment on drill during our short stay of
a day and a half. But we did have the
pleasure of seeing the men formed into
line before going on guard duty, and we
could not help noticing the fine military
bearing of that brave and gentlemanly Sol
dier, Capt. Campfield, while engaged in
getting the men properly into line, having
their sabres inspected, &c. We have seeu
but little cf military matters, but, from
what we saw at Camps, we would say that
Capt. Campfield is undoubtedly a No. 1
drill officer.
We were glad to learn that most of those
living near the Camps are very kind and
attentive to all the Soldiers. Among the
many others who have visited the Regi
ment with provisions and nourishments for
the sick, we cannot help but mention the
names of Mrs. C. J. Munneilyn, Mrs. M.
McLoughlin, Mrs. Mary Bryant, Mrs. N.
Griffin, Col. C. J. Munnerlyn, A. Mc-
Laughlin, Esq., and 11. Thomas, Esq., as
being particularly attentive to ail who need
anything.
Long life and good luck to all of the
Regiment, (except to the “ swell head ”
Lieutenant spoken of,) say we.
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lion. 11. V. Johnson was re-elected Con
federate States Senator by the Georgia
Legislature on the 25th iast/ou the third
ballot. The vote stood: Johnson, 115;
Toombs, 51; Gartrell, 15; scattering, 15.
Not that rve like Johnson, but that we
despise Toombs, is the reason that we ap
prove of the choice of the Georgia Legis
lature. We know other men whom wo
would have preferred to Johnson, but we
saw, some time ago, that the race would be
between Johnson and Toombs, and there
fore made up our mind to be satisfied with
the former it elected. Trickery, oh, trick
ery, when will you cease to rule?
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A cavalry officer of Crews’ Brigade gives
the Confederate the following description
of the situation at Kuoxville:
“ Our troops completely invest the city,
from the river above around to the river
below it, the river side of the town being
the only way of ingress and egress for the
enemy. Our infantry li ues extended about
two-thirds of the way around, and our cav
alry the other third. The Cavalry are on
the side of the river looking toward Cum
berland Gap, with the infantry on each
side of them, extending to the river bank.
A body of our infantry, after a skirmish
with the enemy, had been thrown across
the Holston, near the mouth of French
Broad, witli a view of preventing the eue
emy from planting a battery ou the south
bauk of the river, immediately opposite
Knoxville, which, it was said, they were
attempting to do. The enemy had pou
toons across the river, and holding the
heights, would be able to forage on the
south side, if their attempt succeeded.
One of our batteries was within three hun
dred and fifty or four hundred yards of
the railroad depot. The enemy had burnt
the Humphreys House, and the East Ten
nessee aad Virginia Railroad Depots and
machine shops, but had not burnt the East
Tennessee and Georgia Depots or shops.”
A gentleman just from Louisiana states
that Baton Rouge is entirely free from the *
Yankees. The Headquarters of our cav
alry pickets are now in the town. Some
time since there was a grand fight between
the niggers and the whites. The niggers
clamored for pay, and, when paid, declared
they were uot paid as much as their white
* skiuned brethren. The ill feeling created
a row ; the darkies fired upon the whites,
killing about fifty, when the Yankees form
. ed, pitched into the sable crowd, and mas
sacred the greater portion of them. Those
who survived were disarmed and ironed.
Two days after this occurrence, the. Fede
ral force at Baton Rouge left, horse, foot and
dragoon, for Natchez.
Lieut. Col. Irvine, of the 10th New
York Cavalry, captured last June and con
fined as a prisoner in Riohmond four
months, was exchanged for Lieut. Col. Al
ston, Morgan’s chief of staff. He has
been ordered to make out a report to the
Commissary General respecting the treat
ment of Yankee pneouerG in Richmond.
All the State Legislatures now in sees
sion have before them bills in relation to
the impressment law of the Confederate
Government. We obeerve that the con
stitutionality of the law, or ita propriety or
necessity is not questioned. The discon
tent is in relation to its execution. Ita
agents, as we infer from our exchangee,
have often been badly chosen, and are with
out experience in human nature, the deli-'*
cate office they have to administer and
business habits. Many of 1 them are very
young men, whose proper place, it is aaid,
is in the army, with mnskets on their shoul
der or swords by their sides. In all pro<
bability some of the discontent which has
suggested legislative action in the matter
is due to the cupidity of those persons who
have an aversion to any action which may
interfere with the full liberty which they
claim of speculating on the necessities Os
the country. The Government officer, with
a schedule of prices in hi 3 hand, is a ter
ror to these people. They would rather
see a fore-stalier, with his pockets full of
money, ready to outbid the Government.
Yet we have no doubt there is reason in
these complaints in some cases, and the
source of them can only be removed by the
employment of adroit persons, who have
been accustomed to mingle in business with
the producers, and who are familiar with
their ways and prejudices. A man of this
kind can . pass through a district, acquire
all that he is in pursuit of,'and leave be
hind him satisfaction and an increase of
respect for the Government. The approaoh
to many of those who must be called ou is
the main thing. One man will travel far,
gather nothing, and vex the people, while
another will accomplish his purpose with
out leaviug the least ill-feeling behind him.
But there are persons with a superabun
dance all around them—superfluities on all
sides—irom whom neither courtesy nor
craft can obtain anything. These are the
men who are ready to see the army starve
rather than abate one jot of the profits they
hope to receive from the agent who pur
chases for the purpose of making large
profits from the consumers in our cities.
We find an example of this narrated in a
letter of a district impressing officer in this
State. After thoroughly canvassing it him
self, and by his agents, ho obtained noth
ing. He met everywhere men who bad
surpluses, but who, by subterfuges of va
rious kinds, managed to hold back their
produce, and were always ready to bring it
forth wheu the citizen speculator cornea
along and outbids the government price.
Greed of the worst stamp was met at every
step. From such people what cun be ex
pected but grumbling ? aud it is probable
that their representatives in the legislatures
are the sometimes unconscious instruments
of parading these complaints in resolutions
and acts. There are unquestionably faults
ou both sides, but the onus of them is with
the producer. If we have patriotism, the
mere machinery of the law will not be much
considered. The purpose of it is what a
true man must always bear in mind. Such
a one will pardon some defects in agents
for the cause of which they are the instru
ments. The responsibility of feeding the
army and the non-producers is now with
the farmers ; and if they fail to respond to
the public necessities, for the base purpose
of gain, on their shoulders will perhaps
rest the destiny of the country. If there
be any one part of our tpeople more inter
ested than another in the achievement of
independence, it is that of the planters.
Food secured, the end is certain. That
lacking, aud no amount of courage, endur
ance, patriotism or auy other high human
quality can withstand the hireling invader
The planter, and no one else, can supply
this absolutely indispensable thing.
We don't like to see original secessionist*
dodging the army themselves, or getting
their son 3 in bomb-proof aud lucrative
places.
We don't like to see Christians forgetting
their religion when an object of charity
knocks at their doer. Remember the re
ward of charity.
We don't like to sec a man of wealth ask
ing all that famine will enable him to get
for his corn, wheat, meat and potatoes. He
i 3 helping to cut his own throat.
We don’t like to see merchants making
a big fortune on a few rags—especially if
they were original secessionists*
We don’t like to see Soldiers' families
neglected, who had assurance that said fam
ilies should he well oared for.
We don't like to see a fire-eater, out of