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E. H. GBOUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publisher.
~ B ITXVZ E L Y:
WEDNESDAY, JAN. G, 1864.
A Yankee gunboat has been lately
blown up by a torpedo in James River.
Four Yankee officers lately escaped
from Jail in Columbia, S. C.
Th# Editor having been unwell for the
past week, is the cause of the Jack of our
usual amount of editorial matter.
The Yankee Congress has voted a medal
to Gen. Grant, who is to be made.a Lieu*
teoant General.
Beast Butler is exercising his usual ty
ranny over the people within hia district,
attached to Norfolk, Ya.
The Eagle Manufacturing Company of
Columbus have given §IO,OOO to sustain
the Southern Christian Advocate.
After amassing §1,500,000 by the sale
of his Fills, Dr. John Moffat lately died in
New York.
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Hon. Uriel Wright fills the vaeanoy in
the Confederate Senate, from Missouri,
caused by the death of Mr. Peyton.
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John Mitchell, the Irish patriot, has re
tired from his editorial connection with
the Richmond Enquirer.
An establishment for the manufacture
of gloss hub been commenced at Columbus,
Ga. Mr. J. A. McNeil, Agent, will pur
chase any quantity of broken glass wttre,
to answer as raw material.
By a vote of 95 to 59, the U. S. Houso
of Representatives laid on the tabic the
proposition of Fernando Wood, of New
York, to appoint a commissioner to meet a
commissioner on the part of the Confeder- ■
ate States, to negotiate for peace.
The Yankees lately had a sale of lands
in St. Helena Ranch, S. C., for unpaid
taxes to the United States—the Govern
ment being the main purchaser. The des
criptive list occupied more than two ool
urnns in the Free South, a Lincoln paper
published at Ililton Head.
Geo. John H. Morgan passed through
Columbia, S. 0., on the 23d inst., en route
for Richmond. Wc may expect him soon
in the field, striking terror to the Yankees
as of old, only with increased activity to
avenge the insult in the Ohio Penitentia
ry-
Under the head of “Who is to be our
next President,” the New York Herald
has its leader. It pitches into the Admin
istration, denounces it us having “ proved
it deplorable failure ; ” says Mr. Lincoln
is “ engineering for another term of office; ”
denounces his measures of legislation and
the conduct of the war ; says his Cabinet
has been a “ failure from the beginning ; ”
compares Stanton to “ a mad bull in a
china shop ; ” Secretary Wells a Rip Van
Winkle, sleeping at his post; the other
members of the Cabinet it passes over as
of “ little account one way or the other,*’
apd winds np, kicking off Lincoln and his
whole clique, and nominating Gen. Grant
for the Presidency.
If anything could bo added to our un
utterable loathing of tho Governmeut and
people who are seeking to inflict upon us
the last injury that man can suffer, says
the Richmond Sentinel, it is the pusillani
mity with which they seek to find hirelings
in Europe, and which causes them to drive
the poor runaway negroes into the ranks of
war to do their fighting for them. The
name of Hessian gave additional odium to
the cause of King George in the revolution.
It is reserved to our enemies to rival this
infamy by bidding through the world for
hirelings ; nay, to eclipse it, by seizing on
the simple negro and pushing him into the
jaws of death. With twenty millions
against six, they shrink from standing up
io their own persona to the fight which
they have wickedly made.
Thousands who have placed substitutes
in the army inay now begin to prepare to
enter the field. The Senate and House
have both passed the bill putting in all
principals who have employed substitutes
in the army, where the former are liable
to military duty. We do not approve of
this action of Congress. It is known tq
every sensible person that the substitute
business has been an injury to the couutry,
that it has given general dissatisfaction,
that it has given the rich an advantage
over the poor, &o. j but, now that men
have been allowed to put iu substitutes, wo
canuot see how the Government can put in
the principals legally, without breaking a
previous contract between the Government
and individuals, unless they first make the
substitutes, liable to military duty, which
could easily be done by extending the con
script age to fifty. We do not oppose put
ting into service men who have employed
substitutes, but we do oppose this unfair,
unjust and defrauding manner of getting
at it. The way we have above stated is s
plan that we think would give more gen
eral satisfaction, and, at the same time, ac
complish the same end, we have every rea
son to Relieve, the President, Secretary of
War and Congress to the contrary, not
withstanding.
Having been Post Master at this place
for about three years, and having, during
that period, let the public do with us just
about as they pleased, in the way of mail
ing and giving out letters on a credit, and
having lost over half our commissions eve
ry quarter thereby, we have concluded to
“ change our base of operations,” and hereby
give notice to “ all the world, and the bal
ance of mankind,” that hereafter no letter
will be mailed or delivered, not even to
President Davis, until the postage is paid.
We have, during our connection with the
Blakely Post Office, had some little expe
rience about crediting postage, and know
that while one will not “ forget '* to paj-,
ten out of a dozen will, and if we credit
one we must credit all. The law positively
forbids credit, and we are sworn to observe ,
the law, which we shall do. It won’t pay
to keep Post Office account books, and we
are not going to do it. Newspaper postage
* must, iu future, be paid in advance. Sub
scribers’ papers will in no case be loaned
out to people too stingy to subscribe, or to
any ope else, without their consent, and
not then. E. 11. Grouby,
Post Master, Blakely, Ga.
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The new law for the reorganization of
the Militia provides for the enrollment of
all free white males who shall be of the age
of sixteen years and not over sixty, except
those who shall actually be in the army or
navy of the Confederate States, or in the
State service. Those enrolled shall be di
vided into two classes. The first shall be
composed of those between seventeen and
fifty years of age, to be styled the militia
proper. The second class shall be com
posed of those between sixteen and seven
teen and between fifty and sixty years of
age, to be styled the militia reserve, who
shall organize with the militia proper, but
shall not be required to drill or perform
militia duty until the militia proper has
been called into active service. When this
occurs the Lieutenant of each Company
moat advanced in age shall be left with
and in command of the militia reserve of
their respective companies. If any person
belonging to the militia reserve shall at any
time bo elected to, and accept, any office,
he shall be required to perform all the du
ties of the office without reference to tho
class to which he may have belonged.
As there are several charges against us
at Fort Gaines, by some fellows (a woman
amoug the number) whom we have Been fit
to expose about some of their meanness of
late, and who say they intend to give ns a
“ genteel drubbing ” the first time we go
up, we hereby give notice that wc will be
iu Fort Gaines on next Saturday evening,
ready to meet the said individuals, and to
have a “ general reckoning ” of aocounts
on that day. We hope these chaps will
be punctual in their attendance, and not
put us to the trouble of making another
trip for this business.
Porter Ingraham, Epq., of Columbus,
has been elected to Congress from the
Third Dieirict to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of the lion. U. Holt.
(COMMUNICATED.)
TO THE EdKYTKH 01“ THE NUSS: Detr
A'ur : Sense I rit you anouueen my myself
a candydate for inferior judge of the eort
about half the folks I have met said ther
would’nt be no election and the other half
wer all caudydates and ewore thcr would,
so to satisfy myself who was rite and who
was I Koncluded to'take a tower thro
part of the State an sec what they wer do
in in other places. I went thro several
oounties an the further I got the thicker
the candydates, and fiinden myself conven
ient to the rale rodo at Albenny 1 determd
to go rite up to Milledgvdlle and see my
ole frend govenor Brown and if he said
the election comes hits got to come, that’a
certing. Well after I arriv at the seet of
government, I thot Id brush up au go to
see the govenor, so I put ou my blue jeena
britches—made on the late funnel leg stile
—vest to Korrespood—nay brown skeart
ed cote, while neck hankercher an fliy
high top furred hat. I think evry body
saw me for a Konsiderable distance but I
didnt pay no attention to nobody till I got
to the State house and met rite slap up
with the govenor, and mister cddyter, pen
and ink wont potray the caracter of that
meetin—the Govenor was overbejoyed—
you we ginerally set a grate deal by one
aunther, and our families always Kinder
clamed kin—that is the Donkeys an the
Govenors.’ Says I cusin Joe, I cum to
see if the election for inferior judges of the
cort comes off nest jenuary—now I want,
that offis, an a heep more fellers ar wantin
it to keep oaten the war : an a heep more
tryen to git all the offices in my part of
the state. Now if I could git that offis,
or some appintment from you, I would be
doiog some good, while I Lave to stay at
home.
The governor pade particular atention to
every word, I said, an at last he opened
his mouth—(now its a mitey common thing
for the governor to do that when ho goes
to say anything)—well as l said, before,
he opened his mouth, and measured evry
word as close as Virginia salt, at 50 pounds
to the bushel; an says ho, “ Toby ”
(now my name’s Tobe, but the governor
always calls me Toby, for short) —says he
Toby,"—and thin he made a paw?, and
scratched his bed—says be “ Toby, I've
got somethin in my head—says I “ you
don’t say so governor," says he “ yes 1 do j
I've got the rudiments “at this I drug.
my cheer a little further off, for I didnt
know what the devil the governor mite hav
in his hed—says he, “Vve got the rudi
ments of a plau in my hed that will be of
grate beuefit to the country.. I’m goin to
git shet of two sets of rascals. I want to
do rite by evry body, and I raly think that
all these outlandish fellers thats got offis
under Davis ought to be sent rite to Lin
coln. He has had all the balence of em
fiten us, ever sence war began, as I want
him to hav whats left; for they ar jestly
his rite, an you know I am always willin
to give the devil his jews." Says I “ that 3
a good idee governor—l think the devil
ought to git the last jew on top side of the
the yeth." Then the Governor smiled
like he thot his plan had a good effect on
me, but if you believe it, that darned fool
x>f a secretary of his'n jest bust rite out a
laffin. “ Well," says the Govenor, “ then
I will reorganise the melishy, and put all
them ambiahous candydates from your part
of the state in ods ridgament—l will then
order em rite here to Millodgevill an make
a speech telleu em that the yankees ar in
two mile 3 of the town, an they must go
out to meet cm." Says I “ stop a mlnDet
govener; If you do that youll almost de
puppylate my part of the state." “ Hold
on " says he—“ thats the very idee—l
want to giv you the appintment to hide in
the bushe3 by the side of the rode, an
when the mitey falancks comes up, rush
ou em with one of your enfoneons brays,
like a thouseu of briok (so to speak) an
my word for it, evry raskal of em, will ruu
rite cuten ther skins." Says I “ Gover
nor, rite thar will be a scentsatioo not to
be Kompared with anything you or I nqae
on. “ That so," says the Governor “ and
besides well have a power of skins, and al
most all Kwalities, —dog skins, furnished
by thorn that sent ther hides to market on
substitutes backs—sheep skins of them
that got behind foolscap melishy commis
sioners furnished by me or government
eontracks under Jeff Davis which you know
is jest as bad—ole sly fox skins that hav
bin gitteu good about 55 cars and hav sud
denly found cut that Kongress aiat goiu
to overlook ther rites to militarj onor*.
Now yon seo, these skins will leaks a pow
er of cotton cards an if wa can furnish
enuff for all the wiinmeD, it will make s
power of votes too. Now, Toby I want
wou to take that appintment, an 111 giv
you & eheet of foolscap that Davis dar’nt
take away —an I want you to do evrj
thing you can to elect me agin." Says I
“ thank yon Govenor, —never fear Tobe—
you know our family is by long odds th»
biggest in the state, and my word for it,
evry one of the Donkeys did vote for yoa
last election and will do it again as sure as
the next one comes. You know you had
to run agin two of the fastest hordes they
had last time and one of em found it too
much of an up hill biziness tw make the
trip an tother got an unliminatcd furlow to
Btay at home because he could'nt double
kwick.” I then bid the govenor good bye
an he insisted mitey hard on my calling
agin when he was at leisure, which would
be in about fifteen days, as he had turn ve
toes to rite about the kurrency Ac.
Now mister cddyter, it aint no use takin
about tho election oomin on in jenuary for
accordin to the goveDors say so, it cant be
did. The only chance to be judge, now,
is to git some of the' present incumbrances
to resign, an I think that will be about aa
hard to do as to git akonskript offiser into
the army.
I dont want nobody to think that me
nor the govenor are git ten after em per
sonally—if they do, they are jest like the
gilty flea spoken of in the scripters—they
run when nobody aint persuen em.
Your frond untwil doth
Tobe Donkey.
P. S.—l don’t know yit what I’ll rank
till I git my commission but spose 111 b«
"like Jeff Davises Agents—-hav a grate long
string of titles at both eends. T. D.
The following is a list of the Governors
of the several States composing the Confed
eracy :
Alabama, Thoe. 11. Watts; Arkansas,
II Flaunagin; Florida, John Milton;
Georgia, Joseph E. Browu; Kentucky,,
Richard Hawes; Louisiana, Henry W.
Allen; Mississippi, Charles Clark; Mis
souri, T. C. Reynolds—» refugee; North
Carolina, Zebulon B. Vance; South Car
olina, M. L. Bonham; Tennessee, Robt.
L. Caruters—a refugee, not yet inaugura
ted : Texas,. Pendleton Murrah : Virgin
ia, Wm. Smith.
Quite a Crowd of citizen's from all parts
of the county were in Blakely yesterday in
attendance to the snleaud hiring of negroes.
The prices paid were exceedingly high
Why the South is Bneouquered.
The New York Aria makes some very
sensible and truthful remarks upon the sub
ject “ \Y by the South is Unconquerable."
Annexed we give an extract which con
tains the substance of the conclusion*
drawn :
It cannot be said that the Federal gov
ernment has made no thorough application
of the resources of the tremendous of the
country, for warfare furnishes no parallel
to the completeness and extent of the ar
mies, navies and general machinery of war
that have been used in thiß yet undeter •
mined struggle. That influence which has
made null all our past efforts, is one which
intensifies as the strife proceeds, and will
always bo found equal to any physical force
that we oan bring into the
soul of enlightened manhood which, al
though it may be cowed in individuals,
can never be conquered in a people. It
may fail in aggressive, but never in defen
sive warfare. V here the issue is some
question that affeots only the diguity or in
terest of a nation, it may yield its point
to physical superiority ; when it is aroused
to the vindication of tho principleof politi
cal existence it is indomitable. No enlight
ened people, educated to freedom, have ev
er been essentially subdued. Their terri
tory may have been overrun, their armies
destroyed and their capitols occupied bv
invaders, but they always preserved the
spirit of national independence which, how
ever shackcled, awaits the hour of its re
demption.
It our statesmen would but give their
intellects some respite from preoccupation
upon the military situation, they might up
preoiate how futilo must be tho attempt
to subjugate the will of such a people.
What signifies the conquest of their terri
tory if the spirit of repugnance to political
companionship with the North is unrestrain
ed ? We have to conquer physical resist
ance, whioh has thus far defied our utmost
efforts ; and whioh, being oonquered, will
give ns but so many disaffected provincas
to be controlled by military agencies, to
the destruction of our republican institu
tions