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Vol. VI.
Climmln dittos.
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(advertisement.)
To Col 33, &. Johnston and others in
Harhj County who borin' for )» out
and Hides.
There is a class of people in Early and
Miller counties who are doing me i*he great
injustice of not only stealing my wool, but
of shearing my sheep at a season of the
year that is certain to 'produce the death
of tlie sheep. 1 wish you to keep a list
*>f too names of persons who may bring
you wool to barter; also the number of
pounds of wool, togeihc-r with a statement
of the articles you may let them have in
exchange.
There are persons engaged in this sheep
shearing business who have hcrotufove
been abdve suspicion, and unless they Stop
their nefarious business, I shali be com
pelled to expose ’heir names through the
Press. Sotpe cf the women engaged in
this business keep their dogs blocked in
the yard to catch with ; others pen the
übeep, and others catch them in the woods.
I call th . m iccm-.n, for ctrminly they are
not entiiled to the appellation of ladies—
nor can a«wn who engages in this busi
ness be entitled to the name of gentleman.
Some may think that necessity drives
them te act in this way ; others may attri
bute it to laziness ; but I am compelled to
think that it is only the development of a
principle that had its existence before the
war, sad they are notv only acting ns they
ultra vs .Vtculd Save (lone, nud they had the
mere opportunity.
I wish all -who barter for hides to look
well to'tivc brands—for the person win*
wtU shear ♦ho mother of the iamb for too
sake of the wool, will .kill tlie cow from
the calf for the sake of the hide.. Please
keep a record of the names of these deal
ers in bides, also of the brands oi the
Rides, for I am determined to bring the
guilty parties to justice, if my stock is ia
terferect with in the future.
Did necessity drive them to this course,
I could make due allowance for them, but
I think it nothing but speculation; iu i’act,
I know a *.oung man, who is swift afoot,
that has made quite u start in the sheep
raising business by running down lambs in
the woods. I will close by advising him
and iii 3. partners in crime to desist from
tbeir present course, and adopt for their
mdtto in futtfre the old adage, “Honesty
is the best policy.”
John,Davis.
JHljer Co., Feb. 3,1865. 16-4 t
The Peace the North i?ropos&3 to Ns.
The following resolution has been subs
mitied in the Yankee Congress. llow do
the reconstructionists like it ?
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Rep reseritativts in Congress assembled, That
no negotiation, terms of settlement, nr con
cessit a, or compromise, be entered i«?o,
proposed, yielded, or made with the rebels,
directly or indirectly, until they have man
ifested their implicit and uncomiitonal sub
mission to the authorities of the Govern
ment; and further, that however much
peace may be desired, the present war must
ie waged with all the resources and ener
gy of the Government, until said submis
sion shad be secured, and the supremacy of.
the Constitution and the laws established
over the entire .territory of the United
States, as heretofore claimed.
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"Wagons for .Sale.
■OEYEItAL new and second-hand We sons
O for sale. D. S. JOHNSTON. ‘
SaJold, Ock 12,1 EH. Hi
DEATH ON SPECULATORS, JEWS, RASCALLY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, &c., &c.-®a
BLAKELY. GA_„ FEBRUARY 22, 18G5.
THE SOLDIER'S DREAM.
BY CAM I’IICLL.
Our bugles sang truce, for the night cloud
had lower’d,
And the sentinel stars set their watch in
the skv ;
And thousands had sunk on the ground over
power’d,
The weary to sleep, and the wounded to
die. . .
When reposing that night on my pallet of
straw,
By the wolf-scaring fagot that guarded the
slain,
| , At the deiy of the night ;i sweet, vision I saw,
. And tin-100 ere the morning I dreamt it
, l.gailt.
'• Metliought from the battle-field’s dreadful '
array, *
Far, far,, i had roam’d on a desolate track,
’Tvvas autumn, and sunshine, arose on the
* tt ; iy . .. :
- To the home of say fhiher’j that welcom’d
me back. ■ "•
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I Hew to the pleastoUfiJts travers’d so oft
la life’s mornitigVpEV wllcn my bosom
wa# young," .*
I heard my. own mountain goats bleating
aloft, ,
And knew the sweet strain that the corn
reapors sung.
Then pledged we the wine cup, and fondly I
swore *!
From my home and weep&g friends
never to part; .
My little ones kissed meAWSousand times
o’er.
And my wife sobbed aloud in her'fullness
of heart.
“Stay, stay with us, rest 1 Thou art weary
and worn! ” .
And fain was their broken soldier to stay ;
By sorrow returned at the dawning of morn.
And the voice in my dreaming car melted
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Proclamation by the President, ap
pointing' a day of Pasting, Humili
ation and Prayer, with. Thanks
giving.
The Congress ot the Cofederate States
have, by a joint resolution, invited me to
appoint a day of Public Fasting, Humilia
tion and Prayer, with thanksgiving to Al
' mighty God.
it is our solemn duty, at all times, and
more especially in a season of public trial
and adversity, to acknowledge our inde
pendence on His footstool, confessing our
mauiibid sins, supplicating Hi's gracious
pardon, imploring His liivine help, and
devoutly rendering thanks for the many
1 and great blessings which He bus vouch
j safed to us.
Let the hearts of our people turn con
tritely and trustfully unto God; let us re
cognize in liis constraining hand the cor
rection of a Father, and submissively pray
that the trials and sufferings which have
so long borne hcavily-upoh us, may be turn
ed away by bis merciful love; that His
. sustaining grace bo given, to our people,
and liis divine wisdom imparted to our
rulers; that the Lord of Hosts will be with
our armies, and fight for us against our
enemies; and -that He will graciously take
out- cause into liis own band, :md merci
fully establish for us a,lasting, just and
honorable peace and independence.
And let us not forget to render unto
His holy name the thanks and praise which
are ho justly due for His great goodness,
i and for the many mercies which He has
extended to us amid the trials and suffer
itigs of protracted and bloody war.
Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States of A
meriek, do issue this tny proclamation, ap
pointing Friday, the 10th day of March
next, as a day of public fasting, humiliation
and prayer, (with thanksgiving,) for “ in
voking tho favor and guidance ot Almigh
ty God;” and I do earnestly invite all
soldiers and citizens to observe the same
, in a spirit ol reverence, penitence and pray
er.
Given under my. hand and the seal of
the Confederate States, at Richmond, this
25th day of January, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and six
ty-five. Jefferson Davis.
By the President:
J. P. Benjamin,
Secretary of Stats.
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Whv is a printer the most suecessiul •
lady’s man that we have? Because ho al
ways succeeds in making an impression.
Those two lines, tfiit look so solemn,
| Arc just put here to fill out this column,
The Wold Han Again.
A correspondent of the Caddo Gazette,
writing under date of the 28th ultimo, from
Parailifta, Arkansas, on Upper Red Riv
er, states that the cold during the present
winter lias been, in that region, the sever
est within the memory of man. The riv
ers wore frozen solid, the plains presented
an unbroken sheet of snow. The wiiter -
relates the following story of an attempt
to capture the famous wild man, who has ]
been so often encountered on tho borders
of Arkansas and Northern Louisiana : *
In my travels, T met a party from your
county, in pursuit of a wild man. They
B id strtitik ins .trail at a canebvake bprder
‘ nig mi Brant drake and the Say Flower
Prairie. I learned from one of the party
that the dogs ran him to an arm of the
lake, which was frozen, but not sufficient
ly strong *o bear his wemht; which conse
quently g< ve way. He bad, however, cross
ed, and the dogs Were at faqjt.
Oneof the party mounted on a fleet horse,
coming up, encouraged the does to nur
sue, but fount* it impossible to cross wiflh
Ills horse, and concluded to follow the bike
around, until he could astertain th
tion taken by this monster of the fu;#v.-t.
On reaching the opposite side of tho bend,
he. was surprised, to see something in the
lake like a man breaking the ice with iiis
arms,‘and hastening, uuder cover of the
undergrowth, to the spot where he expect
ed him to come out, he concealed himself
near the place, when he had a full view of
him, until lie reached tiie shore, where he.
came out and shook himself. He repre
sents higi as a stout, athletic man, about six
|eet four inches in height, completely cov
ered with hair of a brownish cast, aPout
four to six inches long. lie was well mus
cled,’and run up lire bank with the Leetnei-s
of a deer.
He says he cOuld have killed him with
his gun, but the object of the party being
to take him alive, and bearing the horns
of his comrades, and howling of the dogs,
on the opposite bank of rho ’.ike, be con
cluded to ride up and head him, so as to
bring him to bay, that they might secure
their prize. ' So soonf however, a3 the wild
man saw the horse and rider, ho rushed •
frantically towards them, and iua» instart
dragged the hunter to *he ground, and tore
him in a most dreadful manner, scratching
out one of his eyes, and injuring the other
,sn much that his comrades despair of the
recovery ol his sight ; biting large pieces
of his shoulder and various parts of body.
The m uwter then tore off the saddle and
bridle from the horse and destroyed them,
and, holding the horse by the mane, broke
a short piece of tapplipg, and mounting
the animal,!started at full speed ac’ross the
plum 3 , in the direction of the mountains,
unifling the horse with his club. Tjfe per
son left with the wounded mpn, informed
me that the party wasstill in pursuit, hav
ing been joined by a band of friendly
dians, and thought that if they could find
a place in the mountains not covered with j
snow, or canebreak in the vicinity to feed
their horses, they might overtake him in
a day cr two.
Senator] A, Feb. 6.—Northern papers
of the 3d are received.
The New York Tribune has a leader on
the secret alliance, .under, the auspices of
the Pone, entered into between France,
Spain and Aufrtria, ti> recognize the Oin
tfederacy after tho 4th of March, on the
ground that Lincoln was not voted for by
the Southern States.
Saulsbury presented a petition to the
Senate from Colorado Jewett for the recog
nition of the Confederacy, setting forth that
the Clair and Singleton nnssmii was a fail
ure ; that there were no hopes soy peace
through negotiations ; that .Spain, France
and Austria had entered upon a division of
Mexico, with a view of acquiring Califor
nia: that tue issie between the North and
the Souih was independence or exterrr'n
atiorr; that the South was not crushed;
that by her spirit she had shown her abil
itv to purchase independence from Europe;
that by the lute declaration of Sherman,
the war had hgrdly commenced; therefore,
lie urged ipioiediate recognition.
The further readiaj of the petition was
interrupted.
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What is tho m«st effectual way of des
troying weec't? Marry a widow.
Yfhat kind'of mechanics ncvc%turn to j
the left’ Wheelwrights.
Tinea Commissioners.
Hunter was formerly United States Sen
ator from Virginia. He is a man of talent
oiiJ grc.it personal influence. Ho repre
eenft. the original" secession party. Ha
is one of the few men 0 f the present day
’possesses, in connection with great in
tellectu.il endowments, that calmness, aeif
contiol and mental equilibrium essential
to the character of tjm statesman. Ha
would, most probably, have been chosen
Provision?! President of the Confederate
.States, had his State'seceded irt au earlier
day.
Stephens is well lyiown »t homo and
abroad asthcrepresentativeoMheCoaserv-
atitc State's Kighii party; and is justly
considered one ot tli&greatest statesmen of
his day. Like Hunter, he is respected no
less for-great talents than for his high per
sonal character. The fact that Alexander
H. Stephens has ;oo»eiited to servo on
such a mission, i.-t high* evidence that the
proposed peac.f Conference is no politician's
trick': gotten up fork-fleet.
.!ohn A. Campbell \?’*s one of ,the Judges
ol'tlu' (Fodcrnlj'Suptemc Court He rep
resents tiie old 'Union party, and is a man
of gi’bat learning aud ability, lie opposed
secession upon Constitutional principles,
and incurred the ill-will of the “ Originals "
in Alabama by holding bis commission tin
o r the Federal govern. i-ml for a collider -
able length of lime after his State had
pin ,v.-d tile brdinr.nce of secession. Not un
til alter open hostilities commenced, and
blood had been shed, did he give up all
hope ol the Union ; but when he resigned
nil hope, threw up his commission, and re
turned to his native State, he entered heart
ami soul into the contest for independence,
. and lias ever since manifested on earnest
ness ol purpose and an unflagging energy,
worthy of emulation by those who wero
first to dolt ounce hi* career in the begin
ning of the revolution.
'1 ho fact that such men have been eu
trusted with the duties of peace Commis*
fcioners, strgnns well ibr the Let tk»
prayers of ad patriotic and Christian xqga
ascend to Heaven that their peaceful mis
siou may prove successful.
’ Columbus Sun.
Taco You/ Trotthlsu,
Tiro best way. to get over the ilia of life,
is to face them square up—nofcwith stoical
indifference or in a dare devil, care-noth
ing hind of away, but. with 4. steady nerve
aud true manly courage. Even the best
friends are n<H always wise counsellors ia
times of misfortune, and their advice is gen
erally varied as the ill that i ffiict us. Hu
man flesh* is exceedingly frail and the best
judgment liable to err, irs the experience
aud history of the race will prove.
Because a man makes one false stop ia
his lift time, it is hardly sufficient reason
for adjacent despondency—neither does it
follow that all'.successive‘steps will be false.
Painful experience imparts some very sol
itary lesions, and is an instructor we can- ■
not safc*ly disregard. Jolt’s Comforters ara
plentiful when oitr s’rfj is overshadowed,
but true friends arc ns scarce sia hen’s Jeetb.
Public opinion, whether right or wrong,
is ail potent, and these upon whom we
most confidently rely In our misfortunes,
especially when self imposed are generally
,the tirst, to fly, and alas! too often prove
the bitterest in their indulgence of vindic
tive animosity : 1 v
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“ The friends who in eor sunshine live,
When winter conn’s are flown,
And ho v. ho has hut tears to give
Must weep those tears alone.”
IT >w saidy is the world wanting <n that
divinest of Christian graces—charity. If
people, and even professors of religion, were
as assiduous in trying to reclaim the fallen,
as they arc to keep down when once down
—their efforts would be exerted in a much
more praiseworthy direction. True reli
gion has no kick for the erring, hut know
ing the fraility of flesh, abounds with p:ty. .
Columbus Sun.
A person entering the House ox Com
mons when parliament was sitting, exclaim
ed :
•• These aro goodly gentlemen ; I couid
work for them alt my life for nothing.”
< What trade are you, my good friend?"
said ooe of the attendants.
« A roperaaker," was the reply.
V'av Is a little nurse maid like the even
in- ijtir ? Because eho is a tr.ee
jSTo‘. 18.