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THE CONFEDERATE UNION.
VOLUME XXXIV.]
M ILLEDLE YIL LE, GEORGIA,
SO AY, JUNE 2, ISS3.
[NUMBER 2.
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[Atlanta Confederacy.]
rollon Hpinnrr'a CenTcnfioa.
In conformity with a request published
some time since, a meeting of the Cotton
Spinners of the State was held in Atlanta,
Ga, on tlie 15th of May.
There were present, John White, Geor
gia Factory ; Isaac l’owell, High Shoals
factory ; Hugh J/aeLean, Aguadon Mill;
Thomas Leslie, Troup Factory ; and E.
Steadman, Gwinnett, Manufactuing Com
pany. On motion John White was elected
Chairman, and E. Steadman, Secretary..
After consulting, the meeting agreed upon
the following
• (circular.)
TO THE COTTON SPINNERS OF
GEORGIA.
In pursuance of a call made upon the
Cotton Spinners of Georgia, to assemble
in Convention in the city of Atlanta, for
the purpose of taking into consideration
the best means of supplying the great
destitution in Cotton Yarns, now being
felt all over our State, the undersigned
duly assembled. Alter a deliberate ex
amination of all tlie facts laid before us,
to-wit : the great scarcity of CVetou Yarns ;
iLm limited means.of soldiers’wivea and
families; the probable continuance of this
unholy war; and the apparent suffering j
that must continue to accrue to tlie fami- |
lies of our noble defenders on account of I
the scarcity of Y’arus ; and the almost im- I
possibility of procuring cotton Cards, !
we have determined to act upon the j
following plan, and earnestly request j
Bin
Mil
BOOK-BINDING.
The Subscriber is now pre
pared to do 32ook~35ind~
ing, in all its branches
Oil i’ooks rebound, &c.
'.'1C bound in the best style. Blank Books
lectured to order. Prompt attention will be
•»•“««* J. KIDD.
Irry in Federal Union Ollier.
ledgeville, March 10th, 1801. 43
SPECIAL NOTIQE.
1IIE undersigned having removed from Mil-
*1. 1 'cville desires and intends to close up his
,im-^matters of that-place speedily as possi-
All persons indebted are notified that the
es and accounts are in the bands of J. A.
; , HLOVE, and P. II. LAWLER, who areatilhori-
t«. vollect nod make settlen ents If pot ar-
_ ii at an early day, settlements nrlllhe enforced
A. C. VAIL, Agent._
Railroad.
13 tf.
Western & Atlantic (£tate
Cotton Spinners all over the State, heart
ily to co operate with us.
We hereby pledge ourselves to furnish
to Gen. Ira 11 Foster, Quartermaster Gen
eral ofthe State of Georgia, one eighth of
our production of Cotton Yarns, weekly, at
one half the current prices at the time they
are furnished. The Yarns to be issued to
the Inferior Courts of each county, and
by them, to be distributed to the destitute
of their counties, as provided for liy a reso
lution of the late Legislature.. These
Yarns to he delivered by us at the nearest
depot of ttansportation.
This plan cannot fail to commend itself
to every patriot Of the Empire State.—
Thousands of our fellow citizens, clad in
the armor of war, are ou distant fields
battling for our rights and cheerful risking
their lives in defense of us, our altars.—
Their families are consigned to our care —
They are in great need of Yarns with
which to weave them necessary clothing.
Cotton Cards cannot be procured. Their
only hope is in the factories of their State.
To them they appeal, anil to them they
surely will not appeal in vain.
JOHN WHITE,
Georgia Factory.
ISAAC POWELL,
High Shoals Faotory.
HUGH MACLEAN,
Aguadon Mill.
THOS LESLIE,
Troup Factorv.
E. STEADMAN,
Gwinnett Manulacrmmg company.
Quartermasters Gen’l’s Office, \
Atlanta May I5;-18G3. J
The above circular is set forth with the
earnest hope, that every cotton spinner
in Georgia will cheerfully and promptly
respond to its appeal
plan.
1 know of no act by which proprietors i
of factories can more surely nerve the |
arms of our brave soldiers, than by furnish
ing thread, by which the loved ones at j
home can be comfortably clad and protect-
[From theJEnquirer. |
The Dead (lion.:
Now, that the terrible Virgiuian,
whose lion springs so often made Yan
kee hosts quail and reel, has fought
his fast light and is sleeping his last
sleep, our mortal enemies, and his,
can afford to indulge the native mag
nanimity of their noble hearts. That
people is accomplished in all the cants
that are cauted: in tlie cant of relig
ion, as all -men know they whip crea
tion, but slang of chivalry also, tlie
phraseology of soldierly regret in
which.a brave man mourns the fall
of a gallant enemy is also within the
reach of their science; and according
ly one is not surprised to find that in
speaking and writing of our dead
chieftain, Yankee feeling can he made
to gush out in almost a'species “of
womanly tenderness. Lincoln’s organ
even, supplies a pang of pure emotion
to order, in paying its tribute to “his
i heroism. i»id dtivofciuii Ti IS pUTl-
: tv of character;” touching to behold,
i They * cannot," indeed altogether go
j the length of wishing him once more
j in life, at the head of his troops are
I not quite up to the mark ofWilliam of
j Delorame lamenting the fall of his
j deadliest enemy.
I’d give the lands of Deloraine,
Dark Musgrave were alive again!
But still they do get up a very cred
itable mimicry of admiration to the
Jheroic memory of Geu. Jackson— r se-
oond only to that unfeigned homage
which in their inmost souls they pay
to tiie living grandeur of their] own
hero, Butler. Jackson they never could
afford to admire until he was dead,
and their sorrow is tempered by a
sense of relief. Butler can hear with
his own ears the hymns of triumph on
which he is lifted to the stars and
exalted into a demi-god. Their enthu
siasm for Jackson is chastened by the
thought that he fell in “an accursed
cause;” but no shadow of a stain can
cloud the splendid and brazen fame of
their own Butler. He is the true hero
of their nation, and embodies in high
est perfection all that they can con
ceive of moral grandeur. For his is a
patriotism that pays, a glory that can
he measured in gold, invested, made to
hear interest.
It may seem harsh, at such, a mo
ment, to damage, in the eyes of the
Yankees, the memory of our Confed
erate General, just when the public
heart of that nation is thrilled with the
luxury of magnanimous sympathy, and
the editorial tear liar lly yet dried—but
we tllillk if a. duty+<■» inform thorn—
tliev will scarce believe us; they had
formed a smarter opinion of human na
ture—that Gen. Jackson did not ac
cumulate a fortune in this war. lie
did not speculate in sugar or molas
ses; in tobacco or in Hour; he robbed
Okolona is a small town in Mississippi,
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, about
75 miles a little north east of Grenada, and
260 miles south of Corinth. At present
the cars on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
do not run beyond Okolona.
Grand Gulf is a small town on the cast
bank of the Mississippi river, 2 miles be
low tlie mouth of the Big Black, and about
GO miles south west of Jackson.
Port Gibson is a flourishing town'en the
Bayou Pierre, a small stream which en
ters the Mississippi about 10 miles below
the Big Black, and is situated about 28
mil.es from the mouth of the Bayou, about
10 mi!es southeast from Grand Gulf and
0-5 miles southwest from Jackson.
Port Hudson is a town of some impor
tance in Wie parish of East Feliciana, La.,
and is situated on the east bank of the
Mississippi, 155 miles above New Orleans,
and about 250 miles below Vicksburg, by
tlie course of Die river, wul is distant
about 130 miles southwest of Jackson by
land.
Baton Rouge is tlig*.capital Louisiana,
situated ou tbo cast bank of the Mississip
pi. 2*5 miles below Port Hudson by the
course of the river.
Peal River rises in the Northern cen
tral part of Mississippi, and flowing in a
Southerly direction past Jackson, a dis
tance of 250 miles, passes through lake
Borgne into the Gulf of Mexico.
Yazoo River is a deep, narrow, slug
gish stream, 250 miles long from the junc
tion of the Tallahatchie and Yallabusha
(which form it) to its mouth ou the Missis
sippi, about 12 miles above Vicksburg.—
In navigable qualities it is said to be usur-
passed by. any river of its size.
Yallabusha*River rises a little to the
Westward of Okolona, and pursuing a
Westward course, unites at Leflore with
the City Hall, and Ylarket house, except
Mrs. Sanders’ boarding hottso and one or
two small shops: Lemley’s hat factory,
Robinsons’ warehouse, General Freeman’s
dwelling house ; all the buildings to the
fair grounds; rope factory anil salt petre
works; the railroads and city bridges
across Pearl river, and all the bridges and
trestle work on the Southern Railroad for
several miles ; all shops where government
work was being carried on. All the stores
in tlie city were pillaged, their contents
either carried off or thrown into the street
aud burned. The Mississippian office
was broken open, the type thrown in the
street and the presses and furniture bro
ken up. The Postoffice was rifled of its
contents. The Governor’s mansion was
broken open and pianos and furniture de
stroyed.
The Episcopal church was entered and
the whole interior effaced. Nearly all
the private residences were entered and
trunks broken open, fine dresses torn to
pieces, and all jewelry, silver ware and
provisions taken. Dr. Knapp’s office was
broken open, Ii is dental instruments carri
ed off and his furniture destroyed. Capt.
L Jullian’s bo’ok store and bindery was
destroyed. J. W. Gray &; Go’s drug
store was partially destroyed. Jo. Mor-
gridge was an expensive sufferer by the
depredations of the vandals.
E. Vcrden’s loss in sugar, molasses,
Ac., is estimated at 8200,000. L>. W.
_ To (he Cilizens of Georgia.
QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE. \
At^usta, Ga., May 20th, 1SG3. J
A large meeting of the citizens of Jeffer
son county was held at Louisville, May 12,
for the purpose of adopting measures that
would best supply the wants of our patri
otic soldiers in the field :
On motion’of Dr. E. II. W. Hunter
the meeting was organized by calling B
S. Carsewell Esq., to the Chair, and ap
pointing W. A. YVilkins, Secretary.—
The speaker—lion. H. V. Johnson—was
introduced to the audience, after a few
very appropriate remarks.by the Chair
man. '1 he speech was a stirriug and elo
quent appeal in behalf of our gallant sol
diers in the fiejd.
After the speaking was over, on mo
tion of Dr. E. II. W. Hunter, a commit
tee of ten was appointed by the Chair
man to report business for the meeting.—.
The committee consisted of the following
gentlemen : The Hon. H. V. Johnson,
E. McCroan, A. B. Walker, Judge S.
Arlington, T. D. Key, Judge A. E.
Tarver, R. 1*. Little, Maj. J. M. C.
Cason, YV. A. Brinson, Esq., and Chas.
Mathews. The committee, after being
out a short time, returned, and through
their Chairman, Hon. II. V. Johnson,
reported the following resolutions :
In response to the appeal of the Presi-
a rimes
adopt the following resolutions
Resolved, That in the sale of all their
the Tallahatchie and forms the Yazoo. In
the winter it is navigable by steamboats i from the city and adjacent country
Busick lost heavily in his tobacco com- | ‘lent in behalf of supplies and forage for our
mission store. Allen & Ligou lost all J armies the citizens of Jefferson county
their books, paper, money and merchan
dize. Dr. S. C. Farrar lost his horses j
and mules. J. M Rawlins lost his carriage ; supplies of such articles as are needed by
and carriage horses. Almost every horse, j ^ur armies, they will always give the pre-
mule, cow aud hog in the city was taken, "j f’erence to the Government.
Watches and breastpins were forcibly j
taken from gentlemen on tbo street.—
Negroes, from 300 to 500 were taken
to Grenada on the New Orleans, Jackson
and Northern railroad, a distance of 90
miles.
Tallahatchie river rises in the extieme
Northern middle part of the State, and
running first a southeast, and then south
erly direction forms a junction with the
Y alabusha at Leflore, about 100 miles by
land, North of Jackson, and forming tlse
Y'azoo. Its length is about 250 miles, and
it*is navigable to the-mouth of the Cold- i
water creek, a distance of 100 miles.
Sunflower river is a small stieam rising i
near the Mississippi river and after flowing j
about 250 miles enters the Yazoo about j
7 5 miles from its mouth.
Big Black river rises in northern central
Mississippi, (in Choctaw county.) and
flowing about 200 miles in a southwesterly
direction, passing between Jackson and
Vicksburg, empties into the Mississippi
river two miles above Grand Gulf.
Thy nrr coining—Hlmll vec
Refugees from Nasht
and act upon its - no houses; stole no plate nor jewels,
nor pictures, nor wines; sold no pass
ports; extorted no black mail;—but
enough; no more needs to be said in
order to disgust our Northern sympa-
be prepared ?
iile informs that
General Mitchell is organizing a cavalry
force of 20,000 for the purpose of-making
raids illlG Alabama and <JcorgI«, ailll it
was understood that Atlanta was to bo !
the main point of attack. Ibis was ageu- I J]dvfards’ Depot on Friday, and that we
eral understanding a few days ago in | •oil Ivic Immancft n'orran tvotfl Wo
Nashville.
as an inducement for them to go they
were promised commissions in the Y’ankee
army, and about 100 of them were armed
before they left the city.
Intelligent gentlemen estimate the total
loss of property in the city at five millions
of dollars.
On Friday morning a squadron of cav
alry come over to Rankin and tote up the
railroad about 1 miles, and a few rails at
other places to within two miles of Bran
don. They ransacked the private dwellings
for arms and ammunition, taking away a
few negroes, horses and mules. Among
the chief sufferers in the raid were Mrs.
S. M. Hamilton, 14 negroes ; Austin
Neely, 14 negroes; A. J. Neely, G ne
groes; f I 1 . Miller, l negroes; G- W.
Riius, 2 DCgroes; Gen. 1’. Henry, 1 ne
gro and 3 horses, &c.
It is asserted and believed that in the
retreat between Jackson and Clinton,
many bouses were burned and nearly all
the horses, mules and cattle driven
away.
We could learn no particulars of the
fight at Raymond, except that our loss
ivpu about 200 and that outlie enemy from
four to five hundred. It is reported that
we whipped the enemy very badly at
Are we ready ! Are wc going fo be
ready 1 Shall we lie supinely upon out
backs and do nothing till they have come
upon ns and done their worst ? The work
of organization and preparation must be
perfected. Who will stand back 1 Who
will hesitate or prove recreant?
We must have the city properly fortified
ed from the rigors of a coming winter.— j unsuspecting nobility of their nature,
they were, for a moment, inclined to
to honor with their regrets. Let them
stick to Butler; he is ulhro, a.ri i«
rick; able to reward bis friends and to
hurt ins eiieintco. A. !!-«-• Y«uLio, in
deed; and bright exemplar to his na
tion, as, high-throned in the llall of
thizers with the man whom, in the j and every man in it armed and organized
A failure to respond will result in much
suffering among the families of those who
lia>o oon.rificed their all for our defense
and onr coniton-. L.t it, l,o remembered
that without the aid of factories, itnu»a
cannot be obtained, and the destitute poor
cannot be clad. Let the families of our
soldiers be fed and clotbed ; and they will
YVe also call upon the people of Cobb,
Paulding, Polk, Haralson, Carroll, and
Campbell ; Bartow, Floyd, Chattooga,
Gordon, YYhitficld and YY*alkcr, to organ
ize ami f „t (i, 0 first six coun
ties organize a regiment of cavalry, and
tbo otbor six another. A raid upon this
place or upon the State road will pass
through the first six counties, and a raid
u-,ta to Chattanooga, 138 Miles, Fare $G 00
JOHN sTrOWLAND, Sett.
I'nsscngo- Trniu.
■t.vp Atlanta at -
rr i-sat Chattanooga at
.eave Atlanta at
i.-iveat Chattanooga at
Atcoaimoitatioa Pa««tn;fi
■cave Atlanta •
.rrive at Kingston
. tve Kingston ......
irrive at Atlanta •••• -
Tins Road connects each way with the Rome
Iram h Railroad at Kingston, the East Tennessee
, th-orgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville
i (’li--.ttanooga Railroad at Chattanooga.
July 29, 1882. 10 tf.
Sew Arrangement,
of Schedule, on and after Monday 11 (A inst
more cheerfully and patiently bear the Music, crowned with Howers, the ccn-| upon the upper portion may pass throug.i
toil and suffering of the camp', aud more fre and cvnosure often thousand pairs Chattooga county alone above Rome and
gallantly meet the assaults of the enemy. I of ardent’eyes, lie takes bis apotheosis ™ rth of tbe °9«Unaulga nver. Let each
Let them be neglected, and dissatisfaction a Qod, “and seems to shake the
on the part of many, and desertion in some sp ] ieres .” while, with heartfelt wor-
vvill inevitably follow. How much then
7 30 P. M.
. 4 57 A. M
. 4 OO A. M.
. 5 15 P. M.
Train.
.. 2 40 P.M.
.. 6 57P.M.
.. 4 30 A.M.
.. 8 45 A.M.
Char.
Til
Siibscrfoersare convey
ing i C. S. Midi from Mil*
• igeville via Sparta, Culv
‘-a and Powelton to Don.... , ,,,... ... —
tV would r-xpeitfully iuvtie the attentonol
’ • Hi-, i- nud the travelling ptitJUe, to their new
a-id -.rte arrangement for travelling taeilitie*
over this line.
S'’UKDCLE-LeaveMillodgeville after the arrivn
. ; fr-un Colnmbns. Macon and Savannah; Ar*
in Sparta at 6o’clock P.M. aud at Double Welle
irue evening.
i- “ Double Wells alter the arrival of morning
tral from Augusta. Atlanta and Athene; Arrive al
s.iirta 11 o’clock, A. 11.-, Arrive at Jlilledgevillesami
vviriT good Unohs, fine Stock and careful drivers.
w ~ *<• i it a liberal patronage..
MOORE & FORBS.
Sing, O dJcea-.M i/VJe-mWe Hotel Milled "eville-,G a
El wards' House. Sparta.
Moore's Hotel, Ootible Wells•
July 11,1859. 8 tf.
^TblX ! A DUN!!
r pi!B undersigned request all persons indebted
tj them to call and settle.
I1ERTY’ & IIALL.
M . divide, Jan. 10th. 1862. 34 tf
E.TH, E.RSDGE 8c SON,
Victors,Commission and Forwarding
TS,
savannah, ga.
W. i), F.TllKKIBGK. W. I>. ETHERIDGE, Jr.
•July 15th, 1850. 8 tf
Plantation for Sale.
T OFFER for sale a well improved Plantation
-* within three miles of Miilcdgeville, contam-
fourteen hundred acre* of land.
WILLIAM A. JARRATT.
Feb. 4, 1863. 3J mt *’
county organize a cavalry company and
be ready.
spheres;” while, with heartfelt wor- ’j'hen let the people of nil those counties
depends upon the action of our cotton spin- | * hi P> f “ ien S aze . in ra P ture U P 0tl tllC i organize as infantry, and be ready at a
P tl Is iMtli't! ; type Yankee, and women, overcome moment’s warning to co-operate with the
""nhchaTftPlie destitute families of our i by their emotions, would spread their forces here, in defence of the city or of
gallant-soldiers wc appeal to the cotton hair beneath ins feet. Here is the sort the State road, or whatever else the cne-
spinners of Georgia, vve appeal with eon-I 0 f hero for that people. A living Dog ^ ome wi „ do their
fidence that they will no disappoint us 1S better than a dead Lion. we Ln take proper care of the Yan-
but will nobly and patriotically come to raids without having either Morgan
our aid in this oui time o no . pincra of Wole in 3iii<Nin»ippi. i or Forrest or Roddy, detached from their
ishld 'gJrtuUomhj °to ta the destitute 0 ofonr . We clip from an exchange the follow- j important posts of duty. Let us show the
® J nig geographical column which may be stuff we are made of.
interesting to onr readers at this time—
Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, con
tains about 10,000 inhabitants, and is
situated on I’eal river, about 16 miles east
of Vicksburg, and about 200 miles north
of New Orleans. The Southern Missis
sippi Railroad, from V icksburg to Mcridi
captured bis immense wagon train. YY 7 e
have no doubt of the truth of the report.
YY r e can get nothing reliable as to the
position of the two armies, but we think
ii quite likely Grant’s army will be to
tally destroyed before the end of this
week.
State.
IRA R. FOSTER,
Quartermaster General,
State of Georgia.
r. S.—Each daily of the State will
copy the above three times—each weekly
twice. As the matter is one of charity,
[ Atlanta Confederacy.
[From the Brandon, Miss. Republican.]
The Yankee Occnpnlieu of Ihc
Jnckwoii—Terrible SJcnIrnclio:.
Oily of
of Pre-
it is hoped that the charges for insertion 1 a n f *Mississippi., and the New Orleans,
will be as small as possible—if made.—
will be as small as p
Dills iircscntod at thin office will be paid
1 I. It T ’
In order to ascertain the amount of dam-
done by the Yankees during their
F
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad tn, „
Memphis and tlie North cross each other forty-eight hours occupation of the city of
at Jackson. : Jackson, we went over and took a careful
— ——••«*»— - Y’icksburg is situated on elevated un- survey of the place yesterday morning,
ZTot so Bad After ^’1 , ; evcll o-round on the cast bank of tbe Mis- I and give below the result of our observa
It would seem that the Yankee pris- s ; sg jppi f about 46 miles west of Jackson, j tions. YVe could not get a complete list
oners are not so much dissatisfied at-j andt by the course of tbe river, about 400 j of the property burned and otherwise de
ter all with their treatment in Rich- j niiles from New Orleans. Railroads are j nw5n,r tn w.at confusion m th<
mond as from some of their own friends projected, and partly completed to Shreve- j
at home. A communication in the Bal- ; port, in Louisiana, on the west, and to ;
titnore American, from a returned pris- j ^ I
oners, sajs. . I Orleans, and the Mobile and Ohio railroad
All the officers who arrived m the | at Meridian> Mississippi.
State ofMaine complain very much j Meridian is a small place, 134 miles
of the treatment they received on | YY’est of North of Mobile, situated on the
board of the steamer. Their rations j Mobile & Ohio Railroad, where it is
were served to them out of barrels, ; crossed by the Southern Mississippi irom
where they were thrown after being j Vicksburg to Selma. It is about 140 miles
half cookcil, and some of them " ,ent 1 V,ok * b “ r S- •“* 21 lrom
so far as to »ay that “the treatment is , ilullte(1 bca<1 of
aud food tlipy received in LibnVj 1 ,s j steamboat navigation on the Yalabusha
on was St. Nicholas fare to what the)- j r j ver# one 0 f the tributaries of the Yazoo,
Spool Cotton,
37 tf*
received on board of said steamer.”
For the privilege ol sleeping upon
a common mattrass, without cot ei ing
they were charged SI each, and Hits
boat is in the Government employ.
TOWN LOTS FOR SALE
22 S s E£ a ,
Acre lots, ivine on mo -- - „ _ , r . _ w -t
South of the road to McConib s 1 err} •
Road from Macon to Warrenton passesin close
proximity to the lots and are quite
for the Depot.of that Koad. atri^ P^ H]TE
Apply to: GRIEVE & CLARK.
April 28,1863, 49 lB10,
and 115 miles N. by E. of .Jackson, on the
New Orleans, Jackson aud Northern Rail
road.
Canton is a flourishing town in Madison
county, Mississippi, of which it is the
county site. It is situated ou the New
Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad,
about 25 miles N. E. of Jackson.
Raymond is a village abont 16 miles
S. YV. of Jaikson, aud about 8 miles South
of the Southern Mississippi Railroad, with
which it is connected by a branch road,
and about tbe same distance from tbe
New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Bail-
road,
stroyedj owing to great confusion in the
citv. The following buildings were
burned:
Green’s Cotton Factory, together with
all the machinery, 300 bales of cotton, and
all the buildings connected with the fac
tory ; Phillips’ factory and all the small
buildings connected therewith; J. A.
Stevens’ foundry, Bailey’s cotton shed,
containing a large quantity of tar, lime,
cement, ivc.; Catholic Church and par
sonage ; Mrs. Bakewcll’s house, and con
tents' 3 ; Confederate House, together with
furniture &c.; Railroad depot, and all the
buildings immediately west and south ot
the same; State penitentiary, with all the
machinery; flouriDg mill, near Phillips’
factorv • all the houses on State street,
lrom Shaw’s store to Graves’ corner, in
cluding Green’s Banking House ; Ambro-
ziei’s grocery, Allen & Ligou’s store, and
Graves’s large brick building, with a num
ber of small intervening houses ; all the
houses on the south side of Pearl street
from State street to the Mississippi Bap-
tist office, including the Confederate Quar-!
termaster’s office ; a number of sheds or !
ware houses, near the old depot of the
Southern Railroad, containing an immense
quantity of cotton, sugar, molasses, &c.,
and a number of old cars, belonging to
botl) railroads ; all the bouses in front of
Tlie Yankee Programme—Our Country to be
Invaded aud Devastated.
YY’e have heretofore told our readers
that the Yankees weie going to change
their tactics ; to make or attempt to make
cavalry raids all over the South, to de-
''my, our railroads, factories, foundries,
machine shops, run off our negroes, de
stroy our growing crops, burn up our
towns and cities and violate our women.—
Wc must organize speedily in every place
and be ready for them ; aud when they
come, we must do as the warriors ot Israel
of old were commanded when the enemy
in great multitudes came upon them,
“Quit yourselves and Jight. like men.
In confirmation of these predictions,
which have several times been made in
our columns, and not by us only, but by
almost every journal and jmblic writer in
tbe South, wc lay before our readers the
following extract from a recent editorial
of the N. Y'. Herald :
A very important object Las been
achieved by General Stoneman’s cavalry,
between the rebel army and its base of
snpplies, to the very doors of tbe capitol.
That important city of the government,
principal army depots, cannon foundries,
magazines, factories and mills of the re
bellion, only escaped a destructive raid
from the ignorance of General Stoneman
of the defenseless condition in which the
place had been left by Lee in order to
strengthen bis army on the Rappahannock.
The lesson thus taught him (the rebel
leader) is, that hereafter ho must provide j
for the security of Richmond, whatever
may he the necessities of his army, if only
two days’ march away, for our command
ofthe York river puts our forces on the
peninsula, within an easy distance of the
ity. Thus we have, at length, by the skill
ful employment of an efficient body of cav
alry, improved upon tlie lessons ot ihe
enemy, and have compelled them to main
tain a considerable stationary force at
Richmond to guard against the possible
contingencies of a Yankee surprise.
Y'arious oilier incursions of our cavalry
into Alabama, Georgia, and accross and
down through tlie heart of Mississippi,
will still further operate to weaken the
main rebel armies, by drafts upon their
reserves to protect tlieir railway lines ot
communication, depots and stores ot pro
visions. For the purpose of following up,
on a still larger scale, those important
diversions iu the rear of tbo cnem} , the
cavalry of every branch of onr armies
should be immediately and liberally
strengthened. Twenty thousand enter
prising soldiers thus engaged may give
employment to a hundred thousand of the
enemy, and with ten thousand horsemen
at YVashington, thirty thousand infantry-
may be spared from those fortifications for
active operations in the field.
Resolved, That they will, under no cir
cumstances nor at any price, sell any such
articles to a speculator or engrosser so
long as the Government needs them for
the nse of the army.
Resolved, That the Government shall
have all such articles at a fair price.
Resolved, That nine citizens, one from
each Militia District, be appointed a com
mittee to determine and assess what they
deem a fair price for all articles, such as
corn, wheat, wool, leather, &e., and we
pledge ourselves to sell to the Government
! at the prices determined and fixed by said
I committer.
Resolved, That said committee report
■ their action as soon as possible, to be
| published with the proceedings ot the
| meeting.
Resolved, That we earnestly appeal to
the several counties iu this State to unite
and cooperate with us in this effort to
reduce prices, check speculation and
aid our armies in the prosecution of this
war.
Resolved, That an agent be appointed
by the Inferior Court to correspond with
the nearest Quartermaster, with the view
of facilitating the object of this meeting,
and if possible seeing that the articles
tints sold arc not used for unlawful spec
ulation by the agents* of the Govern
ment.
On motion these resolutions were then
put to the meeting and were unanimously
adopted, In accordance with the fourth
resolution the Chairman appointed the
following committee : The Hon. II. V.
Johnson, Thos. McBride, Col, It. L. Gam
ble, II. J. Turner, S. G. Gordon, Thomas
J. Tooke.lt, 1’. Little, T. H.YY T arrand
F. A. Polhill. This committee retired
and after being out some time, returned
and made the following report; The
committee appointed to assess aud fix the
prices of supplies and forage for the army
agree upon the following rates : Bacon,
50 cts. per lb.; corn 81 50 per bushel ;
flour, 88.00 per hundred ; oats, SI.00 per
bushel ; oats in sheaf, 82 00 per hundred ;
rye, S3 00 per bushel; wool, 82.00 per
lb.; leather 81 50 per lb.; sugar cane syrup,
82.00 per gallon; Chinese cane syrup,
81.50 per "rallon. »'»<1 peas, 81 50 per
bushel. This report was unanimously
received. On motion, it was resolved
that these proceedings be sent to both of
the Augusta papers for publication. The
meeting then adjourned :
B. S. Carswell, Chairman.
YY T illiatn A. Y\ r ilkins. Secretary.
The undersigned Quartermaster at
Augusta, Ga., hereby notifies tlie Wool
growers; that he is prepared to purchase,
for the use ofthe Confederate Government
tlieir YY'ool at the price fixed by the patri
otic people of Jefferson, and trust that the
people of the several counties will call
similar meetings to that.lield in Jefferson,
and unanimously resolve to strike a death
blow to speculators who are a curse to our
couutry, and resolve to sell their surplus
YYooltotho Government of their choice
at the liberal price fixed by tbe good cit
izens of Jefferson. J. T. YVl.MNEMOIIE,
Major and Quartermaster.
1 signed are moved by uo other desire
than to contribute to tlie success ofthe
principles involved in the mighty issue
pending with the United IStatea Gov
ernment, ainl which, so far as this State
is concerned, can be best subserved in
the Gubernatorial office by retaining-
you in it, and so putting an end to any
controversies that may arise in the
State through individual preferences or
unfortunate political prejudice.
As you are aware, vve have hitherto
differed with you on many points of
public policy, but taking a broad sur
vey of our present condition, and ap
preciating the honesty of your purpose,
your Kdherence to the welfare and
character 0 f Georgia, and your devo
tion to the interests and cofnfort of her
brave sons now profusely pouring out
their blood on baule fields, and endu
ring hardships from exposure and scant
nourishment, we believe that, as hon
est men and sincere lovers of our couu-
i try, vve shall best promote her cause
by merging all past differences in your
election again to tlie Governorship of
Georgia, and in hoping that there will
be no opposition thereto. Trusting
that your private engagements and
views of public policy will permit you
to accede to our request, and authorize
us to place your name at once before
the State as a candidate for Governor in
the next October election,
Y\ r e are, with much respect,
Y'our obedient servants,
Georoe Schley.
1>. H. YYarrejl
James Gardner.
Rob’t. H. May.
,1
riWVO MONTHS after date application will be
A made to the Court of Ordinary of Baldwin
couuty for an order to sell a negro mail as a por
tion of tbe property of Lewis Bagiev, deceased.
SARAH JANE BAGLEY, Adrar’x.
May 1C, 1b63. J. H- 58 »t.
A to i'st a, May lGth, 1SGJ.
IIon. Joseph E. Bbovvn, Governorof
Georgia, Miilcdgeville.
Sir : The condition of the country
invests the approaching election for
Governor with an interest peculiar to
itself. Peculiar in this, that while di
vested of political partizanship and ex
citement, it still involves the welfare
and the liberty of tlie people of this
State,and proportionally ot our common
Confederacy. YVe have not now shades
of political bias and prejudice to grati
fy, hut vve are all united in one com
mon struggle, with a malignant and
vindictive enemy ; in defence, not only
of our political existence as a nation,
but of our very individual lives and lib
erty, aud of the honor and virtue of our
wives and children. Tims bound by a
common unity absorbing all other in
terests, the undersigned, deprecating
the individual preferences for men as
daily exhibited in otir newspaper press
throughout the State, without regard,
as it seems to us, to the peculiar quali
fications of, experience iu, and familiar
ity with# the details of public busi
ness ; and accepting the ability aud
fidelity you have shown in thedisebarge
of your duties as Governor, as earnest
of your future career iu -that office for
another term, request you to permit
your name to be used again for that of
fice in the approaching election.
In making this request the under-
Executive Department,
MilledgevillEjGa., May 21st 1S63.
Gentlemen : I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your let
ter ofthe 16th inst., which reached me
yesterday, and to express to you my
thanks for the manifestations of confi
dence which it contains. I have lately
received numerous other communica
tions oflike import from persons in dif
ferent parts of the State and of the
army, many of whom have not hereto
fore supported me, strongly soliciting
me to consent that the people again use
my name as a candidate for Governor of
Georgia.
When I consented, two years since,
to serve a third term, contrary to a
long established usage, 1 did so reluc
tantly, and only from a sense of duty
growing out of the perilous condition
of the country. Since my last elec
tion, till very recently, it lias been my
settled purpose to retire at the *end of
my present term. Inclination and per
sonal interest have strongly prompted
me to that course. While this has
been my desire and expectation, I am
obliged to admit the right ofthe peo
ple to determine otherwise, aud to ac
knowledge my obligation to respect
and abide their decision when made
without regard to past political differ
ences of opinion. The people of Geor
gia have been exceedingly kind to me.
No man could be under greater obliga
tions to any people than I am to them.
I have enjoyed a large share of their
confidence; and have never asked for
any position, at any time, that they
have not given to me.
In times of peace and prosperity,
when the labors and responsibilities of
the Executive office were light, com
pared with what they now are, I desir
ed the position, and my desire was
gratified. Now, when my personal in
clinations are to retire, it is urged up
on me that it is my duty to yield to
the public desire, for the reasons that 1
have nearly six years of experience in
the office and am familiar with its du
ties and its details, with the financial
and military affairs of the State, with
her resources and the wants of her peo
ple, and the necessities of her brave
sons in the field, and of their families at
home, as well as with the management
of the State road, which, I may add
without boasting, will, by the end of
this fiscal year, have paid into the State
Treasury an average of over five hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars per an
num, during the whole period of my
administration ; that the country is en
gaged in a war of vast magnitude, and
the soil of our beloved State is con
stantly threatened with the presence
of the enemy, who comes to insult and
degrade our people, and to plunder and
destroy our property.
"While we have no reason to despair
of ultimate success which is certain, if
we are true to ourselves, and humbly
place our trust in God, we all feel that
the period is one of darkness and gloom
and that there is a demand for the
most energetic efforts of our ablest,
wisest and most experienced statesmen
to guide us safely through the storm.
In this condition of things I have con
stant assurances that the people of
Georgia do not wish a change of ad
ministration—a change of faithful and
experienced officers in different depart
ments ofthe Government—a change of
the general management of the State
road—a change in the financial man
agement of the State government, ora
chauge of the liberal policy of the
State towards her glorious troops in the
field or their families at home, which I
have had the honor to recommend to
the General Assembly, aud the -gratifi
cation to see in practical operation.
It is furthermore urged that my re
tirement would open tho door for the
appearance of a number of new and un
tried men as candidates for the posi
tion ; which would again divide our
people into parties and factions, which
all must deeply deplore at a time when
unity and harmony among ourselves
are of the utmost importance. To
prevent these evils numerous appeals
are made to me to consent, as a patri
otic duty which I owe to the whole
people of this State, to continue in the
laborious and fearfully responsible po
sition I now fill, for aqother term.
Under these circumstances, I do not
feel at liberty to consult my indivldu-
