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BOPttKTOtf, NISBET & BARNES Publishers and Proprietors. «. \. BonniTO.'v,/ jO«. II. JflNBt'T. ( Editor*. fitttfcbtriite ?tnion Is published Weekly, in MilledgrriUe, Ga., Corner of Hancock and IVdkinson St*., (opposite Court House.) At $4 a year in Advance. Ol It NEW TEK.11M. - On an.! after June 1st, 1863, tlic Terms of Sub scription to tiie Confederate Union, uio KoikDol- i. a its, iu varibly in advance. Ail indebtedness for All i>S.Tlpi Kill is at tlie rate to ibis paper, previous to June 1st, iMsl, ot 1 hree 1 tellurs per vear. ADVERTISING. Traksikkt—One dollar and fifty cents per square of ten lines, for the first insertion, and seventv-tive cents for each subsequent inseitiim. Tributes of respect, Resolution* by Societies, (Obit uaries exceeding six lines.) Kdlninations for’. Dice C Airumi rations or Editorial notices for individual bunelit, charged as transient advertising. 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Ex ecutors cir Guar.liaus, are required by law , to be lield on the first Tuesday in the month; between the hours ot liliu thelorenoou and three in the afternoon, at the Courthouse i u thecouutyiu which lie property is sit uated. Notice of thesesales must be given in sette 40 days previous to the day ofsale Notices tortlie sale of personal property must begiv- en in like maimer 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors and ereditorsof an estatemust aLo be published 40 days. Notice that application will be madetothe Courtof Ordinary forleaveto sell Laud or Negroes, must be published for two mouths. Citationsforletterso ' Administration Guardianship. &.C., must be published 30 days—for dismission from Administration, monthly six months—for-dismission trom Guardianship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly for four months—for establishing lost papers. for the full space of three months—for compelling titles from Executors or administrators, where bond has beeD given by the dec.-aced, the full space of three months. Publications will always be continued according to f thes<4, the legalrequiremeuts, unlessothorv.seordered VOLUME XXXIV.] MILLED&EVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1883. [NUMBER 13. [ ADVERTISEMENT, ] Milledgeville Georgia. ) August (3, 1SG-3. \ Messrs Editors : I noticed in the Tel- e g ra I , li yesterday, the letter of accep- i tiinctf of Capt. Win. E. Smith,by which j lie becomes the candidate for Congress ^ what manner can the war he closed and I lieve that* .this con«tl$£ > has already out rig its secured ? "Tt is idle,. use!rts*|- r eached bv statute the extreme limits" ,it.i unman \ to enquire who caused the J 0 f permanent military strength*of war, or the purposes for which it was , •*, , • . \ir , n , , inaugurated. It la „„„ gU f or Soulhuru »<*p>Ne. . « « My by atat; freemen to know that an armed invader \ ut f) but m the practice enforcement presses our soil, and refuses to retire unless I ut t!ie statute she is far below the mark, compelled! So long as an enemy occu-! If the laws had been properly carried pies our teiritory and threatens our safety, j out—if substitution, if allowed at all, iu the 2nd District, and as a citizen of I ^ ie " ar mu8t S° on ! When we shall j had been propeplv guarded as now—if have succeeded in driving the Foderals 1 ' “ * the district we are rejoiced, for we be lieve if there is any patriotism and gratitude in the people of the district, as we know there is, then Capt. Smith will be elected by a large majority— and then the right man will be in the right place. Capt. Smith is a Geor gian by birth ; one of the first lawyers of his age in the State, fine vigorous in tellect, polite and affable, brave to a fault—to know him is to love him. Tlie commencement of this War found him the able Solicitor General of the South Western circuit, with a large civil bu siness. He forsook all, and early in i outside our territorial limits, and have -rendered permanent the safety of our homes and families, then, and only then, will the war he practically at an end.— Although our passage from Federal thral dom to national independence is being marked with all the horrors of civil war, with scenes of bloodshed, of burning cities and smoking farm-houses, still as these are the suffering^ of a brave people con tending tor tliQir liberties, they are much more endurable tlfai^the pleasures of peace on Yankee terms. The prftfft&mation of j their President proposes to rob us of all our slaves. The act of confiscation pro poses to plunder us of theja^lfkaec-of our property. Thus robbed a i id (Yu mitered, wc should hat e notpingdeft hut honor and our lives. Sufimissionj.) such terms woul J 1 the numerous avenues of escape from military service had been properly guarded, no doubt we should have had, at this moment, a force ample for the protection of the~country. Any additional legislation which can perfect in its operation the demands for military service already created by law—which can avail the country of lire full amount of active service in the field to which she is already entitled is, we believe, all that can he safely done lit sustaining the permanent military strength of the country. The army rwid^dciety must be sustained. The trotips in the field and their families at home must be Ted. Order must be maintained, and all the civil and social To Advertisers. 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Count nine written words to a line and ., . o/. . i -i . _ i • , ,i >11*1111 wtiucu, atiu ait tut; uivu anu social May ISO l, he repaired to the old Do- | , ;f der organizations of the country carried on. million to meet the yankee hordes that \ most; bject us - U ^; n,eanes ^ ml j These, in peace, require the labor of jii her borders like Io- j T-llWereflec tlffemndUhidujjo t-lre belief f t,ie w,lole > cau they, in war, which is iged to that noble old i tbatVe lurvt*rfnvme in tlnJOfnfederate ! more wasteful and disorganizing, be th Georgia and under States/invelited "*hh power reHmtrkVfpence j carried on by much less than one-third? . .. .’ . | °n Yankee tefins-Tto do tbis.jlsTo abandon I It is sheer nonsense to talk of putting .*s, while cheering*!Uf. 'the, Govern.ment.-so rctelhly WriTp^to j a whole country into camo. confiscated' * 1 were swarming on her borders like lo custs. He belonged to that noble old Regiment the 4th the gallant Dole and its depreciation would be check-] the capital building, they hauled ofiTin ^Other Governments could notreg.- | wagons, took what books they desired ulate the value ot our currency by re- i and destroyed the rest. This library jecting it within their own dominions, ] was one of the most select and costlv aud dealing in it through their agents | j„ the Confederacy. Its destruction is and subjects in the Confederacy, at a | not only a loss to Mississippi, but to tioned ont among -the conquerors, tdaves made our equals, or, wbat js mo (.probable, massacred in cold blood, tb. "tie race alone may icumin in peace ; whilst all of us must be reduced to’ gnry and want. Tbe si 1/ and cowardi, exhorters t0 reconstruction forget' ail tb .in tlieir shameful desire to avoid pavin t lie price of liberty. 1 liei-e are some of tbe physical feature of our destiny when wo shall have jleide to the despicable race wlio seek to lord i over us. The degradation of submission^ $. after Laving illustrated our laud hy thi lpost heroic and self-sacrificing deeds iu tb most disparaging discount. With these or similar regulations, the value of Confederate Treasury notes would be enhanced. A suitable tax act based upon the principles of equality and justice, with properly adjusted details, would dimin ish the volume of circulation, and re store confidence by which Treasury notes would appreciate in value, and property gradually assume its nominal price. * With the cordial and earnest co-op- cral ion of the States and Confederate Government, each strengthening the hands of the President within their le- mankind, and cannot be replaced. Mr. Hobson’s residence, they cut his family portraits, and mutilated every thing they could not carry off; cut large square pieces from the centre of his carpets, and wrote vulgar and ob scene sentences upon the walls. But these things seem to have been tlieir peculiar mission in every bouse, for in addition to the pillage, destruction and mutilation of private property, tire slime of their wretchedly low and libid inous language can be traced on every wall, the witnesses at once of their vul garity, barbarism and crime ; the blas- ting and deformed, but still full and itimate and constitutional sphere of ample evidence that they are Yankees. lyneiu so recently men on in a charge, on Sickles’ brig- ' have our slaves and property ade, his leg was torn to pieces. As j '"’d ta ken from u?,and to eu lave ourselves I - , 1 ^ i to Yankee taskmasrafr-vl he Lhncoln Gov- soon as ins healthy recover*!,. 'crnta^mKs'ses.ses the power to make earnestly sought position Trtfai ti» As long as we President, either iu Cavalry or-tjie Na-..4 r ® assailed, we must defend,•and when Telegraph. vy, in active duty—ho'quavtertnaster’s or any such position would he have— his demand was to be in the field, hope that Col. Muirnerlyn, whom regard highly, will retire from the con test, and leave, as I would then say, a clearfield to Capt. Smith. 1 call on the noble soldiers and tlieir families, and friends, to rally, and let us give Capt. Smith the largest majority ever receiv ed by any one ; and then my word for it, vou will see a change iu oiir affairs. o.ur- enemy sltSy^’tyUJc 'bayonet” and sheirth-his. sjVUij]we shall gladly throw-down gtu^qrms and enjoy (lie smiles I ; of p’eacS','tlie’lioert^pbGouo.own Govern- j j ment, and prosperity of a free pebple. I When we consider'the great interests 3thke—tLe dangers tissailing us, and tbe delights of prospective peace, we are im- To the Voters of the Second Congrer- sional District. In compliance with the request of many citizens of the District,and at the solicitation of soldiers in the army, I have consented to become a candidate 4 to represent you in the next Congress of the Confederate States. I am not insensible to the vast re sponsibility which attaches to the po- pressively admonished to be united in our ] sitiou whicL you have the power‘to efforts to secure that peace and safety, for which we and the whole country have made so many and such costly sacrifices.— Let us.repress any attempt to destroy our unit^.^apd strive .‘with the- energy of nten determined to be free, to drive back every person can tell just what amount ! Let every district see that their Ilepre- j the invader, andielieve our country from i surrotlrfSing perils, of money to send. Obituaries, Editorial Notices, Nominations for office, and all communications for individual benefit, are charged as advertisements. Legal adver tisements are. charged according to the rales under the head of this paper, on the first page. COTTON CARDS, IV 0 0 L CARDS, COFFEE, &(., if. 100 PAIR Wliiteiiiore’s Cotton Cards mini ber.tens. 100 PAM’ Wool Cards number 8. r»on lbs. COFFEE. " * .'ill dozen Shoe Dlacking’. A Cases Cognac Brandy. 100 Gross Pearl Shirt Buttons. SUMMER CLOTHING. Received and for sale by Milledgeville, May 2G, J. GA* T S & CO. 1SG3. I tf TO TRAVELERS. f«T« 919 * JJ.UJ \ rY House is open to receive tran- -a* 1 sient boarders,and all who may give me a rail. I study to please all and keep one of tbe best and cheapest houses in the city. Call and try me. JAS. K. IIA\GOOD. Milledgeville, March 13th, 1863. 43 tf. seutatives be such as will stop this! Nassau blockade running, of yankee notions—build up our depreciated cur rency—put a check on extortion—stop the substituting system—do away with exemptions—raise the poor soldiers’ pay, and my word for it, we will soon be free. Let this War be no longer the poor man’js War, but one with a slight-sprinkling of rich men at least in it. Capt. Smith is the man to aid in this—fearless and bold- he will hide from no responsibility. WIRE GRASS A glance at our situation precludes the | idea of an eaily-'peato—*our frontier lines j are daily contracting aqd our enemies ap- I proachytg nearer and njearer the center of | our territory. We have no expectation.of I foreign aid or interveption, and with a j Federal administration pledged to restore ■ the “Union” by force of arms, we can I have no other reliance but on ourselves— ! no other expectation but a vigorous aud j relentless war co-ex4cnsive with.Lincoln’s aikfiinistration. Such being the case, a moment’s reflection must satisfy all that tbe bestow. We are in the midst of a ter rific war which demands the . wisdom energy and power of our whole peo ple. To give ys success requires wise, prudent and prompt legislation by Congress. Congress is clothed with the power to declare war,to provide for the common defense, to raise and support armies, to levy aud collect taxes, to borrow money upon the credit of the Confed erate States, and to regulate commerce. These powers are entrusted to Con gress for the protection of the liberties of rite people, and to promote their safe ty and happiness, they are important in time of peace .and fearful in time of war if abused, misapplied or iujudi- action—the war in which we are en gaged must be successful. The people are - arming themselves at home for defense. Soon every per son capable of bearing arms will be-! come a soldier, and the camp fires oE freedom wiil be lighted throughout the Confederacy. With a Congress equal to the emer gency—with a President wise and un flinching,- combining high, civil and military qualifications, and a people determined to be free ; we can defy the hosts of Lincoln to the end of time. If honored by your confidence, I shall devote unremittingly, my time and whatever of talents I possess, to the interests of .o.ur bleeding- country. Let us trust in God—“ They that tpust in the Lord shall be as’ Mount Zion, which cannot he removed, but a'biddth forever.” Respectfully, » JAMES L: SEWARD. ’ Appearance, of Jackson, Mississippi— Sow the ’S’ankces have laid waste to it—A Toretastc of Subjugation. GEORGIA, Bakt-r County. Court of Ordinary, July Term 1663. TT appearing to-the-Court from the Petition of 1 Arthur W. Johnson, that Jesse Collier late ol saiil county, maiie and executed his last will and testament, appointed said petitioner his executor, who has this day liiod his application propounding said will for Probate in solemn form, it fnrther appearing from said petitioner that one of said heirs and legatees of said Jesse Collier, to-wit: ZacliariahC Collier, is of full age and resides iu the Stats of Texas Jaiid cannot be served with pro cess from this Court, except by publication It is therefore ordered that service on said Zach- arinh C. Collier be perfected by publication in the ‘ Confederate Union” once a week for forty days previous to the next October term of this Court, and that he be and appear at said Court to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in October next, then and there to show cause, if any he has, why said will shall not be proven in sol emn form and admitted to record as the last will and testament of said Jesse Collier, deceased. Witness the Hon. John F. Griffin. Ordinary ot 6aid countv, this 6th day of July lr63. THOMAS ALLEN. D. Cl k. Court 9 6t. . Ord’y. Baker co. GEORGIA, Pierce County. TITHEliEAS, Jackson Thomas, late of this TT county, died intestate, and no one having applied for letters of administration on said estate, notice is hereby given to creditors and next of kin ot said deceased, to he and appear at my office, in the town of Blackshear. on the first Monday •September next, to show cause, if any they can. why administration of Jackson Thomas’ estate should not be vested in the Clerk of the (superior Court or some other fit and proper person. Witness my official signature this July-23, 1“63. lObt (Pd $3.) L. 1L GREENLEAE, Ord’y. TJTWO MONTHS after date application will be made to tjie Ordinary of Irwin county for an order to sell all the lands and negroes belong ing to the estate of Jesse Hobby late of said county deceased. M. D. HOBBY, \ ... . JAMES PAUL,K. { Irwinville, June 13th, 1863 5 9t. GEORGIA, Ware County W^HEREAS, Mr*. Ellen Turner makes appli- TT cation to me for letters of guartiansliip ol the persons and properly of Lucinda, Delpby, Silvester, Mary Jane and Anna 1 urner, all minor heirs of Henry Turner, deceased. These are therefore to cite aud admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceas ed to appear at tny office on the first Monday in s eptember next, to show cause, if they can, why letters of guardianship should not issue to said applicant. Given under my baud officially the 9th d*y of duly, 1663. D.E. KNOWLES, Ord’y. Paid $3 9 GEORGIA. Bulloch County. Xotice to Debtors and Creditors. A LL persons having claims against the estate uf James Wilkinson, Sen., deceased, are no tified to present them to us properly attested, or they will be rejected t and all persons indebted to laid estate to make immediate settlement. JAMES H WILKINSON ) Ad , JAMES ANDERSON. $ AararB - July 18, 1863. i> B 9 6t Albany, Ga, July 28, 18Q3. Gentlemen : Your note of tbe 20th in stant is aj-haml, and I embrace the first opportunity presented to answer it. Ack nowledging hilly tbe right of tbe people, in peace as well as in war. under a Repub lican form of Government, tb call from private life into public service, whether civil or military, citizens of all classes, who may aid iu contributing strength and confidence in matters of State, and being impressed with tbe consideration, that tbe value of tbe citizen consists in bis useful ness to tbe Government, 1 shall always bold myself in readiness to serve my coun trymen whenever they shall see proper to ask service of me. As vou have seen proper to allude to my wounded disabled condition, it may not be amiss to state, that it lias ever been a cherished intention of mine toreturn to the service,as soon as my wounds would allow. On tbe 11th of May last, having recovered my health sufficiently to permit such a change of life, I made a special applica tion to tbe President for a position “in tbe field,” without regard to rank, wherein one, in my disabled condition, might be of some service. In reply, 1 was assured, ‘•that there was no place then vacant to which 1 conld be assigned. This assu rance has left me no other alternative, but to remain at home, an idle and silent spec tator, while my comrades and countrymen are bravely struggling against fearful odds, and for rights, the dearest to the hu man heart. Such being my condition, I am ul^ill- ing to remain inactive, and to allow present and prospective emergencies to pass by without contributing some aid to sustain a common cause. The complimentary man ner in which tbe jjublic prints Lave men tioned my name, in connection with the position of Representative from the Second i Dinti-ict. of Geortria—the Congressional District of Georgia—tbe earnestness with which my fellow citizens, of all classes, have solicited me to become a candidate, and the appeal from my fel low citizens of Worth county distinguished for the number and heroism of her sons— for the enthusiastic support given to tbe Confederate Government by her citizens, and for tbe many and noble sacrifices of blood and treasure freely made in the pending contest—leaves me no other choice, but to place myself subject to the wishas and disposition of tbe voters in tbe Seeoiid^Congressional District. .Should it be tlieir pleasure to elect me, it will be mine to serve them, and in tbe event of re jection, and tbe election of another, I will be content to acquiesce in their ex pressed will. A survey ef the “situation” of tbe once flourishing States composing the Confed eracy impels the conviction that the pres ent is no time for popular excitement, or party divisions. It is a period for grave reflection and determined action. Confederate Government—weak or strong ; ciously exercised, or rendered impotent —wise or unwise—ds-o.ur only .means of j by tardiness or non-action. We have salvation. Those who oppose the op- j large armies in the field, and when the eration of that Government at this time, ] power was given to Congress to raise are but aiding the invader in his work ot ] arm j es> the .Government as a correla- subtugation Sucu opposition-places the i tiye duty an(1 as a condition co-existent Lro vein ment Detween two fires and must I , was to teed and clothe these armies. necessarily embarrass its action. Like all - . . „ other institutions among men, our Govern- j As citizens of a common country, De ment lacks infallibility. Like all other 1 leagured by ail implacable foe, you infant Governments opposed by a thousand i ltave a right to expect prudent and ;< ......a, * i.—: wise legislation, unselfish and patriot clangers, it cannot work to a charming cer tainty, or please the fastidious statesman whose political experience has been ac quired on the placid waters of peace. If the Confederate Government- fails, either from the want of support, of those whose interest it is to support it, or from the attacks of those whose interest it is to destroy it, we may safely conclude that subjugation is at band,and that destruction in detail—State by State—wiil soon be I'coftducted so as not to accomplished by our enemy. Notwith- 0 f t h e Government. statesmanship and a wise financial policy, affording" such protection to citizens and soldiers as is within the po'wer of the Government in time of Avar. Our commerce should be so regulated as to avoid injury to the people, the soldiers and their families. Our finances should be impair the It is indis- stamling the clamors of some within and to the support of our armies as we can keep our Government in.action ! ? iiat t . he l’ l | bhc credrt should’ be mam- and maintain our heroic defenders in the : .t^ccd* I his cannot be done upon a iield, there is no room for despondency, j loose and undefined system, and with- and not' an *surance less for a brilliant | out some well ascertained basis upon ind triumphant achievement of our rights which the public faith when pledged and independence Can we hesitate, then, cail be redeemed. It is essential to our A citizen of Jucjk'son, 'Mississippi, who is just out from there, gives the Atlanta Appeal the following account of the ruin and desolatib^hflictedupoq the city by the Yaiiloeesr. altci'-the fal ling back of our army : .. Jackson has a deplorable appear ance. The block or square iti which the Appeal office used to be- situated, and the one South of it on the other side of Capital and froiYting on State and Pascagoula, streets,comprising, since the last conflagration, the main business houses in the city, fire in ash es. These two blocks include the Episcopal Church, (a neatand comfort able edifice,) and till the buildings front there to the Concert hall on State street, the postoffice, Julian’s book store, sweeping round to Spangler Row, and down to Mrs. McMaster’s incli^p ding the Post Surgeon’s office, Medical 5 Director’s office, and office of com mander of the Post. On the opposite side of the street the fiery destruction began with McMurry’s livery stable, consuming the whole mass of buildings to Strains’ store, thence to Angello’s saloon, Griffin Banking house, and thence to Leatiy’s store, thence down Pascagoula street, eating out the entire block. The next block running along State, and south, in succession of the one just named, being already a pile of ruins,having been burned by the Yan kees during their first visit, the liouse- O-en. Lee and the President. We are rejoiced to find in the Rich mond Sentinel, says the Columbus En quirer, of the 7th inst., a positive .and authoritative contradiction of the state ment by the correspondent of the Charleston Mercury that there has been a misunderstanding between the Presi dent and Gen. Lee. The Sentinel de nies the whole report in the most em phatic manner, and properly rebukes any one who, in a time like this, will make an assertion that is calculated to distress and dispirit the people, with out full authority for the statement. It says: / * “ We have taken, the pains to inform .ourselves on thg subject, and wish now fo he understood as contradicting the whole stovy in all its extent, and by the fullest authority. “ The few brief lines which we have quoted from the Mercury’s communi cation are indeed a curious illustration of tue number of evil and baseless ac cusations which can be inserted in so short a space. They are a model at once of terse and mischievous language. They contain uo less than four aver- nVfcnts, the truth 'of every one of which the'faBts authorize us to contradict in the broadest manner. “ First, then, the country will be pleased to learn that there has not been even the slightest unpleasantness between the President and Gen. Lee. No tw’o persons could be in more per fect accord than are these two distin guished patriots. There never was the least foundation for the story of a difficulty between them. Second— President Davis never did refuse to sanction the trial by Court-Martial of the delinquent Brigadiers. Third— yGen. Lee never desired the trial of the delinquent Brigadiers. Fourth—there atinals of mankind, would be wore ■than «l | tbe physical suffering attendant on Jfaw kee chains and slavery. It is this that w* should dread and shun as tbe most, liumil iating of fates. With character, pride, spirit all gone, we should be indeed afootL - ball for knaves and tbe contempt of our ■ selves. Our very southern dogs, whicl have been taught a manly spirit, woulc a our walk around us and be ashamed company. liUjt, for any man to talk of yielding I I wmm whew- we have never suffered a defeat, ex- i cept through the grossest mismanagement of our military leaders—when we hold, nearly the same ground cow that we did- r, twelve months ago—when barely one-hall ■ of the fighting population of our country ■ has been brought into the struggle—wheip ; the land of our enemy is rent with intes- ; ; - tine feuds, and rebellion stalks abroad int many of their States—to submit and lay! down our arms under such circumstances,f( ] how deep the record of shame we should] make for the brave and gallant people of , t the South ! Fellow countrymen, if amank M counsels you to such a course of shame; and dishor, repel him as you would a viper that seeks to enter your bosom only^o in- '; diet his deadly sting ; as a creatnre in al-L fiance with-the enemy or a craven who^ has not the courage to vindicate in his own *: person tbe inalienable .rights of man.—1 Spurn and drive him from you, and with a whip of scorpions lash the recreant . through the land. Never were truer wo ds uttered than those embodied in the re ent stirring ap- peal of our excellent Pri sident: “Fel- ? low-citizens, no alternative is left you hut 5 victory or subjugation, slavery and the ■ utter rain of yourselves, your families and your country.” There is nothing in our present position j that should dishearten the brave, much less induce a great people to submit to the ) *•? rod of tbe oppressor. We have only to ;1 I use the power which a gracious God has a given us, to triumph over our foes in fu- I : ture as we have done iu the past, and . finally, and at an early day, to drive him ’ back whence he came, and vindicate our ; claim to a place in the great family of na- < , tions- ‘A long pull, strong pull, and a B * pull all together,’ arid we shall stand II . < up proudly as tbe unaided architects of j our liberties, and tbe admiration of the world. OOieiai Report of tLe Engagement bet the AInbttiian aud the Hatterns ^re^n^delinquent Brigadiers ; at least Gen."Li ee ha* made no mentioli of any such, but, in his report, compliments his troops in the highest terms tor tlieir gallantry at Gettysburg.” Frpmthe Savannah Republican. TVbnl we owe to OurHelvea, our Children and our God. A writer in the Mobile Advertiser closes a patriotic article of advice to his country men with the following language : As long as our people are not demoral ized, our army will never be demoralized. The army needs the unwavering moral support of tbe people. Let no despondent ivotds be uttered ! Let defiance be hurl- burners ceased tlieir dest^hetion in that ed into the teeth of the foe ! Let victory r! w.-co , v . ' The following extract from a report of j Captain Raphael Semmes, commanding f I || i M ' ■ f <X. S. steamer Alal-mna, to the Secretary of the Navy, gives a correct statement of the action between the Alabama and the Hatteras. C. S. Steamer Alabama, ( Bahia, May 17th, 1863. ) I arrived at Charleston (under sail) on the 11th of January, and just before nightfall made the enemy’s fleet lying oft* the bar, consisting of five ships-of-war.--— part of the city. The Capitol was not ] or death be not only the word, but earnest injured, nor was the Governor’s man- ! faith, and "steady blows! W’e can sur- to sustain the Confederate Government 1 Can we, alter Ihe loss of tnany kindred and friends—after tbe destruction of so much property, and the endurance of many dire calamities, after the infliction of so much sorrow and suffering upon women success, that the means raised by the Government should be faithfully and honestly applied by honest and suitable agents., A wise system of credits and a judicious use thereof, will keep un- and children, hesitate to respond either in impaired the confidence of the people men, or treasure or in both, whenever the ! in tlieir Government to pay, and will Government, in its necessities, shall de- j check the spirit of speculation and ex- mand them ? I trust not. Whenever the j tortion, now dangerous to the best in- Confcdcrate Government fails, the star of our hope for nationality and independence wjll set. If we but sustain with enthusi- *astn our Government, by sustaining the army, navy and the currency v and becom ing ourselves a unit in action, having al ways in view the general welfare, the smiles of a genial peace will soon be upon us. These being the views I entertain of our situation and (be. policy to be pursued in future, you may reasonably conclude, should 1 be selected as your Representa tive in Congress, that tbe Government will receive my warmest support, and tbe army, navy and currency my constant at tention. Respectfully, Your Fellow Citizen, Wm. E. Smith. To Messrs. Wm. L. Hunt, James W. Rouse and Seaton Hunt, Esqrs., lion. Wm. A. Harris aud others. Tbe Unreasonable.—We have commu nications on hand, and have published others, urging a general conscription of of-cverybody in the Confederacy,young and o!d, able to carry a gnu. Some of the newspapers discourse in the same way, and argue that an army of a mil lion men can, by this levy en masse,be placed in the field at once, and laugh to scorn the Yankee force, be it swol- tbreatniug dangers that lie between us and ] c „ a8 niuch as it may by the new con- independence involve individual as well as 8Cr jptio[]. All this souuds very prom- national existence, individual as we as j s <] e ] us i ve an( ] impracti- natioual prosperity, and demand of us the ca |j| e> strength * nd | No country under the sun can sus- One"grea°t subject should employ the tain an army in the field whicji embra- wholeof our consideration, and be the oh- oes all its able bodied population, and tcrests of the country, will reduce the price of prime articles of necessity which the soldiers and tlieir families arc compelled to have, and enable the Government to increase the pay of the soldiers. The depreciation of our currency must be checked. In my jugment it is within tfie power of Congress to do this. All illicit trade with the enemy should be stopped. No love" of gain should justify the jmrehase cf coin in Confederate currency to trade with the Abolitionists, by which the price of Yankee goods is made the measure of the valueofConfederate Treasury notes. Congress might "well consider the necessity of a restraining law, in the nature of an embargo act to. prevent the exportation of Cotton, or other ar ticles to Nassau, which is hut an indi rect mode of trading with the United States. This external commerce should be carried on by the special permission of, and for the Confederate Government, for war purposes. If our external commerce was prop erly regulated by law, during the pre tended blockade of the Linc(mi Govern ment, our currency would have a do mestic value only as it has a domestic circulation. The Government should not permit the exportation of Coin except ior its own use, then there would be no bro kers to buy or sell coin or dealers in foreign exchange, only for the benefit of the Government itself. This would ject of concentrated action, llow and in wo think there is good reason to be- give uniformity of value to our currpn sion, telegrams to the contrary not withstanding. No act of wanton in sult to ladies is reported to have been committed by the enemy, hut houses were freely entered and sacked. The suburbs of Jackson,.recently so beau- render every city on our coast, and every river on our soil, and then defeat the Fed eral power in spite of ah the efforts it could put forth in a century? What we need is spirit, and the “unconquered will.”— Those who tamely submit do not acquire tbe respect, or receive the protection of tiful, aro all scorched, withered, and the foe. All they have will "be taken and destroyed. The city 'itself, once so : they will be denounced by the foe as hyp proud of its neat, cheerful, and in some places, elegant appearance, is a wreck —a ruin—a blasting evidence of the savage brutality of our hated and de spised foe. The half has not been told touching the vandalism of the enemy while, in occupation of that ill-fated city. Ev ery house in the place that was unce- 1 copied, and nearly all of those whose owners remained to protect them, was sacked and gutted. Officers as high as Colonels, were seen tb enter and steal articles of value and k virtu, and carry them away. Some of those officers were heard to say, “Well, I have, nev er stolen anything before, but I will take this.” Mahogany and rosewood bedsteads, with mattresses, musquito bars, and all the appendages of a com plete and elegaait couch, with bed steads set up and "the whole standing asifinabed chamber, together with rosewood, marble-slabbed dressing ca ses, bureaus, chairs, sofas, fine tables, pianos, ottomans, mirrors, and all the costly furniture of the citizen^, were scattered all along the entrenchments from the southern bend of the Pearl riv er to the extreme northern line of the works. On these beds the Yankees slept, and carried on their hellish de baucheries with the negro wenches ot the towii; played cards and gambled, ate .and drank on the tables, and amus ed themselves among the stolen plun der during their drunken carousals in their own refined and elegant way,and, at their departure, broke them into a thousand pieces One general, said t> he a General Logan, carried oft’two fine parlor chairs from Mr. Helm’s residence telling Mr. Helm that he would return them, but he failed to perform his promises. The line State library, in ocritical cowards, and traitors to their country. We’ve got to fight it out to tbe bitter end. Submission cannot avert a' single evil, or purchase exemption from tbe fortunes of all. Courage and trust! • Action and effort! Faith and sacrifice ! Almighty God rules tk,e storm, and as sure as we are right in our struggle, we shall gloriously triumph ! “For freedom’s battle ouce begun. • Bequeathed by bleeding sire to sou. Though baffled oft, is ever won These sentiments should be the watch words of every true Southern^ in the crisis now upon us. There are cowards, there are men by nature timid and weak-kneed; there are others who have been tories in their hearts from the beginning. Frem these we have nothing to expect in the great struggle in which we»are now en gaged. They fail when tried in the cruci ble which tests their manhood, and on ev ery reverse are willing to give up and ten der their bands crossed for tbe chains of the enemy. W’ere this a sample ofSonth- ern spirit, we should deserve to be slaves, not freemen. Instead of lords of this soil and tb&arcbitects of our own destinies, we should became in fact tbe willing servauts of our would-be Yankee task-masters. There are some poor, innocent creatures who delude themselves with the idea that the Union and Constitution can be restor ed as they were—that we have only to agree to a reconstruction of the « ld politi cal fabric to be remanded to all.the bless ings, and comlorts and freedom winch we wi're wont to enjoy. How fatal tbe be lief, if it could only be given a practical ef fect in this land of the Sotuh! These fools forget that this is a struggle for self- government—that freedom is on the one side and Y’ankee despotism on the other— that the South would have to bear all the burthens of tbe war, heavy enough to cre ate a crushing debt in perpetuity, or that we should do what is worse, share the guilt aud dishonor of Yankee repudiation. We should be conquered provinces, and gover- ed as such. Our lands would be parti- One of the steamer was soon after per ceived to get upder way, and 6teer in our direction. I ordered steam to be- got np, but kept sail on the ship to decoy, that I might entice the enemy’s ship sufficiently far from the fleet to offer hqr battle. I wore ship, aud stood away from the bar, permit ting the enemy to approach me by slow degrees. When the enemy had approach ed sufficiently near, I took in sail, and wearing short around, and ran up within hail. It was now dark, it being about seven o’clock. The enemy hailed, ‘What ship is that V YVe responded, ‘Her Majesty’s steamer Petrel!’ The reply was, *1 will send a boat on board.’ We now hailed in turn to know who the enemy was, and when we had received the reply that lie was the ‘United States steamer Hatteras,’ we a- gain hailed him, and informed him that we were the Confederate States steamer Alabama, aud at tbe same time I directed tbe fiist Lieutenant to open fire upon him.. Our fire was promptly returned and a brisk action ensued, which lasted, howev er, only thirteen minutes, 5s at that time the enemy fired an off gun and showed a light; and upon being hailed by us to know if he had surrendered, he replied that he had, and that he was in a sinking condition. 1 immediately dispatched boats to his assistance, and had just time to re move the crew when the ship went down. The casualties Mere slight on both aider, although the action was fought a distance of from one hundred and fifty to four hun dred yards. Our shot all told on his hall about the water-line, anu hence the small number of killed and wou ded on the part of the enemy-two of the former and three of the latter. We had nine killed, and only one wounded. The Hatteras mount ed eight guns, and bad a crew of 18 officers and 108 men. The Alabama also mount ed eight guns, (with a small captured piece, a 24-pounder, too light to be of any service,) and had a crew of 110 men, ex clusive of officers. Four of the Hatteras guns were 32-pounders—the same calibre as our broadside guns, but our pivot guns were heavier than hers—this being the only disparity between the two ships. We received a few hot shot holes from the enemy, doing no material damage- The enemy’s tteamer Brooklyn, and an other steamer steamed out in pursuit of us soon after the action commenced, but missed us in the darkness of the night Being embarrassed with a large number of prisoners, I steamed directly for Jamaica, where I arrived on thfc 20th of January Here I landed my prisoners,repaired dam ages, cpaled ship, and on the 25th day of January I proceeded to sea again On the 28th of January, I touched at the city of St. Domingo, in the island of the same name, and ianded tho crewsfc^ twojftfthe enemy’s ships which I had*frln$$«Lbail- ed again on the same day, anfl tran my way to , and thence to*the island of , and thence to this place, where I arrived yesterday—burning, bonding, and destroying enemy’s ships enclosed. I have the honor to be, . ..xgft?.- Very respectfully, Y our obedient /Servant, R. SEMMES, Commander. Hon. S. R. Mailer/, Secretary of Navy, Richmond, Va. -.^r
