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Slate Rights & Confederate States’ Rights.
ELECTION RETURNS.
THE CONFEDERATE UNION,
(Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson streets.)
OPPOSITE THE( Ol RTIIOl«i:.
HOIGHTOV, JIISRET t CO., State Prinitrii,
Terras—$5 30 Per Annum, In Advance.
Tuesday Morning, October 13, 18(13.
To the Readers of the Confederate
Union.
Now that the Election is over, \vc
shall have a large space in our paper to
devote to Miscellaneous reading—com
prising choice selections of Literature,
**=;• c " : ?— ~..A Art To the
ladies, we promise as good a variety ol
miscellaneous reading as can be found
in any paper at the South. Not love
sick, namby-pamby, tales, but solid,
entertaining and instructive reading.
We now have ten times as many lady
readers as we have had at any one time
since our connection with the paper.
Of course the “ War News” will have
a conspicuous place in our columns.
Politics will be eschewed for the pres
ent, at least to a great extent. The
doings of the Legislature will receive
due attention. All local matters con
nected with the State offices at the
Capitol, of public and general interest,
will find “ brief mention” in our paper.
Persons who wish to subscribe to a
cheap and good paper,now have an op
portunity to do so. Our Terms are
$5.00 a year, hi advance ; G copies for
$•25.00. Address Confederate Union
otHce Milledgeville, Ga.
The vote for Governor.
We give in another place such returns
of the election for Governor as we believe
to be reliable We have returns from
portions of many other counties, but shall
await the full returns from the entire
counties before publishing. Of course the
Army vote will have to he received before
the final result can be known. We think,
however, Brown has received a majority
liver both of his opponents in tho vote out
side of the Army and that lie has been
re-elected by a considerable majority.
SmcrcMing »mS KmporCtut Correspondence.
We publish this week the correspon
dence between Air. 1 ullarton, the acting
British Consul in Savannah, and Gov.
Brown, upon the liability of foreigners to
assist in defending the State against in
vasion. We earnestly advise every one
tj read it carefully ; it will be found very
interesting, and we believe no true pa
triot can read it without feeling an honest
pride that Georgia has a Governor that
is fully competent to maintaiu her rights
from the assaults of internal as well as
external foes.
Fi-cm ihc Army.
Nothing important from any point. The
President is on a visit to General Bragg's
Army. Bragg has .been shelling llosen-
erans, and the latter returns the compli
ment. Important movements arc said to
on foot, but outsiders are kept in the
hrk. All quiet at Charleston, and in
General Lee’s Army.
2 aid win County.
OFFICIAL.
Brown 204, Furlow 217, IIill 25. Ken
an 257, Anderson 12-5; Wells 202, Evans
b"j-. Hawkins 209, Napier 132, Daniel 20.
Cou^rfMiurn.
It is thought that the following gentle
men are elected to Congress. The re
turns from the Army vote may change the
r. suit. Julian Ilartridge, from the ‘ 1st
District, Wm. E. Smith, from the 2ud. M.
H- Blauford, from the 3d, Clifford Ander-
8j n from the 4th, J. T. Sliewmake from
the 5tb, James II. Smith from tho 7th,
beo.X. Lesterfrom the Sth, Warren Akin
from the 10th. The others indoubt.
-An incident of liir l»lc UiiKlr.
A correspondent of the Savannah Re
publican from the Army of Northern Geor
gia, relates the following incident of the
rattle of Chickamauga :
1 assing down the rude breastwork, no-
the sad faces of the dead, or look
up: with that strange, insatiable curiosity
■ r horror on the wounded, we met with a
1 ankee Lieutenant who had received a
Mj "t just across the hack of the neck, and
' ^ in the last agonies of death, lie
r 'Re of his wife and his home, how young
! beautiful she was and how happy he
j' a '‘ ' cen there, with her before the war,
1 u uow he must die with those around
Brown.
Hill.
FlRLOW.
Bibb,
341
210
162
Taylor,
126
148
25
39
Baldwin,
234
217
Morgan,
82
185
8
Putnam,
157
35
99
Fulton,
682
227
15
0'l5
Chatham,
1216
259
Muscogee,
453
50
477
Harris,
241
141
100
Richmond,
833
69
4 1
Macon,
129
143
• 68
Glasscock,
93
25
4
Sumter,
158
262
175
Columbia,
202
31
8
Talbot,
156
til
158
Warren,
2156
27
13
Pulaaki,
19 J
61
70
Houston,
123
119
111
Twiggs,
127
3
55
Ternl,
100
52
95
Washington,
229
60
71
Clay,
Dougherty,
165
15
101
147
32
88
Liberty,
93
52
39
DeKalb,
192
162
8
ILucock,
ISO
12
121
Effingham,
114
75
28
Worth,
60
5
17
Dooly,
130
42
114
Burke,
239
21
17
Randolph,
208
93
150
Newton,
2.57
125
49
Greene,
229
6:5
107
Stewart,
188
42
203
Lee,
97
42
46
Oglethorpe,
179
20
79
Floyd,
34-2
126
59
Clayton,
75
‘209
1
Bartow,
463
501
*>77
Whitfield,
213
181
~19
Gordon,
319
126
27
Pike,
191
128
46
Spalding,
215
151
61
SiiAm?,
VtZ
Yt
?J
Echols,
67
00
11
Butts,
196
79
37
Baker,
77
12
55
Bulloch,
194
21
42
Troup,
18!)
189
97
Cairoil,
338
353
19
Coweta,
3:50
108
98
M urray,
75
234
5
Forsyth,
87
253
Jon es,
59
11
47
Jasper,
107
93
43
23d Ga. Reg’t
228
95
19
Hell’s Regiment,
233
40
14
^th Congressional District.
We give below the returns from the counties i._
the *ltli Congressional District, as far as received:
Baldwin,
Wilkinson,
Kenan.
257
Anderson.
125
147
115
Pulaski,
22
274
Houston,
143
186
Twiggs,
Putnam,
70
106
160
104
Bibb,
2:2
511
Jasper,
113
83
Jones,
69
52
[ COMMUNICATED. ]
An Error Corrected.
In the presentments of the Grand Ju
ry, of Baldwin comity, there is a state
ment, which would lead the reader to
believe that Mr. D. B. Stetson had
made a large per cent., or, even a small
fortune, during the year past. By
close examination of the Returns, it
will be seen that there has been no
fraud or fortune in the Returns made.
In 1S62 his capital as given in
was, - S20.SS0
In 1SG3 his capital as given in
was, - $59,700
Increase of S33.S20 or 130 per cent.
Now how has this money been made?
It is as follows: To an error on Tax
Book of, - - - $13,000.00
To cotton not returnedin’62 SM,000.00
“ 1 ncrease upon Negro prop
erty and upon his real es
tate, - -. - SG,S20.00
• 'n whom be had been taught to hate,
Ieven the privilege of tendering
j j ' c » d h°dy or his grave to her. “In
S a ’i*’ Su ’ d * le ’ ‘I do not hate you, for the
' * * las ' ;lave men as I have found—
j/' "' Ic wrong to molest your country.’
'eanked the men around him to mark his
Pave, and tell the prisoners to tell his
e where ids body might he found, and
ol(r '»ly after died.
A Sum.
*t takes Lincoln’s Armies two
■ ears and seven months to take posses-
‘" n a °d hold with their bayonets,
^ 5 ‘ n gle Confederate State, Tennes-
* 10w long will it take him to get
u Possession of the other ten ? Ken-
, Jc '- Wa s really put under, before she
, l d( -‘cided which side to espouse!
"“O'land, ditto.
$33,820,00
Where has the profit been made, or
the fraud committed ?
Justice.
Lincoln PrcMidcul for Life.
The New Yoik Sundary Mercury, of
the 20th ult., publishes a ‘ letter from a
Washington correspondent, who says that
rt has been determined to postpone the
next Presidential election after the sup
pression of tho rebellion and the restoration
of the f nion. The reason he assigns for
this bold movement is, that the Constitu
tion requires all the States to vote, and
that in the present condition of the coun
try it is impossible to comply with the
requirement. Thus Lincoln is President
for life, with powers fully as absolute as
those of Alexander Second or Napoleon
Third. The next step will be to make
the office hereditary in his family;
after which he may assume the imperial
crown as soon as he may think prop
er- What luck for a rail splitter ! Sylla,
Cccsar, Cromwell aud Napoleon were
accounted lucky men in their day, but
their good fortune was sheer adversity
compared to that of old Abe.
They were all great men, and won their
way to empiro with tlieir swords; but the
most abject of Lincoln’s sycophants—even
the New York Herald itself—never called
Lincoln a great man except in derision. He
slips into the throne as easily and as gent
ly as if he hat been born in the purple.—
He stealsl into greatness as he stole into
Washington upon his first advent.
The paper from which we gather this
information was published on the very day
of Rosecrans’ disastrous defeat. It exults
in the anticipation of a glorious triumph
by that General—calls him tho first officer
in the Yankee service, say that his army
is overwhelmingly superior in number, in
discipline, in appointments, and in courage
to that of Bragg, and that a battle must
result in tho utter destruction of the latter.
These Yankee editors are wonderful proph
ets, to be sure!—Richmond Dispatch.J
Promotions in the Army.—The fol
lowing promotions to the rank of Brig
adier General have recently been made
by the President:
Colonel G. C- Wharton, of Virgin
ia, from July Sth. Colonel W. A.
Quarles, of Tennessee, from August
25th, Lieutenant Colonel Robert D.
Johnston, of North Carolina, from
September.—Colonel A. Perris, of
South Carolina, from September 10th.
Colonel A. W. Reynolds, of Virginia,
from September 14th. Colonel E. W.
Pettus, of Alabama, from (September
lSth. Colonel T. N. Waul, of Texas,
from September iStb. Colonel A. L.
Long, for artillery duty on General
Lee’s staff, from September 21st. Col
onel H. R. Jackson, of Georgia, from
September 1st. Colonel Wirt Adams,
of Mississippi, from September 2Stb.
Colonel James B. Gordon, of North
Carolina, from September 28th.
From the Telegraph.
Prom the enemy’s Lines.
Extract from a letter from Col. James A. Nisbet.
Cloverdale, Dade County, Ga., )
September 2S, 1SG3, \
I sit down to write you something
of my experience of two weeks in the
Federal lines. My sons being in the
Confederate army, and Hazlehurst on
public duty, all their property here was
exposed to the ravages of invasion.
So I determined to stay aud save what
I might from spoliation and destruc
tion. ’ I is well it is so, as something
has been preserved. Little did I
dream that Rosencrans would
cross the Tennessee River, scale
Raccoon Mountain, ascend into
this little valley, and then ascend Look-
out Mountain with the greater part of
his large army. Instead" thereof, the
most looked for was a raid, or a flank
movement from Huntsville by the
Gunstersville route to Rome. But the
confidence of his army was unbounded
and Bragg had fled before so often,
that the conquest of Georgia seemed
to the vainglorious host onlya ques
tion of a short time.
In putting his army in motion, Ros
encrans issued an address, telling them
“they would have hard marching, but
little fighting.” And when his ar
my was here, the burden of their in-
routes to Rome, Atlanta, Augusta and
Macon. The ollieers seemed particu
larly anxious to know if the cotton in
those cities would be burnt as their
army approached. In the talk of offi
cers and men the rebellion was vir-
tuallycrushed and that job finished,
England was to be next punished for
furnishing armed vessels, and the
French driven out of Mexico. This
little county, with a voting popula
tion of five hundred, having sent four
large companies into the war, was
marked out for their vengeance; and
too fearfully has it suffered for its pat
riotism. Fifty thousand Federal sol
diers, with tlieir immense retinue of
wagon trains, have eaten up its sub
stance and driven offitsstock. All is
a wide spread scene of desolation and
ruin. Corn, meat, poultry, horses,
mules, cattle, harness and gearing,
all have been swept away. The
Federals avowed starvation to be their
purpose, and when they left tlieir con
solatory valedictory was, “as is Dade
so we will soon make the State of
Georgia.” The condition of their ar
my, in every respect except its morale
was superb, their artillery and small
arms of the most approved patterns
and style, their commissary depart
ments well supplied, and their rank
and file veterans of the war. The
bone, muscle and brain of the privates
were notable, and amongst their ofli-
cers Gens, Rosecrans, Thomas, Neglcy
McCook, Sheridan, Lyttle and Stanley
were distinguished. No wonder they
felt confident—numbers they bad and
large reserves at home. One tiling
they left out of tlieir calculation, and
on your armor. Every man of sound
limb and sinews, as the day of your
fierce trial is postponed, but not aver
ted. Georgians must fight, or be sub
jugated. Depend on it, one or the
is inevitable. God save them from
the last.
Following the Federal army, were
a number of negroes, for the purpose
of inducing slaves to leave their own
ers. These an 1 a number of whites
also, addressed themselves assiduously
to the work of getting off our negroes.
Every artifice was used, and appeals
the most seductive made to our trusty
blacks, to leave us and assume the
status of freedom. Out of eighteen,
one boy of ten, Alfred, and one of
thirteen, of the family bought last
winter, of Mary Leconte, left us, and
the latter returned two nights ago,
heartily tired of his new friends. The
rest of our servants resented the ap
peals made to them, as insults at once
to their fealty and understandings.
The rule which seemed to be adopted
by the Federals, was not to take off
negroes by force, but to take them
along whenever they went to them.
Wingfield lost three—Emma, a wo
man, and two boys, which he bought
in Virginia last "fall. Hazlehurst lost
none. It is a terrible temptation for
negroes to withstand—freedom, clothes
p*—; — j «-(. —
sensible servants met it all with the
reply: “We are content with our lot
and go where we may, we’ll have to
work for our living.” How our hearts
are drawn to the good dear creatures
for such fidelity—if they were of our
blood we could not feel more attached
to them.
t.llilt wna f*vr tlio (n*ot timo tlioy VVOl*0
to meet Southern men, away from
their gunboats. If this army was con
fident, it was equally ferocious. With
the exception of a few officers, it was
acting and lighting on the most radi
cal war policy. In this I was greatly
disappointed. I hud not supposed the
virus of New England had so deeply
struck into a Western army. But it
was noticeable that whilst fighting to
free the negroes, this army bore no
love to the poor negroes. They avow
ed hatred of the black race, and their
desire and purpose to rid the South of
them to make place for white labor.
Be assured, two thirds of this Wes
tern army are fighting for that consum
mation. As to what they would do
with the negroes, their opinions were
various. Some said send them back
to Africa; others colonize them in Cen
tral America; a few, build with them
the great Pacific Railroad, and not a
few “Damn them, Jc'Ui'cm.” In this re
gion, particularly in the adjoining
county of Alabama, are a few Union
men. These suffered as much as oth
ers—the doctrine of the Federals be
ing, if they are Union men they will
give up all to support our army. As
far as it could be judged, the Federals
have little respect for Union men, re
garding them as either poltroons try
ing to save their property, or mon
sters taking sides against their section
in such a war as this.
The fighting of Friday Saturday
and Sunday, 13th, 19th and 20th in
stants, was in ten to fifteen miles of
us. We distinctly heard the artillery,
On Sunday, I watched the tide of bat
tle from ten o’clock A. M. to sundown.
It told the tale of slaughter, and
our gallant Southern men driving
their foamen before them. From
midday till dark the booming cannon
receded towards Chattanooga, and, as
the sun went flow n, the fainter volleys
as they rolled along the sides of smo
ky Lookout, brought to our anxious
hearts assurances of victory. And
such a victory! This war cannot
boast its equal, and then such a victo
ry for Georgia! Had that battle been
lost, Georgia would have been made a
desert, and its proud spirited people
brought to beg rations of their con
querors. Oh, my brother! you and
those we love so well, little dream
what you have escaped. And as it
is you may only have a respite of your
life and liberty. The Federals avow
ed when here that tlieir reserves were
drilling at home, and, if they had not
men enough to do their work, they
would soon get them. Be assured in
vasion will spread its refluent waves
over Georgia soil. The enemy regard
Georgia as now sustaining the rebel
lion, and in reference to her their cry
is, “Carthago delenda est.” Georgia
must be crushed, and then Texas, and
our work is done, say the Federals.
Then, let not Georgia be lulled into a
false, delusive security. She may
Wuxii’t .Tlucli Acquainted with her Uuubsin:!'
Kansas City is a pay place, and they have queer
specimens of huinanijy down there. The follow
ing is from the Journal about a woman of doubt
ful loyalty, who was recently brought before a Yan
kee Provost Marshal. She gave as an evidence of
her loyalty that her husband had been killed in the
Died in Camp, near Rome. Ga., Uiid instant,
after a short illness, James A. BLOW, in the
31th year of his age. lie was born and raised in
Jones county, Georgia; and having receiv-d pro
P tT religions training, he giew up a strictly moral
man. About four years l.eiore his death, he made
a profession of religion, and joined the M. F.
Church. Prom tnat tim- until Ida death, he
lived a truly pious life. After the war couuneu
ced, knowing the weakness of his constitution
and bodily infirmities, lie felt groat repugnance
to go into iho army, but when the call was made
tor troops, he joined a company ; and when about
to march, application was made by some of his
friends for a detail, setting forth his weakness and
unfitness for service, and then several able bodied
men were detailed. He was denied that privi
lege. He theii calmly submilted to his fate. Af
ter reaching camps, lie wrote several letters to liis
iriends at home, staling his condition: in his last
letter which was wrote four days befiire his death,
he stated that he was unweli. and af er sending
his love to all his relations at home, he said.
“Should we never moet again in this world, 1
hope we shall meet in a better lan I.’’ He died
as lie had lived, a faithful Christian. This sad be
reavement has spread a gloom over a large circle
ot relatives and fiiends. But though we sorrow,
we sorrow not as those who have no hope; for
we believe our loss is his eternal gain. May God
Almighty sanctily this dispensation of his Prov
idence to the good of all his relatives and friends ;
and may they all meet in that gO"d world, where
parting is no more, aud where the wicked cease to
trouble and the weary rest forever, is the piayer
of A FRIEND.
Oct. 10th, 18C3.
From Mississippi.
f Special to the M:ss:ssippian. ]
Jackson, September 29.—Yesterday
a small skirmish took place between a
Yankee force of from three to five thou
sand strong, and General Whitfield’s
command, near Brownsville, Miss.
Whitfield was largely outnumbered,
and retired this morning.
The whole Yankee force was driven
across the Big Black in the direction of
Yazoo by our cavalry.
From Sast Tennessee.
Special to tho Richmond Dispatch.
Bristol, Sept. 29.—The enemy are
undoubtedly going back. They are
commanded by Burnside in person,who
came to this place.
Their force is variously estimated at
from five to fifty thousand.
Gen. Williams attacked tlieir rear
guard yesterday in the vicinity of Jones
boro’ killing twelve and wounding fifty.
He also captured from two to four
hundred carbines and forty horses.
Our loss was one wounded.
Cavalry TZEovements in Mississippi.
Special to the Mobile Register.
Oxford, Oct. 1.—Gen. Johnston re
viewed Gen. Chalmer’s cavalry brig
ade yesterday. He expresses himself
highly pleased.
Gen. Chalmers has been placed in
command of all cavalry in North Mis
sissippi.
Stirring events may be looked for
.soon.
Wounded Georgians in Baltimore.
We find in the Richmond Whig a
list of wounded Confederates in the
General Hospital at Baltimore, Sept.
Our personal experience was severe ! 24th, among which are the following
during the time the army was here., Georgians :
Gen. Sheridan’s division encamped on ! Col. Wm. Gibson, 4Sth ; Lieut. B. S.
our land and the blue coats swarmed 1 Elliott,53d; Lieut.. J. M. Jackson, 11th;
around aud about us. They killed our Lieut. T. F. Newell, 45th; Lieut. F. M.
poultry and most of our hogs—our Kelly,4Sfch ; Capt. Geo. H. Jones, 22d :
beautiful Devons and long fleeced Lieut. W. L. King, 5Jst; Lieut. W. E.
sheep were driven to their slaughter Killen,45th; Capt. J. W. Johnson,11th;
pens—our bountiful garden was strip- John Davis. 22d ; J. Ramey, 3d ; Capt.
ped, and smoke-house, pantry, and G. S. Jones, 2d Georgia Battalion,
spring house, relieved of their contents,
horses and mules driven away, and ev
ery piece of gearing on the farm cut
to pieces. Thank God, however, in
four days that they camped here, all
could not be destroyed. Some hogs
atld cattle escaped their bullets and lOOthBlinois regiment: “When did your husband the cotton we had on hand on !
■ , ’ ,, gj to Illinois About three years ago.” “ That | 1803, at its value in Confederate
COin and Wheat enough are left US lor was before the war, was it not t” “ Yas.” “Why J what increased our capital $23,1
I am sorry to add, that a ma- did you not go with him ?” “ Well, I didn't
WASHINGTON HALL.
rjlIIIS HOUSE will as U9ual,heopen
Xdur.np the ensuring Session of
the Legislature, and especially for iii 1
the accommodation ct tho Members. U
o ( o.i N - c - BARNETT.
Oct, Sth 1863. ,f
bread.
jority of the families in this valley
hav e not provisions enough left to sub
sist on, and must suffer if the State
does not relieve them. Let the noble
State of Georgia take care of her suf
fering people. Walker county is in
the same sad dilemma.
niLLGOCFriLL!! RAILROAD.
to go otTso far with a man I wasn't ninch acquain
ted with. - ’ “ You don’t mean to say tiiat your
husband was so much cf a stranger that you did
not like to go with him ?” ‘ Yes, I do, I had only
been married to him about a year, and I wasn't
going to leavo my folks and go otf to Illinois w ith
a man I didn’t know more about.’ What could he
do but discharge her J”
Getting Rich eluring the War.—Chro
nology. which haff had many important
uses is likely to have yet another. In
At a meeting of the stockholders of the “good time (peace) coming,” when
the Milledgeville Railroad Company, men speak of the wealth of others, they
held at the ofliee of the company in
this city on yesterday, the following
will ask, how old is it ? When was it
amassed ? And if the answer be, that
, , - r ... - , - , ,, - they gathered it during the tear, the facts
board of Directors was elected for the wil f ° trip it of all respectability. To
ensuing year: John P. Kin
will strip it of all respectability. _ _
_ . _ U. II. i, ave grown rich in 18G2 or ’G3 will be
JF»rr«n Ilnury TT. Gumming Wm 4T a (tibliouor ilicri. Tt will pass
Goodrich, (Stephen D. Heard, R, II. for robbery of the country at large, of the
May, John D Smith. Henry Moore, M. families of soldiers, of the poor. In other
H. Wellborne, Thos. M Turner, B. JL words, it will he seen as it is. No dis-
DeGraffenried and O. G. Sparks. Es- 6 uis « wiU cov erit up; no apology exten-
quires Q * e —Rtligious Herald.
At the subsequent meeting of the
Board of Directors Hon. John P King
REWARD OF tMERIT.
Spencer Kellogg was executed as a spy
at Richmond, ou Friday last. When about
leaving the prison lie was heard to say,
“I do not complain of my lot. I acknowl-
j edg my guilt, and expect to pay the pen
alty. I was employed by my Goverment
to do what I did. I mean to die as becomes
a man. He was a native of Utica, N. Y
and was about thirty-three years of ago.
During tho siege of Island No. 10 be de
serted from the enemy in a small boat and
came into our lines; representing himself as
was unanimously elected President,
and W. Milo Olin Secretary and Treas
urer.—Const.
METAL AND METTLE.
A young lady, writing to tho “Flori
dan,” thus relieves her sex ot a silly
charge:
We women, says she, are sometimes
jeered for partiality to “the button,” but
they who try thus to make us ridiculous
only expose their own stupidity. Was it a civil engineer, he was taken in the Con
“the button” or the “plumed helm”that federate States Engineer service, and af-
captivated the gentle Desdamona? No. ter collecting information about the defen-
She loved the Moorish captain “for the ces and fortifications of Island No 10, for
dangers he had passed,” for his heroic ser- the purpose of communicating the same to
vices to her country. It was not theMetal the enemy, deserted, and was captured in
but the Mettle that attracted hor. And arms against the Confederate States,
so it is with all women of elevated seuti- j Courier.
ments and good sense. They all admire
courage, aud can generally discriminate
between the true metal and the counter
feit. They kuow that there are,
“Many cowards who wear upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Yet inward searched have livers white as milk,”
and for such pretenders we feel sovereign
contempt, whether they cultivate their
beards in camp or at home in the chimney
corner.
For one, I had rather take to my heart
the private soldier who had returned from
the war maimed and penniless than the
coldblooded speculator who had grown
rich, or the perfumed fop of hereditary
wealth, who had nursed his moustache at
home, while their betters were bleedin
AIillf.ugeville, October, 8th 1863
Mil. It. M. OitME, Sen’r,
Foreman of the late Grand Jury of Baldwin W 0 -
You say in your late presentments, “The inves
tigation by this Jury of the Tax Book of this
county discloses the fact that a very large amount
of revenue derived from the “Income Tax,’’ on
the returns of tax payers, will be lost to the State
hj, u «..rt,t»<lerstauUHlg of it.*, provleU'u* v( tLv
law;'’ and you than proceeded to B P * a k of the hu
mane intentions of the law in providing n fund to
support the orphans and widows of deceased sot
diers and the families of those who are in the ar
my’ battling for the rights of the South and the in
dependence ot the Confederacy. You then go on
to name several mercantile firms in this place, and
ours amongst them, as evading or misunderstand
iug the law above referred to and say our capital
ou the first of April, 1862 was 3544.800 and ou the
first of April, lo03 §67,800, showing an increase
of 23,U00- You further intimate that this §23,000
consisted of profits ou our business, aud that
it was carried to our Capital Stuck to evade the
tax.
Now, if this Jury had been as anxious to arrive
at the true state of the case as they were to pa
rade our names before the public as evading this
Tax Law, we think they would have given us
some intimation of their purpose; aud in that
event we would have exhibited to them such evi
dence as would have satisfied every one them that
we neither evaded the iaw nor made any effort to
do so. Tho increase in our capital stock hag aris
en from tho purchase of cotton—several hundred
bales—all of which we now have on hand, aud at
least one-half purchased previous to April, 1862,
at the low rates then prevailing. Until this year
we have not been required to give in our cotton
iu our tax returns, anJ consequently none ot the
above-mentioned cotton was included in our re
turn ot Taxes for Apiil, 1862. But the law of
the last Legislature required us to give in all
ad ou hand on the iiist of April,
money. This is
DUll, and uot the
purchase and sale of goods as intimated by the Ju
ry. Indeed, all who have been in the babit of fre
quenting our store must know that we have done
very littto business trom April, 1862 to April Je63,
and we further state that we have not speculated
iu buying and selling goods or property outside of
our legitimate business, as many others have done
and accumulated large fortunes then by. If our
store had been closed, the increased value of our
cotton would have nearly run up our assets to the
307.UUU iu Confederate Treasury notes, which at
tracted tho attention of the Jury.
For the information of persons who have never
read the law which we are accused of evading, we
append the caption thereof, as follows :
“An Act to levy and collect a l ax ou the net in
come or profits of all persons and c 'rporate bodies
iu this State, arising from the sale of goods, wares
aud merchandise, groceries aud provisions : also,
on the net income or profits of all persons aud
corporate bodies engaged in the manufacture
and sale of cotton and woolen goods, in the
tanning and sale of leather,and iu the manufacture
sale of any au'.oKs made itiereof, and in the
distillation aud sale of spirituous liquors from
grain ot any kind or from any other articles, and to
appropriate the same when collected, for the sup
port of indigent widows and orphans of deceas
ed soldiers and fur other purposes therein named.”
The above is the Caption aud the Act agrees
with it, from which it will be seen that no tax is
required upon an article purchased until sale has
been made and profits realized.
COMPTON & CALLAWAY,
October 13, 1863 21 It.
FOK SALE OR RENT.
A DESIRABLE RESIDENCE and eight acres
ol land, in tlit Southern part of the City,near
the road leading to Midway. Apply to,
S. J. KIDD.
Milledgeville, Oct. 12, 1863. 21 tf
$25 DOLLARS REWARD.
Pocket Book & Money Lost.
r p<IiE SUBSCRIBER, on Tuesday the 6 inst,
I. lost his pocket-book at or near the depot at
16th Station, on the Central Rail Road and near
McIntyre Post Office, Wilkinson couuty. Tho
pocket-book contained nearly §3(i(). in money, and
a note against, N. Carswell, and Dr Taylor, and A.
Baum, Security, for about fourteen hundred dol
lars, and made payable to Joel Butler. I warn tho
maker, or securities, against paying said note to
any person but myself, or order, and all persons
against trading for it. Whoever will restore tho
said pocket-book with the money and note shall
receive twenty-five dollars for their trouble.
JOSEPH MEADOWS.
Wilkinson County, Oct. 8, 1363. * 21 3t
GEORGIA, Twiggs County.
W ^HEREAS, John W. Walters makes applies*
iion to me. in terms of law, for letters’of Ad
ministration, with the will annexed, of Rebecca
Walters, late of said county deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceas
ed, to be and appear at my office on or by the first
Monday in December next, then and there to show
cause, if any, why said letters may not be granted.
Given under my hand officially, at Marion, Oct.
5th. 1863.
LEWIS SOLOMON, Ordinary.
October 5,1863. 21 5t
Postponed Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Berrien County. •
O N THE FIRST Tuesday in November next,
will be sold at the Court House door, in Nash
ville, in said county, within the lawful hours of
sale, the East half of lot of land number three hun
dred and seventy-seven, (377) in the fifth District
of said county. Sold as theproperty of Jesse Hob
by, deceased; for the benefit of the heirs of said
deceased Terms cash.
M D. HOBBY. > . , ,
JAMES PAULK. \ AJmr a '
September 30,1863. 21 tds
GEORGIA, Jasper County.
W HEREAS, Mrs. Nancy McLendon makes ap
plication to me for Letters of Guardianship
of the persons and property of the minor children
ofFrancis M. McLendon, of said county, deceased ;
These are therefore to cite aud admonish all per
sons concerned, to be and appear at my office on
the first Monday in December next, to show cause,
if any they have, why letters shall not issue to the
applicant, in terms of the law.
Given under my hand officially, this 0th October
1863. M. H. HUTCHISON, Ordinary.
O uer 6, 1863. 21 5t
GEORGIA, Irwin County.
W HEREAS Thomas C. Mitchell makes appli-
^ cation to me for letters of Administration on
the Estate of James C. Boll, late of said county
deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons interested, to be aud appear at my office by
the first Monday in November nexr, to show cause,
if any they have, why said letters should not bo
granted said applicant.
Given under my baud and official signature, this
October I, 1863.
L. M. COLBERTII, Ordinary.
October I. 1863. 21 5t
SALT FOR PORK.
H AVING more salt than I need for my own
use and no pork, I propose to exchange salt
for pork to get a supply for my own rise next
year. I will allow the market price in Milledgo-
ville for the Pork and let the salt go a little under
the market price, as an inducement. The pork
must be corn fed and not too small, and be de
livered as early as will do to kill. I also want 40
gallons of good Georgia Syrup, for which I will
pay money, or exchange salt on same terms.
H. II. WATERS.
Milledgeville, Oct. 4,1863. 20 tf
Administrator’s Sale.
B Y virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary
of Echols county, will be sold before the Court
bouse door in the town of Statenville, Echols
county, on the first Tuesday In November next,
within tho usual hours of sale, part of Lot of
Land, No. 6, in the 16th district, originally
Lowndes now Echols county, containing one
hundred and fifty acres more or less. Sold as tho
property of Wily Carter, late of Echols county,
deceased. Terms cash.
JAMES S. CARTER, Adm’r.
Statenville, Sept. 15,1863.
Paid $5 J9 tds
BLACKING BOXES.
Hunt up your old boxes—“ fetch” them to
this Office, and get Ten Cents a piece lor them.
Apply to “ Jim,”
“ Confederate Union Office.”
October 13, 1863. 21-tf
GEORGIA, Berrien County.
WHEREAS, John T. Carrelland James Love-
* * joy apply to me for letters of administration
on the estate of John C. Lamb, late of said ccunty
deceased.
All persons interested, will file tlieir objections
ou or before tho first Monday in November next,
otherwise said letters will be granted.
Witness my band and official signature this
19th Sept. J 863.
H. T- PEEPLES, Ord’y.
Paid §3 19 5 t .
5,000 Founds Soap For Sale.
I T'IYE Thousand pounds of Soap for sale at till
Milledgevi’ile Hotel.
Oct. 12th 1863.
FRANCIS A. IIUSON.
21 tf.
Got the Boots.—While Long-
street’s corps was passing through Coi-
j lumbia, a soldier stepped into a store
j and called for a pair of boots. A pair
; was handed out and the price demand
ed.
“Sixty dollars,” said the nierchat.
“Mighty high,” replied the soldier.
“Tell me of anthing that is not
high,” responded the merehant, “and
I will make you a present of the boots.”
“A soldier’s wages, sir,” promptly
replied the soldier.
“Take the boots, said the merchant,
and tiie soidier marched otf with them
in my defence,and in defence of all that is leaving the merchat quite convinced
worth living for—my country and her in- j that “the boot was ou the light loot."
dependence. I —
— President Drivim.
chfiip fenbstitute for c , ©|T<ec* I The President arrived, in tins city last
An old subscriber of the Charleston Oou-i n'ght, and will leave hero this morning,
rier writes:
Liebig (the illustrious German chemist)
says that asparagus contains, in common
with tea and coffee, a principle which he
calls “taurine,” and which he considers es
sential to the health of those who do not
lake strong exercise. Taking the hint from
Baron Liebig, a writer in the London
Gardner’s Chronicle was led to test aspar
agus as a substitute for coffee. He saj s:
“The young shoots I first prepared wero
not agreeable; having an alkaline taste. I
then tried the ripe seeds, and these roast
ed and ground make a full flavored coffee,
not easily distinguished from Mocha.” The
seeds are easily forced from the berries by
drying them in a cool (moderately warm)
oven, and then rubbing them on a sieve.
In good soils, asparagus yields seeds abun
dantly; and if they are charged with “tau
rine,” and identical with the seeds of the
coffee plant, asparagus coffee may be
grown in tho United States (or Confeder
ate States, I presume,) at less than half
the cost per pound for the article now so
largely imported.
Messrs. Editors, the above is copied from
a scientific paper of 1854; may it not be
useful information to those who delight
iu tile fragrant beverage, but find it diffi
cult to indulge in it when coffee is in the
, , /■ • „ i ' r -r I neighborhood of four dollars a pound, in
look for inva a ion, and prepare for its , Bte ° d of from sixteen to twenty cents per
awful horrors, fce up, then, and gird ; pound, as it probably was in 1854?
we learn, for the headquarters of General
Bragg on a visit to the gallant army of
Tennessee. We learn from gentlemen
who had the pleasure of seeing him, that
he is in fine health and spirits. His re
ception by tho army, we feel confident,
will be a most enthusiastic one.
f Intelligencer.
Novel Sight.—Yesterday we saw a
nice carriage drawn by a couple of ox
en, harnessed up in real equestrain
style. Visions ol the itnpressor of horse
flesh floated before ns, as we witnessed
this smacking of oriental custom. The
clumsy chargers moved on as if “ to the
manner born,” but to see a carriage
attached to such a team, looked like !
the remnant of affluence clinging to
stern necessity.—Nevvnan Bulletin.
CROffl (TIAKM>TO.V
Charleston, Oct. 10.—The enemies bat
teries on Gadbury still were shelling Fort
Johnson steadily yesterday. Our batte
ries were firing at Gregg and Wagner—
The enemy has mounted a heavy Parrot
gun at Cummings’ Point. Very little
firing last night or this morning. A ester-
day there was a grand review of all the
infantry and artillery forces on James
Island by General Iiipley. The display
was a very fius one.
POPPY SEED WANTED.
V GENTLEMAN wishes to procure a quanti
ty of Foppy Seed to plant. The highest
price will be paid for them by sending them to this
office.
Milledgeville, Oct. 12th, 1863.
HEAD’QRS STATE TROOPS/!
Atlanta, Oct. 3rd, 1S63. £
General orders I
No 8 (
I.—Commanding Officers of State Troops
wherever stationed are requested to use
their utmost efforts to arrest and return to
their respective commands all persons
absent from the army without leave.
II.—In all counties where the State
Troops have not been called into the field
commanding officers are hereby ordered,
wlipn noooooury, to tall out ^uiiiuil Ol
their companies to arrest and return all
such persons to the army.
The utmost diligeuco'is enjoined upon
them in tho execution of this order.
By command of
Major General HOWELL COBB.
R. J. Hallett, A. A. A. Gen.
20 2t,
A dm in istrotor's Sale.
TAJ ILL BE SOLD before the Court-House door
T f in Newton, Baker county, Ga., on the first
Tuesday in December next, between the usual
hours of sale, the house and lot in the town of New
ton, Baker county .belonging to the estate ofThoui-
as J. Cox. deceased ; and containing two acres of
land in said town, and sold as the property of said
deceased.
Terms made kuown on tlie day.
B. M. COX, Administrator.
October 1,1863. tT. A ) o| tds
Administrator’s Sale.
1V’ILI. BE SOLD in the Town of Waresboro.Ware
T T county, mi tin; first Tuesday in December next,
one lot of laud, Number not known, in the Sth District
of originally {Appling, now Ware county; containing
l ib!i acres more or less. Sold us the Property of Joel
Walker deceased for the Benefit of the heirs and
creditors of said deceased. Terms cash.
AN DREW WALKER Administrator.
Tcid. $5.00
October 5th 1863 . 21 tds.
GEORUIA Berrien County.
W HEREAS Levi J. Knight applies for letters of
Guardianship of the person and property of the
minor heirs of Gidieon Gaskins.
All persons interested will file tlieir objections if any
iu my office by the first monday in November next
otherwise letters will be granted.
Witnessed my official signature.
Sept. 19th 1863.
H. T. PEEPLES, Ordinary.
Laid $3 19 5t
S IXTY days after date application will be made
to the Court of Ordinary of Jasper county, for
leave to sell the real estate of Cornelius Hardy,
iate of said county, deceased.
WM. P. HARDY, ) . , ,
WM. P. WHITE, 5 Adm ra '
Sept. 21,1863.M il h 19 9t.
GEORGIA, Jasper County.
W HEREAS, Shelly P. Downs administrator on
the Estate of Thos. J Vaughn deceased, makes
application to me for letters of dismission from said
administration. These are therefore to cite aud ad
monish all peisons interested iu said estate, to be and
appear at my office on the first Monday in April next
to show cause if any they have why letters of dismission
shall not issue to the applicant.
Given under my hand officially this 20th day cf
Sept. 1863.
2U m6m M. H. HUTCHISON, Ord’y.
GEORGIA Berrit-n County-
W HEREAS, James Griffin applies to me for
letters of administration on the estates of
Irvin Jones and Mitchell M. Griffin, late of said
county, deceased.
All persons interested, will file tlieir objections
if any they have, by the first Monday in Novem
ber next, otherwise letters wilt be granted.
w;».,oo» official signature this lffth Sept.
1863.
II. T. PEEPLES, Ord’y.
Paid $3 19 5t
S IXTY days after date application will be made
to the Court of Ordinary of Pierce county, for
leave to sell the Lands belonging to the estate of
Henry Turner, late of said countv. deceased.
JAMES SWEAT, Adm’r.
Taid f 5 00
August 25th, 1863. 14 Dt
S IXTY DAYS after date application will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Mitchell
county for leave to sell all the lands and negroes be
longing to the estate of John D. Wade deceased for
the purpose of distribution.
Paid fo.00.
I*. J. STEWART. ) . , . .
J. G. SAPP. < Adm rs -
September. 8th 1863. (j. j. b) 17 9t.
HERTY & HALL
H ave for sale, ayers’ ague cure,
JAYNES’ MIXTURE, RHODES' FEVER
and AGUE CURE, CHAMPION’S FEVER
and AGUE PILLS, THOMPSON S FEVER
and AGUE POWDERS.
Milledgeville, Sept. 15, 1863. 17 tf
Administratot's Sale.
"\XJTLL be sold under an order of the Court of
Tt Ordinary of Bulloch county, on the first
Tuesday in NOVEMBER next. 75 acres of Land
moro or less, before the Court House door, in
Statesboro, in said county—said land lying in
said county, aud bounded on west by Robert M
Williams, on the North by A. J. Alien, and East
by Aycock and Woodsom—anu sold as the pro
perty of the estate of Henry A. Phillips, and for
the benefit of the heirs and creditors. Terms ou
tho day of sale.
BERRY A. WILLIAMS, Adm’r.
Sept. 15.1863. (D c) 21 tds
tiEOKGlA, Berrien County.
W HEREAS, George Paulk appli'e*
letters of dismission from the ad-
of George Paulk, deceased, late of
deceased.
All persons huving objection-
withiu the time prescribed by 1
letters will be granted.
Witness my hand official’
1863.
H. T.\
Paid $5
City Tax No
City Tax payers are hereby notii.
absence Mr. George W. Caraker
Business as Clerk of the City Council.
Office under Milledgeville Hotel at ti
D. M. Edwards.
Milledgeville Sept. 11th 1803.