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CONFEDERATE UNION,
(Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson streets.)
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lOFGHTOt, TTSBET & CO., State Printers!.
Tuesday Morning, March 8, 18M.
Onr 5cw Term*. t
We invite the attention of our 'readers Jto the
Terms for Subscription and Advertising, adopted
by the Conveutioji of Publishers and Edito rs
which met in this city on Wednesday. We
adopt them from this date- The terms of Sub
scription and transient advertising, will go into
effect from this date. The rates for legal adver
tising will take effect 1st of April ; until which
time our late rates will be charged.
Ordinaries, Sheriffs &c. will have time to ar
range their schedules of charges to meet the in.
ertfased rates of advertising.
We can say truthfully, that for many months
we have published a journal, the subsciiptioii
price of which did not pay for the blank paper
on -which it was printed. All right thinking and
fair men will say that we have done right to in
crease our terms to something like living rates —
We shall spare no effort to make our journal
acceptable to its readers and patrons.
ftrqacalralion Land Sale.
A large portion of our paper to-day is occupied
by the advertisement by W. C. Parnell, Receiver,
ot sequestrated lands in the counties of Montgom
ery, Telfair, Laurens and Pulaski. The attention,
of those having Confederate money to invest, is
called to the advertisement.
Kc-t-p il brfore the People.
Yes, keep it before the people, that they can da
nothing better with their Confederate money than
to buy bonds to pay their taxes for the present
year. There taxes are to be collected at once, not
in 1865, and the bonds will be ready at hand to
pay them. Certificates will be given until the
bonds are ready. Of course the certificates will be
received in payment ot taxes just as the bonds
would be. Hut v. e expr ct the bonds will be ready
before the tax is required, to he paid. Let each
tax payer add the amount of his tax for 1863 to
tha^ w hich is called for by the new tax Act, and
he can approximate very nearly the amount of
bonds that he w ill have to purchase. Our advice
would be, to put all your Confederate money which
is to be depreciated after April into bonds,and
not hold any of the old Currency. But each
man can be his own judge of the wisdom of this
policy. But there can be no doubt of the wisdom
of the plan of funding a sufficient amount to pay
the taxes cailed for by the Confederate Govern
ment. We hope the intelligent men of every
county will explain to their less informed neigh
bors, the benefits of funding in 4 per cent bonds,
to pay their taxes.
Don’t be Caught.
Persons are offering' to soli produce at an
advance, because they say Confederate
money is depreciating. Don’t buv. In
stead of Confederate money depreciating
it is really worth 50 per cent more than it
was a month ago. Those who have any
thing to sell, will ask very high prices un
til after the 1st of Apt il. Our advice is,
don’t buy anything not absolutely neces
sary. Fund your Confederate money. In
a few months produce will be plenty and
cheap, and money scarce. Five per cent,
tax on all property, will bring out the
“speck’d potatoes,” rancid lard, tough
beef, and musty flcur. It is hound to
come.
Confederate Depositary** Notice.
We invite attention to thenotice ofMr. Wm. B.
Johnston of Macon, Ga. Persons desiring to iu-
vest their Confederate money in bonds, will be
accommodated by Mr. Johnston.
The Cnmnrr Act.
There were some slight errors in the Act as pub
lished by us last week. We print it to-day, in a
corrected and official form.
tTork for tlir I.cgDIutarr.
Our contemporary, the Columbus Sun, makes an
important suggestion in connection with the meet
ing of the L gislature. It is, to pass a Dog Law.
Give every head of a family one dog, tax the bal
ance $20 per head. The man who can engineer
auch a bill through to a law, will be a benefactor
to his whole countiy and deserve a monument to
liis memory, as lasting the eternal hills. Such
• bill would not only greatly increase the number
of Sheep in the State, but it would save bread and
meat, to put in the mouths, au*d ieafber for the feet,
of maty a sold.er’s family. The tax upon the
ns-.less, or extra dogs, would raise a revenue suffi
cient to educate every o^rhan child in Georgia.
Will the Legislature act like i»en, aud cease tc
he demagogues, talking about the poor man’s dog.
and such stuff.
B Among the numbers of the Printers’ Con
Ventiou, held in this city last week, were Mr. Simri
Rose, of the Journal & Messenger, and Mr. R. M.
Orme, Sr., Of the t ; ontlicrn Ilcv.or.Jor. .1,„ >7v,ot
of the Georgia Proas. Both of these gentlemen
have been connected with the weeklv Press in
Georgia, between forty and fifty years; and not
witiistanning the harrassiDg and perplexing caret
incident to iho profession, they have as much en
ergy, and are as much devoted to their business
now, as the youngest aud most active of their
brethren of iho quill and the case. They exhibit
no .signs of weariness, and we expect they will
stand by the “art preservative of Arts,” until Death
fiually lo-ks up their forms forever—which event
we trust will not happen for many years to come.
Tiie Address, of our Congressmen.
This document will be read with interest and
profit. It is a finished prediction, and all its
statements have truth for their basis. It is lengthy,
but we hopo no reader of this journal, will fail to
peru o it, on that accouui. Ilealiy, we begin to
think well of the laie Congress, and have our fears
that the irext House of Representatives will fall
fa>-short of it in ability The late House had great
complex and Oiffi'-ult subjects to deal with; and it
ought to be a subject of congratulation with eve
ry one of their constituents, that they were able to
dispose of them with so mucj firmness and gener-
afgootMo the country.
MfLLEDGEyiLLE, Ga. March 1st 1804.
Messrs, Editors:
Allow me on the part of the “Baldwin Volun
teers ’ to return the thanks of the Co. to Capt.
Jno. Jones for One hundred dollars in cash-
I essiire you such acts of benevolence are ap
preciated by the War “Worn Veteran.”
Very Respectfully,
w T. CONN-
1st, Lt. of C$.
The New*.
The past week has be'en barren of in
teresting news from our armies. Since tin
late excitement in Mississippi, Georgia
and Florida, a calm succeeded, and wc get
not one item of news fro.n the late theatres
of war. The enemy have been raiding
near to Richmond, doing some damage to
Railroads, farms &c., and taking a few
of onr officers prisoners. They got well
punished by our cavalry before they re
turned to their own lines.
The Secretary of war has refused to
grant furloughs to members of the Ga., Leg
islature, in the Army, to attend the extra
Session beginning next Thursday. The
Secretary says they can resign if they
choose. There are about eight Senators
end thirty members of the House in the
Army. We doubt if there will be a
quorum of either House on the first day.
Maj. General Patton Anderson lias been
appointed to the command of our troops in
Florida.
Hon. L. J. Gartrell has been appointed
a Brigadier General.
Tax payers are required to state the
articles and effects subjected to a specific
or advalorera tax,and owned and possessed
by them on the 17th of Feb’y 1SG4, the
date of the passage of the Tax Act.
Gen. Forrest states that his victory in
Mississippi is complete. Grierson had gone
to Memphis. Forrest lost 25 killed and
GO wounded. The enemy’s loss about
800/
Dr. Slilm to sprak iu .'Vlillecl^crillr.
It will bo seen from the published list
of appointments of Dr. Joseph C. Stiles,
that he will address the citizens of this
county *at Milledgevillc, on Thnrsday
March 24tb. Let all bear in -mind, tbe
day appointed. Dr. Stiles is one of tbe
ablest of Divines, and as eloquent in the
pulpit as any man we ever heard. He is,
too, a good man, and speaks in a good
cause. Let all who .can go to hear him.
Convention of Publisher* sad Editors of
Weekly iVewspnpers.
Milledgeville, March 2J, 13fi4.
Pursuant to a call by the President, the Asso
ciation assembled this day. iu this city. It. M.
Orme, Sr., Esq. took the Chair, J. II. Nisbel, ac
ting as Secretary. Tbe following representatives
of the Weekly Press were present: Messrs. S.
Rose of the Journal A. Messenger, Jas. N. Elis,
of the Baptist Banner, J. M <!’. Medlock, of the
Central Georgian, Isaac W. Ensign, of the Edu
cational Journal, J. J. Richards of tlie Soldier’s
Ftiend, R. M. Orme, Sr, R. M. Orme. Jr and
Stephen F. Miller, of the Southern Recorder, and
W. Barnes. J. N. Moore and J. H. Nisbet of the
Confederate Union.
The following new rates were adopted ;
For subscription, $10. per annum, in ad
vance.
Transient Advertising, $2,00 per square of
ten lines, for each insertion.
Legal Advertising.
Sheriff’s sales, per levy of ten lines, or less, $5 00
“ Mortgage fi fa sales, per square, 10 00
Tax Collector’s Sales, per square, 5 00
Citations for Letters of Administration, 5 00
“ “ “ Guardianship, 5 00
Letters of application for dism'n. from Adm'n 8 00
“ *• “ “ Guard’n 8 00
Appl'n for leave to sell land and negroes, 8*00
Notics to De.btors and Creditors.
Sales ot land or negroes, per square,
“ perishable property, 10 days, per sq.
Estray Notices, 30 days.
Foreclosure of Mortgage, per square.
The rates for Subscription and Transient Ad-
vertiaing go into effect from this date- The rate*
for Legal Advertising will take effect from April
1st, 18(54.
A resolution was adopted to assemble in this
city on the 5th of November, next.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Jas. N. Ells, and adopted:
Resolved, That our thanks are due, and most
heartily tendered to President Orme. for bis kind
ness and hospitality to the members of this body,
during our agreeable sojourn at the Capital.
On motion the Association adjourned.
R. M. ORME, Sr., Presd't.
J. H. Nisbet, Sec'y.
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Army
Sherman is still retiring towards the
Mississippi, being liarrassed by our cav
alry.
The Yankees have just made a grand
raid on Richmond. Brig. Gen. Dahlgrcn
in command of the enemy was killed.
Papers were found on him. avowing the
most diabolical purposes in the expedition.
But it failed, and Dahlgren is now enjoy
ing, peilmp3, a diabolism of the first wa
ter. No news from any other quarter.
FORREST S LATE VICTORY.
The Emmy Completely Routed—Official
Despatch from the General.
We 1 iave been favored by Capt.
Adair, of Forrest’s staff, with a copy
of the following dispatch frQin the
General to himself. It contains the
lat°st official information lrom the re
cent; victory in M ississippi.
Atlanta Confederacy.
Demopolis. March 3.—My victory
over the enemy was complete. My
loss was twenty killed and sixty woun
ded.
I ol. Forrest was killed. The ene
my’s loss in killed, wounded and cap
tured was about eight hundred, and
among them three Oolonels killed, and
one captured. The enemy outnum
bered me three to one. Meet me at
Columbus, Mississippi, by the—th.
N. 13. Forrest,
Major General.
Savannah, March 4th —A special dis
patch to the Republican says detatchmenis
from two of our regimeuts of cavalry and
some infantry, all under command of Coi.
Anderson, of the 5th Ga. ltcgt. attacked
the enemy at Gamp Finnegan Tuesday.
The Gamps were retaken, and the enemy
badly whipped, and pursued within three
miles of Jacksonville. Our loss severe in
killed aud wounded. The enemy’s loss is
very heavy Capt. Stephens, of the Flo
rida cavalry, was killed.
Spirit of S.oniKoinn.
We have received a copy of tbe inaugu
ral address of Governor Allen to the Leg
islature, aud also a copy • f his message.—
His address is full of spirit. The Yan
kees, perhaps, may have supposed that,
looking from the temporary Capital efthe
■Stale on the ruin which lias been inflicted
on the .people, its Governor would
shrink from a prosecution of the war and
be ready to bend his knee to tbe despoiler.
If so they arc mistaken, as the rea
der will see from the following burning
and defiant language :
Let there be no peace between us until
we are free forever from this accursed race !
Is peace so sweet as tube purchased at
the price of reconstruction! Oh, think
not of reconstruction. Reeconstructiou
means subjugation, ruin and death. The
martyrs of our holy cause—those heroic
men who shed their blood for us at Manas-
’ sas, at Shlioh, at Sharps'onrg, and a lmn
dred other battle fields, would rise up it:
solemn ptocession from the chamber of tbe
dead and rebuke this unholy alliance. A
gallant young Louisianian was dying on
the field of Shiloh; as I passed him, be
called tne to his side said, be: “sly Colonel,
I am dying. If you should live to get back
to Louisiana, tell my aged father that 1
died for my country, and Oh, tell him to
fight this battle out—to lose negroes and
land and life, itself, but never, never go
back to the old Union.”
T hese words are still ringing-in my
ears, and I tell them to you today: Lose
negroes,lose lands, lose everything, lose
life itself,” but never think of reconstruc
tion. There is a sea of blood between us,
we cannot pass that sea. Let us rather
add thereto a wall of living fire, and a gulf
deep and dark of eternal hate. I speak
to-day by authority, 1 speak as the Gov
ernor of the state of Louisiana, and I wish it
known at Washington and elsewhere, that
rather than reconstruct this government
and go back to the Union, cn any terms
whatever, the peopc of Louisiana will, in
convention assembled, without a dissenting
voice, cede the State, to any European pow
er. Give us the guillotine or Botany Bay,the
knout or Siberia, the bow-string or the
Bosphorus, rather than suffer the brutal
outrages of Yankee subjugation. I speak
to day not only tor the loyal citizens of
Louisiana who have stood by tbe State
in all her’trials, but iu behalf of tbe mis
guided individuals who have been com
pelled to take the oath of allegiance to the
Federal Government.
In their hearts they are true to us and are
praying daily for the triumph of our arms.
They have felt the very iron in their souls,
and know full well the curse of reconstruc
tion. I speak by authority, for they, write
me daily that they would rather, by ten
thousand times, be tbe subjects of rhe
Emperor of France than the slaves of
Abraham Lincoln. If God in His inscru
table Providence should permit the enemy
to overwhelm us, then let us retire to onr
mountains and our caves, and there let us
swear by the blood of our murdere^ fathers
and brothers—by the sufferings and the
insults of our mothers, wives and sisters,
that, we will issue forth and hunt the ene
my, as we hunt the wild beasts of the
forest. Ob ! give us honorable graves by
far, in preference to base servitude, to
chains and slavery.
“Aye 1 better be
Where the ensanguined Spartans still are free,
In their proud charnel of Tiiermopyke.”
Dried Potatoes.—We have been
shown some potatoes, of the yam species
and crop of 1SG1, which are in a perfect
state of preservation, and though hard,
contain all their sweetness and nutriment.
They were baked over two years ago
and then dried. Apparently they will
remain sound for an indefinite time. The
experiment is suggestive in this time of
scarcity, and perhaps could be turned to
a good account. A half bushel of potatoes
thus dried could be carried readily in a sol
dier’s haversack, and a little hot water
would doubtless soften and prepare them
for food .
The friend who exhibited these speci
mens to us, suggests that a cake made of
potatoes, rice and parched corn, and well
seasoned with pepper and salt, would be
excellent rations for a long march.
Savannah Repub.
Below will be fourfd copies of the offi-
ciil correspondence between the Secretary
of War and Gov. Brown in reference to
the attendance of the legislative members
who are officers of the army :
[copy. j
The following dispatch was sent to the
Secretary of War, to-wit :
Milledgevillc, Feb. 27, 18G4.
I have this day issued a proclamation
calling the Legislature of this State, into
extra session on Thursday, tenth of March
next. Please issue orders to Commanders
of Departments to give furloughs to at
tend. Joseph E. Brown.
Jas. A. Sedden, Secretary of War,
Richmond, Fa.
The following dispatch was received
from the Secretary of War, in reply to the
above, to-wit :
Gov. Joseph E. Brown :
On the recommendation ef General Lee,
and from the disadvantage found to result
to the service from the absence of tbe of
ficers who are likewise members of the
Legislature, it has been concluded not
to grant furlough's to attend the session.
Officers so situated are-entitled to resign,
and may so elect.
. J. A. Sedden,
Secretary of War.
To Kill Worms in Peach Tree Root
Our people do not sufficiently attend to
their fruit trees; henco the defective char
acter of much of our fruit. A simple plan
for destroy iug the worms that infest the.
root of the peach tree is hereunto annexed,
and is at least worth a trial. Many a
tree might thus ho made to bear perfectly,
which would otherwise fail.
Take a small hoe, or other suitable
implement and excavate the carl It from tbe
roots of the tree to the depth that the worms
usually penetrate. T hen take a pound
of unslaked lime, broken into small frag
ments; mix it with the earth removed
from the root, and pack the, mixture into
the excavation around the. tree, theu pout-
water upon the mixture in sufficient quanti
ty to slack the lime. The heat evolved
by this means together with the corrosive
quality of the lime, will within a very few
minutes, destroy every worm, even when
they have penetrated the bark; and this
without injuring the tree. If half a dozen
good peaches would not compensate for
your labor, you are no lover fruit.
[.Praise will generally make a wise
man wiser, and a fool more foolish.
.. Trust him little wild praises all; him
less who censures all; him least who is
indifferent about all.
•. Contempt will sooner kill an injury
than revenge.
. .Wisdom often comes to us too late
in life to be of much service to us.
. • A life of full and constant employ
ment is the only safe and happy one.
Spalling the Eloqirncr.
The Ronnd Table, a weekly paper re
cently started in New York,and apparent
ly destined to hold a high place and wield a
wide influence,m oae of a scries-nf reminis
cences of Washington Irving tells, the fol
lowing capital story. We have seen some
thing like it before,bat nothing so well dot e.
It fo not hard to imagine how the eloquent
and flute voiced Mr.’ Williams felt when
he saw “his pathetics” so ludicrously mur
dered.
The case, remembered rightly, was ’an
act of murder. Mr. Williams, of course,
on the ground of his power over the jury
was for the defence. His peroration was
exceedingly touching and beautiful.
“Gentlemen of the jury,” said he,” i!
you can find this unhappy prisoner at the
bar guilty of the crime with which he is
charged, after the adverse and irrefragable
arguments which I have laid before, you.
pronounce your fatal verdict. Send him*
to lie in chains upon his dungeon floor,
wating the* death which he is to receive at
your hands ; then go to the bosom of youi
families—go lay your heads on your pil
lows—and sleep, if you can !”
The effect of these closing words of the
great, legal orator was at first-thrilling;
but by-and-by the pettifogger, who had
voluntered to follow the prosecuting attor
ney. arose and said :
“Gentlemen of the Jury : I should des
pair, after the weeping speech which lias
been made to you by Mr. Williams, of sav
ing anything to do away with its elo
quence. I never heard Mr. Williams speak
that piece of his’n better than what he
spoke it just now. Once I heard him
speak it in a case of stealing down to—
Schaghticake ; then he spoke it again in a
case of rape, up to .Esopus ; and tliff last
time I herad it, beforejustnow, was when
them niggers was tried—and convicted,
too, they was—for robbing fanner Van
Pet’s hen house over beyond Kingston.
But 1 never know’d him to speak it so
elegant and affectin' as what he spoke it
jest now.”
This was a poser ! The jury looked at
one another and wispered together, and
our pettifogger saw at once that he had
got them ; he stopped at once, closing with
the single remark : “if you can’t see gen
tlemen of the jury, that this one speech
don’t answer all classes, then theirs no U3’t
of my saying anything more !”
And there wasn’t; he had made his
case, and they awarded him their verdict..
From the Lake City Columbian Extra.
BS ITTLE OF Ol'LCSTEE.
TIIE ENEMY ROUTED WITH GREAT SLAUGH
TER.
Camp Beauregard, Fla. \
February 20th, 1801 |
The great hatle, 6f East Florida has
been fought and another glorious victory
has been won by our gallant soldiery.
At any earlv hour this forenoon courieis
arrived at District Headquarters with the
intelligence that the enemy,seven thousand
3trong, under command of Major General
Gilmore, had passed the village of Sander
son, en route for the intenor of ihe State.-
No sooner was the intelligence communica
ted titan a cavalry force composed of de
tachments of the 4th Georgia, Col. Clinch;
2d Florida cavalry, Licnt. A- II. McCor
mick and Scott’s battalion, Major G. W.
Scott, all under tbe command of colonel
Carraway Smith, 2u Florida cavalry, pro
ceeded forward with the view of riscertan-
ingthe-strength and position of the enemy
Tiie command of Colonel Smith proceeded
to a point near the Florida OentralRailroad,
about eighteen miles east of Lake City,
where they encountered the advance guard
of the enemy. With the view of drawing
them nearer ilns point, where a more ad
vantageous position had been selected, Col.
Smith skirmished slightly with the enemy,
and retiring towards this point in excellent
order.
Finding that it was the design of the en
emy to destroy the railroad under his line
of march, and to fortify himself at a poifit.
about five miles East of this place, Gen
Finigan orderd fo the front the 04th Ga.
Regiment ,Col. Evans, 32d Georgia, Major
Holland, Gth Georgia, Coi. Lofton, 27th
Georgia, Col. Zacliry, 1st Georgia. Regu
lars Capt Greaves, Bonou,s Batallion,
Major Bonou, First Florida Special
Battalion, Lt Col. C. F. Hopkins, 6th
Florida Battalion, Maj. P. B. Bird, 28th
Georgia, Maj. Crawford, 19th Georgia,
Col. O. Neal, 23d Georgia, Iff. Huggins,
Florida Light Artillery, Capt. Gamble,
Chatham Artillery, Capt. Wheaton, and
and Guerard’s Battery. These brave and
gallant man, under the command of B*ig.
Gen, A. II. Colquitt, and Acting Brig-
Gens. Geo ge P. Harrison, 32d Georgia,
and Caraway Smith, 2d Cavalry, all
commanded by Brig. Gen. Joseph Finne
gan, advanced promptly and with firm
and steady step, to the advance of the ene
my. who had determined to celebrate
Washington’s birthday in Lake City, and
to avenge that place for the resistance-
offered a few days previousy.
A Glorious Girl—An incident was
related to us the other day that speaks
more eloquently than words of the spirit
and devotion of our Southern women.—
Upon the arrival of .the troops at Madi
son, sent to reinforce ouratmy in East
Florida, the ladies attended at the depot
with provisions and refreshments for the
defenders of their homes and country.—
Among the brave, war worn soldiers who
wet e rushing to the defence of our State
there was, in one of the Georgia regi
ments, a soldier boy, whose bare feet
were blooding from the exposure and
fatigue “f the inarch. One of the young
ladies present, moved by the noble im
pulse of her sex, took the shoes off her
own feet, made tbe suffering hero put
them on and walked home herself bare
footed. Boys, do you hear that? Will
you let this glorious girl be insulted and
wronged by Yankee ruffians ! Never 1
Wherever Southern, soldiers are suffering
and bleeding for tiieir country,s freedom,
let this incident be told for a memorial of
Lou Taylor, of Madison countv.
Tallahasse Floridian,
Iflorc rorat far (Hen. JobnxiauN Army.
The*Macon Manufacturing Company
turned oYer yesterday to a Commissary
Sent from headquarters to receive it, twen
ty-five thousand pounds of Bacon, (clear
sides,) at a dollar a pound—making seven
ty-five thousand in all, which.they have
given the same direction in the course of a
few weeks. What an important contribu
tion to the comfort of that army ! and yet
there is not a manufacturing company in
Georgia ^ho could not do just as much
for the army and still make larger divi
dends than are necessary. Where are the
Augusta, Columbus, Milledgeville,Athens,
Flint River, Upson conty, Waynmanvilie,
and half a dozen other mills, who, if they
would consent to the same arrangement
could all make as much money as any man
ought to make, and together could fairly
A-
overwhelm Johnston’s ~
i here’s abundance in the a ’*
that is heeded is to bring it to lighroy oE-
ering the people something they want in
exchange for it, and thenffhe patriotic self-
denial to turn it over to ihe army at a
reasonable price—or if a reasonable price
will not serve the purpose of these compa
nies, turn it over at a larger one- Half
the commissary machinery of the army
could be'di8posed with, if these companies
would imitate, the example of the Macon
mills, and what is betterthe soldiers would
be well fed and their families at home
would be fed. Are se ,r cn hundred or a
thousand per cent, profits so dear, as to
supercede all the, solid considerations of
patriotism and public and private security ?
Is not a wise'inoderation—a patriotic liber
ality tbe tine policy of alt our monied men
and corporations at this time—considered
merely in the light of intelligent self-iu-
terast 1'
[ Macon Telegraph.
HORRIBLE.
The. Chicago Times, describing a cold
“srftip” at the North says :
The suffering and tortures endured by
the Confederate prisoners was beyond the
power of pen to portray. Unaccustomed
to the Northern climate and cold lake and
prairie winds, their light Southern garb
was a poor protection against the ordinary
temperature of the elements. But with the
winds maddened into fury, the air filled
with freezing snow they suffered as no
people ever suffered before. Through the
crevices of their thin board barracks, the
winds whistles as if in very mockery,
bringing the snow in such quantities as
to cover the floor and beds upon which
they had to sleep. So desperate was their
condition that they were coinpelledto sleep
by reliefs. Dividing off’ into squads of
four, two would retire to their cold births,
cove,ring with the blankets of four, while
the others kept up the fire. Thus in turns
of four hours each did the poor mortals at
tempt to brave the raging'of the storm.—
In many cases, the snow had frequently
to be shaken from the blankets of the sleep
ers- With all their ingenuity, they could
not Keep warm, and numbers of them will
suffer from the exposure of this dreadful
storm for all time to come. To add to the
horrors of their situation, many of them
were sick and the wailing wind and search
ing cold added fresh terrors to their suffer-
Jeff Davis and Fort Sumpter,—The
Hartfort (Conn.) Courant, in an article on
the war, tells the following anecdote, we
know not upon what authoiity :
Scene : Jeff Davis’parlor at Washington
shortly before the arch traitor left to corn-
munirato his infamous crime. Present,
.Mr. Davis,'Mrs. Davis, and a lady fiom
New York whom we called Mrs. A. A
conversation ensued between the ladies
relative to public affairs, and the demand
from South Carolina for the surrender to
the State authorities of the United States
Fort Sumpter. Mrs. A. asked Mrs. Davis
what they would do if the Government re
fused to give up the fort. Mrs. D. replied,
“Wc will tire on it; the fort belongs to
South Carolina, and she will have it, let
the consequences be _ what they lRay.”—
Mrs. A. in astonishment,remarked,“What!
fire on Sumpter! tire on the United States
flag !” “Yes,” says Mrs. Davis, “we will
fire on Sumpter, aud the flag which waves
over it must come down.” Mrs. A., amazed
at the spoken treason of Mrs. Davis, again
said, “Fire on the flag! shoot down the
flag of our country ! What do yon sup
pose will bo the effect in New Y*ork City ?”
“The effect in New Y*otk city,” says Mrs.
Davis, “will he that ten thousand strong
arms will at once rally in that city to the
support of the South.” Mrs. A., more and
mere astonished, turned to Mr. Davis, who
had taken no part in the conversation, and
asked him if lie had not a word of rebuke
for such language. Mr. Davis replied by
saying bis wife was mistaken relative to
tbe effect in New York city of firing on
Sumpter ; that not ten thousand, but twenty
thousand men of that city -wold rally to
the stand of the South. •
.. God intrusts every man with the care
of his own soul.
Appointments of Rev. JoMpph C. Stiles, D. D.
Dr. Stiles will addressthe people on “tlffe
State of the Country,” times and places as
follows :
Athens, Sunday, March 13th.
Lexington, Monday, Marth 14th.
Washington, Wednesday, March 16th.
Greenesboro, Friday March 18th.
Madison, Sunday, March 20th.
Eatonton, Tuesday, March 22tl.
Milledgeville, Thursday,March 24th.
Fort Valiev, Friday March 25th.
M aeon, Sunday, March 27th.
Forsyth, Monday, March 28th.
Griffin, Wednesday, March 30th.
Newttan, Friday, April 1st.
LaGrange, Sunday, April 3d.
Tliomaston, Tuesday, April 5th.
Talbotton, Friday, Aprii 8th.
Columbus, Sunday, April 10th. -
Atnericus, Wednesday, April 13th.
Cutbbert, Friday, April 15th,
Albany, Sunday, April 17th.
Thomasville, Thursday, April 21st.
Savannah, Sunday, April 24th.
Dr. Stiles will address the people at
each week day appointment at 1L o’clock
A. M. On Sundays, at tliensual hours for
public worship in the morning. Friends
will please make all needful arrangements
and give to the above appointments all
possible publicity, in their various coun
ties. Newspapers are requested to pub
lish this notice as ofteu as they may deem
advisable.
KaA’ a ijd 9
On 2nd inst by Rev. F. L Biantly. Lieut
W. T, Conn, of tic; 9tb G*. Vol. to Miss Leono
ra A. Carr, of Milledgeville Ga
On tbe 4th of March, by the Rev. S E. Brooks.
Mk.Jno. A Griffin, of Confederate Army, to
Miss Laura Millur, both of this city.
’JLJ _S ta* ’AT 'LT
Dr Gf.qrge K- Lumpkin, eldest son of the late
Hon. John II. Lumpkin of It one. Ga , departed
tfiisLfo, at the residinie of his Uiule, Ms) l<u on,
in this city, on the ni >rntug of tlu 2-iJ nit., in bis
27th year. He received liis literary education
chiefly at Georgetown, Md , and afterwards spent
s 'tne time at the Georgia Military Institute. 11,
subsequently graduated in in-dieine, ami was
making arrangements under most flattering aus
pices to enter upon tiie active duties of that pro-
tessiott, when the war broke put. The beginniu
of tiie war was to him, tiie end of health, the dis
appointment of hope, and tiie frustration of all
worldly plans
rv.
ration
LAND SALE.
Lots in ihe Counties of Mo
Telfair, Laurens and PulasE
Y\7"ILL be sold by order of the Honorable I;,].
T I ward J Harderf, District.Judge, in frent of
the Court House in tbe city of Savannah, at pub
lic outcry to tin* highest bidder, on the fit!, qfy
or April next, between the usual hours „(
the following lots of land, namely: Lotsnuru er
7 i seventy one. 75 seventy five. 154one bund,red
and fifty tour, 4 > forty five, t*3 sixty three, t-5 s iv ty
live. 74 seventy four, 11)51 one hundred siiduii c°*i-u
one hundred and twenty, 156 one hundred’.!,' t
titty six. i<! one hundred and seventy four
two hundred and two, 2 id two hundred aud"eight”
personal pursuits, objects and aims | nine. ;>d fifty, 81 eighty one, '.i eighty thre„, <_■«
He volunteered promptly in the “Rome Light eighty s< veil, 8!) eighty niue,9i) ninety. 514 mntty
’’’ four, 117 one hundred arid seventeen, He! one hum.
eutenant, which post
1 mil he waS~impeded
the ariavf' His com pa- j
Guards’’and was elec
tion lie held and holt
by ill-health to retire ...
ny composed a pa:t^< the gaihKA 8th t ,: *- Rogi- J twenty five, 126 one hundred tirtd twenty-
meat, led first itJ^Ttlie ti.-!<lrfvf bloody strife, by i one. hundred aud twenty eigle, ]:;i one
however, until the enemy were, routed, and tiieu
overcome with fatigue audVvenkened by item >1-
rhage from the lungs, threw himself upon the
ground to rest and receive medical treatment.
In tlfe course of a few months, it became evident
tliatJaT/oiitim^e in carnytu would be certain and
jtllH^y demhg/ He consequently yielded to the tid-
tviqd'of friers, resigne/and came bom
*?4wthe ejWJRpitrt of ilrflns health improved nut- two hundred and fifty seven, 262 two hundred
• terialy.and it was fondly hoped aud believed, that | and sixty two, 27,5 two hundred and seven-
hejifajuld recover. Believing his convalescence j ty three, 2b1) two huudred and eighty nin ,
RESIGNATION.
IE undersigned hereby tenders
tion to the Inferior Court of Jhviggs county.
the lamented
Manassas-
struggle. I
with marii#l coolnt-j
preintimzion of thj
was togprove fata
, , . . - one lmu-
ired aud eighteen, I Id one hundred and nineteen
l“D one hundred and twenty, 125 one bundled and
six, 12S
hundrid
upon u
battle of the present
hgjtriug himself
Sge. realized a
"ttjnjfraifjdisease which
continued in the tight
Plains of and tt.irty one, 1:52 one buudieJ and thirty-two,
13-5 cue hundred and thirty three. 144 uue huu!
dred aud forty four, 15 I uue hundred and fifty, 1,'>7
one hundred and fifty seven, 163 one hundred and
sixty three, 164 one hundred and sixty four, 106
one hundred and sixty six. 166 one hundred sixty-
eight. 52j fifty two and one half acres of lots
number 17!) one hundred and seventy nine, ISO
one* hundred and eighty, ls5 one timid red a„d
eighty live, 216 two hundred and ten, 217 two
hundred and seventeen, 221 two hundred and
twenty one, 242 two hundred and forty two, 2IS
two hundred and forty tight, 252 two hundred
and fifty I wo, 256 two hundred and fi ty siv. *>57
hundred
permanent, lie sought and obtain- d the hand ot the j 26a t
lovely Miss Marv Daniel in inarriago Their union 1 and u':nety four, 3
seemed a beautiful prophecy of mutual happiness, teen, THd three
But alas! the sixth moon had scarcely waxed and j three hundred a
wane*!, before the.bridal robes were conviyted into . hundred and forty
habiliments for burial and the grave Jwith this | sixty two, >3<3
sore bereavement, a-nmo dejection ol^^nrits and | 446 lour hninjred^and six. 4D four hundred and
unfavorable symptom-' Din ing tht^past year he j seventeen, 421 \|nr hundred and twenty uno, 4b.'
seemed to regard himself
worse, while to others it v
though gradual was certain.'
Last Autumn, he be
the subject of religion
'that he had fully
faith, and unite w
he might be dec
y better mi l
that his decline
uety, 291 two huncmi
liree hundred ar.d eigh-
dred and nineteen, 'J-.q
twenty one, 341 three
tie. 362 three hundred and
hundred and eighty three,
rly Concerned upon
lought at one time
mitid to avow his
But Tearing that
itter\of such vast p.nd
solemn moifcenl( fie deferred inking an open
profession, and mean while continued “instant iu
prayer,’’ receiving with a greatful ihearf-, the coun
sels of his pious visitors-
From about the first of January, bis strength
failed rapidly, and it was evident liecouid not sur
vive long Death was in prospect. He felt it —
he /.neurit. It was sad to die—to give up life and
its endearments, the world and its charms, far the
cold, dreamless slumber of the tomb! Sadder still
was the-thought, yea awful, ot going into the pres
ettce of God, without an assurance of pardon and
acceptance through Christ Jesus.
four hundred ads thirty five, 4»1 four hundred and
forty one.4l5ffaur hundred and forty five. 461
tour hundredJKnd \xty one, 495 four hundred and
iXijiety tive^lo 1'otW hundred and thiiteen, 15 fif
teen, IfiJsixteen, .TO thirty nine, 4b forty, 42
forty two/78 seventy\ighr, 156 one hundred and
fiity sixf lt-4 one hunrdfi aud eighty^four, 599one
hundrel and ninety nme, 2rtb two hundred, 230
twoJrundred and thirtjk 239 two hundred mid
tbmy nine, 244 two buidred and forty four, 245
tfo hundred and forty file. 275 two hundred and
Cventy five, 276 two hpndred aud seventy six,
277 two hundred and seventy seven, 357 three
hundred and fifty sev-eo, 361 three hundred .tnd
sixty one, 263 three hundred and sixty three, 3:i 1
three {hundred and sixty four, 369 three hundred
and sixty nine, 370 three hundred and seventy,
37/ three hundred and seventy seven, fisd three
hundred and eighty eight, 402 four huudred and
two, 433 four hundred and thirty six, 417 four
hundred and forty seven, 448 four hundred and
For some weeks prior to his death, he was ble-js^ | forty eighty eight, 453 four hundred ami fiftv
ed with the constant ministrations of a pious re
live whom ha had never seen before. He regard
ed her coming as providential, and said he could
never be sufficiently thankful for her tender and
devoted interest, in his spiiitual welfare.
His religious experience's worthy of special re
mark. lie couid not and would not be satisfied
with a rjure desire to be a Christian, and a vague
gen-rai profession of faith in Christ, as theSavioc.r
of sinners in connection with the rites of th-
clinrch. He had been taught and believed it the
privilege of the sincere penitent, to “know his sins
pardoned and soul accepted. ’ Two days before
his death, God granted him tiie fuff desire of his
heart, even “the love divine shed abroad by the
power of the Iloly Ghost.”
From that hour, lie was free from fear and doubt.
three. 462 four hundred and sixty two. 46b tour
hundred and sixty five, 489 four hundred and
eighty nine, 496 four hundred and ninety six, 396
three hundred rtinely six. 365 three hundied and
sixty five, 3 >6 three hundred and thirty. 271 two
hundred am 1 seventy one. 291 two hundred and
ninety one, 391 three hundred and on -, 302 three
hundred.and two, 323 three hundred tiveuty six,
situate in ihe 7th District, Montpsim-ry and Tel
fair coniitie 1 . Also lots number 353 three han
dled and fifty six, 71 seventy one, 133 one hun
dred and thirty three, 138 one hundred and thirty
eight, 14!) -one. hundred and forty nine, 152 one
hundred atld fifty two, 153 one hundred and liny
three, 186 one hundred and eighty six, 187 one
hundred and eighty seven, 205 two hundred and
five, 215 two hundred and fifteen, 228, two hun-
He found undisturbed repose in that righteoRsness dred and twenty eight, 236 two humined thirty
-which is by faith in Christ Jesus. His whole soul six, situate in the 8th District, Telfair countv,
Georgia Lots number 3 three, 5 five v ,6 six, ‘
seemed drawn out in “love, prayer aud praise..’’
He received Baptism and the Sacrament of tlia
Lord’s Supper, and then awaited in heavenly se
renity the final conflict. As he approached the
closing scene, he said -cal! the family! My time
has come.” When they came, he testified to each
and all,—Grand mother, Ann', Lucies, ;and Serv
ants and friends present, the reality and divinity
of religion, saying, “it wilt do to die with ”
He assured them of his perfect willingness to
die, and expressed the hope, that they might mSet
him in heaven; an l then folding his hands upon
his breast, passed away without a struggle.
How calm bis exit'
Night dews fall not more gently to the ground,
Nor weary worn-out winds, expire so soft.
March 1st, 1864.
C. A. FULWOOD.
I(enil-(|unrtcrs, Irwin's X Koatla.
20th Military District, March 3J, 186-1-
A N Election for.Major, in each county compris
iug the 20th Military Djetrict, is hereby or
dered to be held, on the20th^f March, inst., at the
following places: >At Mffiedgevillo. for Baldwin
county; at Sparta, ^i^Tlmijni I county; and at
Sandersville, for \V*fsh 1 ngtiiifNrnty.
The Superintendents of said Dtection, frill see
that the tally sheets and returns are made in con
formity to law, and forwarded to me at Irwin’s X
Roads.
W. A IRWIN,
Aid-de-Catnp, 20th Military District.
42—2ts *
I AGENDY FHrfANTEJtS BANK, )
MlLLgPUF.VILLE, Ga }
NDIVTIWJALS XiwEnz funds at their credit in
this Offic^nuth|rist day of July last, are here
by notified to rojlittto ms the amounts they re-.
turned to the Q^Rfciletastt Tax Receiver, with evi-®] two hundred aud twenty eight, 229 two hundred
. aud twenty nine, 2;H two hundred and thirty four,
1 236 two hundred and thirty six,"243 two huudred
seven, 11 eleven, 12 twelve, 13 thirteen, 18 eigh
teen, 19 nineteen, 20 twenty, 22 twenty two, 23
twenty three, 2-1 twenty four. 25 twenty five, 33
thirty three, 35 thirty five, 36 thirty six, 37 thirty
seven. 49 forty, 42 forty two, 47 forty seven, 44
forty nine, 51 fifty one, 55 fifty five, 56 fiftv six
63 sixty ttiree, 67 sixty seven, 68 sixty eight, 69
sixty nine, 83 eighty three. 88 eighty eight, 107
one hundred and seven, 108 one hundred and
eight, 109 one hundred and nine, i 19 one hundred
and ten. III one huudred and eleven 1 16, on#
hundred and sixteen. 116 one hundred and eigh
teen, 123 one hundred and twenty three 125 one
hundred and twenty five, 126 one hundred ar.d
twenty six. 127 one hundred and twenty s-ven,
130 one hundred and thirty, 131 one hundred and
thirty one, 133 one hundred and thirty three, 134
one hundred and thirty four, 135 one hundred aud
thirty live 137 one hundred aud thirty seven. 138.
one hundred and thirty eight, i40 one hundred
and forty, 143 one hundred and forty thiee. 114
one hundred and forty four, 145 one hundred and
forty five, 146 one hundred and forty six. 147 one
hundred and forty seven, 148 one hundred and
forty eight. 157 one hundred and fifty seven, 158
one hundred and -fifty eight, 162 one hundred and
sixty two, 163 one hundri d and sixty three. 164
one hundred and sixty four, 165 one hundred and
sixty five, 168 one hundred and sixty eight, 169
one hundred and sixty nine, 170 one hundred and
seventy, 17Rone hundred aud seventy one, 173
one hundred and seventy three, 174 one hundred
and seventy four, 175 one hundred and seventy
five, I7d one hundred and seventy six, 177 one
hundred and seventy seven, 178 one hundred and
seventy eight, 208 two hundred and eight, 213
two hundred and thirteen, 214 two hundred and
fourteen, 215 two hundred and fifteen, 218 two
hundred and eighteen. 223 two hundred and twen
ty three. 224 two hundred and twenty .four, 228
Ga That heNvill not after Thursday, the Kith
inst , longer dtxand attend to tl^ duties officially
of “Tho Office of Ordinary,” Jor said c^iintj*
successor
qualified. Said
volve 0:1 the C'ler
undersigned will 1
tbe practice of law
ot T wiggs. Bibb, Hi
His official correction
ary, for the lasrtwenty-
guaranteefocjRs ability to pra
the Testamentary branch of law.
LEWIS SOLOMON.
Attornev and Counsel at Law. Marion, Ga.
March 5th. 1864-42. 3t.
denca of the yftne, or their accounts w
ed with the taxes.
A. M. NISBET, Agent.
Match 1,1864. 42 2t.
STATE OF,GEORGIA.
Adjutant & Inspector (Ge*’s. Office,
Milledgeville, March 4th, 1864.
General Orders, ) /
No. 7. f j
1.. ..The attention 06 Superintendents
of elections in this Stata, for officers of the
Militia, under the “Act to re-organize the
Militia of’the State of Georgia, aud for
other purposes,” assented to Bee. 14, 1S63,
is called to t^e EighthfSectiou^Fthat act,
which makes She Aids/do»4*5ttu>*T>f the re
spective Senatorial or/MilitarjfyDistricts of
tiiis State, tiie channels >4Lx<#fomuui M»u6n
with this office, oiim^itters appertaining to
the Militia. All enaction returns yrfll be
forwarded to the Aids-de-Carhp'*accord
ingfy.
11.. ..On rcceivjngvhe returns of elec
tions the Aids-de^Oamto in command of
Districts, are charged wKli the duty of ad
justing and classifying the same by coun
ties, keeping tlia returnsVvf each county
separate and disfinct. ThVy will consoli
date the returns for Company Officers, and
for Field Officers of Regiments and Bat-
talions, reporting the names oN candidates, ! I “ ld twent 7 three, idlfon
aud the votes rtf each, and wifi take evi- * B one hundred and thirty
1 . 1 1 , . ,\ . ana thirty tnree. 1-h one h 11
dence and decile on coatested\electit)ns,
subject to appeal to this Office Vy cither
party dissatisfied. In which ovimjt, the
^evidence willjbe forwarded by the Aids,
.with the decision rendered.
Ill Ti^ expedite the organization,
1 the Aids areldircrcted to forward their
GEORGIA. Twiggs Cmtuty.
^THEREAS, [sham Edward
administrator
on the estate of Wyatt Jfi'.en, late of said
county, deceased, makes application to me for let
ters in due tat® af law fogletters of dismission
from his said trust, he having faithfully executed
the same, as will ml
and vouchers of file.
fe, de-
upeadr Court. The
his time and energies to
' t» Courts in the counties , «
Wilkinson and Pulaski, j ports by ma>t, and Officers elected, are n
lie Court of Ordin- tiffed that tHeir personal presence at this
ears, is a sufficient ^Office, wi 1 f vail nothing, to secure com-
espeuta yin m ; ss j ons ou « 0 f t he regular order of busi
ness, or to fliange that order in any re
spect.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief:
HENRY C. WAYNE,
42 2t Adjutaut Sz. Inspector General.
GEORGIA, Pulaski county.
W HERE P F. D, -Scarborough applies to me
for letters of administration o^r the estate
county, de-
appear from the record 1 Margarett M. lii
I ceased.
These are therefore jXoite and admonish all and | _ These are therefore
singular the parties ^terteted, to be and appear singular the kindred and ere'
at my office on or hffi 1 the fm^t Monday in Septero- ^ their objections, (if
her next, then an/there to show cause,'if any, within ,ha ,!mfi nrea
why said letters aay not be granted.
Given nnder/my hand and official signature,
at Marion, March 1st, 1864.
42 m6m LEWIS SOLOMON, Ordinary.
and.
office within the time prescrdfiM by
said letters will be granted^ \
Given under my hand and offi\
3rd March, 1864. j
42 5t (r j 9) J/JHN Fi
,dmonish all and
of said deceased
have,) in my
law, otherwise
al signature this
D. Ord’y.
aud forty three, 24 I two hundred and forty four,
245 two hundred and forty live, 246 two hundfed
and forty sixty, 247 two hundred aud forty seven,
253 two hundred and fifty three. 254 two hundred
and fifty four, 2-37 two hundred and fifty seven,
258 two hundred and fifty eight, 259 two hundred
and fifty niue, 269 two hundred and sixty 263 two
hundred and sixty three, 26-1 two hundred and
six'y four, 267 two hundred and sixty seven, 268
two hundred and sixty eight. 283 two hundred and
eighty three, 77 seventy seven, 78 seventy eight,
93 ninety three, 101 one hundred aud one, 103 one
hundred and three, 104 one hundred and four. 105
one hundred and five, 183 one hundred and eighty
three, 184 one hundred and eighty fear,
185 one hundred and eighty five, .186 one
hundred and eighty six, 187 one huudred and eigh
ty seven, 189 one hundred and eighty nine, 192
one hundred and ninety two, 278 two hundred
and seventy eight, situate iu the 9th District. Tel
fair county, Georgia. L its number 4, four 5 five,
7 seven, 8 eight, 9 nine, I't ten, 18 eighteen, 24
twenty, 22 twenty two, 23 twenty three, 21 twen
ty four, 20 t went, six, 27 twenty seven, 28 twen
ty eight, 33 thirty three, 31 thirty lour, 39 thirty
nine, 41 forty one, 42 forty two 58 fifty eight, 63
sixty three, 61 sixty four, 65 sixty five, 67 sixty
seven, 83 eighty three. 86 eighty six, 88 eighty
eight, 94 ninety four, 95 ninety "five, 97 ninety
seven, 98 ninety eight, 99 ninety niup, JD-'i one
hundred. 103 one hundred and three, lurf one hun
dred and eight, 109 one hundred and nine, 119
one hundred and ton, 111 one hundred and eleven
114 one hundred and fourteen, 116 one hundred
aud sixteen, 117 one hundred and seventeen,, 121
■file hundred and twenty one, 123 one bundl' d
8 hundred and thirty,
two, 133 one hundred
ty three. 137 one hundred and thirty seven
139 one hundred and thirty nine, 149onn hundred
and forty, 141 one hundred and forty one, 154 one
hundred and fifty four, 155 one hundri d aud fifty
five, 161 one hundred and sixty one, 168 one bun
dle I and sxty eight, 169 one hundred aud sixty
nine, 171 one hundred and seventy cut'', 176 one
hunired aad seventy six, 177 one hundred and
seventy seven, 173 one huudred and seventy eig’-t
184 one hundred aud eighty four, 187 one hut -
die 1 aud eighty seveu, 185 one bundled and eig! -
ty five, 199 one hundred and ninety. 192 one hun
dred and ninety two, 193one hundred and ninety
three, 198 one hundred and ninety eight, 216 too
bundled and six, 2“7 two hundred aud
seven, 2t 8 two hundred and oight, 213
t-vo bundled and thirteen, 214 two hundred
1 rid fourteen, 215 two hundred Rod fifteen, 225
two hundred and twenty five, 2!>6 two huudrrd
and sixty six, 267 two hundred aud sixty sever,
275 two hundred and seventy five, 277 two hit -
dred and seventy seven, 27' two hundred m d
seventy eight, 280 two hundred and eighty, 2:3
two hundred and eighty two, 233 two hundicd
and eighty three, 299 two hundred aud niut y,
291 two hundred and ninety one, 292 two hi 11-
dred and ninety two, 293 two huudred and nun tv
three, 294 two hundred aud ninety four, 295 two
hundred and ninety five, 2!>7 two hundred snd
ninety seven, 296 two huudred aud ninety eight,
303 three hundred and three. 394 three handled
and four 307 three hundred and seven, 303 three
hundred aud ei^ht, 309 three hundred and nins,
3i0 three hund ed and ten. 311 three hundred and
eleven, 316 three hundred and sixteen, 318 three