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Slate Rights &Coai'ederat( States' Rights
' c»»d New* fro at all Quarter*.
f^cnl H. ke sends an official dispatch I
tr> Richmond, that he stormed and carrh d
t lj mouth, N. C, on the 20th, capturing!
one lirig. Ge.nl 2,500 soldier?, including
400 negroes; 30 pieces of Artillery. 100,-!
000 pounds of meat, 1000 barrels of hour, j
and a full garrison outJit.
A PROCLAMATION,
To all Civil and Military Officers of the
State of Georgia:
Tint laws o! this btate make it an
ofleuce punishable by fine and impris
onment, the former nottoexceed S5001)
^ .•> If-
THE 1’0.\TE1)EKATE UHfOK,
( Corner oj Hancock and, tTUk in ton streets.)
OPPOSITE THKt'ODRT KOOK.
JOIUHTO'V, KtSBET S. fO., State Printers.
Tuesday Morning, April 28, 1884.
Very Surajf.
The man who uses the scissors in the
Constitutionalist office cuts whole col
umns of important matter from the Con
federate Union, and gives no credit.—
This is very savage. The Proprietor of
the Constitutionalist ought to put a stop
to all such practices in his office.
The Altanln Paper*.
Vi e are glad to see the Atlanta papers
once more on our table. We hope they
may have no cause for suspension in fu
ture.
By the by: will the Proprietors, nr either
of them, tell us why their papers for Mill-
rdgeville lie over in Macon 28 hours ?—
The train gets to Macou about 1 o’clock,
P. M, from Atlanta, bringing the Atlanta
papers. The train on the Central R. R.
does not leave Macon until 4, P. M.—
Now. why is it, that in three hours, the
packages of Atlanta papers (or Millfcdge-
ville and Eatonlon, cannot, be sent on
from Macon by the Central train, so that
we can get ilferc on the day of their publi
cation ? The fault must lie in the Macou
Post Office. The Atlanta papers are re
ceived in Macon at 1, P. M. on the day of
their publication, and ought to reach Mil-
ledgeville the same day at 7, P. M. But
they do not get here until 0, P: M.the
succeeding day. ’They lie over in Macon
28 hours* This is shocking. Our citi
zens would like to subscribe to the Atlan-
, 1 wo gunboats j and the latter not to extend beyond
were sunk, and one steamer captured— ! tWeIve nionths , for any person wbetb-
Our loss 300. i , j „ ,
er a contractor under the Confederate
Genl. Forrest is said to have abandoned Government, or other person, to make
r ort Pillow, leaving it a perfect wreck.
The intelligence from Louisiana still leads
us to believe that the.Red River expedi
tion has been badly whipped all round.
The following from the Macon Telegraph,
we thiuk takes the right view of the situ
ation in Louisiana.
BATTLE OF. MAXSFIELI).
Although the dispatch from Mobile rela
tive to tne battle of Mansfield plainly
reads‘1 Sih’ we think that a mistake was
probably made hv the operatorat Mobile
in reading the original of the dispatch, and
that the fight took place on the 13th and
the dispatch placed in the hands of the
Mobile operator was so written.
The reader will comprehend how such a
mistake could very readily occur. In
hastily written manuscript, ‘13th’ looks
much like ‘18th.’ It may also have been j
dated the 8th instead of IStii,
or cause to be made, within this State,
any whiskey, alcohol, or other spirit
uous or malt liquors, from the articles
of corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, mil
let, rice, or other grain, or from the
articles of sugar, molasses, svrup, su
gar cane, honej r , sweet potatoes, pump
kins, peas, Irish potatoes or. dried
■fruit, in any form or condition of said j
articles or from any mixture thereof,
without a license from the Governor
of this State.
'The statute also decl
itv to the statuses of the
h:ill make return oath of the net inc. me
. . r or prufiis which he, sh« or they, may hove made
I do therefore, in consideration Of the I respectively in the sale or manufacture slid sale
violations of the W above enumera
ted, and of the great scarcity of provis
ions, which in some parts of the State,
seems to threaten the families of our
brave defenders, with much sutfo-iiig,
while their protectors are absent, iss.,,.
this my Proclamation, strictly enjoin
ing upon, and requiring each, and eve
ry officer in this State, both civil and
military, to be active and vigilant, in
the suppression of iliegaj distillation.
All Justices of the Peace, Constables
* j and Militia officers, are required to
make diligent inquiry, in their respec
tive Districts, and if they have reason
ally the
Sheriffs and their deputies, Justices of
the Inferior Courts and Justices of the
Peace and each Gfund Juror, to give
information of, and present, all per-
Mansfield is in DeSoto county, about I S0n S who may-violate the provisions of
fifty miies almost due south of Shrevepoit. j the act. And it is also made the duty
The main stage route from Shreveport to [ of the Justices of the Peace and the
Justices of the Inferior Courts to dil
igently inquire about every such still
as may be either publicly or clandes
tinely run in lii.s district or county,
and upon the proper evidence being
before him either that the still or stills
are run illegally or that unlawful sales
of spirits are made from the proceeds
of such stills by the owner of such
stills, or bis "agent, to issue bis warrant
against the party or parties and the
still or stills which shall be delivered
to the Sheriff of the ccunty who shall
arrest the party and seize the still.
The law also requires each licensed
distiller before ho obtains license to
file Ins written affidavit in the Execu
tive office, in which he shall swear that
lie will not make, or cause to be made,
more whiskey or other spirituous li
quors, out^f the articles mentioned in
the statute, than the number of gal
lons specified in said license, and Je-
. , ... I to suspect that anv person is distilling
• ... ,, leclares every Kill j iM ,‘| they arS retired frequently
EO ..n illegally to bo aimbl.c nuisance t0 J i5i / his ,,i mjsMi examine tli'
and provides bow it shall be abated.
And makes it the duty of the public
officers of fTiis Stale and especially the
la Dailic
upper G
s, ia erde
,-t
late news from
e.-t, hut under
the present anangemert, they ‘03111101(10
so. It is about 170 miles from this place
to Augusta, and 190 to Savannah while it
Natchitoches, Alexandria, Opeiousas—in
short, the overland route to New Orleans
lies through Mansfield. The solution of
the. fight is therefore apparent. Defeated
in the great battle of Cane Creek, near
Shreveport, on the. 1st, the grand Red Riv-.
er expedition took the right about face for
tiieir original starting points. The Vicks
burg men gat into their transports and
started down Jied River, hut as was set
forth in the dispatch of the 19th were
stopped by shoal water.
Banks who marched lip by the way of
Opelousas took the same road in his retreat.
Steele also took his backward trot for Ar
kansas—the distance from Shrevepoit to
the bank of the Little Missouri, which is a
branch of the Washita, being about
eighty miles, andthe direction being in a
right line to Arkadelphia and Little Rock,
Steele’s headquarters. The Federal.army
being thus resolved into its original divi
sions, in the retreat, the Confederate army
of course followed a similar course of pursu
it. Price made after Steele ami overtook
i him at the Little Missouri, where Steele is
re j resente 1 by the dispatch to be surround-
j ed and waiting reinforcements.’ lvirby
| Smith pursued Banks and overtaking him
i at Mansfield, a second battle ensues i:i
which the dispatch lepresents Banks to
| have been defeated with a loss of eight
thousand men, including 2,00# prisoners,
two hundred wagons, and thirtv-iive guns
they are satisfied whether it is so or
not, and iT the owner of the premises
refuses to permit them to be visited,
that the examination may be made,
they will at once make the necessary
oath, and obtain a warrant from a ju
dicial officer against such person who
ii by' law in that caeo doolot-orl to be
prihta facie guilty, and will have him
tried and bound over to the next Supe
rior Court, from day to-day so long as
he refuses to permit the examination
to be made. And they are further
more required to demand of each per
son, who may be found distilling in
their respective Districts, an inspection
of his license from the-Governor, which
all who have such license are hereby
required-to exhibit, and if any one can
not produce such license, they will at
1 any of the »rc':e!es abo»t- enumerated.'and in
the conducting of any other business efoiesaid,
from the 1st Jay of Apri', led.!, to the 1st dity af
April. 1864, over and above 8 per cent, ou the
capital employed in his business.
Sfc. 2. Be it fuither enacted. That in all cases
when the net incomes and profits over and al ore
the eight per cent on the capital stock so excepte i
as aforsaid are ten thousand dollars or less, the
shall be tive dollars for every huudred dollars;
upo». ail sums not less than $10,600 nor more
than $laXartj 7^ dollars upon every $HM);upcn
“11 sums not u» sg than $15,006 nor mire than
$20,000, $10 np.,„ 0 veiy $K0;upon all sums not
less than $20,0.10 ho, more than $3",O' 0 $12,50
upon every $100; up*,, .,11 gums not less than
$30,090 nor more than §VJ.000 $15 upon every
100; upon ail sums not less then $50,000 nor more
than $75,0!0$I7,5f pponall sucre not less than 75-
u.Mt nor more tliau $1011,000 $20 uptm every $100;
upon all sums o£ $100,000 and over, $25 upon
every $100. •
. Sit. That iyany per$Sn,(or bodies corporate,)
embraced in tij8 tirst section ol tliia Act, shall fail
or refuse to j/ake a rejprn of his, or her, or their
protits, madjf or rcafped as aforesaid, he, she
or they sbaJI be heldjjlh be guilty of a high misde
m-anor any on conviction thereof shall be confined
at hard inf or in the^’enetentiary for any time not
less than jne year Aor more than five years ; and
the Receiver of Tat Returns shall assess a doub
le tax on all taxabfo income of such delinquent as
far as he may be able to asceitain upon diligent
enquiry.
Sec 4. That if the officers of any body corpo
rate, whose duty it is to make the porper returns
required by the provisions of this Act, shall fail
or refuse to make just and proper returns of all
profits or net incomes made by said corporation,
or shall enter and change the profits in the exten
sion of stock and not as profits or otherwise, so as
to defeat the object of this Act, such officcer or
officers so offending shall be guilty of a high mis
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
confined at hard labor in the Peuitentiary for any
lime not less than two or more than six years, and
i bat the said Receiver of Tax Returns shall assess
h double tax on all taxable income of such delin
quent, asfarashe may be able to ascertain the
amount, upon diligent enquiry.
Sec 5. That it shall be the duty of the several
Tax Receivers of this State, to prosecute all par
ties who s’aall fail, refuse or neglect to give in tiieir
tax as required by the provisions of this Act, or
OllCC institute tll6 proper proceedings! who they may have good reason to believe have
not done the same in good faith.
Sec. 6. All conflicting laws are hereby repealed.
Assented to Dec 14.1r63.
to have the still abated, as a public
nuisance, and will sue out a warrant
against such person for each day said
still has been run illegally, and have
him bound over for his appearance at
the Superior'Court.
I also require, in case they can ob
tain satisfactory* evidence, that any li
censed distiller has sold spirituous liq
uors from his distillery, by himself or
his agent, or has made more than the
is only 137 to Atlanta by rail, vet the Au —an event which we think will be found
gusta and Savannah papers of Wednesday i 0 ^ HVe * a,ieu place on the 13th or 8th in-
acb us on Wednes’d
ipers of IV ed net day-
ay, and the Atlanta
reach us at 7. 1\ M.
Thursday.
IVill not our
lookout for the s
Atlanta contemporaries
crew that is loose!
The Five ISotinr SiSJ*.
\\ eregret to hear that some of our peo
ple, men, too, o‘ wuoai better was expect
ed are retusing to take the -S5 Confederate
Bills except at a discount ol ‘>33 p^ r
These hills are'not taxed by the Govern
ment until ihe first of Judy ; and we Be
lieve the next Congress,which meets soon,
will exempt them from the tax just as the
late Congress did the ones and twos. The
practice of these men,who refuse the Fives,
iu advance of the time at which they lose
one third of their value, is pernicious in
the extreme. Wec.au scarce-express (lie
detestation we feel for the men who thus
deliberately depreciate the money of the
Government, and afford producers an
additional reason for advancing their pri
ces, now grievously burdensome to the
people. These Fives are the only money
many poor workmen and workwomen ran
get. 'They have received them, too, for
their wages; and to compel them to lose a
third of their money, at the same time that
slant.
What is to save Ranks’ column from ut
ter annihilation," undersuch circumstances,
we are unable to see. In a hostile coun
try—with a large portion of his supplies
captured, most of his artillery lost, two
hundred and fifty miles, away from his
base, and pursued by a victorious foe, his
case would appear to present every condi
tion for overwhelming ruin, and we trust
General lvirby Smith will ho able to in
flict it.
T’lio cumlUluu afiairo-in the 1 ratis-
MissBsippi Department seems to be most
satisfactory. The Red River expedition
has apparently resulted in an awful catas
trophe—the most terriblo failure which
has yet attended any Federal campaign.
In the last battle at Mansfield, it is re
ported that Genii. Mouton and Prince
Polegnac were severely wounded.
Col. Powers dashed into Port Hudson
on the 7th inst. He captured one gun
and IS prisoners. The Yankees admit a
loss of 90.
, P . quantity for which*he is licensed, or
chu es tnat any person violating said i delivered it to any person other than t ie
ontu slmll hr- guilty of false swearing, j j U5 gjees of the Inferior Court, or tiieir
and upon conviction be ptiuishn] as
provided by the laws of this State for*
the offence of false swearing. Which j
oath in writing has been taken and i
filed in the Executive office in every j
case in which a license has been grant
ed. The law also declares that if any
person or persons shall refuse to per
mit 11is, her or their distillery or dis
tilleries to be visited and inspected
such refusal shall be held and constru
ed as prima facie evidence of a viola
tion of the act. This refusal is there
fore sufficient Evidence upon which to
convict the paGy, unless lie proves that
he has not bjpll guillr^’ violating the
law, as it cqlsts upon him the burden
i! Dangerous Experiment.
The enemies of State Rights and
personal liberty, are rejoicing over the
conduct of a few officers in the army
... , who have had meetings of the troops,
producers are invited to raise tiieir prices, . , , ... , • ,,
„ ,. , 1 . laud passed resolutions condemning tne
is a species of cruelty and meauness, that I
must ever receive the scorn and condem
nation of just and good men. The love
of money, is the great evil of the times;
and as sure as God lives, this people and
this land will be scourged with fre and
sword until this great and growing sin is root-
* l out from amongst us. Peace will never
come, while the hearts of the people are
bowed in idolatry at the footstool of the
God of Mammor.
We hope our Merchants and traders
will set a better example to the communi
ty than this of discrediting the currency.—
And we hope Farmers will take the Fives,
and not compel others to follow an exam
ple alike injurious to all. %
IV? ay Celebration.
There will be a May Celebration, by
the children, in Capitol Square, (the
weather permitting,) on Tuesday, 3d
of May, in the afternoon.
There will be two coronations. The
public is respectfully "invited. As the
children wish to have a jiic-nic, per
sons who attend are re.questeAo bring
Governor and Legislature of Georgia.
Tne soldiers in the army and the peo
ple.at home, understand this move
ment exactly. Nothing could be con
trived better calculated to pave the
way for a military despotism, if they
can only get the soldiers to join them.
These officers hold their commissions
front the President, and are dependent
ou him not only for prorfiotion, but for
their present position and their daily
bread. Nearly every man capable of
| bearing arms is in the army, and it
' the officers can contrive to draw off
! the affections of the troops from their
; State government, the way is .open
and clear for a despotic central gov-
| eminent. We do not charge the Pres
ident with having any hand in gitting
I up this "dangerous movement. But
j there is no doubt that those officers
j who have moved in.this thing, believe
that they are ingratiating themselves
i.ito the good graces of the President,
agent, if it be a county contract, or the
government agent, if he lias a license
under a government contract, to indict
every such lincenseddistiller, for illegal
distillation ; and also, for false swear
ing. When the indictment is for false
swearing, the original affidavit of the
party will bq furnished from this office
us evidence, when required by the
Court.
And all county officers are in like
manner required to be active and vig
ilant, in their respective counties, as in
case .of District^e+fiCCTff,-above men
tioned. Aud^all aids-de-camp, and all
other officers of every class, civil and
military, are expelted to see that no
illegal.distillation |s permitted to go
their respective
And i^dfiatters
not under what pfeffeA supfi persons
are distilling, if ^ttey lAve'iiot a license
fron/the Governor, usihe law requires,
tlud4 distilleries wil\t be abated, and
tlyey indicted,' asabo#e directed.
If all the officers of this State will
discharge their" duty faithfully and
promptly, I am satisfied that illegal
distillation can be suppressed ; and as
I do not construe the Resolution of
the GeneraLAssembly of this State to
mean that I shall protect from con-
scriptiew officers who wilfully neglect
or refuse to do ttieirjduty, or who are,-|i
guilty of rnalpr^fctrcej I he&ibyy^gr^e
notice, that i shdfl wjkit&aj^yprotec
tion hJjmWcffdtfcl art Satisfied have
been guiltyofsufcli rfiuaal or neglect,
and will report them to^the proper of
ficer, for enrollment
of proof.
The statute also declar* that every Unpunished, within *t
day’s, or part of a day’s, distillation,/ limits or jurisdictions*.
contraty the provisions of this acf,
shall he d^en.cd-a separate and distinct
offence. /The party drilling illegally
should, therefore, he ijreicted separate
ly for ca.fcli day, at gfert„nf.a day/ lie
has run his spjFnle
duty of'puja'fic olficJrs to see that s
indictmfcrrfs are beg n atid prosecuted
against all such off’t tders.
If the stills are low running, each
public officer shou d enquire into it,
and if the party hus-fiot a license from
the Governor he should sue out a war
rant before a Justice of the Peace, or
flie Inferior Court, or other judicial
officer, for each day tKeV,ili ha^/jn,
as he would sue out akvarnarit fur ro|-
bery, theft, or other c\yne| and luprai
the production of satisfactory evileqpe
of pn&baJale cause of guiljjf the JusTtce
should hfnd over the offifliderjajb, suffi
cient b0nd, for iiis apnptrrTutce at the
next Superior Court*" and bn failure to
give.(hejjond, should commit him to
jjrit to awatHrflSr trial, or trials, as the
case may be.
The statute declares -further that,
“For non-compliance with the provis
ions of this act each officer failing
promptly and fully to do.his duty shall
be guilty of mal-praclicc in office, and
it shall be the duty of the grand jury
to make presentments thereof.”
Now, notwithstanding these strin
gent. provisions of the law, I have rea
son to believe that avaricious persons
who regard not the cries of women
and children; for bread, if they can
make money by converting it into
whiskey, are constantly violating these
laws, and that officers are neglecting
tiieir duty and failing to suppress the
mischief. And I regret also to learn
that Confederate officers claiming the
right to convert the tithe corn of the
Government into whiskey i« defiance
of the penal laws of this State, and
A Praptc who DfK«r t» | The p«4i>bie» ii> «>ur v-eary us aid -
When Lincoln suspended the Writ of *n«ke us. f-.otsnre .t ; ,w the rwke.
Habeas Corf at. the world agreed that a i whichonly require a bold effort to annnomt.
people who would quietly give up this writ | a man to ay have a thousand atquain-
deserved to be slaves. Under the infltt-;ta ices and not a friend among them. If
once of a strange ignorance ol the temper you have one true friend, then you may
of the Southern people, the Coogiess »' j taiuk yourself happy.
A good ntoial character ia the first
e-i>en r iiil quality in a man. It is, therefore.
i • o,i,-re= rerei-inut- Dip after it has been consumed to impress
kct.. 2?o ^ ® fkits place, for ,lie use of (be am, y,
large display of rambles is expected, I State S ov » r “n>f“ t ; We ope an r " * j cor n, belonging to citiaens, wt.ieh is
or desired. Only a little late for the
children.
Dock out ItSilitia of Baldwin.
An election for officers to command
a company in the 320th District G. M.
Baldwin county, will be held on the
10th day of Maj".
If the officers are not elected ou the-
day fixed by the Aid-de-Camp, then the
officers will be appointed. If you
wish to vote for your officers, be on
hand.
8):arp Corrt^oudrucc.
The Diplomatic correspondence bfit .vecn
Earl Russell and President Davis’ Secro
tary, Mr. Harrisou, will be read with in
terest. It is quite poiuted on the part of
Mr. Davis’ Secretary. He gives old.GraL-
ny Russell’s
“Reverend bead a maul,
Or two or three, against the wall.”
that they will find themselves mis- j i n Jj S pensable to Save the poor around
taken in this. Unless the President j them from starvation, have made ex
wishes to crush out the State gpvern- | tensive contracts with persons in parts
ments, he will not countenance any
such hostile movement in the army, j
But this new political move in the I
army is well calculated to destroy the
confidence of the soldiers in their offi
cers. Every mail brings complaints
from the army, of the unfairness and
chicanery with which this thing has
been managed by a few officers, and
if it is long continued, it will materi
ally injure the discipline of the tioops.
Already there is much hard feelmg
aud heart burning in the army on this
question, and some of these officers
may find that they have raised a spirit
which will not down at their bidding.
They have sown the wind, and may
yet reap the whirlwind.
city of grain to have large quantities
of corn distilled, without, license, agree
ing to pay the distiller a bushel of
corn for ;1 gallon, or in some cases for
five quartSj of whiskey, allowing him
the balance of at least half the whis
key, which the corn would make, for
distilling it, which is equivalent to
paying about fifty dollars per bushel
to the Government contractor for dis
tilling Government corn, while it con
sumes twice as much of the bread of
the country as is necessary to make
the whiskey actually received by the
Government. This is not only in wil
ful disregard and gross violation of
the penal laws of this State, but is a
grievous wrong against society, and
especially against the poor who are
suffering for bread.
conscripts
The price of protection fmust be the
prompt discha/g£^l duly.
Given underfniy Imndfand the great
Seal of therBtate/at/the Capitol, in
Milledg&jalle, this 2C?tli day of April,
1 SGI. X /
JOSEPH)E. BROWN.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, \
Milledgrville
Since the~tkte
specifying^tlie
ficers of thiK^j
scription, my a
ed to the fact that
toruey and Solicitorl G’&tHq^l and the
Masters in Cttencerjf, and I itbw make
known that the Attorney General, and
all Solicitors General -of this State,
and all Masters in Chancery who have
been legally appointed under the
4112th’Section of the Code prior to
this date, are claimed by me as exempt
from en rolltIVtnt or conscription.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
The Income Tax Act for 1864.
- The following 13 an official copy of the
Income Tax Act, which is published for
the benefit of Tax payers.
An Act to levy and (Millect a tax on the pet income
and profits of all persons and corporate bodies,
and net profits of all persons making incomes
by purchase or sale of any property, real or per
sonal ; upon the net income of all Express Com
panies, Railroad companies not exempt by their
charters from taxation, Insurance Companies,
Brokets, Auctioneers, all persons euf-aged in the
manufacture of iron aud salt, and cotton dealers,
and upon all profits arising from the sale of
goods,wares and merchandise,groceries and pro
visions: also on the. income profits of all perso s
and corporate bodies engaged in the manufacture
of cotton and woolen goods : in the tanning and
sale of leather, and the manufacture and sale of
ady articles made thereof; and in the distillation
and sale of alcohol or spirituous liquors from grain
ot any kind,or from anjroUier article, au-1 to ,i| -
propriate the same, and to pnnisb all persons as
may fail to give in their inoume or net profits,and
for other purposes
Section 1. The General Assembly of Georgia dt>
enact, That ail persous and bodies corporate in
this State, all persous making;: income by purchase
or sale of any property, real or personal, all keep
ers of hotfels, inns aud livery stables, express com
panies. railroad companies, jnot exempt by their
charter from taxation, insurance companies, bro
kers, auctioneers; all persons! engaged in the man
ufacture of salt, aU persons engaged in the sale
, of goods, wares and merchandise, groceries and
COMMUNICATED.
Messrs Editors :
It seems that some editors and am
bitious politicians are disposed to pour
out their “vials of wrath” on Gov.
Brown, because he has the nerve and
the honesty to assert the rights of
Georgia, and warn the peojfie to guard
against a despotism that will necessa
rily follow the inauguration of certain
principles. *
I do not propose to argue the ques
tions with them. If they fail to be
convinced by the able arguments in
the Governor’s able message, they
can’t be convinced because they are
blinded by prejudice. But I do pro
pose to let them know that the very
people that are defending and support
ing the government, the privates in
Tanks that have "so nobly Kiuatrated
Georgia, farmers that are willing to
give the last dollar, the last pound of
bacon to support the army to resist
the Yankee Government to the last,
all heartily endorsfe the late course of
Gov. Brown. These men are not
trammelled by party prejudices, but
their minds are open to reason. I
have been in the army—went through
both campaigns into Maryland—and
while there I formed the acquaintance
of men of intellect in the ranks, and
have corresponded with them regular
ly since I was discharged and been at
home. They write me that every
meeting in opposition to Gov. Brown
has originated in stars and stripes, and
not hardly one-third would vote on
the resolutions. They say that the
men say they are not willing to give
up the very boon for which they are
tkfg—State Sovereignty,
he editors and politicians denounce
Gov. Brown for exempting his State
officers'from conscription, but they
can’t say be has shielded them from
duty—military duty in the State. But
on the contrary told them he would
withdraw his protection from them if
they refused to do duty in the State.
They say men over forty-five can fill
offices of Justice of the Peace, Depu
ty Clerks and officers in the militia
organizations. In this he has only fol
lowed the example of Congress that
says men under forty-five can fill more
important offices—offices that require
more age and experience, viz : mem
bers of Congress, State Legislatures,
jtidges of Superior Courts, <fcc. If
had men of more experience in
Congress, Gov. Brown would not have
had to raise his voice in defence of
State rights. And last but not least,
newspaper editors that frame the mind
and opinions of men that read after
them are exempt. Gov. Brown has done
nothing only to make the rule equita
ble, and‘follow the directions of the
Constitution. In every Case where
persons are exempted in my county
by these offices they are producers,
and have furnished their supplies to
soldiers families at old prices; and as a
general rule these offices are filled by
men noted for their kindness to the
poor. But how docs this - compare
with the exemption of Mr. Ogden and
twelve others, aud one other company,
because they are theatrical performers?
But it is criminal to say anything
about Mr. Davis’ acts, and a duty that
every man owes to his children and
their children to denounce Gov. Brown
for fear he.may. be elected again. But
as 1 said before the “bone and sinew
of the country” are satisfied that Gov.
Brown has nobly and fearlessly done
his whole duty and won for himself a
name that will live as long as history
does—the champion of State rights
and defender of popular liberty.
TROUP.
Br News from the West report
Ranks retreating on Natches, Dick
Taylor pursuing. Transports are com
ing out of Red River loaded with
wounded. Fourteen Yankee gun
boats above Red River fords are re
ported captured.
Richmond followed Lincoln's examjd-fl
But otaik the difference ! The. people of
Georgia have in the face «>f the wi r’.d
proven their capacity fin st-R’ pivernttieut.
Mississippi has, by an tn.aninintta vote
of its Legislature, approved the course of
Georgia—and such will be.the actiou of all
the other States. This action will be sns-
taaied by the army also, especially by the
rank and file.
We are indeed different from the cring
ing Yankees. "We indeed deserve to be
freemen. Georgia has illustrated her no
ble character from Mauassas to Chicka-
mauga, but in nothing more nobly than in
this crowning evidence of her capacity for
self-government.
The ‘powers that be’ should reflect, tbat
while the politicians at Richmond and
Washington may agree in po icy and mea
sures, growing out of their long and mutu
ally corrupting association, nevertheless,
the-people are distinct and entirely diffe
rent. it is ono thing to be a Washington
city politician. It is quite another to be
a Southern freeman.--Southern Watchman.
The Charmef l.ife
There are a thousand things in this world
to afflict and sadden, bq£ Oh! how
many tli^t are Imautiful and good. The
world teems with beauty—with objects
that sadden the eye and warm the heart-
We might be happy if we would. There
are ills that we cannot escape—the ap
proach of disease and death; of misfortunes;
the sunderings of the early ties, and the
canker-worm of grief—but the vast ma
jority of evils that beset us might be
avoided. The. curse of iuteinperance,
interwoven as it is with all the ligaments
of society, is one which never strikes but
to destroy. There is not one bright page
upon the record of its progress—nothing
to shield it from the heartless execration
of the human race. It should not exist
—it must net. Do away with all this
-let war come to an end, and let friendship,
charity, love, purity, and kindness mark
the intercourse between men. We are
too selfish, as if the world was made for
us alone. How much happier would we
be were we to labor more earnestly to
promote each other’s good! God has
blessed us with a home that is not dark.
There is suushiue everywhere—in the
sky, upon the earth—there would be iu
most hearts if we would look around us.
The storm flies away and a bright sun
shines out. Summer drops liei tinted cur
tains upon the earth, which is very beauti
ful when autumn breathes her changing
breath upon it. God reigns in heaven.
Murmur not at a Being so good aud wc can
lire happier.
From Forrest—The Shreveport Victory.
From a surgeon who arrived at Rome
on the ISth iust, and who left Jackson,
Tenn.. on the 10th, the Courier of the 19th
derives good news from West Tennessee.
Forrest was at Trenton, Tenn.—twenty
miles north of Jackson, sixty miles south
of Columbus, Kentucky, and had between
7,000 and s.-ooo m«n. Forces were rapid
ly organizing throughout that part of aw
nessee, to join him. He made a speech to
the citizens of Trenton, in which ho assur
ed them that he would now hold that sec
tion of the State, unless a very large infan
try force should be sentagaiast him. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed among For
rest’s men, and gladness and joy swell the
bosoms of all true men and women in tbat
section of the State.
The same gentleman stated that full jrar^
ficulars had been received at Jackson, be
fore he left, through the Memphis Bulle
tin, of the recent Federal defeat near
Shreveport, aud that they admit a loss of
between 12,000 and 15,000 men. This
may be relied on, because the Bulletin is
particularly careful not to over-estimate
Federal losses.
Columbus, Miss., April 20, 1864
To Dr. John Morton :
Gen. Forrest is not killed ; beard from
him last night.
John W. Morton, Ja.
Important from tiie Armies of
Northern Virginia.—We have rea
son to be positively certain that
Grant’s army has not been enlarged
by airy reinforcements; and that the
corps which have been called from the
West have gone to join Burnside at
Annapolis. This important fact pro-*
bably gives the key to tire enemy’s
campaign in Virginia, and makes it
not unlikely that Grant is playing the
game of a false front, and moving the
bulk of his forces nearer Washington.
This latter is conjecture; but we think
that there is no doubt of the general
and important fact which prompts it,
tbat the reinforcements from the West
have gone to Burnside and not to
Grant, and that the.latter is declining
battle.—11 ich mo ml Exa min er.
A Suggestion.—While prayers are being
offered for tbesucces3 of our arms and the
triumph of our cause, would it not be well
for all our churches and people to pnake
special, regular and united supplications to
God that he will prosper onr agricultural ef
forts and send us the ‘early and the later
rain’ in due season, so that food for man
and beast may be abunda/it. A great
deal depends on the success of the crops
the present year. With a good harvest
this year, our triumph over the merciless
foe will be more speedy and certain.
Georgia Baptist Convention.—
This body met this day. (Friday,) in
the Second Baptist church, and listen
ed to the introductory sermon, by Rev.
Dr. Mell, Vice Chancellor of the Uni
versity of Georgia. We notice in at
tendance ou the meetings a large num
ber of the most distinguished and iu
Huential Ministers of the Baptist De
nomination of this State, and some
from other States ; besides other Del
egates from the Baptist Associations of
the State. The attendance tfn the
meeting is large, but not larger than
the hospitality of our Baptist friends
iu this city. Our citizens will have
an opportunity, during the next three
or lour days, which will be required to
transact the business of the Conven
tion, of hearing the ablest Ministers
of the Baptist Denomination—au op
portunity which will not be repeated
for many a day to come. We shall
furnish in our paper a full account of
the proceedings.
[Atlanta Intelligencer.
lugliiv important to endoavor not* only
to ne learned, but to be virtuous.
These who are the most faulty are the
most prone to find faults ia others.
The gieat sources of happiness are under
standing and cheerfulness.
*
If we did not corrupt our nature, our na
ture would never corrupt 11s.
There is more hope for a fool than of
him that is wise in his own conceits.
The best w ay to condemn bad traits ’• l y
practising good ones.
All is vanity tljat is not honest, and
there is no solid wisdom but in real
piety.
The man who hesitates to receive
a favor, will ever be the most grateful.
CITY TAX NOTICE.
' v £OUNQJ-t CHAMBER,
Mlt.l.EDGE\i.LK,-April 20th, lfiC4.
M Y BOOKS are iijjw open to receivs the Re-
roperty in the City for the
at to be made as pier value
!•!
SO THE.
HEAD QUARTERS. IRWIN’S H ROADS,
20rn Military Hist. April 20th, 1864. „
A N ELECTION is hAeby ordered to be held
Av at Milledgeville on t|ie Kith day of May, for
Company officers 32i!th VDiit Baldwin county,
5th Company, one Captaniamffbur Licntenants,
as the law directs. Send.rmnrns to me at Irwin’s
V\ Roads. \
By order of t.hfr CcmtnaVter-in-Chief:
WM. A. 1R%*IN, A. D. C.
49 3t 20th Siliiary District.
GEORGIA, Berrien County.
D ELILA WILLIAMS applies to me for letter*
of Guardianship of the person and property
of the minor heirs of Dennis .Williams late of
Thomas comity ; deceasedV^--
Ail persons interested unmake notice and file
objections, it any, on os'beforaLthe first Monday
in May next, otherwise letters kill be granted.
Witness iny official signature. V
H. T- PEEPLES* Ordinary.
April 4th, 1BG4. Pd $5 49 5t
GEORGIA, Berrien County.
J AMES GRIFFIN appiitji to mo for letters of
Administration on the e$ate of Jas. R. Moore,
deceased. -
All persons interested will take noUe/'and file
objections, if any. by the fir&M(tiday in May,
otlierwi.se letters will bp ffrttfTtelK
Witness my ofljifffT"sigtiature. \
" H. T. I’EEPEES, Ord’7.
April 4th, 1884. Pd. $5’ 49 5L
RILE NISI.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Mitchell County.
Court of Ordinary, March Term, 1864.
X T appearing to tho Court by the petition of
Thomas L. Salter that Wily Bullard, deceased,
late of said county, did in his life thue execute to
said Thomas L. Stater his Bond conditioned to ex
ecute titles in fee sftnple to said Thomas L. Salter,
for Lots of Land Non v 152 and 188, each contain
ing 2024 acres, more oiAJess ; alse, the east half of
No. 151, aud of theeastnalf of Lot No. 127, each
half containing lOlj acres'! also Nos. 153 and 16*4,
containing 405 acres ; also No. 126, containing
2024 acres, of which 52 acres, is reserved to Mrs.
A*. E. Shepheard and 52 acres kff of Lot No. 154;
all or me nua a
four hundred and twenty acres,
containing 2(194 acres* more 1
mm thoovuid
SRGR i\o. 1Gb
m; the above
containing sixteen IiundredjwttTtweVty-two acres,
more or less, in the of ofefinaHy Lee
now Stewart county^-end it further appearing that
the said Wily Bptlard departed this liih without
executing titlee'fo said Lots of Land, orVby will
or otherwisefprovidiug therefor, and it furflier ap
pearing that said Thorgas L Salter baa pal$. the
full amount of the purchase price of said Lot* of
Land, and said Themat L. Salter having petitiap-
rd this Court to direct (David Fitzgerald, admin
istrator upon the estate.ref Wily Bullard, deceas
ed, to execute to him titles to said Lots of Land
in conformity with said Bond, therefore all per
sons concerned are hereby notified and required to
file their objections, if any they have, in my office
with the time prescribed by law, why said ad
ministrator should not be ordered to execute ti
tles to said Lots of Laud in conformity with said
Bond, and it is further ordered that a copy of tbia
Rule be published in the Confederate Union news
paper.
Extract from the minutes.
H. C. DASHER, Ordinary.
April 20,1864. 49 m4m
GEORGIA, Pulaski County.
W HEREAS, L. L. Harrell, Guardian for
Thomas Baud, makes application to me for
letters ol dismission from said Guardianship.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
persons interested, to be and appear at my office
on the first Monday in June next and shnweanse,
if any they have, why letters of dismsxion shall
not issue to the appRcant.
Given under my hand officially, this 14th day
of April, 1861.
46 fit JNO. J. SPARROW, Ord’y.
■lead Qunrtcra Irwires Rand* >
20(5 itlilitarr Oittrict. j
An election is hereby orde'ed to be he^l at Mil!-
edgeville Ga., 011 Tuesday, 10th day of May, f.r
a Major, for the county of Baldwin. Superinten
dents will forward the returns ot said Election
tome at Irwin’s X Roads, Washington county,
Ga.
Wm. A. IRWIN A. D. C.
2Utn Militia District.
April 13th 1861 48 2t.
NOTICE.
L 08T or misiiii l f^ o Nntesorie on C. C. Hightower
Si. Snider b oning date Some time 111 Octet
uer or November ia 18(53. fur twenty four hundred dol
lars ($11011) and due one rlnv after date—withone credit
of eight hundred duliarz ($d!)0.1 and the other on John
I. Mays lor one hundred and eighty three.dollars, and
some cents aud made payable to Mieheal McCowell
aud dated about the last of December in 18G2, and
given one day alternate. I hereby give notice to all pel-
sous not tu trade for said uotes.or either one of them,as
they are liiv property.
JOIINA. COCHRAN.
April 12tb, 1864. 48 2t.
GEORGIA. Pulaski County.
W HEREAS, Ann E. Bembry applies to m»
for letters of administration on the estate
of Kenneth Bembry late of Pulaski county, de
ceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons interested to be and appear at my office on or
before the first Monday in June next, to show
cause, if any. why said letters should not be gran
ted the applicant.
Given uudermy hand officially this 11th day of
April, 1864. 1.1. s. 48 5t JOHN FALE, D. Ord : y.
MULL FOR DIVORCE.
Ellen Matthews * ) Returnable to February
vs. >Term Baldwin Superior
Harvey Matthews. ) Court, 1864.
I T appearing that the Sheriff has returned as
to defeudaut, in above stated case, not to be
found in his bailiwica : And it farther appearing
from evidence, tbat the defendant is not iu this
State,
Ordered, that service by publication be per
fected ou defendant by publication according to
law, in the Confederate Union.
By ord -r of Hon. I. L. Harris,
Judge Superior Court Oemulg^e Circuit.
Extinct troin the minutes.
B. P. STUB«8, Clerk
April lltb, 1864. 48 tf
GEORGIA, Buloch Count/-
To uU Who::, i> ma y concern.
"YlFHEKEAS, John Green, makes application
T T to me tor letf- r » of Administration of the
estate of Iliram C-‘ Iius lata °* 8aiJ county deceaa-
©d.
These are ^ jere *^e to cite and admonish all
whom it rr*y concern to be and apply before said
court to nake objections if any l|jey have, on or
befor Vehe first Alonday in June next, otherwise
letters will be granted Given under my
i.^idaud official signature this 14:h day of April
i364. D- b DAVID BEASLEY, Oidinarv.
48 fit,