Newspaper Page Text
StCoflArterafeSttR**' Rights
THE CONFEDERATE UNION,
( Corner of V.unrork and Wilkinson stmts.)
. I* r*OS!TH Til ft COURT nOl'NE.
kOrcilTOY. VUSSL'T & CO., State Printer*.
j
Tuesday Morning, May 3.
I'.ilnl Accident.
Mies Pope, of South Carolina, was killed in
' Midway, near this city, on Wednesday last, very
uddenly, by the running of a horse with a bug-
.ry—j n which she was riding, and from which she
was •’ iown very violently. She lived but a short
tiii!.- alter the accident.
The May Fr»l ic.
'i he May Festival in the Capitol Square to mor-
row afternoon, will no donbt attract a crowd of
visitors. The pretty faces and gay dresses of a
host of little ones, will he a treat in these dull and
serious tirn s. There will he tu o coronations, and
:■ nre mink, music, and Ma> Giidi than usually
i ltctii , ,it of I,iol.fis oil at such gatlie:ings.—
ii.Vi li'c chilirtn your presence. Let them he
happy while they nny, tor they have sorrow
■ jgh instore for them in the future.
; j‘* Very iimcli obliged to you, Mr. Constitu
tion:, , t '■ . issorer”, <or your kind notice. Will
hereafter send V'u all important documents, in
proof sheet, several days ahead of our regular is
sues yirhapt ryou wilt be remembered severely.
Politics in Anderson’s Brigade.
We see from -the proceedings -pub
lished in several newspapers that a
few officers in Anderson’s Brigade have
held what is called a meeting v>f the
Brigade, and condemned the Governor
for calling the extra session of the
The Atlanta Tapers and the Macon
Best OfSse.
We may have done some injustice,
in our remarks last week, on the delay
of the Atlanta papers at Macon, to
the Post Offiee in that city. The facts,
we Understand, are these. The Atlan-
Legislature, and the Legislature for 14a papers leave Macon South and
several of its legislative acts. A coin-1 Eastward, on the first Mail train that
municatiou from a gentleman belong
ing to that Brigade signed “A Soldier
of the 11th Georgia Regiment” tells
how the thing was gotten up and
managed. If these officers could only
get the men to go with them, no donbt,
the functions of the Governor and the
Legislature would soon be altogether
dispensed with, and we should have
a military government altogether.—
But as we yet have a Governor and
leaves on the Central It. It. The first
train which leaves after the Atlanta
papers reach Macon, is not the Mail
train. The Atlanta papers aru*thus
left in Macon several hours. They
are further delayed at Gordon several
hours, au 1 this accounts for the non
arrival of the papers at Millcdgeville
until the day succeeding the day of
their publication. The Post office at
Macon is not to blame. The depart-
Legislatme, and the . Constitution nmut at Richmond must be looked to
I'huailrralrntk !
The whole Yankee Nation is thunder-
i k at the “barbarities” committed by
by Forrest's inen at Fort Pillow. They
profess to be “astonished” at the cruelties
of the “rebels,” Even Lincoln, iu a pub
lic speech, declares that, if one tenth ot
!1 the excesses, said to have been com-
mittedby Forrest, is true, the “rebels”
shall fell the rod of retaliation. The old
•, illaiii! ile who applauds the McNeils
ami Tin-chins, jn^Mihoys and Butlers,
talk, about “r;flei cruelty and inhumani
ty ! If the Yankees were not the biggest
liars and hypocrites on the face ot the
i iartli. it might be well enough to pursue
this subject a '.'.tile further. But enough
has been said already.
» TI»e Prospect.
Since the war began the Southern Con*
federaey i*wer*beld up its head bo proudly
it does to-day. If the reader will count
ver the disasters to the Federal arms
, ii i - - T ■ ■■■]■ iow*. ne wJT! be
struck wish tlic-unparalleled success which
lias been, under the Providence of God,
the portion of this People. On all sides,
i” all quarters, the ©winy has met with
fi( , ’ tt-rs. To-day he is paralyzed
I:: f..fl-.iriana, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
Ail he has paiin-d in three years by hard
fighting *>i 1, ng suffering, has nearly
dropped lV.nn his grasp in a few weeks.—
The prospect is decidedly' cheering. f It
• is trulv cnrapi uriug. Whip Grant, and
t’ne Lard work is over.
Tkr Cri>i«.
The suspi-.ise in which the country now
rusts,is a> -ii. A great conflict, perhaps
two, is momentarily expected. Every
hour, for days past, tens of thousands of
on*- people have been listening with the
ii i pest anxiety fot the first thunderof
tut coming .storm. Both Armies in Vir
ginia. and in <i«orgja, are almost touching
each other. A small spark may »« y mo
ment send a Hame of fire along the em
tire Hues of the rival armies. Then what
a shock! what a feast of carimge and blood.
Would to heaven something could inter
vene to prevent the conflict. But there
illume. It is inevitable. Many tremble
fur Genl. Lee. fearing that his Army is too
small to cope successfully with the migh
ty hosts Grant will hurl against him. It
is not so large as we would desire to see it,
but we dare say it is as numerous as the
i-o -urces of the Confederacy would per
mit '
Large. Armies do not always defeat
small ones; Ilemy 5tli of England wliip-
* jid tlie French at Azincour most tlisas
trously, when the French out-numbered
bin! four to one. We believe Genl Lee
will handle his small Army with such
skill as t« defeat the enemy, be the latter
*.5«ublo his superior iu numbers. As for
Genl. Johnson, we feel no fears for him.—
'i . ias can try him any day he pleases.
IVhr in it dMrt
"What can induce men to start reports
through the Press which they know are
false, and must, in a fee days, be contra
dicted by the parties aspersed ! We do
.not know, unless it be to make spi« at any
expense. Within a couple of weeks past,
*ve have seen notices of the departure of
both II >n. P. Soule, and lion. H. S. Foote
ior the land of the enemy. We did not
believe either report at the time. But
others did believe, and made unkind and
harsh criticisms upon the conduct of these
gentlemen. \Y T e have been led to believe
that two more loyal men could not be
found tlian Mr. Soule & Mr. Foote.
Concert next Wednesday night.
The Young Ladies in this city will
give a Concert, vocaland instrumental,
interspersed with Charades, &c., &c.,
• in Wednesnay night next, at Newell’s
Hall.
The object of this Concert is truly
laudable. It is to give a home to two
liUle children, orphans of a soldier
who fell iu battle lighting for his Coun-
try.
Surely our people will turn out,
r-ud av?i>t suck adaudable object.
makes it the duty of the Governor to
call the Legislature together when he
’links the welfare of the .State de
mands it, and these officers of Ander
son’s Brigade will have to submit to
such lawful nuisances as a Governor and
Legislative ejected by the people.
No doubt they believe that that things
would be much better managed if the
Governor and Legislature like them
selves held their commissions from the
President, but the people and the
soldiers in Anderson’s Brigade think-
differently. These officers, no doubt,
believe that by thus brow-beating and
abusing the Governor and Legislature
of Georgia they please the President
and insure their own promotion. But
we believe they are overacting their
part. We do not believe the Presi
dent as yet desires the overthrow of
the State governments and the substi
tution of military officers in the place
of its Governor and Legislature. We
do not believe the President intends
to deprive Gov. Brown of his constitu
fur the remedy.
The News. ,
Gen. Hoke who took in that little Yan
kee party of 2,500 at Plymouth N. C.
has been made a Major General.
The conespnndence published by us
last week and by the press all over the
Confederacy, between the President’s Sec
retary, and Cranny’ Russell, tuns, out a
hoax*. Sony of it. The old lady deserv
ed just such a castigation as “Button N.
ll.triiaon ’ gave her.
Gen. Forrest is still on the war path.—
He never rests long ftudwill soon ho heard
from in a new field.
lion. E. A. Nisbet of Macon, Ga., has
been appointed to tlie office of adminis
tering the Habeas Corpus Suspension act,in
Georgia.
Judge Thos. W. Tliomas of tlie North
ern Judicial Circuit, died at bis home in
Elberton, on the 24th of March.
Col. NY. M. Brown, has assumed com
mand of the Conscript department of this
State, at Macon, Ga.
Wirt Adams telegraphs Gen. Polk that
tiona! right of calliit" the Legislature he captured a Yankee Gunboat on the
of Georgia together, nor the Legishi-
Y'azoo, with a fine armament of S guns,
ture of legislating as they think pro- which he saved with other valuables. lie
per under the constitution, nor_the
people of choosing their Governor
and Legislature, and if lie does not
these officers hare crowed before day.
Camp 11 tli Ga. Regt. Anderson’s Brig.
Near Bristol, East Tenn. April 13, h>4.
To the Editors of the Conjcdcrate Union:
In justice to Gov. Brown of Geor
gia I hope you will do me the kindness
to publish a portion of the proceed
ings of a meeting held to-day in Gen.
G. T. Anderson’s Brigade, as I consitl-
|qj- tin. |n.rpwoc or sinking either
the reputation or popularity of our
noble Governor. The meeting was
called to order by Gen. Anderson,
Lieut. Col. McGruder of tlie Sth Ga.
Regt. in the Chair. Next Gen. Ander
son selected a committee from his Brig
ade, with three men f rom each regi
ment, men that were known to be hos
tile to the administration of Gov.
Brown, to take into consideration a
portion of Gov. Brown’s eomb'Ct i:i
convening the Legislature of Georgia
then burnt theb'o.it to the water’s edge.
Favorable reports of the growing wheat
crop in Georgia reach us from all sections.
Alter June, the old and new wheat on
hand in the State, will surpass, in amount,
all previous stocks on hand, at the same
time, for many years past.
Groan peas were selling in Mobile last
week at •$5 per quart.
The Raleigh (N. 0.) Progress of the
22d, learns from a gentleman connected
with the adjutant-general’s office that
Lieut -Cio„. iioi.uoo, recently on duty In
Arkansas, has been assigned to duty in
this State, with his headquarters at
Raleigh. lie is to command the reserved
forces of the St' te—that is, those between
17 and IS and 45 and 50.
On tlie 22d a great, barbacne was given
at Columbia, South Carolina, in honor of
Gen. Hampton’s troops. Speeches were
made by Rev- Dr. Palmer, Gen. Ilimpton
and Colonel Gray. It passed off with
great eclat.
Tlie -Savannah Republican, of Sunday,
at its last session
1st. Because Gov. Brown opposed j says, that Brig.-Gen. Mercer, so long in
some of tlie unconstitutional acts ot
Congress in suspending the legal writ
of Habeas Corpus, and also the Militia
bill of Georgia and a few other minor
offenses.
The leaders of the meeting charged
Gov. Brown with trying to organize a
political party in Georgia for his own
agrandisement, and a few others that
they considered had gone under for
life. They didn’t mention the name of
Gen.Toombs, but give him, as they
thought, a few side wipes. Capt. Scott
of tlie Sth Ga. Regt. was principal of
the bogus committee and-thought that
they had convicted Gov. Brown of
treason, &c., and Capt. J. \\ "Wood of
the llth Ga. Regt. made, as I suppose
he thought, a very . telling speech
against the Governor’s administration
in convening the Legislature of Geor
gia at its last session for the purpose
of trying to get up a revolution in
Georgia. The soldiers all listened at
tentively until the meeting closed
when a large majority of both officers
and privates of the Brigade joined in
cheering Cov. Brown ; and I know
that Gov. Brown has now more friends
iu this Brigade than he ever hud since
the war Commenced; for it is a fact
well known here that the meeting was
gotten up J>y a set of men that have
never been for him, or ever will be.
I was present and saw and heard all
the proceedings of this bogus meeting.
It will be published in several South
ern papers as representing or express
ing the sentiments of a majority of
Anderson’s Brigade, but as I was an
eye witness I say in truth, and can
prove by five hundred men, that three-
fourths of the Brigade was not repre
sented in their Bogus Convention, and
in justice to Gov. Brown I will now
say that Anderson’s Brigade is nearly
unanimous for Gov. Brown, as we con
sider him almost the only man left in
Georgia that has the independence in
these critical times to stand up for our
old Jefferson States Rights. We ail
say three cheers for Joe Brown.
A Soldier in the 1 Ifh Ga. Hegt.
Rev. Mr. Fulwood acknowl
edges the receipt of $23 00 hr the
benefit of the Harrell Children, from
the Pupils of Mrs. C. C. Mitchell.
April 29th.
— mmm■ .
Major Charles J. Harris.—This officer was su
perseded in liis position, as Commandant of Con
scription in Georgia, simply b-cause liis nomina
tion by the President was not confirmed by tlie
Senate- The failure to confirm him was acciden
tal. A long list of nominations, including that of
Major Harris, was laid upon tbe tabic, and in the
pressure of the vital question of the currency, etc.
upon tbe Senate towards the closo of the session,
ihese nominations were overlooked aud never
called up again for action. Maj. llama will
( doubtless be coufiruied upon tbe rcassemoling of
the Senate.
command of Savannah, has been ordered
to report to Gen. Jobnston at Dalton?—
Bis place, we learn, is to be supplied by
Gen. John K. Jackson.
Hon. P. E. Love, Mayor of Thomas-
villc, Ga-, in a card to the citizens of that
place, says the hog cholora is prevailing
among the hogs there, that they are dying
daily in great numbers, so that it is “im-
nonsiblcfor tlie marshal to remove them so
rapidly as to prevent them from becoming
offensive, unless lie neglected all other
business.”
Tlie Macon Confederate lias been shown
a beautiful pack of cards executed by Mr.
W. II. Rozier of that city. They are
highly meritorious as a work of art—it
would require close, inspection to distinguish
these fiom those made by machinery. Mr.
R. uses liis pen with all tho facility of the
ancient serjbes.
Ova Srnixc: Record —There is not a State of
the Confederacy (with the exception of Missouri,
where we have no foica,) in which witbin about
two months past the Confederate arms have not
achieved some successor the Yankes met with a
failure. Thus we have:
Iu Texas Benavides' affair at Laredo.
In Louisiana, Banks' defeat at Mansfield.
In Arkansas, the capture of Jack.oonpni 1, and
possibly by this time tin-discomfiture of Steele.
In Kentucky, the capture of Paducah.
I., Tcnno«s,,». the capture of Foil Pillow.
In .Mississippi, the defeat ot Grierson.
In Alabama, tbe Yankee failure at I-'ort Pil
low.
In Florida, the victory at Ocean Pond.
In Georgia, therep'ulae of Crow's Valley.
In .South Carolina, the confessed lailureof the
seige of Charleston.
In North Carolina, the capture of Plymouth.
In Virginia, the defeat of Dahlgren's raid.
There are others besides, but we have confined
ourselves to a single affair in each State. Surely
the skies all around us are bright with happy
omens.—Mobile Adv. & Reg.
< O.VCKBT.
The Young Ladies, under the direction of Mrs.
Dr. Mitchell, will give a Concert at Newell’s
Hall on Wednesday evening, 4lli inst. including
a vaiiety of Entertainments, for tbe benefit of the
Harrell children.
Admission .$-<2 Children $1. Tickets to* be
bad at tbe Drug Store of Messrs Grieve Clark.
I.ntryl -\cu, !
There was a great fire in Wilmington, on the
29th ult. Loss $5,000,000. Several thousand
bales of cotton were destroyed, and 15 or 20 cars
belonging to (tie Ga. Central R. R. The Wil
mington and Manchester R. R. depot offices were
also destruynj, aud much other property. This is
a serious loss to tlie country just at this time.
Western papers admit that the several battles
in Louisiana were disastrous to tbe Federals.
A great conspiracy has been detected in Ohio.
Grierson is reported to be after Forrcat with a
large cavalry force.
Gold at last accounts in New York, 185.
The Yankee Congress is about to add 50 per
cent to the Tariff
A battle is momentarily expected near Dalton.
1 lie enemy is advancing-
(t/^Mis. C. C. .Mitchell rcinrns her
thanks to the indies who contributed
money to assist her in putting a brick wall
around tho grave of Mr. Phillip Gurlinger.
The Brtcla Qaicll; Occupying Western Ii.cn-
tucky.
The Cairo correspondent of ‘the New
York Tribune, referring to Forrest’s occu
pation of Kentucky says :
Besides conscripting whoever they
choose, and gathering all the serviceable
mules and horses, as well as the goods in
the stores ot.the towns, they are having a
series oflwlls and frolics in settlements,
viilages and towns. A gay set of dashing
fellows are these Confederate soldiers,they
have a plenty of presents to make to their,
wives and sweethearts, and they feel re
compensed for many toils and their long
journeys. All the Union men have left
and crowded into Columbus and Cairo,
repoiting that the whole country is filled
with rebels, and that they talk as
if they meant to stay. To show
how disloyal this part of Kentucky is, 1
state that the rebel wounded left at Padu
cah, being in care of our surgeons, received
daily as many as a hundred visitors from
the people of Paducah. C- ’1'. Chace,
Agent of the Sanitary Commission, who
went up with stores for the wounded, hear
ing this, ordered that they be cared for by
their rebel fiiends.
On Saturday, during the battle, a grand
dinner was prepared for the rebel offieeis,
to the number of forty, in the Central
House, and they were enjoying a tine
time; but Capt. Smith, of the Peosta, tired
a shell through the dining room,- which
put an end to the dinner. These things
aro going on within di-.ton-o of from ton
to thirty miles i f Cairo; ami s> fearless
have they become,that several have cross
ed tlie river in skiffs, and have been in
town attending the theatre, and taking a
general survey of things.
Forrest has orded his men to behave as
well as possible, and iu particular not to
tire upon riversteamers. This is supposed
to be for the purpose of quieting our mili
tary, that they may retain possession of
Western Kentucky. It is a very desira
ble place for thjem to remain, particularly
as absence of trade restrictions has permit
ted the country to be filled with all manner
of supplies.
If I understand matters rightly, Gov
ernment has not been idle, and large bod
ies of troops ure moving from two joints
for tbe purpose not only of clearing tlie
country, blit of capturing the whole force
of the rebels. The intention is to do up
the business with Forrest and liis sympa
thizers this time, so that it will not have
to he done again. More than this, a large
force, not less than 30,000 men, will be.
required to keep back Morgan and other
leaders who are getting ready to move
through Kentucky, and, if opportunity
offers, to cross into Illinois. Cario will be
the base of defence.
At last we have an order suppressing
the landing of any kind of stores or supplies
on the eastern shores of the Ohio and
Mississippi, between Paducah and Mem
phis. Steamers must be under naval com-
mairtleis ; all persons seen lurking about
wharves, boats, or boat yards, are to be
arrested, and all ferrying is prohibited.
Rcserre Force of Dougherty County.—
W e saw yesterday the. enty-e reserve force
of the county of Dougherty,and feel authori
zed to leport it fully organized and in the
best physieial condition. In disregard of
the suggestions of military reticence, we. will
give the s’rength of this corps. It con
sisted of one man—viz: J. L. Byington,
who has the honor of constituting the entire
reserve of Dougherty in active .service—
the remainder having been detailed to
-raise provisions. ■ Mr. Byington should he
detailed “to keep a hotel”—for lie is one
of the very few who know just how to do
it. If' that can t be dent?we should put
him in the commissary department—for.in
the way of providing for the inner man, he
is almost without a rival.
j Telegraph.
OurtiAN AsvLt’.M.—The meeting for
raising funds for an Asylum for tlie orphans
of soldiers took place in the house of wor
ship of tlie Second Baptist Church of this
city on Sunday evening last, on which
occasion the spacious assembly hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity witli per
sons who seemed to sympathize deeply
with tbe objects proposed to lie accom
plished. A Sermon was preached on the
occasion by Dr. Tucker. After this an ad
dress was delivered hj r liis Excellency,
Governor Brown, who closed his remarks
by subscribing to tlie Institution the
amount of his salary Hie present year.—
The whole amount raised was 830,000, bo
lides $20,000 subscribed on the afternoon
of Saturday, together with the munificent
subscription of $100,000 conditioned on a
similar amount being raised for tbe same
purpose, and a lot of fifty acres in or near
the city for the erection of ajipropriate
buildings valued at $50,000. Thus it will
be. seen that $200,000 have virtually been
raised for this noble Institution—there be
ing no doubt whatever that the $50,000
necessary to secure the subscription of 100,
000 will be speedily subscribed. It is to
be hoped that the friends of the soldiers
•and their orphans throughout the State
will speedily respond in subscrijitions to
tliis object, as one million of dollars are
needed to make this Institution all that it
is desired by its friends. Less than a halt
million will he entirely insufficient.
[Atlanta Intelligencer.
—
A Most Excellent Mca sure.— A member
of Congress from Tennessee has now in
his pocket the draft of a bill which he pro
poses to introduce at the earliest possible
moment of the next session, which, if a-
dopted, will cut speculation off at the
knees, and inflict deserved punishment
the sharks who have been preying upon
the wants and necessities of the peoph:.—
The bill provides that every one shall be
compelled under oath to report the amount
of the sales and the per cent, profit he has
made, and that all profit beyond .what is
just and reasonable shall be regarded as a
tax collected for the Government, and
paid over to the Government. Those who
raised their prices upon the passage of the
currency bill to cover tlie depreciation of
the money, and continued the same prices
after the one-third was deducted, aro par
ticularly provided for. Such a law is
badly needed, and we believe would tend
to a greater extent to reduce tbe present
exorbitant prices than anything that could
be devised.—Marietta Rebel.
From the Goldsboro. State Journal. a2(riust. w *’
GLORIOUS XEV\;S—HOKE’S GUNS
HAVE SPOSEX—PLYMOUTH CAPTURED
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED YANKEE PRISO
NERS—TWO GUNBOATS SUNK—OCR LOSS
250 killed and wounded.
We have alluded elsewhere to-day to
life movements of General Ilokc.
a sense flf duty did it darkly. Gen.
Hoke, with his own gun.-., has now pro
claimed to the enemy tlie object ot the
mission to Plymouth, and we have nothing
From tbe Richmond Whig.
Military, Hcccaailr-
Binoethe: War.~theGii*ijklstan Mercury
says a new ©lenient nap been introduced
into the free govern mends on both sides of
the Potomac. The Yankees, under the
United States Constitution,had enthroned,
as the grand absorbent and tyrant of their
b it f rom [’system of government, “the general wel
fare !” This was in the days of their
immaturity, when the Southern sun quick
ened into life various impediments to their
growth and progress. This “general wel
fare ’ was their device mainly for robbing
banks. It built
now to conceal. i , « ■». »
A train which left Tarboro’ yesterday | tlie South. It set up
arrived here t,be same evening, bringing us Y aukee breakwaters. It cleaned out bar-
tin gladsome news that Plymouth, with its hors and rivers It gave them our lemto-
l$e gladsome news that Ply
garrison of twenty-five hundred men had
been captured, and. two of the enemy’s
mi boats sent to the bottom. Our loss is
ties. It annihilated States, and made
them Counties or Districts. In fact,made
them our masters. But “general welfare”
put down at two hundred aud fifty killed I w no where since the war. Its vocation
.., 1 |,n,|,„i | is gone witji our departure from their
’ - clutches; and is dead and buried. But a
Among the noble and 'amenfed patriots
who fell, we have only learned tlie name
oftlie gallant Col. Mercer, of the 2lst
Georgia. The Lieutenant Colonel of
■ he same regiment is also lepdrted kill
ed-
We have received none oftlie particu
lars of this glorious achievement, but con
fidently rely on the truth of the main facts
stated. It is also said that half tho priso-
new power has arisen, braver and strong
er, (si ce it comes not out of the Constitu
tion). That power is military necessity !
No more refined sophistries about the
Constitution. No more, reliance on Chief
Justice Marshall or the great expounder of
the Constitution ! “Military necessity!”
strides over and tramples down all Con
stitution. At the very opening of the war
it seized editors oftlie newspapers and put
ners captured a^e negroes. , . . 0
We only add for the uresenl, that this is I them into prisons. Seward rings Ins little
not the first field on which General Hoke bell and forthwith some luckless one was
'seized in his bed.or taken out o. Ins field,
and inarched oft'with bavonets behind him,
eniUAl.
VISPiTCH
Rest.
*ko.m tor.
has written ids worth as a man, his brave
ry as a soldier, his skill as a General and
Ins entire consecration to the cause of his
country. May the great Rmer of ail
worlds and all armies preserve his life and
may liis adoring country prove itself worth
of his sublime exploits.
Of tlie gallant privates who fought the
battle, to .k the town, captured the priso
ners and sunk the gunboats, how shal^we
express the admiration and the gratitude
oftlie, country, whose endurance and pa
triotism, they so nobly illustrate by tbeir
unrivalled courage !
These must he manifested by acts—
words can not express them. Let us
honor the dead by words of sympathy and
deeds of benefaction to their mourning rel
atives. and thus show to The world and
each other that we are all members of tlie
same body.
THE VICTORY CONFIRMED.
Since the foregoing was pnt in type we
have received semi official corroboration of
the statements made therein,
j The number of prisoners captured will
I f.JIy reach 2,500- The number oftlie
Yankee slain and wounded we have not
- received yet. It is known, however, that
, one of the two gunboats sunk had on board
j one hundred and twenty men, only seven
of whom escaped death. Our loss is cor-
1 rectiy state.l. at about two hundred and
; fifty lulled and wounded, most of them, we
; are. happy to add. but slightly wounded in
the, legs or arms. These losses on our side
i were chiefly sustained in a repulse of our
troops received in a charge upon tlie town.
Immediately afterwards a second charge
was made with complete success—Ran
som’s brigade distinguishing itself in an
especial manner.
Our forces captured thirty pieces
of artillery, mostly heavy guns, and an
immense amount of ordnance and comrais-
| sary stores.
! THE GREAT VICTORY IN LOUISI
ANA CONFIRMED.
i ' •
From the Memphis Appeal.
Vve have received a copy of the Louis
ville Journal, of last Thursday (21st of
April ) which contains a telegraphic sum
mary of a letter in the Chicago ’Tribune,
relative to tlie late battle in Louisiana*—
1 We regard this as confirmatory of our
i most sanguine expectations. ’The letter
! to which we refer, is dated from Grand
Ecore, April lStli. It describes how tlie
! Federal cavalry had been driving the reb-
: els bofose them for three days, how they
: obtained advantages in skirmishes which
j urged them on and on, how on the forenoon
, of the third day the tide seemed to change
! and from this forward the victory changed
; fiont altogether. General Stone, (of
i the famous battle of Leesburg notorie
: ty, now serving as chief of staff to Banks.)
was in command, and sent back for re-in-
forcements. Gen. Ransom came up with
a whole division, and on the moruing of
the fourth day of this desultory fighting,
the two opposing aifnies were drawn up in
line of battle in opposing woodlands, with
an ojjeii field intervening.
The firing began rapidly wiib musketry and ar
) tillerya “when,” says the writer, "it was disclosed
! that tlie rebels imiiiiimbered ns ihree to one.”—
j At ibis critical juncture Gen. Km som proposed to
withdraw, but Stone swore lie would do nothin
oftlie kind, ami the battle continued in furious
I earnest. From this point of the narrative we will
j copy verbatim the words ot the letter writer:
•‘Our line consisted only of tour thousand cav
alry and two thousand infantry. For a time fir-
! ing was at long range, but the enemy, commanded
! by Kiiby Smith and Walker, pressed us as soon
| they discovered the inequality of force. Here
again tbe wise council of Geueral Ransom was
sc-t aside. He was in favor of charging in force :
Gen. Stone ifefused. On came the rebels. Ran
som got all the troops forward that he could and
received them gallantly, but overwhelming num
bers could not be withstood, and our ranks gave
way, flying in every direction.”
“During the advance the enemy lost heavily,
but still pressed steadily Our catftdry first broke,
and then the infantry fell back. In a very few
moments the panic in the cavahv became so ter
rible and the onset of the enemy so impetuous
t hat tlie retreat grew into a rout. C-m. lianepm
did all he could to rally the men, but in vain.—
He then tried to save the artillery, and fell mortal
ly wounded by the side of his faithful guns.—
Gen. Stone f! id the field.
“Our loss is not less than 2,500 killed and
wounded. We lost all our artillery and baggage
"While the 4th division was retreating in disor
der, the 5th division came tip and wag immediate
ly routed. Finally the 19th army corps, 7000
strong, came up and formed into line. -It checked
the advance of the rebels f-w a time, but even it
was forced back upon Grand Ecore, where the
whole army will be reorganized before we can
move again. The entire affair is fearful, and un-
lt-ss we get reinforcements this section is anything
but sicure.”
The above account fully corroborate* all that
we have anticipated, and sheds new lustre upon
the dashing hero, who is to restore us New Or
leans aud the gr.at valley of the Mississippi.
lion. Pierre Soule,of Louisiana,in a card
in tlie Charleston Courier states that there
is not a word of truth in the report copied
by the Confederate press, from Northern
journals, that he had “taken his wife, pass
ed the enemy's lines aud left, the Confed
eracy
Those who say there is no Gdd would
be very glad to believe it. •
Would-be orators rise to nrake a speech;
real orators rise to speak.
The Yankee Army of the Potomac.—
Notwithstanding the bluster oftlie Y’ankeo
jourrtals about the extensive preparations
for the capture of Richmond, there can be
no d> u’bt that the army under Grant, on
the Rappahannock,is much weaker nutneri
cully than that which was overwhelmed
under Hooker a year ago at Chancellors-
ville. An officer who came down on the
Central train last night informs ns that our
scouts report that the statement of heavy
reinforcements to Grant are greatly exag
erated, and that the enemy's army, with
all the reinforcements received up to this
time, does not exceed 60,000. It is stated
however, that Grant is making prepera-
tions for an advance.
ijiifi.
Of all triumphs that, of truth over error
is the most glorious.
Every mau seems satisfied with bis own
proportion of brains.
to some secure fortress. Ii made pape
money a legal tender. It arrested the
members of’the Legislature of Maryland
and dispersed it. It pnt the judicial an
thorities of the States and oftlie United
’.States at defiance, and when Chief Justice
Taney and Judge Dunlap ventured to issue
writs of habeas rot pus to liberate its vic
tims,it laughed at them. It coolv abolish
ed the whole Constitution ot the United
.States, and, by a law of Congres, made
Lincoln a despot.
Now, all moralists teacli us that evil is
catching. It was impossible to see wliat
“military necessity” had accomplished on
tlie other side of the Potomac, without a
longing being raised on our side, to taste
of its sweets. Presently, there were heard
whispers in the wind that military necessi
ty- required that the Executive should be,
on this side the Potomac, as strong as be
was on tbe other. The military resour
ces of the Confederacy should he concen
trated under one head ; and how can this
be done, with a Congress to supervise and
question ? Congress was a nuisance, and
simuli be treated accordingly, by having
its laws contemptuously vetoed,until it be
came conveniently submissive. It must
know, that it had a master, like Lincoln’s
Congress. And is it not plain, that “mili
tary” necessity requires n > limit to its get
ting men or money ? AVhy should it not
build railroads? The Constitution say s no!
Does it ? A tig for the Constitution.—
Do you want it to protect those who criti
cise aud blame tbe. Government / Habeas
corpus ! Has not Lincoln kicked it on
tbe other side of the Potomac, and why
should it exist on this ! “Military nee-
esrity reqitnes tliat every man who cannot
hold his tongue should be put in jail. .Are
not the greater part of the people in tlie
army ? And is not the army a despot
ism ? Why should those not in the aj-my.
far® better, and not have a despotism also
over them? Of course, we must .have a
despoti-in, anil “military necessi* y, is just
the thing to accomplish it. Lincoln says,
and so do we. that after the war is over,
and “military necessity” no longer exists,
the Constitution may get nji.* That's
liberal. That’s patriotic ! and only fit for
the discipline of Adjutant General Cooper’s
lately organized Military Court would
object to it.
Interesting to Farmers —The following ex
tract from circular No. S, issued from tbe
Bureau of IJonscription, dated March 13,
1864, contains useful information to agri
culturists having a less number ihan fif
teen bands:
Schedule of terms'.
When there are two or more farms con
tiguous, or witbin live miles of each other,
measuring from the homesteads, having on
each live or more hands, amounting-in the-
aggregate to fifteen or more hands, there
may be detailed one person as overseer or
manager of the two or more farms; provi
ed there is on neither of tlie farms a white
male adult, declared by tlie enrolling offi
cer and tlie temporary board capable of
managing tbe farms with a reasonable, ef
ficiency, not liable to military dutyt and
provided the person detailed was, or. the
first of January, 1864. either owner, man
ager or overseer, icsiding on one of tlie
farms; and provided, the owners of said
farms shall execute a joint and several
bond, on tbe terms prescribed for the own
ers of fifteen bands, except that such per
sons shall not be allowed tbe privilege
of commutation provided in the 4th article
oftlie 10th section oftlie act recited.—
(February 17, 1864.)
Where details are allowed to persons
having less than fifteen, and five or more*
than five hands, they shall enter into like
obligation as prescribed for the owners of
fifteen or more bands, except that, for
each band less than fifteen down to five,
there shall be supplied five pounds of meat;
thus: each of fourteen' hands, ninety-five;
thirteen hands ninety; ten hands eighty-'
five; six hands, fifty-five; five hands, fifty
lbs.
Where details are allowed to persons
having less than five hands, they shall en
ter into like obligations to sell all their
surplus provisions to the Goveriunent,
FRIGES DESCENDING.
Most of our exchanges note a rapidly
downward tendency in provision prices in
their various localities. In Mobile, the
Register of the 24th, states the decline at
fujjy fifty per cent. Corn and other pro
duce there, is lower than in Macon—to
our shame be it spoken. In Charleston,
Columbus, Savannah and Atlanta the de
cline is marked. In Macon prices still
hold out.- Here we think, in nqjny cases
a third was added to the price of goods so
soon as the curiency bill passed, and then
a discount of one third deducted from the
money. By tliis double operation deal
ers were certainly secured against loss.—
The effort now is to sustain the exaction
upon the five dollar notes, while we be
lieve no important difference in prices is
offered for the new notes. But it is im
possible, in the present stringent condition
ot the money market, and the meagre
trade going on, fo long maintain here a
successful fight against the downward ten
dency of prices.
Telegraph.
1 he following is Gen. Forrest’s official
dispatch concerning the craptnre of Fort
Pillow.
Jacksox. Tew., April 5, 1864
L Polk, Lieut. General;
1 attacked Fort Pillow o>n the morn in-
of the 12th.. with a part of Bell’s and
McCulloch s brigades, numbering—.under
Bug. Gen. I. R. Chalmers. After a short
tight, drove tbe enemy, 7000 stror.o- into
the fort, ondter the cover ot the gunborts,
demanded a surrender, wltichwas declined
by Maj L. W . Booth, commanding United
fetafes forces; and, after a contest of thirty
minutes, capt tried the entire garrison, kill
ing 500, and taking 200. horses and a large
amount ot quartermaster's stores. The
officers in the fort were killed, including
Maj Bo >th. i sustained a loss of twenty
killed and* sixty wounded. Among the
wounded is the gallant Lieut. Col. Win M.
Reid, whilst leading the 5th Mississippi*
Over one hundred citizens, who had fled to
the tort from conscription, ran into the river
aud were drowned. The confederate flag
now floats over the fort.
N. B. Forrest, Maj. Gen.
t^WT are authorized to say that tho
Hon. E. A. Nisbet has been appointed to
the office of administering the Habeas Cor-
j ! )us Suspension Act. within the state of
j Georgia, except as to cases that may arise
i immediately within the Army of GenlJ
j Joseph E Johnston; and that he has
accepted the appointment.— Telegraph.
IRON! IRON!! IRON!!!
vvs
have on
iamatlun
-UO-tj?
' ot of Iron, suitable for
wil1 exchanfi r
CORy'BlCOIV, or PEIS.
y/ COMP ION CALLAWAY.
April 29th,. 1834, 1\] 50 :(t
GEORGIAj Jasper County.
W HERE MS, Samuel C. Shy, Administrator
on /estate of Joseph Jones, deceased,
makes applrwtion to me for letters of disiuisiiou
from said atanTajstration.
These are/rhere*mv to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned, tirte and appear at my office on
the first iponday in ^November next, to show
cause, if arty they have,\diy letters shall not issue
to the applicant. \
Given Jnder my hand oSttcially, this 29th day
of April/ J»l>4. \
50 mOjn. M. H. lIUTCfn$OX, Ordinary.
S IXTY days a
to tile hono
1’ulaski county,
bclotrejn^ t-
of said county
e application will be made
the. Court of Ordinary of
ave to sell all the lands
Matthew V/: Nutt, late
DUPREE, Adm'r.
) 50 9t.
fillipi) .51 :a PUESStiiTMESTS,
Butts \Superior Couit, March Term,
1864.
riMIE Grind Jurors selected, chosen and sworn
-L for the County of Butts, for March Terra,
beo leave to propent their general presentments.
We h ive examined the Records of our County
offices, aud take pleasure ia stating that they are
neatly and correctly kept.
The County Treasurer repoits that liis Books
have been stolen, and he is not able to make a
correct report of tlie funds on hand, but will as
certain the correct amounts and vouchers, and
make his report to tlie lulerior Court.
"• The roads and bridges need repairs, and our
public buildings, and we recommend that tbe pio-
per authorities should take steps to have them
worked'aud repaired.
Tlie Ordinary reports sufficient funds in hand
lor education of the pooY without levying a per
cent, f ir addition::! purposes, and we have not
therefore, deemed it impoKaut to do so; but we
■ recommend that the inferior Court levy such a
percent, as th y tuny linj Accessary for county
purposes. \
We have made application, for two thousand
fTbisheis of corn through the CoVimissary Depart
ment, for tbe benefit of famines o< soldiers, and
we are led to believe that we will be successful.
We regret to say there has been some violations
of the law, prohibiting the distillation of grain.
There has* been no romissness on the part of any
ofijeer of the county, so far as we know, whose
duty itis to look alter the matter. The Aid-de-
Camp of this Militia District, Cct. James U.
Lyons, especially, has been diligent arid active in
tho matter : and we take pleasure in saying that
■he has discharged his duties in a manner that
meets our entire approbation.
We cannot withhold an expression of our
thanks from Messrs. Scott <fc Nutting, proprietors
oftlie Ocmulgee Mills of this county, for tl e very
liberal donation of five thousand yards of Osua-
bnrgs for the soldiers’ families and other needy
person of the county.
in taking leave of his Honor, Judge Floyd, we
take pleasure in expressing our approbation of his
facial administration, and to the Solicitor Geii-
aun!, A 'U. Hammond, wo return our thunks toe
his courtesy and kind attention to our body.
We request that I'pese presentments be publish
ed in the Macon Telegraph and Confederate
Union.
John T. Elm HELL, Foreman..
Asa Buttrell, ’ L.-ory 1*. Goddard,
Pleasant M. Compton, Thomas M. Darkness,
Henry ILrnes,
John W. McCbid,
Thomas McClure,
'1 homas S. Hammond,
Wiley I). D.uightry,
Walter 8. Andrews,
Anderson B. Henderson,
Alfred Bankston.
Xustin G. Smith,
Thomas J. SounderS
William II Giq -r,
.George S. Johnson
Oliver II. I*. Slaten,
Burney C. Iviuiard,
John E. Pettigrew,
Dawson He ith,
James D, Head,
Butts Superior Court, March Term, 186-1.
Ordered, That the above Presentments be
published as requested.
A. D- HAMMOND,
Solicitor General.
A true extract from the Minutes of Butts' Su
perior Court, April 21 at. 1834.
W. K. BANKSTON, C. S-C.
GEORGIA, Pierce jCounty.
VITHEREAS, James Sweat, administrator of
TT Henry Turner represents to this Court ia
his petition duly tiled,Shat he has fu.ly adminis
tered Henry Turners f:state,
IT persons concerned
icy can, why said admin-
ischarged from his admin-
_ etters of dismission on the
first Monday iu Novetuber next.
Witness my hand/and official signature this
April 26th, Idtll.
50 ratlin Pail- 1 ?! H. W. GRADY, Ordinary.
This is therefore to
to show cause, if j
istrator should__
istratfon and receive
unty.
Alien applies to me for
ra ion, ae bonis non, on
late of said county , de-
Bacon sold for $2.50 per pound'a*.<Col-
cumbns, Georgia, on Friday last. ' Flour
had declined $50 on tbe barrel, and $5
bills are taken at par.
GEORGIA. Pulaski
WHEREAS, Will,a
» » letters of Adic\ii
the estate of James
ceased. ,
These are thereforaytr\cite and admonish all
perso is interested tor be fcid appear at my office
on or before the first MoVlay in June next to
show ca-.ise, if ayy, why ^id letters should not
he granted the Applicant-
Given und*f my hand officially this the tltltli
dayof April, I~G4 1
56 5t JKO.
J. SPARROW, Ord’y.
STRAYED OR STOLEN
ROM the Subsi riber near No. 16 C-
rel cobs, with blaze
One of thesi is thro
One of them (J_
her side
them, or Ihformatioi
April 26th, 1801.
aces amt white legs.:
^ rs old aud the other two.
Tallest) has a white spot on
son ble reward will he paid for
so th-<t I can get them-
JOSEPH MEADOWS.
5!i 11
0TUE.
HEAD QUARTERS, IRWIN S X ROADS, ?
20tii Military Dist. April 80th, lcC4. )
A N ELECTION is hereby ordered to he held
at Millcdgeville on the 10th day of May, for
Company officers 320th Dist , Baldwin county,
5th Company, one Captain and four Lieutenants,
as the taw directs. Send re:urns to me at Irwin *
X Roads.-
By order of the Commander-in Chief:
WM. A. IRWIN. A. P C.
49 3t 20th Military District,