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Wnyside Home at Gordon.
IrwINTun, Ga., July 7, 1SGL
Fellow Citizens of Wilkinson, Twiggs,
Jones, Baldwin and Putnam counties:
As President of the Wayside Home at
Gordon, I appeal to you for aid. It would
seem to be more 'ban folly to urge upon a
people of your known liberality and pat) iot-
ism, the importance of this laudable under
taking; but I trust I will be excused, as it
is not 1, but thousands of poor, worn down
hungry, sick and wounded soldiers that
call upon yon in thundei tones for help.—
This, my countrymen, is the fourth year
of the w'ar; for more than three years-the
very sky once so radiant with peace tojour
happy homes has been bathed in clouds of
smoke from contending armies; <be water
that for ages past clear as crystal, now
runs red with the blood of uiir brothers —
Your sons have fallen, but thanks to Al*
mighty God, they have never faltered, or
turned their Lacks ingloriously to the foe.
On account overwhelming numbers of a
merciless foe. even fatheis have been call
ed to the fray: they too must (many of
them) fall. Shall it be said by oui pos
terity that we were mere idle spectators?
Ours is a mission of peace—let us with
hearts in the cause be able to say, when
have I seen thee an hungered and fed thee
not? The next few weeks are pregnant
with the most fearful events, the scales are
almost balanced for weal or for woe. Do
we doubt/ Shall we falter now/ From
the beginning of this unholy contest we
have professed a cause of justice, humani
ty, yes. religion itself—then let us arise,
do our duty, follow our leader, and fear
no danger. God, who rules the. destinies
of men and nations, now looks down from
heaven to behold our conduct, j ea, the
thousand departed spirits long since sacri
ficed upon the altar of tbeir country wit-
nesseither our loyalty or fidelity; Ictus
be true to their memory*
The veterans now under Johnston stand
as a living breastwork between you and
desolation, devastation and destruction.—
They are the guardians of your property.
In tbeir keeping is, this day, the safety of
our wives and daughters, and all that
makes life dear to a people. All that they
ask in return is mere food and raiment:—
Shall we contribute this? We know and
appreciate itsscarcity-but shall we not di
vide to the la^t morsel. All! many a son
and brother lias mourned the absence of
an angel like mother or sister,
the last expiringmomeutsof iiis existence,
lie was being ministered to by the Samari
tans rf Virginia and the w est.
On Monday, the 1th inst., a meeting was
held at Goidon, and it w as determined to
oiganize permanently a Way Side Home
at that place.
The undersigned was chosen as the
President. David SoJomog, Vice President,
and Col S.T. Player Secretary, and Trea
sury. Of myself can be promised hut lit
tle, but that little I promise freely. Of
Judge Solomon may well be said he is a
tree Christian patriot, having given his
offspring true and noble spirits, tw*o of
whom have long since yielded tbeir lives
on the ensanguined battlefields of Virginia.
Yet the survivisg old patriot, now 72
years old, offers himself and his means
freely to the cause of his country. Col S.
T. Player is true and tried. He. has been
long and well known in our midst as an
honest and upright man, honest in all his
dealings* Though never within military
age, he has rendered most gallant servi
ces to his country on many and well fought
battlefields. In his hands you may well
eutrust your contiibutions.
The ladies are alive to their duty, they
of course, will principally direct the table
and house when started. To the energet
ic Committee of Wilkinson county, who
liave been soliciting contributions: David
Solomon, Wm. E. Carswell, R. F. Rozar,
Thomas W- Dupree, Joel Geese, James
Jackson, Alex Barnpm, and M. M. Blood-
worth, we are indebeted for a very pretty
list of subscriptions, and these are respect
fully requested to continue their labors un
til we can relieve them.
We trust that Twiggs, Jones, Baldwin,
and Putnam, and a;iy other county that
will, may proceed at once + o call meetings
(as they were requested by the meeting
at Gordon on the 4th, which was omitted
in the publication of the proceedings) and
organize some means of help to this very
important enterprise. To keep an institu
tion like this vast means are required, and
we feel that you all are equally interested
with us. In behalf of the poor soldiers at
home I appeal to the cliristian w herever
lie may be found, male or female. Help,
oh ! help, it is the cause of humanity, the
cause of religion—in the name of our Lord
and Savior help us erect and maintain one
more monument to live as a pledge of our
fidelity to ajubteause. Will some gen
tleman in those counties lead in this good
work ? If none will, you mothers and sis
ters put .them to shame by taking their
place and meet them on the high ways at
the corners wherever they go. I know
you have not been called on in vain. A
gentleman competent and a lady of known
merit will have the management and con
ti ol of the Houie, A committee ofTadies
will be in attendance at every meal to
soothe and comfort the weary traveller.—
And the better to organize these commit
tees, M rs. If. L. Storey, Mrs. John Metli-
vin, Mrs. J. R. Bragg, Mrs. A. C. Flem-
ister, Miss Ella Breazeal, Miss Amelia
Fisher, Miss Nanny .Jackson and Miss
Lizzie Deese are appointed to receive the
names of as many as desire to engage in
this good woik. Transportation will be
furnished on the Railroad as soon as we
are completly organized-. We expect to
begin to furnish meals as soou as a bouse
can be. procured and arranged. Now, my
countrymen, perhaps this may be the last
call. When your sons and brothers were
called for they have been ever ready. You
promised to hold up their hands. Now* is
the time. Think of your famishing son in
a foreign land among strangers* and help
as you would have him helped.
Jo.\a Rivers, Pi cs.
The War in Virginia.
Through the attention of the Express
Company, v,*e are in possession of Rich
mond papers, of the 7th. The Enquirer
says:
The train from Petersburg last evening
arrived with the old story, *‘«B quiet alo g
the lines.” The-enemy have done less
shelling within the last few*, days than du
ring any previous period since their occu
pation of Battery Five. To the general
observer, nothing is known or comprehen
ded asrto their designs, and so far, all out
side of Gen. Lee's immediate pcnetralivm.
are in ignorance of what the enemy are
doing, and cannot anticipate what they
may do hereafter.
It is stated that there is an immense a-
mount of sickness in Grant’s army, ow ing
to the scarcity and bad quality of the wa
ter in the section they occupy, united with
the great heat which has prevailed during
the past two weeks. All reports, as to
their leaving, however, are discredited.—
They are said to be strengthening their
present position, particularly on their
flanks. Although they have been throw
ing few*er shells into the city of late than
usual, the weight of the missiles are con
siderably increased. From six and ten
pounds, they are now throwing principally
thirty and forty pound shells—some say
even larger.
having account of recent atrocities*' per
petrated by the Yankee negro troops in
that Department. Their recital is
enough to make the blood .boil with intlig
nation. '
It seems that General Butler, about the
10th of last month, issued an order that
the prisoners and troops at Point Lookout
shonld he fed from the Northern Neck and
tiiat portion of Essex lying immediately on
the yfappabanuock, and had not.been
stripped by the enemy. In pursuance of
said order, the Second Massachussttsf ne
gro infantry, 700 strong Col Draper a
white man, commanding, with one hun
dred white cavalry, from the fifth and sec
ond regulars, started for the Northern
Neck, landing at Kinsale. Four hundred
negroes (with white commissioned officers)
and fifty white cavalry proceeded to de
vastate Westmoreland county, destroying
everything in their line of tparch.
Among others, the gallant Col. Beale,
9th Virginia cavalry seemed to be an ob
ject of particular spite with them, tearing-
up everything, shamefully abusing his
family, taking off his corn, bacon and other
provisions. Hon. Willoughby Newton,
near the Hague, w*as also a great sufferer,
losing all his farming implements, the ne
groes saying they would have farms in
Maryland and would need them. They
said when they came again they would
V s - ■
- . , , „ ! take everything Mr. Newton had; that
I hey are erecting a heavy siege batte- j d ]jad orders t0 come every wee k for a
y on the City Point railroad, between mo ' th or two> s0 as t0 t aU the
three and four miles below the city, to op
crate particular!}*, it is believed, against
the batteries in Chesterfield. Erelong.it
is believed, they will open on the city and
the t
been
From Petersburg—All quiet alov
glowing
crop of wheat, See. Among other great
sufferers was Mr. Brovyn, near the Hague.
Everything but bis bouse was destroyed.
, .- , , ! Mr. Ben English, after having everything
! Datt . cnes wuh su " !l P ns as ihe y have ’ destroyed, was stripped, tied up and given
m using against Charleston. j thirty-nine lashes with the cowhide. And,
the lines more horrible, hut only too true, twentv-
Rumorcd movements of the enemy. ,ive or tbirt Y ladies ' vere t v j ola . ted b Y ,,;is
i party ot negroes. I could give names,
The Petersburg Express, of yesterday I but deem it best not. Neither age nor
sums nj) the news frrmi the front for Mon- color was spared by these demons, who
day and iuesday, as follows: ; were encouraged by their white officers.—
During Monday and yesterday, if We i l s surely not time to raise the black
except the usual picket firing andocca-!fj a
sional cannonading, there has been do c i The rest of the regiment, 300 strong,
vent of importance. It is known beyond w i t l, 50 white cavalry, under the immedi-
a doubt, that the enemy has contracted j a te command of Col. Draper, marched to
his lines some six or seven miles by the Richmond county. On the route six lie-
withdrawal of his force from the vicinity ; groes violated the person of Airs. G. eleven
of Reams’Station. This has been caused different times, she being the wife of a
no doubt by the disastrous termination of' brave soldier, of the Ninth Virginia cavalry,
the Wilson raid, iu connection with anoth-j being also sick at tlie time, with an infant
or circumstance which it may not be deem- i 8 i x weeks old, at her breast. This is only
when in i ed prudent to mention. j one instance out of twenty others of a like
A gentleman residing at Reams’ informs outrage. Airs. Dr. Belfield whipped five
us that, on Wednesday night last, tlie j negroes from her room,thus heroically de-
30th ult.. an entire corps of Yankees came j fending herself. They plundered every-
to the vicinity ol Reams’ and that W right,: body of everything' in tbeir line of march,
commanding the corps, General Sheridan. 1 With a large amount of plunder, they suc-
of the Yankee cavalry, and other officers ; C eed in reaching Union whaif. They
nsisted upon lodging at the residence ofj sen t tbeir plunder on board their vessels.
They* then made preparation to proceed | tec
Mr. John Spiers, who was compelled to
grant the request. These officers pro
ceeded to survey tlie ground, and had ac
tually marked off a line for the construc
tion of earthworks, but movements on our
part caused them to change their minds,
and they retired very unexpe'ctedly and
unceremoniously. Wright and Sheridan,
we hear, conversed very freely and con
sequentially about the pending struggle,
and their ability to crush out the rebell
ion.
It is thought—in fact known—that
Grant’s army, now confronting Petersburg,
lias been reduced by the withdrawal of
troops for other quarters, and it is stated
that the bulk of those withdrawn have
been sent to points some distance beyond
the seat of war in Virginia, while, perhaps
a few have re-crossed to the north side of
James river, and also to the Chesterfield
side of the Appomattox. Our people rest
secure in the confidence that the belicose
Yankee leader is closely watched, and
that move as he may, lie is likely to be
checked by the great chieftain to whose
bands our interests havo been confided.
Chesterfield.
On the Chesterfield side, notwithstand
ing the many rumors to the contrary, we
were assured yesterday afternoon, by an
officer of position, that all was quiet, and
has been for several days past.
A display of Flags,
A Yankee steamer anchored at Port
Walthal, on the Appomattox. Monday,
gaily decorated with flags. A gentleman
who counted these evidences of Yankee
vanity, (flags are a weak point with Yan
kees,) informs us that every State which
the Federals claim, now some thirty large
odd, was represented by these flimsy pieces
of bunting. To add to the display, a full
brass band was on board, from whose bra
zen throats there was thundered forth ‘The
Star Spangled Banner,” “Yankee Doodle,”
“Hail to the Chief,” “Snow Bird on the
Ash Bank,” “Molly, Put ttie Kettle On,”
and sundry other national anthems, to
which Yankee ears so much delight to lis
ten, and under the influence of which, Yan
kee vanity is so greatly tickled.
Ajwthcr display rf Flags.
«en? John B ««rtf»u .
We notice that a correspondent ot an Aiabarr.a
paper claims tile distinguished Gordon as the prop
erty of AUi/auia. To this claim, as a Georgian. 1
respectfully demur.
Gen Gordon wts born in 1332, near the line of
Jones and Monroe comities. Gj*. His father was
an eminent minister of the Baptist church, a sue
cessful planter, aud a man effine education and
refinement. He Was known all over the South
as t he proprietor of the celebrated Gordon Springs,
in Whitfield county.
Gen GQrdon graduated at the Athens College
in 1652 sharing tbe first honor in his class. His
gr«duating speech attracted universal attention at
that time, evincing a high order of talent and con
summate skill in the art of declamation. He was
admitted to the bar iu LaGrange. in 1853, and
married Miss Hugh A - Haralson, an accomplished
lady ot rare beauty. They now have two children
living
In 1851 and ’55 Gen. Gordon practiced law in
Atlanta, with his two brothers in-law, Hon- B. II.
Overby and Logan V Blakely, but being the Ju
nior partner of the firm, aud devoting his time
more to the study of literature and history than
to the practical duties of a lawyer, he did uotsuc-
caed well; and, giving up the law, he went to
Northwest Georgia and took charge of his father’s
estate, which included a valuable coal miue on
the line between Alabama and Georgia. He had
built a temporary cabin just over the line iu Ala
bama, in order to be convenient to his mines
But family, property, education and marriage, are
all Georg : au.
On the breaking out of the war lie raised 1: com
pany iu Jackson county, Ala. a great portion of it
being meu who were in his employ, known as
‘ Raccoon Roughs,’’ aud brought it to this city.—
On his arrival he made a speech at the car-shed,
which enthused the whole company and all his
hearers with great excitement.
He took his company to Montgomery, then
brought them back to this city in his search for
the seat of war. His company was finally attach
ed to an Alabama regiment, but he soon went up
as Major, Colonel, aud subsequently, for gallant
d iring at Sharpsbtrg, where he received five se
vere wounds, ho was made a Brigadier General;
and placed over a Georgia brigade. His recent
exploits are familiar to every reader of the press.
Gen. Gordon is about six feet high, is well form
eJ, has a graceful bearing, round, dear, deep blue
eyes, fine teeth, smooth complexion, brown bair,
light brown heard,is.very haudsome and preposess-
ing in his manners, and has fine conversational
power. He is polite iu his manners, modest to a
fault.and is a pious, praying, Christian gentle
man.
When excited his whole countenance beams
with ardent enthusiasm. It is that, bent of his
character which is winning all his tame. He is
actuated by principle, and is, indued, correct.—
His soul is in his work, hence his success, and the
influence he has over his men.
We wish to claim nothing flint belongs to Ala
bama, but can’t begin to give John B. Gordon up.
He is, all over, a Georgian.
Justice to the Cavalry.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Ann ,
tlm-s remonstrates acinar appeal
clamor of certain
a " ainst itie sanselesc
newsnaper and st,-
corner critics, who claim to know f ar et '
Perm,! me, as I hare !n)
o write just now. to state that thecavaH
feel very much annoyed with the uni,M
criticisms .aud complai its rnado o • bt
them by some of the correspondentf
the army of Tennessee, »Z tb VP
scarce of items. They speak of the ,
of a “head to the cavalry of this -
of “their not fighting,” and “ineffi ci ®',’..
and “not going to-Sherman’s rear,” et( U_
Now this, as must be seen at a glance T
very discouraging to the cavalry
have on all occasions behaved well and
'ant
across the country, to Heathville, North
umberland county. But the men of Rich
mond county, in their rear, had become
aroused, and the cry of vengeance fioin'i u-
ined women and desolate hearthstones,
arose to the heavens. Old men and boys,
and even deserters and conscripts, with
such arms as they could collect, with a few
disabled soldiers, wbo were at home, with
Col. Brockenbrough at their head, march
ed down towards Union wharf, determined
on revenge. When they arrived, they
found the infernal negroes at their devilish
work, utterly destroying everything be
longing to Afessrs. Parsons & Rockwell,
tying Air. Rockwell up, and cowhiding
him. But the hour of retribution was fast
approaching. Lieut. Col. Lewis, of the
9th Virginia cavalry tieing at home iu
Lancaster, on furlough, with such men as
he could hastily collect, and a few of the
Lancaster cavalry, who happened to be
in the country, being about thirty mount
ed men in all, forming a junction with Col.
brockenbrough’8 command near Union
wharf, on the morning of the ICth, joined
battle with tbe negro Yankees.
Colonels Brockenbrough and Lewis hav
ing made a skillful disposition of their
small and badly armed comrades, quietly
awaited the charge of the enemy. Col.
Draper ordered one hundred negroes to
make tlie charge on our men, which ihey
did in platoons, at a double quick, wiili
their guns leveled. They fired by pla
toons at our men with the utmost coolness,
they being out of range of shot guns. The
reserve, consisting of two hundred negroes,
were then ordered up. As soon as our
men commencod firing, most of the negroes
fell back,. Col. Draper placed himself at
the head of the cavalry, but they were
met with a volley which mortally wounded
Col. D. and four or five others of the cav
alry. Col. Lewis then ordered his cavalry
to charge, which they did in a most gal
lant style, killing four negroes and several
others, and capturing two of the cavalry
with their horses and equipments. Our
loss was four wounded none killed—two
being accidentally wounded, viz: Dr.
Payne being shot throngh the right arm
and both thighs, and Dr. Bellfield acci
dentially shooting his own finger off. The
two wounded by the enemy were from
On a portion of our lines near Peters-j Lancaster county. Young Walter Chew-
Water anil musk-melons are getting quite plen
tiful in the market, but they still sell at such high
figures that nobody but darkies can afford to buy
them.—Macvn Confederate.
——tmm ♦ —
Elopements it is said, are coming
more frequent than ever before throughout
the North. AJenaud women are just now
experimenting somewhat extensively
with the wives and husbands of others.
burg, a battalion of artillery, from 0110 of
our most gallaDt Southern sisters, display
ed a very beautiful banner, which is the
gilt of loved ones faraway. No sooner bad
the miscegenating individuals who now
seek our subjugation, espied tbe flag, than
they biought their glasses to bear, and
ogled it most intensely. Presently there
went up from the Yankee front a great
profusion of flags, and among the number
could be seen many of the gridiron pattern,
also a host of company, battalion and reg
imental flags.
A Mysterious Movement.
On the left of our lines, yesterday, a
Yankee horseman—supposed to hate been
an officer by bis dress—was seen to ride
out from the enemy’s lines and come in
tbe direction of onr works. Before he was
enabled to pass his own picket, he was ab-
mptly halted, dismounted, placed under
urrest,- and sent whence he came, under
guard.
The affair, involved in myslery as it
was, created some little curiosity among
our troops
ing being bayoneted by a negro, and shot
iu tbe arm by a w hite man besides, and
private Rockwell of the Lancaster cav
alry, also behaved with distinguisliel gal
lantry, killing a negro and capturing a
Yankee.
Peach Leaf Yeast,—Hops cost two dollars
per pound, leaves cost nothing, and peach leaves
make better yeast than hops. Thus: Take three
hrtiidfulls of peach leaves aud three medium sized
potatoes, boil them iu two quarts of water until
the potatoes are dou> : take out the leaves and
throw them away, peel the potatoes, and rub them
up with a pint of Hour, adding c«>ol water sufti-
cii-nt to make a paste, then pour on the hot peach-
leaf tea. and scald for about five minutes. If you
acid to this a little old yeost it will be ready for
use in three liouis. II you add none, it wilt re
quire to stand a day and a night before use —
Leaves dried in tbe shade areas good as fresh
ones. As this is stronger than hop yeast, less
should be used in making np the dough.
The Threatened Attach upon Mobile.—
The people of the Gulf City are again
excited with reports of tho coining of the
enemy. It is said that Gen. Oanby is or
ganizing the shattered and defeated army
of Lanks and that he w ill be co-operated
with by the Gull squadron re-inforced by
light gunboats front New York. Two
weeks ago we published a significant ar
ticle from the New- Yoik World which sta
ted that a great fleet was being quietly fit-
out for a descent upon tbe southern
coast duri? g tbe summer. We reflect*-d
|at the time where it could be going and
{could not make out any other than M- bile,
as the objective point. The United States
Navy had already tried all the vulnerable
and invulnerable points along the Atlau
tic southern shore, and had accomplished
ail that was in their power. Last spring
Farragut attempted to pass the mouth and
into the Bay of Alobile, bnt failed because
he could not take vessels drawing thirteen
feetovera barofseven feet water. We
presume, that if there is any truth in the
rumors, that the vessels coming from New
Nork will not draw too much wafer to pass
over. But wo predict in advance that
the whole scheme will be 3 miserable fail
ure* Alobile has a formidable fleet of its
own besides batteries of the heaviest guns
all along the Bay shores from the city to
Fort At organ. As for Canby taking a fort
with his army of negroes, convicts and half
breed, the idea is ridiculous.
The idea of an attack upon Alobile
gains strength from the fact that tbe ene
my all along the Gulf Department have
nothing else to do at this time. They
have made such disastrous failures in all
attempts to make an impression upon Tex
as that they have abandoned the idea of
going that way soon again.
From the Southern Watchman.
We have no Willie now.
I hear the soft wind sighing
Through every bush and tree,
Where now dear Willie’s lying
Away from love and me.
Tears from my eyes are starting,
And sorrow shades my brow.
Oh, weary was our parting—
We have no Willie now!
I spe the pale moon shining
On Willie’s white head-sfone;
The rese-bush round it twining,
Is here like me—alone.
And just like me are weeping
Those dew-drops from the bough:
So long has he been sleeping—
We have no Willie now!
Sly heart is ever lonely,
My life is drear and sad,
’Twas his dear faiewgll onlyr
That made my spirit glad.
From morning until even,
Care rests upon my brow,
He’s gone— he’s gone front me to heaven—
Oh, we have no Willie now/
J. R. N.
from the Eavannah Republican.
From Ibe Army of Virginia.
Army of Northern Virginia, )
Petersburg, July 4, lrit>4. J
Grant will not dine in Richmond to-day. He
will not dine in Petersburg to day. He is lying
behind bis elabora'e entrenchments, apparently
unconscious that this is the Fourth day of July.
It is now 12 o clock, M., and he has not even fired
a national salute. What would be a national sa
lute for the United States in these days of revolu
tion ? Would it be a number of guns equal to
tbe number of States in tbe old Union ? Or
would it be necessary to add one more gu j for the
new State of Western Virginia, which the North
ern authorities pretend they have organized out
of the territory of Virginia ?
Those who have appreciated the condition and
position of Grant’s army, are not surprised that
he has .signalized the day by a fresh assault upon
our lines. If he could Dot reduce Petersburg
when defended by a few thousand men under
Beauregard, it was not probable that he would
attempt to carry it by storm when d fended by
Lee and B-auregard and tneir combined forces.
He reached the end ol his row when he failed to , .
take the fdace by surprise. His future hopes and ' performed every duty assigned them ,\
plans will be directed probably, to an effort to j ring this campaign. As for rite.'r fiwhti
starve ns out! and failing in that, but two alter- 1 , F , A *!° r tf,e,r nffi'Ung,
natives will be left l ira—either to remain en- 1 , an ll,storIC; ‘ 1 fact that they have tiot:
sconced behind his present entrenchments, or re ' . Y whipped Sherman’s cavalry eveN
turn to the north side of the James, aud ; ossibly ! time they have met, but they fought g-J-
)■:« j iirz is h o7,‘'St» , Th„t i \r's“■? ! rc !'i' cs 1 * °’ reat . p° ri j° u ° f
terms of service hnvp expired, and by sickness — tbe Line, and have had to perform the la-
His troops have bad an arduous campaign, aud j horious duty ol guarding our eommuuica-
the almost unparalelled hot weather which has i tions, and not a day lias passed without
prevailed tor some weeks, with the accompanying J their skirmishing with the enemy; and
dust and meagre supply of bad water, has told , v hilo tho infunfit, 1 1 e 1
fearfully upon their health Numbers of trans- ! “ ®. t 6 lufantl Y h*'' e always fought
ports daily pass down the James and up thePoto- 1 ma |“ u *v ar *J gloriously, and stood up to
mac loaded with sick aud retiring meu. The i their posts cheerfully, bravely and gallant-
ly -r n6 r ,he . los -
been sent to Washington. The new troofrs sent, j S ^. U } 1^. cavalr y have been heavier,
to Grant do not. it is believed, more than fill the { wtllc ‘ ! indicates that they have been more
places of the sick and those who have gone home. 1 frequently engaged, ami their positions
I he federal Congress has just passed a bill to ! have been more exposed,
call out 200.000 additional men, and to repeal 1 As f. jr tbe leaders of the cavalry, tho
the act by which consciipts were exempt upon < ^ j- /< , c * IU
the payment of three hundred dollars. This j Gommanding General ot the army knows
measure has been rendered necessary by the fall- j them—is in daily, if not hourly comnuini-
ing ofl’in the numbers of recruits obtained from cation with them—is coginzant of all their
Ireland and Germany. These200.000 men, it ob- ac!s aIid movements, and he seems to be
tamed, will not be available before next spring. I . , .. , . . . . , ut
entirely satisfied with them, and who can
have a better opportunity of knowing their
worth?
As for their going to*the rear of Sher
man’s army, I know they are eager to do
so; but I know, at the same time, that
they cannot go till they are ordered, and
Gen. Johnston, it is fair to presume,knows
better than any one else in this army,
! when to send them there, and where
; they can be most advantageously ernploy-
I ed.
' If any portion of the cavalry behaved
| badly, it is an easy matter to ascertain the
j particular company, regiment, brigade or
j division, and no one could object to it be-
i ing pointed out; but a sweeping denuncia-
| tion embraces all, and the whole of this
branch of the service is denounced for the
| faults of a few—if faults are committed.—
They do not object to just and fair criti-
, cism, but they do object to being held 1
: responsible and blamed for those thingsof
which they are guiltless; and say that if it
is not stopped they intend to hunt up their
denouncers and bring them to the front, so
that they have an opportunity of seeing ■
and in no event will they do more than supply
the places of those who have perished already
this summer and retired from the service. This
estimate includes the armies on both sides of the
Mississippi. The repeal of the $300 exemption
has created much excitement in the North, and
may convert many a noisy advocate of war into
an advocate of peace. The shoddy aristocracy,
who have hitherto been able to keep out of ser
vice upon payment of $300. are now reduced t‘>
the unpleasant dilemma of shouldering tneir
muskets, or opposing the further prosecution ot
the war.
The enemy continues to throw shells into Pe
tersburg at irregular intervals day and night —
His lines at the nearest point are not more than
a mile and a half from the centre of the.town, and
from that point his long range guns can throw-
shells into e**ery part of the city. Everybody has
left, or is preparing to leave, who is able to do so
The houses and even the woods and fields for
miles around Petersburg are tilled with women
and children and old men who have He'd from
their homes. Some have provided themselves
with teuis; others have created brush harbors,
and others are bivouacing under the trees. This
is a sad fate for a town so distinguished for hos
pitality’, refinement, and cultivated men and \vo-
meu* There is no excuse for the barbarous ex
tremity to which Grant has pioceeded, and of
which he gave no notice whatever to G«Jn Lee
or the tow-u authorities. We have no military es
tablishment in thp place, 110 troops, no magazines
and tlie town is of no sort of advantage to tl
Confederates in maintaining the present'position themselves what the cavalry are doing.
In other words, it contributes nothing, to the i J bey are constantly imperiling their lives,
strength of our position, which would be quite as and constantly falling in defence of the
^strong if there were no town here as it is now - j South, and all they ask is simple iustice,
upon what ground, theu, will the federal com- ! *1 • *1 * \ r
mander justify his wanton destruction of life and ! r p, u J b - je Y are determined to have,
property ? Yesterday a shell struck one of the f hey are ever true to themselves and to
cburchesin which tiie people had just assembled their country, trne to all the noble icopul-
for worship. The minister proposed to proceed ses of our nature, and never shirk respon-
with the service, but upon consultation with the ; 6 j bi | ity( cr d^nk j I0tn the post of duty,
congregation, it was finally determined to with- , - , . 1 . *
draw. The people retired quietly aud without j because tt happen to be tlie post of
coufusion. If the enemy is permitted to remain 1 danger. They honor their comrades iti
where he is, the inhabitants must be exposed to i other branches of the service, and are will-
much suffering, whether they continue at their j ahvavs to share with them, like broth-
homes or ny to the country.
Army Scenes.—It is with a strange and thrill
ing sensation—when an enemy is immediately in
front—that the order tor an advance before day*,
break is beard in camp, aceouipiuiied, as it always
is, with the ominous serving out of three days’
provisions, and sixty rounds of cartridges to each
Tbe horseman was .finely | man; with the bustle of packing up the heavy bag-
dressed and well mounted, and wa6 be- j gagr—^the noise and hubbub iu the camo—the
lieved to bean officer of same rank. His and . * iallow * u “ 0 * the e r0Ht e u " 8 ’ dragging
. ' up from the rear—and the congregating together four or five weeks to come, will yield an extraor-
inteutioil was bey one count to enter our j qj , be officers in their tents, preparing for the idinary crop.
lines. I movement: some speculating upon the results of j We regret to see a disposition on the part of
j the coining battle; some smoking cigars and jest! some farmers to continue their extortionate de-
Outrages of Butler's negro troops in IVest- ing w ith death; some musing upon absent friends, J rnands. We have heard of some asking ten and
. . I ruminating on the past, or peering into the fu- twe.lve dollaTS per cwt. for sheaf oats—an article
more/and and Richmond counties. | ture, and, perchance, a :ew—a very few, thinking which we have bought in this ina*ket at 37 1 2
AVp Iiivp rp,.(»;vnrl „ dnrraanAiidpnt 1 pondering on the final destiny of mau, the cents per hundred! Scarcity of money, proximity
-xi- nia ‘P . | mystery of death, and the searchless secret beyond of the Yankee army, nor nothing else, can move
residing in \V estmoreland county, the f(>H the grave-John Malcolm. I them !
Gfn. IIuntf.r Disciplines his Army.—On
the day Gen. Hunter marched from Staunton, as
he passed up the street leading out of the town he
became for some cause augry with one of the wag
oners, near whom he was riding. After some
words and a considerable exhibition of passion, lie
called to a couple of other wagoners to take tlie
fellow and whip him; which order they did not
obey. He then called to a couple of soldiers to
shoot him, which command they also disregarded
Gen. Hunter then told the man fo bring him his
whip, which lie did, whereupon Hunter took it
from him, and gave the fellow a most merciles
whipping. He whipped him until persons who
witnessed it, lef* the scene from compassion.
This transaction occurred on the street leading
to the west of the town, between the creek and
the Episcopal church We ourselves are respon
sible for its literal accuracy.
[ Churlottcsrille Chronicle.
Gen - Lee, whose estimates are always below
the peoples, puts down the total loss sustained
by Wilson and Kautz during their recent raid
against the railroads, besides their killed and
wounded left on the field, as follows: 1,000 pris
oners, 13 pieces of artillery, 30 ambulances and
wagous, many small arms, horses, ordnance
stores, and several hundred negroes taken from :
the plantations on their march. The number of j
negroes is estimated at about 700, and the killed,
wounded and prisoners at quite2,000. Prisoners
state that they contemplan d a division of their
forces after the}* had destroyed the bridges over
Staunton river; one party was to push on to
Danville, and Raleigh, and thence to Weldon,
destroying the railways, bridges and public stores,
while the other was to visit the Roanoke country,
and lay waste the plantations.
Having despaired of conquering us in battle,
the present policy of the enemy is to despoil the
ers, the duties, hardships and dangers of
the great struggle for Southern rights and
Southern independence. “Fiat juslitia
rust coeluni.”
fliarartcr of the Countryman.
AYe have always been determined not
to sacrifice the character of this paper to a
large circulation. Our object is to publish
a journal of character, and standing.—
Influence will necessarily follow in the
wake of these.
Our further purpose is to give reliable
weekly news, and to put upon record, in
in proper shape for binding, and preset va-
countryand render it incapable of- supporting an j tion, ali the important papers, and docu-
army. That beautiful and fruitful region extend- j , nent s, of the day. Everything that is
ing from the Rapidan to the Potomac has been | npf .„ ss „ rv fnr T ..AvsirT...v nr him-
laid waste, and more recently Hunter has swept
up the Valley of Virginia from Martinsburg to
Lexington, the richest and most inviting portion
of the State, and destroyed whatever he could
lay his vandal hands upon, including mills, forges,
bridges, growing crops, cattle, horses, houses and
provisions. 'The policy of his government has
been to interpose a desert between us and the
Federal capital, and thus prevent tbe possibility
of another invasion of Maryland and Pennsylva
nia. With a barrier of this sort, it would no
longer be necessary for Mr. Lincoln to maintain
an army about Washington. Such, at least, was the
object proposed by the barbarous course which
his officers have pursued.
What then must hare been his surprise when
he heard a few days ago, as reported in Noithern
papers on the 3- th ult , that Early, with a consid
erable force, was at Winchester, preparing to
swoop down upon Washington! Such a report
has certainly reached the North, and consequent
ly gold continues to rnlvance. Hunter had reach
ed Wheeling, and Sheridan the Southside, but not
withstanding each one reports that he had accom
plished all he had in view when he undertook his
expedition, the Congress found it necessary to
call for 200,000 more men and to repeal the $300
exemption clause!
Let the perrpie of the Confederate States take
heart; the day begins to break in the east.
P. W. A.
Thj Crops.
Where the stand was good, there has been a fine
wheat crop harvest this year.
Unfortunately, the most of it was too thin on
tho gEound; but, all things considered, we presume
the yield will be larger in quantity and very far
superior in quality to that of last year.
The oat crop, «o far as our observation extends,
is very tar superior in quality to aDy we Lave
seen grown in the Stare.
Corn, though backward, is very promising, and
if weshall be blessed with a sufficiency of rain
Waht are Wf. Coming To ?—A few days ago,
says the Louisville Journal,one of the most respec.
tabie ladies of Louisville was riding in her car
riage to the outskirts of the city, driven by her
servant. Suddenly* three negroes iu uniform
came up. stopped the carriage aud said to the dri
ver. “What are you driving thst white trash for?
We have got a gun for you Jump off and come
along.” The lady, much frightened called to her
driver to let her get out. “Don’t be afraid,, mad
am, said the bold fePew. “I can protect you against
the villiaus,” and : i-i.,in!i l,e swung his whip
most vigorously among them, and starting his
horses at full speed, he soon had his mLtress out
ot the reach of the devils with black faces and
blua breeches.
A Fool Wounds Himself.-—Yester
day, private*! 1 . 0. AIcDaniel, of Company
B, 1st Georgia Regulars, was ordered from
the Alacon Arsenal to report to his com
mand in Charleston Harbor. He weut
to the depot and there took out a keen ra
zor and with it severed an artery just
above the left ankle, and also made a deep
iucision in the left arm.
Ho was taken to the Ocmulge.e Hospital,
and the surgeons -v^ent to work on hint,
placing a tourniquet, upon the leg to stop
the blood, and at last accounts they declar
ed it necessary to cut.it off.
He confessed that his sole purpose was to
6o maim himself as to prevent his agaiu go
ing to his regiment. Such cowardice is
a disgrace to the South.—Confederate.
necessary for the transaction of busi
ness is found in The Countryman. It is
the business man’s paper, and is adapted
to the wants ol the lawyer, merchant, far
mer, manufacturer, military man, and
statesman, l’rice S5 for four months.—
Address J. A. Turner, Eatonton, Ga.—
Countryman, July oth. ,
A waggish friend says that the reason
Gen Johnston has not heretofore captured
Sherman’s army is because he had no
place to put them. Our prisons were all
full, and running over, and it was expen
sive to feed them. So long as he could
hold them in his front, and the privilege of
killing up a few hundred of them each <iav,
and make them feed themselves, it answer
ed every purpose* But now five or ten
additional acres having been added to the
prison grounds at Andersonville, lie' will
proceed to “gobble ftp” the whole concern
in very few days and send down what he
does not kill.—Rebel.
Good Vieavs.—We clip the following
from the Atlanta correspondent of the
Chronicle & Sentinel, of this city.
Let all be patient, prayerful, and per
form well their part. It is not good fighting
alone that redeems a country, and saves a
cause. The duties of the rear are as im
portant, and arduous, though not so
bloody, as at the front.
This is the right sentiment. And again:
If the soldier’s family is cheerful and
comfortable, he will remain steadfast aud
defiant. If they are left to want, and n<o*
lected by the rich, he will despond and
grow weary. I have been with them ia
their bivouac, and the trenches, and their
fortitude and devotion are inexpressibly
sublime. But they feel that the people
at home are not willing to share the bur
dens of the struggle. They are willing
to die for the cause, and regard all croak
ers and carpjpg critics, of imaginary et-
lors, in civil or military affair?* wijh gener
al Eontempi. . T
There is truth in every line of that. c
should be published in large capitals. Ibe
soldier is discouraged when.he finds the
people at home dispondent and carping
at imaginary errors as the correspondent
truthfully says, “in civil or military
affairs.”—Constitutionalist*
