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ij'rom the I)nify Confederate.
The Stoncmai! Maid*
fvr er d e t AILS
c arrived from the Liittleneld of
jiishine Church at a late hour Moo
dy v afternoon, and then wrote out such
of the particulars of the Stoueman
raid—-the march from Covington on
the Atlanta and Augusta railroad
through the counties of Jasper an
Jones, and the towns of Montice o
and Clinton to the Eastern suburbs ot
this city—the lighting here on Satur
day, the retreat to Clinton mid back
on the Monticello road, and tlie^nal
battle and surrender as our printers
bad time to put in-type. We will
now resume the narration of facts and
supply some of the omissions in the
history of this bold and daring expe
dition of armed robbers and plunderers.
TIIE OBJECTS OF THE RAID.
Dr. Browning, Stoneman’s Chief
Surgeon, as well as other members ot
his staff, freely admitted to us the
whole intention of the expedition, its
strength, and gave an enumeration ol
ho different commands composing it.
Stoneman left Sherman’s right in
Font of Atlanta with orders to tear
up the Augusta railroad as far as So
cial Circle, and then take the direct
road to Macon. He was to surprise
and capture this city on Thursday, re
lease the twelve hundred ynnkce ofli-
cers confined at Camp Oglethorpe,
bum all the government works, facto
ries, railroad stock and machine works,
and everything else in and around the
city of a public nature. The officers
in the prison were to assist in their
own liberation as soon as their frier 1
engaged the guard around them. They
were to be then armed and the force
thus strengthened was to go down the
Southwestern railioad burning and
plundering to Andersonville. The
guard there was to be engaged by
Stoneman, and the whole force of
prisoners were to make a rush for lib
eration. Stoneman was then to march
the whole back in the direction of At
lanta bv the road be had traveled over.
A MISCARRIAGE..
Macon was to have been reached,
attacked, captured, burned and destroy
ed last Thursday morning, but the ex
pedition was delayed about Covington
ten or twelve hours, and Stoneman
also found the road this side.so rugged
that lie could not come to time. He
travelled very rapidly, however, and
reached Monticello, Jasper county,
Thursday night and Clinton Friday
night, without meeting any resistance
until a few miles this side of tlmi
towm, where his advance^ guard was
fired upon by Capt. Dunlap, the en
rolling officer for Jones county.—
Stoneman here sent a force to cut the
Central Railroad at Gordon and de
stroy the track as much as possible.
The attack upon the city, the repulse
and the retreat has-already been given
in detail.
THE PURSUIT FROM ATLANTA.
As soon as it was known that Stone-
man had left Sherman’s army, Gen.
Wheeler, on Wednesday of last week,
ordered General Iverson to take Mar
tin’s Division and pursue him. Gen.
Iverson s command consisted of Allen’s
Alabama brigade, composed* of the
First, Fourth, Seventh and Fifty-First
regiments; Crew’s brigade, composed
of the First, Third and Fourth Geor
gia; Cerro Gordo Williams’ Kentucky
brigade, composed of the First, Ninth
and Eleventh Kentucky regiments^se
nior Colonel Butler acting as Briga
dier; a battery of two guns command
ed by Capt. White, and a section of
: v* r-man’s battery,. two gun*. The
when- , i: l r.»-‘ nnTiber quite nine
hundred men of all arms.
They struck the track of Stoneman
south of Covington and reached Mon
ticello Thursday-night a few hours
behind the enemy. Resuming tlje
march Friday morning Gen. Iverson’s
advance came into Clinton about half
an hour after Stoneman left that night.
The main force, however, did not get
to Clinton on Saturday before the ad
vance of Stoneman on the retreat
drove out the pickets. Gen. Iverson
then surveyed the country seven or
eight miles northeast of Clinton for a
battlefield. He found a good position
a short distance beyond Sunshine
Church, posted bis men and awaited
the enemy.
THE BATTLE OF SUNSHINE CHURCH.
Saturday night found the pickets
of the opposing forces confronting
each other near Mr. Barfield’s house.
The enemy threw up barricades across
the road and eri cither.side at Bar
field’s house, extending out a good dis
tance across the corn field. Stoue-
wh.ich was gallantly responded" to-by
his brigade, and we think a"ot iei
charge was made on the* othe‘ >■ ‘ _
the field at the same rime. ' ine * ne "
routed and forced
my were completely jnut
back. Our line was then reformed on
the advanced position two miles fur-
ther this way. Gen. Stoneman sus
tained a heavy-loss in this defeat, and
;l s soon as lie saw T preparations ma
king to charge him again lie dispatch
ed a white* Hag proposing an tftocon-
ditional surrender of his whole force.
The flag was received by Col. Crews,
who then confronted him with 182
men.
STONEMAN TAKES A GOOD CRY.
As soon*as Stoneman saw the 1S2
men to whonuhe had surrendered, lie
sat down and took a regular cry. He
handed his sword o.ver to Col. Crews,
and his'Staff directly divested them
selves of their arms.
THE STAMPEDE.
Six hundred Yankees at once threw
down their guns, but the remainder,
seeing by this time the* cowardiee of
their General in giving up to such a
small force, broke thro’ the woods
pell-mell, belter skelter, making off
to the left. Gen. Iverson ordered pur
suit, and it is firmly believed that
nearly the whole party will be taken
with but few exceptions.
The Cannon, Horses and Arms Captured.
We-captured fully one thousand
horses, that many stand of small arms,
two brass three inch rifle cannon and
caissons, several colors and guidons.—
Stoneman only had two cannon. He
gives as an excuse that he was out
of amimmkion, but that is only his
storv-
viK’ut fifty of the stragglers passed back
through Clinton Sunday night at 12 o’clock
where this writer saw them.’ They went
otf in the direction of Milledgeville, with
out order or discipline, and might have
been taken by ten resolute men-
The casualties of the enemy.
In tlie battle in front of Macon there is
nothing positively known as to the ene
my's loss. We understand that Stoneman
admitted to a citizen that he had ■even-
teen killed and twenty seven wounded.—
A shot from Col. Talliferro’s battery at
Fort Hawkins killed a man in Clark’s
house near the Walnut Creek bridge.—
We saw his blood in the center room and
on the porch in front. Stoneman’s chief
Surgeon, Browning, (who is from Danville,
Ky.,) told that he “did not know oj hut
one man killed and five wounded.” We
were told by the convalescent Captain
who fought on t]ie Clinton road, that he
killed four, including one field officer —
Upon the whole, we may safely say, that
he lost all of fifty killed and wounded in
front of Macon.
Was about the same, but it is the opin
ion of nearly every one on the field, that
two-thirds of our casualties were from our
own men, as there was great irregularity
iu firing and manoeuvering.
The enemy's loss at Sunshine.
Gen. Iverson says that the enemy lost
24)0 killed and wounded at Sunshine
Church.
Our casualties was about ten killed and
fo^ty wounded. •
private and. public property destroyed.
Perhaps there never was a more consum
mate band of plundering thieves collected
in one command or in one body than com
posed this raid of Stoneman’s. It was uni
versally composed of low unprincipled
Dutch and foreigners of every nation,
with here and there a white man as an
officer.
They were actuated with but one mo
tive—to steal and to plunder, and instead
of the officers throwing any restraint upon
them, the officers themselves from Stone
man down, joined in robbery and pillage.
They entered private houses and strip
ped ladies’fingers and breasts of rings and
pins.
Broke open drawers and trunks, stole
silver and plate of every description. In
many instances house girls were ravished
in rooms before their mistresses, and iu
yards in front of the houses. No savage
dog that ever cuised the earth, committed
more fiendish brutalities. Every scoun
drel of them filled his pockets with stolen
money, stolen plate and stolen jewels.
We know little of the destruction of
property ift Newton or Jasper counties,
except that they hurued White’s Factory
in the former.
Properly destroyed- in Jones.
We group together a list of the chief suf
ferers in Jones county, remarking that no'
every honse in the county was visited, pill
aged. the women insulted hud tre- ted v’itb
every iysnlt .and indignity.
Id) ere did not appear a single welkbr »d
gentleman in the infernal horde. Sbain-
guards were sometimes posted arou.id
houses, hot the guard and the officer com
manding ft would straightway fall to work
and sack the premises.
Loaded guns and pistols were in every
house pointed at trembling women and de-
crepid, grey haired old men, and money-
demanded in tones of the highway rob
ber.
At the house of Mrs. bowther of Clinton,
they made her and Col, Holly deal out.
wine in the wine cellar, whole crowds ot
them standing by and threatening death
if they were not seivednext.
They forced many negroes with them,
and bribed and induced others to go, but
as soon as tho Yankees were defeated at
Sunshine Church, the negroes fled from
diem back U> their homes and masters.—
We think few negroes kept with them af
ter that.
' Incidents.
The Yankees everywhere told the peo
ple that they had from 12 to 38 thousand
men.
They are reported to have killed one of
their own men in in Clinton.
A Mr. McKissick, of Clinton fired into
the column and wounded a yankee. 30
or 40 shots w-crc fired at him hut he was
not hit. II e was arrested -by them and
dire vengen.ee threatened hut was finally
released.
They captured several prisoners but
they all got away from them. In several
insta ices they forced citizens to act as
guides. *
Gf.n. Hunter’s Campaign.—The
Cincinnati Commercial, (a Republican
journal,) of the loth iflstant, contains
the following in reference to General
Hunter’s- campaign, which, it says, is
“from a reliable source
One thing is sure—General Crook
saved the army, as much so as Gener
al Thomas saved the army during the
memorable contest at Chickamauga.
Tffe loss of the entire command will
probably be seven hundred killed,
wounded and missing, one hundred and
fifty wagons, fifteen hundred head of
horses and mules, six pieces of artille
ry, and eleven caissons—tlu; two latter
items lost by sheer carelessness' and
gross neglect of duty on the part of
somebody.
Gen. Hunter is not a Napoleon by
any means, while Gen. Crook was the
“King Bee"” of’ the expedition. We
lost Lynchburg by inexcusable delays
and could have, taken ir easily forty-
eight hours before we got there had we
not remained at Lexington two days.
The Virginia Military Institute was
burned, with its valuable library,
philosophical and chemical apparatus
their own homes and property, they
will report the facts instantly, and
troops will be sent to enforce the ex
ecution of the laws of the State, and
to compel all such men to discharge
their part of the duty and meet their
part of the danger.
Upon tire application of the chief of
ficer in charge of the collection of tin-
tithe tax of the State which is necessa
ry for the support of the army, and
upon a similar application of the Con
federate ordinance officer I have exemp
ted from my call the agents certified
by them to be constantly employed
and indispensably necessary to the ef
ficient management of their respective
departments. The same rule will be
applied on application of the proper
officer to each of the other departments
of the Confederate Government in this
State.
While it is my fixed purpose to ex
ecute the laws of the State, and to
pompel all favorites of power or of
persons in position who have details
as a shield irom darker, whilst spend
ing their time in the management of
their ordinary business, to obey the
relics, and geological specimens; uoth- jaws and aid in repelling the enemy; it
Rate Rights & Confederate States* Rjg|, ( ‘
ing was saved. Washington College
was sacked, and its fine library de
stroyed, autograph letters of Wash
ington carried off, etc. Mrs. Govern
or Letcher’s residence was destroved
is not my intention to cripple or throw
obstacles in the way of the Confede
rate Government in providing all nec
essary support for the army. It is a
fact known to the whole country that
The confederate
( Comer of Hancock and Wilkinson ,w. UJ ^
OPPOSITE TllEt'OrBTBCOv
JOIGBTOiV, NISIiET & CO., Slatr Prirv
fiiesday Morning, August 9. 18G4.
by fire, she only having ten minutes to num Dors of able bodied men have been
get out, and only saved what was con-i out of military’ service by the de
tained
The raid seemed to stretch out like a j boxes.
net over tire country, but when attacked
the wings would be drawn iu and the force
concentrated. *
- We saw one yankee on the field at Sun
shine Church, struck under the right arm
with a shell, which passed straight through
his body
Lt. Burton, of the 51st Alabama was
shot through the head. It is said that he
was captured and murdered by Capt.
Wool ford of the 1st Ky., Federal caval
ry-
Arrival of prisoners.
Gen. Stoneman and his staff and field
officers arrived at Macon late Monday
afternoon- They were at, once taken
to the officer’s quarters at Camp Ogle
thorpe.
The remaining six hundred were dis
mounted where they were captured and
brought in on foot, arriving here at 10
o’clock yesterday morning. They were
turned over to the militia, and will be sent
down to Andersonviile immediately.
And thus has come to disaster grief and
annihilation the great Stoneman raid- It
in three or four trunks and
I saw this myself. The In
stitute and Mrs. Letcher’s residence
were destroyed by order of Gen. Hun
ter. -r
The sacking of Washington College
was done without order, but winked
at by the same official. The lady
principal of the college went to Gen.
tL, informed him of the proceedings,
and asked for protection, which was
flatly refused. Gen, Crook protested
against the destruction of private pro
perty, but without avail. -It was as
great an ontpage as the burning of the
library of Washington by the British
in JS12. Were but half the truth
known in regard to this expedition, it
would damn some officers forever.—
Had it not been for Gen. Crook our re
treat from Lynchburg would have
been a complete rout and terrible dis
aster. As it was, his firmness, and the
tact of Hunter giving him virtually
the direction of everything, and the
unbounded confidence the entire army
accomplished nothing hut the burning of a j j lad j tl Crook, (for the men felt that
rew ears on ihe Central railroad and the 1
tearing up of a few miles of the track.—
That was all.
> n *
An lhrror.
We fell into an error yesterday in rela
tion to the charge made upon the enemy by
Col. S. W. Davitt. The sentence convey
ed the idea that Col. D. commanded the
charge when he only commanded the
First Georgia regiment, of Col. Crews’
brigade. Tho whole brigade charged and
routed the enemy.
The Alabama brigade fought desperate
ly, making repeated charges. This brig
ade was sent in pursuit of the enemy 7 and
is now after them.
Raids.
The raiding parties which have lately-
been committing depredations in different
sections of the State, have doubtless
taught the people the necessity of depend
ing upon themselves f<j protection
against these maiauders- In every coun
ty organizations should be formed, consis
ting of old men and hoys, for the express
purpose of protecting their- section a-
gainst the aepredations of Yankee rai
ders „■ .. _ -
Notlqng is easier than to furn these
bands of plunderers from their purpose.—
Like thieves in the night, their ears are
strained to catch every sound which hints
at detection and their hearts heat loud
with apprehension. They are emphatic
ally in the daik—without any base to fall
hack upon and without correct information
as to what dauger may lay ambushed in
their front.
The contents of a half dozeu rifles shot
in their midst will change their direction
and anything like determined resistance
will put them to flight. Fifty .resolute
men can easily defeat ten times their num
ber of raiders. Old men and boys are as
fit for this service of defence as men in
tlieir prime-
They know every road and bypath in
their neighborhood and are tjius enabled,
at a moment’s warning to select the best
citizen escaped without losing something,' P (, . 5nts for defense and ambush. There is
and many poor widows whose names it is
impAfi-uiMa i/\ li«cl «H rttvrli
food, stock and wearing apparel stripped
from them, the inhuman wretches not leav
ing enough food to afford one meal for their
children. It makes the blood run cold to
record this portion of this raid, and to
think the arch-fiendof it all is now held as
a prisoner of war near Macon. He is a
base"coward at heart, is shown by his
filing shell into women and children
and hospitals of Macon on Saturday, and
in his shi rendering at Sunshine. He
is indebted to-day for his life to his shells
not hurting any one in this city, for ollier-
11)90 was left with only* t'vo things to! wise he never would have crossed thcriv-
do; force a passage along the joail or I er
little or no hardships to undergo as the
.vy.. ctron. -miramniy jum tue
wnr fcs demonstrated that the old men
and. the hoys will tight as bravely and as
resolutely as their sons and brothers in
the arf«y.
If the leading men in each county In the
State will organize themselves in compa
nies for the sole purpose of repelling at
tacks from wandering bands of Yankees,
the property of our people will he secure
he was “bossing” the affair,) saved all,
and prevented a stampede and general
demoralization. These are all facts
which every officer and soldier was
cognizant of.
A PROCLAMATION.
BY JOSEPH E. BROWN,
Governor of Georgia.
It is reported to me that a considerable
number of persons in this State, claiming
to be aliens, refuse to take up arms and
go to Atlanta for the defence of tLe State.
In a great emergency, like the present,
I consider it the duty of all who claim pro
tection of person and property to defend
the State which affords such protection.
I, therefore, hereby proclaim and make
known, that all aliens in this State, who
refuse to volunteer for her defence, are re
quired to leave the State within ten days
from this date, and no more to return, on
pain of being dealt witli as the laws and
the usage of nations justify in such cases.
Passports will be granted to all such al
iens, on application to the Adjutant and
Inspector General of this State, upon the
certificate of a Judge of the Superior
Courts, that he has examined the evidence
in such case and finds such persons to be
an alien.
Given under my hand and the great, seal
of the State, this 2Sth dav of July, IS64.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
IIEADQURS. MACON, GA.
- July 2Stb, 1S64,
To the Aids-dc- Camp
and other Slate Officers:
I am iinformed that the Inferior
Courts of some of the counties hatfe
abused the privilege of exemption to
millers which was allowed by my
Proclamation, and have certified for
exemption owners of mills who have
not been employed regularly as millers
previous to my call. The exemption,
applies only to those who are, and
were at the time of the call, actually
Tp+crjrH as rnliters and not owners of
mills who were not so employed. As
it can be known at head quarters who
are the actual millers, only by the cer
tificates of the courts, some may have
obtained, from the Adjutant and In
spector General’s office, exemptions as
millers who are only the owners ot
mills, and such exemptions are hereby
from spoliation by the vandals. ThereJ revoked, and all such persons will be
are men enough to day in Macon to drive sent forward to the front immediately,
hack any force of raiders- that it is in the All civil and military officers of the
power of the enemy to send aginstUe State will enforce strictly and rigidly
city. All that is necessary is to show a t | ie orders contained in rny proclama-
surrender. There was no road leading
off to the right or left that he could
travel. The country was cut up with
devp and impassible ravines, allowing
no chance for artillery or baggage
trains and but precious little for horse
men even.
.Gen. Allen s skirmish line first en
countered the enemy two hours be
fore daylight Sunday morning. Ir
regular skirmishing continued until 8
o’clock, when the Georgia brigade
was ordered forward to develop the
position of the enemy. They soon
found him in line of battle. Col.
Crews immediately ordered a charge
The chief sufferei'' in Jones county are
as follows :
* M rs. Elizabeth Lowther, jewels, ne-
gros, plate, brandies, wines, etc., $40,000.
Col. Fra. DeForrest Holly, jewels and
clothing* $20,000.
Lee Glower, $40,000.
Green Glower, $40,000.
Maj. Ben. Barron, 03 negroes, mules hor
ses, clothing, fete.,.$150,000.
Drs. Bowing and Barron lo3t everything
on their plantations. *
Hon. Judge Robert V. Hardeman lost
$30,000 in-property. ^ .
James H. Blunt and Daniel Blunt, had
ibeir plantations ravaged.
W. Bonner, house pillaged.
I here were many others, and indeed
determined front and to light when the oc
casion demands as men should fight, who
haveall that manhood holds dear at Stake.
f Cbvjederate.
tyA portion of the Militia which rendezvous-
here marched turough the streets yesterday from
their late camp iu the upper part of the city to the
Railroad depot for the purpose of embarking for
the front.
They areas fine looking set of men as the coun
try can produce, and we venture the opinion
will do good fighliug when an opportunity off
ers.
They report at Atlanta, and will he under their
old officers.—Macon Paper.
Missouri
capture of
y proclaim
tion, and send forward under arrest,
when necessary, all who are embraced
in it and refuse to report.
1 he orders of Confederate officers
interfering with the execution of the
military laws of -the State, pr attempt-
ingto protect from active service their
favorites in civil pursuits, when the
State is in imminent peril and needs
the services of all able to bear arms
in front of the enemy, can neither be
respected nor obeyed by State officers.
If State officers are met by armed re-
i papers of the 20th report the ! distance which they cannot overcome;
Little Rock. They also say while in the discharge of their duties
that Gen. Marmaduke is again on the war in attempting to carry to the front*
path in the direction of Missouri
skulkers who are unwilling to defend!or expended.
tails and appointments of Confederate
.officers. TLe decision of a distinguish
ed Judicial officer of this State sustains
the jurisdiction of the State overall
such, when riot in the actual military
service of the Confederate States.—
This jurisdiction will be enforced at
whatever cost may be necessary to
sustain the sovereignty and dignity of
the State, and compel such persons to
do their duty in her defence.
•As Georgia seems to be left to her own
resources for the reinforcement, of Gen.
Hood’s army, which is necessary to pre
vent her territory from being overrun by
the enemy, she cannot now waive her just
jurisdiction over her militia, w ho are at
home engaged in the ordinary pursuits of
life, on account of any details or exemp
tions which may have been grafted by
Confederate authority. She will never
assent to the doctrine that the Confederate
Government has ail} 7 constitutional right
or power to divest her of jurisdiction over
her whole militia, by mustering her-whole
people* into service, and detailing them to
remain at home, engaged in the common
avocations of life. The Confederate Gov
ernment may rightfully command that
part of her citizens who are in the actual
military service of the Confederacy, and
none othersr. - When her territory is inva
ded by a powerful foe, which calls for the
exercise of all the manhood of the State to
protect her very existence, she will not al
low any other power to interfere and pre
vent her from sending her own militia
force to the battle field for her own securi
ty- '
All persons claiming to be employed by
the Confederate Government as fanners
blacksmiths, shoemakers, tax assessors
and collectors, secret service men remain
ing at home, &c., must show their exemp
tions Irom these headquarters, which will
he given when actually necessary, upon
tho application of the heads of their re
spective departments showing that they
are constantly employed and indispensa
blv necessary; and, on failure to exhibit
such exemptions, they will he airested and
sent to General Smith as directed by nry
former proclamation.
Any State officer failing or refusing to
carry out these instructions promptlytvill
be held to rigid accountability; as the ex
igency requires that every able bodied
pian m the State, whose services are not
indispensably necessary in some other de
partment, shall rush to tho front without a
moment’s delay.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
To the. Methodists of Georgia.—Oui-
State is invaded. A ruthless foe is besieg
ing one -of our chief cities. The Governor
has summoned the militia to the field. A
great battle is impending. It is a fitting
rime for special, earnest K united prayer.—
Our fathers called upon God and were
delivered—they prayed and were not con
founded.
Let us meet en the 10th of August in
solemn assembly in our various Churches,
and pray for victory to our arms, the ex
pulsion of the fofi irom our borders, and
the salvation of our country from the car
nage and waste of war. “Some trust in
chariots and some in horses, hut we
will remember the name of the Lord, our
God.”
Men and brethren, help. Let us pray.
- Geo. F. Pierce.
P.8.—We (^rdially invjte Christians
of every name to unit e with, us or to ob
serve the came day in their own hohses of
worship.
Sunshine, July 28, ISGT
f Southern Christian Advocate.
A Regiment Captured.—The Richmond
Whig, states that our forced captured the
Gtli New York Regiment near Deep Bot- '
tom Tuesday night. They made hut
slight resistance. A .portion of them
reached Richmond under guard at one
o’clock Tuesday.
These Yankees have literally jumped
from the frying pan into tfie fire. They
had just reached Virginia from the scene
of the disastrous Louisiana campaign,
where under Banks, they were subjected
to the most unmerciful whipping “per
haps,” ever inflicted upon the Yankees.-—
Dick Taylor administered a blow in Lou
isiana, which the Yankees will never for
get-
«
A AUTBRMASTBff’S Epitaph.-“Killed
on the retreat from Resaca, A. L. Youch-.
or, A- Q,- M. He was kicked in the stom
ach by a mule. His last words were ‘pat’
me ou abstract L.”
For the benefit of the uninitiated, we
vrouldstate that “abstract L,” in Quar
termaster’s accounts, is used for things lost
No Paper.
Everyman, and hoy, in this office
was under arms, during the late e.v
citement in the city. The best par
of our force was not relieartfd unt
Wednesday night last, having been
dut}' since the previous Friday. On:
neighbor of the Recorder, got a d-<»\
for his men, and issued a paper on
Wednesday. We make up to our road-
ers the loss, by issuing a whole she
the present week. We could lia
gained nothing had we publish I
paper, for no mails could go on:., iiijj
there aras no news from the outsidJ
world.
t(i C*-/ Our Ural Wan!*.
At the beginning of the War, how nianvbel
wailed the deprivation of^ie luxuries of the ta!. J
and the comforts of the Wardrobe. It was conJ
nion to hear oneway. I cannot do without coffee-
I must have sugar—I can’t wear cotton goods
and as to sleeping on cotton sheets the. ban
idea is horrible! As necessity compelled <!tcr*
linquishment, one after another, of the ]usuries
and even the comforts, of life, we have jearuel
how very few real' wants we need satisfy, aql
how many hundreds of what we once consi '
actual necessaries, are after a’.l but fictions • f tin
..' -v
imagination.;
■ It fs'related of an Asiatic sage, that lie never
complained of his wretched, forlorn condition
but on one occasion, when his feet were naked
and lie had not wherewithal lo shoe them. Sooa
after, meeting a man without feet, he was thank
ful for the bounty of Providence to himself, Mil
with perfect resignation submitted to Ids want
of shoes. While. hundreds and thousands are
complaining of the high pric-'s of shoes, how
many hundreds of our brave boys are hnbbii.'^
about ou crutches, many without leu t. Will
we murmur and complain at our plai i diimeu
bow many strong men pass the entire day with
out even >i morsel of bread to appease tlieir hang
er. Man, and woman too, wants but little hen
below. It really seems as if Urovidenca
shaping events to teach our people.fimrrri. . \
self denial. We had grown loo fast. Ws'ww
a luxurious and proud people. We had but u
will it, and, as it by Magic, our most extravagant
desires were gratified. Our inflated passions and
ambitions have been toucii3<i by tho keeu point
of tho sword, and we have fallen into the dust*
like a cabbage plant under a withering sun. Wet
no more hear the remark, I must have this. IB
can't do without that: — (of course we exeep*.*.
those who have become rich off of government®
property, and the widow’s and orphan's tears).— 9
We sre subdued by stern necessity, and even®
day the War is protracted, our real wants twhlw®
decreased in number, and our stores of philoeo-Hj
pby replenished. It may be a part of the Divine®
policy that we shall be brought taa fuller sense®
of our sins as a people, and our entire dopend-^B
ence on the Almighty for a s»fe exit from a “= • B
of troubles.” If it be so, it is merciful in Hiiatc®
prepare us so gradually fjr patience under affliC®
tion. One by one we see our friends ami
depart. The bow is bent, but it does not break--
One by one our cities are captured. What Waal
regarded as an irretrievable disaster, befoie cc-n-l
summation, is received with a res'ignatio whoiifl
unanticipated, when the stern event’ comes to puss.
And just so with our physical wants. We have|
given np, one by one, the luxuries and c.ouff
which we were accustomed to enjoy witlur.:]
stint, as the pressure upon our purses proceeds.-
We do not give them up cheerfully, but iv« sub
mit with resignation We console ourselvirf, tw.j
with the reflection that we still have life left, M-j
that we are very far from being the nrserabit
creatures that we had imagined we must be whet
deprived of our “immortal fruits.”
We have still further sacrifices to make. On®
pride and selfishness have beeu humbled and n> or 'l|
tilled. We must wear coarser fabrics and ei
coarser food, before the heavy hand of chastisefl
ment is uplifted. Happy is that man who yield*®
to the stern decree, under the couyktia^. -^1
“He doeth all things well.” But whetlu--satis-1
tied or not, it is the part^of wisdom, patriotism-®
common sense, to put up with afflictions tha'Jt-'-y
irremediable, and iu patience await the lifting r ; ’
the cloud. Oar real wants are so few. Rnutbi®
demands for self denial so multiform and imprW- jr
five, that every loyal mail and woman ought toh®
content with their circumstances. Instead f !*■ J|
wailing your unhappy lot,' tfie ratbei lcetf ai •<=■- -3
you and see how very many things you sliii; -
sess which arc not essential to your exist-nc-*^®j
even happiness. Let U3 ad learn a lesson frc*®
the troubles of the times. Let us practice
my in every department of our households, H
in atl our personal wants, and we will l-c- i’A 9
bled to help along a brother or -t sister in f3-' H
tion who has drank deeper than we of the iu. ■“ *
woe and want.
Atlanta, Angnsta, Karon and Cofrsr.br>. h
Mors than sixteen months ago we call • s’" 1
tion, in the same connection we now p!
cities,- to the importance of fortifying tLjW 1 -
roughly. At that time Bragg was in T- :in 'i
We^elieved that our army would uliin.ai<-ly L
back to tho Chattahoochee, and that F|
ought to be surrounded by impregnable forti- 1 -' 1 '
tions. It is almost too late to begin work at * ■*.
lania; but it is not t«o late to put Augusts. Mai*
and Columbos inastata of defense 'that st 3 ‘“ ®j
sopap future day, be tho means of saving, for •••
operations, thousands of soldiers. Now L'
time to'W-ork The crops are laid by. Tbe^ e
groes can be spared b tter now tuan in the Vw ^
ter or Spring. Goo'd Engineers should ba j
charge of the defenses of these cities, a*-- J ^
work throughly consummated, before Sher;
can get to them- It may be tjiat Atlanta may »
fall; but an ounce of precaution is worth a P 0B #
of t-uro. Col’s Rains, Cuylor and Da arson, b* f
no time time to sparo.