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(Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson streets.)
VPI'OMlTE T 1*1' COEKT HOl’SE.
BOl'iiHTO.V, XShBET & CO., State Pfir.t«rs.
Tuesday'Morning, August 30,18(54.
The \’. Y. Herald’s Peace Movement.
U Tlie N. Y. Herald advocates an armistice
for 0 weeks, and advises Lincoln to send 3 com
missioners to Richmond, telling him it is the besi
card he can play to overreach the Fence Demo
crats. Unfortunately for the Jlerald s programme.
George Sanders played a trump, some weeks ago,
which won the game. Lincoln said he could lis
ten to r<o propositions for reconstruction which
were not coupled with the abolition of slavery.
Lincoln’s foot is down.
President Davis,nor the peace party North, will
liston a moment to Lincoln s demands. George
Banders did a good thing when he got Lincoln to
put himself on the record, as opposed to all nego-
tations for peace\vhieh do not also embrace the
abolition of slavery Eut for this trick that San
ders played on Lincoln, we should now see a dep
utation at Richmond from Lincoln, making such
propositions for a cessation of hostilities as he
knows our Government could not accept, for the
two-fold purpose of placing the onus of the rejec
tion cf the propositions on the Confederacy,
and breaking down the Peace party at the
North.
The Herald is shrewd enough to see the trick,
and therefore makes an urgent appeal to Lincoln
to send on the Peace Commissioners. Old Abe
is completely estopped by his proclamation “To
whom it may concern.’’ The Peace party are in
no danger from any commission Lincoln may
send to Richmond, and President Davis can sleep
quietly in his bed without being disturbed by
visions of propositions from Abraham the First.
Flr.vc we an honest GcTerimiert ?
If we have not, it is not the fault of those who
framed it, and put in operation its vast machinery,
but of those who have essayed to control and di
rect it. Put have we an honest Government ?—
Is a Government honest that makes a contract
with its citizens and then after exacting, on its
part, the one hundreih' part of a penny, fails to
comply with its own stipulated terms of engage
ment ? Why Jo we see distrust and dissatisfaction
wide, spread among the people—J why do we
hear complainings, repinings, upbraidings ? Why
do w e see men, women and children suffering for
bread ? Is it because the thirsty earth has claim-
ed too much of their best blood ? Is it that tlie
cause of the Confederacy is a bad one, and hopes
of independence feeble and wavering? ■ Is it be
cause provisions are so scarce that money cannot
even buy necessaries to supply the simplest wants
of a stiff- ting people ? No, it is for none of these
reasons. Men, women and children off this Con
federacy have much more blood and tears to sac
rifice for liberty and independence. They have
a confidence, too. in the great warriors who lead
our Armies, and in the.brave men who fight the
Country’s battles, which never falters, never falls.
There '3 still an abundance in the country for
man and beast to eat, but the holders of produce
have no confidence in the pledges of the Govern
ment, anJ therefore, hoard their produce as they
do their gold and silver. Then why do we hear
and see so much dissatisfaction and disquietude
among the people of all classes except one—ex
cept the class which sticks like a horse grub to the
rich corpse of a dead public fai'b, and will not let
go while there is a drop of sustenance left to ap
pease their rapacious maw. Why, we repeat, do
we hear so much fault finding and so many
groans and sighs I It is because the Government
Agents, who are hut public servants, hare not
kept their faith icith the people.
Was it honest in Mr. Memtninger, or Mr. Com
missioner of Taxes, or Mr. Whoever did usurp
the authority, to refuse to take $.1 bills of Con
federate money, old issue, tor'Paxes, before the 1st
of July, when Congress had solemnly enacted a
lw which expressly declared that the §5 00
notes, old issue, should be received, in payment
of taxes to the Government, until the 1st, of July,
1804 ? Was it honest to refuse to take these $5
notes, at par, for Taxes before the 1st of July ? —
That they were refused needs no proof here, for
all men know it is true. Was it honest in the
Government to say that the people should be al-
lwved to exchange their note* of the old issue,
for n*w currency, at fhe rate of #3 of the former,
/or §2 of the latter, and withhold this privilege,
until the time within which the exchange can he
made, has almost expired t Is it honest to give
orders to disbursing Agents of the Government to
give certificates of indebtedness, instead of new
currency, to the people for what they buy of
them, when there fcre millions of dollars of the
new curreacy lying idle in the depositories, or
dragging their slow length along, under the snail-
like manipulations of Treasury officials 1 Is it
honest to compel a man to give in his taxes, and
pay them in a few days thereafter, and when he
has been prompt to comply with the law, and
j>*id his taxes and holds a receipt for the same
from the duly accredited Collector of Taxes, to
f iree him to go hack, give in his taxes again and
pay over again ? And is it honest in the Govern
ment to require the additional tax laicj to be paid
in new currency only, after having failed to tiiake
good its sacred pledges ? Do honest men transact
business in this way ? Could a man, or a firm, or a
corporation do business alter such a fashion and
retain the confidence of the public ! Without
confidence in men, in associations, in govern
ments, all is unstable. “Confidence is conqueror
of men ; victorious both over them and in them.’’
If the new Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Tren
holm, who appears to be diligent, and really anx
ious to litt the burden from the people’s backs,
would deserve success, let him faithful'y carry
out all pledges made by the Government, to the
people, without any modification, alteration or
explanation, by any subaltern in his owu.oranj
other, department of the Government. Let him
give the people the new currency without delay,
as was promised them. And above all, let him
prepare for the next Congress some plain, sensi
ble recommendations to serve that very plain and
unskilled body cf financiers as guides in preparing
currency laws for the Country.
:r*A friend of ours says the waler in Atlaufa haf
s‘r«mg mineral properties, being considerably impreg
nated with iron.
Crushing out the Spirit of the People.
There is much Buffeting among the--people,
which might be mitigated, in a great degree, i
men would observe the great Christian P r ' . j
of doing unto others as they would have
do to them. An their
many producers, that, bewails
provisions with the bands of them negro-, that
they are in no way responsible for suffering
among Ueir neighbors, who have ne.ther lands to
till, nor slaves to make them bread and meat. We
accord all honor to the nten who till the soil—
they are strong pillars on which the living world
stands: hut there are others who work by the
mind, and who are just as essential to the liappi
ness and prosprrity of nations and individuals as
the men who cultivate the soil. The arts sfnd the
sciences have enabled the productive laborer to
work with ease and facility. Intelligent men by
inventions and improvements have brought to
the aid of the hand, powerful engines which have
diversified and multiph-d the means Tf labor, at d
enabled the productive laborer to grow rich f. r
more easily and rapidly than he could have done
without them. Put if seems as if the men who
cultivate the soil are of the opinion that nobody is
uf any use to the world hut those who, like tuem.
own bioad acres aud scores of slaves- They for
get that other occupations are equally useful with
their own ; and that if all labor, except that of the
hand, was abandoned, the Country would fall as
easily Into the grasp of the common enemy as
though there were no corn or wheat or bacon rais
ed throughout the land.
These inflections suggest themselves to our
mind by surrounding circumstances. We know
of many families that are to-day in actual want
of bread. They have money to buy with, but
they can buy nothing. They beg and plead with
those who have an abundance to sell them meal
or corn ; hut the cold and selfish reply is made,
1 have none to spare. We speak what we know,
when we say that many families wh se heads hap
pen tobeengaged in pursuits which employ the
mind more than the hand, are suffering tor broad.
They are h arras sod in mind and broken in spirit
i because the}’ cannot buy what their wives and
little ones need to keep them from actual want,
j Slowly and sadly the days pass by with them.
Many are too proud to publish their real condi-
j tion to the* world, hut steadily hear on from day
; to day in hopes of a change for the better Put
j the change does not come. Avarice and stlfish-
j ness have locked up the hearts of their more for
Innate neighbors, and disappointment succeeds
! disappointment, until the heart is almost broken
and the spirit crushed. The cry of anguish that
! comes from the widow, the orphan and the broth
eiless, cannot more effectually crush their hearts
than have already the heart breaking plea of babes
I for bread. Oh, how long shall it be thus! When
| will the men, favored by Heaven and the laws cf
i tli ir government, cease to withhold from the peo
ple the bread that life demands. Will they not
i fora little while cease to think of self, aud bestow
a modicum of their charitable thoughts u-pon
! their less fortunate fellow men and women. As it
is now, the spirit of the people is fast being crush
ed out. Liberty and independence are words of
blessed import, hut ah, an impoverished body, and
a fainting soul, are ill prepared to enjoy the ethe-
! real repast. Starving men and women must be
j fed, or they will mock at sentiment. Let those
| who have it in their power come to the help of
j their neighbors. Not only by chanty, but by ob-
i serving the golden rule, and by selling their pro
duce to their neighbors and friends and taking
their money in return
Lincoln and his friends.
We publish an article to day from the New
York Times, of the 9th August, to which we in
vite the reader’s attention. It is a reply to the
manifesto of Henry Winter Davis of Maryland
and Senator Wade of Ohio. These gentlemen
are'high functionaries in the Black Republican
party, and their sudden departure from the cir-
j cle of Abraham’s near and dear friends, induces
, the belief, in us, that Lincoln is fast losiDg
strength at the North, and that his chances of re-
- election grow “small by degress and beautifully
j less.” It seems that President. Lincoln pocketed
a bill of the last Congiess. lie would neither ap-
| prove it, nor veto it. Lincoln, it seems, conelu-
■ ded to accept and act upon such parts of the bill
| as he liked : and it, is for this rude assault upon
the rights of Congress, and the Constitution, that
Messrs. Davis and Wade have arraigned him be-
1 fore the Country. The Times is the only advo-
i cate of Lincoln's election to the Presidency, in
the city’ of New York. TbeTSditor writes as if he
i felt the force of the manifesto of Messrs. Wade
and Davis, and saw, in the growing divisions in
Corre> a l H * Ma * < ' uc< ‘ botwi-eo Biahop Bierce Be/
G«v Droira.
We call special attention to the correspondence in
this issue of our paper between Bishop Pierce and
(tov. Brown, tu the Governor's letter reiterates tlie du.
ties of the police. The - Bishop wlio is always bold
and fearless in rebuking, vice and criminal conduct
very justly arraigns the indiscreet and unauthorized
cruelty of tlie policemen referred to, and the Governor
promptly proposes to apply tlie proper corrective to
prevent like abuses in future. If the policemen will
dl their duty in arresting and sending to the front
deserters and rkulkers. and will govern the negroes
with Immune discretion they will be a very valuable
class. If they do not they ought themselves to go to
the front.
Quick work.
The Athens Banner of the 21th, iast. says that two
deserters from Sherman’s Army came to Athens on the
22nd inst, and delivered themselves up to the Provost
Marshal. They were borii Dutch and one could net
tpeak a word of English. They left Liverpool June
21st. They were promised “light duty” as Bookkeeper
and Hospital nurse, but got a hot place near the front,
of which they very soon got tired. They only staid
with Sherman four days. They were very anxious to
get hack to the old Country. This is the way the
Yankees are enabled to continue the war. Two
Dutchmen leave Liverpool June 21st, and in two
months are in middle Georgia, in prison! Think of it.
Fine Beeves.
A detachment from Gen. Wheeler’s command
passed through this place on Thursday last.—
Tney had in their possession near eleven hundred
beef cattle, as fine as we have ever seen The
beeves were captured near Calhoun Ga. and were
brought round by Athens, Ga. They were no
doubt raised in the Far West. We congratulate
our boys on this addition to the Commissary de
partment.
Deserted.
The Athens Banner says that Wm. T. Crane,
formerly a lawyer of Clayton. Rabun county, Ga.
has gone to the Yanks The Banner says the peo
ple of Rabun, with a few exceptions, are true as
any in the Stato.
Lost.—A Gold Thimble, in the vicinity of tlie
Episcopal Church. A liberal reward will he paid
by leaving it at this office.
Aug. 26, 1331.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Culvektos, August, 22d, 180-1.
Gov. Broivx,
Mv dear Sir: When you have read tiffs letter you
will I trust excuse my intrusion on your time and atleu-
tiou_
Yohr recent order in relation to patrol duty is, in mv
judgment, sadly misconstrued by some of our citizens,
arid the proceedings they have instituted ore well
calculated to produce discontent and insubordination
among the colored people. It is proposed, and instruc
tions have been given to the Captains of Districts, to
visit plantations, and search negro houses, trunks,
chests and corners. This order is given in the absence
of all suspicious circumstances, without any theft sup
posed or any property stolen.
Now this! for one, I regard as expletive,*a‘gratuitous
annoyance to whites and blacks, as tending to provoke
and alienate a people whose loyalty at this time de
mands and deserves a very different treatment But
worse still, these indiscreet men are interfering with
the Sabbath worshigof the negroes, and if allowed will
break up the mission irork of the churches. In my own
neighborhood ou yesterday, at a regular preaching
place, at a regular appointment of an old well known
Preacher, at the close of the service the«patiol ap
peared and whipped about all they could catch. The
only plea for tins was that many of them were without
passes. I never lmve thought of giving a pass to one
of initio to go to preaching any more than of giving a
passtogo to mill At the place to which I refer tliere
lias been preaching for years, the negroes meet by
consent of their owners, are served by a white man
regularly appointed aud there lias never been any
disorder.
Now that tlie poor unoffending creatures, acting in
obedience to their masters, should, without warning,
be whipped ascrimimi’s, 1 think an outrage on humani
ty and religion. Such ii.iquny utnvbuked will bring
tlie curse of God upon the land This ungodly inter
ference with the religious meetings of the blacks
ought to he stoppi ■! by nutho itv. Your sound
judgment and Christian heart never authorized
such proceeding 1 know, and it is because your
order has been perverted and abused that I call.yottr at
tention to it.
In writing (his letter I feel that I am discharging a
public duty, a duty to (Jod and tuuti.
A word of explanation from you will correct the
evil. Yon can use my name in any way in this matter
if you wish.
Yours respectfully,
G. F. PIERCE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, \
Milledgeville, Aug. 25th lS(>4. j
Rt. Rev. Bishop G F Pierce
Dear Sir.—Your letter is now before me, and I
feel extremely mortified that the policemen ofjuiy
county in the State should, under any pretext,have
assumed to commit such outrages, upon the ne
groes, as those mentioned by you.
The slaves of Georgia, not in the hands of the
enemy, were never more subordinate or loyal than
they now are. While it is the duty of the j.olice-
the Republican party, the defeat of his Master j men, when so large » proportion of the white male
- . , ! population are in the army, to he vigilant and nc-
foreshadowed. in visiting plantations, left without white
managers, and in correcting bad negroes who are
stealing and committing other crimes, they should
he cateful that those who act well their part re
ceive just piaise and kind treatment as incentives
to good conduct in future.
It should be distinctly understood that they ride
through the county to correct only such as mis
behave, and to protect all who do their dutv.
Punishment should not be inflicted upon vague
suspicious. There should tie no unreasonable
searclies or seizures, and all unjust and un
necessary causes of irritation should he carefully
avoided. »
One of the most important duties of the police
is the protection of the negroes from the corrup
ting influence of bad men, who as deserters from
the nrnry, or skulkers from duty, are at home at-
tc-mptin. 1 to mislead and use the negroes for their
own wicked purposes, while honest patriotic men
are confronting the enemy in the field. One of
the first, duties ot each policeman, is to arrest all
such, with all others who neglect or refuse to go
into service when legally ordered to do so, and to
send them to the front without delay. If this is
done our army will not only he greatly strength
ened, but 1 venture to say tliere will be very lit
tle difficulty in controlling the negroes. In case
the policemen neglect this it is made the duty, by
my lute order, of county officers and aids de camp
to arrest them and send them to the front.
The outrage mentioned in your letter upon the
unoffending negroes in your neighborhood where
they had peacably assembled in accordance with
a long established usage for Divine service mcet3
my unqualified disapproval.
The perpetrators have shown that they lack
either the common sense or the humanity which
arc necessary qualifications fortheir position. If
you should think proper to report their names,
I will,. if they are subject to militia duty, order
them arrested and sent to the Benches at Atlanta,
in the hope that their places may be filled at home
by better men.
Cordially thanking you for the information con-
taiued iu your letter, and earnestly requesting it
as a favor that you wiil call my attention at all
times to abuses which you may see in any depart
ment over which I have control,
I am very truly,
Your friend,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
Gen. Hiruter.
The Yankee General Hunter, or ITnntah, ns Julius
Snow,” “snrvivin ossifer oh de African Brigade”
styles him. is a native of Fairfax county Virginia, and
son of a minister of the Holy Gospel. Butler the
Brute has surpassed him hut little, if any, in acts of
oppression and cruelty. His late conduct in the Valley
of the Shenandoah, lias made his name memorable for
all time as a black-hearted tyrant and villain.
If you want to see the worst specimens of humanity
this Revolution has brought up to the surface, find the
men in the Northern Army who have been horn at the
South, or the Southern men who have espoused tlie
Yankee cause. They are induced to surpass the Na
tive Yankee, in acts of devotion, in order to g<-
plnce under tlioir umnU r’» table to catch the crumbs
that accidentally fall. Yet they are despised by those
they serve and flatter. A traitor never yet lived an
honorable life; and the deaths of all such have been
unwept, tmhonored and unsung, since the dawn of
Creation.
EF*In an attack on the Enemy’s position on the
Petersburg A: Weldon U. It. on Sunday tlie 21 iiret,
Genera! Saunders of Alabama was killed. The attack
on our part, was only partially successful, partially
othcncisc.
ForWal st OTciupliin.
Forrest took Memphis for a very little while, and then
took himself away very suddenly, so the press tele
grams sav. It is said that he encountered a very hen-
vv force of tlie enemy and had to retreat. Well, lie
made one Smith do the same tiling, who tvas advanc
ing into central Mississippi with a large force. For
rest is doing liis duty fully.
i ♦ — «
FiF"Miij. F. \V. Capers is the Commandant of the
forces for the defence of the Capital. He lias a Bat
talion Drill every evening at 6 o’clock.
Ey Wednesday and Thursday last were two of the
hottest days of the present Summer, which we are
glad to say closes to-morrow night.
pyThe Democratic Convention was to have met
at Chicago yesterday, Monday August 29th. Frank
lin Pierce and Gen. McClellan are spoken of for the
nomination for the Presidency. Mr Pierce is a pence
man. McClelftn is for a war of civilization, to subdue
the rebellion. We think an out and out peace ticket
will be nominated.
1m there Two f
The Macon Telegrnjffj of Wednesday says Maj. Gen
Cheatham was in that city ou that day ; and the
Chronicle & Sentinel says lie was in Augusta on the
same day. Possibly.
UyGur thanks are tendered Searg’t, J. A. J.
Harrell of the 15th Ga. Reg’t. for a copy of the New
York I imps of the 9th inst. Such favors are always
very acceptable.
Dcnth of Cadets.
Privates J. H. McLeod of Burke county, Ga.,
and Ringgold-Commander, of Florida, died of fe
ver in this city on Saturday, 27th inst. The re
mains of private McLeod were carried to Burke
county foi interment Those of private Comman
der were interred in the City Cemetery on Sunday
morning last, attended by the Cadets and a large
concourse of citizens. Both these youDg men
contracted the disease that terminated their use
ful lives, in the trenches at the front. We are
gratified to say that they had the kindest atten
tion during their sickuess, the former at the resi
dence of Gen. Myrick, the latter at the residence
of Mr. Robt. A. McContb.
Lews Summary.
Ju Ige Cbas. S. Henry, of Savannah died iu that
city a few Jays ago.
Tbe Yellow fever has appeared at New Orleans, fljul
among tlie blockading vessels off tlie port of Wilming
ton, N. C.
A duel was fought, a few days Rgo near Richmond,
between Maj. John M. Daniels of the Examiner, and
E. C. Ellmore Esq. of the Treasury department. Maj.
Daniels was wounded iu the calf of the leg, at the sec
ond fire. *
The New York Herald, of the 29th u!t., notices the
following deaths among Georgia soldiers : W. R. Ca l
les, Co. K. 14th Georgia Battalion ; J. F. Fulghen, Co.
G, do ; M. Joi.it-r, Co. II, do; Sergeant G. S. Roberts,
Co. K, 26th Georgia, and If. M. Stamps, Co. A, 12th
Georgia regiment.
Cohi mb ns Roil of Honor— The Columbus Times
publishes a list of nanves of one hundred and thirteen
citizens of that city and vicinity who have been killed
in battle or died in the service since tlie commence
ment of the present war.
Maj. Gen. Buell, lately one of tlie big Yankee Gen
erals, has written a letter from Bedford springs re
signing his position as Colonel in tlie regular army,
stating that lie can have no hand in carrying on tlie
War as it is now conducted ; which lie declares to he
as tain nprn civilization. Many other Yankees will
get to he of Buell’s opinion, before this “cruel war is
over.”
Col. Rowan with a force of 400 men destroyed the
long bridge over the Tennessee near Loudon, Teun. It
was 1700 feet long.
Over 2000 Yankee prisoners were captured on the
Petersburg 4' *WeIdon K. R. on the 19th of August.
Brig. (ten. lluys was among the prisoners.
A great riot is reported to have occurred in New Or
leans. Four hundred citizens were killed. This is
Western news, generally very unreliah e.
The Yankee raid on the Macon A Western It. R.
was a small affair.
rTPSliermnn says he ain’t shelling Atlanta—that lie
is only shooting at the defenses. This reminds ns of
the little hoy who, when caught by the owner of an
orchard throwing rocks at his apple trees, and being
reprimanded severely for* stealing- apples, replied he
was chunking at some birds and not throwing at ap
ples.
F3*“Gen. Forrest captured 500 prisoners, n number
of fine horses and considerable clothing at Memphis.—
Many Yankees were killed in the street*. Forrest's
loss was 39. Gen. Washburn’s Staff were captured.
Washburn narrowly escaped tiy jumping out of a win-
dow in tho nick of time.
Ahead.
We get our latest news by the Macon Intelligen
cer. We suppose the reason is, that we receive
the afternoon’s Edition, which the enterprising
proprietors send oft'by Expt^ss. We thank them
for the favor.
Very bud.
Some of Wheeler’s men who passed through this
place last week, took a good mule and a fine gold wateh
from Judge Harris, at liis farm 4 miles from the city.—
We do hone our men are not going to imitate Stone-
man’s raiders.
—.
I.alrst Ansi Ktwn.
We gather the following late news from tlie Macon
Telegraph of the 29th inst.
The news all round to day is most auspicious. Ip
Virginia, t4ie enemy have been driven from their for
midable entrenchments across this Weldon A Peters
burg Railroad with ignominy and destruction Nu
merous prisoners, cannon anil standards, and full pos
session of all the enemy's lines sre the glorious evi
dences of tlie valor and prowess of our indomitable
soldiery. We cannot understand how it. was that
such formidable works were carried without very
great loss on our part, hut so the telegram asserts.—
Surely the enemy could have not contested with their
accustomed obstinacy. But however the result was
b rone lit about, tlie Weldon Road is once more clear,
and the investing Federate have met with one more
decisive defeat.
In Mississippi the news still continues good.
From Atlanta we hear that the enemy lias de
camped and retreated across the Chattahoochee.
Private accounts gay they left behind a good deal
of their camp paraphernalia, and convey the idea
of a precipitate retreat. We still have our doubts
whether Sherman has actually abandoned his on-
to-Atlanta, and are disposed to look for gome new
development of strategy before long. Time will
show—so far it. has shown frustration, and we hope
will continue to show it.
, Look Out for tht Raiders.
Official information was received bere on Sun
day night last, from Atlanta, that a Raiding party
had started South. Look out, and be ready.
HOSPITAL COMMITTEES.
Arranged by tlie Ladies Aug. 29ih, one week
at Miliedgevilie. Only Dinner to be served each
day.
Tuesday, Ward No. 1. Miss Sally Hawkins,
Mrs. ( hadwack,
“ Frances Williams
and daughter,
Mrs. Lemons,
“ Morgan,
Miss F. liuson.
Ward No. 3.
Mrs. Newell,
I)r. B. White,
“ Morgan,
“ Hannah.
Ward No. 4.
Miss K. Harris,
Mrs. Raven,
“ Horton,
Miss Cromwell,
“ Landrum,
Mrs. Brantly.
Ward No. 5
Mrs. Miclileyohn,
“ Itinglaiid,
“ Rose,
Miss 8ingleton.
Wednesday Ward No. 1.
Mrs, Dr. Scoggins,
Joe Scoggins,
V. Doles.
Friday, Ward No. 1.
Mrs. Hunter,
“ Hearse,
“ Keel,
“ Dowsing.
Misses Hall.
Ward No. 3.
Mrs. Frank liuson,
“ Stokely,
“ Jim Simpson,
Miss Helen Hutchins.
/Hard No. 4.
Mrs. Skinner,
“ Peter Fair,
“ Thomas Conn
Miss Betsey Carr.
Hurd No. 5.
Mrs. Reid & daughter.
“ Roberts.
“ Haj’good,
Misses Bynum.
fiulurdoy. Ward No. 1
Mrs. Shackleford,
** M H. Hunter,
Brooks,
“ L. N. Callaway.
Miss Carrie Fair.
“
Dr Harper.
Ward No. 3.
“
Mary Barksdale,
Mrs. Mulsnnaux,
“
B Campbell,
Mrs. Ella Mapp,
Miss
M. bcott.
Miss Mollie beott,
Ward. No. 3.
Miss Barrow.
Mrs.
Capt. Caraker,
Ward No. 4.
“
Tube Caraker,
Mrs. Benj. Cook and
“
Dr. Edwards,
daughter.
“
J. Gans.
Mrs. S. B. Brown,
Ward No. 4. *
Mrs. Joseph Miller,
Mrs.
A. M Nisbet,
Miss Bradford,
“
E. Nisbet,
“ tiallie EdWards.
“
Quillian
Ward AV 5.
Miss
M. Heity,
Mrs. Temples,
“
M. Robinson,
“ Reuben Gardner,
Mrs.
Kirkland.
Miss M. Paine,
Ward No. 5.
Mrs. M. Waitzfelder.
Mrs.
Barnwell,
Monday. Ward No. 1.
“
Hartly Hall,
Mrs Forsyth,
“
Compton,
Mrs. Woodall,
Miss
Mary Compton.
Mis» Mary Coles,
No. 1.
Clara Williams,
Mrs.
McKinley,
Mrs. Coombs,
Miss
Grace Simms,
Miss Micklejohn.
Miss
Andrews,
Ward No. 3.
“
Mary McKinley,
Miss Mary Orme,
Mrs.
Jos. Nisbet,
Mrs. Moffat,
••
Carrington.
Jim Jarratt,
Ward No. 3.
Miss Mary Brown.
Mrs.
Jeffers,
Ward No. 4.
*•
Daniel,
Mrs. Harrison,
*«
Gumm,
Miss H. Robinson,
Miss
Gunitn.
“ Belle Green,
Ward No. 4.
“ Holmes at Mrs.
Mrs.
Little,
tys,
“
Clark,
Miss Ewing,
(1
Mapp.
Mrs. Vaughn.
Thweatt.
Ward No. 5.
Miss
Sue Edwards,
Miss Dora Wright,
•»
Ann Edwards.
Mrs. Jessie Beall,
Ward No. 5.
Miss Folsom,
Mrs.
Walter Mitchell,
Mrs. Bronson.
“
James Jackson,
Ladies who cannot serve, will please make it
known, or else find substitutes in time, or our
soldiers must suffer. Next meeting at Methodist
Church Wednesday 8th. Sept. Drs. Massey and
Bratton are respectfully invited to be present.
By order of the President.
MRS. J. B. TRIPPE.
BALDWIN SUPERIOR COURT, \
Avgust Term. 1864. 5
W E, THE GRAND JURY, chosen and sworn
for this term of the Superior Court, make
the following presentments:
We fi id the books of the Clerk of the Superior
Court neatly and properly kept. We find that
the Clerk has drawn from the State Treasury fif
teen thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight dol
lars, (#15,993) it being one-half of the amount
that Baldwin county is entitled to for the relief of
soldiers families. He has expended of said a-
mount, nine thousand nine hundred and eighty
nine dollars. (#9,939) leaving a balance in liis
hands at this date, of six thousand and niue dol
lars. (#6,009.)
We have also examined the Jail, and find it in
good repair with the exception of the fastenings
of the lower doers. The fencing around the Jail
is in quite a dilapidated condition. We recom
mend that the'necessary repairs he speedily made.
We are»aware that the Roads in some portions
of our county are needing working, and we would
call the attention of the Inferior Court to the fact,
and tee to it that the Roa l laws are enforced after
the crop of fodder is saved.
From the shortuers of our session,we were unable
to make as thorough an examination into violation
of law. as given in charge by His Honor. W’e
! have had under consideration the special and local
act relative to-negroes hiring their own time and
living apart from their owners in the city of Mili
edgevilie and in the county. Wo have taken
such action as we have thought best, and would
earnestly call the attention of the Mayor and Al
dermen to the special Act of 1331. We are satis
tied from the imperfect evidence brought before us.
that there are gross violations of law. The evil
of negroes living apart from their owners, aud tra
ding ad libitum with their fellows, is so apparent,
that it needs no lengthy comment from us. ’
In taking leave of His Honor, Judge Harris, we can
but reiterate the past compliments and feelings of
kindness of past Grand Juries, hoping that lie may
be spared to us formany years, both as a jurist and a
citizen.
To His Honor, Judge Lochrane, we tender onr
thanks for his urbanity and courtesy extended towards
this body, and the distinguished ability and impartiality
that has characterized his administration whilst presid
ing at this term of tlie Court.
To .Solicitor I.ofton we return our thanks for his
kindness to our body.
Wc request that tne foregoing presentments he pnb-
lished iu the city papers.
MARCUS D. HUSON, Foreman.
William Rice, Samuel Rice,
James C. Whitaker, Ezekiel Waitzfelder,
Eliphalet Chandler, James A. Jarratt,
Nathan Hawkins, Richard M. Orme, Jr.,
Arthur I. Butts, I». H. Lawler,
Geo. L. Denting, E. Trice
Fleming G. Grieve, S. P. Myrick.
George D. Case A W. Randolph, '
Ahuer Hammond, Walker Dimcan,
Win H. Scott, N McGehee,
Dudley H. Tatum, W.T. W. Napier,
Ordered, That tlie foregoing presentments be pub
lished as requested by the Jury.
Extract from Minutes. ■
B. P. STUBBS, Clerk.
August 30, 18(>1. 14 It.
ESTRAY SALE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday i n o.-mt
M next, within the usual hours of sale in p
town of Monticello. ‘ Jasper county,” oi-e r»d », a
white cow, horns sawed off. at points, under t;.
points
ndex 1
ued at one hundred dollars * 8 °^’ aE< ^ val '
B. T. DIGBY, Dept. Sheriff'.
(winuf, under-hit
and crop ...the left ear, and unde* slope in the
right ear, about ten or tweive years «ih
August 20th 18C4.
14 tds
CITATIONS.'
GEORGIA, Appling County.
W/ HEREAS, Sellers Lee and Ja n , eR w .
v * apply to me for letters of dimtij sg .
their administration of the estate of j 4rn , m
deceased. mes
This is therefore to cite and admonish
sons concerned to be and appear at Sly jl (r '
wiihin the time prescribed hv law’, to sbeo,^ ,c ®
if anv they have, why said letters should
granted. 01 be
Given under my hard and official signature,!.
5th day of July, 1864.
9 mCra J. LIGHTSEY, Ord>:~
GEORGIA Appling County.
W 11EREA8, John W. Harris, applies to ne
for. letters of administration on the estateiof
C. H. Middleton, late of said county dec.
All persons interested, will take notice: and file
their objections, if any. by fhe fitst Monday in
September next, or letfeis will begrnnttd.
Witness my official signature, July the 13th
1864-
10 5t J. LIGHTSEY, Ord’y A. C.
Notice to payers of Tax iu Kiud.
P RODUCERS are hereby notified that I am
now prepared with blanks, &c. to receive
their assessment of Tax in Kind for the county of
Baldwin. My office will he at Masonic Hall.
Aon will come prepared to give in your returns
for Wheat, Oats, sheaf Oats, Hmv, Rye, and
Wool.
P. FAIR.
Assessor Tax in Kind for 3rd Dist.
Miliedgevilie, August 27th, 1364. 1-! 3t..
“ MILITARY JS'OTICE.
A LL persons resident of the city of Miliedgevilie,
iuCludiug refugees, within tlie ages of sixteen and
sixty, are required to appear at the Capitol Grounds
daily at t! o’clock P. M. Sundays excepted, for Parade
under Major F. W’. Capers, commandant of the City.
Nothing twit sickness or other providential cause will
be allowed to interfere with a strict compliance with
these instructions. I am directed by His Excellency
the Governor, to report the name of every person
failing to parade, and persons thus delinquent will he
sent at once to tie* Front. Excuses tor non-attendance
must he rendered to the Captains, on tlie day ot pa
rade.
B. II. deGRAFFENRIED,Mayor.
August, 30th, 18G4. 14 It.
Miliedgevilie Clothing Store.
T HE Subscriber, having recently returned from
Atlanta to his old stand No. 1 Miliedgevilie
Hotel, with an extensive and varied assoitment ot
ready made Clothing, consisting of Mens. Youths,
and Boys Coats, Pants, and Vests, suitable for ad
seasons, and a great variety of Over Coats, aud
Prints, Cloth Cloaks, Silk, Lisle and Merino Vests,
and a great variety of Dress Trimmings, viz Silk
and Colton Laces, Edgings and Fringes, Rushes,
and a variety of Fancy Buttons, which will be sold
ou reasonable terms; call and see.
A. C. VAIL.
Miliedgevilie. Aug. 29 1864. 14 tf.
HEAD QURS. MEDICAL DIRECTOR, )
1st Division, G. M. *
Miliedgevilie, Ga., August 23th, 1364. )
Special Order, No. 43.j
O fficial information being lodged at these
Head Quarters flint, sick men, sent from the
front to Brown Hospital for treatment, instead of
reporting to the Hospital, go to their homes, or
elsewhere, where they remain long after the ex
piration of their furloughs, upon the certificates of
family Physicians, or upon the recommendations
of officers of Courts : It is therefore ordered.
That all such delinquents do forthwith report at
said Hospital. Arrangements are being made,
by which all such cases will he reached, when
they will be taken by officers appointed for such
purpose, to their commands, to be dealt with as
the Commanding General shall direct..
By order of Maj. Gen. G W. Smith, Com'd’g.
, H R CASEY,
14 2t. Medical Director.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. ) '
Mil I.EDG^VILLE, August 19th, 1864. )
To the Justices of the Inferior Courts and Aids
de-Camp :
I am informed that the Policemen in some of
the counties who have been detailed, under Or
ders from these Head Quarters, upon tlie applica
tion of the Inferior Courts, to act as a police force
for their respective counties, are neglecting their
duties and giving their attention exclusively to
their own private affairs. This cannot he tolera
ted. The details were not granted to them as
matter of personal favor hut as matter of public
interest.
They are reouired to give their whole time to
the business ^if traveling through the county
from plantation to plantation, under such regula-
tians as the Courts may prescribe, and in seeing
that the negroes on all plantations, left without
overseers, are kept iu subjection, and property pro
tected.
I his duty is pxpeeted to be performed as prompt
ly and faithfully as they would perform the duty
of soldiers at the front. No Policeman is expect
ed to give any more of liis time to his own plan
tation than he does to the plantation of like size
of each other person in the section of the county
to which lie may he assigned by the Court.
It is also herebj :.iade t!i«duty.of the police
men in each county, to >tri>- a t and send to General
Smith at Atlanta, each and every man remaining
at home whois embraced iu my call upon the mi
litia to go to the front.
In each case of neglect to perform his duty un
der the rules here laid dow n, the Court and the
Aids de-Camp are charged and required to arrest
such delinquent Policeman and send him imme
diately to Maj. Gen. G. W. Smith, at Atlanta,
ftiat he may be compelled to do duty at the front.
H It JOSEPH E BROWN.
GEORGIA, Twiggs County.
'IXJ'HEKEAS, Mary F. Holder, lias appliet? fir
M letters of Administration, on the estate if
Troy G- Holder late of said county deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
parties interested to he aud appear at. my office » u
or before the first Monday in September next, to
file their objections.
Given under my hand and official signatnre. Ju-
iy 26th 1864. J. E. MrDONALD, Ord'y.
1» ot.
GEORGIA. Pulaski County.
V i/ HEREAS, Elizabeth Cad well applies to
» me fur leiters of Guardianship of the mi
nors of Thomas Cad well, late of said county, de
ceased.
These are therefote to cite and admonish all per
sons irterested, (o file their objections, if any they
ean, why letters of Guaidianship should not he
granted the applicant in terms of the statute.
Given under my hand and official signature this.
August 1st, 1864.
II 5t JNO. J. SPARROW, Ord’y.
GEORGIA, Beifien County. *
M ARTHA J. Parrish, applies to me for letters
of Guardianship of the person and property of
Mary M.Connell,a minor heir of T. N. Connell de
ceased. ,
All persons take notice and file their objections
before me in terms of the law, otherwise letters
will issue.
Given under my hand in office. July the I Hit
1864. W. E. CONNELL, Orl y.
Pd $5. 11 5t.
2 'i
BEAD QUARTERS,
Force for Defence of Milleogeville
August 24tb, 1864,
General Order No. 1]
^ Par. 1.—In compliance with orders from His
Excellency, the Governor, the undersigned as
sumes command of the force organized, or ordered
here for the Public defence.
Par. 2—Commissioned officers of Infantry
will assemble in the Commandant’s Office (S. E
Basement Room of the State House) at 12 M .—
Officers of Artillery and Mounted men at 10 A
M , daily, for such instructions as the duties of
the day may require.
F. W. CAPERS,
Commandant, Ac.,
T WO months after date application will be*
made to the Court of Ordinary of Pulaski
county, Ga , at the first regular term after expira
tion of two months from this notice, for leave to
sell the Land belonging to the estate of Cotincel-
lor Mauldin, late of said county’, deceased. f<-r the
benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased.
TUCKER MAULDIN, Adra'r.
Aug. 1st, 1864. [j j sj l| Of..
S IXTY DAYS from date application will Let
made to the honorable the Court of Oidiuarr
of Pulaski county, tor an order for leave to sell
all ihe land belonging to tlie estate bf Sam. \V.
Holt, late of said county, deceased. *
W. W. HOLT, Trustee.
Hawkinsville, Ga., July II. 1864. j j s 9 9t
GEORGIA, Appling County.
4 LL persons having claims against the estuto
-!jl of Stephen Carter, deceased. late of said
county, are required to render I hem in duly atl
theaticated, within the time required by law.
GEORGE CARTER, Admr.
July 5th, 1864. j L.
L-i
GEORGIA. Mitchel countv.
S IX MONTHS after date 1 will apply to Hie Ord:-
nrwy of said county for letters of dismissal from
the Administration of the estate of Dolly Oliver, de
ceased. This February 3rd,' 1864.
B. II KEATON.
•(Pd $6.)40 fiin.
GEORGIA Bulloch county.
FIMVO months afterdate application will he ir.a^eto
■ JL the Court of Ordinary of said county, for leave to
1 sell all the Lands and Negros belonging to the estate
I of Simon 1*. Williams late of said county dec'd, for the
benefit ot the heirs and creditors, tins 5tIt Jnlv 18(14.
BENJAMIN C. LEE,’Adin’i
(d. b.) 8 9t
GEORGIA Bulloch county.
1 V\YO months alter date application will be made to
the Court of Ordinary of said county, for leave to
sell nil the Land and Negroes belonging to the estate
ot Seaborn Hendricks late of said count - * dec’d.'tor the
benefit Of tlie heirs and creditors, tins J'uly 5th, 1861.
MITCHELL B. HENDRICKS Adm r.
SARAH KENDRICKS Adtnr’x.
(d. b.) 8 9t
Kxecutur's Sate.
A GREEABLE- to the last will and testament
of Jarrett Lynch late of Jasper county, de
ceased, will he sold on the first Tuesday in SEP*
I EMBER next, at the Court House door in Mou-
ticello, the land and negroes belonging to the * s'
tatc of said deceased, consisting of three hun
dred and thirty acres ot land and eleven rirgroes-
Sold for a division amongst Uie beiis. Teims ou
the day of sale.
PLEASANT M COMPTON, ),„ .
GRIEF LYNCH. Jr„ j Px r 8 .
July 12, 1864. itb 9 fa.,.
STOP THE UIINAWIY’
R UNAWAY from Macon Ga , o:> the 14th ot
July instant, a negro boy named Charles,
aged 20 years; 5 feet 10 inches high, daik?!.ni-
plexion, flat nose, end weighs about 16-5 o* - J70
lbs.
I will pay a suitable reward for hia delivery to
me at this place,‘or for his conliemexjs until I can
g** llin '- JOHN. CONN.
Miliedgevilie Ga ,-July 27th 1S6*. - 1 i tf.
“CITY TAX notice"
COUNCIL CHAMB Eli,/
Miliedgevilie Aug. 20th, 1S64. )
M Y TAX BOOK is now open for the collection of
the Taxes assessed by the Counoil for the present
year, and all those concerned are requested to eouie
forward aud settle at once.
By order of the coaucil.
13 It JAMES C. SHEA, Clerk.
Notice to Wood Gutters.
S EALED proposals will be received until tho
1st of September next, for furnishing to the
Stato, 100 CoiJs of Oak and Hickory wood, and
40 Cords of good Lightwood, to be delivered and
corded on the Public Square, near the State
House, by the 1st ol November next.
N. C. BARNETT,
. . Secretary of State.
Angnst 22d, 1864. 13#
Administrator's Sale.
W ILL be sold in the town of Camilla Miff
^11 county, on the first Tuesday it. SE
1 tiMBLK next, within tho usual hours of sa
o ^^owing property belonging to the estate
. * • late of said county, deceased, t
wit: Rachel a woman about 40 years of sge.
bold for distribution. Terms cash.
T ,0 1. D ’ FAIRCLOTII, Adm r.
June 18th. 186L (Pd 5.^ G tds .
' , Administrator's Sale.
T)Y \ IRTUE of an order of the Court of On
JLJ nary of Pnlaski county, wiJI be sold on t
first T uesday iu September 1864, at the Cott
House door, in said county, between the leg
hours of sale, The tract ot land in said conn
whereon Matthew W Nutt resided at the time
his death, containing 202-i acres, more or less. ■
joining lands of Dewitt Bradshaw, James Bra
shaw and J. W. H Horne, the same being unh
proved, sold for the benefit of the heirs and crei
tors - Terms cash. July 5th 1864
(j. j. s ) GEORGE DUPREE, Adm’r
8 tds.