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,.<m liiffftb fcOoiiiViIerati States Mights
lRlerr»(ing Nlaiiolics.
In the Report of Pc'-ersou 'Ihweatt. Esq , the
efficient Comptroller General, madoto the Govern
or oil the 17th inst., we find some valuable tables,
containing interesting statistics. From table E
we learn that tho number of polls in 1S63, was
66,163, and number of voters, 42,79/. That there
COMMUNICATED.
• For the Confederate Union.
M'sws Editor*-.— I aji gratified, ci.d not at ad
surprised, e;i^?r, to find that the proposition to edu
cate the orphans of soldiers, meets with high appreci
ation. All speak in the most commendatory terms ol
the object, an<lsay it ought by all meaps to succeed.
were 152,170 children between tho ages of G and 1 I find aboat 5) of these elnidren within our Corporate
13 returned for participation in the Educational ' limits, whose Mothers manifest great anxiety for their
Fund for 1363, j education, and will promptly avail then! bitch advau-
Table F shows the average value of Land, * tages it offered. Some may think they will not do
Slaves. Horses. Mules, Oxen per Yoke, Milch
Cows, Stock Cattle. Hogs, Sheep and Goats, as
returned to the Comptroller General's Office for
1864, in 108 counties. The average vSlue of
Land is $10 95 ? of Slaves. $1,761 42; o£Horses, j
$723; Mules $685; Oxen per Vole. $4"5; Stock
Cattle >74; Hogs, $2f; Sheep. $21; Goats $9 70! i
Milch Cows, $142.
this but my experience teaches that they will. The
most faithful attendants, of my school, and proficient
in tlieir studies, are of this ciass, especially those im
pressed. wit hin the importance of an education.
Our plan is first to ascertain wiiat amount can be
raised by voluntary subscription -. and for this purpose
you will find a list at the Drug Store, of Messrs Grieve
For the Confederate Union.
Messrs Editors: Your correspondent “Hope’
lms bewailed the “appearance on the stage” of the
young ladies of the country, and especially ot
this cTtv, in so sanctimonious and pathetic a man
,. er as to induce a stranger to surmise that said
ladies were nurturing a passion for such perfor
inances for ‘-i: ms "Ives, independently of the ob
iectu for which they were devised—which had al
ready b.fen, or was imminently threatening to bo,
deleterie - s to their morals—and even hints that
he could instance facts to substantiate ibis im
pression. lie protests against ttie practice as de
cidedly wrong in his estimation—and although he
does not know that what lie writes will have any
influence, feels bis soul greatly relieved after
making an appeal, in eloquent strains, for the
cessation of the evil He is not alone in this feel
ing of a necessity for “humbly suggesting” im
provements in the practices of others. Many
may be found in New England of similar propen
THE CONFEDERATE UNION,
(Cornrrof Hancock and ffilkinsov streets.)
OPPOSITE THKCOfRT I! ttl'SE,
Table “G” shows the number of persons in the : give.
vV Clark, where you wifi please go and record your i si'ies—and tho result of the exercise ol this Puri
Udine with the amount annexed you are willing to j tanical desire to correct the ejrors of others, lia?
601611TOA. XIS8ET L CO., State Printers.
Tuesday Morning:, Odder 25, 18G4.
KIT All persons, in ISaldwin county, indebted
to us are requested to call at our office and make
payment.
Comptroller General's Report.
We make copious extracts from the Annual Re
port of Comptroller General Peterson Thweatt,
State ow ning property front $1,000 and under, to
over $500,000. This is a very interesting table,
and we regret %ve have not space for the whole of
it. The whole number of Tax Payers, 91,505—
There are in the State, persons owning property’,
in value, $1,000 and under 22,311; over $1,000
and under $2JiOO, 13,681 ; over $2,000 and under
$3,H)0, 8,742: over $3,000 and under $5,000, 10,-
433 ; over $5,000 and under $10,000, 13,215;
over $10,(00 and under $20.00(1, 10.64*; over
20,000 and under $10,000, 4,780; over $30,000
and under $50,000, 4,047; over $50,000 and un
der $100,000, 2,623; over $W)0 000, and under
$200,000,829; over 200,000, and under $300,000,
i 131 ; over $300,000. and under $500,000, 36;
My confidence in Ibe virtue, intelligence, and patri
otism, of our people, i:i tlieir readiness to respond to
the claims of humanity, and Christian civilization, as
sures me of success In the enterprise. I am not seek
ing to forestall the efforts of tlios
agents, who will sooner, or later, be in our midst col
leering. funds to establish asylums, (for a similar pur-
pose) whetwni 1 where- the wisdom of their countih
I been to deluge our land in blood, and cany an
guisb to every heart in the land, thus calling upon
• our women o rein v« thaanfferirig by ernij means
| in tlieir powt r—even to ‘appearingou the stage ’
Throughout the Confederacy have the ladies
i generally endeavored to the utmost of their abili-
The Meeting of the Csrrrnnr*.
At a meeting of the Governors of the State? ot
Virginia, Norm Carolina, South Carolina,Geuigia,
Alabama and Mississippi, held in Augusta, Ga ,
on Monday the 17th iust., Qov. Wm. Smitfe pre
siding, after a lull, free and harmonious consults
rion and interchange of council, the following
among other views were expressed:
Resolved. That there is*nothing in the present
aspect ot public affairs to cause any abatement of
our zeal in the prosecution of the war to the ac
complishment of a peace, ba-ed ou the indepeu
deuce ot Jhe CouteUerate 8(ate. And to give en
couragement to our brave soidieis in the field, and
to strengthen the Confederate authorities in the
pursuit of this desirable end, we will use our be-t
exertions to increase the effective force of our ar
mies
and are only now kept A’ ,,lter ] r ioa ( ,j
ments hv a consciousne„ m f re joinipg r
sequent sens-* of Shame fault. an
fearful punishment thnt ." M'prefe-nsi,.),
therefore, that the door;, desertion
Resolved. That the interests of each of our ! closed against all good ‘^“Bbince^r;.,,
fi'-ville Oct j-.., '-'tii.'i
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may direct. But my object is to educate the c
among us, whose fathers have fallen in battle,
made to the Governor, Oct. 17ih, 1864. We
think we could give our readers nothing so valua
ble and interesting. Of course it will be read
thoughtfully by the people. Mr. Thweatt is a la
borious and faithful officer. He is the first Comp
troller General, within our recollection, who has
developed the resources (if we may use the ex
pression) of that office. The operations of the
Government in all its financial departments, are
given with accuracy and in detail. Legislators ,
may well regard Mr. Thweatt's Annual Report
a t xt book on subjects concernin
affairs of the State.
over $500,009, 19. The counties of Lee, Terrell,
Thomas and Dougherty are the wealthiest in pro
portion to the number of Tax Payers.
Table “H” shows a consolidated schedule of
the Beneficiaries of the Indigent Soldiers' Family
Fund. A.mount appropriated by the State, $6,-
(100,090. Total number of beneficiaries 117,839—
total amount expended $3,963,359. Tbe county
of Chatham received the largest, amount, $154,-
817. Number of wjdows of* soldiers, 6,642 ;
Women dependent, cn disabled or deceased sol-
the'internaP ^* frs ’ 28.582; Children dependent on soldiers in
j service, 6,2255; Orphans of deceased soldiers, un-
| der 12 years of age, 12,766. Table “I” is novel
denominational j ties, to mitigate the sufferings of the soldiers, and
; tocontiinute to other objects of charity incident
i to the war. No means had been found more effi
I cieiit than the concerts (which he lia« heard called
• ‘shows’) which give ‘Hope’ such painful sppre
j hensions. They are, and mutf be, respectable-
| The auspices under which tiny aie conducted lor
j bid the idea of their being demoralizing. The guar
j disns of the young ladies in question, are quite
I competent, to decide all points of propriety for
i them, without tbe assistance of ‘Hope.’ They,
; as well as the young ladies themselves, have
I weighed all objections—but the object has been
j paramount. ami they have sacrificed their feelings
Hope.” , so far as to overcome the natural repugnance to
Tbe Editor’s comments upon the article which i taking part in these entertainments. They de-
appeared in the Confederate Union over tbe sig- j serve the encouragement rather than the dispar-
nature “Hope,” though appreciating most, highly Pgeroent of your correspondent. If his relations
” ‘ ( are such as to entitle him to ‘suggest,’ let him do
lihhun
... , ir wJ>o
stand ns a wall between us and the invading foe.—
Come forward friends without delay, and subscribe
liberally to this cause and pay a debt of gratitude
to God, and man.
f. l. n.
For the Confederate Union.
HepSy to Eililorin! (.'onlinelit oil
his ability, good judgment and good sense, is. I
hold, unjust. The question was not whether it
was injurious to young ladies to appear on
| and interesting. The country is indebted to lion
Hope far us ntru.
1 he Confederacy-has escaped the whirlpool of ] ot Fulton, for this Exhibit, who labored so hard
FOREIGN INT ERVENTION-, uot without much I for a Dog Law, in the Legislature, but failing,
damage it is true, but still has not been utterly | got in an amendment to the Tax Bill requiring
swallowed up in its vortex. For nearly three | each I'ax payer to return, with the number of*
years the people of the 8outh talked about, Wrote j Sheep, the number of his Sheep killed by dogs in
about, and spoke about, nothing so much as For- the last 12 months, and tho number of his dogs.
stage before a select audience, but in public : now 1
it is presumable that the Editor knows as well as j
any one else what constitutes a pttldir exhibition, I
and w.hat are the universal, almost unavoidable !
attendants on such exhibitions. As regards the |
rude conduct of certain young men and boys upon !
such occasions, no one condemns it more highly j
than I do. But- l go a step further and hold t hat 1
appearing on the stage before n promiscuous !
crowd, although the most perfect order be pre j
J, exerts a banefu"
served, exerts a baneful influence on a young
Wm. Schley of Augusta, and Hon. Wm Ezzard | ^j r i i ma v he wrong. I do not profess to be in
fallible, hut this is my conviction I am charged
| with being “too hard upon the young ladies ’’
I Did I not expressly state that these concerts wc-re
given from the most patriotic, Christian motives.
superintended too by noble women? “Too hard
it. privately, and with the influ-nceof his own
the I name > wit boat publicly cas’ing insinuations so
general But, with or without encouragement,
and despite the Puritanical caviling of your cor
respondent and his class—conscious of the red!
tude o? t*-.eir motives, they will pursue their pa
iridic ami benevolent course. The female heart
of the country is throbbing with a nob e and irre
sistible _jmpu.se. and will not be satisfied without
results, even, although many natural antipathies
may have to be overcome for their accomplish
ment; and for this determination, their friends
an<i country shoulJ feel proud of them.
The ladies have not re-sorted to concerts alone
or by preference—hut have availed themselves of
every other means, and pxerted every faculty
which promised to promote the end.
Instead of committing the common error of con
learning a good institution because of some evils
upon the young ladies"! J deny I he charge. J have let . * H .°P e " endeavor to prevent the ‘jeers
and
eign Intervention in our beLaif. It was not. till
the disaster at Vicksburg came upon us that we
wokaup from the almost fatal dream. That ignis
fatuus no longer beguiies our leaders in the Cab
inet or the Camp. Let us hope, that even the
wily Seward can never galvanize its corruption
into life.
The Confederacy has ITtcly been in great dan
ger from another outside foe, quite as replete with
evil as the one we-have just referred to—that is
a belief that the people of the North were tired
of the War and ready for peace. *Tliis is a fatal
delusion. Their tongues leap out to lap our
blood. Their voice is still for War, and War fen
times more barbarous and cruel than any this
continent has ever witnessed. But the late elec
tions at the North pave cleared up the fog, and we
.all now see. plainly as the sunlight, that the hearts
of the Northern people are not for peace. They
are for Lincoln, War and the subjugation and ex
termination of the people of the South. There is
but one way to put their minds or. the line of
peace : that is, to beat into their vile bodies lead,
steel and iron enough to turn the scale in favor
of peace. That will succeed; nothing else under
Heaven will. Vain, vain are all hopes of peace
from any earthly source but our stout hearts and
strong arms r and thank God, the people of the
South have at last come to know and believe tiiat
this is so.
In 1OS counties wo find returned, 4-17,905 Sheep ;
31,946 were killed by dogs; number of dogs in
the State, 81.423. The county of Troop iseuti-
tlfld to the honor of having the ir.ost dogs—re
turning 1869; hut the Troup county dogs arc
well behaved. They killed, out of 5,969 sheep,
only 297, while in the county of Tlmmas, 1063
dogs killed, out of 5,197 sheep, 1,285, or more
than a sheep to a dag. Emanuel Is the largest
sheep raising county in the Stare, having return
ed 19,665. In this county 731 dogs killed 2,270
sheep. ‘Here are facts which Legislators will do
well to ponder. A copy of Comptroller Thweatt’s
Report ought to he in every man's house.
given them credit for the noblest motives, beii
ing, liowevf r, that they, Til their ardor, were pur- j
suing a mistaken course. The article may have |
exhibited feeling, for I certainly possessed it: it, j
pirit of censure, j ?
however, was not written in
1 w histling’ of ♦lie hoys, and other improprieties, at
the next concert by ihe ladies—and if he and oth
er objectors will exert themselves in the right
way, these disagreeable features will disappear,
iiid, while great good will he achieved, there will
but hoping' to excite reflection. Woman ! towards
ihee I ever cherish the tenderest feelings, the
highest respect, and would surround thee by a
wall of living fire, to guard thee from all perni
cions influences. I shall not be drawn into a con
troversy upon this subject. I am neither surpris
ed nor offend-d to find others disagreeing with me
in opinion
HOPE.
; he no cause to deplore the attainting of the son
' of the young ladies." CAUTION.
A .Rislalir.
The Constitutionalist gives the names of several
officers of our army who are at Fort Delaware, and the
Confederate copies the statement. Among the officers
we «ee the name of Lieut. T. F. Newell. Lt. Newell
is at his home in this city, having been exchanged but
a few days ago. lie was wounded severely in the foot
at the battle of Gettysburg and taken prisoner. The
major part of his foot was amputated, hut he moves
along quite easily wiili the aid of a stick, lie has been
a prisoner in the hands ot the Yankee for 15 months-
We congratulate him on his safe return to Dixie.
“Slope.’’
“Hope thinks it awful that young Ladies should ap
pear in public “on the stage.’* Well, “Hope.” as that
“■stage" serins to be .a “/ion* asinorum" with you,
let's cut down two planks, and put the ladies on the
floor. Is it wrong for youngladies fusing before decent
men and women ? That's the question we put to you.
If it is wrong to sing in public for charitable, Christian
purposes, then it is wrong for young ladies to do any-1
thing in public for the same purposes. It is wrong for
young ladies to preside at “Fair' - tables, for charitable
and Christian purposes—it is wrong for young ladies
to sing in a choir for Christian purposes. Wiiere does
“Hope” stop? Certainly it is just as immodest for a
young lady to get up in a parlor, where there is a pro
miscuous company, and sing tor private benefit, as it
would be to sing in public for charitable and Christian
purposes. Our friemT Hope” may think himself com
petent -to pass judgment on the conduct of a whole
community, hut we respect fully suggest tiiat heremoin
brr that this is not “New HnglanjJ” where men and
women are accountable to their neighbors for deeds
of conscience. There certainly can be no immodesty
in a young lady doing that tcluch a u-hnlc community
approves. It is this very reflection that makes South
ern ladies appear in pablie. Good men and Women
approve ; and what they approve must he right.—
“Hope” must revolutionize society before his notions
can prevail.
A Reverse in Ihe Valley.
Gen. Early has again been defeated in tbe Val
ley. He attacked Sheridan’s camp on the 19th sur
prising and routing the 18th and 19th Corps and
driving the 6th several miles, capturing 18 pieces
of artillery and 1390 prisoners. The enemy ral
lied and in turn attacked Early, causing his lfne
to give way. In the retreat the enemy captured
30 pieces of artillery. Net loss of artillery 23
pieces. We lost 1000 killed and wounded and
some prisoners. Gen Ramseur was seriously
wounded and taken prisoner. The enemy’s loss
I.nbor spent in vnin.
Many of our exchanges seem to be greatly txereisetl
ou the subject of reconstruction, and many very many
lopg aQdlaboured articles are from week to week wi itten
to prove that reconstruction should not take place.—
In our opinion there never was a more useless and un
necessary labor performed. Reconstruction at present
is impossible. Ifevety man woman and child in tic*
Southern Confedracy were in favor of going hack into
tbe Union, as we were before the war commenced, the
Ah dilion party at the North would not receive us.—
They believe it isHieir mission to destroy us root and
branch as Joshua destroyed the Canaanites. So long as
the Abolition party have the control of the U. S. gov
ernment ao long reconstruction is impossible. Their
intention is to exterminate the slave holders, amt to
divide our lands among their soldiers black aud white.
In order to do this they intend to lay waste the coun
try so that those of us who escape the sword shall die
by famine. Read Sheridan's report of his proceedings
in the valley ot Virginia and you will see there clearly
foreshadowed what the Abolitionists intend shall be the
fate of the South. Whilst the Abolitionists rule the
North it is folly to talk of reconstruction : they would
not entertain the proposition for one moment.
is reported severe.
Late Sews.
We hear nothing reliable from Genl. Hood’s
Army. Northern accounts say he is retreating to
Alabama. Forrest is reported in Kentucky. A
peace convention 1ms been held in Cincinnati, in
For the Confederate Union-
“BcneOt Concerts.”
Messrs. Editors : A Confederate soldier,
ting over the signature of “Hope.” in 3 our la
sue, has set his seal of condemnation unon th
wri
■;t is
• ap
pearance of 3'onng ladies on the stage, and seems
to he horrified at the risk to which the daughters
of our young Confederacy are thus exposing them
selves.
Now, this is a question'Which admits of argu
ment; and I think that Hope was not only too
hard ou the ladies of Milledgeville, hut that he
has also committed an egregious error in his hasty
condemnation. If there is a man who admires a
true, noble and modest woman, that man is my
self;' and no one would do more, or go farther to
shield her, or condemn her sooner for a want of
modesty, or any violation of the rules of conduct,
by which she should be governed; and if I
thought there was any wrong or harm in the part,
tbe ladies take in 'our home concerts. I would
most certainly raise my voice in opposition.
At every female school and coTfege in our land, j eoncerls
young ladies are required to appear on the stage
for examination in their various studies, uot. only
once during tin ir course ot education, hut at h e
end of each term : at these exhibitions they are
examined both in their studies proper, and required
to appear in grand musical concerts, and are often
made to represent trie different characters of dia
logues or charades. During every, and ell of these
exercises, their performances are subjected to the
strictest, scrutiny and criticism of the best critics
and judges of the land, who either laud thenr for
tlieir success, or censure them (or failure, never
once thinking it wrong for them to thus exhibit
themselves. Consequently if Hope condemns
the act in the one case, he must do so in the other;
and when lie does this he will arrnj- himself a-
gainsttlie wisest of the land Why have not the
sages and scholars of our land, those most inter-
For the Confederate Union.
To Confederate Soldier
I Who in the last issue of your paper dilated at
: largo upon modesty in woman aud irreverently up-
| prated to Ins Mu her to make that apparent which
none wished t^Lquestion, I would reply that while
! his premises inwj^be correct in the main, his con-
• e lisions were unwarrantable, his insinuations tin
I gentlemanly and his remarks wholly uncalled, for.
i I yield to none, not even himself, in my estimate
I of ail that is delicate and refined in tny-sex. Ed
ucated to feel that any display of woman's charms
for the sake of admiration was as revolting as
wrong, I have never followed the fashion of the
day in a public exhibition of myself on the stage
in the reading of eomposition at the annual com
mencement of a College, nor publicly sung at
concerts of the same, aud yet I have sung repeat
edly that my bare footed countryman might have
shoes to rover his feet while fighting for my lib
erties. and feel no other glow mantling my cheek
from the announcement, than that of pride that 1
have been able to add my mite in the furtherance
“of the cause.''
In tnename of my associates I indignantly re
pel the insinuations of “Hope.” I know not what
“proof positive” he could bring forward to sub
sfantiate the intimation that “all the finer sensi
bilities of woman were being seared” by these
For myself I am conscious of no such
“gradual imperceptible influence stealing over my
soul,” hut every day the greatness of the work to
which the women of the Bontli are consecrated,
viz: the nursing of the sick and wounded, cloth
ing of the soldier in the field, and raising of funds
to relieve the thousands destitute of our own sex
States are identical in the present struggle tor self
goverment. and wisdom aud true patriotism dic
tate that the military forces of ea'cu should aid liie
others against invasion and .subjugation, and for
this purpose we will recommend to our several
legislatures to repeal all such laws^s prohibit tire
Executives from sending their forces beyond tlieir
respective limits, in older that they may ren
der temporary service whereever most urgently re
quired.
Resolved, That whilst it is our purpose to use
every exertion to increase tiie strength and effi
eiency of our State and Confederate f. rcts, we
respecllally and earnestly lequest that the Con
federate authorities will send to the field every
able bodied man without exception, in any of its
rarious departments w hose place can be tilled by
cither disabled officers and soldiers, senior reserves
or negroes, and dispense with the use of all pro
vost and post guard, except in important cities, or
localities where the piesenca of large bodies of
troops make them necessary, and with all passport
agents upon railroads not in the immediate vi
cinity of the armies, as we consider.these agents
an unnecessary annoyence to good citizens and of
no possible benefit to the country.
Resolved, That we recommend onr respective
legislatures to pass stringent laws for- the arrest
and return to their commands of all dese>ters and
stragg'ers from the Confederate armies or State
troops, and that it be made the special duty under
appropriate penalties, of all civil and military offi
cers to am si and deliver to the proper authorises,
all such delinquents.
And whereas, the public enemy having pro- j
claimed the freedom of our slaves, are forcing into j
their armies the able bodied portion thereof, the !
more effectually to wage their cruel and bloody i
war against 11s. therefore be it.
Resolved. That it is the true policy and obvious
duty of all slave owners timely to remove their
slaves fioui ihe line of the enemy’s approach, and
especially those able to bear arms; anu when they
shall fail to do so that it should be made the duty
of the proper authorities to enforce the perfor
mance of this duty and to give to such owners
all necessary assistance as fast as practica
ble
Resolved. That t! e course of the enemy in ap
propriating our slaves who happen to fall into their
tia 1 ds to purposes ot war seems to justify a change
of policy on our part; and whilst, owneis of slaves
under the circumstances should freely yield them
to their country, we recommend to our authorities
under proper regulations to appropriate such part
of them 'o tha public service as may b a required
Resolved, That tlie State have the right to export
such productions and to import such supplies as may
be necessary for State use, or for the comfort or sup
port at their troops in service, upon any vessel or ves-
selsownedor chartered by them ; and that we request
Congress at its next session to pass laws removing aK
sincerely love their prate, ; ™u.
in Imr present struggle f( ir ‘. , ’ , “>re 1^ r
Governor directs that all ab.J^**P ,,,| deuo
and 2nd R.-gimen's of the from 1
join their Companies, or report v' ne ‘ " ho •»
within forty days from the I5th ,' here {<>
that is to say, on or b
■lore the 23rd
her. 1861— will he fully and uneunijj' '
doned, and returned to duty.
By order of the Commander iri-C’.
HENRY C. Wayc
21 Arij. Sc Ins r,.
O STORE AS» FOR
1 DO SACKS VIRGINIA SILT
IUO 39 do FAMILY 1 1.01 'K
3009 LBS IRON, 19 KEGS NAILS
5.9m) FINE sugars—CHEWING TOB
APPLE BRANDY AND CORN WHI>K
W. II- sec
Milledge*i!le, Oct. 18th, 1864. -
FOR SALE!
\
GOOD HORSE—suitable for l:,-,r-
ness or saddle. C’au be seen at mv . '2.
Father’s. * /Tifi
PH AS. A. tTuT
Milledgeville, Oct. !7th, 1864.
:e to farm
J wish.to hire several good and trust v Horn s.
* a th-in one or two u.^hI t'o.-ks,
I also want Provisions of all kinds, espi’eV -
Hams. laird. Butter, l*ork, &«• , and »«•-. .
bl<
Dies—Irish Potatoes, Cabbage, Tomato Tun
X.C B.Ht'Vf B 9
Washington Hall,Milledgeville Oct. 17'th.h \ t
MILLEDREVJLLE HOTEL.
SssQl the proprietor
memgfc
| IB ill
ill
IIBili'iXU s 9md-and will he happy to see
anil acquaintances. His elm
.such tiiat none will ol
)eet.
F. A. I]).
Milledgeville, Oct. IS, 1864.
Macon Telegraph & Confederate m ,i j n .j
eer will publish tri weekly until 1st N\,w
send bills to F. A. Hueon.
To Refugees.
r -PHE undersigned being the rightful M vi., r Ibj
I and unimproved lands in the countits »t fl, 1
Dooly. Irwin, Thomas and Brooks, offer? a l;i ■
four years to one family on 202 1-2 acre let> ai d
for two families on lots of 490 acres !‘,n tii. n
from said lots or parts of lots, before t!, xpiratii-i
.... .... , „ time given, will forfeit their labor iniimiii
restrictions winch have been imposed by Confederate those holding possession under lease for the !
authority upon such exports or imports by- the Status, j shall have a preference in purchase ot -
And lastly, we deem jit not iiiappropriatdto declare I all other applicants. .My address," Mari,'V :.-.
our firm and unalterable purpose, us we believe it to | LEViT.n v Ti ('v
he that of our fellow citizens, to maintain our right of | October 3rd, 1^64.
self government to»etablish out independence, aud 1 P^PDailv Telegraph end Confeu- • te v
to uphold the rights an l aoveieignty of tlieStates or to j publish the" above once a week for n‘ ur
perish in the attempt. I presentaccount to Messrs. Harris &Dei--eVi
Resolved, Tiiat tiie Chairman he mpisted to send , forpe viroi.:.
a copy of these resolutions U> his Excellency President i 1
Davis, and also one each to the President of theSer.ate ^dlXTV DA I Strom date apoiiuat;.
and the Speaker of the House of Representative to be ; *•’ to tiie court of Ordinary of 1, Piere
laid before the respective bodies. j order for leave to sell all tiie.iamis belo
rill b-
ituitv
- ngiiglui
1 — ' ) tate of Daniel J. Stone late of said eini,tv e,
rl . . „ JOHN STRICKLAND .v;
Hearing Apparelnoi laxed—Readers will breathe Sept. 5th,1864. (h. \v. o.i I'd 3 eo 1;
more freely after reading the following decision, which ! — 1 1. _
we hope will keep the tax collectors off from our j Notice /O Debtors and Creditors
shirts:
Treasury Department, C. S. A. . _ __
GEORGIA* Pierce CounlT
Rfedimond, , (fet , ]2 C l'864 A ' l I A^oneTa” ‘ of*Pirn '° t,1C 1
M * i t. ■ otone, if-ti-Cs 01 J jorco - c*onr w^
Col. Thompson Allen, Commission of Taxes: . [hereby requested to mnRv- Tiutin v .-.y
Sir: In reply to your communication of 3d inst.,re- ' and all persons having fleinands spi.it:-: <
turning the letter of Mr. Lj-on, with your opinion of the ' estate, willrender them m duly anthems;.
question presented by it, I beg leave to say tiiat I do J within the time required hv*la\v.
not think ft was th® purpose ot (*onjrress to tax the irTF4M sTPTrin ( \vi
exiled from home, makes me willing to bear the 1 r N wearing apparel.
purpose
necessary wearing apparel of the people of the Co'nfed
erate States. Such interpretation of the law would be
without precedent, and its execution would In; annoy
ing and offensive to the last degree to the public,
whilst the tax derived from it would be utterly insig
nificant.
I respectfully request, therefore, that yen will in-
struct, if it be necessary, your assessors and collectors
to forbear laying or demanding an}’ ta\ upon lieeessa-
?ept
JOHN STRICKLAND, Adm'r
Oth, 1864. Paid. 16
favor of peace on the basis of the sovereignty of ! ested in the education and advancement of wo
the States, and calling a Convention of the States
A gallant Ret.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer, Aug.
24th, 1864, writes of an incident of one of the late bat
tles, iu Virginia, as follows :
A portion of the 8th Georgia under C«pt. Lewis, and
a portion of Lane’s brigade, undet Major , bore
their parts well, and were among the foremost in that
gallant charge. Prior to this, un incident occurred well
worthy of mention. Captain Williamson, of the 8th
Georgia, arid six rnen being cut off from tlieir com
maud, came suddenly up in rear of tiie enemy's line of
battle, and determining not to surrender, the Captain,
before being discovered gave the command “Charge 1”
and,-to add force to this order, one of his men cried out:
''Forward, guide centre—march !” mid they rushed
forward with a yell. The enemy, panic-stricken by
tbe •udacn nois.-i tl their rear.wit bout waiting to ascer
mil the foree. fled i n contusion, and the Captain and
-«My and rejoined their
, • ' ' ,,yu Ku surely ana re
STRLM *S»» • "L s»
^ un.»
Tins galluut act was performed by Copt W \V
Williamson of the fith Ga. Regt, and son of .Maj \V
T. Williamson of this city. Capt \V. has served
long aud faithfully in the Army, apd been wounded
jeveral times, lie certainly deserves prtMHfitiou,
Voorhees has been re-elected to Congress, by ten
thousand majority. The vote in Ohio is very
close, and doubtful. Price is still successful iu
Missouri. Passengers on^unday night last re
port Hood's Army at Gadsden, Ala.
Special Correspondence Telegraph & Confederate.
From llir Front.
Jacksonville, Ala., Oct. 17,1864.
The road was first struck above Marietta, and
communication with Atlanta from that way to this
ceased. At Altoona Gen French made an unfor-
tunateattack. He lost many men and won noth
ing He was sent there under tho impression that
the garrison consisted of only three hundred, when
according to Sherman, tfn re was a whole corps.
Had he been a General of the proper capacity he
would have quichly learned the mistake of his
corps commander and drew off. Tfe refl«i^i that
the place was not captured was because that
would have interferred with the commanding Gen
eral’s plans, which was to accept no engagement of
importance, to attack no strong garrison, but to
reserve the whole strength of the army for bat
tles beyond the borders of Gcorgi;'.
From Alatoona a detour was made to the left,
and the Coosa crossed at several different pla
ces.
The confounded Yankees thought then they
would get a general battle near Rome, on last Wed
nesday. But General Hood amused them with a
squadron of cavalry while he passed on to Dal-
Shciman came upon the cavalry, and, think-
' man, objected to this thing? Why has custom
recognized it in every piyt-of our young govern
ing tbe whole rebel strength was behind them,
made his dispositions, for a pitched battle. The
cavalry skirmished and fought him for two days,
and finally drew off, worsted, it. is true, and of
course, but invaluable time was gained for ou that
day, (Thursday,) Gen. Hood gent in a ling of tiuce
to Col. Johnston at Dalton, and gave him five
minutes to haul down his colors.
This peremptory demand brought the Colonel to
our General in person aud lie begged and plead for
terms. But Gen. Hood told him that if lie was
in command of white-men instead of slaves, he
should be so treated; but that he would grant him
no terms. The Colonel thought the terms hard,
hut promptly hauled down iiis fl’ig and surrender
ed eight hundred negroes, two hundred and fifty
white men. one company of cavalry, one battery
of artillery, and a great quantity of stores, besides
ten or twelTe colors. Not a gun was tired.
Our men immediately ran up the Southern stan
dard and plundered the Yankee camp The ne
groes were‘striped of their overcoats and hats, and
under guard and the lash, put to work tearing up
the railroad They will not be treated as prison
ers of war, but if any of them ahould chance to
live long they will be reduced to their normal con
dition.
I should have mentioned that on the route to
Dalton, I’ilton was taken with its garrison of three
hundred and fifty. That during a reconnoisance
at Dug Gap Maj. Clare had a horse killed. Col
Beek, of the 23d Alabama, was killed, and Maj
Falconer wounded in the thigh. From Dalton tiie
army proceeded up the railroad except one or two
divisions, which went to Resacca for the purpose
of making a demonstration. There will be also
a demonstration made upop - Chattanooga, but
hardly a retj attach
ment? Why has the world for centuries looked
upon this, as Hope styles it, gradual destruction of
all the finer feelings of woman’s nature, and not
attempted to correct it? Simply because no
wrong or harm attaches to it, and condemnation
and remedies were not necessary.
One of Hope’s objections is an irremediable
evil, aud inherent in society. I have Sfen if, not
only in concerts, hut in the court room, at school
exhibitions, at public assemblies, and even at re
ligious meetings. It mattered not whether the
performers were discoursing musie almost heaven
ly, the strains of which, as thej' floated npon the
air, pleased and soothed the t.iue manly soul ; it
mattered not whether woids of wisdom were fall
ing upon tho attentive ear, from the tips of the
greatest of the land; nor whether the glorious
premises of a just God, wore being offered, with
the most persuasive eloquence, to sinful man; in
each and every case, this evii and foul blot upon
society's fair form will appear. Boys will be bad,
aud young men will he silly, and in the great
drama of life, in which we are all actors, we must,
at. times, expect to he “laughed, je- red. and whis
tled at,” for it is an evil of which we cannot rid
the world.
What astonishes rnp most in Hope's communi
cation, is the tact, that he is a soldier, and yet pro
claims his opposition to tho young ladies of Mil
ledgeville for doing good, and for helping our
young Confederacy iu this her hour of 'trial —
Since 4he commencement of the war, the women
of the South have rendered their name immortal,
by their noble fortitude, their needs of charity,
and their acts of kindness to our suffering sol
diers. They have cheered us on by their smiles
and hearty assistance, to a more determined re
sistance to a hated and Cruel foe: and in a word,
they have been to us a perfect bulwark, an auny
of defence. Without them, and without their
help, our ship of State would have stranded long
ago. and our fair land would have been a w. ste,
fit asylum for hooting owls and beasts of prey.
Hope says tie end does not justify the means—
that the cost is greater than the proceeds, and ad
vocates the raising of money by other means.—
Now I deny his premises, and I think, I have
shown otherwise iu wbat'goes before. Hope is
well aware, as is every one else, of the inutility
of trying to raise money for charitable purposts,
by appeals to our fellows, or by- contributions in
any other way ; if he is not, I would advise him
to try the people of his “dear old birthplace-”
He would soon find that, where one was willing
to contribute for the alleviation of human suifer
ing. a hundred would refuse his request; hut he
would also learn that .the hundred were willing to
contribute where they were reimbnised. Hence
I say the efficiency of the way is so great, and the
cost, if any, so little, that the young ladies of Mil
ledgeville, as well as elsewhere, are perfectly jus
tified. And I further say,-that their action, in-
censure of the few. who like * Hope” punctillious
ly fear the “irjury” to my sou!. No. The hero
ism which these sacrifices of personal ease and
personal feelings rail forth will never make ns
other than “true” women. I will not ask why
"If ipe” is at home hut I must, think he would he
better employed at the front than in newspaper
scribbling impeaching the motives of those who
in tli' ir limited sphere are .endeavoring to deserve
the highest, encomium “she hath done what she
could ” It is not my intention to be personal for
the author lias very considerately veiled his name
in mystery, but for fear he might again have his
fine sensibility shocked we give him timeiy warn
ing not to he present at our coilcert next week.
•‘Hope’’has gratuitously “pledged his life to his
wife,” we trust that he will be successful in the
possession of a “true woman” and will never be
disgraced bv an union with one of th* Milledge
ville ' SHOW GIRLS.
stead of unfitting them for society, has a tendency
to do away with false modesty, and fit them to
grace the parlor, and enable them to appear to
better advantage iu their association with the
sterner sex.
I bid you, then, young ladies of Milledgeville,
to continue in well doing, and Dot permit your
selves to be influenced by tbe squeamish notions
of o’er sensitive persons.
“SOLDIER."
Ohc Day I,liter from the Tnited State*.
AAV are indebted to the considerate courtesy of a friend
for a copy of the New York, Herald, of the 11th instant.
AA'e have space only for the following- including some
of the mi st infamous dispatches wliicli have yet il
lustrated Yankee military literature and morals:
Secretary-Stanton to Gen. Dix.
War Department, )
Washington, Oct. 10,1864. (
Mcjor General Dix, New York :
Tin- followingdispalch has been received from Major
General Sheridan :
AA’ooDoTOCk, Oct. 7,—9P. M.
Lieut Gen. IT. S. Grant:
I havgihe honor to report my command nt this point
tonight. I commenced inovir g back from Port Re
public, Mount Crawford, Bridgwater and Harrisonburg
yesterday morning.
Thegrain and forage in advance yf these points had
been previously destroyed.
In moving hack to this point the whole country from
the Bine Ridge to the North Mountain has been ren
dered untenable fora rebel army.
I have destroyed over two thousand barnsfilled with
wheat and hay and fanning implements, over seventy
mills filled with flour and wheat, have driven in front
ofthe army over four herd of *took, and have killed
and issued to tiie troops not less than three thousand
sheep.
This destruction enbraces the Luray valley and
Little Fort valley, as well as the* main valley.
A large number of horses have been obtained a prop
er estimate of which I cannot now make
Lieut. John It. Meigs, my engineer officer, was mur
dered beyond Harrisonburg, near Dayton. For this
atrocious act all the houses within an area of five miles
were burned.
Since I came intoihe Valiev from Harper’s Ferry
every train, every small party, and every straggler
has been bushwhacked by the- people, many of whom
have protection papers from commanders who have
hitherto been in the Valley'.
The people here are getting sick of the war.
Heretofore, they have had no reason to complain,
because they have been living in great abun
dance.
I have not been followed by the enemy to this
point, with the exception of a small force of rebel
cavalry*tliat showed themselves some distance be
hind my rear guard to-day. A party of one hun
dred of the 8th Ohio cavalry, which I had sta
tioned at the bridge over the North Shenandoah,
near Mount Jackson, was attacke.d by McNeil,
with seventeen men, while they were asleep, and
the whole party, dispersed or explored I think
they will all turn up. I learn that fifty-six of
them had reached Winchester. McNeil was mor
tally wouDdedand fell into our hands This was
fortunate, as he was the most daring and danger
ous of all the bushwhackers in this section of the
country.
P. H. Sheridan, Majtlr General.
(Signed)
Very respectfully,
G. A. TRENFTOLM,
Secretary of the Treasury.
GEORGIA, Jasper county.
W HEREAS, the estate of John Kinard. late
of said county, deceased, is unrepresented.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
persons concerned, to he and appear at my office
on the first Monday in December next, and take
the administration of said estate, or show cause
« hy the same shall not devolve upon the Clerk of
t’he Superior or Inferior 'Court, as provided by
law. *
Given under my hand officially, this 19th day of
Oct, 1864.
22 5t M. H. HUTCHISON, Ord’y
.GEORGIA, Pulaski County.
W HEREAS, Duncan C. Daniel, administra
tor of Paul Jones, deceased, applies to me
for letters dismission from said administration.
This is to eite all persons interested, to file their
objections, if any they ea», within the time pre
scribed by law, why fetters of dismission should
not. be granted the applicant in terms of the stat
ute
Given under mv hand aud seal of office, this the
20th day of Oct., 1864.
22 niflm JOHN FALE, D. Ord'v.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons having demands against iD-
b\ tate of Z. L Davis are requested to!.-,
them in duly authenticated, and all tfe «> k
ed to said estate are requested to come fawn
and settle at once.
L. L
IIARRELL. Adm'r,
of Z. L Davis, dee'
Hawkiusville, GA., Sept. 5th, 1864. j j s 16
GEORGIA Pierce county.
W HEREAS. Tabitha Guy, applies to
letters of Guardianship of the person a:
property of Salina Caroline fetoue, minor rl..
Daniel J. Stone deceased.
All persoiis will take notice and file object
if any they have, in terms of law, hy the first M<
day in November next, or said letters will be?"
ted II. AV GRADY, Ordinary
Sept. 5th, 1864. Pd $5,00. 175t
GEORGIA Pierce county.
\\/ t HEREAS E. D, Hendry applies to me for letters
If of guardianship of the persons am! property ot
Hester A. Stone, Isabel, l.Vasie, James A,Queen; \'i<-
torin and Mathew Stone all minor heirs ot Daniel J.
Stone deceased.
Ai! persons will take notice rt nd file objections if any
they have in terms of Law by the first Monday in
November next or said fetters will he granted
II AV. GRADY, Ord'y.
Sept.28th, 1861. (Pd$5.)- 22 5t.
GEORGIA. Pulaski County.
WHEREAS, A. J. Hargroves applies ten
Tv for lelters of administration on t De estate
Willis Harrell, late of said county, deceased
These are to cite all persons interested, to
tlieir objections, it any they have, within theticl
prescribed by law. why said fetters should not if
granted said applicant in terms of the s:..tute-r
Given under my hand aud seai of ffiev.f :
7th day of October, 1-64
20 5t JOHN J. SPARROAV.Ord'y
GEORG IA. Twiggs county.
\\riIEkEAS, Benjamin T. Ray, guardian of Ns:
*T L: Tull, applies to 1
me letters of disBiission.
These an- to cite nil parties interested to Du ai
pear at the Conrfcof Ordinary of said cenntyt
first Monday in December liext to show can*Cl
said Ray shall not bedismissed.
Given under my hand and official sicnatrre h"
7 th, 1864. *
J. E. MCDONALD.Oro'
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons indebted to the eswe of Job
-LiTuf
GEORGIA, Pierce county.
Y17HEREAS, Jane E. Bunco applies to me for let-
V * ters ot guardianship of the person and property
of Daniel Stone a minor heir of Daniel J. Stone de-
BACON.
'< k lbs. of clear Bacon Sides for sale by
1UUU WKIGBT &, BROWN,
Sept. 27th, 1564. 18 3t
property
of Daniel Stone a minor heir of Daniel J. §t
ceased.
All persons will take notice and file objections if any
they have in terms of Law by the first Monday in No
vember next or said letters will be granted.
H AV. GRADY, Ord'y.
Sept. 28th, 1861. (Pd.$5) 225t
GEORGIA, Berrien County.
A A r HE REAS. Clementine Jefcoat applies to me
TT for letters of administration on the estate of
Samuel Jefcoat, late of said county,’deceased.'
These are theref.. -.i ii'i and admonish all per
sons interested, to be and appear in my office
within the time prescribed by law, and file ob
jections, if any they have, or said letters will be
granted.
AVitness my hand officially, this Oct. 3rd, 1864
21 5t Pd $5 W. E. CONNELL, Ord'y.
GEORGIA, Pulaski County.
W HEREAS, Mrs. Mariah Rawls applies to
me for letters of administration on the es-.
late of John J. Rawls, late of said county, de
ceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the uext'of kin and creditors, to be
and appear at my office on or before tbe first Mon
day in December next, and show cause, if any
they can, why said letters should not he granted
said applicant in terms of the statute.
AVitness my hand and seal of office, this Oct
I2ih. 1864.
21 5t ’ JOHN FALE, D. Ord’y.
SALT FOR FLOUR.
5,000 FOR FLOUR T BY° EXCHANGE
WRIGHT & BROWN.
17 3t,
ufner. late of Beirien county, deceased,M' |
quired to come torward and make immediatep.‘
ment, and all persons holding demands up'-'
said estate, will present them in terms of the ■»*
DANIEL M. LUKE. ( . lmr -.
ELIZABETH J. TURNER. S
Oct. 3d, 1864, Pd $6 iv k c 21 ft
GEORGIA, Appling County.
gIXTY days from date application will he0*“' |
to the Court of Ordinary of said county- :ir
an order for leave to sell the land belong' 0
the estate of C. H. Middleton, late of said «c-
ty, deceased,
^ JOHN W. HARRIS, A'fr'
Oct. 3d, le64 j ^ oj9t
GEORGIA. Appling County.
S IXTY days after date application will he j
to the Court of Ordinary of said county,I
}
order lor leave to sell a negro woman, belo#*?
to the estate of John J. Courson. late 0: ^
county, deceased.
NANCY D. COURSON, Ad"'".
Oct. 3d, 1864.
01 9t
for If"
GEORGIA, Twiggs County. *
W HEREAS, Thomas Gibson applies to xg
ters of administration on the estate of I' 3 '
Cobb lute of said oouuty doccnstil. .
These are to notify nil parties interested ir-fyot
objections (if any they have) hv the regojjf.
this court on the first Monday in December at Jlai'-
Given under my hand and official Hgit' i
on, this 7th. October 1861. n Crd’>'
J. E. McDOX** ' —'
215t
GEORGIA, Berrien Countv-
- - - flies (T
{o’let-
W IIEREAS, Sabra Liles arf!l' eS t ,^ e 0 f 'XLodr-
ters of administration 011 the
* iers 01 aumimstration on
J. Liles, late of said coun '£A*Tmouish allf- ; '
These are Iberrfore
sons interested, to ** *" d h ®f p ?0 tile their» '
