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4 ,.<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 General Orders > No 29. It having been r r , respectable source _ ) fesen Line, now absent leave, left tin-ir c "i th to the- Go- ot ib * fthed” f'r Cn rn. v W,t3 under ,r” n 'P-'nie, enemy sweeping J ,lu - ( of their families, wi, Ir 'tonnes.. 11N \ 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» '