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Stau ^ConlederattStates Rights
THE CONFEDERATE UNION
( Corner of Hancock and IfilUinson streets.)
OPPOSITE THBCOPBTHQggE,
B#C €BtOf, HISBET & CO., SUtC PlteUIl.
Tuesday Morning, January 3, 1865.
Advertising nnd Job Work.
All advertising done at this office, -except with
persons with whom we have business transac
tions, must be paid for in advance No Job Work
will be executed at this office unless the money is
paid down when the work is ordered. This »s
positive.
The Constitutional!** and it* Cabbage-
head Correspondent, Junins.
In times like these, when thieving and robbery
are rife in the land, and when many persons once
considered respectable, are disposed to set all laws
human and divine, at defiance, it wou d seem o
be n sacred duty of the press to < ‘ heck “J* ^
nounce this growing licentiousness, rather than
to aid and encourage it. When it was discovered
that many articles of value had been taken from
the State House, the Penitentiary and the Lxe-
cutive Mansion, by persons in and around Mil-
ledgeville, the Governor believing that some ot
these things were taken and held under mistaken
notions of right, caused notices to be posted
around the town, inviting such persons as bad
any of the public property, to return it to an
agent appointed to receive it, and warning them
that, if it was not returned, a legal search, and
forcible re capture would be tbe next resort, goon
after these notices were posted op, a low, vulgar
piece of blackguardism, in writing, was pasted
upon a barber's pole, in which the writer abused
the Governor, and set bis power to recover the sto
len property at defiance. The strong sympathy
which seemed to exist between the thieves and
their champion of the barber’s pole, made it evi
dent to everyone, that this knight of tho barber
pole, had participated largely in the plunder.
W1 o this champion of thieves and knight of the
tho barber pole is, we do not pretend to know,
but it is now very evident that he and the Con
stitutionalist's correspondent, Jusius, are one
and the same person. In a late number of the
Constitutionalist, we see the entire article taken
from the barber’s pole, and transferred to the col
umns of that paper, over the signature of Junius.
Now it is doubtful whether any one but the author
could have copied that effusion entire from the
barber’s pole, and it is very certain that no one
but the author would have taken the trouble to
seud it to Augusta for publication. Thus then
the knight of the barber's pole turns out to be
one and the same person with Junins. We do
not now believe be is a Confederate officer. 1 he
knight endorses the thieves. Junius endorses the
kniglit, and the Constitutionalist endorses Junius;
but who will endorse the Constitutionalist ? I hat
paper, after publishing and endorsing the effu
sions Ot Junius, is iu much the same condition
iu which Coleridge found the River Rhine alter
it had washed the dirty city of Cologne.
“The River Rhine, it is well known,
Doth wash the City of Cologne:
But tell me nvmph what power divine,
Can henceforth wash the River Rhine.”
Our C’hristmfis.
The past week has indeed been a gloomy one,
around, above, below, inside. Ihe news was
gloomy, and the weather seemed to take its hue from
the military situation. Eggs are rare articles
about here, since Sherman's hen roost robbers paid
ns visit; and that cut off tbe supply of egg-nog, the
only solace that many could have fonnd under the
many depressing surroundings. It was enough
to .give nny good man, even the editor of a news
paper, (who is admitted on all hands to be made
of good stuff for hard use.) a fit'of the blues to
have lived in the last woek of 1864. W ithin the
first two or three days of tbe week, we had the
news of Hood’s defeat, Sherman’s occupation of
Savannah, and the death of Gcuerals Forrest and
Prico. two of the Lest fighters in tho Confederate
army. Here was a budget of news sufficiently
damp to take the starch out of the stillest faith
amongst us. And then we had no set off to all
this depressing news. Nobody invited us to a
“merry Christmas” at their house, and we had
nothing at ours to be merry with,—no tuibey to
stop the aching in the void: no doughnuts to pac-
jfy.the restless gastric juice, and no corn juice to
put all tho juices in us to running around and
keeping warm. Oh, it was not like Christmas
was ir. boyhood days. But we saw some happy
children and niggers, happy in spite of Sher
man’s robberies and the rainy weather. “When
ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise”-—so said
the Poet and he knew 6ome things as well as oth
ers. The gloomy w eather is gone—the season of
disaster to our army, we pray God is over. Let
os hope for brighter and better days, and strive to
be better, and we certainly will be, happier men.
The
While tho streets are sonorous with the lamentations
of croakers, and people of every class and profession
are wearing long faces, and beginning to doubt the suc
cess of the Revolution, thank God the PresH is cheer
ful, hopeful .bright hearted and sanguine. With one or
two exceptions, every newspaper in the Confederate
States is brimful of confidence. Every page, eve ry
lino, almost, appeals to tho reader, stirriDg the embers
of his faltering faith, and bracing up the tottering fab'
no of his hope. We rejoice that it is so. May it always
be so. While some short sighted people would suppress
tho Press, or hide its great light under a bushel, we re
joice to see that the masses of men iu this Confeder; cy
are wise enough to appreciate its powerful agencies
in working out the great problem of liberty aud indc-
pendenoe.
Tlie Memphis Appeal.
The obstmetion to the Mails has deprived us of the
regular visits of one of the best papers among our ex
changes. By the last Western Mail we received ten
copies of the Appeal. But though delayed we found
n feast of good things in the package, furnishing us
about the only treat we had during Christmas. The
Appeal is a large, well filled, ably conducted daily
journal. It is high toned, spirited, thoroughly in for
the War, nnd well and plainly printed. It i, t ] )e •
est.daily in the Confederacy, containing daily almost
double the amount of reading matter of many of its
contemporaries. It is published by McClanahan and
Pill, at Montgomery Ala. Terms, $6. per month.
Wbal n ,T3nu.
^ few days ago it was stated positively, that the Tan
kee Cavalry General Kilpatrick, was shot in tht ea
Now wc hear that the same mau lias shot ahead iu t i.
diree.tiou of Thomasville.
w r — -—
flhermoa
Sherman will be the lion of the da> m I ar, •
cles, because he captured in a forty day s march a city
that could not be captured, in the
by the naval and land forces of the Federa Gov ern
ment Hi« cruel nature entitles him to be the God of
such a people as the Yankees. They have now got an
idol worthy of their worship. Lincoln will never be
satisfied until he gets Beast Butler in Savannah. About
next March or April the Beast will visit Savannah to
warm his stiff paws in the sweet sunshine of our sea
port city, vent his spleen on gentle women and inno
cent children, and steal the spoons and plates and valu
ables from the houses of the unfortunate citizens.
A Wanton Outrage.
“Mr. (Hugh Treanor, a respectable citizen of Mil-
ledgeville. was wantonly killed, iu that city, while the
enemv had possession of it. W e learn that a party of
the enemy went to his rdsidence.and demanded his g<>id,
and silver, and when informed by him, he had none,
one of the party drew a revolver, and shot him in the
heart, from the"effect of which he died in a short time ”
We clip the above from the Countryman, where it
appears as an extract.but no credit given. We assure
friend Turner there is not a word of truth in it. The
Yanks did not even burn Mr. Treanor's mill at the city
much less take his life. A Mr. Patrick Cain, overseer
for Dr. Jarratt.was killed by the Federala, for what rea
son we are not advised.
From Wilmington.
The enemy’s fleet consisting of some oO vessels
of war, of all shapes and sizes, led by tbe famous
Ironsides made a furious attack on I ort I isher
noar Wilmington, on th* 24th ult. After a heavy
bombardment for several hours, the enemy put out
disgruntled: Forter and Butler did not have the
pleasure of giving Wilmington to Old Abe, as a
Christmas gift. Our casualties were very few-.
Report*.
In the absence of official information through the
medium of the telegraph, the country is filled with
reports, many of which have no foundation iu fact.—
We caution the public against the thousand and one
reports put in circulation by idle and bad people who
think there io not,real suffering enough in the country,
but that a supply of artificial trouble should be added
Since last Thursday we have heard of the death of the
President, also Gen. Hood, Gen. Price and Gen'.'For
rest. Now, we discredit all these reports. Neither ha^
been confirmed. Bad as our fortunes usually are at
the close of the year, we are very far from believing
that we are any worse to-day, so far as the cause is
concerned, than at this time a year ago. Again we
caution our readers against reports set afloat by thought
less and crue 1 people.
Slier in nn’« Christmas Gift.
Sherman -writes Lincoln as follows,—I beg
leave to present you as a Christmas Gift, the city
of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns, plenty of am-
munition, also about 25,000 bales of cotton.
lie scarcity of labor, we e short. It is, however, th-
•pinion of military men, that, by careful foraging,
Hood can collect io that country, friendly as it is to
!iim, enough corn to subsist his urmy on for some time:
and, SB the mills have not been generally destroyed,
he can have Ids corn ground.
The great Sheibyville mills, where Bragg lyvi bis
meal gn-und while at Murfresboro and Tuiiahoma, are
still extant and can be used to H"od. It is not ahso
lutely certain, therefore, that he must retreat for waul
of provisions—it will not do to depend upon starving
him out. But we must not forget that, owing his sub
sistence to fo-aging exclusively, he can not live any
longer than he can command the country with his cav
alry. As soon as he is hard prerssed he must stop for-
aging, and then very soon lie will be out of rations.
Frtm middle
Tennessee
North.
by way of the
53P Gen. Beauregard has made a demand, for
1000 negroes, from some of the counties on the
Georgie Rail Road, to repair the road from Greens
boro to Atlanta. He expects to complete the work
in ninety days.
The Georgia militia under Gen. G. W.
Smith, passed through Augusta on Wednesday
last. *
Old Mssno.
Both Houses of Congress has p assed a bill ex
tending the time until July 1st 1865 to exchange
old issue Confederate notes for the new. The Pres
ident will sign the bill.
Au Interesting Incident of tlic Hattie of
Franklin.
We learn from a private letter, by a participant in
this sanguinary fight, that the gallant Missouri brigade.
According to Northern papers. Hood has been
attacked by Thomas, and badly repulsed From
the accounts in the Yankee papers it seems that
on Thursday, Dec. 15. an attack was made on
Hood’s lines around Nashville, by Gen. Thomas,
who held that city
On our'fifft the attack was aided by the Federal
gunboats, and at that point it succeeded. On our
right the attack was unsuccessful, Hood holding
his ground till night.
The enemy claim that our left was pressed back
eight miles, aud also that our centre retreat-d
two or tlyee miles The number of prisoners
claimed to have beeu captur-d, “between eighr
hundred and a thousand,” would indicate no con
siderable disorder in our lines The number of
pieces of artillery (sixteen) is out of proportion
to the captures, and was probably due to some ac
cident. *
Hood is reported, on'tbe next day, to be retreat
ing in full column.
Gen. Chalmer’s headquarters and train and
another train of twenty wagons were also cap
tured by the Yankee.
Hood was driven during the fight from his
whole line of entrenchments except those on his
extreme left.
Yankee dispatches say Hood cannot retreat by
the way he entered Tennessee.
At last accounts Hood was this side of Frank
lin. The citizens of that place represent the
Confederate army as being completely demoral
ized.
Other despatches; unofficial; from Nashville,
state that 1,000 prisoners were captured by Wil
son, aud that General Rousseau, commanding at
Murfreesboro’ reports Forrest killed and 1,500'of
his men captured.
The Superintendent at Nashville reports that
the railroad from Nashville will be open to nig.'it,
and will rapidly follow Thomas, thus furnishing
him supplies, and enabling him to push on after
Hood.
A dispatch say General Breckinridge is at. Spar
ta, Tenn , endeavoring to forma junction with
Hood.
Confederate Gen. Lyon with four thousand men
men at last advices was twenty miles above Fort
Doneison, moving on Hopkinsville. Ky. The
Yankee garrison at that place is a small one.
War Dep’t. C. S. A. )
Richmond, Dec. 19, 1364. $
Mayor of Milledgeville, Ga :
Sir: You are authorized to draw upon Mr. Win.
Collie Esq Wilmington X. C. for the sum of Five
Thousand dollars to bo applied to the relief of those
who have been leduced to poverty by the recent pas
sage of the enemy through Georgia. "
Alexander Collie Esqr. a liberal merchant of London
has placed at my disposal a fund for charitable pur
poses, and I take pleasure in devolving a portion of it
to the purpose indicated.
Mr. Wra. Collie will be informed of this letter aud
requested to honor your draft.
Very respectfully,
JAMES A. SEDDON,
. Secretary of War.
Milledof.vii.le, Georgia,?
Dec. 29th, 1864. )
Hon.James A. Seddon, Secretary of War,
Richmond Va :
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of 19th iust., “authorizing ine as Mayor
of the city of MilledgeviUe, to draw cn Win Collie Esq.
Wilmington, N. C. for the sum of Five thousand dollars
to be applied to the relief of those who have been re
duced to poverty, by the recent passage of the enemy
through Georgia.”
I have this day drawn upon Mr. Win. Collie, accor
dingly, and beg you to assure our unknown benefactor
in London, that his opportune and munificent bounty,
‘for charitable purposes” could not have been bestowed
on a more needy and grateful people, and to yon r—If,
iiam Missouri ongaae. : . ... T
led by the brave <».id noble Ghr.'.. Cm-krill, aud attached f° r J' our timely consideration of our necessities, Ire.
to French’s division, entered the fight 680 strong, and i return yon, in the name of the people I represent, the
brought out only 261, having lost 419 men, killed,
wounded and missing. In speaking of the charge
made by this brignde. our informant -nvs: “In a very
few minutes, Gen. Cockrill returned, riding his wearied
hoise, and severely wounded in three plaees. The
horse of Colonel Gates, of his brigade, which so often
followed Gefl. Cockrill’s, over many a weary mile,
turned, and by instinct, followed him from the fu-ld
also, the rider, shot through both amis, being unable
to guide him. I shall never forget the steady, calm
gaze of this old hero of many a battlefield, ua lie sat
his horse erect as a statue, his paralized arms hanging
to his side. I assisted him irom his horse and he was
borne from the battlefield ”
Many of this brigade fell on nnd in the jcnemy's
works.' Two color sergeants passed over, nnd a few
others. But they aud the little force of Col. Adair
were too weak to remain and were compelled to retire
and abandon thcjield with the rest.
The enemy lmd a ditch in front of his last intrencli-
ment, and our informant adds: Major General Cle
burne was killed and fell in the .enemy's ditch. Brig
Gen. John Adatns was fouud in the enemy's ditch, and
I saw his horse etretclied dead on top of the enemy’s
main line.
Over the dead at Frankiin, may we’.l be inscribed
hereafter, the simple but truthful epitaph, “Pause,
traveler! you tread upon the dust of-heroeb.”
From the Cincinnati Commercial of the Cth.
Northern View of tl»«* Mifiintioii In Jlitldlc
Tennessee.
That Horfd's urmy forms a line of battle within two
miles of Nashville, is not very pleasant reading; but
if the facts are calmly ai.d intelligently considered, there
will be no imminent peril discovered in the situation.—
Thnie was great danger dise.oved a few days ago.—
That portion of our army on the retreat from Pulaski
to Nashville was in a most critical condition, aud would
have beeu annihilated if the genera) management had
not been, on our side, that of alert aud capable officers
and on the side ot the rebels that of a slovenly confi
dence. The safety of the 4th and 23d corps, with the
garrisons from Pulaski to Nashville, and all the prop
erty, is in itself cause fo: congratulation. And in ad
dition the bloody cheek given Hood at Franklin has
materially weakened him. Then we have concentra
ted our forces at Nashville in good order and good
morale.
The explanation of the policy pursued by General
Thomas Is his temporal j inferiority in cavalry. Hood’s
cavalry, under Forrest is nearly fifteen thousand strong,
and, as our cavalry is not so strong the enemy can,
for the time, sweep the country.
General Sherman took with him most of the well
mounted men in his department. Of course it would
be improper to speak of this if the fact were not ns well
known to the rebelsjis to ourselves. An additional
fact may be mentioned that is of some moment. There
has not been ns energetic nnd efficient work at Louis
ville in providing dismounted cavuliy with horses aud
equipments,as Gen. Sherman had reason to expect.
W e have spoken of the advantage of the rebels as
temporary. It, is so strictly. In a very short time our
inouuted force will be made superior to that of the
enemy, and then, if not before, Hood must place him
self south of the Tennessee river, if he can.
The rebels cannot take Nashville by assault,and they
have uot a siege train or ammunition to besiege U^r-
They will not be able to cut off®*—•■••■mention with
that place, and. tl—civre, they cannot starve us into
evacuation.
Evidences have appeared of an intention of Ilood to
cross the Cumberland and move into Kentucky, but
as long as the river reuiuius at its present stage lie will
find tie cnteqjrise of crossing it, one attended with
great difficulties. The river is patrolled both above
and below Nashville, by gunboats that would soon run
down a pontoon bridge. It is not likely Hood can
cross the river unless lie makes the attempt as high up
as Carthage, aud there he would have a rough and
lean country to drag his army through
M hether Ilood can supply himself in Middle Ten
nessee with provisions and ammunition, is a question
of the greatest importance. We. hold firmly the rail
road to Chattanooga, so that nothing for the rebel nr-
my can come from that direction. The nearest iioint
ot rebel railway to Hood is Florence, Alabama and it is
known that he seut back his supply train that point
the other day, especially, it was thought,to bring tip
ammunition. Tho rapidity with which ammunition is
consumed in action, may be judged from the fact that
in tho fight at Franklin, the other day, we expended
one hundred wagon loads.
While Ilood might bring up from Florence a suffi
ciency of amunition, his transportation is not ndequate
to the task of hnuliDg provisions from that point to the
neighborhood of Nasnville There is a good deal of
109m in Middle Tennessee, though the crops in that re-
gion, owing to the unsettled state of the country and
most earnest assurances ot personal regard.
Respectfully,
Your obt. servt.
B. B. DeGUAFFENRIED,
Mayor.
General Johnston.
Public opinion everywhere is strongly in favor
of placing Gen. Johnston in command of the
Army of Tennessee. We should be rejoiced to
see it.
XTlt The Constitutionalist says Gov. Brown will
soon convene tho Legislature. We have heard
that the Governor will convene the Legislature
as soon as necessary repairs can he made at the
Capitol, and ihe Railroad put in order from Ma
con to MilledgeviUe.
The Tennessee Front.
The editor of the Meridian (Miss.) Clari
on giYes the following details of a conver-
jsation with an officer of the army of Tenn
essee, which etnbrances the last intelli
gence yet received. The officer states
that on Thursday morning, the loth, the
enemy formed a line of battle in the front
of Gen. Sear’s brigade of French’s division,
on the left of the Hillsboro pike, and at
the same time advanced in heavy Hues of
battle in front of the cavalry near the
Hardin pike, threatening tqcut off Ector's
brigade of French’s division, which was
two miles distant of tho Hardin pike. Col
onel Coleman, commanding Ector’s brig
ade of French’sdivision, then fell back by
swinging around and formed the extreme
left of the army.
As the enemy advanced and extended
to our left they passed Gen. Walthall’s
division aud Sear’s brigade, and obliged
them to fall back, and the line was formed
betweed the Hillsboro’ and Granny White
pikes, supported by Johnston’s division.
Ector’s brigade occupied a high hill on
our extreme left. Johnston s on his right,
less commanding, on the plain beyond.—
About 4 P. M. the enemy pressed Johns
ton from his position and pierced the cen
tre of our left wing and nearly gained the
Granny White pike, when it became dart
and the fightipp’ coo-.J.
Ouieman, with Ector’s brigade, held his
position all night, and thus checked the
advance of the enemy. No fighting oc
curred on the centre or right.
That night our line was formed near the
Granny White pike and across it. Ec
tor’s still being on the left, supported by
General Bates on the left.
Tbe next morning the action commen
ced early by cannonading on both sides,
and continued till 10 A. 11., when every
thing indicated a general engagement.
Our loss on Thursday was small, while
that of the enemy was much greater from
ourj advantage of position. Gen. Sears
was wounded and had his leg amputated,
bnt wae doing well. We hope to get fur
ther particulars in a few daye.
Seventeen hundred Yankees prisoners,
captured by our forces at different places
on the advance toward Nashville, arrived
at Barton, on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad to-day.
The last bntlle in Tennenoee.
We publish to day a Yankee account of ihe last
battle in Tennessee. Notwithstanding the Yan
kees clainf a victory over Hood, and say he is re
treating in confusion, it will be seen by the w>
c uut of the Cincinnati Gazette, that the Feder
al* suffered terribly.
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The last Sattle in Tennessee.
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes a
vivid description of the battle of the
lGth—the second day’s fight before
Nashville. The day opened cloudy,
with indications of rain. There was a
dense fog at an early hour, but this
soon cleared away. After describing
the disposition of the Federal forces,
the Yankee account says :
At about half-past eight o’clock our
batteries opened from a hundred pieces
simultaneously along the entire lines.
The rebel artiilery replied feebly.—
Schofield marched down the Granny
White Pike, carefully concealing his
strength, and placed his corps direct
upon the enemy’s left flank, Steadman,
at the same time, working hi6 force
forward, the enemy in the meantime
strengthining his advance line.
Kimball’s first divis^in moved for
ward to the charge, firing volley after
volley more than once, but still steadi
ly pressed on until within half pistol
shot, when the enemy’s fire became so
deadly that our men, in order to return
it more effectually, came to a halt,
longer, perhaps, than any troops ever
remained in such a position. They
stood and fired furiously at the ene
my, but they could not remain and
live. A few gave way and fled in
disorder.
The whole line staggered, and had
the rebels done nothing more than
kept up their deadly fire, we should
have been driven back, but thev made
a movement to shift their artillery,
which our men received as au indica
tion that they were about to abandon
their line,and raising aloud shout, the
division, with fixed beyonets, rushed
impetuously forward, and, swarming
over the works, captured such rebels
as had not fled. They had time to
get away two guns, but the rest fell
into our hands.
As soon as the preliminary success
was achieved, General Thomas, who
was seen during the day in the very
front of line of battle, ordered a charge
along the entire line.
McMillan’s brigade rushed right up
on three rebel batteries and carried at
the point of the bayonet, the salient
point of the rebel works. In a few
moments the enemy’s works were eve
rywhere taken.
Wood and Steadman, on our left, were
now prepared to assault the rebel right,
which was still unbroken. Under cover
of a tremendous (ire from our guns Golonel
Post’s brigade moved forward, and
Straight’s brigade of Samuel Beatty’s di.
vision formed on his right, and immediate
ly on Post’s left. Thompson's colored brig
j ade was drawn up, and Morgan’s colored
brigade was next on tbe left.
The enemy reserved his fire until Boat’s
brigade commenced to climb tbe bill, when
a perfect hurricane of shot and shell and
canister tore through his ranks. In the
face of this fire our men steadily advan
ced. The colored troops vied the whites
iu the persistent energy with which they
forced their way up the hill.
Thompson’* men, in endeavoring to pass
around to. the left, met a terrible flank
fire which confused their ranks. The
troops on the right, terrified by the terri
hie fire, paused an iustant, and at this
juncture Colonel Post was mortally woun
ded. In a moment all order was lost, and
our men, whose conduct had immortalized
them, rushed back, confused and bleeding
to tbe line whence they started.
Wood soon reformed his broken battle
lines and issued orders for the renewal of
the assault, while Post’s veterans again
assailed the hill directly, and Thompson’s
Africans moved on the rebel right. Elli
ott’s and Kimbali’s divisions were hurled
like a thunderbolt against the rebel left.
The rebel fire blazed forth anew, but
our soldiers carried the entire works, with
their guns, aud drove the rebels'from the
hill. This was the last stand the rebels
made, and their whole army was now flee
ing, and hajl not night intervened the ar
my would have been destroyed.
The appearance of the battle field was
horrible in the extreme. Rain was fall
ing rapidly and the ground was thickly
covered with dead and dying, tho equip
age torn and trodden in the mud, was min
gled with scattered artillery wheels and
fragments of exploded caisons.
The results of the battle are five thous
and prisoners, thirty cannon and seven
thousand small arms.
A Dutch Adventure —Belonging to the 5th
Alabama Infantry, was a Dutchman rejoicing in
tbe beautiful name of Jacob Schwartz Schwartz
was particularly fond of “hen fruit,” and never
failed to lay in a supply when a" opportunity of
fered. On one occasi on be had secret, d a dozen
beneath the floor of his tent. Early in the morn
ing he hastened to ill's treasure, but instead of
eggs, found a pole car snugly ensconced wut
» •• t Happened wo will give you in Schwart's own
words:
“Von tarn plack, vite striped, spotted puppy
dog. come get under my tent, eat all my egg, and
by golly^when I dries to trive him away lie fling
aroung mit me—phew ! SHnk heap like ter tevil
—forty men could schmeli him in a minite.’’
Where is Kilpatrick ?—We feel
authorized to aunounce, almost offici
ally, that there is no force of the ene
my on this side ofthe Altamaha river;
and that the last known of a small
body of the enemy’s cavalry in that
vicinity is, that it was retiring towards
Riceboro* and Darien. Consequently
all apprehepsions should be dismissed.
[TcLSf Confed.
C\MIA\>.K \0iICE NO.—13. !
Richmond, Dec. 1.1864.
1. All Confederate officers and men who have been
delivered by the Federal authorities at any place prior
to November 25th, 1864, are hereby declared to be ex
changed.
2. All officers and men of the Vicksburg capture of
July 4th, 18 13, who reported at any parole camp, either
East or West of the Mississippi River, at any time
prior to November 1st, 1864, are hereby declared to
be exchanged.
RO OULD,
December 6,1864. Agent ° f Excha ^
I ''WO months after date application will be
made to the honorable Court of Ordinary of
Jones county, for leave to sell the land and a ne
gro woman, belonging to the estate ot James A.
Blow, deceased, for the purpose of a division.-—
Terms on th* day of sale.
* WILLIAM BLOW. Ei<
Sept. 23rd, 18G4- 18-9t
WAR TAX OFFICE.
FORSYTH, Dec. 26, 1864.
T HE following Circular from the Secretary 01
the Treasury is published for the information
of Tax payers
When Certificates shall be returned to have
others of a less amount issued, they must be re
turned to the Depositary, who issued them. Tax
payers will p(|ase recollect this
Certificates will be received after January 1,
1865, in. payment of Taxes which were due and
payable in 1864. but not paid in J864, on account
of inability in Collectors to receive th*m.
E. G CABANIS8,
- State Collector Ga.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, C. S. A ?
Richmond Dec. 2,1864. \
CIRCULAR INSTRUCTIONS,
To Depositaries of the Treasury in reference to
issue of four per cent. Certificates to Tax pay
ers, &c.
Depositaries of the Treasury who have issued
certificates for f<nr percent bonds, (under Act
17th February, 1864), to Tax payers in sums too
large to meet their payments of taxes, are hereby
authorized and instructed, upon application, to re
ceive back such certificates, and issue therefor
like certificates for similar sums.
Such re-issue of certificates shall be made only
in multiples of one hundred dollars, and shall be
limited in number, if possible, to one certificate
for an amount approximating the tax to be paid,
aud another for any balance remaining of the
amount of the original certificate
G. A. TRENHOLM,
Secretary of Treasury. •
I^* The Augusta Constitutionalist, Atlanta In
telligeucer, Columbus Enquirer, Georgia Times,
i LaGrauge Reporter, Albany Patriot. Southern
1 Whig, Athens ; Southern Recorder ai.d Confeder
ate Union, wiil give the above one insertion and
I forward their aceonnts in duplicate aud receipted
! to this office for payment.
E G. CABANISS,
State Collector.
Dec 27, 1864.ju It
communicated-
Jo S tt«« S .t,helor,ri„ rt#olt<(fBald
As the day for the election of .1•■ ..
Court is near at hand, I would niosi r ^fori.n-
attention to the merits and claims 0 f 'hilly ( . a q
bents. Without disparagement to ,1, T^scnt iucum-
fitness of any other aspirant whose und
seated, it is but due to say, that »i, ne nia - v k ri '-
have most zealously aud faithfully ,i,„ e Court
dous and complicated duties devolved ^ Rr F e ‘* ** le ar-
Four years of experience has not oul v ( , 1,1 —
with the general routine of Court busin ^united them
them familiar with all the details of our Jut
ties. It will be safe to say, that the ilu t j Int ^ n “ c< ‘ 8s i'
ferior Court consume more time, and ;■.*? , “ e la-
care and responsibility than do those oftk » e . ,nore
the Superior Court. The legislation of o’.' u, k r es of
the last four years has made *these officer* t * t>r
measure, the guardians ot the public inter,*! * K , e!lt
custodians of its bounty. In this county, the,
have been watchful, zealous and efficient’* “ fncer »
without auv pecuniary compensation—old um vvl "n
citizens—they should reasonably expect their , ful
m the approbation of a grateful public. As a n^ nl
of right aud compliment, I would suggest that the n
pie endorse their merit at the ballot box at tic-
proachiug election, by giving them a cordialsnunort P "
Black Horse Stolen*
O N Monday, 21st Nov., the Yankees took, from *,
house, the old black horse we were iu Hie hchi; ■
driving to our buggy. He is ten or twelve years <» c
«triug-lmlt, stiff, brokeu-wiuded, a mi blind in one tv,
ami probably was dropped between this place uud
MilledgeviUe. Any frieud knowing where he is, will
please inform us.
J. A. TURNER.
Dec. 20,1864. 29 tf.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL PERSONS having demands against the
estate pf John Haas deceased, are hereby no
tified to present them legaljy authenticated, and
debtors to said deceased are requested to mal e
payment to
MARY E WILLIS. Adm’x,
Dec 27th 1864 gt) 9t. with the will annexed.
• TAX NOTICE.
A LL those who have not paid their State and
County Tax, must settle the same by the 25tb
January next.
L. N. CALLAWAY, T. C.
Dec. 31st, 1864. 30 2t
HEADQ RS CAVALRY CORPS, (
k^arderville, Dec, 25, ’64. j
Capt. Shannon, commanding Genera! Hood’s
scouts, will, pursuant to orders from General
Ho d, report to me for duty. J WHEELER,
dec27 30 3t. Major General
Georgia papers copy three times and send bills
to Constitutionalist office.
RESERVE MIMTU,
HEADQUARTERS, )
Wacom, Ga., Dec. 19, 18G4. I
GENERAL ORDERS No.-]
I All parts ofthe State, except the sea coast and a
small garrison at Dalton, being relieved from the pres
ence of the enemy, the Reserve Militia who have re
sponded to the call of the Governor, and are now in
camps of organization, who have not been ordered to
report to Major General Smith, are hereby furloughed
until further orders fRiiri these Headquarters.
II. The organizations completed in camp, or at home
under special orders, will be maintained, subject to any
future call which necessity may, in the opiuiou of his
Excellency, demand. Inthe meantime, they will under
the direction of the officers commanding in their re
spective counties perforin police and patrol duty for
two days, vix : Friday and Saturday in each week.—
The; will exteud all needtul protection to citizens, and
special care will be taken to guard the homes of wives
and families of soldiers who have died, or who are iu
service, from depredations of thieves and marauders.
They will arrest all stragglers and deserters, and Hend
them, if Confederates, to the uearest military post—or,
if State troops, to the Commandant of the Camp at
Macon.
III. They will arrest all men under fifty years of age,
pubjeet to serve with the troops under Genera! G. \V.
Smith, and send such to the Commandant at Macon,
to he forwarded to their command.
IV’. They will, at ull times, act as a county police,
and arrest all suspicious persons liable to service, ex
amine their papers, and send all such as are attempt
ing to pass without proper authority, to the Command
ant of the nearest military post.
V. Officers in command of companies will report
weekly to their superior officers, commanding Regi
ments or Battalions ; and these will make monthly re
ports to these Headquarters.
VI. The Militia iu any county, who do not conform
promptly to these orders, will be held for field duty.
VII. All men in the various counties subject to the
call ot his Excellency, of the 19th ult., and who have
failed to report for duty, will be required to perform
such extra service in their respective counties, as the
officer commanding shaii deem necessary.
VIII. All armed details, sent to various counties to
arrest and bring up persons refusing to respond, will
report to their respective camps, with tjio persons ar
rested, nnd will deliver them to the commandants of
the camp, to be reported by them to the Coinmander-
in-Chief for proper action. They will, on their return,
deliver their arms to the commandant of their camp,
nnd then ba released oa furlough under these General
Orders.
IX. The Commander-in-Chiaf takes this occasion te
express his thanks to the Reserve Militia, who have
responded with such alacrity to the call of their State
in her hourof trial,
By order of JOSEPH E. BROWN,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
VY K.DeGrakfenried.
Dec. 21 It. Major and A. A. G.
40
Wanted Immediately.
healthy able bodied negro men to cut and haul
u R. R. and work at the
wood for the Gov. au
MiU. Such hands will be exempt from conscription.
J. H. JONES.
Gordon, Ga. Dec. 26th, 1864. • 30 1L
DOCTOR, HOLMES
H AS removed his office and residence to the house
next to the Masonic Hall on Wayne St,and having
permanently located in MilledgeviUe, he renews -the
offer of his services in the practice of medicine, mid-
xvifery and surgery.
Dec. 26th 1864.
Pd.
29 It
NOTES LOST OR STOLE*.
T HE following Notes were stolen or destroyed
by the Yankee Army while at MilledgeviUe
One note on I> A. White, Jr., F L Def-aun*y
security for $540, given shout tho first of Jari
u ary. J HI I—-one note on L. Carrington for uineri
odd dollars, given in IHH.and one note on Thos
Humphries for $349—made in 186(1, tbe latter
having several credits on it. I hereby warn all
p rsonrf against trading for said notes, and the
makers f . m paving them to any one bnt.me.
J U. NISBET.
MilledgeviUe, Jan. 2nd, 1865 30 3t
GE 1 >RGIA Baldwin county.
W HEREAS William Supple has made application
for letters of administration on the estate of Pat
rick Cain latd of said county deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons adversely concerned to file their objections on or
before the first Monday in February next.
Given under my official signature this 29th Decem
ber 1861.
30 5t. JOHN HAMMOND Ord’y. *
GEORGIA, Pnlaski County.
Y^rUEREAS. Mrs. Sallie E Coney applies to
* gno for letters of administration on the estate
of Ezekiel W. Coney, late of aaid county, de
ceased
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned, to he and apppar at my office on
or before the first Monday in February next, and
show cause, if any they can, why letters of ad
ministration should net be granted ihe applicant
in terms of the statute.
Given under my hand and official signature
tbia Dec. 28, 1864.
30 5t JOHN FALE, D. Ord’y.
t
TO GEORGIA EDITORS AND THE
HATLSSS 1
1 WANT rabbit skins, coon skins, fox skins
otter skins, mink skins, beaver skms, and a l[
other skins that have fur upon them. I want them
for the purpose of making hats and will pav th-
highest cash prices, or swap hats for them, ’i i VI ;|
give a good rabbit bat for sixty rabbit skins; a
good coon hat for two dozen good coon skin.»; a
good beaver hat for three beaver skins; a go’„d
wool hat for two pounds of clean washed wo..|
free of cocklebuirs, and cut from the live sheen's
back, aud so o* The skins must bo taken from
the animals in winter and be well stretched before
drying. Parcels may be sent by express, and hats
in the same way.
J. A- TURNER.
Eatonton, Ga , Dec 9.1864.
N. B.—All Georgia editors who will copy the
above notice, four times, including this not-, and
also the following prospectus, the same number of
times, sending me their papers in exchange, with
the advertisements marked, shall receive by ex
press, tree of charge, a good. soft, rabbit fur hat
which will bring in the market $100; provided
they will have their heads measured and seud me
the dimensions
Niles’ Register Revived*
PROSPECTUS OF
The Countryman.
N ILES' Register, the most useful journal ever
issued in America, has been revived in the
publication of The Countryman, ibis journal is
a facsimile of its original, in the nutnber and size
of its pages, its typography, and all the features
which gave value to the standard publications is
sued by Mr. Niles
Besides the features of Niles’ Register, the
Countryman has others which should render it
still more attractive—to-wit. a department of eie-
gant literature; rejecting the style of Yankee liter
ary journals, and modeling itself after the best
English miscellaneous weeklies, but "* tu&
time, being stamped with au independent, South
ern tone, original with and peculiar to itself.
An altogether novel feature with it. is that it is
published 111 the country on tbe editor’s plantation
nine miles from any town or village, and devotes
much attention to agriculture, rural sports, and
everything that interests the country gentle
man
The Countryman is a handsome quarto, of six
teen pages, published weekly on the . ditor's plan
tation, near Eatonton, Ga-, to which all communi
cations should be addressed.
Our terms are $5 for three months, or $20 per
annum. *
Send all remittances by express.
J. A. TURNER.
dec 10 4t Eatonton, Ga.
CF* We are authorized to announce the names vf
B. B. deGRAFFENKIED,
DR G. D. CASK,
O P BONNER,
PETER FAIR,
W. H. SCOTT.
Tbe present Judge* of the Inferior court as candi
dates for re-i lection.
Dec. 7th, 1864. 07
NEGRO WOMAN 4~TW0
CHILDREN TO SELL, OR H RE,
And a desirable residence in Milicdgc-
ville to rent for next year.
{ Propose to hire out for the next year, or sell,
ffn extra likely negro woman with two chil
dren; one, a girl, aged between 3 and 4 years,
the other, a bo,, agfed 14 years—both heal hy
and fine children. The woman is aged about 26;
a as raised in Charleston, t? 1 . C., and is strictly a
No 1 washer and ironer, a good cook, aud can
sew very well Her moral character is good, c.nd
she is naturally industrious 1 will also rent for
•he next y ar, to a careful tenant, the residence'
I now occupy within the corporate limits of Mil-
i-dgevi'le—about | ;*f a mile from tils Capitol to
wards Midway. The dwelling has six 100ms,
and has attached 12 acres ot iand—a fine ore ard.
with all necessary out buildings. Apply to ihe
subscriber at Miiledgevide
IT H. WATERS.
Mill-dgeville, Dec. 17, 1864 28 tf.
WESTOVER,
A Beautiful Residence and
Plantation For Sale.
I NOW OFFER my Plantation, wall
known as the late residence of Benjamin
S. Jordan, within five miles of Miiled-e-
ville, on tbe Eatonton Railroad, liand-
— somely improved,line dwelling with good
our houses, barn, stables, &.e , for sale. In trout of
the dwelling there is a beautiful FLOWER YARD,
nniidsomely ornamented, aud one of the finest nd best
collections of plants and flowers in Mwdle Gesma —
Also, a fine APPLE juid PEACH ORCHARD The
tract contaius 850 acres of good land, about 250 in the
woods h urmture, stock, Ate., can be had with the
place.
MilledgeviUe, Dec. 20th, 1864. L p
We are authorized to announce the hare
Alfred B. Moore, as a candidate for Judge ol
Inferior court of Baldwin county.
Dec. 7th, 1864. o- ;
MilledgeviUe Female Academv*
rpHE Exercises of this Institution will be re-
X sumed Monday, 2nd «f January, 1865.
Tuition first quarter of ten weeks, 00
Fuel “ “ n .i . 5 00
Payable in advance. _
Producers are expectad to nay in provision
JA8. S. BURRILL, 31 D-. •,
Prio^'P^'
Dec. 10,1864. 4t '
LOST BUGGY