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Newspaper Page TextState Kiditb &ConflpderateStates’ High*? i P^T ITO)- THE CONFEDERATE UNION, (Cornerof Hancock and Wilkinson streets.) TT S8 I*. C*O i BT 1 i Ol • OOrGHTOTV. SISBLT & CO., State Printer*. Tuesday Mooting, Jafiuary 17, 1805. if See oar new advertising rates. Advrrtiniiii; nm! Job At erli. All ailverilsir.fr 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. Jhis i» positive. (ten. I.of. It is reported, and generally believed, that this great soldier has been placed in command of all the Confederate forces, with his headquarters in the J field. This would relieve President Davis of a . grdat deal of tronble and responsibility. We hope i p race> j s ; u our power to injure our enemies Sub- Gen. Lee will accept the offer, but fear he will de- mission now means death. Not merely political Let as cct cherish Beluslcas. We regiet to si e some of our contemporaries of the press.advocating the proposal to England or France of our becoming colonies to either of th-jsg countries, if they will'esponse our cause and lo-ip us fight the Yankees. We hope there are very few men in our country who are willing to be come the vassals of any European power, and voliintarilv put upon our necks a yoke which our fathers could not bear; but it we were so degra ded as to make the offer, it would turn out to be an act of gratuitous and unavailing humiliation. England would not accept us as a gift with the encumbrance of a wsr with the United States.— The EinpcTor of France might receive us as colo nics if he could not save Mexico without a war with the United States, llut a war with the Uni ted States will not bpcoroe necessary to save Mex ico so hug as the war between the North and South contiuues: and we shall see the Lincoln government submit to any terms from Fiance rather than give up the cherished idea of chastis ing ns. So there is no hope of assistance from either of these powers, and if w e made the offer to abolish slavery, it would not make the bait any more tempting. On the contrary, by abolishing slavery we should destroy the element which would make us dtsiiable either as allies or colo nies, for without the products of slave labor we could not be profitable to our triends or masters. It is also a delusion to suppose the Lincoln gov ernment is in favor of reconstruction. We have seen no signs of any snch desire on the part of the Abolition party of the North. On the contra ry, they intend to force us to unconditional sub mission, and then take away all our property to pay their debts. It is this which makes the war so popular at the North. Let us then not cherish the idea that reconstruction is in our power, lor this is a foolish delusion. When the South sece ded from the North we took the war, which every reasonable man saw would follow, with ell its eonsequencts. Let uS meet the consequences like brt.ye men Our only hope of an honorable iberman at Fort Hic'AIlitter. A Yankee correspondent of a Northern paper, relates the following incident at Fort Mc’Alli.ster, after itk surrender by Major Anderson: Major Anderson, commanding Fort Mc'Allister was taken prisoner with his men —Major Ander communicated. For the Confederate Union. Messrs Editors.—1 here seems to be great di versity of idea as to what to do with the slave if we make him fight; will you permit a Georgian thro’ your columnsto ventilate my ideas hoping that son lived in style. Nearly four thousand dollars' some legislator may be found who will introduce the worth of wines and cigars were found stowed a-1 following resolutions before the Senate or tb<* way in his quarters. The soldiers reveled among ! }[,, nse these danties, as was tbeir wont. Genera! Shgr- l „ ' , ,.. n . . i n tso i ce ,i j That if Congress eonenpt our slaves, cline it. The ’liltrrigcvillc and Warrralon K. R. We learn from very good authority, .that the work upon this Road from Mayfield to Milledge- ville, will begin immediately, and that it wifi pro gress as rapidly to completion as it is possible un der the circumstances, to do so. Gen: Beaure- gard bas d> t?imined that the road is a great mili* tary necessity, and bas ordered the work on it to begin immediately. This is good news. We hope a large force will be put on iho work, and that there may he no unnecessary delay in completing this important link in the great Southern and Northern chain of Kail Roads. CSrUa E8eaurcgnr«l. We learn that Gen. Beauregard will soon command of Gen.IIocd's Army, in person. take death, but literal, physical death. Let us look these consequences boldly in the face and nerve our hearts and our arms for the c< nfiict. We can make this conflict airfut to our enemies Let us do it; for in this lies our only hope. It is no holiday business to contend against a people.driv- | en to desperation. ! The spirit of thr Pr«{»lr of Gcorgin. I If we were to take the sentiments of the croak- I ers and submissionisfs as a fair index of.the spir- j it of the people of Georgia, w e shoulJ despair of | the Confederacy. But it is not true that Geor I gia is ready to bend her knee before the throne of | Abraham the First, (certainly , lie is no legitimate | successor to the other Abraham, who was a slave I owner.) A very few men, and we are sorry to add, women, are ready to go back bag and bag gage to the bosom of Abraham the First They are frightened. They never had any confi deuce in the cause, and are now convinced that our Confederacy insist go under because Sherman has gone through Georgia unmolested But we are IMiftedgevillc and (ZorsSon. K. **• It is the expectation of those who have the re pairs of this road in hand, to run the cars from Gordon to M.dway. ‘2 miles from this city, ear y us : t jj at t i ie 0 pi n ; 0as 0 f these timid people. ; we*‘k. The road will he put iu operation to Mil.- j ^ 0 pj n ; 0D8 0 f the people of Georgia. As a State, edgevilleand thence to Eatonton just as soon ns t e | Q eor pj a j g ag tjue, and as devoted to the principles necessary repairs can he made. Abridge oi is f or which the War was inaugurated, as she ever ing Creek, near our Depot, ie now being construct- ( of its pro j, reg3 . She does not, ed on the South Western R. R and will soon be !' a v . . , * readv for putting up. Wc have heard that it is the of intention President Cuyler to construct the fink between Eatonton and Madison. This we cannot vouch for, but get from others who seem to know the intentions of the President of the Central Rail Iload. Gen. .So*. F. ^oliiusloii. The country will be delighted to hear that Gen. Jos. E. Johnston has been ordered to South Car olina to organize the forces which will act against Sherman, if he attempts to move north by the land route. No man is more competent to organize an army than (ten. Johnston. lie is the light man in the right place, and w e hope he will never again be taken from a position of usefulness, and put out, like a dry cow in a cane brake, to make a winter of discontent in “masterly inactivity.” Gen. Johnston is a great soldier, and the people have unbounded confidence in him. With Leo on the right. Johnston in the centre, and Beaure gard on the left, who d >es not feel liis spirits re vive and his confidence increase! man, wno, like Gen Grant, is a smoker, had. it is presumed from the following incident, his share of the Ha'anas: Mujor Aaderson, in conversation with Gen. Sherman outside the fort after the surrender, asked to he excused a moment, in order to return to his quarters, "where,” said he smilingly, “Gen eral I have soma very good cigars. 1 would like to have you try one ” * Thank you,” responded General Sherman, just as pleasantly, at the same time extending a hand ful of the Major’s own fragrant cheroots, ‘ hut I have some very good ones here. Permit me.” The Major took a' cigar. Gobbled up. t Seven or eight deserters from the Army, hard old cases,were gobbled up,by a portion of Lewis’ Brigade, in the lower part of this county, on Saturday last.— The water was so high they couldn’t get into their .lens in the swamp, and were caught. Some of them have deserted as many as three or four times, and have been hid out for years. They were all put in Jail.— ! Some of these fellows will suffer. The new Currency Rill. The following is a copy of the new Currency Bill which passed the House of Representatives by a do cided vote on Saturday, December 24th: “A Rill to be entitled “an Act to provide more ef fectually for the Reduction uud Redemption of the currency. “Whereas, the recovery of the currency from its depreciation, and the reassurance of the public of its ultinufto payment in full, would be an inestimable bene fit to both Government and citizens ; aud as a means for accomplishing this end it is expedient to exempt the same from taxation, arid to pledge the public failh. not only against any addition to the amount of nie curren cy now authorized bylaw, but also to the reduction of it, by cancelling annually a material part thereof, and to the dedication of an ample fund for redeeming the residue, to be applied to that purpose trom and after the close of the existing war; therefore. “Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, Hereafter, and until the full re demption of the Confederate States Treasury not< s now nnstanding and of such as arc authorized by ex isting laws to be. issued, the said not the citizens of Geoigia be allowed the privilege of retaining their ownership in such slaves; if they , prefer to run the risk of loss, to the possession ol ! several thousaucW dullars in shinplaster* Confed. I erate currency. Let it be optionary with the owner to sell or no| to the government, for personal at* j tachnicnts are often so stroDg as to make the sel;- j ing a slave a heart felt affliction. • j Resolved, That we do not think the danger or *, circumstances sufficient to warrant surrendering to I Congress our civil rights in possession of our slaves, to give them up nolens nolens to be freed. While we acknowledge their right to impress their work, we deny their right to conscript them from our possession forever into freedom. If we are to fr e them thus gradually, we might as well do as Abnhnm Lincoln says and free them at once; and stop this horrible war. If we are going to free them better free them now before we train them up as soldiers to unite with the Yankees in keep ing down our civil rights. Resolved, That we think the training up Iff®,GOO slaves to war to be owned by Congress, is putting too much powc-r into the hands of any body of men. What guarantee have the people, that Congress will even liberate the slaves after the war? Sup pose tliey sbopld resolve themselves into a perma nent Congress and President, owning 100,000 train ed warriors, who is to prevent them, while all thro’ the country there will be placemen seeking for spoils to assist them in keeping tlie people from rebelling? Suppose they should choose to put them to building public works, what a terri ble condition the slaves wib be in after fighting for our freedom, to be put under public or Egyp tian taskmasters who care naught for their spirit ual or temporal comfort. Resolved. That while we freely surrender our slaves to fight, we think the preservation of our future liberty and the happiness of the slaves, de- , except t!i< _ issued priortothe seventeenth day of February, 1864, niand that we retafci possession of them; baMtnse shall be free from all taxation whatever. and will not, forsake the cause, so long as the great principles for which she entered into the compact are made the rule of action, by the Gov ernment her people are sworn to support. Rev. Mr. Flit wood. Rev. Mr. Eulwood, who has been in charge of the M. E. Church at this place for two years, leaves for another position. Mr Fuiwood has discharged his duties acceptably to his charge, j to receive the tithes aforesaid, inpayment thereof. ,, T , . , , „„„, . t» „ ... i* . shall convert the same into Treasuty certificates, bear- \\ e have been much p,eased vith Rev. Mr. !• ul- j j nt , an interest ofsix per cent, per annum, which shall b“ issued by the Secretary of the Treasury in exchange “Section 2. Pending the war one fifth of the Treasury notes annually received into the Treasury h, payment of taxes, shall be thereupon cancelled, until the amount outstanding slmll have been reduced to one hundred aud fifty millions of dollars. “Section 3. Upon a dedaration peace between the Confederate States and the United States of Ann-rica, the tithe received by the Government of the annual crops or produce of cotton, (other than Sea Island cot ton,) wheat and corn, in the ratio of four-ninths of cot ton, four-ninths of corn and one ninth of wheat, shall bo applied to the redemption of the Treasury notes in circulation, until the whole shall have been redeemed : the tithe of cotton being valued at fifty cents a pound, of corn at two dollars a bushel, and of wheat at f ur dollars a bushel, and being deliverable by tlie Govern ment at one or more shipping ports in such of the Con federate States to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, further, That the tit lie afore said or any part thereof, may, by consent of the par ties entitled to receive the same, be delivered else where than nt a shipping port: Provided further. That tlie cotton to. be delivered under the authority of this Act. shall be equal to cotton classed and held as “mid dling cotton” in the ports where such cotton may be delivered. “Section i. That all acts and parts of Acts now in force providing for the assessment and collection of the tax in kind in cotton, corn and wheat, be and the same are hereby re-enaeted, and shall continue in force until all Treasury notes issued, or authorized to be issued by an Act to reduce the Currency, and to autlu riz>- a new issue of notes and bondf^ approved February If, 1S64, shall have beeu redeemed in full, and the persons paying taxes in kind under this Act, from and after a ratification <>f peace, shall receive compensa tion, by credit or otherwise, for the market val ue of any cotton, corn and wheat, delivered alter the termination of the war, so as to equalize tlie’r taxes with other tax payers, the market value to be ascertained »t the time of its delivery in the node pre scribed by law “Section fi. The holders of Treasure notes desiring Confidence. What the country needs just now is confidence jn the ultimate success of the Revolution. If the people have no confidence in their rulers, or in the laws that Congress makes, or in the ability of j ect the Government to fight the enemy until be ac knowledges their independence, then there is noth iig that will supply the want of it. To secure j this confidence there are but few things necessary, i First, when Congress and the President make Ijgj, j let them see that they are executed in good faith. , Don’t deceive the people any more or rob them of | their property. Don’t keep incompetent men in j positions of responsibility. Don’t remove good : Generals from tbeir commands because of person- I al prejudice or the clamors of a partisan press. ■ Put the stragglers and deserters in their proper j plapes. if it takes all the men, women and cltil- j dren at home to do it. Nothing lias so discoura ged and disheartened the people as the depreda tions committed ’on their properly by lawless bands of men, straggling from the army, and roaming at will over the whole Confederacy. I be currency is a small matter compared with these other things we have, just referred to We aro happy to seen change going on already, which promises the best results. Already we see bright er and more cheerful faces all around us. We be like the long night of disaster is over, and day is breaking in the cast. wood, and commend him to the citizens of Griffin, to which place, we learn, he has been as- j signed. Remember. j It is much easier to bear suffering while the spirit I is unbroken, than it will be.when not only the spirit but j the body of the people shall be in chains. Moral :— j If we cannot bear our sufferings now, how shall we be | able to bear them, when Hope is aead iu the heart, I and the body sold to perpetual servitude. - — ——I Filiicnlioun! Fluid. | From the fact that so many counties have fail- j cd to send in their school reports, as required by statute for the present year, the Gov. we learn, for sai l notes, and shall express on their face the ob ject for which they are intended, the holders of which said certificates shall be entitled to receive payment therefor in the tithes aforesaid, at the rate of one filth of the amount annually; Provided, however. That more than one fifth of the amount of tithes due for any such amount, may be paid in any year at the election of the Secretary of the Treasury. Provide#, That Treasury notes’ redeemed in lieu of the eertieates Fhall he divided into two classes, to be designated respectively as No. 1 aud 2. Certificates issued during the first six months of the year 18GY shall be of the first class, and shall be redeemable in cotton at forty .cents per pound, corn at one dollar and fifty certs per bushel, and wheat, at three dollars per busiiql JYovi led how ever, That holders of Treasury notes living in the Trans-Mis-issippi department shall be allowed two mouths adliiional to convert their Treasury notes in to certificates oft he first class. Certificates issued sub sequent to the six and eight months of said year, shall bas postponed the distribution ot the fund until j be of the second class, and shall be redeemable in cot- turther action by the Legislature on the sub- *•»"»*, tiftv cents per pound com at two dollars per J bushel, and wheat nt four dollars per bushel. "Section 0. All planters or tanners liable to the tax in kind shall be permitted to satisfy the same by payment of such eertifieji** as aforesaid. “Section 7. T^rtificnti-s issued under the authority of this Act, riiali he in the following proportions to wit j four-ninths in a separate certificate, payable in cotter, tour ninths payable in corn, aud one ninth payable in wheat, but no sum less than forty-five dollars or it* a body of men are no apt to sui render possession of property once obtained. Resolved, That as Abraham armed his slaves and made them fight for the recovery of Lot and his property and did not free them, that we have a scriptural right to arm ours to fight and not free them. That, the Arabs and all other slave own ers are accustomed at times to use their slaves to fight for them without giving them freedom. Resolved, That p. man has a right to arm bis slaves to defend his house from robbers, without being under any obligation to free them; so a ttate "or a country has aright to arm its slaves to drive robbers and plunderers from its bor ders. Resolved, That Legislation concerning the mar riage of negroes be left till after the war is over, there is a time for all things; for by giving too much power to the owner concerning marriage, we may ruin the happiness of the slave instead of increasing it as desired. Owners should never be countenanced in compelling negroes to marry according to the owner's choice because he may not be able to buy the partner desired. As law should not compel the negro not to “fisli or hunt nuts on Sunday,” so they should not be constrain ed in the matter of choice and manner of marriage Give slaves the gospel; train them up religiously and they will soon manage their own manages in such a way as to he acceptable to God. Resolved, That if you wish to make a present or gift to I be slave for fighting for us, give him the privilege, ef being counted in full as populeitim in- Representation: As it was because he was shorn of two fifths of his rights in representation that this war was brought on; for how cao agriculture and the planting interest ever maintain their rights Sensible—The Mobile Tribune 8*y 8 ; “Were it not better to coinrr.unicaie directly wiih our own people tliau depend on the enemy / The news of a battle lost or won had b tier be brought to us from our own side than from that of the eneniv. The news must come after a while, and certainly it is better not to permit our people to to take the tine of the enemy, as is done so often. Huulreds. perbars thousands, of true men, have been driven almost to despair for this reason If there were danger that a calamity would impair the stre»gth of the country, the policy would have some ex cuse; but every, man knows that he is fighting against odds, and we suppose has made up his mind to fight against them. Let us know how the battle goes, and save us from the impression which the enemy makes against us. Lincoln now «eeui8 to he our reporter We get little that he doesnotsei d. We form our impressions on his representations of events. In short, he furnishes us all the news. It were better to have no news ■ban tliis. It were a great deal better for our beha f than to permit the enemy to do all this ly ing, which is to pernicious in its effects. A lie told with plausibility is of immense importance for temporary purposes. Better have as little of this as possible. Better tell the truth in its sim ule form, and not perm annoy aud perplex us The Root of the Fvil. It is stated that there nre one hundred thousand absentees from the armies of the Confederate State*. In this Department, w'e are credibly informed, there is a single corp* ot twenty-seveu thousand on the roll*, which ;l%cs not turn out seven thousand effective men. These facts support tlie statement of President Datii, made In his Macon speech, upon his return from n re view of the sullen Army of the West after hi* removal of General JoH.vsTON,4he bloody repulses of Hood, and the fall of Atlanta. Why is it that men are not in the ranks and nt the front ? Will any. one say flint the people of these Confederate States are not patriot ic. History tells of no struggle for independence in which more general and heroic devotion was ever di*- plnved. Our people have made great exertions in be half of a great cause. It is the people of these States which over and over have fitted out of the perils en suing from incompetent mal administration the affair* of the country. It is tin- incorrigible intermeddling, mischievous dictation, malignant prejudice and petty partizanship which make i-acritices apparently endless and wreiess It is flieso things which weigh like ft pall upon the heart of the country. It is tnese things which infuse inefficiency everywhere, and inspire selfishness aud indifference. It is these things which nre destroy ing ns. and which must he eradicated by the action of Congress.—Mercury. i-gJ JtX Lx-i ’-I Xi, On the 12th inst., at the residence of the Bride's Father in Wilkinson county, by T. J. Finnney Es’q Mr. John J Bowkrs of Baldwin county, and Miss Elizabeth"- Taylor of the former place. We are sorry to h Pa _ ,, daM, Ordinary of Merriw e tbe r ‘ Ir " * ’ Ken ' l)\LL.- which V c “ du ‘y, wa killed in a late storm that countv. The house in which he resid blown down, and his mother passed over Was much injured that it is feared slf 8 S ° recov er.—Intelligencer. ri) will but GEORGIA. Jasper county. W HEREAS, Fleming Mobley to me for letters of administratis, " a PP“Catii |. of John L. McMichael late of said cotmul", 1 ie l iiese are therefore to cite and min , singular the kindred and creditors of sr.ii) > , and and uppearat mv office on the first Mon,ins' **• n ' I >• next to show cause if any they have, V" 5,,iri shall not issue t.. the applicant, in terms of ti Given under my hand officially, this lira aw - Jan. ISbi). J ’ >»y of 32 fit M. II. HUTCHISON, Oro . OFFICIAL OiiDER. HEADQ RS MIL.DIV.OF THE WEST, Macon, Oa., Jan. 7, 1805. : General Orders, ) A’"—J \ Post Commandants, l’rovost Marshals end E.nn officers on duty in this Military Division, will not |i mit to pass within it* limits officers ami m< n, on U . o* furlough or scouting parties, ot Wheeler's Cnvso unless their leave or furlough or the order detailing ;» scouting party is approved by Major-General W!.- , or his commanding office!. Such parties will 1>. rested and returned to their commands, and the nan .. of subordinate commanders granting leaves or furl,-i v or ordering such details will be forwarded to l, ? Headquarters, at Mot tgomery, Ala. By coiiunaud-of Gen. Bxai keoakd. J. B. Eustis, A. A. (!. I If Georgia. A1 ibnma and Mississippi papers pit insert for one week and scud account to Montgomtn, Ain. Jnnnnry 10th, IRfgt: 321? 0FFICI4L* _ STATE OF GEORGIA, ) Adj't and Insp’rGks’s Otrici, > Macon, January 7, ISfio. ) GENERAL ORDERS No. 1] Attention is' called to the following order of General Beauregard of the 2dd, ultimo, published below, re quiring all officers and men absent from tlieir cora- tn.tnds without authority rom Department or Corps commanders, to i -join their commands at once. And especial attention is called to tile second paragraph of that order, as upon its rigid pert rinance depends in a great degree our welfare, and the security <#' property and of life. It is well known that bands of lawless men, calling themselves “Wheeler’s cavalry,” whether belongitig to that Corps or not, have beeu traversing the State plundering our citizens of their horses, mules and other property, threatening life if resisted, and committing, other outrages upon unarmed old men and unprotected females. This condition of things jnu.-t be stopped.— And if the people ot the State will respond cordially to this order, it will be stopped. Gens. Beauregard, Wheeler, amt Cobb have taken measures to end this shameful state of affairs, so far as their authority ex tends, aud the Governor now calls upon the Militia and people to do their share of duty iu ridding the State of i obbers and plunderers. To this end Ids Excellency directs. 1 That the Reserve Militia, the Poliecemen, and all Companies commissioned from this office, turn out for one week's active service in camp, as follows: All per sons subject to duty under this order are required to as semble at the Court House on Monday, the 23d day of January, 1865. when the ranking nniitary officer of the county will take command, and distributing his men into detachments, will send them along the public roads throughout the county as he may direct, in search of mounted men professing to be cavalry; mid of all per sons who may be or may have been illegally seizing property; and all persons who nre deserteis or strag glers from the Confederate army or State troops, ami will arrest all sucknslinve not proper >apers k a?iowing their right to be absent from tlieir commands, and will dispose of tli in as directed in paragraph 4, below,— The Militia, Policemen, aud all others hereby called out are required to arm themselves with the best weapons they can get, and spend the whole week on this ser vice, laying aside all other business. Coinplniuts are onstantly coming up from citizens that they are being GEORGIA. Jasp er county. S IX I Y, days after date, application will bo m. V to the Coutt of Ordinary of said enuntv. fi. r leave to sell the negroes belonging to the undin. ded portion of the estate of Harris Alleu deed, this 3rd day of January 1865. JOHN M. ALLEN, Adm’r 32 9t. with the will annexed. Notice to Debtors anel Creditors. \ LL persons indebted to the estn’eof A. Mauhmnn late of Twiggs county deceased nre requ,-> jj„ inake immediate payment, and any person havieg mands against said estate are required to present ffirai in terms of the law. . W. M. V ARNUM, Adm’r January 10th, 1S65. 30 j. A (AltI), M ISS M. D. FOLSOM will reopen her SCHOOL on the 1st. February next. 1 ekms.— $s:) per term of twenty weeks. Music $101) per term. January 10th, 1865. 31 Jt against manufacturing tariffs when deprived of two ! robbed of their property. If every one will do his duty el (Ntahc. The Macon Confederacy says it understands three men were drowned endeavoring to cross the liv er at this place, during the lata f eshet. If thera was one man drowned, wij did not he^r of it. Hun. dreds of soldiers crossed the broad and raging riv er in batteaux. to and from this place, without any difficulty. The pontoon bridge was cut and swung arround safi-ly. fifths representation of population; the most sober and hardworking producers in the country. | OZINA. riakiiij Noriliern ofIVTgrofs. The following remarks of the. Editor of the Confrd eracy, are so sound, and so fully express our feelings ami opinions on the subject, that wc copy and endorse them .as our own- Shall we arm the Negroes ?—We regret to see that some most respectable \>ub!ic journals are advo cating the policy of arming our slaves and patting them into the fi-'d to fight our buttles, as the only means left of achieving out - independence. If this is the only hope, in our opinion, the case is a desparate one, and wc had as well make the best terms we can with the enemy to stop the war, by agreeing to the emancipa tion of slavery Whenever wearereadr to arm the slaves we are ready to give up slavery. We c^n nev er again govern them as slaves, and make the institu tion profitable after they have been taught the use of tire arms, and have spent years in tbetieid as soldiers. The indolent habi’s of the camp will suit tlieir inclina tions, and they will ru* again return to labor. But they fully and actively for one week, as herein directed, the cause of complaint will he removed. 2 Every person who is able to bear arms, from 16 to 55 years of age. who is at home, and is subject to military duty, and who refuses to obuy this call prompt ly. will be ordered by the commanding officer of the county to do in the county one month’s active duty, travelling constantly as a policeman, or he will be *ent to the field for one month’s active service in the face of the enemy. It is to be. distinctly understood that all persons subject to militia duty are included in tliis call, if not belonging to Gen. Smith's command.— And if any persons belonging to that command are found lbsent without leave, they will be sent back to it by the Militia now ordered out. 3. All persous engaged in distilling grain into spirit uous liquors are n quired to respond to this call ■. und the force hereby ordered out i. expected to take the necessary steps toahntc all illegal distilling, aud to compel all distillers to serve. 4. All leaves of anscaes and furloughs for mounted men, to be good, must be signed by Gen. Hardee or one of his staff officers, and be 111 printed iorm. In casts of doubt, the holders of the doubtful papers will, be spot with them 10 tlie nearest Confederate Military Post, or provo.-t Marsha! for examination. Absentees, stragglers aud deserters arrested will also be sent to 1'iulthde. shall be converted into Trensury certificate:) 1 ■ - , .. ; ... .... . . , * nn-—- —-—— —— — when the sum is under nine hundred dollars. j w, j} a te, «P‘ lo ,n!lke ,lle “' Hvmje u» iuture by robbery j the nearest Confederate Military Poster Provost Mur- Butthe aVnount to be made payable on the face j nri '*P un . . , . ' —• - _ . , r shal- • ' ““ needier further iii«t an «n.i*riu «n eff.rw- » mode ,a. Citizens are warned iiol to purchase any hors£, mule, orotheir property,from any cavalryman orother passing •ol tier, as the fact of tlieir having stock or other prop- ty for sale, may be assumed as “primesfeicie” evi Tliink of this. A writer in tlio Sou! hern Confederacy says, How sad the las! moments of our heroic martyrs, would have been, In. i 1 would be a useless sacrifice hey imagined tlieir live* “How could they rest within their graves. And leave tlo ir homes, the home* of slave* ? Could they not hear their children troad, With clanking chains above tlieir head Al Sloute. We have bad tlie pleasure Last week of meet ing three or four of our soldier boys, who have come home on a short furlough. They say, Gen Lee bas no use for them at present, and gave them leave to make a short visit ttf tlieir friends. They all talk right, being as full of faith and fight as they were tfie day thoy entered the service. Wc have also metCapt. W. W. Williamson of Co. G., 6th Ga- Regiment, who is visiting his father for a few days. Capt. W. has been in near 20 battles, and beeu wounded 3 or 4 times! At the battle of the Wilderness, when his flag bearer was shot down, he seized the standard and boro it through the fight. Capt. W. says Loo has tiie greatest ar my in the world There is scare Jy a man in the'’ I■••porimil Order*. The official orders of Genera! Beauregard and Gen eral Wayne, which wc publish to-day, arc highly im portant. They are directed at the root of a great evil; and if the subordinates of these officials will see to it that these orders tire executed, there is no doubt that the evil will be extirpated root and branch. of each certificate, when the sum converted intoTreas- ! . ' Ve predict further, that so soofTas an effort is made ury certificates is more than nina hundred dollars, shall , to compel them to take up arms they will take to the be such as the Secretary Of the Treasury shall judge ! wood*, any runaway tii tiieoaemy b\ thousands They to be most suitable and convenient for the purposes i.f l,,, V e Personal courage ns a general fule to thi* Act, which said certificate shall be assignable in make soldiers and they onlvfight for the enemy when writing in such form and with such nutw ntication as l’. Rce ‘ l »> trm-t. and driven forward by the bayonet.- the Secretary of the Treasury ,nav.p,-escribe. ‘ hc . v lv,n . n,u qu R 'Hv Hthome on the plantations, 'Sections. The public faith is I.eivhv pledged to be™' hey do.... w.sl, to fight, andthey will have it ’ - - 1 - - •- if they goto the enemy. Let it be known that we and ■bo I-iriit. Gen. It. Kirby Nuiilh. A correspondent of the New York Hera el, wri ting from 6t. Louis, makes some revelations about this General’s operations in the Trans-Mississippi department, which, if true, will account for bis “masterly inactivity” in militaiy matters, since last Spring 6Rt3 Summer. The Ilerald’s corres pondentsays: Your readers have doubtless noticed the enm- th ither side. We tell the negro if he will fight well for us, make a good soldier, we will give him his freedom, lit- replies in his own mind, whether audibly or not, that by‘stepping over to the other side, he has his l'ree- dom already, won. We are aware that it will be replied that the attach liientsof the negroes are strong for tlieir masters, and that they will go with them and tight bravely by their sides. Hew ofteu do we hear the remark that when Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers have the enemy has passed through the country,%o that ing thereof. From the Mississippiau Extra, Suggestion to our Grm-rnls—River De fenses. Messrs. Editors : As our means of navigation 1 the been destroyed ever since the taking of Forta Henry and Donelson—these rivers have become useless to us for all practical purposes—but have been, and are now, of immense value to the ene my ; enabling him, without difficulty, to feed and supply large armies in the heart of the country, which could'not otherwise be done without great slaves have the opportunity to leave, that the negro who lias been the best treated as the confidant and pet of the master, was the first to ieuve and induce others to go with him. When forced into the reach of danger by the master or the Government, the attach ment for the master will no longer bind them. Tin: Lincoln Government can easily take them from 11 armed with their guns, by publishing orders difbcultv and expense; if it could be done at nil. and cany tliem out that all negroee who will desert *us and go over to them, shall have their freedom und shall be sent North und no longer be compelled to do military duty. So soon as this was known among them they would not light another battle, but would go over by brigades. The experiment is attached with too much danger— the chances nre all against suci e*3 on that line.— bstaele worthy of remark is that hundreds, whole Army who does not ooar upon Ins person a , ^ fact t)ia , t Brice skedaddled fiorn the Stato mark of the enemy’s shot. Wc are glad to meet our boys at all times, and pray that they may live to enjoy what they have so long fought for. 31. 1:. ('hurt'll. We get from [Rev. Mr. Fuiwood the following information. •Rev Geo. W. Yarborough Las been appointed, by Conference, to Milledgeville and Bethel Churches. Rev. H. J. Adams, to Washington, Ga. Rev. E. P. Birch to Mulberry St. Church Maeou Ga. Rev. C. R. Jewett, 1st. St. M. E. Chuich, Ma con, Ga. Rev. G. G. McDonald, to Eatonton, M. E. Church. Those rivers are now within our reach; and the question comes, what is our true policy ? Evi dently it is to effectually prevent tho navigation of those rivers, while tho war lasts Forts and batteries have failed to do this—but it could easily be done in the following manner: JL plaints of the Richmond papers a:; to the imhccili- : Detail one thousand men armed with axes, and a Another ci ty ( ,f tlieir Lieut. Genera! E. Kirby Smith,- west ] small force to act as guards. Let them cut down perhaps many thousand's of the white men ofthe South a few thousand of,the immense forest trees that would not fight witli them, but would lay down their overhand those streams-so that they would fall J arms sooner than submit to negro equality, even ugon top foremost into the river Throw two or three i the military field. \\ e warn our people ot the danger , " , u 1 a *• ♦ £*.„#. i of tins leap 111 the (lark, and predict dire calamity as booms across to check the floating mass at hist, the < . ontil ., i lueru . e . It n , U3t be recollected that we have and in a few hours of high water, a rait or jam made such heavy drafts upon the agricultnrs! labor ol would he formed that would requirfe the labor of a the country that it is with great difficulty that we can large force for months to remove ; and which „ow support our army and the people at home. .The could not be removed ip low water at all. I11 1 labor of tlio slaves iu the grain fields is now our chief this way navigation could be closed for the next ; support. Take them from the business, uud it is utter- six months at least, and it could all be accomplish- . ly impossible to make a support for another year. We ed by a small force in a few days. Boil, of these 1 had as well look the facts full in t(.e taoe. It is impos- 1 1 J ,1 a. _ 1 sible for the women and children to support themselves river* are in many places so narrow that tr(frs of tho Mississippi river, an 1 their remarks urging a resumption of the offensive on his part. The rebels have probably never heard the truth of af fairs on tliis side of the rivi-r. They have been de ceived bv tho reported success ol the invasion of Missouri by l’rice, though they cannot disguise haste They have an :-.rniy in Aikans*s and West Louisiana and Texas of about thirty -thousand men; hut they are so scattered at to be useless. The real trouble of the rebels abonf Khby Eolith is. if they only knew it, that lie is affected by what is known in this section as C. U IJ , or in plain En glisb, “cotton on the brain.” lie has accumulated Iresli lots of cotton on the Washita and Tensas rivers, in Arkansas, and it is well understood among cotton brokers that he is perfectly willing to admit traders inside hi* lines, and exchange cotton for gold or merchandise, if the parties can elude the vigilance of the 1 nion officers. It is not in the programme of Kirby Smith to upset all these nicely laid schemes by lighting. ^ Ho expects to make a good thing of it lor himself this winter and next spring. The prospect of getting out Kirby Smith’s cotton is regarded by the cotton speculators in this city aud further South with in tease delight. could easily be cut ou opposite banks nt low wa ter, that would meet in the roiddie of tho stream. If General Gardner would suggest this simple plan, or any other effecuUl one, to Gen. Hood, it might lead to important results. Commanding Generals in the field have so many important matters requiring attention, that it is not strange if they overlook some tilings, that are very obvious to those at home, who only watch the current of ovents from their quiet re treat. No matter how successful our army in Tennes see may be, the gunboats of the enemy will al ways give us immense trouble, so long as they can navigate those rivers- J- J• sifilc for tlie women and children to support theniso ami out army, if the able-bodied men, white and black, have all to be taken from our fields of production.— Such an effort would be but the spasmodic stmggle of the dying mail, which would soon end in death to the body politic, and in a state of society more terrible than was existed in France during the Reign of Ter ror. New Movements —It was rumored in Mont ! gotuery on the 9tn, that Thomas is making rapid strides towards Chattanooga, jsith a view to an ticipate similar movements on the part of Hood, and to co operate with Sherman It is alao re ported, says the Mail, that Gen. Hood is moving —in what direction, we deem it indiscreet to men tion, in case the rumor ipight be verified. deuce that the stock or property ii.is been illegally seized, yr plundered. 6. Cases of robbery or oilier outrages reported to this 1 ffiee, with such information ns may lead to the detection and punishment of the offenders, will he com- miviicuted to the Confederate authorities, who have assured the Governor that justice shall be severely meted out. 7. As the State lias tfo supplies in the counties, and as the service is a short one for the relief of the citi zens at home, the militia and others called out by this order, are expected tji furnish their own provisions.— Those who are wealthy and have i he most property to protect by ridding the country of robbers, must supply rations to those who have not the means of supplying themselves. 8. Commanding officers will report at the end of the week’s service, as requested by Gen. Beauregard, tht result of their operations, giving in tabular form the name, company aud regiment of each man arrested, with tiie d-ite ot'liis arrest, and if a cavalryman, also add, what property belonging to the owner, including tiie horse, lias been turned into tiie Quartermaster's de partment reporting the na ne and locality of the Quar termaster receiving the property. All who can do so will mount themselves. Those who cannot do so will serve ou foot unleb* their neigh borscun mount them The object of tliis simultaneous military movement throughout the State, for one week, is to seenre the arrest of all persiflis engaged in violating the civil and military laws of tiie Stato und of the country, by pre venting thijir escape, unnoticed, from one county to another. By order of rtis Excellency the Governor and Com- mauJer-in O' ief. HENRY C. WAYNE, Adjutant uud Inspector General - Headquarters Military Division ofthe West. ) December 23, 1864. \ General Orders No.— I. All officers and men absent from commands serv ing in this Military District without authority from their department or corps commanders, are ordered to rejoin their commands at once. II. All non-commissioned officers or soldiers belong ing to cavalry service, who may be so absent, will be dismounted and forwarded to their commands—their horses and equipments being tu r ned over to the neatest Post Quartermaster, to br disposed of as authorized in Act20, published in General Orders No. 53, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 1*G4. III. Department, District aud Post Commander*, Provost Marsha!.* and Officers of the Conscript Bu reau. are especially requested to give thoir attention to these orders, and will take immediate steps to collect and forward to their proper commands all such absen tees. IV. Department and Army Commanders will taka steps to,transier to infantry commands ail cavalrymen so collected, reporting each case as directed in Par II G. O. 55. Audi o 0,1861. By command of Geu. Beauregard. JNO. M. OTEY, A. A Q. RPEaph paper in the State copy one time in first issue, and send copy with bill to the Executive De partment, * SCHOOL NOTICE. ff^IIE Rev. F. L Brantly will open a School a at the Male Academy in this C ty, on the first Monday in February, for the benefit of SoMier'i children. lie takes pi- asure in acknowledging the following subscriptions to this object, and hopes the amount will be largely increased. Dr. Thos. F. Green, .... A Lady, . T. T. Windsor, . R A. McComb, ..... Col. B. B. deGraffenried, ... Also his salary as Mayor for present year, J. B Campbell, ... Maj. McIntosh, ..... Capt. J. Jones, - . ... Dr. W. A. Jarratt Rev. Mr. Baird, lot of Spelling Books. Those who have promised to contribute to" this object, and have not yet done so. will pl-iase report the amount net early HS possible, that '.v emnv gov ern ourselves according-Jj.. ' ~ Jan. Q. 1865. 31 2t § 50 50 50 50 125 500 50 50 100 J00 FOR SALE. S IX hundred acres of pine land, mixed with oak aud hickory, lying about six miles from Milledgeville. There isoue hundred and fifty acres ofthe land 2 and3 years new ground. For particulars apply at Ibis office. Milledgeville Jan.*7th. 1865. 31 tf. GEORGIA, Pulaski county. W HEREAS Wm. J. Fountain applies to me for let ters of guardianship for the person and property of Daniel Waters. These are therefore to cite all persons interested to be an appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, and show cause if any they can, why letters of guardianship should not issue the applioant in terms ofthe law. Given under my hand and seal of office this Jan. 5 1865. •• 31 fit JOHN J. SPARROW.Ord’y. GEORGIA, Pulaski County. T1THEREAS, A M Fraser applies to me for »T letters of administration on the estate of Mary Sandlin, late of said county, deceased These are therefore to cite and admoniA all prsons concerned, to be and appear at my office, on or before the first Monday in February next, show cause, if any’, why said letters should not granted A. M. Fraser on Marv Sandiiu’s estate. Given under my baud officially, this January 2nd, I860. 31 5t JOHN FALK. D. Ord’y. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. \ LL PERSONS having demands against the t\ estate of John Haas deceased, are hereby no tified to present them legally authenticated, and debtors to said deceased aro requested to aiako payment to MARY E. WILLIS. Adra’x, Dec 27th 1664 29 fft. with the will aunexed. NOTES LOST OH STOLEN. T HE following Notes were stolen cr destiived by the Yankee Army while at MiHedfl’evtill*- One note ou B A. White, Jr , F L DeGatnay security for $54U, given about the first of Jan uary, 1S61—one note on L. Carrington for Tjjjue’-' odd dollars, given in 1-661, and ou« note on TUr- Humnhries for $349—made in ISfiff, tho U't ir having several credits on it. I hereby warn a-1 parsons against trading for said notes, and tue makers from paying them to any one but. me. J Ii. NISBET. Milledgeville, Jan. 2nd, 1865. 31) Jt TAX NOTICE. A LL those who have not paid their State and County Tax, must settle the same by thei'b.'b January next. * L. N. CALLAWAY. T. C. Dec. 3!st, 1864. 302t HEADQ RS CAVALRY CORPS. ( Hardeeville. Dec, 25, ’64. ) Capt. Shannon, commanding General now 3 sconts. will, pursuant to orders from General Hood, report to me for duty. J. WHEELER- dec27 30 3t. Major Genera - Georgia papers copy three times and send w 1 * to Constitutionalist office. GEORGIA, Berrien County. "VI7"HEREA8. John Hesters, Administratcr rij T T the estate of Zachariah Hesteis.- late < ’f-' a . IU county, deceased, applies to me fot letters missory from said estate- These are therefore to cite and admonish F’^ sons interested, to tile their objections, h they have, in my office within the time prescri by law, or said letters will be granted. j. Witness my hand officially, this Oct. 3.-^ 21 mfim Pd $8 W. E- CONNELL. GEORGIA, Wilcox County. Ordinary’s Ojjicf for said ’ i # ttets W HEREAS, Stephen Bowen app'' e5 ^ John of Administration -ou the esta* 0 L1 Odnm, late of said county. . n nish all P*’ r ’ These are therefere to cite au “ » 0 ffics sons interested, to be f n, j "PP ea ^ “ , 0 b- within the time prescribed by aw • .;]] b3 jections, if any th^y have, or said let-rs ^Witness my band officially. n xv. Witness “V JAS w MASII bURN, °I d ,? Dec. 13, 1*C4.