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VlLtlME XXXV.]
M ILL E DGE VII LE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31. lS6r>,
NUMBER 34.
ID J FI T IS, NISBET, BARNES & llOORI
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The Quartermasters Debate in Con
federate Congress.
Th*' House took up the unfinished business o
,j. c preceding day. to wit: the hill reported frpr
rlit- Committee oil Quartermasters and Comrmssa
ti**s, to protect, tlie Confederate Statps again-
traudsand to nrovide remedies against officers an
• m/iloyees of ihe Government committing them
Air. (’onrow, of Missouri, thought the bill r<-
ported by the Committee was defective insomticl
as tiie person committing th- fraud might spell
ing fraudulent gains, and if they did not accumn
lateron his hands lie wcjuld not be detected an
punished under the bill in its nresent shape. • H
1 moved to amenu so as to compel officers named ii
the bill to render accounts of their private expen
ses so that if the officer who had defrauded th
Government spent it all in debauchery, would b
as liable to detection and punishment as the <>n*
who had saved and invested his fraudulent gain-
in rtal estato.
Mr Aiken,*nf Georgia, said he believed such s
The Government
mid not compel «ny person to criminate himse!'
by swearing to his private expenses for itnmon]
. n nr , or improper pm poses. No Quart* rtnnster could be
Sheriffs sales, per levy of ten lines, or less,$>!’' 1 ; c , mpelled io acktiowbdge that, he had lost s<
TSic S-olSii-- ami I'oiblcs of Moris.
- M Mi/trJen-ille, Ga„
h ptthli*hed an'l Wilkinson St a.,
a > r *rr "fJ ourr Home J
foppo.H'
At $12 a year .in Advance.
advertising.
TiivS^iEVT.—Five Dollars per square often
v „»s for each insertion.
i i ires of. re.spect, R isolations by Societies,(Obit
. exceeding six lines.) Nominations for oilii-e.
( ideations or Editorial notices for individual! tiling' would be impracticable,
hajttf't.enarged as transientadvertising. •-* - ‘ '
giiillv oJ as many f,41ies ns he is ;it
is no. a "test ’ young man he re-
ami you know we are at! “fust”—who has not his hail
user to jro with him evcrvwhor**. AH *he lmntsiT,ei
1' rom the Telegraph and Confederate.
ISO LETTES.
nv mesiet.
>f money-making, oirght to be blistered by th* j
o ipular indignation, lie ought to with r bei e i'b
the scorn of every honest man. Such a ram Man never was
iierits the execration and anathemas of the good > 1,1,8 111,1 "• 1 here
md true of every clime He ought to bo pursued
s with the spirit of a bloodhound, by n suffering ^ quiuori tV aim itthe birds'dudug" tin -N 0 letter!” poor mother! oh well mfabttlicu wrtD
and an outraged people unti. tie is overtaken aim ornitlmlogicu! S*. Bartholomew, which ci.st.'.vn sane- y or t l,y uoblo atn! intnlv first bora
node to disgorge his ill gotten gains. Congress , t i , fl# this reunion have earned their hair dresser with j 8 uow 3^.,,:.,., peacefully death’s dreamless s’e-p
hould save the country from these vampires^, who • them ! Go into a far-lnoDable barber a rhep^nnd h<un jj e s ha!I xitiver acain sec the morn * ‘
No letter:' and yet from his pocket they took.
When they starched there to find out his name
A missive unfinished in his Holy Bock.
All hopeful of gloiv and fame.
ht they have turned our left, and when we have
ovung around their '.ef 1 , they have cut off our com
in.inicntionR in the rear. In a word, th v have
■ut-generalded us in every campaign. For on**
* proposed to assault them with the provisi ns of
is bill, and if th*'y failed they would have t!.<
Leg At. ADVERTISING
“ Mortgage fi fa sales, per square
Tax Collector's Soles, per square,
Citations for Letters of Administration,
• » ** “ " Guardianship,
Letters of application for disui n.frnm Adm nib id
*« “ “ *• “ Guard’n H> I'*
Appl'n for leave to sell, land and negroes, 16 l><
>' ,tics to Debtors and Creditors.
Sales Ot laud or negroes.-pci square,
“ perishable property, ID days, per sq
L-jtray Notices, 30 days,
foreclosure of Mortgage, por square,
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Silesof Land aud Negroes, by Administrators. Ex-
e ert'.»r>or Guardians, artf requneU by law tube held
on ne lust ruesday tb the month : between the lumre
. i., [tic f-ireuoou and ttiree in the afternoon, at the
* ,'urt'lioase in the county in which the property is
situated.
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■onsciousness of knowiug that they nisde an hoti
*st effort to relii’ve the people and Government of
>ne of their greatest enenetiiies.
Pendintr the further consideration of the bill,
House adjourned.
: yet; a’.ieady everybody has signet-ring?; dhmc.nd
i -thirt buttons are on every wristband. Jl'ion lo« U at-
i tentivoly, two or three costly rings may be detected
among ihe ‘ charms' on our watch chains. XV« wear
veils when we return from races. Some bold fellows . -
have ventured on parasols and fans The other sex { 1 Hm 3'C-uitg, 1 have strength, and with ceura
are notone whit behind us. The etrusean ear-rings ;
they wear are like Alexander Dumas* novels—tFiey ,
"^Nuiceof these sales must be given in a public ga
zette ill .la vs previous to the day of sale.
X hires tor the sale of personal property must be
St) (1(1 *j many thousands *.f doll.-its in betting at faro or t*
JO ftf j blast is chaiacter by at tv other similar discleau'r.
of his private habits and life.
Mr. t'onrow's atn. ndmetit was lost.
Mr !lo'ai’av, ol Virginia.'opposed the bill. IT*
thought it <!. !,- c*ive in .is machinery and oppress
ivc in i n provi-fan*. «l,i,-h*he signed to allow.
Mr. K.cble vt f'erniessye. iff r d a substipll*
for tin b.l!:nrdereu to h.- prii.'e*!.
HiY (tl-ikc of Missouri said that, while he ap
ptoved the ol j cl of the t*il! he objected to ils
picvisions. IT ivon:d therefore move that it b*
referred to the Gommitiee on the Judiciary.
Mr Macheii: of Kentucky, objected to the rsf
crenceot ihe bill to ihs Judiciary Committee.ua
less 6*'ine question was raised as to the legality of
the measuies it proposes. If the bill is to die, he j
thought, it borer that it should perish here V,y the 1
vote of the House, and not die of neglect by a I
reference to another committee.
Jlr (hr, of Mississippi, advocated the bill, and |
defended it from the charge that it was oppressive |
wear are like Alexander Dutrms* novels—Jiey
have, no eii>l. Every woman makes her point of hondv 1
to wear at least tlnx*e new dresses a day. There was n j
little actress from the Follies Dramatique, u ho wei.i ,
down to Tmuvillc, and she displayed m:e hundred r.ew ;
dresses in the ten days she was there. The hundred !
dresses in leu days! I see you stare your unsuphis- j
(icated eyes'. Impossible! Wait a moment. Hold i
up your fingers. Connt. She wore one d:\-ss in the j
I I 1 ntprumg, when the went to t ke'herauto breakfast |
' j airing, (bie, isn't it ? tike wore another to breakfast. •
I Two, eh? Another to after-breakfast walk. Three,'
eh? Another to tne bath. Four 1 list makes ? Another |
I have of en addressed yon in times of comparative to the post lustration whik. Ili.li up vour thumb for |
prosperity; I-claim the privilege of saying a tew words 1 (i v , | Another to huiclieo:!. Give us your little fin- .
to you in the hour of your ailversity. j yer, ar.d cal'.it six. Another for the v !k after lunch- j
You have a right to know what views I entertain, j con. Ain’t that seven ? Another for horseback e.xer-j
is jour Representatives, in reference to the present eise before dinner. Sing out eight. Another for din. |
state of our political affairs. j nor. Pray isn't that nine ? Another for the bull.— j
As Georgians, yon have beorv called upon, in the 1 Give us your thumb and say ten ; aud look yon, never '
wise dispensation of P.evidence, to experience great j ag n pretend to fathom a lady's bandbox andtrnuk. ;
si|d gridvous troubles. X’our State has been overrun j "Bat she did nothing but dr_'P~!” Sihnce.sir! That
by the enemy,Troai the mountains to the seaboard.— | is none of yi.ur business. Besides, isn't it belter a wo-
A* wide track of desolation and misery marks the j lean’s whole time should be taken up by h.er dress'
‘Id bctt’.c *0 day our Hag I'M uphold
And defend, though 1 lose my right arm:
am bold.
With my life I v.iil shield it froln hnrm.'
From the Constitutionalist.
To lilt People of the First Congress!
T»5i*lrict of Grorjjia.
course pursued by his army. Your chief city has
fiilen into hi-* hands; and almost your entire di-trici
| is at his mercy.
I V'011 w..ulU lie more than mortal if this condition of
| affairs did not excite some feeling of despondency in
1 your breasts. The blow has bet-u so heavy ar.d so
rhnn by goreiping, 01 getting her Lu^baiid iDto iiot wa-
t, r?
Would that dressing ai-d nndr* ssir.g were the only
foTa-s <-f our women! The mode now is for them to'
imitate the color of the Empress’hair. We laugh at
the courtiers who had opprstiors for imaginary fistulas
unexpected that you may well stagger tinder its j performCjl because Louis XIV was so afflicted, and
weight. The troubles that oppress you. I share here ail the women are imitating the Em
press’Span is!
equally with you Wife, children, property—every- j walk and color of hair. I don't wonder that so inanv
thing that is dear to mat-, or which can give him hap- I pc.-ple are carried to the mar! house-- the wonder is that
pine.-s or comfort I have lost; they are in the hands ol j some mousin', commission dr. lutu/hco inquirendo b
not sued
to saledav.
like manner 10 days previous
s' rices to the debtors aud creditors ot an estate j
- ■IIso be punished 40 days. ; be the imperfections or the fate of the bill uow
X nee tiiai Application will be nKideto the Court of 1 under consideration, itat least perform-one im
cave to sell ljan-.l or Negroes, mnst be ‘
The bill provided, as thought sufficient guara.n . i, le eueray . 1 stand to-duv a homeless and beggared
tees against any oppression of the officers rained mJin ] caa sympathize with you in your aiTlictious j bentto Chaventyn, where the Pans JU-dlum is ? iltmL...
>n 'L < . " . j and have a 1 igiit to counsel whli you as to your future j Would yon know the process by which jet black hair
Mr Lester, cf Georgia, said that whatever may [ course. * " * * is transformed into gokleu hair i for our fair dames of
As to what that course should he I have not one mo- j Court and n'l onr lorettes (they rather began it) sacrifice !
incut's hesitation or doubt. It i- the court e which honor, | ^htir benulitnl hair as freely as a red head with Von j
*1 must go. dear mother! I hem*the drums caii;
And I will write more on the morrow,
Alas! ere that day closed, the enemy’s bail
To that mother bequeathed eeas'ess sorrow.
•No letter!’ and sadly the wife turned away.
And crusli’ed in her heart the gieat pain,
As«God gave her patience—which day after day
She sought for the letter in vain.
‘No letter!' your children are fatherless now.
Bow in meekness, to God’s stern decree.
Your husband, with laurel wreaths tv. in'd round
his brow.
Is at rest in the land of the free.
‘No letter!” sweet maiden your lover so brave,
To his heart clasped your image and fell,
ifiaid he gloried to tii! a poor soldier’s grave
For the country ho loved so well.
To leave yon alone was his only regret,
In this sad world of sorrow and sin:
But your grief he was hopeful you soon would for
get.
And sighing for what nvgbt have been.
‘No letter.' dear sister, your brother is dead;
Alas! lie was shot in the battle:
:l against us nil and result in all ot us being j Xo sister's hand near to hfild li is cc-’d heui!.'
With no one to hear the de ath rattle.
Ordinary fori
pj ifisli-jd f.»r two months. ..
1 , ,i l0nt i„ r letters of Administration Guardianship,
Sc I"',',,*, be published 30 days—far dismission from
A i umistration, monthly six months—lor dnmisriou
f ro n Guardianship. 40 days
Kale- for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published
rt - -it.: I u for fan r mon'hs—for establishing lost papers,
'<■ ,r - hr'full -jpor* of th rre months—for compelling titles
- Executors or administrators, where bond lias b
the deceased the full space of three mouthy
-pendeno
connection with a Government which had passeri into
the hands of the avowed enemies of your institutions
and a people who had no disposition tp respect
, i 4 \. .ni.ir nr i’llll?ir!]H»i>. m ‘ '» liUl in: 11. Jic *uu i:« iuc uuioct . r ' CT , #. ,
Vi-nbTiHe deceased the full ,1 a, The,c are quartermasters and comati^riu. to | i
I* ir.iiearioqs will alwaysihe continued acco a g.o whom whit be intended to say did not apply, j mm remarkab , e h , ita ua tarc than any .
he-e, the legal requirements, unlcssotnerw l.coiu u.u. , vvpr( > ,,, ^ departments some good, true, ■ between civilizeil nations. You have ast
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port!nt office. It brings the House to tb# direct
decision of tne question, whether we have suffi
cient ability and statemanship to protect the Con
federate States Ri'ainst the frauds and ivrongs of a
swarm of quartermasters and commissaries who !
have be.t n mgag; d in plundering the G .vernment J rights under the Coru-tituticn. In dissolving this c*
from tl.e beginning of the war until now. He in- j neetion you exercised the simple rights for which the
tended to sp-ak plainly and boi-ly. that he might j ancestors of that people, in common with your own,
not be misunderstood. He avowed in the outset ; bad straggled hi the Revolutu'n. .
tor lour vears vou have been engaged in a contest
bloc \
ever waged
L tonished III
mpertand fnithlul men. Against these he had] world by the valor of your troops, (lie extent ot your
nothing to say. He did not think that tho quar- ; resources, and your willingness to endure all the
termasieis and coipmissaries on uiitt' with the ei- miseijcsand sufferings incident to so gigantic ami bru
my in the field, as a general rule, were obnoxious to f ,l > 14 war - ^ ou have sacrificed upon the altar of your
the chaises art-1 complaints of fra id and speculation conntiy your suns uml jout brothers, tliopr- dearer to
which it was the purpose of this bill to remedy, i J’° 1,t * , n n n * ,t8e f-
, . . ,, r , I will no* insult you bv it single moments j-usiiu-ion
Ihrse men who are constantly on doty in the field ] thllt rtcW)) w!lon , f(( j- the first time, an invading uruiv
seldom have an opportunity to ^iake money or | has come amongst you, and with fire and sword deso-
perpetn-to trauds, even it they were disposed to lutes your fair fields, and threatens to deprive
do so. Yet-whilst this was true, it is sveli known ! you of your prope.ty, you will entertain a single
evety where that, the Government of the C >nfcd- i thought of submission or compromise. True, there
crate States, in this her hard struggle for nation-! uru some amongst you w.-io, if report speaks
al lifa. is continually being plundered by her own : correctly, have bowed their kne*s»in abject sub-
officers and agents. We see it in every town and i 10 a ha " t * h '. v , ftml « ul,,n R enemy-men
,, :V . 1 1 1 T3 J j . I who prefer property to honor or country-^-'who would
. city and nainlPt in the land. From one end to
M?' 9ub»crib*f* wishing flicir papers changed : t j ip 0 ( |,pr of the Confederacy, loud voices cf com-
from one post-uffie* to an >tb*r must state the
name of the post-office -rom which they v i.-l, it { e rs, ' that quartermasters and commissaries, and cause of indepen
changc'l ~ •••
principle'and policy alike dictate. You entered into the j sacrifices his carrot. Yb.u wish to hear how the mein- j
contest, in which, you are now engaged, far the attain- ; morp hosts is obtained? At the appointed hour the
ment of Indrpendence. You'desired io dissolve your : candidate for golden honors enters tiie dressing room, j
, ] Only those who have writhed ‘ncath the hearl-
cinshing thought,
Ar.d who live upon hope's Brittle thread.
Can know the sad trials with which life is fraught,
Brings the longing to be with the dead,
Frlirr from On. GSmoen Di»prri>ii:g .'Ii-ci-
iicgfi of t itizens!
5* Cav.ai.ry,
Jan. Id, 1 tib;
lioek ani Job work, of
PBOMFILY AND NEATLY EXECUTED
X T THIS O F V It'S-
j-y When a subscriber finds a cross markon
hi-paper he wilt know that his subscription has
expired, or is about to expire, and must be renew
ed if he wishes the paper continued.
13'* We do not send receipts to new subscri
bers. If they receive the paper they may know
•rtvat we havr*Teccived ihe money.
attired in a long while dressing gown. Her Imir floats-
j loosely over her shoulders, unsecured by comb or pin.
: The "artist” is there. He begins by seeing that the
] hair is thoroughly separated; then lie, by degrees,
! pours over tfie head a phial of some “water” (which
j probably holds 19 solution corrosive sublimate, or some
I equally deadly poison), and he takes hair by hair a ml
; saturates it with water from one end to the other end.
This takes two hours. He allows fifteen minutes to
elapse, and then he soaks the whole hair in ice water;
next he pours another phial of bis “water” upon tin-
hair, and knec-ds the hair with Lis hands. Anothci
respite of quartet of an hour is given, which is follow ...
ed by soaking the head in ice water, which ie succeeded j foot at present m Georgia, there cr*i: !>- no doubt,
by a new phial of his “water.” These processes take ! Those who are in favor of a Convention must
two hours and fifteen minutes more. _ j know that it will result an Georgia withdrawing
Tho "artist iiicn takes two tailor s “gooses” henb-d ! from the Confederacy, if not a reconstruction ot
to - J,ig!i degree of teuipe,ature. The chambermaid j lhl . obl Union,
lioius the enoM ui tier imstrer^H Jmir, nud tlu -
Grotuiu and Ht- ti Exemptions.—We regret
t°Sf-e a statement going the rounds of the Press
to the effect that Gov Brown has exempted lo.OOO
men from confederate service: wo say that we" re-
1 gret- this .-iatement, simply for the reason that we’
! believe if is incorrect. Congress, in. passing the
Conscript act,, left with the Executive of the sever
'd Slnles the right to exempt from conscription
such officers as were deemed necessary by the.
ttov- ri.m.-Tiis of the Sfates In the exersise *-f this
eight Gecrgia has'exempted, to use Gov. Brown’s
language, l.4'(* men, which force "is composed of
Judges ot tho Supreme ntul Superior Court.-* Jus-
i Rees 1 >.tenor (.’cun.-, Sberiffs, Ordinaries,
ex Lollcctora. and ixeceii era. w ho are absolutely
. to tin? tx'jtfi;ce of the State Govern-
! :nei -'; , A !a, 'fi r Proportion of these «A over 50
-j (1 *'<*uU lint, of course, if out of
‘ . 1h1 ‘ *' to ConK-derato conscription.”
The lHiiainjnp 13.550, ar0 composed partly of
! county office:a under '.(> years of age, partly of
! CVniederate bonded e.xemj.ts and partly of men
i tt*c confederate (’evernroent as agri-
| ciM-.-ii.-ta, etc: who aro held by the Supreme
L t to Lc subject to Mi’h'la duty, fil'd have been
or ‘F red by the governor j. s: ;ive. service as part
j of .fa* Militia,” principally ,-fboys under and men
i ovi r the conscript ages.
I A targe proportion of this farce lias boeu in ac
tive service far seme months, aud some of them
have “illustrated Georgia' not only upon the soil
; ot tlicsr own J?t,-*.te, but have, gone to tho defense
i 11 -'fafar State, and there successfully repulsed
the v nemy wi;o were advancing upon her bor-
! dels.
, ^ ov ‘ Brown also state s another fact which
should be borne in mind; and that ie, that it is the
Legislature which cstabbshes the exemption in
Georgia, aud not the Governor.
YYa make these stun tments :n justice to Geor.
gia amt lc-r Lx* culive. The eld commonwealth
baa always done her whole duty, and we regret
I to see any iniustice^lone to her, ji* we should to
' any other Confederate state. Ir. a few words
where ell are doing their doty so ncblv and so
ht roicaliy it is ungem tons, s.s it is ui just”, to bring
up charges against any qnc—particulaily wbcu
Ibuse ctmrgcs are founded upon misstatements, or
misunderstanding. W e sincerely hope that tho
eiror wiil he corrected, and justice done to a gal-
.fant andvlesciving State of the Confederacy.
Pncfiitalori
Gf.s. Jost rn E. JohnstuN —About twelve
months ago. Gen. Johnston assumed command
of tiie disorganized, and illfatcd, but r.oblearmy
: of Tennessee. Events followed most trying to
the hopes of the country; the army fell back from
• one strong l-ceitiou to another, with out apparent
ex* use; u-. r very severe pui.-irl.-inent was, at anv
cue time, inflicted upon tb* enemy: yet the pres-
‘ emv cf the chieftain who siUr.tly, almost to a fault,
] IE A UQC A HT ER t= 0 t.E
Athens, Gj;
Editors Chronicle if Sentinel-
In regard to the editorials i:i the "Southc
Bamiti” and “/Ytheas Watchman.” which if y-
publish you will please publish this from me.
That there is an important movement set *
1 who prefer property t*> honor or country
] sacrifice the glorious recollections of the past,the hoj
J of liberty in the future, even the memories of their ownWBI Hi. —r>~ l- —HW
piaii.t c< ne- up to us like the “sound ot many wa- j gallant sons, who have shed their patriot blood in the 1 is not only changing iU appearance
tens,” that quartermasters and commissaries, and ; cause of independence, for the chance of saving their j names, but the women themselves ar
moves backward and forward the “gnoses'' within a
few inches of the hair until the hair becomes red.—
This ends tho operation, which has lasted five hours,
and leaves the lady with red hair,-an intolerable head
ache, jangled nerves, and eighty* dollars less in
Docket. I say eighty dollars; not eighty franes,
but four hundred francs. Felix the hair dres
ser, who invented the operation, is making more
money than ever, and before he resorted tothis method
lie wa- literally coining money. So we go! The city
and even its
I have recently travel* *! cv* r a considerable
portion of the State ai-d have heard tiie pec-pie
talk. I am satisfied what they wiil do if permit
ted.
If a convention be called iu Georgia under the'
present move, she will be sure to withdraw from
the Confederacy. I am satisfied
of the present movement.
directed the then inespiicRlde campaign, stood to
the country ns safe gusid ot idiance, mid to tho
army the assurance of honor and wisdom, in ail
its movements.
'ihe public w-rre astounded by the late report of
the Hen. Secretary of M ar, to learn that Gen-
Johnston had previously been relieved of his com
mand. not far militsry short comings, hut. because
‘‘moral and political’ ends seemed to require a
different policy. Gen* ral Johnston understood the
spirit of (he army and Hint oft! e people letter than
to adopt, the conclusion. Ii- appreciated what ihe
Government did not—the tV.et r.-o commanders
<-4ti gainsay and achieve.the fie. doni of the coun
try— * hot the people draw "moral KrJ political”
inu rcnci sfifiom stubborn troth and not from sus
picion or prejudice—Selma Set,el.
What a comment we have hereupon the policy
of the administration. What an astounding de
ls tho object I developement is here made. Gen, Johnston,
—an officer who had the entire confidence of his
undergoing
SHOE MAKING !
I WILL make snd repair shoes .at OLD-rCta*
PRICES, and must have, for all work
d .110. provisions at old prices, viz : wheat,
tfanr, corn, meal, ground-peas, field-peas, po*a
toes, pork, bacon. NrJ. beef, fallow, oh ckens. eggs
and syrup. It you can supply me with any of ihe-
hring 01} jour' leather to
Edwards corner, on Han-
ah
Congress BijcassiMi; our Itlsiuics nnd !rlis- !
raaaaseBK'ii!.
lamed articles
-I do- r below lk M.
■ck ,Stre-t.
SAMUEL SINGLETON,
Jan 10. l-fiV 31 3t
S'
NOTICE.
1?!X IT. days after date application will be
IdiH-ie 10 the Orliuary Court o* YYiikii son Conn
U. for leaye to sell, a portion of the real and pe*son-
a' estate of VYilliiaui Lord Sen'r dee’d hate of said
C-miiv . G. VV. LORD Ex’r.
Nov. 4tb. 18(54. pd 53. ‘J4 3t.
the epithet of re'-reant Representatives. j by the tedious process of Courts of Law—a virtual | going mitt!
Mr Lester said 1 hat: standing herein his place,; confiscation, ; and the tiaitors themselves are]
he affirmed i list the acquisition of a large fortune i treate*l with contempt by the very men to whom they j
by a quartermaster or commissary is utterly in- ) bow the knee. Think of it my countrymen; to what j
consistent wiih honesty ai.d fair dealing on his lower depth ot degradation can man descend than to ;
part If he is honest and conforms toll’s official ‘ become the object oieontemptto aY nnkee - ,. TTouse of Penresenfalives on F10
• • , , e .. . Iinlep-ndenee is as dear and desirable now as it wits 111 ty e xionse ot Keprcs-niauvef? on tno Jttiimst.,
ohhgations it w ime-ly impossible for him to ! whe „ ! )(U filRt , entered ipon this struggle; aye, far ! Mr. Miles of South Carolina, said that, “Men’s n.inds
m::.ie m 11 y. ^ He should give nil Ins time, his j dourer; because the course of this contest has <ie- ! were, under pn ssure of disaster .and blundering mis-
talents, his skill aud his energies to tho Govern- ; veloped all the fiendish passions, and brought to light! management, becoming unsettled nud losing sight of
mept ! the foul purposes of th4 people with whom you are at i ^ le S 1 v: }* laudmaiks by which tr i-y lind been hereto-
Jlr Lester said he would ask every member of war, and has proved the wisdom 01 your action iu se- j tore guided, 'ihe people ot (he Confederacy need
the House how roauv of all the Ouarteimssters. ; veriog your oonnection with them. They offer you worus o! cheet and cncouragemeut. He was one of
j no terms except uncoaditional siibinis-ion or extermi- ! those whiHmd an abiding lailh in the capacity of our
nation. They openly avow their purpose to emanci- : people, with (heir population, extent ot territory and
pate your slaves, and bring you under a constitution food producing capm-ity h> achieve and maintain their
changed Io suit their own views. There is *10 lo-pe I independence. But i.*e faith and the fortitude of the
What good will it do to have a convention? Do I troops and the people—Was removed not for in-
you want it to declare that wo will fight on in this I competency, but because “moral and political”
struggle for national life? That has been fully j ends requires it. _ If the secretary of War had said
^solved upon. Let the people take their guns j “ political ends,” lie would have told the whole
and go to the front. Do you want a convention to j truth and nothing but the tmtb.
i give the people a chance to express their views on j “°*
the stat. of the country generally? That is well I ANf.w AS rinkle in the Fashion.—The la-
known. Do you want a convention to instruct ; Ust wrinkle is the introduction of squafe buttons.
Gov. Brown? If so he wiil be insulted. With these the ladies most plentifuly trim their
Do you want a convention'to know what of vour dresses. They (not the ladies but the buttons,)
civil liberty yen will yield up to tbe military? That are pi sizes, up to an inch square. The haul-
ydu know at present” ” j ton is file big button, about the size of a square on
Do you want a convention to know whether or \ a check board._ A little while ago and the rage
not negroes should be put in tlie army? If we wa ^ f° r spherical buttons of three quarters of
don’t put them in the Yankees w iil. an inch in diameter, gilt or silvered, and with
Do you want a convention to know whether or > which they trimmed their “Garibaldi bodies” and
Aehninwtrator .1 Stair.
1 > Y virtue of an order <>f the Court f ordinary of j
I ) Pierce county, will be sold *>n the first Tuesday iu i
Feb 11 ary 1865 at the Court house doei in the town of j
Blaekstiear. between the legal hours <1! sale, one lot of j
land number 84 in the 5 30 district of originally Ware 1 - . . , »„ ,
M,,w pierce county, fold as tbe property of Duni.-I J. | ceipts 111 blank, so Uia they may be tilled up as
Slone late * *f Pierce County deceased forth# benefit of ; convenience or gain may sugges'* when the par
Commits <ries and disbu* sing ag* un-. of the Gov-
ernmenf c*ime tip to tin* standard of plain dut ?
Huw imiiy of them conform to the obligations of
law? Do rlies*- gentlemen never convert the pub
lic fund-in any manner to their own use’ Do
they neVer inve-t ihe Government money in prop !
erty or m- rchandise ot any kind on private ac-1
count? Do they never lend it to their friends to I
be temporarily employed in speculations, of which :
they are to (Thar- the profi s? Do they ro ver ply j
their hands and tln-ir heads to the shrewd! tricks j
and sloop piactic* s of trade and traffick? Do)
they n-vi r speculate/ Do they never take re
tiit- heirs and creditors of said deceased, terms made
known on the day of sale.
JOHN STRICKLAND, Adm r.
November 8th 1864. fi! I3. ‘Jodd*.
GE iRGIA Baldwin county.
WrilLREAS William Sopple has made application
V T far letters of administration on the estate of Pat
rick Cain laid of .-aid county deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all per
sons adversely rsnceiued to file (heir objections on or
before the first Monday in February r.ext.
Given under my official signature this ^ht!s Decem
ber 1864.
30 5t. JOHN HAMMOND Ord’y.
tv giving the receipt has turned his back? Have
they never delayed Gov-rnment freight in order
to send forward other freight iu which they have
an interest, or from which they receive a consider
ation in money? Do they never connive at the
false marking and false direct ion of freight, when
such connivence puts money in their pockets.
Let all 1 hose questions, said Mr. Lester, find an
answer in ihe overgrown for tun* s which this gree.
dy hand < f hear;less p'linderers have acquired
-inee they took office under the Government.
Many of -h- m entered th-- service poor, and they
are now r'ch M•>; her; entered the service
ci'mpsrsriv-li beggars m 1 : n.-y arc now As tors
anrt Lo 1 si 1 I*:- :- v saltli y of them en
tered in-- — ivue tianh’*i4*i-, h-oI tiiey» are now
uiilli. tis res blany * f them entered the service
sliiugn d nv- r wi*b fi ta.s iipcu winch a return of
nulla b r.a had tr-en male, a-id tfiey have notori-
epei
people must not fail. All depends upon tlifri.
"We could maintain and keep in the field, without
doubt, hu army of at least 200.000 effective men.— j
This was an .army, if properly handled, amply suffi
cient to maintain our cause and defy subjugation.—
But to keep up this number we must make our army I
efficient by perfecting its orguaization and discipline, I
and thus prevent desertion and absenteeism, which j
were the ca use of the thinness of onr ranks. In a great
, struggle like this, we must expect disasters—they are
j inseparable from protracted wars. We mir t'expect
I blunders and mismanagement—they are inevitable !
iu the nfanagemc.nt of all human f-ffairs.
you against the encroachments of a majority who have I “We had suffered great do asters; vo had labored j
etiowu that they pay no regard to tbe snnctitv ofa Con- i under gross mis management and inefficient adininis j
stitution ? I tration of our military, resources; but lie firmly be- |
Our only hope is in the attainment of our indepen- I lieved that if coolness, courage and wisdqm now guided !
deuce. And 1 firmly believe, nty countrymen, tiiat t our counsels aud informed our actious if we would it-;
for you in submission or compromise. You cannot re
sume your position in the Union, upontfie same footing
itwoce occupied. A powerful and fanatical in tjority will
control the affairs ot the nation favour degradation and
ruin. No pupe- guaranties or Constitutional clauses
can protect you. What positiiwi woul*. y*.ur repr*-scii-
tativesoccupy in the Federal Congress? No men of
lion >r or self respect woii'd expos-; themselves to the
insults ..n*l contumely that would be heaped upon
them. Picture to yourselves the reception they would
i pieet with from a sneering and exulting nnri-.-iity,
io**kn1g with contempt upon the representatives .ofa
conquered people. What service could they render
not, we will submit to a further suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus? It will not be suspended
against those who justly merit its application.
What uo you want a convention for? The pal
pable reason is to adopt tucar.s of rcconstruc-
flou.
It- will be seen that I am right in this view. In
meetings which may be held to bring about this
convention they may resolve what they please, or
say what they choose, and make fair promises as to
intention: but if reconstruction be treason, then
thc-ie is treason at tho foundation of the present
movement.
If I had m3* way there should not be a meeting
in any county of the Kt&te* - I am satisfied the
militnr}* will have to take possession of this mat
ter. Call it military nepotism or not, it wiil have
to be done.
In going to Jackson county I went ou iny own
responsibility
their vivnndiere jackets in lavish profusion.
Like gilded apples, they formed rows down the
jaunty locking eorsage. Now the globular but-
j tons are out, aud square ones are in. They are
i cf all materials, pearl, ivory, jet, silver, and gilt,
and they cost ap • e dear enough to satisfy any
body*. We don’t know that square buttons were
ever before in fashion, though fashion as a
genera; thing is constantly reproducing itself.
As we expected, the proposition of ths Rich-'
roond Enquirer to sell out the Confederacy to
1 England r-nd France, in case those powers would
, grarantre ouj- independence, (which we noticed
\ a few days ago,) has been caught at by the Yan
kee Government as sn evidence of our weakness
\ —of onr inability to gam our independence unai-
1 ded North* rn papers say the editorial of the En
quirer, in which the proposition is made, has
bet 11 sent by Seward to ths United States foreign
? ..icf r.i-i* (a f t, 4 4 h a m tv «1 — . a. * 3
God. in iii- wisdom I fuse life and confidence into the public mind by a
is with more and greater miseries! ! and judicious management of public affairs, if wcw.-nid I
serf a- ennso so pure and just as ' make the army compact ae-i v italize it in every u- - ;
v the blood of so inanv patriot I par! merit, and determine to endure all tilings and to)
GEORGIA, I’ulaski County.
~V\T HER12AS Mrs. Sallie E Coney Applies-to
T» in.* tor totters of administration on the (state
cf Ezekiel W. Coney,.late of said county, dc
ceasi-d < . I ly paid off th-ir debts, but they have made large
1 hese are therefore to cite and art monish al - pet - t pu^-bn^-s of. valuable property, anil have invested
sons concerned, to he aud appear at my office on m n y i: ■ landed estates, until their Rcres am untto
or belore the first Monday in I'cbruary next, and a u af „nniHl extern. They deal in stocks, they buy
show cans*, ii any they can, wtiy letters ot nd j a|1) ^ st ,|j rrfrL), they traffick iu sterling *-xclange,
nun straiion should not be gran*ed the applicant, they live in fine houses, they tread soft carpets,
in'terms of the statute _ _ j they glut thems Ives with choice liquors, they
Given under my hand and official signature,, ^j r j v> . horses, they clothe themselves iii pur-
thi* Dec. <M, lJ?64. j pie and fine liueu and fare sumptuously every
3 (fit JOHN FA1.E, D. Ord'v. I ^ ajr r j j
j~7.! ~ , ~ : ~ : , I This sudden change of beggars to millionaires I
Mont | ,s fi’G‘ r cat-’ application ’, J 1 *?“ anri this high .-ryte of living by quartermasters military authoi
A iriaoe to the Court of Oruiusry ot Fu as i , an( j commissaries are alfag* ther inconsistent with -things be true,
t "tint}*, Georgia, at the first regular term atjei , j, ores y It can be a* counted for unon no other country still de
expiration of two niont.is troni this notice, for rt . aso nnble presumption than they have defrauded
wave to sell the land belonging to tlife estate ol 1 - .... — • -
this glorious result is in store tor ns
may see lit to afflict us
but never will he desert
sancified bv — , .
martyrs. We can not and will not fail. In the voca- j hope all things for the sake ofahe sacred cause in wiucl
bularj* of freemen, struggling for all the rights which ' we arc engaged, he had no doubt of our nna! triumph,
are dear to man, and incited hy pneh glorious c-xem- j But we must inspire fresh confidence 111 our peuj
plursashave illustrated our hi; fary, there is no such
word as fail.
Tlu^jlt is no just: reason for despondence*. The ene
my is no nearer tho attainme ;t of his object to-day
than he was f tiryearsago The cap^al of \011r coun
try still stands proud and defiant, surrounded by the
galiant sous ot every State in the Confederacy. The
army under Hood is still poweiful and unennquered, in ; *'s»5f’i*g an
spite o. the boasts and false dispatches of the enemy’. ! ' 1 “* *
Although the enemy occupy the seaport of Georgia, Headquarters Jim. 24th, 1865.
the whole of the interior is freed from their presence— : ,,
Sherman’s further advance will be contested inch by I . AU non-combatan(« are respectfully requested to
inch, aud I trust and believe successfully. Your sons < jeavc the city immediately. It their romoial be * **-
and brothers iu the field have no thought «f submission. n -j' P r i|- ! ie pme r” on ?7 P!K1 .,' a v,: airlvi - - d, no L i.-
Eor years they have perilled life and limb in ai*realise. ■ >'oad facilities can he allowed them. In theclae oi
It is proper that I should stfite that I am raising - ministers f*» show that the rebel government is ad-
- - .... n.rttr-d by its supporteis at home to be a failure.
and that, exhausted mid worn out, they are neek-
i:i£ for some ports **f refuge; md this being the
ca- ’, that thay be uo longer considered belliger-
r. command for Confederate service, which has not
yet been tendered to the War Department.
JESSE A. GLENN.
An Eccentric Hen.—In a stable on* the farm of I
Mr G* raid, of l ayette county*, Pa., are three tittle.!
pigs, probably six weeks old. Otic, which is call- j
ed “tiLroan.” generally takes the middle berth i
when lurned in for a snooze. As soon as llis j
mother was tcnmvcd from the pigs, an
Eor shame that a pro;* sition so monstrous—
so utter ly at variance with the great principles in
voiced in this contest—should have been mads
by -any man upon Southern soil; and that, too, in
hi v' 1 'to ! ^ scc cf l ^ e fr- ct > "bile England has pro-
iVssedfobe a nrulral in tho sanguinary struggle
■ the Government. If those officers had not specu-
exaiider Coleman ISte *>f said County, deceased, j j. it<L j v .-ith the public money and defrauded the
r -ne benefit of the sald , ^ e ' | Government th*-y could not, in the very nafare of
l ’'.‘ HORTON HEMDL) Aani^r. 1 j, ngs, have made the princely fortunes which
- uvjiih 18G4. •' L * j many of them have acquired. They themselves
GFnpo ^— know*tliat snch a thing is impossible; the people
; ,f’lA Pulaski county. know it. the Government knows it. and Congress
\\ “J-kF-AS .Mrs I’aimie R. Anderson applies to, knows it ll*-nce the onl} r sensible conclusion is
pei sons an* j t j ia t th-y have swindled the Government, that
they have amassed their wealth by an improper
use of the public money aud the public property
entrusted to tln ir care, that they have grown rich
by an illegitimate exercise of their tffficjal power
and that they have multiplied their dollars by vio
laiing law and dntv.
The hill th? t v as ef re the House was bottomed
up oifthis presumption, and proposed to call these
official gentlemen to a reckoning Gentlemen had
cl a acterized the bill as searching and “bloody ”
It ou*riit to be searching and bloody. In these
Let not us at homo weaken them by despondency and
doubt.
As Georgians, yon may think, and perhaps with
some show of justice, tliut your State was too much
aoandoned fa tier own resources, that au opportunity
was lostto inflict a mortal blow upon the enemy, that
" serious errors have been committed 1»y onr
authorities. But remember that even if these
the sacred cause still remains, aud our 1 -;i- — ——— -—-* ----- — 1 Hrig
ers j a.,,! a. i... m.w wan.i^».»
f»» on- end w» *• «'*■?
J . . 1 their division.
,y out fully her motheriy care ebe lyoods then, as woineB md children . Go bnck ta ' £nf , )aij j
she would over chickens, fehe does tins Dy get- , throw our s ,. ]vcs under , }ie protection „f H 0ov .
'° ( l ® , J| ® 0DP .’ v ' 3 . ia '' 'erimientthatwouldseeourwliolepopiilationanni-
rniddJe, and extending her wings so tar as to cov-- ,.,,, , Ufa '
er those on either side. No amount of force or ^'^d-butebered n cold blood-b fore.t would
moral suasion will induce her for one moment to ! ^offexeour light .to be independent of the v.le
leave’her adopted fa
fered with in any way,
*—! -*•
nduce her for one moment to S'T r, hr T ia V', 0 V 1 "
imiiy. but if tho pig.s are inter- "P 1 ' 08 ' ho ‘f'^stignatore of this bloody.
ay. she is ready to fight their j ,,:1S ^ ur ' ' a th .°? 9and timeB •'“■nd
*y belonged tb -the fathered } we c ™ bH , 1 l0 " k w ‘ th sns P IC,on U PP^ a »y
coinlmtants lire included all young gentlemen who
have 110 relish fertile trenches. These arc exhorted
tn leave at once under etcorl of the old Indie**.
Ttio alarm signal will be given by the firing of three i
guns and the rapid continuous ringing of the City Hell.
The Local Troops* under command of Brig. Gen. W. ;
M. Browne, will rendezvous nt the Powder Works, 0 •* co- 1 j 1 1 • 1 , , it - , ,
Bell Tower and Government Shoe Shop. The two j much praise is assigned to the brigade of ®°~*. UlJ fikit!g g-asses cut of the old bottles:
mpanics aud Railroad employees will assemble at fir ; Q t . n Kirkland, fox its eooltiCSfl in j tlel-boUl.i'^' 1 -*’ ° r ^ k ‘ nd ° f ^ lllS3 bot
ti J{ jv General Kirkland’s Command.—Iu ; To Make Cheap Drinking Glasses.—The
Powder ’works! lire congratulatory orders of Gen. Bragg, i following is a receipt for making cheap as well as
tiles of thin white glass with flat bottoms
1 see that their empi ivees assemble rapidly, and (bey j Kirkland was among the first of the rein- j let another person, having a cup of water ready,
«« Jirs ik. I r
Drone'fa » of G uarUiansilip for t he persons a;
winn- J-Z*"" ' Carolina and Mary Mayo Andersc
■p * c/, «are/jofjohn J. Anderson deceased.
imiTi 2 re Merefore to cite and admonish all persons ,
thi f , ,, " l*** and appeiir at unv office, bn or before |
Monday in February next and show cause if
r, M b. ''T o ftn , why letters of Guardianship should not
granted, the taid Fannie R. Anderson in terms of
me statute.
dsv','* e i U » un< * er m y P‘ Bn d And the seal of office this Gth
aa>nt December HHH.
^ 5t JOHN FALE, D, Ordy.
f times'of revolution and distress, w*’en the nation
, GEORGIA Pulaski county.
\v BFREAS, L. L. Harrell administrator of Z. L 1 *•■***•• — , - , ■ ,
' ’ Davie deceased, has made application to this I is struggling hard fir Jife, when the people are
Lourt, tor letters of dismission from said administra- struggling under the burdens of taxation when
'ti . they are enduring with patience and.patriotism the
L. ar ^ Bierefore fa cite all persons interested to I t. . rs |. m P . slir es of conscription and impressment.
day -. 7V ear at m * V °f 3C , e ’ on or belore tiie first Mon- i ( sorrow sits darkly around every hearthstone.
ir, J uiy next, and show causa i» any they can.! w |‘en sorrow 6!tsuarai.r . J
W,IV said letters o. dismission should not be ! vs '* 13n w< * " r each and al* erfduring all the count
granted the app.icant in terms of tbe law. • | less hardships, privations and sacrifices nt a ca-
.Given under my hand and seal ofotfice, in Hawkins- i lamitous War, the Government officer who uses th-
ru*e this January ffd, J865. public money for his own private gains and feeds
51 JOHN FALE. D. Ord y. and pampers a low sordid, selfish, ungodly spirit
of their* State to the other, yet, Georgians have lost
nothing of their honor'. If men ask you why this inarch
of Sherman was not prevented tell them it was because
Geoigians were fighting the battles of the whole coun
try and of our sacred cause upon the soil of almost eve
ry Sthtaofthe Confederacy; that they were guarding
the Capital, that the Vpstal fire of liberty may not be
extinguished; that they were keeping "watch and ward"
around Charleston; that they were striving to redeem
Tennessee ; that they left their own homes to the pro
tection ofold men and boys unable to meet a powerful
and discipliutd foe.*
Let us by our forgiveness of errors, our patient en- j -J 1 )
durance, owr firm Hpforminntifin to RirnErerle on. ore- i
eerve the name of
as-it lias been kept r
the wisdom and protection of an overruling Providence;
and remember that life, happiness, per.ee, honor, lib
erty—all are comprised in that single, sacred word—
Independence’.
Your fellow citizen,
Julian Hartkidgje.
Representative from the 1st Congressional District of
Georgia.
j forcegietits which reached the field.
To P* s * a stout cotton cold twice around tho bottle,
‘ and create a friction by pulling tbe ends of the
The officers-of the Commissary Department will, in |. him and his command its flue the credit j cor j to s * n<} fr0 Tapid ] y - fo ' r a minute or so; then
All officers in transitu will report fo Brig. Gen. Fry ' S a S e< ^
and nil men to tie* Provost Marshal.
straight edge firmly around nt the intended point
of severance in order to ke**p the cord in one place
secure straight and
sfisr.p.'hY-exrifsiT.sk7j G eh. Ki*..ad«,»w.\^°“ b0,Ue, '"‘
;eot in the part Let us still trust in The Provo|t Marshall will see that all places of busi-4 eu alK j enviable renutation as A bklllful
^„ m ,i;. 10 - ProviAennc, I "ess and amiftement are closed aud that all men under ;
fifty, not physically disabled, take their places in the I omcci.
rankr-.
duties of the war, on more than one occt
Major Geu. Smith's Division will assemble under sion severclv wounded ID battle, and al- i r j} s . ever51D ce in order to ke*-p the
s&ssfi: ssas svks: sz&ss I « ; * *1- ^
Gen. Johnston.-The delegation from South Caro-
Mna waited ia a body last .Monday, lbth met., upon the
President of the Confederate States and presented the
request which had been forwarded to tnem~by Govern
or Ma^rath to appoint Gen. J. E. Johnat#n to the com
mand of the troops hi the department. The President
declined to make tbe appointment as designed.
D. II. HILL,
Maj. Gen.
♦ ! . Wellingt *n—1 be Duke of Wiliington was re-
privilege to fc } j-nfi»ikable tor the coolne-s with which tie gave his
to utter the full measure of tribute to as
A Success at Wilmingtonr-lt afford? us great j brave, generous and clever a soldier and
as devoted a patriot, as tho army numbers
in its lists.—Raleigh Confederate.
Leave your grievances as Bonaparte did Ills let
ters, unopened for tlirte weeks, aud it is astonish
ing how few of thorn, at the end of that tune, will
require answering.
pleasure U) learn that dispatches were received in this
city yesterday afternoon announcing tha onr troops
had successfully repulsed the enemy in their advance
upon Wilmington. The Yankees were.it is said, se
verely punished.—Const. 4th.
-m.iv
Rumored Cabinet Change.—It is rumored that
Gen. Breckinridge is to be appointed Secretary of
War.
We e,laim the
this much of him, and could say much J directions. Even in the heart ot ^engagement"
more with justice, if we allowed our heart f he was known to give vient to humorous observa'-
„i_ r-.ii -ffatmtu tank tions, especially when it seemed to raise the spirit
of his men. fhus when the British were storm
ing J,a-.ajaz, his Grsco rodu up while the balls
were falling around, and observing an artillery-
n particulary active, enquired the man’s name,
s answered “Tay‘
emarked Welling
....... will soon make a
waifs!’ At this sally a burst ot laughter broke
from them, and the next charge carried the for-
treaa.
