The central Georgian. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1847-1874, June 05, 1861, Image 2

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1ENTUAL GEORGIAN. 3£ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1861* NOTICK. Tire affairs of the Central Georgian Office during my absence have been, and will contin ue to be, under the immediate control of Mr. B. '£. Castellaw, who is authorized to collect and receipt for money due the office, and to attend to any business transaction connected therewith. J. U. G. MEDLOCK. June 5', 1SG1. ngg_AIr. Wm. F. Pourxf.lj. is the <3u!v au thorized agent of the Georgian for "Washington county. Aid for our Volunteers. The Ladies of Sandersville, and of the coun tv nenerallv, arc requested to meet at the new Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon at four o'clock, for the purpose of consultation in regaa-d to the making up of Uniforms and other clothing, for our gallant volunteers. MANY LADIES. P. S. Gentlemen taking an interest in this matter will please attend. Public Meeting. The citizens of Washington county are in vited to meet at the "Court-house in Sanders- ville, on Tuesday, the 25th of June, at 12 o’clock, M., to take measures towards investing in Confederate bonds, and for other purposes. May 29th, 1861. ■ BgU The letter of our Macon correspondent was received tco late for insertion in our last Coffee.—There was a sale of three hundred bags Rio in New Orleans, on Friday, at seven teen cents. rff- The Southern Rights Guards, of Perry and the Quitman Guards, of Forsyth, passed -d:- station yesterday on their way to Virginia. fiSS.-., The public meeting advertised in the Georgian for yesterday, to lake measures to raise funds for the benefit of volunteers and their families, adjourned until Monday the 11th in stant, at one o’clock, when the citizens of the county are earnestly invited to attend. All mail matter intended for Haywood post-office is now stopped at Sandersville, from whence it is carried, every \Y ednesda to the former office. direct Extortion—Novel Application of the Tariff. Some people have strange ideas in relation to government. There are those who suppose tariffs are enacted for the especial purpose of enabling them to ask double the worth of their beef, butter, corn, etc., from their own citizens, without at all recognizing any obligation or duty on their side to support the government in a corresponding ratio. They look upon it as a one-sided business—always for their ben efit. For instance, a friend informs us that some days ago he went into the country for the purpose of purchasing butter for his table. He obtained four pounds, and tendered a dollar in payment. This, although a very fair equiv alent, according to our ideas of the relative value of money and butter, was at first refused by the lady, who said that she oughtNOW to receive Fifty Cents per pound. “In the name of common honesty,” says our iriend, “why shoved you receive the extortionate amount of a half-dollar a pound for butter, now, more than ar.y other time?’ “Why, the tariff, to be sure,” was the patriotic and in telligent answer. The desire .to fleece is by no means confined to this solitary instance. Our tariffs have worked wonders. They have induced people to give reasons for robbing their fellow-citizens, which, if wanting in logic and justice, are nev ertheless beyond question as to results. Now, for example, what sane inhabitant of Geoigia ?\ould imagine that tho Congress of the Con federate States had been devoting their time, in the midst of the cares of a dreadful war, to preparing a document called a tariff, whereby the owners of a few lean kiue perhaps lineal descendants of Pharaohs thin stock might exact nine and ten cents a pound for beef, Will some gentleman post us as to the intricate workings of our tariff, wherein it points out the necessity of our masticating the bovine race to the tune of nine cents per pound? We ask for information. We honestly confess that, al though vve have found the Rule of Three high ly useful in business intercourse, its advanta ges in the tariff case are not visible. We wish the people to understand that there 13 no scarcity of provisions—actual necessa ries—in the Confederate States ; and the man who selfishly attempts to raise the price of these necessaries is as much aiding the fiendish ruf fians at the North, as if he had shouldered a musket in Lincoln's army. The attempt to raise the price of provisions has been made in several cities, but in every case the base desire was promptly fiowned down. The men en caged iu the soulless work found that the} were marked, and hastened to disclaim any such intention. It is oi no value to say that ii we do pay high prices, the money is kept in our own Confederacy. Our obtuseaess may be great, but vve are unable to distinguish any im portant difference in being swindled by a for eigner, or falling a victim to the rapacity of a citizen. Coffee, sugar, and other luxuries are high, but this is because of the blockade. Lincoln is, of course, interested in high prices here, for his blockading officers, whenever they have an opportunity of communicating with any one from the blockaded ports, almost invariably ask the price of provisions in those ports. Tins is proof positive How the Cotton Shall Go. The Congress of the Confederate States pass ed an act before their adjournment to Rich mond, prohibiting the exportation of Cotton to foreign countries except through the ports of the Southern Confederacy. This act went into effect from the first instant, and it is now a penal offence, punishable by a fine of five thou sand dollars and imprisonment for six months, to ship cotton otherwise than as speeined in this act. The shipper also forfeits all the cot ton he attempts to ship in violation of the law, and the informer of such violation receives one half of the forfeited article. If this don’t up set some of Mr. Lincoln's calculations we shall be surprised. The New York Times has boasted that the North had control of the cotton crop, and, by reason of the blockade, all the cotton must go through the North to Europe and for their own use, and the Northerners would still bandTfe the immense sum of money it yearly produces. Short-sighted, mistaken fanatics, you know as little of the wisdom that guides southern legis lation as you do of our strength, resources and indomitable will. But, a twelve-month hence, you will be better acquainted with us. You will have learned more of us in that one year, than nearly a century previously failed to teach you. But at what a cost. Your manufactures will be ruined, your commerce scattered and destroyed, your homes desolate, and thousands of widows and orphans will “ make night hid eous” with wailings and lamentations for hus bands and fathers sacrificed at the shrine of a demoniac fanaticism ; the agricultural inter ests shall suffer for the labor of the stalwart men whose bones will be bleaching on South ern soil, and who were sent to butcher and op press a people whose only crime was a desire to govern themselves, and an uncouqueraole determination to be free nr suffer annihilation. But the North has planted the seeds of this harvest—it is fast ripening—the sickle is shar pened that shall reap it—and how dreadful its fatherin'* to those who little recked its nature ! Is it So ?—A correspondent of the Rich mond Enquirer says the detachment oi Gap.. Ball’s cavalry, captured at Alexandria, were “ hand-cuffed” and taken to Washington, where they were marched up Pennsylvania Avenue. jr-Sj” vy e have concluded to publish two or three columns of war and other news, in future, upon our outside, in place of miscellany, be lieving that the former will be more acceptable to our readers in these exciting times. Events of a startling character follow each other so rapidly that it is impossible for us to keep up with them unless we devote more space to chronicling their occurrence. W e think this change is best for our readers, as vve will be the better able to keep them fully posted in all that occurs. Mr. Early Corn. Rev. L. Q- Alley, on Monday, showed us two fully matured roasting-ears from the plan tation of Dr. T. A. Parsoxs, of Johnson coun tv. We believe the Doctor can furnish us with more tangible evidence of bis success in agri- c-ultre than a sight merely ;-and as tasting is a pleasure to which vve are rather inclined, vye patiently await further developments. We learn that Dr. Parsons had seven bushels of new wheat ground into excellent flour on the 2Tth ultimo. This is rather ahead ol anything vve have heard of in this section. Well-Timed Liberality. Our liberal and patriotic fellow-citiz JosErH Bancs, invited many of the Washing ton Rifles to visit his store and select such ar ticles as they needed, free of cost. We noticed that he did not limit himsell to a mere formal invitation, either; but some of them he sought out and accompanied, that there might be no mistake iu the matter. We are pleased to chronicle such noble generosity on the part ot our citizens. He who helps the brave volun teer in such instances, is doing good work for liberty and Southern independence. We are satisfied that the pleasure of doing a good deed, and tho consciousness that he is aiding the cause of the South, i*s ample remuneration for Major Bangs. of what we have said above. A man may as well shoulder bis musket and join the Northern army as to extortion on the Southern people. Then again, it Iraneio Marion subsisted on sweet potatoes and water in the swamps of Carolina, and successfully warred against the well-appointed British troops for five years, why may vve not dispense with coffee at twenty-five cents per pound, ana othei luxuries in proportion, for a few months, lhese matters are worthy the consideration of the Southern people. Patriotic Liberality. We were confidentially informed that on Monday last Col. 0. C. Pope, of this county, presented the Washington Rifles, through Mr. Newman, with $50. We say vve were told this in confidence, by a gentleman in town, but as our friend, the Colonel, is an old typo, vve are warranted in taking liberties with him, feeling assured that he is too well aware of the ab sence of the faculty of secretiveness in the fra ternity to wonder at it. There is plenty of pa triotism in Washington county—it only needs “ stirring up” to make itself apparent. The contribution lias been handed to Capt. Jones for the use of the company. Farmers and the Confederate Loan. We earnestly invite the attention of the plant ing interest of this section to the address of E.^A. Nisbct, Esq., of Macon, which we pub lish in another column. Mr. Nisbet is an ac credited agent of the Confederate Government to secure subscriptions in cotton. This is as good an investment as was ever offered to the public. The planter is to be paid for his cot ton in Confederate bonds that bear eight per cent, interest, and they are negotiable, the same as a bank bill, with the'advantage over the bank LIU of bearing the interest. With these bonds debts can be paid iu the same manner as with specie or other currency. It is to be hoped the farmers of Georgia aud the Confed erate States will respond liberally to the appeal, for in the unholy war now being waged for our subjugation to a vassalage worse than death, much money will be required to roll back the hordes that are setting upon us from the North. Let every TRUE PATRIOT—every man that loves his country better than money and his own selfish desires—respond nobly to this ap peal. Those who will not lend of their abundance to assist in this struggle, will be marked ; ana it may be that the strong arm of the law will find means to force them to do that which love of country and their own security failed to ef fect. Such men should recollect that their own lives and their own property are at stake in this conflict. Patriots need no such allusions to remind them of their duty. Patriotism in Baldwin. Col. Jordan, of Baldwin county, at a meeting of the citizens in the State House at Milledge- ville on the 29th ultimo, agreed to take Confed erate bonds for hi3 entire crop of cotton, amounting to nine ‘ hundred bales. Mrs. My- riek, in the absence of her husband, who is in Virginia with the Baldwin Biues, agreed to take the bonds for two hundred bales. The gentlemen of Baldwin have pledged themselves^ to raise the county’s share of the million of dollars called for by Gov.'Brown (which is $8,762) and turn it over a.s a gift, not as a loan. We learu from the Federal Union that Miss. Henrietta Kenan, of Milledgeville, has waited on Gov. Brown, and in the name of herself Correspondence ef the Central Georgian. Macon, Ga., May 20, 1SG1. Mr. Editor:—l arrived in this city this m° rr ' 1 °S; and have spent the day pleasantly euoug , u now as tho evening shades draw nigh, I feel dis- nosed to amuse myself bp writing you a letter which you can pat in your paper, light >°“ r P'P e with, or throw under your taofe. lust as you pre fer, Among other places of interest, I visi.et Cofirt House, where I found the Superior Court m session, Judge Lamar presiding. In consequence of tho war, no business was done except to call the dockets and continue the cases. Judge Lamar charged the grand jury upon the importance of recommending an additional assessment upon the State tax, for the benefit of the famines whose providers bad gone into the service of their country as soldiers. This is a step in the right direction and will meet with general favor, a3 it will gi>a every man (upon our ad valorem system) the op portuuity of contributing his mite in proportion to his ability. And thus every man can have the con sciousness that lie is patriotically aiding the Con federate States in their struggle against the tyran nical and fanatical North. This city, notwithstanding the many discour aging circumstances of the limes, give3 gratifying evidence ot improvement and progress. There is more architectural style, taste and finish in this city than any in the Stale. Some of the residences about College Hill are very attractive. One m par ticular I noticed—tbe residence of Mr. Johnston— that is surpassingly grand and beautiful, rivaling Eastern magnificence in its princely elegance. 1 learu this house host tho moderate sum ol one hun dred and twenty-five thousand dollars. There are many oilier very elegant houses in other parts ot the eitv. Some very superior ones, I observed, as I went out iu the direction of the Macon and Brun swick Depot, but I am not sufficiently acquainted with tho city to remember the names of tbe streets on which they stood. _ The Macon and Brunswick Depot, which I v.sit^ ed I found to be very plain and unpretending, bu„ like most great enterprises, it has its small begin nings that its future history may be the more im portant and glorious. I learned, in rc-fcrei.ee to this road, that it is now completed aud cars run ning to Buzzard Roost, twenty five miles from Macon, and is under contract to How_m?v;i.o; more than half the distance (which is forty tune miles from Macon) is already graded, arid Lie iron also bought and delivered to lay down ten miles more. This work is now going on and will be completed this fall. This part of tho road, when completed to Hawkinsville, will pay equal to any piece of road of the same length iu the State, i tie company have also graded about thirty m!lcs ° this road at the other end, towaids tho Savannah &, Gulf Road, to intersect with the latter road near Doctor Town. This company, notwithstanding the great prostration in almost every department oi business in tbe country, have not suspended work, and will not. Their ability to go on under the present pressure results from the system adopted by them, at the outset, of taking subscriptions ol stockholders in their notes due at stated periods, and the further precaution which they adopted of contracting for grading and superstructure to-be paid iu these notes; so that the only cash expenses of the company are for materials and lor the opera tions of tho trains. The trains run daily to Buzzard Roost, connecting there with a regular hack hue, offering great facilities to persons traveling to arm from this interesting portion of our Suite. The whole length of the line Irotn Macon to Brunswick is 175 miles, and will have the great advantage, when completed, of being (by reason of US connec tion with the Savannah & Gulf Road) a Savannah as well as a Brunswick road. This road, when completed—winch it will bo, sooner or later—will tap one of tho most important, though yet unde veloped, sections ot our great Empire Slate, ihe company have wisely, so we are informed, steered clear of debt, and pay as they go; and we farther learned that the road as far as completed more than pavs the expenses of operating it. To the indefat igable zeal and untiring effort aud energy o. the lion A E. Cochran, its efficient President, is its success thus far mainly to be attributed. Amid ah the discouragements which have environed and threatened to overwhelm the enterprise, he has stood up like a true roan To the Planters of Middle Georgia. Macon, May 27th, 1861. I am an authorized agent of the Govern ment of the Confederate States, to receive sub scriptions of cotton for the defence «* i w* “» **- r * - «*»**!*.?£ m Sri willing to aid sub- LATEST NEWS- ment. You will see and intelligible. Each person in defence of our families, . 0 ? r . J? ’i ate d, scribes to a paper, in which n is sUpdate^ that he will on a day in the next Fall, named bv himself, place in tne uands ol hi* wtror, o agent at theVce where he is accustomed o sell his cotton, as many bags as he prop e contribute. The cotton so to be deposed agrees shall be sold on or before the day de seated; and the proceeds, alter deductan all charges paid to the Treasurer of the Gov- au cuaiges p , government for needs, he Jail r ec eive s e- botii3 will r federate S * -j negotiable, ana near twenty years-Nill ^ ne^ that eight per cen . “ loan—secured by the this is not a gift, ont a , F nn n these pledged faith of the Government. I P on t “ e ®* p , " , ‘ lhp o-nvcrinTient can realize at subscriptions, the 8°™^ 0 f fends for its once, and be pu ; I—- , the securi- immeaiate necessities. 1 °elie It ties as safe as any national seem-tie*. H an excellent eight per cent, investment. Our country is menaced with military s ijj gallon and social ruin. Gigantic preparations are being made, to invade the Southern States, and conquer and hold them, as military pro vinces. This conquest and subjugation, v. f. INTEND, SHALL NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED, UNTIL OUR FIELDS ARE WASTED, OUR HOMES BURNT, AND OURSELVES IMMOLATED. _ _ _ To defend ourselves, money is indispensable. Men already in vast numbers, with restramless ardor, rally to the Confederate l lag. Money is needed to arm and sustain them, in the held. Our State has resources in abundance. Ueie is a plan to make them available, aud-tuat without loss to us. t . Subscriptions will be received at my office in Macon, until the 15th day of July. 7 E. A. Nisbet. Terms of Subscription. SUBSCRIPTIONS OF CROP FOR DEFENCE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Me the subscribers, agree to contribute to the Confederate States the portion oi cur crop set down to our respective names; the same to b- placed in Ware House, or in our factor s hands, aud sold on or before the first day of next; and the net proceeds of sale,_ we direct to be paid over to the Treasurer of the Confederate States, ior bonds lor same amount bearing eight per cent, interest. The Fight at Acquia Creek. Fredericksburg, May 30.—The ball lias been opened by tbe Lincoln Government in this section of Virgiuia. On yesterday evening, (Wednesday,) about sunset, a war steamer—supposed to be the Pawnee—opened fire on the batteries at Acquia Creek, on the Potomac River, which compliment was returned by our batteries. The firing was continued by the Pawnee unto fifteen shot, shell and grape and canister discharges had been made. On our part, twelve shot—solid aud shell—paid their respects to the Pawnee. The steamer was about two miles out, so that the ef fect could not be told, but it was believed that sev eral struek, particularly the twelfth, which was a shell, and it is thought fell on the deck—after which she quickly moved off. Nobody hurl” on our side, except young Mc- Dougall, of this place, who was very slightly wounded iu the arm by a piece of shell which had exploded. ~ Tho mettle of ihe boys at tho Creek was up, and moro determination was never evinced by any veterans. . _ . The Tennessee boys, Second Regiment, Col. Bates, who are camped at another point, did not wait for orders from headquarters here, but having heard the cannonading, started oil iu a trot for the post of honor.—Richmond Whig. Washington, June 2.—The battery at Acquia Creek fired upon the steamers Anacosta and Freeborn, killing a number of men on board. Tho vessels iu- , tend to renew the attack aud are only awaiting the arrival of the Pawnee, which is further off waiting lor transports with additional troops. The Fight tit Fairfax. Alexandria, June 1.—In the collisson at Fair fax Court House, Capt. Maun was tho only Yir- e-iiiian who was killed. - Extra Billy Smith figured in the fight. The rc- treating horsemen were pursued aud two of them ^ CJ 'ihe°Federal Colonel in coffimand of the assail ants was wounded. Tariff of the Confederate States; AN ACT to provide Revenue from Commodities Imported from Foreign Countries. Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate Slates of America do enact, That from aud after the thirty-first day of August next, a duty shall bo irnnosed on ail goods, products, wares aud mere chundize imported from abroad iato the Confed erate Stales of America, as follows: On all articles enumerated in Schedule A, art ad valorem duty of twenty five per centum. Ou all articles enumerated in Schedule B, an ad valo rem duty of twenty per centum. On all articks enumerated in Schedule C, an advalorem duty of fifteen per centum. On all articles enumerated in Sch=dule D, an advalorem duty ol tea per centum. On all articles enumerated in Schedule E, an ad valorem duty of five per centum. And that all articles enumerated in Schedule F, a specific duty, as therein named. Aud that all ai tides enumera ted in Schedule G, snail bo exempt from duty, to* Schedule A. (Twenty-five per cent, ad valorem) Alabaster and spar ornaments, anchovies, sare dines, and all other fish preserved in oil. Brandy and other spirits distilled from grain or other materials, not otherwise provided for; bil liard and bagaielio tables, and all other tables or boards on which games are played. . Composition tops for tables, or oilier articles of furniture; confectionery, comfits, sweetmeats, or fruits preserved in sugar, molasses, brandy or other liquors; cordials, absyntho, arrack, curacoa, kirsebenwesser, liquors, maraschino, ratafia, and all oilier spirituous beverages of a similar charac- ter. Glass, cut, manufactures of) and all vessels or wares of. .... , Manufactures of cedar-wood, granadilla, ebony, mahogany, rosewood and satiu-wood. treagliola tops lor tables, or other articles ol fur niture, segars, snuff, paper segars, and all other manufactures of tobacco. Wines—Burgundy, champagnes, clarets, madei- port, sherry, and nil other wines or imitations ines. Names. Quantity Subscribed. Place of delivery Name ot Factor. and battled with stalwart arm stout heart and unwavering purpose—thus demonstrating the fixed conviction ol Ins own mind a« to the magnitude arid importance cf the enter prise tho devotion of his heart to the proper devel opment of Georgia's great resources, and the wis dom amf prudence of the company in selecting a man of so much nerve, shrewdness, business tact and indomitable energy, to be their executive offi cer Judge Cochran is one of those men in whose lexicon the wold “/ail" has no place. By his un failing energy he rose rapidly from a poor boy to prominence in his profession and honorable dis tinction on the bench; and my word for it, il he lives, the Macon & Brunswick Road will be com pleted and prove a Source ot incalculable wea.th mid benefit, not only to this city and Brunswick, but to the people at fe r ge. The o-reat railroad facilities of this cily must ero lorn- place her future position beyond question- Shois destined to be one of the principal inland cities South. And why not? _ Her locality is good health good—water fair—climate sa.ubnuus, her merchants prompt, intelligent and accommodating; her churches large, beautiful ana commodious , He. streets wide and airy; her hotels ample aud com fortable; her citizens as thrifty, generous, patriotic and brave as anv people; and her women as noble and lovely as any whose cheeks are fanned by tbe gentle zephyrs of our own sunny South. For tho Central Georgian. Annual Examination of Washington In stitute The Prudential Committee recommending, tho Spring Term has been shortened to five mouths, and the Fall Term lengthened to five months, thus The Washington Rifles at Home. Sunday morning last it was known that the Washington Rifles, would arrive at the depot on the one o’clock train Monday morning, and spend two days among their friends prior to their departure for Virginia. The news spread throughout the country, and they were met at the" station by a goodly number of citizens to welcome them "home. Vehicles of various kinds were provided, and our brave volunteers were soon once more among their friends. Never have we, on any occasion, seen more inline joy manifested than on their arrival, r touch of nature that makes the whole e-id kin,” shone out from all quarters. The members of the Rifles were in fine 'health, and much increased in flesh, but sun burnt and tough. We predict that tbe enemy who comes in contact with the Washington Ri fles will have no child’s play. The Rifles left ou the one o'clock train yes terday, for Virginia, and were accompanied to the depot by an immense crowd, farewells were exchanged, they sprang upon the train, and soon tbe gallant corps was on its way to battle against our country's invaders, determin ed to meet victory or death. They ) have gone from among-us, many hundred mues, tough for our cause ; let us not forget them nor their kindred who are left behind'. May the God of Tariff of the Con federate States. To the exclusion of much other valuable matter, wc this week publish the new tariff in full, believing that every citizen should be well posted in the revenue laws of bis country. The new tariff goes into effect from and after the thirty-first day of August next. The du ties on the greater number of articles are lov er than under the present tariff; and although our Congress have not yet ventured to give us the benefits of free trade, this new tariff is a step in that direction. The time will unques tionably come when our legislators will see the peculiar advantages to the South resulting from a svstein of free trade and direct taxation. Important Action of the Banks. The Banks of Charleston, Savannah and Augusta have accepted the proposition ol Mr. Secretary Memminger, “to place the Treasury Notes of the Confederate States on the same footing with bills of solvent Banks, and hence to adopt them as part of the recognized and accepted currency of the country.” The Con federate Bonds needed no such endorsement to insure their value, but the effect will be to make them answer the same purpose as specie or bank-bills with those who might have refused, from ignorance of their value, to ac cept them in payment for cotton, etc. The ex- ~..,ple of these Banks will no doubt be follow- inspire our fcculs, battles Tie their God. 'ws?' ■* q e ., t i,, glorious m thy defense. ed throughout the Confederacy. Our people should remember that Confederate Bonds are monev, and may be used as such for any pur pose/with the advantage that they bear eight per cent, interest. We learn from the Savannah papers that some volunteer company in that section had uniforms made in Newark, New Jei- sey, and the work was very illy done. Well, we confess to intense astonishment now. Four months ago, the Union man in Savannah who dared express his sentiments, was in danger of immediate annihilation by the citizens and se cret associations thereof. Now, the volunteer companies thereabout are furnishing their amia ble Yankee friends in New Jersey with means to enable them „to maintain a savage war against their own Southern homes. There is no accounting for some people’s ohtuseness. The old saying of “ furnishing a stick to crack your own head.” is exemplified to a nicety in this instance. It was well enough the uniforms were only half made. We are only sorry the Yankee rascals didn't keep the whole of the material iu their posseseiou. md mother, tendered him all their silver plate j e , u bra<jni^ the ^ scholastic year, and jewelry, including"diamonds, watches, etc., j to be used in defending the cause of the South, j We also learn from the same paper that j Governor Brown has paid to tho Treasurer of the State his subscription of $1000 to aid in the same glorious work ; and that Mrs. Gov ernor Brown is engaged in making soldier’s clothing, and intends devoting her whole time to the work. Well done, say we, for tlie.citizens of Bald win, and Governor and Mrs. Brown. What noble examples—what a glorious cause. Such people are unconquerable. material Aid. The citizens of Pulaski county at a meeting in Hawkinsville, on the 23d ultimo, contribu ted $3,300 for the aid of the two volunteer companies of that county that have left for Virginia, and also for the relief of their fami lies. The citizens of Thomas county have contrib uted over $-1,000 for tbe same patriotic purpo ses. Well done, for tbe liberty-loving people of those two counties: May their example be imitated throughout the length aud breadth of the land. jfjgy" Washington county’s share ot the mi - lion dollars proposed to be raised by Gov. Brown, and loaued to the cause of the South, is $13,806; Emanuel county, $3,449 ; and Johnson $1,835. jjjgf There are nine thousand Georgia treops now in the field, and Gov. Brown has ordered Geu. Phillip's brigade of 2,500 men to encamp at Smyrna on the 11th inst., on half pay, to drill for four months. Doctors of Georgia. I understand 1,000 Georgia Doctors have ap plied for Surgeons’ places in the Army. 1 now propose to form a regiment of doctors. \U those to whom I have spoken are eager lor it All who are willing to serve their country in this way, will write to me immediately, (giv- inc name and post office,) when I will inform him at what time we will rendezvous in Atlan ta, to form and tender our services to the 1 res ident. , , , None but an M. D. need apply, or who is unwilliiu'r to perform a soldier’s duty. \\ e are in earnest Doctors, show your game. A. A. Terhune, M. D., Kingston, Cass Co., Ga. Will every paper in the State give this notice immediately T May 28th, 1861. _ Personal.—David H. Todd, a brother-in- few of old Abe Lincoln, has been appointed a Lieut in the armv of the Confederate States, and is now on duty in North. Carolina. He desires nothing more ardently tbau to scalp his sister’s husband. This change bus beon thought advisable, owing to the distracted-tate ol the country—many oftiio youn- men leeling compelled by their patriotism to lay down their books, and shoulder their guns in defence of the Southern Confederacy. They declared themselves unable to compose their minds sufficiently, under the present excite ment 'to prosecute their studies successfully, that they feel bound to respond to the call of their in vaded country. Should the excitement subside, as we hope it may, tho exercises of the Jail term will bo resumed at tho usual time sqocified in the cn- culars extant. " The school has been in a highly prosperous con dition—numbering one hundred aud twenty-nine pupils. , , , Ti.ouMi the term closed soouer than tho stu dents were anticipating, they acquitted themselves in tho closing exercises with much credit evin cing faithful energy and perseverance, on the part of both teachers and pupils. 'Tho compositions of the young ladies were unu sually interesting—glowing with patriotism, and a spirit of anxieiy fur their eouutry s welfare and S ''The original addresses of the young gentlemen would have done honor to older heads; the stage antH.ared.to bo thronged with young Patrick Ueu- rvi blazing and burning with the fires of ,6 ' Ufsers J. B. Gonder, C. Brown and J. L. Cum miner Earns., together with the Teachers, responded to the call of tbe students by eloquent and patn- ° l Thcf admirable performances of the Linton Brass Band—tutored from first principals by 1 rof. Gorres —rendered tho whole of the exercises praisworthy and creditable to the young Institution. Some of tho teachers speak of joining tho army. Mr Ivy W Duggan, associate Principal, we are informed has enrolled his name among the volun teer* desiring to share with his students Ihe hard ships' and perils of war, that must result in victory and Southern Independence, or Lie \\ ariiington Institute, together with all Southern institutions, must perish. He will doubtless make such arrangements as will enable him, at fall term, to return to I.is post, the duties of which ho has discharged with so much energy and ability. We hopo for the supervention of some power ere Ion" that mnv result in peace and prosperity to all the cherished Institutions of our beloved South. Spectator. Linlon, May 29th, 1801 For the Central Georgian. C-.mp Georgia. Near Barancas, Fla. ) May 22, 1361. j At a meeting of the Washington Rifles, held this day, the following preamble aud resolutions were unanimously adopted. _ . Whereas, this company, since its arrival at this Post, has received many boxes containing provis ions and other comforts, kindly catered for us by our friends at home, thus showing that the peop.e of Washington county appreciate the motives that prompted lids Corps to leave their homes, forego its comforts for tho privations of camp life, and tes- tifyino" to us further that “though absent we are not forgotten and whereas it is fitting and proper that we should ackdowledge the receipt of these contributions, as well as express the gratituue vv all feel, and our high appreciation of the kindness of our friends ; be it therefore , . Resolved, That this Company do tender to tneir relatives and friends at home their heartfelt thanks tor their ab Aidant contributions of good and whole some provisions, whereby our rough fare has been made agreeable, the recoliectibns of Lome renewed, and ourselves greatly refreshed. 2. That the thanks of this Company are due ami are hereby specially tendered to our friend and fel low citizen, if. Newman, for his kindness iu su perintending tho packing and forwarding ttie con tributions of cur friends. Wc find it difficult to express the high satisfaction we fee! at his zeal in our welfare, and tho prompt manner in which he has executed every charge committed to him— which is characteristic of the kind-heartedness ol the man and his liberality as a citizen. The mem bers of the Washington Rifles will ever cherish lor him sentiments cf the highest regard aud esteem. To such of our patriotic fellow citizens who, hav ing no kindred in our ranks, yet have exhibited much liberality in contributing money and provis ions for general distribution, vve teuder our sincere thanks. Such sympathy iu the cause in which vve are engaged can but inspire, our hearts with the noblest aspirations. To Col. Thurston R. Bloom, of Macon, Ga., the Rifles present thvir grateful thanks for several boxes, and a variety ol newspapers received from him, whereby the tedium of camp life has been re lieved and enlivened^**' . , To Augustus Cusnixo, formerly of Georgia, but now connected with the “Montgomery Mail,” we tender our thanks fora number of newspapers from his exchanges of late dates. The Washington Ri fles participate iu that feeling ‘’that endeais Geor gians to them"wherever found abroad,” and m re- turn for tbe kinduessea exhibited towards us, we recommend those of our friends at home who may desire the latest intelligence from Urn seat of oov- ernmenl to subscribe! f< r ihe “Mail. Last, not least, the Washington Rifles have read with pride and satisfaction the patriotic com munication of “A Daughter of Washington," m the Central Georgian, and directed to us. fcueh sentiments are calculated to nerve the arm of the soldier to heroic deeds. We do but assure her wo are proud ot Geoigia and her honor, the county of Washington, and the memory of the illustrious Southerner whose name it bears, aud particularly ihe daughters of Washington. Wo trust we shall be able to sustain the reputation of our Slate and maintain her honor untarnished; and adopting ihe motto ou our Flag, placed in our hands by the daughters of Washington, “ We yield nut to our country’s foe,” no! never! never! S. A. H. JONES, Captain. Seizure of a British Vessel Mora f Jqh« 2.—The steamer General Miramon is reported to have bee n seized at pass 1’Outre this morning. She ran the blockade this evening, and is'novv in Mobile Bay. jyxier—The British steamer General Miramon felt Havanas ou the 28th ult,, and arrived off the mouth of the Mississippi on the 31st. The Brook lyn fired shot and shell at her and then seized her. A prize crew vvas'put uboard under Lieut. Adams, anu she was ordered to report to tho Niagara oil Mobile Bay. , . „ About midnight, tho Miramon was chased by a privateer steamer, when her course was altered and her lights extinguished. She arrived off Mo bile Point, where she was fired at again, when she went along side the Niagara After an investigation, sho was allowed to pro ceed to Mobile, tier Captain agreeing to come out within a reasonable time after taking on supplies. -O* Reported Purchase of Arms for the South in Biemigham.—Birmingham derives a temporary profit from rne existence uf.the war m America, l am assured that agents from the Southern States have purchased two hundred thousand rifles there, not to speak of cannons. I am also assured that tho same agents are benr- era of letters of uiarqne from the South for our merchant murine. You may rely ou it they will not succeed in this last enterprise.^ St. Louis x\ffairs- St. Louis Mo., June 1— Captain or^CoIonel^Lyon will be proceeded against ; the Mo Donald habeas ral Harney ha3 , ,,. was not sufficiently irritating to the Missourians. The Lincoln Administration is evidently curtoa- voriu--* to excite Missouri bcyontl endurance. Iney want tin excuse to eat her up, as they have done Marylfmd. Tennessee Doing her Duty.—A friend writes us from Memphis, under date of 24th instant: “ Tennessee has already sent 25,000 troops into tha field, and there will be 30,000 more within the next tirirty days—making the entire number called for by the Legislature.” A Warning to our Enemies.—The following remarkable coiccidenca is related to the Rielimod Enquirer bv a gentleman who was present at ihe occupation "of Alexandria: “ A sailor from one of the ship3, in attempting to place an American flag upon the top of the pole at tho market house, fed and killed himself. The death of the man who re moved the Southern flag, and lie death of the man who attempted to raise the United States flag, ina State which" has severed its connection with the Federal Government, constitute a curious, and may we not hope an instructing coincidence.” Liberal Subscription to the Confederate Loan.—The following letter, says the Savannah Republican, will serve to show the spirit with which w e iu the low country intend to respou d to the proposition of the Confederate States for crop sub seriptions. Mr. Jones is a large planter, and las crop will very materially reduce a respectable pile of treasury notes: Savannah, May 29th, 1SS1. Gentlemen : I w*ill deliver and sell all my crop cf cotton aud rice in this city next fall and winter, and receive the bonds or treasury notes of the Con federate States at par, in payment, reserving only enough to meet my obligations to others and my necessary expenses. v ery respectfully yours. Aug. Seaborn Jones. To the Hon. Ilowell Cobb and T. R. R- Cobb. Schedule B. (Twenty per centum ad valorem.) Almonds, raisins* currants* dales, figs and all other dried or preserved fruits not otherwise pro vided for; argentine, alabata or german silver, manufactured aud unmanufactured; all articles embroidered with gold, silver-* or other metal not •otherwise provided for. Balsams, cosmetics, essences, extracts, pastes, perfumes and tinctures, used for tho toilet or for medical purposes; bay-rum; beads of amber, composition or wax, and all other beads; ben zoate; bracelets, braids, chains, curls,-or ringlets, composed of hair, or of which hair is a component part, not otherwise provided for; brooni3 and brushes of all kinds. . , Camphor, refined; eanes and sticxs,_ for walk ing finished, or unfinished: capers, pickles, and =auces of all kinds, not otherwise provided tor; card cases, pocket books, shell boxes, souvenirs, and all similar articles, of whatever material com posed, not otherwise provided for; compositions of ciass set or unset; coral, cut or manufactured. Epaulettes, galloons, laces, knots, tassels, tress es, and wings of gold or silver, or imitations th Feathers and flowers, artificial or ornamental, and parts thereof, of whatever material composed ; fans and fire-screens, of every description, cf what ever material composed. Grapes, plums, and prunes, and other such fruit, when put up iu bottles, cases, or cans, not other wise provided for. Hair, human, cleansed or prepared for use. Manufactures of gold, platina or silver, not otherwise provided for; manufactures of paper mache: molasses. Paintings on glass : epper, pemento, cloves, nut megs, cinnamon, and all other spices; perfumes aud perfumery, of all sorts, not otherwise provided for ■ plated and gilt ware of all kiuds; playing cards; prepared vegetables, fruits, meat?, poultry and game, sealed or enclo.-e 1 iu cans or otherwise. Silver plated met nls, iu sheets or other form; soap, castile, peifamed, wfedsor, and other toilet soaps; sugar of all kinds; syrup ol sugar. Unusal Patriotism.—IIou. J. D. Waters, a wealthy planter on the Brazos river, Texas, and an uucle of our ablo Represetnative, Lion. W. W" Boyce has tendered to President Davis far tho use of the Southern Confederacy, through Mr. Boyce, tbe entire proceeds of his crop, (after deducting sufficient to carry on his plantation) amounting to twelve hundred bags ofcottou„two hundred nogs- heads of sugar and thirty thousand bushels of corn. Mr. Waters, in his letter to Mr. Boyce, statea that crop? in his region of Texas were fine. His cotton was knee high, his sugar cane shoulder high and his corn waist high.—Sumter (<S. C.) Watchman. There is hardly room left for doubt that the English Government has determined to give all its aid short of an open declaration of hostililias to the ca’u=e of the Southern Confederation, by recog nizing its right to destroy the commerce of the Union, and by denying the right of the Federal Government to exclude British aud French vessels from Southern ports. This determination is hailed with great satisfaction by the ministerial organs, whose comments are quoted elsewhere. A. 1. Times,‘lid inst. Their Groans.—The New York Herald the* Times the Tribune, aud other journals m the in terest’of the Washington tyrant, , re cursing the London Times, Mr. Basse ft its reporter, now m tms country, and all England—from the Queen down to a Manchester factory operative—for taking a ren- ■uhle view of the condition ot affairs in the United and Confederate States. Let them curse on to their hearts content. They will curse God and die, bo- TJic Southern Soldiers. As lias been remarked, here all is apparently peaceful. Ifhat a different picture is presented at the South ! Troops aud munitions ot war are con veyed to the sea-board by every train, and concen trated at the points ot anticipated attack, im muster roll is called iu every town and village ot the interior. Shops, farms, pulpits and newspaper offices, are doscrtctl lor the held. Doctors, Lditors, cx-Cou^ressiiicii, State Senators, Lawyers, i lanters, Merchants aud Mechanics, occupy the ranks, many of them as privates. One Company at Charleston is said to have ten divinity sludeuts in its ranks, and to be officered by a clergyman. Other compa nies represent wealth assessed at one mid two mil lions of dollars and upwards. Old men ot seventy years buckle ou their armor, and join their sons and grandsons to offer thftr services to the govern ment. Slaves—the same slaves whom thcAjoli- tion plotters of all our troubles prophesied would eagerly rise against their masters to secure their freedom—demand to go the wars nud share the fate of their owners. Those that can bo spared irom tlie field, work laboriously in the trenches, and in throwing up sand batteries. The tears oi wives, sisters and mothers, the while encourage the young men to heroic achievements, and prayers follow those who may never return. All who are old enough to bear arms, are resignedly given up. Many ladies even insist upon following the tortuucs ° £ inth tlmpcopfe of the South, these are the stern realities of war, made more terrible because t » a civil war. There'are no idle vaunting?, bat action. Believing their cause just, they are content to suffer and endure. They are prepared for the worat that mav happen; and the noble spirit ol p.P t re evinced, may bear lilvorable comparison with that displayed throughout the trying Revolution of 7 5. Of such material is the Southern army composed. When men of high social aud official pennon, and unaccustomed to hardship, volunteer to toil wit the shovel aml-hnul the ponderous machines ot war fare, nothing but an overwhelming oree can eriLh them. The spirit that pervades all classes alike, must render them invincible while breath and life remain. They are no hired mercenaries who make warfare a trade—who offer their lives as “food tor powder.” They are worthy ot more noble toemeu than many of the employed troops that Jiave been scut against them, it “a life tor a h e is to be giv en, lit tile tvuunting editors -ol tlie North, "the Sharpe’s rifle preachers, and the whole horde ot Abolition fanatics, who are so clamorous lor war, coercion, and “no compromise with traitors, anu cry “hang the rebels volunteer to march a|aiqst them. The country which they have ruined, can well spare them, aud they will not have 0( -va ! * 1 ou to complain of tlie reception they will meet with. Those who have raised tho war should do the n.ut ing —A'. Y. Journal of Commerce. Schedule C. (Fifteen per cent, arl valorem ) Aluin; arrow'root; articles of clothing or ap parel, including hats, caps, gloves, shoes and boote of all kinds, worn by men, women or children, ol whatever material composed, not otherwise provi- Baizes, blankets, bookings, flannels and floor cloths, of whatever material composed, uot other wise provided for; baskets, and all other articles composed of grass, osier, palm leaf, straw, whale bone or willow, not otherwise provided for; beer, ale, and porter, in casks or bottles; beeswax; ber ries and vegetables of all sorts used for food no. otherwise provided for; blue or Roman vitriol, o. sulphate of copper; Bologna suasages; braces, suspenders, webbing, or other fabric?, composed wholly or in part of India rubber not otherwise provided for; breccia ; bronze Burgundy pitch; buttons and button-moulds of all kinds. • Cables and cord.-.ge, of whatever material made. Cadmium; Calamine; Calomel and all other mer curial preparations; Carbonate of soda ; Oastor beans; Castor oil; Caudles, tapers, spermaceti, stearine, paraffine, tallow or wax aud all other can dles . Gaps, hats, muffs, and tippets, and all other manufactures of fur, or of which fur shall be a component part; Caps, gloves, lcggms,,mite, socks, stockings, wove shirts and drawers, and all similar article? worn by men, women aud children, and not otherwise provided for; Carpets, carpeting, hearth-rugs, bed-sides, and other portions ol car peting, being either Aubusson, Brussels, in gram, Saxony, Turkey, Venetian, Wilton, or any other similar fabrics,’ not otherwise provided for; Lar- riares and parts of carriages; Castorum; Chains, of ”.11 sorts; Cider aud other beverages not con taining alchoho), and uot otherwise provided for; Chocolate; Chromate of lead; Chromate, ^mhro- mate hydriodate, and prussiate of potash; Clocks and parts of clocks ; Coach and harness furniture of all kinds; Cobalt; Combs of all kinds; Copper bottoms; Copper rods, bolts, nails, and spikes; Copper in sheets or plates, called brazier s copper, and other sheets of copper ndt-otherwise provided for - Cooperas or green vitriol or sulphate oi iron; Corks ; Cotton cords, gimps, and galloons; Cotton laces cotton msemugs, cotton trimming laces, co - ton laces arid braid; Court plaster; Coral, unman ufactured; Crayous of all kinds; Cubebs; Cutlery Delaines; dolls and toys of all kinds, dried pulp, drugs, miueral. Earthern, china, and stone ware, and all other wares composed of earthy and mineral substances uot otherwise provided for; encaustic tiles; Ether. Feldspar- fig-blue; fire-crackers, sky-rockets, Roman candles, and all similar articles used m py? Is that thunder?”—Ion. At length we have the news of the fatal North-west. It is not good news. not so black as it promised to be. icoman cauun«, »**** - —- - , ..- counties give twenty thousand majority agams , 1)nic3 . f iu its preserved in their own juice, - - " - - * t -‘ *• sns-1 fruits; fish, whether fresh, smoked, salted, - ! the holiest cause that honest men ever sus^ t iined But more counties in the Northwest have redeemed themselves and their section from tbe general infamy with which Garble and Willey aud Jackson desired to sink it al together. , , From present appearances it seems that tna Vote against secession in the entire State may possibly attain the gross number of twenty- five thousand. We give the highest possible statement. It cannot get beyond that. On the other hand, the vote for secession wil cer tainly reach one hundred aud fifty-five thou sand ; more probably it will Be, on account of the extraordinary large poll which appears on •ill sides one hundred and sixty thousand. \\ e can, therefore, certainly count on a net major ity of one hundred and thirty thousand for Southern Independence.—Richmond Exam- neaila cuutcut. ** J tnrn fVmntliwr bell- OWUeCl DV Air, AUaillbUU. ** ” canopy (Fix) Cotten Slates, 25lh nut. Early Cotton Bloom.—Mr. A. Colter has sent us a cotton bloom that opened on the 2-dof tbis month. It was grown at “Oak Grove, a place owued by Mr, Adamson. Who can beat it,— Ml- The'Spinning Jenny.—Suddenly James Har- o-nves dropped upon his knees, and rolled on the stone floor at full length. He lay with his face toward the floor, aud made lines and circles \v ith the end of a burned slick. He rose, and went to the fire to burn his stick. Ho took hold of his bristly hair with one hand, and rubbed his fore- bead 3 and nose with tho other and the blackened stick Then he set upon a chair, and placed his head between his hands, his elbows on his knees, and gazed intensely on the floor Then he sprang to his feet, and replied to some feeble questions ol his wife (who had not risen since the day she gave birth to a little stranger) by a loud assurance that ho han it; and taking her m >"s ar ™ s > 111 the blankets, the baby in her arms, he lifted her out, and held her over the black drawffig on the floor. These he explained, and she joined a small hope ful feu-’h with his high-toned assurance that she would never again toil at the spinning wheel- tint lie would never again “play, and have his loom standing for want of weft. Sho asked some questions, which lie answered after seating her m the arm-chair, by laying her spinning wheel on its back the horizontal spindie standing vertically while he made the wheel revolve, and drew a lov- l“ of cotton from the spindle into an attenuated ibread “ Our fortune is made when that is niade, lt he said, speakiDg oflus drawing on'.the floor. V hat •ji vou ca ii it?” asked his wife. Gall it’ What can we call it after thyself Jenny? They called tho“ spinning Jenny afore I had thee because thou beat every lass m StanelnU Moro at the wheel. What if wo call it “ Spinning V heel ? dried" or piekfed, not otherwise'provided for; fish i-lue or isinglass; fish skins; flats, braids, plate., sparterre aud willow squares, used for making hate or bonnets; floss silks, feather beds, fathers for beds, and downs oi all kinds; frames and sticks for umbrellas, parasols, and sunshades finished or un finished ; fraukford black; fulminates, or fulmma ting powders; furniture, cabinet and h ™=? hold - not otherwise provided far; furs, dressed ^Ginger, dried, green, ripe, ground, preserved,^ pickled: glass colored, stained, or painted , glass windows: glass crystals for watches; glasses o pebbles for spectacles; glass tumblers, plain, moulded and pressed, bottles, flasks, aud all other vessels of glass not cut, aud all glass not otherwise provided for; grass cloth ; green turtle; gum ben zoin, or benjamin ; guns, except muskets and rifles fire arms and all parts thereof not intended lor military purposes: gunny cloth aud India baggings and India mattings of all sorts, not otherwise pro vided for. Hair, curled, moss seaweeds, and all other veg etable substaneps, used for beds or mattresses, hair pencils; hat bodies of cotton or wo>1; hats and bonnets, for men, women, and children, com posed of straw, satin, straw, chip, grass, palm-leal, willow, or any other vegetable substance, or ot hair whalebone, or other materials, not otherwise provided for: hatter’s plush, of whatever material TUTTWri i,;—**i iris or orris-root; iron castings; iron > n bolts rods, Blabs and railroad rail, spikes, fishing plates aud chains used in eonstructing railroads, i ”.( oil ll»A, ... Mg wise provided for; jet, aud manufactures of jet, and imitations thereof; jewelry or imitation there 0f iice a 3 P of co£n,' of thread orrother material, not otherwise provided for; Lampblack Laaufe , cut in strips or patterns of the size bu t t0 ns, shoes, boots, boote'es, slippers ^Tnencils lead- of whatever material composed jJgJP. p^ns; of en pipes; feather, japanned , ’ . lafiarge. all k inds; liquorice, paste, J'ii«,« F > 1 and all Maecaroni, vermicelli, gelatine ’ ’ ideJ other similar preparations not otherwise P for; machinery of every description,^not. oiLue provided for; malt ; »■"«“*": ^ manude- facturos of the bark of th ° kia ds, or turs of silk ; manufactures °f ^ manufactures worsted, not otherwise provided for manu of hair of all kinds, not otherwise provide