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& 0 tM 1 ft 1t ❖ VOLUME XV. SANDERSVILLE. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1861. NUMBER 36. CENTRAL GEulUilAN. J. M G. MEDLOCK, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1861 NOTICP.. The affairs of the Central Georgian Office during my absence have been, and will contin ue to be, under the immediate control of Mr. B. T. Castei.lav, who is authorized to collect amd receipt for money due the office, and to "attend to any business transaction connected therewith. J- M. G. MEDLOCK. June 5,*1861. Wm. F. Pournell is the duly au thorized agent of the Georgian for II ashington county. NOTICK. The Ladies’ Volunteer Aid Association now meet at 9 o'clock Monday morning, instead of 4 in the afternoon. Mrs. AVM. SMITH, Pres’t. Jgf Wheat, Corn, Butter, and provisions of all kinds will be'received in. payment of debts due the Georgian office. UQL, The Fourth Quarterly meeting for the Sandersville Station, will be held next Satur day and Sunday. Egg-The Confederate Congress adjourned at midnight of Saturday the 31st, until the third Monday in November next, unless sooner con vened by the President. Gov. Biown seems to be receiving a gen eral stashing from all directions, of late. Tire Con stitutionalist o! Saturday pilches a 13-it>ch shell at the Governor, which completely scatters all Iris bank capital. We suspect Joseph lias brought Iris pigs to a bad market by writing that letter to Mayor Whitaker Wheat and Com Coming Down. It is gratifying to us to chronicle the fall in the price of these two necessaries. Wheat ts .selling in Rome, Georgia, at 80 cts. per bushel. It is selling in Washington county at $1.00 per bushel. Corn has also come down with a run. We understand that several of our farmers have been trying to engage corn at $1.00 per bushel, and deliver it; but they find it slow work. Plenty of corn can be had this year at 75 cents, and possibly lower; and wheat may be even low er than $1.00. Flour is now worth $6.00 per barrel. As we predicted long ago, these arti cles were obliged to depreciate, for how could it be otherwise with a country overflowing with grain. It must either be sold at moderate pri ces, or become food for the wevils and rats ; and we are glad to see that the people have at last discovered that there is no danger of star vation in the Confederate States. A For->y on the Southern Const. For months the cut-throat press of the North have been urging upon their ruffianly govern ment the necessity of sending an expedition to invade the coast of the Carolinas or Georgia. They say that a force sent South for that pur pose will strip Beauregard of half his army in less than a week. As the Northern ruffians have made so many mistakes on former occa sions, it is reasonable to infer that their con jectures are liable to be false again. The Van dals display so much ignorance of simple geog- raphy^-the geography, too, of a portion of the empire to which they formerly belonged—that we are lost in amazement at the effrontery which could ever prompt them to boast of their superior enlightenment. They don’t know one- tenth as much of the population of the Gulf States as they might know of the resources of Tartary dr the interior of Africa. The poor, silly fanatics suppose that our entire fighting population is with Beauregard ou the Potomac. If the enemy has committed another blun der in believing this, the recent capture of the forts in North Carolina, near Cape Hatteras, should admonish us to be on the alert. We are not near so well prepared for the reception of the enemy, on the coast of Georgia, as we should be: and if the State authorities are not quickened by late events we may be caught in the same condition as were the North Carolina forts. By the way, we have been laboring under the illusion (is it one?) that the Georgia legis lature last year appropriated one million of dollars for the defence of the State. M hat part of the State has been put in a defensive condition ? Is it Cherokee, where there are so many more votes and such great extent of State Railroad, or is it on the coast washed by that dirty little pond, the Atlantic ocean, and in whose vicinity there are scarcely enough votes to bid for? Or, perhaps, Governor Brown considers it of very little importance to protect the seaboard, so long as the State Road pays into the treas ury $40,000 per month, thereby enabling him to borrow money from the rascally banks be has so much abused ! Or, again, it may be that be supposes the atoresaid hanks have secured all the votes in South-eastern Georgia, And he would be surrendering an important principle in protecting-those whose consciences revolted at the idea of making him King. We ask these questions for information. Will the Savannah Republican, usually so well informed, enlighten us on these points ? On this subject, the Republican, of Monday, suggests: “First: not another piece of artil lery should be allowed to go out of the State, and our cavalry—every man of them—should stay and take care of their homes, unless pos itively demanded elsewhere by the Confederate Government. Second : from three to five thousand addi tional troops should be immediately placed in rendezvous in the vicinity of Savannah and Brunswick. Let Gov. Brown break up his in terior camps and order them forthwith to the coast. We are as healthy now as any other portion of the State, and were it otherwise, it would be no reason for a delay that may jeop ard everything.” The War T->x, We hive hrard the question repeatedly ask ed, “ How are the people to get the money to pay this tax ?” A Utah P.ivate. Ex-Governor II m. Aiken, ot South Carolina, „ gentleman with several millions of dollars, has reported himself for active duty in the Cal houn Guards.—Richmond Enquirer. That’s nothing. We know several reported for duty who didn't have a red cent, and left their wives and children at home to take the chances. Which are entitled to the more cred it for shouldering their muskets?—Nashville Banner. We think it is about time to stop this Vulgar twaddle whenever a rich man volunteers to fight for his property. There are some igno rant, ill-bred fools who think it is a great con descension for a wealthy man to enter a vol unteer company as a private. It seems to be the opinion of such persons that the more money a man has, the higher should be bis of fice. This is not a war of classes, but a na tional war, in which there are, by reason of their predominance in numbers, many more poor than rich men. Each, in the field, fights for his country and his home ; and, if there is to be a distinction, the poor man is entitled to much the most credit, for his family is unpro vided for except by the public, while the rich man’s enjoys the same benefits in his absence as if lie were at home. It is our opinion that the rich should be the first to enter the field, either personally or with their money. They not only have their liberty to fight for, but their property also; and they should not stop at volunteering themselves, but open their purses and equip as many poor men as they can afford. What is property worth without liberty, and how can people expect to enjoy its blessings without making exertions to secure it ? Away with such stuff about rich men being privates. A rich man is as good as a poor man, if he behaves himself properly; but we despise the mean, degraded soul that estimates worth by dollars and cents. Oil fur the War*. The Sandersville Volunteers, Capt. T. Warthes, and the Irwin Volunteers, Capt. 'T. Graybill, left our county last week, for Camp Stephens, near Griffin, to go into the 20th and 21st regiments, which rendezvon there. We are pleased to learn that there is no doubt but that Capt. WaRthen will be the Colonel of the 20th regiment. No better selection could be made. Washington county now has three companies in the field, and a fourth ready to S°* ^ Rice is selling in. Charleston at $1.75 to $1.87J per 100 lbs.—about one-half the usual price. That’s cheap, but it’s the only article in the provision line that is. Set us down for rice, henceforth. Georgia Relief Association. Old Washington is nohlv doing her duty. On Friday last. Rev. J. S. Lamar, of Augusta, addressed a few of the citizens of the county in behalf of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association. The proceedings ot the meeting, published in another column, exhibit the result. Those of our citizens present contributed gen erously. IVe have not a list of the contribu tors and amounts, but we cannot forbear men tioning Mr. Andrew McConkey, whose heart and purse are ever open in aid of any enter prise for the advancement of Southern inde pendence, or for the relief of suffering human ity. He gave $50 on Friday, and we do not believe there lias been a subscription started for any good purpose in this county since we have known it, but what this gentleman s money has been forthcoming liberally ; and we are informed that $500 would not cover the amount he has given to the soldiers within the last three months. All honor to such noble patriots. Messrs. James U. Floyd, T. E. Brows, and Col. M. C. Williamson, deserve like honorable mention. They have always been on hand when money was wanted for the soldiers, and they have given generously and freely. Mr. William Smith gave one bag of cotton to the Hospital Association ; and by-the by, he has subscribed 100 hales of cotton to the Confederate loan. The honor of our coun ty will never suffer so long as such patriots Jive among us to uphold it. Confederate Elections. As the date of the elections under the Con- federate Constitution seems to he misunderstood by many, says the Savannah Republican, we give below all that is necessary to be known in the premises : The people of the Confederate States vote for Presidential Electors on the first Wednes day of November 1861. The electors of the several States meet at their respective State capitals on the first Wednesday of December, 1861. The Confederate Congress meets at its present capital, Richmond, Virginia, on th 18th February, 1862. On the following dav - , February 19th, 1862, the votes for President and Vice President are counted. On the 22d .February, 1862, the President will be inaugura ted in due form. The election of Representatives to the Con federate Congress also takes place ou the day .of the Presidential election. The Coniederate Senators will be elected hy the Legislatures of the respective States, all of The following section of the Act is of much importance, as bearing upon this question : “Sec. 24. If any State shall, on or before the 1st day of April next, pay in the Treasury notes of the Confederate States, or in specie, ihe taxes assessed against the citizens of such State less ten per centum thereon,- it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the same to the several Collectors ot such State, and thereupon their authority and duty uDder this Act shall cease.” From this it will be seen that it is, possibly, within the power of every State to pay her por tion of the tax and look to her own citizens for reimbursement. It may, or may not. be feasible for Georgia to pay the proportion due her citizens. If it were possible for the State to meet this demand—which we think quite probable—in Treasury notes or specie, 20 per cent, of the tax would be saved to her citizens ; for it would require ten per cent of the whole tax to pay the Confederate collectors, and the section quoted above allows a deduction ol ten per cent, additional. We presume the atten tion of the Executive and the Legislature of the State will be directed to this matter, when all that can be done to lighten the burdens of the people will surely be effected. It would he a great relief to the public, when money is so scarce, should such a measure be found practicable. . Another point of interest is, the 59 cents oh the hundred dollars in the Confederate States will raise not less than two hundred millions of dollars, instead of one hundred millions. But let the people pay it; it were better for those now living to meet the expenses of this .war, than, as the North is doing, entail an immense and oppressive debt upon their posterity, to pay the interest of which, will ever keep them miserably poor, as is the case in England. News lu;m Arizona—Ilaltle nt Mesilla. A fight occurred at Mesilla, in Arizona Ter ritory, on the ‘26th July, between the Confeder ate forces uuder Col. Baylor, and the Federal troops stationed at Fort Fillmore, in which the Federalists were defeated with the loss of sev eral killed and wounded. They retreated, but were pursued by the Confederates and the en tire force taken prisoners of war. There were 700 United States regular troops, four pieces of artillery, with arms and equipments, 200 cavalry horses, mules and wagons, and 270 head of beef cattle, surrendered to 280 Confed erates, after a short hut sharp battle—the Con federates not losing a man. II hat a glorious victory! Success crowns ou arms everywhere, ihe United States forces in New Mexico con sisted of thirty-six companies. Of these, eleven have been taken prisoners, aud four others are in the power of the Southern forces, leaving twelve infantry and nine mounted companies at large. Col. Baylor has taken possession of Arizona in the name of the Confederate States, aud pro claimed martial law until Congress shall other wise provide. The Mesilla limes highly ap plauds the course of Col. Baylor, and says: “ We can by this authority immediately com mence the solid foundation of a State, enjoy the security of certain protection and support from the law, secure thaT individuality of the nation which our extent and manifold resources demand, aud initiate a goldei^era of prosperity, piety and hapoiuess.” The quantity ot provi sions aud stores of various kinds captured by- the Confederates at Fort Fillmore, is enormous. Developed by slave labor, Arizona will one day be among the most prosperous of the Southern States. These Territories are of the grea'est impor tance to the Confederate States, and it is of the utmost moment that the enemy be driven from the soil. IVe want an outlet to the Pa cific Ocean, and our brave soldiers are rapidly securing it. We received the following notice Monday evening, unaccompanied by any name. Nothing but the cause in aid of which this exhibition is pro posed to be given, induces ns to publish an an nouncement coming to Us in sneli an informal and irregular manner. No price of admission is fixed ; the place of holding and time of commencement are tint mentioned ; and altogether, its unsatisfac tory character is calculated to excite doubts in out mind as to its genuineness. We would respect* fully remind our friends that, in future, if they de sire anything published in these columns, there must be a responsible name accompanying ii, in Writing, as a voucher lor its authenticity. Common sense will suggest that the editor requires this, in ail cases, for his own protection : Tableaux. An Exhibition of Tableaux will be given in San- dersvilK on Wednesday eve-ing the Dili instant. Tire Exhibition will be varied with choke instru mental and vocal music. Proceeds to be given to the Georgia Relief and Ilnspital Association. The public are invited. September 3, 1861. [COMMUNICATED.] For Senator. Mr. EditorThe time is approaching when the people of the 20th Senatorial District—comprising tire counties of Baldwin, Hancock and Washington —will be ca led upon to select a Senator; and as these are times wlrer. the talent, statesmanship and firmness ot gentlemen should aluhe recommend them for sucli positions, permit me to suggest Col. James S. Hook, as one possessing all these quali ties in an eminent degree. He is a gentleman of capacious understanding, superior acquirements, and withal an able and eloquent debater, and Will not only reflect credit upon his county and district, but adorn the legislative councils of ihe State. Country. From the Washington Rifles. In Camp, Monterey. Va.,' Aug 10. 1861. A meeting of the Washington Rifles was this day called, for ihe purpose ol giving expression to j tire feelings they entertain toward lln-se ol our fel low-citizens in Washington county who have gen erously contributed their means to supply this corps w iih a up* uniform, and all other necessary clothing. It was resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this company are dtle and hereby tendered to the Ladies’ Volunteer Aid As sociation. tor the handsome and elegant unif >rm gotten up by them for ibis corps. We feel that we shall ever eheri-h for them emotions of deepest graditude for their kindness in thus relieving our destitution, so promptly and so well. To the Ladies of tire county, generally, we beg to lender our grateful acknowledgments for their generous contuhutioti of clothing and oilier articles, which gave aid to the Association and contributed greatly to our comfort. And specially, do we tender otlr thanks to such of our fellow-citizens who donated money and con tributed Biankets—an article so much needed, t.ow so scarce, and of which we were nearly destitute. This timely contribution has done much for our comfort and no little for the health of tills corps. To ottr esteemed friend, Mr. Wm. Gallaher, we return our sincere thanks for his kindness in cutting out our Uniforms; and also to Mr. P.'HaPP, for his valuable assistance rendered in the saute department. To our patriotic and self-sacrificing fellow citi zen, M Newman, this company find it difficult to express the feelings of gratitude they entertain for him. His indefatigable zeal and untiring i ff.irts in our behalf, in getting up such articles as we need; the assistance he has rendered the Ladies, and, with much self-saerifiee, devoting Ins time and means in superintending the packing and trans portation of our clothing, &c., to us in this distant place, entitle him to lit? highest place in our regard and esteem. And we beg leave to assure him in this public manner, (though his modesty, which is equalled oulv by his merit, may shrink from it.) that while we may never be able to make Him any adequate return for his devotion to our company, he will ever live in theAiearts of the Rifles, while we will cherish for him the kindest regards and sentiments of the deepest and most affectionate gratitude. BEVERLY D. EVANS, Lt. Commanding. Sickness in the Confederate Aiidy. P. IV. A., the special correspondent of the Savannah Republican, writing front Manassas under date of August 28, says there is d. great deal of sickness in the army of the Potomac, and that the cause of it is the filthy condition of the cat :ps. For this the officers are to blame—the commander-in-chief being more culpable than any one else. He cites the First Regiment Georgia Regulars, Col. Williams,and the° Fifteenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Col. Thomas, as remarkably healthy, and at tributes it to the strict regulations in regard to cleanliness—the bones, watermelon rinds, green corn-cobs, and all other kinds of filth being d tily swept out of their camps and .burut; while in nearly all the other camps this noxious offal is allowed to remain. He Mentions a Mississippi regiment of which two thirds ot the men are on the sick list from this cause. The Colonel has been placed under arrest. It is time there were something done about this. The News. Four thousand bales of cotton were sold in New Fork, ou Saturday- last, at 201 cents pe? pound. —President Davis called the Confederate Congress together yesterday (Tuesday) to at tend to some unfinished business. They will adjourn in a day or two. —The Charleston Mercury learns, from a gentleman just from Newborn, N. C., that the Lincolnites who landed at Hatteras, under Gen. Butler, had attacked Portsmouth, (N. C.) Oregon Inlet, Ocracoeke and Beacon Island, burning all the buildings and destroying every thing as far as possible. This is characteristic of the Vandals, but they will not be long per mitted to carry on their iniquitous work, as heavy bodies of Confederate troops are on the way to intercept and defeat them. —A brig from Rio Janeiro with 1500 bags of coffee, ran the blockade and arrived at the w-harf in Charleston, on the 1st instant. —The Confederate Congress has given au thority to President Davis to purchase several i trge modern war steamers ; and it is sJid that parlies in England now have three large screw war-steamers lying at a convenient distance, nd arc negotiating with our government for their purchase. Q ru at excitement is said to pt’evail at Quincy, Illinois, in consequence of an appre hended attack from the Confederates in Mis Great excitement prevailed at Wheeling, Va., on the 1st, owing to a dispatch received which stated that the secessionists of the back counties were marching on the city to burn it and tear up tbe railroads. The rising is sup posed to be in concert with some movement of Gen: Lee’s: Which will convene before the day appointed j Co„7,^s might tun. their attention toil. If lor the meeting of the Congress. I t bis°state of things continues, the enemy will —The Federal steamer Harriet Lane got ^ soon have no use for an army ou tbe Potomac ashore off Cape Hatteras, and threw overboard , ---disease will accomplish more for them than her guns and coal, j they are able to do. Georgia Relief and Hospital Association. Friday, August 31, 1861. Pursuant to previous notice, a number of ladies and gentlemen of the county assembled at the Court House to-day for the purpose of hearing tbe claims of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association presented by the Rev. J. S. Lamar, of Augusta. Judge A. O. Haines was called to the chair, and M. Newman was requested to act as secretary. The Rev. J. S. Lamar having been intro duced, addressed tbe audience in a feeling manner on the subject of bis mission, setting forth the wants and necessities of our sick and wounded soldiers in the various camps, and urging upon the people immediate action. A subscription list was started, which result ed iti a collection of $189 in cash, promises of pay $127, and one bale of cotton—besides nu merous articles, such as blankets, sheets, pil low-cases, pillows, towels, socks, Ac., subscrib ed by tbe ladies present. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Lamar, a county organization was effected b.- the appointment of tbe following named gentlemen, to act in their respective districts, to solicit and c. llect subscriptions for the Georgia Hospital; and all collections to be handed over to the Chairman and Secretary of this meeting, who were elected permanent officers cf the Auxiliary Relief and Hospital Association of Washington county, and who will forward all moneys and other contributions to Hon. Ebenezer Starnes, at Augusta. A. O. HAINES, Cbm u, M. Newman, Sec’y. DISTRICT COMMITTEES: Sandersville District—A. O. Haines and 41. Newman. Barwick’s—David Bailey. Prince’s—James IV. Coston. Davisboro—Robert E. Dudley. Fenn's—Green Brantley. .N. B. Giles’—Richard IVarthen. Clay's—Wm. D. Gr mes. Tiger Giles’—John B. Hall. Buck’s—R. B. Strange. Roberts’—John Ivey. Bay Spring—William H. Robison, Peacock's—Isaac L. Smith. Lamb's—Janies R. Taylor. Buncombe—Littleton Mathis. Soldiers’ Relief Committee. As it is absolutely necessary that this Com mittee should know tbe ages of the children o< those families who expect relief from tbo Com mittee, and the capabilities of some °* these children to earn a living, the members in their respective districts -an- hereby requested to make it their business to ascertain those facts and repurt at the next regular meeting. IV. G. McBRIDE, Chrn'n August 26, 18G1. Parties interested will take notice that the regular meetings of the Soldiers’ Relief Com mittee are held on the 2d and 4th Mondays in each month, at 11 o’clock, A. M., at the Court House in Sandersville. The following named gentlemen are members ot the Committee for their respective districts: - Sandersville District—James S. Hook, T-. E Brown and M. Newman. McBride’s—Dr. IV. G. McBride. Worifntack's—W. L. Johnson. Ivy’s—W. A. Irwin. Peacock's—Wm. B. Harman: Lamb’s—IV. G. Bryant. Prince's—IV. C. Riddle. Davisboro—T. M. Harris. Cato's—Green Brantley. Giles’—N. B. Giles. Buck’s—R. B. Strange. Prosser’s—Charles Gauss. Clay’s—W. F. Womble. Buncombe—A. O. Haines. Cftptitre of the Hatteras Forts. In an article ou the capture of Port Hatteras, the Petersburg Express, of Friday morning, says: Rad ammunition been abundant, it is scarcely probable that tbe Confederates could have main tained their position against a fleet which com bin'd one hundred powerful guns. and a fighting ,ree of four thousand men. The garrison, we hear, consisted of but three hundred and thirty men, rot all of whom, it is thought, were fit for duty. It is stated that when tbe ammunition became exhausted, the men sallied out to the b-ac-h, and with their muskets made every effort to prevent the Hes-ians from landing. Hut the War eteanters immediately poured into their midst uch a shower f shell, that they were forced to take shelter behind ihe fort. The fort was erected hut a few months sincp, n 1 it is not presnm-d that it is of a very formida ble character It was built for only twenty guns, and it is not belt* ved llmt all of this number were in position. Those familiar with the fort and the coast gen erallv, inform us, that without the co ope'a'ion of a fleet outside, (which lite Confederate Goveru- t cannot command.) it will require a Puce of hilly thousand men to dislodge the Yankees. We know that several regiments are now on their way to the fort from various points, and if there is any possibility of ousting ilie vandals, it will be done. The position is of great consequence to the Confederate Government, and it must be etakeu at ail hazards. We undetstand that great excitement prevails at Goldsboro’ and other towns in Eastern Carolina. Kentucky Roused at Last.—We have observ ) (From the Constitutionalist.] ed in our midst P»r several days past many prom- Georgia Hospital and Relief Association, itietit citizeus ot Old Kentlick, and their counts- iln. Editor—Sir: The Central Board of Direc- narices were welcome as giving assurance of their ( tors ask leave to make the inflowing acRiiowledg- svmpalhy with our CaUse, and of their approaching ments iu your columns . union with their Southern brethren, fer we have From Mrs, G. Mdleh Angn»ta-$I0: never doubted their ultimate sepaiatiou from the degrad'tie Norlherh alliance. Kentucky has hern slow, but places of power have been filled by those who were unwilliug to give up the influence difficill to throw off. We learned yesterday afternoon, with the great est satisfaction, that Lincoln’s intimation that Kentucky would not be allowed to hold any longer her attitude, bad aroused even the State, and that other acts ot despotic authority, announced to us bv telegraph , with Ike pr< -Sped of a gradual but sure encroachment upon her freedom of action, hud determined tier wavering people to m ike an issue with the listed tyrants who rule iu the once free city of Washington. It is further stat-d Governor Magoffin wasitbout to issue a proclama tion similar to that issued by Gov. Jackson, of Missouri, and that he would speedily open com munication with the Government of tile Looted- erate Slates. We are not prepaiod to vouch tor the truth of the l ist statement, although it was be lieved iu Knoxville on Saturday; but we think the signs of the times indicate t‘ e movement to which we reter. We pray that Lincoln may go in his blundering career, and not eeas- tiutil lie has eom- .plettd our Confederacy by effecting a separation. Complete and perpetual, of all t.ie States whose natuial alliance is with the Government of the South.—Richmond Dispatch, 28th. rW The Richmond Examiner, which has never been obnoxious to any charges from want of in dependence, or shirking discussion, very properly says: “These are no times for disputes among our selves. We cannot change flank in the presence of the fie. When ihe war is over and a national existence is secured, we may discuss the relative merits of this and that law, the one aud the other statesmen, with all the liberty and even license that pleases a free people. Bat while the battle rages let us hold up the arms ot our prophets. The dictate of every sound intellect, in the crisis of fate, to every class and every shade of opinion, whether of the past or the present, whether Whig Democrat, Unionist or States Rights, whether soldier iu the troop or citizen at home is—Respect and Obedience t Opposition to the laws that exist and the powers that be, can now claim no higher dignity Ilian gees with conceit, capiiousue.-3 aud faction. The Way Spain Feels.—The Confederate war-steamer Sumter captured seven vessels from the Federalists, on her late cruise, and sent them into Cuban ports for safe keeping, or adjudication, as is the custom with all na tions in time of war to seud prizes into friendly ports: A few weeks ago the Spanish authori ties ordered the release of these vessels and their delivery to their former owners. We can afford to bide our time, and there are plenty nhw here who will live to see Spain make ample com for this injustice. They that we are a powerful nation, if we havn t a navy; but the time will come when they will From JliB'Oiiri. St. Louis. Sept. I. Fr. mont proclaims the State of’Missouri under Mmtial Law. Persons '..nnd with arms in hand are to be court-martialed d shut. Property, personal and real, of persons who lake up arms against the Federalists, is to be •onfiseated aud ihtir slaves to be declared free men. The people are warned to return lo their homes Absence Irorn home without sufficient Cause will be considered presumptive evidence against the bsentees. Provost Marshal MoKinzie firbids all persons from passirnr out of their county witle-ut a pass. A skirmish 1-- reported to have taken ph-ce at Rolla, between Kunsiaus under Montgomery and Gen. Rains. Speculating on tiie C )>p -:deracy.—The Atlanta Intelligencer boasts of a financial feat of Governor Biowu’s which any man of proper sen sibility would wish to hide from the public, instead f paraditnr it as a worthy transaction. It says the Governor bought two hundred tons of Baltpeter and a hundred and twenty five barrels of sulphur, kept it until the price rose and then “sold it lo the Secretary of War, for the use of the Confederate Stales, at fifty per cent, advance ou its enure cost the State'1 Is there a parallel in Christendom to this little piece ol Yankeeism? In a lime of war, when the country is straitepeo for means to support its soldiery and drive hack the invaders, we find G"V Brown actually spt-culaiing on its necessities, and then brag ing of bis cuteness ! Where is the t-'eor t, with the single exception, who wmitd make money out. ol the Oonf. deracy a* a time like this? A thousand times had our bm'’ e :ir, d generous peo pie railf r Governor Drown laid given the whole consignment to President Davis as a present. For common decency’s sake, we hope the next Legislature, among its first ai ls, will promptly re tinol »ae usutv, and throw off the disgrace from me character of our S'ate.— Savannah Republican Enforcing the Blockade.—Ihe New Fork Journal of Commerce says in regard to the ef fect of Southern privateering upon tbe com merce of tbe Nortli: Tbe shipping interest of New York is be coming restive under the ravages of privateers) who have already destroyed property to an in credible amount, and are inflicting still heavier losses by driving freights from American bot toms to the protection of foreign flags, r rom a record of captures by Confederate privateers, carefully kept, we find that not less than sixty- nin'o vAuctdc nf nil descriutioiis hate been ta An Example for the Little Girls.—Will the little girls please consider the fact we are about to state lor their benefit? One of tbeir number, a lassie of nine or teh summers, was offered at tie beginning of the present school vacation, 50 cents a pair if she would knit two pairs of socks for two old negro men and one pair ofutovlniiga tor an old nO^ro woman, to help them through the coming win ter. She undertook the task readily, and lias accomplished it—having received thejiomised reward. But the best part of it is t<®bnie yet: That clever little girl has brought the one dollar and- fifty cents, thus earned, and contrib uted it to the Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid Association at this place, and along with the money still another pair of socks to warm some brave sob dier’s feet. Now, among the One thousand bright and sweet little girls in Edgefield District, are there not many, very many, who will rival this pretty example?—Edgefield (S. C.) Advertiser. We soon will gather and garner a crop of provisions promising lo be unusually abundant, and the farmers and planters throughout the S-'Uth wiil be preparing to convert their meal slocks of all kinds into meat. Shall they be prevented nr hindered in a work so necessary fhr the whole country and fur the con tinued maintenance of our armies by the extrav agant eXtoi lion of a tew salt monopolists ? L*-t our enterprising, honest men t.ur'y up salt wmks and leave the speculators to the ca-e of their o*n refl.clions and the indignation ot an outraged people.— Charleston Courier. Gov. Irwin—A Third Term.—The Milledgeville Recorder, iti commenting on the late letter ot Gov. Brown to Mayor Whitaker, says: In arguing the question of precedent. Governor Brown has referred to Gov. Irwin, who, he says “was called to the Executive Chair the third time.” Toe rec- rd does not tally sustain the quotation in the ligtit. perhaps, which the reader will imagine. We have turned to the authority and find t at, iti January, 1188, Gen. Jared Irwin was elected Governor hy Jie legislature for the term of two years, and was succeeded bv General James Jack- son. We b ar nothing more of him in the Ex ecutive Until from September 23. 18u6 to Novetn her 7, 1806. when, as President ot the Senate, lie filled the vacancy caused bv the election of Gov. Milledge to the Senate nf the Unit'd States. Then Gov. Irwin was continued iu the office by a fresh election by the Legislature, and this was the third term relied upon by G->v. Brown to justify Ins adoption of so worthy an example us that of the grandfather ot his correspondent. Napoleon and the Southern Confederacy. II is mortifying to discover that, while the Kin- pe or of the French has been profuse iu expression of good wishes towards the Government of the United States, he has at the same time been se- cretlv carrying on an unfriendly and uncalled for plot against that ‘ overnment Our Washington telegrams this morning, revealing the fact of a eorrrspondei ce between M. Thotivenel. French Minister of Foreign Affairs, aud the English Cab inet, are accompanied with sucli vouchers as put the tidings bevond all doubq It is certain that the French Cahiu-t has invited the English to enter into an arrangement for forcibly procuring. Inis autumn, a supply of cotton and tobacco from tin* United States, and that the English Govern ment has declined participating in the selienie It is obvious that we have assurances of goo* fiith in the ease of Kngland that we have not in the case of France—-V Y Times, ]9th insl. Brunswick and Florida Railroad.—The friends of this enterprise will rejoice to learn that the iron is now laid, and the cars running from Brunswick to Tebeauville, or Station No. 9, on ihe Atlantic & Gulf Railroad. Tbe >chedule of running lime will be fouud in our advertising columns. The completion of this road will prove a great convenience to the coast travel, besides adding no little to tit" military facilities ih lower Georgia. In ca»e of invasion tve cm now transport trooDS from any portion of the State to every important point on the coast, in the bri-f space of twenty (bur hours With an abundance of men, well armed and willing, and such facilities for bringing them into action, if Mr. Lincoln should feel dis posed to try his metal mi the Georgians, why, let him Como on —Siv. Republican, Aug. 28. War on TtiE Banks.—There a r e two facts Tvlifch we wi“h to f>la- e in juxtaposition, for the honest men of Georgia to refl ct up n : Tiie organs of Governor Brown are engaged in their old game of vilhlying and abusing the Batiks. This is tiie first, fact. The last Legislature appropriated a million o f dollars to arm tiie Stale and aid in the stuggle for independence, and Gov. Brown has been furnished bv the Bunks with every dollar he has used tor that purpose. The bonds could not be sold, and they patriotically came forward and supplied the money. Tins is the second fact. Now. let an honest and grateful beople jndg» between the Banks and their traducers.—Savan nah Republican. A Splendid Legion from North Carolina. - The people of the Old North Stale are moving to raise a monster Legion for the war, in addition to the 30.000 choice Ninth Catolina troops already in the field The Legim is to number 6,000 men. iu tin- following proportions : 30 companies of in- fHntry ; 10 companies ot riflemen: 10 companies of cavalry, and 2 companies of artillery—t^e com panies to consist of Hot lc^s Ilian 75 nlefl, rank and tile. No company will be received tor a less time Ilian the war. The field offi.-ers, enrarnission- ed and non-e<»mmissioned stall wiil he appointed by President I‘avis; aho t' e captains <•! nr iilery. They will be men of the highest sLaudmg in the military line. £3^- We copy the following special dispatch from the Baltimore Exchange of the 2."*d: \ gentleman, lately arrived from Western Vir ginia, brings the intelligence t'-at Gen. Lee was about eight mil^s Noil!) of Gmiley Bridge, with a f.»rce of 37.000 m* n. aud that men were flocking t«* him. lie ieports Gert. Wise as being eight miles off. with 9.000 men, arid G«n. Lorit being seven miles off, with about 8,000 men in another direction. ucn; * * ! nine vessels of all descriptions . nensatiou to the Confederate Government i ken, (including eighteen seized in boutbern L i**.. They Wt M It is said that mure than thirty thou- be glad enough to recognize its as such, with 1 , gau‘d men in the city of New Yotk alcnU are out any solicitation, [ out of employment. From 11. Cuffin, Augusta—$8. From “Cash,” Augusta—?.'). Fr-.iu A. J. Reid, Richmond County—$3. From Rev. H. D. Murphey, for William Scgo, Richmond county—$3. _ From Mrs. Col. J. P. King, President, Mrs. W. W. A. Weaver, Viee President, and Miss Anna C. Safford, Secretary, Ladies’ Greene couuty Relief Association—3 boxes, S3 sheet*, 45 pillow-slips, 21 towt Is, 7 blankets, 2 spreads, 12 packages of nour ishment for the sick, 1 Bible, II sick shirts, 3 pair of drawers, sundry packages of old linen, S bottles of wine, 2 dozen cordial, 1 dozen whisky, I dozcu brandy, 2 pillows, 13 comforts, 10 pillows, t sheet. From his Honor, the Mayor; for George Wilson FromRav. J.O. A. Clarke, Piesiding Elder— 1767.75, with the following report: Augusta, Aug. 28, 1861: Mr. Henry Moore, Secretary Georgia Relief uttd Hospital Association: Please acknowledge the following subscriptions: From Wilkes county, Cash ,..?628 Subscribed in money 275 Subscribed in cotton t25 Subscribed iu Wheat 217 In braudy uttd wine 383 Total $2,329 The following gentlemen Will act for Wilkes collntv, viz: Wm. jl Reese, Chairman j Admit I*. Alexander, Oliver I-. Battle, Samuel Barnett, Robe. H. Vickers, and Mr. —. Burch. Besides this committee, the htdics of Wilkes are at work for the Association, and contributions of hospital stores may be expected from them. FROM ULBEkT COUNTY. Cash ...» ..$1P3 75 Subscribed iu money 1^4 00 “ Cotton 27n 00 “ Wheat 40 00 To send Rev. Mr. Ste .'ens and Dr. Smith, as Nurses .' 167 5C Total..., 26 The tollowlng gentlemen will act for Elbert coun tv, viz: Mr. John U. Jones, Chairman; Amos T. Ackerman, Col. James T. Heard, Overton Tate, and Moses E. Mills. Acting with those gontltmen the ladies of Elbert are doing all they can. At the melting held in Elbcrton O" Monday 1-st, they subscribed a great many articles that will be for warded in due time. Mr. Aekcritmu has promised to stump aud canvass the whole county. Much may be expected from his known energy und abil ity. FROM LINCOLN COUNTY—535. I have had no appointment yet for this county. 1 wH4 address the people of Lincoln couuty, ou (FedncsdaV, Hth September; I expect also, to pre sent your cause to the citizens of Athens, on next Monday. Please announce these appointments. J. O. A. Clarke. Bv order of the Board. Henry Moore, Secretary. Augusta, Aug. 29, 1381. A Sketch for Organic Acts of County Associations, as Auxiliary to the Georgia Relief and Hospital Ass'dation. \V heReas, in our present struggle for onr homes and our rights, it becomes all good and loyal citi zens to co Operate with out Government, in the en deavor to alleviate, so far as may be possible, the hardships and sufferings of our noble soldiers ; and whereas, in the management of large armies it is always difficult to obtain quickly and dispense speedily those c'nifjrts which are essential to the rapid convalescence of thesick and wounded; and especially difficult with an army of such magnitude as ours, so suddenly called into existence; and whereas, a well organized system will better enable to husband our resources and direct wisely our eff irts, be it, therefore, Resolved, That we, citizens of county, do hereby organize an Association, to be entitled the Relief und Hospital Association of -county. us an auxiliary to the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association. . , „ ^ e Resolved, That we recognize the Centra! Board of Dilectors, established provisionally at Augusta, until a more perfect state of organization can bo et- tLl Resolved, That a Committee of one tor each Mili tia district', he appointed an Executive. Committee, whose duty it shall be to solicit donations of arti cles lor Hospital use, (such as in the printed list below ) aud to forward the same promptly, to the Secretary of the Central Board, for transportation to the several Hospitals at the seat of war. Sheets, pillows, and pillow cases, handkerchiefs, hose jackets, drawers, socks, shirts, towels, bian kets, coverlids, tea, coffee, arrow root, rice, sugar, Corn starch, i.-cnglnss, iitne ju.ee, medicine of all kinds, bandages, wines, brandies, liquor, ice, rose water aud fl 'X seed. Shirts—two breadths of un bleached cotton V/i, yards long II yards wido, open at bottom, y ± yard; armhole, length 12 inches; length of collar 20 inches, length ot' slit in front 28 inches ; a pi> ce 4 incites wide, lapping under, fas tened with 4 tapes; short bed gowns, as shirts on ly only 1 yard long and open in front. Cotton drawers, 1>£ yards long, with breadth of 1 yard in each leg, with hem and draw string arouud each l^cr a ud ilio waist; length of waist to crotch. 12 inch- es’on the back, front 11 inches, with three buttons and button holes-. , „„ Comforts 42 x73 inches. Pillow sacks 18x36 inches. Muttruss sacks 32 x 78 inches, woolen sack9. , subscriptions ih cotton, wheat, and the like, sta ting the hame of Factor. All articles and commnnicatlocs should be ad dressed to Henrv Moore, Secretary Georgia Relief a id H ispital A s iath n; and a Ii package should nave a legible 1st ot cm cuts on the out side. More Rifled CanNon.—Messrs. Nobles, Bros. k Co., shipped four more of their splendid rifled cannon to Richmond, on Saturday last. This makes a full buttery they have shipped. They have a humber already cast, which they are rapidly finish ing up. They are also making a new patent breech loading brass gun, which, it is said, Will be eff etive about—well, a greater distance than we believe it will. We, however, believe that the id.-a is gt o I, and that it will prove an effective Since Hie above was pul in type, we learn they shinned four more yesterday, and will ship two more to-day, making three full batteries. Rome Courier, 21th. The New Orleans True Delta says the pros pects are unusually favorable for a heavy crop of suvar this season. From every portion ot the s'utrar-frfowing region the same welcome reports'are^daily received; and should no term pest or premature and nipping frost intervene, it is safe to predict a larger harvest than has ever heretofore been gathered in Louisiana. The Cherokee Nation.—The Yan Buren (Ark.) Press of the 14lh, learns, from reliable authority, that Hon. John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Na. lion has ordered a mass meeting of all Indians, to be held at Tahlequah, on the 20th inst., t> take in- to consideration the condition and weltare of the Cherokee?. Mr. Ross and his friends profess a warm interest for ihe Confederate States, and more especially for the neighboring State of Arkansas. Ffdf.ral Looses at SprivofiRld—We con versed with a gentleman Irura St. L"iiis list even ing. who informs us that lie ascertained from the officers and men in the Imvu regiment, who were Hi the battle if Springfield, that they lost one hundred and fifiy in the fight. They also asserted that fully nne liiousand w. re left ou the field ol battle.—Louisville Courier, 20'ft insl. The New Constitution.—The New Constitution for the State ot Georgia, adopted by Ihe Conven tion at Savannah on the twenty-third day of March and submitted to a vole of the people on the first Tuesday tnjuly last, has bceb ratified by a majority of seven hundred and ninety five votes, and nndt ra late proclamation of the Gov ernor is declared the Constitution of the Slate. The New York Herald of the 21st says: “Gen Scott is no coward. He lias, however, be* n guiltv ot blUnd'-ra. and we are glad to see h.m su perseded bv Lett. McClellan.” \\ lfat a ^fa 11 for “the Grealtst Chieftain of the Age.” Even the ' dirtiest blackguard newspaper iu the IJprili des- ^ pises him. Brought About by the Wail—The Phila delphia Prets. speaking nf the fall trade, says: “Trade this fall will be light. In mauy in stances, firms which a year ago had a right to be considered wealthy, are to day hopelessly insolvent; say that a majority of their mercantile hi uses have been compelled to yield to the storm of general suspension." ' Blue Eyes.—It 18 said that all the Presidents of the United States, except Gen. Harrison, had blue eyes. Among the great men of the world, bine eyes appear to have been predotnii aal j Socrates, Shat spears, Locke, Bacon, Mdmn, Gt eilie, FranL- l!n, Napoleon and Humboldt, all had blue eyes. Coffee—We learn from tbo Mercury of yes terday, tliat Brig West Indian, ot New Orleans, Capt. P. Arnet, which run the blockade off Char leston on yesterdnv, brought a cargo of 1500 bags of coffee, consigned to George W. Williams * Co. Deatii of Jcdge Henry G. LAMAR.-T’he Ma con Telegraph announces the death of the above named distinguished citizen of Georgia, at bis residence iu Vineville, on the 1st iust. Salt.—The Indianola Coariet says that enough salt can be gathered upon the coast marshes of Texas to supply the whole Confederacy, and the business will soou become very profitable. Something in the Wind.—We are informed that General Ripley arrived here about 12 o clock Thof-day night by a special train, and after re maining about three hours, returned to Charleston. Sav. Republican, 21 st. They have a free market in ISiew Orleans for the families of the soldiers who are left with out the means of support. The wives of 453 sob diers are supplied thereby with the necessaries bf life. m Hot in a single city of the Booth has mar tial law been proclaimed; In hb base has the wilt of habeas corpus been suspended; in no place has tuo military authority beet) elevated above the civil. Two hundred and forty-eight sacks of coffee, said to be a direct importation from Java, were received in Memphis, a few days sioco by r&u* foad. ^