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O. A. MIIjXiBK,
EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.
reißLisnED every Saturday mormno,
IN
Thomaston, Georgia,
BY
T. O- RHODES,
A SSISTANT EDITOR.
Thomaston. (la., December, 7, 180;
Reading Matter on every Page. .
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During our absence on the Coast,
Benjamin Bethel, Esq., will take
charge of our Books, and is authorized
to receive money, and give receipts
for subscriptions, Job Work and Ad
vertisements due the office up to this
time y. Oct. 21st, 1861.
Oi> and after the above date, Mr.
T. C; Rhodes, our worthy Assistant,
is authorized to transact all business
connected withithe office.
All letters on business, Communi
cations, &c., must be addressed to him
alone. Ck A. Miller.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE,
Camp 7 miles from Savannah, )
Harrison’s Brigade, Nov., 20,15G1. j
Dear Rhodes : We removed our bag
and baggage on yesterday from Camp Race
Course, two miles from Savannah. We
are now located seven miles from the city,
immediately on the Charleston & Savan
nah Rail Road, and about midway between
the Savannah river and the Central R. R.,
two miles from each. We now, have a
beautiful site for an encampment, on a
small elevation, and surroundedjbv plenty
of wood and water. At Camp Harrison
the water was bad, and case of a successful
attack by our enemies, upon Brunswick or
Savannah, we would have had our trans
portation destroyed, and consequently our
sick would have died, and our well would
have undergone great suffering. Camp
Race Course (an abominable name for a
Military Camp—smacking too much of
running) had no recommendation, except
the celebrated spring, made famous by the
exploit ands bravery of Newtoa and Jasper.
It is nothing but a marsh in wet weather,
and we were peculiarly favored, by Heaven
while there, and should ever feel grateful
for our early departure. The 3d (Col. Har
rison’s) Regiment and the 4th or 6th (which
is 3till undecided, owing to a conflict be
tween the date of the commission of our
officers and the organization of our Regi
ment) are alone together at this place. If
the authorities should finally determine
that the date of commission should give
precedence, then Col. Harrison’s Regiment
will be the sth, and Col. Henderson’s (ours)
will be the 6th—if the organization is su
perior to the commisson, then Col. Har
rison’s Regiment will be the 3d, and ours
will remain the 4th as heretofore. As Sir
Lucius OTrigger says, “it is a pretty
quarrel as. it stands.”
As we have just reached here and are
now busily engaged in clearing up a parade
and fixing teats and baggage and surroun
ded by all the- noise and confusion of a
camp, we will he as brief as possible, for
which we expect to receive your thanks
and the thanks of your readers.
We visited Savannah, by permission, on
last Saturday, to see the sights and hear
the- sounds of this, the commercial empori
um o £ the “Empire State of the South.”
Savannah is a beautiful little city, laid off
in squares with streets nearly rectangular.
We wended our steps first to the Pulaski
Monument —as the beauty of the work
once made a favorable impression upon our
mind as seen by moonlight. It is a 6psn
did white margle shaft some hundred* feet
high and surmounted by the Goddess of
Liberty; The West and Bast sides are
plain with the simple inscription, “Pulas
ki.” On the South is a representation of
the Goddess of War and History, with her
pen of iron and tablet of marble, handing
down to future ages, the bloody, and some
times the sacred reeord. We did not
transcribe the record ■ on this side, but as
well as we can remember, it reads thus
“Sacred to memory of Pulaski, who fell
mortally* wounded at the seige of Savan
nah, Oct.. 9th 1779.” ‘ On the North, Bti
laski is sculptured as falling from his noble
his sword dropping from his bleed
ing side-, with no words except, “Savannah
9th Get, 1779.” ‘ This is a work of Art,
which effects credit on the patriotism and
liberty of Savannah, and we regret that we
cannot echo the same sentiment as to the
monument of Gen. Greene. This latter,
is a disgrace to the city. It is made ot
coarse material,, badly put together and no
stranger can tell that it was ever intended
to comemorate and preserve for the benefit
of posterity, the valor and virtues of the
Hero, who, at old Guilfdrd Court House,
N. C., turned back the tide of British in
vincibility at the South, which soon con
cluded by the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
and the establishment of liberty in the
then United Colonies. Mr. Benton was
right when he said substantially that Guil
ford was a more sacred spot than York
town, for the one was the scene of a bloody
and most memorable battle —the other on
ly of a seige and surrender. The one was
a mighty cause —the other only the illus
trations effect. Greene, like the child of
the Storm, was the brilliant thunderbolt,
which rived the supremacy of British arms.
Washingtion, the rainbow which looked
down seienely upon a fallen foe when the
Genius of the storm had fled affrighted
and the deep thunder was muttering in the
distance.
We left the monument of the noble Pole
with increased convictions of gratitude for
his self-sacrifices and services, and went
immediately to the City Park and water
works, decoratied with flowers, and embel
lished with four cast iron, or bronze Trit
ons. This, place is well worthy a visit from
the stranger, and exhibits the taste, fore
thought and. refinement of the inhabitants
of the city.
After a short stay with James (the cele
bratedl Barder, at the Marshall House) we
sought out friend Sneed, of the Republican.
We found him in hia Sanctum, from
whence he soon escoited’ us to the saloon,
“Our House*” where we soon forgot the
privations of the camp, by a feast of Oys
ters, fried, stewed and roasted —a dish
good enough for the son of an Irish King!
Sneed is a noble specimen of the corps, ed
itorial, intellegent, liberal, frank and good,
and we hope the Republican may long
wave over a land which it has blessed by
its genius and truth.
With James Russell, Esq’r, of Column
bus, and Lieut. Cobb, formerly of North
Carolina, and oue or two other gentlemen,
we sought the “Savannah/’ the flag ship
of Com. Tattnall, and saw the identical
hole through her wheel-house, made by a
bomb shell, at the recent fight near Port
Royal. We also saw the “Fingal” from
Glasgow, the steamer which lately run the
blockade. Her crew (which we would say
are Scotch and Irish, not English) were
busily engaged in landing large quantities
of arms, powder and cartridges. We hope
the “Fingal,” when outward bound, will
be favored with a safe deliverance from
Abe’s Armada. We could tell of other
sight we saw—of things we heard and
smells we caught in “Suwannee.” but time
will not permit.
Our present location is from the Rail
Road cut, through the ridire on which we
are encamped, some forty feet higher than
the surroanding marshes and flats. It is
a sand soil, covered with pine and live-oak
trees ftstoonsd with long moss which
makes a comfortable bed for the soldier.
The live-oak acorn we are told is equal to
the grand-pea when parched. The squir
rels are plenty and the acorn feeds them
abundantly.
We have an excellent house here fitted
up for the sick, and one occupied by the
officers. The sick will be well attended
to by our Surgeon, Dr. Ridley, and Assis
tant Sturgeon, Dr. Bond. We have been
requested by these two excellent Physicians
and polite gentleman, to acknowledge the
receipt, and return their thanks, and the
thanks of Regiment, to Mrs. Cohen, the
accomplished wife of the Quartermaster of
our Brigade, for medical stores, mattrasses
and eatables, furnished by her, for our sick
and destitute. May God, and the soldier s
arm, ever protect such ministering angels!
From a conversation we had to-day with
our Colonel, we think at this place we will
remain during the winter, unless we are
called off to do battle. We have moved
and moved so often, that our Regiment
has received the cognomen of the Flying
Camp.. We have been here to-day, and
to-morrow
“Like Arabs, we silently fold our tents,
And quietly move away.”
We hope this will be our last move, before
we move home, or move to a Patiiots tri
umph or a Heroes grave.
But I had almost forgotten my promise
to be brief. Dr. Meadows, the bearer of
this, will give you more full particulars.
M.
SALU TA TORY.
As there* has been numerous inquiries made
in relation to the present condition of the Pilot,
I issue this—which I should have done before
my brief Salutatory, explaining, as clearly as I
possibly can, for the benefit of slack-compre
hensive inquisitors, the present position of the
Epson Pilot:
During the absence of Col. G. A. Miller, the
Editor, who is now in the service of his coun
try, defending the Coast of the “Empire State
of the South,” I have charge of the Pilot, and
am authorized to transact all business connected
with the office. And in assumingtlie difficult and
delicate task of Assistant Editor, I must beg
the forbearance of the readers of the Pilot , if I
do not altogether satisfy their expectations. —
They should remember that this is the first at
tempt to undergo the complicated responsibilities
which surround the Editorial Chair. And that a
first class newspaper has its paid correspondents
and contributors; to secure whose services, and
the amount of money, necessary for that pur
pose, but few village publishers are justified in
paying out. And in addition to this, the editor
himself must be a lawyer, a statesman, a physi
cian, a farmer, a mechanic, an artist and a man
of science, and well versed in literature. In
short, he must possess universal accomplish
ments. Suoh an editor does not exist. He is
an ideal creation, and after the pefection it is
the ambition of the profession to strive.
To present our readers with the real state of
affairs, in a war which is now waged from the
“shores of the Chesapeake to the confines of
Mirsouri and Arizona,” will be no easy task. —
There are other difficulties, readily perceived by
all, which require patience, tact and good sense.
How far I shall be able to meet them, the future
must determine.
In the work which I have undertaken, I re
spectfully solicit the assistance of our friends,
and especially our lady friends, who may be so
disposed, to send us contributions, and news
items of general or local interest, whenever they
can. I promise, on my part, to give my whole
attention to the Pilot, and exert myself to the
utmost, to make it as good a paper as my ability
and the means at my command will admit.
As to our principles, we shall advocate a final
and eternal separation from the Federal Govern
ment, and support those men whose ability and
integrity we think best calculated to effect this
object. We will endeavor to make the Pilot a
good and riliable family newspaper. We make
do pledges, therefore will have none to violate.
Col. G. A. Miller, the Editor, will correspond
regularly every week, giving full particulars of
the military movements on the coast.
Hoping to have the honor of a speedy ac
quaintance with the patrons of the I ilut and
our confreres of the Press, I subscribe myself,
Respectfully,
T. C. Rhodes,
Assistant Editor.
To Our Patrons.
In order to sustain ourselves, and on account
of the pressure of the times, during the present
war, we are compelled to cut the Pilot down to
the present size. Though it contains as
much reading matter as our former size; for Un
reason that all those spurious Northern adver
tisements have been taken out.
And now, a little exertion on the part of our
patrons anfl friends, will enable us to put the
Pilot beyond any further danger of suspension.
In fact, we can almost give that assurance now.
We know that the times are hard, and that
there are many who would like to take a news
paper, who do not feel able. But the induce
ments we offer, the deduction we will make to
clubs, will enable every one to take the Pilot.
We will send the Pilot to indigent soldiers, or
their families, for one dollar. And to all clubs
of ten or more, for one dollar and fifty cents.
We will take in exchange for our paper, or
in payment of old accounts: Fire-wood, Dork,
Bacon, Beef, Mutton, Wheat, Flour, Corn, Meal,
Potatoes, Butter, Chickens, Eggs, Peas, Oats,
Fodder, Good Hay, Wheat Bran, Cotton Seed,
Coffee, Salt, or “ Goobers.” No excuse now
for not subscibing, or paying up old accounts.- —
We now respectfully request you to
COME UP,
WALK UP,
CLIMB UP,
CRAWL UP,
or SEND UP,
any way so you get up in the Pilot office, sub
scribe for the paper, pay up arrears and begin
anew.
If the times are hard for the other branches
of industry, they are equally, if not harder for
the printer. Everything lias run up to a high
figure, while our prices remain the same, and
we have to pay for paper and other printing
material at the same increased prices, that we
have to pay for everything else.
TSie Ssuy Taw and ISiauk Bidid Arl.
We learn from the Southern Federal Union,
that both Houses have concurred in a reactment
or the bill for relief of the people, known as the
Stay Law, and it has been signed by the Gov
ernor. The House passed the Bank Relief Bill,
and the Senate met on Saturday night last, for
its consideration, and doubtless concurred, so as
to avoid any possible inconvenience tothebank s
from the expiration of the provisions of the old
act. The act as it passed the House requires
the banks to pay out treasury notes at par when
called for by bill-holders in sums of one hun
dred dollars, and also requires the banks to is
sue change bills to the amount of one per cent,
on their capital stock after January next.
Clerk oil Hie Superior Court.
It will be remember that Mr. Chas. Wilson,
Esq’r is a candidate for the office of Clerk of
the Superior Court, for re-election at the ensu
ing Jannary election.
Mr. Wilson is a worthy, and an accomplished
gentleman, fully competent to fill the office he
now occupies. And while we have such an ac
ceptable and agreeable gentleman in that office,
it is the duty of every citizen of this county, to
vote for him, and keep him there, as he is well
versed in all the business connected with that
office.
We give it as our humble opinion, that no
man could be selected in the county that would
prosecute that office with more honesty or acu
raey than Mr. Wilson. Vote for him ! We
would—if so entitled.
Procure your Tickets in Time.
As the election is fast approaching, we would
inform Candidates that all can’t get tickets at
the same time, and that our press is now ready
for operation. We respectfully solicit their pat
ronage, and request them to send in their orders
at once.
We will furnish Tickets, in any quantity, at
fi sty cents per hundred. To be paid for on de
livery.
Arrival
M e recei\ ed, a day or two ago, our paper,
which we should have received more than one
month ago. We will now endeavor to issue the
/ dot regularly. Our-readers will presume by
t us, that the fault is on the part of tho conduc
t rs of thej aper Mills, and not oil our part