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44KOIUJIA— Marion €;Ol&uty :
iiULE NISI. Whereas, Amanda L Cattle, Ad
] fi miuistratrix upon the estate of David L, Murry,
deceased, having applied lor letters of dismmission
from said Administration.
These aro thereforoto cite and admonish all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to sliow oause, if any they have, why said Adminis
tratrix should not bo dismissed from said adminis
tration.
Given under my hand and official signature, Oe~
tobei bth, lati3. MALCOM HAIR,
dee i- rntiia Ordinary'.
UUOKCiU-Maiiun County °
WHEREAS, B. A. Stary, Administrator upon tlie
estate of Joseph N. Stary, late of said county,
deceased, having applied lor letters ofdisuisaion
from said administration.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors ot said deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the time pro
scribed by law, to show cause, if any they have, why
said letters of dismission should not be granted to
said applicant on the first Monday in October next.
Given under my hand and official signature. Jan.
22d, 1864. .MALCOM HA IK,
jaiiZoniGin Ordinary.
GEOJUwIA —lllarion County :
RULE NISI. Whereas Carrie James, Adm’x on
the estate of Daniel James, Jr., having peti
tioned this Court lor letters ol dismis- ion from said
Administration. , ~
Thosoare therefore to cite and, admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased
to ho and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed hi law, and show cause it any they have,
why said Administratrix should not be-dismissed
from said Administration on the first Monday ui
** ofveu under my hand and official signature, this
December the 7th, 1863. MALCOM HAIR,
dec 11 mfiui Ordinary.
W£ o ct:i e zx 1
BSS. IS. A. ROSSIT.
FORMERLY Surgeon to the New Orleans ‘•Fe
male Infirmary," tenders his services to the Cit
izens of Columbus in ail the branches ol lnsproles
-81 Special attention will bo devoted.to tho treatment
of too diseases of womem.
M-d~ Surgical operations performed lor Stone m
tho Bladdor,Fistula in Aim, Vision-Vaginal fistula,
Hydrocele, Congenital and Accidental i hymosis,
Varicocele, Homiorrhoids or l’iles, Callous Impas
sable strictures, False Passages, lallapesor Club
Foot, and contraction of the fingers, btrabismus or
Squinting, Aneurism, \ urix or dilated veins, 1 tery
gluni, Cataract and Hair Lip; also lor the remov
al of all tumors or abnormal growths Horn any part
of the body. _ . c , .
Diseases of thsGonito-lirinary System,comprsmg
tho different stages of Uhrniorrhpea, strictures,
Gravel, Spermatorrhea, Syphilis.. in its primary
secondary,tertiary and heriditary forms.will receiv e
particular attention. , ~
Roferonces given whenever desired as well as the
recommendation of many years practice nvNcw Or
leans; Consultation hours every day at his office
in tho Masonic Hall Building, from. 10 to 1- o clock
a, and from 2to i o’clock ti, m. Falients ml ldo
well to call proeiselv at those hours, as before and
after that time will be dev oted to visiting personam
the city.
Address all eomuuucations to
DR. E. A. ROSSI.
Columbus. Ga,
N. B.—Patrons from a distance will be visited
iiuii treated at iunuo il desired. X bhall be thanktui
to my proliessional brethren lor anyTavor they may
do me by sending mo persons requirig Surgical
attention.
also bestow particular attention to
tho treatment of the different forms of Dicers, Rheu
matism, Gout, Scrofulousafteefcions, Syphilitic erup
tions, and all other chronic diseases ol the skin.—
Medicated Fumigations and Steam Sulphurous
Baths, us employed in tho hospital! in.Europo and
America, will form a part of my treatment,
fob H in Jv. A. it.
Old 16*oii Wanted.
WE wish to purchase a large quantity of SCRAP
IKON both cast and wrought, tor which cash
will be paid. HARRISON, BEDELL A CO.
jail 27 ts
Pine Smoking and Chewing Tobacco.
\ T WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
HiuegistuiulorOook’B Hota.
(JOODS.IOH & CO,,
(Formerly of New Orleans,)
74
fiA.,
WHOLESALE ASH RETAIL
DRY-GOODS.
ARE constantly reeoiyhig l’resh importations, di
rect from Mu rope, of staple and fancy DRY
GOODS, which they offer cheap fan cash,
feb 5 3m
Ifeaver SScmiss Wanted,
rplIR highest price will bo paid or Flow Steel given
jl in exchange for Beaver Skins, A large number
wanted. Enquire at
\ fob 22 4 w L. 11 AIM AN & BKO.
Albany, Eufaula, Cuthbert, Bainbridge and
RlaNeiy papers copy 4w and.send bills.
Wal’clioiisc Notice.
ON and after the first day of March next, the
charge for storage on Cotton in our Ware
houses will be ONE DOLL All per bale p,u unusth.
KING & ALLEN.
WAUNOOK A CO.,
HUGHES & HODGES,
J. Tt. IVEY A CO.,
GREENWOOD & GRAY,
POWELL, FRAZER & CO.
Columbus, Ga.. March 2d, IS(>4. -bu
i\ S. Macbiml
WILL bo sold on the first Tuesday in April next,
between the usual hours ot sale, heitho
Court House in Mu- e.gco county, a . ‘ “,!
ssjfEAiS 1 , ."A! 1 ;; g ,^\.riE.iiY».wi
fa vs It. A. Murphy, u a unshoes in mvm oi tlie Con
federate States “V V V. U,i '^o! 0 L 1 , I ‘usV' v- ’
to allien enemies to thooO&AnsnsL }■ ”y TONi
C. 8. Marshal.
Columbus. March Ist Id
NOTICE.
OP VRTERM.VSTEirs OFF TOR }
v CouiiißCS, January Im> >•)
On the first of each month, Major Jno.E. Davi.-,
P« 3 l Quartermaster, v> lit make payment to all em
ployees-f this deparumnt, Also to ut
itttves hired, and for property vented, Duties in
terested will present their hilts to Major l
enU'lovees'rif the Transportation Depart ment
W ill he raid by Card. H- AUrnirvimres
of-PPU-and payment; K '
m> ‘ ‘ M iioV and Quartermaster.
jau 29 till apl i
E < B Dep y .... * . 1
('uluintuis, t*a., Mai.li i >, l- 1 *- *
All parties holding claims a .find thi- dcpai uncut
due, are hereby notified to present them tor pa>
meat at this vtfn eon or before the ' tli in.-1.
Amounts now due will he paid only in tL» i'i> ' u t
ewrreney. *4 • M. did, 1. N,
uiar 16 ts '-ai- *■ ■ •' •_
QU AKTFUM AST Ell'S DEl*d UT.i/ENT. I
r'.di.uihws, Alaivli 11, lN>l.j
All creditor# oftiii Pepsi tumid are notified that
their iU‘*H*uuts and all a,:, rump deb!; to the old
.Jfaroh, will he paid in the present Confederate
currency. p. W. DILL AIID.
mar IK till ‘list inst Qua. u-i master.
C. S. AR?lm.\h. \
Cohuuhns. (Jt' M-,ia. -
d/a re h 16, ISrVI. I
Creditors of the Ordnance Department are again
notified to jiresent their bill® before the 2f>th inst., to
Lieut, Muldon, Disbursing OBieer, «>>■ all elut/tm up
to the Ist of Api it tie.i t wilt be paid in the present
currency.
F. C. HUMPHREYS.
mir 17 ttf 25th mar Major, .to,
Vol. XI.
J. W. IVARRM & CO. Proprietors.
( of Schedule.
i
| iN and after Sunday, March 20th, the Trains on
V/the Muscogee Ruiiroad will run as follows;
PASSENGER TRAIN:
Leave Columbus 6 15 P. M.
Arrive at Macon 2 52 A. M.
Leave Macon 9 35 p. M.
Arrive at Columbus 5 00 A. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
* Leave Columbus 5 30 A. M,
Arrive at Columbus 4 35 P. M.
W. L. CLARK,
mar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, It.
t'ikunge oi'^iciicduie.
Office Engineer and Superintendent, I
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, j-
Charleston, Feb. 18, 1801.)
ON and after SUNDAY, Feb. 21st, Passenger
Trains will
Leave Charleston 7 15 A. M.
Arrive at Savannah 4 25 F. M.
Leave Savannah 7 00 A. M.
Arrive at Charleston 4 30 F. M.
Passengers by tliis route from Columbus, Mont
gomery, Albany, Fufaula, Ac., pass through .Sav
annah without detention.
11. S. HAINES,
feb 21 lw eoadw Eng’r and Supt.
ot'Schedule.
ON and after March 13th, the Passenger Train
on the Montgomery A. West Point Rail Road
will
Leave Montgomery 8 00 A. M.
Leave IVeat Point 7 10 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus 5 32 P. M.
Leave Columbus 5 50 A. M.
Arrive at Montgomery 3 00 P. M.
Arrive at West Point 4 30 P. M.
Freight leaves Columbus 8 40 A. M,
Freight arrives at Columbus 8 27 P. M.
D. 11. CRAM,
mar 11 til Apl 5 .Supt. <fc Eng'r.
Notice to Travellers and Shippers!
Office Muscogee Railroad Company, )
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 22,1801. f
On and after this date persons purchasing tickets
and receiving and shipping freights over this road,
will bo required to furnish tho change.
IV. L. CLARK,
feb 24 lrn Superintendent.
OFFICE MOBILE A GIRARD R. It. I
Giuaed. February 20.1804. J
On and after this date all parties receiving or ship
ping-freights over this. Road, will be requiredito fur -
nish the exact change for freight.
W..H. WILMIAMS,
feb 20 ts Agent
Notice to Stockholders in the Bank
of Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4th. 1864.
On the first MONDAY in April next, an election
will be held at the Banking House for nine Direc
tors of said Bank, for the ensuing year.
DANIEL GRIFFIN,
feb tde President.
Speciiil Mice to Stockholders.
Muscogee Railroad Company, I
Columbus, Ga., March Ist, 1864. j
All persons to whom Dividends are due are re
quested to call for the same on or before tho 26th
inst.
Ail amounts not called for by that time will be
hold in Confederate Treasury notes of the present
issues as special deposits for those to whom the same
may be due.
By order of Board of Directors.
J, M. BIVINS.,
mar 1 till 26th Sec. and Treats.
BANK OF COLUMBUS, f
Columbus, 0 a„ Feb. 26, 18G4. J
Notice is hereby given that all depositors in this
Bank are required to withdraw their deposits by the
twenty-fifth day of March next, in order that they
may choose for themselves between funding and
taxation under the new currency act, before the
first day of April following.
And that all persons having claims upon this
Bank for Deposits, Bank Balances, Collections,
Cci.'itivat.es of Deposit, Chocks, Dividends or other
ilue accounts are required to settle them by the 26th
March next, oihwise the amounts due them re
spectively, will be funded in lour per cent. Bonds,
according to the act of Congress of 17th inst., tor
their accounts, unless especially directed to thecon
trary. k>* ADAMS,
feb 26 till Ist April. Cashier.
Sun and Enquirer copy.
JVoiiee.
\ LB kinds of DYEING. done at my residence,
/\ opposite llaiman’.-' Pistol d/anulaelory. 1 ro
..r any KMt*k«u ‘•ySffi'yomuT,
mark lm - l>ycr.
Plantation and Shovel Iron.
3 11 A VE on consignment 20,000 lb-. of Plantation
1 lion, and will receive next wceic some Slyn cl
Iron, which 1 will exchange for Bacon or sell lor
Confederate money. » . 1 . rl tve Ll>.
ma r o 1 m
FLA MX A XI'OM WAMX 12 81*.
TO PURCHASE OR RENT!
i iME that will accommodate sixty bauds.
V Inquire at i’UiS OFFICE,
feb 26 ts
lM 0X14 '12.
QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, (
Columbus, lla.,
I WILL PAY A lUGII PRICE FOB
Scrap Copper,
! delivered to any Quavtermrster in this State, for
: shipment tome.
Port Quanermastera are requested to buy all that
; is 11 tiered, as I want it for Shoe Rivets.
F. W. DILLARD,
j marlltapll Major &Q. HP.
To Those Infei*este<l.
i Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds
in our hands, that the same must be withdrawn prior
j to the Ist of April next, or under the .law wo shall
i be compelled to return it. which will subject them
J to ato coi thirty-three a„I a tln.nl percent- on the
l amount. ELLIS, Ll\ LsGSTOk A uO.
Columbus. On.. March 2d. if
Moiiee.
The uuder kned respectfully give notice to all
1 parties having claims upon them for Deposited, Bank
Bahiincs, . Collections, Certificates of Deposit,
.Checks, Ac., to come forward and receive payment
for them on or before the 26th day ol Afarc-h, 1864:
failing to do so, the amounts due them, respe. lively,
will be funded in Four Per Cent. Confederate Bonds,
according to the recent act of Congress, for their
account unless specially directed to the contrary.
V.’c will continue to receive and pay out Confede
ntc Tr* usury Notes of all denominations until the
26th of March next, after that day only those of the
denomination <4 li\e dollars and under, will be re
ceived and paid out until further notice, and all the
now Treasury Xote*s intended to replace the present
i-- ue will be received in payment and oil deposit aud
paid out. J.*- WATT,
Agent B‘k State Ga.
H. H. EPPING,
Agent L uion Bank.
j Columbus, Ga., d/arch 7, mar «15.
Columbus, Ga., Thursday Morning, March 24,1864.
(Eitn Military Directory.
HEADQUARTERS POST—II 9 Broad Street,
Up Stairs.
Col. J. W. Robertson, Com’g.
Gapt. CnAS. Wood, A. A. G.
Capt. J. S. Smith, A A & I G
W. T. McKendrkf, Chief Clerk.
ENIi O LIANG OFFICE.
Capt. W. S. Wallace —-rear of Jones’ Building.
OR DNA NCE D EPA R TMENT.
Cor. Olgetliorpo and St. Clair Sts.
Maj. F. C. Humphreys, Com’g.
Capt W. Latham, Ex. Officer.
Lieut. J. M. Mulden, Military Store Keeper
QUARTERMASTER DEP'T.
At No. 15 Broad Broad St.
Maj. F. W. Dillard, Com’g.
Maj. John F. Davis, Post Q. M.
Capt. li. D. Cothran, A. Q. M.
COMM IS SAR V DEFT.
A? King, Allen A Cumuk’s Warehouse.
Maj. A. M. Allen, Com’g.
Capt. J. li. Graybill, A. C. S.
ENGINEER'S DEF T
Capt. Thus. Moreno.
Lieut. Win. Mansell.
MEDICAL DEE'T.
G. B. Douglass, Post Surgeon.
(Office at Wayside Home.)
J S White, General Hospital Surg. in Charge.
J P Moore, “ “ Surgeon.
L D Carson, “ “ Ass’t Surgeon.
R Fowler, “ “ “ “
W W Dickie, “ “ , “ “
NAVAL DEFT.
Office near the Old Bridge.
J. H. Warner, Chf. Engineer.
PR O COST MARSHAL.
Capt. Geo. N. Knight, (East of the Bank of
Columbus.
Examining Hom’d.
J S "White, Senior Surgeon.
The Board meets at the General Hospital oic
Tuesdays and Fridays.
I'D PRINTERS!
I am prepared to furnish a superior
article of
made of the BEST COMPOSITION', if
MOULDS and STOCKS
are sent me, and ship them neatly and
safely packed. Or I can furnish
COMPOSITION
m quantities which only requires to be
• MELTED AHD POURED
to insure good RO LLE RS.
All hills tire Cash on delivery here, un
less shipped by .Express, then (J. O. D.
ALFORD ZORKOWSKI & CO.
maria lm
Cij-lue Mamilhctory.
THE UNDERSIGNED isprepared to fill all orders
for
G- X. a Tj 2 E3
of a superior quality. All orders must be addressed
to the undersigned wiFn'thc money enclosed, unless,
ordored by Express, when orders will be filled and
shipped with O. O. D.
ALFORD ZORKOWSKI& CO.
mar 15 Im
Confederate States Depository.
Columbus, March Ist, 1864.
Holders of Treasury Notes (except those bearing
interest) can now obtain Certificates which will en
title them to lom-per cent. Bonds, which privilege
will continue until first day of -April,for notes of all
denominations, after that date, ad notes above the
denomination of Five dollars can only be funded a
sixty-six and two-third cents to tho dollar, except
One Hundred Dollar Notes which are no longer re
ceived after that date for public dues and can only
e funded at a further reduction otVen per cent pet
month. The Certificates issued, as well as the Bonds
or which they will be exchanged, are receivable in
payment of taxes for the year 1864, and are not sub
ject to the tax imposed as on other Bonds.
Come forward promptly and obtain your Certifi
cates and not run the risk of being excluded by the
presure that will take place towards the end ot the
month. , IV. H. YOUNG,
niar 3 till Ist April Depositary.
Enquirer and bun copy till Ist April and send bill
to me.
Ulsy&iire.
Assistant Quartkrw astkr’r Okficr, j
Columbus, Georgia, -
March 10,
Forties holding Certifies: los of Purchase or Im
pressment, made by e , .i. F. Waddell, will pre
sent their el aims for payment !; the L'oth inst.
if. i). COTHRAN.
mar 10 2w Capt, & A. (». M.
Sun copy
Laiail for Sr.k'.
4 TRACT of EltjfllT HUNDRED acres land, Iv
l\ ing near Sprint* llill, in Barbour comity. Ala
bama. Between 2W>an<l 200 a-.ri*s cleared, all fresh,
having been it; cultivation only tw<« or three years..
This section of country is among the Lest cotton pro
ducing lands in Alabama or Georgia. Parties wish-'
ing to invest in such property may call on me be
tween this ami the 20th inst.. after that it will be.
withdrawn from market. Apply t.>
Wm. O. GRAY,
at Greenwood & Gray’s Office,
mar 10 til 20th mar
Mouse Wanted,
Immediately. Any person having one to let, will
piQii«e apply at T. F. Spear's Jewelry Store,
march 2l if
Last Notice.
MuSCOGKE i! Ail i;OAO Con PA XV. I
Columbus, March 19th, 7 s ',M. f
All claims of whatever kind against this (bmpa
ny must be i■* * -anted by the 28th inst. If not pre
sented by that time they will be paid only in A)n
federate Treasury notes of the pyi-sei,t issue, at their
face or in Confederate 15ur percent Ronds, at the
option of the company.
7. M. BIYfN.°,
mar 19 til 28th Trefi mer.
Office Pof-wQuAKTi xa istkk, /
Celumbit- , -'larch loin, 1*63. %
All demands again t this office or against officers
of the Post, payable by me, must be presented on *r
belbio the 24th inst.
JNO. E. DAVIS,
mar 10 ts Mai. A IV : (). .\L
TO I*Om$lAM&AM$!
T)Y order of the War Department, I leave to-day
!) for Eastern Loui.-iaua.to operate in that district.
My regiment (Ist Lou Liana cavalry • will re.ulezvoaa
at Selma. Alabama. In addition, a splendid battery
of Sawyer guns, presented by our commander, Lieut
Gen. Polk, will accompany the expedition, under
the command of Captain N. T. N. Robinfou. ol New
Orleans, an experienced and skilfui officer wno
formerly Lad charge <>f my old battery of Boise Ar
tillery.
A greater inducement cannot be offered the ex
iled sons «.i Ltmisiam: to rail anuunT *.ar country s
colors and avenge their manifold wrongs amloppres
tiions upon the soil ot their own State, ilorses and
equipments will he furnished all recruits who re
port to me at Selma.
Let there be no delay. Triple-armed with justice,
revenge and courage, let us strike till uot a foe be
left in Louisiana to tell the story oftheir ignominy.
JOHN S. H’ ViTT.
Colonel Ist Reg’t La„ Cavalry.
Dalton, Ga., March 17 3t
Wed nesday Evening
Tlie 64(1i Georgia.
We copy with pleasure from the Daily Sun.
the communication <d" “Private,” in relation
to the conspicuous part taken by this gallant
regiment in the action at Olustee. Tlie arti
cle is sufficiently ox pi a native ;
(Correspondence of the Sun.)
Allow me the use of your columns to cor
rect any misappreUeusion that may have aris
en from the communication of “Harold,” in a
late number ot the Macon Telegraph, in ref
erence to the battle of “Ocean Pond,” and
some of the allegations he makes in his let
ters. Ido not wish to detract one single star
ot honor, from any regiment engaged in that
battle, but, rather desire that “honor may be
rendered '.into whom honor is due,” and while
other regiments are honorably mentioned as
participants in that bloody conflict, the un
yielding filth Ga. regiment certainly is enti
tled to its meed of praise lor its action on
that memorable occasion 1 must suppose
that “Harold” unintentionally omitted a word
of commendation for our beloved filth, as all
other forces brought upon the field had re
ceived a favorable notice from him. It Was
this.regiment that j supplied the skirmishers
adverted to by ‘‘Harold’" whose blood first
stained the soil, and; it was this regiment Il.nl
fired the first gun. and among the last to be
drawn off’ from the field of carnage, after the
battle had ended. steadily pressing the cen
tre from the first charge until night closed
upon the scene, it never faltered or deviated
from the line of duty, although a perfect tor
nado of grape and canister was poured upon
it for four hours. Os the force it carried into
action, one-third, noble-hearted boys were cut
down, many of them never to see the dawn of
another day. I notice that the honor of cap
turing the enoniy’si artillery is awarded to
others, nor does it piake any material differ
ence how, or by whom it was taken, so it was
secured to us, but 1 c.ui't forbear mentioning
that tlie noble form of Capt. Rudd was seen
first upoii one piece.j and soon alter iiie colors
of the filth were planted upon it.
As another evidence of our presence upon
(he field, we lost every field officer, either
killed or seriously wounded. Our gallant
Colonel was nobly leading us with the word
“onward” upon his lips, when he fell. Our
Lieut. Colonel, brave gallant Burrow, was
soon stricken lifelesjs to the earth, and then
his precious blood Was poured out n libation
to his country. Our cool and doiuitlcas Major
also bedewed the plain with his blood, falling
among the many brave Leys, it had been hi a
pleasure and pride to command. The direc
tion was transferred to our Captains and Lieu
tenants, who bravely led their companies up
lo the very jaws ofthc enemy's guns. Ac were
fignting a force three times our own strength,
but the fight was undertaken by us, to win,
at all hazards, and: we leave it lo history (o
record how well the task iwiu performed.--
That our intrepid, and Highly esteemed Colo
nel and.Major, may be spared to live, and ere
long, return to lead us to triumph and ulti
mate national independence, is the ardent «s
--piiutinu of the entire regiment. A few'more
victories to our arms, will secure lo us,
peace and independence, aim men me,
vie pen may lirul employment in awarding to
each one his due meed of praise.
PRIVATE.
Have we a Monarchist and a Reconstruc
tion Party in the Bou rn. —The Atlanta Reg
ister, llie original and leading advocate of
Senator Hill’s “peace through the interven
tion of the Stales,” or ultimate re-cons!ruc
tion scheme, thus explains (he passage of the
act by Congress authorizing tlie suspension of
the habeas orpus. The editor says:
There is a universal distrust of the wisdom
and sense, of justice ami independence of the
Confederate Congress. The secret history of
legislation at Richmond is being divulged.-
We are told that the plan for peace enuncia
ted in the Congressional Address was lb.- re
sult of a compromise between the consoiida
lionists or monarchists, nod those who ad
hered to the original theory ot State national
ity. It was agreed by the former, the consol
idationists, that the word “Confederate”
should be stricken out of the Peace Address,
on condition that the St iles Rights men would
assent to the suspension of the wvit of habeas
corpus. The address thus claimed, not I ito
independence of the States as a sir;,' qua non
to pacification/
We were not aware before, that there was
a monarchical partly in the Confederacy, though
we have good reason to suspect that there were
politician.-; amongst us whose love for the
tieshpota ot, Egypt, is stronger than their de
votion to the South, who would rattier com
promise on the basis of ihe - independence of
all the .state-.” than battle iin- the indeperi
dem-i-'of the Bout hem Confederae v.
S'l'Uinuuh Y- -
. . 4. > - - _
Tiik New Pbograjimh.—The tolegr.-tms i-omc
freighted with an entire uev. programme. Grant
has assumed the direction of all the h-alLcm ar
mies and wo may look out for energy and \ edema-.
The next three months of the war v. ill Ik: marked
either by great Federal successes or leiiibie frus
tration. Gen. W. Smith, whose antecedents we
know nothing mope about than that he has recent
ly been promoted by the Lincoln government front
Brigadier to Majolr General, for this very position,
is the young Buonaparte who is to direct the eigth
on to Richmond, j
This enterprise Its announced as the great move
ment of the campaign, and i :•> he prosecuted
with a force of [two hundred aud fifty thousand
men—Grant's figures. We may suppose that at
least one half that number will he. gathered for
the onslaught, and it is manifest that tho politi-al
fortunes of Lincoln are just now particular!) ■ !ain
orons for speedy arid successful military move
ments. Notwithstanding the •T-mnm.h'aimr,- in
his favor by tho State, Legislative cam-mscs, the
lending a! lition prints, such as tlie Tribune and
Post, declare that if the war is suffered any longer
to drag itself'along in ibis tashion, and recruit inr
drafting and a, tremendou war and, bt continue t i
the order : the day, Lincoln will not be n -.u i
ted by th a avention, or if he is, will ho deL ted
by the people. We may therefore confidently i*-ok
forward for a display of rooVolsive ci.et. y by
Grant.
At Homo, we have passed under anew ,
without knowing-it. Fro.-u-u- *uf superceded t*il
incre in the command ot Carolina, Georgia and
Florida —a movement d.niibiless dictated by policy
to dispose of FnpQont’s pretensions for tho Presi
dency. They ap- not lorinidable in tio-m.-idves.
but they are likely to bo- troublesome, bribe
Dutch hare takj-n hrm up, and will hold a Con
vention on the IjOth of At -.y next, tc nominal a uim
in advance of. a|nd without veterence to, the action
of the Black Republican Convention. It is there
fore policy to buy Fremont off with an appoint
ment of to permit him to kill himself by his own
stupidity. It Will-not do to lose the Dutch vote
from the support of Lincoln.—>/«,-■ >a J
■;.f:..The Mac«n Teh-gvaph thinks that since the
Leg;-datnre bus adopted the r>- oluti»na requesting
the Con federate Government to offer peace 'to the
Yankees uftef every victory, it should provide
hlank forms to save writing. We are as anxious,
says the editor, for peace as any man in the world,
but there’s policy to be observed in making even a
proffer of peace. As affairs stand, every one we
make will be construed into such a weariness of
the war as to hold out the hope of finally whipping
us into abolititm terms.
$3.50 Fer Mouth.
... J. W. WARREN, Editor.
From the Richmond Whig.
Discontent in Georgia.
We regret to see signs ol dissatisfaction
in Georgia. The telegraphic synopsis of
Governor Brow u’s Message is not pretty,
and Mr. Linton Stephens’, proposal for
peace every Confederate victory
shows too much anxiety to proffer what is
not wanted, or, at least, lias never been
asked for. \\ ould it be ill-advised or
precipitate {o wait until the first great
Confederate victory had been won ? What
does Mr. Linton Stephens propose to do
after every Confederate defeat?
The pefbple of Georgia mistake the peo
ple of Virginia precisely as they did in
when Va. seemed andsuAv really
loth to secede. Who quarrels now with Yir- !
ginia’s attitude toward the North? Geor
gians fancy Virginians have forgotten
George Mason and Patrick Henry and
John Randolph, and have left toGeoigia
the proud task of upholding the standard
of State Rights. Nothing can be further
from the fact. They who obey the besj
are the best lifted to command. Amidst
all this submission, men arc thinking and
talking ijuietly. State Bights are in no
danger, except from the Yankee. Gov
ernor Vance’s admirable address, unan
swerable and hateful as it must have been i
to every lioldenito reconstructionist, is
redolent of State pride and determination.
But “the deepest forces are the stillest,”
says Carlyle. Between North Carolina
and Georgia, there is a little State which
was very noisy until the bombardment of
Sumter began, and since then has been
perfectly mum, —content to do her whole
duty in the war and make no sign, still
less eomplaiut. They who think South
Carolina has forgotten her cunning, arc
dreaming. Let the war once end —that’s
all
But before the war ends, we in •
bound hand and foot 1 /«aj, truiv
concern here is too weak, and our ,i. j
als are too true. No concern cuui
strong enough. There is not the slight! st
occasion for alarm. The Columbus Sun
talks about habeas corpus, secret sessions,
secret messages. We should -be glad to
know something more definite about these
messages, before we coincide with the
gloomy views of our contemporary. But
the Chronicle and Sentinel seems to be in
a. peculiarly bad way. It asks what are
wo fighting for ? and says :
“The rapid deterioration in tlie tone.of I
our people is enough to fill any thoughtful
man with apprehension. We are in the
midst of a revolution, undertaken for the
vindication of our rights, and already
-c-r. -ry of uopnlar liberty is destroy
ed. An overshadowing miliwy despo
tism has reared itself upon the ruins of
public law, and private rights are depen
dent upon the will of the Executive.
The late Congress degraded the coun
try. We have nothing to say of its lack
of wisdom. But it was servile to the last
degree. Tito act suspending the writ of
habeas corpus was simply shameful. The
President asked Congress to set aside the
laws for the protection of the persons of
ihe citizens, and Congress hastened to
make tills last surrender of tlie popular
rights at the feet of power. Hitherto, the
people have been .accustomed to look to
their Bep resent at i vos, in every free coun
try, for protection against the encroach
ments of the Executive power, unexam
pled in tlie history oi lree States. The,
Congress voted to suspend the writ of ha
beas corpus because flic President asked if!
What a conjunction between a grasping
Executive ami a cringing Congress!—
If the people, submit to this, there is little
hope for the preservation of popular rights
under our new Government. If, in the
order of a gracious and wise Providence,
we succeed in establishing our inApen
dettee, we shall be compelled to inaugurate
anew revolution for the recovery of our
liberties. They will be as completely
buried as Pompeii or Herculanem under
the ashet; of a. volcano that, threw its lurid
flames to I.l l e heavens only to submerge !
the very region which it illuminated with j
Us b.-fleiul splendors.
Let the people look to their govern- j
ment. Let them oppose a resolute resis- i
tancetoall tyranny, domestic and foreign.”
This is enough to frighten a body. A
“grasping Executive and a cringing C'on
gres.-;” is a terrifying picture. We should j
like fu see it in Punch. But we, who !
see “the very pulse of the m.-.chine,” as
Mr. Speaker Sheffey so aptly and gush
ingly oxprefts.es it. are not at all discom
posed. “The machine” will never become
an imperial chariot. Our friends in
Georgia may rest assured that “the ma
chine” will be attentively watched, and
that the Old Dominion will be very ini
purfurrbable and obedsint, but never
asleep or unmindful of her motto.
A Good Joke.
Tho iuifowing is an extract from a pri
vate. letter. It is too good to keep pri
vato:
111 I -BN, Feb. 11, ISC4.
I runs! tell a good
thiii- that occurred here upprop«.m ol'tien
era! Smith. On his arrival it ere cone
da y . vi nee he lnade his way to ben. IMa
grud<-r'sn olii-. t: lint one staff officer hap
pelted, to ; e lu and as young men some
times will do, he was occupying a position
more com for Bride than elegant with his
hack f » .he ui» v singing ‘’llixie.” Gen.
didtli it.-cii u} ti and liim with, “Is this Gen.
Magruder's office;"” The young officer
broke oh his song only enough to reply,
“lev sir.”
Gen? .'. —“Is the General in?
Officer.—“No sir.” f
Gen. S.- — 4t \V iil lie be in scon.
Officer. — ‘Don't know sir.”
Q en g. “How long has he been out? *
Officer. —“Don t know sir.
Gen. S —“ Where is he?”
Officer.—“ Don’t know sir. It is not
my week to keep him.”
Gen. S.—“ Ahem IMy name is Smith.”
Officer.—“ Yes Good many Smith’s
about— several been to see the General.”
Gen. S.—“ They sometimes call me
Lieutenant General Smith.”
Officer.—“ The h—l you say !”
lhe officer, turned a very rapid sum
merset and disappeared in a twinkling.
It is said that ho sings his wishes about
Dixie with a spirit, since the occurrence,
he never felt before. —Mobile Advertiser ’
“TliatN So!”
A very true Ballad, Dedicated to Star* and Stripre
(fen erully,
BT THE AUTHOR.
I know a Captain fair to see.
That’s so.'
Ilis look is brare as brave can be,
That’s so!
Trust him not, he’s fooling tlieo,
That’s so, too !
Ho sports gold laecand burnished sword,
That’s so!
And struts as proud as any lord
That's so!
And is b.v all the girls adored,
That’s so, too!
He speaks of war. and his words aro pat,
That’s so!
And battles which he was {n't) at,
That’s so!
“He “totes” a brick in his hat,
That’s so too!
He takes his stand upon thy street,
That’s s<>•!
To ogle pretty ladies’ feet,
That’s so!
\ot tho Captain is a very treat.
That’s so, too !
Ah, ladies watch those gallant men,
That’s so!
He loves too well tho “Tiger’s” den,
» That’s so !
lie has fooled girls, and may again.
That's so, too!
I know a gallant son of Mars,
That’s so!
W ho loves to talk of bloody wars,
„ That’s so !
But his broad bosom shows no sears,
That’s so, too !
A Ihanse in filiitiMli Feeling.
The London correspondent of tlm Philadelphia
Inquirer writes under date of tho 20th February:
I may as well mention another phaso of British
feeling. A few weeks ago I think the almost univer
sal impression was, that the South was nearly at its
liitt gnsp. and that a sow months, porliaps weeks
would see the long struggle at an end. This impres
sion Ims passed away, and, how or why 1 cannot ex
plain, the popular opinion is just now exactly the
reverse. It is the North which is now believed to
have reached the last stage oi exhaustion, aud the
general expectation now isttmt we shall very soon
receive the news of some overwhelming reverse on
the part of tho Northern army, such us the capi ui o
of Washington, (ho march of the Southern U r a iy
upon Baltimore, etc; and even the successful occu
pation of Philadelphia is confidently predicted.
There is an air of assurance about the secessionists
m London, and their English sympathizers and
bus that! have never witnessed before since the
a ui - began, and ii any dependence is to bo placed
upon wiiatl have heretofore called my thermome
ter, there would seem to he some real grounds for
this confidence. Tho Confederate cotton loan, which
a tow weeks ago had sunk to otxq.6s has experienced
a wonderful recovery, and now stands at 55 to 00.—
There must have been some cause for this other than
the ordinary fluctuations ot the money market, for
the stock has not reached this latter f. i.r at u sud
den jump, but has been creeping up ,r- a■ ;
by day, with a steadiness the more
there has been no apparent reason ....
tion of confidence in it among tbo n., .
will not attempt to explain or ae<mi ~0 .o.
ent state of things. I only tell you what
i?.
I’iic <L ,
In spite of the impression to the contrary, enter
tained by many, n would seen., us will .be seen by
a resume of the present operation' of the Treasury,
that the Confederate notes will be sufficiently scarce
after the Ist of A' ril to largely appreciate their
value. Prior to the passage <n the late currency act
the Treasury was issuing money with unexampled
rapidity, almost the entire force having boon em
ployed for some months exclusively on one hundred
amUr bills, with, occasionally, a few fifties, twen
ties and others of denomination. Bv the opera
tion ot tho act these hundreds will entirely disap
pear, and the titties, twenties and tons be absorbed
by taxes and funding. I o supply the immense mon
etary void thus created, it is something consoling to
reflect that, since the passage of this act, the issue of
notes has been but lit tle over une-tweutieth of what it
was immediately prior thereto. Tho Note Bureau
is now issuing no other notes than those of the de
nomination oi five dollars, and these to an amount
that will but little exceed halt a million per day.—-
None ot the smaller notes, ones and twos, are now
being signed, but the hoarders of this description of
currency need not felicitate themselves on that fact,,
inasmuch as an immense amount of the fifty cent”
change notes are now in course of preparation, and
will soon be issued; a timely measure, which will
have the ofleet of at once supplying the public with
change, and prevent them from being victimized by
purchasing the ones and twos, at a premium, from
tho hoarders. These useful little notes, as is not
generally knowh. are printed in thiscitv, at the es
tablishment oi Archer Jk 6'o„ and are described as
the only denomination of the currency that seems to
have been executed in accordance with the require
ments of the art of bank note engraving.
Inc now notes ha ve been printed in largenumbers
at the Government works in Columbia, and their ad -
vent here is daily looked for. The vignettes and
general ornamentation will be the same as in the
same denominations of the old issue, the only dis
tinction between them being that tho letter press
will be altered to suit the requirements of the new
act. As by the provisions of the law but two dollars
of this new currency can be issued for every three of
the pressent issue received, it, will be seen that there
is little danger of our being swamped from this
source by an excessive production of tho paper that
has given ns so much anxiety already. Taking into
consideration, further, tho comparatively small
amounts now issuing, or which cao, fora long time
to come, issued, and the arrangements of daily life
for small notes, it will 1#: seen that we have a great
deal to hope for in the future from u stringency in
the money market, and the increased supplies and
lower pi ices such a stringency will inevitably pro
duee. — Itt‘ itinonti Jl.rum incr.
(From the Macon Telegraph.)
The Tax in Mind and on Real
and PtTsonal Estate.
Macon, March lsih, 18G4.
Mn. KniTOtt: For the information of the public,
you will please puidi-h the following correspon
dence. Respectfully, Arc.
N. Bass.
Macon, March 4th, 18G4.
lion. U. G. Memmixoer.
return us the Treasury :
Dt ih Si it; As ibei •u' much anxiety and differ
t-m e of opinion as to the prop or construction of the
Ivt aud Gth sections of the recent tax act passed by
Cone refs. 1 will thank you, lor the public informa
tion, to vive me your construction ol'these two sec
tionr. \Vill the five per cent tax “on the value of
property employed in agriculture”-be required to be
paid “on the first day of Juno next,” and if so, in
what manlier will a credit be allowed on such taxes
lor "the value of the tax in kind delivered there -
from?” It will occur to you that no portion ol "the
tax in kind” from the product -of the present year
can be delivered by the first oi June, and the tax
payers are at a lov to know what arrangements to
make to meet thi.-. appareiit conflict in the tax act.
An early answer will bean accommodation to the
public. Very rc-peetfiiliy,
Your obedient servant,
N. Bass.
Office of CoxiiissroxEß of Taxes, |
Richmond, March, lu, jvtjj. )
N. Bas <; . Esq.. Macon, Ga.:
Sir : Y ours of the 4th instant, to the . -i ct::ry of
the Treasury, has been referred to me. i'he qu>
tions you present trs to wT 'her the value oi the
tithe ofISGJ or 18G4 to be- dc-luctod from the prop
erty tax of 18G4, is stn iouitd«-d with so much uncer
tainty aad so Many diUicidtics, that the secretary
has determined to leave it open and let (Jongrc
settle it in May.
Very respectfully,
Thompson* Ai.fkx.
Commissioner.
♦ «. _ - -
llow to Keep Contented. One of'
tire old Virginia campaigners who hem left
the army on account of continued it.’ he.-UU
has discovered a sovereign cure for blue
devils. He has taken the war worn uni
form he wore in ihr service, stuffed it with
cotton and placed it in a standing position
in one corner of his sleeping apartment.
When ever he fancies himself an iil used
man, or has anything which !. nds to
make him unhappy he sits down in front
of the dummy, thinks of the hard times,
rough marches and half rations that ac
companied his millitary career and leaves
the room the happiest fellow imaginable!
So cheap a remedy, should be generally
used by those who have retired from ser-*
vice• —~Mvntgomery Advertiser,