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issue) will buy *«»0 of the old after let of. P •
Take one-half *f W amount ol the new >-" p '
change bills which will he as frond) and add if
the amount and it will give the value in the old
i« ue • thus one half of S4OO is S2OO, which added
to S4OO will give SOOO, and so with any other sum
lut 2d. Your S6OO in old issue will Ye worth
S4OO in the new, or just one-third off. In tlie first
case you add one half on, «»<i in the latter you
take one-third off the amount you hare.
Int. 3 d. —We see from the Savannah News copied
in the first page of this paper, that the Attorney
General had decided that all money funded ou tlie
flr3t of April in four per cent, bonds will be in time
and receivable in payment of taxes.
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The Richmond Age.—The February num
ber of this valuable Magazine appears with a
new frontispeice, which we think the be3t
engraving gotten up during the war.
It contains choice selections Irom the Eng
lish Reviews, and two excellant original
articles, to-wit: “Twin Bigotries’’ and “Pan
latinism.”
The First Congress—Review oi‘ Some of
its Measures.
A SECRET. SESSIONS.
Having said all we are disposed to say in
reference to the suspension of the writ of ha
beas corpus, we will very briefly notice the ob
jections that are made to secret Sessions.
We shonld not deem it. necessary to say one
word in vindication ol the policy ot holding
secret Sessions were it not for the fact, that it
has been assailed by persons holding high po
sitions in the Confederate States. And we
would not waste words in vindication ot the
policy* though assailed from high places, if we
did not teel and know that such carpings and
strictures originated solely in a free disposi
tion to condemn without judgment and to
criticise without knowledge.
Our own-judgment is, that in a revolution
like this, the congress ought to hold no open
Sessions — that they should sit with closed
doors all the time. And wherefore do l say
this? Because nearly every measure of ihe
Government has reference, in some way or
other, to the prosecution of the war, aud it
is almost impossible to imagine any measure,
in reference to the prosecution of the war,
which is not to some exlent dependent upon
and involved in all the other great measures
for its prosecution.
A proposition is made to increase the army.
by conscription or otherwise, and in deliber
ating upon that proposition nearly every mea
sure of the Government, both secret and pub
lic, will almost necessarily’ be involved in the
debate; and the plans aud purposes of this
great Revolutionary struggle, and all the pow
er and resources of the people to carry G 00,
all these have to be considered and ventilated,
before the measure cau be adopted. Upon
this seemingly simple proposition to increase
the army, such questions as the following
will necessarily arise; Hovvjnany men have
you already in the held . Can you furnish
munitions of warrior any now? How many
can you feed and clothe ? How will you raise
the means to pay them ? If you increase th e
army will you not break down all the industrial
pursuits at home ? How many men can you
support in the field ? And how long can you
keep them there ? How long is it possible
for the country to bear tip under these bur-,
thens ? When do you expert aid from abroad
and from whom '!
All these and a thousand other questions
come up legitimately during the discussions
and deliberations upon these great measures ;
aid the member who would vote upon them
without considering and weighing alt these
circumstances, would be derelict in duty and
deserve the condemnation of his countrymen.
Neither a Tax P,ill. nor a Currency Bill, nor
an Army Bill, nor an Appropriation Bill, can
ba matured without considering every other
measure connected* with the prosecution of
the war. All of the subjects thus alluded to
above, constitute our entire system or series
of measures and all tending to the 9ame end—
the vigorous and judicious prosecution of the
war. And every man wiih a thimble~fiill of
common sense, must know that a knowledge,
on the part of the enemy, of all our intentional |
war measun . or a want of resources, would be j
advantageous to them and detrimental to us. j
To publish to the enemy our weak points,
would be giving him “aid and comfort.’ it
nil these things were discussed in open session
the debates would be published and the. en
emy would read them nearly as soou as our
own people ; and the debates must necessari
ly disclose our weak at:; as well as onr strength:
and to tell the foe where our strength lies,
would be supreme folly : but to tell him
wherein we are wen!., would be stark madness,
bordering upon treason.
It lunj be the part ol wisdom for the ped
dler to proclaim in the market-place that ue
lias for sale. ‘v/J dotftfs. • ‘razor-straps,'' or
“ Eorabacl. Soap but for a country to adver
tise to its cncmit s its weak points and strong
points, with all its belligerent measure and
war counsels, would neither comport with
common sense or good statesmanship. Such an
act ot folly could not be palliated by a plea of
ignorance. Even fools would deride it uni
wise men condemn it.
It seems to be very difficult for certain old
partisan leaders to bring themselves up to the
realization of the fact that we are in the
midst of the life and death struggle of a tre
mendous revolution. They seem to view
every thing and to discuss every measure just
as they did in tunes of profound peace. With
)irc and sword and carnage all around them,
they vejv complacently discuss abstract quib
-11 es ami show you how to u Split a hair fa ret
north and north, est tided There mar be ap
propriate occasions for discussing the Mon
roe doctrine,” and the “Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions,” but we do not think it is during
the carnage of battles by the light of burning
or upon the unburied, lCaching bones of
our sons, lately slain in battling for our very
existence.
V ,>oo fiddled while Rome was lurniug. And
we have men who can stop to cavil about
■ secret sessions while not only cities are on fire
but the very Citadel of Liberty itself is in a
blaze!
There are times of profound peace when
Congress should hold open sessions; and there
are ol her times of war and peril when every
cornu derat ion of safety and propriety require
♦ hat their deliberations shonld be in secret
session. The reason assigned against secret
sessions is, that the people do not know what
their Representatives are doing, nor how they
vote on important measures. The late Con
gress dtd hold many secret sessions; but the
injunction of secrecy has-been removed from
nearly every leading measure adopted by
them. From the Tax Bill, from the Currency,
the Army and the Ifaheas Corpus Bills, the
injunction ol secrecy has been removed and
thr yeas and nays have been published.
The object of secret sessions is not to con
ceal anything from our own people, but from
the enemy. The debates—the reasons given
pro and con. whilst measures are being ma
tured. are the only things to be kept secret,
and we think they ought to be. But there is
an idle curiosity on the part of some to know
all that is going on—to raise the curtain and
look behind it. And the same curiosity would
excite them to pry into and make public the
most secret counsels of our Generals upon the
eve of the most important army movements.
Counsels of war have been customary in all
ages and all countries; and we du not think
it is customary on such occasions to blow a
trumpet and call in friends and foes to witness
such deliberations. Counsels of .car are held
in secret, and in times of w ar we think Cabinet
Counsels also shonld be held in secret.
The old Senate of the United Stales always
went into secret session when considering ap
pointments made by the President., to be con
firmed by them, and upon the appointment of
all Foreign Ministers and the ratification of
all treatie'S. And our own Confederate. States
Senate has always done the same thing, and
the latter-day-patriots have never found time,
in peace or war, to condemn such secret ses
sions as these.
Aud 1 come nearer home still, Mr. Editor, ;
to find an example of secret sessions, which
seems to be all right and has so far escaped
all criticism. I allude to the .appointments
made by the Governor of Georgia. It is
known that the Governor has to make the ap
pointment of all our Judges and Solicitors
and the appointment lias to be confirmed by
the Senate. And the Governor has always
sent these appointments to the Senate in
secret session , and ir. secret liie Senate has acted
upon them. This is nil right; but where a
point lias to be made against the Congress, that
is ;i different matter “the case being changed
changes the ease." LOBBY.
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The Montgomery and Augusta hotels, as
well as some of those of several other cities
in the Souths are charging thirty dollars per
dav for board, while the Battle House, Mobile
—the he a t establishment in the Confederacy— !
exacts only fifteen dollars per day from its i
guests. Yet provisions aie higher in Mobile
than either of the cities first named. The
Appeal says that somebody is making a pile,
or the Battle House is losing prodigiously.
mar Per Cent. Certificates.
The Richmond Sentinel says : “A_ some un
certainly and. even misapprehension exist as
to the transfervability of Ihe four per cent
certificates now being issued under the recent
Currency Act, the following statement, which
we make upon lull information from the Trea
sury Department, and by its desire, will be
acceptable to the public.
The tour per cent, certificates of deposit
will be received in payment of the person to
whom they are issued, or of any assignee,-*-'
The certificates are 'assignable in the form
usual wiih certificates of stock. \Ye would
advise holders to take the usual business
course of making - an assignment before u mag
istrate, using the form lo be found on the back
of alt Confederate registered bonds, but leav
ing a blank for the name of the assignee,—
The name of any holder can be inserted to
suit occasions.
M e are further informed that when a certifi
cate of deposit presented by a. tax payer shall
exceed the amount ot his taxes, the tax-col
lectors will be authorized to give him anew
certificate for the excess. For example, ii a
citizen’s tar be seven hundred dollars, and he
give in a certificate of deposit for one thous
and dollars. Thus, a certificate fora large
amount may serve the succe'viye use? of sev
eral tax payers Ki :»• iional pa it of a hun
dred dollars, however, the tax-payer will be
recinired to pay in money, aa no bond contain
ing such fraction will be issued lVorn the Trea
} surv.
The denominations of the lion da to he is-
I sued in redemption cd the certificates of de
! posit now being given, will be six, aud no
• more viz: one hundred, two hundred, five
j hundred, one thousand, three thousand, and
j five thousand.
How thk Mone v Goes.— A correspondent
oi the (Uncinnat i Gazette, who have been ex -
| amining the rolls of the Paymaster’s Office at
1 Washington, writes:
We are paying officers lepresenling one
| million, four hundred thousand men, while
! (he number actually on the rollsisabout 7 hun
dred thousand This euormousjdiscrepancy is
partially accounted for by the fact that every
organization of the army has run to a ske'e
ton. Our regiments, which at s he maximum.
| should number over one thousand, scarcely
' average five hundred men . still there can be
no question that hundreds of officers are draw
ing pay who are neither useful nor ornamen
tal to the service.
[We have no doubt that the same evil ex
i'i'with ns. —Ex j
; Lucky Work —1 lake - Bulletin has infor
i motion that many thousand Spanish doub
j ioons haye been found by the soldier?, who
j are leveling, by military order, the -and hills
; around Galveston. Texas. It is surmised that
[ the finders nave struck some ot LafitteYtreas
i ure.
j ..
Pro!. Johnson, of Middleton University, was
i one day lectin-in? before the students on min-
I eraiogy. He had before him quite a number
jof specimen? of a variou 'orbs to illustrate
the subject A roguish student, fm sport,
-dili slipped . pie, <• of brick omnng the -tones.
The Professor wa taking up the stones, one
after another, and naming them. “This," said
he, “is a piece of granite; this is a piece of
j feldspar,” &c. Presently he came to the brick
1 bat. Without betrayingany kind of surprise,
: or even changing his tone of voice, “This,”
j holdin g up, “is a piece of impu
l CaCe ’
[From the Southern Confederacy.]
Prentice ou John Morgan.
We clip the following from the Louis
ville Journal of the 19 th, from which it
appears that Prentice has never forgiven
John Morgan for the terrible fright he
gave him in one of his raids.
“In making a partial reply on Tuesday
to a letter of our charming little rebel cor
respondent “V. ” we omitted to notice
what she said of Gen John Morgan and
Gen. Buckner. We don’t propose to re
pair the omission to any great extent now.”
“V.” says: “I wonder why you do not ad"
mire our glorious General Morgan. * *
I thought you hats more spirit than not to
admire such a dashing hero.” Alas it has
always been the case that the loveliest
ol* women are ever prone to admire and
idolize a “dashing hero,” especially if he
has a strong spice of sin and the devil in
him.
“A bold robber chief captivates their
romantic fancies sooner than a good and
quiet Christian citizen, and a gloomy and
desperate pirate like Byron’s Conrad, takes
a deeper hold upon their hearts and imag
inations than any honest commander of a
steam frigate or ship of the line. If some
ol John Morgan’s men had robbed our
correspondent of her best horse, as they
have robbed us of ours, and if they had
exhibited a written order to burn her
house, as they exhibited one to burn a
house of ours, we hardly think he would
be the idol of her dreams, as he now is.-
If Morgan had offered two hundred thous
and dollars for her own or her father’s
head, as he did for ours, according to a
telegraphic dispatch under his own hand,
published by his favorite biographer, and
if he had offered three hundred thousand
dollars for a shot, at her or her father, as
he did for a shot at us, according to the
testimony of his newspaper organ at At
lanta (?) she might possibly wonder far
less than she does, why elderly gentlemen
of a reflecting turn of mind should not ad
mire him altogether. He is undoubtedly
a “dashing fellow,” but we guess we shall
never approve any dash of his until he
dashes out his brains. We ean appre
| ciate John Morgan well enough. We un
| devstand exactly what lie is, and what lie
jis not. We admire him for his boldness,
j his intrepidity, his tact, his celerity, Iris
j indefatigableness and his occasional cour
| tesy to prisoners, and we detest him for
! having inaugurated in Kentucky the sys
i tern of guerrilla business, robberies, and
' general depredations.
[From the Louisville Journal.]
PRENTICE ON TIIE CONSPIRACIES.
The dispatches on our first page men
tion rumors of a conspiracy, - embracing
several counties and cities of Kentucky,
having for it object the annexation of our
State to the rebel Confederacy. It is
said that the headquarters of the conspi
rators is at Monticillo, in Wayne county,
that they have been corresponding with
Longstreet, that they are believed to have
established a central committee in every
county to organize for co-operation with
the rebel forces whenever we shall be in
vaded, and that the conspiracy was discov
ered through the seizure of mail letters
addressed to its leaders by Kentucky
members of the rebel Congress.
All this may be true, or a part of it
may be not. We doubt not that there
in .some Tounclation for the statement or
rumor. All know how intensely and pas
sionately anxious the many rebels in Ken
tucky are for the triumph of the rebellion
within her limits All know that their
whole thoughts, feelings, hopes, yarnings,
aspirations, are for her annexation, no mat
ter by what means, to the rebel Confed
eracy,
No doubt they are, to a great extent,
organized, having district committees,
county committees, and city committees,
in all directions, committees sworn to se
crecy, moving to and fro in coats of air„
and putting everything, so far as they can,
in readiness for a general insurrection
whenever formidable rebel forces shall
make their appearance among us. Our
State has within her-hosotn, spies conspi
rators of the rebellion, men incomparably
more dangerous to the Federal Union than
the rebels in the rebel Confederacy, and
whenever any of them especially any mem
bers of the secret, rebel committees, can be
identified, the utmost punishment author
ized by law should be inflicted upon them.
But the best mode, the right mode of
thwarting and bringing to naught all their
plans and machinations is by effectually
withstanding the invading hosts at or be
yond our border. Let us keep out the
rebel armies ol‘ the South, and our home
rebels will not have the courage to leave
their holes.
They have got out a song in Yankee
land in honor of Grant. Here is a verse
from it:
C. stands for Uncle, U S. lor Uncle Sam;
But U. S, G., it just suits me, or any oth
er man.
He dug a trench at Vicksburg, and, as
sure as you’re alive,
He’ll dig one more round White House
door, in 1805.
The Divrrgkncy ox Interests of thk New
| England States and the West--Growing
i Opposition. —The city of Lawrence is thriv
ing' us never before. The mills are running
| over hours, and the greatest want is more
ileip.— Boston Post.
j Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is the same
way with all the manufacturing towns of New
England. They are all making money, (as
, they have never made it before,) by reason of
the high t:«iitt and the war. The money they
; make so rapidly is mostly extracted from the
; West, whose people are growing poor from
I the same causes from which New England is
! growing rich. To add insult to injury, the
Govc-rnoy of Massachusetts proposed, in his
recent message, That that State ought not to
. be required to furnish any more men for the
i war that her system of industry required
j her men at home, and that the Federal Gov
j ernment would be benetitted by leaviug them
| at home and seeking for men in States which
;yon Id better spare them ! Chicago Tunes.
I Pi ain Talk.— The Louisville Journal saye Pre«i
--j uent Lincoln has violated hi? faith, and Congress has
: violated its faith. Both have set the Constitution at
defiance in the prosecution of the war.
Pr actical Amalgam ation.— The other day Mary
McConnell, oi Chicago, preferred a charge of sedue
, tion agaiu.-t John Johnston. Alary is a white woman '
1 twenty-three years of age. John is a negro, not
twenty year? old. He wa? held to bail in she sum
ot seven thousand dollars.
•J FN ' N Y„ J: 1 N .o- yJ eriny Lind, it is said, has lost her I
vmce. J hi- iw related to have made itself painfully
i appareni on the occasion of singing in the “Elijah.”
: ot Mendelsohn, lately m EnglanjJ.
Comfort l no to Old M aids.— There is a place in
New Hampshire where they never have any old
maids. M hen agirl reaches the age of twenty, aud
is ?til unmarried, the young fellows "club together
and draw lots for her. Those who lose the chance
pay a bonus to the one who gets her.
TEISORAPHIO.-
Reports of the Press Association.
Entered according to aet of Congress in the year
1863, by J. 8. Thrasher, in the Clerk soflioe of
the District Court of the Confederate bta.tes lor
the Northern District of Georgia.
Dai. ton, March 30.—Our last advices from the
front representlthie enemy'inactive. No reinforce
ments arriving.
Two regiments of Illinois troops were mustered
out of the service yesterday. They were relieved by
two others.
The weather is still very unsettled, and v indic&-
tions are iliat we shall yet have some rough weather
which will interrupt military operations and proba
bly prevent the campaign from opening before the
middle of April.
Richmond, March 30. —Dullness has reigned su
preme to-day in the entire absence of news from
any quarter, and practicable suspension of business
caused by the financial transaction in progress.
Weather gloomy, and the condition of the roads
from the recent heavy rains prevent the expeeta- i
tiou of an early opening of the Spring campaign. *
It is believed,, th jitnegotiations are in progress lor
the adjustment of the question involved.in the fur
ther exchange of pr isoners of wav.
Orange C. 11., March 30. —Parties out from the !
Yankee lines report the enemy scout wig actively in
the direction of Fredericksburg,
Grant, will advance as soon as the old troops 're
turn from furlough, and troops can be brought fr«>m
the West, which will be about the 15th of April.
A great many deserters from the. Yankee army
are iu the rear of the Yankee Jines.
Gov.| Vance reviewed all the N. C., troops iu
Ewell’s corps on Monday, before an audience esti
mated at 4or 0000. He will review the X. V,, troops
•n Hill’s corps and address them to-morrow.
The ]\ T ext Eliteetiutei*.
Where -will it be—the next great battle?
Not again this season in Mississippi, reasona
bly ; not at Charleston or Mobile; not at
Florida, after the recent experiences ot all
those places. It is very evident the eye ot ihe
North is fixed upon Atlanta and Richmond.
That, tiu* latter city will be soonest, threatened,
would seem apparent irom late developments
from the Federal capital, and a certain activ
ity noticeable, about their Army of the Poto
mac.. Henceforth Grant is known as com
mander-in-chief ot the armies of the United
States. His headquarters, as he slates offi
> daily, will be. in the field and with the Army
of the Potomac. Sherman is left in command
of the Tennessee army, having been appointed
over Thomas, a more popular officer with the
Yankee troops, universally acceded a more
skillful—certainly a more successful General
t han the unfortunate hero of the great. Merid
ian raid and Mobile failure, who is now the
head of the important Department of Tennes
see. At present there seems no immediate
prospect of an advance of the enemy from ihe
Tennessee river.
The transfer ot Grant to the North Virginia
Department is in some respects an*indication
of a recently concocted programme for one
more vigorous grasp after the capital of the
Confederacy. If such be the case, the doom
of the great Ulysses is near at hand, and his
; political and military death inevitable, lie
j will surely go the way of all the famous lead
ers of that atmosphere, from McClellan to
Meade, and bring his somewhat remarkable
career ot fortunate accident to a wofully dis
graceful conclusion. Richmond cannot be
taken. If the North has not been taught that
lesson often enough, the book is still open,
and the men and the Commander are there to
convince them, with another sound thrashing
ot the futility of that very absurd enterprise.
On all sides vve are better prepared for de
fense, and in a better condition for the ag
gressive, than at the beginning of any previ
ous summer campaign. The most enthusiastic
spirit pervades the universal army of the
South, and our troops with one accord have
re-enlisted to the end of life or the war. Our
greatest armies are now under the exclusive
control of our greatest commanders. Lee at
Richmond, Johnston at Dalton, Longstreet at
Greenville, and Beauregard at Charleston,
liotli Forrest and Morgan are to operate with
independent commands, untrammelled and«iu
separate and distinct fields. Our condition
every way is much improved, our resources
much more abundant than we had expected,
our armies largely increased, and our people
confident and determined. The spring cam
paign lias already opened with successes in
the field redounding! greatly to our advantage,
and much to the discomfiture of the enemy.
We are ready at all points, and most especial
ly at Richmond, if atj this point it is the de
sign of the Yankee to play his last trump card
in the game he has originated for the subju
gation of these free Southern States. Let it
, be Richmond or Atlanta you play for, good
Ulysses, we will be with you, late and early.
[Atlanta Confederacy.
Marriage ix High Life.— Mr. Alexander Hugh
Baring, M, P., was recently married to the lion
Leonora Caroline Digby, a daughter of Lord Digby.
The wedding dress of the bride is thus described in
an English Journal:
‘(The bride was attired in a dress of the richest
white gros antique, triihmed with ruches covered
with bouillons oftuile, With a tunic of magnificent
Brussels point lace, looped up with boquets of or
ange Powers, the body find sleeves covered- with
Brussels point lace to correspond, wreath of orange
flowers and veil of Brussels point lace to match the
tunic, with diamond necklace and ear-rings’”
“Birds of a Feather.”— Garrison defends Lin
coln. He says “he has travelled as fast towards the
negro as popular cut intent would warrant him in
doing.” It was Garrison who originally pronounced
the Constition a league with hell and a covenant
with death.
The Last Man*. —Some disloyal way propounds
the folfowitig : When Liju -ohi Aboliltoov m uses up
the last luau aud Ihe last dollar, the ..query arises
what is to become ot the bondholder*/
TEMPEE.AIJGJE HALL
Friday iVight, April Ist, ’64.
TXIES
CONFEDERATE MINSTRELS
AND
SOUTHERN BURLESQUE OPERA TROUPE,
AVill give another Grand Uoncert
FOR THE BENEFIT OF HARRY MOORE,.
The Inimitable Brudder Bones!
MB. DAN O’BRIEN, the Celebrated Ballad
and Opera Singer, has kindly volunteered his ser
vices on this occaeiun.
Alsu, MR. J. C. JIACKETT. the Unrivaled
Tamburinist aud Cummedian ol the Manassas
Opera Troupe.
LOOKOUT FOR FUN !
Mr. AY. Ki lived will on this occasion introduce
bis Celebrated
PET ELEPHANT “•DIC K.”
i HARRY MOORE in his “Champion Jig” a ud
“Essence of Ole Virginny.”
r -*»»-•
Admission $2. No Half Tickc-la.
Doors open at < o clock. Performance com
mences at S 1-4 precisely. Front seats reserved
; for Ladies.
Order will be strictly enforced.
Dr. I\ ALEXANDRE,,
mar Ml td Agent.
Southern Mechanics’ Union.
A Regular Meeting of the Southern Mechanics’
Union will be held this (Thursday/ Evening, 31st at
the meeting room ofthe Columbus Fire Company, !
No. 1, at 7 o’clock, P. M.
By order of the President.
JOHN R. BIRGERS. j
mar 31—It Sec’y
For Rent.
SIX (6)large comfortable ROOMS fn a pleasant lo
cation. Apply to j. h. Hamilton.
mar Ml Mt
Sun copy
CITY MATTERS.
T. J JACKSON, Local Editor.
Consignees per Mobile & Girard R. R.—March
31.—Maj Allea, Capt Cothran, T McKenuy, Cow
dry, W P Turner, J D Stewart, W E Du Rose, Eagle
Factory, Tharp & Roberts, T S Spear, YV R Lang
don, T Ewing, Dr. Tugle, F Gibson.
To The Patriotic Citizens ot Columbus anil
Vicinity.
The great benefits which have attended the labors
of Relief Committees on the battlefield, in protect
ing and administering to the care and coin tort of
the sick and wonded, have been forcibly illustrated
in some of the great battles of the present war. To
secure to our gallant soldiers the aid derived from
such associations the citizens of Columbus and vi
cinity are earnestly requested to unite in forming
one or more Relief Committes, who will hold them
selres in readiness to accompany the Reserve Med
ical Corps of this Post to "the front’’ whenever the
occasion may demand.
Transportation for themselves and all articles for
the comfort of the sick and wounded will he fur
nished.
The articles most necessary to be provided are
old liuen lint, cotton batting, bandages, light wooden
splints, tea, coffee, (.ground) wine, brandy or whis
key, and such delicacies as may be usesul.
Any Committee which may be organized can re
port itself to this office, so that the members may
receive information when their services will be re
quired.
Individuals desiring to form associations can re
port to this office, where u register of their names
will be kept until a sufficientiniunbor to organize a
Committee shall belrfeceived.
The obvious importance of such associations l en
der appeals to the patriotism of the public unneces
sary. GEO. E. ROIGE-48,
Sen. Surg. of Pest.
Columbus, Ga., March 21, 1804.—tt
That jr Rug. -No sooner had we "'wiped out” ;
our civil genius and adversary of the Enquirer on
the "Moral Courage Question,” than with wonder
ful recuperative energy he comes at us on the
“hug” question, and arrives at a conclusion in the
premises not by any means justifiable. Who said
that ferocious insect was a guest of ours? We
didn’t intimate where we had the pleasure ut ma
king his acquaintance. Just the thought of tu
miliarity with such a “vampire” i B “orful.” We
trust the readers of the Times will he highly edi
fied by this learned controversy on bugs. But
really we must ask their pardon. Locals get
pretty hard up for a subject occasionally, and we
always feel at such times that it is better to launch
out on a theme which we are master of than to
venturo out on one that could only reveal our ig
norance. Little fish always play near the shore,
lest they should be “gobbled” by some monster of
the tinny tribe. 80, small intellects should confine
their peregrinations to the shallows. Otherwise,
venturing out beyond their depths and capacities,
they become lost in the vortex of unfathomable
seas.
I Independent Gas AVop.es. —Owing to the high
! prices of gas, and ilm scarcity of tallow, we -pro
! pose to petition the council lor the privilege of es
tablishing in this city independent gas works un
der the joint proprietorship of the Local of the En
quirer and ourself. AYe further propose to take in
“our devil” as a silent partner. AYe have already
broached the matter to him and he was so delight
ed at the mere idea of changing his business, that
he “sailed into” the commission of a number of
ludicrous antics, ala Mrs. Partington’s Ike —such
as walking on his hoad, jumping up and cracking
his heels together three times without touching
the ground, turning half a dozen double and twist
ed somersaults, forgetting to go to dinner at the
usual time, and treating his cronies in the office to
fifteen cents’ worth of gouber-pea candy, <fce. AYe
also propose to select as chief-engineer and gas in
spector, a well-known gentleman of the Times of
fice, proverbial for bis explosive and brilliant qual
ities, under whose regime the concern could turn
out at least twenty thousand cubic feet per (lay of
as good an article of gas as can be found in the
Confederacy, which, in addition to its unquestion
able luminous quality, can be furnished at a low
figure. Books for the subscription will be opened
at. the market house and brick yard at once. AVho
wants to invest? AA r alt up, gentlemen, here’s the
place to get your money back!
Thieving. —AA r e learn from our city ootempora
ries that, some imp of destruction in human shape
has purloined from the Episcopal Church, sundry
indispensable articles used in the regular service
of that sanctuary, and stolen provisions and other
articles from the Female Orphan Asylum. Any
body so lost, to all the principles of honor andself
jespect, as well as to all sense of shame, is too mean
and detestable to be classed amongst degenerate
mankind. Such a person is unfit to live and too
corrupt to die ; aye, utterly beyond the pale of re -
demption, and so abominable that hell would spew
him (.ut.
But this i* not. the only instance of villainy go
; ing on iu our midst. AYe hear constantly of pica
yune thieving—-such as stealing pigs, umbrellas,
hats, clothing, do., from various residences in this
city. People should be careful in these times to
keep their doors shut as well as their mouths.—
There are sonio persons in the world mean enough
to steal the dinner out of your very mouth. At e
know jot but two possible contingencies, where
roguery could approximate in enormity to the
above, and these are to be found in robbing a grave
yard or printing .office.
Farewell to March. —To-day is the last of
this cold, rainy, blustering old month, and though
the Solemn march of time should .idmoni h us of
the passing glories of all things earthly, and th e
materiality and corruptibility of frail humanity,
wecan’t help feeling a pleasure at the departureof
March. So like the capriciousness of love —so like
the changeable hues of the chameleon, or the di
versified beaulies'of a summer sky, we know not
whether most to admire or dread you. According
to the rules of human philosophy, you have this
time worked infinite mischief, to dwellers on this
mundane sphere,and whether your annais will dis
play iu the light of eternity more good than evil
to mankind remains i'..r the future to make manifest.
Then farewell, to tby lights and shadows, to thy
zephyrs and thy storms, thy joys and tby griefs.
Thou canst never be recalled, and it should be no
part of the creed of the good man to wish you
back.
Particle ah Sume.—The attention of Rail
road men is specially invited to the advertisements
of Maj. Chas. ,T. Harris, Commandant of Conscripts
for the State of Gebrgia, in reference to employee-'
! on the various roads of this State.
Tiii: Orruan Asvlvm. — Attention \s directed to
the appeal of the Orphan Asylum. The storehouse
of this institution has been robbed, and the man a'
gers call upon the country to furnish these deso
late ebileren with provisions at any price they
choose to ask. Surely this is a simple request—
one that can he easily complied with, and one
which should he met by a large and profuse be
nevolence. If the orphan’s appeal is not heeded,
if provisions are withheld from them, or the exor
bitant juices demanded elsewhere are required of
• the asylum, but little h>>po can be entertained of
i our country ever achieving her independence, or j
i any degree of prosperity. Aon are not asked to !
give away anything, but to bring provisions to the
Asylum, and dictate your own price. Farmers and j
merchants should render to this-call a willing and ■
ready response. Show the world that we can treat i
a charitable institution in another than the mean, j
grasp-all, money-loving Yankee spirit.— Nu«.
Valuable Table.
The following table shows the di- omit on the eld
isHie oi Confederate mitt -:
Yal. New...
Issue
! Oirl Issue...
v.-.i. rw-.v".
is- le
old 1’m.... 1. 1
;! Va.LN
: Issue,
!' •
; Old Issue,.,
j Va!. New...
Issue 1
I ' [
I Old Issue...
- ’ ‘v ' - 1 ' I ’ ii
5 3 3d!> 80 53 331 l.’" 1 - .103 351 j;,;;
10 ii itfiS- SO fa? <>o lf.fi ..lOG tis. : ->3f,"'vai di,
If* 10 DO, 1 tut 00 DO 10 ~..100 on 241) lap oe
20 13 33* 95 w; T,0... 11:; 245. Jos
2n Id 00: 100 (Hi (30, l i0...110 00, 2b0...10d do
-30 20 00 105 70 00 150...120 00 300...2(h) 00
Ik. 23 33s 110 73 33! 1*5...123 55] .V)tt...23ii
dO 20 ml lib 7b t'b’, 100...120 00'. 400...-jut; !,„•
lo 30 00 120 80 00 :195...i50 oy 45(>...bUt» ou
50 33 33112". S3 32! ’200 ..iso b 00...; ;*
§&"• ”0 005130 80 00Y20b...i:>3 utnsso...3(iii U)
•Rt........40 00 133 90 00 :21u...140 On 000.. 40ii on
05., 43 3?.} 140 93 331 215...143 S3| 650...438
TO 40 o?ss 145 00 005:220...140 0d : , 700...40., «.•
75 50 (Xi 150 100 00 1225...U0 (mi 750... 500 (M j
Shoemakers’ iimi Smiun-iv
Toons.
f PHE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
manufacture of the above named articles u, tin
eity, are prepared to till orders for the same.
Office uu Angle street, a | few doors above C. jj.
Hospital. 1 1 ARRISON/.BEDELL Jt Cu.
Reference — iUaj. F. AY. Dieeahd.
Mobile Register. Missisrippiun and Augusta Con
stitutionalist, ideaie copy one mouth and semi bill*
to this office,
imy ’.O ts
#SO ilru aril.
RbX AAV AY, on the 26th March, from nty place in
AA ynnton. a negro man named George, 28 years old
! dark complexion, ijteet 8 inchY- high, weigh* about
irk) lbs, hud bn a pair Os check munis and a velvet
cap. Supposed to be in the neighborhood,
mar.juri JOHN COOK.
Etciiard.
v foLEN from my pockets on Monday night Last,
ar the lower end of Broad street, a Rocket Boult,
contains ON K HENDUED 4 NR TEN DOLLAR)*
in iuiuli bills, also a r>• iJ from m\ side pocket con
taining XIN ETEE.N !l V N DRKD DOLLARS. All
Confederate money, it was principally Fifties and
IwenXies. The pocket book contained a Certificate
lor two hundred dollar, in tnvor of Elisabeth Eason,
which I had tuiideii for her. i wiil|i»ay the
reward tor the reco\ ery of the money and certificate,
tV. G. AY ODDS,
mor3o 44* Russell county, Ala
H un(ft) B ksaßS3c* d ia4<-iy.
HIDES of all kinds. Also Goat and Coou Skins.
The hie her, t price, paid for Dog Skins.
Apply to JEFFERSON A HAMILTON,
at Troy factory Ware Rooms.
mar 29 tit*
Enquirer and Sun copy.
Old Iron Wauled,
VA/ E wish to purchase old Scrap AA rought Ivon.
’’ JET EER SON Jc HAMILTON,
mar 29 Ct*
Enquirer and Sun copy.
WILL be sold on Friday, Bth of April next, at the
residence ol Janies G. Cook, deceased, in Mus
cogee county, the personal property of said deceased
consistieg of: two mutes, a cow and yearling, hogs,
waggon and buggy, corn and fodder, household uhit
kitchen furniture, tanning implements and numer
ous other articles, the land will also be rented if net
otherwise disposed of before the clay of sale. Terms
cash. E. S. COOK,
mar 29 ids Adm’r,
THE SI»IS HOUSE,
- LaCiiange, <««os’giu.
IS BEING THOROUGHLY RENOVATED!
Will be ready to Accommodate the Public}
Oh First April next.
mar 25 till apl Ist
1. c. mtsizs,
COMAIIS SI OX MER CHAXT,
Store Corner Sims House,
LaG RANGE GEORGIA.
C'ousi&Bitkieuts Solicited.
Highest Price paid for all kinds Country
Produce.
mar 20 til april Ist
HO FOR SAVAhNAHT
LUtHT AHmMtKl’ ’
TWENTY-FIVE RECRUITS WANTED!
SSO Httl WTI
LIEUT. R. C. .TONES, of .Barnwell’s Light Artil
lery, Maxwell’s Battalion Eight Artillery, sta.-
tioned at Savannah, is now in this city recruiting
for his Company. Now is the time for young mea
to join the most desirable ai m of the service. Y’on,
will reeieve $i(U bounty, uniform complete, and
transportation to camps. All wishing to join will
report to him at the store of Messrs. Acce & Collier,
or to Mr. J. B. Collier, or to Mr. F. \V. Aeee at the
Confederate Shoe Shop. He will return on the 23th
inst., and will take clgthing or provisions to any
members of his Company,
mar 21 till 28th*
I wish to hire 20 or 25 hands, men or women, te
whom 1 will pay the highest government price affii
give permanent employment. Enquire at the ofij.-a
of the Lee Hospital, over Spear's Jewelry store.
J one’s building. \V. ROBERTSON,
mar 21 ts Surgeon in charge Lee Hospital
€ai*|»ei)tei's Wanted.
TWENTY - CARPENTERS t.» work on the new
1 Boat below the Navy Yard, for which the highest
wages wit! begiven. Apply to
JOSEPH HANSERD,
mar 15 ts
£^!£2txro
THOMAS L. FRAZER & GO.,
Late firm »f iJi itii fm , I'mzti <4 Atlanta, da.,
\ i'A* U liOSi Ib HH,
Market Street , ahorr Moiit/joinery HaM f
nAA'E fitted up, ar.d are now prepared toreceive
and at i'(*niniii(l.iic at tbeir mart, all Negroes
which may be consigned to them. They will buy
and ell on (Join in is-ion, and t-.iv. ard proceeds with
proiuptnc.- ami dispatch. They keep constantly ftu
hand a large and qell selected .a<.,-k, such as
Families, House Servants,
Gcnflcman’s Bod Servant), Si -ain- tresses.
Boys ami link, otall des- iiptaons,
Cari'entei ;, Blacksmilh..
Shomaker;:, Field Hands.
They respectfully refer to the following well
known gentlemen, viz:
Hon. John A Ehm re, Major J. L.Calhoun, AViil
iam Taylor .v C-a., A. S’. Watt, Shulur Ardili,
Montgom.-ij. A-a., J. Coleman X Cos., Mobile,
Ala., itfciuy Ji. u.aaid N Rro., Savannah, da.
THUS L, IKAZER,
| Mnutgomery, Jia.
1 A. 1 BAZER,
W. E. SMITH,
Auburn, Ala.
W. 11. Fitts, Agent.
P. S.—(Nty patronage respectfully solicited. All
orders carefully attended to.
mar 25 dim \v hn
Office Moi'.ii.e and Girard R. R..
March 1 504 .)
After Saturday, 26th inst., tho present Current
will be taken in payment tor Fr eight and Passage
i at the following rates.
Five.* at Par.
Tens at .Six dollars.
Twenties at Twelve and a half dollars.
Fifties at Thirty-two dollars.
One hundred dollar hills svilinot be received.
J. M. FRAZER,
nrar24t Treasurer.
To Tlio«ip l&i£ei*e*te<l.
Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds
in our hand®, that the same must be withdrawn prior
to the Ist of" April next, or under the .law we shall
be com polled to return it,, which will subject them
to afo ■ of thirty-three and a third percent. i<u the
amount. ELLIS, LIVINGSTON Jr CO.
Columbus. On.. March ‘.’*b tf’
ft oo*l and Cliai coal Waii(t*rl!
C. S. PISTOL FACTORY, t
I Columbus. Ga., March tS, l*o4. >
WANTED to contract for delivery of i300) three
hundred cords of \i oods and <4r><x)> forty-hve hun
dred bushels Charcoal. ir . T
JAMES HARDING,
mar2v* 6t Capt, Artillery and Supt.
SIOO Reward.
: QTOLEN from my plantation on the Columbus and
O Glenn ville r«*u>l. b; miles from the city a line
m ESN I T SORII EL M A HE, about 10 hands high,
j fluxed mane and tail, blaze face and all white feet,
i The left fore hoof is split and the scar has been
! rasped. She had on’no shoes when taken. The above
| reward will he paid for her delivery to me oh my
1 place, or anywhere that I can get her.
I marLH ts WILLIAM JONES.
Columbus Sun and Enquirer publish ts. and the
| Eufauia Spirit of the South. 2t, W. JONES.