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H*ADQUARTKR3 CONSCRIPT SIRVICI,)
Augusta, Oa„ .August Ist, 1864, J
General Orders!
No. 4-4. /
I. The attention of Enrolling Officers is directed
to Circular No 25, Bureau of Conscription (current
series) herewiih published, withdrawing from this
Department and transferring to the General Com
manding Reserves, all jurisdiction over persons of
the Reserve classes, except such as are strictly en
titled to exemption under third paragraph, and the
first clause of the fourth paragraph of the tenth
Section of the Act of Congress, entitled an “Act to
organize Forces to serve during the War.”
11. Enrolling Officers will observe that they are \
placed under, and subject to the orders of the Gen- I
cral Commanding Reserves, so far as this class of ,
Conscripts is concerned, with the exceptions above
stated, and are enjoined to give all his orders and
commands relative thereto prompt attention and
obedience; but tboy will bear in mind that the per
formance of these duties will in no case excuse them
.or the non-performance of their more appropriate
duties as Enrolling Officers.
IIL Their attention is further called to General
Orders No. 13, “Headquarters Georgia Reserve.”
and strict compliance with its provisions directed.
District Enrolling Officers will immediately make
out and forward to these Headquarters a full and
accurate report as required by second paragraph of
-aid order.
WM. M. BROWNE,
Colonel and Commd’t.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, |
War Department, i
Bureau of Conscription, j
Richmond, Va., June 30,’64. ‘
Circular,
No. 25.
Commandants of Conscripts will forthwith com- ;
municatc to Enrolling Officers these instructions !
made by ordor of the Secretary of War.
Ist. In the class of Reserves Enrolling Officers
will under no circumstances receive applications
for, or grant details until after the organization of
the companies, and the transmission of the rolls to
the.Gcneral’s commanding of the Reserves and then i
only under instructions from said Generals com- .
manding.
By a decision of the Secretary of War the juris- j
diction of the Conscript authorities over the classes j
of Reserves extends simply and exclusively to
granting exemptions "prescribed by the Act of Con
gress, entitled an act to organize Forces to serve
during the War.
These exemptions are provided for in the 10th
section of said act, but these shall be excluded from
these exemptions thus authorized to bo granted in
the Reserve classes all contained in the last clause
of the 4th Paragraph of said section from the
words “In addition to the foregoing exemp- j
tions to the conclusion of said 4th Paragraph. !
Except as heroin specified in all matters per- j
taining to tho Reserve elussos, Enrolling Officers j
by order of the Secretary of War, are to obey
the orders of General commanding Reserves, but ’
no Enrolling Officer under any plea will be held j
to be oxcusod from the full performance of his reg- !
ular duties prescribed by and under the orders of j
this Buroau, and no assertion that duties under or- j
ders of tho General commanding Reserves have ;
prevented the duo performance of other duties will
bo accepted by this Bureau.
The Secretary of War has directed that all do
tails heretofore granted inconsistent with these in
structions, will be promptly Revoked and the men
placed on the company rolls.
Paragraph XIV of Circular No. 8, Bureau of Con
scription, current series, is hereby revoked.
By command of
Brig,"Gen. JOHN S. PRESTON, Sup’t.
[Signed,]
C. B. DuFFiEun, A. A.G.
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Change of* Schedule,
Oiticb Engineer and Superintendent, )
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, >
Charleston, June 7,1564.)
/jN THURSDAY, June 9, 1804,and until further '
' * notice, the Schedule of the Passenger train will
be as follow, viz:
Leave Charleston 9.45, a. m.
Arrive in Savannah 5.40, j>. in.
heave Savannah 5.30, a. in. ,
Arrive in Charleston 1.15, p. in.
This Train makes direct connections, going north
and south, with the Northeastern Railroad at Char
leston, and the Central Railroad at the Junction. |
HrS. HAINES,
June 14 ts _ Engineer and Superintendent.
Change of Schedule.
ON and after Sunday, June 19th, the Trains on
the 'usoogee Railroad will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN :
heave Columbus .0 45 P. M.
Arrive at Macon 3 25 A. M.
Leave Macon 3 10 P. M
Arrive at Columbus 4 25 A. JVI.
FREIGHT TRAIN :
heave Columbus 5 00 A. M,
Arrive at Columbus 4 55 A. M.
W.L. CLARK,
mar 19 tl Supt. Muscogee R, R.
COLUMBUS TO WEST POINT!
On and after the 30th inst., the Passonger Tnfin
on the MontgomerAfc West Point R. R. will
Leave Columbus 2 40 p. m.
Arrive at West Point 8 00
Leave West Point 3 50
Arrive at Columbus 9 10
Freight Train will Leave Columbus...s 50 a. m.
Arrive at Columbus 12 23
J. E. APPLER,
July 23 tf_ Agent.
STOLM!
THE OWNER of a BLIND HORSE stolen by
1 a deserter, can hear of him by applying at the
Unrolling office. WM. L. DAVIS, i
agll hv Capt. A bn. Oft- 1
FOB SALE !
One of the Most Desirable Resi
dences in Wyuutou. • ;
f pilE Lot contains forty acres of Land—twenty of j
L which are in the woods. The House is coimao- |
dious and convenient; containing six basement j
rooms and seven on the first floor. On the premises
are good and new out-houses, barns and stables; an
orchard mieu with selections of choice apples,
peaches, apricots, cherries, plums and pears; also a |
vineyard of grapes in full bearing. This location is
healthy, supplied with excellent water and con- j
venient to the city. Persons desiring to invest will |
not have as rare chance probably during the war.—
Parties wishing to negotiato for this property will
call on E. J. Pinckard. who will give them any m- j
formation desired. Possession given immediately,
jul 29tf J, R. BANKS, j
SSO Reward.
I WILL pay the above reward for 808, a black
L boy, about 24 years old. lie has been out three
or four .weeks, and is supposed to be lurking about
the city. JNO. H. RASS.
iy 4 ts
TO HIREJ
[j'OK the balance of the year fifteen able-bodied
Negro Men and seventeen Negro Women.
Apply soon to R. M. GI N BY, Ag’t.
jul 2S ts __
Totin' to Debtors and Cred
itors.
A LL persons indebted to the estate of Ncaborn
A Jones, deceased, are required to make imme
diate payment, and those having claims against.said
esUtc are required to render them in terms of the
law to the J. BENNING, Adm r.
By MARY 11. BENNING, Agent.
jul2B wbt____
Shoemakers’ and Saddlers’
TOOLS.
THE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the
manufacture of the abovo named article;? m tm*
city, are prepared to fill orders for the same.
Office oa Angle street, a few doors abo.e u.-•
Hospital. HARRISON, BEDELL x 00.
Reference —Maj. F. W. Diluard.
Mobile Register, Mississippian and Augmstu con
stitutionalist, please copy one month ar/l 3ena buis
to thin office,
mar 30 t?
€mmkm Wmm
Vol. XI.
J " Wl WARREN & c«. Proprietors j. w. WARREN, Editor
11V CNR!! if NOR!!!
-A_T
Mrs. DESSAU’S.
FROM THE LiTE BLOCKADE SALE AT
-A.ugu.sta, G-a.
The goods are all superior to what is
offered elsewhere, and will be sold lower
than lately. In the assortment * can be
found:
Ladles’ lew Hats,
New Bonnet Ribbons,
lew Belts,
Boblnet Musquito Getting,
Tucking and Dressing Combs,
Ladles’ Uoser*,
Three y’dg wide Linen .Sheeting:,
Superior Bleached Shirting.
Printed JTackonets,
Ginghams,
English and French Calicoes,
Bombazine, Alpacas,
Elegant Leroes.
O.A LL -A.TSTH) SEE.
je 21 ts
W. 11. TITT,
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST
316, Broad Street,
Augusta, G-a.
HAS FOR SALE AT LOU PRICES!
1,000 lbs. CASTILE SOAP.
200 kegs B. C. Soda
500 ounces Quinine
200 “ Morphine
100 lbs lodide Potash
25 lbs Oil Anise
1 case Madras Indigo
100 dozen Brown Windsor Soap
3 cases Coleman’s Mustard
125 dozen Mason’s Blacking
100 gross Lilly White
1 case Cantharidos,
2 cases Gum Camphor
20 bags Pepper
1 case Powdered Ipecac
20 bbls. Eng. Copperas
10 cases Eng. Fig Blue
50 ounces Lunar Caustic
• 50 lbs Po. Rhubarb, in 2 u bottles
100 lbs Eng. Chlomel, 1 lb bottles
150 lbs Eng. Blue Mass
25 bbls Epsom Salts
25 cases Scotch Snuff.
agl3 3t
BROV/N S FLY SHUTTLE LOOM,
(Will \yeave 30 Yards per Day.) i
Card Baolsjs,
SPINNING-WHEELS and GORN-SHELLERS! j
Manufactured by A. D. BROWN & CO.
4®“ordcrs received by M. P, Ellis & i
agl3 lm*
OXD&CORBtbOo.
146, Broad Street.
HAS ON HAND AND FOR SALE!}
Corn, Flour, Bacon, Tobacco,
Candles, Syrup, Sugar, Coffee,
Lard, Peas, Rice, Osnaburgs,
Watches, Sheetings, Brooms,
Spun Thread, Beeswax and Tallow.
—ALSO,—
Salt, Bugar, Sheeting amt Osnaburgs
TO
EXCHANGE FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE !
—ALSO,—
A Genuine Article of APPLE VINEGAR for sale.
I agl2 lw*
FOR SALE
-OR
enHMMTHPMH
| -AT
-114, Broad. Street.
! Coffee, Sugar,
Soda, Black Pepper,
Syrup, Potash,
Cotton Cards,
Tin-Ware, Snuff, J
Salt,- Sugar,
Tumblers, Candles,
GEORGIA REBEL SNIFF* . j
Pickles, Flysßrushes,
Eggs, Butter,
Salt Fish,
Cigars,
Toilet-Soap,
Soft-Soap,
Bar-Soap, !
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco*
aug 2 ts
FOR SALES
Or Exchange for Country Produce.
BES 7 COTTON CARDS:
SPINNING WHEELS;
CLOCK REELS.
agio 2w JEFFERSON k HAMILTON, j
IRON WIRE.
2,000 lbs. 8 and 10 Iron Wire!
For sale by
agio 2\v JEFFERSON £ HAMILTON.
1,000 Pounds Choice Brown Sugar,
TO EXCHANGE FOR
\\f HEAT, Flour. C\>rn or Moal.
W At 114, BROAD ST. !
agt>dst wit Columbus, Ga.
THOMAS SAVAGE, Agent,
(At Mulford's old Stand,)
3sTO. 101, BSOAD ST.
MMOREmM
Sheetings, Shirtings.
Twills, Yarns, Linseys,
I.aguaray Coffee,
Tobacco, Rice.
Rails of all sizes,
&c., &c«, &c»
_jul2Ttf J j
Notice!
Office Chief Ixsp'r Field Trassp'.n,
2d Dist., Macon, Aug. 8, ’t>4.
All i>c/sons are warned against purchasing cap
tured or branded animals from soldiers, as all such
animals will be seixed by my officers and agents
wherever found. NORMAN W. SMITH,
agl3 5t Major and Chief Inspector.
GEORGIA— Muscogee County.
AITIEREAS, Mrs. Mary V. Davis, adm'x of Dr.
George S. Davis, dec and has filed her petition for
leave to sell a negro woman by the name of Maria,
about 25 years of age and her four children.
All persons concerned are hereby notified to snow
cttuse. tis any they have) why an order should not
be granted at the next September Term of the Court
of Ordinary for said county, autfcoramg the sale of
:a GireTundermy hand. JolyAat j^^SOS.
-a Ordinary.
J y *
Columbus, Ga. Thursday Hanting, August 18,1864.
Wednesday Evening.
Attention, Dawson Artillery!
Every member of the Company is summoned to
' appear at Temperance Hall, this evening at 8 o’clk.
R. B. BAKER, Capt.
R. B. McKay, O. S. agl7 It
General Joseph E. Johnston, late command
i er of the Army of Tennessee, was in Richmond
on the 4th inst. ? and, says the Examiner, was
looking active, healthful and brusque as he
ever did.
The Chicago Convention. —The Democratic
■ Presidential Convention will meet at Chicago on
the 29th inst. A New York letter writer states that,
as the time for the meeting of the Convention ap
proaches, “there are other names than those of Gen.
McClellan beginning to be whispered about as can
didates. One of these is Ex-President Fillmore.—
| This gentleman, to use a vulgar phrase, has been
faying lowduriug the war, and hence he is not ob
! noxious to the ultra-peace faction, while his recent
| efforts on behalf of the Sanitary Commission, are
i supposed to have given him some claim to the
| kindly consideration of the war wing of the De
mocracy. Fernando Wood, it is said, will support
him: but tho McClellanites insist that only their
man—the young Napoleon—shall be trotted out.—
Some think the job might be compromised by put
ting Millard up for President, and Mac for Vice-
President.”
We are far from being even with the euemy
yet in burning. They have burned German
town and Madison C. H., in Va.; Washington,
N. 0.; Bluffton, S. C.; Darien and St. Mary’s,
Ga.; Jacksonville and Tampa Bay, Fla.; Jack
son, Miss.: Greenville and other towns in
Arkansas ; Alexandria and New Iberia, La.;
Hickman, Randolph, Lake Providence, Bayou
Sara, Piaquemine, Donaldsonville and every
other town on the Mississippi river, from the
mouth of tne Ohio to New Orleans, except
Memphis, Natchez, Vicksburg and Baton
Rouge.
j Vote for Governor of North Carolina. —
• The official vote for Governor of North Caroli
| na, as made up to Thursday last by the Secre
■ tary of State, Treasurer and Comptroller, in
i presence of the Governor, stood as follows :
Vance 52,833
Holden 20,174
Vance’s majority 32,659
In this count there aieno returns from elev
en counties. Os these Mitchell, Transylvania
and Polk, voted with the counties out of
which they were formed ; no elections were
held yi Carteret, Washington and Tyrrell, on
account of the presence of the enemy; and
there are no official returns from the counties
of Cherokee, Chowan, Gates, Haywood and
Macon. But the Raleigh Confederate gives
the unofficial returns from Haywood, Macon
and Cherokee, as follows :
Vance. Holden.
Cherokee 621 181
Haywood 299 majority
Macon 670 103
Official vote as ab0ve..52,833 20,174
54,423 20,448
20,448
Vanceis real maj0rity..33,275
Tlie Slews.
DITCHING DUTCH GAI\
It is rumored—with what truth we know not—
that tho Yankees are cutting a canal across the
narrow nock of land formed by a bend in the
James, and known as Dutch Gap. This is done,
we presume, with the forlorn hope of flanking our
position at Howlett’s. Let them dig, but they
will soon discover that ditching, like mining, did
very well in the vicinity of Vicksburg, but neither
can be successfully prosecuted anywhere in the
neighborhood of the James. The Gap is only
about half a mile in width, while by water the dis
tance around the bend is seven miles.
If the Yankees are really ditching at this point
as reported, they are only doing what the com
mercial men of Richmond ought to have done
long years ago. It was ever an impediment in
the way of our trade, and the bend, which is shut
off from breezes from almost every quarter, was
always familiarly known by the sailors, who held
it in special dread, as “Pull and be damn—d !”
There may be however, some truth in the ru
mor, hut we are nevertheless inclined to believe
that, before many weeks havß elapsed, Grant, in
stead of ditching on the James beneath a blazing
sun, will be making tracks before a victorious
army, in search of a safe shelter behind the for
tifications of Washington.
FROM PETERSBURG.
A gentleman by the Ambulance Train, yester
day afternooD, informs ]us that while a chronic
quiet prevails on the front, it is well ascertained
that the Yankees are in heavy force, changing
their base, and seeking a more propitious field of
operations than “the Shambles:' of Prince George
and Dinwiddie. The Express of yesterday says :
“The situation remains unchanged, so far as can
be learned from observations made on our lines.
A brave scout, who returned from the enemy's
rear at a late hour Wednesday night, states that
there are undoubted evidences of the diminution
of Grant’s army near Petersburg, by the recent
withdrawal of forces. The greater portion, if not
all of these withdrawals, went down James river.
It is supposed that they have been sent to the Up
per Potomac, but of this there is no positive evi
dence.
“It is well known that the enemy have burnt
Prince George Courthouse. This was done from
mere wantonness, as even Grant’s land pirates will
scarcely have the hardihood to contend that any
military necessity required the performance of so
villainous an outrage.”
Let Early bear this too in mind, when he reach
es the Courthouse of some populous Penneylva
nia county, Retaliation without stint or mercy is an
infallible remedv for Yankee Vandalism.— Rich.
Whig, 13.
Kentucky Xews
By the following letter of a very late date, from
a Kentucky friend, it will be gratifying to Ken
tuckians to learn what its contents tell. The source
is a most truthful one and from a person, in whose
observation and assertions the utmost confidence
can be placed:
Richmond. Kentucky, 1
July 29th. 1864. j
Editor* Atlanta Intelligencer :
Gentlemen : —Having an opportunity of writing
you a line, after a short sojourn in this portion of
the State, I have concluded to do so, even at the
risk of subjecting myself to the survillanee of the
Federal myrmydoDs that lord it over this oppress
ed and dowa-trodden people. The good old State
—God bless her—ever under the curse of oppres
sion resting on her shoulders, looks more beauti
ful than ever before. Her people are thoroughly
revolutionized in sentiment, and would now with
almost unanimity hail with joy the advent of a
Confederate Army. They are completely dissatis
fied and. disgusted with the Abolition Government,
and would now generally rally under our banner
had they an opportunity to do so. But the yoke
is upon them, and they need the assistance of our
armies to aid them in their deliverance from its
bandage.
In haste, yours.
1 Army Correspondence or the
Savannah Republican.
Richmond, August 11, 1864.
Grant has again contracted his lines on
! our right, withdrawing them still further
i from the Weldon railway towards City
Point. This change has been rendered
! necessary by the withdrawal of additional
forces for the defense of Maryland and
j Pennsylvania. With this exception, and
j the fact, now become manifest, that he is
j putting himself on the defensive, nothing j
; worthy of note has occurred in the vicini-
I ty of Petersburg since the date of my !
; last letter.
At last advices, Early had recrossed i
| the Potomac from Hagerstown, and was |
between Winchester and the river. This
! may be part of a combined movement, of
which you will probably hear more here
after. McCausland and Bradly Johnson
had also retired to the south side of the
Potomac, and were subsequently surprised,
through gross negligence, it is reported,
in the vicinity of Moorfields, losing over
four hundred, in killed, wounded and
| missing, a considerable number of horses
and four guns. I fear their troopers were
overloaded with booty brought out of the
fertile Cumberland Valley and from the
burning houses of Chambersburg.
The idea seems to bs entertained in
certain quarters in the South, that the
rorces now operating on the Potomac
might be better employed in Georgia.
This is an error. Had Early, after the
defeat of Hunter near Lynchburg, gone
to Atlanta instead of Maryland, he might
have rendered Hood important service,
but it would have been at the great hazs
ard, if not the loss, of Richmond. Lee
might have held his ground at Peters*
burg, but he could not have provisioned
his army. The forces dispersed at Lynch
burg, like wolves driven from a carcas,
would have returned and occupied the
place in less time than it would have ta*
ken Early, in the present condition of
our railroads, to reach Atlanta. With
Hunter at Lynchburg and Grant at Pes
tersburg, it would have been impossible
for Lee to defend and keep open the rails
way lines by which his army was supplied.
By moving across the Potomac however,
Early has not only enabled our people to
bring out large supplies of wheat and
! hay from the Shenandoah Valley, but has
changed the theatre of operations to Ma*
| ryland, and thus relieved that part of Vir
| ginia of an active afid onterprising toe,
i placed the railroads out of danger, and
I forced the enemy to subsist his army as
; well as their own. If he were to with*
draw from the Potomac even now, 25,000
troops now occupied in Maryland, would
soon swarm up the Shenandoah and
Grant’s hold upon Petersburg, now being
relaxed, would soon tighten again.
I do not know that the statements I am
about to make is true, but if it is, it shows
that Early’s operations, though not crown
ed with the capture of Washington, have
nevertheless borne good fruit. Intelli
gence has just reached here, through the
I most reliable channel by which we can
communicate with the enemy’s country,
i that Grant and staff arrived at Washing
ton on Sunday, the 7th inst., and that he
took with him a considerable portion of
i his army. We hear also, that Grant’s to*
j tal losses since he crossed the Rapidan
! have been 115,870 men. In this number
are included the killed, the wounded who
i have not yet returned to their commands,
j prisoners, deserters, sick, and those whose
: terms of service have expired. Grant’s
I original force was estimated at 125,000
I men. He received at Spottsylvania some
; 15,000 more, making 140,000, To this
should be added Butler’s command, and
I the troops sent him from New Orleans
i and other points, say 35,000, making the
j grand total 1 5,000. If we subtract from
this, 115,870 he would have left as his
; present effect. o force, 59,130 men.—
i These figures snow what Lee and Beau
regard and their brave commands have
done for the enemy.
I regret to see that a writer in the Sa>
i vdnnah Republican over the signature of
“Justice” says I have done Gen. Hardee
: injustice in my notice of the removal of
Gen. Johnston from command. If the
■ allegation is true, I can only say that the
j injustice was not intentional; for Hardee
is my beau ideal of a soldier. But did I
do him any injustice ? 1 said he “mod'
estly declined to take permanent command
i of the army” when it was offered to him,
being “unwilling to assume the responsi*
I bility,” that his “modest estimate of his
own abilities forbade his acceptance,” &c.
i Now, if “Justice” will read Gen. Hardee’s
telegram to the President, declining the
, command, and which the General did me
the honor to show me at the time, he will
find that my account of the matter is per*
; fectly correct* and that Gen. Hardee left
the President no ground to believe that he
would accept the commancTat any future
time. Gen. Hardee is held in the highest
estimation here. Indeed, I have heard
that the President considers him the most
accomplished soldier in the army. Your
correspondent does assuredly so consider
him. No one ever supposed, and I cer
tainly did not mean to intimate that he
was afraid of responsibility, or that he
i does not possess capacity for command.
No man could have accomplished what he*
has accomplished who was not gifted with
all the qualifications of a great soldier.
But his refusal of the command was
couched in such sweeping terms as to
leave the President no grounds to hope
that his mind would undergo a change,
i and the circumstances surrounding the
army when Johnston was relieved, were
such that he could not wait to consult him
further
The whole country, and especially Gen.
Hardee A real friends, will deeply regret
| if indiscreet persons shall attempt to ere*
, ate the impression upon his mind that he
$4.00 Per Month
has been badly treated. The President
has not intended any injustice; but if any
has been done, let the great Georgian hero
pass it by, and thus add another star to
the glittering crown that encircles his
brow. P. W. A.
[From the Richmond Whig. 13th.j
Extracts from the Yankee
Press
The N. Y. World says; “The recent disaster
at Petersburg is haying a most depressing ef
fect upon the country. Indeed, no defeat of
the whole war has created so much dismay.”
A correspondent of the same paper puts down
the Yankee loss on that occasion at “over
eight, thousand men.'
From the same journal we copy the follow
ing:
The Boston Traveller gives currency to
some very extraordinary statements respect
ing the Army of the Potomac. It says that
the private soldiers have given their officers
quietly to understand that they must not ex
pect them to assault impregnable earthworks
hereafter; that the campaign so far has been
one of useless butchery, in which no regard
has been paid to the lives of the troops. This
same paper hints, as did the Tribune the oth
er day, that the reason the colored soldiers
were given the post of honor at'Petersburg,
was because the white troops were indisposed
to make the assault.
The Rochester Demoerdt, another Republi
can journal, states that there is a great deal
of dissatisfaction in the army, and that an un
usual number of resignations of officers has
been tendered, among whom are five Generals.
The Boston Advertiser also alludes to rumors
it has heard to the same effect. All this is
calculated to add to the despondency of the
country ; but we sincerely hope matters are
not so bad as they are represented to be.
The editor of the Albany Evening Journal,
writing from Washington, presents his readers
with several theories of peace that are mooted
iu that Capital. One is to restore the old
Union as it was ; the other to regaid the slaves
already freed as free, and to pay for the eman
cipation of the remainder. The third plan is
explained in the editor's own words :
“A third plan is to recognize the Southern
Confederacy, with such boundaries as its
founders control at the moment of peace, with
the stipulation that slavery shall be abolished
in the new Confederacy—the United States
government paying, say. four hundred millions
as a bonus for the abolition of slavery. Absurd
as this last proposition may seem, it has ad
vocates in the Union ranks, as I am informed,
who stand prominent among the leaders of
the Union party.”
If the editor had explained that the greater
part of the four hundred millions would come
out of the pockets of the Southern people, to
pay themselves for the emancipation of their
own negroes, the delectable scheme would ap
pear in its true light.
The Albany Argus dislikes these plans, and
proposes instead Mr. Calhoun’s plan of a dual
Executive :
“Or a Confederacy, such as preceeded our
present Union, would find advocates. A veto
power given to a combination of States has
been suggested. A confederacy of confede
racies is regarded by many as the ultimate
and desirable form of our government. A
double House of Representatives, a single
Senate and one President, as now, would be
better than any dual executive. No law could
pass and none could be repealed without as
sent of both houses," with the concurrence of
the Senate as now, the veto power remaining
unchanged. In nominations to office within
the Senate, the concurrence of at least of
the Senators, as well as of the majority of
the Senate, might be required. The Presi
dential term might be extended to six years ;
the incumbent not to be re-elected. The pen
sion lists might be assumed by the States in
which the soldiers live. The national debt
might be guaranteed by the pledge of the in
ternal taxes. To the Southern States, the
right to lay export duties might be allowed
for a term of years. The tariff might be
fixed for a term of years at per cent. The
army might be disbanded, and States required
to maintain and discipline, a body of troops,
in proportion to their representations in Con
gress. If, by such a modification as this, we
could secure national unity, and, at the same
time, guarantee State rights, would it not be
better than any scheme of separation.'
The Argus shows a glimpse of reason in
proposing something besides war as a means
of ending the strife, but its projects are seve
ral years too late.
The enterprising Colonel Jaques, who made
his appearance here as a volunteer pacificator,
two or three weeks ago, and was treated with
such distinguished courtesy, was suspected
by some as being only a spy. The suspicion
is strengthened by the following language of
the New York Post :
“It is a reasonable supposition that a man of
such character \ who visits Richmond in these
days, with his eyes and ears open, sees and
hears a good deal that is important and re
markable. What Col. Jaques saw and heard
he has communicated to the President and the
Secretary of War. The facts he presented are
thought of importance.
The Outrage upon Bishop Elder.
—We alluded a few days since, to the
outrage committed upon this worthy pre
late of the Catholic Church, by the Yan
kee General commanding Natchez, in or
dering him away from his church into
confinement for refusing to pray for Lin
coln. Below, we give an extract, from a
private letter, detailing the affecting part
ing of the Bishop from his faithful flock.
—Jackson Mississippian.
“Bishop Elder was banished from the
lines yesterday, or rather sent to Yidalia
to be confined until his case is examined
for refusing to read prayer for the Presi
dent of the United States. His conduct
has won the admiration of the entire com*
munity.
* * * 4: *
I must say, I feel proud of his course.
“Some thirty young ladies met him at
the river to bid him good bye, and knelt
before him in the dust to receive his bless
ing and adieu. It was a most affecting
scene. I hear that there was not a dry
eye among the spectators. He is in fine
spirits ; says others have suffered, why
should he not ? ’
mi •
The death of the Rev. Daniel W»ldo, at Sy
racuse, New York, at the advanced ago cf one
hundred and two ye ra reduces the number ol
Revolutionary pensu-aers to eleven.
TELEGRAPHIC.
RUPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
®oter®d according to act of Congress in the yea/
v.. y J- S. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of
the District Court of tho Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Latest from Richmond!
1 Tho Enemy Attack Oar Lines aad
are Repulsed.
Latest from Atlanta.
Ac.. Ar.
Richmond, 17th.—An official dispatch lftt
night states that the enemy yesterday made a
determined attack on our line between tha.
Darbytown and Charles City road, and at one
time broke through, but was repulsed; our
original position was re-occupied.
A later dispatch says the enemy did not re
new the attack on our lines after four o’clock
yesterday. His force on the Charles City road,
after advancing to within two miles of White’s
Tavern, was driven back across White Oak
Swamp. ’Our loss small.
The Examiner of this morning says the ene
my made several fierce assaults; Burnside's
negro troops leading every charge. The
slaughter of negroes exceeded the carnage at
Petersburg on the 30th of July. The enemy’s
loss are reported very heavy. Confederate
Brig. General Cbarablers killed.
Atlanta, Aug. 16.—The party of tho enemy’s cav
alry that passed through Decatur last evening after
reaching Cobb’s Mills returned at night. It is sup •
posed to be only a recon noisance. The other which
moved simultaneously from Owl Creek Church,
struck the Atlanta <fc West Point Rail Road at Fair
burne and burned the depot and tore up the track
in several places. They then withdrew three miles
and went into camp, where they remained in force,
variously estimated at from 2,000 to 5,000 tho track
has since been repaired—but trains are not allowed
to run in consequence of the proximity of the en
emy.
Last night and to-day has been unusually quiet
along the lines. The enemy’s artillery is remarka
bly quiet; which is generally attributed to the scar
city of ammunition caused by the interruption of
his communication.
But few shells were thrown into the city last
night, which set fire to a frame house on Peach-tree
street; loss small.
Richmond, Aug. 16.—The Baltimore correspond
ent of the New York Post says that Winter Davis
has written a call for a National Convention at
Buffalo, in September, to nominate a candidate for
President.
The New York Post says tho McClellan meeting
did not express or meet the approbation of its lead
ers, nor the democratic masses present.
Indian troubles in the North-west are inoreasing
in magnitude.
Great excitement in Constantinople last month
in consequence of the suppression of a Protestant
establishment by an armed force.
Richmond, Aug. 16.— The Yankees aro unusually
demonstrative on the New Market road below tho
city to-day. It is reported they are attempting a
flank movement, which will probably lead to ac
tive operations in that quarter.
Richmond, Aug. 16.—The enemy’s cavalry ad
vanced on the Charles city road this morning to
White’s Tavern, seven miles from the city. A force
of Confederate cavalry engaged them and severe
skirmishing continued until afternoon, when wo
drove the Yankees back scvehil miles.
No further particulars.
[private dispatch.]
Petersburg, Aug. 17. To I). L. Booker .—Oar
Brigade was engaged yesterday above Richmond,
Major Maffett, Lt. W. J. Robinson and T. J. Long
wounded I escaped, being here.
CHARLES BOOHER.
Additional from the United
States.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer of the 9th
we learn the following interesting news. The
correspondent of that paper, writing from
Monocacy, says:
LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRANT
| lias been with us for twelve hours of the last
! twenty-four. Friday afternoon, at a little
i before 5 o’clock, the loungers of the Relay
House were somewhat astonished to see a
small man, wearing three stars and smoking
a cigar, descend from a car of the Washing
ton 3p. m. train. Taking a chair on the rail
road platform, he talked with the four staff
officers accompanying him for an hour or
more, when a special car from Baltimore
hauled up at the Relay House, and in a mo
ment after the Lieutenant General was on his
way to hold a conference with General Hun
ter, whose headquarters then were at Thomas
House, about a mile and a half south of the
railroad at Monocacy Junction.
The train arrived at the Junction at about
seven o’clock, and a conveyance being in
waiting, Gen. Grant was immediately con
veyed to Hunter’s headquarters, where he
remained during the night. Os what trans
pired there nothing is known, and we can on
ly guess at it, as events slowly develope them
selves in the future.
In the course of conversation this morning
i Grant said of
THE LATE REPULSE AT PETERSBURG,
That there was no earthly reason why it should
not have been an entire success if his orders
had been obeyed. The springing of the mine,
he said, was a complete surprise of the rebels,
and it only needed obedience to his orders to
have routed the entire Rebel army. Furthei
than this Grant did not say, but, thanks to
him, a Court of Inquiry is ordered, through
whom the country will soon learn on whose
head to visit its vengeance for those five
thousand soldiers of the Union slain and.
maimed in vain, and for that opportunity
lost, which may be weeks and months in
coming again.
THE SITUATION.
What now of affairs military ? Rumor, hun
dred tongued, as usual, says that Early has
again crossed the Potomac in force, being’eu
gaged in that work all of yesterday, at Wil
liamsport, and even as high up as Hancock
Whether this is believed at headquarters, our
movements, as yet, afford us no clue, but I
hope Early has done the very foolish thing of
attempting a movement on Pennsylvania.
More of Grant’s Promises.— Ulysses is
trying to repress the impatience of the people
of the North ; to remove their doubt3 of hi*
! success, and to dispel their unreasonable an
ticipations, whilst modestly promising them
that he will accomplish certain results which
no one upon the face of the earth honestly be
lieves he is capable of effecting. Grant recent
ly took sundry juleps with a Gov. Ramsey of
Minnessota, and during their hobnobbing, he
asked Ramsey to “request the people of the
North to ‘possess their souls with patience'—
that all will come out right—that his success
i3 beyond doubt—that his grand plan has
been successfully carried out so far, and i*
certain to be successful in the end. General
Grant ba3 never felt greater confidence of suc
cess than he feels now. But it is a stupendous
work he has before him, and the people must
not be unreasonable in tbeir anticipations ;
they must not expect that to be done in a week
which cannot be done in a month ; for if they
will have patience, they will in due time be
fully repaid for the exercise of that virtue, by
the splendid success that will crown the efforts
of the Army of the Potomac to overwhelm the
chief army of the rebellion. The destruction
of Lee’s army will be almost equal to the sup
pression of the rebellion. The people, there
fore. can afford to wait, if that achievement is
likeiv to result from the present apparent in
activity—for it is more apparent than real.
[Richmond Whig
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