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DAILY TIMES. J. W. WARBEI, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Saturday Morning, September 17,1864. Gen. Sherman and Prisoners. We bad thought, says the Mobile Register, that , Yankee recklessness of the principles of reason and of the instincts of humanity had sounded its profoundest depths, and that that people could go no farther in provoking the astonishment or excit ing the indignation of a just public opinion.— But we are obliged to confess that Gen. Sherman has gone a bowshot beyond his race in the unblush ing avowal that he will not talre in exchange Yankee prisoners whose periods of enlistment have expired. The Confederate press had charged that this was the true obstacle to exchanges according to the cartel, but Lincoln and bis minions have never had the audacity to avow it. Even “Beast Butler,” in his reply to Judge Ould, was not bra zen enough to confess it, but put it on the ground of the rights of slaves stolen from us and convert ed into Yankee soldiers. But Sherman boldly lets the cat out of the bag and will astound the civili zed world with r'c declaration that the Yankee government means to allow its soldiers, who hare offered their blood and their lives to fight for it, to rot in prison for the rest of the war, for the rea son that if they are released they will be of no further use to it. AVas ever heartlessness so coolly avowed! These prisoners, as men, as fellow-t iti- j zens of “the best government on earth,” are noth ing to the Yankee government. Let them lan guish, suffer, rot and die in prison ; while they drag out their miserable existence they will em barrass the rebels,- and when they die, no matter, we have no further use for them. If the “best government,” <tc., thus treats its own people and its brave defenders, pray how will they treat us rebels if they ever force us to submission? The people of the North must be the veriest slnvcs, with necks born for the yoke, if they sub mit to bo drafted into an army ruled by so cruel a policy as this. It certainly is not calculated to facilitato the execution of the draft, or make it more palatable, that it is known that to he taken in battle is equivalent to indefinite captivity in a military prison. We should think, that it would have a very moving effect on Federal troops in thojrontof rebel soldiers, inclining them to run whonover clpse proximity promised the danger of capture. It surely would seem certain to those who believe in a superintending Provi dence of justice afid mercy, that a people who violate all law?, human and divine, in the prose cution of an atrocious war of usurpation and sub jugation, cannot ho allowed to succeed and prosper in their enterprise. We of the South are certain-, ly not the most godly people in the religious sense and we have many national sins to answer for. but alongside of the demoniacal Yankee race we may surely in all honesty put np the war prayer used in the Episcopal service—“ Judge Thou, oh God, between us and our enemies.” Lying and Stealing.— Among the most as tounding “items of recent intelligence from Yankee land, is the statement that “Brigadier General Hammond, Surgeon General of the United States, has been dismissed for lying.” When it is borne in mind, remarks a con temporary, that not a General of the United States service, with the exception of Buell and McClellan, has done anything but steal and lie since the war commenced, we are lost in amazement at the dismissal of Hammond. Is it only in the Medical Department of the Uni ted States service that officers are denied the Universal privilege of lying and stealing?— From Butler, at Big Bethel, to Hancock, at Reams’ Station, the Yankee commanders and Yankee newspapers have never told a solita ry truth ; and as to stealing, the whole war uus no other object and no other character.— The very officers who tried Hammond, had, in all probability, their carpet-bags stuffed with silver spoons stolen from Confederate dwellings, and, possibly, rings upon their lin gers wrenched from the hands of Confederate ladies. Uufortunate Hammond! Doubtless he thought he was in a fair way to become a If the loss of Atlanta, says the Richmond Enquirer, shall open the eyes of the people, and arouse the energy of the Conscript Bu reau, and destroy the shameful system of fa voritism which now, under the disguise of details, not only prevents men from going to the army, but actually enters the ran its and takes men out and details them under the “justice, equity and pecessity plea,” the loss will eventually prove our great gain. Just Begun his Work. —The Yankees are waisting a good deal of gunpowder at the North, says the Milledgeville Union, in re joicing over the fall of Atlanta. The Herald goes into eestacies, and says the victory has put down the rebellion. It is our opinion that Sherman has just entered upon the heavy part ol his work. If we have studied the people of Middle and Southern Georgiaarigbt, and if we do not greatly mistake the wisdom of President Davis, Sherman is yet destined to meet a bloody defeat in central Georgia.— His very confidence will yet be his ruin. Be fore Georgia is overrun and brought into sub jection to Lincoln's authority, her rivers will run red with Yankee blood, and the graves of her foes will billow the land from the Savan nah to the Chattahoochee. Let the people be firm and true. A good time is coming as surely as God reigns in Heaven. United States Postage. —Parties in the coun try and in some of the cities of the South, whose Correspondence requires the use of United States ! postage, are imposed upon by mistaking the old cancelled stamps for the new stamp which super - ceeded it more than a year ago. The former is worthless for the'transportation of postal matter, ; and the new stamp is alone recognized. Hun dreds of letters pass through the flag-of-trnce bu reau with the worthless stamp upon them, and of course they are ‘'dead letters” upon reaching ; Richmond. Certain parties are trafficking in the cancelled stamp, we understand, and this para graph is intended to put the public on its guard j against the deception. It is bad enough to have i to pay a Confederate dollar for a three cent United States postage Stamp, without getting a bad one j in the bargain. The genuine United States stamp is almost square in shape, with the bust of Wash ington in the centre, “U. S. postage” at the top, “Three cents,” at the bottom, the figure “3” on the two upper, and the letters “U. S.” on the two lower corners. From the Front.— A letter from Fayette, Ga., dated September 6tb, states that the Yankees have passed quite a distance down the West side of Flint River, stripping the houses of every thing. The bridges are all burnt on Flint River above Flat Shoals, which is a great inconvenience to the citi zens and very little advantage to the army. It is stated that the losses during the bombard ment of Atlanta will reach $5,000,000 worth of real estate, embracing 47 houses burnt. There were 497 persons killed, and 691 wounded. Sherman seized on and sent North every bale of cotton in Atlanta, to the credit of the United States Treasury. The Atlanta Exiles. Continuation of the Correspondence between Gens. Hood and Sherman. The following is a continuation of the cor respondence between Gen. Hood, command ing the Army of Tennessee, and Major Gea. Sherman, commanding U. 3. Forces at At lanta : Hkadquabtees Military Division "j - or the Mississippi, >- In the Field, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9, ’64. J Gen. J. B. Hood: . - Commanding Army Tennessee—Confederate Army. General: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yonr letter of this date, at the hands of Messrs. Ball and Crew, consenting to the arrangements I bad proposed to facilitate the removal South of the people of Atlanta, who prefer to go in that direction. I enclose you a copy of my orders, which will, I am satisfied, accomplish my purpose perfectly. You style the measures proposed “anprece* degted” and appeal to the dark history of war for a parallel, as an act of “studied and in genious cruelty.” It is not unprecedented, for Gen. Johnbton himself, Very wisely and prop erly, removed the families all the way from Dalton down, and I see no reason why Atlanta should be excepted. Nor is it necessary to appeal to the dark History of War, when recent modern examples are so handy. You yourself burned dwelling houses along your parapet and I have seen to day fifty houses that you haVe rendered unin habitable because they stood in the way of your forts and men. You defended Atlanta on a line so close to town that every cannon shot, and many musket balls from our line of investment that overshot their mark, went into the habitations of women and children. Gen. Hardee did the same at Jonesboro, and Gen. Johnston did the same last summer at Jack son, Miss. I have not accused you of heart less cruelty, but merely instance these cases of very recent occurrence, and could go on and enumerate hundreds of others and chal lenge any fair man to judge which of us has the heart of pity for the families of a brave people. I say that it is a kindness to these families of Atlanta to remove them now, at once from the scenes that women and children should not be exposed to, and the “brave people” should scorn to commit their wives and children to the rude barbarians who thus, as you say, violate the laws of war, as illustrated in the pages of its dark History. In the name of common sense I ask you not to appeal to a just God in such a sacriligious manner. You, who in the midst of peace and prosperity have plunged a nation into war, dark and cruel war, who dared and badgered us to battle, insulted our flag, seized our arsenals and forts that were left in the honor able custody of a peaceful ordnance sergeant, and seized and made prisoners of war, the very garrisons sent to protect your people against Negroes and Indians Long before any overt act was committed by the, to you, hateful Lincoln Government, you tried to force Kentucky and Missouri into rebellion spite of themselves, falsified the vote of Louisiana, turned loose your pirates to plunder unarmed ships, expelled Union families by thousands, burned their homes, and declared by an act of your Congress the confiscation of all debts due northern men for goods had and received. Talk thus to Marines, but not to me, who have seen these things, and who will this day make as much sacrifice for the peace and hon or of the South, as the best born Southron among you. If we must be enemies let us be men, and fight it out as we propose to do, and not deal in such hypocritical appeals to God and humanity. God will judge us in due time, and he will pronounce whether it will be more humane to fight with a town full of women and the families of a brave people at our backs, or to remove them in time, to places of safety among their own friends and people. 1 am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) W. T. SHERMAN, Official Copy': . Major General. Eth. P> Wade, A. D. C. gen. sherman's letter concerning the ex- I ILES. Headquarters Military Division | j of this Mississippi, V In the Field, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10. '64. J j Special Field Orders, 1 No. 70. f I. Pursuant to an agreement between Gen. J. B. Hood, commanding the Confederate for ces in Georgia, and Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, commanding this army, a truce is hereby de clared to exist from daylight of Monday, Sept. 12th, until daylight of Thursday, Sept. 22d, being ten (10) full dnys, at the point on the Macon Railroad, known as Rough and Ready, and the country round about for a circle of two (2) miles radius, together with the roads leading to and from in the direction of Atlan- 1 ta and Lovejoy station, respectively, for the . purpose of affording the people of Atlanta a safe means of removal to points South. 11. The Chief Quartermaster at Atlanta, Col. Easton, will afford all the people of Atlanta, who elect to go South, all the facilities he can spare to remove them comfortably and safely, ; with their effects, to Rough and Ready, using cars and wagons and ambulances for that 1 purpose: and commanders of regiments and j brigades may use their regimental and staff I teams to carry out the object of this order, the | whole to cease after Wednesday, the 21st | ilist. 111. Maj. Gen. Thomas will cause a guard to be established on the road out, beyond the ; Camp Ground, with orders to allow ail wag ons and vehicles to pass, that are manifestly | for this purpose, without uudue search, and Major General Howard will send a guard of j one hundred men with a field officer in com | mand, to take Post at Rough and Ready dur -1 ing the truce, with orders, in concert with a 1 guard from the Confederate army of like size, ; to maintain the most perfect order in that vicinity during the transfer of these families, j A white flag will be displayed during the truce, and the guard will cause all wagons to leave at 4 p. m., of Wednesday, the 21st, and | the guard to withdraw at dark, the truce to terminate the next morning. By order of (Signed) ’ W. T. SHERMAN, Major General. L. M. Dayton, Aid-de-Camp. i To J. B. Hood. Commanding Con federate Ar my in Georgia, j Official copy : Eth. B. Wade, Aid-de-Camp. Headquarters Army of Tennessee, I September 12th, 1864. j ! Major General W. T. Sherman. Com dg Mil. Dir. of the Mississippi , General : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th inst., with its enclosure, in reference to the women, chil-., dren and others whom you have thoughtprop | er to expel from their homes in the city of Al i lanta. Had you seen proper to let the matter rest there, I would gladly have allowed your letter to close this correspondence, and with out your expressing it in words, would have I been willing to believe that whilst, “the in terest of the United States,” in your opinion, compelled you to an act of barbarous cruelty, you regretted-the necessity, and we would have dropped the subject. Rut you haveeho sen to indulge in stilten which 1 fed com pelled to notice, at least so far as to mg'nity my dissent, and not allow silence in regard to them, to be construed as asquiescence. I see nothing in vourcommunication which induces me to modify the language of co indent nation with which I characterised your order. It but strengthens me in the opinion that it si ands “nre eminent in the dark history of war. for studied and ingenious cruel’v. Your ongiu il order was stripp'd of Hi! pre tences; van r,a not! need the edict t r the «ole reason that it was “to the interest of the Uni ted States.” This alone, you offered to us and the civilized world, as an all-sufficient reason for disregarding the laws of God and man. You say that "General Johnston him self very wisely and properly removed the families all the way from Dalton down.” It is due to that gallant soldier and gentleman to say that no act of his distinguished career, gives the least color to yoar unfounded as persion upon his conduct. He depopulated no Tillages, nor towns, nor cities, either friend ly or hostile. He offered and extended friend ly aid to his unfortunate fellow-citizens who desired to flee from your fraternal embraces. You are equally unfortunate in your attempt to find a justification for this act of cruelty, either in the defence of Jonesboro’ by General Hardee, or of Atlanta by myself. General Hardee defended his position in front of Jones boro’ at the expense of injury to the houses, an ordinary, proper and justifiable act of war. I defended Atlanta at the same risk and cost. If there was any fault in either case, it was your own, in not giving notice, especially in the case of Atlanta, of yeur purpose to shell the town, which is usual in war among civil ized nations. No inhabitant of either town was expelled from bis home and fireside by the orders of either General Hardee or my self, and therefore your recent order can find no support from the conduct of either of us.— I felt no other emotion than pain, in reading that portion of your letter, which attempts to justify your shelling Atlanta without notice, j under the pretence that I defended Atlanta upon a line so close to town, that every can non-shot and many musket-balls from your line of investment, that over-shot their mark, and went into Jthe*habitations of women and children. I made no complaint of your firing into Atlanta, in any way you thought proper. I make none now, but there are an hundred thousand living witnesses, that you fired into the habitation of women and children for weeks, firing far above, and miles beyond my line of defence.. I have too good an opinion, founded both upon experience, of the skill of your artillerists ,to credit’the in sinuation that they for several weeks, unin tentionally fired too higtufor my modest field works, and slaughtered women and children by accident and want of skill. The residue of your letter is rather discur sive. It opens a wide field for the discussion of questions, which I do not feel are committed to me. lam only a general of one of the ar mies of the Confederate Stittes, charged with military operations in the field, under the di* rection of my superior officers, and I am not called upon to discuss with you the causes of the present war, or the political questions which led to, or resulted from it. These grave and important questions have been committed to far abler hands than mine, and I shall on ly refer to them so far as to repel any unjust conclusion, which might be drawn from my silence. You charge my country with “dar ing and badgering you to battle.” The truth is, we sent commissioners to you, rospeetfuily offering a peaceful separation before the first gun was fired on either side. You say we in sulted your flag. The truth is, we fired upon it and those who fought under it when you came to our doors upon the mission of subju gation. You say we seized upon your forts j and arsenals, and made prisoners of the gar- j risons sent to protect us against negroes and j Indians. The truth is, we expelled by force | of arms, insolent intruders, and took posses- i sion of our own forts and arsenals to your claim to dominion over masters, slaves, ! and Indians, all of whom are to this day with I unanimity unexampled in the history ot the j world warring against your attempts to be- j come their masters. You say that we tried to | force Missouri and Kentucky into rebellion in j spile of themselves. The truth is, my govern ment from the beginning of this struggle to | this hour, has again and again offered before j the v/hole world to leave it to the unbiased j wili of these States and all others to determine j for themselves whether they wili cast their j destiny with your Government or Ours, and I your Government has resisted this fundamen tal pi’inciple of free institutions with the bay onet, aad labors daily by force and fraud to fasten its hateful tyranny upon tha unfortu nate freemen of these States. You say we falsified the vote of Louisiana. The truth is, Louisiana not only separated herself from your Government, by nearly a unanimous vote of her people, but vindicated the act upon every battle-field from Gettysburg to the Sa bine, and has exhibited an heroic devotion to her decision which challenges the admiration and respect of every man capable of feeling sympathy for the oppressed, or admiration for heroic valor. You say that we turned loo£e pirates to plunder yonr unarmed ships. The truth is, when you robbed us of our part of the navy, we built and bought a few vessels, hoisted the flag of our country, and swept the seas in defiance ol your navy around the whole circumference of she globe. You say we have expelled Union families by thousands. The truth is, not a single family has been expelled from the Confederate States, that lam aware of, but on the contrary, the moderation, of our Government towards traitors has been a fruit ful theme of denunciation by its enemies and many well-meaning friends of our cause.— Y r ou say my Government by acts of Congress has confiscated “ail debts due northern men ; for goods sold and delivered.” The truth is, ‘ our Congress gave due and ample time to your merchants and traders to depart from : our shores with their ships, goods and effects, and only sequestrated the property of our en emies in retaliation for their acts declaring ; us traitors and confiscating our property wherever their power extended either in their country or our own. Such are your ac cusations, and such are the facts known of all men to be true. You order into exile the whole population of a city, drive men, women and children from their homos at the point of the bayonet, under the plea that it is to the interest of your Government, and on the claim that this is an act of kindness to these ! families of Atlanta.” Butler only banished from I New Orleans, the registered enemies of his Goy | eminent, and acknowledged that he did it as a punishment. You issue a sweeping edict covering all the inhabitants of a city and add insult to the injury heaped upon the defenceless by assuming that you have done them a kindness. This you I follow by the assertion that you will “make as i much sacrifice for the peace and honor of the ■ South as the best born Southron.” And because I i characterize what you call kindness as being real ! cruelty, you presume to sit in judgment between i me and my God, and you decide that iny earnest i prayer to the Almighty Father to save our women | and children from what you call kindness is a “sa ! eriligiuus, hypocritical appeal.” You come into our country with your army avowedly for the purpose of subjugating free white men, women and children: and not only intend to rule over them but you make negroes your allies and desire to place over us an inferior race, which we have raised from barbarism to its present posi tion, which is the highest ever attained by that race in any country in all time. I must therefore I decline to accept your statements in reference to your kiudness towards the people of Atlanta, and ; your willingness to sacrifice everything for tbe peace and honor of the South, and refuse to be governed by your decision in regard to matters I between myself, my country, and my God. . - You say “let us fight it out like men.” To this my reply is, for myself, and, I believe, for all true men, aye and women and children, in my country, we will fight you to the death. Better die a thou sand deaths than submit to live under you or your ] government, and your negro allies. Having answered the points forced upon me by ; y our letter of the 9th September, I close this cor respondence with you, and notwithstanding your comments upon my appeal to God in the cause of humanity, I again humbly and reverently invoke His Almighty aid in defence of justice and right. Respectfully, vonr obedient servant, [Signed ] J- B. HOOD. General. (Off? copy.] F. H WiGEALL, A. D. C. Prayer roiiPrisoners of War.—The following prayer for prisoners of war has been set forth for n eio.he l>i.iee«c of New Jersey hv Right Rev. Bishop Odenbeiiuer: “O, il Uy Father, who taught us in the blessed Word, that where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty : have pity and compassion, we humbly be seech*Time, for Jesus’ sake, upon ail prisoners of war. Remember them in mercy, endure their souls with patience under their affiic'ions, aud eheey them and their family with a good hope of speed v deliverance from all Jbeil- trials. Hive them ih<- tbnmhiuee of Toy grace that being de li vetch |: -in ;he bondage oi mo into the glorious liberty of me children of God, they may become i partakers of the promises of Thy Beloved Son, I whose service is perfect freedom, and whom with Thee and the Holy Ghori together, we worship and glorify as one God, world without end— Amen.” TELEGRAPHIC. EXPORT* or THB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Confederate States for ! the Northern District of Georgia. Goldsboro’, 16th. The State Journal has the following from Plymouth : ■ Pilot Hopkins of the C. S. ram Albermarle, with eight sailors and eight sol diers, captured and burned on the 9th, the U. S. Mail steamer Fawn, plying between Norfolk and Roanoke Island, killing two Yan kees, Wounding four and captuffrng nineteen prisoners, exclusive of five negroes. The prisoners include a Lieut.-Colonel, a Major, a Lieutenant and a Corporal. No loss on our side. Petersburg, Sept. 16. A skirmish line of 88 of Warren’s corps, were surprised and captured near the Davis House on the Weldon road this morning in front of Wilcox's Division. The prisoners have arrived here. With this exception there is nothing interesting along our lines to-day. The enemy renewed the shelling this after noon, throwing several fifteen-iuch mortars loaded with glass, brass, copper, iron and lead. They fell in the city, but did no dam age- Richmond, Sept. 16. At a sale to-day of bonds of the fifty million loan, coupon fifty-one; ditto, regiatered a hundred and thirty; long date , eight per cent, coupons bonds, hundred and twenty-three; four non-taxable bonds, hundred and thirty and three quarters ; seven per cent, bonds, seven ty-five ; cotton bonds, hundred and eighty two ; four per cent certificates, sixty to sixty six. Official notice is given that long date non-tax able bonds will be withdrawn from the market on the 30th and held at a higher rate of per cent.— Parties holding claims .against the Government for subsistance stores are notified to present them if they wish those bonds in payment at present prices. Richmond, Sept. 16. The obsequies of Gen. Morgan took place to day. His remains were conveyed to Hollywood cemetery and placed in a vault. The funeral cor tege included a number of military and civil offi cers. The New York papers of the 14th received. The railroad between Nashville and Chatta nooga is completed and trains are running. A Railroad train near Bardstown was captured by guerrillas on Monday. The Tribuue says the republicans have carried Maine by. the largest majority ever given at a gu sbeJDatorial election. They gain a number of Congressmen, and have elected five sixths of the legislature. Park Benjamin, a well known literary man died in New York on Monday. Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher is ordered tore port for duty to Sherman. Gen Martindale of the army of the Potomac has resigned. The draft is ordered to commence in Ohio and other States if not filled by the 19th. Somo Journals formerly republican have come out for McClellan. The Chicago Times and Al bany Statesman, both republican, predict the de of Lincoln and urge his withdrawal. The Boston Post says it will be a great relief to the Democra cy to be rid of such an incubus as tho Woods, and says further, that if Vallandigham chooses to fol low them he will have a rough road to travel. Gov Seymour peremptorily declines a renomi natlon for Governor. Gen Hooker advocates the election of Lincoln. Seward in a speech at Washington says the draft will come if the people do not volunteer. It was reported at St. Louis that about 15,000 rebels were concentrating at the mouth of Red River Gold opened at 218, advanced to 228 and closed at 224. A Specimen of ited Tape. Officer: Well, sir ? Sick Soldier: I wish to get a requisition ap proved for rations to go home on. Officer: What are they sending such fellows as you homo for? Let’s see your papers. Be in a hurry ; I can’t wait all day. Soldie:. There’s my sick furlough, and here’s my— Officer: Oh ! I don’t want to see your passes and all that. This isn't fixed up right, but I "haven’t time to fool with it. (Approves the document.) Soldier: Where mest I go now ? Officer: Go? Why go to the commandant of the post and get it approved. I'm tired to death with auswering you fellows. COMMANDANT’S OF F ICE. Soldier: Major, please sign this for me, that I can get my rations. Officer: Hand them over, (writes.) There i next! Soldier: Can you tell me where I must go to now ? Officer: /No! Orderly, tell th's man where to go to the commissary. Orderly: Go down the street tso squares, turn to the left, go ono square and the second house be yond the corner Depot Commissary. COMMISSARY DEPOT. Soldier: I want to get my rations on this paper. Commissary: Well, sir, hand 'em over. What the devil is the reason you fellows don’t get your easing at the Way-sides, or bring‘your rations along, and save us all this trouble ? Never mind, I don’t want to hear anything about it. (Ap proved.) Soldier: Where will I get the rations ? Commissary: Get! why get them here. That man will give them to you. Clerk: Hand over your ticket, Mr. Smith, give the man his requisition. This paper isn’t right; that line needs filling out, and here’s a blot. Well give it to him and get rid of the trouble. Soldier: Will I have to wait long ! I’m mighty hungry. It's nigh on two days since I had any | thing to cat. * Smith: Yes : wait yourn turn. We’ll help you j some time to-night,, I expect. Hero get off them ; sacks. You can’t lie there. Soldier: I have walked three or four miles to get the requisition fixed up, and am mighty tired i and hungry, and sick, too. Smith; Well, damn, it. I can’t help that. Go to the hospital. The soldier sits down on a box, and in an hour, when they wish to close the store, he is found dead—literally starved to death, A victim to red tape and neglect.— Atlanta Intelligencer. Col. Jim Brownlow. —lt has been said that this Yankee, the wicked son of a blackguard father, on one occasion had committed to hie charge, fifty Confederate prisoners, and ! that before they had travelled twenty-five | miles, they were aii lost. This fact was stated ! bv Federal officers to a reliable Confederate | then within their lines. These officers did ! not hesitate to express the wish that Brown low might be taken prisoner by us and hung as he was a disgrace to their army. This Brownlow has stated repeatedly to Federal officers that he never took a prisoner. He knows bis deserts if taken by ns, hence his i desperate and successful nfempt to escape at Newnan. It is possible that he may be cap tured. If so, as he will be in a strang coun try, let him be placed in a position in which | there will bt- A certainty of his being lost. He j is beyond the pale of humanity, and should be tre-ned as a wild beast — Sav. JVetvs. DnLAMENTED F.VCB OF DESERTERS, — -A tew davs since, say* a di-patch. from Grant’s army to the Northern paners, fifty rebel deserters attempted to into our lines in a body, I but our troops, notwithstanding their inten- I lions, fired on them, and twenty nine of the ; number were killed or wounded. THE CITY. T. J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOE. Military Surveillance. —We notice that some complaint is being made at the action of our Post Commandant which requires that all citizens be furnished by the Provest Marshal with a pass. Now we feel as jealous of our rights and liberties as the next one, and regret even the necessity which calls for such surveillance on the part of the military authorities, but after reflection, we are satisfied, that whether acting with or without the sanction of law, Col. Van Zinken is ' doing what he believes to be to tbe best interests es the community, and that it is no part of his design to exercise hurtful powers, or give unnecessary trouble to tbe citizens. It is but a small require ment that the citizen shall carry a pass, and-no citizen can reasonably expect in such times as these tc be exempt from annoyance. If we meet with nothing worse than this, we may esteem our selves lucky. We think public exigencies require some such policy. The country is full of spies, traitors, deserters and those trying to shirk the service,-and it will need the utmost vigilance on the part of the authorities to keep things straight. The citizens once furnished with a pass will not be subject to further molestation. Besides the policy if faithfully executed, may discover many who have no just grounds of exemption from the ser vice and they be forced to do their duty. We repeat that we are satisfied that the Commandant desires to do what he believes to be best for the community and the country at large, and so far he should be sustained by all right thinking citi zens, even though some of his requirements may be slightly annoying. With a tremendous army so near at hand, and in danger of a raid at any day, we cannot be over watchful or solicitous. Fortifications. —We are glad to see that the new Post Commandant is going to take immediate steps to put our city in a defensible position. T® this end he calls on the citizens of this section to furnish one thousand able bodied negroes at once, and gives notice that unless voluntarily furnished he will proceed on Monday to impress. This looks like work and is just what is demanded. There is no shutting our eyes to the fact that we are in danger of raids, and the quicker the preparation to resist them the better. We learn that the pro jected fortifications are just snch as can be made available against raids. We trust our citizens will see the necessity of this call, and voluntarily fur nish the negro labor at once, and without grum bling. See the call elsewhere, and prepare to re spond promptly. A Review. —lt will be seen that Col. Von Zin ken orders a review of the local forces on the South Commons at four o’clock. All companies interest ed are refered to the call in another column. * Septf.mber Weather. —We are now having real September weather—hot, dry days, cool nights and any quantity of musquitoes. Look out for chills and fevers. Letters for Trans-Mississippi. —Mr. Thomas AYells, letter carrier for Gibeon’s Brigade, gives notice that he will leave hero on the 18th, and car ry letters for one dollar each. Parties having rela tions and friends in that department, and who may wish to communicate with them, should not lose this opportunity, as it may be a long time before another offers. As to-morrow is the day for leaving, letters should be written and sent to this office to-day accompanied by one dollar. Fast Day, was only partially observed in this city, the citizens generally attending church while most of the Government employees worked on. All the churches we believe were opened and re ligious seryices held. Some persons fasted per haps in spirit and in truth, some through neces sity, and many not at all. Sich is life. Meat Shops. —A friend complains that meat ; shops on the side-walks are beeoining a nuisance j and insists that those who have fresh meat to selj ! should be made to keep it within doors. The sug j gestion is perhaps, in accordance with refined taste, | but our opinion is that there should be some sort I of a public market for such things, where all citi- I zens could be supplied from first hands. Such an ■ arrangement would add greatly to the interest of | consumers. AY. L. Clark offers a reward of fifty dollars each, | for two runaway negroes. See advertisement. j Prayer for Extortioners.— A proposal j comes to us to announce that a prayer ineet j ing should be held in the citj r of Macon every j evening, for a minute or two, during which | time, prayers will be hurriedly offered that God may save the microscopical souls of the extortioners of all classes. If there is not some effort of this character made, the better class of sinners who go to | the’devil when they die, will be placed in very i uncomfortable society indeed. There are num bers of our friends who have such a prospect before them who a~e very uneasy about it and who hope the meetings may be well attended. [lntelligencer. From Atlanta. —Gentlemen from the city of Atlanta state that Sherman is running from eight to ten long tiains of cars loaded with provisions into Atlanta daily Thc-y also say that Sherman's line of communication is in complete repair to Nashville. ♦ <> A down east editor said he was in a boat when i the wind blew hard, but he wasn’t at all alarmed, because he bad his life insured, and “he never had | anything happen to him by which he could make , any money.” j l'o Hie Citizens of Columbus aad Surroundißig Country. Headquarters Post, Columbus, Ga., Sept. 16, 1864. j [Circular.] I. Citizens of Columbus and the surrounding coun try are called upon to furnish without delay, One ! Thousand [l,ooo] Negroes to work on the fortifica tions. 11. The number of Negroes that can bo furnished by each person will be given immediately to Capt. C. A. Redd, Post Q. M., and the Negroes turned over to him on Monday morning. j 111. Subsistence &c., will be furnished by the Government, and if the number of negroes required : is not furnished impressment will be resorted to. By order LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Commanding Post. y. A. Codv. Post Adj’t. spl6 3t Not ice ! Headquarters Post, Columbus, Ga.. Sept. 16,1^64. ORDERS, \ No. 5. f I. The Loyal and Detailed Cbm panics of this Post will he ID if, .vi‘l and Inspected on SAT-1 URDAY EVENING, 17th inst . at 4 oVook. on the South Commons. ' IT. The Companies wil be on ihn ground, and the line formed hy flic Senior Officer present, at 3 1-2 o'clock. By rder LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Comd'g Pori. J. A. ConY* Atij'f. I sc), and 2t Nolice. I He\i>qi:Arteks, rH Wu.j-riv Pisr. I <.kdiinihus. Ga . Sept. ls% lSto. the i «i~,„ M|.n'ied in. the J-.ftbr'-nr Districts will sen i to those Headijuafteirs all men whoA.ive not reported at .Vaco a By order of >en. Wayne. B. .f. THORNTON, A D C. pr N, W. Garrard, Capt & E O. Stanton’s Official Figures. The following are Stantou’s latest official figure* of putting down the rebellion.” It is an extract from his official bulletins to Maj. Gen. Dix: It is ascertained, with reasonable certainty, that the naval and other credits required bv the act of Congress will amount to about 200,000, including New York, which has not yet been reported to th* department; so that the President’s call of July 18th is practically reduced to three hundred thou sand men to meet and take the place of— 1. The new enlistments in the navy. 2. The casualties of battlo, sickness, prisoner* and desertions; and 3. The hundred day troops, and all others geing out by expiration of service this fall. One hundred thousand new troops, promptly fur nished, is all that Gen. Grant asks for the capture of Richmond, and to give a finishing blow to th* rebel armies yet in the field. . The residue of the call would be adequate for gar risons in forts and cities, and to guard all the lines of communication and supplies, free the country from guerrillas, give security to trade, protect com merce and travel, and establish peace, order and tranquility in every State. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. The whole press of the North urge that Grant shall have these men. The Philadelphia Enquirer says : General Grant says that he wants one hundred thousand new troops to capture Richmond and fin ish the war. Let us furnish him the men. It can be done if we will but resolve to put our shoulders to the wheel. Sherman is making glorious progress in the Southwest. Atlanta has fallen. TheWestsent hi"!*!* 011 - Let the States of the North determine that want shall not be foiled in his purposo to cap ture Richmond for want of men. The hundred thousand troops can be raised. Let us do the work at once, and the war will speedily close. Baldy Smith Relieved. —The Petersburg Ex press states that General Baldy Smith has been relieved from the command of the Eighteentq Army Corps, and that Lincoln has approved the order. Grant has assigned Major General E. O. C. Ord to the command of Smith’s corps, and Major General D. B. Birncy to the command of the Tenth corps. According to reports of deser ters, Smith had indulged in a free criticism of Grant’s campaign, saying, among other disparag ing remarks, that it was a lamentable failure. This got to Grant’s ears, and the consequence was that Smith was relieved. BEEF! BEEF!! T HAVE secured the services of an experienced 1 Butcher, an i will k"«p on hand at all times the best Beef th >t can be tound in the country. •*®“Becf ready for sale every morning at daylight WM. H. H. PHELPS. jpl7_st 114, Broad St. SSO Steward! STOLEN, from the Wagon Yard last night, a large black horse Mule, with ihe letter "M” branded on his right hip. I will give the above reward for said Mule, de livered to me at Tatbotton, Ga. JAMES INGRAM. sep!7 6t* 500 Negro Heat Wanted! Nitre and Mining Bureau, ) llkadq’rs Mining Division, No. 2, >- Selma, Ala., Sept. 13, ’64. J 1 AM desirous of Hiring Five Hundred Negro Men, J for the Bibb Iron Works, located on the Alabama and Tennessee Rivers Rail Read, fifty miles North of Selma, 150 South of Rome and 70 \Yest of Mont- f ornery. I am paying for able-bodied men three undred dollars per annum, feeding and clothing them. One woman will be hired to every ton men, to cook and wash for them. There is on the place a hospital with a regular surgeon, who takes charge of all the sick. If the enemy threatens, the negroes can be moved AYest through an inaccessible c oun try. Apply to AY P Herring, La Grange, Ga., or AYM. RICIIAADSON HUNT, Lieut. Col. Comd’g. sep!7 1m SSO Be ward. Superintendent's Office, ) Muscogee R. R. Company, ( Columbus, Ga., Nept. 16, ’e4. J A REWARD of SSO will be paid for the delivery '1 to me for each of the following negro men : Charles—Black; about 25 years old; quick spo ken ; weighs about 150 los.; about 5 feet 10 or 11 in. high. Hilliard—Black; about 30 years old; 5 ft 9 inches high; weighs 1450 r 150 lbs.; blacksmith by trade. — Probably will go to Jones county wh re his wife ig. AY. L CLAAK, spli Ira Superintendent. j AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, ON TUESDAY, September 20th, at 10 1-2 o’elk, we will sell in front of our store, DWELLING HOUSE AND LOT, i East of the Muscogee Ilail Road Depot; | House is new with 4 good rooms ; Collon<* ! ade in front; Kitchen, Smoke house, and j good Well of Water. Lot 1-4 acre—a ' comfortable residence. —ALSO— A VERY FINE PARLOR MIRROR, French plate, 3 by 5 ft. 100 REAMS FOOL’S GAP PAPER. 100 Shares Rank of Columbus Stock. 1 GUTTA PERCHA GIN BAND, 40 feet long and 8 inches wide. —ALSO, — SOI 1-4 Acres Land, Eight miles of the City, being the West half of Lot No, - 142, in the 9th district, South of the old express road, adjoining the land of Lawrence and Jones—Twenty acres cleared, with a small Dwelling. —also, — A VERY LIKELY NEGRO BOY! 15 years old, 16 Bbls. COAST SALT ; 400 lbs. WRAPPING PAPER. 16 BOXES FINE TOBACCO. sepl6 4t546 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. AN SATURDAY. 17th of September at A / we will sell in front of our store Lot Furniture; Smoking Tobacco ; Desirable Hardware : Letter Paper; Sin gle Buggy Harness; Ladies Shoes; fac tory Jeans; Boots; Mourning Prints, with other desirable goods. —ALSO, — A NEGRO MAN, 35 years old—field hand. spl6 2tslo ; . By Elli§, Livingston & Cos. A Valuable Plantation POH _— ♦ ♦ \ \T E offer for salein Chattahoochee county, t welve VY miles from Columbus, containing 900 acres oi Land —300 of which is good bottom— -balance pine mixed with oak and hickory—3so acres cleared. On the promises is a good dwelling with 5 rooms; out houses for 40 negroes: a good Saw Mul in g°9“ running order; <?rist A/ill, nearly complete; win House and two f?ins; Wheat Thrasii and J am; -lan Yard, Ac., &c. SP<3lot By Ellis, liiringsloa & Co -200 g-aa-LX-Ohsts PURE CATAWBA ORAFE BRAiBY! A VERY FINE ARTICLE. CAS FiNfi tSmnffiSnuTil RICHARDSON & FAULKNER, MACON, GEORGIA. seplO lOt*