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DAILY TIMES.
J. W. WARREN, - - - Editor.
COLUMBUS:
Friday Morning? October 7,1864.
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The march of Hood’s army from its recent
position on the West Point and Atlanta rail
road i> considerably involved in mystery. The
statement of our intelligent correspondent
that, oa the night of the 2d inst. our forces
encamped in the vicinity of New Hope is
doubtless correct, but does not gratify the
curiosity in the mind of the public to know
where Hood is going and what he proposes to
do. Will he take position on the State road
and fortify and bold it permanently, or will he
continue his march into Middle Tennessee—
say to Nashville? Much, doubtless, will de
pend upon the course which the Federal com
mander may adopt, and, as this is almost too
uncertain even for speculation we shall leave
flood and Sherman to work out the problem
without deriving any advantage from our sug
gestions. Ut one thing vve are certain, Hood
is too far from It is recent base to hope to draw
further supplies from that direction, and must
establish another. Fortunately, one is already
at hand, with a good railroad at its back. The
capture of Rome by Wheeler will enable him
to rely upon it with comparative security. To
our view the indications'are highly encourag
ing that Sherman will be forced out of Gee r-,
gia in a short time. The fact that he has one,
two or three months supply in Atlanta cannot
affect the result. Nothing short of eight
months supply can satisfy him, and he must
have this within reach before winter sets in,
or he is a ruined man. We shall yet be thank
ful for the disaster at Jonesboro' and the fall
of Atlanta.
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editorial matter that appears in its columns
and indirectly for that which is communica-.
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the aggrieved party or his refusal to render
satisfaction to the latter. In the conduct of
this journal we profess to be governed by the
above rule.
Peace Negotiations.
\V<; perceive with much regret, says the
Southern Recorder, that a few papers in
Georgia advocate the sovereignty 'of the States'
to such a degree, as to authorize each for it
self to make the best bargain it can with Mr.
Lincoln for the cessation of hostilities. We i
regard this as exceedingly unfortunate. It i
not only gives an interpretation to the South- j
ern compact which that instrument does not i
justify, but it is an indirect confession of
weakness in the Confederacy, most hurtful !
to the cause. We do not impeach the fidelity !
of those who maintain this doctrine of State ‘
rights, but we feel persuaded that the error, '
honest as it may be. is calculated to exert an
unhappy influence on our struggle for nation- |
al independence. The proposition, at this
gloomy juncture of reverse in Georgia, implies I
an abandonment of ail hope in our ultimate I
success, and in this respect it is very objec
tionable, even if nothing more serious could
be alleged against it. Such a pretention is :
wholly inconsistent w'ith the power to conduct
our foreign relations which has been delega- '
ted to the Confederate Government. i
Coupled with this romantic idea is that of i
a Convention of all the States, North and j
South, to adjust the terms of settlement. ■
When the relative composition of such a body
is taken into view, either on the basis of State j
sovereiynty, on which the North stands about j
two to one against the South, (22 to 12) or in !
representative power which largely prepon
derates in favor ot the North, as our Tariff ex
perience in Congress has ever shown, the sece
ded States would have no voice whatever
which the blast of fanaticism would not in*
stantly silence in the Convention. As for
Southern independence, no one dare breathe
it in such a presence. Then, with absolute
dishonor from such arbitrament, the South
would meekly ask for reconstruction with
Constitutional guaranties of property, &c.
Driven to this humiliating extreme, and scorn
ed for the audacity of expecting the recogni
tion of property in “our fellow-citizens of Af
rican descent,'' the delegates of the haughty
South, once so jealous of then’ honor as not
10 permit even the higher laic to assail it by
implication, will return with a burthen which
will attract the ridicule of Europe, and the
contempt of all high-minded men at home.
Such would be the legitimate results of a
Convention of all the States. We are greatly
mistaken in our estimate of Southern sensi
bilities and Southern valor, if any measure of j
the kind will be sactianed by even one-tenth
of the people, however clamorous a few timid
and speculative politicians may be in urging
this course to quiet our national troubles.
We are in the fight and we must carry it
on to the bitter end. until we can close it with !
honor. It is no time for us to propose nego- j
tiations. or to ask forbearance. The sword j
can be sheathed after victory.
A Yankee Railroad — The Wat They !
i
Build Them. —Grant's railroad from City j
Point to the Weldon road is nine miles long, j
and was built in eleven days. A letter de
scnliiag n, says ,
Two days were lost to the force by the sink- j
ing of a vessel having a portion of the materi- |
*1 on board, which reduces it practically to a
nine days’ job. No previous surveys had be*n
made to establish the route, or ascertain
grades, and the most remarkable feature of.;
the whole is, that none were made at all. The j
line was located by the eye, without the aid \
of a compass, and no instruments were used ;
to guage the evenness or degree of curvature j
to be established at different points. No meas- :
nrement was made or taken in laying the i
track from one end“to the other—not even a i
tape line or “ten feet” poles ! All was guaged j
by the eye—estimated by paces. The practi
cal skifl of the construction corps enabled
them to seize the best location for the road at
a glance, and to direct its details without the
engineering appliances usually deemed ludis*
pensible. Several ravines of considerable width
and depth were encountered on the way. A
cribwork of rough logs were built up, heavy
timbers run from one to another for stringers,
cross-ties put down on these, the rails nailed
down in the usual manner, and the result is a
substantial roadbed, equal to the best trestle
work in the United States for temporary use.
One of these bridges is eight hundred teet long
and fifteen feet high : tl»e other, eight hundred
and twenty feet in length and twenty-five feet
in height at its greatest elevation. Very little
filling or cutting was done r.t any point on the
line."
Yankee IT
Tha extraordinary deiig:« „»j whie'a the Y*<
kee press and people great any Military advaatiq
which they may obtain shews hew very sick they
are es the war, and with what jey they would hail
its termination. Not a joy fer humanity relieved
from suffering er for renewed relations of concert
between a people once kindred, but a joy that
there would be ne more drafts, no more green
backs, ne more Fort Delaware, no more arrest by
telegraph, ne more suppressions of newspapers,
no more exile to Canada, no more drumming and
fifing, and no more marching armed men te the
polls to see that unarmed men de not vote against
the will of the government. It is a joy for them
selves that moves the Yankee enthusiasm, not an
interest in peace or humanity- It is a knowledge
that this war is slewly binding Upon them har
dens which their posterity will never be able to
throw eff. It is a conviction that armed men will
be ferever their rnlers ; that the bayoaet, turned
from us, will be directed at themselves ; that as
Russian desolation has marked the enforcement es
the law against the free peopiewh© resisted a worse
than Russian despotism, an Anstrian police will
carry its force and espionage into all the social re
lations of the Union. The joy with many grows
out of the hope that they will have us to help
them in this coming war with their Government.
They hope for help from our courage and our
councils.
This is the true reason for the concurrence of
the Yankees of every party in the desire of sub
jugating the South. The Abelitionist wants to
serve, the Democrat te a : d in recovering his liber
ties. The hopes of both are, however futile. We
cannot return to making brick without straw : we
have had enough of bondage. We assure them that
we could not live under their government a day :
it is not fit for freemen. We assure the Abolition
ist that we should be most unprofitable servants.
It would be impossible for them to venture with
any advantage upon their stolen property, or to
swagger with any safety among their Southern
serfs The pleasures of satisfied vengeance would
be very short lived. They would soon find that
the soldiery, hired to keep us in subjugation,
would rule over and subject thorn, and that our
subjugation would be an excuse for theirs. This
Yankee delusion will soon pass away. It is a
drenken delirium, which eannot last.
The usual caprice of war will have nipped the
blooming anticipations of those sanguine Yankees
who believe in the prophets of the penny press.—
The recoil of the telegraph will have stunned the
credulous crowd, who have got drunk and waved
their caps for the sham victories of Sheridan and
Sherman. Early is not driven from the Valley ;
Sherman has met his Moscow. Forrest is abroad,
and the Confederate cause still looks upward anti
onward to liberty and independence.
No, no, Messrs, of the peace and war parties, you
have not caught the wolf, and, therefore, had bet
ter not sell his skin. You may pile up debt and
march on men to destruction for four years more.
You may believe lying editors and ambitious gen
erals, but the truth will at last break upon you :
The South*is unconquerable.— Rich. Enquirer.
Almost a Row in Atlanta.
We have the particulars of a scene that
occurred in Atlanta since its occupation,
in which no little fear was felt by some of
our surgeons who were prisoners, and
others, of their personal safety, but which
finally ended by Dne of our surgeons
ing an opportunity to administer a fitting
rebuke to .the policy of Lincoln with res
gard to the exchange of prisoners, and a
tacit acknowledgment by a mob of Fed
eral soldiers that the rebuke was deserv« i
ed.
Some of the Yankee prisoners exchang
ed by us were sent up from
ville, and many of them carried with
them samples of the corn bread with
which they had been rationed. It was of
bad quality, our own men were forced to
admit, and the length of time since it
had been prepared made it appear still
worse. The exchanged men used these
samples to arouse the indignation of the
large number of soldiers in the city, and
they were so far successful that one eves
ning a large crowd collected in front of
the Trout House, and began to consider
the question of holding our prisoners then
in their hands responsible.
As the matter was talked over by the
crowd and inflammatory speeches made,
things began to wear a threatening as
pect, when one of our Surgeons, Dr. Abs
ernathy, of Giles county, Tenn., a prison
er on parole in the city, asked permission
to make a statement, which was granted.
The Doctor adverted to the fact that cut
off from the outside world as she was, the
South was necessarily without many of
the comforts of life, and compelled to de
pend upon her own resources, while the
Federal government had the markets of i
the world. The South, therefore, was
compelled to feed her prisoners the same
as she fed her own soldiers, and this had
been done. But the government at Wash
ington, he stated, was responsible for th 6
long confinement of the prisoners.
It had refused persistently the repeated .
offers made for an exchange by the Con
federate authorities, who had always de>
sired to exchange man for man, The
cartel was broken up by the Lincoln gov
ernment, and it alone was responsible for
the long confinement of so many brave
men, both North and South.
The Doctor’s remarks were received
quietly by the crowd, and at their conclu
sion it soon became minifest the truths he
uttered impressed themselves upon the
auditors. The meeting broke up quietly
and dispersed, and nothing more was
heard of the prevalence of a mob spirit.
— Appeal, Montgomery , 2d,
From East Tennessee
Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 23, 1804.
Matters in this department are of a decidedly
more hopeful aspect than a few weeks since. Glen.
J. C. Vaughan, the brave and efficient commander
of cavalry, has his command now thoroughly or
ganized, and is on the move. He left Jonesboro’
on the 21st, and is moving in the direction of Bull’s
Gap. Straggling has been effectually put down,
and a great many who had no arms have been
furnished. The people are hopeful, and look for
brilliant results in a few days.
General Williams, with fifteen hundred men, has
joined Gen. Vaughan, and been furnished ammu
nition, &c. They are from Wheeler’s command,
having accomplished the object for which they
were detached.
A report has gained circulation that a party of
Yankees came through Pound Gap a few days ago.
The Gap is in the Cumberland mountains, and is
30 miles west of Abingdon, Va. The report, no
doubt, arose from the fact of the passage of some
of our own troops.
The commanders in this department are compe
tent, and alive to their duty, and ere many days
shall have elapsed the Yankee rule in East Ten
nessee will he quite limited.
[Cor. Richmond Sentinel.
Barbarous Inhumanity. —Four or five hundred
sick prisoners were brought to this city from North
! ern prisons, for exchange last Thursday, in a con
dition which proclaims the savage inhumanity of
! the enemy. We leArn from them that their food
I was sour bread and had meat —which aggravated
! their disease. When through neglect they were
1 reduced too low to be restored to health, they were
i sent here io die. Twelve of them, we understand,
j died on board the boat between Fortress Monroe
and this city ; ond 30 more were numbered with
! the dead within three days after their arrival. One
of them who had been accused of theft had been
made deaf, dumb, and blind by strangulation
having been hung by the neck till he became insen- j
sible! His tormentors then spared his life, that it ,
might prolong his misery .—Richmond Christian
Observer.
Ft. Morgan not in a State of Mutiny.—lt has
been repeatedly said by deserters ana sensation
itemizers that the garrison of Fort Morgan was in a
1 state of mutiny: that many of the men were in irons
for refusing to do duty; that they are tired of the
war and anxious to escape from the rebel service.-
There is no truth in such stories. I have conversed
with many of the prisoner*, and tnil mat their
faith in the Confederacy is unshaken. lam firmly
convinced that when the chance is given them a
1 large majority will fight bravely and well for what
t they conceive to be their violated - i
i Hero,ld.
wn, and the Worfli In
ferior Cnurt.
icial documents in the above case
| have at la»t come to hand. It is but just to
slate that Governor Brown 3 order to Col.
Jones was verbal; and that he (Col J.) wrote
it after his arrival in Isabella. The Govern
or. we suppose, somewhat incen?ed at the in
aumarable contrivances of men of property to
escape service in the field, reiterated to Col.
Jones his order, (when that gentleman called
on hint to know if he really wished such a
l message to be delivered) and also to report
to him immediately the action of the court. —
Gol. Jones and Gev. Brown left Macon simul
taneously—the Colonel * to deliver his un
pleasant message, and the Governor for the
Capital, to make arrangements for its defence
against the numerous Yankee raids then over
running and pillaging the country. Oa the
Governor’s trip thither “a change came
e’er the spirit of his dreamhis wrath against
delinquents had abated in his great anxiety
for the defence of like an
honest man. be addressed Col. Jones a letter
at Isabella, instructing him not to deliver the
order, as the Judiciary es the State were on
ly amenable to the Legislature for their ac
j tions.
But, unfortunately for Governor 8., Col. J.
1 did not receive the letter for several days af
ter he had delivered the order, and it was
■ then too late to make honorable amends to
j the irritated and insulted gentlemen compo
sing the Inferior Court of Worth County. At
the time the Governor s order was read to the
Court, there chanced to be three legal gentle
men present, re spectively; Messrs. P. J. Stro
| zar, W. E. Smith and W. A. Harris. The hon
i orable Court requested these gentlemen to
; state their opii ions of the case in question,
which they did in no measured terms of de
■ nunciatio;i against the promulgator—Govern
or Brown. Messrs. Strozar and Harris were
i particular bitter, and hurled the epithets ot
| ignoramus, tyrant, usurper, 4:c., on the un
-1 defended Governors head.
!* Major Harris—formerly a warm, political
! and personal friend of Brown’s, boldly
I charged him with partiality in discharging
i men from the militia, and related the follow
| ing to show that the father and friend were
j not lost in the Governor. “Whe-n Governor
• Brown eaw that his son would soon become
| liable to military service, he entered him in
i an institution by which he was shielded from
| the Confederate enrolling officer and the mi
! litia laws of the State, and the children of his
1 friends and subordinates are allowed to re
■ main in Yankeedom where their wealth and
j influence will always protect them from the
j draft, but when a young, sickly boy—my
j brother—applied for a discharge, he was or
| dered to the front; and there in the ditches
he is to-day, a burden to himself and country,
and a victim to gubernatorial partiality. You
have all known me heretofore as the friend
and adherent of Gov. Brown, but may the
avenger of innocence blast me if, by word or
act, I ever again sustain such a base dema
gogue and usurper as Joseph E. Brown. As
Pilate washed his hands of the blood of Christ,
so do I, from this day, sever all affinities be
j twixt me and this self-styled autocrat law
j breaker.”
J The court unanimously adopted the follow
; ing report, which our readers will find upon
I perusal, to be as defiant as is the Governor’s
authoritaiive. We will simply add, that Gov.
Brown has lost one staunch friend in the per
son of Major W. A. Harris, who, last fall,
would have fought his “weight in wild-cats’
in defence of the Governor's political and per
■ eonal character. We are sorry that it has be-
I come necessary to publish these papers, as
| they show the.firat instance where a Governor
j of Georgia coveted more power than that
j which the Constitution allowed. —Albany
I Patriot.
, THE GOVERNOR S ORDER.
#
To tbe Inferior Court, of Worth County :
lam ordered by His Excellency, the Gov
ernor, and Commander-In-Chief of the State
of Georgia, to say to you, that if you do not,
within one week, re-consider your decision in
case of (Writ ofHabeas Corpus) J. M. C. Hol
amanvs. J.J. Williams, Assistant Enrolling
Officer of G. M., (in which said Holaman was
discharged from arrest, upon the grounds
that he hafe given his bond tor appearance at
Court, charged grith the crime of murder,)
that he will turn over ail of the Court subject
to the Enrolling Officer of the Confederate
States. -
Your decision will be forwarded to the Gov
ernor. E. T. Jones.
Lt. Cql. and Acting Aid-de-Camp.
10th Military Dist.. G. M
DECISION OF THE COURT.
Whereas, an order having been promulgated
by. Lieutenant Colonel E. T. Jones, of the sth
Regiment, G. M., from His Excellency, Joseph
E. Brown, Governor and Commander-in-
Chief of said Georgia Militia, threatening that
if a certain judicial decision, lately made by
this Court,(is not by us ‘revoked, he will have
all of us, within the ages of conscription, con
scribed and put into the army of the Confed
erate States,
It is, therefore, ordered by the Court, that
the said order is (be ?) hereby ignored, and
that we look upon it as an assumption of pow
er not granted to him by the distinguished
position which Governor Brown holds, either
by law or the prerogatives of his office ae Gov
ernor, or Commander-ins Chie f; and that we
look upon said order as an indignity.
Our judgment in the case referred to is
final, and we spurn the threat of his Excellen
cy with indignation.
Given under our hands and official signa
tures. this 15th day of August, 1864.
B. T. Collier, J. I. C.
U. Thornhill, J. I. C.
Dan’l S. Sumner, J. I. C.
G; W. Spring, J. I. C. .
A true copy from the minutes of the Court,
this 16th day of September, 1864.
Thomas G. Westfall,
Deputy Clerk Inferior Court,
Worth Countv. Ga.
To Whom it May Concern.” — The St. Louis
Republican hits off Lincoln's famous “To whom
it rnfcy Concern,” letter to the Southern Commis
sioners as follows. Here is its illustration:
Jones and Smith are quarrelsome neighbors.
Both see the folly of continual strife, and desire
pacification. Johnson, the friend of Jones, know
ing this mutual desire, undertakes to see if it can
not be honorably consummated, and writes te
Thompson, the friend of Smith, that he would like
to consult about it. Thompson goes to meet John
son, and they enter into correspondence a3 follows;
July 1,1864.
Johnson. —Dear Sir : I understand yon are au
thorized by Jones to tender terms of reconciliation
to Smith. If true, lam deputed to put you in
the way of seeing him.
Y ours,
Thompson.
To which Johnson replies:
July 2, 1864.
Thompsgx —Dear Sir: lam nos directly au
thorized to tender terms, but I know Jones’ wishes
perfectly, and I have no doubt I could at once get
his abthority to act I wish to see Smith.
Yours,
Johnson.
This note is sent to Smith, who responds;
July 3, 1864.
Know all men by these presents, that if John
son is directly authorized by J ones to tender terms
of reconciliation, and Jonep will agree to paint his
house white and burn up his son’s mahogany fur
niture; he may live next door to mo in peace, sub
ject to my rules.
Smith is Lincoln exactly, and his letter is quite
as sensible.
Blue Times in New Orleans.—A Yankee let
ter from New Orleans fays:
The business world of New Orleans is very blue.
Long faces predominate. The worm has destroy
ed the cotton orop almost entirely; and merchants
who last winter gave immense parties, dinners,
etc., supposing that by this time they should count
their wealth by hundreds of thousands, are now
calculating how they can save their picayunes and
meet their expenses. This winter premises to be
very different from the last
General Sheridan was horn in Perry county,
(Ohio, in the year 1331, and haring entered West
Point in 1848, graduated at that institution ia June,
1853.
TELEGRAPHIC.
r*peats or ths prbss" association.
Entered according to a«t of Congress in the yea:
iV33, by J„ S 1 brashes, in the Clerk’s office 0:
'he District Court of the Confederate States foj
the N orthera District of Georgia.
* Richmond, Ootober 6.
official dispatches te the War ‘Department last
night state that Lt Col Withers has returned from
his expedition t# Western Ya. He passed through
Bulltown, Jacksonville, Westever, Walkerville,
and Weston, destroying a million dollars worth of
stores, capturing 300 prisoners, horses, equipments
and bringing off 500 horses, 200 cattle, sustaining
no loss. ■
Mobile, Oct. 6.
Five vessels ed the bar. All quiet this morning.
Four foreigners and eae_ negro were captured to
day near the obstructions trying to make their es
cape.
The Advertiser has authentic advices from For
rest’s army via Cherokee to-day. He captured
3000 prisoners, four guns, TOO horses, 2300 stands
small arms, 1000 negro men and children, and
completely destroyed the Alabama and Tennessee
Railroad from Franklin to Decatur. This is con
sidered Forrest’s most successful raid.
Near Clinton, La., 6th.
Yesterday the eiaemy advanced in heavy force
from Bayou Sara on the Clinton and Woodville
Roads. Col. Scott with one regiment only fought
and drove them back on the Jacksonville read to
within two mile3 of Bayou Sara, but being flank
ed ar 1 the enemy being reinforced, Col. Scott fell
back on the Liberty road. The enemy occupied
Woodville yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock, and
CKnton early this morning. '
Harikarl In Japan.
A letter written by a Frenchman at Jeddo. and.
dated January 5, contains the following :
The Japanese who yesterday passed through the
principal streets of Kongo the aristocratic quar
ter of Jeddo—were surprised to see not one, but
fourteen houses covered from top to bottom with
white hangings, a sign that each of their owners,
a noble or some high functionary, had been order
ed by the Tycoon to kill himself during the day
by ripping open his bowels. On receiving notice,
the unhappy man makes immediate preparation
for his death. He calls his friends and relatives
around him, and with them he drink3 rye brandy,
eats sweetmeats, and jest3 upon the uncertainty of
human affairs, until the arrival of the Imperial
inspector, sent te see the execution executed.
On his entrance the master of the house rises,
takes leave of his friends, and passes into another
room with the inspector and two or three relations.
After hearing the decree read, the condemned man
draws his sabre, makes one cut across .and another
along his abdoinen, and, lastly, cuts his throat. It
often happens that a man has only strength to
make the first cut. In that case, a trusty servant,
standing behind him for the purpose, strikes off
his head. No one has any knowledge of the
offences for which these fonrteon personages were
condemned to death, but I heard that they were
suspected of being to 6 sincere partisans of the alli
ance with Europeans. Another report was that
they had been engaged iu some mysterious con
spiracy.
When we hear in the frequent discussions of the
military genius of Forrest, many persons declaim
against his original plan of tactics with a total
disregard of all systems laid down in books, the
more are we inclined to class him with the Napo
leonic school. We have heard of an old German
officer who was a great admirer of correctness in
military operations. He used to revile Bonaparte
for spoiling the science of war, which had been
errri and to such exquisite perfection by Marshal
Dauu. “In my youth we used to inarch and coun
termarch all the summer without gaining or losing
a square league, and then we all went into winter
quarters. And now comes an ignorant, hot-headed
young mau, who flies about from Boulogne to
Ulm,and from ITIm to the middle of Moravia, and
fights battles In December. The Whole system of
his tactics is monstrously incorrect,” The world
is of opinion, in spite of critics like these that the
end of fencing is to hit, that the end of medicine
is to cure, that s he end of war is to conquer, that
the great idea uppermost in the great, original
mind of Bedford Forrest is to kill Yankees, and
that those means are the most correct which best
accomplish the and.— Montgomery Mail.
Thk Virginia Campaign. —The Petersburg
(Va.) Express takes a hopeful view of affairs in
that State. It says :
We know not what is to Come. It is a secret
which time alone can reveal. But we have the
satisfaction to know that at present the sky is
brighter over our heads than it was a week ago,
and that all the signs around us are auspicious.—
Grant’s movements do not seem to promise much
better than they did when he was sliding down
from Spotsylvania to Prince George. Richmond
and Petersburg, at the close of the fifth month of
this famous campaign of his, still stand and are
as likely as ever to continue to stand. Sheridan’s
Valley glories are fast fading away, and, from the
complexion of the latest intelligence from our
army under Early, that boastful Yankee leader
will soon be winging hi3 way back to the Potomac. ;
The pursuer will be the pursued, as ha3 often been
the case in the Valley campaigni.
- - m* :
Voiceless Verse.
♦The world is rife with nobler thought.
Than trembles on the tongue ;
The world is full of melody,
Unwritten and unsung;
The music of a march is sweet.
But action is sublime,
And you may live a nobler a ver3e
Than can be told in rhyme !
The lyres and lutes with tinkling breath,
The love-sick girls belong;
The rytam of a well-spent life
Is sweeter far than song.
I'm weary of the wa3te of words—
Our world were aot so dead
If half our bards would caa33 to write
And their songs instead :
The draft yesterday and to-day made a deep
cut in the Democratic ranks. To-morrow the
Twelfth Ward will have to furnish nine hun
dred—a very extensive haul. The drafting
ia the First district commences on Monday
next. There are only about 456 to be drafted.
In the Second district the number will reach
I*soo men.
The city authorities of Louisiana, Mo., have
taken measures to free that place of the ne
groes who nave left their owners and gone
into that place in such numbers aa to become
a burden to the city. Owners are notified to
come and take their negroes away or give
bonds for their conduct and support them.
The first volume of the Emperor Napoleon'3
long-expected “Life of Caesar” is announced
p®3itivaiy to appear ia November orDecember
next. The second volume will appear a
month or six weeks after the first, and the
concluding volumes will then appear at short
intervals.
Gsn. Hardes.— We have good reason to
believe, (says the Savannah Republican), that
the valuable services of this distinguished
and successful leader are not to be lost to the
Army of Tennessee, notwithstanding hie re
cent appointment to the command of this de
partment. The assignment of General Beau
regard to his present post i3 likely to heal all
difficulties and restore Gen. Hardee to the
gallant corps which has done 30 much for it
self and the country.
PgAcas, Any How. — A hopeful correspond
ent writes to the Mobile Advertiser from Clin
ton, La., that as to the result of the next
election for a Yankee President, I believe it
will make but little difference to the South
Who succeeds. If Lincola i3 re-elected there
will be a Western revolution and Confederacy
before the 4th of March next. It McClellan
is elected Lincoln will make peace before the
4th of March. Keep this in mini.
Labor and Recusation.— Au English paper has
the following:
It is said that in the town es Boston the girls have
made an improvement in ironing, which beat3 the
steam engine on commoa roads.all hollow. They
spread out all the clothes on a smooth platform, and
fasten hot flat-irons to their feet and skate ever
them. This ia combining the recreative with the
useful ana ornamental.”
T JBL E CITY-
T- J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR
Gen. Beauregard. —We learn that it is the
purpese of this distinguished General and patriot
to pass through this city this morning en route,
we presume, to assume the duties of his new com
mand. “All hail to the chief.”
Sixes To-dat. —It will be seen by advertise
ment that Ellis, Livingston & Cos., will have a sale
this day of very desirable furniture and ether
property.
Rains. —This section was visited yesterday by
heavy rains, and at the time of writing, the pros
pect was good for more.
Georgia Militia.— Col. Thompson issues or
ders to the 6th Regiment Georgia Militia, which
will be found iu our paper this meruing. The time
and place of meeting, with a view to re entering
the service are specified, and all parties interest
ed will do well to take due notice.
( Theatre. —We learn from persons present that
Temperance Hall was literally jamemd on Wednes
day evening to witness the first representation of
Mr. Crisp’s fine troupe. The company is unusu
ally large, all well up in their parts, while those
; characters represented by Mr. <fc Mis. Crisp, “our
: Jessie” and Mr. Hamilton, were rendered in most
| admirable taste and spirit. In fact, it is stated by
competent judges, that our city has never been
! honored by the presence of such an array of
I ability.
It will be seen by advertisement that the troupe
will appear te-night in the great French play—
“ The Marble Heart,” to be followed by a charm
ing afterpiece.
Chattanooga Rebel. —We learn it is the in
tention of the editors of this able but unfortunate
paper, to commence its publication in this city in
a few days. The Rebel, like the Memphis Appeal,
has found it necessary frequently during the pro
gress of this revolution, to change its base, and
we can but admire, the pluck and energy which
its proprietors hare displayed thus far in keeping
their heads above the gales and breakers which
have overwhelmed so many of our brethren of the
“goose quill.” The Rebel has made its mark here
tofore, wherever established as a popular, first
class newspaper, and we have no doubt will fully
maintain its reputation as such among us.
Northern Methodists. —The late General Con
ference of the Northern Methodist Church, elected
three abolitionist bishops, about eight abolition
editors, excluded all slaveholders from the church,
without the authority of law, extended the term of
the pastorate to three years, created eight new
Conferences, made Trustees of Churches members
of the Quarterly Conferences, made anew ritual
and remodeled the Discipline, re-enacted the rule
making attendance upon class meeting a test of
membership, and provided for the organization of
the baptized children of the Church into classes.
Oates of Secession
The Richmond Dispatch places Georgia next to I
South Carolina in the order of State secession. In
a note to £3,100 of the “Georgia Code,” the Com- j
piler 3ays: The following is the order in which the :
several States seceded from the United States,
to-wit: 1
1 South Carolina, December 20th. 1860.
2 Mississippi, January oth, 1801.
3 Alabama, January 11th, IS6I.
4 Florida, January 11th, 1361.
3 Georgia, January 19th, 1861.
6 Louisiana, January 20th, 1361.
7 Texas. February Ist, 1361.
8 Virginia, April 17th, 1861.
9 Arkansas, May 6th, 1861.
10 North Carolina, May 20th, 1861.
11 Tennessee, June Bth, 1861.
12 Missouri, August 12th, 1861.
♦ ♦—
Bltler the Beast.— lt is said that Butler \
has fooled Lincoln with the idea that he has
some strength with the Democracy. Let the
President disabuse himself, says Bennett’s |
Herald, Butler has as much standing with the
Democracy as he has with gentlemen. His is j
justly considered the most universally dis- i
graced American name since Benedict Ar
nold's. Any administration which had the
honor of the army in respect would long since
have court martialed him for conduct unbe
coming an officer and a gentleman, and put (
him out of the army in disgrace.
notice!
Headq’rs 6th Regiment, G. M.
Columbus, Oct. 7, 1864.
General Orders!
No. -. J
Commanders of Companies are hereby ordered to
muster their commands on Tuesday, 11th inst., at
the places herein designated, viz:
Muscogee county, at the Depot of the Muscogee
Rail Road in Columbus; Chattahoochee county, at
the Box Spring Depot; Marion county, at Geneva;
at which points they will take the train for Macon.
Transportation will be furnished, and absentees on
our arrival in Macon will be promptly reported as
deserters and immediate stops bo taken to arrest
thorn and bring them to camp.
By order of
D B THOMPSON,
Col comd’g 6th Reg G M
L B Duck, Adj’t
Notice!
Headers 24th Senatorial Dist,, G. M.
In obedience to orders from the Adjutant and
Inspector General’s Office, all men between the ages
of 50 and 60 years old, in the county of Muscogee,
will assemble at the Court House on Monday, the
10th inst., at 10 o’clock, to be organized into a com
pany or companies te repel raids. In the county of
Chattahoochee on Wednesday, the 12th inst. In
the county of Marion on Friday, the 14th inst. All
Police Captains will be present with their muster
rolD.
By order of Gen. H. C. Wayne.
B. A. THORNTON, A. D. C.
oc6 4t
FOR SALE 7
320 Acres of Land on tbe Mobile &
Girard Rail Road,
FORTY MILES from Columbus, Georgia, and one
and a half from Station No. 5; about 180 acres
opened, and cabins for about 30 negroes, with good
water, gin house, <fcc. Apply to Messrs Ellis, Liv
ingston <fc Cos., for terms.
sps lm* D C FREEMAN, Jb.
WANTED!
C AAA LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price
JjUuU will be paid. Apply to
F. W> DILLARD,
sp7 ts Major and Q. M,
SE EJECT SCHOOL.
Mr. GEO- M. DEWN will resume his School with
a limited number of pupils on Monday the 3d
October next.
Tuition for half a [scholastic year $125 00, paya
ble in advance. sep29 4t*
WASTED TO HEAT!
ONE or Two Furnished Rooms, with or without
Board—a small family. Best of references given.
Can furnish supplies at low prices. Address
C T NASH,
sep3Q ts Box 109.
WAITED TO HIHE.
DIVE or SIX NEGRO FELLOWS, for which tb
a highest price will be paid.
Apply at TIMES OFFICE.
sep29 lw* .
Pressman Wanted,
A mechanic whe understands repairing a Print
ing Press can obtain a job, on liberal terms, at this
office. ® ct * i
TEMPERATE 1141,1.
THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager H. CRISP,
Friday Evening, Oct. 7th.
GREAT FRENCH SENSATION DRAMA
OF THE
MARBLE HEART!
OR THE
Sculptor’s Dream!
Mr. Theodore Hamilton as Raphil.
Mr. Harry Crisp as Volage.
Mr. Jam «s Keith as Veandoee,
Mrs. W. H. Crisp m....Maxco, thb Maebl* Hiaet.'
Mr. J. Clark as TheOiphan Marie the Chunk
of Gala.
ANOTHER ROARING FARCE OF
mil m rim mi \
m —
Box Office, open daily, at the Hall, where Seats
can be secured. Tickets can be obtained at the
Hotels.
Doers open at 7p. m. The curtain will rise at 1 i
past 7 precisely.
Tickets $5 each. Servants $2 each.
No half price.
Programmes"^
oc7 It
AUCTION SALES'
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos,
*
ON FRIDAY,-October 7th, at 10f o’clock, w#
will sell in front of our store
2 very fine Mahogany Settees,
6 very fine Mahogany Parloy Chairs,
1 very fine Mahogany Marble Top Cen->
tre Table,
4 very fine Window Curtains, Cornice
and Shades,
1 pair Brass Andirons, Mantle Orna
ments, Bed Steads, Chairs, Crock'
ery and Glassware,
17 Boxes Tobacco, assorted,
4 Cases Smoking Tobacco,
50 Bbls. Superior Coast Salt,
200 Empty Corn Sacks,
1 Chest Fine Black Tea, fresh,
1 Close Carriage, nearly new, late style,
2 Setts Single Harness,
1 Fine Two Seated Buggy,
1 Two Horse Wagon and Harness.
600 pounds Nails,
Office Chairs, Desks, &e., Ac.
—also —
A Lot of Assorted Gerauiunis.
octo-3t S3O
By Ellis, Livingston A Cos.
UP -« - «IWll -
ON FRIDAY, 7th October, at 101-2 o’clock, we
will sell in front of our store,
A LIKELY BOY!
20 years old.
j octo td $6 _ _
By Ellis. Livingston A Cos.
200 QALLO2>TS
mi Mimi minium!
A VERY FINE ARTICLE.
For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upwards,
ag3o ts
Rt AAWAY Olft STOLEN
S3OO Howard 2
LEFT Cusseta, Ala., on Sunday morning, Octo
ber 3d, my man Henry. He is about six feet high,
of pleasing address; was raised in Lumpkin county,
Ga.; I bought him of Alexander Spriggs, of Lump
kin county, Ga. I have reason to believe he has
been decoyed off by some white man. I will pay
two hundred dollars for tbe boy, and three hun
dred dollars for the thief, with proof to convict.
J. D. SIMMS,
oc6 2w Cusseta, Ala.
SIOO Reward.
WILL be paid for a negro boy named Henrv, who
ranaway about two mouths ago. He is about'
teot Binches high; weighs about 160 or 170 lbs.; com
plexion yellow; fine looking; when laughing has
dimples in both cheeks. It is probable he went to
Atlanta with some of the troops from this city.
oc6 ts U. M. CLECKLEY.
LOST.
AN ENVELOPE containing about Ten Photo
graphs. Any one finding it will confer a favor
on the owner by leaving it at the Lee Hospital,
Ward A. [oct 6-11*
Situation as Governess Wanted.
ANTED by a Refugee lady a situation as
Visiting Governess to give instructions in
English, Music and the Rudiments of French. Also
desires Music Scholars—will instruct them at their
homes. Terms reasonable. References given.
Enquire of D. P. Ellis, Esq. [oct 6-ts
General Orders, Ao. 30.
[Extract.]
Headquarters Post.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 5, 1864.
Special Orders, ?
No. 29. (
IV. All orders heretofore issued from these Head
quarters, assigning men to duty as Detectives or on
Secret Service, are hereby revoked.
By order
LEON VON ZINKEN,
Colonel Comd’g Post.
S. Isidore Guillot, Lt. and Post Adj’t.
SSOO REWARD
STOLEN, from Judge Thomas’ stable, near Colum
bus, Ga., on the night of the 3d instant, one
fine black HORSE, shoulder slightly rubbed from
collar, mane also rubbed off near his ear by halter,
on his left flank a healing sore, he has on anew
set of shoes with heeis. Four hundred dollars will
be given for the delivery of this horse to me at
Columbus.
One hundred dollars will be given for the delive
ry to me of a NORREL MARE, small blazed face,
one hind foot white, no other marks remembered.
Both horses were taken off together. If any one
living on the different roads leading from Colum
bus can furnish any information respecting these
horses, they will greatly oblige the subscriber.
octs-4t J. A.'SHINGLEUR
Strayed or Stolen.
]?ROM the Perry House, in this city, a beautiful
a Pointer Pup, bluespeekled; with sides of head
and ears liver color; one spot between the eyes and
one large spot between the fore shoulders; about
six months old; well grown.
A liberal reward will be paid for his return to
me. Any of my friends seeing him, will confer a
great favor by taking possession and notifying me.
ocs 3t Col. M H WRIGHT.
A SUPERIOR ARTICLE
or
COFFEE!
S Jol 1 ngle KTails!
AT
MULFORD’S OLD STAND.
oct4-tf
Piano Instruction.
MRS. T. H. VANDENBURG is again prepared
to resume her Instruction in Music on the Piano.
Those designing to favor her with their patronage
will apply at her former residence on Forsyth street.
Terms—Fifty dollars per quarter.
Mrs. T. would be pleased to REITT ROOM*-. o<
a portion of the house, now occupied by berseu.
Apply as above. oet,,do
liiiMiOiifr
T'HE Exercises of this Institution will oe reso.;ue_.
1 on the Ist Monday in October, under the contin
ued direction of its present aole instructor. Rev.
Carlisle P- B. Martin-
Terms of admission will be made known oetire
the session commences.
tae E g GREENWOOD( Presd t>
D. F. WILLCOX, Sec’y.
spl2 ts Board of Trustees.