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DAILY TIMES. j. w. WARREN, «. - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Tuesday Morning, October 26, 1814. ~ :rafc ~ rT/ri 1 ?' s' 1 W« h*v* no cbang* to sole in th*§ituaiion. Wbather Hood b« in Georgia, Alabama or Tennessee, we know not. We rather auspeot, however, that th* head of kis colama is turned towards the latter State. The effort of the authorities to conceal or suppress intelligence es his movements, has succeeded perfectly, and we doubt not, is wise. We cen afford to w»wf if what be doc* he food, and if it {.« f|], . concealment cannot dp much harm. I De news which we get from Richmond is goo<r. Lee's army has been greatly strength- I ened. and will be able to maintaiu its positioa* We think the crisis in Virginia has passed.— I Grant has lost his opportunity —-if he ever ' had it. He has willed until Lee has suffi oiently wcru'.wd from the detailed men and ibig reserves to resist anr movement that may be ma,le against Richmond. The horizon all around is bright. > The Boyce Heeling in Columbia The Southern Guardian contains a full ac count of the proceedings of the meeting re ctntly held by the citizens of Columbia to take into consideration the late letter of Hog. W. W. Boyce. We would like to publish the lull proceedings but our columns will only allow ue to give the patriotic preamble and resolu tion' which the Guardian says “were adopted Vm .m overwhelming vote.” PREAMBLE. Wh- :i »k-s election of Mr. Lincoln, as Pres ident of the United States by a purely sec tional party, made it manifest that the con summation so long apprehended, had been ac complished, that the South no longer con trolled her destinies, but was henceforth to be governed »y another people, alien in senti ment and in interest, South Carolina dissolved her connection with the existing Govern ment. The act was deliberate, preceded by year- of discussion ou the questions involved, and in accordance with the recorded pledges of her constituted authorities. She had counted tcost, aud she feared nothing so much ae the degrading vassalage which awaited her. Her example was followed by other Southern States. Anew Confederacy was formed, and South Carolina assumed new political relations. The old Confederacy de nying to the new the right of self-government hitherto esteemed the corner-stone of Ameri can institutions, made war, and for four years, a ruthless, savage, inhuman warfare unparal leled in atrocity, has been waged upon us.— South Carolina, who led the van, has suffered only in common with her sisters. The States which came to her support, like South Caro lina, have freely sent their sons to the field, and, despite the terrible slaughter which has ensued, still oppose to our oppressors, an un dimisbed army with an uuvanquished spirit. It cannot be that South Carolina will be the first to quail before the foe whom she was the first to deny, and that she will teach lessons of submission to those who, but for her, per haps, never would have been in arms. Our enemies are no less hateful and atrocious than in the beginning, and our friends are as tme and faithful as ever. It would be rank cow ardice to succumb to the first, and infamy to fail in our support of the latter. These reflection,s are suggested by the re- ' cent extraordinary letter of Hon. W. W. Boyce to President Davis Mr. Boyce is the repre- i sent aiive of the central district of South Car olina. We of the capital of the Stale are his nniii' diote constituents We cannot permit such a letter to pass unrebuked. With Mr. Boyce’s motives and intentions we have no concern. The tendency of (he letter is to in- : sti. tho feelings of submission, and suggest the wish for reconstruction Its logic is more di rectly opposed to see* -sion and a separate Confederacy, than in favor of the measure, as a remedy nroposed in our extreme distress.— it is full ot gloomy despondency, and is cal- l culated to create dissatisfaction with our own Government and to reconcile us to that of the enemy, and to dispirit our-army in the field. The committee, with „hese views, recommend The adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That the opinions and sentiments •>f the lion W. W. Boyce in his published let ter r.o the President of the Confederate States, .ire regarded as the suggestions of a timorous despair, which, if heeded, can blit lead to die order and ruin, Resolved, That if it be true that, the North' era State' must, of necessity, “not only make their institutions but ours” aLo, and that, even tne achievement of our independence will be but tin- inauguration of a military despot ism, and the overthrow of our liberties—then the teachings of out illustrious statesmen for more than thirty years have been a delusion and a snare —then the withdrawal of this Stale tram the political union with the States of the N rth, was a high and fearful crime, and all, who, by their counsels in past times, have contributed to it- accomplishment, not excepting Mr Boyce hiiustflf, are partakers of its guilt—then all tiie costly sacrafice of life and property attending it, has been worse than useless, and but one refuge for tis is possible, to haste upon the wings of the morning to a reunion with a people whose hands are red with the blood of our kindred—whose base ness grows and multiplies as the contest pro ceeds ; who, with the intelligence of the Civil ized man, have all the vices of the barbarian, and have been less elevated by the ennobling influences of Christianity than any of the na tions of the earth ; a fate so full of horror that, 4 rather than yield to it, we pre'er to accept j even :rm dark destiny which Mr. Boyce pre- ' diets, an unmitigated military despotism created b\ ourselves, for “our masters then would, still, at least, be our country men.’’ Resolved, That it it be true, as is necessarily implied in the argument of Mr. Boyce, that we 1 have become involved in a senseless and hope less contest, from which, though victors, we . can only reap the destruction of our liberties, Uien in omitting at an earlier date to inform us of the inestimable blessings of our political 1 union wit!, the North, and the inevitable diSo 1 ss’er and ruit: const quev upon its dissolu- ' n«»u lie h been str.l .g dy forgetful of his du« ty to his country. Resolved, That as South Carolina was the lirst to engage in the contest in which we are involved, we fervently trust and believe she will be the last to waver or taker m the glo rious struggle. Resolved. That, as a portion of the constit arws'i Qi the lloti. Am. VV. Boyce, we utterly repudiate and contemn (he policy he advises m his Utter t‘j *^ e ; president: that his opiuions irreconcilably at war with our clearest conceptions of public duty aud patriotism ; aud tlmt, while we accord to him perfect sin cerity in the course he bus taken, we only re gard him as, upon that very aecou , the more unfit to represent us in the councils of the Confederacy. • Resolved , therefore, As the deliberate j udg ment of this meeting, that the Hon. William W. Boyce owes it to bis constituency, as well as to himself, to resign at once his seat m the Congress of the Confederate States; aud that a copy ot these tesolutions be transmitted to him by the chairman of this meeting. Our Arm v.—The ranks in General Lee’s army are rapidly tilling up, and the corps, divisions, im gades and regiments, depleted by many battles, are assuming their former proportions. At dress par ade, on Sunday last, a Virginia regiment, wuicn had inscribed on its battle-flag the names of our earliest battles, turned, out eleven hundred muskets, and one of our smallest divisions numbered seven thousand erfec ive men. — Richmond Dispatch. ♦ '♦ Gen. Braxton Bragg.— -The removal of General Braxton from Richmond is not permanent, ile has been ordered off only temporarily to take i charge of an important Southern military post. Gen. Bragg’s office in this city will remain open and in charge of Lieut. Col. Anderson. {Richmond Dispatch, The Meeting of (he Governors. At » meeting of the Governors of the States •f i irginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, | Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, held i n Augusta, Ga., on Monday the 17th Inst., Gov. Wm. Smith presiding, after a full, free and , h * r »*»i»us consultation and interchange of ■ council, the following among other views were j i expressed: Resolved, That there is nothing in the pres* ent aspect of public affairs to cause any abate ment of our-zeal in the prosecution of the war to the accomplish men tof a* peace, based on the independence 'of the Confederate States. And to give eacouragement to our brave sol- I diers in the field, and to strengthen the Con- ] federate authorities in the pursuit of this de- ; : sirable end, we will use our best exertions to increase the effective force of our armiee. Resolved, That the interests of each of our ! States arc identical in the present struggle for self government, and wisdom and true pa triotism dictate that the military forces of each should aid the utbers against invasion and subjugation, and for this purpose we will recommend to our several legislatures to re peal all such laws as prohibit the Executives fvgm sending their forces beyond their respec tive limits, in order that they may render tem porary service wherever most urgent 1 * re quired. * Resolved, That whilst it is our purpose to use every exertion to increase the strength and efficiency of our State and Confederate forces; we respectfully and earnestly request that the Confederate authorities will send to 1 the field every able-bodied man without ex cep non, in any of its various departments whose place can be filled by either disabled officer* and soldiers, senior reserves or ne groes, and dispense with the use of all pro vost and post guard, except in important ci ties, or localities where the presence of large bodies of troops make them necessary, and with all passport agents upon railroads not in the immediate vicinity of the armies, as we consider these agents an unnecessary annoy ance to good citizens and of no possible bene fit to the country. Resolved, That we recommend our respec tive legislatures to pass stringent laws for the arrest and return to their commands of all de serters and stragglers from tho Confederate armies or Slate troops, and that it be made the special duty under appropriate penalties, of all: civil and military officers to arrest and deliver to the proper authorities ail such delinquents, And Whereas, the public enemy having pro claimed the freedom of our slaves, are for cing into their armies the able-bodied portion thereof, the more effectually to wage their cruel and bloody war against us, therefore be it Resolved, That it is the true policy and ob vious duty of all slave owners timely to re move their slaves from the line of the enemy'* approach, and especially those able to bear arms; and when they shall fail to do so that it should be made the duty of the proper au thorities to enforce the performance of thie duty and to give to such owners all neceesary assistance as far as practicable. Resolved, that the course ot the enemy in appropriating our slaves who happen to fall into their hands to purposes of i ur seems to justify a change of policy on on part; and whilst owners of slaves under the circum stances should freely yield them to their coun try, we recommend to our authorities, under proper regulations Lo appropriate such part of them to the public service as may be re quired. Resolved. That the States have the right to export such productions uud to import such supplies as may be necessary tor State use, or for the. comfort or support of their troops in service, upon any vessel or vessels owned or chartered by them ; and that we request Con gress at its next session to pass laws remo ving ali restrictions which have been imposed by Confederate authority upon such exports or imports by tho Slates. And lastly, we deem it not inappropriate to declare our firm and unalterable purpose, as we believe it tie that ot ,our fellow ciiizens, to maintain our right of self government, to establish our independence, and to uphold the rights and sovereignty of the Stales or to per isb iti the attempt. Resolved,*Thai the Chairman be requested to send a copy of these resolutions to his Ex cellency President Davis, and also one each to the President of the Senate and the Speak er of the House of Representatives to be laid before their respective bodies. A letter from in front of Richmond gives some additionel intelligence of our officers and soldiers who have been placed under fire at Dutch gap by Butler. The following is his order directing this barbarity : HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA and North Carolina. Army of tae James, in the Field. .October 13,1864. General Orders, No. 126. It being testified to tho commanding general by a number of refugees and deserters from the enemy that from one hundred to one hundred and fifty soldiers of the United States, captured in arms by the Confederates on the litres near Chaffin's Bluff, have been taken from Libby prison and other places and placed to labor on the entrenchments ol the enemy’s lines in front of their troops, the command ing general, on the 12th day of October, notified the Confederate agent of exchange, Robert Ould, of the outrage being perpetrated upon his soldiers, and informed him that, ui less»the practice was stopped, retaliation in kind would be adopted by the Gov ernment of the United States. Being assured by General Dwell, commanding Confederate forces on the north side of the James, that an answer to the communication, if any, woula , be sent at eleven o’clock a. m. to-day, and it being ! now past noon, and no answer having been receiv- : ed.it is ordered that an equal number of prisoners I of war, preferably members of the Virginia re-, serves, by and under whose charge this outrage is being carried on, be set to work in the excavation at Dutch gap and elsewhere along the trenches as may hereafter seem best, in retaliation ior the un just treatment of the soldiers of the Uni ed States ; so kept at labor and service by the Confederate au- j thorities. It being also testified to by the same witnesses | that the rations served to the soldier- 1 of the 1 nited : States so at labor is one pound of fiou -one- I third of a pound of bacon daily, it is ordered that j the same ration precisely be served, to these Coated- I erate prisoners’ so kept at work, daily, and no other . er different. , „, , i It betng further testified to that the time of labor ■; of the soldiers of the United States so at work un- j der the Confederates is ten hours each lay, these Confederate prisoners so kept at work will be made to work, and work faithfully, daily, during the same period of time. This order will be read to the prisoners set te work the first time they are mustered for labor, in order that they may know why it is that they do not receive that kind and courtuouf treatment they have heretofore from the United States as prisoners : of war. Upon any attempt to escape by any of these pri soners so at wo! k they will be instantly shot. Bv command of Major General Butler. EG. W, SMITH, Assistant Adjutant General. A letter, announcing the commencement of work by the prisoners, says : The prisoners, with their guard, arrived at the gap a little beioro 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. So soon as they reached the spot and were turned over to Major Ludlow, commanding the United States and other forces at that point, and placed at work, they were desirous of knowing the average number j of daily casualties sineo the commencement of ope rasions on the canal, anu also asked to be permitted j to build gopher holes in which to protect them- I selves from the fire of (heir friends. Os course Maj. 1 Ludlow properly denied them this request, where upon they see-mod to fall back on the idea that the •, rebel fire would not be turned upon them when the , facts we; e ascertained by thb rebel military au- j thorities". General Bags and Fort Morgan.—A few days since a Yankee telegram announced that rebel General Page had been courl-iaar tlaleu on the charge or destroying property in Fort Morgan after he had surrendered.'' This charge has been disproved before a Yankee court-martial. We give the following extract of a letter from one ot the officers of Fort j Morgan, dated “Prison House.' New Orleans. September 13, 1864: “The armv and nary have been much ia cen9«,‘d erraiust General Page for no other rea son thau°the fact that he held Fort Morgan as i„n., a- we could fight it. When surrendered, w.. -a loii'S of debris. Genera! Page has been before a council ot war, charged with destroying property after the white flag was displayed. The charge was disproved. Noth" ! ing of the kind was done. TELEGRAPHIC. BIPOBTB OF TMM TRESS ASSOCIATIVE. Entered according t# act of Compress in th# yeat 1863. by J.S 1 eraser*, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court es the Cos efaderafft States fo the Northern District of Georeia ; —— i, ; Richmond, Oct. 24.—Norther* papers of i the 22d, contain a telegram from Jefferson City which says Curtis was fighting Price’s advance all day on the 20th, on Little Blue River ten miles from Rose cranz was advancing to aid Curtis. Price’s camp, when last heard from, was at j Wavtrly. Lincoln has issued a proclamation for ; thanksgiving on the last Thursday in Novem ber. Nothing later from Sherman. The French troops occupied Matamoras without opposition on the 26th ult. The Cincinnati peace convention adjourned sine die, without making any nomination. New Yerk gold market steady—closing quotations 209. Petersburg 24.—Gen. Shipley at Norfolk issued general orders requiring all persons over sixteen, male and female, to take the oath or be sent out of the lines by the 15th of October. Pastors are not to take the oath under tly eat, intimidation or promise of any kind, but. alter mature deliberation. The oath, obligation and penalty in case of viola tion to be tuliy explained. Those taking th e oath, are to be conscripted. Portsmouth Cherrystone, York and Norfolk are places appointed for Pastors to attend in order to take the oath. Numbers of males who have been banished rather than take the oath, have arrived in our lines, Nothing new or active about the situation hereabouts. The Baltimore American of the2lst has a dispatch from Sheridan to Grant which claims 1600 prisoners, two colonels commanding brigades, several wounded and one killed- General Ransom died on the morning of the 20th. A telegram from Stanton states that the telegraph lines are now working to Atlanta, but no later reports have been received by the Department. All quiet below Richmond yesterday and to-day. Nothing later from the Valley. 1400 prisoners captured by Early reached the Lib by prison yesterday. [From the Richmond Examiner.] A Panoramic View of tbe Con vention. “I think,” says Mr. Boyce, “that action (namely, the action of the Chicago meeting,) demands a favorable response from our Gov ernment.” And the honorable gentleman carries the joke so far, in his artful design of encouraging Yankee peace men, as to affect a kind of enthusiasm for their new idea of a convention. “Imagine,” he cries, “thi3 grand Council of States in the act of convening, after the people everywhere-in peaceful pos session of their right to elect their ambassa dors, had done so. What a sublime spectacle ! There weald be nothing to compare with it in moral grandeur in ancient and modern times/' Ac. Well, imagine it. Let us also try to conceive, if the human imagination can, this proposed j august convention. Avery vast “wigwam,” j huger than the Coliseum, is erected with cir cling tiers of seats for myriads of spectators : for it is to be a highly imposiug assembly— never was tbe like “in all creation,” (a Yan- j kee boast which this time will be true,) and as we have astonished mankind by our war, so wt* are to dazzle them by a peace which shall be the envy and despair of all nations. Os course, there will be a mighty throng of ladies from the several States—for none have a deeper interest in the result, nor a more legitimate curiosity to behold so many men of immortal names assembled on the grandest occasion in history—up to this date. The solemn assemblage, pregnant with the destiny of a hemisphere, is opened. The heart of the vast multitude beats high, and its breath conies quick as the delegates enter. Arrive the representatives of South Carolina; they take their seats, with courteous greeting, beside the honorable gentlemen of Massachusetts; and the “Bay State” has, of course, sent her great est men—there sits Banks, late commanding general at New Orleans, in civil attire ; for all swords are sheathed, or turned into plough shares or steel pens. At sight of him, per haps, one af our Louisiana delegates can but 1 think sadly of his house and plantation sacked and burned on Red river, and his children shipped off and landed, houseless refugees, on the bare strand of Pascagoula, by order of Banks ; but he represses such thoughts—they must be indulged pn this joyful day ; for this, look you, is a day of peace on earth and good will unto men. On the same bench yon recognize also the calm, statesmanship-like 1 visage of Sumner, who formerly, in the bitter ! ness of his heart and soreness of his head, termed us Southerners, the “sum-total of bar barism”—he is all smiles to-day as he looks | on his Southern brethren, for he says within j himself: Now I know the Lord hath delivered | them into my hands. Behold also the lofty brow of mellifluous Eve- i rett, who conjured the very old women of Massa chusefcts, if they could do no better, to stab as with their knitting needles ; and Benjamin Butler, whose wholesome discipline tamed the spirit of the New Orleans women, and put a bit between the j teeth of the clergymen of Norfolk. And now all eyes are eagerly bent to gaze, as through another door file in the proud Virginians, holding their heads somewhat high at first, but soon they look more humble, when they find their allotted chairs beside the representatives of “Pierpont” Virginia, (tor this, you remember, is a Convention of all the “States,”) Dr. Rucker and Gen. Hunter politely greet the gentlemen from the Easrern fragment of the Old Dominion and as the last named com • manding general is announced, there is a uiove i ment amongst the Virginia ladies in the auditory : | they begin to inspect curiously, through lorgnettes, ; the jewelry whicn graces the arms and necks of ’ the fair daughters of New England, seated near by—aud fancy that they recognize certain chain* and bracelets. Some may even shiver and shud ' der, and hardly suppress a sob, when they see the man who burned their houses over their heads, and can almost fancy they can hear again the roar of the j flames bringing their roof tree crashing down up * on the hearth. Delegates from Hahn’s new “State” ! of Louisiana (some of them colored gentlemen) ; fraternally meet planters from the coast, whose plantations have been leased to Yankee agricul | turists. As Ohio representatives take their seats, spectators from Tennessee, perhaps, think of John Morgan and staff, with heads cropped, is the prison dress of tho penitentiary. Not a Northern delegate who enters but calls up to some Georgian or North Carolinian spectator, the memory of desolated homes and murder shrieks rising from burning towns, and the wail ot violated virgins tearing their hair, until, by the time the Conven tion is called to order, the whole atmosphere seems laden with curses and lamentations, and the moan of a hundred thousand ghosts crying alond for vengeance. Then the parson rises to open the proceeding* with prayer. But it is best to stop here, lest we verge on blasphemy ; for what form of prayer will serve his turn ? — Fatal Result of a Sham Battle.— On Tuesday afternoon, during the progress of a sham battle be i tween some sihool boys on Union Hill, one of them, i named Hammie Stewart, by accident left the ram ! rod in bis gun, and firing it off, drove it in the stomach of one of his playmates, named Charles W. Cox, son of Wm. H. Cox. where it struck against his backbone and there lodged until it was drawn out by a physician. - The little fellow was immedi ately removed to his father’s residence, in the . neighborhood of the occurrence, where he lingered in groat agony until Thursday noon, when death put au end to his sufferings. ! A juiy of inquest was held yesterday by Justice j Baker, es Henrico, aisisted by Constable E. W. i Robinson; but owing to the absenee at school of a ! number of boys who were witnesses to the transac ; tion, it was adjourned over until 6 o’clock in tho i afternoon. — Richmond Dispatch. TECH OITT. j T- J. JACKSON.... LOCAL EDITOI Headquarters Post, \ Columbus, Ge., October 24,1864, / Ordrr. No. 15. I. All City Passes issued frera Post Headquarters, Provost Marshal's office er any Department or Com pany Headquarters, at this Post, will not be recog nized after the 28th inst,' they will have to be re newed by the Provest Marshal and appreved by the Pest Commandant. 11. All members es the Dawson Artillery, Fire men’s Guard and Chapman’s Company Habib to military duty, who have not reported, will be ar rested and forwarded to their commands. By order . . ..<- ; ” :i LEON VON ZINKEN, Col. Comd'g Post. J. A. Cody, Adjutant. oc 25 3t m • Sales To-Day.— Ellis A Cos. will hare a big j sale to-day of nogroes, furniture, groceries, stock, ‘ Ac. See advertisements. Mr. Holland’s Lecture. —The lecture of this i accomplished young divine, iu behalf of the “Way- j side Home,” we are requested to state, will take j place to-morrow evening at Temperance Hall.— j All lovers of magnificent declamation and dia- j mond-like thoughts, cannot fail to be pleased with Mr. Holland. Let the Wayside Home have a big benefit. It is a deserving institution. Frosty.— The last day or two has been decided ly winter-tsA, rendering good fires and warm clo thing a sine qua non to comfort. And, sad to contemplate, these articles arc by no means so come-at-able as we have known them in days past. The coming winter will doubtless call into exercise, amongst the majority of our people, what ever they may possess of patience, prudence and economy, There may be-those who have realized fortunes during the war, who will be able to get what they want at any price, but that the majori .tyof us will be sorely straitened to make both ends meet, there can be little doubt, while the ab solutely poor in our midst, must either receive as sistance from those able to render it, or be reduced to fearful extremities. Now, that the ieng winter evenings are setting in, ample time for reflection will be afforded those who are accustomed to sit around their plentiful boards and cheerful fires, and it is to be hoped that thoughts of the absent soldier, of his indigent wife and children at home, of the widows and orphans made by the red car nage of war, will be occasionally permitted to in trude themselves, and that the results of such re flections will be the formation of resolutions te assist, to the utmost extent of their necessities, those objects so unfortunately circumstanced.— While there are se many calls to the exercise es high-handed liberality, no one has the right te withhold his substance, and say “be warmed and filled.” Life consisteth not in the abundanee of man’s goods, but in its highest and divinest forms it does consist in good deeds, in high re solves, in noble aims, in the conferring of happi ness as far as in our power upon all with whom wo come in contact. - - mm There are a goodly number of folks in this world of ours who can never see any good in any thing. They are forever looking for flaws in hu man character, while they are totally blind to the good that is iu man, and the virtuous actions and i noble purposes which are, alas ! too often eclipsed ; by superficial foibles. This class of persons inva- | riably judge the aggregate of mankind by th# worst specimens they can pick out, and often ex- ! cuse themselves from the performance of duties ob- j ligutory upon them, because of objectionable asso- j ciations, in which such exercise would iavoive them. We frequently bear such people say, we j would join the church if it were not for coming in j contact with A. or 8., whom we know i* a hypo- . crite. and not half so good as we. We could not compromise our reputation by affiliating with any such characters. A flimsy excuse, verily, as if the same excuse wa3 not valid, against living in j the world. Such persons would do well te mi grate to some other sphere if they are so invete rately opposed to compromising their reputation. (An article we fear many of them haven’t got te compromise.) We think there is very little sin- , cerity in such pretensions, and that they are used more frequently to check the upbraidings of con science, or as a cloak to propitiate public opinion than otherwise. If men are kept out of the pale* of the church, because some members of that church are no better than they should be, we wonder how the parties will settle the matter when they knock at the gates of hell together. There the hypocrite and such objectors will be com- 1 pelled to affiliate whether thoy wish to or not. This same class are alike insensible to the beauties of nature. They see nothing but ine qualities and irregularities in the earth—are not awed by the thundering cataract, the bounding billow, or the burning volcano—or subdued into reverence or admiration by the gentle rivulet, the glowing landscape, or the flowery meads. There is always something that ought to have been dif ferent If they ever look at the glorious sun it is not to admire its myriad golden rays or genial warmth, but to detect spots if possible on its disk. Or if the moon comes within their purview, it is not to adore the hand that made it —to be eleva tod in thought or affection, by its soft, silvery beams, but to wonder why God put in it the man, the dog, and the burning brush heap. Thus of everything. No good or beauty in anything.— Such people go through life without deriving or conferring happiness,, and instead of the sublime isolation to which they hope to aspire after life’s fitful fever is over, we opine they will find them selves in plenty of company, and that too, which i they seemed to so much dread, in this life. DIED. In Americus, Georgia, on the 16th instant, MARY ! ANN, eldest daughter of Dr. Albert and Mrs. Sarah Ann Rees. Just upon the verge of womanhood, surrounded I by doating parents and loving friends, she was call ed to enjoy the bliss of another world ere she had tasted the evanescent sweets and pleasures of this. From childhood, the loveliness and purity of her character attracted the interest and affection of all who kuew her. Few so early lost will be so deeply mourned. Her beauty was fragile as the Lily’s—her life as pure and brief. At early dawn a lily bloom Stood in a garden, fair, Os flowerets gay and fragrance sweet It was the fairest there; Its beauty pure, no touch of Earth Marred with stain or trace, A dewy tear, of Heavenly birth, Glistened on its face. At noon, the Sun, with genial warmth Kissed the tear away ; While the modest bloom of early dawn Grew brighter with the day. And the flowers all,—the rich, the rare, Loved the modest face, And slender ferm, of tho lily fair. Queen, of the garden place. Ere the evening shades had met The Sun’s declining ray, Or winter frost, its seal had set Pon flower-life of a day The reaper came, for floral crowns For loved ones in the sky. Death’s sickle cut the lily dow: * To bloom again on high. L. Addison Brown, of Georgetown has boen sen tenced to five years’ imprisonment at Fort Dela ware for giving aid and information to tho onemy daring the invMien of Maryland in July la*t. SPECIAL NOTICES HKADQ’RS CONSCRIPT SERVICE FOR Gborgu, Augusta, Oct. 17th, 1864. Ciacumut No. 18. To County Enrolling Officer*; Pursuant to orders from the Major General Com manding the Reserves and District of Georgia, you and all others engaged in the conscript service are commanded to apply yourselves with renewed en ergy and diligence to the important duties with which you are charged. The fact is established that in every county of the State there are numbers of men between the ages of 17 and 50 who have never been enrolled and hitherto evaded the service which they owe their country, which the law obliges them to render, and which the voice of patriotism, the importance of the crisis, and the call of their gal lant brethren in arms have failed to induce them to perfbrm. It is your duty to see that these men be no longer allowed to eajoy this inglorious case, and to save them from the shame and degradation which await them when our independence is won, in the esteem of those noble women to whose valor and devotion, under Providence, these priceless boons will be due. The ranks of our armies must be filled. The bat tle scarred veterans, who, for four years have stem med the tide of invasion and held at bay the savage and powerful foe which still pollutes our soil, must be strengthened and animated by the presence of fresh men by their side. The glorious battle flags which bear upon their tattered folds the names of so many victories which have rendered our country ; famous throughout the world, must be upheld and supported by the many stout arms whose strength has not yet been put forth in the defence of their homes, their fortune and their honor. It is also a fact known to ail that there are thous- j ands of deserters and absentees from the army scat-, tered throughout the State, who, were they now present beside their faithful comrades, could drive i the enemy beyond our borders, and before the win ter frosts set in, conquer our independence and a j cessation of war. It is your duty to have these misguided men ar rested and returned to their commands. They have committed the most infamous crime of which a sol dier can be guilty, and deserve the terrible punish ment which the laws of their country and the usa ges of war have awarded to their offences. Their only hope of clemency at the hands of the Execu tive depends on their prompt abandonment of their present life of lawlessness and peril and their return to the ranks in which they swore to serve during the war. Let constant efforts be directed to the ar rest of these men. Let every hole and corner; let every swamp and forest in your respective counties in which these wretched men* now find a preca rious shelter, be searched and penetrated by your selves and your assistants, until every deserter has been arrested, and your vigilance and energy have proved that escape from capture is no longer possi ble. If you need aid in the performance of this duty, call upon the sheriff and other civil officers of the county, and, under the repeated orders of the Governor of the State, they are obliged to assist you. The officers commanding local companies, re- : cently organized in the different counties by order of the Major General Commanding the Reserves, j are also bound to aid you, and the great body of the ! inhabitants, aware that the safety of their relatives i and friends now in the field and of their families at home; the possession of their property, their lives, i their liberty, depend on the success of our arms and j our ability to hold our ground against the vandal hosts by which we are beset, will assuredly not fail j to second your efforts to send into the ranks every man who properly belongs to them, whether he be i one who owes military service and has failed to dis charge his debt, or he be one who has b tsely desert ed the flag of his country in the face of the enemy when she most needs the best services of all her sons. The duties entrusted to you are onerous, but they are eminently honorable when faithfully perform ed. Most of you have served with honor and fideli ty in our army, and the wounds of many attest their valor on the field. Let the same spirit that animated you in confronting the foe, inspire you now in the performance of your present duty, and let the consciousness that upon you, to a large ex tent, depends the speedy and successful termination of the war, impel you to put forth all your euergy and thus earTi the highest reward a soldier can ob- j tain —the gratitude of his country. Hereafter County Enrolling Officers will report ! directly to these Headquarters, and not as hereto fore to the District Enrolling Officers, whose offices have been abolished by order of the War Depart ment. WILLIAM M. BROWNE, Colonel and Commandant of Conscripts for the State of Georgia. oc 24 fit HEADQ’RS CONSCRIPT SERVICE, Augusta, Ga., October 20,1864. Circular, No 19. It being generally believed that a number of Certificates of Exemption and Detail have been fraudulently obtained throughout the State, it is hereby ordered: That all Certificates of Exemption and Detail by whomsoever issued, prior to the 30th of November, 1864, shall be, on and after that date, revoked, and become null and void. County Enrolling Officers will immediately pro ceed to collect such Certificates of Exemption and Detail and hold the same until called for by the In spectors of Conscription, whose duty it will be to examine the same closely, and if satisfied of their validity, will issue a receipt for each, which will protect the holder thereof from molestation until the 20th of November, by which time the new Cer tificates of Exemption and Detail will be forwarded from these Headquarters to all persons entitled thereto. Railroad Companies, Government Officers and Contractors having detailed employees, will collect and forward the Certificates of Exemption and De tail of tluir employees by Express to these Head quarters, where they will be exchanged for new cer tificates. WM. M. BROWNE, Colonel and Commandant of Conscripts for the State of Georgia. oet 24 6t HEADQ’RS CONSCRIPT SERVICE, Augusta, Ga., October 21,1864. Circular, No. 20. 1. The Enrolling Officers of Georgia will’proceed vigorously in the execution of the following Circu lar, from the Bureau of Conscription : C. S. OF AMERICA, ) War Department, Bureau of Conscription, > Richmond. Va., Oct., 7,1864. j Circular, No. 33, By General Orders, No 76, current series, all de tails heretofore granted under authority of the War Department, through this Bureau, to persons be tween the ages of 18 and 45 are unconditionally re voked, and by said General Order all such persons now under such details, are required to report in person forthwith to such Camps of Instruction of the respective States as may be designated for as signment by the General commanding the Preserve Forces to military service. From this requirement are excepted men detailed and now actually employ ed in manufacturing, providing, collecting and for warding munitions and other indispensable supplies for the army and navy, or in work indispensable to military operations. Such persons will be allowed to remain in their employments until their details are revised. Under this Order, all Farmers, Plan ters, Mechanics, and others! holding details by au thority of the War Department, or of local Con scription Officers, are required forthwith to repair to the Camps of Instruction. Officers engaged in the Conscript service are re quired promptly and with inexorable rigor to with draw all such details as are herein indicated, and ; move the persons to the Camps of Instruction for assignment to service. No appeals from this Order I will be entertained by the Secretary of War, unless approved and forwarded through this Bureau by the Generals commanding the Reserve Forces. Applicants for detail will not be lurloughed dur ing the pendency of their applications, but will be | assigned to the army. Circular No. 8, Bureau of Conscription, March 18, 1864, having been rendered nugatory by subse f quent General Orders from the A. & I. General’s Office, is hereby revoked. By command of the Secretary of War, (Signed,' JOHN S. PRESTON, Brig. Gen. and Supt. 11. In obedenee to Orders from the Major Gen eral commanding the Reserves, Enrolling Officers will respect, until further orders, all detail? held by employee* of Govern rnent Officers and extractors. 111. The Secretary of War having directed that all men detailed from the army, now serving in Virginia—except those employed ia the Tax in Kind aerviee—who are ant prorcoaneod unit fa field service by a Medical *xamining Board ant who are not certified b, various Heads of D<W meats and Chiefs .f Bureaux as absolutely neuem* ry for the continuance of the manufacture of mum | lions and other indispensable supplies tor the arm. ; be immediately returned to the duty with thX' commands. Enrolling officers will thllt | persons aro promptly forwarded. IV. When a soldier is unable to appear bufo*» » Medical Examining Board, by reason of phymA disability, he will forward to the Enrolling officer u certificate to this effect, which certificate must afa. embrace a full and accurate statement of the •»« The Enrolling Officer will, in all cat**, submit the certificate to a Hospital Examining Board, or « Board of Examiners for Conscripts, who, in •infer ence with him, will make upon it such recommen dations as may be warranted by the facts as**- tained. WM. M. BROWNE, Colonel and commandant of Conscripts, j _* c 24 6t for the State of Georgia. JVotice. OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY STATE 4 OF GEORGIA, l Savannah, October 19, 1864. ) The office of tho Chief Commissary of the Con j federate States for the State of Georgia will be i located at Columbus, Georgia, on and after the 24th instant. * R. J. MOSES, oo 24 4t Major and Chief Commissary, A-j. AUCTI ON S ALES Bv Ellis, Livingston & Cos, P SINGLE HARNESS. r PHIS day, Tuesday October 25th, at 10 1 4 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store, Avery fine Sett Single Harness, new oc 25 It $3 JVotice. By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. — • RUM AND BRANDY. —-* ON TUESDAY, Oot 25th, at 104 e’riook we will sell in front of our store 2 Bbls. Rum, 1 Bbl. Grape Brandy. o« 24 2t $8 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. WE will sell, on TUESDAY, October 2 *th, at 10 J o’clock, in front ®f our Auction Room ONE NEW BUGGY, ONE BBL MACHINE: OIL. oc 24 2t $0 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos., -- o FINE PIANO. — : • tm WE will sell on.TUESDAY, 25th October, at 10 1-2 o’clock, in front of our Auction Room 1 Fine Rosewood Piano, 7 1-2 Octave, of fine Tone and Finish. oc 22 3t sl2 , By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. A PRIVATE SALE. 1,500 Acres * unimproved Land on Spring Creek, Miller county, formerly Early, will be sold at a bargain. oc 2117 t SSO By Ellis, Livingston A Cos — ♦ fa EXTRA NEGROES. —> • mm AN TUESDAY, October 25th, at 10 1-2 o’clock. Owe will sell in front of our store, TWO Extra Likely Negro women, and 24 years old, both good Cooks, Washers, Ironers and House Servants oc 21 5t S2O By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. VALUABLE NEGROES. ♦ ♦ O AN TUESDAY, 25th of October at 10]4 o’clock, we will sell in front of our store A likely Negro Man, 40 years old, A likely Negro Woman, 22 years old, and their two children. oc 20 5t S2O By Ellis, Livingston A Cos. SALT. AN TUESD AY, 25th of October, at 10 1-2 o’eloek, U we will sell in front of our Auction i?oom, 90 BARRELS SALT. oc 20 5t sls By Ellis, Eivingston & Cos. Administrators Salr. WILL be so’d on Tuesday, the 25th inst„ in *h« City of Columbus, at the store of Messrs- Ella. Livingston & Cos.. Auctioneers, a portion ot tae perishable property of the estate of B. A. Sorsby, dec’d, consisting of several Hogsheads of Sugar. Kegs of Nails, Boxes of Tobacco, Pieces of Osna burgs, Envelopes, Writing Paper, Buttons, Thread, Sic. Sold by order ot Court. Terms cash, Sale to commence at 11 o’clock a. m. & £ THOMAS, Oct 14, 1864—0 c 15-tilloc2s Ada’r. In Store —Charges Unpaid. TWO GINS. One marked J. Sorrell, Dale county, Ala., been on hand several years, One marked J. J. Reynolds. They will be sold on the 20th November, unlesi freight and charges are p lid Previous to that time. R. A. SOLOMON, Columbia, Ala., Oct, 19,1864 —6t Pay Storage and take Cot ton away. ALL persons having Cotton in our possession are hereby notified that they must pay charges and take it away by first November, prox, as we cannot be responsible for it any longer, as both ofJißffiJ be in the army. BRLibE.lv X CV. Cblumbia, Ala., Oct. 24,1864 8t SO!U»8ltH. WE will purchase ten barrels choice Serghum Syrup, by sample, furnish barrels, and pay ia Salt or currency. M. P. ELLIS A CO. oc 22 3t Shot and Powder. CA BAGS SVot, all numbers'. JU 100 pounds Course Powder; 100 “ Fine Rifle Powder., o° 2261 __ _ STAFFORD A CO. FOR SAFE. MY plantation containing 960 acres, lying on a, branch of the Cowikee Creek, and 30 miles dis tant southwest from Columbus. Ga., seven mile* south from Colbert Depot, Mobile and Girard raiL road, and five miles west of Glennville, and 20 mile# norteof Eufaula. Theplaceis mostly leve L}h P sS» ductive, and in fine state of cultivation, with HS£ sr shop corn cnb barn she the tr , ict a i:d reserve a H d ' XShi£hSdExcellent, plenty of the best water. " TheSieaith of the place is no: surpassed by th p«™ons wi-kiog the’ place will get off th* t r sn at Silver Run and take the (daily) Hack *o r.lounviUe, where onveyace can be had. lor further particulars apply to the subscriber oa the premies, or address him af Glennville, Barbour county, Ala. Price S4O per acre. Possession given J. V. TREUTLWr,