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4DVUnTfSI»« RATES:
Advertisements inserted tor &2 00 per square for
each jusertiou.
iVliere advertisement* are inserted a mont’a, the
•barge will be S3O per square.
\ enouncing candidates S2O, which mult invariably
Change oI Schedule.
'JrriCK KNOIKKBB AK» SuyKaiJfTBWDKNT, )
Charleston arid Savannah Railroad, <■
Charleston, June 7,1864.)
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.N T Till ItSDAY, June ■*, IH6l,an 1 until further
w nortec. th<> Schedule of the Passenger train will
r.c as lott-vv, viz:
beave Charleston 0.45, a. in.
Arrive in Savannah. „...Jd.4o, p. in.
heave Savannah.. I> 30, a. in.
Arrive in Charleston ; 1.15, p. m.
L'hi.' Train makes direct couneetion*, going north
ifid south, vviih t,hc Northeastern Railroad at<'har
•eston. and the Central Haiiroad at the .Junction.
11. S. HAINES,
June ;4 it Fngim r and Mj|>eri>itendeitt.
aunt., «S Schedule.
mil itt t Sunoay, ,i an 3 lain, the Trains on
• be usoogee Railroad will run as follows ;
lASSFNGER TRAIN:
1 care Columbus.. .'. .6 45 P. M.
'•rrive ai Ma< on 3 25 A. M.
: ca ve Maeoti 3 10 !’■ M
Arrive t Colun has 4 25 A, A.,
FHEIGM'I TRAIN:
l.cav. Columbus 5 (X) A. *<•
Arrive at folutr.bu.- 4 55 A. A’
W.L. CLARK.
mur I*'! Supt. Mnsoogco R, K.
Through Montgomery.
NEW SCHEDULE
MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT
H \ II.ROAM COMPANY.
COLUMBUS, Auirust 27, 1864.
i \N and after August 27th. the Passenger Train on
1 ‘ the Montgomery ami West Point Railroad will
Reave .Uouigomery at 8:00 a. in.
Leave West Point at 7:10 a. fit. ■
4rrive at Columbus »t 5:32 p.m.
- Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. m.
1 rrive at Mon gummy at 3:00 p. m.
Arrive at West Potrit , at 4130 p.m.
Freight Train leaves Columbus at 8:40 am.
1 .-rives at 8:27 Ti m
U. 11. CRAM, Sup’t k Eng.
,ig27lß64—tf t
MOBILE & GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
4-«3 S ij«s: n¥ SOaESH liK.
Girard, Ala.. Got 7,1864. s
. \N and after 10th inst. Trains on this Road will
• < Hun Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows:
I’aNNcnger Train.
Leave Girard at 1 30 p.jn.
Arrive in Union Springs 6 00
Leave Union Springs 5 35 a. m.
Arrive in Girard «t 10 00
Treiglit Train.
Leave (lirarl at 400a. m.
Arrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m.
B. E. WELLS,
*glß ts Eng. A Sup’t.
i*s\ ,1. S. €LAKK,
DENTIST,
FORMERLY OF NEW ORLEANS,
HAS returned, and can be found at 106 Broad
street, over Dr. It, A, Ware’s Drug Store.
octlO-diin '
Or. it, NOBLE,
tDIEX^TIST,
\ T Pember on & Carter’s old stand, back room of
A Smith’s Jewelry Store, where ho can be found
at all hours, Toe 18 6m
AT THE
EAttLE FACTORY,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
TUFTY young women can find steady work and
F liberal pay at the . • r
oc 11 dAwlm EAGLE FAUIORY.
~W ANTED!
c Artn LBS. ofTALLOW, for which a liberal price
,MMU will be Paid. Apply to ; rj)
cp7 ts Major and Q. U.
Notice !
Oolumbus, Ga., Oct. 4th, 1861,
■L. T. Maddux is authorized to attend to my
business in my absence from Columbus.
ocs Im* WILL. S. BALFOUR.
laAR<*E ۩A*lC*A r i?IEAT
OF
LETTER PAPER!
AND
MEMORANDUM BOOKS!
For sale by
J. K.' REDD & CO.
ool2tf
PERKY HOUSE.
THE undersigned would respectfully inform his
1 old friends, patrons, und the traveling public
generally, that as he has to be absent tor a short
time helms boon so fortunate as to have associated
with him his well known and worthy friend Mr.
EDWARD PARSONS, late of Atlanta. Ga., whose
reputation and superior t ct for business is well
known throughout the Confederacy. This House
is large and commodious, and no pains, nor expense
shall be spared to fit it up in the very best and most
elegant style, aud to obtain every thing in the line
of substantial eatables and luxuries that this
market affords, With these assurances we most
cordially solicit all our old friends, and the travel
ing public generally, to give us a call and an oppor
tunity of rendering them comfortable.
oc 151 m* TIIOS. E. SMITH.
S2OO REWARD.
\I7ILL be paid for tbe apprehension and delivery
?V to us of our two Negro Boys, BILL and JIM,
who ran off some timosiuce. , , , , ,
* BILL weighs about 150, is tall and slim, black
complexion, hair very short ahd thin, has a down
cast. suiten look, and talks long and drawling. Left
us about tholst of August.iast. • .
JIM is a lino looking negro, weighs about.lbO, 5
feet 10 or 11 inches high', black comoloxmn, thin
visage and high chcok bones, hair short. Loft us
about the Ist of .October, ,
Wo will pay the above reward for both, ordpWO for
cither of the above described negroes, if delivered
to us or placed in some.safe jail where we can jjet
them. Wo will also pay> SIOO for proof to convict
any white person oi harboring i
Columbus. Ga., Oct. 13, 1864. —lm
STE RElifO EXCBAiMJE!
i FEW Hundred Pounds of Sterling Exchange
A for sale in sums to suit purchasers by
as!** ts "ANK OF COLUMBUS.
*tOO Reward.
■\\riLL be paid for a negro boy named Henry, who
W ranaway about two months ago. He is about 5
feet 3 inches high: weighs about 160 or 170 lbs.; com
plexion yellow; fine looking; when laughing has
dimples in both cheeks. It is probabm he weut to
Atlanta with some of the troops from this city. _
oc6 ts H. M. CLECIvLEI.
SSO Reward..
NEGRO boy CIIARLEY; about 25 years old, yel
low complexion, hair nearly straight, below or
dinary intelligence; left Mr. Nat. Thompson s near
Box Springs, Talbot county. I bought him of a
Mr. Brown, a refugee from Mississippi, who now
resides in Tuskegee, Ala. He originally came trom
Charleston, S. C. A suitable reward will be paid
tbr his delivery at this office, or in any m ie jail and
information sent to me at this office.
JAMES M. RUSSELL.
Columbu's Ga., aug 1 ts *
. For Sale.
7r SIDES Russett Upper Leather.
it) FOLSOM & CODY.
oc 14 2w _____
$25 Dollars Reward.
STR VYED from my place in Wynnton, a dark
bay mare MULE, about nine years old, hair
rubbed off of both hips and a large scar on the right
hindquarter. Jon:s CooK
ocl3 ts ■ .
HillllFtfiCliliilf!
For Sale by the Case or Bottle.
THE above is warranted a genuine article and
J. pronounced by judges the best in tue c H * 5 >
from its superiority, particularly adapted t» tue
use of invalids, and for medicinal purposes gener
ally unsurpassed. Call soon, or it will all he sold,
at REDD k JOHNSON a
_ old stand, Broad street, Col ambus, Ga.
»e it
ii JtiiiiiiS limp*
Vol. XI.
J. W. WARREN Sl CO. Proprietors..., J. W. WARREN, Editor
SPECIAL NOTICES
lleauquartkrs Post, 1
Columbus, Ga., October 24,1864, /
Order. No. 15.
I. All City Passes issued from Post Headquarters,
Provost Marshal’s office or any Department or Com
pany Headquarters, at this Post, will not be recog
nized after tho 28th inst., they wilt have to be re
newed by the Provost Marshal and approved by
the Post Commandant.
11. All members of tho Dawson Artillery, Fire
men’s Guard and Chapman’s Company liable to
military duty, who have not reported, will be ar
rested and forwarded to their commands.
By order
LEON VON ZINKEN,
Col. Convl’g Post.
J. A. Codv, Adjutant,
oc 25 3t
Notice.
OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY STATE )
OF GEORGIA, \
Savannah, October IS*, 1864. j
The office of the Chief Commissary of the Con
federate States for the State of Georgia will be
located at Columbus, Georgia, on and after the
24th instant. R. -J. MOSES,
oc 24 it Major and Chief Commissary, &c.
11kaiiquarters Georgia Reserve, 4
and Military District Georgia. >
Macon, Ga. Oct. 19, 1864. j
General Orders, I
No. 26. j
Upon the recommendation of the Commandant
of Conscripts for Georgia, the following named offi
cers are appointed “Inspectors of Conscription”
for their respective Districts:
Ist Lieut. Alfre 1 Prescot, Drill Master, Ist district.
Ist Lieut. C. 11. Winn, Sutt’s Artillery Battalion.
2d district.
Capt. W. S. Davis, company B, 10th Georgia Regi
ment, 3d district.
Lieut. Col. W. S, Wallace, 45th Georgia Regiment,
4th dsstrict.
2d Lieut. Geo. S. Cabaniss, Drill Master, sth district.
2d Lieut. W. T. Martin, Drill Master, 6th district.
Ist Lieut, and Adjt. B, 11. Newton, 4th Georgia
cavalry, 7th and Bth districts.
2d Lieut. J. 11, Morgan, Drill Master. 9tb district.
By command of
Maj. Gen. HOWELL COBB.
LAMAR C-1 88,
Major and A A General.
0c22 6t
Notice I
Government Transportation Works,
Columbus, Ga., Oct., 21,1861.
Creditors are hereby nrtitiedthat the Government
has furnished me with Oertiihal.es of Indebtedness
in sums of 5000,1000, 50C and 100 dollars each, to
pay their claims against these works. These certi
ficates are neatly executed,-—they are non-taxablo
both principal and interest—they bear six per cent,
interest payable on the first days of January and
July each year, and are assignable. It is believed
that tney are better than any investment paying
14 per cent.. Parties holding them have nothing to
do with Assessors or Tax-gatherers, but lay them
aside in their drawers and they are earning an in
come night and lay.
Til OS. JOHNSON.
0c22 *)t , Special Agent Q. M. Dept.
WANTED.
Marshall Hospital,
Columbus, Ga., October 22.1864.
Three gallons Sweet Milk, daily, at this Hospital,
for use of the sick and wounded.
T. A. MEANS,
oc 22 6t Surgeon in Charge.
Aotice!
E x einp ti on Grran ted.
Wanted to contract immediately for THREE
THOUSAND (3,000) CORDS OAK WOOD, to be
delivered to me at this Post. Any one making
such contracts will be exempted from service in
C. S. Army. CHAN. A. REDD,
oc 21 6t Capt. and A, Q. M.
Bonds of the 500,000,000 Loan.
I AM authorized to continue the sale of the 6 per
cent, long date Non Taxable Bonds of this Loan
at the Government rate of One Hundred.and Thir
ty-five Dollars.
The principal of the Loan being free from Taxa
tion and tho Coupons receivable tor all Import and
Export duties, makes it the most desirable yet offer
ed by the Government. I therefore recommend it
to tho favorable notice of the people.
W. H, YOUNG,
oc 191 m Agent for sale of Bonds.
NOTICE
To Mississippi Soldiers!
p IIE “MISSISSIPPI DEPOT” and Office of
L Agency for the Relief of Mississippi soldiers in
the Army of Tennessee, has been removed from
Atlanta to Columbus, (fa,, and is near Barnard’s
corner, between Main st., and the Perry House.
Your baggage is there.
C. Iv. MARSHALL.
sep2B ts Agent.
Strayed or Stolen.
SSOO-BEWABD!
{ \N SATURDAY NIGHT, Bth instant, two medi
' ' um sized MULES, one a black the other a bay.
They were in fair order and fresh shod. A reward
of S3OO will be paid lor their deliver? to me at the
Perry House. THOS. E. SMITH.
0c.19 ts . ,
lii 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, unless
freight and charges are piid previous to that time.
R. A. SOLOMON,
Columbia, Ala., Ogt, 19,1861 —St
Pay Storage and take Cot
ton away.
I A LL persons having Cbtton in our possession are
; A 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 of us will
b© in the army. r BELSER A CO.
f&lumbia, Ala., Oct. 24,1864—8 t
SORGHUM.
\PE will purchase ten barrels choice Serghum
»V Syrup, by sample, furnish barrels, and pay in
Salt or currency. M. P. ELtIS k CO.
oc'22 3t
Shot and Powder.
JTA BAGS Skat, all numbers!
100 pounds Course Powder;
100 “ Fine Rifle Powder.,
oc 226 t STAFFORD A CO.
FOR SALE.
MY plantation containing 960 acres, lying on a J
branch of the Cowikee Creek, and 30 miles dis
tant southwest from Columbus. Ga., seven miles
south from Colbert Depot, Mobile and Girard rail
road, and live miles west of Glennville, and 20 miles
norte of Eufaula. The place is mostly level, is pro
ductive, and in fine state of cultivation, with 560
acres of open land, balance well timbered with oak,
hickory and pine. On the premises arc a good
framed Dwelling, with two large rooms and
framed smoko house, 8 negro cabins, blacksmiths'
shop, corn crib, barn, shelters, &c.
If desired I would divide the tract and reserve a
part. Neighborhood excellent, plenty of the best
water. The health of the place is no; surpassed by
that of any in East Alabama,
Person? wishing to visit the place will get off the
train at Silver ; Run and take the (dan;? Hue a to
Glennville, where conveyaee can be had.
For further particulars apply to the subscriber*>n
the premises, or address him af Glennville, Barboar
county, Ala. Price S4O per acre. Possession given
J - P> 'TRBUTL«f.
Columbus, Ga., Wednesday Morning, October 26,1864.
Tuesday Evening,
Coanignces Per Mobile and Girard Railroad.
Girard, Ala., October 25,1864.
.Majors Allen, Humphries and Dillard—Captain
Cothran—Re read Bridge—Naval Iron Werks—W
R Brown—W P Turner—W E Dußose—M ,fc W P
R It—Grady—Passenger—J M Watt—Warner—Win
A Carlisle—Mu E B Comer—R L Butt—Marshall
Hospital—Grcenw od & Gray—Eagle Factory—J
4V Oglesby— V/m Anderson, Montgomery. Ala —
Wm Gillispie—R S Crane—J D Stewart—Hughes it
Hodges—J P Illgc—lt S Hardaway—R W B Mun
roe — Ndrr flvreo i> —(L Napier—John Bass.)
A Great Crop.— The Raleigh Confederate esti
mates the forage crop of Wake county* N. C., raised
this year, at foil nvs: 1,037,260 pounds of hay, 500,-
000 bushels corn, 51,985 bushels shelled oats, 16,355,-
OSO pounds of fouler.
- ® mem
The regular session of the ’Confederate Congress
will meet on the 7th of November, the day before
the Yankee Presidential election.
“Burley,” the correspondent of the Southern
Confederacy, writing from Blue Mountain, under
date of tt>e 10th inst., says, Gen. Dick Taylor takes
command of Gen. Lee’s corps, and Gen. Lea goes
to command the department of Mississippi.
Missouri. —The Grenada Picket has Memphis
papers of the 15th inst., which it says, stated that
Gen. Price had captured Jefferson City, and was
sweeping everything before him. He was mount
ing over four hundred men daily on fresh horses,
and bis ranks had been swelled by the accession
of thousands. The Federals estimated his force
at thirty thousand.
The sections through which Hood’s men
have lately passed, abounded with good things
to eat and in the greatest abundance. At
Cedar Town the farmers actually quarrelled
with each other as to who should sell the
army corn. As the army rose an eminence
overlooking Cedar Valley, a greasy butternut
at the head of the column was heard to ex
claim —“Starve, h— 11! here’s corn enough to
feed the Confederacy.”
♦ "♦ ♦ -j
The Army of Tennessee.
The Yankee reports from Hood’s array, ad
vise us that it “left Lafayette, Ga., on the
17th, going south.” They regarded this as a
falling back, but by this time they are better
advised, we feel confident. Wc have advices
up to Tuesday last, at which time the army
had been moved, and was at Blue Pond, in
excellent marching order and fine spirits.
Action was still the word, but in what direc
tion general opinion-indicated vve will not
state. Blue Pond is forty miles from Jack
sonville, on the old stage road to Gunter’s
Landing on the Tennessee, and twenty-six
miles from the latter point.
The Tennessee was reported pretty high,
but slowly falling.
Gen. Beauregard, with several thousand re
in force talents was met fourteen mile’s above
Jacksonville.
Our informant represents the country
through which the army has passed as being
completely devastated, and the people suffer
ing. Rations were freely divided, momenta
rily relieving necessities, but they have no
prospect of succor when the army moves
away. Heaven help them through the ap
proaching winter.
The army has been well supplied with ra
tions and clothing thus far. The only defi
ciency complained of by the men was a want
of shoes. The weather thus far has been de
lightful, ’out the season should spur the quar
termaster's department to extraordinary exer
tions.—Memphis Appeal. 24 th.
[Correspondence of the Montgomery Mail.]
The Campaign In Front.
Near Lafayette. Ga., Oct. 10, 1864.
OX THE MARCH.
To-day is the first our mail agent has vis
ited us since we left Dallas, when I wrote you
a brief dispatch. Since then we have been
having a pretty good time notwithstanding
long marches, short rations and cool nights
with scant bed-clothing.
OUR CAPTURES.
Our march on Dalton was perfectly success
ful. The railroad was effectually destroyed
from Calhoun to within two hundred yards of
the bridge at Resaca; and from two hundred
yards this side of the bridge the destruction
was complete to Tunnel Hill. At Ti.lt.on we
captured about three hundred Federals, at
Dalton about, two hundred together with one
regiment (44th colored Infantry) numbering
seven hundred,, besides forty more Yankees
in a block house above Dalton.
HO ! FOR TENNESSEE.
Tunnel Hilt was evacuated beforeour troops
reached it. Our cavalry penetrated to Ring
gold. We captured four pieces of artillery at
Dalton, besides some rations, clothing and
other spoils. I think the prospect of spending
Christmas in Middle Tennessee encouraging.
A POSTSCRIPT.
Alpine, Ga., October IS. —Our mail agent did
not leave until this morning, so I opened my letter
to inform you that we reached this place on the
Alabama and Georgia line, yesterday evening,
after a march of twenty three and a half miles,
which we accomplished by three o’clock, P. M.
Pretty good marching, is it not?
The enemy were within half a mile of us this
morning, when we left the vicinity of Lafayette.
If he follows us, we will fight him. If not, our
march is for Middle Tennessee direct. We will
either fight to-morrow or start to Tennessee. It
is hardly supposed that Sherman will follow us,
but rather that ho will himself strike for Middle
Tennessee. And the joke of it is, we can beat him
there. We are only fifty miles from Gunter’s Lan
ding, which lam in hopes we will reach on the
21st. “Bully far us.” Don’t you say so ?
1 would write more, but have bo time. I scrib
ble this by the light of a pine torch—so the prin
ter must make allowances for illegibility. The
paper I use is a portion of the spoils I captured at
Dalton. I have on hand a good supply, besides a
young cargo of Federal stamps. “Scalpel.”
Tbe War IVews.
Quiet resigned on the lines below Richmond
yesterday. The day was both foggy and
clondy, and from our work; nearest the Yan
kee lines scarcely anything could be seen of
the Yankees but their pickets and their camp
fires—the -latter indicating their line from
Deep Bottom northeast to the Darby town
road. For several days the enemy have shown
some restiessness in front oi the extreme left
of our line, which run; northeast from the
Darbytowu towards ! ne Charles City road,
crossing the latter about six miles from the
southeastern suburbs oi the city ; and on Wed
nesday night there was a great rumbling of
Yankee wagons and artillery, and a galloping
to and fro of their cavalry, in this quarter.—
They are either preparing for another “re
eonnoteance. or they apprehend an attack
from t*. It is certain they have massed sev
eral divisions along the Charles City road.—
There was a report, about eleven o’clock yes
terday morning, that they had attacked us at
thi3 point, and that a battle was going on;
but tbe story was without foundation —the
heavy firing of our batteries at Dutch gap no
doubt gave rise to it: the closeness of the at
mosphere rendering every sound of the can
non distinctly audable in the city.
THR BATTLE LAST THURSDAY.
The Yankees have very little to say about
this affair, and seek to dispose of it by calling
it a reconnoisance. We are not surprised at
their wishing to put it away. It must be a
most unpleasant recollection, and the facts of
the business are not of a character to help Mr.
Lincoln in the coming election. But to us,
this complete little battle and victory is some
thing pleasing to dwell upon, and we do not
intend that the fight shall be smothered up
and shuffled away out of sight by Yankee cor
respondnets. These correspondents, who, as
everybody knows, will and do lie persistently
and to gloss over Yankee de
feats and conceal. Yankee losses, say this fight
was but a “reconnoisance in force,” and that
their “loss about four hundred.” We have
reason to believe, from accounts given us by j
oflkers who rode over the field after the battle,
that their loss was not less than fifteen j
hundred the severest loss, as usual,
falling upon the negro division. It is possi- !
ble they do not count the loss in the negro
regiments; but in saying “about four hun
dred,” include only the casualties among the j
white troops. This figure may represent the !
loss of whites, as they, of late, always hang
back and poke the irrepressible nigger into
the thickest of the fight.
In this connection, it will be interesting to
know our loss upon that day, especially as not
even an approximate statement has yet been
made of it. We have been at the pains to
make inquiries on the subject, and learn offi
cially that our entire loss, killed, wounded
and missing, in that battle, was but thirty
men.
We cnll this one of the most complete and_
satisfactory, as it was one of the most impor
tant victories of the campaign ; the Yankees
may call it. a “reconnoisance,” or what, they
please. Whenever they feel in the humor of
making anoiher of these reconnoisances, oui
troops will afford them the ususal facilities.—
They can select their own point on our line,
which is now a good one, runnibg from the
head of White Oak swamp north of the Charles
City road away down —Heaven knows where,
into Dinwiddie. If they are sincere in pro
fessing to be so greatly pleased with Thurs
day’s operations, we aoycely see how they
will be able to deny themselves the pleasure
and advantage of a repetition.
[Richmond Dispatch , 21.
From the Northern Papers.
The Northern Presidential Canvass—Prominent
Democrats Gone Over to the Abolitionists —
Letter from Daniel S. Dickinson.
The Northern papers chronicle the defection
from the McClellan party of many of the great
lights of the Democracy. Beast Butler and
Dan. Sickles are now loud mouthed support
ers ot Lincoln and e \ en that hoary and treach
erous demagogue, Dickinson, of New York,
comes out in the following letter to a Lincoln
mass meeting:
Binghampton, N. Y.. (Jet. 10, 1864.
Gentlemen : Your kind note, inviting me
to address a Union meeting at Seneca Falls at
an early day, suited to my convenience, has
been received, and I hope you will pardon the
liberty I take in returning an answer through
the Press, as it enables me to communicate
with numerous correspondents at a single
writing.
My invitations are so numerous, that I could
not answer them, even briefly, were I to give
my entire time to the subject, nor respond in
person, to one in twenty it I could speak daily.
My friends, I am sure, under these circum
stances, will excuse me from answering them
.individually.
In speaking within the last few days, in
this State and in Pennsyvania, to very large
crowds in the open air, during the damp,
heavy weather, a cold and hoarseness have
fastened upon my throat and lungs which de
mand a short indulgence. As soon as consis
tent I will enter the lists again, but at present
appointments would not be prudent.
In the meantime, let me advise every doubt
er, if any such there are, to read the Balti
more resolutions, which manfully declare for
a vigorous prosecution of the war, and the
overthrow of the Rebellion by force of arms
—more especially to read the famous, if not
infamous Chicago Platform, which asserts and
proclaims not only to America, but to the
malignant and meddling monarchies of Eu
rope—not only to the loyal people, bits to peo
ple in rebellion—not only to our own brave
army, covered over with scars and glory, bat
to the starved and ragged wretches who burn
and butcher in the name of the “Confederacy,”
that the war"is a failure, and, of course, the
Rebellion a success ! And then read General
McClellan's “conservative war” letter, accept
ing the Chicago nomination, upon a distinct
and unanimous declaration of. the Convention
that the war is a failure, and closing with the
assertion he believes the sentiment of his
letter to have been the sentiments of the Chi
cago Convention ! If all will read carefully
these three productions, stump speaking will
be in poor request, and public gatherings will
only be called to rejoice over the triumphs of
truth, and laugh at the impotent and shallow
efforts of political gamesters to deceive and
betray an intelligent people.
Sincerely vours,
D. S. DICKINSON.
Messrs. H. H. Heath and others, Committee,
4’C., Seneca Falls, N. Y.
A Georgian Tunas up at a Re
publican Meeting in N. York.
It will be recollected that considerable has been
said in the Southern papers of oneC. J. Baylor, who
was despatched by Gov. Brown, of Georgia, some
time ago, on some kind of foreign mission {?) Won
derful as it mfiy appear this fellow Baylor has turn
ed up in York,cheek and jowl with the Black
Republicans, It is so. We find in an account of a
“Republican rally at the Cooper Institute,” pub
lished in the New York Ilereld, the following,
which is copied, word for word;
The President then introduced Mr. C. J. Baylor, of
Georgia, who, it will be remembered, was appoint
ed by the rebels as a commissioner to Europe, but
who, on arriving at Bermuda, reflected on the mat
ter and abandoned his mission. He stated that his
sympathies to a certain extent were with his mis
guided brethren of the South; but there was only
one side for the patriot to take at the present time.
The speaker replied to the accusations made against
him in the Richmond papers, He bore the'coniuiis
siou of the State of Georgia as the commercial and
financial agent of that State in Europe. lie wa3
one of the only four men in Georgia who pronoun
ced Jeff Davis's Government a tyranny, and pro
ceeded to say that the Unionists were fighting the
battle of seven millions of white men at the South.
He assured the audience that Jeff. Davis meant dis
union and the establishment of a monarchical Gov
ernment, and asserted that he Davis) had propo
sed to the maratime Powers of Europe an alliance.
He was of the opinion, that if the Chicago platform
succeeded in the next election and Jeff. Davis was
left intact at Richmond, the coun'ry and the liber
ties of the people were gone beyond the hope of re
demption. In conclusion, the speaker described in
vivid language the atrocious conduct of the rebel
President, who sent a band of Cherokee Indians to
the Southwestern portion of North Carolina to en
force the conscription law. lie looked upon him
self as the providential means of preventing the
United State; Government from tak-ng the fatal
step tfajrt the Chicago platform proposed to take; tor
when on arriving at Bermuda ho win? - ... the Ame
rican Consul and said that lie i- red to return tc
the United States and warn the Government against
the secret pur pose, of .the Niagara correspondence.
He arrived in New York on Saturday, tnd on Sun
day afternoon he called upon Mr, Greeley and gave
aim the warning.
$5.00 Per Month
Army Correspondence Savannah Republican.
Richmond, Oct. 18th.
The prevailing quiet continues unbroken
aloug the lines in front of Richmond and Pe
tersburg. The enemy is hard at work, and so
are we ; but no new move has been made since
the date of my last letter. Butler continues
“pegging away” at his canal, and iu order to
facilitate bis work, and especially to.gratify
his Satanic passion, he has placed one hun
dred and ten Confederate prisoners “into the
canal at Dutch Gap and put them at hard
labor,” and be informs Col. Ould that he “shall
continue to add to their uuniber until this
practice is stopped.” He pretends that he
has received information that we have em
ployed a like number “of United States col
ored soldiers in the trenches near Fort Gil
mer:” this is the practice to which he al
ludes, and which he says must be “stopped,”
or he will place the Confederate prisoners in
the canal, where they will be exposed to the
fire of our guns. What a “beast” he is !
The town is full of rumors and unofficial
accounts of a battle said to have been fought
near Strasburg on the 13th or 14th, but up to
12 m. to-day the Government has received no
intelligence whatever of any engagement in
that quarter. The report is, that Sheridan,
having crossed to the east side of the Blue
Ridge with two corps of his army, Early fell
upon his remaining corps left in the Valley
and ppt it to route, capturing many prisoners
aud driving it in great confusion towards
Winchester. There has probably been some
fighting in the Valley, but not of so important
a character as it has been represented. On
the 14th, the day on which the accounts al
lege that Early’s battle occurred, Gen. Lee re
ports that “Col. Mosby struck the Baltimore,
and Ohio Railroad at Duffield, and dettroyed
aU. S. mail train, consisting of a locomotive
and ten cars, and securing twenty prisoners
and fifteen horses. Among the prisoners are
two paymasters, with SIBB,OOO in Government
funds.” It is singular, if a victory had been
won at Strasburg, that Early should make no
report of it, while dispatches from Mosby, op
erating fifty miles further north, should have
been seent through and published.
The last flag of truce brought up over ono hun
dred sick and wounded Confederate officers, who
were exchanged only because the authorities of
the United States believed they would never be
able to render further service in the field. Most
of them have been confined for several months.—
Captain Hatch, of the Exchange Bureau, when
ho went down the river to receive them, took with
him a band of music. When the prisoners reached
the bluff preparatory to embarking for Richmond,
the band struck up “Home, sweet Home”; where
upon they took off their hats and limped and hob
bled on board the steamer with uncovered heads
and streaming eye3. They had “faced the can
non’s mouth,” and encountered unmoved tho
shock of battle; but the sight of the flag under
which they had fought, the thought of home, and
the outstretched arms that waited to embrace
them, were more than these pale and mutilated he
roes could bear, and their hearts melted in tears.
But their tears were soon succeeded by smiles, as
the band commenced to play Dixie and the boat
headed up the stream, and at length their joy,
growing and swelling, burst forth in chqers that
would have done no discredit to a Confederate
regiment charging in battle. When they reached
the city, they were escorted up Main street, by a
large concourse of people, and welcomed by many
a waving handkerchief and tearfnl eye. Hard
must be the heart that could withhold the tribute
of a tear, and a hearty welcome to these lame and
bailing veterans, henceforth the pride of a grate
ful country.
These men come back to us as firm, as brave,
and as confident as when they first buckled on the
sword. They bring cheering news also from the
officers and men who still languish in northern
prisons. They say with one voice, “fight on, nev
er give up, better all die freemen, than all live as
slaves, and never yield a principle for our sakes.”
They desire to return to their homes, but rather
than the government should sacrifice an import
ant principle to procure their release, they are
willing to remain and suffer where they are until
the end of the war. How noble and self-sacrificing,
is their conduct! And how it should shame those
people at home, who, because the enemy has
gained some advantages and now threatens their
homes are ready to give up all as lost. These
battle scarred heroes have met our foes on the
field and felt their devilish malice and ingenuity
in prison—they have drained the ciya of sorrow
and suffering to the bottom; and yet their brave
spirits do not quail; while others, far removed
from danger, cry peace ! peace ! and are ready to
bow the neck to the Puritan, the worst tyrant that
ever cursed the earth.
Gen. Bragg has been ordered to Wilmington, to
take charge of the defences of that place. The
enemy are bow preparing a formidable expedition
at Fortress Monroe, the rendezvous of-the vessels
and forces which are to engage in it. Tho recent
i visit of Admiral Farrhgut to City Poiqt, and the
; intimations contained in northern papers, are de-
I signed, it is believed, to create the impression here
; that the expedition is intended to operate against
; Richmond; but inteiligence from trustworthy
| .sources leave hardly any doubt that its real desti
-1 nation is Wilmington. It is not supposed hat
the enemy will attempt to capture the place, but
will rather seek to isolate and possess himself of
the forts at the mouth of the river, and thus close
the port. It is not understood that Gen.. Bragg
leaves Richmond permanently. P. W. A.
Akother of the Quartermasters. —We have
just had a call from an old friend from Virginia,
who, by the way, is a Q. M. And among the
many good things he told us is the following hard
hit at the Q. M’s, which our friend assures us oc
curred on the train between Richmond and this
..
city.
At a point on tho road, it is not necessary to *ay
where, a colportear came aboard with his arms
full of religious reading for distribution among
the soldiers. Among the passengers on board was
a young soldier who had much of the spirit of
Momus twinkling in the corners of his eyes. As
soon as the colporteur made his appearance at the
door of the car, the soldier rushed to him, took his
hand and gave him a cordial greeting. “How*
are you my friend, how are you ?” said he. lam
so glad to see you engaged in this work. It is just
what the soldiers need. You, and such as you
are, have done an incalculable amount of good by
the distribution of religious literature such as you
now bear in your arms. lam a member of the
19th Mississippi regiment. They were a good set
of fellows when they came out. But alas ! the
tempiations of the camp have been too much far
them and now they are full of all wiekedaess and
immorality, and are sadly-in need of reformation.
I would like to have soma of those tracts te dis
tribute amongst them. And if you are willing, I
will help you now by distributing for you in this
car, while you go into the others.”
The colporteur, pleased with the manner of the
young man. immediately gave him a goodly por
tion of his burden, and passed out te his labors ia
another ear.
The soldier then commenced the work of dii
tributing. To the first passenger he caaae to he
said, “Here is attract on ‘The Way of Salvation.’
That, my dear friend, I am sure you need, for we
all have need of salvation. Take the tract and
read it, and I am sure it will and- you .good.”
Passing to " the next* one he said., ‘Here is a
tract on ‘Repentance.’” You, my iriend. look
like a serious than. You look as if you needei the
instruction that is contained in these pages. They
are written for just such as you. Take the hook
and read it carefully, arid mhy you profit by it*
instruction. : -
Thu? he passed on to several other passengers.
At last lie held up one tract and said, “Here i- one
entitled ‘The Dying Thief,’ what shall I do with
it ?’’ Then looking over the passengers lie <•»: led
out, “Is there any Quartermaster aboard V No
one answered of course. “Well,” said be, “ I will
put it in my pocket and give it to the conductor
wliaa he come; through. Perhaps ho needs it.
And he then want on - ,berly with his good work,
to the intense^ edificati on of tha passenger*. Atre
fjiuta BtqUter. ««
The I*re#lrientJal IH^rtiors.
Address’of the National Union Exicrrrvn
Committee. —The “National Union Exe - i*;ve
Committee, ’’ from the Astor House a f New
York, issued on Friday List, an address con
gratulating Hje Liacolnltes on tho results in
Ohio. Indium. Rnd Pennsylvania. It was
quite cheerful in its tone, but Was issued a
little too soon to b_e very reliable, seeing that
it set3 out only by claiming fifteen thousand
majority ia Pennsylvania. After a half a
column of congratulation, it addresses the fol
lowing warning to the successful Abolition
ists ;
Signe are not wanting thitt the ullies of re
bellion, represented at Chicago, are prepared,
if the contest be close, to resist the verdict of
the people now, as it was resisted four years
ago, by armed rebellion. Threats of such a
purpose have been freely uttered. Secret or
ganizations, looking to such a movement,
have been perfected. Arms and ammunition
have been secretly accumulated in the West
ern States. And the Chicago Convention it
self refused to adjourn sine die after its legiti
mate basiness had-been transacted, but. o:t
motion «f Wiekliffe, of Kentucky, an open al
ly of the rebellion, and in imitation of the Ja
cobin clubs France, resolved
itself into a permanent body for the avowed
purpose of taking such steps as emergencies
might require between now and the 4th of
March next. To what do these preparation?
look, if not to a repetition on Northern sod
of the secession movement in the Southern
States? To fresh attempts to arouse rebellion
against the will of the people, if that will
should be pronounced against them?
[From the Charleston Courier.]
Efficacy oi' Prayer.
“Charleston saved by prayer,’’ was the em
phatic and grateful exclamation of many
friends of this beleaguered city months ago,
on learning the failure and disappointment of
one of the attacks which the foe boastful
ly and proudly hoped would be the last ani
successful.
“Charleston saved by prayer’’ is the motto
and word of encouragement which supports
and strengthens the faith of many in and out
of this city—who daily and oftner present it
before the Mercy seat.
Richmond, Petersburg, Macon and other
cities, more or less closply threatened, have
also been preserved in answer to prayer, as is
devoutly believed by many who do not over
look or despise, but gratefully recognize the
services and efforts of our incomparable army
and their God-fearing chief. In fact, no citi
zens or soldiers, we venture to say, have a
higher notion of the worth of prayer than our
beloved Chief Captain, Lee, and his best lieu
tenants or assistants, who believe at all in
prayer.
Were the choice now offered to Gen. Leo,
“take reinforcements, equal to your preseat
force, but without prayers continued for you,
or go on with the prayers of mothers and
wives and sisters and exempted citizens at
home”—he would without hesitation say,
“give us your prayers without more men,
rather than men without prayers.”
Richmond, Petersburg and Charleston have
severally and repeatedly been exposed ap-i
parently to greater danger than Atlanta was
—Macon was fearfully exposed, but Macon
was, compared with others, a city of prayer,
and Macon has been preserved almost won
drously and under an apparent disaster in
the loss of a bridge.
We need not, however, argue the duly or
privilege of prayer, for we suppose we write
for few readers that do not in some way, in
theory at least, if not in practice, recognize
prayer.
[From the Memphis Argus.]
California and the Legal Ten
der Question.
The validity of tho legal teder clause has been
again raised by a recent docision of the Supreme
Court of California, affirming the constitutionality
of the special contract act of the Legislature of
that State. This act provides that, except in tho
case of a distinct bargain or understanding to tho
contrary, all payments and money obligations shall
be discharged in specie. The case has been iorsome
time in tho lower court, which decided that the act
was contrary to the laws of Congress, and was there
fore unconstitutional. The Supreme Court, how
ever, has reversed this decision on appeal, and the
result is that gold will continue to constitute, in law
as in practice, the currency of the State, and proba
bly of the entire Pacific slope, until a contrary rul
ing shall have been rendered by the United States
Supreme Court. That an appeal to the chief tribu
nal in Washington will be obtained seems highly
probable, and may, indeed, become necessary.
Though the question of the unconstitutionality of
the legal tender act has not been distinctly raised,
yet the ruling of the California judiciary effectual
ly throws out the greenback currency. Other States
may imitate the action of California, and by the
adoption of specific contract bills, compel a return
to specie payments. A movement is now on foot in
Nevada to constitute that territory into a State, for
the purpose, among others, of passing a specific
contract law; and there is but little reason to doubt
that the Legislature of Oregon will adopt the prin
ciples of this act at the next session. It may take a
long time for tho legislature of the Atlantic States
to imitate this policy,_ and still longer for the sub
ject to reach the United States Supreme Court. —
But it is highly desirable that the great question of
the constitutional authority of Congress to convert
paper promises to pay aud evidences of indebted
ness into money shall be settled once for all.
Addison Brown, of Georgetown has been sen
tenced to five years’ imprisonment at Fort Dela
ware for giving aid and information to the enemy
during the iuvasion of Maryland in July last. *
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HEADERS CONSCRIPT SERVICE,
Augusta, Ga., Octobor 20,1864.
Circular, No 19‘.
It being generally believed that a number o } f
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 bo forwarde 1
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 their employees by Express to tififese Head
quarters, where they exchanged for new cer
tificates.
WM. M. BROWNE,
Colonel and Commandant of Conscripts
’ for the State of Georgia.
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Headquarters, First Division*, G. M.)
Camp Smith, Oct. 16,1864, J
General Orders, 1
No. 5. /
The following orders are published for the infor
mation of the men of this command, who have fail
ed as yet to report for duty.
I. In accordance with a previous understanding
with the Confederate authorities, allMetailed men
who were on duty with the Militia of this State are
required to report for duty again in this command.
All detailed men, therefore, who were in the Militia
Service, who fail to report within ten days after the
publication of this order, will be published as de
serters and treated accordingly.
11. No extensions of furloughs are granted, and
all men absent are regarded as being absent with
out leave, and will be dealt {with accordingly, unless
good and sufficient excuse for is rendered
to these Headquartors by the parties in person.
111. No application for a detail will receive any
consideration when the person making such appli
cation is absent from this command. . ;
By command of
G. W. SMITH,
Major General Commanding.
Thos. Harlem ax, Jr., A, A, G.
oc 19 6t
Executor’s Aotice.
I'l\ 0 months after date application will be made
’ to the Court of Ordinary of Taylor county, for
. leave to sell the -Negroes and perishable property of
the Estate of Elizabeth T. Johnson, deceased, late
of said county.
1 ISAMUEL K. JQHNSON, JSx’r,
| Got. w2m* P#r THOS. D. BRAND.
