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DAUi TIMES.
J. W. WiHRK-V, - - - Editor.
COLUMBUS:
Friday Morning. November 4, 1864.
[communicated.]
Col. Von Zinken and City Papers.
Mu. Editor The poet has said that
“Where ignorance is bliss
’Tis folly to be wise."
But when ignorance causey unhappiness it is
well that ii should, ii' possible, be removed.—
Ff a man believes that the go’znument under
wuicu he live- i- uuaecvS’slariiy mtringing his
rights he bee rues i- rn- 3 -. yndy;'(jql 'h exercise
of power : X'U’ teach him that toe regulations
against vbic.b be compl;iius is not only not.
intended to curtail his liberty, but is adopted
both tor his protection and the general wel
fare. and ii tie is a good cif.zeo uuj ready has
the prosperity and ? lory'of h s coup 1 ryat heart,
be yields a prompt and wiling acquiescence.
In the whirl and tin .uH. • a great revolu
tion, ouch h- tU o in Woiyii At? are now en
gaged, ii is -mutl ib it the people should
Stumble ag .bi-' mani things, which, being
new to their experience, arc not readily un
derstood, and, therefore, not approved. Rules
and regulations prepared and put in force for
the sole purpose of keeping up the effiojei ov
of the army, and holding to the requiremi- t*
of duty those who belong to it sometimes < o
erate iudirectly as inconveniences to the citi
zen This is particularly the case with those
regulations which have been adopted both
here and elre« hrre with *he view of detecting
and arresting absentees from the army with
out proper authority, and to preserve and
maintain order al military pest . 'H't|Pg
these regulations is the one requiring citizens,
exempts and others not connected with the
army to carry passports and passes. The
Enquirer of this city, in its issue of the 2d
irrst., contained an editorial on this subject
which was as wanting injustice as good taste.
It seemed to have been conceived in Spite and
brought forth in ignorance, and i3 calculated
to produce dissatisfaction where realty there
is no good or substantial ground lor any such
feeling. The editor complains that he, in com
mon with other is required to carry
a pass which must be exhibited at every street
corner; and declares that this is “an intoler
able nuisance.” Perhaps if*in a, “nuisance,”
but so is war; yet we are engaged in a gigan
tic war against our own consent, and undw
such a condition of things it is our duty to
submit to whatever maybe honestly intended
for the furtherence of our cause in this great
struggle.
Every man and woman will admit, without
hesitation, the vital importance or keeping our
armies in an efficient condition ; every candid
person will just a? promptly concede that there
are many in our armies who are inclined to
shirk their duty and straggle to the rear, or if
furloughed to extend the period which they
were authorized to remain away from their
commands. President Davis, in a ■ recent
speech, made the astounding statement that
o.yejr one half of the army were absent from
-their commands. Now,'if this statement is
true, or even approxirnnbly so, the question is
pertinent how arc the. absentees to be brought
back to their posts? It is obviously to the in
terest of 4 every one who desires our success in
this mighty struggle that these absentees
should all be returned. But they must first
be caught; they must be delected in their
evasion of duty before they can be returned'
And the question very naturally arises in
every mind how is this result to be accom
plished ? There must evidently be some gen
eral and searching system of investigation—
some method by which the right of every
man to be away from the front.sliui i be tested
and'verified. The system of pusses against
which the ’inquirer inveighs was adopted for
this purpose and ho other. It never was in
tended to annoy those who do not belong to
the armj and only does so incidentally. The
object is to detect delinquent soldiers/ and
surely sm b an object is worthy of the warm
est support of every true Confederate. It may
be true, as stated by the Enquirer, that “there
is no lav " “to force old citizens and exempts
to carry passes,” but if the public interests
can bo subserved by their so doing, they are
either very unworthy “old citizens” or very
exceptionable “exempts” who would refuse to
do it. The Enquirer will not, I presume, de
ny that there is a law to search for and arrest
deserters and absentees from the army and
return them to their commands.
In the execution of this law suppose a par
ty of soldiers should happon to fall in with
this editor and claim that he was a soldier.—
He produces his exemption papers and claims
that they should be and are sufficient. But it
happens that these exemption papers were is
sued bv some officer with whose signature the sol
dioi in h ; s neighborhood, is not familiar ; and
there are many forged papers. The soldier
cannot judge of ihe validity of the papers and
as the ony means of deciding the matter, car
ries him before the nearest Post Commandant
or Provost Marshal. In this the soldier would
not be exceeding his duty, and the editor
could nor complain. It is annoying to him,
but perfectly lawful,, and could have been
avoided by the possession of a pass with the
c .0 whicA the soldier would have
been familiar, and which it would have been
no more trouble to exhibit than the exemption
papers. The Enquirer states that “the Corn
mandant of the Post is the individual to be
blamed lor the whole matter, unless he can
show that he acts under instructions from
those above him." And “the whole matter'’
referred to is, that passes are required on the
street corners. While I do not see that any
“blame attaches to*any one, I have no doubt
that,Col Yon Ziaken could shojv -he editor
Sufficient authority for all he has done to sat
isfy even his carping disposition. Col. Von
Zinkeo is too strict a disciplinarian himself to
be found running beyond the legitimate
bounds ot his authority. JEla has attested his
.patriotism upon too many band fought fields,
and has shed his blood too oiitu in defence
of the liberties of this people for it to be a
reasonable supposition that he would now at
tempt to invade the lights lie has fought so
nobly uud fearlessly to establish. Tne wounds
he received in that terrible and san'guiuury
conflict on the 28th of July, are yet
and tho«e who know his history and bis de
votion to our.entice are well aware ih.-t the
dearest wish of his heart is 10 sc** ui.s nation
free and independent. »
1 must believe that the editor s reproaches
to Col. \on Zinken were written without re
flection, and sincerely hope that they did not
spring from bis heart. JUSTICE.
The ioflvenlion of the States.
At this particular time, and tor llie whole
time embraced in the war, the South has
anxiously desired pr ice. It has Wen chelated
in every form in which public or udnHinslra
tive sentiment could» be enunciated-; in-the
utterances of the press,-the rnessageli mt Pres
ident Dav;>, the winin' declarations Ad Con
gress, the embassy of- Mess*. Cr.xwf'ord find
Forsyth at the beginning of Ihe war, the
mission of Mr. Stephens to Foffre3s Monroe,
and in the overtures of Messrs. Clay and
Holcombe, in July last, from Cauada. In
etery ehape and form in which the idea has
been tp Lincoln, it has been
spurne Jits, answer has been
uniform aDcl consilient!' “ Return so the
Unfbn, give up your siaves, cease your rebel
lion- agaibsf the’ best government the - "world
ever saw. acknowledge rry authority, throw
yourselves on niy cfemencj and you shall
have such pardugapd such rights as are now
meteiioui to proslfute Maryland, Kentucky,
Tennessee and New 0* leans." Such is the
response o ' this despot, and how our Presi
dent can approach him again without degra
dation we ;.fe unable to perceive. Nor have
we any idea that he will do so. Mr. Davis
is anxious lor peace, out act yet ready for dis
grace..
As to Mr. Lincoln's temper and purposes
‘here can be no mistake. Everybody under
. a .Us his position, and none of the “demor
alized'' gentlemen, who are ventilatings 'hemes
.of peace, have ventured to suggest such an
absurdity us to approach him "again with a
lender o;' honorable negotiation. But there
are some who dream (they do not argue or
reason —if they did we should nut be, perhaps,
writing this article) that somehow or other
there are parties in the .North with whom we
can negotiate. How we are to manage it they
are not kind enough so inform us We imag
ine that a deputation to Mr. Vallaudigham or
Fernando Wood would hardly end in any
practical result. ‘ These gentlemen have no
authority to bind or to loose anybody except
themselves, and were they to attempt it Fort.
Lafayette would soon shut down on them.—
What then? Are we to try Governor Sej'-
riiour of New York—a worthy gentleman
enough, who dares not resist too loudly his
own wrong?, and who would as soou think of
jumping from the top of Trinity Church stee
ple as making any sort of pact or agreement
with the Confederate Slates ? Are we to tpy
conferences with sume Democratic mass meet
ing ? By what route are they to travel, what
hotel to stop at, and wh A are they to ask
from the er.emy or promise on our part?—
Who is io pioteci the conferences from Mr.
Lincoln’s artillery ? By. what sort of sop can
this Cerberus he put to sleep while (hisqdeas
ant business is being transacted? Can he
be drugged, stupified with chloroform, made
drunk, or bribed until the treaty is signed,
sealed and delivered ? Who are to sign on
the part of the enemy ? It takes two to make
a bargain. We are ready—where is the oth
er side ?
The whole thing is absurd. Just now the
North is anxious, not for peace, but for con*
quest. They are confident they can conquer
s. and, < referring that to auy other mode of
treating the case, they mean to re-elect Abra
ham Lincoln, who, they think, is Mae man to
do it It matters not that tour v irs of war
have demonstrated that we cannot be con
quered, or that as many years of Mr. Lin
coln’s blundering have greatly simplified for
us the office of meeting ihe superior forces of
the enemy. We know that we-cannot be sub
dued. The Yankees believe directly the re
verse, and, while they do so, they are not
ready to treat. Whenever they change their
mind, we shall be.apt to hear from them
Meantime, we do hot deny that there is a
peace party in the North. It. is, however,
without power, and whether it will obtain
power or not remains to be tested. Whenever,
by tjie ballot or the revolution, it, shall acquire
such power as to be able to negotiate, we dare
say that those who represent its organization
will find no difficulty in dealing with the Con
federate Government.
t While the North is busy nursing this folly
of subjugation, we have nothing to do but to
fight with all the energy that God has given
ns, and for this the heads of our people are
fully braced, come what may. Os our ability
to resist, this effort, probably the last our en
emy'will be »tde to make, we entertain no sort
of doubt. When the coining winter shall put
an end to active field operations, and the
North shall discover that the year 1864, with
al! its frightful expenditure of blood, has, af
ter all, not been so lucky as the preceding
year ; that it has not advanced them one jot
towards their object; thatyears alter years of
war still yawn before them ; we may hope for
a return of that reason which will render dis
cussion about peace a practical question in
stead of being, as it is now, simply misplaced,
ill-timed.
For these reasons we deem it idle to discuss
the plan of a Convention of the Northern and
Southern States, favored by Messrs. Stephens,
Brown and Boyce, nor shall we now consider
the letters by which those gentlemen have
contrived to divest themselves of the public
confidence. How the proposed Convention
could be held under our Constitution at all;
how it or uld be held under any, were Mr. Lin
coln willing to permit it, without a moral and
implied recognition of the authority and bind
ing force of the United States Constitution as
still subsisting over us, we are not able to per
ceive : but we do see that there are some three
hundred thousand Yankees now encamped on
our soil treating the whole thing with con
tempt.
To the Montgomery Mail, however, the
whole scheme is “simple” enough: “Let
Congress express itself upon the subject, ap
point three or five commissioners of national
reputation, to go to Washington and lay the
matter before the United States government,
and our word for it, the scheme wo.uld either
meet with on affirmative response, or, in the
event of a rejection, so divide the counsels of
the enemy, as to. break one-half the force of
his blows in the spring.” * * *
“The weapons are now in the hands of Con
gress. The States can do nothing. The peo
ple can do nothing. The President will do
nothing. Congress alone has the power by
its courage and wisdom to strike a blow for
peace.”
Truly, this is a precious, delectable scheme !
Three Southern men are to be picked out,
and are to crawl on their bellies to Washing
ton, lick the dust and beg Mr. Lincoln for an
armistice and a convention' of all the States r
And this is called “courage - ’ and “striking
a blow for peace." Now, our idea of courage
is somewhat different from the writer’s. Cour
age does not consist in humble applications
to an enemy who demands your unqualified
We call “courage” that spirit
which animates the hearts of our brave sol
diers. under Lee and Hood ; the temper which
leads the Southern mother to derote her last
boy gladly to bear arms for home and hearth,
while she knits socks for him and his com
rades. and sends to the front, words of cheer,
and to Heaven a prayer that God in bis own
good time will bless us with peace and inde
pendence And, as to “striking a blow for
peace,” we find it not in suggestions of im
practicable convocations, but in the victories
ot Lee, Hood, Beauregard, Forrest and the
rest of our heroes.
As to the aspersion of the President's mo- ,
lives and the suggestion to Congress to over
ride him in the matter of negotiation, we do
not deem it necessary to say one word of re- ,
ply. We do uot fear that such a scheme will
be adopted or even proposed at Richmond
The climate of this noble old Commonwealth
is decide ly unfavorable to anything that
looks like reconstruction or lowering the na
• tional flag. Virginia was never more resolute
and determined than now. In the light of
burning homesteads, and by the graves of her
muruerejj sons, she has registered a vow nev
er to yield to an infamous foe. She is fully
assured of the support of her sister States
until honorable peace shall crown her endeav
ors. In one oftly aspect is the proposition
defensible—as a scheme to divide the enemy's
counsels. It might do this and it might not.
i “In vain is the net spread in the sight of any
; bird.” The Yankees might divide or quarrel:
or. on the other hand, seeing us falter and
! give signs of irresolution, they might once
iqor.e 'ake courage and Vice their ranks and
.dock shield for one final effort tor our over
throw. And he who knows aught of the gen
uine Yankee nature will not doubt that the
latter is the more probable result of the two.
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’. ’From the M act) q Telegraph A Confederate.}
■A j® 4, Negio Sflftfitrs.
E h tor and Confederate:
It has been a long while since I attempted
to write anything for a public journal :*and
nothing but a high sense of duty to my coun
try could induce me to attempt it now.
Much ha3 beeu said upon both sides of the
question which has lately exercised the minds
of our people to a fearful extent. I allude to
the*desire of some persons of great pretentions
to make soldiers of our negroes. No wonder
it has made its mark in the South. For, like
Aaron’s rod, it has swallowed up all other
matters of public interest. The champions
for and against the policy have shown much
ability, during its ventilation." But still I
claim hat viptory has perehed upon the
standard of those who have protested against
the coQ3iiiß*nati >u of this mad scheme. So
well convinced un 1 of the truthfulness of this \
position, that it is not my intention," on this !
occasion, to exp cise my powers of mind, to :
assist those with whom it is my pleasure to
agree.
My main t uj- t is to invite the attention of
your readers to -ome points, which I claim,
have an important and direct bearing upon
this monstrous, ill-shaped and frightful
scheme of making soldiers of the negroes.
The only reas >u these self-styled statesmen
and patriots can urge in favor of their “bant
ling,'' is that, o necessity. They contend the
good of the S‘-uth demands, that our army
corps should bo tilled—and as they, are not
able to liud white men for this purpose, ergo
negroes must I- taken from their owners, and
compelled to perform the duties of the ‘ Oau
cassian” race n the army. Well, it does seem
to me, if some persou would point out to the
authorities of the country whether they may
find a sufficient number of white men, young,
strong and healthy, for this laudable purpose,
we shall hear no more arguments advanced
in favor of making soldiers of negroes.
Next, use all vigilant means to have the law
enforced against the hundreds and thousands
of young men, who now fill positions of quar
termasters, commissaries, etc. Once more
send every lawyer and doctor to the field who
are under fifty years old. As strange as the
'assertion may seem, I hold, the country would
do well to get shut of a majority of these men.
Also exert every energy of your minds to co
erce the Legislatures of every State within the
perview of the Confederate States, to repeal
all statuary provisions exempting themselves
from military duty. The people should no
longer tolerate such selfish and unequal leg
islation. In my peregrinations this year, I
have seen many young men who seem to be
the possessors of sinecures on the cars. They
follow the conductors.about like their shad
ows, and if they perform any labor other than
to hold tickets for the conductors, it has fail
ed to strike my visual organs.
All admit they could be spared by the rail
road officials. Then make a long and strong
pull to send them to the front. There are also
many more men than you know of, who claim
exemption from soldier duties because they
have taken contracts to tan leather for the
government, and while I admit there are many
of these men good practical artizans, and are
doing good service to the Confederate States,
there are, 1 dare say, legions of others who
use this as a mere pretense, being as ignorant
or the art. they profess to understana, as they
are of the “pandests” of Justinian. It will be
found on investigation, that every one of these
pseudo tanners are engaged in all kinds of
schemes to swindle their respective communi
ty. Let them be stripped of their false colors
and sent to the army. Finally, if the advo
cates of “niggerdom,” as some term it, would
co-operate with each other, to influence
the proper tribunal, to send a Medical officer
quarterly to every Hospital in the Confederate
Slates, duly empowered to send to the front
every inmate whose physical condition is in a
normal condition.
I assert without the fear of contradiction,
the cry for more soldiers would instantly .stop.
There are at all times regiments of men with
in the walls of these Hospitals, called patients
by the iSurgeous, who have not the first sign
or symptoms of disease about their organisms.
How these would be sick men, manage to re--
main as patients, after their health has been
fully reinstated is not for me to say. I fear,
however, wider influences have been brought
to bear in some quarter or other, /Slcue can
lament more than I, the necessity of making
this plain expose. The times are most lament
ably out of joint, and all who love civil and
religious liberty, sbhuld speak in thunder
tones against all public abuses Could I in
duce the friends of “Niggerdom” to do this
rather than to become the advocates of a policy
which, if ever inaugurated, would, in the eyes
of Christendom, heap deep and dire disgrace
upon the South, and put a final end to an in
stitntion, to which the South is indebted for
all that makes her superior, in every accep
tion of that term, to the descendants of the
puritans of New England. I shall feel fully
remunerated for any trouble I may have had
in preparing this article.
Yours, Ac., RANDOLPH.
Yankee Thanksgiving.
The following proclamation was promulgated
Thursday :
By the President of the United States:
A PROCLAMATION.
It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our na
tional life another year, defending us with His guar
dian care against unfriendly designs from abroad,
and vouchsafing to us in His mercy many andsignai
victories over the enemy who is of our own hou-e
--hold. It has also pleased our Heavenly Father to
favor as well our citizens in their homes as our sol
diers in their camps and our sailors on sea, with
unusual health. He has largely augmented our free
population by emancipation and by immigration,
while He has opened to us new sources of wealth,
and has crowned the labor of our working men in
every department of industry with abundant re
ward. Moreover, He has been pleased to animate
and inspire our minds and hearts with fortitude,
courage and resolution sufficient for the great trial
of civil war into which we have been brought by
our adherence as a nation to the cause of freedom
and humanity, ana to afford us reasonable hopes of
an ultimate and happy deliverance from all our
dangers and afflictions-
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincsln, President
of the Unieed States, do hereby appoint and
set apart the last Thursday in November next
as a ;day which I Idesire to be observed by all
our fellow-citizens wherever they may then Ue, as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God,
the benefieient Creator and Ruler of the Universe ;
and I do fnrther recommend to my fellow-citizens
aforesaid th it, on that occasion, they do reverently
humble themselves in the dust, and from thence
.offer up penitent and fervent prayer aud supplica
tion to the Great Disposer of events for a return of
the inestimable blessings of peace, union, and harm
ony throughout the land which it has pleased Him
to assign as a dwelling place for ourselves and our
posterity throughout all generations,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United Statestobe
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 20th day of
October, in the year of our Lord, 1864, and of the
Independence of the United States the eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the President:
Wm. H, Seward, Secretary of State.
The Price of Gold Compared with the
Currency. —Senator Semmes, in his late speech
in Mobile, is reported to have presented the
following view, which every thinking man will
acknowledge to be correct:
On the subject of our finances lie dispelled,
to the satisfaction of all who heard him, our
error as the degree of depreciation of the cur
rency, showing that gold had appreciated,
from such facts as that one could now board
at any hotel in the Confederacy far a dollar a
day in gold, when the price before the war
was two dollars and a half. Other illustra
tions might be adduced, showing that gold,
from its scarcity, was worth about three times
as much with us as it was in other countries,
and that the depreciation of the currency,
when compared with the gold of the world,
instead of being at twenty or twenty-four for
one, is really not more than about eight for
one. And there was no nation that had prose
cuted a heavy, war (and successfully) mi a
credit, but had suffered** greater depreciation
than this, and in a less time.
It is stated to be a rule of law in the far western
territories that “a town is a place where whisky is
sold.” By means of this rule the courts distinguish
real towns from those which exist only on paper
plans of land.
i'Fro in the peWuirg Ex-re-. F' ' .
From the Front.
Phe Enemy Retreat fm>u% the Plank Road—Cap
ture o f Prisoner!, Arjr.s.ctc. — Our Irenes Re es
tablished.
In consequence of the late hour at which sue
fighting on Thursday night closed, and the dis
tance of the battle field from the city, the actual
i t-nits could not be obtained in time for yester
day morning’s paper.. The enemy held the-posi
tion nfriclt he was fighting for at* darkj with his
line of battle extending across the plank road,
parallel with the White Oak road, at Burgess’
house, with a heavy reserve force in his rear.
Thursday's battle.
The enemy, after making several hcany demon
strations upon our fortified lines, in each of which
he met with a repulse, finally massed his force and
broke tJirOugh Butler's (cavalry) divisiin*B . linos,
in the Vicinity of Armstrong’s miff, ana ! swept
around with great rapidity, until he struck the
Beydton Plank road, near Burgess’ mill. Here
the Yankees secured a very prominent and com
mandingl position, having occupied the bill upon
which Burgess’residence is situated. Our forces
had retired across the bridge at the foot of this
hill, and took position this side of Hatcher's Run.
Confronting each other, the two armies made all
proper dispositions for attack or defence, as the
caee might be. Skirmishiug occurred at inter
vals for several hours—sometimes slight, and
sometimes severe—until about four o’clock in the
afternoon, when it was determined to attack the
enemy. .
When the enemy broke through our lines in the
morning, a large cavalry force under Gen. Hamp
-tou, who occupied our extreme right, was separa
ted from the main portion of our army, and re
mained in the rear of the Yankee column. At
the hour above stated, Gen. Mahone crossed
Hatcher’s run, and struck the Yankees on the
flank, while Gen Hampton attacked them in toe
rear. The assault at both places was vigorous,
and the enemy was forced back, but in eonse
quence of the unfavorable position of the ground,
the density of the woods and the heavy force of
the enemy, the latter could not be dislodged.—
Had the attack in front been pressed as vigorous
ly as the assaults on the flank and rear, the result
would probably havebeeen far different. Instead
of any failure, brilliant and crushing victory would
have crowned our arms.
In pressio - forward, Mahone captured six
pieces of ai fiery and some prisoners, but was
unable to bring them off, and they again fell into
the hands of the enemy. He also captured three
stands of colors, which were safely brought off.
This battle raged fiercely until dark, but fight
ing against vastly superior numbers, and even
while flanking, subjecting themselves to a flank
movement, our men eventually retired. The en
emy: though punished severely, was left master
es the situation. Much of the fighting was done
in a dense growth of woods, and not only the
Yankees, but our own troops became separated in
bodies from their commands, and wandered off. —
In this manner, captures were made on both
sides.
In one of their charges, our infantry penetrated
through the Yankee column to the Plank road)
but could not sustain themselves.
Os tho operations of our cavalry in the enemy’s
rear, anil the losses they sustained, wc have no
authentic intelligence, other than they .acted in
their usual gallant style, and while tbs battle con
tinued, gained considerable advantage, and in
flicted much loss.
We deeply regret to learn that Gon. Hampton
lost one son killed, and another severely wound
ed. The whole country will deeply sympathize
with him.
Oar loss in killed and wouuded in the infantry
will not reach over one huudred and fifty, while
in prisoners, we lost between three and four hun
dred. We captured 200 prisoners.
THE ENEMV LEAVE THE PLANK ROAD.
Immediately after the cessation of hostilities on
Thursday night, the enemy commenced to with
draw his forces in the direction of his fortifications
on the Yaughan and Squirrel Level roads, and by
2 o’clock yesterday morning, had entirely disap
peared from the Flank road, with the-exception of
a small force left there to keep up an appearance
of his presence in our front. As soon as this was
discovered, a brigade of our troops was ordered
to advance and feel the enemy’s position, and
meeting with such slight resistance, they pushed
forward, only to ascertain that the bird had flown.
Some two hundred and fifty additional prisoners
were taken here.
The enemy was found to have loft in some haste,
probably fearing the events which would have
followed had he remained in position yesterday.—
Some three hundred of his dead were found un
buried on Thursday’s field, and about two.hun
dred of his wounded, too much disabled to be re
moved. Fifteen hundred stands of small arms
were gathered up, with a number of limbers, cais
sons, wagons, etc., which the enemy had aban
doned, showing that his retreat was hurried. The
number of wounded removed in ambulances is, of
course, unknown, but it is believed that every am
bulance the enemy had was driven off full, aud
that many, who were only slightly injured, were
enabled to walk. Ilis loss was, therefore, severe.
The experience of the Thursday’s fight proved
to the Yankees that their position on the Plank
road was untenable, or accompanied with extreme
danger. It admitted of easy flank movements.—
Independent of this, a heavy force of Confederate
cavalry hung upon their rear. They were well
aware of these facts, and preferred not to run the
risk attending upon a further delay at Burgess’
Mill. Preparations were being made, which in
their results, would not only have astonished
Grant, but have shaken Lincoln on his throne.—
But of these it is unnecessary to speak.
It would have been extremely difficult for Grant
to have maintained intact a continuous line of
works from the Weldon railroad to the plank road.
Such length of line would create weakness, and
subject it to successful assaults.
OUR LINES RE-ESTABLISHED.
The enemy fell back to his original position,
and our forces pursuing, re-established their for
mer lines. So after this grand flanking move
ment, in which Gmnt massed three corps of his
army, we find that nothing was gained. It will
probably serve to furnish a glorious theme for a
bulletin froth.- Stanton, and Grant will undoubted
ly report it as a successful reconnoissance.
A TRIPLET OF GENERALS.
During the progress of the battle around Bur
gess’, the headquarters of the Yankee army were
established in the vicinity of that gentleman’s
house. Grant, Meade and Hancock were there,
superintending the movements in person. From
prisoners, we learn that our forces in one of their
charge?, reached within a short distance of this
“noble trio.” What a glorious prize they would
have been.
THE CAPTURED COLORS.
Three stands of coiors were captured by Ma
hone’s old brigade, viz: One by Robert 'Hatcher,
Company E. 12th Virginia Regiment; one by
Sergeant Emmit Richardson, Company K, of the
same command; and the third by a member of
the 61st Virginia Regiment, whose name we could
not learn.
GEN. DEARING.
This gallant officer was neither killed no unin
jured. We hope he may live long in his sphere
of usefulness. He no doubt justly appreciates the
complimentary notices passed upon him by our
Richmond cotemporaries, who announced his
death yesterday morniDg.
Lieut. Col. Whitehead, of the 61st Virginia In
fantry, was slightly wounded in the shoulder.
Colonel Rogers was at one tiipe a prisoner, but
managed to make his escape and rejoin his com
mand.
Among the Yankee prisoners captured, is Lieu
tenant George Harney, of the 147th N. Y.
AS ASSAULT ON OUR LEFT.
About dark on Thursday night, while the fight
ing was progressing on our right, a small force of
the enemy made a dash upon our work on the
left, and succeeded in capturing a portion of them.
They also gained possession of one piece of artii
lery, and took prisoners, Lieut. Col. Harrison
and some twenty or thirty men of the 56th Ya.
Regiment. This event occurred about the time
of relieving pickets on that portion of the lines,
and.is said to have been accomplished in this wise.
The night was dark and rainy, and the Yankee
pickets requested that firing should cease. The*
request was acceded to.
When pickets were relieved, the Yankees
came in close afer them, many representing them
selves as deserters, but having their short car
bines concealed, beneath their eoats. The ruse
was temporarily suecesful, and had it been under
taken by a larger torce, might have resulted dis
astrously to us The Yankees were driven from
our works with a loss, of ten .or twelve prisoners.
A CHARGE ON THE LEFT CENTRE,
About ter, o'clock on 4he same night the Yam
kecs made a, determine I charge on our works on
the left centre, near the Jerusalem Plank road,
and succeeded, in capturing our picket line, but
did not reach our works. The musketry and can
nonading on this occasion, as mentioned yester
day, were furious, and the of mortars
briiliaat.
About 12 o’clock, the enemy was attacked by
our forces, driven back, and our line resumed.
iS- tnc twelve or fifteen dead Yanke-os. were dis
covered ti.ere yes'erday morning.
ANOTHER SHARP FIGHT.
It was slated last night that the enemy made a
fierce assault upon Mcßaes-lines, south of the
Pla-*k road, about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, but
were handsomely repulsed, with heavy loss. We
could learn no further particulars.
' TKLKGKAPHiU
REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office c* r
the District Court of the Confederate States for
( the Northern District of Georgia.
; IlifcsiiuosD, Nov. 3.—C01. W. If. Payne ot’t! e
I 4th Ala. C v.ilry, ami Lt. Got." G. M. Sorrell,
! Lorigstreet's Adjutant General, have been
| made Brigadier Generals, the former assigned
to Maxey's, the latter to Wright's brigade.
Savannah, Nov. 3. A Flag of Truce boat
arrived here tO'-day as appointed. The steara
c? Beauregard with Cal. U add v iy*-i the .stea
mer fsfaiftl (Aty with Col. Byaneu. Bexesffor
the Confederate prisoners were turned over
and a large number of boxes for Yankee pri»
sonera were received. There was no exchange
of prisoners, but preliminaries’ were arranged
for the exchange of ten thousand sick, woun
ded and convalescent Confederates who have
arrived at Hilton Head in steamers. The bal
ance on the way in transports. Another Haw
of truce is to take place at the same point on
Sunday.
PerRRSBCRG, Nov. 3.—The enemy night be
fore last drew in about one mile of their cav
alry picket line on .tueir extreme left below
Reams' S: at ion, at the same time threw-'out
their picket lines in tiie rear of their army on
this side of the river a mile, as if to cover
some movement. All quiet today in front.—
Heavy rains falliag all day. No news of any
military movement.
Lieut. Col. Pegrem of the artillery, has
been promoted to a Brigadier General and as
signed to the command of Archer’s Brigade.
Richmond,. Nov. 3.—New York papers of
the Ist, and Baltimore American of the even
ing edition of the same date, received.
Gold in New Yolk on the lsr. 233 ; in Bal
timore 235 to 289.
No raiders have yet appeared at Buffalo.
A Louisville telegram of the 31st, contra
dicts the rumor of the evacuation of Atlanta,
and says the place is not even in the slight
est danger.
There is little doubt of the fact (hat Hood s
army was, a day or two since, near the Ten
nessee river; but the rebel leader hesitated
to attempt crossing.
Gov. Cavney, of Kansas, issued a procla
mation appointing a day for thinksgiving,
that State having been spared from the de
vastation of raids.
Maryland, My Maryland!— '‘Honest Old Abe”
has again spoken. On the night of the 18th of
October, a few of the lick-spittles of tho throne of
grace, pretending to be Marylanders, gave him a
serenade. He appeared in one of the White House
windows and delivered himself as follows:
I am notified that this is a compliment paid to me
by the loyal Marylanders resident in this District. —
I infer tha f the adoption of the new Constitution for
that State furnishes tho occasion, and that, in your
view, the extirpation of slavery constitutes tho
chief merit of the new Constitution. Most heartly
do I congratulateyou and Maryland and tils nation
and the world upon the event, I regret that it did
not occur two years sooner, whluh I am sure would
have saved to the nation more money than would
have met all the private 1 ss incident to the mea
sure. But it has come at last, and I sincerely hope
its friends may fully realize all their anticipations of
good from it. and that its opponents may, by its
effects, be agreeably and profitably disappointed.
A word upon another subject: Something was
said by the Secretary of State in his recent speech
at Auburn, which has been construed by sane into
a threat that if I should be beaten at tbo eltcfion, I
will, betweon then and the end of my constitutional
term, do what I may be able to rub the Govern
ment. Others regard the fact, t’ it the '-hicago
Covention adjourned, sine die , but to meet again if
called to do so by a particular individual, ns tho in
timation of a purpose, that if their nominee should
be elected, he will at once seize control of the Gov
ernment.
I hope the good people will permit themselves to
suffer no uneasiness on either point. lam. struggling
to maintain the Government —notto overthrow it. lam.
strugglinp\especially to prevent otherrfrom overth row
ing it. and 1 therefore say that if I shall live I shall
remain President until the 4th of-next March, and
that whoever shall be constitutionally elected, there
fore, in November, shall be duly installed ns Presi
dent on the 4th of March, and that in the interval
I shall do my utmost, that whoever is to hold the
helm for the next voyage, shall start with the best
possible chance to save the ship. This is due to the
pe pie, both in principle and under the Constitu
tion.
Their w : ll, constitutionally expressed, is the ulti
mate law for all- If they should deliberately re
solve to have immediate peace, even at the loss of
their country and their liberties, I know not the
power or the right to resist them. It is their own
business, and they must do as they please with their
own. I believe, however, they are still resolved to
preserve their country and their liberty, and in
this—in office or out of it. I am resolved to stand by
them, I may add that in this pupose, to save the
country and its liberties, no classes of people seem
so ne irly unanimous as the soldiers in the field and
the seamen afloat. Do ihey hot have the hardest
o- it? Who should quail while they do not ? God
bless the soldiery and seamen, with all their brave
commanders.
TEOTPERAACE HALL.
GREAT BSLLJO NIGHT!
Friday Evening:, November 4, ’64.
PA33DY MILES,
. OR; THE
LIMES.ISE E 0 71
Paddy M iles Mr. Davenport,
Dr. Coats Ma. R. Vance
Harry Miss R. Ingram
Mrs. Figetr.. Mrs. C- Vance
Jane Miss I. Vance
Job Miss Zulika
’ 4r ♦
Together with
TABLEAUX, MSG 10AM!
— •
Price of Admission.! $5 00
Children and Servants. 3 00
4Ss“Doors open a t,VA o’clock. Curtain to rise at
8 precisely. * [no 4 It
Notice.
Headquarters Reserve Troops,
Columbus, Ga., Nov., 2,1864.
Circular.
The Jate members of the "‘DAWSON ARTIL
LERY,” are requested to meet at the Carriage Shop
of Jaques & Cos., at 4 o’clock, p. m., the sth instant,
for the purpose of organizing anew company.
This has reference only to such member? as are
not subject to duty in the field.
S. L. BISHOP,
not 2t Major commanding Reserve Troops,
Owner Wanted for a Clock.
LEFT at my residence during my. absence, by a
negro man, a no name or ad
dress-said he was instructeirio le ive it until called
for. The owner can get th- same by calling at the
office of JOHN D. GRAY A CO., and paying for
this advertisement. [no4 2t
MifllYD'-SSS GOODS!
FRENCH GAITERS,
p
HOSE. TRIMMINGS,
THREAD, i Ac., 4c.
At
no32t* ROO'f 86, COOK’S HOTEL.
Wanted linnied lately.
4 GOVERNESS well educated and with uuex-
A cepdonabie references. A liberal salary w;h be
given.' Enquireat
no3 12» THIs OFFICE.
For Stale Low!
«)‘)a ACRES Land near Dover. Russell county,
Ze)U Ala. Good H . »se and plenty of waDr.
A.di>lv to 1 McK. EE, __
r\o3 3t* C. S. Tannery, Columbus, l«a.
T h~ !l "VP t m -y--»
-Js- -fc-AL. jjJL* ■v,,.- ,li„ jt. JC %
i 2 Jackson local sbur&ifc
A Blue Dav.—Yesterd iy was a damper ou am
bitions Locaff. Anybody who expects anyth!- >■
rieh, rare or raev, or :v~en novel
•’ > t,iartl >ng * r
mystoyious’Vqch weather as this, has his expec ».
lions too high and must come dowu. There
i nothing to be seen or heard yesterday. Every
body and everything hail goge igto their hole3.
We saw nobody in good spirits, save wood hauler’
They seemed to chuckle fit the propitious indie >-
tions of an advance in fuels. Wc hvtrd one lit
tle one horse sing out to a two mu e
,luad boy “Bill what did you gatf-’ “$25 •” “What
did you git?” “&12 ?” Thus, it’s an ill-wind
that blows nobody any goody. There’s a “bully”
.ligje aheaal for wood haulers, and they know it
and feci elated. But if anybody else felt com
fortable yesterday, we haven’t as yet ascertain' l
the fact.
The Provost System —We see that our city
cotemporarie?, as well as other exchanges in the
State, are speaking their minds freely in referen:o
to the grievous annoyance of the present Provost
Marshal and Guard system as practiced in the lead
ing cities of the Confederacy. We do not profeM
to be sufficiently versed in military law to know
whether the system is the result of due delibera
tion. on the part of high officials in the State a.. 1
camp, or merely the assumptions of petty d?sr .= ,
but we are satisfied that the system is humiliatim"
in the extreme to freemen, anno}ing to many who
are logally exempt from military service in the
field, and have our doubts as to whether its opera
tions are productive of more good than evil. Os
course, iu proximity to large armies, where
martial law has been proclaimed and where the
i strictest survsilance is necessary, the office of
Provost Marshal and guard is of the utmost ne
cessity, but in remote regions from such armies,
where it requires a considerable army to perform
these functions, we for one feel that their absence
i. v,„fi„ r than their company. We all know that
ihe tendency of military law is to despotism, an and
.no despotism is si tyrannic. If we have any
liberties left let us preserve them. While it is the
duty of all loyal citizens in times like these to
submit to all measures which look to tho common
good, still wo claim she right when such meas
ures become destructive of said ends, to speak out
and warn tbe country against them.
Died.— At 12 o’cl’k last night, of old age, the month
of sapphire skies and golden sunsets —October.
While he reigned over us he treated us kindly.
He gave us many balmy days and much glorious
sunshine. He gave us ripe crops and luscious
fruits. He gave no frosts to clip tbe floral ves
ture of our gardens, but with a lavish hand ho
placed his own gorgeous children in the footprints
of the summer flowers which be had swept from
the yard and garden. Then with kindly wishes
to the old fellow, as be flings us on the lap of
November, we consign him to bis tomb in the ir
revocable past. —Augusta Register.
Just so. He died here at the same time and of
the same disease, and we unite in ascribing full
credit to his many excellencies and beauties. Oe
tober has our best wishes for a peaceful rest.
For his descendant and succesor, Novcmbor, we
can’t express such a cordial welcome. lie s&emeJ
to know exactly what to do when his time came,
and immediately bid adieu to golden Suns and
gentle airs, and inaugurated heavy rains, coll
blasts, and sloppy streets. No more autumn i!
fruits and flowers, no more genial sunshine a .i
azure skies, no more friendly zephyrs, laden with
the svreet3 of nature’s groves, bearing on the r
glistening wings, health and hope, to dispairing
hearts. Now comes tho “sere and yellow leaf” the
keen, whistling wind, the frozen heath, the chil
ling blighting frosts, the gloomy, penetrating rains,
and all concomitants of rude, selfish winter. Bat
why complain, the same wisdom and goodness
manifest in the Spring, Summer and Autumn,
may be traced in the recurring reign ol ice-cla i
winter. The same Lord is God over all, blest for
ever more.
More Exceptions. —The Augusta Register, by
the way, one of the spright’iest dailies in the Con
federacy, also pitches into Joseph Jones (not *f
Pineville, but [of Colum bus) for his recent invidi
ous claims to the hast set of hands in the Coni
fedoracy. Methiuks Joseph will get into trouble,
unless more cautious in his assertions. Hear tho
Register—
“ln the Confederaey'' includes this burg and
we too demand of Loeel Jones the proof of his
brash assertion. We will give the opportunity of
correcting his opinion by visiting the Register of
fice—a solemn duty now resting on him.
AUCTION SALES
By 8311 ft, Livingston & Cos.
AN SATURDAY, November 6tb, at 10J4o’clock,
owe will sell in front of our store.^
18 Boxes Good Tobacco; ,
1000 pounds Fine Smoking Tobacco;
FINE RUM AND WHISKY:
70 Bbk Coast Salt;
1 Shuttle Sewing Machine.
Administrators Sale.
At the same time we will sell for and on account
of the Estate of 1.. MANSFIELD, dec’d—
-2 Fine Sett Single Harness;
1 Box Horse Shoes, Sand Paper;
Enamelled Cloth and Enamelled
Leather;
16 Gross Japanese Flathead Tacks;
16 u Silvered 11 u
2A and 6 inch Carriage Bolts;
6 Gross Traces, Rollers Plated, Horse
Shoes, Buckles, Bridle Bitts, &c.
nov 2 4t $32
By Sills, Livingston & Cos.
.A.T -A-TTOTIOIsT I
AN TUE3D \Y, Btu of November, at lOKo’clock,
U we wili sell in front of our Auction Boom,
The Valuable Store, No, 127,
Broad Street, Threo Doors bolow Hill & Dawson ’ 3
old con er. The Lot Is 22 feet front and 147 feet W
inches deep—Store 114 feet deep—with privilege o
the Alley.
—ALSO —
The following very desy*able Stocks:
133 Shares Florida Home Insurance Go ,
S2O per Share paid in.
100 Shares Eufaula Home Insurance Cos.,
SSO per Share paid in.
50 Shares Georgia Insurance Company,
$25 per Share paid in.
500 Shares Southern Insurance Company,
Savannah, Bringham, President, $lO per
Share paid in.
5 Shares Importing and Exporting
Company Stock of Georgia, Lamar, Prest.,
$3,000 per Share paid in.
53 Shares " Great Southern Insurance
Company,” S2O per Share paid in.
5 Shares Bank of Columbus Stock,
SIOO per Share paid in.
oc 28 10: $l3O .. ...L_
Sly Ellas. Livingston & Cos
A V RI VAT E S ALE
1,500 Acres unimproved Land *n
Spring Creek, Miller county, formerly
Early, v>’ll be sold at a bargain,
oe 21 ITt