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DAILY TIMES. «*. W. WARREN, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Saturday Morning, November 26,1864. H e are permitted to make the following extract from a private letter received in this eitj: Near Macon, Ga., Nov. 23d, 1864. Dear Parents: —l take this spare moment to write you a few lines to let you know that I am in the land of the living, and am enjoy ing very good health considering the hard ships we have passed through in the last two days. I wrote you a leuer ihe other day stating that I had been admitted in Floyd Hospital in Macon, but that I expected to be : sent to duty. Well, it turned out just as I , expected ; we were scut to duty a few hours ' after I wrote to you Yesterday we were or- * dered to overtake the Yanks, who were ad- I rancing towards Milledgeville on the rail road. We started from here about 9 o'clock in the coldest 'weather I ever tell. It was anowing wheu we left; rny hands froze to my gun. Well, we overtook them about two miles beyond a little place called Grisswold- j ville. Our company was put out a.s skirmish- ! ers. Gen. Phillips commanded the expedi- | lion He had two brigades of militia, one of j Georgia reserves and twe of State line troops, i Wheeler’s cavalry were also in their rear.— ' But they whipped us badly. We were re- j pulsed with heavy loss. As the enemy were strougly fortified and outnumbered us, we | were ordered to fall back to the fortifications j at Macon. # - Tub Army ok Tennbbske.—Our iniorma tiou from the army (says the Memphis Appeal, 23d,) is to the morning of the 18th, at which date it still remained in the vicinity of Tus eumbia and Florence. Every preparation for an advance had been made, however, which it was expected would take place as soon as the weather and roads would permit. Strong cavalry reinforcements had arrived, and the other branches of the army had also been greatly strengthened. Os the eueiny in fiont nothing was known, outside of official circles. (Jen. Hood. —The Columbus (Mias.) Republic of the 18th, says : This gallaat officer, wo. have boon informed, is quite ill with erysipelas at Cherokee. We trust he may soon recover.— This Confederacy may have abler commanders in its service, but none truer, braver or more devoted. ♦ —♦—•— Prices in the North. —Prices of all kinds have advanced greatly in the North. Gold is 236 and more, which makes the Federal currency worth about forty cents on the dollar. Owing to this de preciation, the Accessaries of life and all kinds have run up to the most extravagant prices. i,Cot ton, which was, before the war, only some six or seven cents a pound, is now worth a dollar and a quarter ; common white shirting inuslin, which nsed to be bonght for ten or twelve cents a yard, prime quality, now brings fifty or sixty cents ; * sugar which used to be bought for eight and nine cents, sells now for twonty-fivo cents a pound; flour, which was a drug in the market for five or fix dollars, is scarcely to be had now for twelve and fifteen dollars a barrel j whiskey, which used t* he thought high at two dollars a gallon, is now worth eight and ten : bread, formerly three and four cents a loaf, is now seven and eight cents, and the size dimiuishedjjat that; hotels that used I© charge two dollars a day, are new askiug fire and six. W» learn from the News that at the late session *l'the Confederate court held at Jackson, Miss., indictments were found against parties for deal ing with the enemy and trading in greenbacks. ♦ —♦ Northern Expectations. If the Northern journals believe half what they say, they are fully convinced that Sher man’s grand raid frem Atlanta to the sea coast is to break down the rebellion and put an end to the war. But they do not believe any such fanfaronade as they indulge in Even if successful, this movement could not affect materially the substantial interests of the Confederacy, but it is necessary to magni fy its importance in order to give hope aad encouragement to the Northern masses, who bear the burdens of the war. Firmly estab lished at either Savannah or Charleston, Sher man’s army would be less potent for mischiel than if at Atlanta If not compelled by necessity, we do not think the Yaukee general would give up his position in the heart ot the country in order to effect a lodgment on ttie sea coast. Out aide of the injury he will inflict upon the country on the route of his march, the advan tage will be greatly in our favor, for we recov er" vastly more than we lose by the change.— During the blocko.de, the ports of Charleston and Savannah are of little or no value to us, as \v* can neither import nor export through them, and the troops employed in their de fease might be much more profitably engaged elsewhere. But we are by no means prepared to believe that Sherman will bo successful in this bold and hazardous enterprise, and before the expiration of twenty days, the now exultant Northern journals may have occasion to sing a different tune. The country through which their hero has to march, is not so barren of troops and available means of defense as they suppose. His way will not be strewn *ith flowers; on the contrary, he has doubtless learned ere this, that he has a “ hard road to ravel,” and may finally pull up at some of the prison depots in Georgia or South Carolina. Wo are mistaken in the pluck of the people of these two States if they permit this Northern bar barian and vandal to march with impunity over their soil, ravaging and desolating their country as be goes. He, with his whole army, 5 s clearly within their power if they will but do their duty to themselves aud their country. With Beaure gard, Taylor and Hardee to command ar and direot them'fthey can and we hope will bring Sherman to grieflong before he reaches any point on the •joa coast. With this portion of the army of the Cumber land destroyed, the reclamation of Northern Georgia and the whole of Tennessee will be aa easy matter, and we shall open the spring cam paign under the most favorable auspices. But looking at the question in the most unfavorable point of view, and supposing Sherman to be en tirely successful in the accomplishment of his ends, we consider him far less dangerous on the periphery of the circle than he would be if in the center: far less to be feared on the outskirts »t the Confederacy than he would be in the interior. The change can but result in our favor, let the expedition terminate as it may; and we ire entire ly at a loss to see what there is in it to excite the jubilations of the Northern press.— Memphis Ap peal. The Princess Dagmar.— The Princess Dag mar, of Danmark, who is to he the twpress of Russia, is just eighteen years old. She locks far short of that age, from the infantine and inno cent loveliness of her manner, and from her stat aro. Iler eyes and teeth form the fascinating beauty es her face, her features being far from regular. In oemplexien, she is a brunette ; but the ski* is wouderfully clear, and the roses of health seem ever to bloom on her soft dimpled cheeks Ilor stature is rather under middle, “but her form stems perfect, and her bust, scarcely yet eome to maturity, rivals the most perfect of Thor walden’s geddesses in the swan like neck, the gracefully drooping shoulders, and the rounded proportion of "her arms.” To become Empresa es Russia, the lady must change her religion, and become a member of the Greek church. President Davis' Message Joy. Brown's Undelivered Message to ihe Georgia Leg -1 islature. The following message was prepared by Gov. Brown to be sent to the General Assem bly ; but while it was being copied for the two Homes, they adjourned on account of the near approach of the enemy, before the message was received by them. As Congress probably now has the question before them, and as it is, in the opinion of the Governor, important that the people and presses of the country should speak out boldly to their representatives be fore the fatal step is taken by them, he has directed the publication of the message with a view to call special attention to the sub ject : EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, > Milleduevillk, Ga. November lbp’64. / To ihe General Assembly: I fee! it rny duty to call your special atten tion to that part of the late message of the President of the Confederate States, which relates to exemptions from conscription. The President declares that “no pursuit nor position , should relieve any one who is able to do active duty, from enrollment in the army, unless his functions or services, are more useful to the defence of bis country in another sphere.” But he says, ‘fit is mani fest that this cannot be the case with entire classes.” He then enumerates several classes, such as telegraph operators, professors, teach ers, editors, • millers, shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, physicians, &c., who should not be exempt a9 classes, and adds, “and the nu merous other classes mentioned in the laws" who he says, “cannot in the nature of things, be either necessary in their several professions nor distributed throughout the country in such proportions , that only the exact numbers required are found in each locality.” Nor says he, “can it be everywhere impossible to replace those within the conscript age, by men older , and less capable of active field service.” He then save, “A discretion should be vested in the military authorities , (which can only mean in him, as the head of these authorities,) so that a sufficient number of those essential to the public service, might be detailed to con tinue the exercise of their pursuits or professions, but the exemption from service of the entire classes should be wholly abandoned .” This is very comprehensive language. If such a law were enacted by Congress, and ac quiesced in by the States and people, it would not only give the President absolute colllrol overall persons of the classes enumerated by him in the message, but of what he terms the “numerous other classes mentioned in the laics." Who are these other classes mentioned in the laws, of whom the President seeks to get the absolute and unlimited control, without startling the country by the designation of them in this message? One of these classes “mentioned in the laws,” is “the members and officers of the several Stnte Legislatures.” Other classes mentioned in the laws, are Judges of the State Courts, Sheriffs, Clerks, Ordiaaries, or Judges of Probate, &c. Anoth er class mentioned in the laws is, “ ministers of religion ,” authorized to preach according to the rules of their Churches. Tii- P.-esident denies that these could be more useful as classes “in another sphere,” than in the mili tary field, and says, “they cannot, in the na ture of things, be either necessary in their several professions , nor distributed throughout the country in such proportions that only the exact numbers required, are tound in each lo cality.” He therefore demands, that Congress leave it to his “discretion” to say, who of them shall be detailed to continue in the exer cise of their pursuits or professions, with the declaration in advance, that their exemption as “entire classes” should be “wholly aban doned.” Aside from Constitutional objections, what would be the effect of vesting in the President the absolute power over all classes of people in these States which he now demands at the hands of Congress ? No man could cultivate his fields to produce corn, wheat, or any other of the necessaries of life, or run his factory to make clothing or work in his blacksmith shop, raiil, tannery, carpenter’s shop, machine shop, or follow other industrial pursuits without the consent of, and a detail from the President. No man can then publish a newspaper with out the consent of the President, and a detail for that purpose. This would at once destroy all independence in the press and abridge its freedom which the Constitution of the Confed erate States expressly declares Congress shall make “no laws” to do. If each editor must have a detail from the President, which would be revocable at the will of the President to publish his paper what freedom or indepen dence of the press in future can exist? No bold, independent, high-toned man would be willing to accept a detail for this purpose, as it would be an acknowledgement in advance that his press shall be the tool of the Presi dent with its freedom abridged, and its exis tence dependent upon the President’s will. As this law would give the President the power to say how many editors he would tolerate, it would heave it to his “discretion” what sort of editors he will have, and what principles they shall advocate Thus the public press of the country which, whatever may be its errors and abuses, is, next to the Christian religion, the greatest promoter of civilization, and when left free and untrammelled is the strongest bulwark of constitutional government and the most powerful advocate of civil and religious liberty, is to be prostrated at the feet of the President, and prostituted to the base end of overthrowing constitutional liberty and es tablishing despotism. Where did liberty ever exist with the freedom of the press abridged and its existence dependent upon the will of ft single individual ? The President not only demands of Congress the passage of a law giving him the power in future to muzzle the press and prevent it from exposing the errors of his administration or the corruption of his officials, but he de mands that the State Governments be placed absolutely under his control, and that it be left to his “discretion” how many members and officers may attend each session of the Legislature, aud what shall be the ages of the members, and if he chooses what shall be their political sentiments. It is also to be left to his “discretion” how many Judges of the Su perior, Inferior, or other Courts, each State may have, and what shall be their ages. How many Sheriffs, Clerks, Tax Collectors, Jus tices of the Peace, Ac., he will tolerate in each State. Each of these classes of State officers is one of the other “numerous classes men tioned in the laws,” who he declares are to be distributed according to his discretion through out the country in such proportions that only the exact numbers required are found in each locality, those within conscript age to be re placed by “older men,” less capable of active field service, and in the selection of those with whom they are to be replaced, regard might be had to those who would be “less capable” of opposition to the President’s will. But this, intolerable as it seems to be, is not the worst feature in the demand. The President asks that Congress place the “mine isters of religion” under his absolute control, with a declaration aocompanyina the demand that they are not to be exempt as a class , but only such of them as he in his “discretion” may deem a sufficient number to be detailed to continue to exercise their pursuit or profession , “that only the exact numbers required may be found in each locality.” There is no mistak ing the purpose, they are one of the classes “mentioned in the laws." In other words, they are a class who are mentioned in the ex emption laws and are exempted as a class. Giro the President this power, and the minister of religion can no longer exercise the high func tions of his calling under the commission he has received from Heaven, withou r a detail from the President. This would give the President the power in his discretion to determine not only hew many may be necessary, but to select thelecalities where they will bo tolerated, and to prescribe, if he should think proper, the deneminatien to ! which they shall belong. This would place the freedom of religion as absolutely under his control as the freedom of the press, and the government of the States. The provision of the Constitution which da dares that Congress shall have power to raise and I support armies must be construed in connec tion with that ether provision that “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.” j Taking these two provisions together, I do not see hew any candid man can say that Congress has power under the pretext of raising and sup porting armies, te place the free exercise of relig ion and the freedom of the press at the “ discre tion” of the President. Nor can it be denied that the freedom of both are dependent upon his will when the law permits no ene to pnblish a paper or to preaeh the gospel without a detail from hint. What possible connection dees the preaching es the gospel in the city of Milledgeville or any other place, have with raising and supporting armies f And why is it necessary that the preacher of the gespel should, by act of Congress, be mustered in to the military service of the Confederate States, and put nnder the control of the President, te be detailed back in the “ discretion” of the President te preach ? Is this the “free exercise es religion?” Is not the freedom of the press abridged when a newspaper can only be published with the con sent of ihe President, and is net the independence and dignity of the legislator lost when he is com pelled to entrr the Legislative Hall with a detail in his pocket, subject to be ordered out of it at aty moment when it suits - the interest or caprice of the President? Is this State Sovereignty, free dom of the press, and free religion ? When Congress enacts such a law, it converts the republican ism of the Confederate States into th« dospotistn of Turkey, makes the President a dictator a»d prostrates the liberties of the country, the independence es the press, and the religious privileges of the people at his 'eat. Even the Lin coln government, despotic as it is, has not dared to attempt any rueh encroachment upon the lib erties of the people es the United States. I wish in advance to eoter my solemn protest against this asoi strous proposition, which if adop ted by Congress, will not only endanger the suc cess of our caus-, by breaking the spirits of our people, which msj T precipitate counter revolution, but may, and I fear will, engender a strong feel ing for reconstruction with the odious government of the North as the only means of escape from a worse despotism. I therefore earnestly recom mend the passage of a joint resolution by this General Assembly, instructing eur Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to vote against, and use all possible influence to pre vent the passage of any such law. JOSEPH E. BROWN. Great anxiety is manifested by the pesple in relation to the situation of General Sherman’s ar my. Not understanding the movements now in progress, the public passes hasty judgment, and caa see nothing cheering in the present position of the two hostile armies. To the casual ob sorver Hood seems to be master of the situation. By a bold move he has thrown his asmy far into Sherman’s rear, aad his legions now throng the banks of the Tennessee, and even threaten Nashville. General Sherman caanot lay his programme before the public, or detail the ope rations now in progress for its benefit. His success lies in rapid execution and secresy of movements. We are advised of some of the feats of the present campaign, startling and bril liant in conception, and which promise to result in glorious success, but we caanet, at the present time, breathe a word to the public in relation to them. We can only say, that if all works well, the world will be astounded at the genius of General Sherman and at the movements planned by his fertile brain. To him, and to those who under stand his campaign, there is nothing dark in the present situation ; all is bright and full es hope. When the facts shall be presented to the public, even if the operations now in progress should not be marked with success, the world will stand ag hast—will be filled with amazement—and ac knowledge that a more bold and brilliant cam paign was never planned by an able general. It exceeds their wildest conceptions ; and when the startling news shall break forth, thousands of tongues will sing the name ot Sherman with praise, hands be ready to crown his brow with unfading laurels.— Louisville Journal. All this is very pretty and grand, but it loses much of its favor when we recollect that it was said five or six times before of McDowell, McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Pope, Grant A Cos., who were to startle the world by their mar vellous achievements in Virginia. Where are all these men now, and their wonderful military schemes. Interesting European News, Northern papers give advices from Europe to the 19th of October. The European papers contain very impor tant details of the progress and pressure of the financial crisis in England, France, Spain, German} 1 -, Brazil and Australia, with a record of the latest suspensions and failures in Lon don. Mr. Henry Lafoce, in a letter to the London Times, says: “I must positively contradict the assertion that Oapt. Semtues was a pas senger in the Laurel.” A United States man of war went in pur suit of the Laurel, for the purpose of appre hending Capt. Semmes, who has been pro nounced a prisoner af war. Vienna advices in regard to the Dano Ger man question indicate that the conference will soon sign a final treaty of peace. Events are assuming a more and more af flicting appearance in Russia. The Poles in corporated among the Russian troops, can toned in the provinces bordering on the Vol ga, are said to have formed a plot in conjunc tion with a secret society of Russians called Nihilists. The intention attributed to them is to burn all the villages and towns of the prov inces. Accident and the energy of the au thorities have saved Radan and Samara, but the town of Simbrisk and all the villages around have fallen a prey to the flames. The conspirators had placed barrels of gunpowder under the cathedral and all the public edi fices of the town. A commission of inquiry, presided over by au aid-de-camp of the Em peror of Russia, has also been opened. Tjje burning of the town had reduced thirty thou sand inhabitants to misery and deprived them of shelter. Matters appeared to be approaching a crisis in Japan on the 29th of August. The Prince of Nagato had refused to open the Inland sea and fired across the bows of the British war ship Cormorant, when the latter made the ex periment of passing his batteries. She and the Barossa accordingly at once returned to Yokohama. It is believed that the fleet would sail for Simonosik before September. Orders have been received by the commander of the Persons, the senior British naval officer at present in port, to charter vessels to con vey one thousand two hundred tons of coal to the Inland sea for the use of the fleet, and to proceed himself thither to join it. The Richmond Sentinel says that the Yankee privates are very much depressed at the result of the Presidential election, declaring there was not a free expressiom of opinion allowed them, and that they are hopeless of a speedy termination ot the war. The number of desertions has largely increased since the result of the election was made known in the army. To use the expression of our informant, “they are deserting in droves.” On Consignment. “I A BARRELS SUPERIOR WHEAT WHIS HT KEY, and for sale by novl9-3t HANSERD & AUSTIN. SWEET ORANGES. A large lot just received and for sale by EDWARD BUTT, At 114, Broad St. novlß-8t To Rent, For Confederate Money, TWO PLANTATIONS in Sumter county, five i and ten miles from Americus. For further particulars apply to H. R. JOHNSON k CO., nevT 12t* Americus Ga, Cairns Hospital. \ Nor. 21st, 1864. J Wanted. THREE GALLONS MILK per day, delivered at the Hospital. BYRD C. DALLIS, nev 21 —lw Clerk. Sun eopy lw UNION SPRINGS PROPERTY FOR BALE! HOUSE and LOT, the lot contains one acre, the house is a good framed building with four room*, out houses, etc. A great bargain can be had if im mediate application is made, nov 23 3t* J. W. WELBORN. TELEGRAPHIC. RIPORTS or TB* PRBBB ASSOCIATION. Entered according te act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. 8. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s offioe of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Macon, Nov. 25.—Position of affairs re* mains unchanged. The enemy is still pro ceeding in a southerly direction, and the opin ion still obtains that they ara proceeding di rectly to Savannah. Macon is now consider ed safe from attack. Portraiture of War. O, tell me, iftheie b# any relenting or pity in your bosom, how could you endure it, to behold the agonies of the dying man, as, goad ed by pain, he grasps the cold ground with convulsive energy, or, faint with the loss of blood, hie pulse ebb* low, and the gathering paleness spreads itself overffiis countenance— or wrapping himself around in despair, he can only mark, by a few feeble quiverings, that life still lurks and lingers in his lacerated body—or lifting up a fading eje, he casts on you a look of imploring helplessness, for that succor which no sympathy can yield him. It may be painful to dwell on such a representa tion—but this is the way in which the cause was served. The eye of the sentimentalist turns away from its sufferings and he passes by on the other side, lest he hear that plead ing voice, which is armed with a rod of re monstrance so vigorous as to disturb him.— He can not bear thus to pause in imagination on the distressing picture of one individual; but multiply it ten thousaud times—say, how much of this distress has been heaped together on a single battle-field—give us the arithmatic of this accumulated wretchedness, and lay it before us with all the accurucy of an official computation; aad, strange to tell, not one sigh is lifted up among the crowd of eager listeners, as i hey stand en tiptoe, and catch every syllable of utterance which is read to them out of the register of death. Oh ! say, what mystic spell is that which so blinds us to the suffering of our brethren—which deaf ens to our ear the voice of bleeding humanity, when it is aggravated by the shrieks of dying thousands—which makes the very magnitude of the slaughter throw a softening disguise over its cruelties and its horrors—which caus es us to eye with indifference the field that is crowded with the most revolting abomination*, and arrests that sigh which each individual would singly have drawn from us, by the re port of the many who have fallen and breath ed their last in agony along with him ? When I think that the Christians, even of the great world, form but a very little flock, and that an army is not a propitious soil for the growth of Ohri&tian principle—when I think on the character of one such army, that had been led on for years by a ruffian ambi tion, and been inured to scenes of barbarity, and had gathered a most ferocious hardihood of soul, from the many enterprises of violence to which an unprincipled commander had car ried (hem—when I follow them to the field of battle, and further think that, on both sides of an exasperated contest, the gentleness es Christianity can have no place in almost any bosom—but that nearly every heart is lighted up with fury, and breathes a vindictive pur pose against a brother of the speoies. I can not but reckon it among tbe most fearful of the calamities of war, that while the work of death is thickening along its ranks, so many disembodied spirits should pass into the pres ence of Him who sitteth upon the throne, in such a posture and with suoh a preparation. I have no time, and assuredly as little taste, for expatiating upon a topic so melan choly, nor can I afford at present to set be fore you a vivid picture of the other miseries which war carries in its train—how it deso lates every country through which it rolls, and spreads violation and alarm in its villa ges—how, at its approach, every home pours forth its 'rembling fugitives—bow all tbe rights of property and all the previsions of justice must give way before its devouring ex actions—how, when Sabbath comes along with it—and for the sound of the church-bell, which was wont to spread its music over some fine landscape of nature and summon rustic worshippers to the house of prayer, nothing is heard but the deathful volleys of of the battle, and the maddening outcry of infuriated men—how, as the fruit of victory, an unprincipled licentiousness, whfch no dis cipline can restrain, is suffered to walk at large among the people—and all that is pure, and reverend, and holy in the virtue of fam ilies is cruelly trampled on, and held in the bitterest derision. Oh !my brethren, were we to pursue these details in which no pen ever attempts, and no chronicle perpetuates, we should be tempted to ask, what that is which civilization has done for the character of the species ?— Chalmers. Tub Effects op War.—lt seems as if our country will be eat out by Confederate caval ry. Nearly everything in the country has been impressed, and worse still, there has been stock belonging to citizens, shot down before their faces and left lying dead. Large hogs not fat enough to eat, where shot and left ly ing, while those fat enough were eaten. Cattle were also killed, and everything destroyed that could be of any use to the owners and no use to themselves. They have damaged the peo ple worse than Rosseau’s Yankee raiders.— There are instances under my observation where the (so-called) Confederate soldiers have robbed destitute widows and orphans of all the means they had in the world of a sup port—Ladies who had been made widows by by their husbands being killed and dying in our army. Who wonders that the war goes on? Who for a moment can expect God’s blessing to rest upon a nation where so much wFckedness and vice reigns? Is wickedness the cause of this dreadful war ? If so, we may not expect it to close soon; but on the other hand become more destructive. Where are the officers of the different com mands, that they don’t attend to this whole sale robbery ? On Monday night last a brigade of cavalry camped around this place and were busy all night shooting hogs, and on Tuesday morning hog skins and heads were plentiful.—[Ash ville (Ala.) Vidette. LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF LETTIB PAPEB! AND MERORANDIM BOOKS! *For sale by J. K. REDD & CO. ee 12 ts Notice to Debtors and Creditors. A LL persons having claims against the estate of A Joseph W. Woollelk, dec’d, late of Muscogee county, are hereby notified to render them duty authenticated within the time prescribed by law ; and those indebted to said estate are requested tn make immediate payment. WM. G. WOOLFOLK. nov 23, 1864—w40d Adm’r. EXECUTOR’S SALE. TTTILL be sold on the 22d of this inst., before the Vv Court House door in the town of Newnan, Coweta county, Ga., by consent of the heirs inter ested, a portion ot the NEanoES belonging to the estate of Harrison McLarin, dec’d, names as follows: Bill, a man 35 years of age ; Su san, 35 years; Sarah, 16 years : Edmund, 14 years; George, 10 years; Jennie, 8 years; Lou, 6 years; Lizzie, 3 years; Lei a, 2 years; Sarah, a woman 26 years; Laura, 10 years; Roscee, 8 years; Fannie, 5 years; Cal ie, 2 years; Furny, a man 48 years; Linda, 48 years : Dave, a man 40 years; Perry, 24 years; Calvin, 18 years; George, 13 years. The above property sold for the purpose of division. Terms Cash. W. H. McLARIN, l ™ , novl6-*t* W. B. SWANN. SALT. rpURK’S Island or Alumn, Coast, and Virginia 1 Salt for sale, or exchange for country produce. nov!6-lw J. R. IVEY k CO. THE OXT Y. T. J. JACKSON t LOCAL EDITOR. ATTENTION ! The Members es Captain Wilkins’ Company will appear at tbe Counoil Chamber this morning at 11 o’clock, to draw arms and accoutrements. By order of the Captain. Pemberton’s Cavalry. Any? Ismail packages for Pemberton’s loft at Mr. Spear’s Jewelry Store will be forwarded this evening.* Theatrb. —Temperance Hall continues to be the centre of attraction, notwithstanding the bitter cold weather and the feverish state es the public mind consequent upon the important military movements in Central Georgia. Judging from the number es able-bodied men at the Hall Thursday night, one would think that the “fine tooth comb” which the Yankee General Grant speaks about, had a good many of its teeth broken out before it scraped over this section of “God’s moral vineyard.’ ’ On Thursday night Mr. Crisp assumed anew role, playing Dimple in the popular comedy of Leap Year, and convulsed the audience with his drolTeries and the oxeellent manner in which he delivered the fine bon mots with which the play abounds. Jessie Clarke was inimitable us the “matrimonial broker,” and is decidedly the favor ite of the Columbus public. That ever popular drama of Black-Eyed Susan concluded the bill fer the evening, and seemed to rivet the attention of the audience. Hamilton, as William, made such a “sailleur boy” as we but seldom see en the stage, and never on the spar deck of a man-of-war. To night, Forrest’s great prize tragedy of Meta mora will be placed on the boards again, with the Spectre Bridegroom as an afterpiece. —. —4. -» —— NOTICE 2 MARY BURTON is in this city at Mr. R. P. Spencer’s, in search of her daughter, a yellow girl about fifteen years old by the name of ANNA HOBBS, who was sold in Mo bile five years ago by Mr. Browdenax to Mr. Jack Hobbs, of Vanwert, Ga. She wrote to her mother to write to her at this place to the care of Miss Mollie Jones. Any infor mation in reference to the daughter will be gladly received by the moiher. Nov. 25—11* LOST, ON Friday morning a RED VELVET BOW con taining a gold star, with tho letter “J.” engrav ed on it. Tho finder will be rewarded by leaving it at this office. nov26—dtf OFFICE 0. S. NAVAL IRON WORKS, \ Columbus, Ga. Nov. 25, 1864. j During the absence of the Reserve Forces and the Militia from this city, the Steam Fire Engine attached to the3o works will be used in connection with the Fire Department of the city. This organ ization will be under the immediate command of CaptP Knowles, assisted by Geo W Huckeba. Citizens living in the vicinity of the works are re quested to assist in getting the Engine promptly forward upon the alarm of fire. J, 11, WARNER, .Chief Eng’r G. S. N. Commanding. November 26,1864 —d3t. Mayoralty. To the Citizens of Columbus : From the announcements of candidates for Mayor of the City, I find it an office to be sought after, and not Reeling disposed to vacate my present position, I announce myself a candidase for re-election. hot 25 tde ■ F. G. WILKINS. We are authorized to announce B. F. COLE MAN as a candidate for Mayer of the City es Co lumbus at the ensuing munioipal election. nov23—dte For Marshal. THOMAS P. CALLIER is announced as a candi date for re-election to the office of City Marshal. jnevlß-td* For Marshal. W. L. ROBINSON is announced as a candidate fer the office of Marshal of the city by nov!s* MANY FRIENDS. For Deputy Marshal. At the solicitation of many friends, WILLIAM N. ALLEN has consented to become a candidate for the offiee of Deputy Marshal of the city of Co lumbus, at the ensuing election, and will be sup ported £>y MANY VOTERS. novl4 tc* For Sexton. ROBERT T. SIMONS is announced as a candi date for re-election to the office of Sexton at the ensuing election in December, nov2l td Headquarters Anderson’s Brigade, 1 Wheeler’s Corps es Cavalry, > Macon, Ga., Nov. 18, 1864.) Special Orders, \ No. 27. / All officers and men of this Command now absent will.rendfzvous at this point immediately. By command of Brig. Gen. H. H. ANDERSON. Gko, L. Barthklinbss, a. a. g. Augusla, Savannah, Montgomery and Colum bus papers please copy and send bill to Captain Goodrich. nov 22 d3t Alabama Militia OEDEItED OFT ! We have been shown an official dispatch ;to Capt. N. D. Guerry, from the Executive office of Alaba ma, ordering Captains Guerry, Randle and Peddy, to assemble their .respective commands, (2d class militia) and report for duty at Opelika immediate ly. Capt. Guerry orders his command to report for duty at Opelika on Thursday, 24th inst. nov 22 2t* Headquarters, 24th Dist. G. M. < Columbus, Ga., Nov. 25, 1864. \ All men subject to the Governor’s Proelamatien of the 19th inst., who do not belong to Captain Wilkins’ or Capt. Cheney’s Companies, and who have not reported at these Headquarters, will be arrested during the day and sent to Macon by the evening train. B. A. THORNTON, noq2slt A. D. C., 24th Dist. G. M. Notice! All letters, packages, Ac., for any of the Reserve forces sent from here to Macon, should be addressed " Oare 001. Leon Von Zinken, commanding Col umbus Reserve Forces,” Macon. S. L. BISHOP, nov 25 3t Maj. Com’dg Post. S3O Reward. THE above reward will be paid for the apprehen sion and confinement in the jail of Muscogee of county M. L. Patterson, about forty years of age, red hair and red whiskers. He was furloughed Aug. 12th, 1864, for 30 days, and has failed to report. He promised to report to me in this city on Wednesday, the 16th inst,; but instead of doin£ so has sent me a legal document, of no value in his case, as he is a deserter. W. L. SALISBURY. nov!8-3t Major, Ac. LOST. ON the 16th instant, between Columbus and Bull Creek, on the Talbotton road, a large russet calf skin POCKET BOOK, containing -between seven- ! teen and eighteen hundred dollars in old issue and about three hundred and fifty of new issue, and a number of valuable papers. A libtral reward will be paid for the pocket book and contents, delivered at the Times Office, or to me at my residence, nine miles from Columbus. A. MAGRuDEK. novl7-3t. For Sale. I OFFER for sale my residence in WhitesviHe on I the LaGrange and Columbus road, fifteen miles south of LaGrange—a good and com“® d ‘£ary out with six rooms, four fir# places V.rtv of land buildings ; a good.garden, ?md forty acres 0 t attached. Possession Also, one fine HARNESS HOK&. Bme capuffiw. Andrews. TIIEATE.E ! .SATURDAY EVENING, NOV, 26th, I*4. Forrest’s Great Prize Tragedy I—American1 —American Play by an American author, METAMORA 2 The Last op the Wampanoags 1 Metamora Ur The 'Hamilton Nahmeokee Mrs W H Crisp Ballad By Miss Marshall A GHOST! A GHOST! A GHOSH The Spectre Bridegroom ! Mrs Jessie Clarke as Lavina Miss Cecilia Crisp as Georgi&na Shakspear’s King Richard 111, Othello and Mac beth will be presented. nov26—lt. AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. — —-♦ —* ON TUESDAY, 27th inst., at 10£ o’clock we will sell in front of our store A Likely Negro Boy, 15 years old, Two Negro Women, 35 years old ; good Washers and Ironers. Two Likely Mules, t£e., &c. nov 26 sl2 BLOCKADE GOODS BY LATE ARRIVALS. By James TI. Taylor. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, .at 9 o’clock, YYTILL be said at my Store, corner of Broad and ii Campbell streets, A large assortment of Foreign and Domestic Roods. Particulars in a future advertisement. Cenditiens Cash. novjft-eodtfd A PROCLAMATION BY JOSEPH E. BROWN, GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. STATE OF GEORGIA, ) Executive Department, > Milledgeville, Nov. 19, 1864.) The whole people understand how imminent is tho danger that threatens the State. Our cities are being burned, our fields laid waste, and our wives and children mercilessly driven from their homes by a powerful enemy' Wo must strike like men for freedom or we must submit to subjugation. Death is to bo preferred to loss of liborty. All must rally to the field for the present emergency or tho State is overrun. I therefore by virtue of tho authority vested in me by the statute of this State, hereby order a levy en massee of the whole free white male population residing or domiciled in this State between sixteen (16) and fifty-five years of age, except such as are physically unable to bear arms, which physical de fect must be plain and indisputable, or they must be sent to camp for examination, and except those engaged in the Legislature or Judicial Department! of the govrenment, which are by the recent act of the'Lcgislature declared exempt from compulsory service. All others are absolutely required, and members of the Legislature and Judges are invited to report immediately to Major General G. A Smith, at .Ma con, or wherever else in Georgia his camp may be for forty (40) days service under arms, unless the emergency is sooner passed. The statute declares that all persons hereby called out shall bo subject after this call to all the rules and articles of war of the Confederate States, and on failure to report, shall be subject to the pains and penalties of the crime of desertion, J Volunteer organizations formed into companies battalions, regiments, brigades or divisions will be accepted for (40) forty days, if they even approxi mate to tho numbers in each orgaization which is required by the militia laws of this State which were in ft rce prior to the late act. All police companies formed in counties for home defence will report, leaving at home for the time, only those over 55 years of age; and all personshav ing Confederate details or exemptions, who, by the late decision of tho Supreme Court of this State, are held to bo liable to State militia service and bound to obey the call of the Governor. All such refusing to r jport will be arrested by the police force or by any Aid-do-Gamp, or other offioet of this State,' and carried immediately to the front. The necessary employees of Railroads now actively engaged, and the necessary agents of the Express Company, and telegraph operators are from tbe ne cessity for their services in their present position, excused. All ordained ministers of religion in charge of a Ghurch or Sjnagogue are also excused. All Railroad companies in this State will trans port all persons applying tor transportation to the Front, and in case aHy one refuses, its President Superintendent, lagents and employees will be im mediately sent to the front. All Aides-de-Camp and other State officers are required to be active and vigilant in the execution of the orders contained in this proclamation, and ali Confederate officers are respectfully invited to ahS State officers in their vicinity in sending forward a! ! persons hereby ordered te the front. The enemy has penetrated almost to the centre of your State. If every Georgian able to bear arnw would rally around him, he could never escape. (Signed) JOSEPH E. BROWN, Governor. #3= Each paper in the State will publish the above Proclamation, nov 22 It Headquarters, 24th Dtst. G. Af. 1 Columbus, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864. J Under the Proclamation of the Governor of the 19th inst., all persona liable to the call, are respect fully invited to form Companies or Battalions by volunteering, which will be accepted immediately and transportation given. All who do not volunteer will report to these headquarters without delay, or be subjeetto arrest. B. A. THORNTON, nov 23 3t Act. A. D. C., 24th Dist. G. M. AN EXCELIENT PLANTATION FOR SAXiS. SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES -350 open—nearly all fresh— in splendM repair excellent fences. Gin house;’’lots, gates, cabins; healthy, well watered, nice young orchard; even, ■ thing new: 12 miles below Auburn, near Socie'v Hill, in Macon county, Ala.—all conveniently ar ranged, with fine outlet and range for stock. Lani fertile, soft, and easy of cultivatien ; an exeelJe - neighborhood— out of the reach of ordinary ral t. Will take Negroes or Cotton in payment for half the price if purchaser desires it. Alse, ten open Sows, three ordinary Mules, *n five Milch Cows, that will have calves between tfc\‘ time ardspring. See me at Auburn, Ala. WM. F. SAMJORD. Sun copy and »end bill te me, rlb-dßtw t Notice ~ rj.RAND and Petit Jurors summoned to appear a vJ the May Term, 1864, of the Scperior Court #1 Mnscogee county, are hereby notified to be and ap pear at the Court Heuse in said ceunty, on the Fourth Monday in November next. Witnesses and parties interested are also notified to appear on that day. By order of his Honer E. H. Worrell, Judge of said court. Oct 31, 1»64-td F. M. BROOKS, Clerk. Enquirer and Sun copy until day, §I,OOO Reward. STOLEN from the promises of George Kidd, in Troup county, on the Bth instant, a sorrel rear, mare, a&out five feet high, five years old; three white feet, two behind and one in front; left hind leg newly scarred between the hock and ancle joint, four or five itches in length. White spot on the forehead about the size of a silver dollar. Sea: under the left eye. One thousand dollars will be paid for the detec tion of the thief and the mare, or five hundred for the mare, and no questions asked. nov!4 7t GEO. KIDD. House and Lot for Sale* AN the Ist Tuesday in December next I will sell ' * (unless previously sold at private sale, in H»il ilton the house and lot in that towa known as t„e late residence of Dr. Gibbs. The lot contain* abou» one acre, and the house has ten fin* rooms. lino, sold on that day, the premises will be rented to the “fffflff dCr ,h ° Ti. DIGGERS. FOFIND. AT the Theatre on Monday evening, a GOLD TOOTH-PICK, which the owner can hare by applying at thi* office and paying for this adver tisement. mev 21 It