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SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice.
Tam now prepared to pay Coupons and Interest
,it inter'* Bl bearing Tro sury Notes, also Certifi
(pW issued by me payable in New Currency.
W 11. YOUNG.
j a n 26 6t Depositary.
To Confederate Tax Payers,
l nave this day resumed the collection of Taxes
Jue for 1861. Specific Taxes are now due for 1865.
All persons liable to this Tax must c<>me up, regis
ter n lid pay at once.
J. A. L. LEE,
inn 25 3t Collector 41st District Ga.
Wanted.
II RADQU ARTRRS Goy’T WORKS, (ORD.) t
C’olutnbus, Ga., Jan. 20th, 1865. i
Wanted to contract so» a large quantity of Pin<i
4 nd Oak Lumber. Also Hubs, Fellies and Spoke#:
and 2,000 forks for saddle-tree pommels, of elm.
black gum, maple, or sugar tree. Apply at the C. S,
Arsenal. M. H. WRIGHT,
jan2l lot Col. Comd’g.
Notice.
SoUTHRBN EXPRESS COMPANY, \
Augnsia, tia., Jan. 9,1865.)
Persons owning freight shipped by the Southern
Express Company, that is detained in this city, and
ether places, in consequence of damage donejto rail
roads by the Federal armiesJand which cannot be
forwarded to destination in consequence thereof,
*r« hereby notified that this Company will not bo
nsponsible lor loss or damage by fire. Consignees,
utd others interested will take notice ofthe above.
JAS. SUUTER,
jau 19 lm Acting Pres,
tifik- Columbus, Montgomery, Mobile and
teluia papers copy one month.
To Iweorgia Soldier* !
Phlllipa’ 4tli Georgia Brigade.
- Statr op Georgia, )
Quart bum aster Grnebal’s Oppior. Y
Augusta, Deo. 28th,*1864.)
The members of this Brigade now living, and the
representatives of those will please inform
as where the Half-Pay due them, under the Aot of
December 7th, 1863, may be forwarded to them. Ib
rsspoßse to each communication we will forward
the necessary papers for signatures.
Each correspondent will famish us the cempaay,
battalion or regiment to which, he or thejsoldier he
represents, belonged in Brigade, and his full
address at the present feme.
IRA R. FOSTER,
Q. M. Gen. ofGa.
N. B.—After the Ist of March letters will be ad
dressed to us at Millcdgoville; until that time, un
less in case of danger to this place, we will be ad
dressed at Augusta. I. R. F
jan 7 lm *
Headquarters Gov. Works, (0»d.) I
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 18, 1865.)
Deserted.
The following detailed tpen, employed at this
Arsenal, having absented themselves from work
without authority, are hereby published as deser
ten.
S. I, Myers, conscript, age 28, 5 teet 11 inches
high, fair complexion, light eyes and light hair, by
tin e ji, Blacksmith,
G. it. towers, soldier, 34t>h Miss., Regfi..,by trade
M. U. WRIGHT.
jan 19 10d __ Col. Com’dg.
etsisscll Loti lit 5 Reserves.
Wo are authorized to announce B • B. KYLE as
a candidate for Major of the Russell County Re
serves, at the election to bo held on tne 23th Jfvnu
ary, 1365.
jan 24 41 '
For Colossi! First Class Militia
os Rassell County.
We ire "itliorize by many voters io announce
A <; JON ES as a candidate for Lieut. Colonel of
FrstCl ?? .Wi'itia, ot Russel! county, Ala.
; avu to >.iio pl.t •On Thursday, 26th lust.
Opelika p per copy,
j m IS td*
WANTS.
N 0 V nKoEEii. One without fa inly, who has
f\ lo*i an .;i u in ii.lo service, aud thereby unlit for
; ii : us .• vine preferred.
Apply to ROBERT R HOWARD,
Bevuolds. L’aylor County.
M 18. OH As. i. WILLIAMS,
nov2!-tf Columbus, Ga.
waSttkd!
, in LBS. of TALLOW, forw-htoh a liberal price
J ’'o 7 will be paid. Apply to
h . W . DILLARD,
• -p7 ts Major and Q. M.
W .4 IS T s : I> ,
K GOOD BU'INESN MAN, until the first of
il January. The best wages paid. A disabled sol
dioi preferred, and it matters not how badly muti
lated bv wounds so he has firmness and judgment.
Apply "at the TIMES OFFICE,
nov 30 ts •
VA Sim* and OSMABURUS
TO EXCHANGE FOR
O' notraru
At th« GRANT FACTORY.
dec 17 ts
To Wiemi
4 DELIGHTFUL RESIDENCE, wed furnished
A containin ' six rooms, situated four miles from
Columbus, in Gen- Abercrombies neighborhood.—
There aro no hundred and seventy acres attached*
with fine orchards and good garden, and well im-
Fraved out.'buildings. Apply to
t 9—ti Mrs. SARAH CROWELL.
To Printers l
»&" ii] ofjVr for sale a complete BOOK BIN DERI.
} '(except Rut r.g Ma diine.) two hand PRESSES.
1,01)1) Pouacb of Type Metal.
novill-tf
FiroSH BRITOS.
F Morphine A fine asst Eng Soaps,
p !wers & Weightman’* Brown Windsor.boap,
Jfornhi'ie A fine asst Tooth Brushes,
150 oz. Eng Quinine, Childrens Round Combs.
Gum Camphor. -I]
Ext Logwood, Mur Acid,
Cochineal '
Bow’d Ipecac, Ur Tartar,
Dover’s Powders, Eng Musurd,
Sal Soda. Murate oi Tin,
Gum Opium, *
Pow’d Opintn, « rO i S F?. u
sing Note and Letter Pa- Pocket Comb*.
per, ,
Kng and Confederate
Envelopes,
F'or sale by J- A . GREEN A: > 0.,
deo 28 lm Unton Spring*, Ala.
NOTION.
Office Grant Factory, \
Nor. 29, 1864. J
t LL parsons having demands against the estate >•£
A Daniel Grant, deceased, are hereby requested to
P X ,t ßutf mt ° thaGrant JOHN J. GRANT.
Sun copy and send bill to office G‘ant Factory.
Or. It.
-DtEINTIST,
' T Pembor'oo 4 Carter’s old stand, back room of
A Smith's Jewelry Store, where he can he lound
all hours, foe 186ia
Notice !
A LL parties who have lett GUNS, PISTOLS, &c.,
da. to be repaired, at my shop on Broad street, are
requested to call inane liately and get the same.
jan23<3t J.r. MURRAY.
VOL. XII.}
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Headquarters C'onscript
Georgia, Augusta, Jan. 12, 1865 /
Circular, No. 1.
I. Inspector'; of Conscription will, in pursuance
of Circular No. 36, Bureau of Conscription, current
series, herewith published, forthwith proceed and
cause to be made the Impressment apportioned to
their respective Districts to fill the quota of slaves
due from Georgia as follows:
Ist Congressional District 150
2d “ “ 450
3d “ - 450
4th “ “ 456
5 th “ “ 325
6th “ “ .325
7th “ " 200
Bth “ “ 100
»ih “ “ 50
2500
They will immediately make the tour of their Dis
tricts, apportioning to each county the number due,
according to the nearest that can be ob
tained of its malelslave population between the ages
of 18 And 50 years, and will inform the Local En
rolling Officers of ihe number required in their re
spective counties. The latter will then proceed to
make the impressment in the manner prescribed in
the Circular above referred to. taking care that each
owner furnishes his just proportion of the number
of slaves from the county, as pei estimate of the
District Inspector.
11. Local Enroll ng Officers will prepare accurate
lists of all slaves impressed by them, upon the Blank
Forms herewith furnished. These lists will be made
in quadruplicate—one for the District Inspector, two
to bo forwarded monthly to these Headquarters and
one to bo turned over with the slaves to the offioers
designated. They will also keep in the County En
rolling Offices, for future reference, correct records
of all slaves impressed, which records must corres
pond with the printed form for returas.
111. The examination and appraisement of slaves
impressed under this order will be conducted in the
manner proscribed in paragraph Y and VI of Circu
lar No. 36, B of 0.
IY. Slaves impressed in the Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th
Congressional Districts will be forwarded by the Lo
cal Enrolling Officers to the Camp of Instruction at
Macon, to be turned over by the Commandant
thereof, to the Engineer Officer in that eity desig
nated to receive them; those impressed in the sth,
6th and 9th Districts will be forwarded to Augusta
and turned over to Captain L. P, Grant, of the En
gineer Corps; and thoso impressed in the7thand Bth
Districts will be sent to Atlanta and tur .cd over te
Capt. J. W, Glenn, of the Engineer Corps.
V. Duplicate receipts, forms of which are here
with furnished, will in all cases be taken for slaves
turned overlto the Engineer Depart meat, one copy
will be forwarded to those Headquarters with the
Monthly Return, and the other retained by the
Impressing Offioers.
WM. M. BROWNE,
Commandant of Conscripts, Georgia.
War Department. Burrau of Gohucriptios, }
Richmond. Va., Dec. 10, 1804.
Circular No. 36. •
I. Paragraphs I and II of Generai Orders No. 36,
A. and I. G. 0„ 1844, harein recited are made parts
of this Circular.
Adjutant axd Ixipsotor Gxnbsai/s OfpioI?, v
Richmond, Dsc. sth, 1364.
General Orders. .
zV->. 86 i
I. The Ch'e. of the Bureau of Conscription will
continue, w th ♦'! pr .ctioable dispatch, to bring into
service the twenty thousand riavea authorized by
the Aot of Conrress, annrovei February 17th, 1864.
Enrobing Officer* will prepare correct lists in du
pl cate of the names, p«rsonul description and as
certained value of the slaves, the County, District,
or Parish in which, and the time when each was
impressed, the name <>f the owner of each, and of
the Impressing Officer. One of the lists will be for
wardly mont !y to*the Commandant of|Consoription
in the State 10 which the slave belongs, and the
other to the Superintendent of the Bureau ; each ot
whom will cause them to be copied in some uniform
manner convenient for reference.
11, When fifty or more slaves shall have been
collected at any one station, they will be forwarded
under the charge of discr^et-'men,’detailed from the
Reserve forces, to such points as the Superintendent
of Conscription may direct, an 1 turned over to the
’ Engineer Officer instructed to receive them for la
bor in the Engineer and other Departments of the
service. A copy of tno Descriptive Roll of e.tch
slave will accompany his delivery to the Engineer
Officer.
Generals < f the Reserves in the respective States
are required to proceed forthwith to execute the
above orders, employing therefor all Enrolling
Offioers and all other officers under their command
not actually in service, inconsistent with thi- duty.
It is supposed ihat the Congressional Di-trict In
speetinir Officers and those provided under Circular
No. 35 of this Bureau, curreui series, may be made
available.
111. The pi nbe-r of slaves to be obtained in each
State is as follows :
Virginia 2.250
South Vrolna 2,500
Alabama 2,500
Tonnes.-o* '.. 500
North Carolina 2.250
Geoigia 2,500
Florida 500
Mississippi and Eaat Louisiana 1,500
Total 14,500
Forms of Returns accompany this Circular which
can be printed and rurmshed to the proper officer.—
Each return must be in triplicate.
IV. Wh«n fifty negroes are collected in any local
ity, either by one or more officers having contigu
ous districts, they will be forwarded to the nearest
top of Instruction in the State, where a complete
record wih be made and they will thence be for
warded to the points hereinafter stated. In no case
will the gangs of slaves be kept over 48 hours at a
tamp oi Instruction.
Generals of Reserves arc authorized to send a
pro >er officer to such localities from which it mny
be more convenient to send the slaves direct to the
army—who shall make the record and forward the
slaves without passing them through the Camp.
The Impressing officer is authorized to make re
quisition on the most convenient agent of the Com
missary for the subsistence of the
slaves while und r his clmrg-. at the rate of one
ration per diem of meat ana flour, or meal, and also
on the proper Quartermaster for transportation,
without reference to this Bureau.
V. Im- reusing Officers will require the owner or
h rer of the slave to furnish to each slave 0:1c good
suit of clothes before ho is received, the value of
which will be estimated iu the appraisement. Con
g-c'iotvtl District Examining Boar us in.-y depute
Single members ofthe Boards to me he summation*
in presence of the owner and hirer, and the Im
pressing Officer, underregugulanons to bspresenbea
by the r! urge on General. . , , ,
VI Slaves will be appraised by the Impressing
Officer, together with tne Advisory Board ofthe
° iTlocaUties where ther are no such Board? the
SLppr&iscmcTit intiy be ituKi© o> persons selected, tor
the puiqiose, on agreement between the Impressing
Officer and the owner. e ,
The hire of slaves isfi' ed by the Secretary of
War. not t > exceed twenty-five dollars per month.
VII. In distributing the impressment in various
localities, regard will be had to the wants, the con
dition, and the position of the localities. Credit
must be given, of course, tor all slaves pro nrod un
der ins'ru tions of the Secretary of War, dated 23d
September, ultimo, but not for any other existing
impressment. This levy is provided for by a special
aot, snd its operation is not to be referred to any
other proceeding. , ,
Negroes of refugees mny be credited to the coun
ty in'which they are found, or to the county from
which they have been removed, after investigation
ofthe circumstances at the discretion of the General
of Reserves. . ...
VIII. Generals of Reserves, will see that their
Impressing Officers exercise an intelligent and thor
ou.liiy informed discretion, in selecting tor impress
ments, negroes who may be most conveniently
snared, with least prejudice to the productive and
mechanical industry, and that they conduct this
service in the most conciliatory mode consistent
with a prompt and firm performance of their duties,
leeeivingihe slaves proffered by the owners, if
physically competent. The impressment should be
nvtde in aH coses according to the ru es and etrula
tions provided for the mpres«mer.t-Ot slaves in the
a.«.
j Mi 24 Jt
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Change of Schedule.
AN and after Friday, Jan. 20th, tha Trains »n
• the -iuscoxee Railroad will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN :
Leave Oolumbus 6 SO A. M.
Arrive at Macon 2 50 P. M.
Leave Macon 6 50 A. M,
Arrive at, Columbus 3 06 P. M.
FREIGHT TRAIN:
Leave Columbus 5 00 A. M,
frrivest Columbus 4 55 A. M.
W. L. CLARK,
.aar 19 ts Supt. Muscogee R, R.
Tlxrougb to Montgomery.
NEW SCHEDULE.
MONTGOMERY & WEST POINT
RAILROAD COMPANY.
. COLUMBUS, August 27,1864.
• N and after August 27th. the Passenger Train oc
the Montgomery and West Point Railroad will
Leave Montgomery at 8:00 a. in.
Leave West Point at 7:10 a. m.
♦ Arrive at Columbus at 5:32 p. in.
Leave Columbus at 5:50 a. in.
Arriv eat Mon gomery at 3:00 p.m.
Arrive it West Potnt at 4130 p. rn.
Freight, Train loaves Columbus at 8:40 am.
Arrives. .at 8:27 p tn
D. H. 6’R.4 M, Sup’t k Eng. .
ag27lß64—tf
MOBILE a, GIRARD RAIL ROAD.
OF SCHBDPLE.
Gikaed, Ala., Oct 7,1864.
|N and after 10tb inst. Trains on this Road will
* Bun Daily (Sunday excepted,) as follows:
l B Train.
Leave Girard at 1 30 p. ra.
iirivi in Union Springs 600 "
Leave Union Springs 5 35 a.m.
Arrive in Girard at ..10 00 “
IFris Traiu,
j.eave Girar at 400 a. in.
\rrive in Girard at 6 00 p. m.
B. E. WELLS,
agist! • Eng. & Sup’t.
CITY FOUNDRY!
SUGAR MILLS AND KETTLES !
WE HAVE OF HAND
Sujjjftr, Mills and Mettles,
holding 20,35. 40. 60, 80 and 130 gallons, which we
will exchange for Provisions ur any kind of country
Produce, or money on very liberal terms. Orders
solicited. PORTER, McILHBNNY & CO.
Columbus, Jan. 20, if
Negroes to Mire,
pO HTRE ten young Negro MEN, also a good
I Cook and Washer. Apply to
Win. L WOOLFOLK,
jan 17 ts Agent.
Lost or Mislaid.
T?OUR SHARES of trie G. A A. S. S. Cos., No.
P 16 r, in favor oi Mrs. J. L. Wibon.
nov 30 ts D. & J. J. GRANT.
Regular Liae of Steamers on liie
€9iattaliuochee River.
Columbus, G a., Jan. 9th.
THE Steamer Jackson, Daniel Fry, Master, wil
1 leave Columbus, until further notice, every Sun
day at 9 a. m. Returning leaves Chattahoochee every
Tuesday at 2 p. m. ;
The Steamer Indian, n . D. Fry Master, leaves
Columbus every Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. Re
turning, leaves Chattahoochee every Thursday at
2 a. m'
The Steamer Mifir, A- Fry Master, loaves Colum
bus every Friday 9a. m. Returning leaves Chat
tahooche every Sunday at 12 h.
jan 10 2m
For Exchange or Sale.
\ T the office of the “Southern Iron Works,” near
A the new bridge, the following articles of Hard
ware, which we will exchange for Pork, Bacon,
Lard, Wheat, Flour, Fodder, or any other articles
of P oviiions or Confederate currency, viz: *
Bar and Hoop Iron, of all sizes, suitable for plan
tation uses.
Sugar Mills and Kettles, of ail sizes, from bO to
120 gallons,
Pots, Ovens and Skillets,
Fry Pans and An-drons,
Club and Broad Axes,
Shovels and Spades,
Trace Ohaines and Plough Moulds.
Orders for Castings and Machine Work
J()HS p GRAy „
SIOO Reward.
V ILL be paid for information leading to the re
*o coveryofthe slave JOAN, supposed to be in
the neighborhood of Macon. Said boy is a bright
mulatto, abou five feet eleven inches high, about
25y M r s „M. , liMr boy. KKS.
at th s office.
#3“ Columbus Times copy thre< times eod and
send bill this office. —Macon TeUgraph.
jan 25eod3t ;
$1,900 Reward.
STRAYED, on the Brh f this from my
O plai tation in Taib t county, a blazed faced
MARE; color black, with a bay horse coh, six
mouths old. They were seen hitched to a wagon,
going through Girard, Ala., about.ten days ago, in
the directi nos Euf. ala or Clay county, Ga The
above reward will oe'paid by me for their delivery
in Talbot county, or Columbus, or SBOO, for informa
tion which will lead to their recovery. Address
J. B. GORMAN,
jan 27 Iw Talbotton, Ga.
Mon gomery Advertiser and spirit of the South
copy one week and -end bill to this office
To Hire.
\ LIKELY sixteen ear old house GIRL, that has
A o-en welTr.iised, sew- well, has a goo l dupogi
ri .•,«! u 10l Apply *
j, A:: THIS OFFICE.
DAILY TIMES.
EVENING miITIUN.
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1865.
In discussing the so-called Biair mission the New
York Times says: There is nothing to be expected;
Jeff Davis is not going to submit, and submission is
the only basis upon which Lincoln is going to ac
cede to a cess ition of hostilities.
Thb RESULT of Bl air’s Mission —The Rich
mond Enquirer of the loth «ayß :
It is believed that Blair returned to City
Point on Saturday, with the simple assurance
that this Government has at all times been
ready and willing to send or receive commis
sioners to treat upon terms of peace ; nothing
more nor leas. It is said that, upon this as
surance, Blair bases the hope that the Lincoln
usurpation will accede to the appointment of
such a commission, and that a confab on the
subject of peaee will formally take place, but
that there will be no cessation of hostilitiei
in the meantime.
Hon. J. W. Singlbtor.— Thi* gentleman, who
is reported as having been in Richmond recently,
in connection with a movement to inaugurate ne •
getiations for the settlement of our present diffi
culties, we have long known as a prominent peli
ticien of the Democratic faith. He resides at
Quincy, 111. In 1860, he was an ardent supporter
of Mr. Douglas. Our personal acquaintance with
him led as to form a very high estimate of his
worth and integrity, and the fact that a gentleman
whom we hare long highly esteemed, has taken
upon himself a mission of peace, encourages ns
to beliere that something will result from his ef
forts. He is above fanaticism, in every partiular,
and we believe it is only through the efforts of that
class es public men a solution of the differences
between the two sections will ever be worked out.
[Memphis Appeal.
Still Latub from Eurom.— New York, Jrr.
13.—The steamer China, from Lirerpeel on the
31st, has arrived.
The London Times, alluding to the present atti
tude of the North to Canada, says ; “In the
present state es Northern feeling there is too mnoh
reason te apprehend some outrage which may ren
der a rupture inevitable. Americans neither ap
preciate the strength of England nor understand
the unanimity with which u war would be prose
cuted if forced upon a reluctant government and
nation; and the first result of that war would be
the immediate and irrevocable establishment of
Sontberu independence/'
News from the North.
We have the New York and pa
pers ot the 11th, both void of any important
or curious news.
THE RUMORED PEACH MISSION.
A correspondent of the New York Herald
gives the following batch of rumors about
Blair’s mission :
Another effort to advance the peace move
ment has been made with the consent of the
administration, from which important results
are anticipated by parties in the secret. A
leading peace democrat, who has taken a
prominent part in peace movements during the
late and whose personal relations ivith
the President are of a very friendly nature,
has gone to Richmond, and will probably be
heard of w'ithin a day or two there. Although,
like Mr. Blair he is not expressly authorized to
propose definite terms, still it is believed that
the representations which he will make may
have a tendency to incline the mind3 of the
rebel leaders towards a pacific policy.
The peace reports have occupied public at
tention here to-day very generally. A desire
is manifested by the- parties connected with
Mr. Blair to give the impression that he goes
merely on private business; but it is well
known that his mission has a purpose beyond
that of recovering his private papers, and that
the authorities, in granting the permission,
were well aware of all the purposes and ob
jects of his visit.
Per contra , the correspondent of the Balti
more American, says :
Washington, Jan. 10.— The present specu
lations about peace movements, which have
been the subject of comment in both loyal
and rebel newspapers, rest on a weak founda
tion. It is safe to say that no person, either
authorized or unauthorized, ha3 lately left
Washington for the front on an errand of
peace, or with a view to consult the rebel au
thorities concerning the existing difficulties
THB FIGHT ON THE SLAVERY ABOLITION BILL IN
THE YANKEE HOUSE.
The bill for the abolition of slavery in the
“United States,” it is now thought by Wash
ington correspondents, will pass. In the Sen
ate, Monday, a bill passed (twenty-seven to
ten) liberating the wives and children of ne
groes in the Yankee array. Jn the House a
debate took place on the abolition bill, of
which we copy a portion :
Mr. Udell (New York) said—ls the people
shall endorse this proposed amendment, it will
give to four millions of human beings now
held in bondage the blessings of freedom. Its
influence will not only be felt for good now
and hereafter, but both the white and the
black races "will participate in its blessings.
It will be beneficial to the non-slaveholders of
the North, who will no longer struggle with
and be degraded by contact with slave labor.
They will share in the blessings enjoyed by
the honest working men of the North. Let
the evil of slavery be removed by constitu
tional amendment. Let it be done effectually
and legally, so as to command the respect of
the country and of the civilized world.
We of the Democratic party have stood by
the South in all their troubles, and have yield
ed our prejudices to them in our national con
ventions only to submit to new demands to
extend their system of slavery. The South
did not regard this as an evil to be tempora
rily endured, but to be continued throughout
all time. But I, in common with the North
have always believed slavery to be wrong, and
an evil which ought to be abolished. With
this conviction of right, when my name is
called I shall vote in favor of the resolution.
The South have absolved the North from all
obligations to support its chief corner stone —
slavery. The rebel leaders are placing negroes
in the field for our destruction, and have de
clared their willingness to abolish slavery in
order to receive the recognition of foreign
powers. It were better, therefore, for us to
break down the physical forces used in the re
bellion. Slavery had lifted its hydra head
above the country. The time has come when
we. a« a party, ought to unloose ourselves
from its influence. We should turn our backs
on the dark past, and our eyes on the bright
future.
Mr. Ward said it was not his intention to dis
cuss the wrongs which bad inaugurated the
rebellion; that it was enough for him to know
that a sacriligious attempt had been made to
break up the wisest government that human
wisdom ever devised; to feel that it was his
duty to join in the effort to chastise the perpe
trator? of the crime If the heresy of secession
were to ht- re- >g; ;/ -1 a? -<■ 11 • <n.- ..i political
faith, ther* would be an end to all government.
Hr tLie*ii proceeded r n show :f part- patriotism
and the maintenance of the >-ipreuiaey of the
( SIX DOLLARS
i PER MOXTU.
Constitution had been the rule of action with
both branches of the Government, the war
would have been ended long before this He
regretted that no generous and conciliatory
spirit- had been evinced toward the misguided
people of the seceded States, but that all our
legislation on the subject had been character
ized by a spirit of vindictiveness and oppres
sion unworthy of a Christian nation
He was opposed to the re-admission into
the Union, with the rights of slave property,
of any State which our triumphant armies had
subjected, but he was not willing to prolong
the war .longer than was necessary to effect
its legitimate object. After denouncing the
policy of certain legislators, who acted through
out that the people would only be made to do
right by deceiving them, and dwelling at length
upon the reasons which compelled him to vote
against the proposed amendment of the Con
stitution, he concluded by stating that if the
war should be brought to a close within a rea
sonable time, this great republic, with its im
mense resources, would spring into new life,
and, under the blessed reign of peace, would
ultimately shake off its burdens to repose of
queen like, among the nations of the earth.
Mr. Mallory (of Kentucky) said gentlemen
might say what they choose about this joint
resolution, but no one could deny that it pro
posed a radical change in the Government ot
the United States. It was not an expedient to
end the rebellion and restore peace; but it
was a blow aimed at the foundation of the
Government of which he bad so lnng been
proud. In fact, it was to take from the States
of the Union the power to regulate their own
domestic institutions in their own way. He
denied the power to do this even by an amend
ment to the Constitution. We are engaged in
a war to induee the rebels to come back into
the Union; and how can we expect them to
return under a Constitution so essentially and
radically amended? We shall be guilty of a
breach of faith in taking this step. He differ
ed trom the views expressed by his colleague,
(Mr. Teaman) aad contended that ti e adoption
of the amendment would only serve to aug
ment the difficulties surrounding us.
THB ARMING OF SLAV!##
George D. Prentice, of the Louisville Jour
nal, who* has been in Richmond for over a
month, the envoy of the treacherous Union
ism of Kentucky, on his arrival here through
our lines—of which he seems to have the run
—reported to Kentuckians in the House of his
own sympathies that the J*ff. Davis Govern
ment had conclusively resolved to free and
arm the slaves—that two hundred thousand
of them would soon be equipped and put into
the field to fight us under the stimulus of the
promise of their own liberty and that, of their
wives and children, and of * proprietary in
terest in the soil.
GENERAL SHERMAN AND THE NEGROES.
Colonel Ewing, General Sherman’s special
bearer of despatches here, gives flat contra
dictious to the representations of the Rich
mond press, that General Sherman is not dis
posed to interfere with slavery in Georgia to
the extent, of making soldiers of the negroes
who flock to his lines.
TRADE WITH SAVANNAH—DISPATCH FROM THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The prospect of a resumption of trade with
Savannah has brought several hundred appli
es ions to our custom authorities foi infor
mation, permits, etc , from merchants who are
anxious to rank a shipments, but, no clearances
could be issued here without special author
ity.
Last week five or ffix persons mad ' appli
cations for permits to send cargoes, or parts
of cargoes, to Savannah direct, or by way of
Beaufort; and their papers were approved by
the Supervising Special Agent of the Treas
ury in t lie Department of South Carolina and
Georgia.
The Deputy Collector, in charge of lac Clear
ance Department of the Customs in thi - city,
laid the subject before the Depart
ment. The answer gives iu.urination of gen
eral interest to the public at tbis 3 ume. It is
as follows :
Washington, January 6, 1805.
George W. Emhree , Deputy Collector:
The rules of the blockade apply to Savan
nah, commissary and quartermaster’s stores
may be shipped on Government account, R3
provided by request of the Secretary of War,
per dispatches of December 17 and 19, 1802,
auu January 22, 1803. Grant no clearance
for shipments on private account without spe
cial authority in each case from this Depart
ment. W. P. Fessenden,
Secretary of the Treasury.
THE first shipment to savannah.
Dr. Willis, of Savannah, who came to this
city a few days ago on board a transport, has
obtained from the Treasury Department, on a
certificate ofthe War Department, it is un
derstood, an authorization from the military
authorities at Savannah, giving the necessary
.permission to make a email shipment of pro
visions to Savannah. They consist of sugar,
coffee, cheese, mustard, hams, butter and oth
er groceries. The clearance is granted ou
condition among others., that all persons con
cerned in the shipment shali first have taken
the prescribed oath of allegiance and that a
bond shall be required ih«t none of the articles
conveyed shall be used, with the eonsent or
knowledge ofthe shippers or their agents, to
give aid or comfort to the insurgent*.
Guerillas Captured and Hung.—Louis
ville, Jan. 10th. —On Sunday a scouting party
from Clarksville, Tennessee, captured south of
the Cumberland river, the notorious guerilla
leader, Jake .Sly. Sly and four of his m n
were executed on the spot, in retaliation for
the murder of Union prisoners.
That ferocious she-gaerilla. Sue Mnndy.
with another’raurderous band, on the night
of the sth inst., murdered five members of the
15th Kentucky infantry, near Lebanon, Kv.
The guerillas, after committing the foul deed,
turned their attention to the destruction of the
rolling stock of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. A number of box cars which were
stationed on the track were set on fire and
nearly consumed.
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The Indian Troubles in vhu West.—
St. Louis. Jan. Wth. —Dispatches from the
West say that the Indians at the i Accounts
were on the Republican River, retreating
southward. Troops are concentrating for the
purpose of pursuing them. Advices from Fort
Kearney say the Overland Mail line i- infest
ed from O'Fallen s Bluff to Valley Station, a-d
perhaps beyond The Indians so largely out
number the troops that oil> nsive pc rat ions
cannot at present be prosecuted •mu uiucb
chance of success.
Kentucky and Emancipation.— ■ Cincinnati.
Jan. 12 th. —The Kentucky Legislature has
adopted resolutions in favor of emancipation,
the consent of the owners being obtained and
compensation made.
Senatorial Election fob Kentucky.—
Frankfort , Jan. IDA.—The Hon. Jas. Guthrie
was to-day elected United States Senator, in
place ol Luz-t us W Powell, for sir tmn
from March 4th. >i Guthrie was Cbosei q
the fiist b*iiot.*r<i mag 65 votes to SB for
G**n. Ros-<*au. , . . _ -
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OF THB PBSSS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act 01 Convro#? in the yen
1863 by J. 6 ihrashbk, in the Clerk's office ®
the District Court of the Confederate State* ib'
the Northern District of Georgia.
, Petersburg, January 20.—Nothing has oc
curred to break the quiet on our immediate
, line since the last report.
A large raiding party of the enemy, consist
ing of cavalry and infantry, is reported mov
ing np the Chowan river in the’direction of
Weldon.
Richmond, Jan. 26.—Nothing of importance
was dono in the Senate to-day.
A message from the President vetoing the aet to
send newspapers to soldiers free of postage was
made a special erder for Saturday.
In the House, a bill increasing the number of
midshipmen passed the Senate, notwithstanding
the Presidents veto.
Richmond, Jan. 26.—Northern papers of tha
23d received.
The greater portion of the large vessels es
Porter’s fleet recently threatening against Ft.
Fisher, have returned, and are now anchored
iu Hampton Roads.
Gen. Abbott., with a brigade of troops,
making a forward movement in the direction
of Wilmington.
On the 18th live blockade matters ran into
New Inlet, not knowing of the fall of Fort
Fisher and were captured.
A telegram from Cairo 21st, says from re*
cent indications Thomas’ army will not aoon
move from its present position on the Tennes
see River, as winter quarters are being built.
The Toronto Leader says the British Govern
ment have ordered thirty gunboats, carrying 3,5##
men, te be sent out from England to the lake.
Wilsen is re-elected Senator from Massaeka
setta.
A telegram from Toronto says that Burleigh
has been committed, subject to treaty with
the United States Government.
Hbadquabtbrs Army of Tmujissr*, j
Tnpelo, Jan. 23, 1865. j
Soldiers! at ray request, I hare this day
been relieved from the command of the array.
In taking leave of you accept my thanks for
the patience which yon have endured yonr
many hardships daring the recent campaign.
I am alone responsible for its conception and
strived hard to do my doty in its execution.
I urge upon you the importance of giving en
tire support to the distinguished soldier wh*
now assumes command. I shall look with
deep interest upou all yonr future operatioil
and rejoice at your success.
J. B. HOOD.
6or Prisoners at Johnson’s Island.
From Col. M. L. Woods, of the 46tb Alaba
ma regiment, who has just returned from im
prisonment in the North, in which he remain
ed twenty months, we learn that there are
now in the prison camp on Johnson’s Island,
3000 Confederate offioers and 200 private sol
diera. For the first six or eight months after
Col. Woods reached Johnson’s Island, the pri
soners were treated well. Subsequently the
sutler, who was allowed to dispose of miscel
laneoas articles, including food, to the prison
ers, was prohibited from selling to them any
thing but tobacco and stationery
The prisoners were allowed to receive arti.
cles from friends for some time, but an order
came about six months after the sutler’s par
tial suspension prohibiting the receipt of any
articles of diet, except lrom within Confeder
ate lines, which was so irregular aud rare
the restriction amounted almost to a total
prohibition. Friends in the North were still
permitted to send inferior articles of clothing
in case3 of necessity, and, when a surgeon’s
certificate was obtained, articles of diet might
i be introduced for the sink,
i Many friends in Canada and Liverpool had
been in the habit of sending articles ot food
aud comfort," but the prohibition now included
them, and food, which was the principal want
of the prisoners, now became very scarce, and
they were reduced to the smallest allowance.
Great suffering has been the consequence.—
According to the schedule of the Goonnisaary
General of the Post, the allowance to each
J prisoner was 34 1-2 ounces ot sol'd food per
j uay; but, according to a tubular statement
made by the officers charged with the distri
bution, for one month, the prisoners only re
ceived 28 1-2 ounces per day. thirty-eight
ounces per day are considered t ie standard
minimum amount of food necessary for the
healthy condition ot an individual.
What is most important, however, concern
ing our prisoners, is the spirit which animates
them. They were never more enthusiastic in
their patriotism, and were never more deter
mined to fight through the war than now. —
j They authorized Col. Woods to say to the Pre
j sident and the Confederate Congres: that, in
1 the reorganization of the army, which they
1 < nticipatedj any claims which they might have
I as officers should be entirely disregarded. They
| are perfectly willing to shoulder their muskets
i and march in the ranks of the army. The
i general spirit of Confederate prisoners—pri-
I vales as well as officers—throughout the
i North, was undaunted snd determined; and
I whilst a large number of soldiers are reported
to have taken the oath of allegiance to the
United States, Colonel Words knows that the
number is not only grossly exaggerated, but
that a large number who do take the oath,
only do so to enable them to get out of the
clutches of their keepers and return to the
I Confederacy. They are “rebels” and “insur
gents” anyhow, in the estimation of the Yan
i ke“s, and it does not matter much about how
I often they “rebel” against the*“old flag.”
\ We commend the spirit of our brave and
suffering heroes to those who may be addicted
to visions of Stare Convention:-; —Richmond
Enquirer.
-
From thu Front.—A trace, the explanation of
which wo have not heard, but probably an im
promptu one. wa-observed on our left for several
hours on Sunday afternoon, during which boGi the
Yankees and the Cons derate? enjoyed a quiet in
terval. A large number of soldier? oi; either side
showed themselves upon and in front of their re
spective works, and several citizens were present to
witness it. This is the only event of any interest
that has occurred on the :ines around this city for
weeks past.
On other poptum; of t te 1 nes yesterday cvenr
thingwas reported q ■?■>*. S -sr e’y the repot tof »
gun, large or 'mall, was beard at any point. Under
the influence of the sun -nd prevailing winds of the
past three days, tae.r->..1 are hegi-minz 10 improve
very vi.-ibly, and the g- mral condition of the
ground has grown better But several weeks will
eiapse before any military Derations can be ros
ecuted on an extensive scale. At present, we be
lieve. ©rant is compelled to keep quiet tor more
reasons than one. He has detailed a considerable
portion ot nis army to aid in _the capture of Fort
Fisher. —Petersburg Lsprees, 1 ~th.
| IM I 111 I 111 n» iii«i»—
By Ellis, Livingston At €o.
mm ■
/ N Saturday. 28th January, at II o’elo*k, we
* ! will sell in front of our store
Lot Hand Car Wheels and Axles,
ALSO,
5 Shares Bank of Columbus Stock,
jan 27_ $9 1
Lost or Stolen,
. of TV. H Young, Dep® itary, No.
\ 21, for NINETY DOLLARii to be^pa^in^new
jan 27 It*
Cow Peas.
* LOT OF COW PEAS. Forealeby
K jan 25ts BRADFORD 6 SNOW.
Geoegia Insurance Compart, <
Columbus. Ga.. Jau. 26, 1865.'
This Company having determined to suspend bu
siness Policy holder? are hereby notified to surren
der their Policies by 12o’cloek M, of thi« day and
rPCP ; v - the premium fi r the unexpired te:ma of
said P-ilicicr. in accoroauee with the terms es
the same. J“HN MUNN.
jan 'titt