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Monday floruing, January JO. ISOS.
Wc are passing through an important crisis
in the history of this revolution—one that will
test the virtue of every man whose destiny is
bound up in it. Before time months shall
have passed away, the character of eacli citi
»en of the Confederacy will be revealed, a3 it
was never revealed before. We are making
personal, a3 well as national history, and the
part which each man shall net in this bloody
drama, will constitute a bright, or a damt ing
spot in H- life forcer. Reader, see to it that
an fthentance of -.liarae and infamy be not
the portion of your posterity.
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,\ Slate Convention.
A ‘ew miserable submissionis in Georgia,
have lately crawled out of the ooze of subsid
ing fovMf e They want n State Convention—
for no other purpose under heaven than to re
ef nstruct the hated Union. They don’t say
so—they dure not—but the character of the
men who advocate the movement completely
nnmsi >ks its object. They are whipped ~ have
been whipped :ii! the time ; were&orw whipped,
and they are actually now ready to get on th- :r
bellies, and xnakt up to the railsplitter’s fe t
ami lick the filth from them. From the bot
tom of our heart we pity these wretched be
ings. The chief difficulty in their way, just
now, seems tc be the want of a leader. Not
onti! they find and com mission an apostle, can
they hope to preach with any success the gos
pel of submission. But- where will he come
from? The prominent public men of the
State, in civil life, will have nothing to do with
it. We li .ve reliable authority for stating,
that Toombs, .Stephens and Brown, are utterly
opposed to the movement,, They will not seek
a leader in the army certainly. Cobb, Ben
ning. Ooiquitt and others of the harnessed
chivalry of Georgia, would answer their dis
honoring’ application with a blow. In the
(mid-slime wnence they sprung can they aluue
s ope to find a guide and champion. Two or
three old ricketry hacks and soreback politi
clans m Southern Georgia, and one full-blood
ed Yankee editor in the State, are all the pic
tures in their low-pitched gallery. A much
better cause could not survive such advocates.
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Pcaee.
The appointment of Commissioners by our
go w ePhmeat to proceed to Washington and
Confer with the Federal authorities on the
question of peace, p aces this subject in a more
tangible aud practical shape than it has here
tofore assumed. Several reasons suggest
themselves as ft solution of the movement on j
the part of the Lincoln government which has
led to this result. One is, that the threatened
ehange in the attitude of foreign powers,
which cotetnporaueous aud oft-repeated ru
mors have declared, has superinduced a more
Amiable mood in the mind of the Yankee na
tion and prompted it to make an effort to ac
complish quickly by negoci 'th;::, what, if lon
ger deferred, it may never hope to achieve, j
Another reason suggested is, that Lincoln de
sires to prepare his people for the forthcoming 1
draft, by proving tq them that the Confederacy !
will hot accept peace except on the condition
of independence. As the people of the North '
are not prepared t > make this concession, he 1
would hope to arouse aud unite them thor
oughly in a vigorous prosecution of the war,
and to submit to any measures he might pro
pose for that purpose. Os the two, the latter
Is to our mind the most reasonable hypothesis.
And hence wc do not hang much hope of
peace on the - result of tbe proposed negotia
tion. From their present military stand point,
the Yankees look upon the rebellion as nearly
crushed and we do not believe they will yet
listen to our demand for separation and inde- ,
pendence. We are even more fully convinced :
that the Confederacy will accept nothing less. I
While believing thus, in reference to the ani j
mus of the Northern people, we shall be re- j
joined to know ti at our predictions have been
falsified. Until this event shall transpire, how
ever, it beiiooves us not to relax in the slight
est degree, our efforts, nor abate one jot of our
purpose and determination to struggle ou
through any and every sacrifice until the prize
be won.
Georgia Penitentiary.
If our penitentiary, recently burned duriug
the of Milledgeville, by the enemy,
is rebuilt, at present prices of material, it will
be at a cost of one or two million of dollars.
This will increase the debt of the State that
amount, which will have to be paid in curren
cy on a specie basis after the war. It seems
to us a propitious time to revise our Penal
Code, and abolish tbe penitentiary system—
adopting in lieu thereof, tbe principles embo
died in the Codes of South and North Carolina.
We have never known a malefactor reformed
by imprisonment in the penitentiary, while we
have known numerous instances where boys
and young men and that class of chivalnc
men, who, through a sudden heat of passiou ; i
have committed manslaughter or aggravated
assaults, go to the penitentiary and come out j
and accomplished villains. While the i
Codes of the Carolina are more rigid than >
our Penal Code, we believe they contribute
more to the reformation of criminals. When !
a repetition of crime demonstrates the fact that ;
reformation is impossible, society is freed from
the presence of the malifactor by execution.
Our called session of the Legislature should
take this matter in hand, and we think adopt
the suggestions above stated- .
Loss ov * Yankbe Gunboat —Late inform
ation from Nassau states tb&t the Yankee
steamer San Jacinto, while in pursuit of a
blockade runner, was decoyed into suoal water
on one of tbe Bahama Keys, and became a
total lose. The crew of the San Jacinto arri
ved at Na?*au, a%l chartered a small tugboat
to go to the wreck for the purpose of saving
tbe guns of ihe steamer. The British naval
authorities also sent a boat with ati offer of
AMistauce, but it was promptly refused.
Mr. J. R. Sneed publishes a card in the
Macon Confederacy, in which he disclaims all
responsibility for an editorial which appeared
in the Savannah Republican the day before
the occupation oi the city by the Federal*.
The article advised a tame submission of the
people, and was published in the Republican
•n tbe morning of iho day Sherman entered
Savannah.
A Sp ed! from Crn. Hind.
‘Shadow,’ the intelligent jtnny correspondent
of the Mobile Register, gives the following
I brief synopsis of a speech from Gen. Hood, a
few nights ago. in Tupelo The news of his
retirement from command having spread
1 through the army ; though not officially an
nounced, drew together quite a crowd while
be was being serenaded by the band of Gib
son’s Louisiana brigade. Os course the crowd
i expected a speech on the occasion, and they
I were not disappointed. Afier the band had
discoursed delightfully several operatic selec
tions, a call was made for Ilood. The Gener
al, in a few moments, appeared upon the bal
cony of the headquarters, and addressed them ;
substantially as follows :
Thanking them for the compliment tendered j
him, he went on to say that their presence re
called to him afresh the many difficulties with ,
which he had had to contend since he assumed *
command of’ the army.
That lie V, id hvsu placed in command upon i
the 18lh of July last by the orders of the j
government., and that the position had been _
entirely unsought for bv him
vS nee that time he had never had the sup- *
port ol his country; but on the contrary, he
had been from first to last attacked by the
croakers and scribblers in the rear ; who were !
only too glad of au opportunity to drag him
down. Heiioped the day not far distant ;
when every croaker in the rear would be fore- j
ed to the front That it was the province of* j
the government, to say who should command \
our armies, not th£ -people; a;.d that this was I
a necessity which no one should gainsay.
He hoped that tfris army would soon be 1
furnished with uniforms; for that it was im- ■
possible lor soldiers to feel any pride in them
selves without this—and that when his pride :
is crushed the soldier is crushed.
•He would like to see them with more bayo
nets upon their guns—that it was the bayonet j
which gave the soldier confidence in himself, !
and enabled him to strike terror to the ene- !
my.
He entreated them to yield a hearty support !
to hilt successor, whom he said was a gallant
and meritorious officer, and urged upon them,
for the sake of their comrades whose bones
lay bleaching upon the fields of Middle Ten
nessee, to stand up manfully in the future,
that they might avenge their deaths.
Without making any allusion to the cam- ;
paign in Tennessee, Gen. Hood bade them
good night and retired.
I’kauekgard at Tupelo.— We learn from the |
corres-pnndenee of the Mobile Register that, after !
the serenade of Gen Hood, a sow evenings since, j
the band repaired to the quarters of <?on. Benure- j
Ki'.rd. Tac General being cGled out addressed him- j
self particularly to the Louisianians, and said he j
was always glad to meet me;i who had, liae the sol- j
diors of Loui-iana, by theurgallant bearing, at ail
times upon the battlefield, placed their names high
up upon the scroll of fame.
He urged upon them to remember that though
their homes might all beta the hands of the enemy*
they still h-id a home left—and that home was in
the Front!
He reviewed briefly hie military career from the
firing of the first gun at Sumter uutU the present,
and wanted them to know that he intended t« fight
to the bitter end—aud tk vt if he failed he Could beg
a passage to some foreign country.
H* paid a glowing tribute to the {women of the
Confederacy, it whose forti ude and patriotism
much was due.fand related several amusing anec
dotes (which v.ere highly relished by the crowd) oi
instances which had come under bL personal oi>- j
servation.Jn which croakers in the rear hai been
shamed aw >y to the tront. by presents of petticoats, j
etc., from the ladies. In closing, the General said;
he had hoped to remain some time at Tupelo, but i
that the Government had deemed that his services ;
were needed elsewhere. He would strive to return !
to them as soon p.s possible, and when he did return
he hoped he would be abie to remain until the end
of the war.
A Run Through the North. —We have had
an interview, says the Montgomery Mail, with j
a citizen of Mississippi, formerly of Tuscaloo- ;
sa county, who.recently left a Federal prison, j
He came through Philadelphia to Cairo, and '
thence by steamer to Memphis. He was never '
nsked for a passport till he had reached ,
Grenada, Miss. He was captured in one of j
the Mobile forts. Fie leaped from the train of j
cars between New York and Elmira, and made j
his way on foot to Philadelphia, thence by
rail to Cairo, and by steamer to Memphis. In j
this last city he remained three weeks. It !
would not be proper to tell bow, nor by whom,
he was secreted there. He was furnished with .j
money enough to bribe the officers of the out- !
posts, and gladly enough reached home a sow \
days since.
He assures us that the adherents of Model- ;
lan will have no further participation in the |
war. With them he was in no danger. They ;
entertained him hospitably, even in New York. !
They say that wc are fighting th»*ir battles j
against central power; that Europe furnishes :
Linctf/n with his armies ; that the thoughtful !
conservative classes of the North are slowly
resuming sway wrested from them by that
madness of the hour which swept over this
continent in the inception of this struggle. He \
states that our friends in Memphis, and j
throughout the North, have no doubt of our j
ultimate triumph.
Convicts to bb Pardoned.— We iearn,says
the Macon Confederacy, that the Penitentiary
Convicts have all been furloughed for thirty i
days, ut the expiration of which time they are j
to report to the office of the Adjutant and In- |
spector General of the State of Georgia.
When, upon presenting a certificate of their
having joined some company in tbe Confede
rate service, they will be pardoned from the
sentence of confinement. We think it just to
the convicts, as the most of them fought like
veterans in tbe retreat before Sherman. We
hope the authorities will not have cause to
regret this act of kindness.
“Se de Kay,’’ writing to tbe Appeal from
Augusta, says : “A geneial conrtmartial for
Lt. Gen. Hardee's district assembles here to
morrow There are over a hundred cases set
for trial—all officers—and what do you sup
pose is the offense in the majority ofinstances?
Why, simply nothing more or less than drunk
enness. and the consequent neglect of duty.—
Is not that a rather painful as well as start
's hug fact? Lieut. Coi. Clarke of the 6th Ken
tucky mounted infantry is president, aud if
the remainder of the court be composed of
: similar mftteiiai we shall have justice done.—
Colonel Ciarke was severely wounded in one
of the battles around Atlanta, and has since
i been unfitted for field duty. He is quite young,
but a model soldier and the strictest of dfeei
| pllnariaus.
The Charleston Courier thinks it Bacchns
and Mammon can save and deliver their wor
! ehipers, many among us will be saved, and
i these should erect votive *i*ars to their chosen
! g >d* l
Special <\>!i*-s o de. . Aip *!.
Litler from Augiußi.
Ac GUST a G i . J ... 20. 1805
It have good i»> w« fr ni <'but e-mri. 1 lie
l ‘U'-k of the t*«Mip e t,,is IkTii moused, mid
they me determined, if u<*ed m-. to mike an
oil “r Saragossa of iliei ■ city. ]>.;*<•,, lor the
of treason f .So you miy expect ere
long to hcitr-d a notable bal’le. or a protracted
siege. Gem llardee has a gallant fore**, if it
be not very large Sumter yet l.i-ls grim a- ti
anee to the sea-monsters, and we have hopes
of success.
ft ni Savannah there coine* nulling new.
l have teen a letter Irom a Imiv of tout city,
who says si e is entertaining at her house two
Federal officers. The -tyie of the Yankee
shoulder-straps is this: They perambulate the
streets, find a boti-e to their liking, and then
inform the occupants ihnt they must Ue taken
in as hoarders. Ims is a sort of forced hos
pitality that cannot be evaded by helpless
women.
Our picket lin f> extend around the city of
Savannah at h dis'ance of i«*n tntlet out, and
extra precautions are lining it-ed to prevent
paities, inimical to our interests, slipping
through.
The Bank of T< nnessee, whosr bo< kt, assets. !
etc., have been for some time in Hits city, will j
sooo be on *!»«■- wing again. Colonel John A. !
Wisher, the cash or, has provided ■ in.-seif wiih j
seven l mule teams to tmnspo:t his heavy
luggage.
Cotton is being freely stopped from here in I
compliance ».<h Gen. Hill’s order, thou gh it i
goes ag.inu ;he grain ot manv, who had cal
culated h>w much .they would realize in
“greenbacks” from the kingly staple, when
Sherman comes.
AH tfat stories circulated about a meeting
of citizens being broken up in Jackson county
are the merest bosh, and the indignation of
reconstruct on rdiiors over the “outrage”
nothing but froth. In the first place, no meet
ing was ever henl, and secondly and conclu
sively, the Gen. Glenn who is said to have
disturbed the meeting (which did not assem
ble) is no Confederate officer.
Hon. A. Camming, Governor of Utah, under
the Buchanan administration, has recently
arrived in tho Confederacy, and gives the latest
phase of Yankee intention*. Leading men
stated to Gov. 0. that the contest was not to
aboiish slavery, but to conquer and hold the
country. It was then the purpose io sell tne
lands in order to pay the expenses of the war,
and keep the negroes in servitude for fifty
j ears. This is surely a very pious proposition,
and one in which we Confederates will pioba
biy have some “say.”
Weather wet and muddy. Gold, S7O; corn,
$25 per bushel; beef, $1.50; balls and frolics
of nightly occurrence; State of Georgia
stores being removed ; Confederate machinery
and supplies not being touched, and officers
take the “situation” easy.
t Sb Dst Kay.
How Things Pass in Savannah.
IMPORTANT TO TRAITORS.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 9, 1865.
The excitement of the week has been the
reviews by General Sherman of the splendid
army under his command. One corps was
viewed each day in the presence of the gene
ral and staff officers of the army, many cff\,
cer3 of the army of Gen. Foster and the navy,
and thousands of tbe citizens who turned out
to witness tbe grand display made by their
conquerors.
The weather was warm aud beautiful, and,
not withstanding that some of the men were
batless or shoeless, they preseuted a grand
and imposing appearance to the spectators,
who were lavish in their compliments.
A large number of citizens have expressed
a desire to. take tbe oath of allegiance, or have
already done so. Mr. G. B. Lacnar, one of the
most prominent, as he was one of the earli
est rebels in the State, has applied to be per
mitted to take the oath, but permission has
not as yet been granted. He is too ready to
change his coa*, as ail bis interests lie in
town. He has a quantity of cotton he may
desire to save; but be will be unable to ac
complish his cherished design. His record is
too clear and conclusive to promise success
in his effort* to pull the wool over the eyes of
the Authorities.
Nearly all the traders in town have taken
the oath, and have promised to open thrir
places of business and carry ou trade as be
fore. The Hebrew persuasion is well repre
sented in this class, and not one has presented
himself who has not, from first to last, re
mained a firm Union man—a regular Gibral
tar, against which the waves of secession and
rebellion rolled and broke in vain. They
were never cajoled into the rebel ranks, nor
driven in by threats. Such a band of pure,
unselfish patriots, and honest, straightforward
men never existed before ; aud Savannah feels
honored, I doubt not, to-day, in being !he
asylum for these spotless patriots to pass their
last days in. One, an alderman, is accused
by many of raising the first rebel flag in the
city ; but this accusation cannot be true, be
cause he says he is a Union man. Others
have been unfortu ate enough to place their
autographs to little documents, suggesting in- ;
vestig&tions imo charges of disloyalty to the ■
rebel Government, which documents are now
in military hands, to be usfed in good time.
Quite a number of men and women have
decided to avail themselves of the opportuni
ty extended them by Gen. Sherman to pass
through our lines Xo the rebels again. 'Many
of them have plantations in the country, and
no means of support here. Others leave their
homes here to get rid of the contaminating
influence of the vile Yankee. All of them
are very welcome to go, and will be handed
over to the rebels in good order. The exodus
will doubtless begin in a few days, and after
it has concluded no one will be permitted to
pass tbe lines, save in exceptional cases.
I have previously alluded to the numerous
cases of extreme suffering existing among the
poorer classes of this city, and not even con
fined to them alone. Among the wealthy, or
those who were once wealthy, there is a great
deal of suffering, even for the barest necessi
ties of life.
The rice captured by us has been turned j
over to tbe Mayor and Common Council, who, I
under direction of Gen. Geary,. commanding
the city, distributed to the poor of the city.
Ward committees have been organized to as
certain who are in want, and a small quantity
ol rice is given by them to those found wor
thy. Enough is given to sustain life; but
beyoud that I can say little. No bacon, beef,
or pork can be had for distribution, the Com
missary Department not being in & condition
at present to feed ten thousand additional
mouths. '
In a few dajs a quantity of rice will be
shipped North on account of .thet city, to meet
the liabilities for tbe purchase of articles of
food, through Col. Julian Allen, who went
North by the Fulton, the authorized agent of
t he city. But the quantity of subsistence
will go but a little ways.
Affajbs in Mexico.— Tbe Memphis Bulie- j
tin says:
We have the most contradictory account es j
tbe condition of affairs in Mexico Corres- I
pondents and otheis in the interests of France !
or the Imperialists represent that the country j
is being rapidly tranquilized, and that perma- -
nent improvements to develop the resources !
give promise of a brilliant and fu- !
ture Those who sympathize with *he patri- I
Otic party of Mexico say that all vie French j
troops, except about fifteen hundred men, have j
left for Europe; that guerrilla bands infest |
every State of the empire, and make traveling
on even the great roil from Vera Cruz to the \
city of Mexico perilous ; that tbe great cattle
and grain growing district* adjacent to and
north of Puebla are ripe for revolt; that Max- I
imilian is pressed tor means to pay expenses of 1
his government; that the church party is I
mainly now on the patriot side, and the Em- j
pire is certain soon lo be wiped out.
It i* rumored that the patriot party are ;
about to purchase vessel*, to be used as priva- 1
teers to prey on French and Imperialist ves- j
sels, *nd it t» -aid that the needful letters of j
marque have been issued bv Juat—s: Toe
Fi-encb press is indignant, and threatens terri
ble thing* against those ai»uniog such priva
*«f».
j Tid LEG UAi* ii IC.
RSPORTS ok THK PiIKSS V -SOt.’l ATION.
Lyered .it-•tirdiiuf r«i .% in the yea
( nv J S in *h** C"l-*rk’s office o
ne District O-.ti t ..f the <’■ .'i‘Y-N.r ite State* tv’
b.p Northern It strict ..* ij.-orsr-H
j Hr hm ivd Jan. 23—Senator Hunter, of Virginia
■ ' * v Piesi lent Stephens and Ju-Le Campbell, of
I ALihaiiia. h i\‘e b-on tippo nted ointntssioners to
i l'f'ceeii to Wa-hiiigton t<> c nter with the authori
j >ies oi the U nto . ot.i'rs Govern uen r on tho ques
tion of pe ice. They will !e .re to ni >rrnw.
J/aCon, J.id. 2v —Private advic.-s from Savan
nah state that Sherm m ooinw ’nre 1 his movement
on south. Carolina on the 17 h imt., with three
co urn ns. The main column moving towards Char
leston; taking nearly all hi tr«nsp«rtat'on ; the
twoo.h r columns, in light marching order, were
moving by separate roads towards Br ine.hville.
lien. Llill has issotd oriers for non-combatants
to leave Augus a.
Macon, Jan. 28. — Marietta Hotel, at -Marietta
was destroyed by tire on the ni„ht of the 20th; sup
posed to be an accident.
Wilmington. Jan *2B. —A firs occurred at one p.
in., to day. in a lot of cotton of four hundred and
thirty five bales on the wharf in front of the Cus
tom House, neaily all of which w.is consumed with
out any d.mt tge to adjacent buildings.
.4 stiff X. \V. bre-ze, very cold
Two ear leads of cotton were consumed this
tni.ruing on the \V. ik W. K. R., four miles from
town.
AI quiet below.
VkroNa, Jan. 28ih. — Maj. Osc. Forrest’s scouts,
trout Omaha, report great excitement iu Memph s
on accoun f the recognition rum -rs.
Tnt Fnglish Premeir has notified. Lincoln that he
would recogoize him up the ft i March, as l’regi*
dent holy of the St>tes that voted for him. The
Enghih (Government has ordrered the u.izure
American vessels, at Nassau. These are
in M emphis.
Pass Him Around!— One Dr. R. V. Letnoiue,
representitig himself to be a Frenchman by
birth and a refugee from New Orleans, pays
the Mnniicello fFit.) Friend, whilst on a visit
to that place recently, was guilty of a crime
at which humanity shudders. The character
ft the crime he committed will not bear pub
lication, but murder, to our mind, would be a
slight offense in comparison. His grey hairs
were all that preserved him from a coat of inr
and feathers. We call upon the press to pass
him around, as one too degrading to live io a
decent community, and (oo beastly even for
the companionship of brutes.
What Gkn. Lee Says. — A Richmond cor
respondent of the Appeal thus reports General
Lee’s opinions .
“Gen. Lee told Mr. W. C Rives the other
day that there was but a single thing to fen**,
and that was the spreading of a causeless des
pondency among the people Prevent that,
and all would be well. We had strength
enough left to win our independence, and we
were certain to win it if ihe people will only
not give way to a foolish despair.
“To another distinguished gentleman Gen.
Lee said that the attack of the press on the
President pained him (Lee, very much. He
had confidence in the President, and did not
think we could find a better man for that
place. Gen. Lee’s opinions are not infallible,
but they carry great weight with them.”
‘♦ ♦ ♦
Ambsbhbmts o? Husbands in Mainb. —We
read of au affectionate husband in Maine
whose complacent enjoyment of what prej
udiced persons might regard as an insult rat h
er disarranges our preconceived notions of
marital dignity. The story says that while
a minister was hugging and kissing a man’s
wife in the parlor, (he man himself was peep
ing through * crack iu th® door and saw the
whole proceeding, and appeared to derive im
mense satisfaction therefrom. He is timber
represented to have declared his intention to !
coptinne to peep on all such occasions.
The commissioner of the general land office i
at Washington City has received intelligence
of the discovery of rich and extensive silver
mines in Washington Territory, along the
western slope of the Cascade mountains. The
ore is represented as exceedingly rich, yield
ing about S7OO to the ton. The lead, which
has already been traced for more than four
miles, is from seven to fourteen feet thick. It
is located about fifty miles north of Olympia, j
Miners are flockiog in large numbers to this j
new El Dorado.
Thb Truk Spirit. —We learn from an entirely
reliable source, that Nathan Milam. E<q., of War
ren, one of the most wealthy citizens of that conn
ty, aged sixty years, did not read Gov. Vance’s
proclamation until Saturday night last. He de
termined at o~ce to go to the defence of Wilming
ton, and left home on Monday for that place. He
was accompanied by John Twitty, another wealthy
and aged citizen of that canty, on tao same mis
sion, and wo learn that other citizens of that coun
ty are arranging to follow.
The gentlemen are beyond the military age, and
have been classed among the “original secession
ists.” All honor to them. If all our people, both
secessionists and those who were opposed to seces
sion, will imitate the example, the enemy will be
beateu back without difficulty. Rally, people of
North Carolina, to the rescue.
[Raleigh Contervative.
The Yankee Congress—Talk About Peace.
The House being in the Committee of the
Whole on the President’s message, Mr. Ste
vens, of Pennsylvania, sustained the proposi
tion of the President that the war should go
on without an attempt at negotiation, and
must go on till slavery was abolished. He
appealed to Democrats to heed the highest
behest of the Father of Men, to recognize the
fact that He had decreed the abolition of sla
very, and join tbe Republicans in passing an
araeudmeut to the Constitution to that effect.
If this were done, he believed the sword of
the destroying angel would be sheathed.
Mr. Cox appealed with equal earnestness to
the Republicans to join the Democrats in an
effort to see if the Southern leaders were will
ing to make peace and on what terms. In
the hour of victory they could afford to be
magnanimous, and before abolishing slavery
they should make an effort to put a stop to
the war. He had prepared resolutions provi
ding a mode for doing so. *
A Washington letter says ;
It is a noticeable fact that daring the de
bate in the House this afternoon on the sub
ject of peace, both Messrs. Greeley and Blair
were present. It will be seen *Vora the Con
gressional report that Representative Cox said j
be saw the former on the Republican side of j
the House conferring with members as to
measures of peace, while he (Mr. Cox) wag in j
favor of sending Montgomery Blair to Rich
mond to learn understandingly w&at the South !
will do.
Tbe. following is among the other business ;
of the Yankee Congress:
In the Senate, on motion of Mr. Foster, a
resolution was adopted directing tbe Military
Committee to inquire into the expediency of
appropriating the proceeds of the sales of cot
ton captured at Savannah among the .may of
Gen Sherman. Tbe bill freeing ;he wives
arid children of slave* mustered into the Uni- i
iei States service, was take up, and, after '
debate, a motion to reser it to the Judiciary j
eormniitee was rejected. Ayes lb, noes 19.
In the Hou36. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill
io increase the pay of soldiers, and also the
value of commuted rations.
Resolutions were introduced calling for in
formation ns to bursting of guns during the
hombardmeni of Fort Fisher, and looking to
s he appointment of *4 second lieutenant gene
ral inferior to that of the general command
ing the armies, but superior m >»’! other effi
cers iu toe a* tvict It te i-signet to create i
the position in order that Major G*ner*i Sher •
man ra<gbt be complimented Sy <•»* appoint- j
went. * ;
mA Viil .O ri <to olsca AaJ ;■*s •
Rosette, Lawlioa & Cos.,
Auctiontoors,
’il3S, Kroad St., Columbus, tja.,
. |
WILL SELL AT 11 O’CLOCK
WBDMTEST>.a.Y,
FEBRt'RAKV Ist,
I
j 1 STEAM ENGINE, 6-Horse Power,
and fixtures ail complete in good order.
20,000 BRICK,
1 NEGRO WOMAN, good cook and
w isher and ironer.
j 1 NEGRO G! RL, 20 years old, good
; field hand.
2 Singer's Sewing MACHINES in
good order, No. 2.
6 DEER SKINS,
1 bbl. Corn and Rye WHISKEY,
i 1 bbl. SUGAR,
ALSO,
34 ACRES LAND, l mile from Gir«
ard, 20 cleared, good log cabins and outs
buildings on the premises.
jan 30 ssl
Rosette, Lswhon & 00.,
OFFER AT PRIVATE SALE
One Copper Boiler, 8 feet. long.
Five or six hundred pounds Led Pipe
8 or 10 Large Brass Bib & Stop Cocks.
jen 18 ts
THE OITY.
T. J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR
i Auction Salks.— At El!i.«, Livingston A Co.'s
j auction^ sol ioa Saturday shoe $7.25; baoon $1,30;
j Cuba syrup $15,75 to 17 per gallon; lard $4 per
| pound; six bales cotton 75 .to 821 cents per pound;
j one negro man named Willis $3700; one woman
i named f7laira $2050; Howard $3840; Hilliard
| $2455; Judge $2145; Green $2800; Eileck $2000;
j Margarett A3025; Andrew $3300.
Tuts Fire Guards.— We learn that this com
pany returned from ihe Carolina wars yesterday
afternoon. Those of the boy* wa have seen look
well, eonsidenog the hardships they have borne.
j % 4* %
Madam Bailini’s Concsbt.—Like all ether
efforts oa the part of Madam Balini, her concert
on Friday evening, was received with evidences
of appreciation by a large and select audienep.—
The performances were entirely operatic consisting
of the opera of La Traviata and selections from
“Martha” Being unacquainted with th® Italian
idiom, or with the plot of the opera; of La Travia
ta, we are not propared to speak critically of the
manner in which it was rendered, but we are sat
isfied that there some very pr:ilty faces and
sweet voice* among the dramatis peraonv, and from
the evidence of favor with which the piece wis
received on the part of the audience we should
judg® there were many cultivated musicians pres
ent, to whom the entertainment was * u feast of
reason and a flow of soul."' The selections from
“Martha" wore anglacijed and came occasionally
within the scope of oar comprehension. The sreue
of the “spinning wheel," was eminently practical
and familiar. We knew just as well as any body
what a spinning wheel was, for our “granny" used
t® own and uja one, We ware greeted with some
beautiful ohorusses, duets and solos from this Opt
ra, by some of our best lady singers. They sus
tained themselves admirably on this occastou. The
efforts of the two Miss G.’s and Mr. Ward were
highly creditable. Mr. Jetton favored the audi
ence with two choice seisetions on the piano.—
The Madam presided at the piano during most
of the evening, and her efforts as usual were
j splendid. Madam Bailini deserves the lasting
j gratitude of ear soMiers for her many labors in
1 their behalf.
j Sequel to ‘Flightt,’— -’Twas night. The sable
goddess fl ipped her dark wings over all things
terrestoral and sombre shades brooded over the
earth as antipellucid as those which hung like an
awful pall over Egypts darn sea. Tbe silver
moon lit up no pathway through the sky, and not
a twinkling star, radiated the vast expanse of
illimitable creation.—The proud bird of American
liberty had folded her tiroless pinions, and sat
perched in her own unapproachable erve, on the
alpine cliffs far beyond the purview of mortal
sight. No sound broke in upon the sublime atil
| ness of nature’s sleep. Animate and inanimate
i creation, had flown on golden pinions to the bo
i som of grateful morpheus. Just at this critical
; junction the local of the Times sallied forth and j
| in attempting to cross the street, fell over the
I Enquirer’s wood pile which lay near the side
; walk, bruisiug himself considrably. Moral. — keep
your wood out of the streets.
For the Times.
Exempt Me from the War,
i PARODY ON ‘ ROCK MR TO SLEEP, MOTHER,” BY WM
■ DITH BUCHANAN, CO., A. 2d GEORGIA, S. S.
Forward, march forward old time in your flight,
And make me too oid to be in the next fight,
•’Old Hickory” come back from the echoless shore.
Stop the issue of hard tack and cannon’s loud roar,
Drag from my shoulders my knapsack of rags,
But sare for our sakes our boanie blue flags,;
And over our nation a father’s watch keep,
Bamfoozle old Lincoln and other black sheep.
Then Exempt me, Exempt me, Exempt ree from
the War. Exempt me, Exempt me, Exempt me
from the War.
Forward, march forward, and hasten the year
That will bring to the widow and orphan good
cheer,
Set free the old soldier give joy to the wife,
Give health to all heroes, let them lire a long life.
Crowd on the sail old time and dash through the
spray.
Haste to us comforts, drive sorrow away
Till the poor’s larder treat no one unkind,
Give peace to the world and the rest of mankind.
Then Exempt me, 4c.
Forward, march forward, old time in your tracks,!!
Give the Devil his dues, pay in Lincoln’s green
backs,
And to old Horace Greely give a place of jrenown
In the Devil’s domains, on his head place a crown.
And pious old Browlow let him keep the door.
Forßutler, the Beast, will contend for the floor,
Keep them in brimstone give them their deserts,
And tell Mr. Lincoln that nobody’s hurt.
Then Exempt me, Ac.
Camp Mod Hole, Tcpelo, Miss.. .Jan. 22,1865.
“ Fifteen minutes before bed-time, ” says the
Jaeksoft News, “ cut up one dozen cold boiled ,
potatoes, and add a few slices of cabbage, with !
five or six pickled cucumbers. Eat heartily
and wash down with a pipt of pme top whis
key. Undress and jump into bed. Lie flat j
uu your *i.cs» aud id b<«!f an h«mr nr thve i
about, you will dr- * u that tbe devil i» aitti* *r
• n tronr cheat with a- Stata Hoa«* in bis :
J av:» f L _j >
S£y faivingsSoiA A t o
\V K wia ~ dl - ,!n TUESDAY. Jnnmrj 3l«i
; If at ll u’clock, in fiio.it of *>ui Aif.ion i: j m
6 or 8 L'kely Neemes,
j 1 pair I-urge Parlor Mirrors, French
i I late,
Lot Sqnare and Round Iron.
A Fine Harness and Cavalry Horse,
1 Buggy,.
Lot Bedding,
Kurniture,
j Clothing, Shoes,
Wagons, Gold and Stiver Watches,
i Stoves, Ac.
' jan 3• sis
Mlf Ell*, WATSON & CO.,
iATJCTIO^'EEBS
AND
General. Commission Merchants,
At Hull it : Ouch's old stand.
Opposite Bank of Columbns, Brood S**®t
Personal and prompt attention giv.a
! to till consignments.
: JJolurabus, Ga., Jan. 21, 1865, jan23 ts
A PROCLAMATION
To llie Officers and Mcniherit of
the General Assembly.
; In conformity to the Resolution of the General
j Assembly, passed at the close of its last Session, re
j nuestitiff the Governor to convene tin Legislature a|
i such time and place as he m*y think best, to coin
: plete the necessary Legislation which was uufin
j ished at the time of adjournment on the approach
jof tho enemy. I hereby require the officers aid
i members of the General Assembly to convene at lb®
! City llall in the city of MUcon, at ten o’clock, a. to.
j on Wednesday the 15th duy of February next,
j Given under my hand and the Great Seal of th®
j State this the 25th day of January, 1865.
i . . _ Joseph e. brown.
i All papers mfthe btat,® are requested to i .»
jan 27 td
* ,
ON the night of Wednesday, 28th inst., between
the eitv and ray residence, three miles f orn tha
city, a fine SWORD, in a chamois ski j oa*>\ marked
: on the case, ”i‘ay master Seymour. L‘.
t The fin ier will be suitably renamed by leavta*
! it at my store. 143 Broad stre» t.
j jj 4 " 28 P. B. THOMPSON.
Cow Peas, *
t LOT OF COW PEAS. For ealo by
i 4 jan 25ts BRADFORD & SNOW.
Miscellaneous United States Items.
I Two Federal soldiers, disguised as rebels
i recently went to the bouse of a rebel syvr.pa
thizer in Davenport, lowa, representing them
selves as rebel prisoners escaped from Rork
island. They were received cautiously, ex
amined closely, fed boaniitully, provisioned
abundantly, provided with money, instructed
: how to escape to Canada, and dismissed with
; ft hearty kiss by the prettiest girl in the house,
i The boys hugely enjoyed ibe affair, parties
‘ larly the final act ot hospitality Tho name
i of the sympathizer is Prettyman.
j Fifty pounds is tbe paltry fine inflicted by
the British court upon the parties guilty of
furnishing aud fitting out the pirate Georgia
to prey upon Americau commerce. There was
no donbt whatever of the agency of the firm
in the crime with which they were charged,
Our countrymen can now estimate the exact
cash value British courts set upon the goof
faith and honor of their nation.
One of the provost guards at City Point
i thought it rather cold, a few days ago, to see a
private soldier wandering about with a field
giass. The man was arrested, and under hrs
Federal uniform wa.? found a full suit of rebel
gray. He was a rebel spy, inspecting our
fortifications coolly with his giass, and pro
posing, at a convenient opportunity, to elud»
our pickets, throw off his disguise and make
his way intoihe rebel lines.
Tbe Louisville Press says the notorious
guerilla, Sue Monday, i* not a woman, but r«
i of the masculine gender, and grand-son
I Governor Clarke of Kentucky.
The gunboat Acacia captured tbe steamer
: Julia,.with four hundred bales of cotton, fro*
■ Charleston to Nassau.
| B. S. Osborn, naval reporter at New York,
i and correspondent of the English Army and
S Navy Gazette, has been arretted by order of
j the President for furnishing tbe details of tbe
| Wilmington expedition Mr. Osborn is now
■ in the Old Capitol prison.
I Dispatches from Admiral Porter report that
“ Lieut.-Commander Cashing, comman .:nj
the gunboat MonticeUo. has just go teonshor*
and destroyed anew Euglisd blockade man
ner. ”
A board hns been appo : .uted to examine ini*
! the cause of the bursting of the parrott rifi#
cannon on board of Admiral Porter’s fleet be,
fore Wilmington. We have upwards of o&*
thousand such guns on our vessels of war. and
hundreds of them in nse in the army. Here
tofore their record hits been good, and on#
employed against Cbatieston has been fm*d
more than three thousand times.
|;« ♦ ♦
(From the Richmond Whig.)
Cotton Supply in England.
The accurate and reliable sta istics of Mr
i McHenry, in his able work on the cotton trade,
i 3how that the imports of cotton, in 1860 into
Great Britain and Ireland, front all sources,
were 3,477,366 bales of 400 lbs. From the
Confederate States 2,789,728 bales of 400 lbs.
The number of spindles in Great Britain and
Ireland were 34)000,000; the number of spin
dles in France and other European States were
24,000,000; tbe number of spindles in tbe
Federal American States were 5,000,000.
Os the cotton which has entered into the
commerce of the world, three fourths has bee*
contributed by the Confederate States ; and of
j the whole quantity grown in the world, two
: thirds was produced from the soil of the Con»
• federate States ; and the increased product of
i India, notwithstanding the extreme high price*
| has not been more than 150,000 bales,
i The consumption in Eat ope and America;
i in 1860, by the mills, was equal to 6, 000, 000
bales; while the actual consumption of Eu
ropean and American machine made cotto*
goods by the inhabitants of the globe w«*
only 4,500,000. This difference of 1,500 000
bales, with the accumulations of previous
years, left an old stock on hand in 1861, in th#
shape of raw material and manufactured
goods, equal to three years’ supply. To tLeso
are to be added, say 700,000 bales, partly ex
ported and partly taken by tbe enemy from
the Confederate States since 1861.
The 3tocks on hand in 1861, the accumula
tions of previous years, are now nearly
exhausted. Assuming the supply from Indi*
and all other sources to be 1,500,000 bales,
which seems excessive, in view of the fact
that all the old stocks are exhausted, it will
require an export of 3,000,000 bales from tb«
Confederate States tc. make up the deficiency
in the supply for the consumption of 1865.
Editorial Insanity The Philadelphia
Ledger says :
A great heal of surprise anti comment has
been caused in New Yoik city by the revela
tion in the Brooklyn lnnacy case of the fact
! that the editorials in a leading New York jour
nal are written by a person of unsound uind,
' confined in the Bloomingdale foauue Itt treat.
| His con' ributioDß are three or four articles a
week Everybody is asking the question, what
journal is it? Public opin’oo seemed lo bo
unanimous at first in setthog upon one, bat
the more the matter was eodsidered, the lar
ger became the number of candidates for
honor, till it was finally decided fbut the i new in
sistencies and erratic opinions of ibe New 1 ork
pr mm» * t ionbUiti *b«;h r eoat.r* of
•II o* them w-r» not «'f un* "id
mind," w <> aught f« »>e receiving *t-» hum .aw
tare at sotua asylum of tbe u»r*a*