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DAILY TIMES,
.1. W. WIRRE.V, ... Editor.
COLUMBUS:
Wednesday Morning, February 21, 1866.
; Governor Briwn'i Message.
We understand that this document created
all the surprise that would have attended the
explosion of a shell in the halls of the Legis
lature. By any one who has given it a care
ful reading, the statement will be easily cred
ited. The recent effort of our Government to
negotiate a peace had just been rudely and
insultingly spurned, and cur representatives,
doubtless, left their homes iu the fond hope
that all cause of difference was removed, and
they could now in harmonious counsel con-,
cert measures for the safety of our imperilled
cause. The bucket of cold water which the
Governor dashed in their faces could not have
been otherwise than a sudden, not to say dis
agreeable, shock. By the way, considering
that the Governor, at the November session of
the Legislature, was such an ardent advocate
for negotiation, it maybe regarded a little
singular that he made not the remotest allu
sion to the effort above mentioned. If be
could not find iu its result a superadded in
centive to pa*riotic duty, with which to fire the
hearts of Georgians, common courtesy would
seem to have required that he make approv
ing, if not grateful, mention of the duties
cheerfully assumed and ably discharged by
our commissioners, even though room were
wanting for the name of President Davis.
In some of the recommendations of the Go
vernor we heartily concur. The necessity for
a further military appropriation we don’t ex
actly comprehend, but we are with him on
the penitentiary matter, and on the question
of putting negroes in the army. Right here
the Governor should have closed his message.
But that would have been to cut it just half
in two. It would have been a head without a
tail , and we think the Governor likes the tail
best It is a great pity that the Governor
had to go out as a “ sentinel upon the.watch
tower.” It, must have been a bad uight; he
was not promptly relieved, got mad, and—we
have the result. He charges the President
with the commission of nearly every orime in
the decalogue. The latter, by his blundering
mismanagement, has wasted large numbers of
valuable lives, and has thus committed “mur
der.” Stealing , or “robbery,” is his usual avo
cation. He is covetous to the laßt degree—
especially of “power.” His neighbor’s title
to an ox or an ass is but little respected, and
his man servant stands no chance at all. He
ascribes to the President, and huddles in a
motley and loathsome group, all the vices and
monstrous deeds that would have tinged with
a deeper dje the infamy of Nero, and throws
upon them the checkered light of a hot ima*
gination, until they glow with an infernal
lustre.
Now let us briefly examine some of these
complaints against the President. They are
all embraced under the generic term—usurp
ation. “ Congressional encroachments and
Executive usurpations,” are the burden of the
Governor’s phillippic. Now we respectfully
ask for the prouf. We cballeuge the Governor
to produce a solitary instance of Executive
usurpation. That we may not be misunder
stood, let us determine who is to decide this
question. The powers of the President are
derived from the Constitution. When he
transcends them, it is the proper and consti
tutional function of the courts to restrain
him. Under the present organization, orddina n
organization, of our judicial system, questions
of this character are usually, if not always,
brought before the State courts. In Georgia,
the Judges before whom they are brought are
appointed by Governor Brown. Now we do not
sny, nor is it necessary to say, that there has
been no decision by a State court adverse to
the exercise of power by the President, but
we challenge the production of a case in
which he has refused to submit to the restraint
—or to be governed by the decision—of a
court of justice. The instance demanded can
not be given, and, hence, the charge falls to
the ground. The President is not an “ usurp-
How is it with Governor Brown? In more
than a column of this extraordinary message,
he inveighs against the constitutionality of
the Conscript act. What! We really thought
that question was res adfudicata! We do
know that, more than two years ago, the Su-
Supreme Court of Georgia, upon the question
directly made before it, decided that the act
was constitutional. What a monstrous spec*
tacle, then, is here presented, of the Executive
of a State deliberately trampling in the dust
and spitting upon a solemn adjudication of a
co-ordinate branch of the Government! If
this be not technical usurpation, it at least
shows that the Governor has too much glass
on his promises to make it prudent to invite a
combat with stones.
The desertions and large number of absen
tees Irom the army, the Governor asoribes to
the harshness and other evils of the Conscript
system. Well, then, one might infer, a differ
ent system would be attended by different
results. Let us see. Gov. Brown is comman
der in chief, as well as President Davis. The
troops of the former are raised, not by con
scription, but in his own chosen way. The
President stated in his Macon speech that two
thirds of the men on the rolls were absent
trom the army. The Governor has over seven
thousand militia on his rolls, besides two regi- '
ments ol the 41 State Line” and a battalion es
Cadets—over eight thousand, we should say,
in all, and yet with “all the machinery of the
State Government brought to bear to bring
out," he can only muster a little over
two thousand for duty. We make this state
ment on the authority of Senator Hill, who
declared the same in his address here on Sat
urday night. Cannot the Governor find in
these facts an exhortation to a little modera
tion and charity ?
But the message does not stop here—we
wish it did. It makes a fearful leap further.
The declaration is plainly made that the Pre
sident is aspiring to absolute power, and the
soldier is told, in substance, that he is fight
ing but to make himself a slave. That we
may not do injustice to the text, we quote:
“To carry out this new policy of al.of-ing
the President to appoint the officers, it became
necessary to refuse longer to receive troops in
organized bodies with their officers, but each
must be conscribed and sent into service under
such officers as the President might appoint.
This separated kindred and friends and neigh
bors, while in service. It destroyed the indi
viduality and patriotic ardor of our people,
each r prior to that time, felt that as a
freeman he was part of the Government, and
that it was his war. But so soon as this poli
cy was adopted, he feit that he wa3 no longer
a freeman, but the slave of absolute power.
This was not the freedom he set out to fight
for, and thousands of men, rather than submit
to it and remain in service, feeling that they
wore the collar of power about their necks,
have left the army without leave. Hence the
President’s complaint, the cause of which has
been the necessary result of his own policy.
He has mistaken the geniu3 and spirit of our
people, and the material of which his armies
are composed. The high - toned, spirited
Southern man will revolt when you attempt to
reduce him to an automaton of power.’
If this does not justify desertion, it is cer
tainly the most adroit apology for it we ever
saw on paper. We know that the Governor
did not so intend it. We know that he could
not have fully weighed the effect of his words,
or comprehended their occult logic. With so
many glorious Georgians now passing through
the State to anew field of duty and glory i
many of them dropping along the way for a
hasty visit home, he could not have designed
to say : Soldiers, you are not a part of this
Government. This is not your war. You
are but the slaves of absolute power. No the
Governor could not, he did not mean that.
We must not too much weary the attention of
the reader, and will reserve further remark
on the message until to-morrow.
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“Everjrthing for the Cause.’’
Yes, “everything /” Let nothing be held
back. Our independence of Yankee domins
tion and of all nations is to us, as a people,
that “pearl of great price,” which, although
we have to sell all that we have, to do so, we
may not fail to “buy.” But we warn the
Richmond authorities and the people that
there is a wav to throw away everything and
fail in obtaining the precious pearl. Because
we only may have to make certain sacrifices,
it does not follow that we shall blindly and
foolishly make these sacrifices upon improper
occasions , and without any reasonable pros
pect of securing adequate compensation for
them. It may be necessary to devote all the
cotton and tobacco, in the Confederacy to the
maintenance of the cause. If so, no patriot
will hesitate to yield his interest in it. But
it behooves that we make certain of the ne
cessity, aud it is not beneath the dignity of
the Government to do all in its power to ex
plain the necessity fully to the people, and so
order the whole business that there shall be
no just complaint of indifference to individual
interests. Let there be no aggressive senti
ment of rude violence.
So as to putting negroes in the army. It
may become necessary —at present there is
much diversity of opinion respecting it.—
Many think it would be better to organize and
discipline the existing forces —to feed and
clothe our soldiers, and look well to the suffi
ciency of supplies for people and army—that
the negro slave is worth more to the cause, as
a field laborer, than as a soldier—that it is
very questionable whether an order for his
conscription will not result in the utter de
moralization of our labor system and send
more recruits to the deserters in the swamps
than it will to the army—that without ade
quate training the negro will make no soldier
at all, and with it, but a vary indifferent one
—that the country will swarm with runaway
negro desperadoes, who will greatly aggravate
the evils of desertion—plunder the people and
prey upon a starving lard.
We do not moot the question es Constitu
tional power. We do not, at this writing,
express any opinion of our own as to its ex
pediency. The agitation of the question, may
affect the Northern mind, one way or another,
according to its mood. It may dishearten—
it may arouse to increased energy the North
ern people. The diplomacy of the measure
is an experiment, while all admit that the
practical result must be ultimate abolition of
slavery.
What we say here is that members of Con
gress who have no constituencies outside of the
army—members from Missouri, Kentucky and
Districts in other States in the Yankee occu
pancy ought not to lead upon questions vital
to the mote Southern States—that Mr. Mar
shall’s sentiment , may be good, if freed from
passion—but that the measure indicated re
quires much careful deliberation, and ought
to be adopted only upon the urgency of a
well ascertained necessity.
The Secretary of the Treasury demands the
cotton of the Southern States. General Lee
demands the negroes. The cotton States are
not behind Virginia or any other State in de
votion to the cause. They may tire of daily
lectures upon their delinquencies, which are
falsely assumed. Their fame is in the same
keeping which guards the capital. They are
ready for any sacrifice that is or may become
necessary. Show them the necessity , and onr
life on it, they will not be laggard. -“Every
thing for the cause, ” but we venture to tell
the Richmond Enquirer that they do not yet
comprehend that it is “for the cause'’ to au
thorize our commissioners abroad to buy En
glish or French recognition, by an abandon
ment of slavery , and we predict now that the
States will not quietly allow the Central Gov
ernment to abolish the institution any more
than they allowed the Old Federal Govern
ment to do so. That is a mere catch word
“give up slavery for independence”—it is
worse—a cowardly evasion of the issue—a
real submission to the enemy—a weak trick
unworthy of ourselves and of the cause.
We have said more than we intended. We
intend no treason—no. faction—only a word
of friendly counsel, or it may be learning. In
the very best spirit, and with the most san
guine hopes, we write as we feel and intend
to act —“everything for the cause J
Will Warwick.
The New York Herald scouts the idea that, for
the purpose of obt lining assistance of the Con
federacy to drive the French out es Mexico, tho
United States would acknowledge the Confederate
independence. “Ntf,” exclaims the Herald, “not
to obtain Mexico, Canada and South America
will we let her go !” This is evidently a very
valuable country; not by any means the pauper
establishment, dependent upon the bounty of tb#
North, that it was the custom to represent it in
former days.
“We will not let the people go,” quoth Pha
roah. Well, we shall see. George the Third was
equally determined in his time, but he had to re
lax his grip notwithstanding. If the people have
not become a degenerate race, the obstinacy of
Yankee tyrants will prove equally unavailing.
As to uaiting with the United States to drive
France out of Mexico, it will be time enough for
the Herald to seont the idea of such a proposi
tion when it is made. The Confederacy ii pleased
with its neighbor on the'Rio Grande, and hopes to
see him lengthen his eord and strengthen his
1 stakes.
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OP THK PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year
1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of
the District Court of the Confederate States for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Augusta, Feb. 21. —1 tis reliably repoited
that Charleston was evacuated four days ago
under the supervision of Gen. Beauregard. All
public property was desti*oyed.
Sherman’s left crossed the Saluda at Al
ston Junction on the Spartanburge and Green
ville Railroad destroying the bridge. His ad
vance is near Chester. Kilpatrick supports
his rear.
Passengers to Richmond now go by the way
of Washington, Ga. *
A large amount of stores %ere destroyed
by our forces at Columbia.
The enemy’s right under Foster is in the vi
cinity aud perhaps occupy Charleston.
Hardee s headquarters were at Summerville
ou Thursday.
The enemy is destroying everything in his
route and has desolated Barnwell District.
Straggling parties in squads of from ten to
15 passed along from the 6th to the 12th, and
burned nearly every fine residence on and
near the Savannah river.
No mails or telegraphic communications
received here from the north and east in five
days. Trains run to Aiken.
Mr, mil’s Speech.
The Macon Telegraph furnishes a synopsis
of an address by this gentleman delivered in
that city, on Friday night last. As he spoke
in Temperance Hall on the following evening,
upon the same topics he discussed before his
Macon audience, our cotemporary’s abstract
will answer very well for the address delivered
here. We reproduce it for the benefit of those
who did not hear the distinguished Senator:
“The topic on which Mr. Hili principally
enlarged was the condition in which the States
of the Confederacy would be placed, provided
they submitted to Lincoln. They would no
longer be States, but would all be consolida
ted into a province , in which the freed negro
would be placed, which he would guard, and
over which he would rule. Such being the
case, the condition of Ireland and Poland, and
of Hungary, would be a paradise compared to
our condition. How different from the condi
tion of the free kingdom, which for eighty
years resisted the Spanish crown, winning for
herself a name and a place among the nations
of the earth ! How different from the condi
tion of Athens, when, overwhelmed with ene
mies, she sent her wives and children in ships
on the sea, and her young men, her old men,
and her boys, all went out and rid their coun
try of their hated foe! How different from
the condition of Rome, when Hannibal, during
a war of nearly twenty years, conquered all
her provinces and advanced to her very gates!
Rome, in this crisis of her history made it a
crime, to be punished with death, for any man
to speak of peace so long as the enemy was in
Italy. The Carthageneans were finally driven
from the country, and Rome, which now af
fords synonym for courage, lived to give laws
to the world.
The examples were referred to, to show that
the world’s history shows it to be impossible to
conquer a people, no matter what odds are
against them : provided there be no factions among
them. The speaker showed how factions had
ruined Poland, Hungary and Ireland, and that
there was nothing except faction that «ould
ruin this government.
There is no deficiency of Supplies, said Mr.
Hill, in any portion of the country. A com
mittee had been appointed by Congress to as
sertain the condition of the provision supply
for Geu. Lee’s army. This committee, after
examining carefully into the subject, reported
that there were provisions enough in Virginia
and North Carolina to feed Gen. Lee’s army
until harvest.
There was no deficiency in arms. There
were more arms in the Confederacy than men
in the ranks to use them ; and there was ma
chinery sufficient to manufacture 55,000 small
arms, exclusive of pistols and carbines.
There was no deficiency in ammunition.
There was ammunition enough to fight the
enemy tea years more, if he held all our prin
cipal cities.
There were men enough, white men at that,
to fight our battles. On this side of the Mis
sissippi, there were 400,000 names on the mus
ter rolls. There were 200,000 on the West
side of the Mississippi. In addition, there
were 200,000 persons within the military ages
who were holding positions that did not re
quire them to perform active services in the
field. Many of these would soon have to go
to she field, and he hoped they would go cheer
fully and render efficient service there.
The great obstacles to our success were
prejudice, fault-finding, avarice aud timidity.
The speaker dwelt at large on these separate
topics. On the subject of fault finders he re
lated with decided effect, an anecdote of Gen.
Lee.
That distinguished General, whom the
speaker represented as being universally re
garded as the greatest military genius that
ever lived, bad remarked that one might sup
pose the greatest commanders had all been
left at home. These self appointed critics
could plan excellent campaigns, after the cam
paign was over. General Lee himself, bad ac
knowledged that after he bad taken great
paius in preparing a plan for a battle or a
campaign, after the same were over, he could
find defects which he was unable before
hand to see.
Mr. Hill was particularly severe in his com
ments on the message of the Governor, which
he contrasted with the resolutions offered by
a portion of Hampton’s Legion, in which is
expressed the utmost confidence in the wis
dom, integrity and patriotism of tbe 'Presi
dent.
The above gives only a faint idea of tbe
highly interesting topics, ably and eloquently
discussed by this distinguished orator and
son of Georgia, who so worthily represents
her in the councils of the nation—whose con
fidence in the President, and whose devotiou
to and faith in the ultimate triumphant suc
cess of the cause, form such conspicuous
traits of his public career. ”
The Voice of Aalbama Soldiers.
At a meeting of the sth Regiment Alabama In
fantry (Battle’s Brigade) held in the trenches near
Pet-rsburg, Va., Jan. 31si, 1865, the following reso
lutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, in January 1864. this regiment was the
first in this army, and the first from the State of
Alabama to re-enlist “for the war,” and, whereas
certain rumors have reached us relative to “propo
sitions” being made by the Government of the Uni
ted States, intended possiblv to seduce the people
of the South from an earnest effort to establish the
independence of the Confederate States, we deem it
our duty to renew our pledge of devotion to the
cause, therefore,
Be it resolved, That we consider “reconstruction”
upon any terms equivalent to submission.
Resolved, That we consider our cause just, and
firmly believe we will succeed in establishing the
independence of our country if we be firm and
UE Resolved, That we have unbounded confidence in
the Executive and our General in Chief, and we
urge the citizens of our land to trust in them and
sustain thoir actions; that we believe our independ
ence depends greatly upon the conduct of our peo
ple at home, therefore we call upon 'hem to scorn
despondency, to be confluent, and by the help ot
God all will be well. , ,
Resolved, That our warmest thanks are due the
fair women of the South for their pure patriotism,
their enthusiasm, and their devoted attention to
the wants of the army, and we pledge our sacred
boner to use every effort to gain for them that in
dependence they so richly merit. * it
Resolved, That we again pledge the firmest alle
giance to the Confederate States, and we call upon
our comrades in arms to unite wrhus in declaring
that we regard all propositions to reconstruct the
Union” on the part of a Southern man—treason ; on
the part of the enemy— an insult ; and we are derter
mined to fight this war until we are free.
Resolved, That a cepy of these resolutions be sent
to the Congress of the Confederate States, to the
Governor of Alabama, to our Brigade Commander
and to the Richmond press. RILEY
Capt. Comd’g Reg.
Official:
Charles J. Paoc*s. Adj. sth Ala. Re*. «
THE O ITT.
T. J. JACK3ON .LOCAL EDITOR
Sales To-Dat.— Rosette, Lawhon. A Cos. will
sell to-day a valuable lot of furniture, leather, salt,
oranges, Ac. See advertisements.
Auction Sales. —At auction yesterday by Eilis,
Livinggton A. Cos. baeon was sold a $4 per pound:
tallow $3.90; sugar at from $3.90 to $10.25; bitter
sweet oranges 50 cents: lard $3.95 to $4.30: one
negro boy 22 years old $3,700; one man named
Jack and faaily $8,000; Dick 27 years oid $3,100;
Patience aad four children $5,225; Leonard 18
years old $3,700; Henry 32 years old $2,200; Sa
rah and 4 children-$8,100; John and wife $3,225;
Mary Jane $500; Jordan (hired) $400; other sales
unimportant.
A Run Off. —We learn from passenger? on the
freight train that the passenger train on the Musco
gee road, due here yesterday afternoon ran off the
track in the vicinity es Flint river. We have ne
further particulars. By this accident we are left
without late exchanges from the East.
Melancholy Affair.— Avery sad affair occur
red yesterday about one o’clock at the Naval Iron
Works by which two boys, John Madden aged
about 13 and Jack McElrath aged about 12 lost
their lives. It seems that while the hands of the
shep were off at dinner, these boys began to try
their skill in extracting the powder from a forty
pound conical shell, and while one was driving in
a spike to make an opening for the powder to come
out the shell exploded, horribly mutilating each
of the boys. John Madden had both thighs taken
off by fragments of the shell besides being other
wise badly injured. 3/cElrath had one arm blown
off and was frightfully wounded in the abdomen.
Fragments es the shell were thrown in every di
rection. Also pieces of bones and flesh. Strange
as it may appear each of the boys lingered for
more than an hour after the accident. It is said
that while John and Jaek were lying some eight
er ten feet apart in their awful mangled condition
they wore heard to inquire piteously about each
other’s welfare. Young Madden was borne on a
litter near three quarters of a mile and expired in
a few minutes after reaching home. We learn
that McElrath expired while being carried heme.
All was done for the boys that could be done, but
in their condition death been a pleasant
relief. This should prove a warning to all who
may feel inolined to project with old shells. This
shell was an old one picked up at Charleston.
Why mot Retire Them ?—We learn that there
are at this time in the hospitals in this city quite
a number of disable soldiers, whose disabilities are
permanent, and from whom the government can
never expect any future service. We presume the
same is the case in the hospitals all over the land.
And while all this is obvious, the surgeens have
no authority to release them. Many of these
men have pleasant hemes where they could go
and spend the remainder of their days, and per
haps be useful in some way to their families. We
think the government has no claims upon men
permanently disabled, and all such should be at
once discharged. If necessary they should have
life pensions. Let the attention es the government
be called to this subject.
The War Mbetims in Richmond. —Of this
meeting the Examiner says: “It attracted an au
dience that the Capitol building hardly contained.
The Hon, Thomas Flournoy was announced as
the principal speaker, but such was the enthusi
asm of the audience that others were called for
loudly in their turn. Messrs. Lester, of Georgia,
Baldwin and Bocock, of Virginia, made telling
speeches, all patriotic in their tone, and demon
strating to the last that the independence of the
Confederate States was the only alternative es
peace. The speakers were applauded throughout.
Mr. Anderson, of Georgia, was the last speaker
that we heard, and his sentiments were in keeping
with those who preceded him. Other speakers fol
owde, and the meeting broke up at a late hour with
eheera for the Confederacy as it is, one, now and
inseparable.
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Napoleon and Mexico. —The Herald’s Pari*
correspondent writes, under date of Jan. 27th :
The designs of the Emperor upon Mexico are
becoming more plainly developed. It is stated in
political circles, and is generally believed, that
orders have been sent to Marshal Bazaine to occu
py the province of Sonora in the name es France,
and that this portion of Mexico shall be held as a
pledge until the entire stipulated indemnity shall
be paid up. Once taken possession of by France,
you can rest assured that Sonora will never be
voluntarily abandoned. The Emperor has long
had his eye upon this rich province, and as long
ago as 1854 was intriguing to take possession of
it. The ill-starred expedition of Cos unt Raousset
de Boulbon was encouraged by M. Dillon, then
French Consul at San Francisco, until it was evi
dent that it was gotten up on too small a scale,
and then Boulbon and his companions were aban
doned, and died the death of fillibusters. But
from that day to this the Emperor has never taken
his eye from Sonora, and from tho time when the
expedition against Mexico was first planned, the
seizure of that province by France has been al
ways a portion of the programme. If, as is stated,
Dr. Gwin has been appointed military Governor,
Viceroy, or what not erf Sonora, you may rent as
sured that it is in tho interest of France. Gwin,
when here, had two private interviews with the
Emperor and several with the Duke de Morny;
and, without doubt, the whole plan was arranged
before his departure.
Gwin stated here that he had abandoned the
fortunes of the Confederacy ; and one of the prin
cipal reasons urged for his- appointment to the
official position in Sonora was that he could induce
an immigration there from California and else
where, of a considerable number of Southerners,
ready to fight for France. Gwin, who had much
rather “reign in hell than dwell ia heaven,” and
who never was true to anybody yet, will, unless
he is very sharply watched, throw off the Emperor
and set up on his own acoount.
A Word in Season. —The Wilmington Journal,
of a late date, contains a communication from a
minister of that city, from which we extract the
following :
These are certainly days of deep darkness and
severe trial. God i* pouring out his wrath upon
us as a people. It is high time we were learning
wisdom by the things we have suffered. But are
we as a people, learning ? If so, where is the
proof? Have we more reverence for God, and
love for his law than when this struggle com
menced ? Rather, are we net drifting away from
God’s commandment ? Visit our churches—
how small the congregations ! Is not this
general neglect of the house of God an evidence of
decline.
But is the theatre, the dance, social pleasure
party, neglected? Who now goes to the prayer
meetings, even of those who claim to be the people
of God ? “Exeept the Lord build the house they
labor in vain that build it; except the Lord keep
the city the watchman watcheth in vain.” The
divine blessing is absolutely necessary to success
in every undertaking. Can we, as a people, ignore
God and prosper ? The sooner we feel and con
fess our dependence the better. Oh ! my Chris
tian friends, let us do better—let us humble our
selves before the Lord, and confess aad forsake
our sins, and call upon God until he hear and
save us.
Justice to Wheeler’s Men. —The Milledge
vile Recorder in a conversation with a lady friend
lately out of Savannah, but a citizen of Effingham
county, is placed in possession of a fact, which
relieves Wheeler’s cavalry, in a measure of the
charge es horse stealing, Jfcc. It seems that after
the Yankees took Savannah, an officer remarked
to a young lady that he had seen her before.
She remarked that she did not live in Savannah,
but was a citizen of the adjoining county, and had
left before the Yankee raiders came along. “Te*,”
replied the officer, “I saw you at home, buc when
I was soouting as ‘Wheeler’s men,’ we were Yan
kees in diagHse." The Recorder testifies to the
truth of this report, haviag been dowm in . that
section at the time ot Shermaa’a march to Savan
nah.
AUCTION SALES.
Rosette, Lawiiou & Cos.,
Auctione
131. Broad St,, Columbus, Ga.,
V. U I SELL AT LI O CLOCK.
THIS HAT,
FEBRIRARI 99d,
A CHOICE SELECTION OF FINE
Furniture.
1 Black WALNUNT SECRETARY,
2 MarbloTop Walnut BUREAUS,
1 (t u Mahogany u
3 Mahogany & Walnut Work TABLES,
1 14-feet DINING TABLE.
2 Mahogany & Walnut Wash STANDS,
1 Rosewood Marble-Top Centre TABLE,
2 Mahogany SOFAS.
1 EASY-CHAIR,
3 Mahogany ROCKING CHAIRS,
6 Rosewood PARLOR CHAIRS.
12 Mahogany “ “
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Rosette, Lawhon & Go.,
Auctioneers,
131. Broad St., Columbus, Ga.,
WILL SELL AT 11 O’CLOCK
THIS X> A IST ,
FEBRUARY
1 28-inch Sole Leather TRUNK,
2 Coils BALE ROPE,
q bbls. CANE SYRUP,
10 “ SALT,
200 lbs. SOLE LEATHER,
1 Fine CARPET, 16X18,
14 doz. Boys HALF HOSE,
1000 ORANGES.
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Rosette, Lawhon &Cos.,
Auctioneers,
131, Broad St„ Columbus, Ga.,
WILL SELL AT 11 O’CLOCK
THIS DAY,
FEBRUARY, 22(1,
4 Sacks N. 0. SUGAR,
(100 pound Sacks,)
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Rosette, Lawhon & Go.,
Auctioneers,
131 Broad St., Columbus, Ga.,
WILL SELL AT 11 O'CLOCK
THIS DAY,
FEBRUARY 22d,
A VERY FINE LOT OF JEWELRY!
GOLD BREAST PINS.
GOLD EAR RINGS,
GOLD FINGER RINGS,
GOLD PENCILS,
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Rosette, Lawhon & Cos.,
OFFER AT PRIVATE SALE
One Copper Boiler, 8 feet long.
Five or six hundred pounds Lead Pipe
8 or 10 Large Brass Bib & Stop Cocks.
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“ Strayed. .
ON THE the 16th in3t. from the Muscogee
Railroad Depot two large mouse colored Mules,
the property of the Confederate States. A liberal
reward will be given for their delivery at the Gov
ernment Stable. H. D. COTHRAN,
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Important Decision.— The following is the reply
of the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury, to an inquiry
propounded by Hon. W. E. Smith, Representative
from the Second Congressional District of this
State, in reference to soldiers’ tax on auctioneer’s
commissions:
Treasury Department, C. S. A. ?
Richmond, Dec. 13th, 1864. S
Hon. W. E. Smith, House of Representatives :
Dsar Sir— l had the honor to receive your letter
of the22d ult., inquiring if the soldiers’ tax of “one
fifth the present tax,” was to be levied on auction
eer's commissions, from the sales made before the
passage of the Act imposing the soldier’s tax.
I have the honor to state, in reply, that the point
being involved in some doubt,‘.it wa3 submitted to
the Attorney General. His decision is, that the law
could not have a retro-aotive operation, and ap
plies only to tho commissions on sales made subse
quent to the passage of the Act.
The Tax Collectors will be immediately instructed
accordingly. , „
Very respectfully,
G. A. TRENHOLM,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Kentucky Items.— We clip the following items
from the Louisville Journal of Feb. Ist: *
On Friday last Lieut. Moore, of the 54th Ken
tucky volunteers, captured the outlaws Major
Dick'Taylor, and Captain Smith, near Lawrence
burg Taylor attempted to escape, and a number
of Ihots were fired. Taylor and Smith m the
melee, were killed. Taylor was buried on Saturn
day.
A despatch was received at headquarters in St.
Louis, Saturday morning, from Col. Reverige,
commanding the third sub district, (Pilot Knob)
that a scouting party had just returned to Patter
sor from Oregon county, Mo., haring dispersed a
band of bushwhackers, killing seven and scatter
ing the remainder.
A correspondent from SitnpsonviUe says we
have given a fair statement of the butchery of
the negro soldiers by the guerrillas. He says that
but four nr five of tbe negro troops escaped. The
citizens of Simpsonville and vicinity without
distinction es party, deserve great prrise for their
conduct in taking care of the wounded and In
burying the dead.
A bill passed the legislature es We3t Virginia,
authorizing the Governor to surrender certain
prisoners for exchange. It appears that the rebel
authorities have placed in close confinement cer- (
tain officers of West Virginia regime: ts as hosta- j
gesforthe return of certain rebels, bushwhackers
and other disloyal persons, now held in custody
by the authorities of this State. The object ot t e
bill is to relieve our soldiers by antheming the
Governor to surrender the State prisoners in !
accordance with the request of the r>ea.eia-.y o.
War.
AUCTION SALEK
By Ellis, Livingston A Cos,
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
ON Tuesday, 7th March next, at 11 odock
I will sell, in the city of Columbus, n
front of Ellis, Livingston A Co's Auction Store,
The very Desirable Residence,
near the Court House, lately occupied by Col. Ten -
mile. A 1 argo and commodious dwelling house, good
°Jff-nouses, tine well of water, and one acre ground,
QXtACuCu.
Also, a desirable lot Furniture, embracing nearly
every article wanted in house-keeping.
Sold as the property of Mrs- L. M. Tennille, doe'd.
Terms cash. Possession given immediately.
Persons holding claims against the estate of Mrs
LucyM. Tennille. dec’d, also Wm. T. Patterson
dec’d, will hand them to S. D. Betton, at Walker
Hospital, by the sth of March.
D. MORRIS, Adm'r.
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INTERS, WATSON & CO.,
ATJOTIOITEERS
AND
General Commission Merchants,
At Hull db Duck's old stand,
Opposite Bank of Columbus, Broad .Street.
Personal and prompt attention giveu
to all consignments.
Columbus, Ga.. Jan. 21, 1865. jan23 ts
BY MYERS, WATSON & CoTT
i— • mat
ON THURSDAY, 23d Feb. we will sell in
front of our store,
1 Fine Set, 5 pieces, triple Plated SIL
VER WARE, embracing Coffee, Tea,
Sugar, Creamer, etc.
1 Fine Large Bay Family HORSE
1 ROCKAWAY and HARNESS.
1 Old Large Steel Circular SAW.
5 Bags of SUGAR,
2 bbls
3 bbls Cane SYRUP,
50 Bags GROUND PEAS,
6 Sacks SALT,
26 Boxes Manufactured TOBACCO, and
a variety of other articles.
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Proceedings of Council.
REGULAR MEETING.-
Council Chamber, Feb. 20, 1865.
Present, His Honor, tbe Mayor and a full Board.
except Aids Johnson and Everitt,
The minutes es the last meeting were read, and
after being corrected by the addition of the follow
ing paragraph to the report of the Police commit
tee, were confirmed, viz:
The committee further recommend that the ap
pointment of Silas McMicheal to fill the place ofP.
Houlahan, discharged, be ratified.
The committee on accounts reported in favor of
the payment of the accounts of J A Bradford for
$1053, and Thos Gilbert A Cos., for $l5B, and adv'Vse
ly on the account of S3O, in favor of Wesly Uarrel'
Which was adopted.
The”committee on Bridge and Wharf presented
tbe following :
leaVe -" rophri that we have contracted
..meal Callahan to build the peer of the
bridge for the sum of $2900. The contract is
herewith submitted for the approval or rejection of
Council.
Columbus, Feb. 20, 1865.
Mcllheny,
Durkin,
Committee.
Which was received and the contract ratified
By Aid. Griswold-
Resolved That the Deputy Marshal be instructed
to notify Mr. John Whiteside to remove the ob
structions on the side walk in front of his stable, in
the sth Ward, and to remove entirely the heap of
manure lying in the street near the side walk, and
to keep the premises in front of said stables in a
cleanly condition.
Which was adopted.
The following report was received and adopted,
viz:
The special committee appointed to investigate
the charges preferred by Aid Quin against Mr. Cal •
lier, have revised their report and submit the fol
lowing :
Ist. They find the charge made by Mr. Callier
against Aid Quin as a member of the Poliee com
mittee, unjust and unfounded.
2d. That having previously apologised to Aid
Quin, and manifested his willingness to sign a dis
claimer of any intention to impugn Aid Quin’s hon
esty—and the latter being satisfied therewith—the
committee beg leave to be discharged.
F S Chapman,
W H Griswold,
: Committee
The following communication was read, viz:
Columbus, Feb. 20, 1865.
To the Mayor and Council:
Gents—We hereby renew the proposition hereto -
fore made by us to the City of Columbus, in relation
to the New Bridge across th«friver, and respectful
ly ask that the same be considered and acted upon
by the Council. If a committee shall be appointed
to consider the subject, we beg leave to state that
we shall be ready at anytime to confer personally
with the committee, if deemed desirable by them.—
We also submit to you with the papers a deed of
relinquishment of Dr. Ingersoll to the abutment oa
the western bank.
We are respectfully. <fee.,
A Iverson,
’ * J J Grant,
J F Winter.
Committee.
It was on motion of Aid Porter received, waea
some discussion of the "terms” ensued.
By Aid Griswold —
Resolved, That the use of the city hands and car *
be granted the managers of the Orphan Asylum for
the purpose ol hauling a lot of manure to the ground
of the Asylum.
Which was lost.
On motion Council then proceeded to affix the
license for retailing spirituous liquor.
Aid Mcllhenny moved that it be SSOO.
Aid Durkin moved that it be S4OO.
Aid King moved that it be $750.
The sum of S4OO being first in order was voted
and lost.
Tne sum of SSOO was then taken up and agreed to.
Aid Porter moved that the license for a one-hor3e
dray be SIOO.
Aid Chapman offered as a substitute that it be
S2OO.
Aid Bivins offered as a substitute that it be S3OO.
Which was lost.
The price was then fixed at s2o®.
Aid Robison!moved that the license for a two
dray be S3OO. Which was adopted.
Aid Durkin moved that the license for a three or
four horse dray be SSOO. Which wa3 adopted,
Aid Porter moved that the license for Hacking be
S2OO, and that drays carrying passengers be required
to take out license both for draying and hacking.
Aid Mcllhenny moved to amend by inserting
SIOO. Which was lost.
The resolution was then adopted.
Aid Porter moved that the license for a two horse
omnibus be S2OO, and four horse omnibus be S4OO.
Aid McKendree moved that the sum be for a two
horse omnibus S4OO, and for a four horse omnibus
SBOO, which was adopted.
Aid Chapman moved that Council appoint two
additional Policemen.
Which wa3 adopted.
The applications of Sila3 Maguirt, Wm Pitt. Mrs
E R Turner, A T Braswold, D B Caldwell A Cos. M
chael Anderson, Peter, Curran, P Brady. A Silvers
DE.Moody, Jas Rumsey, Jno T Cowly. J W Fmcne
B D Casey, Felix McArdle, and M Barringer tor
license .'to retail spirituous liquors were rea l aa.
granted,
By Aid King-
Resolved, That any person retailing spirituous li
quors under license from this Council who shall be
convicted before the Mayor of selling liquor to ne
groes shall forfeit the same.
Resolved, That any drays, express wagon, hack
or omnibus, or the driver or owner thereof, who shall
be convicted of charging more than the regular sched*
hereaiter to be! adopted, shall also forfe:".
his license.
Which was adopted. »
By Aid Quin—
> Whereas, it is necessary to keep up the bridge for
the safety of travellers,there should be a revenue ac
cruing enough at least to keep tne bridge in good re
pair.
Resolved, That tne bridge committee report at
the next meeting of council a schedule of tolls, to oe
collected for the balance of the year, and that the
bridge keeper proceed to collect said tolls, and sha *
pay over the same to the Treasurer monthly.
Which was adopted.
Council then adjourned.
M. M. MOORE, Clerx.
For Sale.
‘)/»i i Acres of Pine Land.eight,’miles below Auburn*
ZuU on the road to Society Hill- sevmity acres
open land. Common improvement?. Possession
gi fe e b22 m t“ ediat * !3r ' Che “ P \VM. F. SAMFORD.
Strayed or Stolen.
PFO VI my house in Auburn, a Bay Horse, with a
JL blazed face, seven years old, medium size, in
rather low order. I bought the hor-e from Cap-.
Sam. Jeter, of Chambers county. Reasonable r«-
W feb22-tf WM. r. SAMFORD.
To Rent.
\/?OOM over Spencer A Abbott’s store.
Appb R. B. MI RDOCH.
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