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DAILY TIMES.
J. W. W4RREV, - - - Editor.
COLUMBUS:
Sunday Morning, March 1!, 1865.
The War.
Our telegrams yesterday presented quite an.
interesting batch of intelligence. It is now
certain that Sherman lias abandoned the pro
gramme of marching through North Carolina
by way of Charlotte and Greensboro’, and has
concluded to tarry a while at Wilmington.
Whether he shall be so fortunate a? lo ;each
that place in.safety, is wore than vee can prom
ise him. The position of our itu’ces, as indi
cated ir. the dispatches referred to, would
seem to be favorable for meeting any move
ment he mat' conclude to make. If he ad
vance east, and directly towards Wilmington,
he will be confronted by Hardee, while John
ston can assail his left flank. If he face north
ward and strike for Raleigh, he will butt
against Johnston at Fayetteville, while Hardee
can pounce upon his right flank. We think it
probable, however, that (Jen. Johnston will
endeavor to concentrate all his force before
offering battle. If successful in .jjuis effort he
will have an army numbering at least 50
men—a force abundantly sufficient we th i n - R
To settle .Sherman’s had ,. A few more dnv;|
or weeks « tWillM'. „ m tei , llio wU .
lion. W. B. Gauldca.
On ihe 25th February, 1865, this Georgia
Senator delivered a speech—one to his entire
satisfaction ! It is in the Exegi monumentum
strain. He illuminated the Senate of Geor
gia with such wisdom, wit and eloquence as
he has to contribute to the cause ot bis suf
fering country. Like the deformed Thersites,
he ridicules and rails at the heroic and re
nowned chieftains, whose wisdom and patri
otic devotion are a constant reproach to his
vauity and vulgarity ! They are all Sanyra
docs and he forsooth “the skillful physician ! ’ —
who “will not administer a remedy for the
disease, but for the cause of it. ’, If bi3 pa
tient, is burning up with lever, he’ll not ad
minister a remedy -for fever —not thisphil-
osopher! He’ll doctor the miasm ! or perhaps
the river bottom, or the Fall Season, or some
other il cause' of the disease —this Dr. Gaul
den ! He says “the disease is the demoralized
condition of the army and country.” Well,
he’ll not doctor that. He is too “skillful a
physician” to try to remedy demoralization.
He’ll rather aggravate the disease. He’ll call
“a convention ” —he will! and distract “the
country and army” with new issues and vatu
polemics. The “cause,” he says, of this dis
ease of demoralization, is “eithei the weak
ness of our (Southern) cause, or bad manage
ment of the leaders and rulers.” Very well,
Dr. Gaulden, which is it ? Is our cause a wick
ed one ? ot is the demoralization the result of
“the bad management of our leaders and ru
lers ?” You do not quite tell us, but notwith
standing you put it in the alternative, we in
fer that you really believe both. Your bitter
and reproachful charges and insinuations
against “the secessionists “leave no doubt,
Dr., that you consider the disease eonstitu
tiotiai and incurable—in other and plain
words—you have been and are an enemy o ; '
the cause ! You think, too, that the eonstitu
tional disease has been aggravated by “bad
management of leaders and rulers.” Your
diagnosis is not very clear, but one or both is
“the cause.” That whatever or wherever it
may be you will doctor.
You prescribe “a convention,” not to cure
“demoralization, ’ but to cure a bad cause and
to correct the “bad management of leaders
and rulers.’ You wash your hands ot the
pitiful business in which Governor Brown
engages. He wants a convention to depose
President I) iris—that’s uii! He avows no
principle. All he asks is the change of one
man! —that man perhaps soon to become as
obnoxious to him as President Davis himself.
It would be rather too much trouble to call a
convention that would ouly have the power
to decide the personal controversy between
Governor Brown and President Davis. The
people cun decide it in loco, without that.
You demanded a convention to cure a'bad
cause— a cause bad from the beginning, and
doubly had from “bad management.” You
want some more “sufficient cause” than “the
election of Mr. Lincoln” for “a dissolution of
the Union”—that blessed Union under which,
“a little over four years ago, we were the hap
piest people on the face of the globe—living
under a glorious constitution and a wise sys
tem 0/ laws; we had prospered in wealth and
numbers as no other nation had ever pros
pered before, with slavery lirmly established
in fifteen of the States , as well as in the District
of Columbia." It is the sin of “the secession
ists” that they “broke up the Government” ot
the old Union, and destroyed the conditions
of national happiness you ascribe to it.
The argument of the Senator is this : “ We
were a happy people—nil oar rights, slavery
included, were secure in the Union—the peo
ple and army are demoralized because they*
condemn the secessionists for breaking up (he
Government, and want a Convention to restore
the Union." If the facts were as Mr. G. as
sumes them to be, the old Union ought to be
restored and the traitorous secessionists hung !
In spite ot his malignant assaults upon “the
secessionists, ” we shall try to find a solution
of his case, which will exhonorate him from
the guilt of moral treason. Whether we shall
be able to establish his claim to common
sense and candor in the light of that declauv
tion 1 h a t “slavery was firmly established in fif
teen of /he States and the District of Colum
bia. " aftei * i ' nco * n 3 e l ect > on i and when “the
secessionists H oke up the Government, ”
* soL
, , * Supnosing him
im,ot have been his ab<m. <s ol of the fim
to be candid and not to be ax. bIX3 b]psse(l
water, how profound an ignorance.- i v C 5.
his tranquil jrears ! Slavery was « firm-,
tablished,he says!
Tiiig doctor has some genlns. His diagnosis' 1
-cminds ua of “the old doctor" Walter T. !
utfd td amuse the ,suite* wiv>\ who
** *£.*.* the patient had been eatir a eg g ? >
'e fie the egg slml’ 3 u ‘ n(ier the
bec ‘ : 0r .*tther r Gowoor t}rowQ ri>lVlin<ij i
of “ the Old. Doctor, an( } this disciple of i
Vts—hfi “ wedko,i student. Tom, ” who !
u the P'ttie had been eating horse-flesh
because b 0 saw the bridle and saddle und'-r
v ■ 1 "" 1 ‘'Skillful physician" forsooth!
V«! wvv, , ~
We tell you, sir, that i/ou are wbriS *£ lße
army or country— more thoroughly de-
’ and s>v to you, “ Physician heal
tbyse : 1 b our discs sc ha? cause in
Unionism —that is, with you, the “ one, stern,
tyrannic thought, that mokes all other
thoughts its slave. ”
•We are not done with you. Dr. Gauiden,
but shall follow you through the hie el übique
of your demagoguieal speech
(communicated.)
“Tire Great .Mistake of the Lcfisiatare. ,?
Ms. Editor : The Confederate Union, published
at Miliodgeville, a paper which has heretofore
mainly pursued a liberal and patristic policy in
the support of the Government in resisting Yan
kee domination, and in battling for our indepen
dence. is now descended from this noble purpose,
and it? editor is striving with all his powers to
promote the vicious policy of Governor Brown «f
disin nrg and dividing the people of ihe State
upon the great and supreme object of obtaining
our national independence. Under the foregoing
cap'ion the editor of that paper undertake? to re
buke the legislature ot the State of Georgia, be
cause they, too, do not lend themselves to these
same unholy cuds. The legislature have wisely
deuded that it-is inexpedient to assemble the
people at a general election to say whether they
prefer or deedioe to have another general election
to choose delegates to a State convention.
T.'.e purpose.of a convention of delegates as do
aired and avowed by Gnv. Brown in his late mes
sage, is, in substance, to abridge eba functions of
the President, and, in brief to emasculate the Con-,
federate Government of its constitutional powsrs
and efficiency. What other motive His Excellency
may entertain can be readily divined, or else jhis
conduct is strangely at variance with the object of
securing our national freedom, which he professes
to desire.
The legislature and the people anti the army
from Georgia, have not yet reached that lamentable
point of timidity, distrust and disgrace, when like
Governor Brown, and inis pliant editor, they can
be busied in discovering cunoingiy devised
schemes to slide back into the fond embraces of
Federal corruption ; or how most gracefully to
fasten on and wear the galling yoke which our
Yankee taskmasters have so aeaiousiy and labori
ously prepared for ns. No, civil war ia Georgia
is preferable to that. * Civilian,
Sherman’s Movements.
Augusta, March B.— The railroad from Columbia
to Charlotte has been torn up as far as oue mile
above Bla kstoek (say 49 miles above Columbia, and
about the same distance below Charlotte, and with
in six miles of Chest r C. H.,) and shout one hali’of
it destroyed.
The enemy on the 26 th crossed Feay’s Ferry on
the Catawba river, and on the 2sth were in Lancas
ter District threatening Cheraw. They burned
everyt: ing in their line of On the 28th the
left wing of their cavalry was within twenty-five
miles of’Charlotte, and the main body of theii army
in Lancaster District. (Lancaster District is direct
ly east of Chester. The Catawba river runs between
these districts. Lower dow- it is eallel the Wa
teree, and still lower, the Santee. Cheraw is on the
eastern border of Chesterfield District, and is the
terminus of a railroad running due north from
Florence 40 miles, and about 80 miles due east from
Chester C. 11. Sherman seems io be pushing for
Wilmington.)
Reports are still current in Charlotte that Lee had
badly defeated Grant.
Schofield has been repulsed With heavy loss on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Hardee’s columns are at Cheraw and Wadesbofb,
N. C., (some .thirty miles north of Cheraw.) and
Sherman was endeavoring to cut him off.
Johnston is moving to confront the enemy at Fay
etteville.
The North Carolina Raiiroad, from Charlotte to
Greensboro, has been widened, and the accumula
ted roiling stock is being sent off rapidly. It wiii
be all saved.
The I*real Cause of the Country.
Wo take the following- paragraphs from a
letter from Augusta to the Mobile Register.
Comment b unnecessary; but the evils refer
red to exist throughout the length and breadth
of this fair land, now so seriously threatened.
A sweeping reform would not only save the
country from being overrun, but would insure
our independence before the close of t.Le ap
proaching summer. Are not our leaders equal
to the emergency ?
Gen. Hardee’s location, at last accounts,
whs at Summerville, where he had congre
gated a considerable force. There is no pos
sible chance to calculate a( present what will
be the future operations of either army. Ail
will depend ou the movements of the enemy.
Yet there is no doubt that ail tue troops of
the four armies in this eastern department
will be concentrated in Virginia, and that the
last campaign of the war will be finished in
a few months, whether by an immense battle
or strategy remains to be developed.
While all this accumulation and strategy is
progressing, there 13 nothing like the energy
applied that is needed. A radical change is
absolutely needed to render the army effect
ive and large enough to compete with the.
hordes of the enemy. Let me give you an
item for editorial comment, and an item
which, if it had no existence, would add to
our army a legion that would end the war in
the next,six months, and would have ended
it two years ago, if the remedy had been ap
plied. I refer to the great number of unne
cessary officers and employees who are on
post duty. In this city alone, there are over
one hundred and fifty distinct offices, which
with their hundreds of unnecessary attaches,
swell the number of detatehed men to several
thousand persons. Influences of all hinds
are applied to secure these safe and easy
places, and as a matter of course, there are
many of them who furnish a consideration
for the privilege.
As an instance, weyvill mention that, in
the supply department alone there are nearly
fifteen thousand men employed in the depart
ment west of the Savannah river. It must
be evident to the most casual observer that,
one-third of the number would do the work
as effectually. It would be an easy matter
for some of the small offices to be absorbed,
and (he work of several done by one man
As the matter stands at present, our army has
about twenty thousand men bearing arms to
oppose Sherman ; and it takes nearly twenty
thousand individuals to attend to the business
of supplying them and the other petty busi
ness that our administration provides for
them. Is not this condition of affairs an
egregious humbug? Is not the imbecility
that permits such a condition of things to
exist an evidence of mal-administration. that
should be spurned with all the energy of the
press and the voice of the people, until anew
and radical order ot' things is established ?
To those of us who have suffered the terrible
hardships of the past four years of the war,
this condition of things is awful and madden
ing.
The offices that I refer to do not even sup
ply our troops with the most ordinary material
and supplies of war. What becomes of all
the proceeds of their labor? It seem? im
possible that they do their duty, when etc- see
our brave men in the field walking barefoot,
leaving marks of blood on the cold and rough
ground over which they march. We c unuH
help but wonder what those offices and their
7 attaches are doing, when we see the
bK V Jr,COU We get i,nl ' ufer
v»»hf of biaukelS tu. other tele ue
ceßsa»v to make a *«*<"“ -. c-nig
worn ‘‘o death by waut and eOu.- -Nor can
we understand That object there is m Keep- ,
I Uv huudr.-da of soldiers on duty *u>
!S i'»W «»- »'•» the
? u , - =n(tr»rpd the OTttaiiQns of tae-
battles ana sunereu u. v..*
f’oiife tera e armies dui'T,g me las' r ~
war while gambles and >l, nothings, and
Taney men by
pass uumyV-il.-n ana protected aluna
streets, that we cannot waik a? ,rnely e-t mo
I aegroCß, t', 1 ' v h^ n d t-c give way. These cry
* * ~ L stopped, or we w.H V* *
I ing evils must bes- IF
l ruined
Letter from Thomas's Army.
(Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.)
Eastport, Miss., Feb. 5, 1865.—1n my last
I promised you a report of Genera! Wash •
burn’s expedition to this point last fall, it is
impossible to furnish a detailed description, in
the absence of official data, but I propose to
give an account from the lips of Mr J. F. Da
vis, then a pilot on the 3teamer City of Pekin,
who was an eye witness of the facts narrated.
To prepare your readers for the statement,
it may be well enough to mention that in the
early part of last October, shortly after the
entree of Forrest into Memphis, the military
; depot of Johnsonville, Tennessee, a small gov
| eminent village on tSfe Tennessee river, 130
miles abo.ve Paducah, and seventy-eight miles
by rail from* Nashville, was threatened by
bands of guerrilla's and rebels, who regarded
the destruction of the large amounts of gov
ernment stores at that place as a consumma
tion devoutly to be wished. To expel this
force, or rather collection of forces, a military
expedition was deemed essential, and to Major
General Washburne. of Memphis, were entrus
ted the necessary orders. About this rime,
Genera! Forrest, with his rebei cavalry, moved
from the vicinity of Memphis to Eastport laud
ing, via Corinth md luka.
Major General Washburne with his com
mand left Memphis about the Ist of October,
on transports, bound for the Tennessee river,
and arrived a - Johnsonville on the Bth of Oc
tober. For further particulars Lam indebted
to Mr. Davis.
STATEMENT OP J. F. DAVIS.
I am a pilot cf the steamer City of Pekin,
and accompanied Major General Wasliburne’s
expedition to Eastport. We arrived at John
sonville on the ?th of October, and proceeded
up the river on the oth. The fleet was com
posed of the following steamers: City of Pe
kin. Aurora and Renton, and two tin-clad gun
boats. The force consisted of cavalry, artille
ry, and infantry, of which I remember the fol
lowing : 120th Illinois infantry, 113th Illinois
infantry, 60th United Siates colored infantry
and one battery of the 2d Wisconsin artillery,
with four Napoleon guus. At Clinton, Ten-
Major General Washburne debarked
with the cavalry and proceeded up the coun
try. The command of the fleet then devolved
upon Colonel Hogue, who, after the departure
of General Washburne, ordered us up the river.
At Benson's landing, a small place two
miles above Pittsburg landing, two men, dress
ed in Federal uniform, hailed us, and we drop
ped along shore. They inquired for the com
manding officer, and Colonel Hogue presented
himself. They stated that they were bearers
of verbal dispatches from General Washburne
—the substance of which was to proceed to
Eastport, where a small force of rebels would
be found. These would offer no resistance.
Then push on to luka and burn the bridge
across Bear creek, after which they would re
turn to Eastport. Upon this information, and
without requiring any evidence of their stated
mission, Colonel Hogue ordered the fleet up
the river to Eastport, with the intention of
complying with the verbal orders.
We arrived at Eastport on the afternoon of
the 10th. The troops were debarked and
formed into line; preparations were made to
ascend the hill, when whiz, whiz, zip, zip.
came solid shot and shell and bullets, right
into the midst of them, from the hill above,
and before we could recover from our aston
ishment, we received an unwelcome salute
from a battery at Chickasaw, a little town two
miles above Eastport. At this time, shells
burst near the transports; one shot went
Clashing through the forward cabin of the
City of Pekin, another through the
of the Aurora, and another Attempted to ftr*ni
hillatc one of the “tin clads ” This insult to
the navy was not to be tolerated, so the tin
clads retired behind the transports.
Oo the shon the S«ne was one of panic
stricken sufferers and afiefi flying back io the
steamers they had left, shouting with frantic
desperation, “ For God’s sake, get us on, and
pull out !'•’ The four Napoleon guns were
deserted—precipitancy and distraction char
acterized everything : aien clung to spars,
ropes—anything in order to get away, Oc
casionally, a shot would tear a poor fellow to
pieces; others would receive wounds ami
sink to the ground. Captain MuraiiaiL of
the Aurora, was scalded to death from -Lg
effecis of a shot which plunged through 1 lie
steampipe. The tin clads were knocked tep
sy turvy, but, unfortunately, they were not
sunk.
Finally—although I can never tsii you how.
we got under way, minus two hundred and
fifty men, four pieces of.artillery and all tlie
artillery horses, and left the scene ot disaster
and disgrace behind us.
The above is a true history of au expedi
tion which landed at Eastport last fall; op
posed to which were or.s hundred and seven
ty-five rebels and two guns.
A NEW RATION.
\\ bile the commissary department 39 worthy
of ail praise, it has certainly developed a
strange feature in the way of rations. That
is, the army ot Gen. Smith, after going through
the battle at Nashville, and marching over
the country to this garden spot, are furnished
with rations of forage! Be it. known that
tor six days the detatchment of the army of
Tennessee subsisted on corn in the ear!
But they (the boys) were quite jolly, and ap
peared grieved when informed that sheaf oats
could not be furnished them !
THE WHEREABOUTS OF HOOD.
It is certainly not contraband to state that
this distinguished military geniu3 h»3 retired
to the shades of civic propriety, and that
Gen. Dick Taylor of the Mississippi depart
ment. ha3 resumed command. Nor would it
be prejudicial to mention that a portion of
that army has gone to Charleston aud the
temainderto Mobile.
It is with regret that we part with the ser
vices of such a man as Hood, for he has furn
ished us with more prisoners than any other
general in the rebel army. If he had remain
ed in command, he would certainly have
transferred his army to Gen. Thomas.’ As it
is we'can only weep.
A CAVAMtY RECONNOI3ANCE.
A few days ago, Brig. Gen. Croxton’s brig
ade of cavalry, assisted by a deiatehment of
infantry, pushed on beyond Corinth, driving
Ross’ rebel command (one brigade), before
them. They struck off to the left of Corinth
and destroyed the magnificent trestle work
and the bridge across the Tuscurubia river.
Os course the Mobile and Ohio railroad com
pany cannot make a dividend this fall, as the
loss of the trestle work- and bridge will fall
heavy upon them. Stockholders will please
take notice.
In connection with the above reconnois
ance, it would be. well enough to mention
the distinguished services of Capt. W H.
Harrison, the celebrated western scout, who
with bis small command, dashed into every
point of danger and secured safe passage for
the troops. I mention the captain because
your readers will probably hear more of him
after awhile.
A- MAGNIFICENT FLEET.
The largest and finest fleet collected during
the war is now at lhi3 landing. The follow
ing is a list of the largest first-class steamers :
Mississippi, Ida Handy, Belle Memphis, Belle
St. Louis, Magenta, Julia, John Kilgour,
Adaro Jacobs, Atlantic and 0. K. Hillman.—
I might mention others, but the above are
first class steamers. What the collection of
such a fleet moans I am not at liberty so slate,
but I will mention that the steamers e >me up
empty.
In my last letter 1 styled this command the
16th army corps. I wish to make the amende,
honorable by stating that it is 'he detachment
of the army of the*Tennessee. But ihe title
will probably be changed ;u a lew days, a
fact of which l wiii apprise you. In short
: you may expect exciting news from this com
• mand.
Sackilbgk. —While the i ederalists aflect to
regard themselves a?, pefr the Chris
tian find civilized party to this struggle, tbojr
lyt'SW ih passing through Georgia, camped m
tne graveyard adjacent to the Ebenezer Luth
eran church, drove their wagons over it, buru
eii the nailing?, broke into the church itself,
; an ,= ? t ole the massive y;< pirn union service
TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS O? T3B PRJS9S ASSOCIATION.
Eofered.according to act of .Congress in the yea
i_B63. by J. S Thrasher, in the Clerk's office o
ae Distriot Ctmrr of the Confederate States of
tae Northern District of Georgia.
Augusta, March 11.—The greatest enthusi
asm is apparent on ihe streets of this city to*
day. Thousands of soldiers from the armies
of Tennessee and Virginia have congregated
here during the .last ten days. The wagon
train of the army of Tenne33ee has been pre
paring during to-day for the long march on
which it will start Monday morning. By order
of Gen. Fry, General Johnston’s appeal to his
soldiers, and General Lee’s amnesty order
have been printed and circulatad broad cast
over the country, where newspapers do not
reach in this department. The effect is visible
already in the hundreds who are arriving at
the Camp of Direction daily. Their shouts of
enthusiasm are heard at all hours as the
crowded trains pass through the city.
The enemy has been progressing very slow
ly in his movements since he left Chester. —
Rumors of a battle having been fought be
tween our ? forces and the left wing ol the
Yankee army near Florence have- not been
authenticated. The Yankees occupy about
sixty miles in width, as they move on. Our
trcops'are operating on their north side.—
Heavy skirmishing daily in which Sherman s
strength is exhausted by a series of annoyan
ces, he avoiding- battle as-much as possible.
|SHa rdee has effected a junction with the
main body of our army at or near Wadesboro.
JJsYankee accounts of the fall of Wilmington
magnify the loss very much Our actual ios g
was not mere than 'l<7J men.
Negro enlistments progress rapidly at Sav
vannah and Charleston.
A large number of recruiting officers,’cot
ton buyers, quartermasters and oommissanes
are operating in the neighborhood of Savan
nah, going as far as the Altaroaha.
A special to the Constitutionalist from
Richmond says the negro soldier bill was lost
by one majority in the Senate on the 28th ult.
Mobiles. March 11. —Fourteen vessels more
have been added to the fleet to day, making
21. Great activity prevails among the enemy
in Lower Bay. The sigu3 indicate an early
attack. The enemy has fired a few shots at
both shores.
Distinct Communities.
10 J.
Tut* London Giob? makes the following
lucid comments on State Rights and the di
vision of the Union :
We cannot but confess that we are so far
of the same opinion with our Confederate
cotemporarj, as we hold that whatever may
be said of State sovereignty, “State individ
uality was the Very basis of ail institutions of
the United States. Each of those States con
tinue independent in its whole regimen ! and
the Federal Union, by the very force of the
term comprised the people of those States, as
each represented in the Federal legislative
and executive agencies, whose action wag
limited to certain common purposes. It
seems to follow that States which have no
par in the election of tho-e agencies ( e. y.
in the Presidential election) have no part in
th“ Northern Federal UnioS. Tl»ej no logger
participate in its federal organizations for
common purposes. That is simply a fact.
Whose fault that fact is does not seem to af
fect its existence.
Earl Russeit3ays : “Ot the causes of tkeruphifs
Iter Majesty’s Government has never presumed
tojudge.” But every government of Europo i*
cognizant of the fact that the Southern States are
not parties to the re-election of President Lincoln.
Our Northern friends will of course say—that* it
is not their fault —they might have been if thsy
had chosen. But the question is this, is it not the
nature of separate political communities that they
should choose, or not choose,, to act with other
suiu political communities, according a3 they
cannot agree with their politics? All common
action of North asd South has hitherto been in
the nature of compromise ,* Jknd when it becomes
no longer possible to arrange lerat? of compromise,
common action of North and Sduia of necessity
ceased. Then came the question—had the North
era combination of individual political units
(States) any right to enforce submission to its
will on the Southern combination of similar units ?
Foreigners, at least, must naturally be disposed to
think that they had not, because they said they
had not on every occasion on which the question
was to give satisfaction to foreign demands of
right, or remonstrances of wrong, against i.ndivide
ual States.
For example, if a British ship putting into the
port of Charleston, from stress of weather, or any
other cause, had happened to hav# on board black
sailors, British subjects, these sailors would have
been instantly clapped in jail, and kept there till
the vessel should be about to take its departure.
Any remonstrance against this infraction of inter
national law, addressed to the Federal Govern
ment, would have been met with the answer that
that Government had no jurisdiction over the
proceedings, uowover offensive to foreigners, of
the State of South Carolina, at home. One doe*
not quite see how foreigners should distinguish
between the right of the several States to assume
at will an attitude of independence towards the
world and towards each other. And fact3 have so
far justified the assumption of that attitude in the
conflict still raging, that notwithstanding North
ern reiteration of the name of “rebels,” it has
never been attempted practically to withhold the
common righes accorded by thelaws of war to their
Southern antagonist. The war is a war between
two leagues of distinctly organized political com
munities.
Another Peace Mission.
There is something very suggestive and signin
cant in the report of another peace mission to
Richmond, if it be true. Knowing the spirit and
determination of our people as Lincoln and Sew
ard must, after their interview with our commis
sioners at Fortress Monroe, they would hardly
venture upon a second enterprise of the sort unless
they were prepared to coma down somewhat from
their former demands: nor do we think Mr. Sin
gleton would undertake the task unless such were
the case.
But, admitting that they* are prepared to yield
some certain points, is it at all probable that they
will offer such terms as we 3an with honor accept,
based upon separation and independence? We
rather think not; unless there be imminent dan
ger of foreign complications of which we know
nothing, and by which the national existence
of the North may be imperilled. That there is
something m this thought W3 think altogether
probable, rendered more so by this renewal of an
effort for peace, eoming as it does on the basin of
the late news from Mexico and the sudden un
precedented rise in the price of gtdd in New
Orleans, There mo<y be, and probably is, some
thing aiurt than wind in the repeated declaration#
of European letter writers, predicting the recog
nition df the Confederacy by F-rwnce of the 4th af
March. „
Whatever may be its significance, however, vur
people should not be lulled into estate of inac-.sv -
ity by it. Let the preparations for a vigorous
spring and summer campaign continue in pr l . g
ress. for after all it may be a mere Yankee trick
en the part of Linceln and Seward to gain some
advantage. Their hearts are fall of treaehery
and no faith can bw afely put ic them. us
not 'hen b« lod astray by their duplicity and
double dealing.
Mr. Calboun is said never to rave made out one i
quotation in all the speeches be ever detiwered,
Jud tbit bad direst reference to these very people:
7VU/IS et tl-oua jcreAits* —“i fear ibo-^reeiss
even when bringing gifts.” We should be warned
by the admonition and beware of these false
hearted Greeks even when they come with over
tures of peace upon their lip#. We hold our des
tiny in oar o-wnhaud*, and if we are wise and
brave, we will never be deceived by their duplicity
nor overcome by their »rvn&. Let us then wait,
work and hope and all will yet end to the glory of
fjod, the renown of the Confederacy and the good
•f mankind. — Appeal.
A Wise ano Just Law.—A bili relieving
papers sent to the army from postage, has
rassed l>e*b ifov?«s of C*?;3-
THE oI t X
T. J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR
Personal. —We were pleased yesterday to
greet in our 3anctum that venerable pioneer
the Georgia press, Simri Rose, Esq., of the Ma
con Journal and Messenger. We are pleased
to see that the fates have dealt kindly by him
during the war. Though late in the day, Mr.
Rose has at last entered of daily jour
nalism, and we trust that, great success may
attend him.
*
Auction Prices. —The following prices
prevailed at, Ellis & Co's auction yesterday:
Matches sls per gross ; one pistol $225 ; 200
candles $1 each; Florida fish, $3 to $3 25;
pickled oysters, $55 per gallon ; one gold
watch, $1,575 : sugar, $6 75 to 7 ; Flour, $2
Irish potatoes, $55 per bushel. Other sales
unimportant.
In M ant of Grease. —Our market for sev
eral days has been almost entirely destitute of
butter. Cannot some of our country friends
relieve our wants in this particular? This
article will readily command from six to
eight collars here at this time, and surely these
prices ought to bring it it there is any in the
country. Be it known that bacon has got so
high that poor folks can’t reach it with a forty
loot poie, and without a little butter to make
our corn bread slip down easy we shall ail
“peg out” prematurely with the “brown
cree*urS. ” We now maintain our hold upon
life’s uncertain tenor by masticating that pop
ular substitute for good living—“ peas. ”
Fire. —Fires are all the rage here just now.
Yesterday about half past one o’clock, the old
wooden warehouse on broad street just below the
old Columbus Hotel (now Marshall Hospital,)
owned by Cody & Fleming, was burned down, to
gether with about 300 bales of cotton, belonging
to various parties, the names of whom we have
not been enabled to learn. By some the fire is
believed to have originated from incendiarism, by
others from the carelessness of several little boys
who are said to have been in the warehouse enga
ged in the interesting pastime of smokfhg cigars.
The cotton we understand was partially covered by
insurance, the amount not insured we could not
learn. By the prompt exertions of the several
fire companies the contiguous buildings were
saved. The wind blowing briskly from the north,
the danger was imminent at one time that the en
tire block would be consumed, but our gallant
firemen as usual struggled manfully, and the
flames were compelled to “knock under.”
The Weather —The popular theme of the
poet, lover and “local” has changed of late—in
stead of rain we have cold. We saw a small
quantity of ice yesterday morning.
Fast Dav—Was observed in our city as usual
—by some as a nation al Sabbath, by others as a
<ia } y of recreation and pleasure. Prp tiy much all
business was Suspended in our city a religious
services neld at the several churches.
Sales To Morrow.—Myers, Watson & Cos.
will sell on J/onday 13th, an interest in an oil
factory, a number of likely negroes, groceries, fur
niture Ac.
A Free Fight.— Wo learn that after the fire
was over yesterday a lYee fight occurrtw between
the police and No. 5 fire company in which the
latter are said to have triumphed. A number of
the police left the field we learn, with bloody
heads. Gentlemen, you should not be wasting
your corporeal strength in this way, the
will need all the blood you have lo spare.
Confederate Made Sewing Silk*—We were
yesterday shown by it friend a lot of elegant Sew
ing Silk, of different colors iMhufactured by a
young lady (and we know she must be sui-ifl and
pretty) of Harris county, Ga., from the produc
tions of the silk worm. The thread is very hand
some and perfect, and is, in our judgment, equal
to any ever imported from Europe er the North.
What is better, we are assured the silk can be fur
nished at a figure far below any foreign thread
in our market. The thread can be seen and pur
chased at Gunby & Co’s, store.
Among all the evidences of Confederate inge
nuity and enterprise, we hail none with greater
pride and satisfaction than this. The young lady
in question deserve* to have her name recorded in
letters of gold, high in that immortal scroll of
names “that were not born to die.” We bid her
God speed in her noble efforts for the indepen
dence of her country, and trust she may realize a
handsome fortune as well as a good name a3 the
reward of her skill and industry.
Maximilian has written a letter re affirming
his views to the church question, and an
nouncing that though there is to he full and
free toleration of religious opinion, yet the i
Stale religion of Mexico will be that of the 1
Roman catholic church
SALES MONDAY.
By Myers, Watson & Cos.
WE will sell, on MONDAY, March 13tb,-at 11
o’clock, in front of our Auction Room,
1 New Spring Wagon.
1 Round Table, 8 Arm Chairs, 1 Rocking
Chair.
march 12 $8
BY MYERS* WATSON & (0
WILL sell on Monday,March 13th, in front
of our store, at 11 o’clock,
One Single Rockavray and Harness, in
fine order,
11 Sacks N. Ot Sugar
-2 bbls. Florida Sugar,
3 bbls Cuba Cane Syrup
10 Boxes Tobacco,
10 sacks Salt,
20 sacks Ground Fea*..
1 Cooking Stove,
1 dozen Axes.
Gold and Silver Watehes, silk velvet
Mantilla, Clothing. Furniture,, Hards
ware, Crockery, &o. ke.
ALSO —
1 New Sprint Wagon,
1 Round Table, 3 Arm Chairs,
1 Rocking Chair.
ug*rc’u T 1 $24
BY MIEBis WATSON & CO.,
. V\ T MONDAY. MARCH 13th. 1*», unless pre-
U viousfy disposed of at Private Sale.
Two-thirds interest in a Pea-Nut Oil
Mill, situated near tlie Nitre Works. Said
Mill has one Press and aU the fixtures,and
is capable of turning out fifteen gallons Oil
per day. Aiso two-thirds interest in two
one-horse Wagons, one Mule and ne Po
ny, belonging to the above establishment
Two hundred bushels of Ground Peas will
be sold with the Mill at cost, it desired.
For further particulars inquire as atmve.
A Child's Patriotism.—A little girl in New
Orleans, some eleven vears old and withal
very pretty, refused to go to a children's ball
because it was given by a iadv of YarVee
proclivities.
“I don’t want to dance under the Yank-e
flag, she said.
“Are you then such a good Confederate'- re
marked a friend.
“ Oh ! yes. ”
“ Well, what would you give to see the Con
federates come buck ? ”
“ I, ” said the little beauty, evident! f seek
ing what sacrifice would be adequate to the
fulfillment of her great wish, “ I would let all
my front teeth be pulled out!”
When we add that the child was remarka
ble for the- beauty ot her teeth, her proposed
sacrifice assumes a magnitude unsurpassed
by any of the many sacrifices that have beeu
made lor the cause of our country.
AUCTION SALES.
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
ON MONDAY, 14th March, we wiii sell in
front of our store, at 11 o’clock,
A Very Likely Negro Woman, 24 years
old, a good Cook, Ironer and Washer.
A Likely Negro Woman, 26 years old;
Srst-rate Cook, Washer and Ironer. and
House Servant.
A Likely Negro Woman, 37 years old;
good House Servant, Washer and
Ironer.
A Negro Man 60 years old, good Gar*
dener, &c., Ac.
ALSO,
15 Shares Macon cfc Western Rail Road
Stock.
3 Shares Mobile & Girard Rail Road
Stock.
5 Shares Bank of Columbus Stock.
ALSO,
Large lot desirable Clothing.
Lot Furniture.
Fine Cooking Stove, &c., &c
Double Buggy Harness.
Sewing Machines.
100 pairs Men’ Shoes,
march 13—520
By Ellis, Livingston & C«,
AT PRIVATE SALE.
ISO Reams Sup. Vote Paper
mar 8 ts
ATFPRIVAXTE’SAi S7~
BY MYERS, WATSON & C0 M
51 LIKELY NEGROES*
All sound and mostly between eleven
and thirty years of agfe.
Among the number are three Extra
Blacksmiths, two Extra Carpenters, one
Engineer and No. 1. Butcher, one first
class Maa Cook, Washers, Ironers and
extra Field Hands.
Parties * n au y a ' oovc
will apply immediately!
Sold for no fault, owner expecting to
change residence.
mar 10--ts
BLIND TOM,
THE GREAT
KTegro Pianist!
Will give a Concert at
TEMPERANCE HALL
ON
- MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 13TH, 1865.
Tickets $“•
mar 12 td
Or and o b s
EXCHANGED I'Oll BOXES,
AT THE
GRANT FACTORY,
march 12 ts
: IRON
Exchanged for Country Prodace,
AT THS
OR A JYT FACTORY.
march 12 ts
Just Received,
A LOT of Seed; Irish Potatoes, at S6O per biu'aek
fine Sugar; Potash; Bacon ; Pork; Lard; Beef,
BRADFORD & SSO W.
march 12 2t
Grind Stones,
1 \F all sizes, from 18 inches to 6 feet, for sale by
U GREENWOOD & GRAY,
march 12 60d
At Public Outcry!!
('TORN, Fodder, Peas, Potatoes, Plow?, stock
J Hogs, Cows, Iron, &c., kc.
H Saturday Next, the lltli of Mare*.
Three miles from Auburn, Ala., one *nU«
west of Ridge Grove.
A considerable supply ot these articles wuil
be sold to the highest bidder, at the place
known as the “Tom Haguely place.’
Perhaps the Land itself may be sold —725
acres good Land and well improved.
mar 8 4t WM. F. SAMFQRD.
W. W. McCall N. W. Garrard.
MCCALL & GARRARD,
A TTORXEYS A T LA W,
Xjalio City, Fla.
mar 9 6m
Council Chamber. I
Columbus, Ga., March Bth, 1865./
On motion of Aid. Chapman the sum of $■ eS) 00
was appropriated for the payment 01 house .rent o.
indigent families.
A true extract from the minutes.
mar 10 3t M. M. MOORE. C:erk,
30 TOYS IRON >
For Sal© for Casli
OR EXCHANGE FOR PRODUCE
4 and *1 inches wide.
.) J. ENNIS k CO .
mar 8 lm Columbus. G*.
Wanted to Purchase,
i QUANTITV of Timber within five mile- of
A Columbus. We will purchase tho Lani aai
Timber as the - dier may prefer.
Anply at mn Government Works.
marchlO -7t JOHN D. GRAA. jc C'j.
Fresh harden Seed',
THE GROWTH OF 1864.
Great Bollard,
Late Temre-see Cabbage.
Oashaw Squash,
Yellow Crook-neck Summer Squash,
Double Curled Parsley,
Asparagus Kale,
Cuba Tcbpcom
Dwarf o'kij.
Green Head Lettuce.
Round Spinach.
Green Nutmeg Melon,
The above seeds were raised b> Mr. Cnar.ns A.
Peabody, and arc offered «t who.-e-a ean i . a„ at
214, BROAD STRXtVt.
mar 4 It
(inhbagp! Cabbage !
JUST received —a lot of genuine Dr r. v>.4,
Early York ami Green Glased ' noo-ige
Seed, m bulk. Also, Ruta Baga Turnip Se«*i At
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