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Northern Born Citizens.
The following from the Memphis Avalanche
—written by a Northern born man —has been
handed us, with a request to publish it, with
which we cheerfully comply, and commend the
article to the attention ol all interested :
Northern Born Citizens! — The time has
come when the position of every man in our
community should be known, and especially
is this true of those of our citizens from the
Northern States resident in our midst. A
common safety demands that indifference, or
neutrality can no longer with safety be tolera
ted. To those of our citizens from the free
States, who have chosen the South as their
home, to whom this country is their country,
her destiny their destiny, row is the day and
the hour in which they should furnish active
proof of their identification.
The sacrifice may be great, and calls for the
sternest and most trying test that can be of
fered upon the altar of a common country. —
It demands tlie sacrifice of all the associations
of childhood, and may be of riper years, of
kindred and friends. The terrible denuncia
tion of-rebel and traitor, from those who have
heretofore been not only citizens of a common
country, but with whom he is connected with
the nearest social and kindred ties. The pres
ent emergency may call curses, instead of
blessings, from those who under other circum
stances, might by right require every possible
sacrifice.
To this class of our citizens, it is not a mere
question of pecuniary consideration It is the
sacrifice of everything for this their country,
if indeed they intend to n.ake it theirs. The
events of the last few days teach us that in
this contest the people of the North are uni
ted against us. And it is but the exercise of
a hopeless faith, against actual facts, to hope
for sympathy from that quarter. The integ
rity of the present government — it must be
maintained, is their watchword, and around it
the radical and conservative elements of the
North are rallying in one united power. To
that government as it at present exists, we as a
people are determined never to submit 1 The
issue is already made. The hosts upon each
side are rapidly rallying, and the fact with
all its consequences is before us, that he that
is not so- us is against us.
These are extraordinary times, and as such
require extraordinary remedies. And no man
be he who he may, who has not, or is not now
ready to identify himself in this issue, has
any right to complain when that remedy is
applied to him.
To those who prefer quiet in more Northern
latitudes, to an active struggle and unselfish
devotion for their country, in this, let them |
quietly depart. They are no service here. I
could under no circumstances become the ad
vocate of lawless or mob violence. But our
common safety requires that the public senti
ment of this country and particularly of this
city, manifested through a prudent, proper I
J&Urce, should require every man of his own
jects in'tlßßßlis, no spies in the camp who
a few weeks hence may- be quartered with the
enemy.
Born in the North, with my education and
early associations —up to within the last sev
en years, when I made Memphis my home—
all located there, I have made more particular
reference to men from the free States, because
being one of them, I felt I had the better
right to speak of them. If the South is their
country, it is theirs not by the accident of
birth, but the freedom of choice, and in this '
tlie time of her trouble, by their sacrifice of I
all former ties and associations, they but show .
their stronger devotion and attachment. Let
all who are not actually with us in this strug
gle, from whatever country or clime, quietly,
and as speedily as convenient, take their de
parture ; and those unwilling to do so, be com
pelled by a prudent and proper manifestation
of public sentiment. ED. A. BEECHER.
Military Movements of Old Abe—
Plan of the First Campaign.
The last Bangor (Maine) Democrat says :
The contemplated movements of the Ad
ministration aie now evident. Maryland is
already subjugated. By the occupation of
Havre de Grace at the head of Chesapeake
Bay, by our Federal troops, the whole eastern
section of that State is completely cut off from
the western. By the occupation of Annapo
lis and posts at frequent intervals between that
city and Washington—by the presence of a
portion of the navy in the bay, all the South
Eastern part of the State is fettered A posi
tion either has been or is about to be taken 15
or 20 miles North of Baltimore, and a line of
posts is also to be established from Harrisburg
across western Maryland through Frederick to
Harper’s Ferry. A single glance at the map
then shows that Maryland is completely with
in the grip of the Federal Government.
The work which the Government has im
mediately in hand, is the subjugation of Vir
ginia The plan is probably as follows: A
large force is to be landed at or near Fortress
< Monroe near Norfolk. This force will consti
tute the left wing of the army which will have
its centre at Washington. The Pennsylvania
forces will move across Maryland, striking
Virginia at the roots of the Blue Ridge. They
will constitute the right wing of the army.—
They will then move forward from those three
points in three columns towards Richmond.—
As is generally undeistood, the forces of the
Confederate States are in and about that city.
The probability then is, that the first great
battle will be fought to the Northward of the
city of Richmond. There may be some skir
mishing on the Potomac, at Norfolk and at
Harper’s Ferry ; but the great general engage
ment will not be far north of the banks of the
James River.
It wquld be worse than useless to speculate
on the result of the coming battle. The num
bers on both sides will be formidable. There
will be no lack of courage or skill on cither
.side. The geniusand skill of Gen. Scott, the
foremost strategist and engineer of the age,
will be met by die genius and skill of the
younger and less experienced Dav s and Beau
regard.
Great armies are now in the field, and the
people can do nought but await the result.—
On whichsoever banner victory shall perch,
mourning will be carried into thousands of
families both North and South.
Oc banner &
NEWNAN, GEO.
FRID AY~MORNINg7 MAY 17, 1861
Writing Ink.
Wc are indebted to Prof. M. P. Kellogg for
a bottle of Writing Ink from the Laboratory
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ders and supply yourselves.
Fly-Leaf lor May.
The May number of the Fly-Leaf is on our
table. Its table of contents exhibits a rich
bill of fare, and from our knowledge of the
essays and productions of this number, we can
truly say, we consider it inferior to none here
tofore published. It is worthy of a more
general and liberal patronage. Price only
a year. Address Senior Class, College Tem
ple, Newnan, Ga.
Capt. Sanders W. Lee’s Company.
Wc have been furnished with the following
notice from Capt. Lee, which we publish for
the benefit of all concerned :
“ The Coweta 2d Dist. Guards, having re
ceived orders to rendezvous at Atlanta within
ten days, to be mustered into the service of the
Confederate States for twelve months, if not
sooner discharged; and desiring the Company
to be full, I hereby give notice to any who
wish to go with said Company, to report their
names to S. W. LEE, Captain.”
The officers of this Company, we are infor
med, are as follows :
Captain—S W. Lee,
Ist Lieutenant—George W. Bryant,
2d do. J. F. Gordon,
3d do. Jacob Benton,
Col. Gartreil.
Col. L. J. Gartreil, formerly our Represen
tative in Congress from the 4th District, has
raised a Regiment of Volunteers, and been
accepted in the service of the Confederate
States for the term of twelve months. The
gallant Colonel and his brave boys will ren
dezvous in Atlanta in a few days, be mustered
into service immediately, and take up their
line of march. The Companies composing
this Regiment are, Four from Cobb, Two from
Fulton, Two from DeKalb, One from Paulding,
One from Coweta Capt. Lee’s 2d District
Guards belong to this Regiment At the pre
liminary meeting of officers a few days since,
for organization, several other companies were
r
received. . The Colonel, his officers and men
will “no doubt do honor to our flag and the
cause in which they arc about to engage. May
success attend them.”
Mr. Douglas.
Our attention has been called to the follow
ing Card in the Griffin papers, in reference to
Mr. Robt. Douglas, Chf. Eng. Sav. & Gris. &
N. Ala. Ra. Road Mr. D. was here a few
days since—and if he has not left we would say,
“a word to the wise,” &c. He has been looked
on with suspicion by a number of our citizens
for some time past, as entertaining opinions
hostile to the South. We would commend to
his attention and all others who feel and know
that they are unsound and liable to suspicion,
the very excellent article from the Memphis
Avalanche in another column. The card al
luded to is as follows :
“To the Public.— A number of the citizens of
“Griffin, having been called upon to investi
“ gate charges preferred against one Robert
“ Douglas, Chf. Engr of Sav. Griffin and N.
“Ala Ra. Road, have done so, and find him
“ guilty of speech considered by them traitor
“ous to the South, and have determined that
“heshall not visit Griffin again.
“Those interested in other communities can
“ take due notice thereof, and govern them
“ selves accordingly. COMMITTEE.”
Maryland Trodden Down
The Black Republicans have that State
at present completely under their feet and she
is being trodden down under the iron heel of
the oppressor. Let the Confederate States
see in the condition of Maryland the fate they
have so opportunely escaped in arming them
selves and preparing to resist Lincoln in his
long premeditated war upon our rights and
section. Witness the following—ln the Le
gislature of Maryland on the 11th inst. the
committee on Federal relations reported, de
claring the war of the Administration uncon
stitutional; sympathizing deeply with the
South, and imploring Lincoln to accept the
olive branch of peace held out by the Confed
erate States ; the report also asked for a peace
ble recognition of the independence of those
States, and says that the present occupation of
Washington city, by the military forces of
Lincoln, is a flagrant violation of the Consti
tution of the United States —and advises the
citizens of Baltimore not to molest the Feder
ral troops passing through Baltimore 1 Mary
land, then, must for the time being, tamely sub
mit to the usurper. Her soil must now be
overrun by the military despotism so recently
established at Washington, and his hireling
hordes awe her citizens into submission 1 But
the day of her deliverance will come —and
Maryland, by her own inherent energies and
the patriotic assistance of her Southern sister
States, will again be free and independent,
long after Abe has lost his head and his name
stinks to heaven in the calm, clear sunlight of
history.
THE BANNER & SENTINEL.
Correspondence of the Banner & Sntinel.
Camp Georgia.
Near Warrington, Fla. May 8.
Since I wrote last, things indicate to my
mind the near approach of the day of strife.
The works already commenced, have been
pushed forward with greater activity than ev
er, and every possible means adopted to pre
vent the enemy becoming acquainted with
the location of new batteries The work on
some of them is done entirely in the night,
and their location is known to but few of our
own men—and Ft Pickens and the vessels of
war near her will probabiy remain ignorant of
their existence until they are enlightened by
the iron messenger. Last Saturday night ves
sels were sunk in the channel to prevent the
entrance of the vessels of war in the harbor,
when the fight opens. Officers have been or
dered to ascertain and report the number of
rounds of ammunition in possession of each
member of their respective companies. The
opinion of both officers and privates of our
Regiment is, that the day of battle is not far
off. I understand two rifle cannon and several
mortars from Charleston have been received at
Pensacolc. They say the mortar that throw
ed the bomb that fired Sumter is among them.
If so, I hope it will do as good service against
Fort Pickens and the vessels of war at this
place.
Clingham of the Gate City Guards, who
was stabbed by Winchestien of the same Com
pany, is recovering. Lieut. Col Clark, Maj.
G 11. Thompson Capt G. M. Hanvey, of the
Newnan Guards, Capt. J. S Pinkard of the
Quitman Guards, Capt. S. A. 11. Jones and
Lieut. B. D. Evans of the Washington Rifles,
were appointed a Regimental Court Martial to
try Winchestien. His trial commenced Mon
day and closed yesterday. He was sentenced
to ten days’ confinement, five of which he was
to be allowed only bread and water. This is
the first Court Martial held in our Regiment,
and while it would be idle to wish it might be
the last, yet I may hope, judging by the past,
that they may be few.
There came near being a very serious acci
dent in the Gate City Guards on Monday last
They were sinking a well in their quarters and
had struck water at a depth of 12 or 14 feet,
and put in a barrel, when the sand caved in
and caught Gus Tomlinson. It covered him
completely up, in which condition he must
have soon smothered, had not Sargt. Wm. B.
W. Dent of our Company, with great presence
of mind, jumped into the well and throwed
the sand from around his head He was stan
ding upright, with his hands straight out be
fore him, held in that position by the weight
of the sand, and beyond each side of the bar
rel, and nothing out but his head, and in con
tinual apprehension that the sand above would
again cave and cover that. He remained in
this painful position for two hours, and could
only be relieved by commencing ten-or twelve
feet from the well and digging to him.
A man by the name of J. H. Smith of the
Columbus Company, died Sunday night and
was buried Monday. This is the first death
that has taken place in our Regiment. Taking
ion, th is is re mark a
country, i a~ V o! ■
unteer can live any where under any circum
stances
Sunday Rev. John Reynolds delivered a
sermon in front of Col Ramsey’s tent. The
crowd to hear him was large, and seemed much
interested
Lieut. Swint got home Friday last, looking
as though he had been living on the fat of the
land while visiting amongyou in Newnan.
Sunday John T. Dent arrived and has since
joined our Company. Adjutant Anderson has
taken him into his office to write.
Yesterday most of us were surprised by see
ing Dr. A. B. Calhoun in our quarters and to
morrow we look for the new recruits from
Newnan-.
You see we are not entirely shut off from
communication with the civilized world.
Yesterday two steam boats from Mobile at
tempted to pass the blockade, but were bron
ght to by one of the vessels of war and carri
ed to Fort Pickens. I understand they were
loaded with goods for different suttlers of the
army at this place. They were released this
morning, and not being allowed to proceed to
Pensacola, returned to Mobile. The affair cre
ated considerable excitement, as the steamer
had to fire several shots to bring the steam
boats to, and all who heard or saw it, thought
the fight had commenced.
Some half dozen of our Company are on the
sick list, but nothing serious. F.
Late and Important News.
A resolution unanimously passed the Con
federate Congress on the 14th inst, requesting
the President to appoint a day of fasting and
prayer.
—Govs. Curtin and Dennison of Pennsyl
vania and Ohio, have pledged the Union men
of Western Virginia all the forces in their j
States, for protection against the secessionists. I
The Governors of Indiana and Illinois have I
made the same promise to the Union men of
Kentucky
—Governors of the free States, fiora Penn
sylvania, westward, have asked and obtained a
pledge from Lincoln, that no compromise nor
cession of war shall take place until the Na
tional flag floats over all the national property.
—Gen. Harney has published an address at
St. Louis, Mo, in which he says the whole
power of the Government will undoubtedly
be exerted to keep Missouri in the Union. He
deems it his duty to suppress all unlawful com
binations of men, whether military or other
wise.
—Late advices from Liverpool report. Lord
John Russell as having said of the Lincoln
blockade of the Southern ports, that it would
only be recognized by England when made ef
fective. Regarding Letters of Marque, it was
his opinion that the Southern Confederacy
must be regarded as belligerents. Lord John
also stated in the House of Commons, that a
naval force had been ordered to America to
protect British shipping. He said England
would use every possible means to avoid taking
any part in the lamentable contest, and advi
ses his Government to keep out of it. The
London Times says that the excitement be
tween the Northern and Southern States is
without parallel since the early days of the
French Revolution. Risks on American ves
sels at Liverpool destined for Southern ports,
have advanced 100 per cent.
The Stern Eogic of Events.
The rapid fulfillment of all the pre
dictions of Democratic speakers and
writers, as to what would take place in
our beloved country in the event of a
sectional triumph in the election of a
Republican, need not be attributed to
any gift of prophecy ; it is the result
of the Stern Logic of Events. Poor
ly read in the history of government,
and a poor student of human nature,
must he be who, in the face of the war
fare which the Black Republican party
has been for years waging upon the in
stitutions of the South, could not have
foretold the disruption of the Union,
and the disasters that might attend
that disruption.
Now that we have entered upon ci
vil war, let those who would read the
story of the future, appeal to that same
“stern logic of events.” What does it
teach? We speak by its instructions.
It teaches that, if Abraham Lincoln
shall persist in attempting to carry out
the policy indicated in his reply to the
Virginia Commissioners, the fifteen
slave States, numbering more than 12,-
000,000 people, will unite in a common
cause of defending their firesides and
homes.
It teaches that every man within
their limits, capable of wielding a sword
or leveling a rille, will take the field,
determined like their revolutionary
fathers of old, to repel the invader or
to die in the attempt.
It teaches that, sooner or later, the
fate of every Northern army sent with
in their borders, will inevitably be that
which overtook those of the British ty
rant which were landed on our coast
to rivet on our forefathers the chains
of slavery.
It teaches that the armies of the
North may meet with, occasional tri
umphs ; may burn a few cities, and de
vastate a few fields ; may rob the Sou
thern mother and her tender children
of their peaceful and quiet homes ; may
here and there incite servile insurrec
tions ; but successes like those will
only provoke the wrath of Heaven, and
raise up for the South “armies to fight
their battles for them.”
It teaches that, at last, after one,
three, seven, or ten years shall have
passed away, after our armies have
vanished before the never failing aim
of the Southern rifle, the irresistible
charges of Southern cavalry, and the
terrible ravages of a Southern climate;
after myriads of Northern homes have
been made deso ate, and poverty and
distress shall begin to stalk abroad in
the streets of our cities and villages,—
ytyudn 11 j’P'irn
tor peace, and peWe Wln'ttrme? -
It teaches that the independence of
the Confederate States will be recog
nized, and that the North will be com
pelled at last to grant that which, in
accordance with the spirit of American
liberty, it should promptly and cheer
fully concede.
Such are the teachings of tlie stern
logic of events. We put them on rec
ord and invite all who read this artic
le to rememberthe predictions founded
upon them. The authority of the Fe
deral Government will never again be
established within the limits of the se
ceded States. The people there will
never again recognize that authority
voluntarily, nor can they be compelled
to do so by force.— Bangor, Maine, De
mocrat.
Privateering.
The preparations for war on both
sides of Mason & Dixon’s line are as
suming most formidable proportions,
and the battles that are soon to take
place, will vie in sublimity and terrible
destructiveness with those of Magenta
and Solferino, on Italian soil, two years
ago. In this destructive and fratri
cidal conflict, the accumulated wealth
of years of peace and prosperity will
melt and vanish away like the snows
of winter in an April sun.
As war has been determined upon
by President Lincoln and his Cabinet
to subdue the South, those States will
ward off the blow as best they can.—
More; they will call into requisition
every means permitted by the rules of
civilized warfare, to make the North
feel the power of thier blows. Hence
the proclamation of President Davis
has fallen like a thunderbolt on New
England. Whatever estimate Repub
licans may place upon the character of
Jefferson Davis, all parties know and
agree that he is not a man of bluster
and bluff, but a man of terrible deter
mination who means what be says, and
whose resources of mind rise in gran
deur in proportion as the difficulties
by which he is surrounded, increase.—
lie is one of those very, very few gi
gantic minds which adorn the pages
of history, of whom it may be said :
“Desperate courage makes one a ma
jority.” The latent powers of bis soul
and intellect have been fully called
forth on but one occasion. W hen the
flower of the Mexican cavalry number
ing 8000 strong came down on his
band of 400 Mississipians at Buena Vis
ta, whilst the whole army of Ameri
cans tremblingly looked for nought
but to see his little band go down be
fore that terrible charge, he alone felt
no misgivings, and knew that he should
triumph. The World knows the re
sult. The iron man of war stood firm;
they received the shock of the charge,
and delivered their deadly fire. The
cavalry reeled and fled, and the field
of Buena Vista was won.
Well, President Davis has proclaim
ed his purpose to grant Letters of Mar
que and Reprisal, and to cover the
ocean with privateers. What that
means, every Northern man who has a
vessel or cargo on the high seas, knows.
In times like these there are multitudes
of every name and nation who will re
joice at this opportunity of preying
upon the richest commerce of the world.
Our navy will now have something to
do besides blockading Southern ports,
or retakiing forts and arsenals. Our
commerce will need the immediate
protection of every naval sail and eve
ry naval gun.
Os this mode of warfare the United
States cannot complain, for it was but
recently that the great powers of Eu
rope united in urgingupon our Govern
ment to join with them in condemning
privateering as piracy. This our Gov
ernment peremtorily refused to dp.
We take no pleasure in all this.—
On the contrary we turn from the whole
scene heart-sick.
Let our merchants take warning in
due season, and hasten to call home
their ships and furl their sails. — Ban
gor {Maine} Democrat.
Affairs at Washington.
Washington, May 12th.—Northern
troops continue to arrive here at the
rate of from 1,000 to 3,000 per day.
Numbers of the Federal troops now
here are of foreign extraction; and a
regiment of them is quartered to-day
at Annapolis junction, Md., composed
entirely of, and officered by Germans.
Gen Scott, it is said, is not unaware
of the military power of the South.—
Yesterday he told one of his friends
that Virginia alone could, within 48
hours, concentrate twice as many troops
upon Washington as are already enroll
ed and mustered into the service of the
Lincoln Administration.
Several regiments have left here
within the last 2 or 3 days for the Re
lay House, in Maryland. Their ulti
mate destination is said to be Harper’s
Ferry.
Mr. Sanford, Agent of the Adams
Express Company, arrived on Thurs
day last, with $700,000 in specie for
the Government. He was escorted
here by a Company of 50 men of the
2d U. S. Cavalry.
THE VIRGINIA SHORE.
Richmond, Va., May 12.—A battery
commands the Railroad at the Point of
Rocks, twelve miles below Harper’s
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tomac river is commandeaby “another
battery—while Southern troops, and
scouting parties range the country for
fifteen miles North East and West;
also, upon the slightest alarm commun
ication can be had between the South
ern forces by a system of signals al
ready agreed upon.
Missouri xllilitia Surrendered.
St. Louis, Mo., May 12.—Yesterday,
Gen. Frost’s brigade of militia, at
camp Jackson, surrendered uncondi
tionally upon demand, to the Federal
troops. They were offered to be re
leased on parole; this was declined,
on the ground that taking the oath
would imp j that they had been in
arms against the Federal authorities,
which they denied.
While the State troops were drawn
up between two lines of Federalist Vo
lunteers, stones were thrown, and’pis
tols fired at them, one shot taking ef
fect in a leg of Capt. Blanlowskey.—
This officer, in falling, gave the order
to fire which was obeyed. Two wo
men and several children were kill
ed, and about twenty other persons
wounded. The greatest excitement
prevails in this city ; and the Repub
lican newspaper offices are threatened
with destruction by an exasperated po
pulace.
Another Tragedy in St. Louis.
St Louis, Mo., May 12.—Another
tragedy occurred here last night. The
Home Guards [Black Republicans,]
were marching through the streets, fol
lowed by a crowd of people, who hissed
and hooted at them, when a boy dis
charged a pistol in the rear of the com
pany.
The company thereat fired upon the
crowd. The whole column was thrown
into confusion, breaking ranks, and
firing down their own line as well as
among the crowd on the side walks.
Four soldier and four citizens were
killed, and many were wounded.
Great excitement prevals in the city.
Gen. Harney has issued a prclama
tion expressing his regret at present
state of affairs here and says that the
military under his command will only
be used in the last extremity; and he
hopes not to be compelled to declare
martial law. To avoid excitement, the
Regulars will be used to aid the local
authorities.
The surrender of Camp Jackson caus
ed great excitement in the Legisla
ture.
The military bill passed both Houses.
The State Treasury has been remov
ed, as well as the powder purchased by
the State.
The citizens are enrolling themselves
in a Home Guard, in obedience to a
special call of the Governor.
The First Collision— Stoppage of th e
Trains-
Annapolis, May 10.—About twenty
shots were exchanged between the Con
federate forces and the picket guard at
Camp Buttler last night. The Balti
more Western train was stopped and
examined by the Virginia troops ten
miles west‘of Frederick. The same
will be done by all Western trains.—
Four hundred Virginia troops are -
strongly posted for this purpose.
A train of Western cars with a lot
of horses and one hundred beeves,;
bound to Baltimore, was captured at
Harper’s Ferry.
Guerrillas-
A South Carolinian is now in Alexandria,
Va , forming a cavalry company to operate
against the enemy when they commence the
inarch of invasion. The Sentinel says—
We arc informed by an officer who served
in Mexico, that no weapon is more effective
for cavalry, in such service, than the lance,
such as used by the Mexican guerrillas. When
a band of lancers hung upon their flank or
dashed down upon them, our troops were in.
voluntarily huddled together for ugly work.
A stout white oak staff, ending in a pointed '
spear is all that is needed, and may be obtain,
ed when sabres may not.
As to guns, we have great faith in long ri-
Acs, with which our sportsmen have been ■
knocking out squirrels’ eyes and cutting off.
turkeys’ heads ever since Virginia was a State. :
It was with such that old Morgan’s Reflemen
made themselves so terrible. For cavalry use
or pretty close work, the double barreled shot j
gun, loaded with buckshot, is the best weapon '
in the world. Let our people, then, not be
too nice about arms —but get the best they
can, and prepare to hang upon the foe from
the moment he appears till the last man re
treats. A great deal is to be done by thus op-1
erating on the voluntary principle, and fight
in" on one’s own hook.
o
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Hen McCullough.
This distinguished, übiquitous, every z 1
where heard of, unlocatable, and terri- •;
ble man, was actually in our midst ou ?
yesterday morning. He arrived on the *
train from Montgomery, and took the I
cars on the State Road at 10.10 in the ■
morning. His destination is unknown.
Some who conversed with him thought
they gathered from him that he was go
ing to Virginia. Others thought he wass?
on his way to Texas via Memphis and.;
Little Rock. Others thought he would
turn up about Cairo, and again some
arc confident that his destination is ;
Baltimore. He is in the Army of the
Confederate States, and has a Briga
dier General’s Commission in his poc
ket. We cannot say positively just
where he will turn up ; but let that bo
where it may, he will make his mark .
and give a gooa aeeenw 'ttF-ktmsehC. -
His personal appearance is remarka
ble. He is six feet high, slender and
spare built, but athletic and firmly knit.
He is about forty-five years of age ; his
demeanor quiet, and has none of the.
tiger-like fierceness of appearance that
many have supposed him to possess.—
His size, height and weight, the glance
and color of his eye, the style of his
dress, his hair, beard and features, all
resemble the far-famed and invincible
Garibaldi more than any other man in
the world, except the veritable Guisep- '
pe himself; and McCullough is not a
whit behind that celebrated Italian pa
troit, in courage, skill and ability as a
partisan commander.
The short time that he was here, he
was more gazed at, and a sight of him
was more eagerly sought after by our
citizens, than if he had had “seven
heads and ten horns.”— Atlanta Con
federacy, IQtk Inst.
Public Meeting in Fayette.
A large and respectable portion of
the citizens of Fayette county met to
day, at Bennett’s Mill, and proceeded
to organize by calling William Ben
nett to the chair, and R. G. Strickland
to act as secretary.
John I. Whitaker explained the ob
ject of the meeting to be the organiza
tion of Vigilance Committees through
out the county, the better to protect
the interest and welfare of our country;
and more especially to watch the move
ments. and actions of certain indivi
duals in our midst, who are believed
to be secret enemies to our govern
ment, and who, no doubt, would re
joice in its down fall.
. It having been reported to this meet
ing that a certain citizen of this coun
ty had uttered treasonable sentiments
against our government, it was,
On motion, agreed that the chair ap
point a committee of five persons to
wait on the gentleman, and instruct
him to leave the State, instanter, if af
ter enquiring into the report they find
it to be true. J
The follow ing resolutions were then
unanimously adopted.
1. That, in view of the pre
mises, the chairman of this meetins' ap
point a Vigillance Committee, to°con
sist of five persons in the town of
I ayettyille, to be known as the Central
Committee, also to appoint a commit
tee to consist of three pdwbns in each
militia district of Fayette county; said
committees to work together, and re
port all proper casesand business in
their districts, to the Central Com
mittee, promptly ; and when any such
business may be reported, the said
committees to act together in snch
way and manner as shall seem to them