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THE COTTINTT By J. A. TURNER. —-“independent in everything—neutral in nothing” $5 for Three Months. VOL. XX. TURNWOLD (NEAR EATONTON) GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1865. NO 9. JOSEPH : A FARCE-IN ONE ACT. BY ADDISON. Scene—Milledgsville. Flourish. Sempronius, Lucius, and Seuators discovered. Sempronius.—Aye! Georgia still survives. We have state rights ! Let us remember we are Joseph’s friends, And act like men who claim that glorious title, (Trumpets, Lucius.—Hark! becomes. Trumpets. Enter Joseph, and Attendants. Joseph.—My friends, we once again are met in council: Davua’ attacks on state rights, bring us here, And Georgia waits her fate from our resolves. Ho# shall we treat the bold, aspiring mar., Who seeks my pets, my darlings to conscribe.i 1 Congress still follows him, and backs his crimes. They yielded habeas corpus, and he now, Not only would conscribe my nestling pets, But even crush the freedom of the press. Why should I mention other crimes of his— This grasping man’s? ’Tistime we should de cree What course to take. He aims at our state rights, And soon will strike state sovereignty adown. Come, friends, pronounce your thoughts. Are they still (ixed, Qr are yopr hearts subdued at length, and wrought By time, and ill success, to a submission ? Sempronius, speak! Shall we to Davus yield, or fight V Sem.—My voice is still for war. ‘ pods ! can a Georgia senate long debate Between the two—loss of state rights, or death ? No! let us rise, at once, gird on our swords, And, at the head of our reserved melish, Attack this Davus, break through-the array Q1 his thronged legions, and charge home on him. Perhaps some arm, more lucky (han the rest, May reach his heart, and tree state sovereignty. Rise, friends, arise,lor Georgia needs your help ! Avenge the hapeas corpus, and my pets, Qr share their fate ! To battle! Great Crawford’s shade complains that we are slow— Aye, Troup’s own ghost walks unrevenged amongst us. Joseph.—This is a torrent of impetuous zeal, Transporting us with fervid eloquence. Lucius, we next would know what’s your opin ion. Lucius.—My thoughts, I must confess, are turned on peace, And tp obtain it, we need unity. Let us nor tight 'gainst Davus, nor the yanks. Already have we shown our love to Georgia— Now let ns show submission to the gods. We took up arms, not to revenge ourselves, But free the commonwealth. When this end (ails, Arms bars no further use. Our country’s cause, That drew our swords, now wrests them from our hands, And bids us not delight in southern blood, Unprofitably shed. What men could do, Is done already. Heaven and earth will witness, If Georgia fall, that we are innocent. Joseph.—My friends, I cannot see that our affairs Are grown thus desperate, if we’ll save state rights. I fear nm Linco n, but Davua I do. I called you here to meet our Richmond foe, And not the foe at Washington. Indeed, His General Sherman talks to me of peace. I fear not Sherman. We have bulwarks round us. Within our walls are our own famed melish, And Mister Pruden’a battery is around. Okefenokee swamp is still behind, Where we can hide us, as the injuns did. Besides, there is my Sumter county place, Bought by the fruit of my ‘ good judg-ee-MENT,’ Where we can go, if worst comes to the worst. While there is hope, do not disturb the gods, But wait, at least, till Sherman’s near approach Force us to yield. ’Twill never be too late To sue for chrfins, and own a conqueror. Why should we fall a moment ere our time? No, let us draw our term ot freedom out, In its full length, and spin it to ’be last, Even should it take Waitzfelder’s factory. So shall we gain still one day’s liberty From Dayus’ wrath—’tis that I dread. And let me perish '.— hot, in Joseph’s jbrt ’rr>pnt> A day, an hour of virtuous state lights, IS worm a TthuivUoiimp umivr DIVKS. Enter Messenger, and communicates with Mar cus. Marcus.—My friends, even now, a herald is arrived, From Sherman’s camp, and with him comes old Decius, The Georgia knight. He carries in his looks Impatience, and demands to speak with Joseph. Joseph.—Then bid him enter. Joseph’s not afeard. Decius waa once my friend, but other prospects Have loosed those ties, and bound him fast to Sherman. f could not give him office, and I guess That up among my fallen Cherokees, Sherman debauched him, at a factory. His message may determine our resolves, If we to Davus, or to Sherman yield. Enter Decius. Dec.—Sherman sends a health to Joseph— Joseph.—Could he send it To Joseph’s slaughtered friends, it would be welcome. Are not y< ur orders to address the senate ? Dec.—My business is with Joseph. Sherman sees The straits to which you’re driven : and as he knows Joseph’s high worth, is anxious for vour life. Besides, he sees that Davus would deprive You of state rights, and your reserved melish. Joseph.—My life is grafted on state sover eignty— Would he save Joseph, bid him spar* state rights. Tell your dictator this, and tell him Joseph Disdains his lifp, without reserved melish. ■Dec.—Atlanta’s folks submit to Sherman’s sword : Her editors and writers are no more, Who checked his conquests with Iheir potent pens. Johnston’s removed, and Hood has gone away, Up yonder, to the land of Tennessee. Sherman’s your friend, and wants to talk to you. He knows that Davus treats you very bad, Denying state rights, and state sovereignty, And would protect your habeas corpus rights. You’re governor of this universal state (So Sherman says) while Davus says ’taint so. Sherman invites you to go through his lines, And see how things in Cherokee do look. Why will not Joseph be this Stierman’s friend ? Joseph.—The very reasons thou hast urged forbid it i What Sherman biggest, Joseph being round f Dec.—Sherman is well acquainted with your virtues, And, therefore, sets this value on your life. Let him but know the price ol Joseph’s friend ship, And name your terms. Joseph.—Bid him disband his legions— To send his dutch and yaukees ’cross the line, Restore the commonwealth to liberty ; L- t Georgia be the biggest wnne i reign ; Let state rights riot run, till I’m elect Executive of these Confederate States; Then let them slumber while I’m president; YoJ offer then your legions to crush out State sovereignty, while I’m executive, And order habeas corpus irom the book, While I’m pursuing Davus and his triends ; Bid him do this, and then submit to me. And stand the judgment of Superior Court, And I, e’en Joseph, then will be his friend. Dec.—Joseph, the world talks loudly of your wisdom— Joseph. —Does it ? D^c.—Yes, it does. Joseph.—I thought it did.—But I'll proceed. Though Joseph’s voice has long been unem ployed To harangue juries, up in Cherokee, To clear the guilty, and to varnish crimes, Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor, And strive to gait, hie pardon from the Geor gians. Dec.—A style like this becomes a conqueror. Joseph.—Decius, a style like this becometh— Joseph ! Dec.—What is a Joseph, that is Sherman’s foe V Joseph.—Greater than Sherman—he’s a friend to— Joseph I Dec.—Consider, Joseph, you’re in Milledge-. ville, And at the head but of yatir little saatita,