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MACON, FRIDAY, 3 OCLOCK, p. M., AUGUST 23. 1861.
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0.'VY l\ CSK^Y i 1 I without* Struggle f Ahd i( not; the! ........
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continent t
Onr Daria Correspondence'.
Parm; July 22,18*1.—* * * Any one of
common sense can but understand that France
at least has made up her mind to acknowledge
the Southern rebels the moment she can do so,
and that, in fact^she is preparing the minds of
the people here for such an event.
The semi-official Patril announces gravely
that " -!\U statesmen in Europe acknowledge
Thw i.!T'! 0 " PM ®" u ** worW *° •"*£ or “ that (ha.5oatb.hu m'uadoabted rieht ta»
I to Mh^tor 8h0W K * yOV ****** “* ln ' ccde *” u nd < l uotcs Napoleon the First’s opinions
dnccthcm oanlMcrjfc^. upon that matter. The same journal, ns well
as all the semi-official journals, notice President
Lincoln’s Massage iu a most -hostile and bitter
tone, and twit us with the impossibility of our
preventing events that are already afieompli.—
“The South can jievec_ag*in enter the Union,”
says the PatrUi-
Fromihc commencement of the rebellion I
For (be Doily Telegraph.
IR MKJiOBY OF THE DEAD OF THE TWIGGS
SOLDIERY.
They deep In Ceatfc'i Bold, chill embraoo,
Thp brovu <rt>. —ta'iAtti
Agaiaat a ruthless toemnn, ou
VirjrlnlA’s cherished land.
They sleep ell calm end qnlet where
The wllew lewly waves,
Ssr rock tbs tsars which sorrow sheds
Cpen Uielr (hash, freen graves.
Their bodies know ho care, no pain, • ' • - (
Kenykr new dlstnrbe their red;
Oh, mey their spirits, too, teflnn
With peace forever blest.
Bnt eh! 'tis sad to know those friend* A
AVeto ns qo longer jjlven.'
Dot let’s not mourn the troth teo deep,
(Mree 'tie the will ef Heaven.
Thcy'rs dlod, at all who live must die,
And oh! Virginians ! tread
With light and measured footsteps o'er
Onr Georgia's cherished dead!
four cause wu theirs, and well wo know,
With sorrow's bitter sigh, * *
Yon'U plant a Cower to mark the spot
Where year bravo brothers 11*.
H. M. B. .
Ntmox, Twiggs Co., Go., Aug. 19th, 1931.
IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE.
The Attitude of tho French Emperor To
wards tho United States.
From the New York Herald, Aug. tf.
The important letter which wo publish from
our Parts correspondent fully bears out our
former intelligence from the capital of the
French empire—that it is the intention of
Louis Napoleon ia break the blockade to the
Southern coast, and to acknowledge the indq
warned, you what were the tendencies of Napo
leon 111 as regards the South. * * • * m
President. Lincoln has wisely called for a
large force, but it is the duty of the American
press to demand that the government shall at
on«» arm and equip a powerful and most com
plete .ravy EL* to. w
increasing her resources m that line, augment
ing the number of her sailors, and building
with fearful rapidity iron plated'war vessels,
all armed with large rifled canopn,
‘TheUnion roust prepare for strife or &xpcct
great misfortune, for no doubt ah« will soon be
called upon to acf with vigor. It is now assertr
txSZfclg ! Cdi**s^d^eot't>
with arms as
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wc had supposed, and that he !
was personally cognizant of the fact that a
regiment had to remain two or three weeks in I
.>cw 1 ork before it could get arms They arc I
able to manufacture arms faster than the South,
but that is all.
The question recurs then, will the war be a
long one or a short one t For myselfl believe
that the contest was decided upon the Plains of
.Mananas, though the war may be protracted for
some months longer; and wc may have to fight
one or more great batl]cs r before the enemy
will consent to make peficc. The disgraceful
rotlt of the Federal army, the consternation
throughout the Nofth, 'the reluctance with
which new volunteers come forward, tho impo
sition. of enormous taxes, the impending bank
ruptcy of tho manufacturing and commercial
classes, and the destruction of all kinds of busi
ness, coupled -with the early recognition of our
independence by England and France, and the
raising of the blockade, all point conclusively t.o
tho fact that if we do our own duty promptly
and faithfully, the war will be of short duration.
Everything dej is. however, upon the zeal
and energy with which-wc act; for the gods
help those only FhO help themselves. A great
.'elegraph.
[For toe Macon Daily Tele_rraphJ
Crawfohd Co., Aug 19,1881.
" Voter in the 1 elegrsph of Saturday makes,
a lame attempt to popularize one Col. Trout
man, formerly of Crawford, and strike down
Gen. Hunter of the same county. Such a piece
of toadyism has not appeared in print for a
C-1 troops, against tin- regularly pi
til. most powerful nation cm the
anJ there sacrificing his life on the
lew regiments .to assemble at Fort Valley, on the lGth dnv of
' undisciphn- j September next, for the purpose of selecting:. ;
ei aimies, "t nominee for that honorable and important no- 1
of the earth, Sltion, and that two do’
learned in the art* of war. lea (lino
g ■™" From the Augusta Rbiutltntlonallst
AN INTERESTING-LETTER.
I Ihe following interesting letter, which has
1 Wen handed to us for publication, contains in-
,.oig'atif-i of great value at the present time,
: a»d is from the pen of an ai my of!}-- -r whose
experience in the subject matter of the letter
astembled in solemn conclave, ralmiy deliberating ,i,,mer . « Grawlord, who happened to r" t ‘j lL ' s ^Suggestions to the highest consid-
_ »p*n the best interests of their Weedin- ooanirv present, asked leave to express his dissent I‘ o commend the document to the
long time. According"^” Voter’s” articleCoh I KS^tte ^STdJSSrtSfiSS a^unidt^ I!? ^ ° f ^ meeting ° n l3St reso,u ' ' '^ ^'
Troutman “-will be" gladly supported by a [ taffctfiermMfreslZaaa (tw f tl0D > “» declared hanself, like €rov. Brown,
^.ates ought to be sp
, , fhisooun- pointed from each Justice Pom-t" Di-trier bi
time7»h^r- d Cn e - 4t0e , XCWm ' " Th «*e were the [represent the counties 'in said Senatorial CoS
tune* that tried men's sonls.” vention
TO.; .. ..v, „ „ M , U .d ofp,tri,ts | o,.,,. of , vho to
majority of tl,e nh of CMaft for Son.tor IS X mti”", JShlb’S! 3S “T?? '
in inis district irhilp lip cam iom>f I hare b«8n wrnntrhf Hn ia ikakuh—_/•». I . A short discussion took place, In which Dfr
transfer-the GovernmeuTlroin tift ftHl'iuSM? .AO
wretches who are how using it as an erigine of
oppressfon, to those of more conservative senti
inents and more national views. There may h(
much blood shed before all this is accomplished,
not only between the North and the South, but
in this district, while he says, “at least two- I hR t e b *» 11 wrought up to the highest pitch of fancy, J - l -^nort discussion
thirds’’ of the leading men of tkccounty. would !'*y e ^eenledto exclaim, in perfeetamaze- McGehee, Jas. A. Pringle and Gen Warren
not support Gen. Hunter lor that office. Up- “iu!’.- y ’ ,0:5e were the times ‘ ri ed men’s | ,
y-gy, aut j 10 r* t U is . lhis statement ao confi- Vhen we have read of one oftbe meet opuledt,
dentially made ? A few years ago Col. Trout- wiW, *i ° —*
man was a candidate for the Senate in Craw- .. , I
lord, and was opposed by Chas. H Walker «, JT!i D ;I?ji?! an r V '* elrin 5 }ooieJrom the
ZtJSS£ -s defeftod and Walker w^as
elected to the Senate by a handsome majority. I el soldiers, marching against the combiued armies of
Troutman soon afterwards removed from the I ‘netdovernment under which he was born, the arm-
county, and up to the time of his removal itis vr ?<» .!■*.beMTioga to fight, and the. . ,
clear that there was not a majority of die Te Tori ofUbertvand't£e t »toat* Ter r e: and al1 - - R0I:E RI BARKER, Chm’n.
people of Crawford in favor of sending hin to j have been struck with perfect atfmiration^or’the ^""T RD Jackson-, S,ec’y.
the Senate. Voter” furnishes do proof that | “** and the soldier, and have iuToluntarily exclaim
since that'time the minds of .-he people- of fouf Q ' r > 0 y " a, ° 3e H ero<he tilccs ,httt f>ed men’s
a “ P .^ this When we have read of our true, tried and fast friend
subject, and \ oters unsupported Statement I leaving family and friends, planiation a-id alar as to
that they have, cannot lifrthe affidavit filed in I care of themselves, and voluntarily taking to
tt. .. A • a. 1_A. .s i.am I:. .1. a * . * — I tho irn.V/1 nJf *, All,!mm k..i ih . • — ft
Heacqcai.teks 1st Corps, )
Ariiv or tub Potouac, >
Manassas Jpxcno»,.Aug. 2, J8dl. )
•Pear Sir:—The subject on which you write is
one whose full importance will never be recog-»
participated,ui which terminated without any S ™^ e .' X|, ?™ cnt of ‘ ada P«°g.
f, , 1 . A .. a 1 Ah IS . . . - I K
cd-here that this government Will as soon.as (between the northern people themselves; but
possible recognize the South* and tbit. M. do ! "*~ v ~ :n *“ **'“ J
Monthokm, Consul for France at New York,
will be raised to the rank of ambassador to the
government of Davis. These are serious
rumors, and if true—and I fear they ate—the
United States must bestir themselves ere it be
too late.
Ofdourse England would follow suit, and in,
fact, wcreTrance to acknowledge the rebellious
Stabs, the whole of Europe would. Surely our
ambassadors at the Court of St, James and
here must know what is going on—they can.
not be blind to the danger. Our representa
tives here jriH get plenty of words sugared
Theremay he-Uovalhos nus^himM^ihJn’the e^'mitionp^^j have read of the armies oronrimcea-1
of the people of Crawford that a majority of tors marching in mid winter, through wet nud'coM,
them would now voe for him evqn-to represent j snow and ice, barefooted and but poorly elad, leav-
them in the Senatorial district. One of two I u>R their foot prints marked and stained with their
arms to military purposes is fairlv
further action by the meeting on the subject. •- tried, when I feel sure that it will be found easi-
On motion of T. D. "King, Esq.,— ■ ly practicable fo make nine-tenths of our good
Resolved, That these proceedings be pub- one . 5 as "ood, at least, as the best, and far su-
lished in the Macon Telegraph and ^Mcssen^er, pertor to the great majority of the arms now in
On motion of Gen. Warren, the meeting ad- tfa - h *? dg . of .? ur tro ?P 9 ' ’ ImeaR individually;
iournerr suhWf a„ii " collectively the great varieties-of calibre will al-.
journect, Subject to the call of the Chair. ways be found extremely inconvenient in arm-
I ing regiments and bodies, where ammunition
| has to be supplied from factories. This evil,
( however, is very aUnwble. For military pur-.,
poses, a gun should be strong, and simple, and
All of the caissons attached to the battery ot
the 2d Rhode Island Regiment were marked
thinmi i« tr„« -Vninr” I •-»'» we hare beau comped in our Gov. Sprague, Providence,
tigs lstrae. \oter ct i k n ,?^ eye tb look upon their cold, shivering and emaciat- ' ... ... a./' , . , •
what ho is_ talking about, or he thinks the | form*, and luvolunUrdy exclaim,-those were One of the peculiarities of the guns which it-
• I traded tire attention of ail Artillerists was the
who left constructirn of the sights. Though novel* to
Sprague s Battery at Manassas. .. - - -
An ofticer of Artillery in the Confederate R S ht ; its ammunition should share the two Iat-
Army, at Manassas, writes us that he has 1 ccn ter qualities, and its range ought to be about
j ln * “J 1 intelligent prisoners of Burnside's I With, cur good maiksmen, fire is
ithod.e Island Regiment, that the Rhode Island cff ectiye at that range, blit rrot enough so to
battery, captured at the battle of Manassas, on P a y beyond. Our. sporting arms,.of ordinary,
the-1st of 'July, is not the battery, which Gov- I Queries, have all the requisite strength, and
men! w ’“ wl ' nur eha.sed' with his private funds a ro as simple and light as they can be made.
ngemerd, either overt or indirect It should at
onco stop. ..
For some timo past much has been said
about -the ceding of Sardinia {the iStand) to
France by Victor Emanuel, as a return for tho
acknowledgement by France gf the new King
dom of Italy. This rumor had gained consis
tency from the fact that agents of the Frcnoh
government, and, notoriously, M„ Pictrie, Sena
tor and formerly Prefect of Police, were mak
ing a long stay on the island, and the public
was becoming accustomed to the idea, when
all at once a discussion arose in the British
Parliament apropos of Sardinia, and Lord John
RusseH flatly stated that were Franoe to take
the islaqd the Anglo-French .alliance were at
an end. This was a poser. ' The French Gov-,
eminent had gone so far it did not know how
to get oift of the scrape. They hit upon the
iallowing c.fWUni. ThB Patrie bad been.
the most intrepid as regards its statements •
cerning Sardinia, so it has this evening receiv
ed a communicated note, stating that it is not
an organ of the Government; that Kgpts ho
Government information; in fact, it te -totally
discredited.
Of cowse all this is a blind, and is used to
back out of an untenable position—France not
being yet ready to break with England. She
needs her cooperation.in the affairs of the Uni
ted States. The Patrie, in spite of this com-
mvnique, will continue to he, as ever, the ad
vance scout of the government, as, to my cer
tain knowledge, M. de.la Guerroniere, the new
ly appointed Senator and confident of the Em
peror, has just been engaged by the chiet edi
tor of the Patrie to write occasional, leaders
for it at tha modest salary of twenty-five thous
and franca a year. The tone of the Patrie con
tinues hostile as ever, and this evening it an
nounces in ha latest intelligence that the Amer
ican President’s Message has created a very
bad effect in England.
THE ‘PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED.
The Southern Recorder of Milledgeville, in
noticing the recent letter of Gov,' Brown, says:
In argu-ng the question of precedent, Gover
nor Brown has referred fo Gov. Irwin, who, be
says, “was called, to the Executive Chair the
thiol time,” The record does not folly sustain
the quotation in the light perhaps which the
reader will imagine. We have turned to the
authority, and find that in January, 179G, Gem
Jared Irwin was elected Governor by the Leg.
islature for the . term of two years, and was
succeeded by Geo. James Jackson. Wc hear'
nothing more of him in the Executive until from
Sept. 28, 1806-fo Nov. 1, 1806, when as Presi
dent ,of the Seriate he filled the vacancy, caus
ed by the election of Gov, Millcdgc .to the Sen*
ate. oi tho United States. Then Gov. Irwin was
continued in‘the office by a fresh election by
•the Legislature, aftd this was the tAtr^tenn re
lied upon by Gov. Brown, to justify his adop
(ion of So worthy an example as . that of tlto
grandfather<ff his correspondent •
Hub fully and conclusively establishes the
fact that nO Governor has ever been -cloctedribr
three successive terras.' *
Distress in New York—Georgia
Regiments.
We.clig the foliowingcxtracts from thespeeial
correspondence of tori Atlanta Confederacy,
written from Richmond, Virginia, .imder date
of tho 15th instant:' I
in Intelligent friend who has just arrived
here from New York, whwc he lias been so
journing for some months,.says the distress in
that city is without- a parallel. Goods can be
bought at your own pice, and many oi the rocr-
ohants ivi-r’i getting ready to close up their
stores. Score* of their ck-rks have already
been discharged, and it is no unusual thing to
meet with well-dressed young men who will
thank you fora loaf of bread. The opera has
ceased: all the places of public amusement have
been closed except the Now BowerijTheatre;
shipping is lying idle at the wharves; no goods
arc being imported, and but fcw-sold; the hotels
that formerly had to.turn away customers, arc
not paying expenses; wh : le every kind of tmsi-
ntss is languishing, and the entire city wears
an aspect that is almost funereal in its gloom
and cncerlossness. Many of the owners of real
estate, and especially the jireprietons of hotels
anti boarding houses, had loutid it necessary to
release to their tenants three months rent, to
prevent them from being closed. The press
was silent upon these tilings, every effort, was
made to hide the skeleton in the closet. But
it could not be Jon \ and the people, felt .is if a
great and crushing calamity was impending
over them and their Government
This was before the battle of Mahassa>.
What the present condition of the city is,
may he imagined—not described. And what
is tt utc of New York, is equally true ol the
whole North, except that New York, being the
creature of Southern frade and patronage, has
pcndoncc of tha Confederate States. Oar cor- rebellious.SotRh as longmK reCeives^encour-
respondent remarks that England. and the
whole of Europe will follow, suit The Pa trie,
tho semi-official organ of the Emperor, fore
shadows itis policy, as it has always done here
tofore. Now that journal says, “all statesmen
in Europe acknowledge that the South has an
undoubted right to secedeand it adds that
“the South can never again enter the Union.”
We are further informed that “the same jour
nal notices President Lincoln’s Message in a
most hostile and bitter tpne.” When to this
we add that the President recently refused to
-submit to Congress the correspondence of tho
French and English covcrmnents vrith the
American Secretary of State on the subject of
our domestic troubles, on the ground that it
would not bo for tho public interest to do so;
and when wc further add that Prince Napoleon,
tho Emperor’s cousin ana »^ n t.
here now in the midst of the dog days, endur
ing almost the heat of purgatory, while secrct-
ly taking notes and ascertaining the relative
military and financial strength of the North,
with a view to report to his Imperial Majesty,
there is abundant reason for alarm. The Prince
has seen the Northern statesmen at Washing
ton, has viewed our camps, formed his opinion
about the quality and numbers of our troops,
and has heard ail about the battle at'Bull Run
It oiu our side. He will probably-soon visit tho
Southern camps and statesman, and hear’what
the other side has to say about the victory it
has won, and what are its hopes and prospects
for the future.
It is extremely probable that England, in
view of the fact that she has something to lose
on this continent in the event of a collision
with the United States, and that the Emperor
of the French has nothing to lose, if bo has
not something to gain Vy the quarrel, has in
duced him to take the lead in acknowledging
the independence of tho revolted States, and
in breaking the blockade which now closes
their principal ports. She will, of course,
follow in bis wake. The consideration for his
thus - leading the attack is the concession to
him of some .advantage in Europe—perhaps
her consent that he should bare the island, of
Sardinia, u| on -which lie has long set a covet
ous eye. England knows that -Canada v ould
bo in imminent danger if sbo were the first to
provoke boatilitierat the hands of the Ameri
can people, and therefore, her plan is that
France shonld undertake tiie job for the com
mon benefit. Both want ootton, arid both
wgnt free trade from the South, and from all
appearances it is highly probable that the South
will. purchase the friendship of both by pro-
claiming fixe trade. . .
It is stated that iminen*cqu<htities qf cotton
•re being bought up at the South by cittieos
of France and England,-and that Southern mer
cliants ore now making large purchases of goods
in fo* French and English markets, on foe un
derstanding that the blockade ia to be broken
this tall. As our correspondent well observes,
the sympathy.of the French and English peo
ple with tho North is one thing; what their
governments, influenced by the commercial
■pint Vr ill do, i* quite another thing.
In addition fo Uia interest of the French mer
chant and manufacturer in tha South, in com
mon with the English trader, the French gov
ernment has a special interest in the .article of
tobacco. From the import of this commodity
it derives an enormous revenue by giving a
monopoly of its sale to -certain parties whose
agents bavo been pjircbaring it in Virginia
ever since the war. broke out, just gs they did
before. All know that the people oi France,
like the people of the Other Power* Of Eufo^a,
arc so heavily Used that it is almost Impossi
ble for thou-rulers to add another dollar; -and
if (lie revenue or ftny important branch of ins
porta should fail, the government would break
down in their financial affairs and become
bankrupt. Tbbueco Is, therefore, .as- essential
to Franoe.as cotton is to Engjuni Both arti-
deaare alike needed to prevent revolution in
those oountrieu. Tit* design -of the Confeder
ate government ia to say to thceo European
Powers so soon as the cotton and tobacco crops
accumulate m the principal depots, ^ Your
people need those products, and they must
have them. Will wait, them they would make a
revolution. Your own revenue imperatively
demands their import Wc are ready to sell
them to you if you will come ard take them
with your ships. 1 A Northern government,
whom foe Southern States no longer acknow
ledge, and who no longer possess a shadow of
dominion therein, say you shall not get a pound
of cotton or tobacco through our seaports.—
Will you permit them to prevent you I” -
The French Emperor, consulting the interests
of France alone, anddelighlcd, in common with
Knglitnd, to Bee our great republic broken up,
will probably lend a willing ear to hia appeal,
and iltc result of the battle at Manassas J unc-
titt. will be seized upon as his apology for dis
regarding the interusts of a friendly govern
ment 1 he question flow is, are the Amqri-
j Smith’s regfments to proceed to Manassas,
over. What they should demand-is a cessation we J* unexpectedly countermanded last night,
of indications that arc all more or less insulting the former left this' morning for Acquia
To the majesty of our-great counby, and intend
ed to prepare the minds of the people here for
tho unjust treatment that is intended for the
government of the North. A continuation of
semi-official attacks and, insults such as occur
here daily .should cause our ambassador to-de-
mand .his passport. lie cannot, should not,
continue blind to such ovidencc of ill will.
The Nofth will not succeed in repressing the
that such will be tha final denouement, there
can be but little room for doubt. ,
Gen. Toombs bas not yet gone to Manassas,
owing to the difficulty in sending forward tho
regiments that will compose his brigade. Tho
firstTcgiment Georgia Regulars, Cot Williams,
and the fifteenth regiment,. Col. Thomas, will
form a part of foe brigade, and it is believed
that the second regiment, Col. Scmmes, and
the regiment CoL Wm. Duncan Smith,
and possibly the Tom Cobb Legion and Cob
Howell Cobb’s regiment, will be a part of the ^ _
brigade. The orders fo Col. Semmcs’- and him fo <he SenJte, and that many of them told'I bare sold
Creek; where it was thought foe enemy was dis
posed to make an early demonstration. It is
a ot probable that .foe regiment will be kept
lerelong. The To'uj Cobb Legion, foe rilgi-
mente of CoIS. Ilowcli Cobb, Wofford and"
Ector are now here, with some trifling excep
tions. The Phillips Legion has arrjvodTin part,
%t Lynchburg, and a'pSrt is still on the road.-
» mixing auuui, m us iuuuxi> me e d forma, and involuntarily exclaim-, “thoa
people of Crawford are most easily gulled.— I foe times that tried men'a soali”
Why don’t “Totcr” tell vts something about When we havarfeadoi foe noble Putnam, i
the popularity pf CoL T. athome, in- Houston ofh£ blee^.t^oant^^Sve I •“ csa ™ incd the . £>“ * jf “' ar to
county? I , „ been constrained to believe, “-that most have been fo° old marksmen about Columbus. It vras
Why does “Voter travel up tOJJrawford on 1 the time that tried men’s aouli.” the invention of an old citizen of this city, well
muster day, and nose about in foe crowd to J When we have viaited.our-own sea port, we have! known many years since as a'very ingenious
scent up J -■ — — xf- * ’ _.7T ... I .l«.ut will, th* monnirwiiliiw-kl lnlk.1 . V. \- M m
bounty?
won't paY. __ . . ^
Crawford knows Gen. Hunter, too. well to setid self-sacrificing devotion to the oauseof-freedom.ind made may still be found- in tho possession" of
~ J ' within ourselves, “Those were the.times, those who delighted in tho sports ol the field
before the forests of the “Creek Nation” had
given place to the broad acres ot cotton and
corn. The last of-this pattern was in "the col
lection which Dr. W. Jv. Schley had, and was
known as the '■'■globe sight." The fore and hind
sight is shaded to avoid the difficulty of firing
in -hright sunlight The hind sight lias a small
hole instead, of the old fashioned cross sight,
and the forepart resembles a pin head Inserted
in a tube to shade it .- . -
* On the guns of the'battery or braSS rifled
cannon the hfnd sight was elevated or depreSs-
him so ondhe day of the militia mqster on Fri- r^^TreJdS’n^owutootory.where less than
day the 10th inst Really this is quite funny. I three millions of people, without clotbmg, without
Now what are foe facte ? General H has sev- manufactures, without" arms and munitions of war.
Craw-1 asserted their- own. independence, and fought
At ('through a tedious struggle "for seved long years,
A j against foe most powerful nation oh the face of the
era! times been a candidate for office in
ford county} and has always been elected.
fois'inoment he holds twd offices conferred up-1 ; whose armies were all powerful, and whose
on him during thcpreScnt year. Since Gen. I navies floated on every sea, and finally come off vlc-
H’s name bas lictn spoken of for the Senate, | torious, triumphantly victorious.! in«ur admiration
find only a few days ago the citizens of one of mML.fog dctora iiyfooae bloodv scenes, and
the most populous districts in the county met [hejrighte of freemen, wo have been Induced ^o*ex-
. _. . . ., the Court House of foe district to select a I claim, certainly “those were thnes that tried-men's
Gen. Toombs’ etaffhas-been organized, as candidate for the Senate. Tho names of Dr. souls." -. ' _ .
follows: Aid de-Camp, CapL W. DuBosc ; MathcWs,* Col. Troutmhn and Gen. H. by a tangent screw for tho required distance,
Brigade Commissary Maj R. J M ? e 4 ; Brig- [subroitied to the meeting. Gen. H. recxlved ^"^^w.^r ^fbeVt oti t^lngto ——
ado Quartermaster, Maj. W. F. J — r ”“ ' 1 *—x_ n_ vr.**,. i . - - ’ - -
Adjutant, Hill. He has
.Tho. rifloc onlv require a suitabli ball to be-
muskets, in that they have ustnwy -
bores, and will, hance, use much lighter ammu
nition; and the balls, though having a less
range, will have a,less curved trajectory, (very
important for accurate firing over 200 yards).
Their wounds may not be so fatal as those of
fotj larger ball, but they will always disable,
and tlie moral effect, as well as the less and in-
convenience to an army of a -wounded man, is
twofold as great as that of a dead one. The
wounded man groans, wants water, and fur
nishes an.excellent excuse for two or three
scared but unhurt fellows, lo take him (and
themselves) oflj while the dead one is orrly as if
he had stayed at home, .
.Make balls at all similar to an explanation I
willjgivc/iirectiy, and our squirrel, turkey, and
deer rifles are all “Minnies,” with ranges de
pending on focir calibres—say four hundred
yards for the smallest; and 800 for the largest.
With the same shaped ball, bur shot-guns and
muskets are pretty-near as good. Don’t make
thg ball I*o heavy, and moderate the Charge of
powder, and tho gun wiH not be dangerously
strained at all; and, generally, the bait will go
point IbremoKt, and consequently; as straight
and as far as if (j-om a rifle. It won’t always
do it, but it will usually.
. Tn pvaminme the cartridge boxes, ot tha en-
, Alexander; [ ali the votes cast except one given to-Dr. Math- of a patriot mid a hirer of-freedoxi, to fly to additional rt.. „ ---
accepted the lews. How many did tho popular Col. T. rc-Ithe resoue of his bleeding eountry 1 and if need bejo qicety of aim required, thinking it wou-ld not
ltecr aids. I ceiv# ? Rot one f And vet. according to ‘Voter’ olfor his life a sacrifice hi its glorious caaso. • work well in rapid firing. It is claimed that
Col.T. is the choice otthe majority of the vfo- wLtKb the'ti^s and thia sight carefully aimed where the distance
ters of Crawford. “VoterT and his friends | icatte j through which we are now passing. -*® 0 he closely estimated} w ill Strike a single
services alsp of one or more volunteer aids. I ceiva? Net enef And yet,‘according to ‘Voter’
K ia tbought that the Seventh and Eighth -* ,tL j—
Was it think you, when foe .brave, bold and chiv
need not be uneasy yet, as Gen. H. has not de_ , - .
-dared himself a candidate for the Senate, and
h • i ^ i • .i . A,, cn 1 act theiiead of his brave tJroopa^ rasoed on tbrou^n
it is by no incans certain that he *“* t 1 thothickest of the fight, nobhr sacrificing his life on
But ll he should, las friends Will See tO.lt Uial J the alter pthte country,iobehWof hin blooding conn
he is elected. The writer^has not tiffic to no-1 trymen. Think you this was tho time that fried men's,
lice the other charges and insinuations in. ‘‘Vo-1 sonfa? Ask bis ascended and still aacending spirit. The private battery of Gov. Sprague is at
wV f nidiJ. miniii n,n h but will do so an d >] wiilknswer no. That wa* not the time,« bis Harpers Ferry. . "We count on including 'that
" » I lost dying words.will ever certify to coming gene-- " ,i_, /* : _Tv._ a..-.
ions. Tt .was not trying to the souls of foot
ter’s” article against Gen,
hereafter. ^ Tn the meantime-if otcr thinks | Tt was oot foing to the souls of those
that his friend CoL T. can reverse foe Walker brave boys. It was a pleasure to such » man, to d
judgment, let him trot out his nag and mount in sash a caase.
-his rider. • CRAWFORD.
Georgia regiments, and Cols. GouMin|’s and
Anderson’s regiments, tfifi be placed under
Gen. Walker, though this 19 not certain.
Council Proceedings.' .
• REGULAR MEETING.
Corxcit Cn-tVBEJt, l
August 20, 188!.' f
Present—The ' Mayor, Ahh..Grier, Gran-
niss, Jones, Goodall, Driggars, and Harris.
Absent—‘Aid. Boifcuillct, and Rogers.
The minutes of tin last meeting were read,
when Aid. -Granniss moved to reconsider A1<L
Jones’ resolution; relative to theencroachmcnts
on College street—which was carried; and on
resolution was laid on the table.—
The minutes so altered were men _
The Bridge Keeper reported tolls... .$03.60
. « Clerk of Market “ fees.... 23.1fo
The Finance Committee reported in favor of tbe>
following a accounts, viz.: Uaco_a Gas Com
pany, $308, and A. Brydie, $0. Also having ex
amined foe Treainrer’a "report for the quarter end
ing let July, 1861, and find it correct witli the
n< lW*fol fawfog'communicaiion was received and J foe Regiment to assemble, Knoxville was alive 1 tutors
read; and on motion, bis Honor, the Mayor, Aid.
Jones and- Grier ware appointed a Committee to
investigate the matter..
soldiers. Who were armed with smooth bored
muskets were supplied usually witij nedrly one-
third “minnie” balls, for long ranges. And
REGIMENTAL MUSTER IN CRAWFORD.
2Ir. Editor .-—The 8th, ,3th and 10th were
memorable days in tho eounty of Crawford.
When then I am asked, when was the time -that
tried mens’ souls, of which we have read and heard
sq much 1
That is a question easy answered.
The times that tried men’s seals, were when foe
friends of foe old Government, foe friends of tyraay,
were compelled Jby the force of circuirstaaCeo, to
come ont and show their bands; when the division
a-n ■ galriigKr pf the county assembled I come ont and show their bands; when the divis:
at the county Site retUi<r«im., ■■■■%-.—... (took place, when .he sheep andthe goats coold
for the purpose of receiving military instruc- j the uack oftEe^jeck,
1 ‘ ° J , I fered to pass; ifh» said Tory, he was crushed to the
tions from the commanding officers. The first earth, and t/eated with all manner j>f indignities.
vr*"* “ 1**. * nd *“ • wtrs-firusX's-sSEiw
remaining tiro days employed in training the | inhabitants of the Colonies irould been perfect-
common soldiery. Long before the time for
a ot foe scenes through which
Macon, 6a.', August IStb, 1861. '
The Honorable Mayor and \
City Vouneil of Macoy:
' GiNTtiHTN,—Deeply do we regret that in jus
tice to t>ar rights, wc. are compelled to intorm
your honorable body of the eoorsc it is now ne
cessary for us to pursue 'in order to obtain those
rights granted to Collins &. Ayers, on tho- 20th day
of February, 1840, by the City Council-of Macon
in bringing water into our cUy, and wbicb-lias been
destroyed by Mr. Wm. B. Jolmstim, under acts
passed by former Councils. We have often pe
titioned and remonstrated before i he Council in
tkeenatter; and tbe Council basof :en resolved to
protect oar rights and interests; mt not one of
those resolutions has ever been car fed into effect,
and onr property has been greatly damaged and
remains unprotected.
Mi. Wm. B. Johnston has been pat in possession
of the ground by a Committee app dated by Coun
cil, through which our pipes run, i nd within a few
.feet of our Spring and reservoir, a id he has bqen
permitted by knowledge of Council to dig away
foe hill-side ditch and lay drep"un ! fer-ground sew
ers. Which-has drained the Mil and sur spring near
ly-dry, and this too, after repetteil remonstrances
by our Mr. Ells before the Council and to its May-
or and Members out 6f Conned. . *
Wc have always endeavored to comply with our
contract with the city in furnishinj; water for fires,
and believe Wt have faithfully fill id our contract.
Mr. Johnston Is now digging am .JUtcMng to our
great itijury.. Our loss is heavy, and this will in
form your honorable body that wt shall commence
suit against tbe City at the next ttrmof the Court
in BibbTOounty, and ask it to-awi jd us such dam
ages lor injuries which we have sustained or may
hereafter sustain by acts committed by Mr. Wm.
B. Johnston to our .’injury, and permitted to be
done by the City Council of Macon iu violation of
owrnoatract. fwijmMpb.
• COLhlNS & ELLS.
. By Chas. A. Etas, Surviving Firfopr, ; .
< in.,: on -VI I. Gouda!!,
Risoltt i, That the deeds issued by the Clerk, of
Council to Messrs. I. M. Jones, F. X. Forster, and
Dr. J. T. C-oxe for encroachments, on College
street, be null and void, haring been improperly
granted, before confirmation of the miDUtes; and
that the Clerk of Council notify the parties to re
turn said deeds to the city aud :iefund the money
t,i the p*i ties, l’assed.
Bills Referred.—Tump Cor.traitors, Wootton 4
Holloway, W. A. Huff, R. Curtl, and J. Dioksou
Smiths • ' ’
Aid. Goodall moved that ttwf German Macon
Artillery Company be allowed to nsethe (Sty Com
mon for tho«purpose of drill. l’assed.
Council! then adjourned.
RICH. CURD. C. C.
Defeat of the Black Republicans
Iu St. Louis.
On Monday, tha 12th, an election was held
ill St. Louis, for a Clerk of the Law Commis
sioners Court, and resulted, says the “Missou
rian,” in “the ssueoess of Mr. Wm. C. Huffman
—the outspoken, anti-subjugation, anti-aboli
tion, anti coercion, lair and square States’ rights
candidate—by about 1,000 majority in the city
ofSL Louis, which will be very largely increas
ed as foe vote of the county precincts is receiv
ed.” -Counting the vDtes tie-own for other can-
didato holding views similtx to Mr. 1L; the
Missourian” says the :lear majority 1 in the city
over Ihe Republican candidate is 2,840.
Rice.—Immense quantities of this valuable sta
ple hare been carried through our city within the
past two or force days. It- .a brought from the
Sou lb nad is dentine J ibr amur consumption.
[/WtfJJPWff Espnss.
file at a distance of two miles.
. This battery is -now used by CoL Wado
Hampton of tbe Legion, assurance sufficient
that it will'do better work than it did at Ma-
nfiisas.
i they were pass-.
with people-men, women and chUdren xrete I d o ; T la e ^ ref * 3ei “ Than W<IS the Hme tUat ,ried
grouped together over almost the entire limits, I When our citizens, even those to the manor horn
.11 guOlj to.ing |
a hand in the general nfhSter that was about I tight the battles and carry on the war; n lon^aa the
to come off. Immediately after the formation | foot print of a hostile foe was to be found itpon the
of tho regiment by Achatant Ellis, it was bro- soft, or else niffer foenwelves to be hunted to their
Icen in rnlnmns and ‘ifipriPirds closed in mass I hotel* deos and cavea, like tho wildheastsof the for^
ken m columns, ana auerwarus cioseuin mass es( . baVe foetr property confiscated, and tbetnsel-
directly in front of.thc Hotel, where a beauti-1 yea-cast into prison. “^These were times that tried
ful stand of Regimental colors were presented I men’s souls.” .
to the Regiment by the accomplished Miss I The times that try men’ajsouls are when in a^reai
Hunter, in a neat and highly appropriate ad- «“2 n ‘7 '.‘K 6 thu of'ours. aftrr havingsifoered insult
y • r ,% a — • I added to injury, until forbearance oeased longer to
dtess. CoL Ranes, to whom much credit^ is f be a virtue, have thrown oft* the old government and
due for the interest he displayed in preparing I established one for themselves, better suited to their
for the militia of his country, roceived the ban- I domestic institutions, and the protection of their
ncr and responded in a speech suitable to his ri * hta fstcocmen ; and the mosses oftbepeople are
.... I requested to come forward and signify their accep-
mllitary position and to the occasion. __Thc I t anoeo f thonew governnient, and their detormlpa-
Rcgiment, then, under thp commanding officers I (ion to support it avail hazards and to tho last ex-
retired to the drill ground, and after the formff-1 tremity, or their preference for the old one.
tionof the line of battle it was reviewed by “These are times that try men’s souls,” and that
were drilled for a time by thp General, and.by
him turnedover to foe Brigade Inspector, Maj.
A. W. Persons, whp drijjed them for a length
of time with much ease and skill, giving entire
satisfaction to the field; although'the Rcgimtnt
wa^ drenched in heavy and repeated rains, not
■one man kit ranks, and the complicated bat
talion evolutions were performed as if the sun
bad been shining and-they had been men of
in our- list of ornance, as we rather like this
style of giro. .
Tbe position of this battery was in the morn
ing of the 21st of July ueao where ttto N aw Or
leans Tigers and- the Alabama Fourth Were cut
to”pieces. In the afternoon it was to the left
of Gen. Jackson 1 brigade. CoL Cummings, of
the Virginia Volunteers, captured this battery
once. Col. Thomas of Maryland-was shpt in
front of it And foe horses of Gen. Beauregard
and Major Ferguson, his aid. were also Killed
1 --“ n >»> rh'isjiart of tho field that Beau
regard headed the Hampton Legion ami
inforceuaents of Kirby Smith and Elzey -came
in late in the afternoon. In fact fois battery
nearly markod thp extreme right wing of the*
enemy’s afivance.-'-tiobinilms Sun.
Tho Now Orleans Battering Bam. •
Parties who arrived at New .York from the
South, have furnished the New York (!orr.mer ;
cial with the following description of a novel
implement of war intended to operate against
tbe blockading fleet:
• At Algiers a formidable instrument of de
struction is being prepared, and was expected
to be launched about the 20tfj. The tug-boat
Enoch Train, built in Boston, and one of foe
moat powerful tags t>f .her class, has been con-
jrejted fo a purpose never. intended by her
builder or the gentleman whose name she bears.
The upper portion of the boat has been covered
With railroad iron and perfectly shielded from
the attack of an ordinary cannonade. At the
how a ram has been constructed. Tho bow lias
has beembuiltout to the extent, of five feet,
heavily "framed with-timber, and then covered
with heavy wrought metal.
At the extreme', end a formidable mass of
iron projects in the form of a knob.' Beneath
this knob and bencatfi the surface of the wafer
two strong grapples have Been arranged, so
fashioned that Opon colliding with s. ship the
claws, will fasten into the side of the vessel and
take a firm-'hold. Protected by these grapples
in a manner not unlike an insect's lance or
sting, there, projects an auger connected by
means of shafting, with an independent ma
chine on the boat.- This instrument is intend-,
ed to operate as follows: Upon tho altachmcut
^uperixtesdent's Orncx, C.Tt. R.
Savan.nah.Ga., Aug., 1861:
Mas. S. 8. Pox, President.
. . Soldier»* Aid Society, Macon, Ga:
Dear Madam 1 Twenty-three years ago this day,
I lauded (Zb emigrant from Delaware) in your beau
tiful City, Since which time Georgia lias been home,
and wineontinueio bo whilst life shall fast. ' .
a __ — _— , rceljng a deep interest in your bravo citizen sol- chine On the boat.
more -experience. Th<j drill on the second I diers now in Virginia, anil in otherMates, many of ed to operate as fbi
dav continued for live hours without abate- whom I have knowndrom childlwod, 1 herewith in- foe grapples to the sides of tbe atta cked ves.
rnenL^Be'itsaid. to the.crodit of. foe common ^tekproper'in^romolfng their comfijrt^ 0 ^ ** J ° U sel, foAtfr trill be set intrepid motion and
soldiers and foe case and skill -With which The I Yours, very respectfully,
varied movements were performed, speak well | : . . . GEO. w. ADAMS,
for the" Iiigh proficiency of the comniand-
ing officer.?. The drilLfiaj^ passed off tp the
entire satisfaction of-the citizens and soldiers—,
the soldiers being pleased at forming the square,
deploying column, forming, or;brj»ltins the
fine of bat
-- Houston County Ifteeiiug. - -
Peiuiv, Ga., Aug. lt'tli, 1 SCI.
At a large meeting of the citizens of Hous-
| ton county, held this day in tho Court House,
Robert IV. Barker was appointed Chairman,
line of battle, and the citizeas being pleased at
the military success of tho soldiery. Before
the ReglmenCwas dismissed, •Gen. llpnter ad-1 an j pj war j Jackson, .Secretary. The object
dresseJthcm m a speech oLronsulerable length, , meodng b ’ cing by the . C h air .
upon the great question notv prC'Mng to a so- ° .,^5.. J
lutkm, and ttrging the Regiment of militia to man, to take into consideration measures to send
fill the ranks of foe' volunteer company now delegates to the State Convention in Milledge-
being formed in the county.^ IVedid not learn | vilje, to nominate a.candidate for Governor-of
the success of his speech, but judging, from
-the surrounding crowd and occasionally the
outburst of applause, wc should.say that he
did considerable execution. TVo believe that
<ien. Hunter has done more than any other man
in his section of tbe State, in farthering foe
the State of Georgia. ■ >, » y
Ql motion of James A.'Pringle, Esq.,—
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to
nominate delegates, to said Convention.-
The Chair appointed a committee of twelve,
bore its way inte foe side. When one hole has
been -forced through tlio auger can be with-,
drawn, and ty means of an independent axle,
the position will be changed so_- aa to operate
upon another portion of the ship, thus boring
holes rapidly and large enough to-sirik the ves
sel. The boat will have a crew of six men,
who will be protected beneath the iron roof,
the pilot observing the direction through a
tube or small telescope. . > ' .
Puospecx of a Revolution Maryland.— tightly packed, and a, gun wad above aud be-
A special ‘dispatch from 'VVasbingt>>p. to the
New York Herald says:
The efforts of the rebels to gather- Maryland
great events that arc now upon us ; be bas not C0MS } st i, )K of for following named gentlemen,
only assisted to the field every ,votanteer corn- . ^ pr £H w John
puny in his power, but he lias the militia in Ins 1 b ’
countv and elsewhere in bis Brigade, as well IS. Jobson, Green Hill, John W. Woollolk,
organized in discipline as respectable volunteer I Richard E. Story, I\ m. D. Allen, Dr. E. J. Mc-
couipanies. Gehee, John Smith, John Wimberly, Drairy M.
I understand that a general muster of the Cox and Jaracs r. r. n a ja 0 ck.
county ol Bibb tvjll come off about the last of I ,,,, r , - . r . .
tins month, and immediately thereafter, tho^ lbe Committee, after be.ng absent a short
cd. It was noticed some weeks ago that a con
siderable rebel force had been concentrated in
the upper part of Accomac county, on the
Eastern shore of Virginia. It appears that
there are about fifteen hundred or two thous
and.rebels there under arms. General Tilgh-
man, of Talbot county, Maryland, who was de
posed from his militia rank last spring by
Governor Hicks, and subsequently restored by
the State Legislature, is organizing tbe dis-
unionists in-the lower counties of Maryland.—
Ho is about (o proceed to Accomac, take com
mand of the Virginia forces there, and march
them up into the middle of the Eastern Shore
Ge’J aeci m’panicd by. his Staff, will pay his rc- time, returned with the following named dele- of Maryland, as the nucleus for the formation
spccts to the countv of Houston. Let our tit- gates to said Convention : Green Hill Dr. Wm. j a re ^ >e ' STm 7 there, which shall, if it can do
izen soldierv. turn'out e« masse, ard prove \ Mathews Wm. D. Allen and John W nolning else, control foe elections in the fall so
be.nse.ves'equal to the present times that ^
now dislurb Lhe_ peace and harmony, of our
once happy country.
“That -vras the time that tried men's Bonis.”
Editor Telegraph .-—How often in the last three-
quarters cfa ceutury.havejour people heard the above
exclamation, and how few of us ever understood the
real meaning ol tb e expression, or the sense in which
it originated. Perhaps a few thoughts upon that
subject may not be altogether uninteresting to your
readers, in this our time of trial, as to when this time
was, and bow their aouls were tried.
When wo have read in the early history of the
American Revolution, of an obscure General tin-
Woolfolk. ture, and enable the Secessionists to pass a Se
On motion of Gen. Warren— cession Ordinance, or perhaps more immedi-
Resohed, That the above delegates have ately enforce an Ordinance of Secession that
power to till any vacancy. ( may be passed bv the present Legislature at its
On motion of Dr. McGehee- ! adjourned session^
Resolved, 1 hat the delegates have power to p UE Lath Battle in Missouri.—Tho people
cast the vote of the county lor Congressman, ■ ; n >f or fo are beginning to open their.eyes.
ton I'kn NTmar V,^L- D.,ct htfi frtllrtOt-.no -
then, with, our double barrels, wc can. use, be
sides the ball, buck shot against infantry at
dose ranges; and 1’tl warrant that the infant
ry who wiH stand that don’t grow yet north of
Mason and 'Dixon's line. Let any one try a
ball of about this shape for cither rifle, musket
or shot gun and convince himselK I' cannot
give dimensions accurately, but the explana
tion-will oonvpy an idea of foe outline and pro
portions, which will be-accurate enough.
The ball should be an easy mechanical “fit”
for tho gun, should be.used without hard rant'
tiling, and without patching. It should be well
greased with a mixture of two parts tallow to
one of wax, and ia this way it will not foul or
lead either rifle or shot-gun, but it will speedily
do both if fired dry. The grooves around tho
-ball are not indispensable, and their shape may,
consequently, be varied, but they fare much
better as described. The length of the cylin>
oncai pan erf tin uii /itiauiil jfomit equal the
diameter. The taper of this part does not ef
fect the range. To get a long range with a ri
fle increase the cylindrical part, but don’t try it
with a thin double barrel, or eVcn with any
shot-gun, .
The special^qucstions which you ask, I will
answer in thtir order, but without re-stating
the questions. Moulds are like photographs,
easily multiplied after one bit is made; so each
man ought to have his -pair made as light and
small as possible; and the bite kept to let fac
tories have facilities for-making all sizes of
balls.-
As men will not always grease their ammu-
nition1f.it Is left to them, and it is very impor
tant, it would. be best to furnish them with
made up cartridges, or at least with greased
bafts wrapped separately in paper or cloth.—
The fit of the balls in- The barrel should be
snug, not tight. I am. nfit enough of a me
chanic to give atiy directions as to the construc
tion of the moulds.
There is no danger in using defective balls,
except that the shot will hot be so accurate.—
For uniformity, the calibre or bore of all guns
should be expressed in hundredths of an inch.
The Harper’s Ferry rifiq made previous to 1856,
are all G t-lOOths of an inch; the later ones and
rifle-musket are 58-100ths; and the common
musket and shot-gun of guage “14” are 69-
lOOths. A simple but accurate un scale might
be easily made which woohl measure in hun
dredths of ah inch by simply bcii^ dropped in
the muzzle. Alterations "from flint to percus
sion for.shot-guns I think might be attended
with danger, in using large loads, of the nip
ple blowing out. It is, at letfat, not very un
common with foe.musket which has thicker
metal. I kpow but, little, about the process,
and would not reoommend it generally. A
light bayonet vrill be a valuable addition, but
only from the Confidence it inspires IA its own
er, for not one in ten thousand is ever used.—
I have seen accou nts of various adaptations of
them to shot-guns, Ac., in the Richmond pa
pers, but can give now no data. Buck-shot
should be madcjiri.carlridgcs, the paper around
them greased, and the intervals between the
shot tilled with bran, saw dust, or bone dust,
low the shot ’ The cartridge sbonldbold about
12 buck-shot, and may be made separate from
the powder cai tridge, or a blank -.nay he used.
into the Secession fold have not been abandon- The efficiency -(absolute) of guns would be
compared by their power to put balls in a giv
en target at given distances.
Guns should bo assorted foz distribution to
troops, according to calibre* in order to simpli
fy furnishing Ammunition, j think that any
ordinary gun smith could make the moulds
suggested, and very easily and quickly.
You must excuse this letter written very
hastily, with many interruptions after the
twelve o’clocl: P. M o( two nights.
Ever sincerely yours, E. P. A.
Ai-fuakance of Ukn. McClellan.—A pen
and ink sketch of Gen. McClellan represents
him as “of almost boyish appearance (looking
26, but prohibly ten years older,) of Napolean-
1c figure, slight.ly Inclined to fuilness about the
waistband—has a good head firmly planted by
-the neck of bovine force upon ample shoulders:
b'atr snugly (.Topped, but not filed; ruddy and
brown complexion, blue eyes, nose springing
from his forehead at a sufficient angle to indi
cate character, clean cut chin, and a mouth the
lines of which indicate a good humor and firm
ness in about equal proportions. In dress he
might readily pass for a private soldier of the
Rhode Lland “persuasion,” wearing blouse
and to represent the county in any convention ' q- he f< ew . York Post has the following: . . b j u - „ 00 j s «
that may be held for nominating a member of, Bl|t a . vict0 ry which costs such a man and ] an P an '^°- ■*!« -
Congress and Elector from this District. such a General as Lyon, and is followed by a The female servants of Huntsville has deter-
On motion of Jas. A.'Pringlc— 1 retreat, belongs decidedly to that classy of which j mined to send a pair of socks to each member
Resolved, That this meeting recommend to a renowned General said that “a fir* more such of the ItmvUville Guards, as their oftenng to
their fellow citizens ol this Senatorial District victories would ruin him,,’' provide for the comfort of their young masters.